IOWA YANKEE
WANTS ACTION
AN AMERICAN HOSPITAL IN
FRANCE, Sept. 3. (by mail). They
give the boys such good care In the
hospitals that now and then a man
hates to go back to the front. You
can tell how keen he is by what he
says when the doctor says. “Well.
Old Man. how do you feel? Think
you’re ready for the front again?"
Sometimes there tire real or ima
ginary or hlaf real, half-imaginary
pains which convalescents can pro
duce for the occasion. Usually there
are not.
Rufus Jacoby of Waterloo. Iowa,
speaks with a southern accent. In
his company there* are "Joe and Mill
and me." as Rufus puts it, "we're all
brothers. Joe an’ Mill’s been in the
army a long time, and when this war
started. I stole into the army, too."
Rufus was wounded, which he did
not mind, except that it vexed him to
have to leave the company. Though
he had a serious wound, he tried to
get the doctor to let him stay with
the company and "rest up a bit."
Rut the doctor couldn’t do that, and
where he was operated on. and soon
Rufus went back to a base hospital
was convalescing Every day he pes
tered the doctors for permission to
go hack to the company.
"You see," he explained to the doc
tor many times over, "ordinarily there
Is Joe and Mill and me In the com
puny. Mere I've been away a long
time nnd only Joe and Mill's out there
and they need me."
Hut Rufus didn't get away Me was
not well enough.
Finally a morning came when the
doctor said. "Well, boys, fee! like go
ing back to the lines again?"
Some of them had aches and pains
unregistered before, tint as for Rufus,
he said. "Doctor. I'm a perfect man.
I reckon I can be ready in a bon t
seven seconds to go back to Joe an’
Mill and the company."
The doctor told Rufus he could re
turn
Rufus could hardly control himself.
"Doctor, this is the happiest moment
of my life." he said, "we'll never for
get it. Joe an' Mill an’ me nnd the
com pany.”
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For a well-cooked meal, properly
served, drop in at the Frisco f’afe.
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BOY FROM
MAINE SHOWS
LOTS OF GRIT
AN AMERICAN HOSPITAL IN
FRANCE. Sept. 2. (by mall). He. Is
one of three brothers fighting In the
1 'tilled States army. Way back near
the roots their family tree includes
I some French royalty. The branch
that produced the three brothers em
igrated to Canada, and later moved
to Maine.
His name is Avid Lefebre. and he
is one of the most cheerful and optim
istic sufferers in the hospital, doctors
and nurses and orderlies say. He
went over the top with the first of
them when the Yankee division storm
ed tin- German positions west of
Chateau Thierry.
It cost him a leg they brought him
to the base hospital with a terrible
wound, but he insisted on smiling and
saying. “Thank you." when anyone did
| anything for him. He stood the pain
like a Spartan, and after the opera
tion lingered bid ween life and death,
but with never a complaint
His patience and spirit attracted
attention to him as he gradually gain
ed strength. Soon be was on the
road to recovery, in a cot en an open
air pavilion they’ve made into the
largest ward in France, where Eu
rope's wealthy class used to spend
gay summers.
One night, after the midnight taps,
the sergeant In charge of that ward
beard a clear voice singing, not loud
ly. The sergeant tip-toe I over in the
direction of the singing, saying. “Say,
old man. why the midnight concert?"
It was Lefebre who sang, and he
replied, “That you. Sarge? Still up?
Well, my stump is driving me wild
tonight guess it's going to rain and
when it gets so bad I cant stand it.
any longer. I just sing that's all."
The “Sarge" understood. “Taps do
not count for you, old man." he said.
"(In on and sing ”
And the “Sarge" tip toed away, while
Lefohro went on singing. The "Sarge"
says the song was: "A Little Home in
the V. S. A."
While in the hospital 1 febre re
ceived news of his moth' r’s death.
His greatest care and comfort then
became his sister, back In Maine, all
alone since all the brothers were in
the fighting.
Avis is on his way back to her now
he may have reached the "Little
Home in the U, S. A." Uefore he left
the hospital ho wrote to his sister of
his wound and the caputation:
"It isn't as had as it might have
been. I’ve got a right good stump
left, and they're making dandy art!
fioiai legs nowadays.”
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Pvt. Jackson Carries On
LONDON. 0« t 1 Private Leonard
Jackson left his wife and his barb* r
shop to go to war.
While he was in 1'ranee his wife
carried on the business.
Private Leonard Jackson came back'
stone blind, and there were those
who said he'd never be able to carry
on his business as a barber.
Nevertheless, he is back in his shop,
awaits his customers with the same
j cheery smile, cuts their hair and
shaves their faces just as adroitly as
of yore
"The thing newly blinded people
need most.” says Private la-onard
Jackson, "is self-confidence.”
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FOR
REPRESENTATIVE
HENRY A. SLATER
( Republican Nominee)
OF CORDOVA
Election November nth.
Cordova has never been represented in the Ferri
torial Legislature and you now have an opportunity of
voting for a home candidate.
FOR
ROAD COMMISSIONER
JAMES L. GALEN
(Republican Nominee)
OF CORDOVA
The support of all voters is solicited at the Election
on November 5th.
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