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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-05
RIVER ROAD NOTES

Observation-Disclosures
Thanksgiving day passed with many
small gatherings, yet each with a
feeling of deep gratitude that the
day might be spent withour thinking
of the boys over there as being in
the thick of battle.
Edwin Stromgren, who ct one time
resided in this section, writec to his
aunt, Mrs. Gus Person that he is we'll
and doing fine in France, then adds
P. S. that he may hereafter be ad-
dressed as Sgt. as he has recently been
promoted.
Mr.. j. G. Philson and daughter Avis
are flu victims, the mother having de-
veloped pneumonia, but both ere get
ting along nicely this (Thursday)
morning.
After an interval of four weeks
Leroy Kratzer writes to tho home
folks that he has had the flu, is in
southern France and has been very
busy, too much so to write; has gone
for three days without touching water
except what he drank. He has been
in many large cities and passed thru
many experiences among them seeing
and hearing men as they passed into
the beyond. Two letters came under
dates of October 81 and Nov. 10.
Miss Clara Smith left recently to
resume her duties with the Western
Union in Seattle, after spending three
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. M. Smith. ri
Reports We're current that Paul
Walters and little daughter were suf-
fering from the flu, but their cases
have proven to be only severe colds.
Grin Beinhart writes that he has
been confined to hospital after pass
ing thru the experience of being
gassed, altho was getting along nicely
at the time of writing.
Edward Carpenters disappointment
at being left in the States when his
company sailed for across the water
has been overcome, for his last writ
ing was that he expected to sail Nov.
26.
DIR. Hocne, house guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Egbert, in company with Mr..
Egbert, visited with Mrs. R. E. Car
penter before leaving on trip to the
Coast.
The Van Martin family are having
their turn with the flu, there being
two out of eight who have not yet
been stricken.
Miss Lydia Hunt left for her home
in Salem Monday after spending the
summer and fall with Mr.. and Mrs.
C. E. Griffith.
After rest of some weeks during
the quarantine, the Thursday club re-
sumed meetings and was recently en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. ]. L.
Burpee.
Alvy Given came for a days visit
with the home folks before he should
set sail on transport for overseas
as machinist's mate, perhaps making
the trip thru the Panama canal.
The last word from Anders Chris
Jensen was that he was cooking in a
dugout where it was of course neces-
sary to use artificial lights, and in an
unpleasant place.
Word comes from Barnston that
Mrs. John Mounsey and two children
and Miss Elsie Moeller have had their
experience with the flu, Mrs. Moeller
going to Seattle to take care of them.
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-05

.~ Mrs. Kelly and children of Spoks,.
were guests at the home of Mr.. ana
Mrs. A. Given from Friday until SIM
day.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-05

The Shockley Sheep Co. has taken
some of their sheep to their winter
camp on C E. Griffeth's place, Mrs.
Shockley being with them.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
TO INCREASE HONEY YIELDS
u All eeekeepers Would Use Modern
Hives Profits Would Be Larger
and Add to Supply.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
Hundreds of thousands of bee colon.
les, representing about one-third of
the number kept in the United States,
are housed in log 'gums" and in box
hives, and produce for their owners
an Insignificant amount of honey com.
pared with what they might do if they
were transferred to movable-frame
hives and handled by improved meth.
DDS.
If all the beekeepers now using box
hives would adopt the modern tvpe M
movable frame hive they would not only
secure more profit from their bees for
themselves, but would add MANY mil.
lions Of pounds Of honey to the nations
supply. Much of the honey produced
by colonies in box hives is wasted h,
crude methods of securing the crop
and these colonies are reduced in earn
Ing value by uncontrolled swarmins
and by the annual loss of bees whicf
die In winter because Of lack of pro
tsction and sufhcient food stores.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
GIVE CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS
At ONCE IF BILIOUS OR
CONSTlPA1EO.

Look at the tongue, mother! II
coated, 1t is a sure sign that your lit
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs a gentle, thorough cleansing ut
once.
When peevish, cross, listless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or is feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad; has stomach-ache, sore
throat, diarrh9a, full of cold, give a
teaspoonful Of california Syrup Of
Figs" and in few hours all the foul.
constipated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out Of the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have q well. playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless "fruit laxative;"
they love its delicious taste, and 1t
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for a bottle Of
california Syrup Of Figs" which has
directions for babies, children of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly on the
bottle. Beware Of counterfeits sold
here. To be sure you get the genuine.
ask to see that 1t Is made by the "Cali-
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with contempt.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01

The -umor gained such strength that
an ordec was issued for all troops to
Immediately place under arrest anyone
answering to the description Of the
spy.
Atwell and I were on the qui vive.
We constantly patrolled the trenches
at night. and even in the day, but the
spy always eluded us,
Ore day while In a communication
trench. we were Mortified to see our
brigadier general. Old Pepper. being
brought down 1t by big private Of the
Royal Irish rifles. The general was
walking in front, and the private with
fixed bay0net was following in the
rear.
We saluted rs the general passed us
The lrishman had broad grin on his
face and We could scarcely believe ouI
eyes-the general was under arrest
After passing few feet beyond us, the
general turned, and said In a wrathful
voice to Atwell:
Tell this d--n fool who I am. He's
arrested me as spy"
Atwell was speechless. The sentry
butted in with:
"None o. that gassin' out o. you
Back to headquarters you goes, Mr.
Fritz. Open that face o. yours again
an I'll dent In your napper with thu
butt o. me rife"
The generals face was q sight to be
hold. He was fairly boiling over with
rage. but he shut up.
Atwell tried to get In front Of thu
sentry to explain to him that 1t reall,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01

Cut the strings from the hams or ba.
cons before they are placed in the
sacks. There Is q great tendency to
use the same string to hang up the
meat after It IL sacked. It is impos-
sible to tie the top Of the sack and
make 1t insect proof II a string sticks
out Of the top. In tying the top Of the
sack make double wrap before tying
q knot and this will prevent the en-
trance Of any insects. Each sack
should be painted with yellow wash
and then each piece can be hung mp
for future use. Never stack the hams
and bacon in pile after yellow wash
has been applied.
Recipe for Yellow Wash.
For lOO pounds hams or bacons use
three pounds barium sulphate, O.O0
pound glue. 0.O8 pound chrome yellow,
0.40 pound -four.
Half all a pail with water and mix
in the -four, dissolving all Jumps thor
oughly. Dissolve the chrome yellow
in a quart of water In a separate YES
sci and add the solution and the glue
to the flour; bring the whole to q boil
and add the barium sulphate slowly,
stirring constantly. Make the wash
the day before 1t is required. Stir II
frequently when using, and apply with
a brush.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01

was the general he had under arrest,
but the sentry threatened to run his
bayonet through him, and would have
done 1t, too. So Atwell stepped aside.
and remained silent. was nearly
bursting with suppressed laughter. One
word. and would have exploded. II
is not exactly diplomatic to laugh at
your general in such a predicament.
The sentry and his prisoner arrived
ut brigade headquarters with disas-
trous results to the sentry.
The joke was that the general had
personally issued the order for the
spy's arrest. 1t was habit Of the gen.
eral to walk through the trenches on
rounds of inspection, unattended by
any Of his staff. The Irishman, being
new In the regiment, had never seen
the general before, 50 when he came
across him alone In q communication
trench, he promptly put him under ar.
rest. Brigadier generals wear q red
band around their caps.
Next day we passed the Irishman
tied to the wheel Of a timber, the be
ginning Of his sentence of twenty-one
days, field punishment No. 1. Never
before have seen such a woebegone
expression on a mans face.
For several days, Atwell and I made
ourselves scarce around brigade head
quarters. We did not want to meet
the general.
The spy was never caught.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
GENERALLY PAYS TO ~sTIck"
Man Who 10 Constantly Changing Jobs
10 Not Usually m Employee Of
Special Value.

A Kansas editor complains that "no-
body sticks" In these times Of plenty Of
Jobs for all. The statement Is too sweep
ing, says the Portland Oregonian, but
there Is truth In 1t. A good many do not
~stick" who ought to do SO. They
ought, In the first place, to cultivate
the habit of sticking. Some day jobs
may not be 20 common, and 1t will sur
prise some of the wandering ones to
find that they have not learned enough
about any one trade to make them val
liable to any employer. The young man
who is doing one thing today and an
other the day after tomorrow Is over
looking the chance to establish himself
in q career. and he IL breeding In him
self the spirit Of dissatisfaction which
will make It hard for him to be happy
In all the years to come. Nothing can
be said against quitting one job for a
better one; ambition ought to be en-
Outraged; but the worker ought to be
sure himself that the change is for the
better and not merely for the sake Of
change. Employers nowadays know
how great is the loss to industry re-
sulting from mere aimlessness.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01

There was never . time when the 80
ri6ces and the help d women were more
appreciated than at the present time.
Women should learn war-nursing and
nursing at home. There i no better
way than to study the new edition Of ths
Common Sense Medical Adviser -
With chapters on First Aid, Bandagines
Anatomy, Hygiene, care Of the Sick,
Diseases Of Women, Mother and Babe, tho
Marriage Relation-to be had at some
drug-stores or send SOC. to Publishcr, 6S4
Washington Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
II woman suffers from weak back,
nervousness or dizziness-if pains afflict
her, the best tonic and corrective . one
made up of native herbs and made with
out alcohol, which makes weak women
strong and sick women wei. It y the
prescription Of DR.. Pierce, used by him
IN active practice many years and now
sold by almost every druggist N tho
land, in liquid or in tablets. Send Dr..
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y, l0c. for trial pkg
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are also best
for liver and bowel trouble.
rrvo., OEla.-"I am pleased 70 have ths
chance TO tell that DR.. Pierces Fsvorts PreseEip-
ton did wonders for mo. Last year during
expectancy wss % poorlyyd was getting -
weak that couldn't do my osewosk until .
friend told me Of 'Favorite Prescription Aftes
taxing four bottles I was 20 much better didn't
SeeI Ike the same psrson- Our baby b now ssysn
months old and although he had the vhoopinG
couch last winter be weighs nineteen pounds.
win advise al expsctant mothers 70 ~
'Fsvoriss Prescription Tor Il did 20 much Tor ~
en- sure il viii for sAsm."
-Nrs. Eel NSaea
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
Empey, In the next INSTALL
ment, tells the gripping story Of
q coward" whose streak Of YET.
low turned white.
CrO BE CONTINUED,


Fashion is doing its bit too. The
International Custom. Cutters conven-
ton ruled out patched pockets, belts
and turned-up trousers. II they would
only 60 back to the old-fashioned shirt
cuffs. sew the buttons on the trousers
on the outside Of the waist band, and
take of a yard or two Of the four-in-
hand neckties we would get somewhere
near where the weary are at rest. They
already have made overcoats 1T more
closely in order to save material. but
they dissipate that saving by making
sack coats a trifie longer. OF course.
there is a sort Of economy In a long
sack coat. for in ruling out the patched
pockets all other patches are. doubt
less, included. 1t is quite hard for q
fashion convention to make q mistake
IL 1t only changes the styles.-Ohio
State Journal.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
Hinh Morale.

Henry Van Dyke, the former minis
ter to the Netherlands. said at tho
New York Authors club the other day |:
THE morale Of all the allied SOL
diers is always excellent. They joke
about their wounds.
II met a wounded young American
aviator from the Escadrille Lafay-
cite at tea. He sat in bath chair.
with his legs propped straight out. and
his two clutches at his side.
allow il the leg coming onr I
said.
"'Well. anyhow he laughed. 1t
ISN'T coming on"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
o0o-o-c-Cc-O-0-O-oNo
DON'T LET MILK SPOIL

prepared by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture.)
In this time Of need for food
every effort should be made to
J prevent milk from spelling.
Cows should be kept clean and
should be MIXED in clean sur
roundings into a small-top or
covered pail. All utensils which
come into contact with the milk
should be thoroughly sterilized
with steam for at least five
minutes, and milk should be
} cooled promptly tt. so degrees F.
or less and maintained at that
temperature. Whenever these
conditions are met, little milk
} will be wasted. In this time of
, terrible destruction of human
life 1t is particularly necessary
that milk be produced under
such conditions as to insure a
! safe food for babies. This must
be done by a decreasing num-
Der of men trained to do 1t. A
great task and a great oppor-
} tunity for dairymen are in
. volved.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01

The new republic Of Finland starts
its career with one invaluable asset
a highly efficient system Of education.
Finnish elementary schools are models
of excellence. and in IN international
competition some few years since Fin
land won the coveted distinction Of
having the highest educational stand
ard Of any country In the world. beat
ing even the United States and Ger.
many. Particular attention II given to
the teaching Of languages. The two
state languages, Finnish and Swedish,
are taught in the elementary stand.
ards. and until recently Russian also
A knowledge Of FIVE or six languages ID
reckoned nothing exceptional among
even middle-class folk In Finland.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01


the shoulder. Opening my eyes I saw
a regimentnl sergeant major bending
over me. He had lighted lantern In
his right hand. I started to ask him
what was the matter, when he put his
finger to his lips for silence and whis-
pered:
Get on your equipment. and. with
out any noise, come with me-"
This greatly mystified me. but I
obeyed his order.
Outside of the billet. I asked him
what was up, but he shut me up with:
Don't ask questions, it's against or
ders. don't know myself"
1t was raining like the mischief.
We splashed along a muddy road for
about fifteen minutes, finally stopping
mt the entrance of what must have
been an old barn. In the darkness, I
could hear pigs grunting. as II they
had just been disturbed. In front OF
the door stood an officer in a mack
(mackintosh). The R. s. M. went up
to him. whispered something, and then
left. This officer called to me. asked
my name, number and regiment, at the
same time. in the light Of lantern he
was holding, making a notation In q
little book.
When he had finished writing, he
whispered:
go into that billet and wait orders,
and no talking. UnderstandT
l stumbled into the barn and sat on
the floor in the darkness. I could see
no one, but could hear men breathing
and moving: they seemed nervous and
restless. I know was.
During my wait. three other men
entered. Then the officer poked his
head in the door and ordered:
Fall In, outside the billet, in single
rank"
We fell in, standing at ease. Then
he commanded:
"Squad-'Shun! Number!"
There were twelve of us.
"Right-Turn! Left-Wheell Quick
March, And away we went. The
rain was trickling down my back and
1 was shivering from the cold.
With the officer leading, we must
have marched over an hour, blowing
through the mud and occasionally
stumbling into shell hole In the road
when suddenly the officer made a left
wheel, and we found ourselves In sort
Of enclosed courtyard
The dawn was breaking and the
rain had ceased.
In front Of us were four stacks Of
rifles, three to stack.
The officer brought us to attention
and gave the order to unpile arms. W.
each took q rife. Giving us "Stapd al
ease" In q nervous and shaky voice
he informed:
Men, you are here on very solemn
duty. You have been selected a. I
firing squad for the execution Of sol
der. who. having been found guilt!
of q grievous crime against king AMI
country. has been regularly and dull!
tried and sentenced to be shot at 8 -
q. m. this date. This sentence has beeI
approved by the reviewing authorit,
and ordered carried out. 1t 10 our dut!
to carry on with the sentence Of tn
court.
There are twelve rifles, one o
which contains q blank cartridge. tn
other eleven containing ball cartridges
Every man II expected to do his dut'
and IRE to kill. Take your orders from
me. Squad-'Shunt"
| We came to attention. Then he lefl
Ny heart was Of lead and my knee
shook.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01

Vegetable Compound cured me 30 did
not need the operation, and I am telling
ali INV friends about it"-Mrs. A. w.
BnSzER, Black River Falls. Wis.
II IL Just such experiences - that OF
Nh. Binxer that has made this famous
root and herb remedy household word
from ocean to ocean, Any woman who
cutters from Inflammation, liberation,
1isplacements, backache, nervousneses
IRREGULARITIES or the blues" should
not rest until she has given It Q trial,
and for special advice write Lydia H
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
CHAPTER XIV.
The Firing Squad.

A few days later had orders to re-
port back to divisional headquarters,
about thirty kilos behind the line. !
reported to the A. p. N. assistant pro-
vost marshaD. He told me to report
to billet No. 70 for quarters and ra-
tons.
1t was about eight o'clock ut night
and was tired and soon fell asleep in
the straw of the billet. 1t was a mis-
cradle night outside, cold, and a drizzly
rain was falling.
About two In the morning I was
awakened by some one shaking me b.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
Dash or -,

General Ian Hamilton. who has .
pretty talent for writing, complains
that his descriptive messages from
the front were sadly garbled by UNI
lettered censors. Which reminds rs
of the story how some writer protest
ing the historic charge that "Ocr
army swore terribly In Flandera," said
It was really an erroneous rewriting
by some lunkhead Of: "Our army adj
vanced with great dasA"-Boston
Transcript
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
What He Was Going to Say.

G. T. Williams of Toronto was conf
PEELED to make an unexpected business
trip to Ohio. He entered a hotel In q
small town In that state without bag
gage.
Gan I get a room here for the
night r. he asked.
Eyes, SIR" answered the proprietor.
III you can put up"
Mr.. Williams placed a bill on the
desk.
II started to say" continued the
proprietor. III you can put up with o
room without bath. Boy, show this
gentleman upstairs"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01

U8vSQ tu0 AHOsn ~
operation, ] cannot
sayenough in praise
oft. Isufered from
organic troublesand
my side hurt me %
] could hardly be up
from my bed, and I
was unable to do my
homework. ] had
the best doctors IN
Eau Claire and they
wanted me to have
an operation, but
lydia p. Pinkham'0
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
THINGS TO REMEMBER AT BUTcHERING Time

THINGS TO REMEMBER At BUTCHERlNG Time.
Of Agiculture)
is bucherng and curing
very becomes tainted.
Of meat for There many ways OF con-
a paatabe product.
skin should be rendered and the
products %
should be crushed ground for chicken feed
before animal heat is out of It,
the curing process;
q flesh
change It
change several times during the
yellow. This
not max It
more o pork
much better than rapid smoking there
chance Of causing the meat to drip.
meat becOm moldy q o. !
knife spoiled
Be meath thoroughly cooled before
q
o.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01

On landing In France an American
soldier wrote home to his father: "Sell
my sailboat. / never want to see .
Loaf again after / get home"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
THIS WOMAN
SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
By taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, One
Of Thousands Of Such Cases.

Black River Falls, Wis. Gas Lydia
z Pinkham'e Vegetable Compound
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01

The more a man studies women the
less he knows about them.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01

Not strange that the Huns destroy
the trees on the French farms. A
criminal doesn't like a tree.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
EMPEY IS MEMBER OF FIRING SQUAD WHICH CARRIES
OUT DEATH SENTENCE.

with the OF
American living in Jersey City,
goes England the British After
he
the sound of big guns ana
After period training
Empeys trenches where he takes
his while the bullets whz overhead Empey
death turks always the trenches
wounded under not
fire With Empey has experience trench digger
Tn No Man., Land Exciting experience listening detail Ex
Back In rest blets Empey
the trenches.
ov COOS over The but the
lines afterwards Empey and his comrades pulse
5otorrned launched by the Germans
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
Pity for Benedict.

"An men who get married are not
FOOLS" "No; some are merely unfor-
tunate."-London Tlt-Bits.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01

Bank tellers usually know more than
they tell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-10
DEAD LIST IS 115
86 Were Injured in the Wreck
Near Nashville.
Crew of West Bound Train
Held Responsible.

Nashville. July 10.-W. P. Bruce,
federal general manager of the Nash
Vile, Chattanooga & St. Louis rail-
way, in a statement issued today.
placed responsibility for the collision
yesterday near this city, in which more
than 100 persons were killed, on the
crew of the westbound train which
collided head on with an eastbound
trail en- route to this city from Mem
phis and st. Louis.
Latest reports indicate that so
white persons and 65 negroes were
killed and more than 100 injured in
the collision.
Nashville, Tenn, July 10.-Revisfon
today of the list of victims of yester-
days collision on the Nashville, Chat
tanooga & st. Louis railway shows
107 dead and S6 injured. Among the
dead are thirty-five unidentified ne
groes.
No official statement has been made
as to the cause of the accident but
the report that the local from Nash
vile to Memphis went by the meeting
place is generally accepted. The col
lision will be Investigated by George
r. Loyal. assistant to the regional di-
rector for the south