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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-30
UNKNOWN HERO
WINS CITATION

his life's sacrifice and the others did
not. This is the story:
On August &c, 1914, during the fore.
noon. the First battalion of the Seven
ty-ninth regiment Of infantry, which
mad been decimated at Morhange, was
hastily reformed in the vicinity Of
Observation-Disclosures from u contin.
gent Of reserves which had been
rushed up.
That evening before the original
members Of the battalion had had time
even to get acquainted with their new
comrades, the battalion was engaged
by the Germans in n violent surprise
attack on the heights Of the farm Of
Saint-Eypre, near Luneville.
About five in the afternoon the adj.
vanced line of the battalion took shc!.
ter back OF a little ridge, which pro-
tected 1t from the Germans, who were
only 100 yards ahead. A veritahle
storm. both Of rifle and artillery fire.
whistled constantly over the heads Of
the sheltered French battalion.
Suddenly. from out of the ranks Of
the Third company. an unknown re-
servist. who had just arrived TINT
morning, leaped to the summit of the
little ridge under which the battalion
was resting.
Dropping to his knees, with a pine
hanging from his mouth, he began
TRANQUILITY to fire shot after shot into
the ranks Of the Germans. Just 100
yards ahead.
CONSERVATION reigned in the ranks
Of the First battalion Of the Seventy
ninth. Then, the officers recovering
from their surprise. loudly ordered the
man back into ranks.
But the latter. without ceasing for
an instant his firing and without even
dropping his pipe from his mouth. be-.
lowed back:
Leave me alone. Tn nm exper.
marksman and l want to do something
for my country while l have such II
fine chance to do It,"
ipHh VIC WY tpSt itlStdut vi IllS nh
pearance on the summit Of the ridge the
rifle fire of the entire regiment of Ger
mnns was conferred on him. Yet for a
full five minutes he continued tran.
GULLY to fire with sure aim into their
ranks before he finally fell riddled
with bullets. the stock Of his rife shat
tered into splintcrs and his pipe
knocked from his mouth as he rolled
over on the ground.
A moment afterward. the Seventy.
ninth leaped again to the assault and
drove the Germans down the ridge.
That night the Seventy-ninth buried
their hero on the summit Of the ridge
where he had fallen. There was moth.
Ing about his person to indicate his
identity. His deed Of heroism was sig.
nailed to the ministry Of war. The min.
istry of war did everything In lts now.
er to identify the soldier, hut without
results. Unwilling that the sacrifice
should 60 u%nrec0rded, the citation wos
granted In the name Of IAN Unknown
Soldier"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-30
HOUSE STANDS 800 YEARS
Fairbanks Home In Dedhann, Mass.
10 Oldest Frame Building In
Country.

Roston4-The enduring strength Of
wood Is evidenced In the Fairbanks
house In Dedham. Mass. built In 1e38.
and believed to be the Oldest frnme
house now standing in the United
States. where, some time ngo. nom.
beers Of the Fairbanks family gathered
for q reunion from oil over tho rom.
try. The house Is open M n his.
toric museum, but many builders. nm.
tractors and lumber men hive yis,tod
the structure and examined n INV
something more than n historic inter.
est.
The oak timbers used IN tho o,d
house were brought from England In
about the year 1928. They nre stiii
solid and strong and supporting. Tha
bricks came ut that time m bnllns,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Fairhnnk.
came from Sowerby. Yorkshire. In
l0.3 and built the house In 1896.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-30
Poet Invented stereoseope.


How many Of us really know that
the stereosrore-largely used for mag.
nifying photographs Of distant places
was the invention of Oliver Wendell
Holmes, the American poet and phil
osopher. There had been in use a
crude form Of ~stercoscope, consisting
OF n box with a hinged lid on the upper
side which was opened to admit light
on the photograph. Doctor Holmes
dispensed with the box. substituting the
eye shades still used and cut Sits In
the projecting board in order that the
photograph might be correctly focused.
Then he stuck m awl in the bottom.
for n handle, and the stereoscope was
complete. Doctor Holmes found the
alteration such m Improvement that
he offered his invention free to several
firms. All refused it. however, except
Joseph Bates Of Philadelphia. who de-
cided to make Il dozen or two md see
II they would sell. The preliminary
lot was soon multiplied by thousands.
An employee Of this firm originated
the movable slide in which the pictures
are now placed, thus improving upon
the series Of slots devised by Doctor
Holmes. When the s%tereoscope became
a great success. 1t wns suggested ia
Doctor Holmes TINT II he Ind patented
and sold his invention he might have
mnde more out Of 1t than from litera.
ture. He replied: II do not care to be
known az the patentee Of a pill or q
peeE:ng contrivance."-People's Home
Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-30
He CAPTURES II HUNS
Sergeant, Single Handed, Per.
forms Remarkable Feat.
Gets Distinguished Conduct Medal Tor
Heroic Deed At Battle Of Sanctu.
ary Wood.

Chicago.-Sergt. Francis T. Fraser,
who single.handed captured N Ger.
mans in Sanctuary Wood where now
there IL bitter fighting. called recently
to see officers Of the British Canadian
Recruiting mission some Of whom, IN.
Guiding Lieut.. .. Macdonald. belongs
TO his battalion, The Black Watch.
Sergeant Fraser IL n Of the few who
hnyc been awarded the D. G. NJ.
How n Of the "f.nddies from He'll"
without a rifle and with several bullet
holes through his clothes, was able to
take captive u stalwnrt Germnns, was
told by n Of the officers Of the mis-.
sion. He sald: ut was during the
sattles ut Sanctuary Wood when The
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-30
French Unable to Learn Identity
of Soldier Who Gave Life
for Country.
TO Save HIMSELF
With Pipe In Mouth He TRANQUILITY
Picks on German After German
Until He Falls, Riddied With
Bullets.

With the French Armies.-To the
Seventy-ninth French regiment Of In.
fantry belongs the honor Of the only
citation in the present war to IAN I'm.
known Soldier"
The croix de guerre, which the cita'
ton merited, and which in view Of the
herO's death would ordinarily be given
by the French government to the sol.
dier's nearest relatives, lies unclaimed
at the ministry Of war ut Paris. All
that IL known Of the man Is the man
ner Of his death and the fact that he
is buried where he fell on the heights
Of Saint Epvre.
The story of this unknown soldier
Is unquestionably the story Of thous
nnds Of other French heroes In the ear.
~ days of the war.
The only difference is that this "un'
known soldier" received u citation fol-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-30
Food 70 Now Americas Most I'm.
portant Asset and
Weapon.
COMB OUT TIE Ole MEN
DRAFT the Exempted Men In IN Aari.
cultural Army-put q MHIlen
Men At the Oisposal Of
the Farmer.
BY MARK SWAN.
Of the viailantes.

We Americans like to consider our
selves the most w~ide-awake people In
the world. Hustle is our middle name.
and We glory In 1t. When the word
American Is mentioned, in connection
with a job. or an emergency. we con-
jure up a mental picture Of an alert
and determined individual, with the
tine frenzy of conflict flaming In his
eyes. rolling up his sleeves and doing
things. We revel In this conception of
ourselves. It Is very complimentary
and very comforting. There Is one
slight flaw In the picture. 1t isn't true.
Naturally. when a spectacular op-
portunity arises, like the declaration
Of war last April. we do wake up and
do things. We buy bonds. and enlist,
and drill: we join defense leagues. and
knit. and make bandages. and all the
rest of it-feverishly, sincerely--tak-
ing great credit to ourselves, mean
while, for our unulloyed patriotism,
and forgetting, by the way. that all
the things We are doing. and mean to
do, should have been foreseen, and
done long ago, quietly, thoroughly. and
as a matter Of course.
We Are Asleep.
We were warned over and over
again. But w were asleep. And we're
asleep now. We're facing the most ire
mendous emergency that has ever con-
fronted us. the bald, cold fact that the
United States is not going to raise as
much food as we raised last year, that
we are not going to raise nearly
enough to supply ourselves and u
allies with food - and we're sound
asleep!
The lack of result, when the widely
advertised and justly popular Mother
Hubbard sought Il bone for her dog,
Is known to all readers of juvenile his
tory, and goes to prove that the lady
lacked foresight. She had a food
problem, and she didn't meet 1t.
Like true descendants Of old Mother
Hubbard and Rip Van Wrinkle we
stand asleep at the switch, and ap-
parently we will never start to take
action until the cupboard is bare. Then
1t will be too late.
This year we have had heatless
days and wheatless days and meatless
days. Next year we will have eatless
days, but nobody seems to be unduly
distressed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-30
Black Watch made a raid on tn,
BOChps. that S~ervoant Erooar hoo.,,

Black Watch made a raid on the
Boches, that Sergeant Fraser became
Isolated from his companions but kent
right on going v after he dropped
his rife. He had about 30 bombs and
felt well armed with them. When the
Germans ran into a dugout he pursued
them, and as he was about to hurl his
last bomb at them, they came out Of
the dug.out with their hands IN. cry.
ing 'Kamerad' and every one Of them
surrendered. Later they told him thew
were glad to be prisoners and get ont
Of the fighting.
1T was the duke Of Devonshire who
placed the distinguished conduct medal
on the breast Of Sergeant Fraser. and
the duke told him TINT he should have
hnd more than the D. G. NJ. for such
q feat"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-30


twenty-0ne. not subject to military
service. Comb out the Idle men. Put
a million men mt the disposal Of the
farmer. It won't hurt any nan TO
work outdoors from March to Septem.
Der. and If now and then We ind one
too proud to work. the chances are the
experience will do him good.
win Ne see 1t In time? Will the
national alarm clock go of. and will
We realize that each one Of us must
take hold and help-or will we join
that large and imposing band whose
philosophy Of life may be briefly
summed up in the trenchant phrase,
LET George do IT.?
II We browse on. next winter we
will have an excellent chance for re-
pentnnce at leisure. while We dine on
snOwballs a Ia Russo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-30

and advise sIl ailing women TO trv
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound and ! will guarantee they will
derive great benefit from it"-Mrs.
FRANK FITZGERALD, 25 N. dist Street
West Philadelphia, Pa.
There are thousands Of women every.
where In Mrs. Ntzgerald's condition.
suffering from nervousness, backache,
headaches and other symptoms Of q
functional arrangement. 1t was q
grateful spirit for health restored which
led her to write this letter so that other
women may benefit from her experience.
and find health az she has done.
For suggestions in regard to your con.
dition write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass. The result of their
10 years experience is at your service
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-30

We stand With our arms kansiA&. 81
faces exposed. and wait. For whats
No doubt the German agents Win BE-
satisfied and pack their trunks and 90
home to Germany. Merry thought
Hardly.
We have seen what the German
agents will do; they did It before We
entered the war and they would do It
II Ne backed out Of the war. They
would foment strikes. race riOts. class
prejudice. and stir mp national resent.
mentA. Having gotten N out Of the
war against Germany they would Try
to get us into q wal with France.
italy. or England. They would no
longer be peace propagandists but war
pr0pagandists. because we would be
unarmed and easy victims. They
would use German money to throw rs
Into the state poor Russia finds her
self In today. Then Germany would
strike defenseless South America.
America Loves Peaes.
It IL my honest belief that Germany
has had for many years two alterna.
tive plans for conquest. From Berlin
she has drawn two lines, n to the
southeast through Salonikl and to the
Orient, the other to the southwest
through Spain to South America. She
hoped England would do the Weber
Fields act and keep her hands down
while German armies stunned France.
and then she would leap on the Orient
and grasp a vast dominion there.
England did not keep her hands down.
She is not entirely a fool. That plan
failed. It seems hopeless now.
The other plan Germany will try the
moment she makes pence and gets her
breath. II her agents a persuade US
to keep Il hands down.
I don't like war and you don't like
war. We have every reason to be a
peaceful people. We have vast terri
tory. the most fruitful and productive
in the world: and warlike peoples have
always been those living in barren
lands or who have been cramped into
scant quarters. 1t Is never necessary
to preach the doctrine Of peace to
America, because the natural state Of
America Is peace. America does not
and never has gone to war except to
avenge insults that have become UNI
bearable or to protect herself against
mnrauders. When the great, wise.
p%eace-Ioving American people declare
war there is a reason for 1t, and a rea-
ION that affects the honor or the safe
ty Of the nation.
Germany has insulted and injured
us in a manner no decent people can
stand. She has fouted our rights and
she continues to do so. She was a men
ace to our existence before the wal
began and she has become a grenter
menace with each day her troops have
been in the field. Her navy is prncti-
cally intact; her people debt ridden.
For half Il century she has been the
n warlike nation Of the earth. What
will Germany do If we keep our hands
down when this war ends? What
would you do If you we're a warllke
nation. careless Of rights Of others
fsee Belgium y, and craving territory?
You would give a slap in the face to
the fat fool with his hands down. and
you would leap m South America and
wrest from It the cost Of the great
European war.
Germany is not our worst enemy.
With our fists up we can take care Of
Germany. Our worst enemy Is here.
He Is the man who asks us to put our
hands down and stand like a silly
sheep until Germany Is ready to strike.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-30
Jall war Garden.

Bn~rtlesville. Okla.--The B~artlesyl,c
county jail Ia to hive a war garden.
The jaller. under sheriff and denuty
sheriff have arranged for the garden.
They Will take their turns In tending
the gnrden, which will furnish peas.
beans, radishes. onions and other veee.
tables for the prison tablc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-30
Writes to Replace His
Dead Brother in Draft

Camp Lee. Va.-'Is there any
possible chance for me 10 9Oin
your company in my brother
Milton's placer II so. I will re-
port within two weeks" The
officers Of this camp are endeav-
Orfng to make 1t possible for the
fuil-blOOded American. Paul
BergisOn. who wrote this appeal.
to Join the division. Young
Bergis0n's brother. a Pittsburgh
draftee. died here recently.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-30
Considerable Come.pown.

where Is your brother now?" asked
the American.
"Oh. he's In London yet" replied the
English lady.
"How's he getting ont"
"Oh, he's been greatly Inundated OF
late"
"Indeed! And how?"
"Why. It's n considerable come.iowr
from n high silk hat to one of those
fiat steel helmets"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-30

0eeo W Bad health
and he'd several 81.
0eks Of nervous
prosRetioa until II.
seemed - Il the
organs In my whole
body were worn
out lives finally
psrsuaded to t
Lydia E. PinkhamI
Vegetable Com.
pound and 1t made
. well woman Of
me. ! can now do
-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-30

There r mothers and mothers. One
kind turn their children into the street.
to keep the house tidy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-30

Be charItable--a tight fist is likely
to get rheumatism.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-30
Would Admit That Much,

"ouio Aomlt that MUCH.
frankie was visiting In tn G home
OF his uncle. when the subject Of
inconsistencies was being discussed.
Il don't think was eve home
SICK" said the little boy. hut I've
often wished I was where | wasn't"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-30

Motorcycles and bicycles are becom.
Ing popular throughout Slam.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-30

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORlA, that famous old remedy
FOR infants and children, and see that IL
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-04
GUARDIANS AND ADMINISTER
 TORS NOTICE.

1 Notice is hereby given that the fol lowing guardians have filed their ac- counts current for final and partial settlement of their respective estates at the October, 1918, term of the Jackson county probate court, to- wit:
 Will McNair, guardian of James and Josephine McNair, final account current.
 J. o. Saffel, guardian Gwin heirs, ! first and final settlement
 D. T. Thornton, administrator es- tate Margaret E. Shipley, first and final settlement.
 Isiah Sheppard, guardian Anna Jo Sheppard, first and final settle ment.
 M. M. Stucky, by executor Geo. R. Hays, executor estate of Ann Conn deceased, final settlement.
 l.. c. brennan, guardian Ray Re petto, first annual account current.
 And notice is hereby given to all persons interested in said estates that unless exceptions thereto be filed in this court on or before the second Monday of the next October 1918, term of said court, the same 1 (if found correct by the court, will be approved and confirmed and there after all persons will be forever barred from excepting thereto, and any item thereto.
 Given under my hand and seal of said court, this the Second day of September, 1918.
 J. F. PARISH, 37d1t 26w1t Go. and Probate Clerk
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-04
ARKANSAS
 HEARS TIE TOP'
MANY COUNTIES HAVE ALREADY
 GONE OVER"
w. L. Hemingway, State Chairman, Gratified With Results of "vol-
 unteer Days"

Little Rock.--Arkansas' wonderful spontaneous response to the Govern ment's call in the Fourth Liberty Loan again sent the State forging ahead in its record for patriotic activities.
 Monday night 2S counties had re. ported total of volunteer subscrip- tions aggregating $8,936,0OO or more than third of the S23,S42,0OO quota for the entire State. Telegraph wires throughout the United States carried news stories based on the record of voluntary subscriptions made by Ark. ansas residents.
 Arkansas is leading" was the in troduction to one news story carried by the Associated Press out of the St. Louis headquarters. Taking into consideration that the $S,936,000 con stituted reports from only 2S of the 75 counties, w. L. Hemingway, State chairman said he believed that fully SIS 8,000O00 had been raised in volun- tary subscriptions
 Seven complete counties and one dis trict of another went lover the top" on Volunteer Days, raising their full quotas without single subscription being solicited. The counties were Baxter, Cross, Greene, Lafayette Mon roe, St Francis and Saline. The north half of Arkansas County also went over the top on the Volunteer Days. Virtually every county will be over the top by the last of the week.
 Little Rock and Pulaski County subscribed $3,000,000 of their combined quota of $4,240,060 on the two days.
 There has been much speculation as to the quotas. The official report out of St. Louis shows that they were vir- tually doubled when compared with the third loan, which was for only $3000,- o00 1000. The State quota in the third loan was $15,O00, GOO; in this loan, $22,- SAP, 900. Little Rocks quota in the third loan was $2,800,O00; in this loan. $4,240,00
 The Fourth Liberty Loan quotas by counties, follow:
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-04
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND.

Notice is hereby given that l, the undersigned, as sheriff of Jackson County, my virtue of an order of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Ar kansas. entered on the 18th day of September, 1918, in the case therein bending wherein F. N. Griffin was plaintiff and J. R. Case was defend ant, sustaining the attachment ane ordering the sale of the hereinafter described real estate, will on the 26th day of October, 1918, at the front en- trance to the Court House in the City of Newport, Jackson County. Arkansas, between the hours for jul dicial sales, offer at public outcry to the highest bidder the entire interest of J. R. Case in and to the following described real estate situated in the City of Newport, Jackson County Arkansas, to-wit:
 Lot Three (3), Block Four (4) oi Newport Land and Improvement Company's addition to the city o1 Newport.
 Said sale to be upon credit of three months, and the successful pur- chaser to execute a note with ap- proved security bearing interest at the rate of per cent per annum un- til paid; lien to be retained upon the property sold to further secure the purchase price.
 In Witness Whereof, l have here unto set my hand as such sheriff thls the 18th day of September, 1918. J. M. IVY,
 24w4t. Sheriff of Jackson Go.
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-04

Surgeons agree that in cases of Cuts, Burns, Bruises and Wounds, the FIRST TREATMENT is most impor- tant. When an EFFICIENT anti septic is applied promptly, there is no danger of infection and the wound
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-04

begins to heal at once. For use on man or beast, BOROZONE is the IDEAL ANTISEPTIC and HEAL
 ING AGENT. Buy it now and be ready for an emergency. Price 25c, soc, $1.00 and $1.50. Sold by w. E. Bevens. 134d4tm. 25wt. m
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-04
WARNING ORDER.

In the Chancery Court of Jackson County, Arkansas. Sallie Ward, Plaintiff
 vs. No. 3355. Robert Ward, Defendant. The defendant, Robert F. Ward, is warned to appear in this court with in thirty days, and answer the com- plaint of the plaintiff, Sallie Ward. (SeaD
 R. w. Randy,
 Chancery Clerk.
 By J. B. Parroott, D. c. This the 30th day of September, 1918.
 c. M. Erwin is hereby appointed at torney for the nonresident de- fendant. 25W4t
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-04

All you who have torpid liver, weak digestion or constipated bowels look out for chills. The season is here and the air is full of the dis ease germs. The best thing to do is
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-04

to get your liver in good condition and purify the stomach and bowels. HERBINE is the right remedy, it answers the purpose completely. Price 60c. Sold by w. E. Bevens.
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-04
24w4t.

If your child starts in it's sleep. grinds it's teeth while sleeping, picks at the nose, has bad breath, Tickle
 appetite, pale complexion, and dark rings under the eyes; it has worms;
 and as long as they remain in the in testines, that child will be sickly. WHITES CREAM VERMIFUGE clears out the worms, strengthens the stomach and bowels and puts the little one on the road to health and cheerfulness. Price soc per bottle. Sold by W. E. Bevens. 134dt.m 25wtm
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-04
WARNING ORDER.

In the Chancery Court of Jackson County, Arkansas. Katie Meek, Plaintiff
 vs. No. 1856. Tom Meek, Defendant.
 The defendant, Tom Meek, is here by warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff, Katie Meek.
 Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this 1st day of October 1918.
 (SeaD R. w. Randy, Clerk.
 By J. B. Parrott, D. C. c. M. Erwin is hereby appointed non- resident attorney. 25w4t.