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VOLUME 10.
MEXICO, MISSOURI, JULY 25, 1918.
NUMBER 42
Missouri Mes
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Thos. Rodhouse And
Lewis Sanford Play
lrivate Dennis Holliugsworth Homo
To Help Harvest Negress' Suit
case Full Of Boers The August
Primary,
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ROBERT NICHOLS SUFFERS
BROKEN LEG AT SEA.
Wanted To Trade Farm For Auto
Noise Over Americans' Victory
Vandalia Still Plays Ball Mr.
, And Mrs. Mongler's Happiness.
Mexico, Mo., July 22. A farmer
near Mexico had a field of wheat to
thresh. The workers were to be at
his home for dinner. The baker in
town sold him 20 loaves of "war
broad" but warned him not to give
the men their full allowance. It
was expected, however, that there
would be no basketfuls left after
the eat. But there were 16 loaves
not eaten. Wasn't that . patriotic?
It was "substitutes" that saved the
day and saved the bread. Yet it
must be said that the people are
thoughtful and saving.
Vandalia still plays ball on Sun
day. Mexico has about gotten out
of that habit. Hope we'll never get
it again. Here's one on Vandalia
told by the Leader and it's all
right that they yank 'em up: "When
two dusky Bons of Senegambia
alighted from the 6:20 train Satur
day evening they were unexpectedly
met by a deputation of police, S. H.
Smith and Jno. Atkins, and piloted
to city headquarters where they
were relieved of ten quarts of whis
ky and 75 in' fines. The firewater
was to furnish forth the fire works
for the ball game Sunday.".
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mongler are
the happiest of anybody on all the
prairies around Mexico. They have
a sweet little new daughter in their
home. They call her Edna Opal. 1
Robert Nichols who went to .war
from Mexico some months ago suf
fered a broken leg in transport to
England. Details of how lie got
hurt are lacking. '
August 6th will soon be here. We
hope the best men win in the pri
mary. Emma Gray, colored, went io an
other town and carried some booze
into Mexico, but the officers inter
cepted her. She had a suit case
full of liquor.
Thomas Rodhouse, 11 years old,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Rodhouse,
and Lewis Sanford, about the same
age, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. San
ford, fired a regulation U. S. army
rifle shell, by placing it a distance
away and shooting at wtth with an
air gun loaded with be-be Bhot.
They hit the cap, center and there
was an explosion. Bits of the case
of the shell were thrown in all di
rections. Rodhouse was hit in the
chest by a piece of brass and It took
an operation to remove It. Lewis
was slightly wounded In the ' leg.
Boys, fix it for the huns next time.
Here, do you ride in an auto?
And can you afford it? We heard
of a farmer in this county who haa
40 acres of good land practically
all the property he has In the world
too and he was in town offering to
trade it. for a machine. Now what
do you think of that?
Noise ran riot for a few minutes
in Mexico Friday afternoon in hon
of of the Americans' first great vic
tory in, France. Whistles' blew, au
to horns tooted and Charlie Dob
yns whooped loud enough to be
hoard five blocks. We'll all whoop
crd throw 'our hats when the last
victory Is won ajjd the kaiser and
his bunch are smashed and our
Sammies come marching home. i
Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Stalling!
have a' new son in their home.They
have named him for hia grandfath
er, Allen Stallings, and for his un
cle, Leslie Barbee, who is "some
where on the sea" Leslie Allen
Stallings.
Dennis Hollingsworth, who join
ed the Army last year and has been
stationed on the Mexican Border, is
home on a month's furlough and is
assisting his father, W. H. Hollings
worth, near Mexico, with the har
vesting. Dennis likes army life and
is anxiuos for an order to France.
Bags Hun Planes
One Gets Away
Takes To The Air In The Morning,
A Lunch At Noon And Supper In
' Ivondon Started Toward Berlin,
CAPTURE THE PLATEAU
THAT DOMINATES SOlSSONS
Germans Burn Supplies Americans
Enter Action With A Cheer
Their First Biggest Attack. .. .
With the British Army in France
July 17. To shoot down five Ger
man airplanes out of a patrol of
6 that attacked him onafllghtbegin
ning at 9:30 o'clock in the morning
to lunch at the aerodome by noon
and to sit down to an early dinner
in London that evening, was the re
cent experience- of an officer of the
Royal Air Force.
After arranging for a brief leave
to begin at noon, the officer took
the air, and within 30 minutes en
countered five single-seated and one
two-seated German machines. He
shot down two of the smaller ma
chines and chased two others so
vigorously that the machines colid
ed and fell! The aviator then shot
down the larger machine, while the
sixth got away.
On the French Front, July 19.
The French-American attack along
the broad front north of the Marne
was an absolute surprise. Many
German officers were captured while
nnleen and numbers of the men
were taken while harvesting rye
The greatest stupefaction was
created among all the enemy troops
holding theMlnes at the suddenness
of the attack. Some of the orison
ers declare they had been told it
was impossible for the Allies to
carry out any operation in the way
of an offensive for some time.
Mafiy tanks partiolpated in the
attack, having been able to" take up
their positions during the terrific
storm which prevailed. The Ameri
can troops, co-operating with their
Kvnrh comrades. did brilliant
work.
With the American Armies on the
Front, July 19. Consolidating their
n awlv.vnn nnsitlona during the
night, the American soldiers start
ed out toward Berlin again Friday
morning. Aided by the French
they penetrated . the enemy'B .lines
to a total of eight miles, capturing
J the plateau, that dominates the 1m
portant railroad" center, Solssons
Heavy reserves were being throw
into the battle by the Germans in
desperate effort to save .. the city
Southwest of Solssons the huns at
tempted a counter attack on a large
scale but merely succeeded In tern
porarily lessening the high raU of
speed with which the Yanks were
carrying everything.
All around Solssons the battle is
increasing in fury as the Allies gain
inch by inch and the Germans hurl
new troops into the conflict.
Foch's plan of battle now seems
evident. If he Is successful, he will
trap tlie entire German army on the
Marne, or else force them to make
hurried exit. He is driving in two
wedges; the one on the Alsne-Marne
front, which the Yanks have forced
eight miles deep, and the other in
Champagne, where the Italians and
the French are fast pushing west
ward to meet the Americans.
Should Solssons fall, as it seems
it will, Hun supplies for their Marne
forces would be greatly menaced.
for that city Is one of their biggest
railroad centers. Fresh American
reserves might mane quick work of
the remaining terrain,' and the Al
lies meet with the Hun bagged.
The American and French forces
renewed their offensive between
Aisne and the Marne at four o'clock
this morning with greater vigor and
dash than , yesterday. At the very
outset they gained eight miles and
within a few hours were within a
mile of Solssons. The rapid ap
proach of the two forces almost
threw the huns into a panic. They
immediately began to destroy their
ammunition and supplies prepara
tdry to evacuating the city. Every
indication points to the finishing
blow having been administered to
the present hun offensive. The cap
ture of Solssons cuts lateral rail
way lines about the city upon which
the Germans depend for supplies
With the placing of Foch's artillery
into positions made possible by the
Allied advance the movement of
German supplies In the whole sea
tor between Rheims and Chateau
Thierry is impossible. This if" the
biggest Allied offensive stroke of
the present year. It is also the first
big attack of the American troops
since the United States entered the
war. The American troops entered
action with a cheer and showed the
greatesV determination in every
part ni the action.
LESLIE
CROW TELLS
OF THE SOUTHLAND
Likes Army Life But Wants No
Walking "Company (Street" 11c
Is A Teacher In The Military
School. ,
We are permitted to publish the
following interesting letter from
Leslie Crow, son Mr. and Mrs. W. J
Crow at Farber:
Camp Sheridan, Ala., July 14
1918,
Dear Mother:
This is Sunday, tho Sunday in
camp does not seem like Sunday in
civilian life, for' there are no
churches or bells -or women and
children' dressed for services. Here
it is a bunch of 'boys in uniform
who go either to the Y. M. C. A. or
Knights of Columbus, according to
their belief.
I am at the Y tonight. I have
lust been nlaying the Vlctrola. I
have been playing some of my fa
vorites The Little Brown Church
in the Dell, and When They Ring
the Golden Bells for You and Me
These pieces made me think about
something of which you never knew
It still continues to be extremely
warm bore. I have suffered a great
deal with the" heat. It is quite
change from the delightful climate
of Yellowstone Park. There during
the summer we could floe the snow
at almost any time lu summer.
So you see I am enjoying camp
life very much. While we are out
at drill I put my whole mind to
military affairs, but when' that is
over I divide my time with other
things as they come up. The day
before inspection I certainly do go
over my equipment thoroly. So far
have never failed to pass. You
see If they find the least bit of rust
or dirt on your rifle or bayonet then
you have to walk the company
street with a full pack all afternoon
while the rest of the boys are hav
ing a half holiday.
Two new regiments are going to
be organized in the camp as soon as
possible. They will be made up of
drafted men. They are going to
take 30 men from my company to
help drill them tho I don't think I
will be in that group as I already
have my hands full. I am still
teaching in the military school. I
just like my work fine and try each
day to make each succeeding reci
tation just a little better
than the one before. The superin
tendent of the Bchool is an ex-super
intendent of schools of the State of
Alabama. He Is a splendid fellow
an thru him I have met quite a
number of' figure-heads whom I
would not have had the pleasure of
meeting had I been an ordinary pri
vate.
I received the cake you sent me
this morning. It was very nice and
certainly did taste fine. The cakes
and biscuits made by some of the
army cooks are jokes, or nearly that.
I certainly was glad that you re
member how well I liked such prod'
ucts.
I wish you could take a trip thru
the South. You would find it about
40 years behind the North in pro
gress. it is nothing unusual to see
an ox team; or negroes at work in
the fields with double shovels. At-
ter leaving Memphis, Tenn., I nev
-.
er saw a single riding cultivator,
tho I did see negroes at work with
their mules by,the score, in the cot
ton fields. The cotton is Just begin
ning to bloom, or I guess that's
what you call It, at least it is turn-
, , ,.
ing pink. The negroes are numer-
nus here. Thev live in wretahed
shanties and dress very poorly, tho
there are exceptions. Many of them
are ignorant, tho some show the
marks of refinement. I asked Prof,
BlosBingale the reason why the ne-
groes could not handle a plow that
could plow a full row at once. He
said that one plow was as much as
thev could watch at once, the otHer
u...., u ,J
could not use it.
This country has tall Manor
houses that are a remnant of the
great plantations in the time of sla
very. They look like-the ones we us
ed to see pictures of in our old his
tory books. Then, too, it is not un
usual to see an old chimney stand
ing alone in the fields. Those were
the chimneys of some former dwell
ing that was burned during the Civ
il War. But those days are forgot
ten now, for there Is no North nor
nth, but just one good old United
States of America.
Well, mother, I might add that I
am well and getting along fine. If
I get a chance I will sure try to pay
you a short visit before we cross
the
pond this fall, so goodbye..
Your son,
LESLIE J. CROW.
HERE FROM SLATER.
Mrs. H. C. Black and three small
of Slater, have returned home from
a delightful visit with Mrs. Black s
mother, Mrs. L. J. Atkins, ana xo
her husband's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. O. Black, all south of Mexico.
Mrs. Black says she greatly enjoyed
every minute of the time she was
back home."
Attorney C. A. Barnes was in Col-
umbia on business last week.
AN AMERICAN CREED.
"I BELIEVE in the United
States of America as a Gov
ernment of the people, for
the people; whose Just pow
ers are derived from the con
sent of the governed; a dem
ocracy in a Republic; a sov
ereign Nation of many sover
eign States; a perfect Union,
one and inseparable; estab
lished upon those principles
of freedom, equality, justice
and humanity for which
American patriots sacrificed
their lives and fortunes.
I THEREFORE believe it is
my duty to my country to
love it, to support Us Consti
tution, to obey its laws, to re
spect its flag and to defend
it against all enemies."
EZEKIEL'S WAR BREAD.
Told Of In The Bible Children Of
Israel Commanded To Use Substi
tutes With Wheat.
War bread Is far from being a
new measure to conserve food. The
Children of Israel, when they de-
lcuucu
advised Ezeklel to ulilze every
possible means for supplementing
their great wheat supplies and that
was more than 2,400 years ago.
A thirteenth commentator named
David Kimchi, a writer for the
Christian Science Monitor, pointed
out recently, drew attention to the
verse in Ezekiel which said, "Take
tiiou also unto thee wheat, barley,
and beans, and lentils, and millet.
and fitches, and put them in one
vessel, and make the bread there
of." "The prophet," commented David
Kimqhi, "thus warns the disobedi
ent children of Israel that, during
I i : n4 TAfiicQlom tViov will TlO
lue Blcc ul -
loneer be able to make their bread
loute' uc
with pure wheat, but they will nave
to mix it with all kinds of grain and
vegetables.
Whatever Ezekiel may have
meant by his advice to the cnuaren
of Israel,, he furnished a recipe for
war bread which is undoubtedly the
oldest extant
K EARLY PLOWING
MADE MORE WHEAT.
O. G. Schaefer, assistant county
agent of Jackson county, reports
the results of early and late plow
ing for wheat which he found on a
farm near Lone Jack, Mo. All of
the land was plowed July 20, except
a strip about 20 feet wide which
was plowed September 1. The en
tire field was worked down at the
same time and planted with the
same seed. Counts made at various
places along the strip which was
plowed late showed only 71 per cent
as many heads of wheat as those on
the land which was plowed early.
It was estimated that the yield of
...i iha pnriv Dlowed ground
'u:,' ' , Q-r
would De az.o uuucia -
while on the ground plowed 40 days
later the yield would be only 20.3
bushels. The difference in the
nn ilia two lands was SO
nuoai. v. . -
marked that the line could be ob
Lerved very distinctly a qarter of a
mU aw&y -he whettt on the early
Dlowed land was from four to eight
ctn UUer tan that on the late
plwed lgnd
M,a T Webb of Manhattan,
Kan8a8, is visiting her parents, in
Mexlc0i judge and Mrs. Alex Car-
ter
W. T, Cleeton, up beyond Thomp
8on, stopped lu to say Howuy io
J fa. Message Saturday
FORTY YEARS AGO.
D. M. Price Names Some Of Tho
Land Holdings In The Lick Creek
Country Rev. Gibbs, Of Mexico,
Farmer.
David M. Price, one of the early
settlers of the West Lick Country
of this county, writes as follows:
Forty years ago Rev. E. S. Gibbs,
now a resident of Mexico, improved
the 160 acres of land south of
school section 16, township 62,
range 7, now owned by S. P. Bee
die of Laddonia, and occupied by
T'.-:rctt Ham. Rev. Glbb3 built a
tmee-room house, j'ohn Robblns,
who married Mis's Julia Moomaw,
wa3 employed by Parson Gibbs, and
John and his estimable wife did
their first housekeeping there.
"Uncle" Tommy Grainge improv
ed the 160 now. owned by George
Ferris of Laddonia and occupied
by his son, Ed. Later on the bal
ance of the section was bought by
E. C. Smith. Will and Frank Bra
den bought the southeast 160, now
owned by James Braden, Jr., and
the northeast by Roy Smith, son of
E. C. Smith, of Laddonia.
"Uncle" Johnny Summers was
the happiest man in the country on
40 acres of land and raised a large
family of useful boys and girls. He
and the boys with a separator and
an endless chain straw-carrier
threshed the neighbors' grain for a
number of years.
From pecuniary circumstances in
those days men couldn't bite off a
very large piece of land at a nomi
nal price. Such men as John S.
Dickey and Lum Cauthorn had to
scrape the . country for $50 when
they wanted it. Ask John S. Mc
Cune. Forty years ago section No. 16,
lying between S. P. Dubray and W.
J. Brown on the west and E. C.
Smith, Sr., on the east, was a
"school section." About two years
or less after, it was severally divid
ed and sold. Lucius Smith, n. w.;
Piersol, southwest SO; J. R. Thom
as, SO acres of fourth the southwest,
and 80 acres southwestof the south
east and Uncle Johnny Summers the
southeast fourth of the southeast
fourth; John Beal, norheast fourth
of the southeast fourth, also cast
half of the northeast, and Hiram
Sutman the west half of the north
enst fourth. t
Those were in the closing days
the "greenhead" flies and rattle
snakes, when men began in earnest
to turn over the virgin soil of the
prairies the first settlements of the
county began to spread.
IN RADIO SCHOOL.
Fletcher R. Powell, son of Mrs.
Mary E. Powell of Mexico, volun
teered shortly after the declaratiol
of war for service in the Navy. He
was first at the Great Lakes 'and is
now taking training in the Radio
School at Harvard College. Fletch
er writes home that he Is having the
time of his life as busy as he can
be, and so on. Is learning "lots of
things." He Is anxious to go to sea.
Fletcher Powel is the right stuff
endeavors to be 100 per cent effi
cient in all he undertakes.
AGED WOMAN DEAD.
Mrs. Naysmih, the aged mother
of Fred Naysmith, of near Vanda
lia, died suddenly last Thursday
morning. She had been In her usual
good health.
MEXICO SAVINGS BANK
51st Year in Business
Capital Stock, (100,000
U. M. WHITE, President
J. It. JESSE, Cashier