Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-19

Word has been received here of the
casing in France Of John Fairchild,
a Benton City young man. In a letter
to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. II.
Fairchild, the son says that while
facing the huns he was gassed and his
eyes injured. He said that he was
now recovering from the injury.
A son-in-law of the Fairehilds, Dr
C. Gallispie, of Boulder, Colo, is To-
Gated at Fort O~glethorpe, Ca, and is
a captain in the medical department
there.
Capt. Harrison Hikes.
Word has been received here from
Capt. j. f. Harrison, who is stationed
at Camp Funston, that he went on a Z
mile hike Monday.
Has Sailed for France.
Mrs. Earl Luekie, of Boston, Mase,
writes to Chas. Luekie, of this city,
that his son and her husband, sailed
for France August 81 with the U. S.
troops. Mrs. Luckie also wrote that
Boston recently started to raise $780,
900 for the 101st Regiment from that
city now in France, but before the
campaign was completed over $780,
900 was subscribed.
3 SONS REGISTER; 2 IN SERVICE
Mrs. Henry Precht went to st. Louis
Thursday whore she expected to see
her son, Lawrence Precht, who is on
his way from the u. S. Naval training
station, at Goat Island, Cali, TO the
Atlantic seaboard.
The Prechts have live sons within
the age limits and all registered to-
day with the exception Of Lawrence,
who is already in the service,
and Carl, who Is in France. He vas
1s years old April p, and entered the
Navy June 1. He has recently passed
the examinations for a first class sig
mailman.
One son, Carl Prccht, has just ar
rived in France, according to word re-
ceived by the parents. Mr.. Proch.
said Thursday morning that each Of
his five boys had a sister, but 30
guessed they would not register.
Centralia Man Commissioned.
John Thomas Hickerson Of Centralia
has been commissioned captain in the
Medical Corps. He is a well known
doctor Of that place.
SID HOUSTON ENJOYS SCENERY
A correspondent Of the Kansas City
Star, and a former reporter, 0. P.
Higgins, writes Of meeting "bach
home" boys in the Vosges mountains IN
France and among them Sid Houston.
a former Mexico boy. He is now a
sergeant in an ambulance company.
Houston is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
S. Houston Of this city. He was for.
mer city editor of the Ledger.
Higgins writes Interestingly Of the
meeting:
"One afternoon ABOUT dusk we were
driving up a steep, winding, narrow
mountain road. There were six If us
in the army wagon, and Il required SIX
mules to do the pulling. We had q
draw to n side Of the road and stop
while a motor car went whizzing PAST
Hey, Higginsl"
''There was Sid Houston, chris
tened in Mexico, No, as Algernon
Sidney, sitting In the back Of the cor
enjoying the scenery while smokin,
a cigar half as big as your arm. 81.
} took Kansas City under his protecting
wing after he deserted Mexico ant
worked for several years as a reporto,
on The Star. lie is nov a sergeant II
an ambulance company.
Capt. Rainey Passes Through City.
Captain Eugene T. Rainey, a for
mer Mexico boy, passed through herr
Thursday on his way from Kansas
City to Washington, D. G
Rainey has been in Centre Vile, Franc,
with the l39th Infantry several month
and has been returned to the Unitec
States to instruct in Camp Meade, Nd
80 RELATIVES FOR SERVICE
FULTON, No, Sept. l3.-Capt. "
J.. Gooldy Of Fulton bears the dit..uc
ton Of having thirty-thrce relative
either in the army or eligible for sery
ice under the various selective drafts
His son, grandson aud four nephew
are across the water in active service
another grandson is ready to enter The
service and others are waiting to b,
classified and called.
Among the relatives eligible to ser.
vice are sons, sons-in-law, nephews.
stepsons and stepgrandsons.
Capt. Gooldy is a Confederate vet
eran, having served four years in Com
pany D, Twenty-eighth Virginia H.
fantry. He wa twice wounded in
Picketts charge at Gettysburg and
was n Of a small band Of men who
rescued Col, Allen from the enemy at
Williamsburg, Pa.
Two Men TO BE Sent TO Camp Pike.
Word has been received by the L.
cal draft board to induct two men for
training at the Officers TRAINING
Camp at Camp Pike, Ar. The men 10
be sent are. Eli Frank Hollinrs-
worth Of Vandalia and Frank r. Hick.
crson Of Wcllsville.
CALLAWAY SOLDIERS GASsED
In an interesting letter to his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. il. G.. Turner. Of
harrington, Private Paul Turner, now
with the American forces in France.
describes a battle in which he was N
INC front line trenches. Turner, better
known in Mexico, where he attended
tho Missouri Military Academy, ae
"Ked," says that his platoon went irto
inc trenches on the night Of August
y am In tho first" he writcg. albo
second and third were our anpnort
y INC fourth, the reserve. In ali, IVA
covered about M and one-half mia,
Of front The next day we Went
Through the trenches and found opy