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VOLUME V.
FLORA. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 27. 1917
NUMBER 1
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NEMORIAL REUNION AND PEACE JUBILEE
Keunion of the Blue and the Gray ¦t Vickiburc, Oct. 16-19, 1917
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An appropriation of 9150,000 has been made by the ITnited States gov¬ ernment to be used In the preparation of a suitable camp and the necessary garrison equipage, subsistence, etc., of all honorably discharged veterans (Union and Confederate) who may at¬ tend the National Memorial Reunion and Peace Jubilee of the Blue and the Gray to be held at Vlcksburg,Oc- t ober 16-19, 1917, and «40,000 was ap¬ propriated by the late Illinois legis¬ lature and approved by the Governor to provide transportation and the In¬ cidental expenses of all veterans now residing In this state who served In the campaign and siege of Vlcksburg who desire to attend this Peace Ju¬ bilee.
The Adjutant General of the state will appreciate any information as to old soldiers who may be eligible ar.d desire to attend this Reunion,
Br. Jaraes M. Boyles, so far as  the Record knows. Is the only civil   war leran   now   living   In   Flora   who irved In the campaign and siege of Icksburg—the most memorable and portant event of the civil war,  for the fall of Vlcksburg marked the be¬ ginning of the end uf the slave-liold- h-J*£rs' reb^Hlop.   Here It ^is,^ too, that ^(IraTil    convinced   the    world    that he was the greatest soldier of the age. Dr.   Boyles  served throughout   this Wig and trying campaign as a private Kco. "E"of the  49th Ind. Vol. In¬
fantry, and today Is able to wear the proudest emblem on earth—a little bronze button on the lapel of his coat. Blanks for any Vlcksburg veteran desiring to submit application of at¬ tendance may be had at the Record ottlce.
A Day's Routine at Camp Taylor
The following dally routine for the camp, which will prevail every day ex¬ cept Saturday, when there Is a half holiday, and Sunday when there is a full holiday, has been Issued by Brig. Gen. Wilder:
Reville 5:45 a. m.
Breakfast 8:30 a. m.
Sick call  7:00 a. m.
First drill call 7:20 a. m.
Assembly drill call .6:30 a. m.
Recall 11:30 a. m.
Mess call 12:00 noon
1st call afternoon drill 12:50 p. m.
Assembly for drill 1:(X) p. m.
Recall 5:00 p, m.
Retreat, Urst call 5:30 p. m.
Assembly call 5:40 p. m.
Supper 6:00 p. m.
Tattoo 9:00 p. m.
Taps 9:30 p. m.
There will be eight hours of drill exercise daily, except Saturday and Wednesday, when there will be morn¬ ing drill of four hours only and Sun¬ day when there will be no drill exer¬ cises at all.
The rising call will be one hour later on Sunday, and the mess calls will also be half an hour later. Taps, however will be sounded as usual.
Mrs. Henry Darllng.of Indianapolis, who has been the gnest of relatives at Brownstown, was here this afternoon enroute to Flora, 111., for a two weeks' visit Seymour (Ind.) Republican.
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DON'T FORGET OUR "HONOR WINDOW At your service,
J. BOWMAN Flora, 111.
"A Soldier of Fortune'
Frank Bralnard Gompert, an Arl- zobii ''soldier of fortune," spent the day in Flora last Sunday. He is a modest and unassuming man of about 35 years, but he yielded to the earnest request of a Record representative and brietly sketched his expwlences as a lieutenant on the staff of Gen¬ eral Villa in 11»13, and later as second Captain on the staff of Gen. Ea Beu- navldes of the Zaragoza Brigade. Captain Gompert then further said:
"I stopped in Flora on my way home to see If I could flnd a brother of Ralph Hlggins, my old aviation corps instructor. I was born in Ari¬ zona. I went Into the Mexican army and served until It seemed to me trouble with my own country was un¬ avoidable. Then I resigned and went to Canada. Therei enlisted In the otticers.' training battalion, wliere 1 Qualitied as lieutenant of artillery In May, 1915. I was transferred by re¬ quest to the Royal Flying Corps, and qualified as a pilot. After'jvards I was sent to France and placed In the 49th siiuadron. I had my tirst air ex¬ perience soon after my arrival. I was two years In the aviation service in France, and have brought down eight German planes. My firs't success was on Dec. 20, 1915, at an altitude of 9000 feet. On St. Patrick's day, 1917, while scouting, I saw two German planes aad at once made for them. My flrst shot from a machine gun broifght one down. Then I noticed three more planes advancing on rae, and the situation begun to look dang¬ erous. By the greatest luck, tho', and raaneuverlng I was able to punc¬ ture and bring down three of my four enemies. The remaining one escaped by flight. You see, I am of Irish descent, and on St. Patrick's day I couldn't do anything else than whip four times my weight In Germans. 1 flnally, tho, got the worst of an alr- flght, and was myself brought to earth by an enemy plane, falling *)0