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Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-26

Some of our wives who have not
yet reached the point Of having .
seryant owing to our inability TO pay
for them, have found that the banks
of Spring River and the fields adjac-
cnt are growing an abundant crop Of
greens" Curly burdOck, water cress,
mustard, dandelion and what not are
coming forth in great prOfusion IN
the low places. The cold spell has
kept the leaves from being buggy
and this is the one time in the year
when they are tender. About three
cents worth of salt pork in about q
half gallon Of greens beats al th1
patent medicine going.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-26

In reading up a little on the sub
ject we find that Baxter Springs is
really the only spot of historical in
terest in southeast Kansas. We might
add to this comment that Baxter
Springs has made more history in the
last eight months than she used to
make in as many years and we are
lust beginning to make history.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-26
GAVE RED CROSS $500

The local chapter of the Red Cross
is very much obliged to S. G. McNutt'
Mr.. McNutt told Mrs. Russell Hale If
she would get him a window flag for
the mining office at Blue Mound he
would give the Red Cross $5. The
flag came forthwith and so did the
"V."
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-26

Victor Berger, the pro-German con-
gressman from Milwaukee, is plan
ming on starting a Socialist paper
IN oklahoma. Possibly Victor hasn't
heard about that patriotic order down
there called the knights Of Liberty.
Berger has besmirched the character
of Wisconsin; there ought to be some
way to prevent him from defiling an
other state.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-26

The Comforts committee Of the
Navy league has received fresh con-
signment Of yarn for socks and hel-
NETS. Ladies willing tO knit for boys
in the navy may get yarn from Mrs
Reddy.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-26

Great Bend, April 24-The Great
Bend patrol of boy scouts is the ban
ner troop in Kansas in the sale of
War Savings certificates, thrift
stamps and liberty bonds, according
to a letter from P. w. Goebel, Of Kan
sas City, state war savings director,
to Louis Sutavern, scout master.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-26
KANSAS NUTRIENTS

Winfield, April 24-The Grace
Methodist church, recently destroyed
by fire, will be replaced with $4O,-
900 structure, to be erected on the
campus of Southwestern Methodist
College here.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-26
NOTICE

The ladies of the Catholic church
will have an apron sale Saturday
April q. The aprons will be on dis
play and sale in the south window OF
the Harvey furniture store.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-26

Spearville, April 24-Rev. R. F.
Xiser, pastor of the Methodist church
here, has resigned his pastorate to
take up Y. NJ. C. A. work in France.
His wife is now preparing herself to
follow in some form of war work.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-26

Parsons, April PA gas we'll with
a flow of half million feet a day, was
struck on the Hunt farm near here,
and drillers intend to go deeper in an
old abandoned we'll nearby, in an ef-
fort to find gas or perhaps oil.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-26

Frankfort, April 24-MariOn Nerad,
seven year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Nerad, living northwest Of
town, is dead after a twenty-fOur
hours illness from spinal meningitis.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-26

]. W. Cook has sold to ]. H. Steph-
enson a 40-foOt lot off the west side
of their home on Tenth street. The
consideration was $3.50.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-26

H. E. Pettigrew has been trans
ferred from the Woods Department
Store in Baxter to the store in Webb
City, Mo.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Ash have re-
Gently moved to Baxter Springs from
Blue Mound. They are living in q
new bungalow on South Military.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-26

Mrs. ]. E. Vincent of Miami, is in
the city visiting her sister, Mrs. l.
L. Cardin.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-26

Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Gilman have
started the foundation of their new
home on lola st.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-26

Mr.. M. B. Rich went to Kansas
City and St. Joe on Monday night to
attend to business matters.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-26

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Sincerely yours
Angeles.

e. Trogades-
Co. L. s5sth Infantry.
a E. r, France
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From Ed. Grady.

A. +. Q. 701. Nov. p, 1918.
Dear Friend:
Your fifteen page letter received a few
days ago and you deserve an immediate
and / hope an interesting answer.
want 70 thank you and Mr.. Boyle
and Mr.. Henthorne for your kindness in
sending mo papers. also Mr.. Dimocx.
y each member would drop a card 10
each soldier and sailor in the service
from 1926" they would be doing a
grand service. Even a card once a week
would remove all traces OF the blues.
especially now. Cheering news is need
ed for the boys are chalng at the bit to
get home and the blues are prevalent.
! am in a position to observe for hun
dreds Of soldiers and sailors visit our
club rooms every day al Base No. /. st.
Nazaire where there are about 100. 900
men at all times. Hospitals. hospital
ships transports and freighters. in fact
It is the busiest port in France. The
main topic of conversation is When
are We going home" 1 tell them that
aboat July 1st. the army ought to be
on It's way home I DON'T like to be toe
optimistic but rather a pessimist on the
subject and then If we should get home
before that time no one viii be disap-
pointed. When I say July 1st. near
about half Of the army ought to bc
home and demobilized by that time
When l was at Chateau Thlnrry ms
Ford was in an alley and I was scouc
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From Joseph French.
Somewhere IN France,
Ocfoher 30. 1918.

October 80. 1918.
Ny Dear Parents:
Received your most welcome letter
today and was very glad to hear from
home. I need not tell you how good
it makes a fellow feel when he lines
UP for mail call and finds the folks
back home have not forgotten TO write
st may seem like small letter 70 the
one who sends 10, but 1t seems like a
book to the one who receives II. I
was commencing to believe all the let
ters that were written to me from the
States had got strayed. This Is the
first letter I received IN FIVE weeks.
Things look pretty bright over here
and I think the enemy Will soon give
up. There IS no doubht. mother. the
prayers all OF you have said for Jim
and me are being being answered In
full. 1 know tho Lord IS hearing them.
have written to Jim and John Nc
Shane and hope viii receive an ans
wer soon. ] hope I can learn where
Jim Is I don't think I viii be able
70 see him for some time.
received bundle of newspapers
that had the comic sections in.
had the pleasure OF meeting one OF
the Hammond boys in the same camp
with me His name Is Prohl-the con-
tractors son. We had quite a chat
over old times. / gave the papers 20
him 10 read. as he has not hea3d from
home in four months.
It looks pretty good for old East
Chicago. even II Il has few slackers
IN It. I know there are a good many
back there that are backing US boys
over here. She is well represented in
all branches OF the service and in al
the Liberty bond issues I guess Col
w. J. Riley feels pretty proud to ret
ceive a message like that from Cen
Pershing. / think 1t ia about TINT
they took over Indiana Harbor. THAI
with do away with that political feel
t=a that has S%en going on,
II mother keeps on she will have ev.
erything in East Chicago canned. Wei
here Is hoping she has a good supply
on hand for Jim and me. How does 1
come you didn't tell me YOU received
nv last letter. I get more news from
Mary Gerard than I do from yol
about things like that
1 think Brother Bill Is rising yer.
fast although | think he Is capable q
holding anything Graver can Civ
him, IL they give him a little time.
see he Is doing his bit and consider
everyone Of those Liberty Bonds help
70 buy our food and clothes over her
and he is helping his two brothers Owe
here We'll. mother. there IS nothinl
can say l need as I have booko
tobacco and bookoo Frances. / CUES
pa Will know what that is. When Jir
and / return and get started again p
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From Frank Wirkus.
France, Nov. !. 1918.

France, Nov. I, 1918
Ny Dear Editor:
I am taking great pleasure in writ
ing you a few interesting things which
have experienced over here at the
front in France. Most OF my time over
here was spent at the front / am
with an eastern Division and this Dl-
vision sure is lighting unit. Tho
American Marines cannot compare
with them. I only wish could men
ton the name of this Division. but
that is prohibited by the censor We
have been IN the thick bf the fight
ing ever since General Foch made his
big counter-o offensive. At present We
are on q front which is one OF the
hardest fronts the American boys have
fought on. We have to fight for every
inch OF ground but thera is nothing
too hard for the American boyssto get.
II we break through this place we will
throw the whole Boche army in dis
order. and you will find out that we
have broken through and @ lat It will
not be long. either. I have not met
any Of the Hammond. boys yet over
here and I have been over here for
over Ave months. But still the Boche
did not get through a lot Of this coun-
try and our boys are all over 1t, 50
that makes IT pretty hard for US to see
each other. Please Editor. IL you
know any Of the boys addresses, send
them TO me and ! will write them.
Now I viii write you about my ex-
periences a few days ago.
Five Days in Death Valley.
1t was q night in October our regi-
ment was camping alongside a coun-
| try road somewhere in France. It
was then when our captain came with
\ orders to move to the front I be-
/ long to the wireless outfit or our reg
iment and there are five OF US. W6ll.
| the five OF US got our stuff together.
! put our wireless set together and put
I Il on the trucks and we were of The
| first greeting we got from the Boche
was gas. We had our gas masks on
for an hour. BY that time we were
I out OF the gas area and We took our
masks off. which was a great relief.
We finally reached the place called
| Death Valley That was as far as
! the truck could go. so we got off and
| got organized and started out with our
wireless set, a complete set OF bat
teries and poles, so we had all we
could carry. Phe road we had to walk
on wcs nothing but shell holes and
mud We walked in mud knee deep.
90 that put us completely out of wind.
We got about two hundred yards on
the road when the Boche artillery
opened up on Us. We laid fat
to the ground and waited patiently
for them to stop. The Boche sheled
US for about a half hour, When they
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From Corp. Hansen.

Somewhere IN France, Oct. IS, 1918.
Dear Folks:
Just few lines TO let you know that
am still living and in tho best or
health. I suppose you are wondering
why I did not write sooner, the truth
is I have been on the so pretty nearly
all the time I have been in France.
That is. travelling from one place 10
another and not in one place long
enough to do much of anything.
The last trip I had was with twenty
FIVE men besides myself and II was some
trip. We were sent TO one place and
they sent us to another and when you
get there they would start you some
place else. so you never know when you
get to your final destination. We finally
landed in a camp where they kept US
about two days now and we expect TO be
started out any time.
The beauty about seeing France is
that a soldier does not have to pay any
fares and he can ride as long as he
wants TO- but on the other hand ii is not
so nice as you never know when you
are going to get to your destination.
We started out on trip and they told
us II would only take about Is hours
and II only took So hours.
You want to save the pictures in the
Sunday papers and they will help re-
mind me of some very funny incidents
| in France. and tell Uncle Herman that
! I will have him backed or the map
when Il comes 10 telling stories about
/ the country.
You most likely are getting all the
/ latest war news sooner than we get Il.
From what hear 1t sounds pretty good
and looks like it will be over by Xmas.
They have the Germans out Of the
trenches and are keeping them on the
I run most of the time.
ran into a fellow that I worked with
when I worked for Jack Morarity and
( It was almost like meeting a brother.
You can tell Jack It was Tony.
The trouble with the German people Is
| that they have been raised TO almost
idolize the Kaiser and when they once
wake up I think everything will be set
tied in a big hurry. Most Of the men
taken prisoners are nothing moro than
boys from about fourteen years Of age
| to about twenty-five and then the rest
are men UP in years who ought to be
taking life easy.
How did Hammond show up on the
Fourth Liberty Loan7 I hope she did as
we'll as she always did, as II takes
| money 10 keep inc army on us 10 anu
| a person don't realize how much It takes
/ until you have seen II with your own
eyes. I cannot think OF much more to
write this time.
was made corporal Sept. 10th and
we get about s39.s0 month. Not 50
bad when you don't get paid for q
couple OF months. is IT? A fellow does
not need very much money IN this coun-
try when he Is moving around all the
time.
must close now. and give my re-
CARDS to everybody and tell them not &c
worry for there IS nothing to worry
about any more. As soon as I get 10
Gated in some camp I win try and send
few gifts from France. Hoping thi:
letter finds you all IN very best health
as I am.
Your son and brother,
CRPL. MILTON HANSEN.
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stopped hring We got up and started
once more.
We didn't get over a hundred yards
ahead when they opened up again.
We laid nat on the ground, and / be-
heve more than one Of us was saying
his prayers. We finally reached our
destination. We put our set together
and put our poles and antenna wire up
and in about a half hour we were
ready for business We sent out
few messages and when the Boche got
our location YOU ought 10 have seen
the shower we got. We were shelled
from three sides and they knocked
down our aerial eight times one day
and twice we were caught in their
shell fire while putting tho poles up
The Boche had us trapped IN our little
dugout like a bunch OF rats and dur
ing the five days there We hardly had
anything to eat or drink And we
We're continually shelIed. Well. I am
out OF that place OF hell and in an
other place which is pretty hot. but
not bad the other place. Well.
believe ii viii not be long untn the
Boche Will have to admit he IS beat
en-. The Boche simply can't stand the
onslaught OF the Allied armies Please
publish this little letter In yols pa
per. And this VIII let my friends
know how I am getting along. I am
in the best of health and feeling fine.
Please send me a copy OF this letter
In your paper and I Will be glad 10
write you again. Send the best re-
CARDS TO all the friends in Hammond
/. myself. do not come originally from
Hammond. but my home IS in West
Hammond. I viii close now, with kind
| regards.
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From Fred A. Storer.
Fort Sherman. Canal Zone,
November II, Is.


Dearest Mother:
Hove nothing to do this evening. so
Will write you few lines as I know
lyou are expecting letter.
The company has Just returned
from doing q two weeks guard in a
nearby native city end we have the
dav 10 ourselves cleared and in prop
er shape
Your letter was awaiting me when
we came back to sherman and was
glad to hear from home again and
20 hear all are well and keeping away
from the influenza read IN the
Times about the death OF John Skra-
lbaIa and Edna Bishop.
Well. Mother. had another nice
little hunt the other day and got a
hog. some pretty birds and snake
about seventeen feet long.
was out with another soldier and
we got lost and were out q couple OF
days
When we got dry we would cut the
top OF q cocoanut. squeeze a lemon
in the milk and have a regular cock
tai We had TO get something 20 eat
as We hadn't brought anything along
and this Is what we had three times
day, oranges. bananas. cocoanuts,
breadfruit and lemons. with a nice
ripe pineapple whenever We ran
across one. Not bad. was Il? I will
certainly hit the fruit stands heavy
when / get Jack home as that Is what
! live on down here. How IS En-
ma getting along at school this year
and how do you all like the new NJ z
minister and his family. Has he any
nice girls? Ha. ha-
7 received another nice. big box Of
chocolates from the engineer and hii
wife for a Christmas present
Well, I think I viii have to close
for tonight With love to you all
Your son,
FRED A. STORER.
End Company, Fort Sherman.
Panama. Canal Zone.
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heart for those boys or the New York
slums who told the Germans to go to
hell and stuck it out for six days when
surrounded and called upon to sur
render. At least 20 per cent of them
were boys who lived in the poorer dis
tricts OF New York city and did not
know that there was another part of
America besides New York. Just big
children who asked question about the
iniddlewest ana thought that I ought to
know who they knew in New York. But
how they did battle and not a complaint.
Hungry at times. wounded and of course
lousy all the time, yet never a word of
complaint.
War certainly makes US feel different
towards each other. One can read about
1t and sec II in the movies but the
actual encounter with It right on the
ground IS necessary for a full realiza-
ton of what it aeutlly is. Take the
Argonne for instance. The trees were
thick as could be. the roads narrow. rain
continuous and mud knee deep when the
battle opened. That fairly describe:
the front / was on, about five miles LONG
,, with the nth division Mr., Henry
had all he could do to get through and
I wondered how they were going TO ge
the food and ammunition up with TIL
motors but they did it. They would take
the stuff as far with trucks as the!
could and then the good old Missouri
mules (God bless 'em) did their bit. Th
! American army had the post of honor
'Nuff sed Your home papers have an
nounced the final results long befor
this letter reaches you.
Give my best regards to- all.
Sincerely,
EDW. c. GRADY.
knights of Columbus Secy.
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LETTERS ERoM Sol DIERS
the Home Folks From This Side ar
Other Side Of the Water

ing for food for our mess when fell
low near said. We'll. am son-of-a-
gun" Gust like thaD. IT was little
Jimmie. Did we shake hands? I'll
tell the world we did He was in a
hurry. so was 1 but we chatted n bit
and were on our way. That was early
in August and you know that time was
precious for US all that stage of the
game. Now If we should meet again I
believe Alfonso and CASTOR would be
back numbers.
II seems like the impossible has hap
pened. Four months ago Ex-kaiser Bill
stood on the hills near Rheims and
watched his army butt their heads
against the allied stone wall. Then he
tried another spot and the allies hit him
so hard that he hasn't had a home since.
When I tell you that the impossible
happened this year. I speak the opinion
of French officers whom 1 have met
here and there. They expected to win
in 1919 sure What the American army
did in the Argonne will 60 down in his
tory as the most wonderful achievement
of any army in any battle Of the war
/ was there at the opening bombardment
on Sept 26th. and stayed until Oct. 14th
Varennes was the last town 1 saw IN
that district. I was quite tired out and
sick from exposure. in fact I am not
over It yet. l am bothered with rheum-
atism in my arms and shoulders for like
the soldiers. 1 went through the mill
Our clothes were never dry or oul
blankets and the heavy food withot
green vegetables helped make US sick
My old division. the 18th, was sure shoi
up and I am glad to hear that they arr
having a good rest which they so richly
/ deserve.
shall always have soft spot in m,
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viii have to take vacation. which
! think he IS entitled TO.
l am sending handkerchief TO
Name and one to Gen and the home
Ares VIII not have TO burn much long
er and the clouds with the silver lin
ing are not very far away. When you
write TO jim Mooney give him my re-
CARDS from his cousin from France.
Tell little Ciel to keep up her good
work as she IS doing hne. from the
way she finished her letter. pa has
been giving her some more of those
French lessons With love to all and
boob Cell.
Your loving son.
PIE. JOSEPH E FRENCH.
Company B. 1O4 Ammunition Train.
American Expeditionary Forces.
From East Chicago.
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From E. Trogades.
Novemher 5. l9ls.

November 5. 1919
Mr.. Nicholas scopas;
Having the opportune time. I'll take
advantage and write you again, and
TRY to keep up my promise I gave you
when I last saw you. although II Is
very hard for me to do SO. When
IAN out with my regiment in the field
H3t's almost impossible to do anything
jelse besides hiking and lighting the
Germans. I had some experience while
in the front lines that Will stay with
Fne as long as I live. The war at last
In reality. II isn't the thing that we
Tread in the books. I cant picture
10 you in writing or give you an idea
but put It down in one word-H-.
1T has touched my very heart while
lVotnx through the ruined towns OF
France and seeing with my own eyes
1.-THE orphans OF war and the sufferings
lof these people. There I draw eour-
age and feel az though We should
tounish those that are responsible FOR
F4baSe crimes and thank God and
America we viii do r. u. S. is looked
upon as the savior OF human rights
and +. makes me feel proud to be in
her army and under such a glorious
iaar. so II die for It It VIII be a
coed death. While IN the States
couldn't see many things and couldn't
understand, but now I have changed
entirely my ideas. I wish l could
give YOU details OF the battle l took
mart In, but 1t would take too much
rpace and will make the censor angry
80 let silence suffice and If I ever get
back We VIII sit down in the Ma
.estic lobby and talk things over Well.
give nv regards to Gus. Jim and tell
my brother I am feeling hne-
Write to me.
Sincerely yours,
Angeles.
e. Trogades.
Co. L. sbsth Infantry.
a. z. F., France
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this ship at New York
We were In England but two weeks
TO the day. so do not know much what
is going on.
Today is Sunday. making the eighth
day on the ship and no land yet while
I'm writing this. You Will have to send
me all the news when I get to some
camp and can send you my address. I
will try to dA likewise.
sent you card Jus, before leaving
New York. so that you would know I
was leaving for somewhere
The old ship is tossing back and forth
that / can hardly write.
l have been in the best Of health but
for few days seasickness on this ship.
! was not sick on the other one at all
/ VIII close for this time. hoping 10
send my address TO you as soon as pos
sible
Happily yours.
FRED
p s.-Dec Arriving near port in
the best of health.
written to Mr. and Mrs A. c. welk.
343 johnson St. Hammond Ind
Long Island, Dec Z, 1918.
Dear Friends.
I viii try and drop you few Inca
hope they may find you all in the t-=s
of health, as that is the way I nave
been right along.
I have started TO write and write. but
never got to it We left this camp the
27th of October. arriving at Liverpool.
J, England the Sth Of November.
In England two weeks when we start
ed back the 22nd of November. arriving
in Camp Miles the 4th Of December.
We had a fairly good trip over on tho
Canada, but coming back on the Lap
land the sea was little rough.
I fed the fishes little coming back
(sea sick) for a few days.
1t may not take long till I can get
back to Hammond. I will not write
very much as I have TO be ready when
, they call me.
/ will close for this time, hoping TO
hear or see you soon.
! Happy as ever,
) PRIVATE A. F. PETERSON,
Handley Page TT. Sta. No. l. Field 2
: Long Island. n. Y.