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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-07

Ileft it. We could have gotten any
number Of souvenirs, but we were
/ already Loaded, SO we confined our
selves to taking prisoners. The eel
lars and deep dugouts yielded quite
few Of these, among them being
complete staff Of medical officers
and men,
We had remarkably few casualties.
| am not allowed to state how many.
but it was very light
This was our contribution toward
winning the war, and the muchly-
Wanted Hindenburg fine was smash
ed at one point so completely that
Hit is unrecogniZable now.
The paper that l am writing on
was made in Germany" as was the
ink / wish that | could have sent
more souvenirs, but there is limit;
so for the time being you will have
to be contented with these
After the battle we came out of the
line, and that night | slept on the
ground with on blanket and water
proof sheet There was a heavy
frost that night, and ! have a slight
cough and a pretty bad cold as a
result. But / figure myself lucky
because / didn't get even a scratch in
the fight. We are now in rest bill
let's. Or, rather, we are resting in
an open field where once there was
a pretty large town It's cold, too.
Rest for the company means work
for me, as ! must re-equip those who
lost their stuff in the fight
Things look more favorable for an
early end of the war than they have
ever before, and ! am glad-Lord,
how glad | am!
I may be home by Christmas yet.
But don't save the turkey, as | may
be delayed some, and | don't want
him to get too old and touch.
Give love to all and tell them to
-write-write
Devotedly JOHN
A letter of later date from Sergeant
Fyfe brings the information that he
has been gassed and is now resting
in a hospital. He expects to be back
in service in few days.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-07
FROM TOM PARKER
Somewhere N FfaIlCt,
September %. 1918.

september 20, 1910
Dear Father.-Just received your
letter of August 30. 1t found me
we'll Glad to hear that you are all
we'll Sorry that you all hadn't heard
from me in three weeks. ] hope you
have received my letter by this time.
| hardly know when a week begins
over here. I've heard that a soldier
never knows the day of the week
or month. / guess | must be a sol
der now, for don't know one day
from another. Every day looks alike
to me, for it rains nearly every day.
| heard from Walter the other day.
He was somewhere in France. Some
Of the boys said we had to wait for
the 31Sth to pass us the other night.
but / don't think it was the 31Sth
Some regiment did pass US, however.
The big guns are steady shooting
at the Huns. | am SO far back that
I can't hear our small guns. Believe
me, we are hopping up with the Huns
now. / used to say when / read
where they captured three or four
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-07
FROM Jesse =. MCLUNEY

Somewhere in France, Sept. rs, 1918.
Mr.. Pink MeCIuney.
My Dear Brother Well. Pink, tell
all my friends that | will be back
home about June if nothing happens,
Tell Grandma to pray for me to come
back home to see you all again.
hope you won't have to come over
here, for it isn't a pleasure trip to
come over. / am going to do my
best Maybe / will get to come back
home to see you again. am left
alone by myself, but maybe some
day | will see my dear brother, and
| can tell you all about army life.
You don't know anything about army
life.
will close for this time. l can't
write much, SO bye bye, from your
brother,
JESSIE F. McCLUNEY.
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CUT THIS QUIT is WORTH
MONEY

Don't miss this. Cut out this
slip, enclose with Sc to Foley & Co.,
2835 Sheffield Ave-, Chicago, H.,
writing your name and address clear
II. You will receive in return q trial
package containing Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound, for coughs, colds
and Group, Foley Kidney Pills and
Foley Cathartic Tablets.
Sold BY Union Drug Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-07
Surgeons agree that in cases Of

Surgeons agree that in cases of
cuts, burns, bruises and wounds, the
first treatment is most important.
When an efficient antiseptic is APP
piled promptly, there is no danger
Of infection and the wound begins to
heal at once. For use on man or
beast, Borozone is the ideal antisep-
tic and healing agent. Buy it now
and be prepared for an emergency.
Sold nv Alexander Drug Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-07
COUGHS AND COLDS
QUICKLY RELIEVED
DR.. King'sNewD iscoveryused
since Grant was President
Get a bottle today

IL did it for your grandma, for your
father. For fifty years this well-known
cough and cold remedy has kept an
evergrowing army Of friends, young
and old.
For half g century druggists every
where have sold It. Put a bottle in
your medicine cabinet. You may need
It ii a hurry. Sold by druggists
everywhere.
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in order to remain assistant attorney
general until the camp opened Sat
wday he resigned as aid to Gen.
Bates to enter the school at Louisville.
Gen, Bates said Saturday that Mr..
McCormick's resignation is effective
November /. He has not yet decid-
cd on Mr. MeCormiek's successor. -
Memphis Scimitar, October a.
Mrs C. G. HARRISON, after a visit
to relatives here, returned to Mem
phis Friday morning,
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-07
BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC

Mine eyes have seeh-the glory of the
coming Of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage
where the grapes of wrath are
stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning
Of his terrible swift sword;
tHis truth is marching on.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-07
Bowels Acting ProperIyl

They ought to, for constipation
makes the body retain waste matters
and impurities that undermine the
health ard play havoc with the entire
system. DR.. Kings New Life Pills are
reliable and mild n action. All
druggists.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-07

i have seen Him in the watch fires
of a hundred eircling camps;
They have huilded Him On altar in
the ageaing dews and damps.
can read His righteous sentence
BY the dim and flarinC lamps,
His day is marching on.
He has sounded forth the trumpet
that shall never call retreat;
He is sting out the hearts Of men
before His judgment seat;
0, be swift, my soul, to answer Him!
Be jubilant, my feet
Our God is marching on.
In the beauty Of the lilies. Christ
was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that trans
figures you and me;
AS He died to make men holy, let US
die to make men free,
While God is marching on.
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Chorus;

Glory, glory, hallelujahl
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hanelujah!
His truth is marching on.
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Trance. Qctober B, l9I8.

Dearest Mother There has been
some big doings since ! wrote to you
the last time. We have been in one
of the biggest battles Of the war
and really captured our front Of the
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-16

keyho!e of the door-to have shown
myself ut the window was out of the
question because the house in which
| WAS concealed was SUPPOSED to be
untcnunted.
Because OF the fact that | was I'M
able to speak either Flemish or Ger
man | could not 20 out and buy food,
although ! still had the money with
which To do il. That was one of the
things that CALLED nne-thr thought
that | had the whcreWitllal in my
jeans 10 buy uIl the food | needed and
yrt no WAY of getting ii without en-
dungcrIng my liberty and life.
At night, however, after ii was dark,
| would steal quietly out of III" house
to see what could pick IN in tn" way
of food. BY that time, of course, the
stores were closed, hut | secured the
streets, the alleys and the byWayS for
scraps of food and occasionally got up
courage enough to appeal to Belgian
peasants whom | met on the streets,
and In tina, way managed To keep
body and soul together
1t was quite apparent to me. how
ever, that | was worse off in the city
than | had been in the fields, and |
decided 10 get out of that house just
rs soon us | knew definitely that Huy-
Tiger had made up his mind To do moth
ing further for me.
When was not ut the keyhOle of the
door spent most of my day on the top
floor in II room which looked ont on the
street. BY keeping well away from the
window | could See much of what WAS
going on without being seen myself.
In my restlessness, used to walk back
and forth In that room and kept II up
so constantly that believe must have
worn II path In the floor. 1t was nine
steps from one wall to the other, and
as | had little else to amuSe me ] fig
ured out one day after | had been
pacing up and down for several hours
Just how much distance l would have
covered on my way to Holland II my
footsteps had been taken In that direc-
ton instead of just up and down that
old room. l was very much surprised
to find that In three hours l crossed
the room no less than 5000 times and
the distance covered was between nine
and ten miles. 1t was not very graft
flying to realize that after walking all
that distance wasn't IL step nearer my
goal than when started. but had to
do something while waiting for Huy-
Tiger to help me. and pacing up and
down was natural outlet for my
restlessness.
While looking out Of the top floor
window one day, I noticed cat on u
window ledge Of the house across the
street. ihad nice piece of n broken
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mirror which | had picked up In the
house and | used it to amuse myself
for an hour at time shining 1t In the
cats eyes across the street. At first
The animal was annoyed by the reilcc-
lion and would move away. only to
ONE back q few moments later. BY
and by, however, II seemed to get
used to the glare and wouldn't bulge
no matter how strong the sunlight was.
Playing with the cat in this way got
Inc into the habit OF watching her
CulningS and goings ana was indi-
r"Ctly I'll" means of my getting food
g." or two latpr-at tim" when !
was 50 furnished that | WAS ready to
DO almost anything to nppcuse my
hunger
II WAS about Z O'Clock in the even
ing. | was expecting liuylig"r nj \,
out ! hadn't tn" slightest hop" that h"
Nnu'd bring me food, rs he had t"ld
me that he wouldn't take tn" risk of
having food In his possession when
Ling on III" | was standing at the
ni0w in such Why that | could
see what was going on in III" street
without being observed by those who
passed by, when ! noticed my friend.
he cat, coming down the steps of the
nppoSitp house with something in his
mouth. Without considering the risks
ran. ! opened tn" front door. ran
down the steps and across the street.
and bounced on that cat before 1t could
get away with It's supper. for that, as
| had imagined. was what ! had seen
in its mouth. 1t turned out to be Il
piece of stewed rabbit, which ! contis-
Gated eagerly and took back with me
to the house.
Perhaps felt n little sorry for the
cat, but / certainly had no Qualms
about eating the animals dinner. |
was much too hungry to dwell upon
niceties, and piece of stewed rabbit
was certainly too good for Il cat to eat
when Il man was starving. | ate and
enjoyed It and the incident suggested
to me n way in which | might possibly
obtain food again when all other ave
nueS failed.
From my place Of ConceaIment ! fire.
gently saw huge carts being pushed
, through the streets gathering potato
| Feelings, refuse of Cabhng" and similar
| food remnants, which. In America, are
considered garbage and destroyed. In
! Belgium they were using this gar
| hagr" TO max" their bread out Of, and
| while the idea may sound revolving to
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There have been many Belgans shot
for helping escaped prisoners and other
fugitlves, and II Is not to he wondered
chances as possible. A man with Il
family, especially, does not feel jus.
tilted in helping a stranger when he
knows that he and his whole family
may be shot or sent to prison for their
pains.
Although / suffered much from the
attitude of Huyliger and his associates,
suppose l ought to hold no gr'Idge
against them in view of the unenviahle
predicament in which they are In
themselves.
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CHAPTER XIII.
Five Days in an Empty House.


The five days spent in that house
seemed to me Xix" five years. During
all that time had very little to eat
less in fact than had been getting in
the fields. | did not fcrl II 50 bad, per
hapS, because Of the fact that was no
longer exposed to the other privntion~
which befor" had combined to make
my condition so wretvnpd. ! now had IL
good place To sleep. at any rate, ana /
did not wake every half hour or SO as
| had been accustomed to do in the
fields and woods. and, of course, my
hunger was not aggravated by the
physical eXertions which had been
necessary before.
Nevertheless, perhaps because had
more time now to think of the hunger
pains which were gnaWing ut me all
the time, | don't believe ] was ever 50
miserable rs | was ut that period of
my adventure. felt so mean towards
the world | would have committed
murder, | think. with very little prov
OCatiOn.
German soldiers We're passing the
house ut all hours of the day. |
watched them hour after hour from the
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CHAPTER Introductory. Pat OBrien
tells of his purpose in writing the story
OF his adventures.
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The Deep Sea Food Products Com
pany is building a large wharf at its
plant ON Halibut cove. KaChcmak bay.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-16

He let himself out of the door and
sat on the top stair and wondered just
what he would do. Would he try to
steal march on me and get in n first
word to the authorities so that my
story would be discreditcd when l
put 1t to them?
OF course, my threat to give myself
up to the Huns was II pure bluff. While
| had no desire TO lose the papers
which Huyliger had and which in
cluded the map and the last resting
place OF my poor Chum Ran"y. | GER
tuinly had no intention of cutting OH
my nose to spite my face by surreu-
dering to the Germans. | would have
been shot, as sure rs fate. for after all
I had been able to observe behind the
German lines | would be regarded as
a spy and treated as such.
At the same time | thought ! de-
tected yellow streak in Huyliger. and
/ figured that he would not want to
take the risk of my carrying out my
threat even though he believed there
was but small chance of my doing so.
If / did, he would undoubtedly share
my fate, and the pictures and papers
he had of mine were really of no use
to him, and | have never been able to
ascertain why II was he wished to re-
tain them unless they contained some
thing-sOme information about me
which accounted for his complete
change of attitude towards me in the
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Copper River
and Northwestern Ry.
FOUR TRAINS WEEKLY BETWEEN
cHTTTNA AND KENNECOTT

Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mon
days, Thursdays and Saturdays
Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays. Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays
Leave Chitina 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 9 a m to 5 p m, except Sundays.
Tickets on sale at Second Street Depot office
enc hour before departure of trains.
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SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I-IntroduCtory. Pat O'Brien
tells OF his purpose in writing the story
OF his adventures.
CHAPTER II-TcIls of his enlistment In
the Royal Flying corps. his ira ming in
Canada and his transfer to France Tor ac-
tive duty
CHAPTER llI--Describes fights in which
he brought down two German airplanes
and his final fight in which he
brought down wounded within the Ger
man lines and was made prisoner of
war.
CHAPTER IV-Discovers that German
hospital stan blabarously neglected tho
fatally wounded and devoted their ener-
giles to restoring those who might be
returned to the firing lines. Witnesses
death In fight OF his best chum. Lieut..
Paul Rainey.
CHAPTER Vile is taken to the Of
ficers prison camp at Courtrai. There he
began planning his escape. BY great sat
rihCe he manages to save and hide away
two daily rations of bread.
CHAPTER VILE confiscates map Of
Germany and tust half an hour later is
put on train bound for prison camp
In Germany. He leaps through a window
while the train is travelling at IA rate OF 30
miles an hour.
CHAPTER VIl-For nine days lie
crawls through Germany, hiding during
the day. travelling at night. guided by the
stars and subsisting on raw vegetables
He covers 10 miles before reaching Lux
emburg.
CHAPTER VIrI-tor nine days more he
struggles on in weakened condition
through Luxembourg in the direction of
Belgium.
CHAPTER IX-He endures terrible
hardships. swims rivers while delirious
from hunger living like II hunted animal
and on the eighteenth day after jumping
from the train u crosses into Belgium.
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AUSTRALIANS
 OBSERVED THEIR
 ENTRY INTO WAR

LONDON, May 31. - The third anniversary of the Australian land ing at Gallipoli was observed throughout England in every camp and city, where there are Australi- an soldiers. At Westminster Ca thedral in London, the High Com mssioners of Australia and New Zea- land and many officers and men at tended special memorial service, and similar services were held in many churches in various parts of England.
 The special feature of the days observance, however, was a series of pilgramages made to the graves of 1900 Australian soldiers who have been buried in England and Scot land since the war began. Parties of Australians visited cemeteries from Plymouth to Dundee where Anzac soldiers lie, and laid wreaths and flowers on the graves. Ar engagements have been made for the placing of flowers every year upon these honored graves.
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LINES OF SPORTS
 TO BE MAINTAINED
 BY UNIVERSITY

WASHINGTON, May 31. = Al though the ranks of the student body have been heavily drained by those who joined the colors, George town University plans to maintain varsity competition next year in all lines of support.
 Although heavily hit this year Georgetown managed to win again the South Atlantic titles in foot ball, baseball and indoor and out door track and field competition The eleven lost only to the Navy incidentally the fourth defeat in three years on the gridiron.
 Full schedules will be played next year in all lines of sport, says Graduate Manager Charles Cox, 'ii enough men are left in school to make up the teams.
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WEYERHORST TRIAL STARTED

The trial of Joseph Weyerhorst was started this afternoon in the Dis trict Court Weyerhorst is charged with attempting to obstruct the draft emption board at Douglas.
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CABLE REPORTS FOR 24 HOURS I
 YESTERDAY
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STEAMER MOVEMENTS
and Mail Information
NOW BOUND NORTH

NOW BOUND NORTH Admiral Farraeut will be due from the South this afternoon at four o'clock with mail Princess Sophia will be due to- tomorrow night from the south with mail.
 Spokane is scheduled to arrive from the south Sunday morn ing with mail
 SCHEDULED SAlLINGS City of Seattle is scheduled to sail from Seattle today. Not reported.
 Northwestern is scheduled to sail from Seattle today. Not reported.
 SOUTHBOUND SAiLINGS Spokane sailing southbound Sun day by way of Sitka and Cha than Straits. Princess Sophia will be due southbound Monday morning.
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MANY JEWS ARE
 IN THE ARMY WITH
 FORCES OF ALLIES

PROVIDENCE R. l., May 31.- Col. Harry Cutler, president of the Jewish Board for Welfare Work in the United States Army and Navy has received from Maj. s. Lipson Senior Jewish Chaplain, Home Forces, in London, letter telling how the Jewish soldiers are beinf administered to in France and il England. Major Lipson estimates there are more than 10000 Jews in the army and navy but man, others are anticipated through tho plan to enlist Russian Jews.
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towns behind the British lines, which is becoming more intense. Amiens is being vigorously bOmbarded.
REFUGEES FLEEING.

Paris, May 31. - Numerous refugees from SOissOns, Rheims and Chateau Thierry and 0th- CT points have arrived in Paris, and have been sent towards the center of France. They were ordered to evacuate their homes and are being carried on motor trucks to the nearest railway points.
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Another phase of the domestic in- felicities of Mrs. Roberta. Menges Corwin Hill Tearle manifests itself in an action she has begun in the Su- preme Court of New York against Miss Adele Rowland, the weh known actress, whom she accuses or alienating the affections Of conway Tearle. actor, from whom sne oD- tained a divorce last year. Mrs' Tearle yesterday filed in the county Clerks office a summons ln an ac- ton to recover $10O,000 damages from Miss Rowland. When MrS Tearle sued for divorce she named Miss Rowland, and testimony au- duced at the trial described ralo upon apartments in We7t Eighty first street, where Tearle and Miss Rowland were found together.
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NEWS OFFICIALLY
 GIVEN OUT ABOUT
 ALASKA APPOINTMENT

SEATTLE, May 31-The Post In telligencer special says J. J. Finne' gan of Seward, an attorney, has been appointed captain in the Judge Ad- vocate's Department. to assist Gov Riggs to administer draft recruits In Alaska Gov Riggs requested the appointment of Finnegan to succeed Captain Hunt
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You pay for food but not for serv- fee at the Alaska Grill.
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NORWAY JOURNAL TO ASSIST BOND WITH
 ENTENTE ALLIES

CHRISTIANlA. May 31. - As a proof of the growth of good-feeline between Norway and the Entente Powers, there will be started here next month new monthly review called Atlantis. The purpose, as statd in its prospectus, is "to fur ther economic and cultural rela- tions with the United States, Eng land and France"
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FRENCH PREMIER
 IS NEARLY TAKEN
 BY GERMAN TROOPS

PARIS, May 31.-Premier Clemen- ceau had the narrowest escape pos sible from falling into the hands of the Germans. He left point on the fighting front a few minutes only before the arrival of patrol Of 4o Uhlans
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Dine ac the Gastineau. Concert every evening.
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The finest the market affords in season at the Alaska Grill. ***
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Coal, feed, hay ana grain, Fem mer and Ritter. Phone 114.
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Your coffee troubles will be over if you will try GOLD SHIELD.
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GERMAN WEDGE NOW CLOSE TO
 MARINE RIVER

Continued from Page One)
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HOSPITAL IS
 BOMBED AND
 MANY KILLED
Few Women Nurses Among Victims and Others Were Burned in the
 Building.

WITH THE BRITISH, May 31.-- German airmen bombed another big hospital and many medical workers were killed and wounded The hos pital caught on fire after a section was demolished by a bomb. A few women nurses were among the slain. Bodies of nurses, patients and attend ants were burned.