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Gunnison news-champion., 1918-11-15
HOW We
CELEBRATED
GREAT NEWS OF WARS ENDING
COMES EARLY MONDAY MORN.

Bells Ring, Autos Parade and Cannon
Boom All Day Long in Gunnison In
Spite of False Alarm of Thursday
Before.
Monday, November 11th, 1918 is q
date which will be long remembered
rs the greatest day in the history Of
the world. For four long years .
terrible war has been raging among
the nations of the world, robbing each
country participating in it of its most
cherished sons. In the stricken homes
Of Europe, not q home but has some
vacant chair, not fireside circle, but
what some dear face is absent. II 10
fitting that we should rejoice that the
end Of this great war has come--has
come before our own homes have been
% devastated, and our Lands laid
waste.
At two o'clock in the morning, the
sound Of whistles and bells apprised
inhabitants Of Gunnlson that the end
had come. For several days, this was
= - 1an4B q 0veGyeno, dna b tie
false report eirculeted . few AaHe
previous, and the E6alisstion that fke
armistice was near. There wasn't much
excitement thru the night, but when
daylight came, "Peace" was all any
one could think Of or talk about. In
IN unorganixed way there was little
esmeastxat3on throughout tie morn
ing, but the business men organised
under committees, and . grand cele-
bration was planned for two o'clock IN
the afternoon.
About . hundred autos, all approp-
riately decorated, formed in q parade
headed by the band. The parade cir
IL kA~~~ ~1~l- ~
could be viewed from any street or
band made but little noise in compar-
ison to the cheering Of the throngs Of
people in the streets and In the autos.
Later in the afternDon. news Of the
complete surrender Of Germany and
terms of the armistice was received,
and the crowd went mad again. A
big bonfire was announced for the
evenings celebration, and Main street
presented its usual appearance for an
hour or two.
AS prompt in telling the facts Of the
surrender as it was last Thursday in
discovering the former report to be .
hoax, News-Champion got out two
tailed the terms Of the armistice. They
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coming In even Tuesday and purchas-
ing copies to file away in their scrap
books rs souvenir Of our greatest
day Of victory.
All thru the day the church bells
kept up ONE continuous peal Of Joy,
fresh hands seixing the ropes when
others grew wearied. Whenever the
light and water plant could get up
steam again. the Are whistle adaed 70
our iollihcatisa.
Then, in the evening. the day's eele-
bration Was completed Crowds Of
people gathered around the bonfire 10
see the Kaiser burned IN e6igy. The
Liberty Chorus figured in this part
Of the program, as did the big bass
drum. The cannon was made TO do
its duty, and we had q taste Of the
noise Of the battlefield without its ac-
companying death toll. As the flames
mounted high, 80 did the spirits Of
the crowd. And when finally they
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-11-15

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Gunnison news-champion., 1918-11-15
FLU SITUATION VERY EN-
COURAGING. NO DEATHS

"The Flu situation II encouraging,
very encouraging" stated DR.. ]. w.
Rockefeller, physician in charge Of
the county quarantine, this morning.
However, altho there is probability
that II things 60 wen, the quarantine
between county points will be raised
some time next week, 1t is hardly
hoped that the epidemic in the state
will abate enough to make it safe to
raise it against the outside world.
There have been no deaths in the
county this week, and the few cases
which break out ere carefully tended
and seem to be in comparatively light
form. However, there is danger that
at any moment the strange, treach-
erous disease may appear in virulent
cases.
In smaller towns in Colorado and in
the East, it continues, with the same
deadly toll Of death Of one in ten who
take II. The crowds, gathered cele-
brating the end Of the war, have re-
vived L in places. II did not Affect N
here, beceuse no one had the germ to
spread IL So far, Gunnison ID about
the only place in the United States a.
most free from the sickness. We are
| fortunate, 20 fortunate that we almost
fear it cannot last.
Last night, word was received here
that eut q tie IL cases Of Flu re-
portod at POWderhorn, nil of the pa
tients were up except three. The sick
!ness was m 1t the Dunn ranch, and
Oscar Dunn ID still quite III. The 9th
ler two still on the sick list are the
Misses Arlington and Mendenhall,
who are visiting there from the Lake
Fork.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-11-15
I. HELP PLAY SANTA TO OUR SOLDIERS IN FRANCE.

arranged supply Christmas
package boy the A. E in Europe who has relatives
able him Christmas parcel to whom for
soldier desire forward the furnished
him. hundred Of these with the cartons viii arrive in
headquarters and
Fin with goodies would for boy Surely they I'll
Merry Christmas this and Do not want to be
without Christmas parcel
Remember nothing tep fresh until Xmas
a tin wooden boxes
Give hard candy hoeeases unless t latter are
packed these parcels Be prested 70 ths seon
1oh The committee w - st had
md inspect Aed
may aner A ehanee ply snta cans 70
frisnheas Yak h BarupA s ~ sss@ sss sse
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-11-15
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r. A. Little, who il in charge Of the
City, was IN this ofRice Wodnesday -
TIE fsct TIT his dii&1iet had alreedt
iSild Say.. = Is ssssi'5v ~; - ii ! 3 - =
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-11-15

dispersed, it was with a feeling |
great joy that peace had come
reign among the warning nations.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-11-15

Denver, Colo, 11-12-1S,
Sprigg Shackleford,
Gunnison, Colo.
The secretary Of war has today is
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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-14
Army Horses Good-Tempered.

It's weary, wicked world If you
are an army horse. You may or may
no. approve of shoes, but you've got
to have them just the same. The
French authorities have an ingenious
continuance which~so pinions horse
that he has absolutely nothing TO say
in the matter. 1t holds his head. and
holds his feet and holds his body, and
forcibly prevents him from expressing
an opinion, or. choosing his shoes, or
making protest in any way. If they
would only let a fellow get in just one
real horseshoe kick one could--but
what's the use. In the meantime the
farrier gets in his fine work, and then
il Is too late. Yes. it's hard, cold.
cruel world. so it is. Still, shoes are
not so bad and they give a dandy heft
to ones hind hoofs in arguments later
on in the camps.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-14
"TEDDY" FAILED TO MAKE HIT
Roosevelt Tells of Amusing Experience
of His Youthful Days in the
Cattle Country.

In the Oldtine cattle country and in
the backwoods nobody was supposed
to think of any necessary work as de-
grading. Abiding To oldstyle Ameri
can conditions in Il recent issue of the
American Theodore Roosevelt narrates
his experiences as shoe black. He
says, reminiscently
Il remember that once. when there
was a lull in outdoor work, / en-
deayored to be useful in and around
the house. | fed the pigs; and on an
idle morning | BACKED all the boots.
Ordinarily our boots did not need
bIacking-most of them were not that
kind. On this occasion l started, with
an enthusiasm that outran my judg-
ment, to black the dress boots of every
one of both sexes. l coated them with
thick, dull paste; only few knobs
became shiny; and the paste came Off
freely on what it touched. As result
| temporarily lost not merely the re-
Spect but even the affection of all the
other inmates of the house.
However | did not lose caste be-
cause l had BACKED the boots / lost
caste because | had BACKED them bad
~. But | was allowed 10 continue feed
ing the pigs. The pigs were not so par
Jicular as the humans"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-14
Watch Heart in Lobar Pneumonia.

Deaths of pneumonia patients are
due either tn heart failure or to sep
ticemia, seldom. if ever, to insufficient
aeration of the blood in the lungs, says
DIR. Il. 7. Hershey of Denver in his
prize answer to the New York Medical
Journals question. How do you treat
lobar pneumonia?"
DR.. Hershey says the heart must be
watched and stimulated with digitalis.
If it can be obtained the appropriate
vaccine is tn be used. In spite OF
prejudice. he recommends the ice bag.
If the patient be alcoholic he must
have whiskey or brandies; If not, all
liquor must be cut out. A generous
diet. but without meat. is necessary.
Open-air treatment is. conquering an
cient prejudice. Sudden rise of tenn
perature on the third. fifth or seventh
day is no cause for alarm. and de-
pressing medicines at this time may
mean death.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-14
HOW INDIANA LOST CITIZEN
Escapade That Caused Youth to Turn
His Thoughts Toward the "Wild
and Woolly" Region.

Harry Coonse. ranchman and real
estate expert in the far Northwest, re-
turned IN Indianapolis from his home
near Seattle after an absence of four
teen years. 1t Is not widely known,
but Mr.. Goonse, when boy of Il,
started in business AZ a helper on 81
delivery wagon OF l.. 3 Ayres & Co
started and ended his dry goods career
in an unusual and interesting manner.
Harry. out Of his FIRST months wages.
had bought rifle and box of car
tridges. One evening i'm Park avenue
the delivery man went into a house
with IA package, leaving Harry ON the
drivers seat in charge of what was
common at that time-a Texas mus-
tang-well broken. but still worth
watching. Instead Of holding the lines
Harry spent the interim handling a
new rifle. AS often happens. the gun
was discharged and the bullet struck
the mustang. Harr1 made one grab
for the lines. missed. tumbled off the
seat and the wagon disappeared down
the street, strewfng packages in Its
path.
At dawn the next morning the horse
and wagon were foefnd in the Pleasant
run bottoms, near the place where the
furnaces of the Citizens Gas company
now stand. Harry had already re-
signed.-Indianapo News.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-14
Shortest Railroad.

You have heard of shortest rail-
roads before. Always they're the most
abbreviated ever. But off-hand one
would grant the prize 10 Missoula.
Mont. II has railroad only 100 feet
long II connects the Northern Pacific
with the c.. NJ. K st. r., and is used as
II transfer. II has no equipment, no
employees. and no stations. yet the
company that owns 1t gets 30 cents for
every ear that passes over lis rails.
Sixteen Thousand have done so thus
far. Think Of ltl-Popular Science
Monthly.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-14
ONE CAUSE OF HIS SUCCESS
Letter Of Charles Dickens Reveals
Care Which Great Writer Gave
His Books and Readings.

In a recent SHE of Dickens auto
graphs in London this letter written
whiie he was in fhe United States, mp
pears:
II should never have made any sue
sess in life if had been shy of taking
pains, or IL K had not bestowed unon
the least thing have eyer undertaken,
exactly the same attention and care
that L have, bestowed upon fhc great
est. Do everything at your best. Il
was but last year that | set TO and
learned every word of ny Readings,
and from rem years Ego till last aight
[ have never read to an audience but
[ have watched for an opportunity Of
striking ont or inserting some
whore. Lool, al such of my manu-
scripts As are in the library at Gals
and think Of the patient hours devoted
year after year II Siagle lines. &.
The weather is VERY severe here and
the work is very hard Dolby (hiS
managef) having been violently pitched
into by the mayor of New Haven "a
town ut which am 70 read next week)
has gone off boldly this morning with
defiant written instructions from ne
II inform fhe slid mayor thai if he fail
to make out his ease he DOLBY has
to return all the money taken, and to
tell him that l will not set foot in his
Jurisdiction. whereupon the New Haven
people viii probably fail upon the
mayor in his turn and lead him
pleasant life"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-14
Leonardo da Vinei Amazes Surgeons.

Though written four hundred years
ago. Leonardo da Yinci's book on anat-
emy has only recently been published,
and surgeons are only now discovering
the marvels 1t contains.
Lecturing recently on it in London.
Prof. William Wright pointed out that
when It was written the circulation of
the blood. osmosis, oxygen and the
microscope were all unknown. All doe
tors believed that the arteries were
full of free air and that the blood was
aerated in the heart. The interior ar
rangement of the heart was also mis-
understood.
But Leonardo denied that air entered
the heart and wrote that the blood
was refreshed" in the lungs; he de-
scribed accurately the anatomy OF the
heart and large blood vessels and the
action of the muscles of the chest and
abdomen in respiration.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-14
ounners Making Glorious Record.

The gunners of the armed guards on
merchantmen have made II record OF
which we may be justly proud. The
contests Of the Silver Shell. which sent
down the submarine which attacked
Ii 8. of the Moreni on which the men
stayed at their guns until the flames
fiared up to the top of the smokestacks
on the burning ship; of the Campana
whose gunnerS fought for hours until
their ammunition was exhausted; of
the ]. l.. Luckenbach, which, though
under a rain of shells, hit nine times
and temporarily disabled. fought a
submarine for four hours, before aid
arrived, and later managed to reach
port under her own steam; of the Ar
menia, which, though torpedoed, was
saved through the courage and re-
sources of its captain, crew and armed
guard; of the Navajo, the Mongolia,
the Petrofite and dozen others are
notable enough to be recorded In the
naval history Of the time.-Josephus
Daniels in America Review Of Re-
views.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-14
Electrons and Atoms.

Atoms are minute particles Of mat
ter, each about Observation-Disclosures
part of an inch in diameter. They are
so small that IL the earth were made
up of baseballs it would be fair
model of a drop of water made UP OF
atoms. The electron Is smaller still. 1t
has diameter of about one-hundred-
thousandth that of an atom. so that IL
an atom were represented by sphere
100 yards in diameter the electron
would be about the size of pins
head. 1t has been said that the elcc.
pared to swarm of gnats in cathe-
draI or other large building. As atoms
are made up Of eiectrons. so molecules
are made m Of atoms
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-14
MERmET ILL.

White MI Baptist Church
met sunday June ?. at 100 a.
m. the meeting was conducted
by Rev Berry Thomas Song
service BY Y X Bailey, prayer
by { II Bradford Scripture
reading by Rev Geo. Crippens !,
Rev b { Long. preached a
strong sermon Rev Stamps, also
mande a strong talk At 500
p n Revs Crippens and Craw-
ford preached good sermons and
glorious time was had and a
large congregation was present.
Thank God Tor il all 1t seems
that Rev Thomas. is IN dead
earnest and We are glad to have
all the help that we can get.
We are trying 10 build ehufch
to worship Cod in and We want
every one to come 10 our recue
and We pray that they will | am
sorry that have not report OF
our ). : at this writing but we
are going to do our best, 50 come
brothers IN the name Of the Lord
and help us
The people contributed lIber-
ally. the collection being Si4 IS.
Yours in Christ.
Wm Bridges
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-14
Fail 10 GERMAAiZE HOLLAND
Dutch Character Has Successfully Re
sisted All Efforts Made by Its
Powerful HciJhacr.

That Germany coxcfS Holland is ne
diplomatic ~ other secret. Everybody
kaowS 1t. Considering the Dutch char.
aeter aud pride in national independ
enee which they have manifested ever
since the Dutch language assumed final
shape as evidence Of distinct national.
fty. it has seemed best to the Hohen.
zolIernS ~ proceed by peaceful means,
among which none il more patent than
internarriage among influential fam
lilies. And especially there is desired
marriages Of German princes and
prncesses into the House Of Orange,
which for some centuries, either as
S'adtholders or kings. has been the COY.
ernng head of the Dutch state.
There has been great success in Sc.
curing German marriages. The mother
Of Queen Wilhelmina was German
princess and her husband * a German
prince.
But. while there has been success in
securing German husbands or wives
for The House OF Orange the assimila.
tion has been from. German into Dutch
End not from Dutch into German. We
recall no German prince or princess
vino has married into the House of
Orange WHO has not turned ont to be
as loyal Il Butchman az Dutchwonan
rs Lie most ardent Hollauder could de-
sire, observes the San Francisco Chron-
icIe.
The fact is that the sturdy Dutch
character persists from generation TO
generation and forms one Of the most
distinctive types Of the human species.
This IS not because the German rulers
have not constantly tried to mold it
over. but because they have failed to
do So.
And the modern Germans are
impatient tEGt they have dallicd so
long with peaceful means and are for
taking by force what they eannOt get
otherwise.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-14

istry When | came To this state
five years ago stranger and
dropped into bis field Of labor, he
treated me alright ard his al
ways been tie same | am Ike
you, do not have to defend hin
he is able TO take care OF himself
Now a. to the ~ Paul Baptist
church have not sa d one word
against her and don't intend to.
the members Of that church haNe
always treated me nicely i have
not said the st. Paul church was
seeking shelter IN the Mt. Olive
Baptist Association said Rev.
Harris alter bring denounced by
the Easi ait olive Association
and his acts heing declared IN
baptistic by attempting to deelare
persons out ofthe church By a
majority OF white ministers and
deacons who bad been called by
persons whom Rev Harris retes-
Cd to allow a reheating or even
telling them what they had been
excluded for. and would not agree
to cell mutual council then after
these persons had called an oX-
paftee council and decided a.
gainst his ruling he then asked
The same white brethren to come
to the st Paul Baptist church on
"Wednesday night and they adei.-
ed the church and pastor Gle
Rev HAMS told taem he did
not want any OF their advice.
Ills letter in the Gazette shows
what he thinks Of the brethren
! know many more things that |
could write bu, | do not think it
best at this time "a now as |
said in my letter 10 the Gazette
that if had membership in a Bap-
tist church why he join the St
Paul church without letter from
that church: The corresponding
secretary J. II Williams has
been try ing to locate his member
ship and where he last pastored
and can do il
Yours in Ills name.
). II Pruitt.
President VI Minister'S Union
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-14
NelahhorlY Amenities.

Joe UIhlein. hunter Of polar bears.
polar stars, aurora boreallses and
other Wild carnlvorous harmless MAN.
mails. Including ducks, swans and
welsh rabbits, may be found at sunnp
and shutdown with his trusty pruning
knife and safety shears pruning and
shearIng all his plants and flowers. and
Henry Thompson. his neighbor. says I:
IF Joe would only let nature take It's
course, the things that intended To
come up this spring wouldn't wait
until next fall" But Joe says: II
guess | know more about dandelions
and pedlgrees than Henry does. Why.
just look at that statue Of the replica
OF a polar bear shot on the side of
the house: he couldn't shoot thing
that looks like that even II he had
gum" and Henry In one of his dull
Get neighborly tones replied: II
wouldn't need gun to shoot at thing
like that and disappeared through n
slim crack In the fence with his un.
lighted cigar.-Milwaukee Journal.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-14
President

To the ). 5 composing the
Mast Mt. Olive ;. ) convention
As the time draws near Tor our
: ). conventional work. let each
ono OF Us determine TO do your
bit to help make the meeting
the very best one oil all.
Let each Sunday School en-
deavor to represent with twelve
dollars ($I2) and the b \ 7.
u. With 1--WE dollars ts5) at this
meeting which will convene at
Halliday boro. III, on Wednes-
day. before tho fourth Sunday IN
June
Help the the Sunday School 10
keep abreast with the time.
Yours for success.
Major Singleton.
COS South Il. ST
Mt Vernon, III
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-14

10 the Sunday Schools comp os-
ing the Mt. Olive Baptist Sunday
School Convention Of Southern
Illinois.
Greetings:
Dear Co-laborers The annu-
al session will meet With the First
Baptist Sunday School at Metrop-
oils, Ill. Friday June 81, and viii
continue in session up to Sunday
night June 3. 1t is hoped that
every school in the district W be
fully represented and prepared to
pay the full quote OF the school
represented by the delegate sent
to the convention.
DO not come complaining and
pleading hard times. Think OF
the many thousands that are IN a
worse condition than we are.
Therefore let us all come praying
and giving thanks to the Almighty
Tor the many blessings we have
received from His bountiful hand
IN the past year. The banner
that was cast in the Colps fire will
be replaced, and the s. 5. making
the best report will receive it
Hoping that we will all be spared
to meet together in June at Me-
tropolis. | am yours in the cause
OF Christ,
Dennis Farrow. Pres.
429-I5th St. Cairo, Ill.
Ruth DonIow, Cor. Sec.
Brookport, Ill.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-14
Mule Is polna His Bit.

The Missouri mule Is doing his bit.
and doing 1t wen, in the present world
conflict. just as he did 1t in the Civil
war. In many sections at the front
and along the lines Of communication
are places whore mules are almost In
dispensable and where horses and
motorcars are virtually useless.
pershlngs engineers have testified
to the worth Of the mules In the
acquisitions they have made to Wash
iDgton for the animals.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-14
Notice

The NJ, Olive Baptist ) )
Teachers Institute will meet with
the tsst Baptist 5 ) at Me-
tropolis. on Wednes day before
the 4th Sunday IN June All
members are requested to be
pte3eat al the opening June -.
! " Cofnesl,
President
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-14
We would thank all OF our sub.

We would thank all OF our sub
cribers who are in arrears for the
paper to remit at once. Do I'M
to us, as yon would that Others
do to you. This is one part OF
genuine religion. May We ex-
pect to receive post Office order
in tho next mail.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-14
Dough Saved the snip.
President VI Minister'S Union

"Saycd by n ton OF dough" might be
the title for an account of the adyen-
lures Of the steamship Armenia In the
submarine zone. The vessel was struck
by n torpedo. Aboard was an armed
guard Of American seamen under the
command Of Chief BoatSwain's Mate
stief Homiak. 4. s. y. The naval men
made all preparations for placing the
passengers In lfehoats. for ,he ship
had wide breach below the water
line and second torpedo Was momen-
tarily expected; but they did not N
tend 10 abandon their vessel until they
were sure II was going 10 sink. Going
below they succeeded In checking the
Inflow Of water Ia some extent by IA
patch made of collision mat and
some pieces of canvas, but there was
still formidable leak. Thereupon the
sailors proceeded Ia smash open n
la~ge number of barrels Of flour which
they found In the hold and shoyeled
this material into the breach. Soon II
was filled with an enormous mass Of
dough. which so effectually checked
the leak that the ship was brought into
port by her resourceful crew.