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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-17

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The Jasper news., 1918-10-10
Fred Cline at Statue of Liberty.

New York, Sept. 22, 1918.
Dear Mother: l am writing this
in New York and ! surely have
had some time. got a pass from
900 a. m. Saturday until r2 100 p.
m Sunday and got to town about
400 o'clock. | came on the boat
and our uniform was our ticket,
that's we got to 60 free. We went
up in the Statue of Liberty which
is supposed to be the greatest piece
of sculpture ever wrought, and it
surely must be. Then we went up
town and to the soldiers and sail
ors restaurant and got all we could
eat for IS cents. We then went
up in the Woolworth building
which is 5S stories high and is the
largest building in the world. We
fooled around awhile and then went
and had our pictures taken where
it would cost civilian $500 but
it only cost me one dollar for six
large ones. I will send you some
when they are finished. Then we
went to the Hippodrome which is
the largest theater in the world
There were 500 actors and actress.
es. 1t was a regular 3-ring circus,
only in fine building. They make
the soldiers and sailors a special
price Of $I.oo where the box seats
cost everyone else S. 50. 1t lasted
for about four hours. After the
show, we went to the soldiers and
sailors rest at the Y. M, C. A. and
got dandy beds for IS cents apiece
with clean sheets and places to lock
our clothes in the night. We did.
not get up until 500 Sunday and
then ate our breakfast here which
consisted of 8 eggs, lots of ham,
The Jasper news., 1918-10-10

ican. She had very black hair with
dark blue eyes and as fair and pret
ty as one could be, but. no time to
go back again. w.
We all wear olive drab wrapped
leggings now and olive drab caps
and | am as black as a niger.
/ think of home most every night
and spend many happy hours
with you all only to wake up and
find it was all dream. Take it
from me, there is no place like
home, sweet home. | am feeling
fine and all o *.
Good bye,
Edwin S. Cordz,
Battery A, 6Ist Artillery c, A.C,
A. e. F., via New York.
The Jasper news., 1918-10-10

fried potatoes, post toasties and
cream, bread, butter and coffee.
1t is now 900 and l will have 10
quit as want to see some more of
the city. I am with Roy Gerhart
from Kansas and another boy from
Debuque, Iowa, so you see we three
represent the middle west pretty
well.
l hear we are going to be reex-
amined and if we don't pass again
that we are to be shipped to some
southern camp, at least. / hope
so for it is getting cold up here.
| have ridden on the subways and
the elevated railroads and they
surely are great.
| think we will 60 down and take
in the sights of Coney Island which
they say are wonderful.
got the Jasper News all o. X.
and was glad to get them. Well,
if you can't read this guess at it.
As ever, your soldier boy,
Pvt. Fred C. Cline,
5th Co. c A. c.,
Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook, N. ].
The Jasper news., 1918-10-10
Tired of Stews and o. d. Spuds.

lreu or oteWs ana ~. ~. Spuds.
France, September S, eo1S.
Mrs. Clara Radford.
Dear Mother: l will endeavor to
answer your ever welcome letter
that l received few days ago.
We are in as pretty country as
fellow would want to look at,
but can t say anything for the vii.
lagos and cities that | have seen.
They are old and dirty-some of
the dirtiest places | ever saw and,
believe me, ] sure will be glad to
get back to the U. S. A. again.
You wanted to know if l had seen
any of the boys from home yet.
No, haven't seen any of them
and | don't think that I will for |
don't think there are any of them
very close to where l am.
| am going to write to some of
the boys whose addresses you gave
me. Well it has rained very nearly
all day long but the sun is shining
now.
and my pal were out walking
last night. We went up in the
hills and found some grapes, ap.
piles, plums and blackberries, and
we sure did fill up.
The hills here put me in mind of
the foot hills of the mountains in
Colorado and Wyoming, only they
aren't SO rough.
Well, mother, all that | want
when | get back is something good
10 est, for l sure am getting tired
Of stews and'O. D. spuds.
Your son.
Pvt. H. A. Radford,
A. P. O. ia, Co. F, 24th Engrs
American E. F. France
The Jasper news., 1918-10-10
Y. M. c "A. GREATEST OF ALL
Helps to the Soldier, Writes Ed Cordz
From France.
Somewhere in France,
September 8, 1918

somewhere IN France,
September 8, 1918
My dear mother, father and all ::
am writing real often now and
trust you are receiving my letters,
but please write me often for when
receive letter from home you
don't know how much better l feel.
l have not the time at present to
write each of you individually so
you will have to pass my letters
around.
/ have just finished my dinner
which consisted of bread, black cof-
fee, roast beef and brow gravy,
mashed potatoes and bread pud-
ding. Not so bad, is it2 But of
course it is not this good all the
time.
Lam writing at the Y. NJ. C. A.
This is the greatest organization
in the world for the help of the
boys of the A. E. F.
1t has been raining today. the
first time for two months or more,
but everything that growing looks
very we'll. The main production
of this part OF France is grapes.
There are vineyards everywhere.
The grapes are the white and red =,
or in French. blanc and "rous,"
and raisins is the word for grapes.
They do not taste as our grapes do
and are much smaller, They taste
similar to cur wild grapes.
Wine is made from these grapes
and most wine is very sour. Sweet
wine is practically an impossibility
without sugar. 1t tastes similar
The Jasper news., 1918-10-10
Two Million Letters Poorly Addressed.


"At one base port last week, in four
shipments OF mail, there were 1000
sacks of letters, or 100000 letters for
the A. Il. f. One-third of those letters
were not properly addressed, conse-
quently George is wondering why
Polly hasn't written"
The above paragraph from The Stars
and Stripes indicate the reason for
thousands of our boys in Europe not
getting their letters from home. The
utmost pains should be taken to adj
dress soldiers with their full name,
title. company and regiment, and the
name Of the branch Of service, whether
aero, artillery, engineers, or otherwise.
Just one letter is of untold comfort to
the boy in distant countries and is
worth all the trouble we may be put to
to have it reach him. Uncle Sam is
doing all he can and has established
an immense postal service in France
that is handling millions of letters each
week.
Give addresses in full and write
plainly.
The Jasper news., 1918-10-10
Letters From the
Boys "Over There" +"

Friends of Jasper boys
in the Army and Navy will
confer a favor on this of
flee by allowing us to print
their letters occasionally,
and if you desire the re-
turn of the letters please
call for them.
The Jasper news., 1918-10-10

w WOahOhSo NlbNBoi' w Ivy hHS
it at all. win rous and vim blanc"
is red and white wine, two francs a
quart or about 90 cents.
Did you ever eat any ripe figs I
Well, yesterday was my first and
they taste similar to our ripe may
apples. :" They grow here also.
The bread the French people use
is very dark and known as war
bread. 1t is made of rice and bar.
ley flour, potatoes, etc, but very
little wheat -four. Although / like
it very much, it tastes similar to
Our brown bread, only not sweet.
A piece of this bread, butter and
sour wine is good meal for an
average Frenchman.
1t is very odd indeed to walk out
into the country and watch the
peasants work. The old OK is the
family horse, for very few horses
are used and they are very slow.
We shout get-up TO horse and
they say ali" (al-ee) or get.out to
them. There are no wagons on
four wheels, but carts on two very
high wheels.
The oldest thing is to see them
thresh wheat. They do it as their
forefathers didit hundreds of years
ago, cutting it with cradle scythe
and picking up every straw. They
tie the bundles with straw They
allow it to dry thoroughly AMI then
near the house (for their barn and
house is sltogether) is a latg tge-circle
of ground that is swept very clean.
They unite the bundles and lay the
heads of the wheat pointing to the
outer circle and start in small cir
cles from the center of the ring and
increasing to the outer circle.
When all the wheat is distributed,
they hook up the oxen to a very
large and heavy round rock and roll
this wheat very thoroughly. After
they finish rolling it they have
sticks about four feet long on the
end of which are attached pieces
of whang leather and another stick
adjoining this. This makes two
sticks joined by piece of whang
leather. The women and all now
start to work pounding this wheat
holding one stick and with little
motion of the arm swing the sec
ond stick with much force in a cir
cular motion over their heads.
They pound for many hours,
Then with two forks (hewn from
solid pieces of wood-two prongs)
they picl; up the straw on top and
beat some more until all the wheat
has been separated from the straw.
Thi, now leaves al the wheat over
the clean circle of earth They
now have brooms made of grass
tied in bunch with piece of
straw and sweep dirt, wheat, chaff
and all in pile to the center.
They now have sieve or screen
wi h blower and thus blow the
di and Chatf from the wheat.
Now what do you think of this
Ask Papa if that is the way he
used to do in Denmark.
The French boy that wrote
Maude letter came up to see me
yesterday and he is very interest
ing to talk to for he speaks Amer
ican very well. He has fine eti.
quette.
| am getting along fine with my
school work. This completes my
second week of school. | under,
stand we have two more weeks and
l know not where we 60, but oil
course | have a good idea.
The Jasper news., 1918-10-10
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The Jasper news., 1918-10-10

Send the paper to the boys in
trench and camp
The Jasper news., 1918-10-10
Announcements.

hereby announce my candidacy
for Presiding Judge of the County
Court, subject to The will of the
people of Jasper County,. c.
ROSS
The Jasper news., 1918-10-10

thereby announce my candidacy
for Judge of the County Court,
Eastern District subject to the
will of the people of Jasper County.
"A. c. ALE.
The Jasper news., 1918-10-10

GRANT EMERSON of Joplin,
Republican Candidate for Judge
Circuit Court Division 2, unexpired
term of Judge D E Blair.
The Jasper news., 1918-10-10

R. H. (Harvey) DAVIS of Joplin,
Republican candidate for Prose-
cutting Attorney.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12
PATRIOTIC SPEECHES AT
RANDOLPH TOWN MEETING

Lac annual meeting Of the town Of
randolph was held Monday at the
1o"n nan. The meeting this year was
an Innovation in one way at least. for
oe1ore any business was transacted
patriotic speeches were made by Hon.
{. E. Clarke and z. L. Goodspeed and
these were followed by three hearty
cheers for Our Boys in France"
The following officers were elected:
moderator. +. A. Aver: town clerk, L.
r. Perry; treasurer. L. Z. Perry; Sc.
lectmen. assessors and overseers Of the
poor, c. r. Clark. c. A. Carson. F. L.
Weeks; this is the 21st year that Mr..
Clarke has been elected as selectman;
school committee. D. H. Sherman for
three years; bridge committee. c. +.
Clark, G. A. Carson: constables. George
Bowling, II. A. Sherman; fire wardens.
c. 4. Clarke, c. Z. Douglass. Vincent
Burke; auditor. F. II. Dunning.
Appropriations: Support of schools.
$1,000; school repairs. S75; school books.
sl0J; Free hish school. $1,000; poor.
SAGE: town officers. $500: fire depart
mcnt, 500; Maple Grove cemetery. SIS;
Gardiner Water District, $500: street
lights. 5000; contingent. $500; highways,
$1,000. State road. s533: Gardiner and
Randolph bridge, $500: Memorial day.
SIS; brown tailed rnoths. SIS; clearing
saow from sidewalks. $3.50; Supt. OF
schools, $50; collector. d. S. Tas:<er at
2 cents Voted that taxes become due
on May and interest be charged on
taxes unpaid after Oct. !. The estimat-
ed tax rate will be "a mills.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12
THE OvERMAN BILL
Pres. Wilson Renews
His Request for Its
Enactment in Origin
al Form

Washington, March n.-President Will
son today renewed his request for enact
ment Of the Overman bill giving him
greater powers to coordinate and reor-
ganize government departments and was
said to be insistent upon Its passage sub
stantially in the form originally present
ed to Congress. After a conference with
the President Senator Overman Of North
Carolina, author Of the measure. said 1t
appeared probable that q compromise
could not be reached and that the dispute
would have to be fought out"
President Wilson was reported as re-
fusing to accept compromise proposed
by Senator Smith Of Georgia to limit his
authority to the army. navy and shipping
board. Senator Overman said he would
oppose such a limitation. and added that
the administration has enough votes in
the judiciary committee % secure a IA
vorable report on the bill as it was re-
ported.
Senator Smith submitted his amendment
to the committee today and it is under
stood to have been presented by Senator
Overman to the President.
The committee, which will meet again
Wednesday when 1t probably will be CIV
en- the presidents views by Senator Over
man, today adopted an amendment pro.
hibitins the President from creating any
new agency i'll any reorganization OF de-
partments he might undertake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12
HOSPITAL PLANS
Discussed by Directors
and Staff Physicians

At a meeting of the directors Of the
Augusta General hospital and the staff
Physicians. which was also open to the
public. Monday evening at the office Of
Walter II. Sanborn, preliminary plans
for the hospita! wing were presented
by the architect, Edward +. Stevens of
Boston, and William G. Bunker Of this
city, the associate architect.
The plans as presented call for q
building SO by 40 feet and the suggest
ed building material is hollow struc-
tural tile and brick. In the basement
will be located the kitchen. dining
rooms and store rooms. The wards
will be on the first floor, the private
rooms on the second, and the operat-
ing department and a roof ward on
the third.
Three operating rooms on the third
floor are shown on the plans and there
was much discussion as to whether or
not two would be sufficient. One of
the rooms will be used for special eye
and ear treatment and the question at
issue was as to whether or not a small
private operating room Is also desir-
clined to the opinion that the operat-
ing room in the present building can be
used and the necessity Of third new
room thus avoided. 1t was at length
generally concluded, however, that
more economical service will result If
the three rooms are together. 1t was
the general sentiment that the present
x-ray room will be satisfactory for this
purpose.
1t is the purpose to use the old
building, after the new wing is COM
plete, as administrative quarters and as
a supplement to the wing facilities.
Mr. Stevens showed several photo
graphs of modern hospital interiors as
suggestions for fittings to be installed
and for general schemes Of arrange
!nents.
Mr.. Stevens was queried as to how
much greater the expense of construc-
ton will be than it would have been
if done two years ago. He cited fig
ures which indicated the increase in
construction cost for this period as be-
ing about so per cent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12
'CEnIM.IAN-AMEnIChn
ALLIANCE STANDS
TO LOSE ITS CHARTER

Washington, March 11.--Political ac-
tivity of the Gcrman-American ALI
ance and its subsidiary organizations
was described before the Senate in
vestigating committee today by E.
Lowry Humes. United States district
attorney at Pittsburgh, and Joseph
Keller Of Indianapolis, vice president of
the National Alliance. The committee
is holding a hearing on bill to re-
woke the charter Of the alliance on the
ground that it is unpatriotic.
Mr.. Humes, who came into posses-
sion of the records OF the alliance or
g;.n!.ation in Allegheny county, Penn
syivania, testified that the Allegheny
County Alliance urged it's members to
support Charles E. Hughes in the last
presidential election. His defeat was
attributed by the Alliances executive
committee to the support by that sa
bre-rattling Roosevelt" according to
the witness.
The district attorney said the rec
ords Of the organization showed that
it had collected $4,000 for German war
relief before the United States entered
the war and had sent it to the German
and Austrian embassies.
Mr.. Keller, who recently completed a
fouryear term as q member Of the
indianapolis School Board. and has
TWO sons in the army, admitted to the
committee that the alliance actively
supported measures and candidates OPP
posed to prohibition in Iowa, Texas,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri.
The alliances vice president denied
personal activity in any unpatriotic
work and said that if the organization
is further!ng any propaganda to foster
a permanent Commanding Of inmi-
grants or doing other unpatriotic acts,
Its charter should be revoked. He said
he has two sons in the army.
Senator King of Utah, author Of the
bill to revoke the alliances charter,
called the witness attention to a text
book said to be used in the schools of
Indianapolis. and in which it Is said
that the Ka!sers name is the only one
appearing in that book as being worthy
OF the worlds esteem. MIR. Keller said
he knew nothing of the book and if it is
in use he would endeavor to have it
taken from the curr;culurn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12
BLkCKMAILER GETS z
YEARS IN ATLANTA

New York, March 11.-George Twin.
leader Of a band Of blaclsmailers, was SEN
fenced to term Of two years In the At
lanta penitentiary today when he pleaded
guilty IN the federal district court to an
indictment returned two years ago charg-
ing him with coyispiring to swindle Mrs.
Regina A. Klipper of Philadelphia W
representing himself as an agent Of tho
department OF justice engaged In enforc-
ing Mann act.
1t was charged in tho indictment that,
operating with William Butler, Edward
Donohue and Frank Collins. Irwin decoy-
ed Mrs. Klipper to this city from Phila-
delphia and obtained her savings. amount
ing to $500. 1t was also charged that
when she exposed them to the authori-
ties the blackma;lers kidnapped her on
her return to Philadelphia and took her
to Montreal. where they held her prisoner
for two weeks
Butler and Donohue were each SEN
fenced to 10 months Imprisonment at At
lanta. Collins is awaiting trial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12
"The Spoilers" in Nine Reels; Most
EInaad S&aH.

"The Spoilers" in Nine Reels; Most
Wonderful Story Ever Filmed, Star
ring William Farnun and kath'yn
Williams. Story BY Rex Beach. A
Vc,s atile Masterpiece at the John
son Cpera House Today and Today
Only. Shows, 2.3o and 7.3o. Same
Snnal; Prices.
Everybody has heard of "The Spoil
ers" by Rex Beach and such STARS as
William Farnur1, Kathlyn Williams,
should iin the theatre to the doors.
This grea. feature is in nine full reefs
and has never been shown at these
small prices, but we have booked ali
the lit; ores ohtainaEie sin the Dig
cite, and will show them all AT SIX
and fifteen cents. This big feature mad
Il Fortnight run on Broadway. New
York City, an eight weeks record
breaking run at t,ie Stut,ehaNer. Chi
oaco. and a two weeks record run at
Ke:th's Yl,ce1re, Boston, followed by q
two weeks run at the National, Bos-
ton. This should be good enough Tor
Gardiner patrons, at six and h1teeh
cents. This Is only one Of twenty-five
big features to be shown at this house
at the same small prices. THE spoil
ors" IS q thrilling red blooded story OF
strong men battling for supremacy
alert for every cast Of chance. "A
whole town dynaraited. A volcanic
earthquake extraordinary. It's the
acme of realism. We book all the big
ones and get them 1T a figure so that
our patrons may have the advantage
of the same small prices, SIX and fif-
teen cents. These biz, features will be
shown every week, bit for one day
only. SO take advautase Of the time
and make your plans accordingly. see
this big ono today, never before shown
at these prices Bob OFT Is coming to
Gardiner soon.---Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12
ONE KILLED AND
TWO INJURED IN
AIR COLLISION

San Antonio. Texas. March n.-Heut.
1oron L. Mitchell. Eudora. Miss. was
instantly killed, Cadet Joseph c. Wake
field seriously injured. and Cadet Penn
berton slightly injured in an airplane
collision at Kelly field No. tonight.
Mitchell and Wakefield were returning
from cross-country flight. and Pember-
ton. flying alone. appeared from another
direction. Three hundred feet above the
ground the two machine collided, locked
and fell into twisting spiral.
Lieut.. Mitchell was dead when cadets
found him. Wakeaeld's thighs were frac.
tured ard he suffered serious cuts about
the body. Pemberton's injury consisted
only of bruises
Pemberton came to Kelly field fnon,
Bowney Cal. and Wakefield comes from,
colchester. ILL., At the base hospital. ror&
Sam Houston, 1t was said Waxeield ba. ,
chance forsrecovery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12
NATIONAL HOME

officer of the day. Capt William Don
cyan.
Ralph Littlefield of Weld, late Co. E.
9th Me. Inf, has been admitted to the
Home.
jeremiah ]. Shea. late Co. G, 4sth N. II.
Inf. Spanish War, has been granted
discharge from the Home.
Everett Braley of Brooks, late Co. n,
18th U. S. Inf. has been taken up I. A. P.
awaiting admission.
Burroughs were granted Monday to
Samuel Ledone to Lewiston, Eugene
Wood to Westpcrt and William Callahan
to Lawrence, Mass.
The Home band will 60 to Augusta
Tuesday evening to furnish music for the
newly formed company Of the Third
Maine Regiment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12

Joseph Philbrook. Tor ,nanytyears q
wen-known contractor, died at T3r,,n.
wick Friday night. just a year after ha
was stricken with a paraIytic shock
MI Phiiorook, who was over 30 vcar.
o. was a resident of Brunswick for
about 20 years. coming here from Lis
bon Falls. He was in partnership with
his son. George r. Philbrook of Lisbon
Falls and they have contracted for
many important buildings. including
the South Paris court house and iail.
the Lisbon Falls and Lisbon High
schools. the Maine Central round house
at brunswick. the station and freight
house at West Pennington. A widow
ard son survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12

Postmaster ". r Frost desires to
call the attention Of the public to the
warning issued by the rostofIice de-
partnent against the sending Of IN
rnaslah!e articles in the packages de-
signed for members of the American
Expeditionary Forces in France Such
articles as matches. alcohol. explosive
and iIf1animablc material are prohib-
tied. Attention is also called 70 the fact
that a, violation of the above may sub
ject the offender to a t1ne Of not mere
than S5nG0. imprisonment for n term Of
not exceeding 10 years, or both.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12

Miss Catherine Rollins, daughter of Mr..
ami Mrs. Walter r. Rollins, who live at
Willow Lane Farm. on the Litchfeld
road, on Monday morning walked into
the city on snowshoes from her home.
considerable distance. especially after one
Of the worst sucwstorms Of the winter.
Miss Rollins, who Is senior OF HalloWel
High school. has not been late this win
ter, and fearing that she would be late
to school If she rode in. as usual, with her
father on the milk team. she pluckt!y don.
ned her snowshoes and hiked over the
drifts to the city. arriving in ample time
for the school session.