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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-09-12
FLYER
TAKEN PRISONER

Paris, Sept. S.-Lieutenant Thomas
Hitchcock, Jr., of Westbury, n. y,
youthful member of the Lafayette fly
ing corps who was captured by the
Germans but escaped to Switzerland
today described his experiences while
a captive and his flight.
Hitchcock was forced to walk more
than a hundred miles. This he did in
eight consecutive nights.
Hitchcock was captured March Q,
when he was forced to land after an
aerial combat with three German ma
chimes. He was wounded in the
thigh.
after landing inside the German
lines" said Hitchcock, Il tainted
twice. In the hospital received fair
treatment only. There was one doc
tor for the $50 patients, and the food
was not very goo d.
IL escaped while being transported
with two other Americans from Lach-
man guard for the three of US.
while the train stopped at sta
tion near Ulm, the guard fell into
doze. Snatched the railway map
which was near him, and also my
money.
THE guard awoke and missed the
map and money. Picking up my
package of food which had been
saved from my rations, but leaving
the map behind, rushed out of the
door opposite, and ran down the
track. The guard yelled after me,
but | knew he couldn't follow be
cause of the two other prisoners he
had.
II then slowed down and began to
walk toward the frontier. During the
day always hid in the woods, and ut
night ! evaded towns and villages
walking around them, | was always
on close watch for the Germans, for
! was in the uniform of French avia-
tor. Most of the territory traversed
was farming land, with the people
working during the day. When they
left the fields in the evenings ! would
begin my tramp.
"Arriving at what | thought was
the Swiss frontier ! watched for
traps such as electrically charged
wires and automatic signals. Appar-
emily evaded all such things.
"One morning felt sure that was
in Switzerland. but before inquiring
| added few extra miles to my
tramp and found myself in little
village. There asked a girl, who
spoke French, where | was. She said
| was in Switzerland, and then ] knew
was safe"
Hitchcock will leave for the United
States in about two weeks. He in
tends to transfer from the French TO
the American flying corps.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-09-12
ALLIES ARE WINNING
RUSSIA BACK FROM
BOLSHEV|k| TRAITORS

Stockholm, Tuesday,, Sept. TO-
July and August were months of hor-
ror which never will be forgotten by
persons who watched Russia's two big
cities-Petrograd and Moscow-pass
through the mad attempt of the Boil
sheviki to shoot or mprison all per-
sons who disregard with their will TO
control crumbling European Russia.
September probably will be worse for
they are gaining strength through
desperation.
The lives Of the non Bolsheviki are
unsafe and everywhere sn Russia self
defense is forcing unwilling beliger-
ents to take up arms against the ruth
less persecution of the so-called COM
missions for the suppression of coun-
ter revolution which shoot down the
Bourgeoisie by the hundreds.
Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevik min
ister of war, evidently is determined
that his dictatorship of the proletariat
will not repeat the history of the for
ner provisional government and fail
through being too merciful.
Ex-Premier Kerensky refused to inn
pose the death penalty and his gov
ernment fell almost without the loss
of life, but observers of the Russian
political situation say that no such
bloodless end can come TO the Soviet
republic. 1t has given no quarter and
it will receive none.
Premier Lenine, War Minister Trot-
zky, Sverdlof, president of the CEN
tral executive committee, and other
Bolshevik leaders, doubtless will fight
as long as u single soldier remains
loyal to them.
Trotzky has said in his speeches that
Moscow will be reduced TO ashes be-
fore il will surrender. Yaroslav, "a
town of the Volga, 100 miles northeast
of Moscow, was burned for resisting
Bolshevik domination, and Vologda, 10
miles north of Yaroslav is reported
to have suffered the same fate.
Night has been hideous in Moscow
for months because of the volleys from
execution squads in the military en-
closures where prisoners are kept. All
foreigners and Russians alike were
searched without warrant and the Red
Guards marched crowds of men and
women through the streets with such
regularity that pedestrians hardly no.
ticed them.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-09-12

allied plane chasing Il German plane
and the aircraft gun booming contin-
ually. We wear our gas mask on our
shoulder all of the time for safety
first. | suppose you will laugh when
| tell you that we are living in barns
and glad to do even that. The city
where we are quartered is half in ruins
from the heavy bombardment some
time ago. lwould like very much to
send you picture of the ruins but
censorship will not permit it. doubt
very much if all of what | have written
will ever reach you away over there
several thousand miles away. Have
you received your allotment for June
and July? ! would like to know all
about everybody and every thing for
have not heard from anyone since
the 18th of June and when you write
please use a pen and ink for in the
| shipping and handling the writing will
become obliterated and will he tempt
ed to swear, ha, ha. think of you
often and long for the time when ! will
be sailing back again, but not until
the damned Germans are put under
CONTROL of the decent people of the
world. OF course | could not come
now if ! wished, but | do no. wish
yet. ! will write once week and you
will probably get my letters only once
n month sand after they have been
written month, and ! want you to
do the same.
! do not intend to write to anybody
Nut you and you can let the rest Of
the folks read them il you wish-that
includes Mrs. Gordon and the rest Of
my friends. In addressing my letters
please address them in this way:
Private Lawrence r.. Walker,
26th Engineers, Co. d., A. +. +.
Via. New York.
and also put your return address on
the back il so addressed ! will get
them and if not ! will probably never
see them.
/ must close for this time and tell
you more next week.
We have no use for stamps here so
| will not have to spend any money in
that way.
With love,
Your son,
LAWRENCE.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-09-12
FIRST L. 5. TROOPS REACH
ARCHANGEL. RJSSI

Washington, Sept. H. American
troops have landed at Archangel to
assist the other allied forces there in
their campaign to the establishment
of order in northern Russia. This an
nouncement was authorized tonight by
General March, chief of staff.
For military reasons the number of
soldiers landing was not revealed, nor
was it made clear from whence they
had embarked. 1t was assumed, how
ever, that the soldiers had been sent
from English camps, where Americans
are training.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-09-12
A CALL TO THE CROSS

No student of current events can
fail to be impressed with the need Of
the pure religion of Jesus Christ in
the world today. A league of nations
based upon representation by popula-
tion would give heather China four
times the votes we Americans could
muster, based upon autocracy would
suit Germany but world is fighting
to prevent that based upon "A supreme
military strength would cause every
nation to surrender her absolute SOW
ereignty. There is but one basis and
Christianity supplies that. 1t is the
law of love. il is impossible to exem-
plify this law by Indifference. II can
he done only by self-surrender and
Self-sacrfice. We are to begin an
evangelstic campaign at the Christian
church in the near future. No big
Jim" comes to do our work for US.
The responsibility is squarely up to
US. II we are fit to live in free
world, fit to call ourselves true Amer
leans, fit TO wear the name of the
Christ, we dare not ignore the call of
the cross-the call of humanity-the
call of Christ. The law of love is the
the law Of service. Its highest man
Hesitation is in winning recruits who
shall in turn exemplify the love OF
Christ and win others. No true lover
is Stacker; no Stacker is a true lover
Our captain is Christ lie never lost
battle. We are comrades in arms
Christian, will you give this campaign
absolutely first place in your life foI
Christ and the church?
Norris j. Reasoner, Minister.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-09-12
PEOPLE STARvE IN RUSSIA
WITH BIG GRAIN CROP

Stockholm, Saturday, Sept 7. (by
the Associated Press )--The Ameri-
can refugees from Moscow reached
Stockholm today--twelve days after
their departure from the Bolshevik
capital. In Finland the Americans
were impressed by the orderly con-
ditions.
When the Americans left Russia,
they say, flour sold at Sl25 a pound
and was seldom obtainable at any
price. Sugar also was scarce and
sold at SO "a pound.
The refugees say that the starvation
had become so prevalent in Moscow
that late in August the food commits
sion was forced to remove all regula-
tions on citizens and permitted them
to enter the city with sixty pounds
of food each. This step, ii was assert
ed, was an admission of the absolute
failure Of the food commission which
had no bread and was forced through
the pressure of the rebelling citizers
to let the people take the food sup
ply into their own hands.
Wheat and other grains we're not
available as the peasants IL the grain
sections still under soviet control re-
fused to feed the cities Potatoes and
other vegetables were selling at rs
cents a pound. They are the chief
food supply Of Moscow and Petro-
grad.
The workmen of Moscow and Petro-
grad factories can not obtain food
from the commission which has ad-
vised them to shoulder rifles and take
the grain away from the peasants.
This advice has seldom been headed,
as a majority of the workmen re-
gard the peasants as brothers.
Wholesale charges by the Bolshe-
vik newspapers that the Bourgeoise
are wholly responsible for the food
shortage no longer quiet the hungry
laborers, whose faith in the Bolshe-
vik is waning appreciably.
The promises of Leon Trotzky, the
Bolshevik foreign minister to quell
the Czeeho-Slovak rising and tap the
supply of wheat no longer are gener-
ally credited.
Russia, the refugees say, has a
bumper wheat and rye crop in virtual
y all the grain sections. Much of the
grain has already been harvested, but
the Bolshevik have neither the or
gariZation nor the transportation fa-
cilites to obtain bread for the starv-
ing cities, which scarcely can be ex-
pected to drag through breadless
winter without turning against a gov
ernment whose policy has lost the
wheat districts.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-09-12
BERNALILLO co. DEMOCRATS

The Democrats of Bernalillo county
held their convention Monday for the
election of delegates to the State con-
vention at Santa Fe. 1t was decided
to send 4S delegates with one-half vote
each and was voted to send the dele
cation entirely uninstructed as to any
candidate. Col. d. X. b. Sellers was
honored by receiving the largest vote
cast for any one delegate.
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dent Wilson, which was named that
on the Ar of July, the large and small
Palaces of Justice, the Troca1ero, the
Seine River, the palace where the
kings lived, and went over on the
grand (ferris) wheel which is more
than 800 yards high, rode in the Paris
jtneys 1.-TWO lungs in the engine) troll
leys, omonbus very large motor bus)
and subways. The subways are very
nice and fast and a good way to travel.
The majority of the French automo-
biles are two lungers (2 cylinders.
can stay seven days here, but think
| can see the more interesting places
in five and il costs pretty high to live
here, there being many Paris people
here. In fact ! was told yesterday
that the population had more than
doubled since the war. ! had some
very good peaches yesterday (this is
n fruit and grape country but they
were high, four for one and half francs.
Will send you Lyon franc note.
They have silver, bronze, aluminium
and gold money also. The money is as
easily counted as ours, 100 centimes
being Il franc, 5 centimes is sou.
equal to our penny and the smallest
value coin they use. They also have
25 centime and 80 centime notes. The
fr so and 25 cme. notes are issued
by the local banks the same as the
script money issued by the banks there
during the panic of 1907. And is only
good in that locality, but the other
money is put out by the Government
and good anywhere.
Our barracks at camp are made of
stone, have good mattress, and |
think we have as good bunch Of
cooks as could be gotten together in
the army. The village is Of about 1000
population and not very far from
Bordeaux.
Well this letter may be censored
and cut pretty badly but | hope not.
With very best wishes to all.
CHESTER.
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renee walker, VINO llVed mere rev
years ago with his mother, Mrs. Efiie
Walker. He had been working in the
oil fields of Oklahoma where he joined
the army. His brother, l.. X. Walker,
is u resident of this city. The letter
is as follows
Somewhere in France
July %, lS.
Dear Mother:
We are now at or ut least near our
destination. | will try and give you
u very brief account OF, our journey
which started on the 22nd of June
from Camp Dix, N. j., U. S. A., and
ended on the - of July in France.
1t was on dark foggy morning
when we left the harbor and the air
was very chilly but in spite of the
fact every body was more than glad to
be on our way to WHERE?. We were
all put on detail (that is our company
which helped to break the monotany,
and we who were waiting on the tables
had all we cared to eat of potatoes,
sausage, weiners, cake, rice, tapiocl
pudding, light bread, beans and ;orned
beef. The coffee and tea wera excel
lent. | was given u bed or rather
hammock on the upper deck and so got
all of the fresh air needed while
those who were down in the hold near
ly smothered as there is no circulation
Of air below deck.
About the second day out all of US
were sick. Owing to the fact that
the weather was nice most of the trim
very few Of US were seasick. As for
myself ! never felt better in my life.
We never had fourth of July cele-
bration as there might be an enemy
| submarine near, so we had nice
chicken dinner and called it off. After
] had finished my work (Which came
two hours at mealtimc and we only
had two meals a day. would go up
to my bed and lay and watch the por.
poise leap off of the water, ard twice
! saw SHARKS and another time n whale
spouted gusher Of wate. up in the
air. Mother ! thoroughly enjoyed tn.
trip on the water .or, a. said before
the water was calm AMI the waves and
rolls of tn. water is more beautiful
than ] can begin to describe.
or course we nad boat drills and
wore our ,'s preserverS with us at
all times so rha: il cur ship was tor
pedoed we would all lie picked up by
some of IN" lestruyers that were with
US.
cannot tell you all wish to about
our trip because | am not allowed to
but wait until | come home | will tell
you things that you will be very much
surprised to know. We have not beer
payed for June or July yet and | have
been broke the whole trip and ever
since ! left Camp Dix.
| Today was the first time ! had O
chance to bathe since | left the U. S
A., and believe me all of US were more
than dirty. You should see all of u,
boys washing clothes today.
Water is plentiful where we are al
present, but do not know whether W,
will stay here or not. was Graz,
salt water on board and as the soaI
will not foam in salt water only sue
ceeded in getting my hide sticky anl
felt like had fallen in molases bar
rel.
| France Is certainly beautiful
country and crops are good such al
they are. All of the houses are bull
of stone and at one place saw a for
that was built before the 18th century
We are near the trenches and see tn,
smoke from the anti-aircraft guns an,
hear the report Of the big guns oil
three sides Of US. Only today saw al
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-09-12

Registration Day passed Off quietly
and everybody seemed to know it was
his duty to stand by the government
in the present crisis.
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The people like to read the letters
from the boys who are over there fight
ing. The News has three this week.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-09-12

The following letter is from Chester
Montgomery, who resided with his pa
rents in Tucumcari some time, but
went to California where he enlisted.
He has been in France for more than
year:
Lyon, France, Aug. IL, 1918,
Mrs. j. +. Montgomery,
My Dear Mother:
| arrived here Friday evening at six
o'clock. This is very pretty place
and some very interesting things Ia
see. Saw some yesterday and when
! return to Camp, will send you some
post card views. This is the second
city in size in France now, Paris being
first.
had day and night in Paris and
saw many of the interesting things
there, where the big German gun nae
been hitting ,and where the aeroplanes
had dropped bombs, Eifiiel Tower
Napoleon's Tomb, Avenue de Presi
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-09-12

The American Library Association and the Army c.
building in the Southern Department utilized library
soldiers
surprisingly
Of
q freely he
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-09-12

The following letter is from Law
renee Walker, who lived here few
years ago with his mother, Mrs. Eflie
Walker. He had been working in the
oil fields Of Oklahoma where he joined
the army. His brother, l.. X. Walker,
is u resident of this city. The letter
is as follows:
Somewhere in France.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-22
on our way to the food administra-

on our way to the food administra-
ton building.
A committee of three represents
Mr.. Hoover, going thoroughly into the
matter of advising the public on foods
to use. we Of this committee are
positions in all war work. The proper
mastery of the food problem before
each home manager today will make
her that much more able to do COM
munity work if she ever wants to.
The advice of this committee as
based on recommendations from eX-
perts studying the production, dis
ton of foods is principally an empha-
sis of our last pledge card.
Yours to Do.
Use vegetable shortcomings for cook
ing n oleomargarine and nut mar
! garine for spreads.
Extend the meat flavor by cooking
what meat you use in a casserole of
rice. hOnliEy or rolled oats. y very
small amount will go a very long way
with a bit of extract of beef added to
the gravy.
Dry sausage is advised to take the
place of bacon and ham for break
fast.
We must be very conscientious
about eepln the days set by the
government. 1t is the only way to
really help make any Roadway in con-
servation. If o grow lax in this you
not only use foods the soldiers need
but you deny the government your
moral support. Create a patriotic aura
about you that will inspire all with a
compelling desire to do their utmost.
We are further urged to serve one
dish meals. This conservation practice
will save housewives many hours of
time and much energy. Elsewhere or
this page we give o suggestions for
One-dish meals.
Increase u wheat saving practic-
es until you use practically no wheat
flour. The great quality food manu-
facturer l know best is putting a per-
feet rice -four on the market. 1t makes
a white bread or cake which is de-
licious. In buildings, cookies. mullins
griddle cakes, etc., use rolled oats
natural brown rice, hominy and corn
meal, as we'll as the various new
flourS.
The food administration has given
us suggestions hat lift us u OF oul
old cookery ruts.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-22
In Washington
With Your Editor

(By Jean Prescott Adams, Domestic
Science Adviser for Armour & Coz
We home anager have so far CIV
en- exhibitions of possibilities rather
tina the presentation of a finished
performance in food conservation.
This indicates that we have not come
to the feeling that we are part and
parcel of the food administration and
necessary to the winning OF the war.
How l did wish for each one of my
million n Il half readers OH a recent
trip to interview the various commits
tees of the food administration If
you. Madam Housewife, could have
gone with me down the busy corridors
Of that new Washington building and
stopped in the various offices to con-
fer with the serious, conscientious peO-
pie working out the best food policies,
you would all feel the importance of
your connection. Since you could not
he with me the next best thing is to
! write sou about Washington and the
food situation.
The prospect Of the capital from the
great railway station is always i'm
prcSSiNe. 1t seems when coming in to
the city to forecast important and sue
cessfuI work and on departure to
stamp work done there with the gov
crnrnent seal.
AS the appointment with the con-
~Servatiun committee was set for the
afternoon we first drove to the de-
partlnent OF agriculture to see ono Of
the chemists who makes experiments
with fats for the government bulletins
that have helped us Sc much in get
ting an exact knowledge of food val
ucs. The work of the department Of
agriculture has grown so hat this de-
partmelt seems to be spread all owe
our great war center. This professor
is testing the digestibility of various
new fats. After all, it is what we get
out OF Il food that cunts. Now, that
we must buy and serve just enough
we must be sure that the food we dc
u is wholesome, and has the neces-
S;lry food value Wholesomeness is
best told by the right name for quail
~ on II %container. Vegetable short
ening is ound to ebe satisfactory from
Il nutrition standpoint as we'll as to
produce desirable results in cooking.
Women Executives.
The Home Economics section of the
department of agriculture is under the
direction of two able young women
who are conducting Il food survey of
American homes. These reports are to
form a basis for helpful diet recon-
mendationS for people engaged in va
rious work. The writer is keeping in
constant touch with this work and
will give YOU data through these pag-
cS as soon as it is available.
Washington Park was beautiful If
it's gown of cleaning snow. One stop.
ped reEretting the ~twenty-four hours
on a s~now-bound train at the sight
Washington monument rising from
the banks of snow impressed us witt
its true, simple dignity as we passed
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-22
More American Soldiers
Sent To Front Lines To
Fight On Aisne Sector
Continued from Page ~

CONTINUED from Page ~
front there is nothing special to re-
port.
"A aid attempted by the enemy
early yesterday morning against posts
held by Belgian troops in the Mercken
sector. was repulsed by artillery and
machine gun fire"
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Plan To Resist
Advance OF Germans; Call
On All Muscovites To Help
CONTINUED from Page u

THE enemy has occupied W.
kssNVerden and Lutsk and is continuing
@ssto stang by hunger the most i'm
2%p0rtant centers OF the revolution
E@We even now are convinced FIRM
sHsiy that the German working classes
Twill r.se against the attempts of the
q ruling clasres to stifle the revolution,
4 but We cannot predict with certainty
when this Will occur. The German
E1fnperfal.sts may hesitate at nothing
&6Or h purpose of destroying the au-
Ea1hOrlty of the counc ls and taking the
ElAnd from the peasants
18th commissar es cal on all 10y
HI councils and army organizations
Sk0Suss all efforts to recreate the
9d1kpay. Perverted elements Of hooIi-
srkAnN. maurauders and cowards
EEXXH41uld be expelled from the ranks
gSasA. IN the e. ent OF, re stance. wipea
$500. ( fee earth.
sS&SsassIhe BourEeo sic. who under he.
and the ~ evaded the bur-
IL searaIi piofited from It's mist
ssgfSktMnessMnst be made 10 fulnn their
1lll3s q YA1ha most dscfsxe ia nleI-
AasssJ6sU measures.