•v"4 ^L. ,r ~J.~J^ '^^R* •,„ tv' v. *.* INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS, DECEMBER 4, 1919 ,.: PAGE SIX YTKICAL'X ARMY1 was peculiarly designed to add to the CAPTAIN MATLACK PROFESSIONAL enemy's suspicion of the approaching trouble—an imperative demand for 200 HELPED VMTOBY copies more additional of the Confians JOHN H. BROWN KNOWS NO FEAB sheet, "plan directeur map." This Attorney aft Law could only be interpreted by the Germans, Office over O. M. Carr & Co the Americans agreed, as preparation for a coming drive on the Briey international Falls, Mumeto* iron center. American Subalterns' Trick Kepi Daring Cavalry Leader Is Terror In addition to the wireless the "X Five German Divisions on army" also. had in operation, on the DR. H. H. IHRIG to Bandits on Mexican front between Bezonaux* and Fresnes, the Qui Vive. Dentist Border. a telephone squad—a careless squad lV\ which set up telephone stations here Office wer Holler's Confecti »nei It's 1'U 'jdM/ ff just what you've been and there and sent messages and THE ART looking for. ENEMY DECEIVED BY RADIO Tnt-matmn*-' aaeseb* OF TRAPPING" is the best ANSWERS THREAT WITHSHOT talked shop and gossiped all night and jjt complete Trapper's about the arrival of some old friends Gaideevcrpu jlished— prepared great expenseby at from America with such and such an J. J. HADLER experts. It grivc3 a'complete outfit. acUacccrateUescriptior, Telephone Squad Also Conducted Mis Ability for Coping With Banditry Led LAWTBR picturesand tracks of the different The "X" army telephone squad took Pur-bearers of North leading Conversations for German to Speedy Promotion From Sergeant Aiuarica it tellswhenand where no chances that the Germans might Listeners' Benefit Staff international Stat* Bank Buil to Captain During to trap the best and most successful trappinjy not hear the conversations the Americans methods the right kind of baits and Worked Overtime on Game Four Years. spenta the sices of traps to use the correct way of desired them to record. They skinning and handling the different pelts to make of Camouflage. deliberately grounded their wires, so them worth the most money the trapping laws of everyitftte. NORTHERN MINNESOTA San Antonio, Tex.—Capt. Leonard the enemy in" •'SHU BERT" could "listen and With the American Forces in Ger J. Matlack, commander of Company crawled out into No Man's Land in will send this great book FREE to any one interested HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION many.—Tricks of the game of war ar in trapping or collecting Fur-bearers. K, Eighth United States cavalry, is today the darkness and hooked one" of the Just si?n and mail the coupon today. coming to light from time to time as the most feared American that American wires on a German barbed Dr. C. C. Craig Phone 196 "THE AKT of TRAPPING" is NOT a supply eataloo^-but a real Trapper's Guide containing information of inestimable each side tells its story. One of tin Mexican bandits have encountered on wire in front of an abandoned trench Dr. B. L. Osburn Phone 79 value to any trapper. It will guide and help the experienced trapper aod teach the beginner the art«u most successful of them was practiced the Texas border. He is feared more system. In the front line of modern Hospital Phone 79 successfully trapping the North American Fur bearers. No by American forces in the Meuse-Ar than the Texas rangers, who for years trapper or Pur collector can afford to be without this great warfare the telephone is a most dangerous for book. Send your copy at ones. gonne battle last fall, when the lasi were the only official guardians of the instrument, for both sides devised Office over International State Bank VV. B. S HUBERT,INC. great allied offensive was at its neace in that remote counntry. His apparatus which within certaiD Pit on* 155 THE LARGEST HOUSE IN THE WOULD DEALING EXCLUSIVELY IN AMERICAN RAW FURS height, from Switzerland to the sea men are of the fighting, daring type, limits could pick up conversations International Falls, Minnesota 25-27 W.AUSTIN AVE.- CHICAGO. U.S.A. An imaginary army, conceived by but Captain Matlack's desire to go it over enemy lines with which it was handful of American junior officers alone when handling difficult situations not even So Americans connected. the was "thrown into the field" overnight has struck terror to the hearts felt certain all conversations WITHOUT OBLIGATION SEND ME that their LAWRENCE'S PHARMAC» and for days five crack German divi of Mexican evildoers who are learning "THE ART OF TRAPPING-" were by the Germans. heard sions just east of Verdun, in the not to commit offenses in country The Rexall Store Get Results at Once. Etain region, were kept on their toes where he is known to be stationed. THE BEST AND MOST COMPLETE TRAPPER'S GUIDE EVER PUBLISHED Two davs, after the "X army'' began S. N. Rubin, Prop. and keep me pesied on Raw Fur Market* momentarily expecting an attacfc When Captain Matlack went to Conditions during the Fur Season of 1919-1920 its opera 116ns "Trie 7esnlts^)egan "to~T»e which never came. Candalavia, Tex., four years ago, he International Falls, Minnesota noticeable, the nervousness on the was a sergeant. He took station with At a dinner table in a Coblenz caf€ lame. part of the Germans being exhibited in overlooking the Rhine an American intelligence his company at a small, isolated community (PLEASE PRINT NAME) many ways, the enemy first sending R.FD. Fost Office. officer recently told th on the banks of the Rio CSX. over a large number of airplanes to Grande. They soon found themselves story of the creation of the mythical .0 Stale. County. make reconnoissances. The Germans in a hotbed of banditry, which Matlack "X army," as it was called. It appears also began a series of trench raids to determined must be cleared. that the Germans were expect obtain prisoners for the purpose of Matlack Clever and Daring. ing an attack in the Etain sector al identifying units of the forces opposite Matlack found that the leader of the any time, and the Americans knew it them. German prisoners captured bandit crew in San Antonio was Chico but at that stage of the game the Firsl by the French told of wild alarms in WHERE THEY FOUND THE HAT Bill searching "air through The car for Cano, a former captain in the Carranza American army was devoting its energies the night on the part of the German something. He asked what he had army. Matlack visited San Antonio to driving the enemy out of th€ forces, hurried re-enforcement of the lost" and Bill said that he certainly had Joe's Use of Brother Agent's Headgear, alone at different times and met Cano, Argonne forest and the hill country or BETTER DENTISTRY main line of resistance, and various a hat when he entered the car but it to Say the Least, Had informing him that unless he ceased either side. So the mythical army was other movements which indicated that was missing. They could not find the Not Improved It. his lawless practices he would meet created, in preference to a real diversion, the enemy was exerting extreme hat and finally turned the casespfeht a sudden death. It was not long after requiring many men, to convince FOR LESS HONEY watchfulness on account of the activity end up and there lay Agent Bill's new that Cano attempted a raid and got Attorney General Palmer instructed the German commander that it would of the "army" operated by a handful fall derby under it mashed perfectly the New York branch of the department several hundred cattle. Matlack took not be wise to weaken the Etain front of Americans. flat. Tableau. of justice recently to gather all up the trail, recovered the cattle, killed for the benefit of the Meuse-Argonn When the armistice became effective Cano the German propaganda evidence it and drove the cattle back into Bridge idge Work 1 front. on November 11 the little American had accumulated to prosecute enemy Texas. Gold Id Crowns ... AA Commanded by Captain. "X army" still held its ground aliens during the war and forward it In like manner he met and killed a White lit* Crowns (Vl)iUv Five fresh divisions had been placed Another Use for Airplanes. in the field near Verdun, and opposite brother of Jesus Renterias, the bandit to Washington, where it could be Plate* by the Germans on the Etain line. Men interested in aviation have advanced its supposed position five crack German leader who held the aviators, Davis stored in the state department vaults. These constituted their last and finest GUARANTEED WORK the theory that photographic divisions stood their guard, not and Peterson, in captivity, pending the The books, papers and documents were reservoir of available divisions. The maps of cities made from views taken 10 YEARS even suspecting that they had been payment of ransom money. It was placed in a wooden case five feet high Americans realized that the minute from an airplane, would be of value as tricked by a few ingenious young Matlack who outwitted the Mexican four feet wide ahd two feet deep, the Germans decided that this was not a part of the records of the Are departments. Tankees who were delighted at the results bandits when he went alone to rescue which was put in a special baggage GET OUR ESTIMATE FIRST a danger point any or all of the five They would be as valuable obtained by their mischievous Peterson and Davis and escaped with car accompanied by two special agents divisions could be withdrawn, replaced to the fire chief as similar maps of schemes, which had worked so successfully •half the ransom money, inviting death Special attention given to of the department. by exhausted and fragmentary the battlefields of France proved to the in deceiving the wise German for himself and the aviators. One of the agents became tired of out-of-town patients. Write us divisions coming from the battle commanders of armies. Such a map, veterans of a five years' war. Takes Long Chances. sitting watching the case and said he about your teeth troubles. We fronts, and that the appearance of the for instance, would enable the chief to On one occasion Matlack and his men "would take a nap on it. He turned fresh troops in the line west of the know at a glance the best means of •r* fW to answer any and all were surrounded by an overwhelming the case over on its side and laid down PAT CROWE GETS JOB Meuse would have a tremendous effect getting at a big fire, the surrounding questions. Write us. force of Mexicans. Instead of making on it, using his handbag as a pillow, on the American offensive. roofs and so forth. By use of the map a stand to fight, as the bandits expected, while the other laid on the floor of The "X army" was assigned to a the dangerous areas and zones could Matlack ordered a charge, rode DRS. NORCROSS & CLARKE the car alongside the big box. In the front from Bezonvaux to Fresnes. be plotted in the same manner as io down the Mexicans and killed 35 of morning Special Agent Joe, who slept wartime. From the morning of October 22 until Union Dentists their number. Matlack's men suffered iQn» the box. awo'cQ and, found .Agent just before the armistice this army one slight casualty. Bemidji "functioned." Gapt. Charles. H. Matz Not long after this a cattle ranch of Hubbard Woods, 111., was commander near Candalarla was raided. Matlack in chief Capt. William H. Dearden and his men pursued and killed the BACHFURCO Your Raw Fnrs of Springfield, Mass., and Washington, Mexicans and recovered the cattle. D. C., was chief of staff Lieut. Later Matlack went back to look for John H. Graham of Lexington, Va., more cattle. While he was riding was chief of "troop movementsCapt. --it means around the town a shot was fired from O. W. Neidert was In charge of G-l, an adobe house. The bullet went wild. or administration, and Lieut. H. T. Matlack boldly kicked in the door of Grlswold of Old Lynn, Conn., was APPLES the house and killed the Mexican who Highest ruling Market Prices. chief of artillery. The staff of the "X had fired at him. In virtually every encounter army" were all members of the intelligence with Mexicans Matlack has Honest Grading of the Sizes. section of the First army, taken long chances, but he has always The Most liberal Assortment Mad»e. and, of course, before beginning operations, gotten his man. had obtained the consent of Courteaus treatment—square and their chief, Col. Willey Howell. straight. The wireless and the telephone were Battling Owls Make Prompt Returns and sound advice. freely, used to convince, the-Germans Kansas Streets Unsafe that" the Americans" were prepared" for As to the Market's fall or rise. an attack in the Etain sector. To Ask for our prioelist—it will open make sure that the Germans would I Republic, Kan.—The streets I your eyes as to what Raw Furs arc be able to "break into" the code used, of this town are unsafe for the Americans furnished them with a pedestrians after dark on account worth these days. Do not dispose of satisfactory key. of the nightly battles be- a single skin before you have had onr I Functioned Until End. tween large flocks of owls. Remaining One wireless station of the "X valuation. in the trees during the army" was established in a clump of day, they swarm about like locusts BACH FURf'COMPANY woods near Verdun and was called at night and have become "headquarters of the army." This so numerous and vicious that station functioned until the end of the they attack human beings. It is Buy your winter apples Buyers—Merchants—Exporters game, all "orders" for the army going unsafe for women and children out from this place by wireless. Soon now. Fine Johnathns of $ to venture out after dark. after the station began working the In several instances persons Pat Crowe, internationally knowr American Raw Furs $3.25 per box, for one Germans located its whereabouts and ten years ago as the kidnaper of Ed: $ have been struck on the head frequently shelled the woods and vicinity, ward Cudahy, son of the Chicago packing I and rendered unconscious. One 108-110 West Austin Avenue week only. Cooking ap­ apparently in hope of breaking woman was painfully hurt by a king, will go to work in one ol Chicago, 111. up the radio of the latest of annoy? three Washington banks which havf direct attack from an owl which ples $2.25 per box. ances. The "X army" also had a portable she had tried to ward off with each offered him a job. With a $50,00( Oirect representation: New York, London, radio station, which moved about reward on his head, Crowe eluded the f. an umbrella. and represented itself at a different Paris, Leipzig Steps are being taken by the police for six years, finally giving himself t. station everyday or two. authorities to rid the city of its up in 1906. Since that time he The first message from the *'X strange pests. Such a condition, devoted himself to the rescue of erring army" headquarters was a general it is said, was never known here men and the education of children dispatch to all wireless stations in the I before, although owls have always His case was presented to the Washington It's Like Finding Money" army area (none of which actually existed), been numerous in this section banks by Dr. E. E. Dudding, in the new code of course, directing S. E. Thompson & Son of the state. president-of the Prisoners' Belief society, that none of the stations answer says the Good Judge and every banker to whom he I or make use of their sending instruments, told the story offered Crowe a job. for fear of the enemy locating WAR-TORN FRANCE IN FILMS them, but that they be on the When you take a little Phone 128 alert at fixed hours to receive messages. TATT00ERS BEAUTY DOCTORS chew of this real quality The effect was to -convince the Put On in Paris by Miss Anne Morgan International Falls, Minn. tobacco, and the good Germans that a large number of wireless and Others of American Uplift Moves Many to Branch Out in tobacco taste begins to stations had been set up and to Committee. Profession in Great advise them of the hours when the enemy come. Britain. intercepting stations should be Paris.—"The Heritage of France" is on the alert for the American messages. the title of a film produced under the London.—Perpetual bloom of youtt You'll find it keeps com* SHIP90UR auspices of the American CQfnmlttee is one of the, promises of the "professional"' This was followed by a series of for the devastated regions of France, too. The rich tobacco ing, taftooman. Iv:r" Hides-Furs messages designed to Indicate that the in which Miss Anne Morgan, Mrs. taste lasts and* "X army" was preparing for a fullfledged If a woman desires a rosy complexion Stillwell and-other prominent Americans lasts. You don't have operation. In order to Inform the tattoo man says he has found are active. the enemy of the geographical limits to take afresh chew sot the means, of satisfying that aspiration. The picture. was thrown on the Deal Direct with the of the sector of the "X army," many No longer is he satisfied with screen for the first time at the Champs iMfgest Oldest often. Any man who! 1WW aod messages were directed to imaginary decorating sailors or prize fighters Elysees theater in the presence of House in the West uses the Real T6bacco| officers at existing towns on the Etain with gorgeous dragons, national emblems Hugh C. Wallace, American ambassador, Chew will tell you that.i front and Mrs. Wallace A. M. Thack* Highest Pi lm and Immediate and such tender things as cupids, Sr* Clash Returns. Write for price and Day. Wireless Works Night ara, consul general, and other members hearts and arrows. list* t*4s and full Information. Pat Meanwhile the roving wireless station of the American colony. Up In society woman is said to have O.BERGMAN S CO. was working overtime day and The film depicts the terrible ravages preferred a panorama of flowers and night. It began sending out messages wrought by the war. It Is a work of BIGHT CUT is a short-cut tobacco flaS in the Fresnes sector and trying to collaboration by Harry D. Lachmann, "It is possible to camouflage a bald ST.PAUL -7A.INN. W-B CUT is along fine-cut tobacco give the impression that it was several. an American painter M. Gemier, director head with imitation hair," said this stations at widely separated of the theater, and Wythe Williams, expert, with 20 years' practice in London. cations. S, One message in particular an American correspondent SUBSCRIBE FOB THE PRESS