"VOL. XOIIL.
From Pvt. * Bill *’' Bailey.
Nantes, France,
February 3, 1919.
Dear folks :
Just to let you know that General
John J. Pershing was at Camp Blotteran,
( where our organization is located) and
inspected the personnel of this hospita)
center this a» m. at 10:30.
He shook hands with the nurses and
had a word of greeting to each individ-
ual nurse. Finally he came to our or-
ganization and approached our officers
after which he made a quick inspection
of the personnel of the unit.
He surely is some man, hnd I
proud to say that I was inspected by |
distinguished general.
am ;
+
Si
America’s mo
I am under the impression that he is]
to of the!
wards tonight. If the report is correct
I am going to see more of him,
going nake an inspection
You will no doubt notice a new return {
Our unit was
We
address on the envelope.
scattered since we reached France.
have again been reorganized and
quartered together, We are
» on military discipline
uj
"
“squads right" and
the streets of
space in the camp available f
We are eagerly waiting
Rumors have it that it will
others 1 don't
he |
in the spring, bu
n
pay any attention to anything but t
Not much new outside of drilling and
perhaps a little fatigue or guard mixed!’
in. Jam no longer guarding German
prisoners of war,
Remember me to all the folks,
BILL.
Pvt, William Bailey
Convalescent Camp No. 3
A.P.O , Nantes, France.
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* From J. Roy Smith.
{ To his pare Mr. and Mrs,
f Potters Mills
Michael
nts
Trier, Germany,
_ Dec. 13, 1918,
Dear Mother and Father:
at this place for
staying with
gel
$
Lik
.
atime]
re stationed
short time only. I am
German family. I suppose we will
over the greater part of Germar
WL
rate we are
wry
a,
ible German
ber 1918,
Decem
Dear Mother
We are now in one of the largest cities
3 We guarding
It is some fine place, too ; about
I wrote
letter. We
and rode on box cars like the
ip goods in at home, and we sure
the way.
three Re-
w
are this
the above
a
nes
Came on
aed Uy
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o
#
saw some wonderful sights on
I just received two letters,
porters and a Watchman from
and I am always a happy boy when I
get news from home.
g to being home in a few
a
I am looki
months.
Coblenz, Germany,
Jan 1, 1919.
Dear parents;
This is a fine city we are in at present, |
but don't thin
We are working for the quartermaster’s
Corps now.
On the day'the armistice was signed
we were eight miles from the front,
which was close enough to be dangerous.
I don’t suppose you read in the papers
t the boys of the ** <6th ” have done,
but, believe me, they have made a re-
cord for themselves,
I want to tell you what we had for
Christmas dinner: Fresh fried pork,
mashed potatoes and gravy, bread and
butter, jam, buns, bread pudding and
coffee ; and believe me, we had plenty
of it. We were also issued two cigars
and a pack of cigarettes,
We have a fine place to stay, and have
electric lights and beds to sleep on with
plenty of blankets and a tick. I certain.
do sleep good. We are staying in an
old church, about three times larger
than the Sprucetown church and have
three stoves in it,
You asked me if 1 had the * cooties”.
Oh, yes, and 1 want to tell you're no
real soldier until you've bad them, for
not until then can you do any real
fighting.
I hope it may not be long until I can
tell you all about my trip,
Your son,
J. Roy Ssmrrn.,
Co. F, s6th Pioneer Inf,
Third Army, A. E, F.
3
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From Corp. Guy Wieland.
(To his aunt, Mrs. J. M. Garbrick, of
Bedford.)
France, December 26, 1918,
Dear aunt and family :
I received your most welcome letter
several weeks ago, but have been #0
busy that I have not found time to an-
swer until now. It was two weeks ago
last Monday night I received it and
Tuesday morning seventy of us from E
and F Companies left on a trip to Le
Havre, up on the English Channel for
some trucks, We left Toul on Tuesday
and got to Le Havre about 5 o'clock Fri-
day morning. We were traveling in one
passenger coach and three box cars, |
happened to get in the coach but wished
before we got there that I was in a box
car, for they had plenty of straw to lie
on, while we had to sit up. If there is
any thing slower than a French freight
train it must be ‘* a slow train through
Arkansas". We were attached to
freight trains the whole way, a distance
We were in
Could see Effiel
tower from there, would like to have
for it's rather a famous
Of course we could sit and look
ldn't go in, and Paris is one
Gn
it close
place.
at it, but con
On the road over there, we went
through some nice country and much
more modern in appearance than the
part where we are stationed. France
sure has anyth I ever saw beat for
The evening we got
to Le Havre we went through seven tun-
of an hour, three of
ing
Ng
them
hills close to the
coast, we had to go up and down them
n the way back.
on Io
The truck park at Le Harve was i
“here are some over
n
Ve were there from Friday morning
until Monday noon. The boys all had
passes in to the city until ro p. m. every
night, I was in one evening and saw
the main part of the city. It is a city of
k yaulation and parts of it
pretty, but like port
down near the docks it is dirty.
time I was there I didn t see
Tt
it might make me homesick,
drew 133
ut 150,000 Pog
most towns
All the
the Chan-
wught I better not take a look
Ha
new Liberty trucks and
ipment for them, and a Dodge car.
the exception of the truck I drove
hree others that hauled gas and oil
th
nel
at it,
We
re trip, they all had loads for Paris
We
nesday morning and
the We
os
and Sampigmy, a town near here.
ot into Paris Wed
left
or
=
and
did
Qi
again in evening.
n
n't drive through the main part
it must be quite a city for
took us a good whil
|
i
Bereyrser hs 18
nroug :
be
EEL
day's drive was 120 n
e to drive t
gest
and that is just twice the average day's
run for a convoy,
Our big iiles
rted about
a. m, each day, and until we had
trucks gassed and
cat pper it
slept in the
got in here Friday evening
morning seven of us went
some
We st £130
the
night, and
was bed time. We
back. We
and Saturday
to Belleville
trucks and touring
Their ma.
chines had only been run about three
mouths, but they couldnt have taken
m for fully one-third of
the forty we took over had to be towed
oiled each
our su
over
Four of us
were driving Dodge Sedans for some
Was there for
Our Division was to move to Luxem-
but I believe that has been changed. at
least they are not moving yet, but we
are preparing for some thing, for our
Companies’ are being enlarged by about
50 men and we are to have fifty trucks
in a Company,
Yesterday was Christmas and the first
day I or for that matter most any of us,
have been off for two or three weeks.
I didn't do any thing but write letters
all day. Last Friday evening when I
came home there were twenty-five
letters here for me, Tuesday evening
one more, and yesterday got five more.
I'had all of those to answer so you know
I had and still have some job ahead of
me,
Yesterday I received a box, on it was
“A Merry Christmas” from the folks
at home, through the ¥, M. C. A. It
contained thrée packages of cigaretts
and two bars of chocolate. Later in the
day we each got another bar of choco-
late. Most of the boys have received
their Christmas boxes from the States :
there is one on the way for me, but it
hasn't arrived yet. .
I would enjoy seeing many things in
this country. One of the things I have
seen was the monument on the spot
where ** Joan of Arc” was burned at the
stake, also her birth place, but that just
happened as we weré in that vicinity,
but to see anything that comes out of
your line of duty is hard to do. So you
see there is very little chance for sight
seeing.
Well, I think I have written all the
news for this time, so will close, will try
and write sooner the next time,
With love to all, your nephew,
*
GUY,
Corp. John GG. Wieland,
Co. E, 7th Division,
Supply Train Motor, A. P.O,
. .
HALL, PA. Ti
The annual social, held by Washing-
ton Camp No. 88g, P. O. 8. of A., of
Centre Hall, in Grange hall, last Thurs-
day evening, proved to be one of the
most delightful functions held for some
time, More than four hundred invited
guests were present, filling the hall to
its seating capacity, The social was a
fitting close of a red letter day in the
history of the local Camp.
In the afternoon the Alliance meeting
was held in the Grange hall, and was
presided over by Clement Dale, Esq., of
Bellefonte. Fred W. Magrady, of Mt,
Carmel, State Master of Forms, and in line
for the highest office in the State Camp,
was also present and delivered a fine ad.
dress on both afternoon and
occasions. Routine matters dispensed
with, the Alliance brought up the mat-
ter of holding the next Alliance picnic.
evening
viel
and
Bellefonte was chosen as the place
the time selected was Labor Day.
ting will
The next Alliance mee
at Aaronsburg,
Officers of th
next are
Dale, of Bellefonte ;
B. Lee, of Spring Mills ;
H. Taylor, of State College.
In
and entertainment delighte
dience. F. V.
in Aug
term
vice
president, A,
far ¥ 4 7
sec y- reas... 1.
the evening a
program
Goodhart
‘* Katy's New Hat,” con-
ook
Ha
Row:
audience, ‘Those who
rt
Is
part were : Misses Lillian Emery,
zel Emery, Verna Rowe, Ethel
Emerick, and
Smith
ell
Louis
a
Dos
rie
L. ma Emerick, C
Byers Ripka and
twins, ** heard but
group of young ladies never fail
©
seen.
credit to themselves when called
to furnish entertaioment on any
S100.
Mr. Magrady
3 I'D arse]
fession, addressed the anc
being appropriate to Washing
day, the event the Camj
commemorate,
Refreshments served consisted
ream, cake, ham sandwiches and
the two and one-half years of exist
3
. the local Camp has gained ;
bership of nety-three,
of others joining soon
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832 Bills in Legislature
' Month.
dannevieanis' lecricla
Pennsylvania's |} i
in
just completed on
Drawn as U. 8S. Court Jurors,
P
arier,
Frank M of Centre Hall, and
tr
i
H of Coburn, have
James E
at the |
drawn as jurors
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CORNVeLLS AL
District Court which
ton, beginning March roth.
————
Western Horses Sold High.
At the sale of held
Millheim on
vailed. The average for the load
$235.75. highest team 1
$610.00, akes it appear that
horses,
lowa
Monday, high
The
TOUR
in
which
horse flesh is not depreciating in value
Sateen uost—————-
Colonel Theodore Davis Boal.
It is now Colonel Theodore
Boal. The distinguished warrior, whose
game has given Boalsburg a promisent
position on the map, is now with the
Allied Army of Occupation at Cochem,
Davis
Germany.
C—O
Bucknell Has New President.
Dr. Emory W, Hupt will be the n
of Bucknell Universi
Lewisburg, beginning at commence.
ment, in June, He is now pastor of
Newton Centre Baptist Church, of New-
ton Centre, Mass,
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Farms Change Owners.
The Reporter's Pine Grove Mills cor.
respondent notes the following changes
of ownership of farms in that section :
Robert W. Reed bought his father’s
farm at Rock Springs for $6000.00. Ben
jamin Everhart purchased the last of
the Stuart farms for $30,000. E. T.
Parsons bought the G. W. Rossman
farm for $10,000. John Garner bought
the C M. Rossman farm, at Oak Grove,
He also has rented the John Snyder
farm and intends operating both farms
next season,
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Farewell Dinner.
A very pleasing social event took
place at the hospitable home of Mr. and
Mrs. William R, Neff, of near Red Mill,
on Satur fay, when they gave a farewell
dinner to Mr, and Mrs, John Slack, Mr,
and Mrs, Howard Confer, and Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. Grove, all of near Red Mill,
Mr. Confer is moving to Gregg town.
ship, while Mr. Slack and Mr. Grove
will locate in Centre Hall,
Promptly at 12 o'clock the guests were
invited to the dining room where their
eyes beheld a table loaded with all the
good things to eat one could wish for,
Much credit is due to Mrs, Neff and
her charming daughter, Miss Grace. for
ew
fy
president
th
e
[URSDAY.
ON_L. & T. RAILROAD,
Men in Automobile Meet Awful
Death on Railroad Crossing Near
Lewisburg, Thursday Afternoon.
The evening passenger
rain on the L. & T. railroad crushed out
he lives of Hiram Wolfe and Howard
Wertz, and badly injured A, W. Wolfe,
when it struck an auto in which they
were riding at the Brook Park crossing,
near Lewisburg, at Thurs.
day afternoen.
The car was driven by A.
eastbound
t
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+
i
4:20 last
W. Wolfe,
who is one of the rural carriers out of the
Lewisburg post office, Wolfe
and Howard Wertz
of
Hiram
were riding in the
when the
badly cut
réar seat tne automobile
1
his scalp had been torn
$0 crushed
al
and
ch was
bruised,
z was severed
iffered
and body.
. W., Wolfe,
able
al
AiBO st
severe cut
The driv
was seriously but was to
walle ta hi -
Walk LO is Ho
station in |
ident happened could
the time, but it is
bile enclosed in cur-
from the
undertaker,
anaq
ud had start
Louw 3 Ee
ienul happen-
EE ———_—————_—, .
Mr. Waite and Mr. Orwig, Sunday-
School Workers to be in Centre Co.
Notice to Dog Owners.
county commissioners have poti-
the dog tag
which means that all dogs must be tag.
a thirty days. Iafor-
le against all parties
1g with the law, the penalty
for such violation of which law is $100.
P. C. Frank,
Constable Potter T wp.
February 25. 1914,
to enforce law,
ged or killed with
mation will be ms
a
not comply
BILLS IN THE LEGISLATURE.
To Increase Salary of Legislators
from $1,500 $2,500. State
Board to Examine and License
Barbers.
An increase of salary of members of
the legislature from $1,500 to $2.500 is
proposed in a bill presented to the hse
at Harrisburg, on Wednesday, by Mr,
West, of Montour. THe bill also pro
vides for mileage at the rate of thirty
cents circular, and allowance for post
age and stationary.
A bill for a state board to examine
and license barbers was presented by
Mr Neary? Philadelphia,
A bill conferring on justices of the
peace and alderman jurisdiction in viola-
tion of trespass involving less than $300
brought before them was introduced by
Albert Miller, Dauphin,
Other bills introduced were : ;
Mr. Rinn, Lehigh, to increase the fee
of constables attending elections from $3
to $s,
Mr. Bilger, Mercer, creating a bureau
of physical education in the department
of public instruction,
A bill re-enacting the second-class
township road bonus law, which was re
pealed in 1915, was presented by Mr,
to
their kindoess in preparing such a feast,
to which all did due ‘justice. The day
was very pleasantly speat in social con-
vessation and music, By one who'
was there.
Ld
Lanius, York, The law has provided
about a million dollars a year for dirt
road.
MI SM AISI,
A Reporter ad, briags results,
ra
NO. 9
LOCAL DRAFT BOARD
REVIEWS WAR WORK.
How the Various Groups of Regis-
trants Were Handled Prior to Be-
ing Sent to Camps.
In obedience to the call by the Gov-
ernor of the State of Pennsylvania on
May 21, 1917, George H. Yarnell, Sheriff
of Centre county, reported at Harrisburg
and was there ordered to proceed as
Chief Registrar of Centre County with
the first Registration of June sth, 1917.
As Centre is the largest County in
area in the State of Pennsylvania its ex-
treme width from East to West being 67
miles and from North to South being
miles, the registration was taken at 61
voting places over the County. Each
Judge of Election in every Borough and
Precinct im the County was notified by
letter when and where to meet to
sworn in as Chief Registrar of |
cinet,
aL
be
pre.
As previously arranged by letter,
George H, Yarnell, Chief Registrar of
ntre County, met and swore in each
Chief Registrar of each “Borough and
Precinct, delivering at that time all nec-
:ssary blanks to complete the registra-
i This was accomplished by con-
travel for five days and nights,
On June s, 1917, each Chief Registrar in
the County reported by ‘phone to the
Sheriff's Office, Bellefonte, at 9 a.
m. that all the Registration places were
open and working fine,
iis
Ce
stant
Mn
30
In calculating
the per cent of registrants, localities with
gn | under
We therefore had to as early
a heavy forei wpulation were
estimated,
as two o'clock in the afternoon send reg-
. od
na
istration cards a certificates by auto
mobile to supply the deficiency. This
i 160 miles,
the
0 constant communication
necessitated
The office of the
County
ouny
exira travel o
Chief Registrar of
y was
ith the various districts throughout th
entire day. The chief registrar of each
1 2
Borough and Precinct was instrocted
make a summary his t
2
3
with
&
of district whicl
was forwarded by ‘phone to the office o
e County wi
a summary of the County was made anc
the Adju
General of the State at ¢1.30 p. m.
.
"
:
i
the Chief Registrar of th Jere
telegraphed to the office of tant
eth #4
Lilly $917.
be result of the Registration
after going over all records was {ound to
have been complele, 3199 men baving
in the
tion was all
registered ‘he clerical work
»
mpletion of this Registra
unteer help.
On June 237, 19
ment by the President of the United
States, George H. Yarnell, as Chairman,
and D took the
members the local
y. Dr. L. E.
Kidder, having been duly appoioted by
the President the United States as
E ing Member of the Board, took
the oath of office on August 4th 1917.
immediately upon the accomplishment
of oath of Dr. L. E. Kidder the
Board proceeded with the physical ex-
aminations and classifications,
The clerical force consisted of
Thomas Mitchell, R. W. Irwin, H.
Valentine and Abraham Shapiro.
In September 1917 the Governor ap-
pointed Dr. M. W. Reed as an additional
examining physician to the Board, which
office he faithfully held until August 13,
1918, at which time he was called to the
service.
In June 1518 the Governor appointed
Major 5. M. Huff as an additional exam-
ining physician to the Board, which off.
ice he faithfully held until July 1918 at
which time he was called to the service.
In August 1918 the Governor appoint-
ed Dr. W. J. Kurtz asan additional ex-
amining physician to the Board, a posi-
tion he still retains,
In September 1915 the Board decided
to give preliminary instructions to sol-
diers before entrainment and proceeded
to select from an ample list of men
who have held Officers’ Commissions
during and since the Spanish-American
War the following Military Instruction
Committee :
Col. H. S. Taylor, ex-Commander of
the sth Regiment, National Guard of
Pennsyivania—Major H. L. Curtin, also
attached to the State National Guard as
well as doing Border Service during the
recent Mexican difficulty—Capt. Wm. H.
Brown, recently of Troop L, 1st. Pen.
ua. Cavalry, N. G. P. and Lieut, Wilbur
Saxion, recently of National Guard Ser-
ice,
Y hese men headed by Col. H, 8. Tay-
lor took personal charge of preliminary
instruction, placing a special stress on
the fundamentals in discipline as well as
school of a soldier. The armory was
used when available and on certain occa.
sions Col, Taylor would take squads of
men to his owns home for preliminary
drill and ipstructions. As an illustra.
tion of the system adopted by this Com.
mittee in all entertainments of Selective
Service Men the following outline of the
programme is submitted. Immediately
after the first Roll Call the
were turned over to the Military Com.
mittee for instructions, Each group of
Selective Service Men entrained was or-
ganized as a Company, haviog a Cap
tain, 2 Lieutenants, Sergeants and Cor.
porals, (selected from their number,) in
17, after due appoint.
A. Grove as Secretary,
i
ol
i
oath of office as
Hoard for Centre Count
of
xamin
the
wl
ei]
]-
,
Camp,
harge until to the proper
ro they On June 28, 1018,
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
Sm
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTERELT
FROM ALL PARTS
Ouly one more day in February,
Mrs. W. Frank Bradford is in Phila-
delphia on a short visit among friends,
Centre Hall, just a little town, has its
five secret orders, yet each has its niche,
Dr. and Mrs, J. V, State
College, greeted fr one
day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Meyer, of
Reedsville, spent Saturday with Mr. and
Mrs. D. J. Meyer.
Rev. Josiah Still, of Shenandoah, at-
tended the P. O. 8, of A, social on
Thursday evening.
Foster, of
iends in town
Sheriff George H. Yarnell was in Cen-
tre Hall on Thursday and dropped in on
the Reporter for a few moments,
Six applicants for the job of post-
master at Burnham
tion in Lew
the examina-
own on Wednesday,
took
ist
High prices of food hasn't deterred
our farmer friends from adding the little
postscript, * free lunch ”, to their public
sale advertisements.
F. W. Wingard, the noted big game
hunter of Woodward, one day last week,
the Paddy Moun.
sbot a big wildcat in
tain Game Preserve,
ple from Tusseyville were ente
the home of Mr. and Mrs. 1.
ler, east of Old Fort,
sisted of relatives.
The group con-
Mr. and Mrs. C. M, Smith spent sever=
al days beginning the week in the
city of Baltimor During their
absence the store business was well tak-
en care of by Jo
to -the
ics, see that you are
hat
to
sefore you devole your tim
athol
abuse of the C
a good Protestant. Possibly by
time you will have enough sense
know that not all the good is in vou.
Wn
a
ey
m
Apples are
general market
in demand
he con
uc in the
struction
is one of the numer-
in Penns Valley to
the products of the
ol
of
cold storage house
ous things needed
best 1
farm,
of
ake care
Mrs. G. O. Benner was brought to her
home from the Bellefonte hospital, on
Friday, where she underwent an opera-
tion a few weeks ago. She is making
spiendid progress toward c
covery.
cents per pound is
g: The words in
be conclusion that
rice has nothing to do with liberal sow-
Clover seed at forty
well worth the sowin
the Book leads us tot
ing and liberal reaping ; stingy sowing
and sparse reaping.
The Millheim Journal states that the
school districts of Millheim borough and
several nearby townships have not as
yet received their state appropriations
and will soon be obliged to borrow
money with which to pay their bills.
John D. Meyer, cashier of the Sec-
ond National Bank. Altoona, ison a va-
cation trip through the sont One of
the longest stops was made at Peters.
burg, Florida, where he was quartered at
Edgewater Inn.
Millbeim is planning to erect a
sutiable memorial in honor of her sons
who served in the World War. Burgess
F. E. Gutelius and 8. W. Gramley have
been appointed by the town council to
devise plans and ascertain the cost of
such a memorial.
Mifflin county has earned the right to
name one of Uncle Sam's warships,
achieving that privilege by the magni-
ficent response its citizens made during
the Fourth Liberty Loan when that dis-
trict was not only the first county in
Pennsylvania to go over the top but also
over subscribed its quota handsomely,
The campaign to better prepare pack-
ages, etc., to be sent by express is bring
ing good results. It has long been
known that a large percentage of the
losses in the express business is due to
utter carelessness in preparing and ad.
dressing articles to be shipped. The
same is true of losses in the parcel post
business. A package properly wrapped,
plainly addressed, with the sender's
name on the left hand upper corner, will
not be lost. -
Ia this issue appears the political” an-
nouncement of George M. Harter, of
Nittany (R. D.), for the office of County
Commissioner. Mr. Harter to
be a very desirable candidate, He is a
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