Amherst Times, 1918-08-29

              u 0 lb- liberty first, last and. always - freedom for all forever vol. .1, no 43. subscription, $1.50 per year amherst, ohio, thursday, august 29, 1918. official newspaper of the village ohio. direct word from "amherst's own" men now reunited in france trip acr08s and events , since reported. .(exclusive with times.) after a recuperative lapse few weeks following journey between 4,500 5,000 miles, things have become settled afford boyfl' an opportunity to relate incidents coincidents connected oxtsnslvo traveling mado at logical season year. many ot local boys were separated leaving our original camp, but encountered en route common. happy reunion came franco where we are settled. most anxiously awaiting their' turn o hit front line trail. it is not permlssable mention dates general censorship rule say nothing which would be value or comfort iho enemy if perchance letter "should fall into boche'b hands. duty 'common is' co-operated adhered by willingly... there company, regiment base censor. none incoming mall has so far been censored. best time made, home letters reaching ua exactly two -weeks, usually takes about three more when'hho h6me' boy's bo", forwarded couple times be-.cjiuso separations. mail going united states written before tuesday night bent forth n french port saturday, requiring total three' weeks. submarines on way across. wore life preservers kept them convenient (constantly slept clothes' extreme danger zones. the'trlp across atlantic was re-freshingt invigorating couldn't understand' object placing us days american rest cd,mp england were' entertained one evening bx harry lauder njember british parliament who represented borough edinburgh. lost his only son battlefield he devoting entire among various fronts, training camps. those seen distinguished scotch comedian cleveland noticed that old hlme "pep;' still retains distinctive musical rhythm scottish brogue. ' -just little bit seasick. during first out weather moderately stormy. rained had a. week ideal sailing weather. als'o .everyone desire eat also compulsion keep fish starving. ration voyage, getting variety culminated combination cabbage fish, boiled conglomerate. canteen board, despite exorbitant prices, pacified unsatisfied appetite. -the usual boat, drill combat exerqlses held daily. band rendered concerts daily' gave religious pro. gram sabbaths sea. against rules number ships convoy how convoyed. see whales. ""on liked spend evenings stormy watching sun set seeing varie ties they could detect. sea' weed plentiful batches boon became- flying and, jelly furnished great-. est amusement, exception whales sighted, both coming within 30 feet boat. snouted then submerged. watched ship's log ascertained speed con- voy hour hour. some con stant account log's chronologtng . report boat covered close 4,000 miles making the. zigzag course atlantic. sighting land lifted big load ancient buildings. interesting and- instructive slghts'were taken around saw king arthur's round table, cathe dral its splendid gothlc archltec turo cornice carvings, .castle occupied william conqueror 1030, hall used as capltol sat over fioo consecutive years, castle ruins, city's quaint, narrow historical streets. ac quired histoid flvo than learned school five months district 'schools scheduled open tuesday; sept, 3, su perlntendent c. o, masters reports alarming, vacancies, no, teachers available to- fill them, i .are ,12 ,mde .trip, kent.normal hopei pr mourjng leyeral teachers, fourth loan drive comfng soon advertising matter being received preparation effort-directors named. win amherst sept. 23. advertis ing large quantity frequent intervals, type. county chairman will probably george h. chamberlain, charge previous drives. miller proba- blllty bo, campaign locally. directed other efforts, successful pulling top when thought reach mark. just 'what quota "be yet known, bo- decided meeting elyria short time. allotment quotas entirely satis factory new plans suggested, thing suref ger mans driven back, jnost optlmtlc can early ending war, next money run a, world this country furnlshtgn allies funds besides caring own needs.. call comes should o.no hanging back waiting until minute subscription. must raised, voluntarily compulsory, former plan wp have. surely doher part drives.' amount $5,000,000,000. cam paign extend inter rate 4 cent. director working securing committees final preparations. extensive undoubtedly unedrtalten. tells tournament. g. w. barney los angeles, mer resident member fire sent reminiscences, older residents appreciate: "in reading overthe news town paper, times, 3ee department holds j tournament aug. 21. reminds me hose com pany attended norwalk good years ago compete prize given company. left morning drove norwalk. remember parade jokes made live oaks their heavy, cart. race finished able through carrying broom, 'we lean sweep taking prize, low ering record 5 6 seconds. proud lot went home, surprise many. "hope you wish there." power bad lately. ..some difficulty experi enced late' concerns de pendent upon electric current lorain electirc ompany, whose plant under heavy burden demands tho plants supplies. street car companies beon shotr differ ent times. amhorst'there serious trouble. dally pa pers unable issue wednes day, having o'clock afternoon. users homes stores asked saving possible, use lights necessary, do iron ing, etc., hours much possible. pupils register. superintendent fred powers 3ent appeal regis ter either' wednesday, friday urday week. bpen tuesday, felt tratlon many' high prove benefit bpth authorities. card reads follows "ypu recall did sign up spring term year's work school. "in-', order may greatest possible assistance you. suggesting come schoolhouse for" registration any printed below crossed off, "wo believe prospective students school, whether enrolled entering fall, find kworth while take advantage -of urn opportunity. urge uo so, "t,he opens 3. "early dates; "wednesday, aug28 7 8 p. m. friday, 3q ,7 p, saturday ternoon aug, 31, amiikltax 1hoh buhuuu." ex-supt. porter arduous tasks helping surgeons hospital marvels being-done. dr. f. mcqueen recently from' schools j. e, porter, middle june enter y. work. arrival france, mr. strenuous duties, declares enjoys letter, friends, follows: "a. e. f., july 21, "dr. mcqueen. "my dear friend: might interested my franco, along your special line. "i here move toward tomorrow morning. push bosche counter-drivo filled hero' hvae called help stretcher bearers operating rooms. imagine mo standing bearing hand surgeon removes fragment shell man's knee, remove shrapnel body? job wednesday night, yesterday today, really feel quite proficient assistant war surgeon. 'there great done here. comforting here, glass water somewhere1 else yant tell folks patience 'guts' soldiers astounding. wounds hadn't dressed four days, smiled said wjth chap worse hurt, perhaps: 'take him in; i'll wait doesn't hurt now.' "tho biggest ever had, today shaving shaved for- giving water, quieting fears ether regained consciousness. amid grlmness military hospital, the, souls never dreamed 'at like thanking do; end would' think enough exhaust hours, work- stretch, tako .a knife doing. seems almost god-like these things. .thing marvelous human bodies nerves stand what wounds. man 52 bullet got well weren't superficial either. case operated ago, "you knpw scien tifically minded, get me. somo dare not, write, chained guhs bosches lying beside dead; whole regiments surrendering time, 50 co prisoners. "well, bed. long ride fsat (?) trains. am going' east very strict chary" what, wo write. "give friends regards. glad boys. address "john "12 rue d'agensseau, "paris, france." smythe secretary democratic committee thursday committee, attorney elected secretary. lively session, several heated arguments evening. 64 attendance. executive memlers are: grail, jouls snel'l, schrlckler, hilt, calhoon, h, wise, lo rain; gott, wellington; red- ington, thos. squires, b. blvln, thomas conway, elyria; r. underbill, lagrange; john davidson, klpton; lawrence hackel, avon. won from-charles flannery elyria, office secretary, vote 34 30.- changes chronicle force. editor branson chron icle retired paper position white cleveland. managing vinson, formerly new3, becomes manager chronicle. miss cameron employed fchronlcle office, agricultural agent rogers. management, la expected show siderable improvement, boy vi8its barber shop thanks heaven "he gets alive-barber tries cigarette him. let-tor .n franco. print word, name omitted: "last visited coiffeur. least is-what said, didn't fool me; knew 3hop. because stood door, smiling blandly, odorous tonic dome blended aroma traffic ln-uanco passing bevy .goats. entered. straight-backed jhairs, cane-seated, faced threo .nirrors 3tood iti doprway shop, trembled. l' feared fix look himself. himself, too. twisted ends waxod mustache smirked reflection galss. aid motions (thank setting-up exercises i) dictionary under-itand wanted hair cut. picked nice shampoo. danced pranced wiggled mears brandished comb terrifying way, regular ehrman trim. shampoo combined element jf novelty. soaped he' lunged parried luallcd, disadvantage .might say, touch light leather. niagara, washed soap away series dashes cold earthenware jug.- protest he. 'swabbed pate. smelled a' munition worker sunday parade. settlement. francs, 40 cents. lamp that, pay usurious rates barbers. shave warned day nerve extra strong "a chance. "as gesticulated wildly. worked arms flails talked hun retreat. tongue tangled teeth. finally slowed want breath discovered americalne." front. certain arrangements able-regularly publish ex- elusive dealing ac- tlvitles service france; is, 329th infantry. courpe passed censor's hands trained worker, contain generally found individual home. times' exclusive worth saving. every one, form valuable am- herst's fighters. & flag raising brownhelm. brownhelm honored 22 young fighting nation community ceelbration, larfe crowd. preparations proyrani given, speaker being' rev. neumelster evangelical (stone) chursh, amherst. vermilion "furnished music. conclusion program red cross ladles served ice cream cake. m1ckie says r sfcy, 1 v write pieces fen h papbq., feft v-ove tave, nwe to'eiw boss wont, throw 'en floor fer ne pcw. up. hs sans ftn unsigned nt &nv unsgt better fu&n fsn unsgt.,co cvaccvia fm-atfi alry 18 ,ntense' iul'y 68 5""jh 80 qd to. bp sergeant js' serving handle trade corning' y itormer yoara, iwlth armies france. increasing volume. papers jave boa'rd requires go cash advance basis once. orders industries board require weekly newspapers strictly basis, issued 21 thore numerous ments, tending make certain' laving 15 cent paper. city reduce ilzcs, effect means, inasmuch sountry 'using eight pages pupllshers vlll. once, second questlonanlre, designed ascertain results putting effect, nov. 2. wasteful practices. re- elved: each publisher shall eliminate reason- desires nue practices idopt methods accom plish reduction used. 1,. 1918, industry whole, reviewed further curtailments necessary. continue sub scriptions montns date expiration, unless subscrip tions renewed paid for. give free copies except actual rendered, exceptions camp libraries, etc. advertisers, copy for' checklngi purposes. stimulating scriptions, uso specified regulations, except, exceed .his :!rculation minimum 10 copiesi send exchange publications such county, radius point publication. sell publica- ion exceedingly nominal subscription price. publica tion anyone published offer premiums publication price put premium sale sepa rately 75 sum dividual prices. conduct voting contents purpose obtaining subscriptions. obtained considered bonaflde subscriptons. publisher, holiday, dustrial edition. publishers shall, prcoure materials nearest source 3upply, provided consistent price, quality service. bo established period har purchased pre vious issuing order, shown necessity. greatly affected. will' complied ai affected papers, inas less old, consequently haven't list subscribers ar rears papers. overdue subscriptions, advice square otherwise choice cut list, don't single readre wishes re main standing. strongly advises weekies raise sub: scriptlon rates, thereby in, revenue lose patronage. seriously considering $2 rate, recommended, "but doing adequate notice subscribers. south trims locals, 14 baseball team beaten afternoon herst boys, score 5. wragg pitched neighbor touched -up pretty hits, bruce -hit ting well. opposition runs scored mostly errors, wild throws mado; same teams play brandt's park, amheret,-and there, sized bet riv intense, fully as" voors. fair starts monday, 2 exhibits coming, entries horse races attract reliable 73d gates labor promise larger entry lists crowds before. attractive amusements prepared, harris attendance state columbus ractlons. hoped secure government's al showing relics battle nlnlature guns model aircraft. already promised fine cat elyria. baby dispensary frorr count grand stree' fait grounds. union taker block tickets wil- andeavor dispose all. attention, amherst's greatosl interest 2:34 trot turner start horso, jlmmlo running races, too, interesting. association debt. isln debt extent $17,000. brought assessments paving adjacent streets, -nd sewer improvements. asso ilatlon owns beautiful piece prop erty, suitable increased needs. 73 nevei tailed hold annual exhibition foi debts br wiped becomo greatei ever. right compares fav orably similar fair. galore. addition countless attractions. patriotic bpeeche: certs, exhibitions thr stand, ball games, midway please children people children. ,there ip grounds zoc attractive. departments in.thesi include horses, cattle, sheep, swine poultry, grain, fruit, vegetables, fane work, mechanical depart ment tractors farm machinery. reception hunter monday methodist church scene gregatlons unite expressing chaplain. public farewell hunter, commissioned :haplaln army 7:3( church. extended entin body townspeople presen md godspeed hi. lew th crowded. movement foot ti mass luntor principal speaker, hall. however, ha visit brother i; orleans was" return ti! sunday, speak probable, sonic hlng acknowledr past ser ices goes. hi furlough expires 4. gives excellent talk. services impressive told audience weeks' taylor, ky. absence kind instead t sermon, h' fellows. sketched day's oi steps louisville safe place soldiers. assigned preach down church, real southern hospitality accorded men. talk brougb soldier vividly congregation. 3urgical dressings class again meets' surgical claas ted meet afternoo' library, complete numbe shipment. goo requested. met, noth cut, thl gath erlng held. sergeant. ernest ueinnardt, ct mrs. relnhardt rpad, pronibt urrates german dropped studies replaced tues-day, language hot taught amrvers taught, change especially gratifying ast sdught obnoxious lerman kqt itudles. high, chool custom prac-ically 'high coun-ry. dropping man-lal domestic science ourses. plight re-f irrangement leneral iromlnence "rench two-year course. enrollment, problematical. .nake estimate probable en-ollmont industrial c-jndu ions something tct-do t. secured veil paying, jobs summer ire cases liable regardless neces-dty future thorough iducatlon. other-hand, -it e enrollment ap normal expectations. building crowded hat hau-day sessions necessary,, vext tale. teachers. changes' teaching superintendent, ia s. feakins, physical dlrac-.or, gone. freeman je commercial teacher, prominence. mibs virginia wallar of' nother teacher. ilarlon steele, principal, teach supervise' writing :ourses grades. misses florence wlllet, grace rice, ethel stonehlllnd powers, 'et known they4 .vill teach. prof. supervise athletic "activities, bchool. grade .he pupils' .wo instances teacher devote 'ler grades, necessary arge enrollment. follows; 1. helen beller ruth jauch. francis- barnes eflle holllngsworth. 3 menz. 3-4 holzhauer. cameron. blrdena foster. 5-g edna beller. ehrmann. harriet peck. allie kelch. frank depaul handed york piper, contained fred, ju3t arrived, safely iverseas. de- oted becoming completo" soldier, here: course, wearing" unl- ,'orm, know rifle, sort hlng, ou soldier? leserve haracterlstlcs, tq neet .certain qualifications. can. io ho vould tho. guards. half drills. cuss cook, ;urse chow. broke ttoo day. th,e ser- leant's whistle harlem hike empty canteen. "grub" cigarette! always, dirty rifle (or inspection. shoitld thurs- lay 'in spection. tall im- ress hearers fact ie stands solid" captain. private paul. rleth bros., entcrprlslrig elyrlh lewelers opticians, have) completed roorot bq aavilable out-of-town customers. rieth bros, sreatly enlarged dptlcal depart-, ment, installed olflco dla- mond rpom, are, shape coralns' ,1' .l