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Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31
Is in France.

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In a letter to Mrs. E. R. Locke
Mrs. Elizabeth Ross writes OF the
splendid work of Brother w. M.
White in France, as she has heard OF
it from Memphis, and of her own
sad experiences in the Maritime
Provinces. She calls it "the land OF
heart aches" "The story of the brav-
ery and endurance of the Canadian
women has not been written. A pen
dippcd in blood will have to write 1t"
She writes from Keokuk, and Will De
on her way to the state conventions
of Florida, North and South Carolina
as soon as conditions are normal
Christian Church Newsletter,
Ban Is Lifted at Funston.
l Lieut.. Howard Keath, son of Mr.
and Mrs. e. B. Keath of this city
who is stationed at Camp Funston, is
; home on a short leave. He states
) that the influenza ban there was lift
c cd Saturday as conditions were ma
terially improved.
. Of the eighty boys who have gon
into service from the Mexico Chris
e tian Church, about forty are nos
overseas.
81 Harry Stocks expects to be Gale
Z to the Balloon Corps of the U. 5. a
service shortly.
Edward Million on Furlough.
III Edward Million is home on a te
DAVIS furlough from the Great LAKE
Training Camp, where he is ST.
H. toned. Million is in the radio bran'
ne of the service. He looks well n sa!
"a that he likes his work fine, lie sa'
that the work in the radio service
d very pleasant. Million enlisted
July.
on, Eric Cunningham, son of Mr.. "a
he Mrs. S. P. Cunningham, who is ma
Nj ing a splendid record in the U. s. I
service ground school at Seatt
Wash, was recently appointed co
RS pany commander of his student Ut
at Zeke Epstein, a former graduate
low M. NJ. A. and well kniwn in this CT
me has been commissioned a Lieuten'
lin in the army and is at present STATE
lied ed at Madison, Wis.
of ST. LOUIS NURSE
TELLS OF HOSPITAL
III. UNIT NUMBER
and Miss Julia Stimson, a ST. Lo
ONE Nurse, with Hospital Unit No. 2l' I
in France, has a part of her Ill
ten telling of the organizations W
vorv ovorseas published in Sundays /
Dispatch. Miss Cordelia RAM, for
social service nurse in Mexico, is v
, If this unit. In speaking of the org
,, If cation and its experiences Miss 81
cor son says: an,
Post "a
Our hospital is very full and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31
ABOUT OUR
SOLDIERS
FOR THE SOIpfERs

ian county soldiers, vhea in
England, can find The Even-
Logger on file a, the Reciprocal
,esl Bureau OHise u Queen Auns's
london. S. W. The paper is sent
-rly and & is placed there 70,
nor ~Trru.rurr. atf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31

IN voting on the amendments Nov
ember 5th remember 20 cast your bal
ment, and for the Prohibition amend
ment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31
MEN CHOSEN FOR TRUCK CORPS
Six Applicants from Audrain County

MEN CHOSEN fOR lhUChN bhI .
Six Applicants from hudrain County
Go to TT. Sheridan and Garden City
Six applicants for the Motor Truck
Corps have answered the call issued
some time ago for volunteers for this
branch of the service. The men will
leave Mexico Wednesday night, DC
tober 80, five of them going to Fort
Sheridan and the sixth, Arthur Ra!
Farnsworth of V~andalia, going tt
Garden City, Long Island.
The men who will go are:
Gus Bernard Tillman, Martins
burg.
George Ben Kenna, M%artinsburg'
Lee Aloysius Reymcr, Martins
burg.
Arthur Ray Farnsworth, Vandalli
Emil Robert Gooch, Mexico.
Orville Mcdowell, Vandalia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31

A letter received here by John
WAYNE from DR.. Harrison states that
Ralph Wayne is ill at Camp Pike, Ark
with Spanish influenza, His case
however is thought to a light one
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31

Lieutenant Howard Keith returned
to camp Sunday afternoon after
short furlough spent with his family
here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31
Putting Santa
Claus i'm the
Draft

Provost Marshall General Crowder
saws Santa Clause is not exempt from
war duty. He has been drafted, and
Gen. March, chief of staff, has issued
mobilization orders to him.
This year Christmas presents for
the boys in France must be in Hobo
ken, N. j., by November 2Otn' Shrlst-
mas presents to be sent out OF town
bv mail or express must be on the
way by December 9th. This mean.
shopping finished a great deal earlier
than usual.
You IAN begin today at our store
Our holiday goods are on display
Everything in the Jewelry line.
For patriotism and self-interes'
begin your Christmas shopping d
once,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31

To vote Dry, scratch "No" on
Amendment No. 6 at the election
Nov. 5.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31

CHICAGO, Oct. 2S.-The annouh-
cement Saturday OF q new basis ior
November hog prices resulted in a Dig
jump Of prices for pork, lard and rlDS'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31

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.Laa,a.r ien;.,od ~ . corn.n hui
M, an ,ho We.,orn f,o,,
i Maurice Ra,,h Ma. aFIu.-
M,uyice Rartb az This eitv. who is,
s,,srdinr an ogicers, school Al Camp
IaL..,on J,.Lsonvipo IN, i; no
sovorirg from an at,ark Of spanish
4. irOncnza His manv Mexico friend,
will he glad 10 know he is considered
! entirely out Of danger.
e Sailing Order Recalled.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. R. Sanford are in
n receipt of a telegram from their
n son, Lieut.. Kenneth Sanford, stating
that his order to sail overseas was
recalled within a few hours after be-
ing issued. He is now attached to
the Motor Transportation corps, a
branch of the combatative service and
not Of the @. M. C. The men wear
If purple hat cords. This is a compare
lively new branch of the service
r Lieut.. Shields Moore left Friday
he for Selfdirge Field, Mt. Clemens,
r. Mich. He expects to be called for
0, overseas duty shortly.
Ray Gallagher, son Of A. A. Gala
or CHER of this city, is now a snlper OF
az the western front in France
nd A letter has been received iron
Europe stating Ensign Herbert nun
en- kett is well.
ny Gets Service Call.
Isl DR.. Alvin Culbertson, of Vandalia
CO. has received official notification to b
ready for national service in ten day
and probably will leave in a few day
for some cantonment. DR.. Culbertso
lei received his commission as first lier
lsy tenant last fall, having enlisted fc
service in a dental corps
re. r Evans. formerly of the j.
I'm Evans Construction Company of tn
ola, city. is in the U. S. Engineers, wit
'aul a splendid office.
MIS-. ,l0nn y, NlOIlll mas lAi'N
re- Mexico, to remain while her husban
,ov" Major Morfit, is overseas. Mrs. Mo
fit formerly was Miss Sallie Wand
venter of this city.
the Sends Trophies Home.
oil Loo Roe who is in France with I
uns- II 6 forces. sent his father, d.
n n Roo If this citv a German helm
Jo- and c~arteen taken from a captul
German soldier. The helmet weie
about three pounds and is cam
7 BY foood II and the canteen, which
need smaller than those carried by the
G soldiers. Private Roe, who is W
Ah' n hospital unit, had to procure 7
enza' ,,iss;or of his Colonel before the
d in mics could be shipped home il
eport sack
mel G. A. Roe received a knife from
E.ao Cot,rdoxy
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31
Not Wounded.

Fitzhugh Gilbert, Audraln soldier
from near Wellsville, was not Sc
verely wounded in an engagement IN
France, as listed in the newspapers
and according to a telegram sent
from the war department to the
Young mans father. Instead he has
had a severe and prolonged attack Of
tvpboid, and is now only about thu
hospital. This information was glveI
the Leader by young Gilbert's sister
Miss Ruth Gilbert.-Vandalia Lead
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31

Robert Ferris Of Laddonia was II
Mexico Wednesday.
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signt. even IL II took me year 10 get
10 Holland. which was my objective.
From my map estimated that was
about tliirty-iive miles from Strassburg
when ] made my leap from the train.
and IL l could travel la straight line
had perhaps on. hundred and fifty
miles to travel. As II was. however,
l WIS compelled To make many d.tours.
and l figured that two hundred and
fifty miles WAS ncrrer the extent of the
journey ahcad OF me.
In several parts of this country had
TO travel through forests of young pine
trees about twelve feet high. They
were very close together and looked
They proved to he serious obstacle
to me because. | could nat see the stars
through them and l was relying upon
the heaven to guide me tn freedom. !
am not much OF an astronomer. bur 1
know the Pole Star when see II. But
for it wouldn't be here today, ~
I believed II faIned every night and
day while ! was making my way
through Germany and Luxembourg.
OF my journey WAS TO travel steadily
all night until about six In the morn
ing. when I would commence looking
around for a place wherein to hide
during the day. Low bushes or woods
back from the rosd. as far ns possible
from the Travelled pathway. usually
served me for this purpose. Having
found such spot would drop down
and try to sleep. My oysrcoat was
my only covering. and TINT wns usu-
ally soaked through. either from the
rain or from swimming.
The only sleep l got during those
days was from exhaustion, and II usu-
ally came TO me towards dusk when
IL was time for me TO start again.
It was mighty fortunate thing for
me that I was not smoker. Somehow
/ hive never used tobacco In any form.
! WAS now fully repaid for whatever
pleasure ! Iind foregone In the past as
a result OF my habits In that nriic-
ular, because my ~ufrerlngs would GER
tainiy have been intensified now IT, In
addition to lack OF food and rest.
had had to endure n craving for to-
bacco.
About the sixth night was so
drowsy aud exhausted when the time
came for the to lie on tl,e move. thar
was very mnch tempted to sleep
through the night. knew. however.
that that would be bad precedent to
establish and wouldn't give In.
l plugged wearily along and about
IL o'clock, after had covered perhaps
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old man, going home on leave. and he
seemed to be dreaming of whit was In
store for him rather than paying any
particular attention TO me. Once In u
while / had smiled ut him, and figured
that he hadn't the slightest iden OF
what was going through my mind all
the time we had been travelling.
began to cough as though my throat
was badly irritated by the Smoke and
then opened the window again. This
time the guard looked up and showed
his disapproval. but did not say any
thing.
1t was then o'clock in the morn
Ing and would soon be light. knesT ]
had to do 1t right then, or never, as
there would be no chance to escape in
the daytime.
had on a trench coat that / had
used as flying coat and wore my
knapsack, which 1 had constructed
out of gas bag brought into Courtrai
by British prisoner. In this had
two pieces Of bread, piece of sau-
sage and pair of flying mittens. All
OF them had to go with me through the
window.
The train was now going at rate of
between thirty. and thirty-five miles an
hour. and again 1t seemed to admonish
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stacked there. 1t was daylight when
1 awoke. ana / found myself right in
German backyard. You can imagine
that lost no time in getting out Of
that neIghborhood and I made up my
fiind right there and then that would
never give away to that '.fired feeling"
again.
In the daytime. In my hiding place.
wherever II happened to be. had
plenty OF opportunity to study my map.
and before very long knew II almost
by henrt. Unfortunately. however. 1t
slid not show NIL the rivers and canals
which encountered. and sometimes it
fooled me completely.
Tt Innsf have been about the ninth
night that l crossed into Luxembourg.
but though this principnlity is officially
than Belgium would. The Huns have
violated the neutrality of both, and dis
coyery would have been followed by
the same Consequences as capture In
Gerinany proper.
In the nine days I had covered per-
hars seven;y.iise miles. and I WAS that
much nearer liberty. but the lack of
proper food, the constant wearing of
wet clothes. and the loss of sleep and
rest had reduced me to a very much
weakened condition I doubted very
much whether I would be able to con-
tinue. but I plugged along
(To he Continuah
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me as 1t ratified along over the ties.
You're a fool II you do-you're q fool
IL you don't. You're fool If you don't
you're a fool If you do. You're q fool
II you don't"
I waited no longer. Standing upo;
the bench as IL to put the bag on tn
rack and taking hold of the rack. wit
my left hand and a strap that huI
from the top of the car with my Hgv
pulled myself up. showed IDs fees
logs out of the window ani lie.
There was a = = u =.
ver. out. aril 7 80 hull
tween my shoulders, but It was al
Sver in an instant
l landed on my left side and face.
burying my face in the rock ballast.
cutting 1t open and closing my left
eye. skinning my hands and shins and
straining my ankle. For a few mo-
menfs l was completely knocked out.
and If they shot at me through the
window. In the first moments after my
escape. had no way of knowing.
OF course. If they could have stopped
have recaptured me. bu. at the speed II
was going and In the confusion which
must have followed my escape. they
probably Didn't stop within half or q
mile from the spot where / lay.
came to within few minutes and
when 1 examined myself and found no
bones broken, didn't stop to worry
abOlIt my cuts and hrufsae hnf furnnafl
up with the idea of putting as great q
distance between me and that track as
possible before daylight came. Still be-
ing dazed, l forgot all about the barbed
wire fence along the right of way and
ran full tilt into 1t. Right there l lost
one of my two precious pieces of bread.
which fell out of my knapsack, but ]
could not stop to look for It then.
The one thing that was uppermost In
my mind was that for the moment ]
WAS free, and 1t was up to me now to
make the most Of my liberty.
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asking this bulletin on cottage cheese
for every fnrm woman, and the town
women Will he glad to avail them
selves OF these good recipes.
Cottage Cheese omeiet-Beat the
yo,k- OF two eggs until thick. the
whites until siify. Add TO the yolks N
fourth OF fen=poonfui of salt. two
tab'cspoonfuis of milk. and n half
cupful OF cottage cheese which has
been seasoned with tablespoonful OF
chopped pimcntos; then fold In the
whites and pour INTO n wclI-greased
omeiet pun. Cook slowly until the egg
Is ser. place In the oven for q few
minutes TO finish cooking and fold over
In the center; gnrnish with parsley.
Minced ham or green peppers are al
80 good seasoning which Will give VA
rieiy To this dish.
Cottage Cheese Roast.-Tnke two
cupfuis Of cooked cereal. one cupful OF
cottage cheese. one cupfui Of dry
bread crumbs. one and an eighth tea
spoonfuls OF salt. fourth Of tea
spoonful each OF soda and pepper:
mix thoroughly and form into a roll.
II too dry ndi little milk or cream.
Form into roll and bake twenty-five
minutes. basting often with beef drip
pings or other sweet fat.
Cottage Cheese soup.-Take q pint
OF milk. n tablespoonful OF butter. the
samN Of -four. cooked together: half
Il tcnspoonful Of salt. and n dash Of
pepper with half cupful Of cheese.
Prepare the sauce as usual and re-
move from the hcnt to cool slightly
before adding the cheese. To favor
with onion the juice may be added or
the milk scaI,lcd with n slice OF onion.
Parsley. pimento or Worcestershire
sauce viii NIL give variety OF flavor.
For those who do not enjoy the acid
flavor of the cheese II may he neutral
lied by adding n little soda: n fourth
10 n third Of n teaspoonful will usual
ly he sufficient.
creared onions-Take two bunch
cs OF young green onions. cook and
serve In butter or white sauce ms
one does asparagus. milking n most
tasty dish. serve on toast. A few
young onions with asparagus will help
ont when there Is not enough Of the
asparagus to serve and the combina-
tlon IL especially good.
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CHAPTER vi.
A Leap for Liberty.

/ had been in prison at Courtrai
nearly three weeks when, on the morn
Ing of September 9th. and six other
officers We're told that we We're to be
transferred to u prison camp in Ger
many.
One of the guards told me during the
day that we were destined for re-
prisal camp in Strassburg. They were
sending us there to keep our airmen
from bombing the place.
He explained that the English car
ried German officers on hospital ships
for similar purpose and he excused
the German practice of torpedOing
these vessels on the score that they
also carried munitionsl When /
pointed out to him that France would
hardly be sending munitions to Eng.
land, he lost interest in the argument.
Some days before, had made up my
mind that it would be very good
thing to get hold of map of Germany,
which knew was In the possession of
one of the German interpreters, be-
cause l realized that if ever the op-
portunity came to make my escape.
such a map might be of the greatest
assistance to me.
With the idea Of stealing this map,
accordingly. n lieutenant and I got in
front of this Interpreters window one
day and engaged in very hot argu-
ment as to whether Heidelberg was on
the Rhine or not, and we. argued back
and forth so vigorously that the Ger
man came out of his room, map in
hand. TO settle it. After the matter
was entirely settled to our satisfac-
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CHAPTER VII.
Crawling Through Germany.

Crawling Through Germany.
The exact spot at which / made my
desperate leap don't know. Perhaps,
after the war is over. someone on that
train will be good enough to tell me
and then may go back and look for
the dent must have made In the rock
ballast.
have said, l didn't stop very long
that morning after once regained my
senses.
was bleeding profusely from the
wounds caused by the fall, but
checked 1t somewhat with handker-
chiefs held to my face. and 1 also
held the tall Of my coat SO as to catch
the blood as It fell and not to leave
tell-tale traces on the ground.
Before stopped had gone about a
mile. Then / took my course from the
stars and found that had been going
just opposite to the direction l should
be making. but / could not go back
across the track there.
Heading west, therefore, kept this
course for about two and half hours,
but as was very wesk from loss Of
blood didn't cover very much ground
In that time. Just before daylight,
came to canal which knew had to
cross. and swan It with evcrythlne
Ind on.
This swim, which. proved to be to-
hrst OF series that was destined q
pake, taught me several things.
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ton, he went back into his room and
1 watched where he put the map.
When. therefore, learned that / was
on my way to Germany, realized that
1t was more Important than ever for
me to get that mnp. and with the help
of my friend. we got the interpreter
out of his room on some pretext or
another, and while he was gone con-
1iscated the map from the book In
which he kept 1t and concealed 1t in
my sock underneath my Logging. As
i had anticipated. 1t later proved of
the utmost value to me.
got 1t none too soon, for half an
hour later we were on our way to
Ghent. Our party consisted Of five
British officers and one French officer.
AT Client. where we had to wait for
several hours for another train to take
MS direct to the prison camp in Ger
many. two other prisoners were added
TO our party.
In the interval we were locked in a
room Mt hotel, guard sitting at the
door with rifle ON his knee. 1t would
have done my heart good for the rest
of my life IL could have gotten away
then and fooled that Hun-he was SO
cOcksure.
Later we were marched to the train
that was to convey us to Germany. 1t
consisted OF some twelve coaches,
eleven Of these containing troops going
home on leave, and the twelfth re-
served for us. We were placed in a
fourth-class compartment with old,
hard, wooden seats. a filthy floor and
no lights save a candle placed there
by a guard. There were eight Of us
prisoners and four guards
AS we sat In the coach we were an
object Of curiosity to the crowd who
gathered at the station.
Hope you have a nice tripi" one Of
them shouted sarcasticelly.
drop me q line when you get to
Berlin. will your shouted enother in
broken English.
~when shall We see you again7''
nsked third.
~Remember me to your friends. will
your You'll find plenty where you're
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WILL RESIDE At st1
MACON AVENUE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Wolf arrived
here early In The week from Arvada.
Colo, and have taken the residence
ut oil Macon avenue for the fall and
winter months. Mr.. Wolf is the new
teacher OF agriculture in the High
school faculty and is much Interested
in the work Of the boys nnk girls gar.
dening clubs Of the state. He taught
in the public schools at Brnsh. Colo.
last year.
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~ THE
E6EAHlNETE

There Is not any virtue tho exercise
OF which even uomentarliy will not
Impress new fairness upon the foa-
tures.-Iiuslstn-
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many places buy
In any quantity for
the table, lends IT.
self TO many nu-
tritious dish es.
Circular number
100 OF the United
States Department
OF Agriculture fur
nIsi,ex fraa for fha
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GOOD THINGS WORTH TRYING.

The cottage cheese which we may
mike AT home OF skim milk, or In
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N1.s h4+~sle

Most men nrc willing to serve their
country IN An Official capacitU.
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IU-BoAT is 0UTF0UGHT
BY AMERICAN TANKER
Forces Submarine to Submerge
After Companion British and Nor
wegian Freighters Flee. -

AN ATLANTIC PORT, October 81
torpedo and shell fire attack by a
German submarine on an American
tanker. a British freishter and Nor
wegian freighter. October p, 700
miles from the French coast. in which
the American tanker stopped to en-
gage and apparently outfought the
U-boat, was described by the crew of
the Norwegian ship. which has ar
rived here.
The three vessels were travelling
together, the Norwegian crew said,
when the submarine made it's presence
known by launching a torpedo at the
BritiSher. The enemy then appeared
on the surface and with two deck
guns opened fire On all three ships.
The vessels scattered and the Brit
Usher. being the fastest. was soon hull
down on the horizon. The Norwegian
ship. unarmed, moved off in an oppo-
site direction. while the American
tanker, turning so as to present a
stern target, opened fire and in short
order made the U-boat submerge.
The day following, the Norwegian
.:crds off the port quarter and moved
UP until it was square abreast the
ship. Expecting momentarily the
crash of a torpedo, the crew pre-
pared to take to the lifeboats. The
submarine. however, made no attack,
but pushed forward until it crossed
the steamers bow and soon disap-
peared. The periscope was in sight
about ten minutes
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It secrns like tn more wou-
ans shoes pinch her tn pleas
anter she kin smile.
What's become o TIL professor
with tn shiny diagonal frock
coat that used t teach penman-
I ship?