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The Dolores star., 1918-09-20
Cross Roads Items.

F. l.. Melvin. a brother to Cnas
Melvin, arrived in Dolores last week
from Canton. Illinois. He says he is
here to stay this time
Mrs. A. c. Corbett's mother and
father left last week for California
where they will visit Mrs. Corbett' S
sister for while.
All the kiddies in the community are
planning on taking in the Heber Bros.
show the last of the week.
Chas. Campbell went to Plateau Sum-
day afternoon.
Mrs. Ruiz is helping Mrs. Paul Nc
Cormick for a few days.
Everyone in this neighborhood have
their hay in stack and most everyone
their grain.
Bob Short spent few days at home
last week. He came down to register.
Mrs. Hechtman and son. Fred, are
spending a few days in the valley.
Johnnie Miller's threshing machine
will be in this neighborhood as soon as
he threshes at a few places out at
Beulah. Everybody be ready.
Little Mabel Milligan has been very
sick for a few days. Some kind of
stomach trouble we learn.
The Dolores star., 1918-09-20
G:anath Mesa.

Earl Brown ana 1afnlly pew bacR 10
the Mesa several days ago
About fourteen pupils are enrolled
at the Mesa school.
Ira Brown and family returned from
the Burlington camp a few days ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Hickman and
family of Cortez, spent Sunday with
MIR. and Mrs. Ben Fitzgerald.
The threshers will wind up very
successful ten days of threshing on the
Mesa Thursday.
Dwight kuykendall had to miss
school one day this week on account of
eye troubles.
The little Lizenberry children are
attending the Mesa school this year.
The Swaney family spent Sunday at
the Lizenberry home.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. f. Brown and
daughter. Bessie. spent Sunday with
their son, Ira.
CahOne Items.
Miss Beatrice Morgan left last Sat
urday for MOntroSe where she will at
tend high school this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Cassidy have
moved into their new house.
Mrs. Printus Medley returned last
week from Illinois where she has been
with her father who has been very i'll.
He was improving in health when she
left
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Staten Levitt
Friday morning, an eight-pound boy.
Mrs. Helen Stingiey and Mrs. Ora
johnson went to McElmo after fruit
but didn't have much success They
report the fruit very scarce.
Eunice and Euline Ballinger and Nan
ME Crownover left the first of the
month for Plainview, Arkansas Eunice
and EuIine will attend school there this
winter.
There were nineteen boys and men
registered in this precinct last Thurs
day
The Dolores star., 1918-09-20


The division | am in started the big
drive in July and did some excellent
work. defeating the enemy in every en-
counter and in two instances killed or
captured an entire division. Our d.
vision was the first American forces
to do any offensive fighting and gained
distinction for its courage and fearless
ness. having received written praise
and commentator from General Per-
shing and also from the French general
commanding the Allied forces; But
then we were only fighting as all
Americans will when they get a chance.
sidered quiet sector so life is not so
exciting just now, but one can never
tell when hell will break loose. so we
are always ready for Fritz. But we
are taking things easy for while in
order to recuperate from our losses.
for naturally there are always some
losses in an offensive.
France is truly beausiful country
and there are many picturesque scenes
to be enjoyed in ones travels. But
I'm American clear through and
will be very much satisfied to have my
nest in the good old U. S. and in
preference. the mild and bully West.
so save an acre Or two for me when
come home and, after a short visit
with Grace. shall be with you, and if
| can intend to persuade both Jack
and Grace to go with me.
! surely admire your spirit and am
sure if you were younger you would be
doing more than your bit. There are
many American women doing Red
Cross and Y. NJ. c. A. work over here
and our boys appreciate the work they
are doing for them, but we all know
that we cannot win this war without
the help of those at home. We also
appreciate the unselfishness of the
folks at home, and it is a great thing
to know that the greatest government
of the people. by and for the people,
are united in their stand for democracy.
The Hun is a dirty coward fighter
and in most cases deserves no quarters
he will play wounded or in some cases
be slightly wounded and when aid is
offered he will shoot or stab those try
ing to aid him; machine gunners will
shoot thousands of rounds of ammuni-
ton into our lines and then when he is
finally looking into the muzzle of rifle
he will throw his hands above his head
and cry "Comrade'. The dirty cur.
wouldn't he be fine comrade? He
turns out to be comrade for some of
his brothers in the world beyond.
Then again when few are forced
to surrender they will throw down
their rifles and up goes their hands,
sometimes with handkerchief held in
one hand shielding double edged
knife or have knife up their sleeve
and when the unfortunate one goes to
search them, zip, and another good
after these tricks are found out they
never succeed again.
In the more recent battles the Huns
that were captured showed no signs of
tight and in some cases as many as five
or SIX hundred were sent back to the
collecting stations with as few as ten
guards.
OF course the longer the war lasts
the weaker Germany grows and the
stronger the allies grow, SO that it is a
question of time; or perhaps we may
not wait for time to settle it, but 90 on
to Berlin on our own hook and kick the
whole damn Imperial Government to
He'll where it belongs.
Your loving pephew.
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May the young lady have a long and
happy life.
Lewis BUTCH Johnson Writes from France
Somewhere in France

Somewhere in France.
August IL, 1918.
To the dear ones at home:
Well just came back from the
front. it isn't near so bad as you think
it is. You don't work there only at
night and sleep day time.
We lost lots of men from gas. had my
gas mask on for eight hou,s. these
men that got it took their masks off
thought it was all gone. but | kept
mine on and didn't get it at all.
l only saw three Germans in three
days and they came in and gave up.
said they were hungry and didn't want
to fight, but were forced too.
saw Arch about ten minutes the
night | left for the front, he is not
far from here but don't think will
get to go to see him.
They shell this town about every
night and shoot gas too but am an
artist about putting on gas mask and
lodging these big shells, ha, ha. The
don't take long. scares person at
first but you don't pay any attention
to it after a day or two.
| went across No Mans Land sure
did lay close to the ground when they
shot up those flash lights, went up to
the last trench could hear them talk
ing but they did'n shoot and we did mt
either.
like it better all the time if fellow
could only ever see them to shoot at,
the next time am going to get me
one.
Clyde Royce is here some place am
going to hunt him up after awhile
have only one letter from Lille and
one from Hattie since have been in
France. So do write me often and
tell me how mamma is and all of the
news.
With lots of love,
LEWIS E. JOHNSON.
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The Dolores star., 1918-09-20
With lots of love,
LEWIS E. JOHNSON.

Thomas P. Kmpe WRITES to His Aunt,
Mrs. L. H. {. koehn.
On Active service with the American
Expeditionary Force. Aug. Ia, 1918.
Dear Aunt Laura: Yesterday | re-
ceive my first letter since have been
in France. which Is now going on four
months, and as it was letter that was
addressed to me in Texas, in April, it
has been to several places before
catching up with me and consequently
the envelope Is covered with many ad-
dresses, but eventually it has arrived
at its proper destination, and as it was
from you / am making a point to
answer you at once.
To begin with left Texas in April
and had the pleasure of spending
day with Grace, having a fine time and
seeing some old friends and relations
while home, a treat | am very thank
full to have been able to enjoy.
Since have been in France have
travelled quite considerably and of
course have seen many interesting
sights, though of course some rather
gruesome. You have read enough of
the war and its attending horrors in
the papers and periodicals, so shall
non dwell on that subject. l have not
had any very exciting experiences out
of the ordinary run in the average
soldiers life. OF course | have been
under fire both from infantry and
artillery and also have been exposed to
fire from enemy bombing planes. So
far have escaped injury of any kind,
several times by just hair, but then
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-04

in size at every point, and gone over
the top.
The number of ships in the war
construction program of the navy is
7S7, including some ships recently
completed. This is considerably more
than twice the total number of ships
in commission on the day war was
declared on Germany.
In the past year the navy has ex-
panded from $4,000 enlisted men to
more than 100000, including marines,
reserves and others in service. In
January, 1917, there were $500 Off
GERS. Now there are more than 49,
600.
AT the beginning of the year there
were 800 naval vessels OF all types
in commission; now there are many
more than a thousand" Ships that
were on the stocks then have been
hurried to completion, Ships that
were laid up in the navy yards be-
cause there we're not men enough to-
man them have been refitted and
manned and set to sea. Scores of
yachts and power boats have been
taken over from private owners to
be set to work searching for subma-
rines.
In the past eighteen months con
gress has appropriated for naval pur-
poses S1,gO5, 410,930. This is more
money than was spent on the navy
in the entire period from 1855 to 1911
the first 2S years of the existence
of the new navy And that period
includes the years of rapid naval ex
pansion that followed upon our war
with Spain.
But the navy has done in the past
year than merely to expeRd.. 1t has
been engaged day after day for
months in the actual business Of ma
val warfare. 1t has sunk submarines
how many, the department is not
telling.
The first American forces to land
in France for service against the Ger
mans were units of the naval aero
nautic corps. They were landed at a
French port early in June.
The navy has rourteen times as
many flying boats as it had at the
beginning of the year, and thirty
times as many men in its aircraft
forces. It has built its own aircraft
factory in Philadelphia >,inety days
after ground was broken for the
plant. the keel of a flying boat was
being laid Five private plants are
devoting their entire resources to
navy aircraft work
There never was a war in which
it was SO important as it is in the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-04
UNION men
But N OF
UNION. DAY
Patriotic U, S. Army Engineers Work
Long Hours for their Country
in France
(By w. S. Forrest, United Press
STAFF Correspondentl

(By w. S. Forrest, United Press
Staff Correspondent
A French Railroad Center, Dec 10.
-(By mail)-What an American un-
ion labor man can do when its for his
country and not a corporation he's
serving is demonstrated here.
Work in the big railway shops here
is aunt of the u s Army Engi-
neers, recruited principally from one
OF the best known railroads running
into New York. The men came from
the eastern railroad shops where the
repair work is done Every man was
a member of the union at home. His
union prescribed how many hours a
day he should work, his wages and
holidays.
Here in France today these expert
shopmen are repairing locomotives
from $50 a. M. to Z p. m. with an
hour off for dinner
Working beside the American shop
men are French civilian shopmen
The French shopmen work leisurely
and talk great deal taking in adj
dition several breathing spells along
with eating spells At eight o'clock
he has breakfast, usually bread and
wine. This follows the little break
fast he ate at home early in the
morning. At noon he takes an hour
off to eat bread and cheese with red
wine. Four o'clock brings another
meal Of bread and wine. The Amer
lean shopmen work at the usual
American pressure without rest pc
riods and with a single meat at noon.
The result of American labor in the
local shops has been that broken
down locomotives are getting scarce
OH this part Of the French railway
system. On the other hand railroad
officials are busy trying to keep the
shops supplied with frayed locomo-
tives needing mending
Men who would vote for a strike
at tie first effort of a corporation to
infringe the unions rules in America
are working for army pay here to-
day without grumbe, IN fact they
are satisfied.
What do the men think of the
work and the hours" asked a young
lieutenant who used to be foreman in
the Pennsylvania shops at Jersey
City.
well, it was pretty hard until we
got used to it. he said. Now it
isn't so bad. The hours remind the
men Of how easy we were having it
back home with the old eight hour
day. We wouldn't do it for the Penn
sylYania railroad But this is anoth-
er matter. All of us realize that its
for Uncle Sam and we're all satisfied
to work any hours to beat the Ger
mans. hope the people at home
realize what most OF us have given
up to come over here and work
First. most everyone of US had a good
eight hour job Second. in my case
and its the same with some others
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-04
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-If You Know DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret of keeping young is to feel
young = to do this you must watch your
liver and bowels - there's no need of
having a salIow complexion = dark rings
under your eyss - pinples - bilious
lcok in your face = dull eyes with no
sparkle. Your doctor will fell you ninety
per cent of all sickness comes from in
active bowels and liver.
DR.. Edwards. a well-known physician
in Ohio, perfected vegetable COM
pound Iaixed with clire oil to act on
the liver and bowels, which he gave to
his patients for years.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets the suhsti-
tute for calomel, are gentle in their action
yet always effective. They bring about
that exuherance OF spirit, that natural
buoyancy which should be enjoyed by
everyone, by toning up the liver and clear
ing the system Of impurities.
SFou will know DR.. Edwards Olive Tab
lets By their olive color. l0c and 25c per
box. Al druggists
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-04
WHAT IS A PRo-eERmAN?

Herbert Quick, U. S. farm loal
commissioner. answers the foregoing
question as follows:
A pro-German is a man who b,
private or public utterances, stand:
in the way OF whole-hearted prose
cution of this war and the defeat O.
the German will to conquer
He may do it by finding fault witt
the conduct Of the war He may dc
it by impracticable peace arguments
He may do it through a mistaken pol
icy He may do it because he is in
the pay of the German government
He may do it because he has been
befooled and bamboozled by those
who are in Germany's pay.
The German win to expansion by
conquest must be broken by defeat.
If that rapacious will be not broken,
the war will not give us peace In
tLll tHG Hlotuly VI tuc NOll ~ bHHlc q
never existed conquering nation
less fit to rule others than are the
Germans This is true because the
German policy is so brutal, so cruel
so scientifically exterminating. In
the streets of every town in German
Poland children are falling and dying
Of starvation. Children s to Z years
of age are being carried through the
streets by their parents because they
are too weak to walk because of
starvation The Poles are being ex-
terminated as fast as possible by the
Germans just as the Armenians the
Oldest Christian nation in The world
are being exterminated by the Ger
'aans and Turks. Why? Because
Germany wants the property of the
Poles for Germans after the war; and
because they want the property OF
the Armenians for the Turks and
Germans after the war.
Their will can and must be broken
hv defeat 1t is not the will of the
German 1t is the bloody,
brutal, cruel deyilish will of the Ger
man government and the German ru-
ing class, miseducated in the school
which believes that war is the sum
nation of human good
A pro-German is anyone who stands
in the way of our successful prosecu-
iion Of the war Every word that
rals from the tongue Of any Ameri-
an or is written by him carries with
il responsibility greater than ever
existed in the history of this nation.
Look well to what you say or do.
Germany has in this country hun
lreds of papers printed in the Ger
nan tongue Whether this ought to
,e or not is a grave question. If any
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-04

OF no papers are loyal, l do not know
Of item. Some of them may be, pul
have not heard of them.
These and other papers and many
individuals say they are for Ameri-
ca, but none Of them say they are
against Germany
He who is for us is against Ger
manv He who is not against Ger
many, tooth and nail, in this war, is
not for America
You can tell the pro-German by
another test: If lie is ags >~-t
France or against Italy, or sainst
Russia, he is pro-German.
The armies and nayies of these
powers are fighting our fight. They
are dying by thousands every day to
make the world safe for democracy.
II we win, we must win because they
do most of the fighting and dying,
While we only do some of it,
The enemy Of Great Britain is pro-
German.
The enemy of Russia is pro-Ger-
man and antidemocratic
The enemy of Italy is against
America.
The enemy Of France is lost to ev-
cry claim of patriotism
10 not let these pro-Germans poi
son the atmosphere in your locality
by slandering our allies without chal
lenge, 1t is time to call down the
man who fights against our enemies
with tongue or pen, no matter what
flag those armies are fighting under
Words are things. In such q crisis
they are dreadful things portentous
things, things which can not be al
lowed to pass as Of no account.
Germany is penetrating every coun
try of the world with her hired spies
aud traitors She disorganized the
Russian army through traitors after
the revolution She knew the plan Of
lussian battle before hand through
traitors. She has filled this country
With spies and traitors. She has fl /
lanced the l. w W., without a doubt
She has destroyed property and de-
Iauched our citizens.
Is there any American who does
,ot long for peace? Not onel Meth
n is there Briton or Frenchman or
Italian or Russian But is must not
% a German peace leaving the great
pider in the center of his web wait
rg for another chance 1t must be
! real peace 1t must be made with
he German people or with a ruined
or the other But
e who talks peace as if he only
ongs for it. as ii he only were com
lissioned to make peace. must want
different sort of peace from the
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present conflict to invent new ways
of fighting and to keep them secret.
One invention may be worth twenty
dreadnaughts. What our navy mas
done in this way must be left for
time and results to show But Thorn
as A. Edison is in Washington, Civ
ing his entire time to his country as
head of the naval consulting board
That fact, to most Americans, will he
the best possible guarantee that tho.
money voted for the navy is being
expended not only wisely, but with
the utmost ingenuity Of which human
nature is capable
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-04

NAVY GOES
OVER TOP
First United States Forces in France
Units Of Naval Aernautic
Corps

+. Editors note: The following sto-
ry was furnished by the National
Council of Defense.)
The navy was ready when war be-
gan. Like Won Moltke's army in the
Franco Prussian war, it had only to
go ahead with plans arranged in adj
vance. 1t has not had to change its
1t has simply increased
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-04
EXPRESS PAcKAGETTEs

i i i j j. y i + + + + + +
chickasha Wants
Place to hold the county fair,
Where the folks can get fresh air,
Where the swains can go to spark,
Sure we want a city park.
Oddly enough, even Villa hasn't
recognized the Bolsheviki.
ST Simp says he looks for another
pretty day tomorrow if it doesn't
rain or snow
1t is only a matter of days now till
the dear people will see the biennial
tossing of hats into the ring.
Also, the auto is frequently the
cause of family jars, especially wien
a man and his wife are driving to-
gether
If you don't like the war flour"
product, just get mad and eat corn
bread 1t will suit Mr.. Hoover equal
ly as well
Cannot Depend Upon Gas" edito-
rally observe the Oklahoma City
Times Probably the writer reached
this profound conclusion after he had
thawed out following the recent cold
spell, and hence he ought to know.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-04

know, I've got a mother and wife
and child back in Jersey City who've
seen me every day without miss.
I'm kind of homesick and 7 suppose
they would like to see me but fell
low has to put all that aside when
its his country"
Within few weeks, the American
shopmen quartered here will leave to
take over brand new shops, eXclu-
sively American, in another part Of
France.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-04
pR!vEiAMAYt HEADACHE
Rub Musterole on Forehead
and Temples

. A headache remedy without the dam
gers of headache medicine" Relieves
headache and that miserable feeling from
colds or congestion. And it acts at once
MusteroIe is a clean, white ointment,
made with oil of mustard. Better than a
mustard plaster and does not blister.
Used only externally, and in no way can
it affect stomach and heart, as some in
ternal medicines do.
Excellent for sore throat, Bronchitis,
Group, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, con
gestion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago,
all pains and aches of the back OF joints,
sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chilblains,
frosted feet, colds OF the chest (it often
prevents pneumoaia).
30c and 60c Jars; hospital size $3.50 y
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sorc We must have. Distrust him
He may be sincere, but he may not
ne
The world has in the past been
conquered by traitors-oftener than
it was ever conquered by arms The
Mexican people fought each other
into slavery to Spain. Let us not be
bought by German gold into slavery
to Germany.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-04

NeAAA tA ANetb
Favorite Prescrip-
ton is n good
medicine for wom-
en-. The reason
/ took it was for
female complaint.
/ took the con-
tents OF but one
bottle but it did
me great good
and | have been
glad | used it. 1t
is tha hest nandi-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-04
WEATHER ELSEWHERE

+ Western Union reports re- !
+ ceiyed at a. M. today: !
+ North Texas, generally
+ clear temperature S6.
+ Central Texas, generally
! clear, temperature 20. !
= East Texas, generally cloudy,
= temperature 36.
+ Gulf Coast, generally clear !
! temperature 49, :
: West Texas, generally clear, I
+ temperature 49, I
+ Arkansas, generally clear
j. temperature %. 4
: Louisiana, generally clear, =.
! temperature "a. :
s. Oklahoma. generally clear ::
! temperature 80. :
+ + + + + = + #+% $50