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Show tmt XIV. vet IME SO. HARD BY The Republican througn iib lhan Bourne, Jr.. following statement (ion, WORLD WAR Publicity assocla- - has given out the from It Washing, headquarters: business nas oeen nu harder bv the war than the news paper business, particularly In the smaller cities and country towns. The laree metropolitan papers -nave prooa- During- 117. more bly suffered least. than 1200 publications went out of business. After making allowance for new papers started, It appears that there was a net loss of 62 dallies and T Sfi9 weeklies. "The mortality statistics for 191 J will probably show as great a loss, for the shortage of paper, the Increasing cost of all kinds of supplies, and the together with the heavy upon newspaper men for military service, have been more severe this call year than last "And one of the serious features of the situation is that the people of the country probably do not realise that the valuable portion of the press has sustained the greatest loss . Under popular government the country press, Including not only country weeklies, but the smaller dailies, is the real voice of the people. Editors of large metropolian papers do not have and cannot have the close touch with the people that is a necessary Incident of the life of the country editor. Just as Washington, D. C, is the poorest place in the country to get a line on the political thought of the nation, so the big city newspaper office is the poorest place to get a correct picture of national thought, either political or The people of the United otherwise. States should realize this, and should see to it that whatever else happens the country press shall be maintained. "Freedom of speech and of the press is the first essential of a republican form of government for the representatives of the people cannot know the thoughts and aspirations and desires of their constituents unless voiced through the mediumship of the local press to which they have access either directly through the publication of most communications, or Indirectly through the editor's interpretation of the views his community. "The country press, including the smaller dailies, represents the producing element of our national life. The large metropolitan press represents the commercial factors. Just as production is the first essential of a permanent prosperity, so the maintenance of that portion of the press that speaks for the producers Is most important. "The metropolitan press has its place in our national life and nobody wishes it ill. The fact remains, however, that the vital interests of the nation are most promptly and most clearly represented and the thought of the people most freely and most courageously voiced by the country press. The people of the country may not see it now, but they will some day realize that the large preponderance of suspensions among the weekly publications is a menace to national welfare." w. a. s. of W.S.S. DRIVE STARTS NEXT MONDAY Edw. G. Geary, director, sends us letter: county W. S. S. the following . Our big drive In Emery County will begin Monday, December 2nd, with the hope that within ten from that date our allotment willdays be practically sold, or that there would be so little remaining that we can have our - Allotment long before the first of the year. Every state of the union Is having a drive some during Thanksgiving week and others the early part December. You can rest assured If do not secure our allotment we will certainly be on the bottom of the neap because every county In the state making the most extensive efforts fer made to secure Its allotment. The slogan for our drive will be 'For we Honor of Utah", and I am sure hi be a popular appeal. 1 believe that there is not a person In the county who is willing to have said that Utah failed to raise her Wota of War Saving stamps, especially arter the splendid showing the state thrnade the in other activities. The fact armistice has been declared wih not affect need wr money will the drive. The exist long after peace been declared. It la pointed out by we government, and Utah will be Pected to raise her quota of stamps 'esardiesg of the turn of i Europe. n order to make this drive a suc-your committees are to be called and become thoroughly orwither ganized and then a canvass must be of each person who, last June, ,Jae, ned a p,cdKe tQ ve are willing within y ask for gtAmp( UUl K SCHOOL ELECTIOIC TUESDAY "'o other TEN-DA- -- CASTIK DAMS. UTAH. SATl KDAY. NOVEMBER 30, 1918. ton higher wages, -- I. PAPERS HIT WEEKLY nl frirfr ira ftTr County school board members will be elected next Tuesday in the first, third and fifth representative districts, though, from all reports, there is little or no Interest being taken. Other counties last week published official notices of election but this was not done in Emery county. District one comprises Green River and Woodside and is now represented by E. E. Adams; district three comprises Huntington, Mohrland, and Lawrence, and Is now represented by E. J. Orange of Huntington; district five comprises Ferron, Emery, Molen.'and Rochester, and is now represented by B. J. Peacock Jr. of Emery. AH the new members will be elected for four-yeterms and the present salary of board members is $300 a year with extra expense allowance. Districts two and four will elect new representatives two years from now. ar a a- - "With the Colors , 'J MADE BY ELMO LAD Emery county is again called to mourn the loss in action "somewhere j in France" of another of her gallant soldier boys Corporal Sheldon A. Axelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Axelson of Elmo. Sheldon was one of those Americans whom we may all be proud of. He was born and reared in Emery county, having been born in The Cleveland, February 15, 1896. first ten years of his life were spent there with his parents, the family moving to Elmo In 1906. At these two places he received a common school education and, in addition, attended the Emery Stake Academy two years. The balance of his life was spent on the farm except for a short period of employment at Hiawatha from which place he enlisted in Uncle Sam's service September 6, 1917. He went direct to Camp Lewis where he remained in' training for a period of six months. He was offered promotion but declined and was then transferred to Camp Mills and placed with the 59th Regular Infantry. He remained there until May 3, and then embarked for overseas duty, "ready and proud to go" In his own words. Early last June he received his first experience at the front and, from his description ot the fighting, they were literally baptized in fire. His courage and bravery in this engagement from brought forth commendation those over him and he was made a corporal. From this time until the day of his death he was in active service, his last efforts being in the big drive that started September 26 and wound up with the bringing of the huns to their knees. God bless his memory as well as all those who paid the price he paid. Sheldon is survived by his father, mother, one brother, and three sisters. The following letters were written by him one Just before leaving for France and the other after his first real experience at the front: red-blood- - One of the saddest deaths our people have been called to mourn occured last Sunday midnight at Clear Creek when Mrs. Albert Allen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. R. Curtis, died a victim of influenza. The sad word reached local relatives and friends Monday morning. Her health had been very poor for some time, In fact, she had never been a very strong girl. WS.S. WMMIIMM Sit SSll" ness. But she's resting now from care and sorrow, Resting from fatigue and pain; Faithfully she's fought life's battle-D- eath to such Is endless gain. God has gathered home her spirit, God has taken what He gave: Wife and daughter sweetly slumber In the quiet, peaceful grave. Mrs. Arnold Snow was home from Rains last week but returned with her husband last Sunday. Grandma Robertson says that, while Elmo is boasting of all boys, our town can nearly balance up with girls, and she ought to know for she is present at the advent of most of our coming citizenry and always looks mighty good to all who need a good nurse. It seems we are bound to get the flu. It Is reported that Fred Fail and wife both have it, also some of Joseph Jewkes' family. Everyone else is well. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Johnson have a new baby girl. This makes the sev enth daughter and only one son. Poor Lou says, "I'll be darned If I don't move to another climate." Mr. and Mrs. George Jensen alsp have a new baby. Of course It's a girl. All are doing fine. t CLEVELAND Letter The war is not finished, even though fighting may be ended. All the nations whom we have conquered must eat, and the 'United States is the logical source of food supply. President Wilson, the National War Savings Committee and the National Council of Defense at Washington, D. C, through the Chief of the Field Division, Franklin K. Lane, urges the War Savings Committees wherever located to impress upon everyone that pledges must be kept and additional stamps must be bought to the extent of between three and four million dollars by the State of Utah prior to December 31st, 1918. Utah's quota must be filled and we must not have any black marks against our beloved State. Buy and go "over the top" on War Savings Stamps, the best obligation Uncle Sam ever offered, four and a half per cent per annum interest and maturing in four years. If we do not buy our quota, the result will be methods of taxation by congress that will hit us all and hurt. Buy while you have the chance and this timely notice is given to everyone. We appreciate what has been done by all organizations in Utah and we wish everyone now to get busy and see that Utah's allotment, which we are contracted to buy, is bought before the end of the ,. .: year. We ure the immediate and continuous attention of all War Savings Societies and invite them to correspond direct with the War Savings Headquarters, Commercial Club, Salt Lake City, Utah., Sincerely yours to accomplish peace, NATIONAL WAR SAVINGS COMMITTEE, i -- - Z'VZ tomeln thform.giBB cHlU)S Somewhere In France, Aug. 14, 1118 Dear joiks: I will write you a few lines this af ternoon. I have nyi'v vttn en nour 10 feeling much write this In hut more like myself toJay. I feel O. K. now. November 18, 1918. - i The attempt to start school a few days ago was again a failure. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. McDanlel are girl. All entertaining a brand-neconcerned doing nicely. Jacob Mlnchey, one of our soldier boys, Is home from Nebraska looking pretty good, although he Is Just returning from the hospital where he has been battling with a serious case of Influenza and pneumonia. Glen Cowley, another soldier boy; now In Florida, has also had a fight with the same disease. Miss Winnie Litster was confined to her bed last week with quinsy. 4- To All Patriotic Citizens of Utah: nou, ",,,,, - An Open mvtt v turn VrtlTlD STATES OOVUNMSMT Camp Mills, N. Y., April 27, 1918 Dear Father and All: T am writinar vou now to say good- hv We mav go any time and not have a chance to say good bye or shake hands. I am feeling fine and glad I cm nhie tn co and do my share and. when In the trenches, I will always think of the ones behind who are eo nobly upholding us against the enemy and, in one way, doing as much as tha ATI Ail on the firlne line. I am leaving nothing undone so there is nothing I can ask you to do. I hope Mother can stand it alright and have good health and that you all feel the same about it as I do. I feel sure of coming back some day but don't expect me too soon.. I am keeping myself clean from women and whisky and in that way I ought to be able to keep my health, and, if I have good health, I can stand some hardships that I otherwise could not. I can't write and say what I want 3) to n but I guess you know how I feel. page (Continued I feel like I have a good reason for counw. a a going not only to protect my MOTHERS try, but all I have to live for Is my ATTENTION, WAR folks and they are In this country, so, in protecting one I am protecting both County: of Emery Mothers To of the same rifle or Dayonei, wnicn-ev- er with Having been appointed president I may use. This may be my last letter until I and arrive In France, so good-by- e good luck to you all. Tour son, SHELDON S. Tb. tollowlns Jp. s. I was In New York City f'm Thursday night and it sure is great I saw things I could hardly have 8HEL. imagined. u.? She leaves a husband and two small sons besides her parenta three brothers (the eldest of whom Is now tn France), three sisters, and a host ot friends, all of whom greatly mourn her loss. Just two hours before death claimed her, she gave birth to a dear little babe which was laid to rest tn its mother's arma The deceased waa a beautiful young woman the pride and pet of her family and loved by all who knew her. There were np public funeral services owing to sick- w ORANGEVILLE - f our power that you -- SUPREME SACRIFICE Oviatt of Elmo, Utah France, October 3, 1918 Dear Mother: I haven't received any mall from you yet but 1 am writing to you regularly. There are no great things to write you have the news long before you get mv lottoro nn it would not do much good to write that and the things about the country I will leave until l come home. I am learning as much about France as I can while I am here. The saying, "I will meet you in France." is not altogether a Joke. I have met a great number of my old frionria inriiidinsr many from Emery and Carbon counties. It made me feel like I had been home when I met several of the Emery county boys last Tuesday. Well, I hope peace will be aeciarea before you get this letter. Things are tell looking that way yet we cannot what will happen. I am well and feel like most of the boys that I would like to be home. I am located a long way from the front. If you can get a map of France, look in the (censored) part of the county of (left out). It is about (cen-of sored) miles, by rail, (censored)here Paris. They say we will stay for some time. It is a mountainous . wonderful history. ,i has ' cumin? I wish I knew it. There is a castleA ago. that awas built 800 years here ... of the town cnurvii aiiu mo. j h. the rest The people was built about that time. are living in the same oia ones. new building any a tew very mostly old people and have They young ones. . Thpv wash on kir,cr. "- --ways oi j.i stones and nau xne a little raisea; auu w.. rye and only -- v. t with a basket by n low i iic tiicn. some tossing it up and down though have fanning mills. J"" They have goatr mil cows' and milk the cows are to be too. Very few horses set in France and those few. when on the road used, are worked in file as well as the plow. and hay. The people raise some rye and some vegetables, but mostly - CORP. SHELDON A. AXELSON Infantry. Killed in Action October 4, 1918 Frane, October 12, 1918 Dear Mother and All: I Just received your most welcome letter and was very glad to hear from you. I am well at present and getting along fine and I hope this will find you all the same. It has been a long while since I wrote to you but we don't have much time to write and there isn't anything to tell about. I don't know when I shall get another chance to write but shall do so whenever I get time. I guess I shall have to quit writing to some of the others because I will soon be busy and wont get time to do so. I think we will soon be back home again. I believe Germany has got about all the war they want. I am going to send you a picture of myself and two little orphan girls. Well, I don't know of any more to write so will close for this time.. From your ever loving son, PVT. FRANK BLACKBURN From Ira ,fV- Co. B., 59 U. S. From Frank Blackburn of Ferron to render any but we must have a I $2.00 PER YEAR I was Just down and had a bath the first time we have had a chance for one month so I feel good to get clean. Last night I had a shave and washed my face and hands for the first time in ten days so you can tell where I have been and how the boys have to get along. We do well to get water to drink, say nothing about washing, when on the line. Well, now I have something to tell you that will. I guess, make you proud of your boy. When at the front I must have done good exceptionally good for Just as soon as we got back my officer called me out of ranks and said, "Private Axelson, I am going to make you a officer for we want men for that Job with nerve." I said, "I would rather stay a buck private and take care of myself than to try to take care of others and myself." He told me It was not what I wanted but what I got In the army, so I don't know what he will do. Now. not bragging, but. as I told you before, I could have been a noncommissioned officer long ago If I had wanted it. I don't want It now but if I have to have It I will make the best of it. This is the paper you sent me In your letter. By you sending it I am able to write this letter, otherwise I could not. I Just got a letter from Mada the other day and she sent me some pictures that interested me very much. I guess, with all the Cleveland and Elmo boys over here now, the people at those places begin to think there is really a war on, and. If they were over here for a few minutes to hear the big guns shoot a few times they would think it was hell Instead of war; but, since war Is hell, there Is no difference. I don't notice the roar and noise any more at all but at first I sat up and took notice. Well, I think my half hour is about up so I will close. With the best of love and good wishes. From your son, SHELDON -- w. a r if State Director of Utah. , Coqrtear C. W. U. Cm. |