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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AN?? SUN-TELEGRAM WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23, 1918

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GRAIN QUOTATIONS CHICAGO GRAIN RANGE CHICAGO, Oct. 23. The range of futures on the Chicago Board of Trade follows: No trading In wheat. Open High Low Close Corn Not....... 121V 127 123 127tf Dec 121 124 120 124 Oats Not....... 63 69 Vi 68 69 Dec....... 67 69 67 69 . Lard Not 24.45 24.20 24.20 Jan... 23.47 23.47 23.05 23.10 CHICAGO. .Oct. 23. Corn No. 2 yellow. $1.53; No. 3 yellow, $1.43(9 1.46; No. 4 yellow. $1.321.35. Oats No. 3 white, 68 70; standard 69 1-4 70. Pork, nominal; ribs, J21.5O022.5O; lard. $25.25 25.32. TOLEDO, O., Oct. 23 Cloverseed Prime cash. Oct. $22.90; Dec. $22.90; Jan. and Feb., $22.85; Mar. $22.75. Alsike Prime cash, Oct. $18.10; Dec. and March $18.20. Timothy: Prime cash, old and new, $4.80; Dec. $4.95; Mar. and Apr. $5.15. LIVE STOCK PRICES . INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Oct. 23 Hogs Receipts 11,000, lower. Cattle Receipts 1,000, steady. CalTes Receipts 500, lower. , Sheep Receipts 600, steady. Steers Prime corn fed steers 1,300 lbs. and up, $18.5019.00; good to choice steers, 1300 lbs. and up, $17.75 Q18.50; common to medium steers. 1300 lbs. and up, $17.00017.50; good to choice steers. 1,100 to 1,200 lbs., $16.00017.50; common to medium steers, 1100 to 1200 lbs., $15.00 16.00; good to choice steers, 900 to 1100 lbs., $15.00016.00; common to medium steers, 900 to 1000 lbs., $10.00 16.00; good to choice yearlings, $14.00016.00. Heifers and Cows Good to choice heifers, $9.7511.00; common to fair heifers, $6.50 (ft 8.23; good to choice cows, $S.5010.00; fair to medium cows, 7.75 8.25; canners and cutters, $5.5007.50. Bails and f?- .Jond to nrlm- export bulls, $9.5011.00; good to choice butcher bulls, $3.50 10.50; com mon to fair bulls, $7.00 8.25; common to best veal calves, $10.00 15.50; common to best heavy calves, $7.60(311.50; stock calves, 250 to 450 pounds, $10.00011.50; good to choice lights, $16.10016.15. Smokers nud Feeding Cattle Good to choice steers. 700 pounds and up, $11.00012.00: common to fair steers, under 700 pounds, $10.00011.00; good to choice eteers, under 70u pouodd. $11.00012.00; common to fair steers, under 700 pounds, $9.00010.50; medium to good heifers. $8.50010.00; biedlum to good feeding cows. $8.00 ! M; springers, $8.0009.50. Hogs Best heavies, $16.70017.00; medium and mixed. $16.5016.&5; good to choice lights, $10.50016.60; common to medium lights, $16.50 16.60; roughs and packers. $14.00 $14.65; light pigs. $13.00014.00; bulk of sales $16.50016.85; best pigs, $14.00015.50; common to choice, $16.30 0 16.75. Sheep and Lanits Good to choice yearlings, $11.0012.00; common to fair yearlings, $10.50 12.75; good to choice sheep, $11.00; bucks, 10c choice sheep. $11.00011.50; bucks, 10C pounds, $9.00010.00; good to choice breeding ewes, $12.00 16.00: goodto choice spring lambs, $12.50013.00; good to choice wool lambs, $16,000 19.00; common to medium lambs, 10.0012.25. CINCINNATI. O., Oct. 23 Hogs, receipts 4.200; market steady; packers and butchers $16.50017. Cattle Receipts 700; market steady. Calves. $5.50017.50; market activo. Sheep Receipts 500, market steady. Lambs Market steady. PITTSBURG. Oct. 23. Hogs Receipts, 2,000; market, active; heavies, $17.40017.50; heavy Yorkers, $17.00 17.40; light Yorkers and pigs, $15.75 16.00. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 500; market, active; top sheep, $10.50; top lambs, $16.00. Calves Receipts, 100; market, active; top. $18.00. CHICAGO, Oct. 23 Hogs, receipts 19,000; market slow, about steady with yesterday's average; lights $16.25017.60; good heavy packing grade, dull and weak, almost unsaleable. Butchers $17017.65; packing. $14.50016.25; rough $13.75014.25; pigs, good to ch. $14.50014.75. Cattle Receipts 13.000; market, mod. and westerns, 25c o 40c higher.; good cows and heifers steady to 25c higher. Sheep Receipts 20.000; market mostly steady to strong, some fat sheep and yearlings higher. EAST BUFFALO. Oct. 23 CattleReceipts 350, steady. Calves Receipts. 400; 60c lower. $7.00018.00. Hogs Receipts, 3.500: slow, 10c lower. Heavy. $17.50017.60; mixed and yorkers. $17.25017.40: light yorkers. $15.7501600; pigs, $15.75; roughs. $15.00015.25; stags. $12.00013,50. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 1,400; steady to strong; lambs, $9.00 0 16.90; others unchanged. PRODUCE MARKET CHICAGO, Oct. 23 Butter market higher; creamery firsts 51554. Eggs, receipts 4410 cases, market unsettled; firsts 50hl. lowest, 47. Live poultry, market lower; fowls 242SVi; Bprtags, 27. Potato market, lower; Minn, and Dak. bulk, $1.7501.90; do. sacks $1.90 2.00; Wis. bulk $1.751.90; do sacks $1.9002.00. Receipts 72 cars NEW YORK STOCK LIST. I NEW YORK. Oct. 23 The closing 'quotations on the stock exchange were: American Can. 45 1-4. American Locomotive, 67 3-4. American Beet Sugar. 69.

American Smelter, 87. Anaconda, 70 3-4. Atchison, 95 1-4. Bethlehem Steel, bid 71 1-2. Canadian Pacific, 170. Chesapeake & Ohio, 60 1-4. Great Northern, Pfd., 95 1-4. New York Central, 80 1-8. No. Pacific, 94 1-2. So. Pacific, 100 7-8. Pennsylvania, 48. U. S. Steel, Com., 109 5-8.

LOCAL QUOTATIONS Paying Oats, 62c; ear corn, $1.65; rye, $1.40; straw. $7.60 a ton. Selling Cotton seed meal. $62.00 a ton, $3.25 a cwt; tankage, $93.00 a ton, $1.75 a cwt; oil meal. $63.50 a ton, $3.25 a cwt FRUIT & VEGETABLES (Corrected Dally by Eggemeyer'a) SELLING PRICE VEGETABLES New cabbage, 6c pound; Chinese cabbage, 15c pound; Green beans, 10c pound; carrots, 5c pound; spring beets. 6c pound; cauliflower. 15c lb.; cucumbers, 15c; egg plant, 20 to 25c; kohlrabi, 10c per bunch; leaf lettuce, 20c per lb.; head lettuce, trimmed, 30c pound, untrimmed, 20c pound; leak, 10c a bunch; Bermuda onions, 6c per lb.; parsley. 5c a bunch; mangoes, 30c a dozen; tomatoes, 10c a pound; Jersey sweet potatoes, 10c a pound; turnips new. 5c pound; potatoes new, $1.75; young onions, three bunches for 10c; breakfast radishes, 6c bunch; endive, 20c piund; button mushrooms, $1.00 a pound; Brussels sprouts, 25c straight; parsnips, 6c lb.; pumpkins and squashes, 2c to 5c per pound; water cress, 20c per pound. Miscellaneous Eggs, 55c dozen; butter, creamery, 68c pound; country. 60c pound. Produce (Buying) Butter, 50c pound; eggs. 50c dozen; old chickens, 15c pound; fry chickens, 22c pound. Fruits Black walnuts, 10c pound, $3.50 bu.; Chestnuts. 25c pound; cranberries, 15c straight; Emperor grapes, 20c pound; grape fruit, 10c. 15c and 18c; kiefer pears, 10c pound, $2.50 bu.; alligator i pears, 60c each; apples new, 10c lb.; peaches, 15c pound; bananas, 10c a pound; lemon3. 40c doz.; limes, 50c doz.; oranger, 60c dozen; Honey Dew melons, 50c each; California Bartlett pears, 15c pound; Concord grapes, 55 cents basket; Tokay grapes, 20c lb. Indianapolis Representative Sales Hogs 2 155 $14.15 123 178 16.50 63 183 16 60 79 202 16.70 81 335 17.00 Steers 14 505 $ 6.25 2 985 11.50 3 1023 14.50 1 1130 15.00 Heifers 8 725 $ 7.35 1 600 9.00 1 870 10.50 1 720 12.00 Cows 1 740 $ 5.00 6 i 820 6.40 2 810 7.50 1 1430 10.00 Bulls 1 l. 440 $ 7.50 1 420 8.00 1 1030 8.50 1 1070 9.75 Calves 1 250 $ 8.50 3 ....ISO 13.50 2 140 14.50 4 155 15.50 U. 5. Cargo Steamer Is Sunk Off French Coast WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 Sinking of the American cargo steamer Lake Borgne, off the coast of France without loss of life was announced today I by the navy department The ship foundered after striking a rock.

"Home Guards" Lead in First Day of Y. M. C. A. Membership Drive

General Will Jenkins' "Home Guards" led in the first day's Y. M. C. - A. membership campaign with a total of 117 new members reported at the end of the first half day's effort. One team reports visiting fourteen men and securing twelve of the fourteen for membership in the Y. M. C. A. General Harry Doan's "Regulars" came in a close second with 102 new members and promise for "some race" before the final report tomorrow noon. Captain Samuel H. Hodgin carried off team honors with 26 new members and high honors in the boys' department go to Captain Roland Keys with 15 new members. The campaign results are posted on the big chart In the Y. M. C. A. lobby and on the front window of the association building. The campaigners met In front of the Y. M. C. A. building this morning at 9 o'clock and started the drive from there. The workers are to make their second offensive tomorrow morning with the closing report at noon tomorrow. The great response that has come in the opening day of the campaign gives excellent assurance that Richmond is going to meet the challenge for 1,000 members. Campaign Bulletin. The membership campaign bulletin for today follows: Reported by "Regular" today 102 Reported by "Home Guard" 117 Reported at "Y" office 12 Total new members ". 231 Old membership 605 Total 826 Camjalgn gcal 1,000 members "Regulars." Harry Doan. General.

YANKEE BOMBING SQUADRON SHOWS U. SJTRENGTII Growing Importance of America in Air Shown at Flying Field. (By Associated Press) WITH AMERICAN AVIATORS IN FRANCE. Oct. 23. The start of an American bombing squadron on a raid into German territory is a spectacle to stir the enthusiasm of an American and inspire him with an appreciation of America's growing strength in the air. The , squadron already had been over the German lines twice that day with fair success and the aviators lounged in shady spots, jibing one another or idly commenting upon the evolutions of practice airplanes everhead, when the correspondent of The Associated Press visited the flying field. Out of a concealed and camouflaged office hut there stepped suddenly the slight leader. Lieutenant Gunderlach who already has been named in the official American communique for prowess in the air. The aviators sprang to their feet and gathered around their leader for the final Instructions. He had not been at all satisfied with the two performances of the day. They had shown a tendency to straggle overmuch and had not kept sufficiently "bunched." Hot criticism poured from his Hps and the youngsters were silent In embarrassment. The leader did not spare them, but iterated and reiterated that "the formation is the thing, the squadron is the thing," and, finally, "Gcd help the straggler." Then, the ordeal over, the aviators went silently to their quarters for their great, heavy, Arctic clothing. In the turn of a hand they were back on the field, swathing and swaddling themselves to the eyes, tucking chocolate Into their pockets (for they get hungry up in the air) or breaking open which helps to alleviate nervousness and has a steadying effect. The last machine grin had been tested, the last propeller had been twirled until it revolved at lightning speed. The commander gave an almost imperceptible wave of his hand. Airplane number one, bearing the flight leader, threw off it restraining mechanics and swept in a big curve across the field, "taxi-ing" clumsily across the field with its weight of bombs, to a position from which it could rise at the head of the group. One by one the others followed suit, taking up position just behind and to the right and left cf the leader until they were spread out like a huge covey of ungainly, but marvellously colored birds. As they waited they tossed out rockets which, despite the brilliant sunlight, flared a blinding red and white. The test was complete. They were ready for the start. . Again the commander gave a sibnal. The noise of the motors rose to deafening proportions. The great covey began to move, gained speed as they sped northward across the field, then one after another "took off" the ground. All the clumsiness of the "taxi-ing" was gone. The machines had become graceful birds in fact. Swiftly they rose, while still within sight, to a great height, looking for all the world like a flock of geese with the leader at the neck of the formation. Later on, when about to cross the line, they would draw closer together into a compact, tightly-knit group, but always following, whether to left or right, the two little white pennants streaming out from the leader's machine.

SUPREME WAR Continued Frorr, Page One. stice and the re-establishment of peace, according to advices received from the Austrian capital. It is added that officials say there is a contradiction in the reasons given by Mr. Wilson in justifying hi3 refus al to enter into peace negotiations and his answer to Baron Burain on Sept. 15. . Men's Division. No. Members Capt. Today J. F. Holaday 18 John H. Johnson 21 Frend Lemon 10 Dr. J. J. Rae 6 Everett Ackerman 15 E. K. Shera . 23 Total men 93 C 3 Boys' Division Albert Chrow, Lieut. Gen. No. Members Capt. Today. Floyd Nusbaum 1 George Eversman 5 Roland Loehr 3 Total Boys 9 Day's Total 102 "Home Guards" Will Jenkins, General Men's Division No. Members Capt. Today t 1 eii J. Eartel 21 Leslie Hart 17 J. F. Hornaday 8 J. T. Giles 7 Rev. F. A. Dressel . ft Samuel H. Hodgin 26 Total men 88 Boys' Division Harold, Sinex, Lieut. Gen. No. Members Capt. Today Roland Keys 15 Fred Butler . , 4 John Lemon ................... . 10 .: - ; ' ' , ; y ' Total Boys : 29 Total for Today 117

UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN N NOVEMBER 11th TO 18th. Wayne County Quota, $100,000. "I like the proposed scheme because it reflects Democracy perfectly. There is no discrimination at the front when funds are disbursed; there should be none at home when funds are collected. A common need demands a common purse. The religious denomination which I represent has been closely identified with this nation from its infancy and I will do all in my power to keep it true to its traditions in the present critical need." , Faithfully yours, GEO. C. BURBANCK, Rector St. Paul's Church.

Child's Death Occurs Day After Burial of Father Nicholine Imperial, 3 months old, died at the home of her mother, 806North Sixteenth street of pneumonia. , The father who died from the same disease, was burled yesterday. Funeral services will be held from the parlors of Doan and Son, and will be private. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery. - v No Damage Caused by Fire at Starr Company The Starr Piano factory was shut down for half an hour this afternoon because of a fire in the blower system which conveys the saw dust and shavings to the furnace. The fire occurred abov.t 1:30 o'clock. No damage wee done. It is not known how the fire started but it is thought that it was either due to friction or to a defective wire. Edward Tangeman Is . Dead of Pneumonia Edward A. Tangeman, 45 years old, died last night at his home, 116 Williams street, of pneumonia. He is survived by his wife, Mary E. Tangeman, one son, Edward Jr., and one daughter, Marie, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tangeman, and one sister, Mrs. Sadie Brokamp. He was a member of the St. Mary's church and belonged to the Eagles' lodge. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock from the home, the Rev. W. J. Cronln officiating. Burial will be in Lutheriania cemetery. Friends may call any time. Contribution Given for County Corn Show The International Harvester company has given a $170 corn cultivator for the corn show, J. C. Kline, county agent, stated today. Mr. Kline and S. W. Taylor are out today judging the five acre corn contest. Jenkins-Vulcan Company Purchases New Lots The Jenkins Vulcan Spring company has purchased a building of the United Refrigerator company and also six lots from the Reliance Foundry. The amount paid for both was $20,500, according to the deed filed in the county recorder's office. A new building will be erected on the lots, making the capacity of the plant much greater than it now is. Republican Headquarters .... Opened for Campaign The Republican headquarters were opened in the Colonial building today, according to L. S. Bowman. Howard Brooks will be in charge. It Is expected that the republican meeting which was planned for next Tuesday will be called off as the ban against public meetings probably will be extended. Literature will be distributed and the advertising campaign will begin next week. The candidates will go into each community. Germany's Answer Has No Effect on London Market LONDON, Oct. 23. Germany's reply to President Wilson was considered as pure camouflage on the stock exchange today. Gilt-edged securities and domestic railways were steady, with a demand that exceeded the supply of available stocks. The land group was ! active and rising. French rentes were j a feature of the day, in view of the ; new issue at Paris. Shippings were ! weak. It is understood that negotla-j tions are proceeding toward the for-! matlon of a British company with a I capital of five million pounds (ster- j ling) in conection with mining and the disposal of metallic products. Money was in beter demand and discounts were quiet. WHITESELL FUNERAL THURSDAY Funeral services for Lauren Whitesell will be held at the home of his father, 1215 South C street, at 2 j o'clock Thursday afternoon. He was a member of the Elks' Lodge and the! members will have charge of the ser-! vices at the grave. Owing to the in- j fluenza ban the lodge cannot attend as a body but members may come as individuals. The Rev. J. J. Rae will have charge of the services. The whale has the thickest skin of any living creature; its hide in places attains a thickness of fully two feet THE CLEVELAND, CIXCIXNATI, CHI CAGO AXD ST. LOUIS RAILWAY COMPANY, Cincinnati. O., October 10, 1918. . Notice Is hereby grlven that the An' 1 nual Meeting of the Stockholders of The- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Hallway Company, for the election of Directors and the transaction of such other business as may be brought before the meeting, will be . held at the principal office of the company, in the City of Cincinnati, Ohio, ' on Wednesday, the 30th day of Octo ber, 1918, at 10 o'clock a. m. The Poll 1 will continue open until 11 o clock a. m. THVinuT VV. PARPKE. Secretary.

Austrians Used Systematic Cruelty in Treatment of Italian Prisoners

The Associated Press) Austria's systematic and unbelievably cruel treatment of Italian war prisoners is attracting wide attention. "No nation that respects itself would so treat human beings, nor should any nation dare lay up against itself for the future such a debt of hatred." says Henry Nelson Gay, the American historian of certain phases of-the war, who has made a special investigation into the conditions and has undertaken to secure better treatment from Austria of these prisoners. It is estimated that there are about 400,000 Italian prisoners In Austria, with somewhat less that number of Austrian prisoners in Italy. Austrian prisoners in Italy are treated well. It has even been charged in parliament that they fare better than the Italian soldiers at the front. In many cases the skilled mechanics among them are given employment in industrial establishments and paid good wages, while the others are used on the farms or in construction work. They are neither beaten nor starved and the sick or wounded are placed in hospitals. In contrast to this, Italian prisoners are forced to work for a few cents a day. They are starved, beaten wounded or killed at the whim of any guard and, most inhuman of all, it is alleged, they are forced to work when ill. Tuberculosis often develops and death follows. Thousands of sworn statements containing these facts are on file at the war and state departments. They have been gathered from prisoners who have escaped or from those exchanged. By a convention established between the Italian and Austrian Red Cross, totally unfit prisoners are exchanged each week by way of Switzerland. Italy receives about 350 weekly. "Thirty-five per cent of the men Emil Lewis Dies at Camp of Influenza Emil Lewis died at Camp Taylor Saturday night of Spanish influenza. His parents, who now reside in Lawrenceburg, Ind., were with him at the time of his death. The young soldier had been a bill clerk in the office of Adam Bartel and Company for two years previous to his entrance into the service. He had been stationed at Camp Taylor for four months. The deceased has a brother, Fred Louis, now in active service in France. The body was taken to Lawrenceburg for burial. U. S. Barges Complete First Trip on Mississippi ST. LOUIS, Oct. 23 The towboat Nokomis and two barges which inaugurated the government Mississippi River service Sept. 28, completed the first round trip today. One barge is loaded with Mexican hats and coffee and the other carries nitrate in bass. The consignment of nitrate was received from The Faith, the first concrete ship which brought its cargo from Chile. The fleet left 600 tons of freight on the wharves at New Orleans. ClosM

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Mc's 5 & 10c

TOMORROW ONE DAY ONLY The entire stock of Mc's 5 and 10 Cent Store, located at Cor. 5th and Main Street, has been purchased by the H. & H. 5 and 10 Cent Store of Champaign, 111. We will sell any or all of any of the items listed below at from 25 to 35 Less Than Manufacturers Price This sale will last for one day only, Thursday, October 24. Now is your chance to get at a great saving. China Ware, Granite Ware, Tin Ware, Hardware, Toys and Xmas Goods and Hundreds of Other Things Not Listed in This Ad. - We will be glad to sell all Fixtures listed below regardless of price. 3 National Cash Registers, 3 Sets of Scales, 2 Candy Show Cases, Postcard Racks, Plate Glass Shelves, Mirrors, Large Wall Clock, 8 -ft. Step Ladder, Doll Hangers, Large Coal Stove, good as new, cost $60, will sell at J20 ; Four tons Coal, will sell at a sacrifice ; Shovels, Floor Brushes, Brooms, Curtain Rods and Curtain Poles, Thread Cases, Display Counters, Dish Hangers, Kitchen Table, Square Table, also 10-ft. Tables, Chairs. Through lack of space we are not permitted to list everything in this ad. Come early cs possible and share in these bargains as this sale will only be for the one day, as Friday we start packing all unsold stock to be shipped to 'our store at Champaign, 111.

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arrive in the advanced stage of tuberculosis," said Dr. Oswald Polimanti, the surgeon in charge. The men's bodies tell' most of their story. Sometimes they tell how, taken prisoners as strong men, they were mistreated and underfed, being made to labor 18 hours a day with a ration of weak soup and one pound of bread per day to each group of fifteen men. Bread sent them from home often never reaches them or if so, the distributing guards first steal one-half, they stated. When prisoners refuse to give military information after capture, they are starved and tortured and sometimes shot.

Raymond Street Dies After Long Illness Raymond L. Street. 43 years old, widely known in Richmond, died Wednesday morning of a complication of diseases following an illness of long duration. He was a member of Triumph lodge of Knights of Pythias and was secretary of the Entre Nous club. His genial disposition and kind nature made him popular with, hundreds in this city. Street was born at Gratis, Ohio, and had been a resident of Richmond more than twenty years, working in a number of capacities that gave him a wide acquaintanceship. His last place of employment was the Jones Hardware company. For the last two years Street had been in poor health. An operation failed to bring relief. He is survived by a widow, one child, a mother and three brothers. Funeral services will be held from the home, 210 North Fifth street, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be at Earlham. GERMAN STATE Continued From Page One. reichsrath deputies constituted as a provisional national assembly. This body will represent the Germans in Austria in negotiations for peace and will exercise legislative powers. The executive branch will consist of twenty members who will have power to contract state debts and administer interior affairs. PLAN FREE HUNGARY. PARIS, Oct. 25. Measures are being taken to carry into effect the proclamation of Emperor Charles conferring independence on Hungary, says a Zurich dispatch to the Petit Parisien. It is reported that Count Julius Andrassy will be Hungarian foreign minister. Hitherto Austria and Hungary, althrough having separate ministries for the administration of internal affairs, have had one minister in common for each of the departments of foreign affairs, war and finance. Count Andrassy 13 a former premier of Hungary and has figured prominently in efforts toward peace. Potatoes and other root crops should be stored in a barrel or straw lined pits in the garden. Alternate layers of straw and dirt will prevent freezing In The coldest weather. Out

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GOURAUD PRAISES CIVILIAN AGENCIES

PARIS, Oct 23. General Gouraud, the French commander, whose successes on the Alsne have familiarized his name to American readers, has written his appreciation to the aid rendered his army by American civilian agencies, which has Just been made public in connection with'th? United War Work campaign. A similar tribute has been written by General Daugan, another of France's military leaders who has won recognition in America. General Gouraud wrots to Emmanuel Sautter, Director-General of the Foyers du Soldat, which are conducted by the French In connection with the American Y. M. C. A as follows: "For some time past I have seen the work of your organization with the Fourth Army, and more highly appreciate each day the help and comfort which It affords to our soldiers, assuring to them a material and moral support. It Is a most admirable work,4 and I take this occasion to express to youmy profound appreciation of its benefits. "I wish and sincerely hope that the efforts which you are putting forth to enlarge the scope and .more widely extend your branches may be crowned with success. I beg to assure you, Monsieur le Director General, my profound and grateful ' appreciation"(Signed) GOURAUD." As there were 367 American Y. M. C. A. workers in the Foyers du Doldat when this was written, and as the K. their efforts to provide comfort for the French soldiers, the extent of the appreciation of American aid can be estimated. General Daugan wrote as follows: "I beg to certify that the representatives of the Y. M. C. A. have rendered great service to the wounded Of this division durinsr the last nprind of combat. Never hesitating to advance to the front, they have distributed to the wounded, warm drinks, biscuits, candies, cigarettes, even to the advanced posts of the Echelle and the Chaulun. I desire to signalize the bravery, modesty and discretion which the members of the Y. M. C. A. have shown in the accomplishments of their charitable mission." City Statistics Deaths and Funerals. BERGER Thresia Berger, 19 years old, died at her home. 603 North Thlr teenth street Tuesday afternoon ol pneumonia. She was born in AustriaHungary, June 31, 1900. She is survived by her husband, George Berger, one son. Stephen, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lukacs. of Dayton, Ohio. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from St Andrew's church, Father F. A. Roell officiating. Friends may call at anj time. Burial will be in St. Andrew's cemetery. Hamilton Emma Hamilton, 35 years old. died at her home. 1314 North J stret this morning. She is survived by her husband, William Hamilton, three daughters and six sons, and one sister, Cora Wilson, and her mother, Mrs. Emma Huell. Funeral announcements will be made later. Sale STOCK

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