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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-13
WRITES TO REPUBLICAN.

In france, NOV. 10, 1918
Editor Hartford Republican.
Dear Editor:-I am writing you a
short letter for publication in your
valuable paper.
l have been in the European coun-
tries for six months, serving my coun-
try in the great world war. l have
been in all kinds of trials and tribu-
lations, but by the help of God have
got through this far. / have been
over the top seven times since have
been over here. 1t has been said that
the Goth Division, to which / belong,
is the best division that the Ameri-
cans have in France.
am well and hearty at this time.
You know it takes a hearty man to
eat canned pork and beans and corned
beef. When we are in battle we
don't have time to eat much of any
thing for lodging steel jackets and
whiz bangs.
They keep us busy on the front.
We have captured lots of German
soldiers and have taken all kinds of
souvenirs from them. We were in
the battle when the Hindenburg line
was broken. 1t sure was some hard
battle but we have had the Germans
on the run ever since. The Germans
call us the hot heads" from over
the sea. The countries are pretty
level. The land is of a lime stone
nature and when it rains it is so slick
you can hardly walk on it. The
French don't use any timber to make
anything. They use brick, and some
of the houses are made of mud and
wheat straw. Timber is a scarce ar
ticle in France. The season here Is
too short to grow corn, or anything
like that. The general crops in
France are wheat oats, sugar beets,
potatoes and lots of grass and clover
But was surprised when first came
to France for l was told that all the
girls over here were as pretty as a
peach. Well, don't know about
that. Perhaps they are. havn't
seen any peaches since have been in
France. But there are thousands of
families in France to-day who have
sad hearts because some dear one has
been taken from them in this great
war. And we have plenty of broken
hearts back in the States. We have
lots of boys who left their dear brok-
en- hearted mother and father, sisters
and brothers, wives or sweethearts,
weeping and praying for their dear
one to return. trust that many of
these prayers may be answered, but
know that some dear mother will
never see her dear boy and more,
because l have seen lots of them
knocked out myself. | am sure
thankful that the Lord has spared me
thus far.
With the highest regards to all.
Corp. ARTHUR b. SHIELDS.
Co. A. 100 Inf, A. p. o. 749
A. e. +. France.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-13
THE COUNTRY NEWSPAPER.

No enterprise has been harder hit
by war conditions and high prices
than the country newspapers. Print
ers have been called to the service,
salaries have been increased, stock
paper, job and print, has more than
doubled in price, and yet printers
prices have not been increased in
to increased cost. The re-
suit has been that more than six
hundred country newspapers have
gone out of existence within the past
year. Only those papers having
complete mechanical equipment and
the best of management survive, with
a prospect of permanency. In many.
Kentucky small towns, that have sup
ported two newspapers for years, the
two have been consolidated or one of
them has gone out of business alto
gether. In an era of high prices and
increased country circulation of city
dailies, only the fittest of the coun-
try weeklies can survive. With all
these handicaps the Hartford Repub-
lican, thanks to a generous patronage
of the public, is on a substantial basis
and its management feels confident of
its future. For more than a year
now the present managers have given
the best Of their humble talents and
tireless industry to make this paper
worthy of the public's support. and
the liberal patronage of the public
is a pleasing reward for their labors.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-13
CAMP TAYLOR BOYS
HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

Announcement has been made that
all the soldier boys at Camp Taylor,
except those who have enlisted for
term service and those engaged in
technical service, will be mustered
out about December, 20, and will get
home by Christmas. The result will
be that in many Kentucky homes
this will be the happiest Christmas
the family has ever known. A good
sized bunch of Ohio county boys are
still in the Louisville Camp, and we
will give them royal welcome.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-13
LAST WEEKS TOBACCO
SALES AT GREENSBORO.

West Ninth-StreeI.
443,S76 pounds. average $14.4l
Lancaster House.
409,035 pounds, average, $3.50
Equity Home.
12S,2SO pounds, average $14.35.
Electris House.
24,S20 pounds, Average sl4.If
Field Brothers.
25,S25 pounds. average S12.53
Daviess County.
165,5SO pounds, average s13.SS
Total Sales For Season.
1,lS7,416 pounds, average, Sl4.O3
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-13
UNCLE ALEC'S TROUBLES.

Uncle Alec Curtis is the best fellow
in the world. but like the rest of us,
he makes his mistakes sometimes,
. few nights ago Uncle Alec went in
to the drug store and bought a box
of tablets, guaranteed to cure a cold
in one day, Coming back to the
drug store an hour later the druggist
asked him ii he had taken his tablets
he had forgotten the
matter the druggist, in his kind So
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-13
AGED WOMAN DIES.

Mrs. Nancy Afford died at the resi-
dence of her daughter, Mrs. Ed Davi-
son, Thursday night, and her remains
were buried near White Run, Friday.
Mrs. Afford had stroke of paraly-
sis Wednesday, and died only a few
hours later. She was ninety years
old, and the widow of the late Esquire
Pete Afford, of White Run.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-13
NEW SUITS FILED
IN CIRCUIT COURT
A Divorce Suit.

n
Eva Rogers sues Eugene Rogers, for
divorce and alleges grounds, which
if proven, will authorize the court to
grant the decree. Eva states that
she and Eugene were married in 1907
and lived together as man and wife
until the "a day of November 1918.
She alleges the customary plea of
cruel and inhuman treatment, settled
aversion etc. She alleges that for
year past her husband has not con-
tributed to the support of herself or
children, and that she has been fore
ed to labor for their support. She
also alleges she is in fear of great
bodily harm at the hands of the de-
fendent.
Pumpkin Stealing Case.
A rather novel libel suit is that of
w. l.. Allen against Jake Shaver, in
which Allen alleges Shaver has on
divers and sundry occasions accused
him of stealing pumpkins. Plaintiff
says defendent went so far as to en-
ploy an attorney to send him state
ment amounting to $25 for the pump
kins alleged to have been stolen. Al
len thinks his character has been
damaged about $4,000 worth and
prays the court to award him Judge
ment in that sum.
Sues SOn-In-Law McAdoo.
The first case of suit in Ohio coun-
ty against Director of Railroads, Nc
Adoo, was filed here last week by
Virgil Craddock, of McHenry. The
suit grows out of the circumstance
that Craddock was on his way home
from Louisville, accompanied by his
small child, and that when the defen-
dent, McAdoo's train, stopped at Ce-
celia the plaintiff secured the privi-
lege from the train officials to go to
nearby restaurant to get lunches
for himself and the child under
promise that officials would not move
the train until his return. He al
leges the train pulled out from the
station with mis- child, without Civ
ng him reasonable time to return and
board it, and that the child, unattend-
ed, suffered for his attention. Grad
dock asks damages in the sum of So
500. II appears from the petition of
the plaintiff that the order requiring
suits filed against railroad companies
to name McAdoo as director, was
made by the President, and not by
the law putting the railroads in the
hands of a Director General. Just
why the President was so anxious to
have his son-in-law named personally
in such suits is not apparent. But
the result is big lot of free adver-
Using Of the name, McAdoo.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-13
Henderson,.

Henderson KY, Dec. 10.-The
highest daily average ever made
on loose leaf tobacco floors IN this city
was made today, when SO.66O pounds
sold at $17.O2h per 100. Leaf sold
up to 5000; Tugs from SIS to $21;
trash from IS to $14 fired leaf sold
up to $3.50
Several growers made an average
of over $40.
Growers are busy stripping. and de-
livery will be large during the next
two weeks. The American Tobacco
Company entered the market to-day
and purchased literally.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-13

courthouse with a view of forming
a pool, but the majority of the big
gest growers are offering their tobac-
co on the loose leaf floors.
The American Tobacco Company
closed down its stemmery here, and
II is reported it will move to Owens
boro.
No reason is given for the remov-
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-13
Bowling Green.

Bowling Green, KY, Dec 10
Three hundred and fifty thousand
pounds of tobacco sold to-day at
prices averaging around 16 cents.
A number of farmers met at the
Evening journal., 1918-10-19

Mrs Gettz has the sturdy health in
herited from farmer ancestors, and has
had little sickness I'm her life.
have always enjoyed getting
things ready for market" she said. Il
like to arrange them in boxes and tie
the vegetables into bundles, and every
thing like that"
NO, haven't had the influenza" she
replied, smilingly, to a neighbor's
query. Mrs. Gettz is a bright-eyed.
rosy-cheeked woman, OF abundant
vitality, and looks twenty years
younger than her age.
Many Of her customers have been on
her list for over fifty years, and their
children and grandchildren are now
shopping at her stand.
SHE seldom misses a market day.
or winter.
Evening journal., 1918-10-19
MRS. ROSINA GETTZ DOES
FARM WORK AT AGE OF 60

Fifty-eight years ago. little girl OF
eleven years rode into Wilmincton on a
market wagon, and helped her parents
dispose OF produce at a curb market
stand. Little Rosina felt very import
ant on this first day of her career as a
market merchant She enjoyed seeing
an the gailly dressed ladies with their
hoopskirts and tiny parasOls. Wide
eyed. she took in the sights of the
town. the big Indian Queen Hotel the
Town Hall. the brick and cObblestone
pavement, the wonderful Kerosene street
lamps that stood on the corners. The
market was on Market street in those
days. II remained there long enough
TO give the chief business street OF the
CITY us name and then the farmers
went down the hill piece and located
on King street. Little Rosina liked her
ilrst market day so well that she con-
tinued to come and sell eggs at "a
cents a dozen and butter at thirty cents
a pound, at Third and Market streets.
In October, 1918, the little girl now
grown up and for many gears known /
to hundreds Of Wilmington housewives
as Mrs. Rosina Gettz, is still attending
The b-weekly markets.
soon aIter she began coming 20 |
market as a child. this country was in
yolved in a great war for freedom. the
iivll War. High prices and shortage OF
abor then affected he market.
Now Mrs. Gettz finds the farmers trv-
ng to raise foods with the greater :
abor shortage, and the higher cost OF
living, caused by the world war.
She, herself, has done more work on
Ter own farm, on the dupont road near
richardson Park, this summer than for
many years past.
1T was impossible TO get help. and
Vi OF us mad to pitch in and raise the
produce.
u enjoyed the work very much. II
new how greatly the world needed
ood, and was glad TO do all could ,
D grow things to eat" said Mrs. Gettz. !
peaking to a reporter OF The Evening
0urnal. 6
Evening journal., 1918-10-19
By the United Press.

Dy Ihe united Press.
PARIS, oct. i9.-French troops. cross
ing the Disc Canal on a wide front have
approached to within a mile and a quar-
ter OF Guise. the French Official com
munique indicated today.
Additional gains were made I'm the
Aisne region wast Of Attigny.
During the night the first army cons
tlnued its victorious advance and drove
the enemy who attempted to hold at
all costs, from the west bank OF the
uise, said the communique. I'VE reach
e dthe canal from east OF the Andignv
Forest to north Of Hautevllle. Han
nappes, Tupigny and Noyales, also the
majority OF The localities bordering the
canal are in our hands.
During the battle in this region
since October II. we have taken over
5000 prisoners 20 guns, many machine
guns, Important material and com
plete munitiOn train.
ION the Alsne front, we cleared out
the enemy between the Aisne and the
canal and west OF Attigny took Amblv
and Haut and some prisoners"
Rv the United Press.
PARIS, Oct. t9-The British ara
Evening journal., 1918-10-19
Personal Notes of Interest
In the City's Social World

Society In Wilmington has been doing
everything they can to help stamp out
the influenza epidemic. No social af-
fairs have been thought Of, every one
from the matrons down to the younger
set and the debutantes have worked
diligently for the relief Of the sick.
At the Century Club, the Country
Club, the Red Cross work, in the Motor
Service Society has proved itself in
valuable. Members who have worked
never thought of the risks they ran
but they worked with the idea that they
were helping to save a life.
| In all these dark hours, the Liberty
Loan has not been forgotten, and all
women workers on the various commit
tees have worked zealously. Il Is hoped
that when the loan campaign comes TO
close tonight that although having
worked under difficulties. the commit
tees Of this State will report that Della
ware will go over the top as in for
mer campaigns, and that the women
OF this state have proved again that
they can sell bonds.
The Daughters OF the American Rev
olution little realized that when they
presented TO Delaware College the am
bulance in October, 1917, that in a
years time what wonderful work It
would do
IL has proved itself invaluable during
the present epidemic. Hundreds OF dis
ease sufferers were carried in it to all
the emergency hospitals The students
OF the college who made up the crew
worked incessantly day and night, never
tiring in their efforts.
Among those who assisted with the
ambulance from the student body were
COurtland Denny, Harvey Sell and
a number OF others One thing that
is most interesting TO the public to !
know is that as soon as a case was |
delivered TO the hospital the ambulance |
was at once dlsinfected and ready again |
to carry more patients.
Great praise goes to the ambulance |
crew, for they handled all their cases |
well, and were well organized in their |
work.
The Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton feel greatly honored to think 4
that their gift has proved itself so val
liable, and that in other calamitles
It will prove as useful.
One of Wilmington's favorite music
ans. Miss Edna r. Bradneld, who has 4
recently returned from a six weeks trip (,
n Nova Scotia, tells many interesting
narratives OF her experiences while
way.
Miss Bradaeld first visited Camp .
,evens. Miss Here are stationed the
2th Infantry which were formerly at
,lgeon Point. Old friendships were /.
enewed again and Miss Bradneld was I
,elcomed into the great army family.
Thought the hostess house was her
she enjoyed many a II
Evening journal., 1918-10-19
Sam Loyd's Brain Food
Nine Minutes to Digest This.
Puzzle No. 3O3.

Each Of the following sentences
may be made complete BY using the
same word in both blank spaces:
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ior dollars. but TO find my-in things
beautiful
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complicated as ever. was as
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Answer TO No. 3O2.
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wind, win; heart, hear; paint. main 4.
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Copyright, 1917, by Sam Loyd1
Evening journal., 1918-10-19
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new CASTLE
Old Town Will Subscribe
Its Full Quota in Liberty
Loan Campaign
MOTHER, DAUGHTER
BURIED TODAY

NEW CASTLE, Oct. i9.-New Castle
Will go "over the top" in the Fourth
liberty Loan campaign. The members
of the committees have decided that
Shere can be no other course. The to-
sal amount Of sales to date Is S3ii ,i50
sthe quota is s33S, $50. The total amount
lhbscribed to-date has been divided as
Nllows:
Nomen's committee. si3O,450; mems
smmittee, Sis0700.
The honor list, which contains the
ames OF those people who subscribe
additionally, is producing good results.
This list will be published in the local
papers and viii also be posted conspic-
uOusly.
The efforts OF the Liberty Loan com
mittee have been hard hit, due TO the
influenza. Every captain OF the wom-
ems Liberty Loan committee and also
the workers are serving in some capac-
ity at the emergency hospital. The
members OF the mems committee are
also working at the hospital.
Miss Ruth McCoomb, Of the Young
Women's Christian Association, with
one Of the Y. w. C. A. secretaries and
Mrs. Lewis c. Eliason, inspected the
various buildings in this city yesterday
to ind one which viii be suitable as a
home for the munitionettes in New Cas-
tie.
Although this is the last registration
day before the election, politicians were
not taking much interest. This was pos
sibly due to the epidemic Of influenza.
The two emergency hospitals report
patients are improving as well as could
be expected. One death resulted yes
terday. The victim was Marie Murphy, |
aged 2 years, whose mother died last /
sunday. Two other Murphy children |
are very III.
Mr. and Mrs. John Doris and daugh-
ter Margaret, have been taken to the
Volunteers are still needed at the hos
pitals and anyone desiring to offer their
services may do so by appearing at the
hospital in Market Square, any time to-
day
Due 30 the disease epidemic there
win be no church services here to-
The Community Board met last even
ing, but only matters Of private ma
lure were discussed.
lIc NtConu tOillSlul WHICH udS ot-
'urred on the local trolley lines within
hree days happened yesterday when !
me Of the trailers Of the Bethlehem /
loading Company specials ran into the I
)ther car at Second and Chestnut ,
streets. Only oce Of the cars was dam
lged and n0bady was hurt.
Leroy T. LockermaLn, OF Delmar, has .
)een visiting his sister, Mrs. William /
each, OF Sixth street.
Jacob II Speicher, OF Fifth street, who !
las been confined 10 his home with in
luenca, Is improving.
There were three funerals today OF !
'lctims OF nfluenza-pneumonia. They ,
we're Mrs. George Harrington and in :
ant daughter. who died last Wednes-
lay George S. Ford Of Delaware street
md Alfred Winston. All were buried J
Z the Glebe cemetery.
1fiss Greta Toner a volunteer nurse
I the emergency hospital has been .
tr Ken with influenza. .
\ J. James King who has been very .
ok is Improving. =
Harold Cannon, has accepted a posi-
on with the Wilmington Steel Co. in =, !.
ol
Arthur Dagenies has accepted a posi- 8
on as clerk at the Bethlehem Loading Vi
Evening journal., 1918-10-19

Mrs. Charles Smith, has been visiting
Mrs. George Allen, at Clayton.
Walter Ford Of Cheswold was a re-
cent visitor in this city.
Miss Helen Wise of Dover has been
visiting friends in this city.
Frank Shakespeare, has been the guest
OF his aunt, Mrs. Mary Denney, at
Dover.
Miss Mary Collision, has been visiting
relatives at Dover.
Preston Doughten, Of the United
States consular service, left Thursday
for France He has been in this'coun-
try several months coming here from
the Occident, where he had been sta
toned for some time.
Evening journal., 1918-10-19
RHEUMATISM
The Way TO Get Rid of II Is TO Remove
the Cause.

The fact that rheumatism depends on
an excess Of uric acid In the blood, af-
festing the muscles and joints, produc-
ing Inflammation, stiffness and pain, Is
well established This excess is due to
some defect in the processes Of diges-
tlon and absorption. and TO torpidity or
sluggishness Of the liver kidneys and
skin.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is very successful
in the treatment Of rheumatism because
u acts directly, with purifying effect. on
Ihe blood, and through the blood on
on the liver. kidneys and skin. which it
lsystern. 1P '''o ""oi0
by tsl,inJ i'm ., ,,,, rheumatic pains and aches
Evening journal., 1918-10-19

mess" with the men at the barracks.
ana she felt much hOnOred that She
could eat with them. Here the SOL
dlers were not so anxious TO have
music, as they were TO talk. and to
ask OF the many friends that they had
made while around Wilmington.
Miss Bradfeld then went TO Digbv
Nova Scotia. here spending her vacs-
ZION. Later she went to the Y NJ G
headquarters at Halifax, where she
took up her work with the military
ana naval hospitals. Concerts were
played at the various hospitals each
day and the social side for the men
IN the service was developed Parties
were held and tea was served IN tbe
hospitals. Miss Bradield. two different
days played seven programs. which
were great pleasure to all the wound
ed soldiers and sailors.
In these hospitals are the returned
allied men IN the service that have
been wounded "over there" For The
greater part the British soldiers are
the greatest in number. vet there are
found many Belgian, Italian. French
and American men.
Miss Bradfleld also played at the
American naval air station at Dart
mouth, n. ;. Here the aviators are
housed In tents. not in barracks. In one
OF lhe large tents Miss Bradneld gave
her concert which greatly pleased all
she also played to a number Of Aus
trian prisoners, who are doing recon-
structon work In Nova Scotia, rebuild
ing the part that was DESTROYED
The last part Of the time that she
was there, was spent playing AT Red
Cross concerts in the different prov-
inces. In all her work, Miss Bradfeld |
is most interested and enthusiastic. and |
is trying to do her "bit" over here |
Each year she says, the work is greater |
and better. and comes back feeling |
more inspired and much happier with |
the friendships renewed and the new
ones made.
Miss Janet Jackson Of New York is
the guest OF Miss Mildred Hopes.
Miss Mildred Simpson returned Thurs
day to Smith College. During the dis
ease epidemic the college was closed
Official word came that Il would omen
the last Of this week and studies would
be resumed.
Miss Clara Campbell Of Cheswold ha,
been spending a few days in Whining.
ion.
Misses Anna Boldly. Hllda and Laura
were recent visitors. al
smyrna.
Mrs. Charles Williams is spending
ome time with her mother, Mrs. Her
nan HAZEL, at Smyrna.
Clifton Warner has been spending q
ew lays at Clayton. /
Evening journal., 1918-10-19
MARKET AGAIN SHOWS sTRENcTu.

by ule United Press.
NEW YORK. Oct. i9-The stock mar
ket showed strength at today OPEN
ing. Bethlehem b., was ia up iA:
Marine Preferred iish. up ih: Utah
93, up ss; Mexican Petroleum 1856. up 4:
United States Steel iiiaii3M. vp ka%
The market closed weak. u. S Steel
at iiO% was Off 2%; Marine Preferred
ils9s, up rs; Mexican Petroleum i75A,
off 6%.
Evening journal., 1918-10-19
FINEn sICK MAN

The police have located John Roselle,
Of No 1929 French street, who Lad
wandered away while in, at No. 1922
Tatnall street. He was returned TO his
home.
Evening journal., 1918-10-19

This picture. shows Lieut.. Simmons as
a sergeant. His father City Register
Charles II. Simmons received word
from him yesterday OF his appoint
ment to a lieutenancy.
Lieut.. Simmons before his enlist
ment In the army last September a
year ago was In the employ Of the
Dupont Company. He enlisted in Vir-
ginia and in the following May left for
France with the 3isth Regiment Of In
fantry From a private he quickly
rose to corporal, sergeant, top SER
geant, and then attended the officers
training school in France resulting in
a commission as second lieutenant.
Evening journal., 1918-10-19
CITY RANK cTFaRTNcS

Clearings Of the local banks for the
week ending today. as announced by
the Union National Bank, the clearing
house, were S3.ss9,Sii90 as compared
with S367s ,3iO.29 for the corresponding
week Of last year.
Evening journal., 1918-10-19
NFcROEs TAKE s22OO OF BoNns

w. /. Henry. Negro labor scout at the
Bethlehem Loading Company at New
Castle, sold within hours on Friday
morning s2200 Liberty Loan bonds TO
the Negro boys and girls employed at
the plant.