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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-19

I ran quarter of a mile and then I
fell down in a heap from the loss of
blood. Later I was taken safely to a
dressing station. but never saw my
brother again. nor any word of him"
Sergeant Herold spoke highly of
his commanding officer. Captain Henry
BotZ, who, Ii is said. was OF Ger
man birth and shouted all his or
ders in broken English.
"Of all our fighters. / don't believe
one of them fought with more zeal
than our leader" he said. "One of
his lungs was pierced by a machine
gun bullet in a raid. He carried no
weapon, and led all attacks with a
simple looking walking stick"
Among the officers aboard the Maui
was Lieutenant Royal c. johnson. of
Aberdeen, 5. D., who resigned his seat
in the House of representatives to
enlist as a private in January. BY
sheer pluck. his friends said, he rose
to a second lieutenancy iand was at
tached to Company D, 3fsth Infantry.
Would Talk OF Others
81 won't have anything to say
about myseH." Lieutenant Johnson
told newspapsrmen. but will say
that you can't say too much about
our doughboys. They are trumps; the
best in the>world. and to them should
go the .laurels."
Myles McDermott. OF Yorkville,
who was attached to Company A.
s0sth BattaHon-Colonel Whittlesley's
Lost Battalion"-was another of the
returning men. He was shot through
the left hip In the Argonne.
Dr. Alfred NJ. Bergstein. a lieuten-
ant in the Medical Corps. 18th Regu-
lars, of POttsville. Pa, passenger
on the Maui was decorated for brav-
cry. He fought in the Chateau
Thierry and st. Mihiel sectors and
was wounded seventeen times by
shrapnel. Major Oliver L. White, of
the SI9th Infantry, who was wound
ed at Verdun. returned. declaring the
Germans were beaten from the be-
ginning of the battle OF Chateau
Thierry.
Lieutenant ]. r. Harden, of the
Eth Marines. whose home is at 40
Mount Prospect avenue. Newark, n.
j.. was in every battle from the
Marne TO Verdun with the exception
of scissors. He was nine times over
the top and twice wounded. Corporal
Z. E. Brook, of Trevent. Tenn, of the
9th Marines. came back wounded, but
wore the Distinguished Service cross.
He fought his way through the fall
ing shells to rescue a fellow officer
and was manned in the task.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-19
HAVE YOU JOINED RED CROSSE
IF NOT, READ THIS LETTER.

The Christmas campaign for mem
uence to the following extracts from
letters written by Captain Frank NJ
Fuller. NJ. C. N. S. r., Base Hospital
Sc, A. E. T., Somewhere in France
To-day almost all my boys were
out of tobacco and out of money. ]
sent q note over TO the American Red
Cross and In short time a package oi
smoking tobacco and a package OF
cigarets for every man in the hospital
arrived. You never saw a more
pleased or surprised or happier bunch
and that the Red Cross can get from
somewhere almost everything. When
you people get a chance to give to the
Red Cross, you can know that the
money goes farther. is handled to bet
ter advantage and does more real
good than any money spent. We see
big manufacturers. nationally known
bankers and men OF enormous energy
about here all the time as directors
OF Red Cross work. They are here
working hard. and hard is right, all
day and any time of night. without q
cent of salary and paying every dollar
of their own expense. There Is nc
trouble too great IL they can have
the Red Cross get any thing for a SOL
dier or a hospital. Back them up ev-
cry way possible over there. Every
m6sn here calls the Red Cross and the
Y. NJ. c. a. blessed.
The great Red Cross is certainly
seeing to 1t that the medical officers
here are to be given conditions as IA
vorable to health and comfort as car
be provided.
Just now a group of mumps cases
in one OF my wards is singing. "Keer
the Home Fires Burning" and as ]
write they have changed to the DoX-
ology-a happy bunch of boys-real
boys. They seem very content here
and are pleased with their treatment
as we sure want them to be. When
they go away they all pay for their
care in very spendthrift way. and in
medium of exchange that makes me
feel very rich indeed. l can not make
any allotment of this pay to you, but
1t is adding to the memories and gain
of this work to know that I have
done my little bit to keep them very
happy and content and we'll cared for
during their stay here. Sometimes |
have to censor their letters, and ii
almost makes me cry to see their aD-
probation of what the nurses have
done for them. They surely are en-
titled to the best and all they ask is
that we get them we'll quickly 90 they
can go back and get in the big scrap.
They are a nervy bunch and n dandy
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-19
Peace Depends Upon a
League, Wilson Ayers

Paris, Dec. 1S.-President Wilson
yesterday afternoon gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
THE Paris edition of the Chicago
Tribune this morning. in a dispatch
accredited to its correspondent at
Washington. declared that before
leaving for France 1 gave assurance
that I approved of plan formulated
by the League to Enforce Peace. This
statement is entirely false.
II am, as every one knows. not only
in favor of a league of nations, but
believe the formation OF such league
absolutely indispensable to the main
tenance- of peace. But the particular
plan of the League TO Enforce Peace
I have never directly nor indirectly
endorsed"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-19
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patient strength by improving the
general health and assists nature In
doing its work. $4,000 for any case
of Catarrh that HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE fails to cure.
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
+. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-19
JENNIE SMITH, EVANGELIST,
RECOMMENDS BLISS NATIVE HERBS
TABLETS FOR CONSTIPATION

The worlds greatest evangelist
among railroad men is Jennie
Smith. For over fifty years she
has labored among them, preach
ing the Light of Truth. Although
seventy-five years old, she is still
actively engaged in this good
work. She attributes her good
health to the regular use of Bliss
Native Herb Tablets, which she
recommends to every railroad
man who suffers from constipa-
tion. kidney or liver trouble.
Eternal vigilance is not only
the price of liberty but it is also
necessary to good health. Nature
gives us the means in the form of
roots, barks and herbs, which are
compounded in scientific propor-
tions in Bliss Native Herb Tab
lets. For over thirty years these
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-19

tablets have been helping man
kind throughout the civilized
world to enjoy freedom from the
evil effects of constipation, wheth-
er acute or chronic, disordered
liver and kidney trouble.
Don't allow yourself to suffer
another day, but go to your drug
gist and obtain box of Bliss Ma
tive Herbs. Each box contains
200 tablets. Take one every night
and you will never regret it. The
price Is $1.O0. Be sure to get the
genuine, put up in yellow
boxes bearing the portrait IN
of Alonzo o. Bliss. Each tab %
let shows our trade mark.
Sold by leading druggists and
local agents everywhere.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-19

fort and cheer. and some to give it.
and some to stay home to help and
comfort and cheer us all over here.
That. I know, is a hard part. too. All
our men here fully know how great
is the part you and all our dear ones
back there play in this great war. We
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-19

live in the love and knowledge Of sac
rifice you all are truly making. 1t is
the hardest. most lonesome and. there-
fore. the most honored place of ALL
and never when l come back will
allow anyone to give honor to those
who have come over here before
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-19

they first pay due homage to the
brave and patient and loyal women
who have gwen and risked everything
that we might come. 1t is only the
knowledge that they give freely their
cooperation that enables the men to
go on
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-19
65 WOUNDED
ETURN WITH
HRLLING TALES
9th Well Represented on
E Transport Maui as 1t
Reaches Hoboken

York; shaggy dog
up and down River street. Ho-
barking through the rail fence
army piers. behind which We're
np a.265 American fighting men
ad come of the United States
Transport. Maui which docked
s little before l o'clock. He
len there for days. waiting. ap-
~ for the return of a friend.
Aimed and waited for hours.
m It must have seemed TO him
rother DAY must pass without
3 his aster's voice again, a
vi hefAVAupported by crutches,
TOW i'm. 1t was a Hobo
bme was only a block
Ind sugh the steel bars they
<Sftil II was time for him to
pc train to Camp Merritt. No
neere a welcome than that of
tle dog awaited any of the
clad homecomers.
Maui was the second Rainbow
ID dock at the Hoboken piers,
enty-four hours, for its human
represented nearly every state
D Onion. Each was wounded
lere were 2.200 enlisted men and
five officers and many of them
decorations. Among them We're
from the gallant old 6sth. the
Q Division and the 77th Camp
and 79th (Camp Dix) division.
ph Geier, who was wounded
Fighting with a trench mortar
on with the seth and who lives
Bey City, was the first man
he gangplank. One of the
he spied was a basket of
Wy pts. then three Salvation Army
D4ughnuts Are Welcome
was the first appearance at the
y piers in Hoboken OF the Saliva
: and its famous doughnuts.
! took one from the basket that
thrust out to him.
ee| he said, it's the first time
i was in the trenches that we've
N any of SAILS doughnuts.' They
the best things we ever got.
when we were on the firing
they came down and baked them
for us and we ate them hot.
wasn't all. either. they made
lie cakes and they were every
Q that we were. you've got to
il to them"
.rking in conjunction with the
Cross. which provided the men
hot coffee and biscuits. Ensign
Fson. Sergeant Johnson and Cap
Eesll were cheered by the re-
ng fighters and their organiza-
was lauded individually and
ctively for its work on the other
The women were from the Sal
n Army Home and Hospital. 316
Fifteenth street. Manhattan.
wasn't all story book stun. the
on the other side. ac-
ng TO Corporal Bert Lawson.
an! G, 165th Infantry the "old
&c of the passengers. He
S50 West Seventy-second
as wounded twice and gassed
the fighting at st. Mihiel
ans Furnished the Beer
pix one of the funniest and
things We ever did was when
k small town in Lorraine,
e Germans had erected big
rehouse. They carried beer
5 place to the men in the
4 it was only the best Ger
:. and, if must say so, good
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-19
RED FLAG sACRILEGoUs

Washington, Dec. 19.-In intro
ducing yesterday "a bill to make it
unlawful to display the red flag in
the United States, Senator New, of
Indiana, Republican, said: "The red
flag movement in this country is
nothing less than sacrilege upon the
sacred memory of our boys who
have given their all on the battle
fields of France"
Moose Minstrels. Orpheum The
atre, night of January %. 1919. adv
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-27
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The Rcd Cross rooms will be closed
tomorrow, Thanksgiving day.
Rev. R..A. Num- : household goods
arrived yesterday from Canada and
were taken TO the Methodist parsonage.
The women of the First Baptist church
will serve a chicken-pie supper Thursday,
Dec 3, in the social rooms of the church.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance com
pany has moved its office the bookkeep-
ing and cashier department. to Bellows
Fails. but w. A. Pomfrey will retain the
Office in the Abbott block, as il has been
before.
Brattlcboro lodge, n. r. o. p, held its
first regular meeting Monday evening
since the epidemic OF influenza. It was
voted AT that time 10 hold two regular
meetings during the months Of December
md January for the nomination. election
and installation of officers.
The annual Thanksgiving food sale
conducted by the women Of the Centre
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-27

Congregational church in the chapel
yesterday was well patronized, large
amout of cooked food, canned goods,
home made confectionery, fruit and vege-
tables and flowers were sold and it is
expected that the proceeds will be about
$3.50. About S25 was cleared at the
candy table
A letter received by Mrs. NJ j. LARA
bee from Private Ronald Clark, battery
ID, I'D coast artillery. who is in France,
states that the voyage over was very
rough and that they were hit by tidal
wave and were minus part of the rigging
and some of their men. They landed in
England and went across country By rail
Private Clark writes that while England
and France are fine looking countries,
the good old L. S. A. is good enough for
him. When he wrote the letter he was
not far from the front line trenches.
lie says that German prisoners. who are
mostly old men or lads of 10, are work
ing on the roads near the camp and they
seem to be a happy lot of men, apparent.
" glad that they are prisoners.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-27
BREAKS A COLD
JUST A FEW HOURS
Pape's Cold Compound ends grippe
misery-Don stay stuffed
up.

You can end grippe and break up a
severe cold either in head, chest, BODY
or limbs, by taking dose of s'Pape i
Cold Compound every two hours I'M
til three doses are taken.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nostrils
and air passages in the head, stops
nasty discharge or nose-running, re.
lleves sick headache, dullness, feverish.
ness, sore throat, sneezing, soreness and
stiffness.
Don t stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing
and snufling! Ease your throbbinn
head-nothing else in the world gives
such prompt relief as "Pape s Cold
Compound. which may be bought
at any drug store. It acts without as
sistance, tastes nice, and causes no in.
convenience. Be sure you get the gen.
uine.-Advt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-27
WEST BRATTLEBORO

The schools in the academy building
closed today at l o'clock for the
Thanksgiving recess.
Mrs. Viola Robert 5 children have
recovered from influenza and the quar-
antine has been lifted
Charles Pettee of Dorchester, Mass,
came today to spend Thanksgiving
with Mrs. Pettee at A. F. Hill :.
DR.. and Mrs. C. s. Wilkins closed
their summer home here yesterday and
returned to their home in Chicago.
Rev. Clifford II. Smith of Burlington
will be the speaker at the Thanksgiving
service in the Congregational church to-
morrow evening.
There will be a special Thanksgiving
service tomorrow evening at o'clock in
the Baptist church. Everyone is asked q
make an effort to attend this meeting a.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-27

there is special cause for thanksgiving at
this time
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Stellman and
family are expected today to come
from Syracuse. y. Y, 10 spend Thanks
giving with relatives.
Mr.. ard Mrs II. J. Clark viii spend
Thanksgiving day with friends at the
Mortified hotel. Miss Lillian Clark.
who has been in New York, will return
for the day
Rev. and Mrs Raymond a. Boards
lee of Springfield, (vt) were guests
here today of Mrs. n. c. Sawyer. They
were on their way 10 Dummerston
where they will spend the holiday.
The annual meeting of the West
Brattleboro Cemetery association viii
he held at J. L. Barney s house Satur,
day evening. Nov. 80, at 80 clock
for the election of officers and tran
saction of any other business that MAY
| come before the meeting.
The Baptist and Conereeat iona
churches are cooperating in sending out
house to- house invitations asking every
one to attend the Thanksgiving service.
| to be held from : to o'clock Thursda,
evening. Both churches are to be opei
as an invitation and encouragement t
every person to come out on that day.
| The funeral of Mrs. Alonzo r. Stowe
who died suddenly Saturday, was bel,
in her home at o'clock yesterda,
afternoon. Rev. Z. Q. S. Osgood. pas
tor of the Unitarian church, offieiated
The bearers were Wilhelm L. Stellman
| Otis Thayer, F. D. f. Stowe and Ken
meth Thayer. The burial took place il
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-27
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

A Thanksgiving service will be held
in the Christian Science rooms on
Elliot street tomorrow at 1870 clock.
All are welcome.
All members of the junior Patriotic
league are asked to meet in the league
rooms at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon.
Each is asked to carry pair of
scissors.
There will be no delivery of mail,
either by city or rural carriers, on
Thanksgiving day. The postofice will
be open as usual on holidays from 10
q. m. 10 ~ m.
On account of illness Deputy High
Chief Ranger W. C. Renehan of Hartford
WI, who was to install the officers Of
ST.. Michael's court, c. o. f., last eve
ming, was unable to be present and the
installation was postponed two weeks.
The three Thanksgiving baskets each
containing the makings for a dinner for
a family of six were drawn last night
at the Princess theatre by Mrs. Clarence
Rice of Elm street, Miss Viola Harris
of High street and Harry Winn of Ches-
terrified.
| The cross country run which was set
senting the four high school classes has
been postponed because some of the
members had other duties. Coach Stolte
| will start the gymnasium work in the
Armory next Monday, Dec. 2.
The union Thanksgiving service will be
held in the Unitarian church this eve
ming at 100 o'clock. Rev. F. Q. S. Os-
good will preach the sermon and other
parts will be taken by the different min
isters OF the town. The offering, as
usual, will be devoted to the Associated
charities Of the town.
/ The freshmen and sophomore classes of
the high school have elected class officers
/ for this year. The freshmen officers are !:
Pres. Philip Wheeler; vice pres, Laura
Hoadley; sec, Helen Marley; treas,
George Shea; assistant treas, Mildred
Greenwood. Sophomore officers are:
Pres, Leighton Noyes; vice pres, Doris
Gibson; sec, Elizabeth Crane; treas.
Ernest Wells; assistant treas, Dorothy
/ Pratt.
Plenty of flowers for Thanksgiving
carnations, roses, chrvsanthemums
pansies, etc Bond, the Florist Tel
931.x.-Adv. 229-23C
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-27
TO CURTAIL EXPENSES.
Government Heads Ask to Attend Hear
ings to Consider Question.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 81. Cabinet
members and heads of all war agencies
were asked today by Chairman Sherlev
OF the house appropriations committee
to attend hearings beginning Monday to
determine which part of the war appro-
priations might be returned to the treas
my, No investigation OF the wisdom of
past expenditures is expected, he said.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-27

Committee members believe. however
several billion dollars can be returned TO
the treasur by the inquiry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-27

We all like candid persons if their can
dor IS not in dispraisc OF ourselves.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-27

Prospect Hin cemetery. Those attend
ing from out of town were Miss Min
ME Sawtelle of Greenfield, Mass, Mr.
and Mrs. Otis Thayer of West Dunn
merston and Mr. and Mrs. Erwin
Sparks of South Ncwfane
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-27

Plenty of flowers for Thanksgiving
carnations, roses, chrysanthemums,
pansies, etc. Bond, the Florist. Tel.
23I.x.-Adv. 22e- 230
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-20

Last night the men swung him into
the air until he was in a semi-con-
scious state and released him only at
the request of Charles Miller, assistant
chief of police, who pleaded that he
be given a hearing.
Rheimer had been taken from the
jail by members of the party who
dragged the prisoner to the home
guard armory. tied an electric light
cord about his neck and swung Il
over basketball goal post. He was
then placed on a chair and after he
had complied with a command that
he kiss every star on an American
flag the chair was removed and his
body was left swinging in the air He
was allowed to hang for Is seconds
or more before his captors relented
and cut him down.
Rheimer was arrested after it had
been reported that an American flag
that a defense council committee or
dered him to fly at his home during
the period of the war, had disappear
ed. He also is accused of having
said, 'I hate the United States flag"
He is so years old and claims to be
of Russian nativity.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-20

The Fore River band played '"Ehe
Star Spangled Banner" and Mrs. Dan
iels gracefully discharged her office
as sponsor as this latest of Uncle
Sans warships took the water to the
cheering of constantly augmenting
mass ofg rimy shipbuilders.
1.-THE most gratifying thing about
this war;" said Secretary Daniels after
the launching, ''is that the bulk of the
men of all callings have been ready to
make whatever sacrifices the authori"
ties have asked them to make. There
has been a hearty response by the
American people in all directions. The
spirit of America is that there will be
no profteering and no toleratlon OF
slackers either in the military service,
in munition plants, in the ship yards
or anywhere else. The men who are
turning out destroyers and munitions
are just as brave as men who are at
the front. Unless their courage and
willingness makes a sacrifice to fur
nish the implements of war, the brave
men at the front will give their lives
without the agencies which will en-
able them to win the war.
"The greatest disappointment of the
Continued on page p
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-20
HAIG'S TROOPERS IN
QUICK ATTACK TAKE
GROUND FROM HUNS
COUNTER BLOW ON SOUTHERN
SIDE OF LYS FIELD is A SUCCESS;
u HEAVY ARTILLYERY ACTIONALONG
LASSIGNY-NOYONB BATTLE LINE

Field Marshal Haig's troops
took the aggressive last night
on the southern side of the Lys
battle front, with quick and de-
cisive results. They compelled
the Germans to give up the
small bits Of ground in the Gil
venchy-Festubert sector that
were all the enemy had to
show for his costly all day at
tacks of Thursday on this
front.
The British counter blow resulted in
the attainment of all the objectives
sought and in the complete re-estab-
i1shment Of the British line as it ex-
listed before the Germans struck on
Thursday.
The only offensive action on the
German side reported from the Brit
ish front was in the Robecq region,
near the westerly tip of the Lys sa-
lient, southwest of Merville. The en-
eIny met no success IN this local OQ-
ers&lon, the British driving them back
to his positions
There is possible significance in
raiding operations carried out by the
British south along the line below the
Scarpe river, just to the southeast of
Arras. Apparently it was a feeling
out operation to develope what forces
the Germans have ready for an at
tack in this region. 1t resulted in the
taking of prisoners and collection
of machine guns and trench mortars.
A German counter attack was re-
pulsed.
1t seems not improbable that the
enemy again will essay a drive around
Arras, although he failed signally
there in the early stages of the bat
tIe The Germans must force back
the British line between Arras and
Albert before they can go much much
farther ahead in their push on the
Somme battle front as their right
flank is held fast by British from
Vimy to Albert and has not been able
to keep pace with their left, south Of
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