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6 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1918 MOTHER BELIEVES MACKLIN PRISONER Receives Officer's Report of Young Kenilworth Lieutenant's Fall over Enemy Lines NEVER BELIEVE HIM DEAD Last Letter from Youth Tells of Ap- proaching Huns in Cambrai Region Official news of the disappearance over the enemy lines of Lieutenant Charles P. Macklin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Macklin of Kenil- worth avenue, Kenilworth, was re- ceived early this week by the parents from Major Ronald McClintock, squadron commander, British Royal Flying Corps of which young Mack- lin was a member. The letter re- ceived by the parents, and dated May 31, reads: "It is with the .deepest regret that I write to inform you of the loss of your son, Charles P. Macklin, British Royal Air Forces. "He went out with five other pi- lots to act as escort for another plane at 10:15 o'clock yesterday morning, May 30. At about 11.30 o'clock our machines were attacked by a number of enemy scout planes. During the fight which ensued your son's machine fell to earth within the enemy lines. "Brother officers who saw him go down, I am sorry to say, are able to offer little hope of his being alive. "Since your son has been with this squadron he has always proved a keen and capable officer and was steadily becoming a fine pilot, one we could ill afford to lose. He was very popular with the officers, and will be greatly missed." Simultaneously with the official communication the parents received the last letter from young Macklin dated May 29. He wrote: "The day before yesterday we lost our Flight Commander, Captain Bell. He was a wonderful flyer and one of the best fighters with the Royal Flying Corps. "] was on scout duty this evening. I could easily see the Germans and Cambrai. To-morrow I am to go on escort duty at 7 a. m. "The Huns are coming now, mother. I can hear the sound of their motors. They are carrying loads of bombs. But why worry? It's a lot of fun watching them." Lieutenant Macklin was 19 years old. Mrs. Macklin refuses to believe her son dead. "It does not make any difference to me what news comes. 1 will never believe my boy dead. I believe he is a prisoner." PAY «4 PLEDGE BOY SCOUTS BUSY GARDENING AND FINDING BLACK WALNUTS Gardening activities are again in full swing, and members of the Boy Scouts of America are lending sub- stantial aid, doing yeoman service under the slogan "Every Scout to Feed a Soldier." Their untiring energy and patriotic service in this regard are big fac- tors in helping Uncle Sam and his allies to win the war. What the re- sults will be from this season's act- jvities are of™Fourse yet to be de- termined, but the indications are that the contributi from scouts to food production and servation will be enormous. The sco been called into highly porta Government service to take a census of all black walnut trees for the r. Depart- ment, to be i gun stocks and ai 1€ This service is me response and already have been eting wv Gor ern +h The ment Printing Office has achieved. sent blanks on which th port size and availability of trees. PAY + PLEDGE SCOouts will IC- = New Aerial Insignia ' The new collar insignia for the Army Air Service consists of a' pair of horizontal bronze wings, with a silver two-bladed propeller' placed vertically on them. It is worn by officers 'and enlisted men of the De- partment of Military Aeronautics and the Bureau of Aircraft Produc- tion. The hat cord for enlisted men will be green and black. 5,000 Interned in U. S. here are about 5000 Germans in- terned in the United States. out the FOOD ADMINISTRATOR SEEKS CO-OPERATION To Townsfolk of New Trier: In behalf of the New Trier Town- ship Food Dealers' association I be- speak your hearty co-operation, and in few brief words desire to give you some facts that have brought about the above organization. The plan is a voluntary one made by the merchants collectively with a view to the greatest benefit to all concerned and for the purpose of carrying out the requirements of the Food Administration with the least possible hardship to anyone. Our merchants in serving our com- mon cause have been and are now passing through trying times. The conservation and restriction so nec- essary for the equal distribution of and limited profits on certain food products, with the ever increasing cost of doing business, has brought about conditions that have compelled our distributiors to unite upon a fixed plan in order to exist during the war and at the same time render proper services to their customers and the government. These plans now adopt- ed will meet with your approval when thoroughly understood; publicity of same will be given in due course. My plea with you all is to co- operate as much as possible. Our people have responded splendidly to our country's request for conserva- tion of flour and sugar and meats, and now you are called upon to still further cut down your demand for beef, and carry your groceries when- ever possible. It is all the fashion in the east to carry a market basket and so it must follow in the west, thereby relieving our grocerymen of delivery services whenever. feasible. The market basket must become equally as popular as the knitting bag, thereby saving nickels "which can be profitably invested in Thrift Stamps. You are requested to do the fol- lowing : Anticipate your requirements possible 24 hours ahead. Concentrate your items order. Remember time and number of de- liveries during the day. Above all, carry whenever possible and in doing this you are rendering service not only to our merchants but your government. Rulings on sugar: 2 pounds to a customer, city. 5 pounds to a customer, country. 25 pounds to a customer, on signed certificate for canning and preserwing only. GEORGE F. if into one APPLEYARD, Food Administrator, District number 3. PAY «4 PLEDGE GOVERNMENT SALARIES FOR STENOGRAPHERS The United States Civil Service Commission announces that through some misunderstanding an impression seems to prevail that the Govern- ment has raised the usual entrance salary for stenographers and typists in the departments at Washington, D. C., to $1,400 a year. The Commis- sion states that there has been no change in initial salaries for posi- tions of this kind; the usual salaries at the beginning range from $1000 to $1,200 a year, appointments at $1,200 being in the THOT Y, The War De- partment makes to such positions at es $1,100 a year, and agrees to promote to $1,200 a year after three months' sa tisfactory service. Api Appoir tments at salaries hi are possess e> There is graphers and ment offices at who have had consi perience are mos rare, t t + ¥ Full from 2ntati ission the r Service Comm e in an ny at city. emma enti Illinois hav Maximum statement is some of the { corporations, | thousand mem I mittee wants : the June drive is ov ber pledges purch end of the year War to the amount of value. This is all any corporation can hold. member of a family may ber, and every high salaried employe of the corporations which have joined to But every one person or '| be a mem- may become members as individuals. A special effort is being made to have the new members, as they come in, make their purchase right away so that Illinois shall take its place at once among the leaders of the states. PAY «4 PLEDGE 69,000 Sailors insured More than 69,000 masters, officers, and seamen on American merchant vessels traversing the war zones have been insured by the United States Government. The insurance totals more than $115,000,000. Claims under the insurance are so far a little more than $180,000. PAY 4 PLEDGE TO ALL CONCERNED The following resolutions were passed at a meeting of the Township Highway Commissioners and Clerks and are published under the authority of Mr. B. D. Barker, Acting Superin- tendent of Highways. RESOLVED 'that we hereby en- dorse and give our approval of the proposition of issuing State bonds to the amount of Sixty Millions of Dol- lars for the building of a State wide system of highways, the bonds and interest to be paid from the proceeds of motor fees. Further, that we urge each high- way commissioner and town clerk to do his utmost in support of said bond issue both during the campaign and at the polls. RESOLVED that we hereby en- dorse the system of accounting pre- pared by the division of highways of the department of public works and buildings as. provided by law, ask the fullest co-operation of all commissioners in the of said system. RESOLVED ' that we believe that the benefits to be derived use and | town clerks and township highway | from district meetings such as is being held here today, are of sufficient im- portance to warrant the continua- tion of said meetings from year to year, and we request the division of highways of the department of pub- lic works and buildings to arrange to hold these meetings at such inter- vals as may be deemed expedient by them. RESOLVED that we recommend to the next general assembly that a law be passed fixing the amount of per diem received by commissioners in counties of the first and second class equal to the per diem received by commissioners in counties of the third class. RESOLVED that we. recommend to the Board of Supervisors of each county that they appropriate a sum of money not over $1,000 at the dis- cretion of the Board to pay the ex- penses of the campaign committee that has been appointed by the Illinois Highway Improvement As- sociation in boosting the $60,000,000 Bond Issue which election takes place in November 1918. RESOLVED {further that we re- commend the Board of Supervisors of each county furnish the necessary blanks prescribed by the State High- way Department to the town clerks, highway commissioners and treas- urers of the township road and bridge fund, the expense to be borne by the County. 37-123-1tc VILLAGE OF WINNETKA SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. GENERAL NUMBER 335825. Notice is 'hereby given to all persons interested that the Village of Win- { netka, Cook County, Illinois, having | ordered the improvement of the new | seventy-five (75) foot street lying along and adjoining the southwesterly | line of the right of way of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company, and extending from Ridge to Oak { Street, in the Village of Winnetka, Cook County, Illinois, by the grad- ing, grubbing, constructin of con-~ crete curb, constructing of concrete headers, constructing of new brick masonary catch basins with connec- tions, adjusting of present concrete sidewalk approaches, with vitrified brick of a thirty-five (35) foot roadway in said street, from and connecting with the present pavement in Ridge Avenue to and connecting with the present pavement in Oak Street, including all labor and ma- terials and other expenses necessary to construct said improvement. The easterly edge of said thirty-five (35) foot roadway shall be twenty-two (22) feet southwesterly from and parallel with the southwesterly line of the right of way of the Chicago and North- western Railway Company, and said pavement shall be widened along curv- ed lines to connect with the present pavements. . At the connection with the pavement in Oak Street there shall be constructed a curb to form a "safety island" fifteen (15) feet in length by ten (10) feet in width, all in the Vil- lage of Winnetka, County of Cook and State of Illinois, the ordinance for the same being on file in the office of the Village Clerk of said village, and the said village having applied to the Su- perior Court of Cook County, Illinois, for an assessment of the cost of said improvement according to the benefits, and an assessment therefor having been made and returned to said Court, General Number 335825, the final hear-~ ing thereon will be held on the fif- teenth day of July, A. D. 1918, or as soon thereafter as the business of the said Court will permit. All persons desiring may file objections in said Court before said day, and may appear on the hearing and make their defense, Said ordinance provides for the collecs tion of said assessment in ten 10) an- nual installments with interest thereon at the rate of five per centum (59) per annum. Dated, Winnetka, Illinois, June 28th, A. D. 1918. HARRY I. ORWIG, Person appointed by the Pre- sident of the Board of Local Improvements of the Village of Winnetka, Cook County, Illinois, (and such appoint- ment approved and confirmed by the | Superior Court of Cook County, Illinois) to make said assessment. FREDERICK DICKINSON, Village Attorney. T-15-2t DR. W. W. VANCE Dentist Successor to the late DR. O. D. SWAIN Phone Glen. 54. Glencoe, IIL Ziesing Block Hours 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. and the paving . WINNETKA MILWAUKEE VIA THE NORTH SHORE LINE F or the convenience of those who use North Shore ; Limited trains, we offer the following time table: Cut it out and paste it in your card case. WINNETKA Fare Running To Incl. War Tax Time Fort Sheridan ............ 390... he 18 min. Creat Lakes ............. 2c... LNA SE 2% min. | min. | mi min. min. Expre 30 Minute 137 South Clark Chicago Ticket Office: Phone Central 8280 ss Service For fart! North Shore Line Winnetka Ticket Office: [oF pe - otreet Passen Station Phone Winnetke 963 CARS aving Winnetka at her information apply at nearest ticket office of the Milwaukee Ticket Offiice: 187 Second Street Phone Grand 1136 are attached to 12:28 1d to trains