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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-14

| CONGRESS last Saturday ex
tended from February 18th tc
April 18th the time within which
soldiers and sailors may file ap
plication for war risk insurance.
For the future happiness and
comfort of the soldiers, it is i'm.
perative that they take out the
full insurance. There'll be no
pensions paid after this war is
over. The government insur.
ance takes the place of pensions.
Therefore it is up to our Rich
mond county people to see to it
that every Richmond county sol.
diers, white or black, be insured
to the full $4,000 limit. The time
has been extended until April
18th. Don't delay with this mat
ter, but write your soldier-boy at
once and if he doesn't feel
like paying the small premiums,
you do it yourself for him.
In a personal letter to the edi-
tor received today from James
H. Pou, of Raleigh, is the follow
ing:
Il think it is highly. important
that we shall impress upon the
soldiers and their parents the
importance of the soldier taking
the full $4,000. He should be
satisfied with nothing else. |
would suggest that in your paper
you strongly urge that the maxi.
mum be taken. A soldier need
only take $1,000 if he wishes; but
in case of permanent disability
that poll would only pay him
or his dependent, if he be dead,
$5.75 a month; while a $4,000
policy would pay him or his de.
pendents $3.50 a month"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-14

THE seventy-second South Car
DINA General Assembly adjourn
ed sine die shortly after midnight
Tuesday night, after the shortest
session in many years, adjourn
ment coming just IS days after
converting on January 9th. Gov
ernor Manning signed 127 acts
as the work of the legislature
Just before adjourning the Gov
ernor signed the resolution rati
flying the new amendment to the
federal constitution.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-14

Suspension of the heatless
Monday program was announced
yesterday by Fuel Administrator
Garfield with the reservation
that it may be put back into
force before the ten weeks period
expires if a return of bad wealth
er brings another breakdown in
railroad transportation. Ten
.heatless Mondays were decreed
by the fuel administration Janu-
uary 18th and four have been
observed in all states east of the
Mississippi river except those
states south of Virginia; the or
der was enforced in the south on
but three Mondays, the requir-
ment for last Monday having
been lifted. And so now there'll
be no more closing Mondays I'M
less the weather gets on a real
rampage again. MI u -s...
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-14

TRADING in live or freshly
killed hens and pullets anywhere
in the United States is forbidden
in an order announced Monday
by the United States Food Ad-
ministration. By restricting the
killing of fowls that should now
be heavy layers, the food admin
istration hopes to increase the
eggs. Out of a total of 5000, 900
farms in this country, $500, 900
reported to the Department of
Agriculture that they produced
no eggs. If each of these henless
farms would keep100 hens, a low
estimate of ten dozen eggs each,
or a billion and a half dozen,
would result in year. At the
average price of forty cents a
dozen, they would be worth
$600,0OO,O00! Do. your bit by
raising a few more chickens but
in going in for poultry bear in
mind that there is a law that
prohibits your fowls encroaching
upon the property of a neighbor,
to his or her garden or flower
destruction.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-14

The United States Civil Serv-
ice Commission announces an
open competitive examination to-
be held on March 2, 1918, at any
first or second-class postoffice in
North Carolina to secure eligibles
from which to make certification
to fill vacancies in first grade or
clerical positions in the various
branches of the Field Service.
1t is expected that a large
number of vacancies in the In
ternal Revenue Service will be
filled from the first grade or cler-
ical register.
Competitors will be examined
in the following first grade sub
jects, which will have the rela-
tive weights indicated on a basis
of 100: Spelling 10, arithmetic
80, penmanship Is, letter writing
30, copying and correcting man.
uscript Is.
The requirement that competi-
tors shall receive a rating of at
least 70 per cent in arithmetic
and 65 per cent in report writing
NOW letter Writing) to become
eligible, has been omitted.
The scope and character of the
examination and the rules gov
erning certifcation are shown
further in Form 1872. "Instruc-
tons to Applicants, Fourth Civil
Service District"
Five hours will be allowed for
this examination.
Age, Is years or over on the
date of the examination.
Applicants must submit to the
examiner on the day of the ex-
animation their photographs.
taken within two years, securely
pasted in the space provided on
the admission cards sent them
after their applications are filed.
Tintypes, group photographs, or
proofs will not be accepted.
For application blank Form
137D address postmaster at
Rockingham.
Applications must be properly
executed and filed with the Civil
Service District Secretary at
Washington, D. c., in time for
him to arrange for the examina-
ton.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-14

The Republican national exec
utive committee in session at ST.
Louis yesterday elected Will H.
Hays, of Indiana, as chairman,
and he is the man who is expect.
ed to bring harmony in the "n.g.'
COP.
A statement issued by the com
mittee says, r epu blicans
throughout the country will be
sincerely gratifed to learn thai
the national committee adjourn
ed with complete harmony pre-
valling on every side" Get the
two words COMPLETE HAIR
MONY?" But does anyone sup
pose for a minute that Teddy
has taken back" the terms oil
thieves 'rascals,' robbers,
crooks etc. he so freely lavished
upon Taft, Root & Co. in 1912
again in 1914, and still again in
1916? Complete harmony
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-14
WAR NEWS.
Events of the Past Week,

gsst
AS a result of the sinking of
the British liner Tuscania off the
coast of Ireland on Tuesday night
of last week, 159 persons lost
their lives. There were 2179
troops from Wisconsin and Mich
igan on board, but all were saved
except 159.
Although no formal treaty has
been signed between the Rus
slams and the Central Powers the
Bolsheviki government Tuesday
ordered a cessation of hostilities
and the withdrawal of its troops
from its trenches and fortified
positions. It long has been fore
seen that such an outcome event
ually would follow upon the
revolutionary movement in Rus
STA where for nearly a year civil
strife proved most potent factors
| in weakening the war front.
Long ago the German forces were
practically entirely withdrawn
from this front. And now with
Russia out of the war, Germany
can devote her strength and re-
serves to a supreme test on the
French, British, Belgium and
American front.
Estimates are that Germany
has available for this mammoth
effort fully 100000 men. The
weather on the western front
has been exceptionally clear and
dry for the past few days and it
would not be surprising if the
big drive so long predicted should
shortly start. If our Allies can
hold these immense hordes of
Germans in their supreme effort,
then we can rest assured the
final victory is ours. Germany
realizes that her biggest effort,
her deciding and final drive,
must be made this spring before
America gets her strength into
the game; and so this big drive
is looked for just any day now.
President Wilson appeared be-
fore Congress Tuesday and deliv-
cred a speech wherein he defined
anew the war aims of America
and what we would expect in
order to get peace. He again
asserts that we are, in the war
for a just cause and that when
ever the German PEOPLE really
desire peace they can get it on
fair and honorable terms. I
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-14
EDITORIAL COL LlMN

THE Absent Voters law was
enacted so that tine soldiers could
register before going away and
thus be able to vote. by mail while
in the service. Unless they reg
lister before leaving their home
precinct, they cannot vote. The
law requires every registrar to
keep his registration books open
at all times for the registration
of these soldier-voters. Persons
otherwise entitled to vote may
send their ballots by mail if they
are registered, but there MUST
BE PERSONAL REGISTRA-
TON BY THE VOTER BE
FORE HE LEAVES HOME.
The right of absent voting ap-
plies to the primary election to
be held June l, 1918, as wellas
to the November election. If
your soldier-son or friend IS en-
titled to vote, but is not regi-ter-
ed at his home precinct, be sure
to have him personally register
the next time he visits home;
and when the new draft is called,
be sure to have every man reg
lister before he leaves. He'll feel
mighty lonely and left out when
voting time comes, with all lis
comrades voting and he left out
all because of his own neglect.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-14

GEE WIFI, what a swell car
that CHEVROLET EIGHT"
CYLINDER is! Have you seen
it? Ask for demonstration, we
will be delighted to show you
what they will do. See our add
in this issue Of Post ispatch
West Bros.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-14

See Ruth Roland at THE STAR
THEATRE Thursday, Feb. 21st.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-15
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the interior, U. S.
land office at Blackfoot, Idaho, Oct
10, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that Charles
U. Bradford, of Springfield, Idaho.
who, on December 10, 1914, made
desert land entry, serial No. O19246.
for VIZ NEA, Ek NWA, section
81, township south, range 33 east
Boise meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make final proof, to es.
tablish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before register and receiver
OF U. s. land office, at Blackfoot,
Idaho, on the twenty fourth day of
December, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses.
James Lunsford of Pingree, Idaho,
William Judge Of Springfield, Idaho,
Paul Lovelett of Pingree, Idaho, H.
r. Chapel of Springfield, Idaho.
! have eighty shares of stock in
the Aberdeen-Springfield Can..l com
pany.
J. T. CARRUTH
1851 Rec
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-15
SUMMONS

In justice court, before w. B. Ball
Justice OF the peace, in and for Black
root precinct, Bingha 4 county, Ida
Mrs. A. L. Pennington, plaintiff
vs.. Cora Webb, defendant.
| The state of Idaho sends greetings
to the above named defendant:
You are hereby summonded to an.
pear in the above entitled court. ia
be held in Blackfoot in said county
and state, at the city hall building.
at 10 o'clock a. m. upon the twenti.
eth day Of December, 1918, and an
swer plaintiffs complaint on file in
said court, or plaintiff will take judg-
ment against you as prayed in said
complaint.
Said action is brought to recover
from you the sum Of 5000, as rent
for the upper floor of the two story
brick building leased by you from
the plaintiff situated on the south
side Of West Bridge street and be-
tween Broadway and Ash streets in
Blackfoot, Ida, for months of July
and August, 1918, at the rate OF
500 per month.
Witness my hand this fourteenth
day Of October, 1918.
w. B. BALL,
Justice Of the Peace in and for said
Precinct.
G. s. BEEBE,
Attorney for Plaintiff
Residence and post office address.
Blackfoot. Idaho. 1851.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-15
: WHY DON'T YOU WRITE?

You are not writing to man,
soldiers over there or anywhere else
You are too busy. But that doesn' 4
take on the longing the soldier feels
Tor letters from folks at home. Il
you haven't time to write, the editor
Will take time. But send the adj
dresses of the boys in France or any
where in the service. The new regu-
lations do not allow sending the
newspaper, but everybody from Per-
sning down advises writing to the
boys, SO write we will.
II it is too much trouble to send
the address by mail, get the address
In your hand and ring 45J; that's
the reporters. room at the Republic
can office and just say, Here ia
an address for you," and read it into
the phone till the reporter can read
1t back at you to see If it is copied
right and that soldier boy will re-
ceive two letters that we know of.
We will publish his address, and lie
may receive flock of letters. They
say 1t is very trying on a good soldier
boy to attend mail call day after day
and see the others receive their ioy
and not get anything himself. The
soldier needs assurance from home.
and letter touches the exact spot. tt
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-15
NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION

Department Of the interior. U; =.
,Ard office at Diaekfoot, tdano' oc''
7 Notice is hereby given thst A Isera
M. Coleman, OF spT'nsnsMd home,
stead entry. Serial No: olSs42, tor
W. NEA, NWA, WIZ sW 4. sec &C
t Wn 4 township 8 south, range 81 ~
east, Boise meridian. has filed lied, notice nraos
Of intention to make three year d proos
70 establish claim to the land above
~ before register and re-
sesyer of q. s. land office. at Black
foot Idaho, on the seventeenth DAY
" Claimant names as witnesses;
=. q. Hatcliff, Of Blackfoot. Idaho an
J. G. Colman OF american nar,d lac
Edward Webb Of springfield, lda.'
Pradford Davis Of Springfield, Ida.
'7 J. T. CARRUTH,
80 Register.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-15
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY

In the district court of the United
States for the eastern division of the
district of Idaho.
In the matter of John R. Foulks.
bankrupt, in bankruptcy No. I1O1.
Notice is hereby given that John
K. Foulks has filed in the United
States district court for Idaho. his
application for discharge in bank
ruptcy, and that all creditors and
other persons in interest are Ie-
q!uired to show cause, if any thew
Lave. why the prayer of said neil.
tioler should not I've granted by en-
ter'ng their appearance in said pro.
ceedlngs on or before the tenth dav
OF December, 1918 and within ten
dcys thereafter filias the partic.l la,
grounds of their opposition, in the
Office OF the clerk of said court.
Given under the authority of the
general orders Of sail court, and nv
2 special order of the UNDERSIGNED.
TINS sixth day of November, 1918.
GEORGE i. GAGON.
Referee,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-15
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT

The New Lavaside Ditch COMPANY
a corporation, principle place okbusi.
ness, Blackfoot, Idaho:
Notice is hereby given that at q
meeting of the board of directors OF
the above named company, held on
Thursday the tenth day of October.
1918, assessment No. AZ of 40 cent
per share was levied on the capital
stock OF this company, which is now
que and payable to Louis Felt at
route l, Blackfoot, Idaho.
ANY stock on which this assess
ment remains unpaid on SATURDAY
the sixteenth day Of November, 1918.
will be delinquent and will be adyer'
tised for sale according to law.
LOUIS FELT,
,,r,, > Secretary.
THE NEW LAVASIDE DITCH CO.
Dated October %, 1918. 1851.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-15

August 81, 1909. made desert lane
entry. serial No. 0651y, for M
SWA, NWA, nv NEA, section 10
township . south, range "a east
Boise meridian, has filed notice of in.
tention to make final proof, to es-
tablish claim to the land above de-
scriDed, before register and receiver
OF U. s. land office, at Blackfoot,
Idaho, on the seventeenth day. of
December, 1918.
Claiman names as witnesses:
Richard Blenkle, Anna N. Blenkle.
Adam Arvish, N. p. Geyer all of
Blackfoot, Idaho.
Water right In Peoples Canal and
irrigation company, 100 inches.
Two hundred ninety-five shares of
stock in the Highline Lateral ditch
Company.
]. T. CARRUTH,
Ao-op Register
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-15

another outfit coming in.

another outfit coming in.
Glad you have a good crop and
am coming back by spring. Tel
dad will steer the ranches for hin
the coming year, II my luck contin
ues and the end comes when | thinl
it will.
You write as if you were worried
about me. Well, try not to WORRY
as ! will take care of myself as well
as the next one.
That order was a very nice birth.
day present and this letter will be
yours. Seems like your letters all
came but one. You asked what fruit
we could get. We can get any kind
when we have money and are in
town, but it is rather high priced as
l. paid rs cents American money. for
common sized cantalope.. Toma-
toes are plentiful and as cheap as
/ anything.
oh yes. dad, my outfit tore thru
the Hindenburg defenses and whip
ped his crack Prussian guard troops
aitho they fought well and were we'll
FED and equipped with the best.
Mother and dad. you can be thank
ful that you get this letter when you
40 as there will be many a mother
and father receive a brief dispatch
from D. c. and it won't be good news.
wish could tell you the number Of
casuity In my regiment, but 1t Is pro-
hibited.
This is CORY paper. but the best
can get as l lost the rest when my
things were blown up and It saved
my life so am satisfied.
We went thru fire that | thought
was impossible, but some of us got
thru and what more we stayed when
we got there. will never be able |
to tell the truth as it is too horrible
and you wouldn't realize what things
were like. guess those damned
square heads thought we were worse
than what they call us. The pris-
oners will say, $50 you are that out
ut they told us to look out for"
They were good in one way. thew
1idn't fire on the stretcher bearers
lutte all the time like they did be-
ore, but they did shell the aid sta
ion and the ambulances. l.
Tell Cora and John to write and +,
hey can read what dope write as ,
Is for all of you. I can only write ]
% many letters, and there is no need !
i writing to all of you as it just 4
makes more work for the censor,
Which IS my platoon lieutenant and
Ve all know he likes rest too. Il
Tell Sam Cooper he can wish me
II the luck he wants as it may help 1T
ONE and am glad he is interested c
$ letters and backing is what we a
eed. Ii
Well, I will close with love and il
est wishes to all. Write often and r
oil the others to write as nothing G
clips like good letters. Nv
PRIVATE LANE SHELMAN. a
o. M 23rd U. s. Inf, A. P. o. 10, q
A. q #. b
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-15

hard to remember. They talked O
capturing machine gun nests. O
sleeping In water puddles, of ga,
attacks, of taking prisoners of theil
iavorite weapons. one for this an.
other for that.
They didn't mention the end of the
war, or the beginning. but just shor
matters TO daily interest to soldiers
In active service. By the way | am
trying to get you some copies and
clippings of the A. e. F. newspaper.
the Stars and Stripes" which
mink Sagehurst will enjoy as do
and agree with me that this clever
Dit OF journalism is the most inti-
mate OF war reporting and there
TORE the most engaging war reading
material. Note the poetry. esneci.
any y. T. 0. (Railroad Transports
Inls is growing into long letter.
put | tell you I've only sketched
the things of interest Of the past
week or SO. One can't write length-
lily. 1t takes too many DAYS. And
later, when the school starts I'll onlv
nave my Sundays for recreation and
writing. N
We have here at this "Y" (French
say "Ee-yempsi-ah) American news
papers and magazines in plenty. ri
don,t know about the essay. Maybe
II try. But why isn't the letter
enough? Well, we'll see.
MY respects to grandpa robin. but
maybe by this time he's gone again.
MY mother was overjoyed to see
my letter in the Statesman, and
wrote me a wonderfully proud and
brave letter. She's brick, and 40 |
are you.
Hello Sagehurst!
Sincerely,
FREMONT.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-15
NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION

Department of the interior, y. 8.
land office at Biafkfoot Idaho, Noy'
u, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that Ed.
mund Dixon, Of Moreland, Idsho
who, on September /, 1915, made
homestead entry serial No. 022431,
for S1s section |, township 2 south.
range SO east, Boise meridian, has
filed notice Of intention to make
three year proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
register and receiver of u, 8. land
office, at Blackfoot, Idaho, on the
nineth day Of January, 1919.
Claimant names as witnesses!
N, p. Geyer, M. L. Chutes, Ed Martin,
w. }, Stoltz all Of Moreland, Idaho.
J. T. CARRUTH,
1851 Register.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-15
fOur son,
KENNETH KEVEREN.
On Active Service

| vi fACtlVC S6TVlCS
Dear ones at home:
Will drop a few lines tonight.
have received no letters for a few
days, but that is nothing. am vel
and we are taking short rest ant
getting equipped up. again. Every
battle tears up our clothes and this
time we lost most everything we had
was reading some Blackfoo,
papers that McKenna received today
old ones, the one Of July told of the
first real fight l was in.
No pay yet, almost five months
now. Oh, yes, the prisoners we took
the last time said, Hell, no machine
guns could stop this bunch Of dough
boys and marines in our division. +"
They said they could run the French
back when they gained the noun
tain, but they couldn't bulge the
old 23rd even an inch. We were
pitted against three divisions of
Prussian guards, and only one d.
vision of the U. s troops, so you can
guess the rest.
In the Wtation we received, it said
we could hold up our heads when
they read of this battle in history as
1t will sure go down as one of the
fiercest fights of the war.
1t was in the first wave of one of
the assaulting companies. There
were very few of our boys in M. Co.
killed outright, and the wounded
we're few considering what we fought
,hru for 1t was vertilable machine
gun nest, and point blank artillery
ire all the time for eight days and
lights. The nights were as bad as
he days. 1t seemed to be still at
light, but the gas was worse.
Must close and 60 on guard.
Love,
LANE SHEJMAN !
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-15
beRs. RICHARDS 8 Won 1,ARrHr
WE WANT THE REST

This office wants the addresses OF
the rest Of the soldier boys, who
have gone from Bingham county. If
you have an address that you have
not sent us, that is the one we want.
II all Of the men In the service are
to receive letters from some Of their
friends before Christmas, and others
after Christmas, it is time for ms to
be at 1t. Please send us the adj
dresses and we will publish them and
will also write two times to each OF
them. Ring 45J or write the Re-
publican office. II.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-15

clark at Blackfoot, Idaho, Route 4.
Any stock on which this assess
ment remains unpaid on Monday.
the second day Of December, 1918.
Will be delinquent land will be adj
Vertised for sale according to law.
F. T .HALVERSON.
III. Secretary.
The Danskin Ditch Company.
Dated November 5, 1918.
adv. 17-5f