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Final Tax Notice

You are hereby notified that il
your tax bill for 1916 is not paid at
once it will be placed in the hands
of the Sheriff for collection, as re-
quired by law, without further no
tice. The Commissioners demand
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helmets and carry our gas masks
slung over our shoulders all the
time, at least, we have it within easy
reach. The other day 1 saw a
Bosche plane brought down by our
anti-air craft men, it being the first
l have seen to fall. The big obser-
yation balloons, used by us, are right
back of the church, so that will give
you an idea how very close we are.
A word about the wounded we see,
and we see all the wounded from the
End Division, for they all must pass
through our hospital, this being the
Sorting Station" These boys are
the most wonderful I have ever seen,
excluding none, and what inspires
me most is the great courage our
wounded exhibit, and if we had
more of them, ten Germanys could
not lick them. 1 would rather be
right here than any place in the
world.
l will write more next time Love
to all, and best love to mother.
Your loving boy,
GILBERT E. MEEKINS,
1st Lieut., NJ r. c., End Div.
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that I make settlement for these
taxes, and if there are any adjust
ments expected, you must see the
Commissioners, as 1 shall positively
turn all bills over to the Sheriff for
immediate collection.
JAS. r. JONES,
Collector Taxes, Levy 1916.
Adv. 8-3-4t. R. 8-5-3t.
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CANNERS,CAN'T GET help

handling of Maryland Crop Con-
fronted With Very Serious Condi-
tions-Patriotic Men, Women And
Children Needed.
sponse on the part of men. women
and children to the labor needs of
Maryland's 500 or more canneries,
within the next week or 10 days, it
may be necessary for the Govern
ment to take special measures to-
save the States corn and tomato
pack.
| The industry at present is close to
| its most serious labor shortage, and
in the opinion of local representa-
tives of the Department of Labor,its
needs are more urgent than those of
any other It's labor shortage is ap-
preached in seriousness, they believe,
only by that of the fertilizer facto-
ries, which also have an Immediate
kpressing demand for workers.
AS the first step toward improving
the situation in the canneries, John
| K. Shaw, who is in charge of Labor
Department activities in Maryland,
i has practically relieved them from
the operation of the new labor re-
cruiting program, which would make
it necessary that they obtain their la
Dor supply only through the United
States Employment Service. The can
ners will be allowed to recruit their
labor just as they have done in the
past. going into the open market and
offering whatsoever inducements
they choose.
| When the labor has been recruit
ed in this manner the local Office of
the United States Employment Ser
vice will place a blanket o. K. on all
the workers, regardless of where they
may have come from. The same ac
ton has been taken regarding fertili-
zers.
| Mr.. Shaw has adopted this policy
because he believes it to be the simp-
L
out of an unusual labor difficulty.
The canneries and fertilizer facto-
ries, he pointed out, are seasonal in
dustries that must be operated to
the fullest extent for only a short
time each year. But unless they are
operated to capacity within that
time the benefit of their efforts are
lost to the country, and both of them
are essential to the production of
flood. Moreover, two-thirds and
probably more of the workers wanted
for the canneries are women and
children, and the men, even if by
chance some of them should be
drawn from essential industries, will
be away only about month, during
which they will be engaged in an in
dustry of imperative and urgent i'm
mediate necessity.
The Department. of Labor is de-
Ipending much upon women and chill
dren volunteering to work in the
canneries. The pay this year will be
unusually high and the opportunity
for patriotic effort is obvious. Many
men will be needed, too, though, and
it is the problem of getting them
THAT is giving the canneries and the
United States Employment Service
most concern at this time.
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Mr. and Mrs. William W. Meekins
have very kindly consented to the
publication of the following, por-
tion of letter which they have re
Gently received from their son. First
Lieutenant Gilbert Meekins, of the L.
S, NJ. R. c., Second Division, who is
very close up to the fighting line:
Field Hospital No. L,
End Div, A E. F., France,
July Z, 1918.
Dearest Mother and Dad:
am sure by now you have re-
ceived letters from me, in my new Of
fetal capacity; the last letter -receiv-
ed from you was dated May 30th, but
l am almost certain to hear from
you again soon, as some of the men
here have received mail dated as late
as June 10th. The new unit | am
attached to at present is located in a
small, deserted French town, and
close to where our Marines did their
grand and glorious fighting. Our
dressing station is located in an old
church, whose walls are at least 3
feet thick; the benches have all been
removed, and we have rows of mat
tresses placed so as to accommodate
a great many patients. I work in
this place. 1 have Is hours on du-
ty and 18 hours off, and we only
work very hard when there is an en-
gagement going on up in the line.
Our work consists all together in
dressing wounds. for we get them a
short time after they are received,
and then they are transferred back
to another field hospital. that does
the necessary surgical work, and in
time sends the patients further back
to a base hospital. Another dressing
station for the most seriously woun-
ded is just beside the church, and it
formerly was a school room, up to
the first of May, and still has the
daily lesson on its blackboard, with
date.
We are very close to real activity,
and booming cannon is so evident all
the time that we pay little attention
to it, except, of course, when the
shells from the big guns burst among
us. About two days ago the Bosches
shelled us for about ten minutes, and
shells burst all around the village,
and some inside, but no one was in
jured. We generally seek the shell
ter of cellar when such offensives
are pulled off. We are right in the
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LIEUTENANT MEEKINS
WRITES fine LETTER

West End Avenue, This City, Re-
Son i'm France.
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PRIZES OFFERED In THE
WIN-THE-WAR CONTEST

Offered by The State Food Admins
traticn, Conducted by The EXten-
sion Service, Maryland State Col
leee. in Cooperation With The
Maryland Council of Defense, WO-
mems Section.
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Phillips Hardware 20.
This big store has the goods and at
right prices. See our line OF
Oil Cook Stoves and Ovens,
Refrigerators, Ice Boxes, Water
Coolers, Screen Doors, Window
Screens, Screen Frame, Screen
Wire.
Our sales of paint have never been
better. 1t shows, tho the price is high,
our people appreciate their homes
looking good
Davis And L. & NJ. Paint does it.
We have paint for the outside and
and inside. White Enamel, Floorpaint
& Stains, Chair Enamel, Auto Paint,
Top Dressing, Floor Wax. If its paint
we have it, ''yes." Don't forget our
large hardware stock of
Building Material, Tools etc. Garden
Tools, Lawn Mowers, Farm Imple- :
ments, Rubber Hose, Auto Supplies,
Tires and Tubes.
In fact this store is just full of good things.
Don't forget Thrift and War Saving Stamps We have them
PHILLIPS HARDWARE co.
Phones 49---5O---J77
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Groves TastPlcSS chill Tonic
destroys the malaria germs which are
transmitted to the blood By the Ma
laria Mosquito. Price 60c-Adv.
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REDUCE SUGAR RATION
Gut to Two Pounds Per Person, Effee-
tive Aug. 1.-sinkinss Reduce Supply
Crops Disappeint and Fighters Use
More Than Expected.

Washington. July 27.-The American
public is placed on sugar ration of
two pounds a person for each Of the
five months from Aug. to Jan. /, in a
regulation issued by the food admin
istration recently. This replaces the
present regulation of three pounds a
month.
A similar order Is being issued to
govern public eating places, limiting
their use Of sugar to two pounds for
every ninety meals served. M
Sugar has become an essential ele-
ment for the success Of the war;" the
food administration regulation ex-
plains. Upon our action here depends
the maintaining Of the ration to our
fighting men and those Of the allies,
as we'll as the avoiding of still
further reduction of the allotments to
the civil population of the allies, which
are already down to a point far under
their normal needs.
The situation Which the United
States faces in dts efforts to maintain
a fair distribution of sugar to the allied
world is explained as follows:
''The sugar supplies turnout the
country are at low ebb; the produc-
ton has been disappointing, and the
difficulty of obtaining sugar from Java
and other distant sources has mater
tally reduced the supply.
added to this already difficult sit
uatioh. the quantity needed by the
army and navy greatly exceeds earlier
estimates, and we must send a larger
| amount to France and Italy; and final
ly, over 5O,000.0OO were lost thru sub
marine sinkings off our Atlantic coast ,
"The situation is so serious that
every possible means of conservation
should be observed" the food admins
tration warns. Household canning
without sugar should be done where
ever possible"
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MILWAUKEE CASH GRAIN.

Milwaukee, July 81.
Wheat--Steady; No. soft, 2.26; No
2 soft, 2.23:.
Corn-lEasy; No. 3 white, 1.s1; No. 4
white, Ito; No. .. yellow. LIS; No. s
yellow, 165; No. yellow, 1.59; No.
yellow, 146Q@I52; No. mixed, 1.5o;
No. mixed. 1.37.
Oats-One- fourth to " cent up: No.
8 white. TIN @77N: standard. IT,.
Barley--Three to cents lower: No
4, 1.12.
Rye-Firm; No. &, 1870.
MINNEAPOLIS; CASH GRAIN.
Minneapolis. July 81.
Corn--No. 3 yellow, 1.55@1.65; No. 4
yellow. 1.45@1.55; No. yellow. 1.4o@
1.50; No. 3 mixed, 1.45@1.55; sample.
s0G135.
2 white. 77@7s; standard,
1904: No white. 72k @73k; No. i
white, 6s@72h.
Barlcy-soN1.o2 choice, 1.o2@1o7.
Rye-1.S3@1.s5. s.
~Flax--4.67@4.70.
=. KANSAS CITY CASH GRAIN,
Kansas City, July a.
i Wheat--No. 2 hard, 2.19;. No. red,
2.1S; No. red, ZIG.
Corn-Unchanged to cents lower;
No. 2 white, 1s9: No. white. 1888; No.
white. LIS; No. yellow, las; No. s
yellow, 1.40.
oats--very few sales; sample white,
7oh.
OMAHA CASH GRAIN.
n Omaha, July 81.
Corn-No. white, 1.s0, No. white,
1.77@1.7s; No. 4 white 1.6s; No. s
white 1.50@1.55; No. white, 1850
lao: No. yellow. A.so: No. yellow,
1.56@1.57; No. 4 yellow, 1.s3@1.54; No.
S yellow, $50; No. 6 yellow, lao;
sample white / 81; sample yellow, 1.2o
@1,27; No. 8 MIXED. 1.5b; No. 4 mixed,
las; No. s. mixed. 13oG1.32; sample
mixed. 1925.
Oats-No. 2 white. II; standard, 70
@70N; No. a>white. 20: No. 4 white.
50: sample grade, S.,
Rye-No. 2. 1855.
PEORIA CASH GRAIN.
Peoria. July 81.
Corn Receipts, fifty zone cars: UNI
changed: sample grades, 1.10@1.44;
No. 4 yellow, 1858: No. 6 yellow. LBS.
Oats-Unchanged; standard. 75%:
NO. 3 white, 71@72h.
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j. s. ENGINEERS
TO DECIDE: BATTLE
RESULT or WORLDS GREATEST
CONFLICT DEPENDS ON SPEED
IN OAD-BUILplNG.
GERMANS DESTROYING
LINES AS THEY RETIRE
Crown Princes Routed Forces En-
deavorins to Leave Railway Lines in
Waste-Situation Calls For Test of
American ingenuity in Restoring
Lines in Time to Crush Huns.


Washington, July 27.-Extent of
allied victory on the Marne rests no
longer upon the courage and daring
of the combat troops it is now battle
of the engineers, an6. upon the skill and
resource of the French American road
builders depends the fate of the army
of the crown prince, according to milf
tary experts here.
The belief grows with the receipts of
every dispatch that General Foch is
concentrating every energy of his staff
corps to problems cf consolidating and
securing the gains made to date.
The restrained movements of his
various attacking forces clearly indi-
Yates the time has. not yet arrived to
throw into the battle the best troops.
When the moment comes for the
supreme drive allied forces-will be
fresh.
British Success Seen.
The general opinion held here sup
ports the theory that the battle of
the Marine has entered upon its second
phase. NO great gains are anticipated
in the next twenty-four hours.
ll any punt VI STeal Ndfue Is SelZcu
1t will be on the flank held by the Brit
ish reported within a mile and a half
of the narrow gauge railway used by
the Germans in getting supplies. am
munition and wounded from the region
Just north of Bligny to the line Of the
Vesle river.
Allied military attaches today
showed even greater interest in the re-
ported movements Of allied forces. A
prominent officer who saw duty at the
battle Of Ypres said:
In rhany ways the battle now has
reached it's most interesting and excit-
ing stage. On each side It has become
for the time being battle of the engi-
neers. And each side knows It.
Speed for New Drive.
"The Franco Americans by surprise
and by sheer courage have defeated
the Germans, and forced them to break
their hold upon the great highway
from Scissors to Chateau Thierry. The.
Germans have done their utmost to
there and the engineers have been
turned loose on the job.
"For 1t will be over this line that the
reserves will be speeded and the heavy
cannon moved in the days to come.
Just how soon those days will be de-
ponds upon the skill and driving force
of the men of the engineers.
AT the same time great crews OF,
track layers. with thousands Of coolies
and other hardened workmen. are
working day and night repairing the
rail line from Troesnes to Armenteres.
Germans are Worried.
For it is over that line that the
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4
ly higher market. Little relief Is in
dicated in Kansas over Sunday. altho
other parts of the belt probably will
have showers.
Oats-The strength in corn induced
short covering in oats, altho the gains
were not so extensive. Receipts were
fairly liberal and are expected to in
crease next week. Private crop re.
ports declared that the general con-
dition is lower than month ago, due
to unfavorable weather.
Products were higher
with grain, light hog receipts and
higher prices at the yards.
Chicago car lots-NVheat 440; corn,
107; oats, TAG.
Mlnneapolis-W 1O7.
Duluth-W Wheat, none.
Winnipets-Wheat,. is.
Clearances-Wheat $4,000.
RANGES OF PRICES.
Prev.
nro., EJirh Tnv, C1oSo C1osa
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supplies must go and the reserves
pushed that a constant stream of sup
ports may be ready to go north or
south on the Soissons- Chateau Thierry
highway to meet any requirement.
forced by sudden changes in the tide
of battle.
"On Tie other side Of the pill box
pitted lines. where the best German
machine gunners and rifiemen are
lighting the most desperate of all en-.
sagements-a rear guard action-Ger!
man leaders also are eagerly awaiting
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-27
Free Of CHARGE.

Any adult suffering from cough, cold
or bronchitis, is invited to call at the
Old Reliable drug store and get abso-
lutely free, a sample bottle of Boschee's
German Syrup. soothing and healing
remedy for all lung troubles, which has
a successful record of fifty years. Gives
the patient a good nights rest free
from, coughing, with free expectoration
A standard medicine for fifty years.
For sale in all civilized countries
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-27
NEW YORK STOCKS.

New. York. July 27.-Extreme dull
ness characterized the short session of
the stock market but the undertone was
generally steady. With the continuance
OF favorable war news next week, the
market should do better as the tax
legislation gives evidence of being
settled as equitably as war conditions
will permit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-27
IOWA AVIATOR BURIED.
Military Funeral Given Lieutenant
Ristine, Killed in Fall.

Cedar Rapids, July 27.-With two
aviators. two sailors and two soldiers
as pail bearers. the body of Lieut.. Rich
ard Ristine. aviator. of this city, who
was killed by fall at Gerstner Field,
Lake Charles, La, early in the week,
was consigned to the grave here today.
The funeral was military one and was
attended by men representing all
branches of the service who are home
on leave.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-27
Sioux City Live Stock.

Sioux City, July -Cattle-Esti-
mated receipts for today, 400; market
steady.
Beef steers ......e........ 9.75@15.50
Fat cows and heifers. -. S.5O@11.25
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today,
1000; market lower.
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Chicago Potato Market.
New York Produce.

New York Produce.
New York. July 81.
Butter-Steady; receipts 1905 tubs;
creamery specials ASK @46; creamery
extras 43N@45; extra firsts 43h GA
packing stock. current make. No. 2, "a
Cheese-Ffrm; receipts 2,544 boxes:
state whole milk special, white or coll
ored 25h average run g5m25A.
Eggs-steady: receipts 21.012 cases:
fresh gathered selected extras 4s647;
extra firsts 44@45: firsts 41@43.
Poultry-Alive steadys dressed,
steady.it
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Kansas City Live Stock.

Chicago Produce.
Chicago, July 81.
Butter-Unchanged.
'Eggs-Unehanged; receipts. 1906
cases.
Poultry-4ANve, lower; fowls, 2s;,
springs, 32.
Pork-Cash nominal.
Lard-cash, 26.42@26.5o.
Rfbs-Cash, 2412@24.75.
Rye-tNo. 2, LIS.
Barley-1.00@11S
Timothy-6.50@S25.
Cover-Nominal.
Chicago Potato Market.
Chicago. July q.
Potatoes-FfTm.
Virginia barreled-5.oo; others I'M
changed.
Receiptse22 cars.
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LAMsoN's MARKET REPORT.

Furnished by Lamson Bros, a Co., 2os
lMasonie Temple: Phone 1893.
Chicago, July 27.+Corn-Con
hot weather in the southwest, the
development of poorer prospects in
southwestern Kansas and better
eastern cash demand and reduction Of
around 40 900 600 bushels in the indi
Gated yield by a recognized crop au-
thority were the influences in sharp
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FREE PURCHASING
LIFTS CORN PRICE
DEMAND BECOMES MORE ACTIVE
BECAUSE OF HOT WEATHER
in SOUTHWEST.
DEMAND, HOWEVER, Is
MAINLY FOR SMALL LOTS
Oats Advance in Sympathy With Corn
Strength but Trading is Rather Linn
itsd-seantines. Of Offerings Teends
to Lift Observation-Disclosures
Houses Buy in Scattered Fashion.

:. "a rn,..~. r,,,,, ., rro.o,+.a, - -,
so,,thwest led 70 free hnvins e 81 80 co ,Eh
today and made prices advance. The
| n .eal was Ilosuy TOT sttian iots' ou.
/. oner1ngs were light and the market
easily 1nnuenced. TAXING OIL IN ar
lvais mere TENDED rurtner 70 strengthen
+ va4ues. Tue openmg' which ranged
from = cent to q cent higher, with
Augus. AT Log z VloSh ana september
decided additional upturn.
Oats.
Oats rose with corn. Trade tho, was
rather limited. After opening V to y
cent higher with August at TOSS @7Oh,
the market continued to harden.
Provisions.
sca1tiness of offerings hoisted pro-
visions. Commission houses bought but
only in scattered fashion.
Later the market strengthened as a
result OF assertions that the corn crop
as a. whole showed sharp loss in
condition and that the prospective
yield had been reduced l40,000. 200
bushels from last months government
T estimate. The close was unsettled ~
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eports Of the progress made by

reports Of the progress made by III
engineers
1T appears from the latest informa9
ton at hand that the Germans in thil
district must depend upon seven secl
ond-class roads, and a section of first,
class railway, and a narrow guaga line
to get out something like $4,000 heH
who are believed to be south of thd
Vesle.' Z
There are 176 kinds Of banana7
grown in various parts of the world. |
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CHICAGO Live Stock

-.
Chicago. July 27.-Cattle Estimated
receipts for today, 10000 steers good
and better Is to 25 cents higher; COM
mon kind, 25 to so cents lower; some
light priced down rs cents to ST.;
butcher cattle below choice unevenly
lower; calves about slower, stockers
and feeders slow to lower.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today,
1000; mostly IS to 10 cents higher on
good hogs; slow and about steady; yes
terday's close on others.
Butchers ................. 1s.5o@1s.75
Light .................... 18.70@1s.95
Packing .................. H.40@18.40
Rough $500. s..... 1700@17.35
Pigs ................... 17.25@1S.00
Bulk of sales ............. 17S5@18.S5
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today.
1900; best lambs 10 to % cents lower
than week ago; feeders Is cents high
er; sheep strong to % cents higher.
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Open. High. Low. Close. Close.

Corn I
July -. 15sMI15 " l5sh I154A 152A
Sept. -. Observation-Disclosures
July 49,. 75h 7sAi 75HI 7sA 75A
Sept. ...r esAi 10 6sAl 6sssl sa1s'
5 ss,t- -. -. ~. y. =. Is Is
Sept. -. 40. 25i45. 45l45 % 45 As 45 90
Lard
July $50. I2s 5ol9s 52t2s. sol q. 5ol26. 40
Sept. -. |26. s. l2s. A5l26. So s6 .42l2S IS
5 July i. s. - IS
Sept. -. "a. S7l24. 80 "a. 1924 1924. Al
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-27
BAGS THREE MORE HUNS.

Lieutenant Fonch Credited With Fifty.
nine Aerial Victories.
Paris, July 27.-(Haves Agency
Three new aerial victories for Lieut.
enant Fonch, bringing his total to fifty
nine, are reported.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-27

Light -. .............. 1926
Mixed -. ............ 17.90@1S.10
Heavy -. ...... 17.5s@1s.0O
sheep-Estimated receipts for today.
200; market steady
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(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. R.
A true copy.
CHARLES ROSEN, Notary Public.
Ian 10 II "a 81 Feb
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CHARTER.

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Witnesses: Hubert NJ. Ansey. w. L. Poer.
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in and for the Parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing Act of Incorporation of the
Old Lake Petroleum Company, Inc, was this
day duly recorded in Book 1919, folio -.
New Orleans. December II, 1917.
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| hereby certify that the above is a true
and correct copy of the original act of
incorporation of the Old Lake Petroleum
Company, Inc, of record and on file in my
Notarial Office in the City of New Orleans.
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