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The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13
INTERESTING LETTER FROM
 FRANCE

Under date of France, Aug. 10, 1918, the following interest ing letter has been received by the editor of the News from Corporal Eugene (Bob) Meyen- berg, one of Navajo county's loyal sons who is with the Amer ican Expeditionary Forces in France. The letter follows:
 My Dear Mir. Braxton:-
 1 wish to thank you for your kindness in sending me your paper free. 1 would have been willing to pay for same. for to a man away from home there is no paper so good as the home paper.
 have not had the pleasure of seeing any of the Navajo OF Apache county boys yet, but ex- pect to run across some of them sooner or later. The trouble is that we can't get each other To- cated, and when we do there is no way of getting to them un- less they are inside the ten mile limit, for we are not allow ed to go any farther: too bad, aint it?
 Outside of that we are we'll off we have plenty to eat, plenty of good clothes to wear and even get tobacco and soap issued to us. As to sleeping quarters, They are cool and are liable to get too cool in winter, but we leave that to Uncle Sam. He will do the best he can by us, am sure.
 Thanking you again for you kindness, I wish to remain al ever, your friend.
 CORPORAL EUGENE MEYENBERC Go. B. 1st Army Hdq. Reg, A.E.F., A.P. O. 713
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13
A War Order
 Affecting Newspapers

Under a recent order of the War Industries Board publish CTS of weekly newspapers are required to make a reduction of l5 per cent in the amount of paper used in the production of their papers by September 18th. On account of this the publish CT of the News has decided to limit the size of the paper to four pages, excepting when the publication of advertising makes it necessary to print two or four additional pages. In other ways the publisher will endeavor to comply with the order of the board which seeks to conserve paper. The two following orders made by the board will there. fore be obeyed by the News to the letter:
 No publisher may con-
 tinue subscriptions after
 three months after date of
 expiration, unless subscrip-
 tions are renewed and paid \ for"
 Nopublisher shall send
 free copies in exchange for
 other publications, except
 to such other publications as
 are printed within the county
 or within a radius of 40
 miles from his point of pub <
 lication.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13
Adamana Ready to
 Start the Drill Pounding

Last Sunday morning several automobile loads of Holbrookites were taken out to the Adamana Oil 6 Land Co.'S property. as guests of the company, on a sight seeing tour. The entire day was spent going over the ground and visiting nearby points of geological interest. L. D. Sandufer. field manager of the Adamana company, acted as guide and spokesman pointing out and explaining the various reasons the company had chosen that particular property as beng a likely place to strike oil at a reasonable depth.
 The company has been sub jected to many unavoidable de- lays in getting their rig to the site and in shape for drilling, but perseverance and pluck have overcome the many obstacles and they will have the drill drop ping the first of next week. Three shifts will be employed and the drill kept pounding away until oil is struck.
 All in the party expressed surprise at the progress the company had made and much credit was given Field Manager Sandufur for having the rig so nearly ready to commence oper- ationS.
 Among those in the party were: Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Turbeville, E. T. Kindred. H. L. Becktord. l.. D. Sandufur, R. H. Turner, M. H. Bryan. J. M. Lee, c. D. Carrico. J. F. Fisher. F. V. Borst, W. H. Evans.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13
Aduertisement

Sealed proposals will be re- ceived until 12 o'clock noon, October ', 1918. by the super visors of Navajo county for the construction of one 18-foot tim Der bridge on the Concho flat, 5 miles northeast of Snowflake. The work will consist approxi- mately of the following quan- titles:
 Ruble masonry. 6 GU. yds
 Lumber. f. b. m. 1900
 Specifications and plans may be seen m the office of the coun- ty engineer Holbrook, Arizona. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids.
 R. s. TEEPLE,
 Clerk, Board of Supervisors. Is-13-3t
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13

Jess Tibbitts of the Adamana oil company's organization was a Holbrook visitor the first of the week.
 Walter Hanson, Carroll Mob ley and George Hope, all of the Hopi oil companY's camp, mot ored in Wednesday night and were early on hand Thursday morning to register for the draft. With Thos. McCauley this makes four men of the Hopi company's staff to register for the call.
 MT. and Mrs. D. J. Daley of Needles are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. w. J. HookwaV.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13
HOLBROOK OIL
 DISTRICT TO
 BE ORGANIZED

In an effort to increase it's
 membership the Chamber of Oil
 and Mines of Arizona, an or
 ganization that has for it's pur-
 pose the further advancement
 of legitimate efforts towards the
 development of oil fields of Ari-
 zona, the Chamber will Es an
 early date send a representative
 to Holbrook with E. 5. Clark.
 the well known attorney of Prescott to organize the district, form rules, etc. It is the opln- ion of many that the move is a worthy one. The time is at hand when such an organization should be made, as it will have 8 tendency to establish regula- tions that will be as an 'un- written law" as long as it does 1ot interfere with the federal md state statutes. The form ng of local mining districts has ong been a custom and has been ,ound to be advantageous in many ways. The further fact hat the Chamber intends to be n the open and denounce fake companies that resort to un- crupulous promotions is evident y it's recent publication on which it's views are plainly set orth. This alone should be an for the people who wn locations to join the Cham er and in this way lend support 0 this principle if no other. be- ides having the protection of greed district rules.
 The News hopes that the move lent will be well subscribed to nd commends Fred O. Grain. $ secretary and treasurer for he outspoken. fearless articles l the Arizona Bulletin of Oil nd Mines defining the organ ;ation's intentions as to any hing that has a tinge of a nady nature.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13
New Era
 Predicted For HOlbrOOk

With the vast machInery ol
 the Hopi Oil Company pounding away; the starting of the Ada mana Land 6 Oil Company with, in the next 48 hours; the letting of contract by the Holbrook Oil Company to L. A. Clampitt. the we'll known oil driller, for 8 we'll on which work will be com menced within the next few days; with the assurance of at least two other rigs being ia- stalled within the next thirty days, all financed as we are in- formed to reach the respective depths recommended by their geologists, Holbrook today, we believe, is entering a new era.
 What the bringing. in of oil in these different wells will mean to Holbrook and the state of Arizona cannot be fully realized by those who have never exper- fenced the bringing in of oil in an unproven field, which many of our citizens have never seen.
 What producing oil wells mean for 8 community in resources, values and population, can best be understood by comparison of conditions in fields in Wyoming, Kansas. Texas and California before and after the discovery of oil.
 It put Casper, Beaumont and Tulsa on the map within a few years. Tulsa can boast of a bank with $28. 100000 deposits and other financial institutions with their vaults similarly cred ited with the proceeds of it's oil production-once an unproven oil field as is Holbrook today.
 Ranger, Texas, less than a year ago was a small village of 1500 people, comparatively un- known; today it has a popula- ton of 10000 and more than 80 rigs in the field, and only one we'll under development four months ags. In the Ranger oil field a few months ago they were doing what we did yester- days ''spudding in" with their first well.
 It is the opinion of geologists and practical oil men that north ern Arizona has entered into an era of oil development which is similar and no doubt will equal the wonderful development and financial growth which other oil fields have gone through.
 Who knows but what the next few months will see the trans formation which has taken place in Granger repeated in Hol- brook?
 The News thoroughly believes that these companies are in the field to DRILL FOR OIL and they have shown great effort and con- cientious managemunt. and should not be classed with those companies created to sell, stock instead of drill wells.
 We commend the gentlemen connected with the different companies in the Holbrook field and sincerely trust that their efforts will bring the rich re- ward they so justly merit.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13

Lester Thomas, a Holbrook boy who enlisted in the U. $. navy shortly after the United States entered the war. is spend ing ten day furlough at the home of his mother, Mrs. Chas. Thomas. He came direct from the Brooklyn Navy Station where he has been located for several months. The young man is in fine health and great ly pleased with his work.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13

Thomas McCauley and Sena- tor Mayield visited the Ada mana Oil Co.'S. property last Saturday and were much pleas ed with the completeness of the rig and the prospects for early drilling. While the Adamana and the Hopi companies are not over 6 miles apart in an air line yet the road that must be tray eled makes such a detour that the distance is probably 15 miles.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13
Negro Shot and Robbed


 Last Saturday evening a train crew on the Apache railway brought to Holbrook a negro who had been shot twice and mortally wounded. The mans name is R. A. Morgan and he had been shot when walking to Holbrook from Snowflake. where he had been employed by the railway company as watchman for few days. While acting in that capacity Morgan had had trouble with two Mexican labor CTS and it is supposed that these two men followed him from Snowflake and shot and robbed him when he was about ten miles from Holbrook.
 When Morgan was brought to town it was found that he was dangerously hurt and he was taken to a hospital in Albuquer- que by Deputy Sheriff Dewitt. Here he died Sunday. The per petrators of the crime have not yet been arrested but the wife of the one who IS supposed to have done the shooting is in GUS tody and her husband will soon be apprehended.
 Tuesday Sheriff Newman and Deputy Ed Henessey visited the railroad camp near Snowflake and disarmed all the Mexicans employed there. A varied as- sortment of guns was secured A large percentage of the men in the camp are from Mexico and they have been in the habit of carrying guns on their per son while working.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13
Mckay to Go East

H1(ANA9 tO oO A@St
 w. A. MacKay left last Mon day for Kingman to take part in the primaries that followed the next day. MT. MaeKay has been in and out of the Holbrook oil field for the past three months and during his last so- journ here secured some acreage that he will proceed to interest eastern people in. He intends to go to Los Angeles for a few days and then to NewYork City.
 Billy Mckay is one of the old time mining men of Nevada of the famous Goldfield district. and there are several of the old school here who wish him a rep etition here of his oldfield days.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13

Geo. E. Hart, of Los Angeles. who Is interested in the Ranger, Tex, oil field stopped over yes terday while enroute and was shown over the Holbrook field by Frank Paddock. MT. Hart says the Ranger field is a won der.
 Food wiIlswin the war-saye it
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13
Who'g a Thought It2

Reform is the work of reason slowly awakening from the lethargy of igno' rance, gradually acquiring confidence in her own strength, and ultimately tri umphing over the dominion of preju, dice and custom.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13

Messrs Brooks and Wilcox. of Flagstaff, publishers of a very attractive booklet illustrating the resources of Coconino county spent Wednesday in Holbrook. The gentlemen are figuring on getting out a similar publication for Navajo county in the event they can secure sufficient en- couragement.
 Mrs. H. G. Stiles and baby have returned from southeast ern Kansas where they spent the summer with relatives.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13

May Enroll for Recommendation
 All persons wishing to enroll in the U. s. Public Reserve for government labor may do so by registering with Attorney c. H. Jordan, Masonic Temple, Hol- brook.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13

Ross Emerson, of Salt Lake, Utah. is here for a few days MT. Emerson says that consider able activity is evident in the Dixie field a few miles out from the Capitol City, some 20 or more rigs are now at work.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13
All Eyes on HoIbrook

John c. WheatIey, stockman of Luna, N. M.. spent a few days in the field this week. MT. Wheatley is interested in the Eastland field of Texas and says New Mexico and Texas are anx- iously waiting for good tidings from HoIbrook.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13
ereat ThInas norn In sIIenee.

Great Things Born m SIIencc- ,
 Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves to gether; that at length they may emerge, Uniformed and majestic, into the daylight of Life, which they are thenceforth to rule.-Carlyle-
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13
First Drill Dropped
 In HOlbrOOk Oil Field

opi Oil Company Spudded Its First Oil Well Yesterday Evening This Epocha Operation Witnessed by Officers and Employees of the Company and Representative of The HobrooK News The Adamana Company will Spud In Early Next Week.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13

Buy War Savings Stamps.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13

The Junior Red Cross held it's first open meeting of the year Friday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
TRIUMPH BELIEVED
 SUNK BY GATORS No Trace of Converted Trawler Found Despite
 Relentless Hunt

Washington, August 2z.--Absence oi any definite report of activity today on the part of the raider Triumph. the converted steam traw1er armed by 1s members of German U-boats crew, strengthened the belief held in naval circles that the vessel is no longer on the north Atlantic fishing grounds While numerous dispatches were re- ceivedS during the day detailing the effects of the Triumrh's foray into the ranks of American and Canadian smacks and trawlers, all dealt with sinkings which occurred yesterday and Tuesday night.
 So thorough have been the "steps taken to safeguard the fishing fleets,' as described by Admiral Benson. cldef of naval operations, that officials here are of the opinion that the Triumph could not have escaped the netwpread for her capture. The only possible ex- planation of the failure of patrcl craft to capture the raider will be that she has been sunk by her crew, possibly after the men have returned to the submarine.
 Immediately upon receipt of news that the Triumph had been seized as an auxiliary by the Germans, naval experts expressed the opinion that the cruise of the raider would be short probably lasting only from 24 to 3f hours, and this fact was realized by the German commander in planning the coup Tn naval circles the belief was held that the German crew eithe, would meet the parent submarine at a pre- designated rendezvous and sink the trawler, or would sink the craft and take to small boats in an attcmpt tc reach some desolate part of the coast from which point they might hope to make their way inland and find places of hiding.
 The possibility that the raider $ crew might capture some craft of an entirely different type and try to slip through the patrol of fleets makes the work of the hunters more exacting Undoubtedly every steamer, vessel and yacht met by the patrol ships will be stopped and questioned and probably boarded for a more strict examination before being permitted to pass
 Only confirmation of the press dis patches came to the navy department with the hunt for the Triumph. Loca- tions of the points at which tho enemy ship was reported to have come in contact with her victims were care fully plotted, the results furnishing valuable data for the use of the coast patrol vessels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
Success Ours, Says Hun Statement

Berlin. August 22.-(via l1ondon.) 1.-The official communication from general headquarters today says:
 "Ir the Kenlsiel region enemy partial attacks on both sides of the Locre- Dranoutre road were repuised.
 "South of Arras the British began fresh great attacks. A British army corps and New zealanders were brought into action in deep formation between Moyenville and the Ancre in the direction os Bapaume. A British cavalry corps was held in readiness behind the front
 supported by the strongest artillery fro and several hundred tanks, the ene- my's infantry advanced to the attack on q front of about 20 kiloraeters. Their first onslaught broke down before our battle positions.
 ssIn local counter atacks we recaptured portions of strips of territory which had been ceded to the enemy according 10 plan.
 "The enemy renewed his violent as saults throughout the day. The main weight was on the wings of the attack ing area. These attacks collapsed com- pletely and with heavy losses to the en- emy.
 ..Attempts of the enemy to cross the Afsne at Hamel were frustrated.
 "A great number of tanks. which were seen shot to pieces, aro lying before our %A%oSp 4s # aX39s 4f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23

Between the Somme and the Disc the day was quiet Southwest of Noyon, dur ing the night of August 20-21, We re- tired a short distance without fighting Throughout the day the enemy's fire was directed against our old lines: in the evening his reconnoitering detachments hesitatingly filed their way forward to- ward the valley of the Divette "Unnoticed by the enemy we withdrew behind the Disc troops who were fight ing in the Bois De Carlepont sector consequently, the enemy's troops which were prepared here yesterday morning by the strongest artillery fire did not materialize.
 Between Blerancou-t and the Aisne the enemy kept up his attacks through out the, day. He. was only able to gain ground at Blerancourt. THOUSAND PRISONERS TAKEN With the British Army in France Aug lust P tBy the Associated Press)-The British were steadily driving into the German positions on the high ground today between Bray-Sur-Somme and AL bert. One thousand Germans were taken prisoner.
 A vicious German counter attack al. rccted against the British positions in (Cs.ti,sea 0n Page Twe)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
Lassigny Taken on Fifth Day

With the French on the Disc, Au- gust 22-(By the Associated Press.) The fall of Iassigny at noon yester- day followed five days of incessant fighting in the trenches of the old po- sitions which were abandoned by the Germans in March, 1917. Grenades, mine throwers and all other means of warfare came into place and hand-to- hand fighting took place frequently
 The Germans made a stout stand in Deville wood, which bristled with ma chine guns. and made an almost inn pregnable position. A battalion of the famous chassuers, however, stormed the wood and took it yesterday morn- ing, thereby sealing the fate of Las- signy.
 While the officer commanding the chassuers. at the head of his men and with rifle in his hand, led them to the summit of the height to the east of I.assigny and planted the French flag there, an infantry regiment advancing from Plessier De Rove, turned the la nous Plemont height to the north < Thus Lassigny not only had fallen but it's possession by the French was made secure by the encircling of q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
LABOR SHORTAGE
 THREATENS WORK ON WAR PROJECTS
Shortage Estimated at Mil lion Unskilled Men, and the Reserve of Skilled
 Workers Exhausted

Washington. August 22.-The fact that there is now shortage in war work of 100000 unskilled laborers, and that the reserve of skilled workers is exhausted, developed today at a conference of field agents of the federal employment service. Further curtaiment of nonessential pro- duction is planned to release men for war work.
 The labor shortage is so serious that completion ot number of important war projects for the army and navy is being delayed. it was stated at the conference. The field agents decided that the only way in which the needed laborers could be secured was to take them from non- essential industry.
 'The time has come for the entire na- tion to realize that business as usual Is no longer,' Nathan A. Smith, assistant director of the employment service told the conference. If we are to end the war quickly the production of luxuries and essentials in this country must come to an end. It is a question of winning the war quickly or having it dragged on
 indefinitely.
 Manufacturers must give up the crea ton of needless manufactures, workers must be willing to change from nonessen- tiaI to war production even at hardshsip to themselves; the public at large must stop buying luxuries and thereby make the problem of curtailing nonessentials easier"
 An indication of how nonessentials may be combed was given today when tho community labor board of the District of Columbia announced a list of 24 classes of work regarded as nonessential. Elm ployes in this class are called upon to voluntarily release their unskiiled labor for war work. Community boards are being organ ized throughout the country by the department of labor. and they are to work in close co operation with local draft boards. Following are the indus trie which the district board, the first to make an announcement, has held as non essential:
 Auto industry accessories, drivers of pleasure cars, cleaning. repairing and de- livery of same, sight seeing cars, auto trucks, other than those hauling fuel or doing government work. other than del!v- cry of government works. bath and bar bershop attendants. bowling, billiar1 and poolro yns, bottlers and bottle sup plies, candy manufacturers and delica- tessen establishments. builders and con tractors not engaged in erection of struc . lures for government work danciny academies, mercantile stores, florists. fruit stands. junk dealers. delivery a.d sales stables, pawn brokers, peanut ven ders, shoe shining shops, window clean. CTS, soft drink establishments. soda four tain supplies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23

. strong position from which the Ger
 mans might have delivered counter at tacks In the fighting at close quarters and while the Germans were pressing hard at one point in superior numbers, a French lieutenant fell while directing his men, The men were determined not to allow the body of the lieutenant to fall into the hands of the enemy They had exhausted all their rifle and
 machine gun ammunition and gre- nades.
 With nothing else to fight with, they grabbed the picks used for digging trenches and drove back the Germans until the body of the lineutenant could be recovered.
 Most of the fighting around Lassig- ny was in stifling weather and men were seen in the trenches stripped to the waist throwing hand grenades and working the machine guns. At noon yesterday a company of en- gineers was in Lassigny clearing it of numerous German dead and an enor-
 nous amount of wreckage that encum-
 bered the streets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
Tanks Force Disorderly Flight

a tannery, was occupied, most of the
 Germans having fled or been killed when
 the American barrage began. The tam
 nery commands the vesle bridges and
 other important points.
 The Germans started their attack with a barrage. then the infantry endeavorea
 to wrest the tannery from the Amer jeans. Close fighting ensucd the Ame~-
 leans taking three prisoners at one place and Il at another.
 The Germans during the day used
 mnenwerfers and machine guns at ,n- tervals, but made no concentrated at. tack, and the Americans are holding ths tannery and other positions which help to make their vesle positions more se- cure.