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CECIL COUNTY NOTES.
sp~rial Correspondence of Every Evrnin

Sp~sfh torreappn6rnrr Of Every FFrnlnE
Elkton, Md, Dec. 2a.-The Mccall =
Ferry Power Co, now running line 10
furnish electric power 10 Rising Sun and
Oxford, has signed lnrge nufnberof farm.
ers on the route to furnish them with
electric lights and power 10 opernte
machinery on their farms
The Presbyterian Sunday school held
its annual Christmas entertainment IN
the church chapel, last evening
Trustees of the Poor and inaane for
Cecil county gave the annual Christnas
treat, yesterday to The inmates at the
county aims house Candies fruits
tobacco, new clothing and turkey dinner
were the things that made the unfortu-
mates happy
Marriage licenses were issued. yester-
day 10 Paul II Met Commons md Mildred
q. McCarns of. Guilds. Md. and Joseph
II Weaver Of Havre de Grace and Evelyn
l.. Sharon Of Elkton
A. T.. Worthlngton Of Colora has engag-
cd in the manufacture Of hroorns and will
increase his plant after the frst Of the
new year
Mrs w J. Fitzgerald of Chesapeake
City has been called % her home in
Michigan, owing % the critical illness OF
her mother.
The Friends Circle of SyImar held an
interesting meetirg. last evening Or
suth OF West Chester was the speaker.
Governor Harrington has appointed
Daniel Garrett of Elkton notary public
for Cecil county
Ambrose W EIer, agnd "a years. died
On Monday AZ the homo Of his parents,
at Colora. after several months illness Of
tuberculosis
Residents ~ the Fourth district are
complaining that their fox hounds are
being stolen by parties from Pennsylvania
pcrryviIIe Rcd Cross Chapter If plan
ming 20 give the soldiers nj Perry Point
Hospital Christmas treat during this week
Miss Correha Cooper Of Philadelphia
IS spending the Christmas holidays with
her sister, Mrs Harlan Johnson. m Elk
ton.
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NEWS OF A DAY
DOWN THE STATE
Small Boy in Delmar, Playing
With Rifle. Accidentally Kills
Two Year Old Lad
TURKEY GLUT IN SUSSEX
Farmers Course, Tractor School
and Boys and Girls Club
School to be Held at Newark.
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Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Newark. Dec "a The Farmers Short
Course, Tractor School and Boys and
Girls Club Week will bc held at Delaware
College, starting next Monday and con-
tinuing until January Q The Tractor
School, covering five days of lecture and
laboratory work, is in charge Of Professor
G.. l. Hancock, IN experienced tractor
rlan. - an assured success. Fifteen
tractor owners aud operators have already
enrolled, which Is more than hall the
number that can be accommodated.
The lecture and laboratory work IN
tractor crops and horticulture. which
starts At 80 o'clock Monday afternoon.
~ continuous until Friday evening Every
hour Of the tune. including evening sHs-
s,ons - crowded full of the best nfnrma
ton Of latest news in the production and
marketing Of farm crops and IN the breed
nC of 1--we stock
For those who cannot attend al week
apccial programs have been provided tor
"Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Marketing Problems Of Delaware
Farmers" viii be considered on Thursday
FRIDAY Will bc live Stock Day
Special evening programs will include
farm movies and some of the hes speakers
II the country. \ complete program cf
the weeks course can be obtained by
writing to H. Hayward, Newark, Della
Bows and Girls Club Week viii be At
Delaware College, December % to
January )
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DELAWARE CITY.
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Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Delaware City, Dec 2i-Mrs. Edwin
4. ReyboId left Yesterday Tor " ashington.
ID. C. where she VIII spend tile holidays
gith her daughter, Mrs. Donald Ash
bridge
Fink Johnson Of Atlantic City Is here
visiting his aunt Mrs William Murphy
Mrs. Nontgar Of Ridley Park. Ia, il
lcrc visiting her sister, Mrs Norris
Wilkinson.
Thomas Reeves Of Fort Salisbury.
Milford. i spending the holidays here with
lis sisters, Mrs Joseph Pennington and
Miss Fannie Reeves.
Friday evening. IN the Century Club
nom, an entertainment will he given by
br club with talent from Wilmington
Members are asked to bring guests. 4
dance Will follow the entertainment
The Christmas entertanTaent in the
Trcshyterian Church viii be held next
Monday evening.
The nubHc school closed, yesterday, for
the holidays, to be opened Monday,
january 5
Work on the Delaware river bank be
tween Port Penn and Delaware City IS
progressing slowly Engineer Gruhb
who is in charge Of the work, las bought
several thousand feet Of plankS and >
large quantity Of cement from the Marlin
Rock weII grounds. near Port Penn.
The Chlldren's Christmas party under
The direction Of Mrs Frank Moore viii
oe held in FIrcmcn Hall, Saturday after
noca
Turkeys are selling here for s. cents =
rouud. the highest price ever known n
this section Of the country
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whore she will spend the holidays ut the
home Of relatives
William Davies left for Fnston, Md .
his home, where be win spend the holi-
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Linus arc re-
cciving congratulations upon the birth of .
son.
The turkeys To be disposed Of by Robert
NewlyD will be awarded in the Newiyn
restaurant at y o clock this evening.
Mir. and Mrs Matthew Walz announcc
the engagement of their daughter, Mar-
garet E., tn Maurice G. Thornton, son OF
Thomas Thornton of Virginia. The mar
ringe will take place in the early spring.
For Sale Assortment oil Xmas wreaths,
box candies, mixtures. nuts, fruits of all
kinds and toys at Clayton s store. ADV.
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NEWS or NEWPORT.

special Correspondence 81 Every Evening
Newport Dec p Miss Ethel SNYDER,
daughter OF Mr. and SIrs. Frederick Z.
Snyder Of Newport, who is student al
.he Michigan Agricultural College, las.
Lansing. Mich, is spending the Christ
mas holidays with Miss Beatrce Stuart
college chum st Geld Water Mich.
Mrs. Bettha Stusrt IS suffering from q
broken arm. the result Of fall downstairs
on Sunday
Miss May Scarborough Is confined to
her home by a spell Of acute indigestion.
Edgar Hilysrd, formerly OF Newport
and now OF Philadelphia, spent Monday
here with his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hill
ward
Atwood Neldin Of Philadelphia spent
Mondsy here with friends.
Miss Nargaret SNYDER. a student st
Michigan Agricultural College, Fast LsDs-
Ing, Mich. Is spending the Christmas
holidays here with her parents, Mr and
Mrs. +. G. SNYDER
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DEATH OF MARY r. DAVIDSON
Special Correspondence OF Every Evening

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Georgetown, Dec. 24.-Mrs- Mary T..
Davidson, aged 81 years, widow Of Chas
Davidson, who for many years WAS
financially interested in the extensive
brick plant at Milton, died yesterday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Floyd
Hurley, in this city. where she had been
spending some time.
Mrs. Davidson had been IN failing
health for several months, but WAS not
confined to the house until about a week
ago Funeral services will be conducted
this afternoon at o'clock in the M Il
Church, Milton, in burial in Milton cemc-
ttry
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CHEAPER CHICAGO FARES.
Straight Six Cent Fares Comes Back o,
Trolleys SATURDAY..

Chicago Dec. 24.-Street car fares
yesterday were reduced here to a fiat
rate of SIX cents by the Public Utilities
Commission The cash fare had been
: cents with 10 rides at 65 cents and SO
rides for s3 This scale had prevailed
only q short time. the fat seven cent fare
established last spring having been re-
duced recently
The new rate will be in force on Decer-
Der r. Figures were presented bv the
city showing that Sc $40 per cent Of the
passengers were paying the seven cent
rate
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SET ON FIRE BY CANDLE.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Dover. Dec 24-Mrs. Downcs, wife of
DR., r. 5. Downcs, who met with quite p
painful accident few days ago, when
her waist caught fire from a lighted candle
while she WAS IN the cellar, ls improving
and 40 fear of serious results is felt
Mrs. DOwnes, while STOPPING Cvcr 10
get some fruit, was surprised and shocked
to find that her waist WAS atire eating
out the flames As best she could, She
started uT the steps. when DR. Downee
saw her and extingiFhcd the bIasc with
his hands
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CHRIS TMAS PRESENTS
SMASHED BY FAST TRAIN
L Side Sw-iped a Loaded Hand
Truck and Scattered Packages
In All Directions
spocial oorrcsr.ondcnne ot Every Evening

Special CorrCsTsondcrsre Of Every Evening
Newark Dec "a Early last evening
one Of the hand trucks II the p, Il. and
y. Railroad station slipped on tho lcy
platform ard was side-swipcd by fss,
norhhound express The truck vras loaded
with mail on hes. parcel post packages
and other bundles Some Of the pouches
were Tippcd open and mail matter scat
ter d All over the platform.
Some Of the parcel post packages CON
tSlned poultry and numerous other articles
evidently Christmas giita and many Of
them were also scattered about the plat
form and damaged Fortunately 10 one
was burt.
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A GLUT OF TURKEYS.
special Correspondence Of Every Eveuil

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Georgetown. Dec. 24-With hundreds
of turkeys held over from Thanksgiv wing
time for higher prices at Christmas
farmers In Sussex county 9re finding but
little ssle Tor them, and this week had to
lower the price 70 40 cents a pound live
weight, IN ORDER TO sell them That Is five
cents lower than the price at Thanks
giving
Those who have shipped Their turkeys
find returns are less than they can get for
them al home. and those WHO held them
over are facing 3 loss. Geese are selling for
80 cents 3 pound and ducks for IS cents
about the price Of chickens.
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PROPERTY CHANGES.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Seaford, Dec Representative Jo-
seph B. Lord has sold his home property
on Poplar street to George II. Iumble Of
Frankford who will get immediate pos
session.
Representative lord and family moved
to the Captain Huston property. corner
Arch and Poplar streets which he recentiv
purchased Mr Inmble formerly lived
N this town
II. + White. at present l'vng at Mills
boro, has leased the Robert q. Trice
property on Conwell street, and viii
move here January
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SPLENDID SLE|GH|NI
BEHIND FAST STEEDS
Snow and Ice Made Chestertuwn' s
High Street a Place of Rare
Pleasure.
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HF,~rfnI fnrrrspondence OF Hvefy FvrufiR
Chestertown, Md, Dec. 24.A sleigh
ing carnival was enjoyed on High street
for several DAYS and nights and The going
was never finer High street WINS covered
with thick coating oi ice and snow,
which furnishes a fine race course through
out it's entire length.
Some Of the fast ones aeou on the course
were Walter r. Brarnble, benjamin Viii
lihms, behind two PAGERS which made a
most excellent race; George Sutton, the
Worton trainer, driving fine bay PAGER,
.loseph Watson, with a fast PAGER Thomas
Toulaon, who always has a good one John
7 Moffett, who recently sold his FIVE
Forbes stallion at the Madison Square
Garden sale, and Harry Massey Of Church
Hill, who was driving big trotter with
lots of srecd
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STORK CONES TO HIPPO.
Pyemy Guest AZ n. Y. Zoo. FIRST Born in
(aptiYitY

New York, Dec PA fve-poylnd
pygny hippop1tauus a non-r1rIinat-
ing artiodactyle ungiiiate mammal. much
les aquatic than It's giant relative and
having, IN fact. the hatits of 3 pig"
vas born today at the Bronx Zoo. the
sixth specimen Of its species ever held in
captivity and the first to come IN the
world beh nd bars
Everyone was a6uttcr at the Zoo when
Or " Reed Blair, veterinarian, present
ed healthy youngster to the SIS 600
LIberlan parents BAH" hasn't
been christened yet-declined noursh
ment and Or, William Hornaday. director
Of the ZOo. announced that q milk bottle
would he rugged if the youngster threat
encd to go on hunger strike.
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of fine concrete bridge over Chester
river at Cr,impton, connecting the two
counties.
All records were broken in the Chester
town postofce, yesterday morning. when
the volume Of outgoing Christmas mail
comprised G3 sacks Of parcels post, y lock
pouches Of first-ciags mail 10 large out
side parcels, comprising the largest ship
ment ~ poultry ever made from the Office
ut any ono mail.
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RESISTING VACCINATION.
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Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Georgetown, Dec. Residents in
the eastern part Of Sussex county are
protesting against the cdIct issued by the
State Board of Health, compelling them
to be vaccinated AZ it is claimed there is
no danger of spread of smallpox, all cases
now being under control.
The State Board has adopted rcssoiu-
tions compelling all residents of George
town. Dagsboro, Indisn River. Baltimore,
Lewcs 4 Rehoboth districts u be vacc,n-
Ated hY December u
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HAVE YOU SCR0FULA7
Now Said 10 Be as Often Acquired ss
Inherited

Now Said 10 Be as Often Acquired IA
Inherited.
Ii II Fcncrnlly and chiefly indicated
nv eruptlons and sores but in many cases
IL enia~ges the glands Of the neck. affects
the internal organs, especially the lungs.
and If neglected may develop into cor
sumption.
II causes many troubles, and is ag
gravated BY impure air, unwholcsome
food, bad water, too much heat or cold,
snd want of proper exercise
Hoods SaSapsrlla, the medicine that
has been used with SO much satisfaction
by three generations. is wonderfully sue
cessful n the treatment II scrofuls. Give
lt trial
II cathartlc or laxative is needed
take Hoods Pills there Is nothing better
for bliousness or constipation.
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NEW YEARS BALL.

speriai Correspondence OF Every Evening
Dover, Dec 24-Tbe annual New
Years ball will be gwen by the younger
set at Dover in the State Armory on
v cdnC=sdsy evening December 81
Several hundred invitations havr been
issued for the affair, which is expected 10
be one Of the most elaborate Dover has
witnessed in many years
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Edward Kitchens, 2 years Of age, was
killed accidentally today by the ittle son
of w. c. Fisher. The Fisher boy WAS
playing with smal rifle in the Kitchens
home and the weapon WAS discharged by
accident.
The bullet penetrated the abdomen of
the Kitchens child, death following In a
few hours
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"BLUEBIRD" AUTHOR HERE.
Maeterlinck VIII Attend Premier
Of Opera.

New York, Dec. 24.-Afaurioe Mater
lnch, the Belgian poet, and Nine. Maeter-
lncE arrived here yesterday on the steamer.
France from Havre- They came to New
York 70 witness the worlds premier
product IN of Maeterlinck's s opera "Blue-
bird a the Metropolitan Opera House
December "a.
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Negotiations aro atatei to be taking
place on behalf NJ syndicate for ac-
ouiring over - soorr Of spinning mills IN
Oldham. Mancbcster, Eccles. Pendiebury.
Leigh and Athertnn. England There IS
believed to be n capital Of 81, ,oO0. 900
behind this syndicate
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The present Chofoo consular distriet
has an area Of about 1000 square milog
and an estimated population of 3,66D074
according to newly complied official
estimates completed February IL, 1919.
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DEATH OF AGED WOMAN

special Correspondence Of Every Evening
AIiddletown, Dee a Mrs Martha
B. Pharo, wife Of HoratIo ". Pharo. 4
prominent farmer living one mile from
Middletown, died 1t her home, Tuesday.
after d short illness. She vas more than
SO years Of age, but bad been in good
health until quite recently She was q.
daughter Of Schee Merritt, Who H bis
day was one Of the wei-to-do men of tba
nelghborhood
Mrs PhaFo IS survived by her husband
one daught4r, Mrs Edward Willis PIaro
Of Coglingskood, n j.; one Con. Horatio
Pharo, Of NIddletown. and sister. Mrs
John j. lockwood Of Miiington. Md
Funeral services wiil be held al MIR
Pharos home, Friday afternoon al 2
o'clock; lpteIment il St Annes cemetery
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Washington, Dec - Thnty-tlres
yessels tTytaling ZIG 7JO dradusght TN.
we're delivered r. the Shipping Roar
during the firgt twenty days " December
Launchings IN that period NUMBERED
'wentY-fOur, aggregatlng l3f lf3 dcs.d
weight tons.
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TOT KILLED BY SMALL BOY.

special correspondence Of Every Evening
DelmAr Dec. 24.-1he Lttle son Of
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PRESS BOAT LAUNCHED.

Philadelphia, Dec ~ Miss Elizaie,b
Q. Stone of New York daughter ~ Mei
vile u. Stone, General Manager a The
Associsted Prc5s, named Tho B,lnO-tOn
cargo carrier lhunchcd az Hog island
yesterday American Press AZ a tribute y.
the loyalty of n0wspapcrE during thr uar
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49,.
Republican farmer., 1919-02-07
Bolsheviki And Poles
 Threaten Hun Frontier
Strong Boshevist Armies Stand Before Boarders of East Prussia-West Posen Subject to Strong Menace German 9th and 10th Armies Retreat Be
 fore Soviet Troops.

Berlin, Thursday, Jan SO-(By the @xn frontiers are most gravely threat Goed by the Bolshevist and Poles, ac- cocding to the Tageblatt which gives eha following report of the situation:
 strong B0iaheyist armies stand before the borders of East Prussia, an irruptton of Poles threatens West Prussia, and that portion of West Poeeu which Is still in German hands ts subject to a renewed Polish menace, wnich means that the prov ance of Brandenburg also Is In dan Sex. Russian Soviet troops occupy a line from Lbau to Kovno. The fort Sees of K0vno Is not yet in their hands. but the Bolshevists stand di- receiy In front of 1t and have at their disposal numerous divisions which are held together and led forward by iron discipline. The Soldiers Coun- eals no longer play the role in the Bnlshevtst army that they did at the beginning of the revolution. Military authority, on the other hand, is vested with the troops and their leaders
 '-The German Eighth and Tenth armies are retreattng before the So- viet troops The iron division,' which now, as result of losses, has melted Into the iron brigade numbering some hundreds of men, is also there It would unquestionably be possible
Republican farmer., 1919-02-07
DEMOBILIzATION PASSES MILLION 61,8 Officers and 952,411 Men Actually Dis
 charged.

Washington, Feb. 1-Demobiliza- &ion of the army passed the million mark during the past week, General March announced today, with e1,237 officers and 952,411 men actually discharged. Of the officers mustered out, S,444 were on duty in Washing ton.
 The demobilizadon has proceeded to such a point that general officers are being discharged from the war organization. General March an- nounced the honorable discharge Of thirty-three generals, all except four of them being regulars, who return to their rank in the regular establish ment
 The national guard officers order ed mustered out are Brigadier Gener- als Charles x. Zimmerman. who commanded the 73rd Infantry Bri- gade; Roy Hoffman, who was tenn porarily in command of the 93rd di- vision, and Leroy II. Sweetzer. Bri- gadier General John A. Johnston, Q former regular appointed from civil life, is the fourth other than the regulars to be discharged.
 The total number of men ordered for early discharge has reached l. s9,000, including 153,0o0 returning from overseas.
Republican farmer., 1919-02-07
WANT TO ARREST
 NAVY OFFICIALS

Basic, Friday Jan. S1-The arrest of Admiral Schroeder and Captains Rooster and Regner of the German navy has been, requested by the Cen tral Committee of Sailors at Ham burg. The officers are accused, es- pecially Admiral Schroeder, with be- ing responsible for the execution of two sailors, although they were con- versant with the general amnesty or der.
 Admiral Schroeder became notor- ieus when he ordered the execution of Captain Charles Fryatt while he was commanding the German naval forces at Bruges-
Republican farmer., 1919-02-07

Since the conclusion of the armis- tice, the report added, Paris has of fered attraction to men mischiev- ously and criminaIIy inclined and this has resulted In minor disturb ances, but the American military po- lice organization is excellent and dis orders are kept at a minimum.
 General Pershing's cablegran, as made public by the department fol- lows:
 Reference your telegram Number 257O, a personal knowledge of con- ditions and investigation since re- ceipt your telegram shows that sen sational reports as to assaults and burglaries by American soldiers are gross exaggerations. Crimes by American soldiers in Paris are almost negligible considering the large num- Der of men in the vicinity. Fhe same may be said as to conditions through France.
 Since the conclusion of the armis- tice Paris offers attractions to men
Republican farmer., 1919-02-07
With Crucifix Clutched in His Right Hand Capt. Jerry Murphy Falls
 Before Verdun.
CAPT. J. E. MURPHY
 WRITES TO FATHER
Both Bridgeport Boys Won Promotion on the Feld of Battle, and Gained
 Honor.

Leading his men in gallant charge in the Verdun region, Captain Jeremiah Emmett Murphy, son of Colonel T. J. Murphy of this city, made his supreme sacrifice for his country's cause when he was struck by a high explosive shell and instant ly killed, according to a letter receiv- ed here from Captain James E. Mur- phy, oldest son of Col. Murphy which was written on the battlefelds of France. In the letter, the son in forms the father of the manner in which he heard of the death of his soldier brother. Both of the Mur- phy boys won their spurs upon the field Of battle and each was a devout Catholic. When the remains of Cap tain Murphy were removed to the burial place the chaplain discovered Q cruciiX clutched in the right hand.
 The letter which gives additional details follows:
 France, Nov. IS, 1918. My dear father
 This is one letter 10 you that I ar tually don't enjoy writing for the sub ject that it will cover is not pleasant. However, it will prove to you that the gold star which has probably by this time replaced the blue one on your service flag can be proudly pointed to as your son and my broth CT JermA who was killed in action while carrying out his orders.
 I will tell you the whole story right from the start. One of the other captains in the supply train is Captain Haggerty and he has a younger brother who is a lieutenant in the 59th infantry.
 Yesterday his brother arrived here on leave and he is the one who told me of Jerm's end.
 By some coincidence Jerm and young Haggerty were appointed aides to General Booth from the 5Sth and 59th regiments respectively. That was after the battle of Chateau Thierry where Jerm was reported as wounded on July 18th. That report was erroneous as Haggerty was with Jerm when they both read the casual ty list as printed in the states.
 
 fighting on the Argonne front Jerm and Haggerty were together and act ed as haison officers for the general i According to Haggerty they both got i through some very tight fixes un- harmed and considered themselves quite lucky as there were many cas- ualties in our forces there Jerm received his promotion to captain ! about the first of October when the l division went into action at Verdur | and it was about the twelfth that Jerm, then liaison officer for his regi- ment, was carrying on very heavy artillery bombardment. He was evi. | dently carrying out some perilous | task when struck by a high explosiv. ] shell and instantly killed. Ina Jerm evidently understood the dan. ger of his mission is taken for grant.