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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29
BATTLE line SHOWS
SERPENT|N[ FRONT

London. Mar. 2s.-Slowly assum-
Ing the shape OF a giant ploughshare.
the German drive In Picardy has
come almost to a halt. except At the
very tip OF the salient driven Into
the lines OF the entente allies. As
the area covered by the Germanic Of
fensIve stands now. Il extends on the
south. In an almost straight line
from LandrIcourt. on the old Hin
denburg line. to MontdIdier. well be-
hind the allied positions as they
stood In 1915.
Savage fighting has taken place
on the French part Of the line. The
German attempts to advance on the
extreme tip OF the salient driven
into the French positions have been
fruitless and they have been driven
back at the point Of the bayonet.
The British on the front north Of
the Scarpe river also have repulsed
the enemy. but south OF this river
they have been forced to retire.
From Montdidier the line to the
northeast runs with . short angle
to warvillers and there Il turns
northward and passes along the
again turns to the northeast until Il
Joins the old lines held by the con-
tending armies on the morning Of
March ~.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29
oNFIDENCE or sucCEss
~ FET IN IOND0x

London. Mar. 2s.-The latest Of.
nclal reports tend 10 restore conf.
dence here. although. according to
Field Marshal Tlais's report the Ger.
mans have been able to renew heavy
attacks along a front Of Sc miles and
fighting OF the fIercest character d
continuing with fluctuating fortunes
On the whole. the British are main
tanning their positions and the line ID
nowhere greatly changed.
French reports fully confirm the
favorable Indications given by the
British war ONCE statement Early
Yesterday the French forces were
firmly holding the enemy east and
southwest Of MontdIdier while heavy
fighting on the front from I.assigny
to Noyon had given the enemy no
advantage.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29
BATTLE PROGRESSES
over entire FRONT

London. Mar. 7s.--Hsavy fighting
occurred yesterday sloag the whole
British line from scuthsast Of ~
somme 70 northeast of Arres. ! bas.
tlsfrcnt Of some IS pilse. :
n Basly In -she dAyr afta1,an -iatsnse
bombardment and covered BY Z
cloud Of smoke. the enemy opened Z
fresh attack in great strength on Z
wide front south and north OF the
scarpe. At the same time . series Of
partial attacks was delivered by him
along our line southward TO the
Somme.
In the new sector OF battle. east
Of Arras. the enemy succeeded In
forcing his way through our outpost
line and hard fighting has been pro.
ceeding al day in our battle posi.
tions. Here all the enesny's assaults
have been repulsed with heavy loss
to him.
Fierce fighting Is still taking
place south Of the searpe river. Al
Boyelles. Moyenvills, Ablainville,
Bucquoy and Puiscux our troops also
have been repeatedly attacked and
have beaten on : number Of deter
mined German asgaulta.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29
JAPANESE TO BUILD
I SHIPS FOR AMERICA

Washington. Mar. 29.-~Under the
agreement between the United States
and Japanese shipbuilders, IL big
steamers OF about 100000 tons
dead weight capacity. will soon be
brought under the American Nag IN
return for supplies Of steel Infor-
mally announcing the agreement the
war trade board let II be known that
through negotiations now n pro-
gress, II hopes to have Japanese
shipbuilders turn out 100000 tons
Of new construction with steel FUR
nished BY the United states.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29
FRENCH HAVE DRIVEN
INTO GERMAN LANES

London. Mar. ss.-out Of the con-
fusion Of battle. and the contrary
claims OF the contesting armies. two
new features stand out.
The nrst Is that the French, over
q front Of elk miles. have driven into
the German lines along the southern
side Of the salient established by the
0ermanic drive. The other Il that
the Germans have begun a new oper-
alton TO the east Of Arras. which
may be the inception Of a widening
Of the area Of the battle 10 the north
ward.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29
nuur,sH LOSSES Am sov'yf
PER CENT or ENEMy's

washington. Mar. ss.--For the
nrst time the once Of the British
military attachs In Washington con-
sented TO sum up the news OF the
great German drive. The summary
denotes q great entente victory.
The figures themselves tell a start
ling tale.
British losses In killed. wounded
and missing have been less than
100000 mon.
The German losses have been
from three TO Ave times that mum
ber.
The great allied strategic reserve,
Il is known definitely. has not been
thrown Into the fray YET 81
Germany has employed. u II esti-
mated. 10000 men.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29
cAAs. M'CtELLAND
DIES IN ASYLUM

Salem. Mar. 2s.--Chas, McClel-
land, who pushed an Oregon national
guardsman from the Grave creek
bridge several months ago. fatally
injurIng him, Is dead Of pareisis at
the insane asylum, where he was
sent when caught, The guardsman
was with Company I. Of Woodburn.
and was on duty guarding the bridge
McCleliand attempted to cross the
bridge and when challenged. pushed
the suardsman from the trestle, Ia
tally injuring him.
McClelland was sent to Salem
sror Josephine county
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29
FIERCE AIR FIGHTING
HcoSriHuRs ON wEsr

n cIondon, Mar. 2s,T-The .continu-
ahce OF fierce ais fighting in the
area is shown. by the report Of
aerial operations, issued today which
says that on Wednesday "a German
machines we're brought down IN air
fighting and sevcn were driven out
Of control, Nineteen British air
s'snss arc >mlssIn.;
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29
HOOVER TELLS HOTEL
men TO SAVE WHEAT

Washington, Mar. ss.--Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover has asked for
the absolute abolition Of wheat and
wheat products from the menus OF
al first class hotels In the United
States. The request WAS made to
TOO hotel men, who cheered and
pledged themselves to 100 per
cent wheat saving.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29
PRINCE or Wales orr
FOR THE WEST FRONT

London. Mar. ss.-The prince Of
Wales. who has been in England for
several weeks, again has left for the
front.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29
'GEN. FOCH COMMANDER
|. OF ALL ALLIED ARMIES
United Action d Allies Over W1ened Battle Front d
70 Mles, Wih New German Reserves Engaged,
Will Be Directed By Freseh Cssuasler

Washington. Mar. ss.--The FIRST
oficial reference to General Foch a.
being In supreme command. IL In .
cablsgram from President Wilson.
consratuIatIng him on his new au-
thority.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29
W|N-THE-WAR.MEE11Ne
! WILL Be HELD IN NAY

Warrington, Mar. 2s.Former
President TAFT and President A. Law
renee Lowell Of Harvard university
today laid before President Wilson
ths program Of the win the war con-
vention. which the league to enforce
peace will hold at Philadelphia In
May. In view Of the stress under
which the president is working Il
was decided not to ask him to attend
the convention.
The meeting will be the hrst Of It's
kind since the entrance OF this
country In the war.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29

London newspapers hint at joint
Franeo-I,ritish command. declaring
that General Foeh. commander Of
the allied reserve army should be
given an important place in the new
Arrangement.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29
WILSON NTERCEDES
FOR TAOS. ]. MOONEY
Sacramento. Mar. ae.--PresIdent
Wilson has telegrsphsd Governor
stephens. asking executive eiemency
for Thomas J. Mooney now under
death sentence, but the governor re-
fuses to make any comment.

Washington. Mar. 2s.-White
House ofIicIals refuse to afirm or
,Jtny the report that the president
has intervened In the Mooney case.
suoh action has few precidents In
American judicial history.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29

London. Mar. 2s.--British main
taInsd their positions on the Somme
and gained In places during the
night. They took some prisoners.
They retired short distance from
the somms In the face Of repeated
assaults In which Germans lost hsav-
iIy.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29
RENEWED ACTIVITY sEEsIs TO
FORECAST COMING or AN0rH.
ER GREAT RATTLE
AMERICANS TOPlAv THEIR PART
Iseriin NcwslApcr~ i,~clarc Germany
II About 10 Deliver New and
Mighty. isiow oa West F'ront

Paris. Mar. 2s.--The battle front
"a nov 10 miles long. with moro Ger
man reserves engaged. Confidence
10 Increased here. Il Ia believed tho
allies will no longer be compelled
TO permit the enemy TO shape the
course Of battle. II 10 felt that the
battle Ia virtually lost for Germany
while about 10 turn TO the allies
Their main object In not TO take
Paris. but. TO break connection be-
tween French and British lines.
General PcrshIng called on Gen.
eral Foch Yesterday and placed the
entire resources Of The American
army at his disposal for big battle.
according 10 newspaper information.
The long range bombardment Of
Paris started again this afternoon.
Amsterdam. Mar. ss.--BerlIn
newspapers declare Germans are
about 10 deliver . new and mighty
blow on another portion OF the front.
which viii tear q new hole IN the
already pierced ensmy's RINK"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29

London, Mar 9o.--CertainIy no
small Dart Of the German dinlculty
In getting guns. troops and supplies
forward has been due TO the mar
velous work Of the British airmen
since the inception Of the battle,
British aviators have waged such In
tense warfare over the enemy terri
tory that the Germans have bssn
forced to abandon some Of the high.
ways and employ roundabout routes
A striking example Of this b the Al.
bsrt- -Bapaume road. which h one ol
ths main arteries ana which the
0srmans ars eompslisd 70 avoid.
TIE Britiuh pllots hare heen bomb
Ing and sunains thsir ny svsr ~
somme battls ground continually
and very heavy casualtiss have besu
Inflicted on The German infantry
cavalry and transports BY these In
trspid low-fiying flshtsra The bat
tlss IN the air have besn innumer'
able and IN these the British airmer
have maintained the upper hand
throughout.
Amsterdam. Mar. 29--Vienna ON.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29

Berlin. Mar. ss.-,slnes the be-
shining Of the great battle Germans
have taken 10000 prisoners and
|1.ioo guns.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29

British Headquarters, Mar. ss.--
South Of the Somme invaders con.
sinue 10 make their greatest efforts,
British are battling stubborniy and
brilliantly against an advance which
II must bs admitted has besu stsady,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29

Amsterdam. Mar. 2s--vienna on
eially denies that the Bolsheviki
have rsaaken Odessa.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26

Under date of Nov. 10th, Lloyd
Stewart wrote to Alice Stewart,
from France, that he was as well as
could be expected, that he was in a
base hospital after slight wound in
left side. M
Nov. nth, he wrote to ]. N. Stew
art saying: II am well and still go
ing. Had a big time this afternoon
band concert and football at avia-
tion field. Good walk back to hos
pital. Only a slight wound in the
shoulder. am well enough to walk all
day but cannot use my left arm yet,
but will in q few days"
Nov. 10Th. he wrote to Mrs. ]. M.
Stewart saying: II am as well as !
nossibly could be under the conditions.
It sure seems good to be free from shell
fire. ] received slight wound in the
left shoulder. have the niece Of
of schrapnel they took ont. it is not
90 very large but snre made quite =
little hole. Am feeling good"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26
omio Correspondence

Omio Correspondence
George Sandidge was slightly in
jured.
Zelda Lloyd is suffering with an at
tack Of inflammatory rheumatism.
Miss Ellen Olson spent the week.
end visiting at the Drayton home.
The George Gregan family visited
at ths Drayton home Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hanson made
trip to Linton on Saturday. The
storm did not prevent them from CO.
ing.
Thos. 'Grogan, Jr., who is staying
with Mr.. johnson is patiently wait.
ing for new supply Of school books
for the omio school library.
A dinn.- will be served at the Stone
Church Saturday, Dec. 2sth. In the
afternoon . program will be rendered
hv the 0mio and Jennings schools.
Everyone is cordially invited.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26
Notes from the County
Superintendent

This is "Universal Membership
Week" for the Red Cross. Every
school in our county should becoms
a Red Cross School and every pupil
"a Junior Red Cross Member. before
next Monday, December 23d. We
must not be satisfied with anything
less than 100 per cent membership.
The following teachers received
certificates on credits made at the No.
vember examination: Mrs. Eva A.
Blore, Myrna L. Caryl, ]. Van Houte
Jr., Julia Bratheng, Florence Gilbert
Margaret NJ. Kelly and Myrtls
Young. Irene Wade, Katherine L.
Henneman, Anne NJ. Henneman and
Ruth Halsted will also receive certif.
icates up on presentation of High
School diploma to the State Dept. Of
Education. y
In spite Of the. serious interference
caused to the School Garden Clubs by
the FLU epidemic, a rumber of our
schools are holding their local exhib.
its preparatory to the State Garden
Convention and Exhibit to be held a,
Fargo some time in March. The un.
avoidable failure Of some Of our Gar.
den Clubs this year must not discour.
are US in the work for next year
Millions Of boys and girls in Europe
are facing starvation and there viii
be intense SUFFERING over there th,
neyt wear or two unless we are abi:
to relieve the great shortage Of foct
sunrlies. The, School Garden C!ut
will help.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26
The Navy Department, throu

The Navy Department, through
Lieutenant George A. Treadwell, Re
cruiting Officer for Minnesota, and
North Dakota, again continues its ap-
peal for men to man the fleets.
The age limit for apprentice sea.
men has been reduced to II years.
Information relative to enlistm ent
will be given immediate attention.
Men desiring to enlist are requested
to see their local postmaster or com.
municate direct with the Navy Re.
cYuiting Station, 408 Second Avenue
South, Minneapolis, MINI. Trans.
portation will be furnished applicant,
who have been examined by their
local doctors and found physicall,
qualified. Yours truly.
GEORGE A. TREADwELL
Lieut.. u. g.) U. s. N
r. r. Recruiting Officer.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26
It is reported that John Carisn.nr

1t is reported that John CariEnan
former Indian agent at Fort Yates
and well known in North Dskota. y
slated for an important position in
the department. Of Indian affairs. Mr.
carighan was for number of ys6rs
agent at the Fort Yates reservation,
and later was elected to tho stats
legislature for two terms from
Sioux county. He Is at present en-
gagged in business at Fort Yates -
Mandan News.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26

Of this part Of it in . lstter, but
viii tell you AL about it when get
home. All in nut shell, 1t was a
mixture Of fresh torn up dirt, shells
Of AL sizes. gas, big guns, little guns.
scared TO death Huns" going back
wards and "crazy mad" Yanks going
ahead headed for Berlin. Now, it's
all over. It seems harder now than
It was in action.
1 Wishing you q Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year, will close
with my heart for Old Glory and
home, and in the good old U s. A..
Your loving son,
CURTIS.
Pvt. A. c. seeley,
NJ. D. 337 NJ. G. Bn.,
A. p. o. 795 A. e. F.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26
North Dakota residents must re-

North Dakota residents must re.
deem pledges and purchase War Saw
;ings stamps to the amount Of 49,
100000 before January / if the state
is to make its quota in the stamp
sale campaign. North Dakota has
not failed in drive thus far, and Il
should be a matter Of individual pride
that the stamp sale is a success. No.
vember sales were s66s,205 90, o,
about half Of that Of October.
Snow has ccme enough for lirh,
shedding and the lack of wind SO ia,
has been marked. In fact this has
been one Of the old-time winters, UP
TO this date. There has been much
cloudy weather the past wsek, and
mild temperature.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26
TRANSFERS
WARRANTY DEEDS.

WARRANTY DEEDS.
Friedrich Haid and wife to Emil
Ruth lot and neA nwA Of sec 80
134-74, 81 .58 acres. $1712.
E. A. Grain to w. H. Lee lots z
to 21 inclusive; block ! and outlot A
in Grains addition to Linton. $4,000.
w. H. Lee and wife to NJ. T. Bar
ger lots 4, 6, 8 and 10; block s in
Templston. 81, etc.
James Mcdonnell and wife to M.
J.. Barger VII swA Of 2O-132-76, 80
acres. 81, etc.
German American State Bank t.
Matthias Rohrich swA of 29-131-7s.
$4,000.
A. l.. Ahrens to A. N. Drake and
DE. Byam Ell swA and VII of ssA
Of 20-131-79. 81, etc.
W. H. Lee and vine to E. A. Grain
lots 2 and eh Of swA Of 22-122. 10.
$1,000.
Wesley Baker and wife to Johann
Grenz sk Of SEX Of IL and neA ami
MI Of swA Of 13-136-79 and lot /
and neA Of nwA and NV or Of ne or
Of 10 and lots 2, 3 and Of sec z
1858, 605.9S acres. 81, etc.
Nickolaus Aberle and wife to Dan
iel Kuhn nwA Of 13-1S2-74, 100 acres
$425O.
Jennie s. Means and Egidi Keller
neAof 31-131-76. $4,000.
Refer G. Reierson and wife to
Menno De Boer and Gerrit Biescheu-
vel swA nwA and VII Of sw or and
ne Or of sw or and Sc or of sw or of
34-129-76. $4,000.
Geo. E. Richmond and wife to
Amanda Jackman SEX of 6-134-75,
less acres. $4846.
Ellen and A. j. Honstain to F. J..
Pietz and VIM. Jones VII of 1-131-
7S. 81, etc.
Andreas Schweitzer and wife to
Louis G. Scheelar sh nwA and Ell
Of swA Of 2-1s3-74, 100 acres. $3.50
Michael Ternes and wife to Faoste-
nos Braun swA of swA of 2-13O-77.
$1,000.
i D. W. hammers and wife to Cora
hammers neA Of 20 and sh of nwA
Of 32-13O-76. 81, etc.
Ernest R. Fsrney to Robert H.
Woodland sh Of neA and n1h of SEX
Of 1s-186-7s. 100 acres. $1700.
First National Bank to Anton Win
gerter sh Of nwA and sh Of neA OF
20. and nh of swA Of 21-132-77, 24O
acres. 81, etc.
Frank C. Bell and wife to Christof
Krieg SEX of 12-133-77, 100 acres
$31O0.
Esther C. Postle to VIM. D.
Tough all of block of original town.
site of Linton, described as follows
Beginningin.tbt ! line of said block SO
#. Of ne corner, thsnce W $50 #.
thence 100 #, thence $50 IT,, thence
north 100 #. to point of beginning
81, etc.
Henry j. johnson and wife to Roy
j. Gregory lots z, 8, 9 and 10 in bill
s, Roop's LIST addition to Hazslton
$3S5O.
| Florence j. Daubner and husband
to Lewis M. Doerschlag sw or of Sc
or and hf of sw or and sw or of su
or Of 2-136-76. $21OO.
A. N. Drake and wife to Michas
Deitz e hf of 17-131-78. $500.
W. H. Townsan to R. C. Hale,
lots 2 and of sec and Sc or of ne
or Of 6-134-7s ard Sc or of 81.
1873. 81, etc.
Hiram E. Rice and wife to William
Winterbsrg and Dick Winterbcrg hi
Of ne or Sc Or Of NV or and lot 3 o1
6-129-77, 100 acres. 81, etc.
Patterson Land Co. : to Romanu.
Brickner frac NV or of 5-130-77, 161
81 acres. 1924. .15.
Christ Wolfer to the First Nationa
Bank Of Linton hf of NV or and s hi
of neA of 20 and nA Of swA of 81
1927, 240 acres. 81, etc.
| nr,yr r,r ArAS nr,I,Dc
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26
TEMVIk TALK
Crowded Out Last week.)

Crowded Out Last Week.)
Chris Albrecht made q business triI
to Bismarck this weak.
Mrs. Harwood came home last
week, but is very poorly.
Otto Temple is able to be around
again after his tussle with the flu.
Victor Ssdig took the N. P. Wed.
nesday morning, bound for the lumbe,
camps.
Hollis Stedman returned from
Sioux City the first of the week Will
a car.
Warren Chapman was hurt by q
colt he was leading, but did not Learn
how bad. ~
The different Sunday Schools are
busy preparing programs for Christ.
mas eve.
Mrs. Schcoonover went to Linton
the first Of the week to get some den.
tai work done.
Pete Rasmussen and Mr.. 1nnigel
are out at Warren Chapman's doing
some carpenter work.
Inner Grotting made trip to Lin.
ton Monday night on the N. P, re.
turning the next morning.
Mr.. Olaf Larson took his wife t.
Bismarck Monday for medical treat.
ment. Mrs. o. Naumann accom-.
panied them.
Clark Burlingame took the train
Tuesday to 60 to Glencoe where he
will build barn on Mrs. Reynolds
farm near there.
John Jones left Monday night on
the train on the way to Aberdeen
where he will visit his sister, Mrs
Davis, who is sick.
Mr.. Emil Swanson who has beer
suffering from infiammatory rheuma.
tism went to Bismarck Tuesday morn.
ing for medical treatment.
Mr.. Larson went with carioac
Of cattle Tuesday. He will visit hi,
daughter, Miss Myrtle, who is yer,
i'll in Minneapolis, while he is gone.
Charley Kuehl came home Wednes
day night from Bismarck hospita
whers he has teen for the last foul
or five weeks recovering from the flu
Mrs. Mcvey is visiting this week a,
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs w. A.
Foell. Her daughter, L. NJ, is tax
ing charge of Central during her alb
sence. -.
Chris Albright received tslegran
Tuesday to the effect that Mrs. Cur
tis Davis was seriously i'll with pneu
monia. Mrs. Davis is sister t.
Mrs. Albright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Foell, &C
companied by Grandma Foell, tool
their baby to Bismarck for medica
treatment as she has been sufferin,
with her ears.
Miss Ruth Larson Of the primar.
room was unable to teach school Mon
day as she was suffering with tonsil
it's. Mrs. Muckler taught schoo
for her that day.
Rev. Swaney preached to larg'
congregation here on Sunday, and tn
weather permitting he will be herr
again the Goth day of December
Every one invited to come and enjo!
the message he brings US.
Carol Stedman. who has been a
Fargo taking military. training, re
turned home Saturday night havint
been honorably discharged. Caro-
had the flu up there so did not ge
home as soon as the other boys.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26
Camp Sherman,
Dec. 10, 1918.

Dec. 10, 1918.
Emnfons Co. Record,
Linton, No. Oak.
Dear Sir:
Will let you know that I changed
my address from Camp Custer, Mich.
to Camp Sherman, Ohio. 80 please
send the paper to my new address.
The whole 4Oth Infantry moved down
here. Half Of the 40th are regulars. :.
We were sent here to do guard duty,
and police up demobilzation, so
might be in the army for long time
yet, unless the regulars can take care
Of all the work later on. About 1000
boys 60 back to their homes every
day from this camp, and at that rate
they would be all out in month from
now.
The weather is nice and warm, reg
ular spring weather. It was raining
and lightning all last night. While we
had to wear overcoats in Camp Gus
ter for the last three weeks, we had
to lay them of once more when we
came to~this camp, but it's awful
damp hers-nothing like North Da-
kota climate.
received your paper every week,
for which I thank you very much.
Sincerely yours,
PVT. JOHN M. FISCHER,
Co. B. 4oth Infantry,
Camp Sherman, Ohio.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26

1...... .Bertheau, Carley, McCulley
Editors Bertheau, Carley and Nc
Culley gave US quite treat last Fri
day morning in the form of lengthy
review Of the events Of the past
month. Every one enjoyed the
knocks and boosts on themselves as
well as those hitting others.
RUBY LIPS, School Editor