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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18
REDS AND CHINESE
Join IN RAVAG|NG
EASTERN SIBERIA
MILLION eoLSHEVlK FOLLOW
ERS IN RUSS ARMY-MARAuD-
ERS ARM SELVES WITH AxES-
PETRoGRAD FACES FAMINE.

London, Dec ls-Newspqpers yes
terday afternoon made conspicuous
feature Of o holsheyik army uf 3.O00,
600 men
A dispatch from Christiaua saying
prominent business men just return
ed from Russia declare the bolsheyikt
Have an army Of nearly 1900 zoo is
considered surprising here
Ii IS known the allies are estab.
.lshed on the shores of the White and
Black eeas thar British warships are
in the Gulf u Finland, that Grand
Duke Nichols Is reported heading &
counter re,eLlOn in the southeast
that Petrograd is starving and tha
the bolshevlk government is about Il
move To Nijui NoygGrod
The Japanese are reported tn have
arrested a bolshevik leader in east
ern Siberia, who is reported To have
weight of stolo7 gold bullion.
The situation in Esthonia is re
ported critical, oolshe,ists following
the Withdrawing of the Germans
pmndering as they advance. These
marauders are followed by crowds OF
Chinese, armed with knives and axes
who entered Russia in 1916 and now
follow the bolsheyik armies.
The only hope for the inhabitants
appears to spring from the presence
OF a British squadron at Reyal. where
bolsheyiki are buying arms and am
muntion from German soldiers The
Germans are spreading reports the
English are coming to take posses
sion Of the Baltic provinces. whereas
the residents are reported as regard
ing the English as their sayiors.
Washington, Dec. lS-The Russian
problem has been taken up by Presi
dent Wilson with French statesmen
it was learned today. and determine
ton Of a common policy by all the
allies will be undertaken at the meet
ings preceding the peace conference
Every proposed solution Of Russia's
plight so far is said 10 have beer
blocked by the unanswered question
of who is qualified to speak for the
Russian people.
II Is stated that in considering joint
intervention In Russias internal al
fairs the associated nations must de
eide whether the bolsheyik movemen
is such a serious menace to civliza
ton as to Justify extraordinary steps
TO eliminate It
Reports Of the situation in Russie
continue gloomy Great numbers OF
the middle classes in petrograd arr
dying OF starvation, il is said Nc
fuel Is available.
The bolShevik section is reported
gaining strength because ii controls
the food.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18

Your Labor COunts-eyery ounce
Of work you do helps some soldier who
is fighting over therel This war is being
fought as truly in the household and in
the work shop as it is in the trenches.
Some Of our American women are
borne down physically and mentally,
by the weaknesses Of their sex. They
suffer from backache, dragging senss-
ton, bearing-down pains, very nervous
and pain in top Of head Ii they ask
their neighbors they will be told to take
Faorde Prescription OF DR.. Plerce's
which has been so well and favorsbly
known for the past half century.
Weak women should try it now. Don't
watt Today is the day 10 begin. This
temperance tonic and necvine will bring
vim, vlgor and vitality. Send DR.. Pierce,
Buffalo " Y, Zoe for trial pkg. tablets.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18
NOTICE.

Public notice Is hereby given that
a special meeting of the stockholders
OF the Shabbona Transfer Company,
a corporation organized and existing
under and by virtue OF the laws Of
the State OF Illinois, was held AT the
Office OF said Company on the 23rd
day OF November, A D 1918. at 1870
o'clock p m, at which meeting all
Of the outstanding stock of said Com
1any was represented and more than
two-thirds of all OF the outstanding
stock Of said Company was repre-
sented by the stockholders in person.
a resolution was unanimously adopted
by said stockholders. all the votes
represented by the whole outstanding
stock OF said Corporation being cast
in favor OF the adoption .of the roso
luton and more than twothirds of
the outstanding stock being voted by
tbs holders thereof in person, which
resolution was in substance as fol
lows That said Corporation had not
been actively engaged in business for
more than eleven months; that all
OF the corporate debts and Liabilities
had been fully paid aud discharged.
that all Of the assets of said Cor.
pOrati0n had been converted into cash
and distributed to the holders of the
outstanding stock OF said Corporation
in the proportions to which they were
entitled thereto, and that the said
Corporation and the stockholders
thereof desire that the said Corpora
ton be dissolved and it's Charter and
franchises he surrendered and that
certificate OF such dissolution be re-
corded in the Recorders Office OF La
sale County Illinois, and with the
Secretary OF State OF the state of
Illinois according to law.
Dated this l6th day of December.
A. d. 1918.
r. L. GRoT, President.
Attest,
AUGUST sCHM1D, Secretary.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18
PROVES CHECK
FARMER MEETINGS

Springfield, H., Dee. S.--lnfiuenza
las interfered with the programs OF
farmers institutes in Illinois accord
ing to an announcement from the local
headquarters. Various institutes
throughout the state had planned
meetings. during the epidemics all OF
which had to be cancelled because of
It, And if conditions continue. it is
predicted there will be very few in.
'titute meetings this winter.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18
OTTAWA FREE TRADER-JOURNAE.

Dan Ia Mortr. Blue Island
Freeman 5. McAtee. East Moline.
Joseph Draeowich, Madison
Howard l. Anderson, ST Charles.
John + Cousins, Upn2r Alien.
William lIayse. Bonnie.
Charles G Hin. 81. Jacob.
Victor JoeiuS. WestvilIe
Mitchell SEalczynski Chicago.
Eugene r Willis. New Canton.
Arthur Y Woods. Chicago
James 7. jackson. Ramsey.
Clinton J, Prough, Urbana
Harry II Schmidt. Rockford.
George schmidt Carlisle.
Alvin J Vogel. Waterloo.
Sergt Charles r Buck Cprnger.
ton.
James D. Dowdakin. Rockford
Arlie y Long, La Harpe
Conrad Manson. Shabbona.
Missing in Action.
L. j. ilamel. Chicago
Ralph J Morris, Chicago
7. J Morrissey, Chicago.
George L. Boltman, Evanston
Harold Leopold, Chicago.
Jacob ]. MONIES, sChieago.
+, P. Rudzinski, Chicago.
Carmen n. Brocollo, Chicago.
Glen Ford. Chicago
Lieut.. II. Fl. Straueh. Thomson.
Corp. F.. F Fahnstrom. Galva.
Airing c. Vanbibber, Savanna.
Oda 'McMurty, Broughron.
Loren j Collins, kewanee.
T. A. Hamlin. East ST. Louis
Christ Hastert. Aurora.
Charles F. kinman, Benton.
Clark l.. Reckner. Earlyille
Victor Buettner, Waterloo
Edwin G. Wellnerr, Nauvoo
Jerome Ludwig, Modoc
Joseph Mazzorano, Spring Valley
Frank A Schneider. Metamora
Edward J. Rieedorf, Mendoza.
Bendette Ruggeri, Johnson City.
Clearance II .Stratman. Quincy
Lorain l.. Heeple De Soto
Dan Rusch. Galesburg
Charles e. Wright. Spring Valley.
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18
She Wasn't Superstitiout

Mary Mary cried Mrs Johnson
70 her maid what shall ! do I've
Just had a most dreadful accident and
don't know what's going to happen.
I'VE broken my new hand glass. and
ynt.know how unlucky It is to break a
looking glass II means seven years
unhappiness"
'Lor, mum replied Mary. don't
you set no heed on that, Look at m.
I'm not fretting, and I've just broken
the large pier glass in the drawing
room"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18


The l'ts ,'r. entered the shop with
the air Of real grown-up lady and
stood by the counter with her vide
blue eyes On d level NTH the top o.
Ht
We'll Sadie said the shopkeepsr.
Sarah, Il you please ne said
what can do for YOU"
y want to get mitten. Il roa
please, and charge 1t 10 mother
You mean pair OF mitten. don't
YOU
mo" she said. with an m ent
toss Of her head, 81 mean Jus, only
one; one that's suitable to give to a
young mar that's goin to propose an
he rejected"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18
The Comb Teter.

Miss Myrtilla says she nlght IN tlrps
grow to love man who totes LITTLE
comb around In his pocket to comb his
mustache with in public, but she's not
going to try 1t unless there's law
passed requiring her t0.-Iacon Tele.
graph.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18
Just What He Nechnh

Reginald dear. you puckered up
your lips Just then as II you were 70.
ing to kiss me, said the beautiful
creature dangerously. as she Law
stretched ON the beach surveying the
frolics OF Neptune
u intended to-" replied Reginald
hesitatingly but seem to have got
some Sand n my mouth"
For heavens sake swallow III" ex.
Claimed the Young lady. You need
II badly In your SYSTEM"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18

is medicine that viii give strength and make
You feel more ike LIVING and enable you TO do
your work and enjoy il. This medicine ! will
gladly recommend AIRS. Mary &. Lnd,ay
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18

Ralph A. Tanner. Chicago.
John F Chalupka. Chicago.
Irving Given. Chicago.
John + Zegermacher. Chicago
Carl Carlson. Chicago
Emil Evers. Chicago.
Albert Firing, Chicago.
harles Kerler, Chicago.
Alex koronk.swicz. Chicago.
Edward Polk. Chicago.
James Trebonsky. Oak Park
Louis Zelinsky. Chicago,
Oscar II Nelson. Chicago.
f s Dougherty. ChicaSO.
Frank c Weissensel. Chicago,
Lieut.. $ + Michard. Aledo.
Lieut. T. Meister. Mount Pulaski
Lieut. 4. l.. Nelson. Gibson City
Lieut. Ralph W. Booze. Sullivan.
David Hunter Jl Freeport.
Lynn Rogers. Christopher
Sergt b W. Treeoe, Mount Carmel
Sergt E. E Birdsall. Ettingham.
HugA VI. Brown. Nation
Dugler Il l.. Boyd, Rockford.
Corp. J l. Dissett, East ST Louis
Corp. Norsal Garrett, Windsor
Corp. Walter G. Hunt. Brighton.
Logan B. Seagraves. Texas City.
Ralph X. Pickett, Jerseyville
Pau. NJ Reynolds, Montgomery.
Angel Pelfert, Aurora.
Everett Leonard Sycamore
Percy c. Ward, Willisville
Frank Zawiscowski West Pullman
Jesse James, Rend
Wagner G. Reyruade, Moline.
A l.. Badame, Quincy.
'Eyerette Christopher. Peoria,
David Greene. Ashley.
Frank 5. Hart. Heleyille
Albert II. Sheridan. Peoria
Frank Waller. Carbondale
Wallace K. Stem. Osce.
William G. STOREY. Springfield.
Elmer +. Withrow. Sims.
Adolph Becker, Belleyille,
Aster Garrett. Tuscola.
Charles V. Linde Hinsdale.
Jesse Williams, Streator.
Edward Houlihan. Peoria.
Orya NJ Philpott. Coles.
l.. J. Grynewicz. 81 Charles.
Hugh D. Graham Ludlow
Harry H. Holbert, Pana.
John Petkus. Riyerton
Peter E Phillips LawrenCeyille.
Joseph D. Wright. cypress.
Paul NJ Busby Reno
George A. Kuhn, Sparta.
Henry Love, EaSt st. Louis
Albert !. Robinson, Rock Island.
Butler Robinson. Cairo.
John II Rowan Bloomington.
Nick A. Stuhhart Ayiston.
Milo W Clayton. Johnson City
Edward A. Enlow. Tuscola
Charles NJ JOY Belle River
Claude Strave. Rock Island
Harold s. Mcconnell, Woodstoc.
Frank W AIT, Etflngham.
Earl Benson, Peoria.
William W. Fink, Springfield.
Feed H. Barwald, Joliet
VERNE Campbell. Pekin
Ray Doyel. Wrights
Clayborne V. Order. Sandovas.
Phillip Keller Waterloo
George W Kinney. Clinton.
BBryan Giffen. Casey.
Dwight G. Mckenzie, Charleston.
Frank Nader. Belleville
Harm Rohifs, Lincoln
Alexander Sokoloski. Herrin.
Wounded, Degree Undetermined.
Sergt. Raymond II Howard, Aurora
Sergt Otto Voss, Elgin
Sergt. c. F. W. Behrends. Sterling
Sergt Joseph Jrazak Chicago.
Sergt Earl Hoyles, Aurora
James NJ. Williams. Lincoln.
Corp Harold B. Riley, Chicago,
Corp. Charles Zornow. Elgin.
Corp. F G. Blessing, Chicago.
Corp Claud F. Brush, Elgin.
orp f. G Rudolph, Rockford.
Corp H. Summer, Thompsonvllle.
Corp Hans Tastad, Preston
Oils Okane, Springfield.
Anton Churas, Chicago.
Everett J Walsh, Chicago.
Frank Chealanel.o. La Sale.
Charles Schiliing, Vahlgren.
Tony A, Sp0to, Willisyille,
Angelo MunziatO, Chicago
Eugene l. Richards, Aurora.
James c. Finley, Collinsyille.
William Jagen, Chicago.
John ID. Bailey, Blutord,
Harry o. Adams, Greenwich.
Moss K. Carmichael, Paris.
Harry S. Peterson, Chicago.
William EAAnderson, Peoria,
William Coleman. Highland Park.
Emery T. Dean, Agra
IIllIllnunlulIlIuluI
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18

hNsAt $500
The Illinois men named on the list
we're
Killed in Action.
John p Dongshdw. Chicago.
Eugene T. Bellar, Chicago.
Daniel ] 0'Brien. Chicago
Lieut.. Ralph W. Stein, Paxton.
Martin + Toraow. Walnut
- Euchmeier, Monee
Alfred Leyenberg. Granville.
Joseph H Perry. Peoria
Died Of Wounds.
Corp. Arthur Bruck. Chicago.
Albert F. Fax, Chicago.
Corp William F. Gibson. Cairo
James Brady. Murdoch.
Charles W Arnold, Rockford.
Died Of DISEASE.
sergt Simon L. PeaSe, Chicago.
John WilSGe, Chicago
David !. Kaiser, Chicago.
Corp. L. G. Hathaway. New Canton.
Wagner II. C. Beck. Melvin.
Wagner b. F. Haeckr, Eurka.
Morton Peterson. Evansville
Fred s. Skinner Fl Paso,
Roy E. Nipper, Goreville.
Charles Neiman, East St Louis
William f. Connolly. Peoria.
Harold +. Elliott, Royaltou
Wounded Severely.
Sergt. Joseph J Southland. Chicago.
Corp. George Bat(en, Oconee,
Corp. George H. LaInpe. Breese
Corp. J. A. 0Ieary, East st. Louis.
Corp. Charles j. p Sutka, Cicero
Corp. CLYDE j. Shore. Sterling.
Leonard ~ Stratmann. Edwards
lille
Howard Sampson. Sterling
Carl J. Swanson Sycamore
William f. Henne, Iuka
Henry ]. Strassen burg. Nokena
Joseph J. Jaeger. Chicago.
Wilhelm F. Kalbachern. Bro0kport.
Richard Toney, Springfield.
William c. Schib. Belleyille.
Ellie Schimelfenig. Belleville
Joe Loukitis. Ladd
Peter f. Mack, Ottawa.
Fred Hosenkamper. Streator.
Carl 4 Compton, Atlanta.
Herbert Z. Newman, Lafayette
Adam Scott, Braidwood.
Robert II StOnesifer, Chicago.
Oscar Ahlin. Maple Park
Luther S Bateman, Dix.
Bruno Burinski Chicago.
August K. Gerlack. Ala.
John TenosM, Seeser
Michael j McGrary, Chicago.
George r. Millett, Batoma.
Adam Jaskowiek, Melrose Park.
William Ruehl, Chicago
Frank j. Balmes, Wilmette.
John William Gleason, Oak Park.
Edward ], Renth. Chicago.
Capt Harold Smell, Chicago.
Lieut.. A. r. Broche, Chicago
Lieut. A. f. kuehne, Chicago.
Lieut.. Joseph Noyak, Chicago,
Sergt. Henry G. Woise, Chicago
Sergt. G. X. Wenstrom, Chicago
Sergt. Alber A. Dutton, Chicago.
Sergt. b. b. Mcqueen. Chicago.
Sergt. f. J Ninfch, Chicago.
Bugler J Kownacki. Chicago.
Bugler +. Smieiowssi. Chicago.
Corp, L. c. Aspden. Chicago
corp D. 6 McIntire. Chicago.
Corp Edward Phil, Chicago
Corp. II. c. Tessman. Chicago.
Corp. L. pseropu.is, Chicago.
Corp p F. S;epek, Chicago
Bugler D " Allison. Chicago
George Green Chicago
Jerry Jakubal, Chicago
Charles piner, Chicago.
William Redmond, Chicago
Frank T. Westerman Chicago.
Robert X Nielsen, Chicago.
John stork, Chicago.
Victor II. Trumbull Chicago.
Homer II. Beebe, Chicago.
Walter Huck Chicago
Paul ] kreft, Chicago.
Charles Fisher. Chicago
John Parice Chicago.
Alex Warmowski. Chicago
Eli Whitley, Chicago
Jacob Lapka, Chicago
Frank s. Taucher. Chicago
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18

II you have 1851 anything you can
nnd II by Advertising IN tie Free Trad
Gr.Journal
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
. 11H q q y 80 . . = q q I

Dec, TO- 1918, Grace and Joseph
Kwatek to Chas. d. Powell. LOT i2.
block 50. Mendoza. $1,000
June II, 1918, s. NJ. & Mabel Os.
good to Sadie NJ. Workman. lot IS,
block 2, Fairview's addition, Mar.
seilles ST.
April a. 1918, L. NJ. & Rosa Jen.
nlnss to A. X, Workman, part lot /,
block a. same.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18
A. {. F. OVERSEAS
CASUALTIES

Washington, Dec lS.--Army cas-
ualties reported by the American A-
pcditi0nary Forces commander and
issued today totaled j.l91. divided as
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18

Killed in action ............. 36S
Died OF wounds ............... 1876
Died OF accident and other causes %
Died OF disease .................. 3u2
Wounded severely ............2.672
Wounded. degree undetermined iso
Wounded slightly .,............ $50
Missing in action .............. 637
lot2l ..t,.-...............,.. 9,''-A
The Illinois men named on the list
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-18

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New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
The King and Queen reviewing
American soldiers in front of
Buckingham Palace.

atrocity in fitting terms and re-
paired to the camp whence "organ-
izations" swoop down to interfere
with the amusements of the young.
1t was standard pattern camp of
a few square miles, but they nao
contrived with the materials at hand
to give it all the spacious atmos-
phere of an army post in their own
country.
They are stiffened with officers
out of their regular army or pro-
noted non-commissioned officers
from the same. There is no disci-
pline much more drastic than that
of a United States regular regiment,
and in certain respects their mess
ritual could give points to ours.
Like the French system, this is
all very prettily camouhaged, but
("believe me-e-c," as one long, sup
pie child confided) it does not paw
to be casual, dirty or much of a fool
in that army.
An enlisted man Of some years
service gave me curious sidelight.
His talk had been Of his mother in
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
The Hun Found
The Key Logs

That power had held back and
held back from the war despite
provocation and insult past records.
banking up and banking up as its
own streams bank behind the mile
deep log jam which apparently no
device Of man can make move. Yet
the Hun, with dynamite and cant
hooks, must needs blast and pry and
lever till he found the key logs
whose withdrawal loosed the whole
terror upon him, laundering, grind
ing and pitch-poling the broadside
Of continent, to come to rest God
knows where.
The Mayflower, zone hundred and
eighty tons," sailed from Southamp-
ton close on three hundred years
ago, with 120 passengers, call we'll
weaned," as Masters Robinson and
Brewster wrote, from the delicate
milk of our mother country and in
ured to the difficulties of a strange
land" Out of her sailing grew the
United States of America.
What shall grow out of her re-
turn voyage, our grandchildren may,
perhaps, comprehend. We arc too
near the portent to more than won
der, as man wonders when he
finds earth and sky and the life he
led between them changed at a
stroke and himself harnessed to old
thoughts and old words, toilips 10
draw abreast of the miracle.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

the Middle West, of home life and
the joys Of motoring. Suddenly he
announced:
"What astonishes US most is your
regulation that no one here must
have his ammunition on him. Not
even officers! Not even for your
pistol! Take away all a mans car
tridges. Why, he's no use. But
I reckon it's better that way with
folks as thick on the ground as they
are hereabouts. If there's fuss,
an a mans got his ammunition
handy, why, he's liable to be tempt
ed, isn't he? Yes, L reckon it's
safer"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

This is house-a solid building in
tended for permanent occupation.
Several years have passed since Eng
land was permanently occupied by
the armed forces of foreign nation.
On the last occasion, 800 years ago,
our people did not take kindly to the
invaders. l know they did not, be-
cause / live few miles from where
the Battle of Hastings was fought,
where all the trouble began, and l
assure you we are still talking about
it. But conditions have changed
They will after S53 years, even in
England. You may have noticed that
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

we do not resent either the presence
Of your armed forces on our soil or
your buildings, such as these, which
are one Of the visible signs of your
occupation"
The great novelist and poet was
received by Colonel S. G. Jones, who
commands at Winchester; General
Stewart, representing the British
forces, and John w. Pontins, chief as
sistant secretary of the American Y
NJ. c. A. His speech to the "buddies"
was punctuatcd with hearty cheers and
they gave him "three and tiger" at
its conclusion.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

equipped with bedrooms. bathrooms.
shower baths and electric light. 1t
has a drawing room, writing room
and good lounge, and is provided
with an athletic department., and also
with pool tables for officers and men.
Kipling said:
"You have done me great honor in
asking me'to open this hut. At the
same time I should like to point out
that you have brought me here under
false pretenses. do not pretend to
be an expert on huts. But I have
lived in houses, and know that this
is not hut, nor anything like hut.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

youth representing perhaps two
days arrival. One batch of over a
thousand averaged 5 feet 10 by 81
inches chest, all very silent, all very
soft-spoken, and all with that one
look in the inquisitive eyes. How
will they look when they see women
and children gassed or have to put
away the remnants of a bombed
nurse?
ut is pity their people at home
cannot realize the unending frieze
of wounded in hospital blue which
is the background of daily life in
England" one man said. "Those
boys ought to be over with US. You
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
By Hayden Church

Y ONDON, July 27.-Rudyard Kip
ling told me that he has never
enjoyed himself more thor
oughly in his life than he did the
other day when he paid visit to the
big American camp at Winchester and
made Enthusiastically rousing
speech to the "buddies" there, who
gave him great reception.
Kipling went to Winchester to open
the new officers inn established BY
the American Y. NJ. c. A. at Winnall
Camp. This building is comfortably
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

mourning places, their own eter-
nally eloquent landscapes one with
all things visible and tangible in
their daily life for evermore. Mean
time. twisting the knife in the
wound as only untouched youth can.
he bade US admire those very heaths
and bracken patches where one had
pleasured with or parted from "to
pick up securely later" boys that
are gone.
He had known these pretty places
for months, you see. They were an
old story to him, but, somehow. he
always felt that folk had surely
lived here before"
This was after he had halted to
speak to an American lorry in trou-
BILE. No; it was nothing her crew
couldn't handle themselves. She
was a bit new, that was all. We
left her under the abbey church Of
Saints Mary and Eltleda. which
may have been begun by Edward
the Elder, second son of Alfred the
Great, the friend of the Southern
regiment.
All the countryside is in Ameri-
can occupation now, hospitals and
camps and extensions growing like
their own country fairs on the far
slopes and their sentries at we'll re-
membered corners.
In the silence of deserted bomb
ing school we met a lonely. inarticu-
late Italian, a Neapolitan four
years IN New York, whom the draft
had taken and who wished to sec
some German prisoners who he
understood were being used on road
making near by. l observed that
Texas called him kid" and gener-
ally adopted the unwise Anglo
Saxon attitude that a man who
speaks broken English must be
some sort of child.
If Texas were still untouched bv
the spirit of England that of his
native land moved him strongly
Had we," he asked, "seen the me-
mortal to the Mayflower and the
sailing of the Pilgrim Fathers? Il
was only a little piece down the
road and it would be "A sort of in
teresting finish to the trip"
! The car halted between the slim
pillar with its model of the little
vessel atop and a horizon full of
busy shipping. There was a mutter
OF unseen movement, a sound of the
1eet OF the young men behind walls
that masked railway lines, a sensa-
tion OF immense concerns going for
ward more like some elemental
process than any human effort. since
there was nothing to be seen. no one
TO see 1T and not a soul who knew
anything about it.
So it has been at Southampton
every day these four years past.
Yet the loaded sea and the foot
worn pavements knew as we'll as the
platforms and congested functions
lar inland, or the double-banked
locomotives shutting their interim
nable trains through yards that had
enlarged themselves out of all rec
ognltlon many times over. With
these appliances American and Enp-
llsh camp and transport authorities
half drowned in the flood that the
ports vomited on them, were leading
and releasing to this particular dis
charge gate its due portion of the
terrific head of Western man power
that gathered "to help kill Ger
mans"