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The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1919-05-24
RELIGIOUS PACIFIST GREATEST
INDIVIDUAL FIGHTER OF WAR
Shows Great Increase
in Use OF Artillery

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. soldiers
in the battle OF St Mihlcl expended
nearly 80 times ms much artillery
ammunition ns was expended by
the Union army In the battle of
Gettysburg.
This comparison and others are
shown in "A table Of statistics pre-
pared by the war department to
emphasize the great increase In the
use OF artillery to precede infantry
action as one Of the striking devel-
opments Of the present war.
The high marks in the use OF
artillery In offensive battle were
reached AT the Somme in 1915 ana
Messines ridge in 1917, before the
effective use OF tanks was devel-
oped.
The compn rntive table OF artil-
lery expended In battles Of recent
wars and the present war is as fol
lows:
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1919-05-24

Lieutenant Commander IL. B. Grow,
U. s. NJ, who piloted the naval hydro.
F-o, In 24-hour flight. starting from
Norfolk. Va, and circling over Hamp-
ton roads. Newport News, then to
Baltimore and return. The record m
the talk Of aviation circles In the Unit
ed States. With the commander wers
three ensigns. They all took turns M
the wheel. but the ranking officer was
pilot most OF the trip. They ate thres
meals In the air. The flight was mads
under most unfavorable weather con-
uitions. The men suffered severely
from the cold, but the machine bs-
hayed splendidly and could have re-
mained In the air longer had NOT thu
fuel been exhausted. Tfsy left with
800 gallons and when the machine
landed there was scarcely two gallons
In the tanks.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1919-05-24
Corporal York. Battling for the Lord Slew "a Germans Machine
Gun Nest and With Five Assistants Captured 80 Of the
Enemy Including Four Officers Was Willing
to Drill but Not KILL

without saying n word. And he didn't
mean TO be unsociable, either. Cor
poral York took after him.
The York estate comprises 40 acres
OF land, Of which part IL rich bottom
land, but most is hill country. The
house has one room on the ground
floor, which Is dining room, sitting
room and all, while the loft Is every
body's bedroom. The kitchen is n
lean-to. built against the house. The
farm crops are corn and hay and the
live stock consists OF n pair OF mules.
COW, some hogs and chickens. All
about the place is tall virgin timber.
Lived Life Of a Pioneer.
So Corporal York. before he went 10
war, lived In the one-room house In
a clearing. which was the usual home
OF the American pioneer, and the life
he lived was Just such a life as his
forefathers had lived for generations.
When not engaged In tilling his 40
acre farm he commonly went hunting.
All Of the men thereabouts go hunt
Ing and are good shots. but York
was especially efficient with the rife.
The standard and favorite game OF
the section Is the squirrel. Every man
has squirrel dog, and n good one Is
worth S35 or $40. The dog trees the
squirrel, and the hunter shoots it
always through the head. so as not to
Innngle the meat. II you want to know
how Corporal York learned to shoot,
try to knock squirrel out of tall
hickory tree with n rifle, shooting al.
why's for the head. They also hunt
foxes here, running them with dogs
and bringing down the swift quarry
from stand" On autumn nights
coon hunting Is In order. The coon
Is chased up tree by the dogs
In the old days the tree was then
always chopped down. so that the dogs
and the coon could fight 1t out, no mat
ter who owned the tree or how valu-
able II was. Recently, owing to the
high price Of lumber. sentiment
against cutting down SO tree to get
a 81 coon has developed, and this is
regarded with contempt by the old.
timers as n sign Of the degenerate mod
ern mercenary spirit.
The law in this section IL whatever
local custom approved, and II does not
approve Of restricting a mans personal
freedom. This is fact of prime
Importance to the understanding OF
Corporal York. Every man here car.
ries a gun, and is prepared as a mat
ter of course, TO shoot anyone who
presumes to trespass on his prem
ises.
Men Make Their Own LIuuor.
Every man who wants to do SC
makes his own whisky, keeps II In his
house and drinks II when he pleases
stills are operated somewhat quietly
in Difference to federal regulations, but
the revenue officer does not intrude
much. II would be impossible here
to enforce the Mann act, the Harrison
! drug law, the prohibition law, or any
other law which involves opening bag
gage and invading premises. These
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1919-05-24

place that the theater, the movie, the
parade and other similar stimulants OF
emotion take In cities. That is one
reason why the camp meeting, with Its
wild crowd emotlonalism, is found in
all backwoods sections. II also prob
ably explains in part the appeal OF
such sects us the Holiness church.
York's father was n Methodist, and
he was brought up a Methodist, but
he and his mother and sisters became
converts to the Holiness church. The
belief OF this church seems to be that
II mortal neither does wrong nor
thinks wrong. he is already, in effect,
an angel, and may taste on earth some
thing OF the bliss OF heaven. At its
meetings there are brief readings from
the Scripture, then periods OF silent
meditation, then shouting OF great JOY.
as the full glory OF their triumph over
sin and trouble burst upon the con-
gregation, all at once. These alternate
periods OF silent meditation md fren-
zied rejoicing often extend far into the
night, and throw the congregation into
a state Of religious ecstasy.
York took his new faith seriously. II
satisfied some cravings OF his nature.
He still carried arms. He was still
prepared to fight when need arose.
But when he heard OF the war and the
draft law he realized that he faced a
great crisis. He believed In fighting
for the right, but he did not see how,
as an angel on earth, he could kill a
fellow who had never as an individual
done him any harm.
Willing to Drill, Not XIII.
York and his mother went to S. T..
Frogge. a merchant and farmer liv-
ing near them, who was their repre-
sentative In the state legislature, and
begged that Frogge try to obtain an
exemption for York. The young man
said that he could never kill in war.
Frogge, OF course, could do nothing. A
few days later York left for the first
time In his life the little clearing and
the cabin and the wild woodlands
which had heretofore been all the
world to him. He took his convic-
tions against war with him mistaken.
40 'oo" "o II" lamp "e e"iu
egh, Ue made his nos,tior n.r,ec,,,
clear to the captain OF his company.
Tn having this conto,n yorl wo. ,o,.
,rro,o ~ ho hod hoon ,,rnr,.onoa
heed or mis,ra,,ed 40 o,bor con,c,on'
,Ious oh,ectors were h. world o,rnos,
co-,a,n,v have sn.n, tho nor,od q, ,ho
wor IN nr,son Rnt tb,s contoin wo +,
n man q, Insight ua sow ,ho, yor,,
had IN him The making q, a ena so,.
dior md he aIso saw that yo,k was |.
consc,entions oh,ac,or NV .,ncsro 20.
ligious convictions.
Th,, can,o,n wo. some,b,nr y, . nj.
h,o student h,mseI, Ue no,1 ro,rosh.
ed hImse,, on the scr,ntp,o. c.,,ad
yo-L 20 hin, ond ca, or, % oon.ar.
him % war nv Tho sood hooI 7, ,s
so,d tbot tho orc,men, Ios,od ,or ,n,o
,ho r,gb, ,hot ~ yyos ond,hIo n, o,,to
n d,stance ana ,bot pIhlIcoI quota, ,,on,
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The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1919-05-24
Tantail1d

Tsntailysd
You don't enjoy gardening
NO. i. irritates me. Too many 6sh-
Ing worms and no ehanss to 80 eshins'
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-11
WELCOME HOME GEL 'BRAT|0N
TOMORROW At CITY PARK
ed heroes is at hand.

Imperial Valleys ! returned heroes
will be welcomed home tomorrow.--at
the city park. II is expected that a
crowd numbering thodsands will be
present at the celebration which starts
Immediately after the close of churc
tomorrow.
Five pastors, Rev. E. A. Palmer of
the Methodist. Rev. Walter Reed of
the Baptist, Rev. G. \. Harness of the
Christian, Rev. J. B. Darneille of the
Episcopal and Rev. Geo. Hartman of
the Presbyterian, announce special
sermons will be given, welcoming the
boys home. All persons are urged to
attend church services in the morning
going to the city park at the close.
So enthusiastic have the ministers
become that the Press this afternoon
carries quarter page advertisement
of the sermons. one of the largest
church advertisements the Press ha,
ever carried.
Chairman Don Bitter wishes it an
nounced that dinner will be served to
service men only.
A thousand service men from the
valley are expected.
Mrs. j. r. Garren, chairman of the
service committee at the city park
tomorrow, requests that all cooked
foods intended for the cafeteria din
ner, be brought as early in the fore
noon as possible so that all may be in
readiness when the hour of serving
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-11

Mrs. Garren with l.er committee will
be on the grounds at nine o'clock to
receive the food. Mrs. Burritt Allen,
Mrs. w. H. Farris, Mrs. George Wat
kins, Mrs. B. f. Lemons, Mrs. l.. l..
Foster, Mrs. McGovney, Mrs. X. II.
Couch, Mrs. T. E. Magee, Mrs. Per-
Gle Tnacker and Mrs. Short will assist
Mrs. Garren, and these ladies are urg-
ed to come early, each to bring knife
with her.
The boy scouts will assist in maay
ways during, the day and will make
themselves generally useful.
If any know of service men who are
ill, at hospitals or elsewhere, the COM
mittee will be grateful if the informa-
tion is turned in to them so that din-
ner may be carried to all such.
Housewives of Ell Centre need not
bring extra lunch for there will be
ample for all service men and their
wives and children who will be served
a cafeteria style by those in charge.
Coffee and doughnuts will be served
to everybody by the Council Of De
Tense. 1t will be well for the fsmiliss
to bring their own cups to make supe
of this service.
The chamber of commerce has pre-
pared tables at which service men and
their families will be seated while eat
ing. 1880 is the hour aaasuassd for
dinner to be served
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-11

dence of the Hun ownership Of the
town. After this the American soldiers
began a systematic loot of the town in
an effort to unearth every known va
'iety of souvenir Metz could produce.
The Germans at first, were very much
outraged but when they found out that
this American dough boy was simply
loaded with francs" business in the
souvenir line began to pick up and be-
fore long iron crosses had advanced in
price to such an extent that the bust
ness took on the aspects ofa New York
Stock exchange. Probably the first
game of base ball ever played on Ger
nan soil was played on the parade
grounds shown in the above picture.
On Dec. II, 1918 General Pershing.
arrived for the review of the allied
troops and on the following day Gen.
Petain and Gen. Pershing reviewed the
famous "Blue Devils" and the Dough
Boys on exactly the same spot that
the kaiser reviewed the Prussian
Guard in 1915. The lower cut shows
the American troops marching past
Gen. Pershing and Gen. Petain. The
generals can be seen standing at salute
as the colors pass them. This body Of
American troops was composed of reg
iments selected from the various div
isions that had taken part in the st.
Mihl drive and Pont Mousson among
them myself.
Metz has now become once more a
French city. The language spoken
there is French and all the German
names have been changed back again
to French just as they were before
1870. The French have taken over the
forts around the city and have made
extensive additions to them and now
all the guns in these forts point in the
direction of the Rhine and Prussia
and will heneeforth form an outpost
against the Hun invader instead of be-
ing an outpost from which the Hun
can watch his chance to pounce upon
an unprepared world.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-11
NEW HUN WAR
NEAR RIGA
ORDERED
STOPPED
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(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Oct. II. = "Germany's
new war" as featured prominently in
the morning papers in connection with
the hostilities at Riga. The where
abouts of General Won Der Goltz con-
tinues to be the subject of contradic-
tory rumors and the estimates Of the
size Of the army commanded by Col
onel Avaloff Bermondt also shows a
wide divergence.
Interest here is focused in the re-
suits obtained from a note which the
supreme council at the peace confer
ence reported it intended to send to
Berlin today demanding withdrawal
of German troops in the Baltic prov
inces under pain of coercive measures
by the allies.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-11

marched along the road towards Metz
there was great speculation and much
happiness because it had been saio
that "Heiney" in his haste to quit the
place had left great stores Of good old
German beer and best of all great
quantities of chamgagne. Such things
as these had been unknown in prohi-
bition American army and now there
was to be plenty for every one. But
alas Heiney had no such intentions
and when the dough boys arrived on
the scene all the booze had disappeared
with the Germans. Things took on a
more cheerful aspect however when
tall, lanky ough boy from Kentucky
remarked that perhaps there were
plenty Of "blind pigs" in Metz, and so
later events proved. The victorious al
lied armies was given a tremendous
welcome by the inhabitants of Metz.
We American boys seemed to interest
the people most. 1t had been advertised
throughout Germany that the Ameri-
cans were red savages and wore feath-
ers in their hair painted their bodies
red, yellow and many colors, and were
armed with tomahawks and bows and
arrows.
However, much they may have been
disappointed in their expectation it
seemed to have no effect on their en-
thusiasm. In fact wherever the Ameri-
can soldier went he seemed to stir up
something, he put life into every COM
munity which he entered and the ma
tives were not long in finding out that
real live bunch of boys had come to
town.
Celebration Held.
December II, 1918 was the day set
for the big celebration but long he
fore that time we boys had staged sew
eral small, celebrations on our own
hook. In conjunction with the French
soldiers they soon disposed of very
imposing statute Of William II togeth-
er with everything else that gave evil
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-11
pleasure of being present on this me-
morable occasion.
Metz a Beautiful City.

morable occasion.
Metz a Beautiful City.
Metz the city of great surprises and
contrasts, what more fitting setting
could one have for two such historical
events as here shown. From the very
dawn of history Metz has been fort
ress city and it's population has always
been composed of soldiers. All about
the city are many interesting ruins
remains of the buildings constructed
there by the old Romans in the days
when Caesar was carrying on his cam
paigns against the Gauls. Twice Metz
was captured by the Huns. First by
Attellia and his hords in the fifth cen.
tury and then by the Germans in 1871.
From this date until 1918 Metz has
been the nightmare of the French
nation shrouded always in mystery and
secrecy From there the Hun watched
his chance to swoop down upon the
country to the west and it was from
Metz that the German generals di-
rected all their western campaigns.
Metz, in fact was the pivot upon which
the whole German army in the west
operated. No wonder there was great
rejoicing in Paris when on December
II, 1918 the allied armies took possess
sion of the place and forever expelled
the Hun from French soil. For weeks
before the signing of the armistice the
Americans had been making elaborate
and detailed preparations to reduce
the forts around Metz and the Ameri
cans were looking forward to the day
when they should march into the cap
tured fortress.
Allies Reach Metz.
1t was not until five days after the
signing of the armistice that the first
allied troops appeared in Metz and
took over the city from the Germans.
The Third Division moved up with the
French and formed part of the Army
of Occupation. AS the American boys
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-11

KETTNER OFF,
FOR CAPITOL

Congressman William Kettner left
San Diego last evening for Washing
ton, d. c. where he will begin imme-
diate work to secure the passage Of the
Kettner bill.
Although not fully recovered from
his illness he considers the epassage
ofthe bill of such paramount import
ance to Imperial valley that his i'm
mediate presence in Washington is
necessary.
He expects to be gone until the
close of the present session which will
be approximately until November 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-11

If the loss of life in the wreck re-
ported in the Archangel dispatch is as
large as is indicated it would mark a
new record in the annals of the sea.
1t seems probable that the ship
wrecked was a military transport
bringing soldiers from Archangel
where Great Britain has been embark
ing large numbers of men during the
last month.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-11
Il CENTRIC TO
HAVE A WINTER
BASEBAL1z/TEAM

Ell Centre will Ave a baseball
team this whit q. Wick Maynard to-
day announced tbAt meeting VIII Re
held at the Central Pool hall Nor day
night at 1880 at which time the team
will be organized.
Among the old players wbi will be
back are Rosenberg, Smith, F>att,
Hinckle, Young, Kepley, Taskctt,
Johnson, Fitzpatrick and Fish.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-11
(By Associated Press)

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 11.-British
and French warships in Riga harbor
cleared for action according to Riga
dispatch, on account of the attack by
German troops under command Of
General Won Der Glotz upon the Let
tish army defending Riga.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-11
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-The leading
flyers in the twice transcontinental
airplane race from Mineola and San
Francisco, today the fourth of the
race, expected to complete the first
half of their journey thus marking an
epoch in aviation in America. Lieut.
E. Keil landed in Buffalo, New York
at 11:b0 today leading the eastbound
flyers. Major Spatz arrived two min
utes later. Kiel and Spatz left for
Rochester about one hour later.
Captain Smith broke a propeller
when making a forced landing near
Cleveland but expected to proceed to-
day.
Lieut. Maynard, the flying parson,
was leading the westward bound field
and passed Reno, Nevada shortly be-
fore noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-11
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Oct. lit is stated in
authoritative quarters here that the
GernanRussian attack on Riga was
carried out Friday under cover of a
heavy bombardment from German
guns, forcing the Let's to evacuate the
city.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-11
LONDON IS
WITHOUT
NEWS Of
WRECK
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(By Associated Press)

ARCHANGEL, Friday, Oct. 10
delayed in Transmission.)-Two
thousand lives have been lost in the
wreck of an unnamed British ship off
the Norwegian coast, according to a
wireless dispatch from Helsingfors.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-11

The great war was full of striking
contrasts and surprises and no doubt
this picture presents one Of the most
unique contrasts of the entire war.
When the Hun hords were turned
loose upon an unsuspecting and unpre-
pared world in 1914, after years of
planning and preparation, little did the
leaders of the German legions dream
that such thing as shown in this
cut was within the realm of possibility.
German kultur had deluded them into
thinking that the German armies were
invincible, that France was a degen-
crate nation of towards governed and
lead by an efficient plutarchy, and that
the French army could be crushed in
one great battle. Blinded by false
philosophy, which caused them to un-
|derestimate the real strength of their
enemies and overestimate their own
might, the Germans rushed madly on
to certain defeat. Germany had dream
ed in terms of world conquest and
world empire. She had made her plans
long beforehand and knew just how
she was going to deal with France and
England. France was to be crushed so
completely that she would cease to eX-
ist as an Independent nation and the
northern part was to be added to the
German empire. England was to be
shorn of herlong boasted mastery of
the seas" and her fleet was to be tax
en- over by Germany In fact the terms
ofthc peace treaty were written in 1911
and had Germany won the war the
peace treaty would have been signed
within four days after military opera
tions ceased. What contrast the Ger
man reams present to the actual result
of the great war
Many Surprises Met.
The Central Powers met with many
oui PiAocS uuIliS tiic SouiSC VI VIC
war, but of all the unexplainable things
and the deciding factor in the war,
was the American soldier. The Ger
mans believed that all Americans were
towards at heart and that they would
py any price to keep out of fight.
They did not think the entrance of the
United States into the war would make
the slightest difference in the final out
come. blindly contending that it was
impossible to make an army out of
civilians, train and equip it and then
transport it 5000 miles cover seas" in
the short space of six months. What
a terrible surprise to the Hun was
this American boy. There seemed to
be no limit to the numbers and any
false notion that Mr.. Hun may have
had about the fighting qualities of the
American soldier were certainly dis
PEELED in the first real encounter be-
tween Prussians and Yankees at Cha
teau Thierry.
The difference between the two is so
marked that it can be seen almost in
the above pictures. In the upper cut
is picture which was taken in 1915,
the second year of the great war, at
Metz, Germany's most impregnable
fortress on the western front. Here
we see the kaiser and his staff review
ing the famous Prussian Guard on the
parade grounds Of that great fortress
city bedecked in all their finery and
trappings and marching by their I'M
perial Ler at the "goose step" In the
lower cut we see General Pership re-
viewing the American dough boys"
10 nthe same spot in 1918. had the
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-11
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Oct. 11.-Neither the ad-
miralty or Lloyds, England's great in
surance agency has received any in
formation relative to the wreck Of a
British ship off the Norwegian coast
with tremndous loss of life.
At these sources the report is dis
credited.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-11
FIRST HALF Of
AIR RACE
To END
TODAY
Observation-Disclosures
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated PreSS)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11.-Lieut.
Maynard, plotting DeHaviland four
leader of the westbound flyers arrived
this afternoon from Mineola at 1:27.
With Lieut.. Maynard was Lieut.. Wal
ter Richard, his passenger from Min
cola. The two left Mineola at 9:24 Sc
Wednesday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-11
Transport Sinks Near Norway
1 CENTR0 YOUTH TELLS Of METZ ALLIED REVIEW
American Soldiers Search City

Elmer w. Head was among the
first Ell Centre young men to en-
list. He spent five months in
France and Germany and has re-
Gently returned to resume his law
practice in this city.
BY Elmer w. Head
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-11
(By Associated PreSs)

(By Associated Press)
SALT LAKE, Oct. 11.-Colonel JRs.
Reynolds, who landed in a wheat field
near Buchanan, Michigan yesterday
arrived here at 11:07 today. He was
Continued on page two)
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-11

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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-10-23
Nuts Are Scarce

The nut crop is failure this
year and in consequence the squir-
rels are hungry, and in most local
tiles are invading the cities in
large numbers.
There are more hazelnuts than
any other kind although even these
are very scarce. There are no
hickory nuts and walnuts are few
and far between. Even the oak
trees are bearing but few acorns
and the few to be found are very
wormy.
The scarcity of ants is said to
be due to the presence of a moth
which feeds on nut trees and bushes,
there is but one remedy: Protect
and Foster the birds which feed on
the moth and it's larva.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-10-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Poster re-
turned Saturday from weeks visit
in DesMoines.