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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-28
CHAPTER XIX.
German Prison Camps.

A few days after / had been dashed
to the barbed wire fence some Of the
German officers came to the barracks,
and one of them who spoke very good
English said: SAIL of the neutrals who
were on unarmed ships step out"
Only few stepped out.
Then he called for all the neutrals,
and the Danes, Swedes, Norwegians,
Brazilians and Spaniards stepped out.
But when l did, he said, mo, not
Americans. Americans are not neu-
trail. America supplies our enemies
with food and ammunition He raised
his fist, and thought he was going to
hit me, but instead he gave me a
shove that caused me to fall and get
little cut on the head. Then the
sentries pushed me over with the
British and the French.
After that they took the Norwegi-
ans, Swedes and Danes to separate
barracks, and gave them clothes and
beds and the same rations as the Ger
man soldiers. When I saw this I
made kick and said I was neutral,
too. and ought to get the same treat
ment as the Scandinavians. They took
me to the officers again, kicked me
about and swore at me, and the only
answer ! got was that America would
suffer for all she had done for the al
lies. Then ! was sent back to the bar
racks again.
The next day at about one o'clock
they took us from the barracks and
drilled us through the swamps. The
men began to fall one by one, some
crying or swearing, but most Of them
going along without word. Those
who went down were smashed in the
head with rifle butts or belts.
Finally we arrived at little rail-
road station, and had to stand In the
snow for over an hour while the en-
CINE ran up and down the tracks hook
Ing on cars. When we finally got In
the cars We were frozen stiff. / could
hardly walk, and some of the boys
simply could not move without intense
pain.
They loaded twelve men into each
compartment. and detailed . guard Of
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-28
BAPAuME WANTS eoDMoTHER
Help From Some City to
Aid Reconstruction.

Washington. Bapaume, of the
French towns which suffered most
from the war, wants "godmother,"
according to an official dispatch re-
ceived here.
Canton Stenne. mayor Of the town
is quoted by the dispatch as saying
in the Petit Parisien:
IF some great city would adopt Ba-
paume and assist it as has been done
for some other destroyed towns, how
delighted my fellow citizens would be
l hope that some other great city, eth
er of the old continent or the new, will
listen to my appeal"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-28
Negro Wins War
Cross in Crap Game

New York.-A disconsolate In
dian was among the passengers
on the George Washington,
which locked in New York
city with a load of returning
Yank troopers. The cause of his
woe was Chicago negro. The
Indian was Corporal Walter
Snow Of West Virginia, known
as "Chief Little Dog"
He won the croix de guerre
in France, but on the ship he
met a Chicago negro, and after
he had lost all his money in
crap game that ensued he staked
his croix de guerre against $3.50
and the Chicago negro got that.
too.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-28
Ex-Cunner and Chief Petty Officer, U.F!
Member of the Foreign Legion of FL
NdptaIii OuH IurTet, TTeIICI bdtLeSIup CAS-
Winner of the Croix de Guerre

not sick were wounded-that 1 do not
think man Of us really slept. After
a while asked sentry If l could go
outside for minute, but for some rea-
son he would not let me. / had diff
ferent ideas about it, so l stood
around near the door, and when he
turned his back out went and around
the corner Of the barracks.
But one of the sentries there saw
me and blew his whistle, and guard
of eight came up from somewhere and
grabbed me. tried to explain, but 1t
was no use, because every time said
a word 1t meant another swat over
the ear, so finally gave 1t up.
Then they drilled me across the
road to the officers quarters. There
were three officers there. and each of
them asked me questions about all
kinds of things, but never once mem
toned my running out Of the bar
racks. Then they gave the sentries
some commands, and four of the sch
tries took me out and over to the
barbed wire fence. There they tied
me, face to the fence, arms over my
head, and hands and feet dashed to
the wire, and with rope around my
waist, too. / thought, then, that my
bunch had come true, and that l
would be crucified. like Murray and
Brown.
They posted sentry there in addi-
ton to the regular guards. and every
time he walked past me he would kick
me or spit ON me, or do both.
One time he kicked NE so hard
that a prong of the barbed wire
gashed me over the left eye-the only
one / can see with-and when the
blood ran into my eye 1t blinded me.
I thought both eyes were gone then,
and 1 hoped they would shoot me. 1t
seemed to me that had got my share
by this time without losing the other
eye, and If 1t was gone. I wanted to
go too.
l could not put up my hand to feel
where the prong had jabbed me, and
1t kept on bleeding and smarting.
had on practically no clothing, you re-
member. The wounds In my thigh had
opened, and 1t was bitter cold and
windy. So you can picture to your
self how gay and carefree was.
When had been there for an hour
and half they united me from the
wire, and keeled over on my back.
They kicked me until I had to stand
up, but fell down again, and all the
kicking In Germany could not have
brought me to my feet. / was just all
In. So they blew their whistles and
the sentries in the barracks awakened
two of the boys, who came and carried
me in.
All the time the sentries were yell
ing, Scott strafe England" and
"schweinhundw until you would have
thought they were in q battle. What
their idea was do not know.
The boys had a little water in a
can. and one Of them tore off part Of
the sleeve Of his undershirt. So they
washed the cash and bandaged it..
Believe me, was glad when l could
see again. was so tired and worn
out that went to sleep at once, and
did not wake up until they were CIV
ing us our barley coffee next morn
ing.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-28

afternoon concert, and buck privates
could be seen sitting on their private
balconies with their feet sa.ava rails.
smoking and resting aftef w midi
day ''chow."
It's great life ut Neuenahr. but
after its fighting record, 1t is generally
agreed the regiment Is fully entitled
to this break of luck.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-28
FLU SERUM USELESS

which is of the slightest value in pre-
venting influenza, nor is there a serum
that is of any use whatever In the
treatment of the disease" He made
this statement after carefully expert
menting with serums and vaccines in
all parts of the country where the dis
ease had broken out, and particularly
in Pelham Bay and the army camps
where the mortality was great.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04
FEWER CATTLE BEING FED
IN STATE THAN LAST YEAR

The number OF cattle beng fed In
Missouri has decreased and that of
hogs is about the same as last june,
according to the joint report of E. A.
Logan and Jewell Mayes of the Unit
ed States Bureau of Crop Estimates
and State Board Of Agriculture.
Commenting on the situation, Lo-
gan says that returns early in June
from 125 cattlemen in sixty-six coun-
ties show only thirty feeding 2,346
steers, against the forty-three feed
ing 1880, June, 1918, or 30 per cent
fewer cattle. The number on grass is
IL per cent more than last year, or
1889 against 6,553.
Eighty per cent of the cattle on
feed have been fed eighty days or
more, while only few cattle have
gone on feed since May 1. A falling
market keeps the feeders from filling
their lots.
About half the cattle now on feed
will be fed an additional fifty to six
ty days, and by the first Of August so
per cent of them will have gone to
market, while about 10 per cent are
Being held for a more favorable mar
ket.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04
DIAMONDS FOR THE GIRL.
They Are Going W In Price, but W.
s. s. Pay Surer Returns on
the Investment.

Diamonds, that have for cons been
recognized as the proper caper when
bethrothal Is to be sealed, and that
have been looked upon as a good OBJ.
ject in which to invest surplus funds,
are advancing In price.
Even in blighted Germany, says the
St Louis Star, the demand is exceed.
ing all bounds, and leading jeweler
says they may 60 to $1,000 a karat in
the near future.
BE that as 1t may" said another
jeweler, ut is going to be hard to
convince everyone of the value of dia-
monds as an investment. For pop.
ping the question they will always re.
main eminently the correct thing.
But with the United States Gov.
eminent offering War Savings Stamps
on the terms it is now doing, and
with the Governments guarantees to
pay four per cent compounded quar-.
terly, many millions more are going to
be put into these baby bonds than
in the sparklers."
Diamonds are all right, but the
price fiuctuates, and then when they
are offered for sale the Shyloct is
often in evidence, while these Gov.
eminent securities are as sure as
death and taxes. which is some sure,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04

We are panied to note in special
from jefferson City under date of
June 3Oth, that Missouri's efficient
and popular Secretary Of State came
near sustaining the loss of his pants
there in a fire. Of course he may
have second pair, but it was the pair
he had on that he came near losing
in a disastrous conhagration. We
suppose our good friend, John L.
Sullivan, has become SO deeply en-
crossed in looking after the multitude
nous affairs in his office that he has
forgotten to carry out the Safety
first" habit in regard to his personal
affairs. "He was entertaining some
women visitors" so the dispatch
says, "when tie fire broke out" by
the explosion of some matches in his
pocket. Certainly the explosion
might have occurred even if the
women had not been present. But
those torpedo matches are unsafe, es-
pecially running around loose in the
trousers pockets. Better keep them
in a fire-proof matchbox, ]. L., if
you must have a quick light.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04
WITH PEACE HERE
NEW PROBLEMS TO
SOLVE ARE MANY
GERMANS RELUCTANTLY AFFix
SIGNATURES TO TREATY AND
WAR OFFICIALLY ENDS.
WORLD MUST BE REBUILT
Lessons Learned by People Insures
the Bringing into Closer Contact
of Citizens and Government.

Now that the new German Govern.
ment has accepted the inevitable, and
has officially signed the peace terms
rendered them by the Allies and the
countries associated with them, the
greatest and most disastrous war that
has ever scourged the world is ended
For nearly five years now the world
has been topsy turvy. The things that
were needed yesterday are no longer
required, and the products of the
great war establishments and mum.
ton plants are being diverted to the
manufacture of implements of peace.
There will now needs to be a re.
adjustment. Governments that have
thought in billions and spent money
with a lavish hand, must needs re,
trench and think in millions and even
smaller amounts, and must gain a new
perspective.
Viewed in the retrospect the part
played by America in the great world
was is one Of the most glorious chap.
tiers in history. The greatest nation
the world has ever seen to rise and
gain predominance in world affairs
was the one to add the finishing blow
to the Unprecedented struggle. And
In the days that followed the signing
of the armistice it was that same
country, America, that led in the road
to world peace.
And in the making Of this brilliant
history the plain American citizen
played a stellar role. The mountains
Of munitions, the equipment for the
millions Of soldiers, the great ships
that carried the men across the ocean.
could not have been provided had not
the common people of America pro
vided the money.
Much Of this money was obtained
through the sale of Liberty Bonds and
the War Savings and the Thrift
Stamps. And this great volume of
money has not been wasted. First
1t brought permanent peace to the
world, and now that real peace Is
here, every cent that was 80 invested
will come back to those who aided
their government, and 1t will come
back with interest.
This war that is now happily ended
has taught the people the value of
saving. They went into the saving
game as much through patriotism as
anything else. But now that they are
reaping the returns, and see that what
they did with a patriotic motive is a
real foundation for future fortune,
they have gained a new confidence
in their country, and they will con.
tinue to buy the securities the Treas.
ury Department offers, and will make
the country many fold more prosper,
Gus than it would have been had not
the war instilled the lesson that will
prove invaluable in future years
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04
THE ADLESS CAR

The passengers in trolley car felt
bored. Those who had no papers to
read got tired of looking at each
other, and there was nothing very in.
teresting to see out of the windows
The ride seemed, somehow, unusually
monotonous and tiresome. Something
seemed to be lacking. Then male
passenger suddenly made a discovery
why" he remarked, there are NO
ads in this car"
1t was the mournful truth. And all
at once a couple of dozen people real
lied, for the first time, the part that
trolley car advertisements played in
their scheme of life.
81 miss the lovely ladies with their
cosmetics" said the man who made
the discovery.
II miss the babies with their soap
and talcum POWDER" said his neigh
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04

falling prices, the cost of practically
everything continues to mount stead
lily upward. This condition of af-
fairs is causing spirit of rebellion
of anarchy, if you please--to spring
up in the hearts of many, who feel
that they are entitled to life, liberty
and happiness as the result of their
toll. The sooner necessary relief is
afforded in this direction the better
it will be for all-even the profit
GERS" For, should the people be
forced to rebel against such unjust
methods of merchandising" there
would be no protection for the "prof-
iteer" and his ill-gotten gains.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04
HOLLWEG'S OFFER

The former lea~ers of Germany
were great believers in what they
called "real politik". They looked
beyond all sentiment, fiction and con-
vention to the thing itself. They did
not play the game according to arti-
fetal rules, but according to any rule
that would win. When, as they saw
it, the interest of Germany demanded
that a solemn obligation should be
taken for naught, and that senti-
ment of honor which has inspired
mankind since the dawn Of civilization
should be set aside, they called a
treaty scrap of paper and ran their
swords through the body of limo
cence.
1t is a strange thing, then, that
Bcthman-H ollweg should drag forth
that musty medievalism the doctrine
that a monarch is only responsible
through his Ministers, and should Of
fer to suffer vicariously for the Kali
ser. What has become of his cold
realism? If he could tear the Belgian
neutrality treaty in two as a scrap of
paper, what does he think the Allies
will do with the old imperial consti-
tuition and its fiction that the Kaiser
is not responsible for his own acts
and will?
Bethmann-Hollweg will find that
his doctrine, within the limits of hon.
or, works both ways, and that the AL
lies believe in substance, not in shad-
ows. But suppose his doctrine is TAX
en- as true, what then? For 4 gene
ration the Kaiser preached the doc
trine that the German interes was su-
preme over every other interest; he
preached militarism and he preached
his own direct and peculiar partner
ship with the Almighty. The condi-
tons that brought on the war were
not made in a minute, nor was the war
itself fought out under the premier
ship of Bethmann-Hollweg alone.
What are the Allies going to do? Try
all of the German Ministers from Bis
marck down?
They are going to arrange a trial
for the Kaiser, if they find it can be
done without trampling upon the SOW
ereignty of Holland, but that does not
rob Bethmann-H ollweg's offer of its
fine quality. He, the fallen Minister,
the tool of the criminal military
clique, is still true to his master, and
is willing, if it must be, to go to the
scaffold for him.-Republic.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04

A subscription to The Times
will help you thro the year
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04
LICENSED TO MARRY

June 26-Hardie William Keel,
Pennington Route 2, and Ethel Marie
Walsh, Pennington.
June 27-Daniel Carrico and Fran
ces H. Deggendorf, Bonnie Terre.
June 27-Anthony A. Propst, FL
wins, and Verline Hughes, Bismarck.
June 27-G. H Berghafer and Dor
thea Benham, Desloge.
June pc. M. Thomure and Mary
Brown, Pennington.
June 28-.J H. Short, Elvins, and
Mamie Mullersman, Knob Lick.
June 28-Elbridge Byington, Lead
wood, and Grace Hibbits, Knob Lick.
June 28-Garrett L. Burch and Bel
va A. Haney, Doe Run.
July 2--Floyd H. DeBloise and
Daisy Spray, Flat River.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04

Is it not time the government was
taking hand in the "proiteering"
game, to the end of putting the
"profiteers" out of business? During
the war the whole people. We're con-
tent to strain themselves to the far
thest point in the high cost of living,
believing that such a thing was per-
haps necessary to aid the government
in winning the war. Now that that
terrible struggle is at an end, the
people have q right TO expect an cas-
ing up Of such burden. But instead Of
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04
Labor Endorses War Savings.

Three hundred delegates to the Cen.
trail Trades and Labor Union of St.
Louis, at the regular seni-monthly
meeting. June 8, unanimously voted to
endorse the 1919 Thrift campaign and
pledged their cooperation with the
War Savings Organization in promot-
ing the War Savings and Thrift cam
paign plans. They adopted resolu.
ton to this effect and will send copies
of the resolution to every labor organ
Iization in st. Louis. ,a agss I
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04

"Woman's conscience is needed in
politics as never before; it is needed
here and in other nations which will
be influenced by our example. Wo-
mans conscience is needed to make
complete and permanent the Nations
victory over the saloon; it is needed
to deal successfully with the social
evil--the next great moral issue; and
it is needed to abolish war."-Wil-
liam Jennings BRYAN,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04

The special session of the Missouri
Legislature made quick work Of rati-
flying the Federal Women's Suffrage
Amendment, by vote of 1875 to d
Thirteen members were absent. The
announcement of the vote brought
much rejoicing to many enthusiastic
women workers for the cause who
had congregated at the State Capitol
Immediate and favorable action is ex-
pected from the Senate.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04

We are now at the Frustrating" period in our
prospective move, and ask the kindly indulgence
of our friends and patrons during this unsatisfac-
tory period
Week before last we fully expected to be in our
new quarters by last week. Last week we hoped
that this week would surely find lis i'm our new
home Now we are trusting to be permanently
located by next week.
But when we do finally get into new and
far more commodious quarters we will be able to
repay all for the patience now asking
friends and patrons--actual and prospective--to
exercise in this most trying experience--preparing
for a move
But when this "nightmare" is over it's UNI
pIeasantness will be forgotten amid the
wonderfully improved appearances of our new
quarters, where we will be able to give to all pa
irons the careful and painstaking service we be-
Iieve they are entitled to.
Be patient and you will soon
be better served.
Lang Motor Co.,
Pennington, Missouri es...s
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04
automobile

Dor.
'I'm interested in the automobile
ads" said a young man.
81 don't care what it is" said la
dy sitting beside him, off the ad is
cleverly worded or pretty in color and
design"
at certainly is entertaining" vol
unteered a quiet old gentleman, ito
run your eye along line of ads, when
you have nothing in particular to
think about, and let your mind follow
the lines of thought they suggest. And
sometimes you get a mighty good
business idea out of them"
Suppose the advertising were isim-
ilarly left out of the newspaper some
day. Wouldn't there be hiatus in
the life of the community that day?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04

Eighty-four House members, twelve
more than a constitutional majority,
and nineteen State Senators, one more
than a constitutional majority, have
formally petitioned Gov. Gardner for
authority to pass bill restoring the
death penalty for capital crimes in
Missouri.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04

, Receivers are the closest skeletons
oe hsbitnal spendthrifts, Government
War Savings Stamps win lead the way
ito financial stability.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-07-11
Cultured Hindus

In Bengal there are about seventy
millions of people, and they boast OF
perhaps the best culture in India at:
the present time. The language as M
written language is only fifty years
old. Though for over a thousand
years it has been dialect, there fs fra
Indian history unfortunately no trace
Of Bengali having been an important
literary tongue. The language has
borrowed its alphabet, grammar and
vocabulary. There are numerous Per-
sian, Arabic and English words fncor-
porated in it, and the wonder of 10 fS
that, instead of having been degraded
into some vulgar form like pidgfm
English, Bengal has become the most
literary, scientific and perhaps fiae.
most philosophic of modern Indian
languages.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-07-11
Personal Illustration.

The master of Glasgow school WAS
presiding over the reading lessons Of
the third standard when the child
whose turn it was to read came across
the word "hireling."
"What is a hireling'?" asked the
teacher.
The boy thought for moment or
two, and then replied, 81 don't know"
The question was next propounded to
the entire class, with a like result.
The master then explained the mean
ing Of the word as lucidly as he could.
and, at the conclusion of his expfz-
nation, repeated the question.
"Please, sir" replied the boy adj
dressed, you're hireling; yours
paid to teach U.s."