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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-27
RIVERSIDE
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
Mrs B. A. Stowell is improving I'M
der the care of Dr. Shepard.
Mrs. ID. Curtis died Monday, Dec.
%, with cancer of the stomach.
Earl Lopez and Il. A. Stowell and
son, Irwin, autoed to Ruby last Thurs
day on business.
Arthur West and Adolph Beyeler
came home from camp and spent
Christmas at their homes.
The ice went out of the big Jump
river during the past few days of
warm and rainy weather.
Mrs. Lillian Hubert has been visit
ing with her folks here a few days.
She expects to leave soon for Cincin-
natl, Ohio, to live.
Mrs. E. Rumsie, of St Paul, arrived
here last Wednesday to help care for
her mother, Mrs. NJ. Diamond. An
other daughter, Mrs. ID. Linsey, is also
here With her mother.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-27
WEYERHAEUSER
Special Correspondence

Mrs. w. H. Bates did shopping in
Minneapolis Monday.
All the influenza patients are re-
ported to be improving.
II. Duca went to Amberg Wis, the
first of the week to spend Christmas
with his folks.
r. w. Haney and family spent
Christmas in Minneapolis as guests Of
their parents there.
Bert and Ruth Maffett came down
from Rhinelander the fore part of the
week and spent Christmas with their
parents.
w. H. Bates and family autoed to
Amacoy Wednesday and spent Christ
mas with the formers brothers on the
old homestead.
Grant Kenyon arrived home on a
furlough from Camp Sheridan, Ala
bama, Tuesday morning to spend the
holidays with his parents.
Edward w. Frenchick arrived home
Monday morning from Pittsburg, Pa,
where he is member of the 99th Aero
Squadron and is taking training at the
Carnegie Institute of Technology.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-27
HAWKINS
rom the Hawkins Renorter

From the hawkins Reporter
e. A. Woodland was caller at Lady
smith Thursday.
Mrs. Matt Haugsby was Lady
smith caller Tuesday.
Rev. John Ritland, of Ladysmith,
was visitor here Monday.
Mrs. W. B. Barnett and daughter,
Miss Nina, were Ladysmith visitors
Saturday.
Art Lane came up from Ladysmith
Wednesday for days visit with, his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. J. Lane.
Tom A. Barrett, barber and one of
yesterday from pneumonia, following
influenza.
Mrs. e. O. Kramer was a caller at
Ladysmith Monday, as were Mr.. and
Mrs. G. o. Wig, George Shattuck and
Matt Rybarczyk.
A. ]. Marrier transacted business at
the county seat last Saturday. He
has purchased forty near this village
Company.
Wednesday afternoon ward
Simons and John Sokolowski re-
turned from Louisiana. Both have re-
service. Howard went over to Lem
ington Thursday morning as his
mother is there.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-27
SPOILED POTATOES
GOOD FOR STARCH

Starch in potatoes is not destroyed
by the common decay-producing fungi
or by freezing. 1t has been found in
recent studies conducted by the United
States Department of Agriculture in
laboratory tests that it is possible to re-
cover most of the starch from frozen
and rotten potatoes, which lead spec
ialists of the department to suggest
that an attempt should be made to sal
wage the great quantities of spoiled
stock now rejected and dumped on the
terminal markets.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-27
SHELDON
Special Correspondence

Miss Lillian White is at home for
the Christmas season.
John Dieckman came home from st.
Paul Saturday to spend the holidays
with his family here.
There are several cases of influenza
in Sheldon at present, all OF which
are reported as being on the gain.
Howard Sergeant came home from
attending highschool in Ladysmith,
Saturday, to spend a two weeks vaca-
ton at home
The Sheldon school closed Friday
night for week of Christmas vaca-
ton. Misses Kingelin and Krause left
Saturday to spend their vacation at
home or with relatives.
Miss Eva Brown came in on the
limited Saturday morning from Apple
ton, where she is attending Bushey' S
Business College, to spend a couple of
weeks at her home here.
Mrs A. O. Curtis passed away at
her home here Monday evening. after
a protracted illness. The funeral was
held Thursday at 10 100 o'clock at the
Riverside schoolhouse and interment
made in the Sheldon cemetery.
The teacher of the Stassel school,
Miss Angel, of Rice Lake, and the
teacher of the Roy school, Miss Mary
Diamond, of Ladysmith, both left here
Saturday morning to spend the Christ
mas vacation at their homes.
Rev. Gohlke, the German Lutheran
minister, filled his regular appoint
ment here Sunday He also came up
from Gilman Tuesday to hold Christ
mas services that evening but did not
do so because of the prevalence OF
influenza.
The Misses Louise. Gertrude. DOro-
thea and Margaret Wegner all came
home Saturday from their various
school work to spend the holidays at
their home Miss Louise had been
sick with the influenza but was recOv-
ering nicely when she came home.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-27
BRUCE
From the Bruce Newsletter

Rev. Ritland of Ladysmith, spent
Sunday with Bruce friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Nelson, of
Ladysmith, were Christmas guests at
the st. Louis home.
Mrs. Ben Schram returned to Lady
smith last Saturday, after spending a
few days among relatives here.
Phillip Campbell came down from
Ladysmith last Tuesday and spent
Christmas day at the Bien home.
Mesdames Eva Hart and Edna
Fisher, Misses Edna Peterson, Lillian
Austin, John Peterson and Henry
Keith were county seat visitors last
Monday
e. Y. McGill, of Ladysmith, was
down looking after business matters
the latter part of last week. He in
tends to have the McGill Beach at
Amacoy Lake open next summer. He
feels confident, that with war condi-
lions out of the way, Amacoy Lake will
be highly popular resort next season.
Schultz Bros, who have been run
ming drills for e. w. Robinson in his
prospecting for iron ore brought their
drills up to Martin Welsh's farm Sat-
urday and stopped work until after the
holidays Work will be resumed either
this winter or next spring, but Mr..
Robinson will not return until spring.
Further drillings will be made on Mr..
Welsh's farm. Float ore of a high
test has been found, which accounts
for the Inconsistency of tho DrOSDectOrS
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-27
FAIRVIEW
Special Correspondence


John Kobs has gone to Iowa to at
tend his brothers funeral.
The people who have been sick with
the influenza are on the mend.
Miss Gladys Delhi came home FROM
Ladysmith last Friday to spend the
Christmas vacation.
Ladysmith business callers this
week were: Mrs. j. NJ. Delhi and
daughter, Edna, Miss Ruth TilIey, Her
man KObs and John Moore, ST..
John Moore. Jr., Dick Deerwester.
Eliza Gillen and Ernest, Charles, Oran
and Henry Nichols are home from
camp to spend Christmas at their
homes here.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-27
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to acknowledge our heart
felt appreciation and thanks of the
many kind acts of friends and neigh
bors during our recent bereavement.
X. e. CARSON,
and Relatives.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-27
OF THE OWNER
SHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCULA-
TION, ETC, REQUIRED BY THE
ACT OF CONGRESS- OF AUGUST

AGE Oh CUNGkESS OF ADJUST
"a, 1912,
Of Ladysmith News-Budget published
weekly at Ladysmith, Wis, for Oct, 1.
1918.
State of Wisconsin, County of Rusk,
SIS.
Before me a Notary Public in and
for the state and county aforesaid /; per-
sonally appeared Mark r. Bell, who
having been duly sworn according to
law, deposes and says that he is the
editor and publisher of the Ladysmith
News-Budget and that the following
is, to the best of his knowledge and
belief, a true statement of the owner
ship, management. etc, of the aforesaid
publication for the date shown in the
above caption, required by the Act of
August p, 1919, embodied in section
443, Postal Laws and Regulations,
printed on the reverse of this form, to-
wit:
/. That the name and address of
the publisher, editor managing editor,
business manager and owner is Mark |
II. Bell, Ladysmith. Wis.
2. That the known bondholders, |
mortgages, and other security hold |
ers owning or holding | per cent or
more of total amount of bonds, mort
cages, or other securities are None.
MARK r. BELL,
Owner |
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 9th day of December, 1918
(SEAL)
b. Il. French, Notary Public.
Ny commission expires Feb. %, 1918
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-27

Start savings account. per cent
interest STATE BANK OF LADY
SMITH, ',The Peoples Bank,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-27
statesmen WANTED

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Active, ener-
getic man, with or without selling
experience. Opportunity to establish
in own community business paying s.
to SIS per -STETSON OIL CO.,
Station E., Cleveland, Ohio. 1t*
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-27
WANTED-FARM LANDS

LIST YOUR FARM PROPERTY
with us. Our constantly growing
list of prospects covering many states
and sections enables us to give you
the service in selling both improved
farms and lots as well as wild lands
which brings, results Upper Wisconsin
Land Co., Ladysmith, Wis 26-tf
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-27

Betting, pumps, cylinders, sleighs
stanchions, tanks and tank heaters.
Ali these things you can get at Lady
smith Implement Co.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-27
NOTICE

I will not be responsible for any
debts incurred by my wife.
3t* HENRY A. FENSKY.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-27
FOR SALE-IMPROVED FARM
IMPROVED FARM eh miles from

IMPROVED FARM 615 miles from
Ladysmith for $4,000 an acre. 100
acres of good, clay loan soil. No low
land. On road, 4 miles from cheese
factory. 40 acres fenced. 10 acres
brushed and seeded. New house, lex
20. Good barn, 14x32. Good WELL
A good start at wild land price. Only
$4,000 an acre, if bought now. See us
at once HILL & SERGENT. Office
over the Rusk County Bank. ct
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-27
LAND FOR SALE

lis ACRES of good land at $500 an
acre. 5000 down. balance in 10
yearly payments. River frontage on
Chippewa river. 20 acres good tim
Der. Balance is open land, easily
cleared. Only $500 an acre. HILL
& SERGENT 2t
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-27
LOST

PACKAGE, at Racket Store, about a
week before Christmas, containing
some ivory soap and perfume. Finder
please leave at News-Budget Office.
Reward. A156. 1t
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-27
MONEY TO LOAN

TO LOAN-$2O,000. Interest rate G1a
per cent. No delay. J. w. CAROW.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-17
MANSFIELD CENTER

A special session of school to which parents and friends of the pupils at the Mansfield CenteI school have been baftfctlaSfIs isNleaA is to be held at the schoolhouse Wednesday,.
 The. Young sRssple's club held. Tneetdhg NBn9pw Evening at the home of Miss Elsie Marsh. The subject, Afrcrsft and Their Inventors, was con sidered by Jesse Inman and James Eaton. Miss Lucy Payne read Darius Green and His rlying Machine and extracts from High Adventure were read by Miss Marsh. A gift from the club was presented one 1f the mtA1- bers, Miss Marjorie l.. Harris who is soon to be married
 Rev. E. P. Aver Miss Lucy Payne, Miss Ruth DavoH and Hiss Abbie Storrs attended the Ipissi2Il agX aud (. T.. conVenuons held in Hartford last week. -s+ss.44t.s-s .--ass.-.---.
 James Nevil Of Warrenvilie is em- pleyed as clerk at Alfred Oderics.
 Mrs. G. II. Alien and daughter Dor othy left Friday, for Hartford hospi- tai where MissNAllen is to take a spe- eiAI course iof trea tment and diet.
 Bugler Charles c. Hall returned ear ly this week to his duties at Fort Slo- cuif1. N r..
 Special exercises were held Friday afternuonc-a c-at' the Mansfield M Hollow school whens *hres four minute speak CTS were heard in the contest for. rep resentatioiiA at fhe town competition to he held at Storrs nsxtrT inirsaa '. q The cOntestants were Charles Barrett, Sid ney Evans and George Sands.
 The Red Cross Christmas drive for Mansfield7 Center is in charge of G, C. Cenna. sc';lt- z >i
 Lieut.. CEIsJ and. Mrs. W. E. Cramer left Friday morning feis Baton Rouge La, where-the dector is stationed
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-17
YANTIC


 Mise Bertha Schatz recently received a s1BH-srnnfzrsifpr0ur at. Amherst college from the Jewish Agricultural '' Aid s0eiety or New York for a com position about agricultural. pursuits during the summer. She will leave town Dec. 30th feE 2 *sp-weeks' course in dairying at tR4 koilege, El
 Mrs. Frank H. Tracy has received word from her nephew, Dafiel Lyons, of BridgeporR 1at4if Noy. IT,. and that he had come out of the fight alive but was in one of the hospitals asa rssnlt-ef --iAtehseness- of the November drives. He has Been made a corporal---Therefore -the=sswerd re- ceived from ths9Hsz1Y ernment saying he had been Ina& in action from Nov 4th must SDGeen oEing;fo the fact that he YSs sw0ssh ded aud got in the missilg cosssnn.
 One Ehiladelthf paper J9cently stated that to its@ knowledge l. so; Enoch. Ardens had turned up after action list a-gratifyipg fact to reia- tives. s i.sEfSsF
 Relatives An toYH of PrivataS Louis, Bogue, son5Qt, Louis Bogle, who went overseas san-@AuEnst- Mith.=s- eontin- gent from Fort Wright, received their first mail from him during the past week and all were remembered,
 The Wofinan's guild Sf Grace church held saSrRgst F esessf9 Liberty social rbrdS Tn sS5etgsy Sf Si9sN ESwaTS sysH!.ag as. penter and Walter Hiteheon, the mem bers and their fIjep9sssWere conveyed in automobiles fk6fh stnk Village and about seventy attended. MAny games were provided, there wa;~~Suessing the seeds in the pumpkin (whAch had e22), poppinEftdffit gotfsgi t6 Bbst5rf, geogra- phy contests, all of which had favors, arnf xnuf1sfSAs 6tlfefs. %FiieSS hostess. Miss Huntington, assisted by Mrs. WfttarnCE fafffi5Ag, Iks7Mfss Jessie Hitcheon and Miss Jane Hitcheon, served 5 Scn dsadfe &fSes and coffee, and a substantial sum was added to the Liberty bond fund; The. boudoir Si2a55 Stsssht sfSys aefs aefsoB 2 @ The afiss ost whose presence afceSeFy gathering is desired because of her gaiety. Mrs. Johr llAt@Y ynla dti tifet <xce}ifnt coffee. The ne$t Social win take place early next month iD Fire Engine hall.
 Private HeFbert Smith U. s. A, of TaH1p UptoHSson of Mir. and Mrs. B. smith. of sNotwiche sreeentllN, discharged rom miltary service, spent Thursday Tn towfE wfth~hsS sistef, Mrs. Charles Lenloine. ..s.3ts -.r,s' -,r.
 Mrs. Frank Allyn Tracy recently presented The Road to Success to Sodon sebo1ltlibrary. ,s.,-
 Miss Bettha' Statz is the possessor or two Tfe ernIarr heforetse $ 'sent from France Iy herbrathee Private Julius SehatZ, who left carly in the year with the 56th regiment from Font Wright One helmet was elaborately camou- tiaged, while. the other was just an ordin8TVoFtiR I Iiz2ie" AIT1 Sftutz nick ks named it, He said there. were many souvenirs flor flie boys but they had beaH roo. SIssY te,scollest them a~'
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-17
DRUGGISTS FINED $500 FOR
 e SELLING NARCOTIC DRUGS

New York. Dec, l16.-ltor selling mar cohc drugs. some of which the govern ment alleged were distributed among soldiers fin camps Morris, Denker and Hytnan Morgahstein, members of a Brooklyn firm of drug dealers. were fined s1,5V0 -excif in the United States
 Sflfe ebs to tSe snisiaPgg Ho tbres mss months Samuel RAEnstein and Ma than Haro~ftz} eThbidyes, were fined s1,5e0 each and. sent to- the penitentiary for six and-nine inohths, respectiS ely. The defendants had entered. pleas of guilty. t-,A44 < : x : 4
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-17
WOODSTOCK VALLEY

Elmer Toss spent the week end in Boston. t- ..
 The tlctot4 Giffs gave a social and tnterthinmeht at District Nc g on Thursday eRehihg.. ., Miss J.. Louise Kenyon has returned from Aisit wiet relatives in Putnam. -..,
 EdcTus CnilHs- and, daughters have returned to their hon.s in Flushihs, N. '.
 Rev. Mir. Sturgis.. who. has been vis- iting his daughter, Mrs; George Crit tenton, returned Thursday to Brook lyn. N. |. ~"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-17

srasopori!AJamss '5.S Moore, who has been assistant principal ,,of the Bridgeport High school, was Recently elected principal to succeed Arthur Lee, resignedss saAd hNr. Moores salary win be s3.DGo.~ sleAif Caskey will act as, assistant rto MEg Moore at a salary of stoo. Ass ES6.Sf1.5
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-21
HAIC COMMENDS
AMERICANS FOR
GREAT BRAVERY
British Commander Express.
es Admiration for Fighting
Done With Allied Forces.
(By Associated Press)


WITH THE ANGLO-AMERICAN
FORCES EAST OF LA CATEAU, Sun
ray, Oct 21.-American forces fight
ing beside the British armies. have
made a total advance Of thirteen
miles in the last six days Of battle In
this sector.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig.
commander-in-chief of the British
armies in France, has sent the fol-
lowing letter to the general command
ing the American troops.
II wish to express to you person
ally, and to all officers and soldier,
serving under you. my warm apprecia-
ton of the very valuable assistance
and gallant services rendered through
out the operations of the fourth Brit
ish army.
Called upon to attack positions Of
the greatest strength, held by deter
mined enemy, all ranks Of the 9th
and 30th divisions under your COM
mand have displayed an energy, cour-
age and determination in attack which
has proved irresistible.
ut does not need me to tell you
that under heavy fighting of the last
three weeks you have earned the last
ing esteem and admiration of your
British comrades in the army whose
successes you have so nobly shared" ;"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-21
GERMANY DRAINS
ON RESERVES TO
CHECK YANKEES
Fierce Fighting Takes Place
on Line Held by Americans
Foe Counter Drives Fail.
(Ry Asso, lated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21-Germany
is drawing heavily upon other parts
Of the western front for reinforce
ments to check the Americans north
of Verdun. General Pershing's COM
munique for Sunday says during the
heavy fighting of the past week a
constantly increasing number of Ger
man divisions have been brought up
and are bitterly contesting every foot
Of ground.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, Oct. 81.
Fierce fighting took place today in
the Bois de Pappes on the western
end of the American line. In the face
of terrific machine gun fire the Ameri-
cans were forced to fall back, later
they counter attacked and regained
the part of the wood that had been
lost.
1t is the purpose OF the German
command to dispute every foot of the
American advance on the line west of
the Meuse, and to inflict the heaviest
possible losses, German prisoners cap
tured Sunday declared. They added
that the Americans in taking over this
position than any place else on the
front and would suffer accordingly.
A strong German defense was neces-
sary on this sector, they said, because
it was necessary to stand firm while
the German line northward to the sea
was being readjusted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-21
JAPAN TO SEEK
FRIENDSHIP OF
UNITED STATES

TOKYO, Oct. 81 (By the Associated
ess.)-Takashi Hara. Japan's first
commoner premier and leader of the
Selyukwai party, said Saturday, in his
and his colleagues constantly would
labor on the future questions arising
out of the present war. Although the
alliance with Great Britain would re-
MAIN the cornerstone of Japans for
eign relations, he said, he wished to
emphasize that his special effort would
be to promote friendly relations with
the United States.
please tell that to the American
people as convincingly as you can,
he said, because my colleagues and
l keenly desire to see Japan and Am
erica brought closer together and ey-
cry shadow of misunderstanding re-
moved
With democratic simplicity and di-
rectness Premier Hara discussed
frankly all questions put to him and
produced the impression that Japan,
for the last fifty years, has been large
ly ruled by bureaucrats, has entered
upon a new and significant period of
constitutional progress. in which pop
ular opinion more effectively is to
guide the nations policies.
Beginning life as newspaper re-
reporter, Hara's attainment to the
premiership is regarded as proving
that the time has arrived when in Ja-
pan, as in America, any citizen can
hope to climb to the places of highest
responsibility.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-21
GERMANS SINK ship
IN OSTEND HARbOR

WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES IN
BELGIUM, Sunday, Oct 20.-Before
leaving Ostend the Germans scuttled
a large mail boat alongside the old
British warship Vindictive, which was
sunk in the channel there last May
They thus made doubly sure that the
channel will be blocked for a long
time
Inspection of the city shows that
British shells did terrific damage to
enemy military and naval establish
ments, but did not harm the residen-
tial or business sections to any ex-
tent The only money to be found in
Ostend and ether liberated Belgian
cities is German. Many of the small
Ter children, especially in Ostend, use
German as their own language. The
enemy apparently went out CT his way
to teach his tongue to these children.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-21
CITIES
BuRCLARIzED BY
DEPARTING HUNS

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Sunday, Oct. 20.-Roubaix
and Tourcoing today celebrated their
deliverance from the enemy and 1t
was like an American Christmas, New
Years Eve and Fourth of July all
rolled into one. Tears of joy inter.
mingled with shouts of laughter, while
the population sang and danced and
waved flags.
The people Of the two cities we're
completely wild with emotional joy
There were kisses, hugs and hand
shakes for every British soldier. On
their windows, housewives had pasted
pictures of French and British mill
tsry celebrities torn from ma gaines.
There was good reason for Roubaix
Tourcoing to celebrate the end Of the
four long years of hardship. privation
and oppression. The swashbuc.ling
Germans had gone, leaving in their
wake as much ruin as they could do.
Nearly every house in the city had
not be carried away were destroyed.
The Germenas were jiqued at being
forced to leave the towns and they
went to extreme lengths to defile. de-
stroy and steal. Roubaix and Tour
Going were Systematically burglar
ized, Roubaix suffering the most. In
Roubaix the Germans cut fine leather
seats from chairs. ripped pictures
from their frames and even took the
cloth overings of mattresses. Appa-
rently they went through the fine old
homes OF the city with the idea Of see
ing how thoroughly they could wreck
the interiors. In many places they de-
liberately broke mp everything they
could lay their hands on.
For miles around Roubaix and Tour.
Going the countryside has been singed
and scorched by the red heat of war
Braken cannon. rusted rifes, pieces
of shell, barbed wire and the bayonets
and other equipment OF soldiers are
scattered all about There are miles
of mangled fields where the shell era
ters are so thick that 1t is impossible
to tell where one begins and the other
leaves off, Here and there are old
machine gun mounds or stcne, con.
crete and dirt The trees are leafless
and many have been chewed to pieces
by flying shells and bullets.