The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-11-29

Mr.. and Mrs. John Lyle of Porter
township were Paw Paw visitors on
Tuesday.
Miss Marian Boess and brother
Jack, who have been on the sick list
are improving slowly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Hess of
Lawrence received the sad news the
latter part of last week that their son
William Hess was killed in action in
France October 18th.
The surrender Of the German Navy
in accordance with the terms of Ar
mistice reduces that once powerful
lighting force to sikh power, and
,elevates the United States to second
place in the naval powers of the world
A recent letter from Claire McFar-
lin to his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
John McFarGn states that he is yet in
the hospital, but is recovering nicely
from his wounds. 1t is probable that
Claire, will be among the first Of the
American boys in France to come
home.
c. w. Van Tassell arrived home
from his hunting trip last Sunday
night, bringing his quota of game
with him. He came in response to a
telegram sent because of the illness
of his partner, Al Hindenach. Mr..
Hindenach is improving rapidly now
and is able to be at the store some
every day.
w. H. Baugher and son, who were
the first to return from their North
ern hunting trip last week, captured
in addition to their allotment of deer,
four beaver, one mink, and seven
musk rats. The proceeds from the
sale of this fur went quite long way
toward paying the expenses of the
trip.
While Thanksgiving day this year
should be one of the most notable
ones in the history of our country, its
observance will necessarily be limited
in Paw Paw. The strict quarantine,
together with the large number of
families on the sick list materially
changes the program for the usual
observance of the day.
A letter from Hillsdale states that
last Thursday morning, Miss Lola
Bates while making an experiment in
the chemistry class, had the misfor-
tune to spill a tube of sulphuric acid
on her right hand and arm, burning
them so badly as to require the SER
vices of a physician. Although the
college is within forty rods of the
Bates home, it was five hours before
she could go to her home. The burns
were quite serious, but Miss Lola's
Paw Paw friends are glad to know
that she is again attending classes,
with the exception of those which
require writing.
1t is difficult to find in the English
language, words which will fittingly
and correctly express the commen-
dation and praise due to the noble
women Of Paw Paw who have worked
so hard to relieve the sick and assist
in their care during the present crisis
Ladies of the Red Cross have worked
at the Surgical Dressing rooms many
days and nights that every sick per-
son might have a "Cotton Jacket" as
protection from the dreaded pneu
monia. Women have left their own
families to assist in the care of the
sick ones, they have opened their
homes and provided meals for those
of the sick families who were able to
eat. They have done everything
WlIlllIl JllClI DONCI w iCilCNC viz
suffering and provide for the needy.
If there is such thing as a Roll of
Honor, certainly the noble, patriotic
loyal women of this community are
entitled to a place a the head of
the list.
General March has tabulated the
casualties sustained by the American
armies in the world war as follows:-
Killed and died of wounds, 36,154;
Died of Disease, 14,811; Deaths un-
classified, 2,204; Wounded, 179,625;
Prisoners, 2,163; Missing, 1,160;
Total, 226,117. The casualty lists up
to this time it is announced have in
cluded a total of $4,000 names, and
while force of 800 clerks are en-
gagd in compiling the casualties, it
will be several weeks before the list
is complete. In this connection for
purposes of comparison, the following