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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-10-18
LETTERS FROM POWER
COUNTY SOLDIERS.


The following letter from Lieuten-
ant Kirby Torrance will prove inter
esting to his many friends. Kirby is
kept moving rapidly from one place
to another, since he finished his
training, and is seeing a good deal of
country, even if it is all within the
United States.
In front of me is a big sign which
reads, This typewriter is for you.
Use it," On my right is another small
er sign that says, Write home often, y
and on the left is a placard which
says, among other things, BEAT back
the Hun with Liberty Bonds" The
monograph back in the corner is
playing TX K K Katy" and between
us are lots of wicker chairs and tables
and an open fire place. In other
words I'm in the Y NJ c. A. for Of
ticers.) Grey clouds outside are driz-
zling rain and the entire camp is
quarantined for Spanish Flu" So
who is the one who would not write
home in the circumstances.
I've been boosting Liberty Bonds
most of the week during odd hOurs)
and so far my company Of pilots is
leading any one organization on the
post in subscription numbers and
amounts. 1t is surprising how little
salemanship it takes to sell them.
Most of the boys speak up right off
the bat and present their names for
from $50 to $500. OF course a few go
over that amount and swell the total
for the section. Our Post campaign
will end tomorrow morning when our
c. o. reads us the Presidents message
on the Fourth Liberty Loan and gives
us a little speech of commendation
for our efforts. Am anxious to hear
the particulars of the 4th loan in p
c. Suppose everyone is rushing to
get what may be the last whack at
the souvenirs. I'd about as soon go
through the war without seeing SER
vice as not to have a Liberty Bond for
q souvenir.
The Press hasn't overtaken me
since l left Kelly Field San Antonio
and l haven't heard from American
Falls since then. So any time you
want to hear from me stop sending
the Press for a few issues l know
very little about what is happening
to the boys from the county, except
Floyd Stuart has received a well de-
served commission. Brownie" is
across; Herman" is at Camp Free
mont; Paul is getting ready to do
some "Strafing." | saw Dan Cronk-
hite few days ago, just before the
camp was quarantined and haven't
been able to see him since. He was
looking o. X. and wondering when he
would be moved, and cast many envi-
Gus remarks concerning many of the
boys who waited for the draft and
were sent across after a few weeks
Of training. However. he still hates
the Kaiser" sufficiently to buy bonds
and argue against peace with Ger
many.
The government has transferred
me three times since leaving Kelly
and now I am here at Post Field do
ing work of the Coeu de Arms Pilot
We carry observers most of the time
| for training Infantry Contact and Ar
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-10-18

tillery Observation and kindred duties
The work is very interesting, the
ships are splendid and powerful and
the Post is one of the best in the
United States though it is rather iso-
lated from cities. About all that dis
turbs us is the booming of the field
artillery and the appearance of the
Major who is our c. o. We fly about
the right amount each day, attend
classes in specialization work, and
have several hours to loaf or do bunk
fatigue" as it is commonly called in
the army. l am ahead of my class in
flying so am making an observation
flight each day to acquaint myself
with the work of the observer as well
as the pilot The observer has a
more interesting job than the pilot
and as far as l can determine doesn't
have to work as hard. Then too, he
doesn't have to worry about how he
is going to get down, which is really
quite a problem sometimes. The OBJ
servers don't know much about flynn g
and it is intentional l think on the
part of the government to keep them
rs ignorant of the art a spossible If
they knew much about the game they
wouldn't show such willingness to
be with some of us.
Once in a while something goes
wrong with a pilot even as with a
ship and he Cracks up. Poison,
who is in my section did it the other
day. He was bringing an observer
down from an Artillery shoot and cut
off his motor to land. He had worlds
OF speed and looked right for a good
landing. Twenty-Five feet above the
ground he showed his stick forward
and buried the nose of his ship in the
earth, swiping off the landing gear
and tearing loose a wing He could
Mt explain the accident except to say
that he didn't think the ground was
as close as it was So he was ground
ed indefinitely and may never fly
again. He probably is stale and needs
rest. He is broken hearted over
the affair and says that he'll join the
doughboys before he'll be a "Keewee"
(nOn-flying officer) in the Air Service.
The people in Oklahoma treat us
very nice and indeed often embarass
us with their kindness Last week
end several of us went to Oklahoma
City. about 80 miles north l left the
crowd at the depot and started for a
popular hotel. Across the street an
officer and girl hailed me and took
me to my hotel. The state fair was in
progress and all rooms were taken,
but the proprietor put two men in one
room and gave me the vacant room.
/ went down stairs to get a shine and
a gentleman stepped down out of the
chair, with one shoe already shined,
and told George" to shine my shoes
first. so l could get out and have a
good time. l went upstairs to the
dansant and was introduced to a girl
Half way around the hall another girl
tapped my partner on the shoulder
and took me off. The girls cut in
every few minutes and | felt as help
less as a waif. A little later a girl
asked me if l wanted to have a good
time in the evening. l told her that
was what l was there for. so she
fixed it," And she was some girl
She took me home to dinner and intro
duced me to father and his big fat
cigars, and mother. who always plan
ned before going to bed what she
could do for the boys next day" They
had a service flag and like all other
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-10-18
Closing Day of Liberty Loan Cam
paign to be "Pershing Day"

A nationwide movement to cele-
brate next Saturday, the last day Of
the fourth Liberty loan campaign as
"Pershing day" is advocated by the
National Council of American Patri-
OTIS. in kilograms TO President Wilson
and the governors of all the states.
The kilograms signed by more than
score of senators. representatives.
governors, and many army and navy
officials, asked that "Pershing Day"
be established by executive proclama-
tion directing that such a finale OF
the campaign would result in tidal
wave of patriotism and enthusiasm.
which will roll from ocean to ocean.
striking fresh terror to the heart OF
the Hun.
1t is urged that churches. schools
and all other organizations be enlist
ed in the celebration, ito the end that
the concluding day of the campaign
may be one of militant America fully
aroused and realizing its patriotic OBJ
legations to oversubscribe the loan"
General Pershing. was cabled news
OF the plan and asked to send a mes
sage from the battlefront to be COM
municated to the nation on that day
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-10-18
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MEN CALLED TO CAMP.

The following men have been cal
led to report for military service, and
will leave for Camp Lewis the 22nd
These are a part of the twelve who
were called about a month ago, but
were temporarily excused on account,
presumably, of the threatened influ-
enza outbreak.
Richard Thomas, Pauline.
Ossie E. Ralphs, Logan. Utah
Brigham Bowen. Arbon.
William F. Abrams, Pauline.
James A. Thornton, Neeley.
Jacob A. Schiewe, American Falls.
Albert julius Erlebach, American
Falls
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-10-18

parents the first things they told me
were about ther boy After dinner
dad asked me if could drive Pack
ard and of course l could (think of an
aviator who couldn't drive 'Packard)
SO he told me to drive daughter to the
dance in the evening at the hotel
where we danced in the afternoon. So
we danced and rode "never'thing." ="
Next day was Sunday and it went the
same way as the evening before. My
friends wanted me to stay all night
with them but l went to the hotel and
stayed with three other recruits.
What would you think and do if
strangers picked you up that way?
| actually began to think I was home
when train time arrived and l went
back to my iron cot in the barracks.
I suppose you want to hear some
thing about my flying so I'll give you
a modest account though if I had my
choice it would never be mentioned.
Modest, that's me all over, Mabel J
| received my pilots commission ear
ly in July after an endless period of
training and had a good record. That
is / didn't smash any ships or kill any
mechanics. After completing my R.
NJ A. l acted for a couple of months
as Aeronautical Information Officer
of the post and then was sent away
finally arriving here Sept IL. Have
been flying every good day since that
time and in all have been in the air
about $50 hours. which is not a great
amount considering the time l have
been in the service.
Yesterday l was assigned an observ-
er. This is my last trip" he said
"and | have never been in a 'tail-spin'
or Eimmelmann turn Will you
show them to me?" Of course no pi-
lot would think of sending an observ-
er across the Atlantic without a turn
or spin so l told him to get in and
fasten his belt and we would take a
trip south to the Texas line. If in
route we saw no ships that might OBJ
serve our movements and were out of
range of the flying officers binocu-
lars, we might do a few stunts.
glanced at my air pressure, gave 'er
the gun" and we were off. Five hun
dred feet up l rolled the ship around
bit to see how the controls were
Fc- AAA6 AAAth bt5cth " NlllllO HlEGPlN
Al 1000 feet l stalled the ship with
the motor on, then stalled with the
motor off, did few steep banks and
found everything working smoothly.
Then we started for the Red river
which at this time of the year is not
river, but a wide streak of sand,
forming the boundary between Okla
homa and Texas. We climbed TO eight
thousand feet and could see the oil
derricks in the wells at Burkburnett
before / turned to my observer and
told him we would spin. l had been
wanting to try new kind of spin for
several weeks but had either been
too close to camp. too close to the
ground or had forgotten it. So this
time l thought of it stalled my
ship and used only my ailerons and
not my tail as l had always done be-
fore and sure enough l went into
spin. But it felt queer 1t was diff
ferent, and after one turn 1 started to
come out of it. l had figured out be-
fore hand how l would recover from
it but I was wrong and for few Sec
onds | had to experiment before
found my way out. l tried it again
the other way and came out again.
And l learned a great deal just from
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-10-18
LENS COAL MINES WRECKED
Five to Ten Years viii Be Needed TO
Put Them into Producing Condition
Again.

A dispatch from Paris says it will
be from Is months TO two years before
it will be possible for any coal to be
taken from the mines at Lens. which
the Germans wrecked to the best of
their ability before they retired. 1t is
estimated that it will take from five
to ten years to restore the normal
production of the pits.
OF the 10000 houses in Lens not
one is left standing.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-10-18

No News Like Home News, TO
the Boys in France.

Somewhere in France. Sept.
IA, 1918. Mr.. o. II. Barber, Dear
Sir: Just a few lines to let
you know of my change of ad-
dress, and to send my regards
to the Press.
| received three papers yes
terday. and you can not imag-
inc what good it does one to
receive some word of home,
over here in a strange country
where one can't speak the Ian
guage. And very little news we
get, too, although we have sew
eral daily papers printed in
Paris, THE New York Herald"
THE Chicago Tribune" and
THE Daily Mail" the latter of
which is an English paper. You
probably receive more news
where you are than we do, for
ours is rather scarce.
Thanking you for the papers
and hoping l receive more in
the near future, | remain your
friend,
GLENN SANDERS,
Battery A. 11th Field Artillery,
American EXpeditionary Forces
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-10-18
MSS

Fourteen years of active experience
in banking and bookkeeping ought to
qualify me to satisfactorily serve the
people of Power County. G. Lee French
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-10-18
DOUBT THAT
BERLIN WILL SURRENDER

No Official Word in Washington That
Kaiser Has Abdicated or Been Over
thrown or Germany Capitulated-
FOch VIII Name Terms When ARM
istice Comes.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-10-18
-IVVSS

The Allies are nearing Brugges.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-04

/ IT is expected that substantial
/ quantities % these products will
4 have been turned out before the
stockholders meeting. This bust
! ness is closely allied to that of the
manufacture OF explosives and will
I therefore substitute tn a substan-
tial manner tho loss OF our mill
tary business"
! The report says that the recent az
Iquisition OF large interest In The Gen
eral Motors corporation and the Chev
/ roIet Motor company opens up a new
/ line of activity of great promise FOL
the motor companies are very large
CONSUMERS OF the Fabrikoid. Pyralin
paints and varnishes manufactured b!
the Du Point company.
Purchases Of nitrate lands IN Chile
have been made to such an extent
that ut Is expected that the company
will soon be in position to produce al
OF the nitrates used by it in norma.
times"
The recent announcement that the
Du Points have found a great source
Of potash supply in Chile and have
given tho world the benefit OF this dis
covery IS spoken Of and Il is an
nounced that the quantity elaborated
this year has about equalled tne
amount necessary for the company
normal requirements"
Dividend OF rs Ter Cant.
All Of these industries. the report
suggests, warrant tho continued ex-
pectation that the Is per cent dividend
declared last year can he maintained
under normal conditions after the war.
The company owns valuable patent
rights for the production oT nitrstes
from the air. The process requires
cheap power in quantity. As the de-
Velopment Of large water powers was
Impossible under then existing laws,
an enabling act was proposed to con p
greSs in the spring OF 1916 under
which our company proposed TO en-
gage in the production OF nitratea,
and to that end agreed to invest about
$20,000,0o0. Unfortunately" the re-
port gays, no action was taken on
this proposition for. under il, a sub
Ftantlai plant for production of nj
trates would have been nearing com
pletion at no cost TO the government
and by the use Of water that is now
running to waste"
Tribute lis paid 10 the energy Of the
Vhrious departme ntg' heads and en-
pioNes whose energy and devotion 10
DUTY have brought about tho success
OF The company and it is announced
that another large amount OF stock ia
available for distribution as bonuses
under the company's long esta blished
plan Of sharing profits with those who
help make these profits. OF the s 400
stockholders of record last year 2,44S
or 46 per cent were employees.
The con- pany's subscription of sBT.-
$4,000 TO the liberty loans. it's decla-
ration Of Red Cross dividend, and
Its contribution Of quarter of a mill
lion dollars 10 the Y M G A war
fund are reported with the comment
that the company zig deeply interested
IN the success OF the war in every par
ttCular'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-04
MAN ABOUT TOWN

II does not take the birds twittering
IN the trees in Monroe park ana on
Candles hin, nor does II take the
midnight concerts of the neigh horhood
cats 10 prove that spring is here.
Straw hats and quarters IN the
windows are mere Incidents
The appearance Of fans at the thea
ters and the passing by of the itinerant
ice wagon need not be taken as har-
bingers of spring.
For the doors of Washington's old
headquarters in East Main street have
been opened for the season. and that.
in itself. is all that Is necessary
Even the appearance of small boys
with baseball bats on fheir shoulders
and boxing gloves on their fists are
not necessarily the open sesene for
the balnly breeZes and the budding
buttercups.
Jim Hayes may open his windows
in the garrett of tho Capitol and
Colonel James may mop his brow
But, the old relics OF Washin gton 3
trip through the city when II was a
village. and when Indians used to
bring wild game to First market and
tell warns at Scalehouse corner and
Bird lin Hand, and when John Doran
used to fish FROM Windy Point are
now on display for the thousandth
time at the OLD headquarters. and
spring Is indeed here.
Even ice water has again made its
appearance in the City Hall offices
Somebody. according 10 Allen Col
Inns has discovered OH in the vacant
lot soon TO be the abiding place OF the
new Federal Reserve bank at Ninth
and Franklin streets
IN digging Tor a foundation the
workmen came across several strait
Tor words to that effect) Of oyster
shells And scientists Say, according
70 Mr.. Collins. that wherever you find
oyster shells formed into strata or
strait or stratum. Whereabouts YOU may,
also. find oil
Further investigation Is under way.
and II is hoped that the special brand
OF oil may he discovered II must not
he forgotten that Lonnie Moore, an
old and genial friend of the logisla-
ture, resided for II long time on the
spot soon TO see the magnificent dome
of the Federal Reserve bank
II Ia not certain that Lonnie ever
struck oil, but Il Ii definitely settled
mat he did discover the famous Julius
Caesar. OF which, SO many pubii~ men
know.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-04
Barleycorn to the Tomb.

by +. W. GrizZard)
It's a long farewell. John.
Ass, long, long farewell.
cure nearing your end. John
As any seer cen tell
You've had long time sway. John.
Yes. a long time sway you've had;
Weighed and found wanting. John
Your reign's been wholly bad.
you've wrecked many homes. John
Yes, many homes you've wrecked
The hearts you've broken, John,
The funerals ou've decked!
MANY graves you've dug. John,
g. Yes. many grayes you've dug
on We lured souls to ruin. John,
with contents of the tug
our past Is bloody. John.
fes. bloody is your past.
has is the reason. John.
You're hustiing graveyard fast.
Proud states seal your doom. John,
les proud states seal your doom
Wen pass along word. John,
Barleycorn to the tomb"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-04
OVERLAPPING THE INCOME TAX.

What is the government to do with
q taxpayer who overpAys hts income
fsS and refuses 10 accept q refund =
-'iis. is the problem which oonTronts
IRE bureau Of Internal revenue. Sew
~rsl such instances have come 10 the
attention Of the bureau through col.
lecfors Of internal revenue
One man in California overpe4d his
tax and when reminded OF Il sAid he
Afcns want IL back because at w4s
~ a. good oause and hope they
xiii the kaiser" Another man in
Rs nsas paid s4s more thar his due
T"s,e eoiIe~-tor wrote 20 Rim twice about
- ard the last time received from the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-04
DU POINT COMPANY NOW
IN COMMERCIAL FIELD
Takes Measures TO Develop Industries That Eventually VIII
Furnish Substitute For Military Business After War is Over
Chemicals Motors Nitraes and Potash-Look For IS Per
Cent Dividends

Wilmington, Del. March s.-Ths
o0ual report Of e ! Du Port de
-stmours & Co. heTt to stockholders
TcdAy, shows decided progress In the
Habuilding - altar -the-war CONNER
csai business on q lar ~ scale 10 take
tire plscg Of the abnormal war buai
ness Of the past two years
Profits for last year are reported az
kSf.iissb@ 15 or ts per cent on the
s34o. 900. 900 ca pitAl employed as
against Ia per cent on the S5f,-
So0.eao Of capital prior TO thu war.
The profits for 1915, when prices for
military powder were much higher,
we're ss7.oi3.aIs.s0. The report says,
However eur low rate OF profit is
part explanation Of the fact that Il.
T. Du pont de Nemours & Co 10 the
one corporation IN the United States
able e offer It's products 10 the gov
arnnent az prices substantially lower
than 1hcee az pre-war tirnSx, even
though the cost Of raw materials has
Increased much more than 100 per
rant
OF the earnings tor the year sss. :
Sc& .Got. or 50 per cent, is credited 10
savings resulting xrosn impwcvsd
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-04
BONE-DRY KENTUCKY!

AfSr~e Henry wat,ersoa never ex'
pseted 20 I've 70 see the day wher
Rsztucky would he dry; that u. un,
a. recent years
Thai unterriaed champion or tbs
Sourhon brand Of personal liberty
will rnd himself presently In g new
warld. n Re continues 10 reside in the
Bfus Grass stste Tor. on top OF rati-
Tying tire national prohibition amend
rrent, tire Legislature has decreed
statewide prohibition Of the bone-ary
variety for a commonwealth which
has entirely outuved ,ts reputation an
rias home Of booze.
Reasonable exemptions are made
Ger medicinal and sacramento pur-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-04
AMERICANS ON
LEAVE IN PARIS

Washington. D. c.. March 2 How
American soldiers will be helped TO
enjoy their leave from the firing line
when they visit Paris occasionally is
suggested in an engaging communi-
cation from Carolyn Corey TO the Ma
tonal GeogTa phic society. Mrs CO.
rey, Who has been In Paris for near
ly two years, helping soldiers on fur
Tough to entertain themselves. gives
a picturesque account Of one of her
personally conducted tours of Yer
sailies' in command OF group OF
thirty-two American. Canadian. Aus
tralia.n, and New Zealand soldiers,
A part OF her communication Is ls-
sued by the society as the following
war geography bulletin:
Yesterday afternoon took thirty
two soldiers TO Versailles. make
this trip three times week. On the
other days l am guide In Paris for
our men from the front It is such
fun that / object strenuously to any
reference to this as my war work.
French soldiers get home leaves
every four months. But I've had boys
with me who were out of line for
the first time in a year. They were
the lucky ones; for many that / meet
tell me they are free for ten days
amer sixteen, seventeen, and even
nineteen months II their first ex-
cursion happens to take place on the
day of arrival. they are more fright
ened OF me than of all the shelss and
'shrap' they've ever faced.
Not the least OF my task Is to put
them at their ease. | succeed best
when / talk their lingo I've learned
n lot Of it from their predecessors
and am learning more every day. II
a chap says to mo: Gee, it's good to
hear our slangwidSe. know he's
my friend And when another insists
that I'm a regular guy then the ice
is broken for all OF us
I'm the center OF the huge Yer
sailles courtyard / gather them all
about me and give q short very
short. DESCRIPTION or. the palace.
Every one lissens carefully. and the
ones ask questions. When
call their attention to the original
eobbleatones some one remarks, I'd
like to meet the gink that invented
hem. Bet he never had to wear
ten pounds of iron in his boots
When / say that the palace cost four
million pounds I hear, Wrap II up,
And when i say slowly and distinct
y that there are roohas FOR ten thou