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The Newark journal., 1918-08-29
Bushels of Love,
BEN c. ARNOLD,
"Still in the Push
August 2, 1918.

/
My Dear Daddy.-The drive
goes on and the Boche are still
retreating Yesterday morning
they rose real early, about l a.
m. and retreated 7 kilometers
before we could catch them to
give them little more impulse
by which to increase their
Ispeed. Our division has push
cd them now 80 to 40 kilonet-
ers and the only reason we
have net been relieved is the
fact that the division is moving
forward SO rapidly that it is a
bit hard to get the relief up
and in our place without los
ing time in the advance move
ment.
| have been on. more than
one sector prior to coming to
this one, and thought 1 had
seen some wonderful sights.
and | guess | had, but to watch
ar advancing army in full
sway presents more food for
thou than | am able to be-
gin to comprehend. There are
so many activities going on at
the same time, and the magni-
tude of all these activities 50
wonderful, that to undertake
to take them all in" mentally
will only get you confused and
leave you in a state Of wonder
ment. If you care to dc some
deep thinking and then have
iyour figuring end in vain, just
take a short walk from where
| am now located and take a
position on the crest of a hill,
where | have stood, and look
the situation over-that is. that
part of the game which you
can see from this point; it in
Icludes practically all except
the infantry action. Then go
a little further up the line
where you can see the infantry
advancing through valleys and
up hillsides with the shells
whizzing over head, bursting
close, the machine guns going
at an awful rate, the airplanes
patroling and fighting over
head, litter bearers going here
and there, gathering up the
wounded; doctors working
hard bandging, etc, observa-
ton balloons going up and
| down, ambulances everywhere
doing their very important
work, etc. etc.
Nov start on your way back
: to the main ambulance dress,
ing station where you started
J from; there is no telling how
: long it will take you to ge
J back unless by chance you hap
) pen to be on an ambulanc,
J which has the right of way
! over anything. In most case,
J the main road to the line viii
J be SO full of traffic consistins
: Iof troops, ammunition trains
| guns moving up, ambulance
t coming up, etc. that you vii
, have to go back differen
, route from that which vol
: came up-this is what they cal
, the lone way" road system
The Newark journal., 1918-08-29
Newark Man in France
Sees ImpIacement of Big
Gun That Bombed Paris

when they return and begin to
tell their experiences.-what
they saw, heard and went
thru, don't you doubt them for
a minute. I'm glad to see this
kind Ct spirit and if l ever have
the opportunity to support
Jude Tillman I'll sure do it.
Now don't worry about me,
tho I'll admit | am working
hard, but am altogether and
will continue so if some acct
dent does not befall me. |
don't expect anything but the
best of luck.
The Newark journal., 1918-08-29
Somewhere in France.
July 81, 1918.

My Dear Daddy and Mother
1t has been several days
since | had chance to write
you, during which time | have
been powerfully busy and had
absolutely no chance to write,
but this is liable to occur most
any time now and you need not
suffer any uneasiness at such
occurrence.
We are sure in the fight and
everything is going nicely |
cannot possibly give you any
adequate idea of what it is like
but | have an idea that if dad
dy will multiply several times
his most exciting experience in
the Civil War, then he will be-
gin to have material to mag
HE IIllS Dig WAL
We are moving the front
right on back toward Germany
where it should be, and no
American in the states today
has any reason to say anything
but extraordinary praise for
boys who are over here. They
are certainly doing their part
with valor and courage that
has scarcely been equaled
since the palmy days of the
French soldiers when the
French went forth at the be-
ginning of the war to stop the
husky Huns in their mad
rush toward Paris with full in
tentions of footing that fair
city. That opportunity has
passed, however.
The other day as | stood in
the midst of a hundred wound
ed boys, doing my work, | saw
four men approaching dressed
in civilian clothes. At the first
glance, | had the impression
that they were residents of this
town who had left ahead of
the Hun advance but now felt
that it was safe for them to at
least come back and view the
remains of what had been
their peaceful and beautiful
home. However, as these
men came closer, | could un-
each other and knew by tneir
derstand them as they spoke tC
accent that they were real
Americans. The first one stop
ped, stuck out his hand and
said, Sergeant, | am Congress-
man Chandler from Oklahom-
ma" | know him very we'll
but under the circumstances
did not recognize him. His
home is Vinita, IA miles from
Alton, where | taught for tive
years. By this time | had got.
ten my breath and collected
my senses ready to receive the
second one of the four. He
was Judge Tillman who was
president of the U. of A. the
first year | was there, but i.
now an Arkansas Congressman
| knew him and he said he
knew me. Apparently he was
glad to see me and of course
you can imagine how glad
was to see man like thai
whom | knew. The other two
| did not know. They all came
from toward the front and ac
tually came thru shell fire. sc
The Newark journal., 1918-08-29

For Indigestion, Constipation or
BiiiousnesS
Just try one 50-cent bottle of LAX-FOS
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ouinine and Groves Tasteless chill Tonic.
The Newark journal., 1918-08-29
SGT. Ben C.Arnold Writes From
Near Ruined City of Chau-
teau Thierry, France

Judge NJ. L. Arnold has re-
eeived the following two let
tiers from his son, Sergeant Ben
c. Arnold, who is a member of
Ambulance Co. 167 of the ia
nous Rainbow Division of the
Z. S. Army now in France.
The Newark journal., 1918-08-29

!
original starting point, and af-
ter noticing your mental atti-
tude as we'll as physical fatigue
you findyC urself in perfect men
tai arrangement and you ask
yourself the question How can
it all be done?" This is the
final question that brings you
to complete defeat and anyone
who has ever gone this way
will admit that it is the big
gest thing he ever witnessed.
My hands are up; I'll admit
that | don't know anything
about the war. Pm playing
the most minute part that is
Imaginable but it's all in the
system, and I'm truly glad I'm
here to help do this hard work,
lose these several nights sleep
successfully that forthcoming
generations may have restful
nights with their little ones
snugly tucked away, rocked in
the cradle of Democracy and
Freedom What do you sup
pose the Kaiser is telling the
poor war ridden women and
children of Germany tonight,
while their sons, fathers and
husbands are laying down
their lives trying to stop an adj
vancing army full of inspira-
ton, because all know we are
right?
| don't care what he tells the
man population, and | don't
care if they believe in all his
eamouflage, for they are most
all the same as he himself, SO
let them hold on to any reason
they claim to have for fighting,
and let them go to their death
one by one til the German EN-
pire is no more.
But this one thing is certain,
they are Just as good as whip
ped right now; the whole Z. S.
seems to be in earnest about
this matter and that means vic
tory.
have said all time this war
would be won at home; this is
what the home back in the
states is giving and will give til
this war is won-encourage-
ment from fathers and mothers
who have given their sons;
money by the millions to be
spent in the best way possible,
and all the brains and genius
needed. AS long as the spirit
of the people is right these
things will be forthcoming and
I'd like to know what else is
going to be needed to end this
war successfully?
Well, some of the boys have
just come in from hospitals
where they have been doing
some evacuating work and
they want supper and some one
to listen to their wonderful
tales, so I'll finish this tomor-
row.
(The following day.
This has been a very inter
esting day for me, especially
one experience | had. You
have read about the big guns
that the Boche have tried to
scare the world to death with
by dropping a few shells on
Paris. This is the one famous
gun that the whole world has
read about but none who were
at all practical in their
thoughts ever went into hys-
terics over its work or even
considered it seriously, not ev-
Ell these affected, the residents
of Paris. Some five or six kilo-
HSEF Wrk r. e
The Newark journal., 1918-08-29

Trade with the merchants
who advertise in the Journal.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-07
ILL., Britain Fails at Antwerp-and Learns-On the Schelt
October 1914


Deaths
which made
tudgng hour with battered collection OF
unprovded
Of
Bgian
sailor
conversation lnger with uttered
soldier back,
bothfe 4 i .
but
instead
a
whole companies
football
punched together with their
she fails It will not be
of
fronts her fronts behind her enemies fronts
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-07
THE SERVICE FLAG.

| The war should have O deeper
meaning to everyone whose eyes
hcheld The seven hundred stars on
flashing in the gray light Of the
dying day, at The dedIcatOrY ccrc-
| INCOMES.
it was a poor soul that did not
lrcspOnd to the sight Of that ban
ncr, symbolic Of scll-sacrificc, Of
the valor and devotion Of our boys
at arms, Of the love and labor Of
the women Of Missoula, Of The
sublime cause for which we are
| lighting.
Each star in that flag tells a
story. The blue stars tell Of the
heavy heart, that throb for tn"
boys that have gone, or are about
to go. to the blood-soakcd fields
of France, there, perhaps, to give
their lives for their country.
The gold stars tell Of the vacant
places by the firesides left by the
boys who have already given
their lives.
The story Of this splendid flag
has been told and must never be
forgotten. 1t is the noble work Of
the women of Missoula county
God bless them. a glance at its
sparkling colors each day should
lift us above The mean and low
and selfish things of everyday
life and transport us to thoughts
and deeds, worthy Of free men
and women fighting for all that
makes life worth living.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-07
SUPERSTITION IN TRENCHES

Along with the spiritual revival due
to the war has come a renewal Of
superstition. Nowhere is this seen more
frequently than among the fighting
mon themselves. Almost without cN-
ception every soldier cherishes the
thought that he will not be hit. So it
is no difficult matter for him to be-
lieve that some talisman can help to-
ward his safety. He may not actually
believe that it has sovereign powers
but there can be no harm in having
one. he reasons.
Among the French 1t Is held par
ticularly fortunate to have a gold ccin
in ones possession when going into
battle. And if one gold coin means
good luck, several implies an abun-
dance of II. This practice grew to such
proportions that the government made
an appeal to the army. asking that all
gold be surrendered to the central au-
thority, or at least not carried inEo
| battle, where it might fall into enemy
| hands
! There is the story of French in
| fantryman who believed that to put on
his left shoe and sock before the right
Twas to court good luck. His eompan-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-07
| The DAILY MSSOULIAN
E0TAsllshED 1879
SUNDAY, APRIL 7. 1918.
TWO GOOD TRUSTEES.

The election Of Mrs. II. b.
Farnsworth and Mr. A. Bcsancon
to the school board is very salts
factory and will, we believe, add
marked efficiency to the admins
tration Of our schools. Both are
worthy citizens. independent OF
action, and especially qualified
BY experience and training for a
trustees duties.
The very large vote for Mrs.
Farnsworth shows fine apprecla-
ton of her standing i'll the com
munity. The Muscular made a
special plea for her election and,
naturally, is pleased that its
views met With the approval Of
the community.
We are convinced thai our CHI
gems did their whole duty in the
election yesterday and that they
will be well served by the new
trustees.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-07

ions chided him, and he finally gave
way. Upon a certain morning he put
on the right shoe and sock before the
left, although with misgivings. That
day he was killed. First his platoon,
then n company. n battalion, a whole
division, adopted the left shoe super
stition.
1t is an old tradition OF the French
service that fortune will favor the man
who ruhs wine behind his ears before
entering battle. Just where this origi-
mated no one knows. 1t is a custom on
the part of our ally to issue wine be-
fore ordering an assault. And then
the ceremony takes place. It is deemed
especially good to catch n few drops
from a jug or decanter as a glass Is
being filled.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-07
rs Years Ago
What Missoula Was Doing
on This Date in 1893.

The case of the First National Bank
against the Missoula Hotel company
has been definitely set for trial for
Monday next. This Is an important
action in which considerable money
il involved besides tho possession OF
the handsome premises.
Dan Heyfron Is a pretty good fell
low. but Dwight is n. much better one,
consequently Dwight will be elected
alderman for the First ward. BE
sides Dan is n populist now and the
popultsts aren't in it this time.
A. j. Urlin is said to be expecting
the railroad vote in the Second ward
for alderman. 1t Is not many years
ago since Urlin sued the Northern
Pacific Railroad company for personal
injuries sustained in an accident, which
action he denounced the employees
as "a careless, incompetent set: men
not fitted for the mechanical duties
to which they had been assigned.
Certainly Urlin will get the railroad
vote--he deserves to.
The Missoulian is informed that n
misarprehcnsiou exists to the effect
that in the event of the election OF
Mr.. Angevine as mayor he will appoin,
| eX- Sheriff Houston TO the office OF
| city marshal. This possibility is de-
MED by both Mr.. Aneevine and Mr.
| HoNston.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-07
1T Is TO LAUGH.

You remember the three taiIors
who met in Tooley street, solemn
| ~ passed resolutions calling
themselves the people, and ad-
journed.
Well, something of that sort is
going on at Helena. The differ
ence is that these tailors are call
ing themselves the Republican
party of Montana and cndcavor-
ing to impress Chairman Hays
with an authority and influence
that do not exist.
There is some humor in the
thought that two tailors at Helena
and one from Livingston, can
bluepcncil a list of Republicans
into string Of messenger boys
lwho will SnccZc when they take
Isnuif. Absurd, TOOLS the notion
that they can make leaders or
candidates out Of straw men that
have been kicked TO pieces by The
Ivoters Of Montana.
The serious side is that the
success Of the Republican party
next autumn, the only thing
that should concern Chairman
Hays, is most seriously imperiled
by display of less intelligence
than IS possessed by a hard shell
crab.
| The Muscular, an independent
iby>tandcr, neither desires nor
|eNpects a summons to these mid
might conferences of dark Ian
tern plottcrs. 1T is, however, in
|terested in the maintenance of the
Republlcan party as an active
force in the affairs of Montana
because it believes the people are
best served when a balance be-
tween the two political parties is
lcontlnucd.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-07
COULDN'T WASTE 1T.

A photographer. seeing n Scotch
seaman, accompanied by u captain and
a petty officer, besought them all to
have their pictures taken. Both the
petty officer and the captain escaped,
but the seaman. just off the vessel.
stopped The last detail had been ar
ranged and the seaman was standing
fatty and determined when the
photographer started to press the bulb.
Well" said the subject, getting out
of pose. Some other day. Ah'l be
here q week, mehhe, an Ah'il see y
again fer n picter." "Well, why not
now" " Cause answered the eco
nomieal seaman. "Ah got n chaw OF
terbacker in m face t'day. Ahll be
along agin toward tn end O. tn week
some day when ! amt got chaw in
m mouth. "-Phtladelphia Star.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-07
Do Not Get Rid of Your
Liberty Bonds.

The government expects you to do
more than buy Liberty bonds: it ex-
poets YOU to keep them, is the ooser-
walton of William Frederick Bigelow,
editor of Good Housekeeping. The
opinion is widely held that, having
purchased the bonds, one is free to do
as one pieases with them. Which is
true, but is not the whole truth: for
we are buying Liberty bonds prima-
rily as a duty and We are doing less
than our duty when We subscribe for
bonds and then pass them on at a
discount. The treasury officials have
done all in their power to discourage
the commercial use of the bonds, and
while some financial experts have
disagreed with them, it Is neverthe-
less good citizenship as well as good
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-07
A MANS DUTY

The woman who stands beside her
man to urge him on to victory over
sell and over the enemy Is heroic in
his eyes, and the memory of her cour-
age, of her understanding and synpa-
thy viii go With him even unto
death.
y woman can make or break the
man who loves her. and women are
doing it all the time
The men they make are the men
who are encouraged and helped TO do
their duty as they see it.
Tie men they break are the men
whose right to fulfil their duty is
denied them or interfercd with.
Just as the greatest pleasure in life
IS The satisfaction in duty well done
so there Is no greater JOY possible to
"a woman than the knowledge that she
has helped the man she loves, in the
| supreme test, not to falter hut to do
| what he knows to be his duty.
| Anu the reason why no punishment
| Is named in the category of crimes
| Tor the modern Je2ebel who effects
the distortion of mans sense OF duty
Is because the penalty always hts the
| crime.
mat there are not many thousands
moro suicides among women is ac-
counted for by the fact that few will
ever admit that they are RESPONSIBLE
for any other than Il helpful inGlucuc.
-Georse L. Cook in The Mother.
Magazine for April.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-07
A NEW DEAL COMING,

Standing amid the splendor and
pomp and pageantry at the iu-
neral Of Louis XIV, the Young
priest MosSolian gazrd about un-
til cold smile cmlcd his lips:
then turning from the gIiltcring
banners and cleaning dress of
the ambassadors and official, of
the court, he glanced into the sill
yer coffin wherein lay the dead
monarch, clothed and jcNeled in
royal rcgalia. The silence had be-
come really painful when this
preacher, fearless as he was in
telIectual, raised his hand and
said: Nothing i great but God"
The war has already removed
a good deal of illusion about the
Importance of individuals. Some
kings have been sent tlmblins
from their tinseled thrones to b,
found men of flesh and blood. like
the rest of us. Some others ar,
getting nervous over the posi-
bility Of a similar fate. When i
is all over, there will be a new
appraisal of humanity on a seal,
OF real values.
Only the other day We read tha
some millionaires in st. Peters
burg who had posed as captain
IF industry and about whose fee
men had gr0veled for smile
We're actually engaged in sweep
ing the streets Of the city for
hand-to-mouth existence.
u course, there will be a grea
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-07
Talk of the T0Wn.
Bitter Root Roads
In Excellent Shape,

w. NJ. Sackett of Hamilton. motored
down to Missoula from the Bitter Root
valley yesterday. In speaking to n
Missoulian reporter Mr.. Sackett said
II found the roads in great shape
all the way down. 1t is unusual to
find them in such good condition at
this time of year In former years
that I have come down. | have found
washouts and chuck holes in places to
say nothing of deep mud. This year
though. things are fine. The roads
are smooth and hard: the bridges and
culverts firm and easily approached.
Today the weather was fine. The
cold hit us up the valley, as UNI
derstand you have had it down here.
The sun got n fine start this morn
ing, though, and before / had passed
Victor. things We're awakening to it's
warmth. Fields and hills looked
green. All along ranchers We're
blowing or planting. The valley looks
alive and prosperous. The promise
of the big ditch is showing every
where"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-07
LETTERS HOME.
By William kerschelI.

IhouSh you may Wohuer just ho"
hhe"
Ihat ms was Il heart "''i S'ee'e" "
test
I"as inns that maue me hi'o" his
"''Ih
AS one OF the sturdy sons OF oar'"'
lie was tired today when "Fn' WAS
zone
FOR ne hao neen nn before tue sun
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-07
At ARNAGEDDON.

While the result OF The great
battle on the western front is still
in doubt, it is plain that the prog
ress Of the Germans is becoming
each day more difficult. They
must keep moving, in order to
win, because if they are com
PEELED to pause and relrcnch
themselves, the battle for them is
lost, despite all that they have
won in the way of prisoners, guns
or territory. They started out to
force a military decision in This
war within very limited period
OF time, and unless they accom-
plish this within a week or ten
days, we should say that the
movement had wholly failed.
They might get within twenty
miles Of Paris and the channel
ports, but unless they go farther,
their position is no better than on
the week after the battle Of the
Marie.
1t is a fight against time for
Germany. She stands to lose the
war by failure TO win this battle.
In the event Of that failure, she
must face growing discomfort
with her own people at home. A
drawn battle means a lost war for
her.
The German plan seems to
have been to strike hardest at The
point OF contact between the
French and British armies, to
break through at any cost, roll
these armies up in turn and then
to rush through to Paris or The
charplel coast. That plan thus
far has failed in execution. The
line Of The allies has been moved
back until now it is within twelve
miles Of Amiens, but it is I'M
broken, and at some points the
allies have regained ground.
1t would be easier to forecast
the result Of this battle, if we
knew precisely the strength of
the opposing lines. There is an
impression among military critics
that IN man power i'll this battle
the Germans are far superior, but,
on the other hand, their losses
must have been terrific. 1t would
seem 10 have been good military
policy on the part Of the allies TO
retire for distance, at least, so
long as the plan Of detention
would cost the Germans i'm
mensely more men than the
ground would be worth. Evil
IDENTIFY the time has not arrived
for the allies to throw their whole
strength i'll counter-attaCk. The
one clear result, thus far, is that
the great stcam-rOller Of the
Huns has slowed down apprc-
ciably, We ought to know with
in a fortnight whether it will be
stopped, for all time.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-07

business to hold on to the bonds we
have and to keep on buying more and
more of them.
Only one or two in a hundred Of US
can offer our lives to our country: We
can all serve in an equally neces-
sary way by buying bonds. Equally
necessary"-yes, but very small by
compa rison, though we load ourselves
with all the bcndswe can carry. For
we still have our homes, our loved
ones, our incomes. our future: they
have offered their all, and OF many
Of them all will be taken. II you have
bought one bond, buy another: il five.
buy ten.