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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-18

in prison he would not be permit i to
communicate with his family or any
one outside a neutral country and here
came his opportunity to utilize his
chance acquaintance with Mrs. Glenn
ments in Shoshone, Idaho, U.S.A. So,
during these few hours of parole he
wrote her a postal card telling of his
misfortune and asking her to keep him
informed as to his family and friends
All communications were closely cen
sored and war prisoners We're not per-
mitted to receive news concerning tn cir
families or friends, even through neu-
trail channels. Mrs. Clemments devils
ed a code system of figures and trans
posed letters which beat the Hun at
his own game and succeeded in keep
ing Mr. Groll fairly well informed dur
ing his fourteen months imprisonment
In his letter you will note his surprise
and joy when he found the key to hes
code and was able to read the letters
After starving and beating and work
ing these citizens of Strassburg until
not another ounce of value to Germany
remained in their bodies. Mr.. Groll was
one of 900 still alive out of ten thou
sand taken away. These 500 were
taken to the Swiss boundaries and
dumped across the line last Apri after
fourteen months of slavery. Mr.. Gro1l
writes Mrs. Clements from Switzerland
Then he gets his family together and
they go to Paris to live with one OF |
his brothers. During this time Mrs. |
Clemment's son, Ferdinand joins the |
u. S. Regulars and was due to arrive |
in France with his regiment sometime |
during the past month and Mr.. Groll |
is waiting to welcome the son of his
friend along with the American SOL
diers
in making this translation there
were numerous places In which Mr..
Groll tells OF treatment so horrible
that Mrs. Clemments would say "This
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-18
FREIGHT MOVING WEEK
~FREIeHr MOVING WEEK is +,

FREIGHT MOVING WEEK. is fix.
ed one week in advance Of the date tina
the new demurrage charges go into
effect under Government orders, and
It should not be overlooked that follow
ing that week, the progressive demur-
rage charges up to $1,000 per day will
be in force, so that it will be decidedly
to the advantage of shippers TO develop
regular practice of prompt unloading
Director Generals announcement on the
subject follows:
i wish to appeal to the people Of
the United States to observe the week
beginning January 14th. and ending
January 21st, 1918 as Freight Moving
Week, and I earnestly request the Gov
ernors of various states. the public
utilities commissioners, the mayors of
cities and towns. the state councils OF
national defense, the federal and state
food and fuel administrators the
chambers of commerce and other busi-
ness organizations. business men and
shippers generally, trucking companies,
and all railroad employees concerned,
to organize locally and make a supreme
effort during this week TO unoad reight
cars, TO remove freight from railroad
stations. and to clear the decks for a
more efficient operation of the rail-
roads of the country.
AN earnest and united pull all along
the line will achieve wonders in this
direction. We can help ourselves and
relieve an immense amount Of suffer
ing if we attack the problem vigorous
ly and in the true spirit of co-opera-
tion.''
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-18
DIET TRICH

Great glory is now clustering about
Lincoln county, and more especially
the Besslen part thereof. The school
down there has been for some time or
ganizing and training a basket ball
team and getting it ready for deeds OF
highest emprise We have heard 4
good deal Of what was going to be done
but some us not too optimistic have
been doubtful. But now we believe all
they tell US about the fine playing
the Besslenites can do. Last Friday
our team went down to Jerome 10
match our genius against the Jerome
team. And We beat them by a score
Of q to Il. To say that we are proud
of our successful meeting of the Jer-
omites is putting ie very mildly II
is not improbable that we will meet and
vanquish the earth yet
Lester Eddy who has been stationed
about New York has written home 70
his folks that ne thinks from appear
ances that his regiment is about to be
sent to France. OF course the boys are
never certain just when they win move
but matters about the camp look mucl
like going.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Kershner and
Paul Jones were shoshone attendants
at the war picture last Monday evening
Mr. ". B. Stoolfire from Bull. Idaho,
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Crist-
Mrs. J. F. jenkins started Wednesday
to Montana to visit a brother whom
he as not seen for twenty six years.
Your correspondent is informed that
plans are drawn and contracts enter
ed into for the building of a neat ana
tasty Catholic church at Dietrich. The
location is to be on the corner imme-
diately north OF the Simpson Office
now occupied by the highway
commissioners. It IS where your COR
also has his Office, who
greatly rejoices in the fact Of being
able TO attend religious services con-
viently and regularly.
The Dietrich town team and the
school team played a game Of Basket
ball Tuesday evening. The school
team won by a score Of twenty five to
eight.
0. E. Borden and \. ". Sine each
shipped a car load OF potatoes last
Wednesday. The potatoes in the Die
rich District are not keeping as wei
IS usual. due perhaps TO the severe
-rosts about digging time, and due
llso to the immature and unripe con-
lition Of potatoes when dug.
Charles A. Jehnson is now in Seattle
aid to be on a tour of business and
pleasure All sorts Of rumors are a
loaf as to the nature Of the business
,hariie is engaged upon. getting mar
led seeming to have the lead in the
guessing.
The rewly organized Grange in Die
rich has a social time at their meeting
his Friday night. 1t is said that
lumber of people from Shoshone and
hereabout viii be down TO meet with
he brethren here
Mr. F. A. Jewet Of Mt. Pleasant.
Washington, is visiting his son Ira
ewett for few days.
There will be a Basket Ball game at
esslen school house next Wednesday
an. 20 between Bessiin and Jerome
he game viii be called at p. m
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-18
WAR PICTURES

The public is being educated to war
conditions as largely through motion
pictures as any other source. The show
last Monday night was one Of the best
ever put on at the Baugh.. Next Mon
day night promises to be fully as good.
The picture will show the retreat of
the Germans at the Battle OF Arras.
This is an official war picture and pre-
sents conditions as they actually are
In addition to this war picture VIM. s.
Hart will entertain his admirers in
1.-THE Arayan".
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-18
TIE STUDY CLUB

The Study Club will meet Friday
evening, January 26. at the Parish
house.
The program will be in charge of
the conomic Committee. the subject,
Conservation Of foods. Light refresh
ments win be served, for which ten
cents viii be charged. the proceeds
going to the Red Cross. This viii be
an interesting program. and all men,
bers are requested to be present.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-18
know where.
Holzmirden. Germany.
January 1, 1915.

HOlzuln0eD, Germany
January l, 1915.
I am here as a war prisoner. The
food is good. Please write your friend
L. G.
From time to time I have received a
card Of few lines, each ten lines of
eight words, or a letter of four pages
Is lines. telling the same thing: Il
am well" Every letter was opened
and stamped with Commander Pris-
onner de guerre (War prisoner guard)
Holzminden. Germany. Many a time
the missives were partly blurred with
purple ink and I wasn't able TO read
them. Something not for me to know.
With numbers or turning the words.
1 succeeded in telling my friend what
was going on among his relations. Sew
eral times did receive letters or cards
signed with different name, and as
suring good treatment.
Annemasse Haute Savioe France.
Feb. Is, 1915.
My dear, dear Friend:
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-18

soners because I have many, many
reasons for believeing it to be human
flesh. Even If not human flesh it is
so vile and putrid as to be uneatable."
1t is evident that the Germans think
it a great joke to starve a war prisoner
to the point of death and then serve
him with the putrid flesh of his own
dead comrades.
This story is written because in max
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-18
RED CROSS STAMP SALES

Mrs. Merrifield, who had charge OF
the Christmas sale of Red Cross stamps
reports the sales in Shoshone We're
s21S.2S and that the seventh and eight
grades in the city schools have the
honor of having made the greatest
wishes. in the name of the Red Cross
organization, to thank the people for
generous support given the cause.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-18
WON A CLOSE GAME

J LaE Friday plight Jhe shcehone
High School boys defeated the Gooding
High School boys In a we'll played and
hotly contested basket ball game with
a score of Is to Is. The game was
played in the X p. Hall and was well
attended and full of interest from
start to finish.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-18
BASKET BALL TONIGHT

The Shoshone Girls will play g match
game of basket ball at the K. P. Hall
tonight with the Dietrich girls. This
promises to be an interesting game.
The game VIII be played before time
to open the Red Cross bali and the
two attractions at the Hall should
bring out {, large audience to both the
game and the ball.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-18

ing her translations Mrs. Clemmenrs
tells it orally as explanations OF GER
tain passages of the translations and
when you have read the transiatiOns
you will agree that it is better to tell
the story separately rather than risk
spelling the strangely beautiful phrase
ology of the translation Mrs. Glenn
ments closes her translations with the
remark, 81 am so glad that the Good
God has given me a son able to help
avenge such wrongs.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-18

is too horrible to write. l can only tell
1t to you in whispers" One such pas
sage read, Il am worked and starved
and beaten until death seems near, yet
cannot bring myself to eat the small
portion OF meat served to the war pri-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-18
shoshone. Idaho. JAM. Is

Shoshone, Idaho. JAM, 1918.
Dear Editor: This letter was not
solicited on purpose for the Journal.
I am in possession of these terrible
witnesses of cruelty for the past three
years. Since we are, ourselves, in this
great conflict, think it is duty to
present to the people of the United
States. the true situation. What will
happen to OUR COUNTRY If not unit
ed. Crossing the path of our enemy
we must be victorious or submit to
these atrocious cruelties, for they will
spare nothIug to satisfy ambition.
Translated from the French by Mrs.
Edward NJ. Clements.
Strassburg (Alsace) Germany.
On the 25th of Sept. 1914. from IS
Austerlitz ST., Strassburg CAlsace)
Germany, Mr.. Leon Groll asked of me
TO write to Montreal. Canada, and ST
Marie and Columbus, both cities in
France, to his three brothers, from
whom he did not receive any letters
since the beginning Of the war. Mr..
Groll's son had DISAPPEARED too.
Strassburg. Dec. 27th. 1914.
Just a few minutes notice has been
allowed to give myself pto the Ger
man government, take a chance in |
sending you this card to notify my |
family. VIII write again as soon as
family and my home for. for. I don't |
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-18

Married by Rev. w. II. Swartz at his
residence January II. Mr. Hayden Eus
tus Richardson and Miss Margaret
Stillwell, both Of Richfield. Idaho.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-18
RED CROSS ENTERTAINMENT

Next Friday eve. January %. at the
Baugh Theater. will be presented the
first number OF the Red Cross enter
tainment course. The program starts
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-18

Ike Hill, a former resident of Sho-
shone. has been in town this week,
circulating around among old friends.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-18

promptly at 1880 with the regular
picture show-after whicn Miss Bessie
Vance of Boise will be heard in a very
choice selection of songs. Miss Vances
voice is a rich contralto full of tone
quality and color and is sure to please
everyone who hears her. Miss Tress
Mcmahon will accompany her at the
piano. Mrs. Bowler will assist with a
few selected readings. The price for
season tickets is only $50 low that
none of the family old enough to en-
joy the program, need be left at home.
All seats may be reserved at no extra
charge and will be placed on sale at
Bills Place on Monday. Get your sea
son ticket and your reservation early
for at the price the crowd will undoubt-
edly be large. Everyone who enjoys
good clean entertainment, should con-
slider i their patriotic duty to buy as
many tickets as possible for the ad-
mission has been made so small as
to be within the means of all to hear
every entertainment. Consider-only
SO 1-S cents to rear Miss Vance and
see a 25 cent show and the entire net
receipts go to the Red Cross. The
following is the program.
PROGRAM
o rest in the Lord from Elijah
My Heart at thy Sweet Voice st Saens /
(a) Elegy ....-..-................--... Massenet
.b) Dedication Franz
(c) Death and the Maiden.--...S Schubert /
(d) Minnilied -...-.- Brahms /
(e) Florien Song .-......-.......-.G GODDARD 1
Part II
(a) Swanee River
Cb) Comm Thru the Rye
Cc) Backward Turn Backward
(a) Dawning .........--..........-..... Chadwick
Cb) Birth of Man .-----..-.--.----.-------.---.-
(c) Ny Ain Folk Lemon
(d) Summer Wind --...,........--.-.......-...-..
(e) Morning Wind--.-....--- Branscombe
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-18

CONTINUED on page Eight
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-19

dcstroyers had made it possible To place
more contracts for these boats than had
been thought possible. About dozen
new contracts already have been placed,
hall of the number going to the Mani
Island Navy Yard, which recently
launched destroyer G6 per cent com
plctc four months after her kecl WAS laid.
Some Of the money will be spent for
more of the "chascr-dcstroycrs" being
built by Henry Ford in his Detroit plant.
The fund Of 500, ,OOO, 900 is "to enable
the President TO secure the more eco
nomical and expeditions delivery OF ma
terials, equipment and munitions and to
secure the more expeditions construction
of ships authorized and for purchase and
construction of such additional torpedo
boat dcstroyprs, submarine chascrs and
other naval small craft TO be expended
under the direction and discretion of tho
President"
Pay of the Marine Corps, originally
estimated at $22, ,37I, is increased
by $12, 100000.
The Secretary also asks an increase
of SIS, 900 in the limit cost of submarines
authorized in the naval act Of 1916.
Supplemental estimates for the next
fiscal year include reserve ordnance sup
plies, $17, 100000 in addition to $780,
600, 600; previously estimated, ammuni-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-19
MARYLAND METHODISTS.
Three Important Conferences to be Held
in Baltimore In April.

Baltimore, Md, Feb. 19.-Big things
for Methodism are expected to result from
the meeting of the annual conference oi
the three Methodisms in Tins city the
first week in April The triple event Will
bring to Baltimore during that week more
than 700 Methodist clergymen and almost
as many laymen Of the three denom-
nations, an unprecedented occurrence IN
the history of MethodiNn. They have All
met in Baltimore at different dates IN the
same month, but never before havc they
all three met here in the same week
The Maryland Annual Conference
meets in the Broadway Church: the
Baltimore Conference Of the Methodiss
Episcopal Church meets In the Caronne
Street Church, and the Baltimore Con-
ference of the Southern Methodist Church
meets in Central Church.
Already plans are being made Tor
several unique services of a combined
or union nature which will give express
sion of feeiing of the ministers with
reference to the question of a reunion of
the three bodies. According to reliable IN
formation gathered yesterday there is
possibility that at least one JOINT session
of the conferences will be held in some
large church, when the ministers and lay
men will get behind some specific phase
of the nations war work, probably the
third Liberty Loan, which is expected to
be launched about that time. 1t is be-
lcved that the effect would be better ard
the influence more far-reaching if the
three bodies get solidly behind some par
ticular work.
1t has also been suggested and will
likely be carried out, that the three bodies
joir in a union ordination service on the
Sunday of conference week ut the Lyric,
when the young ministers seeking admit
tance into the conferences wound be or
dained with impressive services by their
respective denominations, with the assist
ance of those of the other two.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-19

tion for vessels, $4,000, 600 in addition
to &32 ,6S6, l20; new batteries for ships
of the navy, 3lO,OOO,0OO additional; for
an advance To some railroads to build q
line from Washington to the naval prov
ing ground at Indian Head, Md, $3.50,
900; pay of the navy, SIG, l08,S ,Sl2 in adj
dition to S2l3, ,229,557 navy provisions,
SIl ,497 500 in addition to s64 ,485, 900;
maintenance of Bureau Of Supplies and
Accounts, $500, ,O0G, in addition 70 &l2, ;
600, 900; clothing and small stores fund,
327, 600 900; additional Quartermaster' 8
600, in addition to $4,000, 900
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-19
ASK $23O,0OO,0OO
TO INCREASE NAVY
Daniels Tells Congress of Gigantic
Program to Expand u. S.
Forces on Sea.
WASHINGTON. FER. 10.

Congress was asked by Secretary Dan
icls yesterday afternoon for $23O, OF, l So
to further expand the navy's great build
ing program, provide for more ordnance
and ammunition, cover additional pay
for an expansion of the Marine Corps
from &c, 900 to SO 900 men and meet other
expenses not contemplated in this year
appropriation bill.
Of the total $lOO, 900, 900 is for adj
6onaI construction and to speed up con-
stxuction now under way. Mr.. Daniels
said most Of this amount wouh be spent
fos veisels smaller than cruisers" and
explained that the unparalleled rapidity
with which some yards were turning out
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-19
Pro emotion for Daniels Son.

Philadelphia, Feb. l9.-The promotion
Of Joscphus Daniels, Jr., son of the
secretary of the navy, to a second leu
tenancy in the United Marine Corps
Reserved, quartermaster' department,
is announced here. Lieut.. Daniels, who is
"A years old. enlisted as a private in
Washington last April. He is stationed
at the quartcrmaster depot in this city.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-19

shouted Over to George as he unstrappcd
tho leather case and took out the old
pct. And rs she didn't backfire any
Rodey started right out with that ,ln-
paralleled tabernacle classic, brighten
the Corner Where You Are" Then came
Rodey's brand new war song, well BE
Waiting When You Come Back Home.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-19
Emplovs Woman Sea Pilot

Athens, Feb. 4.-The Greek Admi-
ralty has authorized the employment of
q woman seaplanc pilot, Miss Demise
KaIimeri, who is the daughter of one
of the government airplane engineers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-19
"Corn-Less Day"
for Feet, Every Day
Use "Gets-lt," the Great Corn Discovery
Makes Corns Peel Right of

Look at the illustration below. Sc
the two fingers peeling off corn as
though it were a banana peel And the
man is smiling while he's doing it All
dnnr nainlnsslN in--fiilIN Tho rnnnnnnt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-19

ough Corn-Peeler Ever Discovered. De-
mand "Gets-It''
''Gets-It" touches a corn or callus the
growth Is doomed. II takes but two sec
onds to apply "Gets-It' The corn-pain
is eased at once. You can sit at your desk
or walk about, dance, think. love and work
with absolute ease You can apply
''Gets-lt' conveniently almost anywhere
where you can take your shoe and stock
ing of for moment or two. "Gets-t"
drles at once; then put YOUR shoe and
stocking on again. There's no further
excuse for suffering from corns and corn
pains.
'Gets-lt' is sold at all druggists (vou
need pay no more than 25 cents bottle).
or sent on receipt of price by f. Law
renee d Co, Chicago, ILL.,
Sold In Wilmington, Del, and recon-
mended as the worlds best corn remedy
by Erdnan Hoffman, The Miller Drug
Store, HarmOnson Drug Co.
The border vidette., 1918-08-03
LOCAL ITEMS.

MT. R. L.. O'Neill, publisher of the Nogales Daily Herald, has received a letter from the Lehigh University of Pennsylvania, an nouncing that the flying exploits of his son, Lieutenant Ralph A. O'Neill, in France; are to be made the subject of an illustrat- ed article in the Alumni Bulle- tin, published by the Alumni Association of the Lehigh Uni versity, from which Ralph grad uated. In the letter, to Mr. O'Neill, the writer said. "Lehigh men everywhere are very proud of Ralph and the Alum ii Asso- citation and the college congra- tulate you on having such a splendid son and take pride in the fact that he is one of us."
 Mrs. M. L. Collins, who was rendered unconscious at her home on Elm street last Mon day evening by unknown assail- ant, who struck her on the head with a gas pipe, has recovered to the delight of her numerous friends. The identity of the would be murderer, who Mrs. Collins describes as a tall, dark man of slender build, is still a mystery, as is the cause of the brutal assault. MT. Collins found his wife unconscious upon his return home about ten o'clock Immediately after striking Mrs. Collins, her asSailant made his escape without being seen by anyone. When attacked. the lady was entering the kitchen at her home.
 Manager Rudolph Lehrke of the Broadway Store, Inc, will leave next week for New York and other eastern markets, to purchase goods for his mammoth esta ablishment corner of Interna- tional street and Morley avenue. Mr. Lehrke, who was a sergeant in the famous 12th> Infantry from which he was honorably discharged at this place two years ago, expects soon to be- come a full fiedged citizen of the United States, after which he will again volunteer fer service in Uncle Sam's army. During Sergeant Lehrke'S three year, service in the army, he became an expert rifleman. Men Of his experience are greatly needed in the army at this time. He is anxious to go overseas, to ever
 up a few scores with the Kaiser
The border vidette., 1918-08-03
T. G. Wright Now Espee Agent.

T. G. Wright, for long time efficient, accommodating chief clerk at this place for the South ern Pacific Railway Company, has been appointed agent, to fill the vacancy caused by the re- signation of J. l.. Pope, who will join his wife on their splen did farm in California. MT. w.. H. Farrell, assistant chef clerk, has been promoted to the chief clerkship, the duties of which he is well qualified to fill.
 The transfer of the important, responsible position of local agent for the Southern Pacific Company, at NogaleS. Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, was made Thursday, since which time Agent Wright has been on the job. He understands the i'm portant duties of agent, and is courteous and Accommodating at all times. His appointment meets the hearty approval of patrons and friends of the great Southern Pacific with which he has been connected for many years