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Sent To school Here.

This continued for two years. Then
the men on the transport in question
decided to make an American of
Francois. and they adopted him.: A
collection was taken up for him, and
it was decided TO send him to the
boys school at Germantown. Pa.
There, under the direction OF Charles
J. cambridge, headmaster. he is TO be
brought up as an American citizen.
Francois's foster parents, through
Mr.. Nightingale, bought him a new
navy suit, with a hat, on which ap-
peared the caption "S. S, America"
Francois was very proud as he pa
raded up the street In his snug REFER
coat, long blue trousers and sailors
hat
I'll est tres joli'' was the expression
he used for everything else which
pleased him. and that everything was
legion Asked what he wanted to be
when he grew up, Francois responded
quickly, -Un mechaniQue" T,--y
His attitude showed his interest in
mechanics, even without his quick
answer. An electric hashIight. a
shower bath-the like of which he
had never seen befoFe-bothr eapti.
waited him.
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Inmortall Thr0nl


Thicker grows the throng of the i'm
mprtals. Elizabeth was born in the
palaee there. Is she walking with
Shakespeare toward her power where
the RpmGn tavern was. he telling her
thu story Of the Twelfth Night?''
Not least among the many gliding fig-
urss passing among the quiet August
trees is that Of young man whose
ashes lie down yonder, in st. AeIfege
Church, James Wolfe, who gave to
England an empire and died content.
Today he comes and goes with a new
pride, treading those quiet paths of
glory with no uncertain pace.
And now the night has nearly come,
and the quiet deer are daintiIy tread
ing the gladeAr IN silence as undis-
tunbad-as when the Roman centurion
watched here, veritably here, eighteen
centuries ago.
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BELGIAN, ,OLDAT, 10,
IS HERE 1OFORGEI

NEW YORK, Nov 1I.-When the
war started he,was six years old; now
he is ten. Then, he was an innocent
bIue-eyed Belgian boy. Now; though
possessing only the years Of a child,
he has the experience and intelli-
gence OF lifetime, as q result of the
four years he spent in ravished Bel
gium and deso1ated France
Thus can one best describe little
Francois Galecloux. who arrived in
this country yesterday after a trip
from France on an American trans
port Francois is q MANNED orphan.
His mother. father, brother and sister
were killed by the Germans in front
OF his eyes. He, himself was per-
manently dishgured. when an afrplane
bomb tore Of part of cheek and
ear. .n- -E -.
But Francois Is not unhappy. No,
indeed. He is away. he says, from
those terrible places where. for three
years, he wandered about an unhappy
orphan, living on the scraps he could
find on the. streets and on food given
to him by American sailors. Fur
thermore, he has been affectionately
adopted by the crew of the transport
on which he arrived, and he is in
strange, new country. where every
thing is interesting. and puzzIfng;. and
causes his big blue eyes to open wide
in amazement
The Washington times., 1918-11-17
saw .Hls. Mother Slain.

81 could not find my0pa rents; so
ran to the window Of our home.
1 saw ten Germans in the house.
All had drawn swords. and bsyonets.
One was running his bayonet, through
my mother, who had, fallen to the
floor; the others were piercing my
fathers body with their bayonets, j
saw my little sister wounded. and my
brothers body lying under the bed.
81 did not know what to do, so
ran to the wharf, which was near
and l jumped in a small saHboat..
did not have anything to eat or drink.
/ pushed the boat out TO. sea to get
away from the terrible Germans. My
face was bleeding, but dId not mind
that; / wanted to get away" gee
The rest Of the story was told by
W. A Nightingale, the warrant car
penter on the transport on which
Francois came across the ocean. He
said that the youngster had drifted
for a night and a day before he was
picked up by some American sailors
and brought to the, Municipal Hospital
at Brest, France. There he was treat
ed for six months, and finally dis
charged No one would adopt him.
So for two years he Travelled the
streets of Brest, living in, the gutter
with several companions as unfor-
tunate as himself Whenever an
American transport appeared, with
the others, he would rush to the
wharf to meet il, knowing that the
sailors would feed him.
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He Tells His Story.

But Francois story is best told in
his oxn simple, direct way He
speaks only French He efaborates
nothing. Over and oyer again he
tells in the same matter-of-fact way
the tragedy. Here is what he says:
my name is Francois Galecloux,
and am ten years 6Id1~I was born
in Brussels. My fathers names was
julie, and my mothers name was
Nance i had a BROTHER. Jean, who
was seventeen years old /. also had
a brother and sister. who were twins.
They weresthree- months old :, .-.-
Before. the war my father was a
fisherman. We lived on a seacoast
town in Belgium. Then the war came
and my father became an aviator; my
brother q mechanic 5s:.z..f 80 :
After my country was invaded, we
had to leave our home and live in
caves and cellars. Sometimes, when
there was no cellar. my father would
build up a stone vail to shelter us
one day was coming home from
school. my RsrentS ran out" to the
gate to ten me that. the Germans
were in our home Then an airplAne
bomb fell and hit me in the head
and knocked me down.
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KEOKUK NEWS.
Bethel "A. M. e. Church.
Especial to Bystander.)

Especial to ByStander.
Sunday was a glorious day in Bethel.
Rev. Waters preached ! a soul stirring
sermon both evening and morning. Both
services were well attended. Sunday
was rally day in the Sunday school.
Three prizes were awarded. Mrs. G. r.
Waters, teacher of the young ladies
class, received a handsome box Of candy
for the largest amount Of collections,
also she took the banner from Rev.
Waters, and the young men. Second
prize went to the Allinites Boys, and
third, prize to the Rose Bud class.
Everybody was happy. Quite a neat
sum of money was raised in all Of the
classes. s
Well the ban which has had US all
fastened down was lifted last Tuesday
evening at o'clock and again we are
able to sing ".Praise God From Whom
All Blessings Flow Rev. Waters
would like to see every member in their
places on next Sabbath at 10:45 a. m.
and p. IN. without fail.
We regret so very much Mrs. Evert
Holmes does not improve any faster
than she does. She was in Quincy last
Saturday, Dec. 14th, to consult a spe-
cialist concerning her health and she
will return to Quincy again just after
Christmas to go through a course of
treatments. We trust these treatments
will permanently restore her to health
again.
The daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. s.
Johnson are getting along just fine.
Mrs. Geo. Snoddy is beginning to feel
that she will soon be out again. She
is up and around the house again.
Rev. Father Joplin died Wednesday,
Dec. II. Funeral Tuesday, Des. II, Rev.
Waters, Rev. Stark and Rev. Armstrong
officiating.
@ Mrs. Buckner, the vice president Of
the Stewardess Board, is up and around
the house again. We think she will be
out again soon.
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TUSCALOOSA, IOWA.

Tuesday, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert John
son entertained at dinner Mrs. V. John
son and family and Mr.. Thos. Brown, !,
this being the month containing four Of
their birthday anniversaries, Miss Mil
dred the 7th, Mr.. j. the 9th, Thos.
Brown ths 10th, and Mrs. j. the 18th.
Mrs. ". johnson and family leave
Saturday for an over Christmas visit
at the homo Of her mother, Mrs. Jones,
in Buxton.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Jones and daugh-
ter, Miss Edna, will spend Christmas IN
ottumwa, guests at the Chas. Wilson
home.
Mrs. Mollie Smith Of Evans was in
town Tuesday. !.
Mrs. Mollie Ringo is much improved
after an illness of nearly five months.
Esther Chapter No. G, o. p. s., met
Tuesday night in regular session. The h
business was transacted and the follow
ing officers elected: Cora Moore, w. NJ;
Mable Crowder, a. NJ; Minna johnson
treasurer; Stella Ringo, secretary; Ad-
die Clark, Cond.; Ida Henderson, a.
Cond.; 2. E. Johnes, warder; A. d'
Clark, sentinel; Mollie Ringo, Ada;
Cora Jones, Ruth; Mollie Smith, Esther;
Belle Bush, Martha; Mar, Thomasson'
Elects. 4
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KEoKUK, IOWA.
Especial to Bystander.)
Last Week

Rev. Knot, our state missionary, who
] resides in Clinton, preached for us Sun
(! day.
Miss 8. j. Davis is busy with her
Christmas articles for her Christmas
| sale.
Mr.. Tolliver of Fort Madison is in the
city While here he is employed as
janitor for the Y. w. G. /. NJ
The executive board of the Iowa Bap-
tist Association met with our church
Monday and Tuesday. The following
preachers were present: Moderator,
Rev. Samuel Bates Of Des Moines; Re-
cording- Secretary, Rev. G.. w. Robinson
of Des Moines Corinthian Baptist
Church. Treasurer, Rev. F. G. Boiling of
Tabernacle Baptist Church, Buxton;
Vice Moderator, Rev. F.. B. Woodard of
Zion Baptist Church, Buxton; Board
members, Rev. o. B. Smith Of Marshall
town; Rev. J. E. Reynolds of Clarinda,
Rev. R. P. Palmer of Oskaloosa and
Rev. Knott of Clinton. Monday might
Rev. O. B. Smith 4 of Marshalltown
preached soul stirring sermon. Tues
day night Rev. G.. w. Robinson of Corin-
THAN Baptist Church preached won
derfu1 sermon. The services were well
attended each evening.
Mrs. D. w. Anderson entertained the
board at her home to 12 o clock dinner
Tuesday.
Mrs. Edna x. Albert and Mrs. Ida
Mitchell entertained the board at a 6
clock dinner at Miss Jennie Dan
bridge s restaurant.
Mrs. Della Wilson has been ailing
with the flu, but is better.
Nathan Mitchell is improving nicely
since his return home from st. Louis.
Mrs. Mildred Webster of Macon, Mo-,
was called to Keokuk, owing to the i'll
ness of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Smith.
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MACON, MO-, NEWS.

News was received here by Miss Alice
Harris, secretary of H.. H. Of Ruth,
that their Sister Of Ruth, Mrs. Hattie
George Guy Of Clinton, Iowa, died fol
lowing an operation Friday. It comes
as great shock and regrets the loss Of
the dear sister. The deceased had been
sick for year or more. The burial was
in Clinton, Iowa. She leaves a husband,
George; five sons, Willie, Enix, Jessie
and Guy Of Chicago, Ill, and one son
Willard in France, a host of relatives
and friends to mourn her sad departure.
The news was received Monday noon.
The burial was Sunday. II the lodge
had got the word in proper time they
would have had charge Of the body,
She had been a member Of the lodge for
over Is years. Her desire was to be
brought home. We regret the loss OF;
the dear one. Her husband failed to
notify the secretary until Monday. He
only sent letter then. Had the
Household Of Ruth sisters got the word
in time her remains would have been.
brought to Macon, Mo-, her home, and
she would have been buried here where
she desired to be buried. She was IN
good standing at the time Of her death.
Mr.. Hilbert Harris spent Sunday in
Macon.
Mr.. May Burton is getting along nice
II at present.
Quite a large crowd attended the
dance Monday night.
Mr. Will Davenport still remains very
sick at his home; also his mother, Mrs.
James Kinbrough, is sick.
Mrs. Anne King and Carrie McCamp-
bell still are sick. u
Wishing you = Merry Christmas ana 2.
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NEGROES HOPE TO FOUND OWN 4

Perpetuation Of Y. M. G. A. work
among the colored people of the city
by the transformation of the army
branch into a branch of the gem
eral Young Men Is Christian Association
was decided on at mass meeting OF
Negro citizens held at the Park Street
Army X. ne. G. A. building, at which
representatives of every Negro church
IN the city We're present. The move-
ment was indorsed by Graham Stewart,
Y. M. G. A. secretary at the central
building, Fourth and Chestnut streetS
A census of the Negro population Of
the city between the ages of l2 and 30
will be made in the next ten days by b
committee appointed consisting Of Ed
ward Ross, secretary of the Negro Army
Y. M. G. A., s. Joe Brown, H. Gould, N.
M. White, G. s. Stewart, S. Adams and
Shadrach Gross. The committee also
will list all the adult members Of the
race who will support the new move
ment.
The committee will make it's report
at a meeting to be held in the Park
Street HY' building on the afternoon
of Jan. ], on the occasion Of the joint
celebration of the sixty-ffth anniver-
sary of Negro emancipation and the
first anniversary of the Negro army T..
M. G. A. work in Des Moines.
The young men s Bible class will have
charge of the program Jan. /.
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osCEcLA, IOWA.
st. Paul A. M. e. Church.
Rev. Q. 2. Jones, Pastor.

Sunday, Dee. %, morning service. sub
ject, What Excuse Have We TO OF.
fera' st. Luke. Ia, chapters 1920.
Sunday evening special program by
stewardess board. Sermon, How Shall
We ESCAPE if We Neglect to Great Sal
vatione' Heb. 2-3. Sunday at the
Sunday school hour we will elect the
officers and install them for the year at
1880 p. m. Allen Christian will elect
and install their officers for the year
Tuesday.
Regular order Of service: Preaching,
II a. M; class meeting, 1890 a. M;
Sunday school, p. M; Christian En-
deavor, 1880 p M; preaching, 8 p. M.
Official board, first and third Monday
night. Wednesday night cottage prayer
meeting. First Sunday in the month,
morning Charlton, Sunday night Osce-
ola. First Friday night, Garden Grove.
Beginning Feb. |, 1919.
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cITY suBscR1BERs.

We have been calling on. all Of our
delinquent subscribers in this city the
past month and many are not at home hsr
when we call, and many have been at
home and have gladly paid, but still q
few whom we have been unable to see
have not telephoned US or called in to
the Office and paid up yet. We now ask
that those Of you who are back, please
call in this month and settle up Or tele-
phone us when you can come. Please
attend to this at once.
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ALLIES ARE FED
BY SELF DENIAL l!
Generous Doing Without Ii
America Supplied Food
to Europe.

Exports from this country since it
entered the war have kept starvation
from Allied Europe and have mains
tained the health and strength of those
who have been bearing the brunt OF
our battles, so tisat they could hold
have ceased we must assume the add
ed burden Of keeping starvation from
increasing Its toll upon the millions
who have been liberated from the
Prussian yoke. Famine would undo
the work which has been accomplished
stable government can be established
and maintained by nation harassed
by hunger. A starving people turns
to rioting and anarchy. Food has
given strength and courage to the ma
tions fighting for democracy; It must
now give the nations strength and
tranquility to re-establish themselves
In freedom and democracy.
Without our help 1t would have been
absolutely impossible for the Allies 70
maintain a living ration. Since eur
entry into the war we have been con.
tributing largely to the support Of one
hundred and twenty million people
whose normal food supplies have been
cut OF, whose production has fallen
almost to the vanishing point, whose
fields have been devastated by Ger
many. The food exported from the
United States in the past year has
been sufficient to supply the complete
ration Of twenty-five million people.
It Is hard to grasp the magnitude
and significance Of the assistance
which has been lent the Allies by the
patriotic, voluntary service Of the
American people. The food we sent
abroad last year would have been suf-
icient to feed one-ffth OF our popula-
tion. And this was done IN spite of
the fact that we entered the year with {
short crops. Our surplus was practi-
cally nothing. An Overwhelming pro-
portion Of the food that left this conn
try last year was saved out of the nor:
NAL home consumption OF our own
people.
In spite OF dificulties met In Inter
nal transportation and shortage Of
ocean tonnage our food exports last
year amounted to figure that few
years ago would have been unbelieva-
bic. Even the most optimistic element
Of our population faced with anxious
CONSERVATION the prospect which
opened before us with the beginning
Of the 1917 harvest year.
The American people have not been
to save. They have been
appealed to on the basis of humanity
and Of patriotism. They have re-
sponded voluntarily.
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Our voluntary food-saving not only
saved the Allies and made vital contri-
button to the winning Of the war. but
saved to ourselves In administration
expenses the outlay out Of our own
pockets that any effective system Of
rationing would have extracted. Il
would have cost us about $45. 900 600
to have policed ourselves as against
the 2 cents per capita for cooperating.
BY saving and sharing America kept
the world together during the war cri-
sis. BY saving and sharing America
will help TO bring the healing OF ma.
tons. y
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pv, the Dollar to Woe,s.

When manufacturer or other psI
Queer OF real wealth does profitable
business and turns his profits bach
into the business, he gives en-
ployment to men and creates more
real wealth as he progresses year by
year. He does more real good for his
tellowmen than he would II he gave
all his profits In charity, because 1t is
better to make people self-supporting
and independent than 1t is to give them
something for nothing no matter how
worthy the motives may be-
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!, .
wheat SHOWED
SPIRIT Of U. s..
Sacrifice to Ensure Allied Loaf
Greatest Single Food
Achievement. !.
SUFFICIENT SUPPLY NOW.
All the Nations VIII Be Able to Re-
turn to Their Normal Sup
ply OF White
Bread.
SUFFICIENT SUPPLY NOW.

Overshadowing all other accomplish
ments Of the American people under
the leadership Of Food Administration
Is the history Of wheat exports In the
past sixteen months. Our wheat ex-
port program proved conclusively to
the world that America was In this
war from start to finish and willing to
make any sacrifice that will hasten
victory or maintain the health and
strength Of people overseas, upon
whom rested the heaviest weight Of
our war.
Now that pressure on ocean tonnage
IL eased by the stopping Of large move
ments Of troops to Europe, we may re-
lax our efforts to save wheat. The &C.
cumulated surplus In Australia, Argen-
tine and other hitherto inaccessible
markets will become available, and
probably no more than our normal sur
plus will have to leave this country.
We In America and the nations which
have won the world for freedom will
be enabled to eat their normal wheat
loaf at the common table OF the peo-
pies Of democracy.
We entered the past crop year with
q wheat supply which gave US only
2O,OOO,OO0 bushels available for ex-
port. When the crop year ended, we
had sent 141 600, 900 bushels Of wheat
to Europe. The American people had
saved out Of their normal consumption
121, ,OOO,OOO bushels.
A survey Of export figures shows
that the conservation OF flour brought
about by the wheatless meals, wheat
less days, substitution In our Kitchens
and bakeries, enabled us to send to
our armies and the allies 3.OOO, 600
barrels Of white -four wheat figured
as -four. Had we exported only our
able to ship less than 4,5OO, 600 barrels
Before the 1st Of December our sur
plus had gone overseas, and an addi-
tional 36,OOO,OOO bushels had been TAX
en- from the stock reserved for home
consumption and added to the surplus
already shipped to the allies 1t seem
ed hardly possible that we could bring
our total exports above 1OO,OOO,0OO
bushels by July l. But in January the
late Lord Rhondda, then British Food
Controller, cabled that unless we
could send an additional 75OOO,OOO
bushels he could not take RESPONSE
bility for assuring his people that they
would be fed. The American people
responded by sending S5,OOO,OOO BUSH
els Of wheat, saved from their home
consumption, between the first of the
year and the advent Of the new crop.
BY October TO- 1918, we had already
shipped 65,96O,3O5 bushels since July
/. Absolutely the only Limitation upon
our wheat exports since the latest har-
vest has been the scarcity Of ocean
tonnage. II exports continue at the
present rate, by July of next year
we will have sent more than 237, ,5OO,-
600 bushels to Europe.
Thus are we making good Americas
pledge that the bread rations of Allied
Europe shall be maintained.
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Besides such incidental benefits as
the improvement In figure and health
that we've reaped from our meatless,
wheatless days, think Of the fun we've
had out of them-the new crop Of
jokes, jibes, topical songs and car
toons to replace the mother-in-laW
Joke and the boost to our reputation
for ready humor!
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DEs MONIES, IOWA FRIDAY. DECEMBER 27 1918

Happy New Year. G. Alice Harris, re-
porter. For news of Importance write
or call. Subscribe for the Bystander,
It will please you.
Mrs. Nora Houston is on the sick list.
The soldier boys are again back home
from Camp Funston. We are glad to
welcome them back.
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A1ne1.ic .icas q dlka
food
Saving
saves Starving people
Stomach Trouble.

Before + used Chamberlain $ Tab-
lets I doctored great deal for stom-
ach trouble and felt nervous and tired
all the time. These tablets helped me
from the first, and inside Of week Il.
time 7 had improved in every way, z
writes Mrs. I. "A. Drinkard, Jefferson
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A GERMAN HOPE DlsPRovED
AND
A GERMAN FEAR CONFIRMED

A statement made by promi-
+ nent German o0acial soon after
]. this country was declared in
j. state OF war with Germany
+ shows that even in the enemy
= country clear thinking students
!. did not undervalue the strength
!. Of the American republic. Only
!. in his confidence that we could
!. not land In Europe sufficient
/. troops to affect the final decision
!. was this German mistaken.
i. IT do not fear the American
!. soldiers" he told high official
I. Of our government, because
1. they cannot arrive In time. What
!. I fear is the Intelligence and de-
1. votion of one hundred million
!. original minds and people train
]. ed to q faith in Individual initia-
!. tive. The day that these peo-
/. pie, now SO materialistic in out
!. ward appearance, are stirred
/. spiritually, that day Is the day
!. Of Germany's DOOM"
+ II 1. 4. i. 4. i. i !. + r 4. !. i. !. + +
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For Eczema, letter and Salt Rheum.
The intense itching Characteristic of
these ailments is almost instantly al
layed by Chamberlain Is Salve.