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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-24

Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Scott and
daughter Of Grand Rapids, returned
home Wednesday night after a short
visit with his brother, John w. Scott
Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. Slack and baby
of Grand Rapids returned home on
Wednesday evening after a short visit
at the home of Mrs. Stacks parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. s. l.. Lowry, Of the Ma
tional hotel.
sPershing's Crusaders" Wednesday
at the Empress theater. Don't miss it.
Bring your developing and print
ing to Wortley & French. Expert
work.--Adv. 9-10-11
Mrs. SOVEREIGN is i'll.
Valparaiso, Ind, and Mrs. Anna Hays
mer of Fenwick were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ansel Johnston.
Mrs. AL. Weber returned home
from Lansing Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Wood Of Ionia
called on relatives here Monday.
]. McNaughton of Lansing called
on relatives here Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Moon was a Sunday eve
ming caller at the home of Mrs. T.
Moon.
The Ladies' Social circle will meet
with Mrs. M. A. Chapman on We'd
nesday afternoon next at 2:30 o'clock
with Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Nc
Laughlin as hostesses. All ladies Of
the church and society and those in
terested in the work of the society
cordially invited.
w. l.. Shipman was called to Icnia
Saturday to build concrete founda-
- 49,. - - e..
business man at that place.
Mrs. Sarah (Grandma) Lessiter of
Peck's Hill district. had lot of old
and valuable books which she thought
would do more good in the library
than in her own home and got tnem
out Ga whole wheelbarrow fulD. and
had them taken to the Alvah N. Beld-
ing Memorial library.
In letter renewing his subscrip-
ton to the Banner-News, Peter Kam-
meras, of Hart. formerly of Miriam,
asks us to remember him to all his
friends and acquaintance in this Vi
cinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Richardson CT
CORTLAND visited the formers sister,
Mr. and Mrs j. w. Wells Sunday.
Mrs. Ethel Rice and Miss Rena
Moore were also guests at the Wells
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J./W. Wells and Mrs.
Emma Bennett and daughter motor
ed to Ionia Saturday afternoon in the
Wells car.
Mrs. VIM. Evans of Sparta in re-
newing her subscription. saws that on
one day recently she had as her guests
the following: Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Roberts and Miss Henrietta Brown of
Findlay, o., Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ro-
berts and daughter of Wakelee. Mr..
and Mrs. Volnev Baker of Rockford,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Plant and son,
William, Mrs. Myra Barber and little
twin DAUGHTERS. Cora and Lora and
Rev. F.. w. Poland of Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Evans was formerly Mrs. Nettie
Hammond Of this city.
Mrs. Chas. Murray and son. Frank.
returned Monday from ten DAYS
visit at the home of her mother, Mrs.
!. Ira Wescott and her sister. Ev-
.~2rything is nice and cool at Ludington
and Mrs. Westcott, who is well known
here where she has many friends, is
enjoying herself greatly there.
Not much train travel this week,
due undoubtedly to the extreme heat,
the rains which we are not getting
and the abolishing Of the two-cent
fare on the to-be-pitied railroads.
Throw away your crutches, use
Rheuma. and walk without rheumatic
pains and stiffness. say Wortley q
French. local agents for this great
rheumatism Observation-Disclosures.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-24
$4,000 Limit Sale on Ladies' Hose.

seamless Hose pair 23c
These come styles black all white ribbed
top regular out Sizes
black white 35c
quality Silk Boot Hose all colors Sc
Isle all colors 45c
black white Hose extra value lSc
Chidrens Hose at Csc 35c and SOC
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-24
$4,000 Limit Sale on Wide Fancy Ribbons and Ladies'
Neckwear.

Ribbon Lot No. Wide fancy
hair bow Ribbon 49,. -. Csc
Ribbon Lot No. 2.-Wide heavy
riobon, floral patterns $500. 33c
Ribbon Lot No. 3AExtra high
grade wide ribbon, va-oe up to 75c
per yard -. -. =. :. >. >. .49c
These ribbons are desirable for
any porpose such as sashes, bags
or hair bows.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-24

quantity of knitting yarn
khaki and other coors This will be
much higher in price later and advise laying in supply
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-24

Boys Union SUITS 55c
75c
Suits Toe $3.50
Ladies' Vests 1Sc, 25c, 39c
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-24
$4,000 Limit Sale ON Rugs and Linoleum.

will buy Rugs and hnoleums
at old prices.
still of 76x9 S3x1O6 ski Rugs
n Velvet, Body Brussels and Administers
widths it, 12 it., # and IL it, splendid
line and the price low Per yd soc
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-22

Miss Louise Wilson visited rela-'
tives in Guymon Sunday.
W. A. Wallace, division engineer
of Dalhart, was in the city Saturday.
DR.: Nicholson of Plains was trans
acting business in the city Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou G. Jones and
sons are visiting relatives in Hutch
inson this week.
Mrs. j. M. Warner returned from
a few weeks visit with her sister in
Guymon Tuesday.
Mrs. C. M. Plymell and children
spent Sunday with the AL Lawder
family near Tyrone.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Buchfink visit
ed Mr.. Buchfnk's parents in Plains
the first of the week.
Mrs. W. R. Greenway came from
Pratt Tuesday to visit her son, Dr.
Tom Greenway and family.
Mrs. E. D. GARNER of Pratt visited
her sister, Mrs. W. X. Skinner and
family few days this week.
Mrs. M. H. Allphin went to Green's
burg Tuesday that Mr.. Allphin might
receive medical attention.
P. H. MacNara, master carpenter
of Dalhart, was looking after his du-
ties at Liberal last Thursday.
Little Lucille Spencer went to
Bucklin Tuesday to spend a week
with her sister, Mrs. S. E.. Dennis.
Mrs. DeMoss McCamott came from
Hooker Tuesday to accept position
with the Chas. Taylor Drug Company.
Miss Jewell Brown came from
Childers, Texas, the first of the week
to visit with Mr.. and Mrs. G. W.
Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Taylor and
son, William, returned from a few
weeks pleasure trip to points in
Minnesota, Tuesday night.
Mrs. Edison Lutes of Tyrone was
transacting business in Kingsdown,
Bucklin, Ford and other points in
that vicinity this week.
Miss Elaine Black, who is en-
ployed in the Office of her uncle at
Dodge, came Saturday to spend her
vacation Of two weeks with home
folks.
Mrs. H. L. Thralls and children
who have spent few months with
Mrs. Thrall's sister, Mrs. ]. H. Hig-
gins, of near Hugoton, returned to
their home in Pratt Tuesday.
Miss Francis Belt of Guymon will
leave today for Denver, Colorado,
where she will enter training for a |
Red Cross nurse. Miss Belt is sis
ter of Mrs. J. M. Warner Of Liberal. !!
W. A. Franklin returned from
Wellington, Colorado, the last of the
week where he and his family had
spent a few weeks. Mrs. Franklin
and the children will remain while
longer.
The ladies of the Rebekah lodge |
work at the Red Cross rooms every
Thursday evening, under the super
vision of Mrs. o. c. Armstrong. Last
week 10 were in attendance and
much work was accomplished. Any
lady is welcome to come and assist
the Rebekahs, wheather member of
the lodge or not rrnoo
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Tice arrived
from Neck City, Missouri, the last of
the week. Mrs. Tice, who was for
merly Miss Elsie Surface, and Mr..
Tice were married August 14th. Mr.. |
and Mrs. Tice will make their home in
Liberal, as Mr.. Tice is employed at
the C. M. Light Grain and Milling
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-22

Mrs. A. H. Wooten and sons, Alpha
and Harry, left for Habibal and Lou
isana, Missouri, yesterday where they
will visit Mrs. Wooten's mother and
other relatives until school begins.
Mr.. Wooten and son, ]. p, will join
them at Pratt for the trip.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-22

Mrs. ]. S. Green came from Pratt
yesterday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Eugene F. Pellettee and family.
Irwin Wares left for La Platte, Mis-
souri,, Monday, where he will spend
few days with his parents before
entering army service. He is called
for the 26th.
]. j. Saunders of Dombey, who is
suffering with an attack of infiama-
tory rheumatism, is in the city this
week, and is receiving treatment of
the osteopath.
Mrs. Bertha Sewell and Mrs. Mary
Paramore recently purchased monu-
ments for their respective husbands
graves in the Liberal cemetery from
s. A. Miller, local agent for the
Grimes and Jones company of Hutch
inson.
John Patton of Camp Funston,
who recently underwent an operation
at local hospital a short time ago,
is able to be about this week and ex-
poets to leave for camp tomorrow.
Miss Eta Tyler returned from a
visit with relatives in the eastern part
Of the state Monday night.
Henry B. Hays, driver for the
Bangs Bros. dray line, sustained a
painful wound on the nuckle Of the
right hand a few days ago, by being
shot with an air rife or BIB gun. He
was near the Craig swimming pool
when the affair happened. He is Of
the opinion that it was purely acct
dental, but nevertheless dangerous
business.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-22

Sacks, sacks, sacks-bring your old
sacks to Jim Johnston. 13-f.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-22
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Wilson were in
the city Monday consulting a doctor.

Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Wilson were in
the city Monday consulting a doctor
Henry Berg, who spent few days
with his aunt, Mrs. C. w. Morrison,
returned to his home in Pratt Mon
day.
Mrs. Robert Malone and sons are
visiting with Mrs. Malone's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Horn near Mos
cow.
Mrs. J. Brown of Newton, who has
been the guest Of her son, s. A. Mil
Ter and family, left for visit with
her relatives in Hoisington Tuesday.
Lenard Kidd, who is employed as a
mechanic in the Gulley garage at
Hooker, spent Sunday in the city
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. L.
Kidd.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Smith returned
to their home in Enid, Oklahoma, the
first of the week after -r;rt'ing with
their daughter, Mrs. fe,e4 Karber,
near Boyd.
Tom Blakemore, manager of the
George Grocery, will return this ev-
ening from two weeks vacation
spent in Prairie Grove, Arkansas,
with his parents. He also visited
friends at other points.
c. F. Regenold died at his home in
Hooker, August 10the 1918, at the
advanced age Of 83 years. Funeral
services were held from the home
August 10, Elder Algood of the
Methodist church having charge.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-22
Liberal Produce Co.

Will pay the following prices for
Produce subject to change without
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-22

Henry Berg, who spent few days
with his aunt, Mrs. C. w. Morrison,
returned to his home in Pratt Mon
day.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-22

Mrs. Robert Malone and sons are
visiting with Mrs. Malone's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Horn near Mos
COW.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-22
AN INMPOSSIBILITY

You have heard of the fat man who tried to take
bath in a chd's bath tub. He looked woefuly at the
little thing and said m not in at any stage of the game
haven't been-and am not likely to be-.
Dealers who attempt to compete with PRICE
and QUALITY of Lumber might well own up to the
same situation for determined to be recognized
as the leaders in Lumber and Building Material bargains
and whoever attempts to head off, will find that he has
missed his calng-that he has some other mission on
prices equal the quality of stock for the price
Paul Light Lumber Co
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-22

Mrs. ]. Brown Of Newton, who has
been the guest Of her son, s. A. Mil
Ter and family, left for visit with
her relatives in Hoisington Tuesday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-22

Mrs. j. S. Green came from Pratt
yesterday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Eugene F. Pellettee and family.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-08

Of the Legion charged with rife and
bayoret like their men.
Then-Boomi Slant Bang land
the mines went off.
"Allezi" and then the parapet was
filed with bayonets and men scram-
bling and crawling and failing and get
ting up again. The smoke drifted back
on us, and then our own machine guns
began ahead of us.
Up toward the front the bombers
were fishing In their bags and throw
ing, just like boys after a rat along
the docks. The black smoke from the
Jack J%ohnsons'' rolled over rs and
probably there was gas, too, but you
could not tell.
The front lines had taken their
trenches and gone on and you could
see them, when you stood on a para
pet, running about like hounds through
the enemy communication trenches,
bombing out dugouts. disarming pris-
oners-very scary-looking In their
masks and goggles. The wounded
were coming back slowly. Then we
got busy with our work In the dugouts
and communication trenches and fire
bays, with bayonets and bombs, dig
ging the Boches out and sending them
west" And every once in a while a
Fritz on n side would step out and
yell "Kamerad," while, like as not, on
the other side, his pal would pot you
with a revolver when you started TO
pick him up, thinking he was wounded.
Then we stood aside at the entrance
to a dugout and some Bochesr came
out In single file, shouting "Kamerad"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-08

We tried to keep up his jokes and say
the same things and SO forth. But they
did not go very well after he was
dead. He got his In the same charge
In which the chaplain was wounded.
He IA one OF the bunch that charged
before the order was given, when the
chaplain got 1t, and was running pretty
nea me until we got to the Boche
wire. 1 had 10 stop to get through,
though must of 1t was cut up by artil-
lery fire. but he must have jumped II,
for when l looked up he was twenty
or thirty PAGES ahead of me. We got
TO the Germans about that time and
i was pretty busy for a while. But
soon saw him again. He was pulling
his bayonet out of a Boche when an
other made a jab at him and stuck him
In the arm. Then the Boche made q
swing at him with his rifle, but the
Swiss dropped on n knee and lodged
1t. He kept defending himself with
his rifle, but there was another Ger
man on him by this time and he could
not get up. The corporal of our squad
came up just about that time, but he
was too late, because one Of the
Boches got to the Swiss with his bay
onet. He did not have time to with
draw 1t before our corporal stuck him.
The other German made a pass at the
corporal. but he was too late. The
corporal beat him to 1t and felled him
with a terrific blow from his rifle butt.
The Huns were pretty thick around
there just as another fellow and my
self came up. A Boche swung his rifle
at the corporal and when he lodged 1t
the Boeiie almost got sac. The swing
took him off his feet and hen the cor
poral did as pretty a bit of work as
I eve saw. He jumped for the Boche,
who had fallen, landed on his face
with both feet and gave 1t to the next
n with his bayonet all at the same
time. He was the quickest man / ever
saw.
There were a couple of well-known
savate men in the next company and
I saw one of them get under Fritz's
guard with his foot and. believe me,
there was some force in that kick.
He must have driven the Germans
chin clear through the back of his
neck.
We thought 1t was pretty tough luck
to lose both the chaplain and the vii
lage wit In the same charge, along
with half Of our officers. and then have
to give up the trench. Every man In
the bunch was sore as = boil when we
got back.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-08
The Bombers Were Fishing In Their
Bag and Throwing.


for all they were worth. One Of them
had his mask and face blown off yet
he was trying to talk. with the tears
rolling down over the raw flesh. He
died five minutes later.
One night. while / was lying back in
the trench trying not to think of any
thing and go to sleep the bombs began
to get pretty thick around there. and
when I could not stand it any longer
I rushed out into the bay of the fire
trench and right up against the para
pet, where Ii was safer.
Hundreds Of star shells were being
sent up by both sides and the field
and the trenches were as bright as
day. All up and down the trenches
our men were lodging about, keeping
out of the way Of the bombs that
were being thrown Iii our faces. Il
did not seem as If there was any place
where 1t vas possible to get cover.
Most of the time l was picking dirt out
OF my eyes that explosions had driven
into them.
III You went into a dugout the men
already In there would shout, Don't
stick In a bunch-spread out" While
you were In a dugout you kept expect
ing to be buried alive and when you
went outside you thought the Boches
were aiming at you direct-and there
was no place at all where you felt
safe.
But the fire bay looked better than
the other placesNto me. I had not been
there more than a few minutes when
q big n dropped In and that bay vas
just one mes Out of the "a men In
the bay only eight escaped.
When the stretcher bearers got there
they did not have much t o do in the
way Of rescue-it was more pallbear.
er's work.
A stretcher bearer was picking ND
one of the boys. when a grenade land
ed alongside of him and you could not
find q fragment of either OF them.
That made two that landed within
twelve feet Of me-; yet I was no even
scratched.
When l got so that | could move I
went over to where the captain was
standing. looking through a periscope
over the parapet. / was very nervous
and excited and was afraid to speak
to him, but somehow / thought I
ought to ask for orders. But I
could not say a word. FINELY q
shell whfzzed over our heads-just
missed us, II seemed like, and / broke
out: what did you seeY What's all
Of the newsy' and SO on. I guess /
chartered like q monkey.
Then he yelled: you're the gunner
oficer. You're Just In time-rve To-
Gated their mortar batteries"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-08
VII.


/ was standing In q communication
trench that connected one Of our front
line trenches with a crater caused by
the explosion Of a mine. All around
me men Of the third line were coming
up, climbing around, digging. hammer
ing, shifting planks, moving sandbags
up and down, bringing up new timbers,
reels Of barbed wire. ladders. cases OF
ammunition, machine guns, trench
mortars--all the things that make an
army look like a general store on legs.
The noise Of the guns was just deaf
ening. Our own shells passed not far
above u heads. so close were the
enemy trenches. and the explosions
were so neal ard SO violent that when
you rested your rifle butt on something
solid, like a rock. you could feel II
shake and hum every time a shell
landed.
Our first line was just on the out
skirts Of the town, In trenches that
had been won and lost by both sides
many times. Our second line was in
the streets and the third line was
almost at the south end Of the town.
The Huns were hard at It, Smelling
the battered remain OF Dixmude. and
TO the right stretcher bearers were
working In lines 50 close that they
looked Ike two parades passing each
other. But the bearers rom the COM
pany near me had not returned from
the emergency dressing station and
the wounded were piling up. waiting
9 them.
A company Of the 2me Legion Etran-
gere had just come up to take their
stations In the crater. under the para
pet Of sandbags. A shell landed among
them JUST before they entered the era
ter and sent almost q whole squad
west. besides wounding several others.
Almost before they occupied the
crater the wires were laid and reached
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-08

used to think all the Germans were
big and fat and strong. and. of course.
some of the ~grenadier regiments are.
but lots Of the Boches l saw were
little and weak like this fellow I SCOT
in my first charge.
1t was a good piece OF work to take
the prisoners and d novelty for me to
lock them In the face-the fellows j
had been fighting. Because, when you
look a Hun In the face, you can see
the yellow streak. Even If you are
their prisoner you can tell that the
Huns are yellow.
Maybe you have heard pigs being
butchered. 1t sounded like that when
we got to them. When they attacked
us they yelled to beat the band. /
guess they thought they could scare
us. But you cannot scare machine
guns nor the foreign legion either. So
when they could not scare us they
were up against 1t and had to fight.
will admit, though. that the first
time Fritz came over and began yell
Ing ! thought the whole German army
was after me, at that, and Kaiser Bill
playing the drum. And how they hate
a bayonetl They would much rather
sit In a ditch and pot you.
i admit / am not crazy about bayo-
net fighting myself, as a general prop
o~sition, but ! will say that there have
been times when I was serving a gun
behind the front lines when l wished
for a rife and a bayonet In my hands
and a chance at Fritz man to man.
1t vas In this charge that our chap
lain was put out of commission. AS
we were lined up. waiting to climb OF
to the fire step and then over the par
apet, this chaplain came down the
line speaking to each ns.ss sS he went
He would not say much, but Dust q
few words, and her make the sign OF
the cross. He was In a black cassock
He was just one man from me as
we got the word and stood up on the
IRE step. He was not armed with as
much as a pin, but he jumped up or
the step and stuck his head over the
parapet and got 1t square. landing
right beside me. I thought he was
killed, but when we got back we found
he was only wounded. The men who
saw 1t were over the parapet before
the order was given and then the
whole bunch after them. because they,
too, thought he was killed and figured
he never would know how they came
out about their vows. All the men in
the company were glad when they
found he was only wounded.
While half Of us were on the firing
step throughout the day or night the
other half woald be In the dugouts or
sitting around In the bottom of the
trench. playing little games. or mend