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WwW INNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1918. Winnetka Weekly Talk ISSUED FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK hy: = The Lake Shore Publishing Comp | 1222 Central Ave. Wilmette, 111. i | | Business Telephone. ..... Wilmette 1921 Editorial Telephone. ..... Wilmette 1920 | Winnetka Office Telephone. Winn, 388] 'SUBSCRIPTION ......... $1.00 A YEAR | Strictly in advance Address all communications to the Winnetka Weekly Talk, Wilmette, Ill 'Anonymous communications will be passed to the waste basket. The same applies to rejected manuscript unless return postage is enclosed. Articles for publication should reach this office by Tuesday afternoon to insure appear- ance in current issue. Resolutions of condolence, cards of thanks, obituary poetry, notices of entertainments or other affairs where an admittance charge will be made or a collection taken, will be charged for at regular advertising rates. Entered in the postoffice at Winnetka, Illinois, as mail matter of the second elass, under the act of March 3, 1879. FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1918 Make A Budget So numerous and unusual are the demands which are made upon the purse strings of the individual, as well as upon the finances of business or- it has fairly well recognized fact that some ganizations, that become a system of apportioning the income must be worked out, lest there be in- sufficient funds to meet imperative needs which have not in the past been included in the list of disburse- ments. A budget system, adapted to the individual needs of business, of the household and of the individual, is the only safe way out of the maze of demands. Everybody is urged, and rightly, to save and to buy with his savings, the securities of the government, Liberty Bonds, Was Savings Stamps or Thrift Stamps. It is a part of the plan of the government to accept pledges of yayment, to encourage the disposi- 2 =] I obli- gatory through these promises to buy tion to save by making saving certain bonds at certain times. In order," however, to kn just how | much it is safe to pledge, there must | be some score ful SO CO no CS i ated réckonii y . o hav revaile the pa Tl t | 0 the Ame ( y to « will fe. 82 n t y eXp¢ ditu L 1 ary inal t ( erent between the necessary and the un- necessary. It will develop a habit of thot expenditure which will be of immense advantage in those hard days which are ahead of us before the war is ended, and those almost | equally hard days after the peace terms have been agreed upon and the when the great work treaty signed, of reconstruction of all our in- dustries, all our social conditions, all That will be a time to tax our patriotism our family life will be begun. and our resources in almost as great measure as these days of excitement and suspense when the fate of the whole world is being weighed in the balance of military strength. We must be ready with all our re- sources, with all our organization, to And a habit of planning expenditures and of fitt- meet those conditions. ing them to a definite system, will be an immense help in bridging over the span between the return of peace and the restoration of normal living conditions. The Aristocracy Of The Future It is pretty hard when things are happening so fast around us and new developments are constantly arising to challenge our ingenuity to meet them, to remember that the present is a very small part of our history, that it is the future which we should, be thinking About, par- | ticularly with reference td the part we are taking in the 'work of the day. 3 Secretary of Labor Wilson came very near to the truth when he said, 'After the war, only those who have helped will amount to anything. Our children then will judge us, not by what we have got; but by what we have done." This we should all re- member. It is not the men who are making fortunes out of the conditions pro- duced by the war who will be hon- ored in the days after the last battle has been fought and our men return The time America again to us from over seas. has passed forever when will endure an aristocracy based upon wealth. We have gone through that stationary period of our history and the honored class of tomorrow will be composed of those who have contributed to the good of the na- tion, either in actual service abroad, if their years and their circumstances permit that expression of their pa- triotism, or in this country in some of the many important branches of civilian endeavor. That Captain Hugh Knyvett, said when he gallant young Australian, spoke before the Evanston public last winter that the new aristocracy would be an aristocracy of courage. But is will be supplemented by the aristocracy of service. Not by what | we have, but by what we have done, will our children judge those of this generation. It is the wise man who realizes and acknowledges that he knows nothing about what is happening Russia and a real sage who refrains what is from prophesying going to [happen there. War and war problems are con- ducive to plain and direct -thinkine |, le y ( 11 p 1 1 I € L i LCL, 3 1 ) 1 wvernt neal « I 11 m the ct that lar S C t nvestec 1 th 8S - 1] baseball and that such interest yuld royed without due 1 [t would go down witl r taste 1 the ple hat base the part of participants, particularly | since it is not the vacant lot game that is likely to be interfered witl through the imposition of the draft law. Responsibilty for the failure of the | Anthony amendment to pass the na- | tional Senate clearly rests upon the | heads of those members of the Democratic party who prevented its submission to vote. It is a respons- ibility which suffragists will do their utmost to see visited upon the party when the time comes for the elec- tion of the next federal legislative body. Since the offending individuals through the cannot be reached woman's vote, necessity imposes the infliction of punishment upon the party to which the opponents be- long. Do you think you have done all that should be required of you when you loan your money out of your abundance while other men give their lives? Sacrifice a little, indulge yourself less, save more, loan all you 'can, and then be sorry you can do no more. Economizing may possibly hurt, but what of the hurts of the men who fight and die for you? "| American Hospital Feels Roger B. Weld Tells How un to Be Gassed by Fritz! HE ACTION of April 13 in the Toul Sector, between German and United States forces in- volved two companies of U. S Marines, Company 95 and Company 74 of the 6th Regiment. There were reported 40 killed and all wounded or gassed excepting 16 in the 74th Com- pany, among which number were Roger B. Weld author of the follow- ing letter and Brower Monroe, of Wilmette. Dear Mother and Father I have been sort of lax in letter writing of late because I hate to dictate a letter and I have as you know been unable to use my eyes much. Inasmuch as it is' ancient history by this time, I think that it will be alright to relate to you what really happened to us and how, etc. We were in the third line reserve and had just been there a few days when Fritz sent over a lot of shrap- nel and gas bombs. We were gassed but uninjured although it was only he dugouts that kept us from be- ing ruined by the shrapnel. This happened very near the middle of April. In a little town near the French Field Hospital that 1 was taken to is a cemetary with about 40 gray crosses, -all 74 Company men, and fine fellows they were, too. At this French hospital I remained for almost a month. For about ten days I hardly knew what was going on, except that I was aware that they were carrying them out from all around me. After getting well enough to get around I immediately got some of the | money I happened to have and hunt- ed the nearby towns for something | | to eat with one of my friends, which | [ suppose was none too good a thing for us. We finally discontinued these | ! maneuvers after my friend nearly got | run over because he couldn't see the | auto coming. Neither could 1 but I | | wasn't in the way. Praises U. S. Hospital Finally we were shipped to an (Glory Hallelu- ying: there just a we Ww | jah) but 'after ste day and a night, se host e NOSy shipped to | from | to just sit Gross train for Base No. 1 where 1 am now. Suffers a Relapse The Red Cross train of spoke was one of the nicest things I've seen in France. It was heated and had bunks for everyone in it. It was springy and had an electric fan ventilation system. After I had boarded this train going from Base No. 36, one of the nurses sent me a box of fudge out of which I ate just one piece. I guess they treated us too well at this place, becaues I had a relapse and didn't eat for about ten days. Gee! I felt rotten. I'm strong enough to walk around now although I am still in bed. I've had no fever for several days and my eyes are feeling wonderfully although they are not what I'd call well by a long shot. I received your letters mailed about April 15, also letters from Mr. Ott and Louis Orth yesterday. I enjoyed quite a read. which 1 Love to all, "Rog." OUR JACKIES "AVENGE" RAVAGCES WITH KINDNESS (Continued from Page One) | this; the doors of heroism are thrown open so wide that the lowliest may enter, and not to experience that feeling of satisfaction that comes | from the knowledge that one did what one could in time like these is to lose a precious thing. And I say to you that the people at home are going to awaken when their sons re- | | turn--please God they may all return | --and one's failure to do one's part lis going to be a mighty hard thing to account for in the life that is to be when the business of war is done. I went to church yesterday to one of the most beautiful cathedrals in this part. of the world. My limited powers of description will not permit me to do it justice, so I shall not at- tempt it. There were bushels and { bushels of freshly cut roses scattered over the floor and it was a pleasure and practice lung ex- And, somehow, one felt that they would go forth from there strength- ened in their resolve, and with a smile on their lips would pay the final sacrifice though it break their heart. Oh, I wish that the people at home could be made to realize the debt we owe to France; I wish that they might become imbued with some of the wonderful spirit that drives them ever on. I went to that cathedral out of curiosity only, but I say to you that the Catholic church nearly gained a convert when I knelt down and offered up a prayer that God would, in his judgment, give me a greater part to play against the people who could do what I have seen done to the people of France, rather than allow me to keep this unending vigil against a peril that may never come. We raised about a thousand dollars among the crew, and on Saturday we entertained a thousand kiddies of . a pledge to entertain a thousand each trip until the entire juvenile population have been our guests. It is hoped that we can interest the other ships that make this port, and it is felt that we can, because when the proposition was mentioned here, we were very nearly killed in the riot that followed to deposit money. There is something that tugs at | one's heart strings to see little tots that know not the taste of regular candy or the joy of playing with a doll. I confess to you that in decid- ing to put on these parties, we were | actuated by selfish motives entirely. It is worth more than the price to experience that feeling of satisfac- | tion that come only from the knowl- edge that one is helping the needy. It is wonderful, the gratitude of those abused little tots, and as one con- trasts their life with that of the kiddies one knows on that side, one i cannot but wonder, for a moment, if God is always just. It was my intention to tell you something of the life on board, and the experience with subs, but I have already written more than you will care to read, so am going to cease. I realize that this is not a very in- teresting letter, and it is more than likely that I shall never mail it. If I do, please forgive on the plea that when I am in the present mood, I can write of nothing save what may occur to you as being a plea for re- cruits. It is just unfortunate that to f the best ple | pansion. I am not addicted to prayer ' i : know of in France--American 1 |--I do not say it boastingly--and I you should be the victim--that's all. Hospital, No. 36. a Detroit 1 know not what was being said, but | Ay ith the kindest ards, and | Upon arriving. here we {one's heart went out ot the people jinansking i anew Agr youl kindness 1. nen --soel 1 gathered there praying, «one KBew. loo me while at the station, I am for the sajery of loved ones at the | Very. si front. Women there were who had 3 y en their husbands and perhaps AN I nN son or two, and then with that me 0 ] 1 that causes to instinctively un- jen oh i cover and homage when th 1 0 omen of » pass by, they | lay afte re } yught the Cathedral to pray God that time, and | then e ¢ give them strength to give up their I ( in in that good luded me, we ! ! last-born in the new struggle now on.' t time.) AALS IIS, TLE, Z LZ Le Zr 2 Zl LL Z ZZ ht In order to meet policy in extending credit. open accounts. ON DELIVERY BASIS. EVANSTON HAND LAUNDRY FRENCH LAUNDRY LAKE FOREST LAUNDRY. ....~....c ovo. inn Lake Forest, Ill NELSON BROTHERS LAUNDRY CO. NELSON BROTHERS LAUNDRY CO. 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