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Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10

III
Camp Johnston, near Jacksonville,
Florida, where quite a number of
Mexico boys are attending the U. S.
Quartermaster's School, is n of the
finest and largest in the country.
Among those from here who are sta
toned there are Lieut.. M. ]. Same
beck, Cave Johnson, Maurice Barth,
and Kenneth Sanford. These men
are attending the U. s. Quartermas-
ter's School at the camp. When they
complete the course, Lieut.. Same
beck will be given a Captains COM
mission and the others non-commis-
stoned officers.
Black Point, the site of Camp john
ston, was a beautiful park that was
decided to the State of Florida for a
State Camp Grounds and is mostly
covered with a dense growth of tropi-
cal trees. Great swamps had to be
overcome and the lands drained, and
within a total of forty-nine working
days, it has been converted into a
wonder city.
The plans provided for 56S build
ings, 48,016 feet of water line, A.
269 feet of sewer construction, 3
pumping stations, 4 storage tanks
with a capacity of 100000 gallons, 3
miles of standard gauge railroad, II
miles of pipe lines, 5 miles of streets,
roads and six miles of fences.
Twenty-one million feet of lumber
was required, which was used at the
rate of 10000 feet per day while con-
struction was at its height. Material
arrived at the rate of sixty freight
cars a day, which had to be unloaded
and the empties returned to the
transportation companies the same
day.
There mas been used a total of 517,-
900 pounds of nails, quite enough
nails to build the young city that will
house something like 10000 men
from the other camps.
Twenty six thousand posts were set
for foundations, while it took 4,6OO,-
900 squares of roofing to cover them.
Forty thousand window sashes were
used and 5000 doors. One hundred
and seventy-one miles of electric light
wire vas used. This will carry the
electricity to furnish lighting for
$4,000 globes, Representing ap-
proximately 100000 candle power.
Twenty portable saw mills were
used to cut lumber to proper lengths,
saving an inestimable amount of time
for the workmen. To distribute the
lumber after cutting, seven and three
fourths miles of portable railroad was
built, which did the work of seventy
five teams and perhaps one hundred
and fifty men. Yet there were TAG
horses and mules used for hauling
materials.
The largest number of men employ
ed at any one time was 8,445, which
included carpenters, plumbers, cleo
t%ricians, masons, laborers, cooks,
walters, sanitary forces, hospital and
bunk house employees most of whom
are the heads of families.
There was paid in wages approx
imately $685. 900. Jacksonville,
Florida, had been through a depres-
sion starting with the outbreak of
the war, but since work started at
Camp Johnston there is scarcely a
vacant store or house in the city
Joel Guthrie, of this city, has been
sent from jefferson Barracks to Fl.
Sill, Okla, where he will join the
motor truck train of the U. S. Army
to which he is attached.
GETS EXTENSION OF LEAVE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10

THE Bolsheviki r already re-
garded in many parts of Russia as
having their W way long enough.
The way Kernsky went will soon be
opening to Lenine and Trotzky.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10
IA CARS INTO DITCH
Wabash Freight Jumps Track and
Several Cars Damaged

Fourteen cars of a Wabash freight
train plunged off the track Monday
morning, near st. Peters, Mo. Sew
eral of the cars were severely dam
aged while the rest and the engine
we're scarcely hurt. No one is
drought to be injured. The cause has
not yet been learned.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10

IF the Kaiser could only squeeze a
cash indemnity out of God as readily
as he can an alleged victory at arms.
his position of associate in the God
head would be of more practical value
IN Gprmany,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10

SOME Of our Representatives in
Washington are inclined to ~"badger"
Hoover and pat La Toilette. What
does a condition anything like hat in
dicate?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10

VILLA is again flourishing
around with a confidency which can
be accounted for only by his assump-
ton that the old $4,000 dead or alive
proposition is outlawed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10

THE way to triumph we your en-
envy according 10 Balzac, is not to
kill him, but to make him kill himself.
And Germany is making all the ar
rangements for Russia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10

WHAT most arouses the ire Of the
u%nderpaid Government Clerk is the
assumption by some Of the folks out
home that he is a pampered child Of
political favor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10
Letters From
Soldiers
TO THE SOLDIERSI

TO THE SOLDIERS!
The Ledger is anxious to hear from
all the Audrain County boys in the
Army and Navy. Their many friends
who are readers of the Ledger are
deeply interested in what you are do
ing and, in most cases, have only this
mean of hearing from you. Write us
Interesting letters of camp life, ex-
periences and anything else that you
believe they would like to hear and
the censor will not object to. You
have much Of interest to write about
now, but there will be much more
when you go "over there"
Prof. f. E. Rich, formerly of Nc
MILAN High School, writes Prof.
Strunk, of Mcmillan, from his AVA
ton school in Austin, Texas, of what
the students are required to do. Rich
went to Texas just recently. He re-
quested Mr.. Strunk to let the Ledger
publish his letter so that he could
communicate with his many friends
here.
My Dear Mr.. Strunk:
S. M. A., AUSTIN, Texas. - When
I tell you just what we have to do
here and how long we have to do it in,
you will be able to realize why I am
not able to write to my many friends.
l would tell the men expecting to
enlist in this to learn the wireless.
We have to learn it in one day and the
first week we have to take so many
words a minute, perfectly. Then the
machine gun, it only has 160 parts,
and we have to know each part so well
that we can locate and describe per-
fectly each one. We also have to
take it apart and put it together in
so many seconds. This is the largest
school Of its kind in the world and also
the most intensive. The course is
very rigid and about s~eventy-five per
cent of the men have had experience
in some branch Of the work. All but
five men have had military training
before coming here. They tell us that
sixty per cent fail to get through out
of every class. From ten to fifteen
are discharged every week. While
there are only about 1000 men here
at a time they are coming and leaving
every week.
We have our drill regulations and
law. We are busy from five-fifty a.
m. till six-thirty p. m. and have from
that time till ten p, m. to study. So
do you see why | have no time to
write.
Rhodes Jesse and | ate dinner to-
gether today, that is, we sat by each
other. The dinner was very excep-
tional, and the decorations fine, but
not like home.
While l would not be one bit sur
prised il | were discharged most any
week, still we are going to work for
it. This is the gist of the whole thing.
You are given an almost impossible
task to performs in an Incredible
short time. The most brilliant and
most experienced men get thru, the
others don't, unless they are power
fully lucky.
To make it seem more soothing, we
live in an old blind institute, drill IN
the graveyard, and have calisthenics
in front of the hospital. Isn't that
fine?
Well, l am going to stick here,
though, in spite of how cheaply l could
sell my chance. / would like letters,
if they are short, but I don't have tima
to write.
l was glad to see the Bulldogs" win
from Fayette, and want them to pile
up the score on the return game.
Be sure to write me about the school
work and how things are progressing.
Yours truly, E. E. RICH, S. M. A.,
Austin, Texas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10
Girl Carpenters

LONDON, Jan. l. - Girl carpenters
of England, who are building huts in
France, had Christmas leave to visit
their families. -"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10
Free Passage for Wives

LONDON, Jan. 1. - Free passage
to Australia for wives Of the Com
monwealth's soldiers, who married
while in Europe, is to be provided.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10

BEFORE R~ussia's bolsheviki can
talk convincingly of internationalism
they must learn the rudiments of in
ternational honesty.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10
The Weekly Ledger

SWITZERLAND seems to think she
Is the whole cheese, instead of merely
orc of the air holes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10

ABOUT OUR
SOLDIERS
For the Soldiers

Audrain county soldiers, when in
London, England, can find the Even
ing Ledger on file at 10 Queen
Anne's Gate. The paper is sent reg
ularly and it is placed there for your
convenience. diff
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10

Mrs. George Duncan is home from a
visit in Fulton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10

the other day. Scared me to death,
but "got by" very well.
Hope to see you soon, and mail is
surely welcome here, especially after
standing in line 80 minutes to receive
it. ROBES JESSE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
MORE SUGAR USED
WITH LESS WASTE
American Consumption Dur
ing 1917 Increased, but Sta
tisticS Offer Encouragement


American consumption OF sugar Tor
1gIT shnws an auparcutly disappointiug
.. A., 80 t,tc I.u, d, yt,lv
"i monthly StallS'i'0 i3Su'u ny '"' N'''''
lean Sugar Bulletin provides some room
for encouragement
Three main factors stand out as hav-
ing affected the l9t1 consumption The
first was the declaration Of war. From
March uutll June consumption increased
almost 10 ucr cent our entry into tue
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
MAGISTRATES LISTED
Roster of Successful Candidates in
Camden County Received

THE roster Of successful candidates for
Just'c" of the Peace in Camden county
has been received by County ticrE Pat
tcrson from secretary Of the sat"
Martin Those vino win take out 'hc'r
commissions ar" expected to call at Inc
clerks Office and furnish q bond Of
$1,000. The list follows:
First Ward. SAINT rl PAM. l,ar y Uid.r.
L.hilp Srhmit1., Second M'rd.. g., y. p
'os"ph Berlin Anthony Mulal"sja. Richard
Mar"hm'u, ilhu Enhcus., fnurt9 Ward
s. Aulcttu. Wy.lc Holl 'oicorge Elad.; Nuu
ward Horb"rt NJ. Brrd. Grorgr W johnson.
lows \, Mn4nto'ri ramth Wnrd paya =.
Mcconnell. Eleventh ward William g li.
Erelsn. Jamrs Sl"mn"r. David \. Tudl "
Wills. TWcltih ward. Ern'st i. a.. Normau.
Edward Spards. Thirteenth Ward. Frank n.
Eliia. Louis y Marshall William W. W,r.
u,r. CI"mtutuu township Edward T.. Birhri
'Gcor.o T.. Ncpliug D"lawato ,"wus Iip. John
-. Hayes: G'ouroStor iitN, Patrick NralN.
Charles \. MrElhonc. Dani"i q. Elliott AZ
bert Ilrv'llfu, Gloucester township. T..
tlarl. .laggard. Franz T.. Beams, IIadlou
township. charles ! Gtoss; NIaaoua WI.
liam r. ia,ksuu. Ot'.l,u, Howard Eu,. Pong
sauI.ru Walter W. Gr,cu. II !, 'rtg,r,
rruost : I.lu,d. VOORHEES, township. Harry
Hcdrh.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
U. s. GRAIN RESERVES
> INCREASED LAST YEAR
Corn on Farms Is 4O.0 Per
Cent of Crop, Against
30.5 in 1916

Corn reserves on farms March !, l9lS,
were about .292, ,gO5;OO0 bushels, or io''
per cent of the lgt1 crop. the crop re-
porting board of the Bureau 81 'fop
estimates announced today ..
The reserves year ago we're 'S-'od3'-
600 bushels, or sos per cent "t inc l"'o
crop.
About 2l9 per cent Of tec crop WIN
bc shipped out of the counties Whet'
grown. against Las per ''N' "' I'VE '''"
crop 81 shipped.
The percentage of the 1917 crop,
which is mcrchautablc. Is about do.d
per cent equivalent to l."Oo,I23'"oo
bushelsl. against N%.9 per cent '-'I"f'-
49,, 900 buslelsl Of the 1916 crop.
The amount Of wheat on farms Marcn
I. 1918, was about l1i2i2,oo" hrshti-
or'11.1 per cent Of the 1917 crop, aRhlhSl
100, $50 900 bushels a year ago or 100
per cent of the. 1915 crop, Nhout al
per cent of the rrop viii h" shipped
out of counties where grown. against
5o.7 p,s cent OF 1915 crop 80 shipped
The amount Of 9ats on farms March !.
1918, was about 59jl"5,oo" bnshcIs'
or 37.5 per cent Of the l'li crop. against
3S4.211.O 900 bushels. or "l5 per cent oi
the 1916 crop on farms Mhr'h !. " =
About 81 per cent Of tn" crop VIII be
rlllDDcu OUT bl lOt ''iIll' I'> N''''' $50 '''
against EST per cent ot th" l'I' crop
So shipped.
Tho amount ur harry rn farms March
!. 1918, was about l&IUiuon huShcIS'
ur POS per cent of the 1917 crop. against
3%.2ii.OO bushels, or lS2 per cent "l
the 1916 crop on March /, i"lr
About 3SS per cent ur th" crrp WIZ he
yhiupcd on; Of the counties where grown
against A35 per cent of ih" 1916 crop
$50 shipped.
The price per bushcl Of corn based
on an average from the several states
was 154.3 cents. as against I"".' cents
in l9l7.
The price per bushcl Of wheat prevail
iug ON Marcr /. i9iS. was 2o2.' cents
as against 1914 cents in lHl,.
'rhc price for oats March !. 1913, was
So cents per bushcl, against 56,' cents
in 1917.
Barley WAS selling on an average of
1911 cents a bushel March !, against
9G.9 cents in l3lI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
CHEER RUMANIAN PEACE
Austrian House Elated Over New
Step Toward End of War"

AMSTERDAM. March S.--The Austrian
Premier Won Seydicr. in announcing the
Signin> OF preliminary peace treaty
with Rumania in the Austrian lower
house said:
Permit me sincerely to congratulate
the house that by the military and polit-
ical cooperation Of Austria Hungary
with it's faithful allies this fresh and inn
portant stage on the road to a general
peace has been reached"
The statement was greeted with pro-
IOngcd cheering.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
GERMAN CREW INTERNED;
DENMARK GETS PROTEST
Berlin Newspaper Declares "Situa-
ton Is Serious" -- lngotz
Mendi Was Prize of Raider

AMSTERDAM. March SThc Ger
man Government has sent u note 10
the Danish GOVpTnmCm protesting
against the int"rumcnt Of th" Grow ni
tho German shin lngotz Mcndi. ace
Curding to a digpatCh from B.rlin TO-
day. giving the Tagohlatt as its au-
thority. The Dcutscie Xcitung. In com.
menting upon the incident. stated thh'
tho situation Is serious"
According to tn" German press IA"
German Government regards tn" IN
tcrnW'ut Of the German sailors as Il
breach of international law
The InGot2 Mcndi was - Spanish
shin captured by the German raider
WOlG \ priHr crew was put ON board
hOr bur while she WAS Cu route lur. -
German por she went ashore ON the
Danish coast. The crew was iut'r1nd
about ten day ago
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
FINLAND OFFERS CROWN
TO KAISER'S FIFTH son


LONDON. March S.--PriuCo oscar.
the KaSer's fifth sou. may be chosen
king of Finland According to a Stock
holm dispatch, the Finnish Government
has asked the German ruler To appoint
Prince Oscar to the throne.
Prince oscar Of Prussia was born
July -, 1855. and during the earlier
phases Of the present war was wounded
twice. In defiance Of his father he
married Countess Ina Marie NOn Base
witz i'm 1914. The Kaiser at first was
resolutely opposed to his son breaking
the dynasty's tradition and marrying
below his rank. but the kais,rin inter-
coded successfully in Oscars behalf.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08

method OF keeping accounts Of ~
companies. The commission, through \.
bureau OF .,s,s accounts, s,, submitted proposs1
easier TO the companies at six c,,,s. 70.
December and hearings were held n ~ ~
rious places.
The meetings were productive !,
number of suggestions and eri,,o,.- .
which were used in revising Tho a,t
The bureau will recommend th., p.h
system be made effective as OF JsnS,Ws Ws
I last. but that they should moi ,n.shy
the balance sheet. income and snrrlul ,Ssn
accounts until January 1919 pug
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
Wilmington Board Asks Funds

WILMINGTON. March S,--The Will
mington School Board has decided to
ask the Legislature for permission TO
issue bonds 70 the extent Of $1,000, 900
for the purpose Of erecting permanent
schoolhouses. and also for permission
to raise sufficient funds to carry on its
work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
URGE WATER CONCERNS
TO UNITY ACCOUNT PLAN
Public Service Commission FlXes
March q as Date for Conference
With Company Heads

uARRIsBrEG. March S.-March -
,,,s ho,n Gx,d by the Public Service
Commission rs the date for conference
with representatives C.. water companies
~ ,bo state on the proposed uniform
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
Railroad Yards Clear at Last

CENTRAL1A. Pa. March S.--For the
first time this winpr the Lchigh Valley
and PENNSYLVANIA yards at Mount Car
mel are clear Of cars. For three fun
months the yards We're almost closed
with loaded coal ears and cOngcsted
with freight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
kUPPE AUSTRIACHE
AL FRONTE FRANCESE
Riparti ABSTRACT Bombardati
dagli Aviatori Italiani
cd Alleati
In c U RSIONI AEREE
Published and Distributed Under
PERMIT No. 34l
Authorized by the act of
4 October 6, 1917, on. file at the
Postoffice Of Philadelphia. Pa.
BY order Of the President.
A. S. BURLESON.
Postmaster General.
ROMA, 8 mario.

I'm dispaccio giunto da Berna reca
che truppe aastriache sono state in
viate ALA fronte franccsc. setondo
una dichiarazione fatta dal Ministro
della Guerra Prussiano al Reichstag.
ESQ 81 e. rifiutato di indicare Ia
forza numerical del contingent au-
striaci di cui sOpr1.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08

\ japanese expedition into Siberia
with Anglu-American consent would be
"A false move, the OsserNatOre Isonauo
declared today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
License Numbers on Menu Cards

An hotels and restaurants holding
bakers licenses are required to print
their license numbers upon all menu
cards the food administration announces.
Bakers licenses are required for an pub
lie eating places using as much as three
barrels of flour a month.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
Convicted of Drawing Color Line

NORRISTOWN, Pa. March S.-Wil-
liam Lampros, proprietor Of a Norris
town restaurant, was found guilty hv a
jury in criminal court here for rcfuS-
ing to serve food to the Rev. J :. Pin
ston and Julian RoatcS, both COlored, of
Jenllintown. on account of their color.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-05

COURT TO
OPEN MEET
Term Convenes Monday with a
Heavy Docket; Scheduled to
Close Monday, Nov Ii;
Three Murder Cases.

Everything is in readiness for the
opening Of the fall term OF the dis
trict court here, scheduled to open
ON Monday before Judge Linn and
continue through Monday, November
H. That it is to be one of the bust
est sessions here in some time is in
dicated by the number of cases dock
eted
The hearing of nonjury cases be
gins at the opening of the term, Mon
day, and viii close Saturday, October
y. One hundred and twenty-five civ
il cases are scheduled for hearing
without a jury
Civil cases that are to be decided
by jury number sixty-eight. These
cases are docketed to come before
the court between October IA and 2S.
The criminal docket will occupy
the attention of the court from Oc-
tober SOth until November II. when
the term closes.
Three murder cases are scheduled
for hearing, as follows: Dewitt Ham.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-05
WORK
ON CEMETERY is
NOW UNDER WAY

Work and improvements :hat will
require an expenditure Of practically
$4,000, is now under way at the Rose
Hin cemetery The work is being
carried on under the auspices Of the
Cemetery association.
a new building which viii afford
rest room, 1Sx24 feet. and an Office
for the sexton, is now being built and
will be completed by the latter part
Of next week, according to Mrs. A. B.
Cochran, one Of the women in charge
of the work. The building, which is
being constructed of white brick, will
be flanked by driveway.
The next step to be taken toward
the civic improvement of the ceme-
terry. will be to construct a fence sur
rounding the entire property. The
building of the fence viii be started
as soon as the rest room is complet
ed The grounds will be cleaned and
a general Improvement made, Mrs.
Cochran says.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-05
SON OF COUNTY
ASSESSOR GIVES
LIFE FOR CAUSE

The war was again brought forci-
bly, home to Chickasha and Grady
county last night with the announce
ment that Joseph p Bryan son Of
j. D. Bryan, county assessor, was
killed in action on September 16.
Joseph Bryan was % years of
age. He tried to enlist in the navy
several months before his call came,
but was turned down for color blind
ness, He left Chickasha with draft
increment on April 26 for Camp Ira
Wis Texas, where he received his
preliminary training. After a period
of training he passed the overseas
examination and left the United
States with a detachment Of Travis
men who had been in training for
two months before he was called to
service.
Robert Alexander of Alex, who was
killed on September 13 was in
Bryans division Other Chickasha
boys who are with the same outfit
are George Dismukes formerly with
the Daily Express and Adelbert FL
dred. While no official announce
ment has been made, corresponding
dates Indicate that both Bryan and
Alexander were killed in the fighting
when the Americans cleaned out the
81 Mihie salient
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-05
Turk Deserters
In Revolt Want
Jobs Of Officers

Ey United Press
Zurich. Oct Ten thousand de-
serters from the Turkish army as
sembled outside Of Constantinople
and demanded the resignation of Ia
laat Pasha, Turkish grand yiier and
Enyer Pasha, minister Of war, ac-
cording to dispatches received from
Constantinople
The ministers refused to resign
and dispatched government troops
to attack he reyolters, the dis
patches stated A battle followed,
but as yet nj result is known.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-05
NEGRO ALLEegp sLAcKeR

NJ. b. Williams, Waurika negro,
was brought to Chickasha Friday af-
ternoon by Deputy U. S. Marshal w.
A. Worley, and placed in the county
Jail Williams was arrested by Dep
uty Worley Friday morning in Wau-
rika, charged with having failed to
register. He will be arraigned before
U. S. Commissioner J. w Speake
October 10th.