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New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
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Ludendorff's chief fight in France has
been against time. He is striving to get
decisive results before the new American
armies arrive in force
He is winning territory But,he is not
making any progress in his race against
our troop ships. Since March 21, when
the first great German offensive, that
based on St. Quentin was launched, the
United States has sent 100000 men to
Europe. That half million practically
offsets the losses of the Allies in the last
four drives.
General March announced yesterday
that the American troops now abroad
number more than 100000. This total
includes non-combatant services and COM
batants in all stages of training. But
by the happy device of brigading the
newer units with French and British
commands, training has been greatly ac-
celerated. General Foch is apparently
greatly pleased with the showing made
by our units on the Picardy, Marne and
Lorraine fronts. Hence his decision to
withdraw the units now fighting with the
French and British and to create indie
pendent American divisions and armies.
We have now two completely organized
divisions-one under General Bundy and
one under General Bullard. Two of our
divisions of 10000 men are enough for
an army corps. Two corps-120.000 men
are enough for an army The German
division has, on an average, less than
$4,000 men, the French division less than
$4,000 and the British division less than
$4,000. Even if our present somewhat
topheavy organization is retained, we
can soon have two complete American
armies ready TO take over distinct sectors
Of the front.
Our troops at Cantigny and northwest
of Chateau Thierry have shown the finest
fighting quality They ought to show it.
for they are picked men, with plenty Of
initiative and high morale They are
more than match--man for man-for
the Germans, for much third and fourth
rate material has been swept into the
German ranks since 1917.
BY July we ought to have 100000
troops in France-more than 100000 of
them combatants. Our men are now only
getting their baptism of fire AS fully
organized American divisions, corps and
armies they will soon be in the thick of
the coming German offensive. The Ger
man High Command knows this The
German soldiers and the German peoplc
don't know it. The Kaiser has been
promising the German public victory "be-
fore the Americans arrive" That prom
Use has been blasted We are already
arriving. Unless Ludendorff can reach
one of his main objectives before the end
of July, his hot race against time and
our transatlantic transport service will
be lost.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
The Stupid Terrible Boche
By Caspar Whitney
Special Correspondent Of The Tribune IN Fronce
iCon,1riaht 1913. The TytbMae Aaeociationl

was recently becoming ridiculously easy to
fetch in solitary Boche sentry. You have,
said they, but to get close to him unde-
tected and the rest is almost as simple as
merely whisting him to heel. Should, how
ever, he discover you before you get within
striking or hailing distance emotional fire.
works ensue which arouse the entire line
and countryside.
AS prisoners the Germans seem a con-
tented lot, and apparently their captors give
little thought to their trying to escape.
Journeying through the base stations of
the war zone, have frequently seen them
working alone in the fields, no one guard
ing them, no one in sight, indeed Once in
the empty street of little settlement
through which I was passing sat down to
information. Soon I heard the stamp Of
heavy feet on the stone paved road and
shortly there came into view three Ger.
man prisoners, carrying kettles which pre-
sumably held their noon ratons. They were
quite unattended, and the only human be-
ings I saw for the full ten minutes
awaited the coming of some villager 1t
was strange to see them thus seemingly as
free as the air, and they certainly were in
prime physical condition, stepping along
though we'll cared for. Evidently Fritz
has no keen desire to return to place in
the Boche firing line.
Now and again newly brought in pris-
oner reveals the Boche idea of making
merit. A French officer told me the incl
dent of soldier in a freshly captured
group forcibly taking the watch and chain
from his own German officer and handing
it to the French officer who passed it back
to the German from whom it had been
wrenched, much to the frank surprise Of
the soldier He knew his German officer
would not turn from such gifts. and could
not understand the Frenchman's refusal
And so, following their German thought
ana DOche mcCnOQ Cncy cream or terrOrlZ-
ing the people of Paris by their raids and
their long gun.
How little they know the Frenchman.
AS looked out my window this morning
while the shells from the long gun were
exploding with fifteen minute regularity,
and great crash had seemed close at
hand and might easily have frightened,
noted the men and women passing as usual
unhurried, unafraid, and two hotel mes.
senger boys playing tag back and forth
from sidewalk TO sidewalk, while no doubt
the expectant guests on whose missions
they were out waited with that patience
usual to hotel guests dependent on hotel
messengers the world over.
Last night amid the crashing CT heavy
barrage against the raiders the peculiarly
unmusical honk of the Paris wartime taxi
sounded with slight interruption under my
window az I read.
"Cest la guerre,' says the Frenchman,
and goes about his affairs undeterred
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16

Even Secretary Baker! "After that"
ne said to the West Point graduates, re-
ferrlng to the part they should take in
bringing this war to victorious close
After that, as officers of the regular
army, you will prepare, not for war, but
to be ready for another war if anybody
wants to start it," That, in one breath.
is the whole doctrine of preparedness.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16

There is a place in New York, patron
lied perforce by many travelling soldiers.
where you pay 70 cents for three very
thin slices Of tongue, two thin slices of
soggy war bread and a cup of coffee. Is
this profiteering? Well, if it is the food
administration has strange Job on it's
hands. The place is the Pennsylvania
Railroad Terminal in New York. The
RAILROADS are in the hands of the govern
ment.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16

DARIS, May 27--When the Germans
started their great offensive on the
West front March 21, they opened on
Paris with their long range gun lombard
ment by day and fleets of air raiders by
night in the thought of terrifying the pub
lie and generally demoralizing French
morale behind the line.
And now, May q, with the beginning OF
the new attempt to win decision on the
West front, which the Boche knows he
must have now or never, he is at it again
with persistent night raids and renewed
bombardment--th same tactics repeated
in the same way and in the same vain hope.
The stupid Boche!
How characteristic of him is this long
range bombardment with the thought to
demoralize the French. 1t is but another
illustration of his utter inability to read
Alright or, indeed, get any inkling Of the
psychology Of another-outside the German
Empire.
He can never escape the slough Of his
own mentality, his own warped outlook,
the tyranny Of his unique form of "kultur."
What he would do under given condi-
tions he argues the French also must do
In February, 1916 while at German head
quarters, Charleville, France, on relief
soemnity their campaign against the Brit
ish after they had crushed France at Ver
dun, as they firmly believed they were about
to do and made the separate peace with
her which they counted on with equal con-
hdence!
They know air raids terrorize their own
people, and conclude therefore without
question they likewise do the Allies de-
spite repeated evidence to the contrary.
Theirs is collective courage which needs
formula and command to function Man
for man, it has been demonstrated on the
battle line in those encounters with bayo-
net and knife common to this desperate
fighting, that the German is no match for
his French or British opponent. He lacks
the moral fibre, the physical courage, to
face unsupported resolutely cold steel in
the hands Of determined antagonist of no
greater, more often less, physical bulk and
strength than he.
They need the touch of elbows, the voice
Of their master, which no doubt explains
their close order mass attacks that result
in such slaughter among their ranks. With
linked arms, sometimes singing their ma
tional hymn, they march to their death
bravely, unhesitatngly. But in the open
order of attack, to which heavy losses are
finally bringing them, they are considera-
bly, inferior to the Allies and to their own
previous standard. Along the Allied front
one Ally is reckoned as being equal to two
Boche at least
On guard duty at night the single Ger
man soldier is, comparatively speaking, q
nervous sentinel, subject to panic and rather
easily routed and captured British off
GERS in the Amiens region told me that it
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Three Negro Spirituals

From Pott,Y)
THE LOST LOVE
Oh, where has my honey gone?
Fly away, my Jubal, fly away!
Oh, where have they laid her bones.
Fly away, my Jubal, fly away!
Conjure woman shake her head,
Preacher dumb and master sad.
Nobody knows!
Nobody knows!
Why the tears that drop all night?
Fly away, my Jubal, fly away!
Why the heart that burns like fire?
Fly away, my Jubal, fly away!
Angel close the Book Of Life.
Moon goes down and stars grow cold.
Nobody knows!
Nobody knows!
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Some Pie Eater
tTimss 0, c~na,

The traveller who had stopped st the
negro cabin in Georgia watched q picks-
ninny gobbling up large hunk Of pie
"some eater, that boy of yours" he n
marked to the proud father. "Tasssh,
agreed the old man, "he shorely kin eat
Once he done sit his unpah lip cvsr -
piece o. pie, it am his pie, bosss Il aza ~
pie." 81
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
The Newest Seashore Resort

From The ST. Paul Pioneer Press,
What's the use of talking about limits to
the ambitions of Chicago? Once an aspi-
rant to become the nations capital, one of
It's enterprising sons now proposes 20 make
of it . seaport
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Little Nero

From Tn, Washington stor)
It Is the world's misfortune that the
Crown Prince developed an insane whim to
turn all Europe into cemetery.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16

against prisoners except on eight weeks
notice through diplomatic channels. The
Turk is still a fighting gentleman.
Would that the same thing could be said
of his Teuton masters!
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16

WHO is THAT A-WALKING IN rHE
CORN?
Who is that a-walking in the corn?
have looked to East and looked TO wes.
But nowhere could find Him who walks
Masters eornheld in the morning,
Who is that a-walking in the corn?
is 1t Joshua. the son Of Num-
Or King David come to fight the giant
Near the cornfeld in the morning?
Who is that awalking in the corn?
Is 1t Peter jangling Heavens keys -
Or old Gabriel come to blow his horn
Near the cornfeld in the morning.
Who is that a-walking in the'corn4
have looked to East and looked Ia Vast
But nowhere could find Him who walka
Masters cornteld in the morning.
FE.iTON Johnson.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16

five to ten thousand year. Applying
this rule in the distribution of the 206
incomes of over one million dollars, these
would grade up about as follows:
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
HOW LONG. O LORD,

How long, 0 Lord, nobody knows.
My honey's resting near the brook.
How long. 0 Lord, nobody knows.
How long, o Lord, nobody knows,
pray she'll rise on Judgment Day.
How long, o Lord, nobody knows!
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
GUARANTEE

Entered the Pos.oace at Na~ York sseond Csss
Mail Matter
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-05-17
CAPTAIN STERNHAGEN
HEARD FROM IN FRANCE
Sheriff Powell Receives Letter
Telling of Many Thrilling
Experiences.

Fresh news right off the bat from
the battle fronts of France has been
received in Glasgow this week by
Sheriff C. w. Powell, who yesterday
was the recipient of most interesting
letter from Capt. J. P. Sternhagen.
The following is the letter in detail
and bears the date of writing as April
20, 1918, Somewhere in France,
Hello Puck-Got your letter and was
glad to hear from you, but when
am busy am slow to answer. I have
been up and through some of the real
sport and it is sure great and l would
have liked to had some of you old
buffers along just to see how you
would act when thousands of shells
were bursting and ripping the ground
all around.
81 am aching for the time when I
can get to go up again. Am sorry
that l have not time to tell you all
about it, but some day may. Every
thing and everybody is o. K, but we
are kept awful busy so can't take
much time for writing as have about
forty letters unanswered now.
heard that Hoyt was over here at
certain place and first chance l get
will go and see him. With kindest re-
CARDS to court house bunch.
J. P. STERNHAGEN,
Capt. 163rd Infantry, A. P. O. 727,
American E. F.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-05-17
WILL PROSECUTE
LABOR'SLACKERS
Idlers WIN be Requested to Reg.
lister with the City Clerk
at Once.
every NAN REQUIRED TO have JOB
Demand for Laher All Over Country
Caused BY War Conditions Rem
ders al Ab1e Bodied Men
Eligible.

1t is going to be hard shedding for
the able-bodied man! out of work in
Glasgow and that individual will have
to show q bonafide excuse for lead
ing q life without toll. The matter
has been taken up by the city author
tiles and the following statement has
been given out for public dissemina-
ton by City Clerk Hummell:
"The city clerk Of Glasgow is in re-
ceipt of q communication from the
secretary of the Montana council of
defense in relation of the registration
of non-workers in which it is stated
that cards and blanks may be secured
from the city clerk.
"The following are extracts from
the law covering the matter passed
at the recent extra session of the leg
islature.
"Section 5. Any person violating or
refusing or failing to obey any order
or rule of the state council of defense
or any county council shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished
by a fine not exceeding one thousand
dollars, or by Imprisonment in the
county jail not exceeding one year
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-05-17
MONTANA DESERTERS
FROM CAMP LEWIS
Three Drafted From Malta and
One from Chinook-Rewards
are Offered.

Helena, May 1.-THE state council
of defense has received from Camp
Lewis headquarters list of sixty-six
deserters, six of whom came from
Montana. A reward of $50 will be
paid for the apprehension of each de-
serter.
The Montana deserters are:
Private William Doney, 362nd in
fantry; drafted, Malta; residence,
Content, Mont; born, Leedy, Mont,
age, %.
Private Leo T. Cartwright. 346th
machine gun battalion; drafted, Liv-
ington; occupation, clerk; age, 81.
Private James D. Nulph, aviation
section detachment; 116 depot brig
ade; residence, Butte; age, "a; occu-
patton, bartender.
Private Gustav R. Zechel, 166th de-
pot brigade; drafted, Malta; residence
Malta; nearest friend, Luneta
Schemps; age, %; occupation, farm
er.
Private Grant Boe, replacement
draft detachment, 166th depot brig
ade; drafted, Chinook; residence,
Zurich; brother, Henry Boe, Dodson;
age, 26; occupation, farmer.
Private Ernest Schupp, 166th depot
brigade; drafted. Malta: residende,
Caldwell, Mont; age, 27; occupation,
farmer.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-05-17
MAGRUDER Wins OUT
AGAINST RAILROAD CO.
Damages to Amount of Nearly
Three Thousand Dollars
Given by Jury.

After running the gauntlet of the
usual technical delays always resorted
to by corporation the damage suit
Of l.. E. Magruder ct al against the
Great Northern Railway company was
taken up for trial last Thursday be-
fore jury in the district court and a
verdict for the plaintiff was rendered
Monday night in which damages were
awarded to the amount of $2,995 for
alleged negligence in the transpor-
tation of large number of sheep
from Oswego, Mont, to Ralson, Wyo.
The suit was started by Magruder,
through his attorneys, Norris, Hurd
& McKellar on December 6, 1918, and
number of delays was called to trial
last Thursday, and after large num-
ber of witnesses were sworn and an
unlimited amount of oratory directed
at the jury the case was finally de-
cided late Monday night after which
the jurors were excused.
A decree of divorce was grnated
in the district court Tuesday MORN
ing to Benjamin Hanson dissolving
the bonds of matrimony between him
and Nina Hanson. The defendant
failed to appear and Judgment was
given by default,
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-05-17
new SUITS FILED
IN DISTRICT COURT
Mrs. Ellen O'Reilley Of Poplar
Seeks Separation from
Her Husband.

A number of new suits were filed
this week in the office of the clerk of
the district court, the most important
being that of the case of Henry Haw-
kins versus the Great Northern Rail-
road company for alleged damages to
the amount Of $4,000 to cattle in tran
sit.
Mrs. Ellen O'Reilley through her
attorney, George E. Ericsson of Pop
lar has filed suit for divorce from her
husband, Edward E. O'Reilley, charg-
ing non-support and desertion and
asking for the custody of a three
year-old daughter. The couple were
married at Williston, N. D., in 1911.
Through Attorney Thomas Dig
nan, Mrs. Stella M. Cramer asks sep
aration from Francis E. Cramer on
allegations of non-support. The cou-
pie were married in Elwood, Ind, in
1893, and Mrs. Cramer asks the
custody of boy ID and girl 18.
Other suits filed are: Bankers Farm
Mortgage company VS.. Dan c. Swi-
hart, for 1,O31.64 asking judgment on
a note and foreclosure Of mort
gage; First National Bank of Saco VS..
Frank j. Vagg ct al for $700 on a
note; j. L. Truscott, through his at
torney, ]. O. Weaver asks judgment
against Lauritz Anderson for $257
for violation of contract.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-05-17
DOING EXCELLENT WORK
IN SHERIDAN COUNTY
Districts are Formed and Work
Systematically Divided
Among Workers.

Editor Thoma Busey of the Conrad
Independent paid the State War Saw
ings Campaign headquarters visit
Monday. Mr.. Busey was in Butte at
tending the state convention of four
minute men of which organization he
is chairman in his county. Assistant
State Director J. F. Davies paid Mr..
Busey neat compliment. Mr.. Davies
delivered forty-five minute address
in Conrad on War Savings which Edi-
tor Busey gave column writeup in
his paper. Upon reading the article
Mr.. Davies said that Mr.. Dadies had
condensed into that one column, the
entire meat of his address and what
is still more wonderful, he did not
misquote him in either thought or
word.
County Director F. L. Houston of
Sheridan county has his county divid-
ed up into districts with a definite
amount of the county's quota assessed
to each district. AS the sale of War
Savings stamps are made, each dis
trict is credited with the amount
sold. BY this method the weak spots
in the county are at once apparent
and can be given attention. Mr.. Hous-
ton is making an energetic campaign
which is bound to bring good results
to his couty.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-05-17
NASHUA man FIRST
TO Die FROM COUNTY
Chester Bingham, Homesteader,
Reported Killed in Action
On Battle Front.

R. T. Gordon, editor of the Nashua
Independent, was a visitor in Glas-
gov this week and brought the in
formation that Chester Bingham. a
homesteader in the vicinity of Nashua
was among the casualty lists of those
killed in action last month on the
French. battle front.
The information was first received
from his mother in a letter to Nashua
friends. Mrs. Bingham is a resident
of North Dakota and was we'll known
in Nashua. The sad death of young
Bingham is the first recorded Of any
falling in battle from Valley county.
He was among the second contingent
in the first draft to go from Valley
county and was selected to Join the
troops in France a short time after
being sent to the training camp at
Fort Lewis. Young Bingham was
proving up on a claim near Nashua
at the time he was selected for the
national army, and his mother has
the sympathy of the many friends of
the young man Of Nashua and Valley
county.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-05-17
SPECIAL CALL MADE . .
ON VALLEY COUNTY
Registrants in Class Two or
Three May be Called for
Service.

According to information received
from Washington by Adjt. Gen. Gree
nan and submitted to the local draft
board Valley county is to be called
upon to furnish seven men for en-
trainment June l for special service
and if necessary the men may be
selected from registrants in class two
or three.
It is announced that this is the
first time such a call has been made
on Montana ordering that class two
or three men be asked to furnish re-
cruits of special qualifications and this
is taken as an indication that at any
time when men of special qualifica-
tions are needed the deferred classi-
fication will be drawn upon.
In the call issued for Valley coun-
ty, five stockgrowers are called, and
also one locomotive engineer or fire.
man and one conductor or brakeman
If there are not sufficient volunteer
enlistments to fill the required quota
by May 20 the local board is author.
lied to draw on either classes one
two or three.
The following is the official orde,
received by Adgt. Gen. Greenan:
"Only white men and men physi.
cally qualified for general military
service are to be inducted under these
calls.
"These are exceptional opportuni
ties for energetic and ambitious men
You are urged to make these calls Of
statewide interest. Qualified regis
trants should be urged to present
themselves to their local boards fol
voluntary induction. When regis
trant voluntarily present themselves
local boards may induct qualified me,
until their allotments have been filled
"The Voluntary period will con
tihue until May q. After May 2
no more volunteers will be accepted
If on May 21, sufficient number o
volunteers has not come forth to fiji
the allotment of the local board, tn
local board will then proceed to selec
in sequence of order numbers suffi
cient number of qualified men from
within class one to fill the voluntary in
ductions.
"If the call cannot be filled from
qualified registrants within class on
the local boards should proceed t,
induct registrants in classes two
Continued on page five)