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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-06

glish. United States Naval Academy;
DR.. Liberty Hyde Bailey, formerly Of
Cornell University; Mr.. A. b. Cooke.
of United States Consular Service In
Greece; DR.. d. d. Wallace, professor
OF History in Wofford College; Mrs.
Ella Flagg Young, former Supt.
Chicago City Schools; Miss Ida II.
Tarbell. author and publicist; DR..
Henry E. Jackson of the National
Bureau of Education and DR.. Anna
Howard Shaw.
In the evenings there will be va
rious entertainments and offerings
for pleasure and recreation. The De-
verauX Players who charmed and de-
lighted the college short time ago
have been secured to present two
plays during this short course The
swimming pool will be open to the
pupils and the time will prove all
too short to enjoy the numerous at
fractions Of this lovely campus.
The whole expense of this short
course will be under $4,000. matri-
culation fee $500, board $500 per
week or $1.25 per day for a shorter
period.
All who attend are urged to ar
rive on July Sth. The following day
the club women will be formally
welcomed in the college auditorium
by Professor johnson and a re-
sponse by the President of the South
Carolina Federation of Women's
Clubs will be made in behalf of the
club women. The course will close
July goth giving twelve days for the
session.
Clubwomen intending to take ad-
vantage of this opportunity may
communicate with Miss Leila A.
Russell Of Rock Hill or if those in
terested will communicate with me
will be glad to give any information
and furnish them with catalog
of the course.
MRS. JOE P. LANE,
Chm. Pee Dee Dis.
Dillon, 8. G.
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may think it funny that one could
sleep under such conditions, but
had been up since $3.50, had tramped
about six or seven miles, had had q
rather trying day and was dog tired
So l settled down on the rough
plank floor and was soon asleep.
must have been asleep couple of
hours when a runner came from
headquarters and told us we were to
move off Immediately. l looked at
my watch and it was l 80 a. m. on
the second day.
We went back to the railroad, fol-
lowed it around to position some
six miles to the north of us, landing
there about in the morning and
Hopping down on the floor of some
abandoned huts to wait further or
; ders. Our orders came along about
9 o'clock. We marched up across the
open praraie, the sun shining, and it
was really hot.
Just like some of the warm days
We get the last of March at home. In
going forward it was necessary for
us to march rs yards in front of
three batteries of field guns. There
are six guns to battery. They shoot
an 1Spound shell and while we were
there each gun was shooting twice
to the minute. You can imagine the
racket when l tell you that the dis
charge of one gun can be heard
about four miles. In addition the
Boche was trying to knock out this
! battery and he was dropping his six
, inch shells little too close for COM
! fort.
Then l made u lovely mistake. II
was to establish an aid post near
battalion headquarters and went
blithely on when 1 met company
commander and asked him where to
go.
Back there. about quarter of a
mile" he replied. This is the front
center company. If you keep on in
the direction you are going you are
going up over that ridge and Fritz
will be waiting for you with ma
chine gun"
So my sergeant and orderly and
myself didn't waste any time in clear
ing On the way back found gal
Ion can full of water, got into a cor
rugated iron shelter and had a wash
and shave. 1t certainly felt good.
don't believe 1 had washed for sc
hours. 1t was warm and bright.
could look out of my shelter and see
our support lines digging themselves
in several hundred yards away. The
cannon fire ceased. the machine
guns settled down to an occasional
fitiful burst and it was midday Of a
beautiful spring day.
a couple of patridges flew over me.
What did they know or care about
tall this noise and racket, and men
getting up and killing each other?
Along about 3 o'clock things began
to live up again. In the meantime
headquarters had been established in
a sunken road with banks about Is
feet high on either side llater this
cut was half filled with dead.) My
aid post was a dugout nearby and
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-06

DdttallOn lS all SOne.Tne Sunken rO0Q
is filled with dead-mostly Huns.
damn 'em. The line broke on the
right, we were surrounded. and at
the last we were fighting back and
back. Only 80 of US got away"
So we knew the Boche had broken
through to our right and our left,
and it was a question of how long 1t
would be before we. too, were sur
rounded but we wanted to stick it
cut as long as we could.
But not more than an hour later a
medical officer rushed in from one of
the battalions and between gasps for
breath told us the Germans were on
the edge of the village, had shot him
through the sleeve with machine
gun bullet luckily that was alD
and for us to beat it.
| Let me tell you we did. threw
my knapsack and made the first
hundred yards in nothing flat and
then settled down to q walk because
was so out of breath couldn't run
any further.
, The incessant scream and crash
and bang of the shells kept up and
the rat-tat-tat of the machine guns
never ceased. The village immediate
ly behind us was a seething mass of
brick dust, smoke, flame and burst
ing shells. We were told on our way
back that a stand was to be made be-
hind the village, so we circled around
it and took up a position about
half-mile behind it at a cross roads.
Unfortunately for US, six inch
terry came into action about SO yards
from us and aside from the harrass-
ling effect, of the terrible noise, bat
teries are always unpleasant neigh
bors, as they invite shell fire. We
stopped here until about 10 O'Clock
at night, when we were ordered to
retire.
There was no way of getting out
the wounded that we had collected
SO the stretcher bearers carried
them on their stfetchers for six OF
seven miles. In fact, we all helped
md when we arrived at our destina'
'tion at o'clock in the morning oi
the fifth day we were all in.
could hardly move, but after tW-
big bowls of hot tea and some hard
tack / turned in on the floor and
slept like a hog for hours, when we
moved to another place and opened
a dressing station.
On the way German airplant
came down and crushed near the
road, but neither the pilot nor OBJ
server were hurt They were a cou
pie of rather neat looking lad:
about 10 years old.
i And so it went for three day:
more, open dressing station, retire
sometimes on the run,) long mar
ches, very little to eat, except wha
we foraged from abandoned camp:
and dumps, dog tired, sleeping wher
and where we could, and finally tht
division was relieved. We now saw
our first civilians. and last night
slept in bed 1t wasn't much o
a bed, and the mattress was full o
, bumps. but to get my boots off m!
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ridge, came a stream of galloping
horses.
''It's the cavalry" some one about
ed. but soon l made out limbers and
field guns.
They galloped past us going like
mad, took up a position to our right.
swung into position, unlimbered, and
in two minutes were blazing away.
1t was thrilling sight.
In going forward we went around
the end Of the larger wood in front
of us, over ground that was torn to
bits by the heavy shellfire that had
just preceded, over another edge.
across a valley, and under the crest
Of a hill. And here we found the
tanks going over the top of the hill
to take up their position. At this
point we were still about mile
from the front line.
At this place l opened up an aid
post under the crest of the hill to
take care of what wounded came in
while we were getting into position.
I looked back across the valley we
had just traversed.
Shrapnel was bursting in the air,
shells were whizzing overhead and
our guns behind us were belching
forth the fire. The noise was deafen-
ing.
A railroad ran through the valley
and an engine pulling a couple of
flat cars was going by. A couple Of
soldiers were sitting on the rear
truck swinging their feet. A shell
burst on the track and only missed
the last car about Is yards. Neither
man was hit and the train went
blithly on.
By this time it was getting along
toward evening, the sun was sinking
in the west, and finally went down ir
a great ball of fire. At the time,
remember, l noticed it's color. 1t wa:
blood red and had sinister look
Was it my imagination, or might i
have been a premonition?
The drumming of the guns con
tinued, twilight gradually deepenet
into night, the singalers stopped
their wig-wagging and took up theil
flash signals, fog dropped down OF
us and put the lights out of bust
ness and when we left to go forward
under the cover of darkness the!
were busy putting out their tele
phone lines-signalers and runners
don't have an easy time.
Behind us shell landed in an am,
munition dump and it went up with
roar; then the rifle ammunition
started going off like a great bunch
of firecrackers, and great tongues
Of flame lit up the sky.
1t is reported that the German.
had broken through our line and we
were to counter-attack in the morn
ing. We got into positions without
a single casualty. I opened an aid
post in an old dugout and settled
down to sleep until morning. You
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INTERESTING NEWS
FROM OVER THERE.

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1T WILL PAY FOR ITSELF

LIGHT will
In other
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08
Will Make Us Better Citizens

sIasmodc drives for the Red Cross have
the Liberty all of which good and have
scheme of financing this but in the sale
Stamps abandoned the spanedic drive and
establishing eerseay going push necessarily for the
teaching and ncuctn thrift the minds
people. Therefore, all right that the people of
their lives devoted to the question of
thrift The taught the lesson Of spend just little
that the securities of his
be The who
becomes better father husband and home provder and
better father husband and home prode
better Christian What of the home
the youth the
child The thrift established mental and
today greater people,
greater greater church greater individual
-Alva A Swain.
fTl7HEN AN UTHORITY like Dr. David Day Of the United
Iv that there 100000 barrels
k of oil in Colorado oil shae beds and much Utah
that these relieve oil shortage, the
importance the Walsh Pman bill passed by the Senate permit
ting development of these lands and time for
department leaders kill the bill in the house
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An Ordinance

An Ordinance Amending Section Of Article "
of an Ordinance entitled AN Ordinance in Re
lation to City Ofdoers. Their Qualifications.
Bonds Duties and Compensation" and Being
General section 3s7 Of the Compiled Ordinances
Of the City of Idaho Springs.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS:
SECTION l. That Section Of Article " Of An
Ordinance entitled An Ordinance in Relstion to
City Odicers. their Qualifications. Bonds Duties
and Compensation and being general Section
ss7 OF the Compiled Ordinances OF the City Of
Idaho Springs. be- and the same is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows:
3s7. MARSHAL.
Section 8. The City Marshal shall receive 9
salary Of one thousand and eighty dollars (eu0eO,
per annum. payable in equal monthly install
ments. He shall also receive for making arrests,
with or without process and upon conviction Of
the offender. the sum Of two dollars (92.00) and
such other fees rs are allowed Constables in like
cases in Clear Creek County.
above section 8. passed and adopted by the City
Council on March 22. 1915. be- and the same is
hereby repealed.
introduced and read at q Regular Meeting OF
the City Council OF the City OF Idaho Springs,
held on March 7th 1919.
E. NJ. MOSCRIPT.
Attest; Mayor.
B.A. HOLLEY.
t,ity Clerk.
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Only A Little Thing

The secular carrying the story how craw6sh
three inches in length down Wheeling
Na and threw 1900 for the time being
fish had travelled from the through the pump
and thence through the pipes
reached the of the LaBee Works.
shut off the supply and stopped the whole plant Only
thing but cost that plant the loss money!
Only cigarette, but turned bright
vor He failed in college and failed heart
and brain were poisoned by the 'ttle white SLAYER"
Only social glass; but it turned brilliant youth into poor
old drunkard Money friends gone
hearted he finally fell under the wheels rushing locomotive
and his soul out into the night of gloom
Only "e sin unrepened of and unoriven brings
the the full penalty of the law that
that snneh shall die. "The of
In view of the tremendous possibilities of
to be found almost thought
times wonder there le things this world tiny
wire spark that will blow mountain may
create influences that will shake The life humble
has reoutioned the world give
beyond anything for which
to hope. Surely there little things
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08
Great Geological Parks.

The geological park Of New York
was established in 1865, and that Of
Chicago in 1858; but of the SO cities
of the United States reporting animal
collections in 1915 only ten had be-
gun such collections in 1890. One Of
the largest and most Interesting gar
dens is that of the New York Zoologi-
cal society. which is q private cor
poration occupying about 155 acres Of
city-owned land In the Bronx gardens
and Battery park. OF u total Of 0.66S
living creatures, Of 1881 different spe-
cies, shown in the exhibits Of this 90
ciety on December 81, 1915, the man.
mails embraced 213 species: birds,
e1S; reptiles, $50; fishes, 40; am
phibia, "A: and invertebrates, q. The
National Geological park In Washing
ton, under the direction Of the Smith
sonian institution. has a site Of 100
acres. June 50. 1915. the park contain
ed 620 mammals Of Isl different spe-
cies, 006 birds Of 1856 species, and y
reptiles Of q species. making = total
of 1887 living creatures.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08

Miss Minnie Coad was on the
sick list.
Mrs. McKissick and children
had returned from California.
J. B. Allen had returned from
a trip to Texas and Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Osterman
were parents of a 9-pound girl.
George X. Kim ball jr.. manager
of tie Old Town mine. reported
big strike.
Sif,ings printed in four issues.
%, 400 copies. The next issue was
to contain $500 copies.
The Sterling Mines and Tunnel
company had three large illustra-
tions of their workings in the
Siftings.
County Clerk Walker had ap-
pointed F. A. Moss and Mrs.
Margaret Robins as deputy county
clerks to take the registration OF
voters of this city.
Resolutions of respect adopted
by Knights of the Maccabees for
Ralph Stansbery, deceased, were
signed by August Horsch. J. F.
Clark and L. G. Bigger, committee.
DR.. A. Ashbaugb of Central
City had received the last payment
from the Yankee Consolidated NJ.
and Nj. Co.. which had purchased
his Lombard mine for $65, 900 and
stock in the company, bringing
the deal to about 100000.
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sociates are now professionals.
Mrs. Zisch needs no introductio

SoclateS are now professionals.
Mrs. Zisch needs no introduction
to an Idaho Springs audience.
She possesses beautiful soprano
voice of great range, with a golden
mellow quality that is particularly
attractive, as is the sweetness and
simplicity with which she acts the
part Mr.. Funk's Interpretation
and rendering of the part of John
Alden is in our opinion the finest
work he has ever done. He not
only looks the part but acts it well,
and sings with earnestness and
feeling. Captain Standish is
splendidly acted by Mr.. Diggs. who
has had lot of experience in
theatrical lines and shows it in
the ease and finish of his work.
Besides the singing and acting
there is another treat. in store for
the audience. Mrs. j. B. Ballan.
tine and Miss Ballantine will
dance the Sailors Horpipe dur
ing the first act, and Mrs.
Ballantine. probably Scottish
pilgrim, will dance the Highland
Fling in costume during the third
act. This dance will be preceded
by song sung by Mrs. Ballantine.
Those who have already heard her
know what to expect, in her deep
contralto tones and clear articu-
lation.
The singing of Miss Case and
of Pansy Robinson also deserves
especial mention. in fact the duet
between Miles and Katonka is one
of the prettiest and most catchy in
the play. Pansy Robinson is the
leader in two sextettes in which
she is assisted by the Plymouth
daisies
Mr.. Siekmann is certain to win
a high percentage of the applause
as Elder Brewster. He possesses
a beautisul voice over which he
has perfect control, and his con.
slant touches of comedy will bring
many laughs.
There should hardly be standing
room in the Opera House on the
evening of the 14th. and you had
better reserve your seats early.
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FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Items OF Interest Taken from the Siftings of This
Corresponding Week Fifteen Years Ago

Mrs. Viola J. Milne, wife of R.
P. Milne, had died. aged Al years.
WI Bush had given a talk ,o
the high school OH Banks and
Banking.
Potter and Lightbourne of
Central City had sold the Gold
Dirt group of mines at Perigo to
Pittsburg company for 100000
This was result of the building
of the Moffat road.
The blacksmith shop and tunnel
house at the Argus tunnel were
completely wrecked, and a horse
killed, by an explosion. John
White barely escaped with his life.
He and Mr. Mitchell were con-
lrac,ing on the tunnel.
These present at a thimble and
card party at the home of Mrs.
A. H. Colburn, were Mesdames
W. Morgan, w. Boyd, Marching
ton, Gertrude Nelson, Burger,
Neff. O'Rourke, Seidler, Cassatt,
Veasey, D. Macleod and Tom
Jones.
Judges appointed for the spring
election were George S:raub,
Matthew Nichols, Mrs. c. V. Wal
ker, Mrs. Fred Robins, Mrs. Ham.
ing, Lewis Oliver, w. Morgan,
Miss Ella Babcock, F. A. Moss,
Mrs. George De Graf, Jay Kane,
Mrs. r. Stansberry, Mrs. W. H.
Holderness, w. F. Doherty and
Mrs. F. G. Baker.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08
ETA7lHEN AN THORITY like Dr. David T. Day Unite
Government Regulation Broke Down

frequently systems country
broke down and the had to take the
Management by
regulation
down
First thing the had
regulations under which of railroads could be
Federal and laws had public
camor to COMPEL all railroads to with each other
If greater efficiency operation
be because the requiring them
and legislation forbid them dopoo operate
compete
For coal have tried the right combine
and increase production along lines
But howl this
black sheep of all industries and bken
1t be set down that wherever legislation through
them.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08
The Farmer Has Been Protected

The attempt to build political party the
of the farmer the theory that he has
the will fail.
The farmer has been amply protected indications are
that he will be throughout the The according
be record paintings prices grain
there will be wheat and barley
being cleaned through the
will be at least the n that crop
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08
Promised At
Red Cross Benefit

The few who have been privi-
legged to see, the finishing touches
being put on the comic opera, 9Th e
Captain of Plymouth, which Pro
fessor Diggs is staging. have been
impressed Nth the thorough train.
ing he has given the cast. Every
little detail has been thought out
and taken care of, and when this
most laughable play is given in
the Opera House on the l4th, in
aid of the Red Cross, the audience
are promised the treat of their
lives as far as home talent is con-
cerned; and Mr.. Diggs and his
performers will deserve the high.
est praise. Idaho Springs may
congratulate itself on having such
home talent and a leader capable
of moulding it into shape to pre-
sent to the public.
The cast, which is a strong one,
is as follows:
Miles Standish, military leader of the
colony, (who is wonderfully like
Caesar) )...................M Mr.. Diggs
John Alden, his friend and household
companion (the diligent scribe)
................ Mr.. FunF
Elder Brewster, spiritual ruler of Ply.
mouth. (who believes life is only sor-
row. ...............M Mr.. Siekmsnn
Erasmus, man alarms, (M,les' Right
Bower) .........Mr. J. B. Ballantine e
Wattawamut, an Indian, ("the chief Of
all the Pequots'D 80. Mr.. Donithorne.
The lads of the colony, Stephen and
Richard and Gilbert. Messrs. John
Mccain, John Morris and Rev James
Fleming.
Priscilla, "the fairest lass in all the
colony. Mrs. Zisch
katonka, an Indian Princess. daughter
Mercy, ian early American girD'
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Pansy Robinson
Charity, Martha, Mary, Patiece, Hes
ter and Ruth, Ia sextette of Plymouth
daisies) Mrs. ]. B. Ballantine, Mrs.
John Mccain, the Misses Gwendolen
Moscript. Elizabeth Ballantine, Mil
dred Jones. Gladys Oliver.
Besides the above there is a
splendid chorus of colonists, In.
dians, soldiers, sailors, ghosts, etc.,
all carefully trained for their diff.
ferent parts.
Mr.. Diggs is already we'll known
as a singer, and this production
will win him credit as an actor and
director, but there is another side
to his character of which even
many of the performers do not
know, and that is as a writer and
composer. He is the author of both
the words and music of the open.
ing song of Act 3, one of the most
beautiful pieces in the whole opera.
This will be sung by Miss Eliza
beth Ballantine aud the chorus.
Miss Ballantine is new to Idaho
Springs and young in years but
old in stage experience, having
sung first soprano in an octette in
the East before coming to Colo
RADIO. A number of her old -.
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OF thegeneraI funds of said City as set forth in
Section hereof. to the several funds. remaining
unexpended at the close of the Fiscal Year 1918.
are hereby converted and carried back into the
general fund Of said City.
introduced and read at Regular Meeting Of
the City Council Of said City of Idaho Springs.
held on the seventh day Of March. 1913.
E. NJ. MOSCRIPT.
Attest: Mayor.
B. A. HOLLEY.
City Clerk,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08

THE MERCHANTS AND MINERS NATION
AL BANK OF IDAHO SPRINGS. COLORADO.
located at Idaho Springs, in the State Of Colora-
do. is closing its affairs.
All note-holders. and other creditors Of the
Association are therefore hereby notified to pre-
sent the notes and other claims for payment.
WA. ROBERTS.
Cashier.
Dated February 49, 1918.
First publication March l, 1918
Last publication April 26, 1918
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08
Japan's Position

Whatever Japan is doing in Siberia against Germany
compliance with the of arrangement offensive
and defensive made with Britain oppose wrongful
from in the east against the rights either
Japan is in the the demand United States
and Japan wise anything expect
anything in the future from the United result Of an
arrangement alliance made contemplated between this
country and Japan.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08

NOTICE.-.This Bank will be
consolidated with the First
National Bank OF Idaho
Springs, Colorado.