The Wellington Leader (Wellington, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, March 2, 1923 Page: 7 of 8
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The men i
killed in the
like cord wo
were holding,
ordered the men
instead of letting
ry to keep out of
MN MTf cmMmt
teat. I 4*H *4 like eating. I grew
Mi, and dM not to* ambtooa ter «ay-
)MB TIMS AGO,” Mp Mr*
BaM MeftHM. 4 M.KO.1,
Mt, KC.. “t MM* h treat
\ it v. of the many reasons I’he Home Oil Company deserve*-
your support and patronage.
I,very share of stock is owned by your friends and neighbors.
Every dollar we make is kept in the local Banks to assist in the
progress of the County.
Every share holder is here to assist the churches schools and
other worthy causes, in the town and county.
1 hink this over and buy your automobile supplies accordingly.
TFie Home Oil Co.
R. L. GILLENTINE, Manager.
C. D. Shamburger
LUMBER
Sold on Installments
Phone 198
S. R. PINKSTON, Manager. RESIDENCE PHONE 204
PAGE SEVEN
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hen you have
your clothing cleaned >r dyed"
Are You Loyal To Your Home Town?
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given to t.-ik
of
leaving them free from the distasteful gasoline
crock
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Wellington Tailoring
up tl»- hill top t>\
and
OUR WANT ADS GET RESULTS
THE WELLINGTON MILL
Flour, Meal, Grain, Hay ami Mill Feed.
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little
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A COMFORTABLE
UDY GOT SO WEAK
OLD AGE
As soon ax the fighting was i j
COULD SCARCELY STAND
Will be yours to enjoy if you start a bank
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account and add to it each month
out of their
of the way of
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men
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to;
line
Phom* vonr order to 2‘» and we will do the
the flank a
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tack
O, I‘ LOST BATi tLlOX‘7 ("Al’SED
in hoxi HEtn/sns h im.e
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.Mr. Cdber.c
J. E. LEGGITT, Prop
Phone 158.
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1923
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At tin American I »-gii ’■ >l;oi
la -t Ab.n.i. > night Jm'gc .! nu- V
Leak, Pi t-nt judge. wa.- a-ked by
the program cmrmiittrm to tell of hi-
per
ais
that
b .th
eiMrnian I cor, i !< I
I of «!)0
They
CIGARETTES
IO'
. “pntn* ’ tf>a I ‘.’nu n on
, th^m. When the road wa*
th» Maj^r <»rd*rc*l * ho men
J in and Judirf* Imk
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Mr Matt Fnm N* Fm* TMMk Tte L* Hart rt
tote art Ink It Ski Sip, “IM I Wk W4*
f.ak tern • ’ tor Majoi a.
">nn in the Pi-. Pi n and
W! ei n ached a ."all
Ma or <>>d*red the to
meing r>
boar up and ate the meat that hit company contained 59
when they went into action and
only 17 were left.
Judge lz-ak was one of the >0
captured by the Germans. He
the reu on they got him was that he
had a .-hrupncl wound in his knee and
a buynet wound in hi* hip.
After making an appeal to evetv
rv. suit that is cleaned
We do custom grinding, such as shelled grains, ear
corn, head maire, etc.
Have scratch feeds for chickens; also oyster
shells, bone meal and meat meal for
egg production.
men over the wall around the school and
that- got out of the town. During the day
they would sleep and travel at night.
They reached the Meuse river. They
a am aero* this but a canal blocked
their way. They tried several times
to make it but could not. Finally
hej were • captured and sentenced
*< fi ".;rt>in - in a dungeon.- Ver
‘Give ■pin tj
the Git "1
I-cak lid that the hdl wa
' Judge Ix-.'k Ha- Member Of Organ-
ization that Made I p Battalion
ndc their escape
hey jumped from
I>o you want the utmost care taken with
the fabrics—ami the cloth t<> e returned clean,
fresh and o<iorless'.‘
Upped hin and
bout getting awav
p. -Mr. Leak -aid
nnient turned him
yelled fm him to
■ pvak’-r -aid ti nt
minute- .1 til
fi'l.., !•'
eight comp-inie-. CO1
Company
north side sqf are.
1 tic pi;son c
German govt
Well in gton
H< II.” He aid t hi ■ wa
1 ’I - Ma tor r-ex er how
d r hole. He tated
t b>t of the cnli t.-d men
eeting above t.
I»eak< r aid
mt back from
he walked up
maraging hi men
•la. Mi. leak
nother .
cut the 1
ra - He aid it was the l>e-t meat
er eaten a* they had been
without food.
fiftl day the German- ent
I' ’ 'i- with :t note telin" how
admire'l the American-
l-'.-aery and rather than
t' O they vnuhl give them
■<-.ndei . .Mr. I eak .-aid
" .Majoi got back from
•- '■<>.,! wide
sin and
acl-inc gun
the me,,
|M".ri>ig
'up <<f
reached
to dig
r -tated •> it ■
Major detailed two enlistcl men to
dig hi* hole for him It was eight
feet deep and covered with brush
•nd .<1 H” the Major crawl
fayed there until the*.
managed to get out
Thi- battalion carried their <>b
■ iective and the supporting ’"lank
did not come up with them. Dur
, ing the rdght the German troop
went m behind them and had the
American- -urroundeti. Mr Leak
-aid that next morning the Major
-ent for him and told him to take
hi- company anti go baek and bring
up -ome other companies. He aid
the Major assured him that the Ger
mnn« had retreated during the riri <
j and that out-ide of a patrol he’d find
'no trouble getting back Mr leak
| -aid I n tartet and found that the
Itrenche* l»ehind them «ere full of
(German-. After a kirm.-h they in
turned to their hole-. He reported
the fact to the Major who informed
him he was a coward and wa< afraid
to go Lack in-tead of
German* behind them.
Mr, Umk -aid that a
German counter attack
toward* tjbem. and be -ent word tn the
Major. This man -ent him hack or- .,
dm tn keep hts men in their holes
and not to shoot. The -peaker -aid
that he had a machine gun platoon g
attached to his company and rather jE
than see his men butchered he order 0
ert the machine guuneis tn
Hell.”__They beat back
mans.
over the Major sent for Mr. Leak and .
asked him if he got his orders. The
speaker said he replied he did but if I
the Germans started anything he I
waa going to shoot some more. The 1
Major told him he would be cou^
martialed when they got • k
hlrtd the lines.
Mr. Leak tha Major released
• Carrier pigeon with a message
giving their location. He juat miss-
ed the spot a quarter of a mile and
l*eak said that when you read about
the airplanes dropping food to us
that waa all stuff. He said they
dropped the food alright but it was
a long ways from them and the Ma-
**» —aid not let them go and get it.
men of the outfit whb were
in the attack had been piled
wood behind the line .they
according to the speak-
th»;>Wnch started
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1 • ''t.ilion in tb< Argonre
i i ■ • ’ it I ' i ..i been m-Je
« : ’ 1 ■ < • . but Judge
ta'ted.
1 mall ert-'k.
■ide am| -ix
The :-.>»n wen! forward
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Wells, J. Claude. The Wellington Leader (Wellington, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, March 2, 1923, newspaper, March 2, 1923; Wellington, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1187181/m1/7/?rotate=270: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .