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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-10-03
Graphic Story of Conditions at the Front
In France From Undisputable Source.

Lieut. Paul H. LeBaron of Blanchard
vile is back from France, after serving
nine months on the fighting front in the
Alsace Lorraine and Scissors Rheims
sectors. Part of his interview in Banch-
ardville Blade is giraffe as follows.
First you will want to know why
am here. am one of the 400 officers
ordered back from France to instruct re-
cruits in this country and prepare them
for fighting at the front This work
will take about two months and then we
will accompany the new divisions over
seas. | have been assigned to duty at
West Point, near Louisville, Kentucky.
when the order came for me to re-
turn to the states, | was near Chateau
Thierry, taking part in the big drive. y
| was dirty, unshaven. and my uniform
was in rags, but did not wait to clean
up or change clothes.
Now you would like to hear about
the war. must pay tribute to the
Wisconsin Michigan boys who comprise
the 32nd Division They are wonderful,
wonderful in spirit, indomitable courage
and bravery and the victory they won at
Chateau Thierry is monument that
will honor them for all time. The fight
ing the 32nd Division boys from Wis
consin and Michigan did in that great
II day drive that carried them to the
Vesle River was the greatest achieve
ment of Americans arms in any war.
you ask me what think of the Ger
man people2 They're ignorant bar
barians, no better than beasts. When
came into contact with the Germans
was surprised had been led to believe
in the States that they were a we'll ed
ucated, cultured people, foe that it
would take lots of brains to crush; in
stead they are, in general, ignorant and
without any brains. have only hate
for them after what | have seen and
my one desire is to see them crushed
so they never again will be menace
TO civilization. German propaganda,
which has been spread through every
country during the past 70 years, is re-
sponsible for the high regard in which
the Germans have been held.
German atrocities ? Yes, / have
seen them. | have seen hundreds Of
churches leveled by needless shell. fire
| have seen beautiful paintings slashet
with a knife; have seen wounded
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-10-03
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soldiers bayoneted in cold blood. When
| entered Chateau Thierry ! met two
girls, about Is years old, | should Judge.
Their aged parents had been taken
away, and they had not seen them since,
and the girls had been viiely outraged
by the German soldiers tell you, it
is those things that fill your heart with
hate that only German blood can sat
isty. "
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-10-03
Joseph Hoare Struck by Auto:

Friday evening, Sept. 20, on public
thoroughfare of Kansas City, Mo-,
Prof. Joseph Hoare. formerly of this city
and brother of our townsman, Jas. A..
Hoare, was struck by an auto and seri-
ously injured His skull was slightly frac-
tured, one rib broken. back wrenched
and one knee cut and twisted.
This is sad news for Joe s many friends
in Mineral Point. He is in hospital.
The latest reports are that he is doing
as well as could be expected.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-10-03

Displayed in the window Of our band
hall Is large service flag with eleven
stars, and il is understood that two
more are soon to be added This means
about 80 per cent of our popular and eff
Gent band being in the service Of Uncle
Sam nevertheless the remaining mem
bers hold together and can and do fur
nish music of grade well in keeping
with that rendered when the organza-
ton was at it's best.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-10-03
Flu" to Affect Half of Nation.

Forty, fifty or even as many as sixty
out of every hundred persons in the ma
ton will likely become victims of inhu-
enza during the next few months. This
was the nub Of the conclusion reached
Monday at conference Of medical mer
representing the army, the navy, the
Red Cross, the American Public Health
association and other health depart
ments.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-10-03
Mineral Point Drive Starts TODAY Thursday
Ensign Elmer Horning.

That sounds good to Mineral Point for
Elmer is son of this place. Although
having left here few years ago, he is
well remembered and respected by most
of our citizens. Elmer recently finished
at the officers training school at Pelham
Bay, New York, as an ensign in the
navy and has been assigned to the over
seas transportation service.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-10-03
$4,000 Red Cross Money.

In The Triubne's report last week of
the mammoth Red Cross auction sale,
which took place in this city Septem-
Der oath. it was stated the receipts
would be fully $4,000 Now we can say
that the amount is fully 81, 700
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-10-03

Rev. w. j. G. Bond will occupy the
pulpit at the Congregational church
next Sunday morning and evening. All
other services as usual.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-10-03
CARD OF THANKS.

With deeply rooted feelings of graft.
tude we hereby acknowledge the I'M
limited helpful service rendered and the
beautiful and fragrant floral presenta-
tons by neighbors and friends. without
which our cross of sorrow would be
much harder to bear.
Mr.. AND MRS. w. JELLIFFE
AND FAMILY.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-10-03
Settlement Desired.

Being about to make change in my
business, | desire that all parties en-
debted to me settle at once.
lw I. S. BEERS.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-10-03
KILL in Action.

Steve Kali of this city received word
Thursday that his brother. Robert Kali.
with the u. S. Army in France, was
killed in action August 18th.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-10-03

e. j. Ellingen and A. II. Potter
we're at Madison Thursday on business.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-10-03

lover the Top" the greatest war
story ever written, win start in this
paper soon. Watch for it.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-11-09
THE OFFICIAL FACTS,
HARVEY O'HIGGINS
Real, Not Imitation Lemon Drops
Given to Our Soldiers.
(By Harvey O'TIiggins.)

They are a small thing in them
Belves-lemon drops-but in the man
ner of their handling by our war
department they are indicative of
much larger matters.
When our draft armies first came
into training, it was found that the
leroon drop was a favorite candy
among the men. 1t was found also
that most OF the commercial lemon
drops wore made of glucose flaw
ored not with the fruit but with an
Gcid imitation. The military authori-
ties obtained samples of lemon drops
from practically all the candy makers
in the country, analysed these, chose
the best one, obtained the formula
for its manufacture. and distributed
orders for 81 supply of lemon drops
to be made according to the accepted
recipe.
Consequently. the soldiers are now
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-11-09

of ministers who volunteered to visit
the men in the camps and preach to
them. At the same time, all the
churches, of every religion and al
I most. every sect, united to cooperate
with the army authorities in training
and selecting their best priests and
pastors ministers and clergymen and
religious leaders, to wear army chap
lain's uniforms and give their serv-
ices to the soldiers here and abroad.
Now, it has developed that some of
the volunteer camp pastors have
been guilty of "proselytizing," of cir
culating "insidious propaganda" and
of expressing '1ndiscreet sympathy
with disloyal and dissatisfied enlisted
men" The War department has Aao-
cordingly decided that within three
months after July "a, 1918, the serv-
vices of camp pastors shall be limited
to the properly accredited camp chap
lains who wear the army uniform and
whose loyalty and responsibility are
known and guaranteed
The order barring unauthorized re-
ligious workers from the camps has
brought a protest from q small Sec
ton of the sectarian press although
that order was first submitted to the
ices Oh Gull SIlall NC tiilkitoo
Committee of Six who advises
the Secretary of War upon re-
iigious matters, and also to the
Commission on Training Camp Ac-
tvities and approved by both. The
DIRECTORS declare that the order
STRIKES at the root of religious
liberty" With a rare mistunderstand-
ing of the station, they complained
that the government is trying to
prescribe what soldiers should hear
and what they should believe" And
they are being encouraged by those
pro- German sympathizers who have
been so busily stirring up religious
differences and sectarian strifes in this
country, In order to impair our na-
tional unit and set us fighting each
other instead of fighting Germany.
The order is plainly an exercise of
necessary military authority. of the
simplest sort. IT is directed against
no religion, any more than the order
that only military medical officers
shall practice In camp is directed
a gainst any school of medicine. It'll
strikes at religious liberty no more
than the prescription of unauth orized
orators in camp strikes at liberty of
thought. 1t is necessary for the
maintenance of military discipline,
for the protection of the camp
q gainst German agents and German
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-11-09

being supplied with Il lemon drop
that is made of pure graduated
sugar and Favored with an emulsion
from The rind of the lemon. This
CONNECTION has the hirst-quenching
quality of good lemonade" And it
is being used by the soldiers at the
rate Of two hundred thousand pounds
a month.
The country's supply of soluble
coffee has been taken over for the
use of the men in the trenches In
pcrimenta have been conducted in
order to obtain an especially good
quality of coffee, one that can be put
up in stick form, like chewing gum.
in waterproof wrappers, and one that
is easily dissolved in cold water so
that the soldiers in exposed posts may
have their cup of coffee without light
ing fire that might attract the at
tent1on of the enemy. SO much of
tho coffee is now called for by the
army that the supply is not equal to
the demand. and new companies are
being formed for its manufacture.
A new shoe is being issued to the
men that is superior In construction
and quality to any shoe, produced
commercially in this country hither-
to- 1t has three heavy outer soles
cut from the best portion of the hide.
The leather of the uppers Is tanned
and stuffed in a more thorough way"
than ordinarily. 1t has steel toe
plates and heel plates, Instead of be-
ing stitched, it is metallic fastened"
The soldiers are using up shoes at
the rate of three million pairs a
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-11-09

The number of freight cars in
service has increased 81 per cent.
The number of tons hauled per
train has increased 90 per cent.
The average ca load has been in
creased 14.4 per cent.
Taking Philadelphia and Pittsburg
as experimental points, he finds that
tho tonnage there delivered has in
creased per cent and the mum Der
OF cars used has decreased 7 per cent
The number of tons per car has in
creased Is per cent. This increase,
he says "if it were general through
out the country would be equivalent
to the addition of 1872, 900 cars to the
equipment of the countrys railroads."
Under Federal control the number
Of railroad officials drawing salaries
of $4,000 year or over has been re-
duced by 400 and s4,615.0 a year
has been saved. The expenses of the
law department have been reduced
$1,5OO,000 a year. By the consolida-
ton Of ticket offices, and the aban-
donment of competition, it is esti-
mated that $23, 566,633 will be saved.
And Of this amount, 100000 will
be saved on advertising bills.
raised: the eight hour day has been
granted; women are receiving the
same pay as men for the same sort
of work; and negroes are no longer
being Disseminated against in their
wages and conditions of employment.
Freight routes have been shortened,
cars and LOGON olives are being stand
ardized. A universal mileage book,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-11-09

month and it has become necessary
to restrict the sale OF sole leather for
civilian use.
For the first time in the history of
the army, raZOrs are being issued to
the troops. They are safety raZors
and new blades are furnished as. they
are needed The army has learned by
experience that a clean shave and IL
good appearance greatly sustain the
morale of the men
If you find it impossible to buy
soluble coffee, thick -soled shoes, or
your accustomed safety razor blades,
it is because the army needs them.
These are little things. But as the
wit has saAi: "Perfection is an affair
of little things yet perfection Is not
Il little thing" The showing which
our troops have made in France is
largely due to that efficient foresight
of the military authorities which has
not overlooked even the lemon drop
as an aid to victory.
Our Railroad Problem.
When the railroads Of this country
were taken under Federal control
they were suffering from the effects
of a long period of various sorts of
adversely. The measure of their re-
coVery under government mana cement
has now been put into figures by MI
McAdoo, the Director General
Taking the cases of the railroads
of class which are roads having an
operating income of more than mil
lion dollars a year--he finds that the
number of tons of revenue freight
carried has increased SO per cent
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-11-09
SUN AND MOON OINTMENT

QUICK Relief FOR SPANISH
INF'I UENZA COLDS, SORE
THROAT, CATARRH.
Anoint chest and back, snuff q
little up each nostril, and take a
little on the tongue several times a
day. Anoint with Sun and Moon
Eminent. for tired body feeling,
rheumatism hardening of the arteries
and nerves, stiff joints, tired feet and
burns.
Small size 4Oc. large jars 75c.
Prepared only by A. w. Lowrie.
For sale at Dickinson Drug Co.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-11-09

propagandists, and for the militia
control of military areas. The OF
persons who could reasonably obj
to it would be the disloyal and
affected who find themselves shut @
from an opportunity to instigate d
loyalty and encourage disaffecti
where these would be most dangero
to a successful national defense.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-11-09
MUSTER0LE-QU|CK
RELIEF! ! NO BLISTER!
It Soothes and Relieves Like a
Mustard Plaster Without
the Buvn or Sting

made with the oil of mustard. 1t does all
the work of the old-fashioned mustard
plaster-does it better and does not bis
ter. You do not have to bother with a
cloth. You simply rub it on-and usually
the pain is gonel
Many doctors and nurses use Muster
ole and recommend it to their patients
They will gladly tell you what relief it
gives from sore throat, bronchitis Group,
Stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, congestion,
pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains
and aches of the back or joints, sprains,
sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted
feet, colds of the chest lit often pre-.
vents pneumonia.
soc and 6Oc jars; hospital size $3.50.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-11-09

When our citizen soldiers were first
gathered into camps and environments
in this country, there were, of
course, not enough army chapains to
provide the new troops with church
services and religious instructions.
Camp commanders were therefore
authorized by the War department to
accept, in their discretion, the services
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-28
SHEEP-RAISlNG EQUIPMENT
NEED NOT BE EXPENSIVE
Mnin Requirement Is Fencing and PnS-
lures of Sufficient Number
and Size.

WASHINGTON. october 21.--Equip-
ment for raising sheep on farms need
not be expensive. says thc Bureau OF
Animal Industry. In mild attitudes
little housing is needed. and the main
need is for fencing and pastures OF suf-
hcicnt number and ":zc to. allow fire.
uuent changing Of nocks to fresh
ground to insure health. Where win
tcrs arc longer and more sevcrc build
inGs and sheds arc necessary to fur
niSh protection from storms. though no
special provisions arc needed to-
warmth. pryncSs, good vcntilutiou and
freedom from drafts are the first re-
uuisitcS OF buildings for sheep Con-
vcnicncr in feeding ana Shepherd:n.;
must also hc held in mind in locating
and planning such buildings or sheds
Small nrckS can be cared for in see
tons .; barns having s;ahlinS or iced
storage for other stock. but with II tiock
ui. SAY. ivu ewes separate buildings
are desirable. The interior arrange
mcnt % these buildings should be such
as /" require a minimum OF labor and
the least possible moving U: the ewes
IN doing the feeding and caring for
them during the lambing season \
building Of this type can also be utilized
Cor tattcntnG purchased lambs 10 DC
disposed Of before lambnS begins In
the regular farm nock. \ good supply
oi feed racks. grain trouEhs. etc. can
Toe provided at small expense and will
save Labor and prevent waste OF feed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-28
CAMOUFLEURS MAKE
B0WLDERS AND TREES
Machine Gun Concealed in Imitation
stone Made of Wood, Bur-
lap and Moss.
rERlsCorE TELEGRAPH POLES
tamoutlaSc Wall Placed Inside or
Wrecked llouSc-pilc OF Gravel
Not What II Sccmcd-IrickS and
lila, Unreal.

BEIliNp AMERICAN LINES IN
FRANCE" October 81 Nothing is real
IN the great Amcriran cam"ui'.gc sta
ton here. All - ucCvpt;rn
Iiurr willow trees ike those in Flan-
dcrs with trunks tw" feet IN diameter
aud mass OF >pv"utimS branches q;
hide AN observer. Even OF close in
Srrrtion they locked like real trees to
VII" visited the station. and. with the
commandment. explored their myStcr-
ious underground rcccSscS.
They were OF plaster cloth wound
about the central StCci tub" and with
pieces OF real bark uttcd around the
trunk. y small GauHc ori'icr. painted
until pointed ont ny the officer. This
was for the observer standing Within
the steel core OF the tree.
Ton feet AWAY tnv iuri opened. dis
'toSimr u passage WITH steps leading 10
u tunnel and thence to the base OF the
tree. With a light VIC cropped through
the tunnel and ur INTO the tree. IL
was a tight lit in this tree trunk. hut
oil the whole nearby country
huge bow der. such as ono secs
along country roads. wa. noticed among
and seven across looked very real. aud
vet this, too. was Camouilagc--a max =
n.hHNc bow id.r in when an observer
and u:tChinC gun could lurk.
Examining the stone. it felt rather
like u hiS ,,ar,lhoard BOX. and gave
s:lishtly 10 the pressure OF the hand.
patches Of moss. Ana bur,,' amid the
through tho nozzle OF the machine I'm.
You have your own telegraph SyS-
tenn Was remarked on observing tho
line OF telegraph poles stretching across
The commandment smiled: Those arc
planned
The poles were vcri,ablc telegraph
poles. with three wires strung from
1,
country roads. .ui each pole was hol-
low, to permit a pcriscopc to be raised
to high observing point. while a
commodatcd the observer taking the
readings OF the pcriscopc.
BESIDES The pertscope poles. there
were perlScopc trees. with hollow
stumps from which the observers IN
strumcnt was manipulated and the
readings made III pits below the roots
camoui'aSc stone wall was another
curious device standing among the
camouilaSe trees and pores. This wall
looking like the ruin OF an old mill
was OF light plaster construction paint
ed ana w"athcr-worn TO rcscmbl. Il
real mill
~ wrecked house often serves us as
mander; We had ono With the vim
straight through TO the walls inside
By painting false canvas walls iuSl
back or the windows. the enemy stili
walls opposite. But back OF the canvas
our observers and Shippers were at work
a"H The denine was very encrtive.'
or what appeared to be Il pile OF grave.
Tor TINS, too, was caiuouilapc. The
PEBBLES We're hcapcd around Il hollow
'ramr with its gauZc opening for til,
observers and the flap through which
the machine gun barkcd. Furthe,
along was - pile Of rick-camouiiaEc
ana over in the field was "a stack OF
hay--camoutiaSc. Each one Of them
Of ob:ci walton.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-28
GOOD SEED CORN FOR 1919
\:ronOmi>t-l;Ntc Division.
ny L.. R. IIODGSuN,

MI farmers interested in planting
good seed corn next year Will rcmcu-
Der the critical situation as 10 seed
corn last spring.
that has been frost bitten this fail
there undoubtedly Will he 4 large
amount Of SOFT ana Immature corn
oribbcd with the sound grain this
wiut.r. This makes il absolutely
necessary that farmers should save
out their best corn when Shucl<iuG and
store itw here ii viii dry out we'll be-
fore freezing weather. /; corn that is
not well dried out is exposed 10 irccz-
ing temperatures. tho germ is damaged
Very greatly and il planted will result,
III a poor stand
There are scvcra! good methods OF
storing seed Coru such as the seed
corn racks. the Wire and the twisted
string methods. ,auy or all of these
m";houS will be explained in detail on
application 20 the Acronomist of the
Extension DiViSiou)
IN" main point in curing seed corn
is TO arrange the individual ears in
such a way tina; the air Will have free
CIRCULATION about them.
the best place to select seed corn is
ironI tho standing stalk. hut that
chance has gon" for this year. SO the
neNt. best oppor,uuity is at shuck inr
time. Don't fail TO do this--it will
save YOU time and labor next spring
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-28
USE MOTOR LAUNCHES
IN PATROL OF COAST
|r>>ri> ~ This Type Can Cross tho
Htlhniir Ocean ndcr own

FRENCH ATLANTIC PORT. ucto-
"'I i'.--f rance III hcr work OF safe
guarding the coast from mines and
SuDi'ai IneS IS using large number
81 motor launches OF The standardized
american type. which came over under
thtii own steam with ii loss Of only one
out OF Mfty
one Of the most successful boats
USED Tor the work is the canonnjcrc
"hich. working with Diesel engines
can steam 1000 miles al ten knots an
h"ui without rcfuclinc, and so could
cross 10 tn" United states under it's
own power. Tho craft carries guns big
enough to deal with any submarine as
wen as dcpth charges. and it's Low
hihught enables II 40 travel over mine
fields mat would wreck a destroyer.
IN" average size OF this vessel is about
800 tons.
For miuc-swccpins the French use
an economical form OF trawl The
sweep is towed aStern. being held out
by ioats, and the trawl itself has in
@cuious underwater appliances for
keeping IL at the required depth. and
= mex device for cutting a mine adrift
whenever /; touches the trawl line.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-28
SOLDIERS HARVEST CROP
Three IIundrcd-tcrc UcmonstrHtion
Garden at Camp Dix. Proves
p DIN. WHIC;lITSTowN.

CAMP DIN. WEIGIITSrOWN. y !.
october ls.-Thc soldiers are harvest :
ing the crop from the 600 acre demon
Stration garden planted las; spring H.:
the National War Garden CommiSSio
They &C counting 500. 600 ears OF sweet
corn and 100000 pounds of potatoes
as we'll as weighing $4,000 pounds OF
hay and Measuring up 90. 400 pounds of
string beans.
Tie soldier formers save "A harvest
luncheon. Lieutenant Bonner took
great nridc in showing a field OF broom
corn from which the reclamation ser
vice will make abou; 1000 brooms ASK
Mrs Housewife il this is important.
and she will say yes. for brooms arc
now over the dollar mark AZ the corner
store.
Indications here arc that tho War
Department VIII do big things next
year, now that this demonstration gar
den has made good with a crop
valued at $4,000.