davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Robesonian., 1918-09-16

Stretcned out IN front OF him, he at
last came out of the trench into the
village, or what used to be village,
before the German artillery razed 1t.
Mixed with his fear, he had a pc
culiar sort Of cunning. which whis-
pered to him to avoid all sentries, be-
cause If they saw him he would be
sent back to that awful destruction in
the front line. and perhaps be killed
or MANNED. The thought made him
shudder, the cold sweat coming out in
beads on his face.
On his left, in the darkness, he could
make out the shadowy forms of trees !:
crawling on his hands and knees, stop
ping and crouching with fear at each
shell-burst, he finally reached an old
orchard and covered at the base of q
shot-scarred apple tree.
He remained there all night, listen
Ing to the sound of the guns and ever
praying, praying that his useless life
would be spared.
AS dawn began to break, he could
discern little dark objects protrudine
from the ground all about him. Curl
osity mastered his fear and he crawle6
to one of the objects, and there, in thu
uncertain light, he read on a nttl,
wooden cross:
"Pte. 81. S. Wheaton, No. 1910. Is
London Regt. r. F. Killed in action
April 25, 1915. r. !. p" (Rest i,
PeeceH
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$4,000. With the exception of Pana-
ma City, San Salvador has more au-
tomobiles than any other Central
American city. Moving pictures, too,
are popular In the capital and through
out the republic. The city attracts
by its beautiful, shaded parks with
their fine sculptured monuments, the
splendid national palace, the cathedral,
the National university and the Poly
technic institute.
The cathedral presents perhaps
more the typical French renaissance
style than the typical cathedral In the
capitals of the new world, though It
Is a most ornate and beautiful work OF
architecture. Altogether San Saliva
dor has distinct European note in
the air of its shops and stores. The
broad streets, fine cement curbs, the
ornate, low-lying buildings with their
handsomely grilled and latticed win
dows, the beautiful, semitropical parks
with their luxuriant foliage and COM
Portable seats, where the visitor may
watch the parade OF fashion and the
many cosmopolitan elements or the
city, engage IN social chats, make new
acquaintances, and listen to an excel
lentIy rendered concert-all these rem
der a stay in the capital a pleasant
event.
Forty miles to the northwest is San
ia Ana, second city of the republic,
and rightly accounted one of the lead
ing cities of Central America. Santa
Ana will be the first important city of
Salvador to be reached by rail from
the north when the line to connect
with the Guatemalan systems is built.
The city has a population of between
$4,000 and $4,000 and an elevation of
200 feet. It is lively, prosperous,
well-ordered community, with an air
of assured stability. It's business
houses are many.
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institution. Great work has been done
in grading and bridge-building. Some
splendid permanent concrete bridge
have been constructed. La Libertad,
which is also reached by road from
San Vicente in the east central part OF
the republic, is the seat of the cable
station between North and South Amer
lea, where messages are handled with
great dispatch. The roads leading
into La Libertad are much traversed
by oxcarts, as La Libertad is a great
port for San Salvador.
The mountain scenery on the way
to Santa TecIa, 1850 feet above sea
level and but il miles from San Sal
vador, is inspiring. The great coast
range of mountains sends out giant
spurs and hogbacks to the very shores
of the Pacific, and between these lie
numerous Watercourses that run to the
sea. The region, of which the extinct
volcano, Quetzaltepeque, is magnifi-
cent feature, is very mountainous and
rugged and is intercepted by magnifi-
cent and fertile valleys.
Santa IecIa, also Known dS Nu6Fd
San Salvador, lies at the base of the
mighty volcano San Salvador. It is
connected by railroad and also by a
fine avenue with the nearby capital !;
it will be the most important city be-
tween San Salvador and La Libertad
when the railroad spur to that port
has been constructed. The city is well
Illuminated at night, has attractive
drives, fine public buildings, churches,
barracks, hospitals, beautiful resi-
dences, villas, and suburban homes
and estates, magnifcently kept up,
with fine lawns and gardens and all
the appurtenances of fashionable coun-
try homes. From a social viewpoint
it Is almost a part Of San Salvador.
The city has a population Of about
12,000 it owes its origin to an earth
quake which overwhelmed the capital
about two generations ago.
San Salvador Handsome City.
There is nothing of the "dolce far
niente" type about San Salvador which,
with it's environs, has population Of
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-L SALVADOR, the little repub-
- lie on the southern coast of
Central America, is not behind
any part of the world in the
matter Of the picturesque and the in
teresting. 1t has its natural phe-
nOmena, its beauty spots for tourists
shat should be double starred in trav-
clers' guide books, its relics of ancient
races, its quaint and busy cities with
their artistic works of architecture,
writes Hamilton NJ Wright in the Bull
letin of the Pan-American Union. In
che world there is not more wonder
fui volcano than Izalco, which, more
than four generations ago, assembled
from the plains and has since re-
manned active There is not more
wonderful lake in the world than Ilo-
pongo, distant about ten miles from
San Salvador, the capital, and con-
nected with 1t by splendid highway.
"A fine national road which, at one
point, cuts the mountain side 800 feet
above the surface Of the lake also
comes in from San Vicente.
11DkJDI5D 10 I'LL UliuIIHS Spot LOT
ers, for the people Of the republic
thoroughly appreciate the charms and
advantages Of their own country. 1t
is the watering place for San Saliva
dor, with hotels, bath houses and
launches. The surrounding ridges and
mountains are beautiful and colorful
and dip into the lake steeply. Viewing
this superb sheet of water, with the
nearby eminences verdure-clad or col
Ored by past volcanic eruptions, with
drifting clouds casting their fleeing
shadows upon its surface, one has
feeling that he is far from the haunts
Of man, until perchance his eye lights
upon a launch far below, sending its
nipples over the expanse Of waters.
Fine Mountains and Climate.
There are in the world no finer
mountain peaks than those of Eel Sal
yador. The volcanoes Santa Ana,
San Miguel, San Vicente, Usulutan,
zatecoIuca, and San Salvador, rising
from Santa Tecla, and half hundred
others have all the characteristic
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beauty of the symmetrical volcanic
eminences elsewhere in Central Amer
lea. In the healthful uplands or noun
tain basins, where larger part OF the
population lives, 1000 feet or more
above sea level, are to be found tree
shaded cities and rich country dis
tricts that in charm and interest will
repay richly every moment the trav-
eler will spare them. The healthful
climate gives rise to a vigorous and
enterprising population. This little
country has record of having pro-
Sluced $4,000 900 pounds Of coffee in a
single year, 1916, perhaps more in
earlier periods.
we did not stop long at La Union,
but continued from the port up the
coast to La Libertad, the nearest sea-
port to San Salvador. There we an
chored out in the open roadstead, a
mile and 0ne-half from shore, and took
a coffee barge to the pier, where we
arranged for a conveyance to San Sal
vador, 40 miles distant by automobile
road but less than 80 for mules. 1t is
a very short trip up to the capitol, but
the traveller beholds the varied re-
sources and climatic changes of an en-
tire continent within the brief journey
30 the uplands. This part of the coast
Is a center for Peruvian balsam, a
remedy for pulmonary complaints and
so called because in early days it was
first shipped from Salvador to Peru
before being reconsigned in through
packets to Europe. The tree is found
over an extended strip up and down
the coast.
Highways Are Excellent.
The journey from La Libertad to
San Salvador is a fine one and the
road is good, In fact there are l.
800 miles of through national high
ways in the republic of Salvador. The
roads Of San Salvador are a national
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La Crosse-The Parent Teachers
association of the Washington school,
one of those in the public system here,
passed a resolution calling for a new
school building, the present structure
being a firetrap, so 1t was alleged.
Neenah-Families of men who are
at the front will be given free legal,
medical, and financial assistance
where required through the home
service department of the Red Cross
recently organized here.
Neenah-The eighth grade here has
nung up a record for which it would
be hard obeat. Every one of the fifty
seven students is pledged to make and
maintain a war garden this summer.
Beloit - Liberty Loan committee
passed resolutions, demanding that
teaching of German in public schools
be abolished, a petition to that effect
being generally signed. German is
taught only in the Beloit High school.
Green Bay-Explosion of dynamite
caps during a fire at the Morley Muir
ply Hardware company warehouse
here could be heard for miles. The
fire loss is estimated at $4,000. Two
boys watching the fire from box cars
were blown off by the force Of the
blast and both suffered broken limbs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-02

Madison Gov. Philip has directed
the attorney generals Office to begin
an investigation Of the two tar and
feather parties which have been held
IN the city of Ashland. The governor
said that he would not permit the state
to be stained with such dishonor, that
the courts were open for the prosecu-
ton of any citizens charged with dis
loyalty and that those who ATTEMPT to
take the law into their own hands and
to mete out justice at their own will
would find that they would be severely
prosecuted.
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Eau C1aire-After a heroic battle by
,fremen here the Eau Claire house,
one of the city's two largest hotels,
was saved after $4,000 damage had
been done to it in a $175,O00 fire. 1t
was the worst blaze in forty years.
The fire originated in and completely
destroyed the Continental clothing
store. The origin of the fire is mys-
were driven from their rooms in night
clothes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-02

DECENTRALIZATION Crandell of Hay
ward, French interpreter, was killed
at the front in France recently, &C.
cording to a message received by rel
atives here. She had been there two
weeks with Y. M. C. A. workers,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-02

/. KIeI-Mrs. Eliza DeMunck, 81 years
charging first degree murder, follow
ing the death of her husband, Abra-
ham DeMunck, 81 years old De-
Munck, a farmer, died at Greenbush at
the home of his son, William De
Munck Distinct traces of poison were
found in his stomach by a Sheboygan
physician, according to Charles
Weight, district attorney of Sheboygan,
who conducted the investigation
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Wausau-R Robert Robertson, former
city clerk of Rhinelander, pleaded tt
forging and counterfeiting orders Of
the city of Rhinelander and was sen
fenced to two years in state prison a
Waupun by Judge A. FL. Reid in Cir
cult court.
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Sturgeon Bay The first Great
Lakes transport built under govern
ment supervision for service on the
Atlantic ocean, was launched here be-
fore alhuge crowd. Miss Eleanor VOL
ter daughter of one of the builders of
the vessel, christened the transport
the sturgeon Bay" The vessel is 261
feet long and has been in the process
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Madison - The Wisconsin commit
tee of national defense, medical sec
ton, of which Dr. Rock Sleyster, Wau-
pun, is secretary, sent out an appeal to
physicians for enlistments. Wisconsin
already has given literally of her med
zeal men. The state stands second in
the nation in the number of physicians
enlisting in percentage to population.
Pennsylvania being the only state with
a better showing.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-26

II yoa can yourself grow daily thinner
Fluu your cook idea OF a Hoover dinner;
If you had four Jumps of anthracite
And yoW neghbor two last night;
Ii your pipes froze up and made a leak
And you wade around in private creek
And the plumber won't come for love money,
And still you pretend you think its funny;
If your gets stuck in a twelvefoot drift
And no Samaritan gives you lift;
And you ride in a street a la sardine
And reach your office at ten fifteen
If you've set your heart nice 'wee drappe'
And the doors shut and still you happy;
And you think of the boys in distant camps
And then fill up Savings Stamps;
If you We boarded money to take in show
And you re all dressed up and no place to GO
If you can let the mercury drop to Zero
And not swell up and think you're hero;
Ii your church is closed to some coal
An you stand chance of losing your soul,
But grin some and never let go,
And you keep religion at 10 below:
II your business profits swiftly diminish
And still you re in for this war to the finish; -
And you grin and grin and work with will
For the one big purpose of squeching Bill Y
II You can do all this, your more than man
You re a realfor-Sure Amercanl
Frances Morrison.
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Who s the Man for Me
BY ZOE BECKLEY

face streaked and his blonde hair
wildly umblcd II became tremo-
lous smile And before she could stop
chem, tears came in her eyes and she
mmbled With a grlmy hand in tnt
pocket OF her grimy apron for her
grimy little handkerchief
You've been so good" she num-
bled, swabbing her face on the grImy
apron, not having found the handker-
chief and your friends These
these thingsand and everything
Well, if that ain't like q woman
to go bawling because people are
good, declaimed Whitney 10 the table
on which rested the copper bowl
When she finds out we're to have q
house warming, he grayely address
ed The bookcase y suppose she win
have Mysteries
SD
Instantly Claire came on from The
apron. blinking and swallowing humps
"Housewarming!
That's what said madam"
smirkcd Whitney Scheduled for to-
morrow night al sharp No guest
admitted without contribution of
food drink or household goods
"Oh, don't think I'd better, began
Claire little frightened at-sha
didn't know what u have almost no
friends
Friends Friends. What do you
call these eminent persons whose con
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RED CROSS To GIVE
FIRST HAND NEWS OF
CASUALTIES OF WAR

Persons IA the southwest Hho iaYt
sons. brothers, husbands fathers anc
sweethearts q The front viii be o5pe
cially interested in the announcement.
that the American Red Cross has or
ganized a Bureau OF Communication u,
Washington to give them details Of
casualties at the front The bureau
viii supplement IN personal and hu
manitarian way the reports Of the Sta
tistical Division Of the War Depart
ment. which gives TO relatives ofiicia
notice when soldier is reported
killed. wounded 0r missing
The bureau will be ably presided
over by William r. Castle, Jr., for
merly assistant dean OF Harvard Col
lege and editor Of <e Harvard Grad
yates Magazine The information on
which it will base its reports is gath
cred through a central office N Paris
under the direction ol l., Gerry Chad
wick of New York, aided by the Rev
Robert Davis Of Englewood, N j. and
80 assistants stationed at the base hos
pitals and rest camps to which sol
diers are generally returned following
important engagements.
The bureau will advise ia detail the
nature and extent Of the wound, and
will gather evidence from comrades In
arms ana al the hospitals and rest
camps regardiSg those reported miss
ing"
Relatives viii be given any nfoTna,
ton of interest or consolation through
personal letters. Ii will be possible
for the wounded to SEND messages III
the same way
The bureau Is reporting on all cases
that como to its attention. 1t is prob
able, however, that with the lncreasq
of reports from the front information
will be sent only TO relatives request
ing it. except in cases of those impTia
oned or reported missing"
Through the international Red
Cross office at Geneva. Switzerland
the list of American prisoners sup
piled officially by the German govern
ment viii be sent 10 the bureau
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I'VE WIN help YOU fin the necessary
number
There are 80 accredited schools o.
nursing il his district ths, VIII pre-
pare volunteers for service. Two years
duty is required
Nursing education not only prepares
for a large variety Of protes sional
fields. bu, it IS an cyceiler, ptepsra'
tion for home and family HE and Tor
public service in many WAYS Almost
upon enrolment ,he student begins
her service 10 tae community in help
ing 10 care for the sick, as part Of her
instruction and training This service
10 the community viii be greatly in.
creased Ia war une because The con
ditions OF war. which take wage earn
ers from the homes and nurses from
the civilian hospitals. produce an in
creased amount or sickness and dis
tress among the civilian population.
with decreased facilities for guarding
its health
1t might be added that enrolment I'M
the Red Cross does moi compel Que to-
20 into war service. though there is
moral compulsion that one should
do SO.
When Red Cross nurses are called
upon for active duty they receive $50
a month in the United states and $50
a month elsewhere pus maintenanceI
and travelling expenses
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iributions have furnished your
castle?" GRATED Whitney with gusto
'Olce q woman has given another
woman a copper Bowl ana a rolling
pin. and man has presented her VITA
As favorite bookgasa guess every
body is friends an right. The partys
tomorrow evening liz added vita
emphasis. "aud now we'd better hea
t. ITS getting dark and the gas isn7
urued On yet III have tia attended
10 tomorrow IL the gas man fails
r,.ll use candles"
As taey locked the door and went
down the battered old staircase and
Out 10 The shabby old street Claire
lelt o thrill Of daringness. She felt
she was walking a strange road-e9r
her Yet what charms Il had She
Wondered if it had its dangers. j5o.
y e glanced up at Whitney lie slip
! pee nus arm through hers as though
il taeit reinsurance There was a
delicious feeling Of comfort 10 Claire
in that arm She was too weary with
the dc work To analyze anything
But Size was happy
"Oh. hores the castle key. sala
Whitney handing over the small oh
ject that spoiled h-o-m-c to home
hungry Claire And lust as she TOOK
rom him some one brushed her
elbow
Too onerossed to see u.s. she
beard girls voice say
Claire looked around only to see
Jane Browning shaking teasing
finger at her as Jane hurried by with
John Reayes
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i1-o.m-e
Dusi was beginning 10 fall when
Claire Berton and Dillon Whitney
Strengthened their tired backs looked
at each other with weary grin5, sur
yeyed the rooms and said in one
breath Well"
Pretty good Job, hey?" supple
mented Whitney rubbing an eye gin
gerly with the back of hopelesslv
dirty hand Who'd want better
castle than this? You'd never dream
tha. bookcase only had three feet,
And by gosh, look at the way that
copper bowl catches the light
Claire looked She smiled at Whit
ney She smiled at the three-legged
bookcase with the block showed un-
denoath Tor a fourth foot She dim
Piled a the copper bowl At tile
carefully doctored chairs, the table,
the chest Of drawers The shelves
that constituted her "kitchonette"
the grass rug and the narrow couch in
tac bedroom with the Indian blanket
over it. The gay cheap dishes ami
bright little tins She had bought at
the 10 cent store The curtains made
ot splash patterned cotton towelins
The picture Whitney ad taken off his
Office wall 70 hang in a certain space
that "elamorod for it, Then Claire's
smile came back TO whitney rs he
stood there all dusty ana fired. his
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WHAT WATER COSTS
IN OTHER CITIES

WHAT have other cities with popu
ations like Guthrie aud larger pafC
fer water?
The question is often asked. Tht
q ciai anlwer is herewith given. II
was compiled by the local water de-
@artment after much letter writing.
Wellington, Kansas, population T.
'C1. 116, wells, $250,OOo.
Oklahoma City Okla, population
',o0Q, 1911 reservoir, $I,509.C0o
checotah okla, population in 1917
o9l' Deep Fork $4,000
cordell OKLA population in 1915.
0oQ. $4,000
Ada, okla population l9e-l7.
900, springs 530001j
Harrington, Kan population in ia.4
400 springs $4,000
Lawton' okla, population in 1905.
9t0, reservoir 100000
Lawton and Fort Sill, 1917. reacr-
fcir $foo,Q10.
Henryetta, Okla population in
lal6' 5000, reservoir, $4,000
Wewoka. Okla, population $500.
contemplated reservoir 100000
Hobart Okla, population 1000
contemplated reservoir 5000. .0m.
Huthrle, Okla, population 15,00a,
contemplated reservoir, $500. 900
okmulgee, Okla, population 5000.
Contemplated reservoir $685. 900
altus, Oklahoma, reservoir $780,
900