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Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-01-28
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL PLEDGES STATE
AID TO GOOD ROADS PROGRAM; WILL
CALL SPECIAL SESSION IF NECESSARY

Matters; Navajo. John Flanagan;
Pima, ]. Breck Richardson; Pinal. H.
R. Bland; Santa Cruz, G. H Fredler;
Yavapai, R. c Lane; Yuma, William
c. Lacy.
Resolutions: Apache, w. H. Glib
bons; Coconino, H. E. Campbell; Co
chise, Geo. H. Kelly; ella, G. w
Schultz; Graham, Andrew Kimball;
Greenlee, Lamar Cobb; Maricopa. DR..
A. j. Chandler; Mohave, Allen E
Ware; Navajo, l. E Carron; Pima,
Allan B. Jaynes; Pinal. W W. Lane;
Santa Cruz, Bracey Curtis; Yavapai,
J. G. Norris (chairman); Yuma, ]. C.
Powers.
Organization: Apache, Gus Becker,
chairman; Coconino, c. T. Voolfolk;
COchise, w G. Gilmore; ella, w. e
SORelle; Graham, Martin Layton;
Greenlee, c. ]. Brooke; Maricopa,
Warren Macarthur; Mohave, Carl G.
Knock; Navajo, c. ]. Fillerep; Pima.
Monte Mansfield; Pinal, Ted Healy;
Santa Cruz, James L. Finley; Yava-
PAL, z. S. Niele; Yuma, r. c. Langley
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-01-28
LARGE NORTHERN DELEGATION

IBy REVIEW Leasel Wlrel
PHOENIX, AriZ, Jan. 27-The
largest delegation from the northern
section to the good roads convention
here today came from Navajo county
There were 20 members in the dele
CATION.
Members from HOlbrook brought
word of the formation of a chamber
of commerce to provide means for or
ganized effort in the promotion of
good roads and other public improve
ments and TO furnish authoritative in
formation in answer to numerous in
quiries regarding oil possibilities.
L. E. Carron is the first president
of the new chamber.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-01-28

in January"
since that explosion Of the mOlases
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25

vile as a great humorist, will be with
US at Pleasantville High School the
evening of March LIST. Come prepared
to laugh. Doors open at 7.30 p. m.
Get your tickets early for the capacity
of the auditorium is limited. Admis-
sion 25 cents.
Will all who have entered their
name or expect to enter on the charter
of the Order Shepherds of Bethlehem
meet with Mr.. and Mrs. L. Phillips, 10
N. Main street, Tuesday evening, Jan.
28th, at 7.30 sharp, to choose the Off
GERS? We must be ready for the SUI
preme Lodge officers Feb. 9Th, to con-
fer the degrees on the new lodge men,
bers at Red Mems Hall.
Political leaders from all over the
county are to attend the annual dinner
of the Mainland Republican Club,
which is scheduled for Wednesday,
January 29th, at the Gilmer, Pleasant
vile. Covers will be laid for $50. Or
atory and music, together with the
banquet, will be the features of the
occasion, which promises to be a big
event in county political circles.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
CONCISE NEWSLETS
ABOUT THE CITY
Interesting Local Occurrences
Briefly Told

A Cake sale will be held at Craw-
ford's Drug Store next Saturday, Jan.
25th, by Mrs. Winfield Adams class of
Wesley Sunday School.
Joseph H. Bradley has resigned as a
member of the Board of Education of
Pleasantville and Mayor Crawford has
appointed in his place Warren C. Mar
shall.
The Boy Scouts will meet at their
headquarters this Friday evening at
7.30 o'clock. Examinations will be
given for the various ranks and for
merit badges.
The Rosary Society of ST. Peters
Church will hold their ~semi-monthly
Euchre next Thursday afternoon, Jan.
80, at the home of Mrs. Chas. Weisen-
berger, 122 N. Second street. Every
body is invited to attend.
The pupils of the First Grade of
School No. 2 were shocked to hear of
the death of their little classmate, An
ma Daley, of Church street and Dough-
ty Road, on Tuesday afternoon at 4
o'clock, after an illness of two days.
The plea in The Pl|easantville Press
Of last week that owners of discarded
88-note player piano rolls donate them
to the Pleasantville Fire Co. has borne
fruit, Harry J. Grimm having been
the first to respond. Others are urged
to follow this lead.
DR.. Green, of West Chester Normal
School, who is a delightful entertainer
and known to the people of Pleasant
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
New Telephone Toll Rates


NnnounedD December 49, 1918, by PoanastrG General Washington D g.
New schedules of rates for telephone toll calls Ito points outside the hal service a) under
which all toll calls throughout the United States are placed on a uniform bas became effective
1901 a m January 81 1919
Under these new schedules tn station to station" rate is the base rate upon which all rdsf
the varous daes offs service offered are computed This. rate is determined by the ari lined is
lance between toll points and is computed for. the initial PERIOD, on the basis for each
miles up to "a miles and SC, for each miles beyond tatd distance
For toll calls where the calling party does not specify particular person to be reached at the
called telephone "Saton to station" rates are charged
For toll calls where the anng party does specify a particular person to be reached at the Jailed
telephone ad the comechm is established and conversation held with that person. person to
person" rates are chrged. A. this service requires a greater amount of operating effort the
rate for such calls is about nefnth greater than the statOn tos station" rate The minimum
person to person. rates 2c
Toll calls involving an appointment to talk specified me or involving the use of me@en
ger service to secure attendant of designated person at public telephone at a distant point
may be made at rate usually about onehnf greater than the" statOn to station" rate psth
cost of messenger service The minimum rate for such cns is 25c
For all toll calls other thn those made on the Ftadon to station basis, where connections
established but the conversations not held because the calling or called party is not present
or will not talk report charge is made equivalent to about onefomhf the STATION to sta
tom" rate The minimum report charge" is 1@; maximum $500 No" report CHARGE" is
made if the call is completed euem midnight of the day tits placed
Night rates applying only to cds made on "aahn to station" bs are quote between
83Op m and 43O a. NJ The raeb between $50 m. and II midnight is about onehaft the
station to station" day rate and between II midnight and 43Oa M about nefomth the
station to station" day rate The minimum night rate 25>
"stion to station" calls must be made as far as possible by giving the telephone number Of
the called telephone When the number is not non and telephone directory formation is
not aaabe the number should be obtained from Information" or if the. called telephone is
at distant point the nam and address of thee called sub@rbr should be given te Toll
OPERATOR stating that it is a *hahOn to station" call
The station to station" rates are substantially lowe than thu person to person" rate. In
order that patrons may effect the creates economy in heir charges for toll sewce and also
maximum speed Of connections they are urged to study their toll service requirements ad to
make the Wi@ possible use of station to station calls
THE DELAWARE AND ATLANTIC
TETE ted = NM TET EDuONE ~
New-York tribune., 1919-03-07
Republican Leaders Resent
'Meddling' Move by 'Drys'

STAY Correspondence
ALBANY, March 6.-At conference
to-day Republican legislative leaders
decided to get behind the Walton
Fearon bill restoring the state con-
vention for nominating candidates for
state offices, and for naming candidates
for the Supreme Court. There will be
no attempt made, however, to make
the bill party measure.
To-days conference was in the
nature of a protest against what lead
,ers here characterize as meddling on
the part of the. Anti-Saloon League.
The league, through its state supern-
tendont william II. Anderson, an
nounced that it was against the Wal
.on-Fearon bill. The statement was
novelty in that it was the first time
the league attempted to dictate how
the political parties Of the state
should function.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-07
Signal Battalion
And Engineers to
Arrive Next Week
Members of 9th Division
Are on Transports Hol-
landia and Agamemnon,
War Department Reports
Neeo York Tribune
Wlshfn0 atom Ruroou

Net0 York Tribune
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The 1O2d
Field Signal Battalion complete and
units of the 102d Engineers, of the 9th
New York National Guard Division, are
on board the transports Hollandia and
Agememnon, due to arrive in New York
next week, the War Department an
nounced to-day.
The New York troops will join their
comrades already landed at Camps
Merritt and Mills and prepare for the
Dig demonstration to be rendered
Major General Organs division in
New York City.
Other New York soldiers are aboard
the transports Francesca and the Ava
Maru, which also will dock at New York
next week.
The War Department to-day in
structed Major General Shanks, COM
mandlng the port of debarkation at
New York, to represent Secretary Baker
in cooperating with the army officers
and New York organizations of citizens
planning for the review of the division.
Secretary Baker, who expected to be
present at the review, will leave Sun
day for tour of rehabilitation camps
IN the West and may not return in time
to witness the review.
The 102d Field Signal Battalion on
the Hollandia comprises IL officers and
AT men, all of whom arc New York
National Guardsmen. casual com
pany of 144 officers and men from New
York State also are aboard the trans
port.
The transport Agememnon carries
the sanitary detachment, Second Bat
talon Headquarters, and Companies
and of the 102d Engineers OF the
total strength OF 10 officers and 595
men in the organization 16 officers and
426 men are former New York Guards
men. The remainder are to be sent to
Camps Shelby, Custer and Dodge for
demobilization, following the parade
Of the 9th Division.
Among the other New York soldiers
en- route home the Francesca carries
casual company Of / officer and 63
men, and the Agememnon has 150 New
York casuals.
Included in the passenger list of the
New-York tribune., 1919-03-07
All in the Game

farmer on the street the other dav
had sack of meal in his hands when
nc said; Gust look at this little peck
of meal for which l paid 65 cents and
which used to buy for 20 cents. 1t is
a dirty shame, the prices we must pay
the merchants He was asked if his
only business in town was to buv meal
NO. he said, 81 brought in load of
tobacco and sold it at one of the ware
houses" "What did you get for it ?'
was asked "Forty-cight cents a
pound was his answer One more
question was asked: GLOW much did
you get for tobacco when you could
buy meal at 20 cents a peck?" And
he simply said, "You go to hell" and
walked away. Shelby (Ga.) Record.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-07
ADVERTISEMENT

from the tank crew, who were also
crawling to avoid the heavy fire Ser
geant Waller and men from the two
gun squads went out and carried the
wounded lieutenant and the wounded
sergeant to she'll holes Sergeant Waa-
ler requested stretchers, but none
were available, as four men of Com
pany A had already been killed and
quite a large number wounded.
Carried Injured to Shelter
Sergeant Waller learned from the
two uninj ured men that three men had
been left behind in the tank. The SER
geant asked the unnjured men to re-
turn with him to get the men out, but
they said that the men left behind were
undoubtedly dead by now He crawled
up to the tank alone. When Sergeant
Waaler arrived at the tank he found it
blazing mostly at the rear, where the
oil tanks apparently were. The floor
was also abaze. Hearing groans, Ser
geant Waaler went into the tank and
saw two men on the floor and one man
leaning over a rail or gun in the for
ward part of the tank. He carried the
nearest man out and placed him III a
she'll hole close by, returned and car
ried out the other man on the floor and
placed him in another shell hole; en-
tering the tank for the third time, he
found that the man was already dead,
and owing to the intense heat and great
danger he did not attempt to bring out
the body While carrying out these men
Sergeant Waaler's slicker caught fire.
Sergeant Waaler Immediately went
in search of a stretcher and found one
near Ken Lane He impressed four
German prisoners and compelled them
to carry the British lieutenant to the
rear He then impressed other stretch
ers and bearers, guided them to the
tank and saw that all Of the wounded
were cared for.
81 personally visited the tank in COM
pany with Captain Biglow, Of Company
A, and was fortunate in meeting three
British tank officers. The officer COM
mandng the section to which the tank
belonged and who was one of the three
| interviewed is Captain r. A. Hcpton-
stall.
Credited With Downing Plane
captain Hcptonstall told Captain
Bglow and me that the tank carried
about three hundred rounds Of high ex-
plosive shells. lie further stated that
Second Lieutenant Pogue and the two
men that Sergeant Waaler had rescued
from the tank had died after reaching
the hospital. In addition to the dam
age sustained by the explosion of the
mine, the tank is perforated in n num-
Der of places by shcllfre and large
number of fresh shell holes are in It's
immediate vicinity.
"To illustrate the type of soldier
Sergeant Waller is, I desire to add
statement of circumstances pertaining
to the destruction of a German airplane
on the morning of September 90
"On the morning of September 20
this battalion again fired barrage,
this time over the 107th Infantry.
Upon the withdrawal Sergeant Waalcr's
section was placed in a hedge A Ger
man plane circled down to within 200
New-York tribune., 1919-03-07

or 800 feet of the ground. According
to witnesses it made three complete
circles on its way down, and as it
passed over Sergeant Waaler's posi-
ton the second time he reversed the
tripod of one of his guns and person
ally fred two and half belts at the
plane. He also directed two members
OF the squad who were armed with
rifles TO fire at the plane, which they
did. After circling the batteries for
the third time the plane headed for
home, across the Knoll, but Sergeant
Waaler maintained his fire and the
plane fell to the ground just behind
the Knoll. The only other machine
gun which could be heard firing at the
plane was a Lewis gun manned by the
artillery for anti-aircraft, to the right
Of Sergeant Waaler's position. From
the statements of witnesses | believe
that this plane was brought down by
the fire from the Vickers gun operated
by Sergeant Waller
Saw Airplane Fall
~ personally saw the plane as it
flew across the Knoll, laboring heavily
and apparently out of control, and just
wing and appeared to fall right to the
ground. did not. however, know that
one of my own guns was in action on
the machine until later Sergeant
Waaler is the type Of soldier who is
continually looking for opportunities
and has individual initiative of the
highest order
81 respectfully recommend Sergeant
Waller as proper recipient of the
Congressional Medal Of Honor"
The medal was pinned on Waaler's
chest by General Pershing himself
when the commander in chief of the
American expeditionary forces re-
viewed the 9th Division on January 81.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-07
"New York's Own" to "Their Own" Again
Baker Lduds Work Of 27fh

<ECRbTARY or WAR BAKER, IN Iduding Of
Z, the gTth Diuiston, expressed himself foffocst
1.-THE 9th Division the National Guard of New York Il
arrived in France i'll May 10ts and throughout opeated
on tho Belgian and british sectors Of the line With
21th formed tho corps commanded by Reed and in
tremendous operations Quentin with that
the AuaenF, broke the lndenbufg
most difficult points They high paae the ftis army
commander under whom they
lighting done the front than that
State Of New York with pride and happness General
Organ and his who distinguished themselves battle
the aurels which 20 o the brave in
New-York tribune., 1919-03-07
Son Saw Father Killed

Abraham Wasserberger whose father,
Nathan, was one of the two men killed
by Edith Mortimer's motor car in
Flushing, Queens, October 10, testified
yesterday in the Supreme Court. Long
Island City, that he saw his father
Knocked down and lifted him into an
automobile. whose driver offered to
take him to hospital. Wasserberger
said he heard Miss Mortimer remark
to her companion, 1--WE have no bust
ness here. We are insured; let the in
surance company take care of this"
Patrolman Peter Smyth. who arrest
ed Miss Mortimer, testified that she
asked, as it necessary TO place me
under arrest"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-07
Nurses Praise Spirit Sho,un
BY 27th Men in Hospitals
Several Who Served for Long Periods Near Front,
Return on Ieviathan Telling Of New Workers.
Brave Deeds; Four French Brides Also Arrive

, trying to marry them, but we can do
anything for the funny little dough
boys, and they take it just as they
would from their mothers"
Proud of Her Souvenirs
An officer interrupted to ask Miss
Flint if her baggage was ready to 20
ashore.
You must find my trunkful of SOU
venirs," she said. at is down in the
mold and | have not seen it since we
sailed. would rather lose nv clothes
than those souvenirs. The boys gave
them to me, helmets and shrapnel
that they picked up under fire.
"One boy gave me helmet-his cap
tain told me the story. He had been
wounded slightly and was back in a
sheltered place, when he approached
the captain and asked, please might he
go back, for he had left valuable SOU
venr up there. He got it, too"
Upstairs i'll the Leviathan's great
salon. piano was opened and there
sounded presently the scuffing Of
feet. as the doughboys whied away
the long hours of waiting until their
orders came to board the ferryboats.
$50 near and yet so far" sang one
| Of them, running up the stairway.
dragging a great bag, covered with
American and German helmets and
boxing gloves over all.
Gee" he added, II live in Jersey
City, but l amt there yet"
Most Famous Dancers Story
Here is the most famous dancer on
board" cried nurse, pushing forward
slim blond comrade "She's the girl
who danced with the Prince"
"Tell me all about it," shriekcd the
reporter.
This is the story:
well, we had been having so much
fun UP in Coblenz," laughed this hero
Inc, who said her name is Ida Meyer
of Baton Rouge, chat the general
finally said we nurses must not 20 to
the officers club any more That was
after my chum, Polly Ellis, had led the
grand march with General Dckman.
Well. after that, one night Polly and I
got lonesome and we just had to have
a little fun, so we slipped into the
clubhouse, anyway. The Prince was
there. He asked me to dance. Oh, |
had met him before.
He went up to the orchestra and
asked them to play one-step.
It's the only thing l can dance, ,
he said.
Calls Him Poor Dancer
believe, me, it may be the only
thing he can dance, but it isn't much
to boast Of. He ones stepped all over
my feet.
"The next day the general heard
about it, and asked Polly and I if we
had been to the dance, because we were
always cutting up. but Of course, we
didn't know anything about it at all.
so that is the end OF the story, and III
be glad to dance with plain Americans
after this"
The Red Cross bride, Mrs. A. L.
Merriam. was a roommate of the light
footed Miss Meyer. She met her sol
der hero last summer, just after he
had smashed his arm in an aviation ac-
cident. They decided not to be mar
rled as long as the cruel order was in
effect which compelled nurses who mar
ried ldlers to return to America ut
once. About two months ago. however.
she was ordered home to rest. so thev
got married anyway, and then it was
two months before she sailed, so they
had nice honeymoon in spite of all
the red tape in tho world
New-York tribune., 1919-03-07
F1iue Men Of the 27MA,uarded
Congressional VnI0x' Medals
Sergeant Waller, Formerly of Squadron A, Res
cued the Grew of Bla zing British Tank Under
Fire and Downcd German Plane, Says Citation

Only five men in the 9th Division
were awarded the Congressional Medal,
the highest gift the United States has
to offer for distinguished bravery on
the battlefield. One of these is Ser
geant Reidar Waller, of Company A,
1o5th Machine Gun Battalion. He re-
turned on the Leviathan yesterday.
Sergeant Waller, a member Of the
old Squadron A, who lived at 104 West
Ninety sixth Street, when he enlisted
on May Z, 1917, was loath to talk of
his heroism. He was asked to dis
play his medal
"lt's in the hold of the ship in a
field desk,' was the reply.
What is that black and red ribbon
you wear?" he was questioned.
"Oh, that's nothing at ALL" he an
swered. But "Billy" Cahill, one Of his
"buddies." betrayed him
"Ah, tell him." he said. "He got
that from England It's the Distin-
guished Conduct Medal"
The citation for the Congressional
Medal, telling of Waaer's feat, fol-
lows, in part:
"Ametican Expeditionary Forces,
Headquarters, 1O5th Machine Gun
Bn., U. s. A.,
France, December Q, 1918.
81, Kenneth Gardner, Major, Com
manding 105th Machine Gun Battalion.
certify as follows:
Sergeant Reidar Waller, 12091S9.
Company A, this battalion, while under
heavy enemy shell fire and enemy ma
chine gun and rifle fro near Sart Farm.
on September 27, performed an act of
unusual hcroisn.
"The facts are as follows:
Rescued Men From Tank
During the night of September 26.
Company AS guns were placed in line
to fire n barragc over the 106th In
fantry on the morning Of the 9th.
Sergeant Waaler was section sergeant
in command of the first section. While
the barrage was being fired a tank
passed through the guns of the 1st
Platoon and reached position approx
lmatcly 200 yards forward Of Sergeant
Waalcr's guns, when shell or mine
exploded under the tank and almost
Immediately the tank went into flames.
A German barrage was still on. Short
ly after the tank burst into flames,
British lieutent, with broken leg and
badly burned, who had been in charge
OF the tank, sergeant of the 106th
U. S. Infantry, also badly burned, and
who had been acting as guide for
the tank, were noticed crawling down
the hill toward Company AS barracc
battery. The officer and sergeant were
accompanied by two British soldiers
New-York tribune., 1919-03-07
creek Peasants Fight
Bulgar Bandit Bands

SALoNICA, March b.-Fighting be-
tween peasants and Bulgarian forces
in western Thrace and Strumnitza, as
result of efforts of the Bulgars to
requisition food and household articles,
nas been reported. 1t is said that the
Bulgarians are attempting to strip the
country before being forced to retire.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-07

transport Ava Maru are the 9Th Heavy
Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop, of 76
officers and men, and the 32 officers
and men of the 9Th Heavy Mobile Old
nance Repair Shop, who will go to Camp
Upton for demobilization.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-07

4 You are invited to the
Hippodrome on Sunday after
noon, March 9th, at $50
o'clock, to hear aft, Gerard
and Morgenthau tell why
New York should contribute
$6,00O,O0O to save the lives
of four million Armenian,
Syrian, Greek, Jewish and
Persian refugees. Admission
free.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-09-23
MUSICALE.

A musicale was given in the audi
forum of the Baptist Church under
the auspices Of the Y. W. A., in
which was presented Pennell Kin
naird, the promising young tenor
from the Louisville College of Mu-
sic. Mr.. Kinnaird was assisted by
Miss Martha Coleman, vioinist; Miss
Elizabeth McCoun, reader, and Miss
Louise O'Rear, pianist, who gave their
numbers with remarkable grace and
skill. A packed house greeted these
young performers and they were
encored again and again by an en-
thusiastic and appreciative audi
ence. AT the close Of the program a
free will offering was made, which
was presented to Mr.. Kinnaird, who
acknowledged it in a graceful little
speech of thanks.