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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
A GERMANS
VIEWPOINT

Jacob Gratis, who was born in
Germany wrote to the Auburn, Neb.,
Republican, telling some plain facts
that can be repeated in hundreds of
families now living in this country.
Among other things, he says:
"There were ten in our family, and
we were poor, like most of our coun-
trymen who came to the good old
United States of America to get
away from oppression, and it was
a hard matter to keep the wolf from
the door at times. When | landed
in this country l secured work at
once and received more money for
one months work than | got in Ger
many for one years work. l sent
for my folks and l am proud that
they are all true American citizens
and will answer. the presidents call
to arms against Germany or any
other country when needed.
81 don't see how my countrymen
can go back. on Uncle Sam. They
came here without a cent and made
money here; now some of them want
to fight the country that feeds them
The kaiser never did anything fol-
them, or for me. If he had we would
/ We DeSh tilSIt ycC. AL uc ulu Wds
to start this cruel war and starv'
all our people there, and make sol
diers out of everybody and force
them to work for his dirty IL cent
a day, with fourth pound of mea
and loaf of black bread. hop
to see the day when he is kicked GU
of Germany and a president put il
his place. You don't see any Amer
leans going over there for jobs, o
to any other nation. They are happ
here and don't owe allegiance t
any king or kaiser. / hope Uncl
Sam will win; Hurrah for Presiden
Wilson.
"Stop all foreign papers printe
in the United States. If they can
read English, let them learn and kee
all foreign languages out of tn
schools. The English language
good enough for anybody"
JACOB GRATIS"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
local Pick.ups

VIM. Warwick, who is handling the
repair work at the Crescent Garage,
was in Spokane a couple of days last
week, looking after business matters.
Miss Theresa Carroll, of Copeland,
arrived in the city Wednesday night
to spend a few days visiting with
friends and transacting business mat
tiers.
Here is a Good Farm Home, Cheap
-320 acres of which 100 acres is
black meadow land, easily cleared.
$500 per acre. Terms to responsible
parties. Inquire at Herald office.
The county commissioners have de-
cided to defer the hiring of county
agent this year owing to the fact
that no provision was made in the
tax levy for paying the salary of a
county agent.
The Herald will be sent to any en-
listed man in the United States or
Europe for f-price-$1.00 per
year. Don't wait but have the Herald
sent to your boy or some other young
soldier or sailor at once. tt
VIM. Heathershaw was in Spokane
last Wednesday and Thursday on .
combined business and pleasure trip
While in Spokane Mr.. Heathershaw
went to Fort Wright where he visit
ed with H. A. Gale and Claude Hy-
dorm who recently enlisted with the
aviation corps.
Miss Margaret Wolf, who has beer
located at Copeland the past sever
or eight months as bookkeeper anC
cashier for the Copeland Trading
Company, returned Wednesday t.
this city, the adoption of the casl
and carry system at Copeland hav
ing ended the necessity of keeping
a bookkeeper.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22

Rufus McCullum, a former resi-
dent here and employee of the Bon
nars Ferry Lumber Company, was in
town Saturday visiting old friends.
Mr.. McCullum is now located at
Occur d'Alene City.
Archie Derthick, who is operating
cedar camp at Meadow Creek, had
the misfortune to break the wrist
bones of his left hand last Wednes-
day. The accident happened when
Derthicks was thrown off a load of
poles. Derthick came to Boomers
Ferry the same evening to have the
fractured bones set by DR.. Fry.
At the meeting of the town coun.
Gil last Tuesday evening the duty
hours of Marshal Bangs were set
from 1000 p. m. until 400 a. m
Marshal Bangs will act during other
hours of the day at his discretion
The members of the council ex-
pressed their approval of the manner
in which Bangs has conducted the
work of his position.
w. w. Branom was in the city
yesterday and announced that the
people of his district have arranged
to give a Red Cross benefit dane,
Saturday night at the old Hoolei
schoolhouse. Good music has beer
{ secured and a fine lunch will b,
served free. Everybody is invites
to come. There are no charges bu
collection will be taken.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
Held Debate Last Evening

Members of the Odd Fellows lodge
had q pleasant social time last night
when the entertainment was afforded
BY debating teams who argued at
length on the question: Resolved,
that city life is preferable to country
life. At the conclusion of the debate
the judges refused to render a de
cision J. w. Reid, f. f. Davis AND
G. H. Wilbur were on the affirmative
side and George Causton, ] r. Meek
err and W. P. Luse were on the mega
tive side. Just before the debate
closed the members of the Rebekaf
lodge came and surprised the Ode
Fellows with a fine feed. The affair
was one of the most enjoyable socia
times the members Of the Odd Eel
lows and Rebekah lodges have haC
in many months.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
Employees Compensation Insuranc,

Employees Compensation Insurance
Earl d. Farmin, of Standpoint, was
in the city Saturday, interviewing
a number of Bonners Ferry and
Boundary county employers in re-
gard to securing insurance for their
employees as required by the COM
pensation act passed by the last leg
islature. Mr.. Farmin is district agent
of The Maryland Casualty Company,
one of the strongest companies of the
kind in the United States. He wrote
number of policies and will return
here soon to see other employers.
The law provides that employers who
fail to take out insurance for their
employees may be fined $1.00 for
each man employed for every day the
said employer is delinquent after
January LIST, 1918. Mr.. Farmin plans
to return to Boomers Ferry next Sat
urday and anyone desiring to secure
information concerning compensation
insurance should make appointments
at the Herald office.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
Charged Selling Booze

Omar Hutton, commonly known as
"Tamarack," was placed under ar
rest Sunday morning by Sheriff
Dunning, on the charge of having
sold intoxicants. Two men who had
been rooming at the Riverside hotel
made affidavits that Hutton had sold
them whiskey. One of the men
claimed that he had been robbed in
the hotel but later he found his
purse. 1t is understood that both
the witnesses against Hutton have
left town. Hutton was arraigned yes
terday before Probate Judge Hender-
son and his trial set for 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning. He furnished
$500 cash bonds.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22

The garage of H. I. Monks was
broken into recently and two young
fellows giving their names as Floyd
L. Bradley and John B. Simmons,
were picked up by Sheriff Dunning
and Deputy Sheriff Fry Saturday
as suspects. The young men were
seen in the vicinity of the garage by
Mrs. H. l. Monks, but as nothing was
missed in the garage no complaint
was made. Bradley was turned loose
Sunday, but Simmons, who is a Can
adian, was held by immigration Of
ficer Davis for deportation.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
Catarrh of Stomach
Did Not Know It

Mrs. Selena Tanner. Athens, Ohio,
writes: Il cannot find words to ex-
press my thanks for your kind ad-
vice. / never once thought had ca
tarrh of the stomach. / commenced
taking Peruna, as you directed. My
stomach continued to hurt me for
about two weeks after l began the
medicine. and then it stopped. l now
have good appetite. while before
/ was nearly starved"
Those who object to liquid medI-
cines can procure Peruna Tablets.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22

Last week A. j. Kent, chair
man of the Red Cross men,
bership drive in Boundary
county, sent to the state
headquarters, check for $500
this money representing the
majority of the money collect
ed in the last few weeks for
memberships in the Red Cross
organization.
Mr.. Kent states that he is
instructing his precinct chair
man to send in at once a full
; report of what has been done.
Mr.. Kent has been asked to
get his county report in to the
; state chairman by the latter
; part of this week.
Under Mr.. Kent's direction
the Red Cross membership
drive in Boundary county was
;. another instance of how the
people of the district go foyer
the top" When a final re-
; port is made the total mem
; bership in the county will
probably be over the 600
mark.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
New Butter Wrapper Prices

Owing to the increased price by the
wholesalers of butter wrappers this
paper is obliged to raise the price of
the finished product to its customers.
The price until further notice will be
as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
THE ~" the
4 Towns Merchant

In addition there are the shows in the
"Y" huts in this country and on the bat
tleships and transports. The average
weekly attendance is 100000, and so
economically is the greatest movie the
atre conducted that the cost to the Y
M. C. A. is only about cents per at
tendance.
In some of these little French towns
where the boys are billeted in houses and
barns and chicken-coops there is not
single store except little wine shop
The gifts that you would like to send
the boys cannot go over because of the
lack of tonnage. And so the "Y" can
teen becomes the only place where the
boys can buy candy, and tobacco, and
safety-razors and all the other little
things that make life comfortable.
General Pershing in his General Or
der No. SO asked the "Y" to take charge
of the canteen He had seen the Mexi-
can border before and after the arrival
of the Y. M c. A. He knew what the
"Y" could do.
If any one tells you that the "Y" is
making a profit by selling goods to SOL
diers tell him plainly and emphatically
that he is wrong.
In the front line the "Y" sells moth
ing. There chocolate, soup, fruit and
cigarettes are given away for the asking
to the amount Of hundreds of thousands
of dollars. In the canteens further back
tobacco, which is the largest item, is
sold at the same prices as in the quar-
termasters stores, the "Y" standing the
transportation loss, which amounts to a
very large total.
The "Y" never has and never will
make one cent of profit on it's canteen.
The man at the head of the whole
canteen service is Alexander McFayden,
who was the general manager Of the S.
S. Kresge five and ten cent stores. He
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
The Biggest Men
L for the Job

Some time ago Herbert L. Pratt,
president of the Standard Oil Com
pany and one of the business men who
is giving his time freely to the manage
ment of the "Y's" war work, went to
France He cabled back from there
"Get the biggest business men in Amer
lea to come over here" There is no bank
president, railroad man or merchant for
whom the job of helping our boys in a
"Y" hut is too small.
And the "Y" has sent women, too
wholesome, cheerful women, good to
look upon. The boys come back to them
at night, hungry for the sound of a
womans voice in language they can
understand. Half embarrassed, they show
them The photographs of the mother they
have left behind and the girl "back
there" No one can overestimate the
influence of those women on the lives Of
our boys.
A man for every 5000 soldiers in
France is the "Y's" programme. No
salaries are paid---only bare expenses
and a small allowance for the families
of married men left behind. Of these
brave men and women eleven have al
ready been killed by gas and shells, and
scores have been mentioned for bravery
under fire.
Two signs or symbols CLEAN out
across the torn battlefelds of Europe
the Red Gross, the symbol of mercy, and
the Red Triangle, the symbol Of friend
illness and comfort and cheer. Many
years ago the Y. M. c. 4. adopted the
Red Triangle as it's emblem The three
sides of the triangle are symbolic of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
F nlisting All
IL Resources in Fight

In this engagement every resource of
knowledge and fine feeling has been en-
listed, and every complicating need of
our armies, at home and overseas, has the
undivided attention of an organization
peculiarly fitted or specially formed for
that object. These necessary activities
were all outside the possible attention of
the military boards and governmental du-
ties, and in recognition of their essential
character Washington delegated the re-
sponsibility for the contributing welfare,
the morale, Of the American expedition
airy force to seven principal bodes-the
Young Mems Christian Association. the
Young Women's Christian Association
the National Catholic War Council, in
Guiding the Knights of Columbus; the
Salvation Army, the Jewish Welfare
Board, the War Camp Community Ser
vice and the American Library Associa-
ton.
Each of these organizations has a dis
tinct field and usefulness of its own;
each proceeds from it's own source of
faith; but they are synchronized by
common hope and reason-the American
soldier and his allies. 1t was therefore
natural that in campaign to secure the
money necessary for their current ex-
penses they should merge into one COM
pact body and effort.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
MANY Women Are
4VA in This Service

The force of the Salvation Army, how
ever, was directed overseas, and the
strength of it's organization there drawn
from the fact that IS per cent of it's
ranks are women. The Y. M c.. A. in
cluded the widest educational facilities
imaginable, elementary and university
courses and technical instruction, both
TOR military purposes and as preparation
for after the war; but the Salvation
Army-never was necessity more of
virtue in the minds of the "boys"-con-
tents itself with doughnuts and oranges,
the sewing on of a button and the warm
handclasp of a feminine sympathy, me-
mento of home, carried into the front line
zones Of German shellfire and bombing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
reat Fighters as
L Real Human Beings

Perhaps the greatest advance in the
support given the army and navy came
from the realization that soldiers and
sailors were first men and then drilled
fighters, and that in order to assure the
success of the latter they must be sus-
tanned as human beings. The Y. M. C. A..
grasped this at once, with the result that
there appeared everywhere through the
environments, ports and bases large halls
Tor writing and recreation, organized
professional entertainments and games
and contests of skill 1t followed the
men in troop trains and TRANSPORTS. in
Great Britain and France, at rest bill
lets, leave areas and under fire; it con-
tinued overseas it's programme of recrea-
ton and added canteens where, at quar-
termaster's prices, chocolate and tobacco
and countless other little necessities and
comforts could be had.
In the greater part of this the Y. M.
G. A. was supplemented by the Jewish
Welfare Board and the knights of Co.
lumbus, both with special facilities in
the assistance of the members of their
faiths, while the War Camp Community
Service, concentrating it's energies in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
By Joseph Hergesheimer

VT USED to be that there was only
one class of men who had worse
reputation than soldiers, and they
were sailors. Everything that went
with professional fghting-idleness, scar
let trousers and brass buttons and
marching bands of music-made the sol
dier a public nuisance. The sailor was
more of specialist in his trouble-mak-
ing; they are almost invariably better
looking men than landlubbers, but they
yet contrived to make the nights hideous
with their songs and disrupt all feminine
tranquility.
Now, however, nearly everything is
changed; the scarlet and brass buttons
have given place to sombre olive drab
and there is little leisure in the present
business of being soldier The sailors,
who once rolled on melodious waves Of
strong waters through the ports of the
world, now go about in orderly bands
buying informative picture postcards.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
+ ntertaining Soldiers
L. on the Transports

The Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation, as well, devoted itself through
women, but largely to women. 1t, too.
went overseas in the establishment of
rest and recreation houses for the nurses
attached to the Allied hospitals and for
warding stations; but the great work of
the Y. W. c. A. lay in the provisions it
made, first, in hostess houses throughout
the environments and bases in America
for the visiting families of soldiers, sail
ors and marines, and, second, in it's care
OF the multitude of women workers
drawn into the vortex of the war.
The Y. W. c. A. supported clubhouses
for permanent workers and houses for
transients; it had in connection with
these country places for change and re-
taxation, and maintained lunch counters
at the great munition plants. The Amer
lean Library Association, operating
through central distribution points in the
larger environments, and in compact. NOV
able collections of books on special sub
Jects, supplying military and naval hos
pitfalls, availed itself as we'll Of the faci1i-
ties of all the other organizations for
establishing Libraries on the TRANSPORTS
and throughout the Allied armies in
Europe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
An Ohio Town lnterprets
The Meaning of Hospitality

missioned and non-commission.a 49,.
from the armies and navies of America and
OF her allies. There would be private. a.,
seamen. There would be preachers ms..,.
posVnasters, insurance agents, bsegaesm.n
ticket sellers. cooks, policemen and s.o.s
raisers. There would be former presidents
OF the United States, blacksmiths ba,tsnd
ers and writers of best sellers. There vor,
De fathers and mothers, come TO hid ,.,.
farewell to an only son about to densr, A.,
the Great Adventure. And there wou,d !.
oy actual observation, little yellow Do,
IN the arms of wisp of golden-haired s;,,
Ter exuberantly wagging its tail in the nrs,.
ence OF its master, lately evolved into :,
heroic suit of khaki.
Such. are the visitors who follow AM,
lcas defenders to any camp town Timidin
ana transportation cost may keep some 4
them away, but never all of them.
~ is no uncommon thing to see an off,r
IN nigh command at Camp Sherman da,cir,
alongside a private who has been yscr,.oS
in,o the service within a fortnight This
lhtimacy OF contact is notable in ths res.
taurant, IN the smoking room. at the eon.
certs, IN the library and beside the fra.
places.
This democratic contact between oT.s,
and men is only a part of General C;sn,,,
scheme of inspiring discipline in his raut,
by teaching the respect rather than thu t.,,
of authority.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
ustihes Hopes
J For Future Good

Even brief statement of activities
spread over practically all the needs of
normal men must give an intimation of
the new horizons of responsibility and
service opened by the great war. In
merging even for brief space Catholics
and Jews and Protestants, celebrating
old lnhlbltions and dogma, the United
War Service of America has justified q
nope Tor future built on a democracy
OF humanity. That depends upon lust
such things as these, and they depend not
on governments, not on laws nor princes
nor presidents, but upon you.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

ME Camp Sherman Community House
at Chillicothe Ohio, would be too
expensive for most of its guests if
it were operated for profit and at
a place where it does not present such
contrast to its surroundings, say, off the
Boardwalk at Atlantic City. Hotels SINH
larly equipped, and with such elaborate
sources for entertaining their patrons,
usually be patronized only by persons of
considerable means. Folks who spend only
rs cents day for room and less than that
tanned by an orchestra during meals, and by
concerts and dances nightly-at any rate,
not gratis, with the U.s.
The guests of the Camp Sherman commu-
nity as of any camp community are Sc
lected. The government selected them when
1t went into every home in the country and
called into the same camp and company
men who never before had been associated
with each other or each others kind.
-o ASoooH JIG camp community
house has an atmosphere which is unique.
1t is dignifed enough to make the most alb
sent-minded visitor unccnsciously throw
back his shoulders and straighten his spine
before he is twenty PAGES within. But it is
not "stiff or cold" 1t is homelike and
warm. There is place for every soldier
and his friends and relatives, whether thew
come from fashionable residential district
OF large city or from a cabin in a eul]v
back in the Ohio mountains.
Could the guests of year pass in review
upon these pages the spectacle would be
amazing. They would be wearing all man
ner OF garments, made in all manner Of
ways, and in manifold places and times
Ihey would be carrying all sizes of pocket
books There would be D. DIS. PHI D,s
LII DIS, high school freshmen, and folks
VINO six months previously had never heard
there was a war in Europe There would
De simple country folk, prosperous Ford
owning farmers, presidents of banks in
towns of less than a thousand population.
persons whose names appear on thu soc;o,
registers OF the largest cities, and million
are manufacturers. There would be COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
The Red Triangle Has Been Powerful
Factor in Maintaining the Morals of
The Fighting Man--Praise From Pershing

gave up $4,000 income On this side to
conduct the soldiers store and his sal
airy over there is not even a dollar a
year.
Keep boy active and you keep his
mind happy and his body fresh. The
'Y" had its athletic directors in France.
with the first troops and has been send
ing them by almost every boat since.
And with the men has gone equip
ment both for the camps and overseas
more than 100000 baseballs, indoor
balls, soccer balls and volley balls, 5000
first baseman's gloves, 5000 sets of box
ing gloves, 1000 footballs and carloads
of bats and masks and punching bags,
etc.
Every month the shipments of athletic
goods increase. These figures will be
far out Of date by the time they are
published. The "Y" has Sal athletic di-
rectors on this side and more than 800
in France.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
ITO Italy-Even
Il to Russia

High-salaried men all of them in pri-
vate life. And, like every other "Y"
representative in France, they are serv-
ing the boys without salary-receiving
only their living expenses.
Recently the French Minister of War,
through member of the French Com
missions, asked the "Y" to increase the
number of huts in the French Army
("Foyers du Soldat" the French call
them from 1900 to 1000. He quoted
Napoleon's phrase that morale is to
other factors in war as to /, and he
said, "The greatest agency for creating
and maintaining morale is the Y. M. G.
A."
The King of Italy asked to have the