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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-08-23
Prize, fer Ideas ON Sugar Saving.


Every woman in this :. county ID
eligible to enter the contest for seven
teen Of the prizes offered by the United
States Food Administration for the
best solutions of the problem of how to
save sugar in the household. ..... IL.
There are eleven state prizes and aix
prizes for the women in towns and six
for women in the country In each
county Of the state.
These prizes ipclude handsome Ger
tificates signed by Mr.. Hoover himself
and by Mr.. Deems. Food Admins
traitor.
All Iowa women are urged to enter
the competition. ...
They can do it by writing, in 50
words, their suggestions as to the best
way to save sugar in canning, cake
making, preserving. bread making,
candy making. beverages and other
household uses.
Their letter should be mailed to Miss
Alice French, of Davenport, chairman
Of tho Committee on Awards, before
midnight, August 26th. A.>
The winners will be announced about
September End. @.e5
The certificates will be highly priced
possessions Of the holders for many
wears to come.
Twelve Of the prizes must come into
this county. Who are the women who
win win them? The eleven state prizes
could come to this county too. -.
Il q up to the women OF this county
to bring them home:
Ford Touring Car for sale, ENQUIRE
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-08-23
Resishatisa Day, Saturday.

If you have attained your 2lst birth
day since the 5th of last June and on or
before Saturday, August Ath, you
must register at the Court House on
ths latter date between the hours Of Z
Q. IA. and 9 p. m.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-08-23

good to be back where we cannot hear
the guns roar and where in place OF
trenches and cut up and dug up ground
there is some finer farming land than l
ever expected to see in this country. It
is just haying time and it surely is in,
teresting to watch the people swing
their scythes and rake up the hay With
large wooden hand rskes. 49, =
There were many fruit trees on the
front where we were fighting but We
were forbidden to eat any Of it on &C.
count of poison and gas. Just before
We left the front some of the men in
our company were gszSed and taken g
the hospital, but on the whole our COM
pany was especially lucky. For my
part, 1 really feel better now than
three months ago, and believe am
about ten pounds heavier"
Sergeant Paul Gersty writes from
Camp Mills, N. Y, as follows:
/. am writing to thank you for the
good old Pee Dee. received it this
morning and if you knew all it meant
to those of US who receive it, you'd
keep Tommy Allen and Billy working
nights IN order to make daily out of
it. The newsies can cry their "Noo
York Woilds" and ''Suns" all day long
but the ''Home Town Organ" out-does
them all.
1 noticed in Lloyd Evans epistle
from Sioux City that he was bothered
by inspections. Ionce was but when .
person gets examined by dentists, ton
sorial artists. surgeons, chiropractors,
chiropodists and dentists four or five
times daily for a week then one knows
his previous experience was Heaven.
hope those who come behind me will
mot carry any useless articles with
them such % dandruff cures, toothache
gum, etc., ~ the overseas inspectors
look with scosn on such things when
forceps are 20 cheap and sand and
ivory soap so plentiful. -
The country can give Baker great
deal of credit for providing our army
with such excellent equipment-all wool
clothes from the spiral puttees to the
overseas caps. Alb, but Dana, = you
should see that overseas cap. )"
Words fail me for once: But draw .
picture Of your once favored disciple
drilling around with the crown OF
Malek's hat over his left eye. All else
I need for lo:al color is . kilt and clay
sd1ors, mayhap . bagpipe. Thsy fsn
tell the world the "Campbells are
Coming" -" I sometimes think that they
try to camoufage u as Scotch 90 that
tha Germans will take Us for 'eLadies
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-08-23

The Boys in France are making good their
pledge Are you keeping Yours? @~"
To make our county allotment Good, we
must sell Twenty Thousand Dollars or More in
War Stamps each and every month during this
year.
During the month of August we have sold,
sofar, only Three Thousand Dollars in Stamps
Some of our people have failed to keep their
pledge Have you forgotten yours@
WAR SAVINGS STAMP COMMITTEE
A. J.. THOMSON, Chairman
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-08-23

81 .W PEK YEAK
A letter from Joe C. Malek to Lloyd
Miller brings the news that he made
start for France, but owing to broken
propeller the transport returned to
port, and he is now at Camp Mills.
From the letter we quote: There
were seven or eight troop ships in the
bunch and bunch of conveys. When
We got out about 1000 miles one Of the
propellors broke off the ship so we had
to 20 back. On our way back we were
alone and 1t about 6 o'clock, Thursday
evening, We spied real German SUBJ
marine. The crew shot at it seven
times and sent it to the bottom. I
wasn't very shak,, but some OF the
boys felt like getting down on their
knees. It was sure some exciting
time" ,..s n
Mrs. VIM. Fsrrie received three let
ters Monday morning from her son
Raphsel, the first received from him
since he arrived in France. He says.
II am fine and dandy. =. like
it fine over here. It is sure q pretty
country. Everything is much different
than back there. suppose
you are harvesting back there. There
is not much done here yet. Every.
thing here is two-wheeled and one
horse. They haul bigger loads here
with one horse than we do back there
with two. The roads are just like
pavements here, 80 rain doesn't hurt
them. am going to eat
Christmas dinner with you, so have 4
big chicken"
D. w. Webster writes his parents
that he has successfully passed the
physical examination and has been
admitted to the service. He is at Syra-
cuse, N. Y, where he was sent recently
in the limited service. He made sew
eral efforts previously but was rejected,
and is now quite pleased that he has
passed the tests necessary for active
service. &..
The Local Board has received notice
to select two men from the list Of reg.
istrants to 20 to Fort Riley, Kansas.
Aug. 9Th. The two from Howard
county are: ThomasJ. Kskac of Sara:
toga and Ralph John Miller of Rice.
vile. .a .Ea@
A. card from Father Whalan dated at
Camp Dodge, August 18th. Gays: 'tOR
for tho East It i surmised that
part of the ssth DivisioH 10 on the
watsr and Chaplain Whalen may bs
among them. q h.
Harry w. Jensen and, Louis Under.
bake wese inducted into the military
service last week and departed Thurs
day for Des Moines College where they
will be given special training in auto
mechanics. ., .s,.
That Alice M. Jones, . Red Crosa
a uEse attached to Base Hospital No.
IS has arrived safely overssas, is the
message received yestsrday:r.by her Sis.
ter. Mrs. o. G. Joass. ,.ea
Lowell johnson. 18th Battery, H. F..
A., J. A. r. D., has arrived safely
overseas, is the message received BY
his parents, Mr.. and Mr.. c. V. johns
son.
Glen D. Eaton, Headquarters Co..
349th Inft,, is safely overseas. 80 card,
received yesterday informs his par
ents, Mr.. and Mra. ]. L. Eaton.
Cresco relatives Of Lieut.. w. D.
Darrow received Mondays card notify-
ing them of his arrival safely over
seas.
n.-s:>. ~ G>Anl>v .-
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-08-23
Red Gross Pig Glib Donations.

The following have signed. up for
pigs:
VIM. Reinhart.
J. E. Doolittle.
Jos. Burnikel.
Aug. DeGroote.
Peter Hanson.
Leslie Sebastian.
E. j. Bousks.
Adolph Peters.
Frank Slifka.
H. Pankow.
Mrs. F. r. Bouska.
Raymond Bouska.
Mrs. J. E. Doolittle.
Chris Grinhaug.
F. w. Drilling.
Vernon Springs No. !,
VIM. Reinhart, Solicitor.
We understand only one man in his
district refused to sign up. We hope
this will be the only case in Howard
county.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-08-23
The West Unien Fair.


Elsewhere in this paper appears an
advertisement for the Fayette County
Fair to be held at West Union next
week. This is the first time this fair
has asked for patronage from this vi.
cinity, but we can assure oil that Wis
it to the West Union Fair will be
worth while rs they have the reputs-
tion of always giving one of the best
fairs in northeastern Iowa, with q large
lot of exhibits. excellent attractions
"aiI large and comfortable grounds.
You will be well treated By the West
Union people if you attend. ~
For SALE-A good work mare.
phono NJ n 9 f. e. arroll CreScO
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-08-23

Ford Touring Car for sale. Enquire
ct Kraft.O Odell store. soft
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-08-23

transports and was close to one a. 1t
passed, and I'll say it was far from
crowded.
John Breedlove, U. S. A. P. o. TAI,
under date of July 18th, writes to bis
aunt, Miss Josie Breedlove, letter
from which we make the following ex-
tracts: 49,.
1--WE have q dandy camp and very
good eats and plenty of them. The
camp is in very pretty place. Lots
of trees and nice big field where we
can play tennis and base ball.
This part of the country is quite his
toric, and some man comes once
week to the Y and lectures on it and
it 10 very interesting. I have been
around this part of the country and
have seen some very interesting things.
Aftsrs&s ars here four months We get
seven day passes and can 60 any place
in France or England, so We are near
~ due for ours. ,
We helped the French celebrate
their 4th of July Sunday. They helped
u on the 4th and we had quite . time
both days. e 49, >''.
Isuppose the town is just about the
same ss ever. received two cards
from Steb Patterson with the picture
of Main rect and the Depot and, they
made me feel kind of lonesome.
You folks won't need to send me .
thing % we get everything We need
over here cheaper than We can in the
States, and our eats are just rs good
and sometimes better than they were
back there, l and two other fellows
went out to q chicken and duck supper
Sunday evening, and We sure did do
Justice to it-you know how I dislike
chicken.
We do not get very much war news
here, 90 do not hear much talk about
it. Every talks about home and their
girls. There ere some very pretty
girls here and the little kids are aw-
fully cute. lean understand the peo-
pie pretty fair but cannot talk their
language very good"
!. Chas. F. Fish is . member Of the
,2lst Balloon Co. at the U. S. Balloon
school at Camp Lee Hall, Virginia, and
writes the following under date Of
Aug. 4th concerning guarding and in
fiating the balloons:
''Wsut On guard Friday night and
came off last night. had IN awful
easy post this time; Ill that bothered
Wss the mosquitos- Alabama and I
we're On guard around the balloon and
Ill we had to do WAS to keep people
away and see that the ropes were
.tightened up. -, the gas contracted.
We filled the balloon with gas Friday
afternoon. The gas comes in tubes
about like that blau-gas that they use
for cooking back there. We put in
1874 tubes Of gas. so you see it's no lit
tie job. The 2lst Balloon Company
had the honor of putting up the first
balloon in the school. They sent it up
yesterday forenoon just few hundred
feet to try it out. 1t was . new bal
loon, go nobody went up with it the
first time.
We had midnight lunch when we
were on guard night before last. They
gave US pancakes hot off the griddle
with syrup and coffee. I'll tell you
they tasted good. We eat pretty fsir
now, only We get hold of some lad
meat once II swhi'e Its awful hot
here today, hotter think than its ksen
since we've been here. ys,,s,.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-08-23

For SALE-A good work mare.
Phone N. o. 2. j. E. arroll. Cresco.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-08-23
CREsCo HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA. FRIDAY, AUGUST 3d. 1918

from He'll" and act accordingly. Well
here's luck to you. Guess l will soon
cross the drink to make the "world
safe for the Democrats"
In letter to his parents, he says:
New York City is only % miles
from US ana Mineola. the aviation
camp, is only a half mile from my tent.
Don't ever let anyone tell you Uncle
Sam has no aeroplanes. They are thick
as flies over US all day long, and far
into the night they keep up their prac-
tice and patrol. The aviators are only
kids but the French officers teach them
and one of them told me they were
more, adept than, were the French.
They practice with their machine guns.
20 abreast fos bomping, fake falls and
all the methods Of attack. Germany
hasn't long to live!
As we waited ut the ferry at Jersey
City, saw three French battleships
sail out of port and four large trans
ports loaded with troops. Every east
ern camp is loaded with western men
and they are giants in comparison With
the eastern ones.
They surely furnish fine equipment
for our "Over Seas" all wool, even to
two pairs of spiral puttees or leggings.
and the cap.
Things on the liners are not as con-
gested as rumor has it, as army regu-
lations insist on sufficient room and
Baker has level head. The Germans
start lots of rumors which float around
just to worry. mothers and fathers.
New York harbor is crowded with
transports and was close to one as it
passed, and I'll say it was far from
crowded.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-08-23

Tho Local Board has received notice
to select two men from the list Of reg.
istrants to 20 to Fort Riley, Kansas.
Aug. 9Th. The two from Howard
county are: ThomasJ. Kskac of Sara:
toga and Ralph John Miller Of Rice.
vile. .a
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-08-23

A card from Father Whalsn dated at
Camp Dodge, August 18th. says: 'sOR
for tho East II i surmised that
part of the ssth DivisioN 10 on the
watsr and Chaplain Whalen may bs
among them. q III.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-08-23

Glen D. Eaton, Headquarters Co.,
349th Inft,, is safely overseas. 80 . card
received yesterday informs bis par
ents, Mr.. and MraL /. L. Eaton.
Cresco relatives Of Lieut.. w. D.
Darrow received Mondays card notify-
ing them of his arrival safely over
seas.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-08-23

Harry w. Jensen and Louis Under.
bake wese inducted into the military
service last week and departed Thurs
day for Des Moines College where they
will be given special training in auto
mechanics. 4. o.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-08-23

That Alice N. Jones, . Red Crosa
nurse attached TO Base Hospital No.
IS has arrived safely over6eas, 10 the
message received ysstsrday:r.by her iis.
ter, Mrs. o. G. Joaea. us
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
By SARAH ADDINGTON REID

TIME Federal amendment is patriotic
necessity: this is the contradiction that
Mary Ritter Beard makes to those who
say that suffrage has place in war time,
and that suffragists who press their cause now
are disloyal to their country.
Mrs. Beard is the wife Of Dr. Charles Beard,
who recently left Columbia University because
of the repressive atmosphere in which his free
thinking mind could not breathe, and, like that
Of her husband, Mrs. Boards thinking is per
fectly unrestricted by what other people think
or by anything else, indeed. 1t is not surpris-
ing, therefore, to hear her say:
That because English women dropped suf-
frage for war work, American women need not
do the same thing;
That the Federal amendment, now out Of the
hands Of women and in the hands of polit
clans, cannot possibly he headed off at this late
stage Of the game, and
That national woman suffrage during the
will mean integraton in the United
States.
Mrs. Beard knows English suffrage because
she learned it from Mrs. Pankhurst herself
when she just young woman living in
England
But, she protests, 1--WE do not need to fol-
low England in everything she does. Tic
United States and President Wilson are pro-
claimed the leaders of the Allied forces we
must lead in suffrage as we'll as in other war
measures and issues.
Suffrage was still long way off for Eng
land; perhaps it best for the English
women to drop it temporarily. But here in the
United States we were much closer to it.
Both party con sentions declared for the prin-
cple Of suffrage in 1876 New York enfran-
chiscd her women; all statesmen and most
politicians are proclaiming themselves the
champions Of suffrage because they see that
the political future Of parties is going to de-
pend upon the favor Of women voters.
''The Federal amendment was bound to
come to a vote. Think what a reasonable
thing it would have been for suffragists to stop
working for its passage-al these years, all
these sacrifices, to count for nothing, because,
indeed, some people think that it isn't patriotic
to want to vote
"Suffrage is no longer piece of propaganda
engaged in by a relatively small group of
women; it is an integral part of the political.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13

suffrage agitation and doing such efficient
work for the country-that gave us the vote
You see, the men realize that without the
help of its women England could note.havc
gone on with the war;
"Was there no 'agitation,' as YOU call It,
when the bill was before the House?" asked.
where were Mrs. Pankhurst and the other
militants?"
Miss Fraser laughed heartily. "That,"
she said, 'is the funniest part of it ALL You
see. giving us our vote was only one-quarter
part of the bill which was presented to
Parliament. The bill is called The Repre-
sentation of the Peoples Bill and it gives
the franchise to:
Il. Soldiers in the field.
''2. Sailors the seas.
"3. Merchant seamen.
~ Women over thirty years DID,
1--WE were all very anxious that the sailors
and soldiers should get this franchise, and
didn't want to stand in the way of their
getting it or have the fact that we were in
cluded in the franchise keep the bill from
being passed,
1T was then that the militant, Mrs. Pank-
hurst-that same Mrs. Pankhurst who had
gone to Jail for the cause and had often
affirmed that she ready and willing to
die for photographed the London society,
imploring it not to ask for the franchise
at this time if by so doing there was the
slightest danger Of it's preventing the SOL
ders and sailors from receiving the right to
vote. Pretty sporty Of her, wasn't it? But,
then, all our women are like that! We did
have a good laugh, though, when that mes
sage came.
I'VE made no demonstration in favor of
the bill, but remained perfectly quiet until a
few days before the question came up. Lloyd
George, who for suffrage, you know
asked the London society to send delega-
tlon of representative women to him so that
he might talk with them and be thoroughly
conversant with the subject.
Mrs. Henry Fawcett, president of the
London society. headed the deputation and
selected the representative women who COM
posed it. And they 1ccre representative
women. Lady Forbes Robertson represented
the stage. Mary Macarthur the trades unions
and There was lady postman. lady
muhition worker and other trade representa-
tives. 1t a truly remarkable aggrega-
tion of women.
II happened to be at Headquarters when
they set out, quite quietly, mind you, for
Downing Street SO different from the ex-
element which had attended former salles
into that sacred district AS looked at those
splendid women ! had a feeling that our
troubles over, and turning to fellow
suffragst | said
"'There goes the last deputation Of suf-
fragists'
"'Optimist,' she scornfully replied Not
likely
But | right. The representation of
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
Two Ways of Doing 1t

~ NGLISH women fought for the vote
rs hard as their brothers and hus-
A-A bands arc fighting at the front for
the life Of the nation. But when the na~
hon was endangered the member of the
English Suffrage Society threw all suf-
frase work overheard and devoted them
selves wholly to doing their part toward
winning the war. Result. the vote was
given them without any more fuss
The problem in this country has been
different Suffrage had to be fought for
state by state, and the women who won
felt that it would be most ungenerous
not to lend a hand to those other women
who were still struggling. For that rea-
SON, even after the great triumph in New
York State, they have continued to fight
for the Federal amendment, which alone
could make woman suffrage nation-wides
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
Sparks From the Anwl

Queen Mary of the British Empire sent the
following New Years greeting to the women
of America through Dr. Shaw chairman Of the
women's committee Of the Council of National
Defence:
81 received with much satisfaction and pleas
ure the friendly message you addressed to me
from the womens committee of the Council of
National Defence of America
Please convey to the sisterhood of YOUR
great country the warm thanks of the women
of the British Empire for their inspiring words
OF encouragement and assurance. The horrors
OF war have taught US to know another
better and they have strengthened the ties of
klnship and mutual sympathy by uniting the
women Of the English speaking races heart and
soul in the struggle for liberty and civilization.
Confident of the valuable help we women can
give gallant sailors and soldiers. I pray
fo Gods richest blessing on our efforts
MARY R."
The 10Th Assembly District Republicans are
about to move their headquarters, and it's all
the fault of the women. Why?
"Because,' says Stanley NJ. Isaacs, chairman
Of the woman S committee Of the club, Eve
er-are-wel, you see, We're at present stu
atcd over a pooroom and the ladies might
not-er-take to pool as we men DO, so wen
have to move, l guess"
Who said women would not have refining
influence in politics?
Dr.. Anna Howard Shaw celebrated the
Christmas season by adopting French baby
and in so doing deprived the anti-suffragists of
their favorte reproach-i. e.. that Dr. Shaw,
the leader of em all, didn't have a child To
her name.
On December % the women Of Bismarck,
n. D., voted in municipal elections. Il was the
first time that the women of that state have
was day of red fire and brass bands for the
suffragists of the state.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13

nan tllC WOuleIl dlc W.T.
ing, half are not. War time
is no time for inequities among
classes. A warning nation
needs the fullest measure of
service from every citizen and
no unenfranchised class Of citi-
Zens can give their most.
Again. hundreds of thou
sands Of women feel strong
ly on the question Of suffrage;
they have been working for it
for years and they still want
it with their whole hearts and
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13

minds. Surely it is better to give these women
the vote, and release their energy for the direct
patriotic work that the nation needs
Walter Llppman has said that national
woman suffrage will integrate the country;
that IS precisely what | mean when I say that
we ought Immediately to put all women on the
same basis; give them a unified status, and
thus eliminate division and dissension.v
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13

men in England. OF course, this number has
been greatly increased since so many of our
men have been killed. The women's vote
would have swamped the mems if every wom-
an became voter. This was the greatest
argument that the 'antis' had against suf-
frage.
"And SO we were always devising some
sort of division. At one time we thought
that the vote should be given only to wage
earning women; at another only to single
women, cutting out the wives and mothers
who were represented by their husbands or
sons. But, all in all, it seems to us that
giving it to all women over thirty years of
age is the wisest and fairest plan. We are
all, think, quite satisfied with this arrange
ment."
"But surely you are having classes for
women voters? You are distributing litera-
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13

We simply had to see it
through!'
And then Mrs. Beard gave
a reason for seeing it through
that ought to appeal to the
indignant men and women who
are accusing suffragists of
sedition, obstruction and other
ill-sounding motives. Most of
these objectors, after all, do
not credit sui'ragists with po-
ltical vision, nor do they CON
slider that suffrage has really
anything to do with applied