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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-09
Mrs. Campbell Has Copy of Paper
Published at BeIryvllle, Va, in
1852; Started by Rebel Ed
ltor and Finished by In
vading Union Troops

A copy of the Berryyille Con
servator' published at Berryyille,
| virginia, early in March of 1862,
two pages by the rebel" editor and
the balance by the printers of the
First Minnesota regim emit which cap
tured the town before the editor of
the sheet had completed his task, is
a valued possession of Mrs. d. r.
Campbell of this city. The paper was
given to Mrs. Campbell when she was
little girl by Ed A. Stevens, close
friend of her father and one of the
seven printers attached to the First
Minnesota, who published the two in
side pages of the sheet after the ed
itor had fled before the invading
Union forces.
The paper is highly interesting and
is valuable in as much as only 25
copies were printed and few are now
III existence. Other copies have sold
for a big price.
The part of the paper already
printed when the Union forces occu-
pied the town is given over entirely
to an official report of the battle of
Manassas by Joseph f. Johnston, the
general commanding the rebel forces
engaged, with u number of advertise
ments on the back page. The official
report was not finished by the routed
editor and his self-appointed success
ors appended this note to the incom 81
plete story:
The above is all that was in type
OF the report, and the copy could not
be found-more's the pity"
The section of the paper compiled
and printed by the invaders is dated
March II, 1862, the day following
the occupation of the town by the
First Minnesota and First Michigan
cavalry, and carried the following
story concerning the capture of the
town.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-09
SOLDIERS GET MORE SUGAR

County Food Administrator ]. n.
Emerson returned Wednesday even
ing from Spokane, where he was in
conference with State Administrator
Hebberd concerning the allotment OF
sugar to the State College training
detachment. AS result of the con-
ference the State College soldiers
will get the full army ration of sugar,
which is considerably more than is
allowed to civilians under the new
regulations.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-09
CITY FINANCES
SHOW IMPROVEMENT
- sum Transferred From Sur
aims Water Fund to Bond Re-
demption Fund

The finances of the city of Pull
man are gradually improving under
,ho conservative administration OF
no present mayor and city council
and each succeeding monthly report
n City Treasurer J. s. Clark brings
added JOY to the hearts OF the Pull
man taxpayers. The sum of $4,000
vas transferred by the council Tues.
aay evening from tho Overlooking
water fund to the bond redemption
mud. raising the latter fund to some
thing over $1,000 and still leaving
substantial balance in the water
fund.
The report of the city treasurer
this week, covering the month OF
Iuly, showed total warrants still out
Standing on August l from the old
Indebtedness incurred in 1893 OF
10000. The accrued interest on
these warrants totals practically
twice the principal, making a total
Indebtedness in the old general fund
Of approximately $4,000. The or
Iginal debt, contracted in 1893, was
SIS 1000, some of the warrants bear
Ing as high as 10 per cent interest.
| III of these high rate warrants have
been retired and 1t Is expected that
BY 1920 the old general fund indebt-
sdness will be wiped off the boards,
giving cause for a general celebration
IN honor OF the event.
The report for July shows a total
balance In the Indebtedness fund on
August / Of $1,068.72. The water
fund had a balance Of $5184.59, with
no warrants outstanding. There was
balance of approximately $1,000 in
the bond interest fund on the first
Of the month, while the current ex-
pense fund totaled S167204, with
sS3.40 in warrants outstanding. The
bond redemption fund contained
s4624.74 before the $2500 from the
water fund was added, while all the
local improvement district funds
showed substantial gain.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-09
kinney PARTY
ON WAY TO PARK

Word received this week from DR..
L. G. Kinney indicates that the party,
including DR.. Kinney and his broth
err, Walter r. Kinney, of DuQuoin,
H., and Lee Allen, is we'll on its way
to Glacier National park, where the
members will rusticate several days.
Mrs. Kinney and Miss Mamie Pack
ingham accompanied the party as far
as Spokane, and will stay at Liberty
lake while the gentlemen take in the
sights at the park. Dr. Kinney
writes that his automobile has be-
come so accustomed to the winding
roads that he is afraid he will be I'M
able to train it to travel straight
roads again when he returns
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-09
CAPTAIN R. H. BACK
KILLED IN ACTION
State College Student Gives Life ON
Battlefield of FranCe-SeVenth
W. =. G. Man to Die for
Country

A seventh gold star was added to
the mammoth State College service
flag last Friday when word was re-
ceived of the death in action of Cap
tain Roscius Harlow Back, until the
school year of l916-17 student in
the department of hydro-electrical
engineering. Captain Back was a
son of Judge and Mrs r. H. Back OF
Vancouver. Wash, and was associ-
ated with the Sigma Nh fraternity
while in college. AS a student he
took a keen interest in military af-
fairs and attained to the rank of
first lieutenant. He left college sew
eral months previous to Uncle Sam s
declaration of war to enlist in the
regular army. Upon the entrance of
the United States into the war he was
assigned to Camp Green, Charlotte,
North Carolina, as a member of the
Fourth division. Eighth brigade, 59th
infantry, machine gun detachment.
His advancement in military life
was rapid, due to his preliminary
training and natural aptitude, and
he was advanced to the rank of first
lieutenant before sailing for France
nearly a year ago. Soon after arriv-
ing on foreign soil he was granted a
captains commission and went to his
death in action wearing the straps
of that office.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-09
NO MORE SUGAR
FOR PALOUSE MAN
John Simpson Tried to "Flim Flam''
Food Administrator and Is
"SiwaShed" Until Jan.

AS a result of an attempt to yio-
late the sugar regulations John w.
Simpson of Palouse must abstain en-
tirely from the use of sugar until
January |, 1919. This judgment
was handed down by County Food
A Administrator J. n. Emerson of Pull
man upon the showing of the local
administrator for Palouse that Simp-
son had made the false statement
That he had not yet secured his allot-
ted 20 pounds for canning purposes
Upon this statement the local admin.
istrator issued a permit for the
sugar, which Simpson presented to
the store where he had secured his
first 25 pounds. The discrepancy
was Immediately noted and the sugar
was refused. Simpson forthwith pre-
sented the permit to a second store
which was not cognizant of his first
purchase and secured his sugar The
attention of the local administrators
was called to the situation and the
facts were laid before County Admin
istrator Emerson, who ordered that
the sugar be returned and the vio-
later 'siwashed" completely until the
first of next year as punishment for
his attempt to dodge the sugar regu-
lations.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-09
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

tors and their deputies have been di-
rected to grant second purchase per-
mits only to those applicants who
certify that there are four or more
persons in the family, or to those
who certify that fruit to be canned
has been raised on their own prem
ises
The granting of second purchase
permits Is entirely within the discre-
ton of the county food administra-
tor and these permits can be granted
only on proper showing by the ap-
plicant that he has already purchased
not more than 25 pounds OF sugar for
canning purposes. No sugar will be
allowed for making jams, jellies or
preserves.
First purchase permits will be
granted by the county food admins
traitors only where it is shown that
the applicant has not already pur-
chased sugar for canning purposes.
Accompanying each sugar purchase
permit, county food administrators
will issue a counterslgned 25-pound
sugar certificate which will be sur
rendered by the purchaser to his
dealer. This certificate will permit
the dealer to secure more sugar from
his wholesaler.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-09
NEW ASSISTANT POSTMASTER

Ira G. Allen and family came
down from Spokane Wednesday even
ing and This morning Mr.. Allen took
up his new duties as assistant post
master. The family left Pullman 10
years ago, since when Mr.. Allen has
been employed as mail clerk be-
tween Spokane and Seattle. The
postal department granted his re-
quest for a transfer from the road
to the Pullman post office. He sue
ceeds Fl. w. Sampson, who is no"
engaged in postal work In France.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-09
'ANhsEE SCHEDULE CHANGED

no cnange in the time schedule
INC tennessee branch of the North
). Faciilc, causing the train crew
~, ~ain on the other end of the run
~. f night. will take at least four
Isa en from Pullman, including w.
Icy John Roberts and Dan
s0a.a One train each way is dis
u,a aeu and under the new SEIZED
,so Tue train will leave Genesee at
d. m'' arriving here about 10000
,,.,s', 'eaVing Pullman at 1916 and
living In Genesee at 1895.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-09
ROAD MONEY NOT AVAILABLE

Herbert Kimbrough. of the cham
Der of commerce roads committee, re-
ported Tuesday that In all probability
no national road funds will be avail
able this year for assistance in COM
pleting the three and one-half miles
stretch OF road to connect the Union
town improved highway with the
Lewiston hill road. It had been pro-
posed to ask for $4,000 from the
national government and a like sum
from the county for the purpose of
completing the highway, but the war
has probably precluded any such pos
sibilty.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-09
Artist PIANOS
NOW IN FRANCE.
Interesting Letter Shows That Young
Greek Is Still Chock Full of
Patriotism and Fight

The editor of The Herald has re-
ceived the following interesting let
ter from Artist Pianos. the patriotic
young Greek, who valued the institu-
lions of this country SO highly that
he considered it a privilege to fight
for them, and waived the exemption
from military service to which he
was entitled on the ground of being
an alien. His many Pullman friends
will be glad to learn that he has
reached France in good health and
spirits
The letter was mailed June 25 and
reached here August A.
With the A. e. F., Somewhere in
France, June 23, 1918.-Mr. VIM.
Goodyear, Pullman, Wash: Dear Sir
AS | promised to drop you a few
lines when l came here do SO to let
you know that | am very we'll, and /
hope you are the same. | feel much
better now since | changed climates.
| am stronger and healthier than L
used to be.
Now | am taking automatic rifle
practice, and I'm going to the front
line trenches with that gun. 1t shoots
400 shots in a minute and works
fine 1t takes two men to operate il.
Well, III tell you what happened
over here on the firing line the other
day our troops don't give the Ger
mans minutes rest, The Germans
raised sign that they wanted to
sleep in this manner: I'VE want to
sleep; let us alone" and the Amer
leans put up a sign which read 1--WE
came 1000 miles to fight you and we
are not going to stop"
Many times the Americans going
lover the top bring the Germans
back just like sheep, Day and night
the bombardment does not stop.
During the dark hours of the night
the firing lines look like lightning,
and it often rains, from the explod-
ing shells and heavy bombardments.
hope we will get through with the
Kaiser by Christmas. That fool does
not seem TO give up, but well make
him do SO, that's all there is to 1t.
We are taking chances to clean him
out.
The Kaiser don't like the Amer
leans because his troops cant beat
us. He gives anything to break our
front, but he has got to bite his fin
ger nails till he finds out that we
mean business. He will get tired
soon, because it takes from three to
five Germans to fight one American.
You know how the Americans fight?
They throw their guns away and
catch those Germans and box with
them and they knock the hell out of
them.
The Germans have to bend before
the Stars and Stripes and pass their
arms over. That's all they are doing
now, and let's hope the Kaiser will
be next.
Well, sometime | hope we will see
brighter day and come back, If we
haven't any hard luck. and we will
forget all about this funny war.
Well, it about time for the chow
and must close, but will write you
again later. Goodbye
PRIV. Artist PIANOS,
Automatic Rifleman.
Address; Pvt. Artist Pianos, Co A,
seth Inf, A. f. F.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-09
olTY WILL PROVIDE
FIRE FIGHTING APPARATUS

platform Ill be constructed
Aear the city hall by the city coun.
'" 10 accommodate a large number
VI cans and kegs to be used for fire
"snling purposes, both in the city
Nau III the country. The city dads
''O authorized the purchase by the
'e ana water committee of a num-
O'f OF small chemical extinguishers
'"'On VIII be kept In readiness fol-
' IN an emergency The chamber
oommerce Is assisting in the
NV U,ement for better fire fighting ia.
elties
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-09
PULLMAN YOUTH
AGAIN IN TOLLS

Ted Pickett, who recently figured
IN the theft of the U. G. Lawler auto
mobile and was released from Gus
'cdy upon the showing that he was
influenced by an older companion, is
again in the tolls of the law, this
ume charged with passing two
worthless checks ON Pullman mer-
chants. Pickett came back to Pull
man following his release and it is
alleged that Saturday evening he
passed two checks that were not hon
0'eo upon their presentation. He
was arrested on the second charge
Oy Deputy Sheriff Baker Monday and
aken back to Colfax.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-09
RED CROSS LUNCH

The Order OF Eastern Star will
serve lunch for the benefit of the
Red Cross at the city hall tomorrow
August 10, from noon until supper
The menu will include meat loaf
potato salad, cabbage salad, hot
string beans, cottage cheese, picked
beets, bread and butter, pie, coffee
and iced tea, all for rs cents.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-09
MORE PULLMAN MEN
IN CLASS ONE

Additional names of Pullman men
this week placed in class one by the
district board on Reconsideration are
as follows:
Fred l.. Russell.
Clement A. Phillips.
En- cry G. Reid.
Ed Soderberg.
Earl Whitlow.
Walter w. Waldo.
The work Of Reconsideration Is not
yet completed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-09
PULLMAN. WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9. 1913
"Reb' dn;YdnksinCharQe

/ 1t is not without considerable EN-
barrassfnent that we present to an
appreciative public this number OF
the First Minnesota In the first
place, the circumstances under which
we nave assumed the responsibility
for its publication are not of a char
acter to recommend us to the favor
able notice of the citizens of Berry
vile, who have long been accustom-
ed to the semi-occasional perusal OF
the Ito them) highly edifying col
umns of the Berryyille Conservation,
and, secondly, we, the printers of the
Minnesota First, have always borne
the reputation of being very modest
men. But, remembering the Old
maxim, When in Rome do as the
Romans do. and Judging from APP
pearances that paper has been pub.
lished here, We have overcome to a
certain extent our native IN odesty
and herewith present to all creation
and the rest of mankind No. 1 of
Vol. | of the First Minnesota.
TO such of our readers as are so
fortunate as to wear the livery of our
respected Uncle Samuel, we are con-
strained to apologize for being
caught, like poor Tray, in bad com
pany, and if we are any judge our
company is much worse than that
which poor Tray was so severely pun
lshed for being found in, and were it
not that we, like Caesars wife, are
beyond suspicion. We would not
blame our friends of the blouse and
jacket for turning the cold shoulder
and refusing us our regular ration
ot the much coveted hard bread
Our only apology for making our ap-
pearance in Secesh company IL that
the employees of Mr. Gregg, hearing.
doubtless, that we vandal Yankees
had crossed the Potomac and were
on our way to the pleasant little viii
lage of Berryville, were kind enough
to set up and work off the first side
of this paper.
ITO our friends in the Northwest
we send greeting, and promise them
that so long as we drive pen and
shoulder a musket on the sacred
soil, though we may fire the South
ern heart, they may rest assured
that the Union will be safe, even
should somebody have to be hurt.
IF our present calculations hold
good it is probable that the next is
sue of the First Minnesota will be
published in Winchester, as Berry
Vile is small place and we are am
bilious, very. With an apology for
our impudence we drop ourselves up
on the charity of our readers"
Concerning the hurried departure
of the erstwhile editor, the soldier
editors say:
RUN AWAY EDITOR
Lost, strayed or stolen--H. K.
Gregg, late editor and proprietor of
the ConserVator. Was last seen yes
terday when he eloped at the appear
ance of the Union cavalry in this
place. Poor fellow, once he was re-
spected, but now, alas, how art the
mighty fallen No description is
given, because those who knew him
CONTINUED on last naRAl
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-09
IMPROVE SWIMMING POOL

The city council at its meeting
Tuesday evening. authorized the con-
struction OF new sidewalk on the
south side of the swimming pool A
fence has been constructed around
the pool and dressing rooms are now
being built.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-09
WAR WORKERS

Ia ~ community War Workers will
sv.s :. nome to the public ON Friday
Roa. August 8. at 11O4 Star
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-22
LINING SOILS
(By C. D. Thompson)

Soils in nature consist of COM
bination of acids and bases. Soil
acidity is due to an excess of active
acids over bases in the soil.
All soils are made up of elements.
and when any two or more elements
combine they form either an acid
or a base. Common vinegar is an
acid. Lime Is a base. A peculiar
thing about an acid and base is
that when they combine with each
other they form a neutral compound
called salt. Hydrochloric acid and
Sodium Hyroxide combined form
common salt. II more acid is added
than there is base with which to
combine, then there is some acid
left over and the mixture becomes
acid. II there is an excess of base
then the mixture is basic.
The particles of soil consist of
a combination of acids and bases.
Now when from any cause there is
an excess Of acids over bases the soil
is acid and when there is a great
excess Of bases the soil is alkaline.
Soil acidfty then simply indicates
an excess of active acids over bases
in the soil and hence can be cor
rected or neutralized by adding a
base like lime.
Why do soils become acid?
Bases leach out of the soil much
more rapidly than do acids. When
water comes in contact with the soil
1t dissolves the bases much more
rapidly than it does the acids. As
a result a considerable quantity OF
the bases, mostly lime, are leached
out and washed away annually
While the teaching of acids is COM
paratively small. Much cultivation
increases this teaching. Some crops
remove much more bases than they
do acids. In addition to these min.
eral acids there may be organic ac
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-22
SOLDIER LETTERS
Corporal Ralph W. Root Writes

Corporal Ralph W. Root Writes
The following is an extract from
a letter from Corporal Ralph w.
Root. written to his wife, now resid-
ing in this city:
September 19-Everything Is wet
and muddy and it's pouring rain. II
will be that way now until 1t starts
to snow and freeze up along in De-
cember. l was hauling duck boards
yesterday to put around the camp to
walk on and I ran 10-penny nail
into my right hand in the ball of my
thumb. Doc didn't think the hole
was big enough so he took lance
and made 1t bigger. As 1t was
rusty nail he wasn't satisfied with
that so he laid me out on a stretcher
and took a hypodermic needle and
injected about two thimble fulis OF
A. T. s. in me, right where my belt
comes, so you see am pretty sore
and lame today. Outside OF that /
am fine.
The Red Gross Is doing fine
work over. here.
You probably noticed by the pa
pers that the yanks pulled OF anoth-
er stunt on the 18th OF this month.
Well II was sure some stunt.
wrote you in my last letter that !
had been through one drive, July II
and 81, and felt equal to another.
Well we got another. There we're
few of US who went In the first wave
to bridge a stream we had to cross.
was one of the lucky ones to go
and was about the first one across
as / had to put in the mud sill for
the opposite side of the bridge.
sure did get wet and 1t was cold
stormy day. l was lucky though in
finding new pair OF socks in the
pack OF a German who was In too
much of hurry to take with him.
Sept. 24.-Am resting awhile
near an old German camp after our
engagement. They sure had things
fixed up nice. guess they expected
to stay there a lifetime. We fooled
them though, didn't we? Oh, you
leave it to the allies now. We sure
got them guessing. Hiked back
from there the other day to where
we could get transportation. From
there we took trucks to where we
are now We are in billets now but
sticking pretty close. Something
mysterious in the air. You know,
kind Of hunch that something is
coming off-may be wrong, don't
know"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-22

Mother gave the children an apple
each. In little Marion's there was a
worm hole that obviously had tenant.
"You take this one, Tommy" she said !;
"Pse a vegetarian" Tran
script.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-22
Rice In United States,

There are FIVE varieties OF rice
grown In the United States. The so
called japanese varieties are planted
almost exclusively In California. n
kind known as the wateribune being
the one principally grown.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-22
Just to Obllue.

"why did you put up your city hall
to look like an ancient CASTER "weil,
the movie people pay n good bit Of
taxes here. and they said Il would be
great help In filming medieval
scenes."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-22
Wv
OREGON WEATHER

Fair tonight. Saturday, rain \
in west. fair in east. Gentle, \
easterly winds. fresh along the \
coast. \
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-22
New Tanning Preparation.

Synthetic tannin, distilled from tar
products, has been invented In England
for tanning light-colored feathers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-19
To Melt Many Silver Dollars

Washington March s.-Treasury of flcials and congressional leaders have reached an agreement on the principal features of a programme for exten- sive government dealings in silver as war measure and 8 bill to authorize the melting and sale of more than $260, 000.000 of silver dollars now in the treasury will be introduced in about week. The melting of silver dollars and export of the bullion to pay trade balances would require the with drs.wal from circulation of an equal amount of silver certificates. Those of $5 and larger denominations would be recalled and in their place would be issued federal reserve notes, whose smallest denomination is S5. Original ly 1t had been planned to substitute federal reserve bank notes and to au- thorize by legislation one-dollar bills of this class, but this idea has been abandoned