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The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-08-22
SANDY" GILBERT.
Written by the Ward Master.

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couple of weeks ago the Glob pub
lished a letter written by Red Cross
nurse from somewhere in France to
Mrs. Geo. NJ. Gilbert of this place, in
regard to her son, Francis, who will
be remembered here as SANDY" and
who was under her care at base hos
pital No. 101, suffering from wounds
received on the battle line The let
ters reproduced below, the first being
written by the ward master of the
hospital, the second from the chap
lain, and the third from Mac Leonard,
a Grangeyille boy, have set aside all
fears as to the safety of Francis and
has dispelled the anguish from his
mothers heart:
July 21st, 1918
Dear Mother.-I am getting along
as well as can be expected. l won't
be very long until / will be able to get
around as well as ever. Mac Leonard
and Denny Howard and some more of
my friends from Company Il, just
found out where l am and l expect
them up to see me soon.
This is a very nice hospital The
nurses are all very nice and / am get
ting proper care. We have quite lot
of fun with all the boys in the ward
One of US will laugh at the other when
he Is getting his wound fixed up. Then
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-08-22

He received a letter from his brother es
Arlie two days ago from when Inc ne
learns that his father has bought nis
nncle's ranch. He hopes this is SO anu
that nothing happens to prevent .n ns
deaI as he is very fond Of that rancn
and will be glad to nave J" III '
family. aIked
ont into the corridor. He mas peen
able to use his right hand for some
days to turn the pages of BOOK 50
he has some way to pass the time. ne
sends his love to you both. Slncereiy
yours, Sartell Prentice, chaplain.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-08-22

when the nurse gets around to us, then
it is the other fellows time to laugh.
Well mother, hoping you are well, j
remain as ever, your loving son.
=. S.-Mrs. Gilbert, you surely have
one nice boy and ! delight in waiting
on him In the hospital. Pvt. Harry G.
McCandless, ward master.
Address letters to Francis Gilbert,
base hospital No. 101, A. p. o. 7O1,
Co. End Engrs., Ward 5, A. e. r.,
France.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-08-22

Base Hospital No 101, A. p. F.
My Dear Mrs. Gilbert.-I am very
glad to say that your son, Francis, Is
improving rapidly. He is now able to
get up and walk out into the glass en-
closed corridor, where he sits up and
talks with the other convalescents. I
am now sitting by his bedside and
passing on his words to you. He has
had calls from Mac Leonard, Denny
Howard and Fred Guthrie and others
who used to be in his old company.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-08-22
MAC LEONARD.

st. Nazaire, France,
July 81, 1918.
Nv Dear Second Mother suppose
CONTINUED on page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-10
SANING OE COAL

Fifteen million people in this
country are shoveling coal to-day,
of whom 100000 are firemen in
power plants and on railroads. BY
midnight they will have converted
100000 tons into ashes. With
these ashes will be thrown away
thousands of tons of coal only part
ly burned. Other thousands of tons
will have been wasted in careless
burning, or unnecessary heating of
unoccupied rooms; in the making
of electric light whicn illuminated
empty rooms and needless places. In
twelve months we have burned 6OO,-
000,000 tons.
OF late we have increased our
consumption of coal much faster
than it can be delivered; our mines
are adequate-with sufficient labor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-10

that he expected to name railroad
directors for certain sections of the
country to assist him in administer
ing Government operation, but said
he had not determined how many
would be appointed nor what terri
tory each director should supervise.
IL Is considered probable, however,
that not more than six or seven will
be named. Mr.. McAdoo said specific
ally that he did not plan to name
state directors. Thousands of appli-
cations for positions as state rail-
road supervisors have been received
within the past few days.
The Senate and House Interstate
commerce committees continued their
hearings on the railroad bill. Before
the House committee Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Anderson reit-
Grated that it seemed impracticable
to change the bill to provide for ter
mination of Government control at n
specific time after the war. This
would bring. chaos in railroad affairs.
ne said, and the proper procedure
should be to leave the question of
return of the roads to private control
TO future determination by Congress.
Representative Moore, of Pennsyl-
Vania, asked the committee to amend
the bill to provide specifically for
Government control of canal trans
portation facilities. Members of the
United States employees compensation
commission advocated that railroad
men should be regarded Government
employees.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-10
NEW DEMANDS
FROM RAILWAYS
Director General McAdoo to
y Submit Wage Scales to
Investigators

Washington, d. c., Jan. 10.-Rail-
way executive boards are working on
new wage scales for consideration by
Director General McAdoo. 1t is prob
able that he will deal with them
through investigating boards.
Strikes are not contemplated by any
organization, 1T Is said, and wage
questions will not be put up to the
director general as demands. Rail-
road labor leaders are represented as
not taking advantage of Government
operation to press for more pay, but
rather as pointing out the necessity
of wage increases to keep employees
from being attracted to other indus
tries.
Up to the present. the only general
demands for wage increases consid-
cred by Director General McAdoo are
those presented by the four railway
brotherhoods and the switchmen's S
union, whose president, S. L. Heber-
ling, conferred with Mr.. McAdoo to-
day. The brotherhoods' case will be
investigated by n board of four to be
named by the director general to-
morrow, and he also may ask this
body to inquire into the switchmen's
demand. which now is being consid-
cred by a committee of railway exec
utives representing all roads.
The director general announced
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-10

they all smoke tobacco in some form
or other, and 1 think they are all
pure and clean. Some of the great
est men in the world used tobacco
and seem to carry on their interests
just the same. Tobacco may be
classed with booze by this lady, but
l do not agree with her. Has she or
any one else ever heard of tobacco
running homes. or making men or
women commit crimes, like old John
Barleycorn does? l never have
heard that it has. 1 know thatsno
one in this company has coaxed any
one, or tried to learn them to use
tobacco in any form. And as for
any donation that this lady will
hold from the tobacco fund, it will
never be missed, as the soldiers have
lots of friends who can make up the
little difference.
Hoping to see this letter in your
paper, l will close.
a friend of tobacco and all who
use it.
sERGT. H. L. CRAMER,
Co. D, 134th NJ. C. Bn.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-10

On January 18th our Market
street store will be closed for one
week for the purpose of stock
taking and to allow us to move
most of our extensive stock and
main offices to our new ware
houses, 400 South Second street,
at Vine street and the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.
The vacating of our Market
street location, after over three
quarters of a century of business
on this thoroughfare, will be con-
sidered most radical change and
requires an explanation = the
reason for this announcement.
Some six years ago we acquired
as warehouse the property for
merly known as the Boas Plan
ing Mill, bounded by the Penn
sylvania Railroad tracks, Second,
Paxton and River streets. This
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-10
ZOO SNAKE SWALLOWS NATE

A snakes method of swallowing is
almost automatic; the internal mach
anism begins its work as soon as the
reptile takes the food into it's mouth.
In his book, "Of Distinguished Ami
mails" II. Perry Robinson relates an
extraordinary incident that occurred
a few years ago at the London ZOO
logical gardens.
The attendants put some pigeons
into cage occupied by two boas,
one ten foot long, the other a foot
shorter. In the night the larger
snake seized a pigeon, and his mate
unfortunately selected the same bird.
The tip of the smaller boa's nose was
drawn into the mouth of the other
together with the pigeon, and after
it the rest of the snake continued to
go. although the eater must have
been surprised at the almost intcier-
able length of what it had believed
to be an ordinary pigeon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-10

to produce what we need, but
transportation is limited. During the
past year the steel industry has used
100000 tons more than the pre-
vious year; our cotton mills, 40,-
900, 900; our railroads, 100000
tons-while other industries bring
the increase up to 100,000,000 tons.
A single new munitions plant alone
takes the entire output of two large
mines. Our own Navy and our al
lies constitute a new and large de-
mand for fuel.
Coal has always been so abundant
here we have given little thought to
saving it. We must manage some
way to save at least 50,000,000 tons.
The damper in your stove, furnace,
or heater can help win the war; a
door in your ash pit which leaks air,
and SCOT in f1ues, pipes and chimney
are all aiding the enemy. Weather
strips, storm sash, ash sifterS, care
full firing, a curtailment of coal fuel
just as much as possible, are all in
struments of first aid to the great
cause. Shall we force our govern
ment to take over the coal indus
try as England. France, Italy, Rus
sia and Germany have already done,
or shall we relieve the administra-
ton of this extra burden by taking
the situation seriously? Every own
er or manager of plant using coal
can do a lot. How long, Mr.. Man.
ager, since you inspected your boiler
room, and do you know of your own
knowledge whether the utmost fuel
economy exists there, or not?
1t is of very great Importance to
save every pound of coal possible,
for if we don't a lot of factories not
absolutely essential to war supplies
will have to close down. How much
better we should all. large and small
users alike, exercise economy and
prevent embargo.-H. II. Windsor.
in the January Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-10
TOBACCO AIDS
SOLDIERS DO
A MANS WORK
Letter From "Over There"
Shows Need of Smokes
in Trenches

Sublime tobacco; which from east
to west
Cheers the tar's labor or the Turk
mans rest,
Which on the Moslems ottoman
divides
His hours. and rivals opium and his
brides;
Magnificent in Stamboul, but less
grand,
Though not less loved, in Mapping
or the Strand;
Divine in hookas, glorious in a pipe,
When tipped with amber, mellow,
rich and ripe.
This from Lord Byron and we
wager that IL this great poet were
alive to-day he would be in a hurry
to contribute to the soldiers smoke
fund. He sings of the delights of
the fragrant weed, principally as
they render contentment to the sea-
faring man who had waited smoke
from Portsmouth to the Pole" But
his sentiments would apply even
more nearly to the soldier in the
trenches. Strange to say, some are
blaming the fighting boys for their
tobacco craving, and yet sailors have
been smoking, as a unit, ever since
tobacco was discovered. No one ever
jumped on them. And speaking of
this feature of the smoke benefac-
ton here is q letter just from lover
there" on this very topic:
1 have been reading the articles
about tobacco.
I have smoked for years. I have
served my country for a number of
years, but the service did not teach
me to smoke or any other bad hab-
it's. 1 smoked long before l joined.
And as for any one handing us
cigarets. the ones that did so did 1t
out of the goodness of their hearts,
and we thank all who did so.
In old Company II there are no
boys any more. They are all men
and ready to do a mans part in this
great war. With but few exceptions
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-10
WOMAN LOVED HER CANARY
Charges Brother With Theft of Bird:
He Narrowly Escapes Prison

Mrs. James Farmer was the COM
plainant against her brother, George
Clark, in special sessions recently
writes a New York correspondent
She lives at 302 West Fifty-ninth
street, in excellent style and on the
witness stand was faShionably
dressed and cultured.
My brother called with friend
she said, "and stole my pet canart
the best one of the thirteen 1 keep,
and the sweetest singer you ever
hard"
DO you want me to send your
own brother to the penitentiary ?"
asked Justice Bixby.
well, he is in bad health" she
replied hesitatingly; hes had chills
and fever for a long time; but"
But you think more of the bird
than you do of your brother?" sug-
gested the justice.
well, your honor" said the lady
half-reproachfully, this canary was
a special pet"
The brother escaped, however
through a technical error in the
complaint.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-10

expenses, insurance, handling
and storing, will be so much less
that we will be able to serve you
better and at lower cost to you
than ever before. The stock will
be practically on the same lines
as now except that we will dis
continue the novelty specialties
a nc concentrate instead on
Builders Hardware, Contractors
and Mill Supplies, Heavy Hard
ware, Paints and Tools, Pipes
and Fittings.
Our business will be retail as
well as wholesale and we solicit
especially telephone and mail
inquiries.
The store at 2l9 Market Street
will open about January p and
remain open until such time as
we have disposed of discontin-
ued lines.
During the week of January
IA all mail or telephone orders
will be promptly attended to and
delivered,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-10
Honor Roll Large
Glad to Hear From Home

"a soldier in France has many
thoughts both pleasant and unpleas-
ant Among the pleasant are those
of his friends at home. How much
more pleasant these thoughts, how
much his spirits are raised, how
much more energy he uses to reach
the goal of his ambition from the
fact that he has received news from
them, can only be felt by one in
this position.
This undertaking of the people
of the West Shore is a large one.
They will no doubt meet with many
difficulties and obstacles, but the re-
suit OF their work, If the object is
obtained, will mean more to them
than all labor extended. Surely, the
soldiers from that locality have just
cause to feel proud that they come
from a section which thinks so far
for the pleasure and comfort of
their boys over there.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-10
ANNOUNCEMENT

we improved, built sidings and
furnished with complete machin-
cry for handling our heavy hard
ware and mill trade. The quick
ness and ease with which we
could load and ship our carload
business as we'll as the vastly in
creased stocks we could carry
caused us to enlarge our plant
there almost yearly. Large, fast
pipe cutting machines, drill
presses, ETC., were added and
storage capacity enlarged so that
this year we found it necessary
to purchase the entire frontage
on Vine street (thus making our
holdings cover the whole block)
and on this plot we have erected
a large additional warehouse of
slow burning type, offices, stor-
age sheds, garage, powerhouse
tor heating, etc. = making a
plant so complete that we doubt
if it can be equalled anywhere in
the East.
Our intention is, in time, to
conduct our entire business from
400 South Second street. Our
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-10

Thinking along this line he got
an idea and at once worked it out
among q few friends and circulated
petition among small circle. The
signers pledged themselves to con-
tribute monthly to the smoke fund
an amount not to exceed fifty cents.
In a few weeks he found that it
was not necessary for him to ask for
signers, they asked him to be allow
ed to place their signatures to the
petition. Funds from the first
months subscriptions were sufficient
to purchase more tobacco and ciga-
rets than was needed for the list of
boys he had on the honor roll.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-10
Colds Cause Heedache and Grip

LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tab
lets remove the cause. There is only
one "Bromo Quinine." II. w. GROVES
signature on box. 30c.-Advertise-
ment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-10
Mrs. Sam'l z. Shope Heads
Women's Aid Auxiliary

At the monthly meeting of the
Ladies' Auxiliary, of the Polytechnic
Hospital. yesterday afternoon, the
following officers were elected for
the year:
President, Mrs. Samuel z. Shope;
first vice e-president, Mrs. 1. A. Snave-
ly; second vice-president, Mrs. Alvin
|. Miller; third vice-president, Mrs. j.
A. Warner; secretary, Mrs. G. A. Zim-
merman; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Charles McEnroe: treasurer, Mrs.
Edward Kirby Lawson; assistant
treasurer. Mrs. Robert Holmes; finan-
cial secretary, Mrs. Bellett Lawson
The auxiliary has been doing splen-
did work for the hospital, and excel
lent reports were turned in for the
year from the sewing, membership
and hospital committees. The treas
urer's, report was encouraging; many
donations were sent in during the
year, and the balance in the treasury
is the largest 1t has been in years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23

forces in the air. His parents met the loss
calmly and without outcry. Not that heartache
and sadness were absent, for their son was dear
to them, priceless beyond all human recompense.
Their whole fortune would have been spent try
ing to save his life, had that been possible.
But when the Roosevelt sons entered the SER
vice their parents like thousands of others, dedi-
Gated them to the cause Of human liberty. They
knew that not every one of the boys would come
home safe and sound. They steeled themselves
for the news that would bring sadness to their
home. And when it came, they met it with for
titude, deeming it an honor to be the parents of
boy in whose veins was no slacker's or cow
ards blood. Young Roosevelt died in the service
Of his country, truly, a noble death. And so it
was accepted by his parents.
We have heard few outcries about the loss of
our brave boys over there. The country as
whole is bearing the loss of human life bravely
and in the high spirit of sacrifice. The attitude
Of the Roosevelt family is typical of thousands of
homes that are not so prominent and we'll known
In the humblest cottage of this nation, brave
mothers are accepting the news of the death of
their sons with Spartan composure.
Great victories have been won by the Franco
American troops in the last hours. Greater VIC
tories still are being won by mothers and fathers
on this side of the Atlantic who are fighting
down their natural inclination to grieve unduly
over the loss of their sons and exulting in the
knowledge that their brave boys went to death
shouting "Victory!'
For the parents who are victorious in finding
the right solace for their grief in the knowledge
that the boys went to death for noble cause,
we have the highest regard and praise They
have won a victory that is great And every
right thinking man and woman will applaud such
parents.
Now, If ever in the history of our nation,
must we keep on smiling in the face of heavy
losses. Now is the time to reinforce our fighting
spirit at home with grim determination not to
lose courage when the casualty lists grow larger.
Now is the time for fathers and mothers broth
ers and sisters, to prove that they are Americans
in fact and not in theory only
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23
NO TIME FOR OPTIMISM

1t cannot be repeated too often that
Germany designs to recruit a vast
army in Russia, to match every Amer
lean soldier with coerced or corrupt
IDLE Russian. Commissions have been
offered veterans of the late Russian
forces, many OF whom are of German
blood. Starvation will be the recruit
ing officer in many cases. There is
no doubt that Germany can raise a
large army In her new and suzerain
provinces. But it can not be done,
or 1t should not be done, as expedit-
iously as America can put freemen in
the field fully equipped and ardent for
victory. There Is indisputably Rus
sian menace In the German program.
This consideration alone should put
Americans on their guard and give
them pause when they huzZa for a
minor success. which may be tempo
rary and will not lead to victory IN
less our people as well as our soldiers
In the field, and our allies, combatants
and noncomhatants, dismiss insidious
optimism and brace themselves for a,
long and desperate struggle. The war
can surely be won with our enormous
resources In man power and material,
but not unless We prepare for the or
deal confronting US and give of our
best.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23

featuring establishment He lived in
hall room In a modest boarding
house and ate his luncheons in a
quicklunch restaurant.
There's no chance for adventure
here in a great CITY," he used to say
as ne sat on the front steps evenings.
Then all in the same week a burglar
took SIG from his trousers pocket, an
ammonia tank blew up in his office
building, he was caught in subway
wreck, he was arrested by a mistake
for a pickpocket and he was run down
by an automobile on his way home
from work, and he married the nurse
who helped set his broken arm.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23
Z A DAY FOR 7.DAYS

Any man or woman who hnds that
they are going backward, are not as
strong as they used to be, have lost
confidence in their ability to accom-
plish things. are nervous and run down
should take two Bio-feren tablets after
each meal and one at bedtime.
Seven day for seven days.
Then take one after each meal until
the supply is exhausted.
Then II your nervousness Is not gone.
II you do not feel twice as strong and
energetic as before, if your sluggish
disposition has not been changed to .
vigorous active one. take back the
empty package and your money will be
returned without comment.
No matter what excuses, worry
overwork-too much tobacco or alcohol
have weakened your body and
wrecked your nerves. any druggist
anywhere is authorized to refund your
money on request II Bio-feren. the
mighty upbuilder Of blood, muscle and
brain does not do just what is claimed
for it.
Note to Physicians. There Is no
secret about the formula of Bio-feren,
it is printed on every package. Here it
Is: Lecithin; Calcium Glycero-phos-
phate; Iron Peptonate; Manganese Pep
tomato; Ext Nux Vomica; Powd. Gem
tian; Phenolphthalein: Olearesin Capsi-
cum: Kola-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23
MILLIONS WASTED IN
AIRCRAFT WORK

WASHINGTON, July 23.-Waste of
millions of dollars in experimenting
with the English Britol and other
types OF airplanes will be reported to
congress by the senate military sub
committee investigating aircraft ques-
tons, it was announced. The report
is now being drafted.
Other findings will be that 1900
training planes costing 100000 re-
Gently were junked because they were
regarded as too dangerous for use;
that several aviators had been killed
in using this type; and that anna teurs
in the engineering end Of the admins
trative section have contributed to
the delay in construction.
Responsibility for part Of the pro-
duction delay was placed by COM
mitteemen on the former aircraft
board. but they said that with the
work now under the direction Of John
D. Ryan, director general of produc-
ton, and Major General Kenly, the
prospects for the future were much
improved.
All members of the committee were
agreed that the Liberty motor is a
complete success.