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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-06-07

He was sitting up In the bunk, and he
was pointing his big forty-five at her
relentlessly. Get up from there! I" he
ordered sternly. Don't try any game
like that on me. Buck Olney! Get up
and go over and sit in that chair. I've
got a few things to say to you"
Billy Louise somehow grasped the
truth, up to a certain point. Ward was
sick so sick he didn't know her.
She thought she would better humor
him. She got up and went and sat in
the chair as he dir ected.
Ward. keeping the gun pointing her
way. sneered at her in a way that
made the soul of Billy Louise crimple.
She faced him big-eyed. too amazed
at the change in him to feel any fear
that he would harm her. He had whis-
kers two inches long. She wouldn't
have known him except for his hair
and that was terribly tousled and his
eyes, though they were wild and angry.
His voice was hoarse. and while he
glared at her, he coughed with a hard,
croupy resonance.
$50 you came back. did yuh?" he
asked grimly ut last. swell, you didn't
get II chance to plug me in the back.
How long did you lay up there on the
bluff this time, waiting to catch me
when ! wasn't looking? I've been wish
ing I'd left that rope so 1t would have
hung you. you p Chilly Louise
listened round-eyed to certain man
sized epithets strange to her ears.)
II suppose you and Foxy and that
halfbreed have been fixing up some
more evidence. huh7 You figure that
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-06-07

AAA sly hiS SAiNSA ~ uDpllCu
the warm mixture with a smoothly Wig.
orOus palm. "That1l fix the hOokin'
cough" she said. as she spread the
warm layers of wooden cloth smoothly
from shoulder to shoulder. "How does
1t feelT'
"Great," he assured her succinctly,
and wisely omitted any love making.
"Will your game leg let you turn
over? Because there's some dope left,
and 1t ought to go between your shout
ders."
1.-THE game leg ought to stand more
than that" he told her, turning slowly.
IF l hadn't got this cold tackled onto
me, I'd have been trying to wall on It
by nOw."
Better give 1t time-since you've
been game enough to lie here all his
while and taxi care of 1t. l don't be-
lieve I'd have had nerve enough for
that. Ward" She poured %turpentine
and lard into her palm, reached inside
his collar and rubbed 1t on his shout
ders. "GO0d thing you had plenty Of
grub handy. But 1t must have been
awful"
1T was pretty lonesome" he admit
ted lacOnically, and that was as far
as his cOmplainings went.
Billy Louise then poured the water
OF he sage leaves she had been brew
Ing In a tin basin, carefully f1shed out
a stem or two, and made Ward drink
every bitter drop. Then she covered
him to the eyes and hardened her heart
against his discomfort. while she kept
the handkerchief cool on his head and
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-19
MANY. MORE! MEN.
 NEEDED IN FRANCE
General Wood Says America Ought to Arm 5,OOO.OOO Soldiers as
 Soon as Possible

4 special dispatch to the Christian Science Monitor gives the following account of Gen. Woods statement to the Senate Committee of military af- fairs OH his return from the western front in France:
 WASHINGTON, D. C.-The task ahead of the United States in its ef- forts to contribute it's fair share to the overthrow of the German menace was very clearly outlined when Gen. Leonard Wood told the Senate Mili- tary Committee, in executive session on Monday, that 5,000,000 men must be put under arms as soon as possible. The sooner this is done, General Wood said, and the sooner 2,500,000 men are dispatched to France, the sooner will the war be brought to a success full conclusion. The point of the whole testimony before the committee on Monday was that the United States must prepare immediately to make war on a scale larger than has been hitherto contemplated, either by off cials of the war department or by the Congress which declared war on the Imperial German Government.
 As the session of the committee was executive, much that General Wood said must naturally remain secret as far as the public is concerned; but Senator Chamberlain the chairman of the committee, did not hesitate to state that information supplied by General Wood, who studied the war at first hand for five months, had one great lesson for the American people, namely, that troops must be sent to France as quickly as possible to re- lieve the strain on the British and French armies, now outnumbered; that ships and more ships must be built to transport men and supplies to the theater of war; that all the industrial resources and man-power of the country must be mobilized and employed to this single end; and, finally, that there must be more speed and more efficiency in the building of ships, aircraft and ordnance than has been hitherto the case. In fact, after the hearing was over, many senators felt almost convinced that considering the stupendous task ahead, the Uni ted States has been hitherto playing at war.
 Shortage of Guns and Pliers General Wood discussed the whole situation, and every phase of the war from the time he left here in Novem- Der till his arrival the other day at an Atlantic port. He gave the com mittee to understand that the Amer ican army is splendid fighting unit, the only weakness being that it is too small to be of any material aid to the allies. This army is we'll equipped with ordnance, every piece of which has been supplied by Great Britain and France. Not a single piece of heavy artillery has been sent from the United States to the expeditionary army; not a single American-made airplane flies over the American sec tor of the battle line, although there are at present 1000 American f1iers in France. When the American line
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Is not protected by French planes, the aeroplanes of the enemy fly so low that the troops shoot at them with their revolvers. This it was intimat- ed, was a condition of affairs which must be speedily remedied.
 General Wood said that Great Britain and France were somewhat disappointed at the lack of prepared ness shown by the United States. and more SD at the time it took to convert the peace industries of the country to q war basis. These nations, after battling for more than three years, nvideatiy expected the United States to s"td more men to Europe. This is the reason why General Wood urged soon as possible. He told the com mittee that the national army in training is, in his opinion, a splendid body of men. the only criticism being that there are not enough of them. Members of the Military Committee who have all along insisted that the problem before the United States has been visualized in its true state, inti- mated on Monday that nothing would be left undone to bring home to the nation the urgent necessity for more speed and more sacrifice.
 Optimism Over Drive
 General Wood was closely question: ed regarding the great German drive and the retreat of the British army. Senator Chamberlain said that the result of the discussion of this all absorbing problem with Gen. Wood was more optimism and more confi- dence on the part of all who heard him that the British and French would hold the lines against the Ger man onslaught, even should the bat tie develop into a second Verdun. It was, in fact intimated that the Brit ish general staff was well prepared for this eventuality, and was by no means caught mapping for lack of de- fensive positions in the rear. That, in fact, the retreat was contemplated and we'll considered. though it may have gone farther than was antici- pated. The morale of the British and French troops, General Wood said, is splendid, and no amount of battering 13l,ol,, <0 npAorrnino if
 The events of the past few days and the testimony given on Monday by General Wood will, in the opinion of members of the military committee mark a new beginning in war prepa- rations. After II months of war many senators who are eagerly watching the heroic resistance made by the British army are forced to admit that the United States is so far nothing more than a spectator in the gigantic strug- gle, and that the republic must wake up and send all it's energy and all re- sources to bring the contest to sue cessful conclusion.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-19
WARNING GIVEN TO
 SEDITTOCS PASTORS

WASHINGTON: Disloyalty foster
 ed by certain religious sects has been growing in the United States within recent months, according to depart ment of justice officials who have charge of enforcing the espionage acts. Many preachers and religious teachers in public speeches and print ed pamphlets, officials assert, are urg-
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-19

and many others, particularly in ex- treme Northwestern states, have been warned to desist from criticizing the United States motives in the war. Several publications have been sup pressed and others are being iuvesti- gated
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-19

ing the doctrine that war against Ger many constitutes murder of fellow Christians and the great human folly described in the Book of Revelations.
 Several German and Austrian preach CTS and Sunday school teachers have been interned for disloyal, utterances
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-19
FIR LOGS PRICES FINED

WASHINGTON: The government today fixed the price of fir logs. grades i, 2 and 8. at $19, $15 and $10 res pectively. The price of fir lumber re- mains the same, except that ship lum' Der is fixed at $40 per thousand.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-26
"OVER THE TOP"
By ARTHUR GUY EMPEY
An American Boy Who Got Into the War Two
Years Before His Country.
c,r,r.r 1917, ly Artim EmrY.

,"rr.shcll goggles. Il balaclava helmet
gloves and Il tin Of antifrOStbIte grease
which is excellent for greasing III,
boots. Add To this tn" weight Of his
rationS, and can you blame Tommy
for growing at Il twenty-kiln route
march?
Having served as sergeant and NIT
jor in the United States cavalry. !
trir! To tell the English drill sergeant
their business. but it did not work
They Immediately put me as batman
IN their mess. Many Il greasy dish
of stew was accidentally spilled over
them.
would sooner fight than be II
through from headquarters calling
for "A draft of $50 rc-cnforrcmcnts for
France. / volunteered.
Then We went before the NJ. -.
uncdiral UiiiccrJ for another physical
examination. This was very brief. III"
asked our names and numbers ana
said Fit" and we went GU. To fight
We were put into troop trains and
sent to- Southampton. where We dc
trained and had our trench rifles iS-
sued TO us. Then in columns oi twoS
we went up the ganSplank of ii iit'le
steamer lying alongside the dock.
At the head of the GanGplank th"r"
was an old sergeant, VII" directed
that We line ourselves along b"th
rails of the ship. Then h" ordered
us to take life belts from the racks
overhead and put them ON. | nave
crossed the ocean several times ana
knew | was not sc..Sick. but when
burklcd on that life belt | had Il SEN
S:ttiOn of sickness.
After We got out into the stream ali
| could think of MAS that there were Il
million German submarines with IL
torpedo on each. across the warhcad
of which was inscribed my name ana
address.
After five hours we came along
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-26

side Il pier and diScInbarkcd. | had at.
tanned another one OF my ambitions
| WAS somewhere i'll France. We
slept i'll the open that night on the
side of the road. About six the next
morning we were ordered To cntrain.
| looked around for the passenger
coaches, but all | could see on the
siding were cattle cars. We climbed
INTO these. ON the side of each car
WAS Il sign reading ''Hommcs 40,
ChevcauX s." When we got inside Of
the cars. we thought that perhaps the
sign painter had reversed the order
of things. After is hours in these
trucks we dctraincd at Rourn. AT
this place We went through an in
tcnSive training for ten days.
The training consisted of the rudi-
ments of trench warfare. Trenches
had been dug, with barbed wire en-
tanglcmcnts. bombing Saps. dugouts.
observation posts and machine gun
emplacHmcntS. We We're given Il
Smattcring OF trench cooking, SANTA
tiun. bomb throwing, rcconnoiterlng.
listening posts. constructing and re-
pairing barbed wire, carrying in
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psoram Showing typical Frontne and Communication

iumrr. under which WAS Il BLUSH gray
wr"lrn shirt. minus a collar: beneath
thus SHIRT Il WOODEN belly hand about
six inches WIDE. held III plac" hE tie
strings Of white tape. bn my head
WIS Il heavy wuolrn trench cap. with
huge rarIapS hutt"nrd over the top.
Then the equipment: y canvas belt,
with ammunition packets. AMI Two
wId" canvas straps like Susprnd"rS.
called "D' straps. fastened Ia the belt
IN front. passing over each shoulder
crossing IN the middle Of my back. ami
attached 10y buckles to the rear Of the
belt. un the right side of the hclt
hun. a water hottie. covered with felt.
s,.thhar,l. and intrcnrhing tool handle.
this handle strapped tu the hty"n"t
SC.lhhard. In the rear waS my M
lrrnrhing tool. carried in Il canvas
pick and spade. y canvas havcrS'ck
WAS strapped To the left side OF the
belt. while ON my back WIS the pack.
also of canvas. held i'll place by two
canvas STRAPS over the shoulders. SuS-
pended ON the bottom Of IN" pack
WAS my mess tin or c:iutecn in Il neat
little canvas ease. My waterproof
sheet. looking like Il jelly roll. was
strained on top uf the pack. with Il
wooden stick for cleaning the breach
of the rifle projecting from each end
ON a LANYARD around my waist was
hung Il huge jackknifc with cam
oprncr attachment. The pack contain
cd my ovCrcoat an extra pair OF
socks. change uf underwear. hold all
(containinc knife. fork. spoon. CONN.,
toothbrush. lathrr brush. shaving
so,n and 4 razor made Of tin. with
Made in England" stamped ON the
blade: when trying to shave with 'hiS
il made YOU wish that you we're AT
WIZ with Patagonia 80 that YOU c"ui'
have a hollow ground stahlpen
Made in Germany'D; then your
housewife. buttnn-clcaning outitt. con-
sistinr OF 4 brass button stick. TWO
stirr brushes. and Il box OF SOLDIERS
Friend" paste: then a shoe brush and
a box of dublin. 4 writing pad ndei-
ihlc pencil. envelopes and pay book.
and personal belongings. such rs II
small mirror. Il decent razor and
sheaf of unanswered letters and Tags.
In YOUR haNcrSack You carry your
iron ratiuns. meaning tin OF bultE
beef. four biscuits and a can contain
ing tea. sugar and oNo cubes:
couple Of pipes and 4 pack OF shaS'
a tin OF rifle oil and pull-throuSh.
Tommy generally carries the oil with
his rationS: II gives the cheese n sort
of S,rdinc taste.
Add t. this Il first aid-pouch and
long. ungainly rifle patterned after the
Daniel Roone period. and you have an
idea of a British soldier in Blighty.
Before leaving for France. this rifle
is taken from him and he is issued
with Enfield short trench rifle
and q ration bag.
In France he receives two gas he'll
NETS, a sheepskin coat, rubber mack
intosh. steel helmet, two blankets,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-26
CHAPTER H.
BIiuhty TO Rest Billets.

IN" next morning IN" captain Ia
for me and informed me: .tni'E' h>
i recruiting sergeant y"H are " WASH
out" and sent mr To = 'r;tIiih@ "''
not.
After arriving AT this place. WIZ
hustled iu the Iuart"rinaS'"r >'"r''
and received an awful shock. lh'
uuart,rlniSt"r sergeant spread Il ""''
.rrruor Shc", um III" ground and com
mrnccd throwing Il miscellaneous as
sur,rurn, of straps. buckles AMI other
I;tr:tI.h"rnIlrt into II. Thought III
would never STOP. hur when th" rl''
reached 10 my knees h." paused long
,.uuurh To say, Next. No. '2l' ArrIS,
4. ,,u,t.,,,y" .aZ"d IN bcwild"r-
,u,u, ., the Inl. of Junk III front OF
,,,,. and then my eyes wandered
.,r,,urJ locking for the wagon which
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-26
his shirt. agreed with him: it Wa

his shirt. | agreed with nlih' u W."
alive.
The greatest shock Il recruit gels
wher he arrives at his battalion III
France is to see the men engaged III
Il "cootie" hunt With an air OF con-
tempt and disgust he avoids the COM
Iany Of the older men. until Il conPi'
Of days later. in Il torment Of itchihs
hr also has TO resort 10 shirt NUM-
"r spend many slccpless nights "'
misery. During these hunts there are
lots of pertinent remarks banded
back and forth among the explorers
such as. say. Bill. I'll swap you tw"
little ones for Il big one" or. i've so'
a black one here that looks like kais-
er Bill"
One sunny day in the front line
trench. | saw three officers sitting
outside Of their dugout c'cootics are
no respecterS Of rank; / have even
noticed Il suspicious uncasiness about
a certain wcll-known general. one
OF them was a major, two or theHi
were exploring their shirts, paying
no attention to the occasional shells
which passed overhead. The major
WAS writing letter: every now an"
then Ne would lay aside his writing
pad. scratch his shirt for u few
minutes, get an inspiration. and then
resume writing. At last he finished
his letter and gave il to his runner
| was curious to see whether he WAS
writing to an insect firm. so when the
runner passed me l engaged him III
conversation and got glimpse 1T the
address on the envelope. 1t w&s ad-
dressed To Miss Alice Somebody. In
London. The runner" informed me
that Miss Somebody was tn" major :
sweetheart and thct ne wrote to her
every day. Just imagine il, writing
Il love letter during a 'cootie' hunt:
hut such is the creed of the trenches.
Ito BE Continued)
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-26
NO. II

Fourth: Through the large con-
on reserves through the period of
scant supplies. These reserves are in
many sections approaching eNhaus-
ton.
Fifth: We have been unable Ia
transport TO seaboard the necessary
foodstufrs for the allies.
Situation Critical.
The economic ramiiicationS Of this
whole delay In the movement of the
national harvest are almost countless
and they present the most critical nf
situations. OF which no solution exists
but a continued expansion OF the ef-
forts OF the railway administration IN
the movement OF foodstuffs In every
direction to the exclusion OF much
other commerce.
comparisons OF the movement
from day 10 day during the last few
days with movements OF similar pc
RODS last year reflect the efforts being
made 10y the railway directorate. We
have. however. a long accumulation
to be got over within the next 81 days.
The situation calls for every co-upera-
ton of the public-through the quick
loading Of cars. loading them 10 ca
pacity. and discharging them quick
ly-and in every way reducing the
tax on the railways. Cooperation can
he given 10y reduction in consumption
OF homo and local stores Ia the rx-
clusion ~ far rs may be Of transpor-
ed articles. II every interest Cooper
ates. we shall supply the allies and
remedy the distribution Of our album
dant domestic supplies. for our farms
are full OF foodstuffs.
NO effort is being spared tn move
allied food AZ fast as il can b" ac-
cumulated in the interior. and today
the railway directorate * arranging
special trains To carry meat AMI
packing house products from Chicago
Ia load the waiting ships
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-26

Iuhn on my left and asked. What
the noise. Biz" He did not know.
but his face was of II rca-grccn col
or. Jim. on my right. :!l<1 did not
know. but suggested that "awsk'
the sergeant
Coming towards uS WAS an old
griZZl"d sergeant. properly fed up
with the war. SO | ''awSkcd'' him.
Think i''S going IL rain, sergeant
He looked at me in contempt. and
grunted. lows il a-soin' 10 rain with
the blOomin' sun a-Shiniu looked
guilty.
"Them'S the guns ur The line. me
lad. and you'l get enough of em be-
fore you gets back Ia Blighty.
My knees seemed In wilt, and ]
Suueak'd out Il weak "Dh.'
Then We started our march up Ia
The line in tcn-kilO tricks. After the
first days march We arrived al our
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-26
American Losses First Month.-The

American Losses First Month.-The
first month of our occupation OF tho
American sector northwest OF Toul
has cost less in casualties than had
been expected. The total losses up tc
date are nineteen killed, sixty-siS
wounded and five missing.
Ofthe nineteen who gave their lives
for their country. all hut one were
slain instantly by enemy bull
let's or shrapncl in the trenches or ir
No Mans Land. Only three OF the
wounded are recorded as having been
in n critical condition. and they are
now on the road to recovery. The
rest are noted as Slightly wounded
in the official lists. but that does moi
mean their wounds are not both
painful and seriou;.
Among the wounded are three Of
ficers. There are only two gas cases
neither of them grave. Five men sci
down as missing are presumed to be
prisoners of the Germans. One was
captured in a raid on listening post
on January 80. the others during an
encounter with an enemy patrol on
the night OF February s.
The casualties mentioned have re-
ference only to the troops holding
the American sector in the region OF
Toul and do not take into account the
losses sustained elsewhere.
have reason to believe that e. con-
siderably heavier toll Of killed and
wounded was expected during the
first four weeks Of our participation
in the defense of the Allied battle
front. A large percentage Of the
wounded have returned to their resi-
ments already. Probably less than
dozen Of those still in the hospital
will be incapacitated permanently.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-26
Quick Decision on Army Horses

Quick Decision on Army 1orses.-
The February Farm and Fireside. In
an article about the purchase OF hors-
"The decisions were made rapidly.
The officer and the veterinary glanc-
ed at each animals mouth, appraised
his weight and height. and looked for
defects-splints, SPAWN. ring bone.
jack, bad eyes.
Hes a good horse A seller was
praising his goods. He'll last long
time
Yes said the officer quickly.
he'll last long time because no one
will ever use him. Take him out
THE good natured laugh that fol-
lowed sobered TO businesslike attcn-
ton in a moment when the next horse
was brought in.
"All right. Back him up Then:
'Trot him a little
"A looking bay had passed the
preliminary inspection. A crack OF
the whip and he was trotted down the
cor. al and back to the officers.
ARTILLERY horse and he was led
into an adjoining corral to be run a
short distance as a wind test. After
ward he was tested for glanders. and
the red government tag. telling his
age, color, sex. weight. height and so
on, was attached to his ear. That re-
cord of his history and purchase will
follow him no matter how far he Is
sent or how long he remains In the
service. Finally he was driven out
into the larger corrals. and thence to
a chute and into the branding pen.
There he was marked U. S. with big
A underneath to signify that he was
an artillery horse. Thus he became
the property Of the United States
government"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-26

parties. methods used In attack and
defense. wiring parties, mass forma
ton. and the procedure for poison
gas attacks.
ON the tenth day we-again met our
friends "Hommes 80. CheveauS s..
Thirty-six hours more Of misery. and
we arrived at the town OF F..
After unloading our rations and
equipment, we lined up on the road
in columns Of fours waiting for the
order to march.
4 dull rumbling could he heard.
The sun was shining. I turned to the