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Sauer Rivers on the German from
tier, an American soldier with fine
old brogue challenged US for our
passes. Three more days and We
had rolled up to Coblenz and had
crossed the Rhine on that wonder
full pontoon bridge, planked across
boats of iron and dashed together
with steel chains, which is just at
the foot of the hill crowned by the
famous fortress Ebrenbreitstein, and
from which floated the Stars and
Stripes.
Here began 4 series of receptions
for our truck party. The U. S. N.
was first sighted by marines oper-
ating the Rhine patrol, and was
greeted like a long lost friend, or
perhaps an indication that there was
something doing in the way of 60
ing home. For three weeks mo
40,159' rolled over Rhine roads,
climbing hills and finally mounting
the steepest of all to that last out
post where stood an American SEN
try beside the sign "Verboten."
Car Breaks Down.
Once, on the roadway up in the
hills among snow-covered vineyards,
with the Rhine stretched out below
us, we hoped off our roller and
started out for a walk, to work
some of the stiffness out of our
Joints. 1t grew colder, and we wete
delighted when we ran across a
young German making fire along
side the road. We gathered about
him, and understanding, he went off
for more wood and soon had it
blazing higher. We didn't exactly
fraternize, but we gave him our Y.
M. G. A. chocolate and went on our
way. However, when the car caught
up with US, being all and entirely
American it evidently did not ap-
prove, for part of her gear gave
way; and we had to make the fire
all over again, while our German
friend walked down the hill MUNICH
ing our chocolate.
Once we met party of 100 Amer
leans on grave Observation-Disclosures
fellows, who, while in performance
of their sombre tasks had found, in
German dugout in the Argonne,
fine Belgian piano. This they had
mounted on Ford, and were carry
ing it with them from place to place.
We followed them into the shattered
ruins Of Buzancy and there, in a
tumble down French house, the
walls of which decorated with Ger
man notices, we gave an impromptu
celebration, for it was the eve Of
Washigton's birthday-and of course
we all sang "The Army and Navy
Forever" To show US their appre-
citation, they filled old "40,15o" with
gas before we took the highway.
At Verdun, we were just coming
down the hill by the ruined cathed-
raj when the bluejacket chauffeur
stopped short, and jumping out of
his seat yelled "By Jimmy, if they
amt gobs." And there they were,
about a dozen, fresh from liberty
in Paris, so we exchanged reminis-
cences of Our adventure for cigarets
and fresh chocolate.
More days and nights we travelled
across the mo Mans Land" coun-
try, finally passing through Virzy
and then to Chateau-Thierry where,
wonder of wonders, a submarine
chaser lay at anchor on the Marine.
We almost kissed it. Then past the
line of crosses and wreaths, to Bel
leau Woods, where the first leaves
of spring hum requiem to the gen.
tie breeze. Then the broad road to
Paris.
The last leg of it brought US to
Brest. and then, alas, a farewell to
"40,159." As we showed off in a
motor sai1er to board the u. S. S.
,,N,, Cta,,hao could - c{opI
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ing on the dock just above the land
ing stage. 1t seemed to be sobbing.
We felt a pang at leaving it; and al
most on the site of its christening
but after having made its unique
record-we said our goodbys to the
only navy truck that had 4 voyage
of this kind on its log.
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stock grower; the South American
Indian and the California truck
farmer; the Japanese coffee picker
and the Virginia dairyman; the tu:-
baned Arabian and the New York
orchardist; the Chinese coolie and
the Dakota wheat farmer; the Mex
lean peon and the Chesapeake Bay
fisherman; the Porto Rican planter
and the Hawaiian sugar grower;
the Spanish olive packer and the
Alaskan Eskimo fisherman.
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and he is now lodged in Jail here.
Romo had the habit, the Mexican
railroad laborers said, of coming to
town on pay days, holding up the
Mexican laborers and making away
with their pay checks. Then he
vanished until the next pay day. He
had no trouble cashing the checks,
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BY 1T. COM. WELLS HAWKS,
U. S. N. R. F.

The christening took place at
night, very late one night, and just
under the tall bridge that spans the
narrow, busy harbor at Brest. /.
was during. the unloading of an
American ship, and the giant crane
on the dock was swinging automo-
bIles and trucks out of the hold as
! ii it were working on ! mine OF
vehicles.
One of these glistening gray
trucks was swung upward from the
depth of the ship, guided and sided
and pulled along, while the winclies
and chains kept up a turmoil to a
chorus of French and American
warnings to look out below"
Finally "she" came down on the
dock. A dungareed artist, U. S. N,
placed a pasteboard stencil to her
stsrboard, amidships, and daubing
the ventilated spaces with his brush,
christened and commissioned her
al. S. N. 4Ol5o." What it all meant
we never knew, for in all our future
travelling we never came across any
o. her relatives.
When next we met "40,15o," she
lad seen a bit of the world, and her
beautiful paint was polka dotted
with that variety of mud which ex-
listed solely in France during the
war. They told US she had made a
fine run from Brest to Pauillac, not
far south OF Bordeaux, and now her
rather prosaic duty was that of haul
ing officers to meals and back again.
As the truck had been built pri-
marily for reconnaissance purposes
and could house and carry II men
very comfortably "a rifle rack back
of the middle seats and plenty al
storing space underneathO, it ap-
peared to US that her sphere in lie
ought to be extended, and, as we
were young men with mission
that we were under orders to per-
form. we asked, then begged until
40, 15o" became our own. For four
months this truck was our home,
our faithful friend and carrier, and
before it was all over there were
10000 miles to her credit, with only
two punctures and one break down.
The COB chauffeur worshipped and
loved her. I really believe he kissed
her and wept over her when they
parted-for mo. 40,159" is still over
seas.
Just to Take Photos.
All Of this rolling about, was be-
cause the navy wanted Photographic
records of its varied activities in
France. We who live in the truck.
xuAvA $hA canaan ~ar{v 'Tuo ~
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SRomo Worked Only On
Pay Days-a HighWayman

Junction City, Kan,--Romo Al
onso, a Mexican, only works on pay
days that is, the other fellows pay
days. At least a half dozen or more
of his fellow compatriots say so,
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as one Mexican is the same as an
other to the average merchant.
Shawls Fashionable.

Observation-Disclosures shawls are
all the rage now. delighting those
grandmothers who are still alive.
Tady Tree set the fashion.
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lust to Take Photos.

All of this rolling about, was be
cause the navy wanted Photographic
records of its varied activities in
France. We who live in the truck.
were the camera party. Two of US
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about the same time each year, and
every patriotic citizen interes,ed in
the good work Of the local association
Is asked to do his best in the matter of
the finarciai support of this excellent
institution.
Y. m. c. A. CAMPAIGN z.
LAUNCHED TOMORROW
The financial campaign for the sup
port of the local Y. M. c.. A. during
the coming year will be launched at
$3.50 o'clock Thursday evening at the
Y. NJ. C. A. Rev. DIR. Charles L. Mead,
pastor of Trinity Methodist church in
Denver. who returned from the battle
front in France few months ago. will
speak at a dinner to workers at that
time ssN
The advance organization for carry
ing on the campaign has just been
completed by r.. J. Craig. campaign
chairman. and everything fs in read.
mess to begin the drive whcfh will be
pushed to completion with as much
vigor as possible. DIR. Mead is fine
speaker and under the inspiration Of
his leadership 1t is expected that the
drive will start on with a swing that
will assure success. I.
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Fine Program
[. Tuesday Night

The Plymouth Singing party. a com
pany of five musical artists. gave the
second of the 1888 series OF Y. NJ.
CA. Star Course entertainments at
the First Methodist church tuesday
night The program was unique. de-
lightful AMI keenly appreciated by its
patrons The selections were all good
and splendid impression was made
on the audience by the excellence OF
their rendition. They were typically
American. because John Alden and
Priscilla Mullen were Americans. and
they were presented In the FIRST scene
OF the evenings entertainment, along
with the sturdy Capt. Miles Standish
All OF the songs sung during the
evening were pleasing In the extreme
by reason OF their great lyric beauty
and the charming manner in which
they were presented. Passing rap
idly from the colonial and Indian
scenes depicted An the music the
members OF the company appeared in
modern evening dress. and the aud.
ience treated to a Commute progrnm
OF. grand opera. light opera. ballads
and heart songs. During this part OF
the program the members of the com
pany sang the beautifu, sacred trio
from verdi's opera OF "Attilla''
Numerous compliments have been
heard today on the entertainment
given Tuesday night by the Plymouth
Singing Party.
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Chandler News

Born. TO Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
slayton. a.baby girl. january 90.
Mrs. Miller was visiting friends in
Canon CITY Tuesday.
Mrs. c. Gabheart OF Fairfax. Okla
visited in chardler Saturday at the
home OF Mrs. Mnlnix.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Hogen OF Goa,
Creek, formerly of Chandler, baby
girl. Wednesday. January 49,
Mr.. Kennedy is to remain In chand.
Ter M mine clerk.
Mrs. James and Mrs. Williams we're
shopping in Canon City Friday.
MrB. Cameron and children left
Tuesday to join Mr.. Cameron In Gal.
lup. N. n y NJ
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Celebrated Their
55th Wedding
Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. w. y jenkins ceIe-
brated their fifty-fifth wedding ami
versary at their home. 6e4 Pike ave-
nue.. last Sunday evening with a COM
memorative dinner at which covers
were laid for 81 guests. All present
we're members of the family. Those
present were Mr.. Jenkins. Sr.. who is
within II days OF his eightieth birth.
day. and his wife. Mrs. Susan v. Jen-
kiTs. 73 years of age: Mrs Mary !.
Ball and son, Jesse. Mr.. and Mrs w.
Z. .Thurber and daughter. Jennie. Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Jenkins. two sons.
Warren and Gordon. and daughters.
Margaret and Jessie Katherine. Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas E. Jenkins and little
son, Fred. Mr.. and Mrs. Byron H.
Conklin. twin daughters. Louise and
Luella. and little son. Donald.
The daughters OF Mr.. asd Mrs. Jen-
kins. Mrs. Marry Illinois Ball. Mrs.
Ida Thurber and Mrs. Jennie D.
Conklin. together with Miss Jennie
Thurber. a granddaughter. and Mrs.
Grace Faires Jenkins and Mrs. Myrtle
Carter Jenkins. daughters-sn-iaw. Of
ficiated in the preparation of the din
ner and in the serving of the yiands.
After dinner the entire company pro-
ceeded to the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Conklin at SIS Pike avenue, where 1t
was entertained with an excellent mu-
steal program by Miss Jennie Thur
ber, Mrs Myrtle c. Jenkins and Mrs.
Conklin.
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Exalted Rulers asa.
Night at Elks

Tonisht viii be Exalted Rulers
night at the Elks' lodge. ard all Of
the official chairs OF the lodge room
Will be Allied by those who have, held
the highest position in the gift OF It's
members. The affair of this evening
will be memorable one in the chron-
icies OF the local lodge. and every
memoer Of the order-in Canon City
should make II point to be present.
Refreshments will be served during
the evening. - ~
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here woh will be sorry to hear of her
death. The cause Of her death is NOT
WILL ATTEND SPRING
MILLINERY OPENING
Mrs. N. Hays will leave tomorrow
for Denver where she will attend the
spring millinery opening there next
week. and will return in about 10 days
with full line of new millinery. Miss
Beuhler will be with her this season
again.
MFRS. CLYDE CLOSER
HERE FROM WYOMING
Mrs. Clyde CLOSER (nee Agnes Eos
teri and little daughter, Helen, ar
rived here few days ago from Long
leach, Cal. where they have been
spending part of the winter. They
are the guests of Mrs. Glosser's ia.
ther. R. w Foster After a week or
10 days visit here they will ratul n
to their home at Casper, wyo.
..Miss DORA TURNER
.i,s,.-rs.-s iLLoF INFLUENZA
Miss Dora Turner. bookkeeper at
the Fremont County National Bank, is
i'll at her home with influenza.
vOLLEY BALL PLAYERS
GOING TO THE SPRINGS
Two tesm ms from the Canon City
Business Mems volley ball class at the
Y. NJ. C "A, will go to Colorado
Springs next Monday evening for a
contest with the business mems team
of the Y of that city. The games
will be played in the association gym
nasium and will be free to spectators
Preceding the games the visitors will
be entertained at a O'Clock dinner
by the business mems class of the
Colorado Springs Y. NJ. c. A.
HAS RETURNED TO
GALLUP, N. M.
Miss Evelyn Westminster. who has
resided in Canon City for the greater
part of the past year, left Friday after
noon for Gallup. N. M, where she will
make her home with her folks.
LEFT TODAY FOR
COLUMBIA. MO.
Miss Jessie Wilson left this after
noon for Columbia, Mo-, where she
will register as student at Stevens
College, popular educational institu-
tion for girls in that well known uni
versity town.
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Tuesday
WILL SPEND FEW

WILL SPEND FEW
DAY IN FLORENCE
Miss Ella Shumway left on the Ric
Grande train No. 2 this morning fol
Florence. where she will spend q few
days as the guest of her aunt. Mrs. s
K Huber.
RALPH WALDRoN
WEARING BROAD SMILE
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Waldron are the
proud parents of baby girl, born to
them Monday afternoon at their home
113 North Tenth street. Both mother
and baby are reported to be doing
nicely
REV. AND MRS. EssERT
VISITING IN CANON CITY
Rev. and Mrs. F. H. Essert and son
Arthur of Larimie, wyo., are here for
weeks visit with Mrs Essert's par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. C. w. Shaw They
drove down in their car. Arthur is
Just out of the service. Rev. and Mrs.
Essert had three sons In the service
FUNERAL OF FRANK
e. WHITE THIS MORNING
The funeral of the late Frank E.
White. who died at Leadville on Thurs
day of last week, was held at Wilson's
undertaking chapel at 10 o'clock this
morning, and was conducted by Rev.
Charles ]. Armentrout. pastor of the
First Presbyterian church Burial
was at Lakeside cemetery. The re-
mains were brought here from Lead
vile on Monday.
WAS A GUEST OF
MISS HELEN DRYDEN
Miss Louise Goss. a teacher in the
Parkdale school. spent the weekend
in Canon City, the guest of Miss Helen
Dryden.
MRS. ABBEY TO RETURN
TO CRIPPLE CREEK
Mrs. ]. C. Abbey, who has been visit
ing Mrs. L. H. Judd for the past week.
will leave Thursday morning for her
home in Cripple Greek.
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Thursday
WILL LEAVE TONIGHT


FOR sEoo, UTAH
Mrs. James NJ Seip will leave or
west bound Rio Grande passenger
train tonight for Sego. Utah. where
she will spend month or six weeks
wishing here daughters. Mrs. Bessie
Graham, and daughter-in-law, Mrs
Rachel Seip.
GUESTS OF MR.. AND
MRS. r. w. IRISH
Mrs R. X Irish and daughter, Miss
Blanche, of Pine Island, Minn., ar
rived here on Wednesday and are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. R. W. Irish at
719 Greenwood avenue for few days.
They are en- route to Los Angeles, Cal,
where they will spend the remainder
of the winter.
LEFT TODAY FOR
DEL NoRrE, COLO
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hall of 81 Har-
rison avenue left this afternoon for
Del Norte, Colo. where they expect to
spend the coming spring and summer
on the ranch OF the formers brother,
Joe Hall, formerly a resident of South
Canon. They made the trip by way
of Salida.
RUTH GOODRICH
CALLED TO LOGAN, UTAH
Mss Ruth Goodrich received mes
sage yesterday to report at Logan.
Utah Miss Goodrich will leave to-
morrow for Logan. where she has ac-
cepted a government position as Ste
nographer in the. forestry reserve.
OPERATED ON
FOR APPENDICITIS
Mrs. L. S. Robertson of Guffey,
Colo, was operated on Wednesday at
DIR. Graves hospital for appendicitis,
and is getting along nicely.
HAS RETURNED FROM
THE CAPITAL CITY
Claude Singer and wife returned to
Canon City from Denver last night
where they have been for the last two
weeks.
FUNERAL OF FRANK M. NASH
TO BE HELD FRIDAY
The funeral of the late Frank NJ.
Nash of Micanite. which was announc-
ed to have been held at 2 O'Clock this
afternoon, has been changed to 2
O'Clock Friday afternoon. II will take
place from the home of Mrs. C. C.
/. jackson and Mrs. Agnes Townsend,
704 Rudd avenue. This change in the
funeral arrangements was made nee
essary by the delay in the arrival here
of a brother of the deceased from
North Carolina. It was found that it
would be impossible for him to reach
here this afternoon and the funeral
was postponed on that account. .
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ROCkvAlE NEWS.
BY ROY EyERI.y

Mrs. George johnson IN In receln& Z
a letter from her husband. stating lh>
ne IL II: Germany with the A.
ana that he has been In the mo-
for wounds received on the fronf II q
put gis o. X. now and back on dr&
again. II had been just two m0a(h
10 the day that Mrs. johnson had u
heard from her husband. ard if
quite relief TO know that he ~
among the safe. W
Prayer meeting and Bible studf (
the = Methodist Episcopal Che
Wednesday evening. 1
There are three cases OF so1
fever In town. An are getting
M well as expected. W
There was n Red Cross meetir2 +
the Y NJ. CA. Monday evenir 2. 3> s.
Dave Price. delivery man for.
Colorado Supply Company. who
been III with the fiu. is better and
ting along nicely.
y Martin Welsh. who had tussIe
the Influenza. is up and getting
riceiy.
William Thomas was a Canon
visitor Tuesday.
There we're Ga In attendance d
Methodist Episcopal church Sd
school last Sabbath.
John }. Batiil arrived here ths
part OF the week on furlough
GeorEia, where he is In the
service.
Philip Ponce. who was red
given an honorable discharge fro
navy, Is home aeain. Tie has
seryice across the pond.
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Swindler Gets Term
In Penitentiary

w. F. Mecar. arrested here on New
Years day for obtaining money on
fake mortgages f,om local and out-of-
town banks. was sentenced to from
four to six years in the state peniten-
tiary at Canon City by Judge ]. w.
Sheafor in the dIstrice court on Tues
day Mecar pleaded guilty some
time ago ard admitted he had swim
died the banks by obtaining loans on
stock already mortgaged.--Colorado
Springs Telegraph.
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Friday
GEORGE w. COOPER "T"'
3. DOWN FROM coToPAxI

Among the people from the west
end of the county in Canon City today
is George w. Cooper of Cotopaxi, who
motored here this morning. He says
there is nothing especially new to re-
port from his neighborhood. The
weather is fine and ranchers, he as
serts. are planning their campaigns
for spring work The abundant sup
ply of snow in the mountains, accord
ing to Mr.. Cooper, will furnish an am
pie supply of water for irrigation next
summer.
RETURNED TO PUEBLO
THURSDAY MORNING
W. E Galley. who is devoting the
greater part of his time this winter
to looking after the Galley-Stockton
livestock and ranching interests in
Pueblo county, came home on Tues
day for short business visit. He
left on the return trip Thursday morn
ing. The Galley-Stockton ranch is
on the Pueblo Colorado Springs road.
seven or eight miles from the former
city.
ARE CANON CITY
VISITORS TODAY
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph s. Beach mo
tored down from Cotopaxi this morn
ing to attend to some shopping and
other matters requiring their atten
ton They report the roads as grad
ually improving, but not yet in very
good condition. Mr.. Beach says the
snow is still several inches deep in
the vicinity of Cotopaxi and that. ex
cepting in the most exposed places
1t is melting very slowly.
GONE TO UTAH FOR
A MONTHS VISIT
Mrs. F. B. Hubbard and daughter
Maurine, left Thursday for a visi
of month at Tooele. Utah. wher,
they will be the guests of Mrs. Hub
bard's mother. En- route they will
stop over in Salt Lake City for ;
bfief stay.
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by Sheriff Newcomb on Friday on the
charge of selling intoxicating liquor
inviolation ofIaw. sealio was brought
here from Rockvale on Saturday and
arraigned in Justice Sparks court ON
an information filed by the district at
torney. He pleaded guilty to the ac-
cusation under which he was taken
into custody and was fined 500 and
costs. This was the first case Of the
kind under the new law. The fine
will go into the public school fund.
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Here From
Salt Lake City

James A. Stump arrived here from
Salt Lake City on Thursday OF this
week for several days visit with
relatives and friends. Mr.. Stump has
become well established in the prac-
fice Of law In the Mormon metropolis.
and enjoys nice clientele among its
people. His present trip here com
bines business and pleasure