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The Jasper news., 1918-09-05
"O1d Glory" at Front

London.-When the Illinois troops
and Australians attacked together at
Vaire wood and Hamel, a sergeant of
the American contingent took into ac-
ton small American flag, the gift OF
his mother. The men under him sur
rounded and destroyed machine-gun
post hidden among tree trunks just
inside the wood. AS they went on af-
ter bombing the German crew, the SER
geant brandished the little flag over
his head and shouted, "Come on, fell
lows; there's another one" Just ahead
some Australians were fighting around
Il shallow pit in which were five Prus-
slams and a machine gun. Two or
three Chicago boys dashed up with
their bayonets poised. One of them lit
orally fell on a big Rhinelander who
was about to throw bomb and sent
him sprawling with a cracked skull,
and, with the Australians, put the re-
mainder of the crew out of action and
cleared dugout behind of IL submis-
sIve fugltives.
The Jasper news., 1918-09-05
DAY OF TOLL ROADS PASSING
Old York-PhliadeiphIa Road Taken
Over by State Of Pennsylvania
Joy for Drivers.

The day Of the toll is rapidly pass
ing, recent proof of which has APP
peared In the taking over of the old
York-Pennsylvania road by the state
Of Pennsylvania. Through this state
action a number of toll gates have
automatically disappeared, greatly to
the joy Of all drivers using this sec
ton of the highway. AS early as 1893.
the colonial Inhabitants living along
this route. appealed to the governor for
good road to Philadelphia, and Sc
cured the building Of log and plank
highway, which was regarded by them
as wonderful specimen Of improved
road. This section of road is now a
part of the Lincoln highway.
The Jasper news., 1918-09-05
Spy Rounded Up
By Trap Shooter

Paris.-There Is certain United
States signal service sergeant up In
the Toul sector at the front who has
been able of late to combine a little
pleasure with his business. The CEN
sor won't let one tell the sergeant's
name, but without revealing any mill
tary information 1t may be said that
before the war the sergeant was rated
as one of the top guns at well-known
trap-shooting club In the States.
There is not much trap-shooting just
now in France. They are not crack
Ing away at live birds, either. But the
sergeant got his pigeon shooting just
the same.
The particular front in which the
sergeant operates Is infested with Ger
man spies.
All sorts of things were happening.
A tramp" battery, one Of those par
ticular guns that whisks up, slams a
few at the Fritzies, then slides out
on the jump, found itself being shelled
the instant 1t lined up for shot.
Again, every time there was troop
movement, the movement was antici-
pated by the Boche. Beside that, ev-
cry time body Of our men got to-
gether for any purpose whatever, the
The Jasper news., 1918-09-05
HIGHWAY BUILDING FOR WAR
Roads Back Of English Army Built and
Cared for Under Direction Of
General Maybury.

The roads back Of the English army
are being built and cared for under
the direction of Gen. H. P. Maybury,
who was one of the English county en-
gineers and was afterward one of the
engineers on the road board In Eng
land.
Back of one of the British armies
lieutenant colonel, one Of General
Maybury's subordinates, has had
charge of the roads for two years, and
has had from 1000 to 1900 men work
ing on them constantly. Twenty-Five
or 80 per cent Of these have been Ger
man prisoners.
In order to keep the roads merely
passable they have had to use up to
1000 tons of material day. Broken
stone costs $3.50 ton. 1t isn't ques-
ton Of cost, however; 1t Is a question
of keeping the traffic going.
The Jasper news., 1918-09-05

Still following the tiny Stars and
Stripes, little bigger than pocket
handkerchief, but, as one Of the men
said afterwards, Cooking like regu-
lar flag" the Americans, shoulder to
shoulder with the Australians, passed
through the eastern end Of the wood
and out into the open fields again.
"The first time have ever fought I'M
der the American flag, Yank," said a
tall, raw-boned Queenslander with a
first-ald bandage round his head. They
arrived at their final objective, group
of strong, well-sheathed trenches
linked with the rear defenses of Ham,
ell village, and here the Chicago SER
geant planted his emblem on a bit of
wood and set 1t on the parapet. Bull
lets whistled all round 1t, cutting the
silk into ragged strips and eventually
It was wholly shot away save one un-
recognizable fragment. which was pre-
served us precious souvenir OF an
historic day.
The Jasper news., 1918-09-05
Lemon Juice
For FreckIes
cIrisi Make beauty iotIon II
home for a few cents. TryltI

Squeeze the juice Of two lemons into
q bottle containing three ounces Of
orchard white, shake well, and you
have quarter pint Of the best freckle,
sunburn and tan lotion, and complex
ion whitener. at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter will
supply three ounces Of orchard white
for few cents. Massage this sweetly
fragrant lotion into the face, neck.
arms and hands and see how freckIes,
sunburn and tan disappear and how
clear, soft and white the skin becomes.
Yesi II Is harmless.--Adv.
The Jasper news., 1918-09-05
Advancing Foe Had Surprise Of
Life When He Found Ameri-
cans in Line.
GRAPHIC STORY IN LETTER
Tells Of Our Troops Heroic Resist
ance In June-Heid by Many Off,
GERS to Have Saved Paris
From Huns.

Westinghouse graphic eyewitness
account of the fighting near Chateau
Thierry. In which American divisions,
including the marine brigade, took
part, early in June, was made public
recently by the navy department. 1t
is In the form of long letter from an
officer Of the marines to Major Gen
eral Barnett, commandant of the
corps. and the story told is of peculiar
Significance, as in the opinion of many
officers here 1t was the stand of the
Americans along this line which saved
Paris.
The name Of the writer Is not dis
closed. The Americans were rushed to
the line In motortrucks to support the
hard-pressed French. On June / the
marine brigade deployed in support
position, the battalion commanded by
Maj. Thomas Holcomb hurrying into
the. line as the men climbed out Of the
trucks. The Germans were coming on,
and June the French dropped back,
passing through the American lines.
I'VE had installed ourselves in a
house In La Vote Chatel, a little vii
lage between Champillon and Lucy-le-
Bocage,' the letter says. From one
side we had observation of the north
and northeast. They came out on a
wonderfully clear day in two columns
across wheat field. We could see the
two twin brown columns advancing In
perfect order until two-thirds of the
columns, we judged, were In sight.
Foe Slowed Up by shrapnel.
1.-THE rifle and machine gun fire was
incessant and, overhead, shrapnel was
bursting. Then the shrapnel came on
the target at each shot. The white
patches would roll away, and we could
see that some of the columns were still
there, slowed up, and 1t seemed perfect
suicide for them to try.
Then, under that deadly fire and a
harrage of rifle and machine-gun fire,
the Boche stopped. 1t was too much
.for any men.
'That men should fire deliberately
and ;use their sights and adjust their
range" he says, was beyond their ex-
perience. 1t must have had telling
effect on the morale of the Boche, for
1t was something they had not counted
on. AS matter Of fact, after pushing
back the weakened French and then
The Jasper news., 1918-09-05

Germans shelled them with everything
they had, big guns included.
Tipping OF the Hun.
Now, tho Hun doesn't use his big
guns unless he knows what. he's shoot
ing at. How he learned, however, was
pretty evident. Some one back of our
lines was tipping him off.
The signal service sergeant was the
first to detect how 1t was done. His
squad was repairing signal wires back
of the trenches. The sergeant halted
In his work and gazed skywards. A
pigeon was going over his head. The
sergeant watched It idly, calculating
as he stood there how far he'd lead 1t
with a 12-gauge. Then with a sigh
he went to laying a wire again.
A few minutes later the sergeant
stopped again. Another pigeon had
risen from the wood. But a few min
utes later, when q third pigeon rose
from the wood, the former trap-shooter
tarried no longer. A half hour later he
bolted into the quartermaster' depart
ment, clicked salute and spoke hur.
riedly.
Gimme a shotgun" he demanded.
Shotguns are a regular part of GER
tain Quartermaster's supplies. Soon
the sergeant might have been seen
standing behind a hedgerow gazing to-
ward the nearby wood. Presently he
was seen to stiffen, at the same time
murmuring pull" The 12-gauge
swung briefly in en- arc; a crack and
crumpled ball Of feathers came tum-
bling toward earth. To make sure, the
sergeant gave 1t second barrel just
before 1t hit the earth.
Clever Shooting,
1t was pretty clever shooting. The
bird was high, going over fast and
quartering. "KilI," murmured the ser
geant methodically, as he retrieved the
fallen game.
That afternoon the sergeant got four
other birds. Attached to leg Of each
pigeon was code message In German
handwriting.
A short time later a detachment of
military police got the owner of the
pigeons. In his blouse and sabots he
looked like any of the peasants filling
the fields behind the lines. On being
stripped, however. he proved to be q
German under officer.
The Jasper news., 1918-09-05

pany commander, before he was NOW.
ed down had his pipe in his mouth and
was carrying a stick Later he adds,
dental Surgeon Osborne picked up
Duncan and with a hospital corps man
had Just gained some shelter when q
shell wiped all three OUT
Private ,Dunlavy, killed later, cap
tured an enemy machine gun III Bour-
esches, which he turned on the foe
with great effect, while of another
point young Zimmerman chnrgod q
machine gun at the point Of the bayo-
net and sent In II prisoners at clip"
When the enemy made a stand at
one point in the woods Sibley's bat
TALON was withdrawn and for an hour
and fifty minutes American and
French batteries hammered the wood.
Hughes, with the Tenth company. then
went in, and his first message was
that the wood had been cut TO mince-
meat. Overton, leading the Seventy
sixth company, finally charged the
rock plateau, killing or capturing every
gunner and capturing all the guns,
with few casualties.
The Eighty-second company lost all
Its officers. and Major Sibley and his
adjutant, Lieutenant Ballamy, reorgan-
lied 1t under fire and charged a ma
chine gun nest at the most critical time
In all the fighting.
81 wonder II ever an OUTFIT" the let
ter said, went up against more des-
perate job, stuck to 1t gamely, with
out sleep, at times on short rations,
with men and officers going Off like
flies, and I wonder If in all our long
list Of gallant. deeds there ever were
two better stunts than the work Of Sib-
ley and Holcomb."
The Jasper news., 1918-09-05
Represen.Ina 8. a. Il. shIdelsr.

hSpTCucUttuH VI ~ tts oWeSiuis
Charles A. McGonagle, new superiu,
tendent Of the Indiana Boys school at
Plainfield, tells a story on his predecss-
sor, G.. A. n. Shideler, now superin-
tendent of the Je6ersonville reformE
tory, which can only be appreciated
when It is known that Mr.. Shidelef
weighs about. 300 pounds.
Just before Mr.. Shideler resigned b
take up his duties at Jeffersonvllle. ole
Of the young boys of the school ped
toned to be transferred to another
school company and until he obtniped
assurance that no punishment wtnid
befall him or anybody else If he should
tell the truth. finally consented to give
his reason for wishing to MAKE the
change.
"pm Just afraid mi get in bad with
that crowd Of boys said the little fell
low, "all on account Of new game
they play. At night they all sttR pill
lows under their 'nighties' and play q
game they call being superiatend-
emit indianapolis News.
The Jasper news., 1918-09-05
YANKS BLOCKED
DRIVE ON PARIS

running up against a stone wall Of de-
Tense, they were literally up in the
air and more than stopped. We found
that out later from prisoners, for the
Germans never knew we were In the
front line when they made that at
tack. They were absolutely mystifled
at the manner ip which the defense
stiffened up. until they found that our
troops were In line"
The letter tells In detail Of the days
of fighting that followed. It describes
daylight charge against machine
gun host and Of scouting raids up to
June 6, when the whole brigade swung
forward to straighten out the line. This
action resulted In the capture of Bel
leau wood.
Hit Three Times, Still Fought on.
Major Sibfey's battalion of the Sixth
marine regiment led the way here, with
Holcomb In support. The woods were
alive with enemy machine guns. That
night word came back that Robertson,
with 20 men Of the Ninety-sixth COM
pany, had taken Bouresches, breaking
through heavy machine gun barrage
to enter the town. Robertson. fighting
with an automatic in either hand, was
hit three times before he would allow
himself to be taken to the rear.
Speaking of individual acts Of bray
cry the writer says Duncan, q COM
The Jasper news., 1918-09-05
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The Jasper news., 1918-09-05
ROAD
blJIL. DING
HIGHWAYS TO HELP US WIN
No More Important Factor In Winning
War Than Good Roads--lnterest
Shown In Southwest.

1t would be a difficult matter to es-
Innate the advantages of state and In
terstate highways. Public highways
are now being located and built In
most states Of the Southwest and the
interest these have contributed to good
roads is of immense benefit to local
communities. counties and states. The
highways, 1t is understood, will connect
states, counties In states and form
The Jasper news., 1918-09-05

mutual link Of communication that win
rebound to great commercial and So
cial benefits.
The Southwest should be country
Of roads. Its vast resources of crops,
live stock, timber, petroleum, coal and
other necessities for winning the war
should be placed at the disposition of
the people. With the interest that is
now being manifested 1t would seem
that road building-will proceed as fast
as materials and men can be had.
1t is hoped that every community In
the Southwest will take an interest in
road improvement and lend assistance.
There is no more important factor in
winning the war than good roads
Farm and Ranch.
The Jasper news., 1918-09-05
"olrI In Every Port"

Boston, Mass.-Writing to members
of Fraternity Lodge Of Rebekahs in
Milford, Lieut.. Ebert M. Crockett, now
on war duty in France. says:
"Censoring the letters Of the boys
to their sweethearts back home Is one
OF the Jobs I'm up against most every
night. Some Of them have but one
sweetheart. and some of them have
two. three and four"
The Jasper news., 1918-09-05
Not quite Extinct.

whats become OF the old-fashion-
ed person who used to say motion pie
lures were Injurious to the eyes1"
"How do know7" replied the
irascible man. ~ don't even know
what's become of>the old-fashioned an
tivampire prude who used to claim
that motion pictures were undermin-
Ing morals of the young thing "-Bir-
minghnm Age-Herald.
The Jasper news., 1918-09-05
UNITED STATES ROAD RULES
Motorist Must Take Outside In Pass
Ing Team on Mountain Road
With Steep Grade.

The governments rules for motor
lists covering the roads In the national
parks require that, In passing a team
on mountain road with a steep grade
to one side. the motorist always takes
the outside of the road, whether 1t be
to the left or right. This ID the rule
Of safety and. courtesy on all little
travelled mountain roads. -Milestones
The Jasper news., 1918-09-05
MINISTER'S GO TO WAR,
ALL CHURCHES CLOSED

Albany, N. with the en-
llstment Of Rev. William Wal
lace Eaton. pastor Of the Meth
odist church. Schoharie church
es are without ministers.
Every church In the village
has been cloesd up. temporarily
at least, for the call Of Uncle
Sam.
Revs Mr.. Eaton will soon be
on his way to France for work
with the Y. NJ. @. A.
The Jasper news., 1918-09-05
Things unpurehasabIe

There are things" said the phi.
losopher, that money cannot buy"
"Yes," replied his wife. But wish
you would quit talking about the high
cost Of living"
The Jasper news., 1918-09-05

Germans shelled them with everything
they had. big guns included.
Tipping OF the Hun.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1918-01-10

"Well, If you were not aboard. his
problem would be q much easier one
to solve. The lives OF none Of the
rest OF us would weigh much in the
calculation"
"And you think my life doesT'
Undoubtedly. McCann is q villain
by nature; he was born with criminal
instincts, which have no wise been
changed by the possession Of wealth
But he is fully awake to the peril Of
his position. The fellow is a coward
back of all his bluff, and do not think
his criminal Instincts are bloodthirsty.
But he has drifted into desperate
situation. from which he must extri-
cate himself at any cost
You mean--oh, not that?"
II mean there il but one sure solu-
tion-dead men tell no tales"
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1918-01-10

| moment speechless. could not, dar'
not hope that her words meant al
| they seemed to mean. She must have
read the bewilderment in my face
for she did not hesitate.
Il realize how you have looked upor
me from the time Of our first meeting
ON the dark deck Of the Esmeralda,
she said. her emotion evidenced ONLY
by a tremor in the soft voice. II have
been to you a mere girl. No; do no,
interrupt with denials, for it is better
should 60 on. But am not child
I think and feel as a woman; indeed
/ have cause to believe that my life
lonely and without companion Of my
own age-has made me older in expe
rience than my years. Why do / con
fess this? Because believe the time
has come when you should know.
am going to carry out your desire;
am going to outwit Fergus Mccain
and overcome his villainy. / am coins
to lower myself; renounce my ideals
for your sake"
mine! oh, no; you cannot NEAR
that-there are others"
"Yes, there are others. / sympathizt
with, and am glad to serve them. Ye'
their fate alone-even my own peril
would never have led me to make thi.
decision. l trust you, and am willing
"You care, actually care that mucl
for me?"
"ls there any disgrace, any unwom
anliness in saying SO? We are in des.
perate stress, all Of us. Even death
may be but few hours away. This is
no situation to be ruled by social con
ventions. or lack of frankness ir
speech. do care for you, Robert HoI
lis; you would have known it longer
ago il you were not blind in suct
things. You have cared for me ever
since We were in the boat together. L;
this not sol"
Eyes, but never thought"
"Of course not; you are not the SORT
Of man who would. You have no,
made a life study of women; perhaps
that is why trust you so thoroughly
Tiff you had made love to me, Rob
ert Hollis, l would have laughed al
you; but-but now do not feel like
laughing at ALL"
You do love me! YouEyou love
mer
"Oh, you mustn't compel me to say
that! 1t Is enough to confess / care
that am interested. II 1t was not fol
the desperate chance ! am about te
take, l should never have said these
words. We simply must understand
You and 1. cannot 60 to Fergus Nc.
Cam pretending to yield to his desires.
to conform to his wishes, without you
comprehend first Of all that do this
not even to save my own life, but
because / love you"
"You love met You really love me1'
"As woman never loved before,
believe" she answered gravely. II
love you"
eTo az CONTINUED,
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1918-01-10

'If would despise you; would deem
your act unwomanly?"
"Because-because l had to know.
1t does not even yet seem right to me
altogether. II could not do such q
thing unless you approved
You have faith in me, then7"
"Yes-yes; IL believe In you"
And you mean you would have re-
fused to take such action IL ! had not
urged It upon you, and had failed to
assure you that doing 10 would in NO
way lower my respect for your"
Her eyes flashed up QuestiOningly
into my face. only to be instantly low
cred again.
Yes"
"Not even to save -FOUR own Mfef'
II have always felt there were con-
ditions more to b. dreaded than
DEATH" she answered slowly. "Mere
association, such as you describe this
adventure to be, with Fergus McCann,
may not be such a conditon-yet
shrink from it. l have chosen my
course, not because it may preserve
my life, but for the sake of the others
helpless on board this miserable YES
sci; because Of the crippled man
locked in his own cabin; because of
the mother praying for him in Phila-
delphia. Oh! Mr.. Hollis, can you not
understands
"Vera, why do you question me like
this! Why should you hesitate. doubt,
when you realize, as you must, that
only through you, and your power over
NcCann. Philip Bascom's life and for
tune can be saved?"
Because / would not save them at
the cost Of your respect"
"Minel You think that of me?"
Yes" she said, and now her eyes
met mine frankly. II think that OF
you Robert Hollis"
This avowal, quietly, honestly spo-
ken, sent the hot blood tingline
through my veins, yet left me for the