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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-22
A WORD OF THANKS.

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Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

him was that he n q very genial.
gracious and alert sovereign. I know
have felt more III at ease when talk
Ing to n major than when Hpeaking
to the king-'but perhaps I had moro
cause 90.
During the whole Interview We
were left entirely aiOne. which Inn
pressed me as significant Of the dem
ocratic manner OF the present king
Of England. and certainly came
away with the utmost respect for him.
In all my conversation. recalled
afterwards, I never addressed the
king as "Your Majesty" but used the
military "sir." As ! was q British Of
ficer and he was the head Of the army.
he probably appreciated this manner
of address more than II I had used
the usual 'Your Majesty" Perhaps
he attributed It to the fact that !
was an American. At any rate. he
didn't evince any displeasure ut my
departure from what I understand Ii
the usual form Of address. ~
Before I left he asked mo what my
plans for the future were.
"Why. sir. I hope to rejoin my
squadron ut the earliest possible mo-
mentl" I replied.
mo, Leftenant,". he rejoined, "that
Is out Of the question. We can't risk
losing you for good by sending you
back to a part Of the front opposed
by Germans, because II you were un-
fortunate enough to be captured
again they would undoubtedly shoot
y0u."
"Well, II I can't serve In France,
sir" ! suggested, wouldn't 1t be feas'
ible for me to fly in Italy or Salon
ica7"
NO." he replied, "that would be
almost as bad. The only thing that
! can suggest for you to do Is either
| to take up Instruction. very valu-
able form of service-or perhaps II
might be safe enough for you to
serve in Egypt, but just at present.
leftenant, I think you have done
enough anyway"
Then he rose and shook hands with
me and wished me the best Of luck.
and we both said "Good-by."
In the adjoining room ! met Earl
Cromer again, and as he accompanied
Inc to the door seemed to be surprised
at the length Of my visit.
AS / left the palace a policeman
and a sentry outside came smartly to
attention. Perhaps they figured ! had
been made q general.
AS / was riding back to the hotel
in a taxi reflected on the remark
able course Of events which In the
short space of nine months had taken
me through so much and ended up
like the finish Of book, with my be
ing received by his majesty, the
king! When I first Joined the Royal
Flying corps / never expected to seC
the inside Of Buckingham palace
much less being received by the king
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
FIND SUPERMAN IN GYPSY
EnrIIshman UnfIlnehlnuIy WIthseaAds
Electric Shocks Of Varying
Degrees.

London.-The military authorities
have discovered q superman in the Gtt
Of Swinging the lead" Nathan Green.
gypsy, has been crawling about Rsa6'
ing barracks In a doubled up cOndit1oD
on two sticks.
Twelve doctors have examined him
and declared him at and speclallstS
have subjected him to electric GhOekS
of varying degrees. These he With
stood unflnchlngly, and the special
lists have indorsed the doctors Opln'
ion.
Green. however, has refused b
hold himself erect and was drAftb6
to ireland. He continued IN he
dOubled-up condition and 20 rode
while his comrades walked 70 the sta'
tion.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

storm Came up and 6he stt6of6 N6N
soon covered with sleety ice. phtnso
into bed with my clothes o.. B1l ~
10 notify me at ten O'Clock by thgoU
ing pebbles against the window -,
In my room. Every time 1 lQo34q
out into the street and saw that howl
ing blIzxArd, q picture 6f o mo -
lowing In q trough Of the - 80
stantly came before my mind ara J
shivered. and my enthusiasm droppod
to zero. could not take my eyea
away from the clock. Il was -
agony Of intense waiting. similar .
that when, later In the trenches. ]
kept looking at my wrist watch WAie
ing for four o'clock In the moFnin1
when we were to 90 "over the toy
in a charge. Oh, how I wished thai
Bill would change his mlndi
About i've minutes to ten. cfaeki
cracki came q couple Of pebole1
against the window pane. Soundino
like the crack of bullets on the west
ern front. With my shoes In o1a
hand and my grip In the other. OSee
ly tiptoed downstairs, put On -
shoes and heavy overcoat, and opened
the front door. I was greeted by Q
rush Of wind, snow and sleet BIN
looked like q snowman.
We plowed through the bliExar4
got on a trolley car, and reached Eria
basin at a quarter to II. went up tie
gangplank and reported to the stew
ard.
The ship looked like an ice palaeA
You could hear the creakin8 q
winches and the stralning Of cahlea
and could see dark forms sliding and
cursing on the slippery decks under
the glow Of the cargo lights.
The steward greeted us very cor
daily and I thought him the 0neSt
man had ever met. Bill was shippod
as second steward. and I got the bih
let Of second cook.
My ''glory hole" was aft on tha
main deck, while Bill slept amidshipA
i pllcu luLO tuc uttio tWVUy0AVoA gees
and was soon fast asleep. had Z
horrible dream; giant had me by tne
heels and was swinging me around M
head, trying to dash my brains oua
against the side Of the ship. I1Woke
in terror. The "glory hole" seemed
to be looping the loop. and ! could
hear heavy thuds as immense waves
broke against the side Of the snip
the water kissing and rushing arOuno
the port hole. Reaching for the cleo
trio button turned on the sWttcA
An awful mess met my eyes. Tha
deck Of my room was awash. TAe
grip and all my belongings. which
I had unpacked before turning U.
were swishing and SwashlnG on tAe
deck, now in this corner. now IN thaG
The ship was rolling like Q log u
the trough of the sea. I held on .
the sides Of my bunk In terror. a
wave would swash against my dOoe
and water would pour In through tle
cracks. / felt deathly sick ana !
thought / was going to die. Wa0
experiencing my first touch 0s 80
sickness.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

happy to arrive In q country as I was
when set foot on Dutch soil. Now,
rm afraid l shall have to take that
statement back. Not until finally
landed in Momence and realized that
l was again In the town Of my child
hood days did ] enjoy that feeling Of
absolute security which one never
really appreciates until after q visit
to foreign parts.
Now that am back. the whole ad-
venture constantly recurs to me M Q
dream. and I'm never quite sure that
I won't wake up and find It 80.
(THE ENDl
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

There / was Introduced TO another
earl and q duke, whose name I do not
remember. was becoming SO bewil-
dered, In fact, that II is q wonder that
I remember as much as I do Of this
eventful day.
had heard many times that before
being presented to the king n man ia
coached carefully as to just how he is
to act and what he Is to say and do.
and all this time i was wondering
when this drilling would commence.
I certainly had no Idea that ! was to
be ushered into the august presence
Of the king without some preliminary
instruction.
Earl Cromer and the other noblemen
talked to me for while and got me
to relate in brief the story Of my ex-
perience, and they appeared 10 be
very much interested. Perhaps they
did II only to give me confidence and
as n sort Of rehearsal for the main
performance, which was scheduled to
take place much sooner than ! ex-
pected.
had barely completed my story
when the door opened and an attend
ant entered and announced:
"The king will receive Leftenant
O'Brienw
II he had announced that the kniser
was outside with a squad Of German
guards to take me back to Courtrai
my heart could not have sunk deeper.
Earl Cromer beckoned me to follow
him and we went into a large room,
where I supposed was at last to re-
ceive my coaching. but observed the
earl bow to q man standing there and
realized that I was standing In the
presence Of the king Of England.
"YOur majesty, Leftenant O'Brien J.
the earl announced, and then immedi'
ately backed from the room. / be-
lIeved / would have followed right
behind him. but by that time the
king had me by the hand and was
congratulating me, and he spoke so
very cordially and democraucally
that he put me at my ease at once.
He then asked me how ! felt and
whether I was in a condition to con-
verse, and when I told him ! was, he
said he would be very much pleased
to hear my story In detail.
"Were you treated any worse by the
Germans. leftenant? he asked, ION
account of being an American? I've
heard that the Germans had threat
ened to shoot Americans serving In
the British army II they captured
them, CHASING them as murderers'
because America was a neutral coun'
try and Americans had no right to
mix in the war. Did you find that to
be the case2"
/ told him that had heard similar
reports, but that ! did not notice any
appreciable difference in my treat
ment from that accorded Britishers'
The king declared that he believed
my escape was due to my pluck and
will power and that 1t was one OF the
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
CHAPTER XIX.
lam Presented to the King.

Am Presented TO the King.
When the dreaded 7th Of December
arrived, / halted q taxicab and In as
matter-of-fact tone Of voice as I could
command, directed the chauffeur to
drive me to Buckingham palace, as
though I was paying my regular morn
ing call on the king.
My friends version Of this incident,
! have since heard, is that ! seated
myself in the taxi and leaning through
the window said: buckingham pal
acel" whereupon the taxi driver got
down, opened the door and exclaimed
threatenlngly:
"If you don't get out quietly and
chuck your drunken talk, I'll jolly
quick call q bobby, BIZ me, II
wOn'tp
But I can only give my word that
nothing Of the kind occurred.
When arrived at the palace gate,
the sentry on guard asked me who
was and then let me pass at once
ND to the front entrance Of the palace
There was met by an elaborately
uniformed and equally elaborately
decorated parsonage who, judging by
the long row Of medals he wore, must
have seen long and distinguished serv-
fee for the king.
/ was relieved Of my overcoat hat
and stick and conducted up a long
stairway, where I was turned over to
another functionary, who led me to
the reception room Of Barl CrOmerr
The king,a aaIetRA
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

most remarkable escapes he had ever
heard Of, which ] thought was quite
a compliment, coming as 1t did from
the king Of England.
II hope that all the Americans Will
give as good an account Of themselves
as you have, leftenant," he said, "and
I feel quite sure they will. / fully
appreciate all the service rendered us
BY Americans before the States en-
tered the war"
At this moment ! asked him If l
was taking too much time.
"Not ut all, leftenant, not at
he replied, most cordially. Il ,
extremely interested In the briet re-
port that came to me Of your wonder
full escape and I sent for you because
1 wanted to hear the whole story first
hand; and / am very glad you were
able to come"
I had not expected to remain more
than a few minutes, as understood
that four minutes Is considered a long
audience with the king. Fifty-two
minutes elapsed before ] finally left
therei
During all this time had done most
Of the talking, in response to the
kings request to tell my story. occa-
sIonaIly he interrupted to ask a ques-
tlon about a point he wanted me to
make clear, but for the most part he
was content to play the part Of lis
tener.
He seemed to be very keen on every
thing and when ! described some Of
the tight holes i got into during my
escape he evinced his sympathy. Oc-
casIonally ! introduced some Of the
few humorous incidents Of my adven-
ture and In every instance he laughed
heartily.
AltogetheE the Impression I got q
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
CHAPTER Xxx.
Home AGAIN.


That same day, In the evening. I
was rendered a banquet at the Hotel
Savoy by a fellow officer who had
bet three other friends Of mine that
/ would be home by Christmas. This
wager had been made at the time he
heard that / was prisoner Of war,
and the dinner was the stake.
The first intlmation he had Of my
safe return from Germany and the
fact that he had won his bet was Q
telegram sent him reading aS fol-
lows:
"Lieut. Louis Grand:
"War bread bad, 30 I came home.
'PAT."
he said he would not part with
that message for a thousand dollars.
Other banQuets followed In fast sue
cession. After had survived nine Of
them / figured that ] was now In a.
much danger Of succumbing to q sur
felt Of rich food as ! had previously
been Of dying from starvation. and
for my own protection, ! decided to
leave London. Moreover, my thoughts
and my heart were turning back to
the land of my birth, where / knew
there was a loving mother who was
longing for more substantial evidence
Of my safe escape than the cables and
letters she had received.
Strangely enough, on the boat which
carried me across the Atlantic, / saw
an r. F. G. man-Lleutenant Lascel-
les.
walked over to him, held out my
hand and said "HellO"
He looked at me steadily for at least
a minute.
my friend, you certainly look Ike
Pat OBrien," he declared, 'but can't
believe my eyes. Who are your
! quickly convinced him that his
eyes were still to be relied upon, and
then he stared at me for another min
ute or two, shaking his head dubi-
OusIy.
His mystifcatlon was cutie exph-
cable. The last time he had seen me
l was going down to earth with q
bullet in my face and my machine do
ing a splnnIng-nose dive. he was one
Of my comrades In the flying corps
and was In the fight which resulted
In my capture. He said he had read
the report that I was q prisoner OF
war, tut he had never believed 1t, a.
he did not think It possible for me to
survive that fall.
He was one Of the few men living
out of eighteen who were originally
In my squadron do not mean the
eighteen with whom / sailed from
CANADA last May, but the squadron
Joined In France.
As we sat on the deck exchanging
experiences, would frequently no
tice him gazing intently In my faes
as II he were not quite sure that the
whole proposition was not q hoax
and that I was an impOster.
Outside Of this unexpected meet
Ing, my trip was uneventfuL
/ arrived at st. John, New Bruns'
wick, and eventually In the httis
town Of Momenee, III, on the Kan
kakee river.
IL haXa- -naid thak xLM nUEn
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
TWO CHAMPIONS ARE WED
Best DIShwaSher and Best Geek 0UOl
% Make Useful comhl.
nation.

Kansas City, Kan.@Two KahSa1
champions, the best pastry cook n tha
state and the best diShwasher IN TIE
state, were married here recently.
Francis A. Davis, seventy, q veteran q
the Civil war and chief pastry cook 81
the Soldiers home at LeavenwoRth.
Kan, and Mrs. Ida N. Wilson, fURty'
nine, q widow employed as q dlahWaa&
er at the home were the parties.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
New words VIII De RssaInsa

When the United States opened g
Oflcial postal service through TIE -
words were coined to meet tbs ~
departure. These met with sueh ~
vor with the postal ofncials that ~
are used OfhciaIly In the postal ~.
ice. These words, which appeuHoa q
the day the hew service was lnanSa.
rated, are 'postplane,". -plnBsDoA
and 'planeposted."
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
CUT OUT FRATS DURING WAA
Fraternity Houses and Clubs q eyNA'
euSs 70 Bo uSed -
Barracks.

Syracuse. N. Y.-Fnternal M g
Syracuse university win cease .fOR ~
duration Of the war. Ffathouso1 -
clubhouses viii be converted int9 F
racks for the members Of the StudoatB
army training corps. II ls expeetod ~
students win be too busIly engagsd nl
their studies to Eve attention - '1u1' 4
inR." ',pledging" and ''initiatioA
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

Tine doth trangnx The 1oWi4 60
On youth,-ShakospearS C-HloIIB
nights Droam1. 49,
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
Shanghaied at
Seventeen

b.
Sergeant Arthur Guy
Empey
Author Of "0ver the Top"
First Call" Etc.
900
Mr.. Empey's Expert
ences During HisSeven-
eenMonthsin theFirst
Line Trenches Of the
II British Army in France
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-17
BETTER THAN CALOMEL
Thousands Have Discovered DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets are
a Harmless Substitute.

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-the substi.
tute for calomel - are mild but sure
laxative, and their effect on the liver Is
almost instantaneous. They are the result
of DR.. Edwards determination not to treat
liver and bowel complaints with calomel.
His efforts to Danish it brought out these
little olive-colored tablets.
These pleasant little tablets do the good
that calomel does, but have no bad after
effects. They don't injure the teeth like
strong liquids or calomel. They take hold
of the trouble and quickly correct it. Why
cure the liver at the expense of the teetha
Calomel sometimes plays havoc with the
gums. Sodostrong liquids. 1t Is best not
to take calomel, but to let DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets take its place.
Most headaches, dizziness" and that
lazy feeling come from constipation and
a disordered liver. Take DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets when you feel '1oggy" and
heavy" Note how they ''clear" clouded
brain and how they "perk up" the spirits,
lOc and Csc a box. All druggistA
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-17
CABOT
w. P. Lance Died After Ten Days Ill
ness.

On Wednesday morning, Oct. 8, the
startling news sped swiftly over the
town announcing the sudden death OF
w P. Lance at his home at lower Cabot
after an illness of only ten days with in
hrenza followed by pneumonia. His con-
dition had not been considered dangerous
until a few minutes before his death
when he began to fail so rapidly that
the tired body was at rest before any
Of the family could reach his bedside
Mr.. Lance was born in Woodbury. Dec
IA, 1875, and was the only son Of Paul
and May Lance. When IL years Of age
he came with his parents to lower Cabot
where he had since lived except one year
when he took his family to Leominster
Mass. Dec. 5, 1896, he was united in
marriage with Miss Flora Southwick by
Rev j. d, Bailey at South Woodbury.
Five children were born to them, the eld'
est dying when one year old, He was
enc of Cabot's most industrious and sue
cessful farmers, A man devoted to the
interests of his family For several
years he was a member of |. 0. G. L
lodge, severing his connection when GO
ing to Leominster. He will be sadly
missed in the home by his companion
and four children. He also leaves two
sisters, Mrs. j. B. Willis OF Mansfield
Mass, and Mrs. H. Bedell of Leominster
Mass. The illness of his only son with
pneumonia at Middlesex made this affiic
tion doubly sad, as he was not able tc
be present at the funeral, which was held
on Friday afternoon from his late home
Rev. NJ. W. Hale speaking words o.
comfort to the bereaved family. Hii
remains were placed in the family lot In
Durant cemetery, Beautiful flowers from
relatives at distance which covered the
casket were but mute messages Of sym
pathy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-17
SMALL PLACE
TO EXCHANGE FOR
A LARGER FARM

NO. 12Ts-The owner wants a farm that
will carry from Is 10 25 cows prefers TO be
near school and not far from railroad; will
turn in toward such place a farm OF %
acres near village; good Groom house and
barn; very productive land and plenty Of
wood located on state road. where cream team
and X. F. D. pass easily worth $1,000 90 ;
what have you 70 exchange.
NO. 1865 - For sale. large farm of s2o
acres equipped with 81 head OF stock. 80 be-
ing cows. 10 hogs, yoke oxen, horses, all
ing silaEe cutter, saw rig, gasoline engine,
corn harvester, reaper. grain separator. ma
nure spreader. heavy wagons, 2 sets sleds,
sets work harnesses, hay tedder, moving
machine, horse rake. plows. harnesses, cultiva-
tors, etc, etc, finely equipped place, located
only a mile from station and 8 miles 10
Northfelds estimated 100 acres In tiliage. 100
partly equipped; the tillage lays well and
there Is hand moving can winter so
head cuts about 100 tons of hay l barn Is
SOFAS II. and one s6x40 # with shed attached
can tie 4s head 2 houses. one containing s
rooms and in very good shape; one has s
exceptionally well located, and price for ev-
erything si5.OOO.0o
NO. 1865 acres situated AZ miles from
Barre near school and on r. r. D. route; for
only sl,s25D0; good house, comfortable barns
quantity Of fruit good living can be made
here near enough so one can work in Barre
or on the quRrrie real bargain at the
price; liberal terms.
THE d. A. PERRY REAL ESTATE
AGENCY
Rowland Building. Barre, VI
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-17


Schools did not open Monday as was
expected, on account of the prevailing
distemper, which is slowly abating.
Mrs J. B. Willis Of Mansfield was
called to town last Friday to attend the
funeral of her brother, W, r. Lance.
Tyler Dow has returned from Middle
sex, where he went last week Wednesday
to care for Harold Lance, who was Ill
with pneumonia at the home Of George
Crane.
Raymond harrington is slowly improv'
ing from his long illness.
Mrs George Mari of Williamstown is
spending a few days at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs Raymond harrington.
DIR. L. w, Burbank has so far recovered
from his recent Illness as to begin prae-
tice.
H. A. Dane has purchased the McPhil-
omy place Of Lutte Rogers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hornbrook of Montpelier
came to visit their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs
Bert Ainsworth, last week. Mrs. Horn
brook was taken in with symptoms OF
Influenza and FASTENED back home.
Mrs J. NJ. Southwick was in Middle.
sex last week Wednesday to see her
grandson, Harold, who was i'll with pneu.
monia.
Harold Lance was able to be brought
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-17
SAVE YOURSELF FROM
INFLUENZA

If you are "run down or out Of con.
dition, if sluggish bowels have allowed
poisonous impurities TO accumulate in
your system you are certain to suffer Sc
yerely with the grip. DR.. Trues Elixir
the famous household remedy of 81
years reputation, will ward off the grip
entirely or make an attack light and
easily thrown off. Why1 Because DR.,
True's Elixir is vegetable tonic that
puts the system in good condition, pre-
vents and relieves constipation, stimu-
lates the appetite and strengthens the
digestive powers. II can do no harm
because it contains no mineral drugs. All
purely vegetable A tonic-not a stimu-
lant. No reaction. Ask your druggist
for it, or write DIR. j. T. True & Co,
Auburn, Me.Adv
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-17
Increasir Food in Manufacturing Cen
fer

AlANANNSAI avn IA q NSAA-
ter.
Industry overshadows agriculture in
Allegheny county, Pa, where large guam
titles of ammunition and shipbuilding
materials are manufactured, but the Al
legheny county farm bureau has found
at least three ways of increasing the
county food resources and thus dimin-
ishing the demand on the reserves of
other communities. One result is that
members Of the Pittsburg Field club now
sit on the front veranda of their club
house and see $50 sheep grazing on their
golf links. Another result is that Pitts
burg garbage is being converted every
day into pork by 400 hogs The garbage
is heated in tanks under pressure for
eight or ten hours, freeing it from pois-
ons and foreign material. About l50
bushels of garbage are fed daily, produc-
ing pork at an estimated cost Of 10 cents
a pound live weight The hogs will be
finished with corn, A way also has beer
found Of saving farm produce which
might 60 to waste. A truck equipped
with a complete canning outfit and &C.
companied by over dozen experienced
women is sent into the country districts
to can surplus fruits and vegetables This
work is being done by the women's com.
mittee of the council of national defense
with the aid Of the farm bureau.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-17
TO BE TAKEN OFF MARKET.
Federal Farm Loan Bonds to Be Sold BY
U. S. Treasury.

Washington, D. c., Oct. l5.-Federal
farm loan bonds will not be offered for
marketing in the near future, it was an.
nounced to-day by George w. Norris,
federal farm loan commissioner.
'The proceeds of the bonds sold in
June viii take care of the loaning re-
quirements of the federal land banks un.
til nearly the end of the present calen.
dar year." he said, "and in pursuance of
the general policy of curtailing and regu.
lating security offerings, it is probable
that such bonds as the banks may have
occasion to sell in the early part of next
year will be taken by the United States
treasury, These bonds viii thereafter be
marketed by the treasury at such times
and in such amounts as the secretary of
the treasury may deem advisable"