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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-14
Children Cry
FOR FlETCHER'S
g a 8 T Q RIA

Mrs. j. H. Conroy, while hang
ing out clothes just after the noon
hour, tripped and fell over a
stick frozen i'm the ground, fall
ing heavily on one side, which
caused her terrible suffering. Or.
DeVore was called and found one
rib had been broken.
Fred Osborne of Camp Dodge
is here for an over Sunday visit
with home folks.
DIR. Harry Coulthard, who has
been the guest the past week of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Coulthard, and other rcla-
lives and friends, left this morn
ing for his home in idaho Falls.
Ida.
Mrs. O. A. Sorenson and guest,
Miss Mac Blanchard, spent the
day in Omaha.
Grandma Profit Of Lovcland
suffered Il stroke of paralysis
this morning and is i'm very
critical con 'ilion.
Mr.. and Mrs Levi Stewart will
leave shortly for Newman Grove,
Neb., to make their home. Their
son Eevcrett will leave for there
in the morning.
ST. John Township is supposed
to raise more money through the
War Savings Stamps than we did
| in the last Liberty Loan. Have
you done your bit?
Miss Mable Dalton spent The
week end with friends in Lincoln
Mr.. and Mrs. M. O'Gonnor en-
tertalned at dinner yesterday
| Miss June Aginor of Omaha
Lieut.. Mckee and Scrg A.. j
lO'Connor from Fort Omaha and
George III. johnson of this city.
Mrs. Geo. Alcorn of Omaha is
here for a few days visit at the
r. J. Tenant home.
Mrs. Ralph Varnes, who has
been here some time, the guest oil
relatives, returned to her home il
Farnum, Neb., this morning. She
was accompanied by her littlt
niece, Ivy Varnes. Mr.. Varnes
will remain a while longer Will
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johf
Varnes, until he has fully
recovered from his recent illness
Percy Beirnes former phar-
macist of Geo. Shiley's has beer
a Sergeant since last June will
the Canadian troops, is now in {
hospital in England recovering
from a prolonged illness, and hi
has lost his hearing in one ear
His Youngest brother has beer
wounded five times and is now il
la French hospital recovering
therefrom. He was wounded in. The
face, the right knee, the RICH
arm. groin and right wrist, lheI
took trench fever. He lay in ;
shell hole for ~ hours from hi
wounds. He finally attracted
the attention of passing com.
radc who proved to be an oil
school mate, who carried him 70
three fourths of mile to Iii
nearest dressing station. He ha
had two serious operations TO
his wounds also.
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Mrs. Jennie Cox, Misses Laura,
Margaret and Helen Haight are in
Omaha today the guests of Frank
Haight, who is TO leave TT. Omaha
soon.
AZ Lent starts February 18th.
Lieut.. Lawrence Drain of Camp
Dodge is home for an over Sunday
visit.
A committee from the fair di-
rectors and Secretary Pike worked
all day yesterday revising the
premium list for the fair this
year.
Grandma Profit died at her
home near Loveland Friday after
noon. The funeral will be held
from the Loveland Baptist
church Sunday at 4 O'Clock and
burial in the Branson cemetery.
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JAckson-couLrnAR

Last Thursday in Omaha at 4
O'Clock, Miss Idabelle Coulthard.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John +.
Coulthard of Modale was married
to Mr.. William H. Jackson, a
prominent young farmer from
near that city, Rev. Taylor of the
Presbyterian church officiating.
The bridal party were attended
by the brides sister, Miss Vera
Coulthard.
The bride wore grey taupc
coat, hat, dress and shoes to
match.
This morning the happy couple
departed for Denver, where they
will spend week, after which
they will Immediately go to
Housekeeping on the groom's
farm, three miles northeast of
Modale.
Their many friends extend
heartiest congratulations to the
newlyweds.
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WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST

For Upper MISSISSIPPI and
Lower Missouri Valleys: General
ly fair with mild temperatures for
the season except short periods
of cold about Monday and again
by the middle of the week.
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CT. BROWN, Pres.
MRS. HI. l.. JONES. Sec'y

Mrs. Jane Spencer of Logan
is reported very low. She is the
mother of Nick and Albert Spen-
Ger of this city.
Don't forget the tax expert who
will be here Feb. 20-23 inclusive.
He will be at the M. j. Fitzgibbon
office.
The DR.. w. r. Bowen family
are the guests of friends in Lo-
gan for a few days.
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A CAREFUL EXAMINATION
EDDIE mcEvoy.

Eddie McEyoN, aged about s
years. of near Beebeetown, passe
away sunday at a Council Blu1i
hospital. The body will !
brought to the Icnncsscy un,let
taking parlors in this city and Il
funeral will be held Tuesda
morning at 10 O'clock from $
Patrick $ church.
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Miss Mildred Weaver of phil

Miss Mildred Weaver of Phil
kans., is here for an ex.
tended visit with Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
Mohncy.
Alfred Harris from st. Louis
was the guest yesterday of the Ed
ID. Bradley home.
The oNercoat and silk muffler
belonging to Elmer Bradley,
which was taken from the high
school few weeks ago, while Ell
mer was practicing basket ball
one evening after school, has
been sent back to him.
We had The pleasure of eating
AN apple last week which sold for
500 per bushel. The apples were
donated to the Rcd Cross by Mrs.
Stewart, and Upper & Son sold
them al the above figure at the
Stewart sale last week.
w. a. Jones has purchased the
Dick Robinson property on Eighth
and Huron, and will build Il new
home there This spring.
Emil WchrIi was taken to an
Omaha hospital Friday, suffering
with nose bleed which the local
physician could not stop. When
he reached there he was uncon-
scious from loss of blood, but is
now reported TO be getting along
all right.
Mrs. Myrtle Hester of Modale
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Children CIV
FOR FLETCHEEtS
G a s . RIA

Mrs. Dcnzcl Simmons returned
Ia her home i'm Ute this morning
after u brief visit here with the
Allrn Bonllam family.
George Smiley received "A letter
This morning from Los Angeles,
Cal, telling of the death OF Sam
Arthur. Il former resident of Mis-
souri, Valley, which occurred last
Friday His SON. Earnest Arthur,
III is also said, had recently been
IN an auto accident and had Just
been released from a hospital in
San Francisco.
Don shoot at pigeons. They
may be army carrier pigeons.
Numerous complaints have been
received by The Signal Corps that
carrier and homer pigeons are
being shot by hunters The death
OF these birds is a hindrance to
The service and all persons are
warmed not to shoot al any
PIGEONS.
Mrs. Anna Jackson and daugh-
Ter from Omaha are visiting this
week al the O. h. Evans home.
Mrs. Maihcna is i'm Sioux City
getting acquainted with her new
grand son, and caring for her
daughter, Mrs. AL. Johnson.
II. II. Dickman is packing up
goods to leave Monday for their
new home near Sioux Center, La.
We are sorry to lose this estima-
BILE family.
Miss Ila Terry Of Onawa is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Il. c..
Starlin and family.
/ Al Corfman and daughter Eva,
TOT Orson, and Jens Sorensen OF
/, Logan, drove to the Valley yester-
day 10 consult Drs. Gamble.
Ben Gordon and Ray Murray
from Camp Dodge spent Sunday
! here With home folks.
Harvey Faith has purchased
the farm formerly owned by Mrs.
ED. Newton.
Miss CIcmentine Dalton, who
has been i'll the past week with
I ionsilitis, was able to return to
her work al the Newton Coal and
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Church of Christ.

Edgar Price, Minister.
Regular services
Bible school at 10 a. m. O. r.
Baldwin, Supt.
Morning worship and sermon,
"A a. m.
Christian Endcavor prayer
meeting, $50 D. m.
Preaching at 7:3O p. m.
Mid-week services, Wednesday,
1880 p. m.
The church that welcomes ev-
eryone at all services.
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COMMUNITY soNa WEEK.
At the high school auditorium
Modale, La.

Modale, la.
MONDAY, FEB. 1S.
Folk Songs and Games, foreign
land American.
EXPLANATION Miss Schmidt.
Old Kentucky Hcme .........- Foster
Swanee River Foster
(Together and antiphonal)
Massa's in tho Cold, Cold
Ground NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Foster
Ben Bolt .-.-....,.-....--..,,-.-.-. Victor
Rounds.
Home Sweet Home .......... PAYNE
History by Bertha.
Foreign Folk Songs and Games
comm Thru the Rye .......
Duct Mrs. Stollary, Mrs. Cobb.
Aliille Laurie ---.--------.---..-.-. Victor
Folk Games
a. Shoemakers. b. Dance OF
Greeting. e. | See You. d
Clap Dance. G. Ace of Dia-
monds. f. How Do You Do?
Flow Gently Sweet Alton .......
-.,.--...- Robt. Burns and Spilman
Foreign Folk Songs adopted by
us: Auld Lang Syne and Love Is
Old Sweet Song.
TUESDAY, FEB. 10.
Songs of Sentiment and College
Songs.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Mintun.
IJuanlta ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Spanish
Sweet and Low ............. Tennysol
| My Bonnie and Stars of the
Summer
Longfcllow and Woodbur,
Male Quartet Carl Bair, Chas
Cobb, Chas. Hammer, Horace
Fcnslcr.
]l'clievc Me. Etc ,.-... Thos. Moore
II Cannot Sing the Old Song.
Victor
Rounds, page %.
Silent Night Grubcl
| pilgrims Chorus ....... Victor
SOLDIERS Chorus .-........... Faust
SOLDIERS Farewell ........... Kinke
Santa Lucia
...,-.-.N eapolitan Boat Sons
| Loves Old Sweet Song .......... Nal,
Good Night, Ladies'.
FRIDAY, FEB. 90.
Patriotic program, 8 p. m.
| America.
Paper by Mrs. Ellen Sassaman
Star Spanelcd Banner Ke,
Battle Hymn of the Republic -.
-----.-.--.-....-.. Julia Ward How,
My Country.
-.-.--.---.....-.... Samuel A. Ware
J Piano Solo Mrs. McFerrir
4 Yankee Doodle ...........-.. No Origin
columbia, the Gem of the Ocean
Observation-Disclosures. Unknown
Niclrola Records.
America the Beautiful ....
Hail Columbia, sung with Victor
/ he u. $. A. Forever.
Observation-Disclosures Tune of Dixi,
! Iowa Song.
lentng Tonight Male Quartet,
Canning the Kaiser.
Tableau
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-14

STORAGE EGGS MUST BE
LABELED IN IOWA TOWNS

Des Moines, Feb. with
fresh eggs beginning to come to
market, State Dairy Commission
cr w. ID. Barney issued an order
today requiring that cold storage
eggs, when placed on sale in gro
Gerry stores or elsewhere, shall
have a display card above them
labeled cold storage eggs"
Cold storage butter when Of
fered for sale, must also be la
beled.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-14

Read again your ORIGINAL HON
Card. III you have lost it, apply
for another to The Federal iuod
Administrators for your state.
The Food Administration, aside
from these general directions
asks everyone to maintain rieidI
Il minimum OF al least:
ONE WIiEATLESS day each
week and one WHl1ATl.IsSs.
MEAL each day: the wheatles
day to he "Wednesday. by wheat
less we mean eat no wheai
products.
ONE MEATLESS day each wecG
which shall be Tuesday and one
mealless meal each day. BS
meatle>s we mean to eat no rec
meat beef, pork, mutton. veal,
lamb; no preserved meat beef
bacon. ham or lard.
ONE pORkLESS day each weel
i'm addition to Tuesday, which
shall be Saturday. by porllless
we mean no fresh or sailed pork
bacon, lard or ham.
Sugar You can materially re
iduce sugar by reducing the use o,
candy and sweet drinks. We vii
make every cndcavor to see tina
the country is provided With ;
supply OF household sugar on th,
basis of three pounds Of sugar
for each person per month. DE-
| not consume more.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-14
W I'T7F7f -TCVTUN.
NOTICE TO BOARDING
HOUSES AND RESTAURANTS

Complaints have been made to
me that some boarding houses
and also some restaurants are
not complying with the Mheatless
and Meatless rules as laid down
by the U. S. Food Administration.
| have positive orders to enforce
these rules. Following this notice
you will find these rules.
All boarding houses, restau-
rants and hotels who have not
procured a license must do so at
once, by making application to
the q. $. Food Administration
Law Dept, License Division
Washington, ID. G..
L. NJ. GILMORE,
Food Administrator for lIarrisou
County.
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RAT|ON|NC Of
MEAT SUCCESS
British Hotels Use But Half
Of Their Allowance, Is
The Report.

[By Associated Press TO The Bannerl
LONDON, Feb. -- Rationing Of
meat, flour and sugar has been an
unqualified success in British hotels
and restaurants, according to re-
port from the Ministry Of Food. The
reports received from the proprietors
show that some hotels have used only
half Of their allowance of meat, while
numerous eating places have been 30
to 80 percent under their ration Of
bread and flour. The best report on
sugar showed total amount used of
only two-thirds of the official allow
ance.
Under the present regulations, no
tells and restaurants are allowed to
use two ounces of meat for breakfast
and five ounces for lunch and dinner.
The other allowances are eight ounces
of bread, two ounces of flour and one
ounce of sugar daily.
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MASONIC LODGE ON
SH|PB0ARD, M|N|N|CK
WRITES FROM FRANCE
Local Man Describes Unique
Organization Effected
In U-Boat Zone

II had the honor of being one of
the SO members of "A regularly consti-
tuted lodge of Master Masons, formed
and held on shipboard while we were
In the famous submarine zone last
August" writes Lieutenant Don c.
Minnick, member of A Company,
18th Railroad Engineers, A. Il, f., in
q letter received by Samuel NJ. Peter
man of this city.
Lieutenant Minnick was formerly
employed at the local shops of the
Pennsylvania Railway company and
was member of the local Masonic bo-
dies. He said in his letter that he
enjoys the army life and is in good
health.
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BLADENSBURC

BlADENSDURG, Feb. 6-Regular
services next Sunday morning and
evening at the Presbyterian church.
Miss Rosalie Cummins was the
guest of Miss Grace Dudgcon last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Cottrell enter
talned the following at dinner sun
day: Mr. and Mrs. Cranson Cottrell
Mr.. and Mrs. Cary Cottrell and Miss
Gertha Hail,
Mrs. ELLA Harris, who has been
staying with her sister, Mrs. Glenn
Blue, for several weeks, is home for
few days.
Thomas and Harry Martin arrived
home Tuesday from Camp Sheridan,
having been called here by the SER
ious illness of their father.
Mrs. Sadie Mills visited her dnugh-
ter at Newark last week.
Mrs. Margaret Blair, formerly Mrs.
Margaret Hayden, will move Wednes-
day to Mt. Vernon to make her home,
II. V. Hall and family and Mr. and
Mrs. Marion Norris spent Sunday
with Mrs. Milton Hayes and family.
Born Sunday. Feb. 3, to Mr.. and
Mrs. clyde Taylor, Il daughter.
A daughter was born Tuesday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Boyd,
Mrs. Flora Hall visited over sun
day with relatives at Mt Vernon and
attended the meeting at the Church
of Christ,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fawcett OF
| Pipesvllle and John Dunmire OF Mt
Vernon spent Sunday with Mr. and
| Mrs. Lee Earleywine.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-08
PLEASANT HILL

PLEASANT HILL Feb. Mr..
and Mrs. John Cutnaw spent one day
last week with their son, a. l.. Cut
nav, Of near Butler.
Ivan Cover and son. Raymond,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Wharton and family.
Sunday school at Salient at $3.50 IA.
III. next Sunday.
Miss Lillian Page spent Saturday
and Sunday with Mrs. Stella Statler
and family.
Mrs. Frank Kunkle and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Koppert spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. David Cronkilton.
II. G. Knowles of Fredericktown,
the district school superintendent,
visited the school here the latter part
of last week.
Lloyd Cover was called TO Mt Yer
non one day last week to take his
examination under the selective ser.
vice law.
Robert Kirkpatrick and family, Mr.,
and Mrs. Harry Gardner OF near
Frederlcktown. Dale Beal and Hazel
Kirkpatrick OF Mansfield spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. q. II. Kirkpat.
ick and family of near here.
Emory and I.orin Swendal spent
Saturday night with their uncle and
aunt Mr. and Mrs Frank IIaZlett of
Butler.
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NOTICE To GERMAN
ALIENS IN KNOX CO.

BY order OF the attorney general
Of the United States, this is to not
ify all natives, citizens, denizens,
or sub bjects OF the GERMAN EN-
PlRE or OF the IMPERIAL GER
MAN GOVERNMENT within the
United States and not actually nat
uralized as American citizens, that
they are required to register as
such aliens in the manner and
form as provided by law, full de-
tails Of which will be published
generally as news items in the
daily press.
The time for registration and
dates thereof are as follows:
Beginning at 8 o'clock in the
morning of February q, 1918, and
continuing each day between the
hours Of a. m. and 8 p. m. up to
and including February g, 1918, on
which day said registration will
cease at the hour Of p. m.
The place of registration is the
office of the mayor Of Mt. Vernon.
BY ORDER OF THE PRESI-
DENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
PETER j. PARKER,
Registrar.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-08
LABOR LEADER
SAYS FIGHT ON
English Cabinet Member Urg-
es His Fellow-Workers To
Continue Battle.
nN NssocInto1 rrcss 70 The nannerl

lRy Associated Press to The liannerl
LONDON, Feb. &C. n. Barnes, Ia
hor member of the War Cabinet, in Il
message to his fellow workers in
the cause of Labor, begs them to con
tinue their steady support in the prose
cution OF the war for democracy.
Democracy" he says, SIS at one and
the same time on It's trial and In the
crucible. If this war is lost by the Al
lies the cause of democracy is under
eclipse for generations to come, and
we leave to our children heritage of
trouble.
Might ask Labor throughout the
country TO be steady for the final phas-
es of the war? ask 1t not TO be con
fused by lying statements. IT was said
for instance that there had been meet
ings of ananciers abroad while the
government We're refusing to allow la
Dor to confer with enemy subjects
workmen The statement was abso
iutely false, Another equally false
statement was that we bad refused tc
define our aims With our Allies and
particularly with the revolutionary
government of Russia"
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MT. ZION

Mt. ZION. Feb. 6--Mr, and Mrs,
Frank Nichols OF Dusty bottom
spent Wednesday with Mr., and Mrs,
Earl Burch.
Cary Harris and family OF Winding
Fork visited his parents here sun
day,
Mrs. Clark Schooler and daughter,
Wave. spent Sunday with MIR. and
Mrs. Grover Harris.
Misses Velma and Bertha Hayes
entertained several of their school
mates Wednesday evening, Music
and games were enjoyed. Those pres
ent were Misses Edith Bumpus, Eva
Bumpus, Wave Schooler aud Ruth
Humpus. Walter Melick, Carl Bum
pus and Guy Van Wrinkle.
Mr.. Fletcher blair Of Mt, Vernon
and Mrs. Margaret Hayden, formerly
of this place, were married at Mt
Vernon Thursday, Jan 81. Mr., and
Mrs. Blair are now visiting the lat
ter's daughter, Mrs. Zona Hayes OF
this place.
Miss Mary Kirk has gone 10 New
ark 10 spend the winter with George
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-08
| (](,K

LOCK. Feb. 6-Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Overturf and son, Wayne, visited Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Dixon and Mrs. Hugh
Crottinger at Appleton Sunday
Miss Martha Oliver of Centerburg
was the guest of Miss Hazel Barr
over Sunday
Miss Irene Parks has returned TO
Columbus to take up her school work
agaiI in the school for the deaf.
James Parks and Charles Chris
man were in Columbus Wednesday.
A. II. Rush of Sparta was Lock
visitor Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs Elizabeth Clutter is in Coum-
bus, having been called there by the
serious illness of Mrs. Dennis Clut.
ter.
Mrs James Parks is in Grant hos
pital, Columbus, where she under
went an operation for throat trouble
Wednesday.
James Edman of Homer visited
Mr. and Mrs. II. J. Hawkins last
week.
Mesdames II. j. Wood, j. C. Crot.
finger and Frank Chrisman were in
Mt. Vernon Friday at Red Cross
headquarters taking instructions in
sewing and knitting.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wildman of
Rich Hill are visiting Mr., and Mrs.
Samuel Butt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Peters and
children of Appleton visited Mr. and
Mrs f. G. Overturf Saturday.
MIR. Stull of Condit is here to spend
several weeks with his daughter
Mrs. Louie Saunders.
Charles Trout has bought the farm
owned by William Rowe, about Il
mile east OF Lock. -....
Mrs. II. j. Hood is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Hood in Newark q few
days,
Leo Mills visited relatives in Co
lumbus last week.
Mrs. Mamie Bronson of Mt. Vernon
is visiting her grandmother, Mrs
/ Mary Niebel,
/ A number OF young people were en-
tertained il the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Case Friday evening.
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CANTEEN PRICES
RAISED BECAUSE
j. s. PATRONAGE
Italian Proprietor Felt That
Americans Were Willing
To Pay Anything.
OBJECTIONS INTERPOSED
LBy Associated Press to The pannerl

llSy Associated Press To The Bannerl
AMERICAN AVIATION CAMP,
SOUTHERN ITALY, JANUARY 20
Correspondence of The Associated
Press) food problem recently
attained the dignity of crisis here.
When the United States government
arranged for the training of Ameri-
cans here, It was agreed that five lire
per day should be paid for the feeding
of each aviation officer in the making,
n sum amply equal to advanced food
prices, considering the several hun
dreds of men TO be fed. A contract to
feed the men was let to a local restaur-
with the idea that Americans have
plenty of money and are anxious to
spend it. For many weeks the Ameri-
cans, absorbed in their training, ac-
cepted the food given them. They
merely went down into their own
pockets and patronized the candy
stores of the city, its restaurants, but
particularly the canteen where the
Italian soldiers of the camp spent
their money for drinks, sandwiches,
and omclets.
Gradually the price of canteen pro-
ducts rose so high the Italian soldiers
were unable to patronize II and com
planned to their officers. These latter
investigated jointly with the American
officers, with the result that canteen
prices We're reduced 150 percent and
the contractor in charge of the Ameri.
can mess had To beg to be given n
chance to hold his contract.
This happened just before Christ.
mas and as the Americans were being
! paid off for the first time in three
months, they persuaded their com,
mander to let them all so to Rome
| and Naples and gorge themselves
/ There they engaged In veritable food
orgies. They bought candy and nuts
and cake by tve-pound lots. retiring
/ to their rooms to eat after taking regu
lar restaurant meals. Some of the
men were reported to have eaten siS
meals day.
one of the features of the reception
given at Rome by Ambassador Thorn
as Nelson Page and Mrs. Page at tn,
Palazzo del Drago to the young mer
was a spread of cake and candy weigh
ing down several tables. Although
all present ate freely from the tables
their appetites seemed merely to hav,
been whetted, for they were fount
standing out in front of candy store
eating more cake and candy. Sever
al started to mass at st. Peters bu
were unable to get any further than
restaurant facing the church
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-08
POILUS IMPRESSED
BY CERTAIN THINGS
THEY SEE IN PARIS

tBy Associated Press to The Bannerl
PARIS, Feb. 7--One Of the French
trench newspapers mas been asking
soldiers returning from leave what
astonished them most in Paris. Here
.are a few typical replies:
To see people sitting down to their
meals.
To see unoccupied cellars.
To find there are women who are
not grocers.
To find people who want to 60 to the
country.
To see funerals.
To be asked to sit down when get.
ting ones hair cut
To hear civilians complaining about
their hardships.