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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31
TAKE MASK ALONG

If you are going to Seattle take
along a flu mask, otherwise you may
land in Jail. State Health Commits
sioner T. d. Tuttle has sent out the
following notice for the benefit Of all
prospective Seattle visitors:
@All persons in the city of Seattle
entering any store, street car, or ell
evator or on any boat running into
Seattle must wear mask. Many peo-
pie are coming to Seattle not provided
with masks. The Red Cross is unable
to supply the demand. Therefore, ev-
eryone coming to Seattle must be pro-
vided with his or her own mask or.
take the consequence of not being per-
mitted to enter street car, store, ell
evator or boat. As a matter of fact
everyone should wear mask whether
he is in Seattle or not"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31
PASCO MEN WANT
LOWER RATES
Kennewick Asked to Cooperate
in Effort to Reduce Ferry
Charges

With view to organizing some
concerted effort for the purpose of Sc
curing a reduction of rates on the
Kennewick-Pasco ferry, committee
of Pasco business men visited Kenne-
wick today. The visitors held short
conferences with County Commission
1er R. E. Pratt, Secretary George e..
.Tweedt, of the Commercial club, and
several local business men.
In the. party. were F. i. Perry, =.
A. Jones and Harry DeMuth. Mr..
Perry, chairman of the committee, ex-
planned that the business men of Pas
co have no favoritism to, show be-
tween the two applicants for a ferry.
franchise, but were interested in Sc
curing a reduction in rates. He said
opinion is quite general on the other
side Of the river that reduction of
rates will result in a substantial in
crease in traffic between the two towns
as well as an increase Of tourist travel
which now goes by way OF, other fer
ries. Mr.. Perry said the matter had
been under consideration by the COM
missioners Of Franklin county who are
willing to cooperate with the Benton
county board in securing the lowest
possible rates consistent with good
service st.
The ferry question has become a live
one because of the application for a
franchise filed by Capt. Brown, of
Pasco, with the Benton county COM
missioners. The franchise of James
Gavin, owner Of the ferry, has expired
in this county, but has not yet expir-
ed in Franklin county. Capt. Brown
has announced that, if granted fran
chise, he will put on thoroly equip
ped boat and maintain day and night
service at charge Of so cents for
autos or teams and Is cents for foot
passengers, with roundtrip rate of
E75 cents for automobiles and teams.
The present rate is 81 one way and
$1.50 round trip.
AS result of the visit of the Pasco
men committee will probably be ap-
pointed from the Kennewick CONNER
/ cial club and the joint committee will
conduct an investigation with view
to determining whether or not the
volume of traffic is sufficient to justify
reduction in rates.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31
RED CROSS HAS
CHRISTMAS CARTONS
Cartons Cannot Be Given Out
Except to Those who Have
Special Labels

Special cartons in which all Christ
mas gifts to men overseas must be
sent have been received by the local
Branch of the Red Cross. The work
of assembling the Christmas packages
will be in charge of the Home Service
section of the Red Cross, of which M.
M. Moulton is chairman. Mr.. Moulton
expects to call his committee soon
and make arrangements for opening
Christmas package headquarters
where the cartons can be obtained and
returned for inspection and mailing.
The rules governing the mailing of
Christmas packages were published in
the Courier Reporter several weeks
ago, but for the benefit of many who
do not yet fully understand the in
Fstructions they are republished below:
Each soldier overseas will be provid-
ed with one Christmas parcel label.
This label will be forwarded by him
to the person in the United States
from whom he wishes to receive his
Christmas package. Packages that do
not bear this label will not be accept
ed by the Red Cross for delivery to
the post office authorities. Labels
that are lost will not be duplicated.
Christmas parcels must be placed
in standard cardboard boxes 3x4x9
inches in size. These boxes will be pro-
vided to holders of labels by the
American Red Cross. They may be
obtained at Red Cross Chapters or
branches after November LIST.
No message or writing of any kind
will be allowed to go in the boxes.
When the boxes are packed, but un-
wrapped, they must not weigh more
than pounds, Is ounces. If the par
eel is overweight, some article must be
removed.
Do not mail the box yourself. When
packed, the box unseaIed and unwrap-
ped, ready for inspection, should be
taken to the collection station desig-
mated by the Red Cross. Red Cross
representatives are authorized to re-
move Objectionable articles from par
cells. Shippers will then affix sufficient
postage on their parcels to carry them
to Hoboken, N. ]. Parcel zone rates
will be charged. The parcels are to
remain In custody of the Red Cross
until, delivered to the postal author
titles.
No Christmas parcel will be accept
ed by the Red Cross for shipment af-
ter November 20. Keep this fact in
mind when planning a Merry Christ
mas for the boys "Over There"
Package for Every Soldier
The following is an outline of the
procedure to be followed by persons
planning to send one of these parcels
abroad:
On receiving one of these Christ
mas parcel labels, it should be pre-
sented at the headquarters of the Red
Cross, where the holder will receive a
carton. These labels are not expect
ed to reach this country before No
ivember 1, by that time each Red
Cross branch will have its allotment
of boxes based on the number of sol
i
Continued on page eight)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31
QUOTA FIXED
FOR UNITED
WAR WORKERS
Kennewick- -Richland District to
Raise Forty Three Hundred
Dollars
GEO. TWEEDT IS CHAIRMAN
Assessment Plan will be Followed and
No Personal Solicitation Will
Be Done

The United War Workers campaign
which is to start November IL, will be
conducted here under the direction of
Geo. E. Tweedt, who has been named
chairman of the Kennewick- -Richland
district. E. w. Fry, county chairman,
has notified Mr.. Tweedt that this dis
trict will be expected to raise $4361.05,
while the county total it $98S9.O0.
Mr.. Tweedt expects to call meet
ing of his workers Friday evening
when committees will be appointed
and other details of the campaign
worked out. 1t is probable that the
assessment plan which was followed
in the last Red Cross drive and which
proved so successful in the Fourth
Liberty loan campaign will be adopted.
That there will be no difficulty in
raising the quota here, is the belief
of Mr.. Tweedt. ~ hope we shall be
able to go over the top without any
personal solicitation" said Mr.. Tweedt.
NOur quota isn't large when it is con-
sidered that in this campaign we are
meeting an obligation not to one but
to several organizations which are do
ing great work among our soldiers
and sailors. This call for funds is
being made jointly by the Y. M. c. A.,
the Y. w. C. A., Knights of Columbus,
Jewish Welfare Board, War Camp
Community Service, American Library
Association and the Salvation Army.
'These associations thru coopera-
ton with the government, are asking
for $17O, 500 900, a sum 20 per cent
greater than any gift ever asked for
since the world began. BY giving to
these seven organizations all at once
the cost and effort Of six additional
campaigns is saved. Unless we do give
twice as much as ever before, our sol
diers and sailors may not enjoy dur
ing 1919, $500 recreation buildings,
1000 miles of movie film, 100 leading
stage stars, 1000 athletic directors,
85 hostess houses, $4,000 big-brother
secretaries, $500 libraries supplying
100000 books and millions of dol
lars of home comforts"
@When we give double, you make
sure that every fighter has the cheer
and comforts of these seven organiza-
tions every step of the way from home
to the front and back again. We pro-
vide him with church, a theatre, a
cheerful home, a Store, a school,; a
a club and an athletic field - and
a knowledge that the folks back home
are with him, heart and soul. 1--WE
have loaned our money to supply our
fighters physical needs, now we must
give our money to maintain the mo-
rale which is winning the war"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31

France must import sugar today,
most of It from this side of the ocean,
because the largest portion Of French
sugar beet land is in German hands.
AS a result, the French people have
been placed on sugar ration Of about
is pounds a year for domestic use !;
a pound and a half a month This
photograph rhows how the German
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31
SAY CREST OF
FLU EPIDEMIC
HAS ARRIVED
Local Physicians Believe Influ-
enza Situation Has Reached
Its Worst
NO CASES HAVE BEEN FATAL
Because of State Wide Conditions No
Predictions as to Lifting the
81 Quarantine Possible

Altho the number of influenza
cases has been steadily increasing
from day to day during the week, To-
cal physicians are OF. the opinion that
the crest of the epidemic has been
reached, both in the number and the
severity of cases. As yet there have
been no deaths and thru the tireless
efforts of the physicians and the care
fulness of the citizens in employing
preventative measures the situation is
well in hand.
One of the severest cases yet report
ed is that of M. P. Linklater, of Horse
Heaven, who has been seriously I'LL
at the city hospital of pneumonia
which developed from influenza. Last
Friday it was thought that Mr.. Link
later could not live thru the night, but
his condition has been slowly improv-
ing and his recovery is now assured.
In the family of j. w. Behrntan the
epidemic has been especially severe
and Pauline is still seriously i'll of
pneumonia. Other cases in which
pneumonia has developed are Hugh
Hanratty of the Highlands, Ed. Hor-
ton Of the Valley, and J. C. Willis and
w. M. Young, of Richland. There are
scores of other cases in milder form in
all parts of the Valley.
AS the epidemic has been steadily
increasing in all parts of the state,
the end Of the present quarantine is
not in sight. In fact in nearly every
city of the state the quarantine is be-
coming more rigid. In Yakima all
stores, excepting groceries, meat mar
kets and drug stores have been closed
and the wearing Of masks in all public
places required. The same rule is be-
ing enforced in Seattle and other cities.
Reports from Pasco are to the effect
that the epidemic is abating over there.
In answer to an oft-repeated in
quiry as to why there has been no
quarantine of individual cases, DR..
w. F. Morrison, county health officer,
has requested. the publication Of the
following letter: fs
CDR. w. F. Morrison, ~
! Health Officer, 4
a.. Kennewick, Washington. -
"Dear, Doctor:
ssI have your letter of the oath inst.
/ think you have taken all the pre-
cautions that can be taken. In regard
to quarantine, the federal authorities
and those who have had experience in
the epidemics In the East, assure US
that on account of the large number
of carriers the quarantine Of individ-
ual cases do not get us very far, and,
therefore, do not recommend. rigid
quarantine measures. think your
procedure of requiring the people to
stay away fom infected houses is a
most excellent form of preventing the
spread of the disease,
Yours very truly,
T. d. Tuttle, Com"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31

troops destroyed French sugar mills.
Thanks to the French rationing sys-
tenn the annual consumption has been
cut to 100000 tons, according to re-
ports reaching the United States Food
Administration. Before the war France
had an average sugar crop Of about
10000 tons of sugar and had some
left over for export.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31
GERALD.

Capt. G. G. Griffith H.
3O8 Field Signal Battalion.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31
AMERICA FIRST"
SUMMERS SLOGAN
Candidate for Congress Says He
Is an American First and
a Republican Second

"When President Wilson announced
that politics was, or should be adj
journed, insofar as the winning Of the
war is concerned, agreed with him
most heartily" says John w. Sum.
mers, republican nominee for congress,
in commenting on the presidents ap-
peal for the election of democrats to
congress. The president has changed
his mind. i have not. Politics as adj
,journed, by President Wilson has been
by Woodrow Wilson, dem
ocrat, and do not recognize that
Woodrow Wilson, democrat, has any
jurisdiction over the republican voters
Of the fourth congressional district. !.
? SAT the time T announced my candi-
iacy I declared in favor Of certain pol
icies which I consider essential to the
winning of the war and the solving of.
the big reconstruction problems. The
initial planks in my platform read:
America first, and country above par
ty; Stand by the boys in the trenches
and secure peace by victory This is
not one-man war, ..or a one-party
war, but nations war and as such
should be carried forward by a deter
mined and united people-no republi-
cans and no democrats, no politics
just loyal Americans, united and stand
ing shoulder to shoulder in defense of
the liberties of the world.
1--WE are in this war to win, and so
far as am concerned, party politics
shall in no way interfere with our
win-the-war program. have repeat
edly announced that if elected shall
support every win-the-war measure
whole-heartedly and enthusiastically,
regardless of where it originates.
And now, in the closing days of the
campaign, regardless of the fact that
our president has allowed his parti-
sanship to rise above his Americanism,
I wish only to emphasize these poll
cies and reiterate these statements.
Before the primaries and siace /
have been candidate before all the
people. From one end of this district
to the other, have presented my
views candidly and fairly to the in
dividual voter, not as one republican
to another, not as partisan to fell
low partisan, but as one American to
another American. / have written
into my platform nothing to attract
the pacifist, the prof. German, or the
man of doubtful loyalty. I have sought
and expect only the pro-war. uncondi-
tional-surrender, red-blooded Ameri-
can vote. To the finish, in congress
and out of congress, shall be an
American first and a republican Sc
cond.
"I could answer all peace notes with
two words on postcard: 'uncondition-
al surrender In the few days left
to me before election I shall continue
to talk ewin-the-war' and plan recon
struction.' I shall continue to at
tempt to arouse my fellow citizens to
the vital necessity of putting on the
chains before we skid, for it will be 9
sad day for us if this country is per.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31
SAYS NUTS DROP
BOMBS AT HIM
Capt. G. C. Griffeth Writes In
teresting Letter of Exper-
fences at the Front
France, Sept. 20

Dear Folks:
Today received your letter of Aug.
26th, just three days over month
old and suppose mine are almost as
slow in re,ching you. Well, often I
mail a paper or some cards in lieu of
a letter, for I'm too busy to write
when we are on the move. You asked
what / did on my birthday. We were
resting at the time at Conflans, st.
Honorine, and the most remember
was q fine dinner at cafe. Contains,
st. Honorine, is very beautiful little
town on the Seine river. Almost every
place in France seems to be pretty;
guess it's because they are so different
from our towns and villages.
I am now near Verdun. Oregon,
Washington and Montana troops are
in the fight now, so you may expect
to hear of few losses. So far, our
corps has lost hardly a man. r
supposhe there was big news in
the u. S. papers a couple Of days ago
of more American successes. Anyway
1 was right where it was happening.
Today I am in the rear. The artillery
barrage started at II p, m. the night
before and lasted until IL q. m. yes
terday., It was just one steady roar,
without a seconds stop-just like a
rolling peal of thunder. + was the
most wonderful thing ! ever expect
to see or hear. The sky was continu-
ally alight with the flashes. II must
have been the greatest massing OF
artillery the world has ever known.
It has rained considerable here to-
day and tonight the wind is blowing
and shaking myriads of Beechnuts
down on my tin roof. Over here the
roads are all macadamized and its fine
the way they hold up with all the
heavy truck traffic passing over
them. The rainy season has set in
now and the roads are becoming rath-
!er er bad up at the front where they are
not kept up.
We have the Germans out of their
dugouts SO and 100 feet below ground
and out of their concrete trenches and
into the open for the winter.
am enclosing q piece of 1t. Quen-
tin Roosevelt's airplane. have been
at his grave and where his plane fell.
Did write you of seeing two German
balloons shot down as well? 1t is
quite an impressive sight to see them
come down in flames and see the OBJ
server jump in his parachute. You
know an airplane comes along and fires
flaming bullets at the balloons. Am
also enclosing a piece of Germans
| coat, but haven't been able to. take a
crack at any Germans yet. Have a
fine rifle which carry in my car all
| the time in case a Hun plane comes
down too close for comfort. / had
one of the nuts drop three bombs just
off the road about $50 yards ahead OF
me three weeks ago and then he turn
ed machine gun loose at the auto,
but he couldn't even1eome close.
Haven't received any Kennewick pa
! pers for some time. Think July 26th
was the last. Il. r. (.
J With love to all, =.
GERALD.
Capt. G. G. Griffith
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31

Mr.. and Mrs. E. III. Sherk and Geo.
w. Sherk spent Sunday in Walla Wal
la at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. P.
McKean., z.@ Es T-GU
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31
MOBILIZE MEN IN NOVEMBER
Over 100000 Will be Entrained Dur
ing Month

Men of the new draft ages will first
be modified in large numbers early
in November under draft call now in
preparation at Provost Marshal Gen.
eral Crowder's Office. 1t calls for the
entrainment of more than 100000 men
qualified for military service. They
will be Furnished in proportionate num-
bers by every state in the Union.
Draft calls suspended during Octo-
ber because of the influenza epidemic
have been renewed in sections where
the epidemic has moderated.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31

Robt. Hanil, of this city, has receiv-
ed word that his brother, James Hamil,
died of influenza at Scott, Miss, Oct
ober "a. Mr.. Hamil was superinten-
dent of large cotton plantation.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-04-11
GENERAL PERSHlNG SENDS
A STIMULATING MESSAGE

Washington.-From headquarters Of
the American expeditionary force in
France came Liberty loan message
from General rershing
Every dollar subscribed to the
Liberty loan is dollar invested in
American manhood" cabled the gen.
eral. Every dollar subscribed as
the result OF selt-denial means partner.
ship in the hardships and risks of our
men in the trenches Every dollar
subscribed will confirm the determine
tion OF our people at home to stand by
Its army to a victorious end. An over
whelming subscription to the third
Liberty loan will be a patriotic ex.
preston Of confidence in our ability
as nation to maintain all that we
hold dear in civilization"
Nearly so communities reported
they had exceeded their quotas in the
nrst days work and thereby had won
the right, along with $50 announced,
to fly the Liberty loan honor flag.
In statement on behalf of the loan.
Secretary Lane said:
The year Of war has crystalized
the spirit OF our peoples. We know
why we are fighting and to what emo
From standing start, we have in
one year made progress at which we
should not be discouraged. The Dur.
chase OF Liberty bonds ia the one eff
fective way in which most of us can
fight"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-04-11
BRING up HEAVIER GUNS
BRITISH AND FRENCH ADMIT
WELDING SOME GAINS TO IN.
vADlNG GERMANS.
Armenians Have Organized An Army
and Reeaptured Erxerwin From
the Turks, Says Report.

After several days Of comparative
inactivity along the battle front in
PicardX bitter fighting has been re-
sumed along the western sector Of the
salient in the lines OF the entente al
lies. Attacks by the Germans against
the British and French are admitted
to have yielded some gains to the In
vaders In the critical sectors just to
the east of the city Of Amiens.
The lighting. according to latest re-
ports, has been heaviest In the neigh
borhood Of Hamel. where the British
were forced back slightly, and in the
triangle formed by the Rivers Luce
anad Avre, farther to the South, where
the French were forced to give ground.
Nothing is known as to the details
OF the battles in these sectors. but the
fact that the Germans have been in a
degree successful would seem to indi-
cate that they have succeeded in bring
Ing up some OF their heaviest cannon
and new divisions with which to con.
tinue their attempts to capture.
Reports from the French and Brit.
ish fronts have mentinoed heavy rains
which would mean that the Germans
have been working under severe
handicap in bringing up guns, ammuni-
tion and supplies to the front. The
battlefield over which the allies have
retreated was left In a devastated con.
dition. the roads and bridges being
mined in by the retreating forces. The
lull in the battle for the last few days
probably was caused by the inability
of the Teutons to move their heavy
supply trains over these roads, togeth-
er with the necessity Of reorganizing
the shattered divisions which bore the
brunt OF the fighting after they had
passed the flrst field of fire of their
heavier guns.
The British, since retaining Ayette.
south OF Arras. have not resumed
their offensive operations SO far as
reported by London. but the German
official statement says that four at
tacks by the entente forces against
the heights southwest OF Moreuill were
repulsed with heavy losses There
are no reports Of fighting except out
post encounters along the French lines
on the Oise river
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-04-11
GERMANS HURL MASSED
DIVISION AGAINST ALLIES

In battle of utmost fury. the Ger
mans have been hurling massed divi.
sions against the British and French
lines from far north OF Albert to a
short distance north OF Montdidier
Probably there has not been a more
sanguinary battle fought since the
beginning of the Teutonic Offensive
March 81 than this. which has for
Its objective the driving of a wedge
between the British and French ar.
mics. the cutting Of the Paris.Amien,
rail road south of Amiens and the
capture OF that city.
But. in spite OF the power of the
attack and the desperateness OF the
lighting. the entente allied legions
have stood firm over the most of their
front. At only two points have they
been forced to give ground. and these
seem. on tho m p. to be only minor
successes when compared with the
sacrifice OF lives which they have cost
Just to the southwest Of Albert tbe
British have withdrawn a short dis.
tance. and the French have given ND
the village Of Castel. west of MoreuIl
which has been the storm center OF
the German assaults for the last few
days. At this point the Teutons ara
within three miles OF the Paris.
Amiens road