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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-11-07
EROM ALEAI LnA He.

Mr.. and Mrs. JefI Jones Of this
city are in receipt CT a couple Of
lc-ers recently from their son.
Alvah, who has been in France Tor
nearly year past. The fret letter
was dated Sept. %, and at this time
Alvah was laid up in hospital,
suffering win boil on his arm,
which pet made it almost impossib. G
for him to write. When he wrote il
vas raining agein. or rather was con-
tinuing to rain as it seemed Il be
aiming mos Of the time and the
weather was cool, with nice moon
light nights wheI the clouds had
moved away Continuing, Alvah
says:
deceived your letters of August
and IS and there are two or three
that | haven't got yet. We move
about so much that it makes our
mail very irregular in reaching US.
We just got back from the front.
Was in the fight Sept. IL. l suppose
you read all about it. That makes
about three for me so far. / came
out OK and am feeling pretty we'll
with the exception of slight cold
and my boil. | just had this fixed
up and it will be ali right in a few
days. They have pretty fair Y. M.
c. A. here in this toWn-a nice place
to rest and write letters. Am sorry
there isn't much fruit there this year
and | was in hopes you would have a
lot on hand when | got home. Have
done without for year and guess l
can do without for a while longer if
necessary. 1t will soon be year
since | joined the army, and may be
another before l get out, but l hope
not.
ALvAH.
Under date of Oct. 4. Alvah writes
further:
If can get my pen to working, l
will write a few lines to let you
know that | am alright. The boil ON
my arm is just about we'll now. They
sent me to the hospital with it over
week ago, but was marked duty"
today, so suppose will soon be back
with my company. This is very
nice place, nothing to do but stay in
bed and have our meals brought in to
us We stay in bed most of the time,
too, as we have no clothes-only
so we stick around pretty
close. 1t seems pretty nice to have
a good bed to sleep in once more and
| have certainly been making use Of
it the past ten days. The only thing
l don't like is, they seem to think if
a person doesn't work he should not
eat. We get enough for laying
around in bed all the time but |
know l could eat more if l could get
it, l am not kicking, though, for l
have had good rest and am feeling
fine.
Would like to be home and help
with putting in the crops this fall.
From the way things are looking now
| will likely be home by next fall
anyway, if not sooner. l see by the
papers that the Liberty Loan has
been over subscribed already and it
only has, just started. The people
seem to be anxious to subscribe.
PRIVATE ALVAH w. JONES.
Co. G. 9th Infantry. A. d. F. |
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-11-07
Glenn McFerrin Gets Shell Shock
and Gas.


and Gas.
Writing on Oct. 9, from a Base
Hospital Somewhere in France, Glenn
McFerrin gives an account of him
self The letter is addressed to his
mother and he says:
am in the hospital. I got shell
shocked and little gas and my
nerves are all unstrung. My lungs
and heart bother me, but mother
don't worry for think | will be all
right. l have been up to the front
and over the top twice and it is not
so exciting as one would think and l
give thanks to the Savior that he
guided me through that battle.
will sure be glad when the war
is over and when we can come home
it will be one of the happiest days of
my life. l shall be glad when l hear
from brother Guy and know how he
pulled through.
We are treated we'll in the hos
pital The Red Cross gave us Il
lot of good things. | saw my old
friend Albert Crewdson the other
day, the first time since | left the
States. | would be glad if some Of
the boys around there would write
me some letters for a letter over here
is like SIS treat at home.
GLENN McFERRIN,
Co. F, 361st Inf, A. E. f., A. p. o.
776.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-11-07

A house for rent. w. P. HILL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31

served on the government by the
strikers.
This document demands accel-
Grafton of peace negotiations on
the basis of no annexations and no
indemnities; participation OF all
workmen of all countries in peace
deliberations; better food distri-
button; restoration Of the right to
public meetings; abolition Of the
scheme of militarization of war
factories; release of all political
prisoners; characterization of all
state institutions, and equal suf-
frage by direct secret ballot.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31
Omitted Press Leased Wire

UNITED Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, ID. g., Jan.
8. The most important
events in the history Of the
war acr impending today i'm
the central empires.
Withholding official comment
on reports of " great strikes in
Germany and Austria, uprisings
against the government in Aus
tria-Hungary, revolt of the Czechs
and socialists In the Austrian
army and destruction of vast
amounts of war supplies in both
countries, the state department
is utilizing ever ysource to learn
the truth behind the Teuton cur
tain Of censorship.
Meantime, this government is
keeping the people of Austria
Hungary informed of events trans
piring in the rest OF the world.
The United tSates is blasting
the German censorship with air.
planes and other means of COM
munication with the Austro-Hun-
garians.
The unrest in Germany is be-
ing communicated to the work
men of Austria and so far as pos
sible the Germans in west front
trenches aer being kept informed
of conditions in Austria.
Officials here see in the Ger
man and Austrian difficulties not
only unrest at economic condi-
tions, but a sincere movement for
greater representation in the af-
fairs Of the government.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31
u. S. LINE
RAIDED;2
MEN DIE

United Press Leased Wire.)
WITH THE AMERICAN
ARMY IN FRANCE, Jan. 30.
- (Delayed) - Americas
fighting forces suffered more
casualties today thru u
German raid.
Two American soldiers
were killed, four were
wounded, one seriously, and
one was taken prisoner by the
enemy In II sOrtie against u
small American salient early
this morning.
The Americans sold their lives
dearly. They battled herOically
against superior odds. There was
evidence of bloody fighting In the
small corner of the line on which
the enemy swooped.
A heavy, low-lying mist aided
the Germans. Taking advantage
of 1t at 7:15 this morning, the
enemy suddenly put up an in
tense barrage fire over a small
salient and listening post manned
ny iI6ntlh5 HIGH.
The German rain of high ex-
plosives destroyed the commune
cation wire by which the listen
ing post and salient might have
summoned help. The mist effec-
lively hid rockets which the Amer
leans sent up. The soldiers had
to fight without the aid of coun-
ter barrage from their own guns
because of this lack of communi-
cation.
Superior Numbers.
The Americans didn't have .
chance to win against the vastly
superior force of German raiders
who swooped down on them, and
who did not have to penetrate
any barrage protecting the salient.
The most seriously wounded OF
the -four injured Americans suf-
fered a cash in his abdomen from
a chunk of shell.
They were directed around q
little trench salient held by the
Americans which sticks out like q
peak toward the German lines.
The whole salient was manned
by platoon of American troops
Pts men.
How much the Germans suf-
fered in their raid was not known.
Following custom, the raiders took
away their own dead and wounded.
From the condition of the BIT Of
the salient which they entered.
however, it is certain there was :
fierce struggle.
Only one prisoner was taken
by the enemy. Having secured
him for Identification purposes.
the enemy scurried back to their
own lines.
The lone American who was sta
toned in the listening post was one
of the wounded.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31
REPORT GUNS USED
IN BERLIN STRIKES

Omitted Press Leased Wire.D
GENEVA, Jan. 31.-Ac-
cording to a Basel dispatch
printed by La Suisse today,
there have been serious con-
flicts between troops and
strikers in Berlin, with casu-
allies.
At some places, the story
asserted, troops refused to
fire on the strikers.
Dispatches from Vienna re-
ceived here asserted that soldiers
started the recent strike move
ment, many Austrian officers
leading. These officers, it is de-
clared, tore off their insignia and
Joined with their men.
Prague messages reported that
the local authorities we're unable
to suppress the strikers and that
troops were arriving to aid.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31

m Our state officers
idea Of war conser-
walton appears to resem-
BILE that of the woman
who practices rigid
economy in toothpicks
for her table and then
goes and buys an cleo
trio coupe she doesn't
need.
The state board of
control, according to
Olympia dispatches to-
day, is even conserving
the capitol lawn.
M Keep off the grass
signs are being torn
down, and the board has
granted the Olympia
Red Cross chapter the
exclusive right to pas
ture two ewes and their
lambs on the state house
grass, provided the
animals are placed in
movable pens"
m Fine for the Red
Cross! Fine for the
lambs! Fine for the
grass!
Meanwhile, they can't
resist spending that
$500, 900 for a pretty
new capitol building
an adornment that no
stretch of the magma
tion can class as a war
necessity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31
City to
Operate
to Post?

Municipal street car SER
vice to Camp Lewis IL the
latest development idea ut
the city hall.
Commissioner A X ms
launched the plan Thursday
morning I'm n scmi-serious
manner when he suggested Ia
Manager Louis Bean of the
Il. X. a =. Co. that the
Traction line TO American
lake Ike turned over to the
city.
Bean took the idea seriously
and promptly replied that he
would be willing to either sell or
lease his Traction line to Tacoma,
Atkins would operate municipal
street cars direct from the center
of the city to the army camp, con-
meeting with the municipal car
line on the flats.
Municipal cars would run south
on jefferson ave-, and ont Center
street. A short piece of line could
be built from the end of Center
street to connect with the Trac-
tion electric line at Oakland.
The city would build an extern
sion to the American lake line
from the present terminus at
Camp Murray to the main en-
trance to Camp Lewis.
Commissioner Atkins has
already begun negotiations
with the 7. IL. a. y. Co. to
use the c0mpany's South Ia
coma car line for municipal
cars during the morning and
evening rush hour, hauling
shipyard workers direct from
their homes to the tideflats.
Atkins conversation with Bean
was held after the city council
was adjourned, and the municipal
car line idea was not preached to
other councilmen. The commits
sioner plans, however, to bring
the matter up before the council
in a few days.
Bean said Thursday that his
company would be unable to con-
slider an extension to the army post
this season because of the practi-
cal impossibility to get materials,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31
BOY FROM
WASH.IS
KILLED
fUnited Press Leased wire.l

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, Jan. 31.-tDelayed)
Five American soldiers have
been killed recently by chance
shells, according to announcement
today.
The only American officer in
cluded in the list of recently
wounded men is Capt. Kingman,
who was shot in the chest at close
range by an American soldier, who
mistook him for boche in the
might.
Capt. Kingman was crawling
over No Mans Land in a night re-
connaissance, and in the darkness
the American soldier on the firing
step of the trench thought he
might be an enemy.
Discovering his mistake, the sol
der hurried out and helped carry
the wounded officer in.
All the shells which claimed
these victims exploded in trenches
and support areas. One Of those
killed was an interpreter, an ex.
cook at the Blackstone hotel in
Chicago.
ell was accompanying a colonel
on an inspection tour of the
trenches and was blown up by a
shell as he stood at the very en-
trance of the colonel's dugout.
The colonel, had Just entered TN
derground. The interpreter was
close behind and was in the act
of descending the steps when
struck.
On another recent occasion, a
large shell screamed thru the
air and exploded In the center OF
a knot of Americans. Three were
instantly killed and two wounded.
This was several days ago. An
ambulance was called out OF the
dim, misty dawn and rushed the
wounded men six miles to the rear
of the trenches, where the field
hospital is located.
There orderlies hurried out and
lifted the stretcher bearing the
men MANNED inside. One stretcher
carried a soldier from Washington
state, apparently about 90 years
of age. He was taken to the op-
Grating room, where the white
robed surgeons saw at glance
that he had only one chance in
a million to survive.
An operation was quickly. decii-
ed upon. The soldier had {
| frightful shell wound in his aldo
men. Despite every care the hoy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31

men put into some special work
not so rigorous as trench fighting,
Crowder said.
Height and weight requirements
were both lowered and increased.
Flat foot or club and claw foot
and several foot troubles are no
longer causes for rejection and To-
cal boards are ordered to reject
no foot cases."
Chances for rejection for eye
and ear defects were great lessened
and the dental requirements we're
modified.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31
DEFECTS NOT
BAR TOARMY

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 81
Changes in the physical require.
ments for men of the national
army by which thousands who
have been or would be rejected un-
der the first regulations can now
be accepted for service, were an
nounced by Provost Marshal Gen.
eral Crowder.
The notifications indicate that
the war department is determined
to hold for service--either gener-
al, military or speoial-all. men
registered except those whose
physical condition can never be
remedied to make them fit for any
isind of service.
Physical defects that can be
,remedied and make the men III
for service will be remedied or the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31
SUB KILLER

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 81.
"A new submarine destroyer
found to be the most efficient of
all typesh-as been developed by
the navy department, Secretary
Daniels told the house naval af-
fairs committee today.
Work on the new boats, which
are termed "the deadly foe of the
submarine" has been started,
and lin very few months" Dam
iels promised. many of these now.
destroyers will be ferreting out the
U-boats.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31
MAY INCREASE
|P. @. SALARIES

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 81.
Wage increases Of from 10 to
20 per cent for practically all
postoffice employees we're recon-
mended to the house today by the
postoffice committee. :
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31
STRIKERS SEND
AN ULTIMATUM

ZURICH, Jan. 81. - Berlin's'
strikers ARE becoming increasing
ly threatening" according to a
copy Of the German socialist news
paper vorwaerts, received here to-
day. The paper prints the text of
an ultimatus which Il declares was
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31
STATE OF SIEGE
IN HAMBURG NOW

COPENHAGEN, Jan. 31.-Ac-
cording to the Hamburger Echo, q
socialist newspaper, the command
ing general Of the Hamburg Sec
ton has declared a state OF siege
at Hamburg, Altoona and Wads-
beck"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31
EDITORS ARE NOT
AGIN THE KAISER
united Press Leased WIRE,

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 31.-The
copy of the German socialist or
gan Vorwaerts, received here to-
day, contained declaration of
sympathy with the strikers, signed
by employees of the paper, and an
other declaration, signed by the
editorial staffs, disappearing it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31
STRIKE SPREADING
AMONG FACTORIES
Omitted Press Leased wirc.,

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 31.-While
agitation for a general strike fail
ed at Munich, following a story
meeting, 1t has spread to the NUM-
tions and transportation workers
lin Furth and Nuremberg, accord
ling to copies of yesterdays CO.
logne Volks Zeitung, received here
today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31
WEATHER

Gle Sans
official I h e r
mometer regis
tered 22 at Z a.
m. Thursday
colder than at
any other min
ute during the
winter. 1t went
up q couple Of
degrees when
the sun came
out, but Wealth
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31

movement except in Berlin" de-
clared semi-official statement
received from the German capital
today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31
GERMANS FED
|. ON COW BETS.
| STRAW BREAD

Germany's Is pretty poor
it's better than IL the close of
That's brings back
Europe-Vor Morgan
associated
to WHAT Is GOING ON IN GERMANY TODAY.
This is the of MOrgans
They published in exclusively i'm The Times
Every American should read
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31

all Spanish steamships now In
American ports are To be held
for an indefinite period.
This was learned today when
the Alphonso XIII, large Span
ish passenger vessel, was ordered
held in port just as she was ready
to sail.
There are six ships of the same
line now here.
The Alphonso XIII had on
board 260 passengers bound for
Spain when her sailing was cam
celled.
The order was delivered to Jose
Zaragoza, agent for the Compnnia
Transatlantica, by officers from
the u. s. navy just five minutes
before the big passenger vessel
was ready to depart.
Huge notices were posted on tho
door of the ships offices and no
queries were answered.
None of the six ships now In
this port is smaller than 5000
tons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31
FORECAST

sr Man Cover reports there's no
sense in taking off your heavies.
Continued cold and fair tonight
and Friday. Is his prediction.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31
BY VICTOR MORGAN
Editor of The Cleveland Press.
(COpyrigh {, 1879


1t is Gods truth that the farmers of America this
night feeding to their cattle better food than mil
lions of humans in Germany and Austria have had at
times.
Cow beets and straw bread-can you imagine hui
man beings keeping alive such fare?
Well, German people did, and because they did, one
must feel that privation, pressure of any Sort
Scan be made severe enough to start general revolt
among the civil population of the empire. If
revolution comes in Germany, it must have soldiers
in it. And the soldiers will never revolt for lack of
food or clothes They have plenty of both.
Cow beet is American for mange-wurzel. 1t is
raised both in America and Germany feed for pigs.
1t is hardy vegetable, cordy and unpalatable, but
less rich in sugar, and therefore, nutrtve.
Straw bread is made from sort of flour or bran
produced by grinding the dried stalks of wheat and
rye. 1t is mixed with rye flour, and the combination
is most unpalatable aho not entirely lacking i'll nu-
triton
The COW beet and straw bread are off the Ger
man bill of fare at present. proof that CONDI-
TIONS IN GERMANY ARE BETTER TODAY
THAN THEY WERE AT THE CLOSE OF
LAST WINTER. It was then that the potato
stores became exhausted and recourse was had to
the COW beet.
The advent of the beet into the realm of human
foods has given that lowly vegetable prominence in
German politics that it could never have attained in
. million years Of appeasing cattle hunger.
In December, 1917, meeting of 40 mayors of lead
ing German cities held to declare war the cow
beet and erect baIricades against its return.
~ The German people grow bitter at the mere men
ton of the beet In hate it ranks second only to
England
The cow beet it seems was put into the soil unob-
-rusivey, and in secluded sections of the empire by
order of the food directors when it became apparent
that the potato crop would not be sufficient to last
thru the winter of 1916. The mayors demanded to
know whether any such action had been found neces-
sary in 1917
n They declared most positively that their people
would have no more of the beet 1t would be bet
er said they to restrict further the potato allow
now, than to test the temper of the people with
the beet should the potato supply fail toward the
end of the winter. Further said the mayors, it was
common talk that the aristocratic agrarans or land
owners feeding potatoes to their pigs IF that
were So how could the potato supply last?
The mayors were assured that the potato crop
would prove ample for the year, and the report about
CONTINUED Page Two
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31

PECULIAR HORRORS OF WAR
Suppose on returning to civil
life,"
Said Private Patrick McWhor-
ter,
II find the girl Of my dreams
the wife
OF toothless newspaper re-
porter!"
Postal Clerk.
What has become of the
Old-fashiOned pug dog?
Prophesying is always dan
gerous practice, but we prophesy
right here that the car will es-
cape again within the next two
weeks. .
Abdul, slap the kaiser ON
the back. He's choking ON
his own pretzels.
II you can ride with crowds and
keep your virtue
Not even lose your temper
once and swear;
II elbows sharp nor stamping
feet can hurt you
And for rough crowding you
don't give care;
II you can share a platform
with two dozen
And still imagine that you're
having fun,
II you can smile altho your feet
are frozen,
Go chase a street car and HOP
to 1t, son.
QUELQUE EXCHANGE!
WANTED - Small unfurnished
apartment to, exchange for
services of wife four or five
hours q day. Address 1913
FROM Snooze Jan. 20.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31
HE KNOWS IT!

AMSTERDAM Jan, 31-"We need the help OF all
love severely tested people, especially political lead
German in a telegram to the king of
Bavaria, reported here today
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31
ORDER
HALIS
BOATS

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, AIN. 31.--On
orders from the government,
all Spanish steamships now In
American ports are To be held
rnn nm indofinifo IiosA1sA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-31

Americans trifle away vast sums of money every
day in small dribs for n-essentials. These small
sums should at once be saved and loaned to the
government for war-service. Buy Thrift Stamps.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-14
INJURED BOY CONFESsES

Ashland, KY, December 14-Believ-
ing that he is to die of injuries which
he received yesterday morning, when
he was struck by freight train near
Van Lear, Lee Dollarhide, 10 years
old, Is alleged to have confessed yes
terday to police authorities that he
and Curtis Robinson, aged II, who
was killed by the engine which struck
Dollarhide, were responsible for num-
erous safe and depot robberies up the
Big Sandy Valley. Dollarhide, who is
in Van Lear Hospital, it is believed
will recover. He and Robinson were
sitting on the track when they were
struck by engine S13 at Is minutes
past 10 o'clock yesterday, Friday 18th