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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-08-15
MARRIED AT ROCKFORD, ILL.

On last week, too late for our pa
per. the news reached us of the mar
riage of Miss Dora Sommerville.
which occurred at Rockford. H., on
July 2Sth. The groom. Mr.. MGnford
Gardner. is I'm the service of Uncle
Sam. Mrs. Gardner is well known
here. being teacher in our schools
for number of years and has many
friends who join the Times in ex-
tending congratulations. Mrs. Gard
ner will return to teach here this
season.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-08-15
CAR HAS CLOSE CALL

Last Sunday as ]. s. Hartshorn
was cleaning the motor of his Paige
car with gasoline and a brush. a
short" between two OF the "''r"s -
nited the gasoline and II was only
after some fast work on Johns part
that the car was saved from entire
ruin. AS It was the wiring was all
burned out and the batteries de-
stroyed. but Mr.. Hartshorn considers
himself lucky.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-08-15

August Voegler, OF Salt Lake city,
the first of the week
Mccall Patterns at The Puri-
tan II.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Pratt expect
to leave this week for Hamilton City,
California. where they intend TO To-
cate.
Mrs. j. A. Armstrong and daugh
ter Marjorie returned Sunday from
an extended visit. to her parents in
Washington
You will enjoy seeing Enid Ben
nett In 1.-THE vamp". at the Rialto
Theatre Wednesday night. August
21st.
Edwin l.. briggs. who is connected
with the College OF Engineers at
Manila. Philippine Islands. arrived
here last week accompanied by his
family. Mr.. briggs owns piece of
valuable land northeast of Jerome
Keep cool. Buy an electric far
we have them from s1100 up. Fras-
ers-Pence Co. Phone so.
In a recent casualty list appeared
the name of a Mr. Kirk. brother
OF Mrs. F. E Hull OF Jerome. The
young man was with the engineers
at the front and his name appeared
with many others who had paid the
oon~fooo In arffon
The famous Billie Burke will be
seen in Lets Get Divorce" at the
Rialto theatre Friday and Saturday
nights OF this week The story af-
fords just such comedy opportunity
as would be naturally selected for
Miss Burke and her Characterization
is a delightful one.
Ben Diefendorf arrived here last
Friday on his annual visit to the
tract to look over his interests here
We predict that on O few more Wis
its here. with everything looking -
prosperous as II does at this time
then Ben will again settle among
us permanently.
Remember the allied governments
official war pictures are shown at thu
Rlalto theatre every Monday ant
Tuesday. These pictures are takeI
at the battle fronts by official gov
eminent photographers and arr
wonderful indeed. A good featur'
will be on the program with thes'
war pictures.
Keep cool Buy an electric fan
we have them from s11.00 up. Fras
ers-Pence Co. Phone so.
The threshing Of the wheat In thi
section is now at its heighth ant
some very heavy yields are reported
OF which we hope to give NOR
detailed report later. An averag
of Sc bushels per acre was reporte
from the field east of town farmed b.
j. Colt the pnot season. In one fel
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-08-15

get little sleep before the big cele-
bration we are going to have. Hop
ing all is well
Your loving son.
The following postscript was add
ed and sent with the letter after
lie lao arrived at the front.
Ju,y 18Th
Z. S.-My dear folks
1t has been quite a while since
wrote to you. but | have had no
chance We have been moving and
been quite busy going from one
place to another 50 we are I'm actual
battle after so long time and am
glad of it. This sure has been
while driving. The Supply Co.
stays a short ways from the front,
but we are up there quite often with
things. Action looks good to me.
Note and some more of the Jerome
boys are here close. ED White saw
Sid the other day but ! haven't got
to see any of them yet. The Red
Cross and Y NJ. c. A. sure treat us
swell up here; so keep the good
work going. Absolutely no news
but lots of things ! can't say. so
will close. hoping to hear from you
soon.
From your loving son.
I'M
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-08-15
TWO JEROME BOYS WRITE
: OF EXPERIENCES AND TRIP

ia
The following letter has been re-
ceived by Mr.. AMI MS. J. w. Lewis
from their son. James, who Is serv
ing in the American Expeditienary
Forces. \ 1t was written Just before
going to t..e front:
Somewhere in France"
July Bird, 1918.
Dear Folks at Home:
wrote 10 you yesterday, but pt
your request in your last letter,
will try and give you, as near as
can, an idea of our trip after we de-
barked from the steamer which
brought us here.
Well, we are here. - we said,
when we landed at certain harbor
in England after ? IA days journey
across the pond" but we never
stopped at that place long enough to
see the city. After unloading we fell
into ranks and were marched up 10
the railroad and seated In coaches.
to me than anything else There
was Just room enough for eight IN
a coach with a comfortable sitting
position. We left there late in tue
afternoon, to where We did not
know, but all were anxious to find
out. We did not get to see much
country on that one particular trip,
as we were unloaded at 1870 or 3
a. IN. at another stopping point,
which turned out to be rest camp
There were lots of English troops
at this place. After hiking two or
three miles we came to the barracks
and, believe me, we were not long
making our beds as we were all very
near all in. and bed or land
again looked good to us. After a
few days rest we were taken on a
sightseeing hike. OF course all of
us were willing to go as everything
was all new to us. That was my
first sight of an old cathedral which
we were ushered through. 1t was
sure some sight / forgot how old
il was. / had read of such things,
but never expected to see them. /
have seen several since and must
say I would enjoy it if | could go
through one every day. After few
days at that camp we again marched
to the railroad and loaded on the
same kind of coaches and were of
TO harbor and waited there from
a. m. until 6 p. m. before we
climbed the boat to cross the chan
mel to France.
At last we started. The trip across
was rather quiet except a small storm
which made 1t most disagreeable for
the ones guarding on deck. We
landed the next morning at French
port and were marched from there
to another rest camp which was only
short ways: At that harbor is
where I saw my first pair of wooden
D shoes. We did not do much sight
seeing at that place. ! don't think
much of a rest camp. We were al
that place three days and on thu
: passenger cars but box cars. which
n were about SKA I can't say 1t wa.
very comfortable with forty of us il
d one car but we all lived over II an,
/ way After two days and nights
r riding we arrived at our other cam
|. which was real good one. Afte
e about FIVE months there we conveyed
/ SO Kilometres to another camp ant
d from there loaded on cars and wer'
h brought here. where we are at tn
d present time.
= How long we will be here ! don
n know. but l hope this is our las
camp until we ret to the front. al
e are quite sure all the boys feel tn
IT same way Well. II is getting nea
It time for taps and tomorrow is tn
n 4th of July, so / must crawl In an
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-08-15
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT

or the photographic department OF
the Twin Falls North Side Land and
Water company, at Jerome. Idaho,
Tor the week ending August 10:
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-08-15
SHURE CATCHEM FISHING
TACKLE

Endorsed and used by Jerome's
flies. spinners.- leaders. reels, poles
and other accessories just received.
Frasers-P Pence Co.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-08-15

"a
MIR and Mrs. G. II. Beam have re
ceived the following letter from
their son Howard, who is also in
France. In it he relates some very
interesting exploits:
Somewhere on the Front
July 16. 1918.
Dear mother and father:
Well, l am on the Front at last.
but it isn't what l had it doped out
to be. We are nine miles back OF
the lines and will never be much
closer Carse is three or four miles
back of me. yet last night Fritz"
sent his compliments over to our
right, but very seldom ever gets any
troops this far back; he must have
something stationery such as bridges.
towns and railroads. although every
once in a while a troop or so have TO
take to their heels when Fritz gets
the most is these airplanes. The air
is full of them-both enemy and al
lied machines. Ever 50 often | see
anti-aircraft guns after planes and
Last evening l saw five Boche planes
dart out of the clouds and get our
observation balloon and made their
getaway, so far as | could see, and
. fola Of rrf al | n n
airplane get blowed out of commits
sion after 100 shots were fired at
him. I guess he thought he couldn't
be hit Every once in a while they
mix and have battle in the air. Sid
Stanton is over by Carse. | haven't
talked with him yet but saw him at
distance Loggy Ellis, Leonard
Maxwell and John. Vipham are near
here in their sector some place May
be we will get to meet sooner or
later l would like to see all of them
II could. They have been up in the
line for some time.
The marines are sure doing good
work They get bumped off ever so
often. but they are sure the boys to
stay. sometimes think we boys in
the heavy artillery aren't doing our
part here. We are doing our fight
ing and the marines and doughboys
come here to take their rsts: they
call it a rest camp. But 1t is no
fault of ours. We enlisted in the in
, fantry, as you remember and | am
well satisfied. Some one has to take
their branch and I navy as well be
here as any one else. | have been
working pretty hard the past two
days getting our radio station In
good working order. | am more than
satisfied with my part of the work,
better than would have been in the
gun section. Carse drives a truck
and seems pretty well satisfied.
guess this isn't bad at all. | get
lonesome some times but that is all
in the game. We are having the
best of weather except the last few
days il has been raining quite bit
How is everybody in Jerome. What
does Dob Rino thing of Idaho b,
now? | wrote Fay letter the othe'
day but haven't received an answer
yet. Well, | guess I'll ring of fol
this time. You hold a stiff upper
lip; I'll come through this all fine
and dandy Ii isn't what you thinl
it is. / haven't got any mail FOL
several days. Our mail cannot keel
up with us. l hope you are all we'll
Kiss the kids" AS ever.
, Your son,
HOWARD
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-08-15

Entered as second-class matter
March 8. 1911. at the post office at
Jerome. Idaho. under the act of
March 3. 1873
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-08-15
LINCOLN COUNTY TIMES

Published every Thursday at Jerome.
Idaho, by
A. &. Alexander, Editor and Publisher
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-08-15

SUBSCRIPTION. $500 PER YEAR.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-08-15

The following letter has been re-
ceiyed by Mr.. and MS. J. w. Lewis
from their son, James, who Is serv-
ing in the American Expeditienary
Forces. \ 1t was written just before
going to LIE front:
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-03-22
important

By executive proclamation next
Saturday is designated as War Saw
ings Stamp Day. Let the people of
the county properly observe it. Talk
and work for the sale Of the Stamps,
and help in all ways possible. Sus-
pend all business over the county for
one hour from one until two In the
afternoon, and work during that hour
and all the time for the campaign. u
At Selmer that afternoon at one
O'Clock, Gen. Harvey H. Hannah, Ten
nessee's silver topgued orator, will
speak, and this speech will be worth
your while. Do not miss it. There
will be music and other features on
the program, but no collection of any
kind will be taken at. the meeting,
and no subscription will be called for
at that time. Everybody come.
w. X. ALTERNATELY,
Chm. McNairy Go
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-03-22
First Gas Masks Made by Women
of Enaland and France

The use of gas In warfare dates
back to about 400 B. C. The Spar
tans saturated wood with pitch and
81 ,hur and burned it under the walls
Of cities which they were attacking.
F several centuries gas has net been
ased 10 warfare, and The Hague con-
vention definitely ruled against it
However, on April %, 1915, the Ger
mans liberated great clouds Of gas
aginst Canadian troops near Ypres.
Terrible destruction and demoraliza-
tion resulted from this first gas at
tack, and within week England was
making plans for gas warfare, against
the Germans.
Soon after the first German gas
attack English and French women
sent to the front hundreds of thous-
ands of homemade gas masks. For
the most part they were merely ban
dages impregnatsd with chemicals to
wrap around the mouth and nose.
Th Sc emergency masks saved many
lives. but afforded only limited pro-
lection.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-03-22
Free Flower Seed
Hastings Catalogue
Tells You About 1t

No matter whether you farm on a
large scale or only plant vegetables
or flowers in a small way, you need
Hastings 1918 Seed Catalogue. It's
ready now and we have a copy for
you absolutely free, if you write for it,
mentioning the name of this paper.
In addition to showing you about all
the varieties OF vegetables. farm
grass, clover and flower seeds, our
catalogue tells how you can get free
five splendid varieties, of easily grown,
yet beautiful flowers, with which to
beautify your home surroundings.
Good seeds Of almost every kind
are scarce this season, and you can't
afford to talo chances il your seed
supply. Hastings Seeds are depend
able seeds, tic E.nd you can always
depend on having "Cood luck" with.
You arc Coing TO garden or fnT-a
this spring. Why rot insura faccoag
SO far as possible by starting with tho
right seed? Don't taA6 chances that
you do not have to in seeds.
Write today for Hasting5' 1918
Catalogue. It's free and viii both in
terest and help you to succeed in 1918.
IF. G. IkSTiNGS CO., Seedsmon,
Atlanta, Ga.--AdYt.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-03-22
Farm Machinery Not Really High
Priced

Never was there time when the
eyes of the nation turned so com
pletely towards the farmer. Not
only must our own people be fed at
home, but our soldiers at home and
abroad, with the millions of Allies,
must be sustained by the increased
efforts of our farmers. A respondent
view is taken by macy, founded on
the fact that so many thousands of
soldiers have been called from the
farm that all branches of farming
will thereby be crippled While ad-
mitting the force of the situation
thus forced upon US. we know that
the farmers remaining at home are
capable Of producing at least one
tenth more products than they have
been producing heretofore, and from
a somewhat extended observation and
inquiry | am fully satisfied that the
greatest effort Of their lives will be
put forth this season, and this effort
will fully compensate for the shortage
in farm hands, More machinery will
be introduced, which will not only in
crease the productive power to cult
vate as many acres as heretofore, but
will increase the quantity per acre
by the better method OF cultivation,
We hear the complaint that ma
chinery has so advanced in price that
farmers cannot afford to buy. but
this is a sad mistake. No implement
has advanced in price in the last
three years in proportion to the
price of cotton. From December l.,
1915, to December |, 1917, Tennes-
see cotton advanced from l1.3 cents
per pound to 81 3, almost $50 per
cent, while | know Of no implement
that has advanced equal to 80 per
cent. So. taking cotton as the stan
dsrd, implements are now cheaper
than, ! might say, at any time in the
last ten years. With unprecedented
prices for every product Of the farm,
surely will our farmers meet the stu
alton with the report next November
that more bales of cotton, more bar
rels of corn and more bales of hay, as
we'll as all other farm products, have
been produced than during any year
10 the past. j. E. B., in Southern
Agriculturist.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-03-22
NURSES NEEDED IN
military HOSPITALS
Surgeon General Asks Red Cross To
Supply 5000 Nurses

Surgeon General Gorgas of the
united States army has called upon
the American Red Cross to supply to
the Army Nurse Corps five thousand
nurses between. now and the first Of
June. These nurses are needed for
service in the military hospitals both
in This country and abroad. Although
the Red Cross has already supplied
nearly 1000 nurses as a reserve for
the Army and Navy Nurse Corps since
the beginning of the war, the impera-
tive need for greater army Of nurses
grows daily as the war progresses.
According to a statement made by
Surgeon General Gorgas, it is estimat-
ed that there are between eighty and
ninety thousand registered nurses in
the United States, and that approxi-
mately thirty thousand will be need
ed for service in army hospitals during
the present year. The immediate need
for five thousand Of these is empha-
sized
Miss Jane A. Delano, Director of the
Department of Nursing of the Ameri-
can Red Cross said:
Not only are we appealing to the
nurses to volunteer for this service.
but we also appeal to the public and to
the physicians employing these nurses
TO aid in making it possible for them,
without too great financial sacrifice
on their part, to hold themselves in
readiness to respond to the call of
their country. We wish also to bring
to the attention of nurses the unusual
opportunity offered by the insurance
law enacted for the protection of our
army and navy, which applies equally
to nurses assigned to duty as members
of the Army and Navy Nurse Corps.
"a great responsibility rests upon
the nurses of the country. They are
the only group of women recognized
as part of the military establishment,
and should be looked upon as the rep
of the womanhood OF
America at the front.
mot only should the other women
of the country encourage nurses to
volunteer for service, but they should
make every effort possible to protect
the nurses holding themselves ready
for service and share with them the re.
sponsibility and sacrifices necessary"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-03-22
Ordnance Base Costing SIS.
100000 for Forces in France

An ordnance base that will cost
approximately 100000 is under
c. astruction in France. 1t will in
clude q gun-repair plant equipped
to refine more than 500 guns a month !;
a 2arge-capaciSy carriage-repair plant;
a aotor-v' hlcle repair plant capable
OF oyerbaa.ing more than l,200 vehi-
chs month: a small-arms repair
pl .nt to handle 5S. 900 rifles aud ma
chiae guns month; large shop for
the repair Of horse and infantry
equipment; a reloading plant capable
of reloadiug about 100000 artillery
cartridges day.
The ordnsnc base will include 20
large storehouses, IL shop buildings,
100 smaller shops and magazines, land
m chine and tool equipment costing
$5i000000. approximately 450 off
GERS and 10000 men will be required
ful maintenance.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-03-22

another one of McNairy county's fair
sons. | was almost overjoyed as he
stepped into my office, looking well
a bright shining light Of one of Gods
subjects on earth. teaching and lead
ing mortals to a better life. To say
it was great pleasure is putting it
entirely too mild Fond memory
paints the scenes Of other years;
green be their memory still. J
Hon. VIM. Jennings Bryan lectured
here one hour and fifty minutes yes
terday evening in the First Methodist
church to large concourse of peo-
pie. The large auditorium. the bal
comics, and all available space was
packed to its uttermost to hear the
distinguished gentleman. After his
preliminaries, that Of a united nation
to man and aiding in every way
possible every call of the president to
help prosecute this cruel war to "a
finish. he entered his twofold subject,
Woman Suffrage and Prohibition y
Knowing this gifted orator, you may
put it down in your mind he handled
the subjects well. No one could add
to it.
My youngest son, "Halp, is in the
army, in artillery service, stationed
at Camp Beauregard. Alexandria. La.
A letter from him to-day says he is
we'll and ready and anxious to go to
France when called. He is corporal
In his battery, and appears to enjoy
the army life.
Kind regards.
Your friend,
W. w. MASSEY.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-03-22

ask that it be read at one o'clock by
some good reader whom you may
select for this purpose. After this
statement has been read, brief and
appropriate remarks should be made
by citizens selected by you, emphasiz-
ing the necessity of the patriotic full
.fillment of our obligation to our
country in this emergency. In this
manner, at one o'clock on the after
noon Of, April lst, 1918, will be held
in every county in our state great
patriotic meeting, where the prob
lens that confront us will be consid-
cred and explained, and proper
tribute be paid those noble sons Of
your county who have joined the
ranks of eur defense.
So important is this occasion that
| wish to charge the responsibility to
each justice for representation from
his district at this meeting.
For your information. the Chair
man Of the County Councils of De-
Tense, County Food Administrator,
County Fuel Administrator, Local
Exemption Boards, Legal Advisory
Boards and Medical Advisory Boards
have been directed to cooperate with
you in this meeting, and you are at
liberty and requested to call upon
these for such assistance as may be
necessary to make this meeting a
success.
In meetings of this character, our
forefathers fostered liberty, and in
this manner let US preserve that lib
erty for our children.
Respectfully,
TOM C. RYE,
Governor.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-03-22
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER
Nashville, Tenn.
March 7, 1918

MdrCn I, 1910
To COUNTY JUDGES,
CHAIRMEN OF THE COUNTY COURT:
AND JUSTICES OF THE PEACE:
As the United States is involved in
the gravest crisis in its history, |
deem it my solemn duty to ask the
County Courts of Tennessee at their
quarterly meeting on the first Monday
in April, 1918. to suspend business
for one hour at one o'clock in the
afternoon, so that people in every
county in Tennessee may assemble at
the court house and consider the
grave questions involved in this world
war.
The State Council of National De-
tense has prepared full statement
of facts. This statement is earnestly
commended to your attention, and
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-03-22

Stopped

Headaches are Natures danger signals.
Find out WHAT'S the trouble. Cure that
and you won't have any more headaches.
Most headaches come from indigestion.
Bowels fail to act properly. Poisons ac-
cumulate in the body. The blood be-
comes impure, and headaches and more
serious troubles naturally follow.
II. S. Cope, glass molder at Alton
Park, Tenn, says that he suffered con-
stantly from headaches, but that Win
Hepatica restored him to health SO that
he was able to 60 back to work.
All such headaches are stopped by Vim
Hepatica, the great Nature medicine and
universal system purifier. 1t contains
eight herbal remedies which tone up the
bowels and kidneys, purify the blood and
thus make that kind Of headaches i'm.
possible.
We surely recommend this wonderful
remedy. Come in and get bottle on our
recommendation tha. it will help not
only your headaches, but viii regulate
your bowels and kidneys so that you will
find your health better than you have
known it for years.
BR0WDER BROS, Selmer, Tenn.
HENDRIX & DEAT0N,
Bethel Springs, Tenn.