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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-11

January $1,43h to $1,44 IA, were fol-
lowed by sharp declines all around.
Weakness became pronounced later,
owing to reports that large contracts
for food supplies in the United States
had been Cancelled by Great Britain
strike had been settled. Prices closed
heavy, 21ac to 4ho net lower, with
January. $1,40 to $1.4Oh and, May $1.32h
Oats fell with corn. After opening
unchanged to NC lower, with May
7O%c to 7O&c, the market continued TO
decline,
Provisions were depressed by the
weakness of grain and hogs. Holding
up of British orders for meats was also
a bearish factor,
No important rallies took place.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-11
FROM WALL STREET
Dizziness Chief Feature of
Brief Session and HeavineSS
Ruling Tone at Close.

NEW YORK. Jan ll.-puuness was
the noteworthy incident Of today's
short session OF the stock market. trad
ing dwindling to less than half the us
ual total APPOINTMENT Of a new director
genera of railroads failed 10 stimulate
tons. 'Oils led The heavy issues at
further declines of I to 3 points. asso-
ciated oils proving the conspicuous eN-
ception. Other re3ctiouary stocks in
Guided sugars and some of the tnact-
i've iudustrials, notably GulC Estates
Steel. Tohaccos and minor motors were
strong, but T. =. Steel and related
leaders broke in the final dealings. The
closing was heavy, Sales Appropriated
1850. 600 shares.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-11
MONEY.

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-Mercantile pa
per, S IA to 5&.
cial 60-day bills, on banks, 472% COM
mercial 60-day bills, 472k; demand,
475%; cables, 1855.
Guilders demand, AZ IA; cables. AN.
Mexican dollars, TIA.
Government bonds steady.
Railroad bonds irregular.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-11
ELECTION OF TRUSTEES.
MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK &
TRUST co.

Memphis, Tenn. Dec. "a, 1918.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of this bank, to elect trus-
tees for. the ensuing year, will be
held at the banking house mo. 80
8. Main st., on Tuesday. Jan! IA,
1919, from IL am. to l Pm.
FRANK T. COCHRAN. Cashier.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-11
BANK CLEARINGs.
RnNn CLOSING.

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Final prices
on Liberty bonds today were; 8}3s,
%, 3S; first convertible A., $780, second
Is 81. 6B; first convertible 4 Ids, g6.h2i
second convertible 4 las, OF, 30; third
4 las, 96.16; fourth As, 95.5h
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-11
FARM LOAN MEN TO MEET.

YAROO CITY, Miss, Jan, II. (SpLD-
The annual meeting Of the Ha2oo CITY
National EARN Loaiy association VIII be
held in Yazoo City Tuesday, Jan, ~
The annual election OF officers, reports
fer year just passed and appointment
Of committees for the ensuing year WIZ
romnose the program on this occasion.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-11
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
The Central State National
Bank.

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 10. 1918.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of this bank for the election Of
directors and for such other business
as may properly come before the meet
ing, will be held in the directors room
Second street. Tuesday. the 14th day OF
January. 1918, between the hours Of II
r. +. cRENsHAw. Cashier.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-11
Liquidating Dividend
Commonwealth Trust Com
pa1y.

A first dividend Of ten per cent
has been declared and ordered
paid. Please present stock certifi-
cate at the office of Frank S., Ell
gin, 1524-1527 Bank of Commerce
& Trust Company building, Men,
phis, Tenn, or or after January
10th and receive dividend. If
more convenient, mail your GER
tificate to the undersigned or
Frank s. Elgin.
T. X. RIDDICK,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-11
CAPT. STONE TO CAPITAL.

Capt. Lee A. Stone, OF the United
States public health service, has been
ordered to Nashville to assist the state
board Of health in having passed legis-
lation which will make social diseases
remarkable.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-11
DAILY STATEMENT,

Yellow tinged, 800 to lis points lower,
stained. 500 to $50 points lower.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-11

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 11.-Corn-No. 3,
$1.46; No. 4 white, $l.44@1.45.
Oats-No. 3 white, TN @73c.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 11.-Cash wheat
unchanged to lower; No. l hard, $3.50
2,41; No. 2, $2.S7@28s; No. l red, $2.51
@2.53; No. 2, $2.4902.51.
Corn-Lower; No. 2 mixed, 1850
1.56; No. . white, $1,5SQ1.59; No. 2 yell
low, 81. 56@1.57.
Oats-Unchanged to lower; No. 2
white, 1917 @7415c; No. 2 mixed, 72@
Rye-$1.55@1.57.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-11
MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK. Jan. 1O.-Coffce Rio No.
2 nominal, SIC. Futures firm, May,
$14 81; July, $l4lO,
CHICAGO, Jan, 1I<-Butter lower,
Creamery, 6OUb7c.
Eggs, lower receipts, GA cases tirstS
soy @60c; ordinary .ftrsts. 57bQb0c;
al mark, cases included, $4,000.
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan
bulk, $2.OO@2,l5; ditto sacks. $2l0U
900.
springs, 23c,
SAVANNAH, Ga Jan, l%1-Turpen-
tine firm, 7O%c; sales, ~ receipts, SO;
SHIPMENTS. S.; stock, 3O7i7',
Rosin, firm; sales, $40; receipts, 1879;
shipments, none; stock, 50, 1871
Quote; 3, p, Sii$17h T. 81 N 27kS'
$i5.9 3 NJ $16 80; N, Sl6.S5; Wgp $3.50,
WV, $l6.75.
. CHICAGO. Jan. 11,-Butter lower;
Eggs lower; receipts, 6t4 cases; firsts,
59R d60c, -.
! PfCoulfrywAiive lower; fowls, 25@27c;
springs, pc.
ST. LOUIS, San. 11.-Foultry un-
changed, except springs, 26c.
Butter unchanged.
Eggs, 59c.
NEW YORK, Jan, i1.-Butter. firm;
receipts, 5,5S5 tubs creamery higher
Egg irregular; receipts, 1880 cases
fresh gathered eXtras' see.
Cheese steady; , receipts, 2i2 boxes
state whole milk flats, fresh specials
and average run, 3616037hc
Poultry, alive, quiet, chickens, ESQ
27c; fowls, 33d35c,
Dressed steady, unchanged.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-11
MEMPHIS COTTON.

Memphis cotton closed steady and un
changed. Middling soc. Sales $50 bales,
Including $50 %preViOus ~eVening-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-11

ST LOUIS, San. 11.-Foultry un-
changed, except springs, 2bc.
Butter unchanged.
Eggs, 59c.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-11

New York-Lverpool, Weld, McFad-
den brokers bought; locals. South ana
Wall street oid.-Robertson c 0 20 Ian
gOalS
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-08
DOCTORS TO MEET
1o6th Annual Meeting at Burlington
This Week

MS WGCh :
Burlington, Oct. 6-The 1O6th an
nual meeting of the Vermont State
Medical society will be held at the
University of Vermont college of
medicine en- Thursday and Friday of
this week.
The program will be rendered as
follows: Wednesday evenfng infor-
NAL reception by the local and ladies
committees at the roof garden, Hotel
4 Vermont; Thursday morning, welcome
and reading of papers, including the
ses by DR.. p l.. Derry of Middlebury,
DR.. Ray f. Smith, Rutland, DR.. c. X.
Johnson of Burlington end discus
sions by physicians including DR.. C. B.
Ross of West Rutland.
Thursday afternoon, presidents adj
dress by DR. c. w Bartlett of Ben
nington, and papers and discussions
by practitioners including DR. c. H.
Hazen Of Springfield, DR. Charles F.
Dalton, Burlington. DIR, II, H. Swift
Pittsford, DR. S. 81 Eddy. Middlebury,
I Or. ]. NJ Hamiltop Rutland, DR.
c. S. leach Bellows Falls and DR.
A. H. Wright, Wilmington.
The banquet will be held Thursday
evening at $3.50 o'clock at the Hotel
/ Vermont
FRIDAY morning discussion will cen
ter around Drs. w N. Bryant, Lud-
low p. J. Rogers, Pittsford, A, H.
Bellerose, Rutland and William Stick
ney Rutland The session will close
Friday afternoon with medical and
surgical clinic conducted by Or. W. F,
Hamilton of Montreal and DR.. j. C.
/ Hubbard of Boston.
The ladies are invited 10 the recep-
/ tion given by the local and ladies
| committees on the roof garden of the
Hotel Vermont, Wednesday evening.
also the banquet Thursday evening,
Other entertainment will he provided
( by the ladies' committee which will be
announced at the time of the meeting,
Ladies will be welcome to inspect
/ the display of various exhibitors at
( the college of medicine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

DR.. w. Brunei, chiropodist will be at
Miss Huttons on Thursday. Adv.
Dcn't miss "The 18th Command
ment" starring Lucille Lee Stewart
lat Harte Theatre today.-Adv.
/ There will be an important meeting
of the Ladies Aid society in the par
/ lor of the Second Congregational
church Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs John B. Harte and
Mr. Harte's brother, James Harte, and
Miss Jane Green, left Tuesday by au-
to for Boston. They will return the
latter part Of the week.
"The Heart of Humanity pic
ture that has set all New York talk
ing in parts, with special music,
starring Dorothy Phillips at Opera
House Friday and Saturday-Adv
1.-THE Heart of Humanity the pic
ture that will live foreyer-50,OO0
New Workers saw it in one week
Opera House Friday and Saturday,
Adv.
The ladies society of the Old First
church will meet on Friday afternoon
at 2,45 at the home of Mrs. James A.
Eddy in Old Bennington. Members of
the society are reminded of the Red
Cross work to be finished.
Agnes Sears, youngest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. David Sears of North
street, was given surprise party
Tuesday afternoon by nine of her lit |
tie friends in honor of her sixth birth !
day anniversary The little people
gathered at the home of little Miss
Sears while she was out and the party |
was a complete surprise. Games were |
played and ice cream and cake were |!
served. Agnes was the recipient of
a number of pretty gifts.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-08
Bennington, vi.
NOTICE

To the Taxpayers of the village OF
Bennineton:-A Rate Bill has been
placed in my hands for collection as
follows: 80 cents on the dollar for the
Village Tax, 20 cents on the dollar for
the Highway Tax on the Grand List of
1919
/ hereby demand payment of said
taxes, and notify you that l will attend
at the Bennington County Savings
Bank from o'clock a. M, until 3
o'clock p. m. There will be discount
of 4 per cent on Village tax If paid
within 80 DAYS.
Z. II. DEWEY. Treasurer
Remington. VT. Juiy e. 1919
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-08
BRITISH STEAMER SUNK
Crew Rescued by American Steamer
Afel.

Halifax, Oct S.-The British steam.
er, Sizergh Castle, has been sunk at
sea- according to a wireless from the
American steamer, Afel. The Afel re
ports she has taken the crew aboad
She was bound for Antwerp from Nor
folk.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-08

Optimistic Thought.
An emperor travelling as a man haa
ne rights OF a man
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-08
The Drysdale Shoe Store

THIS WEEK END OUR THURSDAY HALF HOLIDAYS K
Uncle Sam all his workers to GET BUSY and DO
1T NOW! We obey the Beginning next week will
Winter schedule ofbusness hours
Guiding being Thursday afternoons.
THANKS! THANKS! THANKS for the splendid cooperat e
of the public which made this extended weekly hafoday of
possible. e.&e
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-08

For the little fellow and
big boys. Good looking
stylish fall hats and caps
in a variety of pretty pat
terms.
Priced at 75c to $1.1O
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-03
MA BURDICK
is RETURNED
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

NEW YORK May Mrs. > Minnie
Burdick. OF Houston. Tex. known
throughout the Salvation Army as
Ma Burdick returned from France
aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam after
making doughnuts for American SOL
diers for n months.
Ma" IS 81 years old and was the
oldest woman war worker with the
army She was gassed but continued
working d her little shack untI carried
g hospital She set the record for
making pies under fire. turning out 324
mlnce pies IN twelve hours
Ensign Burdiek. Of the salvation
Army. her husband with her Her son
is soldier in France and a daughter is
doing salvation Army work among the
overseas doughboys.
Lieut. Stella Carmickie. Of Tell city
Ind. and Adtt Billy" Hale noted for
his work in the New York bowery were
other Salvation Army workers aboard
The liner. Hale was cited for carrying
food forward under heavy fire
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-03
WELL, WILL
THE WEATHER
Be ALL D. K. -?
Hammond Fans and Mgr.
Nagel Are Looking for a
Big Day-If it Doesn' t
Rain.

The delayed opening Of the Chicar
League in Hammond will take place
tomorrow afternoon, weather conditions
permitting. The big features on SUNDAY
Will be the opening of the Hammond
baseball park as a memberof the fastezt
ser1i-pro baseball league in the country
and Manager James J. Nagel at its head
The only difference in the opening game
VIII be that the Dodger Trainings viii
be the visiting attraction instead or
the Ragens.
Practically all of the outside clubs in
the league are a little worried over
Hammond's prospects and more so in
Chicago as It would do them a lot or
good to win a pennant The Dodger
Trainings victory over Hutton's Wau-
kesan team last Sunday is evidence
enough to show the fans what class Of
ball is being played. Yet the comments
Of the Chicago Journal reads: .Nagel
looks 70 have hard team to beat at
Hammond. SO there must be some IN
rest somewhere"
II old King Sun viii only STAY out
today and tomorrow 1900 fans will he
more than pleased. The fans are look
ing 70 this game as one Of interest as
they realize there is going 10 be plenty
Of action on the field. The Hne-up Tor
the teams are:
Hammond-Collin. II Kennedy. IS:
oneil. IF. Walsh. CT: Callahan. 2b: Blank
Sh; Thompson. 1h; Hudson. c; Barchley
or Buckeye. pitchers
Dodger Trainings-Lowe, IS: Rudolph
2b; Hielman. IF: Davis Ct. Long. sb
Kropf. 1b: O'Leary. II: Olson. c: Elmer
Monger and E. Stack. pitchers
The game will star Al p. m. Re
out and don't forget TO bring your best
voice to yell for your favorites.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-03
K. D. BROWN
BEATS MONA

RACINE.' Wis. May SIT took 2
years training in the United states
army TO make n real fighter out OF
Kaye Brown. the demon Chicago md
dleweight but he showed his rnettIe
last night by outpunching and Outright
ing Wild Bob .Moha Of Milwaukee in
the big event Of the night at the Lake
side arena show
Entering the ring the short ender in
the betting Brown surprised everybody
his aggressive milling. and particularly
by a left jab. which no one ever sus-
peeted h. possessed. The K. .. person
used it with good effect. and it was a
dandy point counter for him.
But u was bundle Of RICH. -..,ngs
which he uncorked in the seventh round
that decided the issue in Browns favor
He spent most Of this session punching
the Milwaukee man who occupied his
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-03
PARIS TO GET
OLYMPIC GAMES

LINIEFNATIoNAL NEWS SERYICEI
PARIS, May 3.-The greatest inter-
national athletic tournament since the
last Olympic meet in Stockholm viii bs
held here in June | and July with ath-
letes from 21 nations participating
American soldiers are building
stadium, TO be called "Pershing Stad-
ium." which will accommodate 10000
spectators
The games will last from June % TO
July under the auspices Of Gen Per
shing and the American officers and en-
listed men. All Of the nations that
fought on the allied side have been
asked 70 send representatives. but only
those NAV compete who saw active
service at some time between August
1914 and November IL 1915
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-03
FERDINAND
ENTERS BUDAPEST

LONDON MAY 2-The Roumanian
army ~ invasion in Hungary. with
King Ferdinand al its head has enter
ed Budapest said a Central News dis
nalnh Tbs afternonn
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-03
STRIKE ON AT
FORT WAYNE
LLnrERnA11onAI MEws sERvIcEL

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE
FORT WAYNE. Ind. MAY 2-One
hundred union plumbers and eiectrf-
cans are on strike here in an effort
10 enforce a higher wage scale
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-03

lie Gendre. a Georgetown Uni
verslty student, is the champion in
tercollegiate all-around athlete. He
won the title recently at the Pennsyl-
sanla relay carnival at Philadelphia,
winning the pentathlon. He scored
fourteen points, winning the 300
metre run, finishing second in the
broad jump. throwing the discuss
and 1900 metre run and finishing
seventh in the javelin throw.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-03

Buy your Victory Liberty Bonds
early.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-03

Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
Chicago. 4 +: Pittsburgh. 2
New York. IA. Philadelphia. 2.
Brooklyn. 5. Boston. O.
St Louis. s; Cincinnati. l.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-03
Four Beautiful Dolls
FREE Tomorrow

With tomorrow's Chicago
Sunday Tribune you will get the
first group of these Dolls of All Nations
four handsome dolls in national costume
Full instructions accompany each set
Get the whole series and save them for
the entertainment of the children. And
there's surprise doll, tooan exceptional feature
TO Watch for It'll Order your Chicago
Sunday Tribune today! Phone your newsdesler.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-03

For the entertainment of the little folk
The Chicago Sunday Tribune will present
series of beautiful doll cut-outs-DoIs of All Nations The
Sunday Tribune t0W be each Sunday until the
series completed There will be dolls of Italy dolls of France dolls of
Switzerland dolls of Cuba all
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-03
An Educational Feature
For the Children!

| heSe Dolls OF All Nations
are the creation of Penny Ross
famous creator of Mamma Angel
Child" They stand inches in height
They are instructive as well as entertain
ing. By saving the whole series a child
can learn to distinguish the styles of
dress used in all countries. And the
children will spend many happy hours
with these doll friendsl
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-03

You'll find In tomorrow issue such
new comics as Mr.. Bones by Everett Lowry,
"Josephus Buge" BY Pete Llanuza and Harold
Teen by Carl Ed The enlarged, eight-page Comic
Chicago Sunday Tribune
Uafuet your
Sunday YOU
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-10

ing have thus far saved the boot
logger, but he will not be able in
the future to rely upon this. I
shall ask the grand jury at the
coming term of court to report to
me every person suspected OF
perjury in an effort to shield the
guilty, and where it is apparent
that this is the case, the perjurer
will be sent to Jail for contempt
of court. In extreme cases this is
justified and 1 shall not hest
tate to WELD the power in this
direction if to do so will help to
save that county from the blight
ming effects of the most deadly
enemy that every imperiled the
peace and wrecked the lives of
the countless hundreds of the
good people of that county.
B. J. BRTHURUM
Judge Rockcastle Circuit Court.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-10
H A N S FOR D

Mrs Logan Mckinney, who has
been sick for the past two months
is able to leave her room Mrs.
w. NJ. Swinney died at her home
near Hopewell last Wednesday of
Influenza. Her remains were
laid to rest in the fam lily grave
yard at this place Friday. She
leaves a husband and six child
rem to mourn this loss.-Mrs. D.
o. Barron, who has been confined
to her bed for the past year, re-
mains very sick.--Mrs. Malissie
McFerron is spending the winter
with her son, j. A. McFerron.--
Miss Martha Kirby spent last
Saturday with Mrs. Sarah Rowe.
Mrs. Andrew Mckinney is
very sick at this writing.--Mrs.
Sarah Kirby, who has been sick
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-10
SUTTON & MCBEE
The CIothcraft Store
MT. VERNON, KY.

manity of her troops under arms.
l talked to a Y M. c. A. man
who was there that night. He
was in a cellar Just off the main
street of the city, which is a
broad beautiful street. When
the alarm was given he ran into
the cellar, but as things did not
material very fast, he looked
out just in time to see German
plane sweep right down to the
house tops and literslly pepper
this street from one end to the
other with his machine gun.Luck-
lily most people had been quick
enough to get off the street, but
many were killed. Not satisfied
with this, he made a circle and
came back up the street the same
way. After the raid was over
this man helped pick up some of
the dead, among them a mother
with a few months old baby in
her arms, both dead. The only
Protestant Church in the city is
simply mass of ruins, once a
massive structure of stone and
concrete. 1t was fair sample of
what has happened everywhere
in this unfortunate city. All of
the French cities are so rich in
history that it is impossible to
begin to tell of the things you
learn. I spent two nights and
one day there. 1 must tell you
of the most interesting thing !
saw. There are very famous
natural hot water baths here, the
largest of these being pool, pos.
sibly seventy five feet by two
hundred, splendidly equipped.
The Y. M. c. A. has taken this
over for every Afternoon and
evening and il Is free to soldiers.
On the day I was there, Nov. az,
more than three hundred prison
ers of war, mostly British had
just gotten back from the Ger
man lines where they had been
prisoners for months. some fol
years. Their government had
arranged 10 issue them new cloth
ling here and it was sight never
to be forgotten to see those mer
throw off their dirty, tatteFed
prison garb, so filthy that these
hanlipg them away handled
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-10

them with forks, and plunge in
to this pool of fresh steaming
water and See them come out
clean and free in body as well as
Spirit; see them don their new
uniforms and start for home. I
talked to many of them and it is
impossible to describe their hap
piness From Nancy, 1 went
o-er to Toul, about fifteen miles
away, a smaller city but one
which has played a large part in
this war and suffered less. knew
that my brothers in-law, Peyton
Reynolds and Bradley Brown,
were in the vicinity of Toul and
Verdun and spent two days try.
ing to see them, but all their
organizations were moving back,
1 did not get to see them. 1 did
not GO, up as far as Verdun, as
the only transportation available
up there now is just as you catch
a ride in a car or on a truck. I
was within I3 miles of Verdun on
the southwest and over some of
the old battle ground of 1914
Everything was commotion up
there. The great armies were
getting out of the devastated re-
gions and there were miles of
moving troops and trucks. Com
Ing back to Bar-le, Due, where
caught the train for Paris. Some.
times as far back as you could
See the road would be lined with
heavy artillery, our biggest guns.
drawn by the powerful catterpil-
lar tractors. From Nancy. I had
a chance to have taken q ride
up to Metz, but as I learned
that the American Military Pc.
lice had established themselves
there the day before, I was afraid
to risk it, as had no movement
order for Metz and they usually
make an exam pie out of Y. mer
if they catch them travelling
without orders. You know i
was so soon after IKE armistics
was signed that everybody whit
felt inclined was going A.. w. o
L. absent without leave), eve,
trucks and automobiles were tax
ing the same kind of "Frencl
Leave. Some fellows cominI