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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-03

had the satisfaction of being able to
hear distinctly the noise of their
bursting shells.
The Smelling lasted from 2:10 until
5 O'Clock. and in that time each gun
fired some as rounds at the different
Hun targets.
Within "A few minutes after the
firing ceased the Americans were
pulling up stakes" preparatory to
beating a hasty retreat.
Make GETAWAY
This Is hit-and-run-game-
this railroad artillery fighting"
said one officer. THE Germans
haven't the least idea as TO our
range and by the time they get
II we1l be back mt our base, far
out Of harms way"
Early the next morning. when the
skies had cleared and aerial observa-
ton was possible again, Hun air
planes came over and spotted the
places where the American guns
HAD BEEN. Thinking, however.
that the guns were hidden under
camouflage. German guns opened
terrific bombardment and today the
ground is torn with immense shell
craters.
But the American railroad artillery
had gotten away during the night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-03

big guns. some OF which throw
shells " Weighing half n ton more than
IS miles. were pulled to their re
spective positions. and the shell
carrying cars also were brought up.
on the temporary curved side.
tracks which had been built. II was
possible TO maneuver the gun cars
into any position to cover various
detectives on the enemy front or be-
hind his lines.
Telephone wires were quickly con.
nected up. putting artillery head
quarters in direct communication
with every gun.
Charts were brought out from
headquarters and each gun com.
WANDER was instructed in what he
and his men were expected to do.
At exactly 2l0 in the afternoon
every gun opened fire.
A major furnished verbal explana-
tons.
shooting at" he said. but every
yard of the enemy territory is chart.
ed and we have only to follow our
range sheets and train our guns nc.
cording TO our charts, and the shells
will do the rest.
Blow Up Ammunition
Now. that first target we shot at
is more than nine miles from here
and Is. or was. n big ammunition
dump behind the German lines.
I'VE American artillery officers
don't believe in keeping our gun
crews in ignorance of what they are
shooting at. Otherwise. long distance
artillery would bore everybody to
extinction.
ION clear days. our airplanes will
he able to tell us what damage our
shells have done and Wen immedi.
ately give the information to the
gun crews. We find il keeps up
their enthusiasm and efficiency"
A little later n captain was over,
heard telling his men;
Now we're going 10 give the Hun
railroad yards a few OF our calling
cards. There's lot OF enemy ar.
tillery in those yards and we want
to smash IT,"
Hear Shells Burst
While II was impossible for our air
planes To operate during the Smelling,
owing to atmospheric conditions. yet
from time to time. the Americans
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-03
by G. G. LYON

by G. &. LYON
Star Reporter With Gen. Pcrshings
Army
WITH THE AMERICAS
TROOPS IN FRANCE. May a.
tControic Americaint-The Amer.
lean railroad artillery ON the
western front IL there with the
big punch. II has Just given
the Huns "a walloping they'll not
soon forget. And not an Ameri-
can artillcryman nor an Ameri-
can gun has been lost.
IL may be some time before full
details Of our first railroad artillery
encounter with the enemy becomes
available. but this much may be
said nj this time
AMERICAN sHREWDNESS HAS
WON OFT OVER GERMAN
METHODfCAL RED TAPE.
Americas railroad artillery IL kept
far behind the battle frontal a
point that offers exceptional railroad
facilities in reaching any place In
the line.
Word came that big action was
impending.
Wen be there" was the terse
answer of the American general.
And. In sequence, this is what
happened:
Have Sleeping Car
That night. several hundred ar
tillerymen left for the scene on a
special train. which carried cars for
them to sleep in. besides flat cars
and tool cars in which were piled
every sort OF pharaphernalia for the
hasty construction OF side tracks and
gun emplacements.
Practically no work was done dur.
ing daylight hours because Hun air.
planes were constantly flying in the
vicinity and the least activity be
hind the allied front would be sure
TO lead to Hun bombardment,
But for four nights the job OF
getting ready for the battle was
rushed with feverish activity,
Tho American general. keenly
anxious that his forces should give
good account OF themselves, came
around occasionally and noted the
progress.
on the fifth day everything was
ready. Nothing was left to be done
except bring up the guns and the
shells.
1t was decided that the batteries
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-03
WON'T TAKE ANY
CLASS TWO MEN
FOR SOME TIME

WASHiNGTON. May J. Men
needed in agriculture or industry
won't be drafted from one district
while workers In noneucntials are
draft'frec In another
IL took nearly three months TO
pass tho classification bill" but the
job Ii finally done.
The bill changes apportionmcnt Of
draft quotas dTasticnily. IN follows.
Quotas will be- figured ON
basis of the number of eligible
men In Class l. not ON a per.
crntsge ~ the total registration.
IL Seattle has fewer physically
competent men In Class / than has
another city OF the same size. fewer
men will be called from here than
from that other city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-03
PORTLAND POLICE ARE
NOW B0SSEO BY WOMEN

PORTLAND. May 3.--women tel
ephons operators today took charge
of the switchboards at the Portland
police station.
The women virtually took charge
OF the station. They are sending out
anbulances. patrols and detectives
and are assigning the nearest patrol
men TO Investigate calls.
Tho women answer all types Of
queries about ordinances and law
violations. They were given n
months instruction.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-03
Germans Clonnor
for Report on
Yankees in War

PARIS, May S.-The German war
office is finding 1t increasingly hard
to hide from the reichstag and peo-
Pile the true extent OF American par
ticipation in the war. according to
reports here today.
Vague replies were all that n
committee from the reichstag. head
ed by Deputy Noske, received when
they sought information Mt the war
office. The result was that many
complaints were made by reichstag
members,
The reichstag committee then de-
manded that a representative of the
general headquarters appear and
give the body true information as to
how many Americans We're fighting
on the WestHront. The request was
refused.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-03
LWAY GUNS POUR SHELLS ON ZEN

should open up on the German po.
sitions the next afternoon at 210
O'Clock. Just why 2:i0 should have
been fixed instead of O'Clock is
probably "A military secret
That night. about . o'clock. en-
gines without headlights pulled us
out OF the railroad yards. where the
railroad artillery is kept. and headed
for the front.
Every mothers son. from the gen.
eral himself. down to the newest
private. was on uptoc. IL was to
be their first show"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-03

We arrived some miles behind the
front before daybreak the next morn.
ing. and there waited for orders TO
proceed TO the firing positions.
The day proved TO be lcaden. Dark,
low hanging clouds and mist made
enemy aerial observation impossible.
just the sort Of n day for
our operations" declared n
battery commander glecfully.
They'll never wake up until our
shells begin hitting EN-"
During the morning the heavy rail-
road cars on which were placed the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-03
Georgette Crepe
SIPS Yard

~ HOICE of these colors
~ in this desirable quail
ity of Georgette Crepe:
White, Pink. Old : rose,
Pearl, Emerald, Char
treuse, Black, Copenhagen,
Burgundy. Brown and
Purple. Forty inches wide,
S1.25 yard.
basement Saiesroom-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-03
VOTE FOR FUEL
ADMINISTRATORS


Whitcomb. from this position
national administrator.
a. n a n
C Higgins. fuel adm King county, is a
district representative the
Of Coal Operators association
appointment
under these circumstances
O
officially represented
mil
How proposition Herewith Is a
David Whtcomb. OF
Uni n
whtcomb who will probably naming o
o whitcomb NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Sec L.
DearS Fort e o o washin
o / vot AS a OF
For corporation lawyer. Observation-Disclosures. II
For mine operator. ............1
Yours truly.
Address
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-03

Countess dc Bryas, who came to
this country recently In the interest
OF Anne Morgan's reconstruction
work In France. has become so In
tcrested in the Third Liberty Loan
work that she has temporarily given
ND her relief work to sell bonds.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-27
Forest Home

1t has been some warm around
the sides and has been very. dry
but after so long a time a fine
rain came.
1t is reported that Mr.. Lewis
has found some very good ore
on his 20 acres south of Oak For
est.
The pyrites mines south Of
Norwood are doing some good
work. They are talking of work
ing nights soon.
r. l.. Nook of St.Louis is max
ing his home at J. Mark Mink's
while he looks after the mines.
Jack Yates helped John Smith
in his oats the first of the week,
The day men at the mines
worked Friday night putting in
36 hours in all.
We are having some fine rain
after SO long a dry spell.
Doll Smith went to work al
the pyrites mines last week.
G.. Akers of Oak Forest got
word that his brother died last
week.
ZEE. Standard makes a trip tc
the mines every week.
W. S. Vaughn has moved
down on Bryant for the summer
Will Anderson works in Nor
wood Saturdays.
Keep your eyes on the Nor
wood mines. ,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-27

What is being done to induce
every farmer in a driving dis
lance of Mansfield to come here
and do their trading and sell
their produce instead of going to
some other trading point? This
is a matter that should be look.
ed into. Mansfield depends lar
gely on the support of the far
mer and he is entitled to the
best of treatment. Cooperation
is what we need. The town and
country people should get. toge.
Their. The town merchantshould
make a special effort to keep
what the farmer wants to buy
and sell it to him at the right
price. This would be hard on
the mail order houses.-C
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-27
Pleasant Flat

The rain which fell steadily for
several hours Friday night sure
was appreciated. The torrid sun
had reigned supreme till the
parched earth was simply cooks
ing all the garden vegetables. 1t
sure rained gold dollars. The
corn, except early for roasting
ears, was not damaged by the
drought, in fact corn is above
par in this vicinity. Blackberries
too, are extra.
Mrs. H. G. Rober and little
niece Incz visited Robt. Imhoff's
from Monday to Wednesday last
week.
Robert Imhoff's took supper
with W. A.. Newton and wife
Monday as is their custom. They
seem to have an eye to business
when it comes to this, as they
always find a great spread and
this dinner and supper the same
day will stay tie hunger several
days to come; hence a very i'm.
portant day to them in more
ways than one.
Glad to see Rev. W. H. Moore
home again after a month spent
in Kentucky Tennessee and In.
diana, where he was in meetings.
There will be noSunday school
at the Thorp next Sunday; every
one from here are planning to
attend Wolf Creeks big meeting
and basket dinner at Wolf Creek.
Robt. Imhoff, wife and Master
Ralph, attended the Masonic
meeting at Hartville which was
very interesting.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-27
He's a Hustler

Mr.. and Mrs. j. K. Pummill
arrived during the past week
and are occupying the Z. M.
Long bungalow near the school
house. Mr.. Pummill is the new.
iy elected superintendent of the
Marshfeld public schools for
the coming year. They come to
us from Mansfield with high re.
concentrations. Mr.. PummilI
seems to be a very congenia|
young man and we are sure will
make a success of our schools.
His past record according to re-
concentrations spells" success
The Mail believes he is all right,
because he stopped in and sub
scribed for the Paper with the
Pep" before he had hardly
gotten his household goods set
up for housekeeping, and then
went to Kansas to enter the har.
vest fields to assist in saving the
great wheat crop the United
States is producing to feed our.
selves and the allies. He is try.
ing to do his part TO whip the
Kaiser.--Marshfield Mail.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-27
From VIM. Richard Schli.
- cher

Sunday evening, May 26, 1918.
Dear Parents and all: / will
write you a few lines agair to.
day to let you know L am still
well and hope you are all the
same. / got one letter from you
that was sent to Camp Doniphan
/ hope you are getting what few
letters | write for l am not going
to get to write very often, so if
you get a letter once a month
you may be lucky for l expect l
will have a little of everything to
do but write, we belong to the
Royal Engineers Of England and
are under English rules now.
How is everything and every.
body there now? Things sure
look odd here. Everything is
different from what it is there
the houses arc all built of brick
or cement, with slate or tile roof.
ing and nearly everyone has a
high rock wall around it. You
spoke of that picture | sent.
Troy Seaton was not on it, but
he is still with the company. |
am not allowed to tell you any.
thing about what ! am doing, 80
| can'tthlnk of much to write.
I will close for this time with
love to all from VIM. Richard
Schlicher, Co. b. 40 Eng. N. G..
Field p. o. 743.A, American d.
II. via N. Y.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-27
Rembert

Sunday School at Pleasant Hill
every Sunday at 10 o'clock a. IN.
Preaching every first Saturday
night, Sunday and Sunday night.
Rev. M. B. Cliff, pastor.
The wedding bells are ringing
merrily around here. Miss Lot.
tie Woods and Bowel Thomas
were married Saturday. morning
- we wish them a long. happy life
Sunday school was we'll attend
ed Sunday.
Charley Rippee's of Hartville
visited at Jess Rippee's Sunday.
Marion Long of Min. Grove
visited his sister, Mrs. Frank
Coday, Sunday.
Miss Effie Jones is on the
sick list.
Will Randolph and wife are
visiting at Grove Springs.
Edgar Scott is visiting his
uncle, Jason Coday, near Loring
Everybody was glad to see the
good rain come.
CRAZY MADGE.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-27
Wayside Gleanings

Sunday school at the Macomb
Methodist church every Sunday.
A.. We had a good rain Monday.
Farmers are busy harvesting
wheat and oats and cutting hay.
Miss Edith Schafer and her
brother Albert Schafer came
home the first of the week. She
expects to stay only ashort time
but Albert will remain sometime
Nick Schafer came home Sat-
urday. He was in the draft Mon.
day.
Miss Gladys Snyder is visiting
in Ava.
There was an ice cream supp
er at Terry Doyel's Saturday
night. A large crowd was pre-
sent and report an enjoyable
time.
Joe Doyel and Miss Elva Rich
ardson attended services at
Shiloh Sunday.
Rev. H. j. Fenwick of Noun
tain Grove was a dinner guest
at the Brotemarkle home Sun
day.
Rev. H. J. Fenwick filled his
regular appointment at the Ma.
comb Methodist Church Sunday
morning and evening.
The Christian Endeavor meets
at the Macomb Methodist chur.
Oh next Sunday evening, Mrs.
S. H.. Robertson, leader.
SOMEBODY ELSE.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-27
With the Colors

On a special troop train going
through Mansfield at $50 p. m.
q boys from this coun'
ty left to become a part OF the
army, going to Camp
Pike, Little Rock. Arkansas, the
list being as follows;
Jno. NJ. Bolt, Norwood.
Walter A.. Hoggatt, Grove.
spring.
Geo. w. Gaskill, Mansfield.
Sam Caudle, Norwood.
Newell Cecil Smith, Grove.
spring.
Lee Roy Brown, Min. Grove.
Geo. w. Quesenberry, Names.
Joseph Smith, Mansfield.
Vim. Mex. Wade, Names.
James Rolla Knost. L,ring.
Bland Massey, Grovespring.
! Geo. W. Finch, Norwood.
Nickolaus Schafer, Macomb.
Pete E. Blankenship, Mings
vile,
Louis G.. Getting, Mansfield. ,
James Arthur Scott, Mountain
Grove.
Carlos Francis RAIDER, Nor
wood.
Albert Eaferd Fletcher, Nor
wood.
Allan l.. Bledsoe, Hartville.
Ray Edward Salee, Mountain
Grove.
Arch Ryan, Norwood.
Harve Ellis, Min. Grove.
Monroe Roy Royal, Macomb
The Douglas county boys al
so left here, the following l;
having been designated to e
from that county:
Thomas B. Hall. Tigris.
Simon S. Parsons, Blanche.
Albert H. Swegart, Tigris.
Samuel f. Dooms, Cabool.
Guy Rippee, Larissa.
William g. Curtis, Rockbridg
Lewis r.. Givans, Superior
Nebraska.
Andrew G. Pennington, Den
low.
Donald Fowler, Rome.
Thomas z. Pierce, Richville.
Chaaley A. Putnam, Ava.
George L Letter. Bryant.
Guy Whitworth, Goodhope.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-27

What are you doing to help the
mineral men develop this field?
They are a fine bunch of fellows,
their own money, not
asking US for a cent, and doing
their best to put us on the map
in a mineral way. They are
working under the advice OF the
best biologists in the country,
with splendid prospects. There
has already been thousands of
dollars spent here that we
would never have seen had it
not been for these. gentlemen.
Do we appreciate their being
here as we should? Every man,
woman and child should boost
this proposition in every way
possible Miami, Oklahoma,
lost in many ways TOR NOT treat
ing the mining men as they
should in an early day. They
found that there was room for
more towns near by. The grea-
ter success the mining comp
anies have in developing this
field, the greater prosperity il
means, not only for them bu'
for all of US, as well. 1t certain
ly seems that they are entitled
to our hearty support, encoura.
cement and co operation in their
work to develop our wonderful
natural resources.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-27

That Mirror advertising pays
is the verdict of our advertisers.
During the last week more than
one Springfield advertiser has
reported excellent results from
advertising in our columns. One
Springfield merchant said the
Mirror was the. best country
weekly he had seen and that is
saying a good deal, for there
are lots of splendid Ozark week
lies
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-27

Remember that the high cost
of living hits the newspaper man
as well as you, and the other
fellow. Look at your address
label; the figures indicate the
year. June 1918 means your sub
scription expired June l. Yes.
81 does not mean much but we've
nearly 1000 subscribers, and 81
each means about $1,000 to Us.
Please renew your subscription
now-we could, use the money
very nicely with which to pay
paper. ink and labor bills--to
Say nothing of living expenses.
Thanks! Next!
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-27

and political arrogance. If the
prophets glowing description.
here given, related to the Assy'
rian empire, the warning was
given by comparison; if, how
ever, the whole message was
addressed exclusively to the
people of the Kingdom of Egypt,
then the warning was given dir.
ectly; which, in either case, the
Importance and force of the d.
vine warning must, of necessity,
remain unchanged.
ITO be continued
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-27
County Judge South District
John A. Hensley
Gasconade Township
Henry J. Schoheld
Clark Township
For Prosecuting Attorney

In the announcement column
Of The Mirror will be found the
announcement CT Charles h.
Jackson as a candidate for re-
election to the Office of prescott
ing attorney of Wright county,
subject to the Republican pri-
mary, August E. Mr.. Jackson
needs but little introduction to
the voters of Wright county, as
he has held the office to which he
aspires for the past four years,
during which time he has ably
discharged the many important
duties devolving upon him. In
1915 he polled the largest vote
of any man on the Republican
ticket, going far ahead OF the
party vote. which attests his
popularity as a man and a prose-
cutor. He is a young man OF a
frank and friendly disposition,
but unflinching and impartial in
the discharge of the duties OF
his Office. He is well versed in
law and in the court room pre-
sents a dignifed and convincing
appearance. During his term
as prosecuting attorney the
booze joints of the county have
been cleaned out and the ship
ment of liquor into the county
stopped. He is courteous to all
people alike and at his place of
duty when needed. The Ozarks
do not grow stancher Republi-
cans than Charles Jackson; his
experience and knowledge of the
affairs of the Office will make it
possible for him to serve the
public better in the future than
ever before and his friends pre-.
dict his election in the fall by a
greater majority than in 1916.
He assures you through The
Mirror that he will appreciate
your vote, and will make an ef-
fort to see you personally be-
fore the election.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-27

The citizens of Mansfield evi
IDENTIFY do not believe in the old
saying that lin unity there is
strength" Isn't it fact that
there is a pull in every direction:
Why not unite and work as one
man for the good of our splendid
little city? So says one of our
leading citizens.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-27

Who will be elected mayor at
the July special election? The
citizens should hold a mass meet
ing agree upon some person as
near satisfactory to everyone as
possible, elect him unanimously,
and all work together for
a bigger and better Mansfield.