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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-11-28
LETTERS .FRON THE SOLDIERS
]. LEROY FINKENBlNER
113th Supply Train,
American Expeditionary Forces.
October 26th, 1918.

October 2eth, 1918.
Mr.. H. 0ppenheimer,
Wahpeton, N. Dakota.
Dear Oppie:
Your letter reached me a few days
before I left the port Of Embarkation
and did not have bit Of time to ans
wer you before sailed. suppose
you see that I am back in the theatre
Of action again and am perfectly at
home. It is not nearly 80 hard this
time to understand the different little
things that the French people are
bound to throw at US. We are head
ed for the front lines at an early date.
hope, as there we get the only real
news Of the operations. Am not in a
position to tell you a whole lot of
things about the operations here as
the censor is a very particular man,
these days of course.
Am in the best of health and in
fact am getting little fleshy. The
good old U. s. chow that we get over
here will make anyone pick up. The
men are all getting all they want to
eat and that is all they want.
Give my best to all the boys that
inquire about me. Suppose they are
all away with the colors now. II you
see any Of the Walsons tell them
Hello. With best regards to you and
your family,
Very sincerely,
]. LEROY FINKENB1NER.
18th Supply Train,
American p. F., via New York,
A. p. O. 1928.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-11-28

way below normal. In fact the yisi-
ole supply is only 80 per cent Of the
prewar consumption. In many in
stances merchants are allotted Y to
n their usual purchases.
While undoubtedly there will be an
increase in production within the
next few months on account of the
return of many men to their usual
occupations, the demand the world
over will more than take up this ad-
ditional production The United
states is the only source of supply
Tor the world necessities. It will
take years before the European ma.
t'orss will be on a self-snpporting
basis. ,.v-sss
While raw cotton showed drop ia
prices a week ago, since the ban on
exporting raw cotton to neutrals was
lifted raw cotton is again up to it's
former high mark.
Quoting from Nugents Bulletin of
November 23rd, one of the most reli-
able trade papers in the country
Many Manufacturers, many Re-
tailers. and many other individuale
are at this moment racking their
brains trying to figure out what effect
peace will have upon prices for the
Immediate future. Nobody dares
venture guess for 1t Is Unlikely that
anybody could with any degree of cer-
tainty begin to prophecy what with
happen within the next year.
1t is recognized fact that two ele-
ments have had more to do with the
high cost Of merchandise than any
thing else. One of these was labor
conditions. wherein it became nece1.
sary for older men and women to be
substituted in places of boys drafted
into the service. Invariably they re-
ceived higher wages than their pre-
decessors.
The second cause was due to the
fact that the Government had COM
nfandeered and conflscated the avail
able supply of practically all lines of
piece goods, woolens and other mer-
chandise. These two causes were
the dominant factors in the increase
Of merchandise.
With both these causes eliminated
things once more will attain their
uormal condition, wi.h the result that
prices will automatically decline, but
it is unlikely to assume that the real
effect Of this change will make it's
presence felt for at least six or eight
months.
When the Government finally de,
cides to release any merchandise II
may have on hand, when It decides
to suspend any contracts which exist
it will do it in such systematic and
gradual way that it will be invisible
to the naked eye.
1t Will take some time before the
boys return to their former vocations
and resume where they left off, and
inasmuch as the average young fel
low will probably return to his ole
position. it is natural to assume thai
the outcome of this will mean a throw
ing on the market of a lot of young
fellows who will naturally accep
salaries far below what they have
been receiving during the war-tim,
Period, which will be a very goot
reason for labor conditions adjust
ing themselves.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30
Quaker Unit in France
Loses Much Equipment
During German Drive

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, April 80
The Smith College hospital unit
which was at Grecourt, lost it's entire
equipment. with the exception of three
motor cars. during the German drive.
according to a letter received here
from Mrs. Dwight Whitney Morrow,
president of the Smith College Alum
nae association. who is in Paris. At
the time Mrs. Morrow wrote, some of
the unit were at Montdidier and 9TH
ers at Paris. Her letter in part is as
follows:
Members of the Quaker unit have
talked to Mrs. Andrews in Paris (Mrs.
Barrett G.. Andrews of Bronxville, N.
Y. Director of the unit), and they
say, especially for the last forty-eight
hours before the Germans reached
Ham, the unit did wonderful work.
They not only evacuated their own
village, keeping three cars going con-
stantly, but also helped evacuate the
Nesle Hohpital. AS soon as they
heached Montdidier they had an i'm
provised coffee station and gave out
hot drinks to their people.
Mrs. Andrews is having constant
conferences with the Red Cross about
future work. 1t will have to be a
perfectly new start for the unit. as
everything was lost but the motors.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30
Americans "Sun" Themselves While
Germans Shell Nearby Positions

"We are summing ourselves and
watching the Boches shell some of
our nearby positions; the air is full
of airplanes now and bursting sheel
from anti-aircraft guns writes Pri-
vate N. L. Hamilton of Battery F,
150th field artillery, who is in France,
in letter to Mrs. R. P. Strolm. 408
North Thirteenth street. "We have
to keep we'll hid while watching or we
are liable to get message from the
KAISER" the letter continues.
Hamilton is with the Rainbow di-
vision and has been in the trenches.
His letter to Mrs. Strolm, who is a
cousin, is dated March Is.
1T is a warm, sunshiny day., the
letter says, "and while l have time for
moments rest l will scribble you a
few lines. We have been at the front
for about two weeks and SO far have
been very lucky as to our positions.
We have been in action and from all
accounts l believe we did some good
at least
I'VE are taking things rather easy to-
day, summing ourselves and watching
the Boches shell some of our nearby
positions. This is an excellent day
for the observation of fire by the
airplanes, and they are making the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30

most of it. The air is full of air
planes now 1t is very interesting
watching them dodge about with the
air full of bursting shells from the
anti-aircraft guns. We nave 10 KEEP
---~u ri' --.t,;' f-~.~'-' =
BILE to get message from the Kaiser.
"We never lack for some interest
incident each day. In case the Boches
get little too familiar we have dug
out to go TO. 1t is about 3l feet I'M
der ground and divided into small
compartments. The openings are COW
cred with curtains which are damp
ened with water. These are lowered
in case of gas, and we all don our
masks of which we have two apiece
At present we are sleeping above
ground. l would rather run the risk
of shrapnel than sleep in a fish pond
My bed was under regular lake and
the water dripped from the roof SO
it was not very dry sleeping, and was
as cold as ice.
Il have a fine bed up here which
Is covered with camuonage and tai
paper. am afraid it won't turn
shrapnel very well, but I'll risk it.
"A very heavy battery nearby has
Continued on Page Tweive.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30
Lieut.. John E. Scott
Returns From Trenches
To Act As Instructor

Lieutenant John f. Scott of the
United States army signal corps, who
has been in active service in France
for the last six months, has returned
to the United States to act as an In.
structor, it became known Tuesday.
Hewas a telegraph operator here for
a number of years and was formerly
a messenger boy with the Western
Union Telegraph Company. He be-
came member of the regular army
several years ago
A story was published in Monday S
Palladium stating that Lieutenant
Harold Scott of Richmond had return
ed to America with SO selected men of
Pershings army to help boost the Lib
erty loan, but later dispatches from
New York indicated that this was not
true, and that Lieutenant John B.
Scott was the man referred to.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30
5000 RICHMOND
WOMEN IN WAR
REGISTRATION
Figures Show Almost 100
Per Cent Registration in
Wayne County.

Reports from townships, where com
plete returns have been made, show
that a very large percentage of the
women in these districts registered
for war service. In many of the town
ships less than ten women refused to
sign the cards.
In Richmond few registrations
were taken Tuesday. Women who
were unable to come to the booths, but
who stated that they wished to regis
ter were visited by ward captains
Tuesday, and number of cards col
lected in this way. The registration
booths closed Monday evening.
The number of women registering
in Richmond has not been learned but
it will probably reach the neighborhood
of 5000. The women in charge of the
registration in the city say that the
percentage of women signing for serv-
ice has been very high.
The rural communities were the first
to get in their reports. The larger
towns outside Richmond have not yet
turned in their cards to county head
quarters. On Liberty pike, in Boston
township, only one woman out of "A
refused to sign the cards.
The following have reported to Mrs.
Paul Ross, couny chairman of the
registration of women:
Dalton township, Mrs. Cora Thorn
burg, chairman-14S.
Clay township, Mrs. Will Ec,ler,
chairman-26S.
Webster, Mrs. Joseph Thompson.
chairman--60
Boston township, Mrs. George Hiatt,
chairman-24S.
Chester, Mrs. NJ. T. Pyle, chairman
&c.
Spring Grove, with hospital-56
Middleburg, Mrs. Will Barton. chair
man-4S.
Washington township, Mrs. Denny
and Mrs. Jones-12.
East Haven-35.
Green township, Mrs. L. l. Cranor,
chairman-261.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30
CHURCHELL QUITS
DEFENSE COUNCIL
TO ENTER ARMY
Will Keller Succeeds Him as
Chairman of the Wayne
Council.

DR.. E. r. Churchell, chairman of
the Wayne County Council OF De-
fense, rendered his resignation to
members of the council in session in
the Second National bank building
Tuesday afternoon.
will Keller, was appointed by
Judge Fox of the circuit court to sue
ceed DR.. Churchell as chairman of the
council
DR.. Churchell recently applied for
war service in the medical corps of
the United States army, and this is
the reason he resigned the chairman
ship of the council.
He passed an examination at In
dianapolis Monday, and though he is
not certain as to the exact date he
will leave Richmond for one of the
training camps, it will probably be in
the near future as the war depart
ment has issued an urgent call to
physicians throughout the country to
enlist their services. DR.. Churchell
said that he felt it his duty to answer
the country's call in this hour OF
need.
AS chairman of the Wayne county
council of defense, DR.. Churchell has
rendered service of highly satisfac-
tory nature according to members of
the council. The position paid no re-
muneration though it required con-
siderable time and attention which
the doctor has willingly given.
l have just received notice of my
appointment as chairman of the
Wayne county council of Defense w.
w. Keller said Tuesday, land you may
say that shall accept. In this hour
1t is the duty of every patriotic citi-
zen to come to the aid Of the country
in answer to the call. / deem it an
honor that / have been selected for
the chairmanship. DR. Churchell has
made splendid record and in assum-
ing this position which he vacates l
shall do all in my power to uphold the
traditions he has established"
DIR. Churchell was accompanied by
DR.. M. S. Bulla, who has also enlisted
his services for medical work with the
federal army. He passed the examin-
alton successfully. DR.. Bulla is now
examining physician for the Rich
mond selective service board, but no
arrangement has been made regarding
the position to be vacated by him
when he is called to enter the service.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30
Three Senators Introduce
Bills To Increase Man
P0wer of United States

WASHINGTON, April 80. = Three
bills to increase Americas man pow
er in the war were introduced in the
senate. Senator Poindexter of Wash
ington offered one authorizing the
President to call Immediately 1,50O,-
900 under the selective draft laws;
Senator Reed of Missouri offered one
to add 100000 men to the army and
Senator Smith of Georgia introduced
resolution proposing to raise the
army to 100000 men.
Senator Reed announced that he
would address the senate Friday in
behalf of this bill.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30
Three Killed in U. S. Ships
Fight With Submarine

WASHINGTON, April 80. = Three
members Of the American steamer
Chincha's crew were killed, the navy
department announced today, IN the
ships fight with a submarine March
1. Previous reports had said several
were injured. but made no mention of
any having been killed.
The Chincha beat off the submarine
after firing about thirty shots. One
shot from the submarine struck the
Chincha aft, killing Seaman A. S. Ed
wards of Augusta, Ca, and two others
not named.
On January 18 the Chincha escaped
from submarine and the armed ship
was commended by Secretary Daniels
for it's excellent work at the time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30
Gompers Denies That He
Is Sick, Tired He Says
(By Associated Press.)

MONTREAL, April 3O.-Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, said in state
ment today that the was not i'll, but
was overtired as consequence of
strenuous whirlwind speaking tour.
Mr.. Gompers' abrupt termination OF
his address to labor men here last
night and his quick return to his ho-
tel led to fears that the American Ia
Dor leaders condition was serious.
Since Friday Mr.. Gompers has made
five speeches here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30
THOUSANDS Of
HUNS KILLED
IN FIGHTING
IN FLANDERS
Despite Furious Assaults on
Allied Hill Positions South
west Of Ypres Enemy Is
Held in His Tracks.
$4,000 HUNS USED
(By Associated Press)

All the evidence points to the
probability that the Germans suf-
fered well nigh the heaviest casul-
ties of any day of the fighting on
the northern front and wave after
wave Of the attacking forces was
moved down by artillery and fnfan-
try fire.
They were SO exhausted by their
fruitless efforts that they virtually
remained inactive all night while
reports have come through today
indicating any resumption of major
activities on their part.
South on the Somme front the
British carried out local opera
tion last night further improving
their position before Amiens by
davancing their lines somewhat
east of Villers-Bretonneux.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30
BILL WOULD MAKE
I.W. ", unlawful
fBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, April 3O-A bill de-
signed to crush out the I. W. w. has
been approved by senate judiciary
subcommittee as substitute for a
similar measure proposed by Senator
King of Utah and will be considered
next Thursday by the entire commit
tee.
The substitute bill by Senator Walsh
of Montana. a democrat, would make
such organization unlawful, provid-
ing ten years Imprisonment and $4,000
fine for membership management, cir
culation of their literature, advocacy
of their doctrines or rental of rooms
for meetings.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30
Hans Kou Will Take
Government Position

Hans Kohl, Richmond insurance
agent, expects to be called to Wash
ington within few days where he
will take clerkship in the govern
ment shipping bureau. Kohl enlisted
his services about a month ago and
has been notified by the bureau that
he may now expect call at any time.
During his absence Miss Margaret
Hinshaw will have charge of the in
surance business.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30
Intoxication Decreases
so Per Cent in Gotham,
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK. April 3o.-Reckoned
on the basis of records for the first
quarter of 1918, public intoxication in
New York City will show a decrease
of so per cent. this year according to
a report compiled by city authorities,
just made public.
ut will be of great interest to note
later on how the falling off in cases
of public intoxication affect the num-
ber of arrests for other offenses," said
the report. 1t did not speculate on
the reasons for the decreased number
of persons arraigned for intCxication.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30
Germans Are Told They
Must Win Victory Before
Full u. S. Forces ArTiue
tBy Associated Press.

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 30
German newspapers. which last year
ridiculed American Intervention in the
war, now have begun gradually to in
form the German public concerning
the danger of present and future
American Intervention on the western
front For instance. the Zeitung of
Constance says:
1--WE must hurry to obtain solid
victory by arms before the full
American forces arrive"
The Vienna newspapers are taking
the same line as those in Germany.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30
REFLECTS cANvAssING

WASHINGTON, April 3O-Intensivo
canvassing of the final week of the
Liberty Loan campaign was reflected
today in the treasury's report OF 81,
403,442,400 total subscriptions and in
crease since last nights report OF
$120.140,5 $50. This increase covers only
part of yesterdays business.
An appeal to all Liberty Loan COM
mittees to inaugurate an intensive fin
ish for the third Liberty loan and to
see that no possible subscription is
overlooked. was sent out today by the
treasury department. The appeal con
tains IL suggestions of things that
may yet be done to make the third
Liberty loan big success.
The suggestions offered ny the treas
ury department are:
Inaugurate Buy another bond
campaign. with the idea of getting
those who have subscribed a little to
subscribe little more.
See that the employees of every in.
dustrial plant have been canvassed
creating, If possible, committees OF
employees to complete the work Find
out If any plants need re-canvassing.
See If all stores and office buildings
have been completely canvassed.
Call attention publicly to the fact
that the desired twenty million sub
scribers means one bond buyer to
every five people, or practically one
to family. Has your community re-
sponded to this extent?
Many wealthy men and large insti-
tutions are holding off on account OF
paying large income taxes, hoping
that their subscriptions will not be
needed. Impress upon them that every
possible subscription is needed and re-
mind them again that the schedule of
government payments on Liberty bonds
calls for no payments in the month of
June.
FolIow-up Pledges
Follow up all pledges and see that
all Of these pledges materialize into
actual subscriptions.
Check up and see that each individ-
ual and community has done it's share
Ascertain il those communities
where quotas have been reached are
alive to the necessity of continuing
the battle for large over-subscription
and wide subscription.
Take advantage of the fact that May
! Is pay day and good day for thou
sands to make initial payments.
See that individuals and firms which
benefit from war business increase
their subscriptions in adequate pro-
portions.
Many women whose husbands have
already subscribed can buy bonds on
their own account. Make an appeal
to them.
Appeal to your newspapers to pub
lish these suggestions In the hope that
they will serve as reminders of new
opportunities for subscribers.
CHICAGO, April 30.-Official figures
given out today show that 9:34 per
cent. of the Seventh Federal Reserve
districts s425,000,000 quota of the Lib
erty loan is yet to be obtained The
deficit is in Chicago. only S87,653, 800
worth of bonds having been subscrib-
ed. whereas the city's allotment calls
for s126, 100000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30
Food Riots Break Out
in Craco,D, Galicia
tBy Associated Press.)

LONDON, April 30.-Serious food
riots have broken out in Cracow, Ca
licia, the Berlin vorwaerts reports, ac-
cording to an exchange telegraph dis
patch from Copenhagen. No new
shipments of food have arrived in
Cracow in several weeks.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30
Germans Ask Report
On Russian Trouble
CBy Associated Press.)

LONDON, April 30.-Declaring that
rumors of change of government in
Russia do not sound altogether i'm
probable, the Berlin foreign office
has asked the German ambassador at
Moscow tC report concerning disor-
ders in Petrograd and the alleged
monarchist restoration.
According to reports received in
Berlin, the Russian constitutional
democrat -Milukoff, Guchkoff
and RodZienko and General AIeXieff.
former Russian commander-in-chief.
are in Petrograd, aiding in the restora-
tion movement. Further reports on
conditions in Russia are lacking.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30
so ARE KILLED
BY VILLAS men
(By Associated Press.)

. Ell PASO, Texas, April 3O-Thirty
old men, women and children were
killed by Villas men at a village 40
miles southeast of Chihuahua City
last Friday according to report
brought to the border by railroad men.
Villa demanded that three young
girls be delivered to him. When this
was refused his men were ordered to
kill every one living in the little set
tlement, according to the reports.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30
May Not Place Youths
of Fl at Bottom Of List
of Eligible Draftees
tBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, April 30.-Provost
Marshal General Crowder today re-
quested congress to eliminate from
the bill, extending the draft to youth
now q years of age, the amendment
putting at the bottom of the eligible
list those who would register under
the measure and ask that the bill
basing draft quotas on the number OF
men in class one be amended to make
it's operation retroactive.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30
Cold Weather. May
Delay Austrian Drive
fRv Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, April 30.-An un-
expected return of cold weather in
the mountain regions of northern
Italy, will delay, in the opinion of
Italian officials, the expected Austrian
offensive. Dispatches from Rome to
the Italian embassy said that bliz-
yards had left snowfall in some
places six feet deep.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30
STOPS ADVERTISING.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 30
Heads of all departments of the city
government were yesterday directed
by Mayor Smith to cease furnishing
public advertisements to German Ian
guage newspapers in Philadelphia.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-30

For Wayne County by w. e. Moore
Partly cloudy, mostly fair tonight
and Wednesday. Conditions favora-
ole for frost.
General Conditions Severe lake
storm which caused the southwest
gales of yesterday Is now central over
The eastern lakes causing rain as far
south as the northern part of Indiana
and Illinois. The weather is clearing
west and south of the lakes and very
cool weather reaches as far south as
Texas. Warmer weather is develop
ing over the west. Temperatures will
rise somewhat on Wednesday. Con-
inued cold tonight.