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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-18
SOLDIERS WRITE OF PART
THEY TOOK IN LAST DRIVE

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think that prefer hunting rabbits
to this work.
We are living in German buildings,
esking their cabbage and burning
their coal and can tell you a lot OF
other things we are seeing and doing
when / get home, but, oh, how would
like some of them good apples and
some of that good chicken. Be sure
and save some for me when get home
/ hope that you get all of my letters
Well, France is some place. good
land, but such a slow way of farming.
They raise lots of grapes and they
make lots CT wine and oh, mother,
think the French people are awful
good to US. Thy seem so pleased to
see us soldiers, but it seems funny to
be with people you can't understand
and can't talk with. They treat US
fine and the fact that we can't under
stand them makes no differehce.
Well, mother, where is Bill Bake
men? l dent hear from him any
more and he used to write to me real
often. The Brakeman boy referred
to, died at Ann Arbor-in the SER
vice of his country.-Editor.) / sup
pose he lis over here ,by this time.
Gee, would like to see him. / seen
George Richardson and tell you it
seemed good to see some one from my
home town. You knew his mother,
didn't you.
Mother, / have been awful busy
since have been over here and have
been on the go all of the time. | wish
I could see Myrne Nichols, but don't
know where he is at. Tell all of my
friends hello and that / am feeling
fine and am still very much alive.
With love, to mother and dad, from
your loving son.
Willis.
Otis Benson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Benson, CT this city writes
the following letter to his parents.
Somewhere in France.
Nov. IL, 1918
Dear Folks at home-I haven't.
written for about week or so and
will try and write a few lines, after
having heard ne best news / have
heard in many months and believe me
it came Just in time, as we were in q
woods shout one half mile back from
the front ready to be taken in and
take up front line positions at
any time. when it came to. US at about
o lS'dock that morning and i don't
sba!eSS I viii ever forget tbad day
= suppcse there has been some eel
cbrating there and / can imagine how
ell Of you folks feel. u
Our major was just here and rssd
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-18

FOR SALE so gallon gasoline tank
Inquire at Tebbel's mill, Smyrna.
Phone 127-4r.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-18

Bernie Oberlin rtacently received
the following letter from his brother
Kenneth. over on the other side of
the pond, where the Yanks pushed old
Bill Hohenzollern's boys back into
their own country.
ken" Oberlin Writes.
Oct. IL, 1918.
Dear Brother and Sister:
Just received your letter today;
sure was glad to hear from you folks.
No, l haven't heard from Rays folks
for a long time. they don't write
if / don't but it is one hard job to
write over here. We are kept pref
ty busy for one thing. Lyle and Mike
are sitting here playing cards while
the big ones crack outside here. We
would be lonesome if we couldn't hear
them roar but guess we could get
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-18

Can FURNISH-You with Al dairy
butter by parcel post. G. j. Miller
Trufant Mich. 92-2S-tf
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Sergt. w. w. Updike,
Co. H, 111th Inf, A. Z. F., France.

We have lot of other soldier let
tiers which are being held over for
next weeks issue owing to the fact
that we are short of help in the Office
this week.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-18

FOR SALE A few pieces Of house
hold furniture in first class condi-
itcn, viz, Singer sewing machine,
writing desk, large mirror, music
cabinet, leather couch, solid oak din
bard, Phone 119 94-30-1
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us the conditions of the armistice and
| figure that Germany was nearly all
in, but he also told Us that this divi-
sion might be one of the divisions to
take up positions along the German
frontier, as guards. l surely hope
not, for that means that we will be
here for some time, but / could net
kick if there is no scrapping, that you
know. is hard on the eyes.
l am not going to say anything of
my experiences over here for it would
take too much paper and l will try
and remember the most important of
them to tell you when reach home.
/ don't know whether or not it is
permissible to tell where we are, but
that is not necessary, we are in good
billets, getting good reguler eats and
| am feeling fine and want you folks
to be careful and net take sick.
The weather has not been so very
bad as yet, little muddy but then
mud is all | have seen since / have
been here and l am getting quite used
to that.
l haven't received any mail and
have no money, but think we are goL
ing to get little of the latter soon.
All that we get a chance to spend
money for is a little candy at the Y.
We are going to a town about two
miles from here to get a bath and
some clean clothes and i think it is
about time. / am not going to tell
you how long it is since took bath
for if did you would be ashamed of
your son. - fss ~
One of the fellows that hunks be-
side me got thirteen 1etters the other
day. / cannot see why / don't get
any. ] must surely nave a lot ON the
way. Well, here is hoping that we
will all soon be home, so dear folks,
l will close with love to all, as ever,
DAT. Answer soon.
Pvt. Otis Benson, 10th Inf Co. X,
A. E. f.
The following on card was re-
ceiNed this afternoon from A. l..
Cichy, well known loca. man who is
over in France with the u. s. forces.
Somewhere in France
Nov. FL, 1918
Five degrees below zero here this
morning but it does not seem so very
cold. Chick
To all my friends
May the waves and winds of the
sea, wherein your sailor sails, watt
to home shores his eager thoughts of
you on Christmas Day.
A. l.. Cichy.
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FOR RENT-Good five room house,
$500 per month. w. b. Travis,
phone 195-R ft tt 56-26-tf
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Want Column

FOR SALE--Clover or timothy hay.
Art Werner, phone 265 Ii is.
61-18-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22

state. The committee in the home
state of a soldier or sailor cooper
ates by mail and telegraph with the
committee of the state IN which he
Is camped or stationed TO form a di-
rect and constant link between the
solder or sailor and his relatives.
Thereby the relatives are quickly
made acquainted with needs Of thoir
oys IN the service, and he Is pro-
videds with an avenue Of quick COM
munication with his home.
This linking of home and camp.
combined with the personal atten-
ton Of the Christian Science work
ers in the camps, has frequently been
.he means Of changing a soldiers
outlook from one OF gloom to one
o. joy, and not infreQuently it has
proved to be the means Of relieving
relatives of financial embarrassment,
the committee in the home state
making loans for use by the relatives
until their boy irf camp should be
prepared to forward money TO them
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22

heavy shipments. How the public
may assist in the campaign is pointed
ort by traffic officers in this yicin-
ity:
Industries should store during the
present summer months sufficen.
material to meet their needs for the
coming winter.
Wholesale concerns and dlstribu-
tors should persuade customers to
take immediate delivery of goods.
Encourage the use wherever pos
sible of additional storage space for
factory products nearest the point
u ultimate consumption.
Fuel old consumers should stock
up for their own protection.
Hold question of early movemen,
ana storage Of lumber for CONNER
cial purposes in allegiance for the
present.
Comply with fuel administrations
suggestions as to storage of coal
Traffic representatives are already
making q careful canvas Of all in
dustries. wholesale houses, jobbers,
retailers and other receivers and
SINNERS of freight located on their
lines, with = view Of securing thelc
cooperation.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22
Agricultural War Work

That farmers recognize the oDiiga-
tlon which goes with deferred draft
classification for agricultural pur-
poses is shown by many instances
which have come to the attention OF
the department Of agriculture. One
Of the most recent OF these is the
organization Of 1900 farmers at La
Porte, Ind, under the name OF Lib
erty farmers. These men, given de-
ferred classification, pledge them
selves to carry out unquestioningly
the food production program adyo-
Gated by the department. 1t is stat
cd that their action is particularly
gratifying to the administration at
Washington, since 1t recognizes the
oneness of the governments organl-
2ation, and the close interrelation OF
the efforts of all the federal depart
ments in the achievement of victory
by utilizing the country's man power
TO best advantage.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22

POINTS IN the east for reasonably
clear logs that will cut airplane pro-
pcller and gunstock material have
IN number Of cases averaged near
$50 to 500 per thousadd board feet,
Doyle rule. Owing TO higher cost Of
transportation. prices paid in Oregon
and Washington must necessarily be
less.
A carload OF walnut logs usually
contains from 5000 TO 5000 board
feet. Larger size logs average from
30 to so per carload. Since it Is
mpracticable to ship less than a car
lead, owners Of smaller amounts may
Join with ne!ghbols in making CO.
operative shipments.
Before starting TO cut their wal
rut, owne-5 should have an agree
ment regarding Specifications and
terms OF sale with one Of the firms
filling goyernment orders.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22
ROUNDUP RCNNrR-UP
AFTER CHAMPIONSHIP

Pen1leton, August 21.-Droncho
Bob Hall. winner Of third honor in
tho buck.ns contes. OF the 1916
roundup, and second place winner
last year. is back IN Pendleton get
ting into shape to make a final try
for the wo-ld championship in the
contests next month.
lie has been IN southern Califor-
MIA cowboying for the movies with
noug Fairbanks and Bill Hart. When
he lands the championship he de-
clares that he will set a commission
from Uncle Sam to bulldog the
Kaiser.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22
BLACK WALNUT NEEDED
FOR WAR PURPOSES

Owners OF black walnut trees have
an excellent opportunity to help win
the war and at the same time OBJ
tain a good financial return from
their trees, according to District For
ester Cecil. of the L. S. forest sery-
ice. Black walnut Is urgently needed
for gunstocks and airplane propel-
lers, and the demand Is constantly
greater than the supply, While this
tree does not grow naturally in the
Pacific northwest. IL has been planted
IN numerous localities throughout
,hie region for shade and ornamen-
tal purposes and it is believed that
many Of these have now reached e
size suitable for manufacture into
gunstocks and propellers.
Firms having contracts with the
government to furnish gunstocks and
;.rplane propellers buy logs in car
load lots. A list of these firms may
lie secured by application to the dis
trict forester. Beck building, Port
land. These afford the best markets
and owners of walnut would do well
to communicate with them
Legs are wanted l2 inches and
ever in diameter at the small end
and eight to 12 feet in length A
few logs down to 10 inches in diam
eter and six feet in length will be ac-
ccpted in order to avoid wasting use
ful parts of the tree. Prices for logs
vary widely and are based chiefly
on diameter and the cost of trans
porting them to the manufacturing
Ilant.
The prices paid at the loading
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22

To relieve as much as possible the
unprecedented demand for leather,
the department Of agriculture is urg.
ing that slaughtered and dead anl-
mails on the farm should he skinned
with great care. Usually the skin
ring of animals on the farm and the
care Of hides is not given great
amount of consideration and from
oarelessness many hides are cut AMI
scored when they are removed. BY
deyoting a little extra time and care
IN skinning animals to make sure
that they are not cut or scored. the
farmer can Increase their value on
the market several times. In tan
ming hides scores show very plainly
ana in many cases one-half of the
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22

Reports from four western cities
where cottage cheese campaigns
have recently been completed show
large increased sales of the whole
scme meat substitute. The follow
ing increased daily sales are record
cd: Salt Lake city, from 375 to $50
pounds; Spokane, from 100 to 1909
pounds; Seattle, from 1115 to 1875
pounds; San Francisco, from 393 to
1924 pounds; or total increase of
1868 pounds of cottage cheese sold
daily In the four cities. This is the
result of To-day campaigns in each
city in which the food value of cot
t2ge cheese and its use in new dishes
was demonstrated by woman agent
in dairyirg and in which the cream
cries and milk plants were assisted
N making cheese by two representa-
tlyes of the agricultural and the
state agricultural college.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22
CONDENSED FOLDERS
WILL HELP TRAVELLERS

Travellers in a hurry to locate the
schedules of the trains they are
about to take will hereafter not have
10 search through the familiar 92
page folders, In place of volumin-
ous time table such as was used I'M
der private control. there will be is
sued to the public monthly four
page condensed folder showing the
principal through trains and six four
page district folders, separately COW
ering various territories.
This change will not only furnish
travellers with the information they
desire in concrete and convenient
foim, but will' also effect an eccr-
cmy in printing and paper,
SHIP EARLY CAMPAIGN
WAGED ON THIS COAST
A ship early campaign is being
walked Up and down the coast by
sgcnts of the United States railroad
administration who hope thereby to
avert winter congestion and lessen
the demands that will be made upon
the railroads during the season Of
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22

An example of how motor trucks
are relieving railroad transportation
IN many section of the country is
shown in the receipts of hogs deliv-
cred to the Omaha market by this
method of conveyance. According
to a report recently compiled by the
bureau OF markets there was an in
crease Of 1S0 per cent in the num-
Der of hogs transported to that mar
ket by motor trucks during the first
six months in 1913 as compared to
the corresponding period in 1917.
The number carried in this way
amounted to 92. 7S0 for the period
in 1913 as compared TO 33,0S4 for
the corresponding months last year.
Estimating 20 hogs as an average
carload In railroad shipments, the
number delivered by motor trucks
on the Omaha market during the
iirst six months of 1918 aggregated
more than 1900 carloads, or an aver
age of more than eight carloads for
every market day during the period.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22

Bakers, hotel men, grocers and
managers of institutions are coming
20 home demonstration agents for
help with their conservation prob
lens. The community kitchens and
liberty bread shops are well patron
lied by these business men, who
need expert advice to conform to
the governments food regulations.
At one OF the bread shops in Spring
field, Mass, assistance has been given
to matrons from both Smith college
and Mount Holyoke. In oswego, n.
Y, the county home demonstration
asent has gene into the kitchen OF
one Of the hotels where she has
Iiyen hor personal help to the cooks
IN teaching them how best to follow
the latest conservation recipes.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS
GIVE AID IN SERVICE

Christian Science camp welfare
work is now being carried on in 40
army and navy camps in the United
States under direction Of the Christ
IAN Science war relief and camp well
fare committee of the First Church
of Christ, Scientist, in Boston. There
are at present about 70 men and -
women engaged in this work, the
women serving mainly as welfare
room attendants.
Conducted at first independently,
the camp welfare work has been
merged with the war relief worl:
which the Christian Scientists were
doing in foreign countries before the
United States entered the war. For
both these purposes about $1,000
coo have been raised.
The aim of the Christian Science
camp workers Is to be as helpful as
possible 20 all the men IN the camps,
whether or not they are Scientists
and particularly to give assistance
which may not be available at the
time or place through any of the 9TH
er camp welfare agencies. A feature
Of this phase of the work is an ar
rangement for keeping. soldiers and
sailors in close touch with their rel
atives.
Cooperating with the committee
in Boston there is Christian Science
camp welfare committee in each
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22

Whereby rural motor truck opera
tors can cooperate with the bureau
OF markets in developing rural truck
routes for farm products. Operators
Of truck routes who comply with cer-
tain requirements Of the bureau will
receive assistance in building up a
business in farm produce, and will
I've given a sign to display on their
machines stating that they are coop
Grating with the department of agri-
culture Truck operators can get de-
tails of the plans by writing to the
bureau of Markets, Washington,
d. c.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22

Two thousand county agent work
ers were employed to help the great
land army of this country to pro-
duce and conserve food during the
sly months from January to July
J, according to recent report made
by the department of agriculture.
The report shows that over 62OO,
county agent workers were at work
in all parts of the country on uly
/ as compared with 1900 on Janu-
AIRY This increase consists of an
addition of $50 persons connected
with the county agent work, 625
With the home demonstration work
and 725 with the boys and girls
club movement.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22

The largest disinfectlon project
which has ever been undertaken in
this country, and probably the larg-
est in the world, was recently begun
by the department OF agriculture
along the Mexican border. Five fun
igatlon houses are to be erected at
cost of approximately $4,000 for
the d!sinfectlon OF freight cars, mo-
tor trucks and wagons entering the
L S. from Mexico loaded with prod
ucts that might introduce insect en-
emies, especially the pink bollworm
Of cotton The largest house will
accommodate Is freight cars. Each
house will be equipped with appara-
tua and plant for the generation and
distribution of hydrocyanic-acid gas.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22

The first regular meeting of the
national war emergency poultry fed
Grafton, which was organized last
April by poultry specialists of the
department of agriculture, state
poultry extension men and poultry
leaders, was held in Chicago July 15-
IS. The department was represent
ei by Dr.. NJ Il. Pennington and II.
N. Lamon, who were on the pro-
gram, R. r. Slocum, and d. L. Orr.
This organization was founded to
consider ways and means to safe
guard, promote and federate the
poultry interest of the nation, to CO.
operate with the national and state
governments in securing adequate
supply of poultry products, and to
harmonize and develop sound edu-
rational programs.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22
INTERURBAN AUroCAR co.

Leave Ashland for Medford, Tai
ent and Phoenix daily except Sunday
at 900 a. m. and II a. M, and 100,
400 and SIS p. m. Also on Satur-
day night at $50. Sundays, leave
at 900 a. m, 1880, 4:30 and $50
U. m.
Leave Medford for Ashland daily
except Sunday at 500 and 10 a. m,
and 100, 400 and Sis p. m. Also
on Saturday night at 1915. On Sun
days 1890 a. M, 1880, $3.50 and
$40 p. m.
Fare between Medford and Ash
land. 30 cents. Round trip so cents.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22

There is an Increased interest in
growing sheep both for mutton and
wool, according to a report just re-
ceived by the department of agri-
culture from the sheep extension
ngsbandman in Indiana. This feel
ing, according to specialists OF the
department, prevails in many other
states. The increase in production
ie being obtained from the saving
# eve lambs and the introduction
of good stock from the western
range.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22
thickness of the leather is lost b
such defects.

Field and laboratory studies OF
flax are being conducted by the de-
partment of agriculture to determine
The cause of flax cankcr and to es-
iablish It's relation to flax wilt. Sew
cral organisms which are parasitic
on flax and which cause flax wilt
have been isolated One species has
teen found to produce a disease
somewhat similar to flax wilt but
which kills the wilt-resistant as read
i,y as it does the more susceptible
varieties. As a result of this dis
coyery more work on disease resist
ant varieties of flax has been under
taken, together with other measures
for disease control Flax wilt is
the most serious disease Of this crop.
Not infrequently an entire flax field
will show so much wilt as to be prac-
tically a total loss to the grower.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22

One of the developments which
has resulted from the bureau of
markets of the department of agri-
culture taking over the daily tele-
6raphics reports on live stock Is the
edition of an extra report sent out
by wire from Chicago each market
day between 9 and $3.50 a m, to all
live stock offices Of the bureau in
ether markets. This report is a
brief telegraphic message. on the
condition of the local hog market as
/, has developed up to that hour and
Is designed to fill the gap between
.he $3.50 and 10:30 a. m. reports,
which will be sent from the Chicago
market as usual. 1t will be posted
on bulletin boards and made avail
able to all interested parties at all
markets where local offices of the
bureau are maintained. The message
will be telegraphed to any market
not served by the bureaus leased
wires, provided the parties desiring
the service will pay the commercial
tclegraphic charges.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22

Methods OF reducing the consump-
ton of sugar in soft drinks have been
worked out by the bureau Of chem
istry, department of agriculture, and
Is now cooperating with producers
of the U. 6. The bureau has pre-
pared directions for making soft
drinks which include formulas that
utilize substitute sweet materials
such as corn s'rup (ordinary glu-
cose), corn sugar, maltose sirup,
honey and high grade refiner's sirup.
BY following these directions which
are being distributed among bottlers
the actual sugar content of soft
drinks can be cut to so per cent or
less. \ saving of approximately so,
600 tons of sugar annually is thus
possible, 1t is estimated, and at the
same time the customary taste and
quality of the beverage can be pre-
served. 1t is estimated that there
ara 10000 producers of soft drinks
in the United States, employing q
100000 workers, and having total
capitalization of s250,OOO, 900.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-22

Englishmen and Canadians in the
United States who have always en-
icyei cur climate may begin this fall
70 feel the effects OF the drafts.