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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15
YOUR RED CROSS
By MEREDITH NICHOLSON
An Army Without a {


THE Red Cross is the greatest instrument OF
mercy the world has ever seen. Noble as the
service of mercy and helpfulness in Civil War
days. the Red Cross surpasses it UNNECESSARILY not
only in the range and variety of its effort. but in
efficiency and effectiveness.
The Red Cross is, we may say the arms OF the
mothers of the world reached out to their sons to
bind up their wounds and comfort them. The Red
Cross is an army sOifhom gun that wages war
only upon suffering and heartache. Where the
flag of the stars goes there the banner Of the Red
Cross must fly beside it. We watch our boys 60
forth to war with spirit of hopefuness because we
know that this great agency of humanity presses
close behind them: that its work is not incidental,
but the intelligent directed effort of one of the
most marvellous organizations contrived by
American genius
We have all contributed to the Red Cross: we
shall be called upon again to contribute to its
funds. again and perhaps again. And we will
respond again and yet again! For this is war for
the defense of civilization. and we of great free.
splendid, glorious America. have every intention
that it shall be fought with the army of the Red
Cross solidly supporting soldiers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15
STRETCHING PARIS TO
MEET THE NEEDS OF FRANCE
THE RED CROSS HAS HELPED WHERE GOV.
ERNMENTS WERE HELPLESS

The avalanche or refugees that
swept into Paris from the north Of
France had been the despair of the
civil authorities These homeless,
stunned people we're new RESPONSE
bility to be added to the thousands of
wounded men that came steadily from
the shambles of the west front.
Paris Is an old city. II was not
ready to take In Its neighbors chill
dren. Its population was already a
tight At So 1t made the best of Its
poor hospitality by offering up its gar
rets. New building construction seem
ed impossible. Men were scarce. The
mechanic was either manning the
trenches or fighting the fight in the
war factories. Paris was distracted.
II is wonderful indeed how nobly
Paris tried TO meet this condition.
And II Is remarkable how Paris met II
with the aid Of our own Red Cross.
Unhampered by red tape or precedent,
our Red Cross put on overalls and
Jumper, carried the bod. became archi
tect. engineer and contractor and went
into the building of homes. Here was
q church lot that lay vacant; here an
unfinished hospital; there worn out
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15
NEWS IS ANYTHING THAT
INTERESTS YOU. CALL THE
BANNER. TELL US ABOUT
1T. PHONE NO. Fl.
LEGAL NOTICES
ORDER FoR PUBLICATIONS

First Insertion May 1, 1929
STATE OF MCHIGAN-The Circuit Court
for the county OF Ionia. In CHANCERY.
Huldah T. Walker. Plaintiff.
Harvey S. Walker, Defendant
Suit pending In the circuit court for the
county OF Ionia, In chancefy, at the city OF
Ionia, in said county. ON the lsth day Of April.
A. ID. 1918.
In this cause it appearing from afadayit on
formerly resided In Detroit. which place of
residence he left and his present place Of resi-
dence Is unknown
\ On motion of Fred L. Warner, plaintiffs at
torney, II Is ordered that the said defendant,
Harvey s. Walker, cause his appearance to be
date OF this order and I'm case OF his appear
ance that he cause his answer TO the plaintiffs
Bill of Complaint to be died, and copy there
of to be served on said PLAINTIFFS attorney
within fifteen days after service on him OF
copy of said bill and notice OF this order; and
confessed by the said Harvey s. Walker. de-
PENDANT.
And il Is Further Ordered That within twen-
~ days the said plaintiff cause a notice of this
order to be published In the Bedding Banner,
newspaper printed published and circulating In
said county, and that such publication be con-
tinued therein at least once In each week Tor SIX
weeks In succession, OF that she cause copy OF
this order to be- personally served on the said
Harvey =. Walker defendant, at least twenty
days before the time above described for his
appearance.
Circuit Judge.
FRED l.. WARNER.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Attest true copy.
ELSIE l.. SCHEURER,
4g-7-t Deputy Clerk.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15
SEND BOYS TOFAUMS, keller
State School Superintendent Says Boys
Must Replace Men to Raise Food
Needed BY Nation.

CFrom the address OF Mr.. Fred L.
Keller. State Superintendent OF Pub
lie instruction. delivered at the State
Conference of the United States Boys
} Working Reserve in the Senate Cham
Der. Lansing. on March 7, 1879
, 81 want to say, as your superinten-
dent OF Public instruction, that we
endorse the United States Boys
Working Reserve. know that you
all believe we are right up against
the real thing and that one OF the
most essential things is food. 1t is
some job to replace the men who are
across the water and are in the differ
emit contonments in this country and
we have no source to draw from ex-
cept boys-and women; and my posi-
ton as superintendent Of Public In
struction is to take the boys from the
schools when they are needed. also
think that credit should be given
these boys, the same kind of credit,
the same amount OF credit, that would
have been given them had they re-
NAMED in school.
II want to assure you that the De-
partment OF Public Instruction Is at
your service for anything 1t can do
to aid this work"
Enlistment into the u g. Boys
Working Reserve is voluntary, patri-
otto service. and not at all compulsory
as to when and how the boy who en-
lists shall abandon the service, subject
always to his parents consent that
he shall abandon It, The Oath of Ser
vice Is a moral obligation. that II has
to do with the particular tasks that the
boy elects to undertake; and that
without the consent OF his parents, no
force OF Government will be employed
or. under the terms of agreement can
be employed. to compel him to keep
his Oath or to punish him for its VIC
lation. &
For purposes of enrolment the ply.
steal examination of candidates for
membership can be satisfactorily con.
Quoted by enrolling officers. Only when
there arises a case, and 1t will but oc'
casionally arise. where the boy, from
his appearance and from his answers
to questions, reveals some physical
insufficiency should he be subject to
the examination OF trained physi
clan.
An Enrolment Button showing the
Great Seal of the United States with
the word RECRUIT" displayed upon
II. This button is to be given to the
boys at the time Of their enrolment
into the Reserve. I.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15
SMYRNA

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hanks visited at
the home of her brother, Newton
Douglas, Saturday.
DR.. A. B. Penton is being operated
upon at Butterworth hospital, Grand
Rapids, this Wednesday. DIR. G. A.
Stanton of Bedding went to assist. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Stanton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Cotter have re-
turned from California and are visit
ing for few weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
E. L. Gould. Mr.. Cotter has purchas-
ed twenty acres of land of w. F.
Bricker.
Mrs. A. l.. Barry went to Stanton
Friday night to spend a few days with
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Sherwood.
Miss Alfredo Wells of Bedding was
the guest of Miss Gayla Penton Fri
day night. Saturday Gayla accom-
panied Miss Wells and parents to
Grand Rapids.
Geo. Hoppough accompanied his
brothers, Mark of Ionia, Frank and
Clark of Orleans, were in Hastings
couple of days last week on bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Hull and Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Northway and Her
bert Mehney are in Lowell to attend
the funeral of the wife of Mr.. Hull's
brother.
Mrs. Cynthia Coles of Toledo, Ohio,
was the guest few days last week
of her uncle, Albert Northway.
Anybody that is fighting everybody
is wrong.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15
RED CROSS SERMON
AT CONGO. CHURCH

Next Sunday at the Congregational
church Rev. j. G.. Tate's sermon win
be along the lines of the present ac-
tivity of the Red Cross. The Red
Cross drive begins next week and his
remarks will be appropriate to that
important part of army work.
Mr.. Tate has been engaged in
speaking on this topic for several
months and his message will be of
very much interest. Everyone inter-
ested in Red Cross work and all per-
sons ought to be at this time, should
hear him.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15
THE RED CROSS MAN
By AMELIA JOSEPHINE BURR.


Broken with pain and WEAKNESS
And Slapped with vile disease,
Back to the land of ruined towns,
OF murdered men and trees,
Through Switzerland from Germany
The trains of wreckage ram
And on the French frontier they found
Red Cross Man.
And when to what had once been home
Those haggard exes came,
Young wheat was green above the scars
OF steel and blood r. nd fame
Round new built houses where once more
The work of life began.
And still they found to welcome them
Red Cross Man.
There the husband clasped again
The wife he mourned as dead
The child was its mothers breast,
The old were comforted
What wonder If they hope to find
The Angel of Gods Plan
Who meets them at the heavenly gate
Red Cross Mani
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15
BOYS NEEDED TO
WORK ON FARMS
HAS THE PRESIDENTS SUPPORT
Parents Should Encourage Their Boys
Between Is And n To Enroll
In This Reserve.

ErlITH OUR BOYS" on the bat.
/" tie front in Europe. trying to
E5s= keep the millions of highly
IkSs1gJ trained. heavily-armed. German
warriors from breaking through and
overrunning the world, it's all right for
the boys here at home to yell en-
couragement: stone wall! Stone
wall! Stone WALL" But that isn't
enough. The thing to do. as you yell.
Is to help the Sammies hold 'em.
How can you do 1t? The President
and all other American leaders have
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15

A preacher who was in the habit Of
taking his wife with him on his
preaching appointment, said on t,,,, ar.
"My dear, you go in there; you will
be all right. I must go round to the
vestry." In the vestibule the wife
was met by kind-hearted steward,
who conducted her to a seat. At the
close Of the service the same kind
hearted steward gave her a hearty
shake Of the hand, adding how pleas
ed he would be to see her at the SER
vice each Sunday. Then. whispering,
he said: "But, let me tell you, we
don't get a duffer like this in the
pulpit every Sunday"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15
William Admitted 1t

~ understand old man Simpkins
was very much opposed to his daugh-
ter marrying Bill Smith; called Bill a
looi 40 ell that sort of thing"
"Thot's true. ard before he had
born married six months Bill admit
ted theold mar Was right"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15

SHOWN you the
. way. t h g y
agree that you
can help most.
this spring and
. u m m 9 7. by
raising food SO
the boys who
b We tackled
that awful job
on the other
side and the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15

1T must be thrilling to be held up
by bandit" said the impressionable
girl. II would just love it."
IF you ever have to pay your own
repair bills" growled the man at the
steering wheel, you will enjoy that
experience every time you send your
car to garage"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15

There is no one more foolishly con-
ceited than the business man who
thinks II Is not necessary to adver-
tise. uWJ
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15

A ship every day or there1l be HI
to pay.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15

1t is the lazy man who prays for
things he won't work for.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-Good one-ton Republic
truck; Model 81 Overland Model
90 1917 Overland, driven 1000 miles.
Ames & Unger. 33-50-2
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-Heavy and light team.
Ames & Unger. 39-50-2
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15

From the address OF Mr.. Fred L.
Keller. State Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction. delivered at the State
Conference of the United States Boys
Working Reserve In the Senate Cham
Der. Lansing. on March 7, 1879
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15

Anybody that is fighting everybody
is wrong.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15

LOST-On the road between this city
and the 0man's place, ladies' jac-
ket. Mrs. Ida Cathcart. BASIL
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15

FOR RENT-Quantity of pasture
with spring water, fenced for cat
tie or horses. Ward Hoppough.
42-51-1
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15

FOR RENT-Suit Of rooms furnished
for light housekeeping, 216 West
Congress-st. 75-43-tf.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15

FOR RENT-Suite of rooms over
Hat Shoppe. Inquire TIC Broas,
phone 36S- l6-47-tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15

FOR RENT-Three furnished rooms
for light housekeeping. Inquire COS
Harrison, Mrs. K. Bradshaw.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-A new mich COW. o.
M. Ayers, 915 Pearl-st. 45-51-J
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15

There is recruiting oficer for the
Reserves In virtually every town.
Find out who he is. Go to him and get
full information Or write to the
State Director OF the u. 8. Boys Work
ing Reserves. Charles A. PARCELS, s22
Word BLDG. Detroit >
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE - Wardrobe, bedroom
suit, combination bookcase, side
board, chairs, and all household fur
niture. Call 204 z. Congress-st.
40-51-2
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-07-12

A soap boilers ship was among the
things discovered In the excavation at
Pompeil several years ago. The city
was buried beneath volcanic ashes A..
ID. 70. II Is said that the soap found
In the shop had not lost all efficacy,
although Il had lain under the ashes
more than eighteen hundred years.
Soap making was quite > business In
a number Of the Italian cities az the
time that Pompeii was destroyed.
Piiny the elder speak, Of soap, and
says that because IT'S price was so
high many substitutes were used,
among them a kind Of gluun0us earth
and fine sand mixed in the juice Of
certain plants that made lather. His
tory tells us that the Gauls made soap
two thousand years ago by combining
beech tree ashes and goats fat
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front line. where they stick TO the en- Of their ,
wires under terrific shell IRE until ordered to re-
Join their commands II thoy can get through alive.
IAN experience OF this kind happened to me a
short time ago In n lonely chateau Of the Npres-
henln road" an English onicer wrote home, The
chateau was the center OF n perfect hell OF Ger
man shrapnel for nearly a week, until Il became
almost untenAble and wes abandoned l., - head
quarters star.
The general gave instructions that q telegraph
lat was to remain behind 10 transmit Important
messages from the brgades. and | was left In
charge Of the Instruments In this shell-sTept
chateau for a day and a night.
ION the second day the Germans broke through
our trenches and the wires were cut By the shell
IRE. ! was given orders to evacuate the building
and smash up my instruments. These l saved BY
burying In a shollproof trench. and then ! had TO
escape between our own fro and that OF the
enemy'a across a neld uEder a terrible tornado OF
shrapnel.
~on the early morning Of the same day one Of
our cable attachments was cut up and another
captured by the Germans. only 10 be retnken By
our sappeFs and drivers after a desperate and
glorious Tight"
The linemen also have regular patrols. stretches
Of line which have 10 be constantly examined not
only for breaks but also 70 make sure that they
have not been tapped by enemy spies In such .
way that every bit OF Information sent over them
hnds itH way TO tho Germans. In the Aisno Onca
whore the hill country offered good cover TO spies,
the wires were constantly being tapped.
One day a lineman passing along the road no
uced a lot Of cable lying at one side. He started
to coil II up and found that a piece Of wire had
been tied to the main line. When he traced II he
found that II ran 10 a haystack- He went on.
tapped the line and sent In word to headquarters
and an armed escort found a Spy hidden In the hay
with several days supply Of food.
They are autocrata In their way. those wire 10
DaiFmOn. and no one Ii nermltt0d IN infereara nth
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-07-12

means OF communication for a week between Pc
king and the rest OF the world.
But the msks that confronted our signal men
In these wars were play compared to the WORK
that IL being done every day on the western 'front.'
our signal men there have m arcn 10 cover about
the size OF Pennsylvania and they have gone att
with a vigor and efficiency that spell volumes Tor
the superiority OF Americans In this particular line
OF work.
The hardy llnemen who have strung lines and
repaired breaks ON the Western plains or bnttled
with great floods and storms In the Rocky noun
thins have taken to this new work with n rest
which Ia inspiring. on the foundation OF the
French system they are building n signal system
that will be a model OF Ia Kind.
Up to within four miles OF the front construe-
ton IL not different from what Il v here at home.
The wires uc strung on poles and most VI the
poles have been planted by the French. but when
one gets inside the shell.torn section that stretches
at least four miles from the front wires have 70
be protected by being buried from ak to eight feet
deep, so that only a direct hit BY a large shell will
disturb them.
Within half a mile Of the front not even this
protection Is sufficient, as the shells chum and re-
churn the ground. Therefore all wires IN this zone
are duplicated and are strung along both sides Of
the trenches. Sometimes a trench wall Ia covered
with wires.
In the battalion headquarters signal ONCE. whore
the hundreds OF wires from the trenches and OBJ
-, ,s1,h r. .ons,sn, ,ranors ~ a wor,d nndar
a. nIa,n nm smI,h Iornsas IN = oorn.r roi,,ns =
.S,I,a "a osc,ntsS A. NE or nar,,cri.,
thoughts. Il Is a dugout, this headquarters, and
-. ~ - I. sr.,,h,s sn
~ mn oat~s !" S- ~
peaior omss' says' I'm -" mn .,.uA.
~ - Y. -
vu. " ws us' P~
= VI =. Ne
IN te ueheh nc hnu te "ue ust 70 olVAsn
ana bFyins 70 ionoW u aIohs. - no. "olh N
the trench, snehs aIe uIopp'us messy w. omi.h
doesn't mihu-muen he ,ono~s me "ne uown
a communication french anu men ai.er y Ions ume
out into inc open, whele NO nAs ~ NV aons
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charging Iinfantrymen ar
ture the Imagination. But
the heroic labors Of men
who keep open the tele-
graph and telephone lines
which make cooperation
Of infantry and artillery
possible are almost I'M
known outside the serv.
Ice. save. for instance.
when one reads Of a
medal bestowed on a line
repairman for maRuifi-
cent disregard o. danger.
Tor their losses and their
honora are alike neat
They go over the top
with the troops. smoking
their pipes. coolly string.
Ing lines behind the ad-
vancing nrst line 90 that
ne gun crews may be
l1pt Informed Of the ad.
Mhce or told TO concen-
trute their IRE ON a par
uehlarly obnoxious ma
chine gun. says a writer
IN the New York sun
u-ou.iu. aufal,n V1,ew
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Daring American Line
men. Fresh from Civil
Life. Maintain Commun-
iCations Under Fire : ::

M two great means Of commu.
nicatlon on the modern battle
field. the means by which gen
oral headquarters keeps In
touch with every sector Of the
line and by which the perfect
coordination Of all branches
Of the service h possible are
the airplnne and electricity.
The romantic appeal OF the
aviation service. the stirring
stories OF high adventure that
have come out OF the war have
made the work Of the birdmen,
the superseders Of cavalry ne
the eyes Of the commander, ia.
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miIIar TO the people az home, On Inc Erouhu
charming lnfantrymen and roaring cannon cap
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-07
Ill, MARCH Z

The board of supervisors Of Han
cock county met In regular March
meeting Tuesday morning, at which
m Hon. A. C. Williams, chairman;
W. 3. Miller, clerk; M. r. Mosley
sheriff, and all members Of the board
except Mr.. Hertenstein, were present
The report Of the superintendent OF
the County Home and Farm was read
which report shows total receipts OF
the farm for the quarter, $~1,257.35.
Total expenditures, $6S3.69.
Leaving a balance due Hancock
county Of $573.66
Also shows goods contracted for es'
timated at s462.62.
No. Of inmates Dec. list, 1917, 80.
No. of inmates Mar. i, 1918, 38.
Whole number enrolled during quar-.
ter, 40.
No. Of deaths during quarter, 1.
average daily attendance, "a plus.
Inc annual report filed shows total
receipts. $10,495.29
Iotal expenses, $S,623.O7.
NO. Of inmates March 1. 1917, 3S.
NO. Of inmates March 1, 1918, SO.
Whole number enrolled during year,
68.
NO. or deaths during year, q.
ter, SO.
Average daily attendance second
quarter, "a.
ter, IS.
Average daily attendance fourth
Average daily attendance during
Year, 81 plus.
s37G7.19.
,otai expenses Of conducting home.
,ncluaing products Of the farm,
MA average per capita per week, 1901
~ upon motion Of the board the report
on file. vas pe
Inventory Of the county home and
ssln shows chattel property Of all
pn' OF a total value Of SIS, 500. 16.
,sf nepoIt OF committee to whom was
,snnu. pensions of blind, read, which
An~ ,e SHOWS that the application Of
sbie ustus Cannon, of Augusta town
nth oe granted, and the county clerk
5nsrta rIzed to issue county orders
tha lily oeginning April 1, 1918. in
NJ sum OF $3.50. payable to the order
" said petitioner.
re,ect oener applications filed, were
ssscteo.
j Rsn FISHER. E. H. Tanner ana F.
III hittct. .
rea le committee to whom was refer.
system ,na,ter of securing lighting
1of the court house, independ-