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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-10-02
Mud is Deep in France,

Edwin w. Stenson writes another
interesting letter from France under
date Of Sept. II to his father, Henry
Stenson at Willmar, from which the
following are extracts:
We are having some awful raw
damp weather at present and it. has
rained every day for the last two
weeks. It clears up for little while
and before we know it again it is rain
ing something awful. I guess it is
what they call the beginning of the
rainy season when it rains for about
four months steady. Most every
body around here at present is wear
ing high rubber hip boots and the mud
and slush is something awful. Not
very good weather for military opera
lions as trucks and transports have a
hard time getting anywhere. Our
Division has been in the line now for
some time and don't know when we
will be relieved Our division is max
ing a pretty good record for itself so
far and while it has had considerable
casualties, still it could have been
worse.
Suppose you are following the news
papers quite close. There is no doubt
but what the end of this fight is in
sight although the difficult part of it
is for the Germans to admit it. We
get prisoners right along and some OF
them have some awful stories to tell
We did quite a stunt short time ago
when one of our infantry regiments
called for test barrage to the artil.
lery. 1t seems that there was some
kind of a misunderstanding and the
artillery let their cannons go full
speed, they sending an awful fire In:
to the German lines. Our observers
from this office could hear the build
ings in the town. back of the
German lines fall and cave in and
noise was something awful. The Ger
mans on the other hand came right
back with their big and small can
mons and let go at our lines at --
and besides sent over a little gas but
no damage. Bet the Germans thought
we were going over the top.
You would think that Nfcollet OF
Hennepin Avenue Mpls. was a crowd
ed place, that is, far as concerns peo
pie, wagons, autos, trucks, etc. but
you ought to see some of these small
towns and country roads and high
ways, they have got Mpls. skinned oil
the map. / have seen the roads and
highways where everybody was stall
ed along the road, in the fields, tanks
big motor trucks, caissons, limbers
ammunitions wagons, ambulances, sup
plies, cannons, etc. stretched out fol
miles and it was necessary to have {
bunch of traffic cops with whistles
blowing all the time so as to get .
little order.
AS ever,
Edwin w. StensOn.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-10-02

ct Al our tunnels were 66of 3ulI o.
holes and q sieve was watertieht com.
pared to them.
Naturally we were not tust takine
al this punishment without any come
back. Our guns were at It fast and
from the way the fire slackened IN
certain places we knew We were max.
ing It effective. My guns did for two
enemy pieces that know Of, and Den.
haps several others.
The French garbies were a rood
deal more excited in action than I
thought they would be. They were
lodging around below decks, trying
to miss the shrapnel that came
aboard, shouting, swearing, Singing
but fighting hard, at that. They stood
the gan just as well as any other
garbtes would, only in their own
sweet way-which is noisy enough,
believe me.
One OF our seamen was hit 100
times by fragments of shrapnel. SO
you can see what they were up
against in the lodging line. A gun
turret In action is not exactly the
best place on earth for a nervous
man nor one who likes his comfort.
There Is an awful lot of heat and
noise and smell and work, all the
time In a fighting gun turret. But
during an engagement I would rather
be in a gun turret every time than
between decks. At that, If anything
does happen in turret-it is good
night sure for all, and no rain checks
needed.
One Of our junior ueutenants was
struck by a fragment of shell as he
was at his station behind the wheel
house and piece Of his skull was
driven into his brain. He was car
r1ed into my gun turret, but. he
would not let them take him to sick
bay to have his wound dressed. There
he sat, asking every now and then
how the fight was going and then sort
Of doing OF for q while.
After half an hour Of action We put
about and started away, still firing.
AS partlng slap on the back the
Turks tore of one of our big-gun tur-
rets, and then away we went, back to
Brest with casualty list Of only Is.
We did not have much trouble guess
ing that it was dry dock for US again.
We got back to Brest after a quiet
voyage, patching ourselves up where
we could on the way, and AGAIN there
was the rush work, day and night,
to get into shape and do it over again.
They turned US out in IL days and
back we went to the Turks and their
Hun assistants.
We were lucky getting inshore, only
receiving nasty smash astern, when
the Turks got our range and landed
two peaches before we got out. We
nearly tore our rudder of getting
away. But we had 20 come back right
away, because we had carried quite
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-10-02

the county agent and by D. H. C.
Lyon of the State Live Stock SAM
tary Board have been cleaning up
their hog yards or giving their hogs
clean fresh yards and using dip and
copper sulphate. Although in some
herds a number of hogs have been
lost the rest seem to be improving
and doing nicely. Those who took
prompt action when the pigs were
small have been successful in combat
ing the disease and have not lost any
pigs.
The symptoms of the disease are
quite similar to hog cholera and are
often mistaken for hog cholera. It has
caused the death of thousands of hogs
and pigs in Minnesota during the past
few months. There are three forms of
the disease but the one that seems to
be causing the most trouble is the in
ternal form which effects the stom-
ach, intestines, and lungs, due to I'M
sanitary conditions. Hogs should be
kept out of the barn yard and off the
manure pile. It has been reported
that Meeker Renville, and other coun-
ties are having the same trouble.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-10-02
(First Publication, Sept 11.-4t)
o1DEB FOE HEARlHa OF CLAuea
IN oUA1IAA8HIP

O~0A@ xV4 A6A4xA1 Oh C1aA1D
III 9UA1IAN8HIP.
State Of Minnesota, County Of Kandt-
yohi,-ss. In Probate Court
Special Term, Sept. 9th, 1913.
In the Matter of the Guardianship Of
B. P. Anderson, Incompetent Person.
Letters of Guardianship of the per-
sonal estate of said ward being this day
granted unto J. s. Anderson Of said
County:
It Is Ordered. That all claims and
demands of ali persons against said
ward presented and fled herein. be heard
and examined at the Probate Court office
In the Court House at City, of Willmar
in said County on the 18th day Of
March, 1919, at o'clock in the after
noon of said day.
It is Further Ordered, That six months
from the date hereof be allowed to-
creditors to present their claims against
said ward, at the expiration Of which
time all claims not presented to said
Court, or not proven to its satisfaction,
shall be forever barred unless for cause
shown further time be allowed.
Ordered Further, That notice Of the
time and place Of the hearing and ex-~
animation of said claims and demands
shall be given by publishing this Order,
once in each week for three successive
weeks, prior to the day appointed for
such examination, in the Willmar Tri-
bune a weekly newspaper printed and
published at Willmar, in said County.
Dated at Willmar, Mimi, the 9th day
of September 1918.
By the Court.
IDA A. SANDERSoN,
(SeaD Clerk of Probate Court.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-10-02
NARROW ESCAPE
IN COLLISION
Train Hmls Car Thru Air Without
Serious Injuries to Occupants.

Seriou. Injuries to Occupants.
Extremely fortunate consequences
were the lots of the participants in
the stirring accident which occurred
Friday morning. The Ford car, which
figured in the collision contained Chal.
mer and Merritt Ford and Raymond
Lamb, of this city, who were driving
on their way to Pennock to work dur
ing the day. AS they neared the
crossing on Fifteenth St. at the West
end Of the Railroad yards, their at.
tention was absorbed by switch
engine on side track to their right
and thus apparently did not hear the
whistle of the speeding passenger
train No. 2 coming from the West on
their left. Before they were aware
of the near approach of the train the
car had reached the track and there
between the rails paused for a mo-
ment. Witnesses declared that the
car was being driven along slowly,
as the occupants were watching the
switch engine and as it passed over
the road bed for few feet, stopped
short and could not be started again
before the train struck it. At this
critical moment the train crashed in.
to the machine, hurting it and it's &C.
cupants at a distance of about fifty
feet. The engineer as speedily as
possible, damned on the brakes and
with train crew rushed back to the
crossing where in a ditch, the three
men were found stunned and bruised.
A hurried call for physician was
sent in and two Of the men were TAX
en- by car to the Benson Hospital,
while the third was taken by the
train to the depot where he was car.
ried on a stretcher to the Willmar
Hospital. After close examination
it was found that none of the men had
suffered internal injuries of any kind
but were severity bruised and shaken
up. The car was completely demolish-
ed and cast in heap on the ground.
A lunch basket with all its contents
was thrown some seventy-ive feet
from the crossing, the food being scat
tered over a large section of an ad-
joining pasture. An ever-present
crowd of on-lookers during the morn
ing viewed the remnants Of the Ford
and marveled at the fortunate escape
of the men.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-10-02
CASES OF HOG CHOLERA
NOT FOUND IN COUNTY
Inspection Trip Thru County Shows
Cholera Reports to Be Mis-
taken.

Last Thursday Federal Veterinar-
1ans DR.. Healy and Dr. Scott who
were in the county doing some tuber-
cul1n testing made a trip through the
southern part Of the county with Coun-
ty Agent Rodegeb. Several farms were
visited in Lake Lillian township
where farmers have been having trou-
bic with their hogs. Some Of these
cases had been reported as hog chol-
era and on one Of these farms the
hogs had been vaccinated for hog
cholera. No positive case of hog chol-
era could be found. 1t was decided
that the trouble was due largely to
Necrobacillosis. The farmers in &C.
cordance with advice given earlier by
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-10-02

a number Of heavy guns from Brest
and were given the job of running
them ashore. It was day and night
work and great Job for fun, because,
while you never knew when you
would get It, you had good reason to
feel you would get damned by a cute
little shell or dainty bit Of shrap-
mel before the Job was over.
Aboard ship it was deck work, Of
course, and it was not much better
there than ashore with the guns, be.
cause the enemy trenches were near
the shore and they amused them
selves trying to pick as off whenever
we showed on deck. I guess we were
a regular shooting gallery for them,
and some Of our men thought they
did not need all the practice they
were getting. for quite a few of US
acted as bulls eyes.
But we did not mind the bullets 80
much. They make a clean wound or
put you away entirely: shrapnel
tears you up and can play all kinds
Of tricks with various parts Of your
body without killing you. As for
shells-wen, mincemeat is the word.
The Narrows were thick with mines
and there had been a great deal Of
damage done there, so after while
the British detailed their Yarmouth
trawlers to 60 in and sweep up. They
had to go up unprotected, Of course,
and they started of one night all
serene.
: Everything went well until they
turned at the Narrows and started
back. Then. before you could tell it,
i've or six searchlights were playing
on one Of the trawlers and shells
were splashing the water all over her.
Both banks were simply banging away
point blank at them and never
thought they would. get back. -.
They did get back, though, but
some Of them had hardly enough men
left to work ship. But that Is like
the Limeys. They will get back from
anywhere while there is one man
alive. >*75 ~ -
A chap aboard one Of the trawlers
said shell went through the wheel
house between the quartermaster and
himself and all the 9. NJ. said was,
"Gaw blimey, that tickled." srl.y
But Know their shooting was
very bad, said the other chap to me.
Those Turks must have thought the
Aue was behind Them
Coming backs from the Dardansales
gold stripe sent tor me and asied
me whether thought there were
othe1 l1.naxxa Qnnera p The fIfotns
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-10-02
FARM AND EQUIP
MENT FOR SALE

The Olson farm at Eagle Lake which
am now running is for sale. l have
decided to farm it on a smaller scale
50 will sell some of my personal prop
erty this fall: seven head of horses,
black mare 10 years old, bay mare
6 years old, bay mare, 5 years old,
black horse years old, / two-year
old black mare colt, yearlings black
mare and horse; 1913 disc, 1 Os-
born 10 it. self dumping hay rake; l
two-piece 500 bushel wire corn crib;
1 over-shot Dane hay stacker; 1 old
hay rack; three plow harnesses and
collars; IL grind stones averaging
lis lbs. each, will sell at cent per
pound while they last; walking
plows, IA and 10 inch, good as new; i
fiat bottom row boat; / three-horse
wagon evener.
C. A. Olson,
Willmar, Minnesota,
Route 5.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-10-02
WHAT CATARRn IS

Science has shown that nasal catarrh
often indicates a general weakness Of:
the body and local treatments in the
form Of snuffs and vapors only irntates
and do little if any good. !:
To correct catarrh you should treat
its cause by enriching your blood with
the oilfood in SCOTS Emulsion which
Is medicinal food and building
tonic, free from any harmful drugs,
p IS helping thousands Try L
seott & 1oWaa. 1aoemAsad,lr,l.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-10-02
Lieut.. Euoene Lunstead.

Eugene Lunstead has now received
his commission as lieutenant. He has
been assigned the duties of quarter
master of the Evacuation Hospital at
Camp Wheeler, Georgia. In a letter
to his parents written in the historic
city of Chattanooga, Tenn, he speaks
of this assignment as disappointment
as he would have preferred going over
the water at once.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-10-02

stroyers stayed with their convoy. The
sub launched two torpedoes at less
than mile before diving, to get away
from the destroyers and the garby
said at least one Of them was hit.
These ships must have been some
Of the lucky ones that came down
from the North sea. The garby said
he thought they were off the Dutch
coast at the time, but he was not
sure.
But this cruise that I was on was
only practice cruise and we did not
meet with any excitement In the short
time that we were out.
Ito be cOntinued).
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-10-02
Pershino Thanks War Mothers.

Evansville, Ind, Sept. 24.-Mrs. Ger
trude Schulz, acting president of the
War Mothers of America, received a
cablegram from Gen. Pershing in an
swer to one sent pledging support to
the American expeditionary forces.
The message says: ''The splendid ex-
ample Of patience and bravery which
American mothers set for their sons
is tremendous inspiration to the Am
erican expeditionary forces. In the
name of these troops I thank you for a
message which assures US of this cour-
ageous spirit"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-10-02

A.tshSw Adsas Sss1{sH
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I-Albert N. Depsw. author
81 the tory. eniists in tho Unitsd States
ths s.aE Of ehisf p.tty onoes: a1:t.oaaas
CHAPTER 1.-the srsat war starto
44oon alter he 10 honorab1y discharged
1tfR the s: nFayy and he saili for France
CHAPTER 11I-He Joins the Forsign
Legion ana 10 assigned to tho dreadnauGhf
him high honors.
n, cH 1h;E R 1V-peRsw is detached pen
to Wv %hsrs q e3:
himself In the front line trenches.
.,1 GIazf e14 y.Hs u detailed to The A.
have seyed tho DAY for tho allies on many
front line tronches
to GH!A a1d Fry 5M; =! zoe. 'cver the
CHAPTER Willis company takes part
M AuVtnor T240 on the German trenches
and shortly afterward assists In stopping
Z derce charge Of the Huns, who arc
moved down ~ they cross No Mans
CHAPTER VuI-sent to Dixmude with
dispatches. Depew is caught In 2 Zeppelin
raid, but escapes unhurt.
CHAPTER IX-He 10 shot through tho
thigh in a brush with the Germans and
Is sent to = hospital. whore he quickly
recoVeraA..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-10-02
Exam. for p. O. Clerk.

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an examina'
ton for Clerk, for both men and
women, on October 5th, 1918. Vacan.
cies in the Departmental Service,
Washington, D. C. will be filed from
this examination. For full particulars,
apply to L. H. Landberg, Local Sec y,
Willmar. MINI. 3wks
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-10-02
WE WANT.vMEN

NE WANT MEN
70 sell or buy our 0uaxaateod 1u1Sery
Stock s..y~ -. -. - -
70 the Salssman. Steady job good pay.
Writes U.S. IL. "a 80. i ~, u ~ .
To the Buyers; Send for free colored cir
cular. : a~sS.S 45 ~ t @ .ss.* I
The Cos, Convsrss q 1dwasds 90,
Wisconsin.s Largest Nursery, Fort At
kinson. wisconsin. 81 .4ss Till
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-10-02
Notice to Cut Grass.

Notice is hereby given to all prop
erty owners and renters to cut weeds
and obnoxious grasses along public
highways adjoining their property.
This matter should be attended to be-
fore Oct. list.
BY order of the Town Board.
Whitefield Township.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-22
FOR SALE

465 acres, 4 miles Of Americus, S2S
acres open land; Groom house In
nice oak grove, three tenant houses.
running water, 80 pecan trees, near
church and school, Quilted to general
farming and stock-raising. $500
per acre.
500 acres, 6 miles Of railroad, one
mile OF church and school; 5-room
house, barn, crib, garage. 100 acres
fenced, running water and some Hne
saw timber. For quick sale. $500
per acre.
24O acres, miles Of Americas, on
good road: three tenant houses, 176
acres cleared, running water. 5000
and acre
P,B. WILLIFORD
Once windsor Hotel.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-22
REV. PERCY w. JONES.

1t is with deep regret that the peo-
pie Of Americas learn Of the intended
early departure from the city Of Rev.
Percy W. Jones, pastor of Calvary
Episcopal church, who is soon to leave
for a regular pastorate at Christ
church, Dallas, Tex.
Rev. Mr.. Jones, while resident or
Americas for only few months, has
endeared himself to a wide circle OF
citizens not only in his own denomi-
nation but generally. He has identi-
fed himself with various movements
and has made himself fit into the
community perfectly from the be-
ginning Of his passionate here.
Rev. Mr.. Jones is leaving Americas
because of greater opportunity in the
city farther west. His charge here has
been of temporary nature, and the
call to the Dallas church will give
Him a permanent parish. 1t is the sin
cere hope OF all the citizens of Ameri-
ems who have made the acquaintance
of Mr.. Jones that he prosper in his
oeut location and meet with the great
est of success in his calling.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-22

How many Georgians will follow
the example of Colonel and Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt, who have re-
quested the War Department to leave
the body of their son, Quentin Roose-
Welt, where it was buried in France,
instead of bringing it back to the Unit
ed States?
The sentiment expressed by Colonel
Roosevelt has met with favor among
a number of bereaved families whose
sons paid the supreme sacrifice ON
French soil. They feel that they
would rather for the young heroes to
rest there always than to have their
bodies brought home. 1t was Oh
French soil that they died, the soil
made sacred by the blood of innum-
cradle heroes, and in this soil they
prefer that their sons should abide
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-22

Irwin Cobb, during a short stay in
Atlanta, dropped the following good
one:
A Pittsburg managing editor sent
a cub reporter to cover a mine dis
aster near Cokeville, some distance
from Pittsburg.
The young man arrived at the
scene, dallied around until late at
night and started to wire his story in
as follows:
COKEVILLE, Pa, Nov. 0Q-God
sits tonight on the hills around
Cokeville
stop him." said the night editor,
hanging over the story Send him
this message:
Never mind mine disaster. Inter-
view God Get pictures"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-22

Published every afternoon, except
Saturday, every Sunday morning and
as a Weekly (every Thursday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-22
Speaking The
Public Mind

Editor Times Recorder: ALLOW me
to commend you on the presentation
of the editorial on THE GOLDEN
ERA in your paper of a few days
ago 1t smacks of the right spirit and
we should all read it and grow in
the belief of it's teachings.
Peace is at hand and many people
are ''UP IN THE AIR." so to speak,
not knowing what to do, what condi-
tons will be. But let us look to the
future with the spirit OF optimism.
Keep the sun shining brightly be-
cause now more than ever we should
be happy and we should feel positive
that conditions are going to be better
There was a time when we could
have had some misgivings as to our
future, but now it seems TO me that
we can see a great future for Amer
lea and our South land. Our army is
not to be demolished over night but
very gradually so that the men re-
turning will fit into the positions that
are open for them and in that way
prevent-any serious labor trouble.
The railroads of the country have
not made improvements or done any
building for the past four or five
years The railroads of France and
Belgium also need reconstruction the
same as other lines of industry and
from this you can readily see that
the steel mills will continue at least
for a good while.
Secretary Daniels of the Navy says
that all the battleships that have been
ordered for the next two years will be
completed and it is evident that every
sea going vessel that mas been ord
cred and many others will be rushed
to completion so as to take care OF
the worldwide trade that naturally
is ours as a result of our near
supremacy on sea with Our merchant
marine.
Great Britain and France have re-
Gently organized reconstruction COM
missions while Germany has had a
permanent organization of this char
acter which was affected in peace
time prior to the war The United
States Government is at present lin
ing up a reconstruction commission
for this country and you can be sure
that their work will be SO effective as
to stabilize the business + this coun-
try and maintain just as far as pos
sible business as usual"
Don't become unduly alarmed, be
calm and optimistic and carry that
same spirit into your every day life.
1t is up to every business man to
see that prosperity comes to US all.
LAWSON STAPLETON.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-22
No Worms In a Healthy Child.

All children troubled with worms
have an unhealthy color, which indi-
Gates poor blood, and as a rule, there
is a more or less stomach disturbance.
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC
given regularly for two or three weeks
will enrich the blood, improve the di-
gestion; and act as a General Strength
ening Tonic to the whole system. No
ture will then throw off or dispel the
worms, and the Child will be in per-
feet health. Pleasant to take. Coo
per bottle. adv
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