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c iftgyiw* " < : rv s;wsK.y. -a*«» •«• v - " .-s-sl4. ....... *% . <W%V*5!t I;" .: ,, # Jf V " ' ,* Jf * s <» , * : . *s - *^rr' v.w •»&* : 'V vi; 1 '-%V ; . ~\.' K® * •'" ,*1* ,,.> *9 v\ *1P\ ** . .* >. ••'?' v/" V v ' * , - - i ,> •*> i X V . 4 ? - &•* ̂ - 0i? * \*S C •> «• ̂ **, i î tv ? ̂ *V^t * 4.4^ »>%-•' * '>,> ,r?v *f '* *j ***' •'. y r* .-> ««d^w. wy • •i.'^ff, - f>--, £, OLUME XUV MoHKNRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19.1918 NO. SOLOfl WY KILLED BY BEAR JAMES BRENNAN MEETS TliAGIC ' DEATH MONDAY ~ v Attacks Mother When She Comes S : f ; to Son's Rescue--Mrs. Brennan f\ Terribly Lacerated , One of the saddest tragedies ever •' fMcorded in the history of McHenry county was enacted at Solon Mills early last Monday evening, when a ./ f>et bear, owned by George Vogel. snuffed out the young life of his five- - year-old grandson, James Brennan. Just how this unfortunate little vic­ tim met his fate will never be known ..' as no one can be found who was an eye witness to the lad's death. . , '-About six o'clock Monday evening John Porter, employed by George Vogel, went to the barn for the pur­ pose of milking Mr. Vogel's cow and doing the chores of the day. He was accompanied by little James Brennan. Mr. Porter set out to perform the duties that were expected of him and missing the lad he left the barn to look for him. t_ 'Stepping out of the barn he glanced V the pet bear, which was chained near-by, and to his great sur­ prise and astonishment he saw the body of the Brennan boy lying within ft few feet of the bear. He rushed over to the body and in an instant realized what had happened. With- > : out stopping to pick up the form he "fan to the house, where he called the lad's mother and others who happened to be there at the time. On their ar­ rival at the scene of the tragedy they found the bear standing close to the y body. His attitude was anything but . friendly and he just seemed to defy anyone to pick up or even touch the little form which lay on the ground badly mutilated and torn. , Running into the barn Mr. Porter 1 ' aimed himself with a pitch fork and With this as a weapon he set out to hold the vicious animal at bay. Mrs. Brennan frantically rushed forward Ipnd picked up the little form, but be­ fore she had time to realize her own danger the bear had reached out with his Kind paws and held the woman so she. could not get away. Arthur Mer­ rill the nearest neighbor, who was one of the first men to arrive on the s|ene, picked up a big rock and with struck the beast on the head, ren- -^dering the animal unconscious. He then released his hold on his second victim, who was carried into the house badly lacerated about the breast, face and lower limbs and is now under the care of Dr. Foster of Richmond and a trained nurse. She $1 in a serious condition. ' ' The bear had been a; -pet- of the ' family for over a year. He was se­ cured in the woods of Wisconsin when but a cub and was brought to the Vogel home, where he was raised, and f^ver before had showed any signs of • Vfciousness. The funeral of the little victim was *held at Solon Mills on Wednesday aft- v ernoon of this week and was attended W a large crowd of mourners* grr£r ---- A VERY SAD DEATH SEED CORN WEEK mers of the County Should Select Their Seed For Next Spring This is seed corn week for McHenry unty. Farmers in every part of the County should profit by their experi­ ence a year ago and select seed corn *< this fall. Select at least double the ainount you expect to use next spring. Every effort should be made to ob- ' tain seed corn from fields which have been planted with native seed. In selecting seed corn for your own use or for the market consider the follow* fr S&K points; '• 1. Ears of medium size only should lie chosen. v 'i'f , - 2. The grain .also should be well N^Bnted. Corn will makev satisfactory seed as soon as the grains are well dented. . - 3. The ears should be of good shape, but early maturity must not be sacri­ ficed for fancy points. V 4 4. Ears should be chosen which hang _c|bwn, because they shed water. t5. The shank should be of medium V ^}ngth and diameter. ' • • 5 6. There should.be two good stalks ^ the bill from which a seed ear is , ' v J ' As soon as the corn is picked it l|hould be husked and stored so that ffte air can circulate freely around 4jjfcch ear. Do not allow com to freeze .. y .ijntil it has been thoroly dried. . Remember to pick your seed corn and ^ At least double the amount you to use for your 1919 crop. jj, A. J. Gafke, County Agent. Called to Springfield ;•" * County Superintendent A. M. Shel- . ion was called home to Springfield Fri- • 4*y on account of the serious illne^ > his mother, Mrs. Martin Shelton. ||r. and Mrs. Martin Shelton had |dl their household furniture packed t fjid crated ready for moval to Crys­ tal Lake the latter part of the week hen Mrs. Shelton was taken ill and iken to the hospital. County Super­ intendent Shelton will return to Crys­ tal Lake as soon as there is an im­ provement in the condition of his pother. __ i» Heeflpy Josten Died Suddenly Lest Monday Morning One of the saddest as well as most unexpected deaths recorded here in a long time occurred about four o'clock Monday morning, when Henry Justen passed away, death coming after only twelve hours' illness. Mr. Justen, with his family,' lived on the Chas. L. Page farm, where he had been employed by Mr. Page dur­ ing the past three years. About four o'clock Sunday afternoon he suffered a severe rupture and, altho given the best of'medical attention and the lov­ ing care of his wife and children, he passed away about four o'clock the following morning. What makes his-sudden death the more sad lies in the fact that he leaves a wife and nine children, the oldest of whom is eighteen years of age and the youngest only fifteen months old. Besides his family the deceased leaves his father, John Justen, of this village, two sisters, Mrs. John Bowers and Mrs. Fred Huff of Spring Grove, and four brothers, Fred and Nick of McHenry and Jacob R. and Stephen, who reside in the Dakotas. The funeral took place- from the Catholic church in this village on Wed­ nesday morning of this week, Rev. Edward Berthold officiating. The body was laid at rest in the family-lot in St. Mary's cemetery. Not Sugar Slackers According to information which reached this office this week our article regarding sugar slackers, which ap­ peared in last week's issue, caused 'some of our sugar buyers some em­ barrassment at the Schneider Bros, market when they asked for sugar at that place and could not be served on account of the proprietors being out of same at the time. Some of those who*»were unfortunate enough to call at the stofe and ask for sugar during the days that the store was entirely out feel that those who were in the place at the time might have gone home with the impression that they were sugar slackers and The Plain- lealer gladly takes this opportunity of explaining the situation. The real Sugar slackers^ we are informed by loeal^ dealers, are very few in Mc­ Henry and vicinity and the public may rest assured that in a case where there is cause for refusal to sell a customer sugar who has already had Ilia .allotment the retailer will make it so plain that there will not be any chance for anyone in hearing distance to misconstrue his reason for refus­ ing to sell the customer. We believe that most of our people are 100 per cent Americans and that they will do anything within reason to help win the war, and the conservation of sugar is one of the things that will eventually help bring this war to a successful conclusion. A Card I wish to sincerely thank all my friends in every part of the county who so loyally supported me in my campaign for the nomination of coun­ ty judge. Though defeated, I shall ever remember with no small degree of pride what my friends did for me in the contest primary day. Under all the facts and circumstances surround­ ing the whole campaign, the large vote I received is without doubt very grat­ ifying to me and I feel certain it is also to my supporters in the cam­ paign. It has often come true that defeat at one time only lays the foun­ dation for a greater and better victory at anothtif. Very truly, TV J. F. Caaey. Annual Sunday School Convention The many friends of Sunday school work in McHenry county will be glad to know that the annual cpunty con­ vention will be held in Hebron this year, Thursday and Friday, Nov. 7-8. Remember the date, have the automo­ bile ready and bring your friends. Hebron is ready to welcome you. A very interesting program is assured, fitting to present day needs. Details will be given later. Basket lunch will be brought by delegates. Come and enjoy this social hour. Watch for further announcements. Nellie W. Silliman, Woodstock, County Secretary. Methodist Church The Sunday school of the M. E. church, which meets every Sunday morning, is having a fine attendance these days and interest is growing. The regular preaching service is at three o'clock every Sunday afternoon. There are two more Sundays in this conference year. It is possible that .the present pastor, Rev. W. E. Grose, will not be pastor of McHenry another year. He has a special message that perhaps you would like to hear next Sunday. It would be a great joy to preach to a housefull. Everybody come. Rev. W. E. Grose, Pastor. $3.32 For October Milk The October milk price has been set at $3.32 per hundred for milk testing 3.5 per cent. McHenry farmers are satisfied with the price. Notice No hunting or trapping allowed mi farm occupied by .me. • 12-tf -'•v * WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITERS AS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANOES Miscellaaeous Assortment «f New Items In Confessed Ferm Far Bay People James Catalano, a Grayslake boy, was killed in the battle of the Marne. The sad news reached Grayslake last week. A two headed calf was born on the farm of Robert Lannon east of Del- avan, Wis., one day recently. The calf did not live. The superintendent oli tlwr Lake Geneva pumping stafion reports pump­ ing 53,042,512 gallons of water during the past year-at a profit to that city of $3,462. Street's fruit farm at Hebron pre­ sents a picture for the eyes at this time. AH of the trees are loaded with fruit and a finer sight could not be seen anywhere. Dr. H. D. Hull, who has been a practitioner at Crystal Lake for many years, last week received his com­ mission as captain in the U. S. medical corps. He left for Ft. Oglesthorpe, Ga., last Thursday. J. Johnson, one of the horsemen at the McHenry county fair, was robbed of $100. The thief was apprehended and has since been taken to Chicago, where he consented to being taken in­ to the national army. Clifton Merry of Hebron, who left with the first McHenry county con­ tingent for training at Camp Grant, and who is now stationed at Camp Taylor, Ky., has recently been pro­ moted to second lieutenant. The automobile tire thieves are still putting in their work in this locality. Their last raid was made on the Lake Villa tire and auto service station at Lake Villa one night last week, at which time thirty-eight casings and twenty-five inner tubes were stolen. Seems mighty queer that this gang has not been rounded up by this time. A. A. Crissey of Marengo, who op­ erates one of the oldest places of busi­ ness in Marengo, is selling out his big stock of hardware and Is about to re­ tire from business. Owing to war conditions, he states, it is almost im­ possible to . secure goods that he handles and this is given .as his reason for quitting. Lieut. M. E. Shurtleff, a Marengo young man, was visiting home folks after seeing service on the western front. The iieuteiwui reports the Mc­ Henry county boys in fine condition and spirits and anxious to get a crack at the Huns. He left last Saturday for Washington, D.t C., where he re­ ports for special duty. Harry Twell of Harvard wis ar­ rested while at work at the Naval Training station last Saturday. Ac­ cording to the Waukegan Daily Sun the instructions from Harvard were to the effect that he Was a deserter. After being placed under arrest Twell told the officers that he wasn't a deserter and that he was probably wanted for abandonment, he having a wife and two children at Harvard. He says he was willing to join the army and tried to get into the service, but was rejected on account of his physical-condition. K. of C. Elect The McHenry council, Knights of Columbus, held their annual election of officers at their hall in this village last Thursday evening. The response to the invitations sent out for the meeting was a generous one, the at­ tendance being one ' of the largest recorded by the local society in a long time. The newly elected officers fol­ low: Grand Knight, C. M. Bickler; deputy grand Knight, Wm J. Welch; financial secretury. A. E. Ny«; rc corder, M. A. Conway; chancellor, Thos. A. Bolger; treasurer, J. H. Miller; warden, Joe Freund; inside guard, Nick Weingart; outside guard, Frank Freund; advocate, Simon Stof- fel; delegate to state convention, C. W. Stenger; alternate; Thos. A. Bol­ ger. Light refreshments were served at the close of the work. . little Folks Make Hit Charles Steilen, the five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Steilen of Chicago, who with his mother have been guests of Mrs. Steilen's mother, Mrs. Helen Heimer, and little Hazel Heimer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Heimer of this villagej made a big hit with the crowd at the Central opera house last Sunday evening, when they appeared between reels. They sang the two late and popular songs, "What Are You Going to Do For Uncle Sammy" and "We're Go­ ing Over." The little folks were ten­ dered a hearty applause. Underwent Operation Miss Theresa Knox, who is employed at the West Side postoffice, underwent an operation at the Woodstock hospital Wednesday morning. Reports from that institution are to the effect that the patient is doing nicely. Autoleas Sunday Observed Autoless Sunday was again well ob­ served here this week. Very few ma­ chines were seen on our streets. However, "horse driven vehicles were quite numerous, especially during the morning and forenoon hours. TO REGISTERED MEN Instructions As to Makinf Oet Qnes- r tioanaires All persons making out question* naires should follow these instruc­ tions carefully, not omitting any answers: 1. Please be especially careful to have all writing legible. Use ink. Make names and figures plain. Avoid crowding sentences into very small handwriting whenever possible. Re­ member that each questionnaire must be read by men who have ordinary eyesight or less and whose duties re­ quire them to read questionnaires hour after hour, day after day, week after week and month after month. Have i heart! 2. Please familiarize yourself thor­ oughly with the questionnaire before you start to fill it out. For instance, during the past two months we have received hundreds of questionnaire-: in which the answers to. questions 21 and 22 in series XII have been incom­ plete and inaccurate; note carefully that under the words "Classification under S. S. <R." the board is wanted and not the Jcey number of their oc­ cupations. The reason we want the classification of other members of the registrant'^ family is to know how many men out of the family have been given deferred classification and how many have not. .If we cannot tell by the questionnaire that we have already taken two boys in class 1 from a farm, we are likely to make a mistake and take the third remaining meihber, or vica versa. Furthemore, we want the class number and the class division letter; for instance, if a man has de­ ferred classification in class 2, 3 or 4 the answers to questions 21 and 22 should show by the series letter whether he got such classification on dependency, agricultural or industrial claim. 3. Above all. please do not write or allow such answer as this: "Answered above" or "Answered on page 10," or "Already answered elsewhere in the questionnaire." In the first place the chances are that the question is not fully answered anywhere else in the questionnaire. In the second place it simply means that the exemption board members are required to turn over page after page to hunt up the answer and then connect it with the series where it should have been. 4. We encourage the addition of explanatory statements of facts if the answers given to questions in the questionnaire do not state the regis­ trant's status fully. ^Such statements should be typewritten if convenient, attached to and made a part of the questionnaire. Please afford all regis­ trants opportunity to make a full statement of their cases in the first instance rather than put the exemp­ tion board to the trouble of sending files back for further information. 5. We certainly appreciate the help you have given us heretofore and we know that in the exercise of your gratutious, patriotic duty you want to be of the greatest help in enabling claimants to present their rights and in assisting exemption boards to make proper and just decisions. Therefore, this letter is transmitted to you in the spirit of co-operation and we hope you will receive it so. Local McHenry County Boards Don't Bother the Dogs "' A Waukegan street resident informs us that certain children have formed the habit of throwing stones at dogs as they pass by with the result that one of her front windows was broken recently. The owner cafinot be held responsible should a child be bitten by dogs after molesting them in Hiis manner. Bought Kargee Bungalow Ray F. Conway, employed by the Western United Gas & Electric Co., has purchased the Fred J. Karges house on Water street, the deal hav­ ing been closed last week. He ex­ pects to move into same about the first of next month. Dr. Joyce Here Friday Dr. Wm. Joyce, nose and throaf specialist of Chicago, will be at the office of Dr. D. G. Wells on Friday of this week. Anyone wishing to con­ sult the doctor will kindly call on that day. LOCAL NEWS > A beautiful display of hats at the West Side millinery store. Just received a line of women's dresses and aprons. The Corned Shop, Crystal Lake, 111. Ladies, you are invited to attend the fall millinery^ opening at Blake Sisters' Saturday, Sept. 21. According to the Genoa Junction correspondent to the Richmond Ga­ zette, Mrs. Harry Alexander is now employed .in the postoffice at that place. John Neiss, Jr* has been quite seriously ill at the home of. his par­ ents, suffering from injuries received one day last week when he fell from 1 tree. Women who appreciate the value of a good corset, will find an excellent assortment and moderate prices at The Corner Shop, Crystal Lake, III. Special fitting if desired. 321 REGISTERED THURSDAY NAMES OF THOSE WHO RAIS­ IN TOWNSHlrf ncludes Men In A11 WaTIra of Life--216 Register Here and 105 at Ring wood Three hundred and twenty-one men and boys had their names registered upon McHenry township's roll of honor last Thursday, who are now sub­ ject to call into the service of their country whenever Uncle Sam -sees fit. Of this number 216 were registered at the village hall here, while the bal­ ance, or 105, had their names recorded at Woodman hall, Ringwood. The registration work here in Mc­ Henry was under the direction of Chief Registrar Postmaster E. E. Bas- sett, while assisting him in the work were Richard B. Walsh, John R. Knox and Mayor R. G. Chamberlin. Jos. C. Holly, Geo. A. Stock and Edward Buss acted as clerks and we dare say that the registration here in McHenry as well as at Ringwood, where James Q. Ladd and Karl Bradley were in charge of the work, was handled in a most efficient as well as speedy manner. Only five absentees were registered here in McHenry, while at Ringwood all of those registered called at the place of registration personally. The registrars were on hand at seven o'clock in the morning and from that time until nine o'clock they, together with the clerical force, was kept com­ fortably busy. According to the very best informa­ tion obtainable the first call for men who registered last Thursday will be made some time next month. These calls will be for men ranging from thirty-two to thirty-six years, both in­ clusive, and it is expected that a num­ ber of the older men will be among the first called, while the call for the younger men will come later. Questionnaires will also be mailed out to those subject to early calls this week and everyone receiving them should attend to the matter of having them filled out and returned to the McHenry county exemption board in the shortest possible space of time. The McHenry Rett sj John Edward Knox. Alfred Amos Landwer. • John Robert Knox. Louis Althoff. Lloyd Leon Stewart. Frank Grant Spurling. Henry McCabe. Albert Roy Justen " Frederick Wm. Huemann. William Spencer. Fred Julius Kamholz. Charles William Gibbs. Frederick'Ferdinand Wolff. Charles Rietesel. John A. Miller. Georgfe Engeln. Walter Emmet Carey. Jacob M. Diedrich. Frank George Schreiner. John Henry Stilling. James Theodore Perkins. Adolph Berger. Mathias Freund. Joseph Schaefer. Fred Diedrich. r William Pries. Magnus Nilson. Joseph Harrer. , Emil Hugo Patzk^. ; Frank Grasser. George Joseph Donavin. tHarry Holmes Fay. William Herman Krause. Mathias Peter Freund. Ira Harrison Stewart. Joseph L. Bauer. William Stilling. Elwood Huffman Winfietd. • Edward Jacob Buss. Edward Richard Sutton. Rollo Guy Chamberlin. Robert Nick Jarnecke. . John Degen. Alf Brown. Peter F. Miller. John Streets. Gilbert Harris. John William Harris. ; William Blake. John E. Justen. Elbert Andrew Thomas. Loren Ormus Martin. * Edward John Justen. John Meyers. • v Arthur M. Adamf. J | Y < Gustave F. Herdklotz. Peter John Heimer. Mathias Engeln. Jacob Weingart. Mathias Steffes. Darwin I. Granger. Richard Bishop Walsh. Emil Schauner. John George DisOer, Henry C. Kamholz. 1 Joseph George Wegener. John Joseph Vycital. George Wirfs. j Frank Drynan. John Edward Pufahl. Albert Edgar Nye. William Charles Detti^.^ . Joseph Frank Solinski. , ^ William Charles Feltz. f* Albert John Kamholz. Carl W. Stenger. » John Frederick Miller. * '** Joel Eugene Wheeler. Theodore W. Winkel. * (Continued on Last Pag*) WRITES THRILLING STORY John Cameron, Former Farm Hand Here, In Thick of Fight The following letter was written by John F. Cameron, a young man who is well known in McHenry and vicin­ ity, having made his home for some time with the family of John M. Pha- lin. Mr. Cameron is in the hospital in France and has written the follow­ ing letter to Howard Phalin: Somewhere in France, Aug. 6, 1918. Dear Howard---I have been in the hospital since the eleventh of the month. Am getting along nicely and hope to get back to my company soon. There aren't many left, but it's always better to get back with one's own pals. When we went into the battle we didn't know a thing about it. We were marched along the road and turned into a little valley and the order was given as skirmish and the battle Was on. It was the first one I was in and believe me I got enough. But I won't back out of it when we go again.- I saw my pals fall down on ail side of me, but somehow I got by Without being hit It was an awful sight to see. I was buried twice and the first time they had to dig me out. We didn't know what our object was so we kept on advancing till we got on the banks of the . Then we stopped for two days and while we were resting Jerry let one of his fif­ teen inch shells land about a hundred yards in front 01 us. I ducked down, but was a little too slow and a piece of the shell got me right, over the right shin. It didn't take me long to get up and over to the first aid station for I was Bleeding something awful. Some of the poor fellows weren't as lucky as I. Some of them bled to death before help reached them. I saw my own corporal lying about ten yards in front of me, hit by a shell, and after the explosion there was nothing to-be seen. He never knew what hit him for he was blown into atoms. That's the way a lot of the boys get killed and it's a good thing for they never feel it. I don't see how I got out of it alive, but somehow 4 did. There aren't very many left, though. Before 1 got hit I was with a bunch of Austrailians and they were, like brothers to us. We got down in the village we had taken and around the place where his light field pieces were. We turned them facing Fritz lines and fired shot after shot into his lines. Some of the boys fired them without any elevation point blank at them and others elevated them so they would drop three or four hundred yards in front of Us. We were having quite a time when one of the boys fell over a trip wire and he heard a fuse burn and yelled "run for your lives. He didn't yell any too soon for we just got into the nearest shell hole we could find and up goes five of the guns, in­ cluding the one I was working. We beat it after that and got"back to my own company. I wasn't there very long though* before I was numbered among the wounded. Say, if we could only send some of the things back to you I got off the Germans I surely would. Some of the things we get are very costly and we could get a good price for theni. We take them along to the hospitals arid sell them there. I have a pair of Fritz's field glasses, two of the fin­ est watches I ever saw and one of his little mouser revolvers I would sell for any price. I had seven watches, three pistols and four field glasses when I got to the hospital and sold them all, but the few things mentioned above. I .sold a pair of field glasses to a 'major in the first hospital for two hundred francs. I didn't ask that much for them, but he tpld me right out that he would give me that much for them so I let him have them. I think I can make a nice sum of money- if I live thru the war, but you never can tell when your turn is coming, "So it's no use to look too far ahead. Well, I will ring off for this time as my foot is paining me and besides I am waiting to be taken to the oper­ ating room to have my wound sewed up. With best regards to you and the folks, I remain your friend, John F. Cameron. t Thanks Voters . Marengo, 111., Sept. 16, 1918. The McHenry Plaindealer,, McHenry, 111. Gentlemen--I wish thru the columns of your paper to thank my more than numerous friends that helped to pile up for me, in the Republican primaries of last Wednesday, the largest major­ ity I ever received. I sincerely appre­ ciate the trust and confidence reposed in me by the voters of this district and shall endeavor to merit same. Thanking the Republican voters as well as yourself for the part in the matter, I am, Sincll-ely, Edward D. Shurtleff. Wanted a Date ' If you are going tQ> have a liberty loan drive; If you want it to be a success; If you want some good rousing war songs; „ ̂ Call on the "Service Stars." Service free. Address E. O Charles, Woodstock, DL mi BON) DRIVE OFBIS 2811 ABLE IS TO BUY County diuurman C. W. Stenger Hopes to Put McHenry Over In Three Days--Your Co-operation Asked The machinery for putting over the 'i fourth liberty loan in McHenry town- s ship is now all greased up and ready for the start of the campaign, which opens one week from sext Saturday; 1 Sept. 28. Over the top in three days" was the decision reached by fifty-seven lib­ erty loan county chairmen at the five regional meetings held during the last few days in GalesbUrg, Peoria, Deca­ tur. Roekford and Joliet. At each of these meetings from ten to twelve of the counties in the northern part of Illinois lying within the seventh fed­ eral reserve district were present. The meeting taking in McHenry county was held at the Nelson hotel, Roekford, last Monday and McHenry county was represented at the meet­ ing by the county chairman, C. W. Stenger, and F. G. Schreiner, county publicity director. The meeting was attended by the chairmen of men's as well as women's organizations and various other liberty loan executives of ten counties represented. > No specific plan was adopted foe ' general use, but the variation is in do- / tail and not in principle. Your share is fair" is the prin­ ciple underlying the individual allot­ ment plan that will be adopted in many counties. In practice, it has worked well in a number of places where it was tried in the last cam­ paign. Every right minded man wants to bear his share of the burden, and if he realizes that he is not asked to carry any more of the burden than is ^ warranted by his financial standing as compared with that of his neighbor, no difficulty is encountered. The plan of asking the people to - voluntarily appear at the polls and subscribe is predicated upon the idea that it is not necessary for one patri­ otic American to solicit another patri­ otic American to do his clear duty towards his government. Every man is as weU able to buy bonds the first day of the campaign as he is the last day and there is no reason why he should take three weeks to make his decision. A man is only given one day to vote, and only one day was taken to register 13,000,000 men for the draft. Why should a man require more time to make up his mind to lend his dollars to his coun­ try than to pledge his very life to his country's service? In former campaigns when few peo­ ple knew what bonds were, a long campaign was necessary. This period * of education is past. If the American public understands the situation as they do now in the case of the liberty loan they have only to be asked to ,do6 what is necessary and they respond promptly and whole-heartedly. There could be' no better illustration of this than the practically 100 per cent ob­ servance of the "gasless Sunday." Here in McHenry township as well as the entire county the estimate card system will be used. Here in Mc­ Henry township the chairman has his cards already in readiness for the opening of the drive. These will be placed into the hands of the various solicitors, who are expected and asked to start ouj bright and early on the morning 01 Sept. 28, with the express intention in mind of "going over the top in McHenry township in three days." Some of the more enthusias­ tic workers have even been beard to declare that the work could and should be completed in one d&y. We trust that thi^ can be accomplished and we are sure that it can provided that the solicitors are given the co-operation of the bond buyers in the township. The writer, as director of publicity of McHenry county, wishes to make it clear that this co-operation is ex­ pected from every bond buyer in this township as well as the entire county. You can help put McHenry "over the top" in the shortest possible time If ^ you arrange to be at your home when the solicitors call and give them your subscription without any unnecessary ^ argument. By doing this you will •' expediate the work of • the solicitors ; and will have contributed your bit ^ towards the floating of- the fourth ^ ^ liberty loan. Next week The Plaindealer will five ' ' ^ to its readers complete details cov- ^ ering the coming drive, including Mr- Henry's allotment, the solicitors and t h e t e r r i t o r i e s t h e y w i l l c o v e r , t o - • . , j gether with all information that we believe to be of interest to our readers and prospective buyers of fourth lib- ^ ert» yg Moved to Elgin t ̂ ̂ George Meyers, Jr. who is employe i \ by the Chicago Telephone company, „•* * has been transferred to the Elgin dl»-^ , trict and moved his family back to ^ that city the first of the wee^ ^ ^ * Enjoying Vacation Miss Elizabeth K. Miller a two weeks* vacation from her duties at the McHenry postoffice. Her place filled by Mi?a AMee Waito. « • J;. ; , j -< ... ;y : ' , / cSi viksM .i>um