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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-11

Plies Cured in to II Days.
Druggists refund money IL PAZO OINTMENT
fails to cure Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Pro.
trudins Piles. stops Irritation; Soothes and
Heals. You can get restful sleep after the ntst
application. Price, 60c.-Advertiscment.
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Given Hearty send-off.

After speeches by the president ana
the mayor NJ. Poincare and ms par.s
departed for Mulhouse. a cheering
crowd giving them a hearty send-oH
at the railroad station.
At Mulhouse President Poincare was
GIVEN an ovation. The president was
Received by the mayor, who expressed
10Y that the old city had been re- e.
united to the motherland. purse OF
To(1 600 francs, donated through popu-
lar subscriptions for the reconstruc.
ton of the city. was presented 10
President Poincare, who also was
handed a gold medal commemoratlng
the reunion of Mulhouse to France;
In answer President Poincare sald
that France ever would remember
with soIicitude the fidelity of Null
house. He then handed over TO- the
mayor the flag Of Mulhouse. datlns
back to 1898. A parade was heid.
which resulted in another ovation for
President Poincare. whose carriage an,,.ase
was the center OF a shower OF no" az
from the start Of the march to the
place of review.
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SERIES Of 0vA7|0NS
!. FOR FRENCH OFFICIALS
-
Loudly Acclaimed on Way From
=, Strassburg to Colmar, There
and in Mulhouse.

PARIS. Tuesday, December 10
(Havas).-Presidsnt Poincare and the
official representatives of the gov
eminent who yesterday visited Strass-
burg and took part in the formal
ceiebra ton of the return of the city
to French allegiance received an
enthusiastic demonstration of well
come all along the road from Strass-
burg to Colmar. Great crowds sang
"The Marseillaise" and shouted Long
live France" Long live the repub-
lie"
E The presidential party arrived at
Colmar at o o'clock this morning ana
proceeded to the prefecture. where
President Poincare rendered his con-
-ratulations to the mayor, the clergy
and other prominent citizens on their
release from German prisons.
President Poincare bestowed me
war cross on Miss Preiss. daughter
of the member of the chamber OF
deputies from Colmar. who died IN
exile. When the Germans brougnt
Deputy Preiss' body home Miss Preiss
declared to them: 1.-The French will
avenge u.s." For these words she
was sent to a German prison.
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From Al Ehlers.

Mrs. Fred later. Whiting. has receiv-
ed the following letter from her brother.
4. w. Fhlers who has Just arrived in
france:
Somewhere in France. Sept. -. 1915.
Dear Sister:
This IS the first opportunity have
had TO write to you and tell YOU how
things have been going since l left Camp
Mills. We have been travelling most all
Of the time the last three weeks. but l
guess we Will stay here for awhile We
had a dandy trip across the atlantic. 1t
was very calm almost all the way and
the boat we came on was the second
biggest ahoat Gin fact it was a floating
eity). We were in England only a short
time. Then we crossed the English chan
mel. which was quite rough. and landed
in France IN one of their rest camps.
We then rode in box cars for about
three days and are now in the southern
part OF France. which is some pretty
country. The people are very nice to us
and are as anxious to learn English as
we are TO learn French. It's very hard
70 buy anything here as the people
don't have anything in their stores that
we can eat and what they have they
charge enough for. They charge twenty
cents for q piece Of soap the size Of a
shaving cake soar and forty cents for a
small can Of sardines and you can't
buy any candy or cookies or any kind.
They don't have any sewers either. but
we have a nice stream of water that we
can battle in and wash our clothes. for
which 1 am very thankful. I don't
think it gets very cold down here in
the winter time as the days now are
quite warm. although the evenings are
cool.
Well. this IS all the paper I have. so
will have to close. Lots of love to you
all. Your brother.
PVTE ALFRED ". EHLERS,
Co. A. S34 Reg. A. p. 0. COS.
A. E. F.. France.
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From A. D. Hess.
Rlanche WIndish:

To Miss Blanche Windish:
Somewhere in France. Sept. 20, 1918.
Dear Cousin:
Everything is dandy and if the Amer
lean boys continue driving those Ger
mans back much more they VIII be very
willing to throw UP their hands. It is
not our wish now to stop until we have
them beaten so that they viii be CON
sidered the lowest class of human be-
ings, which they sure must be after
doing things that they have done. NO
one knows it until he gets over here
and hears some Of the French people
tell about what they have gone through.
That Kaiser must be partly insane, but
we need not worry now. We have him
licked already. tho only thing now is
to lick him so bad that he will never be
able to even think Of lighting again.
France shows tina she has been in
war four years. her people think the
world Of the American boys. I have
not learned how to talk very much
French as we are quite busy, every Gay
IS a work dag. which means 50 much the
quicker we set started back. 7 sure
would like TO be IN the States. but I'm
satisfied TO stay over here until the
gang from the states makes the old
Kaiser ask for meroy-even the little
kids sing when they see a company Of
American soldiers. Hail. Hail. the
gangs all here, so what the h. do we
care.
we have a dandy Y. NJ. c. A. at our
camp and we are not far from a small
town. our camp is near the longest
canal in the world and there are many
other scenes around here that l read
about long before I ever thought Of
Joining. The buildings which are made
Of whites stone are all old. very few
new ones. The streets are made Of
stone and a good many are almost solid
rock. being so old.
We have been getting good meals y
our sleeping has been alright but 1
dread to think Of this winter coming
The rainy spell is here now and We
wear boots and rain coats most Of the
time.
l heard that Robert was at a Texas
camp. / expect he viii be over here
soon. How are Aunt and Emil?
don't know any Of the boys that are
here, although a good many Of them
from around Chicago. The young fell
low l pal with when we do set any
time off is a dandy lad from New York
He was New York states youngest
lawer. One thing about the ordnance
department, it sure has q bunch Of men
that have held big positions IN civilian
life.
Well. Blanche, tell every one I'm fine
ana that We intend 70 he home next
summer. Give them all my best wishes
/ have to be o nthe jump or I'd write
more. 50 goodbye. With love,
From your cousin.
ALFRED D HESS.
Ordnance bet, Al +. 2. al.
Am. Tx. T, France.
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From 0. r. Williams.

Camp Hancock. Ca Oct. "a.
Editor TINES,
Recently l have noted IN papers per-
tanning to Smokes for Soldiers" that a
great many people arc realizing that
there are other ways to pass away the
time than by smoking pills" and that
the soldier likes candies and other eats
too. / wish to express my satisfaction
at this for I believe that entirely too
much attention has been paid TO the
cigarette alone. People who have al
ways been opposed to the use of tobacco
in any form and fathers and mothers
who absolutely forbade their boys 70
smoke are now buying cigarettes for
the soldiers. Thousands of men will
testify that they never smoked until
they entered tbe army where the ciga-
rette is offered ,..-ln BY almost every
one. no matter wher he goes. Many
others who once conquered the habit
by a heroic effort have again fallen VIC
tins.
1 have been in service three months.
but in all his time I have been given
FIVE apples but times without number
I have been offered cigarettes which
I do not use. Sometimes they were Of
fered by friends in packages. but most
often they were offered by fellow sol
diers. I hope the people at home viii
realize more and more that there are
many other things which will more
thar take the place of the cigarette.
Yours very truly.
ALLEN r. WILLIAMS.
4th Casual Co. 1st Prov. Res.
Camp Hancock. Ga.
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HOW TO FIGHT
SPANISH INFLUENZA

Avoid crowds. coughs and towards.
but fear neither germs nor Germans,
Keep the system in good order. take
plenty of exercise in the fresh air and
practice cleanliness. Remember a clean
mouth. a clean skin. and clean bowels
are q protecting armour against disease.
To keep ms liver and bowels regular
and 70 carry away the poisons within.
II is best TO take a vegetable pin every.
other day made up Of AIay-apple. alocs.
Jalap. ana sugar-coated. TO be had al
most drug stores. known as Or. Plerce's
Pleasant Pellets. il there Is q sudden
onset of what appears like 4 hard cold.
one should go to bed. wrap warm. take
q hot mustard foot-bath and drink copi-
ousiy Of hot lemonade. III pain develops
in head or back. ask the druggist for
Anuric (anti-uric) tablets. These will
flush the bladder and kidneys and carry
off poisonous germs. To control the
pains and aches take one Anuric tablet
every two hours. with frequent drinks OF
lemonade. The pnuemonia appears in
a most t~reacherous way. when the in
fiuenza victim is apparently recovering
and anxious 10 leave his bed. In recov-
ering from a bad attack Of influenza or
pneumonia tho system should ba Quilt
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. made
without alcohol from the roots and barks
Of Ameacan forest trees. or his Irontic
Cron tonlcl tablets. which can be OBJ
tanned at most drug stores. or send Zoe
10 DR.. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel. Buffalo.
y. Y. for trial paekage.-Adv.
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Letters from Soldiers
Written to the Home Folks From This Side and the
Other Side of the Water.

ternoon. We had a few ~blackber4les
and hazel nuts as there are a lot of
them around the camp.
/ received some LAKE COUNTY TIMES
sent by You and magazines that Gus
sent from South Bethlehem. also a let
ter from cling. Water and Frank. iii
bet YOU were surprised when Gus came
TO town, weren't YOU ! had been ex-
rec ing him over here every day. but
Water said he was expecting to stay
back in the states.
Well. by his mornings paper 1t looks
as though there is going to be some
thing doing very soon with both Ger
many and Austria asking for a confer
ence for peace. so get those geese and
ducks fattened up, because I don't be-
lieve / have missed it very much.
] am sending you the stars and
Stripes" dated Oct. 4. with this letter.
I guess that there IS a lot Of dope in
that paper from the front that you
don get in the daily papers. Well. ma.
there is no news that / might write as
it is the same every day. only that the
Huns are fading fast. 50 Will close. hop
ing this Will find all of YOU in the best
Of health. Your son.
MARTIN EGGERS.
Sth Cons't Co. b L.
Morn Hill Camp, Winchester.
England.
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From Gardner Vorhies.
Mrs. H. s. VOORHEES,,

Mrs. II. s. VOORHEES,.
25 Williams street, Hammond.
Dearest Mother:
I wrote YOU a letter some days ago
but owing to an error II was returned
to me. In the meantime. ! received
two letters from you and one from
father. so am considering myself very
lucky. Needless to say they found me
we'll and able to get away with my
portion Of the rations.
Your No. IA as a nice long letter
and sure drives away the blues on
cold rainy days as we have very often
here. in fact. If YOU know how much
real win or Die PEP" such letters
Undue a man with you would feel am
ply repaid for all your efforts in that
direction. These three letters were the
frst I had received in most three
months and I was positively hungry
for news from home I assur you
Something is wrong with the mail ser
vice. but now they have started l hope
they will come more regularly.
I have just returned from a long TRIP
which / informed you OF in a previous
letter tina 1 was going to make. ]
drove something over 600 miles ur
through the S. o. s. with officers on ar
inspection of the front trenches. etc
1t took us four days of steady drivira
on the return trip and I just kept
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The two boys are cousins or the late
Herbert Keilman Of Dyer. who died OF
| wounds received in action September IS.
Scf which word was received last week:
Ciermont FcrraHd. France Sept. %.
Dear Mother:
Received another letter the other day
but its as old as limburger cheese
from July 18th.
Yesterday Some other fellows and I
made two trips to Puyde-Dome. a large
mountain to get lumber. We started
LIP the winding road from Royat and
Vent up and up for three hours, and we
were just at the base Of the mountain
then. We kept going up on VOW speeo
but coming down We had to use the
breaks. Twice the chauffeur stopped to
cool the burning breaks. We were high
but there were others who were twice
as high as we were and then some. It
was quite cold UP there. and all kinds Of
fresh clear water rushing out Of rocks
and it certainly IS good drinking water.
Afr. j. G. Tracey. formerly postmaster
at Gary, is at CIermont. / visited him
the other day and it sure is good 10 see
a fellow from your old home town. lie
told me there was a fellow at the pase
hospital here by the name Of Roy
Drowty from Gary. He used to work al
the Gary, Heat, Light and Water com
pany when 1 did, So I went up to sec
him. but when ] got there the nurse told
me Le had already left for the good old
t.. S. A.. He joined the marines and
was wounded quite severely, so was sent
home. lie did his bit though. and did
il well.
Gee. but it's great to be mere. The
French are wild about the Americans
and every drive they make they be-
come more so. They had a parade here
last night. celebrating their victories.
The boys are sure doing great work.
they're going through the Hun lines like
castor oil. Thousands Of prisoners and
ammunition are being taken III every
drive, and the Huns are not tile least
bit sorry Of being taken either.
fixed some lights for a French fam
Ivy here. and oh boy. what feed they
gave me. I'm also learning French a
bit. So I can be able to carry on Il con-
versation with some one Whenever it
rains or the wine blows / have no work
to DO. Did you ever get the a~eroplane
sent from Camp Greene2 Both French
and American aeroplanes are thicker
tina birds here. hi U. s.. railroad en-
glnes are monsters beside the french
and English. and our box cars are three
times as large as theirs. Street car
tracks are as wide as the old dinky
tracks they had to carry sand when
Gary was first being built. They are
way behind the times here. but the
scenery IS just wonderful. England is
also a beautiful country as far as
scenery is concerned.
I went through the p%etrifying works
last week, ard it certainly is marvellous
to see how things can be petrihcd, and
with only water at that. Bouguets Of
flowers are even petrided. and eggs,
fruit. wood and animals. for instance.
are stuffed and turned into white frosty
looking stone.
The only thing ] regret IS that can't
get to the front. evening if I am doing
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From Fred Bohn.

Mrs. Wm. Balm received the follow
ing letter from her son. Fred Balm. who
IS somewhere in France:
France. Sept. II. 1918.
Dear Folks:
Am writing a few lines to send with
the letter I wrote yesterday which 1
could not mail. I said in that one, we
may get orders to leave here at any
time. we sure got them Just as we were
going to bed. We got orders to strike
tents and more, we just got our packs
ready and waiting for orders to start
when a German %saeroplane came along
and dropped a few bombs around Us
which did not feel very good. The com
pany left eight of US behind to care for
some rations which they are going to
send wagons for.
Sept. 1s.-Did not finish. for WAGONS
arrived and so did another aeropIaue
which dropped a few more bombs but
thank the Lord they missed us again.
We are now up close to the front and
expect to stay awhile. We have q good
bit Of shelter here so let the Germans
come and we will try and send them to
their happy hunting ground. VIII close
with love to all and hope you are all
well.
Your loving son.
FRED.
P. S-wiIl write more later.
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were flying on Friday and the clouds
were only 1900 feet high and at two
o'clock in the afternoon were 1900 feet
and above them 1t was as blue as an
ocean. the sun was shining and # was
snow then. I went up with one of the
lieutenants and we tried four different
times before we could get through
them but we finally made il. 1t was, so
cold that our goggles became frosted
and the controls would stick 50 that we
would have TO get out OF the clouds.
After we got through the snow Just
covered the TOP wings and the wires
were coated with ice. 1t sure was =
beautiful sight but might cold to ride
around.
Next week we are going 70 make some
cross-country flights OF about fifty
miles. Wei. guess hat Uncle Sans
pilots hold The worlds record for alti-
tude. 2S.900 feet made at Wilbur
Wright field ana the machine run out
or gas but landed i'll perfectly good
shape. Don't think the kaiser and his
gang can ever set them at hat height
but we are getting their ships every
day and lots OF them. I hope that it
doesn't get too cold so that we nave to
give up flying this winter. Hoping TO
hear from you soon. With love.
BRO. ED.
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From Corp. Heckleman

To Miss Ida Heckelman, Hammond,
from her brother. Corpl. Ed J.. Heckel-
man:
Flying Field. Osseo. MINI. Oct. 27.
Dear Sister:
Received your letter yesterday and
mighty glad 70 hear that you are all
we'll. as this letter leaves me the same.
From the letters I have been receiving
n by THE TIMES the fu' epidemic
sure has hit Hammond mighty hard and
hope that it IS under control by this
time. We had quite a bit at the Over
land building in st. Paul. but not near
as much as at other camps of equal
size. We only had one case at the
field.
We didn't do any flying yesterday on
account Of the snow which lasted al
day and in the evening it rained, we
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QUICK RELIEF
FROM CONSTIPATION
Get Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That IS the joyful cry Of thousands
since DR.. Edwards produced Give Tablets
the substitute for calozael.
u. Edwards, apractjcirg physician fof
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discovered the formulation Olive Tablets
while treating patients for chronic COZ
etipation and torpid Iivcrs.
Or. Edwards Olive Tablets Go not
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No gripping is the skeynote'' of these
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II you have z dark brown mouth now
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only pleasant results from one or two lit
tie DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime.
thousands take one or two every night
Just to keep right. Try them 10c and
25c per box. AL druggists
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Fiery Eczema and Skin Eruptions
Readily Yield to This Old Remedy

an equal as a blood purifier, being
probably the oldest blood medicine
on the market. 1t has been sold by
druggists for fifty years. Get a bot
tie today and begin treatment that
will set results.
You are invited to write to-day
for complete and full advice as to
the treatment of your own case.
Address. Chief Medical Adviser.
Swift Specific Co., Dept. H, Atlanta.
Georgia.
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my bit back here by pushing a pencil
There Is no x. of c. building here as
yet so I am going up town TO mass.
Give my best regards to all my friends
and loads Of love for you and the rest
of the bunch.
Your loving son,
SERGT. L. b. KEILNIAN.
18th Co. 18th Rgt, Air Serv. Mech.
D. NJ. A., Tth A. J.. c.,
A. p. @. 723. A. f. f.
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Mrs. Fred Eggers received the follow.
ing letter from her son. Martin Eggers
Winchester, England. Oct. 5. 1918.
Dear Mothers:
Just a few lines to let you know tina
I am still fine and dandy. Today Is
Sunday and the weather certainly fine
q great one TO be taking a hike out the
country roads as we did yesterday ar.
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Fron Lawrenc Keilman.

Ar. and Mrs. kailman Of 6N IyIer
street, Gary. have received the follow
ing letter from their son Sergeant Laur-
ence =. Keilman. He is with the Motor
Mechanics at Clermont Ferrand. France
and has been there since early SUM
mer. Another son. sergt. Fred A., is
ia France also. but as yet they have not
met over there. They are but two
hundred Miles distance from each other.
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&c pouah La Father Made.

You can announce it that she is the
house guest OF her parents, or any way
they like, but it generally means that
the bride has am5led back for g little
home cooking Louisville Courier
Journal.
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FEEL MISERABLE
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Colds aid coughs are quickly
relieved by Dr.. KinS's
New Discovery

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used. 1t soon ~loosens the phlegm, re-
leves irritation, soothes tie parched,
Sor throat, brings comfort.
Half a century old and mere popular
today than ever. 60c and Sl.20.
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If You Saw Wood Each Day
You Won't Need Cascarets

Great medicine, the Sawbuck.
Two hours a day saving wood will keep any
ones Bowels regular.
No need Of pills, Cathartics, Castor Oil nor
"Physic," if you'll only work the Sawbuck
regularly.
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Successfully used for so years.

uIIy NsSu AVA % ySdIo.
Eczema and similar skin troubles
come from a disordcred, impure
condition Of the blood, and they car
only be cured By giving the blood a
thorough cleansing. and removing
from it all traces OF impurity.
This is why S. s. S. has been used
so successfully in hundreds of cases
OF Eczema and other skin e~ruptions.
This wonderful remedy is without
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Over here for Over There.
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From Martin Eggers.

s.-will write more later.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-08-09

day of August A. ID. 1913 at Guy
Colburns' in the Township of Waiver
ly in said County of Van Buren, at 900
o'clock in the forenoon of said day
for the purpose of determining the
necessity of said Drain and whether
the said proposed Drain is necessary
and conducive to the public health,
convenience and welfare. At said
meeting any and all persons owning
lands liable to assessment for benefits
or whose lands shall be crossed by
said Drain may appear for or against
said proceedings and may be heard
in relation thereto.
Dated this 7th, day of August 1918.
F. V. Hodges
Township Clerk of the township Of
Paw Paw. 2St2
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NOTICE OF MEETING
TO Whom It May Concern:

Whereas, on the 10th, day Of July
"A. ID. 1918 an application was filed
with Charles E. Ashley, County Drain
Commissioner of the County of Van
Buren, for the Deepening, widening
land extending of a certain Drain,
(which said Drain was described in
said application as follows, to-wit:-
Buckley Drain, that said Drain will
traverse the township of Paw Paw
and Waverly.
Therefore, notice is hereby given
that in accordance with the statute
an such case made and provided, a
joint meeting of the Township
Boards of the Townships of Paw Paw
and Waverly will be held on the 10th,