Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-06-06
ABOUTOUR
SOLDIERS
FOR THE SOLDIERS.

fOh IhE OOLDlEkS.
Audrain county soldiers, when in
London, England, can find the Even
ing Ledger on file at the Reciprocal
News Bureau Office 10 Queen Anne's
Gate, London, S. W. The paper is sent
regularly and it is placed there for
your convenience. diff
Monte Brooks, who has been quite
i'll at Camp Funston, is expected to
recover.
Willard Kemp, who is on his way
to France with U. S. troops, writes
home that one of the most inspiring
sights he has seen was the parade of
100000 American troops down Fifth
Avenue, New York City. Mr.. Kemp
is a son of James Kemp of this city.
c. ]. Philibert, who was a me-
chanic for the Hoxsey Motor Compa-
ny a short time, received word to re-
port to service Thursday, May %, at
Jefferson Barracks in st. Louis.
Mr.. Philibert was a volunteer in
the mechanic department. His home
is in New Orleans, La. He enlisted
in Chicago and was waiting here for
his call. He has two other brothers in
service, one of whom is a lieutenant
in the U. S. Navy. The last heard
from this brother was that he was on
the coast of Africa. Mr.. Philibert was
in the service Of the Louisiana Naval
Reserve for six years and was chief
boatswain's mate.
His wife will remain in Mexico
with her sister for the present. Mrs
Philibert formerly was Miss Linnit
Stalcup.
: Halle Bradford is home from st
Louis, where because of being toe
light he failed to pass the examina.
ton for entrance into the U. S. fore.
es. As a consequence, he took
the place of Turner Lewis in the next
selective army contingent which
left Monday, Mr.. Lewis having re
ceived deferred classification on ag.
ricultural gorunds. George Bast, Jr.
who was to have taken Lewis place
will be held until the next call.
Ensign Herbert Plunkett, who has
) been home from the Coast on a shorr
, leave, has returned to duty.
Private Finis Schooling, a member
, of the United States Hospital Corp
in France, and a son of D. H. School
, ing of Clark, Mo-, according to ad
| vices just received from Washington
, died May 16. He was injured in tn
: performance of his duty as a membe
E of the First Aid Corps. He had beel
r in France since September 1.
e This is the first Randolph count.
e boy to die on French soil during tn
present war. He was 10 years old.
v John Machin has returned to hi
Army cantonment in Iowa, after
f short furlough home.
Second Lieutenant William Alex
ander Fleet, of the Grenadier Guards
according to dispatches from Londor
was killed in action May IS. He was
son of the late Col. A. F. Fleet of Cul
yer, Ind, who was at one time at tn
h head of the Missouri Military Acat
o envy before that institution wa
burned and when it was located on tn
Boulevard.
I Lieutenant Fleet was a very youn
O man when his father left here to TAX
Il charge Of the Culver Military AcaC
, envy in Indiana. Lieutenant Fleet wa
q former Rodes scholar, and won h
# commission in the British army
At January, 1917. He was married Il
# same year to Cecil, daughter of S
ID Charles James Lyall, formerly of Il
# Indian service.
Mr.. Fleets life had been spel
practically in institutions where mil
tary training was a requirement. II
X. news of his death will be learned vii
- regret by his many Mexico friends
d. THE new conditions the wal hi
Of brought US and which some renal
~ that a year ago they would not b
ii lieve such a thing possible is but Il
s. forerunner of many more innovation
a. that necessity will establish. Amer
y cans as a rule are adopting ther
Id selves to the changes without qul
xt bic or complaint. They realize the
e. purpose and the need which promp
them. These are one Of the few ma
tiers which are "our bit" in helpii
to win the great conflict. In the da
r. of the a~pproachingg drive keep 20
no mind clear and your faith steady +
tn cry report or statement that smac
a suspiciously Of propaganda with
A. German flavor investigate thorough
ur before repeating it and If you wa
r. to be truly patriotic DON'T REPEt
ny IT. When you are told anything ST
ng p%icious, let the person relating t
story know you quote it, and do I
ed approve of its spread. Stand firm 1
,es your country no matter what t
mr. proposition. No matter how small
St. may be you will find it is playing
part in the present crisis.