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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-10-11
MORE CALLS FOR REGIS
TERED MEN THIS MONTH
II Will Go To Fort Winfield Scott,
CaIif.-Being the First to Be
Sent There From Here

Next Monday Helmer Lee of Garri-
son, DR.. Fred Stucke of Bismarck, and
Otto Hartke of Max, will leave for
Vancouver Barracks, Wash.
Five other young mon will also be
sent from here on Monday. They had
not been picked, out up to last even
ing, but will probably get their no.
tices today or tomorrow They go to
the Agricultural College at Fargo.
IT will leave here about the 21st
for Ft. Winfield Scott, Calf. Their
names will bepublished next week.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-10-11

Mrs: W.. HI Robinson received word
this week from her brother, Oscar
Bale, and he says he has been in the
front line trenches seven times and
"over the top" five times Garrison
Advance.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-10-11

CONGRESS HELPS STOP FLU
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-10-11
= NORTH DAKOTA WEEKLY
! 4EEcASUALTY LIST
sSKiIIed In Action
Lawrenfe- E. Highbee, Glen Ullen
Died Of Disease
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!, JsssAs IIen Hand, Binford
u oanded u Severely
.Chas. M. Ehmke, Warwick
Emery W. Brisbin, Sentinel Butte
Ernest r. Mittag, Luverne
Arthur B. Steadtler, Steele
Monte Woods, Bottineau
Frederick Hauff, Golden Valley
Edward Huff, Martin
John F. Quinn, Raub
Missing in Action
John H. Sortore, Wimbledon
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24

Is manifest-w will be perfect There
will probably be fried chicken .(ah
yas'm that real Virginia friedD, or
roasted turkey or baked ham.
and French peas which you may
think, from their dlminutiveness
and quality and absolute uniformity.
came in "a can marked petit pois,
but which Col. Joe will tell you came
from his own garden and matured
before frost Joe, the Japanese cook,
may have cooked a sweet potato In
your honor--one sweet potato will be
quite enough for five, and will figure
by the market price OF ten cents a
pound, to be worth Just 90 cents in
town" Sweet corn, which the same
early autumn Sunday will he sell
Ing for thirty cents an ear In Tulsa
Nf you can get 1t at alD will be
culled by Joe, the cook, from the
late corn patch on the sunny side
OF a nearby slope: eggplant, large
but tender; branded peaches aud
plum Jelly, okra OF surprising quail
ty: mculy mashed potatoes, water
melon II you want II, aud milk, that
Oklahoma city.
Just before the silent footed Jap
brings forward "A perfect apple pic
(his pantry stocked from the farm
has supplied the flour and lard as
wen as the applcsD Col, Joe may
give the ncar-empty tureens AN up
and down and remark quite Casu-
ally that he can gee nothing except
ing the sugar (and there Is precious
little OF that because they're liNIh5
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24

tie are now cropping. is cut In the
early summer next year, big trac-
tors Immediately turn the soil and
1t Is then sowed to corn, kafir and
forage crops which will be used to
fiji the eleven big silos OF 500 tons
capacity each, which furnish the
winter feed. No crop. excepting the
wheat, Ia sold from the Miller ranch
except on the hoof. This year a
1000 acre wheat crop was harvest
ed. and each acre averaged Is BUSH
els of wheat. You may call this in
tensiye crop raising mining the
soil" but Col Joe has Is manure
spreaders which replenish the soil
as the crops extract Its vital ele-
montS.
Nigh-powcred cars carry the gen.
eralssimn OF the ranch to the far
thest point OF his 10000 acres where
cowboys and cattle range supreme,
and he drives IL across the pasture
with all the abandon OF a Yankee
tank driver going across No Mans
Land, merely rcmarkinE that time
is the most precious thing in the
wcrld--far more precious than auto
mobiles"
It's only a step. so 10 speak. in the
high powered cars to the pasture OF
the Dutch Belted cattle--pure breds
with scarcely n perceptable variation
in their beautiful shiny black frocks
with pure white sashes. They have
many things to recommend them be-
sides their beauty. for according to
Mr.. Miller. they give mpk more
abundantly than the generous Hol-
stein and richer than that OF the
mothrrly Jersey.
over the hill from the Dutch
Rclted one runs into a herd OF queer
animals. which are crosses between
the Dutch cattle and the Zehu, or
sacred cattle which once figured in
the lOl Wild West shows
But the bufialo-they are indeed
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24

the pride of Mr.. Miller's heart and
the children of his fancy. They are
probably the one ranch specially
which does not pay n dividend.
but l like to drive out here in
the winter time with bushel OF corn
ana have these old buffalo cows eat
out OF my hand" explains the busi-
ness man -ranCher apoloGetiCally, as
he tells you that the buffalo are ex-
pcnsiNe luNuries-but he likes them.
The Miller herd is the largest pri-
Nately owned pure bred herd in the
world and numbers 81. The pair in
the middle OF the illustration took in
the late San Francisco exposition
with MIR, Miller.
And so it goes. There are a hun
drcd things TO write about on this
big ranch, from the Ponca Indians
whom the father OF the Miller
brothers brought to oklahoma, to
the dugout under the hill where the
pioneering Miller family first lived.
There are two other members OF the
firm who have not yet been met up
with here. But Zach Miller had de-
parted the day before with a chin
chilla overcoat and a palm beach suit
in his travelling equipment" accord
ing to Col. Joe, because he is intent
on trading both in Wyoming and
Florida before he returned to the
ranch Zach, his brother says, can
sell a horse minute and out-trade
David Harum, and trading is his
particular end of the ranch business
George Miller. the junior member
~ the firm. looks after the oil and
gas lands and many other things be.
sides, You won't meet him today
either. because he is absent raising
funds to finance the state council Of
defense OF which he is chairman,
They're a busy lot, these Millers
They work hard and they play hard
and their ranch is one OF the show
places Of the middle west.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24

up to food obligations out on the
lOD was grown" ON the ranch.
Hut it's war time aud one must
no linger too long over the festive
board lest his appetite bctrny his pa
riotlsm, ana besides Col. Joe has
probably put out the information
that In the hall IL the stuffed head
OF the buffalo which IN rampant one
side OF the buffalo nickle, coin OF the
realm of the L. =. A., and a plaster
cast OF the bust OF Old Iron Tall
The Piute Indian whose head adorns
the other side OF tho bison Jitney.
The l0l Ranch furnished the mod
els for both buffalo and lndian-and
both buffalo and indian have now
passed To that happy hunting ground
from which mo traveller" etc, etc.
The Ranch Store.
within stones throw OF the
ranch house In the little store where
accounts amounting TO over $4,000
u month are carried Carried a long
time, some or them, SAYS the senior
member who dcsn't mlnd) and here
you may get sip OF cider from the
press, fed from loo acre orchard
on nearby hill--the largest apple
orchard In OklahomaS one step
further leads you OF the handsome
new structure which Is building to
serve the ranch as storeroom, soda
fountain, dance hall. picture house,
as meeting room Tor religious and
tratcrnal organizations, and to ac-
Commudate AS handsome "A suite Of
business offices as are To be found
In oklahoma. one small detail, for
instance, Is the black walnut Wains-
coiing, hoad-high, the wood for
which was cut from the ranch eight
years ago To be seasoned ever since
Just across the road from the farm
lives the OslriChcS Mr.. and Mes
danes. for, We regret to state, the
ostrich on the lOl Ranch is a Nor
mon, and col Joe thinks that due
to the eNiGencics OF "A warning per-
iod and the great need Of popula-
ton, this phenomenon has been
brought about, for the ostrich as a
rule is very particularly monogo-
mus They have six Childrcn-the
three OF them. and these YOUNGSTERS
are the first ostrich babies TO be
born and reared In the state OF okla
huma You see its takes ~ days
70 inruh1tc an ostrich egg and as
the ostrich mother is given 10 leav-
ing her nests in a frivolous fashion,
the eggs generally become chilled in
this changaoIe climate and do not
hatch.
Col Joe once tried them in the in
cuhator but the experiment was a
failure, and one egg which he placed
under a goose matched an ostrich
baby. which SO Startled the mother
goose that she dropped dead, and
the baby persisted for lack ~ care
and attention. Therefore. the ranch
IS particularly proud ~ these six
healthy youngsters, born OF a
drnuGhtv oklahoma summer.
Close TO the ostrich farm and pok-
iug their white faces over tho fence
are 500 selected Hereford calves, Sc
lcctcd even though they are feeders,
because the MiUrrs like form and
symmetry all about them everywhere.
These calves are grazing on the win
ter wAclt--Worc wonderful in is
growth this fan than ever before,
and they wN bc ready for market
! two years from now At handsome
proti, fo their feeders
, NhCn tile wheat, which the cat
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24
Lamps

This stores display of lamps
is a treat to look at-no mat
ter whether you wish to pur-
chase or not. Boudoir, table
and floor lamps in a wide
range of choice.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24
Wonders of Famous "l0l" Ranch

From Primitive Nature To the
Hrighis H Nodcrn .SubiimiiD One
FmdS WOndcrS Of NOdcrn business
McthOds.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24
Rugs

Here, indeed, is the gift de luxe
especially of the quality shown
here. Hundreds of weaves and
colorings from the modest hearth
rug to the largest and most ex-
pensive velvets and orientals
woven.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24

At This Place, Where Man Is the
Master and Nature His SerrGnt. Can
BE Found ShOw place Of the EHtre
Southwest.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24
Dining ROom-Living Room
Bedroom and Sun ParlOr Suites

showing of elegant Furniture for any of the above
In selection of period designs and wood finishes,
suitable for either the moderate bungalow most pretenous
mansion
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24
Fine Comforts and
Bed Coverings

Surely a very serviceable
and acceptable gift-assort-
ments here are very COM
plete and offer selections
varying from the lowest
priced made to the most ex-
pensive satins and silks. Bed
coverings that will harmon
ize with your bedroom fur
nishings.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09
PHOENIXvILLE BATTERY
ARTILLERY INSTRUCTOR
Crack Pennsylvania Organize
ton win Teach Field Gun
: Work to Embryo Officers.

Phoenixvilie, Pa.-Phoenixylle is burst
ing with pride tonight over the fact that
Battry T. forth field artillery, has been
recognized as the best battery in the
Twenty eighth Division, and chosen as
the instruction battery of the third Of
ficers training camp, which starts at
Hancock next month. The battery will
be moved at once to regimental head
quarters, Where it win remain for three
months. detached from it's regiment for
that period, and acting solely as IN
structor in artillery for the embryo Of
fieers of the training camp.
Captain S. A, Whitaker is in command,
and he and Lieutenant j. A, Nuckel win
remain with the battery. Other officers
ell, of the 108th; Lieutenants Hayes, of
A Battery, 10th, Turner and Morrison, Of
108th, These new officers win remain
with battery c for only three months
after which the old officers will be re-
turned
Since the officers and three-fourths of
the men Of Battery g are from Phoenix
Vile, it is an institution of great local
pride The high personnel of the men is
present not q man has been in the guard
house
Phoenixvine is highly gratified to know
that its pride is justified In the quality
as we'll as the quantity of the men sent
out. The French officer of instruction
in lecture to the 108th regiment, termed
Battery G the crack battery of the entire
division
Battery c claims the distinction of
being the first in the United States to
practice night firing1 this week, and
also with their entire regiment, to have
practiced the first "baTrage fire. in this
country. Philadelphia North American.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09
ENTIRE DIVISION
PASSES IN REVIEW

The division review Of las, Saturday
morning will long remain picturesque
setting in the minds Of the handful of
spectators and the few soldier boys whose
privilege It was to watch the great pro-
cession of infantry. artillery. cavalry and
all other units represented in the camp
Il took two hours and fifteen minutes
for the great line to cross the 18th regi-
ment's drill field, First came the IN
tant1y marching in platoon formation
with all four platoons abreast; then came
the supply trains, then artillery, lumber
ing along; followed in turn by still more
infantry, this time with the compan MES
marching in company front and the great
lines Of men holding steady and in most
cases, as straight as a rule IT was an
impressive sight and equally great was
the sight of the additional batteries Of
artillery coming across the open ground
south of the Wrightsboro road and swing
ing into line just north and parallel with
the highway For nearly half an hour
the artillery kept passing. then came the
ambulances. mlule-drawn and motor
driven, and the spectacle was ended.
General Muir and his staff reviewed the
10000 and more men near the 111th IN
fantry Headquarters.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09
CARLISLE SHOE COMPANY
REMEMBERS HANCOCK
EMPLOYEES

The Lindner Shoe Company, of
Carlisle, Pa, gladdened the hearts of
twenty-five of it's former EMPLOYEES
now in government service at Camp
Hancock by New Years gift to each
man of $50 in federal savings stamps.
With New Years wishes, they urged
the recipients to retain them if posi-
Die until they became due in 1923 and
the accrued 4 per cent interest also,
became payable.
Sergeant J. a. Lindner, now mem
Der of Headquarters Company 10th
Infantry, is son of the generous pro-
prietor of the above factory, while Ser
geant w. c. Norris, in charge OF d.
vision lighting, was for seventeen
years engineer at the same plant.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09
CAMP TALENT AT COMMUNITY
CONCERT.

At the community singing in the
Grand Theater Sunday afternoon, the
musicians and singers of Camp Han
cock displayed their ability and pre-
scented a fine program. Mr.. Tebbs,
chorus director of the Y. NJ. C. A, di-
rected the singing and announced the
program, several new songs being sung
from the slides. The 1T0th Infantry
Band played several selections, the
Don Quixote" suite, being unusually
well given. Corporal Roy and Assist
ant Leader Hardy gave a clarinet and
saxaphone duet, John Surra and M d.
Dimes, both viefnists of the 112th band
contributed several selections. The
Misses Crenshaw made quite hit with
popular songs. The theater was
crowded and hundreds were turned
away. These programs begin every
Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09

Although small III NUMBERS tHe oIu-
nance department of this regiment is
some stalwart body of men when they
pass in review.
Private Isaac Johnston. formerly Of
2 Battery, has taken good care of his
- eth since his transfer to the ordnance
department. (Both Of them.)
Corporal Z. 81 smith II &. Battery Was.
gassed Thursday. Wal | gas SO.
Sergeant Mclaughlin of & Battery viii
probably have to die in a regulation way
In order to keep cadence with the new
cadence motorcycle shoes should be is
sued.
Score to date: won favor the Allies.
Q. M. Sergeant Chadwick OF a Battery
is not saving his issues for an exposition,
That's right, Sergeant, give them all they
can wear.
According to latest, reports, Augusta
boasts of four new trolley ears according
TO the Southern Railway Cos estimation,
etFour cars to every army division9
Private Herbert strode.s shoes could
in all probability be used as b Battery :
combat wagons. Cor comeback wagons.)
If Private Fuliner. Battery. would
only sit in the saddle ne would get 9
longer ride.
ChleI d0fSeSnoef cannon, = BATTERY.
has at last taken his place among the
famous extra duty horseshoers.
The runner is prevalent that this regi-
nent is TO so to Panama. (Probahly to
make fans for German prisoners.)
Private Harold Reary of 3 Battery
should have very clean rife. {Regula-
fien KIDD He will have it obsolete
! ti:rNngh cleaning it.
The Medical Corps should know that
using crude oil for extinguishing fires is
a very crude method (See extract from
Ancient Roman Fire Manual used by
Roman Fire Dept. about 1885 3. e. Gee
Whiz!
What became of b Battery's CORA
gate?
A rookie asked could he hang his wash
| ON the enemy lines. Somewhere in
--Francis Conway n Ra+{arIy
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09
French Officers In Camp
Thank Red Cross Director

lea has done for her during this war, and
we are quite proud Of being the greatest
friends of the greatest nation Who after
having been the greatest neutral, is going
to soon become the greatest belligerent
Let us sincerely hope that 1918 will
be the year of the victory and that we
shall all be allowed to enjoy nice peace
tin1e Christmas.
Yours thankfully,
Adjutant NJ Balent,
Senior French N. c. O.
Marechal- des-Logis Tessier du Cros,
Sergent Major Dupuis.
Sergent Courtois,
Sergent RonsseL
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09
SUPREME COURT
UPHOLDS DRAFT

Washington.-Ev contention ris-
ing against the selective draft was
was swept aside by the supreme court
today in a unanimous opinion deliver
ed by Chief Justice White, upholding
the law as constitutional
Authority to enact the statute and to
send forces to fight the enemy where
ever he may be found. the court held,
lies in the clauses of the constitution
giving congress the power to declare
war and to raise and support armies.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09
FIFTY-TW0 Y. M. C. A.
MEN ARRIVE IN FRANCE

The arrival in France of fifty-two field
workers selected from Y NJ. c.. A. organ
izations in military training camps in the
Southeastern Department, was announc-
ed at Atlanta. The contingent now
abroad, the announcement said, was
drawn largely from among the Y. NJ. c.
A. organizations at Camp Greene, Char
lotte; Camp Shelby Rattiesburg Camp
Sheridan, Montgomery; Camp Jackson
Columbia and Fort oglethorpe.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09
SACRED BAND CONCERT.

The 10th Regiment Band win furnish
a sacred and classical concert Sunday
evening, January IS, at Y. M. c.. A.
building No. rs. This band is known for
it's unusual ability. The meeting will
start at 790, with a preliminary service.
The concert viii start at 7:45. A full
house is assured.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09

since the "only in emergency ban
has been clamped down on the granting
Of furloughs
Since the departure Of Colonel Richards
for Fort Sam Houston, to take part in
tho school for colonies, 1t. Col. r. Bruce
Gamble of Neadville has been command
ing officer OF the regiment and he is
keeping things on the move and the fell
lows on the jump In other words, he
is carrying out the necessary action and
creating the incentive implied by the
divisions motto for 1918 Pep"
The holidays win prove memorable
ones to the boys of the regiment. They
marked a weeks work on the rifle range
with all units participating and the SPLEEN
did part of it was that good many of
the fellows who had never handled a gun
with real ammunition before made re
markable scores.
The happiest fellow these days is the
one who is getting a Christmas present
that got lost in the rush in the days of
rail and mail congestion. Some few
Christmas parcels are still hltersng
through, and Postmaster General Clyde M.
Davis, of Edinboro and Erie declares
there is no such thing as rest or rust for
his efficient force. Part of their duties
is to tell a thousand and ore men in the
companies who didn't get letter that
tits probably held up at Washington
Terminal, which is no longer joke to
the unlucky ones.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09

The French Non Commissioned Officers
OF the French Advisory Mission, To Mr.
Denny. Field Director of the American
Red Cross, Augusta. Ga.
December 26th, 1917.
Dear Mr.. Denny:
We thank you very much indeed for
the nice Christmas gifts you have sent
u.s. Everybody in this country is so
kind to us that we forget that we are
far from home, and please be sure that
In France, our people do their best to
make your boys feel as if they We're at
home.
France win never forget what Amer
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09

The 18th Regiment lost two men by
death during the month of Decempefr~-
Private John Callahan of Company B,
Meadvile. and Private Oliver Summerton
of Company r. from Tidioute.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09

The heavy SHOWS during the early part
of the mast week are all but a memory
now. and with a touch of summer wealth
er and & READ thunder storm and plenty
OF rain Sunday morning it seemed as II
winter had said goodbye for all time
But just as was expected, Monday dawn
ed 8 cold day
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09
HOW|TzER HOWIzITS
1o8th Field Artillery

Although small in numbers the ord
nance department of this regiment is
some staIwart body of men when they
pass in review.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09

(By Serot. T. D. JennInes.)
The effects of Christmas at the Re
mount are about over, as most of tht
men who were away for a few days with
home folks have returned and are will
ingly at work again.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09

since the "only in emergency ban
has been clamped down on the granting
Of furloughs.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09

Corporal G. L. Smith Of b. Battery wa
"gassed Thursday Wal | gas SO.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09

The New Year has brought all kinds
of rumors with regard to the movement
Of the regiment A new one is born
every minute and it helps to pass the
time. To some of those who have taken
credence In a good many of the reports
it will be no surprise if the outfit is sent
to the northern border of Thibet to guard
against opium smugglers.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09

Private Isaac Johnston. formerly o
2 Battery has taken good care of hi
= eth since his transfer to the ordnance
department. Doth Of them.l
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09

Private Herbert Strodes shoes could
in all probability be used as b Battery s
combat wagons. Cor comeback wagons
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09

rrbosa hovs of the nth who have al
WAYS had a sehankerings for scouting are
delighted that they are now in a unit
by themselves and that they have such
an efficient officer as Lieut.. LOUIS Apei.
me scents comprising one sergeant, one
cornoral and sixteen priyateS from eacn
battalion, moved into their new company
street. north of the Machine Gun COM
pany street on Saturday and now tney
are hard at tho work