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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-10-16

We used to for the root house when
storm would come. | have worked too hard.
havn felt like writing 10 anybody have
worked every day, only missed four Sundays
since February. Got a job now that requires
81 days month. Wages are from SIS TO $40 a
day out here, but soldiers don't get it.
NOT FRIGHTENED DURING THE EXCITE
MENT OF BATTLE
IBy Private Melvin Anderson. Co. f. 47fh U.
$. Infantry. Somewhere in France, Base No.
Dear Folks: win write you few lines to
let you know | am still here and in the besa
of health. My arm is all healed up and
peet | will be pulling cut for my outfit again
soon. will hate to leave this place, for
fellow is sure taken care of. Blu. can be very
thankful that am able to leave Some
of the poor boys have TO stay in a hospital for
months They get the best of care and all of
that but they have to suffer quite a bit. But
thing. you never hear one of them grumbie.
The doctors and nurses in this hospital are
all from Wisconsin and that makes it seem
like / was close to home. They are mostly
from Milwaukee. think. There is one nurse
from Viroqaa, although don't know her.
Her name is Fannie Silbaugh. Saw Vernon
Atkins las might and he got the Censor from
her. She gets it right along. l guess. The
is a little old when it gets here. | read
some letters from seine of the boys in il. One
from Oscar FOdness, written while he was at
New York. | suppose he is in France now
it$hey lodged the U-basts. l never knew he
WAS in the army. / hope he likes it. | sup
pose there has been quite few leave since |
came l can say / don't regret The day / en-
listed although there is a little danger in it.
but as long you dodge the bullets you
are all right And il Is up TO all OF TO do
cur share. | try 70 do mine. and | know all
the rest Of the fellows are the same. A fell
low hasn't time to get scared when he is at the
front. He thinks quite bit before he gets
there ard is bit nervous, at least / was.
But after he gets into il there is so much ex-
element and noise shat he don't think Of any
thing except 20 get Hun. Well | viii close
m and In lou all he ToNt
and greet them all for me and tell them l will
write TO them soon.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-10-16
vIRoQUA BOY sALuTED BY MARSHAL
J0FFRE ON THE MARINE Be
FORE PARIS

by Sergeant Chas. V. Porter, Junior, AK
Les BaiHs France, September IL
Dear Mother; know that you will be sur
prsed 10 hear from way up in the French
Alps on nay vacation. This is sure a fine
coUntTy, mountains every here, and big ones,
toe. Their sides are covered way UP with
small farms and vineyards. You can on
the map where we are by Switzerland and
Italy. in Savoie. Mont Blanc is only a short
distance from here. Our expenses all
paid By the government and it costs us moth
ing. We stay at regular hotels. the
tourists DO. We have plenty TO eat. too. 1
was not sure I world get to come until the
last moment. but made it all right.
am surely getting along all right over here.
am overseer in big clothing house and have
20 men under me. ] have one service stripe
siread for six months service in the advanc-
ed section, and have started my sec
ond six months over here. ] nearly forgot to
tell you about the tea We had yesterday after
noon. About 20 American soldiers were there /:
also the French mister of war ahd Mar
shall Joffre and family. ! saluted the old mar
shall and he returned il. So I can say Z have
had Ny salute returned by a marshal Of
France. He is IN Old white haired man. We
gave him three good American cheers and
he turned around and salufed and gave US a
smile. This was at the Y. NJ. { A. You can
see by this that | am in good society all
these rich influential French people spend
their summer here around AK.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-10-16
HAD PLEASANT VOYAGE OVERSEAS

lBy John Denning, in England. Aug. 1911
Dear Mother and All: Arrived here safe
and had nice trip across abe sea. Am feeling
fine and like the locks Of England but can't
say how long we will be here, but don't
expect long as this is just a resting place.
There are lots of u. ). boys here. Not many
native young or middle aged men, as all that
are ct are at the front When you write ad-
dress Private John b. Denning, fist Art. Bat
terry E. c. A. C.. American. L. F.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-10-16
IsECOND LETTER, september ~

Dear Folks; Well ] got my physical ex-
animation yesterday. Was examined by seven
But l passed easily. and a private
in the Medical Depot Of the u. s: army. If
anyone would have mentioned such thing
few years ago. | would have told them they
were crazy. About twenty-five men of our
company ERECTED, a few from Lacrosse
being among the number. However. | had
stricter examination than this in Dakota. last
winter. We were busy getting examined yes
terday from after breakfast until about 2:l5.
Say, we were tired. After examinations We
had our finger prints taken and got the shot
for small pox and typhoid. We will get
other shot in a week. My right arm is little
sore and stiff. but not bad. In fact l have
felt pretty well all the time since | got here.
l was not surprised that passed.
Today we got uniforms. Each man got two
shirts, two pairs of trousers, coat. two
I,&irs of underwear. three pairs of socks,
and clothes s-= We got sweaters last night
Night before last and last night | saw wrest-
ling and boxing matches at the open air thea
tire. There are moving pictures there too,
shown every night. Our corporal took a bunch
of on a hike today We went up Sn0d
grass Hill, where in the Civil War at the
battle of Chickamauga, some of the bloodiest
fighting of history took place. We climbed
a hundred foot tower from which we could
look all over camp and over the town of Chick
amauga Park. We could see in the distance,
Lookout Mountain, here also fought
very fierce battle in the Civil War. Chicka-
manga Park in which the camp is located. is
covered with monuments and markers to com
memOrate the famous battle of Chickamauga.
Here il was that General Thomas the Union
commander rave Hood Of the Confederstes
such decisive defeat
There are lots of men here from New York
City. Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Of
course, good old Wisconsin. The New York
men are bad ones. lot Of them slackers, pick
ed up there in raids made by the police. so
its said at least. We have some fine officers.
Our corporal and sergeant are fine men. OF
course both priyates and officers rather
arOh as and hint L
that is TO be expected.
oh. I forgot on hike today saw
some barb wire entangiements and trenches
such used on the front in Europe. They
were very interesting.
1t is nice here during the day but cold at
night.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-12-28

\ food map Of Europe today shows
not ~iu~le country Il which the fu
turo docs not hold threat Of serious
difficulties aud Only small part which
is not RAPIDLY apT'1acflog he famin"
point with tlc c&cer 0n Of III"
Ukraine only ,husc countries which
have maintained mm 'uo commerce
have sufficient food 81 plies 10 meet
actual needs nui-.% harvest. ana
wen in the Ekrainr - sores aCcu-
nulatcd on the fLr5..s ere is iamln"
in the large ycntcr@ g opulation.
Belgium and .novi u France, as
vel, as Serbia. arNe " the hunger
man dis'lI,ct srr.s< est OF Europe
: SUs.ts.s- s-.sfs.Y.% T. T-'4' 'Si@-
ton from the other nations to the peo-
pie of the United Statesl America has
for four years maintatted the small
war rations of Belgium ana northern
France and is already EiE king special
efforts to care for thei,' increased
after-thc-war needs. which. with those
of Serbia, must he Included in this
plan. are urgent in the extreme and
must have immediate relief
The gratitude Of the Belgian nation
for the help America has extended 10
her during the war constitutes the
strongest appeal for US 20 continue our
krk there The moment the German
lies Withdrew from her soil and she
established once more in her Own
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-12-28

scat or government ,lr I,'l nation IS
first tauG.h, VA, .o uNpr,-- A.u -f"j.
tu.,c tu Ihy Conan ~-iou for Relief .n
E"i@ium for pr,~,lN.a- jh, lives @.
millions cd her ciJ.1.n-.
Germany. on the other hand nee.
not G.ure In su"t map tor Amer
cans because there is no present Ind'
cation that We Sn"' be called pu al al.
to take thought for the food needs O..
Germany. Germany probably can car"
for her own food problem If She j.
given access to shipping and is enabled
to distribute food 10 the cities with
dense populations, which are The trou-
bic centers. -.
aud Portugal IN Of which have been
maintained from american supplies
have sutlicien4 foo1 TO meet immediate
needs. but thrr .Il,urc presents scri
GUS difficulties Tho same is true o.
Spain and the northern neutral coUn
tries Norway. Sweden and Denmark
--uio>p ports have been open and Wh'
have been able to draw to some dcgrc,
upon foreign supplies.
Most of Russia is already in th'
1hrooS Of famine. and f0Oop000 peop'
/ there are beyond the possibility %
/ help. Before another spring thou
sands of them inevitably must die
/ This applies as well to Poland an'
practically throughout the Baltic re
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-12-28

-f,u>. wuh conditions most serious H.
TuauI
tol ma. Serbia, Eoumauia an
Mou..l.-.o la., already reached thv
mmu. rom and atr suffering heavy
IpU of DEATH The Armenian popula-
t.au IS Telling each week as hunCc'
takes its TOLL, and i'm Crepe, Albania
AND RouMauia 50 serious sre the food
shortages that famine is near Al
Ihou-h starvation is not yet imminent.
+ I,aly, Switzerland EuIsap and Tur
ley are in the throes of sIio strin
In rlcr to falau Amere as piedes
liu vuu.I relief we VII hav,- 10. expcr,
= k,ry t5B- ~ food which can be hsn
IA through our ports This means n
/ the very least a minimum of 20090,00o
rons compared with 5000 900 tons pre-
war exports and 1l.S4OOnO IONS ey-
ported last year, when We were hound
by the ties of war to th~ Eur, pean
allies.
If we fell 10 Tighten the black spots
on The hunger map or If we allow any
portions 70 become darker the very
peace for which we fought and blco
will be threatened. Revolt and anarch,
inevitably follow famine. Should this
happen we will see in other parts Of
Europe q repetition of the Russian de
haclo and our fight for world peace
viii have lcen in vain.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-12-28
r ETTER FROM RENO vALLEE

Somewhere in France, Nov. ,, 1915
... y. ". . Bryan,
Abbey lie, La,
.ar Nir and Friend:
..ale found "a II,tlc time ~ write You
,.+tcr. As the Governor Of y. Caro-
line said 10 the Governor OF 5. CarpiHa.
sits q ...g time between drinks, and
q, such / find il with any item of news
iu the Progress, or AhbcvIiiP itself, 50
viii try and give YOU a g." happen
a4s ami JIHgs cut here.
30 sJlIt | will say that it is very
gratifying to find that the Nermilion
ho,s are doing their bit. Both here ahl
lack In the states. have met a few
Of the boys over here, and it Is woe to
the buchanan who comes IN contact
with them. eBcausc it will be "Rous
init him -
We have passed through most try
ing test %, Spanish f., and the army
is still 1900, Tor the reason that every
mau lal the best Of attention thai
Uncle sam could afford.
We have had many cAr'temeEIS t
speak of around lcro. Ak occasional
I Earragc when raiding PARTY goes over
1 the ae.opIanc battle; or a rumor tina
/ the Boche are going 10 try drive ol
rs, are the only things that are differ
emit from the life i'll Camps back in tn
/ states.
Planes are too common to attrac
attention, and barrage usually come OF
IN the wee hours when every one
asleep, 50 things are mighty duh FOR II,
d., he sure the artillery has bee
wing ue a little fire bat as yet tina
...,.j given as a good thrill.
F. hay. Ll.a JeIvel from our work
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-12-28

.tc., but in spite of our harGHPI.
'oumd time for amusement. Here
could buy wine, milk and congnac. Con-
cnac is somewhat like American wis
key but not SO strong Some of my
hGddics got a hold Of some CHAMPAIGN
nd the time they did have but, o!
Continued on Page Three
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-12-28
Home Ice Factory
K. j. C. McCOMISKEY, Prop.
PHONE No. y.
THREE DELIVERIES A WEEK &c
RESIDENCES.

IhhEb 7
RESIDENCES.
gouth Of Railroad Monday, Wednes-
day and friday.
North Of Railroad Monday. Wednes-
day and friday,
Over 3aycu 49, Tuesday, Thursday ana
Saturday,
over Gu &c - Tuesday, Thursday aLd
Saturday,
NO ICE DELIVERED or SUNDAY
Please phone o-ders on ycur days
befere ET5HT O'Clock in the morning.
Ice Factory opens at SIX in s1e
r,-rin- and closes at FIVE O'Clock II
lie evening.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-12-28

The ueEs. .c.s only give Us the Drlel'
81 II accounts Of the zig hghts and
hose occasionally. We have to depend
~ ourselves or visitors for the news.
What we hear seems 70 snhcate tAaT
the Yauks are giving them H., Expect
a. early finish.
Hope VIC do rs we'll when We 60 over
the lines for our trvout.
wish I could write what please IN
. this letter. I could give YOU some mighty
---te-estAg and cLGGAtenlng facts.
Before the Americans appeared, it
.,s. simply n case Of n few men man
ing ta2 trenches in shifts, and living
. -lerp as comfortably a. IN hIg own home
. .cnuiug an eve on the enemy, III case
he tries to pull off somsttiug rude, as
! might call It. They had what you
nav call AT unwr!tten agreements OF
understanding; If YOU don z do so and
50. We won't 10 80 and ~, and II seemed
10 be Suchs Well, when we, Americans
came over and took up things and their
positions. being Young, fresh and ambi
rious soldiers .a9 couidn I GO doing
, ,rsi-yss sha, way at all, 50 they tore IL
and started shooting up things. violat
no said agreements The Boehe, Of
/, curse rad 70 retaliats and the resu!
5 ,'iat our bows have worked up idl
get US and started things going. Sucl
is tie exploits Of our troops IN Marne
es..esg Weeds, C6atsag Tsisssy, Vs,s'
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-12-28


.....
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-12-28

f.m .-a.r. what crimes are commit
ca }r ill.,. Germans in they name!
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-12-28

"a who wlderstands wo-
t he 3oes,t't. M
--IkE g. 49, f-l-r lfg = -
w ntly y0ur Q0ota
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-08-31
Registrars for
New Registration

The following is a list of the regis
trars appointed by the Local Board
of this County to conduct the Regis
tration under the new Draft Law to
be held some time the first part of
September.
All male persons, who have not
already registered, between the ages
to be fixed by Congress, will be re-
quired to register and may register
at any of the places named below.
The following is list of the regis
trars and places of registration:
Eureka. Justice Court Room,
Registrars, Velma Reynolds, j. B.
Bale, Joe Rebaleati and E. A. Skill
man; Ruby Hill, ]. G. Kitchen;
Prospect, E. G. c. Affranchino;
Three Bar, Tessie Damele; Alpha,
Hattie Carletti; Diamond Valley,
A. D. Crofut; Union. Ida Gill
bert at Bruffey's House; Diamond
Peak Mine. G. B. Levings; Palisade,
| Wendell Jones and Dan Downey;
Beowawe, F. E. Leonard and George
Shultes; Dean Ranch, John White.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-08-31
SHIPMENTS This Week

The following shipments OF ore to
the Utah smelters have been made
over the local railway: .
Four cars by the Peerless Mining
Company from Prospect mountain.
Nine cars of speiss by the Richmond
Eureka Mining Company.
Three cars by the White Pine Lead
Company from Hamilton.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-08-31
THE MOVING PICTURES

The moving pictures will be re-
sumed at the Eureka Theatre this
friday evening commencing at $3.50
o'clock, when the following varied
program from the Universal Film
Corporation will be shown:
Bloodhounds of the North in two
reels.
Perils of a Plumber (comic) one
reel.
Screen Magazine, showing pictures
of to-day. one reel.
Finley Nature Pictures, animals,
etc., one reel.
Current Events, one reel.
On Sunday evening, September l.,
Black Orchids, a five reel drama. and
"a Silly Sultan" one comic reel,
will be presented. These films are
from the Blue Bird Company.
Commencing with the present re-
opening of the Eureka Theatre, the
charges for admission will be 30 cents
for adults and Is cents for children.
The present film service to be pro-
duced at the Eureka Theatre is said
to be of the better grade of pictures.
One hundred and seven men, who
had reached the age of twenty-one
since June 5 registered for the draft
in Nevada on August "a, according
to figures given out by Adjt. Gen.
Maurice j. Sullivan. Neither Esmer-
aida or Eureka Counties registered a
man.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-08-31
ENLISTS IN STUDENTS
TRAINING CORPS
Peter Merialdo of Eureka Leaves Mex,
Monday to Enter Nevada University

Peter Merialdo of Eureka Leaves Next
Monday to Enter Nevada University
Last week word was received at
the University of Nevada that Gen
eral Mccain of the United States
Army had authorized the establish
ment of one of the Students Army
Training Corps at the University at
Reno. President Clark Immediately
notified the County Councils of De-
Tense of the plans of the War De-
partment and asked that every eff
fort possible be made to enlist eligi-
BILE young men in this corps.
Peter Merialdo, a high school
graduate of 1918. responded to the
call in Eureka County and was en-
listed August 20. He leave for Reno
next Monday.
Under the arrangements as made,
Mr.. Merialdo will be one of the ''boys
in khaki" and subject to Uncle Sans
orders while he is completing course
in electrical engineering. Should it
become necessary for the boys be-
tween 18 and 81 to GO to the front,
the War Department may order the
members of the Students Corps into
actual service, or keep them in train
ing until their scientific education is
completed, as engineers in all lines
are badly needed in the army.
In addition to their military train
ing at the University, every enlisted
man will be required to attend a six
weeks camp for rigid and intensive
military instructions, with private's
pay.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-08-31
RED CROSS MONTHLY REPORT

The report of the Eureka CHAPTER.
American Red Cross, for the month
Of August, has been handed the SEN
TINEL for publication by the secre-
tary, Miss Elsie Hooper.
New Members for August
Isabelle Pedlar frankie Pedler
Donations for August
G. A. Fletcher. .$1.0O Mob Hill Hose Cos3.oo
Paul Pedriolo.. 200 Ed Flavin....... 100
Maud Harris. -. 200 Mrs w Ferguson. LOO
Mrs X Tognoni. LOO R Harvey........ 100
Mrs r Harvey. LOO Annie Harvey. 100
+ A Loucks. -. so Geo B Levings.. $40
Dan Downey.... $50 Mrs y Uhalde.. 200
Mrs f Bartine.. LOO Mary Swick... . 100
A Friend. -. LOO I H Rogers. 500
Court House officials. 10
Mrs. r. H. HUI, five comfort pillows.
Finished Goods Sent to Reno
The following completed articles
have been sent to Reno during Au-
gust: Twenty-four hospital bed shirts,
one knitted sweater, two pairs knit
ted socks, seven knitted helmets.
At a business meeting of the En-
reka Red Cross Chapter held at the
work room Saturday evening, Au-
gust "a, the bylaws recommended by
the Pacific Division headquarters,
that had been sent the newly
organized Chapter, were read by
the secretary, approved, and adopted
by the Eureka Chapter.
A board of directors composed of
Is members was elected and consists
of Chairman Estella Hooper, Vice
Chairman Abbie Kitchen, Secretary
Elsie Hooper, Treasurer Madeline
Fraser, Laura Bale, Rosa Reynolds,
Eureka Kopp, Ada Rattazzi, Alder
tine Burdick, Sophia Zadow, Christy
McGillivray, Edna Plummer, Lena
Bartine, Annie Flavin, Della Rat
taxi. This Board of Directors was
divided into three lots of five each
the first drawn to serve one year, the
second two years, and the third three
years.
The officers of the Chapter act in
their respective capacities as officers
of the Board of Directors.
An executive committee was cleo
ted and consists of three members in
addition to the Chapter officers.
They are: Sophia Zadow, Edna Plum
mer and Christy McGillivray
September G., 1918, begins the Sec
ond year of the organization of the
Red Cross in Eureka. Each members
receipts shows when their secondyear's
membership fee is due, and these
dues have been placed at one dollar,
the same as the first year.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-08-31
Draft Treaty Signed

Washington, Aug. 24.-Secretary
Lansing and the Italian ambassador
to-day signed the treaty governing
the drafting of Americans in Italy
and Italians in the United States.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-08-31

The report of the Eureka Chapter,
American Red Cross, for the month
Of August, has been handed the SEN
TINEL for publication by the secre-
tary, Miss Elsie Hooper.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-08-31

In the primary election in Califor-
MIA for Governor, Stevens, dry can
didate, leads; Rolph is second, and
Heney third.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-08-31

been notified that Eureka County's
quota of unskilled labor to be en-
ployed on Government work is q
men-11 from the north end Of the
county and 10 from the south end.
From the present outlook it is going
to take considerable rustling to Sc
cure anything like this number Of
men in Eureka County.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Clifford
autoed over from Stone Cabin, Nye
County. last Saturday. Mr.. Clifford
returned Tuesday, leaving Mrs. Cliff
ford here for a longer visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Abram Laird.
Mr.. Clifford reports that nature
surely smiled on the southern coun-
try this year for the feed on the
ranges throughout that section was
never better at this season of the
year.
Commencing next Monday James
Romano Of Diamond Valley will take
over the stage and mail route be-
tween Palisade and Eureka. 1t is
understood that he plans to handle
the route from Palisade to Union
and will move his family to Palisade
to reside. Eugene C. johnson will
have charge of the route from Union
to Eureka and his family will con-
tinue to reside at the Bailey ranch in
Diamond Valley.
The following Eureka County reg
istrants in Glass One have been called
for service and left here byThursday's
train for Camp Lewis, Washington:
Thomas Barry, Peter Saffrotto and
Ben Allison. The Local Board was
called upon to send five men on Au-
gust 20, but the three men named
above exhausted Class One in Eureka
County. John Vaccaro, registered in
White Pine, and William Fales in
Elko County, also left Eureka Thurs
day with the other boys for Camp
Lewis.
AS announced in last weeks SENTI-
MEL, the Eureka schools will open
next Tuesday. September 3. The
County Board of Education is still un-
able to secure a teacher for the COM
mercial department, but a further
effort will be made and it is believed
a teacher can yet be found to con-
tinue with the commercial work
Principal N. P. Morgan has already
arrived, and Miss Dorothy G%ilcrest,
vice principal, is expected on to-day's
train. 1t is understood Miss Jose.
phine Jeffries will return by Mon.
days train, which will complete the
corps of teachers for the district