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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-13
CHANCE FOR OLDER MEN.

Those Up to 20 Years May Enlist in
Officers Training Schools.
Washington, July 13.-The war de-
partment gave out regulations govern
ing acceptance Of civilians above draft
age in the continuous officers training
camps which will be conducted during
the progress of the war.
Civilians between the ages Of 20
years and s months and 40 years are
eligible to admittance in the training
camps. If within draft age they will be
indicted into the service after approval
Of their application, If not, then under
call to report to draft board. If ABOVE
the draft age they will be required to
enlist for the period Of the war and
serve In the ranks II unsuccessful In
obtaining a commission.
All civilian candidates from Illinois,
Indiana, and Michigan accepted for the
infantry officers training camps will
be sent to Camp Gordon. near Atlanta,
Ca, and candidates from Wisconsin,
Minnesota, and Iowa for the infantry
school will be sent to Camp Pike. near
Little Rock, Ark.
Civilian candidates for the machine
gun training camp will be sent to Camp
Taylor, near Louisville, KY. Candidates
for field artillery training camps will
be sent to training camps at places not
yet designated.
In instructions to civilians desiring
to enter the training camps applicants
are requested to apply for information
and necessary blank forms to the army
officer on duty as professor Of military
science and tactics of the educational
institution nearest their home. This
application may be made in person or
writing.
For the guidance Of applicants the
war department gives the following list
of educational institutions having mill
tary instructors, from which list the
applicant may find to whom he may
make application for blank entrance
forms:
Illinois - University Of Illinois.
Urbana: University Of Chicago, Chi
cago: Northwestern university. Evans
ton; Western Military acamedy, Alton.
Indiana-Culver Military academy.
Culver; Indiana university, Blooming
ton; Purdue university, Lafayette.
Iowa-State university, Iowa City;
Iowa State College, Ames; Dubuque
college, Dubuque.
Observation-Disclosures Of Michigan,
Ann Arbor; Michigan Agricultural
College, West Lansing.
Wisconsin - Northwest academy.
Lake Geneva; St. Johns Military acad-
envy, Delaf1eld; University Of Wfscon-
sin, Madison.
A ton of dry sawdust will yield, with
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-13
LOCAL MARKETS.
Prices Paid to Farmers by Marshall.
&oMn Msrehanta

Prices Paid to Farmers by MARSHALL
town Msrehants.
The following prices are quoted by
Marshalltown dealers for the different
varieties Of farmers provisions. grain
and produce.
Overturfs grocery quotes the toll
lowing prices:
Butter-3s.
Eggs-32.
Benedict Flour and Feed Company
win pay the following prices at its
place Of business in this city, subject.
however, to market changes.
Corn-150.
Oats-69.
The following market quotations arc
furnished by 81. Willard. Son & Co.:
Bright, clean native wool-60@62.
Semi-bright. dark or dingy-55@ 5S.
BURY, seedy. black and chaffy-S0.
Western or territory wools-45 @55.
No. hides-14.
No. 2 hides-12.
Horse hides, largest.
Horse hides, small, IS.
Beeswax-32@35.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-13
,. Dollar p,p,om.ey 70 Return.

10 Dollar Diplomacy 70 Return.
Discussion Of the negotiations now
in progress IN reference to obtaining
the state departments cooperation
and support in financing the Republic
Of China has led some bankers to be-
lieve that favorable action would In
dicate return to the policy OF dollar
diplomacy" Tnis. they say. would be
very significant and important in view
of the fact that great many foreign
government loans have been noated IN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-13

this country: and that tacit under.
standing to tho effect that the United
States would use its OFFICES In an or
fort to assure the payment Of Chinss
obligations might BIO construed rs
fixed policy of our government to pro-
tect the interests OF American holders
OF all other securities issued and sold
here by allied nations. Should tho
state department indicate, even re-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-13

A Swedish inventor u reported -
have devised satisfactory means Of
transferring electric power 70 SELF.
propelled motor plows and other farm
machinery. 49,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-13

motely. that such would % ~ attitude,
tho news would be particularly reeAs
sur!ne to holders Of Russian BONDS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-13

A ton of dry sawdust will yield. with
proper treatment, from twenty to twen-
ty-flve gallon of IS per cent thyl.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-16

consumers must sell substitute as pro
yided for other retail merchants.
t2l Rye hour. graham flour, whole
wheat -four, bran, middllngs, shorts,
potatoes, beans, canned corn. canned
homily. canned beans, corn flakes, are
not substitutes. Rye flour may be
sold without substitutes. After March
whole wheat and graham flour tcon'
tanning at least 81 per cent of the
whole wheat shall be sold on the
basis OF one ID pound of entire wheat
or graham iiouI. with siX-tenths Of Il
pound OF substitute
CD Wheat -four substitutes TO
which these rules apply comprise only
edible substitutes TO be used as hui
man food.
,4 In event OF retailers shortage
of desired substitute. customer should
be content TO take small quantity
OF wheat fioul. taking such substitute
as retailer has. Retailer should split
+ UIIHlLul nun vi NtiNuA 'S''4
when necessary, and in such cases
may take a gross profit on such split
( package which should not exceed lc
! FER pound.
! CD Dealer must name price OF eacH
OF the articles in mixed sale, avoid
ing combination price.
t6) All deliveries OF wheat lou,
made after January 2S, 1918, regard
, less o. the date OF sale OF such orders
Must De subject to above rules.
q The above rules do not apply
| e sales to bakers
Z tS) Consumer need not use wheat
( -four mixed with substitute, but may
use wheat iloul and substitute sep
Gsately ii so desired.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-16

Roy Philip Hoffman. Mendoza
Clarence A. Tomlln. Sheridan
VIM. F. Bailey. Ottawa.
Jas. Frlckelton. Ottawa.
Harold ". Hessllng. Ottawa
Timothy +. VoGlef. Mendoza
Lester J Schomas. Ottawa
Gerald y. Kllhtrick. Troy Grove.
Fer. tt. Schrecengost, Earlyille
Forrest 7. Fable, Mendoza.
Arthur J.. Wylie. Utica.
larula {. Leinold. Ottawa.
Geo \ Witto. Ottawa.
Thos. l.. Wickens. Sandwich
Timothy /. Mddigan, Ottawa.
Ma. !. Frihbs, Ottawa
Robert Peterson. ottawa.
Omcr Leonard Tuttee, Serena,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-16
TWO APPEALS
ARE CERTIFIED

Continue. from page IL
Harry ". Weygandt. Mendoza.
John r. Pearson, Sheridan.
Clark l.. Recknor. Earlville.
Harry Carter, Ottawa.
Charles Ague, Toledo, o.
Henry Carlton Pierce, Earlyllle.
Riley +. Draper. Wayne City, Ill.
Oscar l.. Hilton, Ottawa.
Gay Kaiser, Wallace
Walter NJ. ORourke, Earlvilie
Leonard X. WiXom, Mendoza.
stephen Herbert Lane, Earlyille.
Roy O, Luce, Marseilles.
Henry l.. Ossinger, Ottawa
Harry VIM Thacker, Jacksonville
Ind.
Albert NJ. Emerson. Morris.
Delbert Carr Peters. r. 80, Ottawa
Aurelli Dinelli, I.add.
Porter H. Stebbms, Marseilles.
Glenn Shuler, Ottawa.
Charles Downing, Davenport, la.
VIM. Frey. Mendoza.
John G. Clouse, Wedron,
Martin Relax. Ottawa.
Oswald +. Steinke, Earlyille.
Thomas X Dcas, Ottawa.
Arthur G. Thorson, Marseilles.
Wilbur s. Rugg, Ottawa.
Mancel J. Mason, Peru
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-16
NAMED FOOD CHIEF
FOR LA SALE co.
CrYrst.

Continued from page ~
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-16
RUB bACKACHE AND
lUMbACO RIGHT OUT
Rub Pain and Stiffness away with
Small bottle Of old honest ~
St. Jacobs Oil

When your back is sore and lame
or lumbaco, seiatica oil rheumatism has
you atiffened up, don't suder! Get a
rs cent bottle of old. honest st.
Jacobs Dir at any drug store, pour
little in your hand and rub il right
into the pain or ache, and by the time
you count fifty. the soreness and lame
ness ia gone. .t's
Don't stay crippled. This soothing,
penetrating oil needs to be used only
once. It takes the ache and pain right
out Of your back and ends the misery.
Il is magical, yet absolutely harmless
and doesn't burn the skin
Nothing else stop lumbaso, sciatica
and lame back misery SO promptly!
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-16
Constant Sufferer Finds Relief.

4 have been a CONSTANT sufferer
from kidney trouble and three months
ago was down SICK in bed for my back
ached 80 severely couldn't ge, up.
write {. r. Reynolds. 4l2 Herrlck
ST. Elmira. y. Y. While in this con
ditiOn We read OF Foley Kidney Pills
so | commenced taking them, III a
few days / was up out of bed Foley
kidnes Pills strengthen kidneys and
bladder Recommended for hachache,
rheumatic pains, sore muscles, atlll
Joints. For sale by w y. Duncan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-16
DRINK HOT TEA
FOR A BAD COLD

. %. s's-es's -~'s~s
Get small package OF Hamburg
Breast Tea, or as the German folks
call it, Hamburger Brust Thee, at any
pharmacy. lake tablespoonful of the
tea, pu, emp OF boiling water upon
it, pour through sieve aud drink a
teacrp full at any time during the
DAY or before retiring. IL is the most
effective way To break a cold and cure
grip, as it opens the pores OF the skim
relieving congestion. Also loosens the
bowels, thus driving cold IRON the
systcm.
iry it the next time you suffer from
a cold or the grip. II is inexpensive
and entirely vegetable, therefore safe
and harmless
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-16
Explanatory Notes

% Local mills selling direct tc
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-16
TRIES TO DODGE DRAFT
~ HAVING TWO WIVES

Chicago. Charles CARRIER conciud.
ed when he applied for exemption
from the draft on the grounds OF Il de.
pendent Wife that plural grounds
would not hurt his chances to escape
the trenches
Accordingly CARRIER hicd himself to
the marriage license bureau with
Miss Anna Brown and obtained a IL
cense. He took his bride to his home
and introduced his wife, Lillian, TO
Anna as his sister All was well until
Lillian, Anna and CARRIERS mother
quarrelled.
Now the grand jury will take care
OF CARRIER
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-16
Frank n. Wiley. Earlvule



Leo NJ Halliran, otaT-.
Arthur Pay ca 80" Goa
noHard Iros Ford. Nashylil1. Ind.
Ray Castle. Mendoza
jesse F. liurlhut. Mendoza
Martin J. Anderson. Marso.iies.
Edwin James Cassidy Ottawa
Ralph II. White Earlyille.
Fred Z. Fisher. MafSeiiles.
Thos Earl Mosey. EarNil!o.
John Hott'nser. MarseilIcs.
Louis W Waller. Troy Grove.
VIA +. Bo Nmm, Aurora.
sam Manlella. Marscilles
Meryin Reed, Mendoza.
Arthur Riveland. Seneca.
Thos. Mahle. Marseiles
Mars II. Setchell, Mendoza.
Nels Nelson. Ottawa.
Henry John Larson Sheridan.
Drive Leonard. Earlv!lle.
Nm. +. Hess, Wedrou.
Henry Peter Eiherger Troy Grove.
Haley L. Solyiu. Sheridan
Frank J. Fullerton. Wallace.
.Abcrt Ne,in, II. y. Ottawa.
Floyd K. Miller. K. ., EarIville'
N.c,or Il. Tyrycu. Sheridan
J.. T. Grimm. Mendoza
Joseph NJ. Hot. Mar,e.lles.
jas. stephen Madden. Earlville.
Christ J lieuscr, Ottawa.
Jo,. =. McGrath. Ottawa.
Gustav +. SchWar. bach. Ottawa.
Arthur Mun~on. Utica.
Robert }. Mclntur.. Sheridan.
los. vi. Maicrhofcl. Seneca.
Joseph " Dunnne, Lima, Ohio.
John T. SENEGAL. Gary, Ind.
OTTO {. CoWan. Mendoza.
Leslie Robinson tcoll. Ellerton
Miss
Roy Thompson. Marseillos
Peter ]. Mailer. Mendoza.
Claience II. Wignos. Seneca.
Milton NJ. Petersen, Leland
RAYMOND Riskeduhl. Leland
John 4. llapeman, Ottawa.
Cornelius Gahan, Wallace.
Anton Sondgeroth, Troy Grove.
Ludwig Wysocki, Chicago.
Matthew v Gordon, Ottawa.
Russell Sweger. New Bloomfield
Pa
James NJ. Smith. M-rSei l7s.
John NJ. Scannen, Ottawa.
Vincent J. Timmons. Seneca.
Harold {. Moore. Marseilles.
Joseph NJ. Boyle. Mendoza.
Ed. Ricco. Ottawa.
Raymon Richards, Orchardyille, Il
John II. Hampson. Ottawa.
Adolph A. Watkins Philadelphl'
Pa.
John F.. nuchne.. Ottawa.
Clarence c. TWait. Sheridan.
Carl #. Nelson. Wallace.
Benz. d. Daner. X 30, ottawa.
Conrad Schneidel, Troy Grove
Ralph T.. Ryan. Marseilles.
John Price. Marseilles.
Isaac l.. Peters. Earlyille,
Thos. J. Kelly. Ottawa
Earl j. pry, Mendoza
Leo J. Feely. OTTAWA.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-16

tt on'lnUcd from PAGE -
thorlzed wheat flour substitutes.
Corn grits. corn meal. corn flour.
hominy potato flour. rice, rice flour.
barley fom. huckWheat flour oatmeal.
rolled oats. sweet potato -four. soy
bean -four, leterita Hour.
Exceptions.
tai Prior TO March / 1918, wheat
-four. whole wheat and graham flour,
shall be sold in the state OF Illinois
by retailers on the basis OF two
pounds OF wheat -four to one pound
OF wheat -four substitute. Il prior to
March | substitutes are mare avail
able. fifty-ifty rule will be resumed.
with due notice being given. tlloes
! not apply to wholcsalera.)
CD Wholesaler may sell and back
order wheat -four substitutes on such
mixed sales by making separate rec
crd OF individual transactions and
daily forwarding copy OF such record
to l.. S. Food Administration, III W
Washington street, Chicago. Ill. Sub
sequent delivery of said substitutes
shall, in like manner, be shown with
in fifteen days. OF reasons gwen iol
further delay OF such shipment.
(c) Where she exclusive flour job
No., -, h.. raoular Gamma nf hfs hug
ness. has not handled wheat -four
substitutes, he may accept the writ
ten statement ut the retailer that HI
has on hand. or has purchased, or will
= Immediately provide himself with the
necessary amount Of wheat four sub
sttutcs 10 cover purchase. Wheat
flour substitutes cannot be used e
, cover more than one specific lot o
wheat flour purchased without direc
= violation OF the food administrator
z lu.t
$ Cd Retailers. exclusive -four job
d bers, elevators and mills selling di
1 rect To consumers, must sell all Whea
G Nour with substitute as provided, e>
d Ceptug that owners OF corn and otac
It substitute grains may have thel
q ground into holted com meal an
T. other substitute cereals. rcCeiNin
from the local miller non-transferabl
certificate setting forth date owner
Il name and number OF pounds OF iii
ishcd product delivered. which cert
cate may be presented to sellers {
wheat flour and accepted in lieu
c substitute on pound for pound baSi
Such certified substitute must moi |
sold or transferred out must be- use
d by him and his family as human FOO
III Deliveries III towns and cities mn
e. not exceed - pounds, and to cou
Is try and rural customers must no. @
u coed 9S pounds OF wheat lloul, eat
delivery ON such certificate TO be les
10 bly, endorsed in INK on back OF CO
III titicate. with date. amount deliver,
IL and sellers name. This ruling a
ne plies only to substitutes ground
10 local mills, and not to Snbtsitut
III claimed as ground in the home.
tr tcl Grain elevators will be perm
ted to exchange -four for wheat Wit
re out requiring the purchase OF whe
flour substitute provided wheat "
grown by owner The total qua
tity delivered, however. shall not
AZ. coed 9S pounds 10 Il delivery or pl
Ia chaser's reasonable thirty day reQu
n ment. ii This Is less than 9S pounds
Try Explanatory Notes.
ID Local mills selling direct
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-16
SHRAP-NEL
.our Next imitation

"Our Next Imitation
This is a series OF limitations OF
colymuists Of local or national fame
The audience will please pass on
slowly and quietly. As each imitation
is absolutely true and correct
Walt Mason.
am no shark at pOeSy, can
make verses line and free, IN rhyme
am Jay. But can ill full many
a line with stuff like this that thlhE
fine. and somehow people pay.
hand EN- out q lot oil CUFF and salt
away much long green stuff and now
I'VE had my say
Rinc lsrdner.
That there Hot Stove League IS
hayln 2 most prosperous season. ana
believe me AL. If most OF them sport
ing writer's got their deserts they
be lett someplace out in the Sahara
dessert ,iokel where they aint no
rain checks and long time between
drinks. as the telIa says. And by me
way Al, know this is foolish, but
you're pawn for il and you know me
AL there amt nobody can put nothln
over on me when il comes TO hiIin
space. and that's all.
John Nicholas Beffe'.
A fine book, and one OF real worth.
for mature minds that.appreciate only
the best in literature is Mother
Goose" II is more clever in lis pot
and characterization than COOK
book and teaches mora! lesson
almost as great as Three Weeks.
AL rst sight this may seem a para
dox. and Oscar Wilde once playtully
remarked that paradoxes were dan
gerous things Yet il Is true-G. n.
Chesterton holds that Pope Is subtley
true when he says that the child Is
father to the man. and az Shake
speare says
1 am all twisted up and don't know
what I'm talking about; but neither
does the reader, so get on all right
because il sounds dreadfully learned
and cultured and all that sort of thing,
don't you know,
"kel'
Tabs.
Red Cole has auburn hair, and red
blooded fight fans say that he is the
classiest little fighting machine that
ever went ten rounds to No decision
in a nearby city
The red and white quintet under
Capt. "Schltz" will go over the top
tonte in a last scrappy effort TO CAM
outage The fact that they are headed
for the cellar in the !. V, prep con
ference
All Badgerdom is agitated because
Velvet Joe has added penny To th'
cost of a five cent muslin sack. TIT
BADGER says They aint seen nothing
yet"
Col w. n. N.
Out in Squashyille Center the othc
evening | was addressing fine look
ing crowd OF hicks. when | ran int
old Eliphalet b. iardshell. Many 0
YOU old timers remember Eli-h
passed the collection plate in churcl
every Sunday until they found hin
out Well, he left town years ago
Just few jumps ahead Of the sheriii
aud be has been in Squashyille Cente
ever since, living on the interest o
the mol.ey he owes
And That's Lot.
While ! was travelling on the Bum
and JerKem railroad over near Blood
Hollow, Ky, met the most yaluabl
citizen OF liogwalloW. lndianel. II
wa in the smoking ear playing smut
With lady drummer from \. y, IN
| and the drummer girl became oil
pals when | heard that she had on,
tired to sell Gus May a Society Bran
mouse-trap. There really ism; any poi
to this item but it prove that I'm
great little Globe trotter and dont-yo
forge; 1t.
u:
And in conclusion THAN
YOU
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-16
an Arab's Saying.

III is well thai all men are not rich.
Riches corrupt the soul bat virtue
cuar1oS tha hope" These words were
found in The parchment nj an Arabic
treatise by s'me ruler and i ma doubt
the bitter verdict ri many thai are
rich today.--ENchangc.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-16

Fashionable dressmaRing Satisfac.
ton guaranteed. Prices reasonable
Am now located at COL Ia Sale St,
above Keller & Kroebnke's jewellery
store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-02
MOTHERS DAY MAY IL.
Celebration to Take on New Signifi-
canoe This Year.

canoe This Year.
Philadelphia, April MAY Il, the
second Sunday in May. is mothers
day.
in honor OF the best mother that
ever lived-your mother" was one OF
the slogans under which the celebra-
ton Of this day was inaugurated by
Miss Anna Jarvis, of Philadelphia,
several years ago. The object to
bring about world wide recognition Of
a specified day as one Of universal
emphasis of the love men and wom-
en- owe to good mother, has been
accorded a response from practically
every civilized nation.
But this year, mothers day is to
have a significance even deeper than
formerly. With the assistance of mill
tary and naval authorities with
the aid of the Red Cross and Young
Mems Christian Association officials,
the day is to be one for an interchange
Of greetings between mothers at home
and their boys with the colors.
By men in foreign service, it is
hoped, the day will be partly devoted
to letter writing. Congress has made
the day a national flag day. Secre-
taries Baker and Daniels and General
Pershing have endorsed the innovation
to be introduced this year on the
theory that nothing so stimulates the
morale Of fighting men as letters from
home.
Honoring mothers or their memory
thru some distinct act of kindness
visit, a letter, or the wearing OF white
carnation-are the marks Of mothers
day observance which have been wide
ly adopted in North and South Amer
lea, England, Europe and in Australia.
The white carnation has been recog-
nized as the special flower for mothers
day. It's wilderness is held symbolic OF
purity; it's form, beauty; its fragrance,
love; it's wide field Of growth. charity;
its lasting qualities. faithfulne6s-the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-02
MANDATORY AT BETTENDORF
RECEIVES CONTRACT FOR
EIGHTY LOCOMOTIVES.
WILL BE SENT TO U. 8.
FORCES IN WAR ZONE
Amount Of Order Totals Three Quar-
ters of a Million Dollars Will Be
Used to Haul Ammunition From
Rear to Front Line Trenches-Con-
tract Awarded by Government.
Davenport, April ..-E. S. johnson,

Davenport, April 2.-E. S. Johnson,
president Of the Davenport locomotive
works, received written notice yester-
day that his company has been award
ed an order for eighty light loco
motives for the American expedition
airy forces in France. The amount Of
the order is about three quarters ( a
million of dollars and this work, with
the other work it has on hand, will
keep the company busy at capacity
into next year.
The locomotives will be of sixty CEN
timeter guage. which is about twenty
four inches They will be used to haul
ammunition from the rear to the proxi-
nifty of the fighting line. From there
on to the trenches the ammunition will
he drawn by gasolene engines, a con-
tract for which has been awarded to
the George Whitcomo Company Of
Rochelle, ILL.,
The contract was awarded to the
locomotive works by S. NJ. FELTON, di-
rector general of the military railways
Mr.. Johnson returned the latter part
of the week from Washington, where
lie received verbal assurance that ms
company would receive the contract.
The contract was secured with the
aid of the Associated Manufacturers
Association of Davenport, which was
organized to give the government the
benefit of the united efforts of Daven-
port manufacturers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-02
"The Folks Need Not Worry"

Captain Archie Roosevelt, son Of the
ex-president, was well on the road to
recovery, from wounds received from
a shrapnel shell, when a correspondent
saw him in the Red Cross hospital in
France. Said he:
1.-THE Red Cross is doing everything
possible for us. If our folks could see
the way we are being takonl are OF
they would stop worrying
Thousands OF letters are coming
home from the American soldiers IN
France with messages Of approval or
Red Cross activities. This testimony
will have the greatest weight with the
American people when they are asked
next May to invest another 100000
600 in Red Cross service for their sons
and for the war stricken people or
Europe.
1t is evident that this service which
the Red Cross gives to our sailors and
soldiers, of whom there are nearly =
600 600 now, is just as much of an in
vestment as money that is paid for
electricity, street car transportation
and other public service utilities. The
value received by the parents and rela-
tiyes of the enlisted men is just as
tangible.
From the time young man is sworn
into the service, the Red Cross begins
its helpful attentions and this does not
stop until he is discharged from the