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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-01-03
Pullman friends.
Land of Burgogne,
Dion, Cote DOT,
II VITO
November "A, l91S.
Dear Father

Dear Father:
This is Fathers Letter May in
the American e. f.. The censorship
has been lifted on most everything,
so | will write you good, long letter
and tell you o. my experiences here
tofore not permissible.
We left Camp Merritt, n. j., at
800 o'clock on the morning of May
18th, marched to the Hudson river,
boarded a tug boat for Hoboken,
where the same day we loaded onto
the former Hamburg-American liner,
Amerika, leaving port the next even
ing, passed the Statue of Liberty just
about dark. The Amerika carried
about $500 troops "a large boat
we We're not badly crowded and the
weather was fine all the time. OF
course the discipline was very strict
on account of the submarines. We
dared use no lights-not smoke or
light match after dark. | stood
guard on the officers deck two "a
hour shifts and you can bet we were
on the alert. In the danger zone one
thoughtless slip by someone might
mean the life of the ship and all
aboard. We had abandon ship"
drill every day so everyone would
know just what to do in case we got
torpedoed. There were three vessels
in our convoy The last SO hours
out, which were the most dangerous,
We had six small submarine destroy
er boats for protection and the last
morning they called us on deck at
$3.50, all ready to take to the life
boats in case of need About day
break one ship sighted a submarine
and gave the alarm, but no shots
were fired, but it was an exciting
time. About noon that day we land
ed at Brest, an old fortified port in
France on the very western point.
We rested at Pontanezan Barracks
Zone of Napoleon's old prison camps }
for three days, then entrained east
across France, through Rennes, La
val, Tours, Bourges, Neyers, Dole,
and Grey to Longres-three days and
two nights on the train Arrived in
Longres. an old strongly fortified
Roman city, on Saturday evening,
and Monday my company took 50
trucks and drove overland 3 miles
to DIXON, where our headquarters
| have since been.
DIXON is a large, important city,
the ancient capital OF the Dukes of
| Bourgogndy. Many places OF histor-
| zeal interest are here. The palace OF
the dukes is now converted into a mu-
seum-the old abbey where the
dukes worshipped. Also many ruins
which once We're Roman camps or
forts. II is a wonderful country and
| good climate for France.
| Advance Motor Park No 2 is To-
Gated here and soon we We're sent up
to the front With motor truck trains,
hauling troops and ammunition
May 3lst we took a convoy with
! ammunition via Chaumont. Bar-sur
Aube, Troyes, Proyins, and Move, to
near Chateau Thierry, where we left
the ammunition and loaded infantry
and drove up TO the front lines in
the night, whore we were hemmed
In By the enemy all night and re-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-01-03
CPL. THEO. SCHAAF
HAD LIVELY TIME
Pullman Man Writes Interestingly of
His Experiences as Member of
Uncle Sans Motor Truck
Corps

The following intere :ting letter
from Corporal Theodore Schaaf who
was engaged in the automobile bust
ness in Pullman prior to his entrance
into the military service, was pub
EGhed in the last issue of the Colton
Newsletter. The letter was adj
dressed to Corporal Schaafs faith II
and will be of interesc to his many
Pullman friends.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-01-03

C. w. Bean, for many years resi-
dent of Pullman, now located at Spo-
kane, received highly interesting
Christmas letter from his son, Lieu
tenant X Charles Bean who went to
France with the 319th Engineers.
Lieutenant Bean is 1907 gradu-
ate from the State College and has
many friends in Pullman who will
be interested in the following ex-
tracts from the letter:
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-01-03

INSURE WITH McCLASKEY.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-01-03

OuH OH OF WTIIb
NJ. X. SNYDER
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-10
GARDEN is MOST IMPORTANT
Essential as Food Supply and as
Means of Reducing Living
Expenses This Year.

The garden will be even more i'm
portant as a food source and as a
means of reducing living expenses this
year than last year. The experience
of last year will be a valuable asset
toward a better garden for the coming
season. A small garden will produce
more food than an acre of ordinary
farm crops. Last year the. United
States became a nation of gardeners.
That reputation must be maintained.
Every farm must have it's home vege-
table garden, and every foot of vacant
land in the cities and towns should be
planted to food crops.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-10
Agriculture Department Finds
Meat Prices to Consumer
Excessively High.
SOLUTION IS OFFERED
Federal Supervision Of Packing, Sale
and Distribution of Meat Products
Is Urged as Only Remedy for
r w.,
Existing Situation.

Washington. July THE depart
ment Of agriculture declares federal
supervision of the packing, sale and
distribution of meat products to be
the only solution for the present situa-
ton in which meat prices to the con-
sumner are SO high that he is denying
himself and in which prices for live
stock, especially beef and lambs, are
SO low that the producer is losing
money.
The department emphasized that
Save food" signs should now be dis
regarded as to meat, especially beef,
and wheat products. Faced by the
largest wheat crop on record and with
many cattle raised in response to the
demand for the meat production for
the army now maturing, the American
people, the department asserted, must
realize that no necessity for conserva-
ton Of such foods any longer exists.
Retail Prices Excessive.
A survey of the meat prices, the de-
partment said, reveals that the exces-
sive retail prices now existing are not
justified by wholesale quotations.
Prices to the producers have declined
since the war, it was said, but prices
paid by the consumer have not ma
terially lassened. The only solution,
the department believes, is more strict
federal supervision.
The entire meat situation, based on
conferences with senators and repre-
sentatives from livestock producing re-
gions, vas summarized by the depart
ment, as follows:
There is no longer need for meat
conservation. The supply is plentiful
and patriotic citizens may freely disre-
gard the meat saving placards which
are still displayed at many eating
places.
Producers Face Loss.
"Beef producers and lamb producers
who sell their products at this time
are confronted by the danger of heavy
financial losses, which tend to restrict
production and cause a serious short
age in the future.
The United States lacks a satisfac-
tory and permanent solution of the
3 plOplSl1 LII lAC e, So4O
! and distribution of meat products are
4 officially supervised by authorized
I agents of the government, working in
i cooperation with state and municipal
4 authorities whose only aim is to serve
! the public at large and not any partic,
a ular class.
A when the federal government is
5 enabled by law to maintain a just SUI
. pervision over the meat producing in
4 dustry that will prevent unfair deal
ings, speculation and profteering, by
furnishing the public from an unim
peachable source all the facts with re
gard to the industry, and when the
q states and municipalities are enabled
8 by law to exercise similar supervision
. over intrastate and local business
. then only can we expect to have fail
q and stable markets in which producer
and consumer alike will have a square
al DEAL"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-10
255 Wreck Dead Recovered.

Juneau, Alaska, July bodies of
all but 80 of the BAT persons lost when
down near here last fall have been re-
covered. A gas boat arrived from the
scene of the wreck with 81 bodies,
making a total of @55 recovered.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-10
FOOD RIOTERS FIRED UPON
Disturbances at Florence, Italy, on the
increase.

Disturbances at Florence, Italy, on the
increase.
Florence, July 7.-Carbineers fired
upon crowds here. Disorders are in
creasing and the ~ransacking of shops
is widespread. One entire street is
flooded with petroleum, gasoline, wine,
beer and olive oil.
Wherever the Chamber of Labor is
able to exerci e authority, goods are
being transported to special ware
houses under the red flag. Large
quantities of supplies are being turned
over to the municipality in the Piazza
Signoria, the chief square Of the city.
Money taken from shops also is be-
ing placed in the care of the munich
pality or the Chamber of Labor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-10
DENIES MAKING PROMISES
General Aguilar Refers to Pending
Mexican Oil Law.

Mexican Oil Law.
Mexico, City, July 7.-Statements
hat General Candida Aguilar had
given the governments Of the United
States, Great Britain and other coun-
troleum law, now being framed, would
not contain provisions objected to by
foreign interests, are denied in a ca
blegram by General Aguilar. General
Aguilar is now on a confidential mis-
sion to the United States and Euro
pean nations.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-10

BLACKSMITH RECOMMENDS 1T
"MIROLENE is n great healer for
cuts, burns. bruises and thrush. /
always keep a bottle in my shop and
would not be without it,"
John Nelson, Alsen, n. ID.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-10

U. S. ahot Putters Win in Paris.
Pershing Stadium, Paris, July T.
America O all three places in the
finals Of the shot put and second and
third places In tho S00-meter run.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-10
A SORE c

~After using different medicines, ]
find MIROLENE gave the best results.
/ cured sore necks and other sores in
three days. Other medicines 1 used all
summer without results"
Lew j.. Schrag, Starkweather, n. ID.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-10
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
PRAISES M|ROLENE
Company Received Many En-.
thusiastic Testimonials.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER SAM
lVERSON WRITES

AMIROLENE is the best medicine I
ever used for large and bad wOunds.
VIII always keep a bottle on hand from
now on
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-10
FINDS is ~UNExCELLED

ct find MEEHOLENE is uncxccIIed for
wire cut, sore shoulder. and all kinds of
wounds. 1 don't want to be without
this medicine"
Andreas Benke, Munich, n. ID.
For sale by H..
E"+-
H. E. Close & Co. Langdon
Easily Implement Co. Easily
Hannah Pharmacy, Hannah
Geo. J. McCabe, Nekona
M. Archer, Iona
Alsen Pharmacy, Alsen
Munich Pharmacy, Munich
W. H. Porter & Co., Calvin
Erskine & Greiner, Sarles
A. H. Pung & Co., Gallo
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-10

BEST MEDICINE
GHnve used MIROI.E,NE fn~ hs-H
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-10

wire cuts ana believe it the best 1uedi-
cine you can buy"
III. II. Nhitehousc, Iona, n. ID.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-09-05
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Another Injunction
By Illinois Judge to Main
tain Batting Average

Chicago.-Just to maintain the
high batting average of injunction
judges in this locality, Superior Court
Judge Davis issued one of these writs
against members of Ladies' Garment
Workers Unon No. 100. These
workers are ordered to desist from
picketing struck plant.
The Judge warned the defendants
that they would be shown no mercy
if they violated the order. "The
law must be respected if the govern
ment is to continue" remarked the
court.
The trade umonists do not seem to
be impressed with the courts state
ment. They know that the supreme
court of Illinois has declared against
picketing, but they do not recall
where the state legislature has passed
such law.
And these unionists have been
taught that it is the function of a
legislature to make laws, and that it
is the function of court to pass upon
the constitutionality of these acts.
and that neither the legislature nor
the courts shall encroach upon the
jurisdiction of the other
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-09-05
Albert Insprucker
Presented With Ford Sedan
Labor Day

Albert Insprucker, of Lindenwald,
was the lucky man to be presented
with the handsome Ford Sedan given
away at the Fair Grounds Labor Day.
1t couldn't have gone to better man
not in a better place. Brother In
sprucker is a member of the machin-
ists' union and was up to the time of
the strike, which is still on at the
Hamilton Machine Tool Company,
employed in that plant. True to union
principles when the call came to the
members of the craft to lay down
their tools in the cause of principle,
he was among the first to comply.
Since that time he was been employed
as a laborer on the Ohio Electric
Railway lines, but was laid off just
last Saturday night. With a new
automobile and nothing else to do but
enjoy it, he says she should worry"
Insprucker is receiving the congratu-
lations of his many friends.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-09-05

that the stores whose names appear
ed within it's space are the only
union stores in the city and that all
others are unfair. What was really
meant by sgd others are unfair" is
that the stores dealing in the same
line of merchandise as mentioned in
the list of stores named in the adver-
tisement, whose names did not appear
therein are considered as unfair to
organized labor. This would apply
only to all clothing, mems furnishings,
shoe, furniture and hardware stores.
While some of our dry goods and lad
les ready-to-wear stores are large
employers of clerks the advertise
ment of the clerks union would not
apply to them as the clerks employed
therein are not organized. The same
would apply to jewelry, drug, gro
cery, meat and other stores. A wrong
impression was gained by a few
trades unionists, and therefore we
make this lengthy explanation. We
might also add that several dry goods
merchants say that they have no OBJ
jections whatever to their clerks join
ing the union and that it is simply
up to the clerks themselves.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-09-05
Stove MOunters' Lawn
Fete

Stove Mounters' Local Union No.
108, of the Estate Stove Works, will
give their lawn fete on the Moose lawn
next Tuesday, September 9. Tickets
are being sold for Is cents, which are
good for ice cream, soft drinks or
dancing If the weather permits
large crowd is expected to attend
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Benjamin Franklin said: Learning
is to the studious and riches to the
careful" Wise buying and intelli-
gent saving will leave you money to
invest in Thrift Stamps and w. S. S.
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Spend wisely and save for future
needs. War Savings Stamps and
Thrift Stamps will help you to finan-
cial peace and help your Government
finance world peace.
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There is only one way to be assured
of the patronage of your own union
label and that is to demand the union
label of any other trade on goods
which you may purchase.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-09-05

war. He said the Illinois Manufact-
urers' Assocaton favored the crea-
tion of an arbitration hoard of six
persons two to represent the public,
two the railroaj managements and
two the employees. When called
upon to act, this board shall make
decision, subject only to final ap-
peal to the interstate commerce com
mission.
CAS- part of the machinery thus
created" said Mr.. Piez, "the en-
ployes of common carriers upon
taking service with common car
rers, shall, as part of the contract
Of hiring, accept the provisions of the
act and subject themselves to the
findings of this body and waive their
right to strike The right of any
Individual employe to resign perma-
rently from his employment shall
not be denied"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-09-05
NATIONAL.
THEY ALL SAY 1T

The steel corporation says Never
when it is asked if it will deal with
its workers through trade union or
ganizatioEs.
The Producing Managers Associa-
tion says "Never" when asked if it
will deal with the Actors Equity As
sociation in New York
There are here and there other en-
ployers who say the same thing.
There are more than four million
organized workers in the United
States
The employers of almost all of
trese once said Never"
But never" is such a long, long
time-and we are moving so rapidly
just now in the direction of juster
dealings between man and man.
IN m @ IN M
STOP SLUGGING
AS nation we have got used to
spending money by the billion.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-09-05
EXPLANATION

In our issue of last week there ap-
peared an advertisement of the Retail
Clerks Union in which appeared the
names of all stores which have sign
ed agreements with the organization
and are entitled to display the union
store card. The advertisement stated
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-09-05
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STRIKE RIGHT
Would Be Waived If Piez
Had Say

Misunderstanding for the II
linois Manufacturers Association be-
fore the house interstate and foreign
commerce committee, Charles Piez
urged the passage of law under
which an employe on accepting po-
sition with railroad, would be forced
to waive his right to strike.
Mr.. Piez was directo. of the emer-
gency fleet corporation, United
States shipping board. during the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-09-05
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GOOD ADVICE FROM
VETERANS


It is unreasonable to expect an acorn
planted today to develop into an oak
tree tomorrow, says the International
Steam Engineer, official organ of the
International Union of Steam and
Operating Engineers. The Engineer
continues:
Gust so with our unions They are
of slow growth, but ale as enduring
as the mighty oak.
"In nearly every instance, the most
successful unions are the oldest ones.
They have grown wise as a result of
experience, and with wisdom comes
success.
after a union has been in exis-
tence for a number of years it learns
that high dues are absolutely essen
tial, and that every effort should be
made to avoid strike. With these
two facts firmly impressed upon their
minds, the members of newly-formed
unions would save themselves bitter
disappointment.
"Unorganized engineers have waited
all their lives for better pay and a
shorter workday. They should not
lose all their patience Immediately
after becoming identified with our
locals"
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What is the matter with the Black
and Clawson STRIKE" "Why is it they
don't get together at Black and Claw
sons" Thought that strike at Black
and Clawson's was settled long ago..
These and many other remarks were
heard as the machinists passed along
in the parade Monday morning with
one of the members bearing a banner
announcing that the strike is still on
at the Black and Clawson shop. A
year ago banner was carried in the
parade with this same announcement
and no one dreamed that same thing
would occur again this year, everyone
believing that the strike would be
settled and forgotten long before this.
And it does seem strange that it isn't
so. Here is a plant, one of Hamilton's
Oldest, at loggerheads with its ma
chinists. Not one of the craft employ
ed at the plant at the present time be-
ing member of the union, while on
the other hand every molder employed
in the big foundry of the firm is
union man. This would make it ap-
pear that the firm really has nothing
against organized labor. Then with
the slight differences existing between
it and its former employees why isn't
there getting together and making
one big family Of all connected with
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-09-05

The Press last week that we blush
with confusion. We sincerely thank
all for their kind Fluctuations and
again do we thank all those whose
advertisements appeared in our La
Dor Day issue and whose generosity
made the splendid issue nossible and
of which we are indeed proud.
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The banner carried by the machin-
lists announcing the strike still on at
the Hamilton Machine Tool company
brought forth many smiles and much
laughter. 1t is realized that this
strike is near the finish. The strikers
say that just as soon as Brandon
Millikin is put in charge, and that
time isn't very far off, everything
will be adjusted satisfactory to all
concerned. They say that the present
management just won't see it until
| too late
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Now that the big day is over and we
have time to think of other things
let's all get together, start campaign
and double the membership of organ
lied labor in Hamilton before next
Labor Day rolls around
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Oh you, Murphy! Come ahead with
your murphies. Even with your sup
posed short weights you are routing
them out. Getting down to sane talk,
the announcement by Mr.. James
Murphy that he would sell car load
of potatoes at $500 per bushel brought
forth the announcement by one of our
big produce dealers that he would, Sin
order to help the people" sell a car
load of the same "substantures" of
| life at S1.80 per bushel. This only
goes to show what really can be done
if the food pirates are given chasin'
Nc one believes for minute that
the man who offered to sell the pota-
toev at $1.80 is doing it "in order to
help the people" not far his health
Why didn't he do this long ago? Or
is it possible that he didn't know that
"the people" needed help? If we un-
derstand the thing as we think we do,
this one offer is not gong to stop Mr..
Murphy and those behind him in their
efforts to bring relief to Hamilton
people from the food gougers. Again
Mr.. Murphy, come on with your pota-
toes, come on with your cabbage, your
-four and everything else in the eats
line.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-09-05
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Do not be deceived when merchant
tells you that goods bearing the union
label cost more than those without.
If this is tue it is for the reason that
the union manufacturer pays better
wages to his union men than is paid
to non-unicn men.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-09-05

the big plant. Who is really to blame ?
Perhaps both sides little bit. Is it
because neither side is making an
attempt to get together? Both sides
having a chip on the shoulder? Ones
boy would say? Come on gentlemen,
afraid and the other dassent, as the
both sides, try it over again, get to-
gether, sit down, talk it over and set
tie little controversy that both of
you feel ought never to have come up.
Start it somebody.
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Our article of last week in which
we informed the public that those dis
appointed at not getting to ride the
Bumps" at Coney Island this sum-
mer, because of that resort being on
the unfair list, could get all this sort
of pleasure they want by taking a
ride CD on the city cars going down
Central Avenue, has brought forth
the information that any one desiring
the sensation of riding the dips" of
the same resort can get it by riding
the cars down East Avenue