Pullman herald. [volume], December 13, 1918, Image 1

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VOLUME XXXI
WOUNDED SERGEANT
SAW MAYNARD FALL
Returned Marino Tells Karlfl M«('ic>s
key of Bravery of Pullman Man
and Devotion of His Men
H The following Interesting letter,
recounting his unexpected meeting
with a returned sergeant of marines
who was with Lieutenant lloyd May
nard of Colton when he went to his
death leading his men against the
German hordes, was written by Earle
McCroskey, son of Senator and Mrs.
B. C. McCroskey of Garfield:
The first time I saw him he was
coming up the walk toward the
Cleveland Canteen Club. He wore
the forest green of a Marine and had
three red stripes, signifying that he
was a sergeant. Below his sergeancy
stripes were two gold stripes, show
ing wounds received in foreign serv
ice.
He wasn't much to look at in the
face. In fact, he was like most of
the fellows who come back. He had
the face of a boy from the "open
country." His eyes looked like they
were used to looking over fields.
His hair was a dirty sand color; his
hat was awry. His clothes needed
pressing. His shoes needed shining.
But his face shone like it was re
cently scrubbed by mother.
The reason he attracted everyone's
attention was because of his peculiar
walk. Ills right leg seemed to drag
and yet didn't. Ho seemed to wince
when ho stepped on it, but still he
didn't. There was some little strange
movement, Indescribable in itself
which gave a clue to his trouble, As
he went up the steps the trouble be
came pronounced— he had to drag
the right leg up each step side wise
and you could sco it pained him.
He was one of the fellows sent to
Cleveland during the Fourth Liberty
Loan to help boost it. He was from
the Walter Reed hospital, Washing
ton, D. C.
That night I sat by him at the
table and afterward played him a
game of pinocle. He told me he was
from Oklahoma and was wounded by
shrapnel In France.
I asked if he had ever heard of
Lieutenant Boyd Maynard and he
said "You're right. Maynard
was ray lieutenant. He was the best
liked of any officer in the regiment,
unless it was our colonel. Did you
know him?"
Well, I told him I knew Boyd in
college and told him of some of our
escapades together. Then wo were
off. He wouldn't talk about anyone
but "Lieutenant Maynard." He told
how "Maynard was the private's
friend"; how they would go to him
first with their troubles; how all the
members of the regiment wanted to
get Into Maynard's company. Then
he told me how he saw Boyd "get
his."
Not being versed in the art of
story telling, nor being acquainted
with conditions over there, my repe
tition of his narrative will Indeed he
sad. He 13 a born narrator who uses
similies of the soldier from France,
of the Marine Corps, and of the soil.
It seems the boches had started
their attack by their notice of shell
fire. It was a signal that the "gray
backs" were going to come over the
top In about an hour's time. The
Americans again demonstrated that
they always do tho unexpected. They
waited for the al|ell-flre to quiet
down and then they went over the
top. . j<
It was barely daylight and the ser
geant was the right guide of May
nard's platoon. Boyd, as expected,
was well in front and was giving the
old W. S. C. battle cry, which was
changed to suit the occasion. It was
"Give them hell, boys! Give them
hell!"
They did, but Boyd went down;
•o did the sergeant. Boyd was mor
tally wounded, the sergeant seriously
wounded. He told me that he heard
about his death three or four days
after he had been burled; how the
boys wrote with a pencil on a cross
"Here lies Lieutenant Maynard, who
*aye his today for other's tomorrow.
He was liked by all and admired for
his bravery under shell and hell
fire."
The boy knows Dr. Clough in
Washington also. I don't know hla
■*»«, but shall find out and hav<
"Boo" verify the story. : I 7 AA-<
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Devoted to the best interest, of Pullman and the best farming community in the Northwest surrounding it.
WALTER A. KNOWLES
GIVES LIFE IN PRANCE
Walter A. Knowles, a former resi
: dent of Pullman, gave his life on the
battlefields of France, according to
I information received this week by
j his »on, Carroll Knowles, «ho is
making his home with his grand
mother, Mis. E. W. Downen. The
telegram from the War Department!
stated that Mr. Knowles succumbed j
I to wounds received In action on Oc
tober 28. He was a member of the
famous 91st division, composed of
Northwestern troops, which took a
leading part in the battles which
marked the last few weeks of the
war. Mr. Knowles entered the serv
ice last April at Camp Lewis. I It
was well known In Pullman, having
formerly been employed by a lumber
company here, hut left this city sev
eral years ago.
SCHOOLS CLOSE ON
OFFICIAL'S ORDERS
Kntire School System of County Sus
pends Upon Orders of County
Superintendent—lnfluenza
Situation Hero Improved
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Upon ■ ■•<!!'. Issued last Sundiy by
the con tty school superintendent,
following a cov'o.cnce with the state
superintendent and the slste health
officer, the entire public school sys
tem of the county suspended for an
indefinite period .Monday. The order
will.remain effective "Mil the Influ
enza op'de:,-.;,. in (1,,, county is under
complete control, and it is pro! able
that the schools will not be permit
ted to reopen until after the Christ
mas holidays. Th Pullman school
board complied with the orders of
County Superintendent Shinkle and
all the students were sent home Mon
day morning, with instructions, not
lo return until further orders
While the Influenza situation In
many towns of the county is serious,
Pullman had almost completely ban
ished the epidemic when the closing
orders came and considerable dis
satisfaction at the sweeping edict
was expressed.
Attendance figures compiled by
Superintendent J. W. Graham indi
cate that the attendance for the
week preceding the county superin
tendent's order was practically nor
mal, there being very few cases of
the disease among the, students or
the families of students. For the
first two weeks alter the previous
quarantine was lilted the attendance
at the Main building was 83 per cent,
this figure being raised to '.14 per
cent during the third '"week. In the
high school the attendance was con
stant at 92.2 per cent during the
three weeks, while an average of
94.2 was maintained during the same
period at the Edffon cshool.
According to City Health Officer
J, L. Gilleland, there are at the pres
ent time approximately 20 cases of
influenza outside the S. A. T. C. and
the college, with very few new cases
developing.
PULLMAN HERO BURIED
The body of Arthur Lee Day, tfOn
of Mr. and Mrs. H. (}. Day of this
city, arrived Sunday from New York
and funeral services were conducted
at 1:00 o'clock Monday afternoon,
in charge of the naval unit of the
State College. The young man lost
his life by gas poisoning on October
HO, while serving as chief machin
ist's mate on the U. S. submarine
chaser 08, then on patrol duty along
the English channel. He was a Stu
dent of the State College when he
enlisted on November 20 Of last
year, and was a member of Kappa
Sigma fraternity. It had been
planned to hold a public tuneral at
the Christian church, but this was
forbidden in orders issued by the
state health commissioner, which
placed a ban on all public funerals
during the Influenza epidemic.
QUARANTINE TIGHTENER
By direction of County Health Of-1
ficer Skalfe, the quarantine against
influenza was tightened In Pullmau
Tuesday by the closing of the pool
rooms and the prohibition of public
gatherings of all kinds. While the
control of the epidemic Is well In
hand here; these additional regula
tions are accepted as wise and timely.
PULLMAN. WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13. l»I8
Dear Reader, You're Wanted on the Phone
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
OF THE RED CROSS
Will Be Held December Id to De
cember 2:{—Objective Is to
[Unroll Every Resident of
Whitman County
The Christmas Roll Call (member
ship drive) of the Red Cross has
been fixed for the week of December
10 to 23 inclusive. Wm. Goodyear
of Pullman has been appointed to
manage the drive in Whitman county
and S. M. McCroskey of Colfax will
again act as secretary. Tho cam
paign is to be conducted by the mem
bers of the Red Cross branch or
auxiliary in each community and the
objective will be the enrollment of
every resident of the county as a
member of the organization for the
ensuing year. Buttons and service
flags will be issued and each one
who pays the membership fee of $1
will be entitled to receive ten Red
Cross Christmas seals.
While tho chairman of each
branch will plan the details of the
drive in the district covered by the
branch and its auxiliaries, it is sug
gested that one day during the week
be fixed as "Registration Day" on
which every one be asked to enlist
in the great humanitarian army,
which must back up the boys who
registered for and were called into
military service. They have won a
glorious victory, but it remains for
the Red Cross to gamer the full
fruits of their sacrifices by binding
up the wounds and ministering to the
needs of our allies and the suffering
nations which have been freed from
the yoke of the central powers.
Whitman county has made a splen
did response to every patriotic call
during the war. Let's complete the
record by a 100 per cent enrollment
in the Red Cross.
When the boys came home a lied
Cross button will bo to them an evi
dence of appreciation of the sacri
fices which they have made for us.
PULLMAN MAN GASSKI)
Word has been received from
France that Verne D. Weeks was : c-
verely gassed October 2, and on No-
I a w
I vember 9 he wrote home that he was
able to be around a little, but can not,
exert himself and his eyes are badly
affected. He hopes to be able to
come home soon. Verne was .velli
known in this vicinity as he was ifco
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Weeks,
former residents of Pullman, but,
now living at Carter. Mont.
<;.u zi: QUOTA COMPLETED
The surgical dressings department
of the local Bed Cross will soon he
closed as the last quota of gauze
work was completed and shipped last
week. However, It may bo necessary
to call a force of workers just for a
day occasionally, in order to have
pneumonia jackets to supply the lo
cal demand, as there an; still a num
ber of calls each week for these gar
ments. Last. Saturday the supply
was found to he almost exhausted,
but a crew of women responded Mon
day afternoon and a good supply is
now on hand at Red Cross head
quarters.
A number of articles thai were
loaned to the gauze room will to
taken to headquarters, where owners
can get them. There are several
aprons belonging to private parties, a
number of table knives, flatirons and
several silver thimbles. Owners are
requested to get these as soon as
possible.
SCHOOLS ARRANGE
■ FOR .HOMEkSTUDY
Students of Pullman Schools Will
Keep Up Studies During En
forced yuarautiuo
For all the grades above the fifth
in the Pullman schools, including tho
high school, tho teachers have ar
ranged to conduct home study
courses during the enforced influ
enza quarantine, in order that full
year's work may be completed in
spite of the epidemic.
Assignments for work- to bo com
pleted next Monday have been mailed
to all pupils. In case the assign
ment is not received the pupil should
communicate with the teacher, if in
tho grades, or with Principal Lacey
If in the high school. Complete work
in the grades is to be delivered to
tho home of the teacher, and high
school lessons to the Oraystoao Inn
on Mondays and Thursdays, between
10:00 and 12:00 noon.
With the opening of school tho
work will bo conducted on the oasis
of * factory completion of the
home assignments, and no 8-A pupil
can hopo to enter high school this
year unless he completes the home
study courses assigned.
Parents tiro urged to arrange for
systematic daily study in the home.
Ii a full year work Is to be com
pleted this year, this work must be
satisfactorily done.
STATE COMMISSION
HEARS OBJECTIONS
City Council Protests Against Pro
posed Date Increase by Wash
ington Water Power C".
The members of the state public
service commission met in Pullman
last Saturday and conducted a public,
hearing on the proposed new tariff
schedule by the Washington Water
Power company, which, it ratified by
the commission, would result in a
300 per cent increase in municipal
power rates, with a corresponding
Increase in rates for commercial
power. Objection to the proposed 'n
e rease in rates was made by the city
council, assisted by a committee
from the chamber of commerce, from
the standpoint that the proposed
charges are prohibitive. The city
councilmen also argued that inas
much as the franchise held by tho
company ami granted by the city has
seven years vet to run and antedates
the organization of the public service
commission, it can not be chang.vl
without tin consent of both the
gran'or and tho grantee.
All available (lata were placed In
the hands of the members of tho
commission and its verdict will be
awaited with much interest. Prof.
11. V. CarpenU-i ol the State College
appeared as expert advisor for the
city, with City Attorney D. C. Dow
serving in the capacity of legal ad
, iior.
The city council has stated its iu
i ;;,tion of (hanging from elect
energy to gMcUne power for pump
ing purpose In case the public air
ice commlsi'on ratifies the proposed
new tariff.
The members of the commission
stated, following the bearing, that
their finding i v. ill be completed aid
mule public I- tart December "*■*. Iho
di te on which the Washington Watfr
Power company j ropOSSS to make Its
tew schedule effective.
LKGISLATOIt visits PULLMAN
- "Jimmy' Davis of Tacoma, chair
nan of the house appropriations
committee, was in Pullman, Satur
day and Sunday acquainting himself
with ,1,. ; needs of tho State College
tog tho coming hlennium. Saturday
afternoon he attended the W. 3. C.-
Idaho military football game at Mos
cow and that evening met a number
of Pullman's business men at a re
ception at the home of President
Holland.
LONESTAR DIETZ
TERMED SLACKER
! Member of I'vempiioii Hoard Asks
Inn Should it,. Done With
the Football Coach
The following communication pub
lished in Wednesday's Bpokesman
lieview li self-explanatory:
To the Editor ol the Spokesman-
Rev lew:
Your editorial December I, with
the following heading, "No Jobs for
Alien Slackers," strikes mo just as
forcibly as it does the Idaho Lumber
company and yourself. There surely
should be no place lor them, not only
In the United States, but also in our
friend and ally's country, Canada.
You say: ".Morally tho aliens wore
under as much obligation to go to
war as the natives." No question
about it. Then you say: "it was
even worse lor these who bad de
clared their intentions to become citi
zens and then renounced their rights
forever rather than enter the mili
tary service of their country." -
But, Is it riot still worse when a
man who was horn in the United
States "will classify himself as not he
nig a citizen or an alien? ton can
hardly conceive of a man doing such
a thing, but ii is a fact, nevertheless,
and he is now enjoying a lucrative
position with i he government.
1 refer to Lonestar Dtotz, re
nowned football coach, now em
ployed at Man- Island, and by the
government, it you please, to coach a
team of full blooded American boyi
all of whom are true blue, other
wise they would not. have enlisted.
LaaWhaWa ■ a*
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Lonestar Diet/.
Diets classified himself as being
born In, Dakota. Oa his registration
card he said ho was an Indian, not a
citizen. In his questionnaire he says
he is white, Indian, in answering
the question, 'Do you claim exemp
tion from service ia the army of the
United States on the ground of not
being a citizen?" he answers "Yes."
This man received his allotment,
was educated at Carlisle and every
thing be has he owes to the United
States government, but still he de
nies the laud that gave him birth.
Now what are we going to do with a
man of that type? The alien or de
serter is not ln it with him. Ho
either puts the dollars before our
country (for he has none), or he did
not have the nerve to take the same
chance that thousands of our brave
boys did.
•*
I want to draw a comparison: Our
little patriot, Seaton Mitchell, who
was not yet 19 years of age and who
we* laid to rest November 28, died
In an attempt to serve the country
that was dear to him. I refer to this
boy because he came to me and asked
mo what department he could get in
to to get overseas tho quickest. Quite
some difference the attitude of this
young boy and this man— one trying
to serve his country by getting Into
the army and the other trying to
evade military service by classifying
himself as not being a citizen
If he is not a citizen of this coun
try in which he was born, then he
must be a man without a country,
for he surely could not be a citizen
of any other country, not having left
the shores of the United States.
1 can understand how there is
quite a difference standing on the
sidelines coaching a bunch of our
boys or even participating in the
game himself, than going against a
(Continned oa Irnal pace)
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