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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-03-08
RESOLUTIONS

In grief the members of Lex
ington Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, submissively bow
to the will of our Heavenly Faith
er in calling home to himself our
beloved president, Leona Marks,
whose life teaching and leader
ship were an inspiration to her
followers and associates, in the
cause for which she labored.
If acts of Earthly kindness,
and Christian conservation win
a reward, we feel she will wear a
crown of glory.
Praying our Heavely Father to
permit her. mantle of unusual
womanly virtues and nobleness
fall on her successors, we will
endeavor to be worthy the ex-
ample she left us.
Therefore, be it resolved that
the members of the Lexington
w. c. T. u. now assembled ex-
tend to her family and friends,
heartfelt sympathy.
Be it resolved also that a copy
of these resolutions be recorded
upon the minutes Of this union
and copy be sent the Counselor
and Lexington papers.
Mrs. C. j. Childs,
Mrs. Felix Young,
Miss Kate Weedin,
Committee
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Christian Church Notes.
Baxter Waters, Pastor.

49, E
Last Sunday morning we had
a large congregation. Many of
our country people were able to
get in and we were glad to see
many who have been kept away
through the winter months.
In the evening the rain and
darkness broke into our pro
gram.
The missionary meeting at
Mrs. Fred Campbell's was large
ly attended and of unusual inter
est. The week of prayer will be
observed Easter and plans for
the same were made. The follow
ing new members were receiv-
ed: Mesdames Sydney Brooks,
Kingery, Wilcox, Graham, and
Miss Addie Speas.
Brooks Pointer and John
AGREE, Jr., have had the measles.
JOS. Ewing has been confined
to his home with tonsilitis.
Mrs. 7. j. Bandon was out
last Sunday after several weeks
of grip. Also Mrs. Smith and
daughter, Miss Lydia.
Mrs. Blankin and daughter of
MAYHEM, were among our Sun
day visitors.
Mrs. Geo. Gaffin visited the
Linwood BLVD. Church in Kan
sas City last Sunday.
Services next Sunday at usua.
hours. Bible School at GAS
Preaching at HOO a.. M, anC
1880 p. m. Come out and bring
others.
The monthly board meeting
was held in the directors room
of the Traders Bank Monday ev
ening. Among the importan.
matters brought up was tn,
Easter week program. Meeting.
will be held each evening. I
visitation canvass will be mad
at this time.
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Miss Lena Schelp of Sweet
Springs, arrived Wednesday, for
a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Schelp.
Judge z. w. Wright, C. c,
Wright and Mr.. and Mrs. G. C.
Wright spent Sunday in Kansas
City.
Misses Edith and Elizabeth
Davis returned Sunday evening
to Kansas City, after a visit il
this city with relatives.
Miss Marguerite Geraughty
returned Sunday evening to hel
home in Kansas City, after /,
few days visit here with rela
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John l. Ashurs.
went to Kansas City Frida!
where Mrs. Ashurst entered
a hospital for an operation.
Mrs. w. l.. Beard. who hai
been visiting relatives here, re
turned Sunday evening to he
home in Wellington.
Mrs. C. w. Roth returned Fri
day from a few days visit il
Higginsville.
Mrs. Hattie Conncrs went t
Kansas City Wednesday to spenl
the day
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fcers treat US like brothers and
we have very jolly times at our
mess, with a gramophone and
a piano which makes the night
hideous. American rag time just
knocks 'em off their seats.
We are close enough to Lon
don to hear the barrage put up
around the city during an air
raid. The Gothas are finding it
harder every time they come to
penetrate the anti-aircraft de-
lenses.
A friend of mine at an aero
drome on the East coast sent me
a piece of wing fabric of a Gotha
that was brought down near his
place by an R. F. G.. home de-
Tense pilot. 1t is an interesting
relic though eventually | should
like to have a fragment of an
Albratross Scout brought down
by myself. That's all in the flu
ture, however.
Apropos of air-raids, | have a
roommate here from Tennes-
see, who took a special course in
bomb dropping at his Elementa.
ry Training Squadron. We were
listening to the guns of the Lon.
don defenses booming away the
other night during a raid. HI
said, "H'o the most foolish thing
in the world to get the wind w
(R. F. C. slang for get scared)
about bombs. Don't tell me
know. | know how hard it is tt
drop a bomb right. Why boy,
tell you, if | was up 10000 feet
II bet | couldn't hit the British
Isles"
With which I'll close and in
hale a cup of tea-yes, I've go
! the tea habit-everyone in Eng
J land has.
My address for a couple O
months or so will be
Cadet M. K. Curtis, U. S. Sig
; nal Corps, Hotel Goring, Gros
7 veneer Gardens, London, S. w. ]
Yours very truly,
Kent Curtis.
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Mrs. Mary Misenhelter went
to Wellington Saturday to spend
the day.
Mrs. j. w. Mcclure and Mrs.
J. Q. Cope went to Kansas City
Saturday to spend the day.
Mrs. Mary Oliver returned to
Richmond Saturday after a visit
here with relatives.
Mrs. Bertha Lewis of Buck
ner, arrived Friday evening for
a few days visit with Mrs. ],
K. Letter.
Rev. f. M. Burton went to
Buckner Saturday on church
business.
Mrs. Kate Becker and son
Ja!iss, Of eencordia, spent Tues.
day here in business.
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Sale of Building & Loan Shares.
The Lexington Building &
Loan Association will receive
subscriptions up to March 5, for
the sale of 100 shares of stock
in the 32nd series. Should more
than 100 shares be subscribed
for, then the division will be
made by lot or drawing, and
money will be returned to those
who do not receive shares in the
drawing. Not over 5 shares out
of these 100 will be sold to any
one person, and a deposit of
$3.50 per share is required to be
made at time of subscribing,
Shares will be sold at any time
at book value to parties who de-
sire making loans. For Informal
ton of any kind pertaining to
the Building & Loan business,
call at office, 10th & Franklin
Ave.
a. f. WINKLER, Sec.
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A. F. wINKLER, Sc

Miss Florence Campbell Of
Central College went to Kansas
City Friday evening for the
weekend.
Bonnie Fizer of Co. A. left Fri.
day evening for Camp Doniphan
after a visit here with home
folks.
Mrs. Edwin James and baby
son returned to Concordia Fri
day evening after q visit here
with her mother-in-law, Mrs. A
E. James.
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j. McGrew went to Sedalia
lay evening on business.
Hiss Juliette Young went to
lton Friday evening for a few
IS visit with Mr.. and Mrs. v.
Barnett.
FRS. Bette Dierking returned
Sweet Springs Friday even
after a visit with Mr.. and
Harve Dierking.
ISIS Emma Thee went to Hig-
sville Friday evening for a
days visit.
Ar. and Mrs. Geo. Blackwell
little daughter, Nellie Reed,
lt to KirksvilIe Saturday for
isit.
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Washington. March s.. Forty-thres
American soldiers had been killed ia
action in France at the end Of March
., while 252 had been wounded and
~thirty-fiye captured or missing, nc.
eording to The Mar Department.
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rnxa, the Eiuhth DRY state.

Austin, Tex, March 6-Following
ratification yesterday by the Texas
senate Of the federal constitutional
prohibition amendment, Texas be
comes the eighth state TO line itself
up IN favor Of tho Nationwide drought
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You only need SanOI Eczema
Cure to get rid of those Black
Heads, Pimples, tough bumpy
skin. Leaves skin smooth. Cures
any case Of Eczema. Is pleasant
to use. A trial viii convince
you. 35c at the drug store. Adv
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LETTER FROM
KENT CURTIS
In Training With Royal Flying
Corps, England.

In Training With Royal Flying
Corps, England.
Royal Flying Corps,
Queens College
Oxford.
January 81, 1918.
Dear Maj. Latham:-
Your letter has been a month
or more unanswered, but have
been travelling about a bit and
very busy. If you think the ca
diets at Wentworth would care
to hear something of R. F. G..
life though the columns of the
%Trumpeter, please use any Of the
following you care to. / shall
be brief and try to elude the
censor's shears.
After being attached to the
Royal Flying Corps for four
months one begins to realize
that the war in the air is carri-
ed on by specialists. We have
been at school to study engines,
other schools to study the Wick
ers and Lewis machine guns.
Wireless telegraphy classes we
have everywhere-to keep our
hand in all this in addition to
the flying itself.
My first flying was done on
a "Rumpty' as they call the
Farman pusher biplanes. The
"Rumpty" looks like a cross be-
tween a box-kite and a bird
cage, but it has an 8 cyl. 80 h. p.
motor and flies level about rs
m. per h. 1t is what is techni-
cally known as an unstable
machine-that is, it has no later
! al dihedral and if you don't
watch it, it viii not fly level. This
makes it an excellent training
. bus. Most tractors fly themselves
! in the air, thus encouraging Z
= certain amount of carelessness
! on the part of a pilot that nigh.
: result in STICKY end" OR. F
: G. slang for "a fatal crash.")
t After finishing my time at tn,
Elementary Training Squadron
+ and doing several hours solo fly
Q ing on the "Rumpties" | wa
graduated and posted at a Scou
9 Training Squadron. Here tn
training is more complicated
=
Scouts are one seated machines
q very small and fast, as natural
!. ly a pupil cannot get out of
Rumpty and into a fast tracto
without some intermediat,
training. This is given on a tw,
scatter tractor with dual contro
and a rotary engine. Control il
all service machines over her
is by means of the "joystick
: and a foot rudder. The "joy
stick" controls the banking an
. climbing angles and leaves on
hand free in working the ma
chine gun on the top of the ur
per plane.
!: | am still in the two seate
: stage, as we have had lots @
:. foggy weather when flying wa
= impossible; but the two seate
is no inconsiderable machine.
have looped the loop, done a
Ia Immelman turn and a spinnin
* nose dive, and other stunts ths
y an R. F. c. pilot must know b.
fore he gets his wings up.
II At times we Americans aImos
forget we are cadets in the [
" S. Army, for we have becom
so used to English Army cui
Mt toms, and seen so little of an
ID American officers, that we HAY
become attached" to the R.
:. c. in more ways than one. TT
" English get a second lieutenant
commission before they start
10 fly, that is Immediately upC
r. graduation from Ground Schoc
We do not get ours until we g,
l. our wings. However, we Al
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Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. McGrew
returned Wednesday night from
a few days stay in Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Crenshaw
returned Wednesday, night from
a few days visit in Kansas City.
Joe Thompson arrived from
Camp Funston yesterday to
spend a short furlough with
home folks.
E. B. Campbell went to Kansas
City yesterday on business.
Earl Freeman went to War
saw Wednesday night for a Wis
it.
Mrs. Cleveland Terhune of
Kansas City, arrived Wednes-
day night for a visit with rela-
Itives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Douglass
returned Wednesday night from
Kansas City, where they accom-.
panied their son, Hawkins, Wit
was returning to Camp Doni,
phan.
Mrs. Jess Menaugh and Miss
Ruth Meisenhelter went to Kan.
sas City yesterday to spend thu
day.
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Mrs. M. S. Rieckhoff went to
wer Saturday for a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Shoemaker
Corder Mr.. and Mrs. S. L.
amphrey and two children Of
igginsviIIe, arrived Monday
r a visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Cross.
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Moore
bad, ST. returned to Kansas
fly Monday morning. They
ere accompanied by Mr.. Moore
mother who will make her
Pme with them.
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Ehen you have Backache the
r or kidneys are sure to be
Of gear, Try SanOI, it does
nders for the liver, kidneys
} bladder A trial 35c bottle
1 convince you. Get it at the
store. ADV.
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DOUBLY
Lexington Readers Can No
Longer Doubt the Evidence.

Lexington Readers Can No
Longer Doubt the Evidence.
This Lexington citizen testified
long ago.
Told of quick relief-of UNI
doubted benefit.
The facts are now confirmed.
Such testimony is complete
the evidence conclusive.
1t forms convincing proof of
merit.
Mrs. d. W. Weedin, 1917 Rail-
road St., says: my feet and an
kles were so swollen l had to
keep increasing the size of my
shoes. My hands and wrists were
swollen, too, and | knew my kid
neys were out of order. / had
headaches and dizzy spells and
a nagging pain in the small Of
my back which kept me in a
run down condition and l was SC
nervous l could hardly sleep.
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me-
Statement given May 25, 1867
On September IL. 1916, Mrs.
Weedin said: 81 am just as
strong an endorser of Doan's
Kidney Pills now, as ever"
60c, at all dealers. Foster-Mil
burn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y
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German Attaeks RepuIsed.

Great Headquarters OF the French
Army in France, March 4.-Deter'
mined efforts by the Germans to OBJ
tain possession Of Fort La Pompelle,
to the southeast of Reims, and thus
c another dominating position
from which they could complete the
destruction OF the city, have met with
a sanguinary failure. The prepara-
tions for the attack began February 20
along a front extending nearly tea
miles, from Louvre to Sillery.
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LIEUTENANT BILL PERRIN.

It is now Lieutenant Bill Perrin.
This popular young soldier received
his commission just recently, fol-
lowing a rapid rise from the ranks.
After being drafted as a private, his
ability won recognition and he was
recommended for the officers train
ing camp at Camp Sewer, later be-
ing transferred to Camp Gordon.
His commission was awarded him
after intensive training at that
place.
Lieutenant Perrin is the brother
Of Mrs. T. Gordon White. For a
number of years, he managed a
store on the square, which went un-
der the name of Pressly and Perrin.
The last several years, he has spent
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King. Twenty of the more promi-
nent members of the younger social
set made merry as the big truck
rolled down the hill by the City
Park, chugged up Blue Hill, or dash
ed along the road to the mountain
called Little. There, on the slope
near the spring, plate suppers were
served in a manner worthy Of New
York's Four Hundred. Chocolate
candy was also in abundance and so
sweetened the spirits of the young
people that they caused the hills to
resound with beautiful melodies.
Editors note.-We don't know
hat there were any hills around,
but this was put in to make the story
romantic.) About twelve o'clock,
"Vic" returned home, ard this was
proof that the good time was near
ly at an end. From the farewell
exclamations Of those present, it
was evident that they were unani-
mously in fa(sr of Miss Welborn ar
ranging another excursion.
But another picnic was moonlight
ing at the same time. The "North
Main Inner Circle" got a truck and
a chaperon and started off in the
direction of Due West. After dis
turbing the repose of the Holy City,
hey turned Westward like the Gauls
and invested Cold Springs. The
water made the basket
lunches taste all the better and it
was a happy crowd of young people
that sleepy Abbeville welcomed
back, just as clocks began their se-
ond circuit.
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EXPIRATION OF THE
CONVERSION PRIVILEGE

Holders of the 4 per cent. Bonds
of the First Liberty Loan, converted,
and of the Second Libetry Loan may
avail themselves of the privilege of
converting into IA per cent. Bonds
by presenting their bonds for con-
handled the original subscriptions.
These bonds are not convertible
attire Novembe: 9th, 1918, even if
subsequent series of bonds should
be offered at higher rate. There
fore, the conversion privilege must
be exercised, if at ali, on or before
November 9th, 1918.
: The bonds to be delivered upon
this conversion will bear interest
at the rate of IA per cent. per
annum from the last interest date
MAY Is, 1918, or June Is, 1879.
Now payment of accrued interest is
required.
Holders of the 8 1-2 per cent.
bonds of the First Liberty Loan may
convert their bonds into A IA per
cent bonds on or before November
9, 1918, or may convert into any
subsequent series of long-term bonds
offered during the continuation of
the war, bearing interest at high
er rate than 8 IL per cent. (For
detailed information see page 6 Of
Treasure Department Circular No.
1,4). If the holder of 8 IL per
cent. bonds elects to exercise the
present conversion privilege, accrued
interest at the rate of 3-4 per cent.
per annum from June Is, 1918, to
the date the bonds are received at the
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
for conversion, must be paid to the
United States. The Bonds to be de-
livered upon such conversion Will
bear interest at the rate of 4 IA
per cent. per annum from June Is,
1918.
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Great Things Expected.

Paris, Aug. 26.-The allied high
command had great hopes in the
British army and the latest news
from the front shows that these
hopes will not be disappointed, says
L'Heure. 1t declares that the Brit
ish have obliged the German staff to
admit defeat.
Marcel Hutin, in the Echo de Par
is, points out that the British ad-
vanced by local thrusts which tore
large holes in the German lines.
That the enemy has been unable to
thwart these maneuvers, he says,
proves the tremendous superiority
that the allies have gained over the
Germans.
Lieut.. Col. Fabry, in Oui, declares
that unstinted praise must be given
the manner in which the British at
tacks have been carried out. He de-
clares that the allied success north
of the Somme is a purely British
victory.
French Official.
Paris, Aug. 26.-Heavy lombard
ments in the region of Roye and
between the Disc and the Ailette
rivers are reported in the official
statement issued by the war office
today.
The text of the statement reads:
every vigorous artillery actions
occurred during the night in the re-
gion of Roye and Beuvraignes, three
miles to the south of Roye. The ar
tillery fire also was heavy on the
Ailette, Disc, and Aisne rivers.
"Two German surprise attacks in
the Vosges sector were without re-
suit and we took prisoners. The
night was calm on the rest Of the
front"
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ABBEVILLE SENDS
ANOTHER QUOTA
SIX WELE KNOWN YOUNG MEN
OF THE CITY ARE AMONG
THOSE IN THE COUNTY
CONTINGEST OF Sc
LECTMEN.

Abbeville County will send twenty
one more young white men to the
war today. A much larg er
proportion of the quota than usual
will come from the city itself.
McTyiere Daniel, son of Rev. j.
L. Daniel, and Russell Thomson, son
of DR.. and Mrs. S. G. Thomson, are
among those leaving. Mr.. Cliff
King, R. H. Kay, together with
Clyde Graves and Willis Murray, will
also represent the county seat.
Following is a list of the white
men ordered to report to the Local
Board today, Friday, Aug. 80, 1913,
at 10 o'clock, to entrain for Camp
Jackson, Columbia, S. c.:
William Adger Ashley -
James Earle Campbell
Oliver Creswell
James Martin Crow
Joseph McTyiere Daniel
Dedine Edwards
Walter Mann Gillian
Clyde Crawford Graves
John Robert Higdon
Walter Alexander Hughes.
R. H. Kay
Charles Wesley Keller
Joseph Clifton King
Dean Mckee
Willis Evans Murray
Robert Mckinley Presser
Clifton Smith
Lem Reid Stevenson
Bannister Allen Sutherland
Louis Russell Thomson
Robert Marion Vaughn.
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CHILDREN'S PICNIC

The Sunbeams and Primary Sun
day School Glasses of the Baptist
Church combined Tuesday afternoon
in what was for them a most enjoy
able picnic at Klugh's Park. Mrs. R.
C. Philson and Miss Gladys Wham
were in charge.
Babbling brook and shady slopes
gave an ideal place for the children
to romp and play around in. Then,
too, at the. very best time, King Ice
Cream made his appearance and each
one of forty-three young ladies and
gentlemen received a cone with his
or her favorite kind of ice cream in
it.
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WORK OR FIGHT AMEND
MENT is PUT IN BILL
Senate Believes Such a Provision is
Necessary to the Winning
of the War.

Senate Believes Such a Provision is
Necessary to the Winning
of the War.
Washington, Aug. 26.-The Senate
Military Committee today again de-
clared "work-or-fght amendment
to the man-power bill necessary to a
successful prosecution of the war.
when it reported the house bill with
this amendment attached.
The House Saturday voted down
the amendment. Should it pass the
Senate, it is likely to prove the STUN
bling block in conference that may
delay enactment of the law.
The military committee also cut
out the Treadway amendment pro-
viding that Provost Marshal General
Crowder appoint a special staff of ex-
aminers to reclassify the men in the
deferred classes. Members of the
committe said General Crowder al
ready had power to reclassify the
lists.
Prohibitionists stepped aside and
gave the man-power bill right of way
when the Senate convened today.
Senator Sheppard, in charge of the
bill, which is the unfinished business,
obtained unanimous consent that the
military bill be given precedence.
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HOLY ROLLING.

Herman Chalmers (coD, Of Fort
Pickens, was one ofthe men called
to enter the service on last Tuesday.
Herman belongs to the Holy Rollers,
and does not believe in either war or
medicine. Being unable to get ex-
cused from the war on account of
his religion, he tried pneumonia with
out medicine. He refused to 60 b
bed, and continued to- eat fried chick
en- until Thursday when he rolled
down the hill of life, landing in the
cemetery.
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An amendme Mt providing that SOL
diers and sailccs, regardless of their
ages, be allowed to attend training
schools, thereby obtaining commits
sions, was adopted.
The senate adopted the committee
amendment providing that no wife of
a soldier or sailor shall be disqualified
for any government position because
she is a married woman.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH

Every member of the Abbeville
Baptist church is earnestly desired
at Sunday School next Sunday morn
ing at ten o'clock in order to make
our attendance reach our aim which
is 200. September 1st has been set
aside as "Go-to-Sunday-Schoop day
and every member who does not at
tend Sunday School on that day is
bound to be lonesome.
Special program being arranged
Come out and hear the singing
You will enjoy it.
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MOONLIGHT PICNICS GALORE.

Monday must have been named
after the moon. At any rate, Mon
day night ought to have been called
"Moonnight" this week, for it was
the time of moonlight picnics galore.
Miss Annie Welborn arranged a
most delightful excursion to Little
Mountain in honor of her charming
visitor from Belton, Miss Nancy