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New-York tribune., 1921-12-11

Every possible means was taken to
communicate with Whittlesey, without
avail. Airplanes tried dropping sup
plies and carrier pigeons in the dense
little pocket, but they missed.
In the mean time Whittlesey and his
men began to hear German voices all
around them. Some of the German Of
fcers tried using English commands to
cent was too pronounced Suddenly the
Germans hurled a shower of potato
mashers (grenades with wooden
handles) over the crest of the sharp hill
on the Americans.
The Americans did not return the fire
Immediately, but waited until they
heard a German voice cry out allies lst
in Stellung" every one in position).
But the voice never uttered the rest of
the commando s4Alles zusammenw (AIl
togetherD
Almost as one report the American
line, which had been waiting for this
moment, fired. The, had caught the
Germans out IS their funkholes and
standing in az erect position, ready to
throw. There was howl all down the
Boche line and they dropped their po-
tato mashers, resorting to machine gun
fire instead
This kept up all during the night. In
fact, it kept up for three days, until
Whittlesey's force of over 900 men had
Gwindled to about $50 They drove off
attack after attack, always with heavy
losses.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11

-SHE battalion commanded by Col.
/ Charles w. Whittlesey (then
n Major) in the Argonne Forest
was never lost.
The term Lost Battalion" forever to
be linked with the name of Whittlesey,
was a ranking sore in the heart of this
distinguished soldier that went with
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11

make halr-trigger decision like that?
News of the note soon spread over the
command.
Come on over and get us, you Dutch
S. -s,' was the response.
Those men were willing to hold until
all had been killed
That very evening they heard the
sound Of American guns in the rear and
soon saw men of the 307th coming up
with food and ammunition
Whittlesey's battalion had held the
position and the front of the division
was stabilized. I saw what was left of
the battalion as it came out Their ap-
l,earance, though indescribable, is some
thing one cannot forget.
By unusual coincidence I was in Ger
many with Colonel Sheriff., formerly of
the 77th Division, Immediately after
the arnlistice. A German officer had
been left behind to turn over the
arsenals. lie was Lieutenant Heinrich
Prinz, the officer who had sent the let
ter to Whittlesey- He told us that the
Germans had intended aSS;ag flame
throwers on the Americans just as the
men Of the 307th came to the rescue.
Prinz had spent six years in Spokane,
Wash, as representative of a German
tungsten company.
Do you wonder at Colonel Whittle-
sey's grief as he thought of that little
command and the hundreds who diea in
''the pocket Do you understand WAY
the term Lost Battalion" was like fresh
salt in raw heart wound?
The Jasper news., 1921-03-31

from the beasts in regard to keeping
the laws of the hills. The moon looked
down to find him waiting on certain
trail that wound down to the settle
ments. hIs rifle loaded and ready for
another kind Of game than deer or
wolf. He was waiting for Landy Hill
dreth: and the greeting he had for
him was to destroy all chances Of the
prosecuting attorney In the valley be-
low learning certain names that he
particularly wanted to know.
There was no breath Of wind. The
great pines, tall and dark past belief,
stood absolutely motionless, like
strange pillars Of ebony. Bert Gran
ston knelt In brush covert, his rife
loaded and ready In his lean, dark
hands.
No wolf that ran the ridges, no
cougar that waited on the deer trails
knew a wilder passion, more terrible
bloOd-iust than he. 1t showed In his
eyes, narrow and never resting from
their watch Of the trail; II was In his
posture; and It revealed itself unmis-
ldhuDly III tue CuEi VI hAn hpos OOh'O-
thing like hot steam was IN his brain,
blurring his sight and heating his
blood.
The pine needles hung wholly mo-
tionless above his head; but yet the
dead leaves on which he knelt crinkled
and rustled under him. Only the keen
est ear could have heard the sound
and possibly in his madness, Cranston
himself was not aware Of 1t. And one
would have wondered long time as
to what caused It. 1t was simply that
he was shivering all over with hate
and fury.
A twig cracked, far on the ridge
above him. He leaned forward, peer
ing. and the moonlight showed his
face in unsparing detail. II revealed
the deep lines. the terrible, drawn
lips. the ugly hair long over the dark
The Jasper news., 1921-03-31

ears. His strong hands tightened
upon the breech Of the rifle. His wiry
figure grew tense.
OF course It wouldn't do to let his
prey come too close. Landy Hildreth
was a good shot too. young as Gran
stOn, and Of equal strength; and no
sporting chance could be taken In this
hunting. CranstOn had no intention
of giving his enemy even the slightest
chance to defend himself. If Hildreth
got down into the valley, his testi-
mony would make short work Of the
arson ring. He had the goods; he had
been q member Of the dIsreputable
crowd himself
The mans steps we're quite distinct
by now. CranstOn heard him fighting
his way through the brush thickets
and once a flock Of grouse, frightened
from their perches by the approaching
figure, flew down the trail In front
Cranston pressed back the hammer Of
his rife. The click sounded loud II
the silence. He had grown tense and
still, and the leaves no longer rustled
His eyes were intent on a litti'
clearing, possibly one hundred yard
I'D the trail. The trail itself wen
straight through It. And in an In
slant more, Hildreth pushed throuEl
the buckbrush and stood revealed d
the moonlight.
If there is one quality that mean
success in the mountains II is cor
slant, unceasing self-control. Crar
ston thought that he had It. But PEI
hans be had waited too Iona Tor HI
The Jasper news., 1921-03-31
NOT so TRAGIC, AFTER ALL
Fair Travellers Emotion az Seeing A.
feetlns Parting Was In Large
Part unealled For.

The temperamental difference be-
tween a restrained and an emotional
race occasionally brings about kindred
effects through accident. A lady, wait
Ing for a belated train, Witnessed a
most affecting parting between an
aged father and his son, both Italians.
The old man seemed in frenzy OF
woe. He moaned, rAved. lifted his
clenched hands toward heaven and
shook them despairingly.
"Poor, poor soufsi r she exclaimed
compassionately. The young man go
ing away to seek his fortune and the
old man left behind. ! suppose hs
fears they may never meet again. 4
commCn tragedy. but Il grips one''
very heart"
"Cheer upi~ briskiy advised hel
companion, who understood Italian
n
The Jasper news., 1921-03-31
whi.psrfoo, stalk. new sans.
(To BE coNTINUEDJ
NUMEROUS PHASES OF LIFE
Existence May be LIksnsd, with coa-
siderabis Truth, to Any Ono
Of Many ThInua

Life. says the Ladies' Home Jour
nal. 10 very much like q savings ae-
count in the bank. You get out all
you put into It. end considerable In
terest besides.
A winding country road. Al
though one cannot see far ahead. rest
is given to the journey By the fact
that something new and interesting
will be revealed at every turn OF the
road.
The new spring bonnet A great
deal OF its charm depends on the
kind Of a face that peeps out beneath
IT,
An oId-fashioned quilt Requires
both light and dark patches to carry
out the design successfully.
Your wife. You 6nd It very try
ing at times, but all things consid-
cred, you would not want to do with
out Il
An education. In order to make II
really worth while one must share
II with others.
A garment. 1t has its seamy eide
but it Is not policy TO wear It inside
out.
The Jasper news., 1921-03-31
cRANsToN SEES RED.

eynopsIs.-warned by his physi-
clan that he has not more than six
months to live, Dan Failing sits
despondently on a park bench, won
dering where he should spend those
six months. Memories OF hia grano,
father and a deep love TOT an
things of the wild help him IN
reaching a decision. In large
southern oregon city he meets
people who had known ana loved
his grandfather. a famous FROM
tiersman. He makes his home with
Silas Lennox, a typical westerner'
The only other members OF the
household are Lennox's son. "Bill,
and daughter, "Snowbird." Their
abode is in the Umpqua divide, and
there Failing plans to live out the
short span of life which he has
been told Is hiN From the nrst
Tailing's health shows a marked
Improvement, and IN the compan-
ionship Of Lennox and his son and
daughter he fits into the woods HE
as IL he had been born to II. BY
quick thinking and a remarkable
display of nerve he saves Len
nox's life and his own when they
are attacked by q mad coyote
Lennox declares he is reincarna-
ton Of his grandfather. Dan Fall
ing I, whose fame as a woodsman
Is a household word. Dan learns
that an organized band Of outlaws.
OF which Bert Cranston 10 the
leader, is setting forest fires. Lam
dry Hildreth, a former member OF
the gang, has been induced TO turn
states evidence.
The Jasper news., 1921-03-31

Five Words Of Truth.
"what Is the best way to get q
big jobf"
"Outgrow the little Jobs first"
The Jasper news., 1921-03-31
Important to all Women
Readers Of this Paper

Thousands upon Thousands Of woman
have kidney or bladder trouble and never
suspect II.
Womens complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result Of kidney or bladder disease.
IL the Kidneys are not In healthy con-
dition, they may cause the other orgens
TO become diseased.
You may Epffer pain IN the back, head
ache and loss Of ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous, irrita-
bic and may be despondentj it makes any
one 20.
But hundreds OF women claim that DR..
Kilmer's Swamp Root, by restoring
health TO the kidneys, proved to Be just
the remedy needed to overcoms such
conditions.
Many send for . sample bottle 70 see
what Swamp Root, the great kidney,
liver and bladder medicine, win do for
them. BY enclodng ten cents to DR..
kilmer q Co., Binghamton, N. Y, you
may receive sample size bottle by Parcel
Post. You can purchase medium and
large size bottles at all drug stores.-Adv.
The Jasper news., 1921-03-31

Bert Cranston. head Of the arson
ring that operated on the Umpqua d..
vide. was not only beyond the pale ln
regard to the laws Of the valleys. but
be could have learned valuable lessons
The Jasper news., 1921-03-31

entifeiy 70 roreet n ~an . r,ps1cn
that 20 man could pretend And he
knew he had mot misted.
BE waited TIL he saw the form Of
his enemy rock down, face half-buried
10 the pine needles. II never even oc-
Cured to him to approach to rec II he
had made cloan ksIl. He had heid
on the breast and he had 4 world cf
confidence IN his great, shocking big
game rife. Besides, the ride IRE might
attract some hunter IN the hillss ana
there would be time in the morning
to return to the body and make cor.
tain little Investigations that he had
In mind. And running back down the
tran. he missed the sight OF Htldreth
dragging his wounded body, like an
injured bare. into the shelter OF the
thickets.
whisperfoot, that great coward.
came out Of his brush-covert when the
moon rose. II was not his usual rising
time. Ordinarily he found his best
hunting in the eerfe light OF the twi.
light hour; but for certain reasons.
his knowledge OF which would be ex-
tremely difficult to explain. he let this
time 60 BY In slumber. WhisperfoOt
had slept almost since dawn. II IL q
significant quality IN the felines that
they simply cannot keep In condition
without hours and hours Of sleep. In
this matter OF sleeping. they are In
direct contrast to the wolves. who
seemingly never sleep at al, unless II
Is with one eye open, and IN still
greater contrast to the king OF all
beasts. the elephant, who Il said to
slumber less per night than that great
electrical wizard whom all men know
and praise.
The great cat came out yawning. a.
graceful a thing as treads upon the
earth. He was almost nine feet long
from the tip of his nose to the end Of
his tall, and he weighed as much as
many full-grown man. He stood and
yawned insolentlys for all the forest
world to see. he rather hoped that
the chipmunk. staring with beady eyes
from his doorway did see him. He
would Just as soon that Woofs little
son. the bear cub. should see him too.
But he wagn't so particular about
Woot himself. or the wolf pack whose
song had Just wakened him. And
above all things, he wanted to keep
out OF the sight Of men.
The Jasper news., 1921-03-31
CHAPTER I-continued.

Hes got a cabin over toward the
marshes, and 1t has come to me that
he's going to start tomorrow, or maybe
has already started today, down into
the valley to give his evidence. or
course, that Is deeply confidential be-
tween you and me. II the gang knew
about It, he'd never get through the
thickets alive"
But Dan was hardly listening. His
attention was caught by the hushed.
Intermittent sounds that are always TO
be heard, II one listens keenly enough.
IN the wilderness at night. II wish.
the pack would sound again" he said.
81 suppose II was hunting"
"Of course. And there Is no living
thing in these woods that can stand
against wolf pack in Its full
strength"
Except man, OF course"
"a strong man, with an accurate
rife, of course, and except possibly
in the starving times In winter he'd
never have to fight them. All the
beasts Of prey are out tonight. You
see, Dan, when the moon shines, the
deer feed at night instead Of In the
twilIghts and the dawn. And OF
course the wolves and the cougars
hunt the deer. II may be that they
are running cattle, or even sheep"
But Dams imagination was afire.
He wasn't content yet. "They couldn't
be-hunting manr he asked.
"No. II It was midwinter and the
mack was starving, we'd have TO lis
ten better. It always looked to me as
II the wild creatures had a law
against killing men, just as humana
have. They've learned 1t doesn't pay
something the wolves and bears OF
Europe and Asia haven't found out
The naturallsts say that the reason IL
rather simple-that the European
peasant, his soul scared out of him by
the government he lived under, hai
always fled from wild beasts. They
we're tillers of the soil, and they car
ried hoes instead Of guns. They never
put the fear of God into the animals
and as a result there are quite a mum
ber Of true stories about tigers anC
wolves that aren't pleasant to lister
TO. But our own frontiersmen wer'
q not men to stand any nonsense from
wolves or cougars. They had guns
and they knew how to use them. AnC
they were preceded by as brave ant
as warlike a rnce as ever lived on tn
earth-armed with bows and arrows
Any animal that hunted men was i'm
mediately killed. and the rest founl
out II didn't pay.
"Just as human beings have foun
out the same thlng-that It doesn
pay to hunt their fellow men. tn
laws OF life as we'll as the laws Of nj
tions are against II"
But the words sounded weak an
dim under the weight OF the throbbln
darkness; and Dan couldn't get awe
from the idea that the codes OF life b
which most men lived were f0rgotte
quickly in the shadows Of the pine
Even as he spoke. man was huntir
man on the distant ridge where VIII
perfoot the cougar had howled.
Bert CranstOn. head of the ars,
ring that operated on the Umpqua I
vide. was not only beyond the pale
regard to the laws OF the valleys. b
he could have learned valuable lessa
The Jasper news., 1921-03-31
EIrat campalan Tour.

Political history shows that Horacx
Greeley was the first candidate for
the presidency TO make an extensive
speech-making tour over the country.
That was 4S years ago.
The Jasper news., 1921-03-31
No Cart ALONG.

The giri walked briskly into tho
store and dropped her bag ON the coup-
ter. "Give me a chicken" she said.
do you want pulletf" the store-
keeper asked.
NO. the girl replied. Il wanta
carry it"-Brown Bul.
The Jasper news., 1921-03-31
Thas.s the Way Il IL.

Uncle Bill Bottletop says that tCa
few people lay by anything for rainy
day and too many lay by something
for q dry sp0il.--Washlngton Star.
The Jasper news., 1921-03-31

An average man would soon attAm
perfection Il be followed the advies h
hands cat 70 his nelEhborA
The Jasper news., 1921-03-31
Forewarnsd, Forearmed.

Our idea Of q prudent man is one
who never sees vampire without
thinking Of q buzz saw.-Dallas News.
The Jasper news., 1921-03-31
Mot IKE Wall Pap.r.

He-"I suppose you've read about
this new paper clothingT" She--Nc.
really. Do they put II on with Daster'
Hyder Alaska miner., 1921-09-07
RYDER DISTRICT HOLDS ITS FIRST
 SCHOOL ELECTION

Residents of the townsite and forest reserve managed to get 6 little kick out of the school elcotior yesterday, in spite of the fact that no interest was shown until about the last minute. The townsite ticket, Mrs. r. R. Backus for clerk. J. A. Hall for treasurer, and Jas, Pitcher for director, was opposed by a ticket fBom the reserve, cor sisting of Mrs. Ed, Fernald, Pete Wilsdh and WalteB Barron, Sixty four ballots were cast, the results being as follows: t
 Clerk: Backus 48, Fernald 13.
 Treasurer: Hall 40, Wilson IA.
 DirsotOB! Pitcher 49 Barron il.
 Mss. BaOkus. Mir. Hall and F. C. Lawrence were election supervisors
Hyder Alaska miner., 1921-09-07
GREAT COPPER SHOWING

Hugh B. McGuire and Louis Wat kins have finished the anhual as- ssssment work on the B. c. Verde group and are we'll satisfied with the results. The group, which cons sists of 20 claims, is situated OH Copper mountain, about six miles down the canal, and has some re. markable showings of copper ore
 with considerable native. One min eTalized dyke at least 300 feet wide been traced for ione distance, and open cuts run along one wall have opened up an ore body that assays IS per cent copper and around IS ounces in silver. This ore hes besp expssnd for 2 distaaee of 1899 fsst,
Hyder Alaska miner., 1921-09-07
PRESIDENT SIGNS
 ASSESSMENT WORK
 TIME EXTENSION

President Harding has sign cd the bill extending the time for assessment work on all un- patented miniua claims to Ju- ly l, 1922, The law now pro- Vides that the work must be done duying the government tiscal year, from July 1 to June 30, instead of during the cal endar year. A wire received yesterday from Delegate Dan Sutherland states that this change is permanent, and not for the present year only.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1921-09-07
TO SEND REPRESENTATIVE

Tie executive committee of the Hyder Alaska Mining Congress met Sunday night and decided to raise funds to send representa- tive te the American Mining Con- gress in Chicago with the ore ex- hibit from this section. The ore specimens are coming in nicely and a magnificent display oT the min eral wealth surrounding Hyder will be made. The committee have ar- ranged for dance in Pioneer hall on Saturday night, September 17 to assist in providing funds. Wm. Bunting will have charge of this feature.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1921-09-07
INJURED WHILE HUNTING

ArthuI Herriwig and Dick Davis, who left here two weeks ago with George Haldie for the Unuk river on trapping and prospecting ex- petition, were injured while hunt ing geese and are LOW under treat ment in Ketchikan. They were in a smaN rowboat, and Flerriwig reached for his gun, which was in the bow and, accidentally discharg- ing she piece. tore away the mus cles of his right forearm and filled Davis shoulder with shot, Both are recovering.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1921-09-07

Old Nancy. the road-camp bear, who brought her cubs into the camp last sum. mer to acquaint them with civilization. is again working the back door route along the road, having two more mem- bers of her family to educate. W.S. Sul- livan, who is cooking at the road camp, calls Nancy and her children out of the woods and puts them through their paces for the amusement of parrers-by They stand up and eat from his hand
Hyder Alaska miner., 1921-09-07
are recovering.

Harry Jackson, head accountant at the Premier. who used to devil around print shop. brought M.W. Parkin of the office staff to the Miners printing palace Mon- day to show him the type lice, Because of the wet weather during the past week MT Pafkih Waa able to obtain fine look at these interesting little creatures, who need plenty of moisture to be at their best.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1921-09-07
Manhood
  Rich Ore On Divide

From reports brought down dur. ing the latter part of the week there will bO another hieh-grade mine In. the Salmon river distriCs,, work done by GJant Manhood. apd Bill Irwin within the past month hay ing demonstrated the fast that 6 large vein with shoots of very rich silveS ore exists along the contact crossing the propsSty. Enc vein has been traced for a long distance by means of surface cuts. and is from 3 1-2 to 12 feet in width, A shaft was sunk to depth of 12 feet, and the bottom is practically eoaid ore, samples of whjch show native silver, silver sulphidss and stephanite, specimens of ths latter; according to Mr. Manhood, assayine up to 2000 ounces in silver.
 The Divide group consists of six claims and is situated neaT the sum, init, directly east of Divide lake and about a mile north of the Sp,s der group. It is MT. Mahood's inr tentlon to make an early start nexl spring, build stone bunk and cook house, (the property being above timber lins,) and have everything in shape for permanent and con. tinuous development before the snow flies again. The finding of ore of this quality in this location is of particular importance, since N es- tablishes the fact that the high grades of the Salmon belt extend much further north than had beer previously determined.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1921-09-07
Figuring On Large
 Consolidation Scheme

Creek company. will go to New York for the purpose of financing a consolidation of the Fish Creek property and the Alaska Premier. and developing them upon g busi. ness basis. The Fish Creek Min. ing Company has been a close cor poration, with only a nominal eapi- talization. The owners have now done sufficient woyk however to demonstrate the fact that they have g mine in the making, and can in good faith ask for the capi. tai necessary to develop and equip the property on a business basis.
 The Alaska Premier has an snor- nous surface naturalization, end is now looked upon as purely an ideal concentrating proposition, though assays running up to $500 per ton have been obtained from picked specimens. A consolidation of this with the Fish Greek. with its values cunning up to $500 per ton in shipping lots. and an additional tonnage of high grade milling ore and the two groups comprising 34 claims, makes an attractive stock proposition which should be easy to finance. especially as the preIi.n- inayy development is already ac- eOmplished. and the company owns its property outright and has no debts or obligations.
 Shelter returns of the two ship ments recently sent out showed a profit over all expenses of $200 per ton, and under the crude methods neoessitatsd for handling and ttan- sporting the ore, the expenses are abnosmally high.