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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-28

from our cots each morning and
evening; in short, what is left after
deaths and physical discharges are
deducted from something like TWEEN
ty-seven thousand here in camp, the
rest are becoming real trained SOL
diers, and | am proud to say that
am part of a real war machine The
training has been intense and the lat
est thing here is what is known as
the Thirty-fifth Division "Click.
This click is produced by bringing
the steel lined heels of our hobnailed
marching boots smartly together as
we salute the officers.
In the officers training school here
are approximately three hundred
men doing their utmost to be recon-
mended as having enough efficiency
at the end of three months training
to receive commissions as second
lieutenants. Our regular cadence
for all drills is one hundred thirty
steps per minute. So you can real
ize why we are always ready at $50
p m. to put lights out and retire
Quite a number have been returned
to their companies for various rea-
sons and quite a few more will pro-
badly be sent back, but this is an
excellent training and any man, even
though he be returned, will have
benefited greatly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-28

January % and was received by Mrs
Roger on February 16. Somewhere
in France, Feb 2S Dear Mother:
''At last arrived safely in France
and found it delightful country. |
liked very much what / got to see of
England. 1t seems that England has
much more rain than the United
States and there is heavy vegetation
am writing this letter in an Of
ficer's hut at one of the rest camps.
| suppose we will be on the move
again this afternoon or tomorrow.
certainly will be glad when we reach
our destination and get settled as we
are living out of our travelling bags.
Our clothes are all soiled too. Last
night we were quartered in tents,
slept on the floor and had five blan-
kets apiece. 1t was not half bad
but l was rather stiff when | got up
this morning.
Il was separated from Paul Gleiss-
ner and most of the other boys l
know but think we will all be togeth-
er when we start out again.
Everything here is so different
from things in the United States.
For instance, the railroad cars are
quaint little affairs only about a
third as large rs ours. The seats
are on the sides with a long narrow
table running thru the center of the
car. But we certainly have been get
ting plenty to eat. The cooking is
much better than it was on the boat,
or in England.
Il have not seen many French sol
diers but have seen many English
and Austrian officers. There are
about fifteen of them here now. Your
son, Paul.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-28

Dyspepsia is Americas curse. To
restore digestion, normal weight,
good health and purify the blood.
use Burdock Blood Bitters. Sold at
al drug stores. Price $1.25.
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Sergeant A. L. Theis, a former
Abilene boy and residing in Herring
ton when he enlisted in Company H,
writes: Camp Doniphan, Feb. IS
When ! came to Camp Doniphan
October S1st last year, 1 thought it
would be terrible to live here very
long as the wind and dust we're ever
present in great gusts. We ate dust
slept in it, drilled every day in it and
did our washing and ironing most
anywhere. But after all, we are
nearly accustomed to shaking the
dust or snow, as the case may be.
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The following letter was received
by Mrs. J. c. Roger from her son.
Lieut.. Paul Roger. 1t was mailed on
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-28

The following Jackie" letter was
received from Harry Swanson, for
merly of this city, who is at present
in the new U. s. navy air school at
Miami, Fla. Miami, Fla, Feb. 16.-
well, things are settling down to
routine here now. We have some
marines to help us do guard duty
and school is about to start. | think
my section will begin Monday, Feb
ruary IS. I'm sure going to work in
earnest now as l think Capt. Smith
told us all very plainly what we we're
up against last night at lecture.
He said that we are. really pioneers
in this new branch-the navy avia-
tion-because no one has been sent
"over there" from this department
yet, so it is up to us to give it a good
start. He said that people on the
other side expect much more of us
than they do Of their own men and
we've got to live up to the opinion
OF US as Americans and also to hold
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romeo dc Leon hotel, the most inn
posing and beautiful Spanish archi-
lecture and surrounded by wonder
ful flower gardens and fountains.
We had the pleasure of being shown
through 1t. Prices per day range
from $3.50 to $4,000, for the Re-
gal suite. This suite was occupied
the day we we're there, so we in
formed the management that we
wouldn't stop with him that night.
That afternoon we drove out to
the beach and had my first view of
the Atlantic. Returning, we saw and
drank of Ponce de Icons Fountain
of Youth-and thus ended a day
we all agreed had been we'll spent.
] am truly grateful to my Uncle Sam
for permitting me to serve him UNI
der such favorable conditions.
Today we have been on fatigue
duty grubbing stumps to clear the
ground for an athletic field. Doesn't
sound much like beating the kaiser
but it makes us fit for the fray
when We get ever There. Ed.
Crawford.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-21
CHINA LOSING TRADE IN TEA
General Opinion That Scientific Guilt
walton of the Plant Has Been
Begun Too Late.

China's tea trade is not keeping pace
with the worlds consumption of tea.
Scientific cultivation instead of old
time methods and the use of machin-
cry are being used in the effort to
regain the lost commercial ground.
The ministry of agriculture has estab-
lished a model farm, and the first tea
grown on it was sent to market this
year. It is said to have Leen of good
quality, but no details are yet avail
able of the equipment and methods
employed. Foreign tea men seem to
have little faith in the results of this
attempted reform and consider it un-
likely that Chinese teas will ever re-
gain the leading place in the markets
Of the world. It is said that Chinese
teas have less tannin than other teas,
and that the finer grades are unsur-
passed in delicacy OF flavor; but the
average tea drinker seems to find the
teas of India and Ceylon satisfactory.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-21
corsicans Hard Fighters.

In the matter of utter disregard for
death, of complete fOrgetfulness of
self, French officers agree that the Cor
sicans are superior to all other sol
diers of France. ImpetuOus and vim
dictive, they hate the enemy with
passionate ferocity that blinds them
to any thought of danger. Besides
this, they are intensely proud of the
fact that they come from the island
that produced Napoleon, and cherish
above all else the recollection of the
military valor of the greatest of Corsi-
cans. To them cowardice is the I'M
forgivable sin, and to falter in the
face of danger is to win the eternal
contempt of comrades.
The Corsicans have a long warlike
history, and years ago fought side by
side with the British. For brief pc
Rod In the eighteenth century Corsica
was under the protection Of Great
Britain, and the people acknowledged
George III as their king.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-21
100000 In ARMS BY JAN.
War Department With Tentative
Schedule Will Not Object to
Spreading Draft Ages.

Washington, June 19.-Should con,
gress decide that it is necessary at
this time to extend the draft age limit
either below twenty-One Or above thir.
ty, or BOTH no opposition will be Of
fered by the war department. In au-
thorizing this statement Secretary Ba-
ker said the department could see no
immediate need for such action, al.
though the date already is in sight
when it will become necessary to re-
plenish the class 1 reservoir. A bill
by Senator France of Maryland to ex-
tend the draft to men from eighteen
to forty-five is before the senate mil
itary committee. The present tenta'
tive schedule of the war department
is said to contemplate the arning of
100000 men by next January 1.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-21
Liqht From the Left Side.

The well-known fact that, when u.s.
ing the eyes for any near work, the H.
Elimination should come from the left
side rather than the right is often dis
regarded. Let anyone who considers
the matter of little Importance once
demonstrate to himself the difference
and he will never forget it. Take q
pencil and paper and try to write while
in such position that the light will
fall from the right side. The shadow
of the hand or pencil or both is thrown
on the paper in such way as partly
to cover the characters one is making.
This necessitates a closer viewpoint
and conscious strain on the eyes,.
Now let the position of the writer be
reversed so that the light falls on the
work from. the left side. He will no.
tice that the shadows fall away from
the work he is doing and leave the
field unobscured. In making the
change he cannot help but notice the
feeling of ease that Immediately is ex-
perienced by the eyes. This applies
to any other kind of near work in
which the fingers work under the guild
ance of the eyes. This fact should
be remembered in planning school
rooms, workrooms, offices and any
places where steady close work Is to
be performed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-21
WILSON PLEDGES TROOPS
AND GUNS FOR VICTORY
Tells France U. S. Will Send Men and
Supplies Until Forces of Free
dom Triumph.

Washington, June 15.-The purpose
of the United States to send men and
materials to France until "any tenn
porary inequality of force is entirely
overcome" was reiterated by President
Wilson in replying to a message from
President Poincare on the anniversary
of the landing of the first American
troops in Europe.
The presidents cablegram, made
public by the state department, said
''Your telegram was certainly con-
ceived in the highest and most gen.
erous spirit of friendship, and l am
sure that | am expressing the feeling
Of the people of the United States as
we'll as my own when l say that it is
with increasing pride and qualification
that they have seen their forces un-
der General Pershing more and more
actively cooperating with the forces
of liberation on French soil.
ut is their fixed and unalterable
purpose to send men and materials IN
steady and increasing volume until
any temporary inequality of force is
entirely overcome and the forces OF
freedom made overwhelming, for they
are convinced that it is only by vic
tory that peace can be achieved ana
the worlds affairs settled upon basis
of enduring justice and right.
'It is a constant satisfaction to them
to know that in this great enterprise
they are in close and intimate coop
Grafton with the people of France.
Messages Of congratulations on the
anniversary Of his arrival in France
addressed to General PerShing, COM
mander in chief of the American ex-
peditiOnary forces. by President Poin-
care of France and General Focb
were made public here on Friday by
General March. chief Of staff.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-21
SOME" AS AN ADJECTIVE
Popular American Slang Has Attached
Wealth of Meaning to
the Word.

The American habit of coming new
meanings for words already known is
closely allied to that of coming words,
writes G. Jefferson Weber in the North
American Review. Take, for example.
the current slang use of that much
used word "some." What a wealth Of
meaning and insinuation the Ameri-
can has invented for the word!
"SOme" as an adverb may be heard
in many places. For instance, in the
Teign valley district of Devon, the ma
tives may say, "It did rain yum yes
terday." But the American would use
the word as an adjective and say,
"That was some rain yesterday" This
use is hard to define. In the middle
of the last century "some," meaning
considerable, or notable, was called 'a
modern slang word" Today "so1ne"
is almost limitless in it's capacity for
application. 1t implies approval, en-
thusiasm, sarcasm, wonder, admira-
ton, disgust-or amusement.
The seeds may have been sown in
Cornwall, in Devon or in Lancashire,
but seriously doubt if a native Of any
of these counties would ever say en-
Enthusiastically, eve had some fun last
night" or sarcastically. "This is some
book!" Another word to which Ameri-
cans have given new meaning is the
verb "raise." In England, men raise
crops; in America, they also raise chill
dren
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-21
NOT PROMUL GATED BY MOSES
Hindu Ten Commandments Are Hung
on Walls of Theological College
at Madras.

There are ten commandments hung
on the walls of the Hindu Theological
College in Madras, and while they.
were not promulgated by Moses, they
might be displayed in every Christian
college with advantage, says an ex-
change. They are:
(1) Pray to God as soon as you rise
from your BEDS, 5 10 a. m. (2) Wash
your body and keep your surroundings
cleans 10, 80 a. m. (3) PROSTATE
yourself before your parents or guar
dams, and take good exercises 30,
$50 a. m. az Prepare well your les
sons-6 80, a. m. 60 Attend school
regularly and punctually, and do the
school work properly. CD Obey and
respect your teachers, and the teach
ers of the other classes and other re-
spectacle persons. CD Read till 8
p. m. at home. (8) Pray to God and
go to bed-9 p. m. to a. m. co. Keep
good company and avoid bad company.
(10) Practice righteousness at all
times.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-21
MANIA FOR BURIED TREASURE
Seekers of Wealth Always at Work on
Sunken Spanish Vessels Along
European Coast.

There have always been treasure
seekers diligently endeavoring to dis
cover and bring to light the wealth
hidden by their predecessors. Only a
few years ago q princess of the royal
blood Of Britain was seeking for gold
in the depths Of the sea. She-it was
the Princess Louise-had the right to
the hunks Of the vessels OF the ill-fated
Spanish Armada, which went down OF
the Isle of Null during their scared
and hurricane-driven flight round the
British Isles. She had little more luck
than her ancestors, who had been
working at that treasure-trOye since
the seventeenth century, for only a
few old cannon and small number Of
coins were brought to the surface.
In the days when Dral,., sailed the
seas a Spanish galleon always meant
plenty of gold to the British sailor,
and romance and tradition have taken
nothing from their luster, so that
wreckers and treasure-huntcrS are
practically always at work at some
one or other of the ancient Spanish
wrecks that lie all round the coasts Of
Europe.
1t is not generally known that when
Queen Victoria died she left to the
Princess Beatrice her rights to the
gold in the ships of the Spanish Ar
NADIA lying at the bottom of the Eng
fish Channel How rich a trove that
is may be judged from the fact that
lOngshoremen all along the south coast
make a practice of seeking for the
coins that a sou'-wester drives on to
the beach out of these same vessels.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-21
HUNS KILL 10000 RUSS
Members of Red Guard Almost Wiped
Out by Germans West OF
Taganrog.

Amsterdam, June II. - General
Knoerzer in a telegram to General
Eichhern, the German commander in
the Ukraine, reports, according to a
message from Kiev, that forces Of
about 10000 bolshevik Red guards,
commanded by Czech officers, have
been almost wiped out by German
troops to the west of Taganrog, a Rus
sian town in the territory west
of Azov. The bolshevik troops, it is
announced, coming from Leisk, landed
on the Ukraine coast Of the Sea of
Azov and were advancing toward Ia
ganrog. More than 5000 dead belshe
yik soldiers were counted and this did
not include the bodies Of those
drowned General KnoerZer claims
the losses of the Germans were slight.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-21

Names Minister to Honduras.
Washington, June 15.-T. Sambola
Jones Of Louisiana was nominated by
President Wilson to be minister to
Honduras.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-21
HE WAS NOT TO Be OUTCOME
Roosevelt Would Not Allow Magazine
Writer Sportsman to Tell
the Biggest Yarn.

Colonel Roosevelt gave q luncheon
In his New York office one day to a
company of young magazine writer's
These young writer's had had many
adventures, and they told the colonel
many interesting stories One, how
ever, a sportsman, drew the long bow.
After the sportsman had drawn the
long bow almost to the breaking point
in yarn about hippopotamus, Colo
mel Roosevelt fixed his glittering eye
glasses on the criminal and began:
'Let me tell you an experience OF
my own, my boy, an experience almost
as incredible as yours. In '98 l was
shooting grizzly bear in the Rockies.
tracked q grizzly to high peak one
day. I advanced toward it along the
edge of a precipice 300 feet high. Get
ting a good shot at last, I let drive
but missed The bear came for me
then like lightning. I took aim again,
but as I was about to fire my foot
slipped, fell, and my gun dropped
and rolled over the precipice. There |
lay, uIIdEluCO anu ucIpIOoS, anu LAAO
maddened grizzly not six feet away"
Here the colonel paused and took a
sip from the tall glass of milk-milk is
his favOrite beverage-befOre him.
The mendacious young man frOwned
impatiently.
"Well?" he said. swell? Go on.
What happened?"
The colonel, looking him calmly in
the eye, replied:
1.-THE grizzly deyOured me-"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-21
When to Shut Your Eyes.

In an article about Thomas Edison
in the American Magazine, William
Maxwell, the vice president of the
Edison company, said:
zone bit of executive strategy that |
learned from Edison has stood me in
good stead dozen times. He had the
wise habit of knowing when to shut
his eyes. There are times in every
organization when controversies arise
between even the most loyal and best
intentioned subordinates. Sometimes
it is the wisest thing for the man at
the top to know nothing whatever
about them, to let them work them
selves out. 4 learned a great many
years ago. said Lincoln, that in a
fight between man and wife, a third
party should never get between the
wonlan's skillet and the mans AK
helYe.'"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-21
Wise for His Years.

Tommy had been promoted by the
chemist. He was now allowed to
serve behind the counter. The other
morning a middle-aged lady, looking
her full age, came in.
"Have you any cream for restoring
the complexion?" she asked bashfully.
Tommy was a wise lad. He eyed
her too vivid cheeks with open admi-
ration.
pardon me, madam" he said DO
litely. Don't you mean cream for
preserving the complexion?"
And the delighted lady bought six
boxes right away.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-21
GOOD PROFIT IN CAR RIDE
After Paying Woman's Fare Man Elk.
tracts Her Last Quarter From
His Trousers Cuff.

She boarded a trolley. All the seats
When the conductor shouted, Fares,
please" she gave a sudden start and
dropped something. She began to look
on the floor. The conductor kept on
saying, "Fares, please!'
'Ive dropped it," said the young
woman, 1--WE dropped quarter, and /
don't seem to be able to see it."
Il can't help that" replied the con-
ductor, you'll have to pay your fare"
II haven't any more money"
"Then you'll have to get off at the
next corner"
"Ill send the money to the company
by mail. have an appointment in Is
minutes, and if have to walk will
be frightfully late"
A young man sitting in the seat in
front of the distressed damsel spoke
up:
Pardon me, MISS" he said, "may
pay your fare?"
std be awfully obliged" she replied.
So the fare was paid. The polite
young man wouldn't even give the girl
his name and address and soon left
the car.
AS the car started again he whistlcd
to the conductor, and when he got that
functionary's attention, ostentatiously
he extracted from the cuff Of his trOu-
sers the lost 25-cent piece, held it trl-
umphantly aloft and FASTENED, grin
ming, down a side street.-New York
Evening Post.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-21

Rt. Hon. Sir Maurice de Bunsen
heads a special mission sent by King
George to discuss the intricate eco
nOmc conditions and questions which
have risen between South American
countries and Great Britain because of
the war. The purpose of this mission
is to cement relationship and to explain
the principles and ideals at stake in
this war
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-21
Encouraging Strife.

t'You ~'' in your announcement
of my M. 20 Miss Susan Spats
that we Were ,.i.,s:hed upon the trou-
bled sea of matriinOny
"Well, young man." replied the ed
itor of the D:ggsyille Clarion, whats
wrong with that sentence? It's a fine
figure of speech"
maybe so, but it looks to me like
an invitation for my Wffess relatives
to- tEBdsssahd start .soMeaHfhsN
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No Time to Preach Glass
Hatred

Those people who preach class
hatred in these times are doing
enemy work. Those who allege
that the poor are doing the fight
ing while the rich remain at home
profiteering, either are badly ad-
vised or are so blinded by their
self-interests in creating discon-
tent that they do grievous
wrong to both poor and rich.
Sons of rich or poor parents,
the soldier who is doing his plain
duty, is entitled to support at
home. The man who seeks to in
cite class haired is not support
ing the soldier as he must if he is
to have any country left in which
to enjoy liberty of opinion or ac-
tion.
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Classified Advertisements

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4-19 5-3 Circle, Mont.
FOR SALE-One gentle saddle
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4-19 $50
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THE CIRCLE BANNER
NoTIcE For PUBLICATION

N0TICE For PUBLICATION
Coal Serial NJ. O1S34l
Department of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office at Miles City, Montana
April 80, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that
Marguerite A. Mesves,
formerly Marguerite A. Hughes of
Union. Montana who OH May Z,
1918 made II. E. No. 018346 for
SW4; W4SE4, SE4sE4, section 20,
township IL N, range 40 E, M. P.
meridian, has filed notice of inten-
ton to make three year proof, to
establish claim to the land above
described, before Peter Rorvik, U.
s. Commissioner at Circle, Mont,
on the Goth day of June, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Albert Hubing, Edward Hubing,
Ed. Heide, August Hamslau, all of
Union, Montana.
1881 G. w. Myers, Register.