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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-08-23
Letters from our Soldier Boys
From Warren Campt ell
Somewhere in France
June %. 1918

Somewhere in France
June %, 1918
Dearest Mother,
I suppose you
sill have received the card an
bouncing my safe arrival here, long
before YOU get this letter, but |
know you are anxiously awaiting a
.etter flom me.
We had a very pleasant journey
from the time we left camp over
there, and the voyage was fine, the
weather being ideal and no sub
marines to chase us. | was very
Lad to see old terra frma" again
though, for it got very monoton
Jus on the ship, when day after day
here was nothing to see except
gater, water everywhere.
And France, mother, is a beau,
lful country, and its beauty can
not be described, it must be seen
before it can be fully appreciated
From the appearance OF things
mere where we are, you would new
er imagine that France was at war.
They seem as happy and care free
as any people in the world
| am having an awful time buy
ling things now for We are using
FIR nch money. When l get any
thing l just lay all the money l
have on the counter and they take
out what is required. They could
put one over on me" and would
never know it.
As l am writing this it is almost
| ten O'Clock and not nearly dark.
1t does not get dark here until
almost eleven o'clock. But it gets
tight pretty early.
Well, mother dear, do not worry
too much about me, because OLD
Uncle Sammy will take care of his
boys over here. We have to miss
meal occasionally, but we al
ways make up for it the next meal.
| am we'll and getting along fine.
Write me often and will try
and do likewise. Love to all.
Lovingly, Your son,
Warren
Another letter received q week
later is as follows;
Dearest Mother,
I know you a's
anxious to hear from me, but L
have not had any time to write
before. We are billeted in a small
French village now and it looks as
tho it were hundreds of years old.
Nine other fellows and myself are
sleeping in hay shed. The peo-
pie are all farmers or peasants.
They are friendly lot of people,
and seem very eager to do all they
can for us. | have seen towns
like this in the MI vies, but never
expected to actually see one. There
are no scattered houses over here,
the people all live in villages.
There are more cherries over
here than ever saw in the States
but we are not allowed to pick
them. They give US all we want
tho. To see and be among the
people here. you would never
think France was at war.
| wish l were at home to-day
and get good meal once more. 1t
is very hard to get supplies here
and therefore we get hungry some
times.
Well, mother I am getting along
fine and you need not worry about
me for l am just as safe at present
as would be at home. l will
write more when | can get more
paper.
Lovingly your son,
Warren
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-08-23
Notice Settlement

All old blacksmith accounts due
F X. Samples, will please settle
with me in the next sixty days, and
if not paid by that time, the same
will be placed in an officers; hands
for collection. Respectfully, 4
I,,lv12 EFT Heyener
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-08-23

Somewhere II France
July 70, 1913
Dear Mother.
At present I am
attending school, it is real nice. We
nave real pretty girls to cook our
meals and to wait on the table.
am qtite we'll and enjoying
myself immensely, il fact | have
gained in weight. Yesterday, we
had one fierce storm; during the
storm there was heavy hail, large t
l have ever seen. The ground W. s
nearly covered, to. day we had the
pleasure to be in a 5rorm about as
bad.
Some nights we have entertain
ment by company made up from
the army, they are excellent: The
other day we had moving pictures
made of our marching, while in
school. A company of W. A. A.
c.. were part of the performers.
This is q grand association Of girls
of Is and over. They certainly
are great help.
The movies which were taken
at musketry school are to be sent
! to America for exhibition. Per
haps you will see them.
had the good luck to have the
experience of seeing an old Dutch
mill in operation. Of course in
itself it was not much, but it w&s
good for me to see it.
Enclosed is souvenir of France
I will send some other ones later.
| got letter from Kenton, be
mentions seeing some civil war
| weapons and the house in which
Booth lived at the time he killed
Lincoln.
This is one beautiful country
now, and if the war wasn't already
four years old, L hardly know what
a country it would be. No won.
der the French are so proud OF
their country. Certainly they have
one big cause. And this is one
good time for dear old U. S. A, to
repay her debt. I am inclined to
believe that Old Crabbottom has
awakened to this also. Surely
makes me happy to hear of the
good work in the new, Red Glass
movement, which has begun in
Crabbottom, you all want to help
to carry on the new movement.
At this time the Americans, who
are on the front have shown their
Fl hitting spirit, and believe me, they
are keeping Old Glory waving IN
honor as she has always waived. |
hope to have the pleasure to take
a direct hand in showing the Kaiser
that it will always continue WaIV-
ing. -.
Tell everybody that it isn't
bad over here considering. And
that everything looks favorable:
Unless change takes place soon, and
l don't .see how it can, we wont
be fighting six months. livery
where the Allies are gaining.
Now you can't say | haven't
written; this makes the third letter
in week. Best regard to all.
Sergeant Jno. D. Kramer
Co. E. 3l7 Inf.
A E. T.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-08-23
ThreShing

We have decided to thresh grain
this season, and will charge same
old price Work not satisfactory
will not charge any toll. VIII be
glad to receive your patronage.
Very truly,
Hiner & Gum,
st Mill Gap, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-08-23

From Paul Hiner to his mother,
Mrs. Joseph Hiner, near Mcdowell
He is a brother of the unfortunate
young man who was killed by light.
Mug two weeks ago. of which sad
event be is perhaps still in igno-
rance.
Somewhere in France
July 26, 1918
My dear Mother:
Well. We have gotten situated at
last. We surely have some nice
place. | don't think we could
have gotten a better place if they
could have picked all over France
for it. we have a fine big hospital
and nice quarters. Everybody
were tickled half to death when
they got here and found out what
a nice place we had.
) | am we'll and also the Eagle
BOYS and Harry Wilson, Hope you
all are well.
| like it real we'll over here, only
[ am getting real anxious for some
mail. | havn't gotten any mail
since along about the Fourth.
We have been real busy cleaning
up around here today. | guess
you all are through harvesting by
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02
STRAIGHT TALK Is
GIVEN TO COAL DEALERS

WASHINGTON. Jan. Coal deal
ers who refuse to cooperate with the
fuel administration in its efforts to
obtain a proper distribution of fuel
will be put out of business. This was
made clear tonight in a statement by
fuel Administrator Garfield giving the
text of a sharp telegram addressed to
a Philadelphia firm accused of declin-
ing to aid the administration. The
telegram said:
Administration is advised you re-
fuse to cooperate with fuel admins
traitor. If this is the case, administers
ton will take steps to have all coal
shipped to you diverted to other deal
ers who are willing to cooperate with
the administration in relieving the
whole situation. 1t is not time when
dealers can run their own business as
they see fit, and cooperation must be
given If the efforts of this admins
tration are to be successful. Unless
advice that you are willing to Co
operate is given by 4 O'Clock this at
ternoon we will arrange to have al
your coal now in transit diverted tc
other dealers in your city"
The firm replied that the charges
made against 1t were false and that
1t was ready to cooperate fully.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02
free all the other prisoners and took
the road to the south.
ShOblovsky denied having issued
such an order
New Temperance Brew

The Valdez Brewery has ceased the
manufacture OF alcoholic drinks and
hencefOrth will solicit business for a
new product, from pure unfermented
malt and glacier water. While the new
drink has the taste of beer. 1t is ali
solutely non-alcoholic. healthful and
delicious and may be drunk by any
one without fear of alcoholic effects
Several of the bars In the city served
the new drink all day Monday without
their patrons detecting the difference
between it and the brew they were US
ed to-, Manager Otto Haering hopes
to build up good trade with his pro-
duct. and undoubtedly will
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02


CHRIsTIANA, Jan. 2.-Newspap-
ers find little or no ground for criti-
cism in the proposal originating in
the last session Of the American con-
gress that alien neutrals living in the
United States should be subject to
draft in the American army. On the
contrary, the papers here find it quite
natural that the United States should
call every ble-bodied man of the neu-
trail nations into the ranks, and say ii
would not be sensible for the Ameri-
can government to permit naturalized
foreigners to remain In that country
en- joying its privileges while native
Americans are sent to the front to
fight in their defense.
OF the thousands of young NOrwe-
gians who have immigrated to the
United States, many left Norway be-
cause of their unwillingness to serve
in the army and have gone to the
great Northwest, where they have
built themselves homes. Many of their
have not established their American
citizenship, although they have lived
for years in the United States and
intend to make It. their home in thf
future. =, D., E,
There Is an agreement between thu
United States and Norway, that Nor
wegiap-Americans returning to thf
old country shall not be drafted intt
| the Norwegian. army until they have
been here two years. Most Of those
returning here on visits are careful
to leave before this two years has ex
pired. ..-. o..
Now that the proposal to draf
them into the American army hal
been brought forward some of thy
newspapers seem to derive satisfac
ton from the possibility that Norwe
gians who left home to escape mill
tary service might be compelled t
serve in the American army.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02
BIG. WATERFALL, in. ICELAND
pe.sIse:. Most STRIKING, Larger Than !,..
Any In Europe-seenie Wonder 81 y
the Frigid Country.

DettifOss. by far the most striking
Of the Iceland waterfalls, and larger
than any In Europe, Ia well worth
visit. hut II involves some very long
rides. The writer. snys the Christian
Science Monitor, starting from tn"
northern part of iIusavik, took over
two days to reach 1t, stopping at night
at two farmhOuses on the way. AMI
making a detour to see the wonderful
volcanic valley of Ashbyrgl. The Jour
ney westward to Myvutn from the fail
over desert land. occupied about ten
hours.
The fall lies on the Jokullsa. gla-
cinl river that rises in the Vatnajo-
kull range In the south. and flowing
nOrthward,. falls into the Arctic sea.
Parallel to the river lies deep rift
IKE a dried-up river bed: and this has
TO he crossed before the traveller can
stand on the brink of the chasm where
The river takes Its leap 200 feet down.
There IL a curious crack In inid-stream
and over 1t the sundered waters are
hurled in wild confusion. again MIN
Cling and losing themselves In clouds
Of spray. The columnar basalt on the
far side can be discerned through the
mist. every pillar tipped with moss,
while the near side II also green and
velvety. The wallis Of the ravine be-
ing perpendicular. to descend Ii i'm.
possible. and the binding spray pre-.
vents long stay near the fall, which
Ia best seen at a point lower down
the river. The upper fall. . quarter
Of an hours walk higher up. with If
teen feet Of u drop. seems mere cas-
cade after the principal one.
The whole region bears witness t.
the "strife Of nature" On the fal
side Of the river stretches a desert
marked with dull red cinder heaps
and crater vents like huge black canl
drums. snow-capped Hills closing In thu
weird landscape. From the cavernoui
depths In the foreground rises thu
ceaseless moan Of the waterfall, 90 re
mote from human habitahon. and i'm
presxlve In its loneliness.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02
ENGLISH HELD MANY FEASTS
Oyster Festival, White Bait Dinner,
Fish Pie and Sausage Repasts,
Among Former Celebrations.

There II scarcely an old city or VII
lagp In England that formerly did not
have an annual banque; Of some sort.
designed to advertise the particular
products for which the place Ia fam
ms. observes correspondent. Col
chester had It's annual oyster feast.
which was given every October. usu-
ally Mt the beginning Of the month.
But that was II comparatively modern
festival. Much more ancient was the
yearly white bait dinner nj Greenwich.
which at one time WAS almost ha great
IA social event as the dinner given by
the lord mayor W London.
The fish pie dinner ut Gorlest0n
near Yarmouth. had rs Its guests each
wear g. fishermen. with the vicar q!
the head Of the table. The number ~
the table was strictly limited to e.
except the vicar. and was never more
ur less. At Yarmouth. the home of
the far-famrd Yarmouth hlOater. th
annual herring dinner was quite al
event. The menu consisted entirely a.
herring Of all ages from infant aprat>
to grandfather herring. prepared in
many different ways. Peterborough
sausage dlnner was given every year
lby the mayor and corporation Of tn.
town. and every variety Of sausag.
known was served to the guests. An.
lOther famous "feed" was the venisOn
dinner Eivei. at Farnham ny the bishtH'
of Winchester.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02

At Bokod Filipino girl with two
years training can earn Is cents q
day weaving pillow covera table run.
ners. or dress material, says the Chris.
tan Herald, rhe food she eats costs
5 cents q day. She not only earns
money for herself and family in addi-
ton to taking n complete academic
course. but One-half the proceeds from
her labor. turned into the school fund.
has already provided the school with
a fine monograph. good collection Of
records. and the instruments for ten
piece stringed orchestra. which turns
out music that would compare well
with the best that graduates from a
New England finishing school could do.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02

~ 80! = y. d /
A complete Line Of fountain pens,
perfumes. stationery. etc.. at the
Valdez Drug Store. Buy your Xmas
gifts there. .,a.-.- ..,. IT
Rainier Cereal Beverage. zon-in.
toxicating at b. Hunts. e
.
Xmas Goods
and useful articles arc now coming
on every boat, for tho Dnpssium. Il
4 ME. .' ma & saiSsassr ..si. u
Ha6elpAA q
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02
KORNILOFF ESCAPES
BY CLEVER RUSE

PETROGRAD, Jan. General
Korniloff, who has been under arrest
since the collapse of his movement
against Premier Kerensky and whose
escape from prison was recently re-
ported. gained his liberty by a clever
ruse on the part of friends. who pre-
sented a forged document purporting
to be release, signed by Shoblovsky,
head of the commission having Kor-
niloff's case under inquiry. This infor-
nation has been received from Mo-
hilev.
Korniloff marched out of town at
the head of four hundred Of the Tekin
regiment. accompanied by Generals
Denekin. Markoff and Arloff. his erst-
while fellow prisoners.
On Sunday there arrived at Bulk
of. where Kornilotf was imprisoned
uniformed oflicer who presented to
the commandant paper ordering the
release ofthe Imprisoned men. The
commandant. suspicious of fraud,
tried to communicate with his staff
by telephone. but found the wires in
The news Of the arrival of
the officer bearing the order for re-
lease reached the ears of the Tekin
regiment, composing the garrison.
who were friendly to Korniloff and
who overruled the commandant's
and demanded the imme-
date fulillment of the order. Upon
his release, General Korniloff placed
himself at the head of his troops. set
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02
First Use Of lingo.

. George Jacob Holyoake. the apostle
of cooperation. WAS the first to make
use of the nickname lingo In refer
ence to a wrong kind Of patriotism In
4 letter which he wrote about the Dis
raelian Chauvinists in 1878, observes
the ArgOnaut. Nobody yet knows for
certain where the word came from. Or
what WAS Its original meaning. Mot
teux, In his seventeenth century trans
lation Of Rabelais, gave par Dieu" as
"by lingo" 1t il some peoples opin.
Ion that lingo Is the Basque for God.
and that the word made its way into
the English language through the
medium Of Basque sailors.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02

The launch Della, Capt. II. l.. Rid
er arrived yesterday from Elfanar,
Fidalgo and handbook. Ed. Jansen,
Jack Boyd. Assistant District Attor-
ney Bennett, w. King and VIM. Wag-
ner were passengers.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02
Dry, Hot Atmosphere.

Dryness combined with high temper
allure Is commonly deemed injurious,
notes IN exchange. This Is the COM
bination found In desert climates and
In many art!ficially heated dwellings
in northern climates In winter. The
dry, hot atmosphere induces restless.
mes and nervous" feelings As well as
drying and irritation Of the skin and
mucous membranes. Susceptibility to
colds is said TO be increased u indoor
dwellsrs ip : hot. dry rtmosphere a.
though similar effect deeA not nee%
to. be associated With ths ,AfsdtH q
Dessert camafeeJ .',. sa.o e ~. |.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02

o Rt'E W . noI q tg'u1H'l j.,
.siaacnre=~ .-.ri.sa ..
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02

Assistant District Attorney Hilliard
Bennett returned from Ellamar yes
terday on the launch Della, where he
had been spending Christmas and the
holidays with his sisters. the Misses
Bennett, who are teaching school at
the hustlinig little mining town..
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02

Mr.. Post, who returned recently
from Europe. predicted that General
Pershing would be able eventually to-
send written message by airplane
to President Wilson and receive an
answer in the same way, all within
forty-eight.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02

The launch Hyak, Capt Frank
Nelson, left yesterday noon for Ella
mar. Mrs. Prudence Reed and the
johnson boys were passengers.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02

Frank and Joseph Johnson left yes
terday for down-sound to spend the
winter trapping.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02

A shortage of miners is reported at
Ellamar. according to returning pas
sengers from that district.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-12-20
CAMP CODY TO BE
 USED FOR CONVALESCENTS

CAMP CODY, Dec. 12.-It was an- nounced here today that this camp would be used only for a convales- cent hospital for returning soldiers. The present base hospital will be left standing for this purpose. Major Charles H. Reese, construction quar- termaster, has arrived here to super wise the destruction of the remaining buildings at Camp Cody.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-12-20
GREATEST MOTHER IN THE WORLD

In 1917, 22OOO,OOO people in the United States in voluntary subscription to the Ameri- can Red Cross acknowledged that organization to be the ''Greatest Mother in the World.'' During the period of the just ended the entire populace has given its time and money in support of that acclaim.
 Now, on the eve of the Red Cross Christ mas Roll Call December 16 to 23, the Mother stands listening to the answering voice of all her children-every man and woman in the United States.
 She stands and waits, no one will be urged Everywhere opportunity will present itself for enrolment in the Red Cross. The Roll Call booths will be stationed in conven- tent places all over the city. The Red Cross workers in the Roll Call uniform will be ready to give out the badge of membership Red Cross button. No one believes that the goal has been set too high. All America is expected
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-12-20
OUR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.

According to information from Phoenix there seems to be general agreement between democrats and republicans that the state con- mission of public institutions has been faii- ure. This commission was created by demo- cratic legislature and signed by Governor Campbell, republican. It was first in the con- trol of republicans and during the past year democrats have had it. The old board of con- trol became unpopular because it vested all power in the hands of the governor. The state auditor was member of this board but the governor appointed a third member which left him in control of every action, as during the Lifetime of the board of control the ap- pointed member was never known to go coun- ter to the desires of the governor who had ap- pointed him.
 AS each institution, the state prison, the insane asylum, the reform school and the road work, must necessarily have superintendent and the state university and normal schools are controlled by boards of regents 1t would seem that commission for supervision of all is hardly necessary when the enormous cost of it's maintenance is taken into consideration.
 However, we shall expect wide difference of opinion in the legislature when the effort is made to abolish it and substitute another power to supervise institutions. It would seem to us that the governor, the heads of the university and'normal schools and the super intendent, could, by holding monthly meetings at the state capital and maintaining office there with competent secretary, do the work now supposed to be done by the present con- mission of institutions. Such an arrange ment would fix the responsibility for state management on the governor and his admin istration where it belongs.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-12-20
NOGALES TROOPS GIVEN
 NEW STATION AT GLOBE

Globe, Dec. 1.-Two hundred and fifty doughboys from Nogales arrived here last night to relieve the 22nd battalion. The company is under the command of Captain Lindquist and is known as B company, Sd U. s. in fantry.
 It is understood the guard will leave Monday morning for Fort Sam Houston to be mustered out.
 Some of the boys will be sent to Roosevelt and Granite Reef and some. to Ray. A permanent military post will be maintained in this dis trict.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-12-20
THE INTELLIGENT AMERICAN SOLDIER


 The War Department authorizes the fol lowing statement from the office of the Sur geon General:
 More than 26 per cent of the enlisted men in the American Army considerably above the average intelligence, and of these more than II per cent had the superior intelli- gence required for commissioned officers, ac- cording to tests made by the Division of Psy- chology of the Medical Department The re- ports show that 83 per cent of the officers had the required superior intelligence.
 And as further proof of the general in- telligence of the men called into military vice by the operation of the selective-service law, less than IA per cent of the men draft ed were found to be unfit for general military service :y. ;..: .j.t-l-.' 2 Out of total of approximately 100000 men receiving the Army mental tests, less than one-half of 1 per cent were found to be so de- ficient in intelligence that they were recom- mended for discharge
 While all the men in the Army did not receive the mental tests, the figures obtained and now given to the public by authority of the Surgeon General may be regarded as sub- stantially correct in view of the fact that they are the result of tests made in camps in all parts of the country on men from every sec ton of the United States