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p. p. AKE, Publisher OUR GOD, OUR COUNTRY AND TRUTH. TERMS- . so a-Ytar la Advance. VOLUME LII. IRONTON, MO., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1918. NUMBER 22. il oiiiinyiuisiiJiJi n The question of Patriotism has been raised by certain advocates of prohibition. WHEREIN is it unpatriotic for the oppo nents of prohibition to assert their freedom and the right of self-determination or to oppose the substitution of state control for self-control, which is and ever has been the foundation of character? On the other hand, WHEREIN is it pa triotic to delay and block essential war measures by attaching prohibition riders and amendments? Many thousands of the sons of retail liquor dealers and allied tradesmen in Missouri are fighting under the American flag. Is it pa triotic or even honest to destroy the liveli hood and property of the fathers and mothers of these soldiers who are fighting for your honor and the security of your property? The Government has levied heavy taxes on the stocks of retail dealers and still heav ier taxes are pending. Is it patriotic to ad vocate the destruction of the goods on which these dealers have paid and must pay taxes? The stock of nine St. Louis breweries is owned by British investors. Is it patri otic to destroy, without compensation, the property of citizens of an allied nation? The other breweries of St. Louis are owned by American citizens who have gladly met every test of loyalty and patri otism, from buying war savings stamps to subscribing millions for liberty bonds and Siving money and personal service freely to lie Red Cross and other war activities. Citizens' Committee By T. H. GLANCY, Chairman. From Camp Funtton. m Hello to the old frilrtds in Arcadia 1! Valley! Guess you will be surprised 2 ' to bear from me but I just thought S i you would like to know about my life i , 10 tbe army. 1 have beeu in the army .tt about three months. It Deems like I '3 ' just came yesterday. Hat Hal Well, t 'lhe army Ufa is Que. I get three $ good meals a day, and a good place to t sleep, aud, listen, lots of good clothes "I to wear. Nothing to worry about but 1 (.the girls! I have better health than I I l ever had in my life. 1 have only gain- i ed about twentyttve pounds in tnree months. We are going to be moved soon, I don't know where. I think ! we are iroiiiir "across the pond." I ! only hope so. I will write you all from France. Will bring you back the Kaiser's old shoe for a charm. Julian E. Pratt, litr'y B, 28 F. A. Camp Fuuston. From Corp. A. M. Smith. Dear Father and!Family Have not received anv niHil for a few days, but it bas been a week since I wrote you Am well and getting along o. k. This week have seen EUas Nichols, Jasper Breilenstein aud James Dutcher. Was really surprised to see Jim because I did not think he got to Fuuston soon enough to come across with our Divis ion. lie U getting along all right and has been "over the top." Also I saw the Spitzmiller boy and junt missed seeing Lynton Kussell and Tom Con way. They are both cooks in the same battery. It would be fine for Oscar if he could get home for a while, but if he is like me he would be too lazy to work. Tell him not to be overly anxious to cross, tor the ponu is deep and wide, and he miirht eot homesick. Coup. A. M. SiuiTH, Troop B, 314th M. P., Am. Ex. Forces, Am. P. O., 761. A Line from France. Dear Parents I will write a fow lines to let you know that I am well aud fine as can be; and hiving a good time. I have not had a chance yet to get that money order, but will do so iust as soon as I can eec to a Y. M. C. A., where they itwue them. Don't worry about it. 1 am going to make an allowance the first time I have an oooortunitv. Tell Lizzie 1 was sure glad to get the pictures. I saw Mont Edmonds to-day. He is line. Well, I will do my best to get the Kaiser. Tell everybody hello lor me and tell timm to write to me. 1 have Beeu a lot of the world since 1 left home Yon should see me now. I am iust as I used to be aud feel like 1 could mane more ties than ever. Good by fur this time. Pvt. John Isiaab. (J. F, 814th Engs., American E. a, Sept. 20th. Old Ties for Fuel. Many a time you have seen burning piles of old railroad ties. And have you not wondered why such a waste? Colonel 13. F. Bush, Uegioual Direc tor of the United States Kailroad Ail ministration, bas solved that problem for this territory. In a message to I .Secretary Jewell Mayes of the State ooaru oi Ancunui c, no douhu ..... following oflicial instruction issued to Mipsoun and omer soutnwtsieru rail roads: "Please be governed by the follow' ing suggestions as to disposition u old ties: "1st uia ties win oe useu ior ugiu' ing tires in engines to such an extent as may be advantageous ana ecuuom im . and wnen sucn urouram is uo termined they will be picked up aud delivered at engine nouses. .Sent on men. section toremen or other employes win oe uhuwcu such old ties as the roadmaster may allot tbem for their personal use only "s J les mav oe eiven 10 uuiuiu- ing farmers in exchange for plowing fire guards, mowing right-of-way of tho company, or for the privilege of erecting snow fences on adjoining land, under direction of division su perintendent and roadmaster. "4th Old ties may be disposed of to the public at such places as there may be a demand for them at such reasonable price as may be determin ed by tho proper officers, provided ties can be picked up by the purchaser without expense to the railway com- Dftt) V "5th-0n divisions and districts In wooded country where there Is no de mand for old ties, and on other divis ions where ties can not be disposed of In accordance with the preceding paragraphs, old ties will be burned under favorable weather conditions so that the right of way will be kept cleaned up." "Somewhere in France," built on swamp land by American soldiers, and now being used to expedite tbe landing of our troops and the handling of the stupendous volume of supplies with which the sea from the United States to tbe c jast of France it being bridged; it shows one of the mam moth refrigerator plants established behind the lines, a great plant with a capacity for 10,000,000 pounds of meat, and capable of producing a million pounds of ice daily; It shows the as sembling of American locomotives by our soldier mechanics; the building of railways, the leveling of French forests to secure needed timber, the erection of hoHpilals and the building of a great dam in order to create a reservoir to supply one of the largest hospitals with water, it shows bow American soldiers line In camp and on the flighting lines; what they eat, how the daily tons upon tons of bread is made, how the worn clothing is re novated and repaired by French women in the service of the American army; the utilization of old hats and old shoes in a wonderful salvage de partment; the sanitation of the sol diers' uniforms by machinery; an endls.os stream of the trucks used to transport supplies to the front; ca mouflaged euns, the acreB or sneus and other ammunition, the American Aero (squadron, and, unaiiy, the actual fighting, in which American oldiera have brought undying fame upon themselves and their country. America s Answer" is a picture that every American and every near American should see; it is one's outy; but also one's privilege to see it. The Government's Division of Films has done no better work for the stimula tion of loyalty and the accentuation of the spirit of giving than the as sembling and presentation of this most l luminatmc war Dim. .very motion theatre should show it. Every man, woman and child in the city should see it, or if it has not been booked here, they should insist on.be- ing given an opportunity to see it. Sarah Anne Weidmann. Sarah Anne, daughter of Alexander P. and Tolitha Thompson Prensley, whs born in Abbeville, South Caroli na, February a, 122, and her transla tion occurred Saturday morning, October 19, 1318,atthe age of 90 years, 8 months and 10 clays, in isia sue was united in marriage to John Ro deo, to which union were born one son and two daughters. Alter me death of Mr. Kuden she was married to Frederick Phillip Weidmann, to whom also were born one son and two daughters. Mrs. Eunice S. Miller, daughter of the first marriage and now living in Fredericktown, Mo., Paul P. Weidmann, whose home is in New York, and Mrs. Sanford Kussell, of Ironton, survive her. Her hus band preceded her to the beyond nearly twenty years ago. Mrs. Weid mann was reared in the Covenanter faith, but was a faithful worker in the Master's cause wherever her lot was cast. She was a woman of strong convictions aud heroic courage. Hav ing lived almost through three gener ations, many of whom will rise up aud call her blessed. She suffered in recent years from the Infirmities incideut to age, but was tenderly eared for by her daugh ter, Mrs. Kussell, with whom she had made her huuie since the death of her husband. In the home-going of Mrs. Weidmann there passed from the walks of earth, one of, if not the old est, citizens of Iron county. Nelson U. Henhy, Dcs Arc Item. The sick in onr town aro much bet ter. Nouewcasea. I was out toBru not Saturday. Dr. Jones is riding night aud day. 1 saw a sad sight at Potosi Monday night. A young wife's corpse was brought borne with her soldier hus band's. She went to Camp Funston to be near him, and took sick and di ed two hours before he did. His name was Rolla Eye and they bad beeu married less than a year. They were buried in the same grave at their borne, Shirley, nine miles west of Po tosi. We bad a big rain here Saturday night. Big Creek is out of its banks. lJr:F. F. Farr has recived a commis sion as lieutenant aud will enter the medical corps of the army. He will make a brave soldier. Dr. Horn of Williamsville left Fri day. The citizens of Wayne county, I un derstand, have bought the Ozark Val ley railroad, from Williamsville to Greenville, and will comhience to op erate the same. I am certainly pleas ed to hear it. Dr. F. F. Farr has sold the Williams farm to Chan. King, sou of Earl King, near Brunot. Candidates are getting around.bow ing and scraping to everybody they meet. Isaac. Woman Invents Lamp Shade. Artistic lamp shades have beu in vented by a wtmiiin who chemically trcuts the lining of calvos' storuucha to produce u translucent leather. "No Civilization Ever RUei Above the Level of its llome " and no home above the level of its reading. The Youth's Companion in troduces the whole family to the best writers of the day thona who contri bute the things that make belter minds and happier homes. "No other publicatiou would appeal to me at this time" tells the exact story of the hopefulness and entertainment and information and suggestiKiand econ omy that The Companion gives each week in the year. Every age is liber ally provided for, every wholesome interest encouraged. Serials, Short stories, Rare Articles, Digest ot the War News, Special Pages aud Excep tional Editorials. It is true that your family needs Thd Companion tho comiiig year. They deserve it with all its help. It takes the place of many papers, so great is its variety aud at the price ot one, Still S'J.UO a year, 52 issues. Lion t miss uraco tuenmonu s greai serial, Anne Exeter, 10 chapters, be ginning December 12. The following speciaj,aaaxiB. maue to new subscribers: 1, The outu's Companion 52 is sues Of 11)19. 2. All the remaining weekly issues of Wis. 3. The Companion Home Calendar for 1919. .VII the above for only $2.00, or you may include i. MeCairs Magazine is tasnion numbers. All for only $2.50. The two magazines may be scut to separate addresses if desired. The Yoi Tii'8 Companion, Commouweatb Ave. & St. Paul St., Boston, Mass. Weather Report. Meteorological Report ot Coopera tive Observer at Ironton, Iron County Mo., for the week ending Monday, October 21, 1818. What "America's Answer" Mean "America's Answer," the U. B. Of ficial War Picture Issued by the Divi sion of Films, of the Commltttee on Pnhttn information, is not the ordinary nresB-aeont film play. It la a chapter of the great drama of the war, regis .j hv IT. S. Hi anal Cores photog raphert, by direction of Qeneral John J. Pershing. His purely Govern- mont nlnpnrlis. no lnaivioutti urn any proflt interest In the production. The picture bai been made and it Is preseniea ior puuuu " not to make monoy-although It must necessarily produce a revenue in or der to meet the expenses Involved but in order to ibow the millions of contributors to the ieveral Liberty I ha nnrnhasers ot Thrift and War Sumps, Taxpayers, and those who bare so generously given In oth er ways for tbe needs of the war, just aa ami vhkt,. in a obvslcal way Km haan aocomDllsbed In France dur ins tha Ant vear of America's partlci nation In the struggle lot Democracy. It shows the wonderful 3-mile dock Days ot Week. Tuesday Wednesday Thursday r riaay Saturday Sunday Monday O Tenip'tUte s. E KB. 15 77 37 16 75 37 17 77 40 18 70 50 19 63 65 20 70 65 21 71 40 T Note'. The Dreclitation includes rain, hail, sleet and melted snow, and la recorded In Inches and hundredths. Ten inches of snow equal one inch of rain. "T" indicates trace of precip'ta Hon. Arcadia COLLEGE Oosorver. PROBATE DOCKET. Term Docket of the Probata Court, Iron County, 3Io., November Term A. D. Monday, November 11th. It. Baldwin, executor with will annexed of the.. estate of Liiliau M. Davis, deceased. Final. John O.. George, administrator ijf the estate of James A. George, de ceased. Final. R L. Barger, guardian aud curator., of the'estate of William T. Day, fee ble minded. W. II. White, gusrdian and curator of the estate ot Corine White, a ml:..., nor. " rtiestfajf, November 12th. Katherine Turner, administratrix of the estate of John Turner, deceased. Lewis E. Maeev, administrator of fhe estate of Jerusha Shrum, deceas ed. FinaL Maggie P. Bollinger, executrix with will annexed ot the estate of J. 8. Bollinger, deceased. Final.' O. W.KOOP Judge of Probate & ex-offlclo clerk. I Grand Avenue Bank OF ST. LOUIS, MO. J- Capital and Surplus, $1SO,0OQ:oO I t COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF DEPOSITS March 4, 1906 1907 1908 . 1909 1910 1911 1913 1913 1914 1915 1118 1917 Jnnn t. IBIS The usual Interest Paid on TimeDefiUudSiTlflfiAcwturtJ GEORGE W. CLARKSON, President. 117,736.00 136,846.71 142,413.20 563,346.20 607,390.23 786,133.67 1,008,666.37 1,187,604.26 1,287,124.62 1,830,537.87 1,412,686.06 1,667,844.98 1,676,749.79 'If ir W J t 1 , I-. sr. v ...