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New-York tribune., 1918-04-09

didn't Subscribe for $50 bonds. Well,
there is discount Of S12 in the first
place. Liberty bonds of the first issue
closed at s9G to-day. Then there is an
interest of $6 to be paid TO the bank
where you bought your bonds and
which has already paid the money to
the government. Then there is $3.50
off for the first half years coupon,
making in all 5000"
"Will you pay me s54.50 for my re-
ceipts? ?"
"Well, hardly. Where do l come in
I've got to make my living. l have TO
pay for the bonds and sell them again.
That takes time and leg work, and time
and legs are worth money these days
"Tell you what III do, young fellow
If you want to get rid Of your bonds
I'll pay you S45 for your equity"
Other proGteers Less Liberal
AT the Liberty Loan Committee this
speculator was hailed as a liberal
subscribers are offered from one-eighth
to one fourth for their receipts. A
man who has paid $50 on q 500 bond
is offered from SO to $40 for his re-
ceipts. Attention also was called to
the fact that the bonds are now at low
ebb and that in their fluctuations they
are taking the course followed in
variably by war bonds. During the
war, it was explained, the bonds fall
below par, rising above face value be-
fore maturity or after peace has been
declared.
"But trading in Liberty Loan certih-
Gates is wrong" said one official of
the committee. "a loan to the govern
ment is not like an ordinary loan
which may be hawkcd in the market if
we'll secured. man lending Uncle
Sam is supposed TO keep his note til
it natures, collecting the interest as II
falls due However, it is impossible &
prevent Liberty bonds from changing
hands, but they should not be dispose ec
Of at less than their market value.
Use Of Bonds as Cash Stopped
Subscribers who have made partia
payments can have their money re
funded, but this takes some time
Most Of the victims of scalpers are il
immediate need of cash, and this ths
speculators know. They will un
doubtedly reap fortunes unless g
means is found to curb them.
"Somc time ago certain stores II
New York City advertised they would
accept Liberty bonds in payment 70,
goods the same as gold or currency
Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo put
stop to this practice merely by ap
pcaling to business men not to treat
the bonds as currency"
District Attorney Swami has taken
up bond scalping with view to pre-
venting speculation. Assistant District
Attorney Edward s. Brogan, Of the
commercial frauds department, said
he had been looking into the matter
and that the District Attorneys office
would bring whatever LEGAL pressure
could be applied against the men prof
iteering in Liberty bonds
New-York tribune., 1918-04-09
T.StoF CORES 0ondence1

ROLLING ALONG WITH THE LIB
ERTY BALL, CALEDONIA, N. Y,
April s.-Oh, the open road may be
the only road all right enough. Let
the bard have his way. But let this
be a gently nurtured. city-bred report
er's counter suggestion that there's
such a thing as a road being too blamed
open. Smoking icicles, there is!
They've talked time and again of
making an arcade out of Nassau Street.
That might do later on. No hurry.
First of all, there ought to be an ar
cade over the state road from Buffalo,
or from Batavia anyhow, to New York.
On that section of this state road
which lies between Batavia and Gale
donia rain has been scattering all day,
miserably, maliciously, necessarily.
There hasn't been a bright moment
since the presumable rise of the sun
this morning.
Hard on Uncle Sans
The two Uncle Sans who are doing
their bit for the Liberty Loan with
their feet are beginning to run. They
are red where they ought to be white
and blue where they ought to be red.
Their shaggy nals fit them like last
years Panamas after passing through
a rcsuscitation parlor. Willard Lowry,
one of the stripping Uncles. has a crick
in his back and an ache in his arms.
Malcolm Houton. the twin Uncle, has
shooting pains all over him, particular
ly in those portions on which he walks
md I.
to himself: Rheumatism and me so
young!" Both have retired in mortal
agony Of the present and mortal dread
of the morrow
Yet. with rain and aches and shoot
ing pains and everything, these two
martyred youths who have contracted
to push the Liberty Ball clear through
from Buffalo to New York, stuck man
fully to their job. They have kept the
great ball rolling, and tonight it is
stabbed in Caledonia, alongside the four,
Nanderbit areys which a"e dragging
the Liberty Coach over the same route.
If the weather was rough on tho
Uncle Sans, it was rough. too. on Miss
Marian Hollins. the society whip who
III tooling the coach. II the Sans
were closer TO the mud. wasn't it true
that she was closer to the rain? All
The same the Liberty Coach drove on,
Tor instructions from Great Head1uar-
ters in New York are to let nothing
interfere with the schedule.
Ball ANA coach are closer to their
destination by seventeen and one-tenth
miles than they were last night. Ac-
cording to the route map, that is. thoy
made run Of seventeen miles and a
tenth to-day. Uncle Sam Lowry and
Uncle Sam Houton. though are sure
that the map maker had it all wrong, or
else somebody has been rearanging the
roads since he went over them. Sew
eDty miles would be a fairer estimate
Of their roll in the mud. they say than
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other towns and counties oversub-
scribed.
Nevada: Millers.
Arkansas: Piggott
Secretary McAdoo to-day named
April 21 as Liberty Loan Sunday, and
in letter to 1140O0 preachers asked
that special sermons be preached on
that day.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, in Il
statement urged workers to subscribe
generously to the loan, even if it meant
great economies, and to "do all that
you can for the common cause of
democracy and freedom the world
over"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-09
The Loan Programme

900 a. m.-Libcrty Loan coach
leaves Mumford, Munroe County:
900 q. n.--Liberty ball rolls out OF
Mumford toward New York.
1000 g. m.--Liberty Loan booths
opened throughout city.
1890 a. Ministers of greater New
York meet, Aeolian Hall.
1890 p. m-Marie Dressler, other
speakers, band concert, Sub
Treasury steps.
1890 D. Liberty Theatre perform
ance at Public Library.
800 y. m. - Thomas W. Lamont
speaks, Louise Homer sings,
Produce Exchange.
500 p. m-Girl Scout exercises,
Plaza Circle.
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ARMY AhD NAVY MEN
will find in Sun
days Tribune an
announce m en- t
Of interest from
the folIowing 2
Hotels:

The P1sza Hotel
Z Fiftb Are. al s1th st.
Ritz-Car1fon Hofe!
6sdi1on Are. and
fe,h "a.
McAipin Hotel
EYoxdSa, al s5,h 81.
Hotel nprriai
E'ssy at 52nd ~.
Prince George Hotel
Eifal Are. h 2Sth H..
Hotel fseIirrjaire
E>Say ri 77Ih ~.
Hotel f5ayRra We
fZnd a. Columbus Arr.
Hotel If Marquis
Jz-is Tazt slst NJ.
HojIey Hotel
Ws@tlax'fdi E9esrs w.
Hotel CoJiinEwnnd
A. Nsst 1s.b ~.
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Hotel Webster
80 Wes. s5th st
San Reno
sith 81. Central
FarA WrsD.
Park Avenue Hotel
P4fh Ayc. al zzfd vt.
Hotel Martinique
E'Say ut 22Hd st.
Hotel Majestic
Central Park W. anf
ind ~.
The Eroxfcli
27th ~. and sth Aw
Herald Square Hotel
sf,h 81. W. ~ E'nay.
Hotel Continental
bHsy st flst ~.
Hotel irving
~ ErsrDefcy Pafk.
UrfeI Margaret
Ef0Gklyr =. Z
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Following is a letter from Verl G
Farmhouse, drum major of the S2nd
Engineer band, A. Z. f., in which
he gives an interesting description
OF the enthusiasm with which the
news of the signing OF the armistice
was received In France:
Bordeaux, France, Nov. IL. 1918
Dear Folks:
Note above date, NOV. IL. Can
you imagine what this date means to
US? 1t means the end Of this awful
war, and our return home. At 1:1l
this afternoon we were out on prac'
tice march on the Paris road when
we halted for few minutes rest
near the Cafe of the Gour Poarches
just after we had fallen out of for
nation a little old Frenchman came
along on q bike yelling. "Viye La
America" and "Vive La France" On
stopping him we found out that the
armlstlce had been signed at 5:Al
a. m, and firing had ceased at II
a. N.
Well! We just stood on our hind
legs and let out one round Of good
lusty Yank yells that could be heard
for miles About this time the
whistles of the ocean liners In the
harbor and at the American docks
turned loose.
Boys! This vas no time for work
80 We rushed back to camp. secured
passes and beat II for Bordeaux. Or
arriving there We found that the
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French people had Proclaimed q
half holiday and were crazy with Joy
American soldiers and sailors gath
cred in groups and started paradine
up and down the main streets, yell
ing and singing at the tops OF their
voices. Girls and women ran out OF
pushed thru the crowds to KISS and
shake hands with US. The men were
lust as bad, but We did not care SO
much for their kisses,
In what seemed but q few minutes
the large factories poured out thous-
ands OF men, women and girls who
formed in long parade, the girls still
wearing their picturesque bloomer-
oyeralls and wearing or carrying the
trl-color flag Of France. All the busi-
ness houses were bedecked with the
flags of the Allies. The ancient bell
towers that surround Bordeaux and
in which bats and pigeons have lived
for many years gave forth their peals
of 10y, and awakened the bats from
their midday sleep. The giant bells
in the cathedrals Of ST. Michael and
Ct. Andre rang again, but not as be-
fore in solemn tones, but In glad
Joyous peals that could be heard
above the din of the oyer-filled
streets.
Now It becomes dark. Il am TAX
Ing you thru Just as | saw this stir
ring time). Again the large electric
signs glowed as they did five years
ago. Extra illumination was pro-
yided by garlands OF Japanese Ian
terms strung across the fronts of the
big cafes. and all the big street lamps
that had been dark since the start
Of the war were lighted. No one
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Among the late letters from the
Ashland boys who have been seeing
service in France is one from Ell
wood Hedburg to his father, G.. H.
Hedburg, in which he states that the
censor had been removed and the
boys are able to write anything they
choose. This letter was written
from Gudmont. France, on November
"a, and init Elwood says:
Well, Dad, the censor's lid Is off
and you will be the one that gets my
dope first. 1t seems good to be able
to write anything one wants to In
his letters. !.
l think I'll give you brief sketch
Of where I've been since l left Gew
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Base Hospital No. so, Nov. 6.
Ny Dear Mother:
am writing this curled up In bed,
not that need to stay ther' but it's
the only place to write. ye been
here for about two days sleeping on
spring cot, between sheets and In
pajamas, the first / have seen In
many moons. They told me I could
have my clothes yesterday, but some-
how 1t was mussed III and / didn't
get them. However, I'll have them
in a day or so and that will be better
than running around in pajamas.
After leaving here you go to con-
valescent camp and after thoroly re-
covering they send you to replace
ment camp and from there back to
your regiment. From the latest
news il looks as tho / might not hit
the line again. l don't know the de-
tails Of that event yet. but 1t seemed
as IL Fritz got shell over the hill
and II exploded to one side of our
gun about twenty feet in front OF me,
where / was moving some projectiles.
A,man about four feet from me was
badly wounded, but was only dazed
for a few seconds and then picked
myself up and made for the First
Aid station. The rest Of the gun
crew could have been annihilated for
all | knew. | looked back once and
ali l saw was smoke, and kept going,
They patched me up and loaded me
into an ambulance the way ] was.
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DrOKe tnru tne GUARDS ana ran III
and gave us flowers and flags. or
threw handfulls of confetti at u.s.
Our march continued thru the princi-
pal streets and into the large public
square, thence to the river front and
back to the Hotel de Vile, where we
played the national airs of France,
Italy, England and America. We
then crawled into our trucks and
home we went.
Well, mother dear it has been six
days since | started this letter, but
things have been so confused that ]
did not have time to finish, and now
have another big time of which to
tell you.
Sunday at II a. m. we ate our
lunch here, then got into trucks for
forty kilometer (37 miles ride to n
town down the river by the name of
Blaye, an ancient fortified town of
about 10000 people. We arrived
there about 2 p. m, formed at the
head OF a company of infantry, and
started on parade thru the streets.
1t was not long until we had about
5000 or 1000 French men, women
and kids fallen in behind our bunch,
and were singing and yelling at the
tops of their voices. After the pa
rade we had concert, then we start
ed at p. m. to eat our supper.
AT Z p. m. we finished dinner
that was fit for king. First we had
wine, all we wanted. Then soup, fol-
lowed by beef la mode and Drowned
potatoes. Then more wine, then
salad with chicken la king. Then
more wine with fresh English wal
nuts, followed by benedictine and cof-
fee, and then champagne In beaucoup
quantities. Then they turned us
loose. The town was ours. We
danced on the streets with the girls
and women, and at S;1 p. m, we
started on another parade which
lasted until 9 p. m Then We went
into the mayors office and then in
to the court room which was furnish
ed in a luxurious manner. There were
couple of speeches by Frenchmen,
and while the French orchestra
played La Marseilles we drank a
champagne toast to the Republic of
France. Then we went down stairs
into the court yard and played "The
Star-Spangled Banner, ;" and our
chaplain gave an address.
While he was speaking a Welcb
man from southern England made
some dirty remarks about the Ameri-
cans, and in about two seconds | and
couple more of the band had him
and had clouted him couple of good
ones. Then we turned him over to
the French police who had hard
time getting him into the jail, as
the French people were trying to get
to him. They spit on him and want
ed to mob him. After this little show
was over we played few more
pieces, and then got into our trucks
for our ride home.
Well, this is some letter. If yol
get tired of reading it in inc day,
why, finish it the next Dear folks,
| will now bring this newspaper to a
close. and bid you all goodbye for
this time. With love to all, as ever.
BARNEY.
In the following letters which Msr.
\. Schuerman recently received from
her son Fred. who Is with the 65tll
artillery in France. the details OF his
casualty are related
American Red Cross Hospital No. llO
Nov. /, 1918.
Dear Mother and all:
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Couldn't even get my razor or comb.
We were unloaded at a Field Hospi-
tai some distance behind the lines
where | was dressed again and then
soff for another ambulance ride to an
Evacuation Hospital. We were there
about two days, but you must hand
it to them for managing us.
The casualties were pretty heavy
that day and there we're around 800
of us walking patients besides a great
number of little cases, but somehow
they managed to give us three meals
day and a place to sleep. ! slept
in a wood on litter with plenty OF
blankets which was the best bed
had had for some days. The Red
Cross gave us cigarettes and chew
ing gum by the market basket, hot
cocoa all the time and a place TO
write. They certainly treated us fine
for such a condition.
From there we came here by train,
days ride, but this hospital has
only been in operation about a month
and things aren't as good as nigh.
be. Nevertheless we get good surgi-
cal treatment. They gave us 4 bath
and a pair of pajams upon arriving
and took everything except what we
had in our pockets away from us.
When we are able to be about we are
issued new stuff, our old clothing Is
sterilized, mended and issued again.
| must close now, there is nothing
more to tell about, but will write
again soon and let you know how /
am getting along. With love.
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Do not attempt to put the world in
your mould; 1t is too large and too
broad. i.
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USE
Land Plaster
NOW
Ashland Lumber Co
Phone 20

me in the face with a pair of corked
shoes while we were shooting scrap
mel at Heinie, and now | am forty
miles behind the lines awaiting q
ride in one of those splendid Red
Cross trans to some Base Hospital
in one of the larger cities for nice
rest. am o. X, only peeled nose
and my face looks as if | had the
small poX. The lad next to me
changed from an able-bodied soldier
to litter case in fraction of sec
ond. so you see | am always lucky
When they shot me with lock-jaw an
ti-toxin it hurt worse than my nose
and lost my bet of dinner in New
York with Hedburg that he wouid
be in a Base Hospital before l would.
Don't change my address as my mall
will be forwarded. Love and Hap
py Thanksgiving to all.
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and took everything except what We
had in our pockets away from US
When we are able to be about we are
issued new stuff, our old clothing |;
sterilized, mended and issued again
| must close now, there Is nothins
more to tell about. but will write
again soon and let you know how
am getting along. With love.
Nov. rs, 1918.
My Dear Mother:
| am going to write that belated
letter, as you must he wondering
what is the matter with me, but We
haven't had much chance to write.
was sent to one of the Base Hospi.
tails where we were given medical
attention. This Hospital is located
near one of the larger cities, but we
aren't allowed to visit it yet. Ny
nose is nearly healed up. am still
wearing a patch across il, however
The DR.. says there will be- quite q
scar across the bridge and probably
will have bump there. but got out
pretty lucky so I'm not kicking At
present | am pounding a typewriter
In the office. There is nothing to
do here and can stay with it as
long as | wish. When my outfit
comes off the line and begins to pre-
pare for embarkation | intend to 60
back to it. will miss Q lot Of work
any way.
We were very glad to learn that
William had decided to quit There
was great celebration among the
French, but the news was received
very quietly by the patients. The
chief subject OF discussion around
here now is who goes home first and
when. Last night the runor was
around that the old divisions were
at one of the Base ports ready to en-
bark and tonight We read in the pa
per that they we're to form the Army
of Occupation and are on their way
to Germany, so we had a big laugh
on some of the old timers, but at
any rate | think that the old heads
who have been here for eighteen
months will be the first 20 return
and they deserve 1t They have had
the hardest fighting and the worst
hardshlps OF the bunch. The general
opinion which amounts to as much
as -, Is that the Coast Artillery
Corps will be showed into some OF
those outfits. We are separate
unit not attached to division. SO
we are orphans. Sometimes 1t is ad-
vantageous and sometimes not.
am looking forward to the time
when We can all be together again
as you hoped for in one of your last
letters and the time has come that
we have been looking for so long.
The only thing Is that they may keep
US here for awhile to reconstruct the
country, but that lot will fall more
to the engineers and labor battalions.
The office force has put in for sew
en- day furloughs and wouldn't be
surprised to see them go thru. /
hope so. There, is fine bunch of
fellows working in this office. All
casuals like myself who have been
sent back to the Hospital from the
Front and want to work in the Of
flee where they kept them. If things
were not over l would want to go
back, but ] figure 1t is better down
here where the conditions are so
much better than the Front. Must
close now and go to work.
Love to all.
FRED.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-12-31

In the following letters which Msr
\. Schuerman recently received from
her son Fred. who Is with the 65tll
artillery in France, the details OF his
casualty are related:
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-12-31

American Red Cross Hospital No. 1lC
Nov. 1, 1918.
Dear Mother and all.
They tell me ! an severely wound
ed. but | don't believe it. Some one
Jumped over the ridge and kicked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-20
PARTIAL VICTORY
 !. FOR AMENDMENTS IS WON BY DENT
Leaders Now Seem Agreed on Calling Older Men Be
 for Invading Class of
 Boys Under 21 Years
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington, August 19.
 Especial. )-Since the appear ance of Secretary Baker, Gen
 eral Crowder and General March before the military
 committee of the House today Chairman Dent is unaware of the course he will pursue rela- tive to the enactment of the IS to 45 year draft legislation The government, speaking through Secretary Baker and the chie1 q staff, is evidently disposed to enter into a. compromise as reported in The Age Herald Sunday morning. MT, Dent has asked the administration to accept an amendment under the provision of which all eligibles up to and includ- ing 45 years of age would be called before boys under Fl years of age would be subject to draft.
 The administration, judging from the testimony Ot ScClCldis i''NS sNNt-s would exhaust the classes of all eligi- bles up to and beyond S6 years of age before calling into service boys be- tween IS and 19 years, but would show no favoritism to boys between the ages of 19 and 2l
 The other proposed amendments of MT. Dent the administration would accept It agrees that married man should not be exempted simply because he is married-shall not be exempted unless his wife and children are de- pendent upon him for support. The administration, furthermore. agrees that boys between IS and 21 years of age called into competition with men between 21 and 45 years of age, would be permitte to compete with such older men in the securing of commits sions.
 In other words, the administration and the chairman of the military com mittee agree that any man called upon to bear arms in defense of the coun- i try should be entitled to acquire rank l if his qualifications entitle him to ask for rank.
 On the main question, however, the administration and the chairman sharp ly disagreed. The administration Is ot | the opinion that after all ages up io and including 36 years are enlisted. il should have the right to invade the classes of lower years with the ex- ception of those between IS and 19 | The chairman holds that before the | government shall induct into service boys--or men under 21 years of age all eligible classes, up to and includins 45 years, shall be exhausted.
 1 MT. Dent is of the opinion that nc | L "A a1xsa. it be proved absolutely necessary y This afternoon, following the testi. mony of the secretary and the chiei of staff. Chairman Dent was indisposet
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