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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-29
From Corporal Edwin A. Reed.
HOSPITAL, July 20, 1918

HOSPITAL, July 20, 1918.
Dear Mother-Just a few lines to let
you know | am 0. X. / was slightly
wounded in the left foot in battle late
Iy and am In the hospital for two or
three days. Haven't seen George,
but think he is 0. K. Will write you
again as soon as | see him.
Think l will 60 back to my Com
pany tomorrow. They've been re-
lieved off the front.
My wound is very slight, a piece of
shrapnel shell just stuck in the side
of my shoe and cut only a very sma,i
place in my foot. 1t isn't sore at Gil
o-day.
Well mother, we've certainly seen
some stirring scenes in the last four
days. battle we had. | knew
men could have the courage and en-
durance | saw among our men. Never
a one hinched from duty, nor tried to
cheat itn that | knew of. Every man
seemed to think only Of the objective
and set himself that way. Every
body seemed like brothers. The
French are much pleased with our
work. Every day brings the two
armies in closer union and brother
hood. The French are very good
soldiers.
think l will be sent to officers
school in a very few days. l was
recommended sometime ago to go up
for commission, but am not sure yet
a few days. If I don't go up for
commission I probably be made liason
sergeant in u company. I've been
acting company interpreter for the
past month.
George is certainly 'spunky chap
for his age, and he has certainly been
tried out too.
Will write again soon.
With love to all,
CPL. EDWIN A. REED,
G05 500 Company c, M. G. Bat
talon, American Expeditionary
Forces.
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From Long Island, New York.

CAMP MILLS, August IL, 1918.
Dear Mr.. Editor-As the s3th Divi-
sion, 339th Field Artillery, has chang
ed Camps again, | thought I'd write a
few words to your paper, We are
all feeling fine and dandy, and want
ing to cross over the pond to help
win this terrible war. The Yanks and
Allies are sure getting the best OF
those Dutch now, from what we hear.
| hope we will get over there in time
to help hang "the Kaiser to a sour
apple tree" That's one of the songs
the boys sing very much.
We sure did have a dandy time
coming out here to this camp from
Camp Dodge. We left Camp Dodge
Tuesday morning and got here Friday
about noon. 1t was a pretty tiresome
trip, but everybody was as happy as .
lark. Sure did see some beautiful
country. These mountains here in
the East are the most beautiful I ever
saw. They resemble the Ozasks, only
they are much higher. There is a
long narrow valley running nearly all
the way across them and the railroad
is built upon the SIDE of the mountain,
Some places the road is about two
hundred feet above the valley. One
can see some beautiful scenery.
This is Sunday morning and a very
lonesome n in camp. Everybody
seems to have the blues. | don't be-
lieve there are any of the boys who
like this camp here. 1t is all tents.
No wooden barracks at, all except
where they cook, and it is SO bloom.
ing cold here on this Island at night
We can't sleep. We have cots but
nothing to 60 on them except our
shelter half-tent and n blanket.
which sure does. make some bed. A
fellow looks like a checker board
when he gets up from lying on the
springs. But still it is fun to live
here. Uncle Sam sure has some fine
aeroplanes here, and he has some fint
drivers, too. They do all kinds O
stunts in the air. I believe they are
the lads who will do the work ''over
there" But the 339th f. A. ia going
to do her part if we eve get "over
there"
The Red Cross fed us at four differ.
ent places coming down here. The
first place was at Clinton, Iowa, ane
the last at Scranton, Pa. | believe
every soldier boy think there is ne
organization like the Red Cross, ant
I don't believe myself there is.
Well, my letter may be growing
tiresome to some OF you, so will close
for this time and write again il Thu
doesn't find the waste basket. Wish
ing you all down there in Iron count.
the best of luck and the farmers a
good crop,
am your soldier boy,
!, GUY M. MILLER.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-29
Wen Lick the Kaiser.

Farewell, dear friends, I'm bound to 20
Across the briny deep to fight the
German foe;
When we get there, our flag unfurled,
Well show the Hun what's In the
world.
Well feed them OF shot and shell
And raise q yell aud they'll run like
yell
From the American soldiers.
While We are fighting on land and sea
For each nations freedom and demo-
cracy,
Our other brave comrades high in the
air
Will be fighting the aeroplanes near
and far.
When our bombs on Berlin begin to
burst,
They'll bring the enemy down to the
earth.
Then the Kaiser will bow down in the
dust,
And say, "Dear Uncle Sam, III stop
this fuss"
Then the President will say, "That's
very good,
Providing Of course, you keep your
word,
KnIture must stop, your people be
free.
And your country ruled by demo
cracy."
Then the Kaiser will bow and say,
"Dear Woodrow, you can have your
way,
All We ask is thatyou spare our lives
That we may 90 and hunt our wives
When the war is over and the worll
at peace,
The battles din and turmoil has ceas
ed,
We will return to our America so fair
Holding Old Glory high in the air,
That the world may see as we'll as we
That we've licked the Kaiser and hi
his soldiers.
THOMAS MEssAMoRE,
Hot Springs, Ark.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-29

OF constructing and maintaining public |
roads and bridges and c~ulverts in said |
Union Township. and it further appear
ing to the court that the said sum Of Ss5,-
10000 does not exceed five per cent. OF
the assessed valuation Of said Union |
township as asceitained by the assess
ment next before the last assessment for |
State and County purposes.
The court does hereby order that a
Special Election be held at the regular
polling precincts, in said Union Town
ship, in Iron County, Missouri, on
Friday, .AMsua 5oM, 1915,
to determine whether or not the bonds OF
said township shall be issued and sold
and the proceeds thereof used for the
purposes above mentioned.
Ii is further ordered t hat said bonds
shall be issued in the sum OF Thirty-Five
Thousand Dollars ($S5,ooo.o o) and shall
bear interest at the rate not to exceed six
(6I per cent. per annum, and the pro-
ceeds thereof are to be used for the i'm
provement Of the public roads in said
Union Township.
1t is further ordered that the fol.
lowing persons be appointed as Judges to
hold said election: Judges for Des Arc
precinct--Georg Wallis, G., w. Hunter.
l.. l.. Schmidt, John H. Stevenson, A
X. Wallis and J. J.. FaIris. Clerks for
Des Arc precinct-li. G. Harrison. Vim.
cent Sutton, X. II. Stevenson and John
Mcliall;
Judges for Annapolis precinct-Add
Reese, W. NJ. Long, John Propst, c. S.
Williams {. Mann and Lee Dunn; Clerks
for Annapolis precinct--J. l.. Hickman.
William Sutton, Perry Sutton and Hart
ford Collins.
1t Is further ordered that notice OF said
election shall be given by publication in
the IRON COUNTY REGISTER, a newspa-
per printed and published in Iron County.
Missouri, said notice to be published
once each week for three consecutive
weeks prior TO the goth day Of August,
1918.
STATE or MISSOURT,l
COUNTY or IRON. -"
/, Arthur Huff, Clerk OF the County
Court, in and for the County OF Iron and
State Of Missouri, hereby certify the above
and foregoing to be a true copy Of the
original order made by said court, in the
matter therein stated. on the day and
year first above written, as fully as the
same appears Of record in my office.
In testimony whereof | have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the
seal Of said court At my office
(sEAL) in the City Of lronton, In said
County, this, the 10th day Of
H H-.H SSUutc YAVQ .'I
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-29
Somewhere in France.

My Dear Mother--I will.drop you a
few lines this evening to let you know
that I am we'll and hope this will find
you all the same. / received Joe's
and Mary's letter the other day and !
was sure glad to hear from you all
again and that you we're all we'll. I
was surprised to hear that Harve had
joined the marines, but I am glad he
likes 1t, but there il . lot for him to
learn about it yet and he will find out
a lot that / tried to tell him. Well,
what is is everybody doing now? How
is Dad getting along farming?
Are there going to be any picnics
around there this 4th of July? 1t
seems like the 4th here all the time to
hear all the noise.
We are living In tho ground and
Fritz tried to hurt some OF us the first
night we were in this place. He drop.
ped a couple Of bombs down close to
US but II didn't get close enough to us
to do US any damage. He flies over
every once in a while. I saw a fight
in the clouds Saturday and one OF oul
machines brought one Of Fritz's down
and 1t was a sight to see it fall. II fel
about eight milestone OF the fellow,
jumped when 1t got In about two hun
dred feet Of the ground but the othel
one stayed with II and 1t explodet
when it hit the ground, and 1t blew
him almost into. They fly go higf
that you can't see them with tn
naked eye, but they can't get to-
high for our big guns.
Have any more Of the boys lei
there for the army?
will close for this time, 20 don
worry about me.
OSCAR HURST.
May Sd, 1918.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-29
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-29
Children No Exception.
In ~lfonton as Elsewhere Youth and Age
Suffer Alike from Kidney Weakness.

Ia your child weak, frail and pale?
Nocontrol over The Kidneys action?
Kidney weakness is a serious thing
Far too serious to overlook.
1t may mean a life time Of sickli-
ness.
Profit by Ironton experiences.
Use Doan's Kidney Pills.
Endorsed by Ironton parents.
Read this lronton mothers en-
dorsement:
Mrs. Anderson Rust, Ironton, says:
''One of my children suffered from
weak kidneys and was caused much
annoyance by too frequent passage
of the kidney secretions, especially at
night. / gave the child a lot of
remedies but with no benefit. Final
~ Doan's Kidney Pills were tried and
taey gave wonderful relief. Doan's
regulated the kidneys and removed
the bladder weakness"
60c, at all dealers. Foster-M ilburn
Co., Mfgrs,, Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-29
A Letter from Otto Rosentreter.

BosToN, MASS, August IA, 1915.
Dearest Father, Mother and ALL
Guess you will be surprised to hear Of
me being in Boston. I am here and
like it fine, 80 far, as much az | know
about it. There were fifty of us sent
from Paris Island here for guard duty.
We guard the Navy yards here.
This sure is some swell place, ! am
here to tell you. You can't imagine
how glad / was to get off OF Paris
Island. ! do believe that was the
worst place on earth. l want to tell
you we sure had one time getting
here; had more fun; had a seven hour
lay W in Washington, ID. c., so we
took in the town, and we went up by
the White House but couldn't go in,
but we we're in the library. That sure
Is some place-all kinds Of old time
things. Now the best part: we got
us n girl apiece and went to the park,
and we sure had one time-my first
time with a girl for two months, and
your old dad liked to 90 wild, but we
sure had one time.
Passed through New York about
midnight, wasn't there but just a few
minutes and SO I didn't get to soc
much, but what I did see vas enough,
for that isn't any place for cattle;
they liked to get me the way it was.
The second largest transport Is here
now in the yards; 1t sure Is some boat.
only wish you could see it and there
are also three or four battle ships
here. I have certainly seen some OF
the world since l left you. We get
our passes to leave the barracks
to-day and we can 20 down town
when we're Off. ! am on duty four
hours and off eight. haven't beer
or duty since / have been here, but
that is the way 1t IL, I think.
We arrived in Boston at $3.50 A. NJ
to-day and II does seem funny to SET
the street car going by and all the
people, az we never saw any one OF
Paris Island, but what he had q KHAKI
uniform on, and 1t 10 a difference t,
be here.
One thing, I will have here is NOR
time and rest, because we only drill
about two hours q day. They hav
called "chow" two times but haven
gone yet, 80 guess I will 60 and hnis
after while.
Don't guess you know what tina
word "chow" means, but I sure de-
1t means eat. I wasn't very hungr
10 didn't eat much, I weighed my
seft day before yesterday and weigh
Cd 1903 pounds. ! was some surprise
tofsee that I had gained. I though
by the time they got through with N
on Paris Island there wouldn't be
hand full Of me. left, but gained abo,
thirty. five pounds while I was there
Iexpect to draw sons cloth In
couple Of days, some real cloth. VIII
mean they are green uniforms.
Lots Of love and kisses to oil. W
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MAMIE WALKER
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NoTE.--The precipitation includes
rain, hail, sleet and melted snow, and
is recorded in inches and hundredths.
Ten inches of snow equal one inch of
rain. "T''indicates trace of precipita-
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try and write more next time. BE
sure and answer real soon for l am
ANXIOUS to find out how you all are.
Your son and brother,
Pv'T. OTTO j. RosENTRErER,
Marine Barracks, Boston, Mass.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-29

]. N. Bishop has opened a tin shop
In the building across from the Court.
house formerly occupied by Bethel a.
meat market.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-29

Their delayed in counties which have
not up to this time filed applications
for road construction with the State
Highway Department.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-29
Weather Report.

Meteorological Report OF Coopera-
tive Observer at Ironton Iron County,
Mo-, for the week ending Monday,
August 10, 1918.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-29
STOMACH
TORN UP
Indiana Lady Describes Condition,
Which She Says Was Due To
Constipation and Tells Of
Relief Obtained From
Black raught.


Of this place, writes: 81 we'll remember
suffered for a long time with constipa-
ton. which would get me down. took
doctors medicines and any number Of
purgatives. They would leave ME in a
worse condition than | was before taking,
and my stomach so upset 81 know
once | suffered -. from constipation, !
was so i'll we had 10 have the doctor, just
so nervous and feverish. The doctor
said | would have 10 quit medicines. my
stomach was so bad -.
My husband was reading and found
something about Thedtofd's Black
Draught and brought me q package to
try. used II regularly at first until be.
gan 10 feel better, then ] used Just a dose
occasionally. was cured Of this con.
stipation and am sure the Black raugtI
did L."
your stomach b out Of order, you
will suffer from such disagreeable syinp.
toms Is headache, blliouSness, indigeS.
ton, etc., and unless something Is done,
serious trouble may result
Thediord's Black. Dfaugtt has been
found Z valuable remedy for These
troubles. Il b purely vegetable, and
acts In 4 prompt ind natural. way, help.
Ing 10 regulate the liver and b cleanse
the bowels Of impurities.
Try Black-DauGht. EB-l6
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-07

HOME CARD TELLS
OF WORLDS NEEDS
2,333, $50 Citizens of Wisconsin Must
Do Their Share of Saving to
Help Win the War.

In addition to the 220,O00,000 Allies,
our Army and our Navy, the United
States must feed the prisoners which
the successes of war are bringing TO
US, and if peace is declared, we will
be able to reach also 180,000,000 people
in Poland, Roumania, Serbia, Armenia
and European Russia, some of whom
have partial food resources and some
of whom are now literally starving,
Reports coming daily from all over
the world are giving definite shape to
the food program of the United States
Food Administration which is set forth
IN the Home Card. The requirements
of the Armies and the needs of the
Allies are balanced against the sup
plies Of food.
Early calculations Of harvest are
daily verified, tally is kept on the in
crease or shrinkage Of food stocks, in
Vcntory is corrected as resources of
the last harvest are more quickly or
slowly consumed; totals are revised
for new supplies discovered, or ex-
pected supplies cut off.
Our DlS5 WHEAT crop uOSo not IllCoIl
that we are to stop saving; we must
now economic on all FOOD. AS all
farmers know, bad weather conditions
have cut down the other crops, es-
pecially the corn, oats and potatoes.
The necessity Of transporting our
soldiers to the front in food ships is
one cause for the need Of sending
more foodstuffs. The distance from
New York to Liverpool is only one
half Of that from Buenos Ayres, less
than one-third of that from Bombay
and almost one-fOurth- of that from
Australia. Consequently since it takes
so much less time to ship food from
here, more trips can be made and more
ships spared for transporting our men.
This means that our export supply
must be increased by One-half. The
Home Card giving suggestions for
economy will be sent to 100000 homes
in Wisconsin the first week in Decem-
ber The 2,333,86O citizens of this
state must carry out its directions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-07
SERVICE THAT WINS
THE SOLDIER HEART
Fred LockIey, Y. M. c. A., Tells OF
the Gratitude of the Boys
at the Front.

"One Of the discoveries men are
making over here" Fred LOckley, of
the Y. NJ. c. A. and of Portland, Ore
gon, writes from London, lis that
more pleasure can be had out of Civ
ing than getting. Many man who
has spent money freely III the old days
to buy pleasure is finding that he gets
more pleasure over here by the spend
ing of ones self In the service of others.
"a few months ago l went out with
a fellow Y. NJ. G. A. secretary to hunt
up out-Of-the-Way detachments of
troops A stable guard here, ma
chine gun company there, platoon
somewhere else. We carried our
goods in an automobile. We had
plenty of writing paper and envelopes
for free distribution, and chocolate,
cookies, chewing tobaccs and smoking
tobacco, cigarettes, razor blades,
tooth paste and things Of that kind for
sale American war service workers
were busy everywhere. We found Sal
vation Army lassies making doughnuts
for the boys and K of c. secretaries
giving help. Books furnished by the
American Library Association were to
be seen on all sides.
Hearing firing at a distance, we
drove down the road and found
score or so of men at machine gun
practice The officer gave the men
half an hour recess to buy goods.
''At another place we came in sight
of a lieutenant drilling a platoon. l
said to the lieutenant: How soon be-
fore you dismiss the company? We
have Y. N. c. A goods for sale
He said: Right now. Sergeant,
dismiss the company
And ten seconds later the company
was in line waiting to buy goods from
our travelling " Grateful is no name
for it. The men can't do enough to
show their gratitude"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-07
MERCY MUNITIONS
NEEDED IN TRENCHES
Lieut.. Coningsby Dawson, Fight
ing Author, Makes Stirring
Appeal for Y. w. C. A.

Lieut.. Coningsby Dawson, who wrote
Garry On" says of the war work
which the 7. w. c. A Is doing: You
at home cannot fight with your lives,
but you can fight with your mercy.
The I. w. c. A. is Offering you just
this chance 1t garrisons the women s
support trenches, which lie behind the
mems. 1t asks you to supply them
with munitions Of mercy that they
may be passed on to u.s. We need
such supplies badly. Give generously
that we may the sooner defeat the
Hun"
What Lieut. Dawson says of the Y.
w. c. A. he might have said of all the
national organizations which are com
ing together for the biggest financial
campaign that organizations have ever
headed. All the $170,500,000 to be
raised by the seven great national or
CARNATIONS the week of November II
will be used to garrison and supply
the support trenches behind the lines.
They are the Y. NJ. c. A, the Y. W.
c. A, the National Catholic War Coun-
ell, Jewish Welfare Board, American
Library Association, War Camps Com
munity Service and Salvation Army.
American girls in various uniforms
mingle strangely with picturesque
Brittany costumes In France The
American Y. w. c. A. has a hostess
house in Brittany where the Signal
Corps women live and a hut where
the nurses spend their free time Both
these centers are fitted with many of
the comforts and conveniences OF
home
AT tea given at the nurses hut
one Saturday afternoon" writes Miss
Mabel Warner, of Salina, Kansas, Y.
w. c. A. worker there, "there was an
odd gathering-one admiral, bishop,
a Presbyterian minister, a Roman
Catholic priest, a doctor, an ensign,
one civilian and myself"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-07
First Victory Boys Work.

Say, I'm wise to you, all right" Il
Western Union messenger boy whfs-
pered to one Of the directors Of the
United War Work Campaign in the
New York headquarters. The direc-
tors desk had only just been moved
in and the work of the big drive had
hardly begun.
I'm onto your stunt" the boy went
on as he swung a grimy fist over the
desk; you're goin' TO give US fellows
that amt old enough to go to war a
chance to earn an give to back up a
fighter an help win the war Listen !;
I'm in on this"
The crumpled So bill he dropped on
the desk made him the first of "a mil
lion boys behind million fighters
who are to be lined up as Victory Boys
during the week Of he drive.
There will be a division of Victory
Girls, too, and every boy and every
girl enrolled will have 70 earn every
dollar he or she gives to the war work
fund
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-07
INCREASE SUGAR FOR
CONSUMERS TO 3 POUNDS

An increase in the household al
Iowance of sugar from two pounds to
three pounds per person per month is
permitted by the U. s. Food Admins
tration for Wisconsin as a result OF
the rapid manufacture of the new crop
Of beet sugar in the west and of the
new crop of Louisiana cane in the
south together with the free railway
transportation conditions. Eating
places may have three pounds per sc
meals.
Any person may purchase his whole
monthly allotment or a months supply
for the entire family at one time from
the retail trades.
Sugar books must be kept by gro
GERS as usual.