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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-30
FRANC -BRITISH
F0RC IS BREAK UP
RHEIMS Assault

ceeds, the enemy's purpose becomes
plain. It is two-fold.
First OF all, eighteen miles south of
the Yesle flows the Marne which
forms, with the Disc. one Of s11e great
avenues, Of approach to Paris. Along
Its course runs the Chalons railroad.
the main eastern artery. TO gain a
to approach within artillery range of
vi would be an appreciable results
That is sufhcient to show why the
Germans continue to push southwark
so vigorously. Their advance there
yesterday, however, amounted to only
S3 1-2 miles, as against 1-2 on the
first day. :,
!, This. indicates the. growing force of
the. opposition which the enemy is
encountering.
portant, judging by: the efforts made
at Scissors. is to broaden the salient
to the westward. BY enlarging the
action there the German crown prince
intends to approach nearer to Paris
on the direct route. +"
Raiding Party Repulsed.
Washington, May S0.-The second
section Of General .Pershlng's COM
failure of the enemy to break through
the American lines. A raiding party
of about. SO men. it says. was re-
pulsed with a loss Of ten dead and
four wounded. American casualties
were light. =, - : :. - :
On, May 81. the communique. said,
Lieutenants Fisher, Curtis, Buford
and McIanahanl In patrol duty in the
St. Mihiel region encountered. enemy
machines at 1000 metres. One OF
these was downed.
Defeat Of an enemy airplane re-
ported in the communiqua for May
2S ID credited to Lieutenant Ricken-
bacher and Lieutenant Hambleton
and not to Lieutenant .Rickenbacher
and Lieutenant Campbell as previous
w reported. -. - ).
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-21
2 GzOgogllfls Fl fields

boat In for q debt and you couldn't
told there was anythin' the matter
with him. What I mean, you couldn't
told uothin on him in daytime, but
after dark he'd go shamblin' ali
around the village, and then when il
got late, if he see light somcwheres.
he'd go in there and have spell just
the same he had with me. Scared
people with them spells, he did.
The Last of GoodfieId's Money.
"rLong about September his wife up
and surprised everybody. because she
went to all the expense Of havin' the
old man declared insane and hauled
off to the asylum. He cut his throat
with q piece of broken bottle up there,
and the funniest thing hapDencd-they
found the old woman dead the same
afternoon in their house here. The
court gave the estate to ! trust com.
pany, and | guess that was the end OF
old Go0dtield's hundred and twenty
four thousand three hundred and st1.
ty-three dollars and tifty-one cents.
well. sir, you know all that about
old blr. and Mrs. GoodfeiG made
kind Of sensation, as you might cat!
It, and there was quite good deal OF
thinkin' and talkin' about it here in
the village. There was some that
claimed they fggercd out how 1t all
was meant TO mean solnethin'.
anyway. when the call come from
Halifax last December we sent Off
mighty near half carload of first.
rate clothin' right In few hours. and
there was two hundred and seventy
odd dollars subscribed just in the vil.
lage, and you know there wasn't hard.
~ Gny of lis real sure we could see
the winter through ourselves.
Eyes, I'll put my name down for the
Red Cross, and III shell out. guess
you won't have much trouble gittin'
subscriptions from the rest. either.
E'e got good many boys from here
over there now, and we wouldn't like
to think Of 'em shot and layin' out n
the fields twistin' around and nobody
20 tend 'cm because lis at home hadn't
found out yet that its 4 mistake to
think we're still goin' TO have our saw
ms right nice and with US when we're
dead ]"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-21
Esv BOOTH HARRINGTON
q TIE Niai.antes.

He said it Just like that-nothin'
before it-and I said, For the Lords
sake, Air. Goodtield, what's the mat
ter?" He looked kind OF funny to me.
I'm worth q hundred and twenty
four thousand three hundred and six
ty-three dollars and fifty-one cents,
he says.
"Well, by Orryl' l says.
well, sir, he begun TO pant like
he'd been runnin' up hill; he got to
heavin like wiuded horse: then he
begun to cry and sob like a woman
that's all excited when some, ones just
died. We'll, by Orry" says. You
better set down and quiet yourself |
says. What's the mattcry
- got TO die, he says. I been
SICK he says. ! been sick and | got
TO die!'
"'Well,' says, we all got to die.
"He keep straight on cryin' AID
pantin' and sobbin'.
"'Yes,' he says. bat l never knowed
[ had tot never !inowed 1t before !
was sick. kind o thought | wouldn't
RELY hat 10, when il come right down
10 it.
"'Were all fixed that way ] says.
we all got to have some sickness we
won't get over
well, sir, he let out yell that just
about rose my hair. "Ehe rest Of you
amt got hundred and twenty-four
thousand three hundred and sixty
three dollars and tifty-one centsr he
boilers. And got to die!' he says;
and he KEEP on kind of shoutin' it. J
rot TO die! l got TO die! ! got to
dier And then he pitches over before
I could catch him and fell down On a
couple o busted lobster traps.
.'Ole Cap. Whitcomb, he woke up in
his shack next door and put on some
clo'es and come in. lookin' scared to
death. Him and me picked Good
field up off the traps and got him
home half carryin' him, and him kind
of whimperin' and "Iobherin' right on
10 when we left hun doubled UP on a
rickety chair At bis own house.
"Sext day lie was around, JUST
about the same IS ever, and never
said nothin' about nothin', and the
week after that he took Fred Owens
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-21

speaking Of money" said my sea-
fariDg friend Of the Maine coast, we
used to have an old man here named
Goodfield. When he was young be
used to sing in the church choir-tl'at
didn't cost nothin'-and married one
of the Endorses, but didn't have only
one child, and it died, and time he got
TO be about sixty-cight years old he'd
saved up and was hirin' out his mon-
ey at about as high p cent. rs any
body. Made it all just trad!n' and
bein' careful what he spent Care
fulT He wouldn't buy hisself pair
Of britches but once in eight years,
md when his old sister that lived with
EN- says one day she was bound 10
see what the inside the pitcher $40"
theater looked like just once before
she died, why, old Goodtcld ana his
wife saws that was the last straw, anu
they fixed up and had her hauled OH
to live on the county. His VIE was
lust the same rs him, too.
well, along about the middle
thu hard winter, three years ago
Gcedticld took sick, and his wife told
The ncishbors they both thought it
was a pretty good thing, comm on
him in the cold weather tina; way, be-
cause fuel was so high ard person
in bed don't need to use any. IncE
wouldn't hear OF cailin' il the doctor,
and for two or three weri:s the neigh
bors ana old friends. most of EN-, was
sure he was gon' to die, but then
he begun 10 look so well there didn't
hardly seem 10 be much hope.
Old Goodfield Walks In.
"Ee got 10 goin' out and siambin'
around again. and for awhile there
wasn't nobody noticed anything much
different. | reckon | was the first,
and IL come about mighty queer. It
was like his: | was workia in my
shack one night pretty late, uyin' 10
spel! out what was the matter with Z
carburetor I'd brought up from my
beat. VIXEN there come tap on the
door. and old Gcodtield walks III.
was Eird o. surprised to see him, but !
Gidn't say nothin' 'cept Good evenin','
and all of q sudden he says, DO you
know how much money I'm worth?'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-21

The long train CT freight cars whineH
and grumbled as It strore to stop. al
the doorway o2 great low building
white capped and sowned woman re-
leased a sunny smile AID, turning SO
her voice carried into the building
called out, "Tkoy are curs; get ready
for rush."
Just how she could tel! they we're
"ours" would be hard to explain. Tor
ct the moment she spoke hundreds OF
the diruest. grIZzliest men WOMAN
ever saw came fairly tumblng cut G.
the freight carc. 4 moment more ahe
was welcoming this muddy r2b5!c with
8 laugh and cheering words.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-21

Inside the building there were more
women, eli spicis and span IN Waite:
with faces ba2m!ns, handing cut gooa
"homa cooked" food over spotleSs tiled
counters. Some &C the boys fairly ran
fc- The fooa otae-1 went into the long
batteries CO bathS, throwing oct their
rcralia ridden clothes to be steTil!zed
wh!.o .h-J cc-ub5ed their BODIES back
70 2 healthy Clcw.
What .axury + Ell was--fcoa, tables,
cha:-S, Thugs to -eat, games 10 play,
pane- for ;":-..t!ag, q barber shop, g
:nov.c iha.ta- and good, clean beds
10 one e1e- thought that these hap
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-21
"They Are Our Boys; Get
Ready, Everyone, for a Rush,,

Dr., smiling women might be tired, nor
were they tired then, even though all
day long they had been serving train
after train Of French and English
troops, literally thousands Of Them.
Yet what did that matter? For these
BOYS that came at the end Of long
day--these boys are "ours."
e your boy Is In France you may be
sure he has a song of praise for the
fine women ct work In the railway
canteens Of our own Red Cross, for at
every important railway junction there
Is one Of our Red Cross canteens and
at each canteep there are Is womer--
real. true American women.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-21
WE ARE SHOWING RINGS

of Ill styles for gift suggestions.
There are plain seal rings, (Which we
viii engraHe if desircd) and others
set with gems of various kinds and 4
glorious collection Of diamond solitai-
res that cannot be matched in this
city. Our reputation is a guarantee of
these rings. Your own taste will tes-
tifv as to their beauty. Comparison
will prove the big values our prices af-
ford. So
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-23
CAMP WILL MOVE
TO NEW LOCATION

Resident Engineer Kenneth Case,
in charge of Residency 4, and his
staff of assistants with a detach-
ment of the messhouse force, will,
in a few days, move to new camp
ing grounds, about five miles be-
yond the present site of the resi-
dency at Nenana Crossing (43-mile) g,
as a temporary arrangement.
Much grading equipment and
tools have been cached at different
points along the right of way be-
yond the Crossing and towards Lig-
mite and all other necessary arrange
ments made for the commencement
of active grading work on this sec
ton of the right of way, necessitat-
ing the presence of the engineering
staff close to the scene of activities.
1t is probable that contracts will be
let, shortly covering the entire dis
lance of the right of way between
the Crossing and Ignite creek. To
facilitate communicating with the
head office the telephone line will
be extended from the store at the
Crossing to the new camp.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-23
COMPANY
LOCATES TO STAY
Wells Fargo & Co. Will Maintain
All-Year Office At Nenana
Hereafter.

The local office of Wells-Fargo
has been opened at the waterfront
headquarters of the A. Y. n. Co,
under the management of j. H. Scott
who will act as agent for the eX-
press company in addition to his
duties as transportation agent.
Mr.. Scott states that it is the in
tention of the express company to
maintain an all-year office at Ne
mana hereafter and he is now pre-
pared to supply the public with
money orders and travellers checks
The maintaining fsuch an office
at Nenana, in the absence of bank
will Prove a great convenience tc
travellers, the travellers checks now
being recognized generally as {
necessary safeguard in travelling.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-23
CONTRACTS LET
FOR GRADE AND
MEN ARE BUSY

To bridge the few remaining gaps
in the railroad south of town and
within the limits of Residency 8, the
following grading contracts have
been let.
Walter Oldenburg & Co., have
been awarded contract for the
grading of a section of the right
of way on Residency 8, lying be-
tween stations 1927 plus SO and
1904 plus so; August 1st being
the date set for the completion of
the contract.
The partners of the contract are
Walter Oldenburg, Gus Erickson,
Oscar Dahl, Victor Rundquist and
Martin Fasnes.
John Mitchell & Co. have been
awarded a contract for the grad
ing of a section of the right of way
between Stations 1901 plus SO and
1910, a distance of $50 feet. The
partners of the contract are John
Mitchell, Jimmy Rozoff and andre
Cheroff. The time set for the COM
pletion of the contract also being
August first.
Both of these stationmen have
had much previous experience in
railroad grading, John Mitchell had
also completed a grading contract
on Residency 2, under the super
vision of Resident Engineer Ike P.
Taylor; and Walter Oldenburg COM
pleted a grading contract on Resi-
dency 8, under the supervision of
Resident Engineer George B. Rich
ardson, last summer.
All of the men interested in the
contracts left town this morning for
the purpose of setting up camps
and fastening all preparations for
commencing the work at the earliesA
possible moment.
1t is expected that contracts
shortly be let for grading S.
of the right of way lying acroA
river at 43-Mile Crossing ano<
yond, towards the coal fields
Ignite, and several stationmen
had worked successfully for
Alaskan Engineering commits
last season have gone out to take
look at the country with view I
taking grading contracts again this
season if possible. Although moth
ing definite is known at the pres
ent time, it is probable that several
contracts will be let soon on this
part of the right of way, which is at
present included within the limits
of Residency 4, and under the sup
ervision of Resident Engineer Ken
meth Case.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-23
NOTICE

A meeting of the local branch of
the Red Cross will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2:3O at the Nenana club
rooms, at which all ladies are re-
quested to be present. 1t is par
ticularly desired that those on COM
mittees in connection with the Drive
should attend.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-23
By 4 STARTS
}WH|TE HOUSE
dOOL ALLOTMENT
~
E Bids Were Received Yesterday
At Red Cross Headquarters
In Nenana.

.rd comes from Fairbanks that
.ssiei bidding on the wool from the
White House sheep, donated by Presi-
dent Wilson and Mrs Wilson to be
auctioned for the benefit of the
Red Cross, is assuming a very lively
aspect. Many bids are being re-
ceived for the half pound that is
the Fourth Divisions quota and Ne
nanaites must get busy if the prize
is to be carried off here.
Mrs. Bowen, the chairman of the
local branch of the Red Cross, is
open to receive bids up to 1880 each
evening and until midnight Monday
when the drive closes. Ten per cent
of the amount bid must be sent in
with each bid, and this money will
| be turned over to the Red Cross
fund, none of it being returned to
the bidder.
Following are the bids received 70
date:
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-23

Sam Comfort will shine shojs for
the Red Cross from 3 o'clock Satur-
day afternoon to 9 O'Clock in the
evening, at his stand in front of
the Arctic pool hail. All the pro-
ceeds will go to the fund.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-23
Don't Forget

That your second payment on theli
Third Liberty Loan bonds are due
before noon on May 2Sth
Payments will be received at the
disbursing office of the Alaskan
Engineering commission up until 5
p. m. daily.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-23

An added incentive to bidders for
the wool donated to the Red Cross
fund by President Wilson and Mrs.
Wilson is that signified by tele-
gram received today by Mrs. Bowen
from John A. Clark, who is leading
the drive at Fairbanks. The tele-
gram was as follows:
MRS. Bowen, Nenana:
Received following telegram from
Governor Riggs: The successful
bidder in each state for wool donated
to the American Red Cross from
the shearing of the White House
sheep will receive letter signed
by President and Mrs. Wilson and
sent direct from the White House,
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-23
SPECIAL MEETING

There will be a special meeting
of the Nenana Labor union at Union
hall on Friday evening, May "a, at
Z O'Clock. All members of the or
ganization are urged to be on hand.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-23

Ten operations have been per-
formed at the Government hospital
this week and more are scheduled.
Among those receiving surgical at
tention were the four children of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lavery, of
Fairbanks.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-23

Don't Forget, there are Red Cross
jars most everywhere in town
you can't miss them. Anything
from one cent up is acceptable and
every little bit helps. Do your little
bit and help.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-23

A quantity of liquor, which was
seized by the federal authorities at
Fairbanks on the first of the year,
was destroyed yesterday afternoon.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-23
POSTPONED

The card party at the schoolhouse
has been postponed for one week
on account of so much Red Cross
work being under way.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-23

The steamer Julia B. is scheduled
to leave Fairbanks on May 20, on
her first trip of the season to ST..
Michael.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-23

Reports received from Fort Glib
bon state that the ice in the Yukon
river fas moving at that point yes
terday.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-23

Bring your pet dice and play the
field on Saturday night. Plenty
of crap tables for all devotees.
Come on you Phoebe in the South.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-23

A band concert given at Fair
banks last night for the benefit of
the Red Cross, netted the sum of ap-
proximately S12O.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-23

Flood and les Postals for sale at
The Portland, The Arctic and at
Slippern's 5-2S
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-23

Marjorie Rambeau will be behind
the footlights on Saturday night,
at the Days of '9S.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-23
PUBLIC INVITED
TO CLUB DO|NGS
FOR RED CROSS

The cabaret entertainment ar
ranged for this evening for the bene-
bit of the Red Cross, to be held at
the rooms of the Nenana club and
to which everyone is invited, prom
Uses all the requisites of good
time. There will be many surprises,
some of the entertainers appearing
for the first time in Nenana.
One of the items on the program,
the publicity of which the committee
in charge has permitted, will be the
singing of the Marseillaise in French
by Mrs. Lynn. This soul-inspiring
hymn of freedom cannot fail at this
time to arouse enthusiasm, and it
is most fortunate that one so capable
as Mrs. Lynn is at hand to render it.
Messrs. Rhind and Waechter have
developed wonderful faculties as i'm
presarios since they have devoted
their attention to the cabaret bust
ness, and they announce they have
a wealth of talent for tonight that
will be astounding to the oldest in
habitant.
Admission is entirely free and
everybody is e, eted to go in their
working cloth There will not be
a dull NOM 'om the time you
reach the of the stairs going
and comir
Those desire to attend the
picture tonight before going
to the may do so without
missing f the fun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-31

Washington, Aug. 30.-An award
in the controversy between the Ma
tional Refining Company at Coffey-
vile. Kansas. and its employees, de
Gliding issues involved in most OF the
serious labor troubles OF the Mid
Continent oil fields. was announced
today by the war labor board. Ii
provides wage increases retroactive
to July 80 last. Tor practically all of
the workers. establishes an eight
hour day with time and half for
overtime. and double time for Sun
days and holidays. Ii also recog-
nizes the right of employees to organ
ize and bargain collectively, and or
ders that better sanitary conditions
be established.
The wages per hour range from
95 cents for teamsters to S2 IL cents
for grease work boys.
In commenting upon the award.
Joint Chairman Walsh said this is
the first constructive effort on the
part OF the government TO stabilize
labor conditions in the Mid-Con-
tinen; fields where the relations OF
the workers and employers up TO
this time have been characterized by
all kinds of difficulties and lingering
antagonism-
"In some parts OF the immense
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-31
SLAUGHTER IS
AGAIN TAKEN BY
CARTER OFFICERS
DESPERATE TEXAS GRIM
INAL ARRESTED BY CON-
STABLE AND DEPUTY.

Tom Slaughter, one of the most
daring and notorious criminals in
the state of Texas is again in the
hands of Carter county officers.
Last spring, Slaughter escaped
from the Texas penitent.ary and
was caught at Denison. Officers
from the Dallas police station were
taking him back in an automobile
when they stopped at Greenville,
Texas, for gasoline. Slaughter had
a gun and leveled it at the officers,
took the car and left. lie was later
caught in the oil field in this coun-
ty with the automobile and two riot
guns, the property OF the Dallas po-
lice department. Officers came from
Texas and took him back.
Slaughter again escaped and on
Wednesday, Charlie Jones, consta-
bic of Wilson township and VIII
Ward, deputy sheriff, caught him
four miles south of Writ and he is
again in Jail. With him are John
Connors. Mabel Slaughter, Lena
Connors and a two-year-old boy.
The two women were dressed i'll
mems clothing.
The officers found them with two
automobiles and when they made
an effort to arrest them, the men
made a run for it and seeing they
could not get away, put up fight,
but we're captured Both men and
one of the women carried six-shoot-
ers.
The officers have been advised
that Slaughter was in the Jail at No
wata few days ago and almost tore
down the Jail and made his escape.
The Nowata officers want them to
the extent OF offering a reward of
500.
The officers at Dallas have been
notified of the arrest of Slaughter
and the other parties.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-31
MIDDLE IN CALIFORNIA.

San Francisco. Aug. 2o.-Califor-
MAS political muddle growing out
OF the defeat OF Mayor James Rolph
of San Francisco for the Republican
nomination for governor at Tues
days primary election. although win
ming the Democratic nomination. has
bewildered leaders OF both parties.
Under the laws OF California. a can
didate for two party nominations
cannot participate a. a candidate in
the finals IL he has lost the nomina-
tion on the ticket with whose party
he has registered. Rolph Is a regis
tered Republican. Democratic lead
ers have announced that the tangle
would be taken TO the state supreme
court Tor an Interpretation OF the
election Law.