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CHAPTER II.
Tre War Breaks

After serving fop- years and three months in the [. S. navy, I received an honorable discharge on April II, 1914. h..1 she rank Of chief petty officer. frsT-eSass gunner. IL is not 1neommon for sarlies to lie around q while between eBlistments-Jhey like 2 vacation as much as anyone-and it was ny intention 10 loaf for 2 few months before joining the navy again.
 After the war started, Of course, had heard Iaore C. less about the Ger man atrocities in Belgium. and while I was greatly interested. was doubt ful af first as 10 the truth of the re- ports, for l knew how news gets changed in passing from mouth to mouth. and ] never was much of hand to believe things until 1 saw sheIn. anyway. Another thing that caused me to be interested in tine war was the faeT that my mother was born iE Alsace. Her maiden name, bier vieux. is well known in Alsace l had often visited ny grandmother in St. Nazaire, France, 8nd knew fhe csnn- Ht GU F4t3t 224ttlt sffi tkstAs IL tss4S not Strange that ] should be even saore interested than many other sarbies
 As have said. did not take much stock in fhe first reports of The Huns exhibition of kuitHr, because Fritz is sacya as clean sailor. and I figured that no real sailor would ever get mixed up in srieh dirty work as they said there was in Belgium. ] figured 1he soldiers were like the sailors. But I foHnd opt was wrong about both.
 One thing that opened my eyes bit was inc trouble my mother had in getting out of Hanover, where she was wien the var started. and lael- to France. She always wore little American flag and this both saved and
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CHAPTER |.
In the American Navy.

My father was seaman, so. nat urally, all my life l heard great deal about ships and the sea. Even when was little boy. in Walston, Pa, l thought about them whole lot and wanted to be sailor-especially a sailor in the U. s. navy.
 You might say 1 was brought up on the water.
 When was twelve years old went to sea as cabin boy on the whals.r Therifus, out of Boston. She was an old square-rigged sailing sf4p, built more for work than for speed. We were out four months ou TOY first cruise, and got knocked around 8 lot. especially in storm on the Newfound- land Banks. where we lost our instru- ments, and had hard time navigst- ing the ship Whaling crews work on shares and during the two years was on the. Therifus my shares amounted to fourteen hundred dollars.
 fhen I shipped as frst-class helms Hfan on the British tramp Southern down, a twin-screw steamer out of Liverpool. Many people are surprised that fourteen-year-old boy should be helmsman on an ocean-soing craft, but all over the world you will see young lads doing their trick at the wheel I was on the Southerndown two years and in that time visited most of the important ports Of Eu- rope. There is nothing like a tramp steamer if you want to see the world. The Southerndown is the vessel that, in the fail of 1917, sighted Q German U-boat rigged up like a sailing ship.
 Although l liked visiting the foreign ports, l got tired Of the Southerndewn after while and at the end of a voy- age which landed me in New York l decided to get into the United States navy After laying around for a week or two l enlisted and was assigned to duty as a second-class fireman.
 People have said they thought I was pretty small to be Q fireman: they have the idea that fremen must be big men, Well. I am , feet 7a2 inches in height, and when was Sixteen l was just as tall as I am now and weighed 16S pounds5~f MS q whole lot husk-
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the enlistment station was. I had to argue with him some time before he would even direct me to it. Of course l had no passport and this made him suspicious of me.
 The officer in charge of the station WAS no warmer in his welcome than the gendarme, and this surprised me, because Murray and Brown had no trouble at all in joining. The French, of course, often speak of the Foreign Legion as "the convicts," because so many legionaries are wanted by the police of their respective countries, but criminal record never had been bar to service with the legion, and did not see why it should be now-if they suspected me of having one l had heard there were not few Ger mans in the legion-later on I became acquainted with some-and believe me. no Alsatian ever fought harder against the Huns than these former Deutschlanders did. It occurred to me then that if they thought I was q German, because I had no passport, l might have to prove 1 had been in trouble with the kaiser's crew before they would accept me. l do not know what the real trouble was, but 1 solved the problem by showing them my dis charge papers from the American navy. Even then, they were suspicious because they thought I was too young to have been a, C. P. O. When they challenged me on this point, I said would prove it to them by taking an examination.
 They examined me very carefully, in English. although I know enough French to get hy on subject like proud of their knowledge of English and most of them can speak it-and think this one wanted to show off, as you might say. Anyway, I passed my examination without any trouble, was accepted for service in the For eign Legion and received my commis. sion as gunner, dated Friday, January l, 1915.
 There is no use in my describing the Foreign Legion. It is one of the most famous fighting organizations in the world. and has made a wonderful rec ord during the war. When I joined La Legion. it numbered about 60,000 men. Today it has less than 5000. They say that since August, 1914, the legion has been wiped out three times, and that there are only few men still in service who belonged to the original legion. l believe it to be true. In January of this year the French gov ernment decided to let the legion die. l was sorry to hear it. The legion naires were a fine body of men, and wonderful fighters. But the whole civilized world is now fighting the Huns. and Americans do not have to enlist with the French or the Limeys any longer.
 But one thing about the legion. that l find many people do not know, is that the legionnaires are used for either land or sea service. They are sent wher- ever they can be used. l do not know whether this was the case before the present war-I think not--but in my time. many of the men were put on ships. Host people, however, have the
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These bars, winch gre strips Of red braid, are worI. on tie left sleeve. and signify extra craftsmanship. I also received two handJed and fifty francs, or about fifty dollars in American money, and fourteen days shore leave.
 All this made me very angry, oh, very much wrought np indeed-not, I saw merry life fer myself ou the French rolling wave | they felt that way about sunnery.
 I spent most Of my leave with my grandmother in St Nazaire, except for a short trip I made 10 star-shell fac tory. This factory was just about ike one l saw later somewhere in Amer ica, only in the French works all the hands were women Only the guards were men, and tbey were "blesses'' (wounded).
 When my leave was Gp and I said good-by to my grandmother, she man. aged a smile for Ine, though I could see that it was pretty stiff work And without getting soft, CT anything like that, can tell you that smile stayed with me and 1T did ne more good than you would believe. because it gave me something good 70 thlnt about when l was up against the req thing.
 hope 8 lot of you people who read this book are women, because I nave had it in mind fer solae time to teii all the women I could little thing they can do that will .elp lot. I an not trying to be fancy about it, and hope you will take it from me the way mean it.
 When you say good-by 10 your son or your husband or your sweetheart.. work up smile for him. What you. want to do is te give llim something he can think about ever there, and some thing he win ike to tbink about. There is so much dirt, and blood, and hunger. and cold, and all that arohnd you. tRat you have just got to quit thinking about it, or you will go crazy. And so, when you csn think about something nice, you can pretty nearly forget all the rest for while. The incest things you can think abeut are the things you liked back home
 Now, you can take il from me that what your boy will like 10 remember the best of all is your face With a smile on it. He has get enough hell on his hands without 9 lot of weeps to re member, if you will excuse the word. But don't forget that the chances are on his side that he gets hnek to von the figures prove ii. That will help you some. At that, 5t will be hard work; you will feel more like crying. and so will he, maybe. Sut smile for him. That smile is your bit.
 will back 2 smile against the waeDs in race to Berlin any time So nm telling you, and cannot make it strong. enough-sen6 him away with smile.
 ITO Be Continuedl
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CHAPTER III.
In the Foreiqn Leoion.

This time was determined to en. list. 50, when we landed at St. Ma zaire, 1 drew my pay from the Vir- ginian and, after spending a week with my grandmother, I went out and asked the first gendarme I met where
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niles, while the ship was making eight knots an hour. with q fourteen-inch gun l scored three d's-that is, three direct hits out of five trials. After that there was no question about t. As result, I was awarded three bars.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-09
Walks Into Police
Court With Smallpox

Roaming about In public when brok-
en- out with a pronounced case of
smallpox, j. Nevin Brindle came into
the police headquarters Friday night,
asked for place to sleep, and COM
planned of being sick. Brindle said
he didn't feel we'll and he asked Officer
Lase If he might stay there all nisht.
IL don't want to stay at home; my
folks are away" he explained to the
officer Brindie lives with II maiden
sister.
What's the matter with you?" the
officer inquired.
II don't know Brindle responded,
but | think | got the small poX.
Come under the light here ordered
the officer and he got Brindle's face up
turned under an electric lamp. 1t was
spioched with red welts characteristic
of the early stages OF the disease.
SAY YOU" yelled the officer, get
outside until | get a doctor"
Brindle obeyed and went outside the
building while Officer Iage got DR..
Conway on the telephone. a little
later Brindle was on his way to the de-
tention hospital for quarantine and
treatment.
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AT THE CHURCHES

The pastors OF the various churches
vices and sermon subjects for Sunday
as follows:
United Brethren. Rev. r. J. Thomas
Morning, Rev. IL. o. Pratt will preach:
evening, j. d. Plumb will speak and the
orchestra will furnish music.
Congregational, Rev. II. +. Martin
Morning, "Christ's Place in the Worlds
Program After the War, or After the
War, What?'
Pentecostal Church of the Nazarcne.
Rev. G. =. Lanpher-Morning, "A Pho
tograph of Bible Preacher" evening,
"What Will We BE Doing When Jesus
Comes?"
Central Church OF Christ Rev. w, NJ
Baker Morning. where Is the God of
Judgments: evening - .nsing and
Finding Life"
Elm Lutheran, Rev. A. j. Anders--
Morning, service by deacons of the
church: evening, Luther League will
be in charge Of the program.
First United Evangelical, Rev, c. G.
Zeigler- Morning, The Standard Of
the Christian Profession" evening
Seed Time and Harvest"
Baptist, Rev r. II. Davidson-Prof
r. Il. Spencer, of Grinnell College, will
preach both morning and evening.
Spiritualist. Rev. Eva McCoy-Evcn-
ing. "'Thc Relations of Spiritual Exist
ence."
Methodist, Rev. w. c.. Crowder--
Morning, Need Mans Normal Condi-
tom" evening. "Absalom'2 Pillar"
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Morning, Man"
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STATE CENTER MAN DEAD.
Henry HiiIeman, Old Resident Of Town
ship, Dies After Long illness.


Henry Hilleman, an old resident Of
State Center township, died at 1850
Friday night after an illness Of sew
erat months due to complication Of
liver and kidney diseases. He had
been in i'll health for a year and bed
fast for the last month.
Mr.. Hilleman was a native of Ger
many, having been born at
Hagenbeck, Brunswick, April n.
1884, He came to America at the
age of 25. in sailing vessel. lived for
year at St Louis. and then moved to
Kendall county. Illinois, from where,
after q residence Of seven years. he
moved to this county and settled on a
farm four and one half miles northeast
Of State Center. He lived there until
ten years ago, when he moved into
town.
MIR. Hilleman was united in mar
riaxe April "a. 1866, with Miss Augusta
Kuenecke. She died Aug. H. 1894.
Surviving their father are eleven Of
his twelve children, in person Of
Charley. Henry. Jr.. Albert. Louis,
August, Ernest, William, NJ. Emil, Mrs.
Edward Eckhardt and Miss Lena Hille-
man, all of State Center and Its vicin-
ity, and Eugene H., THlleman, OF Cedar
Rapids. MI. HIlleman also Is survived
by twenty six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Monday
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MORE CASES ARE FILED.
Docketing Ends For March Term
lapi,rv Terr, HIoeae

Doeketing Ends For March Term
January Term Closes.
Friday was the last day Of filing for
which opens March Is, and number
Of new actions were filed late in the
day. The January term was adjourned
this forenoon by Judge Cummings.
Mrs. Kate Melton, widow of John w.
Melton, member of the city fire depart
ment who received injuries when run
over by fire truck that caused his
death, Nov II. 1917, has sued the
Royal Highlanders, a fraternal mutual
insurance association, for $1,000 the
face value of a policy held by her hus-
band
Mrs. Anna NJ. Marquis has petitioned
the court for divorce from Henry
Marquis. She asks the custody of her
children, temporary alimony Of $50 a
month for their support and perma-
nent alimony of $500. An attachment
against the husbands property ito Sc
cure the claim for alimony was Issued
by Judge Cummings.
o. L. Ingedue. formerly in business
at vancleve, has filed suit against the
NJ. d 81. l.. LOT Sll5 aIeSeu 10 nav"
been his loss in shipments of eggs
consigned to Philadelphia which were
damaged or lost in transit
George Livingston. Of this city. has
filed suit for divorce from Mrs. Grace
Livingston. The couple was married
Jan. -, 1914.
Mrs Rhoda NJ Hobbs has recon-
menced a. suit filed previously and then
dismissed against Mrs. Nora F. Cum
mings and George Cummings involving
controversy over strip Of ground
abutting the Cummings lot which Mrs
Hobbs claims is her property. The
parties to suit are neighbors in the
Third ward. Application is made FOR
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LEGRANp PIONEER DIES.
Christian Gimrc, aged SO. suoeumbs I.
Old Age.

Christian Gimro, aged 80, Suoeumbs to
Old Age.
Christian Gimre, aged SO. one Of the
oldest men of the LeGrand township.
and one of the early pioneers Of that
part of the county died at the home
of his daughter Mrs. Caroline Melt
vedt, two and one-half miles south of
LeGrand at 6 40 Friday evening. Death
was caused by old age. Mr.. Gimre had
been failing for a year and had be-
come very feeble. An adopted son. :.
II. Gimre, and foster daughter, Mrs,
Nelson G.. Rinden, who survive him,
live in this city.
Mr.. Gimre had had an interesting
life, beginning with the time when he
settled in the wilderness Of what is now
Wisconsin in 1857 and in 1860 tra,nped
from that state into Iowa to search
for a home in the prairie country. Re-
turning on foot to Prairie Rose the
same year. the next srins he and his
wife drove to Iowa behind team OF
oxen and settled in the LeGrand neigh
Dor hood where he had lived for near
ly sixty years.
Mr.. Iimra was born Oct. IT, 1925,
rear Stavanger, Norway, and would
have been 80 years of aSe had ne lived
until his next birthday. Soon after
coming to America and settling in Wis
consin, he married Miss Gonlld Visen,
at Prairie Rose, remaining there until
he moved the family to Iowa Mrs.
Gimre died in 1890. and since then had
made his home with his only child,
Mrs. Meltveldt. He was the last MEM
Der of his family, three brothers ana
two half sisters, all having died in Nor
way.
The funeral will be held Tuesday at
o'clock at the Stavanger church, ana
there will be a short prayer service
at the house 1T l o'clock. Burial Will
be in the church cemetery.
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THEATER OWNER INJURED.
e. L. Jones Severely Hurt When Struck
BY Automobile.

z. l. Jones severely Furt "hen otFuCk
BY Automobile.
f. l.. Jones, proprietor of the Colon
ial theater is at the Deaconess hospi-
tai suffering from severe injuries caused
by being struck by an automobile
driven by Thomas Meicllley at 1880
Friday night. The accident happened
at the intersection of Main and Center
streets
Mr.. Jones received Il severe concus-
sion of the brain, due to striking the
back of his head on the pavement; "a
cut in the chin. to the bone; a badly
scratched face. and a fractured left
shoulder blade. Drs. r. r. Hansen and
n. Merrill dressed his wounds. Mr..
Jones was unconscious all night, and
today was in Il semi comatose condi-
ton. He is past 10 years old.
Mr.. Meickley was driving west in
the street when the accident happened
with Roy Good as a passenger in the
car. The car was going slowly. having
slowed up for a west bound street car
that had stopped at Center street
Meickley says Jones stepped directly
in front of the automobile as he was
going north across Main street.
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IOWA DEALERS WANT TO GET
EASTERN COAL INTO THIS
TERRITORY.
COMMITTEE WILL GO TO
WASHINGTON TO SEE GARFIELD
Iowa Consumers Can Not Get Along
With Iowa Coal, as Production Is
Less Than Half Of Requirements
Think Zone System Not Equitable
to Argue Before Administrator.

George Gregory and George Coburn
are home from Cedar Rapids, where
they were in attendance at meeting
Of Iowa retail coal dealers called to
see what can be done to secure eastern
coal for Iowa consumers next winter
The coal dealers formed an organ
ization at the Cedax Rapids meeting
and an executive committee, composed
of dealers from each congressional
, district, was named to see what could
be done to get eastern coal into this
territory. The zone system now in
force requires that coal produced in
certain area be used within that area,
or within territory near the produc-
\ ing area.
! To Lay Situation Before Garfield.
A committee representing the deal
ers will go to Des Moines soon to pre-
sent the situation before Governor
Harding and State Fuel Administrator
Webster, and later committee will go
to Washington to present the Iowa sit
uation to Administrator Garfield.
y The Iowa dealers claim that Iowa
CONSUMERS can not get along with Iowa
scoal from the fact that Iowa mines
produce only about 10000 tons.
while Iowa consumers use 100000
/ tons. Fully one-half of the amount
Iowa mines produce is used by the
railroads.
The dealers do not think the zone
system is equitable, and point to Iowa
6ns an example, as it is easy to see
&where Iowa consumers will find them
1selves next winter if Iowa coal Is to be
depended upon.
4 Many consumers prefer eastern coal
4 1t can be secured, and as the fuel
administration is anxious that all the
goal possible be bought next summer
and stored the dealers say that there is
mo coal that can be stored to as good
advantage as the eastern coal,
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Earmers Attention.

In order to correct the report that We
disposed Of our entire stock of farm
implements we wish to advise that you
will find us located at our warehouse
at 400 South First avenue. You will
also find us handling our old establish
ed lines such as GAINESVILLE. Moline,
Emerson, Litchfield. ETC., at prices you
can not duplicate anywhere on stan
dard goods. P. r. Arney.
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nuisance charge against zindt is still

nuisance charge against zindt Is still
pending.
Floyd Boggs. aged Is, who ran away
to Des Moines, was arrested there and
returned Friday night by Chief of Po-
lice Breckel. The boy is charged with
stealing $1.55 belonging to Manley
Jones in a complaint filed by G, j. Jar
Wis. The hearing was set for this af-
ternoon in Justice Burrtt's court.
Herman Myers, arrested on a charge
of beating a board bill, was discharged
when the claim was settled out of
court.
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n Injunction and $500 damages.

an Injunction and $500 damages
Heirs of Samuel b. Hull, Mrs. Saluda
c. Hull and Alfred A. Hull ask that
real estate owned by the heirs be sold
and tho proceeds divided The action
Il entitled Chester +. Hull vs. Edna r.,
f'lossie NJ. and Ernest Thompson.
A motion to set aside the verdict OBJ
tanned by c. II. Johnson in personal
Injury case against H. A. Kinnan was
submitted to Judge Cummings Friday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-09
NEW c. G. w. AGENT.
J e. Ortman of Des Moines Succeeds
i NJ HiIdehrand.

j. E. Ortman. of Des Moines, was to-
day being checked in as passenger and
ticket agent for the Chicago Great
Western. to succeed ]. w. Hildebrand,
who has resigned. Mr.. Ortman has
been assistant city passenger agent in
the city office of the company at Des
Moines. He is unmarried. Mr.. Hide
brand, who resigned to enter the en-
ploy of the Des Moines Union Railway
in its office at the union station, Des
Moines, expects to go to Des Moines
tomorrow or Monday.
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d proved by their figures to be
and suffering losses the securities OF these
the Government deprived to lend
sites war and realizing that the promptly it's burdens accepted the
sre by the State Commissions and
keep them the breath Of protect
the
a aIamt
Because Of the gravity
corporations
The amount railroad and other public service bonds the national
80 is
o
RECOGNITION by local authorities of the present acute conditions and with
Of the country the danger with
ability the public calls will be
our
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-09

We the undersigned, take this way
to express to Mrs. H. l.. Thorp our
hearty thanks and appreciation for her
splendid patriotism in presenting a
beautiful silk service flag to be dis
played in the NJ. 6, st. l.. blacksmith
shop to the memory of a departed
comrade. WILDER B. Williams. Signed,
Shop Mates.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-09

AS owner is leaving city, offer for
sale their modern cottage No. Q North
Fourth street. This is q good buy as
a home or investment. Phone 451. 9o9
or red 4O1
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forenoon at IL o'clock from the Meth
odist church In state Center In charge
OF Rev. Henry Markworth. pastor OF
the French Grove Lutheran church,
Burial will follow in Hillside
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-09
GARDEN SEEDS.
Full Line for 1918; Stock Up Early;
Seeds of All Kinds Are Scarce.

Prices are higher than usual, The
demand is much greater than ever be-
fore for seeds. Better look the stock
over at once and if you fail to find
just what you want, we can mail in to
the wholesale house, the order you
give us, and secure just the garden
seeds you need. Reynolds & Sheldon,
100 West Main street.
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McAdoo Informs President of Crisis.


hand herewith
other
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Iners... from 1915 to 1917.

care in
npesntt in
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Kodaks and supplies developing and
printing. Bowen Kodakery.
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In the Police Court.
John Zindt, arrested for being
drunk. was fined $40 and the costs by
Judge Johnson Friday night. The LIQUOR