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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-10-11
An Appeal to Farmers.

AT meeting in Washington not
long since where all Of the great
farm organizations were represented.
il was decided to inaugurate a ma
tiOn wide campaign for better or
ganizatinn of the farming and live
stock interests. Ii was deemed ah-
solutely necessary if the farmer wa
peace table il set at the end nf the
war,
The union has number OF cnun-
ties organized and staying hv the
old ship. With this To work from il
l. possible to reorganize HAT -rlrnd-
id institution i'm the state. and this
appeal j. being made for that pur-
pose President Barrett and Secrr-
tary Davis nf the National Union
will help Ia the fullest extent
The principles ~ the union were
right and deserving Ia IN made. hut
this is time wh-n al this should
he forgotten AMI every man who
wants our people Ia prosper and re-
ceive that which j. Justly theirs,
should encourage this movement.
The farmer only asks for what IL his
hy every right and NOTHING that he-
longs to others.
feel that practically every news
paper i'm the State of Mississippi
will appreciate the great need of
such an organization and give to il
their hearty support. No agency
can accomplish more toward the
success of such an undertaking. The
farmers need the newspapers al d
the newspapers need the farmers
their interests are mutual
Broad minded business men will
give the effort their earnest support
and cooperation The union will
take nothing from them, but will
give to the farmers justice to which
he is entitled If the farmers of a
section surrounding a town are pros
porous, the business men are cor
respondingly so. Professional men
by all means should literally aid
any effort to assist farmers and
stockmen within the bounds of le-
gitimate business. The union only
offers that to its members. | be-
lieve that in this work of reOrganiza-
ton that practically all professional
men will give their sympathy and
support. 1t is time when farmers
must take advantage of their oppor-
tunities or allow them To be lost
forever Every other interest is or
ganized and strongly intrenched for
the peace table. The farmers must
be or accept the few crumbs that
will fall i'm their direction.
Write me what you believe about
this. Tell me how the work of re-
organization can best be accomplish
ed in your county. Say just how
much you are willing to do and what
help can be expected from Others in
your section. Opportunity is knock
ing right now; tomorrow may be too
late.
| have been requested to obtain
this information by the national Of
ficials of the Farmers Union. Write
me at Batesville, Miss, if you are
interested in organizing the farmers
of Mississippi. Fraternally,
X. A. y. WILSON.
Billions? Feel heavy after dinner?
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-10-11
Legal Notice:
State of Mississippi.
County of Monroe.

STaL6 OF MlsSlSHIpHIs
County of Monroe.
Board of Supervisors, August Term
1918.
Notice of filing claim for damage by
B. W. Cantrell.
Notice is hereby given that there
was filed with the clerk of the board
on the sth day of August, 1918. the
claim of W Cantrell asking for
payment for damages sustained by
mule falling through detective bridge
in the first district of said county
Said claim will be taken up at the Oc-
tober term of the board and disposed
of as required by law.
q. O. RAY.
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors,
Monroe County, MiE=. 49,
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-10-11

The ma nc-Doan's inspires conf
dence-Doan's Kidney Pills tor kid
ney ills. Doan'+ Ointment tor skin
laxative. Sold n all drug stores.
ADV
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-10-11

Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner?
Bitter taste? Complexion ssllow? Liv-
er perhaps needs waking up. Doan's
Regulets for bilious attacks-3Oc at
all stores. (Adv.l
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Announcement

We have again taken over the
management Of the Patterson
Eating House and we will be
glad to greet our many friends
and patrons again, assuring
them the same efficient service
and good meals that made this
place so popular before.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Patterson.
Max Steinert, Terrence AIRS eneau
Julian Johnson, Selmer e. Johnson
Lawrence Kinney, Harry Soshea
and Walt, Mulvaney returned last
Saturday from Superior where they
have been attending the govern
ment officers training school.
For Sale-17 1-2 inch fire pot
base burner coal stove, fully guaran-
teed. Call sos West 3rd street,
Phone 152 w. If.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19

Frank Parker and family left last
evening for Cafney's Point, New
JERSEY. where they will make their
residence. Mr.. Parker will take uD
work in the dye plant at Carnev's
Point, operated by the Dupont
company. For the past five years
the Parker family have been resi-
dents of this city and during their
stay have made a large number OF
friends who are sorry TO see them
leave. The best wishes of the cbm
munity goes with the m
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19

O Joys that gone, will you ever return
To gladden. our hearts as of yore!
Will we find you awaiting us some
happy morn,
When we drift to Eternity s shore
Will dear eyes meet our own, as in
days that are past?
Will we thrill at the touch OF a
hand!
O Joys that are gone, will we find
you at last
On the shores of that wonderful
land?
Dear soldier boy, our one and only
Son.
Sorrowing Father, Mother
and Fiance.
Washburn, Wis.
Dec. II, 1917.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Announcement

Having started a watch and
optical shop one door east of
the Shoresman Store, [ wish
to announce that [ am fully
prepared to take care of re-
pairing of watches, clocks
jewelry, etc.: gold, silver and
steel soldering.
Eyes examined under the
most practical and scientific
tests, glasses properly fitted,
broken lenses duplicated.
All Kinds of Jewelry
Engraving.
w. WELLER
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
In loving memory

In loving memory
of
Corp. Byron Everett jacobson
Who died at base hospital, Camp
Macarthur, Waco, Texas, Mon
day Eve, Dec. 18th 1917
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Somewhere in England

The parents OF Earl Threlkeld
have received the following letter
from him:
Somewhere in England, December
Is, 1918.
Dear Folks: Well here IL is
Christmas, but IL doesn't seem
like it to me. I hope you had q
good time as / was thinking of
you all day and wishing l had
some of the good eats l hope
to make up for 1t next Christmas
If things go as I hope they will.
We arrived in Cork this a. M,
but are still aboard ship; will
probably get off tomorrow and go
to the, training camp. Have been
aboard ship 1.-The censor
was busy here). We will surely
be glad to step on land again.
There were-(The blue pencil
worked here also.) besides the
one We were on. We were con-
voyed thru the danger zone by
--(deleted) and had to wear
life belt and sleep on deck all
the time we were in the danger
zone. We also had boat drill
every day so we would know just
where to take our life boats in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
ny A HARASSND WEARER Oh

BY A HARAS6ED WEARER Oh
ONE OF EN-
How many things does the let
ter &c" stand for?
There wasn't newspaper cor
respondent at Camp Lewis who
realized the potential embarrass-
ment that existed in that simple
little letter when the order putting
the writer's into uniform and pro-
viding that they wear a red &c
on a white patch on the left arm
was issued.
But wherever they go the letter
singles them out. Let one Of them
tell his simple tale of woe:
left camp the other night
bound for Seattle. On the way
out a sentry stopped me, as he
was supposed to do.
who's there?"
Correspondent"
"Pass, Correspondent-No, wait
a minute. What does the &C
mean?"
Colonel, Corporal.
On the bus two soldiers wanted
to know what it meant and a lady
in the back seat said, Wasn't il
a shame they made them white
so hard to keep clean?"
Half way to the interrurban
station and in a hurry and a fat
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Tacoma Boy Writes
From France

The letters are surely pouring
in on us and we are mighty glad
| to get them. This one Is also
from a Tacoma boy in France. 1t
reads:
Dear Father:
II has been so long since
have written a letter to you alone
that thought l would write you
a few lines.
Today is Christmas and I have
enjoyed myself very much. We
had a big turkey dinner and it
sure did hit the right spot My
new company feeds us fine all of
the time. l had hot cakes this
morning for the first time since l
joined the army.
Lam sending home card In re-
membrance of the Y. M. G. A. Put
it away for me as it has a French
American calendar on 1t.
l have not received any mail
yet, but it will get to me soon.
There should be big bunch when
it does come.
This afternoon we had big pro-
gram at one of the other COM
panies. A French girl sang and
played for us.
Well, Dad, the censor is pretty
strict, so l cannot tell you much.
Tell everyone hello for me, and
my love to them, especially moth
err and Marion.
l am feeling fine, as ever.
Your loving son,
HAROLD TROMPER.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Rowe Was a Prospector
Right Up to Last Call

|posal could do was two tons a
week-hardly enough to pay.
He found that the furnace
Innings had the habit of burning
out quickly. He experimental,
then experimental some more.
He would work tirelessly, fever
ishly, from o'clock in the morn
ing until almost midnight, to make
his idea success. 1t was his own
knowledge of where the strange
metals were to be had and his al
most uncanny intuition about al
Toys, and his personal experiment
with them, that have made sue
cess of his furnaces today sue
cess which fate never allowed him
to enjoy.
For the last six months the
plant has been making good
profits. 1t has been enlarged and
extended. Two new furnaces have
been installed. Instead of two
tons of alloys a week 1t is turn
ing out five tons a day.
Stays by Furnaces
In telling of his experiments
before his death he said he would
try one proportion Of stuff, and If
that didn't turn out right, he
would try another, always in small
quantities. Then he would try
bigger ones, and generally they
had to be tried over and over
again. He was still a prospector,
you see.
Night and day he experimental.
When the breakdown came he re-
fused to leave the business. He
went to live in a room above his
office down near the dusty,
smoky, noisy plant.
Nobody was allowed to see him,
for fear that the excitement Of
the visit might cause his death. His
principal occupation was reading
the newspapers. He refused to
give up.
And when Bill Rowe Died Jan.
20 at the age of 5S.8 He died
with his heart still clinging to his
furnaces and his alloys-his last
prospect.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

too clever to fight against the
Americans and anyway their pro-
visions and ammunition are about
gone.
eW certainly had a fine Christ
mas dinner. Everything was as
good as l could ask. We had tur-
key, plum pudding, celery, pump
kin pie and nuts and candy. Each
one of us received a package from
some auxiliary in Portland. They
send us things every once in a
while.
After our Christmas dinner
went to town to a show. 1t was
in French and / could not under
stand 1t, but 1t was good just the
same.
There Is tobacco famine in
this country so I have given lot
of mine away. The Frenchmen can
mot buy II anywhere, so we took
up a collection for them for
Christmas donation. We got quite
a bunch of It.
They sure treated me fine at
the hospital. ! received all the at
tention that I would have gotten
at home. They take lots Of inter-
est in the patients II they are
very sick. n
They have plenty Of everything
in the trenches. hear that 1t is
the only place in France that you
can get real wheat flour bread.
But we have hot cakes for break
fast every morning and they are
really pretty good.
Tomorrow is pay day and l
have two months pay coming as
did not get to sign the pay roll
last month. / have saved up about
800 francs.
This is about al there IL to
write now.
Don't worry about me - l am
all right and will be home for next
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

in the cafe. II guess you don't
like our weather after coming
from California"
A wise guy couldn't be persuad-
ed it didn't stand for "camouflage''
and lots of folks took a shot at
Red Cross, &c" standing for
Gross"
But what's the use? The Amer
lean people just can't restrain their
curiosity and they are habdtually
bum guessers. Right now some
body who reads this will stop the
next handsome guy, with red
&c" and ask if he's one of the
correspondents The Times told
about
All right, girls, questions cheer
fully answered and invitations to
dinner accepted provided ques-
toner and inviter are passing fair.
All others refused.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
My Babe of Yesterday

1t seems that only yesterday
A tiny lad was he
Who, as the evening shadows fell,
Knelt at his mothers knee;
And in the morning bright with
dew
He scampered forth to play,
A lad with curls and eyes of blue
My babe OF yesterday.
SO glad was | and pleased to see
Him stalking off to school,
A ruddy, laughing, romping boy,
To learn LIES golden rule,
And with each swiftly passing
To know him on the way
To be a stalwart, brave young
My boy of yesterday.
l saw him growing tall and
brown.
A youth close to my heart;
He was, in truth, my pride, my
joy
And OF my soul part.
And as his steady footstep beat
Along LIES broad highway
knelt and prayed that God
would bless
My son of yesterday.
We older grew until at last
The boy was quite a man,
Who cheerfully had cared for us
And soon we all began
To have great hopes for him, for
he
Was steady and sincere.
The world seemed great and Won
And that was just last year.
Now to the mighty bugle's call
And beat of many drums,
The sound of flies and drums and
cheers,
Behold, my boy, he comes!
1t seems that over night his suit
To olive drab gave way
For surely he was wearing romp-
ers
Only yesterday.
But no, alas, he comes, he's gone
Then quickly thru my tears
realize / had my boy
To love for many years.
And so l bravely smile good-by
And to the U. S. A.
! proudly give my soldier boy
My babe Of yesterday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

The great pride of William H.
Rowe-the one thing for which he
gave the best of his genius, and
which represents the fulfillment OF
days and nights of feverish work
was the Bilrowe Alloys Co. on
the tideflats just across the 18th
st. bridge.
Yet when he died week ago
Sunday after an illness of
months he had not seen the full
fillment of his dreams. From his
death bed he was unable to look
out across the flats and see the
full success which his exploring
mind alone had developed.
Bill Rowe, old prOspectOr
both in Alaska and the Rock
les, spent his youth and
strength in the prospector's
wiIl-O'-the-wisp chase, and
prOspectOr he was to the last.
He never struck 1t rich in gold
and silver but he found in the
course of his prowlings, many de-
posits of manganese ore which at
that time were useless because of
the lack of electric furnaces, and
also because many of the things
which are done with 1t now are
mot known.
Goes to Alaska
He just tucked this knowledge
away in his head along with all
the other things a prospector runs
across.
AS he grew older, he faced the
hardships of Alaska, still hunting
for the thing a prospector is al
ways hunting for but never finds
because IL he finds 1t he Is nc
longer prospector.
But he was always one LAP
ahead of the rest.
BY and by the electric furnace
became a realty. He knew that
electric power was plentiful in
Tacoma. Two electric furnaces left
lby the Pacific Iron & Steel Co. on
the Tacoma tideflats we're to be
had cheap. He put two and two
together and got his idea started
the manufacture by electric fur
naces of ferro-manganese alloys
from domestic manganese ore.
II was probably the first time
anyone in the United States had
done It successfully. On Dec. 15,
|1915, he started the firm which
bears his name, "Bilrowe."
Slow at First
At first 1t was slow work. The
best that the furnaces at his dis
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
WOOD WOUNDED
IN ARMY ACCIDENT

Omitted Press Leased wirc.D
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan.
28.-That a fresh announce.
ment of American participa-
ton in actual battling will
be forthcoming soon, was the
belief of many here today.
This thought was strengthened
by the fact that several infantry
men the past week have been re-
ported killed or wounded ''in
action" while Major. General
Leonard Wood has been hurt by
an accidental explosion in France.
News of the wounding of Wood,
former chief of staff but now
commander of Camp Funston, was
included in dispatch from Amer
lean headquarters, telling that OF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Liked the Show
Just the Same

Another interesting letter was
received here by the mother and
sister of Private Ralpr Ferguson,
who is now in France.
Dearest Mother and all:
received the letters and pack
ages last night. was awfully
glad to get the sweater and the
wristlets, also all the other things
that 1t contained.
l also got the fruit cake, but as
I do not know where Frank is at
present l could not give him half
as you asked. He Is on some spe-
cial detail and has been away from
his company for some time. Re-
ceived the box Of fudge from sis
and is was certainly fine.
am driving truck now and.
like It much better than the other
work that was doing.
A Frenchman who has been at
the front for three years told me
THAT the war ought to be over In
three months as the Germans are
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
ease a submarine sank us.
Edited by Edith Cunningham

ease submarine sank us.
We had good weather most of
the time and / did not get seasiek.
| got awfully hungry for fruit on
the way over as | ran out of
money. hope to get paid before
long and then l shall surely fill
up.
For Christmas dinner we had
the usual menu-beans, meat,
bread, coffee and apricots. Think
of that for Christmas day!
December 2S-l am at the Y.
NJ. G. A. now, having arrived in
camp Wednesday night.
They took us for hike today
and it surely is a pretty country.
The weather here is similar TO
that of Washington. II tries to
snow and then the sun comes out
and melts it.
1t is hard to write as the room
is jammed full of men from camp.
viii write again soon.
Your son,
| EARL THRELKELD.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Can't Acquire Taste
for Italian Candy

An interesting letter has been
received here by Mrs. Harold
Miels, from her brother, Lieut..
Ivan Livingston, who is with Uncle
Sam at the aviation training camp
at Foggia, Italy.
He is very anxious to be allowed
to fly himself as he says 1t grows
monotonous standing and watch
ing others all the time. He asks
for some candy, as the Italian va
riety does not please.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

/, his staff, Lieut.. Kilbourne and
Major Joyce were injured and
five French soldiers had been
killed.
Another dispatch from Gen.
Pershing related that five in
fantrymen had been hurt In
action.
Wood, like other general Off
GERS has been having chance to
see the American training at close
range in France but the accident
may have occurred on a point In
the allied battle line.
The casualties of the week indi-
cate that a portion of the Ameri-
can forces may be finishing their
1! training with front line expert.
ence.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
&C" STANDS FOR A GREAT
MANY THINGS, 1T SEEMS

man ran half block to inquire
the meaning of the symbol and be-
fore the correspondent could get
away and friend wanted to hazard
a few guesses, including one for
camel and one for christian. +"
Two pretty girls spent most of
their time on the car discussing
the probable meaning of the letter
and the conductor called the cor
respondent colonel" and a news
boy took a chance at corporal
Hint for the Girls.
Are all the boys wearing the
init ais of their state on their
|sleeves?" asked a motherly woman
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Says It Looks
Like a Movie

Mrs. W. J. Roberts received a
letter from her son Kenneth Fri
day morning. Kenneth is a SER
geant with Troop b. He tells of
his trip over and says that he was
not seasick at all. The Christ
mas dinner that they had on
board ship was very good, he
writes. Thanks to my stand-in
with the X. P.'s, / succeeded in
getting my full share of the eats.
We are now in a French harbor,
and from here the town looks as
If it had stepped out of a movie
show"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Plenty of Wine, But
They Can't Drink It

"After Jan. /, Z. S. soldiers get
no more of the French Wines
writes II. G. Afford, Tacoma man
in France with the engineers, 10
George Evans. Il visited an old
Frenchman who has q wine cellar
which covers two acres and is full
of great, big wine barrels"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
RAID. ON MANNHEIM
PROVOKES TERROR

LONDON, Jan. 2S.-British air.
men who raided Mannheim Thurs
day night caused unparalleled
terror in that city, according to
Geneva dispatches today. After
the raid, crowds shouted Down
with war; give us peace"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Tacoma Boy Take Two
Trips Over Atlantic

Two trips across the Atlantic
since last May is the experience OF
Paul Locke, Tacoma boy, who en-
listed here in the navy. lie was
sent east about the first of last
June. Since that time he has Wis
tied both France and England.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
KUHLMANN DENIES
ANNEXATION HOPES

(Unftcd Press LenBeu WIre.D
AMSTERDAM, Jan. %. - Ger
man Foreign Minister Kuhlmann
flatly disavowed annexationist
principles in his speech before the
main reichstag committee Satur-
day, according to details received
here today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
HAM SANDWICHES
ARE NOT EXEMPT

tUniteu Press Leased Wfre.1
GAN FRANCISCO, Jan. "a
Ham sandwiches are not exempt
from the operation of meatless
day, State Food Commissioner
Merritt officially ruled today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

This is Victor Morgan,
editor of The Cleveland
Press who has just return
ed from spending many
weeks on the German
frontier where he learned
many startling and infor-
native things about in
side conditions in Ger
many today. His articles
will appear daily in The
Times. You, as a patriotic
American, will want to
read all Of thew
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Here and
Elsewhere

Rev. Ill. II. Studier, Barneston,
Neb., charged with publication of
seditious newspaper article.
Stop! Have You tried The Lotus
Cafes Special Club Breakfasts,
15c to 40c, or the Business Men S
Lunch at 25c? Ii not, why not?
adv.
Bert Walker. Tacomn, elected
trustee of n. W. Milk Dealers as
ISOLATION.
Campbclrs ship AIDES and axes.
Palace Hardware Co, 1911 Pacific
av. adv.
Rev. John Lewtas, Tacoma,
speaks at Pc Ell on behalf of
Junior Red Cross.
Cut down the high cost of liv-
ing. Try Lotus Annex Business
Mems Lunch, 25c. adv.
Three hundred room Willard
hotel, Omaha closed for one year
by court order because of repeated
violations of dry law.
o. ID. sweaters for every soldier
at Hofstetter's, 18th and Pacific
av. adv.
Stanton II. King of Boston is
official chantie singer for u. S.
emergency fleet corporation; max
ing rounds of ports to teach sail
ors the old chanties.
16-in. and Aft. slab wood. Key
stone Lumber Co. Main 1928. adv.
II. Y. Walker manager Tacoma
smelter, reports boys bicycle
stolen from his garage, 502 No.
L st.
DIR. Cozza, dentist, ~2O3 Provi-
dent. adv.
President Wilson'S cold better
today.
Fruit cake and plum pudding.
Duenwald's, 1112 Broadway. adv.
Director General McAdoo Or
ders all railroads to drop political
workers and superfluous attorneys
from poyr0lle and tn radupn num-