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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-23
Has 90 Relative. in War.

From the Columbia Is. CD Record.
Yhirty-two relatives sent to the wal all
on the side Of the allies.
That is the record Of Mrs. r. NJ. Camp
bell. OF Denver, wife of a prominent ply
sician of this city. Four kinsmcn of Mrs.
Campbell, who entered the struggle ut
the beginning Of hostilitics between Eng
land and Germany. have been killed. Al
were serving with Scotch regiments. Two
others In the same units were wounded.
The other &c are still fighting with Scotch
or Canadian forces on the western front
In France.
A brother of DIR. Campbell also is a
dentist with the Cameron H~ishlanders,
having enlisted at Winnipeg.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-23
Napoleon and Wellington.
From the Wall Street Journal.

EAOllt LII WIKI S>tICGS
Allowing thai battles in the present war
are matters of weeks. and not of hours,
there IS a singular parallel between the
the British, and Napoleon's last cam
paign. which terminated at Waterloo.
Napoleon is reported to have said. that
the British lost every battle but the last
one. and. although this was not true OF
Wellington's campaigns in the peninsula,
there is still much truth in the epigram.
If the %palpable existence of the British
empire proves anything it shows that
the British lose battles but win wars.
Although the numbers engaged on both
sides at Waterloo were trifling. in the
light ri modern figures, the battle was
one uf the greatest in history and was.
moreover. decisive. 1t will be remcnl-
bercd thai the Belgians quit early in the
forenoon, believing the battle lost, and
that. Butcher and his Prussian3 had been
defeated by Grouchy, but had evaded the
victor. joining W~clington's forces in tho
| afternoon. But for the greater part Of
the day Napoleon, with superior. num-
bers, in assault after assault. played the
part OF H~indenburg. while Wellington
made that desperate defensive fight IN
which the British a few el,i74e and no
superiors. He WAS. In fact. prepared to
do what Hatg is doing now. while Napo-
leon realized that II hc did not crush tho
British hts audacious campaign would
leave the conflict undecided. even Il
Grouchy had succeeded in i~ntcrceptins
Butcher a. he should have DONE.
There 10 . striking similarity In thu
present position aud n which il oh
J viously understood by General Foch. who
8. y an ideal commander TOR the allied ARMY
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-23

little anyone could tell about them il
asked To give Il description. All i know
is that those Of my regiment were not
German colors. but saNon-green and
white. And why this seeming ignorance?
Because ] know of but two occasions in
my entire military service when the flags
were unfiiried~when swearing i'll the
recruits and during the review on the
kings birthday. Although or other occa-
Siohs. such AS drills in battalions or larger
units and during naneuvers. the flags
were present. they We're never unfurlcd.
but always carefully rolled and wrapped
in an oilclotl cover. After all, the regi-
mental colors were. our highest conception
of n flag. because. whether unfurled or
wrapped. We had always to give them the
same salute as that accorded to his
majesty himself. In other words. the
flag represented IL personality instead of
being an emblem for noble ideals.
AS a general thing, flags meant in Ger
many only so much bunting. They were
hoistcd on the kings birthday with no
more enthusiasm, and perhaps not even az
extensively, han when the CROSS Bow
Shooting society or any other society had
its annual festivities III midsummer. OF
course. in those circumstances it mattcrcd
not whether the flag was black, white.
red or green and white or something else.
as long as 1t made a gay picture.
Could you think of a parade here with
out at least, one American flag? Never.
Yet in Germany they ont even have the
national colors on such occasions, and
sometimes no flag at all. How proudly
everyone here carries the American flag
whenever we have n parade n 1t in
variably arouscs profound enthusiasm. 1t
is not the pretty colora-a beautiful flag
though it is-that stir us. but the ideals
which that greatest OF all flags represent.
Even children here manifest an enthusi-
asm> for their flag such as L have never
seen with the Germans.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-23
Maj. Gen. Willard a. Ho,brook.

Moi. Gen. Willard A. Holbrook has
Just been placed In command OF tina
southern department Of the army with
headquarters in San Antonio. He was
detailed before that as a brigndier COM
mander at Camp Sherman. II prior to
that wa CHIEF Instructor Of military art
ct Fort Leavsuw0rth. Kansas.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-23

America by comparissn.
George Patt,illo. In the Saturday Evening
Posi-.
Europe! l Wouldn't give half an scrs sf
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-12-05
Letters from Idaho County Soldiers

have a lot to tell when / get home. 1t
would take a century to write it all, so
! am saving it to tell when | get there.
Has it showed at home yet, We have
not had any cold weather here but sever
al heavy frosts, lots of rain and it is
very damp, but we have no room for
complaint and think we are faring fine.
4 would like to be back home up town
today and hear tht war talk just to hear
how they have thing sized up by now.
can imagine ] hear them now as they
gather around the fire and discuss the
different points of Interest | must
lose with my love,
Your loving son,
belmont. |
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-12-05

after two days. Moreover, if ever you
prayers were head they where while
was on the firing line
sBeing a soldier over here means
that many hardships and Inconvenience
must be contended with, which at the
time seem almost unbearable but. with
the courage of true American one gets
through all right, and after it is over is
willing to 90 back to it again if neees-
sary.
Have seen and been in great many
places of historic interest, and III years
to come will no doubt get a great deal OF
satisfaction out of what / have seen
over here.
"Just now heard that Austria-Hun-
gary had surrendered. don't know
how true it is. But nevertheless all re-
ports are favorable, and 1 am inclined
to think that the struggle will be over
before very long. In our engagement
with the enemy we surely were effec-
tive and handed him defeat in most
efficient manner.
''While at the front L received about
thirty letters one day, the first 1 had re-
ceived for some time, tell you ] did ap-
preciate them even if l did not get them
read for several days.
81 had letter from Felix not very |
long ago, but have not heard from Hugo.
7 it be luck if we three should
be lucky enough to meet over here some
time?
"Have had plenty of chances to get
many souvenirs from the battlefield and
rom prisoners, which would be nice to
rave after the war, but could not carry
hem, and / was glad to get myself back
ct alone lot of souvenirs. !
81 am now in a hospital in France .
or treatment of slight injury. You
houldn Il worry because it is not Sc
ions and the surgeons are of the best
nd l will get the best of care. BY the
ime you get his / will probably be
ompletely recovered and back with my
ompany again.
"Just little while ago we had or
srs to put all lights out as the boche was
'yingtO drop bombs on us from the air. 4
he beast the world will never for
1t his criminal actions and the. cloud !
i'll be over his head for centuries. Y
n in what used to be quite large city, Z
hich was taken from the enemy iusr I
Gently The civilians here have all !
armed to talk German while captives 4
lring the past four years. So | have 7
zen able to converse with them. They =
I'VE pitiful tales to tell and they con =
rm the things we have been reading =
,out in our press. When the war is
-er l will be in a position to write
ore about what l have seen and what
going on over here"
The address of the writer is Sergeant
% c. Funke, Co. d, 361st U. S. infan- -
Y, P o. 766, American FIX. F.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-12-05
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@ LEO FUNKE &.

% LEO FUNKE .
John Funke, Cottonwood city marshal,
has three sons with Uncle Sam s fight
ing forces in France and all of them
have been in active fighting during the
last three months. His son, Leo, writ
ing to his mother under date of Novem-
Der from Canadian Red Cross hospi-
tai somewhere in France, - relates the
following experience:
{" AS you have learned by my card
of a few days ago, have been through
another battle and was lucky enough
to get out alive and altogether Had
many narrow escapes, mother, and m
certainly thankful that I'm here now.
Men were killed and severely wounded
all around me. In one instance / was
stunned by the concussion of a shell and
when ] came to, the man on each side of
me was dead and there were several
more of my comrades dead and wounded |
by my side. The worst of it all was
they were all my friends, men with
whom I had been associated since the
time 1 entered the service. gave them
first aid as best / knew how, and then
went back for stretchers for those
wounded who were unable. to walk The
q. a 4 \
presume, thought that | was CARRYING
So they started fire
IN me with three machine guns. The
,ullets went between my legs, over my
houlders and all around me, but / got
through all right. But while returning
was again knocked senseless by a
bursting shell. When ! came to | was
ost, but got back to my company again
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-12-05
OF INTENTION TO APPLY
FOR DEPUTIES.
To whom it may concern:

To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed, as provided by law, will apply
to the Honorable Board of County Com
missioners of Idaho County, at THEN
regular January 1919 session, for one
regular deputy and necessary additional
assistance ddring the tax collecting
periods, to assist in the performance of
the duties /of the office of treasurer
and ex-officio tax collector, and such
assistance being necessary to properly
conduct the same.
Dated at Grangeville, Idaho, Dee.
9Th, 1918.
OTIE l.. CONE.
County Treasurer and ex-officio Tax
Collector elect. 29-tf
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-12-05
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MACK GREGG

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John Gregg has received the follow
ny letter from his son, Mack, who wrote
rom France under date Of October 30:
dy Dear Father:
y I received your letter yesterday and
vas glad to hear that you were getting
long nicely. | am 0. X. and feeling
inc. All the boys are in good health
We are enjoying some fine weather, but
is beginning to get slightly cold in
he mornings.
Well, father, from the present out
ook it looks as though you viii have
3 new foreman ON the ranch before
lany months. | think that six months
ill see this scrap over and the most of
IS back in the states.
+ Don't dispose of any cattle, whatever
GU do. Buy more, if anything, for |
ant to stock that place of mine when !
ct back
! / got a letter from Tom Crossley. He
Certainly has been one Of the best
-iends ! ever had.
! received letter from Mrs. Hatta-
augh 1t was very good Of her to take
me for a nice, long letter.
Well, ] hope to receive a nice long
ote before long. Hoping this finds
ou well and prospecting, | am,
Your son,
MACK
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-12-05

BELMONT DAY


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The following letters were received
y Mr.. and Mrs. S. Day, from their son,
,elmont, with the American expedition
~ forces in France since sometime in
ugust, 1918:
ear Mother:
| have been transferred to a new
lmpany--Company X, 322d infantry.
was sent up here almost a month ago,
I'D soon after joining my new company
e went 10 the trenches. took sick
ne night and was sent back of the
mes. just bad case of la grippe.
Dont't try to send me a Christmas
TX. II get it myself next year.
1t is great sight when one gets up
'ar the front. Often the airplanes
'mb us at night, and in the daytime
he can see the anti-aircraft guns shoot
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-12-05
BELMONT.

NOV. |, l9lS.
Dear Mother and Father:
am still at the hospital. Am up and
around, but very weak. / had in
fluenza. You have perhaps read Of it
as they have it in the states now.
will be glad when | am strong
enough to rejoin my company. told
you that had again been transferred,
didn't II My company is X, infantry,
800 American postoffice No. 79l, Ameri-
can Expcditionary forces, France. Be
sure and spell American instead Of using
the ahbreviation A. Z. F., as the Aus.
ralian Expeditionary Forces initials are
The some, AMI makes It hari for some
times the mail is missent.
/ have been away from my company
so | haven 7 received my mail and that
is one reason | wish to go to the com
pany.
This is the third hospital we been
moved to since leaving the trenches.
They are fixed to handle great many |
men and it seems great to see real
American nurses.
The war news looks very good, and if
things continue so we may not be over
here lifetime after all. Yet is seems
like an eternity to us as time sometimes
passes so slowly. At other times seems
% fly.
] hope your health and father IS is very
rood this winter. Don't work too hard.
l suppose that you have raised lot
If rabbits, and / shall expect a big rab
,it feed when | come home, and really
hink it win not be very long until we
an take passage to the states III
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-12-05

ing at him, AMI even see the shells
bursting all around them.
No Man, Land is the most weird OF
all. To be sent out there at night is an
experience one will not soon forget.
When Fritz shoots up a flare or rocket
it seems to light up everything and if
one wants to go back TO the states, don I
move. When the big shells go by they
seem to say, "Where is heg"
We hate the gas shells more than the
rest, as when the sharpnel burst, that s
all there is to it, but the gas may not
hit you and yet get you. Don t forget
my new address is Company X, 322d
Inf, A. L. f., France, U. S. A., p. o.
No 791. ! must stop as ! am growing
rather tired, still weak.
With love,
BELMONT.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
CATHOLIC BOYS JOIN
WAR WORK CAMPAIGN
Girls, Too, viii Stand With Them
Behind Every Fighter
at the Front.

To put behind every Catholic fighter
IN France the support of one boy or
girl in every parish throughout the
United States is the plan of the Ma
tional Catholic War Council for back
ing the Victory Boys and Victory
Girls Earn and Give" Division of the
United Work War Campaign to raise
S17o,50o,0O0 for the boys over there"
during the week of November Ills.
Through diocesan, county and parish
organizations. the rallying of one
youngster for every man who has gone
to war in every community is already
under way. BY their own earnings,
and not by contributions. it is expect
ed that these sturdy little sponsors
for the boys abroad will each raise at
least FIVE dollars for the joint well
fare work of the Y. NJ. G. A, Z. w.
G. A, National Catholic War Coun-
ell. including the knights of Column
bus, War Camp Community Service,
Jewish Welfare Board, American Ii
brary Association and Salvation Army.
Boys and girls in every Catholic
parish throughout the United States
are already being picked to represent
each fighting man who has left their
church for the front In every home
that flies a service flag little brothers
and sisters, sons and daughters, are
eagerly volunteering to look out for
the share OF their family fighter in the
huge joint welfare campaign for all
the boys abroad.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
800 WOMEN NEEDED
BY SALVATION ARMY
Commander Evangeline Booth
Says War Relief Work
Must Be Extended.

Commander Evangeline Booth, lead
er OF the Salvation Army in the Unit
ed States. has been suddenly called
upon to furnish 500 additional war
work women for France. The request
is contained In a report just received
by her from Col William A. Barker
OF the Salvationist forces. whom she
sent to France over a year ago TO es-
tablish hutment and general war relief
work with the American troops
I'VE will do all we can to fill this
demand" said Commander Booth when
discussing the approaching United
War Work Campaign, land the need
itself should impress the American
public all the more with the absolute
necessity for sustaining and charging
the war relief work of the seven or
CARNATIONS, besides the noble Red
Cross, now merged for a drive for
funds. Each is a vital cog in vast
machine for human relief, and each Is
indispensable. serving its particular
elements in its own way.
ne SdlNdLAOn ARMY was DOEn III
hardship, reared in privation and
trained to every phase of human mis-
cry and how to cope with it. Perhaps
that accounts in some degree for the
success our work has attained and for
which we are thankful.
1--WE are OF the common people, and
we toll on a practical basis. We learn
ed the lesson of how to do 1t in the
Boer war, when we stood at the side
of Britain's troops and weathered 1t
out to the end. We have been tried
by fire, and the mothers and fathers
of America, as in other countries. trust
the Salvation Army to do the thing
they would like TO do for their men il
they but had the chance.
With 1,210 trained workers at the
front, operating from 400 huts and
dugcuts, the Salvation Army is doing,
has done and will continue to do its
best for the cause OF humanity and
Liberty"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
CURE FOR BLUES
NEAR The CAMPS
Community Service Takes Place
of Mother, Friends and
Home for Soldiers.

Ten young officers of the Student
Army Training Corps of the Universi-
~ of Detroit recently applied for a
furnished house and a housekeeper
who would not be a servant, but, as
one young officer expressed it, "the
sort of woman to whom the boys can
call out Hello, motherr when they
come in the front door"
Homesickness is the malady for
which War Camp Community Service
supplies innumerable cures.
We've got your number" says the
W. c. C. S. to the homesick boy from
of the three hundred towns scattered
over the country. While he's wonder
ing what on earth he'll do with him
self when he gets there, not knowing a
soul in town and with a limited per-
centage of his thirty per" in his pock-
ct, along comes a friendly printed card
from the local branch of his own lodge
announcing a reception that night es-
pecially for soldier members. BY the
same mail the Methodist church sends
an announcement of all its meetings,
addressed to him, with This Means
You printed at the bottom. How did
they know he was a Methodist7
He had forgotten about the little
personal Card he made out at the
adjutant's request during his first day
in camp when 1t was only one OF the
endless details in the round OF dentists
and doctors and general confusion.
The w. C. C. S. had not only his num-
Der, but his name and address, his
home town, the name OF the school
he'd gone to and good bit about the
things he was fondest Of doing-each
fact written into little blank on the
card especially for it
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01

Give once but enough for all
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01

PURPOSE Of To increase volume of production
TaTC TSSTE by providing new factory buildings
AnAS AOSOE and additional working capital to
take care of the rapid growth Of the company.
CHARTER The company organized under
the laws of the state of Indiana, In
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS AND
MANAGEMENT

since its organization and who responsible TOR
its consistent growth: President and Chairman of the
Board w. II. ODonnel, Merchant and prominent
Broadway property owner, Gary, Ind. VicePresident
in Charge of Sales G. W. Cole, Gary, Ind VicePresi
dent and Treasurer, L. a. O'Donnen member Society
of Automotive Engineers Gary, Ind. Secretary In
Charge of Manufacturing L. w. Nichols, member
Society of Automotive Engineers Gary Ind Director
and Chief Engineer, c. T. Bangs, M. E., Chicago, Ill.
Hodges & Ridgey, Attorneys, Gary, Ind. Director,
A. M. Fisher, Treasurer-Manager, Gary Lumber Co.,
Gary, Ind.
pTANT The plant and general Offices of the
company located in Gary. It is
building of modern construction throughout, with
productive capacity Of 600 Gary Motor Trucks per
annum There is spur right into the property from
the main line of the Wabash Railroad This building
is wholly inadequate for the growing needs of the
company.
Large factory extensions under way at the pres
ent time which when completed, will provide the COM
pany with $4,000 square feet of floor space and
featuring capacity of 5000 Gary Motor trucks
nuay.
Gary due its strategic location is fast becoming
of the most important manufacturing centers IN
the world and is particularly advantageous city tor
the building of motor trucks
By having its plant located in Gary the company
can get short notice its material without delay In
delivery. The company enjoys the shipping fac
tiles used by the great Gary steel industries
PROHIBIT The company builds the well known
Gary Motor Truck, in FIVE models of
FIVE different capacities IA ton, ton ia ton
and 31z ton.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
AN OPEN LETTER
TO INVESTORS
Concerning Gary Motor Truck Common Stock
SALES AND
DISTRIBUTION

SALES AND The company has well estab-
INSTRUMENTATION lished distributor and dealer
OA0 AVN nections throughout the United
States Sales contracts hand than absorb the
company's output.
STRICTLY CASH The business of the
pvrcxNCCc pany is conducted a strictly
DO0AAsoS cash basis. The distributors
and dealers sales contracts carry with them cash
deposit All shipments are made with a sight draft
attached bill of ladng The proceeds of the sight
draft become Immediately available; thus the working
capital of the company is turned over five times per
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
Call This Evening

Don't wait visit our Show
Room today-or during the
evening. Come in and see
the Gary Truck for yourself.
Let us show you evidence of
Gary Motor Truck growth
and its big future. Call or
send Coupon AT ONCE.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01

The Directorate and man
agemcnt of the company is
vested in the men who have
been actively associated with