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Show THE SAUNA SUN. SAUNA. UTAH j News Notes 1 Its Utah MaryGrahamBonrtEr umotr comucrtT or MYTON According to a recent report April disbursements for the upkeep and construction of highways ini Duchesne and Uintah counties is aa follows: Duchesne, $16,209.82; Uin tah, $516.29. Substantial wok is being it done on the n of the Victory highway, while at the rock crusher is working and trucks are hauling gravel, resurfacing; . the highway. LOGAN Under the direction o members of the Ag club at the Utah Agricultural college, a livestock show and mock auction sale will be held soon on high school day at the Logan school. The affair will begin promptly at 10 a. m., according to President Lea THE LETTER Jinny, a little girl, had to go one time to visit the cousin who had sent her the two parrakeets, Tubby and Toppy. Jinny 8 nurse looked after all the birds, but Binky, her most special pet parrakeet she had bad for a long time, certainly felt differently from the other two. He was very lonely, while the others seemed to be Just as happy as long as they bad enough to eat Binky," said Jinnys nurse, how would you like to write a letter to your mistress? Binky put bis bead on one side and said In a funny little voice something which the nurse was quite sure meant Yes." So she wrote a letter for Binky, In a funny scratchy handwriting that Binky would have made if be had been able to write at all. My dear Missy; I am well. I eat a great deal. I miss you. I walk along the floor. I am treated well. I miss you, though. Ill be glad to see you. I am a Duchesne-Fruitlandun- My-to- Guyman. MYTON Under the supervision of Ed Christensen of Spanish Fork, the Antelope Sheep Shearing Corral association finished its work for the serr son recently. The plant is located eight miles southwest of Myton, and is owned by several of the large sheepmen who graze their sheep part of the season in the basin. The work was started April 11, employmnet being given most of the time to about sixty men, in addition to several trucks that have been kept busy hauling the wool to Price for storage and shipment. About 50,000 head of sheep are handled yearly at this project. The worlds largest MURRAY smelting center is situated within fifty miles of Salt Lake. The total value of ore treated in 1925 was more than By ElyMO SCOTT WATSON Romagne-Soua-Montfauco- n, France. The wooden crossea, row on row" of World war daya no longer mark the gravea of 23,600 American aoldleia who loet their Uvea In the World war and lie burled here. Marble alaba now mark each grave. General Pershing haa signified hla desire to place the last marble slab on a grave here when the work la completed. The last wooden cross to be replaced will $100,000,000. PROVO Increase in the steel consumption in the United States is growing each year and with this growth there will be on increase in Utahs iron taken back to tne United States. HE above (..spatcl) which appeared In the newspapers recently tells how America Is planning to give Memorial day this year a special significance by finishing the work of erecting more enduring Individual memorials to her sons who sleep In foreign fields." For by May 30 the last historic white wooden cross which marks the resting place of an American soldier who lost hla life In the great war. will be replaced by a Carrara marble cross on which will be engraved the name of the soldier, his regiment, his home state and his decorations. If any, received during the wur. Two years ago congress made an appropriation of $548,855 In the War department budget for this purpose, the estimate being based upon the slab type of umrker. The American battle monuments commission, of which General Pershing Is chairman. later decided upon the stone cross marker Instead of the slab and this was authorized by congress. When It was found that the origlnul appropriation would not be enough, since the crosses cost a little more than the slabs, the present congress appropriated an additional $180000 to complete the work of erecting those markers over approximately 31.000 graves In Europe. According to figures complied by the quartermaster general of the army, 30.502 American soldiers are now burled In the eight American cemeteries In Europe. The largest cemetery Is at I? omn on t fa ucon In the e region where 14,045 of the new white crosses will stand row on row." In the Olsne-AIsncemetery there will be 5,934; St. Mihlel,' 4.141 ; Alsne-Marn2,212; Somme, 1,810; Suresnes. France, 1.500; Flanders Field, Belgium, 805; Brookwood England, 437. Originally there were about 3.100 soldiers who had not been accounted for and were listed as missing, but that number has been gradually cut down as newjdentlflcntlons have been made, so that eventually the total of 31,200 graves (the latest number given by the battlefields monuments commission) will be r nrked. These Individual markers, however, are not the only monuments which are to stand on European soil In memory of the Americans who redeemed It from the enemy at the cost of their lives. Sixteen memorials are to be erected under the direction of the battle monuments commission In the localities most conspicuously Identified with the actions fought by American troops, and five addition monuments will recall the service of the American navy. Two years ago congress appropriated $3,000,000 for that purpose and this year's budget of the War department Includes an add! tionnl sooo.otio to carry the work forward. The surey of the sites for the monuments has been completed and the designs for the memorials, made by some of the outstanding architects ot the country, hae been accepted by the commission. so that Memorial day, 1028. finds the project for honoring America's World war dead well under way. In selecting sites for the memorials the com mission attempted to give an Idea of the wide spread use of American troops In various sectors from the North sea to the Swiss frontlet and in deciding upon the type of memorial It decided to build three large monuments In the places where the greatest American military operations took place and to mark the sites of other engagements and historic points with more modest memorials Accordingly the three great memorials will stand at Montfnucon in the Meuse Argnnne, at Montsec In the St Mihlel area and In the AIsne-Marn-e at ('hatenu-Tblerrregion. e The monument at Montfnucon which will cost more than $400,000. will commemorate one of the greatest American opera tions of the war. The town of Montfaucon. which stood on ODe of the dominating hills of the region as captured by American troops In the offensive of September 26, 1918. The town Itself, now only a mass of ruins. Is to be preserved In Its present condition by the French government as a relic of the war. The American memoiial will be an Imposing column. 165 feet high an 24 feet In diameter, topped by a statue of Liberty. The monument at Montsec. to be erected at a cost of $230.ooo. will he a magnificent temple, 80 feet square and 55 feet high It will commemorate the reduction by American troops on September 12. 1918. of the St. Mihlel salient, which had projected into the allied lines for four years and b9d been considered Impregnnble up to that time. gne-sous-- Meuse-Argonn- e Meuse-Argonn- I a Privilege to Live in On Her Shoulder. GZrr. jurizttRAirZ oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo In Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies grow Between the crosses, row on row. That mark our place While In the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly. Unheard amid the guns below We are the dead Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunsets glow, Loved and were loved but, now, we lie In Flanders fields! Take up our quarrel with the foe! To you, from falling hands, we throw The torch Be yours to bear It high! If ye break faith with us who die We shall no! sleep, though popples blow In Flanders fields. Lieut. Col. John O. McCrae, C. E F oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo This buttle was one of tlie most brilliunt actions by the Yanks during all their service In France. The Chateau-Thlerrmnoument, also, costing $230,000, will be somewhat similar to the Montsec temple, CtK) feet high and with a colonnade 55 feet long. Although the Montfaucon monument will be largest of the three memorials, it Is doubtful If It will have a greater appeal to the American peowhich ple than will the one at Chauteau-Thierrwill recall .to their minds the deathless valor of their countrymen who ihere stemmed the German drive toward Paris In May, 1!U8, who blocked the Inst great German offensive on July 14, then helped In the drlvv. south of Solssons on July 18, which compelled the German forces to retreat and took part In fighting the enemy back to the Alsne river. Monuments commemorating American service in other sectors will be erected at Audennrde and Ypres in Belgium; at Bony, Juvigny, the Vesle river, Solssons, Sommepy. the Meuse river, Sedan, and Cantlgny In France; and in Rome. Two other monuments will be erected, one to be known as the Sector Occupation monument and the other the Monument to the Services of Supply The Sector Occupation monument will list the sector service of all American divisions in France and will stand at Nancy, which was centrally located iq the American sectors The Sen ices of Supply monument will he a tribute to the American soldiers who did not see front line service, hut who contributed their share to. the victory. The service of the American navy in the World war will he commemorated In five monuments to he er cted In widely separated localities. One will stand In England and will recall the activity of our fleet In the vicinity of the Rritlf.li Dies Another at Brest, France, will commemorate ttr escort of troop transports and other service in the waters of continental Europe. Others will he erected at Corfu, at Pont a IVigada In the Azores and Gibraltar. The erection of these beautiful and Impressive monuments in the European cemeteries Is some thing in which all Americans have a sympathetic Interest, especially as Memorial day approaches each year. For the World war gave a new and poignant meaning to Memorial day for thousands of American families. Before 1918 the observance of Memorial day was for many a patriotic duty alone and their participation in It was more or less Impersonal True, they could not help feel ing a thrill as they watched the little group ot veterans men who fought under the Stars and Stripes In 61, or perhaps In DS as they marched to the cemeteries to pay their tribute of respect to their comrades who would march no more. But perhaps not ope out of ten who helped strew flowers on the graves were saddened by the knowledge that this act of remembrance was all that they could perform for a father, a brother, a son or a friend. But how differetd it has been since 1918! To how many thousands does Memorial day have a more personal significance because there have been added to the list of those we honor on May 30, the names of more than 40,000 World war y y dead whose bodies were returned to this country for burial and the names of more than 31.000 who still sleep In foreign fields The relatives and friends of the 46.000 can have the joy of paying their tribute In person at the graves of their soldier dead, but this hlgn privilege is denied those who would honor the memory of some one of the 31.000. But they can find some happiness in knowing that their fathers and brothers and sons truly sleep in beauty." No graves anj where and no cemeteries In the world are. better cared for than these," declared Congressman Guy U. H;rdy of Colorado after his retura from an Official tour of the war cemI have seen hundreds of cemeeteries abroad. teries where millions of the soldiers of the World war are buried. The English cemeteries are fairly well kept up. The French and German cemeteries have a sadly neglected appearance The American cemeteries are the best cared for of all. They are located In picturesque spots near the great battlefields in which most of the men hurled lost their lives. No two of the cemeteries are alike, hut all are uniformly beautiful, and are .given excellent care. They are all covered with blue grass and are as green as any Washington lawn. Trees and shrubbery have been planted, beauty spots laid out and developed At the entrance gate of each Is a caretakers home and hostess house where relatives may find quarters. In the center is a tall flag pole from which an Americnn flag flies always In the daytime. One thing that Impressed me as I walked around reading the names on the crosses was the fact that there Is no distinction given to rank or prominence. I found a brigadier general laid In an inconspicuous spot with a private on each of the four sides. The rows and rows of crosses stand out in the green field clean and prominent. From miles away over the rolling fields of France, you can pick out an American cemetery with Its flag flying and Its field of even rows of snowy white crosses. The American cemeteries are beau ty spots In Europe and will he hallowed ground to Americans for centuries to come It can be a comforting thought, too. to the friends and relatives of these war heroes to know that the care which their govern ment has given to the maintenance of their last resting place Is supplemente I by lov Ing attentions from thoe who have best reason to remember gratefully the men who rest here the French people The American cemeteries, especially that at St Mihlel. are constantly visited h.v the French who come to honor the memory of the men who redeemed their land from flip Invader For no matter what differences ot opinion there may exist between America and France u na tions. the French people hold in grateful retimm hrnnee the American hoys who once lived among them and especially these who did not go ha k home after the war was over How France feels toward Americas war dmd was summed up hv Marshal Foch In an addres before tne American Legion In France last year when he said: good boy. I hope you miss me. When do you come home? I cant get used to being without you. My seed is nice. And I have eaten up dish after dish of It. I drink a great deal of water. I like water. Do you like water? I hope youll come home soon. We send love. Toppy and Tubby do too. They dont know very much, though they know enough to do that From your loving BINKY " Ilovv happy It made Jinny to receive such a nice letter! She felt too that ft was just the way Binky would have written if he had held the pen himself. For she knew that that was lust w hut. Binky wa's" thinking. Soon she wem home again and Binky was ready to meet her lust as soor as she got inside the door. There he was on the floor, and up he got on her shoulder. I am so glad to see you, Mwsy dear, he was trying to say. And he kissed her, a funny, little pinching kiss with his sharp wee beak, which he tried to make much less sharp when he kissed Jinny. There is no place after' all like my own home where I have Tubby and Toppy, but where, most especially, I have my little Binky, said Jinny And Binky was very glad that Jinny felt that way about it, for it was the very way he felt with all the power of his little bird feelings. So he kissed Jinny again, a second kiss, to make her feel quite sure she was very welcome at home. 1 d Let u meditate deeply before these numerous graves What lesson they convey tn their Impressive silence, these men so young who sleep here their last sleep Had they for one single moment desired, wished and prepared for war with all the atrocities tn Its wake Were thev menaced In their Were thev animated bv desire national Interests for glory or hope of gain Nothing like these sentiments Inspired them But on the dsv when they saw the Justice, liberty and peace of the world menaced by violence and might, nothing could stop them and resolutely they took up their arms Abandoning their occupations, families, nomes and country, they sailed to fight in a faraway land They came, fought and fell for the Ideal which Is ours They showed us our duty in order to remain faithful to thetr memory and to the task whl-- h thev understood and with resolution equal to rhelrs to safeguard what they won Let us maintain the faith which animated them and the close union between the allies which made victory possible. !. TREMONTON Came of Spring Cleaning the players sit In a circle. Somebody begins by saying I have thought ! of a place to spring-cleaThe player on the left then sn.vs, I have thought of how to do it! The players go on like this all round the circle. They do not mention the places or things until everyone has thought of something. The first player then says: 1 thought of the North pole. The player ou his left will then tell what he thought of doing, to give it a spring-clean- , and perhaps will say: "I thought of painting it with gold and at Boise, Idaho. NORTH SALT LAKE n ht look lower. Light and ht $9.259.35. drive-in- s, Cattle Receipts, 30, direct to local packers, None this market. Sheep Receipts, 10723, including 4 head for the local market, 1287 in transit to Colorado range and 9432 California spring lambs to the ChiSmall lot cago market. ! spring lambs, $14.50. HEBER The Wasatch County Livestock Show association has launched activities in preparation for this years exhibition, August 16 and 17, on the county square at Heber. OGDEN The city of Ogden took definite steps to provide a municipal airport when the city commission voted to take a option on a large tract of land south of the Ogden Country club property after the chamber of commerce, the city engineer and others had reported as to its desirability. PARK CITY Utah produces enough coal to supply her own needs and ships enough out of the state to return an annual revenue of some $11,000,000. five-ye- Reason for Bald Head Dorothy Mamma, why hasn't papa any hair? Mother Because he thinks so much, dear. , Dorothy Why have you so much, mamma? Mother Because go away and do your lessons! ar OGDEN Ogdens milling industry, which has manj millions of dollars invested, was given a further impetus by the announcement of J. W. Sherwood, vice president and general manager of the Royal Milling company, that his company had awarded con- Must Have Been a Scream am, grandpa? (f course, my boy. Gee. you musta been a scream with those glasses and whiskers!" medium-weig- at $8.00. g I Two lots, ?9.509.75, with few heavy butchers AH kinds of places, public buildings, rivers, mountains, towns, or even stars can he used as places, and the game becomes very amusing when players think of funny things to do. Butting new chimneys on a river or a mountain are answers which will cause great fun. You will find this game quite easy If you remember the things which are d ne in jour homes at spring cleaning time. (if course, this game can be played with pencils and paper, and then the items are written down. And were you little once like Re- Hogs ceipts, 766, including 13 head for the local market, 192 in transit to Los Angeles market, 184 to Los Angeles packers, 377 to San Diego packers. Medium weight and light-ligdrive-in- s paint." i The Home Econom- ics club has offered the city council a plan whereby the city would obtain, free of cost, and for use as a community house, the Waldron building, located in the heart of the city. The city is asked to continue to rent a part of the structure for city offices, and to consent to the continuance of the library in the structure. OGDEN Manager John O. Hughes, of the Nelson-Rick- s Creamery company plant in Ogden announced that the company would immediately expend $10 000 for additional equipment at the plant. The improvements include a plant for the manufacture of casein, which is made from the curds of milk. It is said that there are only two other casein plants in the intermountain country, at American Fork All white-washin- and steel industry. PANGUITCH Sheep generally are in good condition throughout the west, but lack of green food nad dry conditions in places has resulted in a slight shrinkage in the weight of the animals, acording to May range and livestock report of the United States department of agriculture, issued by Frank Andrews, local statistician. In Utah the growth of spring feed was delayed by cool weather and in portions by deficient moisture, the report states. Lambing was well under way among farm, flocks by the middle of April but range lambing had hardly begun by the end of the month. Shearing began in April in most of the camps and a good weight of fleece was expected, according to the report. COALVILLE Appropriation of $11,950 for participation in betterment of roads in cooperation with the state road commisison was made by the Summit county commissioners at the Majj meeting. This money will be expended by the state road department in improving and maintaining roaas in Summit county. Park City citizens appeared before the board to ask that a building to care for contagious and infectious diseases be secured. This matter was taken under advisement. j tracts for the immediate construction of eight new tanks at the companvs plant on Pacific avenue and Twenty-nintstreet, at a cost of $100,000. h |