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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-11-30
PINTO PRODUCERS PRospE1

Recently the U. s. Food Admins.
uation Grain Corporation had the
Deaeink CT an order for ten million
pounds o! beans for . European na.
tion
Plain Mr.. Pinto Beaa Of Colorado
Won this big order to Be delivered in
Nsw Yoek City December 18th.
The price which vii be paid 10 I
cents net At Colorado shipping points.
100000 icing gained for the pinto
bean industry In Colorado from this
one order.
To clear up misunderstanding a. 10
Why pinto beans bring instead Of 10
cents ,h.. year. the United States
Food Administration for Colorado
states that last year the government.
bought the crop outright II 4 forced
price to encourage the young indus
ty-an emergency measure only.
This year. pintos must compete II
price with japanese grown beans. Of.
fered hantpicked and in perfect con.
dition at 81 per hundred. delivered at
Coast points
California p;Sss bring only So cents
4 pound. With the exception Of Nichi.
gan navies- pinto beans lead the field
In price paid
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-11-30
FOOD PLANS UPSET
BY PEACE PAcTS
WHEAT PLENTIFUL - MAY NOW
BE FED AN N AIS - BUT
WORLDS LARpER OTHER.
WISE SHORT.

With ocean lanes to all markets Of
the world open again. the food situa-
ton has been overturned and en- REV
new conditions set up.
As consequence the issuing OF the
1919 Home Card announced by the
Food ADMINISTRATION has been aban-
doned. q new inventory Of the worlds
food supplies Is now being taken. and
Herbert Hoover plans TO announce to
America very shortly an entirely new
and amazing food program.
Indications are that. with plenty OF
wheat nos available from India. Aus
tralia. baltic ports. and the Argentine.
no further wheat saving will be asked
but that on every other food product
particularly fats and suEar-the lid
will tighten firmer than ever.
Wheat may now be fed TO animals
without the CUSTOMARY permit from
the Food Administration, the rules
formerly torbidding the sale Of wheat
As feed having been repealed. accord
ing to word received by the Colorado
food board
When definite reports from the con
quered peoples come In on the con
dition OF their food supplies and the
needs O. their respective countries
America VIII find that she must SUP
ply NO; only the anticipated 1850 ~
tons-ane NORE-N food stuffs. bu
must share her dairy herds. swine
heef cattle and poultry to restoci
European fArr,a. Is the belief OF tht
Food Administration
Holland. for example. has alread!
put in an order for 10000 head o
fn3Yr raffIA
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NEAT AND FAT FAMINE 4
POSSIBILITY!

The meat situation threatens to b.
come serious. according TO the Colo
raeo Eco. Administration.
Outside OF the military zone In
France there Is practically no meat
in that country: what there In. II out
Of the reach Of the poor people In
price
In England. the British food con.
troller has found II necessary to re-
duc~ the meat ration from one pound
TO threeauarte-s OF 4 pound per capita
weekly. There has aleo been . gen.
eral rise IL price to the consumer Of
Z cents 4 pound in all meata.
In America Herbert Hoover has
promised that out OF the none too
plentiful mea; supply OF this country
1000 tons OF meat and fats viii be
shipped to Europe during this current
rear 10 relieve the situation over
there
The Food Administration therefore
urges the most intense and concen.
t-ated saving OF meat and OF fats.
Coming high prices on these com.
motisie< viii enforce some saving In
them but for the most part the
patriotism OF the American people will
again Be- depended upon to I'll this
e.s0a .eoo-,on meat and tat order.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-11-30
300 WOMEN NEEDED
BY SALVATION ARMY
Commander Evangeans Beeta
Says War Relief Work
Must Be Extended.

Commander Evanssiins Booth, isa1-
q Of the Salvation Army h the Uait-
I'd States, has been suddenly called
upon to furnish 800 additional war
work women for rranes. The request
II contained in . report Just received
BY her from Col william A. Barke
Of tho salvationist forces. whom she
sent to France over . year ago b -
tablish hutment and general war RELIEF
work with the American troopa
1--WE will do all We can to an this
demand" said Commander Booth when
discussing the approaching United
War Work Campaign. .and The neeA
Itself should impress the American
public all the more With the absolute
necessity for sustaining and enlargins
the war relief work Of the seven or.
ganizations. besides the noble Red
Cross, now merged for . drive for
funds. Each IL q vital cog In . vast
machine for human relief. and each q
Indispensable. serving it, particular
elements In Its own way.
1.-THE Salvation Army vas bo1 b
hardship. reared in pnvatioa and
trained to every phase Of human mis-.
cry and how to. COPS with II Perhaps
that accounts In some degree for tie
success our work has attained and foe
which we are thankful.
-we are Of the common people. as1
We toll on 4 practical basia We Learn
ed the lesson Of how to do II In he
Boer war. when We stood At the side
Of Britnin's troops and weathered II
out to the end We have beea ts1eA
by FIRE. and the mothers and fathers
Of America, ~ In other countries. tTue
the Salvation Army to do the thing
they would like to do for their Dsa Il
hey but had the chance.
with 1910 trained workers. as tie
fronG operating from 90 huts a11
dugouts. the Salvation Army u doing.
has done and will continue % d its
best for The cause Of hu1anlty 81
Liberty.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-11-30
CURE FOR BLUES
NEAR the CAMPS
Community Service Takes Place
Of Mother, Friends and
Home for Soldiers.

fsa young o<1esss q de Sts6sos
Army Training Corps Of the Univeesl.
" Of Detroit rseentiy applied for .
furnished house and q housekespse
~ho would not p . servant. but -
sns yosns o6Reef expressed Il. "tAs
sort Of woman 70 whom The boys can
tall out Hello. wothsrr vhss tAAy
come 10 the front door,
HOmesickness 10 the 8alady tor
which War Camp Community Service
supplies innumerable eurea
-ws've got Jour number" eays the
". C.. c. 8 to the homesick boy frou
camp with leisure to spend In any oos
81 the three hundred towns scattered
,ver the country. While he's wonder.
lns what on earth he'll DO with hin
self when he gets there. not knowing Q
soul In town and with q limited per.
:entage Of his thirty per- In his poek.
Il. along comes Q friendly printed card
from the local branch Of his own lodss
announcing . reception that Night -
oecially for colder members. By the
,ame mall the Methodist church sende
IN announcement Of all tn neesinsa
addressed to him. with This Aasans
veu printed at the bottom. How did
hey know he was q Nethodistf
He had forgotten about the mttis
Personal Card" he made out at the
,djuiant's request during his arss day
camp when Il was only one OF the
tndless details In the round Of dentists
and doctors and general coafusaoa.
The ". c c. 8. had not only his asa-
,er. but his name and address. hls
bone town. the name Of the schoo,
aed gone to and . good bit about eAs
:hines b. was fondest Of doine-saa>
sact written Into . little blank - -
ard especially for Il
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-11-30
SUGAR PORTION nNcREAsED

That portion OF the Colorado public
which eats around may now rejoice
over = whole half ounce Of sugar per
restaurant patron per meal.
Moreover. the Food Administration
latest sugar ruling. as applied to pub,
lie eating place.. leaves II to The taste
OF each individual patrsn how this
ha'founce IL TO Be used II may he
used entirely in the coffee. or divided
Ne'~">n grapefruit cereal and coffee,
That hsl'-ounee 10 nov reatrict,onless
executing that II may not b. served
II 10 food Is sefrod on which sugar
= needed
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-11-30
rs osvssep vsse essa essslL

Hoe ooly IL Lcoxyear City the most
noethefiy mining town but IL bids fair
to hecume . paaee Of importance. now
DAT Q Norwegian company has takea
0see the vass coal 6esds q Spatxhefren.
ne ensefp'eise 10 CO . vefy large scale.
he coal 0esds which The Norwegian
coopany viii devesop cover an area
a ovef sc eQuafe miles. of which coe-
sevenfh has heen surveyed and IL il
estimated dat this aicoe viii Yield
sonetAine IKE 10o0pno tons Of coal
ffu0 The Afse stratum and the seeood
stratum viii pruoabay yie3d n much
Aaee. 1efe are otAer coal veins Il
Which little h JET k10vl- TAe e.
tssp<tse b reGarded - . nattooal ose,
asA svent1ally thooands Of miners
IN - e0eas2o1
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-11-30
STEADIER hoe MARKETS PLANNED
Hog Producers and Packers Confer With Repre-
sentatves Of the Food Administration and
Agricultural Department and Adopt
New Plan Of Regulation.
New Plan Of Regulation

Administration founda
agricultural industry
The Live Stock Subcommittee Of the
special member
indu str 70 situation market
of
purchaser
The cooc,usious of tn conference follows
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-11-30

Livestock Subcommittee d the A&n-
cultural Advisory Board, toge, her
with special swine members and the
representatives Of the packerx. TO i'm
prove the present unsatisfactory sifu-
alton. which Inns unfortunately resuit-
I'd because of the injection Of uncoa-
trollnble fnc1orx
We ask the producer TO cooperate
with US in most difhcult task.
The members OF the Conference
were:
Producers-H. c. Stuart. Elk Gar.
den, Va. Chairman Agricultural Ad-
visory Board. W. n. McFadden. CHI
caeo. H.; A Sykes Ida Grove, La. !;
John NJ Evvard, AmeA. Ia: J. Il, Aer-
Ger. Live Stock Commission for Ran
sas: J. G. Brown. Moncr. Ind; E. C
Brown, President Chicaro Livestock
Exchange. \. H Gentry, Sedai.a. No /:
John Gratran Rroomheld. Colo: En-
gene Funk. Bloomington, III; Isaac
Lincoln. Aberdeen. S. D.; c. W. Hunt.
Logan. Ia: C E Yancey, W n. Dod-
son
Food Adminisfration-Her Hoo
yer, F. S. Snyder. Major E l. Roy. C.
Fl. Powell
Department & AErieultur-Louis
D. Hall. r n Marshall.
The packers present and others
sharing In foreign orders were repre-
aented by the elected packers commit
Tee. Those represented were:
Packers-Armcur 4 o. Chicago.
III. Cudahy Packing Co. Chicago. III. !:
Morris 4 Co.. Chicago, nj. Swift 4
Co.. Chicago, nj. Wilson 4 Co. Chica-
60. III: John Agar Co. Chicago Ill:
Armstrong Packing Co. paliaA Tex !:
Boyd Durham 4 Co. Chicago. III. !:
Brennan Packing Co. Chicago. Ill !:
Cincinnati Ahatroir Co. Cincinnati
o.: Cleveland Provisions Co. Ceve-
land, o.. Cudahy Bro< Co Cudahy.
Wis: J. Doid Packing Co. Buffalo n
T.: punievy Packing Co. Fiftxhur.:
Pa: J. E Decker L sons. Mason City
Ia: Evansville Packing Co. Evans
Vile. Ind East Side Packing On. Enxt
ST. Louis III: Hammond Sfabdish 4
Co. Detroit. Mich: G. A HORNED .
Co. Austin. MINI: Home Packing L
Ice Co. Terre Hau,e. Ind: lndei,~nd-
emf Packing Co. Chicago, H.: Indian
apclis Ahaffoir Co. Indianapolis Ind |:
international Provision Co. Brooklyn
" Y, Interstate Packing Co. Winona.
MINI: Iowa Packing Co. Des Aoines
Ia: Towers Beg Co Jacksonville.
nj Kinsnn L Co. Indianapolis Ind. .
Krey Packing Co ST Louis. No: Lake
Erie Provision Co. Ceveiapd- o.: Lsy-
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cessssS the gushea>.

esssssd Ne EuphratsA
The word Hebrew hrst occuss -
e.ven to Abraham BY The Caaaanitss
tGencsis lt:lS) because be had cspes.
"a the Euphratss the name aasnisytAg
"beyoud. on the other side.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-11-30
ALL COLORADO MENUS
ON THANKSGIVING DAY

Colorado restauranteurs are
planning a unique Thanksgiving
The feature will be an ALL
HOMEGROWN DINNER com
plste from mushroom soup and
Colorado turkey with home
raised trimmin's to Pride o'The
West pumpkin pie
In Colorado restaurants OH
that day oysters will be elim;a-
ated Is 4 foreign product.
sweet potatoes will be replaced
b Colorado 'spuds- aud BY
baked carrots-ever try EN-,
delicious and baked squash.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-11-30
Tee eWiltN.

Seoa after four-year-old John had
teen Put TO bid the rumhline Of the
n1R tAuadefssofm Of the season was
heard In he distance. ays the New
Yoek Post He called his mother In
g1eaf exdtement -Nuvvef! Auvver
Cone here. What II that noisey
That b thunder. dear. We are 60
ing to have Q storm Just 90 to sleep
and pay no affentioa to IT.
~WAo makes tie thpnd1T
God makes the thunder when be
seods de nice. cool rai1- Nov 60 TO
aeep, dear. and don't call aSain--
An hour iatef, vhen the storm had
paaaed johns mother went to zee that
be vas covered up. and found him
aefoaB he foot II the bid. ~ securely
rolled In blankets rs . mummy in its
v1pptneA In the process Of unwind
i1e Ae avoke-
why did yoa vr,p yourseh up Ike
thatY be was asked
God made his lightning wink At me
an I vas Scared said John
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-11-30
CAN ..CRAMs'

With three pounds OF sugar now
aroilahle PER person per month for
household consumption. the ban has
been lifted off the sueculent. healthful
and cheap cranberry.
Plenty Of sugar now right In your
regular household allowance to take
adran;ar. o. this fruit while II Ia on
the market.
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wsMaa vWrses Fs~s.s t4ym..

ne apthoe Of the famous hymn
.Searef. Ny Col to Thee.- vas 4
woman NrA Sarah Flower Adams
Who vas hcen In England In 1906 Nh
Adams w1s Q writer Of note In the
English periodicals Of her tine % rut-
5ectS Il q religious nature She had
also eo@poaed . eatecAis.n for chill
dreA. Published In 1915 II IL not known
t1se at what tine nor under what Or
eHmssAnces she wrote the famous
hymn- II vas er~t published ia ls4l-
and he author. DYING 1t forty-forr 4
few years later. D<vef kner to what
he4ehts Of fame II vas to nse. Since
bef 0easA the lines have heeo sung by
1ntoad miilioos the world ovef add
trs1aaafed from English into every lao-
gsaee spckea BY Christian conmuni-
ties a every race and eo3oe.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-11-30

evealyptSs ovtsrsws csdar.
A cedar tree requires more tAaa Q
century to crow large enough to yield
a Sofoot telephone pole. Tue socalyp-
tus will attain larger growth IN %
years. and III wood 10 quite - osslr.
able.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-11-30

ksmpls Works rrans,sS,A
!ns works Of Thomas ksapas wses
written In Latin, hut they have bssa
tsns'atsd iaso the Language Il alnese
svsry csv,lissd people.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-11-30

csvss Constable.
Country Constable Ito mosorise)-
1oa have evidently been drinhiae to
sxes.a. There Ia hardly saoasA isft
10 thss bottle to softcn my heart spA-
essasiy to release you ii-llfs.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-11-30

Injured ~ erssesrssy.
Tue m'nd IL more injured ~ peSe
pssV than BY advsrslty,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-11-30

of importance to special branches OF
convened In Washington q meeting
AxriculssraI Advisory Board and the
Industry 70 consider the situation in
The conference lasted for three
executive committee Of the nfty pack
for pork products and with the nernb
foreign pork purchaser
The conclusions OF the conference
The entire marketing situation has
% changed si.ce the September Joint
conference as to necesAitaIe IN entire
alteration In the plans Of price s'nei-
rration. The current peace talk has
alarmed the holders Of corn. and there
has been 4 pnce decline Of from .
cents to 10 cents per bushel. The fact
that the Accommodations Of low priced
corn Ia ihe Argentine and South Afri-
c. would. upon the advent Of peace
ard liberated shipping. become aSaiiA-
Bile to the European market hns Gre
ated . erent deal OF apprehension on
the par1 Of corn holders This decline
hns spread fear among swine Erowerx
ihnt similar rednct,on IN tne pe
Of hogs would naturally follow. Nore-
ever, the lower range Of corn prices
rouid. II Incorporated In q lS-to-l IA
TO, obviously result IN 4 Continuously
failing price Tor I'VE nosA IN 0e~
o. fhese chanSeo eoooi'soos may
sr'ne producers annopafeo
prices and as result rushed 'ne'.
noes 10 market IN iarse num'~ ."u
tn's oSefHnipoent mas sooeo 10 .pa
ssS.'eu 'ne o
Inc 'hi"'".t'on Oh uN ''A'e"'
u Asr'cniture indsa'es maj 'ne 'at-
psy Of hogs has Increased ABOUT per
cent. while the highest unoncial esti-
nate does not exceed Is per cent H.
erased prcduc,ioa over iaA year. On
he Other hand ths arrival M hogs
during The lass ,hr,s weeks 10 the
..r., rrr., ...r&e,. has been = Der
-. ~. lee, -, Arri,, N.
'' wv. -. - -C..
'~ooas
tne unuseanS nes1 VI '.e
available supply In the fsce OF the
exuSSive receipts some packer have
~ maintained the price agreed tass
pueth On the other hand. many
~ tho raekers have mid oree the
,,;,. or,r,.d IN then 4, an en6esvor
=. .,,,.,u
90.
Uoah " ny A1s sr<NS = seNS'N
70 MAINTAIN 'ne " p'"e
determined upon n the SEPTEMBER COO
ferepce and under7aken by the pack
en- Another factor contributing 10
the break In prices during The nonA
has bs--n the Influenza epidemic. 1:
has sharply curIaIled consump;ion OF
r.ork products and temporarily de-
er~,..d the labor STAT Of Tie packers
ahou, - ,~r cent
r. =, ~ mn nm r.,-,d.
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- -, ., m, an ,.,u,1.
90, 90 .ns ,,.
s..,,. =, ~. ro.,d
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II must s< esioeat thAt sne epo'
NOUS s'of'as~ " iass 70 VIC Se" 'i', !. !.
Eupir> and oeuifsi cosn'fc es.o
Immediately rf-en pes@ ressn ~ 40
di'ionsi DEMANDS fof PORK pH''oe1s
which on TOP OF me nea'! Ni'nens
TO the AnieA voalo 'eno fna'"'tAii!
10 Increase the AnefcNa efpsorh ID
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
HAMLET

Mrs. John Reaber and the Miss es
Barbara ttarJmau and MlIucent
BOyIes Spent saturday wiiu MIS-.
Carr SeasJr-nd AT 81 Anthuny.s hos
p.IdI IN ROCK Island.
Mrs {. l.. BoA.es returned home
" ednesuaY aIt,T spending lew
We eks Wlth Waiter Boyles and fam
sy IA Iowa
MIss Hazel S;ockherger spent Sat
uFday nIguI ana Sunday with Mss
:, -HiIN Swartout.
Miss Ona Miller visited Sunday at
the nome OF hiram Cooper.
l. nnie King and family visited
SUNDAY with relatives in Moline.
u - Bessie Cooper arrived home
Saturday, evening 10 spend d weeH 5
Vacation with home folks.
There viii be a patriotic meeting
in the Hamlet Presbyte rian churCu
Friday evening of tins week Rev.
+. Z. Shut OF Aledo will deliver an
address and short program also
VII he given. The Christian En-
deavor society Will present Ser
vice flag 10 be dedIcat,d 10 the young
men of the neighborhood who have
entered the service
Mrs. Harvey Ramsey spent Mon
day with Mrs. Carl Seastrand.
Mrs. Prentice Halstead was under
a doctors care the last of the week.
Merwyn Cain is slowly improving
from an Illness with typhoid fever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26

ish army and that he is alive and
has returned. bringing military So
crets with him, is one OF the out
standing historical incidents of the
world war 1t is an event that
caused q furore in all of the coun
tries engaged in the struggle. and
unquestionably the German gov
eminent would give mucn to have
Lieutenant O'Brien again in cap
tivity.
King George OF England. reali--
ing the status OF Lieutenant
O'Bcien in German opinion has tod
him If he remains in the English
service he will not be sent back o
any front opposed by the German
army, for il the lieutenant Is re
captured he will be shot as a spy.
1he vein Of irish numor in the
l.eutenants makeup is shown BY
one instance connected with his
escape.
Mnen he Joined the flying squad
ron in france one OF has comrades
Jokingly advised MIN to avoid cap
tuTe. because the war bread IA
Germany was rotten. When the
lieutenant reached Holland, after
his escape. in a state of complete
exhaustion, the first thing he All
was to send message 10 his
friends reading: DIDN'T like the
war bread IN Germany. so have
come home" and that was the hrst
the world knew chat one o. the
bIavest lighters in the flying corps
had succeeded in slipping away
from the grasp OF the hun
-RLN a Liberty knnu---
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
LETTER TO MEN
HERE DISCLOSES
A REAL PATRIOT

+. T. O'Melia and j.. NJ Allen, of
the United states Eighth use ser
vice. Rock Island postoil!ce build
ing. who have been acting as a
committee on solicitation OF Liberty
bonds from the various employees OF
the department along the river,
have received the following letter
from a veteran in the service. lie
is lighthouse keeper at Lakeland,
Mimi, and is patriot by blood,
training and instinct:
Lakeland, Mimi, April l9.-E. L.
O'Melia. J. NJ. Allen. committee on
Liberty bonGs, Rock Island, Ill.
Gentlemen: ours OF April 3 re-
ceived, and in reply will say: that
/ subscribed toy the second Liberty
loan and for the third also. taking
so for the second and 500 TOR the
third | also gave of my time max
ing addresses Tor the loan. the Y.
NJ {. A, Red Cross and ~. of c..
and in addition have given my two
sons. One is in the coast uetenSe
aviation service at Chatham, on
ape Code, Mass. the other is on
the L. :. s. I eXaS. somewhere over
there But harGer burden came
TO my wife ana /, when death came
into our family April !. and took
the only boy lett us in our old age.
he was a cripple. having lost the
thumb and two first fingers of his
lett hand in a factory July 8, 1915,
and by this was prevented from en-
listing with his brothers. He was
MY assistant in the lighthouse ser
vice As | am II wears of age and
gave five years of my life TO my
country in the Civil war, including
tour months in Libby prison, he
tried hard to get into service as
a chauffeur. He held a state Ii
cense as one He was % years old
past He died in three days, with
out US learning of his illness. in the
City hospital of st. Paul. of scar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
LIEUTENANT PAT
O'BRLEN FOOLED
HUNS IN ESCAPE

Here in i S own country, even
though dressed IN the UNIFORM OF
the greatest lighters the world has
ever known. j. IS hard to conceive
that Lieutenant PAT" O'RTien. VINO
comes 10 the Spencer Square thea
ire Tor al address next Friday. i
a warrior. With his mop Of wavy,
Ozark brown hair. clear, twinkling
eyes of hazel hue. and his clean
cut features, ever wreathed in d
PEI petual smile, he looks the very
soul Of 900 nature and kindli-
ness
And "Sm'I-g Pat, is the soul Cf
good nature. except wheE actually
engaged with the enemy, and then,
according TO the statement of one
OF mis- comrades. the lieutenant =
the very devil himself
In his lasI ar battle Lieutenant
O'BTien encC inferred nine German
aiTplaneS a. height OF $4,000 feet
He engaged iOIr OF them, and does
not hesitate 10 say that he thought
his time had come. JOckeyiug dur
ing The fight brought his machine
down TO S,0GJ feet from terra firma
and at that height the hre from
one Of the Huns airships struck
the lieutenant in the mouth, en-
te-.Eg his tlIoat and incapacitat-
ing him.
Before he became unconscious he
figured lhat il was all over. His
aeroplane landed inside the Ger
man lines and was completely
smashed, but Lieutenant O'Brier
EiI aculously escaped without any
injury other than a bullet wound
lie was taken prisoner By the Ger
mans. and while being sent to d
prison camp in the heart OF Ger
many leaped through a window of
the train while il was speeding
along. and finally made his way
intO Holland
His companions in the flying
corps saw his machine crash AMI
considered him dead He was so
recorded in the records Of the Brit
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let fever. We have no daughters
and now are alone.
| am proud of my sons, all OF
them are in the church with my
wife and myself ! have grand
son on the Il. 5. S. Wyoming My
great andfather was in Fort Nc
Henry, Baltimore. when The Star
Spangled Banner" was written. |