Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-03
ABOUT OUR
SOLDIERS
pOR THE SOLDIERS.

1880
Audrain county soldiers, when in
London, England, can find the Even
ing Ledger on file at the Reciprocal
News Bureau Office 10 Queen Anne's
Gate, London, S. W. The paper is sent
regularly and it is placed there for
your convenience. DIFF
Sergeant Maurice V. Smith, Supply
Co., 354th Infantry, A. E. F., writes
his mother, Mrs. C. A. Smith, Of Lad
donia, that he is now in the Vosges
region and that his company lately
was a victim in a six-hour gas attack.
Only one death in the company result.
ed.
Private William Whitehouse, a
young concrete contractor of Laddo-
MIA, who was drafted into the Ma
tional Army in May and sent to Camp
Dodge, writes that he has been put IN
charge Of a gang Of construction work
ers, and feels very much at home in
his usual work.
DIR. Chas. HablutZel a Captain Now.
DR.. Chas. Hablutzel, who is well
known here, passed through Mexico
Wednesday on his way to Fort 0gle-
thorpe, Ca. where he has been com
missioned a captain in the Medical
Corps.
Mexico Boy Commissioned.
Jesse f. Gibbs, son of the Rev. and
Mrs. f, S. Gibbs, Of this city, has re-
ceived a commission as second lieuten-
ant at the Students Army Training
Camp, Fl. Sheridan, Ill. He departed
September rs for Purdue University,
Lafayette, Indiana, whore he will u.s.
sist in the training Of the students Of
that university. At TT. Sheridan Mr..
Gibbs was one Of six who Represented
William Jewell College.
Thomas Galley, Of Independence,
Kan, purchased a fine saddle mare
from Lee Bros. this week.
At the Front Now.
George Clark received a letter this
week from his son, Henry Clark, who
is in France with the U. S. troops, who
reports that he is well and hat Lloyd
Gilpin, Of this city, is also enjoying
good health, Both are on the front in
active duty now.
Mrs. John Duty has received word
of the safe arrival of her son, Roy,
overseas with the American troops.
Just Like Flanagan.
Harry Owen, of the Mexico Clothing
Company, like Flanagan, of the sto-
ry an again, out again, Flanagan" J
was in the service of his country for
three days recently and then "out
again." Harry was called for limited
service last Friday by the local draft
board. He worked with them until
Wednesday, when his QUESTIONABLE
came back from the district board, re-
lieving him from this service. Con.
sequently he is back with the Mexico
Clothing Company. Harry says the
experience was novel.
An Instructor in France.
Capt. Carter Taylor, of this city,
who has been attending a heavy artil-
lery school of the U. S. Army in
France, has been retained as an in
structor there. Capt. Taylor writes
home that he is disappointed as he
wants to join his command at the
front.
Lloyd GiIpin Writes Home.
Lloyd Gilpin, who is in France with
our forces, writes home that he has
been afraid Of the body Of n
dead person, yet recently he slept
through the night with a dead German
Just outside his dugout door. He
the letter by saying the only
souvenir he procured from. the dead
hun was a hobnail from his shoe, as
the other doughboys had raided him
before he arrived.
Clark White in Service.
Clark White, Of this city, is now in
a Munition Training School at Camp
Aberdeen, Md, learning TO make the
shells for u big guns. Mr.. White was
superintendent Of Schools in Atlanta.
ia, when the draft called him. Re
lnquishing this he went at once to
New York to take physical examina-
ion for active service in the Field Ar !
illery TO which department he had {
assigned. Failing in this he was ]
.ent to Camp Meighs, Washington, D..
y, IN the Clerical Department. After.
yard he was transferred to Camp Alb !
'rdeen Munition Training School.
Receives Piece of ShrapneI. '
Mrs. T. R. Bruce, of this city, is in
'eceipt Of a piece Of German shrapnel
rom her brother, Sergt. Torbet Mil q
", OF st. Joseph, now with the u. s c
roops in France.
Harry Lane, Of this city, who has {
cen a resident Of Detroit, is now an 6
Inspector in the U. S. Signal Corps.
DAVID Mcclure, who was recently !
wen an honorable discharge from the $
5, Navy, has a splendid position 4
,ith the Prairie Oil and Gas pumping a
tation at WeIlsville. a
marry Rose, who is in the United
Air Service, has been trans.
to Camp Dick, Texas,
furman Klepinger, formerly Of n,
city, a U. s. Marine, has arrived =
rely in France, according 10 word :,
.ee'Ved by his uncle, Alvin Tread. p
'ay, Of Mexico. d;
Wounded in Action.
. hammett Of Laddonia, in a,.
rom his son, Paul HammotI ~
armed that he had been wounded in h
recent engagement with the enemy W
the western battle front, Frame"
II a Grandfather.