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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-10-18
NEBRASKA is T
PROUD OF OUR
SOLDIER BOYS
Commercial Club Secretary Has
Praise for Three Batteries
of Field Artillery
ARE AT CAMP GREENE NOW
New Name of Major Weyrauch's Or
ganization will Probably be
146th Field Artillery

The first battalion of the Washing
ton Field Artillery was supposed to
have reached Charlotte, N. c., Tues
day and undoubtedly by this time they
are quartered at Camp Greene. Doubt
less also they have lost their identity
of Washington Field Artillery.
According to Ashmun Brown, spec
ial correspondent for the Spokesman
Review, but very few of the North
west organizations are preserving
their identity at Camp Greene, in fact
some of the units are being disrupted
and losing their identity entirely. In
writing of the changes that are being
made he says, "The 66th artillery bri-
gade is being built around the few ex-
listing artillery batteries by transfer
ring troops from disrupted regiments.
It consists of three regiments and a
trench mortar battery. The first of
these is known as the 146th field ar
tillery regiment and contains what
were the headquarters company, the
supply company and the first battalion
flour companies) Of the Second Idaho
Infantry, Battery A, Washington
Field Artillery, the one recently or
ganized at Walla Walla, and Battery
A, New Mexico Field Artillery.
Nothing is said regarding Batteries
B and C, Washington field artillery,
but it is supposed they will be as
signed to the 146th along with battery
A.
Letters received from several of the
Kennewick boys Of Battery B, say
they are having very pleasant trip
and receiving the best of treatment.
That they are making very favor
able impression along the way is indi-
Gated by letter received by the Sec
retary of the Walla Walla Commercial
club from the secretary of the club at
Fairbury, Nebr., where the train was
halted long enough for the boys to
play fve-inning baseball game. The
letter follows:
"It was the privilege of the city
of Fairbury yesterday afternoon to
entertain for about one hour Bat
teries A, B, and C, of the Washing
ton national guard, now part of
the u. s. army.
"The boys were permitted to get
off the train, were taken to the ball
park nearby and played an inter-
esting five-inning game of baseball.
The writer had the pleasure Of
meeting several of the officers, in
cluding Major Weyrauch.
"We have had many organiza-
tions thru our city in the last 80.
days, but none made a better ap-
pearance than these boys. All the
time they were here they were per-
feet gentlemen, no rowdyism, and
in fact it was great pleasure for
us to entertain such manly, gen.
tlemanly bunch of fellows. The
men mixed freely with our people
and we hope we did them some good.
81 merely write you to tell you
that we certainly appreciate visit
from an organization of this kind.
"The boys were in good spirits,
uniforms all looked good and they
seemed to be having good time.
'T hope they will all return to
you and am sure that you will be
proud of any record that this Or
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
Greeters to Leave
Tonight for Annual
/ Meeting at Tulsa

Travelling in a special Pullman twenty
delegates from the Oklahoma City
Creeters association will leave at mid
night for Tulsa to attend the annual
convention OF the Oklahoma Greeters'
association which will be held in that
city Thursday The Oklahoma City
men will have as their guest John T.
Foxon OF Detroit. Mich, president Of
the National Greeters' association and
his wife. Oklahona City and McAlester
are waains fight for the 1918 annual
convention,
The names Of thcse who will be in the
special car tonight are A. c. Young,
president Of Oklahoma City Greeters'
association, and wife; Frank Cartier,
Sam Wylie and w, o. Scott, represent
ing the Lee -Huckins hotel; F. M.
Houston, II. r. Thompson and n. II,
Leaning. representing the Skirvin ho-
tel; John Sweet and Tom Cullree and
wife, representing the Kingkade hotel
r. w. Holt Of the Rasbach hotel
Charles Harris of the Egbert hotel B
NJ. Kahn of the Broadway Central ho-
tcl: w. s. Northrup Of the Browning
hotel; Tom Trimm OF FL Reno; Mr., ant
Mrs. John T. Foxon of Detroit, Mich,
and the attorneys Of the Oklahoma
!. Greeters' association, A. +, Decker ant
bHWarren X. Snyder.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
Elevator Ordinance
Is Still in Making

The proposed elevator ordinance,
which is in the hands OF Mark Kesler,
commissioner Of public safety, will not
be introduced at the regular weekly
meeting Of the city commission this
afternoon, Mr.. Kesler said today that
he is seeking additional data before in
Producing the ordinance, and that the
city electrician has been so busy with
other work during the last two weeks
that he has been unable TO give his at
tention to the ordinance.
The ordinance provides that all ele
vator operators must stand an examina
ton before board OF elevator opera
tor examiners; that all elevators shall
be equipped with safety devices which
prevent the moving of an elevator ur
or down while any door is open and for
an elevator inspector city electrician al
salary OF Sl2S per month
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18

lever so took on the crater Job from
Que TO five in the afternoon-and a
beautiful job II turned out to be.
Couldn't Move Out Bodies Of Con-
The day wa foggy and raw and the
trenches were full OF mud and pretty
well knocked about for a considerable
area. Besides, our dead from the pre-
vious night were lying all around. The
TRIP up to the crater wasn't exactly
pleasant. On arriving and relieving the
officer on duty, | decided to have
bomb shelter dug and get some add.
tional bombs brought up. also made
try at getting the gun crews remains
out, but had TO give II up as the bodies
were stiff and half buried under sand
bags and very difficult TO extricate.
About this time, Fritz opened up in
earnest, and the next four hours were
a. bad As any have spent.
The most of the bombardment was
done by very heavy concentration OF
trench motars OF all descriptions. OF
course, the big two hundred pound
Minnie" was in evidence as usual. Be
sides this old friend we were that day
treated to a profusion OF "pineapples"
This bombs very we'll named and looks
for oil the world just like a good sized
pineapple, the fins on the bomb cor
responding to the leaves on the fruit
The little and big "Minnies" the
"pineapples," rifle grenades and all
the rest of the Krupp family began to
arrive with great rapidity. They started
dropping at the junction of our front
line and our sap, and we began chuck
ling at the ptor shooting OF Fritz. Soon,
however, the explosions began to come
our way at a regular pace OF few
yards at time so we began TO back out
| Of the sap. As the hits got closer and
closer II became more and more un-
pleasant, and ] again began wondering
what was doing in such place AND
why ] had been so unlucky as TO wander
over to Number -Four company that
noon.
"Minniss" are Invisible Because OF
| Dense Fog.
| One OF the worst features OF the
whole thing was the fog. which hid the
"Minnies" As they came over. We could
only hear them. They came singing
their ungodly song, getting louder and
louder. We felt that each one was the
one with our name and number on !,
for sure, and again for the next one
The bombs came methodically closer
and closer, destroying everything when
they arrived. We backed out of the sar
Just as methodically until we were al
the end and had to stop
There we rsmsinsd, sitting or ly-
ing on those corpses Of our gun
crew and helpless 10 move, II was
rather CHASTITY under the conditions,
and a chap couldn't help but wondef
II he was going to look as nasty
In a few moments as they did, We
don't mind a nice, quick she'll that
suddenly arrives from nowhere and
does its work In q hurry, but the
slow-moving, whispering bombs
that 20 way up and then come
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
lvIlllluEFs
oFFTo LAKES
Thirteen Leave City for Train
ing Station

Thirteen recruits for the navy left
Oklahoma City today for the training
station at Great Lakes III. They were
the men who enlisted at the recruiting
stations in Oklahoma during the last
twenty-four hours The army did not
obtain recruit. though there are sew
eral men here awaiting orders to pro-
coed to Fort Logan, Col,
The navy is seeking 5000 men as the
ground personnel Of the aviation corps
These men are needed TO keep the aero
planes and hydrophnes of the navy in
repair, and according to information
from Washington ten men are needed
TO keep each machine in repair. Black
smiths, welders, carpenters. cabinet
makers, rigeers and awning makers are
among the class OF men that are par
ticularly needed.
The names OF The navy recruits aud
their home towns follow:
A. r. Frecmna. T, A. Wood, + f.
Miller. c. q. Swartwont, \, II. Edwards,
r. c. Rhodes. and II. q, Swope. Okla
hof,a City; r. 4 Rogers, Ciaud Evans
Burrow and 4. NJ Spear, Muskogee, and
j. w A. Lee, McAlcster.
Fifteen million Red Cross members
before Christmas.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
To Kssp Liberty Bond, Un.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ia reso-
luton to make il unlawful to buy oil
offer TO buy any federal bonds ISSUED
since April O. 1917 for iess than pal
and the accrued interest, was intro
duced today by Representative Wooc
OF Indiana.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
7ommies Sit on Corpses Of Comrades in Shell \
Crater While "Minnies" Rain About for Hours

EDITORS NOTE;-The McRae stories
which have been published In the Times
on Tuesday and saturday, win hence
forth be published three times weekly
on Tuesday. Thursday, aud Saturday
Major Mollae has consented 70 give INC
Times readers more OF his thrilling eH.
periences whils with the Canadians, ana
viii prepare three stories weekly,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18

DETROIT, Dec. IS-The steamer
Henry Cort was sunk off Bar Point in
the Detroit river late today in a col
lision with the steamer MidvaIe, All
members of the Cort's crew were taken
Off The Midyale sustained little dam
AGE
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
Red Cross Drive
Does Not Tie Up
Dressings Work

In spite Of the big Red Cross cam
paign, the work Of making Red Cross
supplies goes on Just the same at county
headquarters in the Halliburton
store.
In the morning when the women are
out soliciting members. the rooms arc
practically deserted, but in the after
noon the women come in battalions to
work. Yesterday, the first day Of the
campaign, $500 oompresses were made
This is more than the average turned
out in a day.
The girls working on surgical dress
ings in the windows made several hun
dred yesterday, BIT the exact amount
IL not known A record will be KEEP
Of all the work done in this way anC
viii be made public at the end Of th'
campaign.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
Nurse Varney Is
Freed of Murder

BEDHAM, Mass, Dec. lS-Miss
Harriet A. Varney, nurse OF West
Upton, was found not guilty OF the
murder of Mrs. Pauline Reyes, the ten
months bride of George II. Keyes, q
Boston real estate man. by jury in the
Norfolk county superior court here
early today. The jury deliberated more
than four hours
Christmas-the great spirit of service
Our Red Cross symbol is mercy
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18

No longer need anyone search for
opportunities to serve his country in
war work. Here 10 your chance. Help
In the Red Cross Christmas membet-
shin drive,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
By MAJOR DONALD MsRAE.

A FTER looking around for a while
n observing the havoc wrought by
\ the explosion of our mine under
the German lines, Captain Cowan and
| walked toward the front on ground
which, until that night, had been be-
hind the Au front line, The first
thing we found was wounded Ger
mn from whom we got very valuable
identification disc. This showed what
German troops held the line opposite
information which was badly needed
We sent the Hun back, but he was iod
much blown about to live.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
straight down so there Is no get
ting away, are nerve-racking.

Luckily for us the posts were around
the side Of the crater. When Fritz saw
his bombs bursting in the crater he
thought he had gotten us, and stopped
about ten yards short of our little
hole. The Germans had managed to
destroy everything from the crater TO
Our front line and changed the shape
OF that part of the ridge, but hadn't been
able TO kill or wound a single one of
us.
Copyright, 1917, by Major Donald
McRae)
Go be contnued)
On this, our first Christmas In the
war, the Red Cross symbol win add
the thought of serious purpose and sac
rifioe which through Accomplishment,
II represents.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
Fourteen Nurses
Are Recruited by
State Red Cross

Fourteen nurses have been added to
~, Red Cross nursing service in Okla
hema. T1ks makts total Of fifty for
- state and Miss Edna Holland Of
~ Uaivssity hospital in Oklahoma
GU sap that the army nursing corps
GtWspbNeton hss asked for $50.
Synshiagtou recently called on Okla.
ps ioF nurses fOe European service
~ vonseii have sent their names tc
~ mo1pa, bat as yet have not re.
~ trSnsbsvtation orders, Miss
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18

Next, we found a German officer,
who had gone up with the mine but
had been very little damaged until
he came down, when he landed on
top Of a brssier and was sisslins
when we pulled him off.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18

Fifteen million Red Cross members
before Christmas.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18

A weli-plseed trench mortar
bomb In one Of the posts instantly
killed An entire Lewis gun crew Of
q corporal and six men. Condi-
tions were so bed II was impossible
TO remove the bodies that night or
the next day.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18

Az about noon the next day | went
to see the o. {. Of Number -Four com
pany and found that it had been de
cided to keep an officer IN IN. crater
post all the time for fear OF counter
attack. There were only two officer,
left in Number -Four company, and one
of these was badly laid up with trench
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-18
AIRLINE PLAN
To Be PUSHED
U. S. District Engineer to
Inspect Territory to Be
Traversed By Road.

With Capt J. D. Fountleroy, oislric'
engineer for the United States govern
ment office of public roads, who VIII
have charge Of the government money
for good roads in Texas. ready 10 ae-
company engineer J. D. MerrlWea'iie'
on a tour OF the territory through
which theEI Paso-Fort Worth highway
viii pass. work on the new highway
will be rushed forward with dlspateh'
according to judge Adrian Pool: @no
is attending the meeting OF tns eA'is
Good Roads association at A1stll. -.
Judge Pool states in a teieSi III III -
the chamber OF commerce tnat ever
county along the proposed FL Ias so,
Fort Worth highway Is represent gu
AZ the meeting in Austin
Can't. FountlerOy and Mr. IefriN ca ne T
viii start next Monday on thelL lrlp
over the highway territory. and tht
captain viii place all Of his enslneers
who are in Texas on the new hiSnway
under the supervision OF Nj Merri-
weather. to make surveys and estimates
in each county. with orders 10 push the
work with all speed.
The organization behind the 1 ort
Wortb-El PasO highway IS bigger than
ali Of the others in Texas combined, &C
cordmg 10 judge POOL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-18
DOROTHY DIAL TON
IN WEAKER SEX"
Beautifully Presented Thos.
H. Ince Play on Live
Theme at Grecian.

On artistry and charm Of visualiza-
ton alone. The Weaker Sex IS en-
titled 10 high praise, but the story by
Alice c. Brown proves 10 be most
entertaining presentment OF vital
subject, and the entire cast Is so stroue
that the play has a delightful balance
The idea Of demonstrating that seS diff
ferences are largely those OF sex op-
portunity is boldly undertaken ana
successfully proven WITHOUT III inc
least interfering with story interest
That the past performance OF woman
under many enforced social and pollll-
cal disadvantages is a safe guide 70
what her future performa nee can oe
il the SophiStry Of minds enfeeOled py
precedent and tradition She is physi-
caIiy fundamentally capable OF response
20 training simply a. d human helnS
irrespective OF sex such IS the meme
Of the play and OF the day.
There are some remarkable interiors
shown in this delightful INSTALLATION
Of Miss Browns story-they are superb
examples of the motion picture art
The court room is OF fascinating real
ISN'T is an idealisIn Of the real--lud
the cabaret scenes show a high sense
of fitness and proportion. So also with
the splendid home interiors-they are
impressive without the faint OF thea
rricalism- One is left 20 entirely free
OF critical spirit 50 far as the plcturing
IS concerned that attention Is fastened
on the story itself and its interpreta-
ton Such a cast, Every role Of i'm
portance IS so well filled that il hardly
seems fair to discriminate in favor OF
the leads. Dorothy Dalton. Louise
Glaum and Charles Ray 1t Is enough
10 say that they make US live in the
Story Miss Brown has proven that a
woman can write a fine photodrama.
Dorothy Dalton, who sprauS into in
slant prominence when she appeared in
The Female of the Species" has a
greater opportunity IN The Weaker
Sex" and all those who have seen this
I'lay say her work is positively wonder
Jul Among motion picture circles il is
freely predicted that Miss Dalton VIII
be one Of tie biggest favorites the
screen has ever had. in q very short
time. The Weaker Sex" will be shown
Il the Grecian Just two DAYS. today
ana tomorrow. The Greciau unheSi-
tatingly recommends 1t TO its patrons.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-18
FARM PRODUCTS
BREAK RECORDS
Total Valuation Exceeds
$4,000, 100000, But Crops
Smaller Than Usual.

Washington. D. G, Jan. lS.-Ameri-
can farm products attained a gross
value Of $ls.44s.000.0oo in 1915. making
that year the greatest in point Of value
Of any IN the nations existence. That
estimate Of the years gross value Of
farm crops and animal products. an
uounced today by the department Of
agriculture. exceeds by S2,674O00,0 600
the total Of 1915. the previous record.
crop production for the year was com
paratively low and did not reach record
figures except in a few minor in
stances but high prices sent total
values 10.
Crops were valued at se.1I1.00O. GOO
and animal products at S9.S3S. eco. 009
Crops alone in 1916 were worth more
than crops and animals products com
bined in any year prior to 1872
The level OF prices paid TO producers
for the principal crops on December 7.
1916, was about $50 percent higher than
a year previous
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-18

w Z" writes: II have such q very
severe cough and cold and have not
been able 10 get anything 10 help me
II is weakening my system
Answer: Use the following and your
cold and cough will vanish and you
VIII soon be strong again Get q 21z
o. bottle of concentrated essence
menthO-laxene and take every hour or
two This can be taken pure or made
into q full pint Of homemade syrup.
Full directions as 10 use will be found
on bottle. This is a mild laxative and
viii drive the cold from the system.
G L asks Il have tried 70 cure
dandruff, itching scalp, falling hair and
badness with numerous tOnics. etc.
put IN vain What do you recommend
Answer: I have been recommending
plain yellow minyol for the past seven
years ana scores Of my patients are de
uShted with the quick pleasant action
Of this remedy in stopping itching.
falling hair. dandruff. etc. II gives the
hair health. lustre and vigor as nothing
else does Obtain in 4-oz Jars with full
directions
H N 3. writes can you please pre-
scribe medicine which viii relieve me
Of such distressing symptoms OF kid
ney and bladder, as the following
Pains in small Of back. soreness in re-
slOn OF bladder. frequent calls at night
but scanty flow with pain. burning and
~ u pLN-r PN'AAAAAE VI 4AAlu1r CT
Answer Those seeking relief from
kidney ana bladder disorders should
begin taking balmwcrt tablets. very
successful formula sold in sealed tubes
With full directions
MIS-. y L writes Last winter was
cured OF q bad case of bronchitis by US
ing your prescription containing men
tho-laXene, and have been very CRATE
ful and confident OF getting good ad-
vice. ] wish 10 know Of a good. safe
medicine 70 reduce my abnormal weight
about 80 pounds.
Answer: 7 thank you for your con-
fidence and advise that five grain arbo-
lone tablets is the reliable obesity
medicine which I always prescribe. In
sealed tubes with directions. ANY
druggist can supply you.
Geo r G writes 7 have used a
number of Eour prescriptions and have
always been more than pleased with
taSn Just now I am victim OF pleur-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-18
Ell PAso LABOR CONGRESS
HOLDS ITS FIRST MEETING

me ii Paso County LABOR congress
held its first meeting in the Union
T.sbor hall Monday night F. {. Stand
isb of the Carpenters union. was elect
ed chairman. and Lee Alexander. Of
the sheet Metal Workers union. seGre-
tarv. Sixteen different organizations
were represented. The next meeting Of
the congress viii he held in Union
labor hall. on sunday. AT . p. m
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-18

Washington l.. e. Jan ls.-JapaneSc
n,anufs cturers have made Jhemselve>
independent OF German eye producers.
advices 10 the department OF commerce
say. DYE users suffered after the war
began and many factories were built
10 make colOrs. Now. IL IS declared,
there is an oversuppiy ana manufac-
turers are seeking to have an export
ban removed 50 that any surplus may
be sold.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-18
Ethel. BARRYNoRK-1NIorr

The celebrated actress. Ethel Barry
more. who viii be seen at the Unique
theater today. tomorrow. Saturday and
sunday in the Metro Rolfe production.
The Awakening Of Helena Richie" has
abandoned the speaking stage
This announcement comes as a great
surprise, perhaps, 10 the public. but
II is a step that Miss Barrymore has
heen contemp plating ever since her ar
filIation with the Metro Pictures cor
poration, and her decision came stimuli
taneously with the completion for the
screen Of her present production. the
picture version of Margaret Deland's
great novel IF motion pictures can
accomplish work as satisfying - ar
artist as this Metro wonderfully is to
me-" Miss Barrymore said 10 Richard
A. Rowland president Of Metro Pic
lures corporation, 4 am willing to cast
my lot with the organiza tion that can
do these wonders"
In The Awakening Of Helena
Richie Miss Barrymore was given a
free hand 70 work out the beauty OF
the story in such a way that her most
earnest desires for a fine production
were fulfilled. She sought TO recap
ture and present 70 the audiences of
today the quaint charm OF Old Chester
in the days before the war. using il
for p background against which she
has re-enacted the tragedy of q wom-
ans soul and the glory OF renuncia-
ton by which she finally wins real
hsppiness.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-18
Dr.. Anna Reum. Buebler BID. over Elite
Charged with killing Trainmen.

kimball, y. Y Jan lS--Albert =
Carroll is in jail here. held on a cOro-
ner's verdict of killing Cicero Allen and
Otto Jones. of Cheyenne. respectively
conductor and brakeman OF a Union
Pacific freight train. at Owssco sid
ing, six miles east OF here Wednesday
According 10 evidence presented al the
inquest. Carroll shot and killed Allen
and Jones when they undertook 30 put
him off coal car.