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The Ordway new era., 1918-12-06
RED CROSS NOTES

The work in the garment room is
progressing splendidly. big lot of
prjamas being sent this week.
Miss Juanita Dean is on duty at
the Red Cross rooms after a seige
of illness.
A big allotment of knitting has
come with the request that 100 sweat
ers and 400 pairs OF socks be turned
in by January /. The supply of yarn
is being given out every day. 1t will
take a lot of knitting to complete
this order.
Remember the Christmas Roll Call
drive the 18th to 23d.
The welcome Home" committee
is organized. A. C. Henrie is chair
man. The duties of this committee
is to meet the trains and register
and welcome home our soldier boys.
There will be work for long time
for the Red Gross. An allotment of
refugee work is in now.
d. F. Bartlett Is chairman of the
Red Cross Christmas Roll Call. let
everybody help him to enroll every
person in Crowley county.
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FROM HAWs WALTERS
FRANCE

In a letter to his mother, Mrs. l..
w. Walters, Haws Walters states that
he arrived in England and that he
had the good fortune not to get sea
sick at any time and that he ate three
square meals a day. That is more
than most OF the fellows can say
about their experience. Haws is now
in France and extracts from letters
he wrote on November G, and No
vember Z, follow:
We are located in small village
in France and are billeted in what
would take to be an old dance hall,
but have very comfortable quarters.
We sleep on the floor but have ticks
filed with straw. was
out to an old castle that was real
interesting and saw where Teddy
Roosevelt had registered on one of
his trips over here.
1t is very damp here and it takes
clothes three and four days to dry
and we have to bring them in every
night or the water would be dripping
out of them the next morning.
It looks strange to see women
plowing and driving oxen.
The train service here is very differ
ent from ours. They haul us in freight
cars with thirty to forty men in a
car.
have seen Ed Tritt twice since
coming here. but he is the only home
fellow SO far None were on the
boat / came over on. If all
reports are true we may be home
before long.
I attended a French funeral here
today and everything seems to be
conducted about the same as in the
U. s.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-06
FROM ESTHER KELLEY
WASHINGTON, d. G.

Sunday. Nov. IT, 1918.
Greetings From Washington:
have been busy, life in Washing
ton Is some life. Don't suppose there
is much happening in Ordway since
the influenza. There were over twelve
hundred deaths here. consider my
self very lucky. None of us had it.
not even any in the house, and there
are only fifteen here, we four girls
and eleven in the family.
/ like my work Just as much as
ever. Mr.. Giffin's sister works In the
building where I do. When I first
went down there to work saw some
names on a paper and one was Hattie
Gifiin. of Colorado Springs. see
her every day. She is head of the
cabling department now. am on
day shift now and like it better, for
l enjoy the evenings. go to work
now is answering telephone,-there
are six telephones and twelve girls
working on them. We look up in
formation about soldiers for people
that call.
While the flu was on everything
here was quiet. but for the past two
weeks life has been great. Three
weeks ago last night Susie Adams
and 1 went down to Camp Hum
phrey's, Va. to banquet and dance.
Susie's brother, Ed. is stationed
there. and his regiment. Co. 1, 3rd
Engineers. had a banquet. We went
by trolley to Alexandria, Va, and
were met there by army trucks, and
the ride to camp, nine miles, was
very easy (?) over Virginia roads.
They had a fine feed, regular
menu, one barrack was
cleaned out and used for a dance.
and we danced to a twelve piece camp
orchestra. When we reached Alexan-
dria to come home the cars had stop
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A. r.. C. Christmas Roll Call

Join the Red Cross the week of
16. to 80.
Now the Red Cross calls. The an
nual Christmas Roll Call of members
echoes thruout the land. When your
name is called you are going to an
swer. "Here," because you know your
duty and you will do II.
Plans are being arranged for the
drive in Crowley county so that every
American and adult who loves the
Red Cross will be asked to enroll
The slogan, "Join the Red Cross: all
you need is heart and dollar" "
will be in evidence from now on.
ID. F.. Bartlett is chairman of the
Crowley county. Mr.. Bartlett con-
Quoted the Red Cross membership
last year, and will soon have his or
ganization perfected for the coming
Campaign.
1t is requested that every member
of the Red Cross who Joined before
September 1, 1918, waive their mem
bership and come in with the big
Christmas Roll Call. All members
would then be enrolled from one
Christmas to another.
When you see the Red Cross ap-
peals the week beginning Dec. 16,
you will know that the American Red
Cross is wanting you enrolled for
years membership.
Let Crowley county show her hap
piness of another Christmas of Peace
and Plenty with a full membership
in every home.
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To Receive the
Soldier Boys

Homecoming soldiers are to be
given a reception when they reach
Ordway, in the way of committee
which will be at the train to receive
them. At intervals following it is
planned that general reception be
given. after the epidemic ban Is lift
ed, for all the boys who have reached
home in the county to such a stated
period. The committee is headed by
A. C. Henri. appointed to represent
the local chapter of the A. r. c. Mr..
Henri has named his committees for
each day, and the committees. which
are as follows, are to meet the trains
on the various days designated for
them:
Tho Committees
Monday-W.H. Crisman. Miss Ruth
Dean. Homer Crisman.
Tuesday-George Gallavan, Miss
Trudy FAIRIES, Ed Veiths.
Wednesday,. 1. Oliver, Miss Ell
leen Prendergast. e. B. Strickland.
Thursday-A. M. Ward. Miss Myr-
tie Worker. Homer NJ. Reid.
Friday-Wm. Kropf. Ruth Fergu-
son, ]. C. McIver.
Saturdays. p. Ilgenfritz. Miss
Ethlyn Dean. w. r. Hinshaw.
Sunday-Wm. Edgar, Miss Mabel
Vinyard, John T. Honey.
These committeeman have in their
possession cards for all data that is
desired concerning the soldier, his
name. date OF discharge. division,
regiment, company, rank and ser
vice. 1t will require but few min
utes to get this data and then the
Red Cross will have full particulars.
The War Department has assigned
- ha Dal chic nlno oil n D fagk
of war times. and 1t is an act in the
capacity of a National reception COM
mittee for homecoming soldiers. No
train should come in without having
a committee on hands. SO II some
soldier should arrive he will be re-
ceived.
1t has been previously announced
that the American Red Cross has
been designated by the War Depart
ment as the official welcoming body
for the soldiers now being demobiliz-
ed at the rate of approximately five
hundred a day from each camp and
cantonment in the country. This
means that nearly fifty thousand men
day and will be travelling to their
homes.
Arrangements are being perfected
by the organizations of the American
Red Cross all over the country to care
for the wants of these men en- route,
and to welcome them when they ar
rive at destination. The War Depart
ment has made the suggestion. which
will be acted upon, that the Red
Cross, thru its various chapters and
branches, should express the appre-
citation of the American people to the
discharged soldiers as they journey
homeward These men temporarily
gave up home. friends, positions and
everything to undertake the rigors
and hardships of training preparatory
to duty overseas on che battlefields.
and it is the intention OF the Red
Cross. thru its local organization
"Home" committees. to meet trains
carrying these men to their homes
and give them such a reception as
will make them feel that the Ameri-
can people appreciate their sacrifice.
Various organizations are invited
to cooperate to the utmost with the
Red Cross committees, to make the
reception accorded the boys real
demonstration of the appreciation
felt by the American people.
The canteen workers of the Red
Cross all over the country are to be
prepared to distribute refreshments
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FROM THOMAS ESTHS
PARIS FRANCE
Nov. 1, 1918.

Nov. 1, 1918.
Dear Folks:
Well how Is the town and store
getting along? The war news looks
better every day and I think will
close this winter, but Germany Will
give up before we get to tear her
country up as they have this. tho she
ought to have a taste Of 1t. l have
been working on my motor the last
three days, giving 1t good over
hauling. 1t sure needs 1t az 1t has
had some use and over all kinds of
roads. / tell you after a fellow runs
one all day and into the night the
bed feels pretty good, believe me.
Paris is beginning TO show little
signs of life recently as they are US
Ing more lights on main places and
uncovering the statutes and other
things of note.
1t certainly will seem strange when
we get back home as this country is
Just as natural now to me as home,
and l know this pace as well or
better than any city I've been in in
the States. OF course l wouldn't care
to live here for ever.
l get all the papers and magazines
you send, tho sometimes late. Last
week 1 received 6: this week S, so
you see there isn't anything lost.
Nov. 2. wrote you yesterday,
also one to Harold Cook, as l got
his address from the New Era yes
terday, altho he is over 200 miles
from here. We may meet some time.
! also wrote to John Hornback some
time ago but haven't heard from him.
am sending picture q little
French boy made-gave each of US
one for souvenir
VIII close for this time.
THos.
Nov. 3 and 6.
Dear Folks:
Well. how is the war news over
there? guess they had quite a
celebration when Austria gave up.
It's only matter of time now until
Germany will do likewise. but I hope
not till we get into their country,
but she is too wise sor that and will
soon sign up too. I got my motor
cycle fixed up today and will have a
regular job as Official courier. as
was recommended by our lieutenants
for that work. 1t won't be pleasure
trips by whole lot, but we should
worry as to that.
That's about all can say as to the
work. We sure had some time Hal
low'een night Each of US put in a
franc and had real nice feed-good
pumpkin pie. roasted chestnuts, figs.
sandwich, pears, coffee and cigarettes
to smoke. also music and games after
lunch. We organized a club. elected
officers. We partitioned off room
in the warehouse for mess hall and
the other we have for club rooms.
where we have piano. magazines. sta
tionery, etc. They sure are raising
AT.~ ln~. a
stringed instruments. You can i'm
agine how lonesome ~e get. We are
having some rain now. rained all day
yesterday and today. I received more
papers. magazines and letters today.
I wish you'd send gum real otter.
We do not get 1t here and 1t tastes
mighty good.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-06
DIES OF INFLUENZA

Harry Johnston. of the Johnston
Seed Co.. which opened up here in
October, died at his home in Fowler
on Thursday of last week the victim
OF influenza. He had been here most
of the time for the past six weeks at
his Office in the Foley building.
Mr.. Johnston is survived by wife
and one child.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-06

to the soldiers and to see that they
are provided with every comfort.
Cards will be furnished for the reg
istration of these returning soldiers,
to be filed out with the mans full
name, date of discharge, division,
regiment. company, rank, branch Of
service and home address.
1t is the intention, whenever suf-
ficient notice is given. to arrange n
reception that will gladden. the hearts
of these returned soldiers and make
them feel to the utmost the interest
of the nation in their welfare.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-06
With the Boys
AND THE GIRLS
Here and There
LETTERS THIS WEEK
ESTHER KELLY Washington ID. C.
THOMAS ESTES. Paris. France.
HAWS WALTERS, France.
JOHN HOPKINS, France.
FIRED WAUGH Is HOME

Fred Waugh arrived home last
Friday from Texas camp where
he had been stationed for the
past several months. He received an
honorable discharge from the service.
being one of the first men to be
mustered out. and he is the first Ord
way soldier-and SO far as is known,
the first in Crowley county-to ar
rive home.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-06
CHRISTMAS CARDS
The Christu

The Christmas card is more
in favor than ever, and IL
this is how you desire to re-
member some of your friends.
call at the New Era office and
place your order. We have
nice cards and will print your
own wording on them-and
will also show suggestions of
what might be an appropriate
Christmas message. Don't put
this off until too late. You
know about how many people
you wish to remember in some
clever way and in good taste,
so select the Christmas Greet
ing Card plan and have this
part of your holiday trading
done.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-06
TO OPEN ELECTRICAL LINE

George Riley and o. v. Shaffer
will open Saturday with line of cleo
trical fixtures and appliances. They
have leased the room in the Leader
office building, formerly occupied by
Perry Behymer as a law office. The
firm will be known as the Ordway
Electrical Co., and will do carpenter
and electrical fixture contracting. Mr..
Shaffer recently came here from Illi-
nois
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-06
LOOKS LIKE SANTA CLAUS

Harley Cupp, of Ordway. the only
Crowley county boy in Siberia, must
resemble Santa Claus with the over
coat he is provided by the govern
ment. Each man has a white sheep
skin parkas. which are slipon over
coats, resembling a Santa Claus out
At
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-06
ANNOUNCEMENT

On Jan. /, 1919, I will adopt the
fee schedule of Rocky Ford physic-
ians. will render statements month
ly to all patrons. and all accounts will
be considered due 80 days after the
last services are rendered.
Respectfully.
HUGH F. LORIMER, NJ. D.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-06

A son was born on Monday. No
vember rs, to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Waugh. He weighed eight and half
pounds. The father reached home
on Friday from cantonment in Texas
where he had been stationed.
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FOR SALE-A REIMBURSEMENT
of 24O acres, z miles from Sugar
City, miles from Ordway, north.
See II. C. Ivey on place or in Ordway.
Never in the history OF the country
will you have opportunity of buying
land at figures asked. 1920
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-06

A Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pen
Would make an ideal Christmas Gift
for HIM. We have t.em from $3.50
to $11.0O. Ordway Jewelry Co.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-06

Miss Marie Bass returned last Fri
day from Illinois where she had been
called on account of the death of her
brother, James Bass.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-06

WOMAN TO DO CLEAN
\ ing, 3 hours a day. Foley hotel.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-06

See those Mahogany Nut Sets at
the Ordway Jewelry Co.
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Clean teeth never decay. DR.. Bren-
neman, dentist. Over postofiice.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27

few Russians, on whom tho behavior
of the inspectors made II very bad
impression.
Advises Against Repression
at would be better to permit them
to travel without restrictions. Re-
preston, no matter where it comes
from or whatever the aim, cannot be
of benefit to any one. Just now Xrotzky
and his companions have been brought
on board, which means he has been re-
leased. He is fiery in his dcnuncation
of Great Britain and says he is going
to avenge himself to the utmost on
English speaking peoples"
Trotzky is not mentioned on the two
first pages of the letter, but Mr..
Rimka gives an interesting picture of
conditions on board the Hellig Olav
while the vessel was being detained in
Halifax.
Mr.. Rimka is now in Russia, where
he has remained since crossing on the
uclliE Oiav with Leon Trotzky. The
latter was allowed to sail only after a
message from Kerensky had been &c
celved by the British authorities urging
that he be released to return to Russia.
While making farewell addresses in
New York prior to his departure for
Russia Trotzky boasted to his Socialist
comrades that ne mad received SlU,OOU
from German comrades for the good of
bis cause. He made the announcement
privately after il meeting March 26 at
the Harlem River Casino to I, few of
his friends, among them one VINO, un-
known to him, was ii British agent
Statement Repeated at Meetings
The statement was repeated at fare
we'll Socialist meetings at Lettish Hall,
81 Willis Avenue, The Bronx. and at
Finnish Hail. 4l2 East l49th Street,
The Bronx.
At a meeting in Philadelphia on the
Sunday prior to his departure he re-
peated the statement that German COM
radcs had given him $4,000 to help
him overthrow the Kcrensky govern
ment. Although tho statements were
made in Yiddish. Russian or in other
OF the foreign languages Troztky speaks,
BRUSH agents recorded them.
50 complete were the reports fur
nlshed Mr.. Pilenas in New York that
ne was IN full possession of Trotzky's
plans and intentions in Russia. But
when hcrcnsky, whom he was planning
to overthrow. pleaded for Trotzkys re-
lease the Bolshevih leader was allowed
to sail
Mr.. Pilenas said yesterday he had
ABUNDANT evidence of Trotzky's pro
1ermanlsm. His hatred of ENGLAND
ana his brotherly love for German
wofkmen are largely responsible. he
believes, for the condition or Pnss;a
to-day. -N'''' /"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27

are dlrected at increasing and rounding
oul the enormous British posses ions.
particularly in Africa, has been reneat,
edly stated by British statesmen.
IN the face of this policy. Entente
statesmen dare to represent Germany
as the dIsturber of peace, who, in the
interest of world peace. must be CON
iHeu "l1hlh The narrowest bounds. By
system of lies and calumnv thev
endeavor to instigate their own neonle
ana neutral countries against the Cen
tral Powers and to disturb neutral
countries with the spectre of the viola
tloh OF neutrality by Germany.
"Grateful to Ncutrals"
Regarding the intrigues recently
carried on in Switzerland, we never
1I,hought, nor VIII we think of assailine
SWISS neutrality. We are much indebt7
cd to Switzerland We express graft
tude to her, Holland, the Scandinavian
couptrles and Spain, who by her geo
stapnical position is exposed to espe
clal dliilcultles; and no less to the ex-
'ra-European countries which have not
entered the war, for their manly atti-
tudc in that, despite all temYtations
ana oppresslons, they preserve their
neutrality
THE world ycarns for peace and de-
. ''CViiIG more IMAM that the Sllf-
1eflngS OF war under which if eroans
should come to an end But the gov
ernments of the enemy states contrivc
ever anew to stir the war fury among
their peoples A continuation Of thr
war war to the utmost was, so far as has
transplred. the most recent watchword
ISSUED BY the conference Of Versailles
and IN the English Prcmier's speechcs,
It again finds loud echo There are,
however, other voices to be heard in
England 1t is to be hoped that these
VoIceS viii multiply
ne world now stands before tho
ina decision. Either our enemies viii
decide to conclude peace-thcv know
on what conditions We are ready to
n;egln dlscussion-or they viii CON
'lnue the insanity by their criminal
war Of conquest '''''
,,, .our people will hold out further.
but the blood of the fallen. the apon;nc
OF the mutilated and the distress and
sS,uherings of the peoples will fail on ",
the heads of those who insistcntlv re-
and humanity" ~"o0H
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27
rotzky, as He Left America,
Vowed Vengeance on Allies
Letter From British Agent Who Followed Him Tells of
Bolshevk Leaders Threats When Detained Halifax;
He Boosted Here Of Receiving German Money

Leon Trotzky, now Foreign Minister
of Russia, vowed vengeance on the Al
lies when he left America last April
with the announced intention of over
throwing the Kcrcnsky governments
letter made public yesterday BY the
British agent who watched Trotzky
during his residence in The Bronx last
spring and who had him followed when
he started for Russia, shows in what
mood he sailed. Trotzky's anger
against England know no bounds when
British secret service men detained
him at Halifax on board the steamship
Hellig Olav, of the Scandinavian Amer
lean Line.
81 Will make them pay for this" he
vowed
The letter, written on board The
steamship lIcllig Olav at Halifax. April
20, 1917. was signed by A. Rimka, for
mcrly editor of "Ateitls," Lithuanian
weekly newspaper published in Boston,
to whom, because of his acquaintance
with Trotzkv, was intrustcd the mis-
sion of shadowing the present Bol-
shcvik leader on his return to Russia.
Fiery in His Dcnnnciation
He is fiery in his denunciation Of
Great Britain" the letter reads, "and
says he is going to avenge himself to
the utmost on English speaking pco-
plcs.'
Mr.. Rimka, writing in Lithuanian to
his chief, c. Pilenas. describes how
British inspectors aroused the ire of
Trotzky by delaying his sailing from
Halifax.
c. rilenas, who now lives in The
Bronx, was for twenty-five years po-
litical detective, operating under in
structions from Scotland Yard On
October IS last Mr.. Pilenas resigned
from the British secret service.
Believing that the attitude of the
Russian Foreign Minister might we'll
be known, in view of the present inter
national situation, Mr. Pilenas has
turned over to The Tribune the letter
reporting Trotzky's attitude on his way
back to Russia.
The postmark shows the letter was
mailed at Halifax on May 5, 1917. The
envelope, addressed &c. Pilenas, Esq,
p. O. Box 90, New York, n. "" had
been opened and is marked "Ccnsorcd."
On the third page Of the letter. writ
ten on stationery embossed "Scand-
navian-American Line" is a postscript
which Mr.. Pilenas translates as fol-
lows:
Il had opportunity to speak with a
New-York tribune., 1918-02-27
urkish Troops
Retake Trebizond

AMSTERDAM, Feb 26-A dispatch
received here from Constantinople saws
that Turkish troops have entered Trcbi
zond, on the Black Sea coast of Asia
Minor, and cleared it of "bands."
AT the request of the Russian COM
mandcr in the Caucasus and the Presi
dent of the Caucasus Republic, says an
other Constantinople dispatch, Turkey
has agreed to fix a place for peace
negotiations. This announcement was
made by the Foreign Minister in the
chamber.
The minister said that after the with
drawal of the Russian troops from the
eastern provinces the Turks have
cleared these provinces of maraudinr
bands and reached Baiburt
A dispatch from London on February
23 said the Turkish army in the eau
casus had begun an offensive before the
expiration of the armistice with the
Russians. 1t added that the Turks had
occupied Platana, small Turkish port
on the Black Sea coast, fifteen miles
west of Trebizond, and had cut off the
retreat of the Russian Caucasus corns
which was then grouped along the
coast.