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WAHT ADS TO CIRCLE TOUHt No. Falls, Buffalo, Sandusky City, Mau-mee City and Fort Wayne. Mrs. Hannah Fell (Slocum) Bennett kept a diary of the incidents of the journey from Wilkes-Barre to Peru and back. This diary has been 77ie 5fory 0 Frances Slocum A Ca-btive To The Indians Wilkes-Barre Publishing Company WIUM-Barra mM-M ETnlnt ws Published avemngs except Sunday WUki-Brre Stcord Published morninga except Bunaay ClMslfled Rates Established January 1, 1941 Pinal Installment Frances, arrived in town from his residence in Sandusky County, Ohio, and in company with James T.

Miller of this place, interpreter, proceeded to the place of her residence, 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II I WILKES-BARRE X. NDUP0NT BEARCRw ALEVIUE' sTOODARTSVILLE TOBYHANNaJj 1 id! MT. P0CON0Q qBLAKESIEE iBEMNtTT'5 1 SCOTRUNS Jrrouo.nrr TANNERSVIllE(J qfernridoe JSS) BARTONSVILlEn (ilk EFFORT BROADHEADSVIUE published wholly, or in part, at au- ferent times. The time for parting between the families of Frances and Joseph Slocum finally came. Frances made an effort to prevail upon her brother to come and live with her offering to give him half of her land.

Her sincerity and earnestness in this matter were affecting. As Frances, her daughters and Captain Brouil lette shook each of their relatives warmly by the hand, they showed, by words as well as by actions, the gratification they had redeived from the visit. Brouillette gave Mr. Slocum the most ample assurances that he would take good care of his mother-in-law while she lived. This was the last time Joseph Slocum saw his sister, although he frequently heard from her down to the close of her lire.

Congress Makes An Exception As it was stipulated in the treaty of 1840 that the Miamis should abandon their homes on the Wabash within five years from the ratifies' tion ofKtheir treaty, there began to be much uneasiness manifested among the many older members of the tribe as the time for taking their departure drew year. Among those who mourned over the coming emigration of the tribe was Frances Slocum. It was her earnest desire to be permitted to remain at her home on the banks of the Mississi neva, and, when she died, to be buried by the side of her husband and sons. She therefore appealed for advice and assistance to her brothers Isaac and Joseph, all the other members of her fathers family being now dead. It was finally decided to have Frances aDoeal to Congress, and ask if she could not be exempted from the terms of the treaty.

Therefore memorial, carefully and properly drawn un, under the date of Janu aryl7, 1845, and signed "Frances Slocum" ws presented and read in the National House of Hepresenta tives. The prompt action of Congress in granting the petition of Frances Slocum pleased her greatly, and re moved a load of anxiety from her mind. Soon after the visit of her Wilkes- Barre relatives in 1839, Frances had a new log house built on the hill a few hundred yards in the rear of her old home, which stood on the brink of the river. In this new house she lived with her family until her death, which occurred March 9, 1847. She was buried by the side of the remains of her husband and two voung sons in the Indian grave yard, situated only a short distance from her house.

She was survived by her two daughters Ke-ke-nok- esh-wah and O-zah-shin-quah. Family Erects Monuments In Mav. 1900. a handsome monu ment was erected over the grave of Frances Slocum in the little Indian grave-yard near Reserve, Indiana, at the expense of the Slocum family residing in various parts of the United States. The monument was unveiled, with interesting cere monies, in the presense of a large assemblage of Slocums and others gathered from near and from far.

In November, 1906. certain des cendants of Judge Joseph Slocum (younger brother of Frances), residing in Wilkes-Barre, erected upon the front wall of The Wyoming Historical and Geological Society's building, Wilkes-Barre, a bronze tablet, commemorative of Frances Slocum; and at the same time, upon one of the walls of the public-school building on North street, they placed i second tablet, indicating the spot, nearby, where formerly stood the house of Jonathan Slocum from which Frances was carried away in 1778. i In the summer of 1907 George Slocum Bennett of Wilkes-Barre, a grand-nephew of Frances Slocum, presented to his native city, for a children's public plr ground, a lot of land containing an acre, or more, at the northeast corner of fennsyr vania avenue and Scott street, named by the Wilkes-Barre Park CommiS' sion "The Frances Slocum Play' $100,000 Being Paid Out Today At Race Tracks New York, July 26 P) The na tion major race tracks are dis tributing in the neighborhood of $100,000 in prize money in feature events today, headlined by the J40, 000 Arlington classic at Chicago. Hollywood Park in California pre sents the $25,000 Sunset handcap and the $7,500 Catskill handicap; at Em' pire City, fast fields are competing in the $7,500 Yonkers handicap and the $5,000 Wakefield, and at Rock ingham the Raceland handicap is paving $5,000 added money. The appearance of the great Whirl- away is, of ourse, sufficient to make the Arlington classic the day No.

1 snorts event. Mioland is the "big horse in tne Sunset handcap. The mile and one-sixteenth Yon kers handicap has drawn a field of six, with Andy K. and T. M.

Dorset favored. Requested, whicn aireaay has won more than $25,000 this year, is considered the good thing in the Wakefield dash for luveniies. Bill Farnsworth and Sweet Wiuow head a field of 16 named' for the Raceland handicap. YESTERDAY'SSTARS (By The Aiiooiated Preu.) Soud Chandler, Yankees Shut nut Whitp Sox on three hits. Merrill May, Phillies i 1 across two runs in seventh inning to set un victory over Reds.

Vince DiMaggio and Maurice Van Robays, Pirates Each doubled with bases loaded to win pair of games from Dodeers. Lefty Grove and Jim Tabor, Red Sox Grove captured 300th victory of career with help of Tabor's two home runs. Dick Bartell, Giants Doubled for two runs in first-inniDg flurry that beat Cubs. Frank Haves and Pete Suder. Ath leticsHayes singled with bases loaded and Suder tripled with two on in six-run explosion against Tigers.

Elden Auker, Browns Stopped Senators with seven-hit hurling. Jim Tobin, Braves Blanked Cardinals on three hits. Adragna' Gets Nod Over Johnny JoneS Jackie Adragna, rallying from a decisive beating in the opening rounds, won a decision last night in ten rounds over Johnny Jones, Columbus, Ohio, Both weighed 150 pounds. Jones, starting fast, slowed down after the third stanza, excepting for a rally in the fifth. Freddie Lenn.

158. Pittsburgn, de feated Babe Scott, 160, Harrisburg (8): Ernie Pelaia, 150, Beaver nans, won over Vic Pittsburgh (6): Mimmle Adragna. 122. Pitts burgh, defeated Bob Crosby, 125, by a technical knockout (3), and itoy Harris. 180.

Pittsburgh, beat Bobby Brown, 154, Pittsburgh (4). During the progress of the Sullivan Expedition efforts were made by various interested persons living in Wyoming to get clues as to the whereabouts of Frances Slocum, but without success. Finally, peace having been concluded with Great Britain, efforts were at once made by the United States Government to conciliate the Indian tribes of the North and North-west; and to this end agents were dispatched to various localities to negotiate treaties and to restore confidence. While these negotions going on, Giles and William Slocum conceived the idea of making a journey north to search for their lost sister. Accordingly, in 1784, they journeyed as far as Fort Niagara, which had been an important point during the Revolutionary War.

Arriving there the brothers offered a reward of one hundred guineas for the recovery of their sister, or intelligence regarding her whereabouts; but they were unable to gain a single item of satisfactory information. As years passed by, and the country became more settled and quiet, Giles and William Slocum, agreeably to the desire of their mother (who never ceased to yearn for her lost child), again visited the Indian country. This time they traveled westward, and penetrated the wilderness of Ohio. They were absent for several months, and enlisted the sympathy and interest of Indian agents and traders, who aided them to the best of their abilities. The brothers offered a reward of $500 for any information with regard to their sister's whereabouts, but to no purpose.

Some time in the year 1789, in pursuance of arrangements made by representatives of the Government, a large number of Indians assembled at Tioga Point, bringing with them a considerable number of white children who had been captured by them during the Revolutionary War. This gathering was planned for the purpose of giving the relatives and friends of children who had been captured an opportunity to identify and reclaim them. Mrs. Ruth (Tripp) Slocum, accompanied by some of her sons, journeyed from Wilkes-Barre to Tioga Point; but after days of careful search among the captives he could find no one who bore any resemblance to her lost Frances. In the year 1790 Indian affairs in the United Stats were in a very unsatisfactory condition.

A savage war was raging along the frontier settlements of Pennsylvania and Virginia, while the confederated tribes (including the Miamis) of the Northwest were determined that the Ohio River should form the boundary between the United States and the Indian country. First Cluei False About the same time President Washington commissioned Col. Timnthv Pirkerintr of Wilkes-Barre to hold a conference, or treaty, at Tioga Point with the Senecas. The council-fire was kindled November 16, 1790, and kept burning until the MrH A laree number of the chiefs, sachems and warriors of the Seneca nation were present "Red Jacket "Big "Farmer's Brother being the principal representatives of the nation. "Cornplanter" was not in attendance.

A considerable number of the chiefs and warriors of the other nations were present, mclud-ine "Good Little "Fish Carrier- and "Captain HenoricK. chief ot the Stockbridge Indians and nitMnl friend of the United States. Rmresentatives of tne i a nnonrinea and ChiDoewa nations completed the Indian assemblage. This was the first time that any of the Six Nations were met in council by the General Government after the adoption of the Federal Constitution. Colonel Pickering in-fxrmgif thA Tnriians that the Thir- tun TTirs" were now but One that they (the Indians) were now all under the care of the great chief, General Washington, who would redress their wrongs.

William Slocum went up to Wilkes-Barre during the. holding of this conference, in the hope that he might learn something from the Indians concerning his lost sister; and after careful inquiry he became satisfied that she was living among the Mohawks. Of course, Frances Slocum nnt nnH hnri not been at any 4ima in tha custody of the Six v.riAn Indians. Neither the Slocums nor their friends in Wyoming, however had any means of knowing this at that time. In 1797 Isaac Slocum ana three i V.1.

hrnthara started from WilkeS- Barre on another search, taking with them a drove of cattle and a quantity of dry-goods. When they arrived at Seneca Lake, New York, three of the brothers put the goods an open boat and set out for Queenston, S.n T.oan rfrnva the cattle thither. Meeting there they proceeded together to Chippewa, wnere tney narteri Isaac driving the cattle through Canada to Detroit, while the others went by water In order to appreciate the trials and sufferings of these brothers search of their sister, it must be re- collected that the Canadas and the North-western part of the United States were, in 1797, little else than an unbroken wilderness, inhabited by wild beasts and savage tribes, with here and there a trading-post or a fort On this trip through the Canadas the Slocums made a diligent aearch through the different tribes, and finally called together five Indian traders, to whom they offered a reward of $300 if they could find their lost sister and bring her to Detroit. But they met with no success, and were compelled to return to Wilkes-Barre disheartened and discouraged. Mother Passes Away this was the last effort made by the Slocums to find their sister during the life of their mother.

About ten years later the latter died in her last hours impressing upon the minds of her sons her desire that they should not give up the search for Frances so long as there remained a possible chance of recovering her, or of learning the story of her fate. During the tfears following the death of Mrs. Slocum the surviving children of the family did not forget the dying request pf their mother. They were constantly err the alert, and letters of inquiry were written to, and information sought from, persons dwelling in the West and Canada. But still no clue could be obtained.

Finally, when the mission among the Wyandot Indians became a matter public interest, and the report came to the ears of the Slocums that tone of the principal chiefs of this nation had a white woman for his wife, the possibility of this wife being dances Slocum induced Joseph Slocum, of Wilkes-Barre, tended by one of his nephews, to ke a visit to the mission In the or 1828. The two men made a gry and expensive Journey to the -er Sandusky, where they found i while wife of the Wyandot chief they soon became convinced that not the woman they were vin January, 1835, Col. George a (who, since 18.7), had con-1 sn Indian at ort, Indiana, vhere he i an extensive Ivl.Tiss) arm 1-n BlfCI Btx-polnl Type (mrnimum 10 words) and Afternoon Editions Phone Tour Classified Ad To 1 time, to per wora. 1 consecutive insertions, so Pf rord. to consecutive insertions, pat word.

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Henry VIII ruled England 1509-47; Louis XIV ruled France, 1.. 43-1715. 3. Ivan the Terrible ruled Russia, 1583-84; Philip the Fair, ruled France, 1060-1108, and Philip IV, the Fair, 1825-1314. 4.

William the Conqueror ruled England, 1066-87: William of Orange ruled England 1689-1702, as William III. 5. Edward the Confessor ruled England, 1042-66; Theodosius the Great ruled the Roman Empire, 379-395 D. This week's Circle Tour is a little longer in mileage than the other preceding tours, but your Tourist Editor feels sure that you will thoroughly enjoy this trip. The tour leads out through Pennsylvania beautiful vacation land, the Pocono Mountains All the roads are in good condition.

Before you start on this tour a sood suggestion would be to join the Wyming Valley Motor Club for the insignificant sum of $7.50 per year, which entitles you to the many priv ileges enjoyed by their members. 0.0 Fill up tank with Atlantic White Flash gasoline at Roscoe S. Miller's Service Station, Cadillac and Atlantic dealer, 61 N. Main Wilkes-Barre. Start north on North Main street.

0.2 Turn right on East North street, continue through traffic lights and bear left on Scott street, crossing railroad tracks, turn left on Bowman street, then right on Kidder street, start on East End Boulevard Route 115, which is the intersection of Scott and Kidder streets. Continue up Boulevard past coal stripping operations. Keep to the right on Route 115 beginning ascent of Wyoming Mountain. This road will soon be improved with a wide well graded highway now under construction which can be seen on the left from about 3.0 to 5.1 miles from starting point. Just beyond the hair pin curve and over the Lehigh Val ley railroad cut off bridge drive on the left hand side of road over new concrete lane for 200 yards until you reach the three traffic lanes, continue up mountain, 8.0 Summit of Wyoming Moun tain.

8.9 Forest Park. A real new estate development of Harry F. Georinger Real Estate Co. 10.9 Bear Creek. Continue straight through on Route 115..

12.7 Mountain Manor, a real estate development of Harry F. Georinger Real Estate Co. 14.8 Road to the left marked Indian Lake. Only IB miles from Lake to the City. Rapid developments of many new homes and building sites along lake.

Has tennis, bathing, and fishing. 18.4 Junction of Route 115 and road leading to Thornhurst only three miles back. 19.7 Lehigh River leaving Luzerne County and entering Monroe County. 19.8 Road off to rieht leading back to Camp Acahela Boy Scout Camp. No visiting allowed, except Sundays.

22.9 Blakeslee Corners. Do not turn, continue straight on Route 115. 23.7 Bennett's Park (formerly known by the appellation or ueai Mans Village', about nine miles above Peru, on the Mississineva River. Mr. Slocum, on the way, remarked to his guide that if the woman (Frances) was really his sister he would recognize her by a scar upon the forefinger of her left hand, caused by a blow irom a hammer upon an anvil, while at play with her brother before she was taken captive; out ne Knew not in what other way he should be able to convince either her or himself of the relationship which subsisted between them.

"Mr. Miller. proceeded to the house alone in order to prepare the old lady for the reception of her brother; but found her unwilling to believe that such a thing could be. She re called many of the circumstances which attended her capture that she had a father, mother, brothers and sisters, but supposed that they were all long since dead. The brother at length entered the house, ana, gazing upon the changed appearance of Frances, involuntary exclaimed, Good God! is this my Then grasping her hand he drew it toward the light and beheld the scar the identical scar wnicn ne naa des cribed! He was then satisified, but Frances was still unwilling to believe Mr.

Slocum to be her brother. Mr Miller, at the request or Mr. Slocum, interrogated her in the Indian language (as she speaks or understands no other) concerning the scar upon her finger, and she related the same story which her brother had told him on their way; and finally, before they separated, Frances was satisfied to acknowledge Isaac to be her own brother, out expressed no mciinnuuu leave her own wigwam to partake of the comforts of his hospitable mansion. Messrs. Slocum and Miller returned to Peru, where, after several davs' waitine on their part, they were joined on September 21st by Slocum.

his neDhew. and Mrs. Towne. Preparations were almost immp'diatelv made to proceed to "Deaf Man's Miller, the intprnrpter. accompanied the Sloe urns thither.

Mrs. Towne, being in ill health, remained behind in Peru. Describes Meeting Of Family On the outskirts of "Deaf Man's thev met the Indian husband ot the younger daughter of Mar-on-a-nuah. who mounted his pony and conducted the party to his mother-in-law's dwelling. This was a large story-and-a-half log house, or, rather, two houses joined by a shed, and it stood on the brink of the river The visitors were received fnrmallv if not coldlv.

and after the pprpmnnv of introduction by the intpmrptpr Mac-on-a-auah did not seem disposed to converse freely. In a short time, however, she relaxed somewhat, and gave a brief account of her family and the circumstances of her capture; but seemed utterly unmoved, and not free from suspicion that there was some plan in operation to take ner away oi iuu hpr nf what she Dossessed. During the interview Isaac and Joseph nnrpri the floor in Breat agitation Thpir Tnrlian sister, however, did not change a feature of her con-fpnnnrp. shed a tear, or show any emotion whatever. When the conversation was concluded Frances went about her work, apparently with as much indifference as thougn nnthinp of interest had happened.

Returning from a stroll about the premises a little later, the visitors found her seated upon the floor scraping and manipulating a deerskin, in order to prepare it for use. Finally it was time for the visitors to depart, and they proposed to Frances that she and her family should accompany them to Perut She rierlined to cive them a positive answer until she had ridden over to the house of Chief Godfry and consulted him on the matter. He advised to comply with the request, assuring her that she would be in no danger from the respectable strangers. The advice of the Chief gave her confidence, and shortly afterwards the whole party set out for Peru, where Mrs. Towne awaited them.

Before returning home that night Frances promised that on the next day she would visit her brothers and sisters again. Refuses To Leave True to her promise Frances came to Peru on the following day, accompanied by her two daughters and "Captain" Brouilette, the Indian husband of her younger daughter, and they spent the greater part of the day with their Slocum relatives, upon this occasion Frances gave a more complete and detailed account of her capture and wanderings than she had previously given. This was translated by Miller and committed to' writing by Joseph Slocum's nephew. At the conclusion of her story she was asked if she would not accompany her brother Joseph back to her old home in Wilkes-Barre. "No, I was the firm reply.

"I have always Uved with the Tndians: thev have used me very kindly: I am used to them. The Great Spirit has always anoweo me iu live with them, and I wish to live and die with them. I should have died winner if I had left them. My hus band and my two boys are buried here, and I cannot leave mem. un his dying day my husband charged me not to leave the Indians.

I have a house and large lands, two daughters, three grand children, and everything to make me comfortable; why should I go and be like a fish out of water?" Dr. George Peck says "Frances looked like an Indian, talked like an Indian, lived like an Indian, seated herself like an Indian, ate like an Indian, lay down to sleep like an Indian, thought, felt and reasoned like an Indian; she eschewed the trammels of civilized life and could only breathe freely in the great, un-fenced out-doors which God gave to the. red man. There was, how ever, this to comfort the Slocums their sister was not degraded iri her habits or her character; her Anelo-Saxon blood had not been tainted by savage touch, but bore itself gloriously amid the long series of trials tnrough wnicn it naa passed." A day or two after Frances' visit Peru the Slocums set out for their respective homes, and in due time Joseph Slocum reached Wilkes-Barre, very much gratified at what he had seen and learned. The wonderful story he had to tell was listened to with the most intense in terest by his family and friends.

Pay Second Visit Nearly two years later Joseph Slocum completed preparations for a second visit to his sister Frances, and set out from Wilkes-Barre Sep tember 10. 1839. accompanied by his eldest child, Hannah Fell (Mrs. Ziba Bennett), by his youngest, Harriet Elizabeth, and by Charles Saylor. Eighteen days later they arrived at Peru.

Indiana, having traveled by means of stage-coaches, lake steam ers, canal-boats and via Tunkhannock, Montros.e, Owego Ithaca, Rochester, Lockport, Niagara France Slocum Monument on Frances Slocum Trail near Peru, Indiana, photographed by A. A. Bloomburg, former Wilkes-Barre now with Asbestos Manufacturing Company, Huntington, Indiana. went on a trading trip up the Missis-sineva. River.

Being belated, and darkness coming on about the time he reached "Deaf Man's he applied at the house of Mac-on-a-quah (Frances Slocum) whom he had known well for several years for accommodation for the night. The old lady was then in the sixty-second year of her life, but owing to the rigors and hardships which she had experienced, she appeared to be seventy or eighty years of age. "She provided me with a good supper," stated Colonel Ewing subsequently, in giving an account of his visit, and ordered wood to be piled on the big hearth, which surprised, me, as our supper was over, and the Indian bed-time had arrived. After sitting a half hour or so, and talking over ordinary matters about her family, her crops and her cattle, I told her I would retire to my bed. "She said, 'No, I have something on my mind.

I am old and weak. I shan't live long, and I must tell it. I 'can't die in peace if I don't." She then, after a long pause and with much hesitancy, related the story of her life as well as she could remember it. When she had completed the narrative she exclaimed: "There, now, I can die! Oh! you don't know how this has troubled me." Resolves To Find Relatives The recital of Mac-on-a-quah's story greatly interested Colonel Ewing, and the more he thought it over the more he became impressed with its mystery. In the morning he mounted his horse and prepared to set out on his journey for Logans-port, distant some twenty-five miles.

In accordance with Indian custom his hostess and her family refused to receive any compensation for his entertainment. He bade farewell with much feeling, and as he rode homeward he determined to make some effort to discover the white relatives of Mac-on-a-auah. After much reflection he concluded to write to some one in the interior of Pennsylvania, but as he knew no one there he was forced to abandon that idea. He then wrote a letter and addressed it to the Postmaster at Lan caster, Pennsylvania, thinking that as It was an old and important town, near the Susquehanna River, the postmaster might know if any child had been caDtured and carried away by Indians in earlier days. This letter reached its destination and was read by the postmaster, Mrs.

Mary Dickson, who was also the owner of The Intelligencer of Lancaster. Strange as it may seem, she took no interest in the letter, ana, having thrown it aside, it lay for two years among tne lots oi oia letters and papers which were deemed worthless. It was then dis' covered by a person connected with the post-office, who at once recog nized its importance. Newspaper Gets Results At that time The Intelligencer had been sold by Mrs. Dickson, and in March, 1837, John W.

Forney had beaome one of its editors and pub ishers. To him the letter was handed by its finder, and Forney at once Dublished it in ine intelligencer, This was in July, 1837. The Rev. Samuel Bowman had been for a number of years Rector of St. James" Church, Lancaster.

He was a native of Wilkes-Barre, having been born here in 1800, within a stone's throw of the home of Mrs. Ruth (Tripp) Slocum. He had spent the first twenty-two years of his life in Wilkps-Rarre. and knew several members of the Slocum family, and was familiar with the story of the capture of Frances Slocum and the fruitless efforts of her brothers to find her. Immediately upon the publication of Colonel EwmB letter tne nev, Mr.

Bowman mailed a copy oi ine Intelligencer containing it to Joseph Slocum, at Wilkes-Barre. It may be readilv imaained how greatly the members of the Slocum family were stirred up by this letter. It was re nublished in the Wyoming Republi can and the Farmer's Herald (Kings ton) and the Republican Farmer ana Democratic Journal (WilKes-iJarre; of August 16, 1837, and was read and discussed with creat interest every household in the valleys of Wyoming and Lackawanna. Jonathan J. Slocum oi wiixes- Barre, son of Joseph Slocum, immediately wrote to Colonel Ewing relative to his two-year old lettter which had just been brought to xne attention of the Slocums.

ana in formed him that stens would be taken immediately to investigate the matter. As speedily as possible it was ar- raneed that JoseDh Slocum. accom- nanied by one of his nerjhews. should nroceed from wiikes-uarre to unio and join his sister, Mrs. Mary Towne, who uved in the central part oi mat State, and then proceed with her, by onvate conveyance, to inaiana, Isaac Slocum, who was" living, in Sandusky County, Ohio, was to meet his brother and sister somewnere near the home of their supposed sister in Indiana.

This was in Sep tember. 1837. Isaac Slocum. who lived less than 200 miles from Peru, Indiana, proceeded to that place, where he arrived in advance of his brother and sister. Becoming im patient at the delay caused by their non-arrival, he hunted up James T.

Miller, and with him proceeded to "Deaf Man's By that time the story of Mac-on-a-quah, or Frances Slocum. had become well known in Peru, and it excited almost as much interest and comment there as in Wyoming Valley. The following account of the visit of Slocum and Miller to "Deaf Man's Village" was printed in the Peru Forester. Recalled Childhood Sear "A few evenines ea Mr. Isaac Slocum, a younger brother of SCIOTA and i.2 at bridge.

Continue straight through on routes 209 and 12. 59.9 Traffic light Main street, Stroudsburg. When in Stroudsburg, dine at the New York Restaurant, 790 Main for delicious full course dinners and sandwiches. 59.9 Bear left at traffic light and continue circle tour on Route 612. 64.7 Bartonsville Hotel, 5 miles from Stroudsburg.

Stop and have a delicious chicken and waffle dinner. turkey, or steak. Also chicken pie and platters. Rooms for tourists and vacationists. Fountain service.

64.9 Junction of Route 12, coming from Snydersville, which is a cut off from Stroudsburg. Bear right and continue towards Tannersville. 67.5 Tannersville. 70.4 Scot Run. 70.5 Stop at the original Rhodes Mountain Inn, Lt.

L. Rhodes, owner, for a delicious dinner. Pocono Mountain's most outstanding dining place. Dinners served only in the mam dining room of the Inn. 72.4 Swiftwater.

72.7 Junction of road leading to Pocono Manor, Lutherland, Pocono Summit, and Blakeslee. 75.3 Mt. Pocono. 78.4 Ensmineer's Hill, Lacka wanna Trail, elevation 2012 feet. 8U.5 Kice Mountain House, opposite St.

Ann's Catholic Church, features Sunday dinners and daily lunches. Trout, steak, and turkey dinners. 80.6 Roadturning to right U. Military Keservation, which covers an area of 37,000 acres. The Senior Class of West Point '42, will be encamped at Tobyhanna for the next three weeks.

140 men and officers, each week. 84.0 Keipel Hill on Lackawanna Trail, elevation 2000 feet, continue on Route 611. 91.9 Junction route 611 and 502 known' as Daleville Corners. Bear left and start on route 502. 107.2 Intersection on routes 502 and 11.

Turn left on route 11 at Moosic. Continue straight heading towards Dupont4 109.2 Junction of the Scranton-Dupont highway. Bear left and start on route 315. 118.3 Junction of route 115 East End Boulevard and Route 315. Turn right on 115.

119.0 Intersection of Kidder and Scott streets. 119.7 Approach of East End bridge. Continue over bridge to Butler street, to N. Washington street, turn left on N. Washington street down N.

Washington to East Market street. Turn right on E. Market street to Public Square. 121.2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. In government release there are some indications of what the British have obtained lately.

Armaments can only be exported under license, and these licenses are only granted at present to the British Commonwealth of Nations, to China and to the Latin-American nations. The State Department does not reveal whether armaments sold to the British Commonwealth of Nations and all their possessions scattered all over the world go to, British proper or to the rest of the components bf the empire. A shrewd guess, however, would be that the bulk goes to Britain or directly to armies in the field, such as those based on Egypt. The last State Department figures show that for the" four months of 1941 ending April 30 last, there were exported to the British: rifles and carbines, machine-guns and automatic rifles, guns, howitzers and mortars, ammunition for the above, grenades, bombs, torpedoes, mines and depth charges, tanks and armored vehicles, vessels of war, including aircraft carriers, submarines or armor plate for same, fighter aircraft, other aircraft, propellers, fuselage and wings for aircraft, aircraft engines, revolvers and automatic pistols, ammunition for same, propellent powders, high explosives, $483,567. With a few other minor items, trie total exported was about Over $100,000,000 of this was by direct purchase by the British, because the President in his report on the aid given to Britain under the Lease-Lend Bill up to June 10, 1941, showed that only $75,202,425 worth of material had been supplied.

And of this, about $9,500,000 was for food, ciotning, medical supplies, machinery and raw materials. The net showing of these figures is that of the three billion dollars worth of British orders and seven billion dollars worth of material provided for in the Lend-Lease Bill, actual deliveries have been a mere drop In the bucket. known as Harrison Park) the playground in the Pocono Mountains. Farmer dancing every Saturday night. Have a ride on the Merry-go-round, Leaping Lena, Ferris wheel.

Ideal and safe bathing for children in the Tobyhanna Creek alongside of Park grounds. 24.8 Ferndale Post Office. 25.5 The Log Cabin. Just 25 miles from Wilkes-Barre. Specialize in home-cooked meals, light lunches, sandwiches.

Also caters to banquets, and has over night cabins for rent. 26.3 Junction of Route 115 and 903. Turn right on Route 903. 28.2 Entrance road into Lake Harmony. Turn right on road lake is only 1.9 miles from the highway and is one of the nicest lakes in the Poconos and seldom visited by many Wyoming Valley people.

30.1 Lake Harmony. One of the beauty spots of the Poconos. Lake elevation 1874 feet. Many other points of interest surround the lake side. Lake Harmony Hotel at the entrance of the lake, caters to parties and banquets and serves excellent Sunday dinners.

See the stuffed American bald eagle at the Hotel. Accommodations for vacationists. 32.0 Returning to the main highway, again turn left returning to Route 115. 33.8 Turn right on Route 115 heading down over Mount Effort road. Be careful on this beautiful piece of concrete road, one is tempted to speed up your car.

But remember more accidents have happened on straight roads than on curved ones. 39.6 Descending down long dangerous curving hill, be sure to have your car under control. 45.1 Effort. Only 36 miles from Wilkes-Barre by straight route thru. Stop at the Effort Diner at the foot of the Effort Mountain road for a delicious Chicken Dinner for 50c, sandwiches or have a snack before continuing on your tour.

47.4 Junction on routes 115 and 209 at Broadheadsville. Bear left on these two routes and continue on route 115 and 209. 47.6 Borough of Brodheadsville. 49,8 Junction of roads. Route 115 bears to the right and leads to Easton, Holland Tunnel, and New York.

A large sign displays these facts, Bear left and continue route 209. on 52.3 Junction road of routes 209 and 12. Watch for Stop Sign. Warning signs state dangerous intersection ahead. Bear left on Routes 209 and 12.

54.5 Snydersville. Bear right heading towards Stroudsburg. 59.7 Junction of routes 612, 209, to the kinds of airplanes needed for Britain's defense. The British Food Ministry, is represented by-R. H.

Brand, a London banker, who is brother-in-law of Lady Nancy Astor. The Ministry of Shipping is repre sented by Sir Arthur Salter. One of the most important of all is the representative of the British Ministry of Supply. He is Sir Clive Baillieu. It is his job to look alter the purchase or procurement, under the Lease-Lend Bill, of ordnance and military equipment, guns, shells, tanks, armored cars and armament for aircraft.

Merely to house these men and their staffs has been a strain on Washington real estate. The main headquarters occupies an entire floor of the Willard Hotel. In addition, Little Britain has taken over entire floors or parts of five other big, office buildings here. Prior to the passage of the Lend-Lease Bill, the activities ot Little Britain were on the purchasing end. They gave contracts for worth of material.

This isyexr elusive of several billions more, contracted for with oil companies and for other supplies. These sums just about exhausted all the dollar credits Britain could muster by the sale of American securities held by Brit ish subjects. The Lend-Lease law came to Brit ain's aid to the tune of Of course neither all the ma teriel on nurchase order by Little Britain nor all the amounts provided for by the Lend-Lease Bill nave been delivered. In fact, very little has iyet been delivered. The job of the British Supply Council is therefore to get as rapidly as possible the stuff it purchased and to keep in touch with tne American government so as to Little Britain In U.S.

Helps Speed Supplies To Homeland By Milton Bronner Washington, July 23. While Great Britain grimly, desperately fights Germany, "Little Britain" works night and day to arm the mother country with aircraft, guns, rifles, ammunition, tanks, food and neces sary clothing for soldiers, sailors and airmen. Great Britain, under aerial siege. blacks out at night. Little Britain is ablaze witn lights at night.

For Little Britain is the British Supply Council in North America. Its main activities are in Washington. But Little Britain also has outlying dominions in Ottawa and New York City. Just as Great Britain has a gov ernment composed of a Prime Minister and his so has Little Britain, the "Premier" being the Rt. Hon.

Arthur Purvis. His title is Chairman of the British Sunnly Council and his cabinet is composed of men directly representing the various ministries In the Britjsh cabinet, i Thus, the British Admiralty is rep resented in North America by Vice Admiral A. E. Evans, head of the British Admiralty Technical Mission. He "tells the American government the kind of ships Britain reeds--if America can spare them.

He also has a hand in arranging for the repair of British warships and merchant ves sels in American shipyards, thus relieving Britain of work which might interfere with the building of new.war vessels and merchant ships. The British War Department Is represented by Major General D. H. Pratt, who is head of the British Military Mission. 1 The British Air Ministry Is repre sented by Sir Henry Self, who 4s head ot the Air Mission here, which advises the American government as.