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late. the admiralty asked the library
volunteers to keep a volume going to
every sailor in the fleet
New England has always been in the
lead in all forms of library activity.
and is naturally taking an important
part in this campaign to raise s1.000,000
for soldiers and sailors libraries. New
York state expects to raise quarter of
the amount. The far west is reported
as enthusiastic, Cheyenne. Wyo., hav-
ing placed as It's goal twice the
amount suggested as its proportionate
part of the fund. Excellent response
from all sections of the country has
come to the councils headquarters.
The war service committee of the
American Library Association, the IL
brary war council and the leaders in
each division of the United States laid
out by the association all have mem
bers representative of their individ-
ual professions and sections of the
country.
The chairman of the library war
council, Frank A. Vanderlip, loves one
hobby he has more than any other. 1t
is the building of libraries. He has re-
Gently planned to equip and maintain
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and circulation of one book. This amount
will furnish the book. keep it in circuia-
ton until it is worn out, replace 1t when
retired for physical disability and, all the
time, pay share of the expense OF
properly housing and caring for these
libraries in the various camps.
Every sailor, as well as every SOL
dier. is to have books. The crippled and
manned men returned from service,
wounded soldiers, interned groups and
prisoners Of war. men awaiting the mus
ter-out. sailors on shipboard and sailors
at the various naval stations Not a man
in any branch Of Uncle Sans war service
must be neglected"
Raymond B. Fosdick. chairman of the
Army and Navy's recreation commission.
told the library war council of the en-
joyment he knew from experience with
which the soldiers awaited books. He
said: "On the Mexican border, last sum-
mer. 1 can remember that in some of
those lonely camps. as the train stopped
at the watering tank. the soldiers
would come through, asking il we had
anything to read-a book. a magazine
or a newspaper. They were absolutely
without anything to read, and often
had nothing to do.sA situation like
that must never occur again. and do
not believe 1t will.
1--WE had a great number of requests
Evening star., 1917-10-14
By GERALD BRANDON.

~ HUNDREDS of the boys. who are
ILL now training and expect to
ITtt leave shortly for the front.
q q have asked me what it is like.
4 and / have exhausted my vocabulary in
N a vain search for appropriate adjec-
tives.
Sherman said War is hell but Sher-
/ man had never been to the French
front Neither have l a personal ac-
quaintance with the internal regions.
but a close perusal of Dante's Inferno"
falls to reveal horrors to compare with
those a modern soldier must endure
To appreciate it, one must have lived
khrouRh it, must have dragged out
weary days and sIeepless nights in
muddy trenches, must have been bit
ten by filthy rats. must have hungered
and thirsted, must have wrestled with
an Irresistible need of sleep when hun
dreds of lives depended 4 careful
watching. must have witnessed loved
comrades MANNED and killed without
being able TO afford them assistance.
But the reverse of the medal bears
joys as sublime as the necessary suffer
ing is poignant-the homecoming to q
peaceful country, kept peaceful through
ones efforts; the welcome OF mother
and wife, preserved from the Hun by
ones physical prowess; the satisfac-
tion of duty performed. the apprecia-
tion of the older generation and the
envious admiration of the Stacker and
the stay-at-home.
The day before. taking advantage of
a let-up in the German bombardment
the regiment had attempted 10 storm
Beziers. a picturesque village which
nestled in an ancestral forest some-
where on the Meuse.
Alas. the Germans influence had pros
tituted even the noble oaks and elms
which for generations had thrived on
|, French soil
\ As we advanced. deadly fire blazed
from behind every massive trunk. and
we were obliged to fall back. Our ar
tillery then began the systematic de-
| struction of the traitorous forest.
n few hours later not stump was left
to hide an enemy sniper. and the viii
1age lay revealed from behind its de-
stroyed curtain of foliage.
Again we swept forward, and again
we fell back The resourceful boche
had converted the village into verita-
BILE arsenal which bristled with clever
ly masked batteries. Cold. wet and
hungry, we crouched in the mud OF our
trenches while our artillery bombarded
Beziers. An ungrateful job this. of de-
stroying our own fair French villages.
There was one man in my company
who was q native of Beziers. and with
n borrowed field glass he followed the
progress of the bombardnent.
That shell fell on the 'mairie.' he
| would exciaim. II am not sorry. 1 hope
1t destroyed the tax records" Or: "Ah.
the poor Tante CIotilde, See, there goes
her new barn that she had so much
dihiculty in building"
That low, white group of buildings
to the left is our property. 1t has es-
capped so far BUT now the battery of
two-twenties is 1engthening its range.
Look, the shells begin to fall farther
and farther and farther. There goes
our stables. Now the granary, I won
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Real PoIitik.
GERARD said {

rX-AMBAssADoR GERARD said at
IL Washington luncheon:
THE German policy for years has
been frankly materialistic and selfish.
Real politik,' they call it. Germany. in
fact, works on exactly the same policy
as the peddler.
"a peddler and his mate were cross
ing a bridge when they saw a notice
stating that whoever saved a man from
drowning in that township would get IS
reward The stream was swift and
deep, but the mate did not hesitate an
instant He plunged right in, for.
though he could not swim. he knew the
peddIer would save him and then divide
But the peddler hesitated on the
bridge.
Hurry" gurgled the poor wretch.
Hurry, pard! I'm sinking!
Mate said the peddler. I've just
been reading the other side OF this no.
tice board. and 1t says the reward for a
dead body is SO. Now, do be reason
able.'"
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library for hundred boys and girls of
his community, who are being educated
under the supervision of himself and
his wife. When asked what books he
thought would be first to be selected
for the soldiers library. he confessed
that this was a difficult choice to make,
but said, when urged. that in his opin-
ion some that might well be selected
were the works of George Eliot, Mrs
Humphry Ward and Edith Wharton.
Adams history of the United States
and plenty Of short stories were other
selections.
The library association has made a
list of reading matter which individ-
uals may offer if they want to give
books. Told in a French Garden" by
Willis J. Abbott. in one. with five
others of the same author More than
dozen of Anna Katherine Green's
novels have been approved. and twenty
eight stories of Harold Bindloss
writer Of adventure tales. are listed.
Charles Dickens, Conan Doyle. Robert
Chambers and even ''Ty" Cobb. who
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portunity some of them never had be-
fore, for spreading the gospel Of books.
more books, and the voluntary service OF
public spirited men and women is haV-
ing an influence among the parents OF
young soldiers, many of whom never
knew what a comfort the right book
could be.
~ give books, why do you want money
for libraries?' is a question that has been
asked the council. Well. because, while
the solicitation of books and magazines
has been prosecuted with vigor, it must
be frankly admitted that this method mas
not brought the amount nor always the
quality of books required. 1t must be
clearly understood that a library is some
thing more than a collection Of books
Buildings and equipment and every other
factor of modern library service are re-
quired.
"a careful survey of the entire field
has determined that 81 is the amount
necessary for the purchase. maintenance
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bookcases. in order that the reading
rooms for the soldiers may be comfort
able and attractive. The system inau-
gurated by the committees plan to
reach all the service men all the time.
Publishers are giving enormous re-
ductions in the price of hooks and the
government will help provide the nee
essary transportation and other ex-
penses of operation. Cities desirous OF
furnishing books for their own men and
boys who are in the Army or Navy have
taken up with the program of the
Library War Council. and. whether
along the Gulf of Mexico or the north
ernmost point of Michigan, each town is
hoping to obtain its quota Of the ST.
600. 600.
Mr.. Braddock has said:
The goal of $1,000. .000 manifestly is
easy of achievement, when each city
subscribes an amount equivalent to 5
per cent of its population. The trustees
of the local library. with ten other
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waiting now till my pal finishes n
book so 1 may get hold of it next"
John r. Mott. national secretary of
the American Y. NJ. C. A. telegraphed
to the executive offices of the library
war council regarding the cooperation
of that organization with the library
men: The Young Mems Christian As
sociation is in position. owing to its
hundreds of buildings in all camps fire.
quented for other purposes by virtually
all enlisted men. and owing to its tive
thousand paids secretaries. to do much
to facilitate the distribution and use
Of books.
But 1t is in the interest of wise
economy and largest efficiency that the
American Library Association select,
purchase and assemble the books for
such use in the various large canton
ments. and through its large, unique,
expert experience, to give wise guid-
ance to the association workers. This
procedure will afford splendid example
Of cooperative effort"
The Knights of Columbus. the Young
Mems. Hebrew Association and other
agencies will also cooperate with the
library war council. They viii, in the
huts they occupy In the cantonment
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A Lack of Restraint.
A SENATOR. defending the food

A SENATOR, defending the food con.
~ troll bill. said the other day:
How unmeasured the attacks on this
excellent bill have been! Now / am
like the boy at the movies. like meas
ure and restraint.
Two boys at the movies saw altragic
picture play. and one of them was over
come He took out his handkerchief
and wept and sobbed. -
why, Bill. ye're blubberin'r said
the other boy.
".Well,' sobbed Bill. like to see q
person show q little feelin'.' -
ms all right. but ye don't need to wash
yer face in it,"
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Not Like BinkS.

TN response to compliment about the
terms on which he was selling steel
to the government and the allies,
Charles NJ Schwab said in New York
the other day:
I'VE business men aren't business all
through-there's some room in us for
patriotism.
Some people used TO think We men
of business were like Binks. Binks. on
a European trip, was led into a certain
room. and his guide said to him i'm
pressively:
"In this room. sir. Wellington got
his first commission"
What per cent commission did he
get% said Binks."
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der how much wheat is left in it. Well,
never mind, we will make those pigs
pay in the end
Pretty soon the village took fire. and 4
pail of smoke dissimulated the further
ravages of the big shells.
Now, our only amusement was to listen
TO the cannon. Long practice enabled US
to recognize their voices. Each caliDer
gun speaks in its own Individual key, tone
and measure The 65s and 75s rat
tie away without respite, like Partisan
fishwives haggling over the price of cod
fish. The 9os Shrek out periodically. like
the patients in the hysterical wards of
the Pepiniere Hospital. The 120s boom
rhythmically, like the tom-toms in VOC
doc orgy, and, every once in a while. one
hears the crash of the 210s, whose cigar
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OF THE


shaped projectiles whistle dismally
through the high attitudes and make a
deuce of row when they arrive at their
destination.
At times. all the guns give tongue in
chorus. and their voices mingle in one
magnificent dissonance that exhilarates
the listener, yet humbles him by forcing
him y realize his insignif1cance.
Suddenly the guns ceased their belch-
ing The time had come for US to make
another try for the village. For second
or two We remained motionless. The
echoes of the firing still tortured our
eardrums. and we did not realize that
the din had ended. But our officers soon
awakened us from our inertia, and over
the top we went. company by company.
moving in clockwork order, abandoning g
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Librarians know what 1t will mean to
supply books to 100000 eager readers
lscaskered throughout the United States
land France. Each Of these libraries
|Snust be equipped with table. chairs and
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~ 0UNDREDS of the boys, who are
ILL now training and expect to
rt leave shortly for the front,
q q have asked me what 1t is like.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-15
RUTHHILL WINS
COUNTY CONTEST

MONTESANO, May 15.-Ruth Hill
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Hill
of Aberdeen, won the county declama
tory contest here Friday night, giver
under the auspices of the County De
clamatory League.
Miss Hill is only 13 years of age
and a Freshman Of the Aberdeen high
school. She was the youngest stu
dent taking part in the contest ant
had for her subject, "The Deatf
Bridge of Tay."
Brenda Wartman, of Montesano
won second prize by giving the sleep
walking scene from Macbeth. George
Hoag, of Hoquiam, was third, giving
"The Unknown Speaker" Earl Nc
Mutt, of Elma, and Grace Whelan, Of
Cosmopolis, were the other contest
ants.
F. l.. Morgan, of Hoquiam, F. w
Loomis, of Aberdeen, Mrs. A. F. Bell
man, of Cosmopolis, w. L. Boomer Of
E1ma and A. r. Rankin, of Montesano
were the judges.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-15
SHERIFF SEIZES
p SACKS BOOZE
Raid Conducted by Hoquiam Police
and Sheriff's Deputies on Steam
err Fair Oaks.

HOQUIAM, May ia raid con
Quoted by the sheriff and members OF
force from Montesano assisted by Pa
trolmen Welander and Beaver of the
Hoquiam police on the steam schoon
er Fair Oaks at the National mill
early Saturday morning netted %
sacks of liquor. Each sack contained
from IL to 16 bottles. No arrests were
made. The entire consignment was
loaded into the county car and taken
to Montesano.
Deputy Sheriffs McKenney. Hamm
and Gibson drove down Friday even
ing with a search warrant for the Fair
Oaks, which was expected to arrive
that night and was then several hours
overdue. After waiting until almost
midnight McKenney went to his home
in Hoquiam leaving instructions at the
police station to call him the first
thing in the morning and Hamm and
Gibson drove back to Montesano.
McKenney was on hand shortly
after daylight at the National mill
where the Fair Oaks was to land.
When he saw her coming he summon
ed Patrolmen Beaver and Welander
to help him and a call was sent to
Sheriff jeff Bartell in Montesano. The
Fair Oaks arrived shortly after
o'clock and by Z o'clock the raid was
under way by the officers. The Fair
Oaks is the first vessel raided here in
several weeks.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-15
HIT BY WINDLASS:
ASKS FOR SIS, 900
Andrew Oombrowski Sues Hoquian.
Sash and Door Company for
Damages in Unique Case

MONTESANO, May IA unique.
question of law has been raised by q
damage suit filed by Andrew DOM
browski against the Hoquiam Sash &
Door company, in which he asks for
$4,000 damages for injuries received
when he was hit by a windlass on
the company's property during the
aquatic sports July 3, 1915.
According to the complaint. DOM
browski was viewing the sports from
the companys property and overhang.
ing the water Of the Hoquiam river is
a cOnveyor which is handled by a
windlass. It is alleged that this part
of the property is open to the public
and that the sports were directly In
front of it during the celebration.
The handle of the windlass was
held stationary with a block of wood
instead of some other sure brake says
the complaint. Dombrowski was pass.
ing close to the handle on the day in
question and the block slipped out Of
position causing the windlass to turn
and the handle struck him. He alleges
his injuries are worth $1,000.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-15
VIM. Waunch Arrives Home
Yesterday, After Braving
German Submarines
HARD TO GET PASSAGE
Visits Denmark and Finds
Difficulty in Returning.
Food Conditions Bad

William Wunsch, proprietor of the
Climax barber shop, arrived home yes
terday from Denmark, where he was
detained four months, being unable to
get passage owing to the war. Mr..
Wunsch left Aberdeen last November,
to accompany his niece to her home
in Copenhagen, after an extended Wis.
it in this country. He experienced no
difficulty in reaching Denmark, but
found plenty when he tried to return
home.
He had planned to return in Janu.
ary, but travelling conditions were
such that it was impossible to secure
passage until April 10, when those
Americans who wished to return home
were given passports to Norway by
United States Minister NJ F.. Eagan,
and there took passage on one of the
transatlantic liners to New York.
Every ship plying between Danish and
Norwegian ports is stopped and
searched for Americans, who are TAX
en- off and placed in interment camps.
said Mr.. Wunsch. Rather than en-
dure the inconvenience of second.
class railway passage and, in spite.
OF the warnings of Minister Eagan that
they were liable to be taken off and
kept prisoners until the end of the
war, number of Americans are now
in an internment camp somewhere tn
Germany" he asserted. The stopping
of the vessel and the taking off of the
Americans was. reported when she ar
rived in the Norwegian port.
Tells Of Conditions in Denmark
Food conditions in Denmark, while
it is neutral country, are bad" he
asserted. Bread tickets are issued
and it makes no difference how much
money man has, he can only get as
much bread as is necessary for hia
family. The bakers must present
these tickets to get their flour and
there is no speculation. The govern
ment watches everything closely and
tell you when l saw that the rich
people were not able to get all that
they needed, l wanted to get back
here. There are about 300 Americans
in Denmark and all of them were
coming at one time and another to the
American minister to get him to help
them get back home. When the ship
left Christiania, though, it was not
more than three-quarters full, so I
guess lot of them got cold feet"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-15
SAGINAW SMOKER
PLEASES CROWD
cy Gottchy and Tommy Murphy Fur
nish Main Event at Logging
Camp Smoker.

Cy Gottchy the hard hitting, speedy
welterweight of this city, and Tommy
Murphy, of Montesano, went four fast
rounds to a draw in the main event
of smoker pulled off Saturday night
by the Saginaw Social club in the new
theatre recently built for the men al
the camp by the Saginaw Timber
company.
Sam Rom, game novice of Aber
deem, and Jack Parres, ex-middle
weight champion of Wisconsin, spar
red four rounds, which Referee Ton
Turner. who acted as matchmaker fol-
the club also called a draw.
Two youngsters, Sammy Morris and
Young Britt, of Aberdeen, furnished
a three-round curtain raiser that put
the crowd in good humor Altogether
the card was an attractive one an(
pleased the comfortably filled theatre
The smoker is the first of series
of entertainments which will be giver
by outside talent in the theatre bull
by the company. Mr.. Turner will be
the matchmaker for the bouts as vel
as manage other entertainments. He
expects to book a good vaudeville
show for the next attraction and may
go to Tacoma and Seattle later in the
month to secure boxing talent fol
the next smoker
A bout between Gottchy and Murphy
may be arranged to be staged in Mon
tesano, said Mr.. Turner this week
This pair would furnish a scrap wortl
seeing if they went a few more rounds
as Tommy has improved wonderful!
since he last boxed Cy.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-15
Union Labor of Harbor Takes
Decided Stand Against
I.W.W. Methods
INTERFERENCE RESENTED
Adopt Resolutions Warning
Union Men Against Un-
American Propaganda

Condemnation of the methods and
propaganda of the Industrial Workers
of the World, and warning to all union
men against that organization, are con
tanned in resolutions adopted by the
Central Labor council of Grays Har.
Dor. The resolutions are perhaps the
strongest resolutions ever adopted
against the Industrialists by labor
organization and are uncompromising
in their terms.
In opening, the resolution explains
that certain situations have arisen in
which the principles of the American
Federation of Labor have been attack
ed by the l. w. w., and that the latter
have attempted to bring animosity, dis
cord and contention among union
ranks, endangering the accomplish
ments of organized labor and the Am
erican Federation. The resolutions
condemn this anti-union and un-Amer
lean propaganda of the Industrialists
persuaded into action by these agita
tors.
One paragraph of the resolution
reads:
"Resolved, that we, as members OF
the American Federation of Labor
take a decisive stand against all enc
mics of organized labor, no matter un
der what name or plan they seek tC
accomplish the destruction of existing
labor unions"
The last paragraph declares that
"This council unqualifiedly condemns
any interference with the bOnafide
unions of this city by the antagonistic
ununion, un-American organization
styling itself the Industrial Workers Of
the World"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-15
Estimated Loss Is S., 900 With
Only Small Part Covered
By Insurance
FAMILY LEFT DESTITUTE
Escape With Only Night Wear
--Children Get Into the
Street Barefooted

Fire which started in Moclips earl,
Friday morning completely destroyed
two store buildings and cottage, ere
ating loss estimated at $4,000, will
only part of it covered by insurance
The buildings burned were a large
bakery owned by A. Etherington. O
Hoquiam, and occupied by the Drew
confectionery store and the telephone
company, rooming house of Noal
Hayes and small cottage.
The Hayes family, in whose house
the fire started, were forced to flee
in their night clothes because of the
rapid spread of the fire. A piano
dragged out of the house was the only
thing saved. A dog, the family pet
was burned to death.
Hayes had put some money away il
the kitchen and failed to take it will
him. The children did not save thei
shoes but were looked after by neigh
bors.
A collection was taken by the crew
of the Northern Pacific train whicl
leaves Moclips daily and comfort
able sum was realized for the immedi
ate relief of the Hayes family, who
feel very grateful for the service rem
dered them.
Valiant efforts on the part of thu
volunteer firemen and citizens savet
the Moclips apartment house acros.
the street and several cottages owned
by c. E. Troutman. Aberdeen archi
tect, and Robert Chabot, of Moclips.
William Geer and Wilson Waters
ton, superintendents of the Kurtz ant
Pacific Fisheries Packing compan!
canneries, respectively, had thei
plants steamed up and set their pumps
to work throwing water on the blaze
The towns people carried water il
buckets.
A good deal of the personal prop
erty of the Drew confectionery stor'
and of the Drew and Nightingale
families was saved before the flame
had made much headway in thes'
buildings.