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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-05-29
Enemies Now.

EHCTTIICS NOW
Mrs. Slush-I don't believe Miss
Chatz is true friend Of yours.
Mrs. Mush-Why?
Mrs. Slush-She tried to get me to
say something about you. She pressed
me to tell my real opinion Of you
but not II
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-11-07

church spire. The band played the
Marseillaise. Then came Old Glory,
the Stars and Stripes dear to every
man wearing the uniform of Uncle
Sam. The band played the Star
Spangled Banner and the observance
was closed so far AS the little village
on the Meuse river was concerned.
CAPTAIN J. J. WHITEHEAD was
at Paris on the day of the signature.
Paris had false reports of the signing,
but the Parisians were skeptical of re-
ports. During the long days that the
emissaries from Berlin were at the
Headquarters of Foch, thousands
thronged the streets, read the buile-
tin boards and waited patiently.
Flags were held in waiting
rejoicing was quieted down until
II o'clock on that Monday morning
when the guns doomed from the fort
of yincennes, and the bells of every
church in the city rang out the news
which sent flags into every window
and the cosmopolitan thousands which
filed the city into the boulevards and
avenues in screaming thousands, for
celebration which continued steadil,
during the greater portion OF a week
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After supper thecfnn 1esan. Thu

after supper thecfnn. 1eean: Thuse
who were not members of the Asrfi-
Saloon. League. ffccked Iin groups To
thsscafes in thestwo .nea rby towns and
mach excitement followed. Bon ffres
were soon sesn, shots were fred, and
laughter and shouting increased. The
climax was reached wfieA the. non-
members Of the aSIOve mentioned
league returned to, camp in the vicin-
ity of midnight. Among our own
group were the fdur bugleFs who
tuned up and led the procession
around through the. barracks, blowing
all the, calls which, they knew. The
others palled particular fellows out
of bed, pulled Off the covers, and
dumped over many beds. r occupied
small room at one end of the bar
racks with another first sergeant who
was ofsliked vesy. much, and | expect
ed the angry nab to break in upon US
at any momenl But we, sere left un.
molested.
Another day had made good
start befors. life at headquarters
group was back at normal
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-11-07

when it returned at about half past
two in the afternoon a great transfer
nation had taken place. The city was
displaying flags and band was parad-
ing followed by Algerian and other
troops. There was u general holiday
atmosphere.
LIEUT. JOHN H. MOSS was among
those who had the good luck to be in
Paris at the signing of the armistice
Lieut.. Moss was sitting in the lobby
of the Hotel Continental when the
guns doomed at IL O'Clock from all
the forts around Paris. He joined the.
others in the great crowds which I'M
mediately thronged the streets and
began the rejoicing which the Paris
ians continued steadily for three days
Two days previous to the armistice,
Lieut.. Moss had been in the line, at
Mezieres with the Sixth Division. He
saw the end of the war at Paris and
was also fortunate enough to- have
been at Washington on the day when
the United States entered the strug-
gle.
DR.. W. B. OLIVER was oae of the
men who took part in the actual fight
ing which continued practically Up to
the moment when the order came to
cease firingw DIR. Oliver, who en-
listed as a private with the 302nd
Field Artillery, part Of the Thrift
eth Division, returned TO his outfit
from supply trip on the night of
Sunday. November 10th. Although il
was generally known that the armis-
tice was signed and that firing was to
cease the following morning. the ar
tillery kept up heavy firing all
night, this being cordially returned by
the Germans. The following morning
about s o'clock, portion Of the Thir-
ty-Third Division went over tho tor
into an hours fight with tho enemy
which considerably advanced the lines
in the vicinity Of rresnoy.
4wAYLAND W. BENNETT Of Day,
vile, regimental sergeant major witt
the Seventh Engineers, was at Liny'
devant-Dun on the Meuss on the day
the Armistice was signed. Mr.. Ben
nett's outfit had just retired aftel
building the famous pontoon bridge
over the Mouse on which the Ninth
Brigade of Infantry had crossed after
the bitterest fighting spreading out il
! fan shape on the other side of the riv
err and preparing for their advance
On the morning Of the 18th, Mr.. Ben
nett had gone on an errand to Jouy
headquarters of the Fifth Division
At Jouy the guns were plainly heard
keeping at their incessant pounding
until exactly eleven o'clock, when tn,
firing ceased abruptly and all th'
bells in the countryside began to ring
That night, when Mr.. Bennett return
ed TO his position, he found the Who'll,
horizon. which the night previousl,
had been lighted only from the flash
es of the guns, glowing in grea
+ semi-eircle of camp fires from boil
German and American lines, broke,
from time to time by the explosions
of captured flare lights and making |
never-to-b e-forgotten picture,
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CORPORAL LEON TALBOT of the

CORPORAL LEON TALBOT of the
18th Machine Gun Battalion, 9th Di-
vision. finished IL mile march on the
10th of November. At IL o'clock that
night the outfit went into camp in an
open field The men were on their
way to Verdun A report came from
headquarters that the armistice had
been signed and the men began firing
guns, pistols and setting off rockets.
Word was sent out that if any man
was caught celebrating years i'm
prisonment would be the penalty. This
had the effect of putting damper on
the celebrators. This was all the cell
ebrating the battalion saw. 1t con-
tinued on the march the next morning
and eventually reached Verdun.
HOWARD JAMES, ARTHUR MA
LONEY. GLEN DOW, ARTHUR
PACKARD and GEORGE BENOIT
were members of the 14th Engineers,
Light Railway. This outfit was at
Ratinaud, six miles from Verdun, and
a mile from the front firing line. All
they knew of an armistiee was that
there were orders issued to stop firing
ut II o'clock. This outfit passed
through verdun early m the morning
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ARTHUR p. IIAPsLEYlaf Putnam,

ARTHUR. .IIAPSLEY Iof Putnam,
first lieutenant assigned to the mil
ix1ry police after service 81 the front,
gxas at Aix-les-B ains when the armis-
tise~ was signed. Mr.. Lapsley says
that one of the largest demonstrations
IN which the Americans teok part o.
etrred at AK, which WAS a large
leave center for officers and enlisted
nea. Immediately afser the bells
told the news of the arrsistice the sol
diers formed great parade in which
the Red Cross and Y NJ, c. A. men
working there for thS.eomfort of the
men joined and marched through the
town, singing American and Frenea
war songs and commencing a celebra-
ton which lasted throughout sse
night.
LOUIS GIRAREt corporal in a COM
pany of casuals as large, was camped
in swamp under what the. boys
thought were rather unfavorable con-
ditions, as it was cold and raw and
rations were not plentiful The camp
was at or near Montrichard de Chere,
behind the, lines, and the. men were
put through drills and maaeuvers as
they soon expected to JOIN the 91st
Division a, Metz. The news of the
armistics came about eight o'clock IN
the morning but caused little or no
excitetsent as the spiriy was that the
regiment had as soon De on the. firAg
line as in the swamp,
REV. BOYNrON MERRILL, chap
LAIN in the U. S. Navy on board the
Pennsylvania, the flag ship Of the At
iantie division commanded BY Admiral
Mayo. heard of the signing Of the ar
mistiee some time during the day,
The news came by wireless but made
little impression on shipboard as far
as any celebration. was concerned.
The feet was at sea, and in the midst
Of target practice near the Rermudas.
The. only noticeable thing about the
effect Of the armistice was harder
work on board.
SERGT. KENNETH C. SHARPE
says:
AT the time Of the signing Of the
armistice I was stationed at one of
the largest hospital centers which our
Army maintained. This was Mesves
Hospital Center. located practically
in the very center of France. about 30
kilometers north of Nevers OF
course, the hope that the armistice
would be signed was the chief subject
of discussion during the days leading
up to this event. On the fatal day we
talked further and patiently awaited
the news.
1T was about 10 O'clock on the
morning of November 18th when our
friend, French aviator from near
by aviation field, paid us visit
There was nothing extraordinary
about this for he had flown over sew
eral times before. But when he land
ed over back of the headquarters and
gave out the first news that the ar.
mistiee had been signed, he was the
most talked of person in the camp
Strange to say, however, no noisy de-
monstration fcllowed-not just then
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NEXT TUESDAY ANNIVERSARY
OF END OF GREAT WORLD WAR
Continued from Page One)

~ Americans in parades singing
marching and exchanges Of interna
t,onai toasts.
CHARLES SWAIN Of Pomfret wa,
one r those who enjoyed mingled
emotions from the announcement OF
the armistiee Following long peri
cd Of training at Camp Deyens. Mr.
Swain vas with an outfit which was
packed and under orders to sail on
November 18th Scarcely twelve
hours before the hour of sailing, news
Of the armistiee was received, the
sailing cancelled and very shortly af-
terward the outfit was demobilized.
ARTHUR c. KEITH. sergeant in
the 302nd Field sgnal Battalion, nth
Division arrived at the little town of
Raaeeurt the night before Armistice
Day Raueourt adjoins Sedan and,
although the allies were not in pos
session Of this strong objective, they
were really in control for, from the
h. aghts, they could shell the town and
plans were under way for the French
and Americans TO take il over. AL
h.si patrols were in the city nightly
and the Germans knew that they
could not hope to hold this city,
which was a railroad center and
ts.rongh which WAS their source of
supply. The inevitable loss of this city
We a big factor in the actual signing
Of the armistiee. With Sedan in the
hands Of the allies the Germans rail /
road communication would have been
totally blocked
Sergeant Keith says that Raucourt
was under fire all the night the 10th
Of November The objective of this |
shell fire was church IN the village. |
IL was at o'clock the following
morning that his outfit first heard of
the signing of an armistice AS firing
xas kept up until II o'clock the men
we're skeptieal as to the truth of the
report and il was not until after the
noon hour that they became convinced
that the armistice was a reality.
None but Germans had been seen
by the people of Raucourt until the
night before. The people Of the viii
lage were too tired for cheers or hi
larity Tire only observance, said Mr.
Keith, was when the band marched to
the center Of the town and the tri-
color was first thrown from the
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STATE AND MILITARY TAX.

The statement of superintendent Of
state and military sax shows Wndhan
county to be as follows: State tax
Sal, 0la2s; military, 81, 254.99. Tol
lond county is the only cousty who's,
figures are below those of Windhas
eeanty.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-11-07

, The Putnam Patriot Is On Sale
Friday Afternoons at the
Following Places
Putnam News Co, Union st
Michael J. Lynch News Store
Louis A. Bodo pomfret st.
Fred Corbin. Bugbee Corner.
Friday Evening II May Be Obtain
ed At
The Thompson Post Office
Arsene Frappier's Barber Shop.
North Grosv enordale.
Grosvenordsle Post Office
N. ]. Kenney. Mechanicsville
TIE Patriot Office is open each
Thursday afternoon, but closes for
the Jay at noon on Saturday.
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comedy out Kansas City way and that
she seemed to have hit bottom"
"Yes." said Cowles, studying the
girls face, at is Sadie, all right. She
seems to have kept all her good
looks, too, except that her face has
hardened terribly. Don't you remem.
Der what a soft-cheeked, innocent,
merry little thing she always was?"
Roberts nodded and looked again
into the mirror. He shook his head
at what he saw. YES" he murmured.
"she was. And now, before you rec
ognized her, you called her bronze
haired and brazen-faced.' and she is.''
Il hope" spoke up the young wom-
an, with startlingly distinct voice and
with unlimited acidity of information.
that the next time you two see me,
you'll remember me! Take good
look"
Both men sprang to their feet.
snatching off their hats
II beg your pardon said Roberts.
earnestly. but really ] didn't realize
that you could see from the mirror
how / was staring at you. I'm awful
ly sorry and very much ashamed.
Really am-we both are"
Miss Cargill looked him over with
approval and was obviously Modified.
"Oh. that's all right" she said, with
tired smile. I'm sorry barked at
you that way. A woman is good
deal of fool to make a kick when a
man looks at her in Big, Jimmy's.
But I'm sore on the world tonight and
kind of cranky. Come on over here.
both of you. Perhaps you can talk
me out of IL"
Cowles and Roberts looked at each
other and laughed And because
Sadie. despite the hardening, was un-
deniably charming with the old gra-
ciousness of the Casino days. they
carried their glasses to her table.
Cowles smiled as they set them down.
still full, beside hers
I'VE were afraid. too" he explained.
"You in trouble, too?" She sighed.
well, I'm used to It. Better tell your
old auntie your poor little sorrows.
Maybe really can do you some good"
She turned to Roberts. First on.
what's biting you?"
Cowles interrupted precipitately
LET me tell mine" he urged I'm
the worst case I've just lost my job.
I'm a newspaper man and I've never
been noted for my saving disposition"
Miss Cargill nodded with smile
which seemed reminiscent. Almost
inyoluntarily she hitched her chair
over a little closer to Cowles The
instinct of the stage lady TO cuddle
up to the youth who NAV some time
"get her name in the papers" is as
fmperisbabie as the instinct Of self
preservation.
We'll" continued Cowles. my rent
comes due in week. Also all the
bills Also it is the Merry Yule Tide
when the young blood gets square
with all the nice girls who have been
especially nice to him. And I've been
canned, Fired! Lost my job! And
by the latest count have on my per-
son Just thirteen. dollars and forty
cents good and lawful coin Of the
United States and nothing more COM
ing to me That's all"
Roberts took up the story.
mo. il isn't all, Miss. Cargill-l beg
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By LINDSAY DENISON

your pardon" he cried as he saw her
vince.
Its all right" she said YEARLY.
Don't bother. It's all right. ] haven't
used that name for some time and
kind OF hoped nobody would remem.
Der IT, Fact. I'd rather like you boys
to call me that tonight Christmas
ewes kind OF different Go on"
Charley didn't tell you how he lost
his place. He lost IL because he took
the blame for bad break made by
another mantle other man had q
flock of kids. and Charley wouldn't
see their Christmas spoiled-that's
why!" s.r.
mice boy" she said softly. Mice
boy!" And then, after a moment:
And, anyway, this is the first job
you ever lost, isn't it? Thought so.
It's nothing when you get used to 1t.
I know" Her voice was even: but
her foot was tapping the floor under
the table. Its when you get used to
il, and think you can always get an
other and one day find that nobody
will believe you when you say that
you're going to steady down and be
good-that's what hurts. This time
next year you'll be laughing at your
self for feeling down"
mo. WON'T" growled Cowles.
I've done my best for three good
years and I've been decent when
didn't have to be decent and I've
been straight with myself and the
game. II don't pay I'm going to
cut loose now and take things as they
come"
Miss Cargill studied the ugly blaze
in his eye intently and shook her
head. The hard lines In her face be-
came more rigid.
Cowles reached for his glass. She
stopped him.
mo-" she said. lets all start even.
/ want to know your friends trou-
bles."
Never mind about mine" said
Roberts, looking away from them
both. He was almost, but not quite.
surly. Cowles shook his head at her
surreptitiously.
Don't be afraid" she murmured.
81 won't make any breaks. And he
needs help more than you do" She
turnedsto Roberts again. .'Married?"
she asked him.
How did you know that" he
asked. his face still turned away.
"Oh. I knew" she said.
"Well?" he said.
You've been having trouble 1t
homer"
Roberts nodded.
Tell mel What about?" She
leaned across the table toward him,
speaking very softly with misty eyes.
Roberts did not raise his head
Christmas presents he said.
She drew back her head and
laughed, just three or four pearly
notes and then became grave again
sincerely grave.
Now. see here" Roberts blurted
out. looking straight into the woman's
plying eyes. Il am going to tell
you about it. know it isn't decent.
But i haven't told anybody and I
know I'm right-anyway, more right
than she island you've been up
against things lot-and I want to
tell you about il"
That's right" she whispered as
gently as though she had been petting
a curly head at her knee.
Well" he 'recited in a monotone,
"sha asked me tn meet her af Tiff
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my crouch isn't with anybody I care
boot about. anyway. But you,
Bobs-" r..
Drop it. Charley! Drop IT." Rob.
erts laughed bitterly. Let US pro-
coed with that stirring melodrama
which suppose you would call The
Souse's Christmas Eve" He
glanced again at the girl whose face
he could see in the mirror. Il know
who she is, Charley" he said "The
girl opposite you. I mean. Do you
remember Sadie Cargill? The girl
who sang 'Coraline' and If You
Wouldn't-Then Would at the
Casino about FIVE years ago, Don't
you remember that everybody was
crazy about herr"
Cowles looked up cautiously.
"Sure!" he said That's who she
IL. But what in the world is she in
this place for? Sadie Cargill in Big
Jimmy's! Whew, what come-down!"
II seem to remember somebody was
saying the other day that. she had
gone pretty we'll to pieces" said Rob-
erts. Didn't take care of herself.
Whoever it was said he had seen her
in the chorus of 6y-by-night musical
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va
dful and good that most of us have
come into the way of thinking that his
memory and everything presence and
influence are exclusively the property
and the privileges of the righteous,
Of those who abide in ways and places
which are clean.
But it is nevertheless true that the
soft tug of the Little Childs baby
hands is felt today by folks who are
not very nice and who live in places
far more deplorable than ever was
that Nazarene stable. Wherefore:
Cowles and Roberts watched the
waiter set down the glasses and turn
away. Then they laughed. each at
the other, but without gladness.
"Bobs." said Cowles, you don't
seem to- yearn for your medicine"
mo. Charley" sneered Roberts,
land l don't observe an absorbent
haste on your part. What do you
suppose is the matter with us?"
We're 'fraid. BObs" said Cowles.
That's what's the matter with us.
We're 'fraid. 'Fraid of starting in.
You've seen the kids on that slide
thing down at Luna park. They
bunch themselves along toward the
start and then hang there until some
body from behind pushes them on.
That's the way l feel. I'm waiting
for somebody to come along from be-
hind and give me a start. Cause /
know. just as those kids know. that
am going to get bumped, and
scraped. maybe, good and plenty be-
fore ! reach bottom"
Right" said Roberts. That's just
the way I. feel. too" He looked around
the room critically. And as yet no.
body seems at all inclined to start us
along on the descent. What's the
matter with the old place. Charley?
Here it is half past nine o'clock.
Christmas eve. and there are less
than twenty people here-and all of
them cross. What are you looking
at?'
There's a bronze-haired, brazen.
faced little person sitting right back
of you, Bobs--don't turn: she's look
ing right at you. I've seen her be-
fore ought to know who she is.
But can't remember for the life of
me-"
"One of those .Where-have-I-seen.
that-face-before' situations?" Roberts
cautiously looked obliquely into TIE
mirror and studied the woman's face.
I'll bet you know her. too" retort-
ed Cowles. .She is probably the lady
cashier who used to smile across her
desk at us languishingly when she
gave us our change for our beef and
beans-before you got .plutocratic and
married and shook all your friends.
BY the way, how is the family? This
is lovely joint for six-months'
bridegroom to be in on Christmas
eve. But I've been SO long watching
you young men. reformed by mar
riage'-beg your pardon. old mani"
he cried, as he looked away from the
hauntingly reminiscent face OF the
woman opposite and caught the hurt
look of his friend Whats the mat
ter? You're not having any trouble
at home, are you? You haven't been
scrapping with Rose?"
why do you think I'd ask you to
meet me at joint like this. tonight
of all nights. if there wasn't trouble
with Rose?" growled Roberts I'm
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.We're 'Fraid sobs."

M, A. to be married to a girl like
Rose, or any girl. anyway. Cnariey'
and T." his voice broke little; ne
caught himself and went on Lets
drop 1t. Charley"
They both stared at the table. for
a moment.
"Bobs,' said Cowles. after awhile
sneaking slowly and low. you can
t;ck me for being fresh. II you like.
: Lnov it's none of my business But
7 IKE YOU too much not to tell you
.,.t hate to see you starting out on
a tear because you've got groucn on
vonr wife Now. I'm hopeless and
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LONG about two thou.
sand years ago a Little
Child came into this
world through a stable.
Probably stables weren't
very clean and sweet
two thousand years ago
NOT nearly as nice as
they are today. But the
things that Little Child
brought to the world
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any's today and I did. And she picked
out a ring and told her couldn't
come within FIVE hundred dollars of
paying for it unless-unless broke
my promise to increase my brothers
college allowance. And she was hurt
and then she was angry and she said
things You don't know-but there
was a mana rich man-an old man
over in Brooklyn and-wnen she
first met me she had almost made
up her mind to marry him Anyway
she said things and ] said things
and both OF us were nasty-and Bit
ter. This was all going uptown IN
a cab And when we got to the door
she said she wasn't going to get out
that she was going back to her own
people in Brooklyn-and said i didn't
care And don't!" His voice broke.
even on the defiant note. But 1t
hurts. and don't you think i
was right"
Cowles was staring at him some
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