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The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-14
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The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-14
Snsnend Federal Officers

Washington, March S.-Assistant United States Attorney John E Dougherty and Deputy United States Marshal Williams, of Rock Island, Ills, have been suspended for thirty days for lack of sympathy with the policy of the Department of Justice regarding the sale of liquor and enforcement of the law in vice zones adjacent to army corps.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-14
More Pniamas for Soldiers

Eight pajama suits fully complet- ed is the work done last Friday af- terno0n at Red Cross headquarters by the ladies of the w. NJ. U. of the Baptist church. Those who assist cd in the work were Mesdames G. w Roberts, Bert Hiltebrand, P. R. Watkins, w. E. Holt, J. L. Nelson, W. l.. Smith, w. R. Cole, Virginia Logic. A. T. Winton, ]. p. Bullion, \. C. Keller, W. A Wilson, J. Nj. Okeson, H. E. Bair, G. L. Gra- ham. Minor pipkin. and Mrs Stukey and Mrs. Parrish.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-14
Clio Harner Afler RoII Worms

Little Roekk, March 7.-Clle Harp CT has been elected secretary of the Arkansas Society for the Sup pression of the Pink Boil Worm This organization is composed of big Arkansas planters and it will conduct exhaustive experiments during the coming season in an ef- frot to assist the government in checking tine ravages of this new pest.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-14
GOLD IS COMING BACK
Flow Again Is Toward the United States Under New License Plan.

Washington, March S-The tide of gold movement in the United States has turned to net imports af- ter being in an outward direction since last July. The Federal Re- serve Board reported today that in the four weeks ending February i5 exports amounted to S2,977, 900 chiefly to Mexico, Venezuela and Central America, and imports were S3, i03,000, mainly from Canada, Mexico and Central and South America.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-14
RED GROSS FINANCES
Mrs. T. R. Jones, IT., Makes Report
 for February.

Mrs. T. R. Jones, Jr., treasurer of the local Red Cross chapter, makes the following report of the finances of the chapter, covering the re- ceipts and expenditures in the War Relief fund and the Red Cross fund during the month of February
 War Relief Fund
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-14

If you have chills or malaria get a B cent bottle of Sanol Chill Tonic. Nothing better for chills and mala- ria. Get it at the drug store. Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-14
MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED
 March Q
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System

The Old Standard general strengtheninQ tonic. GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC. drives out Malaria ,enriches the blood and builds upt the svs- tenn true tonic. For adults and children. 60c
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-14
COMMISSIONERS ORGANIZE

Total Balance in Bank. s7s9.6g
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-14
War Relief Fund

Receipts
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-01
A Soldiers Thanksgiving

Well, this has been a Thanksgiving
spent far from home and in strange
city, but not without friends, altho
never saw them before.
Four of the boys from the goth We're
entertained at a real old-fashioned
home dinner. The place was real
mansion-negro maids, cut glass,
orchestra music from a fine invisible
grafonola, etc. There were present
a doctor, lawyer, the host, clergy
man, each with his spouse, two other
couples, fine young lady who pre-
soldier selves. never was treated bet
ter, or made to feel more at home;
they seemed just like old friends. The
homes of the city were all opened to
the soldiers and sailors. Not man
who could get leave was without a
place to eat Thanksgiving dinner. Be
lieve me We appreciated it, too.
We are surely treated fine by the Y.
NJ. C. A. They are doing wonders for
the boys, and are always so pleasant
and cheerful and courteous that is is
a real pleasure to accept a favor from
them. They furnish free entertain
ment to the boys every evening. One
night we heard the Girls Glee club
from the musical academy at Chevy
Chase, and once they secured Madam
Schumann Heinek to sing for, US. They
and the Red Cross are certainly indis-
pensable to the army. e.
We have a dandy bunch of officers
who treat US like brothers. / was in
troduced to a Major General today,
whoNwas very nice to US, and treated
US to cigars.
They are mighty strict about petit
larceny in the army, which is neces-
sary, else no one could leave anything
in barracks. If anything is missing.
the offenders is given so long to bring
it in and no questions asked. If he
does not, the one in whose possession
it is found gets dishonorable dis
charge from the army and trip to
Leavenworths for breaking a military
law.
Well, here we are under quarantine
for mumps, having been exposed when
we knew not of it, and will now be in
barracks for nine days, or 81 if any
one takes it. So we won't sail this
week as we had expected to do. The
"Y" sent US lot of books to read, and
a set of boxing gloves to play with,
and we don't have to drill, cut wood,
or go on guard or fatigue, so it might
be worse. was going to hear Pres.
Wilson's address tonight but will now
be among the absent This is our com
pany toast:
Here's to the Kaiser-the limburger
cheese!
May the smell in his head go down to
his knees.
May he break his damned neck on the
Hindenburg line,
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-01
READ THE WHOLE PAGE
DEVOTED TO SOLDIERS

Very few papers in Colorado have
featured the soldiers letters as has the
News Champion. One of them, how
ever, is the Steamboat Springs Pilot.
Probably the editor looked at as We
do, that the war is the biggest thing
in the world, and here is where it
touches Gunnison county. Anyhow
in a recent issue the Pilot says:
War talk eclipses all other topics.
In every home, on every train, and in
every place where people gather to-
gether il is war talk. Some talk war
who know something about il. Many
talk war who know mighty little about
it But everywhere people are anNi-
Gus 10 read the words of those who
do know something about il. As a
matter Of fact there is but one class of
people in the United States today who
know very much about war. and they
are the men who are engaged in the
war business. True, the most Of them
know very little of the actual expert
cnce Of the battlefield. but they are in
training in order to meet that cOndi-
tIOn when they come facctO face with
it. Il is their experience that the peO-
pie at home are actually interested in.
In other words, they all want to hear
from the boys" This issue Of the Pi-
lot contains u whole page Of letters
from the boys themselves. They are
becoming Interested in the soldiers
letters printed each week in the Pilot,
and are showing their appreciation Of
the weekly copy they receive by writ
ing their experiences. And also their
friends and relatives have added let
tcrs. The page forms another chapt-
or in the history of the part America
will play in this great war. Every
letter is worth reading. What may be
omitted in one may be covered in an
other If there is no letter from your
boy among the number, there un-
doub,cdly is one from some other boy
who is going through the same expert
cnce. And then there are notes Of
interest regarding many who did not
write letters but who nevertheless are
adding their little TO the great effort,
whether il is on land, or on sea, or
with the daring airmen."
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-01
ED. MILLER NOT BELIEVED
ON BOARD TCSCANlA

Altho it is generally believed that
Edwin Miller is safely across the
pond. the Pueblo Chieftain Of last Sat-
urtay contained the following, evi-
IDENTIFY secured from the record being
kept of Fort Collins students.
ON DEATH SHIP-Two students
from Colorado Agricultural college at
Fort Collins were on the Tuscanla:
They were Ed. Miller of Gunnison and
William Lord of Colorado Springs.
Mrs. C. G. Miller, his mother, is con-
fident this is an error, because while
Ed. was in Co. d, of the goth engin-
ers, his Battalion was the 4th and It
was the 9th Battalion on board the
Tuscania. However, we will be glad
when word comes directly from France
about Ed. In another column were
print extracts from some Of his let
tiers before starting across.
In the names of 81 additional VIC
tins of the sinking which the govern
ment sent out Monday occur the names
of Roy Muncaster of Denver and Paul
Williams of Pueblo.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-01
DESCRIBES SEVERE WINTER
IN EASTERN STATES

Many Gunnison friends will REM
ember Ellis Mcmillan, mechanic for
some time at the keelor Garage. The
following is a letter written by him to
the News-C Champion this week:
Bellaire, Ohio, Feb. 21, '18.
News Champion,
Gunnison, Colo.
Mr.. Lake:
The weather here has been extreme
~ cold with lots of snow. Good sleigh
ing from December fifteenth to Feb
ruary first. The ice on the river was
from one and one-half to two feet
thick. II went out about the tenth
of February and lots of damage was
done to boats that were caught in the
weather until this morning, it was
The Ohio river has been rising. 1t has
here and Wheeling, West Virginia.
Because of the coal shortage here
on each Monday all mills, stores, and
uary twenty-sixth no trains were run.
railroads here; nothing allowed to be
S<AuoCu q Suk6T
age, and since December first no sug-
ar could be bought at stores till the
fifteenth Of February, when there was
one car shipped in. Each family is al
lowed one pound week now. There
is also shortage on -four. Gasoline
is selling for twenty-seven cents re-
tail and the auto business is good as
ever. Seems to be getting better; the
auto statesmen claim they are selling
quite few cars.
Quite few cases of small pox have
appeared in neighboring town, but
there are none here yet.
There is q great difference here now
than when first came from Gunni-
son last fall, on account Of the war.
was examined ON Monday and passed
the examination, and will be sent to
. training camp in Georgia inside Of
five days after March fourth.
am firing on the Pennsylvania
railroad at present; was braking
but they transferred me. I will write
again when L am at camp a while.
E. S. MCMILLAN,
1866 Jefferson St.,
Bellaire, Ohio.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-01
PRESERVING PHOTOGRAPHS
OF THE SOLDIER BOYS

In connection with the records OF
Gunnison soldiers which is being kept
by Miss Estes, we are handed de-
tails of a plan which is being worked
out in Livingston county, Mich. There
each man is requested to have his
photograph taken as he enters the
country's service. These pictures will
be mounted together, and it can rap
idly be seen will be of untold interest
in future days.
1t is a good idea. Could it be sue
cessfully carried out here?
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-01
WE'VE GOT 1T TO DO

Alfred II. Graves in K. C. Journal
There's no use discussing the cause OF
the war
Or why we are in il or what It Is for;
There's no use to argue, worry or fret
Over losses or taxes or national debt;
There's no use 10 grieve over sons VINO
must go,
They're worthy the cause-They Will
presently show;
Just now We are concerned in seeing 1t
through
We've got it TO do.
The warfare for US has hardly begun,
Well see much of sorrow before It Is
done,
I'VE cannot win battles with songs or
with cheers
There's fightings ahead and there
bloodshed and tears;
Your boy and my boy must prove
themselves men
Can we do less? Can we hesitate when
Our flag is in danger! Let's see the
thing through
We've got it to do.
We may not go out to the front, you
and l.
Where men in the roar of the battle
must die
Nor brave sailor laddies who fight on
the foam,
But right here at home there are bur-
dens to bear
Twill help the boys yonder if we do
our share;
The war won't be won unless we help
We've got it to do.
We cannot believe that our nation will
fail;
"Old Glory" be dragged in the dust of
the trail;
American courage and plain honest
grit.
viii carry us thru till the foeman shall
quit.
Our cause is so just that to doubt is
near treason,
But if we are victors there must be a
reason
We must work, we must watch, we
must sacrifice too
We've got it to do.
Then here's to our boys-may they
They're everyone fighters the world
shall soon know;
Their mothers and sweethearts are do
ing their share
Heads upl shoulder back! Let's show
them we -,
Let's show the whole world that we're
genuine stuff
A nation of fighters-our words are
not bluff"
Let's stand as one man, by the Red,
White and Blue
We've got it to do.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-01
Christmas in Camp


The lady who entertained US at
Thanksgiving invited US to stay over
night, sleep in real honest-to-goodn
beds, and eat home cooking, but being
under quarantine was obliged to de-
cline She sent me pair of wristiets
and knitted helmet.
We received our Red Cross pack
ages last night. Each of US got a
packet of tobacco, some cigarette pa
pers, and little sock full of candy
and nuts. Today each of US received
a package delivered thru the Red
Cross We all marched round and
were handed one by the sergeants.
drew one from two ladies in w. Va.
containing two or three lbs. of nuts,
six pckgs. of gum and six of candy.
4 box of choice candy, tablet and
pencil, some tobacco and a pipe. Fine
Of them wasn't it? Then just before
noon / got the cigarettes from home
the real old kind that a soldier can't
afford The other pkg. hasn't shown
up, but will probably come soon.
Much as we like our presents, letters
from home are more appreciated than
any other thing.
W had a big Christmas dinner in
camp and ! am now filled with tur-
key. spuds, dressing, etc, also regret,
the latter being due TO a superabund-
ance of the former.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-01

This place is very cold, cloudy, win
dy and damp, and clothes don't keep
the cold out-one man froze his I'm
gers while marching. The wind com
ing from the Atlantic is colder thar
any wind we have at Gunnison even
in the winter.
! saw lot of nice country on my
trip. | liked Eastern Ohio better thar
any place this side of the mountains
The famous Alleghenies look like q
joke to a Rocky mountain-ite, and Ill
the mountains in W. Va and Maryland
look like foothills TO me.
Have seen the Capitol and White
House from a distance only, as we are
not allowed leave until we receive our
full quota of clothing. ! have not yet
seen the ocean for the same reason.
but from the tone of things around
camp | think we will soon get q long
closeup view of the said ocean.
All US Western and North Central
boys are anxious to go across and see
what is doing. Some Of the drafted
fellows don't want to go, tho some are
lust the same as the volunteers.
Talk about melting pot" The army
is sure IT. have a French boy from
LOUISIANA Api "a s'iIah Hn8Nt
just had a fine visit with two Texas
boys. Most of the men are real lum-
jacks of foreign parentage, and
used to doing as they pleased. The
North woods is represented by Ma
quires, McGees, Petersons and Jensens
and the California contingent consists
largely Of Lazeratos and "Domeni-
quininis." There are a number of
Canadians and a few French. The
fellows are all friendly, and there is
u lot TO interest us, but il does seem
funny TO go around all day without
meeting an old friend, or seeing any
one you know.
All the boys in the Forest Regiment
will wear the engineers collar buttons
and hat cord of red and white. A red
cord designates field artillery, pink
and white, aviation and signal corps;
blue, infantry; silver or black and
gold. indicates a commissioned officer.
Just remember this, and you can tell
at a glance to what branch of the SER
vice a soldier belongs. enjoy get
ting frst-hand information about
these things, and | am learning them
in way | would never have had a
chance TO as a civilian.
Army life is great sport all right,
and this will be a good lark if it don't
last too long, but for my part ! will
be glad when the time comes to call
il Off, and | come home to eat with
mother. +
As TO the fellows who complain of
the army eats, some people would kick
at any thing. OF course the food is
plain, but that is what fellow wants
TO work on, and there is plenty Of it,
so balanced as to keep us in condition.
For instance, today's noon meal con-
sisted of meat, potatoes, gravy, toast,
tea, and stewed peaches, SO the fellow
who don't get plenty must be under
different management to this.
We have to be shaven, shorn, washed
and shined, or we lose our pass rights,
and if negligence persists, we get kit
chen police or fatigue duty.
Am invited out to dinner tomorrow,
and III bet some nice old lady is go-i
ing to wish she had kept still when
| get up to her table, but ! will try
not to disgrace Company d.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-01
CHATTY NEWS FROM CAMP
KEARNEY BY SMELSER

Dear Mr.. Lake:
just got the Champion and
lit is sure interesting to me. like to
read about what the other Gunnison
boys are doing in the army ard navy.
The paper let's us boys keep track Of
one another and that is fine for US
all.
/ see by the paper that the High
School will have a star in their service
nag for Emerson Donaldson. He is
. sergeant in the same company that
i am in.
Z I got a Pass to Los Angeles last
week. ! saw Mrs. Anderson and her
two daughters. Also Edna Andrews,
who used to be Edna Wright. l sure
had some fine time and the people
couldn't have treated me better.
Waziington's birthday will be \ big
day here at Camp Kearney. The whole
division will march in review.
We hive been having some time
here lately. Mary Piclford has taken
over the l43rd Field Artillery reg
ment. She is their Godmother and they
IN passed in review for her to-day.
Mary has taken them all to San Diego
TO . football game. The 143rd Field
Artillery played Fort Rosencrans.
Fort Rosen didn't have any Eo.mother
% they went in for blood. The game
came out with score Of forty to
nothing in favor Of Fort Rosen. One
of Mary's best players got his leg
broken and they say Mary lost many
tears over the boy and the game. But
they are all back to camp and are
drilling harder than ever trying to get
in shape. This bunch of boys are
nearly all from native
SOM"
The 15sth Infantry want a God
mother; they had quite a time vot-
ing on who they would have. Finally
Yheda Bara said she would look them
over Friday and be their Godmother.
well, the doughboys need something
60 cheer them up all right. This bunch
Of boys are nearly all from New Mex
leo. There is some talk in The l15th
Fairbanks for a Godfather. Two Colo
ns3o boys want a Godfather inste:rl
| Of God mother. We look fo- a God
fsther to lead us as the Godmothers
viii have to stay in the rear.
The army and navy have been plan
nsne come base ball games. Yoa know
plkyed some games at Gunnison? He
| is doing the pitching for the army.
zane; the army won ut the end Of the
fv6ffSh inning with . score Of Tires
8 nothing; It was . hard fought
feonae. Last Saturday we had
S1etAer game. The score was ten TO
e1nAk IN favor Of the army.
We are having fine weather. We are
ln6sn - the sSunshine Dfeiaina.s :
80 e3cee for this TINA.
Yours truly,
CHAS. EDGEE8ER
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-01

New York World: Trusting to ne
gotiation with Prussianism. the Rus
sian people have lost everything, in
cluding honor. The fact that they were
betrayed by their own leaders is only
incidental Even had the Lenines and
Trotzkys been sincere. Russia was
ruined the moment it trusted Ger
many's faith and Germany's pledges,
and so will any other country be ruin
ed that proceeds likewise. There is no
peace for anybody while Germany is
dominated by its military autocracy,
and no peace can be negotiated.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-01

Steamboat Springs Pilot:-In the
final summing up when honor for
winning the war will be placed. the
historians, whose duty it will be to
make this fine selection should not
forget the newspapers of the world
In America, where would the Liberty
Loan, the Red Cross, the Y. NJ. C. A.
the Thrift Stamp, and other drives
have reached without the publicity of
the columns of the country's press?
How could the psychological atmos-
phere essential to the recruiting of an
army have been created without their
aid? And how fiat failure patriot
ism would have been without the stim-
ulus Of examules set by the. centers of
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-01
- - -

Flying is considered the most fasci-
mating sport in the world. In this hor-
rible war Of murder and rapine, and
poisoned gas and poisoned literature
and poisoned wells, it is the one
bright spot where chivalry and honor
and some sense of decency appears in
the ranks Of the Germans. However,
Old Man Gravity is not to be treated
and we shudder at the daily
string Of fatalities on the aviation
grounds at our practice camps.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-01

4 gnter in tn" Saturday Evening
Post touches IN" key to tho Russian
s'ua,"n vhnu he describes the chat
'.urg mob which now runs that dis
hoDon.d country a. "Bandrrlog" Did
yoI eyer read Kiplings "Junglo Stor-
.rs"o The monkey people the Band
'r.or' are described a always going
90 dp very wonderful thIngs. They
think they are the wisrst and clever
,,, uf animals. But always when they
e. am .d,a, they begin to talk ard
discuss and chatter and wranglc until
finally they lose sight Of the idea en-
tirely and separate to scratch fcas and
sleep till another day brings another
wranglD..
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-01

Dougla- Fairbanks. the famous
movie star. who drew q crowd last "'-
,nng at Unique Theatre here. will b.,
oDlg"d TO pay an Incom" tax Of $40
600 CharlI- Chaplin vas idle most
Of the year, but otherwise would hay"
had 20 pay As much. Mar Pickforl
"nuch-> III" L. s. treasury by $780,
600 .r. INC tax.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-01
MAKE LETTERS CHEERFUL

Do not tell your troubles to the SOL
diers. Your letters to them should be
cheerful. Every time you write the
men in camp or trench, make them
happy. Bright, happy letters will
heighten their morale greatly.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-01

Are you r"adIng the fascinating
story "Over The Top" now running
srualIy m IN" Nrws-Champlon? 1t Is
r"a..y a dandy story. much better than
We expected. Everybody praises it
that has had the opportunity Of read
iny 'hr- book which costs $50. How
ever, you get It frc" Of charge in this
Uapr-
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-01
We've got It TO do.
IN Rr .

Twenty-three more Montrose young
men have enlisted to go to the spruce
timber aviation yards at Vancouver,
Washington. About dozen went last
week.
Mrs. Jennie NJ. johnson has a letter
from her son, Cpl. Walter R. Wilson,
stating that he was safely somewhere
in England" that everybody was in
good health, and that it seemed spring
there. The letter was dated January
31st.
Carey Partch sends us the address
of Mech. David Frew, q former Gun
nisop. boy as 3rd Div. Headquarters,
Co. Regulars, 3rd Art. Brigade, Camp
Travis, Texas.
Gunnison people will remember the
Bode Twins, Of Salida who gave an
exhibition Of boxing four years ago
at Cattlemen's Day celebration. The
Salida Record says: "Cad Bode re-
Gently received . letter from his sons,
Fred and Frank, who have been sta
toned ut the naval training camp at
California. The twins left San Fran
cisco January 23rd and were out Of
sight Of land for six days. Their ship
stopped at Panama for . short time,
where the boys were granted ono days
leave. From Panama they went to
New York, and then to South Amer
ica. They are now located at the U.
s. Sub-base, Coca Sola, Somewhere
in South America"