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weeks at Aix-les-Bains for fine con-
duct?' After eight days they asked to
return to the front. They felt un-
easy, could not enjoy themselves. II
we nad been longer in the war, 1t
would be different; but just now ask
ng or accepting leave is like fell
low trying to sleep on locomotive
engine in novement-he can't do it.
sut the engineer can; and. at times,
fattgued. he does. He is accustomed"
The general beamed.
The French" he said. "are like that
engineer-or. rather, like their own
mem who sleep beside the cannon's
tSin. ermissions r. thnS are a normal
war Will still be there when they re-
turn to it. We can't When they ask
as 10 cnateaux we put ii off. But the
Iine Will come; and it will be splen-
.Hd-a social movement without
precedent in the world"
me me organization is ali ready.
Inc mouse is empty, swept and
garnished. so to speak
Near ports and $. o. S ccBters,
wnere men and officers are more or
,ess serted and have certain limited
hours OF leisure. the social relations
are already great safeguard and
comfort. Only. it's like this-women
DO not like their names tc he cited in
print.
Two great women of Paris Il cite
o-'S s'oSV hHuN OF personally
mere mention as examples coming to
my head) have taken villas at Ste.
Marguerite, SO that officers and nien
OF nearby port can have a place to
go TO Sunday afternoons. At Brest
am permitted to tell of five such
seaside mansions. rented expressly
Tor Ike purpose At the beach of
Nj, twenty-five minutes from
another port by rail, wealthy Pa
tlsian has leased an entire summer
motel, with its personnel. for enlisted
men to stay for week at a time.
And SO on.
In Paris / may cite Nine. Borel,
example of many. This rich ard
gracious woman receives every Sun
day afternoon from fifty TO seventy
five American officers, and on two
weekday afternoons a corresponding
number of enlisted men. At the Y. N.
c. A headquarters o. the Avenue
Montaigne weekly list of perhaps d
hundred Parisians and their wives
could be made-wh ho come and ask for
Americans to take home" As for
chateaux. the Mareuise de Rocham-
beau may stand for them. Her hospi-
-.ality is SO grand that the men of a
nearby post have named 1t Camp
Rochanbeau- The same might be
said of the Marquise de Dampierre.
The chateeu proposition, is ndicss.
Bat, really, prefer to think of a
prosperous French druggist who has
gathered in four boys of the S. o s.
as kind of outside boarders. shll
their leisure they are at his pretty
house and rose garden near the bar
racks. and of evenings they lead
seven others with them, each lonelicr
than himself-or was SO. Around
the piano, with the old mans stately
daughter and two pretty nieces. they
tear off the chorus of "E1iza.'-
e-!i-sa."-"A-fee-sa"'
The mother knits complacentiy.
The grandmother. gently upset.
wonders what all these wild doipgs
can he. Rut when they sing The
Home Fires" just Ny the melody ard
chords. although she cannot under
stand word. the stralebtlaced i
feencil g,an'''rai he feels willing.
after all. to risk it--she. too.
She sees if in tie hoAs' eyes.
STEJtLINfi EElLG-
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right and truth just as completely as
though we had no Army and Navy.
x X
Victory means peace and safety
for our children. Defeat means hu-
initiation and practical servitude for
them; while a negotiated peace with
the militar; machine of Prussia un-
broken means that everything in our
lives must be subordinate ted 20 the task
of preparing for another war with
Germany. We cav win now If we can
hold steadfast. -
Upon the teachers of America must
devolve the task of interpreting the
patriotism to the new generation"
said Mrs. Preston. Our aim is to in
terpret the teaching through the
mouths of men and women w,iose
ways fife have given them a world
vision. The teachers of ,America do
not need to be made patriotic. They
are patriotic, but they need to be in
spired with a sense of 1the~tignity and
boundless possibilities of their pro-
fession and to be shown how their
work can be made n vital factor in
the task to which our nation has de-
voted itself. that of ma king the world
safe for democracy
The teachers need to be further
shown the full extent to which the
task belongs to them Mrs. Preston
continued. The world can never be
made safe I'd an ignorant. inefficient
democracy. II we can inspire the
teachers and give them a world vision
they will inspire their puDiIs. TO pu-
pills in turn will carry the enthusiasm
back to their homes thus reaching by
effective propaganda many who could
not be reached by public meetings or
by printed arguments Interpreting the
meaning of America.
Liberty is not safe at present. 1t
is rnenaeed along the battle fronts of
many nations. our own among them,
and America requires new motto for
her old Liberty Bell. This new motto
should be: Proclaim liberty Through,
out all lands unto all the Inhabitants
~tlereof.'ss-H Hntil liberty Is safe In all
lands 1t cannot be safe in our own:
Hence the task to which America has
reyerently and unselfsh1y dedicated
herself. sfss
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How g' I asked.

bureau. This bureau has over a
thousand vo;aata+r orators making
patriotic addresses in all parts of the
country. At present it is serving an
important purpose IN connection with
the teachers Pl:ttsburgs.- for il is
providing hGad-s - oS university and
college pres:dan's and professors VIII
are supplying inspirational lectures
dealing with the issues involved in
the war. These n;en win also address
the whole bodies of teachers studying
in the vario me- s'i'n - ass II
has been agreed that while. the in
spirat;or,al MT ict r -td:- ,.c~ t.,.s 30
ing delivered all other exercises will
be suspended
Elihu Root is honorary chairman
of the National Security League. hav-
ing succeeded Joseph II. Choate o., tie
latter's death. Its active p;'cside:t is $.
Staawcod Menken- The leagues COM
mittee on patriotism through education
has In its membership some of the lead
ing educators the country provides. DR..
Robert NJ. MrElroH. educa tional director
Of the league, under leave of absence
from Hrincetest University. where he is
head OF tie department of history
and politics. is. hartman. .
: Among other members are DIR. Phi
lander P. ClaSton.a United States COM
missioner of education: DIR. John H.
Finley, commissioner of education of
New York state; DIR. Albert Bushnell
Hart of Harvard and Or. Shailer Mat
thews of the University OF Chicago.
DIR. H. D. Thompson. head of the de-
nartment Of mathematics Of Princeton
University. who hash relea sed to
the National Security League by the
trustees Of the university. as a mem
ber of the. league national patriotic
edrca ton faculty. ID in charge of the
details of the teachers Plattsburgs." :"
scheduling speakers. outlining courses.
ETC., =
!. : IN setting forth the plan to the
teachers now assenfb.e ed Cor their
summer. classes, Dr. Thompson. said:
Upon the trained and. enlightened
Intelligence of the bo9s and girls now
untleHs your caro- will depend. the
safety and progress of American de-
). moeracX in the years that are to
come Whatever happena your work
mwet go. on. he told them. THAT
sthe work of the public school teacher
has not always been appreciated by
The United States and that 1t will be
more keehly -appreciated In the years
that are to come are two we'll known
facts, said Dr.. Thompsoa. We. urge
public school teachers. to. stick 10
their posts in this great, crisis he
Evening star., 1918-07-28
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE.

Speeihl Correspondence OF Inc Star
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE.
July II. 1918.
y HAVE seen a beautiful and SOL
emn sight.
1t was that of American boys
going off to battle kissed by
u French mothers. timidly. as II
they feared to usurp SO great a
proxy. Mothers across the sea, 1t was
Ior You, for France, for gratitude.
The boys did not so off to fight. alone.
from lonely camps. They had spent
an evening in a parlor
Fhey had met French homes. 1 may
not tell the details. In sone case
eie'sn young men were in the library
OF banker of Blois. Five ladies'
Were present. In another, which
did not personally witness, there
were six boys in the parlor of re-
tail druggist. On a third occasion it
was at a fashionable watering place
hotel. like Vichy.
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Young Americans from troop on
malt, attracted by the hotel lights at
. dusk, fingered 'wistfully outside A
beautiful woman went out to them
VIII You come in?'
Now, it happened that there was
strapping, handsome youth who had
sung as star in moving pictures
HIS name was Lauer. Three of his
companions had fne voices. Soon. at
the piano. they were singing Poor
n,1l ,v,I
Huckleberry Queen Guests from
the garden had been drawn in. There
was something contagious, ardent out
OF ordinary, in the strong male voices
ihe boys were all keyed up, uncon-
sclous. mystical, and the young star,
with his glorious voice and perfect
method. threw a strange solemnity
into "The Long, Long Trail"
What is it? What is it?" queried
Wnlte-mustached Paris stock broker.
excitedly. of his daughter.
A tear rolled down the girls cheek
as she whispered: They are going to
the open battle in the morning:'
Things are happening here which
would thrill America An American
general has spoken words which elec-
trined all France. Jofrre himself has
spoken. who never made a speech, and
Mime. Joffre sends this message to
American mothers:
Together our sons are shedding
their blood. Our endeavo, is to IN
cite all French families to open their
DOORS to your sons. 30 as to remind
them OF their own homes: and during
all the time they remain In France
we will consider It a sacred duty TO
90 everything in our power for their
The I'VE" is a vast network extend
ing over the land-the organization
OF French homes. 1t is a social move
ment without precedent in history.
All our soidiers are invited into so
ciety. With the cooperation of their
regimental chiefs. rain of invita-
tfons. personal. by name. falls on our
men whose army leave is due next
week. Instead of wandering about CITY
streets. or killing time in cafes. they
are booked for chateaux, rented ho-
snug fats. The thing is in the air.
When passing troops stop for : halt,
the village folks throw. open wide
their doors and call: Come in
In Paris the grandest sociaI-military
function just before the recent events
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being SO far away, America did not
at first see the war as 1t actually
was. But now we understand 1t. and.
however distressing 1t may be for
send those they love across the ocean.
yet they have done II.
They are In truth. more than the
Spartan mothers" he said. "who bade
their sons return with their shields
or on their shields. Alas! Our
women know that many will never
return at all. Their dead must rest
across the sea. Women of France.
receive the living in your families,
When they go TO the battle let 1t
be with the benedict;on of home.
1t was grand audience that was
only few of the nenes best known
to America. among the we of Mine.
Joffre's message, pledged to open
their own doors socially 20 our SOL
diers and mcite all good French FAM
lilies to do the same.
Comtesse Albert de Nun, Due and
Duchesse de Massa, Due and Duch-
esse de Montmorency tAmeriean),
Duchesse de Clerm0nt-Tonnerre,M Mar
quise de Charette (An.eriean family.
QeScenueQ1fCHl 1|IeS1CtHl YIN =. MOI
auis de Dion, Mrs. Vanderbilt, Henry
Cachard, the international lawyer.
adviser of our forces; Paul Cambon
and Gerard. French ambassadors: {:
Gen. Pau. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Allen,
Baron de Courcelies. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
r. Carter, Gen. Brugere. Comte de
Fels. who married daughter of the
sugar king. 1-ebaudy: Nicomte d'Har-
court. Simond. proprietor Of the Echo
de Paris: Nine. Hot.iEGue- daughter
of the international banker, Munroe; !;
Baron Henri de RotEschld. Princess
de Ia Tour d'tuvergne, { omtesse Ber-
trand d'ATaHon. niece of James Cor
don Bennett; Joseph Reinach dig
arc), etc.
OF the Paris co.naittee arranging
actively the reception OF american
soldiers in French homes ] SAW the
Comtesse jacques de Bryas tAmeri.
CAM, Nine. Paul DupIy, Princess Ay-
man de Lucinge formerly Mrs.
Strickland). Comtesse de la Bocbe-
cantin. Princess de la Tour GAu-
Andegonde (American), and Nine.
BOrel, the secretary. with hec staft
of assistants. fling clerks. stenogra-
pliers, etc.
Later. far from Paris. l saw Gen.
Bagood. While a feroc:eus worker of
paper correspondents, he was willing
to answer question on this one sub
ject. dear to the heart Of his great
chief
ut is very dear to our government"
he said. "and 1t has the warm sup
port of the Army It Is n national
Thing. Tell tito Americs ns The best
French elements are in 1t, society. the
press, The business world. the unive-
sity. whore ramifications go every
where. In various forms. it is on
: every moving picture circuit Our
boys will not he left 10 themselves
in cities. Up till now" lie added,
there has been little chance Of it,"
"Howg' asked.
Every. time we begin TO grant
: leaves" he said, this military situ-
alton arrives. on which SO many lives
are suspended. There is not an Amer
ican officer in France today who can
go off and spend time at chateau
while these things are happening
SO with the enlisted men. Do you re-
member those Gh no We're given tM G
Evening star., 1918-07-28

The fathers of this republic. men
of many races, with a common aove of
liberty wrought into law onr. ancient
motto. thus giving liberty a sch-ncs to
.eniishten the world. fo.iay We, their
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She Helps Inspire Patriotism Through Teachers Platsburgs

It must never he forgotten that if the
opinion Of the country is stampeded
we may lose the war and the fight for
right and truth just as completely as
though we had no Army and Navy
Evening star., 1918-07-28

l YOT every camp trains SOL
der for the battlefield and
not every patriot wears a
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-12-06
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
FATE nE MICCnI1pT

STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss.
I'm the Circuit Court of LAFAYETTE
County, Missouri, February Term,
1919, at Lexington. In vacation No
vember 18th, 1918.
Martha Harvey Plaintiff
VS..
Charles Harvey Defendant
Now at this day comes the plain
tiff by her Attorney and files her pc
tition and affidavit, alleging among
other things, that defendant Charles
Harvey is a nonresident Of the State
of Missouri.
Whcreupou, it is ordered by the
Clerk of said court in vacation as fol-
lows: To the said defendant Charles
Harvey, you are hereby notified that
the plaintiff has commenced a suit a
gainst you in this court, the object
and general nature of which is to
obtain a decree for divorce from the
bonds Of matrimony heretofore CON
tracted between plaintiff and defend
ant on the grounds that defendant
has offered to plaintiff such indigni-
ties as to render her condition i'm life
intolerable, in this, that defendant has
cursed and abused, and threatened 20
kill plaintiff and that unless said
Charles Harvey be and appear at this
court, at the next term thereof, to
be begun and holden at the Court
House i'm the City Of Lexington. in
said County, on the 10th day Of Feb
.ruary next, and on or before the said
first dav answer or plead to the pc
tition in said cause, the same will be
taken as confessed, and judgment will
be rendered accordingly.
And it is further ordered, that a
copy hereof be published, according
to law in the Lexington Intelligencer,
a newspaper published i'm said county
Of Lafayette, designated by the plain
tiff and her attorney of record, for
four weeks successfully, published at
least once a week, the last insertion to
be at least fifteen days before the
first day of said next February term
of this court.
W. r. TUTT,
Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record.
Witness my hand, and seal of the
Circuit Court of Lafayette County
this 10Th day of November, 1918,
W. r. TUT,
Circuit Clerk.
lSEAL) - Nov. %, 1918
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-12-06
LOCKE +. ARNOLD,
TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas James Madison more than
nine months dead and Sophia Madi-
son his wife, by their certain deeds
of trust, one dated October 5, 1894,
recorded in book 1913, page 300, and
one dated June IA, 1897, recorded in
book 1873, page 1853, in the office of
the Recorder Of Deeds in and for La
fayette County, Missouri, conveyed to
the undersigned trustee. the following
described real estate, lying, being and
situate i'm the County of Lafayette.
iu the State of Missouri. to-wit: Lot
number One % in Block "A" in
Hunters Addition to Lexington, Mis-
souri,, as appears on the plat of said
addition now on file i'm the office of
the Recorder of Deeds for said county.
in trust to secure, the payment of the
promisory notes in said deeds of
trust described; and whereas default
having been made in the payment of
said notes, now therefore, l, the said
Trustee, at the request of the legal
holder Of said notes, hereby give no
JIce that ! win on
THURSDAY. JANUARY 2nd. 1919
between the hours of nine O'Clock A.
NJ, and five o'clock p. NJ, at the
Court House front door, in the City
of Lexington, Lafayette County, Mis-
souri,, proceed to sell at public ven
due To- the highest bidder, for cash
Iu hand the above described real es-
tate for the purpose of satisfying the
said notes and the costs of executing
this trust.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice IS hereby gwen, that Letters
of Administration on the estate of
George w. Harding deceased, were
granted to the undersigned on the
9th day of November, 1918, by the
Probate Court Of Lafayette County,
Missouri. All persons having claims
against said estate are required to
exhibit them for allowance TO the UNI
dersigned within six months after
the date of granting said letters, or
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W. r. TUT,
Epsri4 Elo,,l-
E%XECUTnR,S NOTICE-

Notice is hereby given, that Let
ters Testamentary on the estate Of
Charles Schaefer deceased, were
granted to the undersigned on the
9Th day of November, 1918, by the
Probate Court Of Lafayette County,
Missouri. All persons having claims
against said estate are required to
exhibit them for allowance to the I'M
dersigned within six months after the
date of granting said letters, or they
may be precluded from any benefit
of said estate; and if such claims be
not exhibited within one year from
the date Of granting said letters, they
will he forever barred.
Witness my signature on this 9Th
day of November, 1918.
U. G. PHETZING,
Executor.
Attested by Stephen N, Wilson Judge
of Probate for Lafayette County,
Missouri.
(SEAL) Nov. s, 1918.
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ID OLE FERTILIZATION

In the Circuit Court Of Lafayette
County, Missouri, Adjourned October
Term, November 9th, 1918, at Lex
ington.
Lafayette Reed Plaintiff
VS..
Nora Reed Defendant
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
herein by his attorney and shows to
the court that plaintiff has hereto
fore filed his petition, and that writ
of Summons was issued thereon and
further shows to the Court that the
summons issued i'm this cause has
been returned by the Sheriff, showing
that the defendant could not be found,
and the Court being satisfied that the
writ cannot he served on the defend
ant, for the reason defendant has alb
seconded or absented herself from her
usual place Of abode in this State,
so that the ordinary process of law
cannot be served upon her.
W~hereupon it is ordered by the
Court as follows; that the said de-
PENDANT be notified by publication of
this suit against her in this Court,
the object and general nature of which
is to obtain a decree for divorce from
the bonds of matrimony heretofore
contracted between plaintiff and de
PENDANT on the grounds that defend
ant did ON or about the Bird day of
July, 1914, desert this plaintiff and
has absented herself without a rea-
sonable cause for the space of one
whole year next before the filing of
this petition and that unless said Nora
Reed be and appear at this Court, at
the next term thereof, to be begun and
holden Mt the Court House in the
City of Lexington, in said County, on
the 10Th day Of February next, and
on or before the said first day answer
to or plead to the Petition in said
cause, the same will be taken as con-
fessed and judgment will be rendered
accordingly.
And it is further ordered that a
copy hereof be published, according
to law, in the Lexington Intelligence
a newspaper published in said county
Of Lafayette, designated by the plain
tiff and his attorney of record, fol
-four weeks successfully, published al
least once a week, the last insertion
to be at least fifteen days before the
first day Of said next February Tern
Of this court.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE


Notice is hereby given, that Let
ters of Administration on the estate
of Jacob S. Masterson, deceased, were
granted to the undersigned on the
4th day of December, 1918, by the
Probate Court of Lafayette County,
Missouri. All persons having claims
against said estate are required to
exhibit them for allowance to the UNI
dersigned within six months after the
date of granting said letters, or they
may be precluded from any benefit
of said estate; and if such claims be
not exhibited within one year from
the date Of granting said letters, they
will be forever barred.
Witness my signature on this 4th
day of December, 1918.
WILLIAM A. MASTERSON,
Administrator.
Attested by Stephen N. Wilson Judge
of Probate for Lafayette County,
Missouri (SEAL)
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, that letters
of administration ON the estate of
Isaac O. Hays deceased, were grant
ed to the undersigned on the l4th day
of November, 1918, by the Probate
Court of Lafayette County, Missouri.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them for allowance to the undersign-
ed within six months after the date
of granting said letters, or they may
be precluded from any benefit of said
estate; and if such claims be not eN-
hibited within one year from the date
of granting said letters, they will be
forever barred.
Witness my signature on this lAth
day Of November, 1918.
K. SAM HAYS,
Administrator.
Attested by Stephen N. Wilson Judge
Of Probate for Lafayette County
Missouri.
(SEAL) Nov. %, 1918.