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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-11-15

Quite So.
Nell found she would have to take
her new dress to pieces"
81 bet she was ripping mad"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-19
CONG. HAUGEN
UP IN THE AIR
men at the Primaries, But
in an Airship With Lieut..
King of the Army
UP FOR HALF AN HOUR
PLEASED WITH EXPERIENCE
Can't Down Him When He is Sail
ing as High i'm the Air as He =.
Was

If there are any in this fourth
district who think Congressman
g. N. Haugen is not a live wire,
they had better forget it. Although
he has been in congress twenty
years-and is going back again
he is just as young and full Of pep
as ever as will be evidenced by the
fact that last week in Washington
he took a flight in a Caproni flying
machine with Lieutenant King OF
the army. Dispatches in the daily
papers state that Mr.. Haugen was
up for half an hour and was much
pleased with his experience.
Congressman Haugen sailed high
in the fourth district primaries Oh
June also, rolling up a, vote of
nearly 5000 more than his two
competitors combined And it goes
without saying that he will be re-
elected by big majority in the
fall The congressman's son is in
the flying corps of the army.
In commenting on the recent
primary the editor of the Oelwein
Register says the expected has oc-
CURED and congressman Haugen
has been renominated for the 81
term to represent the fourth dis
trict of Iowa.
His opponents have sought to un-
horse him in past campaigns by
seeking to defeat him for the nomi-
nation and by trying to beat hira
at the polls. Murphy came near
accomplishing this last few years
ago and there was a contest, but
the man from Northwood won out.
Mr. Haugen is the nestor of the
Iowa congressional field. He is
one of the most wiley politicians in
the Mississippi valley--or his mana
ger is. 1t is possible that he OBJ
serves the scriptural injunction to
be all things to all men. 1t was
thought by some that Enger him
self Scandinavian, would break
in on the Haugen reservation, but
lit seems there was little doing. Men
may come and men may go but Mr..
Haugen apparently goes on for
ever. He is the smoothest pro-
position in the political arena.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-19
ALBERT ROVANG
: WRITES FROM FRANCE
Winneshiek County Boy Writes
His Mother in Springfield Twp.
About Army Life i'm
France
SAYS FRANCE Is
VERY PRETTY COUNTRY
Has Not Mastered the French
Language Yet, But is Learning
Little Every Day
Somewhere in France
May II, 1918.

somewhere IN france
May II, 1918.
My Dear Mother:
Today is Mothers Day and by Or
ders from the general at the front
we are all supposed to write to our
mothers, who have been so kind
and think so much of their boys
near the front. Your last letter
received several days ago stating
that everything is all look
ing fine and that you are all well,
thanks. We are getting along the
same as ever. OF course our beds
are not quite so pliable, but at
that we get by. We are receiving g
training and schooling every day
and it is up to us to take advantage
of every thing we possibly can.
expect you hear once in q while
from my home in Montana? l am
going to write Mr.. Peterson let
ter today. l received one lately.
| also had letter from cousin AL
fred Rovang out in Grand Forks,
also one from his sister Julia,
wrote me a nice long letter, which
surprized me to receive.
This country here is quite pretty,
but the buildings are mostly all
brick or , concrete. Some Of the
buildings are several hundred years
old. / have not been out any with
the French people, so have learned
but little of their language. How
are my brothers all getting along,
Has any of them been called to
service yet? 1t takes from three
to four weeks for me to receive
your letters. / have not much OF
any Importance to write about, but
do wish you all my very best re-
CARDS, also including grandmother
and all. l remain as ever,
Your loving son,
ALBERT ROVANG
Headquarters Co. So Artillery,
c. A. G..
American EXpiditionary Force.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-19
District Judge.

Society may set itself up on the
ton of a mountain, but any donkey
laden with gold can reach It,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-19
DEBORAH SOLDIER WILL
FIGHT TO THE LAST
Lawrence Riggs Writes His Mother
And Says There is No Stopping
Now ULiil the Job Over
There is Finished
WROTE MOTHER LETTER
ON MOTHERS DAY
Says There are Some Dear Mothers
Who VIII Not Have Chance
To See Their Boy Come
Home
Somewhere in France
Sunday, May IL, 1918

somewhere In france
Sunday, May IL, 1918
Dear Mother:
Will write a few lines to let you
know that l am in good health.
hoping you and all are the same.
This is Mothers Day and every
man in France is writing to his
mother. Believe me we all think
of all the dear, friends back home,
but it is dear old mother first, and
we know that mother is doing more
thinking than we are at that. There
are times when a man forgets all,
and have seen that time. And l
think we are going to see that
place soon, for it looks like it is
up to the United States to put an
end to it, and the. end must come,
but there are some of the dear
mothers who will not have the
chance to see their boy come home
II know of some today who will
never get back, but 1 suppose that's
the way it is to go. And you must
think that l am coming back for
think 1 am doing the right thing
in trying to stop and put an end
to all this that has been takin g
place for long time, and if it is
Gods saying will come out alright.
am writing in the Y. M. G. A
The weather is not good, as 1t has
been raining most of the time. We
lare back from the front and taking
a. good rest. We have been up three
times, and my company has not lost
! a man; all the rest have. The
trenches were all mud and water
where we were last time; we were
not in the same old place, but they
all look the same. And No Mans s
Land is just the same, few Boche
patrols and that's all at night. Well
l suppose Decorah is the same old
place. Believe me its a good place,
and all l look for is that big day
to come soon; we all say big day
as that is the day when we can say
its all over and that we have them
where they belong.
Believe me we will never think
of coming back until its all over
and we are all going to fight to the
last man, for the Huns have not got
us going back and all we think ot
is going over and get them. And
believe they find us that way, al
least we all think so. 1t looks tc
me it is matter of time and when
we get enough men on the from
we will yell go and never think Of
stopping. Well 1 must close fol
this time, asking you to thanf
father for the smoking he sent me
With love and regards to all,
Your son,
LAWRENCE RIGGS
| -O
Buy War, Savings Stamps
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-19
Decorah Band to Burr Oak.

Tomorrow Thursday evening the
Decorah Merchants Band will go
to Burr Oak and give a concert, to
help boost the Winneshiek County
Red Cross Pig Club. 1t is expected
that every farmer, who can, and
anyone else who wishes, will donate
a pig, and feed 1t until next Decem-
ber. The band will play at the
Puntney school house on Friday
evening of this week for the same
purpose. Next week - different
places in the county will be visited
by the committee and band.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-19
Hnnouncement
TO THE PUBLIC:

a of knowledge number of years
everything the making of newspaper
bounds with the result that
been forced out OF business he
probably been hit harder than any ohe
increases in the cost of paper mater
general increase sub
Wnneshiek have
the attempt to prevent raise
subscriptions and advertising which now becomes
the of and
supplies which we longer postpone we
following announcement;
the subscription the under
will 5000 and this rule will be
strictly exception in Subscribers will
accorded the privilege of paying in advance as
time previous July l, but
subscriber will be charged $500
slight advertising will also be in effect
July Display advertising will be 1Sc inch and local
feel confident that subscribers and
advertising patrons these advances heerfuy and
as situation
DEBORAH PUBLIC OPINION H. J. Green.
DEBORAH JOURNAL, Fred Biermann.
DEBORAH REPUBLICAN, E. C, Bailey
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-19
G. N. HAUGEN's BIG VOTE.
Received 2294 More Votes Than
the Combined Vote of His Two
Opponents

Congressman G. N. Haugen de-
monstrated in the recent primary
that he is just as strong as ever
in the fourth district, as he carried
nine counties out of the ten and
by good majorities. He lost Chicka-
saw which was carried by Shaffer,
and it is Mr.. Shaffer's home county.
1t was a good big majority, con-
sidering the fact that he had two
opponents. Following is the vote on
Congressman
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-19
NO HARD COAL
FOR next WINTER
BY Looks of Things Now Iowa VIII
Not Receive Single Pound Of
Anthracite Coal This Sea-
son
BEN BEAR GETS LETTER
FROM SENATOR KENYON
Says the Iowa Officials i'm Washing
ton Have Taken the Matter up
With Fuel Administrator
Garfield

Iowa will not receive a single
pound of anthracite coal during the
present fuel season, which ends
March 81, 1919.
This is the order received from
Washington by State Fuel Admins
traitor Charles Webster. Need of
hard coal in New England and
other states is given as the cause
of the ORDER
Mr.. Webster has already sent in
a protest by wire and will go to
Washington in few days in per-
son to take it up with the fuel de-
partment.
A large number of families are
without facilities for burning other
than anthracite for heating pur-
poses. 1t will become necessary to
substitute soft coal for hard coal
burners.
Ben Bear, our local fuel ad-
ministrator took the matter up with
Senator Kenyon in Washington,
and he received a letter from Mr..
Kenyon stating thata committee had
visited Mr.. Garfield and insisted on
a reopening of the Iowa matter re-
garding hard coal. Iowa is sup
posed to be shut off entirely and
only per cent taken from Min
nesota and 20 per cent from IL
linois.
Mr. Bear received the following
last week, a message he received
from Mr.. E. T. Meredith, concern
ing coal in Iowa Mr.. Meredith
says:
The man or the manufacturer
who has not ordered his next win
ter's coal supply-or who does not
order it within WEEKS helping
Germany defeat the United States
and our allies"
Sounds pretty strong" continued
Mr.. Meredith, who is just back
from France and a consultation with
administration officials in Wash
ington, but that is the feeling OF
those who know the coal situation.
Careful estimates indicate we are
going to be twenty-five million
tons of coal short this winter unless
heroic measures are adopted. The
slogan coined by the Greater Iowa
Association Into the Bin-Quick'
is just as important as any of the
other war slogans.
Some folks are waiting for the
federal government to change its
ruling and permit a small amount
of anthracite to be shipped to Iowa.
1t is a mighty slim chance, and
against 1t is the probability of no
coal at all. We in Iowa are fortu-
nate in living in one of the few coal
states and yet our mines produce
only half Of our Iowa consumption
They can be made to produce a
great deal more-but only through
immediate orders, which will en-
able them to work three shifts. Be-
fore we know it, our railroads viii
be required for movement Of oul
crops-and then every car used fol
coal will mean so much delay in
getting food to our gallant boys
overseas. One of the unerring evi
dences of practical patriotism is
full coal bin before the Fourth OF
July"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-19

For district judge the vote was
a heavy one with three Candidates
on the ticket. Judge Springer
polled the biggest vote, with judge
Houck second and Atty. Taylor
third. These three candidates will
go on the ticket at the fall election
but only two of them are to be
voted for. Following is the vote
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-19
Notice to Poultry Raisers.

The United States Food Admins
tration is using every means to
conserve food. 1t has made 1t OBJ
ligatory on the merchants and deal
ers to candle eggs before selling to
the wholesalers-The dealers must
certify to eggs that are shipped
All eggs are purchased WORTH
LESS OUT" Dealers in purchasing
from farmers will purchase
WORTHLESS OUT" and farmers
and other producers, must market
their eggs as soon after they are
laid as possible. 1t is recommended
that they bring them in within a
week of laying. <
c. ]. WEISER,
Food Administrator,
w nneishiek County
-O-
Sympathy may be alright in 1T
place but it can never take tn
place of ready money.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-04

FOR SALE-Ford touring car in good
condition; has new tires and looks
like new car. A. D. LEONARD.
Phone 459. S143
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-04
FOR SALNLGood horse. Apply Lake
land Mfg. Co. 7sss
SEED CANE FOR SALE-Dinerent
varieties, best suited to this sec
ton. Place your orders now for
future delivery. D. H. Sloan.
1897
LAND FOR SALE

Write me If you are looking for the
best located five, ten. twenty or forty
acres, highest grade grove LAND. also
good for general farming and melons.
some now in cotton and castor beans.
some virgin timber. Two and one
half miles from Lakeland; half mile
from freight station and packing
house, on county hard road: part on
beautiful lake. Can. be planted or
set in grove this winter. Price very
reasonable. o. c. LANPHEAR,
1898 Lakeland, Fla.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-04

Wood is Too High-keep warm In
some of the fine underwear, now on
sale at The Famous.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-04
FRANK H. THOMPSON

Justice Of Peace--Notary Public
Hunting License Auto License
Marriage License
Abstracts Furnished on Short Notice
Get Your 1919 Licenses Now
Office Phone, 400; Residence, s12 Red
Room 2, Dickson Building
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-04

= STATE, COUNTY AND NUM- .
q clPAl OFFICERS
D o o q u q u II y u q q q q q
Goyernor-sidney J. Cats.
Secretary Of state-H. Clay Crsw'
ford.
Attorney Gensral-vsn swear'n'
gen.
Comptroller Amos.
Auditor.
Commissioner Of Agriculturs-W' A.
McRae.
Treasurer. c. Luning.
Superintendent Of Public instruc'
tion--W. N. Shests.
Adiutant General. B. Christian.
State Geolist-E. H. SellardS.
State Chemist-R. 3. Rose.
Board Of Trustees Internal Improve
msnt Fund
The Governor, Comptroller, Treas
urer Attorney General and Commits.
sioner of Agriculture
Board Of Education
The Governor, Secretary Of State
Attorney General, Treasurer and Sup
erintendent Of Public Instruction.
Board Of state Institutions
The Governor, Secretary Of State,
Treasurer, Attorney General, Com
missioner Of Agriculture, and Super.
intendent of Public Instruction.
Board Of Pardons
The Governor, Secretary of State,
Attorney General and Commissioner
of Agriculture.
U. s. Senators
Duncan U. Fletcher, Jacksonville.
Park Trammel, Lakeland.
U. s. congressmen
First District-Hon. Fl. ]. Drane,
Lakeland.
Second Distribution. Frank Clark,
Gainesville.
Third Distribution. Walter Ke.
hoe, Pensacola.
Fourth Distribution. w. ]. Sears
Kissimmee.
State Senator from Polk County
o. M. Eaton, Lakeland.
Representatives In Legislature
from Polk County-John M. Keen
Lakeland; W. o. williams, Fl. Meade
Judge Circuit Curt, 10th Judicial
District Polk, DeSoto and Lee Coun
ties) -Hon. John s. Edwards, Lake
land.
Prosecuting Attorney, 10th District
as above-Hon. John w. Barton, Ar
cadia.
County Court Judge-Hon. Kelsey
Blanton.
Clerk Circuit and County Clerk
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-04

All this property is the best that
can be had in this country. and can
be sold on terms to suit
Two acres very fine trucking land,
half acre in beautiful young bear
ing grove, comfortable house, In
side city limits. This is a rare bar
gain. Price $4,000.
10 acres, 2 IL miles from city, 5 acres
in cultivation, balance woodland,
about / acre fine grove, 4 acres
good truck land, Groom house,
barn, etc. Price $1,000.
"a acres at city limits, 8 acres cleared
balance woodland, timber worth
$500, one-room shack. Fine truck
ing land. Price $1,000.
9 acres good truck and citrus land,
Broom house, near city limits, on
bank of beautiful lake, Price $1,000.
G. J. WILLIAMS
Telegram Office, or Phone ss7.6laeIs
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-04

FOR RENT-Thoroushly modern Of
flcss either singly or On suite. Run
ming water in each room. Well
lighted and cool. Reasonable rent,
Apply Evening Telegram building.
5000
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-04

FOR RENT rooms furnished for
light housekeeping with fine sleep
ing porch. overlooking Lake Nor
ton. Phone IL Green. corner Indi-
ana avenue and Walnut Street.
S13I
FOR RENT-Four acres garden, Pal
metto, near Missouri. See J. G
Swearingen, Morton and Walnut.
8147
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-04
CLASSIFIED ADVER1ISlNG;
FOR SALE-Good, gentle farm or
family horse. wagon two sets har-
ness. Apply 314 s. Va. Ave. Sl6l

FOR RENT-Three nice once rooms
for rent over First National Bank.
INQUIRE at First National Bank.
5AyA
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-26

flags ere found in use in the various dcpa. tmcnts of the government an eT- ecutive order was issued on May 2e. 1916, standardzing the form and size of all our national flags. as followe:
 Take the hoist or width,' as ]; the fly, or length as 19; the hoist of the union 7-13; the fly of the union .7G; and the width of each stripe as l-13. there arc 12 prescribed sizes, the hoists ranging from 1.3l feet to 20 feet, but the 19 feet hoist is to be the standard.
 Taking the standard hoist as 19 feet, the foregoing formula would give the standard American flag the following other deminsions: Fly, 36 feet 1.2 ln- ches; hoist of union. 10 feet 2.7 inches; fly of union. If feet, 5.2 inches; width of each stripe, 1 foot 5.5 inches.
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-26
Special National Flaqs

The Presidents flag cIn'lsts Of rectangular blue background it. 6 inches long by fl. wide, in tle sen tre of which appears the seal of the United States
 The flag of the Secretary of War consists of rectangular red back ground with two white stars arranged perpcrdicularly at either end ard the seal of the United States in the center.
 A blue rectangular background with two white stars arranged per pendicularly at either end and white anchor in the center is the emblem of the Secretary of the Navy.
 The flag of an Admiral in the U. $. Navy is blue with four white stars
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-26
NOTICE.

In order to induce an incresBe4 of thrift among the young fsliss df the city ana at tho sane time increase the patronage of this publication, tue Mug. get has decided to unsks the following orer to the young people cf Nome.
 HSor every new subscrieer to the None pary HuExet brought in hy strner boy sr: etri. the Nuksrt will giys one hars of the nret nunths sub auiptiou ts!.eo) in government Thrift Staanps-
 The offer will remain open to all young folks fer period of ono month. c1mnencing to day. Now hero Is a chance for you Boys ana Giris to add to your Thrift Stamp account and af the sane time assist in carrytnr our flas to victory across tho water.
 Get your working clothes on and look for a new subscriber for the Nome
 as,y Nugget. tho siIbsrrfoston arfcs sa which is two dollars n month. brins ,ns subscription and tts first ntcnt,is payrnent to the Nugget office and re- cisvs yonr dollar in War StnmpA
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-26
LITTLE ABOUT OUR FLAG

two horizontal and two perpendicular in the center.
 The latest of the departmental flags are those of the Department of Con- merce. That of the Secretary is a full rissed ship in blue over 0 light house in blue in white shield on a blue ground, with five pointed white star In each corner.
 The consular flag is blue with a large e" in the center, surrounded by thirteen white stars.
 The flag of the Panama Canal con- sLsts of blue square bearing the letters "P. c" in white
 A white triangular pennant with a blue Latin cross is the navy call to church This Is the only flag which is ever flown above the Stars and Stripes
 The revenue ensign consists of six teen vertical stripes. alternate rcd and white, with a white canton in which is an American eagle with thirteen stars arranged in half circle above it-all in blue
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-26

right hand corner and with the word, Liberty in the center. This flag was used Ln the defense of Fort Moultrie. A committee consisting of Franklin, Thofsss Lyhch and Benjamin Harrison recommended to the second Continen- tai Congress the adoption of a national hDg to consist of thirteen stripes with the British Union in the upper left hand corner. This flag was hoisted over Washington's headquarters in Cambridge. January ?. l776, and was known among the colonies as the Cam bridge Flag, but in Great Britian as the "RebeilIous Stripes"
 On June l4, l777, now celebrated as flag day, the Congress passed an act requiring That the Flag of the United States be l8 stripes. alternate red and In blue field, representing new constellation" The first flag was made by Betsy Ross, of Philadelphia The flag was made from 8 pencil sketch which was drawn by General George Washington. The committee appoint ed to design the fias was composed of George Washington, Robert Morris, and Colonel George Ross
 It was planned at first to add q new stripe for each state admitted to the Union but this was found lmpracti- cable and on April 14. 1878, Congress passed an act ss follows:
 An Act to Establish the Flag of the United States.
 Section l. Be it enacted, etc That from and after the fourth day of July Next. the 6aS of the United States be thirteen horizontal stripes. alternate twenty stars, white in blue field.
 sec. ? Be 1t further enacted, that, on the admission of every new state Into the union. one star is added to the nnion of the flag: and that such nddi- tfon shall take efrect on the fourth day of July succeeding such admission"
 So many styles and forms of the stars and stripes dag were in existence In lSa7 tbat certain foreign governments found 1t necessary to make inquiry of this government just what tho official flag was, resulting in the publication in 1852 of a careful study of the suh- ject by Gen. Schyler Hamilton.
 However, it WAS not until 1912 that very definite specifications were drawn up. Under Presidents Taft's adminis- tration. representatives of the various government departments conferred on , proport ons and other details of the ra- tlonal lag, resulting in an executive order dated October 2O 1912. which tended to standardiae the stars and stripes. Because of the fact that some GO cd6 sizes and shapes of Ame 'ic0r