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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-02
Letter Received by John Coffin from
His Son Howard III. Coffin, Co.
H, 1872 Inf, 33rd Division.
IVittel. France,

VltLel, france,
Dear Father: AS this is the day
don't know where to start, but L will
start at Camp Upton. We left there
by train, went to the New Jersey
coast, there took ferry across the
Hudson river and then we went up
the gang plank on the boat we were
to sail on. We stayed on the boat
that day and until 1 the next evening
of sight OF land when it got dark,
but the next morning we. could see
nothing but water. We had fine
trip and the sea was calm all but
one day, but ! did not get sick It
took us nine days to cross. On the
evening Of the ninth day we saw the
shores Of France. Its ure made me
that night in harbor. The next
morning the captain told me to get
ready to leave the boat, and he
picked twenty of us and we started
in French boat to the shore to do
some work before the rest of the
boys landed 1t took US three days
ed up through Brest Chat is where
we landed). We went out to where
Napoleon used to keep his army.
There was stone wall around it
about twenty feet high, beautiful
place. We stayed there six days.
then we took. the train. from there
which was a beautiful city before the
war. 1t took us two days and
nights to make the trip on a French
train. We stayed there short
time, then went to a place near Al
bert, then we went to the trenches
along some time in June. l suppose
you read about the boys on the
l IS I, ,~f1 Of 1I11V q
went over the top there, took 1900
prisoners and gained 1900 yards of
trenches. 1t was called the Hamel
fight Then we moved down just
about mile of Amens to a place
called Loinghoi; went over the top
again the 9th of July at Chipey
Hill, then we went out and rested
nice town before the war, and stay.
I'd there until some time the last OF
August. We took the train at
Amiens for another ride. We did
not know where we were going;
went through Paris (some place.
down through Chateau Thierry
where the Yanks stopped the Huns
went to Verdun where the big bat
ties of 1916 were fought That is
some place around there. On the
ninth of September, and stayed un-
til after the big drive which started
on the 26th that you have read
about, We started on the morning OF
the 26th at $50 and went to the
Marine river. ! stayed until the
night of the goth and came to the
hospital an dhave been here ever
since. My kidneys and rheumatism
got SO bad sleeping on the ground
couldn't go any longer, but l am
about all, right now. How is every
body at home, hope all right. |
: haven't received any mail since the
registered letter you sent me, and
no pay since June, so you see | am
up against it, but will get money
soon. Tell everybody hello for me
and that l expect to be home some
time. How is mamma and the rest
of the folks? Well papa that is
about all l can write this time. |
will close wishing you all Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year,
remain as ever your son, Harl.
Base Hospital 80, A P. o. 1872,
! American Exp. Forces,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-02
From Lester LOrey.

Dec. 6, 1913.
Dear Mother and Father: | re-
ceived your letters all in a bunch.
| hope you are both well and all the
rest of the folks. | am feeling good,
have been in Scotland for quite a
while but we are in England now.
We sail for France in a day or two;
had the flu pretty bad but am all
right now. We hope to be in the
good old U. S. A. by Christmas but
I don't know whether we will make
it or not. Tell Buddie that we had
lots of fun with the German subma-
rines, lodging them. The old Ar
kansas sank quite a few of them
and l am quite satisfied with myself
for l got one of them myself: | got
it the fourth shot. l like Scotland
very we'll especially the Scotch girls.
Will close for this time, wishing you
all Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year. Answer soon, yours as
ever, Lester H. Lorey,
| U, S. S. Arkansas,
U S. Naval Forces, Europe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-02
From ROllie +. Dale.
Somewhere in France, Nov. "a.
Fathers Christmas Letter:

Fathers Christmas Letter:
Dear Father and All at Home:
or wrote to you, but OF course 1t
will be in behalf of you all. 1t was
suggested in our interesting New
York Herald that we should write
our father a grand Christmas letter,
and before going farther, i Will as
sure you that it will be the ), long sa,t
have vet received. I have felt fine
ever since / left the states, with the
exception of the last few days.
hum but on account of eating
what raw onions I could get hold
of I have recovered to a great eX,
tent Well, I imagine Gladys will
read this aloud to you at the taole
after mastering glorious meal
now to write all about where we
have been and are at, at this pres
ent time, so look out, here comes 8
big mouthful. l will not go into
deep detail but just what appeals tc
nv affection. At first we had 3
tiresome boat ride, making a land
ing at Liverpool, England. W.
found everything very strange, es
pecially the street cars, which were
double deck and the railroad trains
small. The buildings all are of {
Uniform heighth built under rules
We toured by rail to South Hamp
ton and there we took boat, cross
ing the English Channel to Ii
Harve. We took the rail to res
camp at a small town by name o
Theesee, some 20 miles south o
Paris There isSwhere we were al
busted up and sent to diheren
we're taken TO Chateau Thierry .
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Received by Leroy Shelton
His Son H. E. Shelton, Co.
1O8 Engineers. 33rd d.
vision. A. p. o. $50.
Somewhere in Franc

Somewhere in France.
Dad: The censorship regu-
are suspended today for the
to write a Christmas letter
SO l will try and tell you
ing of what we have been do
ice we have been here. We
from New York on the
Washington, May Sth, ana
in Brest, France, the LON.
Ayed there at the Pontanezen
ks for four or five days and
Vel left for the English sector
lining The most important
we passed through are Laval,
La Treport and Eu: we
4 at Oesmont one night and
liked to Avense. Avense is
we were living in the Chateau
ke so much about last spring.
byed there about two weeks
In we left for Contay by way
nville. We were the hrst
IN soldiers the English Tom
ever seen, and they sure
S royal. We built a camp
woods Just out of Contay
five miles from Albert.
ne Albert was held by the
We dug our billets few
ground so the shells or
Id have to make a direct
any one. The second day
ere Jerry began to shell
lat was the first shells l
sing, and it sure produc-
cu1Nr sensation. | have
hts Of them sing since, but
them ever caused the 1eel-
N the first ones did. MY
" did all kinds of work up
We dug trenches, built dug
4hine gun implacements
Il work in the lines with
4 engineers. What l hated
b(here was Jerry aeroplanes
Il At night when Jerry
1e line the guards blow
1tles and the camps pass it
! all lights can be put out
an awful feeling to lie in
| and hear a Jerry up in
wondtr when and where
to begin dropping them
tty sight on a dark nlgh1I
! Is a Jerry up to see all
lights playing on the SKY
ocate him. One thing
forget is the first barrage
I'd. It started about foul
the morning and it was
the whole sky was Iii
8 sure worth witnessing
eft the English sector We
Ito Amiens and caugh'
here. Amiens had beer
bombed until it was II
condition, would have
we had time to go into
raj. but we didn't sta,
enough. Our trip from
front to the American
worth a lot. We cam.
iris and Chateau Thlerry
halan de Marine, Eperna!
He'd at Signy. We cam'
Dad long the Marine tina
40 Mans Land" about
ke The country and tn
found Chateau Their.
HE Marine was sure sho
From Signy we marche'
le to village towards tn
In Gary we rode in truck
and stayed a few days
I've liked to Montsvflle
AZ iust over q hill from tn
se couldn't do much NOV
daring the day becAuS
~ could re into tn
here SIesn any 0galolns
lng there bit - re
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-02

him just as good to read these. 1t
is immaterial to me whether you
answer this or not, for, by the
time you get this / might be on my
way home. Therefore it isn't es-
sential. So hoping this will be a
good Christmas 81 letter and finds s. you
guarantee my. appearance as soon as
possible. l remain your loving son,
Pvt. Rollie F. Dial.
121 H. f. A., Mdical Dept, Z
American Exp. f., France.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-02
Green's August Flower

has been a household remedy all ov-
er the civilized world for more than
half century for constipation, in
testinal troubles, torpid liver and
the generally depressed feeling that
accompanies such disorders. It is a
most valuable remedy for lnd,ges-
ficn or nervous dyspepsia and liver
trOuble, bringing on headache. COM
IND M Of food, palpitation of heart.
n11 nAny other symptoms. a lev
49, r August Flower y DlAeye
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-02
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ivertising Rates.
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inch 80. 80. loo
Ptices, per line ....:,. &c
Thanks, cash with
49,. 80. W.
3 of Respect =. .$l.OO
Lhool and society no
here admission or en-
bent fee is charged
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glad to publish any and
or society notices, but
n't confound news notices
3rtising locals. Correspon-
cautioned not to include
les with their items unless
authorized and paid for, and
lei remittance for same
Fcompany the notice.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-02

and foreign countries,
Fear.
as second class matter at
Iowa, Postoffice.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-19

Because Bingham and organdie are
so familiar and unpretentious we are
always delighted to find them reap
bearing each season in frocks that have
every claim to beauty. And women
are coming to realize the distinction,
of the successful dress that is made
of an ordinary fabric, handled with
consummate art. There is something
sterling about it, something, IN fact,
more out Of the ordinary than can be
found in a frock that depends upon
novelty in material for its success. Old
friends are best in fabrics, and when
they appear in frocks as pleasing as
that pictured above they are thrice
welcome. Imagine what sensation
they would make If we had never seen
them before.
This summer we find smart frocks
made up in the same designs, OF
either Bingham, chambray or sport
silk. and organdie or dotted swiss
combined with silk as well as cotton
goods. On cottons old-fashioned rick
rack braid reappears and is cleverly
used as a finish for edges and to en-
phasize lines. 1t looks well in COM
pany with chambray, gingham or Eng
Iish prints for morning dresses. When
organdie and gingham are as skill
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-19
1--WE Gave You the Diadem Of American
Citizenship-and Then Left You
.By u. S. JUDGE CHARLES F. AMIDoN. North Dakota

I'm sentencing Dakota preacher conued of d'oyay
You received your papers citizen 1898 By the oath
which YOU you and adud all allegiance to Ger
many emperor Germany and that you would bear
faith allegiance States What did that
That YOU would set about earnestly growing American soul and
away your That what oath OF allegiance meant
Have you not think have You have cherished
everything German and fed everything American You nave pacne
German PRAYED German German German Every thought
your every emotion your heart through all these years
has been body has been America but your life has
Germany you set down Prussia today you would De
n harmony with your environment
There good Germans before in the last month
They lived this country like yourself ten twenty thirty forty
had their evidence through interpreter There
was written all over every them "Made Germany
do not blame and alone blame country we
urged you GOMEZ welcomed opportunity we gave
YOU land we upon you the dadem of American citizenship
and left YOU
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-19
Premier Lloyd George VS.. Northclife,
With Forecast of the Future
ByLL. GARvIN, Editor London Observer

chief significance Of the prime minister's declaration IN the
commons that only the nations leader Of
causes of peace progress after Armagddn but probably the worlds
leader WELL remember what Incompatible advantage Brit
political conditions give the long to man who achieves
personal supremacy.
Long after ceased to be president Of the United States
Cemenceau French premier Lloyd George in all likelihood will
not only play part he does but will be more and more
recognized as the strongest statesman of his time
IF the league of nations living and working reality if the
world is to before the lapse another decade Lloyd
George will have to do than other TO
develop the league and calamity in democratic affairs
It about anything the future be that If North
ce continues controversy personal lines such controversy would
mean the end of Norce proprietor of sndad newspapers
LEGISLATION would introduced and carried putting end to multiple
propreohp of the opinonmaking powers of the press
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-19
EUROPE STARTS ITS
BASEBALL SCHEDULE
University of Paris Team to Make
Trip to England.
American Aggregations Are Playing
Exhibition Games in Southeastern
France-Immense Crowds Wit
ness Various Contests.

The European baseball season has
opened, the University of Paris having
scheduled games with the University
of Lyons, Nice, DIXON, Nancy and Tou-
louise, with q trip to England in June
to play Oxford, Cambridge and Edin-
burgh.
The University of Toulouse has four
baseball teams and American aggre-
cations are playing exhibition games
in southeastern France. Ten thou
sand persons witnessed a game at
Toulouse recently, while at Pau there
were 5000 present. At Tarbes there
was an attendance of 1000, Or a quar-
ter of the population of the city.
John T. Powers, now a Y. M. G. A.
worker at Toulouse, said:
az think the French are the coming
people In baseball. They have the
best baseball eye Of any people, next
to the Americans, SO far as my OBJ
servation goes. Leaders feel the game
is suited to the French temperament,
although time will be necessary TO
introduce the game. The scientific at
titude of baseball appeals to the
French, but other features are inter-
esti to them, for instance, the speed
necessary in playing the game and the
necessity of making quick Judgment.
French youngsters are very keen III
picking up the niceties Of baseball.
Several hundred boys at Toulouse are
now playing scrub games just ike
American youngsters.
In track meet held by men en-
gagged in the service of supply depart
ment of the American army, held at
LIE Mans, Pat Ryan, the Olympic cham
pdon, threw the hammer 16O feet 3
inches. Lieut.. F. d. Maker. of the
University of California, made high
Jump of 6 feet. These athletes will
represent America in the intercoile-
giate track meet which has been
planned.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-19
HIGH PRAISE FOR BASEBALL
Admiral PIunkett Says Players
Brought Splendid Fighting Spirit
and Helped Athletics.

Baseball players in the navy made
a hit with Rear Admiral G. p. PUNK
EFT, according to a letter which he
sent to Colonel Rupert Of the Yam
KEGS. The admiral says: aside
from being an ardent fan and a for
mer player myself we were blessed In
this war with some of your fraternity.
They brought us splendid fighting
spirit, and 1 believe imbibed some OF
the navy spirit. They helped us in
every possible way. especially with
our athletics, which, as you know, Is
a very essential part in fitting man
physically to exert his utmost at all
times. I hope that the future holds
much in store for our great national
sport and that you and your club will
have the success which you so richly
deserve"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-19

corsets are too comfortable and too
flattering as a rule to be relinquished.
They are probably the foundation or
the good lines, truthfully portrayed by
photographs, in the two suits shown
above. In one of them dress and
coat takes the place of the usual three
piece combination. The dress is or
figured silk with the lower half of the
skirt made of plain wool material ana
a long narrow girdle of the same goods.
The long coat of one of the new rough
silks is cut on the lines of the Chinese
coat and is bordered with another silk
in palmer weave. Small buttons set
on the side seams are very attractive
as a finish.
The plain box coat over a draped
skirt, shown in the other picture, is an
excellent model for pongee or other
heavy silk for summer wear. Black
embroidery on the coat and sleeves,
and oblong buttons at the top and
bottom of the front lend character and
elegance to the design.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-19

There has been considerable talk of
the corsetless figure and much more
drawing of it. When artists picture
morning frocks or afternoon gowns,
and even suits, they hang them on
graceful but emaciated figures calcu-
lated to make us envy our adorably
thin sisters and to remind us of the
question put by that naive Japanese
lady who asked, "Where do they put
their stomachs?" Judging by few late
photographs she would not be impelled
to ask that question now. But the
seasons styles are kind to the natural
lines Of the figure and just why fashion
artists continue to draw inhuman crea-
lures is a mystery not solved. Any
way they inspire indolent ladies to
train down and to diet and do sundry
other things>in the pursuit of slender
ness.
"Corsetless" is not to be taken too
literally-it really means a figure that
looks uncorseted, with lines like those
In the normal youthful body. The best
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-19

fully managed as they have been in
the frock pictured above they can In
vite comparison with more pretentious
materials in afternoon dresses.
The picture sets forth this dress so
well that it is hardly worth while to
describe it. The fichu of organdie,
edged with a narrow val lace, is inn
portant, helping more than anything
else to give the style flavor of. quaint
ness. With canvas shoes and wide
brimmed white hat, the whole toilette
is as cool and crisp as breeze from
the sea. Visions Of old-fashioned gar
dens, with hollyhocks and hedges,
bergamot and mignionette follow in
the wake of such frocks, making US
doubly thankful to their designers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-19

Jameson was pitching in the Metro
politan league when signed by Clark
Griffith three years ago. The recruit,
however, failed to impress the mana
ger of the Senators with his line of
goods, and Griffith converted him into.
an Outfielder.
Speaker as a Pitcher.
The redoubtable Speaker has
pitched game In the American
league. Near the flag end of the 1915
season, and with the pennant won,
Bill Carrigan nominated the great out
fielder to pitch against the Washing
ton team. Elmer Smith was never a.
pitcher in the American league, but he
did lot of hurting, both at the Huns
and for his company's baseball team
In France.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-19

The Cleveland club has what one
might call a pitching outfit" The
fly chasers for the Indians this season
will be Tristan Speaker, Joe Wood, J.
Gladstone Graney, Elmer Smith and
Charles Jameson.
Ended Graney's Career.
AS every baseball fan knows, Wood
was for several years the premier
pitcher Of the Red Sox. Both Graney
and Jameson broke into the American
league as pitchers. Graney became
member Of the Indians in 1908. On
the Cleveland teams first visit to New
York that season J. Gladstone stuck
his hurting hand in front Of a liner
batted by Neal Ball, the former MEM
Der of the Yankees. That ended
Graney's pitching career.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-19

never in the history Of modern civili-
zation have women worn such short
skirts as the best French women are
doing today. Even ceremonial gown
is cut off five inches below the knees in
front. Street skirts merely sweep the
top Of the highest laced boot; but the
Parisienne nearly always leaves off the
boot and wears pump. It looks as
though France has determined to show
the legs, even If the government has
insisted upon It's not showing the
shoulders. 1t Is q queer and topsys
turyy world! ~
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-19
SCOTT PERRY SHY AS HITTER
In Recent Game With Yankees ,Ath-
letic Pitcher Struck Out Five
Tin1es-Cood as Hurler.

Scott Perry may be great pitcher,
but as a batter, oh my! In the game
Of April % he struck out five times.
Jack Quinn famed him in the second,
fifth and seventh innings and Bob
Shawkey made him cut the air IN the
ninth and twelfth, though his effort in
the final inning did nip the bail, re-
sulting In foul tip that was caught
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-19
BALL PLAYERS FOR ENGLAND
ArIie Latham, OId-Time St. Louis Fa-
vorite, Comes to This Country
for Talent.

Arlie Latham, formerly of the ST..
Louis Browns, and for several years
member of the Cincinnati Reds, now
master of all English baseball fields,
is coming to America to get talent.
Latham is very optimistic over the
games progress in the British king
dom. He predicts that before many
years have elapsed merry old England
will be engaged in an international
tournament with clubs of America for
the championship of the world.
And he goes further and says that
when those games are played the
crowds in England will be bigger than
the crowds in America.
Latham, almost unaided, has estab-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-19
WICK IS CLEVER oUTFlELDER
Fly Chaser for New York Yankees
Putting Up Good Game in Field
is Weak at Bat.

Manager Miller Higgins of the New
York Americans appears to have
picked up a very good outfelder in
Wick, who is playing right field. He
covers lot Of ground and shows good
Judgment ON fly balls. He has not,
however, shown much strength at bat.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-19
POST WORLDS SERIES
PLANNED FOR CANADA

Joe Page, the Montreal pro-
moter, declares that a post
worlds series will be held In
Canada. At least eight big
league managers have agreed
that there will be exhibition
games played by the worlds Sc
ries winners in Europe. Page
has secured the promise of all
eight that there will be contests
In Toronto, Ottawa and Montre-
al before the teams embark.
Page reports that the increase
of interest in baseball in Canada
since the war will draw some
thing like $4,000 for the exhi-
bition games as they have been
planned tentatively.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-19
Cleans Up on johnson.

Oscar Witt, who swept the bases
clean on Walter Johnson the other day
with terrific poke to the fence. Is the
fourth player who has turned the trick.
Other players who have accomplished
the feat are Hub Northern. Bobby
Roth and Bobby Veach.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-19
COATS NEAR SKIRT LENGTH
Paris Fashion May Bring Revolt
ton in Tailored Costumes In
/ This Country.

! Several of the famous houses in
Paris are exploiting tailored coats that
are only four inches shorter than the
skirt. This is exceedingly new, and
may bring a revolution in tailored cos
TUNES in this country, True, the coats
need not be very long in Paris even
q they are as long as the skirts, for