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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-26
Monmouth High School
Gives Annual Concert
(Capital journal Special service)

(Capltal journal Special Service)
Monmouth, Feb 26.--Last Tuesday
night at eight clock the citizens and
students of Monmouth, gathered togeth-
er in the High school assembly hall
to witness the annual concert given by
the high school students. The cantata
''The Wreck Of the Hesperus was the
first number and was greatly appreciat.
ed by all 1t was sung by the High
school chorus, the soloists being Bruce
and Gertrude Rogers, Mr.. Blackstone
and Imogenc Richards. The boys oc.
tette next rendered few splendid num-
bers, characteristic of high school life,
after which Miss Gertrude Rogers, fa-
vored the audience with violin solo.
The last number was given by selected
members of the chorus, of which there
We're about thirty in number. II was an
operetta entitled, 'The Doll Shop"
and was very clevcrly worked out with
Mr.. II. w. Tavenner as salesman, who
represented his art by the singing and
dancing of lifesized dolls The whole
concert was extremely interesting, a
great part of this being due to the skill.
full direction of Miss Lyrel Morris. The
pianoists throughout the concert play
ed splendidly, being Miss Olga Wick
burg and Miss Mahoney. The net re-
eeipts of the evening were 10000, n neat
little sum TO replenish the treasury.
On the evening of George Washing
ton s birthday, the citizens and students
Of Monmouth having met in the o. N,
s. chapel for the community and pat
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-26
1.etter From Lieutenant.

Liteutenant c. B. Hamilton, of the
forestry division of engineers, now in
France, wrote a very interesting let
ter to his brother Odd Fellows here. He
described the trip across the ocean and
how the transport narrowly escaped de-
struction by torpedo from submar-
inc, which missed its mark by but a
few feet. On the ship, officers were
required to take from the men all flash
lights and matches, at night as no lights
were allowed. But two meals day
were served while the vessel was in
the danger zone. At the time he wrote
their daylight hours were spent in drill
ing and before bedtime they had to
study French.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-26
CHAPTER VI.


Always a fury in the ring, with tenn
per that flared and carried him to in
spired efforts at times, Sullivan seemed
a devil when the second round opened.
Ryan approached the scratch cautiously
with his head still somewhat dazed by
the force of the blow that had terminal
ed the first round. Sullivan, however,
leaped forward, barely paused at the
line ON the turf and then went on across
to meet the champion.
Again the swishing left cut through
Ryan s guard and the pile-driving right
swung over, this time to crack on Ry-
ans jaw with stinging force. Ryan s
temper blazed and he side'stepped
rush, to lash out with right and catch
Sullivan squarely ON the cheek. Sulil-
van was hammering down his right hand
again when Ryan stepped underneath
the blow and grasped Sullivan about
the waist. There they stood, toe to toe,
and with the right arms shortened, ham
mered each other with the cutting, rip
ping labs. Sullivan strove for fall,
but Ryan was ready and when the pair
did 20 down it was with Ryan on top.
A fall in London prize ring rules,
which terminated round, always count
ed in favor Of the man who landed on
top, for it was part Of the game to try
and crush the breath out Of the man
underneath. Ryan's corner, therefore,
was more CHEEKY when he walked to 1T.
The joy was short-lived. The third
round ended almost as soon as it start
ed when Sullivan caught the charging
champion with a vicious overland
swing. 1t caught Ryan full in the face
and he dropped as if someone had cut
off his legs with a scythe. An ordinary
man would have been out then and
there, but it is a tribute to Ryan Is
gameness to say that he was back for
the fourth round, weak but full Of fight
after he had been carried to his corner
and .restoratives applied.
Two blows ended the fourth round.
The first, left, staggered Ryan and it
again was the terrible right that crush
cd him and sent him sprawling on the
turf.
Ryan, s face was now crimson and
when the fifth round opened he was not
80 ready to meet the unleashed fury that
was sweeping him to certain defeat. He
hung back, but Sullivan, a taunting
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-26
Salem Lady OvercOmes
Use Of Morphine

"Troubled about 10 years with what
the doctors called gall stones, often l
thought would die before the doctor
could get here, when he would give me
q hypodermic of morphine and advise
an operation. A neighbor told me about
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for stom-
ach trouble and since taking the first
dose 2 years ago have not had an at
tack nor needed hypodermic. " 1t is
a simple, harmless preparation that re-
moves the catarrhal mucus from the in
testinal tract and alfays the inflamma-
ton which causes practically all stom-
ach, liver and intestinal ailments, in
cluding appendicitis. One dose will con-
vince or money refunded. Perry's Drug
Store, Capital Drug Store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-26
ClOVerdale Notes
(capital journal Special Service

Capital journal Special Service)
Cloverdale, Or, Feb. 26.-Word was
received here Thursday from the hos
pital at Camp Green that Bert White
head died there Thursday, His brother
Frank who is also in the army will ae'
company the body here.
Mr.. Arthur Kunke was called to Sa-
lem Tuesday TO take the medical exam
nations.
Mrs. John Thomas sister from Salem
spent over Sunday here.
Mrs. j. ID. Craig returned home from
Salem on Tuesday. Her nephew o. Gar
ner and his cousin accompanied her
home.
Mrs. Jessie Morred and daughter Ilene
spent the week with her mother, Mrs,
j. ID. Craig.
Mr.. Garner went to Salem Friday.
Mr., f. A. Wood and son Carl are
blowing for ]. w. Hadley on the Hanh
place.
Mrs. ]. Morris daughter, Mrs. Fran
ces Whitehead Of Turner visited with
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-26
LIFE AND BATTLES OF
JOHN L. SULLIVAN

/ smile on his lips, rushed him. The
crowd saw an infuriated demon go af-
| ter the champion. Ryan danced and step
ped away, Sullivan charging after him
| like a bull Close quarters fighting was
forced, although Sullivan had been
| taught to keep at a distance from the
champion, who had a reputation as a
wrestler. Standing toe to toe and slug
ging, Sullivan suddenly wrenched back,
caught his antagonist by the waist and
by quick cross-buttock, threw him
headlong across the ring. He grinned,
for he had beaten the champion at his
own game.
The sixth and seventh were merely
repetitiOms of the other rounds. Ryan
landed one good blow on the chin, but
it did him little good, for Sullivan was
flushed with the oncoming success and
the knowledge that the championship
was in his grasp.
Ryan came out strong for the eighth,
but Sullivan met him with the heavy,
crushing overland swings and beat him
to the ground. The round terminated
when Sullivan, measuring his blow,
caught his man behind the ear with
tremendous smash that lifted Ryan clear
off his feet and laid him full length
on the turf, senseless.
The fight would have ended for most
men, abut Ryan couldn't give up. His
seconds worked over him furiously dur
ing the minute interval and when time
was called he went to the scratch 1t
was only a question of time now and
Sullivan waited his opportunity. Both
fighters missed wild left swings and
then worked into a clinch, where Sui
livan began to work both arms in muir
derous fashion. A volley of rights to
the head sent the champion staggering
back, vainly trying to ward off the
blows that were beating him into uncon-
seriousness. As he half fell away from
the blows, Sullivan stepped back, and
with his forearm dubbed in the fashion
he had so often used it, he sent home
the finishing blow, laundering drive
that landed under Ryan Is ear. The
champion crumpled and fell like sack
of oats, completely out. His seconds
were unable to bring him to his senses
in time for the tenth round, and John
l.. Sullivan had become the prize ring
champion of America.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-26
COMMISSIONERS COURT

The Following Is the Official
publication Of the record Of
Gains before the Marion
County Commissioners Court
For February Term, 1918,
with he amount allowed,
bills csntalued, ETC., according
to the records IN he office Of
the County Clerk
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-26
COUNT Won HERTLNG

western demorcaeies if actual events
were to show the slightest confirmation
of Leon TrotsAy's recent declaration
to the United States that the western
powers are prepared to sacrifice Rus
sia to Germany in order to secure con
cessiens fo- themselves.
Count Won Hertling may well be try
ing to foster this suspicion in Russian
minds by his latest peace address to
the world. His protestations of funda-
mental agreement with President viii
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-26
HI[INlz||I;III1

her on Tuesday.
Mrs. Alice Budlong and Mrs. Minnie
Conistock of Salem spent the week eAd
with their sister Mrs. +. A. Wood.
Mrs, Rear and ner mother of Tur-
ner spent Tuesday visiting at the home
Of Mrs. w. j. Hadley.
Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Craig, Mrs. Gray
bill and Mrs. A. Kunke, accompanied
Mrs. Blaco on "a motor trip to Salem
to visit Ethel Craig who is in the hos.
pitaI there.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-26

Continued on page seven)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-26
HOT TEA BREAKS
A c0LD-TRY THIS

Get small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea at any pharmacy. Take q
tablespoonful of this hamburg tea, put
cup of boiling water upon it, pour
through q sieve and drink a teaeupful
at any time. 1t is the most effective
way to break a cold and cure grip, IS
it opens the pores, relieving eonges-
tion. Also loosens the bowels, thus
breaking a cold at once.
1t is inexpensive and entirely vege-
table, therefore harmless.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-26
Road District No. 2.

son s four points, if logically applied,
would mean formal reputation by the
German chancellor of the Won linden
burg militaristie clique that controlled
the Brest Litovsk negotiations and di-
reeted the subsequent imPerialistie op-
erations. No such antagonism as this
between Won Hertling and Won linden
burg has been in any ay confirmed. 1t
is, therefore, impossible to take the
chancellor peace words at their full
meaning
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-26

riotic sing, began at 500 O'Clock by
singing "America After that Prof
Ide of the normal gave a short little
talk which was followed by a selection
of songs from the Independence and
Monmouth male quartette. The next
thing was several numbers rendered by
the o.. N. S. orchestra, after which
there was more singing, which lasted
until O:45.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-26
FINE FOR RHEUMATISM!
Mustero1e Loosens Up Those
Stiff Joints-Dfives Out Pain

You'll know why thousands use Mus.
terole once you experience the glad re-
lief it gives.
Get a jar at once from the nearest
drug store. IT is clean, white ointment,
made with the oil of mustard. Better
than a mustard plaster and does not
blister. Brings ease and comfort while
it is being rubbed on!
Musterole is recommended by many
doctors and nurses. Millions of Jars are
used annually for bronchitis, Group, stiff
neck, asthma, neuralgia, pleurisy, rheu-
matism, lumbago, pains and aches of the
back or joints, sprains, sore muscles,
bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds of
the chest lit often prevents pneumonia.
30c and 60c jars; hospital size $3.50
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19
In a Battle

. Mrs Ewald Hamermeister, Logan
vile. sends extracts from her hus-
bands letters He is a member of
Co. A, 12Sth Inf. They read:
Somewher e in France, Aug. IA.
My Dear Wife:
Well here it is the 14th and I'm still
alive You know | just count the
days as | live now, but you know
told you before I'm coming back
whole hope to be home before many
moons, as we have them on the run
now and hope that they keep on run
ming. We sure had some fun here last
night. I guess the dutch thought it
was the Fourth Of July, but they did
not hurt anything, so let them waste
their ammunition and see il we care.
I used to think that machine guns
were bad, but I have found out that
they are nothing compared to the high
explosives. The first day we went
over the top we went up hill and
as soon as we got to the top the ma
chine guns began to talk. This was
in the afternoon, SO we had to lie
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19
MARRIED
PiIIey--Wright

8aE;snds and relatives havGe received
the announcement of the marriage Of
Robert j. Pulley and Miss Anna
Wright which took place at the Epis-
copaL church in La Crosse OH Septem-
Der 8. The bride is the only daughter
of Mrs Anna Wright and is one Of
La Crosses most accomplished and
charming young ladies. The groom is
one Of Baraboo's substantial young
men, having been born and raised
heres and lis faithfGf employee2of the
Northwestern railway, having. served
as a conductor for fourteen years. The
newiyweds will arrive in Baraboo on
Friday for short visit at the nome Of
the groom's mother: Mrs. M. Pulley,
52T Seventh avenues. after which they
win RETURN so La CrGsse to make their
honne.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19
Marriott Palmer Did Not Lose Arm

Mrs. e. G. Marriott, Chicago, writing
10 her brother, Hugh Kelley, says:
Just received letter from MARI
oft. He is getting along fine; did MOI
lose his arm as we feared. He will
De with his company again at the front
n about week"
The young man also sends a clip
ping from foreign paper which says
The Ninth Infantry regiment this
is Marriott Palmer's regimenD part
Of the Fifth army corps under Major
General Liggett, is one of the famous
lighting units of the American nation.
Men Of the Ninth fought for Cuba
Iibre. They were factors in freeing
the Cuban people from foreign rule,
which they themselves could not
break. In the Philippines, too, they
wrote glorious history, and Col Lis
cum, then their leader, and many of
their officers and men. are sleeping
there the eternal sleep.
In China also did they write his
tory, these men who now amid battle
SCARED France are faithfully uphold
ing the richest traditions of the
American army.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19
BODY IS FOUND
LAYING IN SHED

Coroner c. w. Baker and Sheriff
Klabunde Of Portage have been at
Lodi, where they conducted the in
QUESTION ON the death of Henry Barse-
ness, who was found dead in the shed
at his home in Lodi Wednesday morn
ing, with bullet wound in the back
of his head
The jury which appeared in the
case before Coroner Baker were w,
S. Sparks, John Haey, Edward Ireland,
]. P Reynolds, Job Padley and Alva
Watson
From the testimony taken it would
appear that Barsness had contemt
plated taking his life, as it was brought
out that he borrowed the revolver
from a friend several days before,
stating that he was going fishing,
and wanted it to shoot big pickerel in
case they could not be landed.
The last seen of Barsness was
abuot o'clock Monday night, when
he left his wife and sons at home.
He failed to return that night, and
early in the morning a passerby no.
ticed the body lying in the shed in the
rear of his home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19

No human tongue will be able to ex
press the things that we have seen on
the battlefield. 1t gave the fellows
who went through it and returned a
world Of experience. 1t surely kept
us signal men busy trying to main
tain lines of communication for enc
my artillery fire constantly cut our
wires, SO we were out day and night
under heavy shell fire mending wire.
| don't think that it is necessary for
me to go unto details for | imagine
you are following the papers closely
now days.
l went through Paris recently in
our usual method of travelling, the
car labeled 40 men or horses 1t
surely is a wonderful city.
| had a number of pictures taken
by a French soldier, who was station
ed with me on another sector SO am
sending one now, and the other latter
Loving yours,
ALFRED
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19
War a Great Life

Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Schuster, 313
Martin street, Baraboo, has received
letter from their son which reads:
August Is, 1918. Somewhere.
Dear Mother and Father,
Think it is about time | am writing
to you folks, as it's over month since
wrote to you; but, you must know,
its not my fault, as / write every
chance | get. This is the first chance
| have had. I am fine and hope this
finds you all the same. Uncle Herb
is just about two kilO from me. | see
him quite often, he is fine and looks
good. Suppose you folks know just
about where we are, anyway you know
we are right in the midst of it all and
you can be sure see my share Of it,
You probably see by the papers our
division showed UP fine but as usual
we had few casualties. Several Of co.
A, saw, carried off the field, and sew
eFal out of nay old company got it, blltT
not bad. Oh its a great life if you
don't weaken. Sherman said, War
is hell" but hell is Heaven by the side
Of this. I would not miss it for any
thing; only hmpe' am lucky enough
to get throughit. If am not you may
know I'll die fighting, but that is the
last thing we think of. Of cOMse
some of us ara sure to get it but every
body's chances are the same, so cEnaer
up. Tell Dorothy that Marco is in the
hCc initial Ia, erCt a. C.ETnht 7OCn of s>7C
the same as several others out Of our
old company. All are doing wen. Il
saw all the HttraboO boys last Sunday.
And now, mother, don't worry IL you
don't hear from me as often as; YOU
think you should. for no news is good
news. Write just as often as yOM can;
and tell every one else to write, as a
letter from, YOU dear ones at hgGne is;
all the pleasure we have to look for
ward to, and don't think it will be.
long before we are back, as victory
never seemed more sure than it does
now. The best of reports are. coming;
in from all sectors, and I'm sure it
wont be many months before peace is.
declareGl. WITT send dad a hecl1e' hel-
met and some shells if | get a chance
to NAH them. Give my love to afr
And now guess will have, to, close,
and may God bless you both is the
best shat L can do. Your loving s'2rr
DEWEY SCHUSTER
B. Co. 107 Military Police,
A. p. O. 734 American e. F.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19

have a wet spell, couple of months Of
rains Always get plenty of everything
when we get IT along that line-plenty
of flies, plenty of rain and plenty OF
work, etc.
You are all wishing the thing was
over, but no worse than we do. |
don't mind being a warrior for a
while, but am getting more than
enough of it lately. Am feeling fine
though, and that's lot to be thank.
full for. Wish I could run in on you
for that feed you always have. Am
working up quite an appetite and if
this lasts another year or so. will be
powerful hungry Wish could
write more, but win try to do better
another time, or better still, tell you
all about it. Best regards to all and
love to both of you AS ever,
Your friend,
PVT, J. E. O'NEILL+.
60. F, lot Engineers.
4Anl.. E. F., A. P. O. No. 1873.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19
]. E. O'Neill Writes

STR: and Mrs. G.. c. Allen, Rara boo,
have received the following from J. E.
O>Neill:
Dear Friends: Was surely glad to
get such good letter from you. Have
been going to write to you for a long
time. 1t is hard at times to write
many letters, but we surely like to
get them. | suppose yoer folks see
a lot in the papers ab0ur our work
Don't know how they put it, but it
certainly has been strenuous enough
lately. Tell Mr. Allen what what he
used to tell me about how person
felt going into it was about as | felt.
You get a little used to it after a
while, but nothing to bra gabout Sol
diering is quite different than in his
time. Now we have all the extras and
fancy touches TO contend with, be-
sides the old reliable stuff that he
was used to. This gas is no joke !:
also shrapnel, hand grenades, etc. The
boche sure have got this business
! down to science. They forgot one
thing, evidently, that the same dope
could go back to them. It's poor
rule that won't work both ways, Like
the fellow whose dog lost his tail. He
got some dope and put it on the
stump and the dog grew a new tail.
Then he put it on the tail and it
grew new dog. Maybe it didn't,
but that's the way the story goes,
anyway. Wish l could tell you a lot
that might interest YOU, but they GEN.
sor US pretty close and there is no
good in taking chances. This is a
very beautiful country, or was previ.
ously 1t surely makes a country look
sick after a round or two Of this bus
mess. 1t is funny the way things are
done, but | guess it is necessary. We
send wheat, etc., from there, and here
we trample it down, hundreds of
acres of it. Can turn our horses out
most any time on good alfalfa and
clover. Water is mighty poor though.
Have an idea lots of it has been pois-
oned at some time or another. Have
been quite hot lately, and any amount
of flies, but the fore part of the sum-
mer was fine. Suppose we will soon
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19
FINES FOR MANY
BADGER PEOPLE

Mrs. c. M. Lathrop, Wauzeka, was
requested by the Wisconsin food ad-
ministration to pay So to the Red
Cross for obtainfng too nSany twenty
five-podnd sugar allotmentS for can
ming from Madison stores and from
Montgomery Ward & Co., Chicago.
Mrs. S. Furk and MhS. T. GlSnn, also
of Wau8eka, and Mrs. S. l.. Golfer,
Soldiers Grove. paid SIS to the Red
Cross for similar violations.
For faili9re to obtain license, the,
Wauwatosa Dairy Coz, Wauwatosa,
was invited TO pay $25' to the Wauwa-
toSa Red Cross by the Wisconsin food
administrator.
At the instSgation of the state food
administration, Mrs. ]. Bischoff, She
Boygan, paid $50 to the Red Cross and
closed her store for three days for
selling wheat -four without substi-
ttMes.
Charged by the food administration
with violating sugar regulations, An
ton Maichle, Colgate, paid S. to the
Reid Cross.
Charles T. Harrington, Green Bay,
haNing used lump sugar in orangeade
at local fairs, paid 81 to the'Red Cross.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19

there until in the evening. Well, they
just talked all night and mighty close
too, but I didn't mind that until they
opened up with their artillery anc
then l sure did think of all the bad
things ever did in my life.
We haven't been fighting for.severaI
days, but we are not relieved as vet
but hope to be soon.
The Red Cross is great and is doine
wonderful work in this war. Every
body speaks well of the Red Cross
and they sure have a reason.
August II: Well, here / am, still
in the same old place. This is Satur
day and tomorrow is a day of rest
for you folks at home; not much rest
here right now.
hear we go in again Monday, but
don't you ever worry. The dutch have
run up against something they did not
expect and that is Uncle Sans boys
Don't know how long we will be here
as we never know when we are going
to move. We got orders just at din.
ner time, and have to drop everything
pack and go, and inside of ten or
twenty minutes the outfit is on the
move, so you can imagine how much
one knows about what he is going to
do. We are always ready co go.
Some of the boys who were wound
ed came back today, so YOU can see
how long it takes to heal a wound.
We went into battle August l., and to-
day is the 18th.