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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-24
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WARS TOLL ON AMERICAN
LEAGUE BASEBALL CLUBS.

Chicago-Scott. jenkins, Kies-
er. Payne, Won Kolnitz.
Boston-Barry. Shore, Bader.
Janvrin, Pennock, McNally,
Gamer. Shorten. Lewis.
.. Cleveland - Harris, Guisto,
{ Dickerson, Smith, Torkelson,
Petty. De Berry.
| Detroit-Burns, Alien, Fuller.
Oldham, Nicholson, Hollywood,
I Ellison.
i. New York - Fisher, Kane,
Smallwood.
! Washington - Gibson, Men,
I osky, Leonard, Murray, ii. Milan
. and Rice.
st. Louis-Fincher, Jacobson,
! Yale.
Athletics-Haley, McAvoy. An
derson. Bates, Johnson, Noyes,
Scibold, Sharman, Murphy.
Witt.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-24

Pitcher Lefty George. who didn't
go south with the Detroit Tigers for
comeback effort after all. has signed
his contract with Columbus and will
postpone his re-entry into the big
SLOW.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
THE PROGRAM.
Food Conservation Must BE In
tensif1ed Whether War
Ends or Not.

The food conservation program
FOR 191S-1919 Is mathematics
plus patriotism. The figures
are simple. The United States
is pledged to send to our SOL
diers and allies so per cent more
food than we did last year, to
say nothing Of the starving mil
lions whom we must feed after
the war.
We must send 1880, 600 tons;
we sent 100000 tons last year,
and that 11,sOO,OOO tons was 100
per cent more than we sent the
year before.
We know how much food there
is. where ii is needed and lust
how much can be shipped. The
program agreed to calls for 81
per cent more meat and fat. SO
per cent more breadstuirs and II
per cent more sugar than was
shipped last year.
Where will we get that e,OO0.-
900 more tons this year7 Our
people must save it. They must
buy less, cook less, eat less of
everything, and waste nothing.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
GET WRITING CRAZE.
Yankee Fighters Heap Troubles
on the Censor. Il
Wren Out Of the Trenches He arel,s
EN- About It" in Reams
and Reans.

Paris The letter-writing craze has
struck the American army.
Just as soon as he gets out of the
trenches the doughboy washes up,
scurries around for pen and paper and
sits down to tell 'em all about it. And
he tells 'em In reams and reams.
We'll, let's see" he says, as he
meditatively kicks his steel helmet
Under his cot I've got to write to ma
and pa, Kittie and Johnny Boggs over
at Canton, 0. Then, owe Nell John
son letter. And I've got to scribble
a few lines to Uncle Abe and Aunt
Minnie. After that I'll answer those
letters Of Bill and Tom"
Writing materials-paper and en-
velopes- not always plentiful
where the doughboy is stationed, and
for a while 1t was doubtful whether
the last of his correspondence list
would receive their letters, for the
supply in the small town stores was
soon exhausted. But the Y. M. G. A.,
learning of this scarcity, soon ar
ranged to supply all contingents. 1t
sent out seven million sheets of writ
ing paper and some 100000 envelopes
month.
With the tremendous growth of the
expeditionary force, orders have been
increased and the estimate for next
year is 120,O0O,OOO sheets of paper and
60,O00,OOO envelopes.
This means that the Yanks will use
about 720 tons of writing materials
100 tons Of news and comfort for the
folks at home.
And when the censor officers stop to
consider it they grow weak, for it is
their duty, along with everything else
to censor the letters and see to it that
the soldier uses discretion and doesn',
mention things of military Importance
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
The Owen Eng. & Const. Co.
Are Expanding

i-lf .
The Owen Eng. - Const. Co., Of
this city has purchased the Willard
station at Carroll, Ia. This station
has been known as the Carroll Bat
tery Service and Mr.. Owen will con-
tinue to operate it under the same
name.
This concern has operated Will
lard station for the past five years
ct Missouri Valley. They have grown
up, ~ it were, in the battery BUSH
ness and at present have, at Mo.
Valley, one Of the most efficient sta
lions IN Iowa.
a number Of the methods used In
this shop, in the repair and recharging
department, has been worked out here
and have been adopted by the Willard
organization.
w can assure the car owners of
Carroll 4 first class, up to date bat
terry service, such as is not usually
given in citie1 under so, 900 to 100000
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
Food Prices for Two Weeks
Ending Dec. z, 1918

Flour, 241-2 lbs. cost 1.4O-1.5O, sell
1.55-1.7O
Flour, bulk, cost 52-5 to &c, sell q
z 1-2c.
Oatmeal, cost 241-2 to 2ec, sell 80
|35c.
Rice, standard, cost 10 1-2 to II 1-2c
sell IL 1-2 to 14c.
Tomatoes, No. 2 can, cost 10 IL to 15c
sell IL 1-2 to 2Oc.
Corn, No. 2 can, cost 14-16c, sell II 1-2
to zoe.
Peas, No. 2 can, cost 10 1-2 to 15c
sell IL 1-2 to 2Oc.
Salmon, red Alaska, cost 24-2sc, sell
I30-3Bc.
Oleomargarine, cost s1-s7, sell ss-4sc.
Cheese, cost 38-40c, sell 45c.
Corn Meal, bulk. cost So 1-2c, sell
s IL to &c.
Goods may be sold no higher than
the above prices.
h Price Comm.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
ARE The STACKS
In IOWA GREEN7
ltvARiABLE TEST AS 70 wHETH.
Err GRAIN HAS BEEN THOR.
0UaHIY THRESHEp AND
COMPLETELY SAVED.

AS final means Of Judging whether
grain has been threshed clean, farm
ers are asked by United States Food
Administrator ]. E. Deems Of Burling-
ton to watch their straw stacks after
the fall rains. Green sprouts reveal
the presence Of grain that the thresh-
Ing machine failed to remove and IL
stacks show much green coloration.
defective threshing Is indicated.
The teil-tale green appearance Of
straw stacks. Is natures testimony
against defective threshing operations.
Farmers whose stacks are now show
Ing green, are requested to report the
name Of the thresherman, together
with date of threshing and full par
tculars, to their local grain thresh-
Ing committee, or. in the absence Of
such a committee. to the federal food
administrator having Jurisdiction.
To complete the seasons work in q
thorough manner, owners Of threshing
machines. binders and oil grain ham
ding equipment arc asked by the
threshing division Of the United States
food administration for Iowa to put
them In readiness for next season. Re
pair parts should be ordered at once
as implement factories have Informed
the food administration of heavy de-
mands for raw material, shortage Of
labor In their plants and pressing war
contracts.
IAN additional advantage In order
Ing repairs and extra machinery this
fall is the exact knowledge of what
Is needed" said Federal Food Admin
istrator ]. b. Deems, food administra-
tor for Iowa. Next spring some of
the repairs may be overlooked with
consequent danger OF mishap and de-
lay when every hour will count heav-
lily.
"We are going to continue supervis-
ing threshing next year as the plan IL
saving us thousands of bushels of
grntn which would otherwise have
been wasted. according to the report
blanks farmers are mailing u.s.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
Letter Of Commendation

Letter Of Concentration
Mrs. Chas. J. Deur.
Mo. Valley, ID.
Dear Mrs. Deur:-
! sincerely hope you have fully re-
covered from the influenza.
Our years work in Surgical Dress
ing i practically over and as word
has reached us from Washington to
discontinue the making Of Surgical
Dressings, ! wish to thank you most
sincerely for your splendid cooper
alton and the high class Of work
turned in from your department under
your supervision.
Red Cross work generally may con-
time for some little time, 50 possibly,
through those channels, we may still
kssp in touch with one another.
Again thanking you, / am,
Sincerely yours,
Council Bluffs Chapter
Grace NJ. Cole
Supervisor Surg. Dressing
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
AMERICA PREpARrp

When the armistice was signed.
Americas preparation Id France was
on a scale. hitherto unknown. The fol-
lowing statistics are now available.
On the morning Of November III,
the United States had in France 7s,
391 officers and 1881, s76 men.
As already announced, there were
751 900 combat troops in the Argonne
action.
Behind this man power lay vast
achinery which was required in OPP
erations. Railways and. motor roads
were constructed and across the sea
were brought locomotives, cars, rails
and motor transports Of every kind.
Behind this again was the requisite
food, clothing and general supplies
for the men, as well as dockage and
warehouse construction.
The American army has brought
y e
over to France and has in operation
s67 standard gauge locomotives and
1914 standard gauge freight cars
OF American manufacture, in addi-
ton to $50 locomotives and 973 cars
OF foreign manufacture. Eight hun
dred and 'forty-three miles of stan
dard gauge railway. were constructed.
On top of this the department Of
light railways reports the construc-
ton Of LIS miles Of road and 14o
miles Of German light railways were
repaired and put into operation. Two
hundred and twenty-five mile Of
French railway were operated by the
Americans:
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
Harmony Study Club

harmony study Club
The Harmony Study Club met in
regular session with Leila Blackburn
Thursday, November FL.
Roll Call-Anecdotes Of Noted
Women. Minutes Of last meeting read
and approved.
After business meeting, arrange
being made for q Christmas Kensing.
ton, clubsadjourned for the program
Debate, Resolved that women should
drive automobiles.
Affirmative, Ellen Sassaman and
Florence Morrow.
Negative Ute Coulthard and Mar.
garet Richardson.
The decision Of the judges was 80
in faver of the affirmative.
Music, Edna Coulthard.
After knitting and visiting, the hos
tess served tempting lunch.
Florence Morrow, Sec.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
COMMUNAL KITCHEN
COMING in IOWA
FOOD ADMINISTRATION EXPECTS
TO ESTABLISH THEM IN
EVERY COMMUNITY IN
STATE.

United States Food Administrators
J. e. Deems expects next year to es-
tablish communal kitchens In every
town of any size in the state. Plans
for it already are being worked out
with great care.
Such kitchens already are in opera
ton in some communities and have
been very successful. The one at OF
tumwa has been made permanent. It
was established under the auspices of
the women's committee of the council
Of national defense, In cooperation
with the United States food admins
tratiOn. 1t Is now in charge Of COM
mittee composed Of Mrs. j. B. McCar-
roll, Mrs. q. v. Pollock, Mrs. Homer
81. Harris and Miss Mariel Hopkins,
home demonstration agent.
The location of the educational
kitchen will be the Bissell potato store
in the southeast corner of Hotel OF
tumwa, and the homes of Wapello
county housewives. The project has
legal status under national and state
legislation and already is effective.
The purposes include the furnishing
of an effective means for the exchange
of ideas on conservati ton by the house
wives Of the county, an opportunity for
studying food values and quick and
effective means of furthering govern
ment plans.
The educational kitchen will con-
tinue indefinitely throughout the fall
and winter ut the Bissell store and
j with demonstrations at the store and
in various homes in the city and coun-
ty conducted by volunteer demonstra-
tors and Home Demonstration Agent
Hopkins.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
TWO CHAMPIONS ARE WED
Best DIshwasher and Best Cook ouoht
to Make Useful Comb.
nation.

Kansas City, Kan.-Two Kansas
champions, the best pastry cook in the
state and the best dishwasher in the
state, were married here recently.
Francis A. Davis, seventy, a veteran of
the Civil war and chief pastry cook at
the Soldiers home at Leavenworth,
KAN, and Mrs. Ida N. Wilson, forty
nine, widow employed as dishwash-
er at the home were the parties.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
PLACARD WARFARE GOT
THE GOAT OF BOOBIES

With the American Army In
France.-It was a quiet week
on one Of our Lorraine sectors,
where American and German
trenches run close together. The
sun came up one morning on q
huge placard hoisted from the
German front line and bearing
this M English:
welcome, Yankees, Of the
Blankety-Blank division. Did you
bring collins With your"
A couple Of hours later this
sign, in German went up on our
front line:
mo, but we brought a lot of
He'll"
The next morning the Ger
mans opened with this one:
Yankees, spend the day In
prayer. We kill you tonight"
And this was the answer from
our trenches:
Germans, give your hearts
and souls to Jesus, because
we've got your goats"
Something about this sign an
gered the Boches. They riddled
1t with rifle bullets and thereup-
on the placard warfare was off.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
FIND supERMAN IN GYPSY
EngIishman UnflinchinuIv Withstand.
Electric Shocks Of Varying
Degrees,


London.-The military authorities
have discovered a superman in the art
Of Swinging the lead" Nathan Green,
gypsy. has been crawling about Read
Ing barracks in doubled up condition
on two sticks.
Twelve doctors have examined him
and declared him fit and specialists
have subjected him to electric shocks
of varying degrees. These he with
stood unfiinchingly, and the special
lists have Endorsed the doctors opin.
ion.
Green, however. has refused to
hold himself erect and was drafted
to Ireland. He continued in his
doubled-up condition and so rode
while his comrades walked to the sta.
ton.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28

. If this city don't hurry and get
busy, all Of our passenger trains will
be going around the sY' and none Of
them coming up town. It might be a
good plan to take up the new depot
proposition now, while the railroads
are in the hands Of the government.
in place of waiting for them to be
returned. We never could get any
satisfaction out of the railroad 80 it
would do no harm to take it up with
Washington.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
Enicacious

The candidate for medical honors
was having hard time answering the
questions put to hin. Finally one of
the professors asked: elbow would YOU
sweat patient for the rheumatism"
Il would send him here to be ex.
amined,' said the student, hopping his
beaded brow.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
Letter from Francis McDermott

Somewhere, Oct. 16, s1s
Dear Mother:
Well here go, so watch out be-
cause have got lot to tell you.
The first thing am going to tell
you is about this coupon. All you have
to do is put the coupon on the box
you put the fruit cake in and slip it
to the dude that carries the mail. Now
I don't like to come right out and ask
for Christmas present, SO you can
suit yourself.
! sure got an eye full the other day.;
! saw Foch, Joffre and President Poin-
care all in one look. 1t was hard Job
to see all Of them on account of the
newspaper reporters and camera men,
but / managed TO see them. General
Foch decorated French private. /
can't say what valor was done by the
private but he must have saved a
barrel Of pinard or something great
Talk about gold braid, sure plenty of
it on the job.
Some one was saying the war was
practically over. If you had been with
me last week you would not have
needed paper to tell you thewar vas
still on. About twenty Of our regiment
went to place to do some work. The
work was done but the Germans were
working also. They were throwing
over high explosive shells and putting
them in pretty thick. 1 was walking
down road, when one landed within
about fifty feet of me. / heard it
coming and laid down on the road.
Rocks and shrapnel flew all around
me, but my number wasn't there. A
Frenchman, who was with me, had a
piece Of shrapnel go through the
baggy part Of trousers and it never
even scratched him. The road was
muddy SO you can imagine how we
looked. You couldn't help but laugh.
After we got in a dugout, we had it
Tor our home for two or three hours.
! could scarcely hear for two or three
hours.
You can tell the whole world I am
not shell shocked but / am sure shell
shy. I am like the negro who said:
Use not bit scairt, no sir, but I'se
Sure nervous when them there things
am around" We left the place night
before last. We had just gotten out,
when they started to throw in gas
shells. have seen what mustard gas
can do and I don't care for any.
am back quite distance now and
am in no danger, SO do not worry
About me. The lieutenant told me i
was TO stay here from now on.
The past week looked as if the
prospect for Christmas at home was
good but ! guess it was just talk. /
have not seem paper in. over a week.
! am feeling fine. viii write again
soon. Lots Of love to all.
Your. son,
Francis.
z . II D. ~ S - / n 4 =
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT

Gilbert Jensen, : wood-worker at
the railway shops. INST with Ser
1 Ions and painful accident this morn
Ing.
While engaged il ripping lumber,
BIG right hand came in contact with
q buss-saw and three fingers were
mangled. He was taken to the office
g p eHoefsr where II was found
neces1ary e amputats the middle
H..
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
Not Impressed.

Il was out motoring with Scribson,
the poet, the other day and we passed
farmhouse that had fallen into ruins,
1t was such sad travesty of home
that Scribson was on the verge OF
tears at beholding it."
"Well! Welt" said the man who
has no sentiment in his soul. "Did
Scribson own the placer"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
lncompatiblIitv

$50 you think true musician never
makes a good motorist."
That's my opinion" replied Mr..
Chuggins. mo man who puts music
above other considerations could be
content with the kind of a tone pro-
duced by any automobile horn now on
the market" Y
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
Good Turns.

Patience-In older japanese thea
tiers the scene was changed by revolv-
ing the whole stage on turntable,
bringing into view the scene the stage
hands had been working on during the
playing of the previous act.
Patrice--And in case of an encore
the whole stage had to be turned
again, suppose?
"Oh, yes; then, as now, one good
turn deserved another"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
Come Fa,nous cate.

Southey declared that house Wal
not complete unless It contained q child
rising three and q cat rising slx weeks,
He wrote "The Chronicle History Of
the Cattery Of Cats Eden" for his nu-
nerous progeny, and among the f.
nous cats Of Greta Hall. Keswtck.
were those named Lord Nelson, Bona
Marietta, Pope Joan, Othello the Moor
Gas black a. coal) Pulcheria and Nine.
IBianclj. M r
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
TO Make Ivory Look Like Silver.

To Make Ivory Look Like Silver.
Immense the ivory in dilute solu-
ton of silver nitrate after having thor
opghly cleaned 1t. Then put 1t into q
solution of common salt until it as
sumes deep yellow color. Dip 1t in
water, and expose 1t to the suns rays
until it becomes black. On rubbing,
the black surface will soon change to
brilliant silver.-Popular Science
Monthly.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
CUT OUT FRATs DURING WAR
Fraternity Houses and Clubs at syria.
cuse to Be Used as
earracks.

Syracuse, N. Y-Fraternal life at
Syracuse university will cease for the
duration of the war. Frathouses and
clubhouses will be converted into bar
racks for the members of the students
army training corps. It is expected the
students will be too busily engaged in
their studies to give attention to rush
ING" "pledging" and Initiation"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
-E-A-A-1h-
Cork.

The outer spongy bark of the cork
oak, which grows in the south Of
France and Spain, constitutes the SUBJ
stance known as cork. This outer bark
Is periodically stripped OFF the tree.
soaked for time in water, and the
surface subsequently charred to close
the pores.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28

NJ 1filGss Edna johnson, Ruth
"a and Pearl Logan were Omaha
4 visitors this afternoon.
3 Nh Agnes Han lsft for Kansas
ity t6is morning. where she viii b
THE guest Of relatives. ~ Il
Leo. Tamisisa il having q new fur
s5naes installed at his residence.
s Madams D. n. Hardy and F.. w.
Oviatt are ct the Nicholas Sem hos
i pital today, visiting Miss Blanche
q Hardy and Mrs. P. w. Oviatt.
8 Thos. Tierney is quite i'll with in
ftusnsa.
\ Nh. John Athey and daughter,
A(iss Yvonne, spent the day here with
relatives and friends.
Mrs. o. D. wyant and Vern Wyant
sare Omaha visitors today.
n Mrs. T. J. Hennessey entertained
r. party Of lady friends at bridge,
last evening.
Frank Carlisle Of Pierre, s. D., is
- guest ct the WIN. Carlisle home.
Geo. Gaver, u. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Gaver. IL seriously i'll with in
sssfluenxa.
Mrs. Fred Todtx and sons departed
Tor Clinton, Ia, last evening where
they win make their future home.
DR.. Rex Martin will return to
Onawa on Monday, and resume his
practice.
The little snow flurries serves as
= reminder to ask what we have done
With our last summers wages.
Dr. DeVore reports the birth of a
! daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Axtell, on Thursday.
Mrs. ]. B. Gardner and Miss Mar
garet Christensen were Valley visi-
tors this morning.
Frank Kinds and party Of land
seekers departed this afternoon for
sWheatland, Wyo.
Lieut.. Bowen departed this after.
noon for Brooks Field, San Antonio,
Texas, where he will resume his av-
iation duties.
Clarence Nelson. returned yester-'
day from . two-months' visit at Ben
snington, Kans.
Dr.. w. ]. Cleveland arrived today
and will take up the practice Of vet
! urinary medicine at once. He will
move his family here as soon as a
residence can be obtained.
Rev. Cross has written friends here
that he has resigned as pastor Of his
church ct Wayne, Neb., and has ac-
cepted . position in the Wayne Nor
NAL school, at an increase in salary.
8. w. Mccain has opened an auto
repair shop in the rear Of the G. 81.
Basch blacksmith shop on 9Th street.
Work on the new wells at the
City pumping station, is being held
up owing to the non-arrival Of the
necessary tubing.
Passenger train No. 9. going north
70 Sioux City at 3 q. M, will not
come to the platform after Nov. "a,
same going via the 'Y.'
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
Moderation Best Policy.

TO keep tup nice balance Of worI.
ana wear, and to come out a little
anead each day, is good religion. No
man mas any right to wear himself
ost Dr. Kellogg.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
His Best Girl.

Sweets to the sweet-that is what
you told me last night"
well, dear?" stammered the groc-
cry clerk.
"And now you say can have only
one pound of sugar"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28

The following is Rayond's last letter
home. dated October 18th.
Dear Mother and Dad:
Well folks, as it is time to write
again, am enclosing an Xmas pack
age coupon. The directions are printed
on it. ! want you to be sure and tie Il
up very strongly because I1want YOU
to send my watch and fountain pen
in it. The rest Of the box, fill up with
walnut taffy and carmels. Be sure I
don't need anything in the line Of
clothes.
Well Mother, the war is still on and
viii continue until we push them into
the Black sea, which is going to be
shortly. am feeling fine and hone
everything is at home.
This is just note, Mother will,
write real letter as soon as we pet
some place and stay there long enough
to get Strengthened around.
Must close now as am very busy
With lost Of love to you and Daddy.
Your loving son
Raymond