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Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-10-10

The following letters have been re-
ceived by Mr.. and Mrs. John Jellicorse
from their son, Will, Somewhere in
France.
Aug. 18th, 1918.
Dear Papa and Mama:-
/ have been at this front almost
moth and don't see any sign of being
relieved soon.
| was under the heaviest fire a few
mornings ago that had ever been in.
1t was between and a. m. when
blazes of fire began to shoot up from
all over the country ahead, pretty
soon shells began to burst all around
Is, at the same time they opened up
on us with many machine guns. AL
most instantly our Artillery and ma
chine guns began firing. It was too
dark to do much good with the one
pounders,so we helped the Stokes
mortars use up all their ammunition,
then our little party of about ten men
and as many Stokes gathered up
some hand grenades and went to help
hold the front line trench. I had an
arm full of grenades and my colt
automatic so you see / could not do
much until they got quite close but
that is the time to get Germans any
way. Our machine guns did wonder
fully. One boy after getting shrap-
.lel through the arm and the sergeant
On the gun being killed, took the gun
over and operated it through the
fight. l have often wondered how /
would feel in a real scrap in this lit
lie fuss. I never felt better since
nave been over here, did not feel
ike those square heads could hit me
with anything if | was standing in
he open within so yards of them
much less being in a trench. But
this was not much of battle and
Won't really know how I am going to
make it, until / get in a real battle.
wish Icould write and tell you
every little detail about this affair,
1art of the time / was so mad /
could hardly see, then something
would turn up, a fellow would have
/ % laugh at if he had been tied to the
nuzzle of a cannon.
Love to all, your son,
WILL.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-10-10

den of war is to be cheerful at all
times. | am now back among the
artillery the IS and 155 are firing
nearbye on all sides, suppose you
could call it part of the battle field
but little children are playing about
as if it were a hundred miles from
the trenches, some have gas masks
where others have not. The inhabi-
tants have gas chambers, they go in
when necessary. It is wonderful how
these people harvest their crops right
up to the lines. In the trenches at
night we could even hear the Germans
running machinery behind their lines,
that was before we started the ball
rolling. With love,
WILL.
Aug. 21st, 1918.
Dear Papa
am well and little way back of
the lines enjoying the shade Of some
fruit trees. had about thirty days
in the trenches this time. / sure felt
like taking n rest when hit this burg
as the last few days had been little
trying. I never realized fully what
a real battle was until of late. / can
now see the French and British in a
different light since I can understand
already what they have gone through
the last four years. l had very little
sleep for some time and the night be-
fore the battle began in the early
morning, worked all night guiding
ammunition details through the
trenches, had just finished my job and
got to where / belonged about three
minutes before two big guns doomed
and then the whole earth seemed to
go to quivering, shell were falling
everywhere. Some times wonder if
these blooming Germans know what
we are going to have for lunch. We
went to where we started out to go
and hell what we got the next "a
hours after our gain. put my gas
mask up Ia different times and hadn't
/ got out of the habit when was re-
/ leived. At one time / thought / had
! got mine when big shell hit in a few
feet of me but when I pulled myself
/ together found it was only dirt and
gravel that had hit me. / got bunch
of mail today, one was yours of July
10. lost all my odds and ends that
valued most highly pictures, etc.
doubled my coat up and put it under
a wounded boys head that was lying
in damp place, expecting to be or
the spot when the stretcher bearers
came along but was too late to fine
either coat or boy. The address OF
my people in England was also in il
but / can remember most of them.
Love to all,
WILL.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-10-10
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.
H. K. CRowELL
MINNIE CROWELL

VS..
MINNIE CROWELL.
In the chancery Court of Smith
County, Tennessee.
In this case it appearing to the sat
isfaction OF the Clerk bnd Master,
from Compartments BiA, which is
sworn to, that Defendant, Minnie
CrowelI, is a nonresident of the State,
so that the ordinary process of law
can not deserved: it is therefore or
dered that publication be made in the
Carthage COURIER, a newspaper pub
lished in the town of Carthage, Tenn,
for four consecutfxefweeks, command
ing said non-resideht defendant to APP
pear at next Rules Nay, to be held
in the Court House, IN the town of
Carthage, Tenn, the first Monday in
November 1918, and plead, answer or
demur to said bill, or sameNwill be
taken for confessed, and set for hear
ing ex-parte as to her.
This 25th day of Sept 1918.
j. III. GARDENHIRE, Clerk & Master
w. V. LEE, Solicitor for Compl't.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-10-10
Aug. goth, 1918.

Dear Mother
Will write you this evening for the
first time since leaving the ship. We
have been travelling all the time
nearly, but we are settled for q few
days now. / would like very much
to hear from you, as havn't heard
since leaving Camp Mills, N. Y.
have been to lots of places and
seen lots of things since left the y
S. / liked the country very much il.
England, but they seem to be about
100 years behind America in nearly
every way. France is not so bad yet,
what / have seen it seems to be very
much behind America. The people
have small farms, and use oxens in
stead of horses, they have a few
horses and might have had more be-
fore the war. They have very fine
cattle and raising cattle and farming
is the way they make a living. The
barn and the house is all together.
Cows in on ends Of the house and dive
in the other. Where we are now
you wouldn't hardly know there was
a war going on in this country, al
though you don't see any men or boys
hardly, nothing but old men, and
little boys. The women work in the
4 field just like men, and in England
we saw women working in the rail-
road stations, rolling freight on
trucks. People in America can't
imagine what these people over here
are having to go through with. Eng.
land seems to be worse off than
France. You wouldn't think it pos
sible to go any where in the world
where you couldn't buy matches,
would you? Well we couldn't buy
them in England and if it wasn't for
the Y. M. C. A. we couldn't get them
anywhere hardly. We can buy cigar
cites and matches cheaper here than
in the u. s. The Government sends
them over, and we (the soldiers only)
can buy them at the Y. M. c. A. We
liked to starved inEngland, but we
are getting more to eat now.
had a great surprise the other day.
our train had stopped at station and
while we were there another train
load of soldiers pulled in, and it was
the old first Tennessee regiment. it is
now the lis Field Artillery and there
were several boys from Nashville I
: knew and sure was glad to see
them.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-10-10

James s. Daughterty, well known
contractor and builder near LINCOLN
Birthplace, Hodgensville, KY. says
he feels better than he ever did since
he was-a young man, and can do more
work as the result ofstaking Vim Hepa-
tica.
al had rheumatism and indigestion
very badly for FIVE or six years but
could get no relief. After taking the
Vim Hepatica prescription, have been
benefited so much, feel so much better
and do more work than since l was a
young man. / gladly recommend it
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-10-10
September Z, 1918.

Miss Bertha Andrews
Dear sister, will answer your letter
I received yesterday and was glad to
hear from you all, it was the first time
had letter from you in weeks.
got a letter from Eula A or 5 days
ago and she said. she felt better than
she had for two months. / don't hear
from you all as often as / did a
month ago. You all surely don't write
much as you did. This leaves me
well, except a little cold You said
that the meeting was going on there,
wish / could have been there to go,
but you see how it is. / guess you all
hear lots of good news now . Every
thing is going fine I think. We will all
be back before q great while. was
back off the front awhile. Tell moth
er and father, that / am doing fine
You didn't say whether Clarence
had been called or not. / guess you
all are having lots of chickens to eat,
wish / was there to help eat them
Well / don't know much to write. !
will tell you lots of news when / come
home. so don't you all worry over mo,
| will see you again soon, so answer
and write often for / sure do like to
get a letter from home.
Your loving Brother,
GROVER ANpEWS.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-10-10
Somewhere in France.
Sent. 1st 1919

Sept. 1st, 1918.
Dear Loved Ones:-Will try this sad
and lonesome Sunday night to answer
your sweet letter received some days
ago. / sure was glad to hear from
you and glad to hear you all are we'll.
How are you all by now? All o. K. l
hope. These few lines leaves me well
at present. Well had began to think
wasn't going to hear from you all
any more, had begun to think you all
had almost forgotten your little son.
1t sure did please me when they said I
had some mail
Well mother, what are you all doing
now going to the meeting / guess.
Sure do wish / could be their to go
with you all. Please don't forget
me in your prayers. am still praylng
1or God to save my soul before its too
late and l believe he will Mother
you said in your letter that all the
good people are praying for me.
Tell them to keep praying, maybe God
will save my soul before its too late
and then we can go to better world
where we wont have to say good bye.
Wen mother, when have you seen
my little wife, tell her to be a good
little woman till | return home, tell
her to write me of en- 50 mother I
Will close as it is getting late and
tomorrow is the blue Monday morn
ing, so excuse bad writing and take
al mis- takes as love from your son.
Please answer soon and a long letter.
Mo her don't worry about me, / am
all right and not in danger, so by bye.
PRIV. CLEO KELLY.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-10-10

Guess you got my card stating l
lad arrived safely overseas.
Don't know anything about how
he war is going now. We don't get
ny war news now. a.
Well mother, this leaves me Just
IS we'll as can be and eating every
hing / can get. / think very often
hat when get hack home, want
10 anything but eat. / sure would
Ike to be at home now TO get some
f that good eating.
/ havn't had any mail stree leav-
ng New York, and don't know when
I viii get any. Hope it want be so
awful long. With love to every one,
Your Boy,
RAYMON.
Battery C. 81 F. A. A F. +.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-10-10
.troH SALE

From 2 Ietter recently received
rom Roy II. Lyon, by his father, L,
4. Lyon dl this place, the following
5 taken which shows to his man5
friends in this county how he is spend
ng his time now in camp. He was
recently transferred from Camp Pike
and IS now in the officers Training
school, Artillery service.
Camp TayloE, Ky.
Sunday, Sept q, 1918.
1esr Father
We have had another prett,
,trenuOus weeks work with bat little
-hange, but as it is all new TO me j,
leeps me interested. We have had
! pretty tough week on our Mathe
.natics, and covered quite a bit OF
ground. The Metric system, for in
3tance, was pretty hard on me for /
lad forgotten nearly all that | ever
new. And as we do most of our
.iguIing III meters, centi-meters, etc,
Jou see it is absolutely essential that
! fellow should be pretty familiar
With it.
We also had temperature, Faren-
leit and Centigrade, the square ana
-ube roots, decimal fractions, ETC.,
md have had quadratic questions, ana
also angles and volumes in both plane
and solid geometry. You can see for
yourself why all these things are
Necessary in artillery work, and why
it is considered one of the highest
branches of the service.
We have something like two hours
a day on mathematics, and the rest OF
time is spent in drilling. We will not
be issued rifles as | first thought but
nave to know the manual of arms just
hoA
from another outfit, but return them
at night. am glad that we have
his arrangement for we are not both
cred with cleaning them, which is quite
a job, and 1 don't see under the pres
ent schedule when we would have
Cime any way. We have to shave
every day, and inspected every morn
.ng like a bunch of cattle. If there
S a spot of dirt anywhere it means
shree demerits.
thought when / was in school that
some of the teachers were strict but
can tell you that none of them were
/ n q thousand miles of these officers
We have 30 seconds to get into line
after the bell rings, which means
| that a fellow must jump down stairs
they say that pep" and "snap" are
1 he main things, and if / stay here
/ aOI4B eilOuSn VIII certainly nave
plenty of both.
We have all been separated at last
[ mean the home bunch. Even Char,
.ey, (Vantrease) is in a different
/ Battery from me now, but we are al
N the same area and can look eacl
5ther up III a very few minutes, i
we can find the time. As it is min
utes and even seconds count, and ever.
second is supposed to be used in learn
ng Field Artillery.
The past week has not been so COLI
out it has been pretty chilly two o.
,hree nights. l hope they will ISSUE
IS some extra blankets for they Ger
sainly would feel good. But an
getting used to it and if it gets to-
cold / can sleep in my clothes An
getting along tip-top and making bet
ser progress than expected, but it is
hard old life. am going to come on
all right, tho, and it will be mucl
better for me when it is over. Thi
work win make a fellow settle dow
and use his brain if anything will
Give all the folks my love, and re
member me to all the boys.
Devotedly,
ROY.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-10-10
Aug. 21st, 1918.

Dear Mama:-
/ know you have been worrying
and imagining all kind of things hap
pening to me since / came out here.
Worrying is something nobody should
do. There is a job for somebody over
here and there isn't a reason in the
world why / should not be one that
helps do it. The most you people
back home can do to tighten the bur-
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-10-10
GREATLY HELPED BY Vim HEPA
LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE MAN
Had Rheumatism and Indigestion fOrSix Years Without
Getting Any Relief Until HeJTOOk Vim Hepatica
Prescription Which HeSays Cured Him.

to anyone in my condition"
Just such testimony as this is COM
ing in from every quarter where peo-
pie are taking this truly wonderful
remedy. Being composed of eight
of the finest herbal remedies known
to medical Science, it does the work
and does it quickly. Come in, get a
bottle and try it on~our recommenda-
ton.
Carthage Drug CO., Carthage.
Gwaltney & Wilson, GOrdOnsville.
c. l.. Reynolds, Lancaster, Tenn.
w. III. Betty, Hickman, Tenn.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-10-10
couNTY covRT LAND SALE.

BY virtue of IA decree oil the County
Court Of Smith County, 7 Fnnessee, in
}. A. sN6DDY, ct al
BRETTJsNoDDY,
On SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1918,
at 2 O'Clock, p. m, on the premises,
will sell to the highest bidder, what is
known as the ". G. Shoddy. deceased,
lands, situated in thS 18th Civil Dis
trict of Smith County, Tennessee, and
bounded az follows3 On the north by
the lands bf Andrew Ward and Char
lie MARTINI East y the lands of Sam
Hatcher, Land (Huey Young; South
by the lands Of j. S. Snoddy; and
West by the Land of Joe Sanford; con-
tanning one hundred acres, more or
less.
TERMS of SALE:-10 per cent
cash, taking notes in equal install
ments for Il e deferred payments, due
in Tewlve and Twenty Four months
from date, fbearing interest from Jan
nary 1st, 1919, with approved security,
a lien ret sined for balance of purchase
money.
MINIMUM PRICE $325O.
This, Beptember 23rd, 1913.
]. E. HIGH, Clerk
H. ,. MeGdNNESS, Solicitor for
.yomplai1ants
H. NJ Hale. Guardian Ad Item.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-10-10
NOTICE TO MERCHANTS.

You don't need insurance until you
have a fire. Any merchant is liable
TO burn, and when he does he wants
his money If he has insurance. But
unless you have your books in a shape
so you can show the insurance COM
ranies the amount of stock you had
on hand at the time of fire, you will
have trouble in getting your money.
it is very much to your interest to
keep a clear set of books and either
Keep them in an iron safe or some
other place of safety. We are in a
position to know that this is very inn
portant to you, and give this infor-
nation for what it is worth We
write all classes of fire insurance
and bonds, and solicit your business,
promising you, besides a policy in
Americas best companies, every pos
sible accommodation. Call on either
phone, or come to see
MYERS e GARDENHIRE, Carthage
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-10-10

FOR SALE-One nice tsorrel mare,
about Z years. old. SIX large work
mules. All geatle and good work
animals.
w. s. JONES, on AEer Farm, Car
thage. Tenn
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-21
TO PLANT SEEDS
FOR DUCK FEED
Miss0ula Sp0rtsmen Seeking
to Improve Hunting
in Region.
SHORTAGE OF FOOD
Western Montana Has Little
Good Forage for Birds,
Says Marlowe.

Duck hunting around Missoula prom
hes 10 ne Il bit better next fan than
ever before, Recently large quantities
of the seed of plants uDon which wild
ducks feed have been received by men
Ct the city who are Interested in the
sport. This seed viii be planted in
oDportune places near Missoula this
spring. T. \. Marlowe said yesterday,
III speaking of the matter:
There are many places about Mis-
soula which are, in appearance, ideal
for duck hunting. Their. is but one
thing the trouble with them~-therc is
little duck feed. This evil will he rem
cdied this year and. j think, for good
w" are going to plant duck feed seed
in many such places. 1t is peculiar
that in western Montana there seems
to be scarcity of these plants. In
places where there should be fine hunt
ing, there is none. We have received
shipment of seed of wild celery duck
potato and other plants upon which
the wild duck feeds. This we are go
ing 10 plant Immediately. | think that
it viii improve the hunting about here.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-21
Former City Attorney
Criticized for DislOyalty

st. Paul, April .20.-Albert Pfaender.
former city attorney of New Clm,
MIMI. was today formally criticised by
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-21
PHILIPSBURG LOOKS
BETTER THAN EVER
City Booming, Says Herman
Hauck, Here for Day.

Herman Hauck Is in NiSsoula from
his home in Philipsburg. Unless you
have been in Philpsburg within the
last year. you would not know the city
now" Mr.. iIauck said yesterday.
Things there are in great shape. I
don't know when the mining camp has
been more lively. Az mines there are
going fun blast. buildings have been
erected until the city looks strange. II
is impossible to obtain a room In any
Of the hotels or rooming houses. Little
shacks are renting for unbelievable
prices. There Is a tent town there
now. Miners coming to the city have
been unable to find lodging and have
put up tents There is one big colony
of these tents and other smaller ones
scattered throughout the city. Things
look fine. | can tell you"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-21

Noah played a great game. lie drew
pairs and got a full house.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-21
Red Cross Given Fund
by Park Addition Club

Members of the Park Addition club
yesterday presented the Mlssoula Red
Cross with $67. The members have
been working regularly at the Red
Cross headquarters. They have knit
ted or sewed III garments for the
american soldiers to date
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-21
JOHNSON MUST FACE
TRIAL FOR ASSAULT
Negro Held After Attempt
to Shoot Son-in-Law.

Assault in the first degree was the
charge placed against Cal Johnson, col
ored, who attempted to shoot his SON
ln-law, Paul II. Williams, Friday night
on Higgins avenue. johnson is being
held at the county jail
The shooting followed a long stand
ing cnmity between the two, which
was caused by Williams marrying
Johnson's daughter. Friday night
johnson waited for Williams to come
out of the Metropole barber shop,
where he is employed as porter.
When Williams appeared the trouble
began.
Mrs. George Cushman narrowly
escaped being shot when one of the
bullets tore hole through her waist.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-21
Casualties
Two Killed in Action and
Is Wounded.

Washington. April 2O.-The cas-
uaity list today contained &c names.
The list follows:
Killed in Action.
Cook Fabian Knlessa: Private
Henry w. Leach.
Died Of Wounds.
Lieutenant Herbert s. Richey;
Private Peter p. Mccardlc
Died Of Disease.
Privates Martin Kruger, rneu-
monia: Edgar II. Morrell, pncn-
nonia; Max Zafren. collHitia of
neck.
Wounded Severely.
Privatcs Theodore VI. Pawlak.
Charlie r. Knutson.
Wounded Slightly.
Lieutenants Leslie f.. Gree ne.
William Eugene Helandcr: Corpo-
rails Weight NJ. Barnhardt, Edward
Corliss. Frank a. Edwards; Pri-
Yates John =. callahan James Can
avian, Leo f.. Caron. Sylvester
CopoZZoli, William +. Garvey.
Peter Gavalin. John w. Green.
Charles y. Klein. John J. Murphy
Harvey J. Roy, Ferdinand Stang
oni.
Missing in Action. a"
Lieutenant Bernard J. Gallagher.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-21

For a mild, easy action of the bow
els, try Deans Regulets, a modern
laxative. zoe at all stores.--Adv,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-21
North Side Ball Team
Defeats West Siders

The north side baseball team de-
feated the west side yesterday on the
Eorth side grounds by a score of 20 to
i. The battery for the winners was
Skahan and A. Allen, for the losers.
Nicks and Dahlberg. Umpire, John
Child. Today the north side team,
which has not lost a game this season,
Will play the east side on the Prescott
school diamond
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-21
Local Talent in Recital
for Comfort Kits Fund

Under the direction Of Mrs. Hugh
Sloane and Mrs. w. r. Moore, con-
cert will be given in the Elks' club
April %, to raise funds to provide
comfort bags for the Missoula county
men who will leave shortly for Camp
Lewis.
Vocal numbers viii be given by Mrs.
T. A. Price, Miss Frances Myers and
Emerson stone. Mrs w. p. Mills will
give a reading. Miss Dorothy Dickey,
a piano selection and Bruno Chi
linski a violin solo
The use OF the hall has been do
mated for the program
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-21

Originality usually consists of re-
peatins bright remarks to people who
never heard them before
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-21
MISS RANKIN GOES
TO SANDERS COUNTY
Representative Speaks for
Liberty Loan.

Miss Jeanette Rankin. member OF
congress- from Montana, left her homo
In Missoula yesterday noon to go to
Plains, where she will speak in the
interest Of the third Liberty loan. To-
day she was touring through the
country districts of the county. She
viii return to Missoua tomorrow and
will leave Immediately for Havre to
continue her speaking tour She ex-
poets to return to Washington within
two weeks
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-21
WelbOrn Resists Trial;
Pleads Former Jeopardy

Charged with carrying concealed
weapons, l.. G.. Welborn was arraisned
yesterday in the district court before
Judge Theodore Lentz and pleaded not
guilty on the grounds of previous ieop-
ardy for the same crime. Judge Lentz
fixed his bail at $1,000
Welhorn was arrested April 8 by the
city police for the same offense and
fined $25 by Police Magistrate Allen.
Later he was re-arrested by the coun-
~ attorney.