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Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-09-21

going to school and are attached to the old company so if you happen to take 9 notion to write just address same to the old stand. When or where we will be assigned to work nobody knows, but we will probably find out in the course of another few weeks.
 We are enjoying quite change of weather just at present and l guess winter will come sneaking along on us pretty soon now. It has been rain ing all day and I am shivering, for the first time since came east, while trying to write. Guess we will get some stoves sometime this week, which will help some.
 Got letter from Arch a couple of days ago from Sacramento. He has been working some place around Plac- erville, but I guess he is getting ready to be drafted pretty soon now. It has been tough enough for me, and l always considered that I could do pretty good job of getting along with most anybody, but for fellow like Arch it is going to be simply h.. They say that the army dicipline is good for a fellow, and that may be right but I've still got to be shown. One thing is certain though, we can sure stand it if anybody else can, and so far haven't been put in the guard house.
 Am looking forward with 'considera- ble interest to the result of the pri- mary election in old Mohave and sure ly want to see the lineup for the fin als. Guess it has been anybodys race with everybody either in the army or moving out of town, and any candi- date not strong with the ladies must surely be out of luck.
 Going to quit you now, Beech, as I have other work to do. Give my re- gards to all the fellows and write. Address Go. H, End Eng. Regt. Camp A. A. Humphreys, Va. -.' BOB BLUM
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-09-21
IRA f. SHERMAN WRITES
 FROM NEAR FIRING LINE

Dear Ones at Home: This mornin,
 finds us back in the little villag,
 where at present our Headquarters ar,
 located. We have been ten days u,
 near the front in the capacity of re
 serve Infantry men. During our stay
 up there we were under shell fire or
 three different occasions and had two
 visits paid us by hostile aviators;
 none of the shells or the bullets from the air craft did any damage. How ever in the one couple of nights ago, some of the shells hit in the middle of our camp either the shells did not ex- plode or else they buried themselves so deep as to be harmless. It sure saps man to hear those big boys whizzing overhead, particularly when all you can do is to hunt an old dug out and crawl in. I sure made some time, three months from a civilian to a soldier within range of the artillery. It is sure relief to return to this peaceful village. Here we can take our clothes off at night and we don't have to have our gas masks strapped on ready for instant use. Before many weeks Kaiser Bill will curse the day hr used poison gas. The Allies are now sending about 5 gas shells to the Ger mans one, according to the boys com ing back from the front. Germany has no rubber to make gas masks out of. One of the first big truths that comes to person in the battle zone is: That the only good Germans are dead ones. The German soldiers are we'll disciplined, that no matter what kind of individuals they may be, once on the firing line, they become mere machines-deadly machines that must be wrecked before they send over their own deadly messages.
 Our present camp was evacuated by the Huns just day or so before we took possession. It is sure fascinating to stroll over this recent battlefield. One is constantly running on to mute articles and equipment which tell gruesome tale. At the present time we are practically safe, thanks to the Tanks pushing Hell" out of them up in front. The Germans left this sec tor in such a hurry that they left
 piles of ammunition and equipment. The towns around us are mere heaps of rock and masonry. Germany will sure have to suffer W Whole lot to re- pay what shs has done to France and Belgium and belive me the day'has ar rived when she will have to take a mighty bitter dose of her own medi- cine. The people in the States can rest assured that the U. S. Armies will make Kaiser Bill cry for mercy
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-09-21
BOB" BLUM ANXIOUS
 TO CROSS THE WATER

"Bob" Blum is still at Camp Hum phreys and anxious to get across. w regret very much that in the "rush o1 the days work" Bob's name was omitted from the Honor Roll. We have made amends in this issue how ever. Blum writes:
 Dear Friend: I received one per. fectly good and very welcome cartor of cigarettes couple of days ago and have been waiting since that time fol a letter to follow, but up to the pres ent writing none has made its appear ance. ! have finally concluded that you are too busy dissecting Fords and disembowling Packards to spare the necessary time to write, so I'm just going to tell you I am for you in the new venture, now and all the time, and here is hoping that you make barrel of money.
 Furthermore want you to get some idea of just what blessing you bes- lowed upon one very humble and hard working private when you sent those cigarettes. To begin with, money has new and greater value as medium of exchange since hit the army than it ever had before and a dollar looks bigger and buys less than at any time that I can remember. Now in that particular package of cigarettes there dollar and a half, which at this time represents about one fifth of months salary. (It must be salary for they would pinch the war lords for paying such wages.) Anyway, by the time the thirty per is trimmed down by in surance and allotment, seven and one half dollars is what filters through to yours truly. Such being the case, you can readily gather the fact that only quality folks among us indulge exten- sively in the classy luxury of Camel cigarettes. Therefore, my dear friend I want to thank you doubly, for you have not only afforded me the pleas ure of many quiet and delicious journeys to the fields of poppies where the reindeer play, but have ad- ded as we'll class and distinction to my humble name.
 And now, being true and faithful friend, what is more natural than for me to ask. further favors of you. Not in the matter of cigarettes, old boy, 60pr that would be ingratitude, but Nather in setting me right on little matter that has been causing me much mental agony and distress.
 The question at large is, am 1 or am l not going over to Berlin to get one. Kaiser Bill with the sanction and support of Mohave County? Person
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-09-21
With Our Soldiers and Sailors

ally was under the impression that
 used to hang around the town o:
 Kingman quite enough to be noticed
 at least once in while and as I ate
 slept and voted there, lived under tht Impression that I belonged there
 somewhere.
 Now, through the indulgence anc
 kindness of some of my friends I oc.
 casionally have sent to me copy of the mouth piece of the community
 "The Mohave County Miner and Our
 Mineral Wealth." which I read with great interest and pleasure until come to the column headed, "In the Service of Old Glory" Here, I am sorry to relate, I am always overcome with bangs of anguish and distress, for the name of Blum is not men, tioned on the tablet of those who left their happy homes to suffer for those who stayed at home. Why is it that I, who have toiled and suffered the |hardships and indiginities of "squad right, fright shoulder arms". "com- pany attention" and "parade rest" just the same as all the other fellows, should be coldly shuffled from the hon. or roll of my home town and left com pletely out in the cruel cold world?
 This thing has jared me a lot, Beecher, and I've got to have it strengthened out, because I've been getting things all framed up to have the White House and Congress and the whole show out west when the war is over, and was intending to place them in Kingman, but it's all off un- less they advertise me better than they have been doing. That White House is pretty heavy affair and is going to be hard to move, and Pm d-d if I'll pack it all the way homo if I can tot be welcome on the front porch af- ter I get there.
 And now l suppose you want to know how the army and I are getting along. We'll, old boy, we're both here all mixed in together and personally I'm doing fine. Never felt better in my life and am getting plenty to eat. Don't work too hard, but manage to keep in fine form all the time.
 A few days ago, without my consent or knowledge they shuffled the cards of fate and drew my name into a new regiment. I am now in the 472 En- gineers for better or for worse. This bunch are the army map makers and, is under the direction of fellows from the Geological Survey. Some will be assigned to the work over there while others will remain in this country to make war maps and my only fear is that the latter may fall to my lot. It is supposed to be picked bunch from the country at large and the schools bere and I haven't figured out yet what I am mixed up in the lay out for. For the time being, we are still
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-09-21

} ing harvest of gold little dreamed of until the A. E. F. started coming over } i- force. They seem to figure that all kmerican soldiers are millionaires and charge them accordingly. When we first arrived here in the town, wine was francs a bottle, now it is 20 francs; eggs were francs a dozen, now they are 6 francs. A franc is worth IS cents American money. That makes eggs g cents apiece. Some price. If it was not for the Govern ment commissary soldiers money would not go very far. At the commi- sary we can buy things far cheaper than you people in the States. A $500 Gillette razor and 12 blades can be bought for 10 francs or $1.S0 U. IS. coin. In other words the Gillette people are making about 400 % profit on each razor sold. in the U. s.
 The Government feeds the A. E. F's better than I thought they would be able to; we all get plenty of good sub- stantial food. Personally am nigh ty anxious again to see the Great Mo- have Desert. Somehow I miss the purple sage and the long quiet twi- lights. With the present Allied vic tories, hope that by the fall of 1919 Germany will be trampled in the dust. If any one is dissatisfied with any DOT tion of the U. s. A., they ought to come over here, will grant that the landscape is fairly pretty, also that oc- casionally one sees we'll built chateau, but the average French town and house is sure about two centuries be- hind anything we have in America. The French peasants do not know what sanitation means. Usually the house and barn are one building, Gee! but it will surely be big day in my life when the first mail arrives from home. You can transport a mans temporal being to the battlefields of France, but it will take years before my mental self is anywhere but in Ari- zona. We are all in fine condition and will be glad to again get in the Big Show. We are all on our toes ready either for fight or to work, just as needed. I will now close and go down to the river and wash my clothes, while scrubbing up the Gov ernment issue, l will also take lit tie "first class" off myself. Don't worry about me, am alright. With oceans of love to you all,
 AS ever
 I. B. s.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-09-21

ployer who seizes upon such conditions as front us today to dirupt the organization of his employees to profiteer. Both guilty of crim- inally hampering the nation in the prosecution of the
 FOR ORGANIZED LABOR
 believe in organized labor but not in the or ganization which permits domination by narrow unpatriotic, selfish leadership which exploits labor for the Intolerance of selfish ends at the expense of production The highest efficiency must prevail for the greatest national good in this period in which strike and losses in output growing out of dissatisfaction more deplorable than in any previous time in our history.
 ENEMYS AT HOME
 In the spirit of loyalty detest the I. W. W. and their doctrine as we'll all others who ridcule patriotism and openly or covertly defy the National Government and lend themselves to the spreading of propaganda of enemy countries. They are no less enemies of the American people than the Germans in the trenches and every loyal Ari- zonian regardless of political utilization is in honor and loyalty bound to assist in stamping them out forever There must be no catering to traitors We should have statute books stringent laws for the punishment felons of all purveyors of enemy propaganda, and advocates of sabotage on our farms and ranges, in our mines, upon our railroads, or in any of industries, whether through intimidation by word of mouth or actual deed of violence or through sympathy. At time when the country needs the labor of every citizen we should have upon statute books stringent law requiring every able-bodied man to be at work at some useful calling
 AMERICANISM FIRST
 With the winning of the war, the greatest duty of the hour, We at home should devote ourselves to the promotion of industrial efficiency to the utmost, to running down and stamping out the enemy within our gates and to crushing his ally, the l. w. w. This to those who are offering themselves to save us at home from the mailed fist.
 Respectfully yours,
 THOMAS E. CAMPBELL. Advertisement.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-09-21

Thos. E. Campbell on announcing his candidacy for governor gave out the following declaration or pal riotic principles:
 To the people of Arizona:
 FIRST DUTY TO WIN WAR
 There is no issue but the war. The one duty ot every American is to win the war; Political parties have but one duty, which is to win the war. This is not the Presidents war, it is not Congress war; but it is war waged by the people of the United States for the welfare and safety of America and for the civilized world. We as nation are pledged to put the war through to the hit without finch ing until we win the peace of overwhelming vic tory. In the words of President Wilson, we must use "force force to the utmost, force without stint or limit the righteous and triumphant force which shall make right the law of the world and cast every selfish dominion down in the world This is our battle cry" I stand by the President and support him in his purpose to win the war at all costs.
 SUPPORT OUR MEN IN ARMS
 The patriotic duty of every and woman to our country and it's allies demands an interrupted operation of our industries during the war, and to this end capital and labor must combine to serve the necessity which now exists and which will exist throughout the war; for maximum in dustry that nation may give our fullest support to our in arms on land and sea. If differences arise between employer and empoye, causing the weakening of our industrial army in this, great war, the outcome of which is no less dependent upon the might of our united labor at home than upon the valor of our on the and battlefields, the logical method of adjustment of these differences is that of arbitration The Federal Governmen has provided the means for carrying out arbitration in this state, and this method, therefore, should have our fullest support and honest cooperation.
 OUR GREATEST RESPONSIBILITY
 The responsibility which rests upon both capital and labor at this time is greater than at any other time in the history of the nation. I am not in sympathy with the strike breeder and agitator who endeavors to create dissension between employer and employe, am l in sympathy with the
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-09-21

before many months. Believe me tn.
 world will surely pay homage to Foch
 Pershing and Haig. The Huns art
 not allowed a moments breathing spell Their morale can not long stand uI
 under the hammering they are getting
 day and night. Apparently Austria
 is about to be counted out. With Eng fish, French and American troops bol-
 stering up the Italian forces, Austria
 will never again be able to make an
 offensive. "Hell, Heaven or Broad
 way by Christmas" is the slogan of the
 A. B. F. Sometimes I wonder if l will
 ever be able to "get in the collar" af-
 ter this army life. We don't have to
 do anything but obey orders even to the smallest details of our daily life.
 One wonders why they refuse to let you do any thinking for yourself. It would not surprise me, if they would come up some night and show us how to get in bed properly. The one big fault I find with army discipline is that when you do get away from it or are given few liberties, some, of the men are like kids and make asses of themselves. When ever any one abus- es what few privileges we have, the result is that the whole company suf- fers. Now that we are getting brok- en up into smaller divisions and put to work on different jobs, I expect we will be allowed more freedom. The platoon that am in is "peach". We have very few men that are not fine chaps. Thank God we are practically free from booze comedians. Drink causes more trouble in France than any other one thing. The other night a lad named McPherson and myself HGr peacefully smoking our evening pipes and as is customary all over the Globe we were peddling news of our own former lives. Mac. asked me what State l was from and told him Chloride, Arizona. He informed me that he worked last summer in Mineral Park. I asked him what mine and lOullu OuI IIldI Ic WAS dI IIlc NcOTScs Washington until about the 20th of August 1917. Just imagine the two of us being in Mineral Park and nev- CT meeting until arriving over on French soil. We have enjoyed sev- eral good talks about Chloride, King man and vicinity. Another Kingman boy in our regiment is "Casey" Jones, Another is Henry Russel, Oh, am running into lots of Desert, Rats.
 Today we expect will be payday. Not that the money makes much diff ference over here. We are even ra- tioned chewing tobacco by the govern ment. Most of our money is spent in buying such articles as fresh eggs, ca,.cy, cheese and an occasional bottle of wine. When we are up in the bat tie zone money is only useless paper i to be bothered with. am quite sure that the French storekeepers are reap
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-09-21
"SI" PERKINS, AVIATION
 INSTRUCTOR IN FLORIDA
Mohave County Miner, Kingman, Ariz.

Mohave County Miner,
 Kingman, Ariz.
 Gentlemen: In going over your pa per the other day, which you very kindly send me each week I noticed that among those mentioned as com. ing from Mohave County and who are now in the Service did not appear the name of "Si Perkins" formerly of Kingman and associated with the "Zerolene" business at that place. Now "put it there". I want the world to know that come from Mohave County State of Arizona, absolutely. I vote there, have already did so in the pri- mary this election, belong there, when not in the Service of Uncle Sam and I'm going to come back there, believe me when he is thru with me, provided of course I'm not fused up" before then but from the looks of things there doesn't seem to be a chance for me to get nearer the "dog eaters" along the Rhine than Florida-confi- dentially as bad as they paint the front, it cant be much worse than "Our little grey home" down here in the Everglades-understand Pm not kicking, only I'd like to get over there, that's all-it seems to me I have flown all over the State from Jacksonville down over the Everglades and Pm not what you would call impressed-why 1 would rather lot fly over the Wal lapai mountains, you can at least look down and see something beneath be- sides swamps and their probable com pliment of alligators. What do you say to a flying field in the Wallapai Valley-actually that wouldn't be a bad site-might have to land in a can you occasionally, but then what's that. We always carry machine gun on our ships hehe- not for alligators- is an Aerial Gunnery School. We train Pilots here in Aerial Combat and all sorts of shooting from an airplane. Observers are also given their train ing here in shooting machine guns from turret mounted upon the plane. I was designated as an instructor Pilot, having finished this work at a Louisiana school of Aerial Gunnery some time ago-isn't that luck for you-get in early to get over there and "get in" and then draw job as Instructor in Florida-but believe me I'm glad to do my little bit as best I can, like I see all the boys from old Mohave are doing and like all the older boys still there are doing. I know you are behind us and that is why I want to be in among that list of soldiers from "Old Mohave". Now wont you please count me one of you. Best regards to every body, stick to- gether and keep coming and it wont be long before we'll have them "On the run over there" and last of all don't forget to "Use Zerolene"
 Yours truly, from Mohave,
 LIEUT.. G. c. PERKINS Air Service, U. S. A.
 P. s. I certainly thank you for send ing me the paper, it's lot of mail to me,
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-09-21
STARTED ACROSS

The following was received by Hu- bert Smith from N. o. Banegas, and written Sept. 4th at Newport News. Friend Hubert: Leaving here to- morrow. Going across the pond to see the Kaiser, so goodbye to all my friends in Kingman.
 N. o. BANEGAS 326 F. R. s. Camp Stewart, New port News, Virginia.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-09-21
THE SOLUTION

"I know how I'd serve the food pdoblem if were in Germany's place."
 "How?"
 "I'd get all the Russians drunk and have a Bolsheviki stew" to set the clocks ahead.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-09-21

I believe in organized labor. but not in the domination of labor organizations by narrow, selfish and unpatriOtic leaders.
 There must be no catering to traitors.
 We should punish purveyors of enemy propaganda and ad- vOcates of sabotage as felons.
 Every able bodied man should be compelled by law to work at some useful calling.
 We must run down and stamp out the enemy within our gates and crush his ally, the I. w. w.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-09-21

'-Killed at flying school.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-06-26
THE DRYSDALE CORSET SECTION

WOVEN NAMES s~ derives
m Pal Zoe
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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-11-15
JOHN B. WILSON.
HUNS MOVE SLOWLY
IN HOMEWARD MARCH.

With The American Armies On The
Mouse And Moselle, Nov. 12-Ger-
many's army was moving slowly along
its whole front toward the rear today.
The American forces remain ex-
actly where they were when the
armistice went into effect.
So far as known at the American
army headquarters, no disposition
has been displayed to block at any
point that part of the agreement pro-
viding for the withdrawal of the Ger
man troops. II is realized that the
reversing of the gears of the great
broken German machine will not be
simple.
There would have been no surprise
among the American officers had the
German front remained almost un-
changed. but already there appears to
have been left Immediately in front
of the Americans little more than a
fringe of soldiers. In some places
even that line has been withdrawn so
far that the army men on this side
do not know its location.
The Germans reluctantly abandon
ed their efforts to continue fraterni-
cation where the lines still were in
proximity, but threats to hold as
prisoners anyone approaching the
American lines practically stopped
their visits.
Behind the American line the ac-
tivity of the supply trains continued
today and the troops modified at the
front settled down to routine duty
There was an increasing number OF
leaves of absence, however, and the
towns in the rear where troops are
stationed were gayer than at any
time since the beginning of the war.
The celebration that began Monday
night gathered momentum instead Of
showing signs Of abatin.g