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Orville Andrews in France.

Givres, France, July /.
Dear Mother and family: This is n
beautiful day-makes me think OF good
old summer time. am feeling good
think mentioned in my last letter
that was at my old job again (barbe r
ing having some good business. ]
sure would like TO learn where the
home boys are over here. 1 guess
will find them in time. How is every
body getting along in that part of the
country?
haven't heard from N. Y. since ]
left N. Y. and sure am lost, but am
looking for letter this week.
Tell everybody hello and that am
well and not to worry about me. am
able to take care of myself.
Love to all,
Pvt. Orville V. Andrews,
Co. NJ, Casual Dept,
\. p. o. 7l3, A. +. f., France.
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the fish. France is very pretty
country, but very old looking.
We all seem to be happy and en-
joying life the best way we can.
Every spare moment we have we
are studying French. We have a
lot of fun trying to talk French.
We are Learning little by little but
it is sure hard to learn. We act
like we are dumb and make several
signs to make them know whatwe
mean, The French people are
sure proud of the U. S. soldiers.
| will have lots to tell you when
I come back. / would like to write
and tell you, but it is against
orders, so to be on the safe side l
will wait and tell you the whole
story.
saw my first OK team in this
country. 1t is quite sight to see
them pulling such big loads with
their heads.
Well Mother,I just can't think of
any more, and from now on per
haps my letters will be very short
Write and tell all the rest of the
folks am well and happy as l
don't expect l can write to all as
there are so many TO write to, but
tell them all to write 10 me.
Pvt. Arthur Leroy Snyder.
Bat. D, 341 st IA, Soth Div.
A. E. F., France
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Sergt. Chas. Slim Kitterman Wants
Letter.
American e. f., July 10

American Z. f., July 1S.
Dear Jasper News: This leaves me
feeling fine and happy. Have been
getting the paper o. *, which is sure
appreciated. | sec the people are doing
their bit in Red Cross work. Jasper
did fine with the sale and donations.
The boys that you know here are
fine. Lauderbaugh ard Keener are as
fat as pigs, but for myself-well they
don't call me Ocean Toad" they call
me "Slim," but should worry, they
don't feel any better than do at that.
1 have lost track OF Claude Hill since
we left the States. ! YOU see anything
OF him tell him / said am saving my
franks to pay the bet we made that !
would be home in November. OF
course | am not coming back till this
jobs done.
i have seen some excitement and
will see some more some day soon.
l haven't been getting much mail
lately. | think everyone got letter
this evening but me. Well they didn't
exactly miss me, | got postal card.
Everyone Graves mil. Well the boys
are raving, so will close for now.
Give my best regards and love to
all, and here's hoping get letter nc
the next mail.
Sergt. Charley Kitterman,
Co, f., 10 Engineers,
American +. f., France.
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Cuardian,s Notice of Appointment.

Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned WAS on the 18th day of July,
1918, appointed guardian of the person
and estate of Henrietta Gohr who has
been, by the Probate Court of Jasper,
Missouri, adjudged insane and incap-
able of managing her affairs. All per-
sons having claims against the estate
of said Henrietta Gohr are hereby no
titled and required to exhibit them for
allowance before the Probate Court of
Jasper County, Missouri, within one
wear from date of this publication, or
they shall be forever barred.
]. Il. Lannom, Guardian.
Attest: Edith Kerr, Probate Clerk.
First published Augustl-4t
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Dyson Roberts Describes Funston.

Camp Funston, Aug. 4
Dear Ones All: I received your
letter this morning. 1t sure was
welcome as it is the first l had
from Jasper since left there two
weeks ago today. Also today is
the first day l had received any
mail since coming to camp.
Tuesday evening we were moved
to the receiving barracks and
Wednesday a. m. we we're exam
ined. We call this examination
going through the MILL" and it is
mill sure enough. As soon as we
enter our clothes are taken away
from us and then we take a
shower bath. Next we are ex-
amined from head to foot, then we
are chased through various rooms
where clothing is given us. After
this we are asked all sorts Of
questions and finally loaded in a
truck and hauled away. ] landed
in these barracks. Thursday we
drilled all day and Friday morning
we were given mental test. The
rest Of the morning we cleaned out
our barracks ard oiled the floors.
We make our beds and wash our
dishes, but we are not allowed to
wash our own clothes. We are
assessed ST. 90 month for laundry
and have to send our dirty clothes
to the laundry. None of us are
losing any sleep about this. This
is new order that ;ust took Of.
iect, | spent an hour the other
! lay trying to wash a union suit
but never did get it clean. ] had
no warm water and you cannot
get this Kansas sand out of your
clothes with cold water.
After dinner we wore vaccinated
and given Shot in the arm. "
We have two more shots coming.
The shots are to prevent fevers OF
various kinds. Saturday was in
spection day and we had to tidy
up for it, Saturday was also visit
ors day and many people were here.
Men are allowed to 60 through any
day, but women can only 60
through the first and third Satur-
days. 1t is good thing as the
boys chase around the barracks in
any old thing.
So far the life hasn't been SO
bad, although it isn't the kind OF
life the average American would
want to live. The worst thing is
that we are not free to do as we
please and are herded around like
animals. We are given all the
food we can eat. One can eat all
he can hold, so if he goes hungry
it is his own fault. We are not
allowed to waste a thing and have
to eat all we take. 1t makes a
fellow careful what he takes and
| cOT1atiT,oac ma aof kb;aon - !
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Learning French in France.

France, July IS.
Dear Folks at Home: Well
Mother, as it has been some time
since | wrote you will try few
lines this morning. l am we'll and
getting rested up from my trip. 1t
sure was some trip, the longest
ever made. only want to make
one more and that is back to you.
sure was sick the first few days,
but after l got well / enjoyed the
voyage very much. l was not
alone in the sickness. We all fed
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watermelon. We always have
lemonade at noon to drink. Our
sleeping quarters are not so bad
and we have access to shower
baths. We have a dance hall in
these barracks and in this hall is a
piano and phonograph besides
several games which we can play.
The Y. M. c. A. furnishes enter
tainment every night and we can
find books, magazines, papers, etc.
there to read. Uncle Sam has
done almost all he can to make
camp life enjoyable. No doubt we
will get downhearted and blue at
times but we will get over this l
guess.
When we 60 to drill the ambu-
lances follow right along behind
as fellows keep dropping out all
the time. BY the time we get back
the ambulances are full. I've seen
quite a few fellows fall over and
then be hauled away on stretchers.
This camp is built in the hills.
The barracks are in a big valley
and on all sides there are big hills.
We march out on these hills and
drill. There is always breeze
blowing on these hills, so it isn't as
hot drilling as one might expect.
The nights are usually cool too an d
nearly every night or at least by
morning Ihave a blanket over me.
The worst part is getting up Of a
morning. We cannot get up until
5:45 a. m. and then have to be
dressed and in line before GOO "a.
IN This makes us hustle, especial.
ly to get on our military clothes
1t is awful hard to jump right up
when the bugle blows but fellow
has to DO this in order not to be
late.
We had one of those old fashioned
Kansas storms yesterday. 1t was
awful. 1t was real hot, too. !
hope We have no more of them
There is quite good deal Of sane
blowing today hut not near a!
much as yesterday. Yesterday g
fellow couldn't keep cool nor away
from the sand.
AS for the country | wouldn't
give 10 cents an acre for it if | had
to live here. The wind blows al
the time and usually there is plenty
of sand to accompany the wind
We had a sand storm lasting from
Saturday until Tuesday. l think
the devil started to make thi:
his headquarters and it was toe
bad for him, so he moved away
and left it for us poor fellows
Every morning we scooped the
sand out of our barracks some
job. They are putting US through
! in a hurry. 1t won't be a very
long time until we will be first
class soldiers and that is what we
are here for. Kaiser Bill better b.
making his get away rs we viii
he after him good and heavy
We want to give him a gooo
clicking" and then return home
and l feel sure he will get thai
licking real soon. AS for what
progress the war is making hardly
know. One never hears much
about the war here. We arr
simply preparing ourselves to &c
over and finish the whole thing
Some of US fellows will have to gel
a furlough and go home so we car
find out about what is happening
Must close as have more writ
ing to do. Dyson Roberts,
Provisional Field Hospital,
Co. A Sanitary Train, No. 10,
4th Co Camp Funston, Kans
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THE JASPER NEWS.
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JASPER, MISSOURI.
Entered at the Postoffice at Jasper,
Mo-, as second class matter, Septem-
Der 81, 1898.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-10
ARMY OFFICERS GENERALLY URGE
MILITARY COURT DEAL WITH CHARGES

Secretary Baker said
The department is anxious to ia
cilitate and to expedite in every pos
sible way the inquiries already in
stituted by the department of jus
tlce and the Senate committee" said
MIR. Baker.
"A third and concurrent eXamina-
ton Of the same set Of facts at the
same time might delay these inquir-
les. For that reason i shall hold the
applications Enacted upon for the i'm
mediate present"
Army officers generally have urged
strongly that a military court should
deal with the charges and limitations
Of disloyalty and dishonesty. They
draw a sharp distinction between this
phase of the agitation in the Senate
and elsewhere over the aircraft pro-
gram and the charges Of incompe-
tenCe.
Assistant Attorney General Frier-
son appointed to conduct the depart
ment CT Justice inquiry, ordered by
the President. began work today by
assembling all available data.
In the Senate, Chairman Chamber
lain Of the military committee intro
duced n resolution to authorize for
mally the investigation the commit
tee proposes TO launch probably next
week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-10
ROAD TO VICTORY
Surest Under Foch De-
clares Lord Derby
New British Ambassador to France
Makes First Public Speech at
Luncheon Given by Anglo Amer
lean Press Association

Paris, May 2-Lord Derby, the new
British Ambassador to France In success
sion to Lord BERTHE made his first pub
lie speech since his arrival at Paris at
the monthly luncheon given today by
the Anglo-American Press Association.
Replying to Chairman Elmer Roberts
Paris correspondent of the Associated
Press who had referred TO the Earl OF
Derby's ancestry. the British ampasSa-
dor said no credit was due him Tor
following the lines Of tradition, but he
said there was a man-President Viii
son-who made ancestry for himself and
set an example for the new world.
Old alliances, Lord Derby said. were
always difficult to control, but the pres
emf alliance was not difficult because Z
had only one aim.
"Under Foch Lord Derby continued,
lis the surest road to victory" The
worst thing to do to the press. the am
bassador said was to lecture it. He
said he hoped the newspapers would
realize that methods Of one country
could not be applied to another.
There always. Lord Derby said. was
an under-current of title tattle Of ire
sponsible people. Such inuendos, the
amba ssador added, came from Gerrna ms
trying TO set the Allies against each
other and whoever repeated them was
aiding the Germans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-10
WESTPORT FIRE
LOSS 100000

WiScaSset, Me, May 9.-More than
80 buildings, including twenty eight
dwellings,, q saw mill and a school
house We're destroyed by a fire yes
terday and today on the southern
part Of the island town Of Westport
Most of the dwellings We're unoccu-
pied summer cottages. The loss in
Guiding damage to. cumberland was
Placed by revised estimates tonight at
100000. The fire which yesterday
covered an area of twelve square
miles of forest and cleared land on
the island WAS believed to be under
control last r ght, but today it spread
again before heavy wind. Five
hundred men from Westport and all
the nearby villages attempted to stay
its rush. but without fire apparatus
of any sort, their efforts were of no
avail. The flames reached a cleared
space at McCarthy's landing where
trenches had been dug and a back
fire started
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-10
PASSAGE WOULD
HAVE MEANT A
GOVT. CRISIS
A lie q Defense on
F n ders Front
Southwest of Ypres
Again Tested by Ger
mans and Found ADJ
equate - Heavy Ar
till ery Fire on
SOnnop Front
SOnnne Front

The Lloyd George ministry has
won vindcation in the British Par
Lament at a time when defeat would
have meant a government crisis. A
motion by Former Premier Asffuith
asking for the appointment Of spe-
cial committee to investigate sena-
tional charges made by Maj. Ger.
Frederick B. Maurice, published
earlier in the week, was voted down
BY a vote of 29S to los.
While Mr.. Asquth disavowed any
ment to a crucial test. it was felt
that in the event OF an adverse vote
the Lloyd George cabinet would
have to quit office.
The Maurice incident involving
charges Of misrepresentation by the
premier in his reports to the House
of Commons he stirred all England
and the section of the press hostile
to Mr.. Lloyd George did not hesitate
to say that if the present government
fell there would be an alternative
cabinet ready to step into office.
The allied defense on the Flanders
front southwest Of Ypres has again
been tested by the Germans and has
been found adequate. Two divisions
of Teuton troops were employed on
relatively short front and were
sent into the fight under the cover
Of a terrific artillery fire. The front
extended from the village OF Lid
elite TO Eoormezcelc. but the CEN
ter of the shcck seems TO nave Deeh
at Vierstraet, a little hamlet north
ca st of KENNEL hill.
The TANKS of the German ATTACKING
line were stopped short by the artillery
fire poured upon them from the French
aud British cannon, which were posted
on high ground and were able to emf
Iade the German regiments as they tried
to advance.
In the center. however, the Germans
managed TO gain ground until they hal
made quite serious dent in the allied
lines. During Wednesday night, how
ever. the Allies organized counter at
tack, drove forward and tho latest re-
ports from Field Marshal IIaig are to
the effect that the line has been re-es-
tablishcd. The Germans are reported to
have lost very heavily during the fight
ing.
There Is q constant rumble OF heavy
artillery fire along the Somme front.
but here the British have again I'M
proved their position by local attacks.
The Canadian forces from New Bruins
wick and Novo Scotia have engaged In
successful local attack south of Arras
On the southern sectors of the Somme
salient, as well as in Lorraine and 9TH
er sectors further south. there have
been no combats Of a notable character.
The artillery of the contending armies
continues very active in the Asiago ba-
sin region of the Italian front The
official reports from Rome tell of en-
envy troops being "hampered' by the
allied fire
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Germans Doing Utmost to Turn Anens into Another Rheims
Artillery Upder Orders
From Prussian and
Bavarian Crow n
Prince Destroying
Finest Buildings and
Works of Art
Cathedral Has Es-
capped Injury So Far

On the French Front in France
Wednesday, May Shy the Assoc
ciated Press. The German artillery
under orders from the Prussian and
Bavarian Crown Prince is doing its
utmost TO turn Amiens into another
Rheims Picardys capital has al
ready suffered terribly from this eff
fort TO carry out the German idea Of
striking terror into the fathcrland's
enemies hy the destruction of their
most loved works Of art and every
day adds to its suffering.
The correspondent today Went all
over the abandoned city and OBJ
served the effects of the lombard
ment which has turned parts of the
town into heaps of ruins and BILLED
81 mon civilians, 50 women and five
children. besides wolinding 62 men, IS
women and 70 children before the
population had an opportunity to
evacuate the place. Since the Ger
mans have been within cannon shot
of I4miens after their recent advance
during the offensive, they have
hurled no fewer than $500 shells into
the city. Every indication points to
a systematic effort TO destroy the
public buildings. as the Cathedral
has been struck by shells which have
pierced the roof and walls and the
object Of firing necessarily upon the
town cannot be explained except
upon the assumption that it is car
ried out with the purely barbarious
idea of destroying the beautiful Oh
iects it contains. This followsXfF from
the fact that no TROOPS ..wastex
in the city and tina ts.tlie r. assR
ing through it Is pot IN use an.
nonade generally sceases az nighffah
only to be replaced by air raids,
which occur almost every night.
Aerial torpedoes to the number OF
$50 have been launched from air
planes upon various parts of the city.
AS most OF the shells and torpedoes
are of the incendiary type they have
caused enormous. damage SO that up
70 the present 1900 houses have been
DESTROYED. When the firemans who
CALAMITY stuck to their posts have at
Continued on Page Gel. u
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-10

Warrington, MAY 2 With the de-
garment 81 justice investigation Of
.,.raft production under way and
,,o,her inquiry hy the Senate mill
.s-y committee about 10 begin. Sec
,.,arv Baker announced tonight th"t
!, was withholding action upon an
p,ea,lon- by three signal corps off,
,srs for examination by a military
,orr, ~ their connection with the
AVIATION program
The secretary's statement disclose
ID that In addition Ia Maj. Cen.
squer. chief signal officer. Cot,
Non,gomery. In charge of contracts.
and Col Deeds. executive officer for
PRODUCTION. nave asked that the men,
lion ~ thc'r names In connection
With sweeping charged Of graft and
d,seyalty be mBdc the subject of in
qulrv ~ military tribunals. AS head
- the signal corps. General Squier
untl recently had direct control Of
army aviation and he and the two
cocnels represent the war depart
men' on tho aircraft board
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-10
DISAPPOINTMENT
Of Suffrage Amend
ment in House
To An Indefinite Oate-Canvass OF
Members Shows That Supporters
OF Amendment Number Less Than
the Two Thirds Majority Necessary
For 40 TN

Washington, Mas 2 Senate action
or tho House resolution proposing
submission 20 states Of an equal suf-
frage amendment 70 The federal con-
Ttlfeuo1 has roou postponed nded-
iH'cly because canvass ~ the menu
t"ra SHOW mat supporters III The
amcrdm"r' number loss than the
'ws-'h.td4 majority necessary for
adoption
Tins anuuNnC, man. was made 20
DAY hy Senator Jones ~ New Mcxi-
%. chairman Il the Senate woman
suffrage committee after he nad
stated in the Senate that the reso-
lut"n would MT be calico IN tomo,-
row as planned Ne added that for
NIL n"'ice - 'bc indefinite postpone
ih'n' wound NJ ei'm IN the Senate
tomorrow
senator Jones -aHd there vas no IN
Gt.r'ou whom tho r. solr-,or Womb
r' allied Yp. oGt declared that no 81
~ would hc made ia 40 So u,,l
'''ir v"r" assurances for sufficient
we've" NJ iass 4 VITA Congress nInr-
h'nf - adjourn Jill, !. some sena-
i'ft l'n".d 'nnt ill., r,.o,utjo,
.'''' i'' come 10 a VOTE At thiq
- sion '''''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-10
Over 100 Casualties
n. E. Men Since U. S.
Forces Landed in France

Boston, May 9.-Names of more
than 100 New England men have
appeared on casualty lists since the
American forces landed in France.
OF the total of 11OS from the New
England states there were 293 deaths,
7S9 wounded. 90 missing and six re-
ported as prisoners. One hundred
and So were killed in action: So died
Of wounds; Sc Of disease and 10 of
other causes. Nearly two thirds of
the New England casualties have
been reported since April IS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-10
LOUDLY
CHEERED AS He
LEAVES HOUSE

London. May 9.-The Lloyd George
ministry won notable victory in
the House of Commons today. By
a vote of c93 to log the House voted
down motion introduced by For
mer Premier Asquith providing for
the appointment of a special COM
mittee to investigate charges made
by Maj. Gen. Frederick Is. Maurice,
recently relieved of his post of chief
director of military operations at the
war Office.
Stirred by the imninence of q cab :
met crisis, the people Of London
crowded the public galleries long be-
fore the debate opened. The diplo-
matte and peers galleries were also
thronged.
Immediately after the introduction
Of MIR. Asquith's motion the Premier
took the floor and spoke in defense
of the government. He refuted the
charges OF Gen. Maurice and declared
that statements made in his recent
speech, to which Maurice's charge
referred were made on information
received from Gen. Matrices depart
ment of the war office. He showed
also by documentary evidence that
the extension Of the British line was
made because of pressure exerted by
France and that the decision was
taken on the advice of the military
authorities. in agreement with Field
Marshal Haig. the war cabinet hav-
ing interfered in no way in the mat
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