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VOL. XXI.
KOflEIWRO, IHH'GLAS COUNTY, OUBGON, MOXIMY KVKXINtf. Ii: i:ll!lli
No. 2.1U.
REVIEW
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I'KKSIDKXT WILSON IX AXM AI.
AIIDltlOSS TO CXilil:SS OK-
'Kits' .many kv sii;i:s-
TIOXS OX ItKTl'ltX TO l'KAC'K
BASIS.
riRST TROOPS TO RfACH HOME
iiaoa( Ovation Is Given to Steamship
Mtiurftaiiia on its Arrival in
.Now York Hoys Ask: "Mas
New York Gone I My?"
Halpli J. Bender.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.- Declar
ing; for "modified private control" of
the Nation's railroads, under uni
fied and greater public resolutions,
President Wilson spoke out
against a return to the old
lions of railroad operation,
annual message delivered in
today
condi-
ln his
joint !
recon-j
session at the opening of the
st ruction Congress," the President
outlined this and other measures as
his readjustment policies. At the
same time he explained the peace
trip to Kurope as one it was his
"duty" to make. "May I not hope,-'
he added, "that in the delicate tasks
will have to perform I may have
t he encouragement and added
strength of your united support?"
Wilson's readjustment program in
cludes: 'I he passage of the woman s miff-
rage amendment ; the use ot the ex-
isting (ioverninental agencies to ef -
feet reconstruction: the immediate
resumption of the development of
public works; providing; employ -
merit for the returning soldiers;
ratification of the Colombian in
improving our Pan-American rela
tions; the immediate determination
of the lfUS. lit lit and 1!2U war
taxeH and the lifting of as much of
the tax burden from business as the
Government needs will permit; pri
ority of distribution of American
raw materials to the war stricken
nations: and complele consumma
tion of the three years naval pro
gram. He urged ( ongress to study
tbe railroad com nil question imme-
d lately, quickly removing doubt
to the future; and the reclamation
ot arid, swamp and cut-over land.
The President declared he believes
final peace will bo completed by
spring. In the meantime, he said,
the American business man, with his
"quick initiative," is going ahead
with his readjustments. As for any
definite concrete scheme of "recon
struct ion," he added, none has
emerged yet which would work bet
ter than the present constituted
agencies.
Declaring that the present Govern
mental agencies can handle the
routine problems of readjustment af
ter the war, Wilson said the chief
need of the country is the develop
ment of railways, waterwavs. high
ways and country roads. The old
svstem of handling railroads, he said,
brought "conditions of restraint
without development." Some new
"element of policy" is jibsolutcly
necessary for good public service, re
lease of credit and protection of
stockholders. "I frankly turn to you
for counsel." the President said, at
which the Republicans laughed. m
First Troop Bench Home.
NKW YORK. Dec. 2 - bearing the
first load of American troops to re
turn from Kurope since the war end
ed, the Maitretania docker) here this
morning, receiving a vociferous wel
come. Four thousand troop., mostly
aviation unit I rom Kneland, were
transferrer) to ferry boats and sent
to Camp Mills. Secretary Raker re
fused (lie Mayor's rcqmsl that the
troops march from the pier up Fifth
avenue, saying it was "inadvisable,"
New York greeted the transport with
a New Year's eve uproar of whistles,
sirens and fluttering wraps of paper
from windows and roofs of sky
scrapers. As the Maitretania made
its way into the bay the vessel was
deluged with wireless messages of
greeting. The cheering doughboys
were thoroughly frivolous. Often
and anxious was the query : "1 las
New York gone dry yet?"
Mayor Hylan sent the first wire
less message welcoming them. The
initial message of thousands of re
turning Americans to folks at home,
in reply, was: "Where do wo eat?"
and then, "Oh, how dry we are;"
GRKAT PACIFIC I LI I T.
With
WASHINGTON', Nov.
the passing of German
sea
power,
the Impel ling strategic reason for
keeping the main strength of the
American n:iy massed in the At
lantic Ocean no longer exists Naval
officers hr rr antii" ip.ite, therefore.
that subs taut ially one-ha If of the
navy s main righting strength will go
into a reorganized Pacific fleet.
Sefietary Daniel? indicated today
n general rearrangement of the
fighting ships was to be expected
W. M. I! us -ell, who was attend
In to business mutters in this city,
left for Dole this morning
H O. Gardner, of the Soldiers
Home, went to Central .Point today
to visit hit) daughter. Dolly Lore.
LETTER RECEIVED FROM
JOHN M'CUNTOCK WRIT
TEN AEIER PEACE CAME
Probably the latent letter received ,
here from overseas reached J. K. Mi:-1
Clintoek from his son, John, who is
in the army service in France. The
letter was dated Nov. 12, the day fol- j
lowing the formal sinning of the ar
mistice. He said the French people
were simply wild with joy, and he j
was himself wearing u smile that
won't come off. He is in the hospital j
service near the coast. They had
been having a large number of in
fluenza cases, but the worst seemed,
to be over. He expected the work to
be much easier trom that time for-1
ward, as there wpnld be no more
wounded coming from the front. He,
had not heard from the other Rose-i
burg boys for several days, but all i
were well so far as known. He said '
he would like to have been in the!
old U. S. A. to join in the peace cele-1
brations here. Also that he would !
be glad to see the Statue of Liberty'
jm New ork harbor again, but that
; after oncmore greeting the old girl
would have to face westward instead
np east l0 seG hjm Hpain.
In
present posil ion, lie expects to
among the last to he sent home.
agi:i
Ki:sini:.vr iii:i
lir.ltK LAST SATUtOA Y.
John J:inies Sharp died Saturday
utter an illness of several weeks. Mr.
Sharp came to Houghis County from
Arkansas in l!tol, and
resided near
the Soldiers Home for many years.
He was born June 6. lS4i.
Mr. Sharp was a well known and
familiar figure about the streets of
Koseburg, and was well liked by all
who knew him. He died at the home
f his son at 825 Houck street
The
funeral was held today.
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j MORI! 11 RFBRFD STOCK
j FOR hoi (, LAS col'NTY.
j
I rountv Agent C. .1. Hurd will leave
on the 7 o'clock train Tuesday morn
ing, accompanied by C. W. Itose, C.
(). Garret:, K. P. Miller and Jacob
Jones, to visit a number of breeders
of purebred cattle in Linn, Yamhill
and Hen ton count ies, for tin pur
pose of securing some purebred
cows. AH these men purchased some
stork at the recent Short horn Kile
held in Hoseburg. but were unable
to secure as many as wanted, hence
t he trip at this I imp. They ex peel
(( bring back at least one carload of
heifers and cows.
It
imI Saving Campaign
; A preliminary meeting for the war
( relief campaign was In Id tn the of
fice of J ust ice Kiddle. It was de
cided that the war relief w uk be
post potied from the w eek beginning
Dec. 1, as originally planned, to the
week beginning Dec. s . Hon. II I..
Kddy. county chairman of the war
relief work, has just returned I rom
Port la ml. where chairmen trom all
; over l he state met to diseiiss I he
campaign. This campaien is to edu
cate the people to save lood, so that
the people of Kurope will not starve
d tiring the coming winter. Meetings
will be held in order to show the
people the necessity of this food sav
ing here
Funeral Held Today
The funeral of the late John .1.
Sharp, who died here last Saturday,
was held this afternoon at the chapel
of the Koseburg under t a king pal -lors,
the services being conducted by
Kev. J A Kippey. of the Adv-ntis!
Church. Mr. Sharp was a native of
Arkansas and his age -was 72 years,
five months and 24 days. He was
a retired farmer and was held mi
higr esteem by all who knew him.
ImIucs Fleet OH U cis
Last Saturday evening Ph Met aria n
Lodge I. o. O. F. elected officers for
the (oming term as follows: H. C.
Berg. . G. ; F. F. Patterson. V G ;
A. J .Geddes. R. S ; J. H llaib v. F.
S.: W. T. Wright, Treas.: K. P. Mc
Lendon. Sexton. On Frida) evening
Rising Stat Lodge I O O. F. hcln)
Foster Hutner. N. G ; A. C. Marsh is,
V. G.; Carl W Ohnian, K S ; M.
Fickle. F. S.; A. S. Hunt, Treas.
Relumed to Conalll
A number of local boys who are
taking t h Students Army Training
( 'ourse at O. A. C, and who had
spent Thang-kiving ;tt home here,
left on Sunday at tor noon to resume
their duties. They expert to be mus
tered out in a couple of weeks' and
return to the duties of civil life. The
mustering out will begin there h!
once and must he completed by De
cember 21, according to recent or
ders. The parly leaving here yes
terday included: Herbert Uritt. Mot
rin Unwk'T, Fred Porter. James
Campbell, Fhuo Henderson. Allen
Oden, ltrure Bridges. Grant Os
borne, Herbert i 'arswell, Nathan
Fullerton.
A mil Man Still MKnIiik
Mo trace, has been tound of Mr.
LI rod, ' he aged man who disap
peared f rom his home east of t he
city. As it will be remembered, Mr.
Klrod left home a week ago and
relatives became anxious about him.
xn.
officers have been searching for
him since that time D is thought
by relatives and friends of Mr. Kl
rod that he is on his way on foot t.
his adopted daughter. Mrs. Maggie
Weh h. who lives at Broken Bow, Ok
lahoma. He also has a sister w ho
liws in Arkansas Mr Klrod had
no money anil carried his personal
belongings in a sack. A 1-tter re-
ceiv ed bv The Review from iar-
Calif., indicates that Mr Klrod
(there laM Friday.
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AMERICANS TAKE
! ENEMY TERRITORY
A.Mi:itH' AIOIY OK OCtTIW
TIOX TOOK IIVKIt 1IIO SOI A It I
.Ml I. ICS Ol-' taClt.MAX TICIiltl
TOItV AMI MAW ll.l.Wils OX
SUNDAY.
A PLOT TO REINSTATE KAISER
IIiiii Scheme lor Triumphal Return
of kaiser to Berlin Was Over
throw u I Temli on Look
out fur Hun Trickily.
Itv Wehh .Miller.
WITH TllK AMKlilCAXS IN
Prussia, Dee. 2. The American
third army occupied -loo square
miles of German territory vesterday,
including scores of towns and vil-
)(, htges. The A uiericans encountered
but very Rule hostility among the
'inhabitants. Hundreds of people
lined the streets of Treves, watching.
in absolute silence, the Americans
march in ai:d occupy the city. Both
(he tier nut us and Americans main
tained an aloofness, there being very
little fraternization. The doughboys
maintained a soldierly and diguihed
alt it tide. I here were some crowds
on ihi' streets, but most of the peo
ple stayed inside, peeping through
the windows. Not a single German
tfag was obserxed anywhere. During
the inarch through Treves the
church bells were tolled. American
aii'itu n cit clod overhead, on a look
out tor any po.-sible trickery.
I Watching inr 1 1 tin Tccnchci v.
I PARIS. Dec. 2. That Germany inland
carrying an intended surprise up iis'l,,l,'r
sleeve is the contention here. The
Kaiser's decree of a Inlical ion is de
clared un sat isl aetory. Many be I ieve
it only a bluif. to allay talk. The
ju n liers and work men, and I he sol
diers, are reported to be
among themselves. Berlin
t hat t In re are no masters
fighting
admits
of Hie
situation at picscnt.
Plot to Kcinstntc Kaiser.
I ONDON, Dee. I . A gigantic
Prussian plot to jail the whole pres
( nl German go niment and e-tab-li.-lt
a pro isiounl government umler
Field Ma rshal vmi M acker sen ha
just be. n nipped in t he bud by the
Kbert government, the Daily Kx press
learns from its Am,:tei ilam corre
spondent. "Wire tapping" by Kber Cs S'-etv!
si rvier operatives led to the discov
ery of the plot.
It was this di-eovery that gave
rise to the report two days ago that
a counter revolution, led by influen
tial generals, including Vim A mini,
had broken out. It now apprars the
conspiracv was trust rated in the
ele cut h hour.
The plan was to urge the former
Kaiser to make a triumphal retuin
to Berlin immediately a tier estab
lishment of .i ' prov isional govern
ment ."
The chier figures behind the plot
were Von Mackenseii, whose possible
role as a German " KornilofT" was
foreshadow ed recent l ; General
Boehm. known as the German
tre,t Specialist," and General
vmi Ami m, who commanded
Flanders army.
Yon
"Re-
the
( Hie version
to be sprung
completion of
; thai the coup wa
immerlial'ly upon
t he (b'tiiobilial 1011.
The agitation w;
Krupps and other
mih well liliaUeed,
munii ion barons
having invested large sums, since
they are chiefly intenlcd in seeing
auiociacy returned to power
I be kaiser. the whole former
Pru--si.ni court and practically all
tlir- oilir ials of liie obi n giliie.
Na v League and t he II Gi
League, ;ind HMD hk- I'r tin e
Riudow ami foruo r Cbanr
Ihe
111 II
on
dlor
Michaelis are said to have b-en in
. 111 p. 1 ! by with the plot.
Field Marshal von Himh-iM-urg n--fii-eil
to join the agifa'ois, ihe A111
steidam disp.itch say.
Ma ny a 1 rests w -re imob- in con
Iierl ion With t he plot .
Prunes Are Released
.shipment of pi uiii s during t he
ciii rent season have been lotii h de
layed here, on aecount i f orders to
hold sa me lot Gov ern men t uses
Scnne prunes have been sb 1 pped un
der Government orders On Satur
day, however, del mite orders were
received here releasing all prunes
from Gov eminent holding-. Hence
the packers can now go aload and
ship ftrely on commercial ord
is ,1 bl t he ma rket s a 1 e 'n ady
ci ive the whole nop a sooi
c.n be 11 ,1 k (i and shipped
It
The
( otuitl g of peace mil' ll sooner thai
had beidl epe(ted. Mill the (leno!.ji
zatioti ot the urn: makes the hold
itig of the fruit for Government u-i
no lou i"-r u e-a rv.
WolklllU till lux lllldj'et
1 1 1 ( '-unit y C' e 1 1 1- in
preli mm. 1 r, to t !;e r-T i lar
v Inch opt ns 'di Wednesday
w e-k, I-.d w in Weaver, rom in
'-ion.
t this
siotiet -
lb CT, a l-O Tt ei-tillg With the lOWtt
T'i I 11 -. 1 j - - in hand jut now is the
I i. p n i
n of the tax h'll"t for the
ar The i -.titr, all s for lb"
:'t'ii'i' rlepar' in lit " of CoiltltV affair-
;;re hi ing made ii for the rom
Itig year, and the tentative bud get
will be nady for publ uu' Ion within
a few (lav 1.
DEATH OF TOM A. MAY, A
POPULAR S. P. TRAIN DIS
PATCHER, HERE SUNDAY
The many friends of Tom A. May,
night chief dispatcher iit the local
dispatchers' office, will deeply regret
lo learn of his untimely death at
Mercy Hospital Sunday morning,
from an acute attack of appendicitis.
jHis unlidlinK Kud nalnn
and klnd-
ness endeared him to all who came
in contact with him and his going
will leave a place in the hearts of his
friends that will be hard to fill.
Mr. May was born in Woodburn,
Oregon. March 2. 1 M 1 , and married
Miss Grace Kirktaud, of Drain. Ore
gon. September 1 !i, 1 H 1 2. His en
tire career as a railroad man was
with the Southern Pacific Company,
where he commenced work as a mes
senger in the Portland oft ice. He
took up telegraphy and was later
promoted to operator, advancing
from that lo dispatcher and then to
night chief dispatcher, which posi
tion he held at the time of his dealn.
So far as known Mr. May was the
youngest man to hold so responsible
a position on the Southern Pacific
system. He lea vms behind his wilt1,
three small children, John L, Junia
Laura and Kugone D. May. One sis
ter, Mrs. C. L. Gates, resides in Port-,
laud. Two hrol hers. First Lici (
Frank May, Regimental Sgt. -Major ,
Kugene D. May : and his father. Col.
John L. May. of the 1 li 2ml Regi
ment, are now in Franco. His
mother, Mrs. J. L. May, resides in
Portland. Boib his mother and sis
ter were w iih him w hen he died. i
Funeral fervices were neld at the
local undertaking parlors this after
noon and Ihi! body will be shipped to
Pori la ud on l he night train for
burial. Many beautiful floral offer
ings were received, among which
were tributes from the three dis
patchers' oil ices at Koseburg. Port - :
and Marshfield; from tolegra- 1
on the Cortland division, and
! rom many individual railroad
friends. The sympathy of the com- i
m unity goes out to his wife and
relatives ill their deep bereav enieiit , ;
LIVESTOCK TO BE MADE
TO PORTLAND MARKETS
John Alexander returned Saturday
night from (lie North Portland Stock
Yards, where he had taken a lot of
hogs, as manager for the Douglas
i 'mint y Cu-npcra t i e
i-iatioii. This is tin
that the association
l.'osehurg in (he hist
planned to make ;i
week or as often as
Shipping Asso-
second carload
has taken iiom
two weeks. It is
shipment each
a carload can be
I'xander will de
1 to the work of
assembled Mr. Al
vote lijs w hole I i til
the association.
Mr. Alexander assembles the ship
ment, aecoitlp. lilies llii'lil to the
anls. s. Hs them, and makes the re
t ii i m In the shipper lor a total cost
of L'nc p. r hundred, plus the height,
yardage and other necessary costs of
shipment. A li one having stock to
be vhipprd should gel in (ninli with
M r. A b xander, w ho has moved
fu
town and call be reached by 1 1
phone or by letter addressed to hi
at Koselmrg
vi lei-: tn iikaking o
1 hi: i ki.i piiom: it mis
Tin
following public notice has
Ip-d b I he Public Servo e
( 'o III hi i ss loll
iregoii: ,
Salem. Op-gun. Nov Vr, I'HV
In Ihe in, itter ftt tin- apple allon of d
the Pacific Toepiiniie Teb-LTa'di ,:
Com pa 11 (or increase in its e ',;
chaiiL'e rates '
Yo,; will please take notice thai u
the application of the Pacific T- h -pin
die flf 'I eb-gtaph Comp.iuv lot 1:.-
rlt.i-i- in its loial exehange lati in
Ihe slate id Oregon ha hi eli set ' l
heating at No. 2'2 coiui bouse, I'nti
land. Oregon, on Friday, the ::th
day of I ice ember. I '' I , at I o
o'clock a m , at w Inch I inn and
plaee
ed to
ti opportunity
II illteir sled
ill be
irtie.
d
heaid
pi'BLic si:i: vhi
f oi;i:(;on.
By Ld. Wright, See
COMMISSION I,
' tut y
Pliiperl Si rid
A n aid e atid a ha 1 1
of land, al-o
modern bungalow belong 1 ug to ,v
Mary Webb, wa-' sold ."'aiutdiy
Mr. and Mrs K. Yate-i, thiouglt
R ice & R ice agencv The 1 -1 o ii
IS located h-hs Ihatl a mile 1 at
Ibis cil ami is a Vi IV dc.-llablc pi
(d idiipeit r and M r- ale-
take illl nptl ia le po"Se.-ion. ha-.
iiU-i purcha-d the hoii-t bold goi
ot Mis. Web-h. Ml Nate- Is
ploe in tin- (oral t.nlioad sin
nd recent h ca me from I'm t la nd .
where ,e v. a Ir.plov. d 111 the slnp-v;,r-ls
Mi Welch ha- not complet
ed hei l.lall- tor !b- fit'!;r. ;.-.
but will piobal.lv i.'ieain in tin- . it)
With n-la I . V I cd' S'. me t i ine.
iMnl Here I a t M-bt
I I a F e !l ' e MMhTOe ( 1 1 1 1 t 'lie. I at 1 'I
fi'el.M k b. ' torlit a I I he hi . hill g
Sanitarium, of pn en i-ioti 1 :i The ii-
ea ed Wa- abnilf .,.! ; old He
b vo a .-..ii. Deltner BiP". who Is
1 'I V. -at old 'I l e b-.itv r.f Vr
Bull- w ill be -bip;K d to A read... Call
foirn... foi brial Tbe lov will at
rive in tl,,. cd from Lakeside, fue
iron, tills evening and accompany the
body to California.
ItKPOltT sniMllTID BY It. .
Ill SKMlAlik, GK.WGi: M VS
TF.lt,, OF WORK DOK BY THF
PO.MO A . 1 1 , I : AND TllK
(.uwt.i s of rm: COl STY.
MANY BENEFITS POINTED OUT
Improvement of LlveshM k. eradica
tion it Digger .Siptiri-cls, Im
provement ot l-'arni .Methods.
Co-operative shipping..
At the Pomona Grange meeting
' held in Koseburg on Sat unlay, Nov.
IHI, 1!US, Grange Master R. A. Bus-
nbark submitted his n port, as fol
lows: 1 As Master of the Douglas Pomona
Grange, 1 hereby submit the follow
ing report on the wink of the past
;two years. The yoar DM 7 was one
of the most successful years of the
Douglas Pomona Grange. We Ueld
several good meetings. Al the regu
lar uieeliug held ill Koseburg the
last of March ii was voted to accept
invitations from the different subor
dinate Granges to meet wit 1 1 them
I one mi e: ing each limit ! h. Meet ings
were held as follows: Drain. Riddle.
! Yoncalla. Canyonville, Camas Valley
' ami Melrose.
1 A I Drain the main subject dis
' cussed was the road bond Jssiie ;
'resolutions were adopted against the
bond issue. itesnl nt ions w i re also
adopted requesting the County Court
j to make an ;i pin opi iai ion fur a
county agent. Three new meiubi-rs
were instructed in Hie Pomona work.
; At Riddle the road bond ii sue was
again the main subject discusseu,
I hose present hei tig pt'et I V W e) ill
i v ided in opinion at id I tie ho I thai
! .id ion had been tii ken ,i i a previous
tin et ing. I he Master rub d a mot ion
: lo support the bond is ne oul of or
j der. Light new members w re taken
I in.
I The Yoncalla meeting was one ot
1 he host meet mgs held, a
tor erad icat ion of t h" dire
11 p.i n-11
si ni r
; nd being launched al
this in el ing
under leadership o
K. A. Ward. C M
cial representative
I niou Stock Sards,
f Federal Agem
, MeAlhster. t-
nl the Poi.latid
w as pre ,1-ni and
led a disiiissiou on
belter livestock, al:
the hie ding ol
I) the coopel.t
tie shipment of livestock. A n solu
tion was passed making comiulor
the testing of dair cattle lor I li In r
culosis. Mrs. Bond. Lecturer ol tin
State G I an go. w as pre: 11 1 and 'b
liver, d a .-boil address.
I was unable to be pn .- nt al the
Caimmville meet in, and having ii
data al band, 1 1.1 make an repot t
The Camas Valley me.Mhr. w,i-
iino! In-1 ent misia.-t ic meet i nr The
canii ai;:n lor 1 tado atioji o lit
ger squirrel W.f. cotiiiniod l td. 1,
Agent W ard bd tin- disciis.-roii. M
Mc.Mlidei was pn-eiH and hd tl
disiMis ioii on biei ding ot Im iter liv
stock, also cooperative shipping.
At Mehose 1 Im main subieels di
c.issi d were nn 1 dtnr ami 10 iq
t ive sh ipping ol h i si
MeAlhster. alnl . lad
.1;. led
digger sqillt I'! d
Waid
Willi lb- a--sM
Sqthl I e poi-OII lit
I, d at M' tl.ee
1--1011 led b M I
s'
Mr
aril a
oi'r a 11
.T this
bi gun.
1 I.
eelll.g
uiidi-d 1
ami
tiial W'lli
.IllelenCV o( the
d and the Govorn-
.Vet llllielit l
-III IIH.!me
1 1 1 a mini, a
. ai aM. nil
i.-nmphsiii I
'I lie -elMr.
1,1ml V
lit .
o lie- )
b tl m'"'
in ;lt-
m ' 1 7
w 01 It ol
HI ol Ml
-d Mr
'itv at Go
c J Hind. bae
llmd v. .is placed
eminent expense
I he I i 1 iV 1 I II MO lit
g the lalt.iel to
il t. no . t Until-'
I .III opea II
1- pil tit at all
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SERGEANT GEO. WIEEEIT
WRITES FROM FRONT IN
FRANCf, NOVEMBER 10
Miss Viola Willett today received
a letter from her brother, Sgt.
George Willett, written at the battle
trout in Fnnice on Nov. 10, the day
before the nrmist ice ' was signed. He
reported all the Koseburg boys well
at that time. They had just re
turned from a strenuous ;tt hours
work and expected to be hi Retted
back to a rest camp the following
day. He said the Huns wore on the
run. and if the fighting continued
ihey expected to be In Luxemburg in
two weeks. He saiil the French de
clared the war was about over. This
was evident, as they were having a
hard time ket ping up with the re
treating enemy. Hundreds of refu
gees were coming in every day.
W hile they were anxious to get home
as soon as possible, he preferred to
stay and finish the job while they
were at it. This letter brings most
welcome in for uiatioii, as it shows
the local boys at practically the
dose of the hostilities had all gotten
through safely.
I OLD ( Alt Tl llVI'll 0 FK;
LOCAL (JUL WAS IVIl BCD.
A serious accident occurred near
Kdenhower Sunday afternoon about
I o'cha k when the Ford car drlv
b Loren McCnllough and occupied!
b Miss Blanche Galarneau and 1
niiiers. turned oxer. It iver was
going about 2a miles an hour. The
car skidded and Ihe driver lost con-
t t ol of 1 be machine, result ing in
turning over, breaking the wind
shield and doing considerable dam
age to the car.
As a result of the accident Miss
Garla mi ail is ha illy cut about the
face and one rib fractured. She bo,
came uncoii-flous after Ihe accident
and was brought to town and given
ineoicai am. 1 01 en .mci uiiocn. w no
was driving Ihe car. was not injured
excepi that he was cut about Ihe
lace. The re ol the party escaped
injuiv and were brought to town by
Mr. Hew i: t , who lives near t lie
sci nc of the accident.
Sergeant T F
New York City tl
be a guest al the
Glnle.
Kerr arrived from
is moi uing and w ill
Beckley home, near
best licks all the tune, w,
farmers
a nd G 1 a tigers had but lit 1 1 I line to
alleinl meetings except thiec aciual
ly neci-sa 1 y I o ca 11 y 011 I hi' w ar
work, such as Rod Cross and ineet
ing to ennui rave 1 he buying of
t In ill si a 111 ps. Libert y bonds, etc.
Tie-re u.is hut little work aceom-pli-lied
bv the Pomona Grange In
I !t I K 'Jhe liio-t successful meet lllg
was hej.l at Looking Glass In March,
ImI I was unable to aiieml. so have
tin I'e ill t lo ma III'.
7 I m-u t g ula r 1 t liig w as
p. 1 d up. A slmil meeting was
h- Id ill August, but onl 1 oil line
btistne .s u as 1 1 .1 nsarti 11.
1 have hin ! w filggesl ions lo ol -I.
r tor Hie ue1 vear's wotk As Ihe
rt.ii 1-. over ami ve an- again getting
I.. . K lo 11. m inal. I In-Ilevi- Ilial meet
ings liei w it Ii I he sii boi dl mite
Craliges. bl ing tli 1 si results,
while (be ollicers of the Pomona
Glange win- usuallv niovt ol the
viitois idetenl in the pa-t, I he-
iiec tnai in 1 ne iittuie me ineiuiigs
uill gtos into iiejghboi hood gather
1111 - I think 1 bat on r ci
Itllds these lueelmgs Vi-n
ins w nt Ii . as be has a 1 hi
to II. a ll V pet, pie, en e
eat I V out ib'jiioil' l I at lull
neee.irv I In liee thai
unity agent I
helpful In !
nn lo (all;
idv ire a nd ,
i that an-!
two of the ;
I . I - I ts b.llolled III II
IM 7 ll.eet
eater puhlic
tli.tt Is the
- iiin 1 e and
link I he
shipping is
must give it
1 he Pomona
slbb- lor the
illl'S should be g
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hie. dniL' ol belt
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our w I
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11 to d but w
viippoil. as II
I ati
re S .H e,. ,.- m,Hs
ss ol I he t-nl
the State .e;' l.iflll
this winter I believe
is to con
Dial a leg
e 1 1 should be
b 1 tie I'lOMona 1 1 ance a ml I
:.. i ve that n solution"
be adopted ieiiesHiig any
11:1 ie ( i t ,1 ni-e 01 a 11 v md tvid tta I
I t befeot Ion lie I ei e IS
illd.i oil anv bill of uiea:o.tn
I lie I .ei'l la t U I e, 11 l'le-t IH
. -k e liieinher lliejeot, I totli
Lit ' h I
should
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to the Po
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our 1 r.iture ha
'lout!- h 1 1 1 g mil
- alw.ivs n
i ue. and I
i God - will
I'lnc-. the in-
unty that it
id hi p ' th..i it I
the fu in t bee
I In Douglas Co
A LOCAL AVIATOR
UKiT. vi:mi:i,i. hki.l has
SOMK XKW K.M'KHIKXCKS IN
l'II.OH; TllK l-'HKXl'H AIIC
ri.AXKS, WHICH AUK SMAU.
A. I) swipr.
SAW A GERMAN DAYLIGHT RAID
Fenit'd War Would Close llefore He
Reached the I'nntl Finds Many
Things of Interest ami
Traveled Widely.
The following letter was written
by Lieut. Wendell Bell, an army
aviator, to his parents, Mr. and Mn.
Win. Bell, of I bis city: ,
Issoudon, France, Nov. 5, 1918,
Dear Mother and Dad:
1 am at last located where I can
expect to be for a week or two. ThlH
is a large aerodrome composed of
twelve fields. 1 am going through
a course of training in flying the lit
tle French monoplanes, and speed
scouts. I find they are very differ-
;ent from the Curtis planes used in
,h(, states. Thev are equipped with
rolurv motors (that is a motor that
.ho evltnder revolve around with
the propellor), and make about HO
miles per hour. You can climb them
right off the ground, and they stunt
like a swallow. It Is great sport to
fly them. They are so small that
when you are up in one you have
Ihe feeling that you have some sort
of a large bug strapped to you In-
stead
of riding In an airplane. 1
guess you are familiar with the
names In print, Newport. Marian
Parasol ( monoplane ) , Spud, Rou
iette. "Sopwiif," and a lot of others,
both Kugllsh ami French.
When I finish vvilh these little
sparrows t a week of fair weather
will do ill, I'll go up to another
place, draw a Liberty and then go
up to the front. It is the rainy sea
son, though, and there Is hardly one
day of fair weather In ten. At the
wav things are going now, the war
; W ,e over before I can get in ac-
( j,,n
They luio sent me nearly all over
France since I have been here, and
1 have seen a good deal of Kngland,
too. When 1 wiih up to Cha union!
the Roches put on a daylight air
raid, but our Archies drove them off
before they could drop their bombs.
There were nine planes and the Ar
chies threw- about lino shells at them.
It broke up their formation and they
had to return.
The climate here in very similar to
that of Koseburg. H rains about all
winter and very seldom snows. 1
liku t lie country very much, it In
picturesiue ami quaint. The people
seem lo be a very agreeable sort; of
course they are entirely different
f nun the A mericans In most every
way. One very noticeable thing here
is the very few men you see, outside
of those of advanced ears ami mere
children. There an practically no
men at all excepting an occasional
nuldier
111,
from what 1 can learn
that Ihe ' show ' at Chateau Thierry,
which was staged about a vear ago,
was the deciding factor or the cul
mlnat ion of the war.
I noticed from a month old paper
that I saw lately that America has
gone hone dry. ll tdnnk me rather
lunny ihe other day when I was in
Paris to see several posters (similar
to out Liberty loan posters I of a
table with wine bottle and glass on
ll and a large hunch of grapes hang
Ing over the table. The printing on
it laid: Conserve la Vin Pour Lis
Soblat." meaning, conserve the wine
for the soldiers It struck me as
l lie a con 1 1 a si bet w eeu the two
countries. They ship Ihe wine
a rou ml here In hi tanks as oil is
shipped In the Mitten, and everybody
di inks w ittc w ilh each meal except
brcaklaht. Their breakfast consist a
of a cup of cotle
lair-,
a bowl of choco-
II
about tin- -.a
to Itv her"
The offireiH
r about til)
as il does in (he State
me-s is three fraies,
cents, a meal, and is
most ordinal)'
lood A meal In a hotel is never less
than five francs and usually six.
Speaking of (t i in k i ii u . there Is no
whisky in France; they netr drink
It
v defeated be i have received nn mall from any
i amies or null one since I've been overseas, and
Ctaiigei- have that is neatly two months. I can't
it h ct-laioi- lo nndet st mid It, for I know you have
ot i!..n 'ippoit ,,n written nie, and I've taken H up
.o.epleie H-iM.i- with headquarters, for It sure Is aw
HI ..t tioa ure fit to wait and wait, and no word
I whatever from the loved ones nt
i and icembei s home, but 1 do bop'' and it uM llml
i fm the timli evei voue Is all t ight at home. Don'
ive ruin me tn worrv about me, tor I am well an
iiud I know that entttelv over the etlects of the
. t I be ma V be. Spa lllsll flu
-oipi'oii as oui'i Before I close I want to say ii word
i.-i will he eer for the R.-d Cross It is the greatest
jtr iniation that there Is for the
o ldiers, and if Is u pltv that all the
other orgatiiat ions that are trying
to help befriend the soldiers are not
consolidated Into it
Will close with lot of love a ml
kisn-s to von both, front your loving
I mm WENDKLL,