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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
BEL CIUM-FRANCE FRONTIER HAS
INTERESTING HISTORY, IN WHICH
NAMES OF NOTED ARE ENTWINED

in shape, the seven sides of the
plinth indicate the direction of the
seven roads, Cologne, Utrecht, Tour
mai. Amiens, scissors. Rheims and
Treves.
South of Bavai lies the great forest
of Normal, one of the densest in
France. The, Roman road from Yer
mand to Bavai, a distance of 20
French. miles, runs alongside of the
forest and forms one Of it's boundar-
les. Emerging from the wood along
the north road, Bavai is seen perch
ed on the top OF a hill, with the sew
en- straight roads radiating from her.
They bear testimony to her great
ness as a Roman city and as fort
ress exposed to the full brunt of in
vading hordes. She could hardly
stand in such strategic position and
not have her full quota Of wars. Des-
troyed by the barbarians, she was
again SO completely ruined in the Six
teenth and Seventeenth centuries
that, when handed over to France by
the treaty OF Nimegue, she had not
10 houses left standing. Yet even
now imposing remains of the walls of
what was once an immense Roman
amphitheatre still stand, and in the
soil Of centuries which fills the arena,
tIl0 iuIdD1tdutS 5Oi bdVdl nave pidnISO
their kitchen gardens.
It was almost at her gates that in
1909 the battle of Madplaquet was
fought; a French defeat, but one of
which Marlborough said, 1.-TWO more
such victories and we are undone.'
Malplaquet village lies along the Ro-
man road to Tongres. which crosses
the wood of Laniere. Beyond the
village it forms the frontier line be-
tween Belgium and France and the
main street of a struggling village,
Gofnies, the houses Of which are Bel
gian on the one side and French on
the other. Just beyond Malplaquet,
and not 500 yards from the frontier,
is a. customs house guarded by an
armed sentinel There is also a lit
tie pyramid Of stone erected in mem
Dry of Marlborough, whom the peo-
pie of France quantity confuse with
the hero OF the old French song
"Malbrouk sen va ten guerre, Miro
ton, MirontaineI g.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23

Paris, France, June 23.-The from
tier of Belgium and France is very
old country, If by that one may be
understood to mean that every stone
has history reaching up to, il not
beyond, the time of the Roman En-
pire. Witness Bayai, which. not con-
tent with her Roman ancestry, claims
descent from certain Greek astroIo-
ger who foretold and witnessed the
fall of Troy, sailed for western Eur
ope, landed on the coast OF Flanders
and, inspired by the gods, built a
town which he called after himself.
Bavo The legend goes on to say
that he built a temple in the center
of the town in which he set a hepta-
gona1 column from which started the
seven roads which, passing through
seven gates, stretched to the ends OF
the world Bayai is not mentioned
in Caesars Commentaries, but 1t oc-
ours as Bagacum in the Itinerary OF
Antonine. Believers in the old Bavo
myth used to say, In vtndication OF
it, that Caesar beseiged the town;
but took six months to reduce it, dur
ing which time he lost SO many of
his best men that he thought It best
for his reputation to ignore rne IN
cident in his commentaries. Some OF
the old writers such as Jacques de
Guise, Cordelier Of Valencfennes,
Clarembault, and Hughes de Thoul
supported Bavo as the builder of the
roads, Hughes de. Thoul declaring
that Bavo's descendant, Brunehaldus
or Brunehalt, a contemporary of Sol
onions completed them. Chaussees
Brunhaut is the popular name of the
Roman roads In this part of the coun-
try to this day, and in the middle of
Bavai is a statue to Queen Brunehaut.
the daughter of the King of Wish
goths, the famous rival of Frede-
gonde The inscription on the base
of the statue would show that both
Officially and popularity Brunehaut,
the Queen, is regarded as connected
with the building of the roads. rath-
|:ther than the half mythical Bruno
haldus. It states that they were built
originally by Marcus Agrippa in the
year B. c., and that they were restor-
ed by Queen Brunehaut. Heptagonal
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
RUSSIAN MILITARY SITUATION IS
HOPEFUL SAYS BRITISH LEADER
Finds Faith Allies And Disposition to Stick to War
I, Until Germany Is Crushed Is Expressed by Every
~ one

of the Russian people. No man but
Kerensky could have handled the
military situation SO courageously
and firmly as he has done. And his
colleagues in the new coalition gov
eminent are acting as faithful COM
rades to him. The atmosphere in
Russia is charged, not only with
healthy optimism, but with firm de-
Termination to see the war through
to successful conclusion.
The new Russia will not back out
of it's agreements with the Allies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
GORKY PROTESTS
SALE OF ANTIQUES

Petrograd, June 2s-The Novoea
vremya prints an advertisement from
an unnamed American corporation
which declares that it has assigned
$20,o00,O00 for the purchase in Rus
STA of antiques, pictures, porcelain
and tapestries. Maxi Gorky has Is
sued a furious protest
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
OHIO TO ATTEND
TO COAL SITUATION

e Columbus. O., June 23.-Declaring
that we cannot expect our boys to
go to their front and then let their
families freeze next winter Gov. Cox
announced yesterday that he has call
ed a conference of coal operators for
Friday, June 20, for the purpose of
working out some improvement in
the present situation as to demand
and price of coal
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23

intent on obtaining all the money
possible. s
Hence the action of Norway was
greeted in certain circles, as an indi-
cation that Norway had displayed
better common sense and above all
more. moral courage, than Switzer-
land.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23

FLOWER AND VEGETABLE
SEEDS
JOHN RECK q SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23

r .-sner Want Ads. One Cent q Word
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-15
MAN KILLED BY
ELECTRICITY
The Charge First Passed Thru the
Wrist of Claude Dudley-Latter
Escapes Serious Injury.

Henry Ratliff and Claude Dudley
had formed a partnership in the
laundry business at Centralia. They
were improving the city Jail build
ing-which under late local condi-
tions had passed into disuse--in
which to house their machinery.
Saturday morning Dudley carried
a long iron pipe over to the Centra-
liza power station, a short distance
away, to a wise to cut off a damaged
end. AS Dudley reached the door he
rested one end of the pipe on the
ground. He grasped the door knob
and as he did so brought the other
end of the pipe in contact with the
high power transmission wire which
descends to the caves of the building.
A part of the pipe rested on his arm.
In the meantime, Ratliff, who was al
ready inside the building, is supposed
to have come to the door to see if
Dudley were coming. Their hands
were on the knob at the same moment
and the current from the big wire,
16,500 volts, passed through the bod
les of both men over the iron pipe.
Dudley fell, but was soon revived
Ratliff, inside, was not thought OF
for perhaps five minutes and when
found it was too late to resusitate
him. Ratliff was 40 years old and
leaves a wife.
Centralia gets her electric power
from the Mexico Power Co.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-15
BEAN CREEK LETTER.

Jake Borah and wife moved to the
c. Berry farm last week
Wesley Wood and Dode Barnes
children have recovered from the
measles.
Bud Wood is improving. He had
the misfortune to get two or three of
his ribs broken two or three weeks
ago while baling hay.
Those on the sick list are Joe Arm
strong, Mrs. Martha Eubanks, Morris
Eubanks, Mrs. M. Blum, George gard
ner and Mrs. Amuel Hesterburg.
Walter Eubanks of Washington
spent last week with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Seaf Eubanks. Walter was
in Mexico last Saturday shaking
hands with his many friends. He re-
turned to Washington Monday.
Harve Eubanks and family of Hig-
bee were the guests of Mr.. E.'s father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs Seaf Eu-
banks last Sunday.
r.. T. Byars spent a few days in
Mexico last week visiting c. H. Spots
wood.
1t is said the wedding bells will
ring on Bean Creek soon.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-15

in education and the work of the
public schools and the colleges and
higher institutions of learning. He
was a man widely read and was able
to discuss any matter that might pre-
sent itself. His favorite books were
Shakespeare and the Bible. In his
early life he had membership in the
Missionary Baptist church. In his
later years he often referred to death
to him--as no unwelcome thought.
When death at last approached him
he welcomed it and, as it were, drew
his shroud about him and lay down
to pleasant dreams"
He was a model citizen-true and
loyal to his country and always un-
compromisingly for the right as he
saw it. Audrain county has lost a
valuable citizen in his passing.
Short religious services were held
at the home yesterday morning at
10 o'clock, conducted by Rev S. w.
Hayne. The body was taken to Lad
donia in the afternoon where regular
funeral services were held at the M.
E. Church, conducted by Rev. H. B.
Rice. Laddonia Masons assisted by
Masonic brethren from Mexico had
charge in the service at the grave.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-15
SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION
Members of The o. T.. s. Gather Here
From Laddonia, Fulton, Santa Fe,
Molino and MOkane.

Every Chapter of the Order of the
Eastern Star in the Twenty-seventh
District was represented at the
school of instruction for the Order
held here Friday afternoon and eve
ming. Visitors from Illinois and Ar
kansas and from Verona, Mo-, and
Mountain Grove outside the district
attended the sessions.
The time of the two meetings was
given to rituralistic ceremonies and
floor work. intersperscd with social
reccsses. The Mexico Chapter enter
tanned at 600 o'clock dinner when
plates were laid for fifty guests.
The evening social closed with an
informal social with refreshments.
Chapters within the District were
represented as follows: Laddonia
IA, Fulton s, Santa Fe 8, New Bloom
field 8, Tebbetts 5, Molino 8, Mokane
2, There were many visitors.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-15
Weekly Market Letter
Furnished by Woodson-Fennewald
L. Com. Co., Natl Stock Yds., Ill.,

National Stock Yards, ILL.,, Feb.
10, 1917.--Cattle receipts have been
liberal this week and the market 15c
to 25c lower on all grades Cf cattle.
Bulk of the choice sters selling
$1O.5O to $11.75; good 1915 to $1O.-
rs; medium $3.50 to $500; fair kill
ers $7.S5>to $S.25.
Choice light heifers $3.50 to $10.-
90; good $3.50 to 5000; medium
$40 to $7.S5. fair $3.50 to $500.
Choice COWS $3.50 to 5000; good
$40 to $7.S5; medium $685. to
$6.S5; cutters $3.50 to $5.S5; can
ners $5.15 to $5.35.
Choice bulls $500 to $3.50; good
1925 to $7.75; medium 1925 to
$6.75.
Sheep receipts light, market
strong. Good to choice sheep $1O.75
to $11.25; good to choice yearlings
$12.5O to $3.50; good to choice
lambs $14.OO to SASS.
Hog receipts liberal, market 1Oc
lower on best hogs, 15c lower on light
hogs. Best butcher and heavy hogs
.$12.35 to $12.5O; good mixed and
light shipping hogs $12.15 to 1880;
packers $1.25 to $11.6O. stays $1,000
to $12.25.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-15

young woman with a striking per-
sonality. She has had splendid train
ing both as a vocalist and as 4 Bible
teacher. Her solo work has delighted
all who have heard her and her Bible
class has become very popular among
the ladies Of the church. Nearly
ifcty are in daily attendance on this
class.
Mr. Curry scarcely needs an intro
duction to the people Of Mexico and
vicinity as he has been in Mexico on
two former occasions. He is one of
the great leaders of song of our day.
As a chorus leader he is superior to
the famous Rodeheaven who shines
in the radiance of Billy Sunday. AS
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-15
CHAMP CHIMES

Eggs are so high that every time
Mrs. Biddie" cackles makes Mrs.
Farmer smile
The robins and meadow larks have
come looking for spring, but have
met with a cool reception so far.
Rev. ]. NJ. Hornback filled his reg
u'rr appointment Sunday morning
and night. His wife and sister, Miss
Mary Lucy, accompanied him.
Things sold high at the Clyde Har-
rison sale. Sorn brought $1.O1 and
other things sold in proportion.
James Sneed has bought 80 acres
of timber land from the Savings Bank
'BouCh of the Charlie Dean farm.
Sneak thieves entered the home of
James Booth while he and family
were attending Claude Harrison's S
sale. Lard and other valuables were
taken.
Dean G. Dicus shipped in "a mules
and car of horses and cattle from
Macon county last week. 1t was all
good stuff.
Albert Price bought 45 head of
black cattle at S1O5 per head.
Jack Woolery has rented his farm
to Harry Woolery and Richard Kidd.
Miss Elizabeth billiard spent the
week end with her cousin Miss Mamie
Weidler.
John u. Smith, while cutting a
tree last week, struck a nail in the
heart of it. The tree was about 60
years old and the nail had been
driven into it while sappling.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-15
PRAIRIE LEA LETTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hook visited
relatives at IIolidy last week.
The Lea extends congratulations
and best wishes to Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry KluSman who will set up house
keeping this week in the new house
recently built on Mr.. Earle Cunning
hams farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Doerge will
move soon to their son Hugo's place
and Will Doerge will occupy the
place vacated by his father.
LYDIA and Osia Yostmayer and Del
la Boeger visited school Friday.
The Ruse family spent Saturday
evening with the Rogers family.
The A. H. T. A. held a meeting
Saturday night.
Miss Mary Doerge and Henry Klus-
man were married Wednesday in
Warrenton, Mo-, by Rev. Fischer,
formerly of here. They were accom-
panied to Warrenton by Mr. Hugo
Doerge, brother of the bride, and Miss
Madge Hollingsworth. The Lea
wishes to extend the heartiest of good
wishes to Mr.. and Mrs. Klusman for
their future prosperity and happiness
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-15

The revival services being con-
Quoted at the Methodist Episcopal
Church South in Mexico, is arousing
great interest.
Evangelist Andrews with the able
assistance of Mr.. c. P. Curry, and his
daughter Miss Ann Andrews, have
won the confidence and enthusiastic
following of all in the community.
Rev. John B. Andrews, the evan
gelist, is an exceptionally strong
preacher. His messages are plain
and simple, delivered with fervor and
reach the hearts of the heaTers. His
message thus far has been particular
ly strong. They are marked by
wholesome humor and a wit that Of
ten drives home the truth in a most
striking manner.
Miss Andrews, the daughter of the
evangelist, is a cultured and talented
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-15
RESOLUTIONS

WHEREAS death has removed
from the Board of Directors of the
North Missouri Trust Company one of
its ablest and most highly esteemed
members, Mr.. ]. f. Llewellyn,
BE 1T RESOLVED by the Board of
Directors, That we hereby express
our deep sense of sorrow and loss be-
cause of the removal of so able and
distinguished a co-laborer,
THAT we express our great appre.
citation of the services rendered by
Mr.. Llewellyn who was not only a
charter member but Vice-President
continually from the date of the or
ganization of the Trust Company, and
to whose ability and sterling business
qualities the success of the Company
lis largely due,
THAT we express our sympathy
with the bereaved family in the ire
parable loss sustained by the removal
of the husband and father
THAT copy of these resolutions
be spread upon the minutes of the
North Missouri Trust Company, that
copy be given to the public press
and copy be sent to the bereaved
/ family.
! (Signed) S. p. EMMONS.
JNO. w. MILLION
I
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-15
MIR. DOOLIN ROBBED.
Also Broken IntO-BlOodhOund
Sent For.

Thieves broke into w. S. DOolin's
store at Rush Hill Wednesday night
of last week and got away with 5000
worth of jewelry, etc.
Howard and Knoebe's restaurants
were also broken into and ransacked.
Small amount of change missing from
Knoebel's place.
The event occasioned great excite
ment in the little city. Bloodhounds
from Hannibal were sent for and put
on the track of the thieves, but they
lost trail.
The robbers so far have made good
their escape,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-15

Three residence properties owned
by Mrs. Elizabeth Atkinson were sold
Monday under an execution issued by
the Circuit Court, after a motion to
review the case was overruled. Two
of the properties on East Love street
were sold to w. w. Fry and the third
on East Monroe street went to Mrs.
Monroe Beagles. Judgment on a note
was rendered in the Circuit Court in
November in favor of the Mexico Saw
ings against Mrs. Atkinson.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-15
HORSES, MULES AND CATTLE
PERISH IN FLAMES MONDAY

Jack Harrison's large stock barn
on his farm three miles east of Aux
vase, was burned with it's contents
Monday afternoon. There was 25
head of fine horses and mules and
2S head of cattle. The loss included
three. valuable stations.
Other property destroyed included
two silos, large quantity of wheat
and oats and farming implements.
There was some insurance.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-15

Fire at an early hour Sunday night
destroyed the house on East Monroe
street owned by Miss Pinkie West.
The house was occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. P. G., Bray. Mr., and Mrs. Bray
were at church when the fire caught.
Neighbors saved part of the house
hold goods, The fire is thought to
have caught from the fiue. Loss
partly covered by insurance.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-15

a soloist, he is possessed OF a fine
tenor voice of splendid range and
clearness. His messages in song are
sermons in themselves.
Great crowds that tax the seating
capacity of the church are attending
the services daily and interest is in
creasing with every service.
The services are held daily at $3.50
and 1880 p. m.
Miss Andrews Bible class meets
every afternoon at 900. Children's
services Tuesday and Friday at 3:45.
Services for High School girls on
Wednesday and Friday at 3:45.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-15
Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Porter, of Mil

Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Porter. of Min
neapolis, Mimi, arrived here last
week and will make their home at
the spacious and beautiful country
residence south of town, owned by
F. L, Crosby. The Message joins with
the people of this community in well
coming this splendid family to our
midst
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-15
S. p. EMMONS.
JNO. w. MILLION,
D. s. BURROUGHS.

The second quarterly conference of
Mexico Circuit will be held Saturday
and Sunday, February 18th and 18th.
The business meeting will be held at
the parsonage Saturday afternoon at
2:3O O'Clock. The Presiding Elder
will preach at olivet Sunday morn
ing at 1900 o'clock.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-15

Stock and implements sold we'll at
the Beatty sale southeast of town.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-15
REVIVAL At METHODIST CHURCH
GROWING IN INTEREST DAILY

Driving Home the Truth Most
Striking Andrews Delights Hearers with Her
soloi,
Conducts Services.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-20
linn Writes of Air
Fighting For France

This was being written in the
evening when the Boches came over
on their way to lombard Epernay.
There was a motor convoy passing
on the road. and they tried to drop
some bombs on them. They fell
quite near the house, and the good
woman we are quartered with, came
up and made me put out the light.
She thought the bombs were intend
ed for us.
1 was over yesterday and the day
before getting Photographic "as-
Semblage" of the destruction in the
German trenches. They are being
very thoroughly bombarded in pre-
paration for another attack. This
morning l went again on about the
same sort of mission, this time to
find out how much repairing and re-
building they had done during the
Aght Although we worked very
low, all three trips were uneventful.
But coming back to-day we had mo-
tor trouble. had to land on bad
ground. and smashed up. Albanel,
the pilot, was slightly hurt, and
have cracked rib and some bruises,
but not at all serious. He short-c
cuited the magnetic so the thing
didn't take fire, which would have
been mess. 1t may be several days
before we get new machine.-By
f. w. linn in The American Boy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-20
POTATO CROP IS
NOW IN DANGER
Lice Pest Is Sweeping Over
the State and Causing Fears
For the Yield

State 2oologist ]. G. Sanders last
night issued a warning that the men,
ace to the potato crop and to toma-
toes by aphid attack throughout the
State is assuming alarming proper
tions and that reports reaching the
Department of Agriculture indicated
that in some sections whole fields of
late potatoes had been destroyed.
In many sections the early pota-
toes have become so heavily infested
with the little pink and green pests
that the leaves are all dead and this
means that the number of potatoes
present in the ground at their present
size is the extent of the crop in the
badly injured fields.
The alarming increase OF the aphid
is largely due to the unusually back
ward and rainy season. The crop is
seriously endangered in Illinois, Indi-
ana, Ohio, Kentucky. Maryland, Nir-
ginia and New Jersey. The lice are
normally kept in check by natural
enemies but many of these do not de-
velop at their maximum rate with
cold. wet weather conditions prevail
ing.
Wherever the aphids are present
in numbers potato and tomato grow
ers are urged to spray Immediately
with Black Leaf 40 or kerosene
emulsion. Effective spraying for aphid
control depends upon the actual con-
tact of the spray with the lice which
are on the underside of the leaves.
Cover every leaf with spray on the
under side In order to save the 80
100000 bushel crop predicted for this
State. effective spraying must be done
In all sections where lice are present
at once.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-20
American Explains
Germans Methods
of Bagging Planes

The Germans have arranged their
guns in batteries; and when an
enemy plane came within range, the
first gun would throw three shells
into tho air into rapid succession.
These were so devised that they
would explode at different eleva-
tions, liberating different colors in a
smoke cloud. Usually one of these
would be somewhere near the plane.
Thus the Germans had three fixed
attitudes in the air and from their
smoke test they could instantly de-
termine the altitude of the plane.
a second gun of the battery fires
big, high explosive shell, aimed as
close to the aeroplane as possible.
If II explodes close enough. it will
wreck the machine; but the Ger
mans do not really expect to get one
even with the second shell. The ef-
feet of this explosion is to "dud" the
air. 1t creates air conditions which
for a time make It impossible to
move in that vicinity.
1t is the third gun which gets him.
Having ascertained the range with
the first, and killed the air with the
second. a big shrapnel shell is di-
rected from the third gun. II the
machine has been fairly caught by
the high explosive shell, the six hun