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Evening star., 1918-12-26
MEDAL CONFERRED
ON GEN. PERSH|NG
High Tributes Paid American
Commander and Those
! Who Served Under Him.

High tribute to the work of Gen.
Tershng and the officers and men
who served under him was paid by
Gen. Tasker II. Bliss in comforting
upon the American commander the
distinguished service medal at the
direction of President Wilson.
The full address of Gen. Bliss has
been received and made public by the
War Department. The medal was
conferred upon Gen. Pershing at the
headquarters of the American eXpe-
dictionary force, at Chaumont. France.
November 16.
After detailing the work done by
Gen. Pershng in creating and train
ing on French soil an American Armv
of more than two million men. with
the agencies for its transportation
and supply, Gen. Bliss said:
With your aid our ancient ally has
regained her former boundaries. And
you and your Army have played a
glorious part in d world event tram
scending. i'll its momentous lmpor-
tance, any other since Charles Martel
beat back the flood of Moslem inva-
sion on the plains of Tours. You, like
him, have done that which came tG
you in crushing an evil, an aborted
civili2atIo and in preserving no
bier one.
Evening star., 1918-12-26

Yard-wide bleached sheeting
cotton OF good weight and close
texture. Limit, 10 yards to a
buyer.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-05-14
Two British Planes Engage and De
feat 20 German Machines.

One of the most daring and magni-
fiCent bits of work ever done by Brit
ish battleplanes was carried Out last
week. when two English machines
fought 20 German scouts to a stand
still destroying eight of the enemy
and forcing several others to abandon
the conflict because they had been so
badly shot up.
The British machines returned safe
ly from this extraordinary engage
ment, having abandoned their attack
only when their ammunition became
exhausted at the end of a half hour
of whirlwind fighting with machine
guns.
The battle was staged last Tuesday
evening, and these are the only de-
tails of il which now come TO hand.
1t was about shutdown that two Brit
ish b~attleplanes, each with a pilot and
observer. went wheeling across this
part of the front in search of prey.
They were well back of the enemy's
line when they sighted seven German
scouting planes flying in formation.
The British did not even pause to
consider the odds against them. but
turned the noses of the machines to-
ward the enemy and raced in for the
attack.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-05-14
CHAPTER II.
RnuhtY TO Rest RIIIeta.

The next morning the captain sent
for me and informed me-: "Empey, as
a recruiting sergeant you are a wash
OUT and sent me to a training depot.
After arriving at this place, l was
hustled to the quartermaster stores
and received an awful shock. The
q-uartermaster sergeant spread a wa
terproof sheet on the ground and CON
menced throwing a miscellaneous as
sortment of straps, buckles and other
paraphernalia into it. / thought he
would never stop, but when the pile
reached to my knees he paused long
enough to say, "Next, No. 5217, 'Arris,
B company" l gazed in bewilderment
at the pile Of junk in front of me, and
then my eyes wandered around looking
for the wagon which was to carry it
to barracks. I was rudely brought to
earth by the quarter" exclaiming,
"'Ere, you, 'op it; tyke it aw'y; blind
my eyes, 'e's looking for is batman to
clip i'm carry it,"
Struggling under the load, with fire.
Quent pauses for rest, l reached our
barracks (large car barns), and my
platoon leader came TO the rescue. 1t
was q marvel to me how quickly he
assembled the equipment. After he
had completed the task, he showed me
how to adjust it IN my person. Pretty
soon l stood before him a proper Tom
my Atkins in heavy marching order,
feeling like an overloaded camel.
On my feet were heavy-soled boots.
studded with hobnails, the toes and
heels of which were REINFORCED by
steel half-moons. My legs were in
cased In wooden puttees, olive drab in
color, with my trousers overlapping
them at the top. Then a wooden khaki
tunic. under which was a blush gray
wooden shirt, minus a collar; beneath
this shirt a wooden belly band about
six inches wide. held in place by tie
strings of white tape. On my head
was a heavy wooden trench cap, with
huge earlaps buttOned over the top.
Then the equipment A canvas belt.
with ammunition pockets, and two
wide canvas straps like su~spenders.
called ID" straps, fastened to the belt
in front. passing over each shoulder,
crossing in the middle of my back, and
attached by buckles to the rear Of the
belt. On the right side Of the belt
hung a water bottle, covered with felt
on the left side was my bayonet and
scabbard. and intrenching tool handle.
this handle strapped to the bayonet
scabbard. In the real was my in
%trenching tool. carried in a canvas case.
This tool was a combination pick and
spade. A canvas haversack was
strapped to the left side Of the belt,
while on my back was the pack, also
of canvas, held in place by two canvas
straps over the shoulders; suspended
m the bottom of the pack was my
mess tin or canteen in a neat little
canvas case. My waterproof sheet.
looking like a jelly roll, was strapped
or top Of the pack. with a wooden stick
cleaning the breach Of the rife pro-
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-05-14
cover the Top
By An American Soldier
Who Went
ARTHUR GUY EMPEY
Machine Gunner Seroins In Franc.
Copyright 1917, BY Arthur Guy Bmpeyl
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Fired by the news Of the
sinking Of the Lusitania By a German
submarine, Arthur Guy Empey, an Ameri-
can, leaves his office in Jersey City and
goes to England where he enlists in the
British army.
CHAPTER II-After a period Of train
ing, Empey volunteers for immediate serv-
Ice and soon finds himself In rest billets
somewhere in France where he first
makes the acquaintance of the ever-pres-
emit "cooties."
CHAPTER III-Empey attends his first
church services at the front while a Ger
man Fokker circles over the congregation.
CHAPTER IV-Empey's command goes
into the front-line renches and is under
fire for the first time.
CHAPTER V-Empey learns to adopt
the motto of the British Tommy, IF you
are going 10 get IT, youll get 1t, so never
worry"
CHAPTER VI-Back in rest billets, En-
pey gets his first experience as a mess
orderly.
CHAPTER vII-Empey learns how the
British soldiers are fed.
CHAPTER VIII-Back in the front-line
trench, Empey sees his first friend of the
trenches go West"
CHAPTER Ix-Empey makes his first
visit to a dugout in Suicide Ditch"
CHAPTER x-Empey learns what con-
stitutes a days work. in the front-line
trench.
CHAPTER XI-Empey goes lover the
top for the first time in a charge on the
German trenches and is wounded by a
bayonet thrust.
CHAPTER xII-Empey joins the sui
eide club" as the bombing squad is called.
CHAPTER XIII-Each Tommy gets an
official bath.
CHAPTER xIv-Empey helps dig an
advanced trench under German fire.
CHAPTER Xv-on listening post" in
No Mans Land.
CHAPTER XVI-Two artillerymen put
one over" on Old Pepper, their regimental
commander.
CHAPTER XvII-Empey has narrow es-
cape while on patrol duty in No Mans
Land.
CHAPTER xvIII-Back in rest billets
Empey writes and stages a farce comedy.
CHAPTER XIX-Soldiers nave many
ways to amuse themselves while "on their
own"
CHAPTER XX-Empey volunteers for
machine gun service and goes back into
The front-line trenches.
CHAPTER xXI-Empey again goes
lover the top" in a charge which cost his
company II killed and 81 wounded.
CHAPTER xXII-Trick with a machine
gun silences one bothersome Fritz.
CHAPTER XxIII-German attack, pre-
ceded by gas wave, is repulsed.
CHAPTER XXIv-Empey is forced to
take part in an execution as a member
of the firing squad.
CHAPTER XXV-British prepare for
the Big Push-the battle OF the Somme.
CHAPTER XXYI-In a trench raid.
preceding the Big Push. Empey is des-
perately wounded and lies unconscious in
No Mans Land for Sc hours.
CHAPTER XXVII-After four months
in a Bsitish hospital, Empey is discharged
as physically unfit for further war serv-
ice"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-05-14

he also has to resort to a shirt hunt,
or spend many a sleepless night of
misery. During these hunts there are
lots of pertinent remarks banded back
and forth among the explorers, such
as. "Say, Bill, I'll swap you w little
ones for a big one" or, i've got a
black one here that looks like Kaiser
Bill"
One sunny day in the front-line
trench, l saw three officers sitting out
side of their dugout ('cooties'' are no
respecters of rank / have even noticed
a suspicious uneasiness about a certain
well-lhown general), one of them was
a major. two of them were exploring
their shirts, paying no attention to the
occasional shells which passed over
head. TIE major was writing a letter /;
every now and then he would lay aside
his writing-pad. search his shirt for a
few minutes, get an inspiration, and
then resume writing. AT last he fin
ished his letter and gave it 10 his run
ner." I was curious to see whether he
was writing to an insect firm, so when
the runner passed me l engaged him
In conversation and got a glimpse at
the address on the envelope. 1t a
addressed to Miss Alice Somebody, in
London. The runner informed me
that Miss Somebody was the majors
sweetheart and that he wrote to her
every day. Just imagine it, writing a
love letter during a "cootie' hunt; but
such is the creed of the trenches.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-05-14
AMERICA MUST ASSUME BURDEN.
British High Commissioner Says L. :.
should Bear Burden Of S%hipbuild-
ing.

The allies look TO the United States
to take over the burden of building
ships for the war against Germany.
Sir Henry Darlington Smith, high
commissioner of Great Britain in this
country. admitted in an address al
Philadelphia Friday night that Eng
land could not longer bear the brunt
Of this burden along with her efforts
to maintain her armies and navy.
The record of the Tuckahoe, built
in q days, was as plendid and in
spring one" said Sir Henry. but
records are established only to the
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-05-14

beaten and I am certain that this one
will be.
philadelphia truly may be proud.
For he who helps in the building of
ships in this val is second only to
the mar who fights the battle for
freedom On the fields Of France.
Great Britain has not been as fast
as she might have been in supplying
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-05-14

ships for two reasons In the first
place, her man power was drawn up
on to the utmost by the army and
the war industries. And, then such
men as we're retained in the ship
yards have had their hands full doing
repairs on the ships that have been
injured in the ruthless submarine
warfare"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-05-14
BATTLE IN AIR THRILLS.

Ito Be C%ontinued.)
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-02
MUNlTION STRIKERS WILL.
BE PUT IN ARMY SERVICE
Lloyd George Tells British Unionists
Exemption Certificates VIII
Be Revoked

London. July 2T.--Premier Lloyd
George hast night announced in behalf
Of the government that all men who
are wilifully absent from work on or
after Monday next will he deemed to
have voluntarily placed themselves
outside the munitions industries. Pro
lection certificates will cease to have
effect. and the men will become liable
To the provisions ot the military SER
vice net the premier added.
The statement pointed out that GER
tain workers had quit in disregard of
their leaders and remained Idle against
the advice ot the union advisory com.
mittee.
They have ceased work" the state
ment said, mot In pursuance of trade
dispute. hut in an endeasor to force
the government tn change n national
policy csseutint 10 the prosecution of
the war.
while millions OF their fellow coun.
trymen hourly are facing danger and
death for their country, the men on
strik. have been granted exemptions
from these periis only because their
services are considered OF m.trc value
tn the state in the work shops than ir
the army"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-02
SHIPPING LOSSES BY SUBS
CONTINUE TO GROW SMALLER

London, July 25.-The losses TO
British and allied shipping due to en-
envy action or marine risk, for the
month of June total 2T5.629 gross
tons, this being the lowest record for
any month since September, 1916.
The British losses totalled 16l O82
tons and allied and neutral losses 1l4,-
561 tons.
The total losses for the quarter
ending June 30 amounted to 94657S
tons, which was the lowest record
for any quarter since the third quar-
ter of 1916
Sailings continue at the high level
of recent months. The tonnage of
steamships of 500 gross tons and over
entering or clearing from United King
dom ports, other than coastwise and
cross channel vessels, totals 7,430 1856
tons. The total sailingS for the quar-
ter ending June 80 was considerably
higher than the sailings of the two
preceding quarters.
The statement shows for June n
drop in the worlds sinklngs of 81 906
tons as compared with May: 31.TS6
tons as compared with April, and
l2o,S3i tons as compared with March.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-02
FORMER RUSSIAN EMPEROR
PUT TO DEATH BY SOvIETS
There Seemingly Is no Question but
What Latest Report of Nicho-
las Death Is True

London, July 22.-Former Emperor
Nicholas of Russia has been shot. n
Russian wireless statement announces.
The former empress and the young
Alexis Romanoff. the former heir an,
parent. have been sent to place of
security.
The central executive body of the
Bolsheviki government announces that
IL has AT It's disposal important ma
terial documents concerning the for
mer emperor's affairs. including his
own diaries. The message announces
that counter revolutionary conspir.
acy was discovered, with the object
of Wrestling the eN emperor from The
authority of the soviet council. In
View of this fact. the president Of the
oral regional council decided Ia exc
cute the former ruler and the decision
Was carried out on July Is.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-02
AFTER FAKE PROMOTERS

Washington, July - Propaganda
educating the public 10 the value of
Liberty bonds NS Investments has
served 70 aid ia The flotstian u many
times more Wildcat securities than In
peace itmes. Louis Il Franklin. III.
rector 81 the Liberty lean organization
Tor the treasury, asserted yesterday
AZ conference called ny The capital
issues committee To- consider means
III suppressing highly speculative PRO
motion and development enterprises
during the war
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-02
AMERICAN CASUALTIES
STEADILY INCREASING

Washington, July - -Casualties
in the army and marine corps over
seas Increased to aS3 during the week
compared with 6tT the previous week.
and aggregate l2.T16 with the inclu-
sion of Sundays army list of 100 and
marine corps list of a6.
While The weeks total casualties
We're the largest announced for any
week since American troops have
been on the battlefronts, II is unlike
~ that any of the casualties which
have resulted from the heavy fight.
ing In which the Americans have par.
ticipated since last Monday are includ-
ell la the totals.
In the l2,7l6 casualties, total deaths,
including POI men lost AT sea, men
killed In action, died of wounds, dis.
ease, accident and other causes. mum.
bered 5,loo army men I,42l marines
oaT. The wounded aggregate 6.a4l--
army men a.SlT marines LIZA. Those
missing. Including prisoners. total 6T5e-
army men. aa3 marines S..
of the weeks increase. ISL were
army men and ~ marines. Killed In
action and other deaths numbered
42T compared with 30 the previous
week; the wounded numbered 4as.
compared with S07 the previous week
aud the missing ami prisoners. Of
compared with 81 the previous week.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-02
Destroyers Seek Subs.

London. July 25.--From three to
eight submarines are said 10 have
been concerned in the attack on the
Justicia. according 10 the Daily Mall
which says the fight began ut Z
O'Clock Friday AFTERNOON and lasted
internationally until Saturday morning
When the liner was FIRST struck the
torpedo boat destroyerS which accom-
panied her raced to attack the enemy
and dropped many depth charges,
while patrol boats stood hy The ship
and tug took her in tow.
The second and third torpedoes
were fired about ) O'Clock in the after
noon. Both missed their marks, one
going ahead of the steamer ana the
other aft. Two hours later the fourth
torpedo was seen but gunner on the
Justicia hit 1t clean and exploded IT,
At s o'clock In the evening the fifth
torpedo was sighted. The gunners
on the Justicia placed their shots Sc
near 1t the torpedo was DETECTED and
missed
Most of the crew by then had been
transferred to other ships.
The Justicin was we'll on her way
to port Saturday morning when to-
ward 8 o'clock the gunners again were
hard at work as the sixth and seventh
torpedoes went past. Three hours
later a submarine fired the eighth and
ninth torpedoes. One Of them struck
forward and the other aft.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-02
BIG BRITISH LINER FALLS
VICTIM TO HUN SUBMARINES
Battle Lasts 10 Hours and TWO lot
pedoes Out Of Nine HIT
Monster Ship

London. July 25.--1'he White star
liner JJusticia was attacked OF the
irish coast by eight U-boats at -:F
O'Clock Friday afternoon. Two torpe
does out Of the seven launcheh struch
her but She kept on her course Inc
attack was renewed Saturday morn
Ing and three more torped0es were
fired One struck her 1T 800 ano
she went down The JuSticia fought
the submarines untfl she sank.
With one exception. the BrNtahic'
a White Star liner of 5000 tons
gross. sunk In the Aegean sea IN NO
yember. 1916. the .Iusticia was me
largest vessel sunk by the submarines
since the war started. Her Misplace
ment was larger than that of the Lu'
Sitania The Justicia WAS completed
IA wear ago and had done transport
duty for both the United states aho
Canada.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-02
FRENCH PEASANTS ARE
RETURNING TO HOMES
Roadways choked by Those who Fled
Before Advance OF Bar
barian Hordes

with the American Army on the
Alsne- Marne Front, July 27.--French
peasants are choking the roadways be
low The Marine east of Chateau rhier-
ry. Hut thls time they are going home
instead of leaving. when the alarms
were sounded That the Germans We're
coming.
Every road leading northward con
tains streams Of peasants and vehicles
~ every description with effects OF all
kiads piled high on them. But on the
faces of the peasants Is II different
expression than that they bore when
they were going the other way. The
expression at this time IL of antici-
patton but also OF anxiety, as they
know not whit awaits them at home.
Many peasants travel In great two
wheeled hay racks or carts with one.
two and sometimes five horses. In
single file. The carts are loaded with
household effects. Grandfathers,
grandmothers and babies ride with
feather mattresses as seats. Fathers
drive the carts and mothers and child
rem. cows. goats and dogs trail he
hind In one occasion, hoy was
seen hauling small wagon contain
lng the family cat The father was
eagerly urging his horses ahead. de
string to reach his former home as
soon US possible.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-02
BRApsTREEr's TRADE REVIEW

billings. July - CONCERNING trade
activity. Bfadstreet says Industry at
swift pace Wholesale trade slower
st prluary eentess. but exceeds year
ago. aud western points report little
auieting down. Retail trade slower.
Farmers are busy harvesting or ship
ping. aud new wheat Is flowing into
markets. flour mills resnming: gar
eetwesn crops hridged Rains helped
corn and spring wheat, but crop sit.
nRt,on sputis Cotton needs rain. as
does spring wheat Ia Canada Stock
market responds Ia allied drive hu,
high money rates hold down bulhsh
operations,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-02
ENGLAND LOSES TWO VESSELS

London. July 2T.-rhe British arm.
ed cruiser Marmara was tarpvdoed
aud sunk by German submarine
1aly n according IL an announce.
ment maae by the British admiralty
last night Ten members nr the crew
of the vessel ARE missing, and II is pre-.
sumrd lhry Mere Killed
The admiralty also announces that
british torpedo boat DESTROYED ran
ashore and later sank Thirteen of
her crew are missing, and i j. pre-
sumed they We're drowned
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-02
Shopmen Get Increase

Washington, Iuly @5.-Wases OF
railroad shapmen werr increased 10
~ cents an hour yesterday by Director
"enerai MeAdoo With proporttonate
advances for assistants and miSrel.
laneonS classes In mechanical depart
m"ntS, the new rates, which are
retroactive [" last January /. are from
I'VE To thirteen cents an hour higher
than wages paid these men in most
shops under the general wage advance
allowed two months ago by the direc,
tor general but are somewhat less
than the labor organizations sought.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-02
vEREck ADMITS GETTING COIN

New lork Jul, - George SsI-
v~ster Nirreek, publisher OF Niereck' 5
Weekly and former editor of the
Fathrrland Which WAS barred from
the mails because Of sts prp-Geriuan
Views. has admitted that he received
approximately Siu0.A0 from Count
Won Hernstorff aud pr Constantin
Theodar pumha FOR disseminating
propaganda in the form OF pamphlets
and books. according To au announce
men, made las, night ~ the office of
States Attorney General Lewis.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-02
GERMANY REACHES AN
AGREEMENT WITH FlNNs

Washington. July GA renort tho,
Germany aud Finland had come to
definite consluSlonS reached the state
department yesterday bat The infor.
nation was not regarded AS authentic
The report said that the Germans
nave 900" troops in Finland Tho
"efu'aHS are making strong efforts 10
ger control OF the railroad south from,
hoia To hem, used by the allied forces
which recently were reported moving
south.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-02
No Railroad 0arntshee.

Washington. Jaly - The railroad
aduinistration Is considering issuing
an order forhldding the sarntsheeing
of the waKeS OF 2unoNa railway EN-.
ployes As means OF eliminating the
legal work caused by these actions.