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Crittenden record-press., 1917-09-27

,o,.u Is ape bc,u- seal ta.e 'u E.H;-
,ouu was 20 Dec irHl .H'Vd 20 tie
army service corps To-, couS. rue
royal engineers and tine ro,m army
medical corps. uyr tie three lnrcc.t
corn, iu the British arm, When VA
'um tie \ $ g. yuu are never sure
inst what ,u VlI lc .,t DO 'ur. be-
cau>a a, rule au \ : &. man Is ell.
.ll, f.r general enlistment and that
mcal, tIat he uJ, nc used Tor any
branch Of the service when he X
needed
Ny urh had held good So far ard /
decided that might as well push 1t
little llt more. and ,o cot transferred
found that wa, 70 lee attached TO
the stan OF the l.f,h army corps. tut
AS that corp, was not yet In the coun-
try was used for anything that mrn-
ed up
II became known that could ride n
MOTORCYCLE. aud 50 was temporarily
attached us spare rides 20 motor ina
chine ruu section 40 3 These ma
chimes ARE simply motorcycles with
SIDE car attached. bet instead of nice
cushioned seat on the side car there Is
A little bucket seat for Il gunner aud n
machine guu The gunner and rider
are entirely In the open as II would he
lmpo,Sinlr for so small machine to
carry any protection went ont on
several practice runs. aud one Might
about II O'Clock We were called 10 take
-Four ~ the guns up TO the trenches In
a hurry
! thought had had some thrilling
rides iu my time hut never imagined
anythlu, 90 equal that one. We car.
rlcd ro lights and had 20 ny through
the uly Da.hUcs, guessing AZ the
road Several times We eot stuck and
my mate and dragged the magh..r
ont ~ Tire ditch aud Cow on agnin
/ Eventually We reached the place on
/ the NpuUu road known as "hcu ire cor
ucr" aud ! ,hnh ,hy name must have
/ been given 10 from fs condition th1t
night As the star shells went up the
whole place would nc almost as light
as day The German, were shelIing
| the road and the air was oiled with
/ an Kinds ~ missiles
That r,ad was literally a death trap.
aui how >o many came out vlihou, nc.
/ Ire touched i, one ~ tie mysteries that
never ,nu lc explained We could hear
| two ~ the gun, which had got there
/ before %, in action further up the road
/ We continued 'u feel onf way along
[ Until We came to where our officer was
waiting 'uf %, lie showed vs. our Pc.
sitlun aud went hack 'o lruk Tor the
machine that hni not yet arrived
/ our position was IN ditch just 10y
place where the road had been rut
10y al Old SUPPORT trench We cnsri
the machine into the ditch pOd got her
nrmly Fixed. our ufnscr came dash.
ms hack and told vs. TO cover tho rad
where IL lcd oUt from he German
truchc, Then II was simply a yusc
of wait uu'il they started 10 advance
from that quarter
We sat there Tor two hours t,furc
We saw any signs - activity but
when Il did come IL came with rush
Hundreds u Germans seemed 20 risc
from nowhere. and that road was lit
orally crnmmci with them
Dick. the gunner. opened al the nrst
sign and the machine guns from cur
trenches vcrc pouring Il into them
too They went down IN hundreds.
aud while our hrc checked them some.
Crittenden record-press., 1917-09-27
s.1lNN.s .
FOUR1EEN
gACNTNS
" AT 4
ThEFR0NT
An American Boys
Baptism of Fire
By WILLIAM J. ROBINSON
Socyrisht. Little Broun Co
By WILLIAM J. ROBINSON
Copyright. Little, Brown & Co.

The most graphic account Of the
great war that has vet been written
comes rom The pen oi twenty-five.
yc i-J.G Boston boy. who has yust re-
turned ron France whore as dragon
guardsman, dispatch rider and motor.
car driver ne served fourteen months
under the British faG out OF thirty.
one motorcvo'e dispatch riders he was
one Of four SURVIVORS
words, W ~ 10 pass thc hareha +
test be.u., Ne even :elt a sadi
There ' 500 no lcH- explanations as l.
how at 10 should be done We Were
told once ..l in as few words as pos.
SHE. Then We had 10 do it.
A"tHr We had mastered Tie at cf
vau.tlus on horse back we got the
walk marc" then r. "trot march.
Then we L-u I drop t,r g,..s auG ride
with folded arms, and SO Il Went until
10 o'clock, when We got an hours rest.
II was the same thing In the after.
noon.
All one could hear was the rid.
Ing master singing his commands
walk. march. Trot, march, Halt
And every once in awhile he'd yell;
Hollow your backs Hollow your
backs. You're not driving a cab now
That's horse you're on He's got a
Crittenden record-press., 1917-09-27

THIS Windmill Started TO Co.
w0at they siill came uu. II was GER
'aIuly a dcspnIriug fcr'lur 10 he
stvaming bullets into the Germans
aud see them sin advance After
several minute, ~ this the whistles
blew Tor ',,nsc ire aud our infantry
JUMPED the rnrapct aud went after
them with the nnyouct They broke
the attack right there. aud. more than
that. they took two lines II German
trenches
\ Few days after this an incident
occurred that tu my way " thinking.
was one " the most wonderful things
hat ever happened. Volunteer dis.
patch riders for dangerous work"
were called for About eighteen II
our chaps offered themselves, and "
course all were accepted A dispatch
was 10 hc carried about two miles
along the read which follows the bank
u the User canal THIS roNd was con.
s,antly hcmg swept 10y German INA.
'hhc KUN aud rifle urr The dispatch
was to be handed iu French com.
mandcr who was waiting tor Il
The first man was given n c,py "
the dIsraNh and he started GW with
u This rond ran right wndet the
nose ~ the Germans nnd was In full
view of their trenches nil tho nm,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-03
Personals.

Howard Powell and Charles Chad
wick left yesterday for New Cumcer-
land where they have accepted employ.
ment. Both have been employed in the
Bowers Pottery here. Their families
will reside here for the present.
Clarence Shriver returned from
Wheeling yesterday after having Wis.
tied with relatives there.
The Misses Lois and Josephine
Clarke have returned to New Martins
vile after visiting their parents, Rev.
and Mrs. H. D. Clarke.
The Misses Avis and Elizabeth
Barbe have returned to their home at
Hoodsyille after visit at the home
OF their brother, Harry F. Barbe, OF
Burt Hill.
Mrs. Thomas Moore has returned
home after visit with friends in Roch.
ester, Pa.
S. ]. Allison has gone to Steuben.
Vile. Ohio, for visit with his parents.
Miss Ida Kittle, of Columbus, Ohio.
is here for visit with Miss Adal1ue
Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Smith and chit.
dren spent the week end with the for
mer's father, D. NJ. Mackey, at Cam.
eron.
Willard Poole. of the University at
Morgantown, spent the week end as
the guest Of Edwin Snodgrass at the
latter's home In Buffalo street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ransom ana
children have returned from a yisi,
with their daughter, Mrs. Kerr, in Pitts
burgh, Pa.
Mrs. Hattie Morgan has returned to
her home in Locust street after visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Arlie Barbe, IN
Worthington.
Miss Helen Prichard who is attend
ing school in Philadelphia. Pa, spent
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daughter spent Sunday With relatives
IN Hundred.
John G. Dundlach left for wheelrnx
yesterday where he wiz be employee
In pottery making Mr.. Gundlach has
been an employe Of the Bowers Pot
terry company here for the past eight
years. His family viii continue to re-
side here.
Mr.. shortall, of Berpards Bay. Mass,
has arrived here and will spend the
winter with his son. F. J. Shortall ami
family In Pleasant street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burkley. of Cameron,
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New York

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-The tone OF
the New York stock market was some.
what better Saturday, especially in the
motor group, where substantial at
vances were scored. The market was
rather irregular, and opened weak.
The trading was very dull and tho
range much narrower than usual, many
of the big issues not being dealt in at
all. Owing to the thinness Of the mar
ket and the comparatively light trad.
Ing, prices were wont to show a de-
pressing tendency for most Of the ses-
sion, but at the close recoyeries were
noted In several issues.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-03
Erienda Entertained.

On Friday evening the Misses Mama.
belle Hupp and Edith Charlton enter.
tanned about twenty-five of their
friends at the home Of Miss Hupp az
her home IN the postofflce building in
Water street. The evening was spent
IN the playing of games, music and co.
ctal intercourse. At seasonable hour
light refreshments were served. Miss
Eunice Minor of Fajrmont, was the
lout Of town guest. At eleven O'CLOCK
the affair ended, the young folks all
expressing themselves as having spen,
"a most enjoyable evening.
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her Thanksgiving vacation with her I'M
Gle and apns, Mr.. and Mrs. John, 1 Kim.
berlin In New York. :
Mrs. Ida Marmie has returned to her
home in GAINESVILLE, Ohio; after visit
with her sister, MrsaFred P. Deever.
Mrs. Holden and daughter, Miss
Freda Holden, o! Clarksburg. are
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. e. J. Sperthe-
ner, in Locust street.
Robert Ash, of Mountain State Bust.
ness College in Parkersburg, spent the
wee kend at his home near here.
Mrs. Charles H. Doughan and little
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Red Cross to Use EIks' Rooms.

The local Elks have generously do
mated q large room in their club for the
use OF the local Red Cross chapter, me
latter moving into the new quarters
today. The room is comfortably fur.
nished with heat and light and tbs
chapter expects to accomplish vast
amount Of work the coming winter
The Misses Fay Mead and Lucy Prich.
lhrd will have charge Of the gauze room
and will instruct class in the making
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Pittsburgh

: PITTSBURGH, Dec. 3.-Trading in
pittsburgh Saturday was extremely
dull ana the range was unusually mar
row. Only 1885 shares were dealt
IN and OF these 1900 were the Diana
Mines, which changed hands for no
change in the price level One thou.
tands dollars Of Independent Brewing
IS and $1,000 OF Pittsburgh Brewing
4 s. were sold for no change in price.
Lone Star Gas declined * and Light
md Heat was down ". while Ohio Fuel
on dropped 4. Western Electric com.
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WARRINGTON
Entertained D. A. r,

Mrs. R. M. Hite was hostess to the
members Of the West Augusta Chapter
of the D. A. r. Saturday afternoon at
her home in Furbee avenue. A mnst
interesting program was rendered dur.
ing the social. A course dinner was
served.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-03
Work Starts Soon.

Work on the brick building which
Is to occupy the lot next to the Ex.
change bank on Market street will
start within the next ten
days. The store room on the ground
floor will be used by the Jones Sport.
Ing good store.
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A number OF young ladies' were de.
.fightfully entertained at a tea given
by Miss Virginia Shaw at her home in
Main street Friday afternoon. The
affair was given for Miss Lillian Hos.
kins OF Columbus, Ohio, who is q guest
ut the Shaw home.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-03
Glenn Beatty m.

Glenn Beatty is quite seriously III
at the home Of his parents, Mr.. AID
Mrs. Homer Beatty on the Buffalo pike.
He has been Ill about week and it is
now thought he is suffering from pneu.
monia.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-03

Closes Store to Enlist.
Murray and Starkey are closing out
their stock Of goods at their Logars.
port store. Glenn L. Starkey, mem
Der OF the firm, will enlist in the U. S.
!serYice.
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of these articles. Persons wishing TO
learn to knit may receive instructions
on meeting days, which are Moncay,
wednesday and Friday afternoons from
one until five o'clock. All women o.
Warrington who can spare one after
noon week to this work are asked to
report to the new headquarters on next
Wednesday afternoon, TO be assigned
place in the work room. A large
number Of knitted garments will be
shipped to Washington, D. c., head.
quarters by the society the first of ne<t
week, and all who have finished work
are asked to turn it in at once.
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Successful Operation.

SUCCESSFUL OperatIon.
Word has been received that Mrs.
S. B. Metz. who was operated UPON
Saturday. in the Ohio Valley General
hospital at Wheeling, is resting very
nicely.
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HELP wANTED-FEMALE
@1NfE6SA maid fof general 6oasS.
york. Inquire 42s Fairmont Ave
or CAL 1880. ll-so.st-c1si
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE or SALE.

Under authority OF a decree az fine
Circuit Court OF Marion county, West
Virginia, entered on the 18th day of
November, 1917. in the chancery cause
OF Brooks s. Hutchinson, Admtnistra.
tor OF the personal estate OF A. Bruce
Mcdonald, deceased. VS.. Ann McDon.
aid. ct al. the undersigned Special
Commissioner will on Saturday the
goth day OF December, 1917. at 900
p. m. at the front door OF the Court
House of said county. offer for sale
at public auction. that certain parcel
OF real estate situated In the City OF
Fairmont, Marion county. West Wiz.
sinta. being a part of Lot No. H..
fronting S21s feet on Quincy street
and running back from said street
between Lot No. 70 and alley, a dis.
lance OF 10 feet to that part OF Lot
No. II owned by Peter Pagan, being
the same real estate conveyed unto
the said A. Bruce Mcdonald by deed
bearing date on tie 10th day OF Feb.
ruary. 1890, and OF record in the OF.
| fee OF the Clerk Of the County Court
OF said Marion county in Deed Book
No. AZ, page 327
TERMS OF SALE-One-third OF the
purchase price. or as much more as
the purchaser or purchasers may elect
to pay, cash in hand on the day OF
sale. and the balance in equal install.
ments OF six months and one year,
said deferred payments to be evlden.
ced by the notes Of the purchaser,
bearing interest from date at the rate
OF six per cent per arnum A ven.
doris lien is to be retained on tho
property so sold to further secure the
payment Of said deferred purchase
money.
Given under my hand this oath day
of November, 1917.
EN-. SHoWALTER,
Special Commissioner.
I, W. S. Black, Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Marion County, West Vir-
ginia. hereby certify that the above
named E. NJ. Showalter, Special Com
missioner. has executed bond condi.
toned for the faithful performance of
his duties as such Commissioner in
the sum Of Three Thousand Dollars,
with security approved by me as suf.
ficient, and as required in the above
mentioned decree of sale.
W. S. BLACK,
Clerk, Circuit Court OF Marion County,
West Virginia.
Nov. 26.Dec3.1o.17.
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FARMS FOR sAfE'

IDEAL FARM for sale-Four hundred
and eight acres, good house two
tenant houses. barn. peach orchard OF
1000 trees. two hundred acres OF good
timber, sufficient supply OF wnter To-
Gated on country road leading 10
Aurora. and two miles south OF n. Z
X. Junction. Union district, church
and school building within oneauar.
ter mile. Any further Information de.
sired. Address r. MeVicker, Rowies.
burg. w. Va. 1i.20.26tsise.
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An Engine That Digests
,L0w-Grade Gas and Makes
High Power Out of 1t

The thing about the great Chalmers engine that
it land low-grade gas especially.
Everyone knows that the grade of gasoline
even the gas Of year ago, will never come back:
And like man who has been ahigh-grade diet and
is suddenly given low-grade Diet many engines
in automobiles now have gasoline indigestion,
The Chalmers engine digests gas probably as no
engine ever before has done, 1t makes high power,
out of low-grade gas
1t makes gasoline work harder than gasoline ever
worked before
Anyone who knows anything about an engine
knows that the everlasting riddle has been get the
combustion chamber before ignition
he great Chalmers engine has accomplished this,
so far as any engine probably will be able to do,
by means OF two clever Devices
One 1sa hot spot feature which heats and breaks
up the gas after leaves the caburetor and before it
gets to the intake manifold The other the ram 81
horn manifold that, by means of its "easy air
Bends sends the gas to the combustion chamber
well-ngh perfect.
Hence, more power out of less gas
On acold day remarkably quick results in starting
are obtained
No longera 10-1ninute fight with your engine. And
as soon as the Chalmers engine runs smoothly
and delivers power quickly.
Often take ten minutes of running to "warml
them up.''
But not with the current Chalmersy
And if you weren't shrewd judge of an automo-
bile, you might overlook of the other notable}
features of the Chalmers SO great has become
the achievements of its engine.
90 down to our salesroom and let us showyou the
great Chalmers engine and the perfection of
Chalmers.
IL
NOTICE
Hall Garage Company
T. I. CORDRAY, Manager
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AGENTS WANTED

SITUATION WANTED-MALE
WGNTEbSFosifion as payroll cisfE
with some reliable coal company.
Address Box 316o West Virginian.
11.30.3t.31e0
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Grain and Produce

CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-Prospects Of q
considerable enlargement OF receipts
next week had much to do Saturday
with declines which took place in tee
value Of corn. Prices, although steady
at the close. were A@1c net lower.
with January $1.19H and May s1.17A
@1.17N. Oats finished %@Zc dow
and provisions of 35055c.
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WANTED

WANTED = Old False Teeth, Don't
matter II broken. pay $500 to
$500 per set. Send by parcel post
and receive check by return mall.
L. Mazer, 2o07 S. Fifth st. Philadel-
phia. Pa. 11-i5-2et.So99
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FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms tor
light housekeeping. Mrs. c. G.
Leonard, 523 Walnut avenue.
Hist SIT
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-03

FURNISHED ROOM-Large, near
South Side Bridge. SITS single two
S1.e5 each. 6l0 Second st, near
Christian church. 11l6.tf.sfO5.
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FOR RENT-Bright, cheerful furniah.
ed rooms. close In. Inquire 22O
Locust Ave-, or Phone 1881.
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HOUSES FOR RENT

WANTED-colored woman to do
laundry and housework one day
each week. Call phone COLI.
11.27.tf.3f5f.
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EN-. sHowALTER,

Given under my hand this Gath day
of November. 1917
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CONSCIOUSNESS

F0R lEEfSVery> fssscnSSie, 4 weii
furnished room fcf one person. Cali
at 526 CASTOR Ave. l0.i0.tf.ess5
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WANTED Carpenters-four weeks IN:
side work. Good mechanics csc per
hour. Ammons & Co. at Marion Pro
ducts Co. 11.26.6t-3147.
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WANTED-Driyers and express hand.
lers. Fine chance for promotion
Wells Fargo & Co. 11-30-St.3161
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FOR RENT-one furnished room one
block from court house. Bell phone
1861. 12.i.St.s165
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-18
AUTO THIEVES IN WILD
RIDE SMASH UP CAR

Riding a. breakneck speed east
on Lincoln Way w, three automo-
bile thieves demolished an autOmo-
bile at the corner OF Miami St. and
the highway, ran across lots and
disappeared The car Is owned by
.. NJ. Hine, SIS y. Division ST.,
Mishawaka, and had been stolen
from in front Of the Arnold building
just west Of the Jefferson hotel on
W. Jefferson blvd. The car turned
turtle. How the thieves escaped in
jury is a miracle, according to the
police and witnesses to the smash
up. The territory adjacent TO the
accident was secured by Motorcycle
officer Bert Olmstead, but the three
men could not be located II is
thought that they ran east on the
New York Central railroad COM
pany's tracks The top and rear end
OF the body were smashed when the
car turned over.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-18
FIRST RED CROSS
SEALS ON SALE
Christmas Campaign Put On
in Advance This Year
Due to War.

Christmas seals for the Red Cross
were placed on sale for the first time
IN some OF the downtown drug stores
Saturday Realizing the greater
need OF funds for Red Cross work,
the Anti tuberculosis league has be-
gun the sale OF seals several weeks
in advance OF pre-Ous years. and
BY Dec. 2 all OF the downtown sta
tons will be opened In South
Bend last year 104,67S seals were
sold and this year the committee
expects to dispose OF the 100000
which have been ordered.
The work OF providing each sta
ton with workers viii be carSied
on in a manner different from last
year.
All the work will be in charge OF
the chairmen Of the various Red
Cross auxiliaries doing work in the
city now and contrary 70 the Gus
tom OF former years, il is not ex-
pected that II will be necessary to
call for volunteer workers. Each
auxiliary chairman will have charge
OF ali the stations on a certain
morning Or afternoon members OF
her auxiliary will fiji those places
at that time.
Stands I'm All Stores.
Practically every store in the
downtown district will have a stand
where the seals may be secured at
the usual rate OF one cent each.
They may also be secured at the
Anti Tuberculosis league headquar-
tiers in room five at the court house
building. and from many of the out
lying stores and business places.
The tuberculosis league in push
ing the sale OF the seals is making
its appeal 20 the people through the
medium or the war Their plea is
that "the soldiers should have the
assurance that in any event the
health Of their families is cared for
and the health Of the workers at
home in warning nations has been
found 20 be vital 10 the success OF
the army.
Many hundreds OF thousands of
soldiers in the great war have been
sent home from the trenches wound
ed, not by bullets. but by tubercu-
losis; and the number of consump-
tives among the workers and chill
dren at home has multiplied. Hun
dreds Of Americans examined this
year for the army have been found
10 be unsupported cases of tubercu-
losis.
In times OF peace tuberculosis
has been pronounced the disease
that kills most and among the chief
causes OF poverty. In times Of war
IL must be fought doubly hard to
strengthen our army, conserve the
strength OF your nation. and hasten
victory"
So buy a Red Cross seal. II is a
patriotic service.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-18
TRANSFER ALIENS TO
FOREIGN LEGION"

Thirty-two South Bend aliens. the
majcrity OF whom are Polish boys.
who left here with the last contin-
gent OF drafted men for Camp Tay-
Tor several weeks ago. have been
transferred from the 3O9th trench
mortar battery TO the seventh train
ing battalion known as the For
eign Legion" They are not intern
ed. but are being trained in a sep
arate battalion pending orders from
the war department for final DISPOSE
ton. Many OF the men who left
here for Camp Taylor last month
were unable 10 speak or understand
much English. therefore. the task Of
training them in the requirements
% army routine has been a difficult
matter FOR officers unable 10 con-
verse with them in their native
language.