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Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20
ONE SINGER
WITH TWO VOICES
Glen Ellison, Famous Baritone.
Sings for Baxter
Audience

The concert given by Mr.. Glen FL
lisOn in the Library Theatre Saturday
night was a unique affair. The guests
whose number included most Of the
music lovers Of Baxter, were delighted
with the program.
Mr.. Ellison matched his original
voice against the same voice re-crea-
ted on the Edison Diamond Disk phon-
ograph. Standing beside the cabinet
he sang in unison with Mr.. Ellison's
Rel Creation Of his own voice. In the
midst Of the song, Mr.. Ellison's lips
ceased to move but his song went on
without a break. Slowly it dawned
upon the astonished audience that the
artist was no longer singing, though
his voice came forth to them as clear
and sweet as ever. He sang again
and the only perceptible difference
was the motion Of his lips. He ceased
but his voice did not. Veritably 1t
seemed that there were two singers
upon the stage-two singers, but only
one voice. For the tones which came
from the New Edison matched those
from the living artist so perfectly
that it was impossible to detect any
difference. The instrument produced
not an echo or copy, but the real thing
MIR. Ellison's voice unspoiled by any
mechanical transformations; untaint-
ed by any metallic ring.
Successive numbers on the program
proved that the field Of the New Edi-
son is not limited to vocal records. An
orchestra selection was Re-Created
with such fidelity that it was possible
to follow the notes of any single in
strument throughout the piece, for the
identity of each was preserved, con-
tributing its special color to the en-
semble. A Recreation Of number
on the piano was a revelation to those
who had decided after hearing talking
machine records, that the piano tone
could not be reproduced. Further num-
bers in which Mr.. Ellison performed
with himself serving to convince the
audience of their inability to distin-
guish between Re-Created art and its
original.
The climax of the evenings enter
tainment was when the room was
darkened in the middle Of one Of Mr..
Ellison's selections, and the listeners
were left with no means but their ears
of determining when they were hear
ing his voice in double volume, and
when it reached them only from the
New Edison. At first everyone doubt
ed his own ability to judge, but as his
previous proofs were forgotten in the
spell of the song, they became more
and more convinced that no instru-
ment could sing as this voice was
singing, and that Mr.. Ellison was
making no more breaks in his own
performance. Suddenly the lights
were snapped on. The audience was
astonished to discover that Mr.. Ellison
was not there at all and that the New
Edison had furnished the song alone.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20
MORE MEN LEAVE
FOR GOVT WORK

Nineteen men left Baxter Springs
yesterday and today for Topeka,
Kansas, enroute to the shipyards at
Portland, Oregon. They are report
ing at Topeka at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning and are leaving there some
time tomorrow. The men who left
are:
From Baxter-William E. Easley,
Bert Miller, Arthur Do Morton and
Ed ]. Embree.
From Douthat, Okla. j. V.
Lydeatte, w. F. Coates, C. P. Spencer
and H. Sidenstricker.
From Quapaw-Jesse C. Large and
T. S. Flynn.
From Joplin, Mo-, P. v. Dennis, E.
w. Waddell and G. w. BrittOn.
From Picher-James Fred Martin
and A. H. Montgomery.
From Webb City-LeRoy Milton, ..
v. Milton, Frank Barlow and Fred
White.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20
DOUGHBOYS
By ]. NJ. Smithers

Dy d. We OuilIhClo
Doughboys, dOughbOys,
How you like to 60 boys,
Charging at the trenches Of the Hun
Never to retreat boys,
Germans to defeat boys,
Till the job for Uncle Sam is done
Allies, Allies,
How you like the allies,
British and the French you treat a!
one,
Belgians and the Japs boys,
Italy in the gaps boys,
China too behind the victor's gun.
Drive them, drive them,
How you like to drive them,
Back into the borders of the Hun,
Boches to defeat boys,
Victory complete boys,
Fight on till your lofty goal is won.
Rising, rising,
Victory's sun is rising,
Falling is the kaiser's regal throne,
Aye, you have them beat boys,
Let victory be complete boys,
Let victory subdue the shameless Hun
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20
LENABEE NINE, SOUTH
OF BAXTER, SHOWS ORE

The Lenabee Mining Company, COM
posed of bankers and merchants Of
COfeyville, Kas., is rapidly develop
ing the forty acre lease located on the
Black Ike Bingham land just south Of
the oil refinery near the state line,
south Of Baxter Springs.
Five drill holes have been put down,
all of which show up zinc ore dirt at
the depth of las feet. The company
will continue drilling and as soon as
the prospect has been thoroughly
proven out It will be further improved
by the sinking Of shafts and the erec-
ton of a concentration plant. ]. R.
McCorkle of Baxter Springs, has the
drilling contract. ,,.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20
GOLDEN ROD AGAIN WORKING

The Golden Rod Smelling and Re
fining Corporation is placing into OPP
Grafton oil its mills In the field. Num-
Der plant in Picher will go into act
i've operation as soon as the ground
Is thoroughly developed, which Is be-
ing carried on by drilling. No. 2
plant on Tar River is now operating
a single shift; No. 2 is opening up the
ground at present at the PIG foot level
which means immediate operationi
No. 1 and 4 are making excellent turn
ins of both lead and jack.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20
sAUsA UsAUSAU
SOLDIERS LETTERS
SAUSAUSAUsAUsAUS1
To Mr.. and Mrs. Ransom Pigg
Craak I.al,es. I'll Sent q. 1913.

To Mr.. and Mrs. Ransom Pigg
Great Lakes, ILL.,, Sept. 0, 1913.
Loved Ones at Home: ,
Just as l started to write the band
played "The Star Spangled Banner
and you know we jump to our feet as
quick as possible.
] received your letter dated the End
of September and say tbs is the 9th.
Some quick delivery. This changing
camp sure puts the mail on the bum
but was so glad to get those few
lines I'll bet / acted real foolish. You
see this was the first mail since We'd
nesday and such a hungry appetite
for mail the boys were all that way
though and l can't blame them eth
er.
Oh yes l got my shore leave of IL
hours and had three cents to go on
but one Of the boys took me and say
we sure had the time of our lives.
The boys here are a fine set of fel-
lows. They just seem like brothers.
Sure q fine bunch. We went to the
lake and say that was a sight Of my
life. Just like / supposed it would look,
that cool, pure breeze and lovely at
mosphere just made me want to stay
forever. And say most of the boys
agree with me we are just crazy to
hit the pond and get on board a ship.
Talk about eats why my goodness the
folks back home wouldn't make a
starter with the people up here. They
sure are good to q fellow in uniform.
T washed my hands in the lake. !
would just love for papa to see It.
Il would Be q treat Of his life for he
nas always wanted to see some water.
mean to say, you can see plenty OF
water Just as far as your eyes can
wster.
You wanted 10 know how i slept IN
ny hammock, well II you could only
- the boys roll cut Of them and hit
be ioOr and some Of thsIn hit It broad
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20
NEW MILL STARTS TOMORROW

The Miami Wonder Mining Com
pany began filling its hopper Monday,
at it's new concentrating plant near
ing completion near te Royal mine
east of Picher. The mill has capac-
ity of 300 tons a shift. Several tons
of ore dirt is on the dump ready to
be milled, which shows up 20 per cent
recovery, while the assay from the
drill holes showed 20 to "a per cent
With the large amount Of rich ore
dirt now on the dumps and what will
be taken from the ground, when the
new plant starts operating it is be-
lieved it can run single steady shift
from the start. The new plant is ex'
pected to be ready for steady opera
ton tomorrow.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20
/. i i !. !. i 1. i ]. + + i
SOLDIERS LETTERS
***++****+**++ j. ~

The following letter waa received
by Wade Hibbard, Baxter Route 2,
from his brother, DR.. Burt Hibbard,
who was the first physician to volun-
teer fro mhis home town, Lima, D.,
for overseas service:
August o, 1918.
Dear Brother:
Having not heard from you for some
time .will drop you q line to let you
know that am all o. X. and getting
along fine. Could not feel any better
than l am. Weight about 1856 to 100
and getting younger every day.
They are just harvesting the wheat
here this and next week. It is very
good but no large fields like the west
or middle west. No corn is grown
here. Small grains and vegetables.
| II we were to farm and obtain the
production that they do we could feed
the world. They certainly know how
to make the soil produce.
Received a new phonograph for the
boys yesterday and they are certainly
making very good use of it today as
some of them have it going most OF
the time.
The weather has been fine. Few
warm days but the nights are always
cool enough to sleep under a blanket
Some days are quite cool with plenty
of rain. It seems to rain great deal
here but never too much and it seldom
gets too dry.
The soil does not seem to our way
of thinking to be of a good quality
but they get the production. The
farmers here would not know what to
do with a 100 acre farm all together
rs the land here is divided and redi-
vided for generations until it is all in
small fields or rather patches as they
have no fields in this section fenced as
we do, but in other sections they have
farms similar to ours but not SC
large.
Well the boys have been doing some
very good work over here and it looks
very much as though they would con-
tinue for some time. We will get the
Kaiser Bill before long and every
body will be happy but the kaiser. The
boys say it's Heaven, He'll or Hoboken
before 1920. Everybody is feeling
very happy and optimistic at preesnt
Am in until the finish unless they nm
ish me before, but they can quit any
time. will not object. That is quit
after Kaiser Bill is on his knees beg
ging for mercy.
They certainly have fine cattle over
here. They are build between Dur
ham and Herefords. Their horses are
the very best. Cattle and horses are
vary gentle and docile. You will see
fine team being driven by one line
through a city and they do not seem
to scare or be frightened at any thing.
How are the crops this year with
you? Have not heard from Mother
directly for some time. The last OF
June she was in Portland, Ind. Don't
know how long she expects to remain
there. Hope she makes her home there
with Flora for this winter as it is very
comfortable there for her.
Well, how is Cora and the boy get
ting along by this time? Can he do
any farming yet?
Hoping this finds you as well as my
self. / remain, as ever, your brother,
Burt.
Address.
LIST Lieut.. Burt Hibbard, M. r. c,
C. o. W. S. Army Hosp. Train No. 30,
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20
INDIAN CHIEF MAY BUILD

The Indian Chief Mining company,
located in Ontario, has begun drifting
in its shaft at the depth Of $50 feet.
The company is taking out some ore
dirt at present and it is reported that
the mill records show up an excellent
recovery upon the Chiefs twenty-acre
lease. The company is contemplating
building a concentrating plant as soon
as the second shaft has been put
down.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20
ded too. / fell out of mine once.

sided too. fell out of mine once.
They just go crazy over the boys
and the boys in uniform are by the
thousands every way you look. Seems
like they would get tired of them but
oh no they don't.
We went in a place at Highland
park and got our suppers and say they
give you the feed of your life for 1Oc.
and that is just a donation, the rich
people furnish the feed, reading rooms
Iool tables and all kinds Of games and
that is just one of the many. I'll bet
we had a dozen bids to clubs, dances,
private parties and every thing to
make you enjoy yourself. Most ev-
erything is free to the fellow in uni
form.
Say this is lovely camp. We have
a regular zoo, three big bears, nc
coons, monkeys, foxes and Of al tbR
pretty birds and yes here is where /
seen my first pOrcupine.
We drilled today it was our first all
day drill. All the rest Of the drilling
we have done didn't equal the drill
ing today. We are fixing for some
kind of a review. Will write you par
ticulars later.
Your loving son, in service,
TRUE.
Please write often. / neglect but
don't you get myAabits.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20
BIG JIM NINE PROGRESSING

The Big Jim Mining company, are
making rapid progress in the sinking
of its shaft just west of the Greening
mill, between Quapaw and DOuthat.
Superintendent W. F. Samuels stated
that the Company is desirOus of COM
pleting its new concentrating plant
before cold weather sets in, and that
just as soon as shaft one is down con-
struction will begin. The Big Jim is
among one Of the best proven pros
poets in the district, forty-three drill
holes show up jack and lead on its
forty-acre lease.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20
INTO ORE ON VAN DYNE LAND

The Van Dyne shaft on one OF the
leases held by the st. Louis Lead and
Zinc company, joining the Diamond
Joe mill, two miles south Of Baxter,
shot into shines Saturday ct the depth
Of 124 feet. From the drill records
the worlEmen expect to hit a good run
Of zinc ore at 127 feet
The company has encountered .
how Of water which Ig was baTey
holding with q small pump which had
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20
VIM. E. ROGERS
NOT KNOWN HERE

The name of William F, Rogers
appeared in the casualty list from
Frnce yesterday, but on careful IN
quiry no person by that name appeaP
as living here or having enlisted from
here. In case any one in Baxter
knows the man The Citizen would be
glad 10 have same reported at the Of
hce. Rogers is reported Is missing
in action.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20

Harold T. Wright and wife, who
were called to Pittsburg last week by
the illness and death of Mr.. Wright's
mother, spent Tuesday in Baxter
prior to their return to Fort Sam
Houston, Texas.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20

The Norweign state whaling sta
tions are planning to manufacture
gloves from whale intestines, the ma
terial being said to be pliable, soft and
exceptionally strong.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20

J. E. Suggs, of EldOrado Springs,
Mo-, who recently bought the Rake
straw property on west Tenth street,
is here to remodel and improve the
house. Mr.. Suggs has considerable
interests in Baxter Springs and is con-
fident that the future Of the city is
one, of growth and prosperity.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20

scandinavian countries seldom have
a mad dog and Australia and New
Zealand claim never 10 have had a
case Of rabies.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20

Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Cole, III, and
Mrs. Chas. L. Smith motored to Kan
sas City Sunday.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Romack and
Mrs. Lee Sweeten spent Monday in
joplin.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20

win Apple from Columbus is trans
acting business in Baxter Springs to-
fay.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20

Charley Dreckels has left Baxter
Springs for Kansas City where he will
visit friends.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20

N. L. Greenstreet is transacting
business in Kansas City this week.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20

been Installed, but will be able TO talue
care Of same and continue sinking.
George Lurwick Is in charge.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-20

Miss Opal Wells went to Joplin
Monday on business.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-08
BOTUILSM NOT T

With the American Army in Eng
land, July 2O.-A few cases of botul-
ism have been discovered in the
American army but lone has resulted
fatally and the medical corps has en-
countefed no difficulty in checking
the spread of the disease.
A greater number of S have
been found in the British forces but
the percentage is not much larger
there and, while deeply interested in
the character Of this latest of var
diseases, physicians, both British and
American, profess a conviction that it
will not become so prevalent as to be-
come a enace One Of the victims
in the American army has been an
Officer at headquarters. He recover
ed, only a slight dropping Of the eye-
lids remaining some days after he
was discharged, as a reminder Of his
illness.
Little regarding the causes Of the
disease has yet been learned. The
symptoms include an inordinate de-
sire to sleep, supplemented often by
a slight rash and a tendency to de-
lerium. The patient sometimes is left
in a partly paralyzed state. In a few
cases only has it proved fatal.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-08

In an article Issued by the commit
tee on public information is describ-
ed the American army's 'anti-tank''
as follows: +
Far Behind our lines, eight or nine
miles to the rear, the enemy for days
whole area back Of us reeks with
cloudy poison. Our gunners, gas mask
and trying to keep the masks on
the horses. do their best to help ul
and return the fire. But many OF their
guns Ue dismounted. They r weak
ening. \ ,
Suddenly the artillery preparation
against u wi trenches begins. It lie
hurricane fire. We are overwhelmed
with steel-a tropic shower Of steel
with every. drop q bursting shell. Our
fighting equipment is a litter of twist
ed metal. Every few PAGES men are
being torn to pieces. It is more than
blood and bone can stand. We are
driven into our dugouts. Z,
Then, suddenly as it commenced,
the y barrage is lifted. We hear the
thunder of it pass over u heads
creeping toward, our reserves. We
know the enemy is coming e. We
rush out to meet and stop him-with
the machine guns. "a .n-
The gray wave advances, men run-
ming a little way. lurching forward
facing a flying wall Of lead. Here and
there they begin to drop, always in
some grotesque position. The line
waivers. There is confusion. We hear
hoarse commands. What seems to be
open lanes appear in the enemy ranks
Yet they stiffen and start toward us
again. The flre-sweep of our machine
guns has not lessened. It is increasing
So we are puzzled. Almost instantly
though, we understand.
Tanks!
Sure enough, they are rumbling to.
ward us-great, dingy slugs, stee,
sided. but jeweled with quick spurtt
of flame. We have had no time tc
strew explosives in their path. They
are protected by infantry, so we can.
not ever try to fling grenades into
their tractsr machinery or loopholes
Our m%achine-gun bullets spattel
harmlessly against their armor. An6
they are approaching.
But we still have our 37-millimete,
gun-the baby gum Of the infantry
1t is very light. So we took it into
a dugout and kept it safe while the
foes shells crashed upon our trench
4NOW I1ie c1SAI llS1l VI L1S Grew IuSI
for it. They slip the cleaning shat
right through the bore and so carry
it up and out. 1t is set up in a twink.
ling and ready for use.
There is a drifting wrack Of smoke
and dust over the field. In no time
the little piece. it's flash hidden in {
funnel-like contrivance upon thu
muzzle. is splitting its wicked inch.
and-a-half armor-piercing shells in.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-08
A Story of a Anti-Tank Gun

to the flock of tanks. Their arnor
don't help them. Our shells will PEN
citrate an inch or moro OF solid steel
and carry their deadly charge Of TINT
clean inside. Carefully aimed, the gun
is speeding Twenty-Five shells 4 min
ute. And 1t is so accurate they
be placed wherever the gunner likes,
almost to the fraction Of an inch, Az
ready one Of their tanks Is stopped,
q caterpillar ribband dangling wound
lily. Another received q shell right
between the eyes, 20 to speak. It la
bors a moment, then stills the rem
|nants OF its crew, who stagger away
for their own lines. The supporting
infantry, swept by u machine guns,
breaks h runs. The attack is re-
pulsed.
That is Uncle SANS "anti-tank"
gun the smallest piece Of artillery
supplied to u forces. and one Of the
most deadly.
But they don't call it an ant-tank
gun in the army. It is entirely too
versatile. Its bald Official title Of ""37
mm. infantry accompanying cannon"
conceals a multitude Of virtues.
One of its chief uses is against ma
chine gun emplacements-the con-
crete pill boxes" first developed by
the Germans in Flanders during the
British attacks Of last year, and now
universally used over the front. Al
1,50O meters a single high-explosive
she'll, which is a little longer than the
armor-piercing type, will go straight
Through the loop-hole of a pill box,
destroying its machine u and kill
the crew. A few more shots will close
the loopholes entirely. The "37" will
hardly pulverize the whole emplace-
ment-that takes at least a '75"-
but it will put it temporarily out Of
business.
The "37" is also a handy weapon
against working parties, observation
posts, for enf1lading down a trench,
and for use, like a heavy machine
gun, in the short rushes Of an Often
sive. Ninety-ive per CEN of It's work
is done by indirect fire, when the gun
pointer is directed by telephone from
an observer, or ever two of them, out
ahead. Even under these conditions,
though it is not an automatic weapon,
it's mechanism is SO simple that it can
fire as fast as the Enfield rifle.
The little cannon is issued in threes
to each regiment Of infantry, in a
present proportion of one to each two
trench mortars. 1t is moved to thu
battle line by mules. but as it only
weighs ITS pounds. including the trail
it can be readily transported by its
own crew. Its accompanying ammuni-
ton car carries fourteen boxes Of six
teen rounds each.
The "37"sis now being manufacture
ed in the United States also. The de-
sign is French-model 1916-devel-
oped and improved from a piece first
used away back in 1885.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-08
LARGEST WOMAN T. A

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. s.-Mn.
Gertrude West, said to be the largest
woman inithe world, and well known
among circus folk, died while exhibit
ing in Milwaukee with q carnival
company. .ses4Egs,s
Big Gertrude."a as the e5s pound
was known professionally. W.
killed by a mosquito. @
Infection developed from the sting
and the entire system soon became
poisoned and caused death, a~ceordinsi
to physicians.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-08
HOUSES FOR RENT-tcont,nued.)

WATCH GRAND FORKS GROW
FOR RENT.
S6e.oo-8 room, all modern house, 8. 4th
s4o.oo-s room, all modern house,
Boulevard Ave-, with garage.
ss6.oo.1o room. all modern house. Wal
$4,000 room, N. srd St., all modern.
S26.oo.-e room. all, modern house. 3rd
'so.Gols room cottage, all modern but
s2l.0O-6 room house. all modern but
$1,000 room. all modern house, new.
sss. oo-s room, ali modern but heat, N.
Ninth st.
water. N. Seventh st.
$1o.oo-5 room house, N. 7th ST.. city
s1s.oo-e room house. all modern but
heat, End Ave.
$20.00-6 room. house. all modern but
heat. University Ave-.
$25.e0-s room house, all modern but
heat. International Ave.
$780, room house, all modern but
heat, Cottonwood st.
$50. 0O-6 room house, all modern but
heat, Walnut St.
SIS. 00-6 room house. all modern but
heat, International Ave.
FOR SALE.
Good first-class farm, four miles north
Of Grand Forks. ESQ acres in crop and
% acres OF heavy timber and pasture,
". II. KELSEY.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-08

are employed. The plant is organized
as a mode factory with lunch rooms.
rest rooms. hospital, recreation center
and welfare workers. Pay ranges
from $12 a week up. All sewing is
by piece work. Expert operators on
the power-driven machines can earn
from $40 to $50 a week. The factory
will eventually be one OF the largest
in the country. 1t will be il operation
for several years, it is predicted, as
Its establishment is in line with the
new policy/of the government to man
u%facture its own army clothing.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-08
100 WORKERS A DAY,

Philadelphia. Aug. 8.-One hum
dred women workers are being added
daily to the force at the factory es-
tablished here by the quartermasters
department for the manufacture of
army uniforms.
=. 1t is a mo man factory not a man
being employed there. 1t now has
about 1000 women at work. The
force will be increased as rapidly as
women can be obtained until 5000