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Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13

Washington. Nov. II The frs
anniversary of the signing of th'
armistice and ending of hostllities il
the world war was observed generally
Throughout the country today. Gov,
ernors Of nearly a dozen states pro.
claimed the day a legal holiday.
Kansas City. Nov 11--rwith Ar
mistice Day celebrations being held
in many towns and cities through the
Middle West today. former service
men are retelllng their experiences of
a year ago when they were "in the
thick Of it," Many of them had what
they termed their "closest calls IN
the last hours of the fighting, and
many lost their 'buddies" but few
minutes before the hostilities ceased.
Members of the S9th division,
which included in its rank men from
Nebraska Missouri. South Dakota,
Colorado, New Mexico and
Arizona, were heavily engaged by the
enemy up to the final minutes of ac-
tivities. The night of November f0
the division made a crossing Of the
Meuse River at the town Of Foullly,
IN the vicinity Of Stenay. A combat
iaison battalion and machine gun
company, under orders Of the end
Division, We're preparing to cross the
Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13
OIL IN NORTHERN KANSAS?
Work in Prospective Fields viii Be
gin Soon.

Lawrence, Nov. 11.-There will be
much prospecting for oil In northern
Kansas In the next six months, ac-
cording to Prof. Erasmus Haworth Of
the department Of geology Of tie
University Of Kansas. At present
most oil fields are south Of the Kansas
River, but many operators are turning
their attention to the north part Of
the state, and work In these prospec-
tive fields will begin soon.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13
NO BIG WAGE HIKE
Director General May Grant Small
Increase TO BrOtherhoods.

Washington, Nov. 11.--Directol
General Hines has called the chiefs OF
the four railroad brotherhoods to con-
fer with him here today TO dis
Gus ,abor questions directly affecting
railroad employees. Mr.. Hines was ex-
pccted to outline the railroad admin
istration's attitude on wages and
working conditions. 1t was said by
administration officials today that the
director general was not prepared at
this time to meet demands OF the
for substantial wage in
creases A compromise offer based on
a small general increase was thOught
probable. Should the brotherhood
chiefs press their demands cOmplica-
tion OF the Industrial situation was to
be feared, it was said.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13
TWELVE BOYS AND GIRLS Ft
IN THE cAPPER CLUBS,

Capper Pig and Poultry club mem-
bers Of Dickinson county are nearly
at the end Of the years contest. One
Of the state club events is the publi-
cation of sale catalog in which is
listed a part OF the breeding stock
owned by club members. In this
years catalog more than 1000 pigs
and $500 chickens are offered for
sale. Dickinson is represented In the
Capper clubs by Lewis Darling, ClaE-
'ence Fields, Esther Buhler, Mildred
Green, Lucille Fields, Grace Barrett,
Edith Seymour and Elizabeth Butter
field, all Of Abilene; Hazel Patton and
Gladys Thomas, Solomon, and Anna
Rush and May Rush, Manchester.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13
COAL STRIKE CANCELLED TODAY
ted to the court at 10 o'clock
this mrning for his approval and
be on its way to all local. SUBJ
district and district of organiza-
tions by 6 o'clock this evening.
had been made when the confer
ence adjourned, 1t was said.

Indianapolis, Nov. 11.-The order
calling off the nationwide bituminous
coal strike will be isued today, fol-
lowing the decision of the general
committee of United Mine Workers
America early this morning to obey
the mandate of United tSates District
Judge A. B. Anderson issued here LAST
Saturday.
When the order calling Off the
strike will bq drafted could not be
learned early today. SO far as couiu
be learned, no committee was appoint
ed at the conference to write the
order.
The recall of the strike order Will
open the way Immediately for a re-
sumption of negotiations between
miners and operators as the operate 5
have announced they would be ready
to consider a new wage agreement III
any time the strike order was with
drawn
The question of how many miners
will obey the order resembling the
strike is problematical. In some dis
tricts 1t was considered the resump-
tion of work will be general
The meeting was probably the most
momentous ever held by a miners or
If not the most weighty
ever conducted by labor organiza-
tion in this country for in the view
of labor leaders it was to determine
the organization would be
forced by government pressure
through the courts to discontinue a
strike.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13
Mandate of Court Is Obeyed by
Leaders.
CAN'T FIGHT GOVERNMENT
1--WE Are Americans" Says Lewis
and Will Comply With the
Law-yictory for the Pub
lie at Last.
tA.sociated Press)

Indianapolis, Nov. II.-United
States District Judge Anderson
this morning approved the order
of the officials of the mine work.
ers resembling the strike order of
October IS. The miners attor-
neys promised TO try to have it in
the mails by o'clock tonight.
Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. IL
The United Mine Workers of
America through its general COM
mittee decided early today to
obey the mandate of United Sta
tes District Judge A. c. Ander-
son, which means the recall of
the order for a strike of 425,ooo
bituminous coal miners of the ma
ton. The conference then adj
journed until z o'clock this after
noon.
Acting President John L. Lewis
made the following statement:
Gentlemen, we will comply with
the mandate of the court. We do
ii under protest. We are Ameri-
cans. We cannot fight our gov
ernment. That is ALL"
No draft of the order, rescind-
ing the strike, which, under An
dersOn's order was to be submit
Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13
ARMISTICE DAY RECALLS EVENTS AT
FRONT LAST YEAR. KANSAS CELEBRATES

river when they were caught under a
heavy concentration of artillery nre
adm suffered heavy casualties.
Troops of both the S9th and ooh
divisions entered the city Of Stenay,
on the east side of the Meuse River.
only an hour before the armistice be-
came effective. They crossed the
river on footbrldge which the Ger
mans had neglected 10 destroy, form
er service men said
ut was about a quarter to eleven, ;"
remarked a former S9th division
man. when German long range
shell dropped In the midst of our de-
tachment as we rested near an old
saw mill In the vicinity Of Beaumont.
That shell killed eight or nine and
wounded about thirty. Tn fifteen
minutes the war was over.v
Numerous incidents were related by
former service men who wear wound
stripes on their uniforms Of going
through months Of fighting without
scratch. only to be wounded during
the last few minutes or hours. One
said he had been at his machine gun
all night without being hit but was
severely wounded by piece of
as he was on his way to the
ration dump" to get some breakfast
he morning Of the 18th Another
Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13
WILKINS WELL GOING
ON AT zo3o FEET

The bit which had been dropped Il
the wilkins well was fished out Mon
day night and the drillers are now
putting in good licks lowering ths
hole to a greater depth At this writ.
Ing they are at depth OF 2O30 feet
and In spongy lime. Barring accl-
dents the drilling contractor informs
us the required depth should be reach
ed before the first Of December. n
Chapman Advertiser.
Another report says that there is
water in the well and that 1t is pro-
badly a fiivver.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13
HAS PURCHASED N. c. DYER
DAIRY FARM FOR $II,soO

Il. s. Engle has purchased the N. G.
Dyer farm in Grant township, con-
tanning 80 acres, for $11,5OO, ap.
|proximately $500 an acre. For the
past year he has had lease on the
farm and his son, Elmer has lived
there. 1t is considered one of the
finest dairy farms in the state and has
a large spring which adds much to
its value.
Mr.. Engle has sold his residence on
North f3ne tod S, Engle of New
bern @ho vii take possession about
December 4. f. s. 8ngle expects to
make his home on his newly pur-
chased farm.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13

fore daylight crowds were on the
streets forming parades and spreading
the glad tidings.
What happened to our boys in
France on Nov. II, 1918, was recalled
by the soldiers now home. One Abb
lene boy who was with the engineers
of the Second division, said that when
the fighting stopped they had been
at the front continuously since Sept.
26 when they were first put into ac-
tion on the Argonne sector. All the
might before they had worked, put
ting a bridge across the river at Bean
mont for the advance of the infantry
and marines to come in the morning.
The engineers lost go men that night
putting in the bridge, and 900 were
killed before the firing ceased at
about 6 minutes before IL in the
morning
Runners brought word that the
armistice was to be signed the next
day but the fighting had gone on Tor
so long and with the roar of guns and
the zing and whistle Of shells so deaf
ening in their ears they couldn't be-
lieve it was all to stop so soon. "Why,
it didn't seem possible" said the boy
as he reviewed his sensation Of a
year ago, ''but we said we'd wait ana
see. The fighting was hard but not
as hard as we experienced at Chateau
Thierry when we were put in action !
first and stopped the advance on
Paris; for the Second division was in
action 81 days there We were re- ]
ieved, then moved forward to Sois- J
sons, then sent to the st. Mehiel, y
hen to the Champagne and finally to
he Argonne front. (
''When you tell them that" he said
n the interview ''they win know how
ylad we were when the firing ceased T.
But it was sad and quiet. There
wasn't any demonstration we were
ireland sad. +
I'VE looked around and could see
he Germans building fires and hear
heir wagons rolling away. Every
hing else was still except for the oc-
asional explosion of a German mine.
seemed so funny-we could light
res for the first time since we were
moved to the front and could walk y
round without fear of being seen. =
he Huns wanted to come over and
tart 'bumming' cigarettes but that
'as stopped in no time. Afraid they'd u
tart another fuss and break the ar u
listice guess 4
!. II u esss III In
''That last nleht was ter1fhle.r OBJ
sfted another Middle West DIVISION : !,
,ldier. An night long the Germans ! !
their artillery on the hill ! :,
here we were located and swept 1t
'om side to side and from the bot
m to the top. We lodged from shell
Die to shell hole, with the pieces Of
lrapnel and high explosive scream C.
g through the air. Often as / lay
a shallow hole, with part of my
'dy showing above the level Of the
'ound, a shell would pass so near ps
at could feel the heat from it, like w
e breath from a furnace door The W
plosion Of the shell would lift me III
ON the ground and 1 would be part CO
buried by the falling sticks, stones no
ID debris. "My buddie," ana here to
soft far away expression came to so
e eye sof the veteran Of the st. wi
Ihiel and Argonne, "got separated ha
Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13
RED CROSS NEEDS MORE
County is About Is Per Cent of Its
Quota.

The Red Cross membership cam
paign is not up to standard. Abilene
which had over 1000 members last
year has renewed slightly over 100.
The county is showing about rs per
cent Of its quotas. This is a disap-
pOintment and should not be allowed
to stand. However it is better than
some other counties. In Sedgwfck
with quota Of $4,000 only s5, 500
has been raised.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13
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ARMISTIcE DAY
End of First Year of Peace
Celebrated.

Armistice Day was not so excited
ly celebrated as ON November II,
1913. 1t came ON Monday last year
and all day Sunday the city was on
tiptoes waiting for word that the
Germans had signed the terms Of
peace. Two days before the United
Press had faxed the country with Il
false report of the signing but Abilene
was one of the few towns that did
not swallow the canard. 1t stood pat
on the Associated Press dispatches of
the Reflector that nothing of the sort
had occurred. Early Monday morn
ing the Associated Press sent the Re
flectOr the real news and orders were
Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13
EASY MONEY THAT TIME
Mules Advanced $zs In Thirty

muleA advanced $zS IN Inuty
~ tMinntes.
salina Nov, .l1SA big span d
mules near vesper advanced $25 III
price in thirty minutes the other day.
The mules belonged to Alex Smith, a
farmer near vesper. A mule buyer
from Kentucky, who also is named
Smith, came along and bought the
animals at $3.50. When the Kentucky
Smith was leaving the farm, the YES
per Smith decided the mules were
worth more to his farm than they
were to the mule buyer. The Ken
lucky Smith sold them back to Alex
Smith for s775, thirty minutes after
he had purchased them.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13
Daniel Boone Dead.

Daniel Boone, one Of the colored
men Of the city, died at the county
hospital this week. He had lived
here for over 30 years and was well
known to the community.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13

given for the blowing Of the creamery
whistle as had been arranged. From
that time until late at night the town
was a wild, surging mass Of people,
yelling, blowing horns, firing guns
and generally expressing their delight.
An impromptu parade took place in
the morning and another more formal
in the evening with a meeting in the
park.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13

from me that night. We had moved
farther down the hill about dusk ana
later he had TO return TO our former
position 10 look after some rations.
The crest Of the hill was shelled fur
iously. Everywhere there were smok.
Ing shell holes and CHASTITY craters,
for the German was using heavy ar
tillery that night. The smoke OF bat
tie hung heavy over the water soaked
ground. The momentary fash .Cf
bursting shells printed on the mind
little pictures of waste and destruc-
tion, of tangled trees, smoking shell
craters and gas-filled hollows. one
she'll wounded man and partially
buried him In the hole where he was
seeking shelter, and 1t was his cry for
aid that my buddie answered. An
other shell cropped close at hand and
the man with whom had fought for
months was mortally wounded. They
carried him down a narrow path
through the woods to dressing sta
tien mile or more away and several
days later heard of his death"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13

, told Of losing an arm within hail
hour of the cessation OF hostllitles.
How the first news OF the armls-
tice was received BY his organization
was related by a former machine gun
sergeant. They had field telephone
located in a hole In the ground and 1t
was connected with the battalion
headquarters, some distance to the
rear. II was about 1918 the morning
of the 11th, he said. when the tele-
lphone rang and they received the
news of the armistice. He hlmselr
lcopied down the message as II was re-
lpeated by lieutenant and he said
that at first he thought he was re-
ceiving message in code, for he
could not believe the words he was
writing Runners were at once sent
out TO all guns with instructions to
cease firing few minutes before IL
O'Clock. At the time. the former SER
geant added, they were being heavily
shelled by enemy artillery.
Kansas Is Celebrating
Topeka, Nov. lin practically
every city and town IN the state some
form OF celebration is set for today IN
Of the signing or tne
armistico, one year ago. In response
70 Governor Henry J. Aliens procla-
nation that the day be observed as
an official holiday. business houses
and public houses in many cities will
be closed this afternoon to permit em-
ployees to participate in the celebra-
tion.
The form of celebration covers a
wide range, but nearly all include
parade In which the ex-service men or
each respective community or county
are to appear In uniform. In some
cities the street parades are to in
alude floats with prizes offered for
he most striking design. sections OF <
he parades being allotted TO indivfd- I
lals and firms, lodges. churches
chOOls and other organizations. For d
he day, orators are IN great demand.
tome celebrations include auditorium II
Xercises in the afternoon, some in o
he evening, but nearly all are sche,l- n
led to wind-up with a ball. N
Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13

Harry Harding, VINO was a lieu
tenant with the 91st division sale
that his outfit had been in the thicI
of 1t for days when runners were sem
up with orders to stop firing at
minutes before IL. The Germans had
been retreating fast and the front
line where his company was fighting
was the main street of a little village
There wasn't much celebration when
word came that the armistice was
signed; the boys just moved into the
town, found billets and beds and
food After digging some potatoes
and turnips and eating, they slept.
"They were too tired" said Mr. Hard
ing ito have much pep left"
He said he was in the hospital at
Roulers and not with his company,
when the message came to them there
by wireless. Most of the men in the
hospital had just been sent back, af-
ter hard fighting and they didn't
have much energy left for celebrar-
ing either. However, there were rwo
French divisions and one Belgian divi-
sion in the town. The night before
there had been a bombing raid which
had done much damage and only two
weeks before the Germans had evacn-
ated the town. All day the men
stood around the streets and talked
about the new turn events had taken
they were excited but made no dem
But when night came
Well, hobbled out to see what was
happening" said Mr.. Harding, 'but |
saw 1t was no place for me- The
French don't often get drunk. ana l
ion't know where they got the wine
,ut they had 1t and were putting on a
'eal celebration. The Germans had |
Droken all the windows and there
wasn't much left of the buildings any
way so the men took window frames,
'roken doors and anything else they
ould find for bonfres."
In Paris he said, from all he could
earn, everybody celebrated. They
rove tanks down the boulevards,
ank was forgotten, "buck" privates
nd brigadier generals mingled in one
rand reyelry.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13

This year there was decorum. Most
stores closed in the afternoon as did
the banks also. The high school had
exercises at chapel and was dismiss
ed; the grade schools were given the
afternoon. No parade was given
partly because the ex-service men
were not disposed to dress up and
parade. They said they had enough
''over there" A banquet at o'clock
for the ex-service men and their
ladies and dance for all in the Red
man building make the program of
Fhe day.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13

Capt. Herbert Rohrer was In the
) lArgonne front on Nov. II, I'VE had
made all preparations for an attack
at o'clock. The reconnaissance
men had gone forward at $3.50 ana
we had moved up close to the Ger
man lines. Everybody was ready ana
there was more or less shelling when
the order came to stop firing at II
o'clock. We were so close that the
Germans could in the opposite trench
es call to us "it's all on ana tne boys
were mighty sorry for we would have
trimmed them. Three officers ana
130 men on the entire front were
killed in the las. "a hours of the war.
AT the end the men were rather daz-
ed by the unaccustomed silence and
1t was not until evening that they
really began celebrating"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-11-13

8
The bells rang at midnight telling
of the coming of the anniversary but
it met no such response as last year.
In every community then business
affairs appeared to be secondary
matter with hundreds of men and
women deserting jobs to join in the
hilarious parades in the streets.
School children left their books, ana
in most cities as here, school was dis
missed for the day. The signing of
the armistice was first flashed over
the wires, both telegraph and tele-
phone, in Kansas by the Associated
Press, and almost simultaneously
whistles were started blowing, bells
ringing and all imaginable forms OF
noise making devices put in operation,
in all the cities reached by the Asso-
.ciated Press news service. Long be-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-01

get so mixed up In my mind about the
difference between Manhattan ana
Queens and Brooklyn and the Bnonx, that
/ do not wonder Vine street is somewhat
misleading. Though no one can say It
is a misnomer.
1 have relatives who live on Vine
street, Glenn Morris. Richmond Hill.
Long Island. New York.
And they invited me TO stay with them.
had been planning TO go. And so
went.
1t was four Of a summer afternoon that
/ went down, wearing nifty but some
what heavy coat, set of furs, and car
rying two bags. one a well filled suit
case and the other a well filled brief
case. 70 set out on my journey into a
far country.
I met someone, most unexpectedly. as
/ stepped from the Martha Washington
to the curb. I had valiantly made up
my mind to carry those suit cases to the
nearest subway, myself, when 1 heard a
bIitha voice: WHITTIER away?" And IT
was a man have met who does cartoons
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-01

said to myself and began arguing with
my feet, trying mental suggestion ] W IS
so busy trying to persuade my feet that
they knew where they We're going, ana
suggesting to my arms that there was an
end to everything, that / did not realize
that l had come suddenly to the end Ct
street without noticing 1t.
rs this Vine street?' l asked a woman
and man who were working in a garden
NO" they said in chorus. and went on
pulling up weeds.
1 stood and looked about me in despair.
Long Islands sun was slowly setting,
and / seemed to be in the center of a
vast wilderness. About me were small
,, and tidy looking cottages. but they were
not set about with rose vines. They
wre fresh and newly painted, most Ct
them, and looked as If they were the
beginning of real estate venture. Be
! fore me stretched great fields that were
Just being titled. and in the distance a
road like a ribbon through the cen-
ire. But where. oh where, was Vine
street?
As l turned and looked about me, in my
young despair. l saw nice. comfortable
woman standing on her front porch, look
ing at me in undisguised curiosity.
From force of habit 1 went forward.
From force of habit. / said: Can you
| tell me where 1170 Vine street isy'
| And then: II don't believe 1 can she
said Patty l don't know where the
| Inspiration came from. Out of clear
sky, 1 suppose. But suddenly I said: I
don't suppose you happen TO know my
cousin, Mr.. Jonathan Johnson"
MIR. Jonathan Johnson. Why, GER
tainIy do The Johnathan Johnsons live
in Rose cottage-it is the show place OF
Glenn Morris
looked at the picture, and Patty. sor
the first time / realized how lovely y
was. For the first time, it came to me
on my part at all
new life into them.
/ And stepped forward with no volition
what lovely. honey, hot-suppery name
johnson is. And my feet began to get
held them back. however, long enough
to ask: Can you tell me this way &C
/ no Vine street2" You see it had become
quite habit with me-
Indeed can" said the nice lady. you
walk three blocks and turn to the let
three blocks. and there you are at Vine
street Then you walk right on, until you
come to the house-you can't miss it"
oh thank YOU said. you are SUCH
help"
As started off, she called to me: III
| go acros that field. Or you can go up he
avenue. if you turn to the right and wal;
three blocks. and then turn to your left
cut across the field
| After a while I struck a Sidewalk
real cement walk. that seemed to lead
! somewhere. And then 1 met a woman
taking a dog to walk. and stopped and