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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-01-30
With the President

Mrs. William Montgomery of the
town Of Greenfield has received let
ter from her daughter, Mrs. w. 0.
Jones, of Waukesha, saying she had
just received a letter from her son,
Sergeant Harley E. Jones, in France
He writes he is one Of the twelve SER
geants chosen by competitive drill
from among 10000 soldiers in France
to serve President Wilson as body
guard during his stay in Europe.
There were nine others of his com
pany chosen, also another sergeant
of his company, with forty men. is to
accompany them. His letter was
dated December 20 and said he ex-
pected to eat his Christmas dinner in
Paris. This sure WI give the boys
a fine opportunity to see a great deal
of country and many noted people.
Sergeant Jones belongs to the S6th
division. called tFie Black Hawks. He
wrote possibly he might return to the
United States about the same time
AS President Wilson.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-01-30
CHINA DOES NOT
WANT BOOZE MAKERS

Chinas welcome to brewers and dis
tillers, if they attempt to rebuild their
business in the Orient, will not be a
warm one.
Edward g. Kann Of the intelligence
department at Chicago, a Chinaman
and a close student of affairs of his
native land, declares the Chinese gov
eminent authorities VIII prevent any
efforts of the liquor men to establish
themselves there.
'Chinamen at home are not drink
ers. Some enjoy light wines. A few
drink whiskey. AS a rule, however,
liquor is not found in the Chinese
home" Kann said.
'If the distiIlers and brewers were
permitted to open their business, it
would not be long before many who
hardly knew the taste of liquor would
be. drinkers. I believe the country
would not take up this habit, in view
of the recent success in Kidding itself
of opium"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-01-30
Is Guarding Prisoners

Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Leece, North
FREEDOM, have received the following
letter from their nephew, Thomas
Leece, in France:
Dear Uncle and Aunt:
Just a few lines to let you know
1 am well. 1t is long time since l
have written letter, as we are very
busy guarding prisoners.
| have received no mail from you
for a long time; ever since l had to
leave my own company the last of
September get letter once in a
while from my buddies in France.
We all feel better, now the war is
over. All you hear now is, 1--WE are
going home soons" You see we are
casuals, and they are supposed to go
home first.
have been classified in Glass B,
End, that is six months light duty be-
hind the lines. We are having light
duty-chasing Germans every day
and guarding them in their prison.
We are making them build up France.
have tried several times to get
back to my company. My division is
in Germany now and l sure would
like to be there. think they will
stay there awhile, as they are the old
National Guard. They will get rid of
the drafted men first. We all hope
to be home soon. Not many boys want
to stay here. It has been raining
about every day ana is very damp.
Well, l will close. I am tired. I
have been on guard the last twenty
four hours. / will write again later,
so goodbye.
THOMAS LEECE.
A. P. Q. TIT G. P. W. D =
Company SO. 1T ~
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-01-30

left New York on the nlsi !. Seotem
Der and landed in GLASGOW, Scotland.
on the 18th. We went from there to
Winchester, England, to a rest camp:
from there to Southampton, and
sailed to LIE Havre, France; from
there to Pontelier, which was a three
days ride in box cara tourist in a
side-door Pullman; from there to Port
de Atelin for day, and then to Ar
becey for ten days. / had French
kitchen there-some place. Then we
went to Combeaufontaine for 20 days
and there had another French kitch-
en- in a. hotel-some class, big feeds,
T-bone, pOrterhouse steak, pie and
cake; some feed in this mans army.
From there we went to the Argonne
forest and then we went to Auzwille.
We sent part of the company to the
Meuse river to build pontoon bridge.
There was some sure-enough fighting
done there. We then went to Bouis lie
Comte for few days, and then to Yer
dun, where we are at present. | am
living in a big hotel and am feeling
fne-never was better, only | want to
get back home to the good old U. S.
A, now that the war is over and the
big job done. Now, ma, you need not
worry about me and any Christmas I
don't need anything. The only thing
need is transport home. Well,
guess 1 have told you all can and
get by, SO will close for this time.
With lots of love, your loving son,
COOK LEON A. BROWN.
HdQs. Opt. 6O3rd Eng.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-01-30

Miss Laurene Cummings has re-
ceived letter from her brother,
Sergeant Rex Cummings. stating that
he was still in the hospital, but was
feeling fine and expected soon to- re-
join his company. He sends clip
ping from a paper published in France
which tells Of his division. 1t reads
as follows:
When the American army OF occu-
patton started on it's march toward
the Rhine on November II, one of our
crack divisions, the Thirty-Second.
was celebrating an anniversary. JUST
six months before, this division first
planted the American flag on German
soil in Alsace. On May 70, Wiscon-
sin and Michigan men came unde'
enemy shell fire, and from that date
to November IL the division has out
ranged Boche guns. Only ten days
after it's turn in the trenches the
Thirty-Second chased the Boche from
the Ourcq to the Vesle. Then 1t
went to a sector north of scissors
and stormed Juvigny plateau, lighting
side by side with the heroic "poilus"
Of General Mangin. After that vic
tory with the French it had rest for
ten days before getting ready for the
final drive The American army's
SCRAP north of Verdun was but three
days old when the Thirty-second went
in, and fer the noxt three weeks the
Wisconsin sd NJ ckigan boys battled
the Boche FOR Kreimhilde Stellung
1t was they who finally broke through
the key position of LA Dame Marie, :"
from which they then pushed on to
Freya Stellung, pushing the Boche
gunners out Of Bantheville wood.
They carried the line up to the point
where the final attack, on November
1, was launched, and followed in sup
port of the divisions which crossed
the Mouse at Dun and captured Ste
nay. In the last few days Of the
war the Thlrty-second went into line
in the Meuse bridgehead sector, and
with the French were in the midst or
an attack when the armistice stopped
fighting During the war the division
has fought on five fronts-Alsace, the
Vesle. scissors, Argonne and the
Meuse-and has fought twenty OF Ger
many's best divisions, among them
the Prussian Guards. 1t has never
yielded yard Of ground to the en-
emy's counter-attaeks.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-01-30
Germans Glad to See Americans

Mrs. William Schultz of Ableman
has received a letter from her broth
er, Herbert Moog:
Oberbeiber, Germany, Dec. 20.
Dear Sister:
| suppose you have given up hopes
Of hearing from me. have been so
busy could hardly find time to write
Now that the war is over have lit
tie more time to write. Harry did
not get over here in time to sec much
of the excitement I have seen plenty
Of it. Since last June have been in
the most of it, first en- one front and
then another, but guess the good
Lord was with me, for / am here to
tell the tale. / am now in Germany,
across the Rhine river. We followed
the Germans from France to here, a
distance OF about 200 miles. We
walked every inch Of the way and
carried our packs, which weigh about
rs pounds. Maybe you don't think I
was glad when / arrived here. My
feet were little sore but besides that
l am feeling fine.
I don't know how long we will be
here. All we have to dis drill and
plenty Of inspections.
The German people are very friend
ly to us. They invite us into their
homes and want us to eat with them.
They realize that the United States
did then a good turn by putting an
end to this war.
J suppose you have snow over there
now. We have plenty Of cold, nasty
rains here. Makes it awful disagree
able. 1t would be awful at the front
now in our dugouts. We were lucky
it finished before the very cold wealth
er set in. 1t would have caused much
sickness. There has been more sick
ness in the states among the soldiers
than over here. We have not been
bothered mach with the influenza. |
haven't seen Dewey in a long time,
and don't expect to see him now until
we get back across the POND, which
l hope won't be long.
l guess | have written enough. SO
will say goodnight, with love to all.
From your loving brother,
PRIVATE H. E. MOOG.
Co. F., TOT Engineers.
A. P. %. 1874, A. E.. F.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-01-30
GREENFIELD

Vern Wing has recovered from a
severe attack of the measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Porter enter
tanned on Friday Mr.. and Mrs. DIN
Hanson. Mr.. and Mrs. e. Green, Fair
field, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Newell, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Hanson, Mrs. Cameron,
Mrs. Engchorn, r. Glazier and daugh-
ter Berniee.
William Montgomery has been hav-
ing rheumatism for sometime; is
better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Jonrson enter
tanned on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. J.
Kramer, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Kramer and
two children, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Warn
Otto Kramer, Mr.. and Mrs. O. Kramer.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-01-30

cot there we could see our position.
We were on the edge of little orch
ard The trees still looked like re,
treating Huns, their shadows like
those whose souls had passed off to
the happy hunting ground.
There we sat waiting for the order !;
but | will have to call an intermission
in my story. Your son,
BILLY NJ. HAYES.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-01-30
TeAs Of Trip

Mrs. George Brown has received the
following letter from her SON, Leon A.
Brown, in France:
Verdun France, Nov. "a, 1918.
Dear Mother; AS they have lifted
the lid on the eensoring of mail, will
write you few lines and give you
some of the real life In Fgance. We
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-01-30


would think that MILTON ground
noIes were digging in for the winter,
but instead it was No. and No. 5
man digging a. tail pit. The gun had
been laid at an estimated distance or
q. 900 yards, the bubble was level; the
drum and plateau were set at zero );
the cassfon doors had been swung
open, two snrapnel had been put IN
TIE fuse-setter, ready to be punched.
No. and No. 5 men were on their
knees greasing the rotating bands on
the shells to insure a rapid delivery
into the breech of the gun and an easy
rejection of the empty cases after the
shell vas fred. No. man was test
ing his lanyard to make sure that
when that order came there would be
no delay on his part. The gunner-cor-
poral was testing his elevating gearing.
putting a bit Of grease here and there.
No. 2 man stood in readiness to re-
ceive a shell from No 4 man and stoke
il home to it's place in the breeeh.
There we were, stifl busy, but waiting
for first word that firing data to come
down over the telephone. Why didn't
it come? No: 1t would never come to
us in this position. Although we were
in the thick Of the fight, it would still
he twelve hours before we would ire
our first shot So interested had we
been IN our work that we had not even
noticed that night had closed around
us, But It was moonlight. and as we
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-24
Fresh Pork at Bakers. Adv.

Carl Folkers arrived home last
Saturday evening from overseas and
camp Funston where he was muster
ed of service.
The members of the Kensington
club were entertained yesterday after
noon by Mrs. A B. Jones. The ladies
busted themselves with Red Cross
work.
E E Baker and children, Fred,
Letha and Mildred, OF Cove City were
here Sunday visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs J. R. Parsons Mr. Bak-
er is brother of Mrs. Parsons.
E. D Wheeler arrived home Mon
day morning from Kansas City where
he had been for a few days taking
treatment for the cancer on his face,
which is now in a much improved
condition
Chas. Spitsnaug1e arrived home
Tuesday morning from Cheritan,
Iowa, where he purchased fine 4
year-o1d, roam, imported Belgian stall
lion which gives him one OF the best
| horses in the county Chas- will stand
! the stallion at his farm Read his ad.
1t will be recalled that last fall Mr..
| Spitsnaug1e shipped in two fine reg
istered angus bulls and with the addit-
/ ion of this horse he will soon have a
mighty fine bunch of live stock on his
farm
Miss Lille Frances Zeman, of Coll
yer township, and Mr. Frank Pro-
chaska, of Ellsworth, Kansas, were
married at the office of the Probate IL
this city Tuesday morning. Mrs. Pro
chaska is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Frank Zeman, graduate Oh
/ Trego county high school and sue
cessfu1 teacher Mr. Prochaska is E
prosperous young farmer of Ellsworth
county where they viii live He was
only quite recently discharged from
the army, having seen service will
the u s. troops IN France.
About three car loads of hogs wer.
bought in Wa-Keeney Monday by tn,
Farmers Union. The top price pait
was S1S-75 per hundred The 1arges
pay check received by any one person
was handed to Ralph Walker VIII
brought in four loads of hogs and re
ceived over one thousand dollars TO
them Ralph raised several hundre,
bushels of mulberry corn last year an
instead of feeding it to the jack rab
: bits or of disposing of it Otherwise, b
; fed it to bunch of hogs and mad
good money by doing So
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-24
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Edward are the

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Edward are the
proud parents of a Glib soldier who
arrived Wednesday night.
August Hillman and Ferdinand
Mussemann returned Monday from
Bertran, Nebr., making the trip by
the auto route.
Another little son arrived this
morning at the home at of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Shumway. Mother and
babe are getting along nicely.
Word has been received by Mr.. and
Mrs Hancock that their son, Paul,
safely landed in the United States.
He viii likely be home soon.
Miss Susie Acre left Friday night
for Washington, D. C., where she ex-
poets to enter the employ of the gov
eminent under the civil service sys-
tenn.
John Kvasnicka returned Tuesday
from Hays where he had been visit
ing his wife who is in the hospital
there, and who, he reported, is grad
ually improving in health
When you want loan on your farm
go to The Wa-Keeney State Bank, as
they make loans on your farm prop
erty at the lowest going rates
Adv 9 The Wa-Keeney State Bank
L. D
day morning from Topeka and the
eastern part of the state where he
has been for the last several months
for the benefit of his health He is
somewhat stronger but is not in con
dition to tell just how much work he
can undertake.
Word has been received from Wal
ter Stanton that after his return tx
Camp Funson an X-ray examination
and operation was performed upor
his foot and piece of metal abou
the size of q dime was removed from
the wound received in France which
has refused to heal 1t is now pro
bab1e that the infection Is all remov
ed and that the wound viii readil.
heal
DR. Roy Wheeler spent few day
the last week at Kit Carson, Colo
where he visited with his brother
Harry He returned home Monda.
morning and departed on the jitne,
for Fleetwood, Kansas, on a bushes
and pleasure trip. DIR. Wheeler wa
located at Fleetwood before enterin
the medical service of our govern
me-t, but has not decided just wher
he will locate to resume the practic
Of medicine
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-24
Fresh beef at Bakers. Adv.H.

Sam and viii Kelly received a let
ter yesterday morning from their
nephew 1t. C. B. Kelly at FIT. Riley,
in which he writes more favorably of
the condition of his right leg in which
he received a wound last October. The
Infection is clearing up nicely now.
Mr.. and Mrs J. H. Acre received
message this morning from their son,
Sargent Albert Acre that he had ar
rived safely at New York and was
headed for Camp Upton. 1t is prob
able that he Will be at home in about
ten days or two weeks Later we re-
ceived word that Harvey Rodgers,
Carl Hashnnan, Neil Uford and James
Chalk have also landed.
We are running an extra large two
page advertisement in this issue of
The World for H. D. Clayton, of Hill
City, who is manufacturing and sell
ing the knife weeder for listed rows.
Mr.. Clayton has been pushing the
sale of this weeder for several years
and it is gradually becoming more
popular It's value is demonstrated
several times each year and the ma
chine is EVIDENTLY a good one
The World this week is running
several large Victory Loan ADVERTISE
ments which are being paid for by
also prepared to run about the same
amount next week which viii make
two special bond advertising editions
for US We have sold this advertising
space at lower rate than our reg
u1ar rates our desire not being to
make bunch of money from the
bond advertising but to make it pay
expenses. Wa-Keeney business men
have been very ready to contract for
this space, showing their interest in
| the cause and their desire to help
/ Trego county to raise its quota. If
you have not already done SO order
| a bond ad for the next week and help
push the work.
Minnie Bryant and D. e CIPHER viii
be pleased to learn that they were
united in marriage last Thursday
April II, by the Methodist minister
| at Ness City The bride is sister Oh
Mr.. Cypher,s first wife who died sew
era1 years ago and has kept house fo1
him and assisted in rearing his child
rem since that time Both Mr. ane
Mrs. CIPHER are worthy young peo
pie and their friends extend congrat
ulations and join heartily in wishing
them a long and happy life together
They are at home on Mr. CIPHER:
farm southeast of Wa-Keeney. 4
large number of their friends gather
ed at their home Monday night to Civ
them a sort of home coming recep
ton and wished them pleasan
journey through LIFE
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-24

Now is the time for you to get a
solid gold band ring, or a solid gold
set ring at a discount of one fourth
of the old price, while the sale is still
ont will not last long A. s. Treger,
Wa-Keeney, Kansas Adv g.
will soon close up my shoe shop
for a short time and wish all those
having foot wear in it would call and
get same at once If they are going to
need them socn- Chas- H. Dodge TT
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-24
LICE ON CHICKENS

DR. Fruits Sure Shot Lice Powder
is guaranteed to take every louise off
of a little chick in less than two min
utes or your money back Use it on
setting hens and they will not leave
the nests. Sold by Farmers Store 4
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-24

For Farm Loans on Graham
County land see or write Frank
Crecian- Hin City, Kansas. Adv 7tf-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-08
DR.. WILLIAMSON
H|GHLYHONORED
All Denominations Take Part
in Tenth Anniversary Cele-
bration for Pastor.

With the auditorium of the First
Presbyterian church completely filled
with members of practically every re-
ligious faith and denomination in the
city. the tenth anniversary of the pas
torate of Or. c. H.. Williamson was fit
tingly celebrated Sunday morning. The
congregation, made up of Gentle and
Jew, Catholic INC Protestant. was one
of the largest ever gathered together
In the church and attested notably to
the wide popularity of tie pastor.
The anniversary services We're IN
charge of Dwight NJ. Armstrong, him
self a member of the First church, who
IN a few fitting words introduced the
FIRST speaker, r. r. Ellis, who spoke
on DR.. Williamson as a Man" Mr..
Ellis hkened the work of the pastor to
the olden knight Templar who went
about doing good wherever he found
the opportunity. He paid tribute to
pr. Williamson's great worth from the
standpoint Of lettering conditions in
the city Of Memphis and of always be-
fairs.
Elias Porter, the next speaker, had
as his subject DIR. Williamson as A
Minister He traced the gradual dis
appearance of doctrinal lines in the
present-day church and referred fit
lIlslS 10 Ut. Williamson S WORK as be-
ing close to the ideal minister's as
evinced by the life of Christ on earth.
W. II. FitzHugh, president of the
Chamber Of Commerce, the next speak
err, told of DR.. Williamson's labors with
thai local business organization for the
betterment of the city and its business
life. He declared DIR. Williamson had
always been alive to the obligations Of
his residence here and that in every
crisis his counsel had been sound and
much sought.
Mr., Armstrong at this point recog-
nized John r.. Pepper in the congre-
CATION and called him to the front for
a few words. Mr.. Pepper paid a glow
ling tribute to the harmony existing be-
tween his own church, the First Meth
odist, and its ~neighboring sister.
n. 7. Hannah. senior elder and clerk
of the session at the First Presbyte-
rian church, then spoke for the church
detailing the large growth of the mem
bership in the 10 years of service the
present pastor had given.
1t was announced by Mr.. Armstrong
that owing to serious illness o. K.
Houck. who vas to have spoken, was
unable to be present.
The service was closed by DR.. Will
Hanson HIMSELF who in a brief man.
rer attempted to thank his people for
the great testimonial paid him and as
serted this his success If any was due
to the hearty support and loving SYM
-pathy that his people had shown.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-08
Activities Among
Memphis Negroes
BY Rev. T. o. Fuller.


this morning Workers in the churches,
schools and business houses will ask
the public to buy stamps and make con-
tributions to the work. No stronger
appeal could be made to the people
than the hope and prospect OF checking
the raVages of a life-destroying, home
Wrecklng, business paralyzlhg malaay
full support and success VIII come,
-
The congregation Of the FIRST zap
Rev. George B. Riley Sunday morning.
-
Formal dedication OF the Central
Community center, 4Ol Beale avenue
taxes pace Monuay n'eho, ! %, {, q
and the public is invited and urged to
attend the exercises.
=
The attendance OF children IN the
county schools Is. not up 10 tne stahd-
to it that the money spent for teachers
and equipment is not spent IN. vain
Education Is essential to useful citI-
zenship.
-
an interesting session at White Station.
The attendance was good and impor-
tant subjects were discussed.
=
DR.. c. V. Roman, Of Nashville, the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-08
HANDBAGS

The gift greatly desired be-
cause of its usefulness and
= smartness combined.
Ladies' handsome velvet shopping
hays, in black, brown, navy and
taupe; silk lined. finished with purse
and mirror; large range of hand
some styles; each, $S.75 to 1878.
Ladies' imported beaded bags, rich
colorings, pretty shapes; finished
with drawstring top or metal top;
each, Ste.e5 to $3.50.
Ladies' leather handbags, handsome
lire In various feathers, lined and
fitted; each, $500 to $18,75.
Ladies overnight and motor boxes.
fitted with all toilet articles; hand
somely lined; each, $ii.oo to S3s.75.
Ladies' newest vanity and Liberty
cases, in fancy feathers and brocades,
fitted with toilet articles or purse
and mirror; a. lined with silk each,
$500 to Si8.75.
Children's handbags in leather. vel
vet and silk pretty c%olors; each CSC
to $500.