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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-04
HANDLING BRITISH RAILWAYS

PiiVaIely owned ana were quit Solely Tor
Non'iiiei Iial pun poses out dS soon as the
wa u ohe ou' 'iie soVel iilne!lt TOOK CON
'Ioi u ''en' III dIool uallCe WIN the plans
H Co1 NeH oo' oS Ino Ndl"dH F.He :,
'ce anu TIC Ndli"dy otarI NorPS'
Coi NiiiS III oliJullotio 81 WITH the Dlrector
peioi n u -1i'irdi4 transport according
~ INC business Dlseo''
Chder the terms on winch the railways
were taken over Tor the period OF the war
TIC government guaranteed to the pro-
PrletorS Or the railways that their net reVc-
niue should be the same as IN 1913, except
when the net receipts for the first hall OF
1917 were less than the hrst halt OF 1913;
IN that case the sum payable was to be re
duced IN the same proportion he entire
government trathc-men and trelght-was
|" ne CARED without any direct charge
hclnS made tor 1t or any accounts rendered.
MS plan was considered satisfactory by
ootn Sldes-
MS chahge brought about great econ
omy III the system OF railway accounts.
competition Tor trathc ceased and weekly
trafhc returns were no longer required
ne reduced reports were not sent even
10 the shareholderS unless they Speclllcally
asked Tor them. WITH the increased cost
OF hNlng the men began asking TO- wage
Ilf
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-04
Arouses the Liver and Purifies the
Blood

The Old Standard general strength
ening tonic, GROVES TASTELESS
chill TONIC, arouses the liver to ac-
tion. drives Malaria out Of the blood
and builds UP the system. For adults
and c-7ldran. 60c.-Adv
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-04

Tn this war IA out of Is men come
through safe and sound. not more than one
man in 30 is killed. and only one in 800
loses an arm or leg.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-04

\ hemp rope twisted in and out OF the
links OF an iron chain will make the chain
last 70 per cent longer by reducing friction
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-04

Utah has three natural bridges that are
higher and of greater span than any other
natural bridges in the world
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28
Obituary

Sister Mollie Hammock was
born at Walnut Hill, Lee county
Va June, 1884. Sister Mollie
was the daughter of Rev. I. G
Vannoy and Sister Louise. She
protested faith in Christ at the
age of Is years and joined the
Fair View Baptist church. She
was married to John Hammock
and to this union three children
were born. She leaves a mother,
two sisters and six brothers to
mourn her loss.
She lived a devoted Christian
life and died in the full triumph
of a living faith.
The funeral service was held at
the Baptist church Sunday by
the writer, after which the re-
mains were laid to rest in the
Norwood cemetery. May the
of God rest on the be.
reaved is our prayer.-G. Chad
we'll.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28
And They Were Wed.

Miss Fay Williams and Mr..
John McCrite were married at
Z o'clock Saturday night, March
IL, at the home of the brides
parents, MI. and Mrs. G. A.
Williams of Bryant.-Ava Her.
aid.
Jack Owen and Edith Coffman,
both of Norwood.
"A. V Todd of Hartville to Lou.
lisa Manary, of Duncan.
Everett Dunlap to Manda AL.
exander, both of Norwood.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28
Notice of Election

Notice is hereby given to the
qualified voters of the city of
Mansfield, County of Wright,
State of Missouri, that the an.
nual city election will be held on
Tuesday, April 2, 1918, at which
time the following officers are to
be elected fora term of two years
each:
Alderman First Ward
Alderman Second Ward
Police Judge
Assessor
Marshal.
The polling places, judges and
clerks of election are as follows:
First Ward
Polling place, F.. A. Coles bar.
Der shop.
Judges, T. B. Bell, J. B. Free
man and W. B. Hitchcock.
Clerks, R. r. Wright and Gus
Brazeal.
Second Ward
Polling place, W. B. Hitch.
office.
Judges, j. H. P'Pool, l.. B.
and G. W, Campbell.
Clerks, T. F. Lenhart and NJ.
B. Alcorn.
Polls open at Z o'clock a N.
F. Fl. RILEY, Mayor,
Attest: j. w. BRAZEAL,
City Clerk.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28
At the c. P. Church

The young ladies' of the G. p.
Sunday school will give a canta.
ia, The Cross Beside the Flag"
at the church Easter Sunday,
March 81, at 7:30 p. m. Every.
one cordially invited.
Rev. j. A. Russell of Hartville
filled the regular appointment
of Rev. John Il. Younger at the
G p. church Sunday.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

Guy Smith, the representative
of the State Tax Commission,
completed his work here Mon.
day and departed for his home
in Lebanon, Assessor Thomas
settled with the county court
Monday. George w. Newton is
finishing the clerical work and
the assessors books awaits &C.
ton of the board of equalization.
These books place the assessed
valuation Of Wright county at
$4,000 900 90. -Hartville Demo.
crat.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

A child that has intestinal
worms is handicapped in it's
growth. A few doses of WHIT
ELS CREAM VERMIFUGE de.
stroys and expels worms; the
child Immediately improves and
thrives wonderfully. Price SOC
per bottle. Sold by all dealers in
medicine adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28
Money to Loan

N. j. CRAIG HAS SOME
MONEY THAT HE DESIRES
TO LOAN ON GOOD, M.
PROVED FARMS IN ETH
Err WRIGHT OR DOUGLAS
COUNTIES. N. J. CRAIG
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

Miss Ethel Robertson, Arthur
and Roy Letsinger
Wednesday night last
week at tine home Of Miss Rosa
Williams.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

j. f.. Curry of the Douglas
County Herald was here from
Ava Friday enroute to St Louis.
tie was accompanied by his wife.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

Go to J. D. Reynolds and buy
your Shoes he has the Best
Styles for the money.-adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

r. G. Crews, of the Marquette
Hotel, of Springfield was here
last week.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

Aluminium ware at F1oyd's -ad
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-12-13

TO be possessed Of q head Ue he9yJs
beautiful hair: soft, lustrous, flu9y.
wavy and free from dandruff Is merely
q matter Of using a little D~anderine.
1t is easy and inexpensive to have
nice, soft hair and lots OF it. Just get Z
small bottle Of KnOwlton's Danderioo
nOw-it costs but a few cents-all drug
stores recommend it-apply a little m
directed and within ten minutes theirs
will be an appearance of abundance.
freshness, flufiiness and an ~incompara-
Bile gloss and lustre, and try as y0u
will you cannot find a trace of dandru9
or falling hair; but your real snrprise
will be after about two weeks uDes
when you will see new hair-ine and
dOwny ut first-yeS-but really new
hair-sprouting out all over your scalp
-Danderine is. we believe, the 0aly
sure hair grower, destroyer Of dan-
druf and cure for itchy scalp, and 8
never fails to stop falling hair ut once.
II you want to prove how pretty anQ
soft your hair really Is. moisten 4 clOt4
with a little Danderine and carefully
draw 1t through your hair-taking one
small strand ut a time. Your hair will
be soft, glossy and beautiful in just
a few mOments-a delightful surprise
awaits everyone who tries this. : Adv
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-12-13
TO BE SHOT.
MARINE ESCAPES

to get back with his three prisoners.
Not content with his days work. he
armed himself with a rifle and. after
having disposed Of his prisoners, he
started over the top when the order
came for the Americans in that sector
10 advance and had several Boche
dead to his credit before he was
wounded. Two weeks later he was
brought to an American Red Cross
hospital in Paris where he made a
rapid cOnvalescence.
One night, after he was well enough
to be up and out OH brief leave from
the hospital, he failed to report. The
hospital authorities lost track Of him
until stories began to come back to
them of a young marine officer who
was creating Il great splurge around
the city. He was being entertained
by Red Cross officials and frequently
assisted a pretty girl in one of the
Red Cross canteens where wounded
Americans were evacuated for the
south Of France.
An inquisltive military policeman
finally discovered that the young cap
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-12-13
TANK STRANDED
BY MANS DEATH

the hump. and my brother on the
other side was doing the same. and we
wiped that bunch out in a jiffy i be-
lieve II was by entilading fire. as the
officers call It."
Sergeant AVERT explained that the
tank men. all Of whom were Ameri-
cans. using two-men tanks invented
by the French, always watched one
another closely, or ~endeavored to. the
idea being to keep a hundred yards or
so apart for their mutual protection.
and it being important also hat they
not get too far ahead OF the infan-
try.
Just beyond the hump was a clump
Of woods. and we began to pour bullets
into that" Sergeant AVERT continued,
land for Il time there was some smoke
arising above the tree tops, SO we
knew there were Boches in there.
About our of us opened up in full
force and showered that woods with
lead.
The machine gun answers were
pretty still for a while, as we went
forward but | just kept peppering
away and talking to my buddy all
the time and telling him what we were
going to do-clean out that woods.
My brothers on either side had the
same hunch. The doughboys back Of
me-, too were firing along with us, and
the Roche in that thicket must have
thought all hell had broken loose, be-
cause first thing l knew the firing vir-
tually stopped and | figured all the
Roches had beer killed or had decided
to beat 1t before we all got there in
force.
Slain at the Wheel.
"Along about this time l noticed
that the tank boys on the right were
swinging around the side Of the clump
of trees. and from the position OF
their guns and the speed Of their
tanks l Judged that they were giving
fits to some Fritzies running away. I
then switched 30 as to run alongside
the thicket. at a distance. and Joined
the tank boys going around the end.
lust about hat time there was a
volley Of machine gun bullets. and
some antitank gun stun. too. from a
hill a bit to my left. Suddenly my
tank just began to tremble or some
thing and then stopped, and shuddered
all over. / looked down and my
buddy was limp In his seat. One OF
those damned bullets had come in
through my 'buddy's' peep hole, and
hit him square In the face.
MY buddy was dead. His final
clutch on the throttle shut OF the gas
and the old tank stopped. and there
| was and the boys went on. That's
about all ! know about that light, or
whatever 1t was."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-12-13
Taken Prisoner by Huns, He
"Nicks' Fuses and Is
Caught at It.
MAKES sPlURGE IN PARIS
10 Arrested While Posing as an OFFICER
Wears Croix de Guerre and
D. S. C. He Won for Bravery
in Battle.

Paris-His name is Smith, but every
one In Paris has heard of him. he
wears d CroiN de Guerre and a ID. 5. Z.
He got them for the most extreme
bravery at The front. Then the pat
tie Of Paris got Smith. He enlisted
In the marine corps at Atlanta, Ga,
when he was seventeen and came to
France a few months ago. He was
taken prisoner and held just back Of
the German lines.
He 'nicked" fuses and killed several
hundred Germans with their own ex
plosives before he was caught at 1t.
And then at the eleventh hour, like
the hero of a movie, he escaped and
got back to a Paris hospital TO tell the
tale. 1t was SO remarkable that no
one believed it until official citations
confirmed it..
was refused for service when he first
volunteered because he was too young.
He finally succeeded In enlisting as
a bugler in the marine corps and
crossed to France with a fine company
of real scrappers.' When they
reached the front, Private Smith threw
away his bugle and got himself a gun.
His went into action on the
Lorraine front and young Smith and
two Other buck privates went SO far
and SO fast OH the first day they went
over the top that they lost their com
- 1900 ~l.~ voirOnnrn
"Nicked" the Fuses.
The Germans, needing labor, held
them Just back Of the lines, setting
them to work at preparing hand
xrenades. The boys daringly "nicked'
the fuses whenever the backs Of
their guards were turned. cutting
them short so that they would ex-
plode prematurely and kill the Poches
who used them. They. were finally
caught at It and orders had just been
given to march them back to the line
and shoot them when a laundering
barrage cut OH that section of the Ger
man front line. A high explosive shell
dropped u few feet from them. scat.
.terin9 dead and wounded BOches on
all sides Of them.
Three Germans and the three Amer
leans dropped into the shell hole to
escape other "soup wagons that were
coming their way. While the Boches
were lamenting the war and the cruel
fate that put them in the front line
and such danger, young Smith slipped
= revolver from the holster OF one OF
the dead men and made his three
s.kamerads' prisoners. He waited un.
til there was a lull In the barrage and
then with the two Americans and his
three prisoners made a break across
mo Mans Land" for the American
lines. The other two boys were killed
In the hail Of machine gun bullets
that were falling, but Smith managed
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-12-13
Sergeant Tells How Bullet. En-
tering Peep Hole, Killed
His Buddy"
SHOTS RATIFIED OFF SIDES
Machine Gunner First Kept Count OF
Germans Slain, but Soon Forgot
the Number-Siain at
the Wheel.

With the American forces IN France.
American fighters In the French "
man tanks ran into hot work In front
OF Romagne in the American army's
advance along the west bank of the
Mouse early In October. and Sergeant
James AVERT of Birmingham. Ala.
with his buddy" did their share In
giving the Hun his due. Avertt's
buddy" was killed In the thick OF the
fight by a bullet hat entered a peep
hole in the side OF the tank aud struck
him in the face.
It was in the American push" in
the Argonne sector. Avertt's tank
went along with a lot Of brother"
tanks in line with the American In
fantrymen crowding them In the rear
AVERT was the machine gunner Of his
tank, while his buddy" a the engine
and steered the tank.
II was SO e a number of Ger
mans encountered In a shallow trench
that I could see the terror IN their
faces when my gun began to let fly
bullets almost In their very faces"
Sergeant AVERT said. "These were
the first Boches I ran into on this
drive and I certainly let them have 1t
as fast as my old machine could fire,
and that was some fast, and just
kept going ahead and pounding away
until every last n Of them was
stretched on the ground.
Keep Tab on Each Other.
Passing beyond this hastily dug
trench, In the meantime watching my
brothers on my right and left and Mt
the same time keeping tab on the
doughboys coming up. ! got sight Of a
little batch OF Germans behind a hump
in the hill along the roadway. on what
had been q roadway before III heavy
artillery opened up that morning.
These were machine gunners. l soon
learned. and bullets began to splash
of the tanks sides, particularly those
which struck q glancing blow.
II ordered my tank buddy at the
wheel tc keep after those gunners II it
cost us all four wheels. He did. and
we went up after. them sort of side
ways. and I got around on the side Of
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-12-13
Making Things Worse.

It was at il party. Hlie slipped -
and tMeuked her ear. She turned hcg
head.
beg PARDON" he Stammered. a
thought it was my wife"
1T is quite all right" the lady -
piled.
"iou see," he went on. I'VE sOm01
times get the wrong SOW by the ear
And that was about all for hiMs.1
Louisville COurier-Journni.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-12-13

tain was none other than Private Jack
j.. Smith of Atlanta. Ga, who, while
entitled to wear the decorations which
had made him such a hero In Paris,
was not entitled to wear u captains
shoulder bars.
Private Smith, reduced to the ranks
once more. was sent into a camp in
southern France to repent his prema-
ture celebration as an officer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-12-13
Boston Fog Is as
Bad as in London

Boston.-LOndon has nothing
on Boston in the way of fog Is
the opinion Of Michael Vickery
of Baltimore. Md. The Balti-
mOrean appeared out of an early
morning fog ut Washington and
State streets and asked a police
officer to direct him to City
Point. where he has relatives.
After walking two hours through
the mist in the direction the Of
ticer had pointed, Nickery found
himself again Mt the corner of
Washington and State streets.
Then he sought the shelter Of
the nearest hotel until the fog
lifted.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-12-13
Golf or Movies Sure
He'll, Says His Wife

st. Louis.-Paul ]. Kraziese,
BUYER for q department store
here. who obtained q divorce
from his wife Anna, wept while
testifying. He told Circuit Court
Judge Kimmel his wife objected
to his INDUCING In athletics or
certain amusements. She said
If he played golf or went to q
moving picture show he would
90 to hell, he stated.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-12-13
Unexpected.

Clerk-"My salary is not what n
live on what 1t should be-"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-23
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
HELPS PAY FOR BREAD

There has been much misunder-
standing about the bread program in
England. 1t is true that the English
man buys loaf of bread for less than
an American can, but it Is poorer
bread, and the British government is
paying $2O0,OOOOOO a year toward the
cost Of it.
All the grain grown in Great Brit
ain is taken over by the government
at an arbitrary price and the imported
wheat purchased On the markets at
the prevailing market price. This is
turned over to the mills by the govern
ment at price that allows the adul-
terated war bread loaf Of four pounds
to sell at Is cents, the two pound loaf
at 8 cents and the one pound loaf at
cents.
In France, under conditions some
what similar, but with a larger ex-
traction, the four pound loaf sells for
16 cents.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-23
Work and Recreation,

The kind Of work cannot be relied
on continuously to satisfy the play
instinct, any more than one form of
exercise can develop and strengthen
the body Eymmetrically. Hence, in
seeking recreation follow some form of
work not connected with earning ones
livelihOod-wOrk that will extend ones
contact with life, broaden the mental
vision, and be carried on purely for it's
own sake. In other words, work that
is not compulsory, but sought solely
for it's interest and attraction and the
satisfaction of doing it. The absence
of cOmpulSiOn to some extent frees
the spirit, and gives to work more
recreatiOnal character. These are the
foundations, observes a writer, of that
happy and cOntented, or at least in
terested, state of mind which we seek
to attain by recreation.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-23
GERMANS HERE TO REGISTER.
Must Give Finger Prints, Photo
graphs, and Fill Blanks.

The attorney general of the United
States has fixed the time for regiStra-
ton of German alien enemies as the
4th, 9th, 9Th, 7th, 9Th and 9th days,
inclusive, of February, 1918, from 6
a. m. to p. m. on each of said days.
The details of registration in Orleans
county will be attended to by the To-
cal postmasters and blanks and infor-
nation furnished by them to the reg
istrants.
Persons required to register should
understand that in so doing they are
giving proof Of their peaceful dispo-
sitions and of their intention to con-
form to the laws of the United
States.
Every registrant should read care
fully the form of registration affi-
davit handed to him and ask the reg
istration officer for information on
all points not clear to him before at
tempting to fill out the blanks. Reg
lstration officers are instructed to
give registrants all possible aid in the
way of explanation and advice
Each registrant is required to fur
nish four unmounted photographs of
himself, not larger than by 3 inches
in size, on thin paper, with light back
ground. All four photographs should
be signed by the registrant across the
face of the photographs, so as not to
obscure the features, if the applicant
is able to write,
Three blank forms of registration
affidavit must be completely filled out
by the registrant or his representa-
tive with the exception of the blanks
indicated to be filled out by the reg
istration officer and the description
of the registrant and the placing of
finger prints on the blank) and must
be produced by the registrant per-
sonally to the registration officer and
be signed and sworn to by the regis
trant in the presence of and before
the registration officer, who will fill in
the description of the registrant and
supervise the fixing of the finger
prints and the attaching of the
photographs. If the registrant can
not write, he must make his mark in
the signature space and affix his left
thumb print in the space provided op-
posite the signature space.
The finger printing is method of
Identification and follows the practice
observed in the military and naval
service of the United States.
The registrant is hereby informed
that he must again present himself
before the registration officer who
took his oath after 10 days but before
Is days from the last day fixed for
in his registration dis
trict to obtain a registration card,
upon which he must sign his name,
or make his mark, and place his left
thumb print in the presence of the
officer
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-23
Estate of G. D. Kidder
STATE OF VERMONT

SLATE OF NEhMONT
District Of Orleans, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict of Orleans,
To all persons interested in the estate
of O. ID. Kidder, late OF Irasburg in said
District deceased,
GREETING:
At a Probate Court, holden at Newport
within and for said District on the 18th day
of January, 1918 an instrument purport-
ing to be the last Will and Testament of
Q. ID. Kidder, late Of Irasburg, in said
District, deceased, was presented to the
Court aforesaid, for Probate
And 1T is ordered by said Court that the
Goth day of January, 1915 at one O'Clock D.
m. at the Probate Office in said Newport
be assigned for proving said instrument;
and that notice thereof be given to all per-
sons concerned, by publishing this order
tnfee weeks successfully in the Orleans
County Monitor a news paper circulating in
that vicinity, in said District, previous to
the time appointed.
THEREFORE,, you are hereby notified to
appear before said Court, at the time and
place aforesaid and contest the probate of
said Will, if you have cause.
Given under my hand at Newport, in said
District this 18th day of January, 1918
pa VIRDA M SPEAR Rapister
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-23
Food Supply Of France and Neutral
Countries on the Decline.

According to the Food Administra-
ton, shortage of wheat in France is
becoming more and more alarming
each week. The minister of general
revictualing indicated recently that a
further reduction of 20 per cent in the
bread ration would soon become i'm
perative.
Denmark is now looking forward to
a reduction of wheat rations. Final
figures for the cereal harvest show
total of about 62,O00,0OO bushels,
which is 2O,OOO,OOO bushels less than
in 1916 and about 100000 bushels
less than was estimated in the sum-
mer, when the populace was put on
bread rations. The authorities are
already considering a further reduc-
ton in the allowed consumption.
The food situation in Switzerland
is rapidly falling to the danger line.
A ration that is far below the con-
sumption in many of the countries at
war has already been ordered. I'm
der the new regulations the Swiss
may have only a pound and half of
sugar per person per month. The
bread ration has been fixed at about
half pound day, and the butter ra-
ton at one-ffth of pound month.