Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, January 18, 1918, Page 6

? } bs Ke A scent Reg tenet RA spew stare ie ana ONG Ne 5) what you can buy for what you can buy for =) [Seca] [meee —) —) ———] J HAAN I COTTONWOOD AND VICINITY \SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARA Besure to see the Home Talent play at the Orpheum tonight. Jacob Reidhaar, who owns an excellent ranch north of Grange- ville, was in town Tuesday night and next day went to Lewiston on a brief business trip. Will Simon is in Spokane this week attending the annual con- vention of hardware dealers of the Northwest, which was in session Jan. 17, 18 and 19th. Among the heavy-weights sold to the Farmers Union for ship- ment Tuesday were two porkers brought in by P. N. Huffman from his ranch 11 miles east of town. One weighed 560 and the other 410 pounds. Martin Schaefer who owns a good stock ranch near Sun River, Mont., is here for a month’s visit with his relatives and old friends. His brother George, who had been with him on the ranch for several months, returned to Cottonwood with him. Mr. E. M. Ehrhardt came up from Lewiston Monday evening and spent Tuesday here attending the annual meeting of the Ger- man State Bank. He was accom- panied by his. father-in-law, Mr. Chas. H.-Chase of Stanton, Neb., who spent the day visiting friends Come and see 1 cent Come and see 3 cents January 21 Come and see what you can buy for Come and see what you can buy for | Landlord Stabelfeldt of the Ho- tel Phoenix is carrying himself in sling this week, the result of an ‘overdose of grippe. You'll miss a rare treat if you fail to attend the Home Talent play at the Orpheum tonight, given for the benefit of the high school gymnasium, There will be more fun than a barrel of monkeys. The Christian Mothers Society served sandwiches and coffee toa jlarge number of people in the K. }C. hall Wednesday evening, the proceeds to go for the benefit of the negro mission. Mike Jacobs and his family are expected here next week from Chicago. Mr. Jacobs, who is a son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wagner, will assume the local management of the Madison Lumber Co. Jack Armstrong, the present manager, will go to Dayton, Wash., where he will be local manager of the Craig Moun- tain Lumber Co. at an advanced salary. Wm. Munger of Miles City, Mont., the new owner of the Phoe- nix hotel, made a brief visit to Cottonwood the first of this week to look after his property inter- ests. We understand he is on the verge of trading the hotel for Spo- kane property. Two ladies own- ing property in Spokane for trade came and returned with Mr. Mun- ger. For the present L. Stabel- Come and see what you can buy here at prices never heard of in Cottonwood before ° Come and see what you can buy for 9 cents| 39 cts.| 79 cts. Come and see what you can buy for 19cents | 59 cts.| 98 cts. Cottonwood Mercantile Company SSS |_| SaaS E_Ssasvy ea Postmaster Nash made a flying business trip to the county-seat , the first of this week. Miss Gertrude Inghram of Lew- iston is here visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. P. H. Dye. M. D. Campbell and wife and Mrs. Mel Pierce and little son Row occupy the two Brust houses near the depot, for the winter. Wm. Oesau and wife left this nia, where they will spend the balance of the winter with rela- tives, Word has been received that Mrs. Barney Goeckner’s mother died the day before her daughter ; reached the old home last week at ‘Effingham, Ill. Mrs. Goeckner left here on Wednesday of last week for the East. The second series of card par- ties for the season was held Mon- day evening under auspices of the K. of C, at their hall. First priz- es were won by Mrs. Frank Ho- ner and Herman Funke; second prizes by Mrs. P. A. Gaul and Nick Bieren; consolation prizes by Mrs. H. Stricker and Frank Terhaar. Mrs. Wesley Orr gave a delight- ful afternoon Tuesday in honor of Miss Eve Parker. Other guests were Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. Melvin Pierce, Mrs. G. F. McKinney, Mrs. Poler, Mrs, Fred and Frank Simon, Mrs. E. L., Mrs. T. B. and Mrs. E. M. Parker. Mr. B. A. Braeshear of Walla Walla was en- feldt and family will remain in| tertained Friday evening by Mr. and renewing old acquaintances. |charge of the hotel. and Mrs. E. L. Parker and family. morning for Claremont, Califor-| UMMAGE DALE After our January Clearance Sale we have many odd lots which are left over after a sale of this kind. We are going to have these all put togeth- er and make a Gigantic Rummage Sale out of it, Commencing Next Monday l Come and see what you can buy for Come and see - what you can buy for I Aid Pulverize Broken Ground, Cause Particles ‘2 Crumble and Vege- table Matter to Break. severe freezes during winter. While cold weather makes expenses some- what heavier unless the farmstead is well arranged for comfort, both for man and animals, the soil is always benefited by freezes. Farmers readily recognize that after hard freezes the soil is in bei-er con- dition. Freezes help pulverize broken | ground; they cause the particles to crumble, vegetable matter to disinte- grate and break down. There is also considerable check to the increase of insects. Many insects in the pupa stage are killed by very cold weather and this means less increase the fol- lowing spring and summer. However, there are some that stand very low temperatures without injury. The best way to get the full benefits of winter snows and winter freezes is to have the land broken. PROTEIN REQUIRED BY PIGS Feed Necessary for Bone, Muscle, Frame, Material, Etc—Skim Miik is Recommended. © After the pigs are weaned they may lose flesh or at least make gains very slowly unless fed a feed rich in pro- tein, to make bone, muscle, frame ma- terial, mineral matter, ete. If fed skim milk and gratn they will not dis- appoint you. | SKIM MILK OF GREAT VALUE Value of Product as Hog Feed Gener- ally Known, But Not Always Fully Appreciated. The value of skim milk as a hog feed is known on every farm, though not always fully appreciated. In the neighborhood of many large dairies pork production is a very prominent and lucrative supplement to the dairy industry. 2 ———) | SS ES SS SS SS SE SSS SS There is considerable advantage in | ‘NEWSPAPER MAN | - DESCRIBES VISIT TO HEADQUARTERS ‘Nerve Centers of British and Ca- | nadian Armies Peaceful Even in Battle. ‘|S UKE BUSINESS HOUSE | Function Calmly and Efficiently With- out Turmoil or Slightest Disorder —Young Staff Officers Com- plain Because They Must Stay Out of the Show. London.—During the past three years of warfare there have been daily communications emanating from a mysterious place called general head- quarters, whose location or surround- ings have never been mentioned, in fact are not known to the average sol- dier fighting in France, writes Hal O'Flaherty in the New York Sun. To the citizen unacquainted with the affairs of giant armies the mention of the term general headquarters brings up a picture of a building in the heart of the great army activities, with mud- spiattered couriers dashing up on horse | or eyele and with sentries pacing to | and fro armed to the teeth, while wor-*} ried generals sit about great tables within tracing upon their maps the various positions in the front line. The fact of the matter is that Brit- ish general headquarters is perhaps the most peaceful and orderly place | that one could imagine. The roads ap- proaching the main buildings are not | lined with troops and paraphernalia of | war, nor is there any of the much- | talked-of dramatics of fighting. Guards Are Unarmed. It is a business house, conducted on the most advanced systems of efficien- cy. The traffic coming up to the heart of the gigantic chain of fighting units is regulated by military policemen who know their business and keep motors and pedestrians going in the right di- rection. The soldiers on duty in front of the building visited by the correspondent | were unarmed and directed the arriv- | ing officers in a manner as courteous as that displayed by the commission- | aire at the war office in London. With- In there was nothing to indicate the | presence of the greatest army chief- tains. The furnishings were modest, almost homely, and the atmosphere of the whole place was that of a peaceful and well conducted business establish- | ment. To secure an interview with one of the men who conduct the affairs of the | British armies was simplicity itself, A | telephone call sufficed to tell him of our coming and we were ushered into his office immediately upon our arrival. An ofticer of the United States army, snown as a “liaison officer,” had quar- ters nearby. He has been working as hard as any man of affairs at home could work and his surroundings showed he wasn’t in the habit of en- | tertaining visitors. |. “Take that rocking chair over in the | corner,” he said as we entered, and one | of the party went over as directed and sat on the wooden box that had held | his typewriter. A wooden table, two |chairs and a rack for books made up | the furnishings of his office. On his table was a stack of corre- spondence a foot high, which if it could be read by the German high command would probably give them heart fail- jare. There was something significant | in that stack of letters. It was prob- | ably the first nucleus of a correspond- | ence between the directing officials of |the American army and the British | upon whom they are depending for ad- | vice and information. Some day that | little pile will have grown into an en- | tire library of documents that will fill \long ranks of filing cases. It is pio- |geer correspondence under the new |order of things between Britain and | the United States. The following afternoon brought us by a lucky chance to Canadian head- | quarters, where we had the privilege of spending several hours with other {men who fre conducting operations. {t was more than a lucky chance that brought us to Canadian headquarters | almost at the same hour that the Ger- | mans began an attack—it was an act of providence. Lighted by Lamps and Candles. It can be set down here without {further parley that two newspaper men were never treated more royally than we were by these men who at the moment we entered their quarters |were directing a barrage against a | strong German attack. In the midst of tea the door opened and for a few minutes we were under |the impression that every general on the western front had been deluged in- |to our presence. It was a party of | oflicers who had dropped in for tea |and a chat with the army command- | ers. Instead they had a rather amus- jing talk with two American corre- | spondents, who .were found interest- | Ing because they had been with the | American army on the Mexican border jand in France and had some fdea of what the United States troops could do. Their intense interest in prepara- | tions of the United States for war was | manifested in every question, and their can was more than evident. In two minutes the formality of in- | friendliness toward everything Ameri- troduction was over with and for fully half an hour the Canadian general staff dropped their heavy responsibili- tles and enjoyed the unique expert- ence of entertaining two Americans. It was the first time that such a gath- ering had ever assembled in this par- ticular building and all made the most of it. The staff captain who had intro- duced us suggested that we get a little exercise, explaining that the staff offi- cers usually spent an hour in the eve- ning playing badminton or some other game just to keep in condition. We went out to a well constructed court similar to a tennis court and taped off in the same manner, For an hour we watched four officers bat the feath- ered shuttlecock across the net with a display of skill and strategy that was worthy of men who used strategy in a greater and more deadly manner. We took a hand in the game for a time and then watched four others play off the staff championship. Meet Famous Strategist. When the game broke up and we re- entered the headquarters building we were presented to a man whose name is famous the length and breadth of the British front. His keen stratagems and forceful work have won for him the praise and admiration of every Canadian fighting in France and his record as a fighter would fill several books. We were fortunate in having an opportunity of talking with him, for he, like the late General Funston, is keenly interested in newspaper work and it gave us a good start on the right plane. We explained to him our reasons for coming to headquarters and how the car that was to meet us had broken down, “Well, I'm glad you're here, boys,” he said. “Ill just arrange to have a couple of places set for you at dinner. How are things over in the U. S. A.?” We had been talking with him only a few minutes when an officer brought to him word that an S. O. S. signal had been received from a certain point in- dicating that the Germans were pre- paring to attack. There was no blus- ter. low, steady voice and -the orders for certain c-unter-measures were given in an equally unruffled manner. An hour later it was learned that the Germans had given up their attempt after being unmercifully flayed by the gruelling fire which our host had turned loose. From time to time an officer would appear at the door and report the prog- ress of various movements under way, and throughout the evening there was no letup in the handling of business. The whole procedure of this work of directing armies seemed to operate as smoothly as the service at the dinner table to which we were shown. When the meal was finished and we were comfortably seated in the main room we heard from the lips of one of the officers a story of the thoughts and feelings of a man directiig an offen- sive. For the moment we saw a series of pictures thrown on the screen of our imagination. The officer asleep in his room. A servant galls him in the small hours. He dresses and walks slowly to his office, where a number of telegraph and telephone operators sit at keys and switchboards. A cup of coffee is steaming at his desk, a broad, flat ta- ble, upon which is spread a great de- tail map with flags marking the line of attack, He drinks the coffee, lights his pipe and turns to greet his brother officers. Men Go Over the Top. The hour of the attack is marked by a general glance at watches and then the phone rings. The men are over the top! Several phones ring. A number of objectives have been reached, An S. O. S. signal from “A” section. All reports are marked upon the big map by flags, and as each objective is reached a new flag is added. As re- ports of trouble come from different points certain barrages are instructed to cut loose with everything they have. A “cut-in” shows the men lying by their guns, which are loaded and trained upon certain points. The S. O. S. signal comes to the gunner near- est the string, who reaches out and gives it a yank while the other gun- ners jump into action. Before the first shell has reached its destination a second is on its way and the big show is on in full swing. We see the men bombing the Germans out of dug- outs; fighting hand to hand in the open ground with vicious thrusting of bayonets, Finally the picture reverts to head- quarters, where we see the officer, tired eyed but snfiling, reading the congratulations from all along the line and transmitting them to the victori- ous men out in the shell holes and trenches. “I don’t believe there’s a one of us that wouldn't have given a great deal to be right down there with our men,” he said. “That's the worst of having a staff job. One must take a distant view of things and stay out of the show, which isn’t a pleasant task, es- pecially for that young officer who just handed me this report. I'll venture to say that he'd yell with joy if he got orders to go back to his regiment to- night.” Along toward midnight our disabled car came limping up to headquarters for us and our farewells were said outside the door in the inky blackness of a rainy night. We shook hands there in the darkness with these men who had been our hosts. From the dis- tance came the deep-throated growl of heavy guns. “We never let up on them,” said a voice from the steps. “It has been just as you hear it now for: months, and we'll keep on until we finish the job. We are going to win.” And that is the spirit that. pervades not only the headquarters staff but every camp and every dugqut on the British front. The information was given in a | 5 we