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New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
How Young Mems Christian Association Pioneers in
France Became Great Army

are giving their whole time to Red Tri-
angle jobs. The output of the factories
Is one wooden hut day. In addition
there is a crew Of tent-1nakers who do
nothing except make and repair tents
70 man these huts, as we'll as to carry
on the ever-increasing volume of work
incidental to great business, the or
ganization had brought to France at the
beginning of August 2,083 men and 427
women. That this number is inadequate
to meet demands is unquestioned, and
the New York office is doing it's best to
keep the supply of secretaries as con-
slant and as large as possible to hold
pace with the amazing growth of Per
shing's force. Nearly five hundred sec
retares, men and women, arrived dur
ing the month of August.
Through a recent arrangement with
the government, which became effective
on August 1, all prices charged at Y.
M. c. A. canteens or post exchanges for
tobaccos are the same as the soldiers
would pay at any army commissary.
There were $50 of these post exchanges
in active operation, and the amount of
stuff that passes over their counters in
single month is so large as to be al
most impossible to believe. Certainly it
IS tct large 10 comprehend easily
Consider the orders of the post eN-
change department for August They
called for 100000 bars of chocolate,
100000 packages of biscuits, 100000
packages OF gum, 100000 two-ounce
cans of smoking tobacco and 100000 900
cigarettes. For the chocolate and the
sugar and $50 tons of 9our-enough to
fill 1S1 French freight cars
Put these cigarettes end TO end and
they would reach something like 6,392
miles, or from America to France and
back. with a few miles over for good
measure. And this, remember, repre-
sents the "fags" for only one months
orders.
Chocolate is the great cry of the SOL
dier, whether or not he is hungry. He
Cdli cdl CiOCo1dIe dt any Time, ana IN as
large quantity as he can buy it. For
months the Y. M. c. A. has been taking
the entire output Of four French choco-
late factories. Before the end of autumn
it expects to have at least five others
working every day and overtime. if nee
essary, TO have the supply Of cholocate
sf..ewhere near equal to the growing
demand. Besides, it has sixteen other
factories making biscuits, candy and
that original American delicacy-salted
peaLuts.
One thing that the Y NJ. C. A. fur
nishes free at every point of contact is
writing paper. Every person in the
United States who knows somebody In
the army would undoubtedly admit hav-
ing received at least one letter on the
paper that carries The sign OF the Red
Triangle and the motto, With the
Colors.' Millions of sheets, together
with envelopes, have been given away
since the first of Pershing's crusaders
landed in France.
Got any writing paper?" is one of the
first questions asked by men coming out
Of the trenches. To write home is the
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
Here's a Man-Sized Task
For Willing Boys and Girls

NE WAS small youngster
dressed in diminutive SOL
IL Il dier's suit of khaki. Across
his wee uniformed shoulders
he Wore sash bearing the war appeals
slogan for which his mother solicited
funds as they passed up the street.
AS "cute" accessory to her solicit
ing he was great success in drawing.
money from the crowd. 1t was shortly
after we entered the war
Since then we have grown accustomed
to children's activities on the street in
behalf of war fund drives and war
projects. Working in cooperation with
local campaigns, national junior organi-
cations such as the Boy Scouts and the
Camp Fire Girls and many others have
done splendid work.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
Is Building Big
| Dormitories for Girls

To continue its mission of being Big
Sister to every girl it is building acreas
q dormitories for young women en-
eagsd in industry in this country and in
france and England: dormitories that
psude cafeterias and recreation CEN
tres where the girl, otherwise doomed
to the depression of a rented room (for
this work takes the girl away from
home) may be cared for, physically,
mentally and spiritually.
These centres are established wher-
ever large groups of girls are employed.
In the early days OF the war the girl
began her work in industry with enthu-
siasnl There was danger, though, that
The grease and CRIME and smoke of tie
ub would obscure her vision; that When
she bought sandwich Of a street
yender at noon and sat on the curbing
while she ate it; when she roamed the
streets in the evening, dreading to re-
turn to the rented room she called
Home; when doing this, there was
danger that she would lose her enthusi-
asm, and this slackness of spirit would
affect the output of her hands and her
moral and physical being.
The Young Women's Christian Asso-
alton came to the relief of the situa-
IN with an Industrial centre. In a
cleerfully equipped place across the
streets from the factory gate the girl
low gets hot lunch for less than she
paid the sandwich man, and there is
every comfort of home while she eats.
These centres have libraries, rest rooms
and shower baths. There is a piano
and victrola. The girl goes back to
work with something more to think of
'nan the distastefulness of the job. In
''e evening there is hot dinner, and
lterward she had her choice of pro-
( ranlmes-lesdons in domestic crafts,
hitting lectures, drilling, community
'lRss, games, plays, picnics and parties.
These industrial centres have made
good. The proof of their success is the
PRACTICAL one that employers are well
coming them, sometimes giving the
ground for the building, or the building,
or both
They saved the situation in America;
Ney are saving both the situation and
ae girl In France. In that unhappy
Soantry every woman in industry worked
a the sorrow and depression of per-
s'hal loss. They worked il unsanitary
SoAdltions. They lived in unsanitary
saroundlngs. They were parted from
men children, attacked by heartache
sAnln' and every moral and physical
aassfd from without. Their peril was
lanitely greater than that of the man
% the trenches.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
Cirls to Continue
. Their New Work

When peace comes the need of these
activities will increase. In America it
will be several years before the man is
back on his job and the girl returns to
her embroidery frame. Thousands of
men will not return, and thousands of
girls will meyer give up gainful occupa-
tions. The care of these girls will be-
come more necessary, and with the end
ing of war there will come tremend
Gus upheaval for the girl in industry.
In France the Y. W. c. A. Hostess
House in Paris will not close Immediate
ly on the heels of the peace declaration.
The foyers will remain open.
If peace were declared tomorrow it
would be months before the last Amer
ican could be brought across the water.
This applies to the hundreds of Ameri-
can women as we'll as our soldiers in
France
They will be cared for in the interim:
some will be idle; some will lose all in
terest in further work, claiming the OBJ
ject of their coming has been attained;
all Of which means tendency to idle
ness, falling down on the job. To
keep them occupied there will be a pro-
gramme of work and study; they will be
guarded as jealousy in times of peace
as in times of war.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
ncourages Thrift
IL Among Young Workers

This is believed by many people to be
the most helpful and constructive sort
Of patriotism for children. To encour-
age boys and girls to win by their own
huscling and energetic efforts their
share for our men, rather than solicit
ing it rom others, is throwing them
upon their own initiative in a healthy
manner.
That it appeals to the boys and girls
themselves is already proven by the ap-
plications for pledge cards that are
pouring into the campaign headquar-
ters, $50 Fifth Avenue, where J. A. Van
Dis is executive secretary.
The head Of Victory Boys is Felix
Warburg, with Mrs. William G. Wilcox
associate chairman. Mrs. Jonathan
Day, with Mrs. Charles II. Farnsworth.
director, and Miss Harriet M. Lowen-
stein, associate director, head the Vic
tory Girls Division The campaign di-
rector is c. S. Ward, with DR.. I. G.
Goldwasser representing the Jewish
Welfare Board as associate director.
Through an immense network of or
ganization all the junior organizations
in greater New York are working in
hearty cooperation for the success of
the Victory Boys and Victory Girls. On
the executive board of the division arc
representatives of the different organi-
cations appointed for Campaign Week
Service by their own organizations.
Prominent among them are c. Ward
Champion, representing the Boy
Scouts; Aaron G. Robson, of the Young
Mems Hebrew Association; Dr.. William
j. O'Shea, of the Board Of Education:
Walter j. Diack, representing the Y. NJ.
c. A; R. E. Shelton, of the Big Broth
ers; the Right Rev. Joseph E. Smith, Of
the Catholic Church and parochial
schools; DR.. E. c. Adler, representing
the private schools, and Thomas z. Tay-
lor, representing the colored boys.
I list of Speakers
IL Is Prepared
Through Charles W. Mix, of the Four
Minute Men, the Victory Boys and Vic
toiS NhiS are " nave tuelE own speak
ers for public meetings.
On the Victory Girls Division Mr..
Warburg and Mrs. Wilcox, Of the Vic
tory Boys Division, serve in the same
capacity. In fact, throughout the two
divisions there is hearty cooperation
and team work.
Representing the Camp Fire Girls is
Miss E. Kempthorne; the Catholic Big
Sisters, Miss H. G. Armstrong; the Y.
W. c. A., Miss Pauline Morgan; the
Girl Scouts, Inc, DR.. Abby P. Leland:
the Big Sisters, Mrs. Anthony Slassin-
ger fer the Jewish organizations. and
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10

his first year of service in France was tt
expire within few weeks, and then, "be-
ieve me-" he says, al think I'll act like a
kid when I strike Gods country again."
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
Y. w. &. A. Is Home Maker to Women's Indus

HERE urknisht htobscu
when she al sa
o home
this of her
the Y. A.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
Improve Conditions
! in France

'ae public spirited women of France
sFssaied to the Young Women's Chris
'aa Association for aid. The response
s. prompt, and soon there were sew
~ industrial centres, or foyers, as
=. ore called in France, in operation,
an framed Y. w. C. A. workers in
sAsse' There are sixteen such centres
As result of this work the French
" slan IN industry is getting better pay.
saang conditions have been improved.
Is housed in greater comfort. She
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10

finds in the foyer programme of enter
tainment and instruction that is proving
greater attraction for her than the
loneliness of the streets.
She is studying English. The Ameri-
can girls in industry here are studying
French A bond that will draw the
women of the two lands together in a
lasting sympathy and love is being built
by the Y. w. c. A., here and in France.
All this the Y. w. C. A. is doing for
the young women, and it is not neglect
ing to do it's full share for the boys who
are fighting overseas, or who are in
training camps in this country for over
seas service. There are now more than
one hundred "Y. w." Hostess Houses
in military camps, devoted to service
for soldiers and the relatives of soldiers.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
By A. H. Quincy

A ND how has the Y NJ C. A.
~ with the American Expedition
< n ary Force in France grown in
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-09-11
THE REVIEWS SPECIAL
FARM NEWS DEPARTMENT
John H. d. Gray
EDITOR g.
Live News About Crawford County Farms
and Farmers

by a committee composed of stock
men and railroad men with a govern
ment official acting as chairman. Mr..
Sykes has been asked to act as a
member of this committee to repre-
sent the livestock interests of Iowa.
He wishes it plainly understood that
the railroad administration has not
authorized the suspension Of the pay
ment of claims; also the liability of
| the railroad to the shippers remains
the same, and that any farmer or
shipper who has just claim should
file it at once insisting On it being
paid.
In regard to the price for the 1918
| hog crop, and the price of beef cattle
for the following winter, Mr.. Hoover
states that he is not yet prepared to
make any announcement further than
| to say that the farmers and producers
will be treated fairly. Later On he
hopes to be able to announce definite
policy at least in regard to the price
of hogs.
The farm labor problem is the most
serious one confronting the farmers
and neither congress nor the war de-
partment offer any relief except
through the local and district boards.
The war department states emphatic
ally that these boards have full pow
er to give deferred classification to
men engaged in agricultural enter
prises, necessary to the prosecution
of the war, either as owners or man.
ayers, and that there should be no
hesitation on the part Of such men
to ask for the same. So it is simply
up to the farmers to-" try to get relief
through these agencies.
The Meat Producers association
hopes to secure through congress
some amendments to the income and
excess profits tax laws which will
make them apply more fairly and
equitable to the farmers as whole.
Mr.. Sykes reports Washington as
being a very busy place on account
of the tremendous war activities OF
the government. 1t is stated on good
authority that the population has in
creased 10000 since war was declar-
led. This increase is largely persons
doing clerical work. Office buildings
everywhere are filled with persons
working for the government and fine
spirit of patriotism and coordination
prevails everywhere. Men in author
ity feel confident that we will win this
war in 1919 and the most gigantic eff
forts are being directed toward that
end. Our army is making a glorious
and enviable record, our different gov
ernmental departments are working
hand in hand; now it is up to us who
remain at home and act as the rear
guard to do our best to provide food,
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Mr.. SYKES AT WASHINGTON

@ Ida Grove Pioneer: A. Sykes, of the
Meat Producers association, return ed
Monday morning from Washington, d.
c., where he attended three days
meeting of the National Board of
Farm Organizations. He reports a
large and very enthusiastic meeting,
there being present between two and
three hundred delegates, representing
farm organizations in thirty-tWo states
in the union.
Many able addresses were made by
men of national renown and questions
of far reaching Importance were very
ably discussed. Many recommends
lions in the form of resolutions were
submitted to the powers that be.
@ Mr.. Sykes also reports having taken
w with the different departments a
number of questions which vitality af-
feet the members of the Meat Produc-
ers association. Among these being
railroad service, the payment of claims
on livestock, the present interpreted
ton and application of the income
and excess profit tax as applied to
q farmers, the proposed advances in
commission and livestock charges, the
on hogs, the future prices for beef
cattle, etc.
In regard to railroad service and
claims, the railroad administration is
endeavoring to work out plan which
will greatly improve the service also
"a set of rules for paying claims will
be formulated and adopted in the
near future. This work will be done
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DATES CLAIMED FOR LIVE.
STOCK SALES

Shorthorn Cattle.
Oct. III. A. Richardson, Wall Lake
Poland China Swine
Sept. 19-J. f. Byrnes, Denison.
Oct 19-Chas. Speck and Ernest Pc
leske.
Chester White Swine.
Sept. 30-C. W. Lindgren, Ida Grove.
Oct. S-P. Fl. Sheridan, Vail
Oct. John F. Hoist. Jr.. Denison.
Oct. 10. l.. Barber, Harlan.
Feb. 20-John F. Hoist, Jr., Denison.
Feb. 24-Gustav Ludwig, Battle Creek
Duroc Jersey Swine.
Sept. go. s. Larson, Logan.
Sept. 26-Moats & Son, Logan.
Oct. 12--G. B. McAndrews e Sons,
Vail.
Oct. 14-E. E. Handley, Carroll
Oct. 22-B. A. Samuelson & Son, Kron
Nov. Nv. X. Dobler, Vail.
Nov. &c. w. Hockett, Manning.
Feb. 1S-B. A. Samuelson & Son, kiron
Mar. lib. A. Samuelson & Son, Kiron
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Mrs. Albert Whey was down to the
Carl Whey home Monday and took
some pictures of them filling the sio
to send to their son, Raleigh, in
France.
A. D. Whey has his cement garage
well under way and it will soon be
completed.
Art Whey and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Whey, Mrs. John Anderson and
children, Art Whey and children, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Whey and children
and Mrs. S. d. Newton and Miss Lo-
vicie Morris attended the fair at Ari-
on Friday.
l.. F. Morris, A. D. Whey and Sam
Taylor and sons were seeing the sights
at the fair Thursday.
George Beaman and father were
Vail visitors Wednesday.
Herman Rathje was over at Battle
Creek transacting business the fore
part of the week.
S. |. Newton visited his niece, Mrs.
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|clothing and other necessities for ;
successful prosecution and termina
| ton of this terrible conflict.
| o
VIM. Lindberg, one of the many
prosperous farmers residing in the vi
entity of kiron, is building what prom
eses to be one of the best built and
most convenient barns in Crawford
county. 1t is not so small either for
lit will be 50X60, with fourteen foot
sides and hip roof. This will give
storage space in the NOW for about
siXty-five tons Of hay. A solid con
crete floor was first built for the ell
tire barn and the north end and about
half Of east side has been built up
about five feet of cement. The bal
ance Of building will be a frame struc-
ture. 1t will be divided into apart
ments for housing horses and cattle.
A large water tank has been placed
just in front of the barn and large
platform built near by. Water has al
SO been piped inside the barn, to be
used on stormy days and when pail
or two of water is needed inside. Two
litter carriers will be installed, and
the drainage in all apartments has
been taken care Of. There will be six
double stalls for the horses, along the
east side of barn, and plenty of room
has been left back of the horses too.
The back wall will be just sixteen feet
from the front Of hangers. Half of
the center portion will be devoted to
the mich cows The COW stalls will
be equipped with steel stanchions. A
generous space has been left the en-
tire length of west side of barn and
a number of box stalls will be built
there for the young stock. Grain bins
will be placed from center of barn to
north wall, making the grain conven-
lent to all the stalls. This will be a
strictly modern barn throughout and
many labor saving devices will be in
stalled not enumerated in this article.
twenty-five years ago this barn would
have been considered nothing short OF
a palace How time does move, and
how progressive and prosperous our
Iowa farmers are becoming. 1t serves
them right too, for they came forth
from their dwellings to till the fields
from early morning to late at night.
And it has come to pass that they
have waXed fat, and their sons have
waxed strong upon the land. Blessed
be Iowa aud the men and women who
have done so much toward it's develop
ment. Blessed day that fixed my
choice, upon Iowa, my Iowa.
The recent statement of Mr.. Hoov-
Err regarding the food needs of our
selves and our allies and the means
that are to be taken to supply them,
ought to cheer US up quite a good
deal. 1t indicates that an end to the
substitutes program is at
hand. Concerning the conclusion OF
the food conferences which he has
been holding with the authorities of
the allies, he says: by the great ef-
fort of our farmers our United States
harvests are better this year, but in
order that we build up a surplus OF
wheat this year, as against possible
crop failures such as we had last year,
we have decided to mix 20 per cent
OF other grains with wheat flour in all
the countries fighting Germany We
cannot ask for better bread than
France, and we propose the American
people should maintain a common
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was greatly surprised when I ap-
preached the farm home of Clair
Nicholson Friday afternoon to find
the dwelling had been burned Up,
on inquiry learned the following par
ticulars concerning the fire: At about
five o'clock Thousday afternoon Mrs.
Nicholson was hanging the family
washing on the lines in the front yard,
and, at the same time had fire in
the cook stove in the kitchen to heat
the wash water. She noticed consid-
cradle smoke coming from the house,
and, as with all mothers, her first
thought was of the two small children
in the house. She ran to the front
door, but found it locked, and then
fastened to a rear door, where she
gained admittance. Upon entering
the house she found it nearly filled
with smoke. She removed the chill
dren to place of safety and proceed
ed to soon after call a neighbor over
the telephone, to inform them Of the
fire and to ask for assistance. A line
call was given and as soon as possible
farmers came in their autos to assist
in eXtinguishing the flames. Clair was
working quite a distance from the
dwelling, and did not learn of the fire
until he had reached home, and found
the flames had about finished the
building and its contents. The neigh
bors soon decided it would be useless
to try to save the building, so turned
their attention to removing as much
of the furniture as possible. Nothing
was saved upstairs, and but part of
the furniture downstairs. The build
ing was burned to the ground. 1t is
said the furniture was the best and
was all nearly new. | understand the
dwelling was insured for $4,000, which
will go long way to restore the first
cost of the building but, owing to the
cost of building material
and labor, it will require considerable
more to build the same size dwelling
as the one burned. The farm is owned
by Mrs Thos. O'Connor. While many
family pictures, etc, can never be re-
stored. yet the insurance will go long
way to replace the loss. Here is
have his property we'll insured. 1t is
almost criminal neglect not to do so.
I would rather pay the cost of insur-
ance yearly than to have a fire, but
an insurance policy is a mighty nice
thing to have around after loss. No
farmer can afford to be without insur-
ance. The O'Connor farm is located
in section nine, East Boyer township.
Manila Times: Friday evening
about 1890 fire destroyed two large
barns and contents and three head of
horses on the c. U. Elwell farm about
three miles northeast of Manila. On
ly one horse, blind one, was gotten
cut of the burning building. The or
igin of the fire is unknown though it
is supposed it was started from COM
bustion in the grain bins. The horses
and contents CT the barns were the
Of Ernest Armstrong, son-in-
law of Mr.. Elwell and his is a total
loss as it is stated he had no insur-
ance. Mr.. Elwell had $1,000 insur-
ance on the buildings which were
worth about $4,000. Neighbors and
others worked hard to prevent the
spread of the fire to the residence and
buildings, and Mr.. Elwell
says he is very grateful to all for their
help.
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ing a cement feed floor put in on lifsS
farm
John Fink is fillingyhis silo and hav-s
Earl Trip, Thursday while attending
the fair. Z
l.. F. Morris was in Denison on bus.
mess Saturday. H
Mr.. and Mrs. Billie Huskey were
Arion visitors Thursday.
Asa Brown was Deloit caller one
day this week.
Gene Fink and Will Huskey have
their silOS filled.
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