Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-11-14
Williams Of vsndalia and Won Baker

Of La Belle.
Richard Barth, son Of Mrs. Joseph
Barth and brother Of Louis Barth, has
received his call TO service. He is now
in charge Of one Of the Barth stores
in Oklahoma City, but will leave for
Camp MeClelland, Ala, November Is.
The Barth service flag already con-
tains three stars, one for Edwin Barth,
in Naval training Camp in California;
another for Leopold. who is in training
camp in Station Island, N. Y, the de-
barcation hospital; and the third for
Maurice, who is in Camp Johnson,
Jacksonville, Florida.
Now the flag will have a fourth
star added for Richard.
Harper Van Ness, Washington. D..
c., was recently made a sergeant in
the U. S. Quartermaster's depart
ment.
Roger Hays, Of this city, departed
, Saturday for Camp Pike, Ark, where
he entered an officers training camp.
The Ledger join his many friends in
wishing him success.
Ross r. Wagner, local manager Of
the Haas-Lieber Grocery Co., has re-
eeived his call for Y. NJ. c. A. work
in France. Mr.. Wagner has been ex-
pecting this call for sometime as be
offered his services several months
ago He was in hopes he might be
sent to Russia.
Mr.. Wagner is vice-president Of the
Mexico Chamber of Commerce and a
leader in the civic life and war activ-
ity work of the county. Since coming
to Mexico he has made a host Of
friends who join the Ledgfer in wish
ing him much success in his new work.
He will likely return to this city when
released from service. Mrs. Wagner
and the children expect to remain in
st. Louis during his absence and their
many friends here will regret to see
Them leave.
George Shook and E. W. Rowland
will have charge of the local Haas
Lieber branch during Mr.. Wagner's
absence. Mr.. Wagner will be greatly
missed in the community activities
of Mexico and Audrain county. We
wish him God speed and q safe re-
turn. =
Private Claud l.. McFadden, Co. F
1877 Inf, writes j. E. McFadden, o.
Moline, from France that he returnet
safely from the big drive the last o.
: November and that it was a wonderful
: experience. He is getting plenty Il
eat and has three wool blankets t.
sleep under.
The letter was written Oct. 8 an
he says that George Talley was wit
e him at the Y. NJ. C. A. while he !
e writing the letter. Everything look
II good. he reports and while it is col
y he is feeling fine and enjoying the hes
" Of health,
Mrs. C. T. Clark has received wor
!! Of the death Of her nephew, Thoma
H. Adam Roth, of St. Louis in the mil
n tary hospital at San Francisco, SUI
IN day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock wit
We pneumonia, following an attack Of il
~ fuenza.
A telegram received early Saturds
AT mourning by young Roth's faith
ne from the government, SAD that
was in a critical cordition. Mr.. Ro
a Immediately telegraphed his sist
hel Mrs. Baker Of Downing Cal, and s.
rs. went to the bedside and was WI
lie, Young Roth at the time Of his death.
lr- Roth has visited in Mexico sever
times and has many friends here W
in will be grieved at the news Of |
on death. He was 2S years old and "
married. Hi swife is seriously i'll
up the present with influenza in Blu
Idaho. 1t is not known yet whetf
the body will be brought to st. Lo'
on. for burial as the government will
JOY allow it to be moved until Tuesday.
be Roth is one of five nephews Of u
lad Clark, by that name, who were
he listed in national service. He !
Tell been in camp only two weeks. !
Ledger extends sympathy to the
ort reaved.
us MARQUES Wallace, sor of DR..
GO Mrs. A. A. Wallace, of this city,
pu- entered a Naval Officers Mater
le'd school at Hampton Rhoads, Va.
My R. L. McFadden brought the
lat lowing letter to the Ledger to be p
lch. lished. 1t is from his son, Pr'vt
Z" Claude Lee McFadden, in France W
of the U. S. troops and was wsttea
YES Mrs. Will Harrison, of Molino.
yes Claude tells the family to go to
zas, the war moving pictures whene
my. they can as he was in One of III
ity, taken in France recently when moy
our were made of the U. S. troops.
He says everything in France 10
good to him and that he is going
of move again. He states sixteen d.
iafe was the longest time he has spent
Col. any one place since he has been on
seas. He says ne intends sendini
we'd German helmet home at the first
ton, portunity. He continues:
few 81 was out where some Frenchr
and were threshing today. 1t was a Il
day out of date and the separator was
ing bout as long as a wagon bed.
woman fed it and one man tied
est straw in bundles just as it came
AL The wheat was not much good. T
ike, work three horses to a cart here,
look horse in front Of the other. One /:
GIN great sights here"
cad. Vivion Mildred, of this county
Their the U. S. Navy, has been advances
r to a first grade yeoman.
Harry S. Heltema, a brother of
ster Horace Southwick, formerly of
der- city, who is in France with the U
st. troops, was gassed in the recent
Full drive overseas but is recovering I