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Thundty, January % lSlf SOW BIG WAS U. a ARMY Here Are Some Fifora That Every Will Wast to Know .1 >• * ;;lle«r JheC. S. army grew aft^rWe declaration of war against Germany is one of the most interesting pages in the history of the natkw. lt is it story told in figures. When America entered the war, My one person out of each 680 in the ; Station was in the army. When the war ended more than twenty-five per cent of the entire male population be­ tween the ages, of 18 and 31 was In the army. > On April 1, 191^, America liaid an •rmy of 190,000. In twenty months it virtually multiplied itself by twenty. In twenty months an army of more than ten times the size of the one America had at the beginning of the war had been enlisted, trained and MBit abroad. : How the army was built up month by month is told eloquently in figures furnished by the war departmentas follows: . April 190,000 July 1 August 1 .. September 1 October 1 . November 1 December 1 January 1, February 1 March 1 .... April 1 May 1 • June 1 July 1 .4v,.. August September 1 . October 1 ... November 1 £00,000 1351,000 691,000 948,000 . 1,100,000 ..1,189,000 ..1,325,000 . .1,482,000 ...A..1,639,000 1,796,000 ^ *« • • • 1 , 953 ,000 • •«<!> « • • • .2,112,000 2^80,000 , 2,C58,000 .. .3,001,000 4 . . . . . . . 3,433,000 3,665,000 'These figures are worth keeping. • Thej; are not quite final, because more men were landed between November 1 and the signing of the armistice, the $6tal being considerably over 2,000,000. Notice >fYou and each of you are hereby notified that on and after this date . I will no longer be responsible for the bills made by my wife, Christina Miller, and my children, Regina Miller, Albert Miller, Elmer Miller and Arthur Miller, for furnishings or -other material; and whosoever sells sane or anything to them on credit does it at their own risk of loss. Signed this 5th day of December, 1918. 26-10t Peter J. Miller. < All winter goods will be sold strictly at cost at my millinery par­ lors on Friday and Saturday of this Kfeek, Jan. 3 and 4. Mrs. E. W. Howe, < McHenry. QUARTER OF A CENTURY Items Clipped From The Ptaindealer «f Twenty-five Years Ago the weather in this section the past week has been mild as April. Mrs. F. A. Hibbard has been oil the sick list the past week, but is now re­ ported better. Our sportsmen hail a clay pigeon shoot on the south side of the pond on New Year's day. to write the boss a letter and I have Mis§ Nellie Frisby and Mr. Jansen^^een all day trying to find time to do of Chicago were guests in the former's home here Monday. The Willing Workers' society is making arrangements to get up a course of four lectures. Simon Kennedy has moved front the Pekovsky block t) Mrs. Julia Bishop's house, one door west of Lawlus' store. There was a blue rock shoot at C. H, Ostrander's in West McHenry on Saturday last. Prizes were as usual. C. E. Lamphere has purchased a new bus and is now running for the Riverside House. It is a neat and tasty rig. ' ' * One hundred and forty-five couples attended the New Year's party at the Riverside House and eighty couples at the McHenry House. - H. D. Holmes, whs has been with the firm of Perry & Owen for the past thr«» years, severed his connections with that firm January 1 and.Harry Fuller, formerly with John 'Evanson & Co., has taken his place. Jos. Buch, while driving posts on his farm north of this village today, a twenty pound hammer, which he was using, came off from the handle, strik­ ing him on the head, cutting an ugly gash. Joe says that hammers are good in their place, but for curing headache they are not a. success. Mike Shugareau, a worthless indiv- ual who has been hanging around this yicinity for the past few years, was found asleep in the barn of Michael Doherty, south of this village, and beside him lay a sack in which were eleven chickens, which he had stolen and killed. He was arrested and brought before Esquire Mead, who bound him over' to the grand jury under $100 bonds, which failing to furnish he now languishes in Wood­ stock jail. As Mr. Doherty has lost something <*rer a hundred chickens this winter, it is thought probable that (Mike knew where they roosted. ; * Water Street Market Rented The Water street meat markethas again been rented and will be opened for business at once. Henry and Fred Heuser, both of whom have had considerable experience in that line of work, have rented the shop. Both apt of the enterprising type of young en who will do everything within reason to make their business venture a success. LETTERS IKtt C. E. MEAD TELLS OF TH^ DECO­ RATION OF AMER. GENERAL Walter Fay Writes Interesting Letter to His Father--Tells of the Various .Places Visited "Over These" * From Walter H. Fay ' November {^4, 1918. Dear Dad--This is Che day set aside Have you tried our new Peace It is the best loaf sold in town. Fresh baked * eyery day in a sanitary shop. Wrapped right at the oven and not ' touched by human hands until ;:^'-TOachf|§ your table. w £.;: Special (or Orange Marshmellow Cake Our shop is always,S open for inspection, You are invited. McHenry Bakery McHENRY, ILL. Harvard's roller skating rink Was re-opened last week. CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT WANTED--To purchase a ton of hay. Itiquve of John F. Miller, Rosed ale. Phone 55rR.< 29-lt FOR SALE--J. M. Kelter farm. In. quire of C. W. Stenger at the West McHenry State Bank. ' 25 FOR SALE--Two hundred bushels of white oats; also set bob sleighs* jgin- gie buggy and single harness. Over­ ton & Cowen, West McHenry, 111. 29 FOR SALE--A well bred boa* pig. Weight about 200 lbs. Price $80.00. Address Wililam Spaines, McHenry, Route 3. Phone Spring Grove, 2702. FOR SALE--Being overstocked, will sell 7 head high grade Guernsey heif­ ers, coming two years old, -sired by A. R. bull, whose dam recorded oyer 9000 lbs. milk and 530 lbs. fat in heifer year. These heifers will make some extra choice dairy cows. S. S..Rogers, (on Fred Cooley farm), West Mc­ Henry, 111. Phone 606-W-l. 2Q-tf --' 7 ' -- FOR EXCHANGE--The propert 7 known as the Fred Schnorr homestead, one of the most sightly places, large grounds $nd an ideal suburban home. Also store building with six room flat above, all situated in West McHenry, 111. Will exchange the above for South or North Dakota land. Address F. J. Schnorr, Council Bluffs, Ia. 19 WATCH THIS SPACE FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS L:< Mi e invite ypu to attend the of worship at the Methodist SUNDAY lay School - - iu:uu a. m. Morning Worship - 11:00 a. p. Subject; "Two Kinds of Crowds" RINGWOOD SERVICES: 1 Schdol at 1:30 p. m. Public Worship at 2:30 p. Wk-. Yon will find »Hearty Wckonj 7T& SAMUEL J. HARRISON PASTOR " 4 •'•V. ,,S '2_ so. The censor is going to allow us certain privileges, so I can tell you a few places where I have been. To start with, we landed at St. Nazair and stayed there a few days before we left for Limoges. We went to La Courtine then while our regi­ ments had target practice oh the range. La Courtine is a big artillery camp, but a very small town. We were there a little over a month and then our brigade was ready for the front. We left La Courtine on Aug. 26 and arrived at Liverdun, a small town between Toul and Nancy on a small river, about eight o'clock Sept. 1. We had our headquarters near there during the St. Mihiel drive. Liverdun wasn't far from the front* but I un­ derstand there are many German sympathizers there so it wasn't bombed or shelled except for three bombs that were dropped there in four years of war. I was at Liverdun when the St. Michiel drive was pulled off. We straightened the line there and then went to Ricicourt, about fif­ teen kilometers from Verdun, when the first American army opened up on the Argonne front. We were on that front during the rest of the war. The German front line was only about three miles from us there and it was there that "Jerry" shelled and bombed us for my first time. Say, but there sure were some anxious mo­ ments that night. We could hear the shells come whistling at us, but we never know just where they were go­ ing to hit. We were in dugouts, but they would have done us no good had one of those "G. I." cans made a di­ rect hit. "Jerry" came around and bombed us there and passed near there several times. Well they start­ ed driving the Huns back and as the infantry advanced so did we. I had to take some men to Montfaucon to string some telephone wires for the 31st brigade and had to stay there all night, so I pitched my pup tent on a hill. There had been soine in­ fantry in* the valley all day resting before they went into the lines and the Germans found them out. The infantry pulled out at dusk and the Huns shelled the place for an hour. I was sleeping in my pup tent when they started in, but there Was no place to go so I just layed there lis­ tening. It isn't the shell that has already hit, it's where is the next one going to hit. I breathed some better the next day when we finished up and went back to Ricicourt. Then we moved to Varennes. The Germans were putting up.some hard resistence while we were there, but it broke one day and before we knew what was going on the "doughboys" were chasing the Huns Ih trucks. Well, We moved to Buzancy and was there about three • days before the armistice was signed. We had it fine there, but it was too good to last long. We had fire places, etc. Then I had to go back to Clermont and Soully and was to meet the company at Dun-sur-Meuse on the Meuse river. It was too long a drive to make in one day I didn't get there until the next jnoon, but I couldn't find the company anywhere.* I went to a bunch of headquarters and finally found out they had gone to Louppy. I went there, but they had moved to one of the largest German ammuni­ tion dumps in France near Jermetz. I caught up with them at dusk. I was so darned tired I could hardly keep awake, so I was soon asleep. There were all kinds of traps laid by the Germans to blow up the place, but we never fell for any of them. Can you imagine living in a place where you were afraid to touch anything for fear you would set off a hidden hand grenade or something else that would blow the place up? We stayed there one night and then amoved to Duns-sur-Meuse/ We only stayed there a few days, until November 2l, and then we hit the trail for Gudmont, where we are now. We gulled in here at twelve o'clock the night of the 22nd. I think well turn in our vehicles here and go to the I«wt of embarkation by train. All of we drivers are 'tired of driving and will be glad to turn* them in. I used to .thinjc I could drive all the time and never get tired, but I've got my full now. I have been out night and day on good and bad roads and on road3 that were being shelled every few minutes, so I've seen enough of it. Believe me, the Americans have shown these Frenchmen how to drive cars. I . have been in Commercy, Verdun, J5t. Michifl, Bar-le-Duc and all the fcig town* in that part of the country. 1 suppose you wonder when I'll get home, so do I, but I wouldn't be sur­ prised if I were in the states by New Year's. This is what is called the eighteenth area. I guess all the troops are sent here, where they turn in their trucks, etc., before they go to the port of embarkation. We are all anxious to get back to the states again, as you can imagine. I wouldn't take a million dollars for my experience, *but I still want to see the western states. Then I'll be ready to settle down for awhile. You had better start saving some good becaus© I've in awful appetite I'm npt ba§feful 4hout jt •ij It seems sttttfet* to gethefre wh«& the country is not tom up and things are so different again. I've got about 160 francs at present so I won't be broke for awhile. Well, I guess I'll close for this time and "hit the hay." Don't expect to hear from me often. I am O. K. and stand a chance of being home in a few months so don't worry. Trusting you ftre all O. I am as ever, < . * Your son, Walter* i i Front Pvt. Carl E. Mead Ule following letter from Pvt. Carl E. Mead was received by Clinton Martin vTuesday morning and will be of interest to our readers as well as to Mr. Mead's many friends here: Tours, France, Dec. 10, 1918. Dear Friend Clinton--Your letter came this forenoon at about eleven o'clock and was more than pleased to hear from you. I have just begun to receive mail the last couple of weeks and it makes a fellow feel good any time. I am sorry they got Alfred Rich-t ardson so badly, but he is lucky at that. There is nothing left of sbme of them to tell who they are except for the little metal tag we wear around our neck. Well, it is all over but the shouting now, only you can't trust those German^, especially the older ones, as they have been brought up to believe they should jule the world and until another generation comes they will continue to think that way. The prisoners we have here are a fine looking bunch and if it wasn't war times a fellow would hesitate to tackle them. However, they are afraid of the cold steel and when it comes to hand to hand fighting the yanks can put it all over them. I, am glad to hear that the crops weFe good and it must seem good to see a crib of corn again. It has been raining for a long time here and it doesn't look as if it is going to stop right away. I just saw the Ameri­ can General Harbord get the French decoration from the French general. There was quite a demonstration and a lot of rain. The bands played and soldiers, both French and American, were on hand to see that no one in­ terrupted the services. I cannot tell you all, but the presentation itself was as follows: The French and Amierican officers face each other about ten paces apart, then the French general draws his sword and marches to the American who is to be decorated and strikes him lightly on his left shoulder, pins the decoration on his uniform and then takes his hand and kisses him, first the left cheek and then on the right. That constitutes the presenta­ tion part of the affair, the rest I could not make clear to you on paper. During all this performance it rained hard. When they drove the crowd back I climbed a tree not over ninety feet away from the kissing bee and i1| was raining so hard no one cared to look up, so they did not drive me down. It rained where I was also and I had to have a complete change of clothing. It isn't the price you pay, it's what you get for the price, so I should worry. I usually get a letter in a little less than a month, so write again before many moons. Don't feel bad about not getting over here, because we can't all be over here or some of those pro-Germans back there would have another kaiser stuck up over there somewhere while we were away. It is getting so dark I can't see what I am writing, but I can see well enough to salute that lady with a lamp in her hand over in New York harbor (Miss Liberty) if I was pulling in there right now. I hope Loren did not get to camp, because he will be able to do more for Uncle Sam right now at home than at camp; Don't take any chances with your health, it's the whole battle. Many of the boys that came over have not been able to stand the gaff. I have seen them go away to hospitals in truck loads, but, thanks to the good doctors, they usually get well in time. (Chow time). Chow is over. We had white bread, stew, potatoes and coffee. We have a mess fund at our mess house of five francs each every month, so we get a little extra in the grub line, such as celery, lettuce and pie on Sundays. I am working in an office just at present and have a hay tick to sleep on under cover. Pretty soft. There was sure some time over here when the Huns cashed in on the 11th of November. This is a wine drinking country over here. You know they all drink wine from the cradle to the grandmother, but you hardly ever see a drunk Frenchman except on special occasions. Well, this signing of the armistice was one of those occasion and soldiers of all countries were present in all their glory. The bands played and they had fireworks and drank cham­ pagne free of charge. I saw one big, fat major going down the street with a French girl on one arm anlf a bottle of champagne in his other hand, pour­ ing it over their heads. Oh boy! some hair tonic. They had three days of it and now we are waiting for President Wilson to put on the lid and screw it down, then we will go some more. They never curtain their windows of a wine room. Everything is wide open and above board with Jbhe French That is why they seem, to some, to be im­ moral. To tell the truth this is a nice country and it's going to be better from now on, because the men won't have to run away-to war every other year to keep Germany from taking the whole country. Everything in the building line is made of stone and cement and made shelter**! Napoleon B. They are ap parently as good as they ever were except that the stone floors are worn down. I must say that the old boy had a poor idea of comfort. Then I slept in the manger of one of his horse barns. That wasn't so bad. I think the horse had it on old N. B. himself. I slept in the pasture, too, and that wasn't so good. We were there ten days on the ground it rained nine days. 1 It's a great life, Clint, if you don't weaken. Give my regards to the folks and look out for the flu. Will write atoM later. / Pvt. Carl & Mead. From Pvt. Walter K. Comway Somewhere in France, Dec. 1,1918. Dear Home Folks--I will write again today as it is Sunday and I don't know when I will get another chance," as we go to rifle range soon, and if you don't hear in the next two .weeks do not worry, as I am feeling fine. I believe I can tell you now of our trip across. We left Camp Mills on October 4 and went thru the New England states into Montreal, Canada. From there we took the boat the next day and sailed for Liverpool. From here we went to Southampton, where we stayed three days, then crossed the channel to France and arrived the 24th of October. Altho the trip was quite tiresome, it was also pleasant. While France is a marvelously beauti­ ful country and well worth fighting for, it is not to be compared to our own U. S. A. The French people are very polite and sociable and cannot do enough for the Catholic soldiers of America, as you know that France is a Catholic country. My camp is within two minutes' walk to a Catholic church and convent. Now don't do any worrying about me for I never felt better in my life and time passes rapidly for me. I won't have time to write to Ray or Marion and also on account of the scarcity of paper, so pass my letters on to them. Remember me to Father McEvoy, who diS so much for jne in former days. -- It is almost time for retreat so I will close for now I will sure write as often as possible, but don't worry, as the war is over and God will unite us soon to spend the rest of the days in the enjoyment of a peace that His will only gave to the earth. Pray more than ever that God will soon reunite us. Your loving son and brothec,. Pvt. Walter K. Conway,' . ! ^ : Co. A, 331st Inf„ ,< ^ A. P. O. 762, A. E, F, * From Joseph Schaid Camp Stanton, Winchester, Eng., ' December 1, 1918. ^ Dear Sister Lillie--Well, how are you all? I am fine- and hope the same of all. Received your letter as well as .one from Matt and George. Matt's was dated Nov. 10. So he is at Waco, Texas. I hope he likes it bet­ ter there than I did. Didn't think much of the place, but I suppose by the time this letter reaches you he will be home. I don't look to be home for a few months to come, but I can tell you that I will be glad to get back to the states again. We don't know just what they are going to do with us. Some of the boys are now drilling at More Hill and we expect to leave for there next week. However, I don't expect to see any more drilling as f am at­ tached to the quartermasters' depart­ ment. We get all sorts of work to do. I expect that the 162nd will come home together, but when we don't know. We have it easy here and we are not in a hurry to leave as we have fine' beds and get good eats, so why should I complain? Well, I think this will be the last Christmas that I will spend in the army. They tell us that there are only twelve men left out of the old Company C, 127th, so I can be glad that I wasn't with them. Ill bet Matt will be glad to get out' of crossing the water. It is not what it is cracked up to be. It is not so bad if you are lucky enough to get a large boat like the one I came over in. I made the journey in the Fath­ erland, formerly owned by Germany, and considered the largest passenger boat afloat. Will tell you more about my trip and experiences as well as that of some of the other boys who were with me in a few months, five or six. months anyway. Well, the best I can do for you this year is to extend to you all my-best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, so will close. . , As ever your brother, Joseph Schaid. Administrator's Notice, ' F. B. Bennett, Atty. ] Estate of Charles Givens, Deceased. The undersigned having been ap­ pointed Administrator of the Estate of Charles Givens, deceased, late of the County of McHenry and State of Illinois, hereby gives notice that she will appear before the County Court of McHenry County at the Court House in Woodstock, at^ the February Term, on the first Monday in Feb­ ruary next, at which time all per­ sons having claims against said Estate are notified and requested to attend for the purpose of having the same adjusted. All persons indebted \o said Estate are requested to make immediate payment to the under­ signed. Dated this 7th day of Efecember, A. D. 1918. ' i Mary Givens, 26-3t P ; Administratrix. Attention ladies. Do you know that you will be able to buy millinery at cost tomorrow and Saturday? Mrs. E. W. Howe. - b£«3 - " ~ J --- •• - ' ' -.-ir <!aL.«sihh * so* x W.\ i .*«, v * V i},., J;. V 1 ** * ji • PROBATE MEWS Real Estate Transfers Geo. Hanly to Eli B. Brink, its 3 & 4, blk 1, Hanly's 2nd addn . tfest McHenry Emery E. Brigham & w to Ema- line Tuttle, Its 42 & 51, Tur* V' ner's 1st addn, Solon Mills... IfliOO Marriage Licenses Henry O. Krepel, 23. McHenry Dorothy Herbes, 18. ... Solon Mills Wm. Gumprecht, 24.... .Crystal Lake Mata Buyer, 21 .Crystal Lake William C. Schultz, 31 Richmond Belle Elizabeth Cairns, 24 . .Richmond DO YOU The point is, no matter why you eat, you want / the best. We sell the Best Teas and Coffees Purest of Lards Highest Patent Flour Fruits in Season > Best Canned Good' and the best general line of groceries of. all kinds to be found in this town. We ^now we can satisfy you. * M. M* Niesen McHenry^i Phone 86-W GeoVge Addison Fish, 22.»Woodstock Esther Ruth Hauert* 19,. ^Woodst#' Howard Fay Goddard, 21. . Woodstock Julia Agnes McCabe, 23.... Hartlanr! . -si Gustev Ploto, 29 Hampshire* >. ? Alma Schultz, '17...;... .Crystal Lak the red cross #y HENRY VAfi DYKE. -t -•&§ ' Sign of the Love Divine ^ That bends to bear the load * Of all who suffer, all who bleed." V Alon? life's thorny road. % ^ , Sign of the Heart Humane, \ \ That through the darkest flgKf : " t ? • Would bring to wounded friend ^ J foe A ministry of light. Oh dear and holy slgil, V ;, Lead onward like a start The armies of the just are And all we have and are. Some Red Cross Supplies. The American Red Cross has Hi* plied our men with more than 15,000,- 000 cigarettes; 50,000 packs of cards; 20,000,000 boxes of safety matches; 1,- 000,000 bars of chocolate sent to Eng­ land? 25,000,000 cigarettes a month sent to France; 15,000 automobiles s: e August 1 to France; 90,000 saws for use in lumber camps In Italy; ir- 500,000 packages of chewing gum a month to France; 3,000 tons of con­ densed milk for the children of prls* oners in Archangel, Siberia. N. A. Huemann was a business iris* itor in Chicago one day this week, Harold Smith of Chicago was the; guest, of McHenry friends Wednesday. James Kanaly of Elgin attended the funeral of lliss Mary Parsley feere Tuesday. Miss Elizabeth Thelen passed sev­ eral days this and last week as the guest of friends and relatives in Chi­ cago. ? 1 V ; ' >uyin; Swift & Company Swift & Company buys more than ,s 9000 head of cattle, on an average, every market day. ^ Each one of them is "sized up" by ^experts. / Both the packer's buyer and the commission salesman must judge what amount of meat each animal will yield, and how fine it will be, the grading of the hide, and the quantity and quality of the fat. Both must know market conditions '•>|for live stock and meat throughout the J"^country. The buyer must know where l^the different qualities, weights, and lis*:'^kinds of cattle can be best marketed |as beet - • If the buyer pqys more than the animal is worth, the packer loses money - ̂ on it. If he offers less, another packer, or a shipper or feeder, gets it away ,wirom him. v S*' If the seller accepts too little, the live- *r,1 stock raiser gets less than he is entitled * \,to. If he holds out for more than it is *; * worth, he fails to make a sale. />-.• A variation of a few cents in the pri$t per hundred pounds is a matter of vital importance to the packer, because it ' means the difference between profit Ik ^ f 11'" y. '•M "m and loss. , i •,>. " impany, U. S. A. P H I L I P J A E G E GENERAL COllMISSION MERCHANT- SpKclA1' ATTENTION GIVBN TO THJt SALE OF P'- ' pressed Beef, ftutton. Hogs, ..jfMw"' Hides, Etc., Butter and Bfga •' TMsts the qldapt house on the street Tags and; application. - * 5 v COLO STORAQB FREE Stall I A J, PaUM at. Whol*Ml« Market. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. i;.',, liiir' .•iiv'-Li, *>; * + :