anaheim-gazette 1918-09-12

The War Industries Board of Washington has issued an order, consequent upon the acute shortage of print paper, that no weekly newspapers may be sent subscribers who are three months in arrears for their subscription. Our collectors have been for some weeks past engaged in the work of collecting amounts from subscribers in conformity to the rule laid down by the government, and a very gratifying response has been made by subscribers in this city and county and elsewhere. Our collectors are still in the field working along these lines, and statements have been mailed subscribers showing the amount of their indebtedness to this office. It is absolutely necessary that we conform to this new order, and subscribers who will mail checks to this office covering their subscriptions will confer a great favor upon us. By so doing they will enable us to obey the order of the War Industries Board, and it will make it possible for us to continue sending the Gazette to them. We respectfully ask the hearty co-operation of our subscribers in this important matter. Subscribers may note the time to which their subscriptions are paid by referring to expiration dates printed upon their addresses. If they will kindly mail checks to us, or will call at this office and enable us to set GOES OVER TOP WITH BRAVE GANADIANS EDWARD WARD OF LOS ANGELES, WELL KNOWN HERE, FIGHTING FOR LIBERTY IN FRANCE HIS BROTHER CHARLES, ALSO IN FRANCE WITH THE AMERICAN TROOPS Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Ward, of Mazatlan, Mexico, and their daughter, Mrs. Mary Barando, were week-end guests of friends in town some days ago. Mr. and Mrs. Ward came up from Mexico to attend various business matters, and the former will return to his home in Mazatlan the latter part of the month. He contemplates purchasing a ranch near Fontana, where his wife and daughters will reside. Miss Mabel Ward, who is now in San Francisco, will join them at the ranch in the near future. They have two sons, Edward and Charles, in France, the former with the Canadians, and the latter first sergeant of a Los Angeles company. They are in receipt of several letters from the boys, and we are permitted to publish the following extract from a letter written by Edward recently, giving a description of how the Canadians went over the top: "Somewhere in France, June 14, 1918. "Dear Folks: Have had three letters from you dated between April 17th and 30th, which all sent in to the front lines when I was there" WATER Report of F. Aug. 1, Cash in Aug. 1, Cash with Water collection Construction C. M. Hollingshaw D. Degryse L. J. Sheridan F. M. Dowling Placentia Fruit E. Lang City of Anahelt A. G. Miller A. G. Head J. Brunsworth Oil well rents A. E. W. Co. Oil royalties Anaheim Sugar A. S. Bradford Bastanchury Rail F. M. Dahl Pacific Electric W. J. Elliott Bills payable T. L. McFadden Expense, refund Stock transfers Interest S. S. Houston M. H. Peelor H. D. Tuffree Warrants paid a Paid out by secret Available cash Exp. Petroleum Co. H. Kuchel Daily Herald Schumacher's geo. Anaheim Hardwu Oil Well Supply W. M. Martenet F. W. James Marine Hardwar Standard Oil Co. Griffith Lumber Pacific Tel. Co. Pacific Tel. Co. Home Tel. Co. S. E. Woodwort L. A. Trust & S. L. B. Weber Geo. B. Peck Edison Co. Stern & Goodm STRENUOUS EXPERIENCE IN THE FRONT OF BATTLE Garden Grove Man Tells Story of an Eventful Day Walking through pitchy blackness and rain up to the front-line trenches, taking part in the Franco-American drive on the Marne until he was shot through the hip by a machine-gun bullet, and then walking back under German fire to a dressing station, one bullet scratching his neck on the trip, was the experience of Private Henry Rohrs of Garden Grove, who tells his experiences in a letter from a hospital in France to Dana Truesdell, who took Rohrs from a Los Angeles orphanage when Rohrs was 11 years old and raised him, along with four other orphan boys. Rohrs went to Camp Lewis in November, then to Camp Green, then Mills, and then "across" with Co. G, Fifty-eighth Infantry. His ship was torpedoed but he escaped without injury. "In this drive, starting July 18, we got 20,000 prisoners, 400 guns, recovered lots of ground and let the Germans know we can fight," writes Rohrs. "We hiked all night under full pack; it rained and it was so dark we could not see the man ahead. The lightning played tag all over the heavens and it thundered until we couldn't hear one another. We finally reached the front, tired out and ready to sleep." "It was time for the big drive to start at 5 o'clock on the morning of July 18, and without breakfast we started. The gates of hell opened as we began. We went ahead. We could not hear ourselves, so great was the noise, shears bursting everywhere, and thousands of them whizzing by. The Germans opened fire with machine guns, and our men started to fall on all sides, a few killed outright, but mostly wounded. Our outfit captured the latter first sergeant of a Los Angeles company. They are in receipt of several letters from the boys, and we are permitted to publish the following tract from a letter written by Edward recently, giving a description of how the Canadians went over the top: "Somewhere in France, June 14, 1918. "Dear Folks: Have had three letters from you dated between April 17th and 30th, which were all sent in to the front lines when I was there this last time. "There were all kinds of excitement for me this last trip into the lines—I say for me since there might not have so much for any one else. Our battalion made a midnight raid on the enemy, which however does not mean to say that we all went over. For a couple of nights before the raid we were sent out on patrol duty in No Man's Land in order to pick out some objectives; for though the main object of a raid is merely to get prisoners for information, ours was to capture some of the enemy's advance machine-gun posts as well. The bunch of us who were going over all formed up in line, and at zero time the barrage came down with a bang, and we were off. I was just a little "nervous" before the action started, but once we got on our feet and began to move I forgot everything but the Huns in front. I wasn't lucky enough to run into any of them, although I saw a few of them at a distance—running. The closest I came to any was to help pack in one of them who was slightly wounded. I surprised myself the way I was wandering about after we had reached our objective looking for some of the enemy to stick my bayonet into or take a shot at, without paying the least attention to either shells or bullets. "After the time was up for us to have completed our tasks we came into our lines again. The raid was altogether a success and we have been complimented by the general commanding officer for it, so we are quite puffed up over it. I might say for your benefit that I was not even scratched, and the only bad effects were due to the reaction from so much excitement. We had breakfast early, however, with a good shot of rum, and then turned into bed and slept it off. "The weather has been fine except for just a few cloudy days with a slight sprinkle one day. It seems as if Europe needs the rains in the summer time more than over there in California." "It was time for the big drive to start at 5 o'clock on the morning of July 18, and without breakfast we started. The gates of hell opened as we began. We went ahead. We could not hear ourselves, so great was the noise, shells bursting everywhere, and thousands of them whizzing by. The Germans opened fire with machine guns, and our men started to fall on all sides, a few killed outright, but mostly wounded. Our outfit captured a great number of prisoners and a great many of the enemy were left killed or wounded on the battlefield. "After we pushed the Germans back a mile and a half, I was shot. I managed to make my way to a little patch of woods. I got lost, and in crossing No Man's Land to get back to our side I was under fire from German snipers, but luckily I made it all right. The bullets whizzed close by my head and one just grazed my neck, making a scratch, so I never thought I would make it. I lay for hours wounded, wet through and muddy from head to foot before I received first aid. Then I walked three miles to get to the field hospital. I would never have made it if it had not been for meeting some Frenchmen who gave me a drink of wine so I could go further. I am now getting the best of care and will get well and maybe get back to the front again." George Gotsis is in the county jail as a slacker. He was arrested by City Marshal Tinsley, of Huntington Beach. He is from Salt Lake, Utah, and should have registered there. Gotsis is a laborer and was picked up by the Huntington Beach officer because he could not prove that he had been registered. Edward is a graduate of a Los Angeles high school, and is well known in this city, where he has many warm friends. He went to Vancouver last year and joined the Canadian army, and has been in France for a number of months. His brother Charley recently arrived in France, and is now with the American forces. "The weather has been fine except for just a few cloudy days with a slight sprinkle one day. It seems as if Europe needs the rains in the summer time more than over there in California. "You may be wondering, perhaps, how we saw the Huns since the raid took place at night, but it is readily explained by the fact that there were hundreds of flare-lights going up continually. I never saw quite such a fine display of fireworks, what with the shells exploding and Fritzy's flares of all colors and shapes. He is quite noted for his flare display, we not going in for it so much, in fact not anything like in comparison. Fritz shoots up these lights all through the night at intervals even when there is nothing going on, while we never do unless there is actually something doing or we have a strong indication of an unexpected attack on his part. "We have a few more days out here in camp before going into the front lines again, so I may be able to send you another line before then, and for the present will only say 'so long.'" "Your loving son, "EDWARD." The primaries tion of a comple for the republica the democratic WATER COMPANY Report of Finance Committee Aug. 1, Cash in Treas... $ 2,177.73 Aug. 1, Cash with Sec... 928.30 Water collections... 7,480.40 Construction... 18.30 C. M. Hollingshead... 2.10 D. Degryse... 7.50 L. J. Sheridan... 20.00 F. M. Dowling... 113.93 Placentia Fruit Co... 1,754.47 E. Lang... 83.16 City of Anaheim... 297.95 A. G. Miller... 128.66 A. G. Head... 8.29 J. Brunsworth... 77.77 Oil well rents... 8.00 A. E. W. Co... 2.55 Oil royalties... 6,025.83 Anaheim Sugar Co... 19.80 A. S. Bradford... 401.70 Bastanchury Ranch Co... 12.00 F. M. Dahl... 28.80 Pacific Electric Co... 1,568.79 W. J. Elliott... 32.80 Bills payable... 2,000.00 T. L. McFadden... 35.55 Expense, refund freight... 2.16 Stock transfers... 4.00 Interest... 5.26 S. S. Houston... .80 M. H. Peelor... 14.85 H. D. Tuffree... 55.90 $23,317.35 Warrants paid and returned.$14,950.32 Paid out by secretary..49.70 $15,000.02 Available cash $ 8,317.33 Expenditures Petroleum Co... $ 15.00 H. Kuchel... 1.50 Daily Herald... .90 Schumacher's garage... 77.75 Anahelm Hardware Co... 1.35 Oil Well Supply Co... 1.50 W. M. Martenet... 119.78 F. W. James... 20.55 Marine Hardware Co... 32.70 Standard Oil Co... 94.90 Griffith Lumber Co... 125.60 Pacific Tel. Co., F... 19.30 Pacific Tel. Co., A... 10.05 Home Tel. Co... 4.20 S. E. Woodworth... 5.40 L.A. Trust & Sav.Bk... 10.69 L.B.Weber... .60 Geo.B.Peck... 1.65 Edison Co.... 5.23 Stern & Goodman... 5.30 and prohibition parties made almost no nominations and the progressives none, for central committeemen, and election of committeemen for those parties came to a case of writing in names at the polls. Writing in was done only here and there, with the result that election of central committeemen in some instances was made by one, two or three votes. Some other interesting turns were taken in the selection of central committeemen. For instance, there is R.E.Later, republican war-horse from the lowlands. These many years he had been a stalwart republican party man, and he is yet He was nominated and his name appeared on the printed republican ballot as a candidate for central committeeman, and he was regularly elected So far, so good On top of that it comes that Larter is also a member of the prohibition party central committee Some registered prohibitionist wrote Larter's name in on the prohibition ballot, and he has a place as a member of the prohibition committee. The same thing that happened to Larter, republican, happened to Richard Gregory, of Fullerton, democrat Gregory's name was written in, and he is officially a member of the prohibition county central committee. Howard A.Wassum, of Tustin, and George W.Moore, of Wintersburg, are just as officially members of the socialist county central committee In their cases, they are not even elected from the districts in which they live Moore lives over in the second district, where he was a candidate for supervisor, and he is elected as a member of the socialist committee for the first district, which comprises Santa Ana.Wassum lives in the fifth district, where he was elected supervisor, and he, too, appears as a socialist committeeman for the first district. As the records stand on the official election returns at the court house, The campaign for the Fourth Liberty Loan begins September 28th and closes October 19th We have a great inspiration for a great effort The news from the battle front inspires every American heart with a great incentive to do his or her bit here at home to back up our gallant boys who are driving the Huns over the Rhine There must be no shirking or shifting of the individual burden There is none in France and the least we can do here at home is to maintain our loyalty and patriotism on an equal level with that of the boys over there The largest loan ever called for will be placed before the American people on September 28th Prompt and efficient work is absolutely necessary and prompt and liberal subscriptions is the call today to the patriotic American. JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT That a contract of sale of property does not relieve the seller in case of damage to that property by the elements or from other causes until the deed passes, is the gist of a decision Just handed down by Judge Thomas in the case of W.H.Glover vs.Cas.Swall and Geo.A.Cook. On August 18, 1915,Glover sold a piece of land west of the city to Swall and Cook for a consideration of $9,000, accepting $2,000 cash,and giving the purchaser possession.The deal was made on contract. The floods of January,1916 washed out the soil and deposited sand affecting serious damage to the property.The parties to the suit stipulated that the property now is worth about $50 per acre,where before the flood it was many times that value. Following the flood the defendants gave notice that they would rescind their contract and Glover brought suit to force them to carry out the provisions of the agreement. Judge Thomas looked up past decisions Los Anceipt of and we following by Edception of the top: ence, 1918. ree leten April sent in as there citement lines—I not have use. Our raid on does not nt over. the raid duty in pick out the main get pristo caprence maunch of formed up barrage we were bus” beence we move I Huns in to run saw a running. to help slightly the way we had for some met into going the or buler us to the came was alwe been cal commore quite for your watched, due to statement, wer, with turned except with a ams as if summer Califor- Anaheim Hardware Co.....1.35 Oil Well Supply Co.....1.50 W. M. Martenet.....119.78 F. W. James.....20.55 Marine Hardware Co.....32.70 Standard Oil Co.....94.90 Griffith Lumber Co.....125.60 Pacific Tel. Co., F.....19.30 Pacific Tel. Co., A.....10.05 Home Tel. Co.....4.20 S. E. Woodworth.....5.40 L. A. Trust & Sav. Bk.....10.69 L. B. Weber.....6.0 Geo. B. Peck.....1.65 Edison Co.....5.23 Stern & Goodman.....5.30 Grimes Stassfort Co.....1.79 Fullerton Mut. Or. Assn.....10.28 Wm. Wallop, sec’ty.....27.04 Wm. Wallop, salary.....175.00 St. Helens Peroleum Co.....15.12 A. Mathes.....18.45 A. Nagel.....48.42 Ingram & Fife.....54.65 Edison Co.....2,387.70 Union Tool Co.....6.00 J. Schuffer.....15.10 Brown & Dauser.....473.45 Wm. Berkenstock.....43.50 C. K. Farrar.....57.92 J. R. Gardiner.....7.50 Ana. Truck & B.T.Co....2.95 J. Chas. Thamer.....11.00 H. H.Hale.....8.00 J.J.Dwyer.....6.50 G.W.Sherwood.....30.25 A.G.Miller .....8.00 S.F.Catey .....1,838.40 Dally Tribune .....5.00 Cal.Portland Cement Co.. 58.50 E.E.Beazley .....15.50 T.L.McFadden .....5.00 Glbbs Lumber Co.. 80.62 W.E.Oswald .....1.00 Payroll, regular emp.. 985.00 Payroll, labor .....3,673.33 Total .....$13,069.61 Available cash .....8,317.28 Deficit .....$4,752.28 Warrants returned include bills payable, $250.00, Santa Fe agent $7.75, not in last report. Superintendent's Report To the Honorable Board of Directors of the A.U.W.Co. Gentlemen: Following is my report for the month of August: Regular employees .....$985.00 Oil well employees .....100.00 Pump man .....125.00 Yorba Linda zanjero .....82.50 Short on July payroll .....75.00 Total .....$1,367.50 Construction Work on P.P.No 1,(758 sks.cement) .....$470.00 Pipe line at P.P.No 3,(24 sks.cement) .....121.25 Digging for siphon at FT'm 12.. 527.00 Laying pipe for T.Strain .....215.00 Strain-Key pipe line (20 sks.cement) .....18.00 Total .....$1,351.25 Repairs Work on Flume 12,(17 sks.cement) .....$504.50 Reinforced pipe line (26 sks.cement) .....24.50 The floods of January, 1916, washed out the soil and deposited sand, affecting serious damage to the property. The parties to the suit stipulated that the property now is worth about $50 per acre, where before the flood it was many times that value. Following the flood the defendants gave notice that they would rescind their contract and Glover brought suit to force them to carry out the provisions of the agreement. Judge Thomas looked up past decisions in similar cases and found where Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Angelotti had rendered a decision to the effect that the vendor was not relieved of responsibility until title has passed。他 found accordingly for the defendants in this suit.The plaintiff must return the $2,000 accepted on the contract, plus interest,the total being $2,420. "I was surprised when I found the decision of Judge Angelotti," said Judge Thomas this morning, in discussing the decision,"and had I been rendering a decision off hand in the case before me I would have found for the plaintiff. "With the Supreme Court ruling before me, I could not do otherwise than render judgment as I did.The attorney for the plaintiff, after seeing the decision,said that it would be necessary for me to render judgment against his client." A letter from Charley McAulay some days ago announced that he was in the throes of his examinations as an electrician,and he expected soon to be assigned to some vessel in the navy. RED CROSS NOTES With the establishment of the American Red Cross military hospital No. 7,six miles from Paris,a chain of Red Cross hospitals with beds for over 7,000 is complete.Such things make us realize why they need so many nurses at the front. The cowboys who bit the dust at the Salinas Rodeo at least have the satisfaction of knowing they helped pile up the box receipts which netted the Red Cross the handsome sum of $3,-941.73.Even falling stars can make things bright these cloudy war days. This is just as much a woman's war as a man's,and each day brings forth some new demand for the efficient The cowboys who bit the dust at the Salinas Rodeo at least have the satisfaction of knowing they helped pile up the box receipts which netted the Red Cross the handsome sum of $3,941.73. Even falling stars can make things bright these cloudy war days. This is just as much a woman's war as a man's, and each day brings forth some new demand for the efficient services of women. Just at present the Red Cross calls for 300 women motor drivers for overseas service. There are hundreds of strong healthy girls over 25 in this division who can qualify. A knowledge of mechanics and traffic laws, driving licenses, first aid, and physical fitness, are among the requirements. Make inquiry of Director of Motor Service, Pacific Division, American Red Cross, Flood building, San Francisco. Even the stress of a world war does not cause an American officer to neglect his men because they are disabled. General Pershing recently visited American Red Cross hospitals in Paris, told the men they had fought splendidly and that America was proud of them. Personal conversations with the men in many of the wards made "Black Jack" very popular and during the visit he met and greeted a number of men who had fought under him in Mexico and in the Philippines. Nurses and doctors also came in for expressions of appreciation, and Major James H. Perkins, commissioner of the American Red Cross, who accompanied him, was asked to convey personal messages to those he could not talk to himself in his limited time. Have You Kept Your Pledge? By paying your subscription to the W.S.S. FUND? The boys on the firing line are doing their duty. We must do ours by supporting them. Dont delay. Pay up. CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS If a man has conscientious objections to paying taxes, it avails him nothing. If he has conscientious objections to fire departments, and his house takes fire, his objections are not considered. The fire department drenches his house with water, carries out his furniture, puts him off the premises if he gets in the way, and saves the homes of his neighbors. If necessary, they blow up his house with dynamite to check the flames and save the town. He may have a conscientious conviction that the town deserves to burn. A man's conscientious objections for the protection of his home and country sometimes outweigh his conscientious objections to letting his neighbor do it for him. Are his neighbors to be penalized for his perverted views of citizenship? Something more than a man's personally cherished convictions enters into his citizenship. Conscientious scruples should prevent a man from permitting his neighbors to bare their breasts that his own liberties may survive. The army in France is full of men with conscientious scruples against killing. Nevertheless, as a matter of clear duty, they are there to combat the human wolves that would destroy civilization. The food administration recently has had to deal with a man who objected to milking cows, for the reason that a portion of the milk found its No man's conscientious objections ought to be permitted to exempt him from the necessary demands of his government. The west-end people, it appears, are not satisfied with the new septic tank which the city of Anaheim recently completed, and have appealed to the district attorney, declaring that the sewer farm is still a nuisance. On April 19 judgment was entered, declaring the sewer a menace to health and the city council was given 100 days in which to affect a change that would bring about an abatement of the nuisance. That time has expired—expired some time ago—and residents in the vicinity of the sewer farm have again appealed to District Attorney L. A. West to help them out of the dilemma they find themselves in. West on Friday gave notice to the council that it must at once abate the nuisance, or they would be cited to show cause why it should not be abated as well as to answer for contempt in not having complied with the judgment of the court. Through Sheriff Jackson and attachment proceedings Anna G. Walters has collected $19.25 from the Anaheim Citrus Association, which was tied up in the association by reason of the experiences Mrs. Walters has been having with the man to whom she deeded her property some time ago, and who is now charged with fraud. Food will win the war He who wastes a crust of bread prolongs the war don't waste it!