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was discovered the city had two hun
dred thousand inhabitants and was
ono Of the richest industrial towns of
the world. Its people wove wooden
cloth, silks and yelvets. and, excepting
was the finest building Of the middle
ages. 1t was used by the Drapers'
Guild as is warehouse and exchange.
Another great structure was the ca
thedral built about the same time.
and connected with tho Cloth Hall was
the Nieuwerck. begun the same year
that the Mayfiower came to anchor
near Plymouth Rock. All of these
buildings and others were rich in
carvings, paintings, stained glass
windows and valuable archives. The
city itself, reduced by time to
eighteen thousand, or less than one
tenth OF its former size. was a beau
tiful relic of artistic antiquity, proud
of its history, but famous chiefly for
its produce market, in which, on some
Saturday. more than forty thousand
pounds of butter changed hands.
At the close OF the war the city was
deader than Sodom after Lot and his
two loving daughters. we'll after sun
up, ran off TO Zoar. The Cloth Hall
and cathedral were one mass of ruins.
The houses had vanished, and the
town was a "stell-swept graveyard"
There are now four hundred ceme-
terie5 scattered over the salient, and
they contain two hundred and fifty
thousand graves. Tho other day
rode by the cemetery of Poelcapelle.
where are buried four thousand
bodies fotnd in shell holes. On three
thousand OF the crosses above them
are printed the words: I'm memory
OF an unknown British soldier"
K = x =
IMMEDIATELY after the armfstice
j the work OF reconstructing Ypres
was commenced. Tho first thing was
ness. This was done by clearing the
public square and filling IT with fiow-
ers and shrubs surrounded by grass
and planting two rows OF trees along
the Boulevard MaIon, which leads
from it. At the same time the people
came back Wooden structures of
different types. from singie-room
sheds to temporary town halls.
sprang UP over night until in August.
been erected. In the meantime brick
and other materials became available
and the construction of substantial
houses commenced. During the war
something like four thousand houses
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fl Ypre3 were destroyed, and most Of
these have now been rebuilt
But we can see this much better
By getting into our German war
built limousine, with our Belgian SOL
der Jules at the wheel. and going
over the city as ii is today. We stop
the machine In the main street that
runs through the town. There are
huge piles OF bricks and stone on both
sides of the street and we can see
new houses extending on and on. At
our right Is q yard where a dozen
Dtonecutters are hewing out building
blocks and over the way the car.
penters are putting up, the rafters for
new roofs Of red tiles. Huge wagons
loaded with bricks and other building
material, hauled by big Belgian
horses pass by US, and tho sound Of
the hammer and saw Is broken only
By the footing Of the horn OF that
rubber-neck motor bus. filled with
American tourists. which is just COM
ing in.
Now Jules starts the machine with
a crank and we ride along through
the streets. turning this way and that,
seeing new structures everywhere go
ing up. Our hearts burn as we pass
the ruined cathedral and IIalies with
their acres OF still falling walls. Parts
Of them are already surrounded by
scaffoidtng and the masons have
started to make reparations, but IL
seems impossible that they can sue
coed; for the ruins look like those Of
Timgad or Pompeii. and in places no
better than the remains of old Car
thage. which was wiped again and
again from the face OF the earth.
Now we have left the city and are
riding about over the country,
through villages which at the time OF
! the arr1iSttce we're In ruins We pass
collections of portable one-story
houses painted yellow and sec new
buildings going up everywhere. The
landscape is spotted with patches of
red, each patch the tiled roof of a
new farmhouse or new village. Every
old house has a new roof and on soma
Of the roofs I see the figures 1920 or
1921 or 1922 painted or worked In
with other tiles OF black and blue.
Red IN China Is the sign Of good luck.
Here In Belgium il is the sigr OF re-
construction and IL means that pros
perity Is coming back to the people.
! most Of the houses are OF brick or
stone. Nearly ali have but one story
with ridged roofs ending close 20 the
walls 1t is only in the larger towns
| that you see two and three story
buildings. Already more than forty
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hit her. saw at a glance that only
by aid of the dogs was there a chance
Of getting her.
THE sun was now high, the grass
i as dry as powder, and scent would
not last long, So must get the dogs
to the place as soon as possible. We
rode to the edge of camp. called the
dogs, and started back.
We struck the trail about midway
up the opening, but the dogs showed
no signs of seeming it. Finally old
Dewey struck and opened. and away
went the pack after him at full cry.
There was a momentary loss where
the lioness went to cover. but when
the old collie, Doc, picked up the trail
In the heavy cover. as the pack was
going to him. he came upon her and
we heard her growl flercely.
She stood her ground at first, but
as the full pack came in, she broke
and ran. almost knocking down a
bunch Of boys running to the scene
from camp. The dogs came through
on her trail a hundred yards behind.
AS she crossed an opening thirty
yards from me, fred, threw a second
cartridge into the chamber and fred
again before the others were ready.
Mr.. Rainey, Capt hurry and Per-
cival all fired with their big guns
within the fraction of a second after
my second shot.
fred the third time simultaneously
with Mr.. Rainey's second barrel just
as she came down, and 1 then gave
her another in the chest, so she could
not hurt the dogs.
BY this time she was literally
covered with dogs.
DR.. Johnson, who had remained in
camp, came running up with all of
his pockets full of shells of the sew
eral different calibres, as he thought
the reason we had stopped firing was
because we had run out of ammuni-
ton.
The lion which had charged, Mr..
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in the country, the animals having no
particular breeding time. AS rule
only the males are shot. anyway, as
they alone are suitable trophies. The
females Of most varieties do not nave
horns, and Of the rarer varieties a license
allows the privilege Of killing males
only.
It would be almost impossible even
for a scientist to enumerate all OF
the varieties of game to be FOUND
in this great country, and for that
matter would find 1t impossible 10
tabuIate the varieties that i have
killed, as am not at all sure or
the proper names of many of them.
The more common varieties that
are to be found are hartebeest, called
kongoni by the natives; wiidebeest or
gnu, Grants gazelle, Thompson
gazelie, impalla and zebra These
varieties outnumber all others and
are found in almost every locality IN
the country where there are open
plains. Water buck, Gland. beeh
buck and reed buck are varieties that
are we'll distributed, but are not
plentiful enough to be classed as
common game.
All of the bucks in the country
both large and small, possibly ez-
cepting the gazelle, are said TO pc
long to the antelope family.
Elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus,
buffalo and giraffe are the big game
OF the country, and do not contine
themselves 70 any certain localities'
IN. Tive and thrive wherever the nat
ural conditions suit them. There are
many varieties that have certain
range and stick to II, hence are found
only in given areas.
Among the best known varieties
that confine themselves to certain dis
trtcts are greater and lesser kudu.
roam and sable antelope. Roi erts
and Raincy's gazelle, oribt, topi,
I'oryx 1.-TWO species). Newman's harte-
beeste, Crews zebra, gerenuk, bongo
and situtunga.
There are also several varieties Of
.iny little buck. some Of which are
no larger than a rabbit and have lit
tie horns, not more than an inch or
two long. Among the most common
of the small varieties are dik-dik.
steinbuck and duiker. There are sew
eral other small varieties. most OF
which are quite common, and as a
rule fairly easy to capture.
A MoHG the larger varieties Of buck
"A are the Gland. bongo. greater
kudu. roam and sable antelope. All
of these equal the size OF our elk. and
the Gland and bongo are much larger.
The Gland Is the largest Of the
African antelopes. Occasionally one
ands a bull that weighs close to a
ton. These bulls are so heavy that
they can not run fast, and several
times I have galloped up alongside
one when he was running his best.
On one occasion I galloped along
side one while mounted upon a small
a mule and struck him with my riding
whip.
saw Mr.. Rainey gallop one down
to a trot and drive him into camp.
| They are beautiful animals and easily
| domesticated.
The bongo is nearly as large and
one OF the hardest specimens to pro-
cure. He lives IN dense forests and
at a high altitude. lie is a striking
| individual. red in color, with white
stripes running all the way around
| the body.
Col. Roosevelt, l believe, secured
these specimens
Copyright, 1879
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week had reached Ostend AT which
time the Belgian army was on the River
Yse-
You may remember the great bat
tie OF User. which lasted ten days, the
fight taking place upon the land. upon
the sea and in the air. That was the
first battle in which aviators were
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the battle of Ypres or. as the British
Tommies called It. "Wipers," began.
The first shell descended on that town
on October Z. and two days later co.
900 Germans passed through il. Six
days after that the first British SOL
diers came in, and on October 10 the
British met the Germans in a con-
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there was fighting throughout the
surrounding country which wiped out
towns and villages and caused about
the worst destruction that Belgium
suffered during the war.
To understand the devastation one
must recall Ypres of the past. More
than two centuries before America
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test that lasted three weeks and re-
suited in the Germans losing q quar-
ter of a million Of men and the allies
more than one hundred thousand.
Another battle took place there In
1915. and a third in 1917. when the
British advanced and pushed back the
Germans. In each OF these battles
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successfully employed; and it was the
one in which the Belgians shot holes
In the raised banks Of the river, so
that It's waters, increased by the in
flowing tide, spread over the country,
infiicting severe losses upon their
enemies.
Il was about the same time that
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BY FRANK C. CARPENTER.
Everywhere Along the War Front
in Belgium.

in Belgium.
7 AN dating this letter Every
where along the war front"
For the past few days / have
been motoring, with Jules at
the wheel. from town to town and
from battlefield to battlefield, max
ing notes OF the rebuilding that has
been going on here since the war.
II began in 1918. and has so trans
formed the country that some of the
tourist organizations have stopped
taking their parties through the diff
ferent salients because the signs of
6cva station have almost passed away.
You all know how roughly Bel
GUM was dealt with during the world
war. She incurred the anger of the
Germans by holding back their
armies when they had prepared to
pounce down upon Paris. In 1914
they had one million men massed on
the western frontier. and on August
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Many the Buildings Have Been Restored and Some Gases Much Better Ones Gre
Than Before With Nw Library Built
White Have Walls
Bombar dAnueb
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TTIIE next morning We made an.
other early start, moving camp
10 the Stony Athi river, twenty
miles TO the east. We spread
wids apart as day broke. so as 10 COM
mand q view OF as much country as
possible. The dog gary fell in behind US.
Game seemed rather scarce. A few
bucks were occasionally passed and two
or three rhinos were sighted in the dis
tance, but no zebra was seen at ala
possible cause OF the scarcity OF lions,
as the zebra is their favorite food.
We had gone six or eight miles on
our way when one Of the safari had
passed three lions that did not run at
sight OF them. but lay down in the grass
as they passed. We had gone down a
donga that had only an occasional tree
for shade.
Our hunter, Hill. was the first to sight
them. two big Honesses lying in the
grass near the donsa- We turned on
the dogs, first giving Capt. hurry two
shots at them. At the crack Of he gun
off went the dogs.
After a chase We killed both, but each
had put up a desperate fight against the
dogs and crippled several OF them.
The wounded dogs were put into the
gary for medical care and we began to
look for the third lion. Two grown ones
were soon sighted by DR.. Johnson. They
were young and gaunt and put up a
good chase, but Mr.. Rainey finished one
and the captain the other (his first
hon).
= x x
NEXT morning we left the dogs and
Y horses in camp and rode extra
mules, taking some boys to drive out
reed beds below the camp. There were
signs of lions along the donga and spoor
that looked to be fresh along the PUSHES.
The twenty boys were marching through
the PUSHES, hitting them with their long
sticks and shouting loudly.
sir. Rainey took a stand high up on a
rock, well ahead to the left, while Capt.
hurry and his hunter, Percival, stood
under a tree well ahead, on the right
bank of the PUSHES. Mr.. Ousman, Hill,
our hunter, Roy Stewart, and I walked
slowly along, keeping in line with the
boys.
All Of suddun there was a tremen-
dous rustic in the rushee as some huge
brute raced through them. We could
plainly see the line of his flight by
the moving OF the rushes, and he
broke cover fifty yards IN front of US.
1t proved to be huge lion with full
name goir at top speed. The enor-
nous brute. with his twenty-foot
stride, was a sight worth while.
had him covered as he broke cover,
but Mr.. ousman said, Don't shoot yet
or he will turn upon u.s."
held my fire until he was one hun
dred and ffty yards away, when three
or for rifles rang out at the same
time. Some one hit him, for he
stopped stock still. swinging his tail
in big circles. looking to right and
left and growing fiercely.
All of sdden hi spied Mr.. Rainey
on the rock and started straight for
him. Another volley was poured in
upon him from three directions. Mr..
Rainey was the closest. His bullet
took the animal full in the chest and
the lion fell in his second stride.
There was a momentary silence
when one of the boys shouted, "Simba
engeane." (Another lion). Suddenly
the rushes began swaying again, and
then q lioness broke cover at about
the same place as her mate. but on
the opposite side. AS she mounted the
bank a voliey was fred, but no one
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81 Err SHELLEY.

eco 1tinued From Last Sundays Starr
TNIIE next morning We made an
other early start, moving camp
70 the Stony Athi river. twenty
miles TO the east We spread
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-09-14
In MemOriam

Adopted by st. Paurs Branch 47e
c. X. of A.
Whereas, in view of the loss sustain
ed by the deceased of our friend and
sister, Mrs. n. II. Franken, who died
July "a, 1923, and the still heavier
loss sustained by those who are nearest
and dearest to her; therefore, be it re-
solved that it is but a tribute to the
memory of the departed to say that in
regretting her removal from our midst
we mourn for one who was in every
way worthy Of our respect and re-
CARDS
Therefore, be il resolved, that we
sincerely condole with those who are
nearest and dearest to the deceased
ON the dispensation with which it has
pleased Divine Providence TO affiict
them, and commend them for consola-
tion TO Him who orders all things for
the hest and whose chastisements are
meant in mercy.
Therefore, be it further resolved
that this heartfelt testimonial Of our
sympathy and sorrow he sent TO the
family and be published in the Star
Herald and Guardian, copy read to
the bereaved family and also be put
ON the records Of the local branch.
+. ]. Baltz,
win !. DeClerk.
win Nuce,
Committee.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-09-14

all other denominations viii be dis
pensed with and all denominations
will cooperate in this service.
The services will be held under the
auspices of the Arkansas Bar Asso-
citation. and an urgent invitation is
extended to all persons and denomina-
tions TO attend this meeting. An ap-
propriate musical program will be ar
ranged and the occasion will be one
which it will be worth while for all
persons TO attend. Be present on this
occasion and be one Of the many mill
lions throughout the United States
who will take part in this service
throughout our entire country.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-09-14
Constitution Day

Recognizing the present trend of
the times to depart from the old estab-
lished customs and the growing dis
regard for the law and law-enforce-
ment, both i'm this country and abroad,
the American Bar Association has
planned to hold special service deal
ing with the Constitution of the Uni
ted States in each county of each state
in the United States on Sunday, Sep
tember 16. 1928 at II 100 o'clock in the
forenoon. The object Of this service
viii be TO bring the laymen of the
state in closer contact with the Bar
Association and TO sound a warning
las to the present trend Of events.
The day has been designated as Con-
stitution Day and special union SER
vice. wherein all denominations will
participate. will be held at II o'clock
on Sunday, September 16 at the Bap-
tist church in the city of Pocahontas,
Arkansas. The regular services Of
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-09-14

at the south door of the court house In
the town of Pocahontas, Arkansas, the
following land in Randolph County,
Arkansas, 10 wit:
The fractional southwest quarter Of
section 30 the fractional north half
of the northwest quarter of Section 81
and the northwest quarter of the north
east quarter of section 81. all In town
ship Is North, Range l East; Also
.(east of river International east half
of the northeast quarter of section %
and least of river) southeast quarter
of sectiOn %, all in township Is north.
Range | West, containing In the aggre-
gate 1897 acres, more or less, the
same being the land conveyed by Win
nifred j. Ragan to NJ. A. Isaacs.
Said sale viii be TO the highest bid
der on three months time with inter
est at ten per cent, and same will be
held for the purpose Of satisfying a
Judgment In favor Of the Penn Mutual
Life Insurance Company for S3162.50
and a Judgment in favor of Amanda
Thompson for the sum OF 81, 1899 &C.
The purchaser will be required TO give
note with personal security for the
amount of his bid and lien viii be re-
tained on said land TO further secure
the same.
Witness my hand on the 18th day
Of September. 1923.
Ben +. Mays,
Commissioner inChancery.
Pope and Bowers,
Solicitors for plaintiff. st.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-09-14
Plantation For Sale

At big sacrifice plantation con
sisting of S76 acres, all fenced and
cross-fenced, 600 acres in river bot
tom, all in high state of cultivation,
balance in timber and pastures.
There are seven sets of houses and
barns ON the place, including a new
modern cobble stone residence. one
store house, one three-story mill house
with -four and grist machinery, one
blacksmith shop and tools.
This is one of the best stock, hay
and grain farms to be found In the
county and is located five miles from
Pocahontas, Ark, the county site and
on the main road running from Little
Rock to st. Louis, via Pocahontas,
Ark, and Doniphan, Mo.
This plantation can be had on very
reasonable terms and at a price far be-
low its real value.
also have several pairs of heavy
work mules and horses, one saddle
mare and some colts, threshing mach
inc, International power hay press,
Fordson Tractor and implements, 20
head of pure bred Duroc sows and
gifts, all bred, mowers, rakes, buck
rake and many other farm implements
for sale for cash or good notes.
For further information call and see
or write, II. G. McNabb,
Brockett, Ark.
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Notice Of Sale Of Real Estate by Com
missioner in Chancery

Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue OF decree of the Ran
dolph Chancery Court rendered at its
regular September 1923 term in an
action wherein Randolph County Bank
was plaintiff and Adolph Krebs, A, j.
Krebs, Bartha Baltz and =. A. Wurtz
were defendants, the undersigned will
offer for sale to the highest bidder on
three months time at the south door
of the court house In the town OF Poca-
h0ntas. Arkansas. between the hours
for judicial sales on Saturday. .0cto-
Der 10th. 1923, the following land IN
Randolph County. Arkansas. 10 wit:
Fractional WIZ Of SW1-4. 50 acres.
more or less. and SELL Of SW1-4. 40
acres. more or less, In section 6. town
ship Is North. Range I East.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-09-14
State Funds Distributed

Last week was a big one in the state
auditors office. More than $2000,00C
was disbursed over the state. For the
expense of the state government the
sum of S144,963s3 was paid out
Amounts sent to the different counties
to the credit of the common school
funds, s1,S63, 1888. To the credit OF
the common road fund, including the
gasoline tax, $102, ,2211S.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-09-14

this week in graveling the Pocahontas-
Maynard road from Mansco creek
north. A subscription paper was cir
culated here Monday morning and it is
probable that enough money and work
was subscribed to finish the road to
the north line Of Demun township.
This work win connect also with the
Warm Springs road which the citizens
have been working for the past two
weeks.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-09-14
Notice Of Sale Of Real Estate BY Com
missioner in Chancery

Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue of a decree of the Ran
dolph chancery court made and en-
tered of record at its regular Septem-
ber 1923 term in an action wherein
Amanda Thompson was plaintiff and
Virgil Pace, Guy Pace and LEILA Pace,
minors, II. G. Eskridge, the S. NJ. VIII
Hanson Co. and Ben A. Brown. Admr.
Estate of l.. Il. Pace were defendants,
and wherein Penn Mutual Life lnsur-
ance Company was cross complainant
and Virgil Pace, Guy Pace. LEILA Pace.
minors, Amanda Thompson and Ben A.
Brown as Adrm. Estate of L. h. Pace
deceased, were defendants. the under
signed as commissioner viii on Satur-
day, October 90 1923, between the
hours for judicial sales offer for sale
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-09-14
Notice Of Sole Of Real Estate by Com
missioner in Chaneery

Notice Is hereby given that under
and by virtue OF a decree OF the Kan
dolph Chancery court rendered at its
regular September 1923 term In an
action wherein Sam Williams by his
next friend was plaintiff and Lilly
williams and Edna Jarrett were de-
PENDANTS the undersigned will offer
for sale TO the highest and best bidder
on three months time at the south
door OF the court house In the town OF
Pocahontas between the hours OF judi
cial sales on Saturday. October 2Oth,
1929. the following land in Randolph
County, Arkansas, to wit:
w fri. IL SE Ia Section Fl II
fri. IL Sw1-4 Section 21 W ~ OF
the Nw1-4 Section %; w side NEIL
Section 2S and Il fri. u IL OF NV IA
Section 2S, all In township Is north,
Range l West, 3l0.65 acres, more or
less.
Said sale will be had and held for
the purpose Of partitioning said land
among the parties TO the above styled
suit. The purchaser will be required
TO give note with approved personal
security for the amount Of his bid
and n lien will be retained ON said land
for the purpose Of further securing se-
curing the same the note TO bear
interest az the rate of six per cent.
Witness my hand on the 18th day
of September, 1923.
Ben r. Mays.
Commissioner IN Chancery.
Pope and Bowers,
Solicitors for plaintin. 81