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Newark post., 1918-11-06

w ltnln ELtle nlCle IMAM "a
hours after the first infantry
charge division coming in from
the east and a division coming in
from the south met and clasped
hands. The salient had been cut.
That peninsula in the German war
map had been inundated.
Why They Called it Speed
"By the fact that one brigade
pranced nine miles in five hours,
the brigade P. G.. moving breath
lessIly after. By fact that only
cavalry and airplanes could keep
up with the doughboys, who were
scarcely bothering to send back
their hundreds of Huns, but let
ting them drift back unguarded.
By the fact that before seven
o'clock the first morning, an entire
company of German infantry was
busy mending French roads for
the passage of American trucks
laden with American breakfasts.
"The prisoners came in in
droves. 1t was no uncommon sight
on that first day to see thousand
padding back. four abreast
through the late summer rain, each
and everyone displaying an in
corrible cheerfulness that would
have deeply grieved the firm of
Ludendorff and Hindenburg.
"Regimental commanders, maj
ors, lieutenant colonels, count or
two and one bespectacled profess
sor who had invented poisonous
gas and ought to be ashamed of
himself, were among the first days
bag.
"They surrendered in groups
large and small. They came not
singly but by battalions actually.
Some were caught in their dug
OUTS, from which they emerged
truStfully as soon as the dough-
boys arrived. Some surrendered
in patches to cavalry. Some-not-
ably the machine gunnerS-gave
in only when they were quite sur
rounded and had done all the dam
age they could. Others yielded
when cavalry had rounded them
up, and still others lost all their
stomach for this war at the sight
of the first tank.
For the most part the prison.
ers after they found that they were
not to be boiled in oil or scalpeC
by the aboriginal Americans, were
immensely jovial.
"You could hear them telling
how they had been studying the in
formation as to Yankee ration!
that had been dropped over tht
lines, how they had compared tht
menus with their own dreary fare
and how in talking among them
selves, they had confessed a secre
determination to go over and ge
t some of those ra ions at the frs
! opportunity.
beginning with the third da,
. of the attack, Saturday, the in
i, fantry settled down to the task o
/, adjusting their new positions ant
! making them habitable. BY Wed
r nesday they were leaving the com
r bat more and more to the artillery
S Three times the Germans counter
= attacked, but these assaults wer
d brief and local, rather less tina
e half-hearted blows which got nc
o where and of which the sole resul
: was TO leave more prisoners in ou
hands,"
Newark post., 1918-11-06
. | r E c T Q r Y

Man'capdI Transportation
+. M. Thompson J. w. Brown
j. FL. Hossinger G. B. Evans
Joseph Dean
Legislature Membership
j.. r. Armstrong P. M. Sherwood
H. B. Wright John Pilling
VIM. H. Taylor
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Prestdent-C. A. McCue
Secretary and Treasurer - Harvey Hof-
fecter, Robert S. Gallaher, Edward L.
Richards, Orlando X Strahorn
NEWARK TOWN LIBRARY
The Library will be opened:
Monday to 5.45 p. m.
Tuesday 9tol2OO M.
Friday 3 to 5.45p,m
Saturday 9 to II M to 900 p. m.
BANKS
FARMERS TRUST Co.-Meeting of Direc.
tors every Wednesday eUening at s
clock
Newark post., 1918-11-06
STRICKERVILLE

The public schools opened again
October %, and regular services
were held at Wesley M. E. Church
Sunday after the passing OF the
influenza epidemic.
Messrs. Van Heckle and Hare OF
Philadelphia, were recent guests
at Mr.. George Blands.
Miss Irene Singles spent the
and heard the Philadelphia Or
chestra on Monday evening.
first of this week in Wilmington
Mrs. Annie. Willard of west
Newark post., 1918-11-06
THE FIRST BLOW AT ST. MII1IEL
DESCRIPTIVE EXTRACTS FROM STARS AND STRIPES
NEWARK BOYS IN THE THICK OF THE
BATTLE

The following extracts from the
Stars and Stripes, the official pub
,lication of the American Expedi-
Itionary forces, gives in the SOL
,diers' own way an idea of the great
st. Mihiel battle which began ON
Thursday, September IL, and last
ed for 3 days. This salient pro-
jected from the German line
covering an area of $50 square
miles and had been held grimly by
the Germans because it controlled
French railway junction be-
tween Verdun and Lorraine. Here
the first American army struck its
first blow. Unusual local interest
attaches to this engagement be-
cause of the fact that number of
young men from Newark and from
Delaware College, among whom
are Lieutenants G. Harvey Fergu-
son, Ralph Dawson, Morris R.
Mitchell, Harvey Bounds and VIII
son O'Daniel, were.in the thick of
the fighting.
supported by French Coloniajls
the army closed like a giant pair
of pincers on the old entrenched
salient which the Germans had
held ever since they dug them
selves in after their failure at the
first Battle of the Marine. The
sentiment which fired the charg-
! ing doughboys who in two marvel
Gus and unforgettable days wiped
| that salient off the map, drew some
of its strength from the fact that
one of their points of departure
was the American home sector, the
oft sung, oft chronicled sector
Northwest of TouP which was
taken over nine months ago when
American troops first entered the
line to hold it. Surely the advanc-
ing host was stimulated to high
endeavor by the fact that behind
them now lay Xivray and the
shrine of Domremy where Joan OF
Arc was born and which no Ger.
man soldier shall ever profane by
entering. Ahead of them-halt
hopefully, h a If incredulously
awaiting them were many Ger
man towns and villages that haC
known the German officer as mas
ter through four bitter years.
Here on Wednesday at mid
might occurred one of the great
spectacles of this war. At mid
= night the tanks were set, the in
! fantry was ready, each man witt
+ his rounds of ammunition. Shoul
: der TO shoulder with them were th'
, groups of pioneer engineers armeC
with wire cutters and torpedoes.
I The infantry swept across N
r MANS Land, across the trenche
5 the Boches had been widening ant
deepening for four years, pas
S .dugouts whose none too hopefu
t occupants were still in hiding as
e result of the artillery preparation
: 1t was o little like a movie waI
: that serene, unchecked advance
the infantry waves mounting an
disappearing over crest afte
r crest, their ranks unbroken, thei
d iaunty trot unslackened. General
: went by on white horses. Had any
a one seen it in the movies he woul
n have choked with laughter at tn
s ignorance of a director VIII
t. thought a battle ever went as pre-
n tily as all that.
Newark post., 1918-11-06
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By order of Fire Chief WILSON

Grove, was a guest of Mrs. H. l..
Garrett last week.
Mr.. Charlie Singles and daugh-
ter Annabel of Wilmington, visited
r. F. Singles on Sunday.
Mr.. VIM. Passmore, lifelong
resident of this township, died
Saturday, October 26, at West
Chester Hospital. The funeral was
private at Thorpe's undertaking
parlor, West Chester, October 20.
Interment in Oakland cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Preston and son
Karl, returned to Wilmington after
spending the summer with Miss
Mary Carlisle.
If some of the sportsmen of this
vicinity would cast their eyes aloft
and shoot the bald headed eagle
} that has been ravaging the poul-
try yards they would be confer,
ring a great favor on the public.
Newark post., 1918-11-06

BUILDING AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION
Secretary-W. H. Taylor
Meeting first Tuesday night of each
month
LODGE MEETINGS
OPERA HOUSE
M MOnddy-Knights of Pythias, or X. of
P, 7.30 p. m.
Tuesday-Improved Order of Red Men,
Wednesday-Heptasophs, or S. w. NJ,
7.3O p. m.
Thursday-Ladies Circle, S. w. NJ,
7.30 p. m.
Friday-Modern Woodmen of America,
No. 1910, 7.30 p. m.
ODD FELLOWS HALL
Monday-Jr. Order American Mechanics
7.3O p. m.
Wednesday-1st and 3rd of every month
White Clay Camp, No. 5, Woodmen of
the World
Thmsday-I. o. o. F., 7.3O p. m.
Satuday-Knights of Golden Eagle
7.30 p. m.
FIRE ALARMS
In case of fire call The following mum
bers in succession:
Newark post., 1918-11-06

Helen Pearl Lloyd, aged 1 year
10 months, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William B. Lloyd, Jr., of Nc
Clellandsville, died of pneumonia
at the home of her parents on
Monday, October 21. Service was
held at the house Thursday, Oct,
ober "a, and interment made in
Newark Cemetery.
" A precious one from us has gone,
A voice we loved is stilled,
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filed.
God in His wisdom has recalled
The boon His love has given,
And though the body slumbers here,
The soul is safe in Heaven
Contributed.
Newark post., 1918-11-06
Women Making Good

A recent survey of the compara-
tive output of men and women in
nearly a hundred Establishments
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-13

Thos L. Mooney, who was con
victed some time ago of throwing
bombs into a preparedness parade
at San Francisco, Cal and sentenc,
ed to be hanged December IS, has
had the sentence comnuted by Gov.
Stephens to a life term in the pen
If Mooney is guilty, as most all peo-
pie believe him TO be, he should De
hung. If he is innocent-a and hard
ly soul believes thar--he should
be freed. He is not only guilty Of
murder, but he tried to prevent ou'
government from getting ready tC
save the world
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-13
Selling Out.

We are going to sell the house
h old goods listed below as soon as
no ssible as the owner is moving to
Idaho. Most of this furniture IS
new and has been used very little
Come IN and get that article you
have been locking for.
Coal oil stove,
Single bed and springs, new,
Soft coal stove, safe,
Extension table,
Stand table, s day clock,
New single mattress,
Good coffee mill, 5.gal. oil can,
One-half gal. linseed oil.
Good axe. 8 chairs,
New coal bucket, 2 old comforts
New Bucket, new tub.
A small amount of coal and many
other articles too numerous tC
mention,
A. S. Jayne & Son.
Lands, Loans and Insurance.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-13

After serving ten months Of a two
year sentence in the Jefferson Citv
Penitentiary for conducting an i'm
moral house in Monroe City, Sewell
Griffin was paro!ed last week and
returned home Monday. The
parole was granted mainly on &C.
count of his aged mother, we under
stand.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-13

A bill has been introduced in con-
gress providing that discharged
soldiers may retain their uniforms
The present instructions are that
uniforms be returned to the quarter
masters department at the expira-
ton of ninety days.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-13

1t does not need the headline,
Prod uce Prices Soar" to tell the
people this too well known fact.
They have found this out long ago
and they will get a little further in
81 ght into it now that the war is
over and price regulation will be
abandoned. From this time on look
for prices graduated only by what
an already long suffering public
will stand.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-13

The biggest picture of them all
Pershing's Crusaders-will be shown
at Gem Theatre Monday night,
December 16.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-13

The Shelbina Democrat says Hen
derson Produce Co.. paid out in
that city during the month of No
vember for all kinds of produce
S52,54435
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-13

1t is no longer necessary to pro-
cure a license to ship hogs Agents
of the railroads have been instruct
ed to accept hogs for shipment to
the markets without asking for a
permit.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-13

Miss Edith Jarman, daughter of
Tom Jarman, formerly of this city
but now of Indianapolis. Indiana. is
reported quite sick with influenza
and chances for recovery doubtful.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-13

Mrs John Warner and son, Ar
thur, of Hannibal, were guests of c.
B. Anderson and family the first of
the week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-13

A. H. MCGEE and wife have re-
turned from visit with E. A. Al
bright and wife at Macon City.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-13
ABOUT THE CHURCHES
Interesting items About the
Different Denominations.
METHODIST

METHODIST
Regular services as follows:
Sunday School at $50 a. IN,
Preaching at 10:45 a. m.
Senior League at els p. m.
Preaching at 7:30 p. m.
Prayer meeting every Wednes'
Pay evening at 1870.
H. G. Bolen. Pastor.
ST. JUDES EPISCOPAL.
800 a. m. Holy Communion.
9:45 a, m. Sunday School.
100 a. m. Sermon topic: Blast
ing Oh the Rock of Ages"
7:30 p. m. Service and address
Rev o. Lindstrom, Rector.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-10-04

bip rivers could swim. OF course, /
got soaked to the skin every time l
did 1t, but was becoming hardened
TO that.
These little bitches, however, were
too narrow to swim and too wide to
jump. They had perhaps two feet OF
water I'm them and three feet Of mud,
and, It was almost invariably a case Of
wadIng through. Some Of them, no
doubt, I could have jumped If l had
beef in decent shape, but with bad
Ankle and In the weakened condition
in which was, It was almost out Of
the question.
One night ! came to a ditch about
eight or nine feet wide. l thought l
was strong enough to jump II and II
was worth trying as the discomfort l
suffered after wadIng these bitches
WINS considerable. Taking a long run,
I Jumped as hard as I could. but l
missed Il by four or five Inches and
landed in about two feet Of water and
three Of mud. Getting out Of that
mess was quite Job. The water was
too dirty and too scanty to enable me
10 wash of the mud with which / was
covered and II was too wet to scrape
OF. 1 Just had to walt until II dried
and. scrape It on then.
In many sections Of Belgium through
which I bad 70 -pasa-LencounteIed
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-10-04
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-IntrodGctory. Pat o'Brlen
tells OF his purpose In writing the story
or his adventures.
CHAPTER II-Tells Of his enlistment In
the Royal Flying corps. hts training In
Canada and Ills transfer 10 France for Ac-
tive duty.
CHAPTER III-DescrIbes fights In which
he brought down two German nirplanes
and his final night In which he Was
brought down Wounded within the Ger
man lines ANA wus made "A prisoner OF
war.
CHAPTER IV-Discovers that German
hospital sian barDarOusiy neglected the
fatally wounded and devoted their ener-
giles TO Restoring those vino might DO
returned To lite hiring lines. Witnesses
death In nshl VI his best chum. Lieut..
Paul Rainey.
CHAPTER Vile is taken to the Of
ficers' prison camp al Courtrai. There he
began planning his escape. BY great sac
riiice lie manages 10 save and hide away
two daily Tatluns of bread.
CHAPTER Vile cOnhscates a map OF
Germany and just half AN hour later Ii
put ON Il train bound for prison camp
In Germany. lie leaps through a window
while the train Is travelling al rate or ~
miles an hour.
CHAPTER Nll--fOr nine DAYS ITO
crawls through Germany, hiding during
the day. travelling al night, guided BY the
stars and subsisting on raw vegetables
He covers 20 miles before reaching Lux
emburg.
CHAPTER VIII-For nine days more he
struggles on In weakened condition
through Luxembourg In the direction or
Belgium.
Without the means to cook them.
potatoes didn't interest me bit and
/ thought that the boat itself would
probably yield ME more than the POI
tatO patch. Knowing the canal-hands
would probably take their time in the
fields, / climbed up the stern Of the
boat lelsurely and without any partic-
ular plans to conceal myself. Just as
my head appeared above the stern OF
the boat / saw silhouetted against
the sky, the dread outline Of q Ger
man soldler-splked helmet and all!
A chill ran down my spine as /
dropped to the bank of the canal and
skunk away. Evidently the sentry had
not seen me or, II he had, he had prob
ably figured that / was one Of the
foraging party, but realized that 1t
wouldn't pay in future to take any
thing for granted.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-10-04

Last Photograph Taken Of Lieutenant
o'erlen Before His Capture. With
Him 10 He chum, Lieutenant Raney.
had not been quite as careful as ! was
at first. While I had done my trav-
cling at night. I had not gone into
hiding so early In the morning as
before and ! had sometimes started
again before 1t was quite dark, rely.
ing upon the fact that / would prob
ably be mistaken for Belgian on his
way to or from work, as the case
might be. From now on, I resolved,
however, I would take no more
chances.
That evening I came to q river per"
haps seventy-five yards wide and I
was getting ready to swim 1t when l
thought would walk q little way to
fnd, If possible, q better place to get
to the river from the bank. ] had not
walked more than a few hundred
yards when I saw q boat. It was the
FIRST time l had seen boat In all my
experiences.
It was firmly chained. but as the
stakes were sunk In the soft bank 1t
was not much Of a job to pull them
out / got in, drank to my hearts
content, showed over to the other side.
got out, drove q stake into the ground
and moored the boat. 1t would have
been O simple matter to have drifted
down the river, but the river was not
shown on the map and had no IDEA
where It might lead me. Very reluc'
family, therefore, ! had to abandon
the boat and proceed on foot.
I made several miles that night and
before daylight found q safe place In
which to hide for the day. From my
hiding place I could see through the
bushes a heavy thick wood only q
short distance away. ! decided that
I would start earlier than usual, hurry
over to the wood and perhaps, In that
way, ! could cover two or three miles
in the daytime and gain just 30 much
time. Travelling through the wood
would be comparatively safe. There
was q railroad going through the
wood, but did not figure that that
would make It any the less safe.
About three o'clock that afternoon,
therefore, / emerged from my hiding
place and hurried into the wood.
After proceeding for half a mile or
30 / came to the railroad. ! took
sharp look in both directions and sec
ing no signs Of trains or soldiers, I
walked boldly over the tracks ana
continued on my way.
! soon came upon q clearing aud
knew that someone must be living In
the vicinity. A ] turned Q group OF
trees / saw q small house and In the
distance an old man working In
garden. decided to enter the house
and ask for food, figuring the woman
would probably be old and would DO
no match for me even II she proved
hostile. The old woman who came
to the door In response to my knock
was older than ] expected. II aho
wasn't close to Q hundred, / miss my
guess very much.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-10-04

ton could be found and gave me some
useful directions to continue my jour
uey, and then he led me to the door.
/ thanked him q thousand times and
wanted to pay him for his kindness
and help but he would accept nothing.
He did give me his name and you may
be sure shall never forget 1t. but to
mention It here might. OF course. re-
suit in serious consequences for him.
When the war Is over, however. or the
Germans are thrown out Of Belgium,
I shall make II my duty to ind that
kind Belgian II I have to 90 through
again all that I have suffered already
to do Il.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-10-04
CHAPTER ~.
1 Encounter German sOIdIsra

. Encounter German Soldiers
What the Belgian told me about
the need Of q passport gave me fresh
cause for worry. Suppose I should
run into q German sentry before I
succeeded in getting onef
I decided that until I reached the
big city which the Belgian had men.
Homeland which I cannot name for
fear Of identifying some Of the people
there who befriended mel would
proceed with the utmost precaution.
Since I had discarded my uniform
and had obtained civilian clothes, I
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-10-04
CHAPTER x.
Experiences In Belgium.

Experiences IN Belgium.
think that one Of the worst things
I had to contend with In my journey
through Belgium was the number OF
small bitches. They intercepted me
at every half mile or so, sometimes
more frequently. The canals and the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-10-04

Optimistic Thought
The schoolmaster's chair IL the
throne Of q republican government
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-10-04

CONTINUED in next weeks NswSl
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-16
Worlds Market NeUS
STOCK DECLINE
CHECKED TODAY

New York, Sept. 16.-Covering or
ders checked the decline of the lat
ter part of the first hour, the stock
market displaying more vitality than
of late on the long side, as shown by
advances Of to 2 points in oils, mo-
tors, marines, rails and crucible steel.
Texas company rose 2 1-2 points, at
tributed to its favorable annual re-
port disclosing a large increase in
net earnings and general motors also
made a gain of several points. AFTER
IL o'clock it became apparent that
banks were calling loans to remedy
the recent unfavorable money situa-
ton and there was renewed selling
Bethlehem steels being freely offer
ed after declines Of more than a point
each.
Concentrated buying of the oil
group and marine preferred which
extended their gains materially, re-
ated a more hopeful speculative sen
timent during the early afternoon but
the trading was eautious in view of
the restricted money supply.
In the face Of the renewed peace
efforts by the central powers, the stock
market opened steady today, support
ed by the readjustment Of values as
began on Saturday after last weeks
liquidation. The effects of Austria's
political move were entirely negative.
United States steel was unchanged to
Ia of a point off and other represen-
tative issues and the investment shares
were slightly higher. A subsequent
which declined S 1-2 points, and q
loss of 2 1-2 points in United States
alcohol, caused the market to yield
a fraction in sympathy.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-16
LIVESTOCK.

Chicago, Sept. 16.-(U. S. Bureau
Markets)-Hogs Receipts $1,000;
good hogs steady to C higher; others
slow; big packers doing little; top
s2o.e5. Butchers s20.30@20.85; light
$2O.65 q 2O.95; packing $3.50 q 20.20;
rough s1s.75 @19.5O; pigs good and
choice $18.75 @19.4O.
Cattle-Receipts 10000; best native
steers strong to Csc higher to a new
record $3.50; others and butcher cat
tie and calves show and generally
lower; beef cattle, good, choice and
prime $16.5O@19.50; common and
medium s10.O0@16.50; butchers
stock cows and heifers $7.50@13.75;
Gamers and cutters $6.5O@7.50;
stockers and feeders good, choice and
fancy $11.0O q 14.00; inferior, COM
mon and medium $8.00@11.00; veal
calves good and choice $18.5O@19.25.
Sheep-Receipts 41,000; opened
steady on fat classes: western lambs
sold up to $500; feeders slow.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-16
Hides, Pelts, Wool. Etc.
Foruished by the Redick Hide
Fur Co.

Furnished BY the Redick Eide =
Fur Co.
H,des-Prices have been set on
hides and skins for August, septem-
her and October. The prices given
herewith represent only a small mar
gin of profit.
bringing high prices. Short wooded.
lambs, shearlings and clips at. full
values.
TaIlow-The market remains, arm
With high prices ruling. There : re-
ports that the government: will set the
price on this commodity. later on.
Wool-Irs war industries board
has fixed the prices Of the 1918 clip
az 700 as those established July 80,
1917. at Atlantic seaboard markets.
The government allows licensed deal
ers to buy on the basis Of appended
quotations which take into :considera-
ton one and one-haH cents per pound
gross profit allowed. dealers, freight
charges and shrinkaEe. We have .
and they can be shipped - I'd at
Grand Forks but only direct from the
growers.
.cured hides :....... 19Mc lin
Hides taken Of during May. june
ana July Inc per pound les thar
prices shove. Mention be Jnadl
Of the period Of take-oh:
Cured s s;p . .:::::: e: e : :,s*
cu % ~ lso IN
each till s1.ys
Cured horse tdsass