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X V; OUNT VOL XXXIV NO 29 WAUSEON OHIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1917 $1.50 PER YEAR' TRIBUNE 11 ii ii ii v n w i IT U JLJ Un i WITH THE. News Items From Fulton County Men With The Colors Far and Near Making Themselves At Home Somewhere in France Southern Hospitality Steady Work in Canada and Hard at it at Camp Sherman The days there is nothing more interesting to the majority of people than news from the boys who are "with the colors"; letters from the boys seem to be considered as com mon property in the community and folks that get news from the boys in the shape of letters or otherwise and then keeps it to himself is held to be guilty of the meanest kind of stingi ness. Fulton county boys are pretty widely scattered over the United Sta tes and nearer the scene of actual fighting in Europe- From "Somewhere in France" come letters from Joe Domitio and Jeff Donat that they are in a little French village some hundreds of miles from where they landed working hard, liv ing well and feeling all right. Part of their work at least is swinging a pick axe' which would indicate that our American Engineers are doing some repairing and constructive work which undoubtedly is needed. Joe writes that the women and children are the only ones that are left to do the work in the fields in this little village where they happened to be at the date of his recent letter. In a letter to a friend in Wauseon Serg't. Walter Figgy gave an inter esting account of a possum hunt in which he recently participated "down in : Alabamy" by the p ourtesy of an Alabama gentlemen. The hunt was not successful in bringing home the possum, but it was an impressive dem onstration of the Southern hospitality which our boys are enjoving and ap preciating down at Montgomery. Serg't. Paul Hemsoth, Corporal Fern Harrison and Roy Goodwin were among those selected from the Ful ton countv boys at Camp Sherman to spend some, time at Camp Perry in rifle practice and study and then to be returned to Camp Sherman as in structors. The boys pamed were fortunate enough to secure leave for over night last Wednesdav and came home to sav "Helol and Good-bye" Dr- W. H. Schul has been trans ferred to hospital service and his new address is 323 Machine Gun Ba- talion Medical Department, Camp Sherman. Those who have visited at the Chil- lirothe cantonment recently bring back reports that our boys are finding plen tv to do and are all "hard at it". There is much to learn and many readjustments in the manner of liv ing and personal habits to be made . and all looking forward to the ac complishment of fitness, efficiency and ability to "go over the top" some fine day and put an end to tms war in such a way as to make all future wars im possible. In Toronto University, quartered in one of the student residences is a de tachment of about 100 U. S. young men who are undergoing intensive training for commissions as officers in the Aviation section of the U. S. Sig nal Corps. Ine of these is a Wau seon boy who writes that no time is being wasted: there are twenty-six different subjects to be covered and mastered in a period of about six weeks very day from 5:45 a. in to 9:3tK. filled with parades. inspection, classes, tests, and study periods, with no "passes" or "excuses" for anyone. - English offi cers from the field with actual exper ience in aerial warfare and expert knowledge of the requirements of this branch of the service are in charge of the training of these men who are to act as the eyes and the wings of the Allied Armies in Europe. A recent object of interest to this eroup is a mammoth "beetle" from England in the shape of a "war plane" carrying two guns photographic outfit etc and with a guaranteed speed of 150 miles an hour with a capacity of 200 to 250 miles an hour. POULTRY ASSOCIATION A meeting of the Wauseon Poultry and Pet Stock Association waa held lust Monday evening in the T. jfe J- Hall the date for the annual Pgultry Show was set for the second weA in January 1918. The place in which the show will be held is still unde cided. Several new members were added to the Association and assur ances of fine poultry and pet stock exhibits . from prominent breeders were received. Preparations are in progress for a big show in January BALLOTS FOR SOLDIERS The Deputy State Supervisors of elections for Fulton county sent bal lots and the other paraphanalia for voting to the soldiers from this county who indicated their desire to vote at the election November 6th, last week. Some were sent to Capm Sheridan Montgomery, Alabama and some to Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio. Subscriptions taken for all maga zines. We will duplicate any price made by any responsible firm. READ & WAGER BOY SCOUTS Garand Moine is a new scout com ing into the senior division. Glad to welcome such lasd as Garand. Meeting of the scouts next Monday evening ai acvcu u rjvery 1 i e i , i , , . , : mmiuer oi eacn pairoi snou'.a be present. Homer Sharp has been accepted as a candidate for the junior division of the scouts- He is a brother of scout Frank Sharp. Friday evening the junior scouts will enjoy a pleasant evening at the home of Asst- Scout Master, M. C. Roberts, on East Oak street. A great scout time is anticipated. A number of the scouts are finish ing their examinations' at class work.. The appointment of the following senior scouts- as solicitors for th Liberty Loan has been confirmed b Mr. W. B. Harris, charims i of the County Liberty Loan, and the scouts are already making a house to house canvas of the city interesting people in this splendid patriotic service. Lowell Porter, Donald Porter, Chas. T. Cole John Outcalt. Neil Mcintosh, Louis Jodry, Donald Grisier and Holl and Maddox. If you do not to see these scouts rhone any one of them and they will be pleased to call at your home and interview vou re garding the matter- Talk it over with them today. JUST A LINE TO MOTHER Camp Perry Oct. 18th, 1917- Dear Mother: , We left Chillicothe Wednesday at 7 a. m- arrived at Camp Perry all safe and sound at about 9:30 p. m. We had to fill ticks and then got to bed at 12:00 580 non-commissioned men and 80 Lieutenants came over on the train. We stopped in Troy and had hot coffee. We wrnt thru Dayton, Lima, Deshler, Toledo etc. We had no bunks and had to lay our ticks on the flooi. I brought three blankets, one comforter and th wool sheet in a roll with me I also brought my travelling f.g. We stopped in Toledo 1 hours- Eight of us came here out of over 200 men We were chosen to tnke rifle prac tice and come back as instructors to the company. Hemsoth of Pettis ville, Miller of .Arr-hl o'd. Oust of Defiance, Sergt. Bic'oan Harrison as Corp- of Napoleon, ma f'om Wause on and Reifel from West Unity. We are scheduled here for two weeks. I am glad for a change in the monotony- We have not had mess yet this morning and I am hnugry. Lovingly, Fern. KING SCHOOL WHAT? Hallowe'en Social Everybody invited but. especially are the parents and patrons of the district urged to gather at the Kine school house on Friday eveninsr Nov. 2nd, 1917 at 7:30 for a social good time and to get acquainted with one another. From 7:30 to 8 o.Vlock will be spent in entertainment by the pupils. At 8:30 a hallowe'en lunch will be served and a social hour enjoyed. Come now, get acquainted with your neighbors and have a good time. Remember the date, Nov. 2nd, 1917. CHESTERFIELD LEADS Chesterfield Township Sets the Pace In the Campaign For Rer Cross Fund Pike Also the Home of Hustling Patriots County Red Cross Fund Not Yet Raised. Books Bulletins and Pamphlets Deal ing With Various Aspects of Food Conservation. Available at Wau seon Public Library Camp Li brary Fund. The citizens ot Chesterfield town ship certainly deserve praise for their prompt and generous response to the call for funds for the American Red Cross: In the county wide campaign last week, the Chesterfield folks made a whitrjwind campaign and in one day raised $230.00 in cash for the fund besides securing pledges for a goodly amount for the use of the Chesterfield Red Cross branch in pur chasing materials for the work of this branch. Chesterfield also has a rec ord of raising over $300-00 for the War work of the Y. M. C. A. there can be no doubt about the loyalty and patriotism of the people of that town ship. Pike also made a one day cam paign that covered the township, last week but we have been unable to as certain the results of this campaign. f ike has an active Red Cross branch and the women are working energet ically making supplies for the Red Cross. In Wauseon twenty men subscribed 25. each making $500.- Beyond the foregoing not many reports are in ind it is impossible to tell just how rn'ih has been raised, but all indi "itions are that the amount is still far below the $5,000. which is the "ri'nty's nuota. The money is sore ly needed to help in caring for the ?i k and wounded and to alleviate the differing in war stricken Europe. Much .money has been raised by the Fulton Chapter and expended for ma terials that have been made vm and sent, forward for shipment to France 9Tid still the call comes for more, lust now the demand is urgent for warm woolen socks; the demand is oreater than the supply and the Red Cross ladies of the county are re doubling their efforts along this line. Mrs. Blair who has charge of the knitting section of the Chapter in Wauseon reports that 76 ladies are busy knitting in her section. , The $5,000 is going to be raised in the county for the people will not permit their own boys to suffer nor will they fail to do all they can to safeguard the lives and the health of their own. NOTICE WAR TAX The Northwestern Ohio Tel. Co. is required by law to collect a war tax of five cents on every toll message the charge for which is fifteen cents or over after Nov. 1st, 1917. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Rev- A. B. Eby the pastor will preach at 11:00 a. m. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. The annual roll call meeting will be held in the church at 3 p. m. No evening service. The advent of national food con servation week, beginning Oct. 28th finds the Wauseon Public Library well supplied with books and pamph lets dealing with food conservation and the preparation of food for the table. The library also has a num ber of government bulletins as well as some of the bulletins of the Na tional Emergency Food Garden Com mission for free distribution to those who will come to the library and ask for them. Among the books and pamphlets possessed by the library are: Condit and Long, How to cook and why. Sherman, Food products. erackenndge and Flagg, Savine iuei in heating a house. Brewster. Nutrition of a Vinnaehnld Wiley, 1001 tests of foods, lever ages and toilet articles, good and oth erwise, i Hunt, Fresh fruits and vegetables as conservers of other staple foods. Food Garden Commission. for home storage, pickling, fermenta tion, ana salting vegetables with di rections for making potato starch, fruit pastes, butter. Dept. of Agriculture, Drying fruits and vegetables in the home with re cipes for cooking. Government Food Thrift Series, An appeal to women, a meat substiutte, cowpeas as food, fat in cooking, ict- less refrigerator, tireless cooKer, uses for honey, etc. Hunt and TtJa:er, How to select foods (1) that the body nee la. How to select foods yi) Cereal foods. Hunt and AVesslin. Bread snd bread making in the home- ood Garden Commission. Home canning manual for vegetables and iruits. U. S. Food Administration. Ten lessons on food conservation. Re-! cipes for patriotic bread. Creation , , i , oi commission ana plans ior wheat, iiour and bread control. Bulletin, County Agricultural work in northern and western states. Bureau of Fisheries;, Possibilities of food from fish- Why and how to use salt and smoked fish with 61 ways of cooking them. The library has for free distribu tion a limited number of the bulle tins of the Emergency Food Garden Commission listed above as well as those of the Department of Agricul ture, including the bulletins by Hunt, Atwater and Wessling. Wauseon Camp Modern Woodmen has given five dollars to the soldiers' 3Use Koul Cloth -Silk and Wool-44 in. wide, $2.50 the yardf 1 camp library fund making a total of ?14d. raised for the fund by the local library. The campaign has been ex tended to November 1st. In Ohio $60,000 out of an expected $125,000 has so far been raised. A SURPRISE SHOWER A unique social event that brought a thrill of pleasant surprise to the younger social circles of the com munity occurred last Tuesday even ing at the home of Mrs- George Gor such. Mrs. Gorsuch gave a "shower" for Miss Mina Miller a supposed bride-to-be; about thirty ladies were present and they brought with them a fine array of beautiful and useful articles with which to shower Miss Miller. The rooms were tastefully decorated with hearts and a "throne" had been perpared for the prospec tive bride. When the guests had all assembled Miss Miller entered with Master Tom Gorsuch as train bearer and preceeded by Master Arthur Gor such as page. When the "bride-to-be" was seated with all the formal ities which the occasion demanded, the page at "Her Majesty's" behest read a "scroll" to the assebmled "court", announcing that on the 11th day of September 1917 at the home of and by Rev. J. A- Wharton Miss Mma Miller and Mr. George Hall aier were united in marriage. The aforesaid "court" was amazed with surprise but were prompt with tneir loyai ana enthusiastic congratulations. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs Hallauer are duly impressed with the consciousness that they, the aforesaid Mr- and Mrs. Hallauer have most de cidedly "put it over on them", but nevertheless they are extending heart iest congratulations and best wishes, Mr. and Mrs. Hallauer will be at home soon on Ottokee street in the home formerly occupied by Mr. and mrs. inaries liennger. RANGE DEMONSTRA TION A SUCCESS The Majestic range demonstra tion at Reynolds Hardware this week has been a remarkable success many inquiring visitors have heard the representative from the factory tell of the construction of the range, how it is built of iron throughout and why it should last for many years. Quite a number of sales vhave been made and many more will result from the advertising done by the firm dur ing the week. One of the features of the week was the offering of a prize f6r the best letter about the range. Nearly two hundred letters were received, written by the children of the community. 29-1-c RED CROSS BENEFIT Under the direction of Miss Mar guerite Raker a Box Social will be held at the Union School house two miles north of Tedrow on the evening of Friday November the 2nd. Pro ceeds for the benefit of the Red Cross Everyone cordially invited. Subscriptions taken for all maga zines. We will duplicate any price made by any responsible firm. READ & WAGER ACTIVITIES Materials Received at Chapter Head-quarters Workers Needed To Convert Materials Into Warm Gar ments for our Boys Loyal In Fact as Well as Name Slipper Materials Wanted Christmas Bags For The Soldiers Over 1000 yards of gray outing flannel and twelve bolts of striped outing flannel were received at head quarters last week. In the com fortable and warm rooms at the li brary everyone is welcomed to help make 'this material flip into warm garments for Our Boys yes, some some of it will no doubt reach our boys in France and when we feel the chill in the air these wintry days we can realize what good warm outing flannel means to the boys who perhaps will be in unheated rooms for lack of fuel. "If we could realize what this war means the Library rooms could not hold the workers who would be anxious to help. Let us try to real ize what charitable work it is and give of our time and strength. Tke Loyal Women's Class of the Christian church donated $5.15 to the Red Cross Society and voted to buy a fifty dollar Liberty Bond- This class is well named. Let us have some more Loyal Women's classes. Word has been received from Cleve land that all gray and khaki knitted garments are used and the Red Cross refuses nothing that is usable. This is in answer to some inquiries that have been made by the public. Red Cross knitting is mainly for boys in ranee. uur boys m camp nearly all have friends who wish to furnish them with these warm garments and comtorts which can be sent to them while so near home. ilore material is needed for ward slippers. These slippers are made from any heavy material and are warm and comfortable for the sick ones. Heavy material from men's suits can be used if it is washed and pressed nicely. We who have warm comfortable homes and eood health and plenty of food can well afford to give much, not a little, but much of our time, strength and money to help maKe some less fortunate a little more comfortable. Let us hunt in our closets to-day and fill the rooms with clean, warm material for these slippers. Last Thursday Mrs. Fink's table presented a pretty sight filled with donations for soldier's Christmas bags made and equipped by the Betsy Ross Girls under the direction of Mrs. Fink and Mrs- Read. - There were thirty bags, the khaki colored bags for boys in the trenches and the bright colored ones for the bovs in the hospitals. Somewhere in France. ' All of these bags will cross the wa ter and let us hope will safely reach their destination. Each bag con tained a cake of toilet soap; package neeco wafers, mint ' tablets, wash cloth,, gum, cracker-jack,' talcum, shaving soap stick of lidorice, cigar ettes, tooth brush, smoking tobacco, tooth paste, cake of Herschey's choco late and there were some harmonicas, pencils, pins, drinking cups and socks. CHRISTIAN CHURCH The increase attendance to near ly all the "various church services, shows the increased interest and ac tivity with which the Christian church is carrying on its Special October Campaign. Rev. C. F. Evans delivered a force ful, practical sermon on "The Law of Conduct in the Teachings of Christ" to a large audience last Sunday a- m. and also in the evening on the theme "The Place of Religion in the Life of the World" The Junior Choir which has been organized under the direction of Miss Burford, furnished the special music last Sunday evening. The senior choir has been reorganized under the management of Mr. Geo. E. Gorsuch. Special music at both morning and evening services next Sunday. Next Sunday closes the special October campaign and every member is urg ed to be present. REVISED RATINGS The members of the Wauseon Credit Association have joined the ' nation wide Pay-Up-Week movement and have invited this entire community to co-operate with them. This is surely an opportune time for all to join hands in passing prosperity along, ana .some oi our merchants already report a gratifying response to the object of the movement by,i prompt payment of accounts. Immediately after this Pay-Up- Week, October 29th to Nov- 3rd, the Credit Association will revise its rat ing book and give every person a rat ing according to his promptness in payment of his accounts, and we be lieve every one in this community will take pride in establishing a rating which will entitle him to credit any place in town; the next ten days will give the opportunity. Tribune Want Ads get results. A Most Pleasing Collection of Women's Goats in a Broad Diversity of The Season's Most Popular Styles EVERY day adds its new quota of New Models to our already large displays. It will be to your interest to choose from these latest charming arrivals, both for the sake of satisfaction and service. Coats Plushes Wool Velours Broadcloth Burella Cloths Novelty Mixtures These are compositions of marked Quality, Style and value at Popular Prices $12.50 to SI6.50 SI7.50 to $20.00 $22.50 to $25.00 $27.50 to $30.00 $32.50 to $42.50 Placing The Season's New Arrival of Bath Robea and Kimonos on Sale at These Moderate Prices Bath Robes $3.00, $3.50, $4.00, $4.50, $5.00 and $6.00 Kimonos $,25, &I.50, $2.00 and $2.50 Millinery Ladies Fall Styles For the fast approaching "Feast Day" and "Thanksgiving" you will need New Millinery. We are showing some of the prettiest trims for this oc casion, and it is well to make early selection. Our prices are so popular $3.00, $3.75, $5.00, $6.00 to $7.75 J mi. V nun immaJ , lr n.S You can do better here when buying Furs. We positively save you 25 on your investment. Furs from America's Leading Furriers. Neck Pieces, Muffs and Sets. No two alike. These are furs of Superb Quality, yet at Moderate Prices. See Us. New Knit Goods Sweaters, Caps, Sets For Ladies and Misses The newest creations at popular sale prices Where Quality and Confidence Meet The Spencer-Edgar-Vollmer Company 3 Wauseon's Exclusive Dry Goods Service E: Seventy American Boys Murdered by the Cowardly D Commander of a Sneaking German Submarine OES this bring the war home to you; or must you wait until my son, your son and thousands of others lie with upturned faces on the blood-soaked fields of France, and the last ray of sunshine has faded from the hearts of thousands of American mothers, before you realize that this war is your war; that in it your responsibility is un divided and certain, limited only by your ability. The issue is squarely before you now; it can not be evaded. Are you so craven-hearted that you value your lives above the right to live freely and happily? Are you going to hang on to your money while brave American boys face all the horrors of German savagery? If not, come across, buy Liberty Bonds, yes? Buy more and help end the war that was forced on civilization by war-mad German plutocrats. Let's show the barbarous German emperor and his contemptible son that, true to our traditions, we have the courage to give our last dollar to save the world from their aecursed rule. 4 BUY LIBERTY BONDS TODAY FULTON COUNTY LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE W. B. Harris, Chairman WAUSEON, OHIO