Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 10, Hammond, Lake County, 28 June 1918 — Page 12

THE TIMES. 1 Fridav, Juno 2 1918. Letters from Soldiers Double Stamps Saturday Until Noon. Store Open Tonight Until 9 P. M. Saturday 9:30 P. M. mm Written to the Home Folks From This Side and the Other Side of the Water. HAMMOND'S GREATEST DEPARTMENT STORE.

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SOLDIER BASON WHITES INTERESTIKG-LETTER FROM

"SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE

Private Forest A. Kagon, of 'Somewhere tn France." writes an interesting letter to his father. Elmer Raon, of th T;ima at Gary. Soldier Ragon Is -well bnoTrn In Lake county and all will bo glad to hear from him that he Is well and happy. He has had the pleasure of being reviewed and inspected by General Pershing and thinks him aigrand soldier man. His letter follows: Somewhere in France. May IS. 19 IS. Dear Father: I will drop yo'lia, line or two to let you know I am safe and well. Had a dandy trip a:ross th Atlatic. with the exception that we were twenty-one days crossing which is twice as long as It should have taken, but I have explained In my other letter to you and mother thatiwe met with a terrible delay or acldent.one thousand miles at sea turned around and came back to port again getting on another ship and making It safely across the second time. No doubt you read when this accident occurred but censorship will not let me. say any more on this subject. I thlrtk I will have plenty of exciting taleaffor all of you when I get back home. I wonder how long that will be. On first larrding In France we were quartered In an American rest camp for a few days, but now I am tn a different camp nany miles from that one. Had a dandy trip across country (in box cars) of which you have seen pictures of many times. I know. But I saw plenty of scenery which there Is no use for ine trying to explain how beautiful the grandeur is. I am now

quartered in an ancient French village

wnero me scenery is wonderiul an ancient castle in our midst with stono v.ulls and iron gales around it swords and mantle pieces and pictures adorn the walls. It in the same as I used t picture a castl when I was a ltttlo . T-. .1. . . .1. 1

l ni.u bi i-oviru. everytmng is tnera

but the Iravp, knight and his fair lady, j There is also a.i nar.clent Cathedral In our midst and its beautiful bell j chimes pverv hour. We did not havn the luck to b.( a submarine in the war

zone which they term as four days off the coast of Franc- We wore our

life belts in the war Zone all the time, and slept wi'.h everything on. We had

life raft drill twice daily and. every! man would rocrivo instructions as to! what to do in case we were torpedoed, i We had entertainment each night in! 'h(; big mess ball on the boat pian:. ! moving pictures and singlr.s: until -0 : entered the war zone and then everybody "below deck" at C p. m. more entertainment. Now we don't

have any entertainment or Y. M. C. . .

at the camp whore I am now. Nothinz i

to do only to be a good soldier as you ! you sent nlp- Ths tobacco 1? a hi?h and our government wants me. to b!an1 6Caroe article In France. which I am We are now having' Was glad to hear of Brother Chandon

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eat an edefcra potato

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forwarded from Camp Merritt here. I have not received the tobacco or candy

school each d.iy in our line of work, learning to protect ourselves against the Bosch as they are called over here. Today. May 2S. our company was reviewed and inspected by General Fersh'.ng. It was a grand pleasure, he is a grand soldier and man. There are no people living Tn this village where I am. only old peasant-s seventy-five or eighty years old. all the rest are at the front. It Is very sorrowful to see many women dressed in black mourning for some loved one who has fallen at the front. By me saying "Somewhere In France" does not mean I don't know where I am. I do know approximately how far I am from the firing line, Paris, Belgium. Switzerland. Germany, etc. Wish T could tell you more but will have to

enlisting in the Marines. I hope he pets on an American destroyer or submarine chaser; they are some swift boats we were convoyed safely into port by them, also aeros and hydroplanes and zeppelines and believe me we were well protected. A sailor on a transport has quite a bit of work to do as I took notice of coming over How is business with the Times? I received my first copy of It today, the "5th of May, it was dated April 20th: i fresh news, eh'') but believe me 1 read it through and pick it up now every once In a while and read it over. The climate here is about as it is in Indiana in June. sunshine most all of the time. Weil, daddy I can't think of any more at this time to write. We are restricted to writing only two l't-

wait till I come home and I wish I j trs per week so d n't expect letters knew when that would be. I have from me every day, that is done on acreceived a letter each from Laura and ' count of congested ma.l conditions but ma since being in France; they were, you can write to me ever..- day if you

want to. Write often with lots of news. I am always looking and watching for mail from loved ones back home. I am bs ever your son. TRIVATE FOREST A. RAGON. Company C, fth Field Bat. Signal Corps, American Ex. Force, via New York.

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Get put your vegetable brush and follow the rules for canning gren in the book issued by the National War Garden Commission, Washington, sent for 2 rents frr t.

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Georgette Waists 3.95 Regular $6.00 A large variety in numerous designs and six leading colors. Also some beaded. Wash Skirts $1.98 Regular $3.50. The skirts offered for this sale arc worth double the price asked for.

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WASH DRESSES $6.50 Values $10. Including Voiles, Organdies and Linens, in all shades. CHILDREN'S WASH DRESSES $1.49 $1.59 $1.69 Values up to $4.50 Including plaids in four colors and a few checked. Well worth the monev.

SUMMER HATS $1.48 Values up to $5.00. A beautiful selection of the season's latest creations at the price of the trimmings. WASH WAISTS 98 Values $1.50. We have a large variety of waists in several designs, in Voiles wi Organdies.

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Extra! 100 Tub Skirts of Cotton Saturday Special

Surarcer comfort and good appearance dictate a plentiful supply ol thes cool, washable eumrner eklrts developed from finest Gabardine, Pique or Waf3e Cloth. Smart pearl button trimmings and tailored novelty pockets. All will launder perfectly. For town and general vacation wear at $2.50.

New Tub Skirts Moderately Priced

A wonderful collection of new ekirt3 with slip, flap or patch pockets; fashioned of superior quality Gab

ardine, Pique and Linen. Cuff top belt. All sizes. A special 5rouping Saturday at

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Extra Size Tub Skirts $2.00 to $5.00

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. A Special Selling Saturday Georgette Crepe Blouses, $5 to 7.50 For Unusual Values. The beauty of the styles i3 the first thing you will notice, even before you notice the excellent quality of the Georgette. You'll recognize these as of quality to what are generally offered at $10.00. A great variety of styles at $5 to $7.50. Blouses of the Better Sort $10.00 Specially Priced A splendid ("election of these beautiful Blouses hold placa of honor In our Blouse Section, second floor. The fineness of quality and workmanship make them dreams of apparel loveliness. Developed from Georgette combinations in tints of flesh and blue and flesh and gray. Dainty touches of Val are the principal trimmings, in surplice and other new effects. Unusual at $10.00. Heavy Japanese Taffeta Blouses $2.95 Wonderful values these. Trimming effects are In pin tucking and embroidery, in flesh, white and corn color. Saturday $2.95.

Headquarters for Bathing Apparel Suits, Slip-Overs, Hats, Caps, Shoes for Women, Misses and Children. Practical Wool Jersey Bathing Suits with skirts attached in the new middy, panier or form-fitting suit, in scores of colors and color combinations, range from $5.00 to $10.50 Cotton Bathing Suits In smart colors and novelty stripes, are special at $2.00 Bathing Caps and Shoes 25c to $1.00 range from Second Floor.

War Hints-War HelpsWar Duties

XOTE THESE I01NTS. Mls Sanderson assures us of greater war-winning power if we will observe these injunctions: In walking up stars, don't boost yourself along by the banisters. Raise yourself by the ankles. In going down, con't thump and Jar your whole body. Don t drag yourself aboard street car. And. don't hang to the car straps any mora than necessary to maintain your balance. Keep your weight on the bails of your feet. In buying shoes, look at the inside soles to see is they are in a straight line. Eadly fitting shoes cause Improper standing postures and thus induce organic disarrangements. The nut sundae heads the casualty list this week. The soda fountains must cut out all special drinks requiring sugar syrups. Candy-makers and soft drink dispensers and housewives are expected to cheerfully obey orders these days and get ready to rave more sugar. Are you using in your home more than three pounds per person per month? If so, you are sneaking a little more than your share. The Red Cross Is still looking for r.urses. The campaign for the enrollment and training of r.urses is to continue Indefinitely.

Don't open It except when necessary. Don't load it up with warm food. Don't think that you have to freeze your innards by s!amm!ng fragments of Iceberg Into all the, food and drink served during hot weather. The State Council ventures to suggest in connection with a patriotic Fourth that the explosion of 'fireworks will not scare the Germans, that the consumption of murj highpriced food wi!l damage net only the stomach but the conscience, and that candy and sweet drink? contain sugar. The submarine I? trying to sink la th sea all the sugar we start to the allies. Don't co-operate with the subs. Stop sinking susrar. You are In partnership with every American soldier and sailor In service, with every man under the flag o f our allies, with every civilian in the. regions laid waste by German cruelty, riay fair with your partners if they have no chance to look over the b?oks every wek On the ISth cf June every man. woman and child claiming the protection

of the American flag and asserting loyalty to the great cause. Is expected to be the owner of government Savings Stamps and to have delivered a pledge to keep on buying. President Wilson says that the practice of thrift In peace times is a virtue. To save in war times end to make your savings help to win th war "is a patriotic duty and a necessity."

It looks as if a good many folks who haven't been doing farm work will have to go into the fields this year. Each neighborhood will find it advisable to organize a clearing house where volunteers will register and where farmers may come for help. In working out your plans have a friendly understanading with the county agent and th County Council of Defense. After you have bought Libert y Eonds. Thrift Stamps and War Saving. Stamps; after you have hoed th weeds from your garden. and said goodbye to wheat flour and resolved to eat beef only two or three times a week: after you have given to th Red Cross and the Y. M. C. A. an! the Salvation Army and the Knights of Columbus; after you have had your sweet tooth extracted and have learned to shudder at the s.ght of a frosted cookie; after ;ou have cleaned up the old straw hat and patched last year's suit and sent out all the old shoes to be half soled, if you still have a surplus of patriotic zeal, you might go ahead and build a silo.

The first agricultural training camp for boys of the Working Reserve has been opened at Turdue. One hundred boys went. into camp last Monday, the 24th. They will be Instructed for two weeks and then assigned to farms. Then a second group will be received for two weeks, and so on. The camp will be open until the middle of August. Boys entering must be between 16 and 21 and have the consent of his parents to work on a farm for at least four weeks. Boys already working on farms are not asked to come. All counties should be represented. The lads will live in the frat houses at Purdue and be in charge of Dr. Stan

ley Coulter who Is one of the friendliest j

souls on earth. Boys will pay their own railroad fares but they will be housed and fed and Instructed at Purdue free of charge. The volunteer who brings a musical Instrument and Is ready to play in the band will be received with cheers.

TIMES FASHION DEPARTMENT

FASHION'S FOR 12 CAST. By Annabel Worthington. LADY'S KIMONO WAIST.

Pave the ice. Ammonia Is required in the making of munitions and should not be used in the making of ice which is carelessly wasted. Save the manpower required for the manufacture or delivery of ice. Keep the refrigerator in a cool spot and close the doora.

The kimono waist is enjoying a renewal of popularity this season, aad one finds it made up in many styles aad materials. An attractive model which combines th3 kimono and jumper effects and also suggests a way to use two materials is shown in No. SS20. The. waist is comfortably cut so that it fits well tip under the arms, and the fastening is at the back. The front of the waist is softly shirred at the V neck. Ixtng fall sleeves arc gathered into deep cuffs which have tiny turnover cuffs to match the collar. The overbloust is very simple to make, for the pieces are almost Btraight and are nnderfaced on the edges. The lady's kimono waist pattern No. SS20 is cut in five sisee 30 to 44 inches bust measure. The 3C inch size requires 3 yards 32 inch, 2 yards 3G inch or 2 yards 45 inch material, with three-eighths yard 30 inch lining. Price, 10 cents.