VOL. XCII1I. From Forester W. E. Montgomery. (To William F, McKinney, of Potters Mills.) Somewhere in France, December 18, 1918. Dear Billy : Suppose that by this time you have received the letters which 1 wrote to you | from Montierchanne, Since then, l've been traveling about the country some and have been taking in the sights, From Montierchanne, we went to a little | place near Bordeaux, where we were billeted for several weeks. I was then | transferred to the gist Division and or- | dered to report at Le Mans, Spent sev- ral days in Bordeaux and then went to Paris. Took in as many of the sights there as was possible in the limited time, | ~—the opera house, Tomb of Napoleon, Cathedral, Eiffel Tower, together with a | lot of streets and places. One of the| latter, the ** Place de Co Concord,” was | literally covered with captured German | cannons—guns of every size, age, and] i description, I would have liked very much to have | been able to get out to Versailles, but | possibly I shall get a chance before re-| turning. | Le Mans, where I am temporarily lo- | cated, is quite an interesting city. It} was first settled by the Cellomans about | soo B. C., being at the joining of two | rivers, a situation usually selected for | settieme Since that time it has con. | tinued as a place of considerable impor. | at the presen nt, tance, the population being over 150,000, i There is a very beautiful cathedral] here, second, it is claimed, only to the! one at Rheims, in all France, certainly | it far surpasses the ones at Paris, Bor-| deaux and several others which I have! seen. Not far from the cathedral are a num- ber of old houses, built back in the time of the Roman empire. We entered one | of these—it had been the house of the first perfect of Le Mans and had for a while been occupied by Queen Beren- gine, wife of Richard the [ (Cour de Lions ) of England, Beneath it was al series of underground passageways and | rooms, at one place seven stories deep, | In all there were 2: kilometres (over 15 miles) of tunnels leading from the var-| ious buildings. The outlets were at the | cathedral and at a place about 4 k. out- side the town. They were used places of refuge for the women and chil- | dren in time of seige and as a channel of | as escape for the warriors, if the battle got | too hot for them. ] ‘The caverns are of two periods, the Ro- | man and (for the upper two stories) | along about the roth century. Among | the latter are some torture chambers, the ceiling and various other methods of | making life uncomfortable for the! victims, i The bouse itself is quite quaint and | interesting—Dboth because of its method | of structure and its carvings, and be-| cause of the various relics which it con- | tains. Among the latter are some old Roman coffins, chairs, basins, ete. ,—all of stone, There are several other places in this immediate vicinity which .re said to be| worth visiting, but thus far 1 have not | been to see them, Don't know how long I shall be here. My new Division has not yet arrived upon the scene, but it is expected very soon. Haven't heard what its orders are, but I hope that it may be scheduled tor the army of occupation. 1 should like to see what that part of Europe is like, Well, I must call a halt, Have al- ready written considerably more than 1 intended, and I suppose you must be tired of translating my heiroglyphics, Remember me to my Centre county friends. With very best regards, Sincerely, Monty, I A MSs Mf APA SAID H. Russel Smith Gives His Definition « of a Pal”. (H. Russel Smith is the son of H. Witmer Smith, of Bellefonte, and a grandson of Mrs, Isaac Smith, of this place, at whose home he was a frequent visitor when a mere lad, He writes a fine letter from France, as follows.) November 20, 1918. Dear Dad :~ Well Dad, everything has stopped at last. Butit is so hard to believe. It seems as though tomorrow the guns will start again. Since a couple of weeks af. ter we hit France 1 bave never been away from the sound of the guns until toe day the war was over. Last Sun. day night I looked up at the sky and 1 knew just as well as I am writing this letter that I would never see the sky lit up from the guns of a battle field in this the sky. But, Dad, I have lost four pals ; you don't know what that means because a man has to be a soldier to know what a pal is. Itis a feeling for another man that you would even give your life to save him %nd he would do the same for you, He is the man you go half with on anything from your troubles to your money. Do you under- stand a little bit from that what I mean by a pul ? One of the fellows I was roll- ing up in the same blankets with last year this time was transferred to the In- fantry 4 few months ago and made a Lieut. He was knocked off two months after he received his bars. The last time we saw each other, when we were through talking he said, ** T will see you tomorrow, Russ, and 1 never saw him again. He was killed. Well, Dad, about nine the order came out for all the troops to hold fast at and that is the way this war stopped. That night the Frenchmen went wild. I have been kissed by a man, Can you imagine it? Dad, some of these French- men hugged, kissed, and did every- thing else to me that pight, Dad, 1 cannot write it all, there is too much: wait till I get home, and [ am sure I am coming back,and I wlll tell you all about it. I think I told you how the outfit I am in was brought together. We are out of Infantry, Artillery, tMachine gun and everything ; most of the fellows are out of the Infantry tho You remember Short ? Well, he is the only man out of his squad that left the states that is liv. ing to-day. He was in the Infantry. oh a private in the Doughboys ; he and his Corporal are the only ones living today of his squad and the Corporal is led and, Dad, 1 could tell ng that every fellow in this outfit. When I say they are the only men left 1 mean the only badly woun« vou someth: like about men of the original outfit that they were Those outfits have many men now as ever but they are all re- placements, 1 have wondered many times in the last few days if the fellow that took my place in the artillery is still living. The last I heard of it they were shot up just as badly as the rest, Well, Dad, I will have to stop now, 1 just so Your boy, RUSS, ES Elliot Smith Describes Trip Home from France. Debarkation Hospital No, 36 Hampton, Va., Jan. 8, 1919. Dear Mother and Dad :— back again to the old U. S., and you find myself back again. Ithardly seems that 1 was away eight months—I guess by rights nine months—but so it is, and now that I am back I am going to for: get the time I spent over there, I suppose you got the telegram that 1 got here sale but believe this letter will It has been a long time since I last wrote you (a little over a month) but 1 expecting to be sent back home and that seemed better than writing. 1 was sent from Base 28 at Limoges, Dec. 6, to an- other hospital, Base 114, at Beau Desert, near Bordeaux, and the port from which I was to sail. This hospital was or is to send all wounded through who are go- ing back to the states. 1 was here until the 24th and was then put on board boat, the ** Powhatan ”, and started on the homeward voyage Dec. 25. Some Christmas present! While I was at 114 I wrote a letter but dida't have any. thing in it and didn't want to say 1 was coming back, so [ burnt it, urn Christmas on the boat we sailed down the river and stopped to take on water for we couldn't come down the river with water on account of the river not being deep enough, and would have loaded us down ; and another surprise for me was turkey for dinner. That was more than I expected but then I didn’t care for I was homeward bound. We had one grand trip coming over, The sea was as smooth as could be until last Saturday it got a little rough and Sunday the boat was rolling a little too much to suit me. But I got back with. out getting sick, 1 never felt good at any time but still I was not sick, New Year's night we were awakened by the bell ringing and some thought that there was something the matter with the boat and some dressed in about two seconds but they soon found out the trouble when they went on deck. The night of the first we had an entertainment by some band boys which was great, 1 al. most split laughing. 1 will never f Jan. 1, 1919 on the high seas, : We had about six hundred boys on FEBRUARY COURT JURORS, Court Opens Monday, February 24th. - The Jurors. February term of court commences Monday, February 24. The jurors— grand and traverse—are as follows: GRAND JURGES, D. H. Bortorf, farmer, College twp. Joseph Darton, laborer, Unionville. John Bullock, merchant, Bellefonte F. H. Clemson, agent, Patton twp. Rob. B. Confer, farmer, Howard twp. David Dorman, laborer, Halves F N. Fagan, professor, State College R. F. Finkle, farmer, Gregg A. E.Garbrick, farmer, Walker John H, Glassner, farmer, Marion Thomas Houser, clerk, State College J. L. Holmes, notary, State College Edwin Hayes, laborer, Snow Shoe tp. George Harper, agent, State College E. H, Laughner, farmer, Potter Jacob Musser, farmer, Haines William Neese, farmer, Gregg John J, Osman, farmer, College Luther M. Royer, farmer, Gregg W. A. Ridge, book-keeper, Curtin L. G. Runk, merchant, Philipsburg Jobn Wagner, barber, Howard Frank E, Weiland, farmer, Harris W. H. Waddle, hotel keeper, Balle- foute TRAVERSE 1UROES Wm. H. Austin, laborer, Liberty Harry Austin, guard, Milesburg Russel Blair, meschant, Bellefonte B. D. Brisbin, lumbermsn, Centre Hall C. R. Bitner, carpenter, State College John Corman, farmer, Howard twp. Henry Cronister, farmer, Huston C. A. Dolan, farmer, Marion Frank Downing, laborer, Spring Albert Earnest, farmer, Rush C.T. Fryburger, agent, Philipsburg George W. Grove, farmer, Bepner John Gowland, ice cream maker Phil- ipsburg C. T. Gerberich, retired, Bellefonte George W. Gat:s, farmer Bush Benj. Hardeyshell, farmer, Rush J.T. Henry, mining engineer, Huston Wm. Harshbarger, farmer, Walker Jacob Heverly, laborer, Rush M. W. Kreamer, farmer, Haines W. W. Kerstetter, carpenter Spring Henry Kline, hots] keeper, Bellefonte Arther B. Lee, coal dealsr, Greg John A. Long, farmer, Gregg J. T. Longwell, faimer, Benner W. H. Long, miller, Howard John E. Miles, laborer, Milesburg J. Mignot, manufacturer, Bellefonte lev. M. D. Maynard minister, Lelle- fonte Rev. H. 8, McClintie, minister, ipsburg John Nearhoof, farmer, Half Moon A. G. Noll, shoemaker. Bellsfonte I C. Obl, farmer, Walker Robert Orwig, farmer, Tavlor J. W. Pressler, farmer, Haines H. Parker, blacksmith, Philipsburg Jobn M. Robb, liveryman, Howard John Packer, farmer, Curtin George Richards, butcher, Philipsburg John C. Shuey, farmer, College Herry Shirk, desler, Centre Hall Cyrus Tice, agent, Howard Milton Vonada, farmer, Penn John Wirth, farmer, Miles Charles Zettle, faimer, Colleze George Miller, farmer, Huston Jacob ¥ cess, mechanic, Hall Moon es — W. 8. 8. The report of the War Savings Com. mittee, for the first eleven days of the 191g campaign, is as follows CENTRE COUNTY had, for the above period, a per capita of 38¢, and holds third place in the list of Counties g Phil Clinton County Cameron . Berks - . 28¢ Sayder - = a%C E. McLain Watters, Philadelphia, Pa., has been appointed Director of War Savings, Third Federal Reserve Diss trict, and George E. Lloyd,” of Carlisle, has been appointed District Director. The Government MUST raise large sums of money for several years to come, anc it must be secured either by borrowing it or by direct taxation. Every dollar raised by borrowing is a step in the direction of reduced taxes, and remember If you buy stamps you will practically get all your money back in five years with COMPOUND oIN. TEREST, but if you are taxed you will never get it back, although’ indirectly you will be benefited. W. Harrison Warkes, Chairman War Savings Committee for Centre County, 6c per capita 47c “ wn ““ Bellefonte, Pa, Jan. 20, 1919. : A SPI A PR AAAI, ; Millinery Store Closed. The millinery store of Miss Myra Kim- port, in Centre Hall, will be closed from February 1st to March 15th, #RSDAY, JAI 93, 1919. NO. 4 POTTER TWP. PUPILS EN- ROLLED IN RED CROSS. Thirteen Public Schools Make Excel- lent Showing Helping the Great Cause. With this issue we complete the en- roliment in the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call. The following is a list of the scholars in the township schools who became members of the in various Red Cross. Manor Hill school, Miss Mildred Long. teacher les Soyder, Sara Snyder, Will Sayder, Grace Snyder, Elanor Benner, Pinlip Benner, Donald Benner, Harold Benner, Stan 3r iam ooks, Frances Brooks, Margaret Keller, Chester Faust, Alta Comm Cummings, Mark! Wells, John Wells, Thomas Wells, Grace Stump, Auth Colyer, Mary Edoa i homas e, George Helen Glasgow, Marion Glasgow. chool, Miss Madaline Isla Brooks, James Lutz, Alma Lutz, John Lutz, James Whiteman, Whiteman, Laura Whiteman, James Mowery, Ruth gues Mowery, Joh: Osman. Miss Elizabeth Dorothy Lingle, Paul. corge 5 # SOWETY, SC H0O00, ov Fak ry rye nr.l hy Fohtinger, Wal. john F r arioey, “loray, Emery Flo- ger, John Hettinger, d Ruth Det. Marion Flora Y. . Stoner, Mc. Charles le, Homer ay, Irvin Detwiler, Maybelle gle, Andrew Jo n, Stearl Stoner. Mes Mrs. Chooi, Charles Freda McKir ney, os Cla Ed ul Licgle, Anna ina Fryer, AF. . ALATY ivion Ye iNET, ’ ¢ 3 na Martz, Martha V vorman Weiser, Stanley Mc n Wert, Wert thryn Wert, Luther Wert assent) aenneln wol, Edg ford Horner, tr, George Coeney, M. Frances ar iil Verna Horner i. . Russell Moore Good- Ripka, Dean Mary Hackett, Motter, Zella ini» IK NPR, rman Har- Hackett, Harry Bertha Hackett, Wilma Allen, Smith, Bertha George Smith, hin Messinger, Kath- atbiryn Hettinger, Wil lufus Hettinger, Paul Reana Barkbolder, John Schaffer, Ger. Ernest Frazier, Harold suy Jamison, Miller Jamison reamer Hosterman, Paul Bright, Vie. Bright, Charles Bright, Harry right, Ray Bright. Potters Mills school, Miss Bertha teacher : Kathryn Wagner, Rob- ert Hanva, William Hanna, Dorothy Hanna, Ellen Burkholder, Jessie Harsh- barger, Gladys Treaster, Mildred Duck, Margaret Brown, Paul Ripka, Violet Palmer, John Reish, Vesta Blauser, Sweetwood, Joh Blauser, Ed- ward Foust, Gertrude Laughner, Lenora Foust, Ralph Sweetwood, Ray Royer, Helen Palmer, Sarah Sweeny, Martha Yearick, Robert Sankey, Clarence Zettle, Newton Floray, Martha Carson Hazel Carson, George Sweeney, Harry Brown, Helent Tress!er. " Potters Miils school, Mrs, Nellie Hen nigh, teacher: Dugene Burkhside:, Er. nest Wagner, Harper Moyer, William McCormick, Henry Blauser, Deatrice Brown, Sara Enuist, Edward Loughver, Merril Copeshaver, Mae Blauser, Hom. er Sweetwood, Paul Bogdan, Vida Reish, Rexford Reich, Elizabeth San- key, Jean Sankey. Lida Yearick, Kens neth Slack, Clarence Carson, Dorothy Sweeney, Phillis Sweeney, Mildred Pal. mer, Dorothy Borwn, Paulive Wilson, Paul Palmer, Lowell Smith, Eugene Smith, Harry Barger, Margaret Barger. Pine Grove school, Miss Mary Slutter. beck, teacher : Millard Rossman, Rich ard Tate, Anna Harter, Rufus Ripka, Hoy Neff, Alfred Grove, Grace Grove, Ruth Grove Hoover Noll, Paul Nol, Ray Noll. Giadys Noll, Ruth Noll, Florence Geary, Paul Geary, Lee . Plum Grove schoal, Miss Annie Grove, teacher : Maybelle Sharer, Franklin Sharer, Russel Slack, Elisabeth Brooks, Aonra Homan, Mary Dutrow, Clarence Decker, Merrill Decker, Miles Decker, Latue Decker, Morris Bryan, Frohm, Russell Laird, Marion urkhoide azel Burkholder, Baler Brown, Elsie A Proud Father, John F, Hagen, of Farmers Mills, the veteran carpenter , was a caller at this office on Saturday, and in course of con- versation modestly told of the part his four sons played in the war for world wide democracy. It was only because the war terminated when it did that the Hagen home was not eligible to five stars, instead of four, in the service flag which is displayed in their memory. The youngest boy—Russell—was exam- ined in Williamsport, was accepted, but was never eorolled, The other four boys were in the service—two abroad and two waiting their turn over here Charles is now with the Army of Occu- pation in Germany ; he fought in the in- fantry. J, Merrill is also in Germany, belonging to the aviation squad. Bruce is ut Mount Clemens, Michigan, and is a sergeant. Archie R., the fourth, isin a training camp. A Ae am—— Regional Conferences. Throughout the state six regional con- ferences for county and district Sunday School officials will be held during Jan. uary and February. The conference in which Centre county Sunday School workers will be interested will be held in Lock Haven, Ja sary 29-30, and will be comprised of the counties of Centre, Ly- cuming, Huntingdon, Clearfield, Mec- Kean, Clinton, Blair, Elk, Potter, Union, Cameron and Tioga. The state associa- tion field staff will be present at each conference to direct the presentations and discussions. District Sunday-school association leaders are urged to be pre- sent. Local committees will secure en- tertainment in private homes or hotels at lowest rate, A AA —— The Pink Label. The Reporter's mailing list has been corrected and all credits on subscription are shown this week. The little pink tab will show to what date your paper is paid. If you find that the amount of money you may have paid within the last few weeks does not agree with the figures on label, ‘ 19" your The figures report at once. and "20" should appear on your label to make you square with the printer. We believe you'll do it eventually, but why not now ? A A A A AA HAAN Shook Bros. Buy Tractor. Messrs. Gross and Ralph Shook. pros- perous young farmess of near Spring Mills, last week purchased a Lacrosse Happy Farmer tractor, of the 12-24 size, of Cleveland Eungard, the agent, who unloaded a carload of the machines at Rising Springs station a week ago. Consequently there will be two happy farmers when the day's work with the tractor shows as much work done as three days’ labor by the old method. I HPAI AIAN. Married Thirty Years. Wednesday of last week marked the thirtieth wedding aaniversary of Rev. ID. S. Kuriz, Lutheran minister in this piace, and Mre. Kurtz, They passed the day ina quiet way. As a Lutheran minister, Rev. Kurtz has rounded out thirty-two years of la- bor, A AAA Intermediate School Report. Report for third month: These pres- ent every day during month—Ruth Runkle, Elizabeth Bartholomew, Mir. iam Moore, Helen Runkle, Louise Smith, Algie Emery, Dorothy Oden- kirk, Emelyn Brungart, Esther Marts, Grace McClenahan, Mildred Bitts, George Luse. Wilbur McClellan. Byers TOWN AND COURTY NEWS, ——— HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTERE:Y FROM ALL PARTS The PINK label this week, Slowly, but surely, the days are length- ening. A letter for Gladys Yearick remains uncalled for at the local post off GCE, A carload of Indiana horses were sold in Millheim, at public sale, on Tuesday, store Ross. is offered for rent, man, Centre Hall, Apply tv |. The borough finances for the past year bavé been audited and the statement will appear in an early issue of the Re- porter, A son was born to Mr, and Mrs, E.- mer Dashem, at the bome of the motn- er's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Hor. ner, near Linden Hall, Wednesday of last week, Messrs. ‘Squire James W. Swabb, of Linden Hall, and W, M. of Spring Mills, attended U. District Court, beld in Scranton, last week. In the capacity Grove, S. of jurors. Among those from this section who attended the inanguration of Governor William Cameron Sproul, at Harrisburg, on Tuesday, were Messrs, Samuel Durst, J. J. Arney, A. C. Ripka, E. 8. Ripka, and Robert Bloom, The new W. 8S. S. Stamps and certifi- cates are quite artistic in appearance, Ounce you own them you will be just as proud as of them as csn be, and remem- ber, too, it is just as patriotic to put- chase them today as it was prior to that memorable eleventh, eleventh, eleventh, The Potter tow are having di aship school directors ficulty in procuriog a teacher for the Colyer school, which has been vacant since Miss Mary Delinda Potter resigned to accept a Position at teaching at New Castle, Delaware. The Colyer school is one of the largest in the township, On Monday, D. W. Bradford and Cleveland Brungart went to Harrisburg where both parties will take instructions in operating to the best possible advar- tage, the I. H. C. tractors, for which Mrs. Bradford is agent. 30a van "we Le The knowledge % gained will be used to the advar- tage purchasers of tt of of i tractor. lis popular The War department made a ralitg recently to the effect that soldiers dis- charged from the service may retain the uniforms and overcoats they wear at th time they are mustered out of service. Previously the department had planmd to have the clothing returned to tle government three months after a so - dier’s discharge. Three prize-winning chickens, of the White Orpington strain, belonging to I. Jdyde Fosnot, of Watsontown, were scalded to death in an express car while being shipped to Pittsburgh where they were to have competed for prizes at the Poultry Exhibition. The bursting of a steam pipe in the car enveloped the case and killed the fowls, On Friday Mrs. M. E. Strohm and Mrs, G. L. Goodhart accompanied the former's daughter, Mrs. A. E, Person, to Camp Dix, Maryland, the temporary home of Mr. and Mrs. Person, fora wvis- it of some weeks. They will later go to Phillipsburg, New Jersey, where they will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ammon Burkholder. Mrs. Strohm will remain Ripka, John Meyer, Ralph Martz, A AS Meeting of County Grange” The Centre County Pomona Grange will hold a regular quarterly meeting in the hall of Progress Grange, Thursday, Janvary soth. The usual two sessions will be held, teginning at 10 a. m, and 2p. m, State College Exhibits at State Farm Show. One of the featu: es of the State Farm Products Show to be held at Harrisburg, January 21 fo 24 inclusive, will be the educational exhibit of Pennsylvania State College which will introduce some new fealure in livestock subjects. A number of sheep which grow differ. ent grades of wool will be shown along with the clipped fleeces from each sheep showing the difference in the fleeces given by different varieties of sheep. Some finished cloth of varions wools Grove, Claude Dutrow Homan, Lester Tyler, Harold out of town until spring, but Mrs. Good. hart will return to Bellefonte somewhat earlier, Rev. and Mrs, J. I). Hunsicker, of Re- bersburg, have announced the engage- ment of their daughter, Blanche Luella, to Howard Landis Rosenberger, of Pitts- burgh. Miss Hunsicker is at present in the employ of the Standard Refractories Co., at Claysburg, as a clerk, while Mr. Rosenberger is filling a responsible posi- tion in the Eagineering Department of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co, at Pitts. burgh. He is a gradoate of Bucknell University. W. M. Grove, a hifeslong resident of Gregg township, has purchased one of the best farms in Columbia consty, known as the Conner farm and situated between Berwick and
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