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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-20

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committees Of the various lodges
| Of the various ord,rr are requested
70 place their notaI for publication
In the hands Of the Fraternal edi-
| tor by o'clock P. NJ. every
Thursday for the following Sun
day edition OF The virginian.
ENCAMPMENT.
2.'Neilson Encampment, meets first
and third Wednesday nights, l. o. o.
L. Home. corner Grace and Foushee
streets. r. j. Carlton. r. s., AIS South
Laurel street.
PATRIARCHs MILITANT.
Canton Virginia No. 3 meets every
second and fourth Wednesday at s
+. NJ. !. Q. O. r. Home, corner Grace
and Foushee streets J.. b. Jones. 52G
North Fifth street. clerk
Richmond Subordinatcs.
Richmond lodge. No. 4, !. O. o. r..
meets every Monday night AT |. o. ..
F. Home, corner Grace and Foushee
streets
Laurel lodge. No. 1877. L. o. o. f..
meets every Thursday night In the
month at it's hall at Laurel.
Schiller lodge. No. 1873. !. O. q. f..
II Gets every FIRST and thin ! Wednesday
night at its hall. 2J4T West Bros I
street.
Stuart lodge. No. al. !. o. .. F..
meets every Thursday night in tho
month at it's hall. 500 Hull street.
Unity lodge. No. cs. 7. O. O. F..
meets every Friday night al 2Aes East
Broad street. The MEETINGS are in
structive and the brothers are request
ed to be present as often convenient.
Metropolitan 'ooGe. No. :23, I. q.
o. r., meets etery THU caaS night al
It's hall. Twenty Attn and Marshall
streets. Always a coed meeting.
Thxhugh lodge. No. 93. ]. o .. r..
met in regular session last Monday
night at it's hall. corner Harrison
and Broad streets. and with good
attendance of the brothers.
onion lodge. No. :. J. o. o. T.,
meets every Tuesday night nj !, @. O.
r. FtptiIt, CcTifSi Nttdit H't1 'Nsit~%
streets.
Highland springs ledge. No. IS,
meets every Wednesday night at its
hall In Highland Sprsags. The lodge
Is opened promptly at 5 o'clock and
all the brothers are requested TO at
tend the scSsions.
Patrick Henr, lodge. No. TIA. I. o
o. r.. meets every Tuesday night at
It's hall corner Harrison and Broad
streets. Lei all This orcths RS att nd
tie communications
Henderson lodge. No, f05, !, .. o. r.
meets every Thursday night At Leader
hall. corner Hui! and TENN streets.
South Richmond.
Ahou Ben Adbtrn lodge. No. sfo,
meets every Thursday night at !, o. O.
r. Home, corner Grace and fouehee
streets Degree work always on band.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-20

Meridian lodge. No. :SA. meets In
Masonic temple at non on the fourth
Monday in each month.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-20

every Tuesday night In Belwidere halt
Beividere and Main streets. X. G.,
Foster IL the secretary. Gil Beverly
street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-20

Washington camp. No. 80. meets
every Thursday night in Juniors
hail. Towards Grove. j. l. Fox, 1897
,, North Twes.y-second street. is III,
secretarys =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-20

Daughters OF America.
Dove council, No. -, D. Of Al, maetpi
every Friday night at Twenty-Afth
and Broad streets. The secretary II
Miss Lillian Strickland. $500 9 strees,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-20

Washington camp, No. "a. meets
regularly at Highland Springs. c.
II. Galliger. Highland Springs. Va.
is the recording secretary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-11
enemy is losing.
That's morale.

American fighting spirit
stories of individual valor.
Morale makes Americans
glad to fight for freedom. The
lack of it makes Germans
hate to fight for Prussia.
Our soldier knows he is a
free-born fighter. He is no
slave of any Government.
He is part of a nation waging
war. He wants to fight. He
needn't be driven into battle.
He yells: LETS go!"
That's morale! Let's let
them keep it! Let's keep
them keen and fit and conf
dent!
General Pershing finds
that 900 men who have a
hutto spend their evenings in
are more effective than 1000
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-11

tons overseas can show our
fighters that they aren't for
gotten, that home is follow
ing them up to the guns.
Sports, entertainment, edu-
cation, religion, warmth, and
cheer and friendship-these
are the forces that are work.
ing to keep morale up to a
victory pitch.
On you, this week, depends
this question of morale.
These are the seven recog-
nizedactivities throughwhich
the Government enablesyou
to stand behind your fight
ers. Their value depends on
just how much you, as an
individual, will give to help
them hasten victory. Give as
younever gave before! Give
for moralel
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-11

men without it Napoleon called morale three times
important as other factors in war;
The strain comes with the first swift change from civil
to military lfe when these organizations give your
place meet his family books to read and study, the
hospitality of American homes when whole cities
adjusted to the conditions created by having
torment nearby.
1t comes later, too, when has been off in
lonely camp for weeks when the itself seems miles
away when letters irregular and home seems some-
where in another world, when has lived out in
gunpit or dug-out, has slept in filthy straw, when the
bodies of his friends lie just beyond him, out in No
Mans Land.
That's when the men and women of YOUR orsaniza.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-11
Morale Is Winning the War!

AN American is capturing Hun-not because he
~ is any heavier stronger older or bigger but
= just because he has the fighting spirit which his
enemy is losing.
That's morale.
"Where are those Germans? Let's get at 'em!"
yelled American before Chateau hierry He was 60
ing under fire for the first time He wild to get there!
"We are constantly the alert and afraid the
Americans are going to attack wrote German to his
wife. He captured before he could mail the letter.
"The men are so embittered," wrote another Hun,
that they have interest in anything, and they only
want the end, matter how. We only slaves
of the Government Now he is prisoner, too
Every despatch from France brings new proof of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-11
Why you should give twice as much as
you ever gave before!

The need is for 7O greater any gift asked
since the world began The Government has fixed this
SH0500000
By giving these ORGANIZATIONS all the and
effort of six additional campaigns is saved
Unless Americans do give much as before,
soldiers and sailors may enjoy during 1919 theirs
5000 Recreation Buildings $500 Libraries supplying 5000 books
1000 Miles of Movie Film IS Hostess Houses
100 Leading Stage Stars $4,000 brother Secretaries
1000 Athletic Directors Millions of dollars of comforts
When give double make that fighter has the
cheer and comforts of these the
from home to the front and back again. You provide him with
church, theatre cheerful home, school, club and
athletic knowledge that the folks back home with him,
heart and soull
You have loaned supply their physical needs
Now give maintain the Morale that's winning the war
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
The Fate of Quentin Roosevelt.

The country will regret to learn
that the report of Quentin Roose-
yelt's death has been confirmed.
Not because he is Colonel ROOse-
yelt's son, for in this democratic
country one mans fate is of no more
concern than another's; but because
he is entitled to conspicuous atten-
tion for conspicuous service and con-
spicuous example. There are those
who contend that the sons OF prom
inent and Influential men have places
of safety in the war. This is not
true. Every one of Mr.. Roosevelt's
sons has been in the danger zone
one, besides Quentin, has been perm
anentIy disabled. The sons of Mr..
Taft fight as do the sons of other
men. The son of Grover Cleveland
is private. AS the war goes on
other widely known American fam
lilies will have their hearth circle
broken. All of which makes clear
er the quality of our democracy.
Colonel Roosevelt shows how an
American father must meet and ac-
cept the dread consequences of q
necessary war, knowing their full
meaning. The American mother
needs no exemplar. She is as heroic
as she is noble, and the heroic no
bility that she has transmitted to the
dauntless giants in khaki is what
gives the American army its exalted
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published q Quarter
Of Century AGO.

A little two year old son of Aaron
Goodman fell out of a chair Tues
day and fractured the bones in his
right hand.
Rufus saw the anchor of the ship
from the deck of which George
Washington discovered America,
that he finally packed his grip and
started Monday for Chicago to see
the wonderful anchor, and if he has
time will also take in some of the
and will visit Milwaukee and Grand
Island before returning.
A daughter arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Sell, of Eden
township last Thursday
Clark Beck's running horse, Cor
oner, won another race at St: Louis
last, last week ~ zad furl9ughs 1 aaria in l 1q1
recently refused 800 for him. ~
Tuesday Mrs. Len Hamilton came
to town and as usual dropped in to
see how Aunty Patterson was. When
she entered the house she was sur
floor unconscious. She - had been zen
ironing when an attack of faintness
came on her and she fell to the
floor, striking her face on the table
and cutting and bruising it consid-
erably We are pleased to report
she was considerably better yester-
Mrs. Mary Ann Field died at the
home of II. Farquhar in Leon July
22nd. at the age of 79 years, 8
months and 21 days.
Mrs. Ben Reeder and daughter
Miss Maude returned yesterday to
their home at Olathe, Kansas, after
visit with relatives in this city.
r. w. Myers and Port Jeffrey, of
Osceola, spent Sunday with friends
in Leon.
Otis Green came home from Cory
don Monday where he has been
working in a hotel.
Mrs. John Frazier died at her
age of IS years, II months and 10
days.
The base ball enthusiasts of Leon
have organized a club and leased
the Finley lots north of the school
building, and have been working
with teams all week fixing up the
grounds. The park will be enclosed
with a tight fence and a number of
games have been booked. T. R.
Early is president, G. " Ruby vice
president, w. A. Brown secretary
and treasury, G. w. Young manager
Jas. w. Hurst captain, o. E. Hull
official scorer.
While assisting in scraping the
base ball diamond yesterday morn
ing John Hurst was struck by a hoe
in the hands of Tom Garrett, and a
deep cash was cut in his cheek, re-
quiring several stitches to be taken
by the physician who dressed the
wound
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
Papers Must Be Paid For.

The new postage rates for news
papers which went into effect on
July 1st, have added burdens to the
newspaper business, and all kinds OF
paper are again making rapid in
creases in price. The new postal
rates to subscribers living outside of
crease in postage, and all newspapers
will find it necessary to have the
money for every paper they mail. If
your subscription to The Reporter is
about to expire you should send in
your renewal at once, or the chances
are you will miss receiving the pa
per just when you want it. worst;
The new regulations are irOnclad
and we have no option in this mat
ter, so don't blame the publisher.
There is no industry in the country
which has been hit harded by the
war than the newspapers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
ESTABLISHED 1854.
A BAD AUTO CRASH.
M. C. Freestone Badly Injured when
His Auto Crashed Into Bio Tele-
phone Pole Saturday Night.

Saturday night about II O'Clock,
there was bad auto accident a
short distance west OF the home OF
Amos Deck on the Leon and Deca-
tur road, three miles west OF Leon,
in which NJ. z. treestone was serl-
family were returning home from
attending the band concert at Leon,
and along about the A. e. Ellis
farm, they were passed by Art An
drews in his Scripps-Booth roadster.
The F'reestone car, a Maxwell, is a
pretty speedy car, and Mr.. Free
stone never liked to be beaten in a
who was driving, not to let the. car
pass them, SO Lawrence stepped on
the throttle and away they went,
and were running between forty
five and fifty miles an hour when
going down the grade west of the
Deck home, when the right hand
wheels dropped into small ditch
north, striking one of the big te!e-
phone poles with terrific force. The
car was equipped with a bumper,
but this was crushed by the impact.
twice, a piece abe about three ;E2d feet It long g
turned over and all OF the occu-
pants were thrown out, Mr.. Free
stone who was in the rear seat be-
ing caught under the body of the
car, his left shoulder blade, broken,
and two big gashes cut in his head
and neck; Mr.. Andrews heard the
back, and w. II. Golfer was just a
short distance back of them at the
time, havine .urned his car out OF
the road when he heard the two
speeding cars coming, and they as
sisted in raising the car and releas-
ing Mr.: Freestone: M. Golfer came am
Freestone and family were taken to
their home mile north of the
scene of the accident. Lawrence
Freestone who was driving, escaped
without injury, but his sister, Miss
Alice, who was in the front seat,
pretty pre- badly cut. Mrs. Freestone
was only slightly bruised on the
breast, and Elmer Freestone, who
was riding in the rear seat with his
parents, escaped with some slight
bruises. The car was pretty badly
wrecked, the top being broken, the
doors torn off, and the radiator
Wheel also being demolished, and it
is doubtful if the car can be repair
ed for less than the cost of a new
one.
Mr.. Freestone is recovering nice
ly from his injuries, which are pref
ty painful, it being necessary to
cut on his head, but says he has
been satisfied now. and is through
trying to befa good sport, and here
after anyone who wants to pass him
can do SO. He says car is too
speedy for him, and he wants to buy
a slow mule for future use. While
ho q
many mai friends of the Freestone fam
lily are glad it was no worse, for it
is a wonder some of them were not
killed
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
Serious Auto Accident.

V. l.. Duff, foreman at Estes &
Company's garage, met with an auto
accident Sunday night, resulting in
his right leg being broken just above
the knee. Mr.. Duff had been out in
the country with his car, and had
sheared off pinion. He was being
towed in by Robert McNelly, and
when they reached the old Henry
Mills farm few miles south of
Leon where there are a couple OF
steep hills, Mr.. Duff decided it would
be better to coast his car down the
hill rather than tow it, so the car
was cut loose and he coasted down
all right and part way up the other
hill, but when the car stopped he
could not hold it and it backed
down and ran into ditch, over
turning and catching him under the
steering wheel, breaking his leg.
He was brought to his home in Leon
and the fracture reduced, but it will
be number of weeks before he is
able to resume work at the garage.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
Much Traffic Over jefferson High.
way.

There is very heavy auto traffic
this wear over the Jefferson High
way, and cars from other states can
be seen passing through Leon any
hour of the day. A couple of feder-
al census takers were stationed last
week at the Bert Keeler corner just
across the line in Clarke county,
who stopped all cars and listed them,
together with the number of passen-
gers. The previous week the census
takers were stationed at the south
end of the pavement leading into
Osceola, and during the week a to-
tai OF 1866 autos passed over the
Jefferson Highway, the total num-
Der OF passengers being 5,769. Sun
day was the heaviest travel, on that
day 4OS cars with 1851 passengers
being listed. A total of 40 auto
trucks passed during the week. The
number OF interstate autos during
the week was 290, inter-county 307,
interurban 631, farm-town traffic
913. The census was taken in con-
nection with the government aid for
county roads, in which Decatur
county will also participate to the
extent of over forty thousand dol
lars. In order to secure all of the
necessary data it was necessary for
the census takers to stop every car
which passed over the road.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
Bad Storm in Oklahoma.

Mrs. Anna Mcdaniel knabe, of
Lookout, Oklahoma, sends us the
following clipping from the Lookout
items in the Caldwell Talisman.
Mrs. Knabe writes the storm did on
ly slight damage at their, farm, but
a mile east and south of them the
wheat not cut was almost a total
loss, and all late crops are greatly
damaged Hail could be found until
the following Tuesday after the
storm where it had drifted.
One of the most destructive halls,
rains and wind storms ever known
struck this vicinity last Friday
about four-thirty. Hail as large as
hen eggs fell in some places. The
hail fell for something like three
quarters of an hour. What wheat
that was not cut is almost a tota |
loss and but very few had their wheat
cut.
Bridges, culverts and water gans
are washed out. Something like
three or four inches OF water fell
during the storm.
A few days ago Woods county had
one of the best prospects for crop
ever known Everyone was reloic-
ing over their wheat crop and feel
'iag like they could do much to help
our boys cover there" Today the
fields look very discouraging. 1t is
hoped that the late crops will come
out and make something. The storm
did not do so much damage in some
places as others but was bad enough
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
Send Them in Early.

These are strenuous times in
newspaper offices, and The Reporter
for several months has been working
with short force. We ask that
everyone who has items for publica-
tion hand them in or mail them at
the earliest possible time. Our
linotype machine does not have suf-
ficient copy to keep busy the latter
part of the week, but we have more
than we can handle on Tuesdav and
Wednesday. If you have letters
from soldier boys or other articles
for publication please send to us the
latter part of the week. Local mat
ters, correspondents letters and 9TH
er matters keep the machine busy
the last two days before The Report
er is printed. We want to give all
the news possible, but it is beyond
our capacity to print many articles
handed in shortly before the paper
is printed. Kindly he, us out on
this matter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
Coming Attraction at the Idle Hour
and New Theatres.

adventure n 1re' serisi aaiaYa' "The Bulls b rs Eye
comes to the Idle Hour Theatre to-
day. Matinee this afternoon at 3
O'Clock and first night show at 8
o'clock: Admission 6 and II cents
which includes the war tax
The attraction tomorrow at the
Idle Hour Theatre. is the Triangle
feature, FLAMES of Chance This
is splendid feature in which Mar
gerry Wilson,, the pretty Triangle
TaS pression Sa mage The fHt ffange aieoraen comed
be shown. Admission 6 and ii cents
which includes the war tax.
The attraction Saturday at the
Idle Hour is the clever actress, Tex
as Guinan in The Gun 3a Woman
thrills and interest. "The Gun
Woman is Triangle production
which means quality. This is
great, western picture and one that
everybody will want to see. Matinee
at 3 O'Clock and first night show at
II cents and night admission and
Is cents which includes the war tax.
A Triangle comedy will also be-
shown Saturday.
The Saturday attraction at the
New Theatre will be one OF the best
Red Decides with Barbara Con-
players pIss a'' ahittie Il Red Red y Decides" is
one of the big western productions
of the year and it is going great
wherever shown. A Triangle COM
edy will also be shown Matinee at
8 o'clock and first night show at 8
o'clock. Matinee admission is and
II cents and night prices and 10
cents which includes the war tax.
Monday and Tuesday the greatest
Leon will be the attraction at both
the Idle Hour and New Theatres.
The attraction is Ambassador Jas.
w Gerard's "My Foer-years in
Germany" This wonderful pictur-
ization of Ambassador Gerard.s
famous book is IN ten parts and IS
proclaimed everywhere as the big
gest thing in pictures that has ever
been produced. The, picture, in or
see it, will be run in both the Idle
Hour and New Theatres. Matinee
at the Idle Hour each, day at 3
o'clock. First night show at the
Idle Hour at o'clock and first
show at the New Theatre at $3.50.
Children 5 cents, adults 2S cents,
which includes the war tax.
Wednesday, july 31st, circus day;
both. theatres will run all day ana and
syea;ab sVaga6ond neflae one Of aafl the funniest
comedies that Chaplin has ever
made. will be the attraction at the
Idle Hour Theatre and Nell Ship
man, the Vitagraph Blue Ribbon
star, in "Cavanaugh the Forest
Ranger will be the attraction at
the New Theatre.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
HUNS ARE ON 1nE RUN
The Allies Drive Enemies Back ard
Make Great Gains, Capturing
Thousands of Prisoners.

The war news for several days
many days, the allies driving the
Huns back each day, and many
thousands of prisoners, hundreds of
big guns and supplies have been
taken. The American troops have
disting themselves, and in ev-
cry encounter with the Huns they
have driven the enemy back, and the
Germans now have wholesome
fear of the unframed American
troops. One captured German Offic-
er said they were now ready to be-
lieve America had not only a million
men in France but ten million. The
big German drive has not only been
stopped, but the foe has lost much
territory which he formerly held,
and it looks as if the German army
les would have to withdraw stlll
farther. General Foch made his
counter attack just at the right
time, and it was carefully planned
carried supplies to the German
troops have been cut, and part of
the German army is in sore straits.
The Germans have been driven far
back of their lines of May 27th and
July 18th, and the lines of the al
lies have been strengthened until
there is no fear that the Huns will
ever go through to Paris or the
channel ports. The German losses
are estimated at not less than 6O0,-
900 men, and they have lost ground
rather than made any gains, while
the allies are being daily strength
ened by the arrival of 100000 men a
month now.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
Who Was First Volunteer?

After the war is over some of
thes days the question will be ask
ed "Who was the first man to vol
unteer from Decatur county?" We
did not know, but there were sew
eral young men who volunteered
pretty quick after war was declared.
We would like to locate the first vol
unteer in Decatur county, and if any
of our readers know, we would be
glad to have them send in the name,
the date of enlistment, and in what
branch of the service. Let's have
Decatur county's record straight be-
fore it is too late to secure the in
formation,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-25
CLASS 9 MAY HAVE TO GO NEXT
MONTH.
Logan Believes Class 1 Men Left
Not Sufficient to Supply Calls
in August.
I nnau ha II

1t may be that Iowa will have to
call some of her class 2 men into
the service in August, according to
Adj Gen. Guy e. Logan.
1T is certain that we will not have
a sufficient number OF class, l men
to meet the August calls if they run
up to anything like those Of July"
trainment OF the 3,265 men who go
to Camp Forest during the three
day period beginning July 20, we
will have furnished about 24,0UU
men during that month.
Few Glass One Men Left.
This is the greatest number fur
nished during any one month since
the men We've called"
There will remain only some
500 class l men of the 1917 reg
istration by August /. According
to the adjutant general probably
that can be mustered in the state
during August will not exceed 49,
600 This includes those placed in
class l who registered June 5, 1918,
and also all newlyweds and others
who have been reclassified.
Policy Not Announced.
II am not informed what the
policy Of the war department Will
be-" said General Logan, when all
the class / men are exhausted.
'.It may be. that class men will
be called, or Iowa may be called up
as remain in the state, after which
arrangements of some kind will be
made to take care of the calls dur
ing the fall months, either by an ex-
tension of the age limit or provisions
for further re-classificatiOn.'