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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-09-24
HIGH HILL DISTRICT

Joe Redlger and daughter OF
Southeast Missouri visited his
brother, John, and family last
week. Mrs. Sellers who was
badly crippled by a fall is get
ting along very well.
l.. l.. Spencer and wife attend
ed church at Salt River Sunday
week and took dinner with the
Smith brothers. They report a
fine dinner as any woman could
Get up. Will Smith is the cook
and he knows the lick it is done
with. Don't forget this, girls.
Mrs. Egbert Sims and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Il. +. Pulls, and Mrs. l..
l.. Spencer visited Mrs. Sellers
Thursday and helped work up
some peaches and helped with
other work. Mrs. Elmer Shock
visited her mother Thursday,
Mrs. Alilt Boyd.
Mrs. Craighead, south Of Cen
tralia, sold $40 worth of chickens
at one time and did not sell all
she had, either. They were most
ly young ones, &c young ROSTERS,
the rest old hens. Who can beat
thatY
Rev. w. ID. Pulls visited at his
father s. last week, b. +. Pulls.
Vase Cox bought so stock hogs
last week at s cts. per pound.
Born, to the wife of Tom Broad
dus, boy. Mrs. James Barnes
of Texas who has been here this
summer visiting her boys, w. ID.
and Waller, and her sister, Mrs.
Charles Quisenberry, and ogLer
relatives, is planning to start
home the first of October. Misses
Monta and Minnie Roberts visit
ed Monta Sims Sunday eve and
attended services at the German
church.
Rev. Arvin of Benton City
filled his appointment at New
Hope Saturday and Sunday. The
Saturday meeting has been
changed back to IL O clock. Roy
and Ruby Sims visited at Jesse
Campbell's Sunday. Willie Boyd
and wife visited his sister, Mrs.
Elmer Shock, Saturday night and
attended church at New Hope
Sunday. JEFF Jerman has moved
his house out to the road.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-09-24
zlVIAbASn

Effective Jan. 4, 1914
Train Leave
No. 4, For st. Louis and points
East $3.50 am,
No. IA, For st. Louis and points
East 4l7 am,
No. 30, st. Louis Accom-. 1905 am.
No. 20, st. Louis-St. Paul Lin
tied 1888 PM
No. 2, Colorado-St. Louis Limi-
ted 3;l0p, IN.
No IL, st. Louis Express 6:42 pm.
No. "" Local Freight i2;O9p,m.
WEST BOUND.
Leave
No. l, For Omaha, Ottumwa
and Des Moines- 1855 pm
No. Z For Kansas City and points
west ..........,....... ..... l:OSa.m'
No. 10, Moberly Accom-. -. 1870 a. III,
No. 8, For Kansas City, Omaha
Des Moines------------ 1903 p, M.
No. 9 St. Paul Colorado Limited
-5:0S P. NJ.
No 81, Moberly Accom- 1928 P. m.
No. 73 Local Freight. 1888 pm
(sDaily Except Sunday
j. ID. MCNAMARA
q. Z. A. st. Louis, Mo.
/. M. Richards,
Agent Wabash r. X. Co.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-09-24
Administrative Notice.

Notice is hereby given that Letters
OF Administration upon the estate OF
Jerry w. Fowles, late of Audrain
County, Missouri, deceased, have been
granted to the undersigned, Lille j.
Fowles, by the Probate Court of said
County of Audrain, bearing date the
22nd day of August, 1914. All per-
sons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them to me
for allowance within six months after
the date of said letters, or they may
be precluded from any benefit OF such
estate; and if such claims be not
exhibited within one year from the
date ofthe last insertion of the pub
LEGATION of this notice, they shall be
forever barred.
LILLE j. FOWLES,
Administrative OF the estate of
jerry w. Fowles, deceased.
lst insertion August 9th, 1914.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-09-24
MIR. CALHOUN DEAD.

The Message is panied to
chronicle the death of Robert
Austin Calhoun, an old resident
of Mexico and of the county. He
died last Friday night after
long illness. he was a devout
Christian, member of the
Methodist church. Rev. j. o. Ed
monston conducted a short re-
hglous service at the grave :;
burial in Elmwood at 2:3O Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. Calhoun was a native of
Virginia, born in 1885. Came to
Audrain county in early youth
and lived here nearly all his life.
Had been a resident of Mexico
over 20 years. He was married
to Martha Rachel Craig in 1860
To this union two children were
born, Irwin NJ, deceased, and
Robert G., of Denver, Colo. He
leaves six grandchildren-Carroll
and Gladys Calhoun, of Denver
Colo, and Mrs. Worth b Allen,
Myrtle, Ray and Delno Calhoun,
of this city. He was an uncle of
X. A. Boyd and Miss Sallie Cal
houn of Mexico and of Mrs. Roy
Barley, of near Rush Hill. He
chose his pallbearers before his
death, who were as follows: J..
AT Brown, j. S. Roy, Leslie Far
rah, Edgar Threlkeld, W. j..
Rixey and VIM. Llewellyn.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-09-24

Adrian Hageman, formerly of
this county, moving here AZ years
ago, late years making his home
at Fitzgerald, Ca, died suddenly
one day last week. A son, Simon
Hageman, lives near Laddonia,
this county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-09-24

Mrs. j. c. King has been re-
elected president of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy in
this city. Mrs. j. H, Minor was
reelected vice-president also.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-09-24

Eli Cant, "a years old, of
Greenfield, Ind, and Frank Cant,
70 years old of Chetofa, Kans..
are visiting their sister in Mex
leo, Mrs. Minerva Wales. The
twain had not seen each other
in 40 years.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-09-24

Miss Nina Stallings, of the
Mexico Methodist church, SAILS
today from San Francisco, Oa'H
for Shanghai, China, where '0.
will do missionary work "..
teach in theMactiere Schoo.
expects to be absent five years.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-09-24

Il. w. Roberts, who has been
quite i'll for some time, was OPP
Grated upon in st. Louis Ir"
days ago. With his many friends
we are hoping for his early re.
coyery.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-09-24

Miss Pearl Tucker is home
from Willow, Okla, where she
has been teaching.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-09-24

DIR. Hendrix of New London
was in Mexico the guest of Miss
Lille Hendrix recently.
Mrs. Kate Pryor attended the
funeral services of Mrs. Katherine
Mclean, held at GAINESVILLE, Sept.
18th.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-09-24

Mrs. ID. w. McKeehan is teach
ing a very successful term of
school in the Jesse district. She
has 30 pupils enrolled, one of the
largest rural schools in the
county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-09-24

Mrs. James A. Farthing of
Vandalia visited her sister, Mrs.
Lucy Vandeventer lin this city
last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-09-24

Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Ecton enter
tanned at dinner Sunday, P. H.
Ecton and family of Thompson,
James l.. Acton and family and
Mrs. M. E. Acton of Benton City.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-09-24

Mrs. j. S. Conner, wife of Rev.
Conner, formerly of Mexico, died
at Springfield, Mo, recently.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-09-24

Mr.. and Mrs. X. p. Ball are '''
joicing over the arrival OF a n'"
son, born into their home I''.
Saturday night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
MILE IN AIR, AVIATOR SAW
WOODS SHOT TO RIBBONS
Member of British Corps Describes
Engagement of Great Battle.
LONDON. Sent

LONDON, sept. 81
A letter from ain officer of the Royal
Flying Corps, under date of September
4, describing a view from an aeroplana
of the battle eastward of Paris, says:
Yesterday l was up for reconnais-
sanCe over this huge battle. l bet it
will be remembered as the biggest in
history 1t extends from Compeigne
right away to Belfort.
I'VE few at o'clock in the evening.
AT that time the British guns all opened
fire together. From height of 5000 feet
I saw sight which hope it will never
be my lot to see again. The woods and
hills were literally cut to ribbons all
along the south of Laon. 1t was mar
velous, watching hundreds of shells
bursting below one to the right and to
the left for miles. and then to see the
German guns replying.
IL fear there will be lot more awful
fighting before this show ends. but we
are certain 1t will end with us on top,
although we all had our doubts about
three weeks ago during that awful re-
treat
Writing again on September 10, the
officer says:
THE huge battle still is going on. Our
machines after being out all day still
bring in the same news. The Germans
have got into one of the strongest posi-
tions possible. Fortunately, reinforce
ments are arriving and are coming up
on the German right at Scissors.
II simply crave for cigarettes. They
need TO be carefully disguised though
or they will be stolen en- route
The officer mentioned that the aero
planes are shot at and shelled by friend
and foe every time they ascend. They
hardly ever descend without bullet holes
all over the planes. but fortunately, the
writer says. the flying corps lost only
enc pilot and a passenger up to Sep
tpmber 1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
WAR IS MAKING
NEW GEOGRAPHY,
WRITER ASSERTS
Peace, as Mapmaker, Will
Alter Many N ational
Frontiers-Some Possible
Changes.
LONDON. Sept. 90.

LONDON, Sept. 30.
Austin West. correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle. in discussing possible
over. has the following to say under a
Milan date line:
LAS for likely changes in the map of
the world at the end of the war, l think
It probable that Great Britain will take
over the German colonies, giving Spain
and Portugal a share therein, as a re-
ward for their neutrality
Russia will limit her demands to
Galicia, at the same time settling guar
antees for the entire independence of the
four Balkan States. Since Russia has
no interest in the Adriatic problem, and,
moreover. cherishes a warm friendship
with Italy she will not offer opposition
to an Italian protectorate over Albania
In addition there will be a recttfcation Of
Italy's northerp frontiers on n national
racial basis.
II think Francc will resume possession
of Alasce-Lorraine and the Palatinate,
while Austria will remain German
State and form a part of the Germanc
confederation.
This will raise the question whether
the German Emperor shall be merely
King of Prussia or also King Of Austria.
1t seems TO me quite unlikely that the
United States will intervene. and If
Sweden should assert herself on behalf
of Germany she would find her action
ncutralzed by that of Norway and Den
mark"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
MENUS A PROBLEM
FOR COMMISSARIAT
DURING WAR TIME
French Troopers Have
Varied and Liberal Fare
and Each Soldier Carries
Emergency Ration.
PARIS, Sept. N.

PARIS, Sept n.
Every man in the French army carrie,
with him one days reserve ratons, which
may only be used In case of extrem.
urgency. They consist of 30 grammes
GOh ounceS of war biscuit, 30 Eramme,
OF preserved meat, so grammes Of con.
densed soup, 3s grammes OF coffee IA
grammes OF sugar. There is also a litr.
of brandy for every is men
The food served out daily consists Of
200 grammes OF bread, 100 grammes of
rice or haricot beans, "a grammes OF cot-
fee, 80 grammes of sugar, bacon, salt.
and 500 grammes of fresh meat or s6o
grammes of preserved meat, with 20
grammes of puree de legumes to max.
soup.
Beyond this, whenever possible, pro-
visions are bought on the spot by ths
officers in command, such as vegetables
various seasonings, and sometimes wine
Revitualizing Is carried out as far a.
possible by rail. The difficulty Is that the
regiments are continually changing their
quarters, and thus the commissariat has
difficulty in finding them. To simplify
matters each day a special station In
chosen for each army corps. The reEt-
mental transport goes every day to this
STATION ana TeCelNcS TWO udyS PROVISIONS,
so that there is always an abundance Of
reserve supplies.
II the railway is not available supplies
are providede by motor transport. II
motor transport fails in day or two
the corps d'armee draws on It's stocks
of provisions, which are good for four
DAYS. The organization is based on a
system of enormous depots at important
railway centres. At each of them hum
dreds of thousands Of rations of bread
are baked every day and supplies of AL
kinds are accumulated.
Herds of cattle are driven some dis.
tance in the rear OF each army corps
and rested before slaughtering. The daily
consumption OF each army corps Is 10
head OF cattle. and the meat Is carried
to the front by Paris motor omnibusss.
Since the beginning of the campaign the
Commissariat Department has worked
without a hitch.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
WAR THROUGHOUT WINTER
Is GERMAN EXPECTATION
Women Begin to Make Heavy Clothes
for Soldiers.

ROME. Sept. 3O-RelIable diplomatic
advises received here from Berlin state
that the failure of the Austrian armies
to resist effectively the Russians has
forced Germany TO abandon hopes of
crushing the allies before winter Accord
ingly preparations for a winter campaign
arc being pressed.
Women OF the Empire have organized
sewing societies under the leadership of
Crown Princess Cecile and are making
woolen clothing for the soldiers from
directions as To measures and colors
leCted by the Government.
\ committee Of women, representing
tine chief cltles Of GERMANY, is said TO
have been formed to collect jcwelry and
gold trnkets to be re-moltcd and coined
INTO money with which TO buy arms and
supplies. Each contributor receives an
iron ring bearing the words IL gave gold
for this"
The contributions. thus far made. are
reported TO amount to 100000 marks
Cs500, ,OoO).
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
AVIATORS OF ALLIES
FOTLED INVASION OF
FRANCE, SAYS FLYER
Veteran Airman Declares
Dirigibles Have roved In
ferior as War Machines
Along Marne and Aisne.

PARIS. Sept 80.
Acroplanes here proved their SUPERIOR
fly over drsibles as war machines.
according to French ayiators, who say
that airmcn are the kings of modern
battles.
One French aviator, resting in Paris
for a few days, says successes OF Allies
alons the Aisne have been due to the
efficiency OF the aerial corps. He be-
lieves the aviators largely will be
responsible for ridding France of the
German foe.
1t is thanks TO the aviator" he said.
that We have won our victories and 1t
will he thanks to him that in a few days
we will be able to hunt the Germans out
of France In my opinion, sufficient has
not been said of the important part
aviation has played in this var.
ut is true that at first we were a bit
taken by surprise by the Germans, who
had marveously organized their aerial
army in silence. They had more aviators
than We expected, and excellent craft.
Consequently they were able at the start
to count on splendid scouting service.
They were over our positions at night,
and at dawn their artillery showed by
its deadly work how careful and accurate
had beer the reconuaissances
'"rhen we put into action our admir-
able army of the air 1t was not long
before IT rendered exceptional service to
tie headquarters staff. II played n de-
Cisive role at the battle of the Marne.
At the present moment it is precious
auxiliary, [ might almost say an indis
pensable adjunct, to the victorious march
of our troops.
II have been instructed to make recon
naissances on many occasions, both in
the east and north. In spite of the in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
WOUNDED TEACHER
DARES DEADLY FIRE
TO HELP COMRADES
Militant Schoolmaster
Crawls 500 Yards Across
Shell-swept Field to Res
cue French Soldiers.
LONDON. Sent. 30.

LONDON, Sept. 30.
How former schoolmaster. now in
the British army, crawled 500 yards
across battlefield to bring aid for
wounded comrades. though he himself
had been struck by a she'll. Is told in
letter received by the Rev. w. johnson. Of
York comrade accompanied the
schoomaster on his slow. painful jour
ney and they we're seven hours crawl
ing the 800 yards.
The writer, Fernani Duchene. was
French master at Archbishop Holgatc $
school Telling of his experiences, he
said:
"On the morning Of September the
General issued orders that we were to
stand our ground at all costs. We did
It, but at what costs? We Nere going
to charge a village when shell fell
behind me, burst and hit me in several
placcs-three times on the head. twice
on the right leg. at the ankle and thigh,
and once on the left leg at the ankle.
was left on the battlefield and crawled
to a hut and there / found nine others.
1--WE were exposed to a terrible fire
from the artillery, and expected the hut
to he blown to pieces at any time. To-
ward the end of the second day we de-
cided that two Of us should volunteer
to fetch some help; SO l did, and an
other followed.
I'VE were exactly between the French
and German lines, go We started crawl
ing on all fours. We had no sooner ap-
peared at the door than-as it was a
moonlight night-the gunners saw us.
How we escaped l don't know. We Just
managed to turn the corner and were
safe. but il took us seven hours to
crawl 80 yards. When we reached the
ambulance in the French lines I told
the cure what I had done and where
my comrades were, and had the supreme
reward of hearing him say above the
buzz: You have done very well, my
child felt him kiss me on the fore
head and tainted away. Three hours
later. when reganed consciousness. I
had the pleasure Of knowing that my
comrades had been saved"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
AGENTS OF KAISER
REPORTED WORKING
IN ENGLISH SOCIETY
Spies Said to Be Mingling
With High War Officials.
Their Work Scomed by
Military Expert.

LONDON, Sept. 30.-The charge that
Germany has sent hundreds of spies into
England to move in the best society and
mingle with those close to the Admiralty,
War Office and Foreign Office was made
today by tho Times in an article by It's
military expert, Colonel Charles Reping-
ton.
This article and the charges which the
Times makes follow closely the first ref
erences of First Lord of the Admiralty
Winston Churchill to German lieuten-
ants, who have been living in England
for years and who now are taking ad-
vantage of British hospitality to spread
their nets of espionage"
According to Colonel Repington, Eng
land has been infested with German spies
for years but there are more here now
than ever before, and the German Gov
ernment Is Offering high pay to men and
women of education, culture and COM
manding appearance who can nringle with
officials OF the British Government in
the highest circles of society.
In part Colonel Repngton says:
THE most dangerous of these spies
are not the lieutenants, but highly placed
persons who move in good society and
also in the realms of finance. The Ger
man system extends to all classes.
Twenty years ago some of our officers
came into touch with the German in
telligence service and learned great
deal about it. Even at that time the net
was large and was so widespread that it
extended even to America, where agents
acted in the guise of business men,
Despite its fervid activity, have not
very high opinion of the German in
tellgence system. The failure OF this
department to learn until August 20 that
there was a British army in France is
the best proof of its incapacity."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
SWEDISH SOCIALISTS cam

STOCKHOLM, sept 2Q-The final ra-
suits of the general election for members
OF the Swedish Parliament have beer
announced. They show that the Socialists
have 81 seats. the Conservatives s6 ana
the Liberals o.. The Liberals lost u seatr
TO the Socialists The Conservative
neither lost nor gained, yet al the con-
clIsiOn uf the war il Is expected that a
Socialist government viii be formed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
PIGEONS UNDER UNION JACK

LONDON, Sept. 30.--Homing pigeon So
cieties in Birmingham today placed 10000
carrier pigeons at the disposal of the
officials of the Government mail service
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
GER MANS PLACE
CONFIDENCE IN THE
HOUSE OF KRUPP
I euton Supremacy Depends
Largely on Superiority of
Armament-Works Grew
From Small Forging Plant.

Now in these days when the great ma
tions of Europe are arrayed against Ger
many, the Teuton places his faith in the
Kaiser the army. the navy-and Krupp.
In the krupp works because krupp rifles,
cannon and siege guns are the greatest
in the world admittedly while krupp
armor plate protects Germanys battle
ships. The house of Krupp. as a re-
cent writer has said is a national insti-
tuition in the Fatherland and its name
Is almost as revered as that of Hohen-
zol!"rn itself krupp guns and armor
form ring Of steel about the Father
Iand which II will require a miracle. be-
.ieve the Germans, to pierce
The ironmaSteTS of Essen have ruled a
hundred years; and now a queen and a
queen cousort hold sway. The heads of
the houses have been: Frederick. found
er lSS1-lS25), Alfred uSl2-S1l. Friedrich
Alfred ,lS54-lg02), and now Bertha, wife
of krupp Won Bohen und HalbaCh, And
with the queen rules DR.. Won Bohlen und
Halbach, entitled by order Of the Kaiser
upon his marriage to designat. himself
Krupp Won Bohlen thus keepi alive
tie fanny name of the great Eunmakers.
For the last male of the line left only
daughters, Bertha and Barbara
Great oaks from little aCOrns grow
- WIN NIlt H'As' " ~ NhB' "'i'''i N''''
its inception in small forging plant near
Essen that at one time did not have
sufficient business to support It.
The founder of the line, Friedrich, who
was horn i'm Essen. endoa vored TO make
cast steel the secret of which was care
Slllv guarded I'm England And in 1910
he founded a small forging pIant near
I,ssa0 for rb. nrod,Irtfon of cast st.e,
aftar g, nrnccss no had evolved. Mint
dies tarnns for buttons etc we're
r,,srufaCTurs5 but 60 small was the do
,,,ar5 +ha Uors. courd not h, kent in
C-sra,ion Ana soon after 800 Erunp
y'as rhiigad ~ riya IN mis- house To
orr,Inv a small one-storv Iahorer's cot
rgre near his plant The hut fs still
n-eg-ryed IN the midst Of the present
9 -a,,ti. sstgblis1r9snt
...
ff. 9--i'f-i Jf N.NHI - ELL.
Shortl, before his death. however, the
first NJ rms. ,,,eesr,-dav tIrurns rorHded
10 N's SON. NH't'' IH' secret Ol "'"N'"5
cast steel, which the latter developed sue
cessfuIlv Alfred with the indomita bic
,e-so,.ara,,,o ,b,, cantivatas rho inoap,,a-
ton continued IN the face OF noun
famous H!lHou'ues ms ehdeaNo OTIS 70 I'M
prove the mauu4"G!uIe OF steel
Iheh came INe NruPP opPpr'un.'E- IT,
great eNLlh.Non at 'rohuoh III I'o' nc
=. OBSCURE hh"h'sh Sl''Il"aheI LIo'h Essen
I e.F'I''N"G '''. n''.I(aIy uiI'eIse WIN
slN-poth4'r oI "1"Icss cast SLse., Sll'te ,e
. taeh l"r FtI'n-h army anu navy l nav
oo"-"I -'''' NI'Pp guns, .'nu "V'''y
NTspp guns "nEo zen Sotu 'm . 'ns .nSt ~