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The Washington times., 1918-12-07

To clean and soften black kid
boots or gloves. put the gloves on
the hands and rub into thrm as
much camphorated oil as the kid
will absorb. then allow to dry. For
boots. rub the oil well into the kid.
with a small sponge.
The Washington times., 1918-12-07
This Day IL, History.

THIS the anniversary of the birth of Mary Queen Of
Scots, the unfortunate rival of Elizabeth Mary in
early life for short time Queen of France as the wife
of Francis H. but after his death returned to Scotland and
the centre of many ntrgues. She beheaded at
Elizabeths order
The Washington times., 1918-12-07

To remove stains made by brass.
rub rancid lard or butter well into
the places before washing. Warm
white vinegar will remove these
stains on white goods. but this rem
edy must not be applied to colored
goods, as 1t will cause them TO made
To clean a white straw hat. place
a tablespoonful of ammonia in two
quarts OF boiling water. Brubh the
hat. then dip it into this solution.
sprinkle with sulphur: then soap 4
nail brush and scrub the hat, dip
ping the brush constantly in the
water. Rinse in tepid water and
dry.
The Washington times., 1918-12-07
ANECDOTES OF
THE FAMOUS

An amusing story told by Sir
Douglas Haig's quartermaster. Lieut..
Gen T. V. Clarke. is going around
Two Irish soldiers in his old
regiment OF the Royal Inniskiling
Fusiliers were digging themselves
in"
self handicapped by the shortness
OF his intrenching tools. and he
continually paused and straighten-
ed himself to ease his aching back
During these pauses his comrade
became conversational.
Mike" he asked once, what wad
ye do WI a million pounds7"
add four inches to the handle
OF the shovel" replied Mike.
The Washington times., 1918-12-07

A handsome woman. tail. fair.
and with a lively disposition, Nine.
Jonre. who is going to London
with the marshal, Is the great SOL
dier's second wife. After sixteen
years as a Widower. Joffre married
his present wife in 1901. the year
which also saw his promotion to be
general OF brigade.
On more than one occasion Joffre
has referred to his wife as his
best comrade." and no woman is
moro devotedly attached 10 her hus-
band
The Washington times., 1918-12-07
BY Ann Lisle.
tcopyright 1918 by King Features
Syndicate, Incl -r,E
r-u a ru.I,rrra IL

. nee upon a time learned a
quotation from Robert
Louis Stevenson I:is turn-
ed to haunt men now.
The Washington times., 1918-12-07
PUSS IN BOOTS
JUNIOR
By David Cory.

NJ Ow let me sAs.. ~ think Puss
M caught the giant mouse IN
the last story-that is, after
the mouse had eaten the
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-12
CHAPTER TX.
l Enter Belgium.

I have snld it was about the eighteenth day after my escape that 1 entered Belgium, but that is more or less guess work. l was possibly well into that country before l real izcd that had crossed the line.
 About the third day after l figured 1 was in Belgium 1 started to swim q canal just before daylight. l was then heading due north ill the direc- ton of the German lines. l was just about the wade into the canal when heard q German yelling violently, and for the first time I knew 1 Was being followed.
 l ran up the bank of the canal quite q distance and then swan to the oI'- posite side. as I reasoned they would not be looking for me there. l found a sheltered Clump of bushes that were in swamp near the canal and in the driest part that could find crawled in and made myself ns comfortable as possible. The sun come up soon and kept me warm, and l planned tu camp right there food or no food, until the Hun got tired of searching for me. l think l heard them one" or twice that day, and my heart nearly stopped on each occasion. but evi- dently they decided to look in some other direction and l was not further molested.
 At the same time I figured that 1t was absolutely necessary for me to change my course, even at the ex- pense of going somewhat out of my way. 1 decided to go due west and l kept in that direction for four days.
 As l was in q very weak condition, I did not cover more than five miles night. l kept away from the roads and did all my journeying through fields, beet patches, woods, swamps- anywhere provided l was not likely to he seen and captured. Food was an important consideration to me. but it was secondary to COncealment.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-12
"0UTW|TT|NC THE HUN" - By -
 LIEUTENANT
 PAT O'BRIEN ,~~<~-
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER l-Introductory. Pat O'Brien tells of his purpose in writing the story Of his adventures
 CHAPTER II-TclIs of his enlistment in the Royal Flying corps, his training in Canada and his transfer to France for aC- tive duty.
 CHAPTER II1-DesCribes fights in which he brought down two German alrplaneS brought down wounded within the Ger man lines and was made prisoner of war.
 CHAPTER IV-Discovers that German hospital stan br barouSIy neglected the fatally wounded and devoted their ener- Gies to restoring those who might be returned to the firing lines. Witnesses death In fight of hls best chum Lieut.. Paul Euney.
 CHAPTER V~He is taken to the of ficers prison camp al Courtrai. There he began planning his escape. By great sac rifice he manages to save and hide away two daily rations of bread.
 CHAPTER Vile confisCates a map of Germany and just half hour later Is put on a train bound for prison camp in Germany He leaps through window while the train is travelling at rate of 30 miles an hour.
 CHAPTER VIl-For nine days he crawls through Germany. hiding during the day. travelling at night guided by the stars and subsisting on raw vegetables He covers 15 miles before reaching Lux enburg.
 CHATTER vIu-tor nine days more he struggles on In weakened condition through Luxemburg in the direction of Belgium.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-12

cHrries lar across the Belgian country. l began 10 fear that another day of this would about finish me.
 l have Il distinct recollection of ridiculous conversation I carried on with an imaginary Pat O'Brien-n sort of duplicate of myself. I argued with him as l marched drearily along and when we disagreed. l calico upon my one constant friend, the North Star, to stand by me.
 There you are, you old North Star" l cried aloud. You want me 10 get to Holland, don't you? But this Pat O'Brien-this Pat O'Brein who calls himself sOldier-hes got yellow streak-NOrth Star-and he says 1t cant be done, He wants me to quit to lie down here for the Huns to find me and take me back to Cour- trni-after all you've done North Star? I don't want to follow him-I just want to follow you-becuuse you you are taking me away from the Huns and this Pat O'Bricn-this fel- low who keeps after me all the time and leans On my neck and wants me to lie down-this yellow Pat OBrein wants me to go back to the Huns :"
 After spell of foolish chatter like that my senses would come back to me for q while and I would trudge along without word until the fever came on me again.
 l knew that l had to have food be cause l was about on my last legs. was very much tempted to lie down then and there and call 1t beat. Things seemed to be getting worse for
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-12

me the farther l went, and all the time I had before me the spectre of that electric barrier between Belgium and Holland, even if I ever reached there alive. What was the use of further suffering when l would prob ably be captured In the end anyway?
 Before giving up, however, I decided upon one bold move. would ap- prOach one of the houses in the vii Cinity and get food there or die in the effort.
 l picked out small house because l figured there would be less likeli- hood of soldiers being billeted there.
 Then wrapped q stone in my khaki handkerchief as a sort of Cnmoufluged weapon. determined to kill the oCCu- pant of the house, German or Belgian, If that step was necessary in order to get food. I tried the well In the yard but 1t would not work. and then l went up to the door and knocked.
 II was l o'clock in the morning. An old lady came to the window and looked out She could not imagine what I was. probably. because I was still attired in that old ovcrCoat. She gave cry and her husband and boy came to the door
 They could not speak English and I could not speak Flemish, but pointed to my flying coat and then to the sky and said "fleger' Ulier}. which l thought would tell them what l was.
 Whether they understood or were intimidated by the hard-looking ap- pearance. l don't know, but certainly 1t would have 10 be Il brave old man and boy who would start an argument with such Il villainOus looking char acter us stood before them that night l had not shaved for II month. my clothes were wet, torn and dirty, my leggings were gone-they had gotten so heavy l had to discard them-my hair was matted and my cheeks were flushed with fever. In my hand l carried the rock in my handkerchief and l made no effort to conceal its presence or It's mission.
 Anyway. they motioned me indoors. gave me my first hot meal in more than month! True. 1t consisted only of warm potatoes. They had been previously cooked, but the old woman warmed them up in milk In one of the dirtiest kettles l had ever seen. asked for bread. but she shook her head, although l think 1t must have been for lack of 1t rather than be- cause she begrudged 1t to me. For if ever q man showed he was finished, I did that night. l swallowed those warm potatoes ruvenously and l drank four glasses of water, one after an other. It was the best meal had had since the banquet" in the prison at COurtrai.
 The woman of the house was prob- ably seventy-five years old and had evidently worn wooden shoes all her life, for she had callous spot on the side of her foot the size of half dol lar and 1t looked so hard that I doubt whether you could have driven a nall into 1t with 6 hammer!
 As l sat there drying myself-fOr was in no hurry t" l.ava tha first
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-12

At last i brought up at the Mouse river ut place between Namur and IIuy, and it was here that came near est of all to giving up the struggle.
 The Mouse at this point Is about half q mile widc-as wide as the Hud son River nt West Point Had been in normal condition l wouldn't have hcSitnted n moment to swim across. San Diego bay, California is mile and half wide, and had often swan across and back. and the San Jaoquin, which is also n mile and half wide. had never proven an obstacle to me.
 In the wretchcd shape in which then was, however, the Mouse looked like the Atlantic ocean to me. l looked for boat, but could find none. l tried to get Il piece of wood upon which 1 hoped to ferry across, but was equally unsuccessful.
 Get across I must, and 1 decid.d there was nothing to do but to swim.
 It was then about 5 o'clock in the morning. I wndrd in and was soon fiji beyond my depth and had to swim. After about an hour of IL l was very much exhausted, and doubted whether l could make the opposite bank. although 1t was not more than thirty or forty feet away. l choked and gasped. and my arms and legs were completely fagged out. l sank little and tried to touch bottom with my feet, but the water was still be yond my depth.
 There are times when everyone will pray, and was no exception. 1 prayed for strength to make those few wicked yards. and then, with all the will power l could summon, struck out for dear life. IL seemed q life time before 1 finally felt the welcome mud of bottom and was able to drag myself up to the bank, but l got thore. The bank was rather high and l was shaking so violently that when l took hold of the grass to pull myself up, the grass shook out of my hands. l could not retain my grip. l was afraid l would faint then and there, but l kept pulling and crawling frantically op tiut anu iihaiis made it.
 Then for the first time in my life l faintcd-fainted from utter eXhauS tiOn.
 It was now about i o'clock in tn, morning and l was entirely unpro- tccted from observation. If anyone had come along l would have been found lying there dead to the world.
 Possibly two hours passed before 1 regained consciousness. and then, DO doubt, only because the rain was beating in my face.
 1 knew that 1 had to get away. as it was broad daylight Moreover, there was Il tow-path right there and any minute Il boat might come along and find me. But 1t was equally dangerous for me 10 attempt to travel very far. Fortunately l found some shrubbery near by and hid there all day, without food or drink.
 That night I made q little head way, but when day broke l had 8 dreadful fever and was deliriouS. talked to myself and thereby in- creased my chances of capture. In my lucid intervals when realized that l had been talking, the thought sent Il chill through me, because in the silent night even tho eIiuhtnSt sound
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-12
PROFESS SIGNAL

DRS. DAGGETT & BLYTA Northern Hotel Building,
 Cordova.
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The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-12

tnem on Iounu mat they hung down fur enough to cover my brooches.
 It was perhaps three days later that planned to search another house for further clothes. Entering Belgian houses at night Is anything but safe proposition, because their families are llrge and sometimes ns many as seven or eight sleep in Il single room. The barn Is usually connected with the house proper, and there was always ,ne danger of disturbing some aumJ animal even if the inmates of tine house were not aroused.
 l.equ"ntly took Il chance of searching n back yard at night in the hope of finding food scraps, but my success in that direction was so slight that I soon decided that 1t wasn't worth the risk and continued to live on raw vegetables tAnt l could p,,N with snfety in the fields and th" occasional meal that l was mbe to get "'rm the Be- ian peasants in the day ''ne.
 Nevertheless l was determined to get more in the way of clothing and "!cn night came l picked out II house that locked 0s though IL might furnish nIr with what 1 wanted. IL was Il moonlight night and if l could get in the barn I would have q fair chance of finding my way around by the moon light which would enter the windows.
 I,,, J ir z the house. but I groped around very carefully and soon l touched some ''''C hanging on peg. l d!Cnt know what 1t was, but l confiscated it and carried it out into the fields. There in the moonlight I examined my booty and found that 1t was an old coat. IL was too short for an over coat and too long for an ordinary coat, but nevertheless I made use of 1t. It had probably been an overcoat for the Belgian who had worn IL.
 Some days later I got q scarf from Il Belgian peasant aad with this equip mrnt I was .shle to conceal my uni form entirely.
 Later on, however, I decided that 1t was too dangerous to keep the uniform on anyway and when night came l dug hole and buried 1t.
 I never realized until l had to part with 1t just how much l thought of that uniform. II had been with me through hard trials and I felt as if were abandoning Il friend when parted with 1t. l was tempted to Keep th" wings of tl,n tunic, but thought that would be dangerous concession tn sentiment In the event that was ever captured. It was the only dis tinction l had left as I had given in" Royal Flying Corps badges and the StHrs of my rank to the German flying officers as souvenirs, but | felt that 1t was safer to discard it. AS IL finally turned out, through all my subsequent experiences, my escape would never have been jenpardized hnd l kept my uniform but. of course, l had no idea what was in store for me.
 There was one thing which surprised me very much ns l Journeyed through Belgium and that was the scarcity of dogs. Apparently most of them had been taken by the Germans and what are left are beasts of burden who are too tired at night to bark or bother intruderS. This was q mighty good thing for me, for I would certainly have stirred them up in passing through hack-yards as l sometimes did when I was making n short cut
 CTO be COntimedD
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-12

CHAPTER l-Introductory. Pat O'Brien tells of his purpose in writing the story Of his adventures.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-12
Copper River and Northwestern Ky.
FOUR TRAINS WEEKLY BETWEEN CHITINA AND KENNECOTT

FOUR TRAINS WEEKLY BETWEEN
 CHITINA AND KENNECOTT Leave Cordova Second Street Depot, on Mon- days, Thursdays and Saturdays Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays Leave Chitna for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays
 Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays Wednes
 days, Thursdays and Saturdays The above schedule subject to change without notice.
 Dining Car in Connection with all Regular Passenger Trains between Cordova and Chitina. Freight received and delivered at Cordova Wharf from a. m. to p m, except Sundays Tickets on sale at Second Street Depot office cru. hour before departure of trains.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-12

A new stock of 25C ana 3o-caliber Newton rifles for your inspection T the Northwestern Hardware Co.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
DRY GOODS men
TO CONVENE IN
CAPITAL JUNE Il
Will Be War Convention
Many Dealers Are on the
Program.

The fourth annual convention OF
the Indiana Retail Dry Goods associa
! ton and one which promises to be
/, the most interesting of the conven
tons held by this body will be held
in indianapolis, Tuesday, June II.
/ The convention is aptly termed a
war convention; probably no line OF
business is affected to so great an ex
dry goods trade.
The program of the convention has
! therefore been arranged to suit the
occasion, every subject on it being a
subject of direct interest to retail
dry goods and ready-to-wear dealers
che subjects will be handled by the
members themselves, there being no
professional orators as is usually the
case in conventions. no entertain
.nent but the whole day and evening
will be given over to a discussion and
consideration of questions pertinent
to the retail dry goods trade.
Among the subjects to be consider
ed are TRADE Acceptances," abolish
ing The Trade Discount by the Manu-
facturer," How To Mark Merchan-
disc Under Present Conditions" "The
Self Serve Idea in Merchandising, :"
Conserving Advertising" and How
Merchandise Should Be Bought in the
Future"
These subjects will be handled by
well known dry goods and ready-to.
wear dealers in the state and will be
followed by discussion by the entire
membership.
The evening session of the conven.
ton will be given over to a question
box at which session all questions
; which have been submitted for answer
will be read and answered by the dry
goods men present. The questions
submitted, will of course have to do
with the dry goods and ready-to-wear
trade and will cover every phase OF
| that business.
The question box conducted by the
association at its previous conven
lions have been unusually successful
as through the interchange Of ideas
as conducted by the question box
merchants are enabled to learn from
their fellow merchants how certain
perplexing problems in the dry goods
and suit trade are solved, thus offer
ing them an opportunity to solve then
| in the same manner.
The formal announcement of the
convention states that all dry good:
men throughout Indiana are invited
| to attend.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23

Rev. and Mrs. Leslie Bond attend
ed quarterly meeting at Ludlow Falls
and West Branch liant Thursday and
Friday. Mr.. and Mrs. F. e. Hoff-
man were shopping in Richmond last
Thursday. Miss Alice Jones visit
ed with friends in Hagerstown from
Friday until Monday. :. Misses Nor
ma Herbst and Lora Henly came
home Friday for their summer vaca-
ton. (. Mr. Roy Hazelrigg and fam
lily. Mr.. William Clifton and family,
Mr.. Ozro Thompson and family, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Thompson. George Byba, jr., and
sister, Lillian, spent Sunday in Lew
isville with their aunt, Mrs. Berger
and family. =. Mr.. Charles Morris OF
Indianapolis, called on friends here
Saturday evening. He spent Sunday
in Cambridge City with his son and
family. ;. Mrs. G. E. Moore and son
Ray, were shopping in Richmond Fri
day.. Mr. Albert Swayne and
daughter of Fountain City spent one
day last week with Rev. and Mrs.
Bond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
MAY MAKE DIRECT
APPLICATION FOR
ALL war CONTRACTS

The names and addresses of men
who are instrumental in awarding
government contracts to manufactur.
ers, have been listed at the Commerc.
ial club in order that Richmond manu-.
tacturers may apply for contracts di.
rectly to the different departments.
Under present arrangement Rich.
mond manufacturers may obtain con-
tracts through cooperation with the
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce,
but several are desiring to make the
application directly to the men in
charge.
The divisions listed here are: War
department, cantonment construction,
remount division, carriage division,
small arms division, gun division and
equipment division; quartermasters
department. supplies division, trans
portation division, cantonment con-
struction and repair and cemeterial
division; navy. bureau of supplies,
surpchasing offices of the war ship
ping board, and purchasing commits
sion of the allied foreign powers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
Jesse Nall, Wayne Man,
Is Buried at Nelu Paris

NEW PARIS, O.. May 23.-The fu
neral OF Jesse Null, So years old, who
died at his home two miles east Of
Camden, was held Sunday afternoon
at the New Paris Methodist church
The Rev. G w. Hoeffer of Richmond
was in cha, &c of the services. Buria
was in Spring Lawn cemetery.
Mr. Null was born in Wayne county
near Richmond. He had been resi-
dent of New Paris for several years
Surviving are his mother. his widow
six sons and four daughters, and
twenty-three grandchildren and three
great grandchildren A brother and
sister also survive.
Mrs Augusta Morrison died at her
home in Paris, ILL.,, following an opera
ton Mr.. and Mrs. Morrison resided
on the Morrison farm north Of New
Paris six years ago, and are well
known here Mrs. Morrison was sc
years old She leaves her husband
Frank Morrison. Mr.. and Mrs. c. z
Morrison, parents Of Frank Morrison
Lon Morrison, NJ. and Mrs. Edgar Nor
rison and T. L. Bartlett attended the
funeral services at Paris, ILL.,, Sunday
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

Butter-Creamery whole milk extra
'46la; centralized extra, 44c; do first
Az; do seconds. 4012; fancy dairy
"a; packing stock No. /, Csc, No. 2
24c..
Eggs-Prime firsts Qoss Off, 301ac;
firsts, 29Rc; ordinary firsts, 2712c;
seconds. &c; goose eggs, soc; duck
eggs, 35c.
Poultry-Broilers under lbs, Asa
soc; fryers over lbs, soc; roosters
Isis: culls. los; white ducks. 8 lbs
and over, 23c: colored do soc; geese
choice full feather. zoe; do medium
1Sc; guineas, Sc per dozen.
Apples-Pippins, s5.5G@s6 per brl.
Ben Davis, S4.5O@ $50; Ganos,$5 q $50
per bril- Winesaps, $650@7.0O.
Beets-Home-grown s1@1.25 pei
bushel; Florida. $2.25d2.50 per crate
Onions-Yellow, s1.75@2 per 10O-lb
sack; Texas crystal white, $2@2.25
per crate; Spanish, s1@1.25 per crate
Potatoes Wisconsin, $1.40@145
per 1O0-lb sack; Florida, s2.50@4 per
brl.
Tomatoes-Florida, s375@4.5O per
crate.
Sweet Potatoes-Genuine Jersey
seed, 81.