The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 21, 1918, Page 5

» . FROM THOMAS SCHRAM, The following letter js from Thomas Schram, a former conductor on the} Soo, who at one time resided in’ Bis- | marck: U. S. Camp in France. July 81, | Dear Brother John and Family: Your letters dated May 5, May 30} and June 4 all on hand, so will try answering them all in one, because | if I should ‘try answering them one | at a time the last one would be very late. You see I do not have a chance to write when I wish to. I can send mail out once a week and I have very little time to myself nowadays. To show you how it is, I will give an ex- ample: Left here last Sunday and_ just returned Wednesday (today), so; you see with a trip out tomorrow, I) will have very little time to myself. | But you can take my word for it, I'm | having a fair time of it—get pretty tired sometimes, but with a little glass of vin I manage to pull through. I’ve been on nearly every foot of railroad in France, besides some in Italy, and I even can go to’ the Swiss border sometimes, and it is fine, too; ‘but the most interesting trips.are the ones I ca ntake up to the front. When our boys took Chateau Thierry, we had the trains running in there four hours afterwards. Oh, the sights to be seen are something awful and the tales told by the French are the worst. You can: have no conception of‘‘what low down creatures those’ German sol- diers’ are, they never ,stop. for any- thing; the Huns and the Prussians ‘are the worst. Well, it can’t last forever. Those Prussians wear a large buckle on their belt, it has “Gott Mit Uns” on it. Can you imagine the good Lord; being with such as they? I’ve one of} their belts—got it from a lad, only; about 18 years old. He does not need | it.any more. Wanted an Iron Cross but guess most of the boys send them home to their folks. All-I saw had{ the ribbons; I'd have had to wash it] if [ had taken it, so I left it. Good thing the people in the States cannot be told just what is what over here; why, if they were told, there | have got the Germans on the run and would not be any need of a draft over there, you couldn’t keep them from enlisting. Well, next’ year we won't need any draft. This cannot last over next spring, we have them on the go now, and it seems good to see the boys gaining ground every day, and our boys are all well satisfied with the results so far. Some seem to think it will be over this fall, but I’m afraid | not—we will have to crush them, they will fight to the last man, then he will yell “kamerad.” I am very glad that there is to be a good crop over there this year. There is a good crop of grain here, they are cutting it now, but there is no help. I've just been through some of the best farming country and I ‘dnfy saw one American binder, everything is cradled; old men, old and*young! women and children are all there is | to harvest the crops and they are try- ing hard to get it cut. | A few years ago bread: had very; little value to the French, but: now a slice of bread is cake to them. You know their, allowance of: bread and sugar is very small. I often wonder how they manage’to get along. ‘Some | marched on: « i © fthe bread: they get. is: something) Rissell’ wid Sterling will ‘sdon “be | awful, black and full of straw and dirt, but they have tobe. satisfied with it. Everywhere you go you see the! steps myself. Frenchman has his loaf of ‘bread: with | him and the wealthy class have bread | tickets so they can eat at the cafes! if they wish. I could hardly getused to carrying bread with ‘me, but since! I .like to eat I have to have the,pread. “Par dea pain.” now I'm wise. I show. my read. as soon as I get in the cafe, then you can} hear the “Oh, ha, pain blanc” from every Frenchman in there, and if 1 want a little extra for my meal I just tip the waiter with a small slite of bread. Now that is some tip over here, and it is a tip that will get you more than anything else. Iam very glad to note that the peo- ple are doing their bit over there for the Red Cross. I don’t’ know of any- thing more. worthy. They sure are the first in line, the BEST EVER, in my way of thinking, and I can never say or do too much for the Red Cross. it is the One and Only, over here. I never fail to fall in when I see a Red Cross sign for, some carfteen. They’! are NOT robbers, they can have every- thing I have got, and when the girls are collecting around a train it is just the same, sweet smile and “Merci” if you drop a copper, sou or a five franc note; they are thankful for every- thing. / ! Wish we had that duck, “Gen. Per- shing” over here for a Sunday din- ner. Believe. me, if: they would leave the garlic out of it I could enjoy the} meal very much. But then, you know, garlic is healthy. 30'S Don’t you worry about the maga‘ zines, John, I get nearly; every maga- zine sent. Can't say so much for the | papers, though., Magazines are always welcome and are very. scarce over here. I always read them and then turn them over to the Red Cross. ‘I never can get too many of them. Say, John. you .want ta. write to Will. He will need letters real badly.. You know it will be hell for him the first six months, and then he has it all so he will’ be used to, it. I had to laugh, I had a letter from him in Pennsylvania; it is the first and; only letter I have received from him. I’ve been watching for it ever since I heard he had enlisted; I knew it would come. So I answered it the same day. He will be over here very soon. Ij sure hope to see him on this side. Oh, how fe will feel the first few) months over here. I feel sorry for him, but say,:it will be the best thing for him. I’m awfully glad he is com- ing, he has all hopes and I hope he has luck, sees action and can return home safe. _I hope he is sent to our sector. Yours, - | TOM. FROM SERGT. AUSTIN ' REID. Dear Mamma: y i How is everyone at home? We are; all right here. I, was around town with Norman Flow and Herman Broc- BISMARCK DAILY. TRIBUNE... REGULATION opp and we met Fred Schnecker and Shorty Semling and Ben Cloud and had a good time talking over old times. ; Shorty had been with Col. White at Newport News all winter. He is a battalion sergeant major and is now going to school. I met a corporal from Co. C, 2nd Battalion Signal, Corps, Neil’s company, and he said he knew Neil and knew Neil had been ; promoted to corporal, and said he was doing fine; also said he was only ten feet from Neil when he was wounded, ' last May~ and gave him a drink of water and saw him carried off the! field. He said they were havihg a hot time just then. With love. t { i AUSTIN. Aug. 17. Dear Mother: I have at last seen Neil. He was here for two days and looks fine and is almost as tall as I am. He has been up to the front all this time, where all the fighting has been going on that you read about in the papers. I wish I could trade places with him, but we will get there son now, He is in brigade headquarters and has very little fighting to do just now. He said, in the last drive he slept with General Hines for tight days. Bob Work looks good, too. Both have been wounded. Their battalion was cited for bravery and Bob and’ Neil are wearing a stripe or cord for the good work they did in the last drive. With love. AUSTIN, Sergt. Austin Reid, -- 5th Co., 2nd Platoon, A.C. S., A. P. O. 714. ~ FROM 3 Dear Dad: I am just back from the front again. e are in a fine town now, and I have seen most all the old Co. A boys, and they told us just where Austin and Stewart are located. We are try- ing for a pass to see them. We sure EIL REID. Aug. 1. I am glad tg say I wa here, wheit) we gave,them the start.‘ I have seén’ some Scottish troops in action. They are a fine, husky lot of soldiers. The Jocks and Americans are pretty good friends. Don't worry about me. I am all right now. With love. NEIL. Dear Mamma: I was glad to get your letter. Lots of interesting news in it. So you saw Laine McLeod, the piper. You say he is home on a furlough and expects to get orders to come back any time. He will have to hurry if he wants to do apy more. fighting iv this war. We ton’t figure on letting it last much longene MEE watched a company of Seot- tish...soldiérs _in action, They are great! I saw a company. or so march- ing up to the first line, with their) piper playing the bagpipes. A Ger- man plane came oVer and dropped a} few bombs on them. The piper never} stopped playing; they collected their wounded and’ the piper and the men | going to school. ~ Tell them to’ study} hard. I would like to go up the ald! I will have to look | around: for a good job-and a good; school to go to. | SCHOOL DRESS By BETTY BROWN Everybody loves a uniform—even little maids from school. Aside from the comfort and convenience of wear- ing a standard costume, there’s a special thrill this year in putting on the khaki color or the blue that marks our war heroes. Here is a “regul: tion” school dress for little Mis: fashioned of heavy blue serge, accord- eon pleated from the bust line, belted and pocketed and trimmed with rows of military looking gold braid and a scarlet tie. It's enough to cheer any schoolroom. Finnegan and he said to say Hello to you. With love. Neil Reid. Co. ,C, 2nd Battalion, {Q¢ Field Signal- Corps. BUY W. > ’ CHURCH NOTES * Cy Trinity Lutheran Church. Rey. John Flint, pastor. Sunday school 10 a. m. Services in English at 11 a. m. Prof. Solberg. D. 1). of Minneapolis will preach. No evening servi St. George’s Episcopal Church, Third and ‘Thayer, Rev. George Buz- celle, rector. 17th Sunday after Trinity. Holy communion at 8-a. m. Sfriday school at 10 a, m. Morning prayer an sermon at 11. Vesper service with address at 4:30. First Baptist Church. Corner, of Fourth Street and Ave- nue B. Morning service at 10:45,a. m. Sunday school at 12 o'clock m. There will, be no evening service held at the church but the members of. the. church and congregation will join with the other churches of the city in holding a union service at the Auditorium under the auspices of the wW.c. 7. U. iH One of the ‘delegates to the state W. C. T. U. convention and a good speak- With love. | NEIL. | iw pean | i * Aug. 18. “rar maushey,” SO4meax Mamma: | capellyca very short letter today. I amvery glad to. tell you Bob and I got passes and were to see Austin and | Stewart. Austin is going to an offi-| cers’ training school. The day I got! back from my visit to Austin’s com-/ pany. the top sergeant told me I am! going to the same place where, Austin | is for a course at a non.-com. school. | It will last six weeks, so will be with | Austin for some time. i I have just heard that John Robert- | son was severely wounded, but he isj getting-on all right. I saw George! ull Does’ f Your Watch to ns. TIMEKEEPERS. We eatry the best watche lowia price as’ possible. ” If your wateh is not clean or repair it. We will fix i Buy your boy a new wate SERVICE Atom keep right time? Ours dg -* ting right’* bring it in. er will be, with us and conduct the morning service. ¥ First Presbyterian Church. Cayner Second and Thayer. Rey. H. C. Postlethwaite, minister. Morning service at 10:30. Theme, “The Right Use of Ability.” The morning quartet will sing— Misses Steele and Halverson and Messrs. Halverson and Humphreys. sunday School at 12 m. Classes for all. All young men are invited to the pastor's class. Praver meeting Wednesday evening at 8:00 o'clock. Praver meeting Wednesday evening at 8:00 o’ciock. The evening congregation will join ooA When troubled on the ‘‘time’’ question in any way ‘come ie fe We have ‘‘thin,’’ light watches which are CORRECT s made and sell them for as rs : \ Let-us t right if it can be done. h. QUALITY ALWAYS €pliciams SMARCK N DAKOTA lot's). | Al Burnham, 722 Fifth, St.) St. (Richholt’s). | (Rei ‘ | Louella Halverson (2nd), 401 Fifth | Esther Celin, 501 Sixth St. (R. Ber-!/St. (Laist's). | geson). |" Vivian Irish (ist), 205 Firth St. | Elizabeth Jones, 415 Fourth St./ (Annex Hotel). | (Welch's). | Mary A. Boysen, 617 Seventh St.} Gertrude Behrens, 710 Fourth St.|(Bohnet'’s). i (Martin's). ' Wachter School, Lulu J. Mosier, 710 Fourth St. (Mar-; Frances Close, Prin., 710 Fifth St. jtin’s). | (Dullam’s). i Lilly M. Rod@ine, 618 Sixth St. Ida Roach, 3: i mcs ae SRS 7 | TEACHERS’ DIRECTORY FOR‘19%8-19 High School Grades, Dora Larson (6th), 706 Sixth St. \ For the benefit of patrons, Supt. J. M. Martin of the Bismarck public | U te schools has compiled the following|(Mchmong’s). teachers’ directory for!the year 1918-| st, (W. F. Harris). 1919: ’ | WII School, High Se SMa O. Casselman, Prin, 219 Eighth Cc. F. Bolt, Prin., 722 Ninth St. Agnes Elstad, 501 Sixth St..(R. Ber-| Agnes Boyle (Gth), 214 geson). ; | Meta Ericson (5th), 411 Mabel Stratton, 620 Sixth St. (Mrs. | (Woodmansec). Rohrer). | Sara Andrew (8rd), 64 Ave. B. East Ruby Finch, 614 Rosser St. (Arn- | (Lenhart's). | Ada Maurer (3rd and*4th), 200 Man- Fourth St.jdan Avenue. ~ Emily Diamond (2nd), (sth), 824 Fifth \ \s Fitth st. Fifth St. Hortense Moore, 807 (Mrs. L, C. Jones). Seventh (Smith's). a Roy H. Neff, 723 Fitth S.t (Ric! William Moore School. ‘ie Sandnes holt’s). Kindergar Frances Mallory, Prin., 523 Sixth| Matilda Williams, Pr Sev-| St. (Cook's). enth St. ' Lucile Grimm Loomis, 223 Second| Carrie Haugen, 615 Second St. (Rev. | St. (Mattson’s). Jackson's). | Clara Seif, 223 son’s). Elizabeth Grinager, 223 Seventh St. (Richholt’s). Linnea Rosewall (4th), 710 Fourth St. (Martin’s). Flora J. Murray (3rd), 818 Fifth St. (Murray's). Helen J. Register (2nd), 622 Fitth St. (Register’s). Daisy B. Parsons (1st), 1020 Fifth! St. (Parsons’), Second St. (Matt- Supervisors, Lancetta R. Steele, Mu 523 Sixth St. (Cook's); School. ‘ Helen Dinsmore, Penmanship, Res- idence 621 Sixth St. office will School. Eleanor Gustavson, tary, Residence 401 High School. J. M. Martin, Residence, 710 Fourth St., office High School. | Residence office, Will Secre- office Supt.’s Fifth St., RA eee in the W. C. T, U. service at the Audi-|marck hospital, where the little girl torium. + recently underwent an operation, and jafter viewing the war trophies and . i 2 hearing the Great Lakes band. Mr.} tel? blocks north of McKenzie ho-) jumstad left for Fort Yates at 10 this % &: ees ve | morning, expecting to reach his destin- Morning worship at 10:30 a. m. The jation by dinner-time. The young man, pastor will preach on “Truth Bringing | who is just 18, expects ta enter col- erconom: hool 12 {lege in the near future with the hope | Envocth ors Z HOON: ithat he may be induoted into the stu! Thee eague 7p. m. dent army training corps,,, 1 has | he congregation is invited to 4 spent the week at Fort Yates with his | Methodist Episcopal Church. union service in the city auditorium ai father, for whom F.'Holmijda/ of the | | Publicity Film Co., and George V. Hal- |liday are making several hundred feet jof Indian film for a picture which the the 8 p.m. BUY W. 8, Gee Drives From Ft. Yates. Leo Eurnstad. son of C. P. Burnstad,| .-9 ranch will the Logan county rancher, drove in| market. from Fort Yates between supper and | i bedtime last evening, making ‘the 75-| mile journey in a trifle over three | soon have on U, C. T. Meeting. meeting of Bi The regi page colored map of Russia. This map At this moment, when events in R _ tance, this Map will be of great servic A Comprehensive Article drawn from various sources, which will of the chaotic conditions in that count this week’s “Digest” are: A Gleaning of German Papers, as Quoted In This Ar Bluster and Is Protesting Loudly That He Is Flour Sniping at the New Tax Bill Canada’s Mighty Arm ’ The War as a Life-Saver Making a Stream Build Its Own Dam Back to Old Music Loves i Books Our Soldiers Must Not Read The Kaiser as Church Liability A Message to School Teachers from President Wilson Current Poetry News of Commerce and Finance Many Illustrations in Half-tone, and Re READ “THE DIGEST” A No matter how busy you may be, no matter how little time you have to spare from the rush of af- fairs that presses on you afresh every day, there is one duty you owe to yourself, there is one thing you can’not afford not to do. That is to read THE LITERARY DIGEST faithfully every week. 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Daughters of Isabella. t A special meeting of the Daughters of Isabella will be held at the Knights of Columbus hall at § o'clock Monday evening, when every member is urged to be present. OOOO FOR SALE 1917 Ford touring car in good condition. J. B. HAL- LORAN & CO. INSURANCE, Bismarck Bank Building. - Saturday and Sunday LOWNEY’S CHOCOLATE ° CARAMELS Regular 60c at 40 CENTS Cowan’s Drug Store SPECIAL NOTICE The managemnnt of the Audito. m cnnounces an un- usual event in the engagement o England’s greatest instrumentalist. The sensation of the .913 English season... FRIDAY EVENING OCTOBER 11, 8:15 P. M. Isolde Menges jolinist and Talented Australian Artist Eileen. Beattie at the piano. Miss Menges will use her $20,000°Strad- q avarias violin. ©'New York Musical American said: “Best feminirse violin- ist by far yet disclosed to New York.”,. . oe Prices : - - - - - $1.50, $1.00, 50c Special matinee at 2:30 P. M. Saturday, at which children will be admitted for 25c, (including war tax). 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