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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-09-27

the 2Ist Of July. | was hit with
a machine gun bullet in the ri light
leg below the knee. am almL st
we'll now. Tell mama and papa
not TO worry about me, | am ali
right | am in the incest hospital
you ever saw. Have good atten-
ton and plenty to eat. Well, |
have never had any mail from
home since l have been over here.
Guess | will get some mail when
l get back to my compauv | will
write you all ever cha &c l have
whether l get any mail or not.
I know you all have written me-
There are boys here that have
been over here longer than | have
who have never had any mail from
the old u. S. Well. Hugh, tell
ever, body hello for me. You
boys all be good. Once more tell
mama net to be uneasy ard worry
herself about me- | am alright.
Franco certainly is pretty coun
try, and the people are nice and
kind TO US American boys. Will
have lots to tell you when l get
home. Give my regards to every
BODY There are so many of M
fir ends | can't name them all
From your brother,
WILLIE MULLINS,
My address is.
Willie Mullins Co. 1, 10Th Inf ,
Ale Eff, France.
EDITOR - I his is the Willie
Mullins who was reported in the
casualty list in July
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-09-27
AMERICAS COMING OF AGE
BY DR.. FRANK CRANE
America is coming of age

America is coming of age
hundred years democracy but the prepa
ration for her manhood
cheap ibe say America unprepare ed for
this 1t has had the mghtiest preparation in the history
of nations for century Destiny has been preparing In
this New World spirit of triumphant Democracy. Such
spirit cannot be made 1t must he grown, inbred
Or is Western Continent Destiny has been training the
young Galahad for the of the world
Nature has an antiJoe for every poison. American
Democracy, lis the antido,e for German Autocracy
Every Of wars has been the purpose;
ibera:e the common
Re oution 1916 get privileged class of
England off the backs of the American Coonists who
redeemng this Wilderness
The of 1912 70 rescue American from
oppression
The Mexican to Iberate the settlers of Texas
from the whmsy cruelty OF Mexico.
The Spanish people from the tyranny
of the Spanish government
Every time army navy have gone it has
been clean up filthy autocracy.
But all OF have but preparation for
present task. We did not realize it No forsees his
his Destiny nation oresees its mission Yet the life of
every nation, as of every man, is plan of God.
God has ,ing up riches this until
wealthet nation the world He has sharpen
ing inventive skill and business ability Our training
has been intensive
Now God says america you of age All
have done for you prepare for the present conflict
your real Go forth and make the world decent
place TO live in.
At this time every of America is called upon to do
utmost. The is a traitor.
We are sending the ocean, who
physically aud mentally the pick of the world incompatible
army. the a home must back them up
1t is much our solemn duty to put into the
Fourth Liberty Loan the duty of the soldier stand
firm at his post IN battle
This Fourth Liberty Loan is be supreme effort.
God helping shall found wanting. sub
scribe all and little
America, Civilization, Democracy Humanity expect
to do his duty
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-09-27
Cards From, Boys Will
Urge Buying of Bon IS

Ten million sets of post cards
five in a set-have been sent to Eu-
rope by the War Loan OrganiZat On
at Washington to be distributed
among the boys of the American
Expeditionary Forces.
BY this time they probably have
been put In the hands of the boys
over there and some are probably
on their way back to this country.
Each card bears message from
the boy to the home folks urging
the home folks to invest in Liberty
Bonds.
The cards bear photographs Of
tanks, guns, ammunition, ETC.
things which the boys need and
which the home folks money will
buy. The cards will be coming
back soon in large numbers. Ohio
and Kentucky and West Virginia
and Pennsylvania will be receiving
their share of them.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-09-27

on every member of the Council
of Defense to render all the ser.
vice possible in this campaign.
The campaign will be opened in
this County at the Court House
in Mt. Vernon, Saturday, Septem-
Der 28'h at p M This meet
ing will be for organizing the
committees, making plans for
the three weeks work. 1t will
also be the first dav that our citi.
zens will have a chance to volun.
teer their subscriptions. Every
volunteer subscription that is re-
ceived the. first two days of this
campaign entities the subscriber
to a button indicating that he vol
unteered, and was not solicited
to buy bonds. A good showing
of volunteers will help materially
in this campaign. and we hope
the people will come forward in
a wav to make it conclusive at
the end of the second day that
Rockcastle will buy her full
quota, and keep up her good re.
cord of doing her full share { I
war work. There is no reason
why we should not buy our quota
of bonds as we are sending ou1
full quota OF boys. and to back
them up with our money to the
point of sacrificing is the mobiles,
deed that can be done by the
army back of the trenc hes, and
all good citizens want to stand
back of the man that stands back
of the gun.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-09-27
War Trophy Trains to
Push Liberty Bonds
BOOTY TAKEN FROM HUN WILL
BE EXHIBITED IN THIS
DISTRICT.

Thousands Of residents of the
Fourth Federal Reserve District are
to have a chance In the next three or
four weeks to take in their own hands
and inspect helmets which have been
taken from German fighters, rifles cap
tured by our Yanks and their allies on
the battlefields of Europe and other
war trophies which have been shipped
TO this country by General Pershing
md the commanders of the British
French and Italian armies.
The trophies will be aboard two
Uncle Sam War Trophy Trains which
will tour the district stopping for two
hours at an average of four towns q
day. The Central Liberty Loan Com
mittee at Cleveland and the Railroad
Administration are responsible fol
the trains.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-09-27
SHOW ME-.

1t is said that people of Mis-
souri, are very skeptical and when
they heard stories told of great
achievements they questioned it,
if not shown.
The United States Government
in offering the Fourth Liberty
Loan has called the hand of every
American. There are very few
people who have not expressed
themselves as loyal. Expressions
will not win this war. If predic-
tions in this country would have
won il would have been over the
first month that this country took
any active part. but the best stud
ent of war conditions is still un
willing to predict the. closing Of
of the war inside of two years
Many think it will be much longer
Germany is going to lose, but the
question that cOnfronts US i
when.
The Government is saying t
every man with sufficient money
to buy bonds ar d show your 10y
atty The soldiers in the trenche:
and going over the top in NJ
Mans Laud into an inferno o
shot and shell, and charging
through poisonous gas are sayins
to US "show me-" If you are al
American citizen, you are par
of this army. and every othel
American citizen is watching
you. and wants you to SHOW
whether you are for our Nation
or for the Tutonic Allies, so lie
the watchword for this campaign
be Garry On ard Show Me-.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-09-27

With each train will be detail of
United States soldiers assigned by the
War Department, a corps of Liberty
Bond statesmen, and prominent speak.
ers.
Each train will carry three carloads
of trophies and exhibits and sleeper
for the guard Of soldiers. statesmen and
speakers. One Of the trains will be in
charge of Ralph Sickle, Cleveland
traction counsel and iormer journalist.
Complete equipments used by Amer.
leans, Canadians, British, French and
Italian soldiers will be on the trains.
There will also be anti-air craft guns,
depth. bombs used in submarine hunts.
aerial bombs such "s are dropped on
the cities along the Rhine in retalia.
ton for the bombardment of Paris and
the bombing of London by the Hun,
captured German field pieces and
rifles taken by our boys at Chateau
Thierry and Castigny and complete
sets Of the decorations awarded TO-
bravery to the soldiers by the differ.
ent nations in the var. The German
decorations have been taken from the
breasts of captured Huns.
Arrangements are being made tt
are for great crowds at the sidingf
N the towns where the trains will
make stops. II was. of course, impos
sible for the trains 70 reach every 10
!. .cality in three weeks but they were
routed SO as to come close to almost
every town in the district. They viii
re well worth driving or riding fort,
OF fifty miles to see.
Listen to the "air raid alarm" siren
Each train will be equipped with ont
Of the sirens which is blown in thu
European cities when the Hun Is com
ing with his bombing planes.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-09-27
Buy liberty BoNos
ROCKCASTLE COUNTY
COURT ORDER.


Whereas, a petition was on the
10Th day of August, 1918, filed
with the clerk of Rockcastle
County Court. :signed by more
than twenty legal voters of vot
ing Precinct No. E (Orlando), in
Rockcastle county. asking a sub
mission OF the question whether
cattle or any specie thereof. shall
be permitted to run, at large in
said voting precinct.
1t is now ordered by the court
that a poll be opened in said vot-
ing precinct at the next general
election to be held on the 5th
day of NOvem Der. 1918, for the
purpose of -ascertaining the will
of the voters of said voting pre-
cinct upon said question.
Attest: S. F. BOWMAN,
County Court Clerk
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-09-27
FROM FRANCE.
Sept 5th.
Dear Father:

Sept 5th.
Dear Father:
Well, l am on vacation,
several hundred miles, down in
the Alps, and having a fine
time. 1t is very quiet here to
what 1 have been having. Where
l was it was VERY noisy at
times, lots of shell and shrapnel,
but l have been lucky so far
Am going back next week
1 stopped in Paris but Mr..
Gentry was gone. l did not see
him. I will look for him when
go back to the lines. Paris is
sure a wonderful city. ] visited
lots of the old places. Will send
you some of the pictures later on
I hope you are all we'll. 1 am
we'll and feeling fine 1 am stay
ing at a nice French hotel just
at the foot of Mt. Remand / can
see the mountains in Switzerland
and Italy. L can See for miles
around. There is snow on the
mountains and down where l am
it is very hot. The Y. M. G. A.
is doing a great work here
They make everything just as
nice as possible, picnlcs, swim
ming in Lake Bou5get and visit
ing all the points of interest.
Well l will write again as soon
as 1 get back TO my station.
Write soon,
Elijah l.. Scott,
Headquarters Co,
saith Artillery &c. A C.)
Am. Elk. France,
Via. N. Y.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-09-27
Buy liberty BONDS :
ROCKCASTLE COUNTY
COURT ORDER,

Whereas, a petition was on the
2eth day of August, 1918. filed
with the clerk of Rockcastle
County Court, signed by more
than twenty legal voters of vot.
ing Precinct No EAST Mt. Ver-
non) in Rockcastle County asking
a submission of the question
whether cattle, or any specie
thereof, shall be permitted to run
at large in said voting Precinct.
1t is now ordered by the court
that poll be opened in said voting
Precinct at the next general cleo
ton to be held on the 5th day of
November. 1918. for the purpose
of ascertaining the will of the. vot-
ers of said voting Precinct upon
said question.
Attest: S. F. BOWMAN.
County Court Clerk.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-09-27
WHERE LIBERTY
BOND FUNDS GO

ONE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR
BOND WILL BUY:
Steel helmets for a company Of
infantry, or
Five hundred overseas caps. or
Pay the cost Of drafting one hun
dred men.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-09-27
Buy ueERY BONDS =

The Liberty Loan Committee
received a telegram Wednesday
stating that Rockcastle's quota
for the Fourth Liberty Loan is
S7I.Ioo slightly over twice the
amount of the Third Liberty
LON, and We most earnestly cab
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-09-27
Buy liberty BoNos -
FOR IA WEAK STOMACH

The great relief affoaded BY
Chamberlain's Tablets in a multi.
tude of cases has fully proven
the great value of this prepare
ton for a weak stomash and i'm
paired digestion. In many cases
this relief has become perma.
ent and the Suffers have
been completely restored to
health.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-09-27
Brother, Buy Another!

Brother, buy another bond!
It will help to pave the way
For the boys who've gone beyond
The Atlantic to the fray.
Do not falter. Do not say
You have done enough, my brother,
Buy another bond today
And another-AND ANOTHER!
What a blessed chance is yours
Thus to do your humble part
For the Freedom that endures
Deep in every Yankees heart!
Give this Loan a rousing start
With your glad subscription. brother
Every dollar is a Dart!
Buy bond-AND BUY ANOTHER,
William F. Kirk.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-09-27
Buy LIBERTY BONDS
LETTER FROM FRANCE.
August 80, 1918.
Somewhere in France

Dear Brother-Will write you a
few lines to let you know. have
got better am getting along
just fine now. Hope this will
find you all well. You know l
have ibeen in the hospital since
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-09-27
GOOD FOR BILlOUSNESS.

Two years ago I.suffered
from frequent attack S of stomach
trouble and BIZ iousness. Seeing
Chambealain's Tablets adver tised
I concluded to try them. l i'm.
proved rapidly. miss Emma
verbryke, Lima, Ohio.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-09-27

.Let your dollars be the ships that
will bring. the boys home again-buy
Liberty Bonds!"
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-09-27

NUR boys who have gone to the
~ navy are constantly on the alert
for the submarines which menace
their army comrades on the long trips
across the Atlantic.
One 500 Liberty Bond and ore $50
Liberty Bond will equip an enlisted
man In the navy for one year. Or
the same two bonds will feed him for
a year.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-09-27

: Buy LIBERTY BoHE
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-12-26
A Dust-Stained, Fearless
King

Written early in the War.
Albert, King of Belgium, is the hero of
the hour;
He's the greatest King in Europe,
He's royal arch and tower;
He is bigger in the trenches than the Kaiser
on his throne,
And the whole world loves him for the sor-
rows he has known.
Defiance was his answer to the Teutons at
his gate;
Then he buckled on mis- armor and pledged
his soul to fate.
He stood between his people and the big
gest Essen gun,
For he feared not shot nor shrapnel as his
little army won.
King of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, Count
of Flanders all in one;
Little Kingdom of the Belgae starr'd with
honor in the sun.
You have won a place in history, of your
deeds the world will sing,
But the glory of your nation is your dust
stained. fearless King,
DR.. Thomas OHaqan.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-12-26
The Race for Christmas
Confined from page il

[Continued from page ii
husband Of two years before. But she had
felt all the time that he would find him.
SELF some day.
Henry she cried with tears Of hap
piness in her eyes, ''do l welcome youi
What Christmas present could be more vel
come than your have grieved for you. dear,
ever since you left, but knew you would
come back to me some day, as you were
once-a man."
s'Yes, my dear Edith, he said with deep
feeling, 81 have become man again. The
road to my redemption was hard, long and
lonely, and the fight to travel it bitter. Al
times despaired of ever reaching the COW
eted goal, but with the help of our wonder
full United States Army-may God bless it
this Christmas Eve-I won."
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-12-26
Luxembourg Threatened

Marie Adelaide, Grand Duchess of Lux
emburg, beautiful and accomplished girl
may be the next sovereign to succumb t.
the strings and arrows of fortune. She sue
ceeded her father, the Grand Duke Will.
lam, as sovereign of this little mining state
in the summer of 1912, when she was jus,
eighteen.
She made radiant picture, it was report.
ed, when in her speech from the throne
she promised her people to reign for ane
with them, and assured them that sh,
would fight for the honor of the Crane
duchy should occasion ever demand.
The little grand duchess did not ther
foresee the descent of the German host
upon her small though highly prosperous
people, nor in her spirited address afte
taking the oath of sovereignty did she con
slider how harmless would be her little army
of some half dozen generals and one com
pany of gendarmes against the terribl,
neighbor to the east and north. TIVE
years later Marie Adelaide uttered a hear
broken plant to the world concerning he
people and her toy state, then in the Ger
man fist.
''My country is stolen and my people
are starving. Like SO many thieves they
sneaked into my beautiful land, and over.
night they turned my flower gardens into
open air stables for their horses.
Helpless, practically prisoner in he1
palaces, as lost for proper counsel as til,
five younger sisters who surrounded her.
Marie Adelaide could only hold high hel
head and show the conqueror her un
quenchable disdain.
She opposed the German invading hun
dreds of thousands unsupported, heroic
though pathetic figure, while her generals
having no troops at their disposal, main
tanned themselves in discreet hiding.
As soon as the grand duchess received
word that the German hosts were about t.
invade her picturesque and happy Lillipu
she sprang into her motor car, accompanied
only by single lady in waiting, and dis
pite the entreaties of her ministers, speed Il
the bridge at the border and swung her ca
crosswise of it so as to obstruct passage
When the Germans arrived and learned tn,
reason of the Car being in the position they
found it, the commanding officer informed
the Grand Duchess that he had his orders
and would fulfil them. The Crane
Duchess then returned in tears and the Ger
mans took possession of Luxembourg.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-12-26
H U N 0 R.

A dutiful husband wished to give his
wife handsome lace scarf for Christmas
present, and to make sure of getting one to
| her liking, he asked her to buy one herself
on the Pretense that it was for lady friend
| of theirs. The finest Honiton, Valencien-
nes and Brussels lace goods were spread
out on the counter, but Madam thought to
herself:
"What is the use of spending so much
money on present for Florence?'
Some embroidered lace was shown next.
Even these were too dear. At length she
selected very plain and ordinary scarf.
"Quite good enough too" she thought,
and took it home to her husband.
''Have you chosen something pretty?''
he asked.
"Oh, yes, very pretty"
SIS it just what you would have chosen
for yourselfa''
"The very thing"
"Then. my dear, you may keep it.
intended it for you!'' exclaimed the hus-
band delighted with his little scheme. Cur
tain.
81 met our new minister on my way to
Sunday school, mamma said Willie "and
he asked me if l ever played marbles on
Sunday"
"What did you answeri' asked mother.
81 simply said: Get thee behind me,
Satan!' and walked off and left him. was
the triumphant response.
President Wilson is fond of telling a
story about an old teamster The old fell
low said to the treasurer of the concern one
day:
'Me and that ff-horse has been workin'
for the company seventeen years, sill"
'Just so, Winterbottom, just So, said
the treasurer, and he cleared his throat and
added: ''Both treated we'll, HOPPER
The old teamster looked dubious.
"Well," he said, "we wuz both tooken
down sick last month and they got doctor
for the boss, while they docxed my pay
Park-There have been good many
changes in biographies since l went to
! school. For instance, noticed the name
Sandwich Islands" is no longer used.
''That's so; we usually speak of them as
the Hawaiian Islands, now
81 wonder why they took away the
Sandwich
II don't know, but I'll bet a cookie it
had something to do with the food conser-
walton movement.
Buy Thrift Stamps
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-12-26
PoErRY :.
Eienceforth to be American

Our men who fight across the sea
Have set high goals for you and me.
Henceforth it means that every man
Who calls himself American
Must rise above the common plane
Of courage in his hours of pain;
Must stand to duty unafraid,
Keep every pledge and promise made
And live his faith in God on high.
Or he shall give their deeds the lie.
They've won for US the worlds respect,
They've taught in valor's dialect
Which every race and every land
And every child can understand,
That he is more than just man
Who wears the name American.
They've carried smiles to children sad;
Shared with the hungry all they had;
Lifted the burdens of the old,
And lit new fires on hearthstones cold.
No shame has followed in their trail.
No woman's cheek is wan and pale
Because our soldiers passed along.
They came and left with merry song
And tenderly in every place
Wrote happiness on every face,
They've taught the world we're quick to
share
The burdens that our brothers bear,
And in their cause will even die
Their freedom and their peace to buy.
Henceforth to be American
Will test the courage of man.
He who shall toll for self, shall place
A shameful blot upon his race
And he who fails to share his bread
With hungry men shall shame his dead.
The world has learned our nobler side
And looks upon US all with pride.
To keep the glory they have won
We must do all our men have done.
BY Edgar Il. Guest (copyrighted)
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-12-26
Ravaged Iceland

Winnipeg may be called upon to assis,
Iceland, which. not only is ravished by
Spanish influenza, but is being shaken to its
foundations by terrific eruptions.
Flames from supposedly extinct volca-
no are roaring $1,000 feet into the air, raz-
ing villages within a wide area, according
to brief cable reports.
In the capital city 10000 of the 1900
population are down with s'flu.'
Brief Geographic advices have been dis
patched to all Icelandic communities by
Ami Eggertson, formerly of Winnipeg,
now Iceland's commercial representative to
the United States, stationed at New York.
Meagre reports state that the volcano sud-
denly burst into terrific uproar few days
ago, shaking the entire island. The CAPT
tai of Reykjabik, $50 miles away, wit
messed an awe-inspiring sight. Telephone
communications, were Immediately disrup-
ted and information is difficult to secure.
At the foot of the volcano was the vii
lage of Vik which, naturally, was wiped
out of existance, probably without warning.
The southeast coast Of the island was dot
ted with thriving settlements. How they
Jared is not known. The Myrdak valley
extends we'll into the mountain regions and
is rhickly settled. The valley probably
was flooded with lava.
The extreme northern part of the island
distinctly felt the shocks, the earth CULVER
ing ominously. Residents of this northern
territory were terrified at seeing the columns
of fame far over the mountain ridges.
Elk.