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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-10-31
EPIDEMIC WILL CAUSE CHANGE
IN DATES OF LECTURE COURSE

The influenza epidemic will cause
a change Of dates in the library lyc-
cum course. The following statement
prepared by the Ellison-White bur-
eau was issued today by the local
committee:
"TEe epidemic of Spanish infiuen-
"a has upset many plan the country
ever. Few branches of business how
ever have been as completely hit as
those in the entertainment and edu-
cational field.
"The Ellison-White Lyceum Bu-
reau report that in almost every dis
trict in the Western United States
and Canada their lecturers, concert
companies and entertainers are wait
ing for the epidemic to lift. The ex-
penses of these people being assumed
by the bureau practically all of them
are devoting their days OF enforced
platform idleness to patriotic work.
A great many are giving their ser
vices to the Red Cross and in the
closing days of the Liberty Loan cam
paign. several of the lecturers per-
formed heroic work In the public
speaking.
Complete rearrangemcnts OF most
of the schedules of these lycenm
people will be necessary when the
nationwide epidemic is over. 1t is
Il
dates and attractions announced for
our lyceum course in this city will
have to be changed. but the local
committee assures the public that
just as nearly as possible the original
numbers and dates will be filled"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-10-31
IyNDEN RED CROSS TO OPEN
CHRISTMAS BOX HEADQUARTERS

The LINDEN Red Cross will estab-
lish its Christmas Parcel headquart-
ers downtown In Lynden next week.
and will be prepared to receive boxes
for the boys overseas.
The local Christmas Parcel COM
mittee will be composed OF Mrs. r.
M. Serrurier. ;. Mrs. S. H. Lewis and
ID. L. Beckes. This committee Will
furnish official boxes, will inspect
the contents. and receive the boxes
for mailing.
Boxes have not yet been received
in Lynden. AS soon as they come
quarters will be opened in the Trib-
une office for their distribution. They
are expected early next week.
The following set of rules has been
drawn up by the government to COW
er the sending of Christmas packages
abroad:
One parcel will be accepted by the
War Department through the Red
Cross for each soldier overseas.
Each soldier will be provided with
one Christmas parcel label. This Ia
hel will be forwarded by him to the
person In the United States from
whom he wishes to receive his Christ
mas package. Packages that do not
hear this label will not be accepted
by the Red Cross for delivery to the
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-10-31
LITTLE FOOD AND NO
LIGHTS IN HOLLAND
Former Lynden Man Describes DIFF.
ficulties OF Living In Netherlands
In War Time

Lyndan folks who fuss because of
being limited to two pounds Of sugar
a month don't know what real war
deprivations are. A letter received
this week from L. w. Dyksterhuis,
formerly of Lynden. describes graph
ically the food shortage in Holland.
Mr.. Dyksterhuis, who is now farm
ing at Uithuizermeeden, Holland.
writes as follows:
''The war is still going on with
the Associates on the winning side,
and hope you keep on winning fast
for the sooner the war is over, the
sooner we are out of misery. For
tell you, sir, there are lots Of peOp-
lie. getting hungry-nOt we in the
farming dist lets first, but the folks
in towns and cities. Lots OF them
have not seen meat for months and
very little butter and fat and grease.
"a half pound of butter or fat or
margarine in ten days per person is
allowed, and no meat of any kind.
half enough bread and no flour of
any kind. They can just fill up on
potatoes and beans with salt if they
like. l tell you, sir, it looks tough,
but the people behave well.
Another thing is too bad on US,
more in the farm districts than in the
cities--we have no light. We have
no more coal oil to fill our lamps.
we have no candles, the poorest light
of all, and we are going toward the
short days and long nights. Just
think of it. to sit in dark night from
half past four in the afternoon to
seven o'clock in the morning! There
is where the townspeople get the best
of us, with gas and electric light.
$50 you see, we are in a bad fix.
but we have to get along-we cam
not help ours ,lves. Here IS a list of
things we cennot buy:
Rice
Meat
Pork
Soap
Coal Oil
Soda
Tea
Tobacco
Sage
Cornmeal
Rolled Oats
Pearl Barley
Eggs Gf your own hens do
not lay)
and lots of other things too nu-
merous to mention.
I'VE are limited to four candles
month"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-10-31
HARLEY COLLEY IS
WOUNDED IN FRANCE
Lynden Boy Listed Among Those In.
jured In Fighting; Details Are Yet
Lacking

Private Harley e. Colley Of Lyn-
den has been wounded in action in
France. according to word received
here this week. 1t is not known how
badly he is injured. as no details
are available as yet.
Mrs. F. C. Colley, his mother, re-
ceived the news In the following tel
egram from Adjutant General Har-
ris:
II deeply regret to inform you that
1t is officially reported that Private
Harley E. Colley, infantry, was
wounded in action. degree undeterm-
ined, about August 10.
Colley was drafted last year and
was sent to Camp Lewis.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-10-31
EXTRA SCHOOL TAXES
VOTED UNANIMOUSLY
Eight Mill Additional Levy Approved
At Balloting Saturday; Only Fiji
teen Vote

Lynden decided by a unanimous
vote Saturday to levy an extra eight
mill tax for school purposes. Not a
single objecting ballot appeared when
the totals of the special school elect
ion were counted up.
A grand total Of fifteen citizens
appeared to do the voting. The ell
ection aroused little interest. as 1t
was generally understood that in
creased war costs made the raise in
taxation necessary.
]. M. Beatty, Miss Edith Harris.
and Miss Elsie Sweet acted as tellers.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-10-31
EXPECT HEAVY VOTE
AT ELECTION TUESDAY
Interest In BallOting Waxing; Ak
ling And Reilly To Make Run For
Commissioner On Stickers

The necessity of carrying the bone
dry law, and the desire of casting q
ballot for Conrad Axling of Lynden
and T. P. Reilly of Ferndale for conn.,
missioners as a protest against the
McMillan-Slater regime promises to
bring out a heavy vote Tuesday in
the Lynden district. The polls will
be open from a. m. until p. m.
The bone-dry law will appear on
the ballot as a referendum measure,
and those desiring to express their
approval of this law should place a
cross in the column marked For.
Stickers will be distributed in ev-
cry polling place in the county with
the names of Conrad Axling and T.
P. Reilly on them, and vigorous ef-
fort will be made to elect these men.
All voters are entitled to cast a bal
lot for both of them. as the entire
county expresses its opinion on the
choice of all the commissioners at
teh general election.
OF the other county offices, few
are being contested. B. M. Daven-
port of Laurel is the Democratic can
didate for superintendent of schools.
and is receiving support generally
throughout the county from those
who are familiar with school affairs.
Davenport has been assistant county
superintendent for two administrat-
ions and is thoroughly familiar with
the work.
Lin Hadley. Republican candidate
for reelection to Congress, has re-
turned to the district for a few days.
Hadley has a hundred per cent pat
riotic record in backing up the pres
ident on war measures, and is be-
ing endorsed on all sides. His serv-
ices to the women's suffrage move
ment and to the national prohibition
measure are winning him hundreds
of votes throughout the district. In
Whatcom County, he is being back
ed by the dairy interests, which
found him actively on the job when
he was appealed to for aid in get
ting the government to guarantee the
dairymen a fair price for his product
Judge William H. Pemberton of
.Bellingham is a candidate for justice
of the Supreme Court for the six
year term. Judge Pemberton has al
ways received a heavy vote in the
Lynden district, and a repetition OF
this may be expected at this election
Judges Main, Mount and Mitchell are
candidates for reelection to the sup
rene bench. Other candidates are
Edgar H. Mills and w. o. Chapman
Voters will also be given an op-
portunity of deciding whether con.
vention should be held to revise the
State Constitution. On many points
this document is out of date, and that
it should be improved at many angles
is the opinion of all students of gov.
ernment. The only argument that
has appeared against such convent
ion, is that the absence of a great
many men from the State. and the
high cost of such gathering makes
1t an unwise project for war times.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-10-31
HAS MADE SEVEN ROUND
TRIPS THROUGH SUB ZONES

Paul Jones. son of H. T. Jones of
Lynden has completed seven round
trips to France and back through the
submarine zones. Jones has been in
the navy for eight years.
He wrote his father last week from
a naval hospital at Portsmouth, Vir-
ginia, where he was laid up with a
minor ailment.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-10-31
LYNDEN SURGICAL DRESSINGS
WORKERS MAKE FLU MASKS

The L, nden surgical dressings
workers have started making influ-
enza masks. at the request of the
Beilingham headquarters. They will
be used in Bellingham, Seattle and
other Northwestern cities where the
epidemic is heavy.
The surgical dressings rooms are
open on Wednesday afternoon and
evenings. and Thursday evening, and
workers are urgently needed.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-10-31
BROTHER OF LYNDEN MAN
DROWNED IN ALASKA WRECK

Charles Zylstra of Oak Harbor,
brother OF Richard Zylsira of Lyn-
den and a nephew of d. J. Zylstra.
was drowned when the Princess So
phia went down with all on board m
Alaska waters last week. The body
has been recovered, and funeral SER
vices will be held at Oak Harbor.
TIE young man had many friends
in LINDEN. He visited here for two
weeks last spring.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-10-31

post Office authorities. Labels that
are lost. will not be duplicated.
Christmas parcels must be placed
in cardboard boxes.3 by 4 by 8
inches in size. These boxes will be
provided. to holders of labels. by the
American Red Cross. They may be
obtained after November l.
With each box will be given COM
plete instruction regarding the art
icles which may be sent, and a list
of articles which are barred by the
postal authorities. Study these in
structi6ns and avoid mistakes. No
message or written material of any
kind will be allowed to go in the box
es. When the boxes are packed, but
unwrapped, they must not weigh
more than pounds, l5 ounces. II
the parcel is overweight. some article
must be removed.
Do not put perishable food. soft
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-10-31
DRIVES AMBULANCE
UNDER GERMAN FIRE
Gale Edison OF Lynden Is Right Az
ter DoughbOys When They Wade
Into Huns

Following the doughboys with his
ambulance and picking up the
wounded under fire. is the way Gale
Edison of Lynden is serving his count
ry now in France.
In the following letter received
this week, he describes some of his
experiences:
1t has been about three weeks since
l have had time to write. and that in
cludes the time that we took in driv-
ing from Genoa.
Ever since we hit France. it has
been go, go. from evening to morning
and q good share Of the day most of
the time.
We arrived at our destination in
France on the 9Th day after a very
beautiful trip across the Italian Alps.
Just to show you there was no de-
lay about getting into service after
we did arrive, I'll cite you my own
experience. We arrived at the Chat
eau about 9 p. m. and at $3.50, was
out on the road answering the first
call.
Everything moves without lights
and believe me. had a lovely party.
To start with, ran into the ditch and
had to be pulled out with six horses,
and then got small burst Of enemy
artillery fire which developed into a
general gas alarm. The sweetest time
of all came when l was trying to
drive with that darned mask on;
however, l managed to keep out of
the ditch.
About 2 q. m, a dinky engine hit
an ammunition truck which exploded
and started another truck immediite-
ly behind it. A barrage fire had
nothing on those two trucks. We
were stopped some hundred yards
from the fire works, and that was
much too close for comfort, as we
learned after the thing had died
down considerably. 1t was then that
was sitting on the bumper of the
machine that a piece of iron weigh
ing about a pound dropped out of
nowhere and hit between my feet.
Up to that time we were held by
a traffic jam, but I soon found hole
big enough to crawl through when
pieces began coming down. From
the aforesaid night on, have worked
thirteen out of fifteen succeeding
nights. l was right behind the art
illery when the last American push
came and was right in front of it
when they threw the barrage for the
doughboys. Within an hour after the
doughb0ys started. we were over in
the dutch trenches picking up souv-
enirs.
have a helmet and a few other
little remembrances that l am trying
to keep but am afraid will have to
discard them for lack of room.
We are back in a rest camp now
cleaning up and getting the cars in
shape for another fifteen days. l
don't know how soon that will be
but l expect to start moving some
where tomorrow.
1t might be of interest to know
that two of us are keeping house in
our ambulance. 1t makes the fin
est sleeping place in the world and
is large enough to be comfortable,
but not so large as to be hard to
keep clean. Inasmuch as we can't
use our presto-lights for illuminat-
ion. we decided to use them for heat
ing. SO out comes burner and it
now serves for a stove.
had a letter from Paul Smith.
He said his regiment was moving up.
He has probably seen action by this
time.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-10-31
LYNDEN BOY is GASSED BUT
RECOVERS HEALTH PROMPTLY

Mrs. Ed Ashley has received word
from her brother. Carl Reid of Lyn-
den that he had been gassed, but had
recovered promptly.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-10-31

DR.. B. v. Mounter has been i'll with
the grippe.
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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-10-31

and lots of other things too nu-
merous to mention.
1--WE are limited to four candles
a month"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-10
NAVY A N PHOTOS
OF MEN LOST IN SERVICE.

Through the Bureau of Navigation
the Navy Department is now collect
ing photographs of all men of the
service who have lost their lives in
service against the enemy. To per-
petuate the memory of these men who
have made the sacrifice their pictures
are to be preserved in the various
training stations of the country. Sec
rotary Daniels has requested that
these photographs be sent to the De-
partment by the next of kin.
AS rapidly as these pictures are re-
ceived copies are made and the orig
mails returned to the owners. A
photograph of each man is then for
warded to the training station where
he began his career in the service.
There, a memorial gallery Of honor or
a hero's corner is formed so that for
all time the faces of the men of the
Navy who have made the supreme
sacrifice may be honOred by the
youths of the future sent to the sta
ton for training.
Relatives of men who have been
lost in the present war who have not
received requests for pictures are
asked to mail them 70 the Department
for this memorial. All pictures
should be securely wrapped after
they have been marked with the
name, branch of service and training
station the young man entered after
enlistment. These should be address,
ed to the Recruiting Division, Bureau
Of Navigation, Navy Department,
Washington, d. G.. When copied, the
photograph will be returned to the
sender with one of the copies.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-10
CAN WHAT YOU CAN'T EAT;
EAT WHAT YOU CAN'T CAN.
Can all you cam!

Can all you can!
Back up the cannon by canning!
If you can't fight, you a can!
The fruit can and the cannon can
win the war!
If YOU can all the fruit and vege-
tables you can, you can can the kais-
err!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-10

der, was killed in the front of battle.
The command went to Gen. Beaure-
gard who did not do SO we'll. During
the night Gen. Buell. came up with
20 1000 r-einforcements for the Union
arms and the next day a disaster was
turned into a partial victory. So
much for the battle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-10

This is a more or less fragmentary
description of a week on a river
steamer. The voyage takes you into
the heart Of old Dixie and home again.
You see a form Of life entirely differ
ent than your own and surroundings
that are unusual and interesting. We
were glad to go and happy to return.
The south is all right and the people
simply fine but-Wfsconsin to live in
for,
Yours truly,
AL.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-07
Latah County Records.

Dec. 6.-Rel Herbert A. Hover tc
Emil A. Hendrickson, RIM 1918.
Writ-B. L. Eargle VS.. High Grade
Mica Corporation and c. n Cody
$1507.56; NE1-4NW1-4 27-41-2 w.
w. DIARY Knox, widower, to
Arthur G. Burch, 81; 10 A. beg. at
SW cor. of NWSW1-4 30-42-4.
W. D.-Same to same, 81; und. IA
int. in strip of land 16 fit wide run
ming along entire W line of W1-2SE
IA 30-42-4.
R. M.-Arthur G. Burch to Pot
latch State Bank, $500; 10 A. beg.
SW cor. of NW1- 4SE1-4 30-42-4.
Rel.-G M. Loomis to w. ]. Hun
ter, RIM Pail.
w. DC. H. Bratton to John
Peasley, 81; lot Ia &C" Lieuallen's
Second Add, Moscow.
Patent.-U. S. to Carl John Frans-
son, NW1-4 24-40-3.
Decree.-In the matter of the es-
tate of Pauline Moerder; to Pauline
Moerder Robbins, John j. Moerder;
Amanda M. Kocher and Roy R.
Moerder, und. Ia int. each in A.
in SW cor S1-2 N1-2 SW1-4 1896.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-07
R. 0. 7. c. WILL Be
CONTINUED HERE
PLANS ARE BEING MADE NOW
BY MILITARY DEPARTMENT
TO CONTINUE r. o. T. C..

Plans for active continuation of the
Reserve Officers Training Corps are
under way, following authorization by
the committee on education and special
training, announces Captain Felkcr
After order for rehabilitation, the
following telegram was received: In
one letter of August IS, 1913 in which
it was proposed that institutions having
Reserve Officers Training Corps should
for the period OF the war conduct their
military instruction under the regulations
of the S. A. T. c., it was stated that such
course of action would in no way
prejudice the right of any institution
having unit of R. 0. I. c. to resume
its R. o. T. c. after the war, or the right
of any institution having R. 0. T. c.
application now pending to have. a unit
established after the war"
Courses Being Arranged Now.
Contracts for Junior and Senior men
for continuation of R. O. T. c. work
are now being signed Captain Ielker
wishes as many men as possible to con-
tinue. and would like to see upper class
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-07
GIRL CLEANERS
SAVE MUCH WHEAT
RAKE STUMBLE OF CANADIAN
WHEAT FIELDS AND GET
GOOD WAGES FOR WORK

REGINA, Sask.-Four pretty vii
lage girls. have taught the farmers
of the great wheat belt of western
Canada a lesson in thrift. They have
shown what a vast amount OF grain
is lost by modern harvesting methods
and how it can be saved by little
extra labor. From stubble fields
abandoned by their owners and await
ing the pillow, these girls CLEANED with
rakes enough wheat to sell for $646.50.
Cleaning has never been customary
in Canada. The farmers who, in this
bonanza land, sometimes clear enough
on one wheat crop to pay for their
farms, have been content with the
twenty and thirty bushels to the acre
obtained by harvesting machinery.
Two girls living at Stony Beach
asked a farmer for permission to. go
over his stubble field with rakes. Ger
tainly, said the farmer and all they
CLEANED they could have. Thee girls
set to work next day at sun-up and
kept at it until twilight. The farmer
was mildly interested as he watched
them; they made pretty picture, re-
calling Ruth of old cleaning in the
fields of Boaz. He was surprised
when at the end of four days, he saw
a big wheat stack standing in his
stubble field When the girls threshed
their gleanings, they sold the wheat
for $315.
Two other girls of Bounty heard of
the success of the maidens of Stony
Beach and tried similar experiment.
They CLEANED $50 bushels of wheat
from 100 acres of abandoned stubble
fields and sold the grain for $331.5O
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-07
TAKE THREE MEN
TO M'NEIL'S ISLAND


number of other cases that were not
called before this grand jury. Judge
McClear and his assistant, Mr.. Sncad,
went to Occur d'Alene where they will
investigate number of cases that are
awaiting trial there. Judge Dietrich
will go to Occur d'Alene Monday and a
short term of court may be held there
next week
Mark Howe left this afternoon at
II ~ for Nez Perez. taking Farrar and
McKinsey, who were given three and
eight months, respectively, in the Nez
Perez county jail for taking whisky on
an Indian reservation.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-07
TWO THIRDS FARE
FOR S. A. I. c. MEN
MEMBERS OF S. A. T. C. WILL
BE ALLOWED RATES TO
GO HOME

The discharged S. A. T. c. men viii
be given reduced rates from Moscow to
their homes by the railroads. A tele-
gram from the War Department states
that the U. S. Railroad Administrator
will sell to soldiers tickets at two-thirds
regular rate from point of discharge tc
point of enlistment.
The telegram follows:
"Hd San Francisco, Calf,
40 a. m. Nov. 81.
Commanding Officer, S. A. T. c.,
"U. of l., Moscow, Idaho.
Following telegram from the War
Department, dated November 21st, re-
peated for necessary action:
"You are advised that U. S. Railroad
Administration will sell discharged sol
diers tickets from point of discharge to
point of induction or enlistment as noted
on discharge certificate at two-thirds
regular rate authorized for travel in day
coach. If soldiers travel in Pullman or
Tourist sleeping car, they will be re-
CURED to pay regular purchase applying
to commercial travel via one-sixth of
regular fare in Pullman standard cars
and one-twelfth of regular charge in
Tourist sleepers and in addition the reg
ular Pullman, Standard or Tourist car
rates as case may be. Sale of tickets at
reduced rates will be restricted to ticket
from point of discharge to point of en-
listment or induction, as shown in dis
charge certificate and receipt will be re-
quired from each man who purchases
reduced rate ticket Such ticket will be
sold only at place of discharge and only
upon date of discharge. Some slight de-
lay may occur in making arrangements,
and men who must travel considerable
distance to reach their homes should not
be discharged prior to local railway
officials being informed by the U. S.
Railroad Administration of the reduc-
ton on rates. You will thoroughly in
form all enlisted men under your COM
mand of the above.
"HARRIS."
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-07
Latah County Record

Wednesday, December a, 1913.
Patent. S. to Ole S. Frisk, lots IL,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-07
sees. 6. 30 3 w. $3.50 acres

secs. o, 50, W., oU.oo acres
Rel.-Nermont Loan & Trust Com
pany to Ole S. Frink, RIM 1862
R. NV. J. Hunter to P. c. Oleson
$500; commencing at point 100 feet west
of southeast corner of block &C" Park
Addition to Moscow N 125 feet, w "a
feet S IFS feet E 81 feet to beginning,
c. MA. J. Darr to Lena kesel, $500
6oS15 acres of grain in 0-3o5 w.
c. MA. R. Standley to Butterfield-
Elder Imp. Co., $2o670; crop on w IL
NV IA p; f IL NE Ia 81. Sc IA
Sc IA 1884 w and undivided two
thirds interest on crop, 40 acres i'll %
1874
w. D.-Noah R. Glen to Ray Carter,
$500; w q and 2-3 foot of lot "a, Lieu
aliens Fourth Addition to Moscow
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men at once, whether they have decided
their course or not.-Argonaut.