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HERALD.'lOVEMBER ], 1918.INrs t Aism01DUTYvidsdevident lo (ho whole wor d. In ordinary times I would not feel at liberty to make such an appeal to you. In ordinary times divided ccmneils can be endured without permanent hurt to lltc country, bill these are not ordinary times.“If in these critical days it is your wish to sustain me with undivided minds I hep that you will say so n a way which it. will not be possible to misunderstand either here at home «*r among our associates on the other side of I he sea.“I submit my dilli ullies and my hopes to you.“\V(XIiilI)\V Wil.SoN ‘then I was off Ibis evening, i-u. m w I pela I day until \ i Then | bad the1 the 12-4 tonight.}if—The •o at n •. -l y has ice in rovedme tjubar. s at y beg If un-y ro-jority loUt-ewi.ltlionllister io by devour must, e so up-c of liks i (be ruth, testis pa-the made s iris to noan doin'* of ivoly lould i the lifted licai.cud-RED CROSS NOTESThe following ladies have sent in kliillcd goods since last report :| Socks—Mesflames Geo. llab-erle. ith; Tied .Jackson. 8!h: And. Kress 2d; Ed Krall. 71*.»: Mrs. l.ichle. Sr.. I’d: Dona Osborn, 7th; l’auta eon Berger 1st: H. Tebribacb. 18lh; Gail Weigel. 10th; H. M. Kean. 7th; Peter Lechner 28th; Miss Sarah Mehringnr.Sweaters—Mesdames Geo. Kn-per Ktli; Tred Jackson. 2d; Alice Flagg. IKlli; Mrs. Kifert, Uli; Misses Louise Bohiert. Nellie Sormershciin, 3rd: JosephineGerber, Magpie Mott, filh; Anna Hunter, 5th; Mrs; Fred Blessing-er. 3rd. *Wristlets—Miss Clara Goss man.From the War Mothers— SivVs. Mesdanies Jos. Kress. Clli; Midi. Durluuf. 14th; A. Jackman 0th; A ois Sprauer. A. Dmline; Jos. Iloffman, loth; Wm.Flick, 7lb: And. Berger, 13tli: Jar. iloffman tub; Alois Dirk. 5th. John Anderson. 2 1; A. Dosrh. 3d: Wm. Flick. Olli; Albert I*rich. 5tb; Jos. Eckstein tHb; Geo. Grnmeispaelier, 8th; G. llum-barli* 3rd; V. Beck mas. 7Hi: Jo.-. Friteli. 7th; Ami- Buerhler. Ub; John Itohncrt ith.Sweaters—Mrs. John Spell-meier; Mrs. A b. Urieh 2nd.JHit I don'l care. 1 will get to . est tniiin-row. I suppose you are bavin; good times as well as hard lime . I have the same sometimes. ( have to work hard and again we sit around and crack all kinds of jokes. I get dirty enough to take two baths a day. Believe me 1 take them too. It's a great life, if a fellow doesn’t weaken.Gee. but how I wish you were here lor a few days and I would have a leave. 1 say we would -ee some of New York. I think I will get a live-day leave in a lew days. but I don’t think I can make home on it. I might get home mid would have to start right back again, and then I am taking chances at not coming back on time and.il wou d put a black spot on my record.’ I have a clean .record so far. You -ee. we don't gel any furloughs at all in lime of war. But it looks as if we will be ab'c to gel furloughs pretty soon. The old Kaiser said, ‘*1*11 unit.'* Gee.won’t i! be nice when the worl I i; :•! peace asain. We 1. areOfKl!WaBHuiK*in29threctPiclTheison, in a B oveiboys around jnirity j have t , but j dra- } ince J iavc ; war nder ities• d* iler-i as l asIfandn*mRp-ii me igeidslli-U Inii-ter-I bemytheyou s in jorl heyKill** Of onSailor's Letter.This most welcome, and inter-fa-e l » far** and t**ll yon what I thought, but Hie mournful epi-esting letter Albert 1. Mercknr writes to bis sister, Miss Gathering Mcrekcr, ti lling her or his safe arrival in N*\\ York from oversea. A brrl is a member of the Engineer’s Force. lie lt;'n-lislej in the I. tf. Navy. May 2i. 1918.Dear I.uving S’.-fcr:- ltcceiv**d either four or live of y.uir lelter-a few nays after I eame back but I didn’t have time to answer, be. cause you see I wauled to write (o everybody.: And I knew youwould hear iff me when mother w«-oM gel my Idler.We pulled in here mi Saturday morning and lhai aflenioon the captain gave no* a 2 i hour leave and 1 went over l« the Y. M. C. A. in Brook yn. \\mle I Iters. -.Lived all night, ami the next morning 1 had such a Inanely feeling, and when I saw all I thought, il would laid out Hie hi Is. if you IIml it. the wear il. I tried to yie.ir birth-lone at bul they didn’t have I hem. I get. another 2i hours' leavethere very many, ! i e country yet ? i! I wish you were with us soim*-! limes when we are out at sea. When we went across the llr-1 j time I got sea sick when wi wen* two days out. but I work'd | llial out. When we were about three days off the other side it ! got rough. The old shift wou u stick its nose down ill the water. Then come up and the back end , would go down and il would , swing from one side 1.0 the oth-• er. The worst of it is you can scarcely walk. You have lo hold on to everything lo keep from ’ going over he side, or fall on the , deck. When we were coming back, I woke up one night and found myself rolling. Gee! but J jumped. I was going out oT mv| j bunk. When those big waves. , come along the boat is bound to | swing. The Louisville is 50ft and some feet long. Suppose you , have read of the transport. j America sinking. She was sunk in porl just on the other side of j the river from us. They were) irady to start across loo. The troops were on and everything.. Three men are sti 1 missing, j Must close. Best wishes and regards.I remain your sailor brother.ALBKKT.U. S. S. Louisville. Engineer’s Force care of Postmaster, New York. —«! vicel16thAimilUIUII iiun a lo* ue w aurp bois lli serv lit and path omsBAN ON TURKEY RAFFLESJr.lastLi S. U M Chri uud.JalotsM:Tickeye,SoCora$350EMooiM«Gocp$oooJogaudFrKt’ukLoSchwI hose things, he nice m I I» n’l forget er\ie*' pin. get one with She !»• 11 «*■•».will lo-l'rShooting Matches for Thanks-’ giving Birds Prohlbted. jThe following communication j A|1 has been received by Fred A. ^ B| Stimson. county federal food g-py. adminirtralor, with reference to ; j..(jshooting matches and other con- 'A p. tests for winning turkeys; *$100“The Foiled Slates food ad • | v p,.* ministration is unalterably op— !^jarijand ell forms iffposed 'o any uihi lt;•• rvmn ••• .Q a t ambling or malehes of skill that j MaA. P: acres i Del and 'morrow. 1 think, but will slay aboard ami r.tioul 8 o’clock now I have the 12-1 waleI imagine I sleep. It is and I think li tonight. Ibad the 1-8 this morning amiI ave for their object the winning o| turkeys. No chance dUun-!o!i n lt;ff f mil should be cjunle-naneed. in \ rw of the imports'll o r strict conservation. You will be expected to interfere with any process that may result in food going into Ihe hands of perso. s wh have no use or need of the same.Fn Mi lei Ma 35 ac Gu: Philif Ferdi
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Jasper Herald
Jasper, Indiana, US
Fri, Nov 01, 1918
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