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I fyfply^ iiui)iwnimKj,)inuiiMiiu MX SENDING LETTERS 10 MEN AT FRONT Government Issues Instructions For Relations and Friends. CENSORSHIP WILL BE LAX put Dawn the Soldier's Nam* and Rank en the First Line. His Company and Regirean* H** MM ?4M*erieaii Expe#tioMary a Neat And Unci* 8am Will tie the Close co-operation between the war and postofflce departments in bringing rapidly into operation a system where at the parents and other relatives of soldiers are going to be able to keep In close touch by mall with those in the trenches in France. Already there has been establish ed at General Pershing's headquarters "somewhere along the western front" a complete American postofflce station, officered and manned by trained postal emcials and employees taken from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and oth er large cities in the United States. These postal experts were quietly ship ped to Europe on one of the transports, and they are rapidly getting their of fices there organized. "At an Atlantic port" of the United .States that happens to serve as the pott of embarkation for troops going io France there Is another- special kranca pestofflce being organized, and eteretoped to handle the mail at tWj sod of the line. Mailing Mads Easy. 8a complete Is,las erganlzatien be cards* as* iliat af****** if *nj- Sy wishef fc send a letter to a sol ln the Americas Iflga1flis:ief .__ all he has to do Is to sit down address the envelop*in plajr* and according to the following di- tMtlons: 4\ Put down ta settler** aaeae and djaak on ths Irst line, bis company and sateens oo the next ei ftfe* wetOs |Ana*Ttcan' Expeditionary Force" on Is net e*en necessary or Me to put the designation This doae, attach the sam* amount PeWage that *a would use on do Mstlc malL Wherever the American *xm* may be It gets its man at to spmtic rates. The government ease to met The government will also see to Jt that the letter or the newspaper ot toagazlne so addressed and dropped In m nearest mall box gets to it* eestlna k In the shortest possible time. If Snt i' pplng space can be found In suffl* qoanttry tbirpoatofflfflce depart ment hopes soon to include special ar sangements for the handling of parcel Met mall to be sent to the soldiers at the front. Censorship to Be Lax. Unlike the stricter policy attempted at tbe outset of the war by the armies sf Europe. It is not tbe present Inten sion of the war department to restrict ate communications sent borne by sol diers to printed cards containing ste feotyped phrases which the soldiers an strike oat or leave in as they suit, eheir particular state of physical well teeing. It is felt that this would in volve too harsh a regulation fur the parents and wives of men at the front. Consequently the only regulation that will be attempted over the correspond ence will be the regular cersorship at each regimental headquarters, through which all mall sent out by the soldiers must pass. At this point the war department in tends shortly to issue a warning and a plea to American newspapers not to print, without careful regard to possi ble harm that might be done. letters from soldiers bearing the phrase "pass ed by the censor." Such censoring, which will be administered with the atmost liberal regard for the private! character of the correspondence, will aot be as strict its the censorship over press matter. Therefore the papers of toe country will he asked to exereiso the greatest possible caro about letters which might be submitted to them for publication by proud parents or friends. YOU CANT STOP GRIMES. Kance Corporal, Wounded For Sixth Time, Will Fight Again. Lance Corpoml Ernest Grimes has -teen wounded again, his sixth time. Sot says, "I'll soon be ready to go back end do anotber-brt." Grimes enlisted in tte regular army in 1910 and was rawn from India when the little army settled down to th& first winter of trench warfare. His first wound came at hill 60, when he was hit by a hand grenade fragment Five months In a lospital was his portion. The second, a? bullet wound In the arm, took six tfeeks to repair. Last summer on the atomme a shrapnel ball hit Grimes in tbe leg and put him away for two Months, and another grenade wound in ibe back, suffered in the fighting at afoquet Farm, sent him to the hospital fbr the fourth time. ''*'A man with four wound stripes is penally retired Into some noncambptant S t i out,otdanger if hejs stWflof some W Ua^*nors*ai*g tren ds, sov^we^p*#ejeSiM*l*^** Jfcmnded in the foot by a shell at Les jfceofn $Hb latest wound came tn the big him in the left leg. hs4ftS^r-*L !& RED CROSS PLANS RESEARCH Will Take Advantage of Extraordinary Opportunity In France. Announcement is made by the Ameri can Red Cross that its war council has appropriated $100,000 for medical re search work in France. This action follows a report from Major Grayson M. P. Murphy, Red Cross commission- Trade Mark ,mm*mm*mm i',ww|^ipifyffly 'ww% %u* ++m*mm*mmimmmm*mm l'M|| lif|| JniMYiiTll frff-g-ssg^^ CHARGING THE "EN1WT' AT FORT MTHERSQN Photo by American Press Association. At the traiuiiig cuuip at Fovt MePherstsu, Ga^ the bayonet drill consists of a mimic charge bags of straw to take the place of the memy. er o EufSpe", wlio capleST from' Paris to the national headquarters at Wash ington: "An extraordinary opportunity pre sents Itself here for medical lesearcb work.. We have serving with various American units some of the ablest doc tors and surgeons in the United States. Many of these men are conducting courses ot Investigation which, if car ried to successful conclusions, will re Fall Operyir These are times that test the ability of every merchant* About 200,000,000 pounds of wool have been required for military purposes since April. Nearly all weajrables have advanced in price- naturally!why try to deny it? We saw the conditions comingand tooit advantage of our opportunities. We sought out the best offerings from the big manufacturers whose lines are sold exclusively by us. Of course, we bought an unusually heavy stock of W W fl i TBB BEHTDJI BADLY KOIXB fMM MMK MWtTtan *1he some price the nation over." These are the nationally famous clothes whose price is al- ways known. The price has remained at $17 as usual during the last few years. Great volume centered on these suits and overcoats allows the makers to specialize in a scientific waythe re- sults have been almost unbelievable The makers are able to continue the present price $17, but do not know how long they can keep doing it. All wool fabrics, hand tailoring where it counts, models designed by great fashion artists. Guaranteed satisfaction. ''^y^H^^i^i over the top," with suit fSe*-ulSCttVery of TJeTKtmefits" and methods of operation which will be of great use not only in this war but pos sibly for years afterward. To carry on their work they need certain special laboratory equipment, suitable build ings and animals for experimental pur poses. At present equipmeut and per sonnel cannot be obtained through or dinary government sources without de lay, which makes this source of supply nntte ImpraoHoflhlft." We also show the New Styleplus $21 gradejust as exceptional at this price as the $17 grade is at that price. Each the leader of its class. Our other well known lines make the assortment completego as high as you likeyou can pay a medium price here and get clothing of reputation. 'i^hotrtNhS 219 Third St., Bemidji, Minn. Ms*- ^^^^^Wsmr^^B^S^y You Know Him 1 aj New Goods of All Kinds Underwear for boys 35c and to 48c and 68c In ribbed fleeced and flat fleeced For Girls in light weight and medium in white or gray fleeced and in flat fleeced at from 25c to 48c to 75c and 85c, Extra good values Union suits for boys and girls at 48c, 68c, 78c, 85c And in worsteds at. 98c, '11.18 to 81.75 Men's and women's underwear, also in all grades from 8c, to $1.39, S 1.48, etc. You will do well to buy all your underwear here New Dress Goods NEW GOODS in Dress Goods, all kinds, 15c to 1.25 per yard SWEATERSALL KINDS OUTING FLANNELSALL KINDS 10c, 15c, 17c, 18c per yard New Goods Fall millinery from a big line at right prices New Goods in Fall Middy Blousts and School Dresses New Goods in RUGSall good values lm 1 i i r' FRIDAY. SEPTPCBEE 21. 1917 w^ i The Variety Store a /^l *y saw IV 1 Defective