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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-27

point the pivot OF vital ~interesta
Jerry" fought over every Inch OF the
ground. and It was only sheer Yankee
grit and Observation-Disclosures that clear
ed the Argonne forest. Our division
was pulled u OF the Argonne Just a
few days before the German collapse.
At first we would not, could not be-
lieve that there was an armistice.
After hearing screaming shells for so
long 1t was hard to realize that no.
where in France was there a big gun
booming or a machine gun rat-a-tap-
ping.
I can say with you, mother, thank
God It is over.
l never, of course, intimated in my
letters that 1 was ever in a dangerous
or precarious position. as + had no
desire to cause o unnecessary
worry, but IL Is all over now, with no
possibility OF resumption, and with
the help of the Lord 1 will see you
all in the not very distant future. It
may be months-even a year-but
what is that when a fellow knows he
can spend the day with no expecta-
ition Of being blown into eternity. and
| can go to bed knowing that no hos
tile aircraft is going TO dump a load
of destruction on top of him.
That's about all for now j know
you will have a very happy Thanks
giving and O very merry Christmas.
Your loving son,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-27
Sergeant Major Major Describes
His Experiences in Lorraine

We were all expectancy. and
~speculated much as TO our probable
reception in The enemy's territory.
Such enthusiasm French flags. BAN
ners, arches everywhere and the Lor-
~rsinians. delirious with Joy. waving
their flags, shouting and clamoring
about the troops. The first German
town we struck was Grosmoevern,
and we were met by a German bandl
REALLY composed OF French Lorrain-
ians, of course). The red epaulet of
the German revolutionaries was much
in evidence. The people speak Ger
man and French with equal fluency.
We passed through this town and
stopped for the night in the next.
which was a rather large and inviting
town called Rosslingen. About the
first thing we did was to buy some Of
the black German war bread about
which you have heard so much, said
to contain a generous percent OF saw
dust. 1t was indeed palatable to US,
but wet and soggy In the center. 1
would hate to have to eat It every
day. The adjutant and 1 went up to
the burgermeister's Office to see about
an office for me.
My two years of German taken six
years ago is proving very valuable to
me now. / can make myself UNDER
GtOO4 VA Wv
stand II as well as German. The
mayor was a short, stocky man. His
wife could not have treated us better
She had @ room downstairs In which,
however, there vas no stove, so she
insisted that / should take a little
room upstairs, a library IL looked
like, with q nice little John stove n
neutrality-suspicious. electric lights. 1
did. She then invited Sergeant Dow
ney (the ordnance sergeant) and my
self to supper. We were politely re-
luctant, but she insisted and so did
the mayor, so we agreed to dine with
them at Z o'clock. His W. children.
son and daughter, wore the French
~tricolor ribbon. signifying their loyal
ty 10 France, but the girl spoke notn-
ing but Germany. This may Y
been the result of the doings OF ne
last -four years, during which IL any
body in Lorraine we're heard to speak
French they would be arrested. AZ
was certainly a novel experience 10
be dining In q nice home after knock
ING around In shell-holes and dugouts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-27
EAT LESS MEAT
IF BACK HURTS
Take a Glass Of Salts to Flush
Kidneys II Bladder Both
ers You.

DatinR meat regularly eventually
produces kidney trouble In some form
or other. say . wsll-known authority.
because the uric acid in meat sxeitss
the kidneys. they become ovsrworksd;
get sluggish: clog up and cause all sort4
Of distress, particularly backachs anA
misery In the kidney region; yhsu.
matte twingea. severe headaches, acid
stomach, constipation, torpid liver.
slssplsssnesa, bladder and urinary
irritation.
The moment your back h rts OF kid
nsys aren't acting right. or II bladder
bothers you get about four ounces OF
yAd Salts from any good pharmacy;
take q tablespoonful In . glass OF wa.
ter before breakfast for q few days and
your kidneys will then act nns. This
famous salts 10 made from the acid Of
grapes and lemon Juice. combined with
nthia, and has been used for genera.
tom to nush ologgsd kidneys and
stimulate them to normal activity; Aise
20 noutralize the acids In the urine 90
q no longer irritatss. thus ending biad-
der disorders
Jad Salts cannot injurs anyone
makes O delightful ~offsrvesoent lithia.
water drink which millions OF msa n
women take now and then 70 keep tbs
kidneys and urinary organs clean, thu
avoiding serious kidney dlseass--Adv
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-27

for months. and to be dining on Ger
man territory. toot We slept that
night in a big hotel Inc had a spring
bed, which was also a novelty. and
what's more there was a German
military canteen downstairs where
you could get a big stein OF beer for
the staggering sum OF twenty-five
confines (Which is equivalent to a
nickel)i
Well. we left Rosslingen the next
day and reached the big city Of Died.
enhofen (the old French city OF
ThionSille) which is some town.
German trolley cars and big stores.
Well, the day we hit there the Lor-
rainians were preparing for a big
celebration to commemorate the lib
Grafton. All the young girls were to
wear the very pretty and picturesque
native Lorrainian costume, and II
made a very colorful scene They
were certainly very happy people. We
left Diedenhofen the afternoon of the
celebration and are pushing on to the
Rhine and it's quite a little taunt,
never fear.
OF course. the air is rife with spec
ulation as to when we will be sent
back to the States. My personal opin-
ion is hat we will not be back before
Easter, but by the time you receive
this letter the situation will be such
hat we will all be better able to
judge.
My year in France has been full of
stirring events. Last spring / was In
the very middle of that terrible enc
my offensive and spent six days and
nights in the front line trenches owe
Good Friday and Easter Sunday. On
Easter Sunday morning the enemy
shelled our positions and / thought
I'd never get out alive. We were
buried in dirt and mud several times,
and I lost some good friends In that
action. 1t always seemed to be h
lot of the Sixth Engineers to be on
hand for every big show. The next
one was the famous second battle OF
the Marine in July. Blooeyl Such
artillery action! I think nearly every
body has been terrified at some stage
of the game in this a and although
we would kid each other n laugh II
off, we dreaded and feared the shrek
of O nine-point-two. We then went
up to st. Mihiel when the salient was
Strengthened out up there. This. ac-
cording to your letter. is where Tom
my Martin was killed. q was shocked
and very sorry to hear of his death.
of course). That piece of business
didn't take very long, but the next
show we tackled was indeed a mans
fob. Verdun! What a bloody, she'll
torn area was the Argonne! AT this
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-27

Bert Parker for the Canada OF so years
from now.
Fifty years from now" Parker
says. Canada will feed not only her
self but the United States as well.
The United States now has little to
spare OF agricultural lands. Hun
dreds of { thousands OF American
farmers have settled In Canada in a
few years past.
Alberta and Saskatchewan are
each five times as big as the state of
New York. Ontario is larger than
the states OF Maine. New Hampshire.
Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Florida
and Ohio combined.
Manitoba alone has a greater
whea tgrowlng capacity than the
whole $4,000. 900 acres under cultiva-
ton in the United States and Canada
has more than CSC. 000.00 acres OF
fine agricultural land yet to be set
tied.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-27
ALSACE UNEARTHS RELICS
Brings Out Old French Memcntoes
Hidden DnrinQ German Rule

STRASSBURG, Dec. 27-Through-
out Alsace and Lorraine, on homes OF
rich and poor are displayed evidences
of the love for France h q has sur
vived the years of German rule. Even
oxen in the fields have tho tricolor
waving from their horns. Trlumphal
arches of boughs at village approach
es bear inscriptions. Homo to
France and Her Soldiers" Relics of
the days OF the empire, and in some
windows even a plaster Napoleon
clasping the colors are displayed.
Daily Thought.
Nothing endures but personal quail
ties.-Walt whitman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-27
CANADA WILL FEED U. S.

So Says Sir Gilbert Parker the Famous
Author.
LONDON, Dec. 27-Canada the
granary of the United States!
Canada with a population of at least
5000, 900!
These are the predictions OF Sir Gill
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
THOUGHT MAN WAS CRAZY.

q have suffered from stomach and liver trouble for years; the last two years people have been calling me crazy The doctors could not do anything for me. The awful bloating of gas seemed to press against my brain and l could not think clearly. Three months ago a friend advised taking Myars Wonder full Remedy and it has worked won- ders in my case. All my bloating and suffering is gone and l feel as though newly born" It is sim pie, harmless preparation that re- moves the catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and allays the inflam- nation which causes practically all stomach. liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. One dose will convince or money refunds.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
FINAL TRIBUTE
Paid to Arch Bishop John Ireland at St. Paul Wednesday Afternoon.

St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 2.-In final tribute to arch bishop John Ireland, a host of Catholic dignitaries today bowed in reverence as the catafalque containing the body. of the prelatee was taken from the cathedral and buried in Calvary cemetery.
 Eight archbishops, more than thirty bishops and 600 priests were assem- bled about the coffi <nand high off, cials representing the state and na- tion gatherer. in the cathedral, where pontificial requiem mass was ,cele- brated:. ,s A-., ..,,
 Five thousand mouners filled the cathedral. ..:; '
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
AFTER EFFECTS
 0F MEASLES
Where Black.Draught Is Relied On in Many Troubles, Says It Made
 Her Boy Sound and We'll

Coal Creek, Tenn-Up in the mOun- tains, quite some distance from town, lives Mrs. U. s. Fritts, who relates her experience with Thedford's Black Dranght as follows:
 My little boy, James, took sick with diarrhea, about five years ago, and was badly swollen. He had the measles and this was. no doubt, the after-effect. ] made him well by Giv- ing him Thedford's Black -Draught. gave it to him three times day for a month. l firmly believe it saved his life
 We always keep Black -Draught in our house. It is our doctor Always easy 10 get and prompt in giving re- lief.
 A small pinch of Black -Dranght after each meal and at bed time for headache, stomach and liver trouble, and we are well the next morning.
 It certainly works wonders some- times and saves no el.4tf trouble re- lievos pain, and there is no need for another doctor.
 l have recommended Black -Draught to all my neighbors and will con- tinue to recommend it.
 Thedford's Black Draueht is a pure, vegetable herb liver medicine. acting gently, yet promptly, on liver and bowels.
 Thousands of people everywhere, have found it to relieve constipation indigestion, blionsness and many similar disorders.
 Try Black -Draught Your drug gist sells it. advt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
BLIND STRUGGLE
 IN DEEP FOREST
PlatOOns Filter Thru Each Other Without Being Aware of Their
 Proximity.

With the American Army North west of Verdun, Oct. 2.-(Reuters. J. In the Argonne forest there has been a strange blind struggle in the very thickest part of the wooded bastion, where the undergroN&N is so dense that opposing platoons filtered thru each other without being aware of it.
 The Germans several times utiliz- ed these mistakes by turning machine guns on men who had passed them, but American sappers soon put q
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
GERMANS LEAVING,
 LILLE IN HURRY
BULLETIN,

BULLETIN.
 Paris, Oct. ? (Havas) The Matin announced that the Germans are evacuating Lille and that the com mander there has requisitioned all means transportation, even wheel barrows and baskets to take away the bootl.
 The newspaper adds that the eva cuation of the townspeople to Bel gian towns near the German border is being pursued hastily.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
"MOLLIE' BAILEY IS DEAD.

Houston, Texas, Oct. Mrs. A. H. Hardesty, widely known as Mol lie Bailey, pioneer Texas show woman died today. :,
 She was s2 years old and started in the business at the age of 16.,.
 For years she travelled. with shows through the south. Mrs. Hardesty. was a nurse in the Confederate Army.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
SCARED. OF HUSBAND;
 SHOT HIM THREE TIMES

Mary Dixon, negress, who lives on the Wigal place across the river, shot her husband, George Dixon, three times yesterday morning with a pis- tol
 It is not known if the man will die or not.
 Mary came to Sheriff Williams of flee and surrendered, saying that all the reason she could give was that she was "just natchly scared of him."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
CAPTURE AN ESCAPE
 FROM STATE FARM.

Deputy Sheriff w.. P. Walker ar rested James Sturgis, a negro who escaped from the convict farm at Cummins yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock. sturgis had gun and a razor on him, which showed that he evidently did not intend to be cap- tured
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
WELL KNOWN WOMAN OF
 MEMPHIS IS DEAD.

Many friends will be grieved to learn of the death of Mrs. Walter Yates of Memphis. She was an ac- complished young woman and made many friends in Pine Bluff, where she has often visited Mrs. Hunter Knox.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
LOCAL RED CROSS
 Y YIsy TREASURY ENRICHED
Mrs. F. M. Altschul Sells Pins Bear
 ing Ten Commandments and Do-

sQIrs. F. M. Altschul Sells Pins Bear. ing Ten Commandments and DO- w mates to Chapter.
 Ss8 The treasury of the local chapter aOf the Red Cross has been enriched 'fc the extent of twenty-five dollars shv a gift from Mrs. F. M. Altschul. s&A This gift is particularly appreciat- Sed because it shows the patriotism md generosity of woman who is Ian invalid and hence unable to serve sthes organization in the manner that s0ther women do. Mrs. A1tschul se+ SCnred a number of pins. representa- tive of the two tables of stones on
 which were engraved the Ten Com <@
 llas These she sold from. h1 chair in ,alfes store of F. M. Altschul as op-
 JSrtunity offered with the result 5entioned above. The ,determina-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03

stop to this by cleaning up the ene- my gunners.
 Great work was done by pioneer nests.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
BARRED ZONES FOR ALLIES.

New York, Oct. 2.-Promulgation by President Wilson of an order es- tablishing new barred zone for ene- my aliens, embracing Rockaway point all of Staten Island, and the New Jersey coast, 37 miles southward from New York, was announced here tonight.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
IS FINED $25.

John Galloway was fined $25 in the Municipal court yesterday morning on charges of Public 1ndencency.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
QUARANTINE LOUISIANA FIELD

Lake Charles. La, Oct. 2.-A quar- antine was established today at Gerst- ner Aviation field by Col. Longnecker commanding officer because of the development of few mild cases of Spanish inluenza.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
JOE VALENTINE JR.,
 ARRIVES IN FRANCE

Mrs. Joe Valentine, of 925 Missouri street, has received letter from her son Joe Valentine, Jr., who is with the. American Expeditionary Forces in France. He sailed June 5, and this is his first letter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
DESERTER SENT TO
 CAMP PIKE WEDNESDAY Y

Board No. 1, sent J. B. Bradley, a negro deserter to Camp Pike yester- day
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
PASTORAL HELPERS
 GIVE SOCIAL.

Friday night at the Christian church, the Pastoral Helpers will give a social to all the members of the church and their friends This will be their Fall get-to-gether meeting. A good program has been prepared and a good time is in view for all who attend.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
CITY NEWS
AVIATOR INSTRUCTOR
 DIES AT ST. LOUIS

Sgt. Frederick L. Williams, aviator 0 fthe Louis Institute at Chicago, died yesterday according at telegrams received here. He was instructor in the camp. Mrs. c. Bumpass of this city is his sister and Mrs. George B. Yauch is an aunt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
LADIES I. A. OF M. GIVE SOCIAL

s The Ladies I. A. of M., will give 8 social this evening at 8:30 o'clock at the K of P. Hall. The social is given in honor of the machinists and their families. A delightful time is ex- pecetd as many have been made for s the entertainment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03

SOCIE TY :" for This De partment to No. s6 After P. M


tion of this good woman to do-des- pite her physical handicap-an act of beneficence for the Red Cross should be an inspiration to the rest of us to better work ourselves.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
BIRTHS.

Born, to MT. and Mrs. Robert Dyer, 1902 West Twelfth avenue, Tuesday, a daughter. Mrs, Dyer was formerly Miss Lucy Young.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03

an effort to convert him to peace move without consulting Germany's wishes
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
CHAPTER NO. 40 @. E.S

N Mrs. s. J. Hoggatt, 9O7 West Third avenue will entertain the Union Chapter, No. 40, 0. E. S., this after noon at 8 o'clock at her home.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
WOODMEN CIRCLE.
ST. MARTHA'S GUILD.

N St. Martha's Guild of Trinity Par ish, will meet this afternoon at 2:30
 o'clock, with Mrs. J. k. Potter. Mem
 bers are urged to be present.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
ENTERTAINMENT POSTPONED.

ENTERTAINMENT POSTPONED.
 The Entertainment that was to have been given at Camp Pike Fri day, Saturday and Monday, is post Doned indefinitely, on account of the 5Camp being under quarantine.
 Misses Margaret McClain and AL ma Reed of Monroe, La, are the sruesas of Miss Lena Maupin, 17Oo Main street.
 W MT. and Mrs. T. J. Morris and son, Mix, left yesterday off Beaumont, gsTex., where Mir. Morris will work in the ship yards
 s MT. and Mrs. w. A. Payne, 303 aaWest Sixth avenue, left last night for two weeks visit to Alexandria, Wa, and Washington, D. c.
 Mrs. Lola Hart left yesterday to 3tisit relatives in Humphrey and Memphis. :.
 MI. G Taylor has returned from a fhree months visit in Kentucky. Mrs. Taylor and Bell will go to New York where Miss Bell will enter school.
 Mrs. Henry P.>Davis left yesterday for Houston. Tex.,' to join her hus- band, Lieut.. Henry P. Davis at Camp Hogan.
 Mrs c. B. Bumpass, 1712 Pine direct went to Mt. Vernon yesterday td attend the funeral of her brother, Frederick Lee Williams.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
,KA|SER'S 0ESPOTlC CONTROL WEAkENS

Continned from page onel
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03
SAILOR WEDS.

Miss Winnie Douglass of Hatties- burg, Miss, and Earl A. Graf, of the U. s. s. Susquehanna, were mar Sried yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, by Rev. Steel, at the home of the groom's parents, MT. and Mrs. William Graf. 215 East Second ave- nne.
 It was quiet home wedding, only intimate friends ai1 relatives wit messing the ceremony. The groom leaves today to report for duty and the bride will make her home with his parents. WOODMEN CIRCLE.
 The Ladies Woodmen Circle will meet this afternoon at o'clock at the K. of P. Hall. All members should attend this meeting.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03

Mrs. Henry P.>Davis left yesterday for. Houston. Tex., to join her hus- band, Lieut. Henry P. Davis at Camp
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03

f Mrs. Lola Hart left yesterday to fisit relatives in Humphrey and
 Memphis. :.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-03

J. G. Taylor has returned from a fhree months visit in Kentucky. Mrs. Tavlor and Bell will go to New York where Miss Bell will enter school.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25
PATRIOTIC ADDRESS
AT UNION SERVICES

The union services of Center OF
tawa churches will be held at the
Congregations church next Sunday
AT $3.50 the Baptist Sunday.school
up stairs and the Presbyterian down
stairs. At l2:C0 the NJ. r. Sunday
school upstairs and the Coneregat ton
al down stairs.
At lo:4j the preaching service ser
mon by Rev. J. f. VonckX Theme.
God and the World There will be
a combined choir of all the churches
and Miss Gladys Elicit viii sing.
Young Peoples meeting at G;30;
leader, j. G. Schumacher, subject
Seeking Things Worth While"
The evening service will be n pa
triotic meeting. \ large chorus. di
rected by Mr. Hon will lead the con
ereeation in singing patriotic hymns
The address will he by r. W. Childs
assistant t. $. attorney, who speaks
under the auspices of the State Coun
eli Of Defense.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25
NARROWLY ESCAPES
INJURY WHEN SLEIGH
OVERTURMS IN LOOF

Mrs Clara French and her little
grandson lad narrow escape from
serious injury this morning at io:3'
when the cutter in which they were
riding upset, throwing them both into
the bank of snow along the stree
car track on a Sale street Mrs.
French was turning the corner by
the Peoples Trust and Savings RauE
on La Sale street when the sleigh
in which they were riding ran onto
the car track and hit against the bank
1f snow that is on each side ot the
track on La Sale street. turning over
on its side.
Mrs French and the small son Of
Frank Graham were both thrown ia
the pavement pur nliraculouslY escap
ed without serious injury They were
taken homn IN the Ne NoY Strawn
auto.
The horse became trightened when
tie sleigh overturned ana ran away
bnt was later caught ON West Main
street
Ottawa people have been noticing
the bank of snow along the streets
for the past two week with a great
deal Of fear lest serious accid M
occur from it, The snow in some
places is banked up to a great height
and makes travelling in any Kind Of a
rig or automobile very scriouy
problem
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25
UNCLE SAM SEEKS
I SKILLED MECHANICS
FOR FOREIGN SERVICE

An opportunity for skilled mechan.
les to get over there" at an early
date was hung up today by the OF.
tawa auxiliary of the State Council OF
Defense, in the folloNng appeal for
volunteers IN the odrnance depart-
mtnt.
THE War Department seeks the
immediate enlistment in the service
Of 4 great number OF mechanics. They
ae needed as repair men in the avia.
ticn department, An opportunity is
now 0Tlered OF securing service in the
most interesting branch OF the army
at good wages Over nifty per cent
Of the men accepted for service VIII
rank as non-cOmmissioned officers II
is a great opportunity for mechanics
who are free to take advantage OF it,
Service in France is assured.
No one subject to the draft is ac-
coptable Men between the ages of
rs to u and 81 to 20 eligible.
"Enlistments must ho made by
February 1st
Pay ranges from $1,000 to $l0000
per month depending on qualhca,
tiCns
Additional allowance for depend.
ents from $500 to Sjo,OC per month.
depending on number of dependents.
Applicants should apply at recruit.
ing station at La Sale.
For further information see 4 C.
Bladish John Montgomery or A. j.
C'Conor.
-- This call is published by direction
Of the State Council OF Defense.
Auxiliary Committee for County of
La Sale OF the State Council Of
Defense"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25
W0ULO-BE SUICIDE
HAS CHANCE TO LIVE

Indications are that unless compli
cations set in. Carl Solberg win lecoy.
or from his attempt at committing
suicide by cutting his thoat at his
home in Seneca The cutting Of u
Windpipe is not necessary fatal As
many who attempt death by this
means hay" learned In the majority
of cases, immediate attention by 2
physician viii save the patients life.
If the cutting otherwise has not been
too great 1t Is reported that Solbcrg
slashcd himself with butcher knife
cutting himself several times before
the knife was taken away from him
bv the Methodist minister who was
summoned and who Is ,'rge. pow.
crtully built man Soherp had not
been working at his tftdp since be.
fore New Years.