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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-06
Gibson for Sheriff

gibson is candidate for
sherif al the primary on the Dem
ocraiic ticket. Sept 10.
Gibson is interested in the well
fare Of the people as well as the
affairs of the county.
Gibson has lived in Clear Creek
county his entire life.
ellison has spent his hard but
honest earned money in his county
ellison viii appreciate your sup
port on Tuesday. Sept. 10.
No member Of the community
but knows bin to be pleasant and
agreeable TO meet, honest in his
dealings: charitable toward all
faithf ul helper at all times. adv.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-06

Lots of people who are able to
take care of themselves won't do it.
Miss Margaret Kim ball is in
Boulder visiting with friends.
The Red Cross are working on
200 winter hospital shirts, which
must be finised i'm mediately.
Mrs. Arthur Carnahan is ex-
pected down from Silver Plume
Sunday, and will go to Denver
with Rev. Sprouse after the ever
ing service. Miss Margaret Love
is with her.
Leland Leach is called to re-
port at Fort Morgan Saturday for
celerical work, in the limited SER
vice.
Joe I-oeffel went to Denver
Thursday to fiud the best way to
enter the service.
Miss Gretchen Lyon was a Den-
yer visitor Friday and Saturday
Mrs. Thomas Trelease is ex-
pected home next Wednesday,
after a visit OF about ten days in
Denver. Miss Ruby returned
Tuesday, disappointed that she is
not old enough to go into training
as a nurse.
Roy NJ. Shoemaker and family
moved to Denver last week, where
Mr.. Shoemaker is feeling muco
improved in health.
I George Straub and family are
going to Denver soon to reside,
and some of these days you may
see George W. on the police force
of the big city.
| DIR. John Atcheson receive d
notice Friday morning that he has
been made Captain in the Medical
Reserve Corpe, and this probably
means that the doctor will go to
Fort Riley, Kansas, in about two
| weeks for training. DR.. Atcheson
started for Denver as soon as the
word came, to find out all about it
DR.. Guy A. Ashbaugh has re-
ceived his commission as First
Lieutenant of the Medical Reserve
Corps. and is to be at Fort Riley
by Saturday. September IA. He
came with his wife and one sc n
Thursday to be with his parents,
DR.. and Mrs. A. Ashbaugh. until
Sunday, when he will go with his
| wife and little son to Rocky Ford
| where the other children are with
grandparents, with whom Mrs
Ash baugh will remain during the
absence of her husband. The two
doctors made trip to Central City
Friday. the older gentleman on a
sick call, and the younger 10 make
arrangements about the renting
of his house.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-06
CHARLES A. eALLREiCH,
OF Pueblo, the Only Candidate for
Governor Designated by the Re-
publican State Assembly,

Born In Clark county, Iowa, worked
bis way through college; practiced law
in Des Moines, Iowa, for eight years
and in Pueblo sixteen years; success
full lawyer and business man; promi-
nently connected with the Red Cross
and other war activities; has been the
party's leading campaigner for many
years but was never before a candi-
date for a state office
He has always stood for bone-dry
law. state and nation, and declared
long since for national woman suf-
frage. He is not a recent convert, for
political purposes, to these PROPOSE
tions.
While he is a successful lawyer and
business man, he has not forgotten
that he came from the ranks Of labor
and he does not put the dollar before
the man. With him man comes first
and business thereafter.
Vote for a man who stands not for
a part Of the people, but for all the
people.
Primary Election. Sept. 10.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-06

Mrs. Hoover of Remington, In
diana, is a guest of Mrs. l. q
Stafford.
The Shakespeare CLUB will NEE,
on Monday evening, Sep; ), ith
Mrs. David Hill.
Mrs. George Curnow will enter
tain the Social Ethics club at their
FIRST meeting, next Friday.
| Miss Agnes Cribbis spent de-
lightful week in Denver with Mr.
and Mrs. J w. b. Smith.
Little Miss Diantha Coad was
confined to her bed with tonsiiiti-
the first Of the week and was
compelled to miss school.
/ DR.. and Mrs. a. c. Asquith OF
Denver, and Mrs. Wilson and Mrs
Ha,ton of New Mexico, all cousins
of Mrs. A. Ashbaugh, were her
guests last Saturday.
Dan Langdon and his mother
have moved TO Denver. Dan has
for a long time been a familiar
figure about town and will be
missed at the Presbyterian church
as well as in other circles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur l.. Carua-
han have gone to Denver, where
Mr.. Carna aan will occupy a posi-
ton with Swift and com pany as a
statistician. Mrs. Balla ntine has
entered the private hospital of DR..
A J. Kaufman, at Cheyenne Wells,
foI nurses course.
Mrs. Helen Wade Farrar a Los
Angeles is visiting with her parents,
Mrs. and Mrs. O. II. Waldo, on
her way to join her husband, who
is in service at Washington, d. G.
They expect TO live there during
the war. Mrs. Gena Waldo Wenn
of Telluride will be home soon to
visit with her sister.
Mrs. Harry Robinson and Miss
Pansy have disposed of their
household goods, and expect to
leave Sunday for South Pasadena,
California. Miss Rose Ganson
will accompany them part of the
way, going to her school at No
gales, Arizona. Mrs. Robinson has
been life resident of this part of
Colorado, has assisted in church
and lodge work, is valued men,
of the Social Ethics club, and will
be missed in number of other
activities, as well as by many, many
friends. School chums and those
who have enjoyed her sweet voice
will find it hard to fill the place
vacated by Miss Pansy. Warren
is going to Boulder 10 go into
training, which is equivalent to
going into service. His college
work will be continued. The
course is for two years.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-06
Gard of Thanks

We take this opportunity to
sincerely thank our many friends
for their kindnesses shown during
our recent bereavement and also
for the many beautiful floral
offerings.
A. E. Straub,
e. w. Straub,
Emma Straub,
Mrs. A. B. Collins,
Charles Filteau.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-06
Ives for Commissioner

Why not give VIM. c. Ives your
support for county commissioner?
Mr.. Ives has lived in thecounty
% years, was city marshal four
years, is taxpayer and has raised
a family here. He is a man who
knows about roads and how to get
results for the money spent. You
will make no mistake in voting
tor Ives. adv.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-06

Are you aware of the fact that
everything in the line of Crockery
Ware is still advancing? We have
a small line just arrived, that was
bought before the last % percent
rise, which we offer you regardless
of the recent advance.
The Variety Store.
a. Thames.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-06

The Qurtermaster's Department
is now supplying gas-proof food-
containers to our soldier in France.
These containers, in which the
men carry their emergency rations
prevent seepage of gas and guard
againt the contamination of food,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-06
Calvary Episcopal Church

Regular services are being held
every Sunday evening at 1870.
Sunday School at 2:3O Rev. G.
W. Sprouse in charge.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-06
Presbyterian Church

Sunday School at 10 O'Clock, as
usual. Glasses for everybody.
Christian Endeavor at 6:3O.
Regular services will be held
Sunday morning at the Presby-
terian church.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-06

The tax levy has been reduced
during the last three years. Let
us continue to do so by reelecting
f. A. Miller county commissioner.
adv.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-06
H. O. Allen, Dentist.

Fine watch and jewelry repair
ing at reasonable prices. q. Gold
stone, 1905 Miner.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-06

FOR Furnished h ouse of s
rooms. Mrs. J. G. Weeks, 946 Vir-
ginla street.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-06

FOR RENT-Cottage and apartments
furnished for housekeeping. Con-
venient for pupils from out of town or
for school teachers. Convenient to Hot
Springs. Rent reasonable. Inquire
1922 Miner.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-06

LOST-Left on road, Sept. l, grip con-
tanning Bible, song books, razor and
strop and other things. Finder please
return to Siftings Office for reward.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-06

FOR RENT Four-room furnis h d
house, $40. Idaho Springs Lumber Co.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-06
Stay the Hand
of Dread Disease

By taking precautionary
measures. The real "first
aids" are to be found right
here in disinfectants for
home use.
We Have Guaranteed
Germ Destroyers
Don't wait until disease
has settled upon you or
yours. Do the work while
it is lurking around for a
lodging spot.
Pnre Drugs, Medicines,
Hospital and Sick Room
Supplies of the Very Best, at
H. E. MACHOL
The Corner Drug Store
Evening star., 1918-08-20
ALL his GUESTS HEROES,
Gen. Gouraud EntertainS 2,D(
Decorated French Officers.

by PAUL AYRES ROCKWELL.
CableGrnm to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1918.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES AT
THE FRONT, August 1s-French
officers to the number of 1900. every
one of whom has been awarded one
or more decorations for bravery upon
the battlefield, were entertained at
luncheon Wednesday by Gen. Gour-
aud. the heroic commander Of the
troops that smashed the German
drive for Cralons and the Champagne
on July IS. Never before were SO
many medaled heroes gathered to-
gether in the same banquet hall Be-
review delegations from the regi-
ments under his orders which partici-
pated in the recent battles. Forty
eight flags were present and each
banner was guarded by a selected
group OF brave men. Gen. Gouraud
also decorated with the war cross
and the Legion of Honor a great
number of men who had particularly
distinguished themselves. When the
dessert course was reached at the
luncheon. Gen. Gouraud passed along
each table and shook hands with
every guest and congratulated every
man who had been honored. This at
tention aroused indescribable en-
thusiasm in the banquet hall, as Gen.
Gouraud is one of the most popular
commanders on the front A brother
of his was killed in tho war and he
himself suffered the loss of his right
arm.
Evening star., 1918-08-20

900 yards beyond our objective and
ring it back slowly to about 100 yards
of our new front line. Thatl bring
'em in. A prisoners just as much out
of action as a dead man, and we can
, use 'em building railroads or new
docks or something"
Now news came from the line
through a different medium. A short
touseled-headed soldier appeared at
the dugout entrance. Precipitation
streamed down his face and he was
very dirty. but his eyes shone with
the light of victory.
Did you get back all rtght?~ the
colonel asked eagerly.
Yes, SIR" said the man. Il saw
'em over. They went along nice and
easy and cheerful as anything. There
wasn't much artillery fire from the
Germans. I saw the first two prison
ers come in. They were little guys
and seemed to be all in. They're TAX
ing all the prisoners to the farm-a
, whole raft of 'em. don't know how
many. The boys that brought 'em in
said there was nothin' to 1t. Easy
pickin's."
'Is there anything moro helpless
than a colonel?" repeated the colonel
whats your manner"
'Connors. sir" answered the SOL
der
"wen. well. he's Irish. too.. cried
| the colonel in delight Then he rose
| and stretched himself. He had been
sitting at the telephone for hours
without moving.
This has been a good day for the
regiment" he said Lets go up and
take a look at the prisoners"
Evening star., 1918-08-20

ton. they say. is the result Of ths
inclination of men to disappear on
the way to the fghtlng line.
The German astillerymen now are
provided with hand grenades as a
measure against surprise by the
French infantry. Some of these gun
ners captured said they preferred to
be taken prisoner rather than fight
with grenades. The artillerymen also
were discontented because the men
sent to reinforce them were without
sufficient training. some having been
sent to the batteries after a fort
nights preparation, prisoners as
serted.
A German order recently found On
the battlefield requests the different
units to furnish lists Of officers and
men who have shown aptitude in the
gun section, and who ~desire to con-
tinue in that service after tho war"
The order invites even muttlated
soldiers whose infirmities do not in.
capacitate them for this work to send
in their names.
Evening star., 1918-08-20
"LESS RENOWNED DIVISIONS''
OF FRENCH SHOW FINE SPIRIT

by the shock troops, pervades the
entire army, and that, while some
others, all are worthy the great task
before them. These so-called sector
divisions have obliged the Germans
to bring up reinforcements and to
resort to all expedients to stifren the
resisting powers of their troops.
Several fresh divisions participated
in the enemy's counter attacks upon
the positions recently captured by
the French around Ribecourt and
Canny-sur- -Matz. In the Thiescourt
region Bavarians have been brought
up to lend aid to the Prussians. In
the confusef mixture of units some
of these reinforcements have been
brought up escorted by cavalrymen.
according to prisoners. This precau-
Evening star., 1918-08-20
Progress Of FIGHT
GIVEN OVER PHONE
Commanding Officer in Dug
out in Touch With His
Attacking Force.
LAMENTS HELPLESSNESS
ny THOMAS NJ. JOHNSON.

Copyright, t9lS- All rights rescrvcd.D
WITH THE AMERICAN TROOPS
CN THE MARINE, July 10.-yf you
would feel the pulse of an attack from
the first moment of zero hour, when
IHe men go over the top. until finally
they are consolidated in their new
won positions. go to one of those
places called "P. c." which means
post of command. Sit down very
quietly beside tho officer at the tele-
phone and Just listen to what comes
over the telephone frc1, observation
posts. sausage balloons. other p. C.s
and then finally when comes the long
awaited ring and he is talking to
some one on the newly captured
::round over telephone wire unreeled
Lehind the advancing infantry and
through the enemy's barrage.
Then you know all the tense excite
ment and expectancy. all the hopes
and fears of a close election night
when the bulletins come in and you
get fragments of news and try to
piece together the whole situation
when there are still some districts
missing"
But really there Is no comparison.
for in the P. c. you know that the
stake is not the success of one or an
other set of political principles or one
or another set of politicians, but the
well being of an army of your own
flesh and blood and the lives Of many
gallant men.
On the day when American troops
advanced behind an American bar
rage and took from the Germans the
village of Vaux and La Roche wood
and Hill 1872, just west of Hill 2O4.
which in turn Is just west of Chateau
Thierry. we came into a certain half
ruined village where we knew there
was such a P. c.. The usual steel
helmeted military policeman stood at
the main corner and twenty feet away
was a So shell hole and the houses
nearby bore marks of other shells.
Have you had your daily shelling
YETI" we asked
This morning" he replied. KILLED
a mule"
Evening star., 1918-08-20
WAR AFFECTS UNIVERSITIES
AL A. B. Degrees This Year at Bir-
minpham. ENGLAND. Go TO Women.

BIRMINGHAM. England. July 15.-
Tho effect Of the war il moro marked
in the big English universities this
year than ever before. In the UNI
versfty Of Birmingham. all the grad
yates receiving the degree Of bachelor
Of arts this year were women. On
tho science side The degrees of bach
elor Of science were equally divided
between English girls and Japanese
studenta Two-thirds Of the masters
OF science were Japanese and four
fifths of the bachelors Of medicine
were girls. The University Of Bir-
mingham Is one Of the newest and
most modern Of English universities.
specializing in scientific training along
modern lines. Practically all its grad
yates this year will become teachers.
Evening star., 1918-08-20
o. S. Men in canada's Casualties

OTTAWA, Ont, August 19.-The fol-
lowing American names appear in to-
DAYS casualty list:
/ Died of wounds: P. Duberrfe. San
Francisco.
Wounded: NJ. Foster. Oklahoma
City: A. Norton, address given as
Walhegan, Ill; E. Hall. 1ronwood,
Mich: J. w. Kane. Lapeer. Mich F. Y.
McFee. Seattle. Wash; C. w. Arm
strong, Los Olives, Cal: w. J: speight
leo: T. Ross. address given as Willis
burg, Pa: F. n. Hunter. Grafton,
N. D.; J. Portich, Detroit. Mich; J.
Ryan, Chicago: L. B. Brown. Detroit,
Mich, and R Higgins. Duluth. MINI.
Evening star., 1918-08-20
Telephone Tells of Barrage.
Again the telephone tinkled.

Again the telephone tinkled.
German artillery barrage commence
ing in front of their lines" was tho
report. Not very heavy. Our counter
battery work seems to be good. Our
infantry were through the barraEe
thirty seconds after it started"
Our barrage has reached its objeo-
tives and remains stationary" said
The artillery officer. pointing to the
s'ock which showed $40. I'm ten min-
rtcs our infantry will have all their
c'sectives, too. if everything has been
iains- we'll,
Another bulletin came in. There was
! te-mittent machine gunfire, but
npne from Hill 1872, and the artillery
-. was lighter Then the colonel got
-1Sade headquarters.
The cleaning Sup company went into
raux at 6:15, they told him. That was
the company that had been furnished
maps and photographs of every house
in Vaux. with the cellar windows
through which they were to bomb out
! lurking Germans marked in red ink.
Evening star., 1918-08-20
EDNA EARL JOHNSTON WRITES
HER IMPRESSIONS OF PARIS
Girl Employe With Treasury Force Abroad
Lives in Whirl of Excitement Shakes
Hands With Joffre and Sees Poincare.

Miss Edna Earl Johnston. a mem
ber of the forces of Treasury en-
ployes sent over to France some
months ago. has written to friends
here q description of her Impressions.
The letter in part follows:
'I am still enjoying Paris, although
VIC have had lots OF excitement since
wrote you last in the way Of raids,
bomhardment, etc, and then the Ger
mans kept coming so close We
thought we were going to have to
leave Paris. They shipped all our
records. supplies. etc, to Tours, but
there was no room there for US. as 1t
is already SO overcrowded with Amer
leans.
"Our chief took nice trip over
western and southern France and re-
turned. saying he could not find suit
our records were brought back to
Paris after three weeks of idleness
for us. and here we are waiting for
the Germans.
Shakes Hands With Joffre.
You have read of the wonderful
celebrations we had on the 4th
and 18th of July, l know. but l must
tell you what 1 did that was of more
interest to me than all the rest of
the celebration. I went on the 4th
of July to a reception at the Franco
American Club and the United States
consul general introduced me to Gen.
Joffre. was so excited could hard
ly talk / couldn't talk to him ex-
cept through an interpreter. but 1
just held his hand tight in both of
mine. When I thought I was going
to get to meet him I took or my
glove because ! didn't want anything
between when I shook hands with
him He was so nice and friendly.
and when 1 said saw him in Wash
ington last year he said he had many
pleasant memories of Washington.
The President of France and Mrs.
Poincare were there, but not much at
tention is paid to them when Gen.
Joffre's around. 1t seems too bad, too.
because he seems real nice and his
wife is very sweet I met there a
Swiss violinist who is soon to make a
tour of the states.
After leaving there I went to an
other reception at the United States
ambassadors and / met some more
nice people there. I met Gen. Pau and
Evening star., 1918-08-20
By the Associated Pre-,

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE. August 1s.@The victories
Of the French armies on the Avre
and at Thiescourt were won by some
Of the less renowned divisions. which
generally are known as sector d.
visions" meaning divisions charged
with holding parts Of the line while
the duty Of attacking the enemy was
assigned to units that had earned
the title of shock troops"
These divisions. without q glorious
past to inspire them and without re-
inforcements to strengthen them, at
tackled the Germans with an ardoI
Ihat showed the hne spirit displayed
Evening star., 1918-08-20
RUPPRECHT IN MUNICH.
Crown Prince Reported to Be En-.
joying Brief Vacation.

AMSTERDAM. August 18.-1hs
Munich correspondent OF Tho Berlin
Tageblatt announces the arrival im
Munich from tho 'front.' OF Crown
Prince Rupprecht Of Bayar4A xne
prince, tho announcemeuf sta4na 10
enjoying . hrief vacation
In . recent annoGnoeug 0sm
Paris ft was sfaAsd tha4 Cen Ems
Won Boehn, the German fot1e14 -.
cialist." had bean a10otnesa - -
prems German command 0 @e
Somme front xhs oeRmm WIN
draval north Of AybeRk w1s looeed
upon in Paris a. the nfBt move %
Cen. Won Boehn In the appatcafsn0 OF
his retreat tactics.
Evening star., 1918-08-20
Calls for New Barrage.

Lets rake in some of those prison.
ers," said the colonel. II want a roll
ing barrage that will roll backward
Tell 'em to start their barrage about
Evening star., 1918-08-20

was almost as glad to meet him AZ
Gen. Joffre. And I was SO glad to see
the ambassadors home. It's almost like
a fairy palace and the garden looks
lea, but Mr.. Sharp and his daughter
were as nice as could be. b.
There were so many members of
the diplomatic corps there. and have
never seen so many medals or SO much
gold braid, but none of them could
compare with our 'Yanks' in plain
khaki. I did feel SO proud to be a
'Yank' too.
Il must not forget to tell you that
We had ice cream and cakes at both
places and white bread sandwiches. 1t
had been so long since had any Ice
cream I hardly recognized 1t. And
just think, I used to eat a pint every
night. I haven't had q pint since I
left the states. And what do hot bis
cults taste like? Are there such things
or Is it a dream I have had? Mrs.
Edith Wharton. the novelist was
there. too. and she looked SO different
from what I thought she would,
Presidents Picture Shown.
at went to see the parade in NOV
ing pictures the next day and the
orchestra played our national airs
and l got so excited I couldn't be still.
And when they showed President Will
fotA . plttNi Z ttiS W hOu5C
went wild.
II didn't act quite as bad as I did
when 1 was at the theater one night
and heard Dixie for the first time in
France. I just jumped up and began
clapping my hands without thinking
of Where l was. i was the center Of
attraction for while.
1T is really pitiful to SEQ how the
French almost worship the Americans
They think the American soldiers can
do everything. Yesterday. as I was
coming to work saw a horse had
fallen in the street. Some American
Y. NJ. C. A. men were helping the old
driver get 1t up. A French woman
said to me: Whenever any one is in
trouble the Americans come right up
to help out
mo one can realize how the French
have suffered in this war. We hear
good war news today. and I hope 1t is
true. The Germans surely are terrible
people and I can't help but think their
punishment will certainly come.
Il heard another terrible thing
about them the other day. I heard
that they turned their guns on their
own dead and wounded and blew them
out of the way because they were so
piled up as to interfere with the
progress of their army"
Evening star., 1918-08-20
Cows Are Milking Fine.

Minutes passed without a sound. as
everyone listened for the tinkle of the
telephone bell that should bring the
first news of how it went. Then it
came
Very little machine gunfire." the
colonel repeated, and an aid wrote it
down. only on the extreme right.
The cows are milking fine Good"
Cows are milking fine" said the
artillery officer. THAT means our
field artillery is laying a good barrage-
telephone code so Fritz won't get it
If he's listening in"
There was another pause. The
French Iiaison officer came in and i'm
mediately asked about the machine
guns. They are the things attacking
infantry dread Then the bell rang
again.
"our barrage is heavy" said the
o. P. Some machine gunfire heard
north of 1872. but it's stopped now"
The colonel pointed out Hill 1872, at
crossroads between two small
c'umps of wood west of Vaux on the
lsrEe scale map he had tackled to his
table top.
''Six-hfteen." he said. Till 1872
should be in our possession now. Our
Infantry should be just going into the
woods. There will be machine guns
there"