davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22
Oaks Saw Washington
Take Command of Army

There are two oaks on the
state road in Sudbury. Mass.
that saw George Washington pass
to take command of the continent
tai army at Cambridge. These
oaks were made famous by Long
fellow in his Tales of a Way
side Inn" says the American For
estry Magazine, of Washington.
One oak is eighteen feet two and
one-half inches in circumference
and the other is seventeen feet
seven inches in circumference.
The oaks have now reached across
the road to meet each other form
ing an arch over the road. An
age Of a thousand years is claim
ed for them. The American For
estry association. which is reg
istering all memorial trees in
national honor roll, will send you
reader of this newspaper free de-
tailed instructions on how to
plant trees.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22
German Syndicate
BuVinq Aruentine Land

Baron Won dem BUssche Had
,enhausen, former German Min
ister to Argentina, who arrived at
Buenos Aires this month, repre-.
sents a German colonial ton syn
dictate which is buying land to
occommodate Germans who are
coming to Argentina, the news
PAPER Ell Diario says.
The newspaper asserts that the
Baron and his fell agents have
already bought 10000 hectares
(29,64O acres) and are actively eX-
changing cablegrams with Berlin.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22

pare for railroad work. Whenever
the opportunity presents itself
will be only too glad to recon-
mend your School to those who
are thinking of learning Telegra-
ply.
1 consider the S. S. T. the best
Telegraph School in the South.
1t is equipped to prepare its stu
dents for good-paying positions
in the Telegraph service in the
quickest possible time. It's rail-
road (train dispatcher's) wire is
a special advantage to advanced
students. Your instructors are
capable, pafnstaking and courte-
ous. Newman is fine little town
and I greatly enjoyed my several
months stay there, and was de-
lighted with my boarding place.
With best wishes for yourself
and your School, and hoping to
hear from you soon, beg to re-
main.
Yours very truly,
M N. MCKENZIE, Dispatcher.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22
SUGAR ProfiteerS Fined
$4,000: Lose $112,800

NJ. Stephane, director Of the Bank
of Alsace, in Strasbourg, another Of
fetal of the bank of Schoenferber,
theatrical manager, convicted in the
correctional court of Illicit sugar
dealing, have been sentenced to pay
heavy fines.
Stephane was given a jail sentence
of six months, which was suspended,
and was fined 10000 francs ($12,0O0).
The bank official was Rned 10000
francs $4,000. Schoenferber was
sentenced to a years Imprisonment
and a fine of 10000 francs $(12,000)
was imposed upon him.
Alleged illegal profits of 564.OO0
francs ($112,S00) were ordered con-
fiscated by the court.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22
Every Grsdusse Cuaran-
teed a Position Paving
Not Less Than S85 a
Month to Start With, or
Tuition Refunded.

For the past thirty-one years
me southern School of Telegra-
ply has been preparing ambitions
Young men for lucrative positions
In the railroad and commercial
telegraph field More than 1000
successful graduates of this in
st1tution are now employed by 81
al lroads in the Tinted states.
and also by the Western Union
md Postal Teleeraph-Cable com
nanies.
South's Best Telegraph College
The Southern School of Teleg-
"aphv is the oldest and best Tele-
graph College in the South. an6
enjoys the full confidence and of
fetal RECOGNITION of all the i'm
portant railroads and commercial
telegram companies. A working
knowledge of Telegraphv insures
young man SPLENDID salary
every month in the wear. and
leads to promotion to the highest
and best positions, in the railroad
service
Highest Salaries Ever Paid
Telegraph Operators and Sta
ton Agents are getting bigger
salaries and, working shorter
the history of railroads. With
practical working knowledge of
Telegraphy you can live comfort
ably and lay aside in the bank
each month a considerable part of
your salary.
Great Prosperity Coming
With the World War ended, and
the European Nations. also Cen
tral and South American coun-
tries, clamoring for the agricul-
tural and factory products of the
United States, there will come
to this nation an era of unDre-
cedented prosperity which viii
undoubtedly prove permanent,
and in this new period of indus
tr1al and commercial development
the railroads of this country will
play a mighty part. For they
are the Very arteries of the ma
lions industrial life.
Te1egraphy a Valuable Trade
A practical knowledge of Teleg-
raphy and Railroad Accounting
(Station Agency is of greater
value to young men during these
days of reconstruction and indus
trial expansion than is anv other
training that could be acquired.
But it is of supreme importance
mat this training be received at
the Southern School of Telegra.
phy-an institution of unques-
toned reliability and the most
modern eQuipment-if the great
est success attainable is desired
Seized His Opportunity
Mr.. M. N. Mckenzie was a farm
or boy at Pickwick. Miss. He be
came tired of raising cotton, TO!
the work was hard, the hours OF
labor were long and wearisome,
and he saw no future ahead OF
MIN; so he decided to learn Teleg-
raphy and enter the railroad serv-
ice. He selected the Southern
school Of Telegraphy as the loei-
cal place to prepare himself for
profitable employment.
Mr.. McKenzies letter as pub
lished below, tells the rest of an
interesting story:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22
OTHER TESTIMONIALS
w @&LGHTSVLLLE 81 TENNILLE
RAILROAD

Dexter, Ga, Jan. 21. 1919.
Mr.. w. l.. Stricken, Prest.,
Southern School of Telegraphy.
Newman, Georgia.
Dear Sir:
My brother, James M. Carter.
of Scott, Ga. is interested in
course in Telegraphy, and wants
to enter your School about Feb.
list. Please mail him one OF your
latest catalogs.
I attended your School in 1915,
and am now Agent here; am get
ting along all right, making $165
a month.
1 would thank you to send me
one Of your catalogs and a few
copies of the TELEGRAPH Bull
LETIN. AS soon as I look over
them will pass them on to a
friend Of mine here.
With best wishes, I remain
Yours very truly.
r. L. CARTER, Agent.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22
Dutch Allow Ex-CroWn
Prince to Visit His Wife

With the permission of the
Dutch government, the former
German crown prince has just
spent several days with his wife
md children at Soden, Prussia,
and accompanied them part of the
way back to Potsdam, according
to the Lokal-Anzeiger, of Berlin.
The newspaper adds that Fred
erick William has now returned
to Holland.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22
Air Navigation to
Bind British En1nire

Air navi@2 ton Will bring the
widely scattered units of the Brit
ish empire in closer touch than
ever ocean naviga ton could. That's
why britain is most keenly inter-
estcd in awe ton. Many of the Gill
bert and E}lice islands in the South
Pacific, for instance. lie so miles
apart. And there's 100 miles be-
tween the groups. Seaplanes would
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22
Australia Wants CANDY

-AUstraIi0ns are longing 10 have
restrictions lifted on candy. For a
year importa ton Of chocolates has
been under the ban and the yearly
cost of imported chocolates had
been $1.000,00O. Native goods don't
satisfy the natives.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22
rA11U1AH FALLS RAILROAD

Clayton, Ga, May 10, 1919.
Prof w. L. Stricken,
Newman, Ga.
Dear Prof:
Has been some time since I have
heard from you. So thought I
would drop you a few lines. Well,
I'm enjoying the railroad work
fine, and am now getting $175
p"r month, and work only eight
hvdrs a day. Telegraph Opera
tors and Railroad Agents. as you
know, are getting better salaries
now than ever before, and there
is wide field open now for any
young man that will apply him
self. will never regret the time
and money [ spent at the "Old
Reliable S. S. T." learning Teleg-
raphy. I often think of the few
months 1 spent in Newman with
pleasure.
I want to make visit to New
nan this fall. if l can get off,
as I haven't visited your delight
full little town since L was in
school there.
Please send me a copy of the
Telegraph Bulletin"
With best wishes for you and
your school, I remain,
Your former student,
r. G. BESHEARS, Agent.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22

Letters like the above are being
received by US almost daily from
successful and satisfied gradu-
ates of this old and reliable insti-
tution-ambitious young men who
became tired of the farm and
other uncongenial and unprofita-
Bile occupations they were follow
ing. who learned Telegraphy
in our School and are now hold
ing important and high-salaried
positions in all parts of the
United States.
Graduates in Great Demand
Our course embraces Telegra-
ply. .Typewriting, Railroad Ac-
counting (Station Agency and
Penmanship. Railroad Train Dis
patcher's wire in School. We are
receiving more calls for our grad
yates than we can fill. Every grad
uate guaranteed a position pay
ing not less than $S5 a month to
start with, or tuition refunded.
Rapid advancement to positions
naying from s125 to 5000 q month.
Students qualify for positions in
four to six months.
Your C9lz..oa 20 Succeed
Young men between 10 and 50
years of age urged to enroll in
the Southern School Of Telegra-
ply and qualify for lucrative rail-
road positions. We have prepared
thousands of young men for
profitable railroad employment
the most of them were boys
raised on the farm. with but lin
tied education-why not YOU?
Tell your friends about our
School and the big demand for
Telegraph Operators.
Write Today for Catalog
Write to-day for free copy Of
our new 68-page illustrated cata-
,og. giving full particulars. Ad-
dress letter or postal to
w. L. STRICKER, President,
SOUTHERN SCHOOL OF
TELEGRAPHY
P. o. Box $50, Newman. Ga
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22
ManiIa's LIQUOR Problem

Manila council has gore Oh rec
ord for settlement OF the liquor
question in TIC Philippines by the
T'ilipinos. TIE council Objects to
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22
ENTHUSIASTIC GRADUATE OF THE
SOUTHERN SCHOOL OF TELEGRA-
PLY WRITES STRONG TESTI-
MONIAL FROM FAR
AWAY LOUISIANA

Unusual Opportunities for
Pleasant and Profitable
Employment in the Rail-
road Field-Big Demand
Everywhere for Qualified
Telegrapl1ers - Splendid
Salaries Paid and Fine
Opportunities for Rapid
Promotion.
More Than Fifty Per Cent.
of the Students That En-
roll Annually in the Gold
Reliable S. S. T." Come
Through the Influence of
Successful Graduates Lo-
Gated in All Parts of the
Country.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-05-07

Wilsona, azeby postaral sic on o
zmiane poprzedniej decyzyi, ma
podstawie ktorlJ chinska delega-
eva ME ma bye dopuszczona do o.
becnoSci prey dzisiejszej uroczy-
stoSci dorsczenia traktatu poko--
iowego Niemcom W Wersalu.
Przywilej uczestniczenia W tel u
roczystosci przyznano reprezen--
tantom nastepujacych trzynastu
panstw:
Stang Zjednoczone. Wielka
Brytania, Francya, Wlochy, Ia
ponia, Belgia, Brazylia, Serbia,
Grecya, .POLSKA, Portugalia,
Rumunia i Czecho- Siowacya.
Przywileju tego ME przyznano
ami Chinom, ami Syamowi, ami
siedmiu latynsko-amerykanskim
Republican, ktore byly wypowie-
dzialy wojne Niemcom. Przy po'
wzieciu tel decyzyi kierowano
sic zassda. IL obecnymi PREY
wspomnianej ceremonii maja bye
tylko reprezentanci tych panstw
alianckich. ktore w sposob Gym
Nv i ~skuteczny przyczyniiy sic do
prowadzenia wojny z Niemcami.
Przedstawiciele innych panstw
ME maja prawa znajdowac sic W
sail, W ktorej wreczenie traktatu
bedzie dokonane, w czasie pre-
prowadzania tel ceremonii, ale
delegaci chihscy So niezadowole-
nj z takiego rozwiezania sprawy.
G UROCZYSTOSCI
D~OREcZENIA TRAKTATU.
Paryz, 7. maja. - Ulozono ma
stepujacy program dzi~siejszej IL
~roczystoSci doreczenia traktatu
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-05-07
pokoiowego delegation niemiec-

pokojowego delegation niemiec--
kim:
Gdy de1egacya niemiecka wei
die do iadalni hotelu Triano, a
zeby otrzymaG tekst traktatu,
zastanie tam juz zebranych pred
stawicieli panstw alianckich, re
branych PREY jednym z wielkich
stoiow, jake zostaiy ustawione W
tel sail. Ma naczelnem miejscu
PREY stole beda: premier Clemen-
ceau, prezydent Wilson i premier
Lloyd George.
Representation Niemiec ME
bedzie dozwolone p~rzysaczyc sic
do delegatow alianckich. Zostana
oni przeprowadzeni do jednego z
mniejszych stoiow, znajdujacego
sic PREY koncu utworzonej MICH
i p~rzykrytej zielonem suknem
podkowy.
Tam stojac wysfuchaJs
wstepnego p~rzemowienia premle-
ra Clemenceau i ~otrzymaja wy
rok Aliantow, jak sformu}owany
on zostai w czasie ich czteromle-
s~iecznych obrad.
Pc prawej stronie pana Cle--
menceau STAG bedzie prezydent
Wilson z delegatami amerykan--
skimi. po Level zas premier Lloyd
George i delegaci Wielkiej Bryta
nil i jej dominiow.
Dalej PREY rcprezentacyi Anne
rvki znajdowaG sic bedzie dele
gacya frsncuska Z marszaikiem
Foch'em posrodku, nastepnie
przedstawiciele W1och. Belgil,
Brazylii, Grecyi, Portugalii / Ser
BIZ. Pc Level stronie, obok dele
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-05-07

cyl Ligi Narodow ma zebraniu,
ktore odbyio sic ostatnio W kwa-
terach amerykaiskich. Sir Eric
Drummond z Wielkiej Brytanii
objal obowia1ili sekretarza gene
ralnego Ligi.
Ma sesyi organizacyjnego koml
tetu Ligi Narodow obrano Lon--
dyn jake tymczasowa siedzibe
tegoz komitetu. Przygotowuje
sic on do zajecla sic kwestya "a
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-05-07
~TslsgTamy z~agTaRlezns.
Dokoiczenie re strongly ~l-szej,

gdy powo{ano Czerwona Gwar--
dye do zrobienia porzadku i roz-
pedzena tiumow, ktore domaga-
~ sic zywnosci i wydawaiy okrzy
XII: ,,Precz z Leninem i Trockim."
BOLSZEWICKI
WIcIEL ME UZNANY.
Washington, z. maja. De-
parliament stanu wydal nastepu-
jace oswiadczenie:
Department. stanu otrzymai
rozliczne zapytania odnosnie do
L. c. A. K. Martens'a. ktory po-
dale sic "a reprezentanta -osyj-
skiej socyalistycznej ~federalnej
republiki sowietow. Department
uwaza "a sw6j obowiazek poin--
formowac publicznosc, re pan
Martens ME zostai przyjety ami
uznany jake reprezentant rzadr
rosyjskiego, cry tez jakiegokol--
wick innego rzadu.
re wzgledu, re Rad Stanow
Zjednoczonych ME uznai bolsze-
wickiego regime W Moskwie "a
rzsd, nalezy zachowae jak mai
wieksza o~stroinosc odnoSnie do
przedstawien, czynionych przez
kogokolwiek, kto-sie podaje "a
reprezentanta rzsdu bolszewi-
ckiego."
cHINCZYCY L DO
WILSONA.
Paryz, 7. maja, - Chinscy de-
legaci ma k~onferencye pokojowa
wystosowali APPEL do prezydenta
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-05-07
Do Pracownikow
B. uppenheimers Company

Niekt6rzy 1udzie mowia, re wy ME rozumiecle
dokiadnie naszych planow.
1 my ~mysimy, re ME, DO inaczeJ wrociibyscie
do piracy:
My danny ~wszystkim pracowuikom Ito macy
wam) regularne przedstawcielstwo PREY Waszych wy
borach, ~protekcye przeciw nieprawnemu zwolnieniu,
udrial w zysku, dochod W raze choroby, asekuracye ma
zycie pensye, jak szanse do awansowanla.
LECZ
jah SPosoB bsdzie to ~wszystko wykonane'
ME Jest zadecydowanem.
Spos6b TAXI uchwalie maja REPREZENTANC1
WSZYSTKICH PRACOWNIKOW R A L E M
ZPRZEDSTAWICIELAMI Kompanii.
Wasi reprezentanci mice beda SZANSE W pc.
masaniu ukladania resul, tych rzeczy ~tyczacych. Mic
ME bsdzie zrobione bez waszej wiedzy. Wy muscle
wypowiedziee sic JAK rzeczy tie maja bye zrobione.
Bsdziecie mice szanss posluchu, jesli resuly ME bsda
takie. ably was chroni{y.
To lest OLA CzEGo REPREzENTANCI
PRACOWNIKOW SA WYBIERANE
Ustanowie tie reeuly razem z MANI tax, ably
oni byh PEWNI, re zrobione So DOBRZE.
Niektorzy ludzie. pr6bujac wprowadzi was
lie wy korzystae z mich ME BEDz1EClE'
Zrozumciez to-
. NV cHcEMY ZAPRoWADZIC tie rzeczy
W iakis spos6b, ably byly pewne i ZADOWALNIA-
JACE OLA WAS ola wszystkich.
Wasi reprezentanci, pomiedzy innemi rzeczami
beda mice dobra szanse do protesowania was W tych
uchwalach.
Macie nasza oferts ma pismie, My ME MOZE-
MY cofnaG sig.
Ny ME mowimy, re MUSCLE tax zrobi6, jak
MY chcemy.
l wy ME mozecie p~owiedziee nam, re my MU-
SHINY zrobie tax, lax wy CHCECIE
Wszystko co m6wimy = i~przyczem r6wniez OBJ
staiemy = jest:
My chcemy zobie to RAZEM tax, re kazdy
traktowary bedzie slusznie - to bedze najlepszy
SPOSOB.
Czy uczynilby ~rozsadnie, ktoby przeczyi pre-
civ temu?
Uzyjcie waszego WLASNEGo umyslu.
owe co mysice.
SGD maja. 1919
B. Kuppenheimera Company
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-05-07

przeciwwko niemiecko : austrya-
ckiej ambasadzie W Budapeszcie,
jezeli Austryacy ME usuna z le-
gacyi wrogow komunistycznego
rzadu.
PICHON PREZESEM LIGI
Paryz, z. maja. = Stefan Pr
chon, francuski minister spraw
zagranicznych, zostal obrany pre-
zesem prowizorvcznej organiza--
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-05-07

| TC yNf ~
Rumunii i Czecho- SioWacyi.
NIEMCOM GROZI EKONO-
MICZNH
Paryz, Z. maja. = Aliancka
Rada ministrow ola spraw zagra-
nicznych przewiduje kompletna
ekonomiczna ~izolacye Niemiec
jake karno-zaradczy srodek, kt6-
ry zostanie zastosowany ma wy
padek, gdyby Niemcy odmowily
podpisania traktatu pokojowego
W przediozonej i'm formie i ire
sci. Plan ten opracowany zostai
we wszystkich szczegolach przez
najwyzsza Rads ola spraw eko--
nomicznych.
Rada ia postanowiia z}agodzic
nieco pewne naiozone ma Niemcy
finansowe restrykcye w miedzy-
~czasie zanim traktat pokojowy
zostanie podpisany. Poczynione
beda niektore ulgi ola handful ME
mieckiego, a neutralne panstwa
zostana zawiadomione, il NIGGA
swobodnie udzielac kredyty FARO
VINO rzadowi jak obywatelom
niemieckim.
Gdyby Niemcy stawiali op6r |
opozycye przeciwko podpisaniu
traktatu pokojowego, ulgi te 20
stana natychmiast cofniete, a ma
lozone beda move, bardzo surowe
obostrzenia i restrykcye.
RICHLY PoKoJ z AUSTRIA
Paryz, 7. maja. - Alianccy eks
perez ola spraw austro-wegier--
skich otrzymali ~polecenie rychle.
60 przedlozenia swych raportow,
azeby W czasie Is dni, jaki costa
ME ~dozwolony Niemcom do pre-
dvskutowania warunkow pokojo-
wych, mozna bylo przeprowadzic
rokowania pokojowe z AUSTRIA.
Geneva, 7. maja. - Do Berna
W Szwajcaryi przybylo 80 att
stryackich delegat6w pokojo-
wych, ktorzy znajduja sic W dro-
DE do Francyi.
GRECY ZALA SIZE MA WLO-
CHOW.
Saloniki, 7. maja. - Raporty
otrzymane tn z wysp Scrapanto
stwierdzaja, re w}oskie wojska O.
k~upacyjne usiiowafy zrzucit fla
&c grecka, wywieszona tam w
dzien wielkanocny po p]roklamo-
waniu uni wysp Dodekanez Z
Grecya. Jeden mnich greek Kill
ka Greczynek zostalo zabitych
nrzez Wtoch6w.
ANTI DE-
M~ONSTRACYE w JAPONII.
Toxic, 7. maja. Japonska
prasa prowadzi silna kampanie,
skierowana przeciwko Stanom
Zjednoczonym,
w niedziele odbylo sic tn ma
sowe zgromadzenie, u~czestnicy
kt6rego, pc w~ysiuchaniu ostrych
anti-amerykahskich przemowien,
chcieli urzadzic demonstracye
pred amerykaiska ambasada, do
czego jednak policya ME dopus--
cha.
Wyrazaja tn opinie, re powo--
dem anti-amerykahskiej agitacyi
W Japonii jest Ottawa pred ros-
nacymi wplywami Stanow Zje-
dnoczonych W stosunkach mic
dzynarodowych, o czem przeko-
nae sic MONA bylo najlepiej ma
konferencyi pokojowej. Odnie--
siono tam w~razenie, re Ameryka
przeciwdziaiac bedzie japohskim
aspiracyom i zakusom W Chinach
i Syberyi.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-05-07

glebia rzeki Saar i innemi spra-
wami, objetemi traktatem poko--
jowym.
BRYTANIA UZNAJE FIN
N
Londyn, 7. maja. Wielka
Brvtania uznaia niepodleglose
Finlandyi i obecny de facto rad
finlandzki.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-01-27
Mrs. Benjamin Wilson

Mrs. Sadie Wilson, wife Of Benja-
min Wilson, Superintendent for T.
Coleman DUPONT, at his Cooks Point
farm, died this afternoon about two
O'Clock, at their home, following a
desperate illness with double pneu-
monia, which had been preceded by
influenza.
The deceased was about thirty-one
years Of age and was the daughter of
Mrs. Martha and the late Joshua
Rhea. Besides her husband, she is
survived by four small children, Ru-
bye, Elizabeth, Herbert and Ruth
Wilson. She is also survived by her
mother, Mrs. Martha Rhea, and four
sisters, Mrs. Mamie Phillips, Mrs.
Maggie Bennett, Mrs. John Bennett
and Mrs. Susie Bennett, all of Ca
sons Neck, and three brothers, Mes
srs. John and William Rhea. of Bal
timore, and Robert Rhea. of Cason's
Neck
The funeral arrangements have
not been completed at this time.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-01-27
Soldiers Letter

Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Burton
have received the following letter
from their son, Private Walter R.
Burton, Co. c, 115th Unfit, a. E. F.
France, January 5, 1919.
Dear Mother and All:
1 received your letter today and
was more than glad to hear from
home. 1 am well, and hope you all
are the same. I received a letter,
written by Papa, on Nov. 18th, and
which went to the hospital, and two
others, which were mailed on Dec.
9th and 10th, all the same day, on
January 4th, and you see how long
it takes for us to get our mail. do
not see why you do not get more let
tiers than you do, as l write four or
five times week. wish / could tell
you when we are coming home, but
cannot tell for do not know.
I saw Eddie Thomas the other
day, and he was looking fine. l liked
the cards you sent me, and | like the
Armory. 1 would like to see it. Lots
of the boys had the "fu;" was one
on them. l hope the children are
well, also Ruth and Len. / hope you
receive the money from Washington.
have not been paid off for four mon
tbs. l wish you could sec the mo-
ney over here. l am going to bring
some of it home with me when 1
come.
It rains over here nearly every
day. bat it is no. cold. Give my love
to Papa, and tell him not to " Crk too
hard
l will close for this time, hopin g
to hear from you soon. Love to all.
Private Walter r. Burton,
Co. c, 115th Unfit, a. P. o. No. 765,
A. E. F.
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Brief Local News

Mrs. r. Watson Webb, who has
been visiting Mrs. James r. Phillips,
at Preston, has returned to her home
on Vue de L'Eau street, this city.
Mrs. Louis E. Chandler left on the
train this afternoon for Federals-
burg, where she will spend short
time as the guest of Mrs. VIM. II.
carson.
Mr.. Darcy Davis. Of the Construc-
ton Corps, I. 5. Navy, who has been
in service in France for the past year
or more, has received his honorable
discharge, and arrived home Satur-
day night to spend sometime with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Da-
Wis al their home in this city.
Dr.. E. E. Wolff. local health Of
ficer, advises that twelve new cases
of influenza have been reported to
him since Saturday at noon. 1t is
evident to everyone who is in the
least familiar with the situation that
this does not nearly represent all of
the new cases; in fact, the situation
has become SO serious that Dr.Wolff
has been compelled to instruct the
authorities that the law against spit
ting upon the streets must be en-
forced; also instructions have been
given to all the factories that EN-
ployes must wear masks while work. |
ing, and is again calling the atten-
ton of the public to the fact that the
ban On funerals means that only I'M |
mediate members of the families |
shall attend the funeral. 1t is hard |
to estimate the total number of cases |
of influenza in Cambridge, or in the |
county, but it should seem sufficient |
to say that the number runs we'll in |
to the hundreds.