Ravalli Republic from Hamilton, Montana • 1

State Librarian AVALO PUBIIIGAN HAMILTON, MONTANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1918. VOL XXXI. NO. 3. CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAM STARTED LAST EVENING ME HFI nnniiinin unmirr nnwn Germany's Promise of Relief NIT PROGRAM LAST if Jilt DRIVE BEST GERMANS ATTENDED Ravalli County Chautauqua Opened Last Evening With Superintendent F.

G. Brainerd in Charge and Miss Julia M. Hunter as Junior Supervisor, the Initial Performance Being the Old Soldier Fiddlers and Tonight There Will Be a Big Concert Best Enemy Troops Wilt When Pitted Against the American Forces, Who Attacked the Center of the Line at Seringes 'and the Allies Pressed Forward on German Flanks on Both Sides, Indicating to Observers Enemy is Withdrawing CLASSIFIED MEN structions to General Pershing to expedite casualties. Shot From Positions. With the American Army on the Aisne-Marne Front, August 1.

The American troops pushed forward their lines at certain points Thursday on the center of the Rheims-Soissons salient, notwithstanding the resistance of the Germans, who did not give ground on some sectors until they actually had been shot from their positions. The Germans are desperatelyt clinging to their strongholds at Nesles and in the Bois Muniere, northeast of Roncheres, but the Americans have gained a hold on the northern edge of the Menuniere wood. The Nesles forest is under the range of the American heavy guns. Capture Hill. The American heavy artillery commands the village of Chaniery, northeast of Sergy, the Americans having wrested the hill beyond the last named village from the Germans in a battle lasting four hours.

The lines swayed back and forth many times but the Americans eventually pushed the Germans back. This figthing was in the open and the American infantry showed great courage. To the north of Cierges the Americans also advanced their line. The fight began early Thursday for the possession of a farm from which the Americans swept away the Germans. North of Sergy the Americans crossed wheat fields that had been planted by French peasants, the crop of which had been partially garnered by the Germans.

What remained of the wheat was removed by the Americans. There were numerous battles In the air Thursday. I Dr. Bushnell, representing the united states uommuiee or Information, will speak in the afternoon regarding conditions and issues of our army mobilization in the United States. His lecture is a thoughtful analysis of the problem of training and morale.

This evening at 7:30 o'clock Mrs. Margaret Ballington Booth will tell how she has helped in giving the men from our prisons a new start in life. Over 85,000 men are said to owe their regeneration to Mrs. Booth. Biggest Band.

Monday will be "Music Day" and the afternoon program is given entirely by Thaviu's Exposition Band. The paper from Salem, Oregon, says this band is the biggest band of its size in the United States and that it can render more music and more different kinds of music to the unit of personnel than any other band that ever visited Salem. In the evening it will be assisted by a trio of Grand Opera Singers. Other Programs. On all other days there will be a musical program and a strong lecture in the afternoon and in the evening.

Tuesday evening Dr. Lincoln L. Wirt will tell of our affairs -abroad. The government sent Dr. Wirt abroad to gather the information for this lecture and paid his expenses.

Dr. Wirt is an orator whose language is simple and clear, who can be heard in all parts of the audience, and whose message grips his audience from beginning to end. The last evening Miss Mildred Leo Clemens and the Royal Hawaiian Quintet will give an evening of Hawaii. The leader of the quintet, Mr. Joseph Kekuku, Is the man who invented the modern steel method of playing the Hawaiian music and who is responsible for Its popularity In the United States.

Miss, Clemens has a series of pictures of Hawaiian life and a wonderful moving picture of the Interior of Hawaii's active volcanos. WAS TAKEN PRISONER MemlK'i of lYemli Army That Turned the Hun at the Marne Vl-ittng In Hamilton. Corporal Jaggers, one of the original hundred thousand of what the Kaiser designated "French's contemptible army" and one of the members of this numerically small army that helped turn the Huns at Marne, arrived In Hamilton Tuesday. Corporal Jaggers has had an experience that Is unique even In the annals of this great war. He was captured by treachery on the part of the Germans under the white flag, was seriously wounded In the battle prior to his capture, was taken prisoner by the Germans and spent months of torture In several German hospitals.

He contracted tetanus (lockjaw) and was one out of thousands that survived. Corporal Joggers has lectured In New York and throughout many cities of the east on his experiences and has Impressed all those who had the pleasure of hearing him with his stralght-from-the-jdioulder talks. He has an excellent delivery and the Incidents he mentions have actually been experienced by him. He at present Is on a tour of the western Mates with a war picture entitled "Beating the Huns," lecturing In conjunction with the pictures, and should prove an exceptional attraction. T.

C. Grady, a traveling man from Missoula, was In town The Ravalli County Chautauqua ppened last night with a fine program by the Old Soldier Fiddlers led by Colonel John A. Pattee of the 24th Michigan Volunteers. The colonel showed his audiences that the old-time fiddle was as good an instrument as the modern violin and the old-time fiddler was as a musician as the violinist of today. His rendition of the "Mocking Bird" was particularly fine.

Young Pattee's song, "Just as Washington Crossed the Delaware so Will Pershing Cross the Rhine," was well done and pleased his audience immensely. We sometimes agree with the colonel that the old soldiers tell their stories so often that they get to believing them. The Chautauqua equipment arrived yesterday morning from Aberdeen, Washington, and the tent was set up on the grounds yesterday afternoon. The property men report that they have had considerable difficulty in moving the equipment this year because the has taken many of the baggage cars to use for dining cars on troop trains. Superintendent F.

G. Brainerd, Miss Julia M. Hunter, who will have charge of the Mother Goose Festival as Junior Supervisor, and the Old Soldiers all arrived on the morning train yesterday. Dr. Brainerd began his series of morning lectures this morning at 10 o'clock and Miss Hunter must have had nearly two hundred children in the Junior Chautauqua this morning at 9 o'clock.

Today's Program. This afternoon and evening the Fenwick Newell Concert Company will give the musical programs. All the Chautauqua people say this company Is one of the very best in Chautauqua anywhere. Many times they say Mr. Newell's voice has been placed in the same class with that of Evan Williams.

Just last week Mr. Newell was engaged to sing for the soldiers In France during the next six months. EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE AIiIhmiuIi (Hllce arc Without Candidate to Hun, Democrat Think Surer Certain. The Democratic county central committee and candidates held a meeting at the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce building Wednesday and discussed the political puliation. They all expressed thein-mdves as well satisfied with the political outlook, except for the fact that a number of places have not been filled on the ticket.

They discussed the candidate and also protective candidates that have not filed, and the following names were brought out as men who should run. In a few cases the iiatniH are not those of men who are certain to run. The proposed ticket is: Senator E. M. Tucker and Hamilton Timelier.

Representatives Maggie Smlth-JHathaway and J. R. Faulds, Stev-t-nsvllle. County commissioner Al ltiss-iitan, lmrby. County clerk William Le Claire of Corvallls.

County treasurer II. L. Robin-Hon, Sheriff Ike Wylie and O. L. Ketincy.

County attorney L. O. Johnson. County surveyor Leonard Oertll. The offices of assessor, coroner and public administrator are to be filled.

Paper thread Is a Denmark war substllufe for use In binder twine. Subscribe for The Republican Washington, August 1. The German armies apparently are again on the retreat in the Aisne-Marne salient. The American thrust in the center of the line at Seringes already has given results. The Paris statement tonight showed that the allied forces had leaped forward on the German flanks on both sides, indicating to observers here that the withdrawal to the Vesle was in full swing.

This has been expected by officers here since the American divisions outfought crack German divisions in terrific conflicts which began Saturday. The enemy made every effort to hurl the Americans back across the Ourcq, but he failed. His picked troops fought to the death, reports from all sides indicate, but the fierce attack of the Americans was not to be denied. With magnificent gallantry, British and French forces took full advantage of the situation. The enemy was hurled off Chalmont butte in a dashing assault by Franco-British units, and to the east the French also hammered at his lino.

Tonight's reports show that it was made untenable and that French and British have made rapid progress in exploiting the success. IYisonei Taken. The fact that 60 prisoners were taken in one part of the action indicated that the retreat was more precipitate than it has been for the last few days. This was viewed as further evidence that the enemy was withdrawing under pressure and gave new hopes that his lines along the Vesle would not be fully prepared when the allies arrived before them. Secretary Baker had received no answer today to his recent In A Former Siimm lnlcnlcnt of Hamilton School Will (io to France fir Kniuhto of ColumbiiH.

Missoula, August 1. Jesse V. Owens, general nirent for the Western Union Life Insurance Company, has received his commission to fc Jo France ns a secretary In the Knights of Colum-I bus war activities and Is now awaiting orders to leave at any hour. Mr. Owens was born In Kentucky, his ancestors having reached America In 1 3 4 to locate In Virginia and Maryland.

He was for four years superintendent of the Hamilton public schools, from which position he resigned nine years ago to enter the life Insurance business. The work done by the Knights of Columbus Is similar to that carried on by the V. M. C. the two organization working In cooperation In the battlefield of Europe.

Mr. Owens is now Grand Knight of the Missoula council of Knights of Columbus and he Is wen acquainted wnn ine laeais nn.l mr.fir..iu nf Mrs. Owens, with their sons, Frank nd Harry, and daughter, Marie, will go to Seattle probably to remain until Mr. Owen's re- turn from Europe, HAMILTON sills THEM. Mr, and Mrs.

Arthur Smith and family of Jtosalia, Washington, who have been taking an auto trip through the country looking for a location, arrived here Wednesday, They say this Is the finest country they have seen and thnt Ihey Intend to remain In Hamilton. They made Ihe trip cv. land without accident and had a splendid opportunity to see the country. MM TELLS OF THRILLS F. M.

Edes Writes Interesting Letter from Paris. It is Some Sight When the Barrage Goes Up and Rather a Queer Feeling Comes Over One. Frank M. Edes of Corvallis, who is an officer in the artillery, has a letter from France to A. J.

Davenport. It was dated Paris June 7 and is as follows: "Got your May 4 letter a few days ago with clippings. Haven't heard from any of the boys as yet, but no doubt they will catch up with me before long. "You are not the only one who is wondering when we are going to get into action. We are all of the opinion that casual field artillery officers are a drug on the market.

Sure out of luck except when it comes to schools. Believe me, an artillery officer gets some education anyway. Of course, you have received my letter telling about my visit at the front by this time. "Spent a week with my regiment, my battery being 240, and then came here to Faris for a course in tactics and the study of mechanical movements covering such things as laws of pulleys, sliding and rolling friction, etc. It Is some course to say the least, but the battle of Paris every Sat urday night helps some.

(Joke.) "Of course you have seen that the Roche have been calling on us about every night. Say, It Is some sight when the barrage goes up and rather a queer feeling when the splinters start to patter around or pink on the tin derby. Whenever the alert sounds we have to get up and beat It for a tree In the park and scatter. The trees are only a slight protection against splinters and nothing against bombs, but you see they wouldn't pet so many that way as they would If they dropped one on a barrack full of soldiers. Quite reassuring.

"You ought to hear the gentle tones coming from the building about midnight on the third night running. said war was hell, but he never heard of this one. Those Roche have some bill to pay. Our boys are getting Into It and giving the Roche a surprise or two. "At this time we all feel the Roche are checked again, and we are all guessing where they will try again, for In spite of the pa pers nt home they have a lot of llftfr In fllnt-il frit tin.

I tti.il tifril ill iiiifii UIIU doing their darnedest to get In a real lick before we get the deal. "Everything Is going fine and we are all anxious to get back to our outfits when this course Is over In two weeks and send som big ones over. "Guess the 'Subs' sent shiver up New York's spine. Well you ought to hear the purr of a Roche plane overhead and the knocking the corners off the "Remember me to everybody and watch us. Say, tell the ladle not to let pie or cake maklne Income ft lost art.

"FRANK M. EDES" Wheat Is selling for bushel In Turkey, reports the American and Syrian Uellef Commission In Turkey. Before the war the normal price was Co to 60 cents per bushel. The 1918 Draft is Divided Into Five Classes. Names of Men in Ravalli County Who are Subject to Military Duty and Order of Call.

The nieu of military age who are in the 1918 class have been classified by the county draft board. They have been divided into five classes as follows: Class 1 Leo Dean Brush, Ivan H. Heath, Norman Kenneth Bagger, James E. Wimmett, Claude afranee, Alfred Lee Vaughn, Charles Lloyd Lockwood, Harry McKInley Smith, Leland Summers, Henry Francis Burks, Fred T. Bolton, James Haddix, Paul L.

Evfcrly, Anthony Brewer, Earl Dixon Howard, Arthur William Peterson, Willis Harrison McKeown, Andrew Fuller Kneeland, Clarence Pinkney Fry, Joseph Barrott, Ralph Schreckendgust, Jack C. Unrue, John McLeod, Harry Printz, William Jennings Bryan Smith, Mason J. Smith, Elihu See, Clare B. Downing, Ernest R. Gray, Ray Severns, Emll Peterson, Frank Turner, Bernard Taylor, A.

II. Robertson, Frank Eugene Hayek, James L. Brlckley, Raymond Robert Beach, Charley Herndon Reynolds, Joseph Preston Strait, Clarence Cates, George A. Kaln Louis Christiansen. Class 2 Melville Hayden, Charles W.

Ellingwood, Clarence T. Duus, Melvln Admiral Price, Louis Har-ley Brann. Class 3 Robert S. Nicholson, Archibald Henry Wylie. William Wynne Roberts, James L.

Brown. Class 4 Clyde Long. James Terry Smith, Edgar McKlnney, Orla Leroy McKlnney. Class 5 I'lann E. I.ogan, Jens Krlstlan Paulsen, John Frederick Dixon.

Marcus It. Calhoun, Wellington Irwin White, Kobert Emmet Dwyer. Commencing This Month the (internment Will Hate Control of All Telephone Itii-lues. Washington, August 1. Control of telephone and telegraph lines was taken over nt midnight last night by the post office department.

Their operation wus placed under the general supervision of a special committee created for the purpose by Postmaster General Burleson. Mr. Burleson announced that un til further notice the companies will continue operation In the or-1 ditiaty course through the regular channels and that all officers mid employes will continue In the per- formanee of their present duties on the same terms of employment. The pin it Is, however, to co-ordinate the facilities of the various companies to the best Interest of the public and the stockholders. or WAIt TIIOPIIIES.

Washington, August H. L. Myers of Montana received assurance from the war depart- hient that the war trophies exhibit', would be shown at the Montana State Fair, opening September 11. CONTROL TELEPHONES i WILL Hamilton Will shut shop Thui'Mlay iiikI Will Attend the Creamery Picnic. at home" in Hamilton next Thursday.

The stores will close and it will be as quiet as Sunday with no one to go to church. The cause of all this suspension of activity in Hamilton Is the creamery picnic at Stevensvllle. The lid of business will be down tight and hermetically sealed. Everybody is anticipating being in the historic town that day. and If they are not there it will be their fault.

Creamery day is always a big event in the Hitter Hoot valley. It draws like the proverbial mustard plaster and everybody feels better for going. This getting together of Bitter Hoot people cannot happen too frequently. There should be no one but the policemen left in all other towns of the county, and judging from what Is heard on the streets that Is about what will happen to Hamilton. Stevensvllle has prepared a program to suit candidates and citizens.

There will be something doing every minute, and If you want a good time don't miss being In Stevensvllle next Thursday. MPROVING THE STREETS At last Hamilton Is having Its streets Improved. Second street Is being traveled the entire length of the city and It makes decided Improvement In that thoroughfare. It shows what can be done when men are put In office who believe In Improvements and progress. Mayor Tottnan has been Inspecting the work like a hawk, and a good roadway is the result.

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