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Baxter Springs news., 1918-08-23

causing the machine to break apart.
Although spins are made with the
motor on. you are dropping like ball
being dropped out Of the sky and the
velocity increases with the power OF
the motor.
This spinning nose dive has been
frequently used In "stunt" flying In
recent years, but is now put to prac-
teal use by pilots in getting away
from hostile machines, for when a
man is spinning II is almost impos-
sIble to hit him, and the man making
the attack invariably thinks his en-
emy is going down to certain death
In the spin.
This is all right when a man IL
over his own territory, because he
can right his machine and come out
Of It; but II It happens over German
territory. the Huns would only follow
him down, and when he came out Of
the spin they would be above him,
having all the advantage. and would
shoot him down with ease. II Is
good way Of getting down into a
cloud, and Is used very often by both
sides, but It requires skill and cour-
age by the pilot making It II he ever
expects to come out alive. A spin
being made by a pilot Intentionally
looks exactly like a spin that is made
by q machine actually being shot
down, so one never knows whether II
ls forced or Intentional until the pilot
either rights his machine and comes
out Of II, or crashes to the ground.
Another dive similar to this one Is
known as Just the plain dive. AS
sumo. for instance. that a pilot flying
at q height Of several thousand feet
Is shot, loses control Of his machine,
and the nose Of the plane starts down
with the motor full on. He is going
Baxter Springs news., 1918-08-23

scure corner of 1.-THE little town OF
MOmence, ILL.,, where was bOrn-nOt
very much the worse for wear after all
I've been through, and, as write these
words not eight months have passed
since my seventeen comrades and
sailed from Canada on the Meganic
Can 1t be possible that was spared
to convey a message of hope to Others
who are destined for similar trials?
am afraid there will be many of them.
Years ago / heard of the epitaph
which is said to have been found on a
child's grave:
'Tf I was so soon to be done for
What, o Lord, was / ever begun fort"
The way It has come to me since
returned from Europe is:
eff, o Lord, ! was to be done for.
What were my sufferings e'er begun
fort"
Perhaps the answer lies In the sug-
gestlOn ! have made.
At any rate, II this record Of my ad-
ventures should prove instrumental In
sustaining others who need encourage
ment, l shall feel that my sufferings
were not In vain.
1t Is hardly likely that anyone Will
quite duplicate my experiences, but /
haven't the slightest doubt that many
will have to go through trials equally
nerve-racklng and suffer dlsappOlnt-
ments Just as dlsheartenlng.
II would be very far from the mark
10 Imagine that the optimism which /
am preaching now so gllbly sustained
me through all my troubles. On the
contrary, l am free TO confess that 1
frequently gave way to despair and
often, for hours at q time, felt so de-
jected and discouraged that / really
didn't care what happened to me. In
deed, I rather hoped that something
would happen to put an end to my
misery.
But despite all my dependency and
hOpelessness, the worst never hap
pened, and I can't help thinking that
Baxter Springs news., 1918-08-23

rades, for not one Of them was dOwned
] am sure, without upholding the best
traditions Of the Il. F. c. Unfortunate
ly, however. Of the eighteen who
sailed on the Meganic last May,
happened To be the first to fall into
the hands Of the Huns, and what befell
my comrades after that, with one ex-
ceptiOn, | know only second hand.
The exception was the case Of poor,
brave Paul Rnney-my closest chum--
whose last battle witnessed from my
German prlsOn-but that is u story |
shall tell In Its proper place.
In one way. however, think the
story Of my own "big adventure" and
my miraculous escape may, perhaps.
serve II purpose ns useful as that Of
the heroic fate of my less fortunate
comrades. Their story, II Is true, might
inspire others to deeds of herOlsm,
but mine; l hope, will convey the
equally valuable lesson of the folly
Of despair.
Many were the times In the course
Of my struggles when II seemed absO-
lutely useless to continue. In hostile
country. where discovery meant death,
wounded, sick. famished, friendless,
hundreds of miles from the nearest
neutral territory the frontier Of which
was so closely guarded that even If |
got there 1t seemed too much to hope
that / could ever get through, what
was the use of enduring further
agony?
And yet here am, in the land OF
llberty-althOugh in q somewhat OBJ
Baxter Springs news., 1918-08-23

at a tremendous speed and in many
instances Is going so straight and
swiftly that the speed is too great for
the machine, because 1t was never
constructed to Withstand the enor-
nous pressure forced against the
wings, and they consequently crumple
up.
II, too, in an attempt to straighten
the machine, the elevators should be-
come affected, as often happens In
trying to bring a machine out Of a
dive, the strain is again too great on
the wings, and there is the same dis
astrous result. Oftentlmes, when the
patrol tank Is punctured by a tracer
bullet from another machine In the
air, the plane that Is hit catches on
IRE and either gets into a spin or q
straight dive and heads for the earth,
hundreds Of miles an hour, a mass Of
fame, looking like a brilliant comet
In the sky.
The spinning nose dive Is used to
greater advantage BY the Germans
than by our own pilots for the reason
that when a fight gets too hot for the
German, he will put his machine In
q spin, and as the chances are nine
out Of ten that we are fighting over
German territory, he simply spins
down out Of our range, stralghtens
out before he reaches the ground, and
gets on home to his alrdrome. 1t Is
useless to follow him down inside the
German lines, for you would In all
probability be shot down before you
can attain suficient altitude to cross
the line again.
II often happens that a pilot win
be chasing another machine when
suddenly he sees II start to spin. Per
haps they are fifteen or eighteen thou
sand feet In the air, and the hostile
machine spins down for thousands Of
feet. BE thinks he has hit the other
machine and goes home happy that
be has brought down another Hun.
he reports the occurrence to the
squadron, telling how be shot down
Baxter Springs news., 1918-08-23

his enemy; but when the rest Of the
squadron come in with their report.
or some artillery observation balloon
sends in a report II develops that
when a few hundred feet from the
ground the supposed dead man In the
spin has come out Of the spin and
gone merrily on his way for his air.
drOme.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-08-23
CHAPTER !.
The Folly Of Despair.

Less than nine months ago eighteen
officers of the Royal flying corps.
which had been training in Canada,
left for England on the Meganic.
If any of them was over twenty-five
years Of age, he had successfully con-
cealed the fact, because they don't ac-
cept older men for the Il. F. c.
Nine Of the squadron were British
subjects; the other nine were Amerl-
cans, who, tired Of waiting for their
own country to take her place with
the allies, had Joined the British cOlOrs
in Canada. I was one Of the latter.
We were going to England to earn
our "wIngs'-a qualification which
must be won before a member Of the
h. F. G. is allowed to hunt the Huns
on the western front.
This was In May, 1917.
BY August i, most Of us were full
Iledged pilots, actively engaged at varl-
One parts Of the line in daily conflict
win the enemy.
BY December IS, every man jack Of
us who had met the enemy in France,
with one exception, had appeared on
the casualty list. The exception was
II. K. BOysen, an American, who at
last report was fighting on the italian
front still unscathed. Whether his
good fortune has stood him up to this
time don't know, but II II has ] would
be very much surprised.
OF the others, FIVE were killed in ac-
tiOn-three Americans, one Canadian,
and one EnglIshman. Three more were
in all probability killed In action al
though officially they are listed merely
as ''mIssing." One Of these was an
American, one a Canadian, and the
third q Scotchman. Three more, two
Of them Americans, were seriously
wounded. Another. a Canadian, Is u
prisoner in Germany. j know nothing
Of TIE others
What happened to me is narrated In
these pages. I wish. instead, ! could
tell TIE story Of each Of my brave com
Baxter Springs news., 1918-08-23

to cross the lines at q low altitude, hy-
ing so near the ground that the man
with the antlaircraft gun can't bother
you. You fly along until you get to the
level of the balloon and If, in the
meantime, they have not drawn the
balloon down, you open fire on 1t and
the bullets you use will set 1t on IRE
II they land.
The other way is to fly over where
you know the balloons to be, put your
machine in a spin so that they can't
hit you, get above them, spin over the
balloon and then open fire. In going
back over the line you cross at few
hundred feet.
This is one Of the hardest Jobs In
the service. There is less danger In
attacking an enemy's aircraft.
Nevertheless, I had made up my
mind to either get those balloons or
make them descend, and I only hoped
that they would stay on the job until
/ had q chance at them.
When our two hours duty was up,
therefore, dropped out Of the fOrma-
ton as we crossed the lines and turned
back again.
I was at a height of 1900 feet, con-
siderably higher than the balloons.
Shutting my motor on, dropped down
through the clouds, thinking to find
the balloons at about five or six miles
behind the German lines.
Just as / came out Of the cloud
banks saw below me, about q thou
sand feet, a two-seater hostile ma
chine doing artillery observation and
directing the German guns This was
at q point about four miles behind the
German lines.
ITO Be Continued.)
Baxter Springs news., 1918-08-23
Economy and Character

Gladstone said: Economy a hear
10 the keystone to character and
success. A boy that is taught to Eavs
his money win rarely.be q bad nan
or q failure; the elan VINO GaveS WI
rise In his trade or profession Stoa6k
ly; this q inevitable"
Baxter Springs news., 1918-08-23

my salvation must have been designed
TO show the way to others.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-10-25
THE NEXT BIG DRIVE

From the moment that a soldier
enters the service of Uncle Sam he
is served by members of one of the
seven welfare organizations which
are participating in this war. He
finds the Y NJ G. A. huts, knights
Of Columbus buildings, Jewish Wei
fare Board headquarters, American
Library Association library buildings
and Hostess houses of the Y. w. c.
A. awaiting him at the great canton
ments in this country.
In the cities adjacent to the camps
the War Camp Community Service
has established information bureaus
or buildings AS he travels toward
the war zone he finds war work sec
retaries of one or more Of the or
carnations with him rendering
splendid personal service.
When his mother, sister or sweet
heart visits him in camp he has the
hostess mouse Oh the I. w, y. a dI
his disposal. Overseas he finds the
workers of the Y NJ. c. A, X. of {.
and Salvation Army always on hand
to serve him. He is looked after by
these fearless men and women even
to the front line trenches. 1t is the
connecting link with home, the great
humanitarian force that keeps him a
clean. strong valiant soldier.
In November these seven organiza-
tons will combine in a drive for
funds. 1t will be necessary to raise
$S.525 ,000 in the eight states of the
western department. The state
quotas are as follows: California
$4.6S8.750; Washington, $1,27S,-
250: Montana, $511,5O0; Idaho
$426.250; Utah, $341,OOO; Hawaii
$213,125: Wyoming, $196,O75; Ne
yada. $S5.250; Alaska, $17,050.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-10-25
AUDITORS STATEMENT

The law requires that the public
be given notice of the hearing on the
county budget, before the county
commissioners, on the first Monday
in October.
Such a hearing was held this year
on October Z, when the president of
the Tax Payers association, Mr..
Ralph Conveys, and few members
of the association, went over the
budget with the board, and offered
suggestions for keeping down ex-
penses.
The county commissioners are
pleased to have the suggestions of
the Tax Payers association, and their
approval in cutting down the budget.
The following are the reductions
from the published estimate, made
by the board when adopting the
budget October 10:
Auditors office, at his suggestion,
clerk and records, $500.
Assessors office: deputies, $50;
field deputies, $4,000.
Court house replacement, $500
County agent, $500.
Making a cut of $3.50 in current
expense.
Road and bridge was cut from
100000 to $4,000, a reduction OF
$4,000. The road districts from
$115.5OO to $94O38.71, reduction
of $21,461.29, making a total reduc-
ton of $34,991.29.
Appropriations for the Steptoe-st'
John-Ewan road. which amounted TO
s5O,81S.05, are separate from the
EXPENSES for road and bridge and
road districts. This improvement
has a fund of its own, calls for sep
arate levy. and could not be cut by
the board
The increased cost of labor and
material of every kind, does not
make this a favorable time to COM
pare the present expense with the
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-10-25
ELECTION NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Pri-
mary Election to nominate the candi-
dates to be voted for at the General
City Election to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in
December, 1918, will be held in the
City of Pullman, Washington, on the
9TH day of November, 1918, at which
Primary Election the polls will be
and remain open from HOO o'clock
a. m. until 500 o'clock p. IN.
Said Primary Election shall be
held in the several precincts in the
following places, namely:
Precinct No. Al, Ward No. City
hall
Precinct No. 81, Ward No 2--P.
G. l. Bldg. on Grand street.
Precinct No GA, Ward No. 3
Christian church (basement).
Precinct No. u, Ward No. 3
Episcopal church (basement).
The names and addresses of all
persons for whom nomination papers
have been filed are as follows:
Citizens Ticket
City Treasurer. S. Clark, l. o.
o. +. building.
City Clerk-Matilda f. Cannon,
30G Pine street.
City Attorney-D. c. Dow, 2O7
High street.
Others to be nominated for whom
no filings have been made are:
Mayor-For term of two years.
Councilman-at-Large-F term of
two years.
One Councilman for First Ward
For term of four years.
One Councilman for Second Ward
For term of four years.
One Councilman for Third Ward
for term of four years.
One Councilman for Third Ward
For term Of two years.
In witness whereof, | have set my
hand and official seal this 9Th day
Of October. 1918.
MATILDA F. CANNON.
(seal) City Clerk.
Oct11Noy1
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Paid Advertising
DEMOCRATIC TICKET

Congressman, Fourth district-Wm.
e. McCroskey, Palouse.
Legislature
Senator, Ninth district Thomas A.
White. St John.
Representative, Seventh district-C.
l.. Wakefield, Endicott
Representative, Seventh district.
S. klemgard, Pullman.
Representative, Eighth District
John e. Trimble Pennington.
Sheriff-A. G. Dickinson, Tekoa.
County Clerk N. e. Yelle, Colfax.
Auditor-James G. Dobbins, Enid
cott.
Treasurer-B. r. Manring, Colfax.
Prosecuting Attorneys. r. Clegg,
ColfaX.
Assessor-John NJ. Klemgard, Pull
pan.
Coroner-Carl Schulerud, Tekoa.
Commissioner, Second districts. II.
Breeze, Pullman.
Commissioner, Third district-A. J..
Shobe, Lacrosse.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-10-25

lieutenant; ca an insignia for cacb
enlisted soldier. A double bron 20
par Tor the captain, single bronz 70
par with two stars in the border for
the first lieutenant. end one star for
me second lieutenant, and com
olhation bronze and black enameled
bar for privates.
Following are a f,w of the things
accomplished by TIE school garden
army:
J. One million five hundred thou
san boys and girls have responded
% the call Of the President and en-
listed in the United States School
Garden Army.
: Twenty thousand acres of I'M
productive home and vacant lots
have been converted into productive
land. This will release an equal
acreage row used in truck gardening
for the production of other food
stuffs more important for war pur-
poses 1t will also relieve transpor-
tation congestion through home con-
sumption of home produced food
jtuffs.
). Fifty thousand teachers have
received valuable instruction in gar
dening through TIC garden leaflets
written by exports.
4. Boards of Education and other
civic organizations have been influ-
enced to give financial and moral
support to the school and home gar
den movement and to pay extra sal
cries for supervision and teaching.
,. Hundreds of thousands of par
ents have become interested in the
garden movement and are working
with their children in home gardens.
IN Salt Lake City alone 5000 moth
ers representing 81 parental associa-
lions, are actiyely supporting food
production in the schools.
6. Thousands Of civic, CONNER
cial and patriotic organizations have
become interested in the movement
md are giving it hcsrty support.
Z. One ard one-h2lf million chill
dren were given something to do last
summer; something that will help
carry the burden Of their country in
this struggle for freedom, something
that win help them to build charac-
ter and something that will appeal to
and develop their patriotism.
s. Home and vacant lot garden
ing in cities towns and villages have
been dignified and made popular to
u degree that practically insures
them a prominent place in the school
system of our country. 1t would be
difficult to estimate the educational
and material value of such results
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-10-25
mont Be Afraid
Be Careful
However

THE manner in which the so-called
snanIsh influenza has been adver-
,,.oa is worthy of the Kaiser's most
itch propaganda. Spanish influ-
- IL nothing more than our old
.,uaintance la grippe. 1t is hard
: place the responsibility for spread
the impression that the influenza
"a the grippe are different all
.onts. but the persons responsible
..hather Intentionally or uninten-
,,o0ally. have given decidedly valu-
.ha aid to the Mad Dog of Europe.
No one is afraid of the grippe.
unb little common-sense treat
mont the grippe is quickly banishej.
we'll. the influenza is the grippe. No
nore need be said Let's all get to-
either and cast this annoying all
mont from our midst. All it requires
i ust a little rational thought and
tho determination to do Observe
me following rules, and you will as
sist in wiping out this epidemic i'll
short order.
/. If you are feeling i'll, do not
hang around the barracks roola.
You will never get we'll that way.
Report at once to the hospital Tor
treatment. The chances are a phi
Will set you right.
2. Protect others by sneezing and
coughing into a handkerchief. DO
not send the handkerchief to the
laundry Burn it.
3. Keep clean-clothes, body and
eeth.
4. Make use of all available sun
slime.
g. Use your own towel A COM
mon towel may spread the germs.
G. Avoid crowds.
I. Don't spit.
The germs of this disease are
spread through the secretions of the
mouth and nose of sick people and
'arriers, not by books, clothing, etc.
THERE Is NO NEED TO Be
4LARNED--JUST BE CAREFUL.
II you feel i'll report to the hos
ptal at once. There may be nothing
wrong with YOU, but don't take a
chance. 1t is not fair to your COM
rades
Remember the flu is the grippe,
and laugh at your fears.
Pull Men.
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Paid Advertising
REPUBLICAN TICKET

Congressman, Fourth district-John
W. Summers, Walla Walla.
Legislature
Senator Eighth district - Oliver
Hall, Colfax.
Representative, Seventh district
Frank e. Sanger, Pullman.
Representative, Seventh district
Roy Jones, Dusty.
Senator, Ninth district-W. C. Nc
Coy, Oakesdale.
Representative, Eighth district-W.
NJ. Anderson, Tekoa.
Representative, Eighth district-D.
f Trimble, Palouse.
Commissioner, Second district. b.
Sanborn, Pullman.
Commissioner, Third district-P. M.
Price, Penewawa.
Sheriff.. f, Mcclure Colfax.
County Clerk Nj c. True Colfax.
Auditor-A. l., Maxwell Colfax.
Prosecuting Attorney-G, A. Wei
don, PalOusc.
Assessor. b. Doolittle, Colfax.
County Engineer-Thos. NJ. Mead,
Colfax.
School Superntendent---S. f. Shin
kle, ColfaX.
Coroner-L. l.. Bruning, Colfax.
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past yet the budget for 1919 makes
good showing.
Current expense is only St3.460
more than in 1918, which is account
ed for in part by the necessary in
crease for county farm. $720. Tor
INDECENT relief, S5565 for tax re-
bate, $1,000, and the decrease in re-
celpts OF $5l75, making $18.16o
which accounts for all the increase
IN current expense, except $l73.5O.
but the increased cost of supplies for
county offices, and of fuel. would
far more than offset this.
In the budget for 1918. road and
bridge was $12S,0O0 for 1919 it will
be 100000 a difference of $2S.000.
The road districts were $126.503.O2.
for 1919, $94,O3S.71, a difference OF
S32,465.7l, and only about $4,000
more than the average for road dis
tricts for the last eight years.
W hen The increased cost of labor
and all kinds Of material is taken in
to consideration. it must be admitted
that the board has done we'll in hold
ing down the budget.
A. l.. MAXWELL,
County Auditor and Clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-10-25
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OF
APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR

Notice is hereby given that l, the
undersigned, have been appointed ex-
ecutor of the estate of Alfred r.
Price, deceased, and have qualified
as such executor, and notice is here
by given to all persons holding
claims against said deceased, or his
estate, to serve the same on me at
Penewawa, Washington, or on Neill
& Sanger, my attorneys OF record, at
Pullman, Washington, and file the
same, together with proof of such
service, with the clerk OF the super
Tor court at Colfax, Washington,
within six months after the date Of
the first publication OF this notice;
all claims against deceased not
served and filed as aforesaid shall be
forever barred.
Date of first publication Septem-
Der 27, 1918.
PHILLIP M. PRICE,
Executor of Estate OF Alfred r.
Price, Deceased.
Neill & Sanger,
Attorneys for Estate,
Pullman. Wash.
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