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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-11-08
Lines to N. Il. 8.

(By Frances johnson, is.
Old high school you have won a
name
OF which we all are proud,
For from your doors have passed
each year
And honest, noble crowd.
Some Of your boys are waiting
now
To hear the truEhpets call,
Which bids them hasten to the
field
And maybe bid them fall.
Oh they have gone with willing
hearts,
And they win all be true
To L. s. A. for dear old high,
Were they not true to you.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-11-08
FIRST AMERICANS FALL
DEPENDING TRENCHES.
Actual Entry Into War Takes 20
Of Our Boys Fight Like
Heroes Against Murder
Gus Enemy.

Wish the American Army in
France, Nov. 5-A small dctach-
ment Of American infantrymen
was attacked in the front line
trenches early Saturday morning
BY q much-superior force OF Ger
man shock troops. The Americans
we're cut off from relief By the
heavy barrage in their rear. They
fought calamity until oycrwhelm-
I'd. solely by numbers.
The fighting in the trenches
was hand-to-hand. II Was brief
aud fierce IN the extreme.
As a result Of the encounter
three Americans were killed and
four wounded. A sergeant and
corporal and ten men were taken
prisoners
Two French soldiers, who were
in the trenches. also were killed.
The enemy lost some men, but
the number Is unknown, as their
dead and wounded were carried
off By the retiring Germans.
From the beginning of the en-
gagemenf until the end the Ameri-
cans lived up to all the traditions
OF the American army. the records
showing the bravery Of the de-
taehment and Of individual mem
bcrs.
The German raid on the trench
was carried out against members
Of the second contingent enter
ing the trenches for training
These men had only been IN
few days Before dawn SAfur.
day the Germans began shclling
vigorously the barbed wire front
Of the trenches, dropping many
high explosives Of large ealibre.
A heavy artillery fire was then
directed 80 as to cover all the
adjacent territory. including the
passage leading up to the trench
ca, thereby forming most effect
i've barrage ia the rear as well a.
in front.
The young lieutenant in charge
Of the detachment Of Americans
started back to the communica
ting trenches 10 hes immediate
superior for orders. The barragc
knocked him down, but he picked
himself up and started off again.
lie was knocked down the sec
ond time but. determined 20
reach his objective, got up again.
A third time he was knocked
down and was badly shell shock
ed. and was put out Of action.
Soon after that Germans TO the
number of 80. rushed through
fhe breaches In the wire entanRle-
ments on each side Of the salient.
their general objective barrage
in the foreficld having lifted for
a moment. The Germans went
into the trenches at several points.
They met with stout resistance.
Pistols, grenades, knives and bay
oncts were freely used
The Germans left the trench
AZ soon as possible, taking their
dead and wounded with them.
An inspection showed, however,
that they Abandoned three rifles,
a number Of knives and helmets.
The raid was evidently care
fully planned and the American
officers admit that II was well
executed. AS o raid, however,
there was nothing unusual about
Il. II was such as is happening |
ali around the line. There II rea-
SON for believing that the Gers
mans were greatly surprised when |
they found Americans IN the
trenches instead Of the French.
The French general IN COM
mand Of the division, Of which
the American detachment formed
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-11-08
HERE'S WHERE YOU
CAN HELP A BIT
The Y. M. @. A., the Army Moth
er, Must Have sS5, 600, 900.
Lewis County's Part
$500.

An appeal will be made TO ev-
cry citizen IN the United States
10 contribute 10 a $35, 600, 900
fund for the Y. III. G. A. during
the week commencing November
IL. II is being repeated on every
hand and especially comes the
word from the boys at the train
ing camp, that there is no one
department doing as much TO as
sist and aid ia the comfort and
welfare Of the soldier boys as the
"Y." One boy writes, You
cannot say too much for the !. "
] spend all the extra time ] have
there and il is a great recreation
for all Of us. "
The ~" is giving first aid
to our boys at the training camps
IL is reaching out further and
quicker 20 administer 20 the
higher social development Of the
boys than any other one thing.
Those of us who have not been
called and will not be called TO
the training camps and eto the
trenches, should be willing to as
sist in every reasonable way with
in our means, 10 help the boys
who are going to the front 10 risk
their lives for us.
DO not wait 10 be solicited for
this cause, look up your commit
teemen and tell him you want to
donate to this fund. You need
nat make a big donation, but give
what you feel like you can and
give il literally and give it with
out having to be solicited or with
out requiring the solicitor TO take
up 4 half hours time in explain
ing II TO you. He is giving his
time free and spending his own
money in asking you to give for
fund that YOU should be proud
to contribute TO.
Don Z overlook the fact that
we are in war and that our boys
are now in the trenches and that
they are needing your assistance
in every reasonable way; that
this is your war as much as It Is
the boys who are fighting for You
You never have been and never
viii be called upon to contribute
to n nobler cause.
If you don't want 10 contribute
TO this cause (no matter how lit.
tle) Just tell the solicitor SO, in
order that the rest Of the citizens
Of the county may know that We
have an enemy synpathizer in
our own midst and know who he
is.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-11-08


Here Is what Day Linder, the
former Lewis county boy who is
faithfully serving his country as
a soldier at Camp Lewis, has to
tell his old friends of this Army
Y. M. G. a.;
"This Y. M. G. A. is certainly
a great institution. ! never ap-
preeiated Il before. It is doing
more good than most any thing
else out here. There arc six
buildings IN this camp and they
are all filled every night.
In more recent letter Mr..
Linder says:
"Herc is something that needs
lots of talking about The z.
NJ. c. A. needs $35, 100000 more,
and nothing could be more deserv-
ing. If you know of any one
who wants to do something for
the soldiers, have them give what
they can. It is doing more for
the moral and mental welfare OF
the soldier than any institution
that | know Of, and future gener-
ations win receive benefits on ac-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-11-08
ARE YOU READY?

you seen the kind that heats the
floor? Come and see ours in OPP
Grafton.
RUGS7 The very best kind 10
keep out the cold, and TO keep the
heat in.
ANYTHING that win keep
Jack Frost out, we have IL
The cold weather also brings
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-11-08

difficulties. One of our greatest
difficulties this winter win be to
keep the radiator and gas motor
from freezing. We have Just the
right dope-the chemically cor
rect anti-freezing solution. II will
not boil; it win not evaporate ;
win not injure the cooling system.
Alone, IL wont freeze until 10 be-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-11-08

VIM. b. Tabor was an arrival
from Spokane last week and has
accepted the office position with
the DIP. Donovan hardware estah-
lishment recently vacated by Jess
Robertson, who is now quarter
master-sergeant in the heavy
artillery at Camp Lewis, Wash.
Mr.. Tabor is a gentleman who
comes highly recommended as a
citizen and for the position he
holds, and plans to bring his wife
and child to this city as soon as
suitable quarters can be obtain
ed. Our people are glad TO vel
come these newcomers.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-11-08
RECEPTION FOR SOLDIERS.
Nine More Lewis County Boys 70
Colors Tuesday Farewell
Reception Monday.

The lewis county contingent
which departed for Camp Lewis
last Tuesday:
Nigola Deyita. Kamiah.
Hugo p. Medved, Nezperce.
George E. Way, vollmer.
Louis G. Drake, Kamiah.
Edd. A. Beck, Nezperce.
Blaine Hingley, Winchester.
John J. Manthey, Nezperce.
Frank Staffelbach, Winchester.
Benjamin II. Baldus, Nezpcrcc.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-11-08

low zero. In proportion, u won't
freeze until 16 below; wont
freeze until 3 below. One applica-
ton Of THERMITE should be suf-
ficient to protect your car all win
ter.
COME IN and let us show you
how to start a bank account in
your own home by saving now.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-11-08

Ernest Anderson and wife. OF
Spokane, are In the city visiting
Mr.. Anders0n's parents, Postmas-
ter and Mrs. J. w. Anderson.
Mr. Anderson is cashier and man
aqer of the Union Park bank in
Spokane which was the scene Of
recent hold-up and robbery in
which MI. Anderson played a
prominent part by spreading the
alarm and foiling the robbers
plans.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-11-08

BECAUSE OF THE WAR
To reduce future expense and III.
O. 1.-The cold weather brings
many needs
We Can Supply Those Needs:
RANGES7 Let the women tell
You what a good one. the kind we
sell, can do.
HEATING sTovEs9 Say, have
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-11-08

part, expressed extreme salts
faction al the action OF the Ameri-
cans, for they fought bravely
against a numerically superior
enemy, the handful Of men fight
ing until they were smofhered.
The bodies Of the American
dead were brought back 70 divis-
ional headquarters and buried
with honors today. The wounded
are at the base hospitals.
The whole American cxpedi-
tionary forces are thrilled by the
fight put up By their comrads and
are anxious to get a chance 70
deal 4 blow.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-11-08

London, Nov. g. Taking as its
text the announcement Of the
first American casualties IN the
world war, The Daily Mail prints
an eulogistic editorial on Ameri-
can participation in the HOSTILE
ties. In which il says:
.sThe first lives Of their coun-
trymen offered in this greatest Of
all Of America : crusades great
or than the war Of independence,
greater than the Civil war-haye
4 significance all their own and
seem to write in letters Of blood
q new and tremendous page in the
worlds history.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-11-08

The Serving Sammies' Club"
viii meet at the home of Miss
Gladys Fike this Saturday even
ing, November 10, 1917.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-11-08

count of its work, but future gen.
erations will not be the only
ones. /"
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-06-01
THAT is the wayl"
"No. this in the wayi"

under the proper conditions, should
have been comparatively easy.
Wage Garner and Wage Payer had
made the trip many times before
knowing all the dangerous eddies and
currents In the river. Wage Payer had
always assumed the leadership. At the
same time he had come to place great
reliance on the Wage. Earners skill and
strength ms q rover. There was every
reason why these two men should have
continued on the most friendly terms.
They were absolutely dependent on
each others hep TO get them across
stream, but IN matters requiring co
operation human beings often show
less wisdun than some OF the lower
animals.
Through one trivial cause or another
difference had grown M between the
two men. and the i'll feeling had been
fostered 10y third man named Agi-
tator. who had his own AK 10 grind and
had found il to his advantage TO pose
as Wage Earner's friend OF course you
cant nnd Aeitator in the beat of In.
dnstry. Naturally he can't waste his
time rowing when he has so much
talking TO do. Talking is pretty ardu
Gus work Even insurance solicitors
will admit that.
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This IS EASY"

\ parley followed. during which
Wage EafHer aud Mage Payer frank
~ stated theif grievances against each
other and came to the inevita BILE con
clasion that they had allowed trifies to
estrange then. Gigantic grievances
have disconcerting way OF dwindling
into pygmieS when subjected to dispas
sionate scrutiny. The upshot of the
matter was that Wage Garner acknowl
edged Wage Payers superior knowl
edge of the river and permitted him to
guide the boat. The trip was made in
better time than ever before because
the spirit of cooperation lent strength
to the rowers' strokes
When il came time for the feast on
the shore OF Success. Wage Garner was
agreeably surprised TO find that his
dish of profits WAS generous enough to
appease his appetite
II the accompanying Illustrations
showed a birdseye view of the shore
from which the rowers started you
would notice that Agitator was cen
spicuous by his absence, Modesty Is
one Of Agitator's chief virtues. He's
always willing to give Wage Garner
the credit for any trouble that has been
started
Personally we think it would be SAT.
er for Agitator to refrain from hanging
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-06-01
If YOU WANT ROSY
CHEEKS FOLLOW
THIS GIRLS ADVICE

Ii you suffer from nervousness so
badly you car sleep, ff your complex
ion Is yellow and sallow, if your ewes
have circles under them, and YOU feel
generally "all in,n take the advide of
Miss Elsie Johnson, of 1874 Main 81.
East Hartford, who says:
''Tanlac has cone me more good
than any medicine | ever used. | was
troubled with stomach disorders which
made me nervous and greatly run
down. | was troubled with headaches
and backache, WIS very irritable. and
my complexion was sallow.
"l would roll and toss all night and
got no rest from my fitful sleep.
"My appetite was indifferent and
my digestion very poor.
AFTER trying many different RENE
uies ana treatments, | started 10 use
ianiac. Within week | was feeling
oet,ef. any nervousness left me and
was able to sleep. Tanlac put my sto.
inacn In good condition, restored nv
appette and improved my digestion.
1oioi came oack to my cheeks and to-
Jay ieei better than | have felt in a
huihoer OF years. Everything looks
Tsnlac, through its.infiuence upon
the stomach, causes the food 10 digest
ana It's healthy nourishment to be ear
Iieo oy the blood throughout every
part OF the body. Therefore il gets A.
The bottom of the disease.
isniac is being specially introduced
10 PUTNAM by the Dresser Drug Store:
ana IN Pomfret, by Smith Bros: Ne
ensnicsville, Nj. J KenHey; Goodyear.
Alma Forcier. ADJ
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Mage. Eayer demonstrated. insisting
thmt tbe-coarse Waee Garner wished to
fake was dangerous and II pursued
woWll cad TO the destruction Of the
lat 9en huding thai words were OF
no-avaH. Wsge-payer aBgrily seized the
aaHs aud began 70 pun with all his
strength in the direction he thought
Mas right
fur some time the men continued to
ROW 'io.ently. and their misdirected ef-
forts almost eapsized the boat which
see. sge ed back and forth bur made no
deUaife progress in either direction
Rul respiration is great mental
ciaurer. and after the boat mates had
sweated praftiselv they stopped row
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keep track of the temporary workers
and the hiring OF foremen and assist
ants 10 instruct them Altogether. II
was computed. the unnecessary en-.
gagement OF 22.03i employees caused
the factories In question an aggregate
loss OF Sssl $50.
Another manufacturer estimated thar
he had 70 hire 1000 men In single
year TO get Atty employees, which
means that he has 10 pay for certain
length OF time salaries 10 the $50 who
fail TO make good He estimates that
this reduces his profits by s15o.0o0.
Examine Applicants Carefully.
The substitution of scientific meth
DDS In place OF the old haphaEard sys
tenn OF employing and discharging bids
fair 10 stop this leakage, however. II
Is the chief function of the modern
employment department TO give every
applicant thorough examination
with a view to determining what sort
OF work the latter is most likely TO be
fitted for. The applicants record Is
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-06-01
EMPLOYERS FIND
THAT e'fIRlaG' HELP
INVOLVES WASTE
Shift inefficient Workers AbOu
TO Find Job They Can FIJI.
NEW SYSTEM WORKS WELL

Tendency Among Progressive Manu-
taetueers to Reduce Disehsreiag 10
Minlmum-some Have Practically
Eliminated It, Thereby Saving Money
and increasing Output.
A new era has dawned In Industrial
ism an era IN which the human ele
ment is paramount Wise employers
or labor have come To realize that the
spirit of thelr employ ees is more val
liable as an asset than the material
and the machinery in their plants
Methods are being adopted by the lead
ers In the industrial world for con
serving aud nourishing the loyalty and
energy OF their working forces
one of the strongest indications OF
this upward trend in the industrial
field lies in the progress that has been
made in the method of hiring help aud
adapting thai nelp to the work fol
which II is hest lifted. In their efforts
TO reduce disVharging to minimum
many of tie biggest manufacturing
concerns III the country have establish
ed employment departments headed by
experts who are fitted by instinct and
education to deal with human beings
and get The hest out Of them. After
long and careful study these employ
meut experts nave come To- the conem.
sion that almost any worker. no mat.
ter how inefficient he or she may seem
az first can eventually be taught 20 do
some useful work aud that the time
spent TO Ike the worker cttteieut is
negligible " hen compared with the ap-
paliiae eeouomie wasle due TO the IN
discriminate di~,h8rgiue ~ employees
From the standpoint OF economy this
new aspect 20 tie employment question
IS a long stride forward fer loose
methods ot hiring aud driug" eonstl
tute the greatest leakNee IN modern
business The tremendous proportions
which this leakHge has assumed are
rejected IN figures complied ny Mag
mus w Alexander, one Of the engineers
OF the General Electric company.
Figures Show Appalling Loss.
In an address delivered al the TWEEN
al Association OF Manufacturers Of the
United States Mr. Alexander cited the
case OF twelve metal factories located
in six different states. AZ the begin
ming OF the year these factories EN-
ployed 3T,2T4 persons and at the end
1921. Their normal increase In EN-
ployees that year, therefore. was 6.6a1
and II the proper system had been In
force the factories would have had 10
take on 6.691 persons, plus an extra
complement OF 1888. to provide for
unavoidable reductions In the working
force due TO deaths. sickness. tempo
rary employment due 10 extra work
and other causes OF similar nature,
In reality. however, the factories
took on during the above mentioned
year 42.5Tl employees, or 2203l per.
sons more than were absolutely neces-
sary, and each OF those - osl persons
cost the factories from $50 10 500
for broken tools, spoiled work. the
reduced rate OF production and the
additional office expenses incurred
through the necessity for the main
tenance OF an extra clerical force TO
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carefully consulted for any light that
It may throw on the nature OF the task
at which he may or may not be sue.
ceSSful His mental attitude. his ambi
tionS and even his failures are taken
into consideration As an added precau-
tion many of the plants give the appli.
oants Il physical examination as well.
Ii the head OF certain department
in one of these progressive plants re-
quires help he makes out written
reQuisition for the same. and the SUI
perinteadent Of the employment de.
partment furnishes him with the nee.
essary number of workers II the men
supplied prove unfit for the type of
work 10 which III 3 are assigned they
are not dropped from the payroll. bur
are merely sent back 10 the employ.
hlent department and are tried In some
other line q work In extreme cases
the insists are shifted about from one
department TO another until they land
In some place where their peculiar
qualities can be used Under this sys
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-06-01
ADVICE FOR BESPECTACLED
Sudden Change in Temperature Likely
to Be Disastrous to Shell Frames,
Says optican.

An optician, writing In the New
York Sun, gives some information that
may benefit the wearers of she'll
trimmed speetacles.
1t Is of the utmost Importance, he
says, TO be very careful not to subject
the shell frames to a sudden atmos-
pheric change. You must not go from
a room in which the temperature is
about 20 degrees into the open where
the temperature is as low as ten de-
grees. If you make that sudden
change, the shell frames will crack in
some place. A low temperature makes
the shell frames contract, and since
the lenses will not give" the frames
must.
A high temperature, especially on
humid days, causes the shell TO ex-
pand. That loosens the frames and
allows the lenses to get out of posi-
ton. Sometimes the heat of the body
has the same effect.
To prevent scratching the lenses,
never lay your glasses down SO that
they rest on the glass. Instead, turn
them so that the frames have the
weight. 1t is equally important to
clean the lenses in the right way. AL
ways use a cloth made for the pur-
pose. and be sure that your method
is correct. Take the glasses In your
left hand and the cloth in the right
and rub the lenses gently. Be careful
never to twist the glasses. Hold them
firmly and do the twisting with the
hand that holds the cloth. Then you
will not work the lenses loose In the
frames.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-06-01
TtOo Men In a Boat Or the
Parable OF the Foolish Rowers

way he rests on his oars and let's you
buck the tide OF competition. while he
pretends to be guiding the boat. When
he reaches the shore he'll eat the lion 5
share If the profits and you can go
hungry You know the eddies and cur
rents In the river by this time. Go
ahead md do your own steering and
make Hage-Payer sweat. He needs
the exercise.
The next time The two men embarked
on the "trip across the river Of Competi
lion Wage Garner decided TO take the
advice Of his false friend, Agitatar, 80
that when Wage Payer indicated the
course tbey had best take to avoid the
currents and eddies Wage Garner snap
ped out
Its a waste Of time and strength to
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-06-01
Patience.

Every man, worthy OF the name.
should know how TO possess his soul
bearing with patience those things
which energy cannot change, and the
evii OF which impatience only In
creases. This patient possession of
ones soul stretches far and wide; It
covers all the domain of social life
all the tract Of INTERPOLATION with 9TH
ers. II means patience with every
Kind OF outside annoyance that cannot
De removed by vigorous exertion.-Mrs.
Lynn Linton.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-06-01
Watch Our Show Windows

The Illustrations accompanying this
parable tell the story ct two men,
Wase Faraer and Mage Payer who
found It necessary to embark in the
same boat in order to cross the river
~ Competition 10 The shore of Success
I he weather was dHe and the water
WAS smooth. SO that the trip, If made
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Inc. mopped their brows and took ac
count OF their bearings
Say. WE are not getting anywhere
this way blarted cut Wage Payer
Il guess not" reluctantly admitted
Wage Ean.er Maybe we can come
to some understanding
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-06-01

TEN man OF woman is given ever,
conceivable opportunity to make him.
self or herself of use TO the concern In
some niche or other.-Indusfriag Con-
ses"rotioa, Sec York.
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Attributed to an Eclipse.

The darkness lover all the land"
(Matthew p 40, attending the cruel
dxion. has been attributed to an
eclipse.
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around the water front anyhow. for Il
be is anywhere within pushing distanc.
of the river there's going to I've an
awful splash when Wage Garner get
back.-C A Ricser. Industrial cohser
ration Neic York