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Show Vy . 0 ; It A r- - THE PEOVO PCCT Society LOCAL ITEMS i Mr, and Mrs, Walter P. "White-hea- d Jiave returned from Salt Mrs. Leah GENERAL L.T. Mrs. Epperson isspeud-inweek in Fairvie w with ' the ' g relatives. honor oUMiss Anna K. Tay- den and Salt LakerMrs.-Georg-Watkins has returned to her-- Pro la e vo home. f Anna iL Tay- lor, a bride of the month, Miss Eliza Thorne of Springville entertained at a slumber party day evening. Ten guests - were present. lat hofior of Miss -- -- -- INTEREST L. Montgomery letter yesterday from her husband, who is now in France. lie stHted that they were1 moving nearer and nearer to the front lines. - ' OF a Lake where they spent the past week. Alieutenant r n'nniFM. Oscar Wilkins is from Garfield. lie had a narrow escape from death last week, while driving a team during a thunderstorm.- Mr. Wilkins" and the horses wer knocked down by lightning and Mr. Wilkins re--1 vourse wss nowTTear. J wouU I t5cn TaT WTuun&T" T To "a JUc"Cr mauled uneonsaous for Tjouie a oeeline for that village. Before care very much what other people did. time. He still feels soreness I had gone very far 1 found myself In There will always be a warm place from the effects of the shock, a marsh or swamp and I turned back 1 In my heart for the Dutch people. I a little, hoping to find a better path. had heard lota of peraons say that Stan" Jones, for a. number of Finding none, I retraced my steps they were not Inclined to help refn-an-d kept straight ahead, determined) gees. ut my experience did not hear years proprietor of the confecto reach that village at all coats and -- these ?port out. They certainly did tionery store in the Columbia- theto swerve neither to the right or left more for me than I ever expected, atre budding, has closed, his - I had a little German until I got there. money left. place of business toenterkht One moment 1 would be In water up but as the value of German money la to my knees and the next I wonld sink only about half In Holland, I didnt Stan considers a more productive in and clear up to my waist. I psld have enough to pay the fare to Rot-n- o line of work that of raising attention to my condition. It was terdam, which was my next objective, grain for our Sammie boys. merely a repetition of what I had gone it was due to the generosity of these is in farm Idaho. a Stan operating through many times before, but this that I was able to reach ot-m- home It took me perhaps three hours td firm ground. The path I struck spent the week end here as the led to within half a mile of the village. guest of Mrs. David IL Jones. I shall never forget that path; It was - almost as welcome to my feet as the The program plafined-by-th- e opposite bank of the Meuse had literary committee of the Fifth seemed ' The first habitation I came to was a ward Belief society will not be little workshop .-with a bright light - givennexkTue&day.August 20, shlnlng oufslde- It must bave been Inas heretofore announced; after midnight, but the people inside stead a splendid social will be were apparently Ju'-- t quitting work. There were three men and two given for the purpose of secur- engaged In making wooden shoes. boys ing means to purchase books for It wasnt necessary for me to exthe coming year. A most excel- plain to .them that I was a refugee, lent program is being prepared even if I had been able to speak their I was caked with mud up for the occasion and all ladies are language. to my shoulders and I suppose my face extended a cordial invitation to must have recorded some of the exbe present. periences I had gone through that memorable night. , T want the British consul!" I told Miss Anna K. Taylor left -to- day ' , them. for Salt Lake - City. -- Miss Apparently they' didnt understand, Taylor will be married AV ednes- - but one of jhem volunteered to con-dume to the village. They seemed day, August 21, in Salt Lake to be to only too anxious to do an they Caine B. of Logan. Alfred could for me; evidently they realised a Ov I was a British soldier. . An open sessnJnof the N elke It was very late when my companBeading club will be held Thurs- ion finally escorted me into the vilhome lage, but he aroused' some people he day afternoon next knew from their beds and they of Mrs. Preston G. Peterson. Mrs. dressed and came down to feed me. Beulah Storra Lewis of Salt Lake The family consisted of an old lady will be in attendance and ' "will and her husband and a son, who was a soldier In tbe Dutch army. The cold read a one-a- ct play, The Strong shivers ran down my back while he sat - er by August Strindberg; Why beside me, because every now and the Devil, by E. D. Ciols; The again I caught a glimpse of his gray and it resembled very much Grindstone, by Harry L. Mor- - uniform ' 1 hat of the German soldiers." finer, and other selections. Spe- 1 Some of the neighbors, aroused by rial musical numbers will - also the commotion, got up to see what It -- V; ct atthe - , feature the entertainment. Each member has the privilege of taking a guest on this occasion. ' 0 9 0 to .return to Holland repay every single soul who played the part of the good Sarnarl-reac- h tan to me, with the money that these people gave me j waa able to get a thlrd. ca8S ticket to Rotterdam, and I was glad that I didn't have to travel for I would have looked as much out of place in a carriage ns a Hun would appear In heaven. Thar night I slept In the house of iny Dutch friends, where they fixed me up most comfortably. In the morn- -, log they gave me breakfast and then escorted me to the station. While I was waiting at the station a crowd gathered round me and soon it seemed as If the whole town had turned out to get a look at me. It was very embarrassing, particularly as I could give . them no information .regarding the cause of my condition, although, of course, they all knew that I was a refugee from Belgium. As the train pulled out of the station. the crowd gave a loud cheer and tbe tears almost, came to my .eyes as 1 contrasted in my mind the conduct of this crowd and. the one that had gathered at the station in Ghent when I had departed a prisoner en route for the reprisal camp."Tbreathela sigh of relief as I thought of that reprisal camp and how fortunate I had really been, despite all our sufferings, to have escaped it. Now.-aany rate, I was a free man and I Would soon be sending borne the Joyful news that I had made good my escape I At Eluhoffen two Dutch officers got Into the compartment with me. They looked at me with very much disfavor, not knowing, of course, that I was a British officer.- My clothes were still pretty much In the condition they were when J crossed .the border, aj-first-clas- s, first-cla- . -- - j A. .hST: -- W- md I Ottaooal To Improve Your Digestion. For years my digestion was so poor that I could only- - eat - the lightest. ,f ooda.,1... tried..,,evcry; thing that-- heard of to get btit not until about a year ago when I saw Chamberlain Tablets advertised and got a hot- tie of them did I find the ?if?ht treatment. Since taking them my digestion is f be. --Mrs. Blanche 4. i Bowers, Indiana, Pa. advL fort Postage Stamps. it V 9 m Jhr nf. Is M m 12 .c . 2K'XJ - from TW ki m mm SA, V SOT T K mtCMW. k aHM k W l Mr ft 9m h Usutsnant OBrien's Xnswer was all about and came In and watched while 1 ate the meal those g(K)(J pe0pia prepared for me. I suppose I would have Ordinarily been embarrassed with so many pw- though wt wle a 1 some strange animal lust been raptured, hrt lust I wera af FI 1 !i I! ECMA rALHJTC StCtZT- -r fL 11 q. jflrjjTfc The Secret of the Storm Country, with Talmadge, at Uie Strand Thursday and Friday, matinee 3:45. . , r Scene from . , to Summons cf King Gsorgt. TBoCgE'T uotT bviii able to licrapS oil some of the mud I had collected tbe night before. I had not shaved nor trimmed my beard for many days, and I must have presented a sorry appearance. I could hardly blame them for edging away from me. The trip from Eluhoffen to Rotten dam passed without special luMdenh At various stations passengers would get In the compartment and, observing my unusual appearance, would endeavor to start a conversation with met None of them spoke English, however, and they had to use their own Imagination as to my Identity. -- When I arrived at Rotterdam! asked a policeman who stood In front of the station where I could find the British consul, but I could not make him understand, I next applied to a taxicab driver. English consul British consul American consul French consul!" I said, hoping that if he didnt understand .one he might recognise ' another. - " l t "I W- , o' He eyed me with suspicion and motioned me to get In mnd drove off. I had no Idea where he was taking me, but after a quarter of an hours ride he bronght up in front of the British Consul. Never before was I so glad to peg Jhfi Vnlfin Jfi.ckU (Continued in. next Issue.) 7 n J i L, . ! t 1 tr.r i 45, IT 1 5e and 10c. Norma Talmadge The Secret of fhe .'"V Tg: in WV!-,. The sanctity. ofTnarriage and w TVs .a v5 mii Y Jt 1 rjhu t, . . i if - r Also Christy Comedy FORD - the home is oneof the vital matters discussed in this picture. - 'i, I 1 WEESXT SATURDAY Monroe Salisbury a in, WINNER TAKES ALL. I: s , ti. ? m Judge Ci M. Neilsen held two sessions of the Juvenile court in Utah county yesterday, one at i Pleasant " Grove and one in this cityt At Pleasant Grove the business was transacted: A merchant was fined $25 for the sale of tobacco by his clerk to" a mbor. The fine was made light because- - the clerk had not been instructed that such a sale was unlawfiiLthecLerk having y recently begun work - A Provo Bench man was lined $25 for sending his boy to buy One boy was sent, to tfie detention home at Salt Lake for incorrigibility. - - Three boys connected with pouring gasoline on another boy and setting fire to the gasoline were sent to the Industrial school. A fine of $15 was imposed on a boy for haying tobacco in his If the fine is not possession. paid by the 21st, when the boy will be 18 years of age, he trill be imprisoned for 15 days.. fol-owin- Packers, Profits Large or, Small g L Packers' profits look big when the - Federal Trade ' Commission reports that four of them earned $14QXX),000 during the three war years. -- - i 'r i. Packers' profits look small 5VheQ.it s A explained that, vvh. this profit was earned on total sales'of over four and a half billion dollar at only about three cent on each dollar of sales. x Sr-- 1 v - THs b tbe relation between profits and sales: , Profits V r j-vw- Sales 7 -- - C J If no packer profits had been earned, you could have bought your meat at only a fraction of a cent per pound cheaper? 'Packers profits on meats and animal products have been limited by the Food Administration, V -- Vh jyu fwOE'SALISBUkih county this week on a vacation and is lo&king after his Provo - Bench farm. At i since November-- 1, ' 1917. Swift & Company, U. S. A. WINNER TAKES A1.L riuy 3gufe'irri.i the Strand Saturday, 2 :30. - T a few days with their daughter, Mrs. David IL Jones of this city. Mr.- Pettey ia 87 years old and is hale and hearty and say that he hasnt any use for glasses as he ean see to read the newspaper without them.- - IleTs a pioneer of T8 and is a veteran of the Black Hawk war ofT866.-- He is possessed of an excellent memory and while here he" entertained many yonng people relating interesting incidents of the early days. His wife is 74 years old. hut not as strong as Mr. Petty, on account-- ol Jiaying been ill recently, They, came from "Emery connty via anto, which Brother Petty declares U somewhat faster method," if not than the safe. as ImBLrtCxaifRmlrpsArtAix prcpiicdon , m WAB REVIEW' battlefield pictures. front-lin- e Special Matinee Mr. and Mrs. William G. Pet-te- y have returned to their1 home inf Emery Utah, after 'spending Ileber C. Jex reecivey of the Salt Lake land office, is in Utah s actual to-bac- elief, 1 t littledemon, - -- 6a 1 it Yi THURSDAY & FRIDAY - -- TO' ' Also ALLIES OFFICIAL Contains ' Ae U mt Mas la i m4mjm l Skastwe 0 -- Mutual Isle atvSpringdellto spend the week. Mrs. A1 LovG : less went as chaperon. ? NVdTdni i t fi - t i r According to a story in - the Salt Lake ' IIeralCTJtah county has the promise of a large steel plant. William IL Crocker, president of a San Francisco hank, with other coast financiers, is said to be interested in the construction of such a plant. Senator King is said to be working with the war industries board for government assistance, though nothing definite has yet been decided. It is estimated that the proposed plant would cost approximately $20,000,000. ox-tea- TEixcntTHs rtT orricx (Inland Tekgiams ) y Miss Edna Allen of Vineyard is visiting Mrs. A. J. Ekins in Pleasant View for a few days. , .0 The. young ladies of the Sixth ward M. I. A. left Monday- - for ss , , As the Princess Perdita, the star is a . yeritable but one that you will idolize. , Mrs.Hamner Duzzett of Emery EDITH STOREY Mr JI( t The Demon j flayl hope my;blwouldSomd aud . k in T 1 r 1 Mr.iand Mrs. T, C. Callister and daughter Laura of Salt Lake were Provo visitors over the week the people time I had a definite goal add once I British consul as quickly as I did. end, A knw reached ' TONIGHT & WEDNESDAY - it be over. T . , j A --J |