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The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06

er or later. I feel lucky that I am not
pushing up the daisies, Somewhere In
France. When we started the big
show on Sept. 26th, it was our divi-
sion that took the Hindenburg line.
This old line of defense was a hell-ca.,
but we took il, and Oh boy! what q
fight! Won't try to describe II, but
the Germans had every inch Of the
ground covered with machine gun fire,
and their artillery garage was hell
sh. The Bochc had orders TO hold the
ground at all cost. They lost II at
al cost. They sent over bo-coo-.
French for 'oodles') gas and even
used liquid fire. but Bud. you know
very well what we did. ! guess we
jrst went wild. We penetrated miles
into their main system Of defenses,
,apturing several towns and bo-coo
prisoners. On the 2Sth was wounded
N the leg from a she'll fragment from
, high explosive shell. and here ] am.
Am doing some writing IN the. office
for the corps, SO thought I'D take this
opportunity Of writing you. ] some
lines wonder if you aren't over here.
II YOU are at home. | am glad, for
This Is a job for the boys with no re-
'ponsibilities. not for married men
with dear families.
Il am getting along just fine. VIII
soon be able TO battle them again.
Turkey has surrendered and Austria
and Germany. will soon evacuate in
vadcd territory-tat the point Of the
Yank's bayonetsD.
"Well. Bud. | must get busy. Tell
all my old friends Hello. Wishing you
the best Of luck, as ever, Your old bud
die. HARRY A. SMALLWOOD.
Company X, l39th Inf, A. r.. r."
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
WATCH FOR AD NEXT WEEK
HEARING FROM THE BOYS.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Schank received
the following letter from their sons,
Chester and Adlia, who are in Uncle
Sans service.
Lang Island. Now York. Nov. %
iois Hello to nil. received your
i.,ter--ylnd IN hear vou nre nlI q
AL nm, was snrc Glad IN hear Adj.
lin yot over The "Tlu" as I was un.
oasv .hou, hin, md nas sorry ,o hear
,ha; Water So,,m.rs d;.J NJ bc surc
w.s n S;nc fclIow I vot your letter
of the parJ' The one Sou Registered.
Non don, n.od Ia rcyis,.r them any.
NOR. n. nm, setting my mail noyy.
I go; n Letter from o"iiln and onc
fr,,n Ivn md the nnners
W.i, a,n no, "yac,I,. n, ry w,,v
hon,. co, hn, Jonr know how soo;,
/ viii bc Ms wc wcrc nil hacked nm
once ,o st,rt ond ,hon goi n,I,,s p,,
,n ,n ~, " % s,ro %wn',i,, % ill., M. s to ,on,c homc %
w. o,a hn,iJing harr"sls fnr ,h, hn, .
y.h, h.vo hcnn ac,o.s in l;,,nrc H.
,hnn.h, /, our Jn,v IN Tho hay who
bnyc had IN Sncc ,bc huli"is nnd sho,,
10 buiiJ nlaccs for tbcm "a live in
Al, oT ,hn SIo,h Envincors yolunt,c".
cJ NJ car,cn,crs md / ,hinl, tsc biv.
vcst nar, oS New YORK il worsinp
n,rc. ns !, IL nothinu 10 sec 40 or 81
hig barrncks On an, IN ono day. ~,
msvcJ into n new barrncks lns, nipi,
and we sur. nrc proud of our new
home. We have three long tables that
reach the length of the room. We
hardly knew how TO act at the table,
have never heard anything from
Lloyd Stansbury or Clarence bradley
since ] LEFT Funston, have they been
discharged or not! Ihc influenza
must be- getling bad out thefe ~ olJ
Missouri You must DC careful sn'l
not get u, Am glad TO near Earl
Emm' Is U. N, ! reckon ne WIZ oe
coming home soon. do not Know Tor
sure u we WI nave TO go TO France
on not. J hcard al SOLDIERS IN Tue
U; ). would he nome ny Christmas
l hope so anyway. u,
we sure had some swel, lhanksgip-
ing dinner; We OF 'ne a zav'h ~, h,rn ahs'n, u,
fruit and everything else You could
think OF to eat. everything was new
IN the building ana we certainly had
q fine time. we soldier boys certain
y were thankful ior io!s M thinEs'
even u we couldnI DC ~ nome. we
are glad the war is over, Tor the sake
OF others, anu that we won{ nave 20
40 across ! WIN ciose Us i,waht 10
man this tonight' Love 10 ~.
TT. CHESTER JOHNSON SCHANk,
Co. f., 2l0th Engineers, Camp Mills,
Hampstead, Long Island, Now York.
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millinery Bare aims All trim.
med and untrimmed Hats al
greatly reduced prices. Step in
and look them over. Your
chance 10 buy cheap.
MRS. {. A. kETnERlANO.
Oregon. No.


anything under the 3rd Grade. ] like
the school fine, We have "a good teacn-
or. ] ran over "a lieutenant last night.
was running around a corner OF u
building--Iic just laughed. ] cxcus, d
myself and scraped the mud off Of
his clothes. He only said whistle when
coming around corners. He Is u fine
fellow too. ! wish could be- home 10
20 hunting Thanksgiving, but they
won't give US furlough until W fin.
ish our course. providing they don't
discharge ". had my picture taken
today-will send you some. when they
are finished. We fellows are all let.
ting our moustachcs grow. We are
are not going TO shave them off until
We come home. There is another fol
low here by the name Of "Schank.' W,
go together TO sort out our mail. Well
Iva, have you taken the car out anc
exercised II, yet?
Well, this Is Wednesday morning,
will finish my letter. We got oul
0vcrcoats this morning. We are aw'
fully busy tearing up. So don't write
until ] send new address. AS ] have
got move "A coming. but ] don't know
where. Some say We are coming
home, and some say not. So viii
close:
PVT. ADLlA BAIRD SCHANk.
3d Training Detachment, Columbia,
Mo.
The following letter has been re-.
ceived by Ward Hcadlcy, from Earl A.
Adamson, now ON active service with
in France, dated Oct. 20. i0is:
Dear Ward:-You letter Of July
18th, Just received, I sure was glad tc
hear from you. also received one o.
June 2sth. ! was not surprised Ia
hear Of your fathers death, but very
sorry. Tell your mother to write mi
line In your next letter--also tell U
and y. and T.. each to write to me
and any others who would care to
Well. Ward. | will give you a little
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06

IN the capital OF the United States
the hrgcst employment agency IN the
world has been running at top speed
'ilic" Air'l 4. 1917. kccpine the govern
men supplied with ci,i.inn war work.
ers uE'r the entrance to tn, eIx-story
BUILDING Is II sfnnll wooden sigr read.
Ing. 'tuitrd States civil Service Com.
mis- Iu."
IT," commission came Into being iu
iSs;' ns Il check on the "spoils system"
through which government j,hs had he
con-" currency for paying political
debts III the first year Of its exist
encc l3.ni employees of the govern
mcni were classified. or brought With
In the Jurisdiction Of the civil service
Inv. Everyone who wns working for
tho government In position coming
nn'i'r ~" u"w law was covered Into
the classified service without cxnminn.
tion. To- have forced nn examination
on those nlrcndy In the departments. Il
woui iir~i have been necessary to
slaughter congress almost to u nnn.
Legislators often ilny Il now. hut nearly
nlwu's merely for cfIcct an dlsnppnint.
ed home folks" who have failrd to
lnnd Ia Uncle Sans official family.
Mn" hundred different registers for
all sorts ~ positions nre maintained.
Take the cusc Of clerks ns illustrative
of ih" way appointments are made.
The applicant undcrgoes the prescribed
"SLrninH,iun before the pcnr,1 local
board ~ civil service examiners. Of
whlrh there nrc about 5000 scattered
throughout the country. Then Ills nnnc
is entered an Register cnrd," togcth-
or with general summary of the infor-
Mnliun contained In his application und
hi, examination papers.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
ALFALFA HAY AND STRAW
FOR SALE.

I have some good Alfalfa Hay and
Straw for Sale. lf in need Of these
see me soon. Ms want to move them.
II not sold soon will ship.
II. NJ. MARTIN.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
RED TAPE CUT
BY UNCLE SAM
war Methods In Worlds Biggest
Labor Agency.
CIVILIAN WORKERS NEEEEO

ne a Case Of "shoot First and Ask
ousstiens Atsrward" with Civil
Service Commission In Meeting Ex.
erso-e nary Emergency Demsnds--
Te'ephsns and Telegraph Get Ap.
pontces by First Train to Capital.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06

FOR SALE-My place If two lots
md 5.room house in the Highland al.
lition. MRS. GEORGIA SlMERLY.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06

No hunting allowed on my farm
after this date. GEO. X. MURRAY.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
Big line Of Flash Lights and
Batteries AT
TEARE 4 RULEYS

Absolutely no trespass;ng or hunt
ing on M land. is. STULL.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06

Wanted to buy 100 head of stock
hogs, from rs to 100 pounds.--Joc
Mitchell, Forest City.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-01
Who Must Register June s.?
Ho.U, When, Where Explained

REGISTER: tcitizens
1897
enlisted of the regular
Naval Militia while
Officers enlisted
Is Reserve while active service a.-
wHEN Wednesday I. 1918, between q. and
p. t.-. /...s
WHERE: At office board
permanently
that local board
HoW Go In June to registration place
absent to
board where your
filled certified
Jurisdiction where permanently reside
envelope with
cerf-
cate serious Inconvenience.
registration card time home
deputze him to pre-
INFORMATION: If doubt to
register consult local board.
PENALTY FOR NOT REGISTERING: % register
punishable year.
suit of valuable rights privileges
ton into military service
The Washington herald., 1918-06-01
FRANKFURTER
TO READJUST
LABOR FORCE
Administrator Setting Eco.
nomic Grip on Country
He Says.

Re-adjustment Of labor. by which
a curtailment of the forces at work
in the lesser important industries
will be effected, is being devised by
the Labor Department. A report.
with recommendations for some
what radical shifts of workers. will
be made In a week.
Felix Frankfurter, the labor ad-
ministrator, will announce the new
policy of apportionment end redis-
tribution that Is calculated to pro-
duce better results in all the war
industries. The committee has been
at work on the scheme for several
weeks. having in view the moving
of labor into those primary war fac.
tories that were affected by the
draft and the tendency OF some
lines Of labor to migrate towards
the more lucrative places.
I'VE are getting what you might
call an economic grip on the coun-
try Mr.. Frankfurter said yester-
day. I'VE have got to realize that
we are at war and that labor that
is now going to unimportant fieids
must be used with better direction
for war purposes. There Is no such
theory before us as a conscription
OF labor. but a reapportionment to
provide the greatest possible num-
per of men in those Industries that
are SO vital. We are employing a
recruiting system by which we hope
to effectually transfer thousands OF
men. Just the exact scheme is be-
ing devised by the committee which
Will make its report next week.
employers are seeing more cler-
ly every day the great Importance
or this move. OF course some men
will be hit. unfortunately. Tha:
cannot be helped. It is an newt
able part of the business of war;
but We are trying to bring about
the least possible disturbance among
the lesser essential industries. The
whole object is to keep the war
machine running as close to 100 per
cent production as possible"
The Washington herald., 1918-06-01
ASKS FORESTS CARE
given To Interior
King. of Utah. Frames Bill to
Change Departments Control.

For thirteen years the vast Forest
Reserves of the nation have been in
the hands of the Department of
Agriculture. Now. Senator King.
of Utah. seeks to have them trans
ferred back to their former custo-
dian. the Department of the In
terror.
Senator King is firm in his stand
that the Interior Department should
handle the reserves, and he says
the majority of the Western Sem
atOrs are with him in this.
Il never could see any sense in
the lands being given to the Agri-
cultural Department. anyway" hes
said yesterday afternoon. The In
terror Department has to do with
the charge and control OF public
lands in this country, and the For
est Reserves are nearly all of them
within States containing the larger
part of the public lands.
There is constant conflict be-
tween the Agricultural and Interior
Departments. There are millions of
acres in the reserve. Many of these
acres contain mineral deposits. The
Interior Department takes care of
the mineral deposits. Thus we have
the Interior Department handling
mineral deposits in public lands.
which are themselves handled by
another department, and which
should he in the care of the In
terror Department. The present
system is silly"
The bill has been referred to the
Public Lands Committee of the Sem
atG-
The Washington herald., 1918-06-01
ANNA MOORE GIVES
ESTATE TO FAMILY

Anna v. Moore, in a will dated
April "a last. left several thousand
dollars to relatives and friends. She
died in this city May %, and after
directing that she be buried in the
family plot in Spring Grove Gene
terry Cincinnati. O.. and that a mon
ument to cost $500 be erected over
the graves of herself and parents,
makes these cash bequests:
To her brothers she gives $1,000
each: to a niece. $1,000, and $3.50 to
each of two other nieees.
Two grandchildren of her deceas-
ed sister each are given $500, and
the same amount Is given to her
cousin. James T. Gardiner, of Au-
gusta. Ga. who is described as an
adviser and friend.
The residue of testator's estate
is left to Julia c. Lindsey, who Is
named executrix without bonds.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-01
SUPPLEMENT ISSUED
TO INCOME DEPOSITS

Secretary McAdoo issued a supple
ment to the Treasury Department
circular relating to the deposits Of
income and excess profits taxes. Pay
ments of these taxes cannot be made
by credit. 1t is intended, out of
any unexpended cash proceeds aris-
ing from the payment Of the taxes.
to make deposits, through Federal
Reserve Banks. with qualified depos-
itories throughout the United States.
Banks and trust companies are re-
quired to cooperate by advising their
customers to turn in Treasury Ger
tificates, issued against the revenue
from taxes, in payment of taxes and
no deposit Of moneys arising from
the payment Of income and excess
profits taxes will be made with any
depository which disregards this re-
quirement
The Washington herald., 1918-06-01
MEN
To SPEAK At CAMPS
Clergyman and Lay Speakers Sched-
uled for Tomorrow.

Prominent clergymen from other
-ities, and lay speakers from out Of
town. will be heard at practically all
the camps in the vicinity of Wash
ington at services under Y. NJ. c. A.
auspices tomorrow.
Rev. DR.. Paul r. Hickok. religious
work director. has arranged the fol-
lowing schedule:
Camp American University. Rev.
DR.. John Allen Blair, Of Philadel-
phia. evening.
Camp Belvoir. Rev. A J. Watkins,
Syracuse, n. Y. evening.
Fort Myer. Rev. II. L Hodge, Of
Pittsburgh, evening.
Potomac Park. Rev. z. c. Thomas
Of Baltimore. morning and evening
ouantico, DR.. J. 81. McFayden. Of
Richmond. Va. evening.
Washington Barracks, DR.. Paul r.
Hictok, morning.
Fort Washington, Chaplain Brown.
evening.
Accotink, II. B. williams. Of An
dover. n. Y. evening.
Camp Humphreys, Newton ". Pres
ton, OF Nebraska. evening.
At the Humphreys services Miss
Marguerite Cooper. Mrs. Richard
Bone and Miss Genevieve Folsom. all
Of the war work headquarters star.
will sing.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-01

ed and were taken hurrisdiy fron
the arm held for this purpose
The class OF applicants for thess
naturalization papers embraces NAM
different nationalities Most OF thess
came here a. infants. their pareuts
having neglected 10 become citizens.
In some cases young men born IN
Germany and Austria are included
IN the list. In such instances proof
Of their loyalty 70 the United States
is absplute.
The work Of naturaIizing the SOL
dlers IN the manner described win 20
ahead with rapidity. and Fort Myer
win probably be the next camp 10
come up for consideration. The
same character Of work is in progress
at other sections. and In due time
every enlisted man In the United
States army h bound TO become an
American citizen. whether born here
or not. II never naturallzed before.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-01
$50 NEW MEMBERS
TREAD SHRINE SANDS

One hundred and fifty newly elect
ed members to Almas Temple of the
Mystic Shrine. many of them SOL
diers, trod the hot sands of initia-
tion last night in the main ball
room of the willard Hotel.
Potentate L. Whitney Estes was
presiding officer. and he was assist
ed in the ceremonial by Mai. Lewis
C. Wilson. Chief Rabban. Sidney
T. Jacobs. Assistant Rabban, James
3. Mccarthy. High Priest and
Prophet. F. A. c. Sebring, treasurer
r: the Shrine. and Harrison Ding
man. recorder.
Among the guests of the Shrin-
eTs were number of visiting Do
tentates and mobiles from other
cities. who stopped over in Wash
ington on their way to Atlantic
City. where they will attend the an
nual Imperial Council meeting
which begins its three-day session
June l.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-01
SPOILS OF war WILL
Be Shown At POLPS
Trophies from War Front Brought
by Government.

The first American trophies of
W.T. to reach this country arrived
in Washington yesterday, and will
be exhibited here next week by the
Committee on Public Information.
Machine guns. trench mortars, un
used ammunition, iron helmets, and
breastplates are among the spoils
Of war in the shipment.
The exhibition will be in con-
nection with the showing next week
OF the War Department moving pic
ture "Pershing's Crusaders"
The shipment Of trophies. consisting
OF twenty-five cases of miscellaneous
loot" Of all kinds, captured from the
Germans, was received yesterday nv
the division Of exhibitions Of the CON-
mittee on Public Information from
the depot quartermaster at Fort
Myer, in whose charge they have been
since their arrival They will be
placed on exhibition in the lobby of
Polls Theater. where they will re-
main throughout next week. during
the sowing of "Pershing's Crusaders q
The trophies consist of five trench
mortars, six machine guns, three cata-
pults. several cases Of hand grcnades
OF different types. and a great guam
uty OF unused ammunition, empty gun
shells Of all sizes, helmets and breast
plates. There is also one rifle in good
condition. and two three-gallon air
tight food cans. The greater part OF
the loot is covered with grease and
dirt and was shipped from France,
presumably, as it was picked up from.
the battlefields. Two of the trench
mortars are already on exhibition on
the sidewalk in front OF Polls Thea
ter.
Some Are Interesting.
Among the most interesting things
in the shipment of loot are the iron
helmets and breastplates, worn by the
German soldiers when in the front
lines. The helmets have each two
separate additions to be attached
when under a particularly heavy fire.
When the entire helmet is worn the
German has a total weight Of about
eighteen pounds TO bear on his mead.
The iron breastplates completely
cover the shoulders and front of the
body from the neck to the knees
There are three different types of
hand grena les, and severa! Of the cat
apults used to throw them.
Washington will be the first city il
the country in which the trophies will
be exhibited. Following their erhibi-
Francisco, where they will be used as
a part of the allied war exhibition, to
be opened there about July L
The Washington herald., 1918-06-01
FEARS REBUKE; GIRL
SWALLOWS POISON

Baltimore. Nd, May a-Because
she was afraid her mother would
lecture her for getting home late
last night, Stella Howard, Is years
old, 1856 Carswell street, took two
bichlorfde Of mercury tablets while
riding on a Gorsuch avenue car and
Is In a critical condition at st. Jo-
seph's Hospital
She was taken to the home of
DR.. II. Young .Westbrook. 1913 Cor
such avenue. where she received
treatment before being sent to the
hospital. 1t is said her mother ap-
pealed to the ST. Vincent De Paul
Society several weeks ago to look
after the girl because she had threat
ened to commit suicide and because
she remained out so late at night.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-01
m"Good Morning, judge
Na Human Interest Stories Of puno, By By
w Police Court Happenings. PERKINS

He swiped his mothers baking
pan and with the aid of a friend
ly timers apprentice the boy soon
was sporting around in one.
And Immediately other small boys
got out their bean-shooters to test
the new contraption.
Benny enjoyed the affair for a
while. His hat amply protected
ing shot at him.
However. the boys who were
shooting at him were not satisfied
George Carter. one of the bunch
with bean-shooters. suddenly got
an idea in his head.
He got a half Of a brick and let
it fly at Benny. The brick smash
ed the tin hat and knocked Benny
sprawling.
He ran home to his ma. He told
her all about it, She was so angry
at his being abused. that she for
got to scold him for running the
baking pan.
She chased George and caught
him. Turning him over her knee
she spanked him good.
1t was Georges turn to run to
his ma. He did. His ma got a war
rant or Benny's ma.
The court told her that she had
no right to spank other peoples
children and fined her IS.
Mike swipes.
This time the man plays the role Of
the vampire.
Last Wednesday evening. Mike Col
Inns and Eva Blanchard had a date.
Mike was known to be a regular
lady-killer. which in the slang of the
street. means that he has all the
women going.
After a round Of the movies. ice
cream parlors and yokamee joints. the
pair returned to Eva's home.
They stood under the chandelier IN
the parlor. Eva looked into his eyes
for a minute. She was like one hyp-
Noticed.
Mike kissed her goodnight. Eva
went to bed happy as a barrel Of
monkeys.
The next a. m. she rushed to the
courthouse and got a warrant charg-
ing Mike with the larceny of her
purse. containing $235.
1t turned out that while she stood
gazing in Mikes wonderful orbs. the
male vamp had reached in her bosom
and snitCIod her money.
His defense was that he only bor-
rowed the money. He didn't think
she would care.
The chances are that II he could
have seen Eva before she got the
warrant. he could have made her for
get all about the coin.
But Eva feared her mothers wrath
mort than she did Mikes hypnotic in
fluence. This we gather from her
own statement.
Ten dollars fine for Mike. CWonder
II Eva will pay it. Mike had his eye
on her all the time.)
The Washington herald., 1918-06-01
WALTER MCCOY NAMED
D. c. CHIEF JUSTICE

Walter I. Mccoy. former associate
justice, was yesterday morning sworn
in as chief justice Of the Supreme
Court for the District Of Columbia,
to take the place vacated by ]. Harry
Covington. who retired from the
bench simultaneously with Chief JUS
tice McCoy's assumption of the posi-
ton.
Justice Ashley NJ Gould. senior as
Sociate justice of the court. admins
tered the oath of office to Chief JUS
tiCe Mccoy. Upon his retirement,
torner Chief Justice Covington vent
before Fred C. O'Connell. assistant
clerk of the court, and took the oath
required Of all members Of the bar, II
being his intention to engage in pri-
vate practice hereafter.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-01
IS s1,924 FOOD
LAYING ASIDE
OR BOARDING?
Case Against Nash and
His Wife Will Be
Pressed.

Doesing the holding Of s1,s24.1s
worth of food constitute boarding.
punishable with a fine Of $500 or
two years Imprisonment. or 10 Il
simply innocent laying aside" and
as such. absolutely Hoover-proof?
These are questions that the gov
ernment has virtually settled for
itself in the case of DR.. Francis
Nash. medical director. Unit d
States Navy. and is wife. whose
trial for alleged boarding of food
products, will shortly take place be-
fore Justice Stafford.
The federal authorities haxe COM
pleted their case against the doctor
and his wife and as much depends
on the outcome of the trial in view
Of future similar prosecutions. the
beginning of the legal battle is
awaited with keen interest on all
sides.
Laskey to Prsseeute.
District Attorney Laskey will per-
sonally conduct the prosecution, as
sisted by local Food Administrator
Clarence Wilson. who was his pre-
decessor in ONCE.
In an effort to have the case tried
as soon as possible, an agreement
with counsel for DR.. and Mrs. Nash
will be sought by the District At
torney's ONCE. to settle upon a date
for the trial.
Meanwhile Medical Director Nash
refuses to make any comment on
the case against himself and wife,
on the advice of counsel. Explana-
tion by the doctor of such a large
quantity of foodstuffs in his home
was not forthcoming yesterday,
when he was asked for II.
The Navy Department will take
no action in the case. according to
Secretary Daniels. unless the inves-
tigation now under way necessitates
it. For a number of years DR.. Nash
has been stationed in this city as
a member of the Naval Examining
and Retiring Board.