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How Men Went Overseas.

Official records Of the War Depart
that the 1st Regular Division, the first
unit to arrive in France, landed in
June, 1917, and that the last Ameri-
can division to land was the Sth. in
October last. Between those dates
forty divisions were sent overseas. the
ed as follows: August, 1917, Cd Divi-
sion; September, 2Sth; November,
43d: December. list; February. 1918.
SAD; March. 9Th and ID; April. nth:
May. STD, SSth, 2Sth. 9Th. 37th, 9Th, $50.
s3d, 10th. 9th and 3sth: July. 18th,
18TH 91st and seth; August, S6th. It'll,
slst, s8th, 39th, 10th: September. S7th.
saith, S6th and s4th; October, S1st and
38th
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
PERMANENT WORK
TO HONOR ARMIES.
institutions Proposed for
Historic Spots in Three
Allied Countries.
LAFAYETTE HOME FIRST

Patriotic and grateful citizens of the
United States have taken the first step
toward recognition and appreciation OF
the immortal efforts Of the three great
armies OF France, Great Britain and
America in the winning Of liberty for
the world. France is tho first nation
recognized. this having been accom- =
plished through the establishment at
Chavaniac, birthplace Of Lafayette, OF
an institution which is caring for and
training mentally. morally and physi-
cally the orphans of that republic.
Washington Ancestral Home.
In the course of time another similar
land near the birthplace of ancestors of
George Washington, and finally third
will be put into operation in this coun-
try. Thus will be realized eventually q
far-reaching plan for educating the
youth OF the three closely associated ma :
tons in n manner calculated more
closely to bind their union.
The one In France is the first Amer1-
can monument in comnemoratiou OF
Franco American friendship, and it is
intended that none ever erected in the
sister republic shall be more enduring
toric Chateau de Chavaniac Americans
today, with the cooperation of the
French government, are sheltering and
educating the children of French heroes,
some OF them. perhaps, the descendants
of families who sent their sons to
America. more than "a century ago to
Fight for American liberty.
The institution includes the chateau
proper. which is to be preserved as a
sort of French Mt Vernon, An oFpanaEe,
school with both French and American
teachers, and a preventorfum where deli
cate children are given the best possible
medical treatment A training farm
and dairy also are contemplated for the
establishment II is intended that
eventually pupils from the school will be
sent to America and here given II three
year course in American business and
professional methods.
q. S. Soldiers Assist.
American soldiers have been loaned to
assist with the work. Not the least i'm
portant item in the help given by the
of motor canlfonette, necessary for
the transportation both of persons and
supplies.
Americans in developing this in
stitution are, it is pointed out, really
ing the dreams OF Lafayette. who in
his lifetime was the kind landlord
and father" Of that region; who took
the first steps for establishing schools,
and who started his people in the
silk-making trade. It is planned to
aid the people now there In resumins
their important iace-nnaking industry,
another OF Lafayette's hobbies.
It must be realized that a materiaA
fund Is necessary for the expenses o!
this institution, for it is both difficult
and uncertain to appeal for funds
from time to time. Those at it's helm
are sure that Americans generally
once they are familiar with tho plan
and scope Of the work, will be eager
to feel that. through an adequa te
endowment. 1t is on a solid financial
basis as soon as Is possible. Checks
should be made payable to James A.
Blair, ir., treasurer, and sent to the
National Allied Relief Committee, Inc.
9 West 45th street, New York city.
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HERE'S WARMING, SOOTHING RELIEF
FROM YOUR RHEUMATIC ACHES

SIOar's Liuiment makes rubbiAS
needless. 1t II easter and cleaner 70
use than plaaters or poulttces. IL
does not stain the skin Or cog the
pores. A bottle OF Sl0aANB IinimeDt
is all you need for quick rest and re-
lief from the pains OF spfAins.
bruises, backache. stiffnecIk and nost
forms Of rheumatic fwinges. Gem
erOus size bottles ut druggists every
where. SOC, coo. eL20.
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LIEUT.. COMEGYS, BRAVE Filler,
WAS SHOT DOWN IN AIR BATTLE
Parents Informed That He Died Fighting
Fearlessly and Not as PrisonerOb-
server Killed In Same Fall

Details of the death of Aviator Lieut..
Edward r. Comegys of 3126 Q street
on September IS, reported by the War
Department to his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. G.. Comegys, as having hap
pened in a German prison camp after
his fall and capture by the enemy,
have been received from his former
commanding officer through the
American Rcd Cross in the form Of
letter.
The War Department shortly before
Christmas advised his parents that
he had died at German prison camp.
Details were lacking then.
What is believed to be the authentic
story of the aviator's death is con-
tanned in the following letter from
Capt. c. l.. Heater, acting commander
of the 18th Aero Squadron. to which
the aviator was attached:
Captains Report.
Nth Aero Squadron.
"a. r. o. TIA. A. E. r.
Saturday, December {, 1918
Dear Sir: A communication has just
been received from Mrs. Comegys. ask
ing for particulars of her sons death,
and has requested that the reply be sent
to you.
ION September IS a bombing raid of
six machines set out from the field at
Amanty, Mouse, France. near Gondre-
court, with Lachausee as it's objective.
1t was at the height OF the st. Mihiei
drive and the mission was most ur-
gent, so was done willingly. in spite
Of the cloudy weather. When near
their objective our formation was at
tackled by about fifteen Hun planes.
who were very persistent and finally
were successful in breaking up our
formation. They shot down five Of
our machines. the remaining one es-
Gaping almost miracuiously by dodg-
ing In and out Of the clouds and in
that manner eIuded all the Hun ma
81, <x,fn xrava THAN .,ffnH 1,;r,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

For prompt relief from Rheuma-
tism, Neuralgia or Lumbago, You can
depend on Sloan's Ltnfment. The
warming, soothing, counter-irTftant
effect IL the quickest way to over
come the Inflammation, swelling or
stiffness. A few drops go right TO
the sore part. draw the blood from
the congested place and remove the
cause of the ache.
The great penetrating power Of
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Served in D. G. Battery.

Lieut.. Conssys was a graduate Of
Mckinley Manual Training High
School, and before enlisting in. the
National Guard of the District Of
Columbia It the age OF twenty-one,
was employed at the Congressional
Library. He served on the border and
later resumed his work at the Con-
gressionaI Library on the return OF
the guard from the border. While in
the guard he was a member of Com
pany X as sergeant with Battery e,
LIST Field Artillery.
Responding to the first call to arms
in the present war, lie attended the
first officers training camp at Fort
Myer. later volunteering for air serv-
ice. He was sent to Toronto. Canada,
for training in July, 1917, and attend
ed the University of Toronto and other
aviation camps in the Dominion. On
receiving a commission as first lieu
tenant he was sent to Fort Worth
Tex, where he passed the aviation
tests and served as Instructor until
ordered overseas in January. 1918
After a, period Of advanced training
work in England ana France he was
made member Of the nth Aero
Squadron. A. d. F., one Of the drs.
pursuit squadrons to get into action.
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officers (for the commanding officer
at that time was also shot down in
the same fight, were loved by all the
officers and men OF the SQUADRON. and
their loss was a terrible blow. They
did wonderful work in their short
stay with the squadron and died
fighting to the end
Thankful that l have had the op-
portunity Of serving those who have
gwen so much in this terrific but
glorious struggle, I am,
Most sincerely yours.
"(Signed) G. L. HEATER.
Can: A = II 9
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-06-12
DIED

James Leo, son of Mr.. and Mrs
John Rynearson, died Saturday from
a ruptured appendix, after short ILL
ness. He was born March %, 1902, 81
Mill creek, Utah, and came to Emmett
with his parents April %, 1903. He
was a member of the Eighth grade
class in the city schools and would
have entered High school next fall He
is survived by his parents, three sis
ters-Mrs. James Allermand of Salt
Lake City, Mrs. J. W. Hunter Of EN-
NETT and Mrs. Clyde Huff Of Filler
and seven brothers, Joe, Will, Emery
and Charlie of Emmett, George and
Albert of Pomeroy, Wash, and
Clarence of Filler. The funeral was
held from the l.. D. S. church Monday
and was largely attended. All the
members of the family were present
except George and Albert.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-06-12
BOY KICKED ON HEAD
BY HORSE
Son of Charles Smith Sustains
Fractured SkulILWill
Recover.


The 5-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Smith, living west of town
was kicked on the head by horse or
Monday and his skull fractured
Small portions of the bones of the
skull which were shattered were re-
moved at Boise hospital, where he
was hurriedly taken after the acci-
dent. 1t is confidently believed the
boy will recover.
The child was playing in the barn
yard, and while passing behind horse
he saw that the animal was preparing
to kick. He hurriedly turned to run
away when the sharp shod hoofs of
the horse struck him on the back Of
the head, rendering him unconscious.
He received the full impact of the
blow and the prints of the horses
shoes are plainly marked in his skull.
The skull was crushed in several
places and portions which were broken
were removed by the physicians at
the hospital. After the pressure of
the broken bones on the brain had been
removed, the boy rallied and reports
are that he is recovering.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-06-12
A Rat Killing Story.

Bill Little made a trip to the oid
Jim Knee ranch on Big Willow creek
Sunday and is authority for this story:
The ranch is in charge of a man
named Warner. The place has been
so oyerrun by pesky wood rats that
they had become nuisance, so War
ner set steel traps for them. He had
caught SO up to Sunday Six were
caught in one trap at one time-the
old mother rat and her six babies who
were hanging on to their milk bottle
for dear life when she stepped on the
trap.
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Paid a High Compliment.

Miss Frances Rundstrom, who has
been attending Columbia School OF
Music in Chicago the past year, is
one of two members of a large class
who has been rendered a position in
concert company by prominent
lyceum bureau to make a tour of the
southern states in series of engage
ments during next winter. The offer
is considered high honor and is very
complimentary to Miss Rundstrom's
ability and the progress she has made
in her studies. Miss Rundstrom had
previously accepted position as in
structor of music in the Emmett
schools and has therefore declined the
lyceum position, though with reluct-
ance.
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Caught Big Ones.

Sunday was good day for some Of
the fishermen, even though the water
in the river is high, and number of
big trout were caught. Joe Helfert
landed the prize catch, = 24-inch bull
trout, that required all of Joe's skill
to safely land it in his creel. E. o.
Mech plucked second honors with q
21-inch trout of the same breed and
A. o. Sutton came third with a 49,
incher. All three gentlemen claim
they hooked still larger ones, but
claim they didn't have tackle strong
enough to hold them The big ones
were caught in the river at the Gal
lagher ranger station. Another party
consisting of DR.. Wood, Dr. Reynolds,
w. S. Keith and E. K. Hayes, went to
Upper Squaw creek. They report a
fair catch. DR.. Wood carried off the
honors, landing 19-inch Dolly Var
den.
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INDEX GOES TO
JAPAN
| { }
Blaine MOulton to Read Great Family
Guide In Far-Off Land.

James B. Moulton, who was bsrn
and grew to young manhood in En1-
NETT, and whose rapid advancemeaa
| in the commercial world has been tod
in previous issues of The Index, is the
first subscriber this paper has ever
had in Japan, at least during the pres
ent ownership. In times past The In
dex has gone to England, Scotland,
France, Germany, Belgium, Russia
and the Philippines. During the war
about so copies of the paper were sent
to the boys in France direct from this
office.
Mr.. Moulton is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. 7. Moulton of this section. He
is general manager of the branch
house in Japan of the Thomas w.
Simmons & Co., international mer-
chants, whose headquarters are in San
Francisco. The firm has branch
houses in all the large coast cities of
the United States and foreign coun-t
tries. His letter is dated Tokyo,
japan, May II, and is as follows:
Enclosed herewith you will please
find $500 for which kindly enter my
name upon your mailing list. l do
not know just how much l should send
for years subscription, but would
state that if this is not enough, kind
" send memo with the first copy
hat you forward, and l will arrange
20 send the proper amount.
Mother has recently sent me some
copies of the Index, and they are very
indeed. 1t is like old times |
o be reading the Index, and am quite
lnxious to have them come to me re-
'ulariy.
"The enclosed card will give you an
dea what my position is in Japan. At
l expect to remain in Japan
bout two years, and then one or two
ears in China, and then return to
ian Francisco and New York and take
barge of the foreign departments
here"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-06-12
BOYS BECOME PARTNERS

The "Old Man" has taken into part
nership his two sons, Clarence and
Ralph and they are now active parti-
cipants in the business and editorial
policies Of The Index. Both of them
have grown up with the business from
mere boys and know the printing
game from A to lizard They are
masters of the trade in every depart
ment. For upwards of 40 years the
"old man" has been in the printing
business and is glad to turn over some
of the work to younger shoulders.
That they will aot only keep The In
dex up to its old standard, but will
add to its value, we have not parti-
Gle of Doubt. The new firm name is
Ed Skinner & Sons.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-06-12
COURT HOUSE NEWS

A short session of district court
wae held Monday by Judge Ed. L
Bryan. The following cases were
heard:
4 Andrew C. Smith VS.. Lula Smith
divorce granted.
Final citizenship papers were is
sued to Law Idle.
Andy Kormus. = native Of Hungary
was deHied the right to become a citi-
zen on the ground that he is an alien
enemy.
The next session of court will con-
vene June %. A special venire of II
jurors was ordered.
The assessors office has completed
the real property roll, two weeks
ahead of time. An increase of S34O, 900
over last year is shown.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-06-12
CHERRIES READY FOR
HARVEST
Largest Crop of Sweets on Rec
Ord-Estimate of Field Or
chard 100, 900 Pounds.

The sweet cherry crop of the En-
NETT country is almost ready for the
pickers, and the first long distance
shipments in quantities will be made
next week. The crop is the largest
and best ever grown in this district.
An estimate of IL carloads has been
made of the yield. While the Iccai
and neighboring towns have been
fairly well supplied for a week with
this luscious fruit, the real harvest
will not commence until Monday. Thi
largest grower is J. r. Field, an es,
innate of his crop being 100000
pounds, or five carloads, from 20 acres
He will start picking Monday with 40
pickers. His entire crop has been
sold to company at The Dalles,
Ore. Other growers will have approx.
imately 10000 pounds, or three car
loads. The price ranges from to 10
cents a pound. At the lower figure,
the worth of the crop if S12S,0O0.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-06-12
PROMINENT CHURCH
MAN HERE
Biahop German Confirms
Class of 20 at Catholic Church
Friday Evening.

Last Friday was red letter day
in the ANIMALS of st. Anthony church
Of Emmett, and was observed as
such by all the members of the En-
nett congregation. Bishop M. D.
German, D. D., of the Boise Diocese,
made his first visitation of the parish
and presided at the evening services,
attended by full church. The bishop
administered the sacrament of con-
firmAtion to a class of % children
and grown persons and spoke for As
minutes. All those that had the
pleasure and privilege Of being pres
|ent wsre impressed by the solemnity
of the occasion.
The confirmation class was we'll
prepared by Father F. Ries. The
church was beautifully decorated and
the altar decked with roses and ferns.
The choir of the church rendered
hymns and chants appropriate for
confirmation day. Benediction of the
blessed sacrament ended the impress
sive services at a late hour
All persons present had the pri-
yilege of shaking hands with tie blsh-
op, who left that night fcr l:oise in
j. P. Dion's car, greatly enthused
over Emmett and it's population, and
pleased with the unity and growth of
the local church.
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Sheepherder Missing.

One of Andy Little's sheepherders,
a Serbian who was hired early in the
spring is missing and his whereabouts
is a mystery Last week he came to
town from Coonrod gulch to have
several teeth extracted by dentist
He returned to his work the next day
and has not been seen since, although
thorough search has been made for
him. He left all his belongings in his
tent and had not drawn his wages for
= couple Of monthA
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-06-12
Fires ON Anderson Creek.

Emmett people were interested in
fires that could be seen from town in
the hills east Of town Friday and
Sunday nights. Friday night the
fire was seen about II o'clock in the
evening and Sunday evening at dusk.
1t was large areanof grass that was
burning IN the vicinity of Anderson
creek, the fires extending from the
river to the road from Montour to EN-
NETT, and from Anderson creek al
most to the old Haley ranch. The
fire was caused by sparks from a
railroad engine.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-06-12
Mining Experts Co.ning.

G. r. Hartley end son Charles, and
:. G. HaJV t6n. mining expert OF
Butte who has been making an inves-
tigstion of the Alpine Mining Com
pany's claims in the upper country
for several weeks, are in town today
to meet party of mining men and
capitalists and hold conference on
matters affecting the property.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-06-12
NEWS OF SOLDIERS

Governor Davis has gone to New
York to officially welcome hcme the
146th Field Artillery, comprising four
companies, which includes app csi-
mately 1000 Idaho men who have been
overseas 18 months. The contingent
is expected to arrive in New York
Saturday of this week Among the
boys from Idaho are Fred Monroe
and Don Downing of Emmett They
were in the medical section of that
unit and saw the most strenuous SER
vice on several fronts.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-06-12
Throws Away CrutcAea.

A letter from Capt H. c Darral
who after his marriage to Miss Alice
Hartley, returned to the u. s. Gen.
eral Hospital at Parkview, Pa, for
Further treatment of broken hip, re-
quests The Index sent to him and
states that he is getting along fine;
that he has thrown away his crutches
and is using cane, but that the
i-.army thinks it will keep me here for
Ia month or 30 yet. Regards to all
INV friends"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-06-12
Horse Falls on Rider.

John Douglass, employed on Wal
ter Little's Crane creek ranch, was
brought to town Saturday suffering
from broken shoulder and numerous
severe bruises as a result of horse
he was riding falling on him. He was
riding the horse up the creek and
leading two mules, when his mount
fell and rolled over him.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-06-12
BOND ELECTION
SOON


The school board held a special
meeting last evening to consider the
plans for new High school building
to cost approximately $4,000. Mr.,
Fennell, of the firm Of architects OF
Wayland & Fennell of Boises was
present with temporary plans. After
long session, during which number
of changes were suggested, instruc-
tions were given for new plans to in
clude the changes A decision was
reached to call bond election at as
early date as possible to vote upon
the issuance of the bonds.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-06-12
PARTY for Soldiers.

Mrs. w. E. Hill is planning to Civ,
a reception and dancing party to re
turned soldiers and sailors on Tuesday
evening, June "a. lee o. Miles will
assist and mothers of soldiers are in
vited to assist and cooperate with
them in giving the boys = good time
The party will be given in the Dewey
Pavilion Mothers who will assist
and help furnish the refreshments
are requested to notify either Mrs.
Hill or Mr.. Miles, who can be reached
by phone.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-06-12

Little Miss Mildred Draper sus-
tanned broken toe Friday, when she
fell down the stairs at her nc The
accident was not only painful, but
it disarranged the program at one of
the church's Children's day exer-
cises, for the little Miss, because of
her winsomeness bad been selected to
represent the Goddess Of Liberty in
the cantata this il to be given Sunday.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-06-12
RICH ORE FROM PEARL
Mine
Double Eagle Claims Shipping
500 Ton Ore-Values
Mostly Silver.

Rich silver ore rom the Zull
claim, one of the Double Eagle gr,nI
of claims in the Pearl mining district
under lease by the Wagner, Hill Co
of San Francisco, is being shipped te
't..n smeltcrs the first carload goine
out this week. The shipmen. will aver.
age in value 500 per tor. Sorns If il
:uns rs high as $40O.
George Wagner, head Of the COM
paay, is in town this week superin-
tending the shipment. The Double
Eagle claims are better known in
Pearl as the Tregaskis claims, and
were taken over the first Of the year
under lease and bond. Work started
April 70 with 10 men employed. As
says q the ore taken from the dump
range sas high as $400 per ton Of sill
yer. Silver was yesterday quoted at
$1.09R per ounce, and it is pred Ct
ed win go to $1.20 in short time.
Mr.. Wagner says 9h cents will .ay
hauling and freight charges, lea wing
$1.0Q per ounce. The ore is hauled
to Emmett in trucks.
Mr.. Wagner is very enthusi 4stic
over mining conditions in Pearl, as it
is rich in valuable minerals, especially
silver, and at the prevailing high
price will net remunerative returns.
He predicts mining boom in that
camp, provided that there be mutual
cooperation among the mine owners
and citizens there. The Double Eagle
is located opposite the well known
Lincoln mine. Indications now point
to resumption Of work on the Lin
coin.
C. C. Stinson, superintendent of the
Granite States Consolidated Mining
Co., who was in town yesterday, isl
also optimistic and is looking forward
to season of activity. He is expect
ing visit of inspection from members
of his company with strong possi-
bility of increasing the production of
their mines.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-06-12

Lou Meechan, former soldier in
the U. S. army arrived in town Mon
day from New Plymouth to accept a
position in the Gamage barber shop.
There were six Meechan boys in TIE
army during the war, among them
Bob who is well known to Emmett
people, having worked for a number
Of years for the Steward & Burkhard
meat market. Three of the boys are
still in France.