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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-27
Olathe No l

Every body seems 70 epj,y
Christmas times.
Most of the schools of this
nei9hborhood only gave a two
DAYS vacation
Doc Gates, wife and Grace at.
tended the Christmas tree a.
Macomb b and had a very enjoyable
time.
DR.. Mack Davis ia spending
holidays with home folks He
has been attending veterinary
college in Kansas City;lle will re
turn to his school soon.
Miss Blanche Grain from Ar.
kansas is visiting Mr. Surgeons
Hode Freeman was a Macomb
visitor Monday afternoon and
stayed for the Christmas tree.
Some very pleasant. visitors
have been entertained in this
section during the week.
Evpryb' dy seemed to be well
pleased with the pie supper at
Endravor Thursday night. The
funds received were sent to the
Y. M. G. A. and Red Cross com.
mittees at Ava, the amount being
$13 25 Everybody was very lib
eral and nice sociable time was
had.
Several boys from Macomb
attended the pie supper at Eadea
vor. Those present FROM there
we're Harve Findley, Monroe
Royal, Virgil Royal, Alva Free
man aud Paul McCallistar.
Hurting seems to be the order
OF the day since the wolf hounds
have arrived.
James Freeman wife aud
Miss Grace Gates were Mans
field visitors Saturday.
Sunday school at Shiloh every
Sunday. BRUNET.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-27
Pleasant Street

The ground is very slick with
ice but it is thawingconsidarabl
now. +,
Mrs L ]. Rushing was report
ed real sick the first of the week
but is sope better now.
F. w. Thompson IS better, he
made business trip to Seymour
Monday.
F. D. Howard and wife were
in Mansfield Saturday.
Rae Howard and Gus Rushing
we're Midway callers Tuesday.
There was a large crowd at
the Christmas tree at Mission
Temple.
Elmer Rushing's baby is re
ported better.
GRANNY MATUEEN
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Wayside Gleanings

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Sunday school at the Macomb
Methodist church every Sunday.
Harry New Year!
The snow is all gone, but lit.
tie sleet fell Christmas eve, and
the thermometer dropped quite
sudd. My.
Mss Edith Schafer is home
10 a Springfield for the holidays
lester Greenwood came from
NJ nntain Grove Friday night to
spend Christmas at home.
Miss Gladys Snyder and
brother Chester came home Sat
urday morning to spend the hol
idays.
Miss Annie Mckinney has re.
turAed from q six week s visit
with her aunt, Mrs. Sinclair. at
Paola, Kans. 49,
The Macomb scho has vaca-
tion all this we.,k.
The Macomb school will have
a pie supper and program Fri.
day night The proceeds will go
to the Y. M. G. A.
Rev. H. J Fenwick of Noun
tain Grove filled his regular ap
pointment at the Methodist
church Sunday.
Tue Christmas tree at the Ma.
comb Methodist church was
nicely decorated and all the little
folks were made happy with a
treat. An excellent program Was
rendered, then a c, Election was
taken for the Red Cross. The
program was solemn and our
Suff sring humanit, over there"
~efe remembered. A large
crowd was in attendance and all
had an enjoyable time.
Make New Year reaulutiOns
and keep them. if you do not
keep them do not make resolu
tions..
SOMEBODY ELSE.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-27
Card IF Thanks

We desire t. extend our heart
felt thanks to iall who we're. so
kind to US dusing the sickness
and death Of stnr husband and
father. r.-Mrs. Hoseph Davis and
children.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-27
Noiics

To avoid ! penalty taxes should
bs paid before the tifst Of ne
year. Please call and pay, them
WHEN convenient. ] have tie
official tar lisffor Pleasant Val.
ley TovDships
adv WARD III HITCHCOCK.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-27
cowsfor Sale

For. Sale Ebod 5 year old
roam COW with calf by side, also
1 big red cowa'to be fresh soon.
&C. B. FREEMAN. adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-27

|. Spring Wagons and Buggie
at J. q. Carter's. adv.
r. r. Reed and wife spen
Xmas with home folks at Wes
Plains.
Pleasing programs, with tree
and presents, were given thi
Christmas by the various Sun
day schools.
Seats are on sale at Fuson'.
Drug Store for the New Year,
eve entertainment at the 0pers
hOuse.-adv.
See our list of second hand ar
ticles : better come in and SEE
them. p. N. Dyer Furniture
COmpany.-adv
Miss Mabel Coday, who is at
tending the Lebanon High SchoO
has been spending the holidays
with home folks.
The Parent Teacher Associa'
tion gave a program and parcel
post sale at the school house
Thursday night.
Miss Alice Tombleson, stu
dent Of the Springfield Normal
School, has Deen spending the
holidays at home
"Your paper is all right I
sold the stock advertised last
week" 80 Charles Aborn of Bry.
ant 'phoned MonSay.
Don't fail to attend the enter
tainment at the opera house Mon
day night. Seats on sale at Fu-on
Drug Co. Store adv.
DO you want to sell or
trade your farm or timber
land? If you do, see Avery
& Stephens.
Xmas visitors at RIA Alcorn's
were Buck Yates AnorBryant's,
and Robert Alcorn's of Sey monr
and H. B. Johnston's.
John Center of Pearl Center
fell on the ice yesterday and
broke a couple of ribs. DR.. R.
M. Rogers attended him.
T, r. -Lehart has bought the.
E G. Comstock property, occu.
pied by G Il Cathcart's and ex.
poets to move thereto soon.
Some of the fine turkeys from
the Wilson farm were ON the ex
hibition this week at the state
poultry show at Springfield
You only need Sanoi Eczema
Cure to get rid of those Blach
Heads, Pinples, rough bnmp'
skin. Leaves skin smooth. Cures
any case of Eczema. Is pleasant
to use. A trial will convince you
35c at the drug store.-adv
Misses Vida Stephens and
Lois Beach have been home dur
ing the week from Mountain
Grove, where they are attending
high school.
When you have Backache the
liver or kidneys are sure to bu out
of gear. Try SanOl, it does won.
ders for the liver, kidneys and
bladder. "A trial 35c bottle will
convince you, Get it at the drug
store.-Adv.
Reports from members of the
Wright County Council ofDafen'
Sc and township councils indicate
a large attendance at Mondays
meeting here.
Pay your taxes at the Avery
g. Stephens real estate office.
where you will find the only
legal list of taxes for Pleasant
Valley town, hip. adv
We have printed bills for Natii
Atchison & Sons for sale near
Olathe Dec 81; also for Fred Ban.
field for a salemear Macomb Jan.
2. Mr.. Banfield expects to return
to SprlnKn neld.
Do you get up at night? Sanol
is surely the best for oil kidney
or bladder. troubles. Sanol gives
relief in "a hours from all back
ache aud bladder troubles. SanOl
is a guaranteed remedy. 35c and
81 90 a bot, lie at the drug store. ad
r. b. Rogers Of st Louis Wis
tied home folks here this week,
having secured a leave OF absence
from his railroad duties at JEFF
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-27

N. ]. CRAIG HAS son L..
MONEY THAT HE DESIRES
10 LOAN bN GOOD, I'M.
PROVED FARMS IN ETH.
Err WRIGHT OR DOUGLAS
COUNTIES. I N. ]. CRAIG
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Bertha Miller-Band Accompaniment
2 Piano Duet-Il Trovatore-Berha Miller Alice Mooney
3 Reading-At the Shoe Store Bertha Miller
d Voca-The Swallows Bertha Miller
5 Vioin-Moto Perpetuo Bertha Miller
Accompanist-Grace Craig
E Vioin-Ffth Air Varie Bertha Miller
Accompanist-Francis Black
Duet-Moonlight on the Hudson
Bertha Miller. Grace Craig
8 Drill and Song-Send Me Away With Smile
Nora Ross. Myrtle Newton. Mamie Beach. Lorinda
Cantrell. Blanche Crippen. Ruth Dennis. Nellie Den
mis-. Elva Norris Sylvia Brazea Golda Norcross Uls
Cantrell. Ruth Turner
|9 Address-The War Hon. Robert Lamar, Houston
lntermisson
II Music - Mansfield Concert Band
z Address-The Council of Defense-Rev. C. w. Holmes
3 Reading-A Voice From Far Country-Bertha Miller
4 Piano-Bubbing Spring Bertha Miller
5 Vioin-Manzanillo Bertha Miller
Accompanist-Alice Mooney
6 Piano-king's March L. Fern Davis Ava
= Sketch-American Tramp
Ernest Deaver of the Seager Dramatic Company
Is Reading-An Easter Symbol Bertha Miller
9 Voca-The Good Shepherd Bertha Miller
SKETCH-T1E AWKWARD SQUAD
Sane-Co NJeder Lieut. General Coday
Capt. Chasen.-Ednv Dichnaon Orderly dlton Coday
Squad Charley North Rodolphs Cooley Louie South Milton
Dennis Fast Thomas Dean; Willie Vest. Chas eeton
Teleeraph Operators-Ears Cawble and Earl Cathcart
Examining Kstche. Mack Stephens; Dr. Sende.
Ben Norris
War ScnesRecruitng OHiceExamnng BOARD Band and Or
chestrMosng s-,ring squad will
the New Year nDo not fail be the Opera House
MONDAY NIGHT, DEC. 81, 1917-NEW YEARS EVE
you suffer- remember it is all for good Secure
tickets early because seat will be sodThs is the
this show and positively the last time!
Caution ladies in costume will sell pop soda
and chewing gum
MANSFIELD OPERA HOUSE AT MANSFIELD, MO.
open 45 Reserved Seats 35c General Admission 25c
To show given the Mansfield Opera House this
Wright County Council of Defense F. H Riley Chairman
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-27
Ter.ely Told Town Tale.

H.B. Paul's were in Springfield
last week.
Joa Mashbur is here fiom
Seymour.
N. J. Craig was in Springfield
this yeek.
James Pope has returned from
California.
Marvin Buckles is here from
St. Joseph.
G. w. Tripp was in Springfield
yesterday.
Vernie Borders is here from
Adair, Iowa.
Mrs. Birdie jones is here from
Picher, Okla.
Dick Alcorn has been visiting
at Sey mour.
= Char les Bogart came in from
Texas last week.
Railroad Magazinc-Mirror
news stand.-ad.
Frank Dennis left last week
for Parsons, Kans.
Miss Ze|la Yandell of Ava Wis.
tied here this week.
DR. Orender of Cedar Gap was
here during the week.
Prof. J.E. Pummill's ate Xmas
dinner at F. A. Coles.
Leslie Strong came hume last
wark from Miami. Okla
Csci! Brazeal's of Fordland
were holiday visitors hrre.
James Newton returned last
week from Truman, Ark.
Carl Garner Of the Seymour
Citizen was here this week.
Films of present war at opera
house Monday night. adv.
Miss Augusta Anderson. is
visiting latives at Neosho.
H. B. Paul and wife visited rel
a,ives at Donipl,an this week.
Take your cream to the
Square Deal Mih.--adv. !
Carl and Miss Edith Mays
we're in Springfield last week.
Mrs.G.C. Freeman entertained
the Embroidery Club Tuesday
All Story and Argosy on Mir.
ror news stand every week. - adv
Good house and 2 lots for sale
cheap. See K. M. Rogers.-adv
Square Deal Milling 60.
wants your cream.-adv.
John Shook of Mar,hfie|d visi'
ted D. S. CantrelI's during the
week.
Sam Kings address is ordered
changed from ColIinsville, Okla,
to West Tulsa.
M. Bausch and daughter we're
in Sey mour Saturday, the latter
going to Diggins.
MissBonita Orender of Spring.
field visited here and at Norwood
during the week.
Mrs j. o. Miller orders her
address changed from Howard.
Kas.. to Elk Falls.
Go to J. D. Reynolds and buy
your Shoes he has the Best
STYLES for the money ADV.
MA Freeman and wife and W.
G. Reynolds and wife ate Xmas
turkey at Geo B. Freeman's.
Mrs. Frank Furrey and family
have moved from Kansas to the
farm recently purchased ear
here.
The church bells to'led at 9 o.
clock Xmas morning and Amer
ica" was sung throughout the
country.
Mrs. J. G. Orender and SON OF
Norwood and Miss Julia May
Behan have been visiting in Kun
sas City.
John A. Hensley sends the
Mirror for q Christmas gift to
his daughter, Minnie Kirk, Lara.
: mie. Wyo.
Do you want to sell, trade or
buy a farm, ranch, raw land, city
or business property, automo-
biles. factory, patent, stock.
bonds, mining property, etc. If
YOU have something 70 sellin any
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-27

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Friday au,i,fnp tho Eastern
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Grand Master will insta,l the
oewlv eleeted officers Of the
severa, lodues nj Wright countv
q, the I, flowing t,atss:
Hartvilie. January l.
Names January 4.
Grovespripp. January
Cedar GAP. January o
Mtn. Grove, January 10
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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-27
Opera House
nonday Night
December 81, 1917
New Years Eve
Council of Defense Benefit
War Entertainment

War Scenes Moving Pictures
Films of the Present War
One of the Most Stupendous Produc-
tions Ever Produced
Reserved Seats at Fuson Drug Co.'s.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-08
Italian Art Guarded
Against Enemy's Guns
Historic Statues and Buildings
Covered; Stained Glass
Replaced by Paper
tBy The Associated Pressl

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
ITALY, Thursday, Dec. g. Extensive
precautions have been taken to protect
the cities of Northern Italy from ruth
less German bombardments by airplane
and by guns should the enemy get near
enough.
All the movable paintings, statues,
art treasures and famous stained glass
windows from Milan to Venice have
been carried to places of safety or sur
rounded by cement and brick encase-
ments to shield them against bombs
which might be dropped in aerial at
tacks. There is scarcely an old church
in Northern Italy but has been rein
forced, buttressed and otherwise pro-
tected so that it cannot crumble or
collapse unless hit squarely by'a large
she'll. The wonderful stained glass
windows have been removed from
Milan Cathedral and replaced by paper.
Public statues and tombs Of artistic
Importance now cannot be recognized
because Of the brickwork around them.
All the great tourist centres of North
ern Italy, which have been the delight
OF American and other tourists, appear
unfamiliar now. The towns and cities
are darkened at night.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-08
British Punish Germans
Advancing to Occupy
Relinquished Salient
IBv The Associated Press ]

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Dec. THE Germans TO-
dav continued their work Of reoccupy-
inc the devastated area bequeathed 10
them by the British when General byng
made his withdrawal from part OF the
Cambria salient. d,
II was an unsayory task that faced
the enemy. The Bourbon Wood still
was reeking with poisonous gas; Grain
court. Anneux, Cantaing. Noyelles'
Varcoing and Masnieres were waste
of ruins. and the low-lying ground on
which the Germans apparently had
MANNED 20 dig their new trenches was
overlooked by the British positions.
Into this desert the big guns were
burling tons of explosives, while ma
chine guns were whipping a constant
stream of bullets into the ranks OF the
enemy sent forward prospecting for de-
sirable points available for defence.
Meanwhile. the major portion of the
British army was sitting comfortably In
their new home, their consolidation
virtually having been completed before
they started to retire at midnight Tues
day
As a matter fact, part of their work
was dOne lOT theh % bHc pti ."
the famous Hindenburg trenches. The
wonderful German dugouts and net
work OF front line and communication
trenches were all at the disposal of the
Tommies. who look out with uncon-
cerned satisfaction at the former occu-
pants, now laboring mlserably to build
new underground habitations.
Fighting continued to-day at many
points between advance patrols Of the
British and the Germans.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-08
Deaths Among
Our Troops Abroad

WASHINGTON, Dec. deaths from
natural causes of men in the army in
France were reported to-day as fol-
lows:
BIEDZYCKI, ADOLPH, private, en-
gineers, November 25; heart failure;
Eddie Biedzycki, brother, 1869 Monna
Avenue, East Chicago, Ind.
CLARK, ABNER L., private, infantry,
December 2; Mrs. II. d. Clark,
mother, Park Street, East Hampton,
Mass.
LINDLEY. PAUL, private, engineers,
December a. measles, complicated
with broncho-pneumonia, acute; Mrs.
L. c. Lindley, mother, Addy, Wash.
MNETT, CHARLES c., mechanic,
field artillery, December 4; rupture
of spleen, abdominal hemorrhage;
Harry Beale, uncle; Caspsr, Wyo.
MATTHEWS, WILLIAM s., private,
stevedore regiment, December 4;
fracture of skull; Nina Matthews.
mother, 1880 Riggs Avenue, Balti-
more
New-York tribune., 1917-12-08
Germans Wrest
Marcoing From
Byng's Troops
Storm Fortified Farm, but
Lose Ground Near
La Vacquerie

LONDON, Dec. THE Germans to-
dav wrested from General Byn2' 8
troops the last section Of the town of
Marcoing. which they had practically
surrounded following the retreat of the
British from the northern part Of the
Cambria salient. In addition they TOOK
by storm the fortified farm of La
Justice and maintained their positions
north of La Vacquerie against hand
grenade attacks, according to the Ger
man War Office statement tonight:
Local engagements on both sides or
Graincourt developed successfully tor
the Germans, the report adds.
To-night's British communique states.
that Ulster troops carried out sue
cessful local operation during the day
north of La Vacquerie. taking trenches
and improving the British line at this
point considerably. Aside from TINS
action General Byng's report mentions
only patrol encounters on the Camorai
front.
Southeast Of Ypres British patrols
dispersed hostile working parties last
night. To the northeast the Germans
arc declared to have suffered losses IN
an unsuccessful raid on the British
lines. Berlin records heavy firing on
this front. extending as far south as
the Lys. on both sides of the .Scarpe
there was marked artillery activity.
Both the British and the German
armies apparently are preparing now
for greater developments on the Cam
brai and Ypres fronts before the WIN
ter is far advanced. Just what the
loss of Bourbon Wood and Marcoing
ard the important heights between Will
mean tc Byng ir his future operations
in this region is not clear, though un-
doubtedly the German successes OF the
last few days have made the British
task before Cambria extremely difficult
and hazardous.
Although their new line Is eight
miles shorter than before their with
drawal. and consequently stronger, the
British have given up their hold on
the Scheldt, and must force crossing
of that stream before they can under
take any new drive upon the city.
On the Verdun front to-day the
Crown Prince made two powerful at
tempts to pierce the French trench
lines in the regions of Bezonvaux and
beaumont, but both attacks failed, ac-
cording to the Paris communique. In
the region OF Rheims and the Rhone-
Rhine Canal artillery activity was
marked.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-08
American Section Wins
Coveted French Honor

THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE,
Thursday, December s. - The first
American unit to receive the coveted
"fourragere" Ca French military deco
ration worn on the left shoulder, in
the colors of the ribbon of the Cross
of War, is American Sanitary Section
No. >. Notification of the award was
announced at headquarters to-day.
The section previously had received
two official citations. A general order
from General Petain stated they were
for Splendid conduct before the enc
my" In forwarding the communities
tions the chief of the French military
mission attached to the American army
added:
"This glorious distinction is a merit
ed reward for the brave men compos-
ing the section, who on a famous bat
tlefield have given evidence of the fra
ternity and solidarity between the sol
djers Of France and America, united in
the common cause"
Information as TO the exact nature
of the sections services was unavail-
able at headquarters tonight.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-08
Americans Train
In Greatest of
All War Schools
French Town Transformed
Into Veritable Miniature
Battlefield

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Thursday, Dec. 6. - The
greatest school Of war the American
army has ever known, and which when
fully under way will probably DC the
greatest of any army, began operations
to-day in and about a French town the
history Of which dates back thousand
years.
Within field glass range of the old
walls surrounding the town, IN which
the headquarters and staff college are
established, there arc numerous locali-
ties where already many men are be-
ing trained in the science of war hnd
all its finer details. When the school
is in full progress more than 10000
students will he in training here.
To-day there are in operation schools
for trench mortar work, antl-alrcTaft
artillery, anti-aircraft machine gun op-
erations and sanitary work. In these
com6lete units which will be attached
10 divisions are in training. There Is
also gn army candidates school where
on-commissioned officers will be
trained and examined as to their fit
ness for commissions. From this school
the American army in full action VIII
draw officers TO replace those fallen
in battle.
Within a day or so there will be
opened schools Of instruction in auto
matte weapon operation and other
specialties Of infantry fighting IN
which officers are to learn the APP
proved methods of sniping work,
bayoneting and other details and then
return to their divisional or corps
schools as instructors. IL is here also
that a tank school will be opened as
soon as certain number of French
tanks arrive.
Nearly all the instructors are French
or British. although few Americans
are on the staff 2f the college.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-08
Striuing to Turn
Italian Line on Piaue

war and the whole body of these Rus
sian prisoners was returned to Russia
as sort of propaganda for terminating
the war.
The splendid showing the Italians
made single handed on the Asiago
plateau is leading to the frequent re-
mark that the Asiago plateau will be
the Italian Verdun. While the Italians
had fallen back, as did the heroic de-
tenders of Nerdun, yet their main lines
are intact and inspire confidence that
the Italians will be able to hold the
invaders from reaching the Italian
plains.
Losses on Both Sides Heavy
The Importance of the fighting around
Asiago is not underestimate, but il is
believed the line of resistance to which
the Italians have retired is capable of
holding the Franzella and Gadena
passes, leading into the Brenta Valley
and the open plain some miles below.
The fighting has been of the most
desperate character, and while the
enemy has paid dearly for his success,
the Italian losses also have been very
heavy.
An eyewitness gave the correspond
ent details of the carnage. Enemy re-
serves were poured in until the ltal-
ians we're far outnumbered. They con-
tinued to struggle desperately, how
ever, and in one case a small detach-
ment of Bersaglieri met the shock of
an entire Austrian regiment. Austrian
Kaiserjaegers displayed unprecedented
ferocity using stlettos AS we'll as
bayonets in fierce hsnd-to-hand fight
ing.
The extent Of the enemy reserves is
shown by their concentration in the
average amount of division for every
kilometre. These divisions have been
identified as the 9th. 18th, 2lst. i5th
and SD, in addition TO others not
identified. and a number OF German
bAttalions. The artillery fire also has
been the heaviest of any since the new
Italian line was formed.
The latest reports show that detach-
ments Of Alpini, surrounded on Monte
Castelgomberto. preferred death rather
than surrender. and either fell by their
own hands or were cut To pieces in
the fierce assaults by the enemy col
umns.
IL is estimated that the forces en-
ployed by the enemy were about twice
as large as the Italian force before the
Italian line was retired 70 It's present
position.