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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-22
Great Patriotic Sing
For Thanksgiving Day

An unusual event is being plan
ned for Idaho Springs, in the ar
rangemsnt of an hour of enthusi-
astic community singing at the
Opera House. Thanksgiving after
noon from four to five. as a symbol
of our genuine thankfulness for
national developments during the
last year This will give an ex-
cellent opportunity for everyone
who rs really thankful to demon
strate the. fact on this day set apart
by President Wilson and Governor
Gunter for this purpose.
The meeting will open with
prayer, and, though it is not an oc-
casion for speech making, F. L..
Colon has been asked to make a
few remarks. Everyone is invited
to be in the chorus. But if you
just can't sing at all, come to this
great meeting anyway as it will be
one to be. remembered as unique
in the history of the present gen.
Grafton.
Mrs. Townsend, county music
chairman, is assured of the help
of many able musicians, as we'll as
by folks who are willing to risk
hearing their own voices in a
chorus only.
These meetings are to, be held
at the same hour of the same day
all over America, with our boys
over there, and possibly by all of
our allies, who may adopt the
American holiday as an annual
peace celebration. Thanksgiving
is~not to be day Aof fsasting this
year, but a day of Thanksgiving.
The first meeting of the chorus
was Thursday evening at the
school house, led by Mrs. Rem.
shaw, with Mrs. Stewart at the
piano. About thirty singers were
there, and the outlook is good
indeed. There will be no fee to
belong to this chorus, and it is
not an invitation affair. All are
expected to belong. A voluntary
contribution will meet the present
expense OF music.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-22

Harry w. Darling, who came
here several months ago to as
sumo charge of the preliminary
work on the Alice option, succeed
ing the late J. B. Ballantine, has
abandoned the project for the
winter. Mr.. Darling left last week
for Montreal to attend a meeting
OF the Crown Reserve Mining Co.,
Ltd, who hold the option on the
big property. He will probably
go to the Porcupine mining dis
trict, fve.hundred miles north of
Toronto, and do some engineering
work there for the same company.
Mr.. Darling's wife and baby are
at home near Los Angeles.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-22
Continent Wide Sunday
School Visitation Day

Every Sunday school in North
America is to be visited December
l by representative of the Or.
ganized Sunday School movement,
in behalf of the suffering thou
sands in Bible lands. Mrs. Suth :
erland has charge of the work
here.
These people are enduring such
trials as our American minds can
not conceive. Many have been
massacred and deported. Attract
i've women and girls have been sold
as slaves. Other women and child
rem have been driven into the moun-
tains or desert In two years, i,
over one million have SO died
The living need help.
All expenses in connection with
this fund will be met privately, SO
that every cent given for this re-
lief work will go for the immediate
cause for which it was given.
Mrs. Sutherland has appointed
the following to visit the Sunday
schools of Idaho Springs Decem-
ber l, to present the mqtter, and
to assist her in raising the fund:
Miss Bond of the NJ. E. church
Mrs. Mary Owen Allen, Episcopal
Mrs. Stansbury, Adventist: Mrs.
McColl of the Gospel Mission; and
G. l. Spessard, Presbyterian For
Georgetown: Mrs. Graham and
Mrs. Kneisel were appointed, and
in Silver Plume Mr.. Buxton and
Mr.. Calvin will visit the Sunday
schools.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-22

T. A. Jones has returne ed from
Nashville, Tennessee, where he
went to work in a munitions fac
tory. Tommy is SO we'll fed at
home that upon close investigation
the proposition did not appeal to
him. Mr.. Jones may resume his
work as water com missioner.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-22

Our drivers are careful, our new
Bethlehem truck is equal to al
most any load, and you can feel
confident of good service if you
engage the Curuow Livery &
Transfer Company.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-22
Methodist Church Notes

Sunday School, 10 a. m. Glasses
for all.
: Public Worship, IL a. m. Ser
mon by pastor.
Junior League, 2:30 p. m. Boys
and girls.
I Evening Worship, 7:30 p. m.
Subject, "Some Results of the
Great Victory. Special patriotic
music.
Monday 2 p. m. first quarterly
meeting, DR.. Scott presiding.
Wednesday 7:30, annual Thanks
giving service. Come and tell Us
what you are thankful for.
The Ladies' Aid will hold q
Christmas bazar on Thursday,
December IL.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-22

Mrs. N. J. johnson, Albert
and Mrs. West are planning to
spend Thanksgiving with Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Woodward in Denver.
The same evening Albert will
start on his journey back to New
London, Connecticut.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-22

The official population of the
county by the 1910 census was
.5OO1, and the above figures do
not show any greater decrease than
has been apparent and conceded
Jby everyone. The only question
is "When will there be genuine
revival in mining sufficient to
again boost Clear Creeks popula-
ton we'll above SCOOP"
The population of Gilpin county
was recently placed at l7OO-about
one-half of what it was in 1910.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-22

A Thanksgiving and Peace Ser
vice will be held at the Presby-
terian Church Sunday morning at
IL o'clock. Dr.. Beavis will deliver
his usual Characteristic sermon.
Special music. Sunday school
service will be held at the usual
hour.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-22
The Crown Prince Has
Written 10 Kaiser Bill


has been published in many of the
papers of the country, with re
quest that it be republished in
these columns:
Somewhere In France, July 20.
Dear Papa-I am writing on
der run, as der brave and glorious
soldiers under my command have
not seen der Rhine for SO long dat
dey have startet back dot way and,
of course l am goin nit dem. Oh,
pap. dere has been some awful
dings happened here in France.
First, | startet in my big often
sive, which was to crush der fool
Americans, but dey know SO little
about military tactics dat dev will
not be crushed, just like l want
EN-. | sent my men in der fight
in big waves, and ven dey got to
der Americans dey all said Boo
as loud as dey could holler. Veil,
according to vot you haf always
told me, de Americans have turned
and run like PLACE. But vat do
you tink? Dem fool Americans
don't know anything about war.
and instead of running der oder
way. dey came right toward us.
Some of dem was singing
something about We Won't come
back till its over, over err, or some
odder foolish song. and some of
dem were laffing like fools Dey
are so ignorant. But dey are offel
reckless NIT der guns, and ven dey
come to~pAras VS. it vas dat my men
took a notion dey wanted to go
back to de dear old Rhine. We
don't like de little old dirty Marne
river, anyhow. And oh, pap, dem
Americans use such offel langvich.
Dey know nothing of kulter, and
say such offel dings right before
us. And dey talk blasphemy, too.
Vat you ding dey said right before
us? One big husky from a place
dey call Arizona, he said, oh, papa,
hate to tell you what an offel
ting he said-but 1 can't help it,
he said, TO hell NIT der kaiser
Did you effer hear anything SO
offel? / wouldn't stand and hear
such offel ting, so 1 turned and
run NIT der odder boys. Vas 1
right? Vat? And. oh, papa, you
know dem breastplates vot you sent
us can you sent some to put on
our backs? You know we are CO.
ing der oder way, now, and breast
plates are no good, for der coward
ly Americans are shooting us right
in der back. Some of our boys
took off der breastplates and put
'em behind, but der fool Ameri-
cans are blaying Der Sdar Sban-
led Banner NIT machine guns on
dem blates. Cant you help us !?
You remember in your sbeech you
said holdings could stand before
der brave German soldiers? Oh,
papa, | don't believe desc ignor-
ant Americans effer read your
speech for dey run after us like We
vas a lot Of rabbits. Vot you tink
of dot? Can't you move my army
back to Belgium we're We Won all
our glory? Ny men can whip
all der vimin und children vot
der Belgians can bring us. But
desc Americans are so rough and
ignorant. We can't make 'em under
stand dot We are de greatest sold
iers on earth, and ven We try to
sing Deutschland Uber Allies dey
laugh like a lot of monkeys. But
We are getting de best of der
Americans. We can outrun dem.
Papa, if We are not der best fighters
on earth We sure are der best run
ners. Nobody can keep up NIT us
ven ves tink of der dear old Rhine,
und my army neffer tink so much of
dot dear old river. Let me know
right away vot to do py return
postoffice.
GROWN PRINCE WILLIE"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-22
IDAHO SPRINGS. CoLo- FRIDAY. NOVEMBER
Red Cross Makes a
Wonderful Showing

vvVAsOVA 1tSA 01Y1vV1As8
Clear Greek county is 100 per-
cent organized as to the Red Cross
is the report of committees in
charge of that part of the work.
Idaho Springs is a chapter with
branches at the various upper end
communities.
All reports of committees were
for the period between January l,
1918, and October l. 1918. From
various scources, the large sum OF
$4,5O5.35 has been received by
Henry McClelland, treasurer At
the end of the fiscal year, 81, 293 5S
still remained in the treasury.
Since then bills have been paid,
and there are now unpaid obliga-
tions, which will place the treas
ury in position to need re6lling.
From the sewing room, during
the year reported, 1888 articles
were completed and shipped. The
gauze room turned out 1902
pieces of surgical dressings. For
the Belgian relief, 1920 pounds Of
garments were collected and ship
ped.
A program is arranged at head
quarters for the election of officers
in each chapter, and this manner
of election is of course. the only
one left open to any chapter.
Five days before the meeting, the
chairman of the organization, Mrs.
Ida E. Pike, had appointed CON-
mittee of FIVE to nominate an ex-
ecutive committee of fifteen. The
names of those selected are Mes.
DANES Ida E. Pike, Nello Boyd,
G. j. Hancock. Fl. E. Machol,
Emma Redding, Sprague Stewart,
Elizabeth Gleason, q. 1. Spessard,
T. A. Jones, Margaret Robins, w.
E. Passmore, D. j. Donnelly;
Messrs. H. P. McClelland, w. j.
Woodward and o. N. Marihugh.
Two members from the upper end
will join this list. It lies with this
committee to select officers and
other committees for the ensuing
year.
Mrs. Pike made a few remarks
reminding the goodly number
present that now is no time to
cease activity, as the close of the
war has opened up a world of mis-
cry which will demand much at
tention from the Red Cross. There
is now in the local rooms an order
for the government, of 1900 pieces
of gauze, and in the sewing room
for 200 pajama suits. "When the
boys come home, said Mrs, Pike,
"our record is such that we will
have nothing to explain. Most
of the citizens of this county have
felt that "bit" is far too little to
do for the men who have done SO
much more than that for US.
A vote of thanks is due those
who have considered no private in
terests of sufficient importance to
prevent their continued and un-
tiring efforts for this great organ
ization for the relief of suffering.
A selection of the present incum-
bents for all Offices would be but
an appreciation of their excellent
work.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-22

Mr.. and Mrs. James Freeman
have a new baby boy born Friday
morning.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-22

Miss Mamie Petersen is i'll of
influenza at her home in Denver.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-22

William G. Smith, who was de-
feated for district Judge by Samuel
johnson, is appreciative Of the
splendid support given him by the
republican voters of the district
and extends his thanks to all who
favored him on election day. z
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-22

With more cases of influenza in
Golden than at any time since
the epidemic started, the ban has
been replaced on public meetings,
etc, after having been lifted the
FIRST of the week. For the present,
the schools will not be closed.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-22

The Social Ethics club met Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. Viii
Stephens.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-17

would stop to cough, cough, cough, but
II was good illustration of Tommy's
cheerfulness under such conditions.
A machine.gun officer entered the
dugout and gave me hard look.
sneaked past him, sliding and slipping
and reached my section 1 the front
line trench, where l was greeted by
the sergeant, who asked me, where
In ----- ave you beenT
made no answer. but sat on the
muddy fire step. shivering with the
cold and with the rain beating I'm my
face. About half an hour later
teamed up with another fellow and
went on guard with my head sticking
over the top. At ten o'clock was
relieved and resumed my sitting posi-
tion on the fire step. The rain sud
denly stopped and we all breathed {
sigh of relief. We prayed for the morn
ing and the rum issue.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-17
CHAPTER TX.
Suicide Annex.

was In my first dugOut and looked
around curiously. Over the door of
same was little sign reading "Sui-
eide Annex" One of the boys told
me that this particular front trench
was called Suicide Ditch" Later on
| learned that machine gunners and
bombers are known as the Suicide
Club"
That dugout was muddy. The men
slept In mud, washed In mud, ate mud,
and dreamed mud. had never before
realized that so much discomfort ana
misery could be contained in those
three little letters, M u ID. The floor
of the dugOut was an inch deep in
water Outside II was raining cats and
dogs, and thin rivulets were trickling
down the steps. From the air shaft
Immediately above me came II drip,
drip drip Suicide Annex was hole
eight feet wide, ten feet long and six
feet high. 1t was about twenty feet
below the fire trench; ut least there
wore twenty steps leading down 10 II.
These steps were cut into the earth,
but ut that time We're muddy and slip
perry. A man had 10 be very careful
ar else he would "ShOOt the Chutes."
The air was foul and you could cut
| the smoke from TOmmys flags with II
| knife. 1t was cold. The walls and
roof were supported with heavy square
| cut timbers, while the entrance was
| strengthened with Standings. Nais had
| been driven into these timbers, ON
each nail hung n miscellaneous assOrt-
mcnt of equipment, The lighting ar
judgements were Superb-One candle
in reflector made from an ammuni-
ton tin. My teeth We're chattering
from the cold and the drip from the
aIrshaft did not help matters much
! While was sitting bemOanng my
frtr and wishing for the fireside at
'0mc, the fellow next to me, who was
writing letter. looked MP and limo
.crdy asked, Say, Yunk how do you
sgp'l 'cuulu@utpn
/ looked at him In contempt ana an
awcred thai | did not know.
From the darkness in one of the cor
1'r> came hin, piping voice singing
of the popular trench dIttles en-
led;
M your Troubles in your Ola Isl
and Smile, Smile, Smile"
'V and then the SINCE
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-17

'fiag-draped stretcher, carried by four
soldiers. | was one of the four. Be
hind the stretcher In column of fours,
came the remainder OF the section.
To get to the cemetery, we had to
pass through the little shell.destroyed
village. where troops were hurrying
TO and fro.
As the funeral procession passed
these troops came to the attention"
and smartly saluted the dead.
Poor Pete was receiving the only sa-
lutte a private is entitled to "some-
where in France"
Now and again shell from the Ger
man lines would go whistling over the
village to burst In our artillery lines
i'm the rear.
When we reached the cemetery we
halted In front of an open grave. and
laid the stretcher beside II. Forming
q hollow square around the opening Of
the grave, the chaplain read the burial
service.
German machlne-gun bullets were
"cracking" in the air above us, but
Pete didn't mind, and neither did we.
When the body was lowered into the
grave the flag having been removed,
we clicked our heels together and
came to the salute.
| left before the grave was filed in.
l could not bear to see the dirt thrown
on the blanket-covcrcd face of my com
radc. on the western front there are
no collins, and you are lucky to get Il
blanket to protect you from the wet
and the worms. Several of the sec
ton stayed and decorated the grave
with white stones.
That night, In the light of lonely
candle In the machine gunners dugout
of the front-line trench l wrote two
letters. One to Pete's mother, the
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-17
LET YOUR CHILD GROW
BIG AND STRONG
Here's Good Food For Real
Youngsters Day.

What should your child eat to grow
big and strong? According to food
experts of the Utah Agricultural Col
lege here's good food for n real
youngsters day:
A good breakfast to start him Off
milk, cornmeal mush, apple sauce. 1t
makes him fit for school and fit for
play.
Milk and plenty Of it, makes him
grow-a quart each day if you can.
Put it in hisc ereal land in his cup.
Make it into soups, buildings, or GUS
tards for him. Whole milk is best, Of
course, but skim milk is good if there
is little butter in his meals. Cottage
cheese is good, too.
No coffee or tea-not even "a little.
Leave them for the grown-ups. Milk,
Cocoa, not too strong, and fruit juices
are the drinks for children, and plenty
of water always.
Fruit they enjoy, and they need it,
too-baked apples, apple sauce, thor
oughly ripe bananas, prunes, oranges,
etc. Give them vegetables, fresh or
canned. Plenty of fruits and vegeta-
bles tend to prevent constipation Use
proper food and do not depend upon
laXatives The youngsters can't bc
we'll unless the bowels move regularly
Don't let him hurry off in the morn.
ing without attending to this duty.
Other foods a child needs: Whole
wheat bread, not too fresh, corn
bread, well-cooked oatmeal, cornmeal,
rice. They help make strong boys and
girls. Some fats, butter or margarine
or meat fats on his bread or in gray
les An egg, perhaps, particularly il
he doesn't get his full quart Of milk
OF he can have little meat or fish
but he does not need mach
Sweets are good for him-the right
ones at the right time. Dates, rails
ms, stewed fruits, simple puddings
sugar cookies, are better than candy
Give them at meal times.
Between meals let him have breac
and butter, cracker. or fruit They
won't spoil his appetite, and candy
will
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-17

nifty Of making dessert. This IL
trench pudding" II Is made from
broken biscuits, condensed milk, jam
a little water added, slightly favored
with mud--put into canteen and
cooked over Il little spirit stove known
as "Tommy's cooker"
"a firm in Blighty widely advertises
these cookers rs n necessity for the
men In the trenches. Gullihle people
buy them-ship them to the Tommies,
who. Immediately upon receipt of same
throw them over the parapet. Some
times a Tommy falls for the al. and
uses the cooker In dugout to the dis
gust and discomfort of the other oc-
cupants.)
This mess is stirred up in tin and
allowed to- simmer over the flames
from the cooker until Tommy decides
that II has reached sufficient (gluelike)
consistency. He takes his hayonet and
by means of the handle carries tn,
mess up In the front trench TO cool
After II has cooled Off he tries to eat 1t
Generally one or two Tommics in {
section have caSt-iron StomachS ant
the tin Is soon cmpticd. Once | TASTED
trench pudding. but only once.
In addition TO the regular ration Is
sue Tommy uses another channel 4
enlarge his menu.
In the English papers Lionel,
Soldier" column Is run. This Is 70
the soldiers AT the front who are sup
posed TO be without friends or rela
tives. They write to the papers an,
their names are published. Girls an,
women in England answer them, an
send out parcels of foodstuffs, ciga
rettcs. candy, etc. have known
"lonely" soldier to receive as many II
five parcels and eleven letters In on
week.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-17

noon when orders came up from tho
rear that he had been granted seven
days leave for Blighty, and would be
relieved at five O'Clock to proceed to
England.
! He was tickled to death at these
welcome tidings and RECALLED his more
or less envious mates beside him on
the fire step with the good times In
store for him. He figured II out that
In two days time he would arrive at
Waterloo station, London, and then
seven days bliss
At about five minutes to Ave he
started to fidget with his rifle, and
then suddenly springing up on the FIRE
step with muttered, "Tll send over
a couple of souvenirs to Fritz so that
he'll miss me when l leave" he stuck
his rife over the top and fred two shots
when "crnck" went bullet and he
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-17
CHAPTER VII.
Rations.

Just doing off; Mr. Lance Corporal
butted in.
In Tommy's eyes lance corporal Is
one degree below II private. In the
corporal's eyes he is one degree above
a general.
He ordered me to go with him and
help him draw the next days rations,
also told me to take my waterproof.
Every evening, from each platoon or
machinegun section, Il lance corporal
and private go to the quartermaster
sergeant at the company stores and
draw rations for the following day.
The quarter" as the quartermaster
sergeant Is called, receives daily from
the orderly room (captain's ofiice) a
slip showing the number of men en-
titled to rations, so there is no chance
of putting anything over on him. Many
arguments take place betty cen the
quarter" and the platoon noncom, but
the former always wins out. Tommy
says the quarter" got his job because
he was burglar in civil life.
Then I spread the waterproof sheet
on the ground, Whlle the quartermaS-
ter's batman dumped the rations on 1t.
The corporal was smoking n flag. !
carried the rations back to the billet.
The corporal was still smoking n flag.
How envied him. But when the issue
commenced my envy died, and real
lied that the first requisite of II non.
commissioned officer on active service
Is diplomacy. There were 10 men in
our section, and they soon formed a
semlcircle around US after the corporal
had called out, "RatlOns up"
The quartermaster sergeant had
given slip to the corporal on which
was written list of the ratiOns. Sit
ting on the floor, using wooden box
as u table. the issue commenced. On
the left of the corporal the rations
were piled, They consisted Of the fol
lowing:
Six lOaves of fresh bread. each Loaf
OF different size, perhaps one out OF
the six being as fiat as pancake, the
result of an army service corps mar
placing box OF bully beef on 1t dur
ing transportation.