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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-01

About so neighbors and friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. Legg gave them a
very pleasant surprise on Wednes-
day evening, February FL at their
home. The evening was spent in
games and music. AT about 1880 a
dainty lunch was served and at a
late hour the guests departed bid
ding Mr. and Mrs. Legg goodbye
and wishing them success and hap
piness in their new home at Dodge
City, Kan.
Miss Ruth Hemenway, daughter
of M. C. Hemenway of Hope, will
enter the Chicago Musical college
to become pupil of Rudolph Reu-
ter, one of the greatest pianists in
America. Mr.. Reuter- played In EN-
poria in January heard Ruth play
and Immediately offered to take
her as one of his pupils, the num-
Der of which is limited to twelve.
She begins study next week.
The pie social and play at Kapp
school Tuesday, Feb. 20, was a
great success The pies and contests
brought a large sum. A box of
chocolates was given given to the.
most popular young lady, 1t being
Miss Ruth Johnson. A cob pipe and
sack of tobacco were given to the
LATEST man, Mr.. Ray Poland a
large crowd was present, all enjoy
ing the play, THE Face at the Win
dow
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at the Pennington school house on
Thursday. They were accompanied
by County superintendent Gracelee
WoolVerton.
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81 head of HeiferS

the
high well marked
years bulls all tubercuIi
They carefully the best Hostef
OF that state
will suit and
affordtO mis- sale.
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IS head of Horses and Mules

Span old in fOa VT 25Oe II
bred jacks
w.t. colt
old yearIing colts bay horse
) years old coming
old.
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FEBRUARY U-BOAT RECORD ,

German naval and military
leaders in Berlin estimated
that the total tonnage sunk
in February would exceed
100000 and expressed salts
faction with the achieve
ments of the German subma-
rines. The announcement was
made by the German admir-
atty that 1000 troops bound
for Saloniki persisted when
the Italian transport Minas
was sunk February II. An
armed merchantmen is raid
ing commerce in the Indian
ocean and has sunk two Brit.
ish schooners, according to -
an announcement in Toxic
a 4 u = n u
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The members of the Golden Belt
social club held their regular meet
ing at the home of Mrs Olive Peck
near Chapman Thursday afternoon,
the trip being made in automobiles.
The weather was ideal and the af-
fair a very enjoyable one as nearly
all the members were present. AT
the close of the regular business
meeting a luncheon was served by
Mrs Drane and Misses Pauline and
Lucille Peck. Mrs. Peck has entirely
recovered from her recent serious
illness and all members will well
come her return to the meetings.
Mrs. Cora Broughton will be hostess
to the club March 8. A favorite re-
cipe will be given in response to
roll call 1t is the intention of the
ladies to collect these recipes and
form a book All members are urged
TO be present at the meeting March
Sth
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regularly phone Is.
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REGULARLY rAone IS.
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Mckinley Mothers Club

The regular monthly meeting of
tho Mckinley mothers club will be
held Wednesday afternoon at 3:30:
The following, program will be Civ
en-: Grade Exercise. 'r Miss Engle;
Paper. How Parents Hinder. the
School Work" Miss Lucier; Discus
sion. Miss Engle and Mrs. Conklin;
Masic. Mrs. Malm. Causes OF Fail
ure," teachers standpoint. Mrs.
Poindexter; parents standpoint
Mrs, Dave.
A farewell party was given at the
=home of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Backes
wednesday evening, Feb. "a. The
evening was much enjoyed. A VAL
nntins box opened at the close Of
-the evening there being some for
every one Refreshments we're serv-
ed at a late hour Those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Rissman
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
toltOn and baby. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Miller and children. Mrs. Birch and
mother. Mrs. Nav sweigart ana
sons, Mr.. Mike Niekleson. Mr. Wul
Ifaer y. ~ Cite Porrish. Mr. Mail
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20 head of Cattle

20 head yearng heifers 17nORths old
FREE LUNCH
TERMs-An SIC $40 credit of
months will be given approved
fromd sale
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SOCIAL DOINCS OF THE WEEK

Curran, Mr.. Bryan Curran, Miss Kate
Muller, Miss Rosie Muller, Miss
Pearl Oldham.
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miles south of Chapman Kan the following
property:
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RURAL ROUTES

The Postoffice Department has de-
cided to cut out a large number of
rural routes in the next few months
to reduce expenses. Inspectors will
go through the country in the next
few months and examine all sroads
which the rural carriers travel and
wherever the conditions of the roads
are found bad, routes will be discon-
tinued. Roads which show neglect
will be more apt to be condemned
than those which have been put in
first class condition. One careless
overseer in township may be re-
sponsible for the loss of route
which travels the greater part over a
good road.-R. F. d. News.
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The Heider Tractor does not need
salesman, it sells its self. That
is the reason they have a farmer for
an agent If you are on the market
for a tractor don't fail to see this
one work before you buy h. C.
Bryant, phone 966. Adv. Is.
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COMMERCIAL CLUB MEMBERS
ATTENTION.

A special meeting of the WaKee-
ney Commercial Club will be held in
the County Clerks office Monday,
June the 4th at 8 O'Clock p. N. for
the purpose of preparing for the 4th
OF July celebration.
Membership committees urged to
be present and report. on canvassing
campaign.
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World 81. so per year.

Misunderstanding to take home.
Mrs. Schaaf. Addv. IA 1t.
For Sale-Fifty head of young cows
and i've grade yearling bulls. NJ w.
HasonS. Adv. lift
For sale-Two 1916 Fords as good as
new, Mogul Tractor and plows, 1
Overland. Ray Shaw. adv. IL If
For Sale-Southeast quarter 22-14-
25. Good wheat land. Price %. GOO
s11OO cash, balance 5 years time at 1
per cent. Inquire at this office.-Ad.
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For Sale-Bull tractor, as good as
new,also plows, 1 oil barrel and
200 gallon oil tank Inquire at this
ONCE. Adv. 13-4t.
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NOTICE

The officers of the Wa-Kecney
Rifle Club are requested to meet at
the County Clerks office Monday
evening at pm.
W. H. Swiggctt,
President
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NO. e-BLENHElM.
The Dazzling Strategy Of MARI
borough Which Baftled the
Scheme Of Louis XIV. But Al
most Fell Before the Bravery OF
of the Irish.
BY Capt. Roland F. Andrews.

Each really great battle in history
has been one in which the forces OF
liberty and democracy ranged them
selves on one side against the forces
of absolutiSm on the other. Such was
the battle Of Blenheim, fought on hot
August day in 1904. and was won by
the genius Of John Churchill, first
Duke of Marlborough, Of whom 1t has
been said that he never fought bat
tie he did not win. and never besieged
a city he did not take. BY victory at
Blenheim he smashed the power OF
the Grand MonarQuc Louis XIV, he
who boosted There are nc longer any
PyreneeS," who had extended tremen-
douSly the French possessions and
whose intention was to include all Eu-
rope in his kingdom. But for Blen-
helm, all Europe might have suffered
for centuries under the effects Of
French conquests resembling those OF
Alexander for. extent and those OF the
Romans for durability.
Against Louis. who had the assist
ancc of the Elector of Bavaria, we're
leasued England. Holland and Aus
tria. Generalissimo Of the allied
forces was Marlborough. man who
had on one occasion betrayed his
king and his country, who owed his
first advancement In court favor to
the fact that his sister was the mis-
tress Of the Duke of York. who laid
the foundations for his great fortune
BY being the paid lover of one of the
fayorites Of Charles H.. whose defects
in character were SO base and sordld
that they can be obscured not even
BY his virtues. but who as soldier
was almost supreme in military ge-
MUS. He won Blenhetm by march
which for brilliancy of plan and exc
cution Is riyaled only by that Of the
Consul Nero to the Metaurus.
For the first two years Of the war
Of the allies against France Mari
borough commanded in Flanders,
taking various enemy towns but ac-
complishing nothing OF decisive i'm
portance; indeed the advantage
rested rather with Louis, for the
Elector Of Bavaria took tho strong
fortress Of Ulm. thereby opening COM
muntcation with the French armies Of
ing the integrity of Austria. There
upon Louis decided to act on the de-
fensive in Flanders. while Marshal
Villeroy kept busily at work with a
big force in the Moselle region. Mar
shall Tallard marched through the
Black Forest to join the Elector. the
French army in Italy advanced and
all combined to take Vienna and die
tate terms to the emperor IN his own
capital.
This inspired Marlborough with the
audacious plan OF himself advancing
clear to the Danube and there fight
ing il out. The more iu1d and the
more conservative opposed, particularly
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NO. 1O--PULTOWA.

The battle of Pultown Cor Pultarn),
! fought in 1903. wins place Us one OF the
struggurs which have fashioned the
world into what II is today. because 1t
/ the dominant nation nf northern Europe,
and really brought into being the vast
| Russian structure OF tho present time.
! Byron sings OF il as:
Dread Pultuwa'S day
! When fortune left. tho Royal Swcdc.
An Napoleon found i'll il the basis
| for his rrophcSy AT st. Helena that Eu-
rope would become either all republican
of all toSsack.
IL has to be remembered that two
hundred years ago Russia was but d
paltry. feeble world figure, just clncrE-
! in. from semi barharSm under let:c
! the great. l'hancrllOricS then rcckoncd
! Russia little more than they now reckon
! Timbustoo. On the "thcr hand sweden
was really Z great and powerful nntloli,
! with extensive holdings now mostly in
Russian possession. Her people werr
G"rmanir as the russians are Slaronic.
! Had sweden won at Fultowa ana con
iiinuod her course Of good fortune In tn"
! thc war now raging would possess an
ally tho resources and stamina or
which might we'll lie held 10 insure them
victory.
Russia in 17u9 possessed a population
of lr*S than 100000. but the genius OF
Peter was building IT into an empire.
Charles XII, If sweden. viewed the rtsa
with concern II was his avowed pur-
pose to crush tn" growing slate and re-
tlurc il IL n condition of SuhJuEation
such as it had known under the TartaFs
, and the Poles. There would he no more
Russia. No such commanding military
genius nS GuStnvus Adolphus. Charles
, was nevertheless 4 brave and reSoluto
general. holding III his command great
army composed IT soldiers ms inc as
any known in Europe. lie would ne de-
clAr"d. take Moscow. and dictate terms
of peace 10 Peter In the kremlin.
Charles set out from Alstaht not Tar
, from l.,iuSic. in September. 1907. al tho
head of T. .nn1 mon. He marched through
Poland Count 1.nw"nhaunt with $4,000
moro dcharhcd ut Riga. A third army
Of Ii, h0O had station In Finland. Charles
was therefore in position IN bring
against the car $4,000 of the most for
midahlr troops known To civilization.
Napoleon. in his 81. Helena memoirs.
irrlv condemns Charles for his failure 10
keep hi: forces consolidated. failure
which iud". Il $rnms to have been grnve
tGc1ica error and for which Charles paid
II bitter price.
Hc left 10000 mon ri Warsaw. win
tered ut Grndno and in the following
June crossed The Minsk. fought md de-
fca,rd force Of 10000 Russians on
h" left bank IF the Berrsina. beat 1000
more near Smnlnnsku AMI was within
ten days march of tho capital where the
Ear was already formulating proposals
Of rcac%, when he quilted the high road
10 march toward the Ukraine that he
might form junction with Mazeppa.
who had with hi', 5000 men. Thus his
line OF communication was left expos
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an unnecessary and overweight elab-
Grafton there is in the civil practice
of medicine.
Under Major Gildays administra-
ton, no man in our battalion was
sick if he could walk. and, if he
couldn't walk, there was a reasonable
suspicion that he was drunk The
Major simplifled medicine down 10 an
exact science of two. forms Of treat
ment and two Observation-Disclosures
Mines" and whale oil. Number Mines
were pale oval pills. which. If they
had been eggs, would have run about
eight to an omelettn for six persons.
They had an internal effect which
could only be defined as dynamic. AT.
ter our mon had become acquainted
with them through personal cxpe-
iriencr they stopped calling them
Number Mines" and called them
;;"whiz- bangs" There were only two
possibilities of error under Major Gil
days system of smplified medicine.
One was to take a whiZ-bang for
trench feet, and the other to use
whale oil externally for some form of
digestinal hesitancy. And, in either
case. no permanent harm could result,
while the error was as simple Of cor
rection as the command "about face. "
Bliehty was, therefore. not very pop
ular with our battalion. blighty being
the trench name for the hospital.
Two weeks and a half after We left
Belgium we arrived at Albert, having
marched all the way. The sight
which met our eyes as we rounded the
Irock-Quarry hill, outside Of Albert. was
wonderful beyond description. | re-
member how tremendously il impress,
ed my pal, Macfarlane. He sal by the
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A few days OTTER the bombing raid,
which ended so disastrously for US,
our battalion was relieved from duty
on the front line. and the tip we got
was that we were TO go down 10 the
big show then taking place on the
Somme. Our relief was division OF
Australians. You see. the sector
which we had held IN Belgium was
a sort Of preparatory school for the
regular fighting. over in France.
It wasn't long before We got into
what you might call the Big League
contest, but, in the meanwhile, we had
q little rest from battling Fritz and
the opportunity to observe some
things which seem to me TO be worth
telling about. Those, Of you who are
exclusively fond Of the stirring detail
OF war, such as shooting and being
shot at and bombing and oayonetine,
need only skip little Of this. We had
an entirely satisfactory amount Of
smoke and excitement. later.
AS soon as our relief battalion had
got in, We moved back. to Poperinghe
for couple Of days rest. We were
q pretty contented and jorlal lot -
our platoon, especially. We were an
glad to get away from the strain OF
holding a front trench, and there were
other advantages. For instance, the
alterations Of our muster due to cas-
ualties, had not come through bat
talon headquarters and, therefore, we
had in our platoon. Sixty-three rum
rations, night and morning. and ouly
sixteen men. There was a Canadian
Scot in our crowd who said that the
only word which described the stu
alton was "g-r-r-r-a-nd."
There was Il good deal of jealousy
at that time between the Canadians
and the Australians. Each had the
same force in the field-four divi-
sions. Either force was bigger than
any other army composed exclusively
Of volunteers ever before assembled.
While | belong TO the Canadian army
and believe the Canadian overseas
forces the finest troops ever led to
war. must say that | have never
seen a body OF men so magnificent in
average physique as the Australians.
And some, of them were even above
the high average. The men that
punched me in the eye in an "esta-
nina" in Poperinehe made up entire
~ in his OWN person for the absence
of Les Darcy from the Australian
ranks don't know just how the
fight started between the Australians
and us. in Poperinghe. but know that
it took three regiments OF Imperial
troops to stop it. The most conTinc-
ing story heard Of the origin of the
battle was told uin by one of our men
who said be was there when it began.
He said one of the Australians had
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carelessly remarked that the British
generals had decided it was time to
get through with the side-show IN Bel
GUM and this was the reason why
they had sent regular troops like the
Australians in TO relieve the Cana
dams.
Then some sensitive Canadian
wished the Australians luck and hoped
they'd finish UP as well as they had
the affair in the Dardanellcs. After
that, our two days rest was made up
principally of beating it out of esta-
minas when strategic requirements
suggested ANEW base, or beating 1t
into estaminas where it looked as II
we could act as efficient reinforce
ments. That fight never stopped for
forty-eight hours, and the only places
IL didn't include were the church and
the hospitals. I'll bet. to this day.
that the Belgiums who run the esta-
minas in Poperinghe will duck be-
hind the bars If you just mention Cam
ada and Australia in the same breath.
But I'm bound to say that it was
good, clean fighting. Nobody fired
a shot, nobody pulled bayonet, and
nobody got the wrong idea about any
thing. The Australian heavyweight
champion who landed on me had just
one satisfying reflection after the fight
was over. The Australian battalion
that relieved us fell heir TO the coun-
ter attack which the Germans sent
across to even up on our bombing
raid.
Down to the Somme.
We began our march to the Somme
by a hike to st. Dinner the first Brit.
ish headquarters in Europe. Bhen
We stopped for a week about twenty
miles frfom Calais. where we under
went a course Of intensified training
for open fighting. The infantry tao
tics, in which we were drilled, were
very similar TO those Of the United
States army-those which, in fact,
were originated by the United States
troops in the days Of Indian fighting.
We covered most Of the ground around
Calais on our stomachs in open order.
While it may seem impertinent Io-
me. a mere non-com., 10 express an
opinion about the larger affairs Of
the campaign. Think I may be excus-
ed for saying that the war didn't at
all take the course which was ex-
pected and hoped for after the fight
on the Somme. Undoubtedly, the AL
lies expected to break through the
German line. That Is well known
now. While VIC were being trained
near Calais for open warfare. very
large force of cavalry was being as
sembled and prepared for the same
purpose. II was never used.
That was last August. and the Al
lies haven't broke through yet. Even
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Copyright, 1917, by The Bell Syn
dictate, Inc.)
The fifth article OF this remarkable
personal narrative will appear next
Saturday.
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G/~HERNpy/GH9L

roadside and looked round over the
landscape as if he were fascinated.
Boy" said he, we're at the big
show, at last"
Poor fellow, il was not only the big
show but the last performance for
him. Within sight Of the spot where
he sat, wondering. he later fell in &C
ton and died. The scene, which SO
impressed him, gave US all a feeling
Of great awe. ,,reat shells from a
thousand guns were streaking and
icriss-crossing the sky. Without glass
es | counted thirty-ninc Of our .obser'
walton balloons. Away off in the dis.
lance ] saw one German captive
balloon. The other aircraft were I'm
!countable. They were everywhere. ap
parently in hundreds. There could
have been no more wonderful pano
rama picture Of war in its new as
|pect.
Our battalion was in and out OF
the Town Of Albert, several days,
waiting for orders. The battle OF
Courcclette was then in progress. and
The First, Second and Third Canadian
divisions were holding front positions
at terrible cost. In the first part OF
October. 1916. we went in" opposite
the famous Regina trench. The bat
tie ground was just miles and miles
OF debris and she'll holes. Before
we went to our position, the officers
and non-com's. were taken in by sec s
to get the lay of the land. These
trips were called Cooks tours On
one of them went through the town
Of Poizers twice and didn't know it
1t had a population Of 1000 before
the war On the spot where it had
stood not even a whole brick was left
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tually believe they will break through
but, in my opinion, men who are wait
ing now TO find out if they are to be
drawn for service in the first malt
million Of our new American army
will be veterans in Europe before the
big break comes, which will wreck
the prussian hope of success in this
war. And if we of the u. S. A. don I
throw in the weight to beat the Prus-
slams, now, they will not be beaten,
and, In that case, the day will not oe
very far distant when we will nave
to beat them to save our homes and
our nation. War is a dreadful and
inglorious and ill-smelling and cruel
thing. But if we hold back now, we
will be In the logical position OF a
man hesitating to so to grips with a
drunken, savage. shricking. spawing
maniac who has all but whipped his
proper keepers and is going after the
on-looker. However, | wish we had
had two months more of weather on
the Somme. There might have been
a different story to tell.
Slmplified Medicine.
We got drafts of recruits before We
went on to the Somme, and some Of
our wounded were sent back to Eng
land, where we had left our Safety
first Battalion" Thatwas really the
Fifty-first battalion, Of the Fourth di-
vision Of the Canadian forces. COM
posed OF the physically rejected, men
recovering from wounds and men in
1ured In training. The Tommies.
however. called the "Safety-ftrst," or
Major Gilday's Light Infantry" Ma
jor Gilday was our battalion surgeon,
He made one realize what a great per-
sonal force a doctor can be and what
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ANTi-AIRcRAFT TARGET

since such campaign might leave
Flanders exposed, but Marlborough
and he must have had hard time OF
il with his often stubborn foreign al
lies-overcame all opposition On the
nineteenth OF May. calming as we'll as
ne could the agitated fears OF the
abandoned Dutch, he put his army in
motion. thereafter proceeded with =
sneed and an elusive certainty which
utterly bewildered Villeroy. That
worthy, marching hither and thither.
could not imagine where the English
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0myE&N%17DESk,

general meant to strike his blow. Tai.
lard. previously ordered 10 join the
Elector, became convinced that Mari
borough aimed at Alsacr and hence
kept back his $4,000 men that France
might be protected in that quarter,
When at last the real intention o.
Marlborough was disclosed it was so
late that the Effort could not be rem
dered abortive.
Crossing the Danube, Marlborough
swarmed into Bavaria and in So
rics of actions made himself master
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talions and Il squadrons at Blenheim
were forced TO surrender. OF tho great
French army there remained. according
To Votairc only 10000 uncantured eff
fectivrs. Twelve thousand were dead
Fourteen thousand were prisoners. The
victors lost J,0Uu dead and 5000 wound
ed. Tim. Landau, Trcvcs and Traer-
bach surrendered. With Blrnhciln end
cd the proud visions Of Louis for uni
versal domination. q.