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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-18

the difficulty in getting transporta-
ton. We had to steal rides on all
kinds of rolling stock from freight
trains to the - of staff officers. |
left Belgium w.tl 4 big bunch of
souvenirs, 81 as we had lots of
walking to 30 Il t.dn't take long to
fgive them away they were simply
too heavy TO handle all the time. |
saved Luger pistol and several
shoulder straps one of which l will
send you. On my trip l only lost
about half of my baggage. couldn't
lose the other half because l had
left it home.
Of my previous travels connected
with my duties l haven't much to
tell-it was work, routine work, and
plenty Of it-but later on / will try
and give you list of the different
towns.
When left New York we first
went to Halifax where we stayed
about week. | had a good chance
to get over the city and see what it
, looked like before it was blown to
pieces by T, N. T. A big fair was in
progress, like the Hagerstown Fair
and tho city was gay and festive.
Leaving Halifax our first landing
was at Liverpool on October End
eThence we went to Southampton
where we had good time for day.
We left England on tub of a boat
called Londonderry Gil never for.
get that name) and it was a stormy
voyage crossing the English chan
mel 1t was mere tug of boat and
played on the waves like cork
That bunch of officers was the sick
est lot ever saw. After landing al
Hayre we We're sent to what is call
ed rest camp" for two days. ri
never know why they called it {
rest camp" for there was mud III
to your neck, no floors in the tents
we only had one blanket apiece ant
1t was cold as the devil. Neverthe
less was able to see a lot of Hayrs
before we left. 1t was good tow
then, but they say it is fierce sine,
so many Americans have com,
there. l mean this in a good sense
/ From Havre we travelled direct,
| to La valbonne, Aisne, about IS xii
ometers from Lyon, the second lare
est city in France. We were as
signed duties there at an officers
school for about three months. ha,
many pleasant visits to Lyon hay
ing had the advantage OF pass ey
cry Saturday. My visits were no
fined to Lyon, but extended to man,
:, other places. I suppose map woul
help me remember them but I viii
leave that to tell you when ge
home next year.
Concluding our work at La Val
bonnie we were sent to Langres
Haute Marine to work in the Amer
lean schools before being assigne
to troops. Langres is not very ia
from the Swiss border and 1t wa
during that trip I went from Gerard
mer across into Alsace-Lorrain, the
German territory. and had my frs
experience in the trenches abou
which told you in a former letter
J While at Lyon | tried every way i
e< ass|6nfa q troops PIG "a,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-18
COMING HOLIDAYS.

The schools of Martinsburg will
close Friday afternoon until after New
Years Day. AT the High School the
concluding feature will be an enter
tainment by the literary society.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-18

An ideal, useful Christmas gift-a
subscription to the Journal = 4
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-04
Sec. Daniels Declines to
Give information Regarding
Loss of Army Transport

Washington, Jan. 4.-Secretary
Daniels declined to-day to disclose
any information regarding the in
>quiry into the loss of the American
Army transport Antilles, recently
torpedoed with considerable loss of
life. Only meager details of the loss
have been made public. Admiral
Benson yesterday told the House
Naval Committee il was due in part
to the convoy arrangements. 1t is
known that following an investiga-
ton Rear Admiral William b.
Fletcher, formerly in charge of the
American conveying forces in
French waters, was recalled to the
United States. There appears to be
some question here as TO the num-
Der of war vessels furnished to him
for convoy by Vice Admiral Sims.
There is no available official record
to show the recall of Admiral
Fletcher was connected with the
disaster.
Secretary Baker, in the War De-
partment, apparently takes the same
position as does Secretary Daniels
in regard to removal of officers from
important posts. He has made no
explanation as yet of the recall of
Major General Sibert. commanding
the first division of American troops
sent to France and has requested
that no speculation as to the reason
behind the recall of high officers
be INDUCED in. So far as known.
however. the only purpose of the re-
quest is to protect the feelings of
the individual officer and not the
cencealment of military information
that might be of value to the enemy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-04
new OFFICERS
FOR VETERANS
Installation Exercises Con-
Quoted by Past Commander
II. L. Mclaughlin

At the annual business meeting OF
Calder Post, No. 81, Veterans ~
Foreign Wars. held WEDNESDAY asre e'Gn- en-
stalled by II. L. Mclaughlin past
II. d. Myers. past commander; G; "A a.
Raffens9erg%er; gger senior funior vice-com-
mander; r. a. Fulton; quarlermias'gKi X :
{. L. Lyter, officer of the day; d. ;n- N.
Reist. chaplain; II; a. P1agi pTsrd: iaSi G. H.
Burg, sentinel; ]. G. Sheaffer. II: Il:
Mclaughlin, c. II. Burg, trusSteeISI' Il :
Charles a. Jeffries, adjutant; ,: II
Forbes, quartermaster, sergeant; Il
A. Douglas, sergeant major; u a.
Raffensberger, II. l.. McLaughnh, col-
or bearers; J. X. Reist, patrlotic IN
The Ladies' Auxiliary. of the post
also held their installation the same
evening The following officers were
Mrs. Alice Burg, president; Mr.; Mrs:
Julia Forbes, senior yice-presldenti
Mrs. Mabel Myers, Junior vice-presl-
dent; Mrs. Elizabeth Reist, treasurer
Mrs. Ross A. Fulton, chaplain chaplain MIS- MIS-
Charles Raffensberger, Mrs. L. b. VIII
son, color bearers. Mrs, Charles Jei-
guard; guar; Mrs. Francis McGinnis, Mrs.
f. B. Wilson. Mrs. Ross n. fultoh
Howard L. calder Post is in very
tion. After the installation cere-
monies We're performed addresses
were made by the Following mem
bers: Retiring Commander Jonas l..
Reist. thanking the members Tor thef
support during the past year; the
newly-installed commander, II; - MY
ers, was then presented to the pos.
for his address which was IolioWeu
by addresses fTc:::: .. A. Raffensberg-
er, +. L. Wagner. c. a. Jeffries, r. n
Fulton and others.
Mrs. r. A. Fulton. the retiring pres.
a brief address, followed by Mrs.
Alice Burg, the newly installed presi-
dent, and others. Major w. c. Nc
Farland. of the Grand Army Republic,
won the prize given by the ladies.
and made a short address, thanking
the ladies. Patriotic Instructor II. l.
Mclaughlin, gave very interesting
address on Our BOYS at the Front
and on the Future Prospects OF the
Veterans of Foreign Wars" The La
dies Auxiliary then invited the post
and members of the Grand Army he
public to refreshments of hot coffee,
pickles, sandwiches and smokes: y
very interesting evening was. spent
listening to war stories, etc. All MEM
bers of the post are requested TO at,
tend these meetings the first and
third Wednesdays of each month. Let
every member help make this year
one of the best in the history of
Calder Post and the Ladies' Aux
Calder Post and the Ladies' Aux
Hilary have bought Liberty Bonds and
contributed to the Red Cross. Also
made contributions to the two motor
ambulances bought by the Veterans
of Foreign Wars and presented to
the Medical Department of the United
states of America to be used at the
front. The post has several mem
are now in the trenches somewhere
in France"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-04
MID-WINTER CLEARANCE

Livingston's, and South Mar
ket Square. began their mid-winter
clearance of mems, women's and
children's winter apparel yesterday
morning. Apparel Of every descrip-
tion is entered in the event. Full
particulars regarding items and
prices will be found in the stores
announcement on another page of
this paper.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-04
SAYS MONEY IS GONE

John Inglefritz, who gave his ad-
dress as somewhere in Cameron
streeb' was complainant in a hear
ing against Rose Coakley, Rose Cole
man and James Jones, inmates at
IA Cowden street, in police court this
afternoon. .Inglefritz alleges that he
lad S200 stolen at the house. The
trio was arrested last night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-04

false alarm called five comanies
to Walnut and Balm streets last eve
hing. Residents of the neighborhood
attributed the alarm to boys were
were coasting in the vicinity.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-14

Mrs, Emory Black OF 1e0th street
who has been III with influenza. is
recovering.
Mr. r. j. Curtin Of 40 Ohio avenue,
has gone 70 Canada to visit his son.
George p Curtin.
The Whiting friends OF Mrs. Frank
Van Delden. OF AS Marion street
Brooklyn. New York. who formerly
lived In whiting. will be sorry to learn
Of her death with pneumonia. which
occurred on December 6th. In add
ton to leaving her husband. she is
survived by one son. Egbert
PRINCESS THEATRE TONIGHT.
Elaine Hammersfein in "Hcr Man"
From the great novel. The Battle
Cry" by Charles Neville Buck. Also
Billy West Comedy. THE HERO"
Also. American Red Cross Review.
These pictures are being shown in all
the Keith Vaudeville and largest the
aires ell over the country and are well
worth seeing. 12-l4-l
Mrs John Welsby. who has been
very i'll at her home in New York ave,
is showing signs Of slight improve
ment.
The very gift a man himself would
! buy this Chrlstmas-Fine silk Shirts
in varied patterns and prices.-Gor-
don's. t2-14-1t
Alfred J. Dimmock. Jr.. has moved
from Fishrupp avenue to the Dimmock
house on Ohio avenue. MIR. and Mrs.
smith Of tlath street viii move TO
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-14

the house vacated by the Dimmocks
Miss Lulu Otis Of Sheridan avenue
who has been i'll with bronchial pneu-
monia, is able To be out again
DO not miss Or Squires at the Com
gregational church tomorrow night.
Another big event in the remarkable
series Of speakers this Church is
bringing To the city Of Whiting. No
one interested in religious or intel
lectual Improvement can afford to miss
one of them. III
w. C. Harper of LaPorte avenue. has
been i'll, suffering from general
break down.
Miss Kate Wade visited her sister
Mrs. Woodward in Chicago yester-
day.
The Whiting Savings and Loan AS
ISOLATION is conducted under state SUI
pervision and makes regular reports
| 70 the Auditor of State, Current divi-
dend rate six per cent 12-14-1t
| l.. ii. Mattern of oliver street. was
taken very suddenly i'll on Thursday,
but yesterday showed a slight i'm
/ provement.
Wilson Bros. Furnishings and Gin
bel Hats at Goldsmith's-52s, 1l9th
street 12-14-1t
| Charles l. Baker. the 18th street
! jeweler. viii move to the new Mania
building on 18th street. after Christ
mas holidays.
Coming Princess THURSDAY Decem-
/ Der I'D. W. GriGith's "Thc Great
Love-" with Lillian Gish 12-14-l
Whiting Republicans were well
/ represented at the Republican banquet
at Carl Lundgren's last evening.
Mrs. Elmer Barr. nee Lillian Horl-
I heck is confined to her home in Day
dson Place. suffering with pneumo-
MIA.
Mrs. Milton Levin. nee Pearl Setter.
who has been very i'll is recovering
Mrs. F. ". DaegIing Will entertain
the Music and Art Section Of the Fort
nightly club at her home in L.aPorte
avenue on next Monday afternoon.
STAR THEATRE SUNDAY.
The Kaiser's Shadow. with Dorothy
Dalton. and Fox Sunshine Comedy
also Bulls Eye"-matinee only
12-14-1t
Aubrey Sceerey. who has completed
his dental course at Northwestern.
will open a dental parlor in the
schrage building. Whiting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-14

wool plaid and striped skirtiugs. III.
Gordon < Son. 12-14-1t
Mr. and Mrs Byron Shuppe of An
COLA Ind spent several days here az
the guests Of Mi. and Mrs. u. =. Pur-
inton. of sheridan avenue They also
attended the Stock Show in Chicago
Miss Helen Tharp of Laporte ave-
nue. is very i'll. suffering with re
lapse of influenza. Mrs. Tharp and
daughter. Jean. are also i'm.
New Blouses have come that are
are charming in style. yet very SIM
ple-white. flesh and suit shades-ali
reasonably priced-Gordon's Alt
The Ladies Aid Society gave their
opening chicken dinner pie supper at
the new Christian church on Wednes-
dav evening. \ very unfortunate in
cident was the gas pressure being on
AT the businest time Of the evening
This the ladies regretted very much
and hoped II viii be overlooked by
those Inconvenience, as II was an
unavoidable occurrence.
HAVE YOU SEEN TITLE BROS.
WINDONs
Every night next week a large tur-
key win be given away at the Frn-
cess-coupons with every ticket. Get
your Xmas turkey at the Princess
The turkeys may be seen in Title
Bros. window. l--l4-l'
Herman Schrage was brought home
from the lakeside hospital IN Chi
ra~o on Thursday
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-14

DOn'f Kfsfers TO Pessfnafsfs

There is only answer to the argument against
owning your home; that IS the man who makes IT,
Size up the fellow who points to the dangers OF buying
home and YOU will find in nine out OF ten-he owns
automobile he good clothes, he is member of
expensive clubs he invests his money photograph rec
ords instead the building and loan stock he has
the latest show but somebody else takes of him In
his old age.
Yes, and the who had so many good reasons for
NOT buying his home will, ten years from now, be
telling the big fool to whom he pays his $4,000 month
house that he really never had chance in life
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-14
Within
And It's
People
STAR THEATRE TONIGHT.

AN taEAAhE AVR
Pauline Frederick in Resurrection.
This picture is a bitter arraignment
OF the double standard OF morality,
also Charlie Chaplin in The Adven-
turer." Tomorrow. The Kaiser's Shad-
ow." with d. Dalton. 13-14-1
Services at the congregational
church sunday December Is. Sab
bath school at ten a. IN. Rev Charles
= Trueblood viii preach at eleven a
M subject. Making Your own
World w. a. squires viii speak be
fore the sunday Evening club. sub
Ject. The Revolution and Uniting Of
Professionalism" December 22-Xmas
Cnntata-25 voices.
Many assortments Of silk provide
happy suggestions for Christmas sur
prises-plain colors and plaid taffeta,
also a nice assortment of 54-inch all
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-14
ST. JOHN

The forty hours devotion in the st.
John church was opened today by
solemn high mass. Rev. Janerseg Of
Cook. celebrant. assisted by the Rev
Ph. Guethof of Crown Point and Rev.
VIM. Berg Of Schererville. Rev. Krull
or the St. Joseph college of Rensse-
laer preached the sermon. During the
devotion every evening will be an
English sermon.
Mrs Floyd Birch returned home Fri
day morning from Iowa where she Wis
tied several months with her husband
who IS in camp there. but now is
transferred to Camp Sheridan, Ala.
He will have to stay there three
months and then probably will come
back home.
Miss Inez warnecke returned home
from Hammond Thursday evening.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-14

world will do we'll in Florida. Some
fruits and vegetables yield two and
three crops per year; for instance
oranges, grapefruit strawberries,
kumquats, guavas and other fruits;
potatoes, beans, peas, lettuce and
other vegetables. Apples will not
mature in this state, and no one need
try to persuade them. 1t is the gen.
eral conviction that good wheat
crop here is impossible, and it is sure
winter wheat would be a failure.
Good crops of oats have been raised
in some portions, and corn is posi-
tive success. Cotton does well. An
immense acreage of it is being plant
ed this month february in districts
where it has never been raised be-
FORE including South Florida.
The use of fertilizer is very gen.
, eral in Florida. Many truckers and
farmers believe they would be help
less without it. | think its import
ance is er-estimated for Florida soil
in general, and that it is needed most
ly for orange and grapefruit groves
The best corn field | saw last year in
amazingly fertile Polk county had no
fertilizer on it. No fertilizer was
used on any crop on that farm for
four years. The owners opinion was
he could do very we'll without it. My
belief is that, for farming and truck
ing in general in Florida, the use OF
a fertilizer every other year is
enough.
Anyone with the idea of coming tC
Florida to sojourn, or to make 6
home and living, should treat Flori
da as Florida, and not as Ohio, Vir
ginia, Georgia, or any other state
With clear understanding of what
he or she wishes to come to Florida
for man or woman should find out
as near as possible, what the condi
tons here are and adjust themselves
to them. One cannot farm or trucl
in Florida as it is done in the North
he cannot carry on any line of bus
mess here successfully and do it thu
, same as it is done in other states
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-14
McRae Says
Florida Should
Raise Hogs

W. A. McRae commissioner OF agri-
culture, was in the city last night Gu
route to the National Berkshire AS
sociation meeting in Orlando, where
he is to make an address today. Mr.
NcRae said to a TimesUnion repre-
sentative that, FLORIDA should EN-
bark in the pork raising industry on
large scale. More pork is used 1or
meat than any other kind, besides the
hos supplies us with large quantity
of fat, and fat just at this time IS
greatly needed, both here anu
abroad The scarcity of fats in Ger
many is one thing that is rapidly
weakening that country. For the last
couple of years in Europe, the frying
of foods, wherein fat is used, has been
prohibited. We should not reach that
condition in America, but it may
come unless there is more production
OF pigs. When a ton of pork in the
shape of pigs can be produced from
one SOW in one season, as was the
case of an exhibit by a farmer at a
northern fair last fall, there ought
not to be a scarcity of fats in Amer
lea if our farmers took hold as they
should of the pork raising industry.
mo part of the Union" continued
Mr.. McRae, "offers a greater oppol
tunity in respect to raising hogs than
! Florida. By controlling the cholera
which causes more or less than any
thing else, the business in Florida
can be put on solid and profitable
basis The State sanitary board is in
terested in that work, as in that OF
Graduating the cattle tick, and when
this is accomplished, Florida will
take a high rank as producer OF
live stock, | am glad to say that our
board is getting hearty backing in its
work, the doubters and instructions
are getting fewer and far between
and the hope is that by the time o.
the meeting of the next Legislature
the map of the State will show white
instead of red, as it has been show
ilG for some time in the publication
Of the United States department O
agriculture AS long as the red sigl
o: warning is up, capital is kept from
being invested and cattle grower
hesitate about coming to our State
; BY united effort the tick can b
eIadicated, and the cholera held il
check"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-14

The first War Savings Societies in
Florida were organized at Bombay, in
Holmes county, where the activities
of County Chairman A. j. Miller
brought into two societies. Mr.. Mil
Ter is hard at work to make a record
fer his county and says that he ex-
lects to have War Savings Societies
.organized for every 800 inhabitants
in the county, and that he expects
Eonifay to be 100 per cent efficient.
LOG per cent efficiency for a commun-
ity means that every man, woman
and child above ten years of age
Owns thrift card.
The organization of War Savings
Societies in the State is we'll under
way, according to statement made bv
State Director ]. F. C. Griggs. al
though some of the counties are a
little backward in perfecting these
organizations, In Jacksonville the
first Society organized was among
the carriers of the Florida Times.
Union, this organization being especi-
ally due to the energetic efforts OF
the circulation manager, Mr.. Hafer
who has been left responsible for the
sale OF thousands of dollars worth Of
stamps among the patrons of his pa
per. The Times Union carriers all
own card themselves and are dis,
tr,buting the blue cards and taking
order for stamps, thereby starting
new savings accounts among HIM.
dreds of people who would never
give the necessity of savings and
thrift a thought,
Books of the school plan for or
sanizing War Savings Societies hav,
Deen mailed to every county in III,
"t"te anu Wlthn the next few DAYS
every class room in Florida is ov
pected to be constituted into = War
savings Society with all the nuni,s
pledged to give their support No,
6Eiy in making purchases themselves
nut in encouraging and soIicitirc
others to purchase the thrift stamrs
me plan which will be followed ~,
III the schools is a UNIQUE ono on,
each pupil will feel he is con5uctino
a regular banking business for .
pass book is provided with danos;,
Sips for saving up the pennies ord
nlckels until the first quarter has boor
saved then this is turned in and =
thrift stamp issued. The school teach
era of the State are showing q sro.,
deal of enthusiasm in this n,an ond
DTecor Griggs believes that II ui,,
result in great good to the cause
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-14
FlORETTAS

Florida is a great country for au,
tomobles. They are numerous. Al
most everyone who owns a home IN
town or country who can stand the
financial strain has one. Those who
have not, intend to buy one as soon
as they can raise the price. There
are old. poverty, tumble-down appear
ing houses that don't look as we'll as
some old barns, and the people there
have automobiles. Some of them are
big enough to carry the whole family.
In Florida as a whole flies are not
bad any time of the year There are
places where they sometimes punish
much. The same can be said of mos
quitoes, bedbugs and snakes. The
serpents live chiefly around the
lakes. Most of the mosquitoes are
on the East Shore.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-14
STATE OF FLORIDA

Most of Florida is peninsula
from Gainesville to the Southern linn
it of the State Its average width
(the peninsula's) is less than $50
and is between 300 and 400 miles
long. The western arm of the state,
running from point west of Gaines
vile to the Louisiana state line, and
touching on the north Georgia and
Alabama, and east to the Atlantic
ocean, is about 300 miles. Florida
from Louisiana to Key West is ap-
proximately 600 miles long. This
gives it shore line on the Gulf of
Mexico and Atlantic ocean combined
of nearly 1000 miles, the longest Of
any state in the Union. California
is next
The State is wooded, chiefly with
pine forests, many of which are Won
derfully handsome, and there are 154
varieties of trees, with hundreds Of
shrubs and flowers. Many Of the
flowers are stunningly brilliant, and
most of them are of gay colors.
Florida as a whole is about level
with here and there gentle slopes
but in some portions-notably in the
Middle and Southern sections-there
are highlands and rolling country
These, in connection with lakes and
woods, form scenes of inspiring
charm and beauty.
The soil varies from white sandy
that appears to be good for nothing
but citrus fruits, to one-third sand by
twothirds black loan, to almost al
black loan. The soil in which BLACK
loan is the largest part is in the low
lands, or to speaks la Florida, il
the "hammocks". This is the kind O
earth in the great Lake Okechobet
territory that is being reclaimed TO
cultivation. There is very LITTLE
ground in Florida that is entirel.
worthless.
Most anything good to eat for mai
or beast that grows in the temporal
and tropical zones anywhere in tn
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-14

There are some conditions here in
every line that are different from
what they are there. A sensible way
is to ask people here on the ground
who have succeeded to tell how they
won out. A Cracker who had farmed
in Florida for 30 years successfully,
said to me, Florida is all right, if
you'll treat it right" He had seen
others fail,