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pies the basement. The rest is rented
as an army billet.
Mine host" is CT from Texas.
slightly shell-shocked. The night ar
rived he was drunk. There were no
cots or blankets With some reluc-
tance he accompanied me to a United
States Navy billet a few blocks away
and We appropriated bed from an
apparently unoccupied sleeping porch.
He tells me the Navy officer whose bed
we got was little provoked about
1T and threatens summary vengeance
If he finds the culprits.
1t was a dreary life for a few DAYS
until, this Sunday afternoon, I knocked
on the cops door to get the upstairs
key. The family was just finishing
dinner with something for desert which
seemed like miniature American dough-
nuts. Seated about the table were
grandpa and grandma, papa and man.
ma, French soldier and buxom
lass, who is mammals sister, and the
kids. They bade me welcome and
opened a fresh bottle of wine.
Got His Wars Mixed
Grandpa spotted my last war rib
bons. He also, 1t appears, was brave
soldier in that great struggle for the
preservation of democracy. He started
recounting his experiences at a ter
rifle speed-altogether too fast to fol-
fu,if in1
never could be sure whether he was
talking about what ne did in the last
war or this one-or for that matter
just what he did anyway. Grandma
was visibly embarrassed. She called
her son-in-law outside. He returned
in a moment and told me, without pay
ing any attention to grandpa, that the
old man-just few years my senior
was always getting the two wars mixed
up and that grandma felt terribly
about his boring folks with stories she
didn't believe anyway
Grandpa was indignant. He slapped
me on the shoulder. We old comrades,
this impudent generation. I didn't want
to get messed up in the squabbles of
French family and the best way out
seemed to pretend not to understand
But just then grandpa received un-
expected ,reinforcements in the per-
son of another ancient combattente, !"
Mohammed, the family bootlegger.
Mohammed also fought in the French
Army in the last war. He deals in
wine and meat. His wine business is
perfectly legitimate He bootlegs beef
livers. 1t is the only way, he says, an
honest butcher can get by these days
Sometimes, in honor of such great
occasion as meeting an old comrade
like me. Mohammed departs from his
strictly orthodox Moslem principles and
takes glass of wine. He did so to-
day. Then grandpa took another glass.
Grandma frowned. The Mohammed
took another glass. Then grandpa took
another glass. Then Mohammed slipped
around the corner to his butcher shop
and brought another bottle. A little
later he again slipped around the COR
ner to his butcher shop and brought
another bottle.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
BY Thomas r. Henry,
Star Stan Correspondent.

ALGIERS Delayed Il gladly would
trade day in Algiers for a week in
any decently appointed American Jail
Still. in ones rowing to and fro about
the Mediterranean theater. there come
times when the gods decree one must
lay off here and, as the GIs say.
sweat it out" until 1t is possible to get
somewhere else. The only thing to do
is to make the best of it and, If one
is lucky, there are actually human
spots in the old town.
For example, the cops house. The
cop is an Algiers policeman. He lives
in a bungalow with a basement in one
of the suburbs. With his wife and
four darling children-Michele. the
youngest, is % months old-he occu-
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partment of Washington and Depart
ment Of the South during the re-
construction period.
The 18th Regiment being ordered to
Washington, D. c., for the Inauguration
Of President Grant, he marched in the
inaugural parade and shortly afterward
was ordered to the Department Of the
Pacific, travelling in the first train to
cross the continent over the Union Pa
cific Railroad, which was unfinished at
a point near Ogden, Utah, the regiment
marching to Promontory, Utah, where
the golden spike was driven by Leland
Stanford, Governor of California mark
ing the completion Of the railroad, and
the regiment proceeded on its way to
San Francisco, establishing headquarters
on Angel Island, San Francisco Harbor,
and the companies were assigned to Diff
ferent military posts.
Company K, of which Mr. Kline was
then q sergeant, was assigned to Camp
CASTOR, Hoopa Valley, Calf, where he
served until September 20, 1869, when
he was honorably discharged by reason
Of the expiration of his term Of enlist
ment.
He then returned to his home in Penn
sylvania and after brief visit there
came to Washington, where he secured
an appointment in the United States
Treasury Department December !, 1869,
receiving nerited promotions to chief
Of division, retiring in 1921 after 50
years consecutive service.
The Kline Family .
Mr. Kline was married here in 1871 to
Catherine Alice Parkinson Of this city,
who died October II, 1917. Four children
were born to them; the first, daughter,
died in infancy. Three sons are living,
Edwin M. Kline, immigrant inspector,
Department of Labor; John M. Kline, jr.,
actor, and James N. Kline, assistant
cashier, United States Treasury Depart
ment.
OF these, Edwin M. Kline has no issue.
John M. Kline, jr., is veteran OF the
Spanish American War and has one son
who was not accepted for service, and
daughter Margaret, whose husband,
Donald Massey, is*now with the forces
somewhere in the South Pacific.
James N. Kline has three sons and
daughter, namely, James NJ, jr., who is
still to be called to the colors: Charles
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public. The completed monument cost
$450 900, Of which 10000 was contributed
by the Grand Army, and the rest ap-
propriated by Congress. The designing
was done by J. Massey Rhind, and the
unveiling occurred on July 3, 1909.
First Headquarters
The first headquarters of the Depart
ment of the Potomac was in the old
Lincoln Music Hall, at the northeast
corner of Ninth and D streets, and, ac-
cording to the city directory, the Offices
of this governing body of the GAR
were on the third floor.
This building which covered the entire
site OF the present structure, known for
years as the Academy Of Music, was
built by the local branch of the Young
Mems Christian Association, mainly
through the efforts of the Rev DR..
George Hall, general secretary OF that
organization, A. S. Pratt being among
the local citizens who contributed
literally to the project. The building
was erected by Joseph S. Collins, Wash
ington contractor, and from the first it
was known as Lincoln Music Hall
: The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton was then a young organization in
Washington, having had its initial meet
ing in 1852. in the old Medical Building,
which stood for many years, and until
about Is years ago. at the northeast
corner of Tenth and E streets north
west. where is now the large building
OF the Potomac Electric Power Co.
1t was then that some 60 men met
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n1ent OF the Potomac, Grand
Army of the Republic. Photo
graph taken ON his Goth BIRTH
day anniversary, July 20, 1887.
1847. He was only 16 years of age when
he enlisted in the Union Army as
private in Company A, 49th Regiment,
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.
His service was very active one, and
he participated in many battles in which
his regiment was engaged. However his
field service was terminated on June !,
1864, when he was taken prisoner. This
was at the Battle of Cold Harbor, Va,
when he was a member of a reconnoit-
ering party commanded by a lieutenant
and composed of about 30 men who VOL
unteered for this hazardous duty, in
which the entire party was either killed
or captured and made prisoners.
Prisoner of War
Mr.. Kline was first taken to Libby
Prison, Richmond, Va, and subsequently
to Andersonville, Ga, and to other
Southern prisons, and remained in the
hands of the enemy until the close of
the war, when, after convalescing from
the hardships of imprisonment, and be-
ing discharged, he joined the Regular
Army on September 20, 1866, and was
assigned as corporal to Company X, 18th
Regiment, United States Infantry, and
served with the regiment In the De-
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Stephenson, founder of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
Ross, 1911; J. D. Bloodgood, 1912:
Thomas H. Mckee, 1913; J. K Gleason,
1914; L. H. Patterson, 1915; Andres J.
Huntoon, 1915: Aaron H. Frear, 1917:
Samuel G.. Mawson, 1918, 1929, 1881;
Hiram B. Snyder, 1919; Harrison L.
Dean, 1922; John w. Reid 1928; Briscoe
Goodhart, 1924; Hosea B. Moulton, 1925;
Charles V. Petteys, 1926; John L. Glen,
1927; William M. Bobb, 1928; Harry T.
Dunbar, 1929, and F. J. Young 1890.
The subsequent commanders in order
have been: William Tindall William F.
Dorsey, John H. Shepherd and John
M. Kline, who was the last department
commander and served from 1884 to 1941
At the east side of Seventh street on
line with c street. and just north of
Pennsylvania avenue, stands memorial
to DR.. Benjamin F. Stephenson, the pro-
jector of the Grand Army OF the Re-
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Marion T. Anderson, 1895; John Nc
Elroy, 1896, 1920-1; Thomas s. Hop
kins, 1897; Arthur Hendricks, 1898;
Calvin Farnsworth, 1899; George Slay-
baugh, 1900; Israel w. Stone, 1901;
Benjamin F. Bingham, 1902; Ivory G.
Kimball, 1909 Abram Hart, 1904; A. P.
Tasker, 1905; Benjamin P. Entrikin,
1906; Newton Ferree, 1907; John S.
Walker, 1908; Edwin Holbrook, 1909;
Henry A. johnson, 1910; George C.
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Stephenson, its founder, near
SeUenth and C. streets NV.
Edwin sergeant, recently discharged for
disabilities incurred in the service, and
Thomas H., corporal, now serving in
Italy. The daughter Adele married
George o. Medler and has a son.
John M. Kline, the venerable patriarch
of the Grand Army, is a Presbyterian,
and life member Of the Masonic fra
ternity, and past supreme representative
OF the fraternal order of Knights OF
Pythias, and although he resided in
Washington since 1871, yet until year
or two ago he regularly voted in Will
Transport, Pa, where he is member Of
the Chamber Of Commerce.
Only recently he entered the Soldiers
Home Hospital for rest, and here he is
doing fairly well. His faculties are
generally good, though his reading has
slowed up on account of his failing eye
sight. His interest in civic affairs has
never ceased, and he still thinks Wash
inton Is the finest city tn the world.
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'Washington's Last Survivor Of the 6. A. r.

in this hall for the purpose Of organiz-
ing the association, including as its
first officers and directors some Of WASH
ington's best citizens, of whom it may
be truly said, "They builded better
than they knew"
Included In the list were A. H. Law
renee, president; w. j. Rhees, recording
secretary; w. c. Langdon, correspond
ing secretary; M. H. Miller, treasurer.
The Board Of Directors included J. w.
Clarke, G. w. Dutton, Thomas Brooks,
r. Smallwood, T. M. Hanson, G. w.
Schreiner, Thomas Duncan, G. Dusen-
burg, Charles Pierson, A. B. johnson,
George H. B. White, DR.. J. s. Mackie,
J. T. Cochrane, j. c. Whitwell and o. c.
Wright Mr.. Rhees, the recording sec
retary, who was for many years chief
clerk of the Smithsonian Institution,
was an unusually lovable character, and
a man who devoted much OF his time to
civic work.
Buildings History
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton took up its headquarters in the
building, where 1t maintained its parlors
and lecture rooms, and where were
heard lectures by such celebrated speak
ers as Henry Ward Beecher, T. De Witt
Talmage and Frederick Douglass.
Later, the great diva, Christine Nils
son, sang here In concert, and to vary
the program, on January 81, 1880, the
National Woman's Suffrage Convention
was held here, and few days later a
meeting was held in this hall in favor
Of suffrage for the District. On Decem-
ber 5, 1885, the Fifth Annual Convention
OF Labor Unions opened here and it
was also in the old building that the
project for erecting Garfield Memorial
Hospital was crystallized.
Here also, as early as 1881, we find
Prof. Henry c. Spencer conducting the
Spencerian Business College, and it was
In his classrooms on this corner that
many of Washington's most successful
men acquired their business education.
In 1884, the main hall in the building
was rented to Daniel Herzog Of Balti-
more, who opened in that year what be-
came known as Herzog's Ninth Street
Opera House. The attractions here in
cluded nearly everything theatrical:
Comedy, tragedy, burlesque, drama,
melodrama and all kinds of musical
shows. 1t was not long, however before
Herzog was succeeded in the manage
ment Of the house by Joseph K Stras-
burger, with j. M. Davis as treasurer.
1t was while Mr.. Strasburger was
managing the theater that it caught
fire, early on the morning of December
5, 1886, and was completely DESTROYED,
superb Lincoln Hall.
GAR in 1890
Following the destruction Of their
headquarters, the Grand Army moved to
the Cornwen Building at 1912 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, and here it remained
until June, 1880, when the square was
taken over by the Government and the
razing Of the structures there was begun
September IS of that year. At this time
there then were still left of this organ
ization 130 members and the headquar-
ters and one or more of the posts were
moved to the Army and Navy Union
Hall, Eleventh and l. streets NV.
Mr.. Kline, the last surviving member
OF the Grand Army of this Jurisdiction,
is Pennsylvania by birth and now in
his 9th year, having been born in
Milroy. Miffiin County. Pa. July 20,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28

Nozi Green Devils who chung doggedy and Tremendously 70 this
vo stronghold throughout the dir bz Of March IS wo months
ofer found their ron ground dust by fhe terrific Allied
ought which ouonked the eis Notifications With the
capture Of Casino the Allies COINED oofhoId boh main
highways Leading Rome-he Via Coino and the Appiun
Way. Thus The fomed Gustav Line shattered and the
equally famous Adolf Hitler Line ripped apart moke way for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Death STRUGGLE at

MOOSE OF STEEL which fighting Of nearly dozen
forged ground the oneent City Of cosno central
to offer many painful and oosf hopeless months Of adversely
has been closed and the captured thus bringing
Of the boodiest and bitterly fought chapters
tolon eomPoisn No city regardless Of size
thoroughly devosofng and bombor
msns from the Allies left cossino grim ghost city, The
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Hitler'S South Wall!

the great Allied push toward other northern points
leading he heart Of fhe Reich empire This domoe sketch
shows how the ruins Of conc fovoed The enemy thon
did the attacking Allies II shows how the nvoding had
crawl eroy from house house. window window in face
of whitening fire from machine guns end hiding snper Ame
eonmode fons poved the for the odvonce With Cono
enereed fhe Nuzis hod route u wos fhe end
BY
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-10-26
Coin I'm Peck
Baby's Throat
Is Removed

GREAT FALLS.-."A little cross
from a sore throat and still running
a slight fever but on the road to re-
covery" was the report from Column
bus hospital here today on the condi-
ton of Paul Bentzen, 81 months old,
of Fort Peck.
Little Paul, with a buffalo nickel
lodged in his throat, was rushed
300 miles to Great Falls in a gov
eminent car from Fort Peck Tues
day for an emergency operation. He
arrived here at midnight and about
l o'clock the coin was removed from
his throat by a local surgeon, by use
of a bronchoscope.
The child, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Bentzen of Fort Peck, got into
trouble when, unnoticed, he found
some coins to play with; baby-like,
he placed one in his mouth.
Local doctors said today that
while an immediate operation was
not necessary, it was important
that it be not delayed as the throat
would have gradually swollen until
swallowing and breathing would
have been impossible. Death is
the final outcome in such cases
when the obstruction is not re-
moved in due time, physicians said.
The Bentzens got special permits
sion for the use of a government
car and special permission to x
coed the highway speed limit in
the dash to Great Falls.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-10-26
Two Families to
Leave; Will Make
Homes on Coast

Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Vallandig-
ham and sons. David and Dickie,
will leave Glasgow next week by
automobile for southern California
where they expect to locate. Mrs.
Vallandingham's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. G. Chambard will also leave
soon for North Hollywood. Calf.
where they will make their home
with their daughter, Mrs. Una
Rasey. Mr.. Chambard will go by
plane from Great Falls to Holly
wood today and Mrs. Chambard,
who has been a hospital patient for
several months, will go soon by
train, accompanied by Mrs. Arthur
Carlson.
Mr.. Vallandigham has lived in
Glasgow 25 years and Mrs. VAL
landigham since their marriage "a
years ago. A son. Private Gordon
E. Vallandigham, is with the army
in France. The Chambards have
lived here since 1926. All have been
active members of the Methodist
church and local civic organizations.
Mr.. Chambard served for several
years as disaster chairman of the
Valley county Red Cross chapter.
He has also been an active Kiwanis
club member. Mrs. Vallandigham has
had a large class of voice and piano
pupils.
Mr.. Vallandigham has been limo
type compositor at the Courier. The
vacancy left by his resignation has
been filled by l.. c. Kremer who
came last week from Luverne, MINI.
Mr.. Kremer was accompanied by
his daughter Betty and they are liv-
ing at Oil Second avenue south.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-10-26
Frazer Rites
Friday for
Old Resident
BY Courier Correspondent

FRAZER.-.Funeral services for
David Leslie Miller, 70, Frazer resi-
dent for % years who died here Sat-
urday afternoon, will be held in the
Frazer Lutheran church at 2 Friday
afternoon.
The Rev. o. N. Rue of Wolf Point
will officiate and burial will be in
Sunset Rest cemetery, with the Hol-
land chapel in charge.
Mr.. Miller collapsed while working
at the Fred Granada ranch and died
a few minutes later. He had been re-
ceiving treatment for a heart all
ment the past two years.
A native of Rockford, Ill, where
he was born Oct. 81, 1871, Mr. Miller
came to Frazer in 1916. This has
since been his home. He vas mar
ried in Glasgow, April IS, 1912.
Besides his widow. Mrs. Martha
Miller, he is survived by three child
rem by previous marriage. Alvin
Miller of Chicago, Roy of Frazer
and Elizabeth Parker, of Bookings,
S. D.; three stepsons, Louis, Allie
and Verl Vanderhoef; a brother,
Charles Miller of Deadwood, S. D.,
and a sister, Mary Parker of Brook
ingS.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-10-26
Opheiri Play
Festival Is T. 4 = Z
Laugh Getter
BY Courier Correspondent

OPHEIM.-.The play festival, in
which all four high school classes
took part, was we'll attended and
brought forth many laughs. The
first three we're Of a humorous ma
ture, but the senior play vas The
Brave Shall Serve" in which a
courageous invalid caught a spy.
The frosh skit was wildcat Will
lie" Norman Grim took the part of
Willie, a small brother having 10 do
housework, including eve trying on
women's clothes, to win a pair Of
boxing gloves.
THE Dummy" by the sophomores,
was hilarious from start to finish
comprising scenes in which a stuff
fed dummy caused no end of anxiety
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-10-26
Community


FRIDAY
-DeaconeSs Hospital guild al
hospital. Mrs. Clarence johnson will
speak on dental hygiene.
SATURDAY
Both groups of Degree OF
Honor juveniles Halloween party at
Odd Fellows hall.
SUNDAY
7:30 Farewell reception for Mr..
and Mrs. Gordon Vallandigham and
family at Methodist church,
TUESDAY
4:30-H Halloween party for Royal
Neighbor juvenile lodge at R. N. A,
hail. Dinner at 6.
7:30-Hallowe'en masquerade par
ty for Christian church at church.
WEDNESDAY
2:30-Past Presidents club of La
dies Society of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
at home of Mrs. A. L. Blair.
2:30-Sunflower Art club at home
of Mrs. G. H. Klein.
6:30-Methodist family night sup
per at the church.
8-Music division of the Glasgow
Woman's club at home of Mrs. A. B.
Friedlund.
THURSDAY
2:30-Christian Missionary society
at home of Mrs. Henry Skillingberg.
2:90 Methodist Woman's society
at church parlors.
2:3O-Lutheran Ladies Aid at the
church clubroom.
8-White Shrine of Jerusalem at
Masonic temple.
8-American Legion and Auxiliary
at Legion room in civic center. Dele
gates to district convention at Wolf
Point, Nov. 4, will be elected.
FRIDAY
2-Woman's Christian Temper
ance union at home of Mrs. Jacob
Pattison.
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to the husband of the house AMI
taught him to remain at home after
arousing his Jealousy.
New Girl in Town." by the jun
iors, included a tussling match be-
tween two twins, who fought I'VE
the same girl only to lose her, in
typical Henry Aldrich" fashion.
Plays were directed by Miss Doro-
thy Bohlig, instructor, assisted by
Margaret Smith, Annabelle Munger,
Phyllis Drogitis, Deloris Bergtoll,
Mary Squires and Ards Cole.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-10-26
TAMPICO
BY Agnes Molvig

Mr.. and Mrs. John McColly of
Hinsdale visited at the Olaf Qualey
home Saturday evening.
Oscar Luck did repair work on
the windows and doors and put on
storm windows at the Tamp.co
school Wednesday.
The school benefit dances given
the past Saturdays at the Tampico
hall for the Tampico and Billings
ley school were successful with
large crowds attending both.
The Farmers Union meeting for
the Tampico local will be held Sat
urday.
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A warning that American military
might has not yet met the main
body of japanese forces was voiced
here Wednesday by Lieut.. G.g.) II.
H. Rymer of Seattle, speaker at a
Navy day program of the Glasgow
Kiwanis club. He also talked at a
high school assembly here WedneS-
day morning and at a meeting OF
the Methodist Mems brotherhood
Wednesday night. His appearances
here were arranged by E. j. KEEL
strup, local Navy day chairman. G.
H. Brocksmith was KiwaniS program
chairman.
Japan has drained resources from
conquered countries and now a
them stockpiled for a last ditch
fight" Lieutenant Rymer, a navy
veteran of 80 years, declared. Our
high command has good reason to
believe that the Jap navy will not
be brought into full play until VI
forces enter the China sea or
threaten the shores of Japan itself"
THE enemy is playing for time.
It believes that with the close of
the German struggle, a great wave
of war WEAKNESS will sweep the ma
ton. Then from Japan will come
offers for a negotiated peace" He
said we must deny it what would
only be a temporary peace" so that
it can regain strength. He urged,
instead, "a complete and final vic
tory"
Lieutenant Rymer pointed out
that Navy day is the anniversary OF
the birthday of Theodore Roosevelt,
father of modern navy. Our
navy today is bigger than all the
fleets of the world before the war.
It has made wartime additions of
SIS, 900 vessels and by next July will
have more than 4,000,000 men. From
Montana alone, it has more than
Ia, 1926 men and women.
He reminded his listeners that
two years ago "the picture was not
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-10-26
Navy. Officer Warns main
Body" Of japanese Not Met

so bright and warned of hard
fighting to come. There is no mys-
FERROUS, time-saving short cut to
Toxic" he asserted. I'VE are now
on the offensive and we need every
spark of effort on the home front.
The navy sees a long fight ahead.
There is no possibility of demoblli-
zation in the near future
Lieutenant Rymer gave an inter
esting account of the hardships and
dangers encountered during con-
struction of a base at Amchitka, in
the Aleutians, where he was sta
toned for IA months.