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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-05
Here Sto q
An Office Bog
WhoMadeGood
Former Boss Who Fired
Him Sees Him Operate
Machine Gun.

In one of the squads marched Dog
named Henri.
Henri vas orce my office boy and
well recalled the day. some TOUR
wears ago, when / sent for Henry and
gently bu. firmly separated him from
his 81 q week Job on ny payroll
..Henrv,'' I had said 70 him on thar
occasion. you're positively worthless
and unless you mend your ways you u
never amount 10 tfnker's dam IN llfz.
You're unreliable. When send you
ON an errard never know when
you're coming back. Hail the time
vou stop TO play. with other kids on
the street"
Blu, TO-DAY. as Henry marched past
regimeutal headquarters. he was a dir
ference Henry. He. looked as II be
had bu. ore idea in his head and thai
was to 20 straight through the -GeT-
man lines and on to Berlin for a per
sonal interview with Kaiser Bill
On his back Henry carried an auto
matte rifle. while in one haad he non
chalantly swung pair. Of napamoth
wire cutters. Tied to his belt vas a
couple OF boxes of ginger,snaps.
Curiosity later caused me to hun:
out Henry. my former office boy.
fond him the center OF small group
that was operating ore OF the auto
matic rifles. Henry vas banding the
trigger.
coats in the heat and excitement OF
the hour and q few minutes before
got to:Ehere they were German shell
had hit only a few yards from then
covering all Of them with mud ari
dirty water.
But Heary was as cool as the pro,
verbal cucumber as he pumped round
after round into a German machine
gun nest which was his particular tar
| thought thatHenry's language was
a little TOO forceiYI at times. especial
": when be and his fellows werc
forced 10 duck their heads. but | made
no Comment on this feature OF the
fighting. knowing that there never
was a battIe fought without consider
able profanity on both sides.
Henry greeted me cordially but
briefly.
we've already put two Of the suck
ers on the, blink, Mr.. Lyon" he said
STICK AROUND anQ VatCo me get LIS
third one"
Then be resumed his business in
hand.
A little later, when his pals were
doing something TO the gun, Henry
had some more time for conyeFsa'
tion.
Coin over the top with US. after
the shelliu stops:" he asked.
They won't let me, Henry" I re
piled. II used up all the pull / had
getting up this far The big boss
says. he'If take shot at me himself
If he sees me out in no Mans Land
Say. that's tough, amt it? Halt
the fun'll be in routing those Huns
out Of their dugouts and then in bring
ing EN- back here in front Of our bay
opets."
Before left Henry to go to another
part Of the trench, said to him:
Say. Henry. want to take back
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-05

Tbirty-dve pounds Of brown sugar
kept a Jersey City plant With $4,000
workers in operation. the sugar being
needed IN making electric light globes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-05

A couple Of hours later saw Henry
agair. He wouldn't hare traded places
With General Perships himself
"How'Gja like our show! he ask
81. Say. brought you back little
souvenir and be handed me q but
ton on q German Uniform.
II nipped it OF a coz: found fn
their trenches" he. said. The So:
,l9t owned the coat left it behind SO
he could run Easter-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-05

not very many minutes after This;
gar artillery, hidden in woods and su:.
Hes ana under camou1age behind our
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-05

SD anu 8 u Q ( 4.sl4
you IesI siC6ne :kll1oi1ea tbs seEzp
vithcus Beng knocked % I'm song
20 write a pubiie 4poIoG 70 yousta my
STORY. I'm proud OF you Il eVery
American boy had your s1un4 and
punch we'd win this war in abo11 thres
mouths"
Henry started 60 reply bu: just then
we heard big shell coming and We
all ducked. 81 heard out OF Henry
was a streak OF cuss words and the
remark: Say. those Huns VIII keep
on until they hurt some OF US yet
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-05

Passed for Publication. Press D:Tl
sion. George 3. Parks,
I'd Lit. Int, y. Al
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-05

lines. opened up At first the firms
was desultory, but as the German
guns began to reply, our Own IN
creased the intensity OF their ltFe az
I'll tnore was nothing Out one long
deafeutng roar, louder: 1som unS 20
time. as the biggest caliores sent LoeiF
enormous shells screening ana sing
trenches some 300 yards in front OF
US.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-05

Curiosity. later caused me to hun:
out Henry. my former office boy. !
found him the center OF a snal group
that was operatu6 ore OF the auto
matic rifles. Henry vas handing the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-05

Folks at home. never realized IN
Ill then that our wars are not fought
by'mature men. but by mere boys OF
course. our new conscript army Will
be older. but in the American lines
with me todey was many Lad who Is
vet 10 celebrate his twentieth birth
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-05

Beardless Volunteers they. We're
everyone Of them; strops unbed. clean
cut American boys from high schools
and factories and Offices, most OF
whom could have. stayed out OF this
war. but who had come in because
their veins pulSated with real red
blood, and the spirit Of adventure and
fight stirred their entire beings.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23

He is survived by four sons, jacob Of
Mason City Ia, John of Cassville,
Joseph Of Potosi and Henry of Mil
waukee, and seven daughters, Caro-
line of Potosi Mrs. Josephine Rupp,
Mrs, Christine Jentges, Mrs Mary
Glassmacher and Mrs. Margaret ST.
mon of Potosi.; Mrs Katherine Glass
macher Of Cassville and Miss Barbara
of Milwaukee. He is also survived by
28 grand children and five great
grand children. The family extend
their sincere thanks to the Catholic
Knights for the kindness shown them
in their hours of sorrow.
(For want Of space and time, other
items intended for this weeks issue,
are laid over for next week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Semester examinations were held
on Thursday and Friday of last week
There will be a few changes in the
program for next semester: The fresh
men class will take up botany in the
place of Physical Geography; the
sophomores, bookkeeping in the place
of arithmetic, physiology in the place
of botany. They will also take up
modern history with the junicrs in
place of medieval history.
Joseph A. Shaefer and Helen Hurst
were absent one day last week on ac-
count of illness.
Harold Phillips will leave this week
for his new home in Dubuque We will
certainly miss Harold in high school,
The Literary society held it's second
meeting last Friday evening. The fol-
lowing program was given:
Song-"Long Live America" School
Recitation-"The Lost Kitty, Mar
garet Ames.
Reading" Jathrop Lathrops Cow"
Joseph Schumacher.
Recitation-"Old Mammy's Valetine,"
Helen Schiffman
Piano Duet-Bertha Schmitz and Mil
dred Off,
School Newspaper-Anna Stall.
Reading-"Jane's Graduation, Kath-
ryn Durley.
Dialogue-"How Girls Study" Inter
mediate Room.
Vocal Solo-"Joan of Arc, Medard
SchmitZ
Reading-"The 10th Stitch" Miss
Schramm.
Essay-"Why the U. S. is at War;"
Percilla Reuter-.
Song-"Come Back to Erin" School,
Critics Report-Gertrude Doser.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
DRY HOLLOW

The Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs.
Fred Muender all day Friday, January
25. Everybody cordially invited to at
tend.
Mrs. John Schiffman and children
of Potosi visited with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Matt Flesch. Josephine
Flesch accompanied them home for
few weeks visit.
A confirmation school is held at
the Farview church every Friday
evening by Rev. Harberts. All the
young people from 13 years of age
on, are requested to come.
Mrs. Phillip Keller of South Dako-
ia, is visiting relatives in this vicinity
Sunday visitors-Mr and Mrs
Ralph Meir, Mr. and Mrs Joe BelZ
and Albert Born at VIM. Martins !;
Manifee Burris and family at James
Longs. Mrs. George Swallow and
daughter, Clara and son George at
Necomb Watchorn's. Adolph Born and
wife and Matilda Born at August Wen
ze1's. -. tt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23

The Lancaster high school basket
ball team played Livingston on Friday
evening a week ago and lost to the
score of 10 to g. The boys remained
at Livingston for a day or so on ac-
count Of the snow blockade
It was reported last week that one
of the children of Arthur Green, father
of the family which has lived in a tent
near Flora all winted, had frozen it's
hands and feet. The report could not
be verified but still persists. Is it
true?
It was reported Monday that for the
time being at least, stock shipments
would cease on the North Western, O
and Milwaukee roads. There is no
especial order but stock cars are not
to be had. Just when car will come
in no one knows.
A. G. Wertz took the roller rink,
bag and baggage and moved to Bloom
ington last week where the skating
is going on at the Ford garage. Guy
.Wertz is on the road for the LaSalle
University Extension Of Chicago. He
will make his home here.
Friday morning the little infant son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Keehner was
found dead in bed The little baby the
doctors said had been dead for three
hours. Cause of the death was I'M
known. The funeral was held Satur-
day afternoon at 100 o'clock from
the Baptist church. This is the sec
Ond little son Mr.. and Mrs. Keehner
have lost in the past week.
John Weisbenner was unfortunate
last Friday evening. Mr.. Weisbenner
went to the barn before retiring for
the night to look after the horses. He
sat the lantern down behind one Of the
horses which became frightened and
kicked him. When he came to town
Saturday the doctor found that he was
suffering from two broken ribs.
Mrs. Dan Curtis went to Highland
Saturday for a visit at the G. T. Cur
tbs home
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
Fla and Nut Strips.

Chop few figs and cook with lit
tie water and sugar until reduced to a
thick paste. Roll out a sheet of good
fondant cream, sprinkle with chopped
nut meats and spread with the fig
paste, which should be cold. Cover
with another sheet of the fondant,
press lightly together, and when the
fig paste is firm, in about twenty-four
hours. cut into short strips.
A method has been found to make
the hair on horse hide wear longer.
Eide Safety Tan does it.-Theo. J.
Wenzell & Co.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
She Knew How to Do It.

Little Alice, coming home from
school, said: ooh! mother, I've
learned to punctuate.'' "Well, dear,
how is it done?" asked her mother.
"Why, when you write 'Hark!' you
put a hatpin after it and when you
ask question you put button hook
after it." she answered.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
Card Of Thanks

We desire to express our thanks for
the many acts of kindness and sym
pathy shown us at the time of our
bereavement also the beautiful floral
offerings. t" -:
Alfred Tucker and family
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
WEATHER FORECAST

U. S. Weather Bureou, Milwaukee,
Wis, January %, 1918.
FORECAST FOR MILWAUKEE
AND VICINITY: fair tonight and
Wednesday. Colder tonight. Lowest
temperature near or slightly below
zero. Moderate to fresh northwest
winds
SHIPPERS FORECAST: north 10
degrees, west -12 degrees, south zero,
east 4 degrees.
WISCONSIN: fair tonight and
Wednesday; colder tonight in east and
south portions, cold wave in east-cen-
trail portion; rising temperature We'd
nesday in west portion, warmer Thurs
day w. P. Stewart.
Observations taken at a. NJ today
18th meridian time. First figures
highest temperature yesterday; sec
Ond, lowest last night:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23

Ask us about Eide Ship safe System
the safe way to ship hides for tan
ning.-Theo. J. Wenzell & Co.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
Announcement


We agents for the Edes Robe Tanning Co. for Lancas
ter and represent no other Tanning Company.
EdeS the leaders the Custom Tanning Industry
bringing us horse or cow hide get you robe tanned
ana lined complete containing 26 feet of fur for only
SO5 with double border and your embroidered
lining All others that know of charge considerable
We also get larger robes containing 321 35 and
as high as SO it. of fur and your will the lining
BY not shrinking hides with alum, wasting them the
of tanning the Edes offering much larger robes
than others
EIDE Robes and Coats bear a Life Time Guarantee
The Eide Safety Tan the natural brtteness of
the a on horse hides to remarkable Every hide
positively dsnfected preventing danger disease On many
articles you ha-a muskrat can for Ok
worth $500 muslrat mu for $495 others charge
$IOO and more forand could mention hundred other
bargains in ladies furs, rugs, mittens, etc.
Whenever have hides skins tanning don't fail TO
prices e " wv
Call for catalOg.
THEO. j. WENZEL & co.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23

If you ever find that purchase made
in this store isn't satisfactory, just
bear in mind that it will be rectifed
promptly and cheerfuIly as soon as
you call our attention to the matter.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-02-12
WAR BREAD COSTLY TO
BRITISH GOVERNMENT

Every year the British government
pays S20O,000,000 toward the cost OF
that nations war bread That is the
principal reason why English bread
prices are lower today to the consumer
than In America. Incidentally the
British bread is much poorer than the
American.
Great Britain has taken over all
home grown grain, bought at an arbi-
trary price, and all imported wheat
bought in markets of the world at pre-
vailing prices. This is turned over to
the mills by the government at price
that allows the adulterated war bread
loaf of four pounds to sell at Is cents.
The two pound loaf costs 8 cents. and
the one pound loaf sells for 5 cents
In milling, however, IA per cent.
more flour is extracted from the wheat
than In America. And there is COM
pulsory adulteration of 20 per cent.
and an allowable adulteratAon of 80
per cent.
Compared with American bread, the
British product is only about 65 per
cent. pure at its best
In France, under conditions some
what similar, but with larger extrac-
ton, the four pound loaf sells for 10
cents.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-02-12
Heart Disease Almost
Fatal to Young Girl

my daughter. when thirteen years
old. was stricken with heart trouble
She was 50 bad We had to place her.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-02-12
BIG CORN CROP
is NOW MOVING
More Than 5000 Million Bushels
Raised in 1917-Giyes
Big Surplus.
SAVES WORLD FOOD SITUATION
America Beginning Greatest Corn Con-
sumption in History. Using Cereal
in Many Delicious Dishes.

Corn, Americas greatest cereal crop,
is now moving rapidly to market
Mere than 1900 million bushels
80 bushels for every man, woman and
child in America-were raised in 1917.
1t was mighty crop. The actual in
crease is about 500 million bushels.
And this extra store of grain is COM
ing on to the market in the nick OF
time, since the American wheat sur
plus has been sent to help feed famine
threatened Europe.
Just as it happened In the Colonial
days, the War of the Revolution, and
the Civil War, corn has actually be-
come the nations mainstay.
In the entire list of Ar erica's food
commodities there is no item that is
better than corn. In buildings, bread.
corn pone, and as hominy combined
with meat or eggs, corn is without q
peer Housewives are fast learning
the large number of delicious dishes
that may be made with corn and their
families are benefiting by an increas-
ed use of the cereal Corn. more than
any other cereal, contains all of the
elements essential to maintaining life
and health.
In order that the fighting men
abroad and In the army camps at home
may he fed, and in order that actual
famine may be kept from the nations
associated with America in the war.
the citizens of America are finding
corn products delicious and palatable
on ''wheatless days" and glory in the
fact that "wheatless days" here mean
more wheat for the war worn allied
nations in Europe.
England, France and Italy must Dc
fed from Americas great storehoase.
They will get some especially
Italy-but most of their grain ship
ments must be wheat. Their ability
to use corn Is small compared to tho
facilities they have for using wheat
And 1t is the opinion Of officials In
Washington that the present is no time
to try and change the eating habits Of
Europe.
Americas greatest use of corn will
be in the form of corn bread and corn
meal, mixed with wheat in the making
of leavened bread
Mixed with so per cent. wheat -four.
corn meal can be used in bread max
Ing, producing a loaf more nutritious
than bread baked with wheat alone.
It is fact corn millers will verify
that dozens of the large American bak-
ers have been successfully using q corn
-four In bread making for several
years.
Hominy grits, served at breakfast
with a poached egg. or eaten at any
other meal with meats or gravy, is an.
other use of corn that will become I'M
usually popular during the war.
Corn syrup to sweeten corn cakes.
and corn oil for use In all kinds of
cooking, are two more products that
are already welcomed in thousands of
American homes
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-02-12
EUROPE NEEDS FOOD
Food Administration Declares II Is an
Absolute Sin to Waste Food-Food
Has Become Sacred.

Europe is still sending an insistent
call for more food. We must send 1t
If the war is to 60 on efficiently. II
we eat Il all we cannot ship it, and
the food administration has already
tried to picture how much that wheat
is needed by people who will starve II
/. they do not get 1t, the food administra-
ton states.
"For the least bit of heedlessness
on your part in food conservation some
one somewhere In the world must suf-
fer privation," an official statement
declares. 1.-The food administration
has mastered the problem OF Ameri-
cas- food In such way that every
ounce of food conserved and kept in
the currents Of trade goes 10 an empty
stomach In Europe.
at is an absolute sin to waste food.
Food has become sacred.
FOOD means life; it means some
body's life, and you cannot escape re-
sponsibility.
There is no waste Of food among
the allied nations"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-02-12
AMERICAN Savings WILL
. MEASURE WHEAT EXPORTS

1--WE have already exported the
whole of the surplus Of the 1917 wheat
harvest, over and above the normal de-
mands of our own population. 1t is
necessary, therefore, for the food adj
ministration to restrict export ofwheat
so as to retain In the United States
sufficient supplies to carry our own
people until the next harvest.
Therefore all exports Of wheat
from now forward are limited entirly
to volume of saving made by the Amer.
lean people in their consumption OF
wheat and wheat products.
: eve continued wheat shipments for
December as far as our situation al
lowed, but even with all the conserva
ton made we were still unable to load
several hundred thousand tons Of food.
stuffs urgently required by the allied
nations during the month of December
ialone."
HERBERT HOOVER.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-02-12
WHY WE MUST SAVE FOOD.

The 1917 wheat crop in France was
less than half normal, using the crop
OF 1913 as basis of comparison.
There was shortage of 10000, GOO
bushels. or 1913 per cent. The potato
crop was only within one-third Of nor
NAL The sugar beet crop showed a
deficit of 67.9 per cent Her meat
herds In the early fall showed short
age Of 100000 animals.
Those are few of the reasons
America must feed her associates in
the war. They are no longer able to
feed themselves, and unless we come
to the rescue are face to face with
starvation. And starvation means de-
feat in the war.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-02-12
That Knife-Like Pain
IHuI HHIIU uINU VII
Is Only One of Natures Warnings of
Weak or DisOrdered Kidneys.


Weak or Disordered Kidneys.
Have you a lame back, aching day
and night? Do you feel sharp pains
after STOPPING? Are the kidneys
sore? Is their action irregular? Use
Doan's Kidney Pills-the medicine
recommended by SO many Charles
Town people Read this case:
Mrs. Lawrence Allen, AIT w. Wash
ington St., Charles Town, says:
"About two years ago my. kidneys
were causing me lots of trouble. The
complaint first came on by sharp
pain, stabbing me though the small of
my back. 1t was so fierce that for
days, l couldn't bend one way or the
other and couldn't even sit down. My
back ached steadily and | suffered
everything from the torture. My kid
neys didn't act right and | was great
ly bothered on this account. / final
ly used two boxes of Doan's Kidney
Pills, procured from Brown & Hooff's
Drug Store, and they cured me of the
attack. Recently / had a similar spell
of kidney trouble, but used Doan's
Kidney Pills with the same, good re-
suits"
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Allen had. Foster ilbum Co.,
Mfgrs.' Buffalo, N. Y.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-02-12

Golden Medical Dis
covery and considers
it tn e very best
n e dicine he has
ever known. He has
taken it as a blood
m 9 d i C j ne, for
stomach trouble, also
for rheumatism, and
it has never failed TO
give relief. He re-
Ties CT this medicine
70 keep him in a
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-02-12
At WAR With YOURSELF /!
HELP NATURE TO DEFEAT THE
DISEASE IN YOUR BODY.

Keep up the fight; do not give up.
Nature is trying to serve you IN CONQUER
ing the wrongs that may exist.
Red blood, vim, courage, vitality, all
seem lacking. No wonder you are nerv-
Gus and discouraged.
Why not call to your aid strong,
dependable ally? DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery has for over forty
years proven its merits as a most power
full tonic and blood builder 20 the many
thousands who have been returned to
good health by its use.
Clear the coated tongue, get rid OF
unsightly skin trouble. Let this remark
able remedy rid your body Of the inn
purities of the blood let it tone and
strengthen you 1t often cures the linger-
ing chronic cough.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
is absolutely herbal tonic, free from
alcohol or dangerous habit forming
drugs. All druggists Liquid or tablets.
FAIRMoNT, w. VA.-"Since can remem-
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Remedies were used in my family at diff
ferent times and they always proved to
be Just as advertised. / personally have
taken the Golden Medical Discovery
and know it to be q splendid remedy for
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seated coughs and bronchial trouble. [
have also taken the Pleasant Pellets.
They clear ones system of all impurities
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recommend their use.n1M. I'll. NEAL, S03
Virginia Avenue.
FAIRMoNT, w. WA-rMy husband has
taken many bottle of-Doctor Pierce'S
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-02-12

checked girl No one can imagine the
confidence I have In DR.. Niles Heart
Remedy" A. r. CANON. Worth. Mo.
The unbounded confidence Mr..
Canon has in DR.. Miles Heart REM
edy is shared by thousands OF
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ing of feet or ankles, pains about
the heart and shoulder blades, pal
pitation, weak and hungry spells,
you should begin using Or. Miles
Heart Remedy at once. Profit by
the experience Of others while you
may.
Or. Miles, Heart Remedy Is sold and
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