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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-02-20
SIX INCH SHELLS
AT GERMANS IN FRANCE

Having been in all of the big
drives in France, with IL months
service to his credit and having
escaped without, scratch al
though he was gassed on two
different occasions is the expert
ence of Harold Moore, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Moore,
who returned to this city last
Sunday from New York where
he was honorably discharged
from service.
Immediately after war was
declared Harold Moore enlisted
and after but a short training in
camps in this country was sent
across the seas. He enlisted in
the medical corps of the army
but after arriving in France this
life proved too tame for young
Moore, who was desirous of see
ing real action, and he asked for
a transfer to the artillery divi-
sion of the army which was
granted.
At the training camps in
France he was taught how to
use the big six inch guns with
which the Germans were to be
shelled and he was placed in Co.
d of the 44th artillery in the 1st
army where he went through all
of the big drives made by the
American forces.
Young Moore was in the battle
of st. Miheal, the Forest OF Ar
gonne and in numerous other
drives following and fought
with his division up to the time
the armistice was signed, when
hostilities ceased. Moore said
the last shot fired by his gun
crew was at 1859 on the morn
ing of the 11th of November.
He says the army knew that
hostilities were to cease at that
time, although the report was
hardly believable by the men
at the front, and for fear that it
might be true. his crew pumped
the shells at the Germans as fast
as they could load and fire. and
after the last shot had been
fired, the bunch gathered around
their gun pit and offered cheers
for the American army.
He said that the German
soldiers tried to fraternize with
the Americans after the war had
ended, evidently thinking that
the Americans would believe
they had been on some summer
party, but they were told where
to get off at.
Harold Moore spent eighteen
months in France with the first
army. He saw all the hardships
of war and at times he says the
men would become so exhausted
during the drive that they could
sleep anywhere even though the
shells were bursting, all around.
!. On one occasion he met Ace
Wiley of this city, and there
was warm greeting between
the two. Willey's division. at
| the time, was on the move and,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-02-20
BOwIerS Of the "Y" League Warm
ing Up in Their Interest
Another Bunch Of Teams to be Organ
lied. Three Games Played
Weekly.

The interest in the games of
the Washburn Bowling league,
being rolled at the Y. M. c. A.
alleys on Mondays, Wednesday $
and Fridays of each week are
growing more interesting as the
season progresses and as the diff
ferent teams are brought into
contact against each other.
The interest of the players is
becoming greater as each game
is played and there is getting to
be some speculation as to which
team will pull down the honors
for the series.
In the Friday night contest
between the team captained by
Charles Wolff and the team cap
tanned by HI. H. Peavey the
Wolff team had an easy time of
it, winning two OF the three
games with such large margins
that the total for the three games
over the opposing teams was 257
pins. VOLTS team score for the
three games was 7S6. 691. 904,
or a totalof 1881, while Peavey's
team was 712. 735, GIT or a total
of 2124.
Peavey's men came back on
Monday evening when they
rolled against the team zcapsained
by Fl. S. Risler. but although
they made better scores than in
their game with Wolff, lost the
contest by % pins. The score
for the three games was as fol-
lows: Risler 800, 786. 757-- -2343.
Peavey 869, 800, 745--2314.
In the contest last evening be-
tween the Milberg and Wolff
teams, Wolff won out with a
total of 128 pins. The Wolff
boys started out at a rapid clip
but fell down in the last game
while the Milberg team started
out poorly and gained as the
games were played. The score
was Milbcrg 7O8. 751, 826- 1885.
Wolff 812. 869, 732 -2413.
Another league is being formed
in the city to play a series and
some of the men interested ir
the organization of this league
say that they will make the
others look sick when it comes
to rolling match games.
~ 4 -
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-02-20

Carl Holmberg of Superior, an old
Washburn resident, was visiting in
the city for several days during the
past week. This is Carl's first visit
to the city in more than six years
and his old friends were glad to meet
him again Carl says he always has
warm spot in his heart tor WASH
burn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-02-20
EMBARkATION POINT Is
SOLDIERS NIGHTMARE

the mud in the fioorless tents
rather than miss their chance o1
sailing for the United States
Many men, who have gone
through the hard fighting with.
out scratch, become sick and
/ die in the embarkation camp. &C.
cording to returning soldiers.
Soldiers have no easy time OF
it at Brest, says Moore. Every.
one works night and day, coal
ing ships. handling provisions,
carrying lumber, building bar
racks, switching cars, and hun
dreds of other things. Ameri-
can soldiers work with German
prisoners, only they do the
heaviest work says Moore.
The traffic at the camp is so
contested that to move rapidly
is impossible. Men stand in line
for hours in the rain. In waiting
to take a bath in the bath house
Moore says he remained in line
from early evening until the
middle of the night before his
turn came. The men are not
allowed to break rank or to MUIR
mur for fear they will be hauled
out of the line and their chances
of sailing cancelled. When the
soldiers are on the march from
the rest camp" to the ship that
is to take them back to the Unit
ed States again they are unable
to say a word to other American
soldiers who happen along the
line of march. Moore says,
when his company passed by the
soldiers at the camp, they
were asked by the boys, what
division and what company they
were, but they were afraid to
answer for fear of being detained
in theB Brest camp. Finally one
soldier said What in H is the
matter with your bunch, are you
all deaf and dumbs" Moore
says this soldier would learn
why they refused to answer.
Moore told Of one bunch Of
boys who had gone through the
''hellhole" after getting aboard
the boat at Brest, thought they
were then sure to sail and as
they stood at the rail of the boat
they spoke their mind about
Brest, France and the rest Of
the outfit in no mild terms.
They were removed from the
boat for this and sentenced to
labor at Brest for another sixty
day period.
The soldiers who have honor
ablv discharged feel that thew
are now free to tell of some of
these things in the hope that
conditions will be remedied for
the others who are still to come
through. Moore says he would
welcome the opportunity to tell
of some of the things he knows
about this place to any congress
sional committee.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-02-20

Allen Flynn, who has heen visiting
in this city during the past two
weeks, returned to New York the
first OF the week where he will enter
the navy again. Allen has not ~
yet been discharged from the ses-
vice,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-02-20

Gray Thompson left the first OF
the week on business trip to the
Twin Cities. While there he ex-
pecte to attend the automobile show
of the Northwestern Automile As
sOciation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-02-20
Thursday. February Goth. 1919


alton point at Brest, France, ar
not the least exaggerated il
the newspaper reports is tn
opinion of Harold Moore wh'
returned last Sunday from over
seas where he has served for Il
months with the American
forces.
For twenty-seven days before
embarking for the United States
Moore was stationed at the Brest
madhouse, as the soldiers call it
He says that one who has not
been there is unable to form any
idea Of the awful condition OF
the place, but it is such as to
overshadow all other experien.
ces of the soldier boys in France.
1t is a bedlam from which the
American soldier is anxious to
get away, and just why soldiers
are sent there and held for
period of from ten to sixty days
before embarking for the United
States is a mystery that the
soldiers are unable to solve.
Brest was selected by the
American government as the
port of embarkation because il
was the only deep water port in
France. Engineers did much to
put the port in shape for receiv.
ing and discharging the big
ocean liners but, here their
work seems to have stopped,
and the rest camp as it is
called is another matter.
The Pontanezan Barracks
where the American troops are
stationed before leaving France
is located on a plateau at the top
of the hill from Brest. The
barracks were originally planned
to house several thousand men
but they have been expanded to
accommodate 100000. The ex-
pansion was made possible by
the use Of tents and corrugated
iron barracks with oiled paper
windows, half of which are kept
open. The soldiers say these
barracks are without stove, are
cold and damp, and to live in
them with any degree of COM
fort is impossible.
Moore says the soldiers are
brought from the interior of
France in box cars and landed at
the dock at Brest. They are
then formed in line and marched
up the hill to the "rest camp
The march from the docks to
rest camp is up a steep hill and,
with their heavy equipment
many of the soldiers are said te
drop from fatigue for it is a ter.
rife climb for one burdeneG
down wi h overseas pack equip.
ment.
When the troops first arrive al
the rest camp they are placec
in tents and just prior to leaving
are moved to iron barracks which
have no floors, oil paper windows
and without heat. Some of the
soldiers think this is done *
give them a variety and add tt
the spice of life.
The outstanding feature o1
the Brest camp is the mud says
Moore. Mud is to be founl
everywhere. 1t is not the clear
mud to be found in northern
Wisconsin buC the Shiny, sticky
kind, OF the consistency of gravy
that seems to be bottomleSs. i
is to be found everywhere an(
reminds one of a circus grounds
during a heavy spell of rain. Al
Brest it rains practically every
day in the year and the Ameri
can soldiers are compelled tt
stay in this camp and wade il
the mud from day to day unit
they finally embark.
No one dares to kick ovel
there says Moore. AS a clul
held over the men to keep then
from kicking too much and from
lrebelling is the threat to keel
them there indefinitely. Me-
who should be in a hospital d,
not dare to say they are sick fo
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1919-02-14
oovGHDOTS INVADE
E.STo.n,;,c RESORTS
Haurts of Napoleon Are Home
to A. E. F. Troops Through Eff
forts of Y. Nj. C. A. Forces to
Better Leave" Facilities.

Paris.-Where Napoleon III and
King Edward VII Of England spent
,aany leisure hours the American en-
listed men are now at play. The fam
Gus yacht club at Cannes, founded and
patronized by King Edward, and ST.
Sauveur, where the third Napoleon was
wont to go with his court, indicate the
variety of attractions offered by the Y.
VI. C. A. in the leave area system oper.
ated In cooperation with the military
authorities. From the Alps to the Pyr-
ennes and from the Brittany coast to
the Riyiera, there are seven "Y' leave
areas in which $4,000 soldiers can be
entertained at one time. Preparations
are now under way to increase these
much-appreciated facilities to double
their present capacity.
Representatives Of the army and Of
the Y. M. c. A. are now travelling from
one end of France to the other seek
ing new spots in which TO set up leave
areas. The experiment at Aix-les Bains
has been successful from the start,
as America now knows pretty well
from frst-hand information carried
home by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,
who organized the woman's cantesn
work at AK.
"Aches and Pains" was an ideal spot
Cor the experiment, but six others have
been found and put in operation, each
equally satisfactory as the original
model. Consequently It is with opti.
mism that the army and the "Y" seek
to increase the centres where sure
cures have been found for homesick
doughboys.
Location climate, hotel accommoda.
tions. opportunities for entertainment
and sightseeing and the moral and
physical cleanliness Of the area are
all-important in the selection OF e
leave resort AS soon as site is
selected the largest available is OBJ.
tanned by the Y. M. G. A. as It's main
center of operations, men and women
are assigned to service and negoti-
.ations are begun TO secure reduced
prices from such entertainment en-
terprises as cannot be duplicated by
the Y M. G. A. ard every effort is
aads t4Eiys As nseA .asExics .as pos
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1919-02-14
n" Ell EEThINERS
NEEDED IN FRANCE

While certain branches of the work
the Y. M. c. A. has been doing for some
time are being curtailed, one type oil
service is being called upon for more
cooperation than ever before. Al
though for some time there have been
approximately 400 to 500 entertainers
Ia France, many difficulties have sur
rounded this type Of service and the
thousands of shows Which have been
given in France have only been put
over in spite of almost supsrhuman
difficulties. Now, however, with the
period Of rehabilitation forcing upon
the Army new problems has q real
spirit of cooperation been shown by
the Army authorities. Therefore, Gen.
eral Pershing has detailed Colonel
Kelly, from his own Statf, to act as
entertainment officer for the A. e. F.,
which position places him as the liai.
son officer between the Army and the
'Y" Entertainm Bureau In Paris.
Theatres and large buildings are be-
ing taken over, mechanics supplied by
The Army are putting them into opera
tion and the "Y' is producing shows,
given by soldier talent alone, and also
dramatic and vaudeville performances
and miscellaneous musical programs,
the personnel of all Of which must be
recruited from this country.
Owing to the large number of men
IN the Army with entertainment abil-
ity, NO effort is being made to send
men from this side Women. however,
are wanted for these positions in large
numbers. 125 must be sent out from
this country every month, which will
require the cooperation of every re-
cruting agency throughout tho. coun-
try. All entertainers are suoplied with
uniforms, Life, Accident and Health
Insurance, transportation, and allow
$4,000 per month Tor living expenses
In France.
The women should be preferably be-
tween the ages of 23 and 80. neat and
attractive and possessed of a pro-
nounced ability in their particular Line.
The field for entertainment now
reaches from the coast towns in
France right up and into Germany. for
while the "Y'' cannot do much with
+ the Army Of Occupation in the way Of
Canteen, it can supply entertainment
and is doing so on an increasingly
large scale. Information may be OBJ
aimed from w. c. King, Peters Build
ing, Atlanta, Ga.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1919-02-14
S. H. S. News.

Starkvllle High School boys
and girls have organized a Hi
Y" Club and are dong good work.
At the first meeting of the boys
the following officers were elect
ed,
Campbell Moncrief- Presiden9
Lewis M Martln-Vice President
Robert Hogan = Secretary of
Treasurer.
They also elected for their advi.
sors, Rev. DR.. Ray, Mayor
Bridges, and Prof. Morris princl.
pal.
The boys have had several
meetings and have had some
splendid talks from DR.. Ray, Mr..
Rog trs and boys IN the club.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1919-02-14

sible. The army provides transpor.
tation and pays the hotel bills, thereby
enabling the soldier to enjoy all ths
attractions formerly restricted 70
kings and emperors and malefactora
Of great wealth.
The Jetty Casino at Nice and ths
Municipal Casino at Cannes are the
centres Of attraction in the Riviera
for the $500 men who can be accom-.
modated in this area. Many officers
favor this. Mediterranean section and
there is "Y" clu' for them. Dvery.
thing except the rambling that was
stopped by the government at tho b..
ginning Of the war is at the disposal
of the Americans. Golf and tennis and
other athletic sports. bathing, boating
and the companionship of the local
population are the most popular Vt
fractions
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1919-02-14
STARKVILLE MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY A. 1919

chosen to pose Ior the Zolnay statis
of Sequoia, an ancestor of the Chero.
kee nation and inventor of the tribql
a phabet. This statute stands in the
Hall OF Fame at Washington, D. 6.
The princess will have a rather di,
versifiyd program. She will sing In.
dian songs and dance Indian dances
for the All erican soldiers and sailors
and between times will dispense The
dozens Of different articles that are
part Of the stock of every Y. M. C. A.
canteen. She is highly educated and
has several times acted as mediator
between her people and the white resi-
dents Of Oklahoma, her native state.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1919-02-14
General Secretary of National
War Work Council. Y. NJ. C. A..
Who Has Beer Accorded High
EOn0rs by French Government.

AS a mark of recognition and appre-
citation of the work done for the French
soldiers by the American Y. M. c. A.
forces abroad, the french government
han conf rred the signal honor Of
Chnvalier of the Legion of Honor upon
General Secretary John R. Mott, Of
the National War Work Council of
the Army and Navv Y. M c. A.
Telegraphic advices from Washing
tor conveyed the news Of the distinc-
tioN granted DR.. Mott, whose home Is
in New York City. The telegram,
signed by Edouard deBilly, Deputy
Hish Commissioner, was as follows:
~ take pleasure in notifying you that
he French government has conferred
upon YOU the title of Chevalier de
la Legion d'Honneur Please accept
my heartiest congratulations"
The National War Wor'; Council,
under DR.. Motifs supervision. In addi
ton to it, labors among the American
Fxoeditiorary Forces, has maintained
more than 1900 fovnrs du soldats, az
tht Pod TriarGla huts are known by
tho French poilu. Up to The Faonth
NJ Cctohor. 1915 close 10 eight NIL
Non dollars had boz expended in "Y'
work am ~1g the F~"nch and other a.
led -oldi,rc served w 'hc hute
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1919-02-14
Every body knows that the ne

Every body knows that the ne.
gro has been a terrific fighter in
this war, with an honorable
record worthy of his race. But
there have been moments of fear
for HIM, just as there have been
for the white man, for all the SOL
diers say that before they go
over the top, their greatest fear
Is of fear itself.
"We Anglo.Saxons shuah am
some fighters, said Nose to his
friend after the scrlmmage was
over. But before he went over
the top he was not so certain
about the heroes.
What do you all spec de news
papah headlines am goln' to be.
Mose?' asked his friend. 1t was
ten minutes to zero hour, and the
negroes knew that 10, 900 white
men were supporting them in the
rear.
what do ah think them
headlines am goin' to be?"
answered Nose. "Ten t'ousand
white men tromped to deaf"
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1919-02-14
The Starkville News,
Starkville, Miss:

In ancient times 1t was thought
that the jail was the last place
that we should want to 60, but
from what [ saw in the Office of
, our courteous and genial sher-
if, am sure that the latter place
along in the last dav of January
Is far more to be dreaded than
his jail. AS l entered, | saw this
smiling gentleman vigorously
sharpening his knife. | punched
a fellow martyr and pointed TO
the act and silently inquired the
meaning. When the clerk handed
the other trembling fellow his
LAX receipt. | saw the poor fellow
go right up in the air and heard
his death cry. Then it was all
clear to me why the knife was
being whetted twas the annual
painful skinning. The last l
heard of the poor fellow was as
he gasped $84.00 tax! Why 1t
was butelghteen last year! Look
ing over his check as he went
wounded and bleeding from the
place of suffering | noted the one
word written on it to note the
one way the money went, l
saw this expressive word ''hell"-
that is what he and all of US
caught this year IN the tax col
Tlector's office.
TAX PAYER.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1919-02-14


opinions on different subjects.
Editor The Starkville News:
We have read with some de-
gree of interest the clipping from
the Jasper County News as pub
llshed by the StarkvllIe News
and wish to express our approx
al of the movement to eliminate
this relic Of the era In politics
wnen men were less enlightened
and not able to advise themselves
of their canldates. because of the
fewness OF local papers and the
biased condition of what papers
there were then published. 1t
was then necessary for the one
seeking Office to go TO the homes
and helds Of the enlightened vot-
er and jolly him a bit to win his
vote. Failing to visit his home,
kiss the children, and praise the
overworked wife, the vote of the
husband would IN all probability
60 to the candidate who was ad-
vanced by the political boss or
the free dispenser of liquor.
This is all changed now. Votes
are not now gathered by po-
lltlcal bosses and whiskey toters.
The most serious objection !
have to offer to the practice is
that good men men who are
capable OF dignlfying the Office
and serving the people affective
ly are not going to quit their
business three to SIX monts of a
year to trot around over the fields
and woods of the county chasing
votes it is Illuminating to them
and an insult to the intelligence
of the voter. AS a result inefficient
men are often elected. A candl.
date should have become known
to the greater portion of voters of
the county. If he can not sue
ceed for himself he does not de.
serve your support. This stand.
ing coupled with his appearance
on tie grand round should be suf.
ticient for an intelligent voter to
make his selection.
VOTER.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1919-02-14
A Deplorable Fact.

The recent decline IN the price
of spot cotton has worked a great
hardship upon the Southern
farmer who failed to sell his cot.
ton last fall. The high cost Of
production OF staple cotton last
year had led the farmer to hope
that he would be able to realize
at least 80 cents a pound for his
entire crop, and when the slump
came and reduced the price al.
most fifty dollars per bale his
"feathers fell," as the SAYING
goes. 1t is no small thing to
lose fifty dollars on a bale of cot
ton. 1t has placed some farmers
who were holding a portion of
their crop IN the hope of q raise
In the price in the spring which
was most here before a foregone
concluslon-ln very embarrass.
ing position. He has been forced
in many instances, to sell his re-
serve to'pay taxes and he finds
himself short of funds with
which to finance the making the
crop of 1919.
1T Is demoralizlng and depressing
and 1t is greatly to be deplored.
But we hope he will get a les.
son from this experience that
will stand him in good stead IN
years to come. The lesson that
we desire most that the farmer
should get from this experience
is this: Not to go too heavy in
the production of cotton this
year, but see to 1t that plenty OF
food and feed to supply the needs
of the individual farm and nice
surplus is produced this year for
the world is almost without food
ana is looking to America for IT.
If the South will only feed her.
self the grain fields OF the North
and West Will supply the surplus
for tho outside world.
Suppose you had a hundred
bales of cotton and 1t was worth
S1.00 per 10. and yon had to buy
food and feed for yourself, but
couldn't because there was none
available for you; what good
would your cotton do you, THIS
may be the condition If every.
body raises all the cotton they
can and neglects the other COM
modlties.
"For the love of Mike, listen to
! reason" Brother Farmer Kos.
ciusko Herald.