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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-15

table. and the surgeons we're at work.
They're after that abdominal
wound the interne told me. They're
working with the horoscope.
"Above Bill's upturned feet ana
about yard away stood an x nay ap-
paratua lts flesh piercing light fell on
Q disk Of metal that % orderly held
over BiII's barred waist The violet
rays passed through the disk and into
the patients abdominal cavity. The
surgeons eyes followed them through
the metal and into the 6esh. his
knife plying fingers worked under the
disk and deep in the wounded mans
belly. He cut with that solid plate for
q window.
"'He can see what he's after before
he gets started, my guide exulted,
and II he overlooks any shell frag.
ments there 10 magnetic contrivance
that sounds buxxei when no gets
near them.
III would be all right, they told me.
Thanks to the Horoscope and the ni.
trous oxide. a stay here under treat.
ment and then rest at one Of the
Red Cross convalescents' camps BY the
seaside would nt Bill for q return to
the trencteM"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-15
Newest Devices Of Surgery
For Our Wounded Soldiers
Nitrous Oxide and Flucroscope at Hand to Give
American Wounded AL Chance in World.

The best 10 none too good for the
wounded American soldier, That %
the Red Cross Idea. The minute sci.
ence nnds an Improvement IN surgery
I, 10 adopted in the Red Cross army
hospi,alsl which are modela Of up.to-
ths-instant completeness
This fact ID vividly emphasized In Q
recent news dispatch from Reginald
Wngh, Kaufman. author OF The
House Of Bondage" Kaufman had
been allowed y accompany . badly
wounded friend into the operating
room;
s'Come on. said the lnterne; your
lSisnd's In there. He's about played
out; can't stand chjoroform OF ether.
o. 70 give MIN nitrous oxide.
u knew that for Q patient whose re-
eastancs has been diminished the dIf-
ference between the old anaesthetics
and this new one 10 frequently the
difference between life and death, but
I also knew that nitrous oxide 10 not
On our army list and that no supplies
existed q year ago In France.
"sThe Red Cross hns put up 0 plant
here. explained the Inferno. Hs open.
Cd a door. Bill lay on the operating
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-15
Marcel Gets His
Barn Mended
Red Cross Helps This IS Year
Old French Boy-and HE
Family. :

Marcel ls q man. He Is just ffteen
years old. but yet he Is man. say
he II q man because In the last four
years time has burned into his child
heart marks that should walt for stern
er maturity. He Is man because he
has the responsibility Of . woman. He
has no father. The Germans saw to
that. Marcel has had to stand By and
see his small brothers and baby sister
ask In vain for food while he fought
on the pressing Gail from his growing
boys stomach. He has had to see
tears from his mothers eyes drop on
the plowed ground as she worked the
soil his father would have titled had
he not gone away out Of the peaceful
ness Of the Marne valley into the iroa
hail Of the Aisne and on into the here
after.
The boy, who was nov a man. WORK.
ed hard. yes. too hard. With his hair
less hands and his boys strength ho
fought almost alone the unequal nghe
against want with what little help biz
frail mother could give.
Mother Can Keep Children.
One Of the 10 or 80 local societies
In France. handicapped by lack Of
funds because deluged by calls for
help. tried to relieve the family BY TAX
Ing away the children. But to the tor.
ture twisted brain Of the woman thAs
seemed like losing all she had.
And then when everything seemed
lost and despair came they heard the
news: mo, II could not be true.
They would help them with feod and
clothlngi They would till the soll1
Mend the barns and stay near By t.
see that things went wellf" Yes. and
the children could stay. said the Red
Cross. as they had said to hundreds
Of others.
That was two years ago. Today THE
family is self supporting and has some
to spare for the more needy ones. whe
still are being helped. Little Jean u
taller. He looks well fed-and be u
well fed. The baby Is 20 rolly poly
that the dimpIes have come again.
They are In good spIrits-on their fest
once more.
And Marcel. He has finished the
course that the Red Cross gave hin
In an agricultural school. Il II he who
has been running the farm 90 well. He
did II all. At least they let him think
20. for heaven knows he has seen the
bottom Of the bitter cup. And know
that the Red Cross will want ne 10
say he did L. for that Is the way tney
work-quietly. earnestly. eficienuy,
without stint, without waste. without
boast.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-15

boat In for q dsbt and you couldn't
told there was anythin' the matter
with him. What ! mean. you couldn't
told nothln' on him In daytime, but
after dark he'd 60 shamblin' aIl
around the village. and then when Il
got late. II he zee q light somewheres.
he'd 90 In there and have q spell Just
the same be had with me. Scared
people with them spells. he did.
The Last Of ooodneld's Money.
along about September his wife up
and surprised everybody, because she
went to all the expense Of havin' the
old man declared insane and hauled
OF to the asylum. He cut bis throat
with q piece Of broken bottle up there.
and the funniest thing happened-they
found the old woman dead the same
afternoon In their house here. The
court gave the estate to q trust CON.
pany, and guess that was the end Of
old Goodneld's hundred and twenty.
four thousand three hundred end six.
ty.three dollars and 0fty-one centa
swell. cir. you know all that about
old Mr.. and Mira Goodneld made
kind Of Z sensation, a. you might call
It. and there was quite q good deal Of
thinkin' and talkin' about Il here II
the village. There was some that
claimed they nggered out how Il oil
was meant to mean somethin'.
anyway, when the call come from
Halifax last December We sent OF
mighty near half q carload Of frst.
rate clothin' right In q few hours. and
there was two hundred and seventy
odd dollars subscribed Just In the Vii
lage, and you know there wasn't hard
" any Of MS real sure we could zee
the winter through ourselves.
~Yes, rll put my name down for the
Red Cross, and m shell out guess
you won't have much trouble gittin
subscriptions from the rest, either
We got a good many boys from here
over there now, and we wouldn't like
to think Of 'em shot and layin' out In
the nelds twistin' around and nobody
to tend 'em because Us at home hadn't
found out yet that It's mistake TO
think we're still goln' to have our saw
ln's right nice and with u when we're
deadl"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-15
THE LITTLE OLD LADY
OF PANSY SQUARE

Timidly she entered the Red Cross
Bureau and stood just within the door
way.
Her poor. dimmed old eyes spoke -
eloquently: "Tm friendly. ladies. bsk
q little afraid"
Several Of Us rose. but Mrs. Craw.
ford reached her first and asked hee
to come In and sit down.
"Oh. thank You so much." quavered
the old lady as she sat down. "You
see, my boy-my grandson-has gone
and"-with Spartan fortitude she re-
strained the tears that glistened In hee
eyes-"gone with his regiment Now
I'm all alone IN my little cottage In
Pansy Square. And. oh, ladies. DO ang
OF you know the dreary Loneliness
when there Ia no one who comes hons
at nIghtr'
We almost Rugged the dear old lady.
so forlorn, yet so brave. We drew up
our chairs closer. and she told US her
story.
The little old lady owned q vine
embowered cottage In Pansy SquarA
There she kept house for her grand
son. who worked In downtown ONCE
When America took up eudgels for do
mocracy the lad. In patriotic ferv0r.
was among the first to enlist.
"Ah. how loved him and needed
himw whispered the old lady broken
". "Bui my dear country needed him
more. SO ! told him to 90. But
what will you do. grannyf he asked.
! told him had enough, and 50 10
went. Rrave. brave heart Ny hus-
band was soldier, and l have HE
pension But Il Is small After pay.
ing the taxes on my cottage there was
little left. and now Il ls gone. I'm old.
hut TN willing. All ask Is q chance
10 earn my bread till--tiil he returnA~
Through the Home Service workers
Of her community the little old lady
of Pansy Square has been provided
with simple tasks such as making pre-
serves and delicious cakes and jelliea
| labor of love for her and an unfall-
ing source Of revenue.
Some day, plense God. her soldier
, hoy will come back to the little old
lady Of Pansy Square, and he will nnd
her as he left her-happy, comfortable
and self reliant. j
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-15

inside the building there were more
women. all spick and span 10 white.
with fnccs henming. handing out good
"home cooked" food over spotless tiled
counters Some OF the boys fairly ran
foI the food others went into the long
batteries Of baths, throwing out their
vermin ridden clothes to be sterilIsed
while they scrubbed their bodies back
TO . healthy glow.
What luxury Il oil was food. tables.
chairs. things to read. games to play.
PAPER 70, writing, barber shop. .
movie theaier and good. clean bedsi
No one evei thought that these hap
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-15
THE RED CROSS SPIRIT SPEAKS

] kneel behind the soldiers trench
walk with shambles' smear and stencil
The dead mourn
bear the stretcher and bend
Ger Sammy. Pierre and Jack and mend
What shells have torn
90 wherever men may dare. 60 wherever womans
care
And love can live.
Wherever strength and skill can bring
Surcease TO human suffering
Or solace give.
J am your pennies and your pounds;
am your bodies on their rounds
Of pain afar:
] am you. doing what you would
II you were only where you could
Your avatar
The cross which on my arm wear,
The naR which o'er my breast bear.
Is but the sign
OF what you'd sacrifice for him
Who suffers on the helish rim
Ofwar's red line.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-15

The long train Of freight cars whined
snd grumbled - Il strove to stop 10
the doorway Of . great low building .
white capped and gowned woman ~
leased . sunny smile and. turning a
her voice carried into the building,
called out. "Thsy ere surs; Get rsady
for . rush"
Just how she could tell they were
-ours" would be hard to explain. for
q the moment she spoke hundreds Of
the dirtiest. grixsliest men . woman
ever saw came fairly tumblins out Of
the freight cara A moment more she
was welcoming this muddy rabbls with
Q laugh and cheering wordA
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-15
@They Are Our Boys; Get
Ready, Everyone, for a Rush!"

~. smiling women might be tired. nor
were they tired then. even though oil
day long they had been serving train
after train Of French and English
troops. literally thousands Of them.
Yet what did that matterf For these
boys that came At the end Of . long
day-these boys are seurs."
II your boy d In France you may b
sure be has song Of praise for the
6ns women at work 10 the railway
canteens Of our own Red Cfoss. for at
every important railway junction there
ID one Of our Red Cross canteens and
at each canteen there are Is women
real, true American women.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-15

OF the vioiisntes

"he said Il just like that--nothin'
before it--and ! said. For the Lords
sake, Mr.. uoodfield. what's the mat
lerr He looked kind OF funny to me
I'm worth hundred and twenty
four thousand three hundred and six.
ty.lhree dollars and nfty-one cents,
he says
"'Well. BY Orryr says.
well. cir, he begun to pant IKE
he'd been runnln up hill; he got to
heavin' like q winded horse then he
begun to cry and sob like q woman
that's all excited when some ones Just
died Well, BY Orryi ! saya You
better set down and quiet YOURSELF !
sayA whats the ma,ierr
81 got to die he says I been
SICK be saya I been sick aud ! got
to dier
~'WeIl. ! says, we all goi TO die.
~He KEEP straight on cryIn' and
pantin' and sobbin'
"'Yes, he saya but never knowed
! had toi never knowed Il before
was sick. kind o thought wouldn't
reely haf to. when Il come right down
to Il
"'We're all nxed that way says
We all got to have some sickness we
won't get over
"Well, DIR, he lei out Z yell that Just
about rose my hair. The rest Of you
ain't got q hundred and twenty-four
thousand three hundred and sixty.
three dollars and nfty-one centsr hs
hollera And got to dlsl' he says
and he KEEP on kind Of shoutIn' u Z
60, to die ] got To die eo, 10
diel' And then he pi,r,"~ ave, miore
I could catch him nni tell d"w, on a
couple q busted i"i'sl~I lrups.
cole TAP Whi,comb. he woke up In
his shack uex, door and put on some
cio'es und come In. lookln scared to
death. Him and me picked Good.
neld up OF the traps and got him
home, half carryin' him, and him kind
Of whimperin' and slobberin' right on
to when we left him doubled up on a
rickety chair at his own house.
"Next day he was around. Just
about the same as ever. anu never
said nothin about nothin', and the
week after that he took Fred Owens
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-15
SPEAKING OF MONEY
Just How the Coodfields-
The Stngiest Couple in Town
Helped the Red Cross

-Speakins Of money" said my sea'
taring friend Of the Maine coast. I'VE
used to have 40 old nun here named
uoodneld. When he was young he
used 10 sing In the church cholr--thaI
didn't cost nothln and married one
Of the Emberses. but didn't have only
one child. and Il died. and time he gol
10 be about siIty.eighi years old he'd
saved up and was hirln' out his mon.
ey al about a. high q y cent as any.
body. Made Il all JUS, tradln and
bein' careful what be spent Care
fulr He wouldn't buy hisself q pair
sf britches but once In eight years.
and when his old sister that lived with
'em says one day she was bound to
zee what the inside the pitcher show
theater looked like just once before
she died. why. old 0oodneld and his
wife says that was the last straw. and
they fixed up and had her hauled ofl
10 live on the county. His wife was
just the same a. him, TOO.
"well. along about the middle o
the hard winter, three years ago
Goodheld took sick, and his wife told
the neighbors they both thought Il
was pretty good thing. comm on
him in the cold weather that way, b.
cause fuel was % high and person
10 bed don't need to use any. They
wouldn't hear Of callin' In the doctor,
and for two or three weeks the neigh
bors and old friends. most Of EN-. wai
sure he was goin' to die, but then
he begun to look 90 we'll there didn't
hardly seem to be much hope.
Old oeodslsld Walks In.
"He got to goin' out and shamblin'
around again. and for awhile there
wasn't nobody noticed anything much
different. reckon was the nrst
and Il come about mighty queer. II
vas like this: was workin' In my
shack one night pretty late. tryin' to
spell out what was the matter with q
mrburetor I'd brought up from my
,eat -asn there come a tap on the
loor, and old Goodfleld walks In.
was kind o. surprised to see him, but
didn't say nothIn' 'cept Good evenln',
and oil Of a sudden he says DO you
know how much money I'm worthf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-15

In addition 10 serving our enlisted iorees. Il is
assisting IN The work oi civil reieI among our allies
whose soil IS beng devastated by the fighting,
Thus The Red Cross is helping 10 interpret The
constructive spirit ol our Republic which holds
satred human lie and The ideals il seeks.
As lime goes on the scope oi the work OF the
Red Cross IN Europe will increase in order that the
organization may meet the demands ttal will be
made upon il Il must receive The iuIl and hearty
support OF The American people Il is only through
such an aeeney thai we can be assured relIet and
necessary mInisraton 10 our young men forming
ouI military force.
II is my sneere desire thai adequate funds
will be secured tof the work Of The Red Cross
mnm1< hYa<~
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-15

WdI P'T' uIu 'lnItIStCI W ""N oIo
BODY has given i place deep in The
hearts oi all our people. For those
whose dear ones are in places oi
great danger 4 is comfort TO know
thai The American Red Cross Is per-
forming more effective service on q
Lareel scale than ever before.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-15
The EMBLEM OF HUMAN MERCY
By SAMUEL GoMPERs

The Red Cross IS an emblem ypifWne human
mercy and sympathy Us mission TO relieve phys
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-19
LUMBER FOR CLUBHOUSE
REACHES LUND STATION

The local representative of the Iron
County Coal Company has received
notice of the arrival of some 10000
pounds of lumber for the company's
bunk house, at Lund, and this morn
ing dispatched the company's big rs
horsepower caterpillar tractor with a
string of trailers for the station to
bring the lumber to this place. The
tractor was in charge Of an expert
from the Holt Machinery company,
who will give instructions to Percy
Wilkinson going out, and who will
hereafter handle the tractor for the
company.
We are also informed by Foreman
Bechtol that work has commenced OF
the new road to the mine, and that a
10 per cent grade has been surveyed
for the road clear over the top of the
mountain, which will make it safe
and fairly comfortable road for auto
mobiles.
The coal in the present working is
looking splendid, we are told, and i;
is the expectation of the company to
be in excellent shape for business this
fall in the coal line, although the tran
probably will not be constructed be
fore next season.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-19

A cablegram passing through &C.
dar City this morning to relatives at
Toquerville conveyed the news of the
death in action on the French front
of Moroni or Rome Kleinman of To-
quer. He is the son of Moroni Klein
man, who is brother of Mrs. |. c.
Haight of this city. The young man
enlisted year ago and has been in
France some three months. The tele-
gram was brief and merely stated the
fact of his death.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-19
Follows Husband.

Mrs. Gordon Southam, of Hamilton,
Ontario, whose husband was killed in
action and whose brother also made
the supreme sacrifice, Is going to
France as a Y. M. C. A. canteen work
err. "I'd fight if could" she said,
"but / want to do what / can to help
the fighting men,"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-19

The Red Cross supply of yarn for
socks and sweaters has arrived, and
printed instructions are being distrib-
uted to the memoirs engaging in this
class of work. There is nothing now
standing in the way of an aggressive
campaign of Red Cross work, ercept,
of course, the busy season of the year
which makes it hard to find workers.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs H. l.. Woolley, pro-
prietors of the Cosy Corner, are spend
ing a few days at the Zion Canyon
monument, guests of the Wylie camp.
During their absence the Cosy Bak
cry and Cafe is being conducted by
the regular staff of employees, headed
by Miss Tina Sherratt.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-19

The Record is in receipt of letter
from Mr.. Walter Macarthur, former
member of The Record force, in which
he states that he is now working on
the Linotype exclusively Tor Salt
Lake job printing company, which has
among other things in work the Re-
vised Statutes for the State of Utah,
for which "Walt" is setting a large
proportion of the type. According to
the information contained in his let
ter, he has developed into a swift
since he went on to the machine eX-
clusively. Here's success to you, Me.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-19

DR.. Leonard reports the birth of a
son to Mr.. and Mrs. G. Hunter Lunt
last Saturday, and to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Lawrence boy on the same
day. More Sammies to defeat the
Huns. Mothers and babes doing we'll.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-19

If you have any bits of lead or tin
foil don't throw them away, but send
them to the Public Library to be add
ed to the collection being made there.
By doing this you will not only be
helping the Red Cross, but the Gov
eminent as well, which needs every
scrap of lead that can be procured.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-19

Mr.. John Fuller of the Golden Rule
Store left here Thursday on his semi
annual trip to the east to order goods
for his store; Mr. Fuller took his car
as far as Salt Lake, where he will
leave it to be repaired. Mr.. VIM.
Smith accompanied him to the Lake
and will drive his own car back.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-19

Mrs. Ann C. Macfarlane of Saint
George is spending few days here
with her son William c. and family.
"Aunt Ann" is on her way tc Salt
Lake City to spend the remainder of
the summer.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-19

Miss Corris Lunt was operated on
at the Southern Utah Hospital last
Monday for the removal of tonsils
and adenoids, and on Wednesday, the
18th, Miss Beatrice Parry and Mrs.
Robert w. Sherratt were operated for
the same complaint.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-19

Quite a number of boys included in
the 1918 draft, from various parts of
the county as well as from this place,
have been before the Local Board for
examination this week.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-19

Marva Stewart of Alamo Nevada
a niece of Mrs. John Fuller is spend
ing a few weeks here. She came be-
fore the Fourth and will stay until
Mr.. Fuller returns.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-19
Huts in Porto Rico.

Three Y. M. c. A. huts have been
erected at Camp Las Cases, near San
Juan, Porto Rico, where Porto Ricans
anr being trained for service.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-19

Mrs. E. M. Cory and children have
gone to their summer home in the
canyon where they will stay during
the hot weather.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-19

Mrs. Eph Jensen and children Of
Parowan spent from Sunday until
Thursday in Cedar visiting with her
mother Mrs. Agnes Nelson.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-19

Mrs. Sarah Hulett's little grand
daughter from Beaver, Miss Alice
Harris is spending few weeks here
. with relatives.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jones, Messrs.
William and John Daley of Summit
were Cedar visitors Thursday, being
here on business.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-19

Mrs. Geo. H. Wood left for Idaho
yesterday where she will spend a
month or so with her daughter Mrs.
Roy Armstrong.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-19

The dance in Parowan Thursday
night that was being advertised by
the soldier boys here Tuesday, was
attended by number of young people
from this place. They report having
had jolly good time.