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The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18
RECORD breaking ToiaI.

The amount Of petroleum produced
and marketed In the United States last
year reached the record breaking to-
tai Of 41.s00.000 barrels. exceeding
by 10 per cent the record output OF
1915. The enormous demand absorb
ed not only the current output. but
necessitated n net draft Of about 81.
100000 barrels in storage. principally
In California.
The surface reserve Of crude oil ei
the end Of the year is estimated al
ib3. 900, 900 barrels. The month Of
December was the highest in new oil
production in the Kansas fields during
1871.
The total initial production Of the
Butler county field will not exceed
fifteen thousand barrels a day.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

Tho Price army recruiting station
II IN receipt OF instructions from Ad-
juiant General Bates. directing the me-
ccptancc for engineer organizations OF
all physically qualified applicants. ana
Originating the military posts 90
which they are To be sent to Join their
respective regiments. Among the reg
lments being recruited are those OF
forestry. highways. supply and shop.
general construction. water supply,
quarry, mining. gas and flame. aux
iliary forestry, provisional railway re-
Enforcement regiment. provisional pio-
neor reinforcement regiment. limous-
Inc company all weather car com
pany' tour car company and two mo-
torcycle companies.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

the order OF a vertical still which
through different degrees OF heat all
products such as gasoline. naptha'
benzlne. lubricants. gas, etc, are d.
stilled After all oil values arc taken
from the shale. the residue IL then
transformed 20 furnish the heat for
the whole process. making Il self-sus-
tanning throughout with no expendi-
ture for fuel except Cor the initial run.
The gas. in addition to the oils. can
be used for commercial use. az u r.
Of a very high quality. OF II can he
used to furnish the fuel providing the
residue isn't desired TO be utilized.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

What has become OF the oldtinic
butcher who used 20 throw in a pie,
OF hver with soupbono and "A pi.,.
OF fat ms big as your fist with a CHUNK
OF roaht2
Anent the scarcity OF coal, Il n re-
called that the old settlers refused 10
burn the stun because Il WINS too dirty
How times do change.
Someone says that kissing destroys
the sense OF smell. Likewise a sense
OF smell frequently interferes v,fy
seriously with kissing.
We wouldn't mind paying two prices
for everything we buy II We didn't
have a sneaking notion that the SET
ond price is graft.
Madeline wishes o. know the adj
missible depth TO which 10 cut the v
shaped waist Really. sister. we knuS
OF no fixed limit unless II he tie
waistband.
We hear uf a local Italian who ate
twenty eggs at one meal. That fellow
Is not only an allen enemy hut should
be vigorously prosecuted for hoard
Ing food supplies
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

several Utah country newspapers
are az this time running quarter, half
and fullpage advertisements gratis for
the war savings stamp campaign I'M
der the protext Of patriotism, when as
matter OF fact they are doing II 10
fill space In the meantime the Salt
Lake city and ogden metropolitan
daillcs have had some ten thousand
doila for work apportioned among
them. Little wonder that the aver
age country publisher Is put down In
the dsmphool column by business In
terests generally,
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18
NINE MILE CLOSE
TO THE BIG OIL
RESERVE
COUNTRY PRETTY WE'LL 10
GATED UEREABoUT.
Stakes Are Set In Every Direction
Prom Price and Many Claims 60
Ground Being FiIcd In County RE
cordcr's Offlcs-vcrnal Operator
Has Returns ON Tests Made East.

Many oil and oil shaic location no.
ticcs continue Co be filed with the re-
corder 81 Carbon county. the ground
taken extending In all directions from
Price. During the last few days a
number OF claims have been stakcd In
the Nine Mile country. over Sunnysidc
way. Co the south In the neighborhoOd
Of Huntington and on 60 the west near
Soldier Summit and Cotton. Most ~
the latter are In wasatch and Utah
counties and go for record a. Provo
and 90 Hcbcr City. Out towards My
ton the ground ~ In Duchcsne and
wasatch counties For the week clos
ing last Saturday moro than two hun
dred location notices wcro filed for
record at vernal. These In most in
stances call for a hundred and sixty
acres each. which gives an idea ~ the
large areas being taken up. The same
activity II reported from Grand and
san Juan counties as well az over the
line In Colorado. east OF Grand June.
ton and on towards DE Beduc
In a recent statement released from
the United States geological survey q
press bulletin on shaie IN Eastern Utah
and Colorado and Information ON the
Withdrawals OF nhaie land TO be- used
as n naval oil reserve are given. Naval
Reserve No. ?. containing over eighty
thousand acres % land. T. situated be-
tween Watson and Nine Mile IN Car
ban county and was created the early
part 81 this year nj the request Of
Secretary Daniels. Tho withdrawal IN
no way affects the deposit near Wat.
son On which plants are 10 be erected.
one q which IL that uf the Utah shalc
and Oil company 81 which Arthur J.
Ice 81 Price IN the resident agent.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

ceived are said TO carry high content
Of paraffin oil. Three men are now
working west of Manti. Roads will
be- fixed up to the heart Of the prop
erty and II is the intention 20 have an
experimental distillation plant oper-
ating in the spring. Recently pub
llshed reports by the United States
geological survey show outcropping
shales in Manti vicinity.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

city planning does not mean bouic.
wards. fine now streets or magnificent
parks. IL Includes them 20 certain
cxtcnt-.lf the town Ia large enough
for such luxuries. which ninc-tcnths
OF the towns of the country are not.
Real city planning goes much further
than civic beauty. II includes plan
ming the future In terms NJ better
health. less poverty. better education.
more Wholesome recreation. happier
aud moro contcntcd workers and
closer cooperation between public and
private welfare agcncics Lots ct
towns have had great ideas regard
ing "bcautification" without consid-
oring the things that should como be-
forc--like woman who goes IN for
tine raimcnt without possessing the
purity of heart and mental. qualities
thai should go with A. II would be
all right-if We had the moncy-to
make of Price show place. a model
town" Tor looks. But that should not
be the end Of our ambition. Real cts
planning deals In flesh and blood.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18
Good Reports Coming.

one ~ the directors Of the Central
Utah oii aud shalc company az salt
take City snys that the company has
Just received word from the extensive
holdings near Manu that the force OF
men put at work few days ago has
opened a face 81 rich Hhale In new
place. AZ the writing. the face was
eight feet wide and the samples re-.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

ono Of the winter advantages NJ "a
small place h that there are not a
sufficient number OF automobiles
jumping about to make a problem OF
parking" them when their owners
come TO town.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

Some persons think that news
paper man never has any tough luck.
Here's a fellow who fell out Of win
dow thirty feet head first on a cement
walk and strolled away before any
one could get his name.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

~ We only had saved the Congres-
sionai Records that were sent us In
the last ten years what a nice collec-
ton OF fuel we'd have.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

Paul c. Blakeiy OF Price this week
passed the examination before the
state board OF pharmacy. lie IL em-
ployed by Sutton Drug company To-
oAllN.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

The delightful holiday season has
passed. leaving us with pleasant mem
Dries and sour stomach" says Blan-
dings Blade. Lucky, indeed, TO have
the sourings.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

Whenever a person In Price helps
the Red Gross he or she helps the Red
Cross TO help the soldiers, which Is
doing as effective war work as the
average person AZ home can do,
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

This questionable answering stunt
II the first time In local history that
Price lawyers were put 10 work help
ing somebody without fees In sight
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

Price sorosis II making monthly
collections OF magazines for the sol
dler boys az ca-np Lewis. wash. and
elsewhere They are sent To Y. "A. G..
A. headquarters at each cantonmsnt.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

went mourning without The sun;
! stood M and cried In the conErcga-
tion.-Job, 3O-2s.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

Some fellows In Price that we know
OF are at least oonsistent--they are
now Knockers, have been Knockers
and doubtless Will be knockers until
the day they knock at ST. Peters gate,
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

Time will soon be horr when the
wen known free seeds from our
congrcsrmcn viii make noise like
something worth while throughout
Eastern Utah, Hut jus, the time we
need the seeds mos, there probably
won't be any
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

are you a Judge OF music? Oct on
lhe columbia record list and you win
surprise your friends.-Adyt
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

Now We know why home guards are
neeessary--to protect that diminishing
coal pile In the cellar.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

Not the least evii effects u this war
Is the added burden Il places on the
geography class.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

Mrs, Florence Sawyer has flied suit
az Price against her husband, George
~ sawyer. the latter now In Califor-
MIA. She wants a divorce.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

Food regulation has shown us that
there are now some things besides
love that money can't buy.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

There's enough coal In the earth To
last another six hundred years No
use 10 worry until that time arrives.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

There are talking machines by the
score. but there Is nothing better than
lhe Commissioning quite so long
lasting. Sumner can supply YOU
Advt
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18
One Hundred
HOrSenlen
Are Wanted

We want the owners OF one hundred
horses 10 come 20 our place and get
their hay, grain and feedstuffs from
the best line ever handled hereabouts.
All new, stuff at prices that
mean but b. N profits 20 US. Where
We make a living Is in quick turns of
our money-the oftcner We buy aud
sell.
Don't Imagine we cOnfine ourselves
10 food for beast alone. Fact of the
matter II We handle many things that
are quite necessary % every house.
hold. such as Flour Millstuffs. Honey.
Sugar, Salt. Every article sen. out h
guaranteed Just as represented. IL
anything Is wrong We cheerfully make
II right.
In the market for all manner of
produce. SPOT Casino waiting
on your part for returns. Poultry
reeds "A specially, Busy an the time.
but plenty OF help around 10 see that
everyone Is promptly and courteously
looked after. Automobile delivery.
Phone calls In and out OF the city are
solicited, Here 20 serve
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-18

There always seems to be some.
tains TO affect the coal output
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-11-21

| mean. 1t looks like a snow bank,
only different. 1t was mostly cotton
and negroes from there till we got to
Norfolk. We crossed Chesapeake bay
and saw some nice big ships and
steamers. We drilled about two hours
today, but the band played all the
time, and | can drill all day when l
have music to keep time to. | hardly
think we stay here long, as we got a
shot in both arms for diphtheria, so
guess that means the next trip will
be ION board" | like this camp fine,
but didn't enlist to stay in camps all
my life, SO, of course, will be glad
to move again. so don't worry about
me If you don't hear. from me. As ever.
With love. From your brother.
ARCHIE.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-11-21

water. When we landed we landed
in England stayed their few days IN
a rest camp and loaded on another to
cross the English channel for France.
We landed in France in the morning,
loaded on train and rode to where
We are located now.
Say and it sure is surprise to see
the difference between the good old
u. S. A. and over here. For instance
the people, their ways and the way
they live. You can hear the women
come down the street with their wood
en- shoes on and they sure are sight,
Then come the men with their oxen
and sure are big ones. They usually
have them hitched. to two wheel
cart, and about all they haul is wine
barrels. We are located where lots
of wine is made. We are allowed to
drink wine and beer and the wine
tastes sour, but they have sweet wine
and some. of the boys have a good
time. Out side of raising grapes there
Is not much grains raised There is
a little fruit raised. The land is
mostly clay but might be better in
different parts.
We had a great time 20 learn the
French money, with there francs,
centimes and big pennies, twenty
francs is equalling to our American
dollar. We get paid in French money.
The language is hard to learn but we
get along alright. / think l will never
learn to talk French, but can say a
few words like"Vin Blunke" which
means white. wine and a few other
words.
Most of the boys are going to
school such as truck school, tractor
school and l and Foster and some
more boys are down here fixing up
some five inch guns which we will
use later on at the front. | don't
know just when we will move up
towards the front.
Did you receive that card that we
arrived save? Tell me if you did.
l suppose pa is busy every day and
the. crops are good and how is Leons
and Annie getting along. Tell pa the
war will be over pretty soon and will
be home soon after Received a
letter from Harry Kohlapp and Hilda
also and Roy Meyers to.
Well I will close for this time and
will write you letter every week and
wish you would do the same and
give my best regards ia all and tell
them also to write. So good bye and
good luck | remain
Yours truly
From brother Frank King
PVT. FRANK KING
Bat. C 50 Artillery G A G A . E. f.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-11-21

X. The nights are cool, but have not
had any frost yet. We were issued
the third blanket today, and we sure
need it. We will get the wooden uni
forms before long.
We were on the small range at the
edge of the camp for two days and
fired 200 shots apiece at 80 feet from
the target, and had five different kinds
Of practice. We go on the big range
tomorrow (Sunday) and will be gone
FIVE days. We fire $50 shots there at
about half mile distance. 1t doesn't
take long to shoot IS shots. You pull
the trigger and before you know it
they are gone. There were so machine
guns going at once. One fellow got
scared when he started to shoot. and
he got up and ran. We sit behind the
gun and have to hold it steady with
our hands. 1t shakes so much, but /.
like to shoot them.
We had a written examination this
morning; had to tell what we knew
about the gun. saw a train when
we were on the small range-the first
one I've seen since I've been here.
Paul Marquardt was in my tent and
last Monday he went to the hospital
with the flu. Have not seen him since
but hear he is getting along all right,
A fellow was writing with a common
pen, it exploded, and cut his hand
quite badly.
The Greenfield bunch have sent me
some pictures. If 1 get across will
send them home. With love to ALL
PRIV. ROY E. MEYERS.
School Co., .154 M. G. S., M. G. r. c.
Camp Hancock, Georgia.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-11-21
Second Letter
October IL 1918

October II 1918
Dear mother and dad: Just a week
ago. I think it was, that l wrote to you
and we are still with Mobile number
3. but we sort Of expect to leave any
dav We have not been at all busy
here, | think the rush continued at
the Mace we came from. Two nights
ago we went up in sOmke. Consider
able prOperty was lost but no lives.
Our quarters did not go but we took
everything out thinking it would. All
lost was one Red Cross cap my
shoes, polishing outfit and my box OF
sewing and darning things. These
happened to be in the ward. | wish
YOU could see the search lights IN the
sky locating Ri planes at night when
ever one hOvers around. They are
beautiful and would make a good pic
ture for movie. Three enemy planes
were brought down near here yester-
day. met several Camp Gordon boys
here. one from Milwaukee, and one
from La Crosse. The latter used to
play basket ball with BaraboO. The
other nurse and | went out for walk
right after dinner. We went across
the fields to a little town. On the way
we talked to a French man and wo-
man digging potatoes (some talk too)
Then we went on to a little store and
STAYED a while A mother of about
thirty. her mother and then her moth
er an old. old woman live there. They
told us we were so far away from
DaDa and mamma in America. They
also said that they were in a town
farther up which had been captured
by the Germans and had been saved
nv American soldiers. They think
the Americans are some people. She
asked us how old we were and said
she thought we were twenty. we
bought some nuts and grapes and
then went on. The grapes are tine
but they are the only thing in the line
of fruit you can possibly get. Then
we came to more potato diggers and
talked to them and gave them some
nuts. | never saw any one at nome
dressed as poorly as these women.
One was so old that she looked ike
lust a wrinkle.
| did my washing this morning and
hung it on the fence to dry. two uni
forms and lot of things. They DOM
get ironed you know. They were not
quite dry but it is so damp and frosty
that / brought them in any way. After
coming back from our walk we went
to supper, then got some hot water
from the kitchen to wash with and
were in bed at o'clock. Can you
beat it, but there is absolutely nothing
else to- do. If l could only get some
letters to answer. You will write
often won't you? | like to feel that
you do, even tho / don't get them
right now.
Love to all. :.
GLADYS.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-11-21
Being a Nurse in France

r1ore are more letters from Gladys
Apker to her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
II. P. Apker, LaValle. t9 =
France, Oct 1918
Dearest mother and dad: Again we
have moved and this is the first night
in our new quarters. We have no"
left the Argonne front where we were
last week and are at last joined UP 10
Mobile 8. | am with North Carolina
girl who belongs to unit AZ. All their
men and many of their nurses were
at Camp Gordon when | was there SO
we feel quite well acquainted. Last
night we stayed over night with Unit
As and there, too, met many girls
knew We arrived here about noon
and spent the afternoon getting set
tied. There are about 80 nurses mere
and they all live in one large room
There were no more beds, so we nave
a wee room off of that. We have two
goods beds and just room enough pc
tween. under the window for big
box which we use as dresser.
hone now we stay here for Whlle.
This constant moving around is not
So nice as it may seem and one OF the
hardest things is that one never gets
any mail. | hope you are not having
anv trouble in getting the letters L
write home to you. | wrote to Hazel
last week. There is nothing DONG
along this front now so our work Is
very slack for the time being. l hope
we won't have to be on duty tomorrow
so that | can get my washing done.
| put everything to soak tonight so
tomorrow now I suppose we Will pc
either busy or it will rain all day.; it
has already begun. There is a little
French orphan boy here whom the
bows have taken in and are making
a regular American soldier out OF
him. To day the boys told him that II
he cleaned up real good they would
give him a new uniform. He start
ed in by washing his head out under
the pump. They pumped the colo
water on till | thought he woGld have
a frozen head We are as far as from
La Vale to Reedsburg from the front.
We have real milk at this place for
the first time since l left New York
Well my candle is getting low so
guess III go to sleep.
Yours ever and lots of love,
GLADYS
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-11-21
Loses Relative

When Corporal V. A. Gibbons, now
in France, received letter telling
about the death of his grandmother,
Mrs. George B. Gibbons, he wrote as
follows:
France, October 10, 1918.
Dear Ones:
Just received he sad news of grand
mas death and assure you it has
caused me much pain.
1t seems as though | were being de-
prived of all my old pals and | oft
times think of how hard it will be to
come back and find so many old faces
missing Of course we mortals have
no Say in the course of Fate, and what
ever happens to cause us the loss of
our dear ones should bring no COM
plant, for it is the decision of One
who knows best. At heart | feel that
| have been robbed of one l held very
dear, and then again | know it must
have been all for the best. Grandma
was known by many, and everyone
who knew her loved her What can
UC O. CdtC1 u IOoLO " OAC VIM "0c
always willing to help those who need
ed it, and led a simple, pure life? She
was deserving and surely shall receive
nothing but the right reward.
| feel this loss more than | can ex
plain and fully regret that | was not
there to have parting word with her.
Fate has decided differently, and it
is up to me to bear that decision in the
right way / extend to each and every
one of you my heartfelt sympathy, for
I fully realize what an emptiness this
loss will leave in the old home
| shall expect to hear from you soon,
giving me full details of grandma's
death. Until l do. | remain, your de-
voted cousin.
CORP. v. A. GIBBONS.
Hdqrs. troop, 3rd army corps.
A. p. o. 754., Am E. F.
Miss Esther Meyers has received
ietter from her brother Roy, who is
still at Camp Hancock, Ga. The let
ter reads in part as follows:
Dear Sister and ALI:
Received your letter and the box o.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-11-21

man was formerly a delivery clerk
for the company He writes, on No
vember s, in part as follows:
| landed in the hospital just as
quick as | got here. l have been in
the hospital now II days. l will join
my company tomorrow This hospital
is an awful place; they are dying like
flies. Twelve died night, before last.
They placed us in tents because the
hospital was full. Yon can see them
carrying somebody almost all the
time. l had a man in my tent VINO
had the "fiu," and he died day before
yesterday.
| have not been examined yet; all
the rest OF the fellows have. When
go back will get ga shot" in the back.
Tell Ward Shepard a shot would do
him good.
There are twenty negroes to one
white man down here. The days are
hot and the nights are cold. We do
not get anything to eat.
About 125 men of my company are
IN the hospital. There was report
last night the war was over and you
should have heard everybody rejoice.
They ran my new suit of clothes
through cleanser; my hat was
burned and my coat and pants are
now too short They spoiled every
thing | had.
In closing he asks the restaurant to
send him a steak. His address is
Frank Stone, 7th Co., Recruit Depot,
Camp Shelby, Miss.