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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-08
Captain J. Ross Nichols Had Expert
ences Enough for a Lifetime IN
the Last Big Battles Of
the World War.
VIVID PICTURE OF LIFE
One Of the Descriptions That Vfsualise
the Occurrences That Were
Routine and Thrilling
Every Day.

SuS Oi tAIS must Interesting. bSNGNcS
graphic, letters from the American
'front.' in France, which has come to
keokuk, Is one from Captain James
Ross Nichols, commanding battery
Of the 320th field artillery, OF the I'D
division. and the son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
~. ". Nichols, OF 120S Des Moines
street
As Ross Nichols, Captain Nichols
is well known in this city, and many
people win be interested in his ex-
periences in the very hard fighting
which his battery did IN the hardest
Bottles OF the world war.
After graduating from the Keokuk
high school, he attended Northwest
ern University at Evanston, and dur
ing the construction OF the water pow
er he had charge OF surveying party
in the organization of Hugh L Cooper.
Married Just Before Sailing.
Then he went TO Atlanta as manager
ot lumber concern He joined the
first training camp at Mcpherson
Five days before he sailed for France
lie married an Athens. Georgia, girl.
and both OF them viii be here in Keo-
lux as soon as Captain Nichols Is dis
charged from the army.
he is returning 10 America on the
Kentucky and he and his bride are
expected TO be in this city not long
after the middle Of May.
The letter 10 his Parents Is dated
August 10, and has Just eone into the
hands OF The Gate City, on The eve
q Captain Nichols return, as he is
expected home IS a very short time
ncw.
Was Always en- the Move
From position OF reserve at
Chateau Thisry.- says Captain Nichols.
Until the sth OF November. ws are
af-avs On the front, OF moving from
we had tAi-ry-four 6ays Q. continuous
fighting. without Al hour OF relief
longer than CIV other artillery OUTFIT
7 hare heard Of
we hare 4 csaozzl who believes N
kee1irz m 70 the front and that in
fantry should be supported in some
thing besides name only For this
reason. Ea we're sometimes forced 10
rove during the Gay. = carriage at g
time 81 half hour Intervals. over roads
On which the Boete had direct Oh
se-TarL1l
ofvisior Tries 70 sdoq. Them
we're 4 good uzny times
WIEN / tt1rzzr I had seen old KeakuE
for the LAST tEr.e. and 70 tel the whole
truth. sazsttEss On the front, when
vr- -ap.=s-. cold. muddy. Tagged
- - --F7- T7r-SC~r rzrha1S
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-08

Women in the employ of the sts1
OF Texas are assured By law Of rese']
ing equal pay with men for equal SCI
ice performed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-08

deep place between Lagrange and
West Quincy.
The morning train from st. Louis
was only two and shalf hours late
this morning.
The Burlington division with head
Quarters at Hannibal, is used to
aquatic reading, and is not so much
concerned about the water over the
track as is the public. and many times
before now trains have been run for
weeks with engine crate bars raised
and the water above the step of the
coaches All engineers are qualIneu
mariners on that division
Much Damage at Quincy.
The flood at Quincy, due largely 10
the Des Moines flood, Is the third
highest IN sixty years, and the high
est for fourteen years
At Quincy. the river is running clear
Ground the city steamboat warehouse
and the White Collar line boat house
rhe floors of these buildings are under
water and the boats nrust handle their
cargoes from the open leEee until the
food recedes.
The Layton shipya-ds and the Noel
Ier-VanderBo lumber yards are
flooded and the water is up into the
Little Wheel works
North Of Broadway. along the lower
hav all of the houses which VIII not
Goat are flooded
Very few calls for rescue vork nave
Gene as a result or the Hood
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-08
Have Plenty Of eabfssts.

AT the first break OF day, we locat-
cd ourselves, laid the guns and / fig
FRED my barrage, and at a. m. opened
Up.
at was tough night, but only typical
Of a good many worse ones. / imagine
2 lot of others went through during
this show.
You know, for the next twenty years.
imagine this scrap will be rought
ever around some club. cigar store. or
wherever men congregate. It's easier
tc understand some OF the bean soup
9srfeying we used TO hear some Of
the old G. A. R. going through, at any
rate. now.
81 was the ranking battery COM
nander in the regiment, and l believe
we certainly had the best average bat
terry commanders. Every one was a
Eaduate of the three months school
OF fire al Fort Sill. and every one
has gone straight through with the
regiment from start TO finish Al
though promotions have been handed
cut rather raVishly TO officers in the
states. and Of course in the infantry
where casualties are very frequent.
not 2 single one OF Us have been pro-
NOTED. although we have been in serv-
lie row or May 10. for two years.
Major General Rhodes, in writing
to Colonel Williams, our regimental
commander, also stated that the chief
Of French artillery in speaking to
General Pershing had stated that our
brigade. the 157th artillery brigade.
was the finest artillery he had seen
on the front"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-08
sian,ese Twins in Death.

Here four captains in one regiment
were killed in one morning. and here
nv friend, Lieutenant Carl Goldsmith,
of Atlanta, was killed by bullet
through the head
'NOn crossing the Decauville railroad
near there, one OF our officers came
across one OF our men and Boche,
both dead, cheek 10 cheek each with
his bayonet driven clear through the
body OF his opponent.
EThe position we occupied on the
night Of October 5. I shall never for
get The ground sor g half mile was
absolutely covered with dead Amer
leans and Bochs We stumbled over
then, IN the dark. drove over them
and worked with every ounce OF
strength. TO get IN before daylight. IS
cur infantry attacked ar dayoreak
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-08
Keokuk and Above Safe.

The crest OF the food viii show
rfout It's to IT. feet on the Keokuk
Erage today, and at Warsaw the guags
will read between 90 and q feet, ac-
rording to the forecast this morning.
The stage here this morning was
LA feet, rise of six inches in the
Previous twentyfour hours. The rec
ord here is well above 20 feet. so that
this food. while real one, Is not
very near approach to the record. The
Des Moines fell over eight inches at
0ttumwa.
The value OF Lake Keokuk, above the
lam is seen from a new angle, as its
surface remains at the same level all
the time, and farmers as far north
as above Burlington have no concern
With river changes.
Immense Interests Involved.
The food damage to millions of dol
lars worth Of crops between heokuk
md Quincy reached its maximum to-
day, and the welcome forecast this
morning was that the crest of the rise
would pass today and the river begin
falling slowly tomorrow.
There are over 100000 acres Of land
nrder cultivation behind the levees on
the east side of the river between war
saw and a point below Hannibal. en-
bracing the Hunt, Lima, Indian Grave
and Sni levees On the Missouri side
there are about $4,000 acres under cul-
tivation. reaching from below La
Grange to near Hannibal.
The levees are patrolled day and
II. t.
teracted instantly. Five thousand
Tags of sand on a barge is one item
in the preparation for protecting the
sayees.
Fighting for Millions.
All boats. including motor boats, are
warned to keep away from the leveesr
hy public announcement in Quincy
the center of the food danger, and by
sliotguns on the levees. The swell
from a motor boat might easily do
million dollars damage. SO critical Is
The stage of water near the leyee tops
now
With hope almost gone, the farmers
Of the Indian Grave district, between
Warsaw and Quincy, watched anc
worked all day yesterday and all might
last night to hold back the rush o!
water that would ruin the wheat fields
and farms Preparations were made
TO avoid any loss of life, if the leveeS
broke.
Went Out Before.
The Indian Grave levee broke at &
stage of POI feet in 1908, the las
time the Mississippi got as high a
Quincy as it is now. That year tht
water went to 20T on the Quincy
euage, and it is expected to go highel
than that today there.
The Fabius river has ceased to cause
SO intense alarm as yesterday, and i!
falling fast now. 1t never got within
three feet Of the top Of its levee, bu
il is a treacherous stream Of quicl
fluctuations and the alarm was rea
for many days down there in Missouri
South OF Quincy on the Illinois side
ana tno OTHER two districts between
Warsaw and Quincy are safe, and onl.
the Indian Grave district was felt Il
be in a critical condition Throughout
the food.
Railroad Is Doing Well.
The railroad is running train
through the water between here ant
West Quincy regularly, but with som
necessary delay, due to slow orders
The track is covered deep betwee
Keokuk and Alexandria, and betwee
Gregory and Canton, with anothe
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-08
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-08
A Bis Nights Work.

shells were filing the woods full
cs sneeziny g2s to which we paid no
attention. and worst Of all mud nearly
kaes deep
81 sometimes had sixteen horses on
q carriage and about a N. our horses
were so tagged ont they quit, and We
had 10 get the rest Of the way by man
power We would 10 sooner get a
carriage out OF one hole. than II would
&C into another, and some of the
sten holes were about eight feet deep.
50 you can imagine the Job.
~That n,ght I worked like a mad
nan I was down under carriage in
z hole lifting. one minute. driving a
team another. and making a reconnois-
ance another. At 4:50 a. m / laid
down IN the mud for twenty minutes
had 10 as was so weak I felt like
throwing up
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-08
Railroad Is Doinq Well.

The railroad is running trains
through the water between here and
west Quincy regularly, but with some
necessary delay, due to slow orders.
The track is covered deep between
Keokuk and Alexandria, and between
Gregory and Canton, with another
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-23
Miss Frances Johnson
Goes to New York
to Teach School

Miss Frances Johnson, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Johnson Of this
city, will leave tomorrow for New
York City, where she has accepted
a position with the Washington Irving
high school, as instructor of short
stories and ballads This school has
an enrolment OF 5000 girls.
Miss Johnson has been popular in
educational circles throughout the
state, and is we'll prepared to enter
In the new field of work. She is a
post graduate of the University OF
Utah, where she won high honors for
her ability as student and her apt
ness in English and literary studies
Miss Johnson is not wholly unknown
in the newspaper world, as she act
ed as society reporter in the Salt
Lake Tribune office .or some two
years and during the past year and 6
half has done much toward the sue.
cess of the American Fork Citizen ant
thu Pleasant Grove Review, with her
pleasing style as n reporter
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-23
LIBRARY NOTES

Due to delay in shipping the large
order of books that wac to have been
placed in the library this week, has
not come yet. However, they are
expected daily and will be listed for
public use as soon as they arrive and
can be checked of. The order includes
a large number of childrens books,
also splendid adult fiction.
A number of the new magazines
which were ordered for the coming
year have already started to come.
The boys will enjoy the Popular Me-
chanics'; for father .1ree is the Sat
urday Evening Post and Literary
Digest" for mother. The Ladies'
Home Journal" etc, besides the other
good magazines that are well worth
reading.
have n complete list of the books
required by the b. V. U. in the sum-
mer extension work. II there are
any needing the list. they may have IL.
DENA SHAFTER, Librarian.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-23
ALPINE NOTES
"Spurr Uppc'

The b. Y. T.. c. gave series of
entertainments in Alpine last Friday
Saturday and Sunday. The large
audiences in attendance at each ses.
sion gave evidence of the great appre-
citation of the people.
Limited space prevents a special
mention of the details of each pro-
gram, but from an artistic and intel
lectual standpoint the selections were
good the performers displaying un-
usual talent and culture along their
special lines.
The company was well received and
entertained and the people of AL
pine will not soon forget the splendid
entertainments nor the elevating in
fluence of the same.
Mrs. r. +. Carlisle and daughter
Leona left last Thursday for Arizona.
where Miss Leona will become the
bride of Mr.. Relus Robertson.
Mr.. Hans Olsen is spending few
days in Salt Lake with relatives and
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-23
Surprised Their Friends

William s. Greening and Miss
Emma Binch thought they would steal
a march on their many friends in
Shelley, when they left on Saturday
morning on the nor,hbound train for
idaho Fails. where they secured a
marriage license AMI were married at
the cart house.
Miss Binch is one of the brightest
young ladies of this community, hav-
/ ing held some responsible positions
with the Shelley Mercantile Company
an! who is now stenographer at the
sugar company's office here She has
a host of friends who wish her all the
joy that married life affords.
"Mr. Greening is a well-known
young man here. He served In the
i army OF Uncle Sam for long time
and recently received an honorable
discharge. He is now employed with
the Utah-ld Sugar Company. His
many friends feel TO congratulate him
on his choice of bride, and wish him
success and happiness during his mar
ried life" Thus runs a story pub
lished in the Shelley Pioneer.
Miss Binch is the daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Harry ]. Binch of American
Fork and until some two years ago
when she went to Idaho, she made her
home here. Miss Binch is former en-
ployee OF the Chapman Mercantile COM
pany. and was highly respected and
an important member I'm the educa-
tional, business and religious circles
OF American Fork during her residence
here.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-23

friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Clun of Provo
were visitors to Alpine this week.
Tuesday the little new born son of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Mcdaniel passed
away.
Mrs Rose Linsey and children OF
Salt Lake, have returned home. Mrs.
Linsey was entertained by Mr.. Bert
Adams, her brother, and his wife and
family.
Mrs. Mary Reid Hcaley has friends
from Salt Lake, visiting with her this
week at her home.
Sunday, Mrs. RUDE Baxter of Amer
lean Fork, was a visitor at Alpine.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dewey, Sr. OF
Lehi, were visitors to Alpine, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Dunsdon and
children of Lehi, were late visitors to
Alpine.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-23

just rs Scores Of Utah County People
Have.

Waiting doesn't pay.
If you neglect kidney backache,
Urinary troubles often follow.
Act In time by curing the kidneys,
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
for weakened kidneys.
Many people i'm Utah County recon-
mend them.
Here's one case:
Mrs. Alice j, Tuckfield, Third West
and First North SITS, Lehi Utah
says Il have used Doan's Kidney
Pills several times and | know how
good they are. When I have backache
and dizzy spells and my kidneys are
MT acting right, use box of
Doan's and they always straighten
my kidneys and quickly stop the
pains"
Price COO, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney rcmedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mrs. Tuckfield had, Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. (adv)
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-23
MEETING FOR HIGH
SCHOOL AND EIGHTH
GRADE STUDENTS

The Bishops of the four wards of
American Fork have called a special
meeting Of all the high school and
eighth grade students of the coming
year, which Will be held in the base
ment OF the tabernacle, next Tuesday
evening at o'clock.
Ernest Morrell of Provo, who sue
ceeds Paul E. Nelson as local sup
erintendent of the seminary, together
with our new State Superintendent,
Adam .Bennion of Salt Lake, will be
In attendance to talk with the pros
pective students concerning their edu-
cational career and the outline poll
cies OF seminary work for this school
season.
Every high school and eighth grade
student is requested to be present.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-23
Funeral Services for
James Frank Halsey

Funeral services for James Frank
Halsey were held in the Third Ward
Chapel Friday afternoon, with Bishop
John r. Hindley officiating.
Music was furnished by the ward
choir, under the direction OF Miss
Alice Parker, and John H. Davis rem
dered a vocal solo. Prayer was offered
by Eli B. Hawkins; John r. Hindley
and John H. Davis were the speakers
and the benediction was offered by
Bishop Hindley.
Words of praise and consolation
were extended to the family and the
circle OF friends and relatives who
attended from this city as we'll as
Lehi and other parts of the state, be-
spoke the esteem in which Mr.. Hal
sey was held. The many floral off
erings were beautiful.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-23
IS PROvO'S NEW
BEVERAGE THE
CAUSE OF IT?

During the past month or two,
Provo citizens have reported having
seen all kinds of undomesticated ami
mails roaming about the county me-
tropolis.
One man claims that he pursued an
ostrich for more than mile along
the main highway near Jordan Mar
rows. Others report having seen
bears, deers, end other animals gen.
orally resigned only to the wilds,
within the city limits OF our county
seat.
Now listen to this from one of our
state officers, which appeared in
Wednesdays issue Of the Salt Lake
Herald Is this the secret and does
this account for the pipe dreams?"
provo comes to the front with new
drink, and it's regular swallow, AYERS
Ira r. Browning, state road engineer,
who returned from there yesterday.
And what Is further, Mr.. Browning
has refused to admit he tasted the Pro-
vo beverage, because he declares him
self prohibitionist, but he advises
those who are used to imbibing in
King Alcohol that this has all other
connections trimmed TO FRAGILE for
a wallop.
When asked If he had procured the
old recipe, Mr.. Browning said he did
not ask for 1t, but found II written on
a slip of paper in his pocket so he un-
consciously brought Il back to the
state capitol with him and was an ex-
tr mely popular person all day yes
terday
All It requires is quart of milk and
a bottle Of lemon extract and further
knowledge from Mr.. Browning, but
Mr.. Browning wants II known he is
not infringing on the prohibition law
and is very reticent."
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-23
CANALS AGAIN
FILLED WITH WATEE

As result of efficient engineering
the pumps at the head OF Jordan riv-
er are again running full blast and
| the Salt Lake county canals are filled
with water, following a four day shut
down owing to disastrous leak und-
er the pumps.
Last week the leak was discovered
and within a few hours the pumps
were stopped and n temporary dam
was put in the river. The leak, or
really washout, was over hundred
feet across and was caused by the
giving way of the lumber and dirt
filing undor the pumps. The cement
floor on which the big pumps stand is
seven feet below the compromise sur
face point Of the lake. but the water
of the lake Is now so low that the
service Is far below the floor hence
when the water was lifted out of the
lake into the river the pressure from
the river side pushed out the wall.
Forty-five men and IL teams were
Immediately put to work and have
been successful in putting in tenn
porary wall requiring over $4,000 feet
of lumber and several hundred perch
OF rock. w. A. knight, the engineer
says this will answer for the remain
der Of this year, but 40 soon as this
pumping season Is over complete
new structure will be built, necessitat-
ing the expenditure of thousands OF
dollars there this year.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-23
Many ATTEND
LINEN SHOWER

Alpine-Tuesday evening, August
18th Mrs. Alroy Flack, Mrs. Rob
Hunter, Mrs. John Atwood and Mrs.
Arch Mcdaniel entertained at a linen
shower at the home Of Mrs. Flack for
Miss Leona Carlisle, who with her
mother, Mrs. 7. +. Carlisle left Aug.
18th for Superior. Ariz., where Miss
Carlisle will be married to Mr.. X. f..
Robertson. Games were played and
program was rendered, after which
dainty lunch was served to the fol-
lowing guests:
Leona Carlisle, Mr.. and Mrs. +. +.
Carlisle, Mr.. and Mrs. Arch McDan-
iel, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hunter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Atwood, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alroy Flack. Mr.. and Mrs. II.
c. Robertson, Mr.. ard Mrs. Harry
Adamson, Hanna Healey, Ivy Carlisle,
Hanna Bates, Madeline and Ethel
Bates, Sadie Bateman. Julia Little,
Martha Strong, Olevia McGregor, Liz
zie Hansen, Jane Bect, Ella Martin,
Reba Booth, Angie Clark, LIZA
Strong, Annie Watkins, Lena McDan-
iel, Martha Wilkin, Mildred Strong
Mary Okey, Minnie Hoaley. Florence
;Strong, Gertrude Bennett, Essie Car
.lisle, Manda Lundgrcen, Martha Nc
Daniel, Fanny Strong. Mrs. ConradC
Peterson, Buna Beck. Mrs. Frank
Farquharson, Lille Vance, Ellen
Smith, Fern Strong. Cora Atwood, Bel
va Strong, Ida Carlisle, Tilda Carlisle,
Jessie Burgess, Annie Hall, Jennie
Terry, Verde Terry, Mrs, II. c, Ro-
land, Clara Bateman, Erma Bateman.
Relia Hunter velml Dewey, Mrs Jas
Robertson, Mrs. Rhodl Nash, Ella
wilkins. Jane Olsen, May Marsh, Mrs
Margaret Hackett, Stanley and Howard
Carlisle and Earl Hunter. Many
beautiful presents were received.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-23
Seminary Undergoing a
Thorough RenOy ration

The American Fork seminary is
undergoing a thorough renovation be-
fore the commencement of class ses-
sion Is again taken up. The building
Is being repainted and softer tinted
wainsooting is being added to the
walls, thus eliminating the eye strain
the students have undergone other
years, because Of the reflected light
on the glazing white walls.
A musical instrument, either piano
or a first-class organ, will be install
ed to aid in the musical part Of the
daily program.
Plans for the equipment Of sem
mary library are also under way,
though it will be impossible to carry
them out this year.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-23
WILL ATTEND HARVARD

Pert Duncen of Salt Lake, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Duncan of this
city, has just received word that he
has been admitted to the Harvard
University law school and will leave
early in September to take up his
studies there. Mr., Duncan is grad
uate of the University of Utah, 1918,
and for the past year has held a com.
mission in the air service.
At present Bert s hcme enjoying a
two weeks vacation from his work
in schraum- Johnson's, preparatory to
leaving for the East.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-23
The Best Physic

When you want pleasant physic try
Chamberlain Tablets. They are easy
to take and mild and gentle in effect.
They are highly priced by people who
have become acquainted with their
good qualities. They only cost
quarter.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-23

COMING SATURDAY, next week
Beatriz Miohelena, in JUST SQuAW"
You must see th,s-Royal Theatre
LEHI, UTAH.