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The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21

il. is given for perusal by Arts many
| friends here.
Dear ks:-We are now SO hours
out of the good old U. S. A., and
mighty glad to be that close as we
have had very heavy seas every day
until today. Eleven days OF it with
never a meal in peace. q am sling
| ing hash now for the next three
months). 1t has been impossible to
set a table and was nothing to see
men, tables, chairs, and chow, all
piled up together on one side of the
ship. The worst OF it, the wind was
hitting us square in the nose all the
way. We went at full speed ahead
all the. time and one stretch OF "a
hours made only IL miles and the
next "a hours only 81 miles and the
next day we hardly held our own,
while to watch the waves go past one
would think we were travelling some.
Nine days out of France we got a
s. o. S. call from ship 410 miles
away and Immediately changed our
course and made for the wreck and
had gone about 200 miles when we
received another call that some other
ship had beaten us to it. We then
stopped to repair the engines and
were stopped most of the night. We
drifted considerably out of the course
before we got under way but the next
day we broke down again and drifted
some more but finally got under way.
We had fine voyage going over
and spent Christmas three days out
of France and sure had some Christ
mas dinner. Nineteen different
dishes and that was served to nearly
5000 men on board, counting troops
and crew. We had a fine time that
day. There was music everywhere
as the soldiers bands began to play.
We landed at a different port. 1t
is quite bit changed from where we
landed before, as all you can see as
you come in is guns over the hills. |
We had to unload into tugs, and be- |
lieve me it was some job and we were |
in such hurry TO return that We did |
not unload all our cargo and will ac- !
tually take it back again. We only |
got five hours liberty while there and |
so didn't get to see much. ! believe |
there were soldiers from every race |
il the world, including 1909 Hun
prisoners.
wish you could take one trip over
and you would get a better idea of
what this war really is than all the
writing can tell you. The people
crowd around the transports in row
boats and pick up the garbage which
is thrown overheard and take it home
to eat. | will sure be glad to be |
up 42nd street in New York
again as it seems that l know New
York now as well as j do Oskaloosa.
This is February 1st and We have
Just come into New York and it sure
is some change in climate between
here and France, SO much colder I
here We won't be here more than /
IL days so hurry up and write often.
We will begin to load as soon as we
tie up at the pier.
ART LEWIS.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21
Shortened School Hours.

At New London school opens at 8
a. m. now and closes at p. m, with
Saturday sessions. The idea is TO
gain time, so that the youngsters will
cover the, ground in the school in g
shorter period than would otherwigc
have been the case. and can then get
busy helping farmers and gardcners-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21


were out of school on account of i'll
ness. ~
We hoisted new flag on Lincoln's
birthday.
Grant School defeated jefferson
School in basketball game Satur'
day.
The following grades are 100 per
cent Junior Red Cross: Second,
Fourth, Sixth and Eighth. t.
Fourth Grade has had perfect at
tendance and perfect punctuality dur
ling this week. Thirty-four out of
thirty-seven pupils from Fourth Grade
are members of the Junior Red Cross.
| Chester DUNCAN and Hannah John
son are out of school this week on
account of illness.
Miss Mason's two cousins visited
school Monday. ....
Visitors in the building during the
week: Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Jones, Mrs.
Moore, Mrs. Crist and Mrs. Dewitt,
Eighth Grade made 100 per cent in
the Junior Red Cross campaign on
the first day.
The Seventh Grade has $17OO in
Liberty Bonds, AZ War Savings
Stamps, 81 Thrift Stamps, % mem
bers of the Senior Red Cross, 33 men,
bers of the Junior Red Cross.
Whittier School.
Misses Bass and Kinkade of the
Normal Training class at High school
did observation work in Miss Nc
Donald's room during the week. On
Thursday they conducted classes un-
der her direction. /
Eighth Grade, Whittier. is 100 per
cent Junior Red Cross.
Our number of War Savings and |
Thrift Stamps is increasing.
At the Saturday basket ball game |
the Fifth Ward defeated Third Ward
by Score of "a to in Fifth Wards
favor. This is the second time
Fifth Ward has defeated them. This |
makes six games we have won.
Several pupils are confined at /
home on account of measles.
Remember our entertainment at |
the High school Wednesday, Febru
airy 90, for the benefit of the Junior
Red Cross. .. s....
On Monday Miss Cricket and Miss
Ryan attended the funeral services !,
of Mrs. Effie Hoffman Rogers, for.
mcrly president of the Board of Edu-
cation. Miss Rena Moore of the
High, school Normal Training class
had charge of the First Grade dur
ing Miss Ryan's absence. ...v ....
. ..s. . High School.
HE assembly held at noon on Lin.
coins birthday to launch the cam
paign for the Junior Red Cross was
easily the feature of the week. The /
student body has seldom listened TO
a more eloquent appeal than that
made by DR.. Grigsby. ......
Mrs. H. S. Rhynsburger, head Iof
the Junior Red Cross in Mahaska
county, occupied a seat on the plat-
form at the assembly at the High |
School on Lincoln's birthday. /
The Freshman class was the first i
class in school to make 100 per cent
Junior Red Cross. The Sophomore
class was the second, the Senior class I
third, and the Junior class, last; but
at that all of the classes were 100 |
per cent Junior Red Cross within As
hours of the beginning of the cam
paign This is a splendid record .
and should convince the most skepti- /
cal that the spirit of the boys and ,
girls in the High School is excellent. |
Night School.
The class in. Army Organization ,
and Military and Personal Hygiene !
will meet as usual on Tuesday even |
ing. February 10. The nature of the I.
topics in the Hygiene cl:ss makes it
necessary to exclude minors and la ,
dies from now on.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21
Steer BY Us.

Mahaska county sale prices are
taken in surrounding counties as the
standard OF measurement by which
sales should go and quotations from
stock sold here are, regarded as pat
terms to follow.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21
HELPING 'EM Gross
ART LEWIS TELLS OF TRIPS
ABOARD TRANSPORT.

Art Lewis, an Oskaloosa lad, broth
CIR of Mrs. Lee Kalbach, has connect
ed up with the big war game in an
unusual way. in the transport service
and he tells in most interesting and
entertaining letter of experiences
that have come his way. The letter
written TO relatiyes,is 50 good that
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21
Reers Aaain in TroubIe.

Eugene Beers, who was raised over
near Harper and sent from Keokuk
county to the penitentiary in 1910. is
again in trouble. This time for i'm
personating a soldier and getting
transportation from Cedar Rapids to
Camp Dodge. He is now in the tolls
of Uncle Sam.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21
Shot Two Timber Wolves.

w. d. Conley of Knoxville recently
went hunting for wolves on the
Whitebreast Creek, and his efforts
were rewarded by 4bagging two OF
the wary animals.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21

Sixth Grade has % War Savings
Stamps and SO Thrift Stamps.
Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Hartness. Mrs
Paulson and Mr.. Evans visited the
First Grade this week.
The Normal Training students have
been taking observation lessons IN
Miss CIendenon's room.
Isabel Williams and Fred Wright
we're hustlers for news last week.
Helen Wallet and Mildred Howard
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21
ENGLAND Slow But Sure.
Food and Men.

Mr. Lord told of Premier CIemen-
ceau's reception of the commission.
The premier said, simply: "We are
glad TO see you. France has been sore.
ly tried, but we knew the United Stat
es was with US. We will need food and
men, and yet more men, perhaps, be-
fore you are ready, and we may be
sirely tried" When Mr.. Lord asked
him which it was more important to
send, men or food, he replied, why
send men If there is no food"
Pershings Message.
At the American headquarters ht
was ushered into the presence of Gen
John ]. Pershing, "the reallest man
have ever met" he said. Mr.. Lord ask
ed for message ror the American peo
| Pile. The eyes of steel which mari
"Black Jack" hardened and he said:
"Tell the people that their boys owe
mere are being trained to kill"
Mr., Lord was billeted with the Sam
mics and he declared they were tn
same boys that we had sent away
Their first query was. iiDo the peopl
know why we are here. and are the
/ back OF us?"
! 'The spirit OF our boys Is wonder
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21

Germany was 95 per cent prepared
for the war when the strife began,
while England was fifteen per cent
and the United States only five per
cent" Thus the speaker showed the
great difference in preparedness be-
tween the United States and her allies
and asked that If in our preparations
were we going to stand the test.
The speaker said that communities
must organize on war basis TO pro
vide food for the army as no army
can fight on short rations. ANY won
an today who is running her house OF
the same basis as before the war, wht
is giving afternoon teas and entertain
ments, is sacker. We will find th'
real women--as the men in the tren
ches find the real men,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21

One American was injurd by an
exploding shell, but so excellent has
been the natigas training of the men
that not single case of gas poisoning
was reported The duration of the she'll
ing was two hours, but traces of the
poisonous fumes remained for another
hour. s - ,ih,.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21

full" he declared. 'lf you should ask
any of them to go over the top and
through the entire German army, TO
Berlin and get the head of the Hun
government, 101 out of every 100 of
those men would volunteer.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
TWO NEGROES CAPTURE OVER.
 FORTY BOCHES
French Praise the American Negroes Important Positions and Number Prisoners Captured--Artilery
 Fire Prominent on Front

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, July o-One ot the sensations of the last night when negro privates brought patrol party of forty Ger from No Mans Iand they having captured them sin %le-handed The French exceedingly surprised and praise their negro allies enough Because of their dark complexion, the negroes very hard the dark and they proving to be excellent patromen The Germans completely surprised and unable to tell the number character of their assaants. They gters and that enough for the Huns they threw ul their hands and surrendered.
 The two negroes have had their the water because of their noteworthy deed. They Henry Jackson and Robert Robinson, both from New York.
 GREAT CONFIDENCE IN FOCH
 PARIS, July S-Georges Clemenceau, the premier and minister of of France has returned from the front While there he made very careful study of the allied DO era och and several of the American generals In speak ing of them after his return he said that he has usaken confidence in them and believed that they would do all that is possible in protecting France from the invaders
 HAIG'S REPORT FOR THE DAY
 LONDON, July 8-Genera Haig in his report for the day says that after the activities of last night quiet is prevailing There have been few local attacks with the capture of prisoners the part of the allies, but aside from that there is nothing of interest to report.
 BERLIN CLAIMS ALLY FAILURE
 BERLIN, July 8.-Oicial-The British made at tack both sides of the Iabassee canal Although it first looked serous the Germans succeeded in repusng the British, inhictng heavy losses upon them
 ARTILLERY ACTIVE
 PARIS, July 8-Oficial-On the French front there infantry activity of any consequence On the west side of the Marne salient there great artillery activity but the enemy did attempt any advance in connection with the gun fire.
 AMERICAN CASUALTIES
 WASHINGTON, D. G. July 8-Fifty names have ap- peared the casualty list for this week. follows Killed died from wounds, 13; died from other 2 verey wounded, 2o.
 considered remarkably light considering the intensity of the fighting.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15

ROME, July S.-OAicialET 8. Italian line advanced Sunday the Colaprbe region The enemy resisted but could not withstand the fierce attacks of the Italian army Ground gained Monte Grappe the north of Mas six on Saturday, the Austrians being driven from ground that they had occupied since last November
 MANY PRISONERS IN ALBANIA
 ROME, July 8-Oficia-The Italian and French troops which located in Albania opened offensive July sixth the front between the and Tomorca val ley The Austrians poorly prepared resist oense this region and the attack is developing very satisfactorily Over one thousand prisoners have been taken far.
 AUSTRIANS ARE PREPARING OFFENSIVE
 PARIS, July 8.-The Havas agency reports that the Austrians preparing number of otfensves the rrentino front Achievements gathering Innsbruck and Trent but there have been German units noted The offensives expected to break any time.
 AUSTRlANS ADMIT SLIGHT GAIN
 VIENNA, July S-Oficial-The Italian army which is fighting the Veyusa river has with slight sue The Italians opened offensive here and by means ot great effort able to push the Austrans back slightly
 The battle which is being carried almost contin,- Ousy in northern Italy remains unchanged Neither side meeting with any marked success
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
REVOLUTIONARY SOCIALISTS ARE
 FORMING COUNTER REVOLUTION

WASHINGTON, D. C., July S.-An official dispatch from Switzerland states that fighting between the revol onary socialists and the Bolshev broke after the sassnaon of the German minister Bach On leaving the German embassy after having thrown the hand grenades the assassns took refuge the revolutionary socialists house. The house is defended by machine guns and the Eolslevik were not able to it.
 ALEXANDROVITCH CAPTURED
 WASHINGTON, D. C., July 8.-The Bolsheviki sue ceeded in overpowerng portion of the revolutionary forces Several hundred have been placed under and them the leader, Alexandrovch He has not been d rectly connected with the assassination.
 SEVERE FIGHT IS TAKING PLACE
 LONDON, July 8-A semi-oficial Wolff bureau re- port by way of Copenhagen states that serious revolutionary movement has broken in Moscow Many lying dead and wounded the streets The fighting is of great severity and many think it far-reacfng
 GERMANS BREAKING WITH RUSSIA
 LONDON,/ July 8-The imperial government of Ger many much incensed the recent murderng of the German ambassador The kaiser has been expected take action and today cane when he ordered Kueman break off the negotiations with the Russian delegates in Berlin The action directly due the assassination of Bach There official investigation of the murder and the identities of the assaants who used revovers hand grenades have not been discovered
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
HUNS PROTEST
 REDUCTION OF
 FOOD RATI0NS

AMSTERDAM, July 8.-In a stormy meeting of the reichstag Deputy Metzinger made vigorous protest against any supplies of grain being sent to the Austrians. Deputy Wills declared that further reduction of food rations was absolutely unbear. able and stated that many people were ignorant of the actual cOndi- tions among the masses. The unem- ployed are increasing in Berlin and the wages being paid are far too small for the purchase of necessary food. Wills declared that to end the war would be more of an eco homie gain than to conquer many provinces. The realization that simi- lar protests were made in Austria forcing them to call upon Germany to keep them from starving and that to cut them would mean the same cry over again, made many of the leaders very serious and pes simistic.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
KERENSKY DOES NOT WANT JAP
 INTERVENTION

PARIS. July 8.-kerensky has ar rived from England and made a very stirring speech here today He believes that Japanese intervention in Russia will be a very bad thing. Japan fought Russia not very long ago and many of the ignorant, he says, are slightly distrustful of her, and, further, that the Germans would not let the chance go by without a word. He says that the Germans could easily influence the masses that the Japanese were trying to conquer them and additional trou. ble would be the lot of the allies. He is much pleased with the United States for having kept out of Si- beria or even approving of any ac- ton there.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
BOAT IS SUNK
 IN MID-OCEAN
 BY SUBMARINE

AN ATLANTIC PORT, July B. The Norwegian steamer Augvald was torpedoed and sunk in mid ocean on June 23 The survivors have an account of terrible hard ships to tell. The German subma- rine came to the surface and or dered them to take to the boats, and there they were left in spite of all their entreaties and complaints as neutrals. Their boat was sunk and they were left to drift It was stormy at the time and they could scarcely get into the boats, and were upset once, but managed to right the boat again and get in. After drifting for eleven days they were rescued by passing boat. Eleven members of the crew were rescued and thirteen are missing. It rained most of the time, which helped, as they lost their water and food when the boat upset.
 Warnings have been sent to all boats which are sailing on the At lantic that there is great danger from submarines.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
CHILD IS BORN
 ON RIVER BOAT

DAWSON, Y. T., July Son the last upbound trip of the steamer Alaska, while the boat was between Fort Yukon and Circle City, Mrs Walker, who took passage on the steamer from Fairbanks. gave birth to a baby girl on July l. The off cers of the boat earnestly requested her to permit them to turn the boat back to Fort Yukon in order that she might enter the hospital there, which offer was steadfastly refused.
 All assistance possible was ren- dered by the married women on the steamer in the reception of the stork. On the steamers arrival here four days later, the mother was able to walk ashore with the child in her arms, and few hours later both took passage on another boat for Whitehorse.
 The name of Mrs. Walker does not appear on the passenger list of the Alaska at the time of her sail ing. and it Is presumed that the lady mentioned in the dispatched is Mrs. E. P. Walters, of Olnes.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
MAY PROHIBIT
 BOOZE SOONER
 THAN EXPECTED

WASHINGTON, D. C., July B. The senate agricultural committee has agreed upon legislation which will prohibit the sale of distilled liquors, wine and beer after Janu- ary 1, and the manufacture of wine and beer after November 1. This is proposed as an amendment sub stituting the Norris amendment. The Norris amendment allowed three months for the wine and beer and one year for the distilled liquors. It is the amendment which was so seriously objected to by the ship ping board, of which Hurley is the chairman. The committee made a very careful investigation of the statements made by the shipping men and then approved of the pro- hibition amendment, showing that they thought the statements with out foundation.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
ANNOUNCEMENT
 U. s. ATTITUDE
 TOWARD RUSSIA

WASHINGTON, D. C., July S. Officials have intimated that there will soon be formal announcement of Americas attitude toward Russia
 The officials have been in confer. sages which have been received from the other allied nations requesting that the United States approve of the allied intervention in Siberia. It is considered that the German menace is very serious and that the Czecho-Slovaks will furnish a nucle- us for resistance not only to the German advance but to the pro German policies of the Bolsheviki.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
PROMINENT MAN
 WAS ARRESTED

NEW YORK, July 8.-Edward R. Rumely, vice president of the Mail x Express Co.,, publishers of the New York Evening Mail, has been arrested on the charge of perjury It is claimed that his report to the alien custodian was not true. The arrest was made in the office of Attorney General Lewis. The at tOrney charges that Rumely pur- chased the Mail in June, 1917, with money which was paid to him by the German government. The sum is claimed to be nearly one and a half million dollars. In his report no mention was made of this money or of having received money from such a source. The charge is con Sidered very serious
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
LARGE NUMBER
 OF CIVIL SUITS
 AT BISBEE ARIZ,

BISBEE, Ariz., July 6.-One hun dred and sixty civil suits asking for about $3,2SO,OO0. have been filed at the county court at Tombstone. The suits are for alleged damages that the plaintiffs claim to have sustained through deportation last July. The sutis are against the people who, in order to get rid of bunch of al. legged I. w. w., gathered them up and put them on a train, deporting them to Texas. The trouble was effectively dealt with and now that the affair has blown over the de ported ones are bringing suit against the people who desired to get rid of the lawless element.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
PRO-CERMAN IS DROPPED FROM
 GOVT SERVICE

WASHINGTON, D. C., July S. Cleveland Abbe, Jr., who has been editor of the Monthly Weather Re- view, has been dropped from the government service. The official cor respondent states that the reason for discharging him is because of his German sympathies. At several times has statements have verged on seditiousness, and many were very much displeased with him. Although his attitude has done no apparent harm, it is feared that if left to continue as editor of the Review he would disturb war activities.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
MISSION FROM
 THE ARGENTINE
 WELL RECEIVED

NORFOLK. Va, July S.-A new dreadnaught. bearing an American name, came into port today. On board was the diplomatic mission from the Argentine republic. As soon as the fighting ship was sighted and identified a large fotilla of American airplanes and dirigibles went up and out to the vessel. After circling around several times, the fiotilla escorted the Argentine ship into the harbor. The escort made a very favorable impression upon the visiting diplomats.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
WOMEN SAVED
 BRITISH PLANT

LONDON, June 3.-The house of commons was thrilled tine other night by recital of herOism by London women munitiOn workers who saved their plant from destruc- ton by fire.
 A shed filled with live cartridges and cartridge paper was burning Twenty women workers who had received some fire drill training rush ed to their posts. though warned by a number of men of the danger and urged to leave. They kept the blaze down until city firemen ar rived.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
AFTER COUNCIL
 JAPAN TO RAISE
 GREATER ARMY

LONDON, July S.-A council of the field marshals and admirals oi Japan has resulted in the decision to raise the Japanese army to dou ble it's strength. They decided that the army was to be composed of twenty-one corps, each corps to be made up of two divisions and three regiments to each division. The in crease is to be made as a protective measure in view of the unsettled conditions in Siberia.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
ALASKAC0MINC
 TO FAIRBANKS

DAWSON, Y. T., July 8.-The steamer Alaska left here yesterday bound for Fairbanks and way points On board the steamer are hun dred tons of freight and large quantity of mail. There is also a consignment of 300 sacks of salt for the Carlisle Packing Co. at An dreafsky.
 AS passengers on board are the following:
 For Fairbanks-Mrs. C. k. Jones, J. B. Miller.
 For Nenana-Mrs. w. II. Gilcher, Dr. F. Delavergne
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
A BIG FOREST
 FIRE RACES IN
 N. CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO, July GA big fire is raging in the Plumas ma tional forest in northern California The fire fighters practically had il under control after it had burned over 1,600 acres and some were where the fighters believed the fire where the fighters believed the fire to be out, and it was probably due to the slight breeze which had sprung up. Another fire has started near the border.