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oniy one front
door Tor anything In the world.
No. in their homes, or holes. fhere
are three ways Of getting In and out
Il will remember" said Mrs. Fox.
So they both kept very quiet for long.
long time.
Lets have our sleep now. md then
we VIII have n nap and some food"
snid Mr.. Fox.
"A good idea" agreed Mrs. Fox.
So Mr.. and Mrs. Fox went sound.
sound asleep and they had the most
wonderful OF dreams--ali about getting
wonderful things to eat. But they
didn't dream of being caught. No In
deed. such a dream would have been n
nightmare.
After a while they nwoke aweIi. did
you have a pleasant siecp7- asked Mr..
Fox.
II feel greatly refreshed said Mrs.
Fox.
'I do too" said Mr. Fox. .And fee,
hungry now
II shall go TO the Iarslcr and bring
forth the food" Mrs. Fox said.
Now the iarier wns section Of one
Of the parts of Mrs. Fox's hole home. II
was the same to her though ms the Ice
box Is to housekeeper.
She brought all sorts Of dainties and
delicncies forth and put them before
Mr.. Fox. But first she put tableclorh
OF leaves on her table OF earth.
"a banquet" said Mr.. Fox. smack
Ing his IIps. How hungry am. And
what n ine Mrs. Fox you are. Ton
know how to feed nm old fellow we'll"
-Ah. hut you bring home such good
things 10 eat said Mrs. Fox. ~You
can do the marketing 20 well. Yom
know just what to pick ous-just wbat
Will he tender"
'fou fiatter me-" sold Mr.. FOX. m
he looked at her out Of his little bead
like eyes. which looked 10 cruel and
tfrrp and tricky.
II have great deal to tell you he
said.
II am enger to hear" xaId Mrs. For.
'T thought Il was wise to keep quiet
for time no they wouldn't know
where ! was-T menn the people. Oh.
my dear. I've had such Adventures
Mrs. Fox's eyes sparkled. .rm long
ing to hear about every bit Of IT. she
said.
"Tn the first place" said Mr.. Fox. II
was having fine time hunting a- y.u
can see from all the things l finally
brought home. Many Of them had to
hide becnuse--weli because wns nj
most trapped
perhaps you were almost trapped.
hut then that only shows stiIl more
how clever you are to be able to get
away from people who almost trap
you"
Mr.. Fox grinned his grin which most
folks would think rnther terrible
II had TO jump Into a passing load OF
hay" he said. 'Yes, they almost had
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me. and I saw
sonne hay on n
wagon In the dis
isDce. l jumped
and ran along the
road; I dodged
around the other
side Of the hay
wagon. and then I
Jumped into the
hay.
~ hid there for
50 long a time that
those who were
trying to chnse me
gave me up as lost.
Tney couldn't Inn
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lei US Keep very
quiet until We ars
sure al danger -
past II they sosns
In one Of our
doors, remember
about the other
two"
For the foxes
build their homes
with three or four
entrances-then if
they are attacked
from one they can
get out by an
other. They. are
very clever and
crafty. you know.
and they wouldn't
have a home with
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The Safest Irvestmert.

The safest Investment IL IL charac.
ter. The best savings bank II the men,
ory. Stocks and real estate may de-
ferinrnfe In value. Financial institu-
tIons which have stood firm through
half dozen pnnics, may suddenly
prove nnHosind. Hut no one ever loses
the memory of klndnesses done ana
temptHtiogs mastered. The Investment
IN character never deprscIates. Ciri's
CompAnion. X
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THE CLEVER FOX.
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''weii. well.~ said Mrs. Fox. ~and
where did you come from7"
Hush, hush, my dear" said Mr.. Fox.
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ARE PATIENTS AT
Or. HOLMES HOSPITAL

Miss Genevieve N1cko'es and Miss
Davis of 1908 Macon avenue, were
taken to the Holmes hospital Satur-
day i'll with influenza.
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Save your money and buy Wa
Stamps.
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oppsrtunIty ser vsutha
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American z ieday sirl er ~.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-24
Presbyterian.

Morning worship next Sunday at
1890. Theme, Ownership and Stew
ardship."
Sunday school at Has. Christian
Endeavor at $3.50. .-
Evening service at 1880. Theme
Light Shining in Dark Place"
Prayer meeting Thursday evening
at 1880.
st. PauPs.
Rev. Mcdonald will speak at $3.50.
Sunday school at 2:30.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-24

]. S. Maley was called to Iowa City
Friday evening by the serious illness
of his sister, Mrs. T. Shalla.
Mrs. W. c. Beeman entertained the
members of the Birthday club at her
home at luncheon on Monday.
Harvey Reyes of st. Paul was a
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Keyes, in this city, Sunday.
Clifford Gray of Fredericksburg,
Iowa, has moved to Manchester with
his family, he having accepted a po-
sition of assistant manager of the
Eclipse Lumber company.
Mrs. Sherman Harris spent several
days last week at the home of her
brother, George Severance, at Fred
erick, South Dakota. Mrs. Harris re-
turned home last week.
Earl LIE Clere, member of the 133rd
regiment sanitary train, in training
at Camp Cody, Deming, New, Mexico,
arrived in Manchester Friday evening
for a ten days furlough, and to at
LSuO Juc 'luuCI dI VI LAo AAOIuCA.
Mrs. John Taylor and baby daugh-
ter, Of St. Helen's, Oregon, arrived in
Manchester last week, and will re-
main here until Rev. Mr.. Taylor re-
turns from France, where he is do
ing work under the direction of the
Y. M. C. A.
Thirteen hundred and sixty-nine
children have been admitted to the
State University of Iowa hospital, un-
der the Perkins law, and 80 per cent
of the cases have been successfully
treated according to DR.. W. T. Ora
ham, superintendent of the hospital
At a recent meeting of the city
council it was announced that the city
had settled with Mr.. Thomas Elder
in the sum of 1920 for injuries he re.
ceived in a fall over an obstruction
on the sidewalk near the Hoyt Imple-
ment company building last winter
At that time Mr.. Elder sustained q
severe injury to his head, which laid
him up for several weeks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-24

Herbert Conger of Milwaukee, Wis,
spent several days the first of the
week with his relatives and friends
in Manchester.
Mrs. Henry Zirtzman of Oneida was
operated on at the hospital in this
city last week, and is making salts
factory recovery.
Archie v. LIE Clere of Tulsa, Okla
homa, accompanied his wife home last
week, and remained here for the flu
neral of his mother
Edward Cook and Marion Satterlee
of Coffins Grove township have each
purchased Model r. Hupp touring
cars from Haug & Son, Of this city.
Last Saturday was typical Iowa
April day. A stir northeast wind
blew all day, and during the after
noon this section of the state was Wis
tied by snow storm.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-24
AT THE PLAZA.

Thursday. Marguerite Clark in
"The Amazons," in which you see Miss
Clark as one Of the daughters out of
which the Warehouses of Castlejor-
dan is trying to make sons. Miss
Clark as a tom-boy is marvellous.
Friday, June Caprice in miss U. s..
A." thrilling patriotic story for
everyone.
Saturday, House of Hate" Hearst
Pathe news, and Sunshine" comedy.
Sunday and Monday, 'The Hillcrest
Mystery" featuring Irene Castle, the
best known and the best dressed in
America.
Tuesday, Mary Garden in "Thais,"
story of saint who became sin
ner and sinner who became saint.
Wednesday, Emmy Wehlen in "The
Outsider"
Coming, May 5th and 9Th, special
feature, Draft 1885," with Mabel Tall
aferro.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-24
". C. T. U. NOTES,

One of the strongest and most logi-
cal addresses given in recent years
was the one upon temperance given
by Miss Callison before the W. c. T..
U. institute the evening of April IS.
The institute also wishes to thank
the musicians for the extra numbers
given by Miss Wherry's class Of girls
and duet by Mrs. Amsden and Mr.
Martin, both of which were much ap-
preciated.
We also wish to call attention to
the salient points given in Mr.. Kralls
and Miss Collisions addresses, both of
which will be found in this paper.
Xxx.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-24
CITY BREvITIEs.

Mrs. T. J. Matthews went to Water
loo Monday and spent the day with
friends ssD
Mayor Fred H. Munson has purchas-
ed Of Haug & Son one of their classy
Model N. Hupp touring cars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Cook Of Cot
fms Grove township are the parents
Of son, born Sunday, April 21st.
Kicker Afford of Waterloo came last
Saturday morning and spent Satur-
day and Sunday in the Hubert Carr
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cook of Earl
vile were in Manchester Friday even
ing to see the latter's aunt, Mrs.
Campbell, who is recovering from an
operation which she underwent at the
local hospital.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-24

furnished by seven colored musicians,
known as the Dixie Jass Band" Be-
sides the special score arranged for
the picture, these musicians entertain
the audience with repertoire of old
time melodies as we'll as up-to-date
syncopated songs and they add much.
to the SUCCESS Of the novel picture en-
tertainment. And as an additional
feature three pleasant and up-to-date
vaudeville acts are given besides a
number of selections of Jass music
and finishing with leading National
airs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-24
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

Notice is hereby given that at a
special meeting of the stockholders
of the Colesburg Pottery Company
held at Colesburg, Iowa, on the Sth
day of April, 1918, by vote of more
than two-thirds of the capital stock
of said corporation, it was resolved
that said corporation be dissolved, the
assets of the corporation be disposed
of and distributed to the stockholders,
after all the debts and claims against
said corporation have been paid and
fully satisfied.
ROBERT A. GULL,
President.
T. A. FOOTE,
17w4. l Secretary.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-24
FOR BILIOUS TROUBLES.

To promote q healthy action OF the
liver and correct the disorders caus-
ed by biliousness, Chamberlain's
Tablets are excellent. Try them ana
see how quickly they give you relish
for your food and Danish that dull
and stupid feeling.-For sale by A.
c. Philip.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-24
ONEIDA.

Jason Saddler and two daughters OF
South Dakota, visited at the j. D.
Bushnell home the past week.
Mr.. barrow of Dundee has been
shingling VIM. Miller's house.
Mrs. Alva Carpenter and children
of Virgil, Ill.,, visited her sister, Mrs
Chas. Kimber, the past week.
Virginia Burbridge of Manchester
spent Saturday at the F. M. Burbridge
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Grubstick were
Dyersville visitors Saturday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-24
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF AID
MINISTRATOR.

State Of Iowa, Delaware County, ss:-
Notice is Hereby Given, That the un-
dersigned has been duly appointed
and qualified as Administrator of the
estate of Isabel Johnson, late of Della
ware county, deceased. All persons
indebted to said Estate are requested
to make immediate payment and those
having claims against the same will
present them, duly authenticated, to
the undersigned for allowance.
Dated this 23d day of April 1918.
L. C. PREUSSNER,
Administrator.
Carr & Carr, Attorneys for Estate.
17W3
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-24
CARD OF THANKS.

l desire to thank my friends for the
kindnesses shown during my recent
bereavement, and for the beautiful
floral offerings sent at the time OF
the funeral of my sister, Mrs. Mary
Paddock.
MRS. CLARISSA HOUGHTON.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-24

Manchester is to have a real public
sale Saturday, April 9th. Sunnyside
addition will be sold at auction by
auctioneers Of National reputation, as
sisted by home auctioneers. Take
day off and bring your family and at
tend this great sale.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-24
yULCANIZING.

Bring your Vulcanizing to the Cen
trail Garage and have it done now be-
fore the rush Workmanship guaran-
teed and prices reasonable.
17w1pd. BEN WHEELER.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-24
at 8 o'clock.
BY order of Township Committee.
AN OLD FAVORITE HERE AGAIN

Uncle Toms Cabin, Harriet Beecher
Stoves widely read novel will be
presented at the opera house on Sat
urday, April 9th. The picture offers
plenty of entertainment for both
adults and children and is especially
interesting to those who have read
the famous book. A pleasing feature
with the presentation of the film is
the musical accompaniment that is
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-24
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.

A republican caucus will be held
in Milo township, in the Mckay school
house, on Friday evening, April 18th,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-23
TWO CARLOADS OF SUBSTITUTES FOR
 FLOUR 0N WAY Corn, Rye and Barley Flour Shipped From Min
 neapolis.

With the issuance of an order pro- hibiting the sale of white flour in Jefferson county, M. c. Hollis, food administrator, announced yesterday that two carloads of corn, rye and barley flour had been shipped to Fine Bluff from Minneapolis. MT. Hollis order follows:
 "Bv order of the U. s. food admin istraticn you are hereby notified not to sell any flour to any one Tn Jeffer son county. This applies to Jobbers retailers and individuals.
 "The white flour in Jefferson eoun tv will be shipped to New Orleans and there loaded on ships to be sent to m our soldiers and allies. Franklin w Forte of the food administration is now in the city arranging all the lI details in connection with this matter Ii It will require little time in which to perfect all of the. details but the matter tier will be handled as speedily as mossible. A sufficient quantity of white flour will be retained Tor our hosn;tals and invalids and also to en, ahle our bakers to bake commercial lie of bread. This flour will be ship ned in car lots and the dealers will be piven a draft covering the same"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-23
Y WRITE MEN DC
 bf CALLED TO THE
 C0lORS 0N MAY ]
New Contingent Goes to Jackson Barracks,
 New Orleans

Seventeen more white men in Pine Bluff and Jefferson county will be drafted May 3 and sent to Jackson Barracks at New Orleans, according to orders received yesterday by Draft Boards Nos. l and ?. The men have already been examined and the list will be compiled and the call issued this week.
 Board No. 1 will call seven men and No. 2, 10 men.
 Board No. yesterday compiled the list of 10 white men to be sent to Little Rock on April 26. The men will assemble in Pine Bluff at D. m. April p and leave for Camp Pike at 7:35 a. m. April 26. The list follows:
 James w. Phelps, Pine Bluff; Lex Davidson, Sherrill: Francis Zangerl, Little Rock Willard McClendon, Pine Bluff; Arthur E. Margetson, Humphrey; Edmund Simpson, Hum- phrey; Clyde Sanders, Wabbaseka; Ava Reynolds, England; Albert Smith, Pine Bluff, and Kenneth Kel- ley England.
 Board No. 2 yesterday examined 100 negroes. completing examinations of men in Class l.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-23
RAISE EMBARGO 0N COTTON FOR EASTERN POINTS 5000 Bales Will Be Shipped to New England
 for Use.

The Missouri Pacific railroad yes terday raised the embargo on cotton to points in the New England states according to a message received by C. B. Lindsay. district passenger anC freight agent.
 About 5000 bales Of cotton already sold but held in storage here flor months will be moved immediately as result of the order. Henry Haiz- lip began listing the firms that will make shipments.
 Cotton may be shipped to points on the following railroads: Granc Trunk, Boston X Albany, Boston and Maine, Central of Vermont. Main Central and the New Haven. via the Crank Trunk.
 The embargo on the Cotton Belt had not been raised, yesterday, off cials on that road said.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-23

Oklahoma Draft Men Apply Coat
 Of Tar to Hun
Embryo Soldiers Hire Ne gro to Lash Distributor
 of Seditious Book

Wynnewood, Okla, April 22.-Ff- ty Garvin county drafted men waiting to be sent to training camps, tarred and feathercd Glaud Watson, a farm CT, tonight shortly after he had been released on bond on a charge of sedi- tious activity.
 Watson was arrested recently on a charge of distributing "The Finished Mystery" After being released on bond he is said to have circulated the "kingdom News,' which makes an alleged explanation as to why "The Finished Mystery" was suppressed.
 The soldiers tonight hired negro to lash Watson, after which tar and feathers were applied to his bare back
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-23
GERMANS FEAR TO MEET US. ATTACK
 AND SURRENDER
Red Cross Leader Tells of Bravery of Mad
 Americans" :.

East St. Louis, Ill.,, April 22.-"If ever God spoke to nation that na- tion is America, and we must answer His call and do His work by helping our allies in Europe to win the war" Major George w. Simmons, manager of the Southwestern division of the American Red Cross, made this state ment here today at a conference of Missouri workers preliminary to the s10O,O0O,OOO war bond campaign the Red Cross will launch May 20.
 Fresh from the trenches held by the Americans in France Major Sim mons recited many deeds of bravery of our troops. He portrayed graph ically hcw 200 Germans deserted their post of duty when attacked by American boys and surrendered to a regiment of French nearby rather than fall into the hands of the Amer
 fOy,pN
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-23
AMERICANS CURE FRITZ 0F BELIEF of EASY VICTORY Feeble Artillery Fire Indi- cates Germans Sorely
 Spent by Effort YANKEE BOYS JOKE
 ON HOSPITAL COTS
One YOung>ter. Wounded by Shrap- ncl Says "killing" Huns Super sedeS Liquid Fire
 Fails to Weaken |. S. Boys
With the American Army

With the American Army in France. Aprll 2Z.--"Our troops were overwhelmed by superiority of num- bers but fought to finish" This was the official characta ariza- tion by d field commander of the American troops, who successfully irepulsed an enemy onslaught on the iEoul sector. in his report to head quarters
 Details Of the engagement, which lthe correspondent peced together from interviews with officers and lmen who participated in the battle, show that the Americans stuck to 1 their guns while the Germans were i playing liquid fire gas and almost every other conceivable device fright fitness on them.
 I One of them, who lay wounded in an American hospital, had kept his machine gun going after the chief
 gunner had been killed two feet away and he himself had been wounded
 thus protecting turn in the road
 known as Dead Mans Cave, over
 which some of the American cOuriers ] in the face of concentrated enemy fire.
 Germans Get Lesson. l That the enemy's losses were SC
 severe that he changed his mind and
 was cured of his belief that it was go
 ing to be walk over" was indicat ed by his feeble artillery fire yes
 terdav and today. NotWithstandine
 the driving rain, however the Ameri
 can artillery continued active The officers and men were in fine
 spirits even the wounded laughing
 and, joking. Tell them back home
 that we are just beginning" said an
 American lad who was in the thick
 of the fight and severely wounded
 with shrapnel at Seicheprey. 'It
 was fine to see our men go at the
 Huns. All of us who thought base
 ball was the great American have
 one game to keep the American flag
 flying-that is, kill the Huns. I got 1 several before they got me" i All in Good Spirit. The other men in the hospital were i of the same spirit, while in nearby ward was wounded German prison
 CT, who, it developed. was spared af-
 ter he held up his hands at the same , time carrying concealed bombs. This
 fellcw, neeringly and in a sulkv man ner waved off the American flag
 guards with one hand. A nurse said
 he had given more trouble than all the Americans combined.
 There appears little doubt that the
 Germans thought they would go thru
 the American line as they once boas'
 ted they would go thru Great Brit 1 aims ''contemptible little army"
 The enemy made another attempt
 at line occupied by the American
 troops on the right bank of the enc.
 my started a raid but were repulsed 1 Ly a heavy fire. Some of the Ger
 mans reached the American entangle-
 nents and were left dead hanging to
 the wire, bue the enemy carried off all his wounded
 | An American raid against the ene- II my line nearby was carried out about
 the same time and one of the raiding 1 forces was brought back dead and one wounded.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-23
TENNESSEE MOB
 LYNCHES NEGRO SLAYER OF SHERIFF

Lexington, Tenn. April 22.-Berry Moves, the negro who shot and killed Sheriff w. D. Mcbride near here Saturday, was hanged in the court house yard by mob today. The sheriff sought to arrest Moves for violating the prohibition law.
 The negro was located late today ina wood near Wildersville, near here. He parricaded himself and re- sisted until his ammunition was ex- hausted. One shot from the posse mortally wounded the negro.
 After hanging the negro the body was dragged thru the streets to the scene of the killinr of the sheriff and burned at the stake.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-23
FORMER MANAGER GAS PLANT GETS
 TWO.ltAR TERM
Randolph Pleads Guilty to Obtaining Money by
 False Pretense.

N. D. Randolph, formerly manager of the Pine Bluff plant of the Ark ansas Natural Gas company yester- day entered pleas of guilty to two charges of false rretense, and was sentenced by Circuit Judge W. B.. SorrellS to serve one year in inc penitentiary on each plea. Three other cases against Randolph were nolle pressed by Prosecuting Attor- ney T. G. Parham.
 Randolph's offense consisted of carrying a Fictitious name 'on the roll of employees, and pOcketing the money. He was arrested recently in Oklahoma, where he was traced by Sheriff R. II. Williams. Mrs. Ran dolph is in Virginia She had filed suit for divorce before Randolph's peculationS were discovered. A Pine Bluff woman is understood to have derived some benefited from the gas mans ill-gottcn gains,
 Willie Hopper was tried by jury of which J. II. shelby was foreman and convicted of charge of selling liquor The law fixes punishment at one year in tn penitentiary. Hopper gave notice of intenicn to file a motion for new trial.
 Eli Blackford, a negro who was ac- cused of obtaining S3G0 from Fannie Johnson. negress. by representing that he would locate hidden treas ure' on the Johnson place, was tried by jury, was convicted of grand larceny. and sentenced to four years in prison. Blackford could have es- capped with year by entering plea of guilty but he refused, declaring he would rather "serve life term than plead guilty; ''cause Pm not guilty"
 Charley Tooks will serve two years. having pleaded guilty to charges of grand larceny. and James Harris will serve one year for similar offense. Thomas Young, who admitted guilt of burglary and granl larceny charges. was Sdnlenced to serve four years.