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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-28
BROOKLYN WON

LITTLE ROCK, ARK. March 81
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EattcrirS--t'nomhs. Grimes and Miller;
Euth. MAYS and Mayer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-07-25

is now in salina He relates his ad-
ventures as follows:
Il almost had q souvenir for you
but my pilot beat me to II. The other
day when | was over in Germany
they shot all around us. sometimes
pretty close. We did not feel any
shocks or anything and thought we
escaped any hits; the mechanic
found three holes In the machine and
in one OF them there was the frag-
ment of a she'll. II is no uncommon
thing to get all kinds of holes In a
machine and II is likely that / will
have some for you soon.
Il remember that when we were
over in Germany we saw an awful lot
OF crosses on the ground which were
supposed to denote hospitals. ] real
ly think the Boche camouflage
camps, hangers, dumps and every
thing with crosses, and that is why
they bomb our hospitals-for they
can't figure anything else than that
we do the same kind of camouflag-
ing.
II suppose that you had a great
camp (scout) and a big time. / want
to hear all about it, who went, who
we're the leaders, who was the joke
ster, the goat, hero and bone head,
what you did-everything. OF course
YOU know / can't tell very much
about what / do or see, but l am
storing up a lot of things in mem
DRY to tell you ! am sending pic
ture, too, that I had made for my
card of Identification, my first as an
officer. Am sending clipping about
my raid from the Paris paper"
The clipping referred to by Lieut..
Hover tells of the daring raid into
German territory of Annex" await
ors, and of the blowing up there of
German depots, which later caught
fire and destroyed much property.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-07-25

to stand next to him. For once ]
was between Gen. Pershing and Gen.
Wright. Gen. Pershing asked to be
remembered TO the folks at Laclede
otherwise / don't suppose / could
tell you all OF this.
~ ~ ~
James Carlson, located near Nor
folk, writes his mother, Mrs. =. r.
Stanley: We went to church yester-
day morning in our white uniforms
and when we returned % OF our
company were chosen to go to Nor
folk TO do guard duty. II is a long
watch but I'm becoming accustomed
to the hardships and do not mind
things so much any more.
On the Fourth OF July about :
500 OF us "Jackies' got to go "a
Newport News and take part in a
great parade. After the parade we
all went to a monster building where
we were given many good things to
eat by the Red Cross ladies'. Those
wonderful Red Cross women serv-
ed us coffee, sandwiches, peaches
apples, oranges, pintapples, choco-
late bars and many other things. Be-
lieve me II anyone at home knows
how much the Red Cross means to a
sailor, and I'm sure it means as
much to soldier, he would give
until it hurt and then double the
amount. And some OF those proGer-
mans who refused to give a thing
ought to be taken out and punished
When we were on the trip to
Newport News we saw ships Of all
descriptions and all OF them camou-
flaged. They were painted with diff
ferent colors so that in the blend
with the sky and water one can
scarcely see them A ship is usual
ly painted light green, light blue
grey, or white. The paint is simply
daubed on and looks mighty pecul-
lar | saw the LAUGHING of three tor
pedo ships You should have heard
the noise when the boats struck the
water. Everyone cheered and every
boat blew its horn.
Well, ! have been guarding in
Norfolk and believe me it is some
experience. Yesterday / had the fun
of stopping three high officers, each
having three gold braids, and max
ing them turn their cars around and
go back. They were surely mad but
they knew they had to do 1t. When
we are on guard we must keep our
guns on our shoulder all the time
and it grows rather tiresome. We
sometimes have to stand in the same
spot for hours.
The scenery here is beautiful and
just now I'm sitting on the beach
writing this letter to you. have the
paper on an old box. Out on the sea
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-07-25

France, soldier can always wire
home. II looks as II 1t won't be long
until we get taste OF the Boch-
ers.
N ~ N
The Philadelphia Public Ledger
has a full page article about Camp
Colt, Gettysburg, Pa, where men are
trained for the tank department. a
large part of the article is an inter
view with Capt. Dwight d. Essen
hover, an Abilene boy, and now
commanding officer Of Camp Colt.
The writer's first impression OF Capt.
Eisenhower is expressed in the short
paragraph which says y was stirred
from my reveries by the voice OF
Capt. Dwight D. Eisenhower, a West
Pointer, but 2S years old, a clean
cut handsome man, to whom Uncle
sam has intrusted the training and
development of the thousands OF
young Americans who have come
from north, east, south and west TO
be fitted for the crack tank corps.
Capt. Eisenhower advises men OF
a good fighting type to join the tank
CORDS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-07-25

General Pershing and Go. I

General Pershing and 20.
Capt. Elicit, commander Of Co
Of the 18Th infantry wrote from
somewhere in France an interesting
account Of his first experience with
General Pershing Company is
made up OF Harrington men and men
from Chilicothe, Mo- Capt Elicit
said in part.
After being out all morning at a
very strenuous drill was march
ing the company back to the billets,
in a column of squads. Well around
turn in the road came three big
autos, and the first one had four
stars on It. ] never saw so many all
at once had my gas mask on and
the men couldn't hear my command,
and ] was in pretty mess. You
know we can't take our masks off
once the drill starts. The next !
knew, General Wright hoped out of
the car and started bossing me
around, giving me one order after
another to take off masks. ! WASH I
used to that either, as he generally
speaks drought an adjutant, and
then about that time out of the car
came another figure mighty famil-
lar
II was General Pershing. Gen.
Wright after helping me get untan-
gled, introduced me, or as he said
presented me, and ] was ordered to
line up the company The general
asked where the company was from,
and ! told him Chillicothe, Mo-, and
Harrington, Kan. AS it was, my comp
any the general was inspecting, | got
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-07-25
m ~ ~ IN ~ ~ ~
WHAT is HAPPENING IN
CAMP AND FIELD.
~ N N ~ ~ ~ ~
Nine Trips Across Ocean

Albert A. Baldwin, son OF Isreal
Baldwin, formerly OF Abilene, has
made nine trips across the ocean. He
is now wearing gold star and
stripe on his left sleeve. Baldwin,
in n letter said that at the time Of
the Halifax disaster his ship was
rocked by the force Of the explo-
sion as II in a storm.
He said that the ships bunkers
were empty and so IL had to put in
at Halifax. A rescue party was form
cd OF TIE crew and put to work
clearing the tracks Of snow to open
the traffic.
But Baldwin's most exciting ex-
perience was when a decoy. put TO
sea by the Germans, was sighted
and taken to be a submarine. The
crew opened fire on the object. The
shells fired were set TO explode at
contact and a shot was fired as the
ship rolled on its side. AS II struck
the water II exploded and killed
three and wounded seven men
aboard the transport.
When on his first trip across the
Atlantis, Baldwin said submarine
fired torpedo at their ship. But the
boat escaped by swerving out OF the
path of the missile
While in Paris, Mr. Baldwin talk
cd to German prisoners there He
said they believe that German terri
tory will never be invaded.
A letter from Sergeant Curtis
Brewer who is with the American
Expeditionary Forces, to his father,
]. e. Brewer, says Another day
finished, a little strenuous as we
walked is or 20 miles This after
noon we took second trip into the
city and went thru one OF the most
ancient cathedrals known in history,
over 1900 years old. The remains
of six kings are buried there.
saw the original of the Virgin
Mary. The temple has been in the
hands OF four or five different races
] also saw many interesting reliees Of
all ages. Then we went over to the
castle and saw the original round
table OF King Arthur. In fact the
place where we are now is one that
people come from all over the world
to see
This will probably be my last let
ter to you before we take another
journey to where no one knows III
anything goes wrong while / am in
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-07-25
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Boches Shot His Plane

Lieut.. Virgil Hover, who is now
flying over the enemy territory into
Germany, an aviator with the Amer
lean forces in France, has been hav-
ing some exciting experiences in air
raids, and tells of having his ma
chine riddled by Boche shells in a
recent letter to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs E. c. Hover Lieut. Hover form
erly lived in Abilene and his home
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-07-25

there are three large battleships
moving along. The waves OF the
ocean are surging high and the tide
is coming closer and closer TO me.
II will be only a short time when /
will have TO move II certainly is
too bad that you folks back home
can not see all that have.
R ~ H
Ernest Kugler now a junior in X.
L.. received notice TO appear at the
Great Lakes on July 26 for training
in the Naval Officers Training
school.
DR.. Russell p. Briney, OF Solomon
the veterinarian, received notice
from Washington Monday to get
himself in readiness to start working
for Uncle Sam. DR.. Briney enlisted
in the Medical Reserve Corps some
time ago and this notice did not
come as surprise TO him He ex-
poets to leave in about ten days
~ - ~
A letter from Roy Dotson TO his
aunt, Mrs. Ella Bennett, says
Somewhere in France, June 90
am fine and ! have seen some OF the
most beautiful country one can
imagine. After ! crossed the water ]
was in small post in England and
there too the scenry was beautiful.
It would suit you / know. There, as
in France, everyone has a beautiful
garden.
was out walking las, night and
happened to meet a boy from Abb
lene. Roger was his name. guess
he was about as surprised as ! We
had quite talk together IT surely
seems good to see some person from
Abilene.
Major Roy A. Hill, a well known
hdHSdS uoyf mas lbSueu blltF IN
answer to an inquiry from Governor
Capper as to why Kansas boys in
France fail to get mail from home.
Although the letter gives no solution
of the fact that Kansas boys in
France seemed to be cut off from
communication with home folks it
intimated that the mail may have
been improperly addressed. Major
Hill says that there are great
number of letters going overseas
every day and the men to whom
they are addressed are so constantly
shifting about that it makes i'm
mediate delivery impossible. If the
letter are properly addressed the
soldier will get them sometime, but
a great deal depends upon the ad-
dress. Mark plainly the name and
organization in full and the words
American Expeditionary Forces"
should be written out, as "A. E. F"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-07-25

Is often confused with Australian
Forces. The War Department and
the post office authorities are In
close cooperation and an early Inn
provement is expected.
~ n ~
Harry Kruger. Edward Curry
James Robson and Irwin Herren
1918 registrants, will go to Kansas
City Monday TO enlist in the navy
All are fine healthy boys and are sure
to pass the examination.
M ~ NJ
Tommy Meyers, a member OF Co,
!, the Harrington boys, has already
had mighty interesting experience
He says in his letter: Somewhere
In France. June 20--I suppose you
have been worrying since have not
written lately but the delay was due
to the fact that ] was lost from my
company for some time. 1t was eight
days before found the company and
was surely glad when l did. 1t is
no fun to be lost in a strange land
where you can't talk the native
language. ! missed about every other
meal
The country here is prosperous in
crops and gardens and ! suppose
Dickinson is blooming by now.
would give a lot for some strawber-
ry shorteake made with Strawberries
from that county. But then we get
good things TO eat over here.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-07-25

II you don't get your Reflector
regularly phone %.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-07-25

Clean old papers for sale ct thls
sffice; SC q bundle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-07-25
Why Republicans Should Vote for
CHARLES F. SCOTT

He loyal American demonstrating loyalty by his works He
eloquent tongue and have always upheld the state
His the firing line France entering the service thro
voluntary enlistment and Mr. Scott who has son
the When Kansas needed big go the BELGIAN
Relief ship Belgium and supenend distribution Of the
supplies the starving Begans Mr. selected and did the
Job exceeding we'll this connection proper that in this
labor of love Mr. Scott personally paid all his expenses entire trip
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-07-25
Because

cause s . shd F SP~bs p rS e S his
SdesePpng and flirting with the utmost
for the of the Republican prnces-h deserves
support
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-07-25

Ernest Kugler now a junior in X.
u, received notice TO appear at the
Great Lakes on July 26 for training
in the Naval Officers Training
school.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-05-23
SOddy.

Special TO tie Nea0S. ......
Rainy weather seems to be the or
der.
Miss Rose Franklin and John
Eustice looked cute Sunday.
If you want to see Miss Hermion
Rickett smile just name Roy Keith
and she will smile a week.
Mics Susie Morrison and Sam
Brumlow looked sad at church Sun
day night.
John Franklin and Minnie Holmes
looked sweet Sunday.
There was fine preaching at the
First Baptist Church, a Mother, s
Day service.
The body of Jess Reno arrived at
Soddy on May Is. He was soldier
and leaves a dear old father, brothers
and sisters.
There was big fire at Soddy Sat
urday night. The wash house at the
mines was burned last week, and all
of the boys lost their clothes. 1t
sure was some fire.
There will be big rally In the
burg of Soddy May Both, by sthe p.
o. S. of A. There will be preach
ing and everybody is invited. Come
one, come all.
All gardens are looking fine and
this rain will make them look finer.
Would like to see a letter from
Barney Mason.
Notice where soldier boy wanted
a pretty girl to write to him. | sure
am sorry for the soldier boys, and
enjoy reading their pieces.
Frisco Jack.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-05-23
FOR BENEFIT OF
THE RED CROSS

An ice cream supper and party
was given at the home of VIM. Lew
is, about two miles south of Sequat-
chile Tuesday night for the benefit
of the Red Cross. The affair took
place in a plum thicket near the
house which was Illuminated for the
occasion. About ten gallons OF
cream had been ordered, and as the
number present was not sufficient to
dispose of such a quantity, the re-
mainder was sold at Sequatchie next
day at cost. Besides the sale of
cream other methods were employ
ed to raise money, such as measur-
ing the height of each guest and re-
quiring them to pay five cents for
each foot in height and penny for
each fraction over. Another fea-
ture was the sale of "guess cake"
which brought about 500, and the
prize was a box of candy, which
was won by Mrs. Ras Alley, of JAS
per, which she at once donated to be
sold.
There were quite a number OF
Jasper people There, who contributed
largely to the success of the even
ing. Mrs. Ruth de Saba, of Sequa-
chic, was also very energetic work.
er. About SIS was raised over ex-
penses.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-05-23


well" said Smith as he walked
into my Office, 1--WE wound up all my
business interests"
"What forf" said as / rose TO
greet the man / had known in my
home city years before.
$50 | could offer myself If I'm worth
having. I've got to get into the game
Anything useful and human. I'm
ready for marching orders
"Worth having?" | echoed. you've
dropped like a God-send. We've got
the biggest man-sized job you ever
tons You're going straight with the
Home Service. Something useful and
human? Why, in week this thing
will be gripping you so that you'll ear
and sleep 1t
The Home Service Section Of big
Red Cross chapter was In session. AS
Smith and l arrived they were discuss
ing the problem of soldiers wife ana
ak children found living in two tene-
ment rooms in a building that rad been
condemned because of leaky roof,
mouldy floor and lack OF fire protection
They had sold most of their furniture
piece by piece for current living ex-
penses. The children had no change OF
clothing. There was no income and, be-
cause of the mothers condition, no pos
sibility of one, except the expected allot-
ment and allowance, which even when
IT came would not entirely meet the cost
of living in the city. The Home Service
worker had given a generous sum OF
money to meet the urgent needs, and
now the committee was planning to
rent better quarters, move the fami-
", secure medical and nursing atten-
ton for the woman, outfit them all
with clothing and furniture and keep
regularly In touch with the family.
III.
In Smiths next case the Home Serv-
ice Section and the tuberculosis society
had arranged hospital care for man
discharged because Of tuberculosis
contracted sin the line Of duty"
Some attorney had told him he would
get compensation for him on fifty-fif-
ty basis, but the lawyer-member of the
Home Service Section helped him fill
out the proper form which the Red
Cross Office supplied and assured him
that no discharged soldier or soldiers
Beneficiary should ever pay for col
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-05-23
OBITUARY..

On November 10, 1874, Mrs.
Phoebe Ables Mccullough was
born and went to sleep in Jesus
April %, 1918, being A years, 6
months and 10 days old at death.
She was converted at the age of
twenty, and was Of the Metho-
dist faith, altho' she never unit
ed with any church.
For a number of years she was
a successful and popular teacher
of Marion county prior to her mar
riage to A. L. Mccullough on
December 20, 1908, with whom
she lived happily IA years and
four months. To this union were
born five children, two died in in
fancy and the Others with theic
father, survive their great loss.
For a number of years she was
afflicted with asthma, bat never
lost her hope of the Great Beyond
where there will be no more pain
nor death. Phoehe's death was
caused by hemorrhage of the
heart. A short time before death
she told her sister thar she was
ready when the summons would
come. She was a faithful wife.
a loving and tender mother and
a kind friend.
The funeral was conducted by
the Rev. w. L. Grower on April
80, TO number Of friends and
relatives, according to the re-
quest Of dear Phoebe, after
which her body was borne to
Rosewood cemetery to await the
esurrection dav.
One Who Knew Her.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-05-23
South Pittsburg, Tenn.

Specialize tie Meas.
Sam Jackson has quit the stove
foundry.
Miss Edith Pennington is going to
work in the hosiery mill and IS board
ing with Mrs. Sam Jackson.
Mrs. Jim Lingo has been on the
sick list but some better.
Mrs. Sam Jackson called on her
mother in Bridgeport Saturday night,
and Mrs. George Jackson Sunday,
She doesn't seem to be improving IN
health very much.
Miss Lena Hudson from Jasper
attended the show last night.
Walter Young called on Mac.
Burnett Sunday.
Joe Holt was out car riding Snn-
day.
Mrs. Wilson is on the sick list.
l sure enjoy reading the soldiers
pieces.
Red Rose
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-05-23
Health Specialist to Speak.

Mrs. Lena A. Warner, Health
Specialist with the University of
Tennessee Division of Extension,
will speak in Jasper Monday after
noon, May 9th, at 2:30 o'clock on
the subject of "Health in War
Times" The meeting will be held at
the Methodist church, and every
body is invited. Mrs. Warner is a
good speaker and an interesting wom-
an, having served as Red cross
nurse during the Spanish Amerl-
can War. She will speak at the OPP
era House, Whltwell, Monday night.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-05-23
Victoria.
abec1aI 10 tie Ne7OS.

special TO tie Ne70S
Mrs. Orpha Coppinger and Melis-
sa Coppinger called on Mr.. and Mrs.
John Crutchfeld Monday.
Miss Lizzie Keith, of Alabama,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. w. Nc
Callie.
Miss May Sharp spent the week
end with Mrs. E. G. Rogers.
Miss Pearl Long called on Miss
May Sharp Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Long called on
Mr.. and Mrs. M. II. Merritt Sun
day.
John Crutchfield has been very
ill for quite while. Hope he will
soon recover.
Everybody come to Sunday school
at Sardis Sunday.
There was a Red Cross meeting
at the M. z. Church at Victoria
Monday night. Twenty-Five dollars
were raised.
Come on, Caroline Chapel and I'm
ion Grove, we like your pieces and
you have many friends in France
who like to read them.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Rogers called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Will Alder Sunday.
J. B. Harris, of Alabama, visited
M. +. H arris and Mrs. &. +. Rogers
last week.
Joe Harris and Loney McNabb
called on their best girls Sunday,
Misses Ethel and Bette McCallie.
John Young made his usual trip
to Mineral Springs Sunday.
Levi Bowlen and daughters at
tended prayer meeting at Sardis
Sunday.
John Spangler called on Miss Alb
bic Jones Sunday afternoon.
Willard Rogers made his regular
trip across the hill Sunday to see his
best girl.
Hall Ross made his usual trip Sun
day to see his best girl.
Sherman Young called on Lee
Gates Sunday morning.
Little Boy.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-05-23
A FAMILY
MEDICINE
In Her Mothers Home, Says This
Georgia Lady, Regarding Black
Draught. Relief From Head
ache, Malaria, Chills, Etc.

Ringgold, Ca Mrs. Chas. CASTOR,
OF this place, writes: IL am a user
of Thedford's Black-Draught; in fact,
It was one of our family medicines.
Also in my mothers home, when l
was a child. When any of US child
ren complained Of headache, usually
caused by constipation, she gave US
a dose OF Black-Draught, which would
rectify the trouble. Often In the
Spring, we would have malaria and
chills, or troubles Of this kind, we
would take Black Draught pretty reg
ular until the liver acted well, and
we would soon be up and around
again. We would not be without 1t,
for it certainly has saved us lots OF
doctor bills. Just dose Of Black
Draught when not 80 we'll saves .
lot OF days in bed"
Thedford's Black-Draught has been
in use for many years in the treat
ment of stomach. liver and bowel
troubles, and the popularity which Il
now enjoys Is proof OF Its merit.
II your liver Is not doing its duty,
you will suffer from such disagree
able symptoms es headache, bilious
ness, constipation, indigestion, ETC.,
and unless something Is done. serious
trouble may result.
Thedford's Black. Draught has been
found q valuable remedy for these
troubles. II 10 purely vegetable, and
acts In prompt and natural way,
regulating ehe liver. TO its proper
functions and cicanslnw the bowels Of
fmpurftisA Try e. EAstst on Thtf-
%rd's. the sstgsaaa aaA es0alsa % %