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WF Weekly War I:! Stories of Activities and Com States and on the Bittle Fron t>*ews from the Soldier. ins That He lthough the failure to recieve letfrom men in the service not pleas to relatives and friends at home uie adage "no news is good news" never was more true +han ai present. The report of every casualty at home L or abroad is immediatey wired or I cabled to officials at Washington, be' ing relayed from there without loss of time to the emergency address uf the soldier or sailor affected. It is also at once released for publication ? in the newspapers. No news of ctusalties has or will be held up. No man in the service has received orders not to write home; he has been urged, on the contrary, to keep in I f touch with relatives and friends. The ^ forces in France have at their dist posal post cards giving general information in regard to health and the receipt of letters and parcels, which , may be dispatched without payment . of postage. | Care is also taken to see that mail j intended for soldiers and sailors reach-! es them promptly. KVTiere the res;i- i mental and company designation of a I ? ? . .. soitiier is not Known it may oe se-< cured by application to Tae Adjutant; ; General's Office, Washington, D. C. i tin ono week 1,674 letters with In-, sufficient addresses were received at. this d ce. On 1,232 the addresses were completed and they were forI warded, 123 were returned to send-J W*ers. 58 went to the dead-letter ^with the sview that the addresse not given, and the balance were held with the view that the addreses i might be completed later. ; The Tillage Tailor Tan Sow See Service With Overseas Forces Mfcn from 45 trades have opportunity to enlist in the army of skill? ~f Koi'TI <y fnrmAH to intO wur&uicui uiiu, avamow ? 0France with the American fier3, into France with the American fliers, and are promised experience as near the fighting lines as airdromes can **- - 1?:n I ue ouiii. t Cobblers and tailors can leave their benches to make, stretch and repair r wings; barbers are wanted to ply their trades near no man's land; cabinetmakers and boat makers are needei lor woodwork; coppersmiths will see that there are no leaky gasoline tanks* Instrument repairmen, vulcanizers. gas-works emDloye^s, rone riggers, n.ni.i.ai.s <5nfi~>rnnhilo mpphani LUlUagC nviacio, mn,u>..w..v --- ? cians, and men from other trad >s are wanted for .eenc-al woijk. Application for information regarding- enlist- j ment may be made to Maj. Steever, j 119 D. Street NW., Washington, D. C. t The motor section, carriage division of the office of the chief ordnance, will a!=o neei several thousI and skilled men its work. The 1'? ;wi-T? cimii-in<r fnr fECCllUri l? IlJtl nr.u ? ?n ? the War Department such vehicles as j four-wheel-drive trucks, caterpillar j tractors, armored cars and tanks, ani . i I for maintenance and repair of this as t well as artillery equipment. ft Men with experience as mechanics, Bmaachinists, blacksnlfchs, and storage [ battery experts are wanted. There are Wiovr ordnance training camps where many of these men are sent to fit th?m for the grados of first-class sergear. and ordnance sergeant. Many _ will later be placed in charge of enlisted men. Anyone wishing to enlist should address Chief of Ordnance, motor section, carriage division, 1703 New York Avenue, "Washington, D. C. fcy ? Ideas of Investors Correctly Applied JiM Navy Department Since war was declared the naval l consulting board has received more r than 40,000 suggestions, plans or \ models of ingenious devices for use I fey the Navy Department?more than fcwo-thirds of them concerning the problem of combating the menace of the enemy submarines. All suggestions receive careful attention, those bf merit being brought to the attention of the Secretary of the Navy. While many proposals have been found to be impractical, much valuable aid has been given to various Kmti^Voo n f tVift Tr-a r? anyrri r> n TVio VI U-UVUVU vi lite '? U1 X Naval Consulting Board and the Navy department have prepared for free ' distribution pamphlets giving general Information to inventors that they ?ay avoid misconceptions?one of the aost general beins; that some miraculous machine may be conceived by the of which the seas may at once jjft; cleared of submarines. jBS'ft Former Exemptions apjycled by New ^pBerffre Draft Rules iPBunder the new regulations every ^ News Digest iitions Throughout tl.e United .< *? t ^ n lis, HULL! VV uoil lil^ Iv/li , 1 I. person registered for selective drai't is restored to his original status, sec- ; tion 4 stating thai all exemptions ana j discharges made prior to December i ! 15 are revoked. | The office of the Provost Marshal j General declares it is imperative thatevery registrant know his "order number." Every person who regis-, tered or should have registered June \ 5 is charged with a knowledge of the selective service law and additional regulations. and failure to perform any duty so prescribed is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment 1 for one year and may result 'in the i j loss of valuable rights and priviezes 1 i and in immediate induction into mili! tary service. i] I <rompressed Air < Sends 3rissiles ' i Into German Tronches i i Many of the mortars empoyed today on the allied fronts are of the compressed-air type, using a puff of ' air or gas instead of powder to throw, the shell into German trenches. j1 Present-<lay trench warfare has t caused pneumatic cannon idea to be 1 aeveiopea aiter 11 nan Deen iaia asiut? ? for many years as impractical. Asid^ * from being silent and inexpensive, the pneumatic mortar is readily manipu- j lated. It is used at ranges from 750. 1 1,000 feet, and is said to be ex- I a Jy accurate. j * jt lVheatless and Meatless Days ^re "Sow General ; c HP rrliAn 4- Vo^iAn S 1 111 UU^ilVU l |HC ,UUI"II From coast to coast meat and wheat * savins; clays are. gaining in popularity. * In New York a majority of the res- ^ taurants are observing the days for a saving of these commodities. The * New York Stock Exchange Club has ? officially adopted two meatless and v two wheatless days each week. I In Wisconsin 160 hotels in one month effected a saving of approxi- ' matelp 17 per cent in meats and 14 T!Pr patiI iti whpflt All nnhlir patin!? ' houses in Colorado observe wheatless h and meatless davs. j p ! v More than half of the 66 diningcar services of the country have pledg-1 ^ ed to have meatless and wheatless. days. . jtj 3. fvufli'tc nf Cnnoi* i JUApvi VI OUftCll ; ^ to Nation's Allies ! P Causes Scarcity Here Some sections of the United States a are temporarily short of sugar because n the Nation is partially filling the im- j, perative needs of the allies and is n slippying sugar for its troops in, France In 1917 the United States has a exported over IS times as much at it r had averaged inthe three years pre- r j ceding the war. ' i j TVo Ti'nrl^'c siiJ^nr frfin fnr r * *4V " v? *v? ^ 'r -?'* ? ? ?v. was nearly 1,900.000 tons less than h that of 1912-13. A greater shortage, p however, affects the European allies e i because their own production has ^ c been greatly cut, and prior to the war j Germany and Austria exported each j year approximately 1,722 tons. In o prewar times England received 54 per o cent of her total sugar supply from ; ^ _ t ! tnp cmiea siaies, inev are ictr num j netting more than their share at the i: expense of the citizen who once in 1 a while may have to drink his coffee t unsweetened. Tho> average eonsump- t tion of suq-ar per capita-in England t before the war was more than 93 j pounds a year. Now the maximum' c ' ' - J- ?_ 1; 1. ?l, i iimil IS Z*) puunus, WILXl SUlUt; IlACil" | <y hood of that boinsr unobtainable. Tn $ France the limit is 18 pounds per i capita; in Ttaly 12 pounds. The average consumption of sugar t per capita in the lUnited States is still t about 90 pounds. j <3 jc War-Savings C ertifieates i ^ Offer Chance p For Small Investor The man with limited means?even c /v/vl r\Y? r??v?l r\ me SCJJUUi UU> \/i fi.it i ?n 1? IV-.. ? nies to spare now and then?who ? wants a safe and profitable investment ( which at the same time will help the ^ country, finds his onportnnitv in the t new war "savings certificate plan. During December, 1917, and Janu- t ary, 1918, war-savings stamps will be c sold at $4.12 each, at post offices, ^ i banks, trust companies, and many j business houses and factories through- c out the countrp. At the beginning of 2 each succeeding month the cost of a i stamp will increase 1 cent. All war- t savings stamps issued during 191S j will mature January 1, 1923. when j they will be redeemed at $5 each. The ( difference between purchase price and ] the price at maturity represents me ] interest the Govrnment will pay the < holder, 4 per cent compounded quar-!( terly. > The entire wealth an^l security of : I the United States is behind the war- : savings certificates. No -person may : purchase at or.o tir^e more than Slut wo th of these securities. Thrift stamps costing 2."> cents eact may be purchase:! from time to tim< and affixed to a thrift card, which is supplied without cost. Thest stamps will not bear interest, but a thrift card when filled at a cost cl $4 may be exchanged for an interest-hearing wkr-savings stamp by turning the card in and paying the difference between $4 and the current price of a war-savings stamp. With the first war-savings stamp bought the irPI irifVlAnf a war-savin ss certificate containing spru-e for 20 of there stamps. If the 20 spaces are fillel prior to January 1. 191S. the cost to the purchaser will have been $4.12 for pi^h st^mp, or 5^2 J0 for the filled certificate, and on -Tanuarv 1, 1923, the Government w?H reieem it at $100, giving the hoMe** a net profit of $17.60 for the use of his money. Money derive:] from war-savings investments will be useri *o meet the expenses of the war. T^e <*-eater part of t^ese funds will be e" pe'uled within the United States. Red Cross Work Grows hi Enr^jie s>rd the 1'nlted States j Th^ Red Cross has arranged to buy I naterial for surgical dressings, hospi-, :al garments, and knitted articles, to i ?e sold at substantially cost prices to ;he chapters throughout the country j :o be made up by women of America, j rhe cost will be $3,457,200. To meet conditions arising from ' kalian reverses the Red Cross dis-, jatched immediately from -Faris sup-1 )lies including 2,000 mattresses, S.000 > )lankets, and 10,000 pairs of socks. T'Viz-v nf T7 r* T o t 11 m tV*onc?o'nrlc JL UC V^UllUi W1 J ~>i u ui? tJivuoauuo >f whom are orphans, are objects of J special care. Food and clothing alone lave been purchasel by the Red Cross or the Belgians at a cost of $173,000.. ,Iany of the children in free Belgium re expo^ei to shell fire, and in order o save them asylums are being or;anized in France and Switzerland, rhere they can be taken to safety. i t >emands of War ldd Many Employees o Government Payroll Approximately 20.000 employees ova o r? rf /-\/3 f a nAT70?*rimDTlf *C ,a*u uccu au\.(era. tu tuu wviviuaiv**v ^ ay roll in Washington since the r*ar began. Estimates place the inrease in ponula-ion of the National lapital at more than 40,000. The War Department leads in addiions to the clerical forces, having dded 2.n00 names to its roster of Vashineton employees. The 'Navy Detriment. to?dav has double the cler :al force it had prior to the war, bout 2,COO having been added. This .umber inclines S00 "yeowomen*' who ave enlisted in the Navy and are oir assigned to clerical duties. The Food Administration now uses ' forces of 1,000; theAVar Trade Eu-1 eau employs more than 700; the 'uel Administration employs abort 00 clerks; and the Council of Na- j ional Defense and the Red Cross; :ave engaged approximately 1,400' ersons. Wartime printing has add- j d materially to the large force of the Sovernment Printing Office ??? | A Doay 01 1UU sur.geuns nas ueeaj rganized for service in the hospitals f Roumania. The food administration has seize 1 6,000 tons of sugar which was held , n New York. j A force of 52 persons has been sent o France by the Treasury Department o andit the accounts of the Army here. According to the Department cl Agri :ulture, rats and mice destroy each < ear property worth more than 1200,000.000. equalling the gross earn-! gs of an army of 200,000 men. Government loans to farmers in Oc- j ober amounted to $7,374,0444, prac- j ically double the amount paid out luring the previous month. Appli- j ations for loans in the hands of the 2 Feieral land banks total $193,250. j 45. | Tn many cases throughout the: ountry automobile owners have learrl^ ; >d to drive their own cars or have nven them up entirely that their hauffurs ipight be released to give heir valuable specialized service to he Army. A woman 96 years old has written he woman's committee of the iCoum ;il of National Defense asking for J var work because, she says, "My son s too old to be a soldier." A girl > years old wants to go to France as i l messenger in the Red Cross service. . Between Aucrust 1 and December 1: f he railroads transported 1,500,000 nen to training cam* s and embarkation points. To insure the safety . )f the men in transit the railroads ! lave adopted an average speed of 25 j miloa on V)mir" o-9-ficknt xi'Vicm fripp'ht i ?ars needed for the transportation ofj equipment are included in the trains.1 rhe speed is then reduced to 20 miles. The fuel administration is authority for the statement that, while the an J nual output of coal has been increas* approximately 50,000,000 tons, the i 1 crease in consumption caused by tl j was is that of the Bethlehem Ste 1 Company, which demands an increa > ed icoal supply of ai.^roximately 3 l 000,000 tons a year. The coal d : mands of public-utility, plantspartici Jarlv in the industrial sections, hav ' increased a third. LOST?One 34x4 Southern Xon Ski Tire with two vulcanized place; Mounted on Yellow Rim. Return t Mower's Garage, Lower Main St Xewberry, S. C. 12-4-11. | THb HERALD AM> NEWS ONI YEAR k*OR ONLY $1.50 Exeleuto MfdicineCo., ^ Gontlemc n: Before I r?cd I SBkiSEfrM >our txeienxo W Jini.ie t \ Pomade my hair was '?HbT' hut now it has Krown to 32 r inches long, and is so soft ?ks& IJhbSBBW an<i ''^yt!iat 1 c"n do'' ym|^& up any w.y 1 want to. I ?Sp? : !&*$} am seudiuif you ciy pic?W:>.:' :W'T turo to show you bow ^ \ :W pretty Exelento ha? made XSSe-^J>/ it. SALLIE EEED. Don't let some fake Kink Remover fool you. You really can't straighten your hair until it is nioe and long. That's what EXELENTO POMAJ>i I doe;?, removes Dandruff, feeds the Roots of the hair, and makes it grow long:, soft and silky. After using a few times you can tejl the difference, ar.d after a little while it will be so pretty and Ion* that you can fix it up to suit you. If Exel?nto don't do as we claim, we will ffive your money back. Price 25c by mail on receipt of stamps or cola. AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE. Write for particulars. EXELENTO MEDICINE CO., AOairta, Ca. | NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR 3IAY0R AND ALDERMEN AND TWO SCHOOL TRUSTEES Or TOWN OF NEWBERRY, SOl'TII CAROLINA Notice is hereby given that the regular annual election for Mayor and five Aldermrn one Alderman for each of the five wards, and School Trustees for Wards 4 and 5, all to serve for a term of two years, will be held in the Council Chamber, in the Opera House.', in the Town of Newberry. S. C., on the second Tuseday in Deter the same being the 11th day of said month, the polls to be opened at eight o'clock in the foreroon and to be closed at six o'clock in the afternoon. S. S. Cunningham, Curtis I Eptin^ and H. L. Speers are appointed Mjmaeers of said ejection By order of the Town Council Newberry, S. C., on this 23d day oi November, 1917. Z. F. Wright, Mayor. Attest: J. W. Chapman. f Clerk and Treasurer. 11 Christmas Seal The spirit of Christmas . ^ . .1 helpfulness to others is in that seal. Put it on your Christmas mail Ths seals cost one cent each. Th money goes to fight Tubercnlcsif n your community and to protect yoi ond your family against this disease. You must buy three times an many uus jvu*.. War increases Tuberculosis. , In the first million men exauuucu the army over 25,000 new cases of Tuber culosis were discovered; thousands more will break down in the training camp! and at the front. Help to provide proper care for these boys and protection for your community against the spread of the disease. Buy RED CROSS CHRISTMAS SfcAJLS The sale of the Red Cross Seals is Newberry is in charge of the Bacheloi Maids. Committees of the Bacheloi Maids will call upon the people oi Newberry and offer these Red Cross Seals for sale. -d' WAS IN ABLE TO WALK n-.j \ AT TIMES, SHE SAY le e} To Mine Around She Had to I'usli s. Chair Before Hor. ?" i qJ Had Trying Experiences j.1 e MORMXOS WERE MISERABLE FO! | MRS. DURHAM, BI T THE AFTER NOOYS BROrOFT HE It MORE dJ COMFORT. j 0: Though she had snfferel with rheumatism so badly she could not wall* j at times during three or four y:\irs J and had been troubled a gre?t de^l ' w't.h a number of other ailments. Mrs. j ! J. T. Durham. of 2210 S Main St.. I Anderson, declares that "Tanlac re! Iie,re1 my rheumatism and other . I j trou'bl"S and got me in good shaps I in three weeks, after a lot of other meiicines had failed to help me." "1 suffered with rheumatism so hadI j Iv T couH not walk at times." coni timed Mrs. Dur'iam. "and 'or several o\'orv ninrninc u*V>n~) tho rVtPM matism was particularly bad I would have to sit in a c^a;r after bein.T h-lred from my bed, and then my muscles would pet so I could move around bv pushing a chair before me I generally was able to get around enough to get dinner, though T ^o'^l never get breakfast. "One of my legs was badly drawn, and I hurt all over and suffe-o'i tor ture. I had rheumatism badly for three or four years, but I had beeu in bad health for about nine years, when I began to take Tanlac. I also was troubled a great deal with indigestibn and headache, and my nerves were almost 'gone to pieces.' I could not sleep well, and my system was 'weak and run down and I felt tired out all the time. "The Tanlac soon got me where 1 could do my housework, for it quickly relieved the rheumatism and that drawing in my leg. I am strong and I feel well now. Tanlac certainly is a fine medicine for rheumatism. T think. I very, seldom ever feel a j pain in my boly now. so well did Tanlac break up the rheumatism. "The medicine also built up my system in general, gave me a fine appetite and relieved the indigestion. 1 could not eat anything h-irdly when , I began taking Tanlac, but it got me so I could eat anything I wanted, I can sleep well now, and the Tanlac relieved the nervousness. I sure do I ~ Enamel i COM] The Bo< ; i fc Enamel Ware ' i j i i ! 1 have just receive > M3V6S Book $ y The House of a ' 5 I 11 "** j ? * ' * - I 1n. ji AH j?muiuuu ax J \ 'pHE reeds of the South are i g'K \ of the Sootaera Railway: the jjro^ ( ( the upbuilding c>f the other. ^ j j] ' ' The Southern Railway asks 110 fa' I ft C J accorded to others. t The ambition of the Southern Raj ; ' / J unity of irterest that is bora of co-ope "1 < the railroads; to sec perfected that fair a J men: of railroads which invites the V aeencies; to realize that liberality of t i to obtain the additional capital needed f ? enlarged facilities incident to the den A service; and, finally? ! f To take hs niche In the body pol 1 ?* Trrtfh no more- ! : | otncr jic.h uwwtwi ? ? j rights equal opportuniuca. Scwrthera j 'Southern*RaJ miiiiiMiniHii -HIM III III II feel fine, and the improvement in nyS condition is di:e to Taniae." Taniae, the master medicine is >xild :l by: Gilrlc & Weeks. Newberry, S. C\.. Prosperity Drug Co., Prosperity, IjStie Mountain Drug Co., Little Monn! tain, S. C? W. C. Holloway, Cliar? ? pells S. C.. Whitmire Pharmacy, Whit? - icire, S C. I _ < a ;FORMER NKWBEKKY CO. BOY IN ( HAR(iM OF SKA PLANES* i Tho Herald and News i; in recefjH n* a letter from Mr. L. E. Shealv, chie? moehannician in charge of five sea planes at t^e Aero station in Pensaco'fa, Fla. In his letter authorizing the er?terin^ of his name on our sii3scrirtion lists he s?nds clippings fron% the Pensacoia papers describing . flights of aviators, ^t". He says trcri of them are his friends and lie has sre^t a few hours "aloft" with eacfc of the airmen. He consilers -XieS: i Dumas "a very cool littl? flyer," in ! whose mnrtMr>e Shelly made "90 <Te arree ^pirn1^ f'-on ove~ f>,000 feet"*" Ho says that "\Tirk is the boy whGlet his machine loo?e ftyin? speerf anrl fall 3.3^0 feet." Th?re were fw-v ; a^cirt^nts ^e^^rihel. hoth of wliioS Shealv says he saw. That "thev thn7i 0? ? n-h at. more than if he was in tho^ H^e'f." T?i c^oi.ViiT* of t&e* ! one killed, he savs: "Herman ,Bos& ivog a sne^ial friend of mine and w^in j> few feet of each other every j night." ! ! CHANGES OF SCHEDULE ON SOUTHERN RAILWAY j Herewith statement showing chan^rj es in the Southern Passenger tra!i;? : at Newberry, S. C., effective November 11th. 1917 as follows: ; No. 15 Sou. train due at Newberry 8:48 a. m; no changes. I No. IS, Sou. train due at Newberry : 12:20 p. m; 5 minutes later. I No 17 Sou. train due at Newberrr* 2:55 p. m.; 5 minutes later, i No. 16 Sou. train due at Newberry 1 8:25 p. m; 31.minutes later. | No changes on C. N. & L. R. R: j . T. S. Lefler, T. A. . | Newberry. Nov. 6, 1917. | ' * ! 1 V ?" ? I to 1608 Main Street. Newberry, us. The Purcell. Co. 12-4-tf. ' 1 f Ware j I TO t Store [ w )r i I* and Aluminum \ I ID 1 d a large shipment f i ? r i Variety Store | Thousand Things V ** id a Record j V> dentical with the needs J \ ?K mrreas of ODC tBCaHJ ' \ ( : \) rors?no tjxxdxl pririleee not ! t/ \JU* Iway Compiny is to see that ration betw.-en the public and w. nd frank policy in the manage- J confidence of ecvemmentzl \ reatment which will enable it or the acquisition of better an? XV land for increased and better / I idc ct the Sotth alonfiide o* J' but with equal liberties, equal * : res the South." I way, System*