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Cheyenne record., 1919-02-20
eral. But this is to you personally
it is your only Xmas present.

erdl. Out tniS Is u you peiS
it is your only Xmas present.
Mother told me in her last let.
ter about you and the other mer
that were not able to come tt
France, going lover the top at
Watertown in the big Liberty
Loan Drive. We too, were going
over the top at about the same
time. We were on the Argonne
Front north Of Verdun frn'n
September 25th to October 18th,
busting the Hindenberg Line at
its hardest point, and that is
quite a co.ln-cident, for US to go
over the top at the same time
and for the same good cause. l
will tell you some things about
our part in the Argonne drive.
then I'll tell you briefly about the
rest of my sojourn in France.
On September 25th we were in
a camp about 10 miles from the
front. In the evening we fell in
with full packs, rifles, ammuni.
tion and a tool or two apiece. We
were off on hike for the front.
1t was dark and rainy and the
roads were bad in places, but it
was an ideal night TO go to the
front, for one felt safe. from areo
plane raids. We made the hike
. pretty good and,fell out in a field
jlst back of our front line of ar
tlflery. Our guns were popping
now and then, probably about
ke they had been doing for three
years. The Germans were not
sending many shells back. Oar
troops were pouring in to te
ready for the big drive in the
morning. We fell out there at
eleven o'clock for two houas rest
We were wet with sweat and
from the rain and mud, we were
soon shivering from the cold. but
we all made the best we cou d
out of it. Most of US rolled up
in our blankets and got a little
sleep. Our rest was soon over
and we were going again. We
lef. our blanket roll in pile and
got some bridges and material to
carry our barraee, sta. ted at 2
O'Clock and then the zero hour
was to be at five O'Clock.
| bet the Germans thought
hell had broke loose then for it,
sourded like all the guns in the
word We're firing and one could
hardly keep on his feet. Well
we went on and on. stopping at
places to build the road. About
o'clock the Germans gave Us a
shelling that | will long remem-
, Der, We were allowed to take
cover and only a few got killed.
but several got wounded. We
got the bridges in place by noCn
and soon had the road opened.
1t is too long a story to tell every
thing that happened in the "a
days, but we were at it every day
and some of the nights. We Were
just behind our Dough boys all
the time. keeping the ros ds up.
I building barbed wire entangle-
menst, etc sleeping~in holes in
, the ground ann getting shelled.
When we were relieved we had
five days hiking to a rest camp.
When we came over to France.
we landed at Bordeaux. then swe
went on the train to Calais. then
to Samer and next to- Weidiem
We were there until about JuIy5
Then we vert to Crutes. on. the
Marine, near Chateau Thierry,
end w re there until July 9th.
Took part in the big drive at Cha
t4au Thierry from the middle of
July until the mi ddle of Nugust.
When We were ,elieved we went
To Arrival south of VerduD. for
Cheyenne record., 1919-02-20

The western woolgrowers are
making a hard fight for the ex-
istence of tina. industry now at
tackled on all sides.
Besides the government dump
ing large holdings on the market
the bars are let down for enor-
nous importations.
This imported wool is produced
by the cheap labor of Argentine.
all the latin-American countries,
Australia and new Zealand.
Without embargoes and import
duties to put them on a level
with this unfair competition the
days of the wool industry are
numbered. ~
The woolgrowers do not want
government control or ownership
of marketing facilities of of the
sheep and cattle industry as pro-
posed. r-
The government asked the gen
eral public to conserve wool dur
ing the war and to use all kinds
of substitutes for woolens.
By the same token the WOOL
growers now esk the government
to demand by lazy that ,substitu-
ton cease unless properly labelled
They demand that there be
stop to increasing game preser-
yes as wool and meat are more
necessary than propagation of
wild game. 49,.
Sheep ard woolgrowers further
demand that thtir property be no
longer assessed on the war basis
of war Valuations.
The Farmers Educational and
r '"era .iv" Union has been in
session at Spokane.
ans UNION which operates 235
warehouses and elevators empha-
sizes the fine work of the farm
ers' union in building and opera
ting grain warehouses and eleva-
.ors and illustrates the advant-
age of cooperation as against So
ciallSm. Under the parentorgan-
ization are subsidiary companies
that operate warehouses a2d ele-
vators. They handle on an aver
age about tbree-fourths of, the
grain coming to the points where
these elevators are maintained.
While some of these subsidiaries
are co: porations, all are operated
under the cooperative plan and
have distribution of profits.
Sh"ewd Ben Franklin once said
that God helps those that help
themselves. The farmers can
best help themselves thru wisely
directed cooperation The state
and federal government can help
but cannot do it all, and there are
many undertakings that the gov
eminent canEot perform half so
well as farmers and others can
perform for themselves by joir.-
ing a1ds ard pulling together.
The success of the Farmers
Co operative Union in Washing.
ton. Idaho, Montana. and other
states makes them slow to take
up the Non Partisan League plan
of state and federal ownership in
place of cooperation which is
self help instead Of socialism and
its ultimate confiscation of prop
erty and destruction of individu-
al rig hts.
A Fine Victory Letter
Cheyenne record., 1919-02-20
ROLL OF HONOR

The following parties have. re
newed their subscriptions to the
RECORD since our last issue.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-31
WscouNT GREY TO SAIL
 FROM NEW YORK SATURDAY

Washington, Dec. 30 - Completing three months of service in Washington as British ambassador to the Unit ed States Viscount Edward Grey left tonight for New York from which port he will sail Saturday on the Aquita- mia for Liverpool. On reaching Lon don Viscount Grey will report to his government on his work in the United States.
 Arriving in New York last Septenl- Der 26. Niscount Grey announced that because of tho partial failure of his sight it would be impossible for him to undertake the duties of a permanent ambassador and his mission therefore would be comparatively short" A few days later he presented his ere dentiais to Secretary Lansing at the State Department, President Wilson s health being such at the time that a call at the White House was deemed inadvisable. It had been thought pcs sible that the ambassador might see tho president before departure but ;n view of continued ihsistent sickness no appointment was arranged.
 While no official announcement has been made either here CT in London it is expected that when viscount Grey has reported on work to be done by the British representative here 3 successor will be promptly named. Pending the arrival here of an accred- . tied ambassador Ronald c. Lindsay, counsel, will be in charge of the em- bassy. .
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-31
JAPAN IS SENDING
 NEW TROOPS TO SIBERIA

Washington, Dec. 30.-Japane7- troops now being sent into Siberia are believed at the state department to be largely replacement units. It was said officially that no new agreement rel ative to increasing tic size of the Japanese army in Siberia had been reached, negotiauons on this question still being in progress.
 Some of the new forces nov gong in from Japan, officials said. very probably will be used to reinforce some outposts which are threatened by superior forces of bolshevik. It was declared, however, that Japan was not undertaking any aggressive movement.
 The Czecho- -Slovak forces. to the aid of which the joint allied military expedition was sent, soon will be ready to leave for home via Vlad'vos- tok. They will be brought across the Pacific in American transports but whether they will cross the continent through the United States or Canada remains to be determined.
 Replying to suggestions that with the return of the Czcchs it would be possible to withdraw the American troops from Siberia. officials said the American railroads mission still would remain to direct the opera ton of the railroads and that military guard for the road would be necessary for the present at least.
 The American fierce numbers about 5000 men. made up of volunteers re- cruited since the armistice to replace the seiective service men first sent into Siberia.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-31
LEGISLATION TO REGULATE
 THESALE OF WOOD ALCOHOL

Washington, Dec. 30.-Legislation subjecting the manufacture and sale of wood alcohol to the same restric- tions as grain alcohol will be recom- mended to congress as a result of the many fatalities from the use of wood alcohol as . Leverage. Commissioner Roper of the bureau of internal reve- nue announced tonight.
 Tine form of the proposed legisIa- by the bureau. It is understood. however, that officials have in mind the placing of a heavy tax on the manufacture ond sale of wood alco- hol and requiring of permits .by all persons engaged in the traffic. This would provide the government with a definite record of the movement of wood alcohol from manufacturer to consumer and would make possible immediate action by the authorities in case, of violation of the regulations.
 Officials said it had become obvi- ous that weaknesses in the national prohibition amendment as well as the internal revenue laws must be reme-
 died in so far as wood alcohol is concerned. Federal authorities under existing law, 1t was said, apparently are without one legal thread upon Wnlcn to prevent pefSoHS uediIIIS III the poison.
 Tt is obvious" said Commissioner Roper, that wood alcohol is in no sense a liquor or beverage as de- scribed in either the prohibition amendment or the internal revenue laws, nor can it be considered a mar cotic under the provisions of the
 Harrison. narcotic law. It is well known to be deadly poison and should be regarded and treated as such.- In most of the states. if not all, woo alcohol is recognized as a poison and stringent laws have been i passed regulating it's use and safe guarding. the public from it's abuse. 1 No such laws exist however, for use
 nf federal authorities,' The 6eparment of agriculture's bu-
 reau of chemistry, which is entrusted with enforcement of the pure food and
 drug act, also has informed Commis-
 sioner Roper that it has no effective control over the distribution of wood alcohol and that so far as it is cor cerned entirely new legislation is necessary before the new menace car
 b dealt with effectively.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-31
WOOD ALCOHOL CAUSE
 OF Sl xMoRE ARRESTS

New Haven, Conn.,. Dec. 3O.-Six more arrests in connection with the sale or manufacture of liquor consti- tuted the tangible developments in Connecticut today in the investisa- ton of wood alcohol poison cases. No additional deaths had been reported, the list remaining at 16 in the state, l3 Of them in Hartford.
 Six agents of the department Of justice and three policemen raided the Panama Cafe, in Front street, Hart ford, this afternoon. Four men were arrested and ten gallons of wood aI
 cohol, still and a quantity of rais- ms and caramel were seized. The men were locked up on charges of making illicit whislzey and the Hart ford police began search for F. P. Oenello, proprietor of the saloon. who i was not there when the officers en- tered. Information regarding the ! place came from a truckman who had been hired to take some liquor away. l The two others arrested today were Angelo Amato and Salvatore Esposi- l to, of this city, who are held for Gues-
 tioning by the authorities in regard
 10 the distribution of poison liquor. i Nine others are under arrest here on
 various charges, while the police and i revenue agents continue their inves- ] tlsatlon into the wood alchol liquor i traffic.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-31
HARD LUCK FOR HIP POCKET
 PARTIES" IN CHICAGO

Chicago, Dec. s0.-Plans for "hip pocket parties" to relieve the dryness of New Years eve in Chicago have gone the way of other dear, departed hopes for ushering in the New Year in q tide of vinous. distilled or brew ed hilarity.
 Police Captain Moran Collins, in charge of the police who are active in the Loop district, had heard that invi- tations were being extended rather openly by cafes. bidding their patrons to come and bring your own" Whereupon that officer today issued an. erder stationing policemen in all places and cafes New Years eve to greet each incoming patron with the request that he stand and deliver sny liquor he may have In his immediate possession. The state search law gives the police that right-and the law was upheld recently by the supreme court.
 And as for the places and cafes whatever liquor t,s7y have on hand in anticipation of an open seas son for roisterers at the birth of the New Year has been seized by federal agents. who locked it up and took the keys away
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-31
PREDICTS THAT. INDUSTRIAL
 ACTIVITY IS TO CONTINUE

Washington, Dec 3o.-Continued in- dustrial activity is predicted by the committee on statistics of the Cham Der of Commerce Of the United States in it's annual end of the year review of business and crop conditions. Man ufacturers, the report said, have orders in excess of their capacity and in the retail trade there is a feeling of con- fdence of the continuation. until an other harvast at least, of the demand for all classes of commodities.
 Farmers are reported unusually prosperous because of the high price of their products. The liberal spend ing of the farmer. the review asserted is the backbone andsustaining power of the present volume of business throughout the country as they are payin ,gn1ostlv cas and are purchasing improved farm machinery and pure bred livestock than tver before.
 Great activity in building," the committee added, "fs reported in sec tions except where crop failures were extensive copper mining is in a poor state. and silver mining is doing we'll, oib production Is good"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-31
MANsLAuGHTER CHARGES
 FOR SALE OF WOOD ALCOHOL

Cheopee, Mass, Dec. 30.-Sam Darl. ing and Max Saunders, Hartford truekmen, were arrested by Marshal Alfred T. Carqn of the Chcopee po- lice tonight on charges Of rnanslaugh- ter growing out of the large number Of deaths in the Connecticut valley as 3 result of drinking wlliskey contain ing wood alcohol. They were held under .$10000 bonds. which they were unable to furnish early this evening, and will be arraigned in police court tomorrow morning.
 According to Marshal Caron. Darl- ing and Saunders came to Chicopee this afternoon to settle up some bus mess affairs" Among the places they visited was the police station and they were met with warrants charg- ing them with manslaughter Earlier in the day, State Detective David J. Manning, Jr., of Springfield, had been to Hartford and questioned Darling and Saunders regarding their alleged part in the transportation of the li- quor. During the conversation, Mar shal Caron said, Darling and Saun- ders, who are also facing charges in Connecticut. were asked to go to Chi copee to close up some business. Up- on arrival in Chicopee. Marshal Ca ron had the warrants in readiness.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-31
Led a Wld Life
 While on Parole
Donald Hammond, Son of the Dean of Cornell University, Sentenced to Term In State Prison.

New York, Dec. Exchanged with violating his parole by forging checks, committing thefts and getting drunk, Donald Hammond, 24 year old son of William Hammond. dean of Cornell university, was sentenced today to a term of three and one-half to seven years in state prison. Hammond was placed on, probation under a suspende sentence last August after he hao pleaded guilty to forging check for
 S2,00O in the name of Norman Brad ford. IT,, wealthy Newport, R. l., clubnan.
 You have been living by you.'
 wits" declared Judge Wadhams. Tn
 imposing sentence, "and your win
 ming smile has kept you out of jail
 up to the present time. It has aided you in your crooked work, lllt thel e
 is nothing further that can be ho CT for you by lenient methods"
 Hammond's .escapades since being lantic City. Maine and New Hamp- shire. Finally his friends virtually deported him to Canada in an effe ; 1 10 make him ''go straight" Ire lii. | in Manitoba proved too tame for nin 1 however, and he went to Bostt :
 where he stole S15,00o worth of bond 1 pleaded guilty III the name of an s,- 1 legged murderer lie met in the To- | prison, and succeeded in obtaini' ., 2 l suspended sentence under that ntra 1 Hammond has q long war record l He enlisted in the Canadian army \ ! 191. and was wounded at Ypres. i4' came back to this country withou being discharged and .ater returned t 1 England, where he joined the Roya Air force and was again wounded 1 His victims are said to .l,lude nut.
 Der of society people in this city, New port and Atlantic City.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-31

Paris, Dec. 30 (By the A. P).-Ex- change of ratifications of the treaty Of Versailles will take place Jan. at the Quai d'orsay. Baron Von Lersner. head of the German delegation and Paul Dutasta. secretary of the peace conference, tonight settled all points in connection with the signature eX- cept that relating to naval material, which it is expected will be solved shortly.
 The Germans will sign the protocol and at the same time the allies will hand letter 10 them agreeing to re- duse their demands to 100000 tons if tho total available. tonnage has been overestimatcd. or Germany is gravely menaced economically. In any case, after the signature, the allies will get ss. poo tons of material, and the bal aaee based on tho report of experts who arc now checking up at Danzis, Hamburg and Bremen.
 Tho British prime minister. David
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-31
SENATORS IN CONFERENCE ON
 PEACE TREATY COMPROMISE

Washington. Dec. 30.-Peace treaty compromise talk reached a more form al state today when Senator McNary of Oregon, a leader of the mild reser- vation republicans, discussed various compromise subject suggestions with Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the acting democratic leader.
 It was said that although no defin- ite agreement came out of the confer ence, the conversation took q hopeful turn, afterwards bothe senators seem ed confident that middle ground could be foun that woul insure rati- fication early in the year.
 Modification of the reservations ap- poved by the senate majority at the last session, so that affirmative ac- ceptance by the outer powers would net be be required as understood to have been the principal subject con- sidered. A new preamble which would | declare the reservations effective un- less other nations objected within a limited time is said to have been out lined, with both senators indicating | that they might accept it.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-31

New York, Dec S0.-Two. score federal agents were. despatched to- night on a hunt through Greater New York and the other. sections Of this internal revenue district. for poi son liquor. Manufacturers of per fumes, hair tonics, havoring extracts and furniture polish were investiga ted on wholesale basis to mail down" non-beverage alcohol, in an effort to prevent recurrence of Christmas wood alcohol tragedies.
 Hotel. and restaurant men through out New York tonight predicted the bleggst New Years eve ever witness ed in this city, and private stock" whislsey, brandy, rum mad wine were openly announced as welcomers for 920, despite the dry law and its en- forcen1ent. High prices are being paid for tables along the Great White Way, and prospective celebrators de- fantly have declared that John Bar leycorn is to be their guest "once more.' --'
 More deaths reported here and throughout the country today, ai- though in far less volume than the day after Christmas, indicated that wood alcohol drinks continued to leave the toll. Additional arrests were predicted both here and in sur rounding territory. Chemical analy- sis of the braiNs of five men who died from the alcohol liquor, showed to- day that wood alcohol caused their deaths.
 Louis Di Vito, Joseph Giuseppi and Vitele Cello, who were arrested last night when officers discovered 1900 gallons Of wine on their premises, were arraigned in court today charged with violation of the war time prohi tion and held in $500 bail each for hearing Jan. T.
 New York. New Jersey and New England officials were in confluence
 On the wood alcohol situation late in l the day and a wider and deeper in-
 vestigation has been plannedi into 1 traffic in poison it was amounted al 1 the iMsarnal reVeue office
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-31
WHAT DID WE GET OUT OF FWAR?
 "PRoHl1ITloN AND THE 'FLU!"

Chicago. Dec. S0.-Chicago socialists tonight attended a reception to Victor l.. Berger of Milwaukee, who vas de- nied his seat in congress but recently reelected. The meeting was ar ranged by national officers of the so- cialist party.
 Berger asserted that his reelection was his vindication and declared that if he again was excluded from con gresS he would be candidate and again would be reelected by an even larger majority.
 What did we get out of the war;" he asked at one point.
 Prohibition and the flu" shouted a voice.
 Berger said: President Wilson only repeated in September. 1919. what T said in 1917, that the war was a cap- italists' war. Judge Landis gave me twenty years for it."
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-31
MANOEUVERS AND DRILL
 FOR THE ATLANTIC FLEET

Washington, Dee. 50.-Four months of manoeuyer and drill in southern waters, to keep the ships at fighting pitch and train the great number of recruits, constitutes the programme for the dreadnoughts, destroyers and submarines of the Atlantic fleet which will sail for Guantanamo Boy January s. Final arrangements for departure of the ships and the complete pro- gramme of manoeuvers were an nourced today by Secretary Daniels following a conference with Admiral Henry r. Wilson, commander in chief of the Atlantic fleet.
 Making their rendezvous, in Chesa peake Bay. seven of the eight dread thoughts of the fleet, including the Pennsylvania, Admiral Wilson's flag ship. accompanied by q number of de- stroyers. will depart the same day for Guantanamo. to be- joined there by the North Dakota, now returning from the Mediterranean. Approxi- mately thirty-five destroyers and if- teen submarines have been ordered to Cuhan waters to take part in the TnanoAuvers
 After month of drill and small arms practice at Guantanamo. the seventh bAtfleship division, including the Pennsylvania. Oklahoma. Nevada and Arizona. will sail for Barbados, and the fifth division. comprising the Utah. North Dakota. Florida and Delaware. will go to Trinidad. per forming t:Ictical manoeuvers en route Later the two divisions will visit Co., lon, where they will remain from February 25 to March f. The dread thoughts then will return to Cuban waters for target practice and fur ther manoeuvers, which will continue from early March until the fleet sails for .home waters April 26.
 The destroyer squadron also vii visit the canal. leaving there just be- fore the battleships arrive. and in ad- dition numerous West Indian port; between February and March '. | then will go to Guantanamo Bay fo- gunnery and engineering exercise
 and fleet manoeuvers after the bat ! tleships return from the canal, re
 maining there until their departur'
 with the rest of the fleet.
 Particular attention will be given, i
 was said. to experimental aviation
 work and developing the tactics O
 cooperation between naval air force and the feet. The air detachmen
 will be composed of units based a
 Pensacola and other gulf ports ant
 will make extensive trips to West In dian waters. The entire detachmen 1 i sscheduled to visit Colon, while tn
 battleships are there.