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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-12-20

door and the cni.lfeuf- brought III Il
great basket for Mrs. Wells. There
was new dress for Amy, with warm
cloak for her mother, besides a cunning
doll. The bottom Of the basket Was
tilled with good things TO eat
my Christmas week began with
tears" laughed Amy as bright drops
fell on her round cheeks, "and II Is
ending In tears tooF
"Tears of happiness, darling" sa'o
her mother.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-12-20

mas, and little
Amy Wells was III
happy. The teach,
er had given her
some Red Cross
seals TO sell, and
when Miss Smith
had distributed
the red and white
and green seals
among her schOl-
ars she had ex-
planned 10 them
all about the pur-
pose of the Red
Cross society and
how the money
earned would be
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-12-20
STATE OF ONO. cry Of Toledo.

State OF ono city Of Toledo.
Lucas County. Sc.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
II senior partner OF the hrm OF +. j.
Cheney 4 Co. doing business In the CITY
OF Toledo, County and State aforesaid.
and that said arm VIII pay the sum OF
ONE. HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and evsry case VI Catarrh thai cannot be
cured by the use Of HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK J CHENEY.
Sworn to before mo ana subscIp I'd Ia
my presence, this oh day Of December,
A. d 1886 A w. GLEASON,
lSeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine IL taken In
ternally and acts through the Blood ON
the Mucous Surfaces OF the. system, Send
for testimonials, free.
+, ]. CHENEY 4 co, Toledo. ..
Sold by all druggists. 7jc.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-12-20
IT, Christn,as
Time Again

There's Z fire in the crate and a
light in the hall,
For it's Christmas time again,
And the sleishbslls ring and the
children call,
For it's Christmas time again.
It's time for q Christian land to raise
Her Ioudest paeans Of love and
praise
For the Holy Babe Of the Bethlehem
days,
For its Christmas time again.
There's q wreath Of green At the
windowpane,
For its Christmas time again,
And the church bells echo the glad
refrain,
For it's Christmas time again.
Oh, its time to turn with the golden
smile
To the friend We doubted and
scorned awhile,
To rid our hearts Of their greed and
guile!
For its Christmas time again.
-Lsiia Mitchell In
Lsdiss' Home Journal.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-12-20

When man almost breaks his neck
In trying TO dodge u lightning bug
while crossing street ear track II IL
lime for him 10 slgn the pledge.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-12-20

LOST "A MARINE PIN. PROB
ably in New Town or around
Cannery Finder please return
to Miss Ethel Leatherwood.
Roanoke Rapids Hotel, RoA-
noke Rapids, N. G.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-01

wagon and driven back to the hos pital again.
 The doctors wanted to dress my arm before I was put into the train, and also encased it in plaster. While this was being done, the nun who was as sisting pointed out to the young doc tor that I had neither boots nor socks on.
 He looked surprised. and said a word very like Shameful" Then he called in the hospital sergeant-major and gave him a great doing" After wards I received the necessary foot gear, and was hurried back to the sta- ticn just in time to catch the train. Cur destination was Cologne.
 In Cologne Hospital the only dis agreeable incident I can recall con- cerned hospital orderly named Lemm.
 was having an afternoon nap on top of my bed one day, when I woke feeling my face wet. Looking up in surprise I saw that this man had spat cn my face, and was gazing down on me with a scowl. On the impulse of the moment I sprang up and sent him flying over the next bed on which a F'renchman vas sleeping.
 The German got up in a furious ge and said he would report me to | the inspector. I was desperate, how ever, at tke time, and did not mind the threat very much as this man had tormented us frequently gripping us l by the necks and shaking us awake when we were sleeping. On the advice of the other prisoners I went immediately and gave the in- spector my version of the incident He said only-"You know you are a pris- oner of war You are liable to punish II ent for striking an orderly.' Next morning, however, overhea rd | him giving Lemm a great ragging, and when he had finished the inspector came up to me and said-"NoW, Mo han, this won't happen again. I have also warned all the other orderlies.' D This man Lemm was afterwards caught stealing from prisoners lock CTS, and before coming away I heard that he had been sent to a prison
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-01
Whitlock Describes
 Royalty of Belgium

In Brand Whitlock's Story of Bel gium, which begins in the February Everybody's, the American minister gives us some intimate glimpses of King AIbert's family. The last time he saw them together before the war was in 1914 on the Belgian national holiday, July twenty-first, when a Te Deum was sung at the cathedral of Ste. Gudule in honor of the found ing of the dynasty.
 'HThe royal family made an interest ing picture; the king, in the lieuten- ant-generaFs uniform he always wears, tall, broad-shouldered tanned somewhat from his outing by the sea they had just come from Ostend- behind the thick lenses of his pince- neg the kings intelligent eyes were taking in the scene, noting who were there; the queen, frail, delicate, with the unconscious appeal of sweet girl ish eyes at that scene of splendor: what were the thoughts just then in that chiId's mind; were there any conceptions of the tragic mutations of Belgian's history? Would he one day, in other scenes like this, when others should have taken our places stand there where his father stood, while priests sang Te Deums in his honor 2"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-01
CHILD'S TONGUE BECOMES COATED
 IF CONSTIPATED
When cross, feverish and sick give California
 Syrup of Figs"

Children love this fruit laxative" and nothing else cleanses the tender stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
 A child simply will not stop playing to empty the bowels, and the result is, they become tightly clogged with waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach sours, then your little one becomes cross, half-sick, feverish, dont> eat, sleep or act naturally, breath is bad, system full of cold, has sore throat, stomache-ache or diarrhoea. Listen. Mother! See if tongue is coated, then give a teaspoonful of California Syruy of Figs" and in a few hours. all the constipated waste, sour bile and undigested food passes out of the system, and you have a well, playful child again.
 Millions of mothers give "Califor- mia Syrup of Figs because it is per fectly harmless; children love it, and it never fails to act on the stomach, liver and bowels.
 Ask your druggist for a bottle of California Syrup of Figs" which has full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown ups plainly printed on the bottle Be- ware of counterfeits sold here. Get the genuine, made by California Fig Syrup Company" Refuse any other kind with contempt-Ady.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-01

to turn his rifle easily.
 However, he shook me again, shov- ed and trailed me along the trench, and motioned me at the same time to go on behind the other British soldier l did so, but as I was very weak with exhaustion and loss of blood, had to lean against the side of the trench at every dozen steps. Then the German would again shake me vigorously.
 At last we came to a part of the trench which was only about two feet Eigh, and then our guard motioned me to climb up. No sooner had 1 done so than he raised his rifle to his shoul- der, aiming deliberately at me. I gave myself up for lost.
 I was gazing fascinated down the menacing rifle barrel, when d snouc rang out, followed by a few angry words. Looking round in surprise I saw a German officer looking down at us and gesturing angrily to my Would-be murderer. I was saved.
 The German dropped his rifle in- stantly, and, taking a grip of me, com menced to shove me along the trench again.
 After a long journey we got to the field dressing station, situated in a hut in a little village crowded with Ger man soldiers.
 With a batch of other prisoners I was then taken to Douai, where we slept on straw on the floor of the Cathedral.
 Next morning we were packed into vans, and after an eight hours jour ney we arrived at a place which I took to be Lens, where we were confined in an estaminet (small imp for the next four days.
 After that we were taken on to Va lenciennes, where we were put into hospital. The hospital was crowded with German wounded, but one of the top floors was reserved for wounded prisoners. As soon as they were fit to travel the prisoners were invariably sent off to Germany.
 One morning about five minutes be- fore a party was due to leave a Ger man orderly came and hustled me out of bed, telling me was to go off. I was sent downstairs in civilian jacket, trousers, and shirt, without boots or socks. Outside a crowd of German soldiers were standing, laughing and jeering as we got into the motor cars. While we were sitting in a room at the station waiting for the train, however, a German soldier came in and went round the room shouting something like, "Mownr' "Mown!" I guessed he was looking for somebody, but it didn't strike me that was the wanted person till he had gone right round, and was standing staring about him helpIessly, when comrade sug- gested to me that he might be trying to say ''Mohan."
 I found this to be the case, and, to my surprise, was soon bundled into
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-01
NEW SUBMARINE DESTROYER WILL
 NO " BE BUILT

Washington, Feb. IA new sub marine destroyer-sound to be the most efficient of all types-has been developed in the Navy Department, Secretary Daniels told the House naval affairs committee yesterday.
 Work on the new boats, which are termed "the deadly foe of the sub marine" has been started, and ''in very few months" Daniels promised, many of these new destroyers will be ferreting out the U-boats"
 Appearing before the committee to explain his request for $45,OOO,O0O more for the navy, Secretary Daniels revealed that nearly $2,O00,0O0,0O0 has been poured into the naval es- tablishment of the United States for prosecution of the war.
 Daniels warned the committee to be prepared for further heavy ex- penditures.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-01

His sullen habits indicated criminal ity.
 On the whole l was treated during, my captivity much better than many ether British prisoners of war; but none the less, was very glad when I learned that was to be exchanged ard sent back to Britain as a disabled prisoner.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-01
(By The International News Bureau, Incl WRITTEN BY CORPORAL JOHN NOLAN

Captured during the Battle of LoOs, Corporal John MOhan Royal Scots, spent more than year pris-- Oner of war in Germany. He has just returned to Berne, Switzerland, exchanged prisoner of war; and sends to friend in America the thrilling narrative of his experiences the battlefield and in captivity in Germany.
 (After being wounded, Corporal MOhan lost him. self in maze of battered German trenches, and there he was captured, and a escape from being o1Tp1ar hXa a EFIIuN
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-01
WHY HAIR FALLS QUIT

Dandruff causes a feverish irritation of the scalp, the hair roots shrink, loosen and then the hair comes out fast. To stop falling hair at once and dandruff get a small bottle of Dan- derine at any drug store, pour a little in your hand and rub well into the scalp. After a few applications all dandruff disappears and the hair stops coming out.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-01
ENGLISH HOMES
 OPEN TO "YANKS"
 ON FURLOUGH

Liverpool, Feb. 1.-The Liverpool Rotary Club has started a scheme for the opening of British homes to Amer can soldiers fighting in France, when they get a brief respite from the trenches. Several homes have already announced their willingness to accept one or two men and it is proposed to send particulars of the scheme to all British and Irish clubs, inviting their cooperation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-01

Inventory is over at Radford B. Smiths and as usual has brought to light some things of which they have too many. These are offered Satur- day at very substantial reductions. New goods are being received every day.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-01
SCOT, CAPTURED BY HUNS, TELLS
 THRILLING TALE

For More Than Year Captive of Germans Corporal John Mohan Returns to Switzerland In Exchange of Prisoners Almost Murdered By Hun In Trying to Avoid Capture
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-01

Times Want Ads. One Cent a Word
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-17
Country Happenings.

Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Rector. took
Sunday dinner with Marsh Brown
and family &.s
Frank kretzinger came in last
week from Nebraska for few weeks
visit with his family.
Mr.. Newberry is reported quite
poorly again.
Misses Nina Keen and Thelna
Sargent were in Spruce Saturday. 81
Mrs. Lon Foster and two children
spent Tuesday with her mother, Mrs.
G. Quick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Tyree of Ar
kansas visited last week with her
mother, Mrs. J. M. Chitwood and
other relatives
Miss Maud Foster spent Saturday
night and Sunday with her parents
near Papinsville. 4 & \,
Mrs.sGeo. Sargent and daughter,
Thelma, spent Friday with Mrs. w.
Fl. Thomas east OF Montrose.
John Chitwood and family motored
over from Kansas Friday and visited
with his mother until Sund1y. 3.
\ Harry Raybeurne and Geo. SAr-
gent made business trip out east Of
,Appletons City Friday. s#4s S. IS.
Mrs. Tom Chitwo0d and children
left Saturday for their new home In
Nebraska. =
Miss Nina Keen. who IS ATTENDING
Butler, High School, is at home. The
school was closed on account sof the
influenza - : /.
8 DAISY. 81
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-17
Mrs. Mahalia Taylor Dead.

Mrs, Mal,alia Taylor. another OLD
he ident OF this city died Tuesday
morning, October rs. at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. J. r. Douglass, ON
North Delaware street
Mahalia Brown Heath was born in
Wayne county, Kentucky. January 3,
IS42. where in 1860 she was united in
marriage to George w. Taylor, In
1880 they came to this county and To-
Gated on a farm short distance
south of town, where Mr.. Taylor died
i'll 1905. She is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. John Lane, of Den
yer, Colorado, Mrs. j. r. Douglass, of
this city, and Mrs. Harry Wolfe, OF
Bristew, Oklahoma, and three sons.
Alfred Taylor, Of Bernice, Oklahoma
Thomas Taylor, Moscow, Idaho; and
Jesse Taylor, of Fl. Worth, Texas.
Funeral sservices were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at the Doug
lass home BY Rev. J. w. Alexander Of
the Baptist church, and interment
made in Oak Hill cemetery.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-17
Postmen Are to Deliver Night Tele.
graph Letters.

ashington, October ll.,-Postmen
within few days will assume the
task of delivering telegraph messages
classed as night letters. in cities and
towns where postal deliveries are
maintained
Officials OF the Post Office Wire
Control Committee who have worked
out the system think such messages
can be given quicker delivery by
postmen in business sections. ~hile
even in residential sections Nthe de
livery will be quite as expeditions
Delivery of kilograms other than
night letters by telegraph messengers
will continue for the present. The
proposed consolidation OF telegraph
offices in cities will not be COM
menced until all compensation CON
tracts have been closed
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-17
North New Home. ;.

Bud Berry and Mr.. Starks were
solisiting for the Fourth Liberty
+! can in CIR vicinity last week.
Albert l.inendoll and Tom Chand
Ter attended VIII, bursts sale Fri
d.. and Mrs. Linendoll spent the day
with Mrs. Chandler
Miss Alta Kegerreis OF Spruce
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with Mrs. Linendoll. =.
Bud Berry is building a barn for
Willie Simpson. Il
Mrs. CASTOR returned to her home
in Butler Saturday after months
stay with her daughter, Mrs. Schuy-
Ter Ehart.
John Richmond spent Sunday with
John and Bill Skaggs.
Lost Corner school closed Friday
for week or two on account OF m
fluenza.
Fred Pahlman and family from
Jerico Springs and Mrs. Clara Sub
lett and children from Columbia, Mo-,
are visiting their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chandler and other relatives.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roster and Mrs. Price and Mr..
and Miss Lewis spent Saturday hight
and Sunday at Mr.. Chambers. !.
Frank Miller and family visited
Sunday with John l.. Jones and tan1-
lily. .A, ,..,.
Cliff Ehart, wife and baby, Milt
Reeves and wife, spent SUNDAY at Mr..
Keeton's.
Brick McCauglley and family, Nose
Morris and family visited at Jim
Morris Sunday.
DR.. Foster was called to see brick
McCaughey Monday.
Jack Skaggs butchered hog Mon
day. -.
Henry Chart has been on the sick
list for two weeks.
Marsh Phelps is visiting with has
brother, John. -
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-17
Clothing Shipped to Belgium.

The good people of Butler have
never failed to respond to the call for
help from the needy and when call
came for not less than 1000 pounds of
clothes for the Belgians who had been
made destitute by the brutishness of
the Huns, they gave full measure.
Friday SO boxes. weighing 6,682
pounds, more than three times the
amount asked for, was shipped. The
work was under the supervision of
Mrs. ]. F. Kern, president of the
Needle work club. The boy scouts
did good work in gathering up the
clothing, which had been solicited by
the Camp Fire girls.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-17
= w. A. Baker & Sons Hog Sale.

Tuesday, October %. is the date Of
the w. A. Baker 4 Sons sale of big
boned Poland China hogs. The Bak-
or hogs are so well known that any
extended notice of the good points is
superfluous, but when a farmer or
breeder buys one of them he can rest
assured that he is getting the best
blood in the country. The farmers
all over the country are awakening to
the fact that it costs no more to raise
a good hog than it does scrub and
when it is raised they have something
to show for the feed that has been
consumed. If you want to start rails
ing good hogs, don't forget the date
OF the Baker sale.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-17
FIRE DESTROYS MANY
MINNESOTA TOWNS
Many Lives Lost and Thousands
Made Homeless by the
Flames,

Duluth, Mimi, Oct. I3.7More thar
500 persons are dead or-niissing, and
at least $4,000 have been made home.
less by five fearful forest fires, which
have spread across Northern Wiscon.
sin and Northern Minnesota during
the last 36 hours. EN-
Seventy-five bodies, most of them
charfed, are nlocal morgues tonight
Cloquet, Brookston, Brevator, Cor
ona, Adolph, Thompson, Arnold,
Moose Lake and Wright have been
wiped out. Refugees declared this
afternoon that charred bodies were
seen in these towns as they were
fleeing from the fire zone.
Scores of hamlets and hundreds OF
settlers homes have been destroyed.
The property and timber loss, which
will total many millions, will surpass
that claimed by any of the historic
fires which have swept this section.
Duluth and Superior seemingly are
safe from devastation. The terrific
wind OF last night died down today
The flames. which were creeping so
close to the twin ports that they de-
otloyNd ouDui Ddll plOPCIly anu
threatened the great shipyards at
Superior, are subsiding Many build
ings in Duluth were burned.
Reports from the Minnesota fire
zone west of here indicate that the
conflagrations in the Brainerd- Be-
midi district are being checked.
Hundreds OF thousands of dollars
worth of property was burned there.
however.
Members of the Duluth Home
Guard and scores of citizens who
have been fighting the flames and do
ing rescue work since Saturday after
noon, declared late today they had
passed many more bodies. Scores Of
refugees reported relatives missing.
Practically all of the refugees came
TO Duluth without their belongings
some OF them told stories of frantic
women plunging into lakes to escape
he flames. D.,
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-17
a KIDNAPPING AT RICH HILL
Mary and Alice Badger Forced Into
Motor Car While on Their
Way to School. Later
Released.

According to Che Review Rich Hill
was treated to regular moving pic
turc brand OF excitement Thur sday
when an attempt was made to kidna!i
two children OF HI. 4. Badger, a coal
operator. who resides on Cherry
street. The two children. Mary aged
II; and Alice, 9 years old, had start
ed to the west side school about $3.50
o'clock and as they reached the Chas.
S. Beasley residence. corner of Third
and Chestnut streets, big seven
passenger dark green motor car
drove up and the driver stopped sud-
denly. Two men got out and at
tempted to push the children into the
car. Mrs. Beasley hearing the chill
drcn's cries went to their rescue, and
grabbing hold of one of them held her
tightly, the child crying that she did
not want to go, but the men dragged
the children and Mrs. Beasley to the
running board OF the car. Mrs. Beas-
ley cling:ng bravely to the child until
her hold was released. With the two
children in the car. the men drove
the car rapidly north on the Ovid
road, when the children after q hard
struggle, were released and ran back
TO their home Mrs. Beasley says
there were five persons in the car
three men and two women. One of
the women said she was the mother
of the children.
1t is believed that the reason the
kidnapping party allowed the children
to escape was that they also wanted
the third child Robert. seven years
old, He is a delicate boy and under
the care of physician and trained
nurse, who had the child with her at
the time
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-17
Brackney Items.

We have been havine- some ideal
weather the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Steffen and
tson, Charles. and Mrs. H. Carroll
called on Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Carroll
last Mondar evening. :,
/ Ms aud Mrs. !Chas. Colson spent
Sunday with MIR. and Mrs. S. b
Williams
Mrs. l.. a. Deems and daughter
Miss Nancie, spent last Thursday
evening at the S: A. Deems home.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. Powell were Sun
day guests of MIR. AND Mrs. Ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. H. Rains and son,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ellington, and
daughter. were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. d. Rains Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Bratton, Mrs. J.
w. Grant, Miss Mamie Taylor and
Rob't. Cecil Brixner and Paul Wal
ton spent last Wednesday at the
Vim. Steffen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Baker and lit
tie son, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Pontius,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Pry, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Burch, Ransom Burch, Pearl
Burch and mother, were Sunday
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. a. 6. Deems.
: Miss Mary Deems spent Saturday
and Sunday with Miss Nancie Deems.
Mrs. w. Deweese spent Sunday
with Mrs. ID. Thrall.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Deems and son
and Mrs. C. b Baker spent last
Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Fry, of near ElDorado
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Deems enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. W.. Searfus, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rogers and fam
lily Sunday.
"A silver fork was lost Aug 78,, be-
tween Mrs. A. G. Deems and G. B.
Bakers. Finder please call 2 on line
t<ss JACK AND-JILL.. Z.