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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-12

Mrs. ]. G. Peyton and Miss La
Grange Of the Woods Red Cross aux
iliary at Cement, visited headquar-
tcrs yesterday
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-12

Knitted articles turned in today
were as follows: i sweater, 4 he'll
emts, ] pair wristlets and l pair
socks.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-10-18
CHAPTER Xxx.
Home Again..

That same day, in the evening, !
was rendered a banquet at the Hotel
Savoy by a fellow officer who had
bet three other friends Of mine tina,
I would be home by Christmas. This
wager had been made at the time he
heard that l was a prisoner of war,
and the dinner was the stake.
The first intimation he had Of my
safe return from Germany and the
fact that he had won his bet was q
telegram l sent him reading as fol.
lows:
"Lieut. Louis Grand:
"War bread bad. 50 l came home.
pat"
He said he would not part with
that message for a thousand dollars.
Other banquets followed In fast sue.
cession. After 1 had survived nine Of
them l figured that l was now in a.
much danger Of succumbing to a sur
felt Of rich food a. I had previously
been Of dying from starvation, and
for my WI protection. 1 decided to
leave London. Moreover. my thoughts
and my heart were turning back to
the land Of my birth, where 1 knew
there was a loving mother who was
longing for mort substantial evidence
Of my safe escape than the cables and
letters she had received.
Strangely enough. on the boat which
carried me across the Atlantic, 1 saw
an r. f. C. man-Lieutenant Lascel-
les.
l walked over to him, hsld out my
hand and said "Hello!"
He looked at me steadily for at least
q minute.
MY friend. you certainly look like
Pat O'Brien." he declared, but I can't
believe my eyes. Who r youf"
I quickly convinced him that his
eyes were still to be relied upon, and
then he stared at me for anothac uanr
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-10-18

ute or two. shaking his head dupi.
Dusty.
His my~stificatiOn was quite expli.
cable. The last time he had seen me
| was going down to earth with q
bullet in my face and my machine do
Ing a s%pinnlng-nOse dive. He was one
OF my comrades In the flying corps
and was In the fight which resulted
in my capture. He said he had read
the report that l was a prisoner of
war, but he had never believed 1t. az
he did not think it possible for me to
survive that fall.
He was n of the few men living
out Of eighteen who were originally
in my squadron do not mean the
eighteen with whom / sailed from
Canada last May. but the squadron l
Joined in France,
AS we sat OF the deck exchanging
experiences. I would frequently no.
tice him gazing intently In my face
as If he were not quite sure that the
whole proposition was not a hoax
and that I was an imposter.
Outside Of this unexpected meet
ing. my trip was u%neventful.
l arrived at st. John. New Bruins
wick, and eventually In the little
town of Momence. ILL.,. on the Kan.
kakee river.
l have said that l was v SO
happy to arrive In a country as l was
when l set foot on Dutch soil. Now.
I'm afraid l shall have to take that
statement back. Not until l finally
landed in MOmence and realized that
! was again In the town of my child
hood days did l enjoy that feeling of
absolute security which one never
really appreciates until after a visit
to foreign parts.
Now that 1 am back, the whole ad-
venture constantly recurs to me as a
dream, and I'm never quite sure that
| won't wake up and find it so.
(THE END)
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-10-18

During the whole interview we
were left entirely alone. which i'm
pressed me as significant of the dem.
Ocratic manner of the present king
Of England, and l certainly came
away with the utmost respect for him.
In all my conversation. l recalled
afterwards, I eve addressed the
king as your Majesty" but used the
military "sir." AS ! was a British Of
ficer and he was the head of the army.
he probably appreciated this manner
OF address more than IL l had used
the usual your Majesty" Perhaps
he attributed 1t to the fact that l
was an American. At any rate. he
didn't evince any displeasure at my
departure from what l understand Is
the usual form of address.
Before l left he asked me what my
plans for the future were.
"Why. sir. l hope to rejoin my
squadron at the earliest possible mo-
ment!" l replied.
mo, Leftenant," he rejoined, that
Is out of the question. We can't risk
losing you for good by sending you
back to a part of the front opposed
by Germans, because If you we're un-
fortunate enough to be captured
again they would undoubtedly shoot
you"
well. IL I can't serve in France,
Sir" ! suggested, wouldn't it be feas-
IDLE for me to fly in Italy or Salon
ica?"
NO." he replied, that would be
almost as bad. The only thing that
l can suggest for you to do is either
to take up Instruction. very valu-
Bile form Of service-Or perhaps it
might be safe enough for you to
serve in Egypt, but just at present,
leftenant, l think you have done
enough anyway"
Then he rose and shook hands with
me and wished me the best of luck.
and we both said "GOod-by."
In the adjoining room l met Earl
Cromer again. and as he accompanied
me to the door seemed to be surprised
ut the length of my visit.
AS left the palace a policeman
and a sentry outside came sinai .ly to
attention. Perhaps they figured l had
been made u general.
AS l was riding back to the hotel
In a taxi l reflected on the remark
able course Of events which in the
short space Of nine months had taken
me through so much and ended up,
like the finish of a book, with my be-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-10-18
GIVEN HONOR NOT DESERVED
Error Of Learned Men Responsible for
America Being Named After
Amerigo vespucei.

The story of how the new world re.
ceived the name of America Is u strik'
ing example Of what publicity will &C
cOmplish. Amerigo Vespucci, a highly
educated FlOrentine. vas head Of a
business house In Seville, Spain. prob
ably as agent for the great trading
firm of the Medicis. and helped to fit
out one Of the expeditions with which
Columbus sailed. When the latter's
monopoly was revoked. Vespucci un-
dertOOk several voyages of exploration
on his own account. during which he
claimed in many letters to have been
the first to reach the mainland Of the
new continent, giving the date as June,
18. 1897.
On April IS. 1907. the learned heads
Of the University Of st. Die, in Lor-
raine. decided, Incorrectly, that he was
entitled to the honor of discovery. Co
lumbus having only reached the
islands Of the West Indies. and that
the western hemisphere should bear
his name. The name America was.
therefore. first used in the book Cos
~mographiae Introductio," by Martin
Waldseemuller. professor of cOsmog-
raphy at the university.
1t has since been shown that ves-
pucci was preceded by both Columbus
and John Cabot, but it was too late.
the new world had been christened
America and the fact advertised in
print. The house where the meeting
was held at which the classical error
val made was still standing at st. Die
ut the outbreak Of the war. and was
annually visited by many tourists from
both North and South America. q.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-10-18
Just Flower.

Here m q market basket filled
with meat. potatoes, turnips. onions.
caulihowers and radishes, a substan-
tial supply for the hungry household.
but peeping out from these varied table
needs is a flower, blooming from .
little pot down among the potatoes.
What q world of melody its happy
presence impels! There Is a soul in
that family desire sure enough. We
looked at the good woman who carried
the basket and saw IN her countenance
something fairer than appetite a sense
Of beauty that put L smile on her face
and q goodness in her heart. That vas
q sign Of the love that she had for her
family responsibility; somewhat to
grace the table and lend q charm to
the family life. Amid the dull neces-
stiles Of life she had planted q little
flower. What radiance II would bring
to her modest household, and how God
would thank her for HNCoaumbO
0A1o 0tato Journal
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-10-18

BUILDING
IDEAL CONVICT ROAD CAMP
Prisoners Worked Without Armed
Guards and Without Special In
ducements Of Reward.

Without a single attempt to escape.
an average Of 40 negro convicts were
maintained for ten months In the Full
ton county (Ga.) honor camp conduct
ed under the observation Of the United
States Office Of public roads and rural
engineering and the United States pub
lie health service. This notwithstand-
ing the facts that the cOnvlcts were
worked without armed guards. with
out exceptional conditions as to hours
Of labor. without special rewards or
other unusual inducements to good
behavior and with the camp located
near a trolley line and within II miles
Of the city Of Atlanta, from which
most Of the cOnvicts were sentenced, a
condition admitted by all competent
authorities to be most u%nfavOrable to
the successful operation of an honor
camp.
The methods Of discipline contrast
ed sharply with those practiced In the
other camps of the county. state and
section. So far as can be learned, SIM
liar methods never have been applied
to any convict camp In the South, and
for this reason the success of the sys-
TEN is one Of the most striking and
important results Of the experiment.
which appears to demonstrate conclu-
sively that there is little foundation
for the belief that negro ~convicts are
amenable only to the discipline of
locks, schackles and lash.
In this camp no guard was armed
and no convict was shackled; the only
building locked night or day was the
commissary. Plain gray clothing was
substituted for convict stripes and the
use of the whip was prohibited. In
place Of negative measures. order, Sc
curity and obedience were obtained by
the positive measures of attractive
food, light. airy quarters, clean and
comfortable beds, reasonable. kind
treatment and greater privileges. Dur
ing the day on the work the constant
menace of the gun was removed and
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-10-18


the men worked under the foremen as
free men work. Instead of putting the
men ION the chain" Immediately after
the evening meal, in this camp they
were permitted to remain outside the
building, reading. smoking, playing
quoits or baseball until dark. or 10 the
messroom to enjoy a monograph which
was provided for them. Saturday after
Moons. during the summer, we're holi-
days, and the time was devoted to
baseball and other games.
Minor infractions Of the rules, dis
obedience and unsatisfactory work
were punished by demeritlng the Of
fender. When the number Of such de-
merits exceeded the established limit
the convict was returned to the county
headquarters camp to be placed again
under the more rigid discipline of one
Of the other camps. Attempted es-
cape would have been punished In a
similar manner, but 1t was unnecessary
to administer any punishment for this
SuuSS NoAAh6 thC tCAA uOnlA4o kAC S0lup
was under observation.
The full measure of the success Of
the system of discipline is realized
when 1t is understood that no attempt
was made to hold the men by rewards
of money or allowances of good time"
greater than those granted to other
county cOnvicts. The only measure Of
this kind was the granting Of the Gus.
tomary ration Of tobacco. This was
used at the rate Of about one-Quarter
pound per convict per week.
The morale Of the force was excel.
lent. With few exceptions the men
were content with the treatment they
received, and freely expressed their
appreciation Of 1t, not only in words,
but in a willingness to work and q
prompt response to orders, such as is
observed seldom in convict camps.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-10-18
KEEP HIM REASONABLY BUSY
Preacher Serving in Y. M. c. A. "Hut"
in Training Camp Finds His
Duties Many and Varied.

If there is a notion that Y. NJ. c. A.
work In the camps consists In selling
stamps and handing out pocket tesla
ments, let 1t be dissipated Mt once.
One preacher. serving in a hut in a
New Jersey camp, reports that he has
done almost everything under the sun
except preach.
He has built fires, swept floors,
looked after hundreds Of packages of
laundry, umpires basketball games. Or
ganized a glee club, stage-managed a
circus, sold ice cream at the canteen,
and driven a flivver ten miles and
back three times a week to provide
said cream. He has written letters
home for boys who could not write,
and he has taught those same boys
their first lessons in the English Ian
guage. He has been a repository for
hundreds of heart secrets, and he has
served as trustee for the care of as
many as thirty Liberty bonds at a
time.
Perhaps oldest of his many tasks
was one that came his way on Il wild
and stormy night in April. when the
master of arms ut the military station
entered the "Y" hut after taps, carry
ing a red box under his arm.
Say" said the master of arms,
we've got Il lot of Il. N. Il. mines
stored at the station. Here's the det-
orators, in this box. There's cOnsid-
cradle lightning around. and 1t isn't
safe to leave these things close TO the
mines. Would you just as sOon take
care of the box over night?"
The Red Triangle man slept that
night Tor tried to sleep) with enough
him half way to heaven.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-10-18
NETWORK OF ROADS NEEDED
Connection Between centers Of popu.
iation Embracing Farming Dis
trlete 10 Favored.

What is needed throughout the land
Is . network Of highways connecting
centers Of population and embracing
the farming districts 80 that It will be
m easy matter to 80 from farm to
town. and from town to(town all the
year round. OF course, for years to
come. we must depend on the COM
mon dirt road to help us.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-10-18
WORKING Roads When Dry,

Working Roads When Dry.
II the roads are worked when they
are dry 1t takes mol e. power to draw
the machine and, besides, dry earth
and dust retain moisture and quickly
rut after rains.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-10-18
CHAPTER XIX.
Am Presented to the XII

Am Presented to the kino.
When the dreaded eth of December
arrived, I halted a taxicab and In as
matterof.fact tone Of voice as I could
command, directed the chauffeur to
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-10-18

Roads Are Worth While.
Anything that is worth having is
worth going after, and roads are Ger
tainly worth while.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-10-18

Good Roads Make Measy.
Remember that good roads don't
cost money-they make Doney.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-10-18

ing received by his majesty, the
king! When l first Joined the Royal
Flying corps I never expected to see
the inside Of Buckingham palace,
much less being received by the king.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-20

POSITION W;ANTED-To run a gas
or steam engine. Many years field
experience. Al references furnish.
ed No bad habits. Olaf Hanson,
!. Comstock, MINI. 1 20 1t
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-20
MEHMED FIFTH LOSES -
SUBJECT AT MEDINA

jamestown, N. d., April 2O.-'Mehm-
ed Fifth, emperor of the OttOmans,
lost an Independent citizen when Ally
Ahmed of Medina declared his inten-
ton to forsake Mehmed and sworea J.
legiance to Uncle Sam and the Stars
and Stripes. Ally Ahmed filed on the
northeast quarter Of the northeast
quarter of section 2S-l3S-6S, about
eigh miles north Of Streeter. He
proved before Clerk Of Court Gran
that he has q house, barn, well, five
acres fenced and 25 acres under cult
walton OF the 0 acres in the ranch. His
witnesses to prove his continuous res
idence and cultivation OF the land
were Henry Oster and Carl Schliden-
hardt of Streeter, who gave their evil
dence at the hearing Wednesday.
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Germans Compelled
to Give Up Pieces
of Territory Won
Continued From Page One. )

Continued From Page One)
must wait the arrival Of new
troops. The enemy is moving up
new troops and supplies along
the Lys river, and these are be-
ing bombarded heavily by the
British.
Germany probably still has
many reserve divisions, and
there is little doubt that her
masters will use up the last divi-
sions in their attempts to crush
the British or French. The Brit
ish bore the brunt Of the present
campaign, which will end it's
first month today, and their line
still is unbroken. The enemy
has not been able to pierce it and
roll up the side as he apparently
intended. ,t' .
, RESERVES INCREASE
Facing them, on the western
fronts, the Germans find British,
French, American, Belgian, Por-
tuguese, and Italian troops. The
number is increasing constantly,
while the Germans undoubtedly
have used up their veteran divi-
sions in the battles of the past
month. g..
The Germans cannot halt now,
if they would attempt to crush
the allies while they yet have
strength: Field Marshal Haig's
fabian tactics have been more
than a match for the strong,
head-on rushes of the Germans.
In a month of the heaviest fight
ing of the war, the Germans
have gained nothing the allies
could not afford to lose, when at
the same time, they could infllct
losses more than commensurate
with the value of the positions
sacrificed. In fact, the allies
now are in a better position for
an overpoWering offensive than
they were on March 2l..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-20
COOPERSTOWN FOLK
VOTE IN FAVOR OF
: COMMUNITY CHURCH

Cooperstown, n d., April 20-At
the meeting held in the opera house
for the purpose Of counting the votes
resulting from the canvass which
was made to ascertain the sentiment
for or against Community church
in Cooperstown, Rev. Keedy was ell
ected to act as chairman, and G.. B.:
EdmondsOn, secretary. The votes
were counted and it was found that
nearly 1900 people had voted ON
the proposition. OF tllis number
an overwhelming majority was found
to be in favor of nOn-sectarlan
Community Church, the remainder
of the votes being cast for the vari-
GUS denominations Methodist, Con-
gregatiOnal, Baptist, and others. OF
the denominations, the Method1sts
received the highest number, rs.
From the result of this vote, 1t Is
easy to see where the English speak
ing people of this city and vicinity
stand on the Community church
proposition, church members as well
as those who are not at present affil-
lated with any church. motion
was made by one of the leading
church men present, seconded and
carried, that an efofrt be made at
this time to reduce the number of our
English speaking churches to two
and that program for the services be
worked out that would do away with
the overlapping of one service upon
the other, This, Of course, is up to
the church people, themselves. and
is step in the right direction,
which may eventually result in that
most desirable institution, a non
sectarian Community church. In
connection with the vote taken, it Is
interesting to note that many people
at present affiliated with churches,
voted the non-cestarian ballot, and.
in every instance the churches pclied
less than half their strength for
their particular denomination, and
running as low as one-fifth.
POSITION WANTED-To run gas
or steam engine Many years field
experience. Al references furnish.
ed No bad habits. Olaf Hanson,
ComstOck, MINI. 20 1t
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-20
LINTON GIRL BECOMES
BRIDE ABERDEEN MAN

Linton, N. D., April 2O.-Nliss Leona
iMewing Of this city, and Lester +.
Mills, of Aberdeen, were married at
the home of the brides mother Rev.
Butschat performed the ceremony
which vas quiet affair as the I'M
mediate family were the only guests.
Mrs. G.. II. Mewing, mother OF the
bride, stood up with the bride and
Earl Mewing and Earl Atha acted as
best men for the groom. The bride
is one of the popular young ladies of
this city and has many friends who
wish her happiness The groom Is a
brakeman on the Milwaukee. Mr. and
Mrs Mills will make their home with
Mrs. c. H. Mewing for the present.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-20
RUSSIA. SEEKS PEACE go.
WITH THE UkRAlNlANS,

Amsterdam, April 20.-A dis
patch from kiev, via Berlin, says
the Russian national commission
crs on Wednesday made pro-
posaI to the ministerial council Of
Ukraine for peace negotiations
and that it was accepted. The
Ukrainians have sent courier
to Moscow with formal acceptance
Of the Ukrainian authorities. The
peace negotiations will take place
at kursk.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-20
GASOLINE EXPLODFS
Frank Shaw Badly Burned
About the Face

McKeQze, y, D., April G0.-Frank
Shaw, cousin Of l.. G. Smith north of
town, was badly burned by the explos-
ion Of a can of gasoline which he mis-
took for Kerosene while building a
fire. Lawrence MadIanu was called
AZ once and took the injured lad to
Bismarck where the burns about The
face and hands were ronnu to noe be
serious though very painful The &C
cident occurred in Elntr Bloom iuiat's
claim shack where Snu y and Smith
were living temporarily. Tho dam.
age to the interior CT the shack was
not great.
SUNDAY DINNER.
Musical concert at Mckenzie six
clock dinner Sunday evening.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-20
for the ensuing year

for the ensuing year:
c. e. McElroy. auditor; l.. r Nc.
Elroy, deputy: +. G. kneland, at
torney; Harry llurning, engineer; r.
j. Marshall, street commissioner; II,
r. Augspurger, water commissioner !.
i. Obcrmiller, chief police; Fl.
Briggs, Asst chief police; II. Rainier,
policeman; A. McKechnie, police
man: r. e. Giese, weighmaster;
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-20
JAMESTOWN CITY
COUNCIL CLEARS
DECKS FOR YEAR

Jamestown, N. D., April 2o-The
city council organized for the year by
electing w. r. Hilton president and
W. G. Joos, vice president Mayor
Flint made the following appointments
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-20
ROMRARDING OF PARIS

Paris, April 20.-Yesterday's
long range bombardment which
consisted Of three shots at wide
intervals resulted in no casual
ties and little damage.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-20
walsh,
John McQuade,s jandtor; A.

John McQuade,s jandtor;; A. Walsh.
.scavenger. c
Harvey Hill, the new alderman
from the second ward, succeeded Y.
G. Kneeland who was appointed city
attorney, A. Nv. Alymer resigning.
All appointments were confirmed by
the council The usual COMMITTEES
appointments were made by the may
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-11-22

1t was our intention to publish
this week detailed statement, by
districts, Of the combined War Work
Campaign, in Henderson county,
but on application to Judge W. F.
Appleby, county chairman Of the
drive, he tells US that while he is
not ready to give us such statement
for publication, he can give us the
Blessed Assurance" that old Hen
derson will 30 over the top--will
raise the required $4,000.
The never has been a reason why
the quotaFshould not be raised in
the county and on Judge Appleby's
as s;urance we congratulate the pso,
pie Of the county in doing their
duty 10 one Of the most commend.