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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, March 21.-For the
first time In history, secretary
of war reviewed American troops
on foreign soil.
Secretary Baker, General PERISH
ing and the staff generals stood
on the brow Of great plateau and
saw the regiments of the first d.
vision, fresh from the trenches,
march past.
"Tin-hatted," laden with field
equipment, the Yankees swung by
with a new confidence and vigor.
Men from those ranks were the
first to give their lives in Ameri-
cas- struggle against autocracy.
Gen. Pershing, briefly address
ing the officers, said he was proud
of their showing in the trenches
which augured we'll for the fu-
ture.
Addresses Officers.
The troops were drawn up,
waiting. The bands struck up a
circus march. The parade of the
first American soldiers to enter
the trenches in France was at first
invisible behind a dip in the pla-
teau. Then the "tin hats" shoul-
ders and rhythmically moving
bodies of the company in front ap-
peared.
Line after line passed, saluting
the secretary OF war with precls-
ion and snap.
Mascot dogs scampered between
the line. Wagons became mired
deep in the mud, but the drivers
by superhuman effort maintained
their even place in the line.
After the review, Baker ad-
dressed the officers, saying:
You are at the point of the
wedge, at the base of which Amer
cas- entire power is being applied,
thru the army"
The officers passed in single
file, shaking hands with their
commander-in-chief. Baker asked
every officer his name.
"Strfke Hard"
A drizzling rain began during
the reception. Baker stood thru
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21

MENACE
OF SUBS
(United Press Leased wire.)


WASHINGTON, d. c., March
21.-Abandoning its policy of
secrecy. the U. s. Is about to
join with Great Britain in frank
discussion of the submarine
menace.
To impress upon tho people of
this country the vital necessity o&
individual and united effort to
beat the tU-boat, Chairman Hurley
of the shipping board has prepared
q statement to follow that of Sir
Eric Geddes, first lord Of the
British admiralty, before the
house of commons yesterday.
Hurley will openly show the
great tasks before the U. s. in a
speech next Tuesday in New York
city.
Today the British embassy
made public striking figures care
fully compiled to show the tre-
mendous inroads the Germans are
making on the worlds shipping.
This statement President Will
son and his war cabinet" had
before them yesterday at the long
conference in the White House.
Most of that conference was de-
voted, it was learned later, to
the tonnage problem facing the
world.
Figures compiled by experts Of
the allied nations show that since
the war began the total loss in
world tonnage, due to enemy ac-
ton and marine risk, is II, $780,
572 gross tons, Of which the loss
in 1917 was 6,723,623 tons.
As against this the total output
of world tonnage in the same Pc
Rod was only 6,606,275 gross
tons, the total for 1917 being g.
703,355 tons.
In addition to the latter the
total enemy vessels captured since
the war began amounted to g.
$50, 900 gross tons.
The figures given out publicly
for the first time by the British
speak for them
selves" it is stated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21
MACHINE GUNNERS
TO GIVE A DANCE

With Mayor Fawcett. Chief OF
Police Smith and other city Of
fic.als as honor guests, the Camp
Lewis ,1achine gunners will give
their dame in the National pa
yilion Thursday night. Profits
will go to the mess and athletic,
funds Lieut.. w. ]. Duddleson,
Al McMartini, and II. NJ. Sheehean
are n cnarse Of arrangements.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21
BY MILTON BRONNER
Special Staff Dispatch

WASHINGTON, March 81. -
Before you can manufacture rifles,
you must build factory.
Before you can build ships, you
must have vast yards with the
ways and the tracks and the shops.
One of the first problems of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation was,
therefore,, where 1t was to get its
996 steel, wood. composite and
concrete ships built.
There were some concerns that
were perfectly willing to invest
their own money in a shipyard
plant. Such a one, for instance,
was the Federal Shipbuilding Co.,
which has behind 1t the money
and resources of the U. S. Steel
Corporation.
1t pushed to completion a big
plant at Kearney, on the Hacken-
sack river in New Jersey.
Still other companies were will
ing to build their own plants, pro-
cided some of the cost was ad-
vanced to them by the govern
ment.
And a third class were willing
to operate plant If the govern
ment built 1t.
Three of Latter Class
1t is this latter class that has
cost the most money, caused the
greatest dispute and impelled
Chairman Hurley and President
Wilson to call upon Attorney
General Gregory to see whether
there has not been criminal waste.
There are three big yards which
are being built wholly with gov
eminent money.
One of these Is at Hog Island,
near Philadelphia, for the Ameri-
can International Corporation.
There are to be SO shipways there,
the largest number at any plant in
the world.
The company is to construct so
steel ships Of 1900 tons each and
70 ships of 5000 tons each.
1t is this yard which is now
being investigated both by the
Senate Committee on Commerce
and by the Attorney General.
Many Yards Busy
Another government yard Is
built at Newark, N. j., and op-
Grated by the Submarine Boat
Co. There are 2S ways at this
place, and $50 steel ships, each
of 5000 lightweight cargo capac-
ity are to be built.
The third yard Is at Bristol, Pa.
where the Merchants Shipbuilding
Co. is to construct 40 steel ships
each of 5000 tons deadweight
capacity.
There are As old shipyards and
II new ones which are engaged in
work for the Emergency Fleet
Corporation.
or the new yards 23 are build.
Ing steel ships, so are building
wood ships, two composite and
two concrete. OF the old yards 21
are building steel, 20 wood, and
two composite.
The approximate value of the
shipyards up to Feb. 1 last was
$93.OO0,000, and il was expected
that $54,000.000 would be requir-
ed for their completion.
Counting those that are com-
plete and those that are above rs
per cent complete, 1t is evident
that "a out of the 1872 yards will
soon be going full blast.
The Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton has financially aided So ship
yards.
Seventeen plants are being con-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21

structed wholly or principally
from funds furnished by the
Emergency Fleet Corporation.
Most of the contracts have pro-
vision that the disposal of the
plant at the termination of the
ship contract remains to be set
tied, control and ownership of the
yard being retained by the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation until that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21
Big Tract of
Spruce Found
Especial to The Times)

HOQUIAM, March 21.-Cruis-
ers have brought word here that
a clear tract containing more than
100000 feet of spruce for air.
plane construction has been locat-
ed In the southern part OF Grays
Harbor county. 1t is one OF the
largest bodies of accessible spruce
In the county.
The timber is owner by the
Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. and the
Pacific & National Timber Co. OF
Tacoma, owned largely by the st.
Paul e Tacoma Lumber Co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21
DIR. COAN HAS BUSY
DAY OF SPEAKING

DR.. Frederick G. Coan was
scheduled to speak in the interets
Of the Armenian relief at 1880
a. m. Thursday before the Presi-
dents council In the Woman S
clubhouse; at the Rotary club at
noon, and at the Pantages theater
at 2.30 and s:45 p. m. He spoke
to the Central LaSor Council We'd
nesday night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21
SHOW HOW PRICES
HAVE INCREASED
Especial to The Times. }

OLYMPIA, March 81. - The
price of fish has increased 122
per cent since last year, accord
ing to figures compiled by the
state board Of control, completing
its buying for the IL state institu-
tons for the next six months.
Dry goods and mems clothing
has gone up IS per cent; floating
soap, 1872 per cent; butter and
cheese, AZ per cent; groceries, 80
per cent; corn meal more than 100
per cent; tobacco, SO per cent.
Corsets have gone up only 10
per cent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21
SUES FOR $4,000
LIFE INSURANCE
Especial to The Times. }

HOQUIAM, March 21.-Mrs.
Flora M. O'Donnell, widow of the
late Jack O'Donnell. wealthy FL
ma lumberman, has brought suit
against the Equitable Life Assur-
ance society for the payment of
a $4,000 insurance policy held
by her husband. A few months
after O'Donnell took his policy
he died and the company claims
he knew he was i'll when he OBJ
tanned the policy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21

crosses.
Twenty-three plants are receiv-
ing a lesser degree of financial
help.
Up to Feb. 1 last the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation had spent
$27,217,909.61 on shipyards. II
is believed the completion of the
Hog Island yard will absorb about
Is to 20 million dollars more.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21
ROB BOOTLEGGER
OF MUCH BOOZE
Especial to The Times.)

HOQUIAM, March 21.-Nine
hundred quarts of whisky held by
a bootlegger in a cache in the
woods Is miles north of Hoquiam
have been stolen, officials have
learned. The victim of the rob-
berry. whose name has not been
revealed, paid $500 cash for
the booze. He was holding it for
$40 q bottle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21
Shell Bursts;
Six Are Hurt

PORTLAND, March 21-A mys-
ferrous shrapnel explosion at a
Texas training camp seriously in
jured Ezra j. Mears, Portland
man, according to word received
by his mother today. With his
unit, Mears was on a 12-mile hike
and he was assisting in prepara-
ton of a meal when a shrapnel
she'll behind the stove exploded,
injuring six men.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21

transport service.
American naval crews were at
once available for manning them
as the bureau of operations and
navigation had planned this mat
ter carefully in advance. Actual
seizure was accomplished about Z
o'clock last night, and as far as
reports here show no difficulty
was encountered.
The Dutch will be paid for the
ships under the terms of inter-
national law.
Requisitioning of the ships at
this time was regarded as a vital-
ly important blow at Germany,
aiding as it does in the Ameri-
can speeding up of supplies and
troops to France.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21

United Press Leased Wirc.)
NEW YORK. March 21.-Forty-
six Dutch ships were added to the
American mercantile marine here
today when $50 naval reservists
were sent out from the Battery
and boarded them In the harbor.
Provisional officers in charge of
men placed aboard the ships, ran
up the Stars and Stripes immedi-
ately after boarding each ship and
the Dutch colors were hauled
down.
Provisional officers will remain
In charge of the fleet until the
actual transfer to the shipping
board is made.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21
Fleet Corporation Has
Given So Shipbuilding
Companies Financial
Aid of Some Sort; 122
Plants Soon to Be in
Full Operation.
HOG ISLAND WILL
REQUIRE VAST SUM

The Germans do not only
go after the big ships.
Any ship is a target for
their guns and their torpe-
does. In 1917 they sank 800
British ships of less than L.
coo tons each. That Is an
average of about six a week.
Neither the British nor we
are turning out small ships
that fast.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21

ho A<4AolNS3 lhIu NA0D VIII
entertain at cards Friday after
noon in the Troop B quarters of
the armory. Playing will begin at
3 and after the cards refreshments
will be served.
The Pro-School club Of the
Washington school will meet in
the school building Friday after
noon. The topic of main interest
will be a free kindergarten for the
school and the ways and means to
get it. All mothers of the dis
trict are invited to attend.
Capt. and Mrs. Pequegnat have
returned to Seattle after a stay of
several days at the home OF Mrs.
Frank Allyn.
Miss Ada HanfOrd of Seattle
has been the guest Of Mrs. James
Drake for Tuesday and Wednes-
day while In Tacoma to attend her
sister. Mrs. Marley q. Hadne, who
was operated upon at the Tacoma
General hospital Wednesday even
ing.
Marriage licenses were issued
Wednesday by the county audi
tors office to Oscar Berggren of
Cosmopolis and Mabel w. Hintz
Of Bellingham; Frank w. Wyse
and Christine c. Williams, both of
Meridian; Eugene r. Lyman and
Delta Morse of Pendleton, Or;
Milton George Burton and Mar
garet M. Koch, both of Los An
geles, CAL; Frederick w. Rea of
Cal, and Alice ]. Brown
of Tacoma; Hiram S. Clark and
Anna M. Datesman, both of Taco
ma; Thomas O'Brien and Mar
garet Thompson, both of Tacoma;
e. o. Lowien and Laurel Macdop-
aid, both of Monroe; Elmer w.
Reid of Modesto, Cal, and Hazel
P. Baker of Mantua, CAL; Victor
Tomlinson and Agnes Whitmore,
both of Tacoma; Olaf Sigwart Oh
sen Of Tacoma and Mildred Vivian
Leazott of Puyallup; Philip A.
Craig and Rorothy Ruth Lowell,
both of Tacoma; L. H. De Morest
and Ruth e. Giesler, both Of Ia
coma; j. A. Davis and Esther
Foran Stewart, both of Seattle,
Allen L. Stolp and Laura A. Hall,
both of Tacoma
The Old Tacoma Red Cross
meets Thursday after
noon at 2 in the Slovenian hall.
The Mckinley Pre-SOcial club
meets Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Harry Murray, 1909
East G street. Prof. Reynolds of
the College Of Puget Sound will
talk ON "Child Study" and music
will be furnished by Mrs. Helen |
Watts. Mrs. Frank Chaplin will
assist the hostess in serving tea.
Mrs. G. ID. Danaher and her |
Mrs. John Dempsey and
Mrs. Edmund, returned to Tacoma |
recently from Long Beach, Cal,
where they have been visiting for
six weeks.
The Parent-Teachers assOcia-
ton of the Lincoln high school
will hold business meeting Tues
lay afternoon at the high school.
Mrs. II. F. Norris has returned
rom Seattle where she has been
her daughter for a fort
hight.
The Custer Relief Corps will
give, card party at the Armory
afternoon from 2 to
} clock.
Opens Campaign
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21
Opens Campaign

SALEM, Or, March 21.-Gov.
Withycombe today opened his
campaign for reelection with an
of his candidacy for
the republican gubernatorial NOM
nation. Withycombe announces
win the war" platform.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21
MILLS CLOSE

Omitted Press LEASED Wire.)
ABERDEEN, Wash, March 81.
Owing to car shortage. practical
ly every single mill in the Grays
Harbor district Is closed today,
causing several hundred single
weavers to be idle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21
Various Plans

Various Plans
Eighteen plants are being con-
structed largely from advance
payments on account of vessels to
be constructed, or thru loans se-
cured by bond and mortgage.
In most cases the obligations as
sumed by the ship contractors are
diminished as the work pro-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21

The Custer Relief Corps will
give, card party at the Armory
Saturday afternoon from to 4
o clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21
Buses and Taxa Anywhere.
ll5 SO. 10TH ST. TEL. MAIN 1oh
Baggage Checked.
NJ. r. MllA~-

Buses and Taxa Anywhere.
HIS SO. 10TH ST. TEL. MAIN 1oA
Baggage Checked.
M. r. Miles.
Lv. Tacoma p. M: Sunday, 8 a. m.
Lv. Yelm-9:30 a. m; Saturday night
1880. and Sunday. p. m.
CARBONADO-TACOMA sTAGn
Leaves Tacoma-11 q. m, 1870 o. n
Leaves Carbonado-S:l5a a. m. pn
200 p. m.
OrtinG-Tacona Stage llns
Leaves Tacoma. go, $50. $50
II a. M; s12 m; 1870, 1880. s3:3e.
l:so. $3.50. 9. 1850 p. m.
Leave Orting. Z, IS. -. s10, II &
m; 1890, 1850, ., e. s5, 6. Z D. N
ETrips direct to Soldiers Homo
leaving home IL minutes before lsav.
Ing orting.
UUCKLEY-TACOMA
Lv. Tacoma-f0:00 a. m. 3:30 .. N.
Lv. Buckley---S:0o q. m. 11:1o D. n.
Saturday and Sunday. pecial--Lv.
Buckley. 8 y. m. Lv. Tao. ll:3o .. -.
SUMNHQ-TACOMA
The Mise Llne-via valley meoA
hour to. ii D. m. saturday. last CO
LM. sumn.r--s . n. snd every
hour to 10 .. =. eetureay. lass -
ct IL .. m
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21
To Prevent The Grin.

Colds cause Grip - LAXATIVE
BROMO QUININE Tablets remove
the cause. There is only one
"Bromo Quinine." T.. w. GROVES
signature on box, 30c.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21

Mrs. II. f. Norris has returned
from Seattle where she has been
visiting her daughter for a fort
night.
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|SOC16N

The Ladies' First Aid club will
at cards Friday after
noon in the Troop B quarters of
the armory. Playing will begin at
3 and after the cards refreshments
will be served.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21

The Parent-Teachers' assOcia-
ton of the Lincoln high school
will hold business meeting Tues
day afternoon at the high school.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-21

MISS ADA HAnIOrU OF SeattIc
has been the guest of Mrs. James
Drake for Tuesday and Wednes-
day while In Tacoma to attend her
sister. Mrs. Marley d. Hadne, who
was operated upon at the Tacoma
General hospital Wednesday even
ing.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-08-22
Chill Builds Ships
Washington, Aug. IA

Washington, Aug. IA
Two large ship building plants
are being erected in southern
Chill. They will be ready for
operation IN September and the
building of wooden ships will
begin Immediately. The first
vessel of 1900 tons will be
launched in March 1919. accord.
ing to the schedule, and another
vessel of the same size will leave
the ways shortly afterward.
The new shipyards are being
constructed at Llanao. The wood
to be used in ship building is ma
tive timber Chilean oak
spruce and other woods. The ma
chinery for the new vessels will
be bought inthe United States if
it is possible to get it from this
country; otherwise the builders
will get it from Antofogasta.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-08-22
Big Land Deal.

John A. Moore and W. d, Sui
lenger purchased of K. l.. Mich.
OILS the Dowell place. More re.
Gently owned by J. P. Reed and
still later by X. II. Kemp. The
consideration being Sl35OO, co.
The place contains $50 acres
more or less. Mr.. Moore takes
100 acres. and the residence and
adjoining Improvements, and
Mr.. Sullenger takes $50 acres
lying back Of, and adjoining his
farm, and each pays half of the
purchase price. We have no,
heard what Mr.. Nichols will do
but he may return to his farm
down near Tradewater which he
did not dispose of.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-08-22
Boy By Parcel Pos.
on farms.

Versailles, Ind, Aug. 20. - On
its first trip from Cincinnati to
Versailles the parcel post auto
mobile truck carried a very much
alive 13.year,old boy, weighing
70 pounds and wearing 7s cents
of postage stamps as one Of its
packages. The lad was taggec
Freddie Pink, Versailles, Ind.
care of the Postmaster" HI
was sent by a Cincinnati news
paper. He remained overnight
in Versailles and was posted
for his home the next day b,
the postmaster, who stamped OF
his collar, Fragile and Perish
able"
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-08-22
Hicks Given Life Term
For Murder OF Woman

Dixon, Ky. Aug. l6. - Heber
Hicks, charged with the murder
OF Mrs. Joy Sparks, whose body
was found buried in the rear Of
a livery stable at Clay, KY, on
the morning of February Z, was
given life Imprisonment, by a
jury here to-day after a five
hours deliberation. The parents
OF young Hicks were present
when the jury returned the yer.
diet. 1t is understood that on
one ballot ten of the jury were
for the death penalty, A motion
for a new trial was Immediately
filed by the attorneys for the de.
PENDANT.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-08-22
FATHER OF NOVELIST
BURiED|N KENTUCKY
Halle Ermine Rives Attends Cert.
monies Held in Hopkins.
vile Cemetery

Hopkinsviile. Kv., Aug. A.
The burial of the late Stephen 7.
Rives, father Of Mrs. Post
Wheeler, or better known per.
haps, as Halle Ermine Rives,
the novelist. took place here at
$50 o'clock this evening.
Mr.. Rives died at Amherst,
Va, last January. but owing to
Mr.. Wheeler being in a hospital
at the time Mrs. Wheeler the on
ly survivor of her father, could
not leave him. So the body was
sent here and placed in a vault
to await burial at such time a,
she could come. Mr.. Wheeler IL
now convalesing and is in tie
Adirondacks. so Mrs. Wheeler
arrived last night and the plans
were made for the burial.
Very simple services were h ed
at the cemetery and the pail.
bearers were confederate Vet, r.
ans, all of whom were close per-
sonal friends as well as brothers
in arms of the deceased. Mrs.
Wheeler will leave tomorrow to
rejoin her husband.
Mr.. Riyes was born in Mont.
gomery county in 1882 and lived
there for many years. This was
near Lafay in this county
and he married Miss Mary Rags.
Gale of that place. Mrs. Wheel
er was the only child. Mrs.
Rives died about twenty years
ago. Mrs. Wheeler's childhood
was spent at the family home.
stead and she attended school
for time in Lafayette.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-08-22
Women 10 OyeralIs
Take Places OF Men

Columbus, Ind, Aug. 20. Six.
teen women in overalls to-day
took employment at tannery
here. Women and girls are en-
ployed in the production depart
Ments of other factories here,
AMI it is estimated that there
are 100 of them in the city who
has released as many fighting
men by taking their jobs. Won.
en- and girls helped to save
bumper crops of wheat, oats and
hay in Bartholomew county, anG
some of them are still WORKING
on farms.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-08-22
Tax Notice.

Tax payers of Marion Graded
School District will take notice
that the 5 rer cent. penalty will
be added to all unpaid taxes on
and after Sept. lst., and that
I. j. Wiring, collector of taxes
for said district, is directed to
collect by legal means provided
any tax unpaid after Sept. LIST.
Board of Trustees, Marion Grad.
ed School District. 8222t
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-08-22
LETTER FROM
J. B. GILL
Former Crittenden County Man
Writes From Denison,
Texas.

Mr.. S. NJ. Jenkins:
| told you would write you,
but | have been running around
since | left Kentucky and so
could not get the chance sooner.
We have bought a little place
near Denison, Tex, just inside
Incorporation but can't get pos
session until January.
| have been as far in Texas as
Commerce. This whole country
is nice and most generally level
and rich limestone land, raise
lots of wheat, oats and cotton
kaffer and sorghum butn much
corn.
They have nice towns, fine
clean streets and good roads par.
ticularly in Texas. This is they
say the dryest year they have
ever had, and the corn is near
failure, gardens dried up and nc
prospects of rain. Cotton the
mal.u money crop is very ligh'
and il it don't rain soon wont b.
one halt a crop.
Well | can't tell you how vel
| would like 20 be back there few
days and see Az my old acquain
iances and frieno.' | promised t
write to- We, Mrs. oili anu
have been as well as ', re Gener
ally are or better. We doh
know much what is goir Y o.
back there only through "
Press. Hope you are all havin
good rains and getting on O. X.
We get daily papers every morn.
ing and evening from the war
and | want to see up to the last
minute. With best wishes am,
j. B. Gill.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-08-22
Senator James Condition
Declared Very Serious

Baltimore, Aug. l6. - The con.
dition of Senator Ollie NJ. James.
OF Kentucky. who has been at
Johns Hopkins hospital for more
than two months, is tonight re-
ported by persons who came in
contact with him at the hospital
as very serious, The extreme
heat the last two weeks has
weakened the Senator. Trans
fusion Of blood has beer resorted
to and the hospital physicians re.
port his condition & unchanged.