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The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-03-28

son, Edward, who Ii with the AmeFi-
can expeditionary forces Somewhere
In France" the letter being dated Feb.
4th. I'D saw service ON the border with
the Wisconsin troops and when the na-
tional army was called 10 the colOrs
he transferred to Company ID, OF the
Second Idaho regiment, and Ii now Q
member Of Company B., Second u. 8.
Engineers. The letter IL as follows:
81 received your welcome letters be-
ginning with Nov. 8Oth, also the box
containing the socks, wristlets and
cake; they reached me In good condi-
ton. Was so glad to get letter from
you and the rest; was the first mail
we received since leaving the States.
On the day we received our mail we
got our pay also. My pile amounted TO
226 francs, or $4,000.
The 9Th of January I was sent TO
the mumps ward here for q sojourn of
Is days. Didn't have them bad; felt
fine the whole time and had a coming
appetite all the time.
The rest Of the boys of old n COM
pany are well and assigned to their
respective companies. / am a member
of r. company. A few old Camas
Prairie boys are In 1t. Roy Meade and
j. Taylor was sure surprised to see
the latter. He asked me questions In
Vulnerable about the people he knew at
home.
| am writing this Is my billet by
candlelight. / was lucky in being put
In a good one Ours is a front room,
10 feet square, with large fire place.
1t is real home-like when a good fire
is going. We have n fig stew quite
frequently, using our mess pans to
cook with. The figs cost 2, or In French
du francs, pound, or 40 cents. A
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-03-28

franc equals 20 cents In our money.
win send you a paper one In this let
ter.
We have n kind-hearted old French
man next door TO MS; we are I'm one Of
his rooms. He decided one eve that
our back log was too large, 90 jerked
same out Of the fire and proceeded 30
make 1t smaller. The next day he pre-
scented us with a small hand-bellows
to goose" our green wood fire along.
He next inquired If we wanted any
more straw in our tick and ON learning
that we did not he went away happy.
Sunday forenoon I and Corp. Mason,
of Columbus, Ind, and q johnson from
Kansas, were his company for about
Of the pictures they had received from
the States that got him started and he
proceeded to do likewise. As our visit
was drawing to close he gave US an
apple, or la punm, to bake on the Goals.
finished my second hitch as K. p.
short while ago. My arms are some
what longer thar. they were this a. m.
as result Of carrying water then more
water.
1t is very warm here today. / had
a slight attack Of spring fever; remind
ed me Of an April day at home.
Sunday afternoon and a chum
named Bale, walked over to the town
Of - to see some Of our friends
had good time and got home in time
for mess.
Wish you could see the roads here
they are all good stone roads with q
caretaker's shack or tool house every
half or quarter Of mile apart, and
large trees ON either side. When they
cut one down, another Is planted In Its
place.
The cattle and horses around here
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are all In very good condition; have
seen worse looking ones near home.
Milk, CT lait, sells for six sous, or SIX
cents quart.
almost forget to mention q queer
character Of our village, the town
crier. This one Is armed with q drum
and is dressed in martial manner.
When making his rounds the drum IL
used to call the people from their
houses. Whereupon he reads or his
different orders at the end of same or
as they say in French, finis, he gives
his drum mighty wallop.
The way they drive their horses in
this country, especially when hitched
to a wagon, may be Of interest so here
1t is: To begin with, said wagon IL
coupled out as far as 1t will go, and I'm
place Of having the brake where we
do it is on the opposite side of the rear
wheel and is applied by means Of q
crank, turned by hand.
The horses arc driven In single file
have seen as many as four being driv-
en- in that manner. The driver nearly
always walks and steers them around
by means Of jerk line and a plenti-
full supply Of French. Upon starting
down a hill the driver retires to the
rear and twists on the brakes.
wash house Is another odd place
1t is large building with a good sized
pool filed with cold water with a
scrubbing-edge 16 inches wide. hap.
pened to go past one one day when
they were washing. One had a wheel
barrow full Of clothes; another had q
shirt on the cement drain board and
was making the dirt fly with a brush
all at once she dropped 1t and picked
up large wooden paddle. I thought
to myself, what's she up to now? when
she proceeded to lace 1t to the poor
thing.
The people at the first sight of one
of our sprinkler wagons wanted to
know IL 1t was wine cart, and think
1t queer to see us drink so much water.
Must save some for my next letter,
so will now make a few requests,
Please have some kodak pictures taken
of all the Long family and of scenes on
the farm. Don't forget.
l received letter from John and
Sis yesterday. John is well but busy
as ever, he says. Tell Ralph would
like to have one of his porkers over
here; would make good use of 1t to
be sure. Good night and best love to
all.
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WARNING TO AUTOMOBILES
OWNERS

Get your ear license NOW. You are
warned against running on the road
without 1918 license plates. See Sec
%, Of Chap. 80, 1917 Session Laws
All peace officers are empowered to
enforce this act
1S-tf COUNTY ASSESSOR.
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FOR SALE

Early Rose and White seed potatoes
at 1 cent a pound. Inquire of
ARNOLD BROS. 1877
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LETTERS FROM over
THERE" ARE NEWSY
Continued from Page u

Mr. and Mira ]. ID. Long are IN receipt
Of q very interesting letter from their
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Several good milk cows for sale
ENQUIRE at THIS Office. 1Stf
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FOR RENT

24O-acre farm $50 acres titled.
1910 per year. Inquire ARNOLD
BROS. 1S-tf
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NOT COPIES
PRICE

To will supply these plans free and guar
the quality and price of the material will take to
complete the building Whether it be Home Church. School
House. Garage Silo, Barn. Granary, Hog House, Poultry
House or any other kind of building Let help YOU
We have ga who knows and he is at your service
you CAM come let us know and we III send HIM.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-19
ELM FLAT
DISTRICT
PATRIOTIC
With Crops Burned to a Crisp
Necessitating Sale of Stock
People do cot Wavcr on
War Work.

That the people Of Grady county
are going their limit on war work,
regardless Of conditions, was the i'm
preston that Judge r. e. Davenport
gathered from a meeting held Satur-
day night at Elm Flats. school district
No. so, in southern Grady county. at
which time Red Cross auxiliary was
organized and pies sold for the ben
eft Of the organization.
The auxiliary started with 70
members, the membership fees being
collected at the time The pies were
sold at auction, none bringing less
than 81 and the top price being
S225. The average price was SL5c
All the money, consisting of S3O.5O
was turned over to the Red Cross
work
These people. as we'll as others in
the county, are in hard shape finan
r';ally," said Judge Davenport "They
are all farmers. Practically all oi
them did not raise a grain of corr
and in most instances their cottor
will not make a bale to so acres
Many are selling their horses ant
cattle for want of feed stuff to carr,
them through the winter and some
have even been forced to dispose .
their chickens. yet not a single on
Wayered in the support of the wa
work. They are going and are pre-
pared to continue to 60 their ex
irene limit in supporting the war
This spirit is absolutely splendid an'
in my opinion is the last word in th
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-19
ALL READY
REGISTER
AUGUST "a

The local exemption board has com
pleted arrangements for the registra-
ito not the 2lyear-olds of Grady
county on August 2i The registra.
iion Of this class viii be held al the
office Of the local board in the fed.
eral building where the lads will list
their names for military service.
Those liable TO registration at this
time are those attaining the age of
4 during the period from June to
August "a, 1918. The manner of
handling the rcgistrants viii be the
same as has governed the other
classes of registered men.
S. c. Durbin, chairman of the local
hoard, estimated this morning that
there would be about 40 to so mer
10 register at this time. The june
. s registration for military service
listed approximately 240 men.
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OKLA. MEN
IN LIST OF
CASUALTIES
By United Press.

Dg OiAtCO L ANp2s
Washington, Aug. 19.-The follow
ing casualties are reported by the
Commanding General of the Ameri-
cen Expeditionary Forces:
Killed in action 36; died of wounds
IL; missing in action 1872; wounded
severely 1856; died from aeroplane ac
cioent l. died of disease 3; died of
accident and other causes 8; wounded
degree undetermined IS; previously
reported missing, now reported killed
H. total 3S2.
The names of the following Okla
bona men are included in the list:
Killed in action Private Edwin Rice
johnson, Saltwater, Privatee L. For
sythe, Leedy, Private VIM. H. Hall,
Bluejacket, Private George Harry, r.
F. D. /, Hennessey, Private Claude F.
Hendges, Cestos, Private George F.
Hooper, Sulphur, Private Edward F.
Howell, Mellette, Private Thomas ].
Kinnikin, Savannah, Private Charles
w. Lowman, Yale, Private Clifford F.
Margraye, Olustee. Wounded severely
Sergeant George E. Roberts, Musko
gee, Private Elijah A. Tyner, Maud.
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OF ICE is
RELIEVED
Plant Repaired and is doing Dou.
BILE Duty to Catch up With
Orders; Foreign Plants
Showed Under.

After a breakdown that lasted fif-
teen hours during which time but lin
tied deliveries could be made, the
Chickasha Ice and Cold Storage com.
pany resumed normal operations this
morning under full steam and the ice
supply here viii be back to its usual
status soon, 0. l.. BinghaLi, manager
nf the plant announced. this morn
ing. Ice demands were such during
the day Sunday that regular city de.
liyeries cannct be resumed before to-
morrow at best.
The local ice plant is equipped with
three boilers that permit of an aver
age daily ice output of between forty
five and forty-six tons. While work
was in progress on the reserve boiler
one of the regular containers went
out of commission, throwing the ice
production here to less than onehalf.
No delivery viii be made to the resi-
denco districts today and but one
trip can be made to the business
houses, but the plant is working
overtime to bring the ice supply
back to meet demands.
The local ice company has been
unable for the past month to secure
ice shipments from any other plant
in the state and in conversation with
the Fort Worth managers yesterday
Mr Bingham learned that practically
every company in Texas has been
showed under for weeks. Dozens of
orders are now on file in Dallas and
Fort Worth and cannot be filled un-
til a relief in the drouth, the infor
nation stated
I'VE are doing our best for our
customers and expect to be able to
start wagons out on the residence
routes Tuesday. We must have lit
tie time to accumulate ice before reg
ular deliveries start" said manager
"ingham today.
The following order was issued to-
day to the local ice company by G.
NJ Hollingsworth, county food admin
istrator cut out sales for all cold
drink stands until domestic trade is
supplied Don't deliver ice to cut
ting boxes until domestic trade is
supplied Cut the supply of ice to
meat boxes and grocers' boxes down
to "A hours run Cut dock sales to
residents to p pounds per day.
c. NJ Hollingsworth,
Food Administrator
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Write Plenty of Letters
But Cut Out Sob Stuff
Says Local" IT Terrible Typo''

A distinct warning against Tho
writing of sob stuff to the soldiers
in France by the folks back home. i.
sounded in letter just received by
the Express from George Dismukes
the first of the Chickasha Terrible
Typo clan to take up arms against
the kaiser. Private Dismukes stresses
the fact that letters Of the right
sort are the greatest thing in a sol
dier's life, but puts the blue pencil
to the tear stained epistles If he had
his way there would be steady
stream Of breezy stuff going to each
soldier in France, and according to
him the American army would be 80
per cent more efficient
Private Dismukes was connecte :
with the Express as job printer for
more than year and was one of the
most popular and best liked members
of the force. He is strong for France
and is fully aware that the American
Expeditionary Force is on a big job
but he has no doubt that they will sue
cessfully wallop Fritz to a standstill.
The letter follows;
I'VE began receiving our mail last
week, but as yet I've not had a single
line from Chickasha. Am sure that
there are some letters on the road
though as from the ones received |
gained that it takes almost three
weeks for mail to reach me here.
Saw letter today from Chickasha
and it surely looked good, Adelbert
Eldred received same from John
Brenneman.
Our mail fills us with more joy
than anything else, but letters to us
Ike the one fellow in my squad
received, should be forbidden, and
the folks back homo can't imagine the
effect one of he letters full of sob
stuff has OH a lad so word of warn
ing to the folks back home, the wo-
men especially. who write such let
lors to cut it out now. I'm glad indeed
that | receive no letters of this kind,
however ! sympathize with the fellow
who does, We haven't any time foc
feeling glum; we're learning a new
job, and are hard at work. You don't
know how mad it makes us feel when
we think of some Of the folks at
home writing those tear-stained let
ters to the fellows. Why don't they
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back us up, send us the kind Of stuff
that puts pep and strength into d
man? OF course this soldering isn't q
/ picnic But honest, it's the finest life
/ | ever dreamed Of. Our officers are
: dandy fellows and we are surely
proud of them Our quarters are in
French homes. The building I'm in is
said to be an hundred years old We
have plenty to eat, good cold water
ard wine to drink, and some of the
prettiest streams to bathe in you
ever saw The water is so clear you
can see each rock on the bottom.
Have our famous old "roll your own
fags By the way. our "Y" has ar
rived now 1t is the one thing that
adds to our wants, providing us with
stationery, tobacco, cakes, candies,
etc believe the "Y" is one of the
greatest helps the soldier has
1--WE had considerable trouble at
first in learning to count our change
il money when it was given us in
English or French coin, but believe
me, nearly all of us can get it three
different ways now without being
"short-changed.
This is a beautiful country and
our drill ground is simply dandy,
but I'm not exactly in love with
these rocky hills on which we have to
dig trenches It's all in the game,
though
1--WE have all kinds Of human be-
ings here, ditch diggers, bank clerks,
gamblers and another printer in the
company. He and are in the same
quarters, and some fun we do have
together talking shop.
Since I've started writing it's
hard to stop, but before closing | wish
to say just this: We are out to do
a big jb and | believe we all know
what it means, but we need all the
encouragement from home we can
get Tell this to all the folks who
have boys here. If every mother,
wife and sister will write us the
kind Of letters they ought to, this
will be a fifty per cent better army.
Tell all the folks "Howdy," and
be sure to send a paper, as ] haven't
seen a paper from the states yet, and
believe me, an old Express would
certainly look good just now
Yur friend,
Private Geo. Dismulxes,
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SPAIN MAY
ENTER WAR
BY United Press.

BY United Press
Washington, August 19-Spain is
nearer the brink of war today.
As proof of this statement, diplo-
mats point to the recent action taken
by he Spanish government in which
it was announced that German ships
interned in Spanish waters Will be
seized as compensation for the Span.
ish ships sunk by German subma-
rines.
This is Regarded here as an ulti-
matum and may lead to an open
rupture between Spain and Germany
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CONGRESS
ON JOB in
BUSY MEET
Back to Work After Short Rest ;
to Consider Biggest Mill
tary and Revenue Bills
in History.
BY United Press.

By United Press,
Washington, August 19.-Congress
came back to work today after a five
weeks vacation today to tackle the
biggest revenue and army bill in
the history of the nation.
The house is ready for business
today, although neither of the big
measures will be introduced before
the middle of the week. The ways
and means committee is working on
the revenue bill and military matters,
They will begin their hearing on
the man-power bill with Secretary
Baker, Chief of Staff March and
Provist Marshal Crowder,
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Call Youngsters last
3y United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, Aug 1g,-Mon of Is
years of age will not be taken into
the army until it is absolutely ne
cessary, Secretary of War Baker told
the military affairs committee today.
In his opinion the hearing on the
new man-pOwer bill will name the
new draft ages at IS to As.
Secretary Baker and Chief of Staff
March emphasized the fact that even
though men Of is years Of age were
taken last, they would begin to be
called by next Spring and that prob
ably the whole new class would be
exhausted by next June.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-19
IN POLICE COURT

This morning in police court, dux-
ter Miller, arrested Saturday on a
charge of loud cursing and otherwise
disturbing the peace, was fined So.
John Martin who came up on a plain
drunk charge was docketed for a
nearing before Judge o. Coffman
some time today.
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OPINIONS VARY
ON CALLS UNDER
MAN POWER BILL
BY United Fress.

By UnlIeu ITes5.
Washington, August 19.-Boys of
10 and 20will be the first called when
the is to 45 age limitation becomes a
law it was indicated today. Chief Of
Staff March has said that the young
er men make the best fighters. Other
army men agree with him.
President Wilson, however, has the
power to designate which class of
men will be called first, 1t is possible
chat he will call the older men first.
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BY United Press.
The Germans, although exhausteds
are desperately resisting at Royes
preparatory to the supreme effort
that is necessary to extricate them.
selves from their dangerous posi-.
tions. Meanwhile the enemy is con-
etructing an unusual powerful defen-
sive line to protect Nesle, six miles
northeast of Roye.
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Extends from North of Albert to
Northwest of Rheims British
Make Good Gains in
Flanders.
FRANCO O-BRITTSH WORK
FLANK MOVE AT ROYE
Artillery Fighting Heavy; Ger.
mans Prepare Retirement to
Fortified Line While Ameri-
cans Take Ground.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
The French by sudden and de-
termined thrust between the Disc and
the Aisne have definitely welded
the Picardy and Aisne-Vesle battle
fronts. Active fighting on this front
now extends from Buquoy, north Of
Albert to Laneuvillette, northwest Of
Rheims covering distance of more
than 100 miles and following serried
lines.
In addition to this single front
there is almost constant fighting
along a ten mile sector on the west
ern portion of the Flanders salient,
as Field Marshal Haig today report
cd unusual activity on a front OF
about fifteen miles north and south
Of Arras, which actually connects
with the Picardy front between
Ayette and Buduoy.
The attack between the Disc and
the Aisne was made on front of
nearly ten miles between Fontenoy
and point south of Carlespont The
French here gained more than a mile
taking 1900 prisoners.
Allied pressure is continuing
around Chaulnes, Roye and Lassigny
and the German resistance delivered
there is only preliminary to a general
retirement upon the Somme defenses.
The enemy is reported to be con-
structing a powerful line around
Nesle which will form one of tho
principal points in the new defense
lines Of the Boche,
In Alsace, the Americans continue
to improve their positions east OF
Saint Die and are reported to have
won ground that will be valuable in
starting any future offensive effort.
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Reds Approve Of eermans

By United Press.
Zurich, Aug l9.-German forces
Lave occupied vitebsk and Smolensk
with the approval Of the Bolsheviki.
according to dispatches from Warsaw
received here today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-19

H. z rinkham Of the Fort sill avi-
alton camp. spent the week end with
parents and other relatives in Chick
asha.
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matter Of self sacrifice. People like
that cannot Lc beaten. Such spirit
would carry the war to the last maa
and the ultimate crust Of bread if
necessary"
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BY United Press.

By United Press.
Paris, Aug. l9-The French in o
new drive between the Oise and the
Aisne yesterday advanced a mile and
a quarter on a front of more than
nine miles establishing a complete
connection between the Picardy and
Aisne-Vesle battle fronts, the French
war office announced today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-19
Busy With Flankino Move

BY United Press.
Paris, Aug. 19-The French in tho
suburbs Of Roye and the British are
carrying out thanking movement
north of the town Extraordinary artil-
lery fighting is under way in the
whole Roye sector.
The Germans in a desperate effort
to hold the town are pouring fresh
divisions into the conflict. These re-
serves have been drawn from other
parts Of the front within the last "a
hours. The attack started yesterday
evening and has resulted in the re-
Occupation of 80 square Ailometers.
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All the latest news by
wire every day from
the u. p. Association
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You will find all the
local news every day
in The Daily Express