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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1918-08-09

No. 900 Acres Lermuldjord, nssten jevnt, 80 Acres dyrket, 10 Aces
ned Tsmmers alt indhegne, 20 Acres med Woven Wneo; Vsrelas Hus,
1asnred CementkjsldeI. solid G1und, stald 32x4o med Heodl Liner
kummef for Flodekander, Maskinhus, ale Bygningerne e nye, Potrute, 2H
fra Frederic. Pms $4,000 konant 1850. Resten pa lene VlkaaI.
Sknv eher fri Lste. BURGESS e WAGNER. FREDERIC WIS 8
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Two Edison phono~
graphs with so records, fine condi-
ton, Sc each. Also two latest
model Grafonolas, one SO and one
at $40 with records. One Victrola,
latest model, with cabinet, cheap.
Any instrument on easy terms.
Come quick, these bargains won't
last long. Brodrib & Wheeler, I38
Main street. 7-25-2dx
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
IOST.

LOST-Bill-fOId containing sum Of
money. Reward if returned to
Herald 724-3d
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24

LOST-Pearl brooch Thursday morn
ing between Berlin railroad station
and 21O Maple street Reward if
returned to Herald 7-23-2dx
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24

Have you lost a sum of
money? Glasses, Pins and
Rings are found in surprising
quantities and turned in at
the Herald. Your money will
surely remain in the finders
hands if he does net know
who lost it.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-02
TRellr 20

TROOP So
Tr,,np 81 admitted three more members
last Thursday evening which makes a
tol.L ul eight members for the month
~ April The troop begins an
efficiency contest his evening and
includes tic five meeting nights during
MAY Twelve prizes Will be awarded
to the winnin gtnembcrs and are anxious
IL waiting for the contest 10 begin ON
SATURDAY. the Scouts mixed 10 Al4pocas
Park. where they passed tests on fire-
lighting and cooking Everything tasted
tine except Scout Whites fapjacks
Every fellow m the troop has civic
good turn token and some have links
Every Scout Of Troop So be on the job
Thursday night and We will show the
other troops who's who and why
TROOP IS.
Troop IS held their regular meeting
Friday night Troop 23 has not found
any headquarters to meet Friday nights
50 they meet in our headquarters. Our
scOutmastcr distributed the bond certlh-
Gates 10 ,ls and take it from me We are
going to do or die in the attempt 10
hc on the lead of selling Liberty Bonds
Two more boys enrolled which makes
twcnty-ninc in our troop We have more
scouts than some Of the other troops
that have been organized a year, and we
are going to make it hard for the troops
that have four full patrols. We were
right on the Job in both parades We
had 4 very good attendance both IN the
parades and at the meetings. Let )
keep the good work up and attend every
meeting and hike Bring your
book with the amount of War Saving
Stamps you have sold Friday night, so
that Scoutmastcr Seaman can take the
amount up to the headquarters and have
the amount put on our thermometer.
TROOP p
Troop % held its regular meeting last
Friday evening with good showing
Mr.. Williams explained TO the boys
s.bout the Liberty Loan campaign and
wished each one would he successful IN
tie campaign lie gave the subscription
blanks out and explained thoroughly the
purpose Of selling bonds. IT Was short
but well managed meeting. Boys, do
your best in the drive and make showing
for the troop, also the Scouts organization.
TROOP Is
Troop % held its weekly meeting last
Tuesday night Announcements were
made referring to the Liberty Loan,
and TO War Savings Stamps. 1t was also
announced that our next meeting would
be an out t-door one. Everybody meet
at the Y. NJ. II A. at 7 o'clock next
Tuesday night We will then 90 10
Brandywinc Park 10 hold our meeting
We have formed q Bicycle Patrol which
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-02
1925 LOCOMOTIVES
ORDERED FOR |. S.
Contract for 500, 100000 Placed
by Government; Baldwins Will
Build ATS of Them.

Philadelphia, May 2.-'The Baldwin
Locomotive Works in this city Will build
a15 of .025 freight and passenger locomo-
tives for the L. s. government.
The total contract means the expendi-
turc of about 100000 900, and is the
largest single order ever placed IN the
history of American railways.
The balance of the order, $50 locomo-
tives, will be built by the American Loco
motive Company at their plants IN
Schenectady and Dunkirk, n. Y, Patcr-
son. n. J., Richmond, Va, Manchester,
Vt. Pittsburg, Pa. and Providence, Il. |.
The average price Of each locomotive
is 500 600, representing n protlt oi from
five to six per cent, The original bids
called for a profit of fifteen per cent,
and il was To reduce tins that John
Skclton Williams, director of purchases,
DELAYED the awards.
SlN types OF engines are included.
ranging from the heavy Mallcts, cost
ing from SS0,OO0 to 100000, down
through the Mountain, Pacific, Santa fc,
Nikado and Switch types, the lattcr
costing between S35 900 aud SiO.n00
The deliveries will begin III July and
the locomotives will bear only the I'M
tialS II ; and the identifying mum
hers This is virtually tho first lot OF
engines Ia be owned jointly by all the
railroads under government control Nhou,
200 600 tons oi steel Will hc required III
the huldng
Nlha Il Johnson president Of BALD
van ;. said Yesterday
we shall complete the contract and
deliver all the locomotives as spcriiic'
hv the end of this year our organlsa
ton is intact aud do not think that
We shall have Ia import men from out.
side ,itics 10 DO thus work OF course
our plants viii hc run every minute 81
+ the day to get the work out ON schedule
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-02

copvrfgaf. ~. o. Depgfai shoe Co.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-02
BOY SCOUTS PUSH
LIBERTY BOND SALE
Expect to Obtain Subscriptions
for More Than Quarter
of Million.

The Scouts are going after those sub
scriptions which have been overlooked by
the Liberty Loan committees and the
fellows who made small purchases have
been asked To take larger amounts, All
subscriptions are bong cleared through
the Liberty Bank and the scout Office has n
deputy commissioners and oihce secretary
working as clearing clerks there. Several
of the larger scouts are hoing used IA
messengers and runners To round up tho
partial payment subscriptions The first
payment must be made before the cam
paign closes Scouts insist that the buyer
of bonds go To the bank and make his
first payncnt SO that your work VIII bc
credited
Now is the tune for the Aprll reports to
Ic sent to the o1lcc scouts scc that Vour
troop report IS IN on tune 81 that yours
will q the one Co get the gold star and
good mark IN the monthly contest
Merit badge work IS To bc included IN
the report nf this month
Nj scouts wishing merit badges Will
leave the money for same so they mnv b"
ordered from National Headquarters nj
oncr Names were published last week
uf the winners for the month Were YOU
IN thus
During MI vour busy work don't for
get that our camp IS to I've held again this
summer and II is to hc nadc the most
interesting yet Men of great reputation
IN scouting will he IN attendance and good
scouting programs, full Of pep will be
held daiv # YOU miss this YOU will
regret that Won arr ono Of the fellows
who cannot toll of the big things that
happened at camp last summer
The owners ~ the l,prrwood Grove
were ia the Scout office last Wednesday
aud extended th~ usc of the camp site 10
tn" Wilmington Foouts and expressed
thcIr dcslro that We camp there Ihe IS
the place selected for the season and
hc far better than tho site of last year
Every registered scout should hc there
Make your arrangements nov
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-02

CAUTION Before you buy be
sure w. T. Douglas name ard the
retail price IS stamped on The
bottom snd the inside top facing.
This sbsoluseiy protects you sv'ins'
high prices and unr.aronsble profit.
BEWARE OF FRAUD
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-02

no reply FIe thought the purchase nd
distribution would lnhnr tho employos
with -p,rlt and pffsh hc shphWldet
aafne fcetn MI parfs IT the ! nfird ~t4f't
Some ~ ho hrf mechanic esprrialiE
neu from tie rcaf Haut SUNDAY dtEtF7i"n
Tor tire purpose af cugrndcring 4 sprf
If enfhl4iasn and Fespfng he mrn 1u'
of saloons. whch Nir Weaver sfatod run
full ffIt Il the nonnnrfr hc proposed
SUNDAY baseball IL aJ tho things he
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-02
VI. DOUGLAS STORE: 7Ol Market st. cor 7 WILMINGTON

Efrasr- lfipro ard Broom fgdgp
frt- ,,rcsiaed and stewart Ire s.i-
,.rr.-.trr.fc1.t ~ ne Pusc- 4 lrrre plant
ra. -mift trcasrirrr ef tho Jerlar
Fl fTaIl,ro-g.r.-fT. rlarf and tfeesr- Flene
.,d 3r,rr- rradc addresses Neasrz -
ar.d smith described conditions II Tho
st Ir~ingtnr ahipvar,s ir FjIene urpec
rccdirg rf hrphmiding snd Nir BrOwT
-oaaee.rd ctinn ~ fne % fons in
4or-rJ r-f night
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-02

mentioned grrr matters iur hawher III
oumorer ,anfmitfres H c9Uat,irr
vs. iIam y Nogctr president 10
local haruhrr 4f commerce fa'cd 'hat
hc ropld appoint committee to uand.r
tich nattrre
Twenty fsf sr= ffcrdrd 4 tinCt
ear the Wilmington ttambcr af nrl-
fnerec and thc Aar hppir2 towntftor
IF tho Wilmington drtricf gave y -hr
Hotel d Fanf n noon 4r-terda, ID honor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-02
rnnlr s

Troop : hold ITS weekly meeting last
udaN evening ~ charge of senior Patrol
Leader how'd The meeting opened with
prayer and roll call After business
MAS transacted we went ont on the street
end began marchng and drilling Nv
fhc time We got back to Waehngtan
street We came Down 81 our headquarters
With tho eulng that | rclc sam Coast
trtlllerS from Fort du l'on' did m tho
afternoon On Saturday evening We
participated IN tho Scout Liberty Loan
parade rorI attendance Was tho MAN
fc"turc and u greatly helped our per
crntayr on he report suppose you saw
Tho cit, efficiency banner ON SATURDAY
IN the parade Ne arr nov beginning ~
think vnu people from other troops don
want ihc banner couple ot trops
cave u> pretty hard FIGHT last month
bui you ali ought - 10 Il Work hard
but uot hard enough a. take # from rs
hccausc II has become a klnd oi . pet to
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-02

IL unde the leadership OF John Frankfort.
We all expect results from this patrol.
Mr. Sch agrin then put ls through stiii
drill Then games were played.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-02
umStead'S Worm Syrup

\ safe and sure remedy for Worms. stood
he tcst for 80 wears. u NENEK ftiIS. ."
-hiidren angel Of mercy. tttNANI ln
FAKE. No SIf't>N tS~S: M piiANIt NEED
ED. tone bottle has killed 49, worms. til
druggists and dealers. by mail. @ac a bot.
LIST. L. \. VOORHEES,. NJ. H.. Fhiln-. Pa
y Il nauturtb Distributor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-02
n,.n

Troop l5 held only = >hort business
meeting Iud4, evening Aprl II and Nc
hai 4 large attendance Yin overnight
hlkc has Grru planned for Mav / and
arrangements tor the placc where Ne arc
10 camp are gong forward II has hccn
decided beginning with the next night
that We shall spend the meetings IN cx-
tcr>lvc test WorA. rs there are severed
fellows who are urarN first class scouts
and some Others nearly second class
After the business meeting the scouts
were enter alnci IN tic Csrnp IIre Girls
We hai d very good time. some Of the
EamcS were Prince 81 p&rl> edvcrti~,,-
mcuts and chewing gum animals There
Ms also dchEh.ful piano selection ty
ono 81 the Camp tirc Girls After the
ramcS refreshments were served and then
the party broke up All fellows out Ia
th, NEXT meeting Max :. and don I
.nrgrt about the test work
Williston graphic., 1918-03-21

a major, two Of them were exploring
their shirts, paying no attention to the
occasional shells which passed over
head. The major was writing a letter /;
every now and then he would lay aside
his writing-pad, search his shirt for a
few minutes, get an inspiration, and
then resume writing. At last he fin
ished his letter and gave it to his "run-
ner." I was curious to see whether he
was writing to an insect firm, so when
the runner passed me I engaged him
in conversation and got glimpse at
the address on the envelope. 1t was
addressed To- Miss Alice Somebody in
London. The ''runner' informed me
that Miss Somebody was the majors
sweetheart and that he wrote to her
every day. Just imagine it, writing a
love letter during ''cootie" hunt; but
such is the creed of the trenches.
Williston graphic., 1918-03-21

Next evening, we took over our sec
tor Of the line. In single file We wend.
ed our way through zigzag com.
munication trench, six inches deep
With mud This trench was called
"Whisky street." On our way up to
the front line an occasional flare Of
bursting shrapnel would light up the
sky and we could hear the fragments
slapping the ground above us on our
right and left. Then Fritz would
traverse back and forth with his type
writer or machine gun. The bullets
made a sharp cracking noise overhead.
The boy in front of me named Prem
tice crumrlcd up without word. A
piece of shell had gone through his
Shrapnel-proof helmet. felt sick and
weak.
In about thirty minutes we reached
the front line. 1t was dark as pitch.
Every now and then a German star
shell would pierce the blackness out
in front with it's silvery light. l was
trembling all over. and felt very lonely
and afraid All orders We're given in
whispers. The company we relieved
filed past us and disappeared into the
hlacknCSS of the communication trench
leading to the rear. AS they passed us,
they whispered, "The best o luck
mates"
T sat on the fire step of the trench
Go be Continued next week.
Williston graphic., 1918-03-21

wearing our tin hats, and the march
to church began. After marching about
ave kilos. we turned of the road into
I'm open field. At one end Of this field
the chaplain was standing in timber.
We formed semicircle around him.
Overhead there was black speck cir
cling round and round in the sky. This
was a German Fokker. The chaplain
had book in his left hand-left eye
on the book-right eye on the airplane.
We Tommies We're lucky, we had no
books, so had both eyes on the air.
plane.
After church parade we were
marched back to our billets, and played
football all afternoon.
Williston graphic., 1918-03-21
CHAPTER III.
I Go to Church.

Upon enlistment we had identity
disks issued to us. These were small
disks of red fiber worn around the neck
by means of a string. Most Of the Tom
mics also used little metal disk which
they wore around the left wrist by
means of a chain. They had previous
ly figured it out that if their heads
were blown off the disk on the left
wrist would identify them. If they lost
| their left arm the disk around the neck
| would serve the purpose, but if their
! head and left arm were blown off, no
one would care who they were, so it
did not matter. On one side Of the
| disk was inscribed your rank, name.
number and battalion, while on the
other was stamped your religion.
C. of f., meaning Church Of Eng
land; r. c.. Roman Catholic; W., Wes-
leyan: P, Presbyterian; but if you
happened to be an atheist they left it
blank, and just handed you pick and
shovel. On my disk was stamped G. Of
e. This is how l got it: The lieuten-
ant who enlisted me asked my religion.
was not sure of the religion Of the
British army, so 1 answered, "Oh, any
old thing" and he promptly put down
! C. Of E.
Now, Just imagine my hard luck. Out
of five religions 1 was unlucky enough
to pick the only one where church
parade was compulsory!
| The next morning was Sunday. l
was ting in tho billet writing home
to my sister telling her Of my wonder
full exploits while under fire-all re-
cruits do this The sergeant major put
his head in the door of the billet and
shouted: &c. of E. outside for church
parade! !"
kept on writing. Turning to me. in
loud voice, he asked, 'Empey, aren't
you C. of E.?''
I answered, "Yep." j..
In an angry tone, he commanded.
"Dont you yep me. Say, Yes, ser
geant MAJOR"
II did so. Somewhat mollified he
ordered, "Outside for church parade"
I looked up and answered, II am
not going to church this morning.,
He said, "Oh. yes, you are!'
answered, "Oh. no, I'm not But
went.
We lined up outside with rifles and
bayonets, 120 rounds Of amclu@it;2-
Williston graphic., 1918-03-21

tance we could see their flashes. which
lighted up the sky with red glare.
Against the horizon we could see
numerous observation balloons or ''sau-
sages" as they are called.
On the afternoon of the third days
march I witnessed my first airplane
being shelled. A thrill ran through me
and I gazed in awe. The airplane was
making wide circles in the air, while
little puffs of white smoke were burst
ing all around it. These puffs appeared
like tiny balls of cotton while after
each burst could be heard dull
''plop." The sergeant Of my platoon
informed us that it was German air.
plane and wondered how he could tell
from such n distance because the plane
seemed like a little black speck in the
sky. / expressed my doubt as to
whether it was English, French or Ger.
man. With look of contempt he fur
ther informed us that the allied anti
aircraft shells when exploding emitted
white smoke while the German shells
gave forth black smoke, and, as he ex
pressed it, 1T must be an Allemand be-
cause our pOm-pOmS are shelling. and
l know our batteries are not off their
bally nappers and are certainly not
strafeing our own planes, and another
piece of advice-don't chuck your
weight about until you've been up the
line and learnt something"
l Immediately quit 'chucking my
weight about" from that time on.
Just before reaching reserve bilets
we were marching along. laughing. and
singing one Of Tommy's trench dittjes:
! want to go home. want to go home,
l don't want to go to the trenches no
more
Where sausages and whizz-bangs are ga
iOrS
Take me over the sea, Where the ALE
mand can't get at me,
On, my, ] don't want to die,
want to go home"
when overhead came "swish" through
the air, rapidly followed by three 9TH
ers. Then about two hundred yards to
our left in a large field, four columns
of black earth and smoke rose into the
air, and the ground trembled from the
report-the explosion of four German
hve-nine's, or "cOalboxes." A sharp
whistle blast. Immediately followed by
TWO short ones, rang out from the head
Of our column. This was to take up
"artillery formation" We divided into
small squads and went into the fields
on the right and left of the road, and
crouched on the ground No other
shells followed this salvo. 1t was our
first baptism by shell fire. From the
waist up was all enthusiasm. but from
there down, everything was missing. |
thought should die with fright.
Williston graphic., 1918-03-21
CHAPTER w.
"lnto the Trench"

The next morning the draft was in
spected by our general, and we were
assigned to different companies. The
boys in the brigade had nicknamed
this general Old Pepper, and he GER
tainly earned the sobrquet. I was as
signed to b company with another
American named Stewart.
For the next ten days we "rested"
repairing roads for the Frcnchics, drill
ing, and digging bombing trenches.
One morning we were informed that
we We're going up the line, and our
march began.
1t took us three days to reach re-
serve bi!lets-each days march bring
ing the sound of the guns nearer and
nearer. At night, way off IN the dis
Williston graphic., 1918-03-21
GIRLS! YOU CAN
LIFT THEM OFF
Doesn't hurt a bit to lift your
sore, touchy corns
right out

A noted Cincinnati authority dis
covered new ether compound and called
it freezone and a quarter ounce OF it
now can be had for few cents at any
drug store.
You simply apply a few drops of this
magic freezone upon a tender corn or
painful calms and instantly the sore,
ness disappears, then shortly you will
find the corn or callus so loose that you
can lift it Off with the fingers,
You feel no pain, not a particle Of
soreness, either when applying freezone
or afterwards, and it doesn't even ir-
ritatc the skin
Hard corns, soft corns or corns be-
tween the toes, also toughened calluses,
just shrivel up and lift off so easy.
1t is wonderful 1t works like charm.
Try it! .
Women should keep it on their dress.
ers and never let corn ache twice.
Williston graphic., 1918-03-21
OVID TIL: TOP
AN ArlERl(Nl G[ SOLDIER
WHO WENT q *
ARIIlUR GU f:r[pF;Y
MACHINE GUNNER SERVING RANCE
0Ia7 eY
ARIALe GUY EhT
! 0IN7 eY
lARTHlJe GUY EhH

or spend many a sleepless night OF
misery. During these hunts there are
lots of pertinent remarks banded back
and forth among the explorers, such
as, "Say, Bill, I'll swap you two little
ones for big one" Or "1've got a
black one here that looks like Kaiser
Bill"
One sunny day in the front-line
trench, I saw three officers sitting out
side of their dugout C'cooties' are no
respecters of rank have even noticed
q suspicious uneasiness about certain
well-known generaD, one Of them was
Williston graphic., 1918-03-21

After awhile, we reformed Into col.
umns Of fours, and proceeded on our
way.
About Ave that night, we reached the
ruined village Of H, and got my
first sight of the awful destruction
caused by German Kultur.
Marching down the main street we
came to the heart Of the village. and
took up quarters in shellproof cellars
(shellproof until hit by shelly. Shells
Williston graphic., 1918-03-21

were constantly whistling over the vii
lage and bursting in our rear, search
ing for our artillery.
These cellars We're cold, damp and
smelly, and overrun with large rats
big black fellows. Most of the Tom
mics slept with their overcoats over
their faces. 1 did not. In the middle
Of the night I woke up in terror. The
cold, clammy feet Of a rat had passed
over my face I Immediately smoth-
cred myself in my overcoat, but could
not sleep for the rest of that night.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-28

placed amongst its manufacturers. and
indirectly through the fact that a lsrg-
en- population is spending its earnings
in that particular community. it is not
unreasonable to ask that the commun-
itv itself. in this war emergency. shall
make an effort 70 help itself There
is reason to believe that where a COM
munity is overloaded with war con-
tracts. its chances for receiving addi-
tional government contracts is remote.
as II naturally would be useless to offer
additional contracts to a community
whose manufacturers are already I'M
able 10 find housing for their workers.
Every dollar you spend for non-es-
sentia1s goes to buy labor 70 make an
unnecessary thing and it takes it
away from government work. SO long
as YOU have not bought YOUR quota Of
War-Savings Stamps you really have
no right 70 complain about our boys
lacking their supplies
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-28
Be PRETTY! TURN
CRAY HAIR DARK
Try Grandmother's Old Fa
vorite Recipe of Sage
Tea and Sulphur.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and sulphur. properly compounded
brings back the natural color and lustre
TO the hair when faded. streaked or gray
Years ago the only way to get this mix
ture was to make it at home. which -
mussy and troublesome. Nowadays. bx
taking at any drug store for 'Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound" you viii
get a large bottle of this famous old
recipe. improved by the addition or
other Ingredients. at a small cost
Don't stay gray Try it. No one
can possibly. tell that you darISened your
hair as it does II 50 naturally and even
III. You dampen a sponge or soft brush
with il and draw this through your hair
taking one small strand at time BY
morning the gray hair disappears. and
after another application or two. your
hair becomes beautifully dark glossy
and attractive
Wyeth's sage and sulphur Compound
Is a delightful toilet reauisite for those
who desire dark hair and a youthful APP
pearance. l. Is not intended for the
earc- mitigation or prevention OF dis
ease.-Adv