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Show Devoted to no Party or Faction ;MEtwenty-four- . llffl I WILLEY It will be a great disappointment Christmas for Dr. and Mrs. ended Willey and family nearly n the kind thru which, ragedy, of Providence, was averted narrow est margin. But as tje their eldest daughter Winnifred bed swathed in bandages with left side of iact sides, arms and are not burns The lest seared. come nigh covering raus but they ttle body, the face and feet the only parts that did not Even the glorious blonde melted. were burned off, several of and the miracle is that the child effect Fight in the Ranks of the Red Cress Against to hundreds of homes in Utah to get the announcement that the famous lighting 91st division is not scheduled to return home but has been permanently assigned a place with the' army of occupation on German soil. Because of the strenuous experiences which this division had during the final month of the war, it was generally felt that it would be one of the first to be released to return home In the division are a number of Box Eld.-countboys who went through the heart breaking fight and came out and well. Then there weri oute. ers from our own city who made the occurred about nine accident sacrifice. supreme while Dr. and Mrs. Wiiley had Relative to some of the duai'eu exCifout to walK over to the drug Winni-nin- e periences which the 91st pas id titru t0 get a magazine, leaving the Tribune of this morning has the a and little regular ytats h following to say editorially r, and Virginia two years young-wasthe dishes. The two young-idreThe Ninety-firs- t division, in which were in bed, but Master there are several thousand Utah fightawoke and came into the living ing men, did not arrive in France until and asked his sister to light the some time in July, and final training s on the Christmas tree. To was not completed until the first week Then the troops were him, Winnifred took a match in September. it a candle that was fastened low sent to what turned out to be one of above the hardest fought battles in the entire tree and then reached ight another one, but in so doing war. After performing the most distinaned over the first lighted candle guished service in the Argonne and beThe children ing cited for' bravery and efficiency, ignited her dress. rored to extinguish the flames the division was sent to Flanders, hen they began spreading over where still further laurels were won. Now the Ninety-firs- t, wnicfc n.r ooen lothing, Winnifred naturally and ran from the house officially recognized as one ot the bent Mr. and combat divisions in the whole Ameriming to the home of M. L Ensign in the next yard, can expeditionary force, is part of the door but could army of occupation, and the men will rief the front no one hear so ran to the back not return until after peace .s and as the neighbors (claimed. The assignment is'-gardd the door there stood the flam-- j as an honor and recoenitinn :or alor-wither clothing all but qus deeds when the Hun shells were d off her body. Mr. and Mrs. F. falling thick and fast and men were inckley were visiting at Ensigns dropping like leaves in the autumn Ir. Hinckley Utah is proud of her sons who grabbed his overcoat irew it around the little girl, ex- measured up to the standard of the iting the flames. best troops in the American anny. n t ed j j 3 They have known very well the risks they were taking the two thousand and more women who have gone to France for varied services under the American Red Cross, and the more than nine thousand nurses Whom the American Red Cross has assigned to foreign duty under the United States Army and Navy Nurse Corps. They went under orders, as soldiers do; prepared for any emegeneies, as soldiers do; they assumed many strange and unforeseen tasks, as soldiers do. Literally, they went as fighters, against pain, disease and death. A "mobile surgical unit of nurses those words dont mean very much, perhaps, the first time we hear them. Ilyt see such an unit follow an army up to an advanced post ; see how the nurses work with steady hands beside the surgeons as the stretchers with the newly wounded are brought in. See thousands of them in evaluation hospitals, base hospitals, convalescent hospitals, tuberculosis hospitals; some of them in French military hospitals where sometimes our men are sent; them with their specialized skill In head surgery, or fracture work, or psychiatry; all these women who keep head and hand cool and steady, when the ambulances unload great harvests of wounded. Then we say the words Our Nurses, as we say Our Soldiers. Our Sailors, Our Marines. On the night of March 25th, when the Germans were fast advancing, and already within six kilometers of Annel, an outpost of Cotnpiegne, two American doctors remained, who under order of the French government, had sent the patients and personnel of their hospital farther back the night before. The artillery was deafening, but the American Ambulance ections kept bringing their wounded to Annel. These doctors said that as long as the American boys brought them wounded they would operate. Two nurses volunteered from and so in the deserted chateau the two surgeons, the two nurses and the ten drivers worked calmly on, while the buzz of aeroplanes shook the air, and the blasting guns shook s.-- Com-piegn- the earth. Through titree takings of Belgrade, first when the city was taken by the Austrians, again when it was retaken by the Serbians, and still again when It was taken back by the Germans and Austriuns together, un American Red Cross nurse, Mary Gladwin, worked in the operating room. In that first capture, when nine thousand wounded crowded the. wards and halls and yard of the thousand-bed-bospitand doctor and nurse worked together for day and night without stopping, giving to each operation an average of six minutes, and employing emergencies Inspired by the desperate need of the moment, they did not know that the city bad been 'alien until all the . n wounded, stretchers brought and Austrian doclois ca. .e to their relief. Several hundred women are working over there in the American Red Cross canteens. There are about two hundred of these euuieens along the French and Ameraan lilies of communication, and the women are working under great pressure, feeding thousands of soldiers. The Rod Cross is also establishing canteens by military request at a number of Aviation American women conduct Camps. these stations, comprising canteen and club and reading room. Everyone of these canteens has something of the genius of home about It ; and it is because of this, no less than the facilities for cleanliness and rest and refreshment, that the French government has given the responsibility for maintaining canteens for both armies to the hands of the American Red Cross. In large numbers women are going abroad ns hospital hut workers, also, and as social workers for trained service among the refugees and the repatriated. At each base hospital the Red Cross Is equipping, as fast as they can be built, recreation huts for convalescent soldiers. Clerical workers have steadily increased in number for the administrative offices. From that original group of eighteen, which as the first American Red Cross Commission to France galled about June 1st, 1917, the organization has grown to a working force of more than 5,000 men and women. Au-.tr'- JEWELRY STORE WILL j bes-Snall- y I i , i 1 - - 3 The J. Johansen Jewelry Company (has decided to remodel the store by the installation of one of the most modern display fronts and the addition of a rest room in the rear. According to the plans which Johansen has had prepared, the ranee will he moved back into store about five additional feet instead of having steps to get from the sidewalk grade up to the floor level, a sloping runway of tile will be built leading gradually from the sidewalk to the door. By building the entrance deeper, additional display space In the windows will be provided giving better opportunity to show off goods. The base boards of the exterior will he of birds eye marble. On each side of the entrace will be located respectively the jewelers work bench and a private consulation room where patrons who desire a little privacy in selecting goods, such as rings, may be waited on without being embarrassed by the presence of other patrons in the store. Immediately in the rear will be constructed a balcony the full width of the building which will be fitted up with comfortable chairs, rugs and a couch to be used as a rest room while underneath on the ground floor will be located an office and wrapping department A complete renovation of the interior will also be done and a new lighting system will be installed. Mr. Johansen did not care to approximate the cost of these improvements but the plans call for a beautiful arrangement when the job Is completed. Tire work will begin immediately after the first of the year. To repay our honored ones Now triumphant. Soldier Sons. l- un-t!l- e This afternoon in the Hotel Utah at Salt Lake City, a meeting of the State Council of Defense and all members of the various county Councils of Defense is being held for the purpose of considering plans for a monster Welcome Home to the soldier boys. Chairman Wynn L. Eddy received a letter from the state chairman urging him to he present w ith every member of his council and all Box Elder Co. representatives who could get away, are in Salt Lake City today in attendance at the meeting. Since August Oth, Mr. and Mrs. M.vles North and family have waited, waited and between waits, have prayed earnestly for the welfare of their 1 UTAHS ILLITERACY RECORD. In the State of Utah there are HS21 persons above the age of ten years who are illiterate. This is 2.1 of the total population. The state ranks seventh in illiteracy, six othei states being ahead of Utah. Box Elder county has lit! illiterate persons over ten years of age. wMcli is 1.2 per cent of the population and in Brigham City there are ten illiterates. po-cen- The National Education t asso- ir.tion relief of adult illiterates, Governor Bamberger having is working on a plan for been communicated with and urged to make that a point in his message to the Legislature. RED CROSS ROLL CALL. Let Old Glory proudly wave Over cottage, mountain, plain. For our boys so true and brave Now returning home again. Patriotic Soldier Sons! son, Private Joseph North, from whom they received no word. But on Christmas eve, Santa Claus visited the home and brought gladness that hardly could be described, for the old saint brought a letter from Joseph dated November 25th, which is published in full below. For a number of weeks past, Mr. and Mrs. North have exhausted every means to learn the hereabouts of their boy. They have communicated with the Utah congressional delegation and the war department fi.v telegram and have even cabled to the head quarters of the A. E. F. in France without being able to get any information. They have faithfully written Irom two to three letters every week and after many weeks, hatches of their own letters were returned without having been delivered to the addressee. These ex periences very naturally caused great anxiety in the heur-- s of the family and when the good postman who makes the delivery on North Main, saw a loiter from France in the Tuesday evenings mail, he immediately went to the nearest telephone and called the home appraising the family of the good news and waited until one of the children could come up town to get it. Just what Private North has been doing during the long interim, he himself tells and the News is glad for the privilege of giving its readers his own In the Red Cross Roll Call in Box Elder Co. Chapter the following districts have made complete reports: Willard 303; Perry 49; First Ward words: 300; Secod Ward 276 and 1 Magazine American Expeditionary member; Third Ward 301 Fourth Forces, November 25, 1915. Ward 178, and 5 Magazine members; Dear Mother; 6 and 60; MagHarper Honeyville 159, Excuse me for not writing sooner as azine members; Collinston 36; Bear River City 146 and 7 Magazine mem- I know very well how you like to hear bers; Snowville 29; Yost 50 and 2 Mag- from me, but Ive been sick and oil work. 1 wouldnt write while 1 was, azine members; Promontory 35 and 1 Magazine member; Promontory but, mother, Im proud to say that Im Point 24; Park Valley 36; Rosette well again. 1 had Spanish influenza and I guess you know how that goes, 32; Grouse Creek 50;. Luein 5. with me not being sick for especially The following have been heard from a such time. long incompletely Garland about 230; to about 200; Corinne about say I haven't heard from Sorry I came over, so you can im100; Mantua about lou with large pro- you since I feel. I would give anyand agine how members, portion of magazine Portage not heard from. Special lists thing in the world for a letter from have 52 names which later will be plac- home, and believe me, I sure would. ed to the credit of the various wards Well, mother, I haven't seen or heard where the people reside. One out of from any of the boys around home, as the state name appears who is also the I have been almost everywhere in one contributing or fiive dollar mem- France, and everywhere 1 go I look ber Henry Seeger. The total here for some of the boys, but so far have with the exact figures and the estim- not run across any. 1 ated ones is 2702. It is known that have been guarding German prisome more names are ready for rep- - j soners for a while with some boys who orting and it is believed that others were great pals to me, but now we will come to hand. It is believed that have been split up, so I don't know the final count will disclose 3000 m where Ill go next;, hope it is back to for Box Elder !..! r. Last year the States, as there is nothing here for the membership gatliered throuout the me now the war is over. 1 guess evyear was 2009 those being reported in erybody home wears a smile now; they December and January the time of the sure do over here, but one thing, mothChristmas Roll Call being only about er, 1 wouldnt give one half of the ex1500. perience Ive had for the world. It is certainly surprising what a man can AN INNOVATION. go through and live. I couldn't begin to tell you affi. but I will have plenty The Third ward meeting house will of time when I return to tell you. be warm and comfortable for the reOne pal I never dreamed of meeting ception of the people of the ward Sun- I met a short time ago and I wouldnt day next, Dec. 29, from 9 a. m. until him then bat when his have known 9 p. m for the settlement of tithes name was called I went up to him and and offerings. asked him if he lived on Third street. H. W. VALENTINE, He said no, but he did once, and it was J. F. BOWRING, Arthur Criggs. He was on his ay to B. C. CALL, the front with some more Sammies Ward Bishopric. I didn't get to talk much as his train left, but I was sure glad to meet him. F. LEONARD CHEAL IMPROVING He knew me after a short conversation Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cheal ar In re- of the past school days. We exchangceipt of the following telegram con- ed cigarettes with one another just cerning the condition of their son. Ser- for a change, but I was sure surprised. geant Fred Leonard Cheal, who is ill Well, ma, how Is Hazel and her folks? with influenza at Fort Sam Houston. 1 havent wrote to her either. I ought Fred Leonard Creal still im- to be ashamed for not writing before, Texas; proving. Unless you hear from us but you know how it is, I didnt want to say anything about me being Bick, further, he is doing all right. Com. Officer. This message came but I couldnt get my mind on anything to write, so please tell her here it is. yesterday. ' Well, mother, remember me to all Mr. and Mrs. Hans Ogaard celebrat- and tell Hazel to remember me to her ed Christmas with their children in folks, as none are forgotten, even if Ogden. I didnt write; and hoping all Is well Messrs David O. Stohl and Hervin at home as it leaves me in good health. of the Stohl Furniture Bunderson, Hoping to be with you soon, I remain to went Malad up nempary, yesterday your loving son, on business matters. JOE NORTH. n HAVE NEW FRONT. i j (extra Pain, Disease and Death. The commander of the Ninety-firs- t was found at his home summoned quickly. division. He had only Major General William H. WELCOME TO OUR eek secured a box of Redintol, Johnson, has written a letter to Gov- of the details combination which the war has ernor Bamberger, giving SOLDIER SONS. loped and has been used work performed, and congratutating such marvelous results on sol- - the executive and the people of the By John Burrows. burned with liquid fire. The lo- - state upon the record made by the citi-a- s applied to the body of thezen soldiers. In addition, he sent! d child and immediately its ef-- ' copies of the orders from his superior A thousand welcomes to our soldier sons, ere noted, for the pain eased up 'officers, in which great praise was Who joined the ranks to tight and faru-f ceased and Miss Wimiifred towed upon the men of this now shoulder guns. recited the wnole occurrence Jous combat division. The people of the And Kaiser and his haughwhipped expressed her gratitude that it was Utah knew that the division was cited huns. ty urse. She slept thru the night, for bravery after its first battle, which des- - A joyful welcome; yes a real ovation on her burns, for it would be im- a been must have concluded they our lads who joined the hie for the child to assume any peiate engagement, owing to the num-M- n For all nation, where a burn not be en- - !ber of names of Utah men in the casProm tyrants power and rule on land hed, and she experienced nojualtv list, but they did not know the and sea whatever. full story until the letter of Major Gen- Wal Johnson was published in The And planted there the Hag of liberty. e worst burns are on the elbows, . Hail Soldier Sons! Tribune Thursday morning. The Utah James eating into the second skin men in the division were those whose Assemble now enmasse and form Penetrating the flesh quite deeply numbers came out In the first dra.t, parade. jand they were trained at Camp Lewis, That truest loyalty may be displayed the chiid ran from the house, a Wash for manv months before Doing In corps and regiment and in light brifire brand- - Mr- B- T- - Alvord' aboard to take their places in the jsent was gade. returning to his home on Une beidde the veterans of all the Let guns salute and many cannons East street, a block distant, saw armlea Qn fhfi wej5tern front. Major boom, and raced to catch her, arriving at General H A- - Greene commanded at And chase from memory wars horrid Ensign home just as Winnifred .jg but'did not aceomp-1Camp gloom. help At this writing, Miss Win-- ; any the division to France, having And help the flowers of gladness now been ordered fo the Philippines. Brigato bloom dier General Foltz was in command While numerous kindred from their L went over, but BROWN FIGHTS when the Ninety-firs- t firesides come was assigned to the division when the To greet these brave victorious armies Fifth corps of the First army, Major home a member of the war Our Soldier Sons! letter to his relatives here at General Johnson, who had been given a brigade le. Private college, Bill Brown of this ettv was made commander. Hear the marching and the tramping. iradse8 them of the fact that he was at Camp Lewis, made by the division shows And the onward tread of feet. is Argonne Forest for 57 days fight-wit- h The record was not mis- With the bands of music vamping te 307th infantry The !et-a- s that General Pershing of the com- On the gaily, crowded street. either in the ability dated November 24tn and taken men. his Midst the cheers of joyful ones, te tl,at on the following day the mander or was Welcoming Our Soldier Sons. would start for the Interior Utah's quota for the first draft of brifor a t 1006 with the possibility of sailing 4945 men, more than enough 75 Sons of the Republic these. As formation. old the on December 16th. This gade under were Mormons, Born where Libertys bright star not materialize, however, for per cent of the number unto all lands and seas, ' son of the late Presi- Shines is still in He stated Calvin A. Smith, France. eer friends of freedom are. Where to lt ie F. Smith, was assigned was right on the firing line dent Joseph Welcome heroes, sons and brothers, at large. Chaplea the order came to cease firing on the division as chaplain strife and battles din. wars From ember lith. lain Smith went through the campaign of Pride fathers, joy of mothers; wounded from first to last, and was went forth to win you Bravely while in the performance of his duty. r D. Sons! Soldier Dear R0y Nelson was taken to At last accounts he was with the army City this morning suffering men among Hail and welcome; ring the bells of occupation. Some of the 4 gathering in his head which was were And unfurl each Lewis starry flag. the first arrivals at Camp induced by an attack of influenza the Free from gas, bombs, shot and shell, across sent immediately almost a,ctPd man will be placed Let no worthy efforts lag, care f a (Continued on page 4.) specialist. Henderson only NUMBER 74. VHAT WOMEN ARE DOING FOR SOLDIERS IN FRANCE 1; nt Just to All. BRIGHAM CITY, BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1918. be-lo- i But Kt-l'o- |