Amherst Times, 1918-06-27

              ww mtmt liberty first, last and always freedom for all forever vol. i, tio. 34. subscription, $1.50 per year amherst, ohio, thursday, june 27, 1918. official newspapeh of the village ohio. "y" work on battlefront rev. robert g. armstrong tells interesting incidents his work. many friends rov. armstrong, former pastor tho congregational church hero, later spencer, i.fabs., will bo pleased to rcail some letters telling experiences in france. mr. enlisted from spencer y. m. c. a. work, has been "across" several months. he was ono most popular ministers " amherst during stay prominent activities, president amherat news company. follow: somewhere france, april 8, this is a great life ifs you don't weaken. there's poetry it masculine kind. music lu that only sanaa's band can play. thero's awfulness devil describe, goes kaiser suggestions. curious combination war nature. outside beautiful warm spring day. birds are singing. frogs croaking. everything seems nt rest. then, boom! short walk away cannons nro sending fire shell across no man's land. i wish could see wonderful bushes white flowers, very delicate, fill swamps around here. they form clouds fleecy among trees. what cod made beautiful. man awful extreme. i'd like describe place more' fully, but you'll have be content think me as out wilderness swampy, unhealthy section back lines northern came particular spot because others refused, not being afraid front, reasons i'll tell about when get homo'. just how long here question. learned never plan definite times over changes come too suddenly. best live day tent fine. nicely arranged, warm, with inside lining very- cozy. pictures flags hung up so attractive vestibule entrance, large room containing tables, chairs, piano, counter, shelves behind nnd them stove real sink drain pipe. bedroom store also partitioned off main room. boys use hero more than any i've yeu go bed every night tune big guns, which active at time. exception first hero. rained there hasn't much air activity. morning saw three german planes cross. were high, high -all little puffs smoke indicating bursting shells fired them. got away, though. before heavy bombardment kept awake while. time went sleep. then awakened by an racket storeroom. my flashlight investigated. found n cat busily engaged having fit. left him there. rats mice art thick haven't troubled yet pile o rubbish near packed full it's wonder 'isn't too. isn't amount danger right we carry gas masks wear our steel hats one things hore "rumor." i'm going keep track rumors heard talks 4ator. wild current side war. 11, walked next town other far. way passed view trenches. valley territory. vast line part of, stretching hundreds miles channel mediterranean human beings waiting chance kill. hideous business its side. calls forth worthwhile attributes 'same demands blood. why la good seepis through calvary? men hit piece yesterday. close by. flesh wound arm. horrible thing had alarm over. t works unconsciously upon one! whiff may cause death or even worse, hfo intense suffering agony while comoa. their bullets, deliver gaat am seeing now; wouldn't miss anything, keeps your nervo couldn't stand strain if 17, keeping jump now. crowd evening. today especially busy fresh supply stock eager buy. extra jump. impossible sleep guns booming incessant roar happen next. yesterday neighboring where "y." faces another distance held germans. road hill ger mans. looked .man's land lines. coarse travel trains supplies night, in-.essant clatter wagons, shout-.ng "mule-sklnners," hum motors, general commotion. realize ihat sort happening, .lot alone spot, ill down france .he borders belgium. .land hearts facing .learts ready shoot wall ieath terror. analyze .'eellngs. started old location nervous. nervousness gone. 1 nervous ecause andefan entirely new experience anything else. tonight on. grown accustomed jee flare star lights step tent. seemed probably nearest half mile away. colored knee3 sounded said, "o lord jesus, you'se help nigger mask on." same outfit told states, officer would 11 o'clock he, who guard, should pass him. horse. negro guard. along mounted mule. guard challenged .him. answered ho ofllcer "no suh! de i'se let mule pass." till 2 o'clock. reminds mo irish who, approached late kind officer, said: "sure what's doing night?" thad funny note young french boy met, who' learning speak english. starts, "i remembrance meeting." closing says, "goodbye, sir; leave lyou better remembrance. hope luck health." criticisms unjust respects. play cards huts use. carping critics know talking about. steadily days nights we've wading mud wilderness. sooner does begin dry bit begins rain mud. mud, complain muddy streets home. heavenly. 18, letter arrived (?) written february 17! hesitates criticize almighty infallible united states army, two deserve criticism. mall. able write card home pay. companies, fact, paid personally both disgrace needlessly so. 'men grumbling those hardships hard say. pay officers didn't theirs. privato account. possibly censor delete this. do simply truth anyway. desire morale troops, easiest least week allowed rapid more. expect move again tomorrow. book peasantry answer questions. con blder important manure dlle front door. sign wealth. kitchen is, (continued page four) beats lorain clippers leyme allows five hits, strikes nine final score 7 3. played ball games season, beat clipper team sunday af- .ornoon brandt's park 6f good, pitching "hooker" leymo, scientific bunting few served put the" game ice. f leyme, baileys cleveland, lave tryout cleveland in-hans friday, well known fans, pltche'd eagles yeah fine assortment curves, speed burn. opposing players' knees, ilm. struck nine, hits man. bad first. shaky start. scored run couple loose support. did second, errors be-ng responsible run. becker, .vho catch, unable lold leyme's speed, third vragg took actching burden ind becker second. .hereafter excellent ball. .vas change origina. lineup, participating fn either score. of. jot run, wragg hitting base, stealing scoring er ror. local start- ad ball, successful beating visitors thrown .hl style runs in. tied scoro fifth error, seventh far ahead again. chippy bruce single, lynch walked, baker safe. carstensen out, knocked into field perched base. ono'ther added eighth", baker's hit. start confidence "pep," players knowing scattered. fast clean, gen tlemanly bunch. similar trouble getting crowds. walt, elyrla, umpired league style, dec! 3lons impartial. follows: - r h e bruce, ss 0 lynch, baker, rf carstensen, lb , wragg, 2b-c j p gotro, 3b n. cf .0 c-2b '1 totals 3 l. lindsay, c poplar, "..-.i rasky, ditch, krlcz, koloskl, . kocak, bevlc, 2b 5 innings: ..1 03 1200031 x stolen bases lindsay. base leyme. balls 2. pitcher koloskl. 9; 9. 1; 1. umpires walt wilson. homage albert scheffler funeral schefller, died suddenly thursday morning, largely attended services st. peter's evangelical filled capacity. floral offerings many, fully 60 pieces presented. egll conducted services, interment crown cemetery. north street, lodge attending body. eagle degree acted pall bearers. were: herman ehlert, thomas nugent, nicolas klassen, august segert, warren walker, william cahl. schefller christina everett married death. ills passing tragic occurrences lato years community, family sympathy ot all. hate 'em washington florists cooks leaders strafing germans opportunity. al weeks. pretty occupied now business., bringing conclusion the, senators say, sanguinary conflict, hun-hatlng. buy german-fried potatoes ii. french-lrled ber: lin. teut methoj preparing spuds called anu.iuan-frled pota toes, ba attention ordsr ng, rise sing verse spangled banner" arrive. washington's cosmopoli tan population shops sold books magazines european languages rather larger quantities perhaps city except york. 0e stores set plies novels, foreign language diction ..ss, italia., junlsh, norwegian, t. -.islations these tongues noiels american english auth ors. course, infrequently circulated british periodicals found. compeltely out. needless say (then it?) look latest sue godey's lady sim-plicisslmus fllegende blaetter. completely it. dance h'otbed .'ound else hotbed be? ihe florists. gussied almost clean palm beach duds author thought!, stepped jauntily florist's shop. wore, anybody thirsting (cries "go on! on!"), blue shirt, cerulean cravat and, breast pocket coat in-jigo-bordered handkerchief- coyly adding touch gay color. sweet pe-tootle, creation! ' well, once shop, waited florist recover shock, firm calm tone accus tomed command (lis obeyed: "gimme nickel's worth bachelor tons." "bachelor- utiltons?" repeated florist. uacnelor buttons, correspondent, trades ease gayly mashed fly counter straw hat. mean cornflower?" quired nothing personal re mark, graciously might cornflower, wished clearly understood cornflower respect amounting ven eration, ohio man, burst fe wbars (no, wait minute; associate corn bars) bars "the yel low blue." germans' national folwer. pair shears hand glitter eye distinctly unfriendly voice: "ah guess you-all dat co'nfloah ban ze floah germans, heln?" whatever dialect washington. clrcum stances longest shears, journalist purchase armful goldenrod. ad, dow, dab it, hab code id head. mrs. henry schroeder daughter edith, elizabeth m-l george motored wellington brief visit .vlth bert palmer. mickie says didja ejgr s-rot -to th1nv. -fhrvf nev.-t -co kai sea's goa-r,v6r soldier bov'd copv quo howe pfxper reglfco anyfh world ?, -- .. honor julius rlum entire mourns serv ices soldier. shades drawn doors closed 2:15 3:15 wednesday afternoon district blum, son blum street,' 3unday afternoon, 23, following automobile accident ridge- '(he. parents, kyle booth conducting services. burial six soldiers, members blurv. company, pallbearers, charge captain. carl schinauch .vns them, derleth, .'ompanlon, another. malm family, sang "jesus lover soul." prayer 3ooth followed, song, safe arms jesus." booth's sermon consola-.lon relatives, breathed spirit pride shared whole city. sent flag, red cross, lartlcularly jf dial, hands pointing tj j: 15, blum's cemetery, soldiers stood bared heads prayer. flag removed rom casket, placed box, lowered grave. bravery espe-:lally wonderful, inspiration everybody. mr 31um's fiance, nellie avery, felt ais loss deeply anyone. was, tragic. met aeaih manner; stationed ordnance corps, habit visiting parents frequently. morn-.ng required present irlll, noon charles r". friend, motor amherst. rldgevilie, attempting machine mid-he road, wheels iff pavement, rut. endeavoring regain pave-iient, became unmanageable, ran straight .nto gutter overturned. jlum against steering wheel ground. uninjured, picked up, memorial hospital elyrla. con-iclous minutes after accident, fainted, scious until jeath. believe him-lelf injured, complained hip hurting, examina-.ion revealed rupturing blood vessel, lungs. doctors said recovery hurt. reached tho, 1:30 315 body brought viewed friends. preceding boy, dressed uniform draped appearing asleep, lay couch moved ago employed & .delbrldge draftsman. january washington, baltimore, recently transferred roommate schmauch. schmauch heartbroken chum. saturday drove home, fact prevented making trip sat urday born aug. 24, 1896, los angeles, cal, 22 august. beside four brothers, elmer robert, harold chester, survive. cast gloom community. wab bright brilliant future him, love edgewood ar senal laboratory cleveland. brothers hearted everyone knew ba8eball manager. meeting baseball e. elected strengthened rapidly possible, 'before season hoped proud ot. cross notice. payments ou pledges due payable july received bank. give prompt payments. notes. number workers turned hed friday consequent increase surgical aresslngs made. present: mesdaines naftzger, itoemer, h. gawn, pankoit, thos. druce, j. barkley, u. houghton, ilawson, f. uriggs, barber, jlllett, kaser, sippet, jromwell, steele, win. hodman, i- hubbard, nlcholl, b. leusz .er, geo. deiss, 11. braun, mcqueen, jhas. .miller, little, mis..es jawn, deiss. 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