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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-10-03

and they were mostly accidental and
shell fire. I don't mind it much any
more as a fellow has only one time
to die and when it comes no one on
this earth can prevent it. About all
the boys talk about now is going
home in few months. You know it
is better to look on the bright side.
I have learned a lot in the past
year and I shall surely appreciate
civilian life and all it's free cares,
when this great conflict is over and
l am back home once more. Life is
always just what one makes it and
I'm sure making the best of it over
here. I haven't as much as played a
game of cards or started smoking
yet, so you see I'm not getting bad
even if I am a long ways from home.
Being pressed for time must close
with Gods blessing to each and ALL
Your loving son,
Martin Lofstead
140th Inf, A. E. F., A P. o. 734, Co.
B.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-10-03

boys were seasick. I had fully intend
ed to be seasick but when the time
came just simply couldn't make it.
Since arriving cover Here" nothing
but what was to be expected has hap
pened. This country and it's people
are of course much different from
anything I have seen elsewhere and
their customs seem strange but pre-
sumo it is only a matter of what one
is used to seeing: Coming over from
the coast we saw a number of Amer
lean made binders working in the
fields, each pulled by two yoke of
steers. 1t is very common sight in
the Villages to see the farmers driv-
ing a yoke of cows or steers hitched
to cart (more often cows than
steers.) Also they have their donkey
carts as well as horse drawn vehicles
where they have heavy loads. Build
ings are of stone or cement almost
invariably and the streets and roads
are laid with cobble stones.
am attending signal school again
(radio section) and am quartered
along with the rest of the students"
in a fairly good sized city; that is,
our school and barracks are situated
in the city but we are allowed to leave
our immediate grounds" only at GER
tain hours each day We have no
school on Sunday which explains why
/ have time to write letters today.
took in the movies last night Charlie
Chaplin was there in all his glory.
On one reel all words and descriptive
matter were written in both American
and French. There were a number
of other. reels, all American produc-
tions, but the writing was all in
French.
Hoping this may find you all well
I'll close for this time. My address is,
Pvt Sam F. Peacock,
Hdqrs Co., 34s F. A, "a. P. o. 723)
American Exepditionary Force.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-10-03
FROM THE BOYS IN
KHAKI
MARTIN LoFsTEAD WRITES

In France, August 21, 1918.
Dear Folks at Home:
just received your letter last
night and was sure glad to hear that
you are all well as this leaves me
fine. I just wrote you few lines the
other day but will write a few more
this evening as 1 have the time and /
know you are always anxious to hear
how everything is coming on this side
of the pond.
Well, everything is coming our way
and not so slow either believe me.
1t rather surprised me that the
wheat was no better than it was, as
the u. s.. on the whole, has the
lagest crop in good many years, SO
the papers read. hope you viii raise
"a good crop of corn as it will be a
good price I am sure and maybe 1
win be home in time to help shuck
it, as General Pershing says, Heaven,
He'll, or Hobacan by Xmas" and he
just about means what he says.
There was some more mail came in
but I didn't get any this time but 1
from home and three from my lady
friends, so I got quite a lot of news
all at once and it sure sounds good in
this locality as I haven't seen a
Madamaiselle for long time, and it
would have been much longer had /
not gone to Eiason school a couple of
weeks ago. Nevertheless like it
line here
We have had only few casualties
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-10-03
LOVER THE TOP"

Salina and Saline Counties have
both gone over the top on the Fourth
Liberty Loan and done it all by vol
untary subscriptions.
Trego County is going to 10 the
same Get aboard and give your sub
scriptions quick and do not be left
This is not gift but a loan to or
Government Everybody get in The
workers of Trego County and Banks
are reporting liberal donations COM
ing in nicely The people Of Trego
County are alright and viii do the
right thing.
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LETTER FROM FRANK JORDAN
In France, August 5, 1915

In France, August 5, 1918.
Dear Aunt:
I haven't heard from you for so
long that I expect you folks think 1
army will never capture me-
I have been to the front twice now
and we lost only one man out of our
company. He was killed by one of
the Germans big guns. We haven't
much to do when at the front, only
guard. We make fun of the Germans
when they fire the big shells over our
heads, although they sure do buzz and
we generally run for a dug out, as
they are shell proof.
just got back from the trenches
the other morning and have been
pretty busy boiling my clothes for
the trenches are full of rats, etc. Ha!
This is certainly a fine country
here, the soil is very rich, fine for
ests and the most beautiful flowers /
ever saw. They have all kinds of gar
den truck and a soldier can buy nearly
any thing he wants except candy and
we even buy that once in a while.
The climate here is about the same as
that of Washington. The people are
very funny and seem to be about one
generation behind the u. S. They
cut the hay with a scythe and carry
1T to their barns in a rack on their
back The oxen is still used for the
beast of burden The house and barn
are often under the. same roof with a
place for their hay in the attic.
There are many things 1 am not
allowed to write but can tell you when
1 get back SO will close for this time
hoping to hear from you soon
Frank Jordon-
139th Inf, Co. H. via N. Y. A. e. r.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-10-03

AS Democrat but in line with the
idea that, especially in these times,
party politics is a secondary consider
alton in local matters hereby an
nounce myself as an Independent can
didate for Register of Deeds and re-
spectfully solicit your support.
Margaret Swiggett.
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SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE
August 225, 1918.

Dear Folks:
1 will now write my first letter
since arriving in "Some Where" I
had heard so much of this village
before leaving the States that I ma
turally had considerable curiosity
concerning the place. Ii I were asked
to describe "Sor1e Where" I think /
would say it is "Some Place." which,
while it is not a detailed description,
still has the merit of being a strictly
truthful one and the further advan-
tage of probably passing the Censor
without any trouble.
We left Camp Lewis June 80 and
taking it all in all, we had a very
pleasant trip across the continent.
We saw a great deal of very pretty
country, travelling along the Colum-
bia River through Oregon, a region
very justly famous for its scenery.
For a good portion of the way across
Idaho we followed the Snake river,
which, while lacking some of the ma
tural beauty of the Columbia, still
has several points of interest and
was more interested because / had
been over part of the route some
years ago (1905.) We stopped few
minutes at Glenn's Ferry and I en-
quired for men that knew there but
there was none of them in the crowd.
However, 1 met the 17-year old of a
man i worked for in 1905. Again at
Green River, Wyoming, I enquired
for men I knew. There were none of
them in the crowd but learned that
all of them are. still living.
The ladies of the Red Cross were
very good to us along the way, Civ
ing us candy, tobacco, cigarets, and
in some cities had even arranged for
shower baths for us-a thing very
greatly appreciated. They also kept
US supplied with post cards, in some
cases already stamped. The ladies of
Windsor, Ontario, have an organiza-
ton very similar to the American
Red Cross in respect to meeting troop
trains and certainly do everything
possible to cheer the boys alongs the
way We stopped at Niagara long
enough to get a good look at the Falls
from the Canadian side. The most
beautiful part of the country, how
| ever, was through the Lehigh valley
in New York and Pennsylvania.
hope that may get to travel through
that part of the country again some
day.
After embarking, conditions were
not so pleasant for there are always
discomforts where so many are NOV
ing at the same time but for most of
us, at least, it was q new experiences
and for one enjoyed it AL We had
fairly good weather ON our trip
across the ocean and but few a. the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-10-03
To the Voters of Trego County:

To the Voters of Trego County:
I hereby announce myself as
an independent candidate for the
Office of County Clerk, of Trego
county, and will appreciate any sup
port from all the voters of the
county irrespective of party at the
general election in November.
Fred Zahn
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-10-03
MCKINNEY APPROVED
Cove County Editor Goes Overseas
With Y M. C.. A.


The state board of personnel of wa
work for the Y. M. c.. A. passed and
accepted one man yesterday for over
seas duty. He was Isle Mckinney,
of Quinter, editor of the Cove County
Advocate. 1t was said by the board
that between thirty and forty men
under the age of 46 years are waitir.s
to be examined, but must wait uni
classifcations from the draft are sent
in to the Y. M. C. A. board. These in
structions came from Washington to
the Topeka board.-Capital.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-10-03

AS I have been nominated for
County Clerk, of Trego county, on
the Republican ticket, take this
means of soliciting the support of all
the voters (both men and women) in
this county at the November election.
G.. H. Benson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-10-03
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcement

Announcement
To the voters of the 23rd judicial Dis
trict of Kansas:
1 am Republican candidate for
Judge of this the 23rd judicial Dis
trict of Kansas. Your support is
earnestly solicited and will be very
greatly appreciated.
I. T. Purcell, Wa-Keeney, Kansas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-10-03

Don't fail to buy War Saving
Stamps You can buy up to 81 900
worth and you have until December
31st to pay for them Leave your
subseription 1t the bank and post
once
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CATHOLIC CHURCH

Low Mass at 8:30 a. m.; High Mass at 10:S0 9. m.: Sunday School at 2:3O ?. m.; Sunday Vespers at 1880 p. III. Week Day Mass at 8 a. m.-Rev Paul F. Kern, Pastor.
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THE REAL FIGHT FOR FREE
 SPEECH
(By William English Walling.)

(By William English Walling)
 This war is, above all, fight for rec speech 1t is true that an all powerful and exceptionally efficient ,,tocracy ,il., that oi Germany can lafo"d to gra 1 ve'y !i.Li'ei ': -aaire ,. iice spa,..' in vic.r f ,he 'a'; ''at itrt is vc, little freeu O acton 70 the common people in public affairs. fhe Czar or the Turkish Sultan could not afford to grant so much, for the reason that their despotism was less efficiently despotic. The German sys- tenn limits free speech at thousand different points. One illustration will suffice. Every well:read American lnows that the crime of lese majeste committed whenever any person speaks in public with the sliga:es1 dis respect of the Kaiser or Kaiserism. Freedom of speech is permitted only 1t those times and places where it is absolutely certain that il can do no larm whatever to the Prussian ruling class. It is not even permitted to criti- 'ize the administration of the army; nd the fact that the socialists had 900 witnesses and 3O,O0O affidavits 0 prove her statement could not keep Rosa Luxemburg out of prison in July, 914. just before the outbreak of the var.
 But, while this war lor free speech 5 going on, the German Government 5 profiting in all the free countries rom 8 mock 'free-speech fight" carri d on by pacifist organizations, ali of Ehich are supported in part by avow- ed German sympathizers and in part y advocates of the peace desired by he German militarists. The import mt point is that the German propa. ;andists, paid and unpaid, have seized pon this mock "free-speech fight" as he most hopeful weapon with which attack the democratic governments. Tor every democracy necessarily per nits very large measure of free speech, even in war time-enough to How a highly dangerous and traito- ous free'speech fight to be carried on
 ithout the slightest risk to the parti- ipants. Whatever the limits of free speech in democracy at war, there ! always enough freedom left for this
 mister purpose Thus does the Kais- er use democracy as club against emocracy and free speech as a weap- n against free speech.
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It we can obtain permanent free speech for ourselves and children only by temporary limitation of the right of free speech during year or two of war, can any advocate of free speech hesitate? Even the most militant free-speech advocates have never claimed that an individual had a right to rush into a theater and shout fire Not only would he be haul ed into the courts afterwards for this offense, but he would be forcibly prevented from repeating it if he showed any intention of doing so.
 In no organized society would any individual be permitted to repeat any spoken violation of the right of others. From John Stuart Mill to the present day the chief argument of us who have fought for free speech, are still fight for it, has been that the remedy for any wrong done to others lay in an ap. peal to the courts after the wrong had been done Not even the most extreme advocates of free speech have ever dreamed of denying this principle, for it is the very foundation upon which the whole structure of free speech rests.
 But we can not deny that anyone who had proven tendency to repeat these offenses against the rights of others or of the general public must inevitably be forcibly restrained. Even in times of peace no individual would be permitted to continue de- fsmatory and libelous attacks on the persons of the President and the other officials elected by the people to ad- minister the Government. A very few repetitions would lead to heightened prison sentences until the individual involved would find himself spending his life in prison.
 If number of individuals agreed in advance to repeatedly commit such criminal attacks, they would be guilty of conspiracy to defeat the law. A second repetition of such an offense would be so gravely punished that it would be most unlikely to recur third time.
 There is no prospect or possibility whatever of free speech in any com munity except as it protects itself by preventing violent and antisocial mi norities from using this right utterly to destroy the social structure and the civilization upon which alone the right of free speech can be made secure.
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Sunday church service at II a. m., and 7:S0 p. n. Thursday prayer meet. p. m. First and Third Wednesday af. ternoon at 2:30 Ladies' Aid Society," c. M. Van Marter, Pastor.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS

Letters for week ending March 16, 1918.
 When requesting letters from this office, please say that you saw the let ter Advertised, and pay a fee of one cent on each letter taken.
 All letters not delivered by March 30, will be disposed of according to aw.
 Conrad Anderson; Fermin Barainca; Miss M. A. Brawn; Elias Chester; tony Christensen; Sigurd Heylund; John Heitmann; Oloaf 36rgensen; James King; Herr Nils Ludviksen; !; Frederick w. Lindenau; Harry Lar zen, c. Larkin, Mrs. J. s. Macdonald, Iiss Lyla Mason, F. M. Moodey; Jack Ialt; Tony Munos; Walter Neil; Os- gar Noberg; Fred Olson; Jas Peter .on; Raymond Ready; Ragnvald Rich rd; Howard Spanks; Didrik Thorson; Emma Williams, J. V. Wood.
 J. F. WARDER, Postmaster
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ARE YOUR KIDNEYS
 SICK?

Many Alaska People Have Kept We'll
 Fly Keeping Their Kidneys We'll
 The first symptom of kidney trouble may be only slight pain in the back feeling of stiffness or soreness in the Joins, or some annoying irregular ity of the urinary passages. Urine is often discolored and perhaps sediment gathers upon standing. Next may come dull, throbbing backache sharp, knife-like pains, headaches, dig ziness and in many cases, lameness when arising in the morning. No one can afford to delay until these troubles become serious. Begin using Doan' S kidney remedy, that has won the praise of thousands. Alaska readers should find convincing proof of merit in the following statement.
 G. H. Behnke, 323 Lincoln St., Port land, Ore, says: Kidney trouble dull, steady ache and at times, sharp pains in my kidneys. I had soreness over my kidneys and I found it hard to turn in bed. Too frequent action of lny kidneys caused me to rise up often at night. Doan's Kidney Pills cured me-"
 Price COG, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy-get Deans Kidney Pills-the same that cured MT. Behnke. Foster-Milburn Co.,, Props, Buffalo, N Y.-adv.
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..:. :. {. {. :. |. <. :. ... :. i. i. :. :. 1. < :. LODGES <. AURORA CHAPTER o. E. S. NO. 3
 The Aurora Chapter, Order of East. nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month t o'clock at Masonic Hall.
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PRIMAL MOTIVES OF WAR
By David Starr Jordan

By Oovl0 starr Joroa0 Of the many influences behind the present war 1t is my belief that eco. homie motives and motives of inter- national distrust, envy. and hate have
 but a secondary place. These are urged as excuses of justifications or as weapons in argument, but no peo- pie on account of these alone would have ventured to break the peace of the world.
 The primal motive behind the war
 was internal and political. It is part
 of the age-long struggle against privi- lege. One by one the people of each nation have encroached on the per
 quisites of the classes that rule thru inherited power. Little by little de- mocracy has crowded privilege. Ev-
 anywhere freedom slowly broadens
 down, from precedent to precedent" and as freedom broadens, the scope | of aristocracy must be narrowed. 1 The spectacle of an emperor without
 an empire" has become increasingly painful to the war makers of Europe. The spectacle of an impOtent House
 of Lords has cast shadow wherever i lords of any kind assemble.
 The cause of most modern wars
 may be defined as conspiracy of the
 privileged classes to revive their
 waning power. The gray old strateg- ists who look to war to place their
 names in history are the ready allies or tools of privilege, and the young
 men are their sacrifice. Very few
 wars are, in strict sense, information al Each side has it's own war castes and these play int peach others hands. But only under dynastic rule can the war makers actually dominate. The war spirit in democratic nations arises through opposition to dynastic pur- poses or from fear of their results. The fact that every year of peace marks an advance from militarism to civilism from privilege to equality, from dynastic oligarchy to democracy, has thrown the tendency to revolution on the other side. Foreign war pre- sents a sharp remedy for internal dis union or waning of patriotism" In other words, it is needed by the priv
 ''eged class to keep down the "popu lace" and to divert the attention of tht people from the abuses of inherited power
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KEICla9faAN. ALASKA
Serial 02Se2 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR United States Land Office
 Iunonn A1oala

United States Land Office
 Juneau, Alaska
 July 10. 1917. Notice Is hereby given that the tn. dersigned, the Fish Gamers By.Rrod ucts Go. of Wards Cove, Ketchikan, Alaska formerly the Marine Products Co, of Ketchikan, Alaska, who on March 20, 1918. filed Trade and Manu. facturing Site application, No. 02892. for lands hereinafter described, un- der the provisions of the Act of May. II, 1898, and Section 10 thereof, gives formal notice of such application for such land, to-wit:
 "A tract of 1913 acres, denominated
 U. $. Survey No. 1908, located in thereof, about miles north of the town of Ketchikan and Revillagigedo Island in Lat. 55' 24' 15" N., Long. i31' 43' 10" w., and beginning at Cor. No. of said survey and M. c.
 On line of ordinary high tide of
 Wards Cove, whence U s. l. M. No. 2 bears N 350 39' w. 226S chains and ". c. bears s. 5S' 12' D. 25 links, theuce on said last mentioned course 9.93 chains ,S Cor. No. 2. thence S. 310 4S' w. 1917 chains to Cor. No. 3, thence N. 58' 12' w. 9.69 chains, to Cor No. 4, M. C., whence w. c. bears south 5S0 12' E. 8 links,
 thence meandering line of ordinary
 high tide CD N. 7' 00' w. 1.05 chs;
 CD N. 16' 45' E. 0.60 chains; (3) N.
 S6' 15' E.. 100 chains; (4) N. 8 30'
 F., 090 chains, (5) N 160 45' E., no chains; t6) N. Sc 45' E., 219 chains; @ N. 5S0 o0' E., 0.6O chains; (8) s. 55' 15' F., o.40 chains, (9) N. 85' 30' F., o6O chains; QO) N. 45' 00' E., 0.60 chains: GID N. 64' 45' D., 0.60 chains; Q2) s. 52' 45' E.. 100 chains; Q3) s. s5' 45 E., 090 chains (14) N. 6' 15 E.. OTTO chains, Q5) N. 71o 45' E., O.SO chains 06) N. 23' 45' E., 1.3o
 chains; CID N. 4o 30' w., O60 chains
 (1S) N 530 45' E., O.70 chains, 19) N. 17' 3O' F., 16O chains (20) N. 34' 3o' F., 0.30 chains, (2D N. 14' 00' E., 24O chains, magnetic var. 29' 4O' E. FISH CANNERS' BY-PRODUCTS co.
 By, Arthur Neale, President and General Manager.
 C. B. Walker, Register.
 First Publication, Jan. 21, 1918. Last Publication. March ze. 1918.
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REGISTRATION

The registration books are now op- n at the Council Chambers from o'clock P. M. to o'clock P. M., for the registration of legal voters of the City of Ketchikan.
 TAKE NOTICE: That the Registration Books will be closed at four o'clock D. m. Saturday, March 30th, 1918. %
 s. A. PLUMLEY,
 Registration Officer
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SCANDINAVIAN N. E. CHURCH Preaching service every Sunday at 7:30 p. m. A. B. Hall.
 Prayer Meeting in the different homes on Thursday evenings 8 P. M. Ladies Aid Society meets every two weeks on Thursday evenings. All Scandinavians are cordially invited.
 A. SLEIPNES. Pastor.
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Unless girl has unlimited faith in her complexion she will not tolerate a kiss on her cheek.
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It's queer how people will sit up and take notice when one man begins to abuse another.
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A prophet is person who expects the unexpected
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A woman can guess thing is wrong in about half the time it takes man to figure 1t out,