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ME( ' ESTABLISHED 1854. LEON, IOWA, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1918. VOLUME LXIV, NO. 44.

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Young Men Who Reached the Aoe of 21 Years Since the Registation

on June 5th, 1917.

One hundred and two young men who had reached the age of 21' years since registration a year ago. regis­tered with the Decatur county local

a,s^ Wednesday. Ninety-nine of them came to Leon and registered, and three sent their registrations later, being unable to come in per­son. Those who sent their registra­tions were Arthur B. Church, La-mom, who was in Des JMoines, Har­old C. Hodges^. YVeldon, who was at Bozeman, Montana, and Robert Leo i.ullis, who is traveling with the Yankee Robinson shows, and was at Webster, S. v.

The following is the list of those who registered:

Ackerley, Leland Gerald, Leon. Alpress, Levi Oliver, Leon.

„ .Allen, Charles William, Grand £v?,rt> Kiver. iS*-" .* i Bass, Seth Byron, Lanioni.

Beavers, Fay, Woodland i* ' gurgin, Edgar Thomas, Van Wert.

;v ®la,r.' Edmond William. Van Wert. Binning, Ralph, Van vtart. Braden, Harley,* Weldon. Bohall, Elmer Leslie, Grand River. Boles, Reese, Grand River.

• Baker, Ralph Lawrence, Leon Bolon, Charley Logan, Davis city. Barlean, Walter, Leon Beall, Allen Merritt, Van Wert. Barrows, Allen K., Lamoni. Cantrill, Clyde Vandel, Lamoni Castor, Harry Jay, Weldon. Clark, Harry Pay, Leon. £arlan, Agle Emory, Weldon . Coffin, Ernest Freeland, Leon'. Cargill, Clarence Elroy, Decatur. Church, Arthur B., Lamoni. Davis, Wm. Albert J., Davis City. Devries, John Bemis, Davis City Davis, Albert Lear, Leon. Dunn, Pearl Henry, Weldon. Delk, Ira Leslie, Weldon Dooley, Eli Franklin, Lineville Dorn, Ralph Daniel, Grand River. Downey, James Ezra, Lamoni. Duncan, Arnold R., Humeston. Dunham, Ralph Anderson, Leon. Euritt, Wm. Lawrence, Decatur. Evans, Meredith Phillip, Weldon. Fields, Charles Aguew, Garden

Grove. Flaggard, Maurice Clifton, Leon. Fox, James Everett, Davis City Fenton, Wm. McMurtrey, Line­

ville. , Follmer, Jesse Fain, Leon.

• Gray, Lawson Alva; Leon. Gehlhaar, Wm. Frederick, Garden

Grove. Gittinger, Floyd Frost, Leon. Gibbens, James Milton, Van Wert. Greenhalgh, Arthur Vane, Deca­

tur. 'Harris, Samuel Clyde, Lamoni. Holden, Marshall Eugene, Wel-

'don. gp ', Hill, Everett Wayne, Lineville.

. Hagen, William Harold, Davis 0, City.

• Hubbard, James C., Leon. Hodges, Harold C., Weldon. Jennings, Harry E„ Leroy. Judson, Deo Howard, Lamoni. Jameson, Harrison McAllister,

Lamoni. Johnson, George Oka, Lineville. Jones, Floyd Edward, Grand Riv­

er. Johnson, Lewis Walter, Leon. Keller, Fay Ellis, Davis City. Kirk, Leroy Wilbert, Davis City. Karns, Glen Russell, Lineville Lee, Francis Harley, Van Wert.

i • *>y; Liggett, Herman Lee, Weldon. v Milner, Wm. McKinley, Weldon.

4 rs, * Moon, Willard Charles, Lamoni. :,C . McLain, Henry Orion, Davis City.

V/r" McClaran, Vyco Luda, Pleasanton. ; ' . Mendenhall, Burns Ilo, Garden

(Grove. * ''y. Millsap, Neil Dow, Grand River

'&$• May, Eugene Noil, Lamoni. h $:• • Machlan, Russell William, Wel-- '-don.

McKee, Clyde Raymond, Grand 4 ."River.

McLain, Charles Lewis, Davis .-City.

w* v Newberry, Benjamin Arthur, Da-. "V*8 City.

Odell, Floyd, Lamoni. 4 Outhouse, Edward Arthur, La-

>' 'inoni. Phipps, Elmer, Leon. Pack, Clarence George, Decatur. Phipps, Jesse, Garden GroVe. Palmer, Ralph Virgil, Grand Riv-

- . »v. er. Quayle, Lloyd Thomas, Garden

<Grove. ffl". f Ryan, Earl C., Leon. &V" , ' v; Ramsey, Marion Will, Van Wert.

. Rew, Em-mett Harold, Lamoni. Robbins, Bryan L., Decatur.

• it Russell, Clifford, Decatur. - Richards, Loren, Pleasanton.

Shipman, Frank Lohian, Lamoni. Scadden, Kenneth Jesse, Leon.

5 Smith, Guy Raymond, Grand Riv-

4- , Scott, Benjamin Thomas, Weldon. Snyder, Naurice Bowman, Leon.

, Stanford, Ralph Leroy, Garden ;• |^.;Grove.

Scott, Walter Ernest, Leon. Smith, Tlieo. Frederick, Lamoni. Teale, Robert Moreau, Leon. Thompson, Harry C.. Weldon. Tullis, Robert Leo, Leon. VanNostrand, Horry Carlin, Leon. Ventling, Orville, Davis City. VanWinkle, Oral Clem, Davis

c^City. ' MA Williams, Edwin Glen, Garden

*•. '.rj^SGrove. .; Young, Earl Frank, Decatur.

•.••-S&iivt •1 ——— / f^iCharlie Chaplin at tlie Idle Hour •• f ' ' i:'"' _ Saturday.

Charlie Chaplin, the greatest of •. -• > : all comedians, comes to the Idle

' Hour Saturday in "The Floorwalk-4 • *'-er," one of the funniest comedies

that Chaplin has eve* made. This v ^ ^ is a Mutual-Chaplin comedy. ChaD-i i: lin received $672,000 from the Mu­

tual Film Corporation for a year's - wofk during which time he produced * twelve comedies. See "The Floor­s-walker"^ Saturday at the Idle Hour

" and have a good hearty laugh, Mat-jf inee at 3 o'cloQk and first night show

• 'at 8 o'clock. Matinee prices 6 and i • ? 11 cents. Night prices 6 and 15 * . -cents. .

British Captain Will Speak at Leon -.v. •••'jitS- June 21st. ' ^

r Captain R. Muir Allen of the Brit-4, ish army will speak at Leon on June |§s ' 21st. relative to the conditions on Irffc, >^the front and why we should buy

^ War Savings Stamps.' Captain Allen r ;^:-|s one of fifty British officers who

kp*" have been sent to this country as • V ^peakers to assist in tbe WaV Sav-1 ' V? Ibks, Red Cross and other war

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Chautauqua Dates FLved.

The local management of the Leon Chautauqua have been notified that the dates ton the chautauqua have \J$ Eighth Grade Graduates Of De-been fixed tor August 12th to 18th, " which is about the same time as last year. The Chautauqua will be again a part of the Midland Circuit, and an especially good program has been arranged. As be'fitting the times, the war interest will be well to the

8TN GRADE GRADUATES

catur County Schools Received Diplomas Last Thursday.

One hundred and seventy-eight . - 41 . .. , , graduates of the eighth grade of De-front on the program, and the whole , catur county schools held their com-Chautauqua will have a patriotic ap- menceimftit exercises at the Presby-pe»J"- ,, . n a i r, , • terian church in Leon last Thursday,

Miss Marie Van Gastel, a Belgian and reCeived their diplomas from Red Cross nurse, who enlisted in county superintendent Miss Mabel

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Record1- for Fine Weather of Tlurty Vears Not Itroken This 1,'ear.

service at the very beginning of the war and after being wounded was honorably discharged, will be one of the speakers. She has recently ap­peared on the southern division of the Liberty Loan drive, as one of the principal speakers, and the re­ports state that she was by all odds the most successful speaker they had.

Dr. Robert O. Matthews, the offic­ial Red Cross speaker, has returned but two weeks ago from the front and was in Paris when its long range bombardment began. He has a wonderful story, and in the last few days has had to. refuse .literally dozens of calls for addresses from the larger cities of this country. We also will have the official current war pictures. These are issued by and under the direction of the Unit­ed States government, which is suf­ficient guarantee that tliev will be authentic and absolutely the very best obtainable. Then we are to have the Over Seas Male Quartet, four returned Canadian soldiers who are splendid musicians, three of whom have been discharged for wounds, and the fourth for shell shock.

Other features on the program will'be a big military band, a ladies' quartet, a cartoonist, a string trio, novelty musicians, Old Theobaldi, the Norwegian violinist, the Oxford Operatic Co., Charles Brandon Booth, son of Maude Ballington Booth, the return of last year's fav­orite, Strickland Gillilan, and of course teh children's Chautauqua, as well as other numbers. It will cer­tainly be a program to which we will look forward with a great deal of delightful anticipation.

Won Honors at Drake.

Miss Flossie Easter, of Van Wert, was one of the honor students at Drake University at Des Moines this year, being one of the fifteen stu­dents awarded general honors, ann also won the department honor in German, and was awarded the bronze medal given by the Sons of the American Revolution for the best work in American history. Miss Easter is a graduate of the Leon High School.

Report of Second Red Cross Drive.

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Chairman- E. G. Monroe of the second Red Cross war fund drive has furnished us with the following figures, showing that Decatur county went over the top. the quota for the county, outside of Bloomington and Fayette townships, which comprise a separate chapter; being $8,300, and the total amount raised being £9,865.82. All of the nineteen vot­ing precincts in the Leon chapter but six have reported their full i Gladys Overholtzer <iuot&" or "niore, Wliicli shows that j Glen McFarland the people of Decatur county are be-:Lucille Sargent hind our Boldier boys. Harland Greenland

Examine this report and see which | Gerald Hewlett township you live in and what that Lfetha Tl.^Ader township did.

Horner. A fine program was ren­dered, the new pipe organ being us­ed to furnish music, and Rev. T. F. Campbell, pastor of the Presbyter­ian church, made a very tine ad­dress to the graduates, and county agent T. M. Deal and others made short talks.

The following is a list of the graduates: Opal Overholtzer Fern Elefson Jeanette Burns Earl Copley Frances L. Penniwell Ellen Owen Marion Jones Ramy Hill Mara Throckmorton Ardis Beck Freda Bowman Helen Zook Gretchen Hoadley Ethel Crider Edna Lockwooa George Johnson Eschol Stewart Clifford Billington Edgar Epnerley William Ferren Truman Wallace LaVeta Robertson Walter Officer Glenn Hutchinson Pauline Osborne Hamona Murray Albert Godfrey Amaron Johnson Byron Roberts Kenneth Squires Merle Schenck Olma Turney Pearle Wilson Florence Keown Mae Clemenson

Grace Smith Leone Myers John Devore Edith Hall John Martin Bertha Peck Edith Brown Etiiel Blevins Louisa Teale Alice Vandel Nellie Bolon Zoa Newton . Clara Burrell Lucille Frost John Goode Arthur Young Viola Jackson Cecil Rhodes Vera DeVries Virgil Martin Fleeta Drury

Verona Sniotherman Harley Kelly Leona Hatfield Vera Pottorff Velma Thompson Bernice Alexander Frances Wells Emma Landes

Lottie Monroe Doris Jackson Harold Brown Irene Scott Cecil Bright Dorothy Hale

Benjamin VanW'erdenAdda Clarke Willard Brown Cecile Brammer Eugene Ackerley Mary Overholtzer Gerald Gnenawalt William Anthony Mansel Burham Elmer Jackson William Alley Elmer Carritliers John Gittinger Grace Gittinger . Geneva Stewart Lucinda Phipps La Vera McCroskey Raymond House Frank N. Wise Catherine Isatta Homer Warren Joanna Griffoen Florence Anderson Elberta Grenawalt Wayne Boatman Viola Hopkins Marjory Woodard Lester Gammon Blanche Grimm Leona Mcintosh

Raised 812.25

181.75 287.75 720.25

Koscoe Eaton Paul Chastain Madonna Sliira Henry Rex Fred Smith Ardeta Shippey Celia Gunsolly William Latta Shelby Reed Ruth Vail Opal Ruark Madge Gabel Ruth Elwell Clara Maxwell James Wailes Edith Harris Florence Kline Forrest White Elsa Hooper Mary Bolin Bessie Lane Lavenia Allen Venis Snyder Ruby Baker Mary Young Paul Cain Boyd Bone Mae Adair lino Reed Cecil Sickler Leota Craig Carl Rhode Carrie Oswalt Paul Parker oren Allen Golda Cole Carlile Fisher Vivian Scott

. For thirty years the Knights of Pythias have annually decorated the graves of their, departed brothers in the Leon* cemetery, and not once were the exercises interferred with by rain, and this year another year is added to the record. The Kjiights assembling at their liall in tins city Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and headed by the K. of P. bana, march­ed to the cemetery, where tfje beau­tiful memorial services were carried out, and the graves ot' the twenty-one Knights buried in the L,eon cem­etery, were each decorated witli a floral triangle, and each Knight de­posited a flower on each grave. The number was increased the past year by one death, Uncle Bob Bowsher, and the ritualistic services were con­ducted at his grave. A number of the K. of P.'s from Lamoni attend­ed the exercises.

The following is a list of the Knights buried in the Leon ceme­tery: W. A. Brown J. E. Brooks R. I. Benefiel Robert Bowsher A. E. Chase E. W. Curry Odie Edmiston .James Goin Frank Gardner Einmett Gardner Ed Gray

There are four Knights buried at Van Wert, Thomas Patterson, Peter Knott, C. W. Mulkey and Elmer Smith, and a committee of Leon Knights went to Van Wert Sunday morning and decorated their graves, and the grave of Knight Charles Lindstrom at Davis City was decor­ated Sunday afternoon.

Food Administrator's Xotes.

Charles Harrell Geo. E. Hurst E. B. McClelland Henry Otten A. W. Sanger Ed H. Schenck J. H. Stover Orr Sang S. W. Wallace Len Zimmerman

TWENTYflVE YEARS AGO Items Taken from the Files of Tbe

Reporter Published a Quarter ot a Century Ago.

RertseU PqvsU Harrlette Arnold Joseph Cartwright Wilma Cartwright Pauline Woodmansee Ilene Hastings Clara Davenport Grace Webb Frank Hampton Evelyn Kline

493A55 I Harold Stanley Edna Garris (504 00 I Bernice Roberts Edith Garris 611 00 ! Gertrude MannasmithVelma Dunn 405.65 I Wilma Johnson Gerald Lillard 564 43 Crystal Cummings Ruth Hamilton 619.00 ! Leah Hullinger 700.00 i Edith McLaughlin 372 50 I Mabel Bedell 507.70 I Georgia Stickney 7 3 9 . 6 9 | Golden McGahuey 407 50 • Maxie Merrifield 253.20 i Homer Jackson 1 J#4.50 ! ———

1,034.65 ' 346.25

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Loretta Sires Harl Pitman Frank Slade Harry Tullis John Watson Cyril Sanger Onia Harden

Township Quota Center ? 506. B u r r e l l , T e r r e

Haute 218. Davis City 304. Decatur 720. Eden 442. Franklin 621. Garden Grove 611. Grand River 375. Hamilton 398. High Point 452. Long Creek 66 i. Leon, 1st Ward .... 354. Leon 2nd Ward .... 310. Leon 3rd Ward .... 412. Leroy 351. Morgan 344. New Buda 422. Richland 726. Woodland 406. Decatur County's

q u o t a f r o m Bankers Associa­tion ,

Total $8,300. '$9,865.82

A Trio of Auto Accidents.

Three very lucky auto accidents to report near Leon the past week. ; in all of which the participants are congratulating themselves. i

Thursday evening while Thomas Teale and wife and Miss Mildred Avery were driving north of town, when the McKee corner near Crown was reached, a connecting rod with the steering apparatus broke, and the car could not be controlled, run­ning into the fence at the corner,' and slightly damaging the car, but • not the ocJmpants. The rod showed tliat it had been broken a long time, just hanging together, and was probably broken when Mr. Teale met a car on a bridge west of Davis : City last fall. .

Sunday evening a Ford driven by Earl Bright, son of Ezra Bright, turned over twice in front of the house on the Capt. Brown farm two miles north of Leon. There were A four people in the car, but they all' Ralph Beck, son of Mr. and Mrs. escaped with minor injuries, the car Claude Beck, now living' at Des being considerably damaged. 1 Moines, and a former Leon boy,

Shortly after the accident C. E. has been elected as track cap-Butler stopped his new Ford- near ttain of the West High team for next the wrecked car to view it, and year. Ralph has developed into one Aaron Goodman was following with of the fastest runnersT in the state, his big touring car, and as he was and at the recent state meet held at also looking at the wrecked car did Des Moines, won the. 440 yard dash not notice Mr. Butler stopping and in fast time, and he was the fourth crashed into the rear of his car, and last runner in the mile relay, damaging the body considerably, but which he w|»n for West High, the none of the occupants were injured, trainer slowing him down to a ard all were pleased that a money walk as he crossed the tape, or he consideration will fix up . all dam- would have broken all High School ajrpo i records. Great work is expected

* 1 n w . from hint on the West High track

Charles Reliey Will Decline Nomina- team pext year. tion for Clerk.

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Notice. Charles Kelley, of Grand River,, ^ x

the democratic candidate for cler.v t The Decatur County Red Cross of the district court, has decided to Chapter has received its quota of decline the nomination and will with- surgical dressings to be produced draw from the ticket, leaving the during the month of June. The vacancy to be filled by the county surgical dressing room on the sec-convention on June 29th. Mr. Kel- ond floor of the Hurst store will be lev was recently tendered a fine po- open for this work on Monaav ana sition with the Humeston State Tuesday afternoons, June 17th and Bank at Humeston, wbich he has ao- 18th. All workers are urged to be rented, and has nioved to Homeston. "ftfesent. He saj

.Where farmers have their own corn mills and grind corn meal for food and feed stuff, they do not re­quire a government license, if they grind only for themselves. They do require license if they grind for neighbors for iay, or if they sell for feed any corn, bran or corn ineal resulting from milling process. That is to say, every person in the coun­ty grinding corn meal for feed for pay should send at once to United States Food Administration License Department, Washington, D. C., for government license. There will be no charge for the license. You should not fail to send in at once for a license.

On Saturday, June 22nd, at Leon, at 2:00 p. m., there will be a meet­ing of all persons in the county owning or running thresher ma­chines. Every one interested will be expected to be present in order to receive instructions and perfect an organization.

All owners of threshing machines are requested to order repairs at •jnee and have their machines in first ?iass order before the threshing sea­son opens. You will be under gov­ernment rules and every machine in the county that can do good work will be expected to run. Machine men are expected to do good work and farmers are expected to do their part in helping around the machine. The government will allow no grain to be wasted. *

All persons in the county selling sugar in over 10 pound lots cannot sell without first having a certificate signed by the purchaser. This orde^ must be "strictly .adhered to.

The government }S asking us to do things which may eeem strange and out of place but recollect wfi are in war and they know their business and their rules must be complied with. , The success of the war de­pends on the people at home as well as those abroad. .

\\. H. Shields, Food Administrator.

Captured Another Booze Tank.

Another booze tank was captured north of Decatur Tuesday evening. The car was spotted as it passed through Decatur, having detoured around Leon, and Mayor Esco se­cured John Woodard's Hudson and followed the car out north of Deca­tur. Twice the Woodard car passed the big Jeffrey and they ordered the driver to stop, but he drove right around them and kept going, but the third "time he stopped and the two men in the car jumped out and abandoned the car, disappearing in the darkness. The car and booze was brought to Leon, and turned ov-ed to sheriff Fulton. In the car was 268 pints of whiskey. Yesterday morning, one of the men was caught south of Decatur, walking toward Da­vis City, and sheriff Fulton brought him to Leon. He admitted he was riding in the booze car, but did not know the driver, being just a pass­enger. He gave his name as Kiser, and says he lives at Des Moines. The other fellow was seen yesterday morning walking towards Van Vyert, where he probably caught a train for Des Moines.

Mary Pickford at the Sew Theatre Next Saturday.

Mary Pickford, tlie greatest of all screen actresses, comes to the New Theatre, Leon, next Saturday, June 15th, in "The Pride of the Clan. This is an Artcraft production and one of this cnarming little star s greatest pictures. It is in seven reels. It is a big production in ev­ery way Large audiences saw Mary Pickford at the New Theatre last Saturday in ' A Romance of the Red­woods" and they were pleased. See this same great star in The Pride of the Clan." Matinee at 3 o clock and first night show at 8 o clock.

The Eclipse Was Fine Here.

The big eclipse of the sun last Saturday evening was a great sight, and in this section of the country the conditions for seeing it # were ideal, not a cloud appearing in the sky The moon entered the sun s circle at the lower right hand part right on time at 5:22 p. m., and the last trace of the eclipse left at 7:23. At the time of the greatest shadow 83 per cent of the face of the sun was obscured, and it ^peared like deep twilight.

Last Monday the body of Mrs. "H. C. Knapp, who was buried in the old part of the cemetery on April 24, 1S76, was taken up to be laid by the side of her husband in the new cemetery. The workmen could not lift the casket when they reach­ed it, and more help had to be se­cured. On opening the casket tlie remains were found to be petrified, looking as natural as the day she was buried.

According to their custom the K. of P. lodge assembled at their hall Sunday afternoon, and after the regular ceremonies marched to the cemetery, headed by the K. of P. band, where the graves of their de­parted brethren were strewn with flowers. It is a beautiful custom and one in which the lodge takes great pride. The graves of Knights James Goens, W. A. Brown and A. E. Chase were decorated.

Uncle John Clark has one oil his brother Rulus, who has just return­ed from the World's Faiii& While in Chicago Rufus wrote to him,' tell­ing of the many wonderful things there, and said among the most in­teresting was the anchor of the ship on which George Washington came to America. Uncle John says he may have had a great time while he was on the southern editorial ex­cursion, but that at no time was he in such a condition that he could not tell the difference between Christo­pher Columbus and George Wash­ington.

G. A. Wood, the efficient steno­grapher in E. VV. Curry's law office for the past two years, left Satur­day for New York City, where he was tendered a good position in the office of the Niagara Insurance Co., the same company with which Henry Lunbeck is connected.

Cal and Rob Burns, of Chadron, Neb., and Ike Burns,-of Colorado Springs, Colorado, are here on a vis­it to their father, Abner Burns, who still continues very sick and grow­ing weaker all the time.

Mrs. Ida Haskett Borton and son Edward, of Emporia, Kansas, pass­ed through Leon last Thursday go­ing to Des Moines to visit her sis­ter. Mrs. Emma Sanford.

Elba Reed came in Monday morn­ing for a visit with his motner and friends in this city. He now has cases on the Sunday Mirror at St. Louis, Mo.

Mrs. C. M. Murry and three chil­dren, of El Paso, Texas, arrived Sat­urday for a visit with her brothers, William and David Thomas, of near Grand River.

Mrs. T. W. Silvers returned to lier home at Butler, Mo., Monday after a two weeks visit in this city at the

Coming Attractions at the Idle Hour ,and New Theatres.

home of her mother, Thompson.

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Letter from Harry Ijemley.

France, May 21,

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nd has rr,oved to Humeston. present. _ >n o^«r lM'wfaver ^undl Bhiffs 20 he nas a much_better posi- Superintendent of Surgical Dre8S- |0mer^. weaver, raraicn qrogg.-gw

Somewhere in 1918.

Dear Mother: I will try to write to you today. I am feeling line. We had a very fine voyage across the ocean. 1 do not think any­thing stopped us. When we got here we had to unpack our bar­racks sacks, then we got on t train imhI rode narte oi the night, then marched three miies to a camp where we stayed the rest ol' the night and part of the next nisht !I forgot where we went from th^r.- '< but anyway we got to take a 1,"> ni i hike where we landed in a French town, but you would not know ii was a French town. I think we are going to stav here awhile. W- are close enough that we can hear the cannons roar.

Now I will tell you Something of the town. They build their houses and barns under one roof. Some the towns ar^ very close together. The country is quite rough. The walls of the buildings are made of mud, but I do not know how it is. The roads are just wide enough for two vehicles to pass.

Well I guess I will close for this time. I do not know whether I can mail this letter today or not, but I will try to. Now mother do not worry I am alright. From your soldier bov. Harry Lemley.

Today the attraction at the Idler Hour is Jack Mulliall in "The Ter­ror." This is a red blooded story of thrills and switt and startling ac­tion. Anyone who likes a picture with plenty of pep and one that car- o ries an interesting story of American life should see this picture today. This is Jack Mulliall's first visit to the Idle Hour. The admission will be 5 and 10 cents with one cent war. tax.

The attraction at the Idle Hour tomorrow, Friday, June 14th, is George Beban in "A Roadside Im-pressario. George Beban is a great favorite with Leon theatre goers and they will want to see this great character actor in this great pictutre which, is one of his newest produc­tions. The admission will be 5 and 10 cents and one cent war tax.

The attraction Saturday at thfe Idle Hour is Charlie Chaplin, the great comedian, is a riot of fun, "The Floorwalker.' This is a Mu­tual-Chaplin comedy made under his famous $672,000 contract, and it Is a great comedy. This is your op­portunity to enjoy a real laugh. . It will do you good. Matinee at' '& o'clock. First night show at 8 o'clock. Admission matinee 5 and 11 cents. Night admission 0 and 15 cents.

Mary Pickford, the world's great­est motion picture actresses, will be the attraction at the New Theatre Saturday, June 15th, in "The Pride of the Clan." This is an Artcraft. • production of the highest merit and is produced in seven parts or reels. It is one of the greatest pictures that this charming little star ' has ever appeared in. It is a great pro­duction in every sense that the term implies. Matinee at 3 o'clock and first night show at 8 o'clock. Mat­inee admission will be 6 and 11 cents aTtd the night admission 6 and 15 cents.

A Letter from England. Albert Cotterill last week received

a letter from a boyhood schoolmate, Mr. John White, of Sheffield, Eng­land, district superintendent of the . Royal London Insurance offices, from which we are "permitted to make the following extract which shows what the English people think of the United States:

Your country has taken up the war in real earnest since they did come as we see any number about now. There seems to be more.: Americans than our own men knock­ing about. Of course, they are hav­ing a certain amount of training * here before going over to France. You do well in your sales. We have raised enormous sums of money in all kind of sales here for Red Cross, soldiers comforts and other things. All connected with the war. It will be a great blessing when it is all over. The women in this country have done splendid. We have our place here in the field with 10,000 woraen in everything done by wo­men. There appears to be nothing they cannot do and do well. We are-doing very well for food. Thanks to America. Although we are on ra­tions regards butter, sugar, meat and bread, nothing else is rationed and we get along very well. The flour is bv no means white, but we are told it is belter for us and per­haps it is. We are getting used to it like many more things. I will now dry up with kindest regards for vourself and familv and rpmaui your old friend, ,ic.»hn White,

A Hope of U'onns. 1

As A. M. Pryor was coming down town early Tuesday morning he saw what he at first thought was a Mg snake crawling across the walk in front of the residence of Jas. F. Harve'', all of two inches thick and over five feet long. He kicked it. and it broke in two, and on looking at it closely found it was a rope of small worms, about half an inch long, which was moving from under the cement walk and crawling across it. There were millions of the tiny worms in the rope.

Attention! The women of Leon and vicinity

are asked to meet at the Methodist church at 3 o'clock Friday after­noon for the organization of the Woman's committee council of Na­tional Defense.

War Lecture Extraordinary at L eon Saturday Evening, June 15th.

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On Saturday evening of this week, June 15th, Sergeant Harold Bald-win who was a member of the "allant Fifth Canadian Battalion ana left'a leg on the Flanders front as a testimony of his devotion to the cause of liberty, will speak at the band stand in Leon in connection with the regular Saturday evening band concert. He will tell of the great bat­tles over there, having been with the Canadian troops in some of the hottest fighting of the war, being in the second and third battles of Ypres and the battle of Festubert.

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tPPmpn"of"the* ThTrd Liberty Loan, of which Mr. A. L. Ackerley of> Leon, is chafrman DonTt fail to hear Sergeant Baldwin. He is a most enter­taining fascinating and interesting speaker. Arrangements have also been made to have him speak Saturday afternoon at Lamoni.

f* A Burton, of CbicEEO, was in Leon last Thursday for the Mr. I/. A purtuu, o 5 _ Coin«iinn A,mv di-iiTo in Tt<M>9tnr-

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a request for fn^a great war work, and have heretofore not made a reqt fnlda Tmt are now raising a $4,300,000 war fundv Their wort is dorsed by President Wilson, General Pershing afid many other big ni and we all know they are a most worthy organization. Get ready to y o u r b i t w h e n t h e D e c a t u r c o u n t ? d r l y « » i s m a d e . *

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