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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
IMPORTANT CHURCH
MEETING

The Manchester Methodist Church
is sending its pastor, s. R. Beatty, to
attend "Wd1d Program Convention
being held in1maha, February 11-12
Delegates, bd laymen and ministers,
from all the 1GetAodist churches in
Iowa and NetEAska will be present at
this convention. The attendance is
expected to reach between two and
three thousand, representing over
'176 900 members In these two, states.
The Omaha convention is one Of q
series Of sixteen similar gatherings
which are being held in all Darta Of
the United States for the promotion
of the Centenary World Program Of
the Methodist Church. This world
program is the celebration Of the one
hundredth anniyersary Of the Mission
airy activities o( the M. e. Church. ], 1t
includes In its scope the development
Of systematicl prayer and stewardship
habits amons the Methodist people;
the building of over 400 new church
es, schools, inAustrial homes, and
various other religious and social in
stitutions in all parts OF the world; !;
the training OF 10000 new pastors,
missionaries, desconesses. and relig-
ious teachers annually; and a general
OF the Methodist
church to meet new world conditions.
The carrying out of this program
is expected to involve the expenditure
of about one hundred million dollars
within the next five years. Over ST.
100000 of this will be spent in Iowa
and Nebraska.
4, A team OF several experts will be
present at the Omaha convention to
represent the various departments Of
church activity to be considered.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12

record of their part In the war. 1t is
also to be distinctly understood that
the Manchester Commercial Club does
not derive one cent of financial gain
from the publication, neither does any
member or officer of the club receive
any free copies of the book but all
must pay for the copies they get.
Book Cannot BE Published Unless Ad-
vance Subscriptions are Received
In order to produce this history it
will be necessary to have the loyal
support of every citizen of the county.
The price will be $500. A price two
or three times this would not be large
for such work. This price is only
possible if subscriptions for 1000 cop
les are received in advance and the
work cannot be undertaken unless
they are subscribed. Every family in
Delaware county should make certain
to have copy in their library. Ev-
cry man in service during the war will
want one and those who have sons
and other relatives in service could
give them no better present as me-
mortal of their part in the great war
than copy of this history. Former
residents of the county should order
the book, that they may read with
justifable pride of the great part
played by their old home county and
friends in winning the war.
Sign Coupon.
At the bottom of this page is cou-
pom which all those who wish to buy
copy of this history should fill out,
specifying the number of copies they
desire, and mail at once to the Man
chester Commercial Club. 1t will be
matter of several months before the
history can be compiled and publish
ed, and if sufficient subscriptions are
received the work OF compilation will
be started at once.
Every citizen, who has done his full
duty to his country, has been help
ing make history in the past two years.
Let us again exemplify our spirit of
cooperation and make 1t possible to
publish in permanent form record
of the history we have made. This
paper is glad to do everything possible
to help in the work and we trust that
every reader will cooperate. We
hope to be able to announce in next
weeks issue that the publication is
made possible.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12

ADD LINE OF TRUCKS TO STOCK
The Manchester Auto & Supply Co.,
which has been handling Buick and
Chevrolet cars, Happy Farmer and
Avery Tractors, has added to this line
the International truck, one of the
most serviceable trucks made today.
The company has one Of these trucks
on their floor at the present time, and
will be able to supply the local trade
with machines in various sizes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
Methodist Church

Services at 1O:30 A. M. and 7:30 p.
M. Morning topic: "Pntting Things
Across" Evening topic: Life
Builders" Sunday School at II NJ.
Epworth and Senior Leagues at $3.50.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
HOMES NEEDED FOR BOYS

There are seveal boys from s to IA
years Of age in the Iowa Soldiers
Orphan Home who should be in
homes where they will receive the
care ana training necessary to the.
normal development of child.
Anyone desiring to provide home
for one of these boys should write to
Mr.. L. w. Pike, State Agent, Daven-
port Iowa, f F
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12

Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Jones enter
tanned company Of friends at din
ner Tuesday. evening.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
Lutheran.

Regular preaching service next Sun
day afternoon at two o'clock in the
Presbyterian church. tt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
st. PauPs

Rev. w. J. Suckow will preach at
$50. Sunday school at $3.50.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12

Our women readers should not
overlook e. M. Hughes advertisement
on page s.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
Baptist
ADD LINE OF TRUCKS TO STOCI

The usual services next Sunday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
Letters FROM OUR
SOLDIERS IN FRANCE
FRANCIS PIERCE OBSERVES DE.
VISITATION BY HUN ON WEST
ERN FRONT
GERMAN PRISONERS BUILD ROADS
Burton Turner Writes of His Exper.
fences to. Parents, Living Near
. Manchester.

Through the kindness Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. G. Pierce, The Democrat Is
able to give it's readers extracts from
two letters they, received last week
from their son, Francis, who is, with
the First Balloon Army, and who has
been in France nearly six mnths.
Following are the extracts from the
letters:
"Onice OF Balloon Headquarters.
First Army, Ville7Sur-Coureance.
France, Dec. 25th, 1918.
Dear Folks
"This is Christmas night, and It has
been a very dull day here, although
we had a good dinner. All Of the
Balloon companys around here have
turned in their equipment and are
awaiting orders. ! am ready to go
to port Of emberkation anytime. Last
Sunday several of us fellows went over
to verdun. The city is a pitiful
sight. The Boche shelled it for
hours, and 1t is all in ruins. 1t is To-
Gated on the Meuse river and must
have been a very pretty city. One
thing peculiar about Verdun is that
a large part of it is built under
ground. We went down on the side
of a hill, into an opening something
like a large tunnel, and there we
found an underground city of large
buildings. theatres, churches, and
monuments, etc. am enclosing
some cards of Metz which I bought
here. I would not have missed the
experience I am getting over here
for anything.
after we left the camp at Bordeaux,
we were three days and three nights
getting to the front. We stopped
several hours at Tours and Chau-
mont and had a chance to see these
cities. / shall never forget the first
night at the front, Our company
was located on the side of Dead
Mans Hill No. 243." They called it
this because the French lost SO many
mem here. There we're 16 railroad
guns mounted on cars, about mile
from where our tehts were. and all
night the Boche dropped bombs
around them trying to blow them up.
! knew they were sure to get us if they
had iuor number on, but did not wor-
ry much. ts5l9 w N1
we followed the Germans closely
into Romagne, and it wasi atasthis
place that saw many dead American
boys still lying on the ground and IN
she'll holes 1t was not until after
I had seen this sight that l wished l
had enlisted in the Infantry instead
of the air service.
well I will close hoping to see
you all soon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
'.Jan. 70. 1919,


Yesterday morning received the
Christmas Box you sent me, and can
not tell how l appreciated it. 1t
looked good to see American money.
Henderson, the fellow from Tennessee,
came down with the "fu" and they
sent him to hospital at Fleury.
Since then, his company (the 12th).
has been sent to st. Nazaire to take
boat for the states. ! feel fine
myself, so there is no need for you
to worry. Am working in the office
headquarters making out reports and
have a fine place to stay.
'The adjutant is going to give me
seven days pass and want to go
down to Nice. At one time our Cap
tain said he had orders to move these
headquarters up to Cologne, but the
plans did not work out.
81 go over to Souilly quite often to
get supplies, and see great many
German prisoners working on the
roads, mostly boys from eighteen to
twenty years.
''For awhile we had this office at
Villones and lived in fine German bar
racks. The Germans had their own
theatre there, also large lighting
plant and laundry. These barracks
were built on hillside amid brush
and small trees, and aeroplane and
balloon observers claimed they had
camafouged them so well that they
would never dream that there were
troops or barracks there.
''In few days l can wear gold
service stripe for six months over
seas service 1t hardly seems pos
sible.
''FRANCIS".
"P. S. On New Years day about
twenty of us went over to Nancy to
dance. Met about thirty red cross
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
FROM BURTON ]. TURNER

+ NUN DOhlVIN Os a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Turner received
the following letter from their son.
Burton, who is with Co. A. 354 MG,
Bn, American Forces in France.
"Savenay. France, Jan. l, 1919.
How is everybody at home now?
1 am fine and dandy. Well, I am still
in the same old place that have been
at during the past two months, and II
is just as dead as ever. Well, today
is New Years day, and suppose you
are having another big feed. surely
would liked to have been with you.
AS it was / had pretty good dinner.
We had some dandy pork chops and
other things that made our mouths
water, while we were waiting for them
to yell dinner
Gee, but I would like to hear from
some IL you folks at home again. !
got a paper from Ethel last night that
was dated later than any letter have
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-09
THE JOY OF SAVING

Don't save for a rainy day"
That isn't the forward looking.
empire building spirit Of america.
Save so that there won't be any
rainy days"
That is the philosophy of optimism,
the kind of thinking that is going to
make you happy and make your old
age period Of fullest enjoyment.
Don't save as a dull, hateful duty
Save because, by saving, you can
win the delights of competence.
Save so that you can afford, little
later TO buy something you want very
much, for example-the automobile
you are walking for to-day.
Saving leads to temperance in all
things, to constructive thinking. to
clean living, to building for the flu
ture
Start your mind going alcng saving
lines and then watch it travel. 1t
will take your fattening pocket book
along with it,
Let's pull together to produce more,
to eliminate waste, to save and to
invest in War Savings Stamps.
Don't be cutters. Be savers, and
learn the joy CT saving.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-09
Card Of Thanks.

We wish to thank the friends and
neighbors who, in any way, assisted us
AT the time of the funeral and burial
of Mrs. Mary I. LilIis; also for the
beautiful flowers.
M. J. Lillis, Mary ] Lillis. James Lii
lis, Mrs. Margaret Maranvillc, James
Thompson and Mrs. Nellie Duggan
Brattleboro, Vt, July 9th, 1919
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-09
HOW JANE HELPED
UNCLE SAM
Ely klthea Nightingale.

The writer of this story, a little
girl in the Everett School Of Boston.
has worked hard TO prepare something
suitable for use in connection with
The work of selling War-Savings
Stamps. Her idea Of raising flowers
10 be given to wounded soldiers, as
we'll as the plan of vegetable gar
den for the conservation OF food, will
doubtless be adopted by many other
Girls and boys.
Once upon a time there was a little
girl whose name was Jane Clarke
She lived in a little village outside of
Boston
Jane was always trying to help her.
country. One day she was sitting
on the doorstep wondering what to
do. She said, L have bought Thrift
Stamps and War Savings, but that is
not enough" She looked around the
yard Just as she was going into
the house, feeling very discouraged,
bright idea struck her. Jane
jumped up, running in the house as
,
her Mother, Mother!" cried the
excited child Her mother came down
stairs and Jane sat down by the fire.
place to tell her story.
Mother" she began, slowly and
distinctly, a have bought Thrift
Stamps and War Savings Stamps /
think l can 90 more than that
thought perhaps you would let me
plant garden il the back yard. VIII
you?" Why, yes," answered her
mother smiling.
The next afternoon Jane began
wording il the garden. There was
one place in the yard which she had
rot used. Her mother told her that
she might use that to plant some
lowers.
1t did not take long for the flowers
and the vegetables to grow. After
the vegetables were all dug little
Jane took them to the Food Conser-
walton Club and gave them to the peo-
pie there to can. After the people
canned them they put James name
and age on the jars and sent some of
them TO Washington, and the rest
Jane sold and bought Thrift Stamps.
tShe took some flowers to the camp
and gave them to the wounded SOL
diers who had been fighting over
| lhere'
One day Jane received letter from
Uncle Sam, thanking her for her
\ L e = -.
ter came button which said, Thrift
ty Jane Clarke, Il years old, is a
little patriot
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-09

ladies' when she can get the sugar"
How many French girls have bet
ter record?
MISS Emily is one OF canning
team of Norfolk County girls. the
others being Miss Helen Findlen Of
Dedham and Miss Dorothy Healey of
Needham. They have given demon
strations at fairs and before women's
clubs and oranges. winning the Mass
achusetts Championship. They 90
TO Washington in April to compete in
a canning competition with teams
from the South and West, and may be
depended upon to uphold the credit
of New England
Miss Hallowcll is the we'll bred
girl al through. modest when speak
ing Of herself. but eloquent when can
ming is the subject She is in no
sense a prig, but a normal, happy.
fun-loying girl sweet and lovable.
The prizes she has received from her
home town have been in Thrift stamps.
others have been money, and they
furnished the nucleus for siy War
Savings stamps and Liberty Bond
A camping wreck at Amherst won by
her canning still awaits her. She
hopes 70 have a canning club of her
own the coming summer. She will
take college course later, and prob
ably specialize in home economies
She is the daughter Of Dr.. and Mrs
c. II. Hallowell, and has in her work
the cooperation and encouragement
Of her father ard mother.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-09
WANTED.

WANTED-Waitress at Hoadley 3
Cafe 89-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-09

Talk about the thrifty girls OF
France-they haven't a thing on the
dear girls right here at home. The
Yankee boys are said to be bringing
home French brides because of their
superior thrift, yet our own girls arc
carrying on" along domestic lines
as never before.
A school girl who is one hundred
per cent busy and very much up-to-
date is Miss Emily Clement Hallow-
ell Of Norwood, Mass, a senior in
the local high school. She has a
wide reputation as a canning expert,
being champion of Norfolk county
and chairman of the county junior
canning committee
Wholly by chance" she says, she
took up cold pack canning in 1917,
and in her home town won three
first prizes. She also won a prize at
the Eastern States Exposition and
Dairy Show at Springfield, Mass, and
first prize in Norfolk County in 1918.
She was first in 1917 but there was no
prize attached. She took first state prize
for quality in Norwood in 1917, and
second in 1918. In 1913 she took first
and fourth prizes at the New England
Fair at Worcester.
For two years she has done. can
ming for the Norwood hospital. and
assisted the town director, Mrs. En-
dicott, in her canning kitchen. For
her two seasons she has a total of
575 quarts to her credit She is
equally expert in jellies and marina
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-09
LOST.

LOST-Spare tire with Vermont Mum
Der plate 6l32. Please return to Man
ley Garage l0S-ll0=
LOST-On South Main St pocketbook
containing sum Of money and furlough
papers. Reward if returned to H. T.
La Flamme, 242 So. Main st. l09-ll4#
o~ . Z 2 80 49, rsz~---x ~ .
LOSf-Saturday afternoon between
West Townshend and Brattleboro dark
blue serge coat. Suitable reward for
return to Box 81, East Jamaica, Vt
100 Il1*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-09

You can compound your interest and
further assist your Government by re-
investing your Liberty Bond coupons
In War Savings Stamps.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-09
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Two houses, II West St.
92-143*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-09
SPECIAL NOTICES.

EDITH 5. ALLEN. Public steno-
grapher. Room 224 Barber Bldg. Phone
636-M Res 474. Soft
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-09

There Is no better way to COM
pound the interest on your Liberty
Bonds than to reinvest the coupons
in War Savings Stamps.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-09
A SONG OF THRIFT
BY Thcdosia Garrison.

Here's sum that is easy to do,
Add l to l, the result IS 2;
Take l from ], the result is 0,
A matter that leads to serious thought
All thoughts of worry confuse, appall;
AS the late Mr.. Gilbert mapped it
out,
"Of this there is no manner of doubt.
No manner Of doubt at all"
As a nation, taking us one and ALL
We have been, to speak mildly,
prodigal;
Finding our national sport and fun,
Subtracting the hardearned l from /;
MASTERS and spenders. so were we;
AS Mr. Mic2wber was heard to say
Doing the selfsame sum one day,
Result (of substraction) misery"
Well, we have come upon days where
in SIS
Wassail is foolish and waste a sin:
So let us learn ere our course is
run
The pro6t of adding l to j.
And a land and a world shall gain
thereby!
AS nation saves so nation
fares,
A fact, as q popular song declares,
Which nobody can deny.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-09

WANTED-Girls in the stitching
room. Hooker, Corser & Mitchell Co.
106-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-09
APARTMENT TO LET

Nice Main street apartment. third
floor front. steam heat. screens, awnings.
an convcnicnces, Kitchencttc, bath,
large living room. two bed rooms VIII
be let 70 small family only Rent S25.
Available Aug. LIST. Address Apartment,
Rcformcr office.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-09

Waitress at Scoville s
Restaurant. 91-tf
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pastry cook
Scovill S Restaurant. 97-tf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-05
new HONOR FLAGS
Firms May Display Stars for
Each Soldier Re-Employed.
House Passes Resolution Urg-
ing Workers Be Reinstated.

Servicet flags for returned soldiers
and sailors restored to former posi-
ions was urged today in a house
re solution by Hegler of Sedgwick
county. The resolution was amended
not to include conscientious objectors
and passed.
The new honor flags are to be on a
square field Of blue with one white
star for each employe reinstated and
one red star for each soldier employed
who was not formerly engaged in the
service of the employer displaying the
flag. Following the introduction of
his resolution. Hegler told house mem
bers that similar measures were now
being passed by legislatures in a num-
ber of states. Except for the amend
ment providing that no stars would
be given conscientious objectors. the
resolution wa adopted as offered. The
resolution was in the form of a re-
quest to all employers who reinstate
me1 who have been in army service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-05
have MORE PROOF
Lieutenant ON Furio Adds
Statements To Back Allen.
Talks of Conditions Under
Which the 35th Fought.

Kansas City, Mo, Feb. 5.-Telling
of what transpired, in SO far as his
own company was concerned. First
Lieut.. S. o. Slaughter, on furlo here
from Fort Riley. where he is recover
ing from eight wounds received Sun
day, September 20, 1918, today added
proof to Gov. Henry j. Aliens charges
concerning conditions under which the
Thirty-fifth division fought in the Ar
gonne forest. He was also senior Of
ficer of the Third battalion of the
140th infantry for a short time when
outranking officers were wounded.
Failure of transportation, L believe,
was one OF the greatest causes of
casualties in that it prevented proper
artillery support, and to failure of
transportation the undue suffering of
the wounded must be charged" Lieu
tenant Slaughter stated. LAS to the
number of casualties in the division, /
can speak only for my own company
There were 232 men in my company
when we went into the Argonne battle
There were 4S left in action when
left the company the fourth day.
THAT casualties were SO high was
due to lack of artillery preparation
and support"