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Smyrna times., 1918-11-06

building before receiving serious
burns. A call for the Milford Fire
Company brought them out in record
time, and very few minutes after
their arrival they had put out the fire
Thomas c. Salevan, who resides
near Bowers Beach, has had a LARGE
quantity of fine strawberries which bn
has picked from his patch during the
past ten days. The berries were from
plants which bore a fine crop of her-
ries last spring. The berries are not
the Everbearing variety and the fruit
which was picked from the plants last
spring. In fact the berries are better
favored than spring berries, while the
size is not to be compared with them
Mr.. Salevan has been selling the fruit
at thirty cents a quart, but the de-
mand is greater than the supply. The
writer sampled several quarts and
knows whereof he speaks.
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06
JUDGE WARNS REGISTRARS.
Many Appeal Cases Not Necessary
Had they Taken Proper Course.

MANY appeal cases Not Necessary
Had they Taken Proper Course.
Judge Boyce sat in Dover, Thurs
day to hear Kent County registra-
tion appeals. Most of the appeals
heard of Judge Boyce this year and
there were many, have been on the
Constitutional test naturally arising
from the age of the person on whom
the appeal had been taken. A num-
ber of the cases have grown out of the
fact that the registrant has given one
age when registering in the U. S.
Selective Service Draft and when
questioned as to his age before the
registrar has given another, the latter
presumably being to avoid the Con-
stitutional test of reading and writ
ing. Because the vast majority of
cases so far heard along the line of
reading and writing, which could
have been settled by the Registration
Board with the registrar as the main
inquisitor, it seems that in many cases
it has not been done when requested
by challenger, thus necessitating the
taking of an appeal on such persons
and incidentally requiring the pre-
sence of the registrar with his books
before the Judge and an allowance
by law of $5 for each and every day
which could have been avoided and the
State saved this additional expense.
Judge Boyce addressed himself to
those registrars having many cases
before him to the effect that much of
the time of the Court might be saved
as we'll as the time of the registrars
and the registrant, if such cases had
been settled before the registrar. He
admonished such registrars, especi-
ally one who had not been in the room
when he first made the statement
that he with other registrars. were
liable to indictment for refusing OF
failing to comply with the law in ex-
amining all such rgistrants. In one
instance in Dover, Registrar, alb
absolutely refused to make the re-
gistrant read and write when request
ed so to do by the Challenger.
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06
Free Virus For Hog Cholera.

Farmers in Delaware are favored
beyond those of any other State in the
prevention of hog cholera, the State
furnishing free of charge all serum
DR.. NJ. L. Zurkow, agent of the U. S.
Bureau of Animal Industry is in
Dover and his services are free to give
expert advice as to whether hog
cholera is present and what can be
done to prevent its spread. DR.. Eur
kow does not vaccinate hogs except
as public demonstrations. All appi-
cations for his service may be made
direct to him or to the State Board of
Agriculture.
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Basinetts $3.50 up. Nursery chairs from
$500 to $500.
High chairs, some adjustable as to height
and that can be made into rockers, $3.50 up
to $1,000. Cribs, the safety kind $500 up.
Mattresses $1,000. Kiddie koopes, baby cos
tuners, baby walkers and large assortment
of Bloch Pullmans and the small strollers
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POLK AND LAYTON EXPENSES.
Former Files Expense Account Show
ing $3.50; Latter Reports Only S5.

rOrmer flleS EApenSe ACCOUNT OIiOW-
ing $3.50; Latter Reports Only S..
Congressman Albert F. Polk, of
Georgetown, Delaware, spent $3.50 up
to last Monday, October 28, in his
campaign for reelection, he asserts in
his report made, in accordance with
law, to the clerk of the House of Re
preventative Thursday. That was the
amount he gave to the Democratic
State Committee of Delaware, and
was the only campaign expense
borne by him up to that time, accord
ing to his report. Of this, $759 he re-
ceived $500 from the Democratic Ma
tional Congressional Committee. AS
he reports no other contributions to
his campaign, the other $3.50 ap-
parently came out of his own pocket.
Caleb R. Layton, his Republican op-
ponent, reports expenses of only $5
on his campaign and this he gave for
auto hire to Hurley ]. Conerday, of
Georgetown, he asserts. He reports
a contribution of $500 to his campaign
from the National Republican Con-
gressional Campaign Committee. The
bulk of the campaign contributions
and expenditures will come this year,
apparently as in other years, in the
last ten days of the political cam
paign. Hence they do not show in the
prediction statements made by the
candidates ten days before election,
but will appear, if a strict report is
made, in the reports made to Congress
by the candidates within thirty days
after election.
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06

At the public sale of Dayett and
Ross, at the Middletown Hotel stables,
of registered Holstein- Friesian cattle,
one COW brought S625, one calf six
days old and one two weeks old, sold
for 1925 each.
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06
Br-r---It'S Blanket Time! f!

And one of these new blankets is mighty
welcome these cool nights.
We are fortunate in having this large
stock, for blankets and quilts are scarce.
These, however, were bought months ago
and are way below the price of today It's
a good idea to anticipate your future needs
now for later you may not have such an as
sOrtment or such prices to choose from.
Cotton blankets, grey in full size are mark
ed $3.50 per pair and up. Cotton and wool
Blankets grey, in full size, $500 per pair and
up.
Cotton and wool blankets, white, soft and
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06
LINCOLN HIGHWAY WORK UP
STATE ALLOWED TO GO ON
CHIEF ENGINEER UPHAM WINS
CONSENT OF U. S. COMMISSION.
Construction of Road Between New
ark and MarshalitOn Held Up On
Account of Lack of Material.

CONSTRUCTION OF Road Between New
ark and MarshalltOn Held Up On
Account of Lack of Material.
Chief Engineer Charles NJ. Upham
of the Delaware State Highway Com
mission has been informed by the sec
retary of the United States Highway
Councils that Delaware has done more
construction, with higher percentage
of applications for road work ap-
proved than any other state in the
Union. In the face of all this, work
on the Lincoln Highway, between
Marshallton and Newark, was not al
lowed on ground that essential mill
tary work demanded the materials.
While the application for the improve
ment of this particular strip of road
was made by New Castle county it
was recommended and approved by
the State Highway Department. Sew
eral other roads near the Lincoln
Highway had been approved by the
United States. After taking up the
matter with the War Department and
pointing out the absolute need of this
improvement, Chief Engineer Upham
received telegram last evening from
Washington, stating that the request
had been granted for the improvement
of this very strip, which only a short
time ago had been turned down.
New Castle county may now proceed
with construction of the road between
Marshallton and Newark.
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06
Some New Unusual and Comfortable Living Room Suits are Here

One of these suits will make your living
room real livable. They are mahogany
frames and come in various designs and
covers. Big soft comfy chairs, mostly with
loose spring cushions and davenports that
are not clumsy but big enough for COM
Portable nap. One suit in particular is ad-
apted for the medium sized room, mahogany
frame, Queen Anne, tapestry covered and
spring cushions and is marked $4,000 for
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06

three pieces. Another two-piece suit has an
unusual cover, copy of an imported, old
time tapestry, is marked 100000.
There are a number of suits two and three
pieces, some in cane back and arm, covered
in damask and velour.
This is large showing of leather furni-
ture, genuine morocco leather in brown,
green and blue. Chairs are marked from
S72.OO to $4,000. Davenports $4,000 up.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-29
SENTIMENT ALL RIGHT, BUT
Youngsters Reason for Buying carna.
tions Knocked All Pathos Out
Of the Incident.

He was a poorly dressed youngster
of perhaps fourteen years.
His trousers were shabby. and there
was only one button on his thin coat.
He wasn't tall enough to push through
the crowd of women around the bar
gain cOuntey where fresh carnations
were on sale at two cents each
Finally a saleswoman saw the grimy
hand reaching out, with six moist pen.
MES and shiny dime in 1t, and in an
swer to his II want eight, please. all
cOlors." he received an assortment of
pink, red and white flowers, all show
ing more or less the effect of rough
handling.
A woman who stood near by built
up pretty little story about him.
She was certain he was little news
boy, and that the flowers were for his
mother, who probably was i'll in free
hospital.
Tenderly the child adjusted the It's
sue paper around the carnations, and>
queer little smile curved his lips.
"Are your pretty flowers for your
mother. little boy?' asked the senti-
mental bystander.
"Naw," answered the youth with
an impish grin. they're for my girl"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-29
New Linens,


\ The new linens for household use
show great deal more lace trimming
than has been the fashion in some
time, and the favored lace seems to be
filet.. Handsome towels of linen da.
mask have strips of filet above the hem
and above the tilet Il delicate hand
embroidered pattern. Tea cloths
show filet edge with u line of hem
stitching an inch above. and a filet
square in one corner with hand en-
broidery trailing about II. An latar-
esting card table cover is Of white lin
en- with Il filet border and filet squares
at each corner showing the card sym
bols--heart, diamond, club and spade
each worked delicately into the filet
mesh. Lovely dresser sets have faea
trimming in butterfly pattern, ana \
match these there are guestroom tow
els trimmed with the butterfly alet
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-29
Illinois 0fiicer Relates Experience
Of Hun Attack on the
British.
Ten DIVISIONS AGAINST One
Despite Overwhelming Number Of En-.
envy. HE Losses Were Great
Miraculous Escape From sap-
tism Of Shell Fire.

First Lieutenant Roswell T. Petit,
n. OR. O., Of Ottawa, ILL.,, In letter
to his father, DR.. ]. w. Petit Of the
Ottawa tuberculosis colony, and pub
lished In the Chicago Tribune, relates
the thrilling story Of the great battle
In Picardy. The American officer was
in the thickest Of the fighting for nine
days, during the retreat Of the British
Fifth army from before st. Quentin.
Lieutenant Pettit's account OF the bat
tie thrills with the stress Of the con.
nict. as It was written Immediately
after he had passed through the tre-
mendous experiences and before his
impressions had been in any way dulled
by time. His letter follows:
Lieutenant Pettit's Letter.
March 80.
Dear Father: Now that the show is
over for me for the time being. and l
have time to breathe and sleep and eat
and write. I'll try and tell you about
the battle. Before you receive this
you will have had the whole story from
the papers. but know you will be
interested In knowing what did in the
affair.
OF course. the things saw were but
an inflnitesimal part Of gigantic
whole and It would be impossible for
me to give a correct description of the
battle. And as write this, do It
with no knowledge whatever Of what
has been going on even a few miles
from me.
have not seen paper In eight days (;
have received no mail. and the only
information we have received has been
BY word Of mouth. and most Of what
we hear must be wild rumors. For ex-
ample: The French have advanced
20 miles at Verdun. the Amerl-
cans have taken Ostend, and are on
their way to zeebrugge, and great
naval battle has been fought in the
North sea.
All know IL that on this part Of the
front the Germans attacked MS In over
whelming numbers, In places ten divi-
sions to p3as. that they suffered
Nv broke
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-29
In two minutes were blazing away.
was a thrilling sight.
Torn BY Shells.

in two minutes were blazing away. II
was thrilling sight.
Torn BY Shells.
In going forward we went around
the end of the larger wood In front Of
us. over ground that was torn to bits
by the heavy shell fire that had just
preceded, over another edge, across a
valley. and under the crest Of hill,
And here we found the tanks going
over the top of the. hill to take up
their position. At this point we were
still about mile from the front line.
At this place opened up an aid post
under the crest of the hill to take care
Of what wounded came in while we
were. getting into position.
Shrapnel was bursting in the air.
shells were whizzing overhead, and our
guns behind me were belching forth
the fire. The noise was deafening.
A railroad ran through the valley
and an engine pulling a couple Of fiat
cars was going by. A couple Of SOL
diers were sitting on the rear truck
swinging their feet. A shell burst on
the track and only missed the last car
about fifteen yards. Neither man was
hit and the train went blithely on.
BY this time 1t was getting along
toward evening, the sun was sinking
in the west, and finally went down a
great ball of fire. At the time, re-
member, ] noticed its color. 1t was
blood red and had a sinister look. Was
It my imagination, or might 1t have
been a premOnitiOn? At any rate, ]
shall never forget the color Of the sun
as It set that night at the end of the
first day of probably one of the great
est battles in history. 1t certainly
didn't look good to me.
The drumming of the guns cOntin-
ued, twilight gradually deepened into
night. the signalers stopped their wig
wagging and took up their flash sig
mails, fog dropped down on us and
put the lights out of business, and
when we left to 60 forward under the
cover of darkness they were busy put
ting out their telephone lines-signal-
ers and runners don't have an easy
time.
Shell Dump Goes Up.
Behind us a shell landed In an am
munition dump and it went up with a
roar then the rifle ammunition started
going of like a great bunch of fire.
crackers, and great tongues Of fame
lit up the sky.
1t is reported that the Germans had
broken through our line and we were
to cOunter-attack In the morning. We
got into positions without single
casualty. l opened an aid post in an
old dugout and settled down to sleep
until morning. You may think 1t fun
ny that one could sleep under such
conditions, but l had been up since
s 80, had tramped about six or seven
miles. had had rather trying day
and was dog tired.
Just like some of the warm days we
get the last of March at home. In
going forward 1t was necessary
for us to march seventy-five yards in
front of three batteries of field guns.
There are six guns to battery. They
o1ap eighteen pound shell land
- go 9.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-29

hotter, and even though Il was a won
derful sight to watch decided dds
erection was the better part of valor.'
or something like that, and got down
in my dugout.
went back to the advanced dress
ing station through the hottest shell
fire ever experienced. More thar
once l went down on my face when
shell burst and the pieces went whiz
zing over my head. l spent the nlghi
In mined village where the advanced
dressing station was located. and al
night they shelled 1t to blazes. It wa.
remarkable how few casualties we
had.
About eleven O'Clock the morning OF
the third day shell blew in the side
of our post, but luckily no one was
hurt. We stuck to It until about -four
In the afternoon, when we saw our
men retiring over ridge in front OF
us, keeping up continuous machine
gun and rifle fire. and we beat II bach
to another village and opened anoth.
er post.
The eegrimed Lord.
About ten o'clock on the morning OF
the fourth day Lord Thyme, my col
Onel when was with the battalion
stumbled into the shack where was
sitting. He looked like a ghost. He
had lost his hat, his face was covered
with four days beard, the swea,
had traced tracks in the dust from his
ko h lic c1n
torn and bloody and he had cash IL
his arm where he had been struck b!
a piece of flying shell case.
my God, doc, are you here" he
said. "You got out just In time. The
battalion is all gone. The sunken road
is filed with dead-mostly Huns,
damn 'em. The line broke on the
right; we were surrounded, and at
the last we were fighting back and
back. Only thirty of us got away"
So we knew the Boche had broken
through to our right and our left, and
1t was a question of how long 1t would
be before we, too. were surrounded,
but we wanted to st:cl It out as long
as we could.
But not more than an hour later
medical officer rushed in from one of
the battalions and between gasps for
breath told us the Germans were on
the edge of the village, had shot him
through the sleeve with machine
gun bullet luckily that was ally, and
for us to beat 1t.
Let me tell you we did. threw
my knapsack and made the first hun
dred yards in nothing fiat and then
settled down to walk because was
so out of breath l couldn't run any
more.
The incessant scream and crash and
bang of the shells kept up and the
rat-tat-tat Of the machine guns never
ceased. The village Immediately be-
hind US was a seetlhng mass Of brick
dust. smoke, flame, and bursting
shells. We were told on our way
back that stand was to be made
behind this village, so we circled
around 1t and took up position
about half mile bel Nd It at cross
rOadS , s.as.sSs3h = Ok
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-29
-snsiigdtMsEvenino.

"Isn't it glorious here?" she ex4
claimed when the waiter had taken
their orders.
do you think so?" he replied.
.It's perfectly lovely. Everything is
in such beautiful harmony-the foun'
tain, the trees, the swaying lanterns
the music-everything is ideal. It's
like fairyland."
"rm glad you like It," ;.
"rm simply enchanted. Doesn't I!
make you feel as If you had steppeu
out of the everyday world into some
thing strange and new!
"Not bit"
"What's the matter? You don't see"
to be enjoying yourself.
my boss is sitting at the thru "a.
BILE over there to your left, ana l can
tell by his look that he's wondering -
how I can afford to blow myseli -
a place like this."-Dayton News
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-29
ON BEING CORRECTLY SUITED.

The vagaries of spring suits are
many-as suits 60. Heretofore it has
been left to afternoon and other
dresses to give us unlimited variety to
choose from while the tailored suit
appeared true to form, in few very
well defined styles. This season the
tailored suit is indulging many fan
cies of its own. There are suits with
very short coats, suits with Elton jack
cts, many suits with waistcoats and
good many eccentricities in coats.
Skirts are nearly always plain, but a
few exceptions to this rule appear in
skirts to be worn with coats that are
high at the back-an echo Of the
hustle dress Of last winter.
With this variety In styles to choose
from. it becomes easy to be correctly
and becomingly suited. The waistcoat,
which is the most interesting feature
in the new suit styles, is made in as
many ways as suits themselves and is
becoming to almost everybody, but If
1t proves unbecOming or impractical
we can center attention on other new
features in the styles, as the uneven
length Of coats at the bottom and the
lbundance of braid trimming.
Two very conservative suits shown
the picture will appeal to the wom-
whose taste cannot be diverted
m plain and practical ideas in tai.
1cted clothes. At the right - -
lue. serge-which tiiere Is
IN us. whateyen We have always
Etrimmed wiz else may come and
lis longer in the front
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-29

and sides than at the back, being cut
with a point in front and at each SIDE
in Difference to present-day style. The
suit at the left has only one feature
that distinguishes 1t as distinctly OF
this season.. and that Is the manner IN
which It is left open at the front
TO the waistline. 1t Is Of beige gaber-
dine and has military suggestion In
its pockets with flap and belt fastened
with small buckle. 1t will be noticed
that collars on the new suits are usu-
ally high In the back and this one fol-
lows this rule. Below there Is small
sketch of a jersey suit with a real
waistcoat-which leads to the confess
sion that there Is much camoufiage In
this matter Of waistcOats-they are
usually merely front and nothing more.
Just a glance over the displays OF
footwear for summer brings home the
fact that women have taken more than
kindly to colored shoes. In fact 1t ap
pears that color In footwear promises
| to become permanent thing, as II
gioves-and that the same colors are
- be used.- Many shades of tan ant
- ~ n combination with white
NJ white shoes. If counted
- e as many pairs as Their
SsV - Toes,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-29


neat r y lads about 10 years old.
And SIS yent for three days more
open a dfs. Ang station. retire (some-
times on the run). long marches. very
little to eat except what we foraged
from abandoned camps and dumps.
dog tired. sleeping when and where we
could, and finally the division was re-
lieyed. We now saw our first civilians,
and last night l slept in bed. 1t
wasn't much of a bed. and the mattress
was full Of humps. but to get my
boots off my sore and aching feet. to
stretch out, and know l wouldn't be
routed out in fifteen minutes-weil,
YOU couldn't have bought that bed
from, me for 500.
blii YOU ever read Robert w. Serv-
ices description of the retreat from
| Mons? Well. that's the way felt:
| Tramp. tramp. the grim road the road
from Mons to Wipers;
rye hammered out this ditty with me
bruised and bleeding feet;
| Tramp, tramp. the dim road
| We didn't ave no pipers-
All bellies that were 'oller was the
j drums we 'ad to beat
The ninth day. sitting around the
FIRE in our mess after the best dianer
we had had in days, the commanding
officer handed me some papers and
said, "Here is something that will in
tercst you, Petit. want to say We
shall be sorry to lose you."
And this Is what 1t was: Lieut.
Ro.~ell T. Petit. M. r. c.. IL relieved
from duty with the British army and
will proceed to the A. e. F., where n
. VIII report for duty"
Il l leave for Paris in the morning
| This has been long tale. but the nal
, Of II hasn't been told. hope haven
strung It out too much.
) / have just been informed that a
: my kit had to be burned t. prevent
i falling into the hands Of the enemn
e I. shall probably want you to send N
some things from home. but will se
2 what / can get here Grst. Your sQn
2 ROSwEf
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-29
Ax.ssa oaAMD PRIZE .. n. ?. PIE

charges prepaid. on receipt Of price. ST 90 .s.h
Levi Strauss & Co., San Frane;scnn