Temple Daily Telegram (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 342, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 27, 1918 Page: 9 of 12
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TEMPLE DAILY TELEGRAM, TEMPLfe, TEXAS. SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 27,1918.
PAGE NINE
The government counts your written promise worth the money.
On your promise, and that of 30,000,000 other Americans, the government luis spent, and is spending $.")0,000,000.(K) daily.
No peace talk, not even unconditional surrender, affects your War Savings pledge.
When meeting this call, the government asks that vou also pay the pledges you made for the months of November and December, if possible.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF TEMPLE has a Teller's window and cage especially set aside for the War Savings business. Our Mr. 1\ L. Downs
Jr., county chairman of the War Savings campaign, will be on hand continuously to explain, to advise, or to assist in every way those who may need his services.
When in need of anything in the banking line, do not hesitate to avail yourself of the trained service and efficient methods employed by
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK O F T li M V L E
THE BANK THAT HAS I.O'I'S OK LADIES' ACCOUNTS, AND WII.I. BK GLAD TO HAVE OTIIKHS.
Letters From Our Boys in the
Camps and on the Firing Line
Keruiul Hat tie of the Maine.
Kxtract from a letter written by
I.ieut. K. H. McGregor to bis brother.
Claud:
Three weeks ago we came out of
the trenches for n rest after spend-
ing nearly three months continually
In them. We had only been out
three days when the Kreat hoi he of-
fensive started against ti»e French
on the Marne. My division was Im-
mediately nubt ruined for the new bat-
tle front and for the second time
■ since 1 have been with tills famous
division we nut boche in the open
country, and for the second time
participated in one of the greatest
battles of the war. But thank Ood!
It was the boche who did the
falling back this time, we not only
stopped his advance in the sector we
took over but by continuous hard
fighting for ten long weary days we
-succeeded in driving him back five
miles—and God knows how he held
on to every foot of ground, but we
continued to attack one day after
another till we managed to keep htm
rolling. But he put up an awful
resistance and threw tons of heavy
shells upon us, with his long range
guns. We had nq trenches and shelt-
er and God alone knows how anyone
survived such a conflict. X also had
the most unusual experience of being
bombed by airplanes In open country
and broad daylight. I wag with a
company of men waiting to advance,
when we heard the chug of enemy
planes above. An officer quickly or-
dered the men into a ditch and wc
Jumped into a small "cubby hole" just
large enough to squat In and keep our
heads below level of surrounding
ground. We had no looner done this
than dozens of bombs began to fall
all around us, some of them in a few
feet, but the cubby hole saved us as
W.S.S. Pay
Pledge
Week
OCT. 24-31
It's your time to charge
the Hun lines. That \V.
S. 8. pledge you made is
due and payable to the
United States government
this week.
We have War Savings
Stamps here for you. Our
services are yours in
Uncle Sam's service.
Temple State Bank
A Sure Enough Run
for Your Money
.When you purchase Automobile Tires from us. We also
Bell all kinds of Accessories, and no Filling Station In
Bell county will sell you Gasoline that will push your car
over more miles per gallon than the grade we sell.
We also handle the best of Oils, Grease, etc.
Ozier's Garage
the stuff flew over our head;. Now
I am used to such dangers. Kor ten
long days 1 dressed my wounded In
the open and, exposed to heavy shell
fire, I had men and orderlies killed
all around me, but, thank goodness, I
did not get a scratch. I am beginning
to think X have a charmed life. On
one occasion i was dressing my com-
manding officer, who was badly
wounded, when a heavy shell burst
just-Jichind me. I whs not touched
but the lad, who \v;is holding the
commanding officer's lacerated arm
while I applied the dressing, received
a piece of shell in the back, penetrat-
ing his body, coming out in front of
chest. Such was my experience for
ten long awful days. I never had my
clothes off for two weeks. But such
is war!
I lost some of my best friends In
this last battle, three captains and
numerous other officers. One cap-
tain was (he fourth son to die in
France. Another, a young lieutenant,
was the fourth and last child lo make
the great sacrifice. This has happen-
ed to thousands of British and French
homes, but they bravely "carry on"
without a murmur of complaint. I
am certainly proud that I have had
the honor of serving with a Highland
division, the most famous in the I5rit-
ish arrffy. But my! how brave they
are! They know how to die like men,
the bravest fellows I have ever met.
As we came out of line after our
ten hard days we gathered up the
remains of our dead and buried them
on the slopes of the hills where they
had fought and died so nobly and 1
shall never forget the settings for this
last set on the gory battle fields.
Around us were hills and broken
patrhes of small grain fields that had
been plowed and churned for days
by heavy shells, low In the west a
wet sun was partially hid behind
lowering clouds, from the valley below
arose the awful stench of the battle
fields, unburied bodies and carcasses
of horses everywhere, while around
the crude open graves grouped the
tired and brave Highland lads who
had survived their comrades and had
now come to pay the last respects
to the noble dead. Amid these sur-
roundings we stood and the pipe band
played a lament, "Flowers of the For-
est Have Withered Away." It was
most weird, the saddest thing I have
ever heard. As the last note died
away we saluted the dead and walked
silently away with a pang In our
hearts and tears in our eyes for the
first time since the great battle had
begun.
It will be a glorious thing when
we can crush Germany and make a
recurrence of such a war impossible.
After a short rest we will be ready
for the line again.
T.IEUT. F. H. MCGREGOR.
Ninety-Six Hours Without Sleep.
Somewhere in France, Sept. 18, 191R.
Mr. A. E. Calk,
Temple, Tex.
Dear Father: Will answer your let-
ter received the other day. Hure was
slad to hear from you. You wrote
the letter on the 21st of August. It
is the. first time I have gotten a let-
ter that quick, most of them are a
month and a half getting here.
I am well and enjoying life fine. I
am up where the fight Is pretty
"warm." I guess you are reading in
the papers about the big drive. It
sure is some war.
Haven't got hurt yet but got my
steel hat knocked off by a piece of
shell the other day and a shell hit so
close that it nearly covered me up
in dust. I could hardly get out. But
have been lucky enough to be in a
spot where the pieces of shells don't
hit. T don't know how long it will
last for things sure are warm some-
times. We are giving the huns a lot
of trouble. They sure are suffering
on this front. X don't know about the
others but we sure have some hard-
ships. ^Ve hiked nineteen days and
the last seven it rained night and day
and never stopped, lr *as cold and
muddy but we waded through all the
same. It is raining now and is pret-
ty cold. I think we are going to have
a bad winter over here. I went
ninety-six hours once, wet and soaked
to the skin, without sleep and when
I did get to Sleep I slept six Lours on
the ground, covered with a ra}n coat.
In a rain storm. But I don't mind It;
nobody seems to. We are all jolly
and having fun all the time with!
hopes that it will be over soon.
Yes, I have made good on my Job
us corporal so far. Don't know how
long it will last, for they reduce u
man for the least little thing he doe*
wrong. X think though I will get
along all right.
Tell Opal and mania X will write
them later. X hardly have time to
write at all. I do well to get a let-
ter home every once In awhile to let
you know how X am. So hoping to
hear from you toon will dose with
love to all.
Your loving son,
CORPORAI. ROY T. DI KE.
Has A Major's Iron Cros*.
At the Hospital
Dear Mother: Well, mother, 1 am
back from up there. Fritz got me
one in the ankle. I sure like to go
over the top with the boys, for they
are certainly a brave bunch.
I don't know what hospital this Is,
for I Just came In last night, Sept. 12.
Just to think, one month ago today I
went over and did not get a scratch.
I have never heard from home since
that day. Earl's company went over
with me then but I could not find
him In the dark.
Mama, I would write more but this
Is the last sheet of paper the nurse
had. I hated to ask her to hunt me
another sheet, for she Is so good to
us boys.
Say, mama, I have two Iron crosses.
I Just let the riurse see them. She
said they were sure pretty (nit). X
would not part with them for $100. I
took one from a German major my-
self.
Well, I will try and let you know
how I em getting along as often as
possible.
Your son,
J CSS.
(The foregxing letter was received
by Mrs. Mae f'oleman from her tun.
Jesse, now In an American horpltal In
France. He was wounded on Sept.
12, when going over the top. The
Earl he speaks of was Ills eonsin.
Farl Mcl^in. who was killed on Aug.
11. It is evident that he made the
supreme sacrifice the night that Jess
speaks of going over with Earl's com-
pany. Jess had not received the word
of his con^n's
New Commandant at Camp l'ike.
(Associated Frew* DlFpatcli )
I.lttle Rock, Ark., Oct. 26.—It was
learned here yesterday that M.ij. Gen.
Omar Bundy has been assigned as
commandant of Camp Pike, succeeding
Colonel Charles Miller, who has been
in command since the departure for
France of Major General Samuel D.
Sturgis last June. Colonel Miller will
remain at Camp Pike as commandant
of the Infantry central officers' train-
ing camp.
Major General Bundy recently re-
turned from France where he com-
manded the eccond division of the
American Expeditionary army.
Boi paper, all kinds at Powers
Drng Oo.
Special 10 per cent discount on nil
Wood nnd Coal Heaters i»t the FAIR
ANI) RACKET STORE.
Buy War Savings Stamps.
HIS TIE IIOUE
I StIElE till
Dr. Bell's IMne-Tar-Honey Is pleasant
to take and works like magic
It's a happy combination of cough
relieving medicines that brings quick
relief where other remedies fail.
Effective alike for children and
grownups. Helps to loosen the phyegm
find to ease breathing. It soothes,
promotes healing and, while Nature
is killing the infectious germs, starts
the sufferer toward speedy rerovery.
Priced as low as a genuinely good
cough; and cold remedy can be sold
tor. 30c, G0c and $1.20.
D
Dr.Bell's#
Pine Tar Honey
forCoughs&Colds
IlKTCUSCll Cost Of l/hlng.
Stockholm, Oct. "5. -(Correspond-
ence of the Associated Press — Aus-
tralia occupies the most favorable po-
sition of all lands in the matter of
increased cost of livintr, according to
a survey made by the Stockholm Com-
mercial Gazette. The Australian in-
crease wa« reported as .10 per cent
since the beginning of the war. The
Flitted tSates was recorded as in sec-
ond position with the Increase Of 00
to 70 per cent.
Holland with an Increase of 70 per
cent showed the smallest increase
among European nations with Den-
mark next with the increase of about
X0 per cent.
Sweden. England, France, Spain
and Portugal are grouped with an In-
crease riming from 100 to 1K2 per
cent, England and France occupying
the most favorable place with In-
creases of about 100 per cent, while
Sweden had 13 2 per cent.
Germany, Belgium, Norway and
Hungary lias Increases from ITiO t)
200 per cent, while the cost of living
in Austria, Finland and Russia had
increased more than 200 per cent.
In every case the figures are based
on the budget of n normal family
with a year's expenditures of 2.000
crowns lu 1911.
Kpdclul 10 per cent discount on all
Wood ami Coal Heaters al lite FAIR
A\l) RACKET STORE.
B&BIBSaiBSSISBSaPSMI
linns Must Protcci Shoes.
(Airocintcd I'rcd
Amsterdam, (H t. 2tt. Til t Euro-
pean habit of plat lug one's shoes out-
side the bedroom door at "isht to
find them ready cleaned In the morn-
ing, no lunger obtains in Germany,
leather is so scarce nowadays that
hoots and shoes have become "objects
of value" to be left in custody of the
hotel manager. A hotel guest at Co-
logne, who brought suit against a ho-
tel proprietor to recover damages fur
his shoes which had disappeaied over
night, lost his ease arid the Judge rated
the traveler soundly for "not protect-
ing his property better In these dread-
ful days when thieving Is rampant
and hotel staffs reduced owln# to the
war."
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Ladles' Pompom Coats $32.50
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Williams, E. K. Temple Daily Telegram (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 342, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 27, 1918, newspaper, October 27, 1918; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth469415/m1/9/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.