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Evening journal., 1919-01-13
Uuce Harry Talks About the
NatiOrS' Great "Get Together"

, When Uncle Harry entered the Twins
room ne was rather surprised TO sec
Jimmy and Joe and Helen all engaged
in pou Mig over various copies OF tn
newspapers. BY the sides Of their
chars were piled still more newspape s
some OF which had evidently just been
read and tossed aside, others were
ava ting their tu.n.
Hello, what's this" exclaimed Uncle
Hai1y. when first came IN l thought
IL was the Peace Conference IN session.
"Not quite that, Uncle Harry" re-
piled Joe, as they all laughed.
'We,e reading the accounts OF
President Wilson's visits 10 Paris, Lon
don and Rome; they're more Interest
ins than anything we've ever read
Jimmy has been 'devouring' The acoOun;
OF how the people OF London welcomed
the Pres dent and wishing he had been
there; Helen has been reading aloud to
us The wonderful speech the President
made at the Guildhall in London. while
We been looking over the story OF his
arrival in Rome"
"F.ne idea" exclaimed Uncle Harry
as he took a seut In the midst OF Tho
little circle. Il imagine that a gce3i
many people are saving their copies Of
the newspapers these days. for II he-s
has ever been time when stirring and
wonderful events have taken place, Il
is now.
Helen, will you pass me the paper
containing President Wilson's Guild
hall address, please, | want TO read you
q paragraph or two from it For u
seems 10 sum up, In an admirable way,
the whole s,tuatlOn as regards the new
attitude which the great nat ons must
assume one toward the other II this
was is to be he last one.
No Longer "Ba ance OF Power"
"They tthe soldlers) fought 10 do
away with an old order and 10 eSlab-
lish a new one, and The center and
characteristic OF the old order was that
unstable thing which we used to cal
the balance OF power, thing in which
the balance was determined BY the
SN ord Nvh en- was thrown in on the one
sd3 or the other.
THE me1 who haze fought IN th,s
wa have been the men ON the free
nations who are det rmlned that thai
sort OF hing should end now and for
ever. From eye-y concert Of counsel
there comes the suggestion that there
must now be not a balance az pOwe-.
not one powerful group OF nat ons set
up against another. but a single group
or nations who shall be the trust OF
tlle peace Of the world"
Jimmy and Joe and Helen listened IN
rapt attcnt on as Uncle Harry read,
their br!fht young faces re1ectig the
interest which they felt In such great
events
y was just reading how the crowd
outside Buckingham Palace In London
fairly went wild with enthusiasm" said
Jimmy, when President Wilson ar
rived there In company with KING
George, General -PerShing, Marshal
H7ig. Marshel Foch and Others
YES" replied Uncle Harry. ~the
President has been greeted with tre-
mendous enthusiasm everywhere and.
what Is still more satisfying and sub
stanual. the conferences which he has
Evening journal., 1919-01-13

Mister Car Builders Association, Rail-
way Signal Association and Railway
Storekeepe s. Association.
Railroads under Federal control are
mombers OF the association and VII
participate In the activities THROUGH
their officers.
Evening journal., 1919-01-13

I had with the leading men Of Britain,
! France and Italy seem 10 show promise
OF the realization Of President Wilson's
ideal OF a League OF Nations.
'Thunderous applause greeted his
statements at Manchester 20 the effect
that America Is just as much opposed
now as by the tradition she has always
been, 10 ontangi ng alliances or inte e
ference In European politics, but would
join In a pa-tne ship Of right between
America and Europe, and that America
would enter no comb.nat'On OF power
which is not a conrblnat on Of all Of US.
Good Effects OF the Presidents Visit.
"The ieasOns for President Wilson's
great popularity ab cad a9e clearly ex-
pressed in an article that appeared in
one OF the London newspapers al the
| time OF his visit. II said In part:
Mr. Wilson Is the FIRST American
President to visit us-mOreOver, hc
comes at one OF the most critical per-
[ lods In Ou- history. We have won n 3
war, thanks in no small measure 10
American assistance and have now 10
win It's price, and peace will not b.
won either In this country o. IN the
world, unless II Is a peace b3sed on q
warm active friendship between tha
great English-speaking nations-if P,es
I ident Wilson has a great popular fol-
lowing In En- ope lt Is because he has
expressed this ideal fo- future interna-
tlonal relations with the greatest clear
ness and forces
There Is nothing that can compare
with personal contact 10 establish NUT
ual understanding and friendship" con-
| tlnued | ncle Harry. The leaders AMI
the people Of the European nations hal
been reading Pres dent Wilson's speech
es. had seen his Photograph and had
formed a picture OF him In their minds
as the Chief Executive OF the American
nation.
But now that many OF them have
seen him, heard him speak and had a
chance 20 see The human, personal side
OF the man In addlt on % his Oflclal
side, many barriers and misunderstood
ings have melted away ln the warmth
or personal contact.
IN Is just as though Mr.. Lloyd
George we're 10 ST n this room and talk
TO US about the hopeslnd ideals Of the
British nat on. What a clear forceful
impression we would get OF the man
compared 20 the ideas we have been
able 10 form through read ng his
speeches and seeing his Photograph.
when war is tln9lly banished from
the earth II VIII be largely Oh ough the
force OF education and mutual under
standing among the peoples OF the vari-
Gus nations. Great inventions have
made possible and great events have
hastoned the getting together OF the
nations and there are many signs which
point to the dawn or a wonderful new
era Of peace and justice throughout the
world"
Evening journal., 1919-01-13
SCOTT BROTHEnHOon
FIFCTS OVTICFpS

Scott Brotherhood has elected the fol-
lowing ofloers for the coming year
President, Ralph l.. Brown; vlce-prosi-
dent, Allen Wise; treasurer. Charles r.
Harvey; recording secretary, George A.
Scott. and financial secretary, A. r. Gil
bert. Plans for the annual banquet
were also discussed.
Evening journal., 1919-01-13

Editors Note-Unc'e Harry WIN be
glad 10 answer inquiries, either In this
column or by mail. provided letters are
Sinned with thief ull name and address
OF the person writing. The correspond.
enis' names will not appear In the ar
ticles.
Copyright, 1918. by the NC Syndicate
Philadelphia. Pa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-16
From Sgt. John E. Gelatt.
Verdun, France, Nov. 25, 1915

Verdun, France, Nov. Is, 1918. !.
Dear Father and All the Loved
Ones: This is the day to write let
tiers so here l go. You see am at
yerdun; it is very noted hpp iace; IN
city built among the hills, and a
railroad center. Tomorrow l go
about twenty miles from here to-
ward the Rhine river. The war is
over but l do not know when we
will get to come home but we will
be there as soon as they can, am
Thierry and was in the Argone for
three weeks. / saw by the paper
that a Leon boy said he had been
ND to the front and back and that
he said there was not much doing.
but can say that on the fronts
have been ! don't know what we
would have done if there had been
any more doing than there was.
Well dad, l have been in the hos
ing fine now; have been back at
work Just a week. have seen
hundreds of men Of all the allied
armies that were prisoners in Ger
many, returning. They pass us ev'
cry day and they are sure glad to
get back. When you folks eat
ia sure Miil t thnk of f You folks fell
Anna | had long talk with Clar-
ence Fillhart and he is a fine fellow
| put in for a weeks leave and
may get it in about week and if
do, tell Maude l will send her post
cards of what | see. l have never
seen any of the home boys since
have been over here. l wrote to b.
Russell but have not received re-
ply as yet. see by the paper that
they are mastering the boys out
that are in the camps in the U. S. A.
| hope the flu is stopped in the
states. 1t was dreadful the way it
took the people away. Tell mother
and Maude they will not know me
when l come home and to be sure
and have the fatted calf all ready
at all times for / am going to be
hungry boy when get there. am
going to try to bring home Ger
man helmet when l come so you can
see what a flat head thew are, ha,
ha. have seen some German an Dug lug.
deep with electric lights and ! run
ming water in them but the Yanks
made them leave them just the
same. 1t is useless for me to try
to describe this battle front for it
would take too much time and. then
you would not realize what it was.
Well l will close by saying that ev.
cry one in the whole world is glad ]
it is all over and we sure are q |
happy bunch we have over here and
know you folks are over there.
Hope every one is we'll and hearty.
n the next year / remain your son,
John,
20. D, 25 Eng,
American EXp Forces
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-16
From Walter l.. I1avens.
Pauillac. Dec. IS, 1918

faulllac, -Dec. 10, 1910.
Dear Mother: 1t has been some
time since | have written to you but
it has been longer since | have re-
G @oyf st1sp S%t xoi IS So vs.
here you would not suspect it but
it rains every day now. The mud
here is like thin gravy but it is sandy
and not very sticky, more like ce-
ment and when you get some of it
on you it sticks like cement, too.
You ask me to describe France.
Well, that is difficult in a way, but
here goes: This part of France is
Holland and Germany, as the Ian
guage here is a Spanish and French
mixture, but the people on an aver
age are like Americans more than
you would expect. On first sight
of some of the peasants with their
wooden shoes you would not think
they were anything like Americans,
guage and talk to them and get &C
quainted and you see the resemb-
lance and the language is like learn
ing a musical instrument, it takes
time to get started but when you
get started it comes to you They
are very fond of flowers, but most
of them are the same variety you
raise, but on a whole, the nation
goes to vanity more than America
and | have seen better furs here
than ever before Their houses are
ancient but picturesque. Some Of
them are houses Napoleon used to
quarter his men in, but nevertheless
the interior is clean as pin. The
floors are made of tile in squares
about one foot, laid on concrete.
They have to build of stone, SO
therefore they save wall surface and
put the outbuildings all told, under
the same roof. You can find every
animal from a horse to the table
rabbits and pigeons in one house.
The rich people have chateaus
(Which are like plantations in the
states) with a massive house and in
the rear little yard with houses in
a continual line to form a sort Of
fence and also quarters for their
servants, but the cities are about
like ours, only the buildings, on an
average, are not so high and all con-
crete and stone. 1t is hard for me
to explain as it is getting familiar
to me. If l would have been allow
ed to describe when l first came
here it would have been very much
different as my views have changed
greatly since l have been here. and
/ think if | had to live here l could
hut as long as l am in the navy l
think | will go back with the navy
as soon as possible as l have no
heart strings here yet and it is not
very probable l will. Hoping this
will find you healthy as myself,
Walter L. Havens, NJ. M. @.
Pauillac, Gironde, France.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-16
Liffol LIE Grand, France,

DeC q, lSl Q.
Dear Sis: Hello sis, how are you?
am fine and dandy. | wrote to
mamma the other day, first letter l
had written for two weeks. | have
been away to school and did not
have time to send any. We are in
a dandy place now; have fine Y.
N: G. A; here, and up here at the
"Y' writing now, We are near
France. You can find it on the map.
Well Lena if l was with you we
would 60 to the show. There was a
show at the "Y' here last night.
There were three American women,
one was sure a good speaker. The
boys are playing on the piano here
and singing and ! can hardly write
for listening to them. l have
Red Cross sweater and two pairs of
wool socks, SO don't worry about my
here. Some of the boys were issued
gum boots but l haven't got any yet.
Tell all my old girls that | am
coming back and play with them
Think will be back sure by Febru-
airy. Say, got your gum you sent me.
1t sure tasted fine, better than any
have got since | have left the
states. Say, my old chum, Wright,
you know him, cot some chocolate
bars in letters the other day and he
gave me one. 1t sure tasted fine.
We get lots over here but it doesn't
taste like the ones back home.
was on guard duty last night, only
two hours and had to sit in the
guard house and watch prisoners
the rest of the time. Say, would
like to have been home Christmas,
but / am not homesick. You know
always told you if any one came
back it would be me. Well | have
got to stop and light a candle
can't think of any more to write so
will quit and go to supper. Answer
soon. I remain your only brother,
Harry Finkbone,
Co. F, 351 Inf, A. P. o. 1876,
American Exp. Forces
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-16
From Myrtle Quiet.
Saturday, Dec. "A, l91.

My Dear Father and Mother: l
am writing just few lines tonight
as l have a chance to send some
letters back to the states by an
officer who is returning tomorrow
and he can mail them there and you
will get them real soon. 1t is SO,
nice and warm here, but rainy and
muddy all the time; sun has only
shown one day in the three weeks l
have been here. went walking in
to the country Sunday and it is
beautiful, you cant imagine it in
December We picked flowers along
the roadside and the foliage on
is SO thick and green. The country
homes are house and barn connect
ed, family in one end which looks a
little better than the other where
the horses, cows, pigs and goats.
People milk cows and goats alto
gether. Not much stock or chickens
raised here now. The men are about
work. We don't see but very few
men here, except American soldiers
and about as many here as were at
Des Moines, as this is one of the
debarkation stations; is town of
about 10000, but so strange and
different from our cities in the
states. We haven't had any mail
llOul tllC SLdLCo VIC lClC anu |
are getting anxious to get some;
has been about five weeks. l hope
you will have a nice Christmas. l
think we will. We had nice
Thanksgiving and wonderful din
ner and have good meals all the
time, but the water is awful. We
buy it sometimes at 10 cents a
quart bottle and it isn't very good
either. Everybody seems healthy,
though, just paddle through the mud
and are happy. We go out without
wearing rubbers or rubber boots:
We have Red Cross hut but that
is fixed up real coy and officers can
come to it also. We are all very
happy but will all be glad to get
back to the good old states again
when the time comes to go and /
don't think it will be long. l hope
you will get this real soon and
write often. l will get them some.
time Kindly remember me to all
friends Address me,
Miss Myrtle Quiet, A. N. c.,
Base HOSPITAL 101, A. P. o. 701,
American Exp. Forces, France.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-16
From Harry FinkbOne.
Liffol lie Grand, France,

Dec. III, 1918.
Dear Mamma: Hello Mamma,
how are you, papa and sis? |
never felt better in my life. You may
not know me when l get back. The
boys say l am getting so fat. Some
of the boys got mail tonight but |
got disappointed. l have not receiv-
ed any mail since Thanksgiving day;
they were dated Nov. 6, Z, 8, l. and
u. Well l guess you folks knew
the armistice was signed as soon as
we did We were on the train NOV
ing, when the armistice was signed.
l was awful sick when my company
went to the trenches and just got up
to Fulleren, town back of the line,
when they came out of the trenches
and we were just moving into Toul
where we were getting ready to
make big drive when it was signed.
So that is as close as l got but be-
lieve me, the shells sure bursted all
around me. Floyd Thompson is
back from school now. Saw Bert
McKern and Roy Phillips when
was up to school, They were fine
and dandy. Well l had better close
as it is getting late. remain your
loving son, Harry.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-16

ing the past month and the ground
few days, It thaws a little through
the day but is cold as the devil at
night. / have quit walking post on
account of my new job. 1t is sure
some soft. don't have to drill or
stand any calls but reville but am
musician of the guard every other
day as there are only two buglers in
the company. only aimed to take
the job till they could find someone
else but they made me bugler the
next day and put me on guard at
once so | didn't have any time to
practice but got through fine. A lot
of the fellows asked me when
learned it and | told EN- that | was
just starting. would give lot to
be on the other side as there isn't
much going on here but can't tell
how soon there will be, soon, l hope.
You spoke about variety of eats.
1t would take much to be. different
from what we have, namely, beans,
spuds, COW, and SOW belly. We have
plenty of 'em though, and they are
put out in good shape but most any
one would tire of ',em. We signed
the pay roll yesterday which is the
third largest day of soldiers life:
Well as news is scarce ] will ring of
for this time. Answer soon,
Bgl. T. M. Reynolds,
Co. G., 31st Inf,
American Exp. Forces, Siberia.
% Depot Quartermaster,
San Francisco, California.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-16
From WILDER l.. Main.

Somewhere in France, Dec. 5, IS.
Mrs. Fred Potter, Dear Sister:
Have received letter and a card
, from you since | wrote last, but
just haven't had time to write.
Now about the war. My regiment
has been on the front under shell
fire for seventy-two days and during
that time we have been on four
fronts and in several minor posi-
tons, altogether covering front al
most sixty miles long. When we
white observation car, then ! was
put to work driving a quad ammuni-
ton truck, then my worries started,
driving night and day with scarcely
no sleep, getting our meals when we
could, then rain and mud. 1t rains
nearly all the time during the fall
here in France, but really / enjoyed
All this time Fritz was busy drop
ping shells on our positions The
shells were not quite as thick as hail
but they were thick enough to keep
us in the dugOuts some of the time.
Well must go to bed, will probably
see you all soon. Will close. for
this time, hoping to see you all soon.
From, Corp WILDER l.. Main,
SOIllo WuSIS Ill L dhCS, I1CS. ~.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Cannon,
Dear Mamma and Daddy: Will try
to write a few lines to let you know
| have had the good luck to get
through this war safely. Am expect
ing to get home soon. How is every
thing and everybody with you?
Don't know whether l will come
home when I get back to the states
or not. l would like very much to,
but you know a person has to go to
work where he can get the most
money and really l don't think Iowa
is a very good place for poor man
to get start, do you? have been
driving a car of some kind almost
ever since / have been in France so
| have learned lot of valuable
things about gasoline motors, so if
you hear of job concerning auto
mobiles or gasoline tractors write
and let me know what kind of job
it is and what it pays, because |
would like very much to work near
home if l could. Well Mamma, l
have got to write Gertie a letter to-
night, too, so l will close. Will
write her about a few of the things
have been through, so she can tell
you the news as we'll as il ! wrote
it in this letter. Lovingly,
"a "a ~ a. ~ n - - "-s'e's's.ggss.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-16
From Willard Chastain.
'ochette, Luxembourg,

LarOchette, Luxembourg, Dec. o.
1918.
lines to let you know l am alright
and hope you folks are the same
We have been on the road for sew
eral days and no way to get letter
mailed and we leave here early in
the morning. l will send some cards
of places where we have been. l got
your letter of the 18th of Nov
Haven't heard from Bea for quite
awhile but expect some more mail
as soon as we get up with the post
office. Haven't seen Roy or any OF
their division. Suppose they will be
starting home before long. SUPPOSE
you are having winter weather now.
1t rains quite lot here but isn't
cold There isn't much news. l will
tell you all about everything when
come home. Write soon, from,
Willard,
.314th Mobile Vet. Sect, A. P. o. 761,
American Exp. Forces.
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-16
From William r. Chastain.
Blois. France. Dec.

Blois, France, Dec. 16, Is.
Home Folks: l have received my
picture so l will write few lines.
am still at the hospital but feeling
fine. ! expect to leave here in few
days as they sent some out today. |
don't know where we will go from
here. I will have an address SO you
can write. l have not seen anyone
here that l know. The last mail
that l received was the letter you
my mail from the company most any
day. The fellows that are with me
in the picture are in the hospital too.
The one in the middle is from ILL
nois, and the othere one from Min
nesota. guess this will be all for
tonight. l will write again in few
days. Hoping this will find every
one in the best of health, with love
from, Pvt. VIM. r. Chastain,
Base Hospital No. AZ.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-16
SPANISH INFLUENZA
Do Not Fear When Fighting 4
German or a Germ!
BY DR. M COOK.
By DIR. M. COOK.

The cool fighter always wins and so
there is no need to become panic
stricken. Avoid fear and crowds. Ex-
ercise in the fresh air and practice the
three C's: A Clean Mouth, Clean
Skin and Clean Bowels. To carry off
the poisons that accumulate within the
body and to ward off an attack of the
influence bacillus, take a good liver
regulator W move the bowels. Such q
one Is made up of May-apple, leaves of
aloe, root of jalap, and is to be had
at any drug store, and called vPleasant
Pprgative Pellets"
If a bad cold develops, go to bed, wrap
up well, drink freely of hot lemonade
and take hot mustard foot bath.
Have the bedroom warm but well ven
tilated. Obtain at the nearest drug
store vAnuric Tablets" to flush the
kidneys and control the pains and
aches. Take an vAnuric" tablet everv
TWO hours, together with copious drinks
of lemonade. If true case of inlu-
enza, the food should be simple, such as
broths, milk, buttermilk and ice-cream;
but it is important that food be given
regularly in order to keep up patients
strength and vitality. After the acute
attack has passed, which is generally
from three to seven days, the system
should be built up by the use OF good
iron tonic, such as rIrontic" tablets, to
be obtained at some drug stores, or
that well known blood maker and
herbal tonic made from roots and
banks of forest trees-sold everywhere as
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-16

You only need Sanol Eczema Cure
to get rid of those black heads, PIN
pies, rough bumpy skin. Leaves
skin smooth. Cures any case OF Ec-
zema. IL pleasant to use. A trial
will convince you. soc. and 800 at
e. e. Bells drug store. 80 IL
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-16
From Bgl. T. NJ. Reynolds.
Nov. 25. 1918

Nov. 20, 1918.
Dear Bud: Received your breezy
hut welcome letter today and will
try and scribble a few lines in reply.
IL found me rs foxy as ever and en-
ioyink lie; Haze been having s9 Tae
The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-03-14
Made Thimhles WnrLs a, IL.

In lh" Middle Ages there were man,
lhimhI'S made of gold and silver dc.
signed 10y the goldSmrhS for tba uso
OF rich ana highbom dunes. for nras.
eniN for the pretty bride or tbr yood
wife; and now and then goldsmith
would ON his own account eynonJ
limo talent and money in order to
produce % perfect and costly rhfmhla
for his sweetheart
Among these was one NIkoIgus von
hen~cholen. who lived 200 Years ago.
HIS work was SO beautiful and called
go much attention to the rhimho tbYt
It gave rise to the fable thar ne had
invented it; whereas, the fact w,s
that by his bringing it into po,ice If
lecame am article Of everyday pcccs.
Sjty
What BrnSchotcn did nvcu, vos
rot the rhmhle itself. hut rbo ,r,i.
Tie ornamcnlauion of IT,