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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06

Instructions will be wired to the To-
cal boards from which they were
drawn to q up other men to take
their placcsp
The men chosen will go to The
baths that morning in mufti. They
will emerge in kahki. In case of
slight physical deformity or under
dtvelopment, which, however, would
not bar them from the army, special
exercises will be prescribed to reme-
dy the defect. The men will be put
thru these exercises under drill mas
ters and skeleton companies will be
formed and put thru light military
drill.
The men will be broken in to camp
life, cleaning up, and the hundreds Of
little daily labors for the soldiers, so
that they will be able to train the
new men in these details when the
second quota comes.
The next movement for men from
Audrain, and the other counties, will
be September 10, when 40 per cent
of the county's quota will be called
out. Army officials believe the men
already under training in skeleton
companies will be able to assimilate
this influx and there will be no con-
fusion.
The third qouta of 40 per cent will
be called October 8.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
Fred Peck And
Howard Wayne
First Two Audrain County Men Cali
ed For Service In The New Sc
lect Army-Left Yesterday.

The Audrain boys have begun "go-
ing down the trail' to Fort Riley for
training service in the new select
army
Howard Wayne and Fred Peck
both of Mexico, were called yester-
day, leaving on the Wabash at 1:43
in the morning.
Roy Briarly and Charles Myers,
both also of Mexico, were slated to
leave this morning at 1:43.
Tomorrow Howard Coil and Frank
Brooks, both of Laddnia, will en-
bark.
RoyPearl and John Brown, both of
Mexico, are to take their leave Sat
day.
When The Message asked Roy Bry-
arly how he felt about going he
quickly replied, Just bunkum. l ex-
pect to see great times, and hope to
get back built up in phyical strength
and better equipped and qualified for
the battles in civil life than ever be-
fore"
When a man gets on the train to
go to mobilization camp he enters an
other life, so to speak. His civilian
associations, his entire other world,
is left behind. Nothing is now left
to his judgment. Everything that he
is to do has been worked out in ad-
vance. He is under orders every
minute.
He reports at the camp. There he
is assigned to tent and told to take
a bath and where to take it.
He goes to the showers, takes his
bath, is given something to eat, and
goes to bed.
That is the end of the first day.
The next morning real military life
starts. After roll-call and breakfast
the man is brought before army sur
geons for physical examination. If
they confirm the decision of the civil
ilian physicians that he is physically
qualified for military servic, as is ex-
pected will be done in 80 per cent of
the cases, he will be given uniform.
and a rifle, other equipment and as
signed to a company
The men rejected in the army test
will be given tickets and sent home.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
HAD EYE REMOVED.

Mrs. Arthur Ankrom of Mexico un-
derwent a surgical operation last
Monday evening at St. Johns Hospit-
al in st. LOTUS, which necessitated
the removal of the left eye in its en-
tirety, chronicles the Middletown
Chips. About year ago Mrs An
krom noticed that her sight was fail
ing and upon testing her eyes discov-
cred that the left eye was entirely
dark. She was greatly shocked, OF
course, and surprised, too, for she
had suffered no pain whatever. The
optic began troubling her recently
and upon advice of her physician
She went to the hospital last Monday
morning and was operated on the
same evening. At last report she
was doing we'll and expected to be
back home in short time.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
Former Audrain Boy In France--Ship Sinks
Mother Missouri Boy Writes His Mother

over for at least one more winter
and fall. We certainly enjoyed ouI
stay at Dinard, our resting place on
the Atlantic Coast in Brittany, far
from the sound of guns.
There we met a Mrs. Reed and
daughter, The daughter is a nurse
and has been here since the begin
ming of the war. She has been decora-
ted by the French Government for
doing good work. We met a Mrs
Eddy, who introduced us to a num-
Der of Americans.
"One of the rich American ladies
gave us a tea. 1t was the classiest
thing have ever been to. Her won
derful garden was filled with flowers,
statuary and other beautiful things.
The scenery all around here is beau
tiful and have taken many pictures,
Is Paid Five Cents A Day.
81 believe l forgot to tell you that
wehave been paid by the French Gov
ernmet ever since we have been at
the front. We get 25 centimes a
day, which is cents day All the
French soldiers get this amount.
We are known in France as the
first American soldiers fighting in
France. We were told on July by
the French Commission that we
would go down in history as the first
American soldiers on the French
front.
1--WE have guns, gas masks and
wear helmets most of the time. We
store the guns over our hunks and
never use them except to drill or on
parade.
I'VE have plenty to eat, but need
more sweets to balance our meals.
l buy Swiss chocolate at 22 cents a
cake, which is no larger than our g.
cent cake at home. Was glad you ap-
proved of my going into the transport
service. France needs us"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
Honor The Soldiers
Other 7 owns Coming
Memorable Day In Mexico September
10 For The Departing Audrain County
Boys.

John T. Stewart, secretary of the
Mexico Commercial Club, has visited
Vandalia and Martinsburg lately, to
interest both these good communities
in the plan for a memorable farewell
to the drafted men of the county to
be held in Mexico September 10. Both
Vandalia and Martinsburg will be
here in full force, and we believe ev-
cry other town in the county will
be largely represented here at that
time.
Both Vandalia and Martinsburg
will join in the parade The Mexico
Public Schools, 200 or more chill
dren in the march-Missouri Militia
ry Academy and Hardin College, and
two bands, all should make a very
impressive occasion. 1t is hoped to
make it day never to be forgotten
by the boys-an honor they we'll de-
sedve.
Gov. Fred Gardner has been invit-
ed to come to Mexico and make the
principal speech.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
OLD TOWNS DRY.

Montgomery City, Mo Aug. 81
Montgomery is dry, the first time
for perhaps so years. The county
has been under local option for four
years.
Prosecuting Attorney Sam Nowlin
was notified yesterday that no more
liquors are to be delivered by the
express company and shipments
turned here by the local agent.
Those who got to the express Of
flee early today got their goods, but
later the citizens who called for
their packages were told of the new
instructions.
The nearest saloon is IT miles "a
way form the city and in Warren
County.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
HITS 'EM RIGHT.
Mexico Young Woman Thinks The
Salons Should Be Willing To
Throw In A Thing Or Two

Ruth Crews of Mexico, Mo-, in the
St. Louis Republic, made the follow
ing pointed observations:
To the Editor of The RepubliclThere
is no doubt the saloon is the
Kaiser's best friend, and to think
after giving the order to close all
saloons on certain days that the
soldiers would be leaving, the OF
der was rescinded-just because the
saloon-man made a squeal. 1t is
explained that the reason the order
was rescinded was because they
would be leaving on so many days.
1t is a pity that the saloons should
be forced to sacrifice a few days
when maybe some good, dear, clean
boys may be sacrificing their lives.
1t seems to me that along with the
other sacrifices that are made by
the boys, women and children, the
saloons might throw in a thing
or two. Ruth Crews.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
THE OATS CROP
A BIG RECORD.
Greatest Yield Since The Next Year
After The Drouth In 10O1-Corn
Crop Also Promises Big.

Columbia, Mo-, Sept. Missouri
is producing a war crop of ESQ, ,OOO,-
600 bushels of corn, 100000 OF
oats and 100000 of wheat, as
shown by the September crop report
of Secretary Jewell Mayes of the
State Board of Agriculture.
This is the biggest oats crop in IA
years and the biggest corn crop since
1902. The fall planting of wheat is
1913 per cent compared to this years
harvesting.
Corn made wonderful improve.
ment in August, except spots in
Northeast Missouri Weather has
been too cool for swift growth, but
most corn will be safe from killing
frost, which (on the average) comes
from October 5 to Is north of the
river and from October Is to rs
south.
Corn To Average $1.O2.
The corn acre yield is 35 bushels
under present conditions.
OF this years crop of corn less
than 2 per cent is already cut for sill.
age and fodder, and the portion TO be
cut is 40 per cent. Averaging the
report from ia counties, corn is ex-
pected to sell at S1.02 per bushel at
gathering time.
The 1917 corn total is a big gain
over 27.6, the 17-year average. At
81 OF, the 1917 acre return on corn
will be $3.50.
Wheat, not all threshed, now in
dicates a yield of 14.S bushels pei
acre. The 1,539,3OO acres of wheat
total 22,777,0OO bushels, worth $780,
109,S40 at Food Administrator Hoo
ver's $2.20 price-fxing rate.
From the Investigations by 500
farmers it is found that wheat plant
ing will be about 1,969,92O acres.
Oats are producing 3S bushels pei
acre as far as threshed, a new record
of recent years, totaling 42,404,96O
bushels on 1,115,920 acres, worth
$2S,S22,72S, at 55 cents, or $2O.9O
per acre.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
That Man Deane
"Spies . To Escape
Arrested In Mexico Some Time Ago
Helps Prisoners In The Use OF A
File.

Moberly, Mo-, Aug. 30.-The Wig
ilance of Sheriff Henry Owens Tues
day night thwarted an attempt on the
part of ]. C. Henry, accused of for
gerry, and E. j. Deane, charged with
being a German spy, to escape from
the county Jail at Huntsville, where
the to Iiisoners have been confined
pending their trial, according to a
story published by the Moberly Mon
itor.
Two bars in the cell the men occu-
pied had been sawed nearly in two,
and it remained but for the prisoners
to push outward to effect their es-
cape
The bars had been sawed at the
top and bottom. 1t was the fact that
they had sawed the bars near the
floor that led to the Sheriff's discov-
cry of the plan the men had in mind.
They had filled the crack with soap
and left a small portion of it sticking
out of the crack The sheriff had his
attention attracted by the soap, as
he knew there was none of that kind
in the Jail. He stopped down for a
closer investigation and it was then
that he found the bars had been saw
ed in two.
He Immediately removed the men
to another cell where they will be
held until their cases are called for
trial.
Just what the men did with the
saw with which they cut the bars has
not been learned. The saw cannot
be found, nor has it been discovered
who gave it to the prisoners. TaS
sheriff, however, suspects that Mrs.
Henry brought it to her husband,
when she and her husband and her
son visited the prisoner in jail several
days ago
Henry was arrested in Kansas City
and brought back to this county for
trial on a charge of forging a check
for $35 on the Bank of Moberly.
Deane, suspected of being a Ger
man spy recently was bound over
by Commissioner Ratliff in this city,
following his arrest at Mexico on
charge of trying to interfere with tho
drafting of men in Audrain county.
Dean is highly educated, speaking
five languages and spent some time in
Mexico, ostensibly for the pupose of
selling oil stock.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06

]. Will Skelly, son of Mrs. Clemen-
tine M Skelly, northeast of Mexico,
brother of Mrs. j. r. Shook and
Frank Skelly of the same neighbor-
hood, who is in the End Regiment of
Engineers, landed in France on Au-
guest 18th. He is somewhere in
France" in the interest of Civil En-
gineering. En- voyage he and his
regiment had to leave a sinking ship
and embark on another. Mr.. Skel-
ly's family, wife and two children, re-
main at their home on Russell Ave
nue., st. Louis 1t has been promised
that Mr.. skeily will send The Mes
sage letter for publication soon
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
PACIFIsTs ARE ALONE.
Bryan Passes Them Up-The Coal
Barons Are To Get Shermanss
Word.


Winona, Ind, Sept. 1-Pacifists
vii get no comfort out of w J..
Bryan nor after the Sermon on the
Mount, according to Prof. A. T. Rob
ertson of Louisville, KY, who spoke
today at Winona Bible conference.
"Since the declaration of war"
he said, every Stacker is a traitor.
'Ye cannot serve God and Mammon'
applies to our relation to the govern
ment as well as to money. A man
who is not for Uncle Sam is against
him. Mr.. Bryan was a paciffist be-
fore the war, but pacifists can get no
comfort from Bryan now "
Lays 1t Into Coal Barons.
Prof. Robertson used Sherman's
word in describing what the coal
barons deserved and what is coming
to them, and did it by using the
blunt word
THE coal barons have kept up
prices not because they had to but
because they could" he said.
They will get hell hereafter and 1
hope they will get a little hell here.
Our presidents, beginning with
Roosevelt, fought Wall Street, but
now the people are aroused and they
propose to put something over. There
is nothing which so stirs my blood as
to have spectators in the necessities
of life grin in the face of the poor"
Skinfints in the churches also
came in for a drubbing.
Did you ever hear of a Baptist
church which turned out a deacon
because of covetousness?" he asked.
Some one called out "Yes, we turn
ed two out of our church"
Your church is an exception" DR.
Robertson replied. 81 never knew a
church which acted that way, altho
l did hear of one church which turn
ed out man on the charge of gener-
al cussedness."
DR.. Robertson requested all who
were never buncoed into making bad
investment to put up their hands.
Only two persons responded.
Suckers are born every minute"
he said. Beware of sure things.
Why, there are men who will weep
their eyes out while the minister is
preaching to them and will try to
gouge the minister's eyes out in a
sharp bargain the next day.
Where your treasure is there will
your heart be also. Some women
keep their trasure in their stockings
It's time to get the treasure of earth
changed into the coin of heaven"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
WOOL BRINGS $50.
Farmer Up Near Sturgeon Gets a
Record Profit From Two Ewes
Each Three Lambs.

Sturgeon, Mo. Aug. 30.-Ben R.
Tucker, who lives about three miles
southwest of here, has two ewes that
have raised six lambs.
Recently he sold four of the lambs
which weighed so pounds each and
they brought $4S.O0 The remaining
two lambs yielded ten pounds of
wool each, which sold at 81 cents,
netting $12.2O. Thus Tucker got
$6O.2O for four lambs and 20 pounds
of wool and he still has his original
ewes and two of the lambs left.
This is regarded as almost the rec
ord in this vicinity.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
BIG WATERNIELONS

Laddonia, Mo-, Sept. 1.--Mr. John
Beal: Last Tuesday we received a
message that there was an express
package at the depot for us. So we
went, and the package contained two
lage watermelons, one weighing 64
pounds and the other AS, and a pack
age, alo, of two pounds of Bermuda
grass, all sent by Mr.. w. A. Downs,
chief dispatcher for the Cotton Belt
R. r at Mt. Pleasant, Texas. Mr.,
Editor, we wish you could just taste
these Texas watermelons, for they
are sure fine.
MR.. and MRS. w. w. CORNETT.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
MIDDLETON-BARNETT
Popular Couple Give Their Friends
A Surprise Wedding On Friday
Evening

Mr.. B. R. Middleton, popular
horseman and business man and gen.
eral good fellow, and Miss Margaret
Barnett, daughter of Mrs. Thomas
Barnett of Mexico, a sister of ex-
Sheriff ]. w. Barnett, and who has
held the position as head saleslady
with a large business firm in St.
Louis for some time, were married
Friday evening, at the parsonage of
the Methodist Chuch, Rev. w.
Hayne officiating.
Many friends join in extending
warm congratulations to the happy
couple, wishing that their joys may
increase as the years come and go.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
CIRCUIT COURT

The Audrain County Circuit Court
convened Monday.
No highly important cases yet on
trial.
The petit jury is composed of the
following:
Salt River. Theo. Barnes, -Thos.
Crum, A. Pfitzer, r. T. Reed, Yves
Winn, r L. Mcclure, Noble Barnes,
Charles Heinlen, John Mundy.
Wilson. v. T. Cox, S. A. Pulls.
Sailing. Blaton Robinson, G t,
Board
Cuivre. Ralph House, J.T. Whit
ledge, r. p. Keith, j. T Williams,
A. C. Sax.
Loutre. John McMurtry, Dave
Douglass.
Linn Jack Fry.
Prairie. o. F. Hafner.
Rev. S. w Hayne is.attending the
annual conference of the M. e
Church, South, in session at Rich
mond,M Mo,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
GETS SIX MONTHS.

Pethro Mitchell, colored, II years
old, son of Ed Mitchell, who was
shot at Santa Fe by his brother-irt
law last winter, was arrested in Par
is last week on the charge of writing
checks on the Molino Bank. Pethro
was brought to Mexico and tried in
Justice r. B. Hooton's Court and
fined $40 and given six months in
jail.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06

Charles r Watkins, another Mis-
souri, boy, driving an ambulance in
France, writes his mother as follows:
August I've have just taken
over 22 men in our section, making
62 altogether. Also six more cars,
making "a in all. Nine men are en-
repos all the time. They have a
weeks leave to any place in France,
We have FIVE extra drivers. So that
if anyone is sick these men can take
their places.
81 have sneaking idea that we
will be taken over by the United
States Army. We were inspected by
a United States Army Major the other
day. If we are taken over we will
still be detailed to the French Army
In that event shall likelystay over
here until the end of the war,
Wants To BE A Rider.
81 would like very much to be a
dispatch rider with the American
Army. The dispatch riders have a
very fast car of their own and me-
chanic rides with them. We know
all the roads around here perfectly.
IL do not think the war will be
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
RAID BY A FOX.

Thad Threlkeld lost a chicken or
two one day last week, killed by a
fox, which stole up in broad daylight
and got away with its prey. Mr.
Threlkeld lives on East Love street.
Inmates of the wilderness and jungle
are coming back to town.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
Is GETTING FAT,

Jimmy Bledsoe of this city, a son
of Mrs A. D. Bledsoe here, who is
a member of Co. D. 5th Mo-, in camp
at Nevada, Mo-, writes friends here
that he is enjoying himself and get
ting fat; Uncle Sam is treating him
Just right
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
LITTLE CHILD DEAD.

Silvia Airline Mitchell, fifteen
months old, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Claud Mitchell of Benton City, died
last Thursday night. The funeral
was held at the Benton City Christian
Church Saturday morning.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
CHOKES ON APPLE.

Master Ross Witherspoon of Mon
roe County choked while eating a
sweet apple He fell on the ground
in the orchard and died before help
could be administered.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
JOINS THE NAVY.

Stanley Eubanks, son of Sefe Eu-
banks, on Bean Creek, this county,
Joined the Navy recently. He was
the only son at home, but he did not
falter at his country's call.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS.

County Treasurer H. H. Grafford
received word Monday that his sister,
Mrs. T, B. Richison, at Eolia, Moy
had suffered stroke of paralysis and
was not expected to live, Mr. Graf
ford left at once to be at his sisters
bedside.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
SANTA FE PICNIC.

The Odd Fellows of Santa Fe are
arranging for a big picnic to be held
next Wednesday, September IL.
Many from Mexico and vicinity will
attend.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
MEXICO COUPLE MARRIED.

Mr.. Jesse Gibbons and Miss Agnes
Hepler, both of this city, were mar
ried in Fulton last week. They will
make their home in Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06

Hiram Threlkeld says he was mis-
orable all last week, keeping house
by himself-"batching He never
was much of a cook, and the h. C. l..
did not suffer.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-09-06
MRS. KENIPER GETS PROPERTY.

William Kemper, who died last
week. willed all his property to his
wife during her life time. His es-
tate valued at between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-01
ANOTHER DIVISION FORMED
ihfrd infantry or Regulars Formally
constituted. with General Dick
mhn rs Probable Commanders,
tEv Associated Prose

lfN Associated Press
WASHINGTON. November 30 The
Third Infantry Division (rcgulatD
United states Army. has been form
ally constituted at Charlotte. y. g.
where numerous regular regiments
nave been assembled i'll winter uuar-
ters. Army orders to-day show the
assignment Of officers to that division.
marking The beginning OF the process
OF organizing regular troops remain
ing i'll the United States into divisional
units.
1t is expected tina; Major-C:cncral
Joseph T. Dickman will be assigned to
command the new organizations To
provide commanders for other regular
divisions ana also for the brigade
forming them, score OF Temporary
promotions TO major OF brisadicr-cen-
erals IN the regular service have been
made. and Will soon be announced
troops composing the Third Division
were assembled from various expansion
posts To which the regular regiments
we're sent at the outbreak of the war