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SEVEN ROOM not 81 o. EAs1


SfA IN ROOM tot ~ " -
plot. VII water. Q4Ired for ris #tf9#
nights Aupu-tu~ l;I1hI4Ir Ten
Street SIa4,L.s..H \ 4 phuae Ia
TIL
LIGHT .rHtCk. ~IITABIE FoR
to1H - Fam us,' equipped ~ith Sar-
vim he.Is aud both pole and shafts-
Al condition SkoWhcEtu Novelty
Wort= Telephone Ct tfla
,,,.,> u,,,n .u.rn,,r rp,u
AhFioN n"i.P 80 '.a'n'e 'r and
,roux
FAhh -" 49, .',''',4, s',a :"
acres, I32a "Hi 'il1Ess Si"O"'i' mus
Address - Madison Az. Skowhegan.
1w19'
,.,,,.. ,,on ..r uu.>n.
heater 5 log chains. iee saw. cross EFT
saw. steel bar. tree pruner. post bar
Wringer tackle blocks, post maui,
Wagon Jack. hand corn planters. " ire
9lrf'ei 1,ld,.r, .,,Itr t,ns harIeV forks
i'a,...Is ,,t.,tn hanls noes snaJine
(nrl,s l,tndst"n, njekaxns hay ! nife
grass hooks. bush snath. COW cells,
cant h"oks. bu'k SAWS, one man saw
zee cream ilt'Iet' emery "hvel' soin-
bluatioh dfill' Nl'e ana any H. Itass
fore, pump. grass snaths. geese cath
cr beds Albert ". DeKalb, North
Nuson. I'nion St. opposite Cara asset
Inn 4w19
.,. .,.,.n ~,
RI" EAKhh noNf' NEfp " y
Madison Ave. SkoWhegan. y + Tel
59-3 1N19
- ~ .,,,,,,
'"ihf''N ~ -" -.
tI''nt1 hH'N no. 70 Nv II 81 ma
( " VIII NOT annoy anu IN " 'noi9 mn u,
n'r also fe"dN 10 Il" ".hfr Nonh.
\ "enl"'''n' ''ehi 2'i''' 'N9 u.
gan. lsl'
30 bohs WANTED NENI - ~
b"t"eth y. IN ana p III. 10 iia'
female dohhtN- \ pieS'nt o." ~ ~ Fl
. ON" Who fidt@ successfully. haN
two work horses weight lfo" IDS. foi
Ready to make price on each $25 less
than actual value. Also one driving
horse for sale; a set of good hack hdr-
ness and set Of rubber trimmed driv-
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SAW Will MACHINERY FOR SAL,

steam EHsnss steam Boilers. PA
,.rs ran1 edgers. shafting box
nulIcy. aud betting. These goods "a.
h. bought AT a low price clair NJ
I.ellan 4NaterEllle. AVIS,
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Tho-e returning heroes viii look
fer . ",l,tor1 button. Have YOU
secured yours
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FRS A. equipped with an electri
~ operated Hach'ae for sharpe
lawn mowers in a superior nar,
Won Guaranteed G : tlc.,t.4t#
Russell 81. Skowhegan
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rAnMINa w: nNENrs ANn m.

I.II.- .rass .-rd - st0d -
oats. yuiverized sheep dressing p
lev Fer. liz r. feeds 10 .,.ued h.
and Straw and c.~,onl z lndine =.
steward uiicl's Island Aven4s
Sb1ltn 49, 4WI4
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for general 13a-" IN IN small Ian
NV. MASKING sent out Good waeez
AnniN Ia Mrs Walter Hight. Dyer =
SkovNhe-.u y +. Tel. e0-5. tfta
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~ 0,-Ir Sk0s-UcEan NiII1ge = WIdI.
Of NaV House. S'@ple anI EarH.l
desired Rrefc' .0ath lde Addrr=
Mr. a. IL Alber. Gardner. r. f =
No H. 4wl6-
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= II not paid in advance, f0o additi
AmAHaR a n eg O o o. eat o
-
,o
HARD DRY NioA = N'Dp IN
Sale .9' per 59ia ','l' VI s'pN
wood sH5n per lord 4. -' nav s9h!"
/ DRESSING ana lutaosf ',' is'aF ="
Joseph G"iNo"f# Telephone In.
~ 10
n,,.%rx o. to.tst: \>D pI4S-
.rl'lihise=, -" - ,.,r PIT go
,t',.,,s.,55l l,ty hogan 4 nor
"'a -, 1d .,rrrned ia
'15 i'''a ~ "' pai .tsrast fan
aud july. mature IL Ihone -.
/ W H. HeSeIton. 4wi8'
GOOD SIZED oFFi' +. >AFE ron
Skowhegan. TITS
OIL STOVES HAVE KNOW
Lea od TINS business GAINED BY serH-
eent = b,if , doz.n ,5ff.r.r,t lines of
o 9,i.,,..,,,t nai' IN eave von a.
to "a, "a ,,.r conf. a5.o b,Ve "a nv
i 80 ,,,,.o ,1,rrns,s
and other use Also have for sale
high grade automobile olls' AT whose
sale price. nothing L. man iNe ga
pairs and win taxi oil stoves 70
clean. Joseph II. Murray. Tel No.
56-2 u 10
for sale May be seen at Cloutier's
repair shop on Madison Ave Charles
y Jones. III Main 81 SkoWheEan.
zwls'
ONE DINING HARNESS AND ONE
,.,rrv.ll harness for slI.. i'm good con
di,ia, prira q aarh also ono opon.
% Gh' }op - ~ >hrIe ia Jnrrbrster AXe'
c,',,i E,,t,t,,, w. tx19.
~"
FOR SALE SAXON III ABOUT iDl4
VIII sell at a good trade for cash
Henry Trur. Mercer iwi9'
,.,,,,c. ,,o. on,.>r,, n,s..I.s
mr. ri "A ithiii 80,
mop su'N' NJ" s'a'l' 49,,
arm iluhtai nan ,9u''9i,, 81 IL 49,,
uffS, as I''"u' ~ nv ,,
hrst 1hlneSr i'tsIaurah'S 81 oui Ia =
cllles. N''lI''S Win Il - 49, 80 80.
know how TO make. ne apoNs ".e
a te" Of the rare feeip'S III iiliS % ~
let which "" "hl man 10 you WIN u
- 'kase Of seas 81 Il hetuti u ha l.' ~
Oriental lin Tor soaf Sui sum , sat,
NATIONAL. SPARK rLtG Fon Al.
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RATS AND NICE DIFFERENTIATED

forever from your premises. easily and
quickly. No poison. Method for &c
Address Everett Sherman. Whitman
Afas- 4W1Ss
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rar s,l,. also single riding wapaI
with umbrella top. in good conditiaa
baby carriage. flash light and cam
5a.p Y NJ Nalliere. SkoWhegan
If IT,
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DE.ETN T-I0T NeTItT IN The State
stiii nike aud viii sell this spring -
h,ist .t8sk ii the best standard
ri.ti.s - strawberries and Rasplaa.
rins t. y Wooster, Ellsworth NJ
n = T. y Avis
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ItIER fnps for sale Game and at
tractiNr. Edward Iles. \. e. Phone
g35-2 SEoW hogan. tfl9
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HAVE ELEVEN HEAD OF Jr,
,rtIE OLDEST. Reliable STR AN

SLY csettle serlings and mich Gov
for William j smith, Bingham 4wfs.
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mANE 4 CnIpLE mos beds.

spring and mattresses and second hand
lawn mowers for sale. All at low
price. | an sim buying antiques and
second hand furniture Lancaster.
4WlSs
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u\I HORSE. TWO CARRIAGE.


uI 70 deisne harness fer sale F.
I.rAutu Harkman Hill, Skowhcea=
Farmers. TIL 2-21. 4wlG-
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.,,res good buildings smooth fields
heavily timhcred. very fine location.
Address - Madison Ave-. Skowhegan
lWl9"
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ON or neaT WNlor street.. SkoWhegan.
between Geo. II smiths store and
Notrh woods Finder Will be suitably
rewarded ~ leaving at independents
,..,,.,f.f 9fffea 2W1Ss
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w ~. mnIsE. TWO sHEn>

aud garage for sale. a. III eOoG r.
pair. large lot and good shade tres
i've minutes wall: - mills. Addrssz
Box \ Madison. 4w -
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Wv. - sfum ~hoUhcgan; "a of a
mile from car lime On road leading
from WHIT. Schoulhouse to Madison.
Twcnty-uyr acres. no buildings, nice
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, GROOM TENEMENT FOR RENT
ONE EMpIRE TWO nonSE SEED

Ar,lF Al tn Office Of Merrill K Mer-
d. Tel No M tits
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GOOD SIZED oFFIe T. SAFE FOR
,ale. Charles y Ross. Court ST,
SkoWheGan. tits
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sprine for sale. IN good c0ndltion. !
1,..es, 1w1Ss i
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FARM o. FIVE ACRES WITT

house. I'd. b. n. hen house and good
well % water. 70 sale. located on the
East Ridge road Cornville. Price /
$40" Ralph n York :: + y. ,. Skow- f
he-an. AVIS /
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hand churn lArge enough 90 Churn
from to : gallons Must be in good
condition. WIN pay cash for the
same Mrs John Redmond. +. .. Box
IS. Bingham Maine Farmers Tel
1o-1t 3W19F
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ledge Of this business gained by serV-
ing Vol tN,.ut 49,
sent a half a dozen different lines of
guaranteed stoves IAN save you at
least 10 per cent. also have 30 five
gallon oil cans for storage purposes
and other use. Also have for sale
high grade automobile oils at whose
sale price. nothing less than five gal
Ion lots. can furnish wicks and re-
pairs and win taxi oil stoves 70
clean Joseph II Murray. Tel No.
So tf18
for sale May he seen at CIoutier.s
repair shop on Madison Ave Charles
y JONES. 17l Main 81. Skowhegan.
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Will TAKE nADIEs no BOARD

Terms reasonable. For further IN
formation inquire Of Mrs. John Red
mond. T. .. RoN -. Bingham Far
m.rs Tel tO-Il lW ~
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WA\TrD-MEN M WOMEN 10

take orders among friends and neigh
hors for the genuine guaranteed hos
icrv full line for men. women and
children Eliminates darning W.
pay Soc an hour spare time or 81 a
week for full tim. Experience I'M
necessary. Write. lnternational Mills.
NorristoWn. Pa sw19
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~ WlitresSrS Tor Summon. good pdNf
good rooms ana good board. Expert
cuce not necessary. Apply Columbia
Hotel kcnucbuuNport Maine. i~l'
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Model in good repair; TWO new tires.
VIII sell at good trade for cash
Henry True. Mercer Awl9+
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all -ound pastry and second cooks
WaitreS = chamber maids. kitchen
dish and ,dnndry help for leading sun
mer hotels id camps. Maine Hotet
Agency. 80 Nam St Bangor, Me. 4wif
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for sale for which 10 reaSonau'" offer
tttfs4- ,. ! t.-H
W W Creation. loeal manager ST. q
Farm Agency. SkoWhegan. 4w18s
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wanted. between IN and 80 years old
who would like a good home. VIII
exchange references Address l.. l..
W. Care Of the Advertiser co. LiNer-
more Fails. Ne" lN -
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chop Suey. chow Main. chill con
Carne. Hungarian Goulash, Malabar
Curry. as made by the chefs of the
best Chinese Restaurants Of our large
cities Recipes with a Rational repu-
tation that All have heard Of but few
know how to make The above are
few Of the rare recipes in this book
let which we VIII mail to you with a
.,... .Rage Of seeds Of a beautiful hardy
Oriental aim for sour summer gar
den or house liz winter. both postpaid
for 25c stamps or . = r r MAY
hew. Worcester Mass iWl9
The sun., 1919-10-26
National Health Officials in Crusade Against Possible
Recurrence of Epidemic, Point Out That the Germ
Still Turks in Our Midst and Urge Every Precaution

signals that ought to be run UP. The
| influenza has not been stamped out"
Last winter every one was told over
and over again to cough or sneeze
into his handkerchief. How many
men or women paid any attention
whatever to that particular item Of
counsel? In churches and theatres
and on street cars workingmsn and
capitalist, society woman and domes-
tic, coughed straight at one another
and openly sneezed altogether until
clean and well hammered persons Sc
riously thought of going into their
own houses and staying there.
Again the health officers of the ma
ton are sending warnings into every
part OF the country pertaining to the
probable recurrence of the scourge
that was so deadly and otherwise so
disastrous a year ago. And the writer
has volunteered his help in the mat
ter. Again, although much has been
printed concerning Influenza, there are
phases of the subject that are familiar
to only limited number OF the laity.
Also there is a news side to the pres
ent situation.
Worst Ever Known.
A good many persons. possibly. will
| be surprised to learn that influenza,
normally. causes from $4,000 to 16,-
600 deaths yearly in the United States.
At any rate, such was the fact up to
the beginning Of the pandemic in
August, 1918.
| papdaroic tho diotiop,r,, da6na.
means incident to a whole people"
Influenza was a pandemic disease last
year. Only a few isolated or noun
famous settlements escaped attack.
DR.. Raymond Pearle of Johns Hopkins
University and an expert in vital sta
tistics says that "the pandemic of in
| f1uenza which swept over the world in
1918 was the most severe outbreak OF
the disease which has ever been
known"
And all the while, or for many years
at all events, the influenza was pre- va
lent. here and there, throughout the
United States. Suddenly, so 1t seems
the virus turned aggressively virulent
and spread in all directions. Epi-
denies OF influenza have occurred In
this country since 1647, when the
germs Of the disease were brought
here from Spain. The epidemic Of 1885
and 1890 originated in the Orient. ex-
tended into Russia and in time
reached the United States.
| A study of the disease shows, seem
ingly. that during the years when it is
more or less quiescent It is gaining
and conserving its strength for a
mighty attack on the human race
The United States Public Health Ser
vice. Of which DIR. Rupert Blue is Sur
geon- General, does not believe that
the pandemic last year was caused by
fresh germs brought from abroad. II
was the old germs. long established In
this country and causing many unno-
ticed deaths each year, that killed
$4,000 Americans within a few months
and caused 25.OOo,0O0 other Americans
to become i'll.
1t was not until September last year
that ''the epidemic first attracted at
tention In the United States" al
though an outbreak OF influenza had
occurred in Boston on August 2S
And yet mild type Of the disease had
been prevalent In twenty-five States
as early as January, 1916.
In sense, influenza developed con-
The sun., 1919-10-26
Major Acting Decoy Has Thrilling Experiences Hands of
nas-Proners Confess After Brief Stay "Cave of OBLIVION
Held by Them to Be the "Chrstian He'll

mained over in this city for the night,
only to be arrested"
This was a bit disconcerting.
could see visions of a declaration OF
war, a ourt-martial for me and a bad
miXup all around. In any event, ]
apologized and asked him to be seated
telling him all about the raid and what
II was for. He still refused either to
accept the apology or to listen to rea-
son; so l asked the officer who had
brought him IN where he had been
found. When told, remarked to him
that l did not believe the situation In
which he found himself would be
helped when the French learned the
kind of a house he was frequenting
This phase of the matter seemed to
calm him down and / at length per-
suaded him to be seated and to watch
the workings of the raid. l finally
sent him back 10 his hotel in my auto
mobile, and ! will venture to say
that this particular person has a
wholesome regard for our military po-
lice.
A short time later one OF our patrols
brought in several officers from a
Brazilian battleship then In the har-
inter national complications. but these
gentlemen, on the other hand, treated
II as a good joke and after a brief
interview departed.
At 2 A. NJ. all our raiding parties
had returned. and we found that the
total results Of our descent upon this
locality were highly gratifying to us
as we'll as to the French-our cap.
ture netted us a total of twenty mer
wanted for various crimes, the French
secured over sixty. The French CHIEF
congratulated me upon the success
OF the raid and we both felt convinced
that among the number arrested there
were the two men who had been com.
mitting the crimes.
Murderers stiIl at Work.
Exhausted by the arduous work, ]
returned to my room and retired. ]
had just fallen asleep when I wa.
awakened, and to my dlsmay was told
that another Frenchman had beer
murdered, even while we were con-
Quoting our search through Spanish
Town." This last murder, perpetratet
while we were all on the street or
watch, spurred us on with renewed
effort I then determined to emplo,
a decoy in an endeavor to apprehent
these bold murderers.
We planned a trap for them and
as | wanted to be present when the,
were caught, l determined that my
self would be the bait. So l selected
Ave OF my men who were expert shot
The sun., 1919-10-26

Instructions were issued to the milf
tary police to arrest every American
found on the street during this forty
eight hour period who did not have a
proper pass giving him the right to
be in the city. Guards were placed
on all roads leading into Bordeaux,
with instructions to refuse entrance
to any one unless on urgent official
business, and, even in that case, they
were obliged to have a pass signed by
a staff officer.
This plan netted US a motley crowd
of soldiers and few officers. We ar
rested several negroes who were
A. w. o. L. That night 7 was con-
graduating myself upon the success
OF the plan, meanwhile intending to
have the various persons who had
been robbed try to identify the
prisoners, when my telephone rang.
II was the French police.
Another Murder.
They reported that they had just
found under the bridge leading to
Bassens the body of another civilian,
stabbed to death. jumped into my
auto and Immediately went to the
scene of the crime, taking the head
quarters medical officer with me. We
found the French police there by the
body. Examination showed that the
man had been killed by sharp,
narrow bladed knife. and the doctor
declared that the wounds could not
have been made by an American
hayonet. The pockets had been rified
and once again even the passport had
been taken.
At the Bassens end of the bridge !
had stationed an officer and four mill
tary police to prevent any Americans
from passing over the bridge to the
city. / at once crossed this bridge
Bnd, upon questioning these men, all
swore that no one had passed over the
bridge that day.
II was very evident that our plans
had failed to capture the criminals and
that they must be laughing at us.
even while we were cleaning up the
city. Detectives whom l had placed
IN Spanish Town (the slum and dive
district OF Bordeaux) reported that
there were negroes of all types In that
nart OF the city. Ever since ! had
been in charge at the base had
placed Spanish Town "Off limits
and military police had been stationed
at every street that led into the dis
trict; furthermore, knew that no one
IN American uniform could pass
through this Gordon. 1t was I'M
possible however, TO overlook the fact
stated ~ tho reports OF ny detectives
50 I called in the French for con-
| tsrsnos.
The sun., 1919-10-26
>GERIAN MURDERERS IN PAR IS

with a rife and, dressed in civilian
clothes, we went down to the river
front. Here, after instructing my men
to shoot to kill II they saw any one at
tempting to rob me, I had them Sc
crete themselves in a doorway, while
sat down on curb not far away,
pretending that / was intoxicated.
Three nights Of this vigil passed and
was unmolested. On the fourth
night. just as was about to quit and
admit being beaten. out from some
where two Algerian soldiers suddenly
appeared. The command, Hands
up!" in French, convinced me that at
last I was face to face.with the Grim
inals. After taking all my valuables
was ordered to undress. l so ma
nnuvred as to be out of the line Of
fire, so that when my men began to
shoot they would not hit me. Not
daring to resist these Algerians, 1
slowly undressed, all the while expect
ing to hear the report of the guns that
would lay these robbers low. I heard
no such welcome sound, however.
Meanwhile, these two crooks stripped
me clean and left me standing there
on the street clothed In nothing but
my underwear. All this time I was
Stimulating drunkenness, Apparently
my condition was such that they con-
cluded It was not necessary to knock
me unconscious, SO they slipped away
as quietly as they came-for which 1
was duly thankful.
Why His Men Failed.
went over to learn why my men
had not fred single shot, angry
clear through; nor did my anger cool
when I found them all asleep. Not
only had lost all my clothes, but I
had also been made a fool OF by the
very men whom I had hoped to cap
ture. / ordered the soldiers all To
the guard house under arrest, and af-
ter preferring charges had them tried
ana sent to the coal pile for punish.
Inent.
Dodging through the back alleys. I
at length reached taxi stand, and
stepping into taxi, was driven to
my hotel. where l had the porter bring
me my uniform. then went TO the
quarters of my detective force and,
srousing them all, We started on a
search Tor the two men who had
stripped me. A French gendarme told
us that he had seen an Algerian going
toward the wine market So We first
direcsed our attention to that place.
Part OF the large park in Bordeaux
Is used as a wine market, where there
are thousands of barrels of wine.
Searching among these barrels, we
finally located one of the Algerians
asleep. He was wearing some OF my
clothes and my watch, so we knew
then that we had one of the guilty
parties. Upon questioning this man,
he told us that his comrade in crime
bad returned to the French barracks
and gave us the name and number OF
the latter.
After sending the first prisoner 10
our guard house under a guard in
sruotsd 10 shoot him should he at
The sun., 1919-10-26

tarians and bacteriologists are hard
at work, and 1t is altogether likely
that the influenza germ soon will be
isolated, that is. caught, either in this
country or in Europe. Until that has
been accomplished, rs has been pointed
out, no cure for the disease can be
provided. $50 far as the most careful
scientific Investigations have been able
to determine" says the Public Health
Service in one of its statements to
the American people, mo cure has
been discovered. The suggested rem
edies which give the most encourage
ment are even new in their expert
mental stage"
The sun., 1919-10-26

II his clothes appealed to them they
robbing the man, they hit him over
the head with the butt Of their bay
onets and, while he was unconscious,
made their escape. Further question
ing brought out the fact that these
two negroes spoke excellent French.
that they were exceedingly black, and
that their teeth were not white like
those Of our own men. They wore
regulation uniforms and overseas caps.
Not one of those who had been held
up could, however. give us a clear
description of either the men or their
uniforms. The only statement that
they could make was: american ne
groes dressed In American uniform"
An analysis OF these stories soon
convinced US that there was q grave
doubt about these criminals being
Americans at all. First. because they
spoke excellent French-those Of our
colored troops who spoke French
spoke a Louisiana dialect, and even
that was characterized by its negro
accent. Second, because the descrip-
ton OF the bayonet did not coincide
with the bayonet issued to the Ameri-
can troops; however. 1t did answer the
description of the French weapon. (Of
course due allowance had to be made
for the fright and excitement of the
victims.) Third, because practically
every American negro has exceptional
ly white teeth and white teeth are
the exception rather than the rule
among other types OF colored men
that we met in F'rance-even the bet
ter class Of French people remarked
many times upon the characteristic
trait OF good teeth that both the white
and the colored American soldier pos
sessed.
Setting the Trap.
Our deductions were one thing; the
next was to prove them and capture
the criminals. Careful plans were laid
and then put into execution. Our first
move was to quietly strengthen the
military police force and for this pur-
pose police from the outlying stations
were called into the city. These men
were instructed in detail and then
placed on patrols around the town
Then onr morning I had the comma nd
ing General Issue orders that for forty
eight hours no troops were to be Civ an
asses to come into the city.
o"ders We're also issued that all
" 81" an soldiers who were employed
n - headquarters offices in the city
shou,G be given a special form of pass
l-ven these men were not TO remain on
1 the streets, but were to pass froIH
their Offices directly 70 their quarters