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Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-05
ny own boss. which. naturally, pleases

my own boss. which, naturally, pleases me.
 There are three observers, four tele- phone operators subject to line work, and one officer. I started in as an ob server but owing to the scarcity Of regular detail men four spare cannon eers were sent to this post in their stead. The officer in charge put me in charge of the three green men and the fourth cannoneer took my place as an observer So there you are, three me nto assist me in the care of six lines and the operating of the switch board.
 It is all very easy until the lines begin to go out regularly every morn ing. Then it becomes tiresome. One time Fritz shot every line up for three mornings steady and once he cut me off about 10 o'clock at night and I was out in the fields alone until 12.S0. What was still mere discouraging was the fact that when I awoke in the morning he had shot them up again while slept. This time I stayed in bed and sent a couple of men out or, rather. they volunteered for they knew that it was their turn.
 Fixing lines would be monotonous if it were not for a certain amount of FISK that there Is m IT. ou can never tell when the enemy will drop few over, and it is very hard to tell where they are going to land until after the first two have arrived.
 Once they caught me good and proper while I was standing in the middle of barbed wire belt, fixing a line. The first ore landed 50 yards to my right but IT more came in shor. order, and darned close! It seemed ar hour that laid on my belly in a wet, muddy place, expecting. the next one to land on my neck The air was filled with smoke and the smell of burned powder. When I got up and looked around me, there was ore hold 15 feet away and three more 20 feet away. Fortunately, they were of small cali 1 bre.
 The engineers are rapidly laying T ! cable and when that is finished I shall have three lines less to care for Well, my shift is nearly up. I shall try to write oftener if possible At present I have dozen letters ahead of me.
 Remen1ber me to all acquaintances in Moosup.
 Love from
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-05
stoninaton Pointers.
MOOSlJP

Walton Butter,~orth Writes of a TeIe- phone Mans Experiences at tho French Front-How Fritz Makes Trouble for Troublemen.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-05
WALTON.
Defeated at VoIuntown.

The Riverside baseball nine when in Noluntown Sunday received a trim ming to the tune of 12-10. Sweet, the star twirler for the Riverside boys. was a little off form. thus largely account. ing for the defeat. Gravelin twirlei for Voluntown and not until the ninth inning was his delivery met with ease In this inning Riverside scored four of their ten runs
 Miss Rose Haley of Northbridge spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Frank Stone.
 William German. soldier, spent the week end at his home here.
 Felix Lefleur of Thompson is spend- ing few days in Moosup- To Confer Degrees on PanieIson
 K. of C.
 Next Sunday All Hallows' Council, No. 270. K. of C.. will confer the first and second degrees on class of can- didates from Rose of Lima council, Danielson
 Mrs. John Sullivan of Central vil-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-05

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Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-05

As a result of Chief csartermastef
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-05

Benjamin Dawson has received an interesting letter from Walton Butter worth, an American soldier in France, in which he writes:
 Somewhere in France
The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-13
BOOBIES PLANNED ID HOLD FRANCE
 FOR HE KAISER

With the British-American Forces in France. That Germany expected to occupy for long time, and per haps permanently, the northern part of France, is shown by the fact that the Hun military authorities changed the names of all the important streets in the larger towns which fell into their hands. There is scarcely a village where a distinctly German designation was not given to road or street.
 Such names as Kaiser Wilhelm Strasse," Bismarck Strasse," "Von Hindenburg Strasse,' took the places of the French names. When the American troops operating with the British entered these towns they took particular delight in destroying these signs and replacing the origi- nal French markings.
 The Germans told the French in habitants of these towns that in future France would be divided in to two parts,-North France, which would belong to Germany and South France, which the French would be permitted to keep. They put the in habitants under severe discipline and required them to stand at attention and salute whenever one of their officers addressed them O. passed them on the street.
 When the German tfficers entered any of the homes, the whole family was required to stand at attention until they left. Breaches of this order were severely punished. The Boches had the population thor oughly cowed and permitted them only the most ordinary privileges.
 When the Americans and British came in the people wept with joy at their deliverance from their op- pressors.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-13

excessively hard" It continues:
 1.-Two instances are given in the evidence of men who weighed Is stone when captured. One was sent back from the firing line too weak to walk, weiging 8 stone only: the other escaped to the British lines weighing no more. Another man lost two stone in six weeks. Such was their hunger that we hear of them picking up for food potato peelings that had been trampled under foot. One instance is given of an Australian private who, starv- ing, had fallen out to pick up a piece of bread left on the roadside by Belgian women for the prisoners. He was shot and killed by the guard for so doing"
 Extracts from the affidavits of two escaped prisoners, continue "The prisoners quarters were so crowded it was impossible for them to lie on their backs. No soap, blankets or great coats were pro- vided
 At Ervillers the rain leaked thru the prisoners hut. Although there was a stove in the hut they were not allowed to light it. The unter offiZer was seen on two occasions to strike men with a transport drivers whip"
 Every phrase of an annex to the Hague convention concerning pris- oners of war, to which Germany was a party, is shown by the evi- dence attached to the report, to have been broken.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-13
KNITTING CLUB
 MET YESTERDAY

The usual weekly meeting of the Nenana Knitting club was held yes terday afternoon at the home of Mrs. M. V. Tyler, on First street, mad was largely attended. Consid- erable knitting was done for the boys in the service, and very pleas ant afternoon spent. Light refresh ments were served by the hostess during the course of the meeting, which broke up shortly before six o'clock.
 The meetings of the Knitting club have been postponed until after the holidays, and due notification of the date and place of the next meeting will be given.
 At the meeting held at the Pres byterian manse on Thursday last, Mrs. w. A. Ryan acted as hostess, the use of the manse being placed at her disposal for this purpose by Mrs. Diven.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-13
BANDIT TRICKS FEDERAL CHIEF
 INTO UNOOINC

CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mex.-Fran- cisco Villa and his band again have been on the warpath and have left trail of death, destruction and de- | solation in their wake. With the departure of General Francisco Mur- guia,, the northeastern zone con- mander, for Mexico City. Villa re- sumed his guerella warfare on the towns and small settlements in Chi huahua state. Making a feint on Chihuahua City to draw in federal troops from outlying garrisons, he then dashed at Parral, was driven off, and attacked Jimenes juction.
 He held Jimenez for 12 hours, during which time his men footed stores, killed soldiers and civilians. poisoned one family ard hanged another including an eight-year-old girl. Driven out by General Joaquin Amara, the Durango Indian, with his cavalry, Villa attacked Jimenez the second time. Before he could re- enter the plaza General Murguia ar rived from the south with reinforce ments and drove Villa into the hills.
 One of Villas typical tricks was executed against federal force gar risoning Parral. The garrison com mander received letter written on official government stationary and signed with the name of General Pedro Favela, ordering him to pro- ceed to Pillar de Concho to form d Junction with Favela's force in pur- suit of Villa. A signal fire on the pillar of the Conchos river was to be the signal for the juction of the two forces. The federals marched to the appointed place, the signal fire ap- peared on the limestone pillar and the Parral commander advanced without advance guards or flankers. They were anlbushed and almost annihilated.
 Villa had written the letter on captured federal stationary, had copied Favela's signature from an old order taken from a prisoner and had set the trap for the government force.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-13
RUSSIAN MAKES STRONG APPEAL
 FOR ALLIED AID

ARCHANGEL.-"Russia is fast bleeding to death through reign of terror which is worse than that of the French revolution, and it is time the nations of the earth came here to put down one of the worlds greatest evils" President Nicholas Tschaikovsky of the Provisional Gov erment of the North, told a cores pendent of the Associated Press re- gently.
 Tt is no longer question of politics. he continued Inside the Bolshevik lines the situation is worse than the French reign of ter TOT. Victims executed now must be counted by tens of thousands. All hair-splitting political reasons aside, the world must know that the Bol- sheviks are no longer even party, but merely group of men deter mined to hold what they have seized by the merciless slaughter of those who oppose them.
 'It is now only the question of l caping from Moscow, Petrograd and Vologda and reaching here bring in disputable stories of the executions. The situation seems beyond the con trol of some Bolshevik leaders who themselves are revolting at the bloodshed."
 President Tschhaikovsky said he recently cabled to President Wilson urging the immediate dispatch of more troops.
 Nothing can bring Russia out of this chaos until the Bolsheviki terror has been quashed by the force of arms, said Tschhaikovsky. "The force now here is unable to do this quickly Meanwhile hundreds are dying daily.
 1.-The world must understand that Bolshevism, like imperialism. is foe to democracy. It is in Russia mere dictatorship, group of men holding sway by force of arms. They seize every straw, falsifying logic to justify themselves As an ex- ample they now declare that the proposed league of nations is only another scheme to give power to the bourgeoise against the working man."
 Perhaps the world will naturally ask what Russia is doing to help herself,' said Tschhaikovsky, "and l can only answer that we are do- ing our best. A recent example is the reorganization of the govern ment of the North. Now every party and every class is represented. Forgetting politics, they are turn ing their efforts toward putting down the Bolsheviki evil. We are mobil- izing our forces but the Allies must help"
 President Tschhaikovsky is So. cialist ..........
The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-13
NOTED YANKEE ACE
 HAS GERMAN PARENTS

PHEONIX. - Lieutenant Frank Luke, of Phoenix, who is unofficially credited with bringing down nine German airplanes and eleven German balloons, mostly in the fighting near St. Mihiel, is an example of patriot ism of some American sons of Ger man parents. Luke's ff.her is a native of Germany
The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-13
ADVERTISED LETTERS

To the Public: The following letters in the Ne mana postoffice uncalled for, month ending November 30, 1918. Men tion letter being advertised wher you call for same.
 R. S. MCDONALD,
 Postmaster. Anderson, Roy Bardy, w. A. Blatterson, Geo. Boyd, John Carroll, Frank Friday, Henry Gravedhal, John Greve, Arne Harkins, Fred Heeney, Geo. Hogan, M A. Jensen, water F.. Maresh, John E. Miller Frank Olt, Andrew Osborn, c. P Richardson, Walter Rooney, M. Sandvik, Thomas Snyder, Fad OLD PAPERS FOR SALE-At The News Office. Gateway to Mckinley
 National Park,
The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-13
GERMAN BRUTALITY

systematic, denDerate exposure or British prisoners of war to the fire of their own and their allies artil- lery on the part of the Germans, while employing these prisoners at forced labor close behind the West ern front, IS described in an official report of the Committee on Treat ment by the Enemy of British Pris- oners of War;, made public through the British Information Brueau.
 Not content with this brutality, with it's involved mental torture, the Germans also kept these prisoners on rations less than half those al- lowed German soldiers, deprived them of adequate clothing, over worked them, deprived them of mail from home, including food parcels; struck them, whipped them and gen orally treated them so badly that even some Germans were ashamed of the conduct of those in charge
 Publication of the report, writes an Associated Press correspondent, brings to light an appalling record of inhumanity. As usual, this car ries the interlineation of trickery and double-dealing which has come to be expected in any affairs in which the German government fig ures.
 Evidence in the hands of the committee forces it is to the con- clusion that as early as the month of August, 1916, the German com mand were systematically employing oners in forced labor close behind the Western firing line, thereby, de- l!berately, it must be so said, ex- posing them to the fire of the guns of their own and allied armies" Later than this, the report says, on January 24, 1917, to be exact, the German government in note yer bale alleged that German prisoners were employed behind the British lines in France and threatened re- prisals, to begin February 1, 1917.. At the time the threat was made, the threatened measures already were in force, the report shows.
 In an appendix the report gives both the text of the note verbaie and extracts of statements made by escaped prisoners showing the Ger man statements to be false.
 The report shows in detail, back ing up the showing with document ary evidence, how the Germans failed to report the names of pris- oners detailed in labor camps near the front lines as required by in- ternationai law for all prisoners, thereby causing needless anxiety on the part of their families and their friends. At some prison camps the British were allowed to write letters and postcards home but as one es- capped prisoner said '"we gave up doing so, because after week had elapsed from the time we wrote our letter or card they were returned to us with the information that the address to which reply should be sent had altered. This happened week after week until we got tired of writing letters"
 As for mail addressed to the sol- diers, another prisoner says: 1.-Two men saw thousands of English par cels. A great many were broken and lying on the floor. Most of tf n were addressed to Canadian soluIers.
 Of the men in labor camps near the front lines, re report says the work the men were forced to do on insuffi- l cie.lt food, po' rly clothed, exposed to the Vt t.ier,' was not only for | Al
The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-13

Announcement is made that a meeting of the original quarantine committee will be held at the town site office at 7:30 p. m., on Thrus- day, December 18th, for the con- sideration of sundry important mat ters, especially ways and means.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-13

Nenana-Ths Gateway to Mckinley
 National Park.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-08-08

people that could not stop me II they
chose to do so. thought at this tune
that ! was suffering about the worst
hardships any human being could ever
be called upon to endure. but was
later to find that the best Of my jour-
ney was made along about this time.
There were plenty of vegetables. even
though they were raw, and these were
much better than the things I was
afterwards compelled to eat or go
without.
We frequently hear Of men who have
lived for certain number Of days ON
their own resources in the woods just
on bet or to prove that the "back-
to-nature" theory still has the merits
and will still work. My advice to some
of those nature seekers is that If in
the future they wish to make a real
good record. try the little countries Of
Luxembourg and Belgium with slice
Of Germany thrown in.
suppose that during this expert
ence of mine 1 made many mistakes
and travelled many unnecessary miles
which one with knowledge of wood.
manship might have avoided and T
failed to take advantage Of many
things which would have been quite
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-08-08

came for me to be ON the move, that
I was very much tempted to sleep
through the night. I knew, however,
that that would be bad precedent to
establish and wouldn't give In.
plugged YEARLY along and about
II o'clock. after I had covered perhaps
four miles, I sat down to rest for a
moment on a shock Of brush which
was sheltered from the drixzle some
what by other shocks which were
stacked there. It was daylight when
I awoke. and I found myself right in
a German backyard. You can imagine
that lost no time In getting out Of
that neighborhood and I made up my
mind right there and then that I would
never give away to that ''tired feeling"
again.
7. In the daytime, in my hiding place,
wherever it happened to be, had
plenty Of opportunity to study my map,
and before very long knew 1t almost
by heart. Unfortunately, however, it
did not show all the rivers and canals
which encountered, and sometimes it
fooled me completely.
It must have been about the ninth
night that crossed into Luxembourg,
but though this principally is ofiicially
neutral. 1t offered me no safer haven
than Belgium would. The Huns have
violated the neutrality of both, and dis
covery would have been followed by
the same consequences as capture in
Germany proper.
In the nine days had covered per-
haps seventy-five miles, and I was that
much nearer liberty, but the lack of
proper food. the constant wearing of
wet clothes. and the loss of sleep and
rest had reduced me to a very much
weakened condition. I doubted very
much whether would be able to con-
tinue. but plugged along.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-08-08
CHAPTER viii.
Nine Days In Luxembourg.

NtV0 0ay0 6uASm000TNs
was now heading northwest and I
thought that by keeping that course
I would get out Of Luxembourg and
into Belgium, where expected to be
little better of, because the people
Of Luxembourg were practically the
same as Germans.
One of the experiences had in Lux.
embourg which I shall never forget
occurred the first dag that !, spent
there. 1 had Travelled all night and
was feeling very weak. came to a
small wood with plenty Of low under
brush, and picked out thick clump
of brushes which was not in line with
any paths. crawled in and lay down
to spend the day.
The sun could Just reach me through
an opening in the trees above and I
took on all my clothes except my shirt
and hung them on the bushes to dry
in the sun. As the sun moved moved
the clothes around CORRESPONDENCE, be-
cause tired as / was could take only
catnaps.
That afternoon I awoke from one
of these maps with start. There were
voices not a dozen feet from mel My
first impulse was to jump to my feet
and sell my life as dearly as I could.
but on second thought I decided to
look before leapt. Peeping through
the underbrush could just discern two
men calmly chopping down a tree, and
conversing as they worked. / thanked
my lucky stars that I had not jumped
up on my first impulse, for l was ap-
parently quite safe as long as lay
where / was.
tree upon which they were working
should happen to fall in my direction
1t would crush me to death! It was
tall enough to reach me and big enough
to kill me II 1t landed in my direction
and as could only see the heads of
the men who were chopping 1t down, ]
was unable to tell which way they
planned to have 1t fall.
There was this much in my favor
the chances Of the tree falling in just
my direction were not very great and
there was more than an even chance
that the men would be wise enough to
fell 1t SO that It would not, because II
II landed In the brushes the task Of
trimming the branches from the trunk
would be SO much harder.
But even without this feeling Of sc.
curity, there was really nothing else
could do but wait and see what fste
had In store for me. lay there watch.
ing the top Of the tree for more than
an hour. Time and time again saw II
sway and fancied 1t was coming my
direction. and 1t was all / could do t.
keep my place. but a moment later
would hear the crash Of the mems
: axes, and I knew that my Imagination
had played me q trick.
I was musing on the sorry plight
was in-weak. nearly starving to death
; q refugee In q hostile country, ant
waiting patiently to see which way {
tree was going to fall, when Their,
came loud crack, and saw the toI
Of the tree sway and fall almost CD
. posite to the place where layi hat
guessed right.
Later heard some children's voice,
and again peering through the under
: brush saw that they had brought III,
men their lunch. You can't realize how
felt to see them eating their luncl
: 20 near at hand. and to know that
hungry a. was, could have none O
1t. was getting tempted to 60 bold,
up to them and take Q chance q esl
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-08-08

served me for this purpose. Having
found such spot I would drop down
and try to sleep. My overcoat was
my only covering. and that was usu-
ally soaked through, either from the
rain or from swimming.
The only sleep I got during those
days was from exhaustion, and It usu-
ally came to me towards dusk when
It was time for me to start again.
II was a mighty fortunate thing for
me that was not smoker. Somehow
have never used tobacco in any form.
was now fully repaid for whatever
pleasure I had foregone in the past q
result Of my habits in that partic-
ular, because my sufferings would Ger
tainly have been intensified now II, in
addition to lack Of food and rest,
had had to endure q craving fcr to.
bacco.
About the sixth night I WAS "a
drowsy and exhausted when the time
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-08-08
LIEUTENANT 0'BRIEN NEARLY STARVES AS HE cRAWLS
THROUGH GERMANY AND LUXEMBOURG.

eynopsls-Pat OBen resident
1915
Canada
service the front he several hot fights with German
flyers which victorious Finally
a miracle prisoner a
hospital, a a in
hospital he is sent to prison Coura After short
He decides chance liberty through
window Of while