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Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-08
In France.

Dear Folks:
Received a letter from Papa today
and was glad to hear everybody still
kicking.
am feeling fine and getting fatter
every day, also seeing lots Of new
sights.
1t is getting colder over here but ]
can't be bothered. / have plenty OF
good warm clothes. The only thing we
are not allowed to do is to carry a
stove around in our pocket or any
thing like that.
They sure raise lots Of cabbage and
sugar beets in this country.
The grass seems to stay green over
here for a long time, 1t is still green.
think the reason is the air is full OF
moisture and does not dry up like it
does in Missouri.
Mother, am going to bring you
home a pair of wooden shoes and see
how you like them. Ha, ha. Every
body over here wears them. Four or
five of these people coming down the
road sound like a young steam engine.
i Yesterday was Sunday and / cele-
brated by working all day. My barber
chair was two horses and my mirror
case was a wooden bench and my
running hot water was in drinking
canteen as cold as the D..
Say, / wrote you about Christ
mas package in my last letter, but
am now sending you coupon self ad'
dressed SO it will reach me o. K. The
package can be 9x3x4 inches and car
weigh 3 lbss All want is some home
made fudge and pair of heavy WOO
socks.
You must pay the postage to Ho'
boken, New Jersey.
They sure use lot of meat over here
They go by here every day with truck
load after truck load Of beeves.
Would like to be there today tt
drive the Overland around for Father
and see the sights of Baxter. guess
it has not changed much, though, since
left.
Well, here is wishing you all keeI
we'll and / keep we'll till get back tt
see you.
l am your loving son,
Private Arthur G. Howard,
Co. A 1888 Machine Gun Battalion,
American Expeditionary Forces,
A. p. o. 795.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-08

daily and everything is always snow
white. And then we make them learn
how to make bread, hot rolls, cakes,
pies and all other pastry, also make
them a good meat cutter and the gov
ernment's beef specifications and show
them how to run stock sheets, how to
prepare bill of fares, also how to
change the bill of fares daily, that is,
serve something every meal, not the
same thing served twice in succession,
and how to use left over food in a
more palatable form and the various
and different kinds of government ra-
tions and everything from A to z. AS
we have to send a large bunch Of
cooks overseas every month. We gave
a dinner to about 400 men and officers
two weeks ago Sunday. The hall de
corations and food cost $1,000. Some
dinner. They have got to learn the
army cook manual.
Our allowance per man this month
is 4Sc per day. Tell Uncle Ira not to
Joint the army too soon, Ha, Ha.
Well, how is all the folks? Tell
them hello. Best regards and wishes
Your nephew,
Sgt. Roy H. Brown.
P.S. Have this put in the paper:
Replacement Men
You must realize the high duties
and great issues of this time OF trial
of many people in many lands 1t is
the biggest shock of arms in the his
tory of the earth. The red blood OF
victory is in your veins and if it comes
to your lot in the Valley of the Marine
or along the Rhine, or amnog the
Judean hills of Palestine to wear il
eternal silence the red badge OF cour'
age, you will have done so with hon
or and you will have won the cross Of
victory over the wrong that grasps a
the throne of power. You belong II
the WORLDS GREAT CRUSADERS
for you will have fought that civiliza
ton might not perish. Remember i
YOU answer worithly the last grea'
call to arms on the field Of blood ant
| iron, you will have given your life fol
the WHITE STAR OF BETHLEHEM
the first and last great hope of earth
Charles F. Bates, Colonel, Inf. N
A., Commanding.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-08
To Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Hileman

Kelley Field, Nov. 2, 1918.
Dear Ones at Home:
How is everyone at home by this
time? / hope fine, for this letter
leaves myself and dear old Kelley
Field in the finest of condition consid-
ing the circumstances that now exist.
You wanted to know something Of
the life that we boys live in camp.
Well, there is only two points Of view
in which to look at it; naturally opti-
mistic and pessimistic and thank God
that the majority and practically all
of us look at it in the former way,
which is the only way. Some people
have the idea that by being with null
titudes of men that we boys can be-
come vulgar and stale hearted. Now,
that is absolutely impossible, for the
purest and most intelligent men of to-
day are the men that Uncle Sam has
trained. OF course there are men who
cannot see the advantage Of good citi-
zenship and fellowship, but the dear
old Y. NJ. C. A. is our home and moth
ing can take its place but the homes
we left behind and are coming back
to so Unexpectedly that who are
awaiting our return. The Y here is
furnished with instructors in every
branch of education and all we have
to do is attend regularly in order to
accomplish the knowledge we prefer.
Kelly Field is no ordinary camp but
is the largest and most efficient avia-
ton field on this side and thought to
stand as the largest in the world, and
therefore we can certainly be proud
of the official statement from the
headquarters of southern department
which expresses our field as the clean
est camp in the u. S. from disease, ac-
cording to size, and that is pretty
good.
The weather here is simply grand at
the present but it was a pretty hard
task to get used to it as it is usually
very dry and hot.
Now for mess. Well, all / can say
is that any one who could kick on our
chow is certainly some pessimist for
we get the most healthful food that
one can possibly eat and it is cooked
by our comrades in the most sanitary
kitchens in the U. s. today. ! know
you bet your life for / get my turn
on K. P. just the same as the rest.
TX. P.-Kitchen Police.)
How about waste? Why, the bread
that is wasted in Kelly in one day
wouldn't amount to enough to keep a
mosquito in existance, therefore, it
isn't Camp Kelly to blame for the in
sects that we put up with down here.
And if other garbage was noise it
wouldn't amount to the drop of a pin
in a boiler factory, therefore, the
cleanliness and sanitary rules of
Camp Kelly expressed by all Of the
express companies in the U. S.
might say that l would love to see
my time come for overseas duty but
wherever Uncle Sam wants US is
where we are wanting to be for there
is where we can be Of the most ser
vice to him, therefore, we are going
to make the best of our enlistment
(while we have a chance).
Well, / could tell some interesting
things about Kelly but remember that
l am in the Air Service u. s. Army
and the general principles Of interest
are also of interest to the Hun, there
fore all can say is that flying is GER
tainly the life Il one is built Of the
right courage, but Il sure takes self
confidence 70 60 thrOagh As noss
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-08

The Brown-Head Mining company
has begun the work Of rebuilding the
Ben Franklin mill which has been
moved from the Webb City field under
the direction of Manager Arthur
Rowe, who managed the plant at
Webb City and will be in charge of
it when it goes into operation here.
The piers are all up and the frame
of the building is almost complete. 1t
is of 500 tons capacity and will be
complete in every detail.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-08

Thursday morning at 8 o'clock the
greater part of the bottoms adjacent
to Baxter Springs on Spring river
were under water and some damage
has been done to Riverside park. The
water rose very suddenly in response
to the heavy precipitation Wed. night.
There is no official method in use here
Of testing the rainfall but some say
there was four inches Of water BE-
tween 8 o'clock Wed. night and mid
night The rain fell continuously dur
ing this period and most Of e Was q
regular dslngA
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-08
NEWS AND COMMENT

A grocer out at Treece bought
Ford automobile the other day. After
he had owned the car for few hours
and was giving his property looking
over, he discovered a tank under the
car that would hold ten gallons-gal-
Ions of whiskey. There was nothing
in the tank but the smell, which was
ample for q cheap drunk. The car
had evidently been used for a booze
car. We are informed that since the
lid went on in Cherokee county-that
is, this part of it-bOotlegging devices
have been brought up to a high state
of perfection. The old story OF the
hollow wooden leg full of whiskey has
been outdone in several ways.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-08
WANT COLUMN

For Sale-Good, fire proof safes,
desks and chairs at lowest prices.
Safes opened and repaired. Bank
Fixture Co., Joplin, Mo.
Liberty Bonds-Cash paid for fully
paid up or those on payments. 412
N. Military Ave. Mrs. Jeanette ID.
Watts.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-08

Miss Opal Wells entertained at six
o'clock dinner Wednesday evening at
Scott's Drug Store. Misses Morgan,
Marie Covey and Doris Swalley were
the guests.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-08

Ralph Pfremmer departed Thurs. af-
ternoon on his return to the Great
Lakes Naval Station after enjoying q
furlOugh of ten days with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Pfremmer, and
Baxter Springs friends.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-08

to the county high school. Baxter with
a population demanding some OF the
county business or at least all Of her
own get n very poor proportion.
Charlie Grant, editor of the Colum-
bus Modern Light, was in Baxter
Springs a short time "Wednesday after
noon visiting some of the former Col
umbus residents, who number about a
thousand here, and celebrating the
democratic defeat. Charlie was able
to smile, but he looked as though it
hurt. However, Charlie is q sociable
chap and we were certainly glad to
have him call and hope he comes often.
Ted Richardson, 1T Lowry's store,
has a story that he tells some OF the
local American Indian boys that is
pretty good. A certain Indian boy
or man, rather-a Cherokee, was n
soldier in u certain American scout
patrol on the Western front. He
showed such an adaptability Tor the
work that he was made some sort Of
officer ami given permission to do
about as he pleased. His superior Of
ficer allowed him to do night work.
The Indian would come in in the
morning after being out all night and
would be covered with mud and blood
and dirt. The officer would ask, "Well,
what did you do last night?" The
Indian would reply: "Umph-every-
all right, didn't do anything" Now,
this Indian had a private dugout and
the Captain knew he hated the Ger
mans in true Indian fashion. After
this thing had gone on for about a
week the Captain decided he would
find out what was going on, so he
raided the Indians private dugout. He
found all over the walls and in hooks
and corners 70 German scalps. The
Indian had been entering the German
lines by stealth at night and taking
many scalps and enjoyed the work.
Now, Ted has some authority that he
gives for the story-but It might be
that it Is not true story at all. How
ever, it is a good one, but Ted tells it
much better than we write it.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Morton, of
CRANKY, Mo-, are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. w. Morton.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-08

L. A. Smith left Thurs. for short
business trip to Kansas City.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-08
SOLDIERS LETTERS
LETTER FROM HOWARD

Arthur Howard Writes Good Letter
from France to His Parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Howard
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-08

The Cherokee county high schoo!
closed down at noon Tuesday follow
ing the report that there are several
new cases of influenza in the county.
AS the high school students come from
all over the county it was thought ad-
visable by DIR. Graham to close the
school for few days until all danger
is passed. This action was endorsed
by the Cherokee county high school
board of trustees who held a special
meeting to- consider the matter. In
fluenza continues to spring up here
and there over the county, but the
condition is not that of an epidemic.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-08

There Is some talk in this part OF
the county of a fight to eexmpt this
part Of the county from paying taxes
70 maintain the county high school at
Columbus. GaIena has been content
70 tolerate this in return for branch
of.the district court, but Baxter with
nothing in sight for trade will prob
ahly be harder to handle. One Baxter
man. in q conversation relative to the
reelection, was pulling hard for a
candidate for the state Legislature
Who. he said, would introduce a bill
into lhe legislature to equalize the
tuxation in this county with regards
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-08

to the county high school. Baxter with
a population demanding some Of the
county business or at least all OF her
own get n very poor proportion.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-08

Please answer soon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
VICTORY IN PALESTINE.
British Forces Virtually Aunihilate
Ottoman Troops Operating in
HoIy Land.

London, Sept. 22.-British troops
in their drive north through Paies-
tine already nave counted $4,000
Turkish prisoners and have collected
120 guns, according to an official
statement given out this evening by
the British war Office
The text OF the statement says:
by o'clock on Saturday night
on our left the infantry by Birafur
had reached the line Beitejan-Sa-
maria -Birafur, shepherding the enc
my on the west Of the Jerusalem-Na..
buIus roads into the arms of our cav
airy operating southwark from Jenin
and Beizan.
Other enemy columns vainly at
tempted to escape into the Jordan val
ley in the direction Of Jisr-ed-Dameer
which still is held by US. These col
umns suffered severely from our air
craft which constantly harassed then,
With bembs and machine gun fire from
low attitudes.
I'm the vicinity of Lake Tiberius
our cavalry detachment hold Naza-
reth and the rail and road passages
over the Jordan at Jisr-ed-Dameer.
Already $4,000 prisoners have been
captured and 120 guns collected
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
REUNION AT TULSA.
Confederate Veterans Hold Annual
Meeting.

Tulsa, Okla, Sept. 22.-Carl Hin
ton, commander in .chief of the Sons
OF Confederate Veterans of the United
States, arrived here this morning and
took charge Of the headquarters OF
the reunion organization, marking the
Official opening Of the 2Sth Confed-
crate reunion. Admiral A. O. Wright,
commander of the Confederate Naval
Veterans, also arrived today. The
first program will be given Tuesday
night, when four governors and SEN
ator-elect Pat Harrison Of Mississip-
ri viii make addresses
The Rev J. w. Rachman, chap
lain general OF the United Confeder-
ate Veterans wired today that owing
to i'll health he would not be able to
pen the reunion.
The government is sending two Of
the crack military bands here for the
week. A carload Of government blan-
KITS were loaned the reunion commit
tee. Figures given out by the Ta-
roafS indicate at least $1,000 >T1sltors
will be here during the weel.:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
ATTACHING RNDENBURG LINE.
British Advance in Flanders and
s4mproye Other Positions-Bnt are
Pressed Back at One Point.

EECSSCO 6etCh dt O11S~ = SAAAS'
London, Sept. 21.-The British at
tack against the Hindenburg line
northeast of St. Quentin was resuu1-
ed this morning east Of Epesy, It IS
officially announced.
Further steps forward have been
taken by the British on the Flanders
front, and British positions have been
Improved west of Messines to south
of .Ypres, where a, strong point has
been captured northwest Of st. Quen-
tin. The British Aalso advanced their
front northwest of Bellingise and
uerth Of. Gouche wood
5 At west YIl1ers Guislain the British
aaave been pressed back slightly
a British detachment OF seven men
believed TO have been captured when
the Germans took Moueyres,i held
their position two days during the
German occupation. When the village
was retaken thet entire party rejoin-
ed dSits unit with out losses.
Haigss men made a thrust toward
the strip of high ground in front OF
the Hindenburg defenses which cover
the Scheldt canal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25

London, Sept. 23.-The British
last night attacked the German lines
between st. Quentin and Cambria
opposite Legatelet, making progress
in the vicinity of Tcn1bois farm and
capturing a group Of trenches and
strong points on the ridge northwest
Of venduile. it is officially announc-
ed.
Another enemy slrong point near
Ronscybony read, just to the south
was also taken by the British.
Successful local attacks were car
ried out south of Villers-G -Guislan and
TO the northwest OF St. Quentin. The
Germans penetrated the British lines
at one point at Botl1scourt during the
attack. The position was re-es.ao-
lished by "a counter attack.
On; the front between Arras and
Lens xherc has been a continuation or
the advance movement. IL the Eelgh-
borhood .of Gaveue and southeast o.
that village the British progressed
on front of three-quarters Of a mile
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
DIR. HAYNE WILL REMAIN.
Order Transferring State Health Off.
Ger Revoked.

Washington, Sept. 21.-Dr. Robert
Wilson, Jr., chairman Of the South
Carolina State Board Of Health. to-
day telegraphed Senator f. D. Smith
that DR.. J. A. Hayne, State health
officer. had been ordered by the WAY
department to New Haven, Conn. ,She
senator was asked to have the ordeS
revoked, because DR.. FIayne is urgent
Iy needed where he is. AS result OF
this telegram from DR.. Wilson the
war department has informed Sena-
for Smith that the order has been re-
yoked and that DR.. Hayne will re-
main in South Carolina.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25

Washington, Sept. 22.-Navak units
or naval sections of the student army
training corps are to be established
at IS universities and colleges I'M
Sta tes and the District of Columbia.
In annour ag tonight the navy de-
partment said students subject to
draft may enroll in the naval units or
sections by applying before Octoberai
20 naval Representatives at the insti-
.utions.
Students admitted will be allowed
active duty and will be enrolled in
the naval reserve force as apprentice
seamen. The students must make
their own arrangements with the in
stitutions with regard to boar6 lodg-
ing and tuition as under the arrange
raent between the war and navy de-
partment the latter will not enter into
any contracts with the schools as the
war department has done in the case
Of Institutions having sections of the
student army training corps.
Members of the naval units to be
enrolled include:
Alabama, university; Florida, uni
versity; Georgia, Georgia School OF
Technology, Emory and Georgia uni
versities; South Carolina, Clemson
College,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
NEGRO SOLDIER RI01. !.
ATTEMPT MADE TO RESCUE MEN
ARRESTED BY NORFOLK,
VA, POLICE.
Crowd Attacks the Jail-Ten Negro
Soldiers and Civilians Shot Down
Before Quiet Restored.

Norfolk Va, Sept. 21.--Between
three and four hundred negro civil
ians, headed by a score Of negro SOL
diers from Camp Alexander, tonight
attacked the second precinct police
station in an effort to rescue two sol
diers arrested by the police on the
charge IF ro5bing the cash register Of
a photographers studio. More than
half of the windows Of the station
were smashed by flying bullets, bricks
and bottles before the officers retaf
lated by. opening fire with pistols and
riot guns.
Ten negro soldiers ands civilians
were shot down in the exchange OK
bullets before the arrival of reserves
from the central station, and naval
guards gave the police sufficient man
power to Guell the rioters and arrest
the ringleaders. #
Police sergt. White was the only
officer injured. He was struck in the
temple by a bottle. The crowd l4urled
paving stones ut the ambulance carry
ing the officer to the hospital, partial
! II wrecking the vehicle-
Several Of the wounded at the hos.
bital were said tonight to be in q pre-
carious condition.
The trouble was precipitated when
the officers dubbed The two negro sol;
diers arrested on the charge OF rob-
berry. They were resisting arrest,
urged tosthe actlpy companions.lThe
crowd quickly swelied to mob and
/ followed the officers to the sttaion.
which is located in the negro district
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25

sSEE tnGgOpeTHn1eutS EoSEea1ef yyDNsH1S
accredited viii be disposed to N take
some immediate action which is en-
ttrely devoid from the atmosphere OF
belligerency and the conduct Of the
war, to impress upon the perpetra-
tors of these crimes the aversion wita
which civilization regards. their pres
ent wanton acts"
The reported action Of the Bolshe
Wiki in effecting an alliance with Ger
many for offcnse and defense is al
added cause for the STEP,
= official reports from P5ussia, many
coming through neutra countries.
have told Of revolving acts, that nav,
astounded and shocked the world.
The reign of terror has already great
ly Iindered the efforts of the United
States to alleviate an impending ia
mine, in Russia, as it is impossible. t.
furnish much needed supplies tc
that part of the country under Bolshe
Wiki control without actually feedinr
the German army and the German
popu1ace 1t is conceded that there
is enough food in Southeastern Rus
sia and Western. Siberia to feed all
the Russian people # means of dis
tribution could be effected to keep ths
supplies from falling into German
hands.
The alliance between the Bolshe-
Wiki and Germany presents danser-
Gus situation to the allies in that il
may afford Germany an opportunity
greatly to increase her waning man
power.
Secretary Lansing today reiterated
that the efforts of American troops at
Vladivostok and Archangel were
solely to aid the Czecho-Slovaks to
leave Russia for the western front
and not to establish an eastern bat
tie front or in any way to interfere
with the internal affairs Of Russia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25

=. =.
s. The War Industries Board viii is,
sue at once the most drastic regula-
tons ever promulgated in this coun-
try ompelling lnaie citizens of the
United States engaged in non essen
tial occupations to go into essential
employment or fight, according to a
ruling from Washington received by
the State Council Of Defense. These
regulations are being compiled and
will be mailed to local boards in the
next few days.
Because of present million and
a-half labor shortage, both skilled
and unsl,illed, in war industries with
an increased army coming" said the
statement 20 the State Council OF
Defense, Nathan a. Smyth, asst
ant director Of the General United
States Ernploymen: Service, IS today
mailing most drastic instructions
ever issued in this country to all com :
munity labor boards instructing them
to prepare and publish in every city
OF the country lists of non essential
positions now being held by men that
suit will be that rlen failing or re-
fusing to get out of such positions OF.
their, own accord ard take up essen
tial work will be looked upon as
slackers. The order is intended to
force tn" hand Of beth non essential
labor and employers thereof.
''The lists probably will include
clerks and Office help. ticket sellers Of
all kinds, attendants and similar oc-
cupat:ors. This is in line with Pro-
vost Marshal s;Aneral Crowder's
work or fight order, with instruc-
tions already issued for the placing
of women in industries, with the or
der of the War Industries Board stop
ping unnecessary construction, with
actions limiting bank loans and the
taking of raw materials from non es-
sential industries. Mr.. Smythe's or
der may ultimately become the most
dra> tic Of all; for community labor
boards will insist that no man shall
occupy a position " hich woman can
fill This nation must work or fight.
and the order is made necessary be-
cause employers Of non essential Ia
Dor have, in many case, failed to
meet the issue squarely"
The publication CT the lists is to
be progressive in character, with the
lines drawn closer from day to day,
according to the instructions received
and as the work progresses various
industries will be combed for men.