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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-09
Democrats Make Plans.

The Democratic State Genital Com
mittce met in the Hotel Richardson.
Dover, yesterday, Tor the purpose Of
devlslng campaign plans.
Harry 7, Graham presided. and the
Democratic nominees Willard Sauls-
bury, Tor United States senator. Albert
T. Polk, for Representative III Coagres>,
Francis VI Soper for State treasurer. aud
J. Herman anderson for auditor Of
accounts conferred with the committee
Those German officer. who were
captured clad IN PINK pajatnas doubt
less had retired in accordance with
prepared plans Memphis Commercial
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-09
Notice 10 Liquor Dealers.

There will be meeting of the trade
called at the Irish-Amcrican Hall al 80
o'clock Thur day afternoon. You are re-
quested to be there j + Burke
Secretary Retail Liquor Dealers Pro-
tectiyc ASS ,ciation AdY
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-09
EPIDEMIC BAD AT CLAYTON.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Clayton. oct g. An epidemic Of
Spanish influenza, which broke out in this
town about a week ago. has spread with
such alarming rapidity that the local
Board Of Health is fir ling it quite a task
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29
HOW A SOLDIER
FEELS IN FIGHT

legs grow limp and I drop down as
hastily don my gas mask. And when
open my eyes and find myself l am
on n stretcher and someone with Il
smile all over his bronzed face offers
me cigarette.
Yes, we ran the Huns for six days
ana five nights. and | did not want
to eat or sleep. | tell you it was
grand. and if l hadn't been gassed
feel like l could still he running
them. We started in on the 24th day
of July, my birthday, and, mother.
dear, | took no prisoners.
"A German officer said TO his men ::
why do you run; is not Gott nit
youF And the German soldiers an
Swcred: Yes, but the Americans are
init the French"
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29
Money Burns Their Pocket

paris.-No wonder that American
soldiers aStOund the French with their
mOney-Spending proclivity. Shops
stocked sufficiently in the ordinary
course of events to last six months
are frequently cleaned out In day
when the Yankees arrive. The Amer
icans just simply buy everything in
sight.
A bunch Of troops just arriving from
the long journey overseas, or perhaps
having been shunted around n month
OF so after landing, reach a permanent
camp and are paid off. Frequently
they haven't had pay day in two or
three months.
Then with their pockets full of the
strange francs they go to town and
make up for lost time. They overlook
nothing from Swiss watch to an arm
full of souvenirs to send back home.
But with all the spending and buy
ing 1t Is remarkable that there are so
few cases Of drunkenness. The wine
shops are open to the Americans At
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29

lustrated in some notes from thess
county reporters. One man gives an
average of Is miles as the longest dis.
tance for any considerable number Of
farmers, but explains that the haul IA
to the Cumberland river, which in his
county, is navigable only five months
of the year: for the other seven
months the haul is 40 miles to rail.
road. In Mathews county, Va, few
trucks are used; but, since the county
Is indented by several navlgable wa.
terways, motor boats and sail boats
are used by the farmers to consid.
cradle extent. One reporter in west.
ern Oregon says that neither roads nor
automobiles are to be found within
20 miles of his home; produce is car.
ried on pack mules, over difficult trails
to landing on Rogue river. The
heavy hauling in Mecosta county,
Mich, as in some other northern coun
ties in the United States, is often post
poned until snow comes, when sleds
are used.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29

certain hours, generally from 3 30 to
s 80 p. m But the average American
does not like French wine, at least
not at first. French beer has q fiat,
weak taste which does not appeal at
all to Americans. There is no whis-
ky, and even were 1t available the
Americans would not be allowed TO
purchase it. Cognac is the nearest ap-
proach to whisky and this must be
obtained by stealth--sort of boot
Logging process.
Many thousands of American sol
dIers, disgusted with the light wines
md beers which only they may pro-
cure. have foresworn booze entirely.
gone on the "water wagon" for keeps
and will be in good trim for the na.
tion-wide prohibition they will face
when they return to the United States
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29

Il was just out of the hosnitsl" he
said. telling of his last enpopemept
had been laid up with whooping
cough had just reported back and
been assigned to command of Com
pany -. We We're ordered TO ndyonce
hrst on Saturday, August 81. We went
ahend for two and half miles and
TOOK the German second line trench.
Grey Gets Fatal Wound.
The counter-attack came exactly at
four O'Clock. But. of course, 1t availed
nothing, because we were fully able TO
meet it With laore than sufficient Ne
slstance. Our artillery had full sweep
OF the ground over which they moved.
lhe slaughter was terrible.
I'VE lay in the position all that
night, and at seven o'clock in the morn
ing made quick move. We took over
n line of shell holes about three hun
dred yards ia front of us. Then we
started in to clean up the thick nests
Of machine guns.
Lieutenant Grey was shot in the
stomach and Lieut.. Harry Blair of
Brooklyn was hit. Then l was hit.
After got ii Blair and myself carried
Grey back TO a. dressing station. He
died the next morning.
Huns Did Not Fight Fair.
THE Germans were fighting In a
nasty way. 1t was not the least bit
safe TO pay any attention to them
when they began to cry "kamerad."
Many Of them carried little pistol
called squirt gum 1t shoots II
small bullet like twenty-five, but
sprays them out at short range. The
pistols keep on shooting just as long as
you keep your finger pressed on the
trigger. They are good for short range
only. The danger was In this: If you
rounded up two or three or more Ger
mans and ordered them to throw up
their hands, they would, except that
one of them would be little slow. II
you started to lower your gun or pistol
to take them in tow the slow-moving
man suddenly threw out his squirt gun
and opened fire. The safest thing to
do was to take no chances.
THE Germans We're doing all sorts
Of things that were forbidden By inter-
uatiOnal code. They did NOT thiak any
thing of firing on the stretcher bear
crs, although the men were carefully
marked with white bands on their
arms and were classed us noncom.
batants."
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
Winterino Idle Horses.

At this time of the year practically
all the heavy work on most farms has
been finished, and during the winter
horses are more or less idle. Since
idle horses give no return in labor
performed, the feeding should be as
economical as possible, and proper care
should be taken of the animals in Or
der that they may be in the best pos.
sible condition for work in the early
spring.
Horses should not be confined to the
barn during the winter on a liberal
supply of grain. 1t is far better to
trough" them through the cold months.
They should be given the run of the
yard or lot during the day. This should
be provided with n protected shed, one
that is thoroughly dry and well pro
vided with bedding. While nature
does her part and protects the horse
with heavy coat of hair during the
cold months, the shed is necessary in
order to afford the requisite shelter
and protection against rains, snow
and cold winds. Winter winds come
mostly from the north and northwest,
and the shed should be so situatea
and constructed as to give the proper
protection from this quarter.
In the feeding of idle horses hisf
priced feed should be avoided in oruet
to keep them in proper condition u,
the lowest cost. 1t -has been founu
that idle horses do very well on wln'
ter feed consisting of all the hay oa'
straw. cornstalks, or sOrghulns thty
VIII consume, SO that little grain d
necessary. Idleness also permits OF .
more thorough mastlcation of the 1eeu'
thus insuring proper digestion.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29
GUN WAS
ONE HUN TRICK

Lond0n.-FirSt Lieut. Ira J. HOdes Of
Brooklyn. \. Y. and Berkeley. Cal.
praises Lieut.. Audrey Grey of Berke-
ley us one Of the gamest American
officers he ever knew.
Lieutenant Grey, fearfully wounded
and at the point of death, said:
Dent take ne, boys; clean 'em out
first"
BY cleaning 'em out" he meant for
them TO keep on driving at the Ger
man machine gun nests until they
were abandoned. He did not want to
interrupt the progress on that part of
the line for an instant.
Lieutenant HOdes was wounded in
the left lcg-the same leg in which he
had been shot during the Spanish
American war.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29
FARMING a Business.

A farm is business, and crop yleio'
are only one part of that business
Studies in farm management STU"
that farm to make money must u'u.
ally have large business, must nav.
good crops and live stock, and nlus,
have these enterprises SO selected a.. ~.
organized on the farm that the iap"
will be kept busy throughout lAis'
part of the year. While 1t Is iinp
tant that farmer avoid poor ylelus .s
he should not Judge the success OF np
farm by Its yields alone.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29
auto TRUCK IS
WINNING FAVOR
Machines Are Rapidly Taking
Place of Animal Power in
Hauling Products.
IMPROVED ROADS Big HELP
Development Of Regular Freight serv.
Ice Is Considered Notable-One
Farmer Uses Ten TraiIers
Drawn by Tractor.

Motors are rapidly taking the place
Of animal power in hauling products
from the farm in many counties in
the United States where the roads per-
NIT. A significant phase of this new
development is the growth of regular
freight service, by which farmers can
hire the taking of their produce by
motortruck directly from the farm to
distant market, and thus avoid both
the wagon haul and the shipment by
railroad or boat.
OF lab county reports received by
the bureau Of crop estimates of the
United States department of agricul-
ture in Its recent investigation of the
hauling of products from farm to ship
ping point by animal power and by
motor, SGS reported the use of motors,
mostly motortrucks. In large frac-
tion of these counties, motortruck
service is just coming into use in haul
ing products from the farm. There
were many more reports of use for
light traffic, such as poultry, eggs and
vegetables, than for hauling grain. A
few reports, scattered from Delaware
to the Pacific coast mentioned the
great importance of the light motor
truck service in delivering perishable
fruits to shipping points.
In many states, especially in the
northern and south central sections,
hogs were hauled preferably in motor
trucks on account of the relatively
small amount of shrinkage compared
with hauling in wagons. Some coun.
ties reported hogs hauled exclusively
in mOtortrucks, although these ve-
hicles had not yet come into general
use for grain or other products.
Improved Roads Help.
One of the chief limitations to the
use Of the truck is the condition of
the roads, and several reporters men
toned beginning of motortruck use
as following closely an Improvement
In roads. Another hindrnnce to using
motors Is connected with the seasonal
distribution Of farm work. Some cor
respondents said that after their har-
vest was over there was no work for
their horses to do but haul, and that
AhoIoA u uShS Woulu lOL De un economy.
In other instances, the trucks were
reported to have done needed hauling
Mt times when laborers and horses
could not well be spared from the
farms. A market gardeners associa.
ton in Rhode Island is said to be
| operating few trucks with trailers
and to carry produce to the city mar.
ket at cost averaging only 10 cents
per ton-mile.
Frequent mention Is made, even in
the East, of trucks which do regular
freighting business, charging farmers
for the service. One Tennessee farm.
er reported having paid truck to
haul load Of Is hogs to market q
distance Of ten miles. and the trim
was made in the evening after supper
Used a Regular Train.
Tractors with trail wagons are in
more or less frequent use in various
states, including North Dakota and
California. One Illinois man reports
using ten wagons drawn by one trac
tor and moving 1000 bushels of when,
at time.
The great variety of local TRANSPORT
conditions In the United States is IL
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29

Admission, Ala.-IIere is the descrip-
ton Of II big battle as 1t impressed it
self upon the mind of Sergt. Lawrence
Hopkins of oxford;
They're OF
at sends thrill through you as
you hear their cry and rise up and
find yourself in Il crowd of men paus-
ing a moment to light our pipes or
cigarettes and we are hurrying for
ward with glistenng steel In our hands
TO meet the Zoe.
III it We're not for these other men
moving along heavily laden to keep
pace with the barraEe one might well
stand in amaZcment at wilderness
suddenly become crowded with sway
Ing humanity. bravely attempting To
weather the furious storm.
The big guns roll like heavy thun-
der. The little field batteries answer
with bark, shells scream. whistle.
howl according 10 their moods.
Death Is Everywhere.
The quick stuccato coughing of
machine guns goes ON increasingly all
around yuu and is swallowed up in
its echoes. There is spatter of rifle
bullets as they whiz by you -and YOU
wonder that YOU are untouched.
Bar5ed wire tears our clothes TO
pieces; mud sticks them together
again. Birds fly at our feet and from
the sky winged airplunes swoop
down SHtiire tanks plod on behind
crashing and crushing: burning, boil
ing oil sends tlumes leaping TO the
clouds; molten phosphorus Is poured
INTO dngoutS. There is gas to blind
and choke you.
here are laughs and cries: the
laugh of Il Comrade us lie struggles
on, or the cry Of another as he dropS
MS rifle and puts his hand to his
heart-hiS last cry. There is the yell
OF the hunter, the wiId-crying despair
of the hunted. The plunk of the NOR
tars and the burst of the bombs add
tn the tumult of the storm.
"Suetcher bearers rush to and fro
running zir-zag across the battlefield
with their messages. Then drop into
shell hole. the cold sweat running
off my face, and breathe Take nv
compass out, get direction adjusted
and when the harrage lifts | dive into
the tornado aGuiu-and so on. Ger.
mans are scarce; they are down below.
'MoppcrS up behind will deal with
them. Over broken trenches and torn
ground. slipping. falling, sprawling, |
go for our objective. As the curtain
Of fire and smoke passes over the vii
lafe We make the final spurt forward
Hn!-diZ like HI.
Germans Fear Americans.
Tile noise increases, the guns get
more angry. shells and showers of
mud and dirt are falling all around
you. The devil seems to be rakne
out his furnaces. the sky seems TO
crash down on You, then my head
swims my arms fall to my sides. nv
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29
HARD DOLLARS WORRY
GOTHAM OLD-TIMERS

New fork.-FOr the first time
in approximately fifty years the
good old American silver dollar
has again made its appearance
Oh Broadway. Many "old-timers"
finger them gingerly, take bite,
shake their heads and mutter
'phoney." Nevertheless. the dol
lars are good ones. They are
arriving in the pockets of
France-bound soldiers from the
Middle and Western states, .nd,
well, the majority of them will
not be spent in France.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29
Others.

The late General Booth was asked
upon one occasion to send message
to the various stations of the Saliva
ton Army throughout the world, and
to cOndense into one word. After
some reflection he chose the word
"Others!" There was n whole sermon
In 1.-THE call to sacrifice.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29

Atlanta, Ga.-John Won Hndeln, an
American with German name, testi4
fled before the federal court that he
could stand the reflection no longer.
So his name is now John II. Vaughn.
Vaughn declares he has not drop Of
German blood In his veins
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29
INVESTS INSURANCE
IN BONDS AND STAMPS

Dalton, Ga.-Left $4,000 in
Surancc by her son, Amos Har-
din. who died from wound re-
ceivcd in action in France. Mrs.
Mary +. Hardin turned the en-
tire amount into Liberty bonds
and War Savings stamps. Mrs.
Hardin says she takes this meth
cd in helping the government
and to avenge her son. Her
husband, Ell j. Hardin. gave
his life in order to save fell
low workman endangered from
noXiouS gases in Il well. For
this act Mrs. Hardin received a
Carnegie hero medal and II pen
sion.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29
FRkKkkEkkNESfl(KFkEkkKRl
TAKE A GRAPE CURE

The effect Of unfermented
grape juice as a drink has been
studied at the European "grape
cures and to slight extent in
laboratories. It Is generally
claimed that the consumption of
n reasonably large quantity of
it improves digestion, diminish
es intestinal fermentation and
results In an increase in weight.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29
HiQh Cost Of Movino
sector.

Savannah. Ga.-The high cost o.
moving In Savannah has obliteruted
the old Saw that ''it is cheaper to move
than pay rent" 1t now costs from
$40 TO so per load to move. because
of the extreme scarcity of labor and
the high cost of upkeep.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29
The Key to knowIedue

'If any man do his will, he shall
know Of the doctrine, whether 1t be of
God" Obedience, then. is the key of
knowled9e.-Christin g. Rossetti.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29

The business of the London stock
exchange. under peace conditions, re-
qulres the services of $4,000 persons
every day.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29
Marketing bx Parcel Post.

In most communities there Is sisa,
opportunity for marketing eggs =. ~
poultry by parcel post. Often ~ =,
plan gives better satisfaction than
usual method.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29
Germans Fear Americans

St'NnsHS rear americans.
lie noise increases, the guns get
more angry. shells and showers of
mud and dirt are falling all around
YOU. The devil seems to be rakinc
out his furnaces, the sky seems TO
crash down on you, then my head
swins, my arms fall to my sides, my
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29
chanaes German Nam.

Observation-Disclosures
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-07-04
Letter From Roy d. Carpenter

Eettct fFOfh roy --0s V0gROUV01'
France, June IL, 1918
Dear Harve and Bunch:
Am somewhere in France, we'll
and contented. This sure is some
country, about 100 years behind
the U. S. Have been in mostsof the
big cities, Liverpool, London, Par
is and others. Am UP for a driving
job but am not sure will get it.
Have not heard from anyone there
for over two months. Mail got
twisted some way and now have
no address hut as soon as get
located will get my mail. Would
sure like to be back there driving
around in a ear but | guess those
days are over. have reformed,
Joined church. quit gambling, etc.
Thought it would be a good time,
and rather enjoy it. Well, Harve,
can't write much but sure would
like TO hear from you folks. Give
my regards to Mother, Sis, Edna,
and Lucille and tell the gang
Hello. Is Buzz over here. Give me
his address. am, Your Friend
Awaiting your reply,
Pvt Roy b. Carpenter
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-07-04
Bert 4. Swanuer.

Bert l.. Swanger, son of j. A.
Swanger, aged "a years, died at
his home on Mill street Sunday,
of Brights disease and dropsy
following an illness of about two
weeks.
He was born March 81, 1897, in
Persia, Iowa, moving here in 1917
where he has since resided.
He was employed in general
work in the light plant and road
work for Dick Friend.
He leaves his parents, five
brothers and two sisters to mourn
his loss. One brother is in the
army and stationed at Camp
Wadsworth, S. c..
The funeral will be held Tues
day morning, July 2, at 10 a. m.
from the Christian church with
burial in the Logan cemetery.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-07-04
Fitch AnnivefSS|ll
Continued from PAGE I'm

Continued from Page S)
them. M. |. Bailey was mayor on
my advent into office. Let mo
tell you that he was an excellent
mayor, whenever a pilgrim Game
before him., if guilty, he was sin
sured Of getting all that was due
him.
The city at that time was quite
a western town in all its actsS and
appearances, the sidewalks we're
made of wooden planks and cross
ings We're of the same material,
now ! am not going to say that
the people were made FROM the
same material, for they were mot,
they were made from the material
that makes up that class of people
who develop a wild and woody
country into the best of civilixa-
ton, which has been fully demon
strated by the Development or
our beautiful little city, our
schools, our churches, business
places, our splendid water works,
the electric lighting of our streets
and the large amount of paving
on our streets, have all been. ac-
complished since made my first
appearance in Missouri Valley.
And l want to say that I am
proud with you all in the Develop
ments that have taken place
since l came into your midst and
here is hoping that in all the COM
ing years that the progress Of our
beautiful city will move on with
the same stride as in former
years, all for the better social
and moral welfare of its citizens.
ABE DANIELS, City Marshal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-07-04

buy a Ford or new car because
they are pretty expensive these
days, SO he had better get a good
one OF not any. Yes, it was too
bad about .Juliuss Muller, getting
killed. YOU know you people all
knew about him getting killed be-
fore we did. Bet youssthink that is
funny but it is the fact. l will tell
you why we don't know about
such things before you do some
time, but can't now Mother. Well
Mother. Glen and | will soon have
two service stripes coming some
time in July. You know they are
a little gold strip that we wear on
our left coat sleeve to show how
much service we have had in the
war zone. Well will have to close.
With Love,
Lyle Ball
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-07-04
"Jap Tamisiea Wounded While
Aiding Soldiers.

Lieut.. j. A. Jap" TamisieaA
we'll known Omaha man and for,
mer Creighton athletic star, has
been Slightly wounded by shrapnel
from an enemy she'll during a
bombardment of Arras, France.
according to message just re-
ceived by Mrs. Tamisiea, who is
living with her. parents here
while the lieutenant is serving
with the British army. The mes
sage said the wound was only
slight, and that the lieutenant is
able to remain on duty.
Lieutenant Tamisiea writes
that he is attached to the Black
Watch, the famous British regi-
ment of which CAPTAIN John
Lauder, son of the famous Scotch
comedian, was member. He is
on duty at the front line trenches,
inspecting them every day for two
weeks, and then doing medical and
surgical duty in the cities behind
the lines for a week before re-
turning to the trenches.
He received his wound when the
house in Orras in which he was
attending wounded was the object
of special .bombardment by the
enemy on June 1.-World Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-07-04
~ oeljll, lpksv,I,y,,.

d. e. MeCrillis. and Elora IN.
Chew were quietly married We'd
nesday, June %, at $50 b. m. a,
the home Of the brides sister,
Mrs. y. n. Wallace IN Logan.
Rev. Hargrove, pastor of the
Christian church, officiating, af-
ter which this bride and groom
autoed to the home of Mrs. j. j,
Chew, mother of the bride where
supper was served. Il
This couple needs no introduc-
ton as they are held in high es-
TEEN by all who know them.
They will be at home to their
many friends after July 4, on q
farm west of Missouri Valley.