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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-21

sent back to that awful destruction 1t.
the front line. and perhaps he killed
or MANNED. The thought made him
shudder. the cold sweat coming out 10
beads on his face.
On his left. In the darkness, he could
make out the shndowy forms Of trees
crawling on his hands and knees. stop
ping and crouchlng with fear at eacl
shell.burst, he finally reached an old
orchard aud covered nt the base Of a
shot.scarred apple tree.
He remained there all night, listen
Ing 10 the sound Of the guns and ever
praying. praying that his useless life
would be spared.
AS dawn began to break. he could
discern little dark objects protrudlng
from the ground all about him. Curl
oslty mastered his fear and he crawled
to one OF the objects, and there, in the
uncertain light, he read on llttl,
wooden cross:
"Pte. II. s. Wheaton. No. 1870. Isl
London Regt. II. II. Killed In action
April 25. 1915. r. I. p" (Rest II
Peace).
When Il dawned on him that he hat
been hiding all night In cemeter,
his reason seemed to leave him, and .
mad desire to be free from II all mad,
him rush madly away. falling over lit
tie wooden crosses, smashing some ant
trampling others under his feet.
In his flight he came to an ole
French dugout, half caved In and par
tally filled with slimy and filthy wa
ter.
Like fox being chased by tn,
hounds, he ducked into this hole, and
threw himself on a pile Of old empty
sandbags, wet and mlldewed. Then
unconsciousness.
On the next day, he came to; far
distant voices sounded In his ears.
Opening his eyes, In the entrance Of
the dugout he saw corporal and two
men with fixed bayonets.
The corporal was addressing him:
"Get up. you whlte-livered blighter
Curse you and the day you ever joined
ID company, spelling their fine rec
ord It'll be you up against the wall,
and a good job too. Get hold Of him,
men. and II he makes a break, give him
the bayonet, and send II home, the cow
ardly sneak. Come on, you, move,
we've been looking for you long
enough"
Lloyd. trembling and weakened by
his long fast, tottered out. assisted by
n soldier on each side of him.
They took him before the captain,
but could get nothing out of him but:
"For Gods sake, sir, don't have me
shot. don't have me shoti"
The captain, utterly disgusted with
him, sent him under escort to division
headquarters for trial by court-mar-
tial, charged with desertlon under fire.
They shoot desertsrs In France.
During his trial, Lloyd sat as one
dazed, and could put nothing forward
In his defense, only an occasional
"Don't have me shot"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-21

own medicine. Our boys are going over
the top at dawn of the morning to take
their trenches. Wen give 'em taste
OF cold steel with their sausages and
beer. You just sit tight now until they
relieve you. III have to go now, lad
MS It's nearly time for my relief, and
don't want them to see me a-ta,kin
with you. So long, laddie. cheero."
With this, the sentry resumed the
pacing of his post. In about ten min.
utes' time he was relieved, and ID
company man took his place.
Looking into the guardhouse. the
sentry noticed the covering attitude of
Lloyd, and, with a sneer. said to him:
"Instead Of whlmpering In that cor.
ner, you ought to be saying your pray
ers. It's bally conscripts like you
what's spollin' our record. We've been
out here nigh onto eighteen months
and you're the first man to desert his
post. The whole battalion Is laughiD
uuu pWhtu luu ut ~ Ctuipuuy. Uuu
luck to you but you won't get another
Glance to disgrace us. They'll put
your lights out in the mornin'."
After listening to this TRADE, Lloyd,
In faltering voice, asked: "They are
not going to shoot me. are they? Why.
the other sentry said they'd pardon
me. For Gods sake-don't tell me I'm
to be shot |" and his voice died away in
sob.
"Of course, they're going to shoot
you. The other sentry was jest a-kid-
din you. lest like old Smith. Always
a-tryin' to cheer some one. You amt
got no more chance o. bein' pardoned
than have of gettin' to be colonel Of
my bait"
When the fact that all hope was
gone finally entered Lloyd's brain, a
calm seemed TO settle over him, and
rising to his knees, with his arms
stretched out to heaven, he prayed, and
all Of his soul entered into the prayer.
20, good and merciful God. give me
strength to die like a man! Deliver
me from this towards death. Give me
n chance to die like my mates in the
fighting line, to die fighting for my
country. J ask this of thee"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-21


sinking OF ne Lusiinnia ny oerinn,
sup"h.in., Htuhur aY nuY e'nlrs, r, NJ np'er, er,,
Gnu. oaNen ,h .'n,, W J'lhsG wv ~ ~
9r 70 Ing Enx'anu "n''e ne eh"s's !" '"'
" ,.r,., ~ >, -
.hnr nn m.nt,e' pot,ou ot uhh'
ies md uy soon V nnds himself in rev., b,ilris
TsomeShero in France" whore he flrA,
makes the acquaintance OF the evcr.pres
sni % coolies" y VIZ
CHAPTER III Einpey attends his flrs,
church services nt the front while a Ger
man Fokker circles over the congregation
CHAPTER " Empoy''s command goes
Into the iront-llnc trenches and In under
nre for the hrst time
CHAPTER Y-Empey lenins TO- adopi
are going TO ge, II, you'li get IT, so never
worry
CHAIrEn v.-back III resi- ollc.s' En.
pey gets MS hr" experience W ""Se
ordery.
cHAPTER vII-Empey iearns now the
British soldiers are Ted
CHAPTER Vfff-Back In the from. cline
trench. Empey sees his nrst friend OF ths
trenches go west
CHAPTER Ix-Empey makes his hrs'
CHAPTER x-Empey learns what con.
ssituntsss days WORK In inc ''on'-""'
CHAPTER xI-Empey goes "over the
TOP for the nrst time IN q charge on the
rnm, Serman ,hrms, vrmche' anu F" "o"u'' '"
CHAPTER xII-Empcy Joins tho "sul.
eide club" as the bombing squad Is called
.ssa,s,r Csh,h,prrEsh rns Aiii--Eacn io"'"s se'' ~
cHApTmP xry-Empey helps dig an
advanced trench under German fre.
CHAPrEk xV-on 'hs'eh'hs po'' '"
80 C,IAprrp % xvI-rvo ar,I,lerymen pur
one over on Old Pepper their rogimcntal
commanoer.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-21

WANTED-Good work horse, with
harness. NJ. Mcintyre. phone 609-
Fla, sstf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-21
EfectiveDecember I. 1917.
Tuesday, Thursday, SATURDAY.


Billy and his mother had been to -
movies one afternoon to see Jack. tAs
Giant Killer" During supper q d.
cussion arose between his two older
brothers as to whether they should -
or not. Billy listened awhile and then
spoke up: "There amt no use yoa
boys talking bout goin' to that show
tonight. Jack killed the giant Thu
afternoon
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-21
WANTED

EXPERIENCED mill men wanted
year around work. Excellent
cook-house. electric lights, mems
club. good wages. write to Modoc
Lumber Company, Chiloquin, Ore
gon. SO
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-21
"0ver the Top"
By An American Soldier
Who Went
ARTHUR GUY EmPEY
Msshins Gunner Ss,oins IN France
SYNOPSIS.
Meehins Gunner SefOins in France

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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-21
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Foh sALE--Cood modern house,
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A peace, hitherto unknown. came to
him, and he crouched and covered nc
more. but calmly waited the dawn
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-21

?. G. ISHAN. drayage and transi9-
Safes. pianos and furniture nsvse
packed. shipped and stored. PhonO
Clark and Holman. No. so. RsGa-.
dence phone 12l-R.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-21

Foh sALE--Cood modern house,
close in. north side Inquire No.
2333. care Courier. sstf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-21

RENTAL-Furnished house, six
rooms, D and between Seventh
and Eighth. gas and bath. $40. l..
A. Launer. IL
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-21
Ito Be Continued

Spread the butter thin-Help the
allies to Berlin.
Envelopes at the Courier oRce.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-06
Three Times and Out.

California sports are either too
fast for the Frank contingent, or
else there has been a decided de-
terioration in their game-getting
faculties Another letter from
John and Harry Frank, dated
Ian. %, from their winter home
at Burbank, California, chroni-
Giles another defeat-this time it
appears to have been quails; the
other two instances of having
been done" were by, ducks and
geese. Seems as though the
brothers cannot let a good thing
alone, but must 60 it once more
in order to keep the honors of
Wisconsin sportsmen where it
belongs-in the foremost ranks.
But from now on game in Cali
fnrnia can walk all over them,
and there will he nothing doing
The blow that killed fathers am
bition came along the other day
when John and Harry went
quail hunting. An all day hike
in the mountains produced no
birds, and their guns have been
carefully placed away in their
cases where it is said they will
remain until Wisconsin is reach
ey some time early this coming
summer, the time they have set
for their return home.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-06
Watersmeet News.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gordon left
Monday to return to their former
home at Warren, Alberta, Mr.. Cor
don has been clerk in Kelly Bros.
store for the past year. VIM. Wieland
is taking his place in the store.
Miss Kathrine Maher returned from
Monico Tuesday
j. j. Mcdonald of Ashland was
here on business Wednesday.
G. Houle left Wednesday for Amigo
where he will work.
Miss Mae Maher returned to Green
Bay Thursday to resume her teaching.
MI. and Mrs. August bellies were
Bessemer visitors Thursday.
Frank Mcdonald went to Amigo
Friday.
Mrs. Geo. Nugent was an Ironwood
visitor Friday.
Mrs. C. L. Durkee and daughter
Miss Thelma were Ashland visitors
Friday.
Mrs. w. Maher and son Tim re-
turned from Green Bay Saturday
where they have been visiting rela-
tives.
Miss Della Turney of Amigo is here
visiting friends.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-06
Attending Road School.

Members of the Villas county
highway committee, Messrs. (.
A. Bent of STATE Line, VIM. Sal
tenberger of Washington, Fred
Meloy of Plum Lake, together
with Highway Commissioner
Nemacheck and Austin Bent, are
at Madison this week attending
the annual session of the state
road school. The main feature
of the meeting is maintenance
of roads," the one bugaboo
which has been confronting the
various county highway COM
mittees in the state, and which
it is determined shall be handled
hereafter as the principal feature
IN road work.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-06
Sayner News.

Joseph Kick returned from Ashland
last week for brief visit on account
of coal shortage at the ore docks.
Michael Froelich Sr. was taken sud-
denly i'll last week.
Millard Long returned from Toma-
hawk Lake last week.
Ed. Ellerman attended the town
meeting at Savner, Saturday.
Herbert Warner took the contract
for stumping and cutting brush on
the road back of his place running to
meet the state road.
Mr.. Ellerman took the contract for
the road back of Anson's place going
to Richard Sayner's to cut brush,
blow stumps and grade it.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-06
Weed A True Patriot.

For the second time Amigo
has been called upon to sacrifice
one of her boys to the cause OF
liberty and democracy. AS told
in yesterdays dispatches Lewis
Weed died at the front in France.
Here was a young man, and
although not so well known here,
volunteered from this city, hav-
ing for sometime been employed
in Amigo, that is deserving
of special mention. He tried,
when the Amigo company was
being organized, to enlist as a
volunteer He was rejected on
physical grounds. His name,
however, was near the top on
the draft list and when the sec
ond contingent was called, he
was only named as a substitute,
having passed the examination.
But he pleaded with the draft
board to let him 60 in place OF
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-06
Who Is Paying for the War?
By JOHN R COMMONS Professor Political Economy
University of Wisconsin.

The government is trying to cut
down excess profits. As fast as pos
sible it is reducing the prices that pro-
ducers are permitted to charge.
This has been done for iron, steel
and almost everything else that the
government buys.
1t is hard to do this and yet not
discourage production. We must have
an enormous increase of food, cloth
ing, munitions and other necessities
during the war.
But the government is doing this
in the only way possible. 1t calls in
the representatives of labor named by
the American Federation of Labor,
and the representatives of the manu-
facturers and farmers. The American
Federation of Labor wanted the price
of wheat fixed at $1.84 bushel. The
farmers wanted $3.50. They COM
promised on 1920 bushel.
This is the way it Is done for coal
and other essentials which the peo-
pie must buy. If the price is cut too
If there are no profits, the thing will
not be produced in sufficient quanti-
ties.
The Rise in Wages.
Increased cost of living always goes
along with wars. But here is some
thing to remember:-the outbreak of
war in 1914 brought an increased de-
mand for labor, at time of great In
dustrial depression in this country. &
The demand of the Allies for NUM-
lions, equipment, and food, set every
body to work in the United States.
Immediately also wages began to rise.
They went up fastest and highest In
the industries that furnished NUM-
lions to the Allies. The employees of
the United States Steel Corporation
have had an increase Of 60 per cent
In their rates of wages, and when to
this is added steady employment. their
earnings by the week or year have
gone up far beyond 60 per cent.
In the state of New York-the only
state where statistics have been col
Iected on a large scale-the earnings
Of all factory wage-earners throughout
the entire state have risen, on an
average, over 38 per cent since June,
1914 In some of the metal and ma
chinery industries, they have more
than doubled.
Nobody can give exact figures, but
the cost of living-taking everything
into account-has gone up about 80
to 40 per cent. Food has gone up more
than that-47 per cent, according to
figures Of retail prices collected by
the Federal Department of Labor.
But food Is something less than half
Of the workingman's expenses. Other
expenses, such as rent, have not gone
up so much Taking into account the
increased amount of work and the in
crease in wages, the total earnings of
wage-earners have about kept up with
the cost of living. Some have gone
far ahead, others have not kept up.
Those who have gained most are COM
mon laborers and organized labor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-06

Everybody must expect hardsh1ps
from war. The greatest hardship is
on the boys who go to the front. No
body can ever pay them what they
are worth to the nation.
But our nation is doing the next
best thing. We have more than dou-
bled the pay that soldiers got before
the war The dollar a day, besides
food, clothing, and expenses, which
they now get while training and fight
ing is four times as much as the
British soldier gets, eighteen times as
much as the French, and nine times
as much as the German.
Besides, if they are disabled, the
government compensates them for the
rest of their lives, by giving them as
high as 800 month if totally dis
abled, in addition to teaching them
new trades, if necessary, SO that they
can make a living.
Next to the boys at the front, the
greatest hardship Is on their families.
These families can never be paid what
the boys are worth to them. But the
nation does the next best thing. While
they are serving their country it pays
their families according to the num-
Der of children. In case of death it
pays the family the compensation the
boy would get after the war if he were
disabled; and 1t furnishes as high as
$4,000 life insurance at less than half
what an insurance company charges
in time of peace, and permits him to
continue it after the war at substan-
TALLY the same rate.
The next great hardship Is taxes.
In former wars our government taxed
food and almost everything the peo-
pie used. In this war 1t is taxing only
liquor, tobacco, patent medicines, lux
uries, amusements, new insurance
premiums, business documents, trans
portations and postage.
Taxation of Big Incomes.
Two-thirds of the people pay but
port the war. The other one-third of
the people are taxed on incomes and
excess war profits.
In the Civil War the income tax was
per cent to Is per cent, and every
income as low as 5000 was taxed. In
this war, three different income taxes
are piled on top Of each other, SO that
an income of $4,000 pays $40, and in
come of $1,000,000 pays $475,000 and
larger incomes pay nearly go per cent
But no income Of q married man
less than $4,000 is taxed at all, and
none less than $1,000 for an unmarried
man. No workingman with family
pays an income tax.
The largest incomes, on the other
hand, are not yet taxed as much as
they can stand. A corporation pays
two taxes-an excess profit tax that
is said to average about one-fourth the
profits above per cent on its capital,
and an income tax of per cent on
what is left. Our government has call
ed tn the leading tax experts of the
country to work on this problem.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-06

one of the other boys, if it could
be arranged. 1t was so arrang-
ed and he headed the Amigo
delegation to Camp Grant.
When he arrived there he was
again rejected for the infantry
on physical grounds. Here he
again pleaded with the officers
in charge to put him into some
department of the service SO that
he might serve his country. He
was assigned to the engineers
for immediate overseas service.
He went and we are sure that be
did himself proud He died from
natural causes, the dispatch
told us but he no doubt over
worked and brought on his i'll
ness which caused his death
He was true patriot. 1t hap
pened to be our good fortune to
be at the train the night the con-
tingent left Amigo. His face
seemed to beam with delight to
think that he was at last to be
permitted to serve his country.
The news didn't tell us the de-
tails of his death, but we feel
sure he died as he felt when he
left Amigo that night that he
was only too glad to make the
sacrifice if it would help the
great cause for which we are
fghting.-Antigo Journal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-06
One Million War Savers.

Over $4,000 workers in the
state of Wisconsin have now but
one thought in mind, and that is
to secure by the night of Febru-
airy 10, not less than one million
War Savers in the state, and for
the first time in the history of
any country, the government
has arranged to deliver its own
securities and collect for them at
the homes of the people. If one
War Savings Stamp is bought in
each home more than 500, 00O,-
900 will be brought into United
States Treasury.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-06
Her Mother Also Died.

Friends in Eagle River of Mrs.
A. S. Lalla, WHO'S at Little Rock,
Ark, have received word from
that lady that her mother died
in Chicago two weeks after she
had buried her husband. Mr..
Lalla died Jan. 4th, and the
mother Jan. %, having caught
cold at the funeral of Mr.. Lalla
Mrs. Lalla's friends in Eagle
River sympathize with her in her
double bereavement.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-06
CHURCH NOTES

The Congregational church will
hold it's ser1 ices on Feb. 10th as
follows: Sunday school at 10
a. m. Preaching by Rev. W. ].
Davis at II a. m. and 7:3O p. m.
The themes of the sermons will
be idle Thoughts" and 1.-The
Value of Personal Contact. "
Hearty singing is a feature of
the services.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-06
TO PREVENT BOARDING
Hoover Limits Sale of Food
to Necessary Quantities In
Wholesale, Retail and Con-
sumer's Supply.

You are advised of this impor-
tant order from the food adj
ministration. Toprevent hoard
ing of flour following the presi-
dents proclamation. | suggest
you enforce ruling in reference to
quantity sales of flour outlined
in letter December nineteenth.
The sale of -four by retailers
millers or other dealers in towns
or cities to individuals customers
shall be in one eighth to one
fourth barrel quantity or less.
In rural or foreign communities
in one-fourth, one-half barrel
quantities or less. Gross maxi
mum profit for wholesalers in
flour should not exceed from ff-
ty to seventy-fve cents per bar
rel. Profit exacted by retail
dealers in original mill packages
should not exceed from eighty
cents to dollar twenty a barrel,
depending upon character of SER
vice performed. Where retailers
sell in amounts less than original
mill package the gross profit
should not exceed one cent per
pound. Any profits in excess OF
these or in excess that obtained
in pre-war times will be consld-
cred cause of All investigation.
Substitutes for wheat flour
should be sold at not more than
a reasonable advance over actu-
al purchase price of particular
goods sold without regard to
market or replacement value at
time of such sale.
(Signed) HEBERT HOOVER.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-06
business AS Usual"

Business as Usual-Only
More So" This was a window
sign all over England the first
year of the war, and it still
maintains. Take it to your
heart, remembering that the
"only more so" means the little
more love and cheerfulness, hope
and faith in your neighbor,
which, if put into daily work,
will help your country win the
war.