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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-04-18

women who had tainted and the WON,
en- and children who were injured
Two doctors arrived and we worked
with the doctors carrying away the
people who were hurt, some of whom
were in bad shape, When it was all
over we almost thought chat we had
better go into the hospital CORPS, the
doctors gave us such a good sendoff.
We decided however, to still stick
to the 65th Treat Ell Rough Boys
1--WE are now at Harrisburg, a tired
bunch. Here is a cges0d joke on me-
After the wreck was over, a lady 60
ing from Pittsburgh to New York Was,
all in over the affair and sand she was
very cold. I saw she HAD chills, SO
| took my big OvercOat and put it on
her and she finally fell asleep, and
when she woke again began to yel1 to
beat the band. | went over and
talked to her and she to1d me that her
husband was the superintendent Of
the electric light company at gifts
burgh. After we changed trains she
quoted down, but continued to wear
my coat until we reached Harrisburg,
where we parted. When I put my
hand in my coat pocket while walking
up the street at the above place to
get my gloves, / found note thank
ing me for what I had done and in
the note was a five-dOllar bill. Gee,
| felt cheap about it, but she was on
her way, so what could / do? Well,
when we got down town we all had d
good dinner on the five"
Address me at Camp Core, Gettye-
burg, Pa" LOUIS.
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brother Ed were both there to share

brother Ed were both there to share
in it. l haven't seen nor heard from
Vaughn since we left Camp Merritt,
N. j., over a month ago, and have no
idea where he is, In fact haven't re-
ceived a letter from anyone for over
three weeks, and suppose it will be al
most another three before | do, as we
get no mail until we arrive in France.
England seems to agree with all of us
and we are feeling fine. l was down
town Sunday night, although one is I'M
able to see anything owing to the fact
that all cities are kept in total dark
ness to prevent air raids. Well, dear
ones, this will have to- be all for this
time, so be sure and write.
Co. A 12Sth Inf, N. G.
Via New York, U. S. A.
American Expeditionary Forces.
Yours as ever. GLIB.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-04-18
Tells Of Trip West

One of the boys On the special train
bound for Fort Stevens, Oregon, wired
The Madison Journal from Glendive,
Mont, as follows:
The Madison boys &n route to Foq
Stevens are enjoying the trip. The
first stop of any duration was at Mer-
riil Junction, where we haa our tpESt
meal Tired and eirty we arrived at
St Paul at 1890, where {. change OF
cars was necessary. Major Drawer
was on tie job 80 see That we we're
not in need, and to give the boys
word Of cheer. The man in charge had
a little trouble in locating sleeping
number D, which was lightles5 and
stripped of it's 11raperie6.
Att a. m. Thursday the last call for
breakfast came and all turned out with
a rush for the dining car, sUme ap-
peaTfng in n1gligee. The menu was
as follows: Oatmeal and milk, ham
burger smotnered in onions, partly
fried potatoes, bread, butter and cot
fee
Thanks to the generosity OF the loyal
citizens of Madison, who provided the
wherewitha1l to oil the transportation
and commtssary machinery. they are
providing d few extras. This took the
form of extra service and blowout
at 1880 Thursday night when we gath
cred in the dining car and were served
ice cream and cigars.
We wish to extend our many thanks
of appreciation to the citizens Of Mad
ison BarabOO ana Eau Claire for the
tuTnOuts~ THE BOYS.
Note There were t1ifrty-six from
BarabOoq0n the train.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-04-18
Letter From Stewart Brand

Miss Doris Brand has received the
following letter from her brother
Stewart, who sailed about five weeks
ago:
Dear Sister: Arrived safe on land
after a pleasant trip across the ocean.
Felt good during all of the trip, had
rough weather for one day, but came
through all right. Had plenty to eat
and a good place to sleep.
Going through the war zone we slept
with all of our clothes on, and a life
boat handy all the time. One subma-
rine shot at us, but came within 200
yards of the rear end, but our Destroy
ers sank it and blew it in a million
pieces.
Saw most of the Baraboo boys who
we're on the Tuscania and was mighty
glad to. see them. We are CHARTERED
in barracks in rest camp-that is. to
clean up and rest the stomach mostly
that is SO far.
Wrote home the night before we
left, and suppose you have got it by
ills IIIuC anu WOuuSI ing IL dlI1 SoLS
Don't worry anyway will you, for l
will come home all o. K.
Money is no good here. They have
nothing much to sell. Candy is made
with water and sugar. We can cash
in our stamps for money. Don't need
any stamps in foreign service.
German air raids are quite frequent
over here All the lights are dimmed,
but the German prison camps, which
are under full light, so they will be
targets for their own airships. No
especial news so will close. Write
soon and tell all the rest to. With
love- Your brother,
PRIV. STEWART BRAND.
Supply Co. 121st F. A. N. G.
32d Div, 57th Art Brigade.
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From Randall Herfort

The following is a letter received
April from COrpGral Randall II. Hez'-
form, who is in Camp Morn Hill, Win
chester England This address IS
taken from the p0stmark GE the enTe-
lope. THE letter reads:
England, March 49, 1915
My Dear Father Mother and Brother:
Am enjoying the spring weather.
During the afternoons we are able to
go about in our shirts, bat the nights
are COOL and frosty. Yesterday we
had q football game with the ergi-
neers. We were ahead, but the game
endedain a general light. We also ltp,d
our pictures taken by movie camera,
which makes it the sixth time. No
doubt you might be able TO see them,
What do you think, father! The
other day I ran into Roy Messenger,
which was certainly a surprise to all
of us. He is with the ordnance corps.
The last time ! saw Roy was with 'tfle
Ringing circus at Temple, Texas. I
think he will transfer into our truck
company.
The other day1 ran across threSf1-
ing outfit ,thresfifng winter wheat. 1t
appears that here in England they
thresh nearly all the year around. 1t
sure reminded me of the farms around
Baraboo that Bob GrosinSki and | used
to visit while soliciting acreage fOI
the cannery Can Rob run the Ford
To foi 11IE
of bending Buick axles, but that can't
be so easily done with these big army
trucks. Yesterday | blOwed myself
considerable. | bought two fresh eggs
at eight cents apiece, also Il pint Of
good rich milk. Now this may sound
, easy in the states, but over here,
things like that are nearly impossible.
We are still short two months pay,
and no doubt we win not get cur pay
until we get to France, which may be
any day, as our troops are arriving
and leaving daily. We have been
here over month now. and the long
est our troops stay here is week.
OF course we are not worrying, as
there is nothing to do but wait Most
OF Our company are QudTantined with
the EQumps. There was quite an cpl
demic of this aIlment after leaving the
Tuscania, but il is about all stamped
out by now.
Tell Cousin Fern HerfOrt it's lots Of
fun sailing around on the ocean on a
life raft, without any oars, dark as
; pitch, with a heavy sea. Tell her the
only real objection had was the guam
tity Of salt water, otherwise it's great
sport. All that is really necessary is
to use the life preserver for a seat,
and If you can get a handkerchief tie
it around your neck for warmth and
sing, Where Do We Go From Here"
Well folks, l am enjoying good
health, the same as all the rest of us
| here, SO don't worry. With love to
: mother, yourself and brother.
Son, RANDALL.
| Note: The object Of the writer re-
| ferring his his cousin, Fern Herfort,
! is for the reason that she is excep-
tionally sensitive about being on wa
| ter.
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Once With RingIings

Mrs Addie Smith, S19 East street,
has received a letter from William
spier now soldier in England who
desires to know all about the Ring
ling circus He was with the show
for some time, and in the parade was
with the calliope. He was known
among his fellows as "Canuck," a Ca
madam localism. He formerly resided
in the dominion He would. like to
know who is with the show, how many
of the boys have gone to the war, how
many were drafted, how many vo1un-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-04-18
DeIton Boy Writes From France
WAYLAND KIER

Mrs. O. F. Jaeger of Black Hawk
has received a letter from Wesley
Bowman, who is in France. His home
is in Deiton and Mrs. Jaeger knew him
when he was about three years old but
had not heard of or seen him since.
At Christmas time she sent Christ
mas gift to the Evening Wisconsin at
Milwaukee and it happened to be for
warded to him. The letter in part
reads as follows:
Base Hospital. France.
Friday, March s, 1918.
Dear Friends:
Received your letter last evening,
nearly two months after you sent it.
| left Waco January IA. 1918, ana
we rode for just one week on the train
coming up to New Jersey. We came
through the southern states, and it
was nice an! warm all the way. Had
Pullman sleepers for US all and think
I liked the first part Of my journey
best.
We were in New Jersey few days,
when we went to the harbor and got
on a ferry and rode out to our trans
port, which we all climbed aboard and
it was soon started.
| was lucky enough to see the Stat
lie of Liberty, Woolworth building and
a number of others l did not know.
| don't remember exactly how many
days we were coming acrOss-about
two weeks, l think-but land certainly
did look good to us all
We landed at Liverpool, England
and then we got on the train and went
to rest camp.
I saw little bit of England and
wish you could, too, as it is the pref
test country l ever saw. All the
houses are made of stone or brick and
fhere are big walls Of stone. All these
are covered with vines. The trees are
trimmed in curious shapes and every
thing is as clean as can be. It's the
same way and more so cut in the coun
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try,
Was in England only couple of
days when one evening we all got
ready and got aboard another ship
and crossed the channel. We were
out nearly all night and it was awful
rough, 1t was only a small boat,
crowded, no place to lie down, and l
had to get seasick after coming across
the ocean and having good time.
We landed in France during the
night sometime and in the morning
marched out to camp some distance
away. 1t was awful muddy and wet
and my feet got all wet and there
were no stoves out at this French
camp, so | caught cold. The next
morning at 2 we got up again and
marched to our train to take us to our
regular camp.
They put thirty c. us in little box
car that is only one fifth the size Of
an American car and we rode that
way for two days. and one night.
When we got off l felt sick and told
the captain so and he sent me to the
hospital
When | got here they told me l had
pneumonia But that was over three
weeks ago and by the time you get
this | will'be walking around, | am
sitting up in bed now.
l don't know if my experience will
interest you or not, but l can say it
has been plenty Of excitment for me
as | saw lots of things happen which
l will tell you later.
You have me older than l am as
was 10 August g.. 1917 and l enlisted
at Milwaukee May 4, 1917.
My fathers name is William and
my mothers maiden name use to be
Ellen OFT of BarabOo and her fathers
name was John OFT, so I guess | am
the 'fGcky Wesley you bought castoria
for.
We lived in KilbOurn, Wis, up to
about six years ago when we moved
to Dalton. Wis.
: like camp life in Wisconsin great
but Texas is to hot and dusty. You
can't keep. anything clean and that's d
soldiers pride. wearing nice, clean
clothes / would be awful cold ONT
day and hot the next SO fellow al
ways had a cold.
Your Christmas package contained
a pTpe, a couple packages of Durham
and some cigarette papers.
1t was fine there but since I have
been sick / can't stand smoking even
by some one next to me.
] What I do love is candy but no
chocolate as I don't care for it. We
can't get candies in France because
of the war.
| I think l have said enough for d
sick man SO wills end and / am not
worring that the Kaiser will ever get
me 7sut I do nope some one gets MIN
sooH.
Sincerity Yours, .
WESLEY BOWMAN
CO. A. lot FIELD SIGNAL BRIG
AMERICAN e. F.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-04-18
Cummings Boys Write From
France

Mrs. Kate Cummings has received
the following letter from her sons,
Rexford and Edwin, who are in
France
Dear Mother: Received your letter
Sunday, the 18th, and was sure glad
to hear from home and to know that
you are all we'll. This is a great coun-
try over here. All of the houses and
fences are made of stone, and the peo-
pie all wear wooden shoes. You ought
to head the kids coming down the
street with those shoes. You would
The people here are awfully good to
United States soldiers. They try to
talk to us, but we can't understand
them any more than they can us.
Spring is we'll advanced here and
the wild flowers are in bloom so that
only for the emblems of mourning
worn by so many of the French peo-
pie, and the multitudes of soldiers on
every hand, one would hardly realize
the country was at war You ought
to see the cars they have over here. I
thought Ed would just die when he
saw them He just stood and looked
at them and said, 81 don't know what
they would do with a thing like that
at home"
Mother, don't worry about Ed and
me as we are we'll and happy. Ed
weighs 10 pounds and I'm not far be-
hind I'm not going to tell you what
I weigh, for you would call me tub.
Will write more next time. With
love. REX and ED.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-04-18
A Letter of Thanks From Mother
in France

The following letter has been re-
ceived by the Oakland Missionary So
ciety at Ft. Atkinson in response to a
gift sent for the support of child in
France. The letter was written in
French and was translated by Miss
Crissie Crawford, q daughter of Mrs
Minnie Crawford, Baraboo, and now
teacher at Fl. Atkinson.
THE LETTER
Done at Monthly, France.
February "a, 1918.
Dear Benefactor:
| have received your gift that you
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A. Gibbons, who is in England:
March 49, 1918.
Dear Ones:
Well, Grandma, | am in the country
from which you came many years ago.
England | find very much to my liking
and I think the people owe here fine.
I had a very nice trip across the At
lantic with the exception Of three days
which | put up with a severe attack OF
sea sickness. Nevertheless | am feel
ing fine again and enjoying myself
Just as much as possible. The reason
/ say as much as possible is because
at present it is very hard to enjoy
oneself in England, owing to the shad-
CIV that the present war has cast upon
her. | admire the people here the
more for the pluck and courage with
which they look upon all misfortune,
and one cannot help but sympathlze
with them, for they have surely held
up the heavy end of all this trouble.
Most all work is done by women and
| have often thought if the women of
America would lay aside everything
and take up life of toll as these do,
with never a whimper or word Of dis
approval. I expect to find conditions
worse in France, but nevertheless
England has taught me a great lesson
and one that l will not soon forget. l
met my cousin, Richard Mailer, here
in this camp; also all the other Bara-
boo boys who were on the torpedoed
transport, and | am unable to state
which Of us was the more tickled at
meeting in such quaint place. Our
camp for the present is situated upon
the grounds where centuries past Oil
yer Cromwell fought his great battles
and not fifty yards from where he and
his staff Quartered during that war.
We BaraboO boys met for a grand re-
union I don't believe Cromwell ever
secured a victory that furnished him
more pleasure than we received with
each Others company that night. By
the way, Bob Coughlin came over on
the same boat that I did, SO he and his
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-04-18
After the Kaiser

Mr.. and Mrs f J. Campbell former
ly resided at Baraboo and North Free
dom. Mrs Campbell writes from 416
Tenth street, Olympia, Wash, as fol
lows: "Mr. Cammbell and I are well.
Our Only son has graduated at Har-
ward university ana-is now on board a
shin as electrical and radio man. He
is on his way to France and says he
is after alle kaiser"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-04-18

teered, and If the kangaroos are kick
ing. He writes that his father and six
brothers are in the same camp where
he is located. His address is Driver
William Spier, No. 2557377, 16 Draft,
6Sth Battery, c. R. A., c. E. F., Wit
ley Camp, Surrey, England.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-04-18
Back to Camp Custer

Note from Captain Clifford M. La
Mar states that, he is back in Camp
Custer. Battle Greek, Mich. For some
time he has been at Fort Sill, Okla.
MT. La Mars address is Btry. D. 329th
F. A., Camp Custer, Battle Creek,
Mich.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-04-18
Y. A. Gibbons Writes From Eng
land

Mrs. G. B. Gibbons has received the
following letter from her grandson, v.
A. Gibbons, who is in England:
March 10, 1918.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-04-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Argyle have re-
ceived the following letter from their
son, Alfred Argyle, who is in England:
March 16, 1918.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-04-18

Mr.. and Mrs. John Kier have re-
ceived the following letter from their
son, Wayland Kier, who is 'at Win
chester, England:
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considerable assistance Beginners will be
prsed ST the simplicity Of garment building
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16

time Get cake today and begin to bring to your
SKIN that greater cleamess, freshness and charm
you have onged for Woodburys is for sale at
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Write today for a ueek's size cake
For sc we will send you a trial size cake of
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week OF this Woodbury. treatment, together with
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FOR l2c we will send you the treatment booklet and
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New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
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Located at one of the highest
points in the city, with cool
breezes blowing into big rooms
through big windows, from the
Hudson two blocks west and
from the great open of Central
Park three blocks east, the Belle
claire is a Summer Resort hotel
in this big city.
Guests are made very COM
Portable indeed. Constructed of
brick and stone, the kind Of
building that keeps out summer
heat anyway, and towering
above the buildings in its i'm
mediate vicinity. the Belleclaire
is very cool.
Then it stands on Broadway
which is very wide at this point
with a strip of park running
through its center. There is air
everywhere.
The Dining Room-on the
hrst fioor-has large windows,
bigger than doors on both the
Broadway ana 9th Street sides.
making it very comfortable
place in which to dine.
The Belleclaire stands also in
a neighborhood Of summey con.
veniences. Open broadway car.
pass the door and Fifth Avenue
buses two blocks west on River.
side Drive. The subway at 10Th
Street. Large. cool. and very
excellent moving picture houses
near by. Roof gardens in the
theatrical district only a few min.
utes away. Hudson River boats
stop at l25th Street, and Conev
Island boats start from there.
Quickly reached either by Fort
Lee car on Broadway or by sub
way.
On top of all of these COM
forts and conveniences YOU get
good food and good cooking and
good service and good compan-
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Why go far away when at
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can have everything you need to
make you happy during the
summer?
Close your house for a vaca.
tion. 1t you want to. but come to
the Belleclaire to get rest and
comfort.
ROBERT D. BLACkMAN
Proprietor.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-06
ELEVEN MILLION
H ARE AT WORK
Women and Girls Employed in Amer
lea, Many Of Them Now in
Hazardous Positions,
Report Shows

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
HOT SPRINGS. Ark, May 6.-Nev-
en- million women and girls are en-
ployed in American industries, &C
cording to the industrial and social
conditions department report, which
was made today at the convention Of
the general federation of women's
clubs, by Mrs. D. D. Wilkinson, Of
louisiana
Sixty per cent of all workers in
munition plants are women; one mil
lion eight hundred thousand are en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits and
dairying Seven hundred and fifty
thousand of these are under the age
OF twenty-one years." said Mrs. Wilk-
inson.
More than a million girls in Amer
lea have entered into new, oft-times
hazardous positions created by the
war, and this number will be increas-
ed by thousands with each new draft,
she declared.
The report Of the committee recon-
mended more efficient social service
work for women in cooperation with
the domestic branch of the American
Red Cross; new laws to regulate
hours OF labor for women in all in
dustr1es and wage justice.
Speakers at today's session of the
convention included jeanette Rankin,
member OF congress; Mrs. Minnie q.
Rutherford-Fuller, representative to
The Hague conference and Raymond