Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 172, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1919 — HAPPENINGS in the CITIES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS in the CITIES

“Mystery Man of the A. E. F.” Brings Woe and Joy HOBOKEN. N. J.—When Private Roland Phillips arrived here the other day on the Mount Vernon from Brest .three sorely disappointed mothers watched him walk past on the dock —Mrs. Roland Phillips of Flushing, L.L; Mrs. Emma Phillii's of Evanston, Ill.;

Mrs. R. A. Phillips of Yonkers. Each had confidently believed that Roland Phillips would prove to be her lost son. Phillips be< a tno she "mystery roan of the A. E. F." when he was found wandering in the streets of Paris, a victim of amnesia. His Identification tags were missing, his clothing and personal possessions gave no clews as to who he was. He was taken to a base hospital in France, where it was learned that his name was Roland

Phillips. Further than that no one could learn. Mrs. Emma Phillips of Evanston. whose son Roland was reported lost in action but never definitely bulletined as dead, believed she had discovered her boy. Mrs. Roland Phillips of Flushing, L. 1., was convinced that the “mystery man” was her boy, Roland, reported killed in action. In order to clear up the mystery General Pershing ordered the man sent home. Something In the Sight of his native land, must have jogged the soldier’s memory. Anyway, something happened to’tho delicate machinery of his mind. Tn a flash it came to him that his home was in Evansville, Ind. Many reporters were waiting to talk with the “mystery man,” and to them he made the announcement that he remembered that much about himself. The newspaper men worked the wires. They soon discovered that the soldier is the son of Mrs. Emma Phillips of 206 Grant street, Evansville. The mother had not heard from her son since Easter, when she received a greeting from him. When she was notified o,f her son having been found the mother Buffered a (yimplete breakdown. 'due torUer weakened condition following months of grieving. ' ; —— Verily, as Generar Sherman said, “War is hell.” _ And he might have added—"for the mothers.”

Woman’s Land Army Unit Makes Good in Nebraska CHADRON, NEB. —Unit No. lof the woman land army, three New York girls who have taken to real farming, has been in Chadron for a month. It is composed of Miss Ann Marshall, Miss Katherine Sanmynn and Miss Linda

Schroeder. All Chadron was at the station to see the girls arrive. It put them down as of the “city type.” And city girls are house plants, the Chadronites reckoned. Marcus J. Cain was waiting for the land army. Caln lives 18 miles out of Chadron on a 4,000-acre farm, with seven men workers. Next morning Cain arose to pilot the New Yorkers around the place and show them their duties. But he was late. The first thing on the schedule had been “milk the cows.”

It was just sun-up. Caln found his army out milking the cows. And that was not Cain’s only surprise. He found that the army, clad in businesslike bloomers and high boots, was able to do any job on the ranch on which it was put, and to do it as efficiently and as quickly as did the men. Chadron expected a failure. Cain’s first visit to town was an event. e was surrounded by a crowd who wanted to know about his “farmerettes. Cain's answer was contained in four words sent by telegraph to the M oman s Land army in New York: “Send more farm girls.” Chadron is now speculating just how long Cain can keep his land army intact. There are more bdchelors with farms out in this country than anywhere else on the face of the earth. In the month they have been here the girls have won fame for themselves, besides experience, admiration and 82 a day with board, room and laundry thrown in. The Woman’s Land army stands high in this part of Nebraska. If it has any more farmerettes like these three that are already here northwest Nebraska can take care of them.

Red Cross Canteen Wedding Eloquently Pictured CHICAGO.— Married at 3p. m., in the Red Cross canteen: Miss Luella Irene Powell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Powell of Casey, la., to Sergt. Don T. Deai of Cedar Rapids. Let Elmer Douglas, the staff photographer, tell of the wedding which was celebrated at

the lake front hut. Elmer was there. He took the pictures, he ate some of the wedding cake, and, did he kiss the bride? We pause for a reply. “You see the bridegroom passed through Chicago some time ago on his way back to lowa when he got out of the war,” says Elmer. "The Red Cross girls gave him such a good time in the canteen that he thought he'd like to spend the happiest day of his life jhere. So he wrote and asked them if

he couldn’t come back and be married there and they said yes. Sergeant Deal is going to be a high school teacher at Fort Dodge, la. “By cracky I It was the prettiest bedding I ever saw. So sweet and simple and everybody was so nice. They had all the frills, too, you can bet. The bride was dressed beautifully with white dress, a big bunch of flowers, and a veil, and everything. First, though, I must tell you how the Red Cross girls all lined up. a double row, for the couple to pass between. ,Maj. S. C. Stanton of the Red Cross gave the bride away and then he lent her his beautiful gold sword to cut the wedding cake with. One of the Red Cross ladles had baked it, and it was some cake. It’s the first time they've ever had a wedding in a Red Cross canteen.”

James Anagnoslopas Takes an Interesting Trip GENFVA, ILL. —Somebody told James Anagnoslopas, a farmer at Geneva, that they saw in the paper where he had been sued in the federal court in Chicago and, that it said the case was to be called the very next day. James

knew nothing about it, but he went to Chicago, hunted up the federal building and went into Judge Carpenter’s court. Clerk Claussen was calling out names of men who hid failed to appear during the past four years. He reached the name of James Anagnoslopas, and James answered “here.” My, what a sensation’ About eight pairs of hands grabbed James at the same time and presto! he was in a dungeon rile. It appears that the

missing man had been indicted four years before and had jumped his bat bond. The government had sold the homes of two workmen, his bondsmen When they questioned James of Geneva he spoiled it all. He wasn t ths tnen a-talL Then James of Geneva got huffy and demanded his car fare from Judg« Carpenter. The judge sent him to District Attorney Clyne, who sent him te Marshal Bradley, who sent him to Commissioner Mason, who sent him back again. After three round trips James sat down bn the steps and wept. “Rosie” the charwoman objected and complained to Marshal Bradley. Mr. Bradley then dug up 70 cents and told James to go back to Geneva and never even think of coming to Chicago again. James of Geneva is safely home again and Is Inclined to think he 18 I lucky man, all things considered. Geneva, he says, is good enough for him; he never did care for big due* Hke Chicago. He says he's going to take Marshal Bradley’s advice.