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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-07
u. s. BATTLE TEST
: SUPREMELY MET
Troops Submitted to De.
cisive Proof and Tri-
umphed. Paper Says
ASKS POLITICAL UNITY
Echo de Paris Hopes for Early
Victory With Coming of
Yankee Electives
ASKS POLITICAL UNITY
Special Cable to Euening Public Ledger

Special Gable to Euening Public Ledger
Copyright, 1918. BY Ncto York Times Co.
Paris, June 7.
The brilliant work of the American
troops on the Marne is emphasizing in
the French mind more than anything
else could have done the supreme i'm
portance of America as a factor in the
war.
The Echo de Paris describes Tues
days French communiuue, telling Of
the entry Of the American troops into
battle, as an unforgettable historical
document. In an editorial the paper re-
marks:
American troops have for the first
time submitted to the decisive proof.
Every witness of their behavior agrees
that they triumphed. Henceforward the
United States is no longer a military
power of unknown value. The Amer
lean soldiers, whose numbers we know
to be virtually without limit are Of the
finest quality
The number of electives brought to
France in April and May proves. on the
other hand, that Atlantic communica
tions are assured to such a point that
every day on the average several thous.
and men can land in French ports
The result is the apparently para
doXical conclusian that, although the
| enemy is today nearer Paris than hi
has ever been since the first battle ot
/ he ar
more certain.
I'm saying this we dc not mean tc
deny the gravity of the present situa
ton Our civilization is being STRUCK
cities. but the crisis we are goins
through is more moral than material
The Germans have very little time
available in which to curb our fighting
spirt-a few weeks or months at the
longest. It's duration depends on the
relation existing between the speed with
which our American friends can mo.
bilize' and transport their men across
the sea and throw them into the strug.
gle and the rapidity with which the
Germans can assemble their troops ir
the half-exhausted regions on which
they can still levy acquisitions.
I'VE have no doubt as to which OF
these two antagonistic factors will tri.
umph. Every indication teels us we
shall not be those who fail. But it is the
early coming of victory that we want
The continued and increasing inflow OF
American troops promises us this.
But when? Shall we see the German
| armies, checked from moment to mo
ment, continue to throw themselves
on us, weaker no doubt at each drive
but still formidable enough to slaughter
us? 1t is only a question of time be
! fore they are mastered, but the length
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Political Unity Need

of our suffering must be reduced at any
price"
Political Unity Need
The article goes on to call for unity
in the political direction Of the war.
"Only this" it says, can bring sue
cess but no matter what be the unity
of views between London, Paris and
Rome. no real unity can exist so long
as America does not participate in it.
so long as she wishes to be only CO.
ally and refuses to be completely and
entirely an ally The idea that armies
can be brought into effective collobora-
ton without political policies being also
unified Is fundamentally false. Let us
remember that, according to the Ger
mans, war is essentially matter of
policy
Political policy comes in where the
work of the soldier leaves off and
crowns effort by the force of economic
restrictions, which are already such
powerful factor and will be still more
SO in the future.
I'VE are in agreement with Wilson on
many of his political ideas, but how
can we come to an agreement on others
while we are forbidden to have an entire
political program in common. The
eternal indecision in our Russian policy
is a case in point. We are happy to
learn that at the moment the American
troops are reaching their greatest ef-
ficiency in France and effort Is being
made to provide that henceforward
political policy in Washington shall be
conducted on the same. lines as in the
other capitals of our league. If this ef-
fort succeeds we shall be brought much
nearer to the happy result we hope for. -
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REMNANT OF ARMY TELLS BRAVE
STORY OF CHEMIN-DFS-DAMES
Submerged by Storm of Fire and Gas and Waves of Assault
Battle Ragged Four
Days

the ruins of Rheims are wreathed ir
smoke and flame. To him comes old
Hin6enburg, humbly salutng his master.
The Emperor expresses his satisfaction
at seeing him at such moment in such
a place with the proof of their trium-
phant destiny visible before them. The
two walk about amid the trenches, wire
fields and shell holes Of this old battle
field. His majesty fears the aged mar
shal may be fatigued.
NO, no." is the cheerful reply; lit
was time / moved about a little again"
Then. to complete the combination,
the Crown Prince appears to hurry
away after compliments and hand
shakes-not TO the rear. as you may
have thought. but to the front.
The typewriter betrays me. Why do
| cast the shadow of these miserable
men across the pure record of Frances
silent heroes?
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GERMANS MASS NEAR TOUL

Big Troop Trains Moving to the
Sector Containing Americans
June Z.
American patrols report extraordinar-
lily heavy railway train movements from
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OFFERS BLACK SEA FLEET
Bolshevik to Surrender Ships if
Returned. Unused

Paris, June THE Bolshevik Cow
ernment is ready to surrender the Black
Sea fleet to Germany on condition that
the warships be restored to Russia after
the war and that the Germans refrain
from using the vessels. according to a
dispatch received by the Havas Agency
from Moscow telling Of a wireless mes
sage from NJ. Tchitcherin, Russian for
eign minister. to Ambassador Jotfe in
Berlin.
The conditions also stipulate that the
German invasion Of Russia shall come
70 an end.
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HOPE FOR PEACE IN CHINA
Northern Generals Tired of Civil
War-Both Lack Money
S,ocioI Cable IN Fpeninp Public IeJoer

COPYRIGHT. 1918. bv Ncw York Times Co.
Ppl,in, June THE northern generals,
tired of civil war, are Withdrawing from
the front and returning north The
Government is unable to finance further
military effort.
The south is in similar circumstances,
thus leading to livery hope that peace
can be arranged. A convention OF pro-
vncial assemblies Is meeting at Nan
kong, where peace discussions will take
place. President Feng Kwo-chang is
sending a representative to the con-
ference.
Disaster is impending in the Yangtz
valley. The river Is rising RAPIDLY
Changhai is under eight feet Of water
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ALLIES FAITH UNSHAKEN
Judge Benjamin Lindsay in Rome
Praises L. S. Effort
Speciol Gable to Evening Public Ledger

Copyright, 1918. By Ner York Times Co.
Rome. June Judge Benjamin Lind
say speaking on the present war, said
tain that the Allies realize the gravity
of the struggle and are fully determined
to win He concluded:
II bring with me to America this
deep conviction. What Italy has done
is admirable. I shall be happy to re-
peat il. I wish you could see what the
United States is doing for the war. II
any one is still skeptical. he can now
realize he has erred. Our resolution
and faith are unshakable."
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STRANGE ILLNESS IN SWEDEN
Women Drop in Commissions
From Being Underfed
6neeial Cable to EpeuinR Public LEDGER

4 coeyspht. 1918. By Nev York Times Co.
Cnoephagen, June 7--The newspapers
<Uoft that mysterious sickness SINH
VI 10 that in Spain has shown itself in
6dsSnhagen Several cases are cited of
1on dropping in the street in convul-
1n by reason of being underfed
- Suides provisions becoming scarce.
<fitutes are poor. not affording suf-
~ nourishmept.
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TING TO OBSERVE FOURTH
nsieish Monarch Will Attend Baseball
Came in Celebration
=. ---s.p C~hIs IN Epening PubIic Iedger

q |6orurtehf, 1878. BY Eeio York Times Co.
3; - ,hon. June T. - King George has
SISod TO attend the Fourth OF .Iuly
{5S3Il Game between the United
SSS army and navy teams at Chelsea.
Mi ~ tho fret occasion on which
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the northeast to the westward In the
rear of the enemy lines northwest Of
Toul.
Aerial observers made similar reports,
saying that at one time the flares from
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the tunnels of the locomotives OF several
trains were visible simultaneously
The trains. apparently headed in the
direction of st. Mihiel. passed during
the better part of the night.
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of our suffering must be reduced at any
price"
The Delta independent., 1918-09-06

| Mr. w. D. Hunt made a business trip
to Montrose Monday returning Tues.
day evening.
from Grand Mesa Thursday. They
report good time.
Corwin c. Border has been trans.
ferred from Preside. California, to
Camp Mead, Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Latham of Garnet
mega we're guests of VIII Blaine and
family Sunday afternoon.
Al Schilings and little daughter
Pearl, went up to his ranch near the
Darling saw mill Monday.
Miss Ruby Frantz came in Sunday
and will stay at the Marshall home
this winter and attend the Delta
school
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Marshall who
have been at Gunnison at the bedside
of Mr.. Marshalls father, returned to
their home Friday.
Mrs. Calhoun Luther who has been
visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
S. NJ. Sankey. left for her home at
Atwood. Kansas last Friday
Sargent Ira Sankey, who is station
ed at Camp Funston, is home on a
short furlough. visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Sankey.
Miss E1Ith Station, of Marshall,
Oklahoma. who has been visiting Miss
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. ]. E. Ham and daughter, left
Friday for their home at Mattoon. ILL.,,
after months visit with Mrs. Hams
mother. Mrs. Alice Border of North
Delta
Mrs. DAVIS from Washington. ID. C.
and Mrs. Judge Sherman of Montrose
who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Ned Masters left for their homes last
Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Loback and little
daughter, Vivian. Mrs. Grace John
son, Mr.. and Mrs. John Kitchen and
children, all of Montrose, were dinner
gunests at the Lewis home Sunday.
The Misses Mary Ester and Clarice
Watson of Grand Junction, who has
been visiting their cousins. Mr.. and
Mrs. Buel Thorpe, returned to their
home last Wednesday.
The friends of Miss Florence Leh-
man of Gunnison viii be Interested to
know she was married at her home
last week to Mr.. VIII Yoder Of that
place They will make their home
at Crested Butte.
G. w. Barnes Of Geneva. Nebraska.
visited with Mrs. D. S. Hickman. his
sisterin-law, one day last week. He
was returning from Portland. Oregon,
where he attended the soldiers re
union.
The Delta independent., 1918-09-06
ECKERT.
. - % . . . . . .

Little Gwendolyn Smith was a pleas
ant caller at the hospital Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Kehmefer enter
tanned Miss Marie Bowness Sunday at
dinner.
Mr.. Hawkins of the Tongue oreek
Orchard company is busy this week
harvesting his peach crop.
Robert McClelland. has crew of
thirteen men working on his pipe line
from Dry Creek to his ranch. He
expects to have It completed in three
weeks.
The Eckert Red Cross ladies' made
over $500 at their sale last week. Thir-
ty-two, dollars was given for smokes
for the boys in France.
Waldo Andrus. leaves for West
Point. Kentucky. September 9Th. af-
ter a months furlough with her
mother. Mrs. Andrus of Eckert.
Miss mise Kehmeier returned home
Saturday from Palisade. where she
has been packing peaches. Miss mise
reports that they will get through this
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo Douglas and two
daughters and Mrs. Geneva Smith of
Delta, motored to Eckert last Thurs
day to spend few days the guest Of
Mrs. Gregg Smith.
Mrs. Glen Atchison and little daugh-
ter. Glennis. returned to their home
on Antelope Hill last Friday and en-
tertained at dinner Sunday Dane r.
Jones and Miss Amelia Palazine.
Geo. Trickle, wife and son. accom-
panied by Nita Bowness and Correne
Turner. motored over from Montrose
Saturday and spent Sunday with Mrs
Trickle's mother. Mrs. C. jacques of
Eckert.
Geo Hamilton and wife accompani-
ed by Mrs. c. Jacques and Mrs. J. w.
Taylor motored to Delta Saturday and
visited Mr.. l.. Hamilton. who has been
at the hospital for three weeks, with
a broken limb. Mr.. Hamilton Is i'm
proving and expects to go home in
two weeks.
The Delta independent., 1918-09-06
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CEDAREDGE ITEMS =
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Mrs Dick Hanson and children ar
rived few days ago from Ouray
where Mr.. Hanson is working, ana will
remain here for the winter.
The Keller children will leave this
week for Seattle, Washington, where
Mr.. Keller is employed at the ship
yards. Mrs. Keller went out there
several weeks ago.
Last Sunday after the morning serv-
ice the congregation from the Com
munity church had picnic dinner on
J. +. Stewards lawn and spent a most
delightful. afternoon In the shade OF
the old apple trees"
Lieutenant VIII Ratekin and wife
from california, made a very short
visit with relatives and friends few
days ago. arriving Friday evening and
leaving Monday noon. A ten ay fur
Tough allows for very little visiting
when one must cross half the CONT
nent
The Delta independent., 1918-09-06
North DELTA GOSSIP

Glade Bruton spent Sunday at the
Blaine home.
Frank Marshall made busin ess
trip to Hotchkiss Monday.
Miss Mae Johnson spent Saturday
and Sunday with Wanda Roberts.
Bill Rhodes brought his family Gown
from Grand mesa this week.
Charley Stillwagon and wnl Blaine
went up to Grand Mesa Sunday.
o. J. Thorp is harvesting potatoes
this week They are turning out fine.
Miss Nell Mcconnell OF Cedaredge
spent Tuesday night at the Raichart
home.
Mrs. Herman Wertz's sister from
Dolores. Colo. is visiting here this
week.
Miss Alice Burnett took up her du-
ties as teacher at Roubideau Monday
morning.
The Delta independent., 1918-09-06
Insist Upon Seeing the Permit
Before Buying Any Stock

When you asked to buy stock bonds in any
pany, insist upon seeing the permit of the Capital Issues
Committee for its sale DO not accept statement that
it is all right that the permit in the offices of the
pany. NOT BUY ANY STOCK unless the proper per-
init is produced for your inspection.
DO trade your LIBERTY BONDS for any stock,
matter if a permit for its sale has been issued The
the front enlisted for the duration of the
War Surely you should enlist your money without
ervaton
the Government cooperation in providing
the money needed carry the War and the Capital
Committee helps to avoid essential invest
ments
do all that you to assist the Government this
direction.
ASA 4. RAMSAY
n Capt. Issues,
Dstrict
The Delta independent., 1918-09-06
q Q .
, CEDAR MESA. .
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Pearl Parmlee and family leave this
week for Whitewater, where Mr.. Parm-
lee will work
The Howard family moved to Delta
last Friday from the Burch place.
Mr.. Howard will be employed at the
city laundry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Potter and severtl
children from Springfield. Missouri.
hrrived last week and are viiitinS
Mrs. Potter's brother, Ira MedloLk-
They expect to locate here.
The Delta independent., 1918-09-06
BIRTHS.
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The home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Har-
rington was gladdened Monday, Sep
tember 2, by the advent of bright
boy who tipped the scales at 10
pounds.
A fine baby girl was born to Mr.
and Mrs. H. Newcomer at the Delta
hospital. on Monday. September z,
weight pounds. The little lady has
been named Gwendolyn.
The Delta independent., 1918-09-06
The Capital Issues Committee Was
Created to Help Conserve Money

Capital Issues Committee has legal jurisdiction
all of 100000 and has requested all
Of 100000 less be submitted the District
mittee for approval.
1t will be regarded unpatrotic for stock
be sold which has received the of the
ita Issues Committee, and all citizens asked
with the Committee by refusing buy stock
submitted the Committee and received
the proper permit
The Delta independent., 1918-09-06
guests at FIR. Bertrand's

Guests at FIR. Bertrand's
Mrs. John Wolf and two children
were among those leaving for the west
Tuesday evening. They had visited
few days with Fl. n. Bertrand and sis
ter, Miss Marie and left for their home
in Grand Junction.
The Delta independent., 1918-09-06

Miss Bernadettc O'Connor, who has
visited at home with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. c. ]. OConnor, and her sis
ters. who were also here on a visit
has returned to Salt Lake TO complete
her training course for nurses which
will be next May.
The Delta independent., 1918-09-06
RisIey is Coming Again.

Risley is Coming Again.
H. Masten Risley, optometrist and
eyesight specialist will be at Roy l..
Smiths, Monday, September 9th. for
the correction of eye troubles. Nov is
the time to have your children's eyes
examined. Consultation free.
The Delta independent., 1918-09-06
Conserve Your Money
landed safely

1t just vital that the wealth of Of this
try be that any other necessity
aid in the winning of the War.
Money the greatest requirement of the Government the
absolutely commodity the essential thing which
all have part in providing.
The Delta independent., 1918-09-06
More sunfIowers Go Home.

More Sunflowers Go Home.
Tuesday mornings train carried to-
ward their home at Wellington, Kan.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. l.. Brown and son
Dowell, after a pleasant visit of sew
eral days with n. NJ. Herendeen and
daughter. Elizabeth.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-05
THE BLACK AMERICANS.

Americans including black Americans" This phrase
is from the German Official bulletin listing the troops
that were found fighting against them on the Marine
salient 81 thank thee, Jew for teaching me that word
Americans including black Americans"-nO comma; the
words all run together-s phrase which should outlast
the war It is deserved tribute to the spOntanety and
bravery of the service Of the cOored regiments now
lighting in France and token7of the of their
citizenship with all other Americans. These brave sol
ers are not hyphenated they may be black but that
word is only an adjective spelled with small letter like
white" or young" or 'taT" "spry." It is also
token Of the fact that other nations including our enc
miles, recognize that the term Americans" includes the
brave black men on the same fighting basis the white
We do not hear from any source whatsoever that the
black Americans did any less well in the battle than their
white brothers Relatively the task which the nation
has in hand the white soldier and the black soldier
one.
Ire devotion Of these troops and their brave union
WITH all the other ssaIrsspecng peoples in the world IN
resistance to the Prussizn aggression IS full answer to
those among the cOlore people in this country who told
them not very long ago. that this was not their war
and that il soad be left to the white people to fight out
The ack Americansg did net accept that view at all
They are proving their solidarity Of sentiment and duty
with all other Americans Let them have full honor for
It. and et be remembered IN the future to their credit
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-05
First InstaIIment OF The
Rickenbacker Letters From France


zoom for him back to the woods.
"Gimper means a lot to US. 1t
means more than good scout, or pal,
or comrade. got the word from a
mechanic / had when / was in the
racing game. He was d gimper and
knew when he finished with motor
she wouldNxun. In this mans life
there were two kinds of people, GIN
pers and buns. There were mighty
few gimpers in the world and lots Of
buns, as this mechanic put it, and it
took a good man to be a gimper. This
pursuit and fighting part of aviation
requires a type Of aviator who will
stick, especially the way we fly in
groups. To do your best work you
must have mutual feeling of con-
fdence in the gimper flying beside
you that is unequalled anywhere else
If you have a gimper with you, you
kl,N he won't make a mistake in
judgment or lose his nerve at the
& ,ical time. A gimper couldn't do
that-if he lost his nerve just once,
he'd never be a gimper again. We all
know that, and no gimper ever loses
his nerve.
II don't mean a gimper will al
ways pique into crowd of Huns, no
matter what their number. A good
g.mper knows when to fight and when
not 10 fight. If he hasn't chance
he draws off, flies around until he gets
his altitude and then drops on the
Heibies. A gimper doesn't need to be
foolhardy. He watches his chances,
but never gives up when another
gimper is being strafed.
when you're flying around up
there over Germany and being fol-
lowed by a string of black puffs from
the German arches and hear them
exploding around you, and then see
some German planes off to one side
Of you, it is the easiest thing in the
world to pretend you don't see them
and keep straight ahead, until you
pass them. Usually the Germans are
willing to do that, too, unless you at
tack them! But a gimper never lets
himself fail to see them. He maneu-
yers around until he can pique on
them and let them have it until they
run home. Then he's satisfied he's a
gimper."
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-05
THE CASUALTY LISTS. !

Apparently there is perfectly valid excuse for the
delay in announcing the casualties in the American forces
at have been engaged in the great battle on the western
front for more than two weeks General Pershing in
response to cablegams from Secretary Baker and Gen.
era March, urging chat the names of the killed and the
wounded be forwarded as quickly as possible has ex-
planned that the delay is due to the fact that in many
cases the American forces brgaded with the Brit
h and French and that wounded Americans have been
taken to British and French hospitals for treatment Also
the Americans are in the thick of the fighting and far re-
moved from the records and the telegraph lines are sub
ect to frequent interruptions These and other reasons
are given to explain why the casualty lists from this bat
tie have not arrived.
There appears 10 be no foundation whatever for the
suspicion which has found expression frequently Of late
that it Is the policy of the War Department to spare the
feelings Of the American public by sending in the cas-
ualty reports gradually and in comparatively small lots
General Pershng has stated that he viii forward the
names Is quickly as they be collected and verified
and the war Department has said that it win follow the
usual practice Of holding up the lists for only q hours
While the formal notices being mailed to the rea-
implicit faith
The spirit Of the American people is such that there
i no reason Why the casualty lists should be held back
Everybody realizes that must take its toll Of the
vietors IS well As the vanQuihed Some 100000 Ansi-
can soldiers hsxs been gagged nhs battle which drove
ne Germans bse from The Marns probably the grsatet
battle Of te entire var and il Is not to be expected that
the wondsrfa achsvsmsnt ccald have been accomplished
without hsavy loss. When the names Of the killed.
wounded and missing collected and verified il may
BE- found that the percentage comparatively small but
whether crest or snail the public wants the truth and IS
entitled to it. 49,. s...s..s.si -. s5...