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P * A This paper has enlisted
With the government in the
Cause of/America for the
*e*k>dof the war.
WAR REMINDS HIM
OF BIG RELAY RACE.
Mrs. E. L. Vaughan of Newark has
^' received the following letter from her
son, Kirk, who is with the American
Expeditionary Forces in France:
France, Oct. 20, 191,8.
My Dear Mother: Today 1 am
many, many miles away from the
dearest little mother in the world, yet
you are very near, for I carry you in
my heart and mind constantly. To
day you are dearer than ever before.
If we.boys could only return to our
mothers this morning, how much bet
ter and how much more pleasure we
‘ would be to our sweet mothers. But
we realize that through the love, faith
and prayers of our mothers, mixed
with pride, loyalty and self-sacrifice
on our part, we soon will have the
i greatest enemy to present civilization
; conquered. Then why should any
American boy hesitate, or even argue
in his mind the chance to go on and
1 destroy these dirty beasts called
' Huns ?
j Perhaps you will never know or
“we” never realize again the consol
ation of “Thoughts of Home and Mo
ther,” or the value of love to Ameri
| can boys. It has won battles and to
i day is pushing on toward that great
goal set by our beloved president.
; We sit in our billets and argue who
has the dearest mother, and of
j course each one is so prejudiced that
| he can’t be convinced that any one is
! right but himself. Just now one of
j the boys remarked that he couldn’t
picture any boy not thinking, his mo
1 ther was the sweetest mother
i in the world, and I told him I couldn’t
; either, if theirs had done as much for
] them as mine had for me.
This is another rainy Sunday and
j along with such a day comes that
' tiny bit of homesickness, yet I would
not come until its all over for the
world.
The present war conditions remind
| me of a relay race. The allies run
! the Huns so far each day they have
! to let them go ahead at night in order
j to give our boys time to eat and
! sleep. But the time is near when the
Huns won’t have anywhere to run.
That’s the finish, and then that old
slogan comes true, “Berlin or Bust.”
Today all France is rejoicing over
the success of the allies and any one
who could only hear the praise of
America by these people would think
' as I do.
Now, mother dear, don’t worry
about me, for I am dandy and will
soon be coming back to you a better
j boy and more able to be a pleasure
and repay you for all the worries I
ever caused you. Love to Maude and
the kids, oceans for yourself, each
wave a kiss and each drop of salt wa
ter a hug.
Forever your devoted boy,
Kirk.
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FROM OMAR HAMILTON.
Tho following letter was written
i by Omar Hamilton to his sister, Mar
garett Frances Beetle, of Beedeville:
U. S. N. Air Station,
Pauillac.
Cr. P. M. of N. Y. City,
Dear Frances:
If I think back to the time when I
first got acquainted with the people
around Beedeville it seems like I am
writing to a small child. I remem
ber going to your house to a party
one time and I think you must have
been sleeping in a cradle. Ha! Ha!
But that has been some fqw years
ago. The few letters you wrote me
were as newsy as any letters I have
received, so I am glad to get a letter
from you if you care to write.
Everytime we get new mail every
body is glad to get a letter from home
and friends. They have a flag they
raise up over the postoffice every
time they get new mail and all of us
keep our eyes on that flag to S' e
when it is up. You can see the flag
from any place in the camp. That is
a novel way to let us know, but it
certainly works.
I think they shouid have called this
country Gloomy France instead of
Sunny France for it has been cloudy
most of the time lately. I guss this
is not the worst place in the world
and I know it is not the best.
If a fellow wants to sow wild oats
this is a pretty good way and place
to sow them, but as I had mine al
ready sowed and they didn’t profit
me anything, I am not interested in
tho lincinpeQ
It seems so strange to me that this
country is so much older than the
states and is so far behind the times.
The trains are worse than the “slow
train through Arkansas.” Guess you
have heard about it and have proba
bly seen one of them. The cars here
are divided into what they call apart
ments that are just large enough for
ten people, or as they say places.
One time I went to Soulac and when I
got on the train to come back I got
into a first-eiass apartment and as
it against the laws of tjie French
government for American soldiers or
sailors to ride first-class I had to get
out. So by that time all the other
seats were full, so I had to ride the
top of the cars to get back to the
camp. If I had been bumming my
l way it wouldn’t have seemed so bad,
but the worst of it was I had to pay
my fare and bum too. I sure thought
of our “slow train through Arkan
sas.” Soulac is a beautiful little
summer resort on the sea coast and
has a fine bathing beech. I never
had been in bathing in the ocean, so
I thought I would take advantage of
the opportunity, which I did, and it
was certainly fine. If you ever get
the chance take advantage of it. I am
sure you would enjoy it. The day I
was there big, little, old and young
seemed to be having the time of
their lives. The waves were coming
in three and four feet high and it
.was a hard matter to stay on your
feet.
Bordeaux has some beautiful parks
nd monuments and also some artis
te buildings. Several old churches
re located in the town, but the larg
est is an old Catholic Cathedral that
j hey say was built back in the 12th
! century.
I The other dav I was working along
the road and I counted five ways of
conveyances. First, the auto, oxen,
donkey, horse, and even saw a man
going along with two dogs hitched to
a little wagon. I also saw a little
girl pushing a miik wagon into town.
One day when I was in Bordeaux I
aw an old man and two women draw
ng a little wagon loaded with wood
n to town. Sometimes when they
j hitch more than one horse to a wagon
they put one horse in ahead of the
I ;her. I have seen three horse3
strung out that way.
These girls over here are nothing
pare with the girls in the
tates. Three American girls gave
is an entertainment and I thought
he boys would break their necks try
ing to get a look at them, but of
rouse I didn’t.
Well, how does Walter Huff like
France by this time. I know there
are many of the boys over here by
his time.
Do you ever hear from Hoyl any
more? I was surprised to hear that
Howard, Homer and King were still
n the states, as they all en’isted be
'ore I did. I saw in the casualty list
vhere Verlin Prince had ^een killed
i 'n battle, also two boys from New
i tort, but I didn’t know them.
All the boys are somewhat excited
I over the peace proposition. Lots of
hem think the war is about over, but
I think it is too good to be true
Hone this will find you well and en
joying life. I am well, but not bavin;,
much enjoyment.
Au revoir,
Omar.
FROM PASTOR MITCHELL.
A Chicago paper called “Good
News” states the following:
i “Since the day that thosfe in charge
of the matter in Chicago decided not
to close the churches on account of
the epidemic, but permitted the peo
j pie to come together to pray, the dis
j ease rapidly declined, and compared
with otherjdties^with a smaller pop
! ulation, whose churches were closed,
I the number of deaths is lpuch less.”
This is a' practical illustration of
how God still has matters in hand,
and it would be wise for Newport to
follow suit at once.
W. C. Mitchell,
Pastor of Baptist church.
DECLARES KAISER
HAS NOT ABDICATED
FROM THE THONE.
London, Nov. 22.—The Daily Mail
attributes to a “high official of the
British government” the statement
that ‘.‘William Hohenzollern is still
i German emperor and king of Prussia
1 as far as the British government is
i informed, and apparently is waiting
for something to turn up.”
“The Berlin government,” the offi
ial added, according to the Daily Mail,
“has not made any communication to
the allies or the United States noti
fying us of his abdication. We think
it almost certain that if the abdica
tion occurred notification would have
been sent at least to the United
States.”
“No abdication document bearing
the kaiser’s signature is in existence
as far'as the outside world knows—
nothing but the perfunctory state
ment of Prince Maximilian in which
he used the words ‘thron versicht,’
meaning ‘renunciation of the throne,’
and not the word ‘abdarkung,’ mean
ing abdication. Wilhelm, therefore
undoubtedly still regards the throne
as his and the world must contem
plate the probability that he expects
to return.
While Holland cannot doubt that
the allies do not relish her affording
him asylum, there has not been as yet
any joint effort of the associated gov
eernments to extradite him.” ,
SECRETARY McADOO
HAS RESIGNED BOTH
OFFICIAL POSITIONS.
Washington, Nov. 22.— William
Gibbs McAdoo, secretary of the
treasury, director general of rail
roads and often discussed as one of
the presidential possibilities of 1920,
has resigned both his offices to re
turn to private business. *
President Wilson has accepted his
resignation. Mr. McAdoo will give
up the treasury portfolio as soon as a
successor has been selected. He wish
ed to lay down his work as director
general of railroads by January 1,
but will remain if the president has
not then chosen a successor.
Upon the new secretary of the
treasury will devolve the task of fi
nancing the nation through the tran
sition period of war, to peace, which
probably will include at least two
more Liberty Loans and possibly d
further revision of the system of war
taxation.
Letters between President Wilson
and Mr. McAdoo. made public today
with the announcement of the resig
nation, give Mr. McAdoo’s reasons
for leaving the cabinet solely as a i e
cessity for replenishing his ersonal
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deep regret at losing his son-in-law
from his official family.
TO SEEK RETURN
OF THE RAILROADS.
! New York, Nov. 22.—Lawyers
headed by Elihu Root were named as
advisory attorneys to the National
Association of Owners of Railroad
Securities by t1 Executive Commit
tee at a mee 'n he! lere today.
Luther M. W a director
of public servk2 ant anting of
t lie United States R road Adminis
tration, becomes one of the general
attorneys.
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