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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-10-28

Mrs. Peder Nelson, of Moscow, is
in receipt of the two following letters
from her sons, Carl and Theo. L. Mel
son, who are with the American ex-
peditionary forces in France:
Sept. %, 1918.
Dear parents: / must try at least
to drop you few lines that you
might know that l am still alive and
in the best of health.
We have been in two real hot scraps
since / last wrote you and again
feel mighty lucky and thankful for
so far l haven't received as much as
scratch, in fact most of us feel the
same way for they mostly all came
out on top.
The big shells are whistling by us
day and night but we have been and
are using the German dugouts for
our homes, and most of them are built
pretty solid and believe me we are
mighty glad to have them even if
they are dark and little damp for
a person feels pretty safe when he
has from fifteen to twenty feet of
rock and dirt over him.
But there is one thing I don't like
about this life in the trenches and
dugouts and that is the lice that we
get while we are in them, for when
everything else is quiet and we figure
on getting a few hours of good sleep,
why then is just the time the blame
lice start to bite the worst, and Of
course we have to stay awake and
The weather has been pretty nice
most of the time that we have been
here, but the nights are pretty chilly.
Must say that | had letter from
Carl and from the way his letter read
I guess he is making it all 0. K.
l also had letter from Zelma, say
ing that she was again back at her
own home after two weeks visit
with you folks. She said she sure
was stuck on your new home. Well,
[ wish 1 could see it that / might
pass my opinion on it too.
/ suppose by the time you get this
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-10-28
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Tonight and

Weather - Idaho = Tonight and
Tuesday, generally fair.
D. Stevens and son Floyd of Ken
drick came to Moscow this morning on
business.
Mrs. F. S. Moore has given over her
house as hospital for the S. A. T. C.
Mrs Fletcher of Tekoa is home for a
T. W. Maynard.
Alex Munro left for Kendrick on the
noon train.
c. L. Williamson had returned from
trip to his farm near Princeton.
Miss Mabel Johnston, who is teaching
near Palouse, went to Lewiston for a
visit.
Merit Humphreys, John Brood, Philip
Showalter and Henry Olson went to
Lewiston today to take second physical
examination for entrance to the army.
Hiram Cole, pioneer resident of
Moscow, died last week at Salem, Orey
where he had lived recently.
Miss Ruth Hall of Potlatch was in
the city shopping Saturday.
J. E. Blalock came in today from Ia
coma where he had been to see his son
Joseph who is in the barracks there.
Toseph's arm had become infected from
a mere scratch, but he is recovering
now
a Chester Harris and the elder Mr..
,5omstock left today for hunting
trip on the Clearwater.
Miss Cecil Nicoley and brother,
Alva, who have been visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Mickey, left this
morning for Rosalia, where Miss
Nicoley is teaching.
Miss Jeanette Sholes has made a
speedy recovery from Spanish lnflu-
enZa.
w. E. Wallace has received large
line of fancy necklaces. The combina-
ton of beads and silver so much worn.
- 1871
Carl Smith drove over to Texas
ridge today, where he will attend
sale.
G. M. Swartwood, of Spokane,
spent Sunday in Moscow.
Piano for rent. For terms call w.
A. Lauder, phone 9148. rs
E. E. Crandall returned to Spokane
today, after spending Sunday In Mos
COW.
Mrs. I. A. Hawley went to Estes
station via the Inland this afternoon.
Little Rose Burton was in shopping
today from Viola.
Mrs. D. M. Scott returned this af-
tarnoon from Lewiston where she has
been visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Cuendet are
moving back to Moscow, after living |
about three years at Fit. Lapwai. MI.
Cuendet has position with Mr..
Kitley in the Third Street market.
Mrs. A. H. Pell returned today to
Spokane. Mrs. Pell has been to Mos
COW twice to see her son, Allen |
Spaulding, who has pneumonia. This
time he was declared by the dortor
to be out of danger.
Mrs. Cyrus Roberts arrived. today
from Kendrick to take care of her young |
son, Cyrus, who is sick of pneumonia at
the home of Lester Roberts on E. 9Th |
street
Miss Gertrude Roberts of Kendrick is
in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. K. Hilton Of Man
Vile. B. c., are here for visit with
their sister, Mrs Ella Moore, of South
Main street.
Mr.. Hilton, who was for years in the
shoe repairing business on Third street,
is now farming a section of land IN
Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Carter, who have
both been i'll, are much improved today.
Mrs. T. o. Greene of Juliaetta has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Miller,
near Garfield.
Mrs. w. P. Swinerton, who has been
visiting for three weeks with Mrs.
Francis Jenkins, went to her home IN
Kellogg today.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-10-28
Moscow ADDles Go East

The apple packing business in Mos
COW is now quite an institution. At
the Pacific Coast elevator from eight
to ten people are employed wrapping
the beautifully colored Jonathans,
Wagoners and Rome Beauties. One
car of 756 boxes has been shipped to
Kansas City by Washburn and Wilson
and in all there will be about six car
loads shipped to eastern points.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-10-28

France, Sept. 81, 1918.
Dear Mother: | have nothing to
tell you only l am feeling fine and
ready to take my stand whenever l
am called on.
Today is Saturday and no place to
go, so while | have nothing else to
do l will write a few words to you,
for 1 know you are waiting for our
letters and l don't want you to wait
too long on my letters, SO l am 60
ing to write you as often as / can.
We don't get letters very often here,
but | am going to write to you any
way, for l know as long as you get
our letters you are happy, and that is
what we want you to be, and don't
worry about US, mother, for there is
hope for US to come home yet. l
can't tell you where | am or what is
going on, if every man in the battery
that l am in should happen to get
killed and l should happen to be the
only man left, | haven't got right
to tell it. So don't think that we are
lonely and feeling blue, because we
have nothing to say, for there is lots
we can say but the less we say the
better we are off. So you see all
we are after is to let you know that
we are all right, and I suppose that
is all you care to know now while we
are fighting to save our country and
flag, and be sure we are going to
save her too, for there is no country
and flag like our own red white and
blue, and remember if we ever get
back that we are going to think more
of our flag than we ever have before
for the red is going to be dyed
deeper. red, for red stands for our
blood, and the white we are going to
make spotless, for the white stands
for our cleanness' and pure in heart
for our loved ones at home; the blue
is for the sky above US, and this
beautiful world that we are going to
make free, others have died to save
our flag, so now we have a chance
to do the same and we are ready to
die if we have to.
Well mother, | have nothing else
to say so | guess l will close for this
time, hoping that these few lines will
find you all in good health and happy,
| close with sea of love. Your son,
Carl, Somewhere in France" My
address is as follows:
Pvt Carl E. Nelson,
BIG Battery French Artillery,
sAmer. E. F., France. t
P. S.-Excuse my writing.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-10-28

some very encouraging news direct
from the front. His letter follows
Sept. Is, 1918.
Dear Anna and All: / am sure
you have been wondering why | have
been SO long in writing, but when ]
tell you | have been continually on
the move-just stopped long enough
in one place to say hello-you will
probably understand.
Then too, have been expecting a
letter from you. That, you know,
always gives fellow something to
write about when he answers. But
so far said letter hasn't arrived, in
fact haven't had any mail for over a
month.
The surprise the "Yanks" sprung
on the Huns the other day will be old
news by the time you get this. But
what will be news to probably is, that
we helped start the thing off, and
that we are still on the job to keep
it going. That the Huns were taken
off their feet is no doubt, judging
from the thousands of prisoners tax
en-. About 1900 passed through our
little town. l talked with one of
them. Said the war would soon be
over, that all of Germany's best SOL
diers have been killed off. Eats are
getting to be skinny. l asked him
if they fired at the Americans when
they came over. He said, ooh, no,
we put up our hands right there. We
are glad to be taken prisoners" They
all are surprised to see so many Am
orleans over here. One wanted to
know if all these soldiers dressed in
khaki were Frenchmen dressed in
Yank uniforms; thot we were trying
to put on a blind Had a hard time
to make him believe that they all
were real "Yanks." Ha.
You know their officers tell them
there are only few Americans over
here, so no wonder they are disap-
pointed when they find out different.
Of all the thousands Of Americans
l have seen, have yet my first one
to meet that / know.
We got march order yesterday
noon and we started but found the
roads so damned with traffic could
not get thru so had to go back. Will
probably try again this afternoon.
The Huns are out of reach of our
guns. So you see we have to adj
vance a bit.
am feeling fine. How is every
thing with you all.
How did the harvest turn out?
With love to all,
GEORGE.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-10-28
News from Khaki Boys

Mrs. E. J. Armbruster has received
the following very interesting letter
from her brother, George Fox, who
was on the Tuscania when it was sunk
by a Hun submarine. He is on the
fighting front in France and gives
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-10-28

letter you will be all ready for the
winter. Well, what kind of crop
did you have and how did the boys
make it, and were you able to get
help enough to run the threshing ma
chine
Well l must close for this time for
this is all the paper can get hold
of just at present, but we hope in the
near future to get better chances to
write, SO l will write again as soon
as | can.
Your son, Ted.
Pvt. Theo. L. Nelson, Hdqrs. Co.
103 U. S. Inf. 26 Div. Am. E. F.
P. 81 had letter from Ole Riff
son a few days ago. He said he was
then about ready to start down to be-
gin working for you again; so if he
is there when you get this letter, why
greet him from me and tell him that
l will answer his letter as soon as
l get a chance.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05

State Accountant, as | am advised by
the Attorney OF Virginia. that
my power OF appointment under the
Virginia statute creating the office OF
state Accountant. is purely ministerial
and that. therefore I am without re-
Sponsibility in the matter have no
other desire than that which must OBJ
tain with one deeply solic,tous FOR The
good OF the public service"
Attorney General Saunders's opinion
reads:
The Office OF State Accountant was
created by an act of Assembly. APP
proved March u. 1910 being chapter
1856, OF the acts OF 1910. Section ! OF
the act provides tina,
There shall be appointed by the
Governor, upon the recommendation of
the joint auditing committee. a person
whose official title shall he the state
Accountant. The said state Ac-
countant may, at any time. he re-
moved from office by the Governor FOR
malfcaSance or misfcaSance in Office
or incompctcncy. vacancy SO oc-
casioncd or otherwise occurring shall
be filed by appointment OF the Cover
nor
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05
RECEIPTS OF POST-OFF|CE
BREAK RECORD IN AUGUST
stamp Sales Alone Amount to sos,
O6O.G5, and Permits To-
tai $5,885.SU.
WHOLE TOTAL is STA, 4a6.a
business OF August Year Ago
Practically Doubled-Over 10000
Special Delivery Letters Handled
and Big Increases Shown.

Receipts for the post oficc for the
month OF August of this year broke
all records for business done here. sa i'd
postmaster Hay T. Thornton yesterday
ne sale OF stamps alone amounted to
SloS,36S.65. The receipts for the post
Ing or second-ClaSs mail amounted to
'".aib.Si. The receipts for permits for
me posting of circulars and other ad-
uort sing matters amounted to S5,SS5.S6
iniS makes the total receipts OF the
Loci Office amount tn $llt.S36.39
insSe hEurcS are the max imum receipts
or the Office for any month in the
history of he Richmond post office.
the gross receipts were s73.754.5S; the
stamp safes, S6S,2S6.5l the second
class maii--rewSpapcr and the like
produced So it.ta. and the permits. So
~, 5S. The sales for August were not
only tho maximum for tho city but
the increase over last August is the
greatest increase OF any month over
any corresponding month of a proceed
ing year; the increase IN stamp sales
being 1910 per cent: in second -clas IS
mail receipts. 40.S6 per cent, and in
permits. 1865 per cent.
For August of 1918. there were 20
1913 special delivery letters. az COM
pared with 1914 in August 1917, MAX
ing an increase OF 6:tis pieces. or so
per cent. The special delivery boys
SIS. while the same month last year
they earned s45, an increase of about
so per cent. All divisions show a gen
erai increase of at least so per cent
in spite OF the fact that August is the
duilcSt month Of the year.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05
FUEL-ORDER VloLATORS
PAY FINES TO RED CROSS
Six Richmond Concerns Punished for
Failure To Observe Ruic rs to
LiShtlcss Nights.

AS gentle reminder OF their failure
to heed the order of the local fuel adj
ministration regarding lightless nights.
the following firms yesterday rendered
their checks TO the Red Cross:
John r. Bauer. druggist. 1915 West
Main street: Thcato. Fifth and Broad
streets: Budd's Hat Store. 627 East
Broad Street; Daley Confectionery
Frank r. Marchetu e Brother. con-
fcctioncry 2424 East Main Street:
Hippodrome Theatcr, 52S North Second
street. That these firms, were pen
allied is not considered by the COM
mission as reflection on their pa
triotism, but the penalties were i'm
posed to prevent the recurrence OF the
offenses.
1t is forcgone conclusion that there
will be practically no anthracite coal
this winter in Richmond,
and indications point to II shortage Of
bituminous coal also. Wood. gas and
oil may, OF necessity. take the place
of coal. Every effort OF the fuel ad-
will be directed toward
any actual suffering. par
ticulurly among the poor of the city.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05

In" Administrative Board YESTERDAYS
approved the dismissal from the street
cleaning force OF Il. l.. Foster and the
appointment Of r. q. Morreilo and T.
NJ Bowls, sos West Gary Street TO
the force as laborcrs. The board also
approved the acceptance OF the rcsig-
nation Of r. ". Myers and Robert Jen-
kins, service hands AT the Upper Gas
Works. as reported by the supcrinten-
dent of the Gas Works, and the appoint
ment OF L. =. Seay and sam Hudson
to I'LL the vacancies thus created
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05
Young Richmonder
Missing in Action
Louis H. Gordon, Sixteen Years
Old When He Enlisted,
1wo Years Ago.

Missing in action" is the caption
IN the casualty list that contains the
name of Lewis II. Gordon. the son or
Mr.: and Mrs. Charles G. Gordon. OF
%io North Thirticth Street Lewis Cor.
don was only sixteen years old when
he enlisted in the United States Army
two years ago. His parents received
a telegram informing them that their
son had been among the missing for
several weeks. Though but eighteen
years old when he was reported TO
De missing. he was corporal in an in
iantry company.
Mrs. Gordon happens to he in Wash
lnSton at present visiting her SON
G. Gordon. Jr.. who has been
{ trans fcrrcd from Camp Meade Md. 10
the bureau of standards for oversee
service. Mr.. Gordon: the father of
the boy and also OF Misses Katherine
and Aurclia Gordon. OF this city, is
q conductor on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway. The two sons. who
attended the Richmond public schools
have many friends on Church Hill
Corporal Lewis Gordon was in France
about a year before reported among
the missing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05
ACT PROVIDES APPOINTMENT
BIZ: MADE CERTAIN WAY

From the reading OF this section
OF the act. ii seems that the intent of
OF the Governor purely ministerial. nj.
in reality. the appointment OF the State
Accountant is made by the Joint Audit
inc Committee. since the act provides
that the appointment shall ne made
upon the recommendation OF the joint
Auditing Committee
do not believe that the Governor
would be justified in refusing 10 APP
point such persons as the join, Audit
ing Committee should recommend TO
MIN. unless it was clearly evident that
unfit for the position 1t is true that
the act provides FOR the removal OF
the state Accountant ny the Governor
aor maIteaSancc or misfeasancc in Of
nee or Tor lncompetcncy. and provides
that the vacancy so occasioncd o.
otherwise occurring. shall be filled BY
an appointment of the Governor. You
ask whether or not these disuualitica-
tons arc to be asceriaincd and fixed
by the Governor. or are they a matter
Tor judicial determination.
1T would seem, from the reading Of
the act. that it is contemplated bv the
legislature that person named BY
the Joint Auditing Committee is nre-
Suincd 20 he competent person al the
lmc OF his nomination. and. while the
Governor has right TO remove for in
competency, nalfeasancc or misfcas-
ance in Office, it is contemplated tina,
nc Governor in 40 doing will exercise
""IN'ai oiscVctlon, ana party SO re-
moved would. no doubt, have a right TO
nave the court pass upon these dis
qhaIihcat'ons, II so removed
You ask whether or not the Cow
ernor has right TO request the recon
mendation OF other persons in success
SION nhtil person, in his Judgment
found -
The act does not seem 10 con,cm
pia1e thal u Is the duty OF the ioin,
AUDITING Committee 10 recommend more
IMAM one person for this position. nor
does II seem TO give the authority 10
the Governor TO request that more Than
one person he recon!mendcd'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05
More Registrar. Needed.

Division No. 3. Local Draft Board,
according to n. l.. Atkinson, is still
in need OF about twenty or twenty-five
volunteer reg istrars for September -.
MIR. Atkinson said that this number
would be needed for South Richmo nd,
and that the board wished the neces-
sary number of competent men 10 offer
their services.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05
NO FUNDS AVAILABLE
Fourth Avenue. Highland Park. C,,.
not he Repaired Mt This Time,
says Administrative Hoard

NO funds for repairing the east ana
west SIDES OF Fourth Avenue in High
tand Park. between Stuart and Front
S.r.c5S are available at present. il was
board 10 a nu.Hhrr OF petitioners. liv-
ING in the vic nifty. who had requested
;hc repairs to be made
Inc petitioners, of whom g G. Mere.
dith Was spok esman, were advised
Inat the board had placed their
petition in the 1919 budget of wants
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05

"A docEet OF more then $40 ease.
VIII DC before Judge Beverley r
Crump., OF The Law and Equity Gourt
Wncn tEis court convencs next Monda Y
noShine. september O. for lie "a
term AS many of the persons in
VOWED have been called 10 service and
VII be unable TO appear as witnesses
myers declare that only about one
nun OF this number can be disposeA
OF IN the lime allotted for The fall
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05

That vacant room will pay the ta1cs
your house. mrS-DIspntch
Want Adj will rent II to good tenant,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05

Economic on your deliveries by buy
ing u good used auto truck. Look nj
the Used Automobile Ads In The
es-Dispatch.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-03-08
Among the Farmers

c. D. Patterson. one of those hustIing Dickson township farm- CTS, was thro' Brinkley this week with a car load of cattle, some mules and a thoroughbred bull which he had bought for his place.
 A. H. Taylor, one of our clev- CT farmer friends north of Wheatley was a pleasant caller at the ARGUS office the past week. He's on our Roll of Honor now.
 Jas. H. Hartsell, the progress sive farmer of the Shiloh com munity of whom wrote about some months ago. as having such a splendid dairy or butter mak- ing exhibit. has bought the farm he was renting from Mir. and Mrs. Geo. P. Reid, paying $7, GOO. % for it. Good for Hart sell and may he NOW join Per- manent Road clan.
 Chas. H. Myers and Mrs. Fur rier were married on Sunday afternoon last and are now at home on the Whippoorwill Farm. south of Brinkley.
 c. F. Covey of Keevil. who has been in charge of the Cotton Belt section for many years. has bought land at Keevil and will farm this year.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-03-08
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
 MEETS ON MONDAY
Jesse w. Brown Selected as Food Commissioner of
 Monroe County.

At Clarendon on Monday after noon 62 citizens who are of the County Council of Defense met upon call of Chairman R. F. Mil wee to hear Hamp Williams of Little Rock, State Food Con- missioner, and to name a County F. c. for this county.
 Com. Hamp Williams failed to send either a. substitute or any word of any sort and there being no one present who knew about the duties of a County Food Commissions, the meeting was ''up in the air" about what to do. It was decided to select a competent person to serve.
 Jesse w. Brown, the hustling young farmer and auto agent. was chosen for the work and in clever word of thanks stated that he would post himself as to his duties and would do his best to serve faithfully.
 P. c. Mayo of Holly Grove an- nounced a meeting of the special township committeeman for the 3rd Liberty Loan to meet in Clarendon on next Tuesday at 1:3O o'clock.
 The most startling utterances at the meeting on Monday was made by two well known farmer merchants, w. l.. Jeffries of Clarendon and L. K. Brown of Brinkley, who emphatically stated that there was in Monroe county at this time enough flour to supply the demands of the people of the county for two years, if the rules of the U. s. Food Commissioner were observ- ed and allhoarded flour returned.
 Editor Wm. B. Folsom took the position that the Council of Defense should call and arrange 8 big county mass meetings, one each at Clarendon, Holly Grove and Brinkley at which officials who were correctly posted on the various branches of the great war work, should be present and speak to the people. MT. Folsom took the position that the entire people of the county should be posted and that they would be glad to learn the real demands now being made by the government for co-opera- ton.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-03-08
Westminster Guild


 The Westminster Guild held a very pleasant and profitable meeting at the home of the lead- CT, Mrs. w. B. Folsom, Saturday afternoon March, 2.
 After devotional exercises con- ducted by Miss Louise Coln an election of officers was held and the following were elected for the, ensuing year; Ida Mary, Pip kin, Presipent. Lucille Bayne, Vice President, Louise Coln, Treasurer. Minnia Moore Parrish Reporter.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-03-08
Attention Women


 Poll tax may be paid from Jan. 1st. until May 28th. without penalty.
 All state, district, county and city officers to be elected this year.
 Citizenship is a patriotic obliga- tion and no man or woman can afford to disregard.
 Every dollar paid as poll tax goes into district school fund. Miss Josephine Miller, National Organizer.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-03-08
Just About Town

I saw picture at one of the theatres in Memphis during the past week that was shown at the Princess a month ago." said a Brinkleyite recently. Mir. Engle is endeavoring to give a good show every night in the week, and the fact that we see the best pictures here first is evi- dence of his keeping up to the minute.