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The Coconino sun., 1918-09-20
August IS, 1918.

Company B, 125th Infantry,
 American Postoffice 734,
 American B. F.
 My Dear Father:
 A few more of the notes for your perusal, installment No. 2:
 Company was paid last night after all the grog shops had closed. The men this morning bought all the bread, eggs and jam in town. Few were at mess, most went into the woods and cooked own food. Wan- dered down town tonight; Bastedo and l managed to have supper after a fashion with a German family. The old frau was very unfriendly, and was willing to feed us only after the dis play of large number of francs. 1 bought bottle of champagne, which probably played 8 good role in win ming her over to our cause of eating. At the supper table were her two daughters, their -fatheaded lovers, and one little girl about six or seven, who had big brown eyes. I gave her few sous. All were sulky and mo- rose; I very affable with my meager French; treated them all to a drink, and for few slices of sausage and potato salad we parted with five francs.
 l find it difficult to place valua- tions on different people, both as in dividuals and as types of nationalities. The French have tendency to un- tidiness-it runs to dirtyness at times their houses are not well ordered, personal appearance unkempt, but they are spirited, buoyant, brave, gen. erous--they give all, life and soul, for cause and ideal; their character is full of contradictions, they are the very spirit of antitheses, combinations of heaven and earthly muck, but heroes every hour of the day. The Germans are heavy, loggy, comprehending any thing by its division, understanding by virtue of the indulgence of times length. They have 9 dislike for any activity of imagination which cannot be conveniently catalogued. They re- deem in a measure by the conduct of their private home. In the Boche home you do not find the warm, hearty friendship that springs up over a French table in few minutes, but there is found neatness, things well ordered-system, system, the Teutonic strength is always in evidence; the women are fresh, clean and habitually proper. Soggy, industrious people. IL 1 is hard to bring these people to jude ment, because we are in the midst of a struggle that arouses enthusiasms and animosities bases on immediate rela- tionships; our standards fluctuate with the entry of each exterior cir constance. Particularly difficult to judge when.hope, faith and morals are upset and distracted by the tremen- dous revolution in thought and ethics the world is now undergoing.
 Today was happily spent. attended what was supposed to be bombers' school, but it degenerated into crap game. In the afternoon I took stroll through the village. Bought some Swiss cheese and can of apple jelly,
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-20

of town, stumbling and grooming under 100 pounds of equipment per man, the most saintly cursing the Boche, the army and the universe in general. I wanted to fall out time and time again. Almost third of "A" company petered out. The kitchen preceded us by about one-half mile, but the mules couldn't cut the mus tard, so and seven other fellows were sent out to give hand. 1 couldn't stand the gaff, in spite of the majors encouragement, and fell back to the company. At noon we were given a piece of red horse (that is corned beef, known as red horse, corned willie, etc.) I worked bugler, who was dishing it out, for two pieces and stole third. When the hike was resumed, I nearly perished for lack of water. Alas, how repented the corned willie At last, after tramping all day, we staggered into the town where we were to entrain for the front. A hot meal of "slum" coffee and hard tack was waiting us. About dark we piled into box cars marked "10 horses or 40 men," These cars are only half as large as American cars. When our thirty men were jostled into the car they had to do sardine formation to make room for the reserve rations which were issued us. Today we de- trained, heard first artillery fire, took note of the beautiful country, at least rank vegetation, majestic mountains rising grandly and in silent disdair above the town. They seem to be sit. ting in harsh judgment on man ana his works. Village clean, evidence oi industry, progress and sanitation Walked with Nehil, observed flowers and gardent plots in windows, visited a church. Always pleases me to gt into one, for it represents mans at tempt to express lofty purpose oI life, to assert goodness and sincerity Bad as man is he is idealistic ; marked degree. His various system of religion, insufficient as they al are, represent his search for the idea life. It may be that we overlook tn, possibilities of this life, should it no be idealized, is life the end of life otherwise why do we hold it so pre- hclouS and dear
 Little children came under my ob servation. When the war started man, of them were unborn, others wer, mere tots. They have probably hear' their parents talk of peace in the sam' wild-eyed astonishment that I used t, listen to stories of the Civil and Span ish wars.
 Visited the park. House has sui fered considerably from rifle fire. I will follow up with the second in stallment in a few days. Hope tn, notes are readable. If you can't de cipher them, have Ella help you. Sh, was always genius at reading scrawling penmanship.
 We are still in reserve, with noth ing to disturb us but German air raids I wish you would ask Uncle Charli, to write to me.
 ALBERT.
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cured to me that the general Euro pean indictment against Yankee greed is made in thoroughly ungenerous spirit. In America greed is boisterous, healthy, open and rude. Here among these simple people, avarice asserts it. self in the lowest forrs-crude cum ming, mixed with abject envy. It is ? vice begot of political repression and economic scarcity.
 Again visited the church. Evidences of battle in this town. Have been told that there was at one time severe hand-to-hand fighting in the streets.
 l was made immensely happy.by the receipt of snapshot of Victoria. Only she, or the memory of her, not even her letters, can denote her truly, My heart warmed and the old spirit ual intoxication came back when l saw her likeness. How pure, artless, truth ful and hopeful she seemed.
 must not forget the first time that l came in proximity of artillery fire. This was friendly fire. The guns pitch and rear and buck like a thing alive. We could hear a shell whizzing by and l called out, "See, there she goes" A lieutenant looked up and asked "Where Thereafter he looked very sheepish. When we came out of the hills, we saw troops double timing. Marvelled exceedingly, knew the Roche was not coming, for we had been near the front. Someone sug- gested that ration issue was in prog ress. Such would have probably stimu- lated the men to such extraordinary actixity. The cause of the commotion was the majors speech to the men telling them, among other things, that he was sick, and that the believing of the bucks at midnight, who had re. turned from beer bust, had greatly aggravated his i'll health.
 The next time I write, will tel you about the first two hitches we die in the trenches. As war goes, the last few days have been quiet; there i. plenty of artillery activity and bomb ing expeditions of the Germans. Ont of our planes brought down an enem. this afternoon.
 l. intended to send you a great man, souvenirs of the battle; there were any number of articles that would probably interest you-cannons, ma chine guns, rifles, bayonets, over coats, grenades, shelles of all calibre helmets (the Germans camouflagt some of their helmets), and so on But, as Uncle Henry used to make that tremendous qualification, there were plenty of relics, but they were too heavy to carry. In less than two weeks l lost all my equipment except rifle, side-arms, gas mask and extra ammunition. You understand how ex. hausted I had become, and how diff cult it would have been to please you with howitzer at that particIla, time. I shall keep my eyes open, now that we are in reserve, and try to sent you something of interest.
 I drank some water out of clear babbling brook, like Tennyson's, that comes from haunts of coot and hern that makes a sudden sally--only wher I went up the stream fifty feet found dead Boche in it. Since that time I have been desperately i'll.
 Affectionately,
 ALBERT.
 The enclosed piece of canvas is no, sent as a souvenir, but a suggestion of historic value. It is taken from the plane of Lieut.. Quinten Roosevelt
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-20
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF
 REAL ESTATE. ..
OF THE SHERIFF,
 COUNTY OF COCONINO-

COUNTY OF COCONlNO-ssj
 Under and by virtue of Writ of Execution issued out of the Superior Court of the State O Arizona, in and for the County of Maricopa, against Mrs. Mary Powell, and in favor of E. P. Patterson, to me directed and de- livered, commanding me to make the sum of Three Hundred and Fifteen and 15-100 ($315.15) Dollars, with in- terest, costs, etc., out of the property of said Mrs. Mary Powell, I have this day levied on the following described property to-wit: Lot numbered 10 and the east half of lot numbered II in bolck numbered 6 of the Railroad ad- dition of the Town of Williams, and lots 7-S and 9 in block numbered 12 of the Town of Williams, all in Coconino County, State of Arizona.
 Public notice is hereby given that on Monday, the 30th day of September, at the hour of 2:30 of that day at the front door of the County Court House of Coconino County, Arizona, at Flag staff, Ariz., I will sell at public auc- tion for legal money of the United States of America to the highest and best bidder for cash, all the right, title, claim and interest of the above named Mrs. Mary Powell in, of and to all the above described real prop erty, or so much thereof as will be necessary to satisfy the claim of the above named E. P. Patterson, with in terest, costs, etc.
 Dated this 26th day of August, A. D. 1918.
 w. G. DICKERSON, Sheriff. By FRANK FAIRCHILD, Deputy Sheriff.
 August 3O-3t.)
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-20

Speaking of the above letter, MT Riordan says:
 Here's the bulliest letter l have yet seen from France. Irven has an eye in his head and he sees straight Best of all, you will see from the let ter that the Flagstaff boys between times shuck the sweaters the girls are knitting for them and pile in and help the ranchers harvest their crops. This is one of the most interesting letters have seen, from grapes to girls, and from fails to dictionaries, and from burros to autos."
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-20
A CHAPLAIN AT THE FRONT.

"Booys," he said, T know the BlbIe says if your enemy smites you on one cheek turn unto him the other, but it doesn't say that if he is about to try to stick bayonet into you, you must turn your back on him. It also says love your enemies. I agree. l have seen many dead Huns and, believe me, men, there is nothing easier to do than to love a dead Hun. But never forget to pray. It eases the mind and gives you confidence. But between prayers fight like he'll"
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-20
Winslow Boy Killed in Action.

action in France recently appears the name of Frank Perkins, who enlisted in the army only few months ago, and went to France in June. He was killed in action July 23d. His father is at present working for Mir. Barge man at Houck, and his mother and three sisters are living at Verde. Young Perkins is the first Winslow boy to mak ethe supreme sacrifice for his country.-Winslow Mail.
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-20
Billy Sisson Well Again.

In recent letter to a friend, Mrs. F. w. Sisson, Peoria, H., writes of her son William: "William has been very i'll, in fact the whole camp had the Spanish influenza; seven men died and several more were very i'll Will liam is all right again. He writes that Lieut.. Tom Maddock has been transferred, to everyone's regret"
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 ! COCONINO COUNTY BOYS . THANK RED CROSS
Co. 12, Recruit Receiving Camp, Camp Kearny, Calif.,
 Sept, IA, 1918,

 The Red Cross Chapter, } Flagstaff, Ariz. } We, the boys of Flagstaff, Will } Hams, and other points of Co., } conino county, wish to thank you ? for the nice gifts, of comfort } bags which we received on en- } trainment. } We will try to show our appre- } citation by "going over the top" ? and do our bit. ? Signed, } ALLEN ROY ANDERSON, } LOUIS s. SMART, } JOHN HALL, } RAYMOND w. STEVENS, } OSCAR ROGREN, } EUGENE LEE, } THOMAS c. MILLER, } REMIGIO TORRES. A ~ q z ~ q A sA ~ A A = = . A
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-20

The sting of wasp is only one thirty-second of an inch long. The rest of the mile and half is imagi- nation.
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-20

css.-Psh ls Eassd-ths cesn b Desosd1 on earth peel right off like banana Qkin--and that's magic ''Gets-It." Tight shoes and dancing even when you have corn need not disturb you If you apply 2 few drops of You want a corn-peeler, not a corn fooler. You don't have to fool with corns--you peel them right off with your fingers by using "Gets-It." Cutting makes corns grow and bleed. Why use irritating salves or make bundle of your toe with tape or bandagesf Why butter and etill have the corn? Use "Gets-It' your corn-pain Is over. the corn 10 . "goner" sure as the sun rises.
 "Gets-It." the guaranteed. money back corn-remover, the only sure way. costs but trifle at any drug store. xf'd by E. Lawrence & Co. Chicago. III
 Sold in Flagstaff and recommends as the worlds best corn remedy b. Wm. Marian and the Kahl Drug Co.
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-20

A woman's voice isn't necessarily heavenly because it sounds unearthly.
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-20
Sanders, Walkers,
 "osts.lf' for corns
World Has Never Known Its Equal

"what will get rid of my corni" The answer has been made by mill that you can bank on. that's abso.. lutely certain, that makes any corn
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-20

The enclosed piece of canvas is not sent as a souvenir, but a suggestion of historic value. It is taken from the plane of Lieut.. Quinten Roosevelt.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29
SPEAK ENGLISH
CHURCH DECIDES
Swedish Lutheran Council Takes Ac-
ton in Night Nesting
Resolution 10
Unoppooad
PASTOR ISSUES WORT
Had No Right 10 Act Without Off
cjals Sanction, He States-
No Services Until
July.

The English language win be spok-
en- exclusively In all future services
of the Swedish Luthern church,
Twelfth and Morgan streets.
This was statement made today
by the Rev. S. G. Franzen, pastor.
The church council in meeting
Tuesday night decided to comply
with the proclamation of Governor
w. L. Harding. that all foreign
tongues be not spoken in public and
other places designated for the per-
iod Of the war at least
There will probably be no services
in the Swedish Luthern church until
July. it was said. The Rev. Mr.. Fran
zen has been elected as a delegate to
the Augustana synod in Minneapolis
next week.
"The pastor had no right to act in
the matter without first consulting
the council of the church" said the
Rev. Mr.. Franzen. "Six members OF
the council were present at last
nights meeting and there was no
opposition to the resolution that was
passed"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29
CITY NEWS.

-Wylie Jazz orchestra dance at FIT.
Madison Thursday night, May 30th.
Henry Welch was arrested while
sleeping in a box car on the levee
last night Officer William LaFeber
took the man to the station and
charge of vagrancy is to be placed
against him.
-Wylie Jazz orchestra dance at FIT.
Madison Thursday night, May 30th.
Write on one side of the paper
only when you submit copy to The
Gate City for publication. It saves
valuable time for editors and opera
tors.
For sale-wall paper, 21kc per
roll at Westcott's store room tomor-
row and Saturday.
Our stores will be closed all day
Thursday. May 3Oth G. S. Merriam,
Smith Hardware Co.. A Weber co.
Mrs. Bessie Cupp Cook of Corn
ing Iowa. who is to be Keokuk's
Memorial day speaker arrived in the
city this afternoon. She is stopping
at the Hotel Iowa
The members of st. Paul's church
are urged to participate in the public
services for Memorial day, according
to the official program as announced in
the paper last evening. The pastor
will be in Kahoka during the fore
noon where he expects to speak.
The Rev. J. H. Matthias, pastor OF
the First Baptist church returned to
Keokuk today from Elizabeth, "a,
where he has been i'll with tonsilltis
for several days. The Rev. Mr.. Ma
thias will conduct prayer meeting IN
the church tonight and make par
tia1 renort on his visit to the northern
Baptist convention.
Training was shown in all details
of the annual gymnasium exhibition or
the Y. w. C. A. in the gymnasium at
the Young Mems Christian assocla-
ton Tuesday night Work of the two
MILITARY classes ranked especially
high A swimming drill was
unioue feature. One of the aesthetic.
dances. wind and Wave" was per-
formed by the young women in Gre
cian costume. The exhibition was Civ
on nv the two military companies and
the gymnasium and aesthetic classes.
Miss Edna C. George is physical d.
rector.
An important resolution, effecting
the colored race, is to be drafted IN
special meeting of the Bethel A. NJ E.
congregation, Thursday at 1880 a. m.
the Rev. S. B. Moore, pastor, an
nounces Men of the congregation,
particularly, are asked to attend.
Richard B. Jones, known IN keo-
Ln,- as "Arbee" Jones and son of Mrs;
Cnssie Jones. 1902 Blondeau street. Is
the best cook in the marines camp at
onantico, Va, say officers in the or
eanization. Jones is first cook OF the
Thirty-ffth U. S. marines His moth-
or has returned from visit to Guam
tico where she was entertained by
George Kirchner. a stenographer IN
one of the war branch departments
in washington, and Elmer Hafsch OF
Keokrk who is in the medical depart
ment of the army.
All Iowa Telephone company en-
ployees of plant departments in Lee
county are to receive Increases in
wages. beginning June 1, is an
nouncement which comes from Fit
Madison, today. Linemen for city
work are to receive s425 day;
1inemen. country work, s5.45 day
and board; installers. s4.25 day;
cable splicers. s474; repafrmen.
$40 month; combination men
$40 a month
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29

Phillips.
June 2o-Mrs- Z. Ross Baker. Mrs
Edward K. tombstone, Mrs. Stephen
Irwin.
July Mrs. J. ]. Chapman, Mrs
William A. Bridgman, Mrs Hugh J.
Robertson
July 1S-Mrs. John A Dunlap. MIS-
Edgar Cochrane, Mrs. D. A. Collier.
August Mrs. G. j. Kfrch, Mrs. A.
C. Decker. Mrs. Coral r. Amentrout-
August 15-Mrs. W. N. Sage, Mrs J.
B. We'll. Miss Lillian Perkins
August 29-Mrs- W. Kellogg, Mrs.
John R Irwin, Mrs. Karl Kiedaisch.
September 12-Nfrs. Corydon NJ.
Rich. Mrs. J. F. Elder, Mrs. ]. p.
Ing1e.
September 26-Mrs. o. G. Mandt,
Mrs Earl Y. Wills, Mrs. Charles s.
Pond.
The social committee is planning
for a series of Red Cross parties. the
details of which VIII be announced
later
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29
Miss Frances Sawyer. Mrs. Harry Dun

Miss Frances Sawyer. Mrs. Harry Dun
can.
August 31-Miss Anne B. Davis,
Miss Rachel Roberts.
Labor day-Mrs. n. T. Wilcox, Mrs.
Eugene Maxwell
September Mrs. Henry A Gray,
Mrs. .. G. Bott.
September 14-Miss Elsie Buck, Mrs.
E Carroll Taber.
September 21-Mrs- Ira Wills, Miss
Elizabeth Collier.
September 2S-Miss Ce1estine Dick
ey. Miss Laura Alton.
October 5-Mrs. Cephas Harrison,
Mrs Henry Walker
Evening bridge parties VIII be given
On the first and third Thursday even
ings from June to September. inclus-
i've. The sponsors are TO provide
three prizes, first prize for women,
first prize for men, and conso1a-
ton prize. the total cost Of which is
not TO exceed three dollars.
The sponsors are as follows:
June 6-Mrs. Addison 81. Rich, Mrs
u. Albert Kiedaisch, Mrs. Harry M
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29
FAMILY!
b59, 7O9, 1872 Young
In Three Years

This startling number, according to
herecent Government rat census, would
be the total, in three years time, of a
bair Of rats and their descendants breed
|ng uninterruptedly without deaths. This
Fould include Is generations, for rat
breeds from 6 to 10 times year with an
bverage OF 10 young at a litter. The
beed OF suppressing the rat menace is
eil-evident-particularly when you take
INTO consideration that, on the average,
single rat destroys S. worth Of food
bluffs annually. The total loss in year
rom rats is $500, 900, 100000.
A new rat poison has recently been
discovered that will greatly aid the ma
)ion in saving the food which is so badly
peeded by ourselves and our allies. 1t is
faaed Rat Mum, and destroys without
pdor. Dogs and cats will not eat it. 1t
IS not spread on bread, so you do not
Fun this risk OF having humans eat it by
mistake. Rat Mum comes in a cake.
You simply crumble it and put it where
The rats will get it, and you can soon rid
your place OF every one of these waste
Pul, disease-spreading pests. In this way
you may save yourself hundreds Of doll
lars yearly. And besides, you are per-
forming a patriotic service, every rat you
Eill. Rat Mum is sold in IS cent pack
Pges at druggists and grocers.
KELLoGG-BIRGE co.
Distributors
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29
NECK SHAVE
NICKEL EXTRA
BARRIERS to Advance Price on This
Service Next Monday
Claim it is Neces-
Sary.

Unless barber shop patrons are
willing to pay an extra FIVE cents for
the service. there are liable to be a
lot of rough necks" in Keokuk after
next Monday.
At that time union barber shops Of
the city will place In effect a twenty
cent shave schedule. A shave with
out neck scraping will still remain IF
teen cents.
With neck shave, twenty cents
will be the price
BARRIERS say they have to do some
thing to meet the high cost OF every
thing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29
SOLDIERS SAY
FOLKS FORGET
poeor school Lads Write That Others
are Remembered But Lee
County Volunteers
Neglected.

Lee county boys who are in the
army auto school in North
4 "usas City, Mo-, feel sighted. One
uen mas written home that every
'unty In Iowa except Lee has either
w. .S soldiers in training there a
hon uolar nlii Or else has sent them
- 70 nelp pay their carfare home.
ATS or soldiers kits, too,
fsre been forwarded.
Lee county men have received
\ such remembrances.
i, zee county has forgotten all about
bnes ~ ihey sure are singing the
e,s,tr writes the Keokuk soldier to
kseween twenty and thirty men
INV s sns CITY are in training in tie
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29
instructions Sent to Police Chief az
Registrar BY United States
Marshal Nick
Reed.
FOURTEEN YEARS UP
Enemy Aliens Names TO be Filed BY
the Department Of Justice
Rules for Work Made
Known.

German women aliens will be ref
istered in Keoh1llk from June II TO
June 26, excepting Sunday. June %
Nick Reed, United States marshal
in a letter to Chief of Police G. II.
Hennemann, today, said that an esti-
mate of the number of German re.
males, fourteen years of age ana
over, was desired by the federal Of
flee
The chief Of police becomes chief
registrar for the city under the ar
rangement
Rules and regulations governing
registrations are being forwarded to
each police chief in the country.
Names of the aliens are to be filed
by the department of justice.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29

To be seen at the Hippodrome this
evening-Belgium's beloved cardinal
world famed for his loving deeds.
See how this one lone cardinal defies
the Hun
This picture guaranteed to please.
It comes to the Hippodrome with the
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Special Decoration day attraction
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