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WAR MOURNING BADGE.

With Gold Star.
Washington. -President Wilson has
approved the suggestion OF the wo-
mans committee OF the Council Of
National Defense that relatives OF
American soldiers and sailors lost in
the service wear black sleeve band
with gold star for each member OF
the family giving his life In the de-
tense Of the nation.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-08-02

IN MS communlque received by the wal
department
With the American Army on the
Ainse-Marne Front.-The German line
is again north of the 0ureq river ant
Fere-en-Tardenois, which has been en-
tered by the French troops, is at the
mercy Of the allies.
The line along the greater part Of
the Soissons.R Rheims salient has beer
pushed forward in some places as
much as five miles.
The Germans are bringing into play
their artillery in force to check the
plunges OF the Franco-American
troops. The Americans have played a
brilliant part in the advance, which
included the occupation of Sergy, on
the north bank Of the river.
The line follows the Ourcq river to
Sergy and to Goussancourt, the latter
place lying six miles north of Marne.
The Germans offered bitter resist.
ance, but not 10 compare with that
which began for the retention Of the
higher ground further north OF the
river. There they supplemented their
defense with artillery fire, reaching
over the American front lines to the
supports, the volume of fire at times
attaining enormous proportions.
Our artillery galloped into action
Immediately behind the infantry. The
Americans, pushing northeastward to
Fere-en-Tardenois, expected to meet
stiff resistance after occupying RED
Cross Farm" southwest Of Fresnos,
but, through the Forest deFere, little
fighting taking place in the course OF
this advance. Meanwhile French con.
tingents on the Americans right occu.
pied Fresnes and Curment. while other
American detachments pushed through
the forest of Ris, capturing Champ
Voisy and other small towns.
We are now finding huge piles Of
German shells, but little other booty.
Unwavering the Americans held
their ground and even advanced
while the French on their
sectors to the right and left resisted
as steadily against the vicious efforts
Of the Germans.
From behind the advancing lines the
allied heavy guns kept up continu-
out bombardment throughout, Smelling
the German positions, wherever the
reached troop concentrations.
Heavy artillery has been used to
some extent by the Germans in their
rear guard actions, but to no such
sxtent as now, and this gives some
basis for belief that Won Boehm, the
German commander, is preparing to
make q stand. 1t is pointed out, how
ever, that until the Ardre river is
reached all the advantages of ground
ire with the allies. So II Is generally
believed the dropping of his heavy
guns is merely an indication that his
armies are being withdrawn with all
'peed from a position which Is intol-
,rable and which unless relieved might
result in the disorganization Of what
10 far has been m admirably conduct.
"a retreat
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TOWN is HEAVILY sHELLEp.

French Within Three Miles Of Hun
Center Of Communication.
French Headquarters in France (v.a
ottawa French troops are within
three miles Of the town of Fere-en-Tar.
denois, which is the meeting Of eight
roads. 1t is the center of the German
communications in this region. The
town is being heavily shelled and
bombed by entente allied squadrons.
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AMERICANS ON ITALIAN FRONT.

The Appearance Of American Troops
Occasions Great Enthusiasm.
With the American Army on the
italian Front. = American fighting
troops are now on the Italian front.
They are billeted with Italians.
Heretofore the only combatant Amer
lean troops we're aviators, and the ap-,
pearance OF this large body OF the
fighting men from the United States at
the present moment has occasioned
the greatest satisfac,i'1.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-08-02
NEW SUBMARINE LAUNCHED.
Vessel Is Largest Of Kind Ever Built
In America.

Quincy, Mass.-A submarine. said
By its builders to be the largest ever
launched in this country and embody-
Ing all the latest designs IN sabma-
rines. went down the ways at the Fore
River plant OF The Bethlehem ship
building corporation here Several
thousand workers joined IL q mighty
cheer as the new undersea boar struck
the water. she was ehristenad the
AL.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-08-02
TENNESSEE

Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State = = =
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ENEMY RESISTANCE
STOPPED BY YANKS
HUGE PILES OF GERMAN SHELLS
HAVE BEEN LEFT AS THE
HUNS RETREAT.
MOST IMPORTANT SUCCESS
American Artillery ealloped Into
Action Behind the Infantry-AllIes
Cross ourcq River, Pursuing
the Germans.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the en-
envy between the Marine and the ourcq
has been broken down and American
troops, with those OF the allies, are
a pursuit, General Pershing announced
in his communique received by the wal
department.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-08-02

Nashville.-J. L Nichols and Chas.
O. Duvall. government experts Of the
biological bureau Of the department %
agriculture. are here to conduct CAM
paign for the determination Of rats. X
Is estimated that rats annually dsstFo5
property IN the United States valued
Al $500 5000 In addition numerous
disease epidemics have been directly
traced to the rodent Governor Ry
viii be asked to designate a week .
be known as rat killing week, during
which the people Of Tennessee vill
hs asked to devote time and energy i.
. SAVAGE warfare AGAINST the rat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-11-14
Family Cares
This Information May Be of Value To
Many a Mother. in I~ronton,

When there is added to the many
cares inseparable from the rearing OF
children that affection of weakness
of the kidneys and auxiliary organs
the mothers lot is far from a happy
one. This condition has often been
corrected by the use OF Doan's Kid
ney Pills. When relief comes the
mothers burden will be lighter and
her home happier.
Mrs. Anderson Rust, Ironton, says:
"One OF my children suffered from
weak kidneys and was caused much
annoyance by too frequent passages
of the secretions, especially st night.
| gave the child a lot Of remedies but
but with no benefit. Finally Deans
Kidney Pills were tried and they gave
wonderful relief. Doan's regulated
the chiId's kidneys and removed the
bladder weakness
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don
| simply ask for a kidney remedy--g e'
Doan's Kidney Pills~-the same tina
Mrs. Rust had. Foster MilburI
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. ".
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-11-14

to be great efforts by shrewd and IN
scrupulous people to buy or secure at
inadequate prices these bonds from
holders who are not we'll informed as
to stock and bond values.
Worthless or near-worthless stock
or stock of only speculative value
wildcat stocks they a'e c~alled-are
gong to be offered for Liberty bonds.
Some Will be urged not to sell or en-
change their Liberty bonds, but to
buy the stock and give the Liberty
bonds as security for the purchase
price. This Is a camoutiaged attempt
to get Liberty bonds in exchange for
the stock of their companies.
If every holder Of a Liberty bond
will consult a bank before he dlaposef
of it, the get-rich- quick concerns will
!, not prosper, but the individual bond"
holders will, and the American people
rs a whole will be benefited.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-11-14
Crown Prince Writes Papa.
On the run, Somewhere in
France" "Everywbere in France

On the run, Somewhere In
France" "Everywhere in France"
"All the Time"
Dear papa--I am writing onder run
as dc brave and glorious soldiers un.
der my command have not seen der
Rhine for 40 long dey have started
back dat way, and Of course lam 60
ing back NIT dem. Oh! pop, dere has
been some offel dolngs happened here
in France. First / started In my big
offensive which was TO cruch der fool
Americans, but dey know so little
about military tactic dat dey WILL not
be crushed just like want EN-. ! sent
nv men In der fight In big waves
And ven dey got to der Americana
dey ell hollar "Boo" as loud as dsy
could hollar. Vel, according to va
you have always told me de Amerl'
cans should have turned and "Rul
like Blazes." But vat you tink' Den
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-11-14

WhateveAthe complete returns may
show as to the ~senatorship, It'll 8 already
we'll seen that the voters of st. Louis
have gone on record as protest.
ing the Folk method Of campaigning.
Regardless of the exact outcome,
there ia evidence in the st. Louis vote
that the citizens here do not believe
in the Folk manner of conducting a
political fight.
Folk and his management aud or
CANS, from the opening Of their con-
test against Senator Wiley, did mol
hesitate to use any method of political
attack. The young and earnest sena-
tor, than whom there Is no more loyal
man in the state, was charged with
having pro.German proclivities, a
libel OF q s%uperlative sort in these
hours. His name aud fame were
blackened by base insinuations thai
he was traitorous to his country. Sup
porters OF Whitley We're set 1orIh a'
doubtful characters, all to be regard
cd a. having some damnable alliance
with the kaiser.
The Folk campaign, both In tn
primary and afterward, traded Of
patriotism and traHicked In d loyalt!
that was no deeper than self. interest
1t insulted the president with tb
suggestion that without Folk MI
Wilson could not end the war.
II trailed the flag In the mire
1 ~partisanshlp.
I It iraudulently imposed on lgno'
! ant voters the thought that Mr.. WI
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-11-14
A Letter from N. Alex. Barlow.

Dear Editor-Well as l am rather
anxious to hear from home and !
think | will be here a few days. am
sending my present address and you
may send the paper on to me.
New York harbor is INT lively
place these days, l have only been
here a couple of days and have zee
at least twelve transports leaving
loaded with their precious load OF
freight. Besides many. many ships
loaded with provisions, trucks, air.
planes, and horses. 1t certainly is
wonderful to see all Of those things
across the sea.
l was quite unlucky as l came of
the U. s. S. Indiana over a month ago
On my way to New York We stopped
over in the Naval operating base al
Hampton Roads, Virginia. We were
put under quarantine for flu and hae
to stand by for one month. The fiji
was quite a serious thing for a couple
of weeks.
We were then shipped to New Yorl
and now we are standing BY to 8
aboard ship again. This will be m,
home port and you can send tn
REGISTER on here to me. II you hav
any Of the back numbers since ] wrot
last, please send them as they are lik
long letters from home.
Best regards to the folks at home.
remain one of Iron county's boys.
N. ALEX. BARTLow, U. s. n,
New York Receiving Ship, Ba
Ridge Barracks, Brooklin, N. \.
October 81, 1918.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-11-14

fool Americans don't know anything
about var, and instead Of running der
oder way dey came right toward US.
Some ov dem a singing about I'VE
won't come back till it's over, over
dere," or some odder foolish songs
and some of dem were laughing like
fools. Dey are SO ignorant. But dey
are offel reckless nit der guns and
dey come toward us; it vas den dat
my men took a notion dey wanted to
90 back to de dear old Rhine. We
don't. like de little dirty Old Marine
river anyhow. And, OH pop, dem
Americans use such offel language
and say such offel thinks right before
us. One big husky from a place dey
call missouri" he said--(Oh, papa, /
hate to tell you vat oifel ting he said,
but ! can't help it, He said, ITO
he'll NIT der kaiser" Did you effer
hear anything so ofiel? didn't tink
anybody would say such offel tings.
1t made me so mad | wouldn't stand
and hear such otfel ting. So, | turn
ed NIT der odder poys. Vas | right?
Vot? and oh! papa, you know dem
breast plates vot you sent Us? You
can send us some to put on our backs!
Yon know We are going der CIDER
way now and breast plates are no
good, for der cowardly Americans
are shooting us right in der back.
Some of our poys took der breast
!. plates off and put EN- behind, and der
:. fool Americans are playing der "Star
Spangled Banner" nit machine guns
on dem plates. Can't yon help us!
: You remember in your speech YOU
. said noting could stand before del
i, brave German soldiers? Oh, papa, ]
, don't believe der ignorant Americans
:, ever read your speech, for dey run
:. after us like We vos a lot Of rabbits
Vot you ting? Can't you send den
some .ov your speeches right away
Dey don't know how terrible We are
y Can't you move my army back t.
Belgium we're We Won all our glory
:. My men IAN vip all der vimen an
children vot dem Belgians can brinI
!. US, but der Americans are SO rong'
;. und ignorant We can't make them un
- derstand' dat We are der greatest sol
=. diers OH earth and 9 We try to sin
deutschland Uber Alles," dey la'
like a lot Of monkeys. Papa, ii v
are not the best fighters on earth, v
are de best runners. Nopody ca
keep up nit us g We tink ov &c
old Rhine, and my army never d
~ tink 80 much ov dat dear old river.
Let me know right away vot to d
by return postoffice.
CROWN PRINCE WILLIE.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-11-14

Lots OF rain the past week, Nina
high and cold this morning.
Wheat fields are looking nice aha
green, Hogs are looking fine. Lots
OF acorns. Corn in this part OF Inc
county is scarce and almost too high
to buy.
Mrs. Emnla Shipp received a letter
from her son, Thomas, from some-
where in France, he was well and
having 3 good time,
There have Seen cards received an
~nounciug the safe arrival Of Finley
Parks over seas.
Influenza il bad at this place, sever
al families have it. Mrs. Fred Car
clum is very bad at this writing with
pneumonia following an attack OF
influenza, and also Miss Bessie Cle-
| ments has the pneumonia. Isaac
| Clements family all have been very
sick with influenza. There nave oeen
no deaths as yet, Drs, Deanahoe ana
Stafford bava lots to do, but are haV'
ing good success so FAR.
Mrs. A. j. Stricklin who has been
sick for some time is able to 90 her
work again.
w. Il. Stricklin Of Oates visited
relatives on Neil's Creek Sunday.
There are about 100 cases of lntiu-
en2a al Oates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Croker and
children visited the formers brother
on Middle Fork Sunday.
s. G. Stahiuth was called home on
account of sickness.
Mr.. aud Mrs. G. l.. Barton were call
ed to the bedside of theirs Herbert
last Tuesday, who was very SICK, bu'
is getting better.
Sam Sumpter was a caller in on
! community Sunday.
Lots of the old boys are filling gu
their questionnaires.
One more of our boys has beer
called to the %colors, Elmer Croker
+, M. Crocker of Belleview, w. A
s Rahler of st. Louis, S. p. Strlcklln
: and W, A. White are moving >. u
Stahluth's saw mill to a new set.
y, Our school has been closed tw
e weeks: most OF the students are SICK.
al LONELY ONE.
0otohnr DC 1D1S.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-11-14
Don't Sell Your Liberty Bonds.

The wide distribution among mil.
lions OF American citizens OF Liberty
loan bonds makes our Liberty loans,
according to Secretary Of the Treas
ury McAdoo's expressed opinion the
soundest Of national financing. That
these bonds be widely distributed
amongst the American people Is OF
great Importance to the Nation and to
the individual holders Of the bonds.
United States Government bonds In
the past have gone above par as high
- sl3s for q 800 4 per cent bond.
That Liberty bonds will 60 well above
par when peace comes Is very probs'
bic. Holding ones. Liberty bonds,
therefore, 10 wise a. we'll as patriotic
Every holder Of q Liberty loan bond
should heed the caution to hold to hi
or her bonds, because there are goin(
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-11-14
State OF Ohio. City OF Toledo.

LUCAS COUUIy' Es' ~. -.
Frank ], Cheney makes oath that ne
ia senior partner Of the firm Of f. J.
Cheney & Co. doing business in the CITY
OF Toledo, County and State aforesaid:
and that said firm will pay the sun q
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for caen
ana every case Of Catnrrh ,nat cannot pe
cured BY the use Of HALLS CATARHt
MEDICINE. FRANK ]. CHENEY.
sworn TO before me and subscribed IN
nv presence. this 9th day OF December.
A. y. 1856. a. W.; GliEaSUN;
(SeaD Notary tuphI.
Hairs catarrh Medicine Is taken, IN.
ternally and acts through ne bloos 80, on
for testimonials. free.
+. l. CHENEY h CO., Toledo. ..
Sold BY all druggists. Toe.
Hall's Family pills for constipauoA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-11-14
advertisement

Fox Saloon the W. A. Russell
farm, Belleview, Mo, about 10000 feet
OF lumber, came from q store build
inn, consisting OF dimension lumber,
2x4, exc and 2xs, running Q to 20 feet
in length, and boxing, Is feet, ceiling
and flooring; building wrecked was
2ox3O, IS feet TO caves. Also lot OF
shelving and set Of Good C%ounterr.
Any one interested will apply to John
10. Russell, who will show the lumber
and make prices.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-11-14
IRONTON, NC. THURSDAY NOVEMBER IL, 1918.
From France.

Dear Home Folks-Wil write You
all 4 few lines as ! AN all alone; the
rest of the boys are at drill. lam not
doing anything, but will go at it in
the morning. How is everyone at
the;mill? All we'll l hope. Guess you're
moving the mill by this time.
We are here in a little French viii
lage having a good time, although We
get up very early and you know that
goes against my nerves. We don't
work hard-go to work at eight and
quit at tlve-thirty.
Saturday | was pretty sick, and two
French women came IN here and gave
me some medicine. couldn't under
stand them; any way, they made me
understand that it was good for head
ache, and that was most my trouble.
The French people are very COED to
US; wish could understand them. They
use their two wheeled wagons and
wear wooden shoes; you can hear
them quite a while before you can
see them. They milk their cows three
times a day; they sure have fine
cattle. They look like our Jerseys
only they are about as big again.
Any way you want to look you car
see some old lady or a bunch OF kids
herding few cows, believe me, they
sure keep them fat, and their horse
stock is the same way. While | was
scribbIing these few lines another sicl
boy came along and stopped in
while. While l was trying to WRIT
he was doctoring watches but thinl
he only wasted his time. I've still
got my watch; wish l had left it a
home, for it is worth too muchto lose
am afraid | will loose it.
How are Bert's folks? Has Bert eve
; had to join the army yet?
Guess the cattle are fine this fall
! Guess you have shipped them by nov
Well, | don't know much to write
7 Most of my letters will be short.
won't get to write very often, SO 70
/. can write me every time you can.
has been FIVE or six weeks since
i, heard from any Of you.
Z | will close. AS ever,
y Your son,
: CLAUDE STEVENSON.
q p. S.--This letter is about q Wet
& old but l will send 1t any way. U
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-11-14

son was seeking re.election by piac-
ing the chief magistrates portrait at
the head Of it's billboard literature,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-11-14

GIE ' E.NSUNe .
?. S.--This letter is about q week'
old but l will send 1t any way. Our
address changes so often that it's
hard for US to get a letter started; they
always come back to change the adj
dress, but | think this one will stick.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-29
SOLDIER LETTERS



The following letter from Louis
|P. Miller, former resident of Grants
Pass, will be OF interest to his many
friends:
July 10, 1918.
Dear Mother;
am still working for the quar-
termaster here, and having good
time at II. You can't imagine how
much fun It is to figure up pay rolls
lin dollars, and then reduce them 10
francs. After you have done this
continuously for couple OF weeks.
you feel that the mathematical gi-
ants OF the past could well have at
forded to take few hints from army
quartermasters.
| took little jaunt down town
yesterday. to see the sights. The city
is very old. as | may have told you
before, and is full Of relies dating
back TO the time of the Romans.
There is an immense old chateau
here. which was originally built by
the Romans. and has been repaired
and added to by the French kings
and dukes down to the present time.
lit stands away back from the neigh
boring houses, and is separated from
them BY a deep and wide moat. now
partly filled in. From the outside
liz resembles a glorified jail only 1t
hasn't so many windows; and what
windows there are seem useless, be-
cause the majority of them, while
of generous height. are only about
six inches wide. To add 10 the abb
surdity. large proportion Of them
are heavily barred. CAS- Mark
Twain, believe. puts II. II would be
easier for a rich man to go through
camel's eye than for an ordinary
citizen to crawl through one Of these
windows. And none OF them are
lower than 80 or 40 feet from the
ground. No need for the dodgers
there to fear burglars; anybody bent
on depreciation would need an air
ship to get even close.
We walked in through narrow
passageway, over the moat, over a
drawbridge, under what in ancient
times was the portcullis, and pro-
ceeded to bargain with the keeper,
a stalwart woman of uncertain age,
to see the sights. A couple OF nurses
came up with an officer, and wanted
to go through, also, but were In
formed that 1t was not proper.
don't know why not, unless perhaps
the keeper thought they could not
stand the jaunt of about IS miles
through the castle which we subse-
quently undertook.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-29
WHERE WERE THE u-BoATsg

WHERE WE'RE THE U-BOATS?
Many Of the details of the capture
or sinking of German submarines
are necessarily kept from the public.
After the war is over we may hope
to know more Of the work Of the al
lied fleets in their war against the
U-boats, but for the present patriots
are willing to forego the thrilling
facts.
There are some signs, however,
which the ordinary citizen can read
for himself. One, of which we are
perhaps most proud, is the success
full transport of troops from our
shores to the war zone, unharmed by
the U-boats. Another is brought out
by simple statements from the food
administration.
England has been able to lift her
restrictions on the consumption OF
bacon. Why? Pork exports from
this country amounted to 169,SS1,-
900 pounds. Our allies received
s3.5 per cent of that. For the three
years preceding the war our aver
age monthly expectation Of pork was
about 41,531,5e7 pounds.
The June beef record is interest
ing, too. Before the war the month
ly average OF three-year period was
100000 pounds. In June of this
year we exported s2,17S,OOO pounds
Of beef. of which 95 per cent went
to France. Belgium and the British
Isles Beef and pork do not yet