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The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-14

co JacKson-no much our hearts were
set ON getting tickets. He stood smil-
ing at us, very short, thick-set little
man, with an enormous head and a
fine, honest face, and then said, Have
We Just come over-r fr-r-rom Amer-r-r-
rica? We told him how long we had
been across and he said that he had
one ticket only, but that he thought
that he could find another for us. He
signed his ticket-Joe Develin. He
was the great Irish Unionist, man as
big in mind as he is small in stature.
He soon returned with another men,
Der, whom he introduced. This was
John Burns, the Labor leader.
sThat was notable afternoon in
the house Of commons. Asquith, with
his beautiful and precise oratory, but
seeming to lack that sincerity of pur-
pose and speech which is dominant
with Lloyd George, asked questions of
the premier, the answers to which
would apparently have given valuable
information to the enemy, and the pre-
mier's tense, flashing reply caused
some few dramatic moments.
Then there were the air raids.
These proved very exciting at first,
but finally they lost their interest for
me and became so commonplace that
I paid little attention to them, only
staying inside to avoid being hit by
the falling shrapnel.
Describes Air Raid In London.
i was awakened by the guns In the
outer defense at A 80 in the morning,
and then the inner defense guns be-
gan to bark. The moon was a slim
crescent in the sky, and it was a beau
tiful night, although cold. Presently
the faint drone of the raiding planes
could be distinguished and there came
the reverberating rumbles of bombs
being dropped. Finally the noise Of
the motors died away and the guns on
the coast could be heard, throwing up
their barrage at the returning Hun
planes. and at about six the bugles
were sounding all clear through the
streets.
ut was reported that two of the ten
raiders were brought down. It seems
that the crews of these Gotha planes
wear electrically heated clothing, and
In one machine the heating elements in
the pilots clothing absorbed so much
current that, being unable to discon-
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The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-14
GERMANS SHOOT
DOWN 6 BALLOONS
PERIL IN BURNING GAS BAGS
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scendlns observers-Many Mar
row Escapes From Desth-one
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The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-14

THESE tiny points o. light moving across
the sky.
"The majority Of the people display
no fright during the raids"
The writer Of the letter was for
some time attached to the staff Of Vice
Admiral Sims and spent four months
In London,
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-14

Steubenville. Or sold my short
pants at Newport News" writes Gil
bert E. Boycan, negro boy aged If
teen, from somewhere In France to his
parents here. Playing truant from
school to see some selective soldiers
depart, the boy decided to join the
army and enlisted at Wheeling, W. W.
It is proposed to establish q national
school Of agricultural mechanics for
the purpose Of imparting practical IN
as well as theoretical.
Morris tribune., 1918-09-13
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
GIVING GERMANS HELL
Enemy Retreating So Fast That
Uncle Sans Men Can't Keep
Up With Them

VIM. Cherry has received two let
ters the past week from his brother
Roy now fighting with the American
forces in the front line trenches and
he describes the scenes there in a
very vivid manner. He is in Battery F.
119th Field Artillery. Parts Of the
letters follow:
rJust came off the front, have been
in real warfare since I came. I am
back of the lines for few days then
Pll go into it again. You no doubt
have read about our driving the Ger
mans back 25 miles. We sure threw
the hell into them and they have
lots more coming like 1t. To tell
the truth, we couldn't keep up with
men in their retreat. They were in
such a hurry, Bill, that they didn't
bury half their dead and have seen
heaps of dead Germans. We blew
up their ammunition dumps and they
blew their own up in retreat. The
skies were red by night from the
fires and during the day heaps OF
black smoke. So you can see we had
them on the run and as soon as we
can get properly together again they
will go some more. No damn Ger
man division nor army can stand UP
under our fire. We throw 10 shots
to their one and accurate too.
"Bill, 1 have had them drop close
enough to me to throw steel and
dirt on me, so you know that's close
enough, but have gotten used to
them now, and don't think the Ger
mans have a shell made with my
number on it. Have had a touch of
gas and they sure try to hang it on
us SO fellows gas mask and his
helmet is his best friend over here
But when they are trying to put ii
over us, they are getting the real
thing in return.
tell you Bill, the Americans have
it all over the Germans have
never turned back-no such thing.
our infantry sure gives 'em hell
when we throw barrage, and man
our artillery roars all the time
truthfully we give them no let up
and we have different style Of fight
ing than they are used to. Right
now 5 p. m. our guns are pounding
them but wait until later, oh man
it's awful. : I would hate like the
dickens to face it.
"I just saw an air battle but it's
cloudy and I can't see them all the
time. We account for our share OF
Morris tribune., 1918-09-13
Red Cross Drive Sunday

The Finance Committee of the
Red Cross Chapter have been delayed
in their drive for funds for the local
chapter to keep the work here NOV
ing from November to March. Az
before explained, business men of the
city Of Morris financed the chapter
for eight months, and the farmers
of Swan Lake, Framnas, Morris and
Darnen townships are to be asked to
finance it for the remaining four
months of the year.
1t has been arranged that this
drive will be made on Sunday, and
special permission has. been granted
to use gasoline for that purpose on
Sunday.
Morris tribune., 1918-09-13
War Relics Exhibit Train viii Be
In Morris Tuesday afternoon, Sept N

The War Relics Exhibit Train will
be in Morris on the Great Northern
track, on Tuesday, Sept "a, between
2 o'clock and 5 o'clock p. m. This
wonderfully interesting exhibit is
sent out by the publicity department
of the Fourth Liberty Loan, and
will consist of exhibits of guns and
weapons captured from Germany and
other interesting relics from the war.
The train will carry the band from
the Great Lakes Training Station and
also special speakers who will talk
briefly on the loan.
The executive committee for Stew
ems county on the Fourth Liberty
Loan met on Wednesday and made
the district a1lotments, and also made
Morris tribune., 1918-09-13

them too. The by-word here is 'R6lfs'
Heaven or Hoboken by Xinas.smnBeu
have read about our success no doubt
and we now are only about 125 miles
from Germany-but thru it all Bill,
it's hell-war is an awful thing. I
have seen many dead man, and it
makes you wonder when your turn
is coming-it's bad enough in the
states but Europe is worse. have
come thru one bad one without a
mark and guess I'll continue to do
the same.
then but they haven't come very
close. The other night they put on
an air raid and say boy. would rath-
er have shells come over any time
than bombs. The dickens Of it is
that you don't know where they are
going to land, in the dark, and when
five or six planes are working right
over your head it sure makes the
earth tremble. Well, we all came
out of it o. K. and so they didn't
gain one thing. So when ever you
read of air raids, put it down that
they are pure hell.
Nearly every day you learn and
see new things that you had no idea
happened-so in general your life is
in danger any place-at any time
over here. I've got myself swell
dug out and you feel safer in it too.
The weather has been fair the last
two weeks, no rain and it has helped
for when it's muddy here it's hard
to move the heavy things.
II haven't any mail since I came
but it will probably soon drag along.
I hope you will drop me few lines
now and then so can feel sure that
the folks back home are always
we'll"
Morris tribune., 1918-09-13
STATE WILL FURNISH
AID FOR NEW ARMORY
Company K Assured of Favorable
Consideration as Soon as City
Does It's Part

Company X has been assured Of
new armory as soon as the city does
its part in furnishing a site and
81 1000.
Last Saturday, Lieut.. VIM. Cherry
carried to Col. Lambert, secretary OF
the Board of Armory Supervisors a
formal application from Captain N.
Vinje for state aid for the building
of new armory in Morris. In re-
ply, Col Lambert formally assured
Captain Vinje that Co. K would be
the next company to receive state aid
for an armory, and that same would
be formally granted as soon as the
also informed Lieut.. Cherry inform
ally regarding the details of the pro-
cedure.
State aid amounting to $4,000
will be available as soon as the city
furnishes site approved by the
regimental commander and $1,000.
The armory committee considered
various sites at a meeting on Mon
day evening, but no site was discov-
cred that has all the advantages OF
the present site combined with the
old school site adjoining. 1t will
probably be necessary to hold spe-
cial election in order to empower the
school district to deed the site to tho
city. It will also be necessary to
hold bond election in order that the
city commission may have authority
to issue bonds in whatever amount
it will. be determined that the city
shall expend on the new armory.
Morris tribune., 1918-09-13

not tried to win prize by improving
will be many for this contest and
much interest is expected.
D. H. Lawler is president of the
association. T. F. McCanney vice
president. w. F. Cooley treasurer,
Carl Wollthan secretary and VIM.
Hope assistant secretary, and these
men have spent a great deal Of time
in planning the fAir for this year and
they guarantee everybody a good
time.
From present indications the only
thing that the fair needs to make it
a big success is good weather. The
citizens of the county are planning
on attending. This is their fair and
it is an institution in which every
citizen should take pride. One of
the principal objects of the county
fair is to advertise the products of
the county and the excellent crops
of this season means fine exhibits
along agricultural lines. The fair
merits the support Of every person in
the county and everyone interested in
the development of our farming COM
munities should take a particular in
terest in it's welfare.
County Agent Nash has the follow
ing to say in regard to the county
fair:
"The u. S. Government has asked
all agricultural fairs to continue rs
usual this year holding that those
organizations show more clearly than
any other thing the amount any
county has done in an agricultural
way to support the boys at the front.
Not for years has there been the
necessity for producing such large
crops of good crops as now. Never
has there been need for greater in
centive to produce the best possi-
Continued on page 81
Morris tribune., 1918-09-13
MEN MUST GET STEADY
JOBS OR GO TO WAR
Those Exempted From Military Serv-
ice Must Have Indispensable
Job

When the new Selective Service
Law goes into effect, occupational ex-
emptions are going to be harder to
get than heretofore, because the
work or fight" order is going to
stick. According to a statement by
Secretary of War Baker, telegraphed
to the Publicity Department of the
Minnesota Commission of Public
Safety. to get exempted from mill
tary service because he is in an in
dispensable industry must continue
in such industry. AS soon as he
gives UP such a job, except as a
striker in labor dispute. he becomes
liable to military service. The Sec
retary says:
"a man who gets an industrial
exemption by reason of his being an
indispensable operative in an indis-
pensable industry ceases to have that
exemption as soon as he ceases to be
an operative in that industry.
."The boards have never applied
that principle in the case Of bona
fide disputes between labor as an ag-
gregate and employers as an aggre-
gate, but they have always prevent
ed the men taking refuge behind in
dustrial exemption and then discon-
tinuing the work for which he re-
ceived exemption, so that the ap-
parent purpose of the Senate amend
ment is already in operation.
This statement of Secretary Baker
puts the question fairly up to all in
dividuals of draft age either to get
themselves jobs in essential war in
dustries, and keep them, or be pre-
pared to enter the military service.
Morris tribune., 1918-09-13
COUNTY FAIR LESS
THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY
Will Be Held at Morris Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, Sept.
25, 26 and 27.

Bigger plans than ever are being
made for the forty-f1fth annual
Stevens County Fair, which will be
held at the fair grounds in Morris,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
September 25, 26 and 27. The
premium lists have been printed and
can be obtained from Carl Woll-
than, Secretary, Morris.
The first day of the fair will be de-
voted to making necessary arrange
ments and entries, and all entries
must be made on or before the first
day of the fair. Competition is open
to residents of Stevens county only,
unless otherwise specified. No entry
fees will be charged.
Those having the fair in charge
promise two big days of auto races,
motorcycle races, horse races and
bicycle races. Prominent speakers
have promised to be present and Gov
the big features will be Historical
and Patriotic Pageant. The Red
Cross will have special displays and
community sing will be held. It
Is dISO GAp0CLCU CudC dill CAulUlI VI
war relics will be on display.
Another new feature this year will
be the Industrial Contest for the
boys and girls of Stevens County
under eighteen years of age. The
purpose Of the contest will be to i'm
prove the seed and crop conditions in
this county, to interest the boys and
girls in the farm and home and in
the things that grow on the farm, to
stimulate general school work, and
to teach them those things that will
help them to develop into good men
and women. If boy or girl pro-
duces something real good it means
a great deal to Stevens county, as
we'll as to the producer. 1t means
much more than the mere fact that
one may get a prize. If one wins
first prize in corn because he can
produce the best corn in the county,
then he will learn something about
growing corn. If he tries to live up
to his reputation and to produce the
best corn each year, he will continue
to learn, and, as a result. every acre
of corn he raises will yield more and
better corn than it would If he had
Morris tribune., 1918-09-13
Accident on Railroad Crossing

What might have been fatal &C
cident occurred on the railroad cross
ing on 7th street Wednesday after
noon, when Clarence Lindsey nearly
was struck by the afternoon passeng-
er. He was driving team Of horses
hitched to a wagon and the horses
were on the track and would have
been hit but for the fact that they
turned short around of their own ac-
cord. The only damage was broken
wagon tongue but it is a miracle that
1t was not worse.
Morris tribune., 1918-09-13
MORRIS GIRL WRITES
HOME FROM FRANCE
Miss Ruth Shields, Now. Nurse in
France, Writes Interesting
Letter

Mr. and Mrs. John Shields received
very interesting letter this week
from their daughter, Ruth, now in
France and we are glad to be able
to publish it below:
cit hardly seems true that I'm so
far away from you, because we do
not seem to be. Being with the girls
we know and meeting men we have
known-and working entirely with
american patients seeing the French
people only when we go to the little
village makes us forget that we are
in a foreign land.
cit is so quiet and peaceful here
everything looks prosperous, pretty
woods and fields abound that it is
hard to imagine the war is going
on anywhere near.
+ "You thought it rained hard in
Portland-but that only prepared Ms
for it here. Uncle Sam was wise in
providing us with raincoats and rub
Der boots at which we laughed in
New York. However, today is beaut-
iful and sun shining so one can for
get the rain.
"Our mail has not come from the
states yet but we are expecting some
this week-and oh-won't it be joy
to hear from you all whom I love so
much.
1--WE go on duty at 1880 a. m. and
between then and 7:30 p. m. are sup
posed to have four hours off, but of
course that is preposterous when
there is work to do so we are salts
fed with two or three off. Every
thing is going smoothly for a new
place. We opened it under some
difficulties for our supplies had not
all arrived but now we can accom-
modate 1900 patients. Each ward is
a long frame building with SO beds.
Another nurse and are in the Off
GERS ward, and we have 80 Of these
young heroes just now-but they are
all convalescing and villa good
many of them-be leaving soon.
"My admiration for American
manhood grows deeper each day
when see such grit and pluck
shown. No one ever seems to COM
plain when there really Is sufficient
Icause. That is the difference be-
Continued on Page 8.)
Morris tribune., 1918-09-13
CHILD WELFARE BOARD
IS DOING GOOD WORK
Looking After Best Interests Of
Children in Stevens
County

The Stevens County Child Wei
fare Board met with Judge Stenger
at the Court House Tuesday after
noon of this week and all members
were present except Miss Nellie
Moran, who was out of the city.
Satisfactory reports were received on
all cases previously disposed of and
several other new cases were pre-
sented for investigation.
The secretary reported that an in
vestigation had been requested by the
State Board of Control with refer
ence to the adoption of child in
the home of Rev. and Mrs. Fred
Stowe of Hancock. This investiga-
tfon had been made resulting in a
hearty recommendation that the
little girl of 16 months remain with
the family, where she has been since
April Is, and legal adoption papers
will be given.
A committee consisting of Ray S.
Roberts, Mrs. Mahaffie and Miss
Moran was named to take under
advisement the new cases for in
vestigation. A committee for the
National Council of Defense ap-
pointed thru the Red Cross had re-
sponded to an invitation to meet
with the board and after presenting
their work and methods of prece-
dure it was thought wise to coop
crate with them in their work, it
being along the same line, differ
ing only in looking toward preven-
tion of that which might, If neg
1ected, increase the numbers now be-
ing brought before the board OF
Child Welfare for Investigation.
This is the "Children's Year
when more is being done to promote
their welfare than ever before, and
parents should heartily cooperate in
every way with those who have been
appointed to the task of helping the
county, the state and the nation,
in bringing about better conditions
for the coming generations as we'll as
a better understanding between the
parents and the public
The committee appointed on CO.
operation was Mr.. G.. G. Erstad of
Donnelly and Mrs Mahaffie of Nor
ris.
A motion prevailed that hereafter
the Child Welfare Board should hold
regular meetings on the second Tues
day of each month.
Morris tribune., 1918-09-13
Three Men Leave Sept. 10

A call for three men has been re-
ceived by the local draft board to
go to the Dunwoodie Institute in
Minneapolis on Sept. 10 to train for
auto mechanics, carpenters, electri-
clans and sheet metal workers. This
is an excellent chance for young men
to receive a course of training at
government expense. Two young
men have already volunteered.
Roy Heuer and John Satzer. ~
Morris tribune., 1918-09-13
ELECTRIC RATES WILL
RAISE in THIS CITY
Committee Recommends Increase
Will Be Passed by City
Commission

The committee which was ap-
pointed by the commercial club to
look into the matter Of an increase
in electric light rates has recon-
mended to the city commission that
the Otter Tail Power Co. be allowed
to raise their rates 25 per, cent and
the commission will act on the mat
ter at it's next meeting. This, how
ever, will be only a temporary ar
rangement for six months and at the
end of that time the whole matter
will be re-considered.
Morris tribune., 1918-09-13

plans for the selling OF the bonds
here. There will be no soliciting for
subscriptions to this. loan, but all
bonds will be sold "over the counter. ("
The "over the counter" plan means
that each person will be expected on
a certain day to come to the town
in his district or to some place in
his township which will be desig-
mated and there subscribe his al
lotment. The committee expects to
be able to notify each person of his
allotment as soon as the total amount
of the loan is definitely announced
from Washington. 1t is generally
thought that the loan will be for
$6,000,O00,O0O, double the amount of
the last one.