South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-15

To some mothers Fate dec-ee.l a
son should be numbered among the
! heroic American dead on the battle
| i!elds Of Europe. To some mothers.
| Fate sent back home q son broken
/ in health. Both of these tragedies
fell 10 the lot of Mrs. Susan Moore.
who lives on r. r. c. 124. Indiana
polls.
Her tragic narrative, teeming with
human interest and pathos, was
| brought out in the course Of a des
| cription she gave Of the experiences
Of one of her sons-the one who was
restored TO her Her description gave
an intimate insight into the suffering
that is undergone by probably thou
| sands Of soldiers who returned-suf-
| fering which they no doubt try TO
keep a secret but which is apparent
10 the ones who love and care for
them.
Corporal Clark Moore, a son Of
Mrs. Susan Moore, is among the dead
in France. He was of those who
courageously plunged into the in
fernO OF the Argonne Forest where
guns roared and men clashed in
deadly conflict. And there he met a
heros death-killed in action.
To the mother back home this
news came as a heartrending shock.
Eut for her that was not all. In the
army she had another son, Walter,
| q member of Company F, Of the 5th
Engineers. MinglinS with her grief
over the death Of one son was
anxiety for the safety of the other
He too faced the enemy near Ar
come.
Untouched by shells, bullets CT
| bayonets. he fell a victim TO the fear
| fUl treacheroUs gas fumes launched
by the Huns. 1t did not prove fatal
He recovered after treatment, sur
| nciently to be sent home and re
ceived honorable discharge on ac-
count of his physical disability.
Mothers Concern.
One may readily imagir the JOY
of the mother over this sons return.
And one can easily conceive the sub
sequont anxiety she experienced
| after observing the poor state OF his
| health and the failure OF her at
tempts 10 improve it; until at last
she found the remedy. OF this, Mrs.
| Moore says:
Walter had not been well since
| he was eassed near the ArgOnne
| Forest The terrible ordeal that he
went through in France left him
| with shattered nerves. an extremely
| bad stomach and in poor condition
generally.
He suffered from a breaking out.
resulting from the poisonous fumes
his system had absorbed.
4 was anxious to have him eat
heartily and become we'll and strong.
Put he cOuldn do it. He would be
| come nauseated after eating. Some
times he W Guild become very violently
/ i'll: seized with vomiting spells. He
! could not drink coffee AT all. He
was so nervous that he was hardly
| ever still Il minute when awake and
in his sleep he twitched and jumped.
! Nothing that was done for HIM
| seemed 10 help 10 any extent until
we got Pepgen. 1t certainly inn
| proved him wonderfully. Now he
/ has a strong appetite He eats
! heartily without becoming sick. lie
/
that he used to have. His nerves
are much better. lie is quieter and
rests well at night. In fact ne feels
| better all around. He is stronger
and healthier looking. He is work
| ing for the Big Four Railroad now.
Il am glad TO recommend Pepsen
because il has helped my son so
! much
To hear such commentator IS
| this from the mother Of soldiers
must be gratifying 70 the makers OF
this wonderful remedy, Pepgen, and
even if there were not thousands Of
other endorsements. this evidence Of
its efficiency would eutiue It to con-
siderauon OF those in need Of an
/ inVigorating tonic.
Pepgen may be obtained at STRIFE
rel and SteineTs (The Public Drug
| Coz, South Bend; Red Cross PhcyY
Mishawaka. or any first-class drug
store anywhere. Adv.