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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-18
France. Aug. 8.

1AoASCs AA6' -
Well I am here now and every
thing is fine and everybody we'll and
happy. This is a beautiful country,
that is what you can see on the march
but looking at some parts one won
ders where all the people are. Here
you see everyone working, nobody
much to watch you go by but over
in England there seems to be a good
many to do lots of waving and bid
n good bye and wish you good luck.
Haven't much to write to will close.
With love to you all,
Your son,
w. R. Selleck.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-18
Somewhere in the Woods.


August /, 1918.
Dear Father and ALI
Am a little late in writing this time
haven't had time nor opportunity
for the past twelve days. Had a hard
trip but one we were anxious to make.
Received a bunch Of letters today of
dates of June 10th to July 1st; also a
couple of newspapers and they sure
looked good to this boy. 1 note from
the clippings that you know of our To-
cation. 1t was a nice quiet sector and
neither the French nor the Germans
cared to start anything there as to do
so would be apt to incense the popula-
ton, whose good will both sides wish
to retain. The Americans kicked up
a little fuss but nothing serious, so
we took a little trip; hiked ten miles
in the hot sun, boarded our freight
train, rode all that night and next day
until IL p. m. Had one meal in 80
hours; unloaded our heavy wagons,
etc., in the moonlight and hiked all
that night and until z a. m. when the
Colonel called a two hour halt. Had
bacon, bread and coffee and an hours
sleep out in a wheat field; up and at
it again at nine and arrived at our
destination in the early afternoon.
How's that for endurance? Passed
over some beautiful country and
through THE city of France; saw
a wonderful tower and were greeted
by thousands of people from the
walks and windows. We did not stop
long but I'll not forget the welcome
extended us. We rested in a city
much talked about. Here l visited a
factory where girls and young wo-
men were working with metal. It
was honestly pitiful to see those poor
girls at their heavy work. They
would talk about us and laugh as if
their work was nothing. One fine
looking girl called me I'VE and want
ed to teach me to weld with her
oxyacetylene torch; another girl, l
felt like taking home where she be-
longed, giving her my purse which
had more in it than she earned in
six months, and telling her to stay
there, was a very pretty, honest-eyed
girl who worked the entire day bent
over filing the rough edges from cast
ings. Every now and then she would
straighten up, press her hand against
the small of her back and smile and
say something to the girl next to her.
They had smiles for us but I felt
more like tears for them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-18
Ned Ivey

Address: Ned w. Ivey, 1st Glass Mus
ician Hdqtrs. Co. 100 Filed Artillery,
American e. F., France.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-18
August 4~th-Sunday.

Went down town and had two good
meals, not elaborate but woman cook
ed and served in china dishes. The
boys cleaned the town of fruit, veg
etables and jam. Can you imagine
your main street jammed with fell
lows from walk to walk and all with
an armful of vegetables and canned
stuff? Stayed there a couple of days,
then pulled out at nine a. m. and
liked thirty miles through the rain
on a slice of corr Willy and hard
bread; got in a little after midnight.
After caring for the horses we had
coffee, bread and syrup; got to bed at
2 and up at 4. Had a bowl of soup,
bread and coffee. On the road at 6
and did 20 miles on just a sandwich;
pulled in at 4 p. M. Had a good sup
per and nights rest; out on the road
at z a. m. and covered about Is or IS
miles by 2 o'clock; pitched camp in
a truck garden overlooking what is
left of a city you have read so much
about of late. Laid up there a day
and a half, then out about Is miles
and camped in an immense forest.
Nichols and / bunk together. Our
tent leaks and we got soaked with
rain and other things from out the
skys. Stayed there a couple of nights
and pulled stakes in the rain and mud
to u ankles; landed in these woods
about s p. m.-dark and wet. Our
packs were on the Supply Company's
wagons and they were stuck back in
the mud, so Nick and I gathered hay
and burlap and tar paper out of
Fritz's dugout and slept in the open
on the wet ground with a steady rain
all night, listening to the whizz
bangs. Today the sun came out so
all / own is drying in the sun and
the bugs and flies are trying to eat
me up.
"Hindenberg Way is filthy and the
stencil of some places is indescrib-
able. Nick and ] have built a hut of
corrugated sheet iron that Fritz left
behind in his haste and Will Carter
in his beautiful home will have no
thing on us tonight. Had two fine
meals today so far, together with Red
Cross lemon drops, dry Durham and
matches and letters from home UP to.
July 9Th. Pershing says, "Hell,
Heaven or Hoboken" by Christmas,
so we are happy and we know that
you at home must be also with the
news OF the past few weeks. Expect
you are ready and glad to dig up a
few more dollars now that you know
what Buddy will do for you when he
gets a chance.
Most of u casualties come from
machine gun fire and are mainly
wounds in the forearms and from the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-18

Aug. Is, 1918.
Have accumulated some half doz-
en- letters from home from July 1-22,
also letters from California, Alabama,
Kansas City, Chicago, Louisiana, Can
ada, Wisconsin-nice letters which I
am glad to get and which / hope to
find time to answer 1t goes to show
that their hearts are in the right
place to receive such dandy letters
from so many girls. Makes me wish
I could be a dozen boys and love them
all. We enjoy the cartoons, May
send them along-then we can have
a 'snickerfest."
Received a letter from Alex en-
closing Middy's picture and a dollar
bill. My! that money looks queer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-17
MOST OF WAR DEVICES
] CREATED HERE, IS CLAIM
American Inventors Say q. s. Pro
i dueed 80 Per Cent Of Those
r. Used Against Germany.

= 3. 20
I Eighty per cent Of the devices used
in the war against Germany were
created IN the United States, accord
ing to the American. Inventors Asso-
an Organization which grew
out Of the war.
F. J. Hemen Of Seattle, Wash. pres
ident Of the association. said last
night that the end Of hostilities
should cause the inventive men OF
America to apply themselves to the
task Of discovering new devices which
will facilitate the work Of rebuilding
the war-torn regions.
. Future generations wiz look back
upon the present period as the age
OF Inventions, James T.. Newton, COM
of patents, told the in.
veptors at meeting in the rooms OF
the Board Of Trade Friday night A
was appointed to coop
crate with Commissioner Newton in
any legislation affecting
inventors and their rights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-17

tho Student Army Training Corps ut
George Washington University hera
He had I've years. previous military
training and holds the rank Of sergeant
with his unit.
r Halves Harris. young man. who h an
orphan. and who for the past Six years
has made his homo with DR.. Ladd's
family, Is non-commissioned officer
IN tho Army Medical Corps, and Is now
overseas. He had four years previous
military training.
Dr.. Ladd saw to It that, ut the proper
age, all his sons engaged in some sort
Of military training. George, for in
stance, had two years with the Har-
ward University regiment. The first
and fourth sons are married. All en-
listed from Washington. Among their
ancestors! were no fewer than twenty
ono participants In the war of the
revolution, not to mention Hannah
Dustin, the New England heroine who.
single-handed, cleaned out an entire
Indian encampment.
Not to overlook the father Of this
creditable group Of American boys, he
is doing war work also in a civilian
way. Previous to coming here he was
president Of three different colleges in
tho west and middle west
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-17
JoY.R1DERs SENTENCED.
John Allen Goes to Workhouse.
Five Others Pay Penalty.

!. John Allen. colored. who pleaded
guilty to q charge Of joy-riding. has
been sentenced by Justice Siddons in
Criminal Division to serve six
months at Occoquan. Allen was en-
p1oyed by The Star. and took deliv-
cry automobile. without permission.
into Virginia, where it was run down
an embankment and nearly demol-
ished.
Five other Joy riders were sentenced
by. Justice. siddons. who has an
nounced > policy Of dealing severely
with such offenders. Lawrence Brown
and Edward Hatcher. who had served
time on . similar charge. were sent
to the penitentiary for two years
each; William T. Jackson. one year at
occoquan: Harry Magruder. for six
months, and John Stewart. for nine
months at OCcoouan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-17
DR.. LADD'S FAMILY F1AS. MADE &.
FINE RECORD IN GREAT. WAR
Male Members Have AVERAGED 100 Per
Cent IN Their Service for ]. d Il.
Uncle Sam. J

which started the: victorious. drive.
This regiment suffered very. heavily
and Capt. Ladd' has recently ended
his third stay in the hospital, re-
Joining his company. October -. He
was in all the big. battles Of the drive
and was Wounded severely At Chateau
Thierry. He went to-. the hospital
again after Soissonat but got out In
time for the st. Mihiel salient opera
tons. He wrote he was all right
after that salient had been wiped
out. The. family has not YET. learned
the cause of his third hospital visit.
Paul Revere; Ladd, the third son, Is
an ensign in the Navy. He; has re.
Gently been transferred from ono Of
the big transports to serve as executive
officer and aid to the commandant Of
the naval unit. at the University Of
George E. Ladd. 1r. il with the
Marine omcers Training Corps at
Quantico, Va .g.s $780,
Previous Military Training.
John Gardiner Ladd Is member of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-17


The male members Of the family Of
DR.. George E. Ladd, 6109 Brookeville
road. D. c., average an even 100
per cent SO far as their service with
Uncle Sam is concerned. Every mem-
Der is at work for the government.
Four sons and one adopted son ars
in military or naval uniform
The oldest son. Hammond Ladd; h
engaged in the purchasing Of sup
plies for construction camps. He
tried to get into military service. but
proved unavailable because of physi-
cal disability.
Captain Of Marines.
Shaler Ladd, tho second son, is q
captain in the 9Th Regiment Of Ma
rines, now overseas, the regiment
that took such prominent part in
the Chateau Thierry operations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-17

John Gardiner .Ladd is member Of
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-01
WHERE nlNDUs ARE SUPREME
Have No Equals IN Balancing, Rope
Dancing and Other performanees
Of Like Nature

81 have seer many balancing, rope
dancing and tumbling performances in
circuses and theaters, but they are not
equal to those of the Hindus in India"
says a traveller. ut is not unusual in
India to see girls in their teens bal
ancing themselves on their heads
with their heels in the air, or walking
on their hands and their feet with
their bodies bent in curious p~ostures.
/ once saw a performer in India
place her head in a hole 20 inches
deep and emerge with a bracelet that
was concealed in~the sand.
zone of the most interesting per-
formances is that of women who dance
on ropes. One plays a musical in
strument. while the other goes through
g~yrations. holding a number of ar
ticles in her hands and taking care
not to drop them. The Hindus exc
cute any number of sword-balancing
feats. The most difficult perhaps is
that in which the point of a sword
is placed on the chin of the per
former"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-01
Quick Wit Saved Him

They were engaged to be married,
and called each other by their first
names, Trim and Fancy. He was tell
ing her how he had always liked
the name of Fanny, and how II
sounded like music in his ear,
Il like the name so much" he
added, as a sort of clincher to the
argument. that when my sister,
Clara, asked me to name her pei
terrier. I at once called her Fanny
after you. dearest."
But l don't think that was very
NICE said the fair girl, edging away
from him. How would you like to
have a dog named after you?"
why. that's soothing," said Tom
airily. as he saw he'd made a mis-
take. Half the cats in the country
are named after me..-Detroit News
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-01
All Follow Bell Mule.

An old flea-bitten. hammer-headed
ewe-necked bell mare, slowly picking
her way across the corral at the re-
mount station Mt Camp Zachary Tay-
lor. followed by 4 long string of mules
walking in single file, heads down and
ears wagging, served as illustration
for an officer attached to the big can
Torment who had just finished remark
ing that 'horse nature and mule ma
ture and human nature we're mighty
contrary things any way you take
them"
Now take those mules" he said.
'~The education Of a pack mule is q
thing that must be begun early. lie
has Just two purposes in life.
zone is to carry Dds pounds day
after day patiently and uncomplain-
ingly. and the other is to follow the
bell mare of the train, regardless OF
where that animal may g Well,
there is in that corral an illustration
of the effectiveness Of u training
The old mare has started after a drink
of water and there goes every lad
blasted one Of those fool mules after
a drink OF water"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-01
LEGAL NOTICES
APPLICATION NO. 5ao5.
Notice of Application for Permission
TO Appropriate the Public Waters
of the State of Nevada.

Notice is hereby given that on the
fifteenth day OF November, 1918, IN
accordance with Section 80, Chapter
lao, of the Statutes of 1913, one Z.
A.. Henriod, of Parker, County OF
White Pine. and State of Nevada,
made application to the State En-
gineer OF Nevada for permission TO
appropriate the public waters of the
State of Nevada. Such appropria-
tion Is TO be made from Rock Spring.
at q point in the SWA Of the SW y /.
Sec. Is, T 81 N. r. 50 E., NJ. D. B.
and NJ. BY means OF pipe, and one
tenth cubic foot per second IL to be
conveyed 10 the sw Y Of swA, Sec.
rs, r. Fl N, R. So e.. M. D. B. q NJ.
by means Of pipes and troughs. and
there used for stock watering pur-
poses. Water not to be returned to
stream.
SEYMOUR CASE.
State Engineer.
First publication November "a, 1918
Last publication December %, 1918
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-01
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department OF the Interior, U. .
Land Office at Elko, Nevada, Oct.
r so. 1915. es8
Notice is hereby given that Frank
p. Miller. Of East Ely. Nevada, who,
on May 20, 1914, made homestead
entry. No. 01351. for Eh NV; Y
NWA NwA Of Section IL; and
SEX swA OF, Section 1,Township
l6 North. Range So East, Mount
Diablo Meridian. has filed notice Of
intention to make final three year
Proof to establish claim to the land
above described. before F. D.. oldfield,
County Clerk, at Ely, Nevada, on the
twelfth day OF December, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses: Abe
shallen berger, OF Ely. Nevada, James
E. Talbot. Of Ely, Nevada, Jerome
P. Rumbaush. OF East Ely, Nevada,
Windsor l.. Fulmer, of East Ely.
Nevada.
JOHN Z. ROBBINS.
Register.
First Publication. Nov. 3, 1918
Last Publication, Dec. 1. 1918.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-01
The End.

No more shall l hear his footsteps
on yonder walk just as the clock
strikes s."
Gracious. Jeanette
And the cid parlor light will never
burn low for him again"
You don't mean it,"
Il do. And furthermore. he will
never sit on this sofa three nights a
week and call me pet names, as he
has been doing for two years.
Il am astonished."
And tonight | am going to- burn
all the old love letters in my chest OF
drawers"
B but why Are you going TO
discard him."
Discard him. Mhy, you goose, |
am going to marry him,"-Behobath
Sunday Herald.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-01
Her. Record Still Good.

Pa said Little Willie, whats an
echo?'
An echo, my SON. answered Pa,
casting a mean side glance at Little
Willie's ma, lis the only thing on
earth that can cheat a woman out OF
the last word
= Another definition of an echo,
Willie said ma. lis a man who
goes to old patent medicine ahmanacs
for his alleged wit
And then nobody said any more
words. but Willis, whose infant
mind was naturally confused by al
this Observation-Disclosures Plain
Dealer.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-01
Shallow Heroes.

This is no time for hunting mp the
made-for-the-occasion hero. That self
exalting, keep-your-eye-onrme tndivid-
ual is extremely busy calling attention
to personal merits. In the swirl OF
common-places you would see
them II they were not thrust before
your eyes. But he keeps you posted.
with ha6 q chance he'll talk you into
oblivion with hero tales Of his W ex-
pIoits. He carries his worth on the
surface and when you have looked him
over you have cen all there's to him.
Heroes of the tin-soldier type are
members of his class. You can tell
them by the rattle Of their wares
which they always carry around fer
exhibition purposes.-Exchange.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-01
Doing His Bit.
Daily News.

Some of these guys have got a
funny way of doing their Bit walled
one of the boys at the San Pedro sub
marine base the other day.
Here j blowed home for a vaca-
ton and finds this guy parading
around with my girl.
Il nails him and wants to know
what the big idea is.
"rTaint nawthin' wrong, he
comes back. 4 Just take her down
to the newspaper office every day TO
see if yo've got killed or not
Portland Telegram.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-01
NO. $500.
Notice of Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters
Of the State Of Nevada.

Notice Is hereby given that on the
18th day OF November, 1918, In ac~
cordance with Section So, Chapter
$40, Of the Statutes Of 1913, n VIM
Henriod, Of Parker County Of White
Pine, and state of Nevada, made ap-
prcation to the State Engineer Of Ne
vada for permission 10 appropriate
the public waters of the State OF Ne
vada. Such appropriation is to be
made from Lower Lunch Valley
Spring. at a point in the sen OF
SEA, Sec. IS. T. p N. r. 50 E..
M. d. B. & n. by means OF Of ponds,
and dam. and ~one1tenth cubic foot
per second is to be conveyed to Sc Il
of SEA Sec. % t. II N, r. 50 E.,
M. d. B. 4 NJ. by means OF ponds
and there used for stock Watering
purposes. Water not to be returned
to stream.
SEYMOUR CASE.
State Engineer.
First publication November "a, 1918
Last publication December %. 1918
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-01
Value Of Intersection.

To do anything worth while we must
be something worth while, and we can
not be II we take 1t all out In talking.
The mind must receive impressions be-
fore 1t can give them. the heart nus
feel before 1t can make others feel, the
soul must be filed before 1t a over
flow. .
If people would only live more. Y
they would only think more, II they
would only sit in silence alone with
their souls now and then. the T
they gave put would mean SO mucn
more. But alas and alack. the ART OF
conversation is not lost. 1t Is flowing
on and OF until one longs for silence
with d great and overwhelming longing
that only silence may satisfys-Ex-
change. 1885
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-01
NO. 1888.
Notice of Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters
OF the State of Nevada.

Notice is hereby given that ON the
21st day OF September, 1918. in ac-
cordance with Section SO, Chapter
1AO, of the Statutes of 1918, one
William c, Bradley, of Ely. County
of White Pine, and State of Nevada,
made application to the State En-
gineer of Nevada for permission to
appropriate the public waters of
the State of Nevada. Such appro-
priation is to be made from Bradley
Springs. at a point which bears s.
as deg. AZ min. w. 1880 feet from
the West u corner of Sec. 81, T. 19
~, r.. 81 E.. NJ. d. B. and NJ. by
means Of pipes, and 0.10 cubic feet
per second Is to be conveyed to a
point which bears 8. 4S deg. 45 min.
w. 10000 it,, from the West Y cor
ner of Sec. 81 T. 10 N, R.62 E., M.
d. B. and M, by mans of pipes and
troughs. and there used for stock
watering purposes. Water not tobe
returned to stream.
SEYMOUR CASE.
State Engineer
First publication Sept. 2sth, 1918
Last publication, Oct. 9th. 1918
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-01
Truthful James.

A Sportsman cs great imaginative
gift was telling how at n shot ne
had bagged two cartridges and a rab-
bit. His explanation was that though
he had hit only one partridge, the
bird in falling had clutched 1t an
other partridge and brought that to
earth entangled In its claws.
But how about the rabbit ne
was asked.
"Oh," was the calm reply, my gun
kicked and knocked me backwards
and | fell on the rabbit as It ran
past"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-01
Perennial Advice.

'My boy. now that you are going out
into the world to make your mark, you
will probably have some love affairs. !
Eyes, dad"
But I ought to warn you particu-
larry against one type Of woman.
"And what sort Ii that. dadY
ssThe kind who says she Is trying to
find herself. N~inety-nine out OF .
hundred men who join a woman In
that sort of search come to grief soon
er or ater."--Birmingham Age-Her-
aid.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-01
Looked Like LIneoIn,s slayer.

A curious footnote to history u
found n simon Wolfs' "Rresidents ]
Have Known" Mr.. Wolf. q Washing
ton lawyer. q loyal Unionist and 2
friend Of President Lincoln, was yet
also acquainted with John wilkes
Booth and resembled him In appear
ance. He says concerning the assas-
sination of Lincoln: "After the trae'
edy / was compelled to remain In my
house until after Booths capture 1or
unfortunately I resembled him very
much In feature-so much so ma.
Theodore Kaufman, the historical
painter. asked me to sit for him fof
his famous painting of The Assasslna'
ton of President Lincoln The ou''
look. 3t
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-01

What | don't understand is this, :
said Mr.. Jagshy, as he reached home
In the wee sma' hours. Il told Sam
at the poker club to tell you was
not there, and he said: Boss, dey
amt no use tryin' to fool de missus,
'causeshe done got de goods on you.
''Oh, that's easily explained an
swered Mrs. Jagsby. when ne
started to say you were not there,
told him you were sitting right in
front of the telephone and could
see you."-Binmingham Age Herald