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Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04

Ray E. Miller, Of this city, who is in
the u. S. Flying School at Chanute
Field, Urbana, Ill, writes the Ledger
# the thrill he has experienced in fly
ing, especially when he took the
ship" into the air for his first flight
alone. His letter follows:
Section &C" Barracks,
CHANUTE FIELD, Rantoul, III.
Dear Mitchell:
l have wanted to write to you many
times since l got into the aviation
service, but of course have been hand
icapped by considerable work, and by
lack of real news other than that
which is commo knowledge to every
one.
l don't sec now Pat o'Brien and his
warrior colleagues ever had time to
write long stories and books unless
they were less rushed than we are.
Here We get up at 500 a. m, re-
veille at $50, breakfast at 500,
school or flying call at 6:15, back
from flying or class at 1900, noon
mess 1910, flying or classes from
l2:45 to 500 p. m. drill to 5:45, Mess
$3.50 and classes at night from 700 to
900 p. m, taps at $3.50 and lights
must be out at that time. Everyone
must be, and usually is, in bed at $3.50.
OF course, there are vacations in the
schedules, depending upon the wealth
er and the eccentrieities Of the offic-
ers, but the vacation are mostly adj
ditions and therefore not to be de-
sired, By a new order, we have We'd
nesday and Saturday afternoon off,
but must get at least two hours rec,
reation, usually a hike or baseball,
each afternoon under an officers su-
Fcrvision.
However, the real rose is our bou-
quet Of thorns, and the one that the
other branches of service don't have,
is flying. | maintain that the aero
plane is the best pacifier ever invent
ed for people who would otherwise
find it hard TO be ~contented with the
none too cheerful army life. In spite
Of my naturally lazy disposition, /
am willing to do the otl er work when
| al fly an hour OF two each day.
1t was fortunate for me that / had
to wait for months for my call after
II enlisted for | got in the last eight
weeks course ground school given at
Urbana, H., and when ! finished l
was n Of the twenty cadets sent d.
rect to a flying school. The rest Of
our squadron and the squadrons be-
fore and after US have gone to Dali
las. l think Henry Kunkel and the
other Mexico birds" have described
that sufficiently to show you how IN
desirable it is.
They don't lose any time here for
only a few hours after we arrived, we
were issued leather coats, helmets,
goggles, etc, and were up in the air
with an instructor, getting accus-
tomed to the higher life" or speak
ing nautically, getting our sea legs
on"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04
AERIAL ACROBATICS ARE
GREAT Elm SAYS ANIATnl

Its great fun, especially the aer.
Miller 0 fthis city, Of the United
States Army flying section, who has
been training at Chanute Field. Ran
toul, Ill, but is home on a short leave.
speak Of his aviation work.
Lieutenant Miller is ready for ad.
yanced aerial training in the war
planes, which will complete his quail
heations for active service overseas.
When asked il he had had any narrow
escapes, he replied that there were
one or two little experiences that had
a slight thrill; one Of which was while
he was making a spiral climb in his
plane and at a height Of twelve hun.
dred feet from the ground his Ship
did a tail spin for five hundred feet
but which he succeeded in stopping
from striking the ground by glidins
out Of il.
u think most Of the accidents II
airplaning," said Lieutenant Miller
ARE due 10 either carelessness on IN.
part Of the aviator or his losing hi
head when he gets in a tight place
Aerial acrobatics r especially At
tractive TO me, and r lots Of fun. ]
fact, ] enjoy them so much that wher
even ] have any spare time ! take tn
air and do a few loops. ! did not ne
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04

uozsA IEks q ~ ns~ thizrA -
.Peaany IL Hs eaunE iinss and -
fnally l shzFed - ~ uuuits m<sA
and stuf. siked - = snail pieue e
chcese and mashrd u n rensrVaz
.tunk q an And q. bsyi Yea nesu
tasted sueh DOE II ~ great 4
cant tel you exactly vhat that cheese
id t.sts Ike. bat Il and the ian nz3s
q conbinsaoa I shall never ferret
AID ! hope 70 be forgiven for ioaaug
faith In the French culinary art i
snn never Be guilty q il again.
They can serve ne fried trench shoe .
"a mode after this and ! shall tackle
IL without batting an eye. We failed
% make . very decided hit 81 this
place, however, because We didn't
choose to spoil our good dinner with
wine. Confound these Preach folks,
anyway. They cook food III for the
gods and then expect one 10 drown the
whole eject in wine or besr that
tastes like = magnesium sulphate
soda. But We enjoyed the dinner very
much just the same and Il was very
reasonable.-eight francs for the two
o. US.
Il Not Entirely Different There.
Summer is here with avengcance.
Dropped down upon N out Of the clear
sky. The country is simply beautiful.
How I wish you could e 1.-THE mo-
squlto season Is on. And Ill back the
French mosquito against the field
for its sine. They haven't the pep and
punch that ours have, but they'd
make even the famous Jersey variety
look like microbes. | was out in the
woods for a short time the other af-
t~ernoon. and a bunch Of them came
swarming around like a drove Of
young aeroplanes.
Well, l must stop and write 10 some
one else. Don't forget how eagerly
look for your letter.
Your same old friend,
BOB.
Robert L. Campbell, Evacuation Hos
pital No. /, American Expeditionary
Forces, via New York.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04

Frank Summers, who has just been
released from the hospital after suf-
fering two weeks with mumps, writes
the following interesting letter from
France. ell is with the Engineers Of
the American Force and tells interest
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE, April
i6, 191s.-Dear Mother and Father:
am out Of the hospital again-I have
been in a French hospital for two
weeks with mumps. 1t don't seem TO
be any time to be having ehildren's
diseases now. / am back with the
ooys again and feeling fairly well.
! hope that every one at home is
we'll know ! have a lot Of mail, but
haven't located it yet. | have seen
quite a few indications that a war is
going on-could tell you a great deal
If allowed, but will tell you Of the
first experience. We were in a small
valley when the Boches commenced
sending souvenirs over TO US. You
should have seen us hug the earth.
Several shells kicked dirt on US, but
no one was hurt. II is not a very
pleasant sound to hear a large shell
sing over your head and burst nearby.
1t makes a rather weak feeling in the
pit of the stomach and a feeling for a
more quiet spot. It was a close call,
but don't be uneasy; ! think I shall
make it all right.
The Germans are making a big ef-
fort to win the war this Spring. but l
believe they are domed to failure. We
know they can't whip the Allies and
Uncle Sam, too. l think the end is
a after the big drive.
] am anxious to put my feet on
neflcan soil again, but not until the
~autocrats and autocracies are buried
beyond resurrection, and democra-
eies flag waving over every nation
from bleeding Belgium to The United
States.
One of Gods noblemen went home
when John Atchison was called. He
was n Of the finest men | ever knew.
and n Of my best friends. He was
always ready to greet you with a
hearty ~handshake.
Spring has come over here. and the
wild flowers and green trees are do
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04

private who drew $4,000 as a musician
in civil life) and surely, as l sit on my
bunk in a little 8x10 bare box room,
(shared by another officer) that a
feeling Of loneliness m over meand
| long for Mexico, Love street, and
home.
CAPT. c. L. BLANKS, NJ. r. c.,
Base Hospital, Camp Grant, Ill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04
CALVIN T|LT0N saw :
MILLION SUBMARINES
WAS ON GUARD DUTY
Stood Fire Guard While Pasnt
Through Danger Zone and Crosif
Spot Where Lusitanin Was Sunk.

Calvin Tilton, a former McMiNu
High School student and brother 4
Mrs. W. A .Shullenberger fOrnet
of this city, writes the following b
t~eresting letter to a friend regsrdrs
his trip overseas with United Stats
troops;
"0ur mob crossed in eight iaa
We landed at Liverpool May q llslil
having taken a course almost dTss
from New York. We did cOnsldersA
zigzagging on the voyage, but b
lieve the general course was direct
| remember our last night out ifl
Liverpool-such a night "Littk VI
lie" was on fire guard on the p1
side. We Rugged the coast Of lFtliH
most of the night, and the Lighthouse
along the shore were friendly booking
things. Of course, | mean the Lights ]
the lighthouses, not the Lighthouses
saw 3 million SUBS" that night
"About 8 o'clock in the morning
bloomin' sailor bumped into neH
reminded me we were in q very at
gerous place. He instructed me 70 as
any person who dared strike q maze
or even smoke a cigarette on ny dei
| always will believe he was scared
wasn't the least bit nervous irY'a'
because | figured | easily could nae
it to one of the Lighthouses with : ~
belt in case something snsggsd =
bottom of the boat.
"But this sailor was in a 'alA'lN
mood, and Furthermore talked "
much in detail. "We're just of Qless
town." he said. He never knew J. ~
he sent a SILVER through my saa
with that Queenstown SAID 'iss
Ill - Nt
He continued, The Lusitanla
below u.s. Before morning came J.
counted more submarines than 'no'
are in all the world"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04
Letters From
Soldiers
TO THE SOLDIERS!

The Ledger is anxious to hear from
all the Audrain County boys in the
Army and Navy. Their many friends
who are readers of the Ledger are
deeply interested in what you are do
ing and. in most cases, have only this
means of hearing from you. Write us
interesting letters of camp life, ex-
periences and anything else that you
believe they would like to hear and
the censor will not object to. You
have much of interest to write about
when You 20 "Over there"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04
USED CARS FnR GALE

We have the following used cars
Tor sale-they are better values than
new cars at the same prices; all in
good condition. One REQ touring car;
two good Ford touring cars; one Chal-
mers' fiye-passenger, six cylinder
touring car; one 1918 Chevrolet tour
ing car.
d2wl HOXSEY MOTOR CAR CO
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04
A GLIMPSE OF LIFE
IN A MEDICAL CAMP

IN y MEUIINL NAMF
Enlisting last summer for service in
the Medical Corps of the United
States Army, Robert l.. Campbell Of
this city, was one Of the first Ameri-
cans to arrive overseas for duty in
the firing zone. Before his departure,
he was head Of the English Depart
ment in Mcmillan High School
The Ledger is fortunate in obtain
ing another Of his excellent letters
from Theodore Winans, who was a
close companion Of Mr.. Campbell
while he lived in this city.
1t follows:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04

James Rutter and son are 'aIl'
turns at driving their new oOs'i' |.
touring car, which was d'Ilv'i% y, /.
them Tuesday by the Hoz''y 'D'
Company.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04

Mrs. William Warren and her
daughters, Ruth and Willie, motored
from their home in Paris To Mexico
tuesday on a shopping trip.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04

MISS Margaret Taylor Of New
Bloomfield, Mo-, is the guest Of Mrs.
j.. c. King in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04

Misses Fannie and Mary McClintlc
OF LaddOnia motOred to Mexico Tues-
day on a shopping trip.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04

Cavan and Aubrey Wyatt Of 81. Jo.
seph were in Mexico Wednesday to at.
tend the funeral Of their aunt, Mrs.
Leslie Ferris.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04
, May is, 1913.
Dear Old Pal:

1t was certainly fine the other day
to see the old familiar looking mis-
sive from 604 South Clark come drift
ing in. 1t always affords me a mighty
lot Of pleasure. l have been trying my
best ever since to find time to answer
it, but until the present time | have
not been blessed with an over amount
Of luck, for a number of reasons. In
the first place, Just by chance it hap
pens that most of the operating work
that has been done lately has fallen to
the lot of our team. And by the way
| might say right here that we are
fully able of taking care Of it, too, and
no Dragging. You ought to e u
gang work under a full head of steam.
An Ideal Army Surgeon.
A team consists Of yer people
Three surgeons, two nurses, and two
attendants, the last two being "us."
And there isn't the slightest doubt in
my mind that We have the best war
surgeon in the whole hospital as our
chief. | won't mention his name, but
he is one Of the best leading surgeons
in America. / have never seen any
person more master Of the situation
than be is when he starts a case. He
knows just exactly what he's going to
do and how he's going to do it. And
he is a prince Of a fellow, too, the old
! Major is. The more / see Of medical
work, the more / think that a chap
cannot become a good physician UNI
less he is a good, ~big-hearted man
And our chief is all of that-one OF the
kindest fellows ! have ever seen. Inc
patients fairly adore him. He IS al
ways calm, cool, Y excited o.
short Of temper, no matter what ma!
happen. And he is one Of the most IN
pretentious men / ever saw. a goo'
many Of the surgeons are very cage
to display their work and their sue
e%esses, but not so the major NO
caring for a large audience, he 700
the smallest operating room on VI
place. II anyone wishes to watch MI
work, all right. He is most opngih
to answer any questions, but otnei
wise he goes quietly about his Dus
5 ness, getting by far the best resul'
T. Of anyone here, and saying nO'I ~
about it. His assistants are
chaps, too, and altogether our
is most enjoyable.
Preparation For InsResi'on.
But / started out 10 telfS
). haven't started your lettef 4
" and not TO write a eulogy on
e kind-eyed chief. As ! said,
d had a good deal Of work in the o.
le ing room. But worse than that
is have been expecting a visit from
D. high and mighty medical duck wnYh
p never heard Of before and whOn
t, shan't worry over II | never hea'
" again. Az a result, everyone from =
" c. o. down to the humblest buck p,
ate has been in more or less . nv
in Of excitement. Most everyone ~
sr, Is. ] can't seem TO be able 70 worh
he much enthusiasm over these vis'.i
lis dignitaries. To use one Of our =
&c. orite expressions | am getting az
At fed up on them. Just because
In have ono Of the most famous hosp't
m in France land that's no kidding,
he straight goods) is no reason why
no. should get all fused up at every ~
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04

ing their best to hide the desoIation
Of war, but they seem to only make
the contrast greater. Answer 0
Your loving son,
Frank.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04

Co. F, 2nd Bait, Second Engineers
via New York.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04

The following letter was received
by the wife Of the Rev. G. w. Wright,
Of the Second Baptist Church Of this
city, from her brother. Lieut.. II. NJ.
Collins (col.) of Franco chaplain:
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE, May
Of 1919
Douglas Island news., 1918-05-17

Such a Dear Friend Ethol-Agnos was at the eat show. Maud-As an exhibit?
Douglas Island news., 1918-05-17

udice. That calm viewpoint will come of it's own accord, in calmer times. For the present, it is well to let criticism run it's course.
 There are certainly no good arguments for the present study of German, along the old lines, in this country. It is true that Herman is still taught in French schools. But the situation there is different France is Gcrmanys neXt-door neighbor. The French explain that they are obliged to luow the German language in order to m- lcrstand what those dangerous enemies next door are doing.
 The business reason so often given is Df little more weight. After the war; W, uc told, we shall want to do business witt he Germans again, and will therefore find he language valuable And the obvious ctort is. "Lct the Germans learn English. " They speak it readily enough now, on the lattle front when they seek to deceive our ,wn troops. They can speak it if they want to do business with us hereafter
 English is already the dominating lam suagc of the world. It is spoken by farI rcatcr numbers than German is. It is uni ,crsauy recognized, outside of Germany superior to German in the richness of its iteratwc, and in its usefulness as a spoken onguc, easily learned by all races.
 Wherefore, we repeat, let Germans here md everywhere else, learn English,-Ta .omc Tribune.
Douglas Island news., 1918-05-17
IRELAND'S ENEMY

The Irish situation is well put by the New York Times;
 If rishmeu demand justice they must lot ask to be privileged from the impcri- us duty which men of their blood and anne here and in Canada and Great Britain ave not shrmk from Above all, if Ire and at this critical point in the war, ;hirks, malmgers, resists, continues to stand apart from the last stand of free in- titutions, what friends, what hopes, whlt utwe not nglorious and despised, can it ook for?
 If Irishmcn or Ireland expect any lclp, any good offices, from America, they must help America now. If they are worthy )f freedom, they must fight for it. If they ,hoosc to be in effect allies of Germany, hey are our enemies, and they deserve the German tyranny they invite"
 This is plain speech, but the sort of speech needed in Ireland today. And there re signs that the Irsh people are hearing a little of such wholesome truth at home, md beginning to heed it.
 They have been offered home rule and eonscription together The more sohcr- minded among them realize that freedom and military service are now natural part ners. They know that Ireland may have freedom whenever Ireland herself agrees on the method. They must see that what ever measure of freedom they may gain will slip from ther hands unless they fight for it, and that the enemy for them to fight is not England, but Germany
Douglas Island news., 1918-05-17
LET GERMANS LEARN ENGLISH

The wave of anti-Germanism that is sweeping the country is resulting in antag- ouism almost everywhere to the study of the German language and literature. This movement. though liable to abuses now and then. on the whole is commendable. It tends to straightcn out our estimate of Germany and things German. We used to have a ridicuIously exaggerated idea of German culture.
 The reason we had it was that we be- Hcvcd what the Germans said about them selves. That dclusion is passing. The blight under which the German language has fallen helps to hasten its passing.
 Having gone to one extreme, perhaps we are now going to the other and depreci- ating things German as exuavagautly as we once praised them. But this is a nat mal process. Eventually we shall swing back to the sane, middle viewpoint, in which we can distinguish clearly between the good and the bad in German life, liter atme, art. government, etc., choosing the one and rejecting the other without prej-
Douglas Island news., 1918-05-17
LET HEROES BE LIVE ONES

One of the big cities is establishing in III its upper grammar and lower high school
 radcs courses in ''vocational guidance. Cherc is nothing new about this, though he plan is not yet so generally accepted as ought to be. The educators recognize hat children are not mere brains to be tuffed, but people who after they leave chool will have to live in busy world and york for their living. They try therefore, O give them more definite notion of what hey will face in the future, the various ,inds of work open to them and what their probable fitness is for any particular occu- Iation.
 This is all fine, constructive and promis- ng. But the thing about the program which seems new, and deserving of special mention, is this: The men held up as mod Is for emulation are taken not from the )aSt, but from the present. To illustrate mcccss along various lines the boys are old about such heroes as Thomas Edison, Andrew Carnegie, Charles NI Scwab, John Nmamakcr, Henry Ford and others who lavc overcome great obstacles to attain business success and fame.
 Isn't that a good idea? Let us not lose reverence for departed heroes by all means But why should all the men and women icld up for juvenile admiration be dead mes! There's more inspiration for boys nd girls in a living hero.
Douglas Island news., 1918-05-17
Serial No. O39O7 MINERAL APPLICATION

U. 8. Land OGicc at Juneau, Alas ka. May 9, 1918.
 Notice is hereby given that, pur- man, Co tho terms of the Act or Congress approved May 10th, 1872, and Acts subsequent thereto and amcndatory thereof, and the rcgu- laGors hereunder, J. B. Martin, whose pouonicc address is Cncin- natl. Ohio. has. through his attor- ncy-m-ract. John W. Dudley, of Ju- ncau. Alaska. made application for United States patent for li.942 feet along thc ULELA lode, 14S3.2 feet along the ALICE lode and ll72.2 feet along the BELLA lode. Said Ulcla, Alice and Zolla lode mining claims arc embraced in U. S. Mineral Survey No. lO62, situ- atcd on Che northeast shore Of Doug
Douglas Island news., 1918-05-17

thence S. 70 deg. 12 min. E.. 423.7 ft. to Cor. No. A. thence s. 52 deg. 16 min. w.. 519.3 1t. to Cor. No. 6; thence N. 4G deg. 2G min. w. 1882 ft. to Cor. ,To G; thence N. @ deg lG min. E. J91.O ft. to Cor No. |. the place or Beginning.
 zella I91c Claim
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identical with Cor. No. 4 of Alec claim Of this survey, whcnceU. 8. l.. NJ. No. 17 bears N. 37 deg 4l min. 3l sec. w., 44O6.G7 ft. dist; thence s. 90 deg. l3 min. F.. 4O91 ft. to Cor. No. 2; thence s. 7S deg. 20 min. F.. 25S.S ft. Co Cor. No. 8; thence s. 52 deg. 3G min. E., 1858 ft. to Cor No. {; thence 8. 48 deg. 5G min. E.. 32S.9 ft. to Cor. No. .; thence s. 52 deg. lG min. w., 5Ol.2 ft. 10 Cor No. G; thence N. 5S deg. 42 min. w., liG4.5 ft. to Cor. No. z; thence W. J2 deg. lG min. F., 5l9.3 ft. to Cor. No. 1, the place of be- ginning.
 The area embraced in the above described claims is jiG95 acres The magnetic variation at all cor nors Is 32 deg. Oq min. east of north. The said claims are bounded on the northeast by the waters Of Gastincau Channel. and on an other sides by unsurveycd public lands.
 C. B. WALKER, Register.
 First publication May 10, 1918.
 Last publication July i2. 1918.
Douglas Island news., 1918-05-17
FOR THE MEN OVERSEAS

Plans now are being made for the pig Red Cross drive, which is to be launched Monday May 20 and is to continue through thc succeeding week.
 It hardly seems necessary at this time to direct the attention of citizens to the inn portaucc of the work this great orgmiza- tiou Is performing.
 Every dollar contributed to this cause is dollar contributed to the sufferers stricken while carrying the banner of Ann erica m the fight for liberty overseas.
 Great honor has been showcrcd upon .bc United States troops by according them a place beside French and British veterans ou a sector where the foe again is expected Co launch tremendous offensive in the very near future
 Prepare now for the giving. Let it be a measure of your love for the men overseas and your trust in the cause for which they are fighting.
 Nothing is too good for our soldiers ' is am cNprcssiau frequently heard in Seat tlc today
 With equal truth, it may be said that noting is too good for the Red Cross, the most efficient servant of our soldiers over scas-Scattlc Times