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A Romance Of the American Army
lighting on the Battlefields Of France
(Copyright. BY ". q. Chapman.)

yond the parade ground. and he had
suffered from the young soldiers In
evitable fear Of fear.
30 he resigned himself to his situa-
ton. He emptied his water bottle and,
gripping the end Of his gauze roll with
his teeth, managed to bandage his
wound sufficiently to stop the bleed
ing. The languor, however, was In
creasing. Sometimes he would doze
for q few moments, awaking with .
start, to wonder where he was, and
what had happened. The air was very
still. The shouts had long since died
away, the rifle firing was a distant
cracking; the tremulous staccato TAP
ping Of the machine guns was like the
roll Of drums far away.
Wallace must have slept for q pro-
longed period, for when next he be-
came conscious he started up to see.
to his intense astonishment, a pretty
little girl Of three or four years, stand
ing In front Of him and looking at him.
He rubbed his eyes, expecting her to
disappear. But she was still there, and
Just as he was beginning to piece TO-
gether a Spanish phrase she spoke to
him In English.
II want my daddy"
Wallace reached out and drew the
child toward him. "Where IL your
daddy?" he asked. "And who are
your
, "Tm Eleanor" she answered, "and
won't you please flnd my daddy for
meT
She pointed with a grimy little hand
toward the interior Of the shack. and
Wallace, struggling to his feet with
great effort. made his way inside.
It was almost dark In the hut. and
Wallace could only make out with dif-
dculty the form Of a man who lay. face
downward, upon the ground near the
wall. Presently, however. as his eyes
became more accustomed to the OBJ
security, he saw the bullet wound in
the back Of the head
He looked up at the child, who stood
By, unconcerned. "Go away, Eleanor"
he said gently.
The child. too young to know any
thing Of death, went out Of the hut
and began to play in the shaft Of SUM-
Light that filtered through the branches
Of the palms. Wallace searched the
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30

good way to serve them is to chop
them fine. cook them in a little water,
and make soup by adding them to
hot milk. Lettuce finely chopped can
be mixed with butter to make sand
wich filling.
The daily allowance given above in
sures plenty of protein, vitamins, lime,
iron and other mineral substances, and
also enough fuel for the average child.
If more is desired, it can safely be
furnished in the form Of bread or other
cereal food, which is often the cheap
est item on the bill Of fare.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30

dead mans pockets. He found moth
ing. however. except military pass.
signed by General Linares Of the
Spanish forces, authorizing the bearer
to pass through the lines; and, after
a moments reflection, he decided to
leave It on the body.
So this man had been the child's ia
ther, and. apart from her speech, his
coloring showed that he had been an
American. Wallace concluded that he
had been a planter, trapped in Santi-
ago. He raised the body in his arms
and tried to turn 1t over, but let It
fall when he saw the work that the
bullet had made Of the face. He must
not let the little girl carry away any
thing Of such memory as thati
He groped his way outside and
beckoned to her. "What is your other
name, Eleanor7" he asked.
The little girl only looked at him :
1t was evident that she did not under
stand the meaning of his question.
did your daddy live In Santiagof-
my daddy has gone away. I want
him." said the child. beginning to
whimper.
Wallace tried her once more
"where is your mammaf" he asked
But she said nothing. and he sat
down. propping himself against the
shack. He drew the little girl down
beside him.
''Now listen to me- Eleanor" he
said. "Your daddy has gone away,
He will be euns Tor . log time. You
must be good and patient and soon
somebody win come to ta1s care d
you. Do you unAkstandr
The child's Lip Qalvsfed. but shs did
not cry. She Axsd hsr large Fsy 90
npon him,
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30
BY VICTOR ROUSSEAU

grimy hands. Her cheek snuggled into
the hollow Of his arm. The lieutenant
was curiously touched by this uncon-
sclous confidence.
He Issued from his ordeal of pain at
last, when the bearers halted in front
Of the line Of tents that served for a
field hospital. Stretchers by the dozen
were piled about the ground, and more
were arriving constantly. Wounded
men, guided by the sound, came
limping in on the last lap Of their
painful journeys. Others, who had ar
rived but had not yet been attended
to, sat or lay in front Of the tents. Or
derlies were scurrying to and fro. Ma
jor Howard caught one of the regi-
mental surgeons, who looked Mark
over quickly and then picked the child
out of the stretcher.
"Hello! Who's this?" he asked.
"Friend of his," said the major, In
dlcating Mark.
"She doesn't look like Cuban young
lady" said the doctor, as he cut away
the. sleeve of the tunic.
"Her fathers dead. Hit by shell
on his way from Santiago. I think he
was an American" said Mark.
"Give her to me. never had one"
said the doctor. suddenly injecting a
hypodermic into Marks arm.
mot after that" said Mark, winc-
ing. Besides, I'm thinking Of adopt
ing her myself"
And he wondered what had made
him say that when the thought had
hardly reached his own conscious
ness.
"See here, young mani Let me look
at that arm Of yours before you talk
that way. Huml You'll be running
round In a couple of weeks, as well an
ever"
"Thank heaven for that I" calculated
Mark fervently. '4Then I'll be in at
the DEATH"
IT doubt It won't pass you for
duty for six months to come" said the
doctor, grinning. Then. seeing Marks
detected look, he added, more seri-
ously:
you may thank the modern high
power bullet that you are going to keep
your arm. my boy. It's drilled a nice
little pencil-hole clean through the
joint, instead Of shattering it, and
that's got to be filed in with new
growth. Even can't grow bones in
a week. I wish could. Ten years
ago yous arm would have had to come
off. There's nothing more can do for
you. my son." he added, as he smeared
some sticky stuff over the wound and
began adjusting bandage. Except tie
you up and put you in the hospital to-
night. and send you down to the base
in the morning."
'"The devil you Will guess I'm
well enough to stay on the Job as I
am"
"Here, haven't any more time to
waste on your said the doctor.
"Pounce will make you a sling and
you'll go into that tent and stay there.
or I'll cashier you. You won't be feel
Ing so spry tomorrow morning. Get
out !"
He strobe away, leaving Mark look
ing into the grinning black face Of
johnson.
After the sling had been adjusted
he discovered that the sense of we'll
being. due to the hypodermic. was al
ready beginning to leave him. His
servant helped him into the tent and
Major Howard brought in the little
girl, who at once coiled herself up to
sleep ut Wallace's side.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30
FoREWoRD

Intrigue, mystery, chlval-
~, love, feats Of bravery on
the field of honor-aII these
elements are interviewer In
this story, which has been
well described as the first
up-to-the-minute novel of
America In the great war
for humanity and world
freedom. Il Is a gripping
story Of a man who "oame
back" and fought on the
battIefields Of France for
the honor Of the army that
had discarded him. Victor
Rousseau has written many
excellent stories but none
that eatoeIs "Bride of Bat
de-"
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30
FEEDING Fowls In Winter.

Feed grain in deep litter on the
floor and make the hens exercise for
1t. Tire mash may be fed either wet
or dry, and should be so regulated
that the fowls will get about equal
parts of mash and Of the scratch
grains. 1t is necessary to give the
fowls plenty to eat to get good results,
but the birds should always be eager
for each feed In cold weather feed
about one-third of the scratch grains
in the morning and two-thirds at
night. In this way the hens are forced
to exercise more than IL they receive
all the grain they desire at the morn
ing feed. Scratch grains. mash or
ground grains, animal protein, green
feed, grit and shell should be supplied
In the winter. A good scratch mixture
may be made of equal parts, by
weight, of cracked corn, wheat, and
oats; and mash may be made of
two parts cornmeal and one part
each of wheat bran, wheat middlings
and beef scrap. Green feed, such as
cabbages, mangel wurzel beets. cut
alfalfa, or sprouted oats, should be
supplied-to replace tho green feed
which the fowls have been securing
in the fields; and beef or Ash scrap,
skim milk, cut green bone, or some
similar feed is needed TO replace the
bugs which the fowls have been get
ting on the range. Beef scrap or feed
Of this nature Is very essential In Sc
curing good supply Of eggs during the
winter months.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30
Iron In UkratnIa,

Within the boundaries Of Ukrai-
MIA are found the principal available
deposits Of iron ore In Russia. The
development Of the iron ore deposits
Of the Krivoi Rog district has been
mainly responsible for the rapid
growth Of the Russian iron and steel
industry, which now depends to an
extent Of about 70 per cent on the
iron Ore in the southern part Of the
country.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30
MEAT NOT NECESSARY

The main dish for any meal
need not contain meat If milk,
egg and fat, combined with
vegetables, are served. Dishes
Of this type are cream soups,
sOuffies and vegetables utilized
as the base for loaves, tmbales,
fritters and croquettes.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30
tTo BE CoNTINUED.)
Truly KIno Of BIrds.

sour national bird, the bald eagle
wild in its native haunts. is SO large. 20
majestic, and flies with an evidence OF
SO enormous strength. that one is i'm
pressed with the thought that here is
the king Of BIRDS" writes T. Gilbert
Pearson Of the Audubon society. ION
one occasion while eating my lunch In
the shade Of little bush on South
ern prairie, I saw one carry OF q
lamb"
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30

Lieutenant Wallace makes
some plane for the future Of tho
child that had come Into his
possession SO Unexpectedly, but
he Is stunned by revelations
that are made to him by his COM
mandina officer, Major Howard.
Read about this In the next In
stallment.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30
Have No sIIIy Belief In Luck.

All successful men have agreed in
one thing-they were causationists.
They believed that things went not
BY luck, but By Law. Belief In com
pensatton-or, that nothing Is got for
nothing-charactsriSes al valuable
minda -NmeeoQn.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30
PLENTY OF MILK
VERY NECESSARY
Do Not Expect Children to Thrive
on Meals Selected Primarily
for Adults.
INCLUDE PROTEIN IN RATION
Little Forethought and Planning Need
ed to Enable Suitable Food Being
Served to Youngsters-Some
Recipes Given.

Many parents make the mistake of
allowing their children to eat what
ever has been prepared for the grown
members of the family, no matter how
unsuitable it may be. Sometimes this
Is from ignorance of the results to the
child, but more often because the moth
er and housekeeper feels she is too
busy to prepare a special diet for the
small members of the family.
Oftentimes part, or even all, of the
food in the child's ration may be
selected from the family meals. When
unsuitable food, however, comprises
the adult menu, only a little fore
thought and planning will be needed
to enable suitable food being served
the children, according to specialists
of the United States department Of ag-
riculture. The sturdiness of the young
sters will more than compensate for
the extra work.
The meals given below have been
found to provide food sufficient in
amount and variety for the average
healthy child of three years of age.
They are examples of well-chosen
luedlS.
tory could be planned.
Milk Always Advised
One, at least, of the foods called for
in each meal, milk, is needed by all
children; in others, the string beans
and the beans and the prunes, for ex-
ample, can safely be replaced by other
foods of the same general kind.
Meals like these could be prepared
from the following daily food supply:
~ pints milk OF. or cubic ins.
i egg or level table,
4 o. flour or other spoonfuls of but
cereal (dry ter " cupful
weighO OF cream
/ or or level ta- to II OF. vegeta-
blespoonfuls su- bles or fruits,
gar or it's equiva- fresh weight. or
lent in other their equivalent
sweets dried
This allowance of cereal will make
six large Il ounce) or eight medium
sized (three-fourths ounce) slices of
bread or four ounces of bread and
about one cup of cooked cereal.
Three Meals for Child Of Three.
Breakfast.
Bread-1 small slice The pulp of or >
| ~ oz.) prunes cooked
Butter-2-3 cubic with teaspoon
inch (2-3 oz.) full of sugar
Oatmeal-H cupful
| ~ OF. uncooked)
Bread or toast tt OF. string beans
large or small served with lev
| slices Il oz.O el teaspoonful
| Butter-2-3 cubic butter or a little
inch sr 1-3 OF. cream
egg. poached or " cupful oatmeal
boiled served with stew
I glass milk ed fruit
Supper.
small or 1 large oz honey
slice bread Il oz.) 1 glass milk
Is cubic inch or 1-3
o. butter.
! Not only is the health of the whole
family improved, but less effort is re-
quired of the mother where the menu
for the grown-ups Is kept so simple
that many Of the dishes may be given
the younger children. In this way the
need Of preparing special dishes for
the youngsters under five is eliminated.
Sirups, mOlasses, honey. candy, or
Jelly can be used in place of the sugar,
or very finely chopped dried fruits.
such as raisins. dates and figs, may
be used to give sweetness.
Leaf vegetables, such as lettuce and
spinach, are particularly valuable be-
C0neo ~ tho vito vpiuS nr tho srrovvth.
producing substances they supply. One
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30
BreadIess stuffinq for Fowl.
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Often you may not have dry bread
or chestnuts on hand to stuff fowl or
you may desire an entirely new recipe
for change. In either event try:
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30

A little ginger added to salad
dressing is pleasant hayoring.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30
Potato Stuffing.

2 cupfuls mashed l stalk celery fine
potatoes ly minced
egg (beaten) or
small onion fine " teaspoonful eel
ly minced cry salt
tablespoonful fat 1 teaspoonful salt
Pepper
Mix the ingredients and use in place
of ordinary bread stuffing.
This recipe. is one recommended by
the department of agriculture.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30
Milk Always Advised.

One, at least, of the foods called for
in each meal, milk. is needed by all
children; in others, the string beans
and the beans and the prunes, for ex-
ample, can safely be replaced by other
foods of the same general kind.
Meals like these could be prepared
from the following daily food supply:
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-23
1t Was No Joke

That story about the two ST. Louis
policemen who ordered a farmer
driving to market with vegetables
to stop and began shooting at him
when he whipped up his horses was
treated as proper material out of
which to elaborate newspaper
humor.
1t was comedy of errors. for the
farmer thought the police were rob
bors and the spolice thought the
farmer might have a wagon-load of
stolen goods. What the police
thought was only a matter of vague
suspicion. The farmer. when two
men emerged from the dark and
ordered him to halt. had better
ground for his fear. When the two
men began shooting at him his
panic flight is entirely comprehen
sible. ...
But if the policemen. who are
reported to have fired ID shots in g
chase through the streets of the
city. had shot the farmer or some
unlucKy bystander the comedy ele
ment would have disappeared. anc
instead there would have been {
grave inquiry by the Coroner as t
whether the police were not a littl'
too previous" with their revolvers
The police had nothing but a CUES;
to begin with. and the farmer
flight was easily explained withou
recourse to the theory that he was
fugitive from justice.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-23
Stamping Out Iliteracy

The actual percentage of illiterates
within the draft age was 246. In
other words, one out of every four
could neither read nor write.
Americans have prided themselves
on their educational system, but the
draft showed that no country had
such a staggering percentage Of
aliens and illiterates Being able
neither to read nor write, these
iliterates had little or 40 Oppor-
tunity TO know and appreciate
American principles. ideals or gov
ernment
Through the mammoth school
system that has been established
overseas, the War Department is
doing its part to stamp out this il
literacy. OF an army of approxi
mately one and a quarter million
young men 10 France on April Is
100000 had been enrolled 10 the
-army schools, 10000 of them in
the elementary schools. where they
we're being taught the rudiments.
More than $4,000 who had been
taught the elementary principles
we're in divisional or secondary
schools.
Over here, Secretary of the In.
terror Lane had a bill before the last
Congress proposing compulsory in
struction of all under "a in the
English language and other
branches, including American ideals
and government It. died on the
calendar because of the Republican
filibuster in the last days of Con-
gress. An awakened public will
doubtless demand the enactment
of Secretary Lanes bill or some
similar measure by the new Con-
gresS.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-23
Outsiders

The performances of the May
Day rioters and the gentlemen who
took part in similar festivities on
other days have interested certain
of the authorities to the point Of
looking up the antecedents of the
participants The results of the in
vestigations have been kindly made
known by judges in whose courts
these patriotic celebrants we're tried
And one singular fact predomi-
mates. In hardly single case is
the culprit an American citizen.
He is nearly always a foreigner
who lodged the draft by declaring
that he was net naturalized and
never meant to be.
Yet they make soap-box orations
on political reform. They call US
fellow Americans" and vilify our
institutions, of which they know
nothine-these Bohunks, and Jszbos.
and Blatherskites from central
Europe They don't know whether
Lincoln was man or the name Of
a breakfast food Their very eff
forts to pronounce our language
sound like a harelippe1 man gareling
machine oil.
The mildness of our immigration
laws has cursed US with an inunda-
ton of undesirables who attribute
their own continued failures to poll
teal conditions in the land of their
birth. II conditions at home we're
wrong. why they not put them right?
If their kings were tyrannical why
did they not depose them, or limit
their authority?
The sturdy French and English
do not come fleeing to this country
to escape from despotic government
at home. They had backbone
enough to eliminate defective fea-
lures in their constitutions with
out wrecking economic structures
and precipitatins universal poverty.
Stricter immigration laws are need
ed to exclude the element that &C.
complished nothing reformative in
Europe and creates nothing pro-
eressive here.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-23
FRIENDS ADVICE
To Try Cardui Proved Sound. Ter
nble Suffering Relieved.

Albany, Mo+-Mrs. Lillian Axes, of This
place, writes: 81 think Cardui is great
medicine. suffered terribly for four
years with weakness and different female
troubles. took different kinds of med
icine and was doctored by our family
physician all this time, but did not get
any better :. A friend of mine recon-
mended Cardui, so decided to try it,.
BY the time had taken one bottle, !
was so much better that continued right
on taking 1t until was feeling fine and
able to do all my work, and take care OF
my baby.
Before taking Cardui, was In a very
weak condition Il also suffered with
awful sick headache and dizziness. !
was notable to do anything ;. But since
taking Cafdui, am q we'll woman and
have no more trouble" g
Card-u-i, the woman's tonic, has been
In use for over 40 years. Its ingredients
have been known and used by physicians
for female troubles for hundreds OF years.
If you suffer from symptoms of diseases
peculiar to your sex, and feel the need oi
good Strengthening tonic medicine, try
Card-u-i. Get bottle from your drug
pist today. NCB-k
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-23
Will Keep Hun Liners

Payment of claims of the United
States against Germany will be
made in part though the transfer of
German ships. according to authori-
tative reports Reported decision
Of the peace conference automati-
cally adding eighty nine seized Ger
man ships to Americas feet for a
money consideration" will help
cover the United States's bill Of
damages against Germany, officials
say.
Shipping board officials said the
United States would be awarded
$4,000 tons of shipping. Brazil.
also. to come 10 for a large amount
of tonnage under the reported de-
cision. will get about 100000 tons.
Claims of this government against
Germany embrace the loss of $780,
600 tons of shipping through sub
marine sinkings. They also include
unsettled debts. originating as long
ago as the sinking of the Lusitania.
Among the ships which apparent
ly are to be permanently added to
the American feet are the now
famous George Washington (l3,300
tons). America (20.000 tons), Presi-
dent Grant (19,800 tons), President
Lincoln (21,000 tons) and the Le-
viathan $4,000 tons) All of the
ships have been rechristened and
their names will remain now that
they are the property of this govern
ment
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-23
Honesty in Business

1t must be admitted that trade
tries character perhaps more sever
iy than any other pursuit in life.
1t puts to the severest test honesty,
self denial, justice and truthfulness;
and men of business who pass
through such trials unstained are
perhaps worthy Of as great honor as
soldiers who prove their courage
amidst the fire and perils of battle.
And, to the credit of the multitudes
of men engaged in the various de-
partments of trade. we think it
must be admitted that on the whole
they pass through their trials oobly
If we reflect but for a moment on
the vast amount of wealth daily in.
trusted even to the subordinate
persons, who themselves probably
earn but bare competency-the
loose cash which is constantly pass
ing through the hands of shopmen,
agents brokers. and clerks in hank
ing houses-and note how compare
lively few are the breaches of trust
which occur amidst all this tempta-
ton, it will probably be admitted
that this steady daily honesty of
conduct is more honorable to human
nature. if it do not even tempt us
to be proud of 1t. The same trust
and confidence reposed by men OF
business in each other, as implied
by the system of credit. which is
mainly based upon the principle of
honor, would be surprising if it were
not so much a matter of ordinary
practice in business transactions
DR.. Chambers has we'll said that the
implicit trust with which merchants
are accustomed to confide in distant
agents. separated from them per.
haps by half the globe-often con-
signing vast wealth to persons re-
commended only by their character
whom perhaps they have neve
scents probably the finest act o
homage which men can render Il
one another.