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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-23

We began our march to the SOmme
by hike to st. Omer, the first British
headquarters in Europe. Then we
stopped for week about twenty miles
from Calais, where we underwent
course of intensified training for open
fighting. The infantry tactics, in which
we were drilled, were very similar to
those of the United States army, those
which, in fact, were originated by the
United States troops in the days of
Indian fighting. We covered most of
the ground around Calais on our stOm-
achs in open order. While 1t may
seem impertinent for me, a mere nom
com, to express an opinion about the
larger affairs of the campaign, think
l may be excused for saying that the
war didn't at all take the course which
was expected and hoped for after the
fight on the Somme. Undoubtedly the
allies expected to break through the
German line. That is well known now.
While we were being trained near
Calais for open warfare, a very large
force of cavalry was being assembled
and prepared for the same purpose. 1t
was never used.
That was last August, and the allies
haven't broken through yet. Eventually
l believe they will break through, but
in my opinion men who are drawn for
service in the first half million of our
new American army will be veterans
in Europe before the big break comes
which will wreck the Prussian hope of
& - ~
U. S. A. don't throw in the weight to
beat the Prussians now they will not
be beaten, and in that case the day
will net be very far distant when we
will have. to beat them to save our
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-23


homes and our nation. War is a dread
full and inglorious and i'll smelling and
cruel thing. But if we hold back now
we will be in the logical position of
man hesitating to go to grips with a
drunken, savage, shrieking, spewing
maniac who has all but whipped his
proper keepers and is going after the
Onlooker. However, l wish we had
had two months more Of weather on
the Somme. There might have been
different story to tell.
simpIified Medicine.
We got drafts of recruits before we
went to the Somme, and some Of our
wounded men were sent back to Eng
land, where we had left our safety
first battalion" That was really the
Fifty-first battalion of the Fourth divi-
sion of the Canadian forces, composed
of the physically rejected, men recov-
ering from wounds and men injured
in training. The Tommies, however,
called it the safety first or Major
Gilday's Light infantry" Major Gill
day was our battalion surgeon. He
was immensely popular, and he
achieved a great name for himself. He
made one realize what great per-
sonal force doctor can be and what
an unnecessary elaboration there is in
the civil practice of medicine.
Under Major Gilday's administration
no man in our battalion was sick if he
could walk, and if he couldn't walk
there was a reasonable suspicion that
he was drunk. The major simplified
medicine down to an exact science of
two forms of treatment and two rem
edies-"number mines" and whale oil.
Number mines" were pale oval pills,
which, if they had been eggs, would
have run about eight TO an omelet for
six persons. They had an internal
effect which could only be defined as
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-23

dynamic. After our men had become
acquainted with them through per-
sonal experience they stopped calling
them number mines" and called them
"Whiz-bangs." There were only two
possibilities Of error under Major Gil
days system of simplified medicine.
One was to take whiz-bang for
trench feet and the other to use whale
oil externally for some form Of diges-
tional hesitancy. And in either case
no permanent harm could result, while
the error was as simple of correction
as the command "about face" Blighty
was therefore not very popular with
our battalion, blighty being the trench
name for the hospital.
Two weeks and half after we left
Belgium we arrived at Albert, having
marched all the way. The sight which
met our eyes as we rounded the rock
quarry hill outside of Albert was won
derful beyond description. l remem-
Der how tremendously it impressed my
pal, Mcfarland. He sat by the road
side and looked round over the land
scape as If he were fascinated.
BOY" said he, "we're at the big
show at last"
Poor fellow! 1t was not only the
big show, but the last performance
for him. Within sight of the spot
where he sat wondering he later fell
in action and died. The scene which
so impressed him gave us all feeling
of great awe. Great shells from a
thousand guns were streaking and
criss-crossing the sky. Without glasses
/ counted thirty-nine of our observa-
tion balloons. Away off in the dis
tance l saw one German captive bal
loon. The other aircraft were un-
countable. They were everywhere, ap-
parently in hundreds. There could
have been no more wonderful pan
Drama picture of war in its new aspect.
Our battalion was in and out of the
town of Albert several days waiting
for orders. The battle of Courcelette
was then in progress, and the First,
Second and Third Canadian divisions
We're holding front positions at terri
BILE cost. In the first part of October,
1916, we event in" opposite the fa-
nous Regina trench. The battle-ground
was just miles and miles of debris
and shell holes. Before we went to
our position the officers and noncoms
were taken in by scouts to get the lay
of the land. These trips were called
Cooks tours" On one of them l
went through the town of Pozieres
twice and didn't know it. 1t had a
population of 1900 before the war.
On the spot where it had stood not
even a whole brick was left, it seemed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-23

at last"
It's demolition was complete. That
was an example of the condition of the
whole country over~which our forces
had blasted their way for ten miles
since the previous July. There were
not even landmarks left.
The "cook's Tour"
On the night that we went in to
inspect the positions we were to hold,
our scouts, leading us through the fiat
desert of destruction, got completely
turned round and took us back through
a trench composed of shell holes con-
nected up until we ran into battalion
of another brigade. The place was
dreadful beyond words. The stencil
of the dead was sickening. In many
places arms and legs of dead men
stuck out of the trench walls.
We made a fresh start after our
blunder, moving in single file and
keeping in touch each with the man
ahead of him. We stumbled along in
the darkness through this awful laby'
rinth until we ran into some of our
tFNn SCOUTS Ut = IL H. anu ANuAAh AAtAN
we were halfway across No Mans
Land, several hundred yards beyond
our front line and likely to be utterly
wiped out in twenty seconds should
the Germans sight us. Fine guides we
had on this Cooks tour At last we
reached our proper position, and tif-
teen minutes after we got there a
whiz-bang, a low explosive murderer,
buried me completely. They had TO
dig me out. A few minutes later a
high explosive shell fell in a trench
section where three of our men were
stationed. All we could find after ii
exploded were one arm and one leg,
which we buried The trenches were
without trench mats. and the mud was
from six inches TO three feet deep all
through them. There We're no dug
outs, only merely miserable funk
holes." dug where it was possible to
dig them without uncovering dead
men. We remained in this position
four days, from the nth to the 2lst
of October, 1916.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-23
Confined Monday }

Those who now cry stop the war;"
in effect say, "Shoot our soldiers in
the back"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-23

Section Two
Pages 7 to IL
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22
DICKINSON COUNTY BOY
WAS CITED FOR BRA VERY

Lieut. Arthur Theis of Herington
was cited for bravery recently and
waa given due honor by the French
and American officers. Lieut.. Theis
was formerly in the Rock Island Of
fees at Harrington until he went to
the off icers training school at Camp
Doniphan where he received his
commission. He is now with the 35th
division lover there" No details
we're given as to what Lieut.. Theis
did to be cited for bravery.
in writing homo from Some
where in France" he says, II have
been in the trenches and on the 4th
of July, celebrated by staying In
No Mans Land Believe me, that
is no place to celebrate our Nation
al holiday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22
SON OF LATE BISHOP MILL
PAUGH IN HANDS OF HUNS

Lieut.. Clarkson Millspaugh, son
OF Bishop Millpaugh, late bishop OF
the Episcopal diocese Of Kansas, is
now in the hands of the Germans
He received his commission at FIT.
Sheridan at the same time the Abb
ltne boys did. He was taken pris-
oner the third day after he entered
the trenches. Bishop Millpaugh is
well known in Abilene, having Wis
tied here frequently
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22
MUST BE
RAPID FOR NATIONAL GUARD

The Abilene National Guard Or
ganization must be completed soon,
according to statement sent out by
Adjutant General Hoffman who says
soon There are now fifty-three
members in the Abilene unit of the
national guard and the remainder OF
the necessary 100 will be secured
within the next week. This is the
plan of local recruiting officers.
Every man between the ages of
1S and as should !oin the national
guard and get some good training
before he Is taken by the draft.
Thursday evening, recruiting Off
GERS are going to Enterprise and
to get about twenty-five
members there. Chapman has rec
crd of giving more men to the serv-
ice than any other town in the state,
In accordance to population, and the
town will not back out now.
Next Tuesday, the regular drill
night for Co. A Of the state guards.
officers of the state guards will give
a patriotic program at the city park
and recruiting for the national guard
will be done. Capt c. s. Crawford,
now recommended for battalion NAL
Or, will give an address. II the ma
-ional guard company does not have
100 members by the time this re-
.ruiting is over, ether towns In the
will probably be canvassed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22
ALL COUNTIES MUST AID
IN THE w. S, S. CAMPAIGN

While many Kansas counties have
sold more than One-half Of their
quota of War Savings stamps and
have promised to go over the top
with their full quota by the end OF
1918, P. w. Goebel, state director,
expresses deep concern for those
counties that have been hit hard by
the long dry spell Four Kansas
counties have sold War Savings
stamps in excess Of their quota of
$40 for each inhabitant and have
several hundred thousand dollars of
pledges from citizens who are to
purchase stamps before the end OF
the year.
While Dickinson county has not
quite recahed its w. S. s. quota, 1t
stands eleventh among the Kansas
This county may be able
to exceed its quota enough to aid
somewhat, the counties that have
been less fortunate the past year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22
obituary-Wm. Ainsworth

William Ainsworth was born
March l6, 1893, at Kirktown, York
shire, England Came to this coun-
try with his parents at the age of
10, landing at Boston and making
that his home
At the age of 23 he went to Michi-
gan later to Illinois where he an
swered the call of his country any
enlisted in Co. D, 51st Reg. Illinois
Volunteers where he served for three
years six months and twenty-four
days
He was married to Lucy Andregg
of Peoria, H., on March IA, 1875,
and lived near Metamora, ILL.,, until
December, 1891, when they came to
this community where he resided un-
til death on August 8, 1918, age 85
years, A months 20 days. He was
proceeded in death by his wife, Jan
uary s, 1902.
He leaves an adopted son, w. G..
Ainsworth of Elmo and one brother,
George Ainsworth, of Amesburg,
Mass. He was baptised in the Church
of England Was 8 member of the
G. A. r. Post No 63, of Abilene.
Mr.. Ainsworth was a kind father
and a good neighbor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22
TO REGISTER AUC.24.
ALL BOYS BECOMING III SINCE
JUNE 8 ARE INCLUDED.
Dickinson County Boys VIII Regis
ter Before the Local oBard at
It's Office at the Court
mouse.

All youths becoming 81 years OF
age since June s, 1918, will register
on August "a. according to official
information received by the local
board The local board has issued
the following Official statement and
every person included must follow
the following Instructions
Every boy in Dickinson county
who has become 81 years OF age
since June 5, 1918, is ordered to
appear before the local board at it's
office in the court house ON August
"a, 1918. The office, which will be
registration office on that day,
viii be open from a m until 8 p.
IN. and every person in the county
affected by the ruling, must appear
between these hours.
There will be one chief registrar
and several assistants to do the
work. No other registration Office
will be open in the county. This no
tice is official and is an order to each
person affected without further no
tice from the local board
The local board expects to secure
about thirty or thirty-fve regis
trants on August "a
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22
w. @. T. U. TO HOLD CON-
VENTION AT SOLOMON

The Dickinson county annual con-
vention of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union will be held at the
United Brethren church at Solomon
on Tuesday, August 81. Those ap-
pearing on the morning program
are: Mrs. Mae Dilling, Mrs. Lucy
Rulings and Mrs. Ella Taylor. The
afternoon program is: Devotionals,
roll call, reports of local presidents,
reports of county officers, reading by
Mrs. H. Peterson, presidents adj
dress, election of officers and bust
ness meeting. At the evening pro-
gram Mrs. Lillian Mitchner, state
president, viii speak.
Officers of the county organiza-
ton are: President, Mrs. Dora
Davis, Of Abilene; vice president,
Mrs. Lucy Rulings, of WilIowdale;
secretary, Mrs. Addie Hun, of Abb
lene; treasurer, Mrs. Ella Taylor, OF
Talmage.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22
LESLIE KREPS TO LAW
RENEE FOR SPECIAL WORK

Leslie Kreps left Monday for Law
renee to enter the army training
school in the University of Kansas.
He was indicted into the service by
the local board but through the adj
jutant general he will take special
training in the school there and Will
then be fitted for special Job in the
army. Leslie has had considerable
experience in auto mechanic work
and will make a good man for the
government.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22
SAYS THE REV. MIR. DUDLEY
is NOT HIMSELF ANYMORE

Rev. c. w. Stafford OF Kingman,
Kansas, for five years pastor of the
First Baptist church, visited friends
the first Of the week. He recently
talked to Rev. VIM. E.. Dudley, the
former pastor, who is in Jail at
Wichita charged with wife desertion
and Rev. Stafford agrees with others
from Harrington who have called on
Dudley recently in that Dudley is
mentally affected and is confident
that when the time comes for trial
he will be found not responsible
for his actions.-Herington Sun.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22
ATTENTION FARMERS

We wish to draw your attention to
the advertisement in our advertis-
ing columns of the w Sullivan Gil
max Seed Grader. Mr. Sullivan has
been making mills for over fifty
years He has added some improve
NETS to his mill lately, Dagger at
tachment also an elevator to run
grain up into wagon box 1t is so
arranged that a pulley can be put on
shaft, so it can be run by hand or
power; also other improvements
Write for circular giving prices
on the different sizes.
w. SULLIVAN, Mfg,
22-41t-1tw Salina Kansas
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22

An announcement of ]. o. South
ards Annual Hereford Sale will be
found in the Reflector Mr. South
ard offers $50 head of his Monarch
Herefords and 200 head of Hamp-
shire hogs at his big farm at Com
iskey. Mr.. Southard's herd is prob
ably the best known herd of Here
fords in this country, headed by
Monarch, 1.-THE best bull Of his age, .
so pronounced by critics. The Here
ford industry is the most profitable
cattle business today and this sale
should draw a record crowd.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22
He Wants Just $40

Suit was filed in the district court
in which the plaintiff, H. w,
Bomgardner is asking for $24O from
Mrs. G. B. Short, ct al. Mrs. Short
resides in Harrington and the plain
tiff is a resident of Topeka. The
plaintiff says the amount is due him
for a coffin and few other articles
the defendant purchased from him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22
SENT MANY MEN TO SERVICE
Local Board Sent Report TO the Ad'
jutant General

The local board sent a complete
report about all drafted men to the
adjutant general today. The report
showed that OF the 1917 regrstrants
374 were sent to service. In the be-
ginning there we're 424 class one reg
istrants in the 1917 men but 81
we're placed in the limited service
list, is men failed to appear, and
for a few other causes, all were not
sent to the training camps
The report on 1918 regfstrants
showed SO class one men, in limit
ed service, two deliquents, four not
examined and so far five men have
been indicted into the service.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22
BUSINESS MEN APPREC-
late ASSOCIATED PRESS

The business men of Abilene APP
preciate the Associated Press which
enables the Reflector to get the
world news to its readers 16 hours
before any other paper reaching the
city. Fred Coulson, commercial sup
rrintendent of the United Telephone
company writes:
Editor Daily Reflector, Dear sir:
i want to express my interest and
in the Associated Press
service now appearing in your even
ing paper. The matter is snort and
readable and contains the same in
formation as Isl found in greater de-
tail in the Star which, as you know,
is not received in Abilene until the
following morning. The publication
of these bulletins must of necessity,
be a great expense to you for can
hardly see where you are going to
receive any additional compensa-
ton on account of publishing them,
and you are to be congratulated on
your enterprise and consideration
for your readers in Abilene.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22
This Actually Happened

Solomon Tribune: A farmer yalk-
ed into the Citizens Bank the other
gay and asked Cashier Johnson If
he insured his wheat for him. Mr..
Johnson replied that he had. you
know 1 wouldn't be without fire I'm
surance this year for the world
with all these A. o. U. WIS around
here" replied the farmer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22
KANSAS CITY MARKET

ASSOCIATED Press)
Kansas City, Aug. 21.-Cattle re-
ceipts 1900; market steady.
CATTLE
Prime fed steers
s17.OO a $18.25.
Dressed beef steers
$11.00 to s16.75.
Cows and heifers-
1925 q $14.50.
HOGS
Receipts 1000; market loo low
er.
$3.50 to 1890. Heavy. s19.4O.
CORN
Sept, s1.72; Oct, $3.50 s-s.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22
Mrs. Geo. f. Jones Dead
fRrorn Mondavis naflv

At her home on East Fifth at $3.50
this morning occurred the death OF
Mrs. Geo. F. Jones, after lingering
illness. One son, T. M. Jones, sur
wives, to mourn the loss of devot-
ed mother. Her husband passed
away about two years ago.
IFrom Wednesdays Daily.l
The funeral Of Mrs. G. f. Jones
was held this morning from the
home on East Fifth street and was
largely attended by old friends and
Rev. DR.. Blayney con-
Quoted the services. Burial in Abb
lene cemetery. Obituary later.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22

Geo. Selby and family are NOV
ing to st. Joe, Georges territory
ahving been changed He has rep
resented the j. l. Case company here
for many years and his many friends
are sorry to see himself and family
leave.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22
Public Sale

Having decided to quit farming I
will sell at public sale at my farm,
one and one-half miles north and
three and one-half miles east Of
Manchester; six miles north and one
half mile east of Talmage, on
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22
Wednesday, Aug 28
commencing at 10 O'Clock, the fol-
lowing described property, to-wit:
100 HEAD OF LIVE STOCK
IA HEAD OF HORSES

One grey geldirg, 10 years old,
weight 1850; one brown mare, IL
years old, weight 1850; one bay
mare, 10 years old, weight LOO;
one bay gelding, years old, weight
1900; one brown gelding, IL years
old, weight 1000; one brown mare,
s years old, weight 1900; one black
driving mare, 10 years old; one pony
10 years old three colts, 2 years
old; one colt, one year old; two
spring colts.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22
AZ HEAD OF CATTLE

Five mich cows, three 3-year-old
steers, five 2-year-old steers, five l.
year-old steers, tive 2-year-old heif-
ers, eight calves, five stock cows,
four cows with calves by side, one
3-year-old heifer.
A HEAD OF HOGS
Eight brood sows, one big-type
black Poland China boar five shoats,
thirty spring pigs.
FARM IMPLEMENTS
l seven-foot John Deere binder,
/ Milwaukee corn binder, 1 Buckeye
grain drill, l Canton disc harrow, 1
Canton sulky pillow, Defiance sulky
pillow, Canton riding cultivators,
Badger riding cultivator, l Racine
stalk cutter, l three-section harrow,
Case lister, 1 two-row Sattley
weeder, / single row weeder, l corn
planter, / Mccormick mower, Nc
Cormick hay rake, l hay stacker,
hay sweep, ! feed grinder, / fan
ming mill, / fourteen-inch walking
pillow, rood scraper, l five-ton Chi
cago Scale Co. pitless scale, 2 box
wagons, 1 wagon with rack, truck
wagon, top buggies, l open buggy,
1 carriage, sets double work har-
ness, 8 saddles, ! De Laval cream
separator, several tons of alfalfa hay.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Bookcase, organ, chairs, dressers,
stoves, bed steads, springs and car
pets. ~
FREE LUNCH AT WONDERING
TIN CUPS
TERMS-All sums of $1,000 and
under, cash; on sums over $1,000
a credit of IL months will be given
on notes with approved security at
10 per cent. If paid when due only
8 per cent will be charged. No
property to be removed until settled
for.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22
RECENT REFLECTIONS.
Watch the Fords go by.
6dwtI

A woman who had a gay time
in the vicinity of the Santa Fe depot
Sunday night was kicked" out OF
town by Sheriff Sherman.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22

For Sale, Buick 5-passenger car,
n fine condition. H. A. Crane, phone
s16. dwtf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22

Found, license and tail light.
Owner can have at Reflector. 1872
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-22

II is urgently requested that all
knitted articles be finished and turn
ed in to the chairman by August 20.