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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23
THE STRANGE CASE OF EDGAR
ALFRED ALLEN AND OSCAR
NE-GINAYYC

\. MCOiiSl<iS
When Edgar Alfred Allen was little boy
with curls,
Ha used to cut out paper dolls and play
around with girls;
He never did naughty thing. he never was
a knave;
And all the people the block said my,
he does behave!'
AT school he always studied till he got the
highest mark
A. college Edgar never went with boys upon
lark.
what occurred,
He never would articulate naughty,
naughty word.
Nov. Oscar A. McGnnis was different sort
OF lad;
Ye wps the kind Of whom the neighbors
said: "That boy is bad'"
&c pulled the hair of little girls and gave
then. all the creeps,
Ard people used to say he played at marbles
and for keeps,
when Oscar went to college he was captain
Of the team,
Although tho old professors held him not
in esteem.
\ vriie brave intrepid. fearless man was
Oscar A..
And one who everybody said was to
make his way.
Welt Oscar joined the army, as the brave
men always do.
And Edgar Alfred Allen? Why. he joined
the army, too.
And after several months in camp they
both achieved the chance
To come and fight the glorious battle over
here in France.
Edgar Allen. who in boyhoods days
never known to swear,
Displayed conspicuous vaor, and he got the
Croix de Guerre.
and Oscar A. McGinnis. who'd been fearless
all his life. -..-v.
Likewise achieved the Croix de Guerre for
bravery in the strife.
MORAL
This is the little story of two soldiers
overseas.
As to the moral of it, it is Anything you
please.
According to the captain OF a certain
colcred regiment, when the men were first
INSTRUCTED in throwing grenades there
we're no casualties, but lots of excitement.
Early in the practice with live grenades
one man was seen to launch suffering
missile before the word of command had
been given. lie vas called upon for an ex-
planation.
'Wen, Cap'n, he sad chat there thing
begun to smell in nah ham an All jes'
nachelly had to th'ow it,
u just finished story by H. c.. Witwer
IN -'Collicr's, writes G. S. NJ. "At the
crucial moment the hero and his comrades
with gas masks on, let forth yell of
triumph which could be heard even to the
Boche trenches We should like to hear
Mr.. Witver boiler with gas mask on.
Gosh: You can't even sing "Wherc Do We
Go From Here
Discovered. the Perfect Smile: As per-
tunctory officers return salute to
Y. NJ. man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23
FULL DIRECTIONS

We saw them, but we did not need to ask
where lay the Front;
Their clothes were neat and rolls aback,
well-made;
They marched with faces wrinkled, not by
smiles, or many frowns,
Betokening men determined, ~unafraid
Once more them, needing not to ask
where lay the 'front.'
Their clothes were soiled, and packs in
careless roll;
They, greeting, made their way along with
faces tired yet bright.
Betokening men who fought, with heart
and soul.
We need not hear the lannon's boom to
know where action lies,
Nor yet to seek until we find the place;
For map and compass, sgnboard, news
we're ever getting from
The look upon the passing poiu's face
DANIEL TURNER BAIMER, U.S.A.A.S.
"WHO SAID SUNNY FRANCE?"
It lies on your blankets and over your
bed
head,
There's mud in the coffee, the slum, and
the bread
SUNNY FRANCE!
There's mud in your eyebrows, there's mud
up your nose,
your woes,
The mud In your boots finds its place
'twixt your toes
SUNNY FRANCE.
oh, the griny mud, the Shiny mad, tho
mud that makes you s1ceor,
The cheesy mud, the greasy mud, that
filters through yos.r hair
You sleep in the mud, and drink it, that's
true;
There's mud in the bacon, the rice and the
stew,
When you open an egg, you'll find mud in
SUNNY FRANCE!
There's mud in the water, there's mud in
the tea,
There's mud in your mess kit es thick as
can be.
1t sticks to your fingers like leaves to a
tree
SUNNY FRANCE!
Oh the rudy mud, the muddy mud, the
mud that gets your goat,
The sliding mud, the gliding mud thdt
sprays your pants and coatl
1t cakes in your mouth till you feel like
an OK,
1t slips down your back and it rests in
your sox;
You think that you're walking on cutslass
and rocks
SUNNY FRANCE!
There's mud in your gas mask there's mud
in your hat,
There's mud in your helmet, there's mud
on your gat,
Yet though mud's all around us, we're
happy at that
SUNNY FRANCE!
oh, the donk, dank mud, the rank. yonk
mad, there's just one guy to blame;
WeN zcish him cell (1ce zc'tU lie H-NN,
and Kaiser Bills his name!
Corp. JACK WARREN Carroll.
Supply Co., - FA
THE u. S. MARINES
Let me tell you a story, story that's true,
Of man in the service that never gets
blue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23
SWAB
A Hospital Corps Mans Paint.

A Hospital Corps Mans Paint.
BY KUpYAaD RIPPING
We're NEEDS plug lug-pluggin
thru the hospital;
Meds, meds,-meds,-me fussin'
thru the hospital;
Swab.-swab, -swab, -swab.
Swabbin' bed pans, halls and things.
There's no discharge in the war
Seven,-six,-eleven, five,
nine and twenty Grips to-day.
+ our,-eleyen,--seven thirty-.eo The
day before
wab,-swab,-
Swabbin' bed pans. halls and things
An there's no discharge in the war
Count,-count,-coun
The patients lying In a row,
If your count fails, the Top will be
ridn' you.
Swab.-swab,-sw
Swabbin' bed pans, halls and things,
There's no discharge in the war.
stick--out scabies lice and
filthiness,
But not-not-not-not-
Not the chronic sight of 'cm.
Swab.- wab,-swab,- swab, -.
Swabbin' bed pans, halls and things
There's no discharge in the war.
-so-bad-by--day because
Then grub time comes,
But night-brings-lo frets
And fears, and thoughts Of more
Swab,-swab, swab.-swab.
Swabbin' bed pans halls and things.
There's no discharge in the war
We-have-swa bbed-like hell for month,
and certify,
War-is--not-guns, shells, barragc, or
any thing,
But swab,-swab. -swab.
Swabbin' bed pans, halls and things,
There's no discharge in the war.
H. c. O., Field Hospital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23
FRANCE CHICKERING'S

The American telephone girls have got
their new summer dresses pretty near
ready. Some are made OF alpaca and are
mighty becoming to the girls.
"eNWhen get home again we are going
10 suggest 20 Ted Shonts that he put cards
IN the subway cars showing what the next
station is, like they do in the Paris Metro.
1t is a lot easier to read them than to guess
what guard means when he hollcrs
"Se'ndy Segon' the nex'.'
F""These are the days when the man who
called it "Sunny France" knew what he was
talking about But it is just our luck that
the weather will change by the time this is
printed.
'a'Well, s,ere it is the month of June al
ready, the month of strawberry shortcake in
the U. S. a. Oh, we'll, we don't have to buy
straw hats this VI. anyway.
1.-THE tobacco ration Is a grand scheme,
hut what will VIC cigar smokers do about it?
's'Fred Ludendorff has had a very busy
week of 1t, what with thing & another
Sign on the wall Of stevedore regi-
ment's barracks: "You must not uese Bad
Langnis around Quartes. Eff chuaght
WILL deprive Of pass for az ours. mems
gong to 9MCA, coats must be button up.
and keep that way while there Before
going on Passes your shoes must be clcain,
button on your clothes and cleained" The
result, as to neatness of appearance of the
regiment, is just good-probably whole
lot better than-if Henry James had writ
ten the notice.
There are so many coolies up where a lot
OF our boys are now fighting that-but it
deserves paragraph all to itself
They call the place an insector
EpA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23

y just finished story by H. c.. Witwer.
in -'Collicr's,'" writes G. S. NJ "At the
crucial moment the hero and his comrades,
with gas masks on, let forth yell of
triumph which could be heard even to the
Roche trenches" We should like to hear
Mr. Witwer boiler with gas mask on.
Gosh You can't even sing "Wherc Do We
Go From Here ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23

FRET: ADVICE FOR
L0vEL0RN LADS
By MISS INFORMATION
Conducted for suffering doughboyS far
removed from their affinitics

Conducted for suffering doughboyS far
removed from their affintics
Dear Miss lnfo:-I am young infantry
man, 1919 years OLD When left the States
the Jane | was going around with steady
promised to write me every day. I don't get
letters from her every day. Is she unfaith-
FIJI to me? Yours x
Dear Boy:-You're no blooming curiosity.
Nobody gets letters every day in France
except the Quarterma ster and the Postonicc
Department. They're making collection of
them. Private collectors Of letters such as
yourself, are just plain out of luck.
No, most certainly the Jane is not un-
faithful to you. She has undoubtedly writ
ten you every day, just as she said she
would. But she would have an awfully hard
time il she were called upon to prove it.
Dear Miss lnfo:-J fell In love with yirl
just before / left without having a chance
to tell her about it. am little bit shy
of writing and telling her, because such
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23
The Listening Post
BLESS HIM!

D1Loo AttNS"
A man we loathe
Is John McSweft
He can't forget
The job he left
J. V. S.
Celle qui me plat
Est Beulah Blah;
On ne l'entend pas
Dire 100 la la"
NJ. r. S.
The telephone system where Medical
Mique, who is mad, mad wag, is stationed
reminds him of the Hckville Power Com
pany-two rings for the c. o.. one long for
the Adjutant, and three rings for the
Colonel. "Well," writes Medical Mique,
"I'm in the Colonel's Office, and it's busy
place, the telephone is going all day.
Yesterday we had about five long distance
calls in an hour. and in between were
sandwiched few calls from the various
Offices. So the Old Man was making a
circle from desk TO telephone. On the fifth
call he gets kinda peeved, and he says to
me, This continual ringing puts me in
mind of mad house. oh replies, like
fash, it puts me more in mind of
three ring circus"
In a certain r. A. band there is pure
blood Sioux Indian playing the tuba. "Do
you suppose" queries Basil Underwood,
chat future she-papooses will claim that
their ancestor was a veteran of the Little
Big Horn?"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23

There are so many coolies up where lot
OF our boys are now fighting that--but it
deserves a paragraph all to itself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23
TANKS FOR THE YANKs

Now we've started something new.
Tanks for yankee Doodle Doo.n
And we never start thing NC canno,
finish.
Unlike Kaiser Wilhelm's lot.
We don't class ourselves with Cott
But we'll increase while Hindy's Nnr.
diminish.
We are training many Yanks
To fill up our doughty tanks,
And when we head for Berlin we viii
move it;
And we'll move the Kaiser, too.
And Of Fritzes make a stew
Whenever our superiors approve it.
If VIC Tankers get chance,
Ere we leave the shores of France.
We will surely make things hot for every
Hun;
We will play our hand the same
AS we do in every game,
And we won't give up until the fight is won.
Irwin SALEM, Tank Centre
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07
SHEEP MEN FINED FOR
VIOLATING GRAZING Law

About all OF the male population
of the Thomas Fork section were in
Montpelier last Wednesday as wit
nesses or interested spectators in the
case OF the State of Idaho VS.. Ed
Blaney and others, who were charged
with violating Section 6872 which
prohibits the grazing Of sheep on an
established cattle range. The trial
was held before Justice French and
consumed all Of the afternoon and
u portion of the evening. John Bag
ley assisted County Attorney Kunz
In the prosecution of the case and
the defendants were represented by
e. 0. Leatherwood of Salt Lake and
De Mead Austin. After hearing the
evidence Of many witnesses and the
arguments of the learned counsel,
Judge French decided that the de-
PENDANTS were guilty, as charged and
assessed fine of 5000 and costs
against them. Their attorneys i'm
mediately filed notice of appeal to
the district court.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07
DANCES MUST COME
ACROSS WITH TAX.

Dances that have been presented
for profit, or card parties and SIM
liar entertainments at which an adj
mission was charged for other than
charitable purposes, are delinquent
in payment of the government in
come tax, states Collector Lewis
Williams, who is looking into the
situation regarding several recent
events.
1t should be understood In the
future-and no doubt the present
dereliction is the result of a mis-
Observation-Disclosures dances and like
public functions exacting an admis-
sion fee must pay tax of one cent
for every ten cents taken in, or ten
cents for every dollar, except in such
cases where the entire net proceeds
go to some charitable purpose.
For instance a dance given for the
benefit of the Red Cross, where the
net proceeds are given, is not subject
to tax. Neither is q dance given for
any other charitable or mercy enter
prise, except where the profits are
split on fifty-fifty or similar basis.
ANY profit speculation demands a tax.
Lodges or other concerns organized
with a charitable fund operating are
likewise excluded. All running ex-
penses for such dances are permitted,
but the net earnings must go TO the
purpose defined.
Reports on the dances should have
been in the hands of the collector
within thirty days after the event
TRANSFERRED, and, the present checking
up extends back as far as November,
and several prominent halls are in
volved in the proposition. The maxi
mum penalty is $1,000 fine or one
year in jail, or both. The immediate
penalty is 10 0per cent of the tax
amount due, plus interest.-Pocatel
10 Tribune.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07
1000 MORE MEN CALLED
FROM IDAHO THIS MONTH

A call for 1000 Idaho men, addi-
tional to the 1000 for whom q gem
eral call was made Saturday and the
103 for whom o special call was
made the same day. was issued We'd
nesday by Provost Marshal General
Crowder.
Filling OF the call will wipe out
Idaho's old Glass / registrations, and
will probably require the drafting Of
some of the young men who have
turned 21 years of age since last June
and were registered Wednesday.
The total remaining Glass / regis
trations in the state lie 1861, says
Mai. J. B. Burns of the adjutant
generals office. This is less than
enough to fill this call and the calls
made Saturday
The entertainment dates for the
newly-called contingents will be from
June "a to June %, the same as the
~call OF Saturday. All of the draftees
will be sent to Camp Lewis, Ameri-
can Lake, Wash. for training.
The cases of a large number of
Idaho registrants who were married
after May Is, 1917, the day Presi-
dent Wilson's first registration proc
lamation was issued, giving official
notice to the nations young men that
registration would be required, are
being investigated by the southern
Idaho district exemption board. De-
cisions on these cases may result in
some of the young men being placed
In class /, which would probably re-
suit in their induction under the
present calls.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07

Il you have any secondhand furni-
tare to sell phone John Black. 1881.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07
sCOUTAlAsTER sARGEANT
CALLED TO GO OVERSEAS

r. G. Sergeant ID In receipt or a
summons direct from Washington
signed by ]. c. Welborn, Director Of
the Tank Service, to report for imme-
date induction into military service
as q selected man under SeIective
service Regulations. Mr.. Sergeant
viii report to the local board on or
before June 18th, after which he will
report to the commanding Offices at
Fort Douglas, Utah, for instructions
and transportation and will leave at
once for Camp Colt, Gettysburg, Pa,
where Mr.. Sergeant will undergo in
tensive training for a short period
and then be assigned to an overseas
training camp and subsequent ser
vice. Mr.. Sergeant is being taken as
a tank operator, or driver, and it Is
safe bet that he gets several Huns
before seeing his native country
again. He fought the Filipinos dur
ing the Spanish-American war and
knows how to shoot to KILL" He
will move his family to Salt, Lake
where they will be near Mrs. sar-
geant's mother. His place here as
agent for the White Sewing Machine
Co. will be filed by man TO be des-
ignated by the company. The boy
scouts will be taken over for contin-
ued service and further instructions
by Forest Supervisor Simpson.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07
WAS IMPRESSED WITH
GROWTH OF MONTPELIER

Upon his return 10 Twin Falls last
week, after a visit OF several days in
Montpelier, ]. A. Barrett writes to
the Examiner as follows:
II was more than favorably inn
pressed with the substantial growth
Montpelier has enjoyed since | was
there six years ago. Your city build
ing Ii a credit TO q city several times
the size of Montpelier, and your res
idence district is made up of homes
that compare favorably with those
in the most prosperous and up-to-
date cities Of the entire country.
Il was NOR ethan pleased to meet
50 many oid-time friends and to find
that they had not forgotten me. ]
enjoyed every moment OF the short
time was there and hated to leave
so soon"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07
Chronic Constipation.

Perhaps you have never thought Of
It. but this disorder Is due to a lack
Of moisture in the residual matter OF
the food. IL you will drink an abun=
dance of water, eat raw fruits and
take lots of exercise, you may be able
eventually to overcome 1t entirely. In
he meantime use the most mild and
gentle laxatives. Strong and harsh
cathartics take too much water out
of the system and make a bad matter
worse. Chamberlain's Tablets are
easy an dpleasant to take, and most
agreeable in effect. Give them trial.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07
SPECIAL SALE OF ALL
SPRING AND SUMMER WEAR

AS the weather has been cold and
goods have not moved as rapidly as
they should, we will make especially
large reductions In prices ON all
spring and summer wear during the
month of June. If You haven't bought
your spring and summer merchandise
1t will pay you to call early and get
the pick of the bargains.
We will give one-third of on all
millinery during our June sale.
Madam Grace corsets will 20 at
greatly reduced prices.
A beautiful line of wolfe and lawns
in all of the new shades at one-third
the regular price.
THE FAIR STORE,
Sam l.. Lewis.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07
THE RIMS PREVENT
LENS BREAKAGE

The Pocatello Optical Co. is fully
equipped to render an unsurpassed
service to all who need the aid of
glasses. Our long experience enables
us to secure the most satisfactory
results in every case. AS we grind
our own lenses, we can supply glasses
to our patients in the shortest posi-
BILE time.
DR.. A. L. Chiffon, manager, will be
in MONTPELIER on the &c lowing dates:
June II, Is, 10, 20 and %, office at
Goodman & Christman's jewelry
store. At the Stuck home In Paris
June 81 from 10 a. m. until 1 D. m.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07
BIDS FOR sPRINKLENG.

Sealed bids will be received at my
office up to 5 o'clock p. m. on We'd
nesday. June 10, 1918, for sprinkling
the streets of Montpelier for the ifs
cal year ending the second Tuesday
in May, 1919.
THOMAS BARRETT, city Clerk.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07

Willie Ansell sends q poem from
France published In the little paper
issued weekly right up near the firing
line which we hope to be able to pub
lish later. There are more than 1000
printers enlisted In the army and ma
val service from the United States.
and the little publication over there
Ia gotten out by real artists of the
craft exclusively.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07
RARE BARGAIN IN
HIGH GRADE PIANO

For immediate sale we will sell at
a very substantial reduction in price
a high grade piano which we have
stored at Montpelier. Terms to q re-
sponsible party. Quality guaranteed
Particulars will be furnished by writ
ing to The Denver Music Company,
Denver, Colo.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07
HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE.

Forty head of Registered Hereford
bulls.-Olson Bros, Ovid, phoAe 1873
R-12.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07

FARM LABOR.

All members of the Bear Lake
County Farm Bureau who are in
need of extra men at any time this
year. should make your wants known
to me through your local Committee
man on labor. Be sure to state the
number of men needed and az near
as possible when you will need. them.
and for how long.
D. I. sAGENT,
Co. Agt., Paris, Idaho.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-18
MAKING A BIC ONE
Of TWO SMALL ONES

News Of two slight motor car mis-
haps, neither of sufficient Importance
to merit attention, spread around the
city with startling rapidity early last
night and grew in magnitude until ru-
NOR had it that a doctor had been
killed in an automobile accident Both
the police station and The Republican
office were flooded with telephone
inquiries. After q complete investiga-
ton. here is all the police department
could find:
No. Mrs. r. j. VIM, PAP West
Van Buren, street. driving east on
Adams street in a Ford, was struck
by car 1000, driven by II. G. Dykes, at
Adams and Central avenue while the
latter car was going north on Central
avenue. The rear wheel of the smaller
car was damaged and Mrs. Winn's
small son was thrown from the car,
sustaining only superficial injuries.
No. PA large dark car presumed
by the police from its description to
be either Cadillac or Packard, and
driven by a black negro with "a wide
grin" ran onto the sidewalk between
Polk and Van Buren, street on Cen
trail avenue to avoid hitting another
car. No one was injured and the car
did not stop.
Now the police are wondering which
accident it was in which the doctor
was killed and who started the story.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-18

Idaho. was yesterday admitted to prac
tice in supreme court. Whether or not
Mr.. Mccarthy expects to engage in the
general practice of law in this state is
not known. But he already has one
client. himself, the appellant in a suit
from Yavapai county against the Pam
setgraaf company. the owner of san
itarium, against which he brought ac-
ton for damages.
SHRINERS ELECT TONiGHT-El
Zaribah Temple, Ancient Arabic Or
der, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, Oasis
of Phoenix, Desert of Arizona, will
meet at its headquarters tonight to
hold the annual election of officers
for the coming year. 1t was announced
last night the meeting will not be ac-
companied by the fall ceremonies
which were to have been held, but
these will be abandoned altogether.
Arrangements are being made to hold
the ceremonies of the order next
February.
SERVICE OF sUPPLYs-Orders
have been received by the Phoenix
postoffice. making this station the
supply distributing center for all posi-
offices in the state of Arizona. This
new instruction will place a lot OF
duultIOHdl NOTh upon tHc HHOenlN Oh
flee, probably necessitating the en-
ployment of more help. There are
about 300 postoffices in the state and,
heretofore, all of them have been get
ting their ~upplies, other than stamps.
from the department at Washington
The transferring of this responsibility
to Phoenix is in line with the policy of
the department to make the railroad
and populous center of all states the
service of supply" in the postal sec
ton.