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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-09-12
OBITUARY

W. F. James passed away Sunday
afternoon, September 1st, 1918 at his
home in Sand Hollow after an i'll.
ness of nine days with apoplexy, and
ives buried Tuesday afternoon at
Payette, Idaho. Services were held
at the NJ. e. Church conducted by
Rev. Wallace, and tnterment was in
Riverside Cemetery.
W. F. James was born March 25th,
1864 near Charlottesville, Indiana.
He married Emma Rocke of Quincy,
Kansas, Greenwood County, June Is
1892. He is survived by a widow,
father and mother, two sisters, two
brothers, relatives, friends and neigh
bors to mourn his loss. There were
beautiful floral offerings. Since com
ng west he mads many friends. His
vas genial, friendly disposition
which won him friends among the
Toung as Well as the cider people
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-09-12
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN

J. F. Orr has been appointed chair
man for Payette County in the FourtI
Liberty Loan Drive, and is arranging
for a perfect organization to put the
drive through in one day-the 2Sth
OF this month. The details of the Or
ganization viii be published in our
next issue. There is no better man
in Payette County than Mr.. Orr to
put this across, and We know that
every person in the County will lend
their assistance to put this drive over
the top on that day. Just remember
it takes two armies to win this war
enc at the front and one at home.
The army at the front is making a
wonderful success in their drive.
There are no slackers among them
And We trust there will not be onel
N the army at home on the 2Sth.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-09-12

We understand new training
camp has been started in the south
part of town, where a mans qualifi-
cations as a real fighter are tested
before his first examination. Walter
Smith and Atwood Larson We're the
first to enter the camp. About noon
Tuesday they were put to test in
the presence of a few bystan6ers
who declare that both are fit sub
jects for the first line trenches. There
were no weapons or hand grenades
used, and both showed good speed
in close order drill. A Boche would
stand no more show with either of
them than SNOWFALL would in H.
After the first drill was over they
both went to the doctors office
for repairs.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-09-12
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Rev. Reed was an attendant oi
Presbytery Tuesday and "Wednesday
OF this week. The meeting was with
tho Lawer Boise Church, five miles
out from Parma. All such meetings
have a certain amount of routine
work. But this meeting had a spirit
and temper quite beyond the rou-
tine. There was a manifest purpose
to fulfill the counsel of President
Wilson to General Assembly last
May. Upon inquiry whether he had
any message for that body he 'wir :
back, Keep the religious life at
flood tide. 1t is a chief reliance TO-
the inspiration which our citizenship
must have for the tasks before US"
1t is in accord with this too that
next Sunday mornings sermon topic
in the Payette Presbyterian Church
will be Stewardship" Not new but
true. Come and let u.s.
take counsel together.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-09-12
REGIMENT DOES
GOOD WORK

! Below we are publishing a clipping
/ from the Flushing Times of Flush
ing, N. Y, which was handed to us
by R. D. Bradshaw who is a brother
of WiImar H. Bradshaw:
The following letter has just been
received from Lieut.. Wilmar H. Brad
shaw, of Flushing, now on the fight
ing front in France, by his mother
who resides in Locust street:
Dearest Mother:
After being in the hospital for
eleven weeks, l was discharged as
fully recovered from the several
wounds received some three months
ago by the explosion of a German
grenade. I was feeling fit for an
other encounter with the barbarians
when the battle of the Marne broke
out and l am glad to report that /
am still alive after having been thru
the fiercest fighting for three weeks.
We were in the big drive of July IS,
and I have been shelled, bombed,
and have gone through machine gun
hail, and am still all right. Our
regiment advanced kilometres and
captured 500 Huns and 100 guns.
am sorry to say that our losses
were heavy. We had eleven offers
killed, thirty wounded and two miss
ing. We didn't have many left. L.
luu't know how I came through, for
was in the front line always, but {
did. The boys are nerved for their
work by knowing that they are
lighting for the divine rights of hu- /
nanity and not for the 'divine right
o enslave and murder humanity.
There are no peace-at-any-price men
n the ninth regiment.
l am now battalion Adjutant, and
lave been detailed to supervise tn
collection of salvage on the battle
ield and help bury the dead.
Best love to all. Your affectionatei
ON,
- WILMAR. 7-----i
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-09-12
CANTEEN WORK

Huntington is now a Canteen sta
ton and word comes to us from their
workers in the following words: We
would like very much for you to col
lect Jellies and canned fruits, as
this is not a fruit country, and can't
be had for love or money"
The Women's Committee of the
Council of Defense has appointed a
worker in each Church to solicit
these articles. Give the Boys another
taste of those good home made jel-
lies as they pass through this region.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-09-12
Personal aud Local Mention

Mrs. Walter Keith and three little
daughters of Emmett are visiting
in Payette this week.
After the war is over there will
be just two classes Of young men
the young man that went to war,
and the one that wished he had.
Grace Bowman is home for a few
days from Portland where she has
been attending a special nurse train
ing school. She has been engaged to
teach school at Crane, Oregon and
will take up that work within few
days, until called for service with the
Q. S. Government. Miss Shoe Of
Oregon, accompanied Miss
Bowman from Portland and will al
so teach at the same place.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-09-12
LETTER FROM
FRED sNOWBERGER
Aug. II, 1918.

Aug. IT, 1913.
Dear Howard:
Just writing a few lines to say
| am still on the job somewhere in
France. Am guarding prisoners just
now; don't care for it very much
as it is pretty slow work.
Am feeling fine now, but was a
little under the weather, no doubt
due to the long tedious trip, for a
few days but not enough but what
worked.
| received my warrant of my ap-
pointment as Corporal yesterday,
which in itself doesn't amount to
much but keeps one out of a lot
Of little jobs, so it is little bet
ter than private anyway.
Am studying some on the side now
as l have four books with me- had
a valuable book taken from my be-
longings which I was very anxious to
read and l doubt if l can find an
other over here like it.
1t is quite warm here during t.
day but the nights get pretty cold
Looks little like rain today. l wish
it would; it would settle the dust
and cool things off a bit
Received a letter from New York
yesterday the first I have had yet
but presume l will get more in a !
lay or so.
l certainly miss some of that
good fruit and STUFF from over in the
D. s.. can just taste some of those
peaches and watermelons now. Well
he slogan is Hell, Heaven or Ho-
,oken by Jan 1st," so I'll get in on
lext years stuff anyway.
Address all letters as below {
Your brother Fred.
Corp. Fred T. Snowberger
Baker Co. 344 Q. NJ. C.
U. S. A. P. o. 721 II
American E. F. France
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-09-12
EARL C. PATTON WOUNDED

Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Patton of VIII
low Creek received a letter from
their son Earl stating he had been
wounded while in action, and was
now in the hospital and getting along
alright. He stated they We're giving
the Germans particular hell, and had
driven them back 90 miles that day.
The wound was in the left shoulder
but was not dangerous. The treat
ment at the hospital was the very
best. Clean sheets and springs to
lay on was a treat. Also the ice
cream and other delicacies given
him by the nurses were much apr
preciated. We hear nothing but the
best reports from the noble work of
our American nurses. We are truly
sorry to learn of Earl's misfortune,
)ut glad to know it was no worse.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-09-12
REAL ESTATE SALES.

Buckley and Giesler report the
following sales; John Howard, so on
Payette-Oregon Slope, to Mr.. Nc
Clelland' of New Plymouth; DR.. A..
V. Strauss property on End Ave. NJ,
to l.. S. Pobst of the Fruitland bench
The Ransome property of North 9th
Street to Fannie Baker of Cambridge.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-09-12

In our next issue We will publish
the first of a continued story en-
uitled ''The Kaiser as l knew Hin
For IA Years" The story is written
by DR.. Arthur S. Davis, who was a
personal friend of the Kaiser from
1904 to 1918, and who was frequently
in his home on professional business
and being personal friend, had
frequent conversations with the Kai-
ser relative to the war, and his rea-
sons for his destructive and murder
Gus work in Belgium and other coun-
tries. Don't miss this interesting mar
sative. 1t is full of facts and inform
ation YOU should know.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-09-12
TO THE CITIZENS OF
PAYETTE COUNTY.

PAYETTE COUNTY
Have you received the printed
material concerning the Salvation
Army Drive. Will you kindly give
this your immediate consideration.
This organization is doing a great
work and does not duplicate that
done by other organizations, for the
morale and well being of the sol
dfer boys.
1t would not be practicable to
see personally every one in the
county, but this does not lessen the
need and the opportunity.
Will you kindly send in your re-
mittance at once to the nearest
post office.-H. X. Wallis, chairman
of committee.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-09-12
in ACTIVE SERVICE
Somewhere in France.

Somewhere IN France
Dear Mama:
Well, have just returned from a
week at the front. I surely had a
great trip. I wouldn't have missed it
Tor anything.
1 fell in with a Captain who was
from Michigan Agricultural College.
He commands a N. G. Co. SO Went
with him ali over the sector One
could hardly believe that war existed
along tnat sector. l stood and loo
ea out over the Irolt lines TO ths
boche trenches a lew hundred net
ers away and It was hard TO realize
that was near an enemy. All was
peaceful and Quiet. MyrIzcs OF dal-
ses nodded II the breeze and biras
sang all about. Not a sign OF the
enemy except few trenches but
every little while there would come
"a deep boom and something would
go whizzing ana rumbIng through the
sky. Tney sounded alike whether ri
end or Zoe, and soon there Genes an
other boom Like the first one, per
haps a dozen or two OF these, then
quiet again. The exploding shell
makes as much noise as the gun N
firing it. 1t is a funny sensation TO
have one coming toward you. but 1t
soon becomes a common thing. None
fell very near US but shrapneIl did.
/ like to go out at night. We had
fine weather night before last as We
started to the advanced position The
Boche started shelling the wood 10
Dur left, but after sending over some
twenty gas shells they stopped We
could see the gas clouds roll up
There were no casualties while
vas thene) After dark everything
S Just like = big field as We walk
ID between the advanced trench, and
he front lines. We left the trenches
nd walked out in the open, grass
vas knee high, we could hear birds
wittering in the bushes, the stars
hone so peacefully, a gentle breeze
lew down the valley and the frag-
ance of the grass made me think
f Idaho in hay time Once in
lille the 75's will wake up and send
few railroad trains over to Fritz
r maybe Fritz viii send few back.
rocket flare will go up and burn
rightly for few minutes then go
1t. A searchligbt will send a slsn-
sr pencil of light up among the
ouds searching for the aircraft.
hen all is still again Sometimes it
III be fifteen minutes and not
n of life. Then away Oft to our
sht We hear IS. Finally we hear
e shell. Then as if waiting for
ynal other 75s win take up the
orus. For perhaps minute
mature bonlhardment will go On
d the air viii be full of whining,
lmbling shells. Away over in Fritz
e echo back the shell explosion
ZEN all is quiet for another 20
nutes. 1t makes me think of
, frog pond. I brought back q Is
4 viii try to get home with it,
t many Boche planes They did
S of firing on our planes though.
ey use either white or black pow
: in the shells and every .sxplo
q is marked by puff Of smoke
t is only auti-aircraft shells SO
.rged but they never hit a plane
~ estimate 10000 shells for
ry plane. a
was mighty sorry to see Elmer
IONS name among the casualty list.
is the first Fruitland boys 70
down.
will go back to my Company soon
m sorry to 90 back; like II up
It. I really had a dread before but
e lost most of that now
ell, don't worry about me. | feel
The last heard Of Major hess
.y1ll A l;t6r
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-09-12

" The County Agent and State In
spector Guy Graham are calling a
meeting of hay growers and ship
pers for next Wednesday evening at
Fruitland school building. This meet
ing will determine the area quaran-
tined against hay exports.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-09-12

Misses Hazel, Flosste and Pearl
Christensen entertained several of
their girl friends at their home on
9th Street Wednesday evening. Music
and dancing were enjoyed, and later
all gathered around bon fire OUT
sid where wienies were roasted.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-09-12

y But they soon found out the diff
ference
And were very much surprised,
To find that they'd been fattened
On pack of foolish lies.
But friends, take heed to warning
Fen though victory seems near,
Don't be over optomistic
! Lest you fall into dispair
For all sorts OF caustic rumors
! Go floating to the rear.
And I'm sure yon to have heard
them
For they're not uncommon here.
Some would have lis home by
Christmas,
Others here would place a bet
We'll be here till nineteen twenty
Fritzy isn't conquered vet.
So you see? The Camps divided,
Each one has a different view
When you see us homeward COM
ing,
Then, you'll know our work is
through.
Send US men and ammunition,
Send us food and clothes galore,
Soon we'll have in France an army
Fritzy's equal, even more.
Then we'll be assured of victory,
Until then, what man could say?
He can see the struggle ended
At time not far away.
We must have our best resources
In munitions, food and men,
To insure lasting victory
So that strife come not,again.
The high ideals for which we Fl ght
Must not be lightly viewed,
Nor be spoken of in jesting
And their meaning misconstr ue d.
The cause is far too sacred, friends
For which good men must die,
And grave the consequences
If we lightly pass it by.
With an eye unto the future
We must make the victory sure,
That for future generations
We may make the world secure.
Did | say our work ,ended
When we homeward sail the sea?
Then | meant the work of blood
shed
That must set the bonded free.
For there'll still be work awaiting
That will call for Drawn and brains
And there'll be no idle loafers, l
We must utilize our gains.
But, our gains will not be plunder, i
Neither land nor treasure store, v
But twill be a wave of knowledge e
That will reach from shore to shore t
And whether we succeed or fail,
n large degree depends n
IN how you stand behind the
fighters now
md watch the worldly trend. n
,ook beyond the dim horizon =,
Trough the smoke and din of guns n
When the pact of peace is written =,
'nly half the victory's won, a
here will still be mighty battles \,
ot the kind that mains and kill -
Viii we then forget our duty?
%! hardly think we will. se
hen begins the reconstruction, CO
Vars of trade will then begin, ne
our present preparation
les the chance for US to. win. m
o when all the guns are 81 lent pc
nd the battle fields are clear, OF
'e must then make use of freedom
hat has cost a price so dear.
must now conclude my message, pa
is most time for taps to GLOW, ca
ow | think of friends at home, be
one OF you can never know. sn
ut the day of our home coming fir
lch is not for man to tell, tn
ou must simply wait in patie nee, tn,
ntll then, II fond farewell. WI
JAY D. KEIFER. jec
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-09-12
NOTICE

School Books will be net cash
no exceptions Thurston's Pharmacy
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-09-12
A MESSAGE FROM THE
BATTLE FIELDS OF FRANCE
By Jay D. Keifer, Headquarters Motor Battalion End
American Train, A. E, F. APO o. 71O

While driving through the countr,
These sunny days in France
-+My thoughts reyerting homeward,
Seem to take in at glance
The friends and scenes | left be-
hind
To cross the deep blue seas,
| am thinking of you every day
And know you think of me,
But I've too many friends back
home
With which to correspond
By personal word or letter,
T'is impossible I've found,
So / take this means of sending
My best regards to you
Since we're widely separated,
Far across the ocean blue.
Only yesterday letter
| received from mother dear
Filled with love and sealed with
kisses
Breathing courage, hope and cheer
And t'is she, who has suggested
That | write a note to you
And present it through the papers,
Which Pm trying now to do.
Said she, the friends you left bs-
hind
Will disappointed be
Unless, they get word from you
Accross the briney sea.
They send you many letters
And seldom get reply,
So you see the consequences,
Naturally, they wouder why.
So I'll give you just a hint or two
That you perhaps may see
My handicapped condition
And won't be hard with me.
To try to make picture clear
Would be of littleEuse.
I'd rather fight a dozen Huns,
Than try to make excuse.
Continually we'r" on the move,
And that's the reason why
T'is so hard to keep in touch with !
friends, ,
No matter how | try.
It's here we come, and there we 90.
Like fog before a breeze,
The Germans try to catch us
But we're spry as Texas fleas. I
They watch us with their airoplane r
BY day as well as night !
And drop their bowling missiles :
to give us fright
They drop their bombs about us \
And with us seem to hirt,
But have never come no nearer
Than to cover us with dirt.
I'm just a common driver, :
In the ammunition train
No higher rank or honor !
Do | expect to gain, r
chauffeur de la cameion
We lameiy say i'll French,
And we haul the ammunition
To the fellows in the trench. /
We're showing Fritz thing or two v
In modern war these days, n
And ere he starts another fight r
think he'll mend his ways. n
He's learning fast, is Kaiser Bill, " "
And finding every day n
That we're something more than ~
dummies T
Made of cheese cloth, stuffed with v
hay, Ii
lie has found, the worthless SOL S,
diers A
from their homes across the sea, "
Whom he thought, were so inferior T
Are about as wise as he.
And he lied unto his. people, |
9 en- his soldiers in the ranks, /
When they met US in the battle II
Didn't know that we were Yanks, N
hey were told that we were Brit 81
ish Y
md of course they didn't know u
Tor our uniforms are sfmilar1
1t least in color so,
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-09-12

]. o. Bowker shipped car load of
cattle and car of hogs to the Port
land market Wednesday.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-09-12

FOR SALE: Overland 90, Country
Club. Phone 26fw or %,
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-04-01
DUTCH PROTEST AGAINST
SEIZURE Of :, HIPS

Washington, April 1.-The State
Department today received lengthy
communication from The Hague. 1t
is understood to contain the official
attitude of the Dutch government
over the seizure of Dutch ships by
the United States and Great Britain.
An unofficial dispatch states that
the Dutch consider the seizure "an
act of violence which they will oppose
with all their energy"
Y officials say that the attitude.of the
Dutch government will not change
the situation, as the action of this gov
eminent was taken only after the en-
tire situation had been investigated,
and there will be no change of policy.
The government regrets the DO
sition taken by the Dutch, but say
nothing further can be done to change
the views of the Dutch government.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-04-01
FARMERS Of BEN HILL COUNTY,

Your country calling YOU. done by our
in the three which has
Many of the Administration give YOU
manent help the days and will build for children
foundation for prosperity and FARM that is
only recognized by the welnformed but just the
In this present crisis THE GOVERNMENT needs YOUR help;
requires the savings of the generation the
benefits that planned by President Wilson advisers
your children exchange savings the
Government is offering THE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN onlv
$4,000 of this LOAN has been allotted county should
take it up IN ONE DAY. next Saturday LIBERTY DAY
AND JOIN US IN TAKING THE ENTIRE ALLOTMENT ON
SATURDAY,
We too old to fight children young but what of this
WORLDS GOODS we have the the UNITED STATES
THE BIRTHPLACE OF OUR CHILDREN AND THE COUN-
TRY OF OUR ADOPTION.
WE HAVE SOME LIBERTY BONDS OF EVERY ISSUE
WE TAKE $1,000 OF THE THIRD LIBERTY BONDS
IsIDOR GELDERs
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-04-01

Leader-Enterprise they are selling a
10th Century product.
= Big Special Vote Offer.
Do not forget the big special vote
offer which closes at E P. M. Wed
nesday, April 3rd, which is as fol-
lows: 100000 Special Votes will be
issued each candidate who has turned
in FIVE Swear subscriptions from the
beginning of the contest up to We'd
nesday, 6 P. M. These special votes
are in addition to the regular vote
schedule and the extra vote offer of
100000 extra votes on each club of
$500 turned in
Now, get busy, see to it that you
get your FIVE Swear subscriptions and
make up just as many clubs as you
possibly can, for the vote schedule
will be reduced each week, therefore
it is to your advantage to turn in
just as many clubs this week as pos
sible.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-04-01
LEADER ENTERPRISE CONTEST
MAKING GREAT PROGRESS
Big Special Vote Offer Closes Wednesday

Never before in the history of this
section of the state has so much de-
termination and enthusiasm Vcet dis
played in contest as that of the
Leader-Enterprise in which over ST.
500 in cash and prizes are to be
awarded the successful ones on May
1st
1t may truthfully be said that the
contest was success from the very
first day, for the fact that those, who
are making the race entered with the
determination of winning the big
prizes and they have found little diff
ficulty in securing subscriptions from
their friends and the public in general.
They, too, have the interest of the
paper at heart, they realize that The
Leader-Enterprise is a strong paper
and that it is filling its place in its
field thoroughly and honorably; they
also know that it is the Official Or
gan of the City of Fitzgerald and Ben
Hill County, and that in selling The
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-04-01
CHAMBER Of COMMERCE
MEMBERSHIP 'G0|NG
OVER THE TOP"

Over the top to victory" is the
slogan of the Chamber Of Commerce
i'll regard to the membership cam
paign. On Friday President Griner
J. c. Brewer, chairman membership
committee and Secretary Clarke
opened the campaign and saw about
seventy-flve citizens and business men
of Fitzgerald and only two persons
approached out of the entire list failed
to join in the work.
The people OF Fitzgerald" said
Secretary Clarke, seem to realize
that present organization MEANS
BUSINESS. | have stated to the
Board very frankly that unless we car
raise enough money through mem.
berships to really get results that
am too honest man to attempt the
work. If only enough money is rails
ed to only pay the salary of sec
rotary and Office rent / will not under
I tdK9 the wuIK.
The campaign will be continued al
this week, and the committee il
charge urges that every citizen cal
at Chamber of Commerce and sign
membership card.