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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-10

lar colonel. He had on a sleeve
less leather jetkin, q tin hat cooked
over one eye, a pack respirator and
other equipment, and was trudging
along, leaning heavily on bis SIX
foot stick. He was limpinS from
slight shell wound and looked for
all the world like a tired pack ami
NAL After him 0nme our senior
major, whu was a banker at home,
and h cwns just as dilapidated look
ing
Then came our tall slim adutant
with big box OF papers in addition
to his regular load Bringing up the
rear OF tbe weary party were the
coloncIS servant and little negro
who acted IN the same capacity for the
senior major All were covered with
mud from head to foot and each needed
a shave badly You would never have
guessed it was the staff OF crack rcgi-
ment.
OfficeIs Look Like Honeymoon Tourists
Our first stop on leaving the line was
at the brigade support position in BolS
de Berthouval. Here we went into dug
outs for four days and tried TO get
cleaned up for the march to the large
mining town Of Bruay On the third
day Of this delightful rest | was ordered
to proceed with most oNmy scouts and
arrAngc for billetlng the battalion in
Brnsy We left Berthopal wood about
four 10 the morning Of December u, in
order to eet to divisional headquarters
at seven o'clock, as ordered. Here we
were to meet a former London motor
bus that would take lis on to Bruay
OF course we arrived on time, and
found that divisional headquarters was
also on the move, and that all buses
were in use at the time.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-10
AVIATOR LOSES way
AND finds MEXICO

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Jan. l0.-W P
Jennings, aviation cadet in training at
the North Island station, was last night
In Mexican territory as a result OF los
ing his way in fog late Tuesday after
noon while making a flight from here
With him were Major Theodore\ Mac
Cauley and seven mcchancians from
North Island who went to Jennings
rescue
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-10
GRADE PUPILS
WILL GRADUATE
Next THURSDAY
Enrolment of Primary Pupils
Begins January 2i,

Graduation exercises for pupils pass
ing frop the eighth grade into the high
school will he held in the auditorium OF
the high school on January II at 2
O'Clock J. A. Whiteiord, superintendent
oi schools, made this announcement this
morning
Pupils Will Speak
The program will be in charge Of Miss
May Fox, principal Of the Putnam
Heights school, and will consist ol work
accomplished in the schools in the last
semester Representative pupils Of four
schools in the city will give addresses
on work done IN the manual training
department, In the domestic science de-
partment. Red Cross work in the
schools and thrift stamps
The Rev. l. II Otto. pastor Of the
haywood Christian church will open the
program with PRAYER K q. Realty
an eighth grade pupil in the Whittier
school, will talk on manual training IN
the schols, Eva l.. Manning, an eighth
grade pupil OF the Wheeler school will
talk on war saving in the schools
Following this, eighth grade boys
from the Bryant school viii sing in
chorus "Out on the Deep" Eighth
grade girls from the Lee school will
give a demonstration OF domestic
science and art IN the grade schools
Naon Goodman, an eighth grade
pupil Of the Lowell school will talk ON
Red Cross work in the schools
Enrolment January II.
A quartet OF girls from the Washing
ton school will sing Farewell" and
will give a patriotic drill At the close
Of the program, ]. A. Whiteiord sup.
erintendent OF schools, will present the
diplomas to the pupils passing from
the grade schools into the high school
Mr. Whiteford says that the enroll
ment for pupils in the primary grades
will commence in the schools on Jauu-
ary u, and promotions will be given
throughout the grades.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-10

! never 80 all my experience saw SO
much equipment as some Of these staff
officers luggcd around with them It
looked a, though they were on a honey,
moon trip Not that blamed them
for in their places / would have done
the same have the heartiest respect
for the work done by these staff oiii-
GERS. II was due to their brains that
many ot lis are still alive. Ncyerthc,
less, it was rather maddcning to be
kept standing in the cold by the road
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-10

side hr three hours while the elite staff
rolled by in big cars, and their luggage
filled our bus,
Alter pretty nearly getting myself dis
liked around headquarters, | managed
to get a bus, and OF We went to our
Christmas holidays, This was my firsN
motor ride in France, and although We
had 10 vet out and push at ali slippery
hills, every man Of us enjoyed the party
Go be sontinued(
Copyright, 1918, by Major Donald NJ
McRae)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-10
SCIENTIST WHO VISITED
TRENCHES WILL LECTURE

Arthur Stanley Riggs fellow Of the
Royal Geographical society who HAS
visited the first line 'trtnchcs IN
France and Belgium, will he the sreak.
er at the January meeting Of the Mems
Dinner club in the Let-Huckins ho,cl
next Monday evening. He will speak
on sfranee and theIWar To-day" The
meeting Will start at o o'clock, having
been advanced because Of the Harry
Ladder concert beini s.hcduled for the
same evening.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-10

TO spcni"the last week in January at
Camp Donphan selling the goveru-
ments insurance 10 the men OF the Mis-
'ouri-kanSaS division stationed there.
According TO information given by the
Government in appealing for the aid of
the lhal organization. only 10000 OF
the 10000 men IN the army today
have taken advantage OF the govern
mcutS liberal insurance offer
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-10
STEEL ORDERS SHOW
INCREASE FOR MONTH

NEW YORK, Jan. lO-The untitled
ordsrs on the books N the United State,
Stssi corporation on Dec, II amounted
to SJSf,7iS tons, an increase Of 4s4 on
tcas, compared with the orders on No.
sesnber 10, according to the monthly
feocrt issued today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-10

- llTNt " { n I I q
France and IL
was our boast
that We had seen
more continuous
service without a
real test than any
other division in
the British army
Resides the
need OF rest, Il
was necessary
that we be made
10 full strength
again as our ter
riblc losses in the
Sommc campaign
had reduced the
division mere
skeleton OF its
mtr self
When such large
drafts are needed
n /. best to- gcI
..t.. ..,t IL al.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-10
Shot to Pieces at Sonme, Mcnae;s Division Is
Giuen Holiday Rest and Sees Some of France
BY Major Donald M. McRae.
CHAPTER Kill

COON after the events described
y IN previous chapters our division
was relieved from the line and
sent back for a much.necded rest and
reorganization This was the first rest
OF its kind the division had had since
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-10
Life Underwriters
to Sell Insurance
of u. S. to Soldiers

Members Of the life underwriters as
sociation of'Oklahoma City have agreed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-10
0kLAH0MANS GRIND OWN
SUBSTITUTES FOR WHEAT

Hundreds Of Oklahoma people arc
solving the problem OF what TO eat on
wheatlesS day by using corn meal and
kaiir flour ground in small hand mills
reports the state food administration.
The small mills will grind all kinds
Of grain as fine or as coarse as desired
People using these mills report that
meal made from corn grown in Okla
homa is very sweet and dcluou, and IS
at a superior variety kallr flour is
said to he excellent 3 cakes and mul
fins Many state that they prefer kair
flour 10 wheat flour
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-10

In The interest u sugar conservation
It has been suggested that sugar he
made into'syrup and used in that form.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-15

Lone Pine, but many people from
other schools will attend. Every
person who can make plans to at
tend this meeting are welcome. Ser
vices will begin promptly at 1O:30
in the morning, with about one hour
and half for Sunday school teach
ing and round table talks, Begin
ming at 1890, the afternoon service
will consist Of special exercises by
some of the schools and individuals.
good singing and a gospel message
nv Rev. Spriggs of Medford.
Bring your own basket dinner and
eat with your family, where it will
he refreshing both physically ana
spiritually, AS far as it is possible
bring folding chairs, cushions, ETC.,
for the distance has made it harl
for the committee to arrange much
seating.
Many people who attend church
in the morning, can prepare their
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-15

the year from June, 1917, to June.
1918, inclusive was as follows: Fifty
enc suits pajamas, "a, suits under
wear, 10 pair drawers, 92 bed shirts,
2Se abdominal bandages, 81 bed
socks, 8 water bottle covers, Sc dish
towels, 8 pair knitted wool socks, 16
handkerchiefs, 1876 knitted sponges,
Z pair knitted wool wristlets, towel, =,
12 wash cloths made from old linen,
~ siX-inch squares knitted from col
cred wooden yarn. This work has
been submitted to the Ashland chap
ter, Of which Talent is a part,
Talent was very quiet on the 4th.
Most of the population were in ASH
lard attending the celebration and
Roundup.
Church services will be as usual
next Sunday Sunday school at 10
a. m. preaching at II. Epworth
League at Z p. m. Evening service
at s. There will be no services AT
the Methodist church on July q,
as it is Chautauqua week in Ashland.
Mrs. l.. Conrath, Mrs. William
Saltwater and daughter Of Marys-
Vile, Cal, and Mrs. l.. NJ. Hahn and
daughter Of Portland are guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Hearing. Mrs.
Conrath, Mrs Saltwater and Miss
Hahn will remain a month. Mrs.
Hahn returned to Portland the last
~ tho waal Mice RI n I'm will accom-
pany Mr.. Conrath and Mrs. Schu-
water to their home in Marysville
when they return, to spend a few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Smith of Glen
GALE returned to their home Sunday
evening after a weeks visit with the
latter's sister, Mrs, Works
Mr.. Glasgow, who has been at the
Porter sanitarium in Medford for
the past month, is reported much
improved
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-15
Local and Personal

Dr.. C. NJ. Anderson, recently
graduated veterinary surgeon, who
has been located in Talent, has been
appointed by Governor Withycombe
as livestock inspector of Jackson
county. AS his work will bring him
TO Ashland to inspect the stockyards,
DR.. Anderson and wife have moved
to this city and will reside here.
For Sale Cheap-Genera saddle
horse. Phone 62. E. T. Merrill, $40
Boulevard. 15-3t
Fred Taylor, former Ashland
merchant who has been residing in
Corning. Cal, has entered the Y. NJ.
G.. A. work at Camp Fremont.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Shields were
Medford guests Saturday evening.
Miss Amy Leayitt has been ap-
pointed teacher of the school at Pilot
Rock for the coming term.
Geo. Carey, the plumber. Call
314-J. 94-tf
George Zanpathcs of Sacramento,
Cal, is a guest of Ashland friends
this week.
Studio Ashland, better portraits.
100-tf
Homer Elhart and wife spent sew
eral days during the past week with
relatives in Gold Hill
Mrs Ray Wolcott and children and
Mrs. Forest Wolcott have gone to
Fort Stevens to spend a month with
their husbands who are stationed
there with the Oregon Coast ArtiI-
lery.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-15
Provost Brothers
HARDWARE

For Sale-Norfolk Shetland pony,
Phone 221-R. 5tS
Misses Ninova and Lucille Bailey
went to Weed where they will be
employed during the rest of the sum
mer.
Mrs. Cynthia Keith of Talent is in
Ashland spending several weeks at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George VanNatta. Mrs. Var
Natta, who recently underwent 4
terious operation, has returned to her
home and is improving,
Want a good job of finishing? Try
the Camera Exchange. II
Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Klemmer were
guests of the formers sister, Mrs
c. H. Ketchum, over the Fourth.
Our kodak finishing will please
the Camera Exchange. If
c. F. Bates, of the Ashland Trans
fer G. Storage company, Is the owne"
CT a handsome new Maxwell car.
which he purchased last week.
For reliable plumbing call 314-J.
94-tf
Albert Elledge of San Francisco
and Kaslyn Schwein of Chico, CAL,
are spending several weeks at the
home of the latter's father, Louis
Schwein, on Church street.
All millinery at a big reduction at
Mrs. Simon millinery parlors. 26
Pioneer avenue. 15-tf
Misses Vera and Elizabeth Schaum-
loefful of Sacramento, Cal, arrived
in Ashland yesterday morning and
will spend several weeks as guests
of Mrs. e. j. Van SAINT at her home
on Oak street.
Mrs. Dan Walker, who has been
spending the early summer with rela-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-15

the extent Of the injuries, but Mrs.
Banta started on train No. "a for
Merrill.
Mrs. Cliff Jenkins and children,
who have been making an extended
visit in Astoria and other northern
points, have returned home.
Mrs. c. E. Sans left the latter part
of the week for Fort Stevens to visi.
with her son, Sergeant w. II. Sans,
rrior to his leaving for overseas
shortly.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stannard left
Thursday night for Portland, where
they went to consult with DR.. Coffee,
an eminent specialist in that city,
IN regard to Mr.. Stannard's health.
Mrs. B. 2. Greer and little daugh-
Ter Elbert spent the weekend at the
Dunn ranch east of this city.
Don Gray, of Waverly, spent sew
cral days last week in Ashland as a
guest of his aunt, Mrs. c. A. Cotter.
He was accompanied home by his
cousins, Albert and Raymond Cotter.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Turner and
niece, Miss Constance Connor, of
South Dakota, Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ.
Watt went to Crater Lake in Their
cars Friday to spend three or four
days on a camping tour.
WANTED-A man to drive a team
during haying. viii give $2.75 cash
and board. Apply at once to the
Fruit Growers Supply Co. ranch at
Hit, Calf. 1t@
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-15
Talent Tidings

The Womans Home Missionary
society will meet Wednesday instead
Of. Thursday of this week.
4 special meeting of the Red
Cross will be held Friday to finish
up some rush orders The circle will
meet again as usual next Tuesday.
ht the meeting last Tuesday the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Gleims; secretary-treas-
urer, Mrs. Dillard. The report sub
mitted by the retiring secretary for
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-15

dinner in advance, and then hasten
to the place of meeting afterwards.
Anyone having transportation for
one or more, would do a great serv-
ice by calling the president, 571RI
~ Missionary Griffin, 676X.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-15
SECOND SUNDAY SCHOOL
GROUP GATHERING

The second annual group gather
.ng conducted under the auspices of
the American Sunday School Union,
will be held July IA, near the Little
Butte bridge on the Happy Camp
road. This road goes north from
the Agate station on the Butte Falls
railroad
Three union schools are represent
cd in this group, Agate, Dewey and
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-15

Don't let the wheat flour in your
kitchen shame the flag at your front
door.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-15
GARDEN TOOLS

Time is rere to begin that garden.
Everybody ought to have a garden
this year. Tools will be hard TO get
later, and they are getting higher
every day. We have a number Of
splendid Garden Hand Cult!yators,
combining the Plow, Weeler, Rake.
Cultivator. Just the thing, Let US
chnw vOu
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-15

Old papers for sale at Tldings Of
flee
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-10-05
THE: NJ: RI AND
Continued From Page CO.

labor has also given tho Negro new
Vaiuo. Up to tho present perhaps,
the greatest disadvantage under
which he worked was his exclusion
from tho ranks OF organized labor.
All efforts by the laboring class for
tho Improvement OF their conditions
were efforts exclusively for the white
man. The Negro, whether he would
or not, was looked on largely as Il
'strike-brcaker" and an outcast.
Now ut last the American FODDER
alton of Labor has made the move,
and VT is now possible for tho Negro
to enroll himself. He will thus be
brought to the notice OF a large cle-
ment in our population as fellow
worker and ovon possibly as a hu-
man being.
The first international rivcting
prize went to a Negro, and every
where hammers in black hands moved
moro swiftly and more proudly.
Provision is now being made by tho
Government for special training OF
the young men of tho race in tech
nical and mechanical work, which
=, will add to their efficiency as fac
tor in tho army and render them
capable Of earning better livelihood
war.
Definite arrangements and con-
tracts have been made with several
standard schools to give selected
students training during tho summer
and fall in such branches az radio
engineering, general engineering,
woodworking, electricity, carpentry,
auto-mechanics, cksmithing and
operation OF motor vehicles OF many
kinds. Accommodations had In June
been provided for about 5000 men.
. Several other institutions woro under
contemplation and the number OF
men to DO provided for will reach
about 1000.
In the army itself tho mechanical
ability Of the Negro is being fostered
and utilized. Educated colorcd men
have boon afforded opportunities to
enlist or qualify for such branches as
the Field Artillery, and there are now
, in active service three regiments
; the 349th, 350th and 351st Field Ar
tillery. A training school to prepare
officers Of the race for these regi-
ments has been established at Camp
Meade, Maryland, and 1t Is said that
the young men detailed for this
training arc showing marked adapt
ability for the intricate work in
volved
Many Of them are collegetrained
graduates from Amherst, Harvard,
Yale, University Of Pennsylvania,
Chicago University and other insti-
buttons Of tho first rank In America.
The Personnel Officer OF tho Coast
Artillery has thrown open tho doors
OF this branch to colored men not
yet called into active service and an
nounces that there Is a need for col
lege equipment and Negroes with the
necessary educational qualiflca lions
will be warmly welcomed into the
+. Coast Artillery.
There is one regiment Of Engin-
GERS (the 317th) at Camp Sherman,
Chillicothe. Ohio, under command of
Col. Early I. Brown, and many OF
the officers are colored. Tho race ia
also numerously represented in the
Signal Corps at thsa station, and an
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-10-05

was getting very warm around tho
rolling kitchen. The cooks went
along about their business in abso-
luto unconccrn until the alarmed
French soldiers ran to them and told
them to beat it. One of tho cooks
said, con, that's all right, boss. They
amt hurting us none
They are positively tho most Sto-
zeal and mysterious men I've ever
known. Nothing surprises them.
And NO now have expert opinion. The
French officers say they are entirely
different from their own African
troops and the Indian troops Of the
British, who are so eXcitablc under
shell fro. or course, l have ex-
planned that my boys are public
school boys, wise in their day and
generation, no caste prejudice, accus-
toned to tho terrible noises OF sub
way, elevated and street traffic OF
New York City (Which would drive
any desert man or Himalnya noun
taincer mad) and are all Christians.
also that whilo the moro ignor-
ant ones might not like to have a
black cat hanging around for fear II
would turn into q fish or something,
they have no dclusions about tho
Bocho shells coming from any heath
en- gods. They know the d
childkilling Germans arc firing Thorn
with pyrocellulose and they know
how tho breech mechanism works.
Il am proud OF what we've uono
and are doing. put tho whole reg
iment through grenade Clivo gren-
ade) practice. Nasty, dangerous bus
mess. They did 1t beautifully. l
found ono rank, arrant coward, who
refused to throw. Said he couldn't.
Another threw promaturely after
igniting the bomb. We asked him
why he did not wait for tho COM
mand to throw (Barrage.) He said,
'Kunnel, that old grenadc-she be-
gan to swell right In my hand The
boys keep writing homo that the
war Is not so bad If you just go at
1t right Well, a very wise COM
mand somewhere, don't know where
has lot us go at 1t right.
"You know I've always told these
boys ia never send them anywhere
I would not go myself, SO l went first
to tho trenches, prowled around, saw
it all and came back to the regiment
to tako in tho battalion which was to
go in first. When they saw mo COW
cred with mud, but safo and sound,
they said, How Is she, Kunnel?'
She's all right I said. They all
laughed and then tho sick and the
lame Of that battalion began to get
we'll miraculously and begged to go.
Capt. Clark called for twelve volun-
teers for a raid and the company fell
into tho last man-all wanted to go
and he had to pick his twelve
after all.
"Do you wonder that I love them,
every one, good, bad and indifferent?'
May one not add here, do you
wonder that they, every one, good
bad and Indifferent, love tho colonel?
There is moro pleasant talk. q
mention OF Jim Europe, and Of tho
fact that they Loyalty call their vii
lage "Bakersyille." And finally q
cheerful statement that they will
"plant tho hobnailed boots of the
Heavy Ethiopian foot in tho Kaiser's
face oil right" Does anyone much
doubt that such soldiers will? Is it
not a newer better world where all
Americas children can 80 gaily, pas
sionately fight for her? And II we
fight for Liberty and win 1t, shall we
be sparing OF 1t to any aoldier boys
when poaee salo1l soae3