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The Dolores star., 1919-01-17
Be Courteous Over Phone

Let US at all times be courteous.
For some unknown reason many people
who profess to be well bred feel that
they are privileged to be rude when
talking over the telephone. For in
stance it is not uncommon to answer
the phone and be greeted with the
Who are your 1t is not at all proba-
BILE that that same person would ap-
proach you on the street with the re-
mark Who are your Yet the effect
upon the person interrogated is much
the same. Many persons object to
giving their names or even telephone
number from which they are talking.
When one is given, the desired con-
nection by Central it might be well
to say. this is John Jones speaking,
may l talk with Mr.. Smith, please. .
Mr.. Smith then knows with whom he
is converting or if some one else
answers the phone Mr.. Jones may be
informed of who has called. MANY
other instances might be cited in which
conversation over the phone could be
improved upon.--C. A. C. News Notes.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-17

investigation and punishment n h
French nOn-cOmmissioned officers
stepped forward and begged "for the
honor OF the French army" to be al
lowed to take not only their own share
of punishment but that of all the 9TH
ers.
But of course says Corporal Baker
the British wouldn't have that. and the
non-cQmmissioned British officers gave
themselves up. 1t was regular bow
Ing and scraping, "You-first-my- dear.
Alphonse" sort of proceeding. A few
of the men were given five months in
solitary, but most of them got of pret-
ty easy, because the German officers
were so much amused. They thought
they had taken away every conceivable
thing that could be used for tunnel
building, but they never thought Of the
war hread. German 'orIicers came from
miles round to see the tunnel. They
wouldn't let us destroy 1t but kept 1t
as curiosity. Even the general OF
division near by came In to see It.
He said 1t was the finest piece of sap
ping he had ever seen.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-17
January J 5, 1919

January b, 1919
Dear Papa: | am back in the dear
old U. S. A. and am sure one happy
'hombre' we landed in New York
City at IL O'Clock last night, was on
the liner, Great Northern" that went
aground on Fire Island just off Sandy
Hook, | suppose you have read all
about it in the papers. We left Brest,
France, at A O'Clock on Christmas
afternoon and we went aground at
O'Clock the morning of the first, think
the skipper had too much New Years"
aboard. We laid for two days before
the sea calmed down so they could
take US off and then it took two days
to get all of US off, the life boat they
put me in was caught in big wave
and smashed, lost everything had
except the clothes on my back, guess
am lucky but | had some things
hated to lose. They got me onto a
destroyer and on to big hospital ship
where | am now. 1t was bad two
days on board the wrecked vessel the
water run out and we had nothing to
drink, and with the ship going to pieces
under our feet, it looked kind of bad.
They did great work getting US off
though and and only three were drown
ed of the wounded men, and some of
the life guard men were lost.
don't know if you can read this or
not my pencil is so short and somebody
is always humping my bed, but maybe
you can make out part of it.
Well am about well, / only use one
crutch now and soon will be able to do
without it, my foot and leg will be as
good as ever | think.
Gee, but am glad to be in the u S.
where people can talk English and act
like humans. The Red Cross ladies'
are here giving US stuff and making
things as pleasant as they can for us,
always say good word for the Red
Cross, they are the soldiers much
needed friend.
Well papa | wish knew how you all
were getting along l haven't had a
letter for so long. | can't send you
my address this time for don't know
what it will be, but will as soon as
can. Will write often and tell you all
the news and will be home before
spring hope so take good care of your
self with love as ever.
FRED GREGORY, on
board the U. S. S. Mercy"
The Dolores star., 1919-01-17
MADE fine TUNNEL
How Prisoners Used War Bread
DoIed Out to Them.
Avenue by Which Captive Allies Had
Hoped to Escape Was Really .
Perfect Piece Of Work-Even
Germans Admired II.

There Is certainly more tragedy
than comedy in the cruel disappoint-
ment of unhappy prisoners thwarted
In a promising and almost successful
effort to escape; nevertheless. the gal
liant gayety that has marked SO many
OF the allied fighting men does not fall
them wholly even in such clrcum-
stances. Lance Corporal Charles w.
Baker who recently recounted his
prison experiences in the Metropolitan
Magazine, wastes no pathos on him
self or OH his fellow sufferers when
they failed TO get safe away through
their ingenious tunnel, and. can even
see funny side to the affair.
Some OF the other prisoners had be-
gun the tunnel and had worked upon
II daily for n month before they let
him into the secret, which finally be-
came known to several hundred Of the
captives.
1t opened from the last hut at the
end of the back row and was headed
for the only clump of bushes anywhere
near the camp. The soil was so sandy
''''N - wac iiipoooiDiC " udht Il luu-
mel in the ordinary way; long time
passed before the boys hit on Il plan.
After our own packages had begun to
come and we had white bread to eat,
says the corporal, some genius had a
happy thought OF using the war bread
for bricks. The war bread Is as tough
and as hard as rubber and of about
fhI Siyn n cb ,,f
block that you use for paving streets.
We kept the bread buried until night.
Then we piled 1t up In II kind of crate.
and when the sentries were out of
sight we rushed II over to the tunnel. II
was the most beautiful tunnel you ever
saw. The sides were built up like
hrfck walls, and the roof was perfect
arch. The sand that we took out was
the same color as the sand Of the
camp. and as the ground was almost
always wet you couldn't tell the DIFF
Terence. We would take 1t out In small
tinfuls and scatter 1t all over the place.
and with several thousand men walk
Ing round there was no way of detect.
ing it.
S~"'"S ~ WuS bIOW WOTk making
the tunnel. for we had to accumulate
war bread, and so to amuse ourselves
we hxed 1t all up. We stuck pictures
from newspapers on the wall, and we
even ran wire down from the cook
house and lighted 1t all up with elec-
tricity. We took some Of the lamps,
and when the guard wanted to know
where they were we said they had got
broken.
A hundred and twenty yards had
been built out Of the hundred and
hfty that the tunnel had to 70 when a
miserable Frenchman. to curry favor
with his captors, betrayed the secret.
The other French prisoners concerned
were wild with rage and shame: and
when the whole camp was lined up for
The Dolores star., 1919-01-17
Friday, January II, 1919
Letters From Soldier Boys,


Miss Lola Morrison received letter
from Hollis Peel written December II,
and We publish part of it here to let
our readers know what he thinks of
the Red Cross:
II don't expect will get to come
home before July or August. ! am in
the Escort Detachment, all ! have to
do is to take the boys that are able to
to their homes, that is pretty good
| job | think, get to see lot Of the
country; am going to Texas tomorrow.
Well how did you spend Christmas.
did Santa Claus bring you lots of
pretties? He brought me razor,
shaving brush, tooth brush and paste.
pocket knife and lots of candy and
nuts, of course it all came from the
Red Cross and also lots of cigaretts.
believe me the Red Cross is something
great; every time we go out on u trip
the Red Cross ladies' are at every
station with sandwiches, coffee, cigar.
etts and candy. was on a trip to
Baltimore, Maryland, and when | got
back | had 10 packages of cigarettes
and lots of candy. Believe me the Red
Cross is some great thing. never
will forge. the Red Cross as long as
live" HOLLIS PEEL,
Escort Detachment,
18th St and 9th avenue,
New York City, N. Y.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-17
Lewis

Sunday school and church are an
nounced for next Sunday. January 10,
as the time of reopening for the new
year.
The first meeting of the ladies club
since the lifting on influenza occurred
this week Thursday at the home of
Mrs. Ed Winbourne.
The sad news of the death of G. R.
Brigham at Phoenix, Arizona, on the
9th instant. reached Lewis this week
Mr.. Brigham and family left last fall
for the benefit of his health and was
feeling better when pneumonia set in
which proved fatal. He had lived here
number of years, was treasurer of
the school district and most kindly
genial spirit
The Clark Surguine sale last Satur-
day was well attended. Everything
sold at good figures. The Ladies Club
served lunch and made sos. 90. All OF
Lewis regrets to see the Surguines
leave, but rejoice in the prosperity
that has come to them and hope it may
follow them.
School re-opened Monday the 18th,
after being closed since the 10th of
October. The einterior has been treated
to two coats of paint, the floors thor
oughly secured, the house fumigated
Thirty pupils are in attendance Mrs
d. R. Griffith has been appointed clerk
IN place of Clark Surguine. resigned.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-17
Ravaighney, France,

November "a, 1918
Dear Daddy: This is Fathers Day
in the A. E. F. and the censorship is
off for this day. so here goes.
We sailed from N. Y. June 9th and
landed June 10th, at Liverpool and left
for South Hampton, June 18th, and
sailed across the channel the night of
June goth, landing at LaHavre, France,
the morning of the 21st. Went to
Vesaighnes, June %, where we STAYED
and trained and believe me, we worked
hard until August 6, when we left for
Toul; went to Mandres, August 8,
where we went into action and were
under shell fire from then until the
armistice was signed.
We went into the trenches in front
of Beaumont across from Mt. Sac,
where the French lost 40. 600 men and
the English 10000 and neither held il
over 20 minutes and we took it Septem.
ber IL, and still have it. We went
over the top at Fleury, September IL.
Raining! you never saw it rain harder;
the artillery started at their barrage
at O'Clock and we started at and at
$50 we went over the top, following
the doughboys.
l shall never forget it. Old Mt. Sac
was all afire and smoking; an air plane
was bombing it, but on our right one
of our own areoplanes run into one Of
our own shell and came down in flames.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-17

We went into woods and captured
bunch of prisoners and got head of
our doughboys and there we got our
first Germans. My gun was the only
gun that they knew killed any Germ
ans. OF our company, got three that
were still staying with their gun, but
lost man of my squad there and
realized what war was for he prac-
tically died in my arms.
The second morning of the drive we
found out what German "whiz bang"
was, as two were shooting at us point
blank but our doughboys flanked them
and shot them down at their guns and
we advanced on to our objective and
held it with small advancement until
we left the St. Mihiel front October 6,
and came to the Argonne Meise and
stayed in reserve and support until
October 81, then we went up above
Fleury and laid down barrage from
2:3O in the morning until and it was
the largest machine gun barrage that
was ever shot, and if ever living hell
started it was then and both sides
finished it November IL, at II o'clock.
We just kept pushing the Dutch and
they shelled US with machine guns of
every caliber and bombed US out of
airplanes and shot at US with machine
guns from as high as % planes at one
time. The morning of the 11th we
crossed the Meuse river in 8 boats
lashed together, about three o'clock
in the morning in fog; we entered
Paully and got in before they had the
town mopped up. We went out of
there and got ahead of our infantry
and captured machine gun company,
but we run into one that we never did
capture and they sure gave US all they
had, assisted by the artillery and whiz-
bangs, and the last 1s hours were
living hell for US for they knew the
armistice was to be signed and they
decided to get rid of lot of ammunition
and they sure did it; but our company
has had horse shoes hung all over it
ever since it went into action.
When everything quieted down we
were to tired to make any noise for
we were nine days with one warm
meal and just slicker to cover us and
it was raining and freezing every night;
we were up day and night for IL days
but that is what whipped the Dutch.
We have showed the world what
Cuts" is and they must give it to
Uncle Sam for his soldiers as bad as
they hate too, but it is all over now
and we are all glad of it. Z.
/ am on my way to Clamency to q
machine gun school now. for how long
l do not know but it is chance, as it
is the first time have been away from
my company since joining them in
Funston, Kansas. Expect to join them
again soon some where in Germany as
our division goes there in the army of
Occupation and guess are on their
way now. was acting sergeant on
the last drive and guess will be made
one when get back for was the only
non-commissioned officer that got to
come on this trip. Will tell you all
about it when get back to the good
old u. s. Your son,
/ Cpl JAS. G. WEIR,
Co. C. 842, NJ. G. Blu.
A, E. F, A. P, O. 761 =
The Dolores star., 1919-01-17

Expert Electrical work Carburetor
and Starter troubles solicited. H. C.
Medlin, at Montezuma Garage, Dolores,
Colo. 40-43
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THE DOLORES STAR
CHARLES BEAR. PUBLISHER.

Entered at the postotiice in Dolores, Colorado
for transmission through the mails, as second
class mail matter.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-17

Bring your laundry to the Oak barber
shop. Laundry goes out Tuesdays and
comes back Saturdays
The Dolores star., 1919-01-17

have for sale one of the best dairy
ranches on the Dolores. with good
stock. Price is right.
HARRY v. PYLE.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-07
FLOGGING USED
AS PUNISHMENT
AMONG KOREANS

Toxic. Aug. 6.-Japanese officials in
Korea, in discussing the punishment
administered to Koreans in the .nde-
pendence movement there, say that
the old Korean custom of flogging has
been continued by the Japanese au-
thorities. One reason given by the
Japanese for this was that the pr is
ons We're insufficient to lodge the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-07
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
IN PHILADELPHIA
ARE MORE COSTLY

Philadelphia, Aug. 6.-The cost OF
public education here increased $3.50
for each pupil last year.
In the previous five years. the cost
of public education increased only
$1.0S for each pupil.
Philadelphia last year paid $4015
for the instruction of each of its 1885,
25S pupils in the public schools. In
1917 the cost was only S37.6 a pupil.
In the last year there were from
thirty six to forty -four pupils to each
teacher.
In its total amount of expenditures
for education the Philadelphia boar d
spends more, with the exception of
New York and Chicago, than any 9TH
er city in the nation. New York spends
about $42,000,000 annually on its
schools and Chicago spends about
$17,000,000. Philadelphia last year
spent $11,S00,7S7.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-07

large number of prisoners arrested
in the revolutionary movement The
japanese officials also declared that
the Koreans. themselves, sometimes
preferred flogging to paying a fine.
Foreign newspapers have published
statements from foreigners in Korea
alleging that several Korean men who
were logged in pursuance of court
sentences were afterward in serious
physical condition. Mention was par
ticularly made of five men who bad
entered q local hospital at Seoul. who
had received for three consecutive
days thirty blows each. 1t is declared
that the flesh was terribly swollen
and discolored and that gangrene had
set in.
One of the officials showed the As
sociated Press correspondent the in
strument with which flogging Is done
under the orders of the court 1t
consists of two slender pieces of wood
tightly bound with hemp Irvine.
The convicted person is tied to
wooden bench which is built some
thing in the form of a cross
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-07

Charge Accounts Opened, Pay.
able $1.OO weekly. Put your
Cash into Liberty Bonds. Use
your Credit to Buy Clothes. We
clothe the family. Gentry-Strick-
land CO.. 26 s. PalafOx st.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-07

to do night work, which interfered
with the performance of his duties.
The local camps. Olive. Hickory and
Live Oak. together with the Warning
ton, Moline, Muscogee and McDavid
camps, are making extensive plans
for the joint meeting August 20. when
more than 60 candidate will be taken
into the lodge. 80
At the meeting last night District
Manager r. n. Weatherlow presented
Live Oak Camp with a set of officers
jewels, and she will himself soon be
presented with a handsome jewel, be-
slowed by the head office, but to be
presented by the local camp.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-07

good game should result. The Knights
practically have to win this game to
retain the league leadership and on
the other hard a win by the Whitmans
would put them within striking dis
lance of the pennant.
Players eligible to take part in to-
days game are: Whitmans-J. Geist
c. Geist, j. Olsen, H. Wentworth, H.
Cord. j. Penney. A. Farinas, w. Ellis,
c. Kelley, Z. Graham, LaRue, New
kirk, Nepolello, Cadell. Mac Lewis,
manager; X. of C.-Weber. Egin, Oil
ver w. Bombay. A. Bombay, Diaz
Merritt. Sanchez. Anderson. Villar, H.
Scarritt. r. Scarritt. c. Sierra, Bicker,
j. ID. Bergin, manager.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-07
THREE GAMES TO
BE PLAYED END
OF SECONT; ROUND

There was too much rain yesterday
for the Twilight League teams TO get
into action at East Hill last night. al q
the game between the Woodmeu and
the ~" was rostpor-d on account of
wet grounds.
This makes three games to be played
off at the end of the second round.
There is tie game between the Ship
Yard and the Whitmans. called in the
eighth inning on account of darkness.
July 80. and the tw6 games which have
been postponed this week on account
of wet grounds.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-07
sOUTHE RN

SOUTHERN
Woodmen VS.. Y. NJ. c. A., wet
grounds.
SOUTHERN
Atlanta o, Chattanooga 4.
Birmingham Sd, Nashville 3-3.
New Orleans 10, Memphis 5.
Others rain.
NATIONAL.
Chicago 0. Boston 2.
Cincinnati 1, Brooklyn 6.
st. Louis s, New York 4.
Others wet grounds
AMERICAN.
Washington 1, Detroit 4.
Philadelphia Chicago, wet grounds.
Others rain.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-07
SWIFT RESIGNS
AS AUDITOR OF
LIVE OAK CAMP

At a meeting of Live Oak Camp No.
1. Woodmen of the World, held Tues
day night. Ed Swift, for seven years
auditor of the camp, rendered his res
ignation, and Charlie White was
elected and installed to fill the place
made vacant by Mr.. Swifts resigna-
ton. 1t is understood that the former
auditor resigned on account of having
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-07
PrOteC
Your Baby's
Dear Eyes
Mothers and Nurses Find That
Hollan's Eye Water is a Val
liable Thing to Have in the
Nursery.

Babies born with sore eyes should
have immediate treatment with Hol-
1an's Eye Water, which will relieve the
worst case of opthalmia or infected
sore eyes in twenty-four to forty
eight hours. Hollan's Eye Water is
25c a bottle and a glass eye water
dropper is furnished with it. This
remedy for weak. inflamed or sore
eyes is perfectly safe and painless
Your druggist can supply you.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-07
KNIGHTS TO PLAY
WHITMANS TODAY
EAST HILL. PARK

Today's game on East Hill. provided
the weather is favorable. will be be-
tween the Knights of Columbus and
the Whitmans. These teams have not
met for two weeks and since their
last get together the Whitmans have
been strengthened considerably A
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-07

TWILIGHT.
Knights VS. whitmans.
SOUTHERN.
Chattanooga at Birmingham.
Little Rock at New Orleans.
Memphis at Mobile.
Nashville at Atlanta.
NATIONAL
Philadelphia. at Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
Boston at Chicago.
New York at st. Louis.
AMERICAN.
Detroit at Washington.
Chicago at Philadelphia
st. Louis at New York.
Cleveland at Boston.
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Folks wanting rooms, houses, furni-
ture, automobiles, ETC., etc, read The
Journal every morning to see what you
can offer them.
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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-08-08
THE VASE OF LIFE

An eastern legion tells Of a Won
derful magic vase-known as the vase
of life-which was ever full Of a my
sterious fluid. No one could tell what
this fluid was. No chemist could ana
lyze it or tell what entered into its
composition. The marvellous thipg con
corning it was that watever one drop
ned into it would overflow and run
down the sides Of the vase. That is,
the original fluid would not run over,
but the thing which was dropped into
it would overflow in kind and amount.
The depositor would always get out of
this magic'vase exactly what he put in
it.
Life is just sue ha magic vase. 1t
will run over to you only that which
you drop into it-nothing more. no
thing less, nothing different. If we
drop in love, generosity. tolerance,
magnanimity, kindness, h~elpfulness,
unselfishness-the life vase will run
over to us the same things in the same
amount and q~uality.If, on the other
hand, we put in hate, Jealousy, envy.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-08-08
WHEN MEET

The thinncst man in the world was
arguing with the man of the mighty
fist as TO who was the grandest
.'draw" in the circus world.
He of the mighty fist listened pa
tiently to the thin mans tale of tri-
umphs and then burst out:
"See these fists? Why, the other
day / took a brick in either haid, gave
a squeeze and-dust! Then went
through a forest, pulled up i tre1
with my right hand and n with my
left, squeezed them together. and,
behold-sawdust"
The thin man wasn't impressed.
Then" went on the man with the
fists, desperately, 81 went into a field
picked up a bull neither hand
squeezed 'em together, and, hey,
presto-beef teal"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-08-08
OUR

The strength Of a nation lies in
it's mothers. The Spartans recognized
this, and trained their girls to be
brave, to endure hardships, to be self
sacrificing and pure, and their sons
were sent out into life, strong, vigOr-
ous, chivalrous and fearless.
Behind every invention, heroic
deed, poem or story stands a great
soul, and back Of this greatness is
the mother who formed the character
and was the inspiration and power.
The greatest place in the world is
not in kings palaces nor in beautiful
temples, nor where the laws of the
nation are made out, but, it is the
homes of the people, where, by night
and day, the women tend little child
rem and train them.
Unconsciously W. our head
when we meet a mother and her lit
tie child. She may be young, like the
blessed Virgin ; she may be poor like
Nancy Hanks; she may be inexperl-
~
enced like Mary Ball; but she has the
power to work mysteries and perform
miracles. d.,
In sickness and health, in toll and
in ease, at home and abroad, she lives
for the life that is grated upon her
own. ~scornful of pity, ~conceiving OF
no higher honor than by and by to
lean upon the arm which she has
made strong, by her strength, n TO
trust to the heart which has beer
made pure and true by her W pur-
ity and fidelity.
So she lives her life. I'm a prison
| house." unknowing ones may say; Out
unto her whose eyes have been opened
| to see mysteries, and far into the fu-
ture. it is a queens domain. =,
And then, one day, when the world
NAV have forgotten her work because
| it was so commonplace, she stands uI
and puts judges and statesmen and III
ventors and poets to shame, Tor sh'
has done what they can not 40. one
has given a man unto the world, u
rnle it. or a woman unto the world
The Catholic Forester.