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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-11

boys are members We got al set
and about 1880 O'Clock that night
We turned loose. followed up by
every kind of artillery gun there is.
We sent about % tons of six-inch
high explosive shells alone from the
battery. The biz guns behind ms
sent their big shells over so fast il
sounded like q passenger train go
ing riCht overhead. The barrage
lasted till o'clock fin the morning
and then the infantry went over the
top The Germans hred back pretty
lively but didn't happen To hit right
i'm our part of the trench. only once,
and God was sure with us that time.
Big German shells had been lighting
an around us throwing mud and
stones all over MS. when all Of q
sudden a big eight-inch shell,
weighing about 100 pounds, lit with
i'm 10 feet of the gun we were hrinE
and right directly in the trench. But
our time had not come. for il was
a dead one and failed 10 explode.
We all shook hands after that mar
row escape, for our whole squad
would have been killed had il eX-
ploded.
never worked so hard I'm my
life as 7 did those three hours that
night everybody had TO work and
were well satisfied the next morn
ing when the infantry had gone
over the top. and we followed right
behind them There was nothing
left in their road. The barb wire
had been blown all i'm little pieces
By our shells. Nothing could have
lived i'm that barrage, for those big
shells Int so close together it was
just like sprinklinE them out of a
hose. The few Dutchmen that got
by with their lives were captured
without a fight. The next morning
our infantry went two miles before
they hit any resistance at all, and
YOU all know what happened when
we did meet the Germans, by the
way the papers read. our boys
walked right into their guns. just
as though there wasn't anything
there at all Of course, there were
a lot of our boys fell but they We're
coming SO thick that the bOche
couldn't get all of them We We're
supposed to have "a certain town by
10 o'clock that morning, but had
taken it and passed on by o'clock.
Tt was sight TO see the dead Ger
mans that got i'm our boys road.
There were something like $4,000
prisoners taken. We helped take
some of them anu took charge of
a big bunch of them. They all
seemed to be well satisfied that they
were prisoners ard through with
the war
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-11
oct 10 1915.

oct is. 1918.
Greetings TO All.
Well i suppose this letter will be
a surprise TO you all. but I have
been thinking of writing this letter
ever Size I have been across; would
have written when I was in the
states training, but it was the same
old thing over and over, drilling
eight hours every day so there
wasn't much Of anything 10 write.
Things have sure changed since I
left Camp Sewer, in South Caro-
lima We went from there 10 Long
Island. y. Y, stayed there one week
TO get all fixed up with a new outfit
ready 10 sail. While I was there we
got "A hour pass 90 go out and
see what we could of the city. It
is some big place, but we saw about
all there was to see in the "a hours
we were gone Everybody wanted
10 help you get the stuff il takes
70 have a good time so my buddy
happened 10 he the fish He gave
one OF those fast guys s. 10 get us
something stronger than water 20
drink-that was the last we saw
of him or the 50. But we learned
something. When we got back 10
camp we got orders to pack up
ready 10 leave that night. We got
on a fiery boat and went over TO
Hoboken, y. ]. There we trans
ferred TO the boat that carried us
across the pond It was some boat,
too-they had been using il TO carry
cattle across. tt was the dirtiest
mess I ever got in TO, and we
couldn't have been packed any
closer together. II was an old Eng
lish boat. the name was s. s. Karoa-
They finally got us all on and pulled
out Everything went fine for about
three days and then we hit a storm
that lasted five days. EVERYBODY got
sick and nobody could eat for at
least a week. They had English
cooks and everything we ate was
steamed and we couldn't get used
to that stuff They claim we were
shot at by submarine, but it was
at night and we didn't know any
thing about it.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-11

All of us FIRST boys VINO took part
in the start of the drive have been
relieved and are now resting be-
hind the lines. We are sure getting
some swell mess now, or feed, T
mean. But the two weeks we were
fighting we lived ON hard tack and
bully beef We were getting the
New York Herald newspaper right
I'm the trenches. AerOplanes would
fly over and drop them TO as every
day The trenches are i'm pretty
good shape on high ground. but they
are hell in low lands. mud 10 your
knees. We are now in fine dugouts
all boarded up. and with electric
lights and q good little stove. writing
table chairs. and everything is just
like home. All we do is answer
mess call three times a day, but we
sure deserve a rest. for we have been
putting out some hard work.
I suppose a lot of Won fellows will
bee i'm some army camp before long
and il is q great life fellows; if You
don't believe me. try some I re-
ceived a letter from Hank Fritz the
other week. He has got 1t pretty
soft griug-home every sunday.
Would like 10 have him here with
me.
Well. fellows. 7 viii have 10 close
FOR this time. as 7 don't know of
anything else to write. but VIII have
a lot Of good stuff To tell YOU when
7 get back
Hoping this letter finds YOU all in
the best of health 7 remain, as ever.
HAROLD DICE.
Note-The above letter was writ
ten To- the officers and employees of
the Engnan- Matthews Co. whore
Dice was employed at the time Of
enlistment.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-11

We sure were happy bunch
when one morning we woke up and
there was Ireland on one side and
Scotland on the other side of us.
We were i'm the Irish Sea. We, rode
all that day and landed i'm Liver
pool. England. that night We I'M
loaded the next morning and went
to a rest camp for a few days and
then took train across England 70
South Hampton There we got on
another boat and crossed the chan
mel over to France and, believe me,
you could soon see that France was
i'm war and had gone through some
hard times We went right 10 a
training camp and trained for 10
weeks and then left for the front
That was the SWEETEST trip I ever
took. we rode about 500 miles
across France i'm big motor trucks.
1t took us eight days to make the
trip. We just rode in the day time
and cot to see most Of the biggest
cities in France Saw so many things
il would take a year 20 write about
them When we got 10 the front
we went right i'm TO the battle and
started the biggest drive the allies
have ever made. We made good
showing and got lot of credit for
it from our headquarters We then
moved and started another big
American drive and it sure was "a
success. too. It was big surprise
to the Germans. for we had done
everything at night We placed our
guns i'm behind the infantry and
kept them hid till the night before
/ the big doings took place.
That night they took the best
squads i'm our battery 10 do the fir
I ing. of which all of us South Bend
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-11

We had real good luck as far as
having any men killed i'm the battle
but there. were two sergeants out
of our battery who thought they
knew more than the officers over
them. and left the battery right out
i'm no mans land to look around
i'm the German dugouts and see
what they could find. They must
have found something all right. for
they never came back. About a
week later we got word that one
had been killed and the other Sc
verely wounded. The one that was
wounded is South Bend boy by
the name of David Barker He
was one of the lucky l3 that left
Camp Taylor the same time I did.
We don't know how it happened.
but suppose they got caught in "a
trap the Germans had left when
they had to leave. More than one
of the boys over here have met
death by picking mp something the
Germs left i'm their dugouts That
drive is still going ON and has eX-
tended all along the entire front
and looks as though IT viii keep
up tin we get to Berlin. or else
Germany viii nave 10 surrender
which / think she Will do before
long.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-11

D ! a C g N ent
and two very
bad attacks Of
i n fl a m m a .
ton. My doc
tor said he
could do moth
ing more for
me and l
would have to
go to the hos
pital for an
operation. but
z Pink
ham $ Vegetd-
b1a COD1nO11nd
and Sanative
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-11

The public VIII he glad TO know
Temple BETHEL Aid society VIII hold
bazaar and pastry sale ON Wednesdav
and Thursday. Dee. II and L. az the
old Washington restaurant.
Fine fancy work and novelties,
cakes. cookies, jellies. baked beans
and pickles at low prices. Make
your selection early.-Advt 10249-13
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-11
UUUIvK CyULU
NOT HELP Her
But Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Saved Her from a Sc
rious Operation.

Brooklyn. y. Y-"T suffered
something dreadful from a dis
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-11

use my Testimonial and hope 70
benefit other suffering women by so
doing. Mrs. F. PLATT, 9 Wood
bine St. Brooklyn. y. Y.
Operations upon women in our
hospitals are constantly on the in
crease. but before submitting 10 an
operation for ailments peculiar TO
their sex every woman owes il 70
herself 20 give that famous root
and herb remedy. Lydia Z. rink
hams Vegetable Compound. a trial.
If complications exist, write
lydia +. Pinkham Medicine Co,
LYNN. Mass, for advice
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-11

Wash have entirely cured
me OF my troubles and l
am now in good health. /
am willing YOU should
Newport daily independent., 1918-03-06
days. No one can blame

for few days. No one can blame the legislators for this. They should not be asked to serve for nothing, and it i'll becomes a state so great as Arkansas to ask them to do so. Ar kansas is not that poor. The ob- vious thing now to do is for the plo- hibitiqe forces of the state to create a fund to be used to defray the ex- pense of special session, but still this would be inconsistent and savor of 'speanut" politics. Since the voice of the people has spoken and assured the governor that Arkansas wants 8 bone dry law, his duty is made plain. At meeting here yesterday seventy five bankers of thirteen counties of Northeast Arkansas went on roll asking the governor to call special session. These are bankers and bankers are business men who have a keenar insight to moral and financial conditions than anyone, and their plea carries a great significance.
Newport daily independent., 1918-03-06
WHAT OTHERS HAVE DONE
 NEWPORT CAN DO

What Jonesboro, Paragould, Little Rock, Fort Smith and hundreds of other cities have accomplished through organization and concen- trated effort, such as is represented in live business mems organization, Newport can most assuredly do as well. In individual attention, each to his own business, we have lost sight of the importance of the city's growth to be promoted by new indus tries, more capital and people. And failing to thus cooperate, we made the limits of our own trade narrow and small, because we either did not have the right vision or did not sup port the bigger idea.
 What we must all come to realize more fully is, that we can only grow as our trade territory grows, that more industries mean more people, more wealth, more business and more opportunities. We have tried the old plan of looking after ones own business, but contributing little or nothing to the promotion of the city's interests as whole. We have had no organization to do the very things we wanted and realized should be done.
 Now under an awakened public sen timent, we have the opportunity to do something for Newport in the or ganization of a Chamber of Com merce. Come to the meeting tonight and pledge your interest, fealty and support. You have never had a chance to make a better business in- vestment. Build Newport and you build your own trade possibilities. Help the city grow and you help yourself to grow. If you are going to stand for your own interests, you will stand squarely for Chamber of Commerce and if you want such an organization, come and take a hand. ssi
Newport daily independent., 1918-03-06
LAW ON DELIVERIES.
Special to Independent.

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, March 6.-Neither the state nor National council of de- fense has power by law to enforce the curtainlment of merchandise de- liyeries to one or more daily, even as measure of necessary economy. But an official of the National coun- cil says, Ut may be regarded almost as law or rule made blythe govern ment, distinguishable only from or dinary laws or regulations in that there is no basis of voluntary com pliance of all merchants. If few merchants threaten to block the plan, local councils of defense can bring strongly to their attention the se- riousness of crippling the program which has been inaugurated by gov ernmental agencies to meet war de- mands."
Newport daily independent., 1918-03-06
PUTTING PUNCH IN PRINTERS
 INK

If it were not for the advertising which appears in this newspaper ev- cry issue would cost the subscriber about 25 cents each, and many of the interesting features would be miss ing.
 Every paper that goes out of this office costs six to eight times what you pay for it. The paper, ink, ma chinery, type, building, salaries and other operating expenses, the feat ure correspondent and telegraph news, all represent an enormous out lay of money. These costs would be borne entirely by the reader were 1t not for the advertising revenue. Therefore, the newspapers must have advertisers, the advertisers must have customers, and you who read make the whole economic scheme possible.
 In the olden days, before the ad- vent of advertising, the all-news journal was indeed a sorry specimen compared with the metropolitan daily of today. Ike telegraph" matter came more often by mail, because the telegraph was too expensive.
 "News" commonly means informa- tion. The word is derived from the initial letters of the four words indi- eating the points of the compass, North, East, West South-N. E. w. Is. We still get information from the four points of the compass, but the word News" has taken on bigger meaning with the advent of news paper advertising. Now the reader is given the news of the stores, the factory, the bank, the church. Ad- vertisements give you prices, styles, the new inventions and tell you where to buy. 1 Read the advertisements, patronize the advertisers, thereby enabling the merchant to give you better service and the editor to give you better newspaper.
Newport daily independent., 1918-03-06
TALK ON WAR SERVICE.
to Independent

Speclal JO InuepeHQenC
 Little Rock, March 6.-Tom J. Terral, secretary of state, is making a number of speeches in Arkansas for the campaign of the War Camp Community Service. He spoke Tues day at Perryville, Perry and Bigelow and on Thursday speaks at Heber Springs and Cotton Plant.
 Secretary of War Baker has in structed w. A. King, who is con- ducting the national campaign in the interest of this service, to remain in Arkansas until he has secured the states quota. The war department is insistent that Arkansas show it's patriotism in backing the depart ment in it's method of training the soldiers.
 Gov. C. H. Brough will probably visit Texarkana and Marianna in the interest of this campaign, and Lieut.. William Hughes, of the 335 Field Artillery, will speak at Paris, Poca- hontas and other towns. Lieut.. Hughes is a chaplain, and is known at Camp Pike as the Fighting Par son'' for he has declared there will be no peace for him until he has preached in the streets of Berlin.
Newport daily independent., 1918-03-06
POLITICAL ANNOUNCE.
 MENTS.

The Independent is authoriz- ed to announce the following persons as candidates for public ffice, subject to the action Of he Democratic party: or County Superintendent J. M. Balch.
 Garland E. Land.
 A. J. Garner.
 Z D. Barber
 II. L. Thomas 'ur County Treasurer
 ". D. McLain.
 Charles K. Coe. 'or Congress
 Wtl. 4 Hodges
 W. D. Davenport.
 w. A. Oldfield . 0oT County Judge;
 John A. Melville.
 R. F. Tyer.
 w. M Tins.
 w. A. Mink. For Chancellor (Eighth District)- Lyman F. Reeder. For Sheriff and Collector Terry Guin.
 J. M. Ivy. For Representative: R. T. Simmons .. For Representative Fred R. Suits. For County Clerk: J. F. Parish. r. Cyover C Nance. For Assessor
 D. J. Nance. For Circui. Clerk
 R. w. Randy. For Constable-(Union Township c. M. Ivy.
 Ben Sandmon. For Road Overseer (Richwoods Twp.) Mark Cole For Road Overseer (Bird Twp, East
 ern District.)-
 R. A. Wilson. For Road Overseer (Western Dist. Bird Township
 Walter Cole. For Coroner
 T. J. Mooney.
Newport daily independent., 1918-03-06
DON'T SAVE YOUR STAMPS.
Special to Independent.

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, March 6.-Don't save three-cent postage stamps or any other stamps, so the dye may be ex- tracted. The government does not want them, and has never asked for them. Councils of Defense have been misled into adopting rcsolu- tions recommending it. It has been
 branded as the silliest of all the ene-
 my lies. Postmaster Floyd of Little
 Rock says it is all foolish piece of German propaganda.
Newport daily independent., 1918-03-06
Members of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper md also the local news published herein.
 All rights or republication of spe- cial dispatches herein are also re- served
Newport daily independent., 1918-03-06
HOLD INSTITUTE.

Little Rock, March 6.-There is now being held in Little Rock a state institute for Red Cross. This is be- ing conducted under the leadership of experts sent from St. Louis for the purpose.
Newport daily independent., 1918-03-06

Use the columns of the Independ- ent. They will carry your business talk into nearly every home in New port.
Newport daily independent., 1918-03-06
THE INDENP EDEN IT
Entered at the postoffice, Newport Arkansas, as second class mail matter
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

DAILY Single copy, 5 cents; per xeek, 15 cents; per month, 50 cents; per year, $5.50, in advance, by carrier In city, by mail in country.
 WEEKLY-$1.50 per year, payable ln advance.
Newport daily independent., 1918-03-06
THE SPECIAL SESSION.

Governor Brough will not call a
 session of the legislature to consider prohibition legislation for the reason
 |that many members will not forego Their per diem to sit in the assembly
Newport daily independent., 1918-03-06
LOST.

Mud chain for Republic truck. Re- turn and get reward.-Hayden & Holloway Fur. Go. 73d6t 51w1t
Newport daily independent., 1918-03-06

D.ayage of all kinds handled promptly. Phone No. 10. Ches- ter Robinson. l3-dtI.
Newport daily independent., 1918-03-06

To advertise it in the Independent is to sell tiff it is something for which live people find a need.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-08
GREAT BIRDS OF OTHER DAYS
Bones Discovered Prove That In the,
Mlocene Period They Were Truly
h Of Enormous Size. ig

S$s III so far as birds are concerned
some Of the oldest fossils, in the mat
ter Of time (Miocene), which have
fallen into the hands of scaehce, ale
those representing the great, Hight
less, fossil avian giants Of Patagonia a
South America. They. befcMg To the
phororhactdae. II. w. ;Ssk sGtifeldt writes
Ia the Scientidc american.
Judging from such parts Of their fos-
ssil bones as have been found, they
were evidently great terrestrial birds
OF prey. Some Of the species were
small, but this Is made up for by the
others; and In the case Of one OF them
(brontornis) It had thigh bone con
siderably larger and longer than thai
Of an or. .s1s 5l
OF all the remarkable Hlghtaess birds
Of this group, however, was the Yfaht
phororhacos. It fnHst have been over
eight feet IN height. with q skull big.
ger than that OF a full grown horse.
and much deeper from above down.
ward. We know little or nothing Of
these birds Or what led TO their ok
tinction. With Its great hooked bsak
and powerful claws " great size
phororhacos must have been terror
to the animals upon which 1t preyed.
Skulls and some other bones Of this
bird have been discovered.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-08
FUNERAL TOMORROW

The funeral Of Mrs. Hans F. Han
son. who died at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. A. O. Hoganson, will
be held tomorrow afternoon at 1880
o'clock from the daughters home,
916 Minnesota avenue, and later
at the church, Rev. Osmond
johnson officiating. 1nterment Will
be made In Greenwood cemetery. Mrs.
@. Spring and Miss Ollie Hanson,
daughters Of the deceased, arrived
in the city yesterday morning to at
tend the funeral. e II yJJ.1 t5a K, ssaTs-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-08

y Rev. q. H. Brooks OF Grand Forks,
N. d., will be il the city for sew
eral days and will be ct the Hay
wood home, corner OF Tenth street
and Irvino avenue. a a message serv.
loo win be held at the Spiritualist
church tomorrow evening. All are
welcome to these services. Rev.
Brooks was called to Bemidji to Off
clate ut the funeral Of Thomas Spain
Yesterday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-08
TECTURE ON =. M. &c. A.5 WAR -
WORK LARGELY ATTENDED

The lecture given In the Metho-
Z dist church last evening by 3. W.
peck 81 The triangle was we'll at
Yended. most OF the churches In the
scity having dispensed with services
an the evening to hear Mr. Peck
The lecture was interesttng and
illustrated with slides from pictures
at the front, showing the .excellent
work the y. M. G. "a. is DOING Tor
the soldiers. Mr.. Peck sis g splendld
speaker and has travelled all over the
world. Before the lecture, Misses
Vera Cutter and lone Powell sang q
duet. IA M f2s I. IA 4 4
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-08
BuDY or PRIVATE FLOYD OLSON
ARRIVES HERE FOR BURIAL

The body Of private Floyd Olson
.of Island Lake, who died in camp
IN New Jersey, arrived In Bemidji
ut ii o'clock this morning and at 90
O'Clock was escorted by Home Guards
from the depot to IbsrBon's under
taking parlors.
The time Of the funeral is uncer-
tain. awaiting the arrival Of rela-
tives from California.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-08
GAINEY INJURIES EYES

Dan Carney, SON of Mr.. and Mrs.
d. Carney, who is a. freshman at
Hamline university, had his eyes in
jured while playing ball some time
ago, but Is improving. Mr.. Gainey
is president and editor Of the Ham
line Oral, newspaper printed and
published at the university. This, is
the first time in the history Of the
university that freshman has held
this position. IL is.-s,s .8l I'D
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-08
DIABETES TAKES YOUTH

Lawrence Peter Brown, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter l.. Brown, died Sat
urday afternoon at 4 O'Clock. at his
home. He was Is years and one
month old at the time Of his death
and had been i'll for the past three
years from diabetes. The funeral
was held at 2 O'Clock this afternoon
from the Methodist church, Rev, B
d. Hanscom officiating. Interment
was made in Greenwood. s..,s ,5s
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-08
SPAIN FUNERAL LARGELY I.
XTTENDED SUNDAY AFTERNOON

The funeral services for Thomas
Spain, who died in Kansas City, were
held Sunday afternoon at 2; 80 o'clock
in the city hall and were largely at
tend ed. There was an unusual num-
her Of floral tributes. Rev. Brooks
OF the Spiritualist denomination o1i-
ciated and Ray Hannah and q choir
sang. Interment was in Greenwood
cemetery. ,$.S't #s 3 Is.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-08
HOSTESS Of: 70 EsTHERs

Miss Gladys Getchell will entertain
the Queen Esther society at her home
tomorrow evening, Miss Getchell
will be leader OF the meeting. All
members are cordially invited.