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deaths will have been reported,
as at least five or six persons are
now just hanging on to Ife hN
very brittle thread, and ri 8
held out at all for som (fy
few homes have escaped this ter
rible disease and while there are
fewer new cases in town it seems
to he spreading fast in the coun-
try and large number OF new
cases are daily reported.-Mrs.
J. NJ. Adams got message We'd
nesday that her brother. Mr..
Skirvin. at Dry Ridge, was in
a dying condition and she left
Immediately for his bedside.-O.
r. Cass took Mr.. and Mrs. WHEEL
don to High Bridge, Wednesday.
sightseeing. They are visiting
their daughter and other rela-
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Mrs. William Francisco died at
her home here Thursday of last
week at 4:3o in, the afternoon,
after few days of intense suffer-
ing from influenza and resulting
pneumonia. Mrs. Francisco be-
fore her marriage was Miss Floy
Tharp, daughter of Mrs. Bette
Tharp. She was member of the
Christian church and up to the
past two or three years was &C
tive in church aud Sunday school
work, and was a mighty good
woman. She was ever ready to
help those in distress and always
administered to those who needed
her services. On the following
day at 400 p. m. her remains were
buried in the Christian church
cemetery after short services by
her pastor, Elder L. N. Bowling.
On Sunday afternoon at $50 the
son of this good woman died with
the same disease and his remains
were buried beside his mo. her
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
John Farris was about 13 years
old and one of the brightest boys
In town and had many friends
among his little associates. Be
sides a heartbroken. husband and
father, the two are survived by a
mother and grandmother. and
two little daughters and sisters
respectively. and a host of other
relatives. Sympathy goes out to
this heart, broken mother aud to
Mr.. Francisco in this sad hour,
but words of sympathy can only
help to soothe the pain that death
has brought to them, leav-
ing them all broken up, and
making their days sad and
lonely. AT Ago o'clock last Fri
day afternoon Miss Martha Wood
all died at the home Of her par
: ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wood;
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all. with Spanish Influenza. and
her body was buried at 400
O'Clock Saturday afternoon, after
short services at the grave by the
Rev. A. ]. Pike, in the Christian
church cemetery. She was fine
little girl and had many friends
among her associates. Douglas
Martin, son of Mrs. R. S. Martin,
and splendid business man, died
Tuesday afternoon at S AS O'Clock
He, too, was sufferer of Span
ish Influenza. He had also been
a sufferer for many years with
asthma and hay fever. His
father, the late R. S. Martin, died
about two years ago, and Douglas
took over the Tobacco Manufac-
turing Plant and continued the
business in a very successful
manner, and had shut down the
plant few months ago. after he
knew he was subject tosbe called
into Army service at any time.
Douglas had many friends.and no
young man in our town will be
mis- sed more. He was a member
of Brodhead Lodge of Masons.
His mother, two brothers, Virgil
and Dick. Martin, and two sisters,
Miss Isabelle Martin and Mrs.
Byron Owens, survive him. His
remains were buried at the fam
lily burying ground about two
miles from town Wednesday
afternoon at 200 o'clock after
short services at the grave by
Ed L. N. Bowling. The be-
reaved ones have much sympathy.
News reached US late Wednes
day that'C A. Wheeldon was dead
at his home in Lancaster. j. W.
Proctor, father of Mrs. Wheeldon
was called to his bedside early
Wednesday but only reached
him a short time before he died
Mr.. Wheeldon lived here for a
number of years, but moved to
Lancaster a year or more age
and has been following his occu
patton. that OF barber. since cast
ing his lot there. His body wa!
shipped here Wednesday nigh
and win be buried with Masonic
honors, bat at this writing we ar,
not informed as to the exact time
Tor place. Besides his widow hi
LEAVES three little children, fathe
and mother and other relatives Il
mourn his loss. We deeply sym
! pathize. with the bereayed ones il
4 the loss of an affectiCnate hus
band and father The infuenz'
epidemic is still raging in ant
around town, and before this let
liter appears in print q number O
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TTERFROM FRANCE
By E. R. GENTRY

out of the ranks from tight rope
and trapeze performers to hyp.
notists; from Negro Ministries
with real negroes) to Grand
Opera, in fact everything that
you would see in any first class
show in the city and the boys
certainly enjoy them and Of
course there is always the boxing
and wrestling to come In as often
as we can find time. Our Sundays
are given over entirely now TO
religious programs. AT first we
mad movies or Sunday night,
but of late have cut them out
and giving them a straight religi-
Gus service with good music, Of
ten having the band or orchestra
to play for US, which makes the
service very attractive am en-
joying my work very much and
am feeling fine. in fact n.ver felt
better in my life, and weigh 81
kilograms. however much that is.
One thing 1 have not changed
my opinion about in all the time
l have been here and that is that
nine tenths of our boys over here
are better off morally and spirit
uslly than they were at home.
Let me give you one example, l
have seen fewer drunk men in
the last six months than in any
SIX months since was old enough
to Iememb Der, in fact out of the
thousands of men have come in
contact with in that time, lam
sure that / have not seen a dozen
meH drunk. How different that
may seem to many of the fathers,
mothers, wives and loved ones at
home. from the stories and inn
pessions which they have posi-
bly, gotten of conditions over
here. They ought to remember
,, that France is not a new country
and that their boys are notsouly
satisfied but generally contented
and happy. What blessing 1t
would be to the army If the folks
back home could just know and
realize that, and stop their wor.
rying. They would thereby re
move the greatest cause of worry
among the boys, because they
say to me over and over again
that if father, Or mother or wife
would not worry, they would be
alright. Of course there is dan.
ger, but that is the least of the
boys thoughts. 1 am positive
that men are thinking more about
religion and their duty to God
and man than ever before l am
equally positive that they are
thinking less about death. In
fact it seems that death is the
least of their thoughts and seems
to have no terror as we have sc
long thought of it. I dare say
there is less real fear of death in
our army than in any class Of
men you could call together bacl
, home, and l do not except the
/ Christians, as a class. The boy.
we get acquainted with come
J to shake hands with US and tel
US goodbye. Off to the front aut
: tickled to death to get to go
t Some come back, others nevel
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Somewhere in France.
Sept. %. 1913.

Sepl. 20. 1910.
Mr.. E. 5. Albright,
Mt Vernon, KY.
Dear Edgar:
l can hardly make myself
believe that it has been more
than three months since [ wrote
and and nearly that long since /
wrote the letter telling of my 4th
of July in Paris, but it is true
Time certainly DIES get away.
being more than six months now
since I left home. 1 have
thought of writing often in the
last three mon tbs but you know
things change after you are over
here awhile. At first it is all so
new and strange that you are
continually wanting to unload
your opinion of things on some
body and SO you just write, but
after a few months, you get used
to things. You in a way be-
come cli.natized and the customs
do not seem so strange and lyou
decide after all that French pee
pie are not so peculiar and there
comes a note of music into the
language even if you do not un-
derst1nd it and you find your
self sitting listening attentively
to a conversation in French and
enjoying it, while you have no
idea what they are talking about
"Datned" if l believe / will ever
learn it. At any rate l have
made a poor start in six months.
Oh, I can make my wanrs known
get room, order a meal, or ask
the price of sn article, but when
it comes to even carrying on an
ordina rsS conxersalioas Irgo
straight Up. / have taken les
sons from allkiud OF people. in
cluding ladies, but to no avail.
1 eat at the same table with a
French interpreter, who speaks
good English, and worry the lite
out of him. He says he may be
able to speak English, but has a
time understanding American"
The fact is | have pretty hard
time understanding the English
man myself and I do not wonder
that he finds our language con-
siderably different from that in
England where he learned to
speak.
/ am getting along nicely with
my work. Since 1 wrote you
last / have been transferred
from the co ored building and
have charge of the entertainment,
work in one of the largest huts in
France, by that l mean that ]
plan all the programs, not that
am an entertainer by any means
We have the three moving pic.
lures each week, and one travel
ing party of entertainers OF
speakers. This leaves two night:
each week for which l must pro
vide local programs and we have
some great ones. You know
there is no lack of talent il
this army Of ours and it il
the very best. The fact is tina
in the last three months hav,
put on shows with talent RICH
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the funny pictures. If this Y.
M. c. A, does not send me up
front pretty soon, l am going to
desert. That bunch of fellows
around the St. Mihiel sector are
getting to far away from. US.
While 1 feel that 1 am rendering
the service for which Ifbest fit
ted, it certainly is a temptation
to enlist and join the crowd. I
can see Mr.. Brown smile, if he
happens to read this and say
That's all talk" but you know
Marshall Foch said the greatest
trouble with the Americans was
in holding them back. The boys
go to it, like their daily tasks
back home. and with so much. of
that all around you, you natar-
ally absorb some Of the courage
of the fellows, and get to believe
you could really face the Hun
without running.
I came into town last night
from camp fifteen miles away,
got me a room at the hotel and
actually slept like somebody, in
one of those high French beds
just like you used to see at your
grandmothers, except that they
have a dainty little feather bed
over you so light that you feel
like it is going to float away with
You every time you turn over.
| slept so good ] think / will
take q whole week of it soon.
We are entitled to a seven days
leave every three months. The
soldiers get Zen days every four
months. I did not take my week
at the end Il three months, but
my six months service will. be
up on the 9Th af Oct il is
likely that whe
will be climbing
frnH1 nus d Ni65
- - -
do not worry i!
form Is slio9edS7 il thS CANT bling
halls during business hours.
The great gambling den at AK
le-Bain, thesoldier 8 leave cente r
has been turned into magui6-
cent Y. M. c. and if the Prince
of MANAGE turns Monte Carlo
over to our government for 4
leave center, the one there will
likely suffer the same fate. 1
must close. Give my regards to
everybody and tell John I Will
settle with him after the war. l
have not received a copy of the
Signal since June 9TH.
Very truly,
E. R. GENTRY.
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With the first symp-
toms Of Influenza, 1t 10
well to consult your fam
fly physician at once. II
is not the disease itself
that is to be feared SO
much as 1t is the compli-
cations which may follow.
To ward or Spanish
Influenza or as an aid to
returning health after an
attack, nothing Is any
better than DR.. Hart
mans World Famous PEI
runa-
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Other Offerings for Monday

Is Women's Hudson Seal Coats,
extraordinarily Priced, $165.
Second floor. Central Bldg.
so Women's Coats, Very Excep-
tional Values, at $15.75.
Second floor. Central Bldg.
IS Women's Raincoats, Some
Reduced from $16.5O, at $l0.95.
Second floor Central Bldg.
60 Children's Coats That Were
1915 to $14.98, at $3.50.
Second floor. Last Bldg
Smart, Ready for Wear First
Hats, $2.95 and 1895.
Street floor. East Bldg.
800 Silk Blou.es That We're
$4.49, $4.9S and Higher, 1919.
Second roor, East Bldg
Lily Of France, c. B. La Spirite,
Memo Corsets, in Clearance at
$1.98. Second floor. East Bldg
Women's Swiss Ribbed Vests at
&c. Second floor. Central Bldg
1900 Pairs of Sample Cotton
and Isle Stockings at 1Sc. Pr.
Street floor East Bldg
100 Women's Suits, Radically
Reduced to STATS.
Second floor, Central Bldg
go Misses Goats That Were
$22.98 to $3.50, at $3.50.
Second floor East Elds
Several Hundred Pairs Of
Women's Evening Slippers That
We're IS to 81, at 1895.
Second floor West Eids
Women's New Dresses in Serge
or Silk, SIS and $17.98.
Second door Central Ed.
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Women's New Spring Suits at
$24.75, $3.50, $29.75.
Second floor Central Bldg.
Women's New Sports Skirts at
$3.50. Second floor Central Bldg.
Stunning New Striped Silks in
Misses Frocks at 81 SO to S3498.
Second fool. Centred Bldg.
Mems Suits at About Today's
Wholesale Cost-$16.75.
second floor. Mems shop. l.sst B.Gs
Mems Shoes, $685. Pr, Re-
duced from $495.
Mems Cotton Socks, Very Good.
at IL y c. Pr.
street ioor. fast Bog.
l,50O Mems Soft Shirts, Special
iy Made, at S5c.
ssreof iloor. has, Bog.
Boys Sample Wash Suits, 33 l.3
to SOC Less, $1.47.
Sale of Pictures Offers after
the Rum" by Fa!anga, Reduced
from SIS to $50.
Firth floor. Art Galleries. Central Bldg.
White Crochet and Satin-Finish
Bed Spreads. Sale at S1.1O to
1888. subway floor. West Bldg
Table Cloths of Satin Damask.
with One Dozen Napkins, Were $21
and $33.98, Now $16.75 and
$26.75. street floor. Fas. B,ds.
White Silk Embroidered Skirt
ing Flannel, 75c. I'd.
Subway fnnr WI ELd.-
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"Naw. you amt wounded, mytc. You
just 'appcned to fall down in the
bloomin' road. aid one O those blinkin'
tanks crawlcd over you"
This rather frightened me, and in a
pleading voice l asked:
please tell me; what is the matter
with me-"
The stretcher bearer leaned over
and read from little tag pinned to
my tunic:
&c. S. W. left face, (two) left shout
der. Cot
Then he carried on.
Oh 1T means that you ave rife
bullet through the left side Of your
clock (cace) and two bullets through
your left shoulder. and that you're a
cot case, which means that you won't
ave to bloody we'll walk Two Of us
poor blokcs will ave to carry you on a
strctchcr. You sure arc a lucky blokc;
pretty cushy. calls it,
asked him if the wounds were good
for Bliehty
He answered.
eyes. you're good for Rlighty. and
I'm thinking that they're good for "a
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you've got one. will bloomin' we'll ave
to cut your meat for YOU, that is, if
you lucky enough to get any blinkin'
meat on the pension the Top 'ats 'ome
will and YOU"
A feeling of pride surged through me.
In a hospital Of wounded soldiers a
severely wounded case is more or less
looked up to. while man with super
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Sleepwell" Bleached Muslin
Sheets and Pillowcases, 1a4 Yds.
212 Yds., $1.l6.
s'teet floor, Livingston 8. East Bldg
MORE Tafets Percaline, 1sc.
fd., Was 29c. I'd.
street hoor. Central Rlds.
Ruffled Fiouncings, Exceptional.
at 55c. Yd
street floor. Central Bldg.
Satin Chsrmeuse, from $2.25
and S2.49 I'd, at $1.44 I'd.
Street floor Veg. Bidx
Half Silk Crepe de Chine at 3ec.
Ia. subway :'oor. West Bldx.
A Sale of Loom Ends in Ribbons
at Sc to 29c. I'd.
street noor, centre East Bidk.
Navy Blue Poplin, Reduced from
$2.49 to $1.59 I'd.
siree; foor West Blds
Sale of Stationery Offers Core
spondence Cards at lOc. Box.
>Aeet floor. Last Bog.
35c. Pure Witch Hazel. l6-oz
Bottle, at 29c
s.ree; floor. East Bldg.
A New Assortment Of Dainty
Cotton Filet Laces at l5c. and
zoc. I'd. Street floor. Central Bids.
Mems and Women's Umbrellas,
Were $2.49 and $2.98. at $3.50.
street foos. central Bldg
The Grocery Store Offers Six
Money -Saving Canned Goods Items.
in Peas, Corn, Tomatoes, Lima
Beans, String Beans, Baked Beans,
at l4c. Can.
Thtvs aon,. w., r,l,
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fetal wound is treated as an ordinary
mortal ! could read respect. perhaps
intcrmiXed with a little envy, in the
eyes of the surrounding Tommcs and
medical men.
The door at the end of the ward
opened. A howl came from the cot at
my right, and a gruff Irish voice
shouted:
"Closc that damned door. You bloom
in hospital men have no sinsc at all.
Here am. knocked about by a shell.
and the likes o yousc puts nc in a
bloody draft. It's good thing We
have navy; with tho likes O. YOU
bokcs in the army. we certainly need
one"
A smoker went up from the pa
TENTS. Then Il Tommy on my left an
swercd this outburst with:
"Rloody nerve, | call it, Ere e is.
a covered with blankets, and crousin'
about little drawft, and not many
hours back c was lynn in a bloomin'
shell ole, with tho wind a. BLOWN
the whlskcrs off i'm, and a praying for
strctchcr bearers. I'll wager a qud
c belongs to the Royal Irish Rifles"
The man on my right rctortcd:
NAV, Pm not in the Royal Irish
Ell1es, but belong to a good outfit
the Royal Dublin Fusiiers- and I
can lick the man that says they amt"
Just then, from corner Of the
ward, came the voice of strctcher
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"He Sure
Had Done
His Bit"

same fix"
One Of the Tommies, in an effort to
be brave. addressed Jones:
"What's is nyme, Mike? What
battalion is e from ?"
Jones answered:
"James Collins, lawnce corporal
out of the Royal Wsrwcks; five ma
chine gun bullets through the right
lung -hcmorrhage."
The door opened again and two
stretchcr bearers entered carrying a
Tommy. his head lying fiat, and smell
Of ether pervadcd the ward We knew
it was a case from the pictures (operat-
ing room). The strctcher bearers
placed him on the right Of the Irish
man.
Jones now left me, and, getting a
little white basin, went over to the
new arrival. The Tommies turned in
quiring looks in his direction An
swcring these glances, he read from
the tag pinned to the tunic of the
patient:
"Shell wound. left foot amputation."
Then and there knew that | had
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ding; for the love Of Mike. have some
sense. What's the matter Am I
wounded ?"
The stretchcr bearer, still with the
sunny smile on his face, which made
me feel little ashamed at my resent
ment, answered:
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Silence
Reigned in
the Ward

altenClOn, thcn the
doctor entered, followed by clerk and
X. "A. NJ. c. sergeant. He stopped at
each cot, carefully read the tag on the
wounded man occupying it, passed
few remarks, which the clerk iotted
down on pad of paper, and, as he left
each wounded soldier, he made a cheer
ing remark TO him.
When he came to me he asked
"Wcll, how are you feeling, my lad ?"
at the same time STOPPING over my tag.
"llum-three rifle bullets; we'll, my
lucky fellow, it means England for
YOU"
could have kissed that doctor.
Then he passed to tie lrishman on
my right. STOPPING over him he asked:
"How arc you, my lad?"
The lrishman answered.:
I'm damned sick, and I want to get
out Of here; | want to get out of here
out Of this draft. Every tin minutes
they're opcnin' and a shuttin' that
door"
The doctor, with a wink, turned to
the r. A. NJ. c. sergeant, and said:
"Shrapncl, left foot, knee and right
breast. sec no reason why this man
won't be ready for duty in a couple
Of days.
The 1rishman, with yell, answered.:
"Dooty, how in hell can do dooty
urhon 7 c,V.t ,,,Il.
The doctor answered.:
THAT will be all right, my lad.
We'll fix you up with a cushy Job at
Brigade Headquarters, pounding a
typewriter"
The lrshman, with groan Of dis
gust, addressing nobody in particu-
lar, sighed:
"Out since Mons and end up work
in bloody Typewriter at headquar-
tiers. Stick me IN skirts and III 20 as
a manicurist."
The doctor, paying no attention to
this remark, went to the next case. and
soon left the ward.
AS soon as the door closed string
Of oaths came from the Irishman:
"Poundin' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS typewriter at
headquarters; just like the bloody Brit
ish army; what in hell do I know
about one of those writin machines
Just my luck. Why couldn't that shell
have hit mo in the hands? But,
s'pose, if I'd lost my bloody hands
they'd made a tight rope walker out
O. me. Win this war-what hopes ?"
The Tommies were eagerly qucs-
tioning each other:
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Wounded E,nvied Their Trip Home
ARTICLE EIGHT

Sergeant trtAf Gy Empey author the Top has non his
ono OF the most rsrad and picturesque Great War
Of articles p"ol'shed exclusively The Te
tells Of las carried experiences thrilling adventures Neat
isto}men rs "The or Rouudino L. Spcs on
be Western Front"
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Hospital mean? Does it mean that
Pm to stick it out in this bloody mud
while You blokes are a going to
Blighty?" etc.
Pretty soon a stretcher bearer en-
tered, carrying little oblong green
box. which we all knew contained
cigarettes. He was greeted with a
chorus of:
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dischargc. That
left harm O. yourn
will be out O com :
mission for the
rest O. your life.
Your Wifc IL
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A Great
Silence
Ensued

west"
The man holding my hand suddenly
released his grip, and rising to his
feet hurredly left the ward. A dead
silence cnsued. l tried to turn in the
direction from which the first voice
had come, but the sharp pain in my
shoulder warned me that it was useless.
In few seconds the door opened
and could hear low voices down In
the corner. could sec the Tommies
around me intcntly gazing in the d.
rcctlon of the speakers. After few
minutes the door opened again, then
closed, and Jones came back looked
up at him and he solcmnly nodded.
One more son of Britain had paid
the toll of war. My unbandagcd eye
suddenly became cloudy and misty.
and hot tear rolled down my cheek.
The door at the other end Of the
ward opened and two strctcher bearers
entered, going in the direction of the
dead man. Pretty soon they left the
ward cdrryin" stretcher on which
was a still form covered with a ban-
ket. The Irishman on my right was
repeating to hmself:
Poor bloke, poor bloke: he sure done
his bit, and it won't be long before he'll
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| Had
Lost My
Prestige

soon turned to singing; that Tommy
sure could sing. He must have been
a comedian in civilian life, because
the Tommies were soon roaring with
laughter; so was |. az much as my
wounds would permit. Harry Tate, the
famous English comedian, in his palmi-
est days, never had a more appreciative
audience. After while the singing
ceased and the Tommies began con-
versing among themselves.
The main topic was-"Bligh ty-What
Hopes" Each one was hoping his
wound was serious enough for him to
be sent to England. The stretcher
bearers were being pestered with ques-
tons AS to what chance the Tommies
had Of reaching their coveted goal.
believe they all envied the man under
ether, because, with a left foot miss
ms, he "as sure TO be sent 10 B!ighty.