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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-01-17
.LNEST0CKPRICES
At SOUTH OMAHA
Fat Cattle SLOW to a Dime
Lower Than Monday
ho6S SELL 10000 LOWER

Sheep and Lamb Supplies Moderate
and Demand Fair. Fat Lambs, 1o@
1850 Lowcr-Market Steady for Aged
STOCK As Well As Feeder Grades
6hion Stock Yards, Omaha, Neb,
Jan. 1e.-There was rather light
Tuesdays run of cattle, 5000 head,
and the two days supply has been
fully 1000 short Of week ago. Light
receipts, however, did not stimulate
the demand any and trade was slow
at prices that were steady to 10c
lower than Monday on both beef
steers and COW stuff The tieup Of the
railroads on account of snow and cold
weather is responsible for the pres
ent depression of this trade. Not
many stock cattle aud feeding steers
were on sale, and as rule they
moved at just about recent Quota
tons.
Quotations on cattle: Good to
choice beeves, S11.25@ 1925; fair to
good beeves. $1o.oa@11.eo; common
to fair beeves. ss.oo@9.7s; good to
choice yearlings, 81 .25@ 1925; fair to
Eesd yearings, sde25@ II .0e: cam.
men to fair yearlings, S7.O0@10.NO;
geed to choice grass beeves, slo.O0@
11.M; fair to good grass steers, $S.75
@le60; cau,taon to fair grass steers,
| $700@S.58; good to choice heifers,
5000 1879; good to choice cows,
! $S.@09.50; fair to good cows. s7.75@
1926; Gamers and cutters. S6.25@7 % /;
veal calves. $9.5O@13.0o; beef bulls.
4 $s.2501O.35; bologna bulls. S7.OO@
S25; prime heavy feeders. s1l.WW
11.75; good to choice feeders, @.75@
! 1915; fair to good feeders. $3.50
4 o.75; good to choice stocLers. $500
J $50; fair to good stockers, $3.50
i S.25; common to fair grades. $4,000
! 100; stock heifers, S8.5O0S.25; stock
cows, s6.00@725; stock calves, 5000
$500.
A 2O@30c Decline In Hogs.
Hog receipts were the heaviest of
the year to date, q 800 head. and with
restricted demand from both pack
ers and shippers the market opened
15@25c lower than Monday. aud
CloSeu Iully ZVW'Uc iOWef. IoDs
brought S1G.25, and the bulk of the
trading was at $l5.90@16.15.
The run Of sheep and lambs was Of
very moderate proportions, but de-
maud for lambs was rather slack. and
bids and sales about 1o@15c lower
than Monday. best lambs bringing
$3.50. Aged stock az we'll as feeder
grades were in active demand Mt right
around steady figures.
Quotations Oh sheep and lambs:
LAMBS. handweight. sl7.Wo00 10
lambs. heavyweight. s15.75@17o1
lambs, feeders, S15ao@1S.5o: lamhs
shern. s115oD135o lambs cnl,s
s10aS6 "A GA yeariHgs, fair r.
choice. s11 500 1880; ycarlings. feed
ers. sl2es@l4.h; wethers, fair t.
cAsicr. $l1 COG l2.5a ewes. fair t.
cheice, S1l.ess5l225 ewes, breeders
all ages, Sle500 1870; ewes. feeders
S7.soDle.5s; ewes. culls and Gamers
S5.eO07.25.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-01-17
LErTER FROM JOHN NELSON.

Somewhere in France, Dec. ~.
Miss Carrie Tenant.
Dear Friend: | wish to express
my thanks to you and Mr.. Ten
nant for the favors shown me.
The tobacco is certainly some
thing that is appreciated over
here, as we can buy nothing but
French tobacco, and it is no good
at all-can hardly smoke it. The
candy was fine, and enjoyed.
looking over the cartoons very
much.
Axel Nordeen, Francis Nc
Dermott and myself were in Paris
the 9Th, 18th and 9Th of December,
and we sure had a great time. We
visited many historical places,
and also took in a show, which
seemed like home to me, as
used to so nearly every night
when | was in Missouri Valley,
and rather miss them over
/ here, but guess l will have to
get along without them.
s We visited the. Palace of Yer
sailies, built. by Louis XIV, and
needless to say it was very beau
tiful. We saw what was called
the Invalides. This is where the
captured war trophies are on ex-
hibition. 1t is certainly some
sight. Napoleon's tomb is also
there, but visitors are allowed
only at certain hours, and we
were there when it was closed. We
saw Eiffel tower, the exposition
grounds ofS19OO, the monument
of General Lafayette erected by
the school children of the United
L States, and in the center of a
square on the SWEETEST boulevard
Z in Paris stands the statue of Gen
Washington, mounted on horse
back. That is what looked good
to me. We passed over the river
Seine and also under it, we're in
N the court room where Louis XVI
and Queen Marie Antoinette had
their trial and were sentenced te
be beheaded. -.iDa
Well it is getting late and an
getting sleepy, SO will close
y Thanking you again and hoping
to some day in the near future re-
turn the favors, remain, as al
way, your friend,
p. S.-Best wishes for mos
happy and successful New Year.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

San Francisco, Jan. 5, 1918.
M. Fangcr:
Dear Sir: / was surprised TO
receive the package from you and
wish to thank you for your kind
ness, as it was very considerable
of you to go to such trouble for a
stranger. Yours sincerely,
GERALD GREENE.
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WHY DON'T YOU WRlTE7

WHY DON'T YOU WRlTE7
A tired soldier boy comes in from
the trench,
A bite to eat; his thirst To quench.
The third inquiry is to The captain
for mail;
We have a disappointed lad, for
the home folks fail.
Only a sigh of soilow, he bows
his head,
And in patient tones our soldier
boy has said.
"Once l. too, was free from trou-
BILE and Strife,
Living happy and Joyous life,
But To protect loved ones and
country gave up all -can ii be
That they in return have forgot
ten me9
Pleasures, love, riches gave way
to duty and here am to fight
Heavens above! there must be a
mistake; they couldn't have
forgotten to write
From our little city they have
gone, a hundred and fifty
strong,
To protect sweethsarts and moth
ers, and to right wrong.
There's Lyle and Glen, Douglass,
/; Boulder and Mason, too,
Already in France fighting for me
] and you.
Wolfe, Mcksever, Jones and
Burke,
Who have risked their lives rath-
er than shirk.
And Darlington, Jude Muller,
Manion and Moss
Willingly smiled farewell and
started across.
Did they sit at home by the fire
/ side and sigh?
No! never. they picked up their
j hats and said goodby.
They have given up all just for
i you-to fight,
And now you in return have for
i gotten to write.
There are others in France who
too soon will, be
Led to the trenches. thinking OF
you and me.
lis the Rainbow boys, from ev-
i erywhere,
Who have left comfortable homes
and are "oNer there
There's Hardy, Harker, Houghton,
Hearn and Deal,
Who have gone from our homes
with rapture and zeal.
The engineers, too, who are nc
less brave,
Are working diligently their coun-
try to save;
And Francis, Axel, Nelson ant
others,
Are waiting to hear from sweet
hearts and mothers.
The Rainbow, regulars and engi-
neers have begun the fight,
. So pick up your pen, folks. ane
begin TO write.
The training camps in almost ev.
cry state
Are filled with our men who didn'
wait;
Though numbered too many 70
personal mention,
They have shouldered the riff
with fierce intention.
They are getting ready TO go a
the first command,
Thank God for their sake they ar
still in this land,
Learning To be soldiers, drilling
each day.
: Getting ready to fight for Oh
Glory and y. s. A.
: Their smiles and their laughte
! will be missed everywhere,
When they have left these shore
for lover there"
They have wasted no time and ar
ready to fight,
So pick up your pen, folks. an
get ready to write.
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CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.

There VIII be a civil service
examination held at Missouri
Valley, Saturday, Jan. 26, 1913,
to fill vacancy in the post office
at Missouri Valley. For full par
ticulars and application blank
address X. L. Price, Missouri
Valley, IbWa.
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Jan. 3, 1918.
Dear Sister:

Dear Sister:
I received your letter this eve
ming and as | am not on duty
after supper, | will write you a
few lines. | received all your
packages when came back from
st. Marys. | sure had a swell
time when was in Ohio.
The executive officer, DR.. Hull,
issued an order the 10th of De-
cember saying that all hospital
corpsmen that wished Christmas
leave to have their request in by
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,LETTER FROM
HOWARD SKELETON
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.

Dearest Folks:
received those boxes of stuff
8 and they sure were fine. Got
about ten packages for Christmas
and lots Of letters. Everyone is
80 good and kind to me. Itscer-
tainly makes a fellow feel good
and ! hope to prove worthy Of
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-08

when smiled and shook my head, they
did not insist upon an answer.
"I'll drop 1t over -" declared one
of them, naming my alrdrOme, which
revealed to me that thelr flying corps
Is as efficient as other branches Of the
service In the matter of obtaining valu-
able information.
And right here want to say that the
more | came to know Of the enemy, the
more keenly | realized what difficult
task we're going to have to lick him.
In all my subsequent experiences, the
fact that there is a heap of fight left
In the Huns still was thoroughly
brought home to me. We shall win
the war eventually. If we don't slow
up too soon, In the mistaken idea that
the Huns are ready to lie down.
The flying officers who questioned
me were extremely anxious to find out
all they could about the part America
Is going to play In the war, but they
evidently came to the conclusion that
America hadn't taken me very deeply
into her confidence, judging from the
information they got, or failed to get,
from me.
At any rate, they gave me up MS n
bad job, and was ordered to the Off
GERS prison at Courtrai, Belgium.
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ALLIES READY FOR
MOVE INTO SIBERIA
Japan Agrees 10 the An erican
Proposal
PRESIDENT TO TELL PLANS
Chinese Troops Modified In Man
churia To Serve Under Japaneee
Commander - Ambassador
Francis Sa,e at Murmansk.

Washlngton.-Joint action between
Japan, the Entente Powers and Amer.
lea in Siberia is assured.
Japan has found acceptable the
American proposal which primarily
looks TO the aid Of the CzechoSloyakS,
now operating in Siberia, and after ex'
changes between Toxic and Washing.
ton which have cleared up all doubt
ful points and removed any posslbil.
ity OF future misunderstanding, com.
plete agreement has been reached.
rhe plan OF operation will be put into
execution at once.
Soon after II had been learned that
Japan had accepted the American p o.
)osal, President Wilson walked to tie
State, War and Navy building. where
10 conferred for half an hour with
Acting Secretary Polk and Secretary
Baker In the War Secretary's office.
The President will soon issue
statement explaining the plans of the
United States for participation in the
expedition to give military aid to
Russia. II also was understood that
he statement would make clear that
the United States has only unselhsh
motives and intends to stand firmly
reside the Russian people in their
,ght for democracy.
After the japanese Government
ound II necessary TO call upon the
State Department for explanation OF
some features OF the American pro-
)osal the statement was withheld.
Presumably, now that satisfactory
understanding has been reached the
tatement will be issued.
Meanwhile the seal Of confidence re.
mains unbroken and II Is the desire OF
officials that there shal! be no specu,a.
ion in the press that might prove EN-.
)arassing.
Consequently, all that 1t is possible
low to say is that in the beginning.
It least, the International agreement
must find its expression in combined
military activity and cable advices
have recorded the gathering of small
codes of Entente troops at points in
China convenient for dispatch into
Western Siberia.
Pao Kuci Ching, the provincial Gov.
ernor at Sci Lung King, has been Sc
lccted to command the considerable
BODY of Chinese troops which have
been gathered in ManchurIa, and It is
understood that already II has been
arranged that this force shall operate
n conjunction with japanese troops
and that 1t will act under the direction
Of the Japanese commander.in.chief
The State Department received mes.
sages from Ambassador Francis, dated
July 81, saying he had arrived at
Nurmansk, with the Italian Ambassa.
ior, the British representative and the
French Charge d'Affaires. The other
chiefs of the diplomatic corps are
waiting at Kandalaksha fol .Ast..c,
tions from their governments.
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CHAPTER v.
The Prison Camp at courtral.

Inc FTIoOU SdtIlp ut SOuTtTdIs
From the intelligence department
was conveyed to the officers prison
camp at Courtrai In an automobile. 1t
was about an hours ride. My escort
was one of the most famous flyers In
the world, barring none. He was Inter
killed In action, but / was told by an
English alrman who witnessed his last
combat, that he fought n game battle
and died hero's death.
The prison, which had evidently
been a civil prison Of some kind before
the war, was located right in the heart
Of Courtrai. The first building we ap-
preached was large and In front OF
the archway, which formed the main
entrance, was n sentry box. Here we
were challenged by the sentry. who
knocked on the door; the guard turned
the key In the lock and l was admit
ted. We passed through the archway
and directly into courtyard, on which
faced all of the prison buildings, the
windows, OF course, being heavily
barred After had given my pedigree
my name, age, address, etc.-I was
shown to cell with bars on the win
dows overlooking this courtyard. /
was promptly told that at night we
were to occupy these rooms, but had
already surveyed the surroundings,
taken account of the number of guards
and the locked door outside, and con-
cluded that my chances Of getting
away from some other place could be
no worse than In that particular cell.
AS had no hat, my helmet being the
only thing had worn over the lines,
I was compelled either to go bare
headed or wear the red cap Of the
Bavarlan whom / had shot down on
that memorable day. 1t can be Inn
aglned how l looked attired In n Brit
ish uniform and bright red cap.
Wherever l was taken my outfit
aroused considerable curiosity among
the Belgians and German soldiers.
When | arrived ut prison that day i
still wore this cap. and as | was taken
into the courtyard, my overcoat cover
Ing my uniform, oil that the British
officers, who happened to be summing
themselves In the courtyard. could see
was the red cap. They afterwards told
me they wondered who the 'bug Hun"
was with the bandage on his mouth.
This cup managed to keep with me,
but was never allowed to wear II on
the walks we took. either went bare
headed or borrowed a cap from some
other prisoner.
At certain hours each day the pris-
oners were allowed to mingle In the
courtyard. and on the first occasion of
this kind I found that there were IL
officers imprisoned there besides my
self.
fgs -. IA I.-~ t..4.--.2. .-
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"The Female Of the SpecIes.D

'T could never think of marrying"
said old Prince c., 'for | know
what my fate would be. Every Rus.
sian lives under his wlfe's slipper"
Barring an occasional outburst OF
terrible Aslatic temper on the part of
paterfamillas-usually soon, and con-
trltely repented of-thls Is n fact. The
Russian woman Is always the strong
er. She has vitality and energy
which the men seem unable to cope
with. The stories of Tschalkovsky's
erratic marriage and terrific flight
like the aversion, founded on some
thing like fear, OF Strlndberg for wom-
en- (Strlndberg being n type OF Swede
that shows many Russian procllvlties,
even as much Russian blood has perco-
lated into certain parts of Sweden)-
receive many explanatory commen-
tarles, II one has known something of
the more intimate aspect OF Russian
exlstence.--A. q. Talfree, In the At.
lantlc.
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NEW HONOR ACCORDED DAVID
Might with Entire Propriety Be Called
the First Bandmaster Recorded
In History.

David might well be called the first
bandmaster mentioned in history, f"
he was the first orchestral organizer
Of which we have any record. His
band numbered two hundred, four
score and eight, and he thus led the
first body of players. He no doubt
possessed knowledge of instrument
tatlon and tone-color effect, for he
assigns his subjects TO special instru-
ments.
The fourth Psalm, "Hear me when
l call, o God Of my righteousness"
he directs to be played by his chief
musician. who was player of the
harp and the sackbut. Psalm fifth.
"Give ear to my words, o Lord" he
assigns TO the chief musician, who
was the solo flutlst Of his band.
Psalm sixth, 20 Lord. rebuke me not
In thine anger" the chief musician
or soloist on the string instrument,
who had n vlrtuoso's regard for ex-
preston, is called upon to perform.
and so on through the Psalms.
David without question had In his
band all of the component parts OF
the modern rchestra-strings, wood
winds, brass and percussion. At the
dedication OF Solomon's temple, David
and all the house OF David "played
before the Lord with all manner OF
instruments made Of Hr wood, and
with harps and with psaltrles with
trimbels, castanets, cornets and GYM
balls. and the sound OF the trumpet
was heard In the land even as II is
heard today" Popular as composer
and popular as conductor, David was
cotfainlv m no ouvicd ,t y. VI, t AK
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made a holler and roused The guard

made q holler and reused the guard,
and right then I got another example
Of German efficiency.
This guard seemed to be even moro
perturbed about my complaint than I
myself, evidently fearing that he would
be blamed for my condition
The commandant was summoned
and could see that he was very an
CRY. Someone undoubtedly got O Sc
we're reprimand for II.
l was taken out Of my cell by
guard with rifle and conducted about
q quarter Of mile from tho prison
to an old factory building which had
been converted into an elaborate fumi.
eating plant. There was given a
pickle bath In some kind OF solution,
ana while was absorbing It my
clothes. bed clothes and whatever else
had been In my cell was being put
through another fumigatlng process.
While was waiting for my things
to dry-it took perhaps half an hour
| had n chance to observe about one
hundred other victims of "cootles"-
German soldiers who had become in.
tested In the trenches. We were all
nude, OF course, but apparently II was
not difficult for them to recognize me
as a foreigner even without my uni
form on, for none Of them made any
attempt to talk to me, although they
were very busy talking about me.
could not understand what they were
saying, but knew was the butt of
most Of their jokes and they made no
effort to conceal the fact that l was
the subject Of conversation.
When / got back to my cell found
that It had been thoroughly fumigated,
and from that time on had no further
trouble with "cootles" or other vlsl-
tors Of the same kind.
As we were not allowed to write
anything but prison cards. writing was
out OF the question; and rs we had no
reading matter TO speak Of, reading
was nil. We had nothing to do to
pass away the time, so consequently
cards became our only diversion, for
we did, fortunately, have some Of
these.
There wasn't very much money as a
rule In circulation, and think for once
In my life | held most Of that, not due
to any particular ability on my part
In the game, but l happened to have
several hundred francs In my pockets
when shot down. But we held n lot.
terry that was watched without quite
such Intense interest as that. The
drawing was always held the day before
to learn who was the lucky man. There
was as much speculation as to who
would win the prize as II It had been
the finest treasure In the world. The
great prize was onethlrd Of loaf Of
bread. Through some arrangement,
which | never quite figured out, II
happened that among the eight or ten
officers who were there with me, there
was always one-thlrd of loaf OF
bread over. There was just one way
of getting that bread, and that was to
draw lots. Consequently that was what
started the lottery. believe II a man
had ever been inclined to cheat he
would have been sorely tempted In this
instance, but the game was played ab.
solutely square, and If man had been
caught cheating the chances are that
4. -.
rest Of the officers as long rs he was
in prison. was fortunate enough to
win the prize twice.
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HELMETS AS SOUVENIRS.
American Soldiers Mailing German
Head Pieces To Relatives.

American Armies on the Aisne-
Marne Front.-Every American post
office near where the hghting troops
are camped is filed each day with
German helmets addressed to rela.
tives and friends in the United States.
Officers and men, members of the Y.
NJ. c. A. and Red Cross, and, In fact,
everyone appears to be sending te,.
mets.
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RECORD WAR EXPENSES.
July Disbursements Exceeded Billion
And A Half.

Washington. - Additional govern
ment expenses reported to the Treas
ury raised the total disbursements for
July to new high record OF s1,6Os,-
2S9 900, including Sl,259,O0O, GOO for or
linary government war expenses and
SSiS, 100000 in loans to Allies. The
governments working fund now con.
tains S15O7OOO0OO net balance, or the
equivalent OF about a months ex-
penses. Most Of this huge sum is de-
posted in banks throughout the coun-
try.
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present time the instrumental body has
existed In many forms-bands com.
posed entirely of bagpipes, orchestras
composed entirely of string instru
ments, bands Of oboe players, bands
entirely of brass, bands of brass and
wood-wlnd, bands of trumpets, bands
Of bugles, bands Of drums, and all
sorts of combinations have been made
by man.
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Hard to Locate.

borrowing from Peter to pay Paul
Is bad business" said Mr.. Dubwaite.
$50 It is," replied the impecunious
citizen. "In my case flnd II excep-
tionnlly bad business" "And why
should II be worse for ycu than for
anybody elsei' II have the dickens Of
a time finding Peter" -Ewmlngham
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-08
FOUR AvlAToRs KILLED.
Fatalities At Dallas, San Diego, Fort
Sill And Champaign, III.

Dallas, Texas-Lieutenant Robinson
e. Bidwell, of Red Bluff, Cal, was
killed while making cross country
flight about nine miles south OF here.
Bldwell's machine caught fire when
about 2,0Co feet in the air and de-
scended in flames. At about 500 feet
the aviator leaped to avoid the Ore
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-08
scALPERs MUST QUIT.
Notice Served BY The Railroad Ad.
ministrstion.

Washlngton-Notlce was served on
ticket scalpers by the Railroad Ad.
ministration to quit business at once
under threat of prosecution. An eff
fort will be made to stop the cut.
rate sale Of passenger tickets by other
than authorized ticket agents through
charges of conspiracy. Most tickets
are sold under agreement that they
shall not be transferred to another.
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FROM PRISON CAMP O'BRIEN WATCHES LAST FIGHT AND
FATAL FALL OF HIS CHUM, PAUL RANEY.

synopss-Pat OBren resident Of Momence seeing
service in the American flying the Mexican border in 1916
the British Royal Flying Canada and after brief
period sent to France He assigned squadron In active
the He hot fights with
flyers which he victorious Finally fight
German shot escaping
miracle, awakes find himself a
hospital, with a bullet hole In his mouth.