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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-07
letter FROM GLENN SAIL.
Dec. 18, t917,

Dear Mother:
Ireceived your letter of Novem-
Der IA, and was certainly glad to
get it. hadn't had q letter from
you for long time. The last
one before this was dated October
"a. Gee, but am glad that you
sent me some more eats and those
other things. The only trouble is
that I haven't gotten them yet.
That helmet, those socks and
those wristlets will be fine, pro-
viding get them. OF course you
know am always hungry for
candy and cake.
Give Leo Tamisiea and Mrs.
Littler my warmest thanks and
appreciation for their gifts.
Yes, got that box with the
sweater in it one month ago to-
day. 1t was the day that came
back from the hospital.
got a letter from Mr.. and
Mrs. Clinkenbeard and they sent
me lot of stamps. thought
you didn't have to pay to get my
letters any more. How about it?
Mr.. Clinkenbeard said that the
church has a service flag for us
boys of the church who have en-
listed. There are five of us and
there are five stars in the flag,
one for each hoy.
am sorry that Dad didn't get
all of his tools. Tell him that the
iron clamp file handle was down
TO Bills house. Freddie Bennett
or Egan might know about the
other things.
Snow over here? Yes, about an
inch and half or two inches.
And cold? Yes, rather; not in
tense cold, but still cold.
Tell Ethel to keep on making
those good grades, because what
she learns from now on is what
will count, and if she gets good
grades now and gets IL in her
head, high school won't be hard
for her. Tell her to take pride in
showing a good report card and
she will never regret it. 1t seems
hard TO realize that she is grow
ing up and getting big, doesn't it?
You know those heavy socks
are hard on my feet, because they
press right into my feet and they
are sore right now from hiking.
The socks are o. K. if I wear q
light pair under them.
Well, mother, l guess I will
quit for this time. Wishing you
Iall kinds OF luck and a very Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year,
| am, your loving son,
CORP. GLENN II. BALL.
Signal Section, Hdqrs. Co., 10th
Infantry, A. E. F.
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Somewhere in France, Jan

Somewhere in France, Jan. 4.
Dear Mother:
| received two of your letters
tonight, one dated the 30th of No
vember and the other one the goth
of November, so you see ] get all
Of the letters and also all of the
packages you send.
Today was most dreadful day.
1t has been raining all day, and
the snow has been melting, so it
makes it very disagreeable for
every one of US.
Mo her, | have been wondering
for some time if you have ever
received any of my allotment yet?
You know | made a $4,000 allot-
ment to you the first of October,
and if you haven t received any of
it yet, there must be something
wrong, so in your next letter you
let me know, and if you haven't
received any of it, will look it up
at the orderly room.
Yes, received The box with the
fruit cake i'm it and also the box
that had that helmet in that Miss
!. Brandriff knit, and everything
was 0. X, and those gloves are
just the very thing l wanted.
Tonight | wrote M. Brandriff
a short letter thanking her for the
helmet and if you see her you
, thank her also for me. Also,
mother, received the knit gar
ments you sent All of them are
very nice and when we come
back, no one will be sorry that
they gave us those nice things to
keep us good and warm.
You speak of seeing moving
pictures of the Sammies in
France. Well, on several occa-
sions where they took movies of
the troops, was right there, SO
maybe you will have chance to
see me in some of them.
There are several Y. M. c.. A.
buildings and also one or two
Salvation Army huts here where
we are stationed, and at every
chance go to the religious sery-
ice they hold, and they also give
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LETTERS FROM
DEWEY WOLFE
"OYer Here . Nov % 10

Over Here" Nov. 26. 1917
Dear Sis Ruth:
l received your letter yesterday
and will try and write you few
lines tonight before getting my
forty winks.
This is some weather we are
having over here. 1t rains more
than it ever did in Iowa, for it
rains from sunup, if it does come
up, till night, and you have to
have pair of neck boots to keep
out of the mud.
| got the box you sent, and
boy-handy-that sweater sure is
a bird and also the socks. They
keep me just as warm as cook
stove and anyway colors don't
make any diff; that is, unless
they are red, white and black, and
, sure wouldn't wear anything
like that, would you?
Say, Ruth, if you don't mind,
would bless the hand that makes
them, if you would make some
more of those rocks and send me.
They sure are scrumptuous and
they tasted so darned good l al
most missed retreat, but they
sure We're fine and also every
thing else. A friend of mine at
Vail sent me dandy little COM
fort kit the other day. so now j
have two and what | can't find i'm
one | am certain TO find i'm the
other, SO | am pretty we'll fixed
on all that stuff for a long time
to come.
No, | am not sick now, but you
know fellow don't feel just like
he would if he were back home,
something more like balky
mule maybe, but am in the best
OF health now and running
around just as much as ever.
guess maybe if didn't smoke
would be great deal better off,
but fellow has got to do some
thing to keep his mind from get
ting him down and making him
think too much about home.
was working down to the ord
nance depot today and it seemed
like old times down at the store
house, only on smaller scale.
Instead of switch engine, men
furnish the power to switch the
cars back and forth. Some rail-
road, eh? would call it the
'Hinky Dinky' if they would let
me name it.
Have you received that box of
silks yet sent you some time
ago? 1T is almost a. month ago
yesterday that | sent them and
they should be there by now, if
they haven't been lost, for it sure
would be a sad mistake if they
got lost. paid about 165 francs,
or in U. s. money it would be
about 80 bones for them, but they
are real nice and thought they
might help TO decorate the parlor
with-or The Kitchen. Ha! Ha!
Well, Sis, must close and get
my forty winks. as | am pretty
tired tonight. Write soon and
tell me all the latest news. Also
if you find any interesting items
in The Times, send them in your
letters. With lots of love and
many kisses, Your brother,
'sDUDE."
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ls-
lends signature on it, so wrote
him little cord Of thanks. Then
a few days ago received your
letter stating it was from the
bunch.
Well. here is thanks to the
bunch, and good bunch always
found them. Used to have some
good times there quite often and
enjoy some good shows.
Have not seen the rest. of the
boys yet, but think | will see
Frank Burke soon and will sure
divide with them.
Wish | had Received it before l
left the company.
Well, here is wishing you all a
Merry Xmas and Prosperous and
Happy New Year. Thanking you
again, | am, your sincere friend,
EARL MASON.
December &c. 1917
Dear Uncle and Aunt:
Received your package today:
came in fine shape. Thanks a
thousand times. Sure enjoyed it
all. Have not received the things
Roy and Eva sent, but there is so
much mail coming in that 1 ex-
pect it any time.
Well, we had real nice Christ
mas, if we are long way from
home. Quiteaa little snow and
still showing. How is the weather
in the U. s.? Expect it is pretty
cold there now.
Had a fine dinner yesterday.
Am sending the boys a menu of
our dinner SO you can see it.
The weather is pretty cold now,
but have seen much colder. I
don't think it has been below zero
yet, but if it quits showing and
clears off-look out in the morn
ing.
Have been working inside most
of the time so far, SO have not
had chance TO get cold.
Had a letter from Roy the other
day; said they were all Well. Hope
you are still all the same. Have
never felt better in my life than
this winter.
It's getting dark and have no
news to write, so must close.
Write when you can. Love to all.
EARL MASON.
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pRoo

or the Little Sioux District
Sunday school and Young Peo-
pies Society of the Latter Day
Saints Recognized. and quarterly
conference, February 40, at the
L.. ID. S. Church:
THURSDAY.
8 p. m.--prayer Service.
FRIDAY.
$3.50 a. m.-Sunday School
business.
2:30 p, m.-Young Peoples So
ciety business.
8p. m.-Song 232.
Prayer.
Song &c.
Duscussion-"What is the
Purpose of the Young Peoples
Society,""
instrumental Solo.
Children's Chorus.
Discussion--"Who Is Respons-
IDLE for Unruly Pupils in Sunday
School?"
} Reading-Hclen Cox.
Anlhem-Choir.
Closing Song 111.
SATURDAY.
10 a. m.-Conference. Bust
ness Session.
2:3O q. m.--Business con-
cluded.
8 p. m.-special services.
SUNDAY.
9:45-Sunday School.
II a. m.-Preaching.
2::3O p. m.-Special service.
GAS p. m.-Young Peoples
meeting.
8 p. m.-Preaching.
Commencing Monday evening,
Feb. II, Evangelist F. A. Smith
will conduct a series of revival
meetings for one week.
You cannot afford to fail to
hear this man while in our town,
as he perhaps will not be here
soon again. He is a grandson of
Joseph Smith. the martyred
prophet.
All are welcome to these meet
inss. e.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
~. Isl. s.. Georpia

U. $. s. Georgia, Dec. 25.
Mrs. J. F. Clinkenbeard,
Missouri Valley, Iowa.
Dear Friend:
A Merry Christmas to- you and
many thanks for the present I re-
ceived from you through the Red
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-07
COMMUNITY sono WEEK.

COMMUNITY SONG WEEK.
At the high school auditorium,
Modale, la. Il
MONDAY, FEB. 1s.
Folk Songs and Games, foreign
and American.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Schmidt.
Old Kentucky Home --..---. Foster
Swanee River ............. Foster
(Together and antiphonal)
Massa's i'm the Cold, Cold
Ground -.--....--.....---..-....... Foster
Ben Bolt Victor
Rounds.
Home Sweet Home ........... Payne
History by Bertha.
Foreign Folk Songs and Games:
Comm Thru the Rye .....----..
Duet Mrs. stollary, Mrs. Cobb.
Annie Laurie ---.-.-.---..-..-. Victor
Folk Games
a. Shoemakers. b. Dance of
Greeting. c. See You. d.
Clap Dance. e. Ace of Dia-
monds. +. How Do You Do?
Flow Gently Sweet Alton ........
........- Robt. Burns and Spilman
Foreign Folk Songs adopted by
us: Auld Lang Syne and Loves
Old Sweet Song.
TUESDAY, FEB. 10.
Songs of Sentiment and College
Songs.
Explanation-Mrs. Mintun.
Juanlta ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Spanish
Sweet and Low -...-....... Tennyson
My Bonnie and Stars of the
Summer
,.Longfellow and Woodbury.
Male Quartet-Carl Bair, Chas.
Cobb, Chas Hammer, Horace
FenSler.
Believe Me, Etc ..-...--Thos. Moore
| Cannot Sing the Old Song.
.-.--.---------....-.--...----- Victor
Rounds, page %.
Silent Night ..-.... Gruber
Pilgrims Chorus ............- Victor
Soldiers Chorus .......-.-- Faust
Soldiers Farewell ........ kinkcl
Santa Lucia
Metropolitan Boat Song
Loves Old Sweet Song .......... Male
Good Night, Ladies'.
FRIDAY, FEB. 22.
Patriotic program, 8 p. m.
America.
Paper by Mrs. Ellen Sassaman.
Star Spangled Banner ........-... Key
Battle Hymn of the Republic =.
-....--..--.....-.. Julia Ward Howe
My Country.
Piano Solo, Mrs. McFerrin
Canning the Kaiser.
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean.
Victrola Records.
America the Beautiful ....
......-... Samuel A. Ward
Yankee Doodle .......-... No Origin
Hail Columbia, sung with Victor.
The U. S. A. Forever.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Tune of Dixie
Iowa Song.
renting Tonight. Male Quartette
Tableau
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Franco. Dec. 81. 1917

EFallce. dec. ~, 1917
Dear Father and Mother:
l received your letter of No
vember % the other day and was
Very glad to hear from you. was
surprised to hear about Harvey's
sickness and am anxious to know
how he is getting along now. He
ought to be home by this time if
he got his discharge. I suppose
he will be disappointed in not be-
ing able to come to France, but
III he gets over his sickness he
will be better Off. If he should
get pneumonia here, I'm afraid
he'd be out of luck, as the hard
ships the poor soldiers of the in
fantry and artillery have to go
through here in cold weather is
terrible.
We have about two inches of
snow here and it has been quite
cold. We don't have any heat on
our freight trains and almost
freeze.
We had a very pleasant Xmas
at the Y. NJ. C. A., where the boys
put on a minstrel show, some
boxing matches and wrestling
match. We had all the turkey
with dressing we wanted, and be-
lieNe me, we wanted a whole lot
of it. Take it as whole, l believe
l am lucky to be in this regiment,
as my chances Of getting back
home are very good.
hope you both had very
merry Xmas and will have a very
happy New Year.
was promoted to corporal
about month ago. That isn't
very much, but a little better than
coming back a private.
expect to visit Verdun in a
short time, as have request in
for a pass for that purpose. We
were working very hard, but now
we are getting plenty of rest.
There isn't much else l can
write about, but you will know by
this that l am we'll and getting
along fine. Write me often.
Your loving son,
CORP. u. c.. FOX.
p s.-We have not received
our Christmas mail yet.
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LETTERS FROM EARL MASON.

DcC. IF, I5II.
Dear Friends at the Majestic:
Some time ago | received a
package Of tobacco with X. More
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and geese with dressing.

and geese with dressing.
| hope you and father are get
ting along fine and don't want
you to worry about me, as I'm not
in much danger here.
| visited Paris three days last
week and had a splendid time.
like it better than any city l was
ever in. ! can't write much on
account of censors, but you will
know from this that | am O. X.
Your loving son,
CORP. u. C. FOX.
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Mrs. Ella Klaffke is confined to
her room by illness.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-13

On Monday the house passed the
$5.5O0O00.000 Notifications bill, and
the senate passed the $3,300,000000
sundry civil bin containing about 81
o00.0O0,0oo more for the shipping pros
gram.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-13
NEWS REVIEW or
THE PAST Week
italians Convert the Austrian
Drive Into a Defeat and a
Disastrous Rout.
ENEMY LOSSES ARE 100000

Germans Are Ready TO Resume Often
sive on West Front, but Allies Conf
dent--Von kuehlmann's Peace Talk
Fizzle--Baker Asks Postponement
OF Draft Limit Change.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-13

The senate agricultural committee,
disregarding the advice Of many prom.
inent persons, adopted the amendment
TO the $11.000,O00 emergency agricuI-
tural bill providing for national pro-
hibltion after June 80, 1919, and DUR
ing the continuance of the war.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
BOND AND TRUST CON-
PANIES MAKE SACRIFICES
FOR LIBERTY BONDS

Cooperation by the banks and trust
companies of the country in the pres
ent Liberty Loan has been greater and
more generous than even in the early
issues. Every single financial insti-
tuition in this district, and throughout
the country, is leaving no stone un-
turned to make the loan a success and
see to it that every citizen desiring to
buy bond is given the facilities and
financial assistance to do SO.
In the big cities forces of clerks
have been augmented to handle the
business, and everything possible is
being done to make it easy for buy
ers. Probably the most important
function the banks are performing,
however, is their assistance to those
wishing to purchase on the INSTALL
ment plan. Vast sums are coming
out of bank vaults to buy the bonds
from the Government and carry them
until subscribers are ready to take
them up.
The average run of subscribers to
the loan have only vague idea of the
practice of the banks in carrying out
their part in the time payment plans.
To begin with it must be remembered
that all the bonds which the Govern
ment issues and delivers must be paid
for by someone before they are de-
livered.
The banks, in the case of time pay
ment bonds, make this initial pay
ment. Their funds are used for the
purpose-enormous sums which might
if loaned in the usual channels of
commerce, net much greater returns
to the bankers. When the bonds are
delivered and paid for, they are held
by the banks until the subscribers
have met their several payments and
are ready to finally take them over.
Meantime, the portion of the bank
is all the trouble and worry, with its
only remuneration being the bond in
terest during the carrying period, and
the satisfaction of doing it's full pa
triotic duty to the country. The
small investor who desires to pur-
chase on time gets the full benefit Of
all the bankers toll free, with easy
terms for his payments.
With such facilities lack of ready
cash is no longer an excuse for slack
ers in the matter of buying Liberty
Bonds. There is no one who cannot
afford the initial payment, and if our
splendid soldiers are to get proper
backing in their gallant fight, every
civilian must buy to the very limit of
his means of the Governments war
bonds.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
THE MAN WHO DOESN'T BUY

One by one the men who have re-
fused and are refusing to buy Liber-
ty Bonds are being found out. They
had an easier time of it when the first
two loan drives were under way. The
country was not in such deadly ear
nest about this war as it is now. We
were taking for granted that every
one who could would be glad to buy
a bond, and buy just as many as pos
sible.
People did not look as closely for
the button on the coat and for the
Liberty Loan flag in the window as
they are looking now. The man who
walks the streets now without some
visible sign and emblem that he is a
bond purchaser is followed by eyes
that grow angry as they watch him.
The house in neighborhood that is
without bond flag in its windows is
a marked house. People stare at it Gu
riously. They eye it resentfully.
The weight of public opinion is
striking at the individual who can
buy and who doesn't. 1t is striking
just as hard at the man or the woman
of property who buys a little $50
bond when that subscription ought to
be multiplied. For the people know,
the neighbors accurately gauge, just
about what each of us should be able
to do.
The bond Stacker is marked man
in any community. He is being re-
membered by his neighbors. Nor will
his sins against patriotism any loyal
ty be soon forgotten. The memories
of this war will live long time. 1t
is always so with wars and what
comes after them. He will be pointed
out as long as he lives. The memory
of his failure, of his weakness and his
unworthiness will be held against his
children.
There are some places where the
man who fails to buy is being ostra-
cised by his neighbors and his old
friends. If they know he is able to
buy they are not asking for his rea-
sons. Reasons are not asked. 1t is
sufficient that a man failed when his
time came, when the opportunity was
offered. The public opinion of his fell
low men is leveled against him, it
finds him guilty and carries out it's
own sentence.
With the whole nation working as
it never worked before to raise the
most gigantic war loan in all history,
the man who does not buy is finding
it harder than ever to hide his short
comings. He is being found out and
in the vast majority of cases the prop
er punishment is being applied by
those around him.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
CATCH THIS RALLYING CRY
Debout Les Morris
Stand Up, Ye Dead!

Fort de Vaux was the very center
of the furnace" at Verdun. Seven
times the Germans took it, and seven
times the French poilus won it back
For three days French regiment
held the critical position. Cut of
from supplies, unable to obtain rein
forcements, without food or water
and under murderous fire every mo-
ment three heroic Frenchmen fought
the overwhelming force of the Hun.
The crucial minute arrived. The
fate of the citadel of Verdun-the
fate of Paris-the fate of France, and
civilization was the issue. Humanity
and the future of the world hung on
the issue of that fight; handful OF
exhausted Frenchmen against a des-
perate German assault.
Just at that moment General Pc
tain's message arrived at the Fort de
Vaux. 1t told the starved and ex-
hausted poilus that they must not be
beaten. France depended on them
and they must hold.
At the moment when the assault
was launched by the Boche, French
Lieutenant leaped to the parapet in
full view of the remnant of the regi-
ment and shouted the words which
have won many hard fights since then:
"Debout les mortsw "Stand up, We
dead, and fight with US for France and
VictoryW
There was something in his voice,
in his manner, in his soul that went
far beyond the ordinary. He was SUI
pernatural. He performed a miracle.
The dead of Vaux lay dead as before
but the indomitable spirit of these
men dead for France entered into the
souls of their few surviving comrades
put supernatural strength into their
arms-miraculous courage into their
hearts-irresistible energy into their
assault. "The Dead" actually did
fighting again for France and Fort de
Vaux was saved. The German Crown
Prince was defeated. Verdun was
saved. France was saved!
The Fourth Liberty Loan is the
Fighting Loan. No matter how much
you may have subscribed for previous
Liberty Loans, your duty at the pres
ent time is to think of nothing but
your duty to this one. The dead of
Vaux couldn't fight; but their souls
could stand up and reinforce the liv-
ing What you subscribed for earlier
issues of war bonds has been spent.
That money went for preparation. The
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN is for
fighting.
Catch the spirit of the rallying cry,
STAND up, We dead" That spirit will
make the Fourth Liberty Loan Cam
paign victory like that at Fort de
Vaux.