The Cedarville Herald, Volume 41, Numbers 27-52

ffhe 'Cedarville JteralcL FORTY -FIRST YEAR NO. 40. CEDARVILLE, OHIO, t l t lD A Y , SEPTEMBER 27 , 1918 PRICE, $1.00 A YEAR Letter F rom P rivate Townsley t o R ev . Pattan The following letter from John Townsley,' Bat. B, 136 A . E. F. will be o f interest to ell: Somewhere in France. Aug. 9th, 1918. Dear Friend. I expect yoi* think I have forgotten how to write but I have not and I will try to talk to .you fo r a little while, We were on the water twenty days and in -that time I saw several inter­ esting things, such porpoises, sharks, flying-fish and devil-fish, but it was rather monotonous and I certainly was glad when I got my feet on solid ground again, T .made the trip in tip top shape and did not get the least pit sick although it rained quite often and we had a high wind most o f the time.. In fact I gained five pounds ip abouf twenty-flve days, Traveling seems to agree with me. England was beautiful, ;hut every­ thing was so, so, and I Wished for a sight o f the States.. No large signs, or fuller., or caved in buildings, as all o f them are either built o f stone or brick. •The first night we were on land I was on guard and it rained to beat the band., It was the first they had had in several weeks, but it cleared up the next day and we had a nice trip. I had to laugh when I saw the , train w e were to board. The entrance is on'the side and each compartment holds eight men. The engines are . small but seem to cover the ground at that, The stations are well taken care .of, flowers, hedge fences and creeping vines in evidence everywhere. Even the banks on either side are mowed and in order. , The -public highways are all made'With over head crossings, .except a few in the towns, The people are all healthy looking; the little ones especially had such rosy cheeks and bright eyes. Every­ one was'busy at something. I saw women working at almost every kind Of a job. . ' - , The popular method o f travel seems to be tbe bicycle in both England and France, and both! countries have fine roads, at least:those I have seen have been good. ' W e crossed -the channel at night. Moonlight and rain came in turn, but while the moon light was beautiful, yet 1 was easier when it rained, as I -felt the .German carp dr tin- fish, aS some call them would not have such a good-show o f finding us i f they happened, to be. on the look out.' Tfie' moirrifeg w e landed' in France was fine and the whole populace seem^ ed to be on the run to get their work . done. It was much different in Eng­ land. They greeted us with smiles and the children ran out with flowers from every direction. Such flowers! They seem to grow every where and in every place. I even saw a tree o f roses. Mow don't laugh, it is a fact. It was about the size o f a peach tree o f about three or four years and the.rose buds were thick on it. ■ We had ‘a great trip even though the trip, was made in box cars. Every once In a while the people would give, us good black coffee, the like o f which we don’t know in the States, o r red w|ne or both, These were eagerly accepted by all o f us. We are in the midst o f the wine belt, and wines champagne and all other kinds of liquors can be bought very cheap,, from 18 cents for beer to $1.20 per quart fo r oldest and very best wines. I am leaving them alone, fo r my chances for recovery are better i f I receive a wound, but it is a very grfeat temptation, I admit and no fooling, We were billeted in a beautiful cha­ teau fo r a while and the day we landed the ladies o f the community gave Us a lunch o f bread cheese, butter and red wine. They acted as though they could not do enough fo r us while we were there. Some o f the hoys have passes to Bordeaux but I have not as yet been there. I may try to go later on hut as we are very busy I'll not get a ‘chance fo r a while. I hope this letter will find all o f you in the best o f health and that we will he able to get together in the near future and talk it ail over. Give my regards to the boys. I hope to be able to hear from you and as many o f them as care to write as often as possible. How is the Masonic Lodge? Are you all busy? I hope so. Well, bood-bye. I remain as ever, Your Friend and brother, Wag. John N. Townsley, Bat. S, 136 F. A „ A. E. F. No. 1,635,- 434, P, S, The A. E. F. motto is : Hell, Heaven or Hoboken via New York and its going to he Hoboken. J, N. T, Somewhere in France, Aug, 20., ‘18. Dear Father; Yotir most welcomed and loflg looked fo r letter reached me safe over here, and I certainly was tickled to get a few words from you. We don't get much mail over here, and a fellow certainly does long fo r lews from the States, especially from dome. You asked me what country t am in. Well, I am somewhere in francs, but the exact Place 1 cannot date, due to the fact that the censor would be apt to put the kibosh on it, mt I will state that I am quite a way Prom the firing lire. I have written a couple o f letters since my ar­ rival over here, and some o f them are to doubt in your hands b y this time, t certainly have had enough traveling to last me a Ufa time, hut there is ohe loumey I am desirous o f taking and hat is when we march Into Berlin, md theft eat sail back wros* the wean. Speaking About tbe ootea, hers is only cm * more that I want. * rid* on ft. w t i W ^ y * * ^ . * * tail bedt h tb t fo od V* $* A* ( And the War Has Arrived in Germany FARM AND FIELD NOTES, DEATH OF PROMINENT YOUNG MINISTER TUESDAY And now comes the squeal. The war.1* "arriving” at home fo r Germany, American airmen in da lly in- . creasing number are carrying it there— In tons and tons ot bombs— blasting the way for Pershing’s war­ riors toward the Rhino. ’ The*hero worship o f the Huns’ alleged invincible air circus Is rapidly being lost] with the home folks these days. This-new map shows how American airmen are asserting them­ selves,' whipping the best the kaiser <j8yi offer, in the air and Invading German territory— p opp ing bomba wherever, troops, supplies, or fortifications can be spotted— aBide Important rail centers In larger towns. The road to Sasrburg, towns o f Bayouy^le, Frescalts, Sablons. Longuyon, Conflana and GArie and even Metz suburbs are bombed dally. - # , The Americans, together with the LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN other Allies, are certainly pushing the „ „ „ „ „ ■ / _______ Hun back a few notches these days} > , OPENS- SEPTEMBER 28 and as the old song goes, "It’s a long,} * ______ ( , ways to Berlin, but we'll get there,") and from all present indications it The bankers and captains o f the as fo lly fo r one to believe that we township met at the Grand Hotel in \YQjit enter Berlins We 'Will be in Xenia* Saturdav nicrVit. tn irfan 'firvr ; 0 HI 8 gleanings ; ■ A conference wilt be liejd at Colum­ bus during the n e r tr o days, accord- a announcement' by Simeon chairman of the Republican. , , * - - -----------. congressional, committee, for and shoot up some o f the Hun man- °uly about one-fourth o f the people. tbe purpose o f starting tlie congres* slons, such as they have shot up many took hands, and i t is going to be put Bjouaj[ campaign in Ohio, here in France. Frdnce is a very «P to the other 75% to have a share < ^ m J twri Mromdn were la- pretty country, and so is England. We ->n this drive. A card index will be Btantlv killed’ at Brookfield croqsinc were afforded a splendid opportunity made o f all purchases so that the c o m - 1 S y f l v I L i L w by into consideration, the United States subscribers will be published. t Millers ot northw^fiern Ohio are has them beaten forty different ways,-- T , „ T o W , . ®ref a^lis a protest to be sent Ker­ in everything save one, and that is H, L. Smith, county chan> |bert C. Hoover, fo o ^ administrator, I believe France has got the best ma9' told o f a man m the county that against the government price being road, of any that I ever saw. They bas. two sons in the draft exempted, paid for flour “ by the.allies. They certain y have.some fine roads here ?n fijoustnal claims and yet has not claim it la too low- in France, but they have been down opught a single bond- This Class Rev, S .A . ShlBler was returned to fo r ages and they can’t help bein, in must either buy bonds at have their good shape. ‘ , Bons sent to war and help in this ; cause o f freedom, . I am glad to hear that yod received * . , . . the picture o f the review O. K. That , „ ? " eecnne, ct2J?nj}y - f L l&S' *af,fc .]*>¥» was a very nice picture, arid I only $725,000 and it is hope I can comb hack and look it over axpected that the new quota o f some. with you folks a t home, hut there is fgjJjPlike. $800 j P.°9. ««*riy double the no time to think o f getting back fo r tmrQ quota, will lie over subscribed. to be m ig h t /h a r d -f o r H i ?L j i 5 ® riariters to get away from the Fourth loan. Excuses will have no bearing job ahead o f them, and we won’t come back until it’s over OVER HERE.' A t the present time I am not en­ gaged in any combat work, but I atri drilling right along and getting my­ self as efficient as. I can, so when.l do take my stand, in No Man’s Land I will he able to give Uncle ,Sam the best that is in me. I have wriitten and told you about the beautiful place where w e are how stationed, and I get many little odd jobs such as fixing electric lights, electric bells, repairing telephones, and numerous other little jobs. . One thing w e are practically all greatly handicapped in is the fact that we are not able to speak .the French language, nor are the Franch able to speak -our lan­ guage, but taking this handicap--into consideration we get along mighty nice with the natives. The French all treat the Americans in great style and we have some quite amusing times when we come across them. They just jabber away and try and explain matters about something, and about all we can say is “ No corrfpre”—that means we don’t understand. I have, however, picked up some French words, and occasionally use them so good advantage , y . .. . The boys received quite, a shock the other day when a little order drifted into the office and transferred ,4our General away from us. The General was certainly good to the boys, and they wanted to go with him very bad, and he informed us all that he would like very much to take us with him, but it was beyond his power to do so. Before I forget, I must tell you some­ thing about the ball game we had over here last Saturday. We made an agreemeftt before the game that the losing side would go out and scout around the country fo r enough chick­ ens to feed all the boys in the de­ tachment. Well, the game was played and I happened*to be on,the losing side, but I don’t regret it at bit, as I had just as much chicken as any of the players on the winnirig side, and we surely enjoyed ourselves immense­ ly. I read articles in the paper where they state the U. S. is going wild over the, recent Allied successes. Leave it to the Americans to put the pep in the fight, Just when I will go up, I don’t know, but I am ready any time, as are a good many more fel­ lows over here, Well, Dad, it is about time for me to go and feed my face, and I have Written about all Lean think o f at the same time keeping withn the rules of censor, so will bring this letter to a close, and certainly hope that this letter finds you all in the best of health,’ and write s6on and often, with love to all, 1 remain, Your son John H, Randall, My Address: John H, Randall, Private, Headquar­ ters DetatChiftent, 165th Inf, Brigade, A. P. O. 762, American E. F., via New York, , PUBLICSALE ’ in most cases. There can be no occa sion fo r reporting that you have given your subscription in some other dis­ trict. The card index system will keep track o f every citizen so you might as well give your subscription in your home district. o f the church inference at pear Sugar Was instantly VirgU Fan- tally injured they were . —— <~B uy L iberty B onds - INCREASE PASTOR'S SALARY. The following is taken-from the Uhrichsville Presbyterian, a local’pub­ lication put out- by the. congregation o f which Rev. W. A . Condon is pas­ tor: A t the congregational meeting held the 21st of August, by a unanimous vote the salary o f the pastor was in­ creased from $1500 and $1800, the in­ creased rate taking effect the first of April, 1918. The pastor wishes to take this means o f thanking the con­ gregation fo r their generous action. — “ < B uy L iberty flonos > —— KAY ON GOVERNMENT CONTROL. the Bucyrus pastors by the Evangelical Bellefontalne. " - Josephy Brown, Grove, Fairfield cOu- killed and' .A com; ble, 17, probably w; when a machine in ridlpg turned dv< enrolled Glenn Jones, infant won o f B. W. Jones o f Fostriria* burned while play­ ing with matches/ died later o f bis injuries, Mrs. C. h. Chute was seriously burned while melting parafine wax when, her Clothing'. waB ignited by a gas fire at her home in New Lexing­ ton. But two members were left, to at­ tend the annual reunion at Findlay ot Company E, 118th O, V. L. The two prill meet again next year, they de­ cided. Over 600 soldiers at Camp Perry pledged themselves to refrain from swearing when the proposition was pre.tnnted to them by Rev. BriCe Bax­ ter at a Y, M, C, A meeting, , . Representative Fess of Ohio an­ nounced'that he would accept* the chairmanship-of the Republican con­ gressional campaign committee. Complete federal control of all highway building in, Ohio in the near future, with a view to limiting it to necessary improvements, Is looked for by road contractors and persons in close touch with highway admin*, istration in this state. Major W. S. Pealer o f state draft headquarters has placed the estimate of the number of men between the ages of 18 and 21 and 31 and 45 who •will register on Sept 12 at 350,000. Blaine Paige, 40, merchant of Rich Hill, as killed by a troop train at Centerburg. He failed to see the train and drove bis machine directly in Silo filling has been in uphill busi­ ness this year, due to. labor and the wet weather. The silo has proved a good investment .to farmers who had light born,'for in ibis manner all the good can be saved"o f what promised, had just to be * poor stand. . * ' ' • F rb l ^Mngfirid??!$• /’ has purchased the Albert Anderson farm on the Clifton pike, Chas, S, Kay, son o f Dr. Isaac Kay, well known here, o f Springfield, who has been east in the interests o f the Springfield Sun, tells some o f his ex­ periences with the railroads under government control, as follows: "On the- return trip home, just ac- f^,nt oW t complishecl we had another opportun- Rev. j. E. Etter of Troy was elscted ton Prevailing attempt prosident of the Miami (Ohio) Chris- t,ftn conference, which Closed its can- f S l to B S 'o n ,: ahead o f the time we expected to use Uouglass of Greenrilie was elected our railway ticket, to get possession v ce Pre?ldent and A, C. Brandon of o f said ticket, and then it was tha wrong ticket, as we afterwards found when We came to use i t We expos­ tulated with the “ consolidated” official in the New England metropolis as to the character o f the piece o f paste­ board he was giving us, but he per- Dentiehy jfieirs, Wednesday, Oct. i , Mrs, Thohvis Field, Friday, Oct. 11. Tufirtr & Faull, Thursday, Oct, 81* tl, Jd. Murdoch, Friday, O ct 4. Dayton was elected: trustee. Total enrolled attendance at the opening o f the Dayton pubiic schools Is 18,552, an increase of 1,186 over fast year. * Ora- McCombs, 17, WA* instantly killed and Raymond Lent and John aisted in saying that it was all right Anderson were seriously Injured when —which it was not. Wo had two ad- an automobile In .which they were ditional war taxe's to pay on the train, riding was struck by a train near and there was a regular “ ball up” all NelsOnvllle. The men Were coal along the line. Perhaps we ought to miners, be lenient with the^neW government! J. Howard Wetmore, assistant Cash- employees, but we saw no improve- ier of City National bank at Marlon, inent over the old reliable methods #was notified by the state depart- S t P ^ a*e an<I corporate management,' ment that h e 1had been appointed Next to us, and waiting his time to Ticc consul at Toronto, Canada. YM- „ ?*ostJvlnSlj^e I Several barns and -silos were do- S f ^ M ? A ntly ^ Ct*! *t™yed, one house-lifted from* Its h{« h S ? sfoundation and unroofed and hum- H? bWB °* tree* blown doWn by a small awjjcttfs ai ssx more certain it is that it will be aban-! *0ll' an„ , 1^*1* Sheffield doned after the War is over. 1 want auf How* the public to get such a dose o f the ard 8h®fflaId‘ al* ®f Mttsfldd, were project that it will rise up as one instantly killed when tlielr nutomo- man and demand a return to the free-1 blla 1vaa strttek by a Lake Shore train dom, economy and convenience o f , at South Amherst , A tank containing 6,000 gallons o f Crude oil, belonging to the impewai Pipe Line Company,Limited,exploded it Sylvania, near Toledo, Etiwatd G. Banker, 62, motion pio- tin a theater proprietor, died at Day- ton from injuries raceifed whoa h it Auto overturned while returning front Atrip to Bis fawn. Mr. T. B. Mochling held a very suc­ cessful sale last Saturday afternoon, ‘ The many friends here o f Bov. Er- A pair o f horses sold fo r more than nest Foster were shocked to hear o f ?5C% while milch cows brought the sudden death in Union City, Jnd„ price o f horses several years ago. It might not be out o f place to state ‘ ” e Presbyterian congregation, that the sale was only advertised by | Rev. Foster sometime ago contract- sale bills and thru the columns o f ed a severe cold which later developed this pgper. |into pneumonia. He was taken to a Neshit Murray will quit farm ing ^ m medical aid- and move to gouth Charleston ihe was without avau. first of the month. Mr. Murray will The deceased was the second son bo\d a public , sale on Wednesday, o f Rev. H. C. Foster, D, D , o f Forest, October n , O,, until a few months ago pastor, o f ___ ____ . . . ____. the Clifton Presbyterian congrega- . p,0^71 C m « p ®eaaort *will be |ion. He was bom in Pennsylvania =raiw « o * .ac<?°rdmg aDd w&s a graduate o f Cedaryille col to reports. 'Weather conditions hsd Inmt sn4 T.)inA Thanlnirl-al CamlHavu much to do with this, along with un- acclimated seed coni. The crop will be half a million bushels less than that of last yCar. • Sabbath morning the farmers awoke and found a very heavy frost, prob­ ably one o f the heaviest recorded in the month o f September, The frost was welcomed by some who believed that it would ripen the corn much sooner, after the continued wet spell. Much o f the com from the Pennsyl­ vania seed gave promise o f growing for some time yet and the frost was needed to check the growth. Seeding .will he somewhat later than in former year, but With theVnm off the ground will dry quickly and can be placed in good condition for wheat. A favor­ able month o f good weather wll bring the wheat up quick and makq> up for the, lost time. " The butter market is attracting dairymen just at present, the price jumping by leaps and bounds. But­ ter is retailing around the 6G cent price and there is promise.of .it going higher., The government on August 28 ordered all storage houses to hold back 60 per cent o f the butter for use abroad. Tbs reserve is (expected to cover the requirements o f the army, navy and allied governmnts. Three good sales are advertised this week. Donnehy heirs on Wednesday, pet. 2; H. M. Murdock, on Oct. 4th, and Mrs. Thomas Fields on Oct. <11th. Keep these dates in mind, > Hundreds o f acres o f com will be fed off the. stalk’ to .ca ttle1and hogs this year. We doubt if the /oldest farmer ever .saw as, many- acres o f com harvested' in this, manner before. Down on the George Little farm in Fayette ,county, which is managed by Cash Goifion, there are three ce­ ment silos, each 26 fee t in diameter and 40 feet high. Fifty acres o f good com was put in one and then it was not filled. No attempt will be made to fill the others. As about 200 head o f cattle are being fed, this will give plenty o f feed during the winter months. While these silos are regard­ ed as extra large, fo r the- ordinary farm, it is said there is a silo on 8 farm adjoining the Little farm that is. 30 feet in diaemter and 60 feet high, built o f cement. ' It usually takes 150’ acres o f com to fill this mammoth silo. C. G. Turnbull again takes honors as the first hog feeder in the county. Within the past few days Mr. Turn- bull has marketed $4,750' worth or hogs. Tn this list were' a number o f spring pigs. Mr, Turnbull fo r sev­ eral years has held the record as a hog feeder, and at present has about *200 head on his farm. There is prob­ ably no branch o f farm work that re­ quires as much attention as * hog breeding and feeding; and none that brings any greater financial, return. E . E. McCall's sale, o f fancy bred Poland China hogs several days ago amounted to $3,700. Fifty bead o f hogs were sold, consisting o f 88 fe ­ males and 12 males, The prices ranged from $30 to $250, and the sales were confined to buyers in Ohio and Indiana, This is Mr. McCall's first sale and he was well pleased with the results, — - CB uy L ibertv 6& hds >—— 1 ege and Lane Theological Seminary, in Cincinnati, He was married in October, 19.16. to Miss Mildred Coivy, daughter o f County Commissioner end .Mrs. R, E . Corry. He is survived by his young widow and a seven months daughter, Char­ lotte, two brothers, Rev, Wendall Fos­ ter, of Middletown, now in Y . M. C. A . work in a Southern camp, and Norman, who went to Camp Sherman a short time ago; and his parents, m Forest, O, ' ' .I .-’ ’ : 9- . Services were held from the Prssby- ter. an church in Unioi City and on ■Thursday afternoon from the Clifton Presbyterian church, Dr. W. R. Mc- Chesney conducting the services in Clifton. Burial took place in Clifton. - < B uy L iberty B ombs V - NOTICE. Hereafter the Cedarville-Clifton- Springfield buss line will be run on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday only. Thursday. One trip leaving Cedarville at 8;30 «u m.'and returning leave Springfield at liQO p, m. Saturday, Two Trips. -Leave Cedarville at 8:00 a, m. Leave Springfield at 11:00 a. m. Leave Cedarville at 1:00 n. m. Leave Springfield at 5:00 p. m. Sunday, Two Trips. Leave Cedarville at 7:30 A m. Leave Springfield at 9:00 a m. •Leave Cedarville at 4:00 p. m. Leave Springfield at 5:30 p. m. TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS MUST PAY FOR INSTALLATION Since Postmaster General A . 0. Buf- Ieson has token charge o f tty: tele­ phone and telegraph business in this country new charges have been or­ dered fo r installation o f phones. Where the rental tote is $2 a month the fee is $5 fo r installation- Be­ tween $2 and $4 a month the fee is $10 and over $4 the fee is $16. For mowing a phone all labor and material at cost must be paid fo r by the sub­ scriber, . The order went into effect Sept 1st but the Ohio Public Utilities Commission has protested the order in that the rates are excessive. Under the government order all state rates and regulations ,are brushed aside; — < B uy tiggTnvP onds >—— FORD AUTO WAS DAMAGED. While Messrs, F . P. and J. E . Hast­ ings were driving towards town on the Columbus pike, Monday, their ‘ machine was swiped by a large tour­ ing car and sent into the fence, near the D. H. McMillan farm. Mr. Hastings pulled off to the side o f the road seeing a large car coming towards him and-also realized that another car was coming towards him from the rear. While the machine .- in front had the right o f way the one from the rear was wedged between ' the two and struck the F o rd -fron t' wheel sending, the machine Into the fence doing* considerable damage, though no one was injured other than a few bruises*. The machine at fault made a hasty getaway and it was impossible to read the number. The driver o f the other machine stopped to assist in getting the1Ford in order. DAVID KNOTT, Prop. — —C16uvL iberty B ohds -' NOTICE TO PATRONS. Patrons o f the Home Bakery will take notice that on and after Mon­ day, September 30 there will be no more wagon delivery o f bread. This becomes necessary under the new or- ' der o f things and I wish to thaqk my many friends fo r their patronage during the ,past thirty years and ask . a continuance. “ Jacob Siegler. . •. . - V L J R U. S. Converted 4 %% Bonds Holders of , F irst Liberty Loan 3 l -2 $ vBonds F irst L iberty Loan Converted 4 $ Bonds Second L iberty Loan 4 # Bonds ' m ay now m ake conversions in to th e correspond** in g U . S . Converted 4 1 -4 Per C en t Bonds upon app lication to . The Exchange Bank C ed a ry ille* O h io Give this your attention at once so that all Bonds may be sent in by October first* otherwise we .will take for granted that you do not wish to make change. Respectfully O. L. SMITH, Cashier. travel which we had before the W a i" We inwardly ejaculated “Amen!"- Exchange. < I m »* P* CHURCH, MAIN ST. Teachers’ meeting Saturday 7:00 p. m. Sabbath school at 10:00 a. m. Preaching by Kobt. Colman, at 11:00 a, m. - wc°W *tio ft*l Ptojtet meeting ‘ Wednesday p, m, at 2 o’clock, So*-3 ttetin# ImmetHstoiy tite r y t s w be sionme i The beat price f# pm fff« w il 1 LOOKAHEAD where you buy clothes. Remember price is not everything* If judgment the quality will give you longer wear then buy it m your Hart Schaffner & Marx arid Frat. Clothes are that kind ** 4 Suits and O’coats for Fall and Winter are ready. TH E SURPRISE STORE E. 0. HUB. StoreCloses 6 P, M. Saturdays, DAYTON, OHIO 28-30 E. Third S t . WeGive & itti (km m p