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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-19
RED CROSS SCHOOL FOR BOYS.

The American Red Cross has estab-
Eshed a manual training school for
Belgian boys at VaulruZ, Switzerland.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-19
PEACE MAKES
GREATER NEED

X Peace Will not end the need \
X of Red Cross relief work. On 4
X the contrary, the proclaiming of 4
X peace opens fields Of serv- \
X Ice for the Red Cross, and now, 4
X more than ever, the American 4
X people will be called upon to 4
X obey their generous impulses to 4
X bind up the worlds wounds. \
X Membership in the Red Cross 4
X affords the noblest outlet for i
X such impulses. Every American i
X should answer Here" to the \
X Red Cross Christmas Roll Call. !
X 4
Il kAA X 4 4 n Il 49,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-12-19

spend several months visiting and
sight seeing.
In letter to her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. James Studham 113 Eighth av,
enue west, Miss Eliza Studham who
| Is a Red Cross nurse, says she was in
hospital work in Nancy, France, and
expected to be sent to Metz before
Christmas.
Miss Prudence Jones has resigned
her position with the Harris-Emery
| Company at Des Moines and after a
weeks visit with her mother on Sec.
ond avenue east, will leave for Kan.
sas City, Kansas, where she expects
, to take up another line of work.
Nate P. Harrington former we'll
known resident and connected with
the Consolidation Coal Company in
the days of old Muchakinock, but for
several years past a denizen of OF
tumwa, and now an employe in the
revenue department of the U. S. was
in the city the past couple of days.
Mrs. Josephine Barnhill, of Great
Falls, Montana, who is visiting friends
here, has Just received letter from
her son, Clifford Barnhill, former
Oskaloosa boy now in France. 1t is the
first letter the mother has had since
September IL, and was quite relief
to her, notwithstanding that Clifford
+ had been wounded in action and had
been unable to write. The wound
proved to be only a flesh wound and
he is again on duty. Clifford is a ser
geant in Company M, 365 Infantry,
91st Division, the Division known as
1.-The Wild West"
A. P. Norton of Fremont was a bus
mess caller in the. city Monday.
Mrs. P. A. Sarvis of South D street
is seriously ill with pneumonia.
Miss Juanita Warner Of Fremont
was in Oskaloosa Saturday on bust
ness. 'ls 80 ."'-.- t.j
Miss Clementine Reynolds is in OF.
tumwa for a few days visiting at the
Lunt home.
Lieut.. r. d. Ulrey, from Camp Tay-
Ilor, spent the week end at the H. II.
! Dickens home.
Mrs. w. Fl. SPOTS spent last week
in Kansas City visiting with her
daughter Mabel.
Dewey Kemp. who has been attend
ling school at Fairfield, has been hon
orably discharged and is home.
Ray Garner. who has been working
lin Omaha. spent the week end with
friends and relatives in the city.
Carl Johnson, who has been suffer
ling with an attack of pneumonia, Is
getting better. Mrs. Johnson is also
Iconyalescent.
:, Mr.. and Mrs. John Tenant left this
morning for Gillespie. ILL.,. to spend
the winter with their daughter, Mrs
If. F. Jorgensen.
Frank Shoemake is at Barnes City
having taken over rather extended
contract for painting and decoration
that will occupy several weeks time,
\ Mrs. Carl Stewart of Boone, Iowa
| who has been visiting for some tim,
I at the B. j. Snyder home. No. 81;
High avenue east. returned to he
home Tuesday.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Homer Matt
son are home from Columbia. Soutl
!. Carolina. where Lieut.. Madison ha
been stationed at Camp Jackson sine
early in September.
IL Misses Rae and Katherine J. Goult
4 former residents Of this city, are work
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-12-19

ing for the government. They are
both employed as stenographers in
the Quartermasters Department.
Lieut.. Max Hardness is home from
tending the Artillery School of Fire.
He has been honorably discharged but
intends to return to the South to To-
cate,
Harold Sumemrs, son of Mrs. Sarah
Summers, No. $40 South A street, ar
rived home from military training at
Ames College yesterday, having been
T7'"9tered out and he is in possession
of n honorable discharge from SER
vice.
John Jackley of Des Moines was
seen on our streets Saturday Mr..
Jackley is former townsman of Os-
kaloosa and states that his son, Win
field, has been hOnorably discharged
from S. A. T. c. at Drake in Des
Moines.
Hugh Denney, Harry Bentzinger,
Floyd Stringfellow and Harry Alsup
visited over Sunday with relatives and
returned Sunday evening to Camp
Dodge. The boys are members of Co.
A, 87th Infantry, 18th Division, and as
yet have not been honorably dis
charged.
Dr.. J. E. Davis returned Monday
from Des Moines where he attended a
meeting of the Iowa Chiropractors.
DR.. Palmer, founder of the Palmer
Method of Chiropractic, presided and
the meeting was given over to lectures
by him upon the advanced methods of
treatment.
Charley Brookins, who is a cadet at
the Great Lakes Naval School, is
home to spend the holidays with his
mother. Charley is in the Radio ser.
vice and has opportunity to remain
permanently in the Navy, but thinks
he will prefer other work now that the
war Isl over. '".
Mrs. S. J. White of Abba was in the
city yesterday,
John Gallagher and r. NJ. Beamer
of Eddyville were callers here yester-
day.
= J. S. Wilkes went to Sigourney Mon.
day in the interests OF the Standard
Oil company.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Flint and son
Glen. of Hedrick, are spending the
week here with Mrs. Flint's mother.
Miss Bobby Harris, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Byron Harris, of Mt. Harris,
Colo, is visiting at the Jack Ramsay
homo.
Mrs. Jack Moore and daughter Hell.
en- Of Marshalltown are visiting at the
Robert Hawkins home on Eighth ave
nue. west.
Mr.. and Mrs. p N. Stewart of New
ton returned to theor home yester.
day after spending few days here
with his parents on South Market
street.
Sergeant Walter Byers received an
honorable discharge from the motor
transport division Of the army at
Ames. Iowa, and has returned to os.
kaloosa Mr.. and Mrs. Byers will re-
side for the present at the parental
A. r. Hellings home, sos North c st.
! Roy E. Rowland has received Christ.
mas greetings from Sam NJ. Barrett,
formerly OF Company H, who Is now a
Corporal in Company A. 31st Regi.
ment of Infantry, A, z. r., at yladiyos.
took, Siberia. The letter was san,
November 18th and has been month
in reaching oskaloosa. He is well
!. and sends his hest regards to all hls
friends,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-12-19

date of November IS, that he was
wounded almost month after he was
reported dead by the department. The
department report is believed to have
been in error. He is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Snyder Ruby of No. 704 North
Market street.
Among the returned soldiers, en-
joying an over Sunday visit with rela'
tives and friends, were E. S. Clark the
son-inlaw of On. ]. E. Fleener of 424
North Third street, Otto Hueser the
son of Mrs. Bertha Hueser of 10 North
Third street and Stillman Clark the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Clark of
Ninth avenue east. Some of these are
home for good and others are on fur
loughs, but all are being welcomed by
their friends.
William Perry lately of the seventy
fourth aero squadron, but now pri'
waite citizen is visiting friends in the
city, a guest at the Charles Stump
home on Third avenue east. Mr.. Per
lry's squadron was in training at Lake
Charles, Louisiana, and were all ready
lasted two days longer would have
been on the way, as they had orders
to sail on the 18th of November. Mr..
Perry has now received an honorable
discharge from the government but
greatly regrets not being able to make
use of his years intensive training.
|, Friday a couple of real estate deals
were made that are of local interest.
j. NJ. Ireland, of Oskaloosa, sold the
forty acres near Stark on which his
son-in-law, ]. L. Alderman has lived
for several years, to Ray Welton, who
owns the farm across the road east.
, He and his son-in-law then bought the
Mrs. Anna Ireland farm of 1877 acres
31h miles northwest of Fremont,M
Alderman getting the forty acres with
the improvements and Mr.. Ireland the
balance, which with the 100 acres Mr.
Ireland has adjoining. will give the
son-in-law farm of 247 acres to care
for the coming year. Mrs. Ireland and
son Frank have purchased a farm on
the Knoxville road. west of Oskaloosa
and Frank will move on to 1t in the
spring, when possession is given Of
their farm.-Fremont Gazette.
Mrs. John Head, of Evans, was in
town yesterday on business.
| Miss leila Karstetter, of Cedar, was
calling in the city Saturday.
Mr.. and-Mrs. Floyd Earring were
callers in ottumwa Saturday:
| Clarence Young assistant to Willis
Krizer is seriously Ill with pneumonia
Mrs. A. C. Linsley and daughtel
Mrs. Earl Witt, of Wright, were visit
ors in the city Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wray, of Water
loo, spent over Sunday with relative
in the city and returned to their home
Monday morning.
Miss Bess Stafford who has beef
confined to her home for the past few
days with influenza resumed he
duties Monday morning.
II y. y. oedSe, Oh NoItn Ddhotd, atiisc'
In the city Friday at the p. J. Legle
home No. 500 Second avenue eas
where his wife has been visiting he
mother.
4 Miss Carrie Jackson. who has beef
In the East for several years, has ar
rived here for an extended stay will
lher sister. Mrs. Ella Tucker. OF A ave
| nue. east
r Capt. and Mrs. Frank 8. Stone d.
-lparted this morning via the M. & 8
! L. for California where they wi
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
RYE MAY BE USED.
Permission Given to Vermont Bakers
Under Certain Conditions

ST. ALBANS, April lott is an
nounced at the office of the acting fed
eral food administrator for Vermont,
that rye purchased previous to Feb
ruary ] may be used by bakers as a
substitute for -four up to 10 per cent
when application for permission to do
so is made to the food administrat ion
for Vermont. and is favorablv acted
upon. Rye was a substitute until
March 3 when it was removed from
the list. 1t developed that some bak-
ers still have a quantity on hand which
they had not received promptly after
ordering because Of the transportation
congestion. Rye bread is not in great
demand in Vermont and the permission
to continue rye as a limited substitute
is granted 50 that stocks purchased in
good faith may be used for the pur-
pose intended by the purchaser Rye
bought after February ] is not to be
used, because bakers at that time had
, full warning that it would be with
| drawn from the list. The exemption
does not extend to consumers, and re
tailers are not permitted TO sell rye as
! q substitute with flour.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Freeman Scott. groccr, has shipped
this season maple sugar and syrup to
- different states in the Union.
Mr. and Mrs. f. L. Knowlton have
received a card from their son. 81
Lieut.. Robert G. Knowlton, telling OF
his safe arrival in Europe
The bimontlly meeting of the di-
rectors of the Red Cross which was
scheduled for Friday afternoon has
been postponed until further notice
The subscribers sale of tickets for
Oh Boy opens tomorrow morning at
% O'Clock sharp at the box office. The
regular sale opens Friday morning at
the same hour.
Persons desiring appointment to the
position of letter carrier or clerk III
the Brattleboro postotice or clerk in
the railway mail service should take
the examination which will be given
here Saturday. April -. Application
blanks and information may be secured
from the secretary at the postoffice.
Columbian lodge, No. SO, T. and
"a. NJ, in the annual communication
held last evening. elected the follow
ing officers: w NJ, Fred Cressy; s
W, Hugh Agnew; j. W., 0. B: Hughes
treasurer and trustee F. B. Putnam
secretary and corporator' of the build
ing association for term of thre,
years, Arthur L. Billings
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
APPEAL FROM FARMERS.
Sixty Five Ask County Agents Help
in Getting Employees.

BURLINGTON, April l0-That farm
help in Chittendcn county is scarce is
indicated by the many appeals for men
received by County Agricultural Agent
F. II. Churchill
Sixty-tive farmers have written
me TO ask if can furnish them men
this summer, said Mr. Churchill.
This is much greater number than
applied a year ago and | anticipate a
still greater number before the season
really opens.
THE wages offered good men run
from $33 to 500 a month and even
more, and this includes board and
room. \ farmer who needs help bad.
~ will pay almost any price this yeai
| for men
Mr.. Churchill reports having already
placed several applicants for work
with farmers and he will be glad t.
consult with any one who wants farm
employment, His office in Stannard
Memorial building will be open daily
and at night until o'clock
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
WEST BRATTLEB0R0

County Agent A. ". Sweeton has re-
covered from an illness with mumps
and is out again.
Clarence Bliss and family are NOV
inc today from f. c. Browns house
to Alvin Coombs 5 house at 90 West
ern avenue His mother, Mrs. Minerva
A Bliss. also has moved there.
Mark Mann, druggist of Hinsdale,
who is in the Melrose hospital for
medical treatment, is now able to walk
out each day He expects to undergo
an operation as soon as DR.. Lynch has
recovered from his illness and is at the
hospital again. Dr. Lynch is able to
1 sit up now.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
TURN HAIR DARK
WITH SAGE TEA
Grandma kept her locks dark, glossy
and youthful with a simple mixture
of Sage Tea and Sulphur

The old-time mixture of Sage Tea
land sulphur for darkening gray, streak
ed and faded hair is grandmother reel
lpe, and folks are again using it to keep
their hair good even color, which is
quite sensible, as we are living in an age
when youthful appearance is Of the
greatest advantage.
| Nowadays, though, we don't have the
troublesome task of gathering the sage
/ and the mussy mixing at home. All drug
Il stores sell the ready-to-use product. inn
4 proved by the addition of other ingre.
dents, called "Wyeth s Sage and Sui.
4 phur Compound 1t is very popular
\ because nobody can discover it has been
applied. Simply moisten your comb or
4 a soft brush with it and draw this
/ through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time; by morning the gray
hair disappears, but what delights the
ladies with Wyeth S Sage and Sulphur
Compound, is that, besides beautifully
darkening the hair after a few appli-
cations, it also produces that soft lustre
and appearance of abundance which is
so attractive. This ready-to-use prepa
ration is delightful toilet requisite 70,
those who desire a more youthful ap
earance. 1t is not intended for the cure
y mitigation or prevention of disease.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10

Army corps in this town. A recent is
sue of the Nashua IN. H. Telegraph
contained pictures of them and said:
1t was announced this morning that
Capt. and Mrs. Stephen 0 'Brien of the
Salvation Army corps. would leave their
charge in this city to assume work in
other fields. Notice reached them to this
effect Thursday They will leave next
Tuesday, bat. their future charge has
not been made known to them as yet.
= In the three and a half years that
they have been in charge in Nashua
they have been in the forefront of those
doing that work which. has made this
corps famous. They have done it wei
tas reports show. Sunday will be tho
last meeting that they will hold in thi:
lefty. @fs%
+, II They eafae., here from Brattleboro
vt, where stllap had been stationed. 1t i
1 rumored thass Captain 0 Brien may b.
assigned to&salvGtion Army work witt
the Canadiant troops, He is British
subject although his wife is an Ameri
lean girl.n sNi
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
NOT LIVING IN LUXURY.
Alien Enemies and Prisoners Of War
Fed for SO Cents Day.

WASHINGTON, April l0,-Enemy
aliens and prisoners of war confined in
military camps in the United States
are not living on the fat of the
land Statistics complied by the adj
jutant generals office reveal that in
feeding the 2,oo25 men detained at Fort
Oglethorpe. Fort Mcpherson and Fort
Douglas, the government is spending
SO cents per person per day. This is a
few cents less than the cost Of pro.
viding food for soldiers. Figures are
not available showing the cost OF pro
viding for the 1900 enemy aliens be
ing detained by the department of
labor at Hot Springs, \. c. These are
the aliens who, it has been reported
have received every comfort and con
corning this treatment of whom wide
spread criticism has arisen.
Enemy aliens arc being rounded W
more and more rapidly. Five hundred
have been seized since the first of tn,
year OF this total more than 200 wer,
taken into custody during March.
Aliens captured in the East are takel
to Fort Oglethorpe, while those takei
in Western states are interned at For
Douglas All of the prisoners OF wa
at Fort Douglas, some 100 in number
have been transferred to Fort McPher
son, where all prisoners of war will b
detained. during the war
J., The prisoners. at Fort Mcpherson wi
be put to work building roads on 0
before May !. Until now they hav
been laboring in and around the prise
compounds The enemy aliens at For
Oglethorpe and Fort Douglas will
: lengaged for the next 90 days Tn Ell
larging existing barracks and builC
ing new structures to accommodate
aliens who are still at liberty but who al
being watched and who will be seize
shortly. Thereafter they will be give
other manual labor to do. Army of
GERS say there will be no soft snay
for the aliens they are guarding.
Germans captured by American SC
diers on the western front undouhtel
4 y will be kept in France. Gener
: Pershing has been directed to do as
! thinks best about keeping them the
I or sending them to this country. Of
c GERS here say the general is opposed
3 sending the prisoners across rne A
llantic,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
GERMANS COUNTED
ON OPEN WARE ARE
Paris Revealed as Objec-
tive and Swift Onrush
Had Been Planned
ROUTES HAD BEEN !,
FULLY MAPPED OUT
with Rolling Kitchens in Readiness
Losses Heavier Than Admitted at
First.

WASHINGTON, April 10. State
ments of German prisoners have con-
WINGED French military critics that the
real objective of the great German of
fensive was Paris, and that so far from
Expecting checks which would mako
Amiens the goal Of bloody and undeci
sive battles the Teutonic high command
sent iis+tar""s forward prepared for
rapid advances in open warfare.
I'm order to alleviate the march of
the troops, says an official despatch re-
ceived from France. "thc order was
! given to prepare for their departure and
TO organize the conveys in such a way
as only to carry with them what was IN
Indispensable. That remaining was to be
stored at depot designated by the di-
visions. The loading carriages, the mu-
nitions to be carried. the equipment and
arming of the men all had been careful
Nv planned as well as the distribution of
maps of the country to be invaded The
men were to carry reserves of food
enough to last two days and two TASKS,
the usual food for day following them
in rolling kitchens and provisions for
three DAYS in company conveys.
"In short every arrangement shows
that the German command had decided
to resort to open warfare. II is certain
that the military situation after more
than - days OF operations is one of eN-
IRENE disappointment to the German
command -
A digest of German opinion on the
situation in Picardy, given III another
official despatch received today from
France, says the German general staff
is instructing the military correspond
cnts to reaSsure the public and with
overemphasized explanations is betray-
s ling the dismay of the public at the pros
pect of check of the great offensive.
Among the descriptions of the
war saws the despatch, land the no
tees in the newspapers the different
currents of German opinion produced IN
: Germany by the offensive can be de
8 fined. There is first the anxiety caused
Ibv the extent OF the losses. The general
staff charges the Wolff Bureau md the
military correspondents to reasSurc the
public and to put them on guard against
the enemy eommuniqucs.
''Thc staff no longer upholds as on
the first dav that the losses OF the as
sailants had been minimum, but ittnow
afIirms that they are normal and pro
= 1pOEIlOntIt 10 lHt lcSultN VlpldllltN' lliNil
: the anxiety which the halt of the OF
lfensivc cxcitcs is dealt with. The gen
cral staff explains to the impatient lalb
lie what difficulties the transports are
Z cncountcring in supplying the army, diff.
fieultieS which have been augmented by
the bad weather. 1t recalls the success
s of the preceding days and describes the
decentralization of the enemy armies, The
Of
s "Thesc overemphasized explanations
s and these announcements betray thu
8 dismay of public opinion in Germany
S which begins to fear a check of tn
. great German attempt on the Yves
. tfront -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
PHOTOGRAPHERS WANTED.
Duty One of Most Desirable Assign
ments in Army, Says Crowder.

Col. H. 7. johnson, acting adjutant
general of Vermont, has sent to the
local board a copy of a telegram from
Provost Marshal General Crowder ask
ing for 10 photographers from Yer
mont, to report to the commanding of
fcer at Madison Barracks, Sacketts
HARDER, n. Y, as near April Is as pos
sible. Only men who have had either
professional or advanced amateur ex-
perience in Photographic work are
wanted. White men physically quail
fed for limited or general military
service may be indicted. The tele
gram says: "The duty is one of the
most desirable assignments in the
army.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
ADJUSTMENTS.
Photoplay Offerings.

Lew Fields and a whole circus in
The Barker, a Perfection feature, and
A Runaway Colt, two-act Hoyt com
edy, are the attractions today at the
Empire. Tomorrow Baby Marie Os-
borne in Tears and Smiles and Pearl
White in The Fatal Ring will be the
two big attractions.
Today at the Princess theatre the
attractions will be Louise Glaum in
Golden Rule Kate, a story of the West
that was, Current Events, and a com
edy- Tomorrow Mary Pickford in hel
greatest success, Stella Maris, will be
presented. For the first time Miss
Pickford plays dual role. Conway
Tearle heads the supporting cast.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
SIX MONTHS FOR sNEERINa.
Waiter Laughed Derisively at Liberty
Loan Rally

NEW YORK, April l0-For sheer
ing at the Liberty loan, Henry Schneid-
er, waiter, was sent TO jail for six
months. He attended loan rally in a
thcater Monday night and laughed de-
riSively each time the sale of bond
vas announced, according 70 the testi-
mony in a magistrate s court. He came
from Germany four years ago and has
not taken cut first citizensip papers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
Untouched Wealth in pyrenees.

The PyreneeS mountains are rich In
waterfalls and minerals, but their ex-
ploitation is rendered difficult by lack
of roads. With the water power there
latent the mining possibilities could
readily be developed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
SALVATION ARMY CHANGE.
Capt. and Mrs. o'Brien, Formerly of
Brattleboro. TO leave Nashua.

Numerous Brattlcboro people remem-
Der Capt. and Mrs. stephen o 'Brien, at
one time at the head of the Salvation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10

Slams rice crop has been seriously
damaged by recent floods. 1t is estimated
that there will be loss of $4,000 tons OF
paddy
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10

Unitariafa Parish house supper
Thursday, April II, p. m. Meat loaf,
vegetable salad, COILS, coffee and cake.
Tickets, 35c. Some canned vegetables
from the Rice farm will be on saie.-
Adv. 1886
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10

Episcopal parish house supper
Wednesday, April 10, 6 p. M Home
cured ham, meat loaf. esealloped pota-
toes, beet relish, rolls, coffee, whipped
cream and chocolate cream cake.
Tickets, so cents. Apron sale.-Adv,
3o-35