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FROM OVERSEAS.Forces.to Homeiff Expe-A Detroit, Mich., paper gives nri account of a letter written from oversea by Captain ‘Carl C. Barkley, who' s chfef of the dental department of rlarper hospital Unit, Base Hospital’ *Jo. 17. He is a son of Bcv, J. M. TIqrkley, of Detroit, who formerly ived in rredetl, and has 'datives in Statesville and the county. The letter ells of a wounded soldier, who came0 the hospital. Capt. Barkley writes*T1 '“They notified me n Soldier had •onle into the hospital diMPg the pre-eding day ot* night so bddly shot up bout the head and face, they didn’t hsrik he could live, but as he had a ad jaw wound they wanted mo to see .im. I saw a man whose face and cad were cut and crushed and brok-n apparently out of all shape. He /as bandaged froth head to foot, be-nuse he had wounds in the arms, anils and legs, as well as head.“We went to work oh him and in a ay or two he Was fit to be carried to he X-ray room. The plates showed e had 10 or 12 pieces of shell frag-' nents in his head and face, several in is scalj), four* in his right jaw and everal in his right eye. The bon? of'he jaw had been splintered and quite ■ large part of it carried away.” After telling about the operation erformed, Captain Barkley contin-ed: “He is able to get out of bed' ow and will soon be on his way back1 the States. Several of the boys in is barracks knew what he has done nd they told me many tales of his ravery. They had told me he killed 4 ‘Iluns’ at one time at Cantigny, so asked him to tell me of it, but hevas shy about it arid wanted to tell le about another fellow, whom he de-cribed as ‘tough.’ Finally, he com-lenced to tell about it. as follows:“ ‘When we finally lit out it was a elief. We followed up the barrage retty well and’ got to the Boche renches before they could come out of heir shelter’s and get ready, but when hey did come they came with a rush, ’elieve me, we were busy. That's -heri I got my 24 at one time. Ther-o /ere 32 in that shelter, and they bean coming out pretty fast, but 1' ropped most of them as they came ut. As I was alone I had to club my ifle until she broke, but still those ools kept coming, so I grabbed .a nife and automatic and got my last even with them, while the rest wereretting away.’ ”: Captain Barkley continues: “The oys told me that this soldier was the ne who had knocked down the Huns’ with his fists and finished hem off with a trench knife. The ourui which brought him to the hos-ital Ke got in the Argonne forest attle, October 10, and I’ll bet he aside the ‘Huns’ pay a good price foils eye.”The soldier was Jess W. Brock, of luquoin, 111., a member of the '.’wenty-Eighth Infantry. Captain lai’kley continues: “Brock expects to o back to his trade as a carpenter; 'or .he says, ‘Sure, I’ve seen all kind? f one-eyed guys doing that, even )eg-legs, though they couldn’t do caff old work.’“When we removed the splint from is wound to clean it, the teeth came ogether perfectly, and with a bridge n the right side, he’ll be as good as *ew there. He’ll have a deep scar on is right cheek, one eye is missing nd there arc scars all over his body, ut he’ll be good for many a long yearyet.”Hlndenbur* H««, At places you couldplmost wftlK ton the dead men. Whenwe went In the front lines we had about 220.Mhh and after going over thb top wicd; ur company come out with only 10 then. There were not so many of us killed but so many wounded and taken prisoners,, I was slightiy whunddd in the left leg and was takert _ #ltoncr the same dity. Was a pi'lstftier nearly two months; The Germanh did not treat us so badly, except that tve did not get much ti eat, A little, twice a day, and a loaf of broad for twelve men per day. Then we Ware' sent to a big camp, where we were fed and cared for by the Rod Crolis; I feel like I owe theAmerican Rdd Cross a debt that IFollowing are extracts from letters Yom Wagoner Ashley LeGette, Co. B. 05th Ammunition Train, 30th Divi-rion, American Expeditionary Forces o his parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. Le-lette, at Taylorsville:“Mars-la-Tour, France, Jan. 8.—Do lot set your hearts on it, but I think ,y the time you receive this short let-er, I’ll either be getting- on ship, or vill be on my way home. As you seeI am back again in ‘ranee. Well, we had a right nice nrie while in the Grand Duchy of nixehibourg, but Prance seems more lome-like to me.”Lagny, France* Tou! Sector, Jan.12.^—Here I am again, in the Toiil sec-or. This was; the first sector we vere in, when we first came to the :rpnt, We stayed here about six veeks, or two months; then moved vbout 80 miles up, further, to the At-i'onne Forest front. There we re-nained about six weeks, after \yhich ve moved to tho Woevre front, near ^erdun city; and were there about two months. We then left for near lonflans, France, on our way to the 3rand Duchy of Luxembourg; attached to, or, in the army of occupation, Ve wei’e there about a month, spend-ng Christmas and New. Year. Wo vere then ordered back to France, to Mars-la-Tour, near Conflanz, again; tboufc 100 miles, I judge, from Rollen-ress, Luxembourg. Now back in the Toui sector and are out of the army of occupation,“Jan. 16.—/Dad, the orders now are, or us to be at home on or by the 5th vf March; that is in New York. This s ‘straight goods,’ We have turned n opr trucks today, and the horse sections have turned in their horses; and the artillery their guns and tractors. We leave for Laval, France, tomorrow.Following are extracts from a letter received by Mi\ anc( Mrs, W, L Sash, of Clin, from their son, Covpovr ij Lee Rash, 119th Infantry, 30th Division, dated Viomev/hero in France,December 27;“The first time we went into the tranches was in Belgium, near Ypres, and it was some tough place. It rain** id nearly all the time and we were under awful hard shell fire all the dm*. Was gassed several times butI was lucky enough to not svot any but once and then not bad enough to to to 'hospital.“Another thing that was some exciting was to bo out in No Man's Land, trying* to locate German ma* chine gun posts. But the worst thing* was on the 29th -of Sentembev, when wo went over the top and broke thewill tleVfif btf able to pay. for they saved' me from starvation.”Mrs. Stella Mize Turner, of Emporia, Va., sends The Landmark an extract front ’ letter received from her brother, William Earl Mize, of Company D. ':27th Infantry,dated December 22, m Siberia. It follows:“As yet thete people have no government of their own. We are not hoping to; join you at home so early as the boys from France, yet we are making the best of it. We have very good clothes to stand the cold weather. You can only appreciate how coldit is by realizing it is now 37 degreesWe will see it 40 belowbelow zero.-soon.”L- *Mrs. A. Fi Martin, who lives near Catawba, has received a letter from a French matron in whose home Mrs. Martin's son, Sergeant Emery F. Martin, has been entertained. The French woman, Madame Marie Cou-vereux, wrote of the pleasure which she and her family had received from their acquaintance with Sergeant Martin. The letter was written in French.•:«A Tonic Laxativethit Will remove tho bile from tho Livisr .andcleanse theSystcfti THOROUGHLY without griping or disturbing the stomach is truly a Perfect Laxative. - ‘ * ’ •'' ’:LAX-F05 WITH PEPSINIs the name of t Reliable and Perfect Laxative which soot relieves Sick Headache, Dizziness, in-digastioo, Stomach Trouble, Gas and Plies caused by a Torpid Liver and Constipation. Always use a Reliable Laxativolfi the treatment of Colds, Gripand influepka* V_ LAX-FOS WITH PRPSIj? is t Liquid ttfiestlvoTonic Laxative excellent in Its effect on the System, both as a tonic and as a laxative. It la J«9t asHood for, Children as for Adults* Pleasant to take. Children Tike it. 50c. .Made and recommended to tho public by Paris Medicine Co., St;.Louis, Mo., manufacturers of Grove’s Tasteless chili Tonic.BANISH CATARRH• • * - * *Breathe Hyomei for Two Minutes and RelieveStuffed Up Head.If you want to Ret relief from catarrh, cold in the head or from irritating cough in theshortest time breathe Hyomei.* * lt;* •It should clean out your head in two minutes and allow you to breathe freely.Hyomei often enda rf cold in ohe day, it will relieve you of disgusting snuffles, hawking, spitting and offensive breath in a week,. . - iHyomei is^ made.. chiefly from a soothing, healing, antiseptic, 'that comes from the eucalyptus forests of inland Auatrialia where catarrh, asthma and consumption were never known to exist. 7 ,i ' «Hyomei is pleasant and easy to breathe. Just pour a few drops into the hard rubber inhaler, „uStC' as directed and relief is almost certain.A complete. Hyomei outfit, including inhaler and one bottle of Hyomei, costs but little at druggists everywhere and at The Statesville Drug Co. If you already own an inhaler you can get am extra bottle of Hyomei at druggists.You’re Bilious ITake CascaretsPleasant relief for liver and bowels, and 'cost 10c a box-no gripFeel grand! Be efficient! Clean your torpid liver and sluggish bowels with good, harmless Cascarets—THEY don't gripe or sicken! GIVE your insides a good cleaning, and RID yourself of headaches* bilious spells, dizziness, sallowfiess. bad breath, stomach sourness, gases, etc. Cheer up! Get a 10-cant box from any drug store. Also best cathartic for bilious, constipated children—tastes like can-* dy, but never fails. Cascarets work while you sleep.COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF VALUABLE LAND.»Under and by virtue of an order of the Superior court of Iredell county, made in the Special proceeding entitled W. It. Holmes, administrator of the estate of W. I\ Current, deceased, et al, the undersigned commissioner will, on \SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1919,at 12 o'clock, noon, at the court house door in Statesville, N. C., offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash that certain tract of land lyingand being in Turpersburg township, Iredell County, N. C., adjoining iho lands of GroverJacks, et al, and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a stone on Steelo’s line, corner of lot No. 5 ; thence N. 87 \V. 08 poles to a stone, corner of lot No. 5; in line of lot No. 3; thence S. 17 degrees W, 54 poles to a stone, in line of lot No. 4, corner of lot No. 7 ; thence N, 87 i-2 12. 47 poles to o stone, corner of lot No. 7 ; thence S. 2 degvt^s W. 19 1-2 poles to a stone, formerly a persimmon ; thence S, 88 degrees E. t poles to a stake, Jacks’ corner; thence N. 4 1-2 K. 58, poles to the'beginning, containing 3(» acres, more or less, except, how* ever, three acres sold to Grover Jacks, and 4 acres sold to M. l\ Current by W. P. Current, deceased. W. R. HOI.MES,U. T. Weatherman, Commissioner.Feb. it, 1919. Attorney., .« . .m.NEW MACHINE SHOP.I am going to build a pew nut chine shop this coming spring, and amgoing to need considerable lumber,I want to furnish some good saw mill man a saw mill rig and let him cut the lumber to pay for it. I am in a position to give some one a good outfit and put him in business without much capital.Seo me as early as possible.C. H. TURNER.iFor the Childreti.. * •Ton much e;\re cannot be exercised in seloct-iuv a cough mcdiclue for children. H should b« pleasant lo take, contain no h.urmful drug and effectWHl iu curing their i?uu«hH aixri. cujusi, p-mcrk\uce hna showu that Cham-haidain.’a . Cough Reiiunly meets these conditions. it favorite with imuiy mpthersi,This is to announce .that afterseveral months’ *U’iny service, 1am back in n^y former office overN.. B. Mills' »ffice» Mills building, for practice of ufiy jn’ofessioh,t, M. HOLLAND. I). J. 8.At J4+AA
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