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Show wag. 1 I f BOX ELDER NEW ,s j s DEATH OF F. E. E JMr. Austin Tolman, son of Mrs. Mary Tolman of Honeyville, sustained a broken jaw late last Friday afternoon wfcile working on a trenching machine tsi the property of O. C. Loveland near that place. The machine had been popped for some minor repairs and Mt, Tolman was standing near the ex esvator elevator when the operator started up the machine. In some man-8dt Mr. Tolman was thrown head as Into the gearing and quickly s possible the power was shut off and the machine stopped. The other work men felt certain that the young man had been killed outright, but after him out of the entanglement he tris breathing but unconscious and wfs immediately rushed to the Pearse klspital here where an examination disclosed the fact that his jaw bone had been fractured in two places and hi was otherwise bruised about the neck and head. The young man is resting comfortably at the hospital with his head bandaged up tightly in which condition he wfl! remain for a few days to permit tl inflammation to subside after which tlja fracture will be reduced. He will lively be incapacitated for six weeks o two months but feels mighty thank-2fifl that he is still alive. r fore-ois- get-gi- g The Box Elder County Farm' Bureau met in annual session at the 'Farm Bureau headquarters in the County Court House in this city last Saturday for the purpose of hearing reports and electing officers for the ehsuing year. . Reports were made by President John F. Burton and Secretary John G. Wheatley, both of whom gave a detailed account of the activities of the organization in an agricultural and financial way and both reports were accepted. County Agent R. H. Stewart spoke also of the activities of the Farm Bureau and the power it can and should wield in the country in bettering the condition of the tillers of the soil. presJohn F. Burton was ident with Ephraim White of Willard John G. Wheatley, secretary and Mrs. Zola C. Jeppson, assistant secretary. , Various committees were appointed as follows: Sugar Beets John F. Burton, Epht; raim White, Leo Hunsaker. Water W. V. Call, Clarence Parke, Moroni Mortensen, C. G. Adsey and A. J. Capener. S. Hansen, Nephi Grain Eugen Nessen, L. W. Weidman. Canning Ephraim White, W. W. Knudson, Lewis Abbott. Livestock John A. Ward, W. S. Hansen, Charles Kimber. Home Improvements Mrs. Jos. Mason, Mrs. Thomas Wheatley, Mrs. J. C. Cutler. Child Welfare Mrs. John A. Ward, Mrs. Elizabeth Bitters, Mrs. Lewis Germer, Mrs. Elvira Rose, Mrs. Elizabeth Barlow. Delegates from various precinct farm bureaus throughout the country were in attendance and a plan was outlined for the institution of a vigorous campaign to increase the membership of the county organization. 5 4 1 Bln hit Oj.D FOLKS WILL BE 1 ENTERTAINED. Quietly and without the slightest advance announcement that he was coming, Private Albert S. Anderson, Batt. D, Fifth Field Artillery, First Division A. E. F., got off the Butte train at the Brigham City station Saturday night and came up town to hunt up some of his old friends and relatives. Private Anderson is the son of Nels Anderson, formerly of this city, and was on his way home to Salt Lake City from Camp Mills, New York, where he was demobilized and routed home by way of Minneapolis and Butte, after having served on the battle fields in France for nineteen months. Private Anderson would have gone on to Salt Lake Sunday afternoon but for the intervention of Mayor John W. Peters, who has kept np a close correspondence with him during his army experiences and who prevailed upon the soldier boy to remain over yesterday at least, and appear before the student body of the high school and tell some of his experiences. This Private Anderson consented to do and at the chapel exercises at the big county school yesterday morning, he brought the war right home to Brigham City, for Private Anderson was with the first American army division to go to France and his division participated in all the great battles the Americans fought in in 1918. And being a Brigham boy and an alumnus of the Box Elder High School, his narrative was intensified as he outlined in chronological order the experiences of the First division. Private Anderson enlisted in 1917 and left El Paso, Texas, for France, with the First Division, on July 20th, 1917, arriving at the French port of debarkation on August 14. The division went into a training camp and remained there until January 15, 1918, to witness the performance. when it was assigned a part of the 08 The French sector northwest of Toul, the opera will be repeated in the adi ening for the general public and it CHILD CLINIC TOMORROW first American division to occupy a EVENING. sector of the battle line . The diviswin also be presented at other places 6 ion was mighty soon engaged in acatioc In the Third ward chapel Wednes- tive warfare. The artillery was supt day evening at 8 oclock. Dr. Raphael plied with the French 155 mm gun BOUNTY LAW CHANGES will con- which shoots a shell EFFECTIVE NEXT MONTH. S. Olsen of Salt Lake City weighing 98 duct a child clinic for the benefit of pounds which it throws for a distance ower of Brigham City. The clin- of 8 miles. Being a member oi a gun Some radical changes in the state the people be and the committee havwill free ic in actjjbt unty law become effective next ing the matter in charge are earnestly squad, Private Anderson was one ual and of to this most fighting and the rnth immediately important we,m c unty is the abolishment of the boun-sl- s hoping that Dr. Olsen will be greeted the first introductions to war he rea packed house. ceived was shelling which lasted six on roeni8 ater May 12th. Farm- - by hours in which high explosive shells ei who have been poisoning ground fell all around the gun position throwiiaTuirrels should therefore see to it WOODRUFF JENSEN GETS MISSIONARY CALL. sleellat they have the heads of their dead ing mud over the members of the madSaimals in to the county clerk before squad but on account of the soft conMr. Woodruff Jensen, yell master at dition of the not or 12th receive will earth, no further damage any clasMay they W' bounty for those they have killed the high school and one of the husky was done. The shelling was accomleaders among the younger set in this panied by a mustard gas barrage which ighai since the first of the year and which city, has received a call to go to Swit- affected practically every man in the maktar being kept for the purpose of Mr. zerland to do missionary work. battery on account of the severity of ing up a big consignment. and invitation has the Jensen accepted the action of the gas and the long n May 13th the new' law becomes been advised to be ready to depart in time it takes to be rid of its poisonous effective and the prices to be paid thereafter are as follows: Bfear $30; November, so he will have the summer fumes. Private Aiderson declared that to get his affairs in shape and in the the gas effects all parts of the body ilguntain Lion $30; Cougar $30; mean time it is anticipated that con- where moisture appears and of course y Wolf $62.50; Black or Timber betattacks the eyes, nose and throat first If $62.50; Coyote $4; Lynx $3; ditions in Europe will be greatly tered. with very painful and deadly effects Sb Cat $3. unless every precaution is necessary. THRIFT STAMP CONVENTION. Gas masks must be worn and even hffcRSE RUNS AWAY WITH then the removal of the mask too soon GARBAGE CAN Plans are being formulated tor the results in the soldier being gassed. holding of War Savings Convention of On Sunday noon, a young man from all the M. I. A. Workers in the Box In this experience, the division lost 321 men and 31 officers. Slantua tied his saddle horse to the Elder, Bear River, Curlew and Raft The next fighting done by the divisvaste paper can standing in front of River stakes, all of which are located ion was at the Montdidier sector and lih Jones Block while he went into in whole or part of Box Elder county. he drug store and something startled The convention will be held in the after that at Cantigney where the Americans turned the Germans back. animal so that it pulled backon tabernacle in this city on Sunday ev- The casualties in this fight were 520a can not fastened was he reins. The ening, Mar 4th, this early date having men and ISo officers. In the Soissons of the sidewalk so it tipped over and been decided upon in order to give the hju startled the animal worse than couty school teachers who have been drive, the division saw the real horrors tvtr. It then proceeded to endeavor drafted into the service in this move- of war for the advance was so rapid that the retiring Germans could not :oi run away from the garbage collec-ment to get the information to be imbury their dead and as the Americans Main on and south by dashing parted before the close of the schools. apt on First South street, thence The details of the program will be an- moved up they were greeted by the bloated and discolored bodies of the ith on First East to Third South nounced later. dead which covered the battle fields with here the horse headed for home and some gruesome sights were exhe big can pounding at its heels, the SOCIAL COMMITTEE fciddle reins being just long enough to APPOINTMENTS. perienced. Private Anderson declared that it was not uncommon for the admit of the can bounding upon the t dead to remain unburied for two and mad-flof the members On Sunday next, 'frightened animals heels as it raced along the street. Two young Stake Social Committee will visit a three weeks by which time decompose dies were riding in company with number of the wards in the Box Elder tion had set in in its most horrible work of interring the Lise young man and they were proceed-li- g Stake as follows: Willard, Abel S. form and the - most wasbodies Christennauseating. In the A. Orson leisurely along First South -- Street Rich; Bear River, wien the runaway came along which sen; Mantua, W. V. Call; Perry, Soisson drive, the First Division lost men and 285 officers. frightened their horses, one of which Amelia Wright; Honeyville, Daisy 7655 In September, the division moved bolted and raced along in head of the Madsen; Harper, Zola Call Jeppson. to the St. Mihiel sector and on over and The Stake Presidency High naway horse. The entire party ame to a stop just east of the First Council will make the regular monthly the 26th at 1:30 o'clock in the morn ;Wrd chapel where the runaway horse visit next Sunday also and in each of ing, after days of careful preparation, became detached from the garbage the wards of the stake, Primary con- the order to begin the great drive was and was captured. given and immediately the artillery let ference will be held. Fm Friday afternoon, all the old folks over 60 years of age, will be complimentary guests of the High School music department at the opera goofSiliie Taylor which will be present-tf- . at 2:30 oclock. This invitation "extends to all the old folks of Box and special invitations an tfMder County ve been sent out to the chairman the Bear River Stake and other kes located in this county, so that ? word might reach all who may 3pn ti 1111,1 ' S3 5 o y t IS. loose its deadly barrage. Private Anderson stated that the going was comparatively easy, however, for the Germans had either got discouraged wRh the American fighting spirit or else had decided to withdraw to safer lines. The casualties were few as compared with those the division suffered in t'i other big drives and the Americans did not get a chance at many Germans, they retreated so fast. On October 1st, the division was moved over to the Argonne toreat, where it experienced the hardest figlu-inof the war. There were not the dugouts and other means of protection in this big fight, that were provided in the other battles. In the Argonne, the only protection the soldiers bad was a man hole long and wide enough to accommodate their bodies and about three feet deep, in which they laid with one blanket under, two blanbets and a dog tent over. When the shelling became too hot, the soldiers would take to their man holes to escape death and in this battle Private Anderson twice escaped death by luck or the interposition of Providence, as he chooses to term it. He had just received a supply of confectionery from the Y. M. C. A. man and scuttled back to his hole a few yards distant, when a German shell exploded where the party stood, killing the Y. M. C. A. man and others and wounding many others. Upon another occasion, he had just moved from a spot when a German shell exploded where he had stood, killing a number of his comrades upon another occasion he was sitting upon the ground readinp a newspaper when a shell fragdent came over his shoulder and tore a large part of the newspaper away. He im mediately burrowred into his man hole for protection. Private Anderson stated that the groans of the dying was fearful in the Argonne forest as it was on every other battlefield, and the experience of listening to those awful moans and groans caused many a husky soldier to almost lose his nerve. In the matter of burying the dead, Private Anderson stated that long trenches are dug and the bodies are placed in them in rows. Each soldier wear3 two identification tags around his neck and when he is killed one of the tags is nailed to a w'ooden cross and placed at the head of his grave and the other is sent to Army headquarters and then to Washington, from which the record of the casualties is made up On November 1st, 1918, the final barrage before the sfgning of the armistice, was let off and the Germans apparently had had enough for the Americans never did catch up with them. A company of. infantry of the First Division entered Sedan but the g artillery did not get into the city. Private Anderson said he and his comrades reached a point a little over eight miles away from the famous city when the armistice was announced and the order to stop fighting was given. In speaking of the marches the division made during the war, Private Anderson declared they were heartbreaking in many instances. He and his companions made one march of 55 hours with only three hours rest and the soldiers became so tired and sleepy that many of them would go to sleep while marching and fall from sheer exhaustion, only to awaken by the sudden impact with the ground when they would laugh, rise up and In the big jubilee celebration to be held in Ogden on May 10th in commemoration of the driving of the Golden Spike on Promontory Hill, May 10th, 1869, the parade committee has asked Brigham City to participate in that feature of the celebration. This city is asked to send a uniformed military band to head its section of the parade and appropriate banners will be pre pared to designate the various sections. The committee announces that an effort will be made to secur rail road rates for the band members and while in Ogden th-- ' musician" will be entertained by the committee. In order to be fully informed in plenty of time, the committee asked the News to make this announcement with the request that a reply, from the proper par ties, be sent to R. H. Wells at the Ogden Packing and Provision company, Ogden, as soon as possible announcing Just what this community expects to Early Saturday morning, Annie K. Jones, wife of B. F. Jones of Willard, died at the family home after suffering for a long time from a complication of troubles which were greatly aggravated by the shock incident to the death of her son John who succumbed to influenza at the army training camp in France on October 1 3th of last year. Mrs. Jones was bom at Willard on March 31st, 1858 and was the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Brewerton who were among the pioneers of that place. She became the wife of Ben jamin F. Jones on January 8th, 1880 and was the mother of eight children Two of her sons entered the service, John and Clarence. The first named passed away in France, as stated above and the other boy is now with the 313tli engineers of the XSth division in France. Mrs. Jones has been a resident of Willard all her life except for an interval of eight years when the family resided at Black Pine, Idaho, She was a woman who commanded the respect of everyone who knew her and was prominently identified with the oigan izations of the Willard ward She it survived by her husband and seven children. Miss Florence Jones of the First National Bank office force, is the youngest daughter in the family F'lmeral services were held at Willard j I18 aHernoon at 1:30 oclock do. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MINUTES. The Board ot County Commission- ers of Box Elder County met in regular session Monday the 21st day of Apil, 1919. All members present EASTER SERVICES In the tabernacle on Sunday after noon, beautiful Easter services were held Elder Joseph A. West of the high council and Elder Abel S. Rich principal of the Theological Seminary delivering the addresses on the reality of the resurrection and its significance to mankind today. Complementing the remarks of these speakers, Elder Franklin Petersen, recently returned from a mission to the Eastern States Mission, reported his labors and related some of the experiences lie has enjoyed while away. The program rendered by the choir included the selections Utah, We Love Thee, Let Us All Press On, The Gates of Pearl Mrs. Connie M. Peters singing the solo, and Parting Hymn. The prayers were offered by Bishop Brigham Wright and Elder Wilford Reeder. The sen ices were intensely interesting. . NOTICE TO SCANDINAVIANS Elder N. C. Simonsen will deliver an address at the Scandinavian services in the Tabernacle vestry next Sunday morning at 10:30 oclock, on the League of Nations. We will greatly appreciate a good attendance as this subject is one of deep interest to every body. H. C. CHRtSTIANSEN, P. H. SORENSEN, C. It P. CHRISTENSEN, Presidency. PUPILS GIVE PLEASING RECITAL A number of piano pupils of Miss Crystal Jeppson gave a very' pleasing recital in the Third ward chapel last evening. The program included piano solos and duets, and vocal solos were rendered by Miss Amber Hamson and Mr. Jack C. Wright. A large attend-encenjoyed the recital. e Bishop T. H. Blackburn spent Sunday In Salt Lake City visiting rela- tives. Mr. and Mrs. John G. Watt and motored In from Thatcher to children plod along. The total casualties of the First Di- spend the Jay visiting relatives at vision were 715 officers and 23,259 Perry and Brigham. Mr. and Mrs. George M. Greenwell men. The division captured 165 German officers and 6304 men. of Ogden spent part of the week in After the armistice was signed, the Brigham City visiting Mrs. division began a march back into mother, Mrs. Hans Poulson. France and had come within a few Messrs. C. C. Toyn, David Toyn, miles of Paris, when it was ordered Charles Kimber and A. F. Richins, all back into Germany as part of the army prominent residents of Grouse Creek, The division went into were in Brigham City of occupation. during the week Luxumberg where it remained until on business. December, then began a march up the During the week, marriage permits Moselle river into Germany. Everyhave been issued by the County Clerk where the Americans were given every to the following couples: Ernest L. consideration by the German people Lewis of Oxford and Lola Wickham of and instead of being billeted in the Rulon Austin and Lucy ThomDenver; barns, as the troops had been in pson of Garland; W. C. Walker. PresiFrance, they were taken into the Gerand Sarah Josephson. Brigham; man homes and given the most com dio, Orlando Peterson and Lillian Halverson, Brigham. Continued an Page Three) Green-well- s Minutes of meeting held Monday, April 7th were read and approved. Professor William Petersen of the Extension Division of the Utah Agricultural College met with the Board and requested them to sign a contract agreeing to pay the expenses of the County Agent and the Home Demonstration Agent. The college to pay their salary. After some discussion the contract was signed and accepted J. P. Christensen road supervisor from El wood precinct, met with the board relative to the grading of a piece of road in the Elwood road district Matter deferred until commissioners could visit the locality. A committee from Bear River City and Elwood met with the board and requested them to furnish tiling to take care of the waste water near the farm of Moroni Mortensen. The farmer in that locality agreed to lay the tiling and do all necessary labor Matter deferred until commissioners vi ,t 'it p cruises in the near future. James Thompson of Garland requested the board to drain the county road near his premises north of Garland. Matter deferred until the fol lowing Wednesday when commission era will visit that locality. Appolos Taylor met with the board and requested an increase in the salary of the Juvenile Judge, after due consideration the salary was increased ten dollars per month. The County Surveyor was authorized to employ a draftsman in his office to take his place while he is working on the State Roa. as a district engineer. The following health officers were appointed: district 1, I). W. Hender-sen- ; district 2, J. A. King; district 3, J. E. Day; district 4, Frederick Wach; district 5. L. H. Crawshaw. The resignation of Henry C. Rose as Constable of Elwood precinct was accepted. Monday, June 2nd, 1919, was designated as the day on which the commissioners will meet as a board of equalization. Tax payers to be heard on June 9th, 10th and 11th. A number of claims were allowed. Several communications were read and ordered filed; and it is ordered that the meeting stand adjourned. MISSIONARY FAREWELL PROGRAM. In the Third ward chapel next Sunday evening, beginning at 8 oclock, a farewell program will be given in honor of Elder Chester Anderson, who will depart shortly on a mission Everybody welcome. TABERNACLE CHOIR ATTENTION. Because of the rush of work in get ting ready for the High School opera presentation next Friday evening, it will be impossible for me to get to practice Thursday evening. Therefore please take a vacation for one week and be on the job Thursday evening next week, promptly at 8 oclock. E. DAVID MANN, Conductor. See Billie Taylor at the High School Friday Night! j |