New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 19, 1918, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY By Edgar White Copyrignt. 1918, UP e IL vear the people States knew in a casual eral John J. Pershing “somewhere out West.” Missouri was his native even a great many Missourians birthplace that the the early pa of the was Some know exact been away lon point was forgotten s0 by Public Ledger Co way that Gen- ite, He starti we haven't No, but we got a of the United ey had some was in ‘em!” “Oh, well,” will am bod. born they sa knew o b Qidn't had you on som Wi of the papc thit pul toys built snow forts, raps there Caywcod his ti S e cague. o Te—— v i IV UquhAL I B RoHING R ADS Hi:a H OMFE got any pirates’ swimmin’ good Chapin pa sprea about Hom And t piet park where the and, believe me, -and John now id won't al.eas hurt any wooped a nd so he I th horn me had worke W fig r. and licity pew ui hole—they and Town down ought to make I guess I'll send up there for a to make a hit in the Old v Howard Sure es is d. Day ood.” actiy what they did. nd writing men clede. Caywood ong by and by, thing worked out e general was the one on I they'd be in 1ad evel whe cirect larger Volume 29, Numb;r 23 L _ Ll i b o shun well as my own dad; with him when just The and the idea scheduled for a in order After that there w other NOVEMBER 19, T SR e R AT SR B 1918. used to run 1t yo' about won't was boy write yo' we huntin’ to me; somethin’ with ed to go no furder.” Red Cross people of Laclede cit ¢ took up tl wi come ’lo 1s general Governor Gardner, who “ourth of July canceled the cnzagemen 1k at Laclede that day s no trouble to get the New York, to sp speakers on program. The LACL}LDE MlbeURI [RIDAY 0T )HPR ‘15. 1918 TOWN AND CGOUNTRY bout Local People and Events and Other Matters of Interest Tiwo ricks of clover bay for sale ¥ Z.B. Kling. For sale—Oue Shropshire ram. . K. Dail, Laclede. A house for remt at $i per outh. Apply to Nellie Barber. Barred Rock cockerels $2.00 ach. Mrs. Harry Landree, phone a A Great Western heater. used ut ove wiater, for sule. Inguire ¢ this office. S. C’ Rhode Island Red cockerels 1 ssle at $1.50. Ross Gleon, fione 223y, Linneus Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels pr sale at $2.00 each during retober. Mrs A, M. Walker, La- ede. The bome of Mr. and Mrs. A. . Moore bas been wired and was ced ou the electric light service Rriday (light saving sesson eads | day night, and at 2 day morning all time ¢ set back one hour. s and ‘Herbert L a¥ evening with face cattle to \a in western he . the be out| docs | 1254; Another Contingent Leaves Twenty-five more Linn boys were called to the colors and left’, Monday for Fort Worth, fexas. Three extra coaches were attached to the train from the nprth baving aboard those from the northeastern part of the state as well as those from this coanty. These coaches were attached to a special train from the east which left here with cight full coache: There was a large crowd at the station to see the boys off. ‘Those from Laclede were Fred Clinefelter, Theodore Sharp, Emmons Peer and Albert Mustapha, all indust- rious young farmers. The standing of other registrants from this townehip are as follows: Arthur, Gartner, 40; Daniel Cole, 46; William Robbins, 49; Harry,@lover, 89; John H. Dick. 96; Charles H. Cotter, 97: Ernest E. Bebson, 164; Benjamin F. Thowmson, 168; Nels H. Dlatson, Bloyce A. Deiningar, 188; Henry M. Anderson, 212; Howard C. Carothers, 241: Nathaniel Byrne, 244; Herbert L. Allen, Byron B. <Cooper, 311; Clarence E. Tracy, 327. Joseph Hanley, 348; Elmer E Berry, 349; James M. Wallace, 457; Lewis Shaw. 361; Truman L. Humphfres, 370; Otto Buell, 460; Horace M. Standly, 472; Wayoe Anderson, 488; Chas. T. Palwer, 495; Dulin Hall, 5 Artie Guy Stark, 530; William Nelson, 531; eounty ON LOCAL SUBJECTS Local Items and Interesting Bits of News of Ali Sorts There will be no more picture shows in Lclede until the dauger of spreading influenza is past. While there bas bsen only a few mild cases here and no severe -ones it was thought best to take due precantion and stamp- ont the disease as soon as possible. - TLe rain we have Betn needing for several weeks began falling Wednesday eyening, continued throughout the night and the greater part of vesterday. The moisture will be the salvation of the young wheat and will do much good in every way, - At the meeting of the Red Cross last Saturday Mayor Allen was elécted to represent Pershing branch at the county eonvention that was to have bgen held in Brookfie.d last Wedhesday, but on sccount of tbe iofluenza |apidemic was postponed, tor Nov- efber 20. - The Christian charch people have Bhad their service flag ~for some time but on acconnt of sick- ness sud some being absent it has not yet been unfurled. However, it will be in the pear future as e | grfangements are now being made tor an appropriate service of songs High School Notes Mrs. O. A. Potter visited ue and brought with her Miss Lucy Hincheliffe, a field secretary of the Red Cross. Miss Hinchcliffe gave & very interesting and help- ful talk to the students about Junior .Red’ Cross work, and especially strossed the-way we can do our bit by saving muts, nut shells, ‘and fruit pits from which The pupils are showing their will- ingness to do their bit by making quite a collection of nat-shells and pits. Mrs. Neva Griffith enlarged our library before sho moved away from Lacledo by donating an illustrated volume of Shakespeare’s works, & complete set of Dicken’s and several other valuable books of history and geography. This gitt is much appreciated and will help to make our library more efficient. The boys basket ball team played the first match game of the season with Forker last Friday afternoon. The boys made a better showing than the score would indicate and in the future we hope to éven things np somewhat. Mrs. Elias Barton and ~Miss Rath Doak were high sobg visitors last week. Revercad R._1i." Strattog ducted our chapel servi . morving. His talk on tha *“Things Worth-while td About,”” was interey practi Mr. Stratte) ed a fine collection Geographic Magi carbon is wade for the gas masks:| Mrs. H. E. Bundren g daughter of Kansas City ing her sister, Mrs. L. Ff Mr. and Mrs. B. Fry of route ove, Sum| business visitors to Friday. Mr. and Mrs. H.' L. have rented Mrs. residence Saturday. Mr. and Mis. Wesld Brookfield ‘were guest home of Mayor Allen la) evening. Mrs. A. D. Welsh and son and Mr. and Mrs. V. E. A wotored to Chillicothe Wedne afternoon. Mrs. W, R. Barton left Tnesda) morniog to visit her daughter, Mrs. Lena Hatcher and family at Bedferd Iowa. Mrs. Ella Standly is at Cam- bridge, Mass. visiting her son Harald whn is_o radin_ctn a where the American commander first saw the light of an autumn day, for & long time didn’t realize the signifl- cance of being the birthplace of a noted military man. One day Al J. Caywood, who for ty-six years has been publisher, or, foreman and general manager the weekly Laclede Blade, was over Hannibal, and he learned how that town had boosted itself into the lime- light because of Mark Twain’s early and restless endeavor theré. They showed him Bear Creek, where Tom Sawyer and the gang went swimming, the pirates’ island out in the river, the mysterious cave where “Tom and Becky” got lost and Holliday hill, from where the boys rolled great stones to hear them thunder on the street below. “I zounds!” said Al to himseir, vhat’s the matter with us? We gota big man—bigger than Mark Twain.” Full of the idea he confided with a tew friends on reaching home. “But Laclede is just a village, Al” they said; “we can't start anything here like they did over in Hannibal. Hannibal has a river.” “Well, haven't we got Locust Creel demanded the editor, “and didn't John and Charley Spurgeon and Clay Bigger and the balance of 'em go there to fish and swim same as sam Clemens and Huck Finn did in Bear Creek?” - ator v to do a little campaigning was in Laclede oll county, aud in and patriotic addresses. Hon. Seth M. Yonng, of Hawil- o, republican nominee for state from the Sth district, 7 for which we ag, / The last picture € on|g company wi b\ mude The Blad ana ground out = lot of short letters to newspaper friends over the State informing them that Laclede was pre- paring to pull off a “Pershing Day,” being as the general was born there. He suggested that there might be the running gears for a good story in the event they were interested. The country newspapers good- naturedly made mention of the ap- proaching celebration, though the edi- tors wondered a bit why anybody would want to talk about a Fourth of July blow-out while the snow was still veiling the terrain. The “Missouri Notes” men of the big city dailies thought the idea from the little old Laclede worth a line or in their departments, but when the Sunday editors ran afoul of the “Missouri Notes” in their own papers ented big possibilities. “Lemme he general was born at that up- state village, went to school there pos- sibly; maybe he stole watermelons and turned cats loose in school like all , and the old chums must be there yet; and the teacher who licked him, mayhap; then the schoolhouse and the two the family house and lived in later, the school- the park, with tiie exact location of the snow fort; the old school chums all classified according to their ages unt Susan Hewitt, who made Virginia apple ples for the gen- eral when he was a small boy and who still called him “Johnnije”; the old water mill on Locust Creek—every- thing that came within gunshot range of the general’s boyhood career in Laclede was catalogued and arranged for the admiring newsmen. “Gee, Al!” cried one of the stafr men; “you got the 'possum treed; all we got to do is to shake him down!” When the big papers came out with their stories Laclede was no unknown to fame. age of writers swooped down to do the thing up right. They “took” every- thing and everybody. The old school chums brushed up on their stories until they could relate them like de. livering a speech. Al Warfield, the negro porter at the Brown Hotel, learned to spot a member of the writ- ing craft on sight. “Yas, sah! Ah knowed Gin'ril Per- longer A mighty pilgrim Liberty Loan which started like a summer breeze was Now sweeping over the State cyclonic Linn County boys in camp were per- with swiftness. 1OWN PAPEK AL J. CAYWOOD Editor of the Laclede (Mo.) Blade mitted to go home and take part in All of the great daily newspapers of the State sent camera and staff men. the patriotic celebration. Around “THE YANKEES ARE HERE!”—A STORY OF BELGIAN FAITH THE time when there was peace in Belgium Jeanne Vauahute was a girl ir Dixmude. She sold roses—red roses mostly—for to her they were the preferred among all flowers; and Jeanne hersclf was not so unlike a red rose, before the Hun flower came. The year before the war, she had what she then trouble. Her mother was need of the mervices of a &pe: something ‘ouite beyond the of this Flemish fam! For father was too old 1 work and earnings of Jeunne and her two younx «r brothers Were no more than enougn ryr ordinary nceds. ©ne day when it seemed that thers wae no way of obtalming the money sishor by human sgency or L a mi: acle of le bon Dieu, Jeanne wm stopped on the strees by one when ehe labelsd at.oncae i “rich Araeri- car.” although the Ame npoxe French with &n undesstaning :ruly however, nd ialist— means the the 1y fie mwic the fAowery “mors beautiful than yon sell” “Mademoiselle is very kind,” swered Jeanne; and with the courtesy ot ber race she gave the American some of her roses, although ths meant that the family Vauahute must pay for it by wome petty ecoromy. as arranged that Jeanne should ez which mere than that all rous, ana tion of convinced her s w rich, gene- the a interven- Or course it could not fail to become known that the fiower girl was saving her francs to- ward the of that specialist. kS Goodwin convinced arications which entered at ali tl:ie Recorder, that 0ing to be worth a Hence Y e Vauahute itly great ther, ard ev, T by heave ect gTea Miss some prev were he dook icture amonnt hereupon Jeanne, by no doub pon S or wue it t tim2 les Ftals Unis and 3 roses became very high and e good of Jeanne. After to her own coun- nne; arnd Jeanne, a. s which she had The artist rl wera corresponding storm broke in 1914. 0f Uhlans spread 5 of the faimily home, mans as er and Vauahate fled from upon by the Gier- The father, moth- Jeanne settled in Etaples. Ona brother was in the army and the other went to England to work in a munition factory, Then began menths and years of waiting._and_alternate hope and de- 1ey rar. were close and saw the truth. Te:g,“; }o a'?k ques:igns in the town of “taples. The English bad come—but Where were the soldiers of the United States, that other country of free- dom? To Jeanne this was very bit- ter, for shc was one of those whose faith dies havrd. Her neart said that the country of Miss Goodwin could 45 more than feed the hungry it Bel- gium, mere than rebuild the destroyed houses of Franca. This crept into ter leite. (ke American artist, > was one reply: We there are rot understand.” For lonz time Jeanne believed, she belleved the saints, that soldiers would come from the lard of rviches and help drive back the gray beasts of the north. But three years of waiting is lons. The neighbors in Etaples questioned and shrugged; and I'ttle oy little doubt took root i the heart f Jeannz Vauahute. I* choked out her faith. A7 iength she also agreed that the Americans would come. She ceased to write to her friena Miss Goodwin, for she was an extremist, this I’lemish girl. There e no more red roses and it seemed that there would rLever he any more Belgium. Finally people said that the Yankees really had come to France, but Jeanne a:a not believe it. It could not be true. The story sounded unreal—like a thing that is far off on the other side of a hill. If American soldiers They “Be pat now are coming. many But here who as in never show themselves in Etaples, that all the world might sce and believe? Jeanne was thoroughiy fixed in her unbelief when, this summer, the Ger- marns came again. On a day of ter- ror the French and English were Porne backh and th old men. the women and the children of Etaples had to flee with a warning o2 minutes only. Jeanre saw bombs dropped upon a hospital near what had been her new home—a hospital where there were 3000 wourded soldiers. She saw nurses killed and mangled in the streets before she and her parents joined the stream of rcfugees that flowed out of the stricken town At first they ran, even the aged; for the boche raked them with rifles and machine-gun fire. Yet even in that hour of death the thrifty French and Flemings clung to what of their property they had beer able to carry . One woman struggled with a hed and frightened goose; a small boy staggered under the tht of four umbrellas. He saved his umbrellas, all four, and later car- ried them triumph into Paris. During the massacre a woman, shot through the chest, fell Jeanne. Her son, & boy of perhaps ten, stop- ped. “Go on!” commanded the strugglir.g to lift herself. “Go—— She fell back dead. Jeanne seized the arm of the stunned child and dragged him along with her, even though she already had more than enough to do with her father and in near woman, In the flight were two women whom Jeanne knew, and cach had two chil- dren. Of one family the mother was killed by Hun builets and of the other the two children were shot. The childless mother took the orphans for her own and there was one family where there had been two. Another woman, W sled with the bur- den or nine children, managed to save them all. 1t was because of theze thinzs, and others worse which she saw, that Jeanne was no lorger iike orc of the roses she used to sell when the refu- gees finally reached Paris. From a train which had picked them up, the remnants of what had been the people of Etaples walked with slow feet into the American Red Cross Relief sta tion. Ther: suddenly Jeanne Vauahute forgot that she had seen death sweep earth and sky; that she was faint from fatigue and such hunger as peo- ple do not know in peaceful lands. For on a table in the haven of the lief station there was a vase of red roses, and above them a draped Ameri- can flag. “It is true, then, that they have come—the Americans!” she cried. Somehow the sight of the flag had convinced her where all else had failed and her faith came back with a rush that brought tears to eyes dry through the horrors of the flight from Etaples “But yes! They are here, the Yarkee soldiers, and it is right that red roses should be here also with the flag of The staff artists and writing men swooped down on Laclede and had pointed out to them all the Pershing landmarks the park where Pershing played as a boy was a double line of autos and the streets were lined with them in all directions. The Red Cross people sold thousands of pictures of General Per- shing and the Pershing home in La- - clede. It was the biggest day in the little town’s history, and that night the telegraph wires carried to all parts of the country the story of the Per- shing celebration on the Fourth of July. Laclede is a pretty little town of 800 people. It was named in honor of a French officer who served in Washing- ton’s army and who afterward became a noted ploneer of the West. Recently some slides have been made from photographs of the fi tures connected with the life of Per- shing in Laclede, and these are to be exhibited in the hospitals and camps of the American troops in France by Judge Charles Norton Hunt, a well- known traveler and lecturer, whose wife resides in Macon, Mo., and who is having the slides prepared for ex- hibition to the soldiers overseas, along with a great many other views from America. It will be like taking home to the soldiers. By now Laclede needs no further introduction to the American public. 1t is on the map. Some day General Pershing will go back there and La- clede will give him one of the greatest ovations of his life. They are already preparing for it. In his little weekly newspaper Mr. Caywood keeps the sub- Jject before the public mind. “Quite a number of boys from this town are now serving their country in France,” remarked Mr. Caywood. “Some of them have written back home. In their letters they stated that one of the first things that oc- curred when they were moved toward the front was a visit from General Pershing, who warmly shook handas with them and who asked them many questions about Laclede and his friends here. The general will never climb so high that he will forget La- clede—you may be sure of that.” General Pershing was born at La- clede September 13, 1860. For several years his father was a merchant there and postmaster of the town. After completing his education in the com- mon schools at Laclede and taking a course in the State Normal, at‘l{irks- ville, Pershing came home and taught district schools near Laclede. About 1880, after a competitive examination at Trenton, Mo., he won the appoint- ment from his district as a cadet to West Point. That fixed his military career. “Uncle Joe” Cannon Erects His Own WH!LE ex-Senator Chauncey Depew gratified his admirers in his native town recently by unveiling his own statue of himself, “Uncle Joe” Cannon, peaker of the House of Representatives and present member, has quietly erecte his own monu- He has not select: ex ment in his town. ed a bronze statue of himself, but a massive granite die weighing about twenty-five tons, and he has had it erccted in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Danville, Tll, where he has prepared a future resting place for his mortal d"fi;e Congressman returned to his home recently for a threefold pur- pose: To be best man at the wedding of his granddaughter, Miss Virginia LeSeure; to register for the Novem- ber election, and to see that his wfer.ces” were in the pink of condi- ton, At the same time, he found opportunity to visit the cemetery and cast a glance of satisfaction at the monument he has erected there. Uncle Joe takes a deep pride in this funeral decoration, because it is largely his own design. He has given a great deal of thought to the subject lately, probably warned by his indisposition TN ey e~ Granite Monument a short time ago, and he was not, satisfied to leave the subject of select- ing a monument to those he will leave, behind. The monument is the most striking| object in the Springhill Cemetery, = | its simplicity of line, together with its massiveness, is in the best of taste) It was only recently placed in posi tion, and the die, on which the family name “Cannon” is cut, is a single! plece of gray granite weighing twenty-] five tons and standing fifteen feet i height. Together with the vaulte: base, also of granite from the same quarry, the monument weighs ffty six tons. All who have seen the work have not only admired it for its simplici® and its substartial nature, but expres: the feeling that it is in harmony with the ex-Speaker's character. Under thig imposing slab Uncle Joe expects tq have all that is mortal of him laid when all is over. It is not all over with him yet b; a great deal, and he is a strong candil date to succeed himself in Congress! If he makes it he will enter upon hig twenty-second term, and if he com] pletes it will have established a rec: ord for congressional longevity., . — e