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Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07
DYE NEWS LETTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Leritz and
daughter, Lucille, and Mr. and Mrs.
John Jesse spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. +. G. Hagan.
Albert Erdel is building ma
chine shed.
Peter Leritz's sale Wednesday
was success. The ladies of St.
Johns Church of Laddonia served
dinner. They cleared $25. Mr.. Ler-
itz and family will move to Craw-
ford county, Kansas, sometime this
winter. Mr.. Leritz will be greatly
missed by his many friends.
Jake LaRue was in Galloway
county last week.
j. c. Hagan hauled wheat to
Mexico last week.
Mrs. John Stotler visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Homer Azdell, Wednes-
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Azdell and
family were the guests of Mr.. Az
de1l's mother in Mexico Friday il
honor of her birthday.
Mrs. Dudgeon, Mrs. Biglow ant
Robert Anderson had dental work
done in Laddonia last week.
o. G. Roth is helping Homer An
derson build a house.
]. T. LaRue butchered cal
Saturday.
Mrs. Edgar Martin who was oil
the sick list is better.
George Mundy is rapidly i'm
proving from a severe attack of in
fluenza and pneumonia.
Gladys and Clark LaRue have re
turned to school after severa
weeks absence with whoopin
cough.
Peter Leritz butchered no
Thursday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07
REPORTED DEAD.
Fine Eulogy OF A Former Mexico
Boy-Fell At The Battle OF
st. Mihiel.

The Independence (Mo.) Exam
liner pays high tribute to Harold
Andrews, a former Mexico boy, son
OF Mrs. J. e. Andrews of Independ-
ence and a nephew of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Campbell of Mexico. He
was reported dead some time be-
fore his actual death. He was the
first Independence boy killed in the
war and fell at st. Mihiel Septem-
ber 28.
The Examiners tribute is well
deserved, as his many Mexico
friends know.
Harold was a member of the
Methodist Church and young man
Of the highest Christian ideals. His
first wound in battle proved slight
and after a few days in the hospital
he returned to the front where he
eventually met his death.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07
JOY TO THE BOYS
AT THE FRONT.
4'Gee, But It's Nice To Meet A Girl
Like YOU, Says Dougboy To
One OF The War Workers.

Women have great share in the
wondrful work In behalf of our
soldiers, sailors and marines along
lines which regular Government
agencies cannot reach, and portion
of dollars to be raised in the Unit
ed War Work Campaign will go to
the Young Women's Christian AS
ISOLATION which is sharing noble
service with the Y. M. G. A., the
Knights of Columbus, Jewish We'll
fare Board, Salvation Army, War
Camp Community Service and
American Library Association.
Women's share in the hardships
and noble achievement close to the
battle lines is not confined to mem
= bers of the Y. w. G. A. or the Red
Gross. The Salvation Army lassies
have come in for much credit for
their self-sacrifice and bravery in
taking to the boys at the front the
cheer and comfort that sustain
them in hours of bitter trial.
Gee, but it's nice to see girl
like you," says doughboy, his
khaki caked with mud and blood
from the trenches as he greets one
of own sweet American girls who
brings to him the fragrance of
home and the highest type of wom-
anhood. This issa common express
sion in France, and is the subject
of a striking poster by noted artist
who uses 1t as an appeal for funds
in the united War Work Campaign,
Nov. IL to Nov. 18, one of the OBJ
jects of which is to continue and ex-
tend the work of these women who
help to sustain the true manhood
as we'll as add to the creature COM
forts and wholesome diversions OF
our soldiers and sailors.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07
HUNS POISON WELLS
RUIN ALL TOWNS.
Organized Devastation-Take All
Cattle-Children Dying, Starving
For Milk.

Washington, d. c., Oct. 81
Documents quoting orders issued
by German commanders for the
methodical destruction of property
and for poisoning of wells during
the recent evacuation of Belgium
and French territory have reached
Washington Among them is an
by the commander of the German
army, on September 5th, directing
specifically that certain villages be
destroyed by the rear guard.
Designated units are assigned to
the destruction of the villages
named, and in addition the order
states "it is the duty of everyone
to participate in these destruc-
tons, which are to be carried out
with more meathod and less
! haste" The order, which is signed
"Weck," presumably either the
brigade commander or his chief of
staff, says, at is recalled that wells
are to be contaminated"
London, Eng, Oct. 31.-Condi-
tions in Russian territory occupied
by the Germans are described in an
official Russian wireless, which
says:
From all regions now in Ger
man occupation it is reported that
the German military authorities are
carrying off everything that it is
possible to take to Ge rmany
They are devastating the
country.
"In White Russia there are nc
horses and no cattle, because the
Germans have taken them all. In
the regions where evacuation is
pending the fields remain unsown
because the Germans have left nc
seed. Children are dying of star
walton. Milk cannot be obtained.
Household furniture, telegraph
ic and telephone instruments and
appliances from many towns have
been sent to Germany. The railway
lines have been stripped, only
wrecked and useless cars being left
behind"
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07
HENRY PEARCE ATKINS
Mexico, Mo-, Nov. 3, 1918.

Mexico, Mo-, Nov. 8, 1918.
Editor Mexico Message:
Allow me to express my appreci-
alton of your action during the late
campaign in refusing to publish the
disgusting advertising literature
sent you by the so-called "Citi-
zens Committee" in behalf of the
brewers ani liquor dealers Of the
State. In doing this you refused a
very material financial reward.
Your action is an honor to your
Christian citizenship.
Yours very truly,
CAROL v. LANIUS.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07
=. =. DAVIS ON THE MARKET

F. f. Davis, "a we'll known farmer Of
Boone county, Mo-, was on the market
with load of cattle and also load
be hogs, all Of his own raising and fat
tening. Mr. Davis for number Of
years was connected with the local
frade but concluded that he liked
EARNING better, so went back home
again took up farm life. He re-
the wheat crop excellent and
the acreage is much larger than
previous year His many friends
We're glad to see him looking SO well
Live Stock Market.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07
Report Of Mrs. G. f. Clark, County
Chairman, Audrain Unit, Fourth
Liberty Loan Organization.

Loutre Township, Benton City,
Sailing Township, ten school dis
tricts, $2O,9OO.0O, subscribers, ,163.
Wilson Twp. $6S50.O0, subscri-
bers, 80.
Salt River Twp. school districts,
$15,75O.0O, subscribers 105.
Linn Twp, Rush Hill, five dis
tricts, $19,O50.O0. subscribers, 104.
Cuivre TWP, Vandalia, Farber,
Halls School district. Vandalia,
S1O,75O. Farber, 10,70O, Halls Dis
trict, 1850. subscribers los.
Total 22,45O.00.
Sum Total, $S0S,100.00.
Three school districts, Bonds bot,
SS,1OO.O0. subscribers, ga.
Martinsburg, Bonds, S29,65O.OO,
subscribers 11S.
Prairie Twp. Laddonia, 3 school
Three school districts, 10,250.00.
Mexico, $156,00O.00.
Subscriptions received from Mrs,
Pollock, Cedar Grove, 500. jack
son, $50. Union, $50. Total,
200.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07
.THE BIGGEsT TRIsH POTATO

Hr. Paul 3. Coil received this morn
ing large Irish potato large enough
to make meal for dozen people. 1t
was sent to him by Miss Cora Lee
Lake from Idaho Falls, Idaho. 1t
measures ten and half by eleven and
half inches and is smooth, firm and
solid.
DR.. Coil is expecting to furnish po-
tato chips for Halloween party
somewhere.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07
CONGRATULATE US.

First Christian Church, Mexico,
Mo-, Henry Pearce Atkins, Pastor.
Mexico, Mo-, Oct. 80, 1918. .. &.
Mr.. John ,Beal, Mexico, Mo.
My Dear Mr.. Beal:
/ want to express my apprecia-
tion of the attitude of The Mexico
Message in its refusal to publish
advertisements of the liquor inter
ests.
In Alabama, the State from
which I came to Mexico, such ad-
vertisements were illegal, and it
was a pleasure to receive daily pa
pers which were as clean as stand
ard magazines. l trust that such a
day for Missouri is not far distant
With very best regards for The
editor and The Message, l am,
Yours sincerely,
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07
THOMPSON LETTER.
Flu" Victims Getting WelI-Mr.
Carter Disposes OF His Farm
Selling Live Stock.

Thompson, Mo-, Nov. 2.-Those
who were victims of "fu" in this
vicinity are Claud Sansberry, Miss
Leila Davis, Sims Considine, Frank
Wales, Noah Neff, and "Pet" Jenkins
Nand wife and son. All are getting
well, able to be around again.
Will Dempsey and family attend
ed the funeral services of Russell
Creasey in Mexico Friday after
noon.
Mrs. Ollie Jones and Miss Sylvia,
Mrs. Jenkins and Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Broaddus and children were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Davis Wed
nesday.
Mrs. Frank Hoover is on the sick
list.
w. H. Blythe shipped car load
of hogs to st. Louis.
r. L. Davis delivered 21 hogs at
lis 1-2 cents to Joe Considine on
Monday.
Davis and Morris sold a pair OF
two year old mules to Thompson OF
Mexico for $3.50, and young mare
to Hugh Dempsey for SIS.
Miss Ella Geary has been visiting
in Mexico.
Mrs. Robert Davis spent Thurs
day with Mrs. Edwin Davis. Sorry
to state that Mrs. Edwin has no
been so we'll the past few weeks
because of the cold weather, which
makes the rheumatism pains more
severe.
Mrs. Eugene Smith and Eliza
beth Beatty we're the guests of Mis-
Mary Alice Dempsey one night thi
week.
Miss Mabel Dorgan, the teache
at Hurdle, spent the weekend wit
her home folks in Mexico.
Miss Mary Lander of Mexico
visiting her mother, Mrs. L. A
Ferguson, who has been quite il
but is now convalescent.
Mrs. Mae Jones has returne
home after a pleasant visit to he
daughters in st. Louis.
Mrs. Ed. Beatty and little daugh
ter spent the day with her father
Jess Carter, Friday.
B. Ferguson is erecting me-
barn for Joe Considine.
Jess Carter has sold his farm
John Beatty. Mr.. Carter will NOV
to Mexico.
Mrs. George Woolery and Mr.
Ed. Conklin were guests of Mrs
Bingle Woolery Thursday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07

The nearer victory is assured the
more the Stacker slacketh. Igno-
miny and oblivion will be his name
and his just deserts. Every neigh
borhood has its slackers and yell
low streaked towards, and, the
red blooded Americans know them.
Some of them are automobile pleas
ure Joy riders, others are amature
farmers, others perjurers as to their
usefulness. But, thanks be to God,
and the peace, liberty loving, valor-
Gus, loyal Americans, there will be
no let up in men, money, resouces
of any kind until victory for free
dom and democracy is enthroned to
reign forevermore. And it will be.
So don't let up, Red Bloods, and,
you, too, Mr.. Stacker, wherever
you are that All-seeing Eye is on
you, too. The devil, If there is
one, loves a liar and coward.
God loves truth and valorous JUS
tice.
Jackson School is closed for a
season, also Eller and Liberty, so
the teachers, Miss Oceola Clapper,
Miss Lucille Cook ard Miss Blanche
White, inform us.
]. 7. Watts, Jr., and Cook Bomar
bought a big bunch Of stock hogs
from H. L. Kesle r.
If Harvey Walker goes to the war
what will we do for a country
blacksmith?
Jack F. Harrison, Jr., is quite Sc
riously sick at Gridley, Kansas
His sister, Mrs. DR.. Mckinley, is
nursing him to recovery. Jack is an
exceptionally bright young man
and is just as popular as he is in.
telligent.
A big camp fire and weasel hunt
given by Cook and Clark Bomar ane
Watts Brothers in honor of the vet
eran, Dock Hudson.
While there is glory enough fol
all the English, Welch, Irish, Serbs
French, SCOTS, Canadians, Austria
lians and other Colonial troops
some Russians, Japs, etc, and ev
cry man, woman and child tina
worked bought, boosted or contrib
uted in any way. But the fact is ii
was the little boys in khaki from
the U. S. A. at Cheautau Thiery, Ju
ly IS, that stayed the rush Iant
beat the german hordes and wit
the bayonet threw them in tn
Marne until it was choked wit
saurkrout and ran red with blood
The French fire was broken onl
Is miles to Paris, when this grea
achievement was staged. 1t was tn
turning point. The hun has bee
on the go ever since and will S
continue until thoroly beatel
which is as sure as the sun shines
Then who, oh, who, would not b
proud of those boys, and proud I
be a God-loving, liberty-lovin
AhSAiNah' =
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07

DR.. j, Frank Jolley, recently OF
Mexico, one of our most popular
physicians, now a member of the
U. S. Medical Corps, recently sta
toned at Camp Sheridan, Alaba-
ma, has lately been transferred to
Camp Upton. Mass. and within a
few days expects to sail overseas.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07

Lawrence Kunkel, son of e. F.
Kunkel, here, is helping down the
huns in France, He drives an am
bulance and some weeks ago had
to change two tires under fire. A
letter received from him lately
states that he was all right at that
time.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07
LESLIE THOMAS WRITES
FROM "OvER THERE.'
Is AwfuIIy Anxious To Hear From
HOme-Thinks He's Among q
Curious. People.

Leslie L.Thomas, who is on the
battle front in France, writes the
following interesting letter to his
sister, Miss Effe Thomas, at Ben
ton City, which we are privileged
to publish:
Somewhere in France. Oct. IL,
1918.
MY Dear Sister:
I will write you few lines to-
night as have little spare time.
How are you and all the rest of the
family? All well, / hope.
/ am feeling very we'll at pres
ent. 1 haven't had letter from
home since I left the United States.
And, believe me, 1 am getting aw-
fully anxious to hear from home
once more But maybe will before
long. hope so at any rate.
Well, these are queer people over
he re. They have such queer
here. / wish you could see them.
think they are away behind the
United States.
Well, Effie, they have put me in
a band now, and think l shall
make it just fine. 1 am sure going
to try to do my best, for there is
nothing that 1 like better than mu-
sic.
1 wish I could be with you once
more and play the cornet while
you play the piano. Those were
great days for me, when we were
all playing together. But maybe L
will get chance to be with you all
again sometime. am still living in
hopes that l may anyway, for there
is no place like the United States.
1 wish you would tell Austin to
send me some candy, that is, some
chocolate bars or something like
that, for 1 can't get any candy
here, and 1 would be so glad to get
it. I know it will take quite a
while for it to reach me, but it will
be good when it does get here.
How is mother feeling by this
time? l hope she is feeling better.
Well, Effe, 1 will close now, no
more to write at present, but will
write you again soon, and you all
y keep on writing to me, maybe 1 will
+ get your letters sometime. sure
a hope so anyway.
will close for this time hoping
, l may hear from you soon.
1 remain as ever your loving
!. brother,
q LESLIE L. THOMAS, Military
D Specialists Co., A. P. o. 727, Am
p Expeditionary Forces.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07

Stacker Records.--People thru
out the county have responded to
the call for Stacker records, accord
ing to chairman Fred Pitcher, Mex
leo. Tuesday he had received so
records from town and country.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07

Little Miss Willie Morris, IL
years old, the daughter of Col. F.
A. Morris of Mexico, is one of the
greatest knitters in the county.
She is busy every day knitting
socks for the soldiers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07

Haley Mcintyre, IL years old,
while playing on the premises OF
the Ice Plant Sunday afternoon, fell
into a vat of hot water and was
quite seriouly scalded about his
ankles.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07

The public sale of A. G. Barnes
near Mexico last week was a great
success. Everything sold went for
cash and not note was given.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07
American

For Sale-Two good sows with
pigs apiece. Enquire of ]. E.
Conklin, Mexico, Mo-, Route 6.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07

Miss Mary Shuttle of Columbia,
who has been the guest of Miss
Marguerite Seward here, has re-
turned to Columbia to enter upon
her studies at the University.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07
For Sale.

Single Comb Rhode Island Red
cockerels, early hatch from prize
winning stock.
RAY e. DILLARD.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07

Mrs. j. d. Miller has been quite
Ill.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07

Mrs. E. ]. Winter and little son
of near Mexico were quite i'll last
week of influenza.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-04
Doing Away With the Thirdly"

Thirdly" in the presidents fourteen points
for peace provided for the removal of all eco
nomic barriers and establishment Of equality Of
trade conditions among nations consenting to
peace and associating themselves for its main.
tenance." Mr.. Wilson says this does not mean
free trade, but some eminent thinkers, both Of
democratic and republican persuasion, say it has
a tendency in that direction at least Herbert
Hoover, Vernon Kellogg and Frederic c. Wal
colt of the United States Food administration
sign their names to the following:
Let the manufacturing and banking inter-
ests and the laboring and professional classes
of all nations be warned in time to devise
antidotes and counter attacks to the Machi-
. avellian devices of class gone mad with lust
of conquest, deliberately plotting to fasten
itself upon the life blood of other peoples,
even after the war. Let US consider in MAX
ing peace what protection we can give to the
commercial existence Of the freed nations.
This is just what the republican party pro-
poses to do-to take steps to protect the indus
try and commerce Of the United States against
the unfair competition Of German plotters after
the war. If economic barriers are to be raised
they will be resorted to without hesitancy. The
protective tariff will be restored and the home
market kept inviolate England, France and
other countries will do the same. Thirdly has
gone by the board already, before the peace
council has even been called.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-04

decided could not vote for a demo-
cratic senator at all, because tho
democratic candidates war record
was no better than Senator Norris.
But when the president sent out his
letter asking that only democrats be
elected to the senate and congress,
no matter whether or not they were
able to pass the test, which he him
self had stated was the one test OF
loyalty, my mind was made up In a
fash. l hate to be dictated to.
detest autocracy, whether II be In
Berlin or Washington, and hence
shall vote for the full republican
ticket and every man in this country
who wants to feel that he is an in
dependent American citizen should
do the same. Personally, resented
the presidents neutrality proclama-
ton, because he undertook to tell
American citizens how they must
think. Now he tells them how they
must vote and no man living has the
right to do either Ole or the other.
w. M. PURGE,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-04
People and Events

A fresh air raid in Minneapolis brought the
Chinese colony out of the cellars, demolishing
for while fruitful war gardens, for the FLU"
Quite copious stream of tainted money is
pouring into Red Cross Golfers from profteers
caught with the goods in New York City. The
Red Cross is wonderful money-purifying
agency.
Back in Philadelphia, where the native touch
Is unrivaled for delicacy. owners of restaurants
explain that the high prices eaters are paying
included strictly proper charge for the refined
atmosphere" of the feedery. That relieves war
Of another imputation
Z Booze propaganda persists in featuring
whisky as a specific for the "hu" Down east
vendors of hard liquor supplemented the med.
ical claim with the clinching assertion that the
United States sent carloads of booze to canton
ments in the dry belt. The claim is nothing
more than bar room gossip. Medical authori-
ties at the camps deny the whisky stories. The
authorities at Camp Dix and Camp Devens go
further and assert that in no instance was
whisky used in "hu" cases.
Though novices IN citizenship, the women Of
New York state have broken into the political
game with as much nerve and assurance as pro-
fessionals. Just year ago the lordly males at
scrapping is fine" Around 1,250000 responded
at the registration booths and something over
100 women are running for various elective jobs
The early runners view the campaign as just
exercise, a sort of early training for battles to
be staged in subsequent campaigns. Will they
get theres Huh, when do they fail? ..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-04
Won HSndenburg's Boast

/ On the authority 81 Field Marshal Won Hin
lenburg we have it that "the German army has
= superiority over all others in that the troops
and officers have never engaged in politics"
lObviously not. Neither at Berlin nor elsewhere
does the German army exercise the least Unfit
aence upon the government of the country.
The German military party is a small COM
fpany Of mild-mannered persons who meet from
time to time to talk metaphysics and keep ever
fresh the memories OF Kant and Hegel 1t is
not concerned with earthly affairs like the in
ternal or external policies Of the German empire,
The debates Of the Reichstag. ministerial coun-
}cils OF kaiser's DEGREES Not even Won Hinden-
burg or Ludendorff would ever dream Of ex-
Ipressing an opinion in matters outside the ina
mediate sphere of his authority.
The German army through military gov
Eefnor, may rule Berlin, suppress free speech
land throw into prison any person holding views
Ia variance with the highest leadership but
/, Il il not interested in politics. 1t may maintain
Y state OF martial law and exact from civil Off
Il Gals unfailng subservience. 1t may ignore the
\ Reichstag, trample on treaties dictate to chan
5eeIlors what their decisions and utterances may
8be, but it never communicates itself BY mixing
11n politics. -.
But at the moment that Won Hindenburg
ttexa1ts the superiority of the German army over
81 others it is beaten in the field and he uses his
authority over it to pledge its support to gov
1 ornfnent that is suppliant for peace because
&ihs Prussian system OF militarism - near col
hpsine- York World.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-04
Austria Quits the War.

Austria, to enforce whose ultimatum to
Serbia the long and bloody war was undertaken
has capitulated. Terms of the armistice are not
available at this writing, but from forecasts
sent from Rome and Paris, are believed to con-
tain nothing less than unconditional surrender
And thus ends the empire Of the Hapsburgs,
built on greed and held together by tyranny
Out Of its wrsckage will arise independent ma
tional groups, self-dehning and self-determin-
ing. Without attempting to discount the fu-
ture, it may be ventured that the gain to the
world in this is beyond compute. If it does
nothing else, it will deprive Of power for gen.
eral harm the most Inscriptions and crafty set
of double-dealing politicians, skilled in all the
fnesse OF diplomatic inquity, the modern world
has known.
Its effect on Germany must be immediate
and impressive. While it may release for serv-
ice in defense OF the kaisers domains consid-
cradle body Of troops hitherto employed on be-
half Of Austria, it also opens a way into the
empire from the south. If the conflict is con-
tinued over to another spring, the Hun will find
himself literally surrounded by . contracting
circle Of steel.
Austrias surrender undoubtedly shortens the
war, but it also in a large sense increases our
present task, for we will be asked to feed and
otherwise care for the destitute during the COM
ing winter Here is where America does double
duty.