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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-10
DESCRIBES The
FIRST NIGHT IN
| R]|iO|N'TTRENCHES
lord Dunsany Tells Of Elk
/ perience Of Ploughboy
n There for First Time.

I London, July s.--What will the hrst
might in the trenches be, is q question
ysSthat thousands Of American soldiers
have faced perhaps with some mis-
givings, certainly with lively anticipa-
ton. The experience OF many Of them
must be like that OF. British plough
sI.boy-soldier described by Lord Duns-
lMny, captain OF the Inniskilling Fusi-
Tiers.
"A mans firsts night In the front
line Is an epoch-mAking experience"
he writes. ut il like a mans first
vote, or his twenty-arst birthday
Il is a milestone in his life. marking
gssthe change from the mimic warfare
behind the lines to the grim realities
i&of actual conflict.
Perhaps I a best explain how this
experience affects q soldier by telling
you the story Of a recruits first night
in the trenches. Dick Cheeser, me Of
my men, was q ploughboy Just passed
IL when he enlisted, and not yet 10
when he went on his f1rst sentry ego"
in the front line.
cit was a quiet night and dawn was
Fsonly an hour or 30 distant when
iaa,Cheeser took his post. The corporal
told him where to stand, warned. him
y nOCp a eOOu UNIV oA1 ASkk 1Alkl
III There was Dick Cheeser, alone in
1.-THE dark, with an army in front Of
him. eighty yards away, q resourceful,
crafty and desperate enemy The
stiffness Of the night only added to
Cheeser's feeling Of responsibility.
& The stiffness awed him. There had
not been a shell all night. He put his
head yer the parapet gingerlv and
\ waited. Nobody fired at him. He felt
Il aorn oh that fhA ~Srht xr,o q rrvo st4r@ a,
for him; that something uncanny and
unexpected would happen 800 He
heard voices In a communication
trench somewhere behind him; there
y we're a few sentences of gruff. unintel-
ligible conversations; the voices died
away. There was a long silence.
Cheeser fell to wondering whether the
hight was black or grey; he stared
hard at the night to study it's exact
color; the night stared back at him,
and seemed to be threatening him;
it was gray, gray and artful, like a
cat or a fox.
"1t was uncanny, though Cheeser.
If shells would come, or Germans, or
anything at all, you would know how
to take It.: but this deathly quiet, like
a mist over huge valleys. Anything
waited, and the night waited too. He
felt that they were watching each
other, the night and he, both crouch
ing, both ready to spring.
Ills mind grew so active that his
head throbbed with the physical ex-
ertion Of thinking. He was watching
with eyes and ears and Imagination,
hoping TO anticipate by a second or
two the dread Something that he felt
was sure to happen soon in the omin-
u mist Of No Mans land. He
thought of throwing a stone out into
the blackness, Just to see what would
happen. Then he began to wish for
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-10
SAMMIES HATE
SUB. ATTACKS
NTRlP0 OVER
Say Sub Fighting is Not
Their Line; Get no Chance
to Help in Battle.

London, June 9.-Although troop
ships that bring over American SOL
diers are so we'll protected that the
submarine menace is virtually
negligible, submarines throughout the
trip are probably the chief subject of
conversation. Usually the references
to the undersea terror are jocular, but
1t is apparent that much serious
they loom large in Inauguration.
This applies to officers as we'll as to
the e All say frankly they have
no desire for a brush with the stink
ing, enemy craft.
The reason for this was neatly put
by a major Of infantry who recently
landed in England. Fighting sub
marines" he said, isn't our game" In
that pithy explanation he summed up
the soldiers attitude exactly.
Fighting the submarines isn't the
.Army's game, and soldiers can't play
1t because they. don't know how. If
their ship it attacked there is nothing
for them to do except march on. deck
and prepare to take to the lifeboats.
Defensive measures rest with the
transports naval guns and with the
escorting d%estroyers. They: as the
soldier sees 1t, have all h fun, while
the soldier must stand by, eager to
fight, but helpless to take a hand.
The army officers feel keenly their
responsibility in such an unfamiliar
situation. 1t devolves upon them to
clear the ship of every man and get
them into their proper boats.
In order to do this withNthe greatest
possible celebrity and precision. the
commanding officer and his assistants
carefully work but their plans before
the ship sails. On a large vessel
carrying several thousand troops it is
necessary to quarter the men on all
decks, some far down in the vessel.
The task, then, Is to get them all up
on the boat deck with the least delay
and without confusion.
Boat drills begin soon after the ship
leaves port. Each mar is assigned to
a particular boat. and it is highly i'm
portant that whom the troops, in re-
Spouse to the alarm signal, are moving
up from the lower decks that there be
no interference and congestion on the
stairways.
The problem presents a number of
difficulties, each of which is studied
with care. So perfect was the system
employed on n big transport that
the 5000 troops on board could be
brought from all parts of the ship to
their stations on the upper deck with
in less than five minutes.
When a transport approaches the
submarine zone. precautions are in
creased. All officers and men must
wear their life p~reservers constantly,
and when the ship has got we'll into
the zon orders are issued for the
men to sleep In their clothes.
No lights of course. are shown. To
guard against the inadvertent striking
Of match whose fare might reveal
h vessels presence to q lurking sub
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-10
his boyhood's slingshot, so that he
could catapult a nice round stone right
across the blackness into the German

across the blackness into the German
line.
"a little wind blew in the night, too
cold for the time of year." It made for
q moment a lane in the mist over No
Mans land. Cheeser peered into it,
ibut the mist closed round again. NO,
Night seemed to say, you can't guess
my secret And the awesome hush
intensified. What are they up to
now? thought the sentry. What are
those crafty enemies planning in all
those miles of silence? i
Gwen the very lights were few and
far between. When one went up far
hills Of shadow seemed to sit and
brood over the valley; black shapes
grew up and vanished in the shadow.
The rocket faded and the hills went
back into mystery again, and Cheeser
still peered level owe the ominous
valley.
"All the dangers and sinister shapes
and evil destinies that the sentry fac
ed that night canno be pictured or
described in mere words. It was only
two hours that he stood there and not
q shell fell in all that time, not a
German stirred.
ut is a weird and awful experience.
that first night in the trenches. The
next time It is an easy matter" .
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-10

Do bath tubs hne for old folks or
For children an for w1mmin,
But dc good Lord made de holes and
ponds
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-10
A LOOK AT THE LADDER

take a good look at this ladder,
my boy" What for" "And then re-
member that IL It were possible to get
to the top at q single bound there
would be no need for the bottom
rungH"-Detroit Free Press.
The Delta independent., 1918-01-04
The New Years Pledge.

The new born year is here at last
And with it fades the old
Into the ages of the past
That are SO bleak and cold.
Last year is past-foreyer gone.
For time can live no more.
Yet helpful deeds will e'er live on
Enabling more and more.
In memory good deeds alone
Shine brighter than all else:
'Tis thus life's joy is fuller grown
And so cannot be false.
Soon this new year shall fade away
Just as the old has done.
And dross shall likewise fade away
For it is nothing won.
So let us strive this new year through
To live each one for all,
Not for me or for you
For that is not Gods call.
And let our deeds be kind and true
For they outlive old Time:
True kindness helps to strengthen
you.
And makes this world sublime.
Milford Shields.
The Delta independent., 1918-01-04
REOLANDS MESA Z
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Harry Wood was in Delta Friday
David Davis, of Dry Greek, was on
the mesa Sunday.
Dicky Dicks, of Dry Creek. was on
the mesa Sunday.
Lee Savage, of Maher. spent Satur-
day at the Woodlands.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hibbs moved
back to the mesa Saturday.
Elmwood school started Wednes-
day after a Christmas week vacation.
w. J. Rice and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Quickway spent Christmas at the
Turks home.
Last Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. Mac
Cune entertained Rev. Hunsicker and
amily. of Eckert.
Mrs. Homer Gorsuch and children,
of Dry creek. are visiting her mother.
Mrs George Eavenson.
Mrs. Elmer Cantrell, of Somerset.
IS spending the New Year season with
her mother, Mrs. Norton.
A dance was given New Years eve
at the Bill Grier home. dancing the old
year out and the New Year in.
Miss Amy Tuttle of Montrose. ar
rived Monday night and is visiting
at the Roblee home a few days.
Harry and Ruth Luddington and
Cookie and Carol Moore attended the
dance in Hotchkiss Christmas night.
Florence Kates and Catherine Rice
spent several days visiting their sis
ter, Mrs. Terrell Ellington, on Rog-
ers mesa.
The Red Cross held its regular
meeting at the West Side school house
Saturday evening. Thirty-six new
members were received.
J. r. Ruble and Will Ruble and fam
lily, of Rogers mesa. and T. ]. Isom
and children. of Clear Fork, took Sun
day dinner at the o. E. Ruble home.
The Tunk family spent New Years
at the w j. Rice home.
Mrs. Norton entertained at New
Years dinner. Mr.. Stanton and child
ren. Olive, Hazel, and Floyd, of Eek
ert, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Gorsuch, and
children. of Dry Creek. and Mrs. Ell
mer Cantrell, of Somerset.
The Delta independent., 1918-01-04
J. w. SMITH AND THE STAR
MARKET TO THE FRONT

Among Delta's young pioneers
the one who appears first to the ian
CIV is J. w. Smith. known to his many
friends at home and abroad rs 5ill
.BiII" Smith came here thirty-three
years ago and drove stage trom
here Ia edaredge when the IN 1s' con-
spicuors business houses w,re three
tsirst parlors which dispensed the
real rriicle and where riots 1rc shoot
irg sc-aoes were as common Ls the
wLiskey and where it was as near.y
impossible to keep ones e-aip on
straight as it g to persuade an 7'''tor
10 20 to church.
Seventeen years ago Smith engage l
in TN meat market business a-d has
been there almost continuously to
the late John Reillyrd / hrdl hdrlri
the present time. His former part
ner was the late John Reilly tmay his
ashes rest In peaceD and their store
was at first located where the Illus
trious John Kurz' market now stands.
So II will be seen that even II Bill
Smith had been an amateur in select
ing the finest steaks when he first
began in Delta, he has had many
years in which to perfect himself In
the fine art OF marketry.
He conducts the Star Market. the
one on the west side OF Main street
with the screaming yellow front. and
with the aid OF Pat" Hickman. deals
out the best OF everything In the meat
line
And so. while still young In spirit.
"Bin" Smith is one OF our oldest land
marks and his name stands for one
of the oldest business houses on the
Western slope
The Delta independent., 1918-01-04
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN
is BLAIR. THE FEED MAN

Foremost among Delta's rising busi-
ness men is Guy NJ Blair. feed and
seed man and coal dealer. Guy Blair
has been engaged In business here
for number OF years. and while
still young mar. is eminently sue
cessful. Generous to n fault. he new
er fails to respond to worthy calls
for charity and public Improvement.
few months ago he erected the
largest warehouse in the county. in
order 10 better handle his business.
He was successful. not only in cop.
ping his share of patronage. popular.
ity and cash. but few months ago
robbed the public schools OF one of
their best instructors.
1t is to such men as this that the
city is indebted to large extent for
It's rapid growth and development
The Delta independent., 1918-01-04

Tom Roberts left Thursday morn
ing for Ironton, where he expects 4,
find employment
j. A. Sturdevant and son Oral from
Eckert. have been spending some days
here working on their ranch.
w. A. Loback Is baling hay for Mr..
Cunningham.
Several of our citizens went to Eek.
ert last Friday to attend the funeral
or II. NJ. Brigham. The deceased was
an honest. upright man and n kind
and loving husband The bereavaJ
family have the sympathy of the en-.
tire community. Mrs. Brigham is in
very poor health.
Mrs. Mollie Goodwin. and Mrs. Cbas
kelso and little son, returned Wednes-
day from a visit to Buena Vista
ID. c. Townsend has new car.
judging from the number of new cars
on the mesa our farmers must have
prospered greatly the past year
Last Saturday night Mortimer Stone
delivered an interesting address on
the Red Cross work. Our peonle .re
taking up the work with a Will Ce.
oar mesa people never do things nv
haives. Committees were appointed
"hn meeting for next Monday night
mas been arranged.
The Delta independent., 1918-01-04
JOE HARRINGTON AND THE
PATRONS OF HIS AT DEPOT

Transfer. lady. transfer" With
this phrase for ten years the genial
Joseph Harrington. he of the contagi-
Gus smile and easy drawl. has greet
ed incoming passengers at the local
station. Joseph and VIII Harrington
fer and have built up an enviable
business.
They recently annexed Dodge car
to their equipment. enabling them to
make quick trips conveying those nee
essary evils. travelling men. to and
from inland towns of the county. Joe
thinks that Dodge car is just what the
doctor ordered and the first thing he
does when n travelling man relieves
himself of his baggage and ensconses
himself in the bus at the station. Is
to harpoon him with a card and ask:
What time you want to go to Cedar
edge this afternoon There is no
getting around II. ice and that Dodge
car are business-getters. even II he
did leave the car on the Rio Grande
switch recently and let a string
box cars bunt 1t. 1t didn't hurt the
car any
While VIII Harrington is somewhat
in the position of the homely sister In
bunch of beauties without any re
Election on his physiognomy. even If
he is stu heart whole and fancy free)
he is none the less agreeable and ne
cessary to the business of this lively
firm. He hold the strings which are
The Delta independent., 1918-01-04
RED CROSS GETS $40, 1000, 900.
Each Of Thirteen National Divisions
Exceeds Quota Set for II.

New York, Dec. 31.-The American
Red Cross will begin the new year
with a membership Of more than 2O,-
900 900, it was announced at the close
of the nationwide enrolment cam
paign. Every one of the thirteen ma
tional divisions exceeded the quota set
for 1t.
Actual new members added 10 the
rolls were 14,853,535 and of this num-
ber the Southwestern division contrib
uted 3,250,OO0. The other divisions
and the number of now members fol-
lows: Central, 2,750.000; Lake, q
100000; Atlantic. 100000; Pennsyl-
vania, 1,450 900; New England. 1.2OO,-
900; Northwestern. 559,535; Pacific,
500 900; Northern, 388.OO0: Gulf, 37o.-
900; Potomac, 250.ooo; Southern. ESQ.,
900: Mountain, 181 900.
The Delta independent., 1918-01-04
AUSTIN
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Christmas exercises were held at
both churches. The offering taken
was sent for the relief of the Armen-
ian refugees in the near East. About
thirty-two dollars was received at
each church
George Adams. Messrs. and Mes
danes Ralph Landreth and Bert Nc
Clintock motored TO Delta on Christ
mas day for visit with Ed Landreth
and family
The marriage of Miss Jessie Art
and Clement A. Bowie took place
on Decem Ger % at Collision, Kansas.
ton with the Field Artillery.
The Delta independent., 1918-01-04
RAwALT's DoTAeE.

Now whatdOya know about that?
A few weeks ago. when C. T. Rawalt
took charge of the pen pushing on
the Gunnison Empire, we broke out
IN a burst of generosity and said a
lot of nice things about this same
Rawalt. ex-newspaper man of Delta
county. and former representative OF
Gunnison county.
Shortly after we published a some.
what caustic editorial expressing our
opinion of the much mooted Orson
Adams, Grand Junction bank wreck
er. and apparently in thorough appre-
citation of the perfectly lovely things
we had said about Mr. Rawait. he
clipped our editorial and credited il
to the Montrose Press. It's awful.
from the eyes of the kaiser
How are the mighty fallen! Truly
Charley amt what he used to be.
We were the only newspaper in the
community who dared call a spade a
spade in referring to this person who
dined at the Hotel de Leavenworth
for over three years and escaped by
some clever intrigue The others
smoothed the matter over and one
paper even publishd his photograph
together with some extended remarks
referring to his active days at the
Jnction. with sort of "Ain't you
proud of him. Denny" air. and now
along comes Charley with his second
eyesight and makes this unforgiveable
mistake.
We didn't mind Sol Sprague's mis-
apprehension as to the future "metrop.
oils of the Western Slope" because
Sol is in his dotage and doesn't see
very well. anyway; but Charley Ra-
walt-well that's different. Every
time we break out with halfway de-
cent editorial. some near-sighted coun-
try editor gives the credit to some
one else
Now Charley. before you run those
scissors again, let's give you a good
suggestion as the best remedy fol-
"fy-speckitis." Remove the glasses
from the normal position on the nose
pour on few drops of wood alcohol
and polish well with piece of tissue
paper Any old waste tissue paper
will do. whether . it comes in rolls
pads or loose sheets. Having remov
cd every particle of foreign matter
replace the glasses. seize the scis
sors. clip very carefully any desire,
item, turn to the front and get tht
cue. and before clipping again, Civ,
the credit to the proper periodical
This is much more satisfactory thai
clipping fistful at n time and hay
ing them appear in your publication
as II you had shuffled and deal
them like a deck of cards.
And whatever you do. Charley. don
for Heavens sake credit to us some
ones else editorial. trying to squar
the thing
The Delta independent., 1918-01-04
NORTH DELTA GOSSIP
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w. H. Marsh has bought the proper
ty formerly owned by Mr.. Blake.
v. Lomax moved his family into
Delta the latter part of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. A. Cook spent
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
ley.
Mrs. ID. S. Hickman spent the day
Wednesday with her son George and
family.
Miss Doris Phenice left for Gunni-
son this week where she will attend
Normal
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Sanders and baby
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Rut-
Ter New Years day.
CLANCY Phenice came down from
the hills to spend the holidays with
his family.
Mrs. Blessing. who has been ill
since Christmas. is reported some
what improved.
Master Donald Marshall spent the
holidays with his brother Frank at
Mack, Colorado.
John Baldwin and family visited
his brother Will Baldwin, at Eckert.
New Years day.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hovey and
children spent the holidays visiting
relatives at Montrose.
Mr. and Mrs. Clint Hawkins and
family spent New Years day with his
mother. Grandma Hawkins.
Mrs. Charles Markley gave New
Years dinner to abotu twenty-five of
their relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. II Half, of Glenwood
Springs, are visiting with Mrs. Half's
sister, Mrs. Minnie Hendrickson.
Frank Horn and wife. from Creigh-
ton, n. NJ. are visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Horn of this place.
Grandma Johnson and Mrs. Matte
Masters were the guests of Mrs. Sci
crest and Mrs. Warner Thursday.
Guy Merritt moved his family into
the Lomax property this week He
has recently purchased the place.
Matt Umbrell bought one of Mr.
Hazens' houses last week. 1t will be
occupied by Mr.. Umbrellas brother
in-Iaw.
Elmer Kepler. who went to Califor-
mia and other points abotu two months
ago for his health. returned Sunday
feeling very much better
Charles f. Stfllwagon. who was re-
Gently married to Miss Blanche A.
Myron. of OIathe. has moved with his
bride into the Shearer house.
John Macken got mixed up in
runaway Sunday afternoon and was
thrown out and pretty badly bruised
and shaken up. His buggy was torn
up. also
Master Wayne and Miss Vivian
Lewis. who have been visiting reIa-
tives in North Delta the past week.
returned to their home at Montrose
Tuesday
Miss Dorothy Marshall spent the
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Marshall on Orchard
mesa. Mr.. Marshall, who has been
sick several weeks, is still confined
to the hose.
Word has been received by Mr.. and
Mrs. Hutchins. former residents of
North Delta. that therir son Gilbert.
OF the National army at Camp Kear-
ney. is seriously i'll of pneumonia
The many friends of Gilbert and the
family here hope for his speedy re-
covery.
The Delta independent., 1918-01-04

According to press dispatches. 1000
boys and girls who are members of
the Ohio corn club visited New York
city recently. Railroads are unable
to handle the traffic offered them.
Did the corn club prevent the market
ing of corn?
The Delta independent., 1918-01-04

attached to the bits of those bus nags
of his. though it is claimed that the
horses don't need any such append
ages and after so many years can
back into the stall at the station
without any pickering on the part OF
the driver.
The Delta independent., 1918-01-04
Spent Holidays Here.

Mr.. and Mrs. +. W. Hauser left
Friday for ouray to visit the R L.
Hauser family for a short time. when
they will go on to their home in
Crested Butte. Mr.. and Mrs. Hauser
spent the holidays here with the l..
ID. Hauser family.
The Delta independent., 1918-01-04

New York capitalists are about to
undertake an intensive development
of industries over a great area in the
vicinity of Savannah, Georgia. the lar
gest th.s far undertaken in the
southern states. That is the best
specific for the free trade evil so pre-
valent in Georgia and me south gen.
orally
The Delta independent., 1918-01-04

To our mind the most contemplate
person on earth is the fellow who,
rnler the guise of patriotism. regis
tcrs. and then attempts to hide his
cowardly carcass behind the exemp-
tion claim. He is more disgraceful
in our opinion than the Stacker
The Delta independent., 1918-01-04
Marriage Licenses.

Mr. Floyd Barnes and Miss Joseph
Inc Miller. OF Montrose; Mr.. Fred
Bastron of Cheyenne. Wyo., and Miss
Mollie Morland, OF Delta; Mr.. C. T..
Meador. and Mrs. Bessie Florence.
both of Hotchkiss.
The Delta independent., 1918-01-04

Montrose has a banker named Mr.
Charles Plaster Always thought
that would be good situation for one
of those things.
The Delta independent., 1918-01-04

1t is reported that the next Liber-
ty loan will be made about February
18th. for IS coo, 900. 100000.
The Delta independent., 1918-01-04
CEDAR MESA.

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