The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-14
Whole Number 1866

senting an army under the titles of
Pershing, Foch, Haig, and Diaz. The
campaign is to determine which army
has the best spoilers. Their rank for
the first ten days is as follows:-
Pershing, 98.6; Diaz, 97.5; Haig, 96.4;
Foch, 90.7. The winning army will
furnish the entertainment at the ban
quet to be given February 14th, by
the other three armies.
After an illness of nearly three
years, Frank S. Libbie, died at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Cordelia
Libbie in Paw Paw on January goth.
He was born March 22nd, 1867 in AL
mena, Michigan and lived in Almena
and Paw Paw until sixteen years of
age, when he engaged in merchan-
dising and continued until his last ILL
ness. He leaves two children, Mrs.
Maud l.. Greve of Oak Park, Illinois
and Frank l.. Libbe Jr. of South Bend
Indiana, one brother, Albert Libbe
and his mother, Mrs. Cordelia Libbe
who ministered to him with the ten
derest devotion during the long
months of his illness. These with
other friends mourn his departure.
was held in Hartford on Tuesday, and
delegates elected to attend the State
Convention to be held in the city of
Lansing on Tuesday, February 18th.
There was liberal sprinkling of lady
delegates in the convention, and they
were heartily commended by every
speaker for the interest manifested
in their newly acquired rights. The
convention was called to order by
Donald +. Cochrane of Hartford, who
after brief address called Glenn f.
Warner of Paw Paw to the chair as
presiding officer Mr.. Warner gave a
short patriotic address on state and
national issues. Mrs. Katherine Cor
nish of Lawton was named secretary
and Mesdames c. w. Johnson of Law
ton and G. f. Young of South Haven,
tellers. The officers were sworn by
Judge David Anderson. On motion
the chairman appointed the following
committees:-Cr Nj. Van
Ripper, Charles Duncombe, George
Monroe; Permanent Organization and
Order of Business-Irving Long, John
Cornish, Roger Siggins; Resolutions
Don F. Cochrane, Mrs. Jennie l..
Ayars, Frank Cleveland. Following
is the list of delegates named to the
state convention:-Glenn f. Warner,
M. H. Young, Paw Paw; Edward
Hickey, Sylvester NJ Carpp, Hartford;
Mac Duncombe, Lewis Timons, Keller
Thomas G. Spellman, Covert; George
Schemenauer, Emerson A. Orr, Ban
gor; Geo. A. Cross, Lawrence; w. r.
Siggins, Columbia; Charles Lytle. Por
ter; ID. c. Leisenring, George G. Mon
roe, Mrs. ]. c. Manning, South Haven;
Jesse G.. Wiles, Decatur; Mrs. Carrie
Ewers and Mrs. Katherine Cornish,
Antwerp.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Salisbury have
received two recent letters from their
soldier son, Lynn. Both dated from
Bertrich, Germany, one December 27
the other January Ord. Lynn, was in
the heavy fighting from Chateau
Thierry to Argonne and came through
without a scratch. He is now a
member of the 4th Military Police
with the army of occupation. He is
well and o. X, but patiently wait
ing for the ship that takes US home."
He longs for Mother, and good old
home made pies and cakes, and the
companionship of father. He has had
the pleasure of crossing the Rhine
River, something that very few
American soldiers are allowed to do.
1t requires special pass, and Lynn
enclosed the Pass for the inspection
of his parents. Lynn will have
wonderful story to tell when he reach
es home. We quote the following
from the letters, which will give some
idea of what this one Paw Paw soldier
has been through:-"I can now write
and tell you what fronts have been
on. The first was Chateau Thierry,
which you no doubt have read so much
about, so won't go into detail to des-
cribe it. The next was the st. Miheif
front, the only front that General
Pershing had full charge of. We
captured and took 1890 prisoners in
two days in that drive. The next was
the Verdun, which was fairly quiet,
and the last but no least, was the Ar
gonne. 1t was here that we fought
for forty-eight days without relief.
Our Division started that drive on