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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
What Yanks Can Do

ECLARING that million Ameri-
can soldiers have abundant cause
y to admire and respect the Saliva
ton Army, and that if anybody
has a. chance to Go the army q favor, they
should do it for the sake of our boys"
Bryan McGarvin recently addressed a letter
to his sister. Mrs. Jean McGarvin, of this
city, in which he warmly commends the
American boys for their valiant work of
the last two or three months, and incident
ally wishes success to the United War Work
campaign.
81 suppose you have heard the good news
that Kaiser Bill is now realizing that he no
longer has q chance to win this war, and
the way the doughboys are mussing him up
is scandalous. There is an awful lot of
German widows that were made so by Amer
lean 'Soldats.' and I may say there is an
awful lot of Hun soldiers that did not real
ze that the Yanks were here until they
were hung up at the end OF bayonets We
are doing our bit by getting the provisions
and ammunition up to the boys in the
trenches.
1--WE have Salvation Army hut here and,
believe me, if there is any one over here
that is doing good work it is these good
people. Ask any American soldier in France
what organization they respect most, and
ninety -nine out of hundred will saw the
Salvation Army. And they do it all with
the money they get from the drums at the
street meetings! If you get chance to
help the s. A., do it, for, take it from me,
they have the respect Of million or more
soldiers"
The writer remarks further that despite
all that is said and written about the
Champs Elyses and Boulevard des rtaliens
in Paris. and Notwithstanding their beauty
and attractiycness, give me Broadway
every time" lie rejoiced in the fact that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

first duty OF seven out of every ten SOL
diers as they return from the heat of
battle tor rest. ] recall one soldier who
stopped at a rolling canteen on his way
back to a quiet area and asked for @
dozen sheets Of paper and three enve-
lopes.
whats the big idea-a book?" asked
the secretary
Nope, but l sure gotta lot to tell this
time" was the ready reply.
Anticipating the demand, the Y. M.
c. A. has, for the five months of No.
vember, December, January, February
and March, contracted for 152,0O000O
sheets Of paper and 100000 enve-
lopes. The order starts with 10000 600
sheets and 100000 envelopes for No
vember and ends with 4S,00O,O0O sheets
and 36000,000 envelopes for March.
Estimates have been carefully based on
past consumption and the coming of the
thousands on thousands of American
troops who, between now and the end of
next year, will help clinch the downfall
Of Germany.
The budget for 1919 calls for an ex-
penditure of 1885, 900 francs (s2,097,-
1859 for writing paper and envelopes
alone. No soldier will have the excuse
OF not being able to write home because
help it,
Soap is another item of interest. The
Y. NJ. c. A. handles twenty-four differ
ent brands of soap in it's post exchanges.
For the months of September, October
and November it has long since placed
orders for 100000 bars of the stuff
that, in the words of soldier who took
part in the memorable slamming of the
Germans from Chateau Thierry to the
Vesle, Looks like q million dollars if
you can find the water to 20 with it af-
ter you've done nothin' for three weeks
to clean up, except washin' your face a
couple O. times"
In it's free canteen work, which means
the serving of hot and cold drinks with
out charge to men in the front lines and
on the march, the distributing of tobacco
in the trenches and in the hospitals and
the doing of hundred and one other
things to increase the comfort of the
soldier, the Red Triangle has spent
sum which will not be fully computed
until after the war. But one does know
that IN the twelve months from October
i, 1918, the General Supply Division in
France will see that approximately 3d.
$4,000 goes into free canteen work. Its
budget figures name this sum.
Entertainment for the soldiers is one
of the Y. M. C. AS most important ac-
Invites. Lectures, motion pictures,
real plays, minstrels-every-
thing that will give the men chance 70
laugh and to enjoy themselves is being
During the month OF July,
for example, there were 1862 night pro-
grammes given by Y. NJ. c. A. enter
tanners up and down the front and in
the back areas
The numbers of entertainment units.
consisting of one or more persons, in
cluded twenty-seven American compa-
MES, fifteen French and eleven Franco
American.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
Dogs and Girls to
- Have Own BODY

Yet in connection with the approach
ing United War Work Campaign of the
seven organizations united in the appeal
for $170,5oO,000 during the week of
November Ills for the first time the
boys and girls of New York are offered
highly organized division of their own
as part of the campaign organization.
This is the Victory Boys and Girls,
which will be dignifed by their own
parade, meetings, specially designed
posters, service banners and buttons all
in their own name. Small wonder that
the boys and girls of New York are
proud to enroll under their own banner.
Of the U. W. w. c.! Already they are
swelling their quota toward the "Million
Victory Boys Behind a Million Fight
ers"
There is much else that differentiates
the Victory Boys and Victory Girls
from former projects to enlist the patri-
otto efforts of boys and girls. First and
foremost comes the Victory pledge
which is already meeting with the
hearty cooperation of the public This
is the slogan, Earn and Givel" which
every Victory" member must pledge
himself to live up to. For "Victory"
members are not to be allowed to beg
or solicit funds from others. Not only
must they pledge themselves to give
set amount to further the work of the
seven organizations for our men over
seas, but they must personally earn by
their own efforts all money that they
pay in!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
How Young Mems Christian Association Pioneers in
France Became Great Army

are giving their whole time to Red Tri-
angle jobs. The output of the factories
Is one wooden hut day. In addition
there is a crew Of tent-1nakers who do
nothing except make and repair tents
70 man these huts, as we'll as to carry
on the ever-increasing volume of work
incidental to great business, the or
ganization had brought to France at the
beginning of August 2,083 men and APT
women. That this number is inadequate
to meet demands is unquestioned, and
the New York office is doing it's best to
keep the supply of secretaries as con-
slant and as large as possible to hold
pace with the amazing growth of Per
shing's force. Nearly five hundred sec
retares, men and women, arrived dur
ing the month of August.
Through a recent arrangement with
the government, which became effective
on August 1, all prices charged at Y.
M. c. A. canteens or post exchanges for
tobaccos are the same as the soldiers
would pay at any army commissary.
There were $50 of these post exchanges
in active operation, and the amount of
stuff that passes over their counters in
single month is so large as to be al
most impossible to believe. Certainly it
IS to- large 10 comprehend easily
Consider the orders of the post eN-
change department for August They
called for 100000 bars of chocolate,
100000 packages of biscuits, 100000
packages OF gum, 100000 two-ounce
cans of smoking tobacco and 100000 900
cigarettes. For the chocolate and the
sugar and $50 tons of 9our-enough to
fill 1S1 French freight cars
Put these cigarettes end TO end and
they would reach something like $500
miles, or from America to France and
back. with a few miles over for good
measure. And this, remember, repre-
sents the flags" for only one months
orders.
Chocolate is the great cry of the SOL
der, whether or not he is hungry. He
Cdli cdl CiOCo1dIe dt any Time, ana IN as
large quantity as he can buy it. For
months the Y. M. c. A. has been taking
the entire output Of four French choco-
late factories. Before the end of autumn
it expects to have at least five others
working every day and overtime. if nee
essary, TO have the supply Of cholocate
sf..ewhere near equal to the growing
demand. Besides, it has sixteen other
factories making biscuits, candy and
that original American delicacy-salted
peaLuts.
One thing that the Y NJ. C. A. fur
nishes free at every point of contact is
writing paper. Every person in the
United States who knows somebody In
the army would undoubtedly admit hav-
ing received at least one letter on the
paper that carries The sign OF the Red
Triangle and the motto, With the
Colors.' Millions of sheets, together
with envelopes, have been given away
since the first of Pershing's crusaders
landed in France.
Got any writing paper?" is one of the
first questions asked by men coming out
Of the trenches. To write home is the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
Here's a VANISHED Task
For Willing Boys and Girls

NE WAS small youngster
dressed in diminutive SOL
IL Il dier's suit of khaki. Across
his wee uniformed shoulders
he Wore sash bearing the war appeals
slogan for which his mother solicited
funds as they passed up the street.
AS "cute" accessory to her solicit
ing he was great success in drawing.
money from the crowd. 1t was shortly
after we entered the war
Since then we have grown accustomed
to children's activities on the street in
behalf of war fund drives and war
projects. Working in cooperation with
local campaigns, national junior organi-
cations such as the Boy Scouts and the
Camp Fire Girls and many others have
done splendid work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
Is Building Big
| Dormitories for Girls

To continue its mission of being Big
Sister to every girl it is building acreas
q dormitories for young women en-
eagsd in industry in this country and in
france and England: dormitories that
psude cafeterias and recreation CEN
tres where the girl, otherwise doomed
to the depression of a rented room (for
this work takes the girl away from
home) may be cared for, physically,
mentally and spiritually.
These centres are established wher-
ever large groups of girls are employed.
In the early days OF the war the girl
began her work in industry with enthu-
siasnl There was danger, though, that
The grease and CRIME and smoke of tie
ub would obscure her vision; that When
she bought sandwich Of a street
yender at noon and sat on the curling
while she ate it; when she roamed the
streets in the evening, dreading to re-
turn to the rented room she called
Home; when doing this, there was
danger that she would lose her enthusi-
asm, and this slackness of spirit would
affect the output of her hands and her
moral and physical being.
The Young Women's Christian Asso-
alton came to the relief of the situa-
IN with an Industrial centre. In a
cleerfully equipped place across the
streets from the factory gate the girl
low gets hot lunch for less than she
paid the sandwich man, and there is
every comfort of home while she eats.
These centres have libraries, rest rooms
and shower baths. There is a piano
and victrola. The girl goes back to
work with something more to think of
nan the distastefulness of the job. In
''e evening there is hot dinner, and
forward she had her choice of pro-
( ranlmes-lesdons in domestic crafts,
hitting lectures, drilling, community
'lRss, games, plays, picnics and parties.
These industrial centres have made
good. The proof of their success is the
PRACTICAL one that employers are well
coming them, sometimes giving the
ground for the building, or the building,
or both
They saved the situation in America;
Ney are saving both the situation and
ne girl In France. In that unhappy
Soantry every woman in industry worked
a the sorrow and depression of per-
s'hal loss. They worked il unsanitary
SoAdltions. They lived in unsanitary
Surroundings. They were parted from
men children, attacked by heartache
sAnln' and every moral and physical
aassfd from without. Their peril was
lanitely greater than that of the man
% the trenches.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
Urls to Continue
. Their New Work

When peace comes the need of these
activities will increase. In America it
will be several years before the man is
back on his job and the girl returns to
her embroidery frame. Thousands of
men will not return, and thousands of
girls will meyer give up gainful occupa-
tons. The care of these girls will be-
come more necessary, and with the end
ing of war there will come tremend
Gus upheaval for the girl in industry.
In France the Y. W. c. A. Hostess
House in Paris will not close Immediate
ly on the heels of the peace declaration.
The foyers will remain open.
If peace were declared tomorrow it
would be months before the last Amer
lean could be brought across the water.
This applies to the hundreds of Ameri-
can women as we'll as our soldiers in
France
They will be cared for in the interim:
some will be idle; some will lose all in
terest in further work, claiming the OBJ
ject of their coming has been attained;
all Of which means tendency to idle
ness, falling down on the job. To
keep them occupied there will be a pro-
gramme of work and study; they will be
guarded as jealousy in times of peace
as in times of war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
ncourages Thrift
IL Among Young Workers

This is believed by many people to be
the most helpful and constructive sort
Of patriotism for children. To encour-
age boys and girls to win by their own
huscling and energetic efforts their
share for our men, rather than solicit
ing it rom others, is throwing them
upon their own initiative in a healthy
manner.
That it appeals to the boys and girls
themselves is already proven by the ap-
plications for pledge cards that are
pouring into the campaign headquar-
ters, $50 Fifth Avenue, where J. A. Van
Dis is executive secretary.
The head Of Victory Boys is Felix
Warburg, with Mrs. William G. Wilcox
associate chairman. Mrs. Jonathan
Day, with Mrs. Charles II. Farnsworth.
director, and Miss Harriet M. Lowen-
stein, associate director, head the Vic
tory Girls Division The campaign d.
rector is c. S. Ward, with DR.. I. G.
Goldwasser representing the Jewish
Welfare Board as associate director.
Through an immense network of or
ganization all the junior organizations
in greater New York are working in
hearty cooperation for the success of
the Victory Boys and Victory Girls. On
the executive board of the division arc
representatives of the different organi-
cations appointed for Campaign Week
Service by their own organizations.
Prominent among them are c. Ward
Champion, representing the Boy
Scouts; Aaron G. Robson, of the Young
Mems Hebrew Association; Dr.. William
j. O'Shea, of the Board Of Education:
Walter j. Diack, representing the Y. NJ.
c. A; R. E. Shelton, of the Big Broth
ers; the Right Rev. Joseph E. Smith, Of
the Catholic Church and parochial
schools; DR.. E. c. Adler, representing
the private schools, and Thomas z. Tay-
lor, representing the colored boys.
I list of Speakers
IL Is Prepared
Through Charles W. Mix, of the Four
Minute Men, the Victory Boys and Vic
toiS NhiS are " nave tuelE own speak
ers for public meetings.
On the Victory Girls Division Mr..
Warburg and Mrs. Wilcox, Of the Vic
tory Boys Division, serve in the same
capacity. In fact, throughout the two
divisions there is hearty cooperation
and team work.
Representing the Camp Fire Girls is
Miss E. Kempthorne; the Catholic Big
Sisters, Miss H. G. Armstrong; the Y.
W. c. A., Miss Pauline Morgan; the
Girl Scouts, Inc, DR.. Abby P. Leland:
the Big Sisters, Mrs. Anthony Slassin-
ger fer the Jewish organizations. and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

his first year of service in France was Il
expire within few weeks, and then, "be-
ieve me-" he says, al think I'll act like a
kid when I strike Gods country again."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
Y. w. &. A. Is Home Maker to Women's Indus

HERE urknisht obscu
when she al sa
o home
this of her
the Y. A.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
Improve Conditions
! in France

'ae public spirited women of France
sFssaied to the Young Women's Chris
'aa Association for aid. The response
s. prompt, and soon there were sew
~ industrial centres, or foyers, as
=. ore called in France, in operation,
an framed Y. w. C. A. workers in
sAsse' There are sixteen such centres
40 result of this work the French
" slan IN industry is getting better pay.
saang conditions have been improved.
Is housed in greater comfort. She
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

finds in the foyer programme of enter
tainment and instruction that is proving
greater attraction for her than the
loneliness of the streets.
She is studying English. The Ameri-
can girls in industry here are studying
French A bond that will draw the
women of the two lands together in a
lasting sympathy and love is being built
by the Y. w. c. A., here and in France.
All this the Y. w. C. A. is doing for
the young women, and it is not neglect
ing to do it's full share for the boys who
are fighting overseas, or who are in
training camps in this country for over
seas service. There are now more than
one hundred "Y. w." Hostess Houses
in military camps, devoted to service
for soldiers and the relatives of soldiers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
By A. H. Quincy

A ND how has the Y NJ C. A.
~ with the American Expedition
< n airy Force in France grown in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-26

that they are taking no interest In
present political conditions ut home 40
long aS all public men are loyalty and
earnestly concentrating all efforts on
winning the war
Socialists Name Ticket
The socialist party In Iowa has come
forward with an eleventh. hour ticket,
having placed in nomination thru
petitions u full state ticket and hledlt
with the secretary OF state. This VIII
therefore appear as regular ticker
In the November election,
Two years ago the socialists did not
poll a sufficient vote to entitlc them to
a place In the primary this year
Hence In order To put candidates In
the field II was necessary TO secure
500 signatures to petition for cach
nomination and file the same with the
secretary Of state. The ticket as hied
follows. For governor. Andrew Engle,
Newton. for lieutenant governor D.
w. Crawford. Dcs Moincs for sccre-
tary of' state. John J. Donai, OF Des
Mones for auditor OF state. George
N. Vowel, Muscatine; for at
,orncy general. I, ). McCrillis'
Dcs Molnes; for state treasurer, \, d.
Waddoll, Newton: for superintendent
of public instruction. NJ. r. Wiltse, oil
Marshalltown; for railroad commis-
sioncrs William Rogers. OF Muscaune,
and J. G. Knowlton. of Mason city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-26
AGREE ON NEW RATES.
Lighting companys Schedule Accepted
by Towns of Dows and klemnoe

Lighting company's Schedule Accepted
by Towns Of Bows and klemme.
Special to Times Republican.
Belmond. Sept. Observation-Disclosures
of the Iowa Falls Electric Company
and the towns of Belmond, Klemme
and Bows have held another meeting,
the exact number of which is lost in
tho bewidering number previously
held. Tho representatives chewcd the
rag until they had lint on their lungs,
when they finally arrived at an agree
ment that the rates for service should,
with the rest of things, go up. That is.
the towns of Bows and Klenmc agreed.
Belmond still being stubborn over the
matter. Not all of the local city fathers
were present, and as there was Il diff
ference of opinion among those that
were there. they thought they ought
to talk it over with the missing.
Probabilities are that Belmond will fall
in line and take it's medicine, for it ap
pears to have but two things to do;
take it or have it forced down. The
new rates are the same as those now
in vogue in Iowa Falls. and tho the
company did want to have a more adj
vanced and up-to-date style it was ar
sued ca out of it. The new rates are
to be in force for six months, at the
end Of which time there will likely be
another get-together meeting. The
new rates are net no discount: amount
to 80 or more per gent increase, and
the minihum was raised from IS cents
to.$1. Aside from this there was little
change made. The ultimate consumer
will now pay is cents for the first so
X. W., Is cents for the next so, and 10
cents for the following 100, instead of
the old rate of Is cents for the first
10 X. W., IL cents for the next 20, ana
10 cents for the balance. The new
rates are to take effect Sept. l, last.
and the company is to return The 10 per
cent discounts for the past six months
to the consumers, which they have been
paying.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-26
Grundy Center Items.

Special To Times Republican.
Grundy Center Sept.26 The Grundy
county fair opened Tuesday with every
prospect for good fair with good
weather
Jake Stumbcrg has purchased the
Clapp building from Stem Robinson
and also the cigar store from Conrad
F'ricken. The restaurant will continue
to occupy the Ciapp block and the
Soucrs sisters viii move into the old
cigar store building, otto WAGNER,
who has operated the cigar store for
several years. has moved tn waterloo,
Rev Il. n. Heltcbridle has been re-
turned to his former assignment at the
Alice chursi ara w.ll n.gin MS duties
at this new charge next sunday.
A big ,anr was had at the town OF
Morrison psNi they dedi5Stcd their
service nag\w,,h fo'iy-six stars In I.
The Reinbeck and Grundy Center
bands furnished the music and Rev.
Gilman smith delivered the address.
Announcement IL Just made OF the
wedding this week at syracuse. y. T.,
of Wilma Williamson, youngest daugh :
ter. of II. j. Williamson, of this place,
to Frank Glenn. efficiency expert with
the Curtis airplane factory.
DIR. j. Il. Albright has been appointed
as dental advisor to the local board.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-26
News Of Trser.

Special to Times Republican.
Traer, Sept. 26.-Word was received
Tuesday that Will McCreath. Of the
Great Lakes naval station Is seriously
i'll OF Spanish influenza. His parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Mccreath. left al
once To be with him.
James Patten, who formerly lived
here, will move backN from Wellsburg
in the near future.
Ralph Scott has safely arrived In
France just two months from the time
he left here.
Mrs. George Townsend has gone to
Sibley to pass the winter with her sis
ter, Mrs. George Baxter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Wilson added
son to their family yesterday.
Frank Hhdsell, of Rawlins. Wye, is
spending Il couple OF weeks here.
William Davis, of Riceville. is spend
ing two weeks with his daughter, Mrs
II. o. Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Norton are visit
ing in Hampton for week.
Miss Margaret OHern is visiting in
Reinbeck.