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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-06
SENATOR SHERMAN'S MISTAKE

Under the above heading, yester-
days Globe-Democrat, the leading Re-
publican of the middle West, makes
the following comment on the uncall-
ed for and vitrolic attack of Senator
Sherman, Of Illinois, which was del
ivered in the Senate Wednesday:
Senator Sherman has done no good
thing for the Republican party by his
savage attack on the President, and
most certainly he has not contributed
to the feeling of unity that should
bind US together in this great emer-
gency. That the President is Dem
ocrat is not to be denied; that he is
interested in the success of his party
is unquestionably true; thai he has
done things that are not pleasing to
Republicans must be admitted; that
the phrase "politics is adjourned" has
more grace in its rhetoric than in its
application hardly admits of argument
in the face of its facts. But conced-
ing all this. the criticisms of Senator
Sherman are untimcly, hurtful to his
party, and injurious to the interests Of
the United States. Considered pur-
ely as partisan move it is most I'M
wise. 1t tends to justify the claim of
the Democrats, which otherwise we
hold to be unjustihable, that only
Democratic Congress can work in har-
mony with the President in the pro-
secution of the war.
But the party side of it is a matter
of little consequence in comparison
with its national aspect Mr.. Wilson
is the President of the United States,
the head end front of the American
people. In the eyes of the world he
is the exponent of the nation, the en-
bodiment of its ideals and it's spirit.
In sense, his Office gives him that
position Of representation but his
acts and his utterances, the one res
ponding to the desires and the other
voicing the aspirations and the pur-
poses of the American people, have
brought him and us into q closer TO-
Gus for the worlds observation, have
given US a larger place, a command
ing place, in the worlds perspective.
Whether that is because he is what he
is, or because we are what we are, mat
tiers little. The fact remains that it is
so. The people of other nations know
little and care little about our party
divisions and party antagonisms. They
see only great nation acting in Won
derful unanimity for great cause and
they look upon Woodrow Wilson as
the guide and guardian of that cause,
as he is. But when he is attacked in
the Senate of the United States by a
Senator of the United States, as he
was by Senaor Sherman the other day,
both he and we are likely to be low
cred in their estimation, and our cause
to suffer accordingly. That speech
should delight the Germans, while it
causes wonder and regret in the rest
of mankind.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-06
News From Our
Boys in Service
From Claude Baldwin

Letter received by Mr.. and Mrs.
P. H. Baldwin from their son, Claude:
Somewhere in France, July 2.
Dear Mother and ALI
will answer your letter received
few days ago and was sure glad to
hear from you. | am o. K. and wish
| could spend the Fourth with you but
guess | will take my Fourth over here
this year. Gee! but this is some beau
tiful place. The sun shines once in
the valley and that is at noon. | am
about 1900 feet up above my camp now
and not half way up the hill and can
pitch a rock on the tent in which
stay. 1t feels almost like home when
| go out and pick all the huckleberries
and strawberries | want. | went out
yesterday evening and picked about a
gallon of huckleberries and had eight
pies made of them. The longer |
stay the better like it ove.' here.
have lots Of fun trying to learn TO
speak French. Don't worry about me
for am all right. 1t isn't half as bad
as you hear it is. have seen a num-
Der of +. r. boys, among them, En-
NETT LaBrot, Willie and Jess Freeman
and Harold Francis. | have lots l
would like to write and tell you but
can't, and if am not too badly mis-
taken | will be at home to eat Christ
mas dinner with you all. have seen
one German airplane brought down
and by the looks Of the trees it had
been hailing awfully hard. They have
the largest cattle / have ever seen,
over here. There are more oxen than
else. The women over here
do most all the farming; they haul
hay. Your loving son,
Corporal Claude E. Baldwin,
10th Engineers, A. f. F.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-06
BIG WORK FOR AMERICANS

Washington is not alone in wonder
ing what is being done, and what is
to be done, with the American force
in France. We have been told that the
first American army has been organ
lied by Gen. Pershing, and that over
a million of our men are now over
there. How many of them are train
ed to fighting standard and mcorporat-
ed in fighting divisions we do not
knew, nor do we know how they are
distributed. There are Americans
with the British in Flanders, there is
a unit with Gen. Mangin doing glor-
ious work on the Juvigny plateau,
there are Americans on the Vesle, and
a considerable number, no doubt, on
the Lorraine-Alsace sector. But still
there is good reason to believe that
the great majority of our soldiers are
not in active service on the battle
front, and as their number is growing
daily with great rapidity the question
of their disposition is an interesting
one. That disposition, of course, is
entirely in the hands of Gen. Foch,
and it is impossible, or even probable
that he is holding them in reserve to
hurl them into the fight in support of
the French or British troops wherever
and whenever they may be needed.
But we prefer to imagine that he
is preparing great coup to be ex-
ecuted by means of this fresh, virile,
eager and powerful force that has
been placed in his hands. Somewhere
upon the line of war we nope to see
the American Army go into action as
a body, under its own immediate COM
manders, with the opportunity before
it to show how an American Army
can fight on the prodigious scale that
this contest requires. 1t may be, as
some suggest, that our troops are to
be massed on the German border
along the line of Alsace-L Lorraine, for
a direct invasion of Germany and an
immediate attack upon the Rhine. We
can think of no position and no task
more to our liking than this. To lead
the way into the land Of the Kaiser
would be privilege and an honor.
One of his military experts said the
other dav that if the enemy passed the
Rhine Germany would have to quit.
Well, if Foch gives us a chance we'll
pass it. America would like nothing
better than to. wind up the watch on
the Rhine, and we are sure that our
boys now intrenched in the mountains
of Alsace; are looking longingly to
the east where the spires of Strass-
burg beckon ithem. Globe Democrat.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-06
ROUTE 3

(Received too late for last week.
John Wampler of this route spent
the weekend in Flat River.
John Harter of Pennington is
spending the week with 4 his son,
Frank Harter, and family.
Miss Mamie Counts spent from
Friday until Thursday with friends
on Route 2.
]. c. Harter made a business trip
to Flat River Tuesday.
,go Several on this route attended the
Ehautauqua last week. m H..
Noah Wampler of Flat River spent
Sunday and Monday with his, parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wampler.
Miss Beulah Wampler, who has
been spending the last two weeks with
relatives and friends here, returned to
her home in Flat River Saturday.
Mrs. Noah Counts spent Tuesday
night and Wednesday with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Deeper, of
Pennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Snow of St. Louis
spent from Friday until Sunday with
the latter's sister, Mrs. Thomas Greg
DRY, and family of this route. u.
Misses Lillian and Eugenia Bloom
are spending the week with relatives
and friends in Flat River. A..
The Oak Grove school began Tues
day, Sept. 8, with Prof. E. S. Womack
as teacher. ,.'' rs''5f '1I
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-06

Gently with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Dipper, ST., in Pennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amsie Waugh and
daughter, Viola, spent Sunday at the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex.
Gordon,a nd family.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Boyd of Avon
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. N. A.
Mertell of this route.
Roy Wampler spent Sunday with
Geo. Smith. SO" "re s..
Oak Grove school started last Mon
day. E. S. Womack, the teacher,
taught two very successful terms at
at this place few years ago.
Noah Counts sold to John Horton,
of Route 5, fine mule one day last
week. ..e-o
Mr.. and Mrs. Tucker Boyd and fam
lily of Coffman, Mr.. and Mrs. Johnnie
Boyd and son of Avon and Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Wade spent Sunday af-
ternoon at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Boyd of this Route.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Womack and
children spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. F. 7. Harter.
The ice cream festival given at
Chestnut Ridge last Saturday night,
for the benefit of the Red Cross, was
attended by a large crowd and proved
to be success.
Alva Wampler of Flat River spent
Monday on this route.
Clemet Vale, who has employment
at Flat River, took dinner with j.
c. Harter last Sunday and then went
on to Coffman that afternoon to spend
few days with with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Antoine Vale.
Ed Morrice and Charley LANCE of
st. Francois motored down to the lat
ter's fathers farm last Monday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mackley and
children of Pennington spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Sebastian
of this route.
Those who spent Sunday afternoon
with Misses Mamie and Fannie Counts
were: Misses Gertrude and Opal Har-
ter of Coffman, Bertha and Emma
Herman, Thelma Hammers and Viola
Harter Of this route, and Reeva Boyd
of Avon, and j. c., Orvall and Burle
Harter, Clarence and Ralph Wade of
this route and Allen Boyd of Avon.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-06
ROUTE 3

Albert Wade and son, Clarence
Andrew Gordon and son, Wimple
motored to Ste. Genevieve last Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Harter Of
Coffmap spent Sunday, afternoon al
the, home of Valentine. Herman of this
route. t.e- l.,
Perry Hammers of Flat River spent
Sunday night and Monday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Hammers
of Route 3.
Orvall Harter of Pennington spent
Sunday and Monday with home folks
on this route.
Noah Counts, w. E. CoffeB H. N
Waugh, Thos. Gregory and Amsie
Waugh attended the school directors
meeting at Ste. Genevieve last Sat
urday.
J. Cowley and Isaac Thomure OF
this route will leave for training camp
Friday, Sept. 6. 'ffa
George and Ralph Shinn Of Flat
River spent Sunday and Monday with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Shinn
and family.
Mrs. Noah Counts spent week re-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-06

visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs,
John Maurer.
Mrs. Asa Malone and Mrs. Carr
Hartshorn spent Thursday in Bonnie
Terre. *
Clarence Greer and family of Kan
sas City, Kans., visited relatives here
this week. ho' 9
H. L. Calvird and family of Bonnie
Terre spent Monday visiting relatives
here.
Mrs. Sarah Fisher spent the past
week visiting relatives in Sedaia.
H. L. Maurer and family spent Sun
day at Lake Killarney. -
Little Dorothy Presnell is report,
ed quite i'll. 'o tr+
Miss Martha Denwoody of Bonnie
Terre was the guest of DR.. G. W. It'd
well and family on Wednesday of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Reece spent
Sunday in Bonnie Terre as guests OF
their daughter, Mrs. H. H. Rudy.
Mrs Carr Hartshorn gave a sur.
prise birthday dinner out at Pleasant
Valley Saturday evening, in honor OF
Harold, her Is year old son. Those
present were: Misses Isabel Hess
Mary Keith, Katheryn Delcour, Ruth
McAllster, Viola Elvins and Lucille
Vance, and John Carr and Harold
Hartshorn, Lewis Evans, and Mrs
Hartshorn. All reported an enjoyable
evening.
Lloyd McAlister of Joplin spent last
week here vstng home folks.
Mss Maude Runke transacted bust
ness in st. Louis the latter part of last
week. 81
Mansey Frazier of Bonnie Terre has
accepted position in the Bank of Ell
wins.
Bill Layne attended the Flag Rails
ing Exercises of the Flat River
schools Tuesday.
Privates Harry Dix, Lennis Mccoy
and John Govro spent Sunday and
Monday with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Hulsey gave a
supper at their home Friday evening
in honor of their sister, Mrs. John
Delcour, of Richwoods.
Misses Trixie Polite and Lottie
Douglas and Raymond Tlapek and
Juilil NuNTO iHOJOTeu 10 DOnIle leTTe
Sunday.
T. j. Buckner and family were
Pennington visitors Sunday.
The following young folks We're en-
tertained at the Miller Hotel by Miss
Kathryn Delcour: Misses Ruth Nc
Alister, Viola Elvins, Lauraine Carr
and Lucille>Vance; Lewis Evans, Har-
cid and John Carr Hartshorn, Leon
Richards, Earl Scott, Lewis Baker and
Lloyd McAlister.
Miss Annabelle Vale was St.
Louis visitor Saturday.
Miss Bertha Copelage has resumed
her stenographic work for Carr Harris
horn.
Mrs. Pearl Hampton and daughters
visited relatives in Bonnie Terre Fri
day ...
Misses Isabel Hess, Lauraine Carr,
Mary Keith and Lucille Vance and
Earl Scott spent Sunday afternoon at
Iron Mountain Lake.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-06

HON eSunday.
J. S. Martin was business visitor
in Pennington Saturday.
Several from Knob Lick attended
the Red Cross picnic at Brightstone
Monday.
VIM. Wells was Pennington vis-
itor Saturday.
Rodger Black of Flat River visited
his mother Saturday night and Sum
day.
Willie Clark visited his cousin, J.
D. Wells, Sunday.
Grant Chamberlain of Flat River
visited his family Sunday.
Chas. Cassabaum is on the sick
list at this writing. s..
J. d. and Tom Wells were business
visitor in Pennington Saturday.
Miss Josie Chapman was the guest
of her cousin, Miss Mary Clark, Thurs
day night.
Tony Baker was in Knob Lick Sat-
urday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-06
KNOB LICK

Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Shannon visited
friend in Knob Lick Tuesday.
John Wells spent Sunday with his
brother, VIM. Wells, on Route !.
Mrs. Ed Clark was the guest of Mrs.
Chas. Marshall Saturday.
J. D. Wells was Knob Lick visit
or Tuesday. So WITT.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Smith and fam
lily spent Labor Day with the latter s
parents, MIR. and Mrs. James Bridge
man, of Knob Lick.
Miss Mary Clark spent Sunday
with Misses Lena and Eva Wells.
Mr., and Mrs. Theo. Anderson wert
Pennington visitors Saturday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-06
KIRK.

Paul Jones spent several days this
week visiting at home. He is doing
recruiting work for the Navy.
Jack and Oscar LePere. who are in
the Marine Corps at present stationed
at Quantico, Va, spent Saturday night
with home folks. They had been CIV
en- several days leave to visit home
folks and expected to spend at least
one whole day at home. They were
delayed one day on the way home,
however, and had only Saturday night
to stay here. They started on the re-
turn trip to Quantico Sunday morn
ing. They are expecting to receive
orders to sail for France soon.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-06

Men between the ages of IS and as,
both inclusive, who have not already
registered, must register on Sept. 18th.
Humanity is imperied. Do your duty
and see that others do theirs.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-06

This is splendid fighting weather,
as is evidenced by the Allies. who are
not only "going over the top. but
they are also going through the Huns
at rate most pleasing.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-06

That some folks are finally being
aroused from their insomnia is in
Dictated from the following editorial
paragraph in Times exchange of
last week: "The war is serious pro-
position" That paper fails to state,
however, when or how it made such
startling discovery.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-06
Pennington Tire Works

Rebus tires and makes them positively
them to stand much service tires though has
peaedy demonstrated that the rebuilt tire will
than the rebuilding BY
patented which is used old tires
lied.
We also thoroughly equipped for reading do
all kinds Of tire repair work.
BRUCE & CHALK, Proprietors, : Pennington, No.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-05
HUNT IS GOLFERS CHRIST

Senator Winsor' defense of Gov. Hunt in the legislature the other day is in a class all by itself. He declared that if Hunt saw fit to be embraced and thus photographed by two wobblies it was nobodys business but his own, and, that besides, these wob- plies had not then been convicted of treason against the U. 5. government Quite de- fense, this. What Hunt, the individual, does is no ones business but his own as long as he keeps within laws and decency, but what Hunt, the governor of this state, does is the business of every citizen in the state. This Is not an l. w. W. state. It does not want its chief executive shown to the general public as the pal of wobblies and traitors. Again, Senator Colter rushed in to the governor defense under fire in still more remarkable manner. Christ, the biggest Democrat ever known, spent His time with the criminals and distressed,
 thundered Colter When full grown Ari- zona citizen, possessed of powers of reason and sanity enough to keep outside the walls of an asylum, compares Hunt with Jesus Christ, the Nazarene, then let the angels weep and all Arizona pilgrims cover their heads with mantle until the jeers and scoff- ing of the rest of the southwest have ceased.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-05

After all Is said and done, during these dark days of continued allied reverses and German gains, the main question Is, how many French and English soldiers were killed by the Germans in their advance? How many Germans were killed in making these great gains? In cold, hard, stern, final facts and figures these answers alone count It Is not in ground gained, and in cities taken that a battle Is measured Tn modern war. It Is in reserves after that battle IS over. A few hundred allied sol diers fall back before several thousand Germans, taking dreadful toll with machine gun and rifle for every foot of ground gained Is this a German victory? Sup pose the Germans should take Paris itself and still have large and powerful French army with which to contend. They would have to give up the city as soon as they took it or run the risk of being cut off from their own base. In this last smash the allies seem to have fallen back methodi- cally by plan arranged beforehand, taking toll as they withdrew. Their losses, except for prisoners, are generally agreed to be un
 usually light for engagements of such mag nitude On the other hand, the Germans, advancing in waves as usual, suffered frightful losses It Is rather poor consola- ton right now, thus to point to casualty lists and ignore the losses of ground and the onward sweep of the German masses But in the end these losses will haunt the Ger man generals with frightful intensity. As sure as fate Foch will strike some day with 4I- | Il l.. of German success and allied retreat
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-05

After an advance of twenty-five miles the German masses appear to have been stopped by the French, with the Americans giving yeoman assistance in one or two vital sectors of the present battle front. But, viewed from any angle, this last drive has most depressing effect upon those who favor the allied cause. This massing of overwhelming numbers and holding the edge by long odds for a week of victory is getting to be monotonous. Only by counter blow of the same dimensions can the allies hope to turn this German tide eastward. And, while depressed, no loyal admirer of Foch is discouraged enough to really doubt for moment that that counter blow will yet be struck full and fair at the breasts of these most worthy sons of Attilla the Hun.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-05
State and County NelUs Briefs

taken up with the chief clerk of the railroad mail service at Fl PasO. by the Tombstone Commercial club. and will probably be adjusted shortly. Ar irving at Fairbank at 11:15, owing 10 the main line train not carrying a Tombstone pouch, the mail is sent to the FairDanK office. where it remains until the o'clock train leaves, instsai of coming in at o'clock. Mail eX- press, passengers and papers that for meIly arrived at noon now gets here at 3 D. m.. and the mails at p. m., although all reach Fairbank from the west at 1115 a. m. Under the new schedule the Tombstone train leaves Fairbank at 10:35 but the train from the west arrives with mail, express and passengers at 11:15. As the Tombstone train has ample working time to await that train 10 make con- nections. the matter has been taken up by the Commercial club with Gen. eral Manager Hawkes.. of the F. P. X S. W. 10 see if proper adjustment cannot be made.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-05

The paving of the street from the depot to Slag hill, now under way, Is one of the most badly needed improvements in the district. An immense volume of traffic passes over this street daily and it has al- ways been in bad condition. The next step should be the paving of that stretch of road from the foot of Slag hill to the paving of Johnson Addition. Improvement on this road does not last two weeks under the bur den of traffic As for Slag hill while it is doubtless too steep to be paved yet surely it can be improved and kept improved over its present rough and rocky condition. And it is also to be hoped that the work of paw ing, long delayed since ground was first broken, doubtless for lack of material will now be rushed through to completion, as this narrow causeway IS now a nightmare to teams and vehicles deprived of half of the roadway by the workmen.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-05

by his advisers for his patience with Me Clellan when the latter was making rude and insulting remarks about him, President Lincoln declared that he would even hold McClellan's horse if he would only win victories for the Union army Country first and personal feelings afterwards should be the spirit of the highest and the lowest in this country during the period of the war
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-05

While Governor Hunt and his political followers and the wobblies have declared war upon Cochise county, yet old Cochise will do very we'll, thank you while she has such champions as Senator Fred Sutter in the halls of state. Sutter twisted the oppo- sition tail Monday until H4unts half dozen in the senate howled with rage and pain and were willing and anxious to withdraw the foul, false clause in a resolution aimed at the Phelps Dodge corporation without even bringing it to test vote In common de- cency any fair enemy, even, of this great corporation will admit that it stands in the front rank in every patriotic move and war work of the nation. Not in words, but in deeds
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-05

Ex-President Taft, loyal and earnest supporter of President Wilson ever since this nation entered the war, feels keenly the injustice done Gen. Leonard Wood in depriving him of his command when his division was sent over seas for active ser vice MT. Taft declares that Wood Is one of the ablest men in the army. He feels that Wood was disciplined solely because of his criticism of our lack of war prepara- ton and efficiency. And then he cites the case of President Lincoln and Gen. Me Clellan during the civil war When chided
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-05

At last the secret of the real cause of the strike in the Bisbee copper mines last sum- mer is out. It was brought to light in the trial of the l. w. w. strike leaders in Chica- go by the governments prosecutor. Two hours work day at a minimum wage of six dollars This was the demand of the wobblies. A modest one we must all ad- init. Three dollars an hour is pretty fair wage scale. And, of course, price and half for over time And there would surely have to be little overtime if any copper was mined That would be four dollars and half an hour A fine thing for those who came to the nest to get the golden eggs, but at that rate how long would the goose last?