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The Coconino sun., 1918-08-09

An old tank went through here Sun day. Ennybody could tell what was in him.
 Jake Weller started to try to join the hoss-marines, because he could play a hoss-fiddle without losin' his foot in the stirrup.
 "Stumpy" Higgins broke his cork leg over here last Saturday, tryin' to git a bottle to fit it. He went home wedged up one corner.
 Dock Swenk phillosloppickally re- marks that the reported scarcity of gold don't worry him none. The folks what bit him most had gold teeth.
 Swedge Ellis is home again on &C., count of his having returned last Mon- day. He was away from home before coming back. He's an old-timer here, also. ..
 Feb Webber garbandined calf wrong last week with an iron that neither the old COW or the owner of the COW knowed. Feb found gap in the fence and int in this precinct enny more.
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 Girls has got a right to kiss sol diers going through on trains, but they hadn't oughter use so much en- thoozism as to draw him half outer the windeh, jerk the bolt-lock loose and let their back hair down.
 Dock Swenk says that the kaiser uses phschygologally on his people in Germany; while he tells 'em for shure the ain't no Americans in "trip, but he knows that the bump on his ka- boose want made at Assinine by Ter rible del Fugo boomer.
 It is alright to kid yourself about bein' as young as ever at fifty, but the wise young feller at the age of fifty, will putty nigh allus git hold of the small end of the log. Vocabu. lariously speakin' you Fare as young as you think you are," but laborious' ly workin' that ole back won't lie te yer head.
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 See by the papers that a woman is suin' the sheriff because he hired hel husband as deputy and he got killed Sheriffs is offen reckless that-a-way and we believe that she should be re kompensed for havin' perfeckly goot husband ruined because he wan trained up to shootin' fust and ashn questions later.
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MAKE FEM SMILE RIGHT NOW.

Roger Morse, county chairman of the HSmileage Book" work in Coco nino county, and the young man who has done great good along that line during the past year, advises that there has not been much doing in that line for several months past. He is leaving shortly to join the navy an6 has a lot of these famous books yet on hand, which he would like to dis. pose of before he leaves to do his big bit for Uncle Sam. The "Smileage News Herald" little paper published "every little while," gives lot of in. teresting news as to how much good is being done by the little "smileage books" Roger has been doing good work all along without making much fuss about it, and it would seem that some few good people should take an
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 cle), my chauffeur and 1 were sur prised to find the two little boys he had sent ahead. He had sent them ahead to stand guard over our motor cycles on the main road while we were looking over the chateau. He gave us some specimens of amethysts-uncut, in the rough-.which had been found near the old chateau, as souvenirs. This is just one example of their real politeness and sincere friendship to- wards Americans Every little kid you meet on the road salutes-not in the usual way, but by taking his hat or cap off his head.
 The French soldiers and officers are equally punctilious about saluting. When we can recognize the rank of officers, of course we can't wait, but salute first, if of equal or higher rank. The French and English insignia of rank is different from ours. French second lieutenants, for instance, have one bar on cuffs, silver; first lieu tenants have two bars, and captains three, and majors or "commandants" have four. The English have the same relative numbers but stars in- stead of bars, so my two bars usually 1 mean to a Frenchman a first lieuten- ant. The American second lieutenants now have a gold bar. French officers and N. C. O.'s certainly are neat and we'll groomed and snappy in appear ance. Their sky-blue uniforms looked queer at first, but they certainly have the knack of keeping them spotless. Their colonial troops wear o. D. color same as ours; also all English troops. Then you see Portuguese, Italians, and few Serbians occasion ally, and Polish-and it's quite col lection of colors and insignia. The Australians and New Zealanders wear hats-something like our campaign hat, only trifle wider brim and turned up sharply on one side, which makes them snappy looking bunch. To see soldiers from all these coun- tries and besides French and English colonial troops from Canada, South Africa, India, Madagascar, Tunisia and other northern Africa French provinces, Indio-C Chinese, Sikhs from l lIuld, tICs, HudhCo JVu iSoiiLC tihS verify the ends of the earth are gath cred together here in France to down the Hun and put him where he will be safe forevermore-the same place that there used to be for "good In- dians."
 Things look good over here. It's not over by a whole lot, but we're in it | at last to the extent that we're count ing more than in moral effect. We hear the Boche doesn't love us bit and this hate is mixed probably with a whole lot of fear-well, 'tis well. We are in it to the finish and we haven't any love for the Hun--so it's an even break.
 The forestry regiments are sure coming through, and the wonderful part is the way the practical lumber man and foresters that make up these regiments are working together smoothly and keenly and turning out the stuff for the front and behind the lines. It's staggering, the amount of ! lumber necessary--you'd never dream
The Coconino sun., 1918-08-09

The kaiser is thoroughly convinced that the American soldier will not fight, but, his soldiers who have gone up against the Tanks have come to the conclusion that if the "Yank'' won't fight he has a darned peculiar way of showing his pleasure at meet ing the Huns. It reminds us of the story of the Jew who had the same idea of the Irish. He said: "Dem Irish CTS can't fight; everybody says they can fight. Wy the odder night a little red-hedded Irisher comes long and me and my brodder and two odder fellers we putty near licked him."
The Coconino sun., 1918-08-09

other in an infantry regiment-and a third ready to come over, corporal in signal corps unit. Another is crazy to go into the navy, but his par ents won't agree just yet. l have seven nephews in all, so the family is fairly well represented over here or will be soon, with four of us in it We'll, this is getting rather lengthy Best wishes.
 Yours sincerely,
 JNO. D. GUTHRIE, Captain, Engineers, R. C., Dept. c. & F., s. O. S., S. o. U., A-E-F. O-K-Jno. D. Guthrie, Capt. Engs. R. c.
 This country dry? Not so you can notice it!
The Coconino sun., 1918-08-09
SOME SMELLY SMELL.

Lamar Cobb, formerly state engi- neer and now candidate for govern or, in speaking of the present admin istration, of which he was part-and undoubtedly speaking by the book has this to say of those he used to love:
 "Leroy Ladd, an alleged newspaper man. A man of epithets rather than letters, whose claims to great dis tinction are clouded in as much doubt as Lord Bacon's. Cherubic and fat above the shoulders. A dreamer, whose thoughts are either in the clouds dreaming of dominating the Democratic party under Governor Go! ter, or in the sewers collecting poison gas.
 "L. B. Whitney, lawyer. Graduate of the exclusive school of law of Wiley Jones. He did not, however, take the postgraduate course and have con ferred upon him the degree of D. D.
 "Charles R. Osborn, Republican member. By far the best in the lot. Like Ephriam of old, half-baked preacher-all things to all people. His real politics, however, are shrouded in much doubt, kind of a 50-50 affair, or heads I win, tails you lose.
 Commission and Wiley Jones.
 Possibly all right in their particu- lar callings, but building roads is not among their callings, or was not until Wiley Jones turned the $1,000,00O road fund over to them for their mu- tual political benefit.
 "The record of Wiley Jones and this commission is so rotten that it smells to high heaven and is so nauseating that the man in the moon holds his nose when he passes over Arizona"
 It is not entirely clear whether the spending of the million dollars of the taxpayers money, by Cobb, Hunt or the state commission, is the real issue or whether Cobb would defeat Wiley Jones or become governor. In any event, the people have fairly good look-in as to what is going on, for the main thing that seems to have in terested the people of Arizona hereto fore has been the election of Demo crat; what he did or did not do with their money was merely an incident.
 While we are inclined to believe that the million dollars should be spent or the roads, it may belong to the Demo, cratic party, and we are not going to kick about it which every way it goes
The Coconino sun., 1918-08-09
WHY THEY ARE "FRIGHTFUL."

"Kriegesgebrauch in Land Kriege," is a manual found on captured Ger man officers and, translated, means Military Usage in Land Warfare" |" In this manual of Prussian militarisn an effort is made to justify fright fulness," the gospel of which is summed up in these words: "Any wrong, however great it may be, that the war demands is allowed
 This has become principle with the German autocracy, with the Ger. man army, with the German people It has been preached into, taught into legislated into Germany for fifty years.
 What difference does it make who started the war and why? What diff ference does it make what territory ol trade advantage Germany is after Why count the cost of putting dowr such a policy? Why think of peace l on any other terms than the complet, extinction of Germany's martia power?
 There must be no Krupp works There must be no German army ol navy. There must be Germany stripped of all her power to do wrong It is for this that the armies of thu civilized nations must fight.-Albu querque Journal.
The Coconino sun., 1918-08-09

The time has come when We all need to put little more life in the great war game-it isn't over, and the little bit we have done so far won't win the war. Staying with the game is what counts. Get slant at it from new angle. The great mass of people sometimes think that one real good boost at the wheel is all that is neces- sary--it takes steady boosting until we get out of the bog. There is more need of organized help now than ever.
The Coconino sun., 1918-08-09

The Phoenix Chamber of Commerce recently passed resolutions condemn ing the teaching of the German Ian guage in schools, believing that the time thus spent could be used to a better advantage. We are rather in clined to think the Chamber was lit- tie late in promulgating the resolu- tion, since his satanic majesty is about the only one who will have much need of that tongue hereafter.
The Coconino sun., 1918-08-09

Herr Hearst, claiming to be the greatest of all Americans, charges that Colonel Roosevelt is disloyal to America. How the heart of Hearst must rejoice as he learns that Lieu tenant Quentin Roosevelt, son of Col onel Roosevelt, has been killed in bat tie with the German butchers.-New Mexico War News, published by the Council of Defense. ..
The Coconino sun., 1918-08-09

How it must please the great kaiser to hear that his brave men have sneaked up on a hospital ship and fearlessly torpedoed it. It was as splendid feat as that of a big, husky young man whipping his invalid mother. These men should not only be given the iron cross, but the cross should be made large enough so they could be nailed to it, or melted across if
The Coconino sun., 1918-08-09

The Hun is mortified at the idea propaganded by their own press, that Americans are being issued sawed-off shotguns. Poison gas was only pleas ant joke on the enemy until it began to blow back. However, it may be the craftsmanship of "our boys" that causes destruction from a rifle to seem like sawed-off shotgun at close range
The Coconino sun., 1918-08-09

interest now and carry on the work, also take all his present stock off his hands, in order that he may so to the navy feeling that he has done both "bits" large and small for his country. Come on, boys, "smile the while and let joy be unconfined during this worlds greatest stride of a record mile"
The Coconino sun., 1918-08-09
DEAD MANS FLAT NEWS
 By DOCK SOPER.

(Attorney at Law, Justice of the Peace, shoemaker, groceries, Notary Public, hides bought and sold, hats, caps and boots and shoes, also laundry work when my wife is able, Friendly un- dertaking a speciality
The Coconino sun., 1918-08-09

County Food Administrator A. A. Johnston has been requested to advise merchants to stock up light this year on Christmas goods, on account of war conditions. It is a very reason able request and a sensible one that will assist in a measure in winning the war. The time, money and transportation facilities may be need ed for other purposes.
The Coconino sun., 1918-08-09

At midnight on July 31st, the gov ernment took over all the telegraph and telephone lines and turned them over to the postoffice department for handling.
The Coconino sun., 1918-08-09

Soldiers and sailors are always glad to get reading matter from home. Keep it going to all of them that you can.
The Coconino sun., 1918-08-09

The intermediate cost of fair living would help out whole lot these days
The Coconino sun., 1918-08-09
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

For Sale or Rent-Small modern house, close in. Terms. E. M. Brown.
The Coconino sun., 1918-08-09

whack lem on the Rhine, boys, whack lem on the rine.
The Coconino sun., 1918-08-09
CAPT. JOHN GUTHRIE TELLS OF FRANCE

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
ALLIES 1920 WHEAT
WANTS WILL EXCEED
THOSE OF YEAR 1918

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 7.--"O"r
allies Will need 10 import greater
quantities of wheat I'm 1920 than ia
1918. and there is every reason To he
Iieve the su-ar supply of the world
win remain subuormai for at least
two wears"
This statement was made by Dr.
Thomas r. Hunt. dean of the agricul-
tural college Of the University ot Cal
ifornia. who recently returned from
an investigation ON conditions i'm Eu-
rope. in "a memorandum madc public
today by the committee ON resources
and food supply California state
Council Of Defense.
Several years VIII elapse before the
supply OF wool and cotton equals the
worlds demands Dr. Hunt predicted
"A general decrease in commodity
priCcs is to be expected" the report
said. "I feel fairly well convinced
that the decrease iu price OF raw ma
terial will DRAG behind the readjust-
meut OF fabricated goods and there
fore the farmer, tine lumhermau and
the moner will see relative prosperous
times during the next few years"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
March Announces American
Divisions Participating in
Occupation.
100000 ALREADY
DISMISSED IN u. S.
May Modify Rule on Time
of Expiration of
Enlistment.

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE Am
erican occupation army consists Of
the first, second. third. fourth, fifth,
seventh, twenty eighth, thirty second,
thirty third. forty second, seventy
ninth. eighty ninth and ninetieth di-
visions. General March today an
nounced.
These divisions include the first 10
seventh regulars from Pennsylvania,
Wisconsin, Michigan. Illinois. Nation
al guards, the Rainbow division
troops from PENNSYLVANIA, Maryland
District Of Columbia, Kansas, Mis-
souri,. South Dakota, Colorado, Ne
braska. New Mexico. Arizona. Texas
Oklahoma and national armies.
The General revealed the fact that
"a total Of 5362 officers and $4,000
men have been assigned for early con-
voy home. The grand total actually
ae-i,ah.,rked te date as S54 as6icsrEs.zlslzs
ip0o men. few nurses prisoners and
I lcivilians and SOS naval men.
AIustcrin. ont Quickly.
Discharges in this country arc
4 speeding. more than 100000 being
/ dismissed. March said it may be ne
1 cessarv to modify existing law where
/ by enlistments expire four months
latter peace is signed. Congress prob
4 ably viii he asked to provide that
lsuch men as are needed for supplies
and other service shall remain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07

WASHINGTON, Dec 7.-- President
Wilson's position toward armaments,
particularly naval, will precipitate
lively discussion with Britain. his
friends believe. Whether this gets
into the open remain to he seen. But
the Presidents plan, when he left mere
was to air his views in speech soon
after arriving abroad. He will init
mate that Britain should accede TO
his proposal for a pooled internau-
onal police fleet or expect naval
building competition. The house
republicans have practically decided
10 hold up appropriations for further
naval construction pending Settle
ment of issues at the peace confer
encc.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
BULLETINS
F~-"-"
WIuSKEY HUNT CONTINUED

Sheriff r. u. TAYLOR, Deputy Jake
Marin and other assistants spent yes
terday afternoon in Athena and vicin-
ity hunting for whiskey caches In
all 10 search aud seizure warrants
have been issued at request of District
Attorney Il. !. keator for places at
Athena and vicinity. including those
earlier in the week when more than
100 quarts were found in the home of
"A. II Watts. MAYOR Of Athena The
hunt Yesterday ala not have as good
success as on the previous trip as the
attorneys office reports but seven
quarts were found. This was at the
home Of I'D La Fave. Any other IL
auor that may have been in the vicin-
ity seems To have got so completely
under cover the officers were unable
to locate
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07

WANTSTO
ESTABLISH
INTECRIT Y
RUSS WAR
FOR OWN SAFETY

nERNE. Dec. 7.-President Wilson
has been invited to meet delegations
from Berlin and other German cities
at Cologne for the purpose of arriv-
ing at an understanding regarding
Germany's integrity. German news
papers are showing universal dread
OF various separate movements. Ber-
In. according to adNiccs here. would
form a combined allied and German
army to march against the bolsheSiIi
i'm Russia.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
MAY ORGANIZE TO
TAKE NEW VETERANS

Nembets of N8lahon Camp M. q,
Spanish War Veterans, it is under
stood are considrring the reorgau-
ia'rg of the camp i'm the new organ-
lzauon to be called Veterans Of For
cien Wars The purpose of this is To
have an organization i'm which vet
eraus ot both the spanish war and
the war With Germany can belong,
A meeting of the members uf Mall
aron camp has been called Tor Tues
day evening FOR The purpose 'of elect
Ing officers and The matter of the
new organisation il is understood viii
also be taken up,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
KE|FF FALLS IN
BITTER BATTLE

LAUSANNE. sutherland Dec.
I-lrainian national union forces
have occupied Ecirr after Sc
we're battle in which the casual
lies tota!cd "a. 600. according to
dispatches from Kicn. Generals
SkoropadSRi and Hctam of
t-kraiuc and 500 Rus;'sinn Off
GERS were among the killed. The
national union now controls all
Of Ukraine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07

Fred LoclIey, former PCndictonian.
sDcciaI writer for the Portland Jour
nal and Y. NJ G. \. secretary at the
front in France for many months will
rive n talk at the Methodist church
tomorrow evening on what hc saw
and heard abroad The meeting will
he free and the general public is IN
,itcd 10 attend and hear Mr.. I.oclllcy
who will tell in particular of what he
learned regarding the local boys over
seas. The meeting is to begin M 7;"n
and there will bc a special musical
program in addition 10 Mr.. Loc'leN's
talk. The speaker will be introduced
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
'LESI We FORGEI''

Highly Harris Of Milton estimated
70 be worth from SIZE. 900 to s4O0. 600.
refuses to give a dollar in support of
the boys who have fought for his
property.
CENTRAL LOYALTY LEAGUE.
UNTATILI4A co. PATRIOTIC sERV-
VICE LEAGUE.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
Wenaha Forest
Supervisor Named

PORTLAND, Dec. IL. c. kuhms.
grazing examiner of the peschutes
National Forest has been transferred
to the Wenaha National Forest OF
which he will he supervisor. The
change was made to will the vacancy
left by tn resignation Of l.. j.. Mcpan-
iels which has been effective since Oc-
tOhpr /
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
COTTON sPINNERs WANT RAISE

LONDON, Dec. "a hundred thnu'
sand cotton spinncrS of the lancas-
shire district. are ordered to strike
rccnusc their employers refused them
a 40 per cent wage increase.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
No New Flu Cases.

The report of Quarantine offiler
c O. Breach today is all on the right
side Of the ledger. No new cases have
been reported. and the quarantine has
been lifted from four places since
Yesterdays report.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
BDRIIN MASS CALLS FOR RE
PUBLIC.

PARIS. Dec. 7--Armcd soldiers and
sailors masscd in front Of the cham
ceIlor's palace last night proclaimin@
Ebert president OF the "Gernan re-
public" according TO Berlin dispatch
today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
SAYS DUTCH CANNOT
EXTRAOITE WILHELM

ZURICH, Dee 5-VcCcivCd =
O'cIock) Tho German government
has decided not to oppose cNtradition
of the former kaiser and crown
prince from Holland.
COPENHAGEN. Dee. 1.-Thc Hcr-
lin Iokal NnzCigCr protests that iiol-
land has no right to cNtradttc vii
helm.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07

and the Round
Up will be
p e r 5 o n ally
T e pr eSented
at the peace
conference by
none other
[ n a n % n p
friend the mo-
ted writer and
rider. Major
Charles Wei
llnSton FUR
lonS, who mas
just departed
in a CLOUD OF
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
DOCUMENTS REVEAL
ALLEGED PLOT FOR
WORLD REVOLUTION

STOCKHOLM, pee. 7.-Docu-
ments here arc alleged to reveal q
pIot for u worldwide revolution.
IL was to Center in Stockholm.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07

ENGLAND. Dec. 5.-"Thc British
at this moment arc crossing the Rhine
lloyd George announced in a speech
hero today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
WON'T ENTER nERLIN

LONDON, Dee. 1.-llalfonr sah
no occupation of Berlin has been ar
ranged. believing limits fixed by ar
mistice will he as far as the allies will
proceed into Germany.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
ANNOUNCES NBDICNTTON
SIGNED

BFRNE, Dec. Formal ahdiCa-
tion of the former crown prince WAS
signed at NicriugCu. Holland, Dcccm-
her 1. it is -Cmi-urficiaIly announced
az Berlin today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
SEVEN NEW NAMES WILL SOON
BE ADDED TO STACKER ROLL

publication of seven men adjudged as
patriotic shirkers or slackers' was au-
thorzed last evening by the Central
Loyalty Committee Of the Patriotic
Service League. None will be pub
nshed before Monday and some VIII
probably not be published until later
in the week. time being necessary FOR
a proper presentation Of the iacts
and there being the necessity also oi
consideration OF the space limitations
of the newspapers.
OF the 10 men summoned to appeal
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07

seas. You win be Interested to know
that 1 WAS nude captain last Decem-
Der and this last October was pro-
niuttd to major.
ann leaving tonight Tor France as
an aid on the staff OF General Bliss.
The enclosed chipping will explain the
mission ON which am going,
nave been much disappointed nat-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07

BERNE, Dec. T.--Thn entire exc
cutiye committee OF the union OF
Vorl,mcn and soldiers. soNicts were
arrested and imprisoned Yesterday, IL
Berlin dispatch says.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
cnEcnos CAI.L TRoops

LONDON, Dec. THE new Che-
cho-SIovak government has called 20
the coiors all men from rs 60 -, ae-
COTffing TO a Prague dispatch.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-07

PARIS, Dec. 5.--Iiclsian troops are
In Dusseldorf. states a I}asIc dispatch.
British Ianccrs, and armored cars
entered Cologne YESTERDAY.