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' LEXINGTON, S. CM WHJ?JI3SZ>AY, I)UK 25, 191S No. 9. Wm yOLUME No. 48. ????^?? i .?? ?????. i FROM FAIR FIELDS SOLDIER V' ' TO C. H V. R. B. Vernede. J On one of the scarred battlefields of iPrance Lieut. R. E. Vernede lay down ^ his life?a poet hero of England. - Shortly before he wrote this beautiful : T j<'>oein to "his wife "C. H. V." It is j Aought with poignant meaning- and ! a prenfconitlon of his glorious death, j What shall I bring to yon wife of mine When I come back from the war? i A ribbon your dear brown hair to ; twine? ; A shawl from a Berlin store? Ray shall I choose you some Prussian : fE&-?. w* >' * ; f:: hack , When the Uhlans we overwhelm? " 4?ha1} X bring you a Potsdam goblet v. - {Little yo-ud care what I laid at your feet Ribbon or crest or shawls jrefe" What if I bring you nothing sweet l^for maybe come home at all? ; Ah but you'll, know Brave Heart youll ./ knew '*f.p !Two things I'll have kept to send. Mine honor for which you bade me go j pv ' And my love?my love to the end j Today's November Housewife. - __: jiE* ;*- . Somewhere in Prance _ Nov. 12, 191S. ; 3frear Mother: LV . . How are yoji all by now ? V# * feeling fine today although | :f my burns are not doing so good but I ! think that I will be out of this Hcs, yital in a few days. V;- iMa ma you talk abou omething I wish that you could have seen these j ^ V" * ' * v -k*- r\ + rVAO/^O I 'f WI1CI1 LII?v U uiai< yw?wv was mad? yesterday morning-. I was v*- happy myself and know that you irer? but you dont know whether I V am living or not but I am arid hope sv that it will not be long befor I will j be back to my dear old mother again, ;C7 the <jooner I get back the happiest will be. >V "Well this is all hoping to be with you all before long. ^ s^ive my love to all. - j Your Son, jap&y } Holmes A. Shealy, v. "Co. A. 114th M. G. Bat. 59th Brigade, 30th Division IptC \ ^ Somewhere in France. Sunday, Nov. 17, 191S. W' ?ear Mother: I received your letter the other day ;; and sure Was glad to hear from you alidad to know you all are well and ; hope this^viil find you the same. ! You said grand na was sick I sure! . hope she will scon get well and be j ?v; able o get about again. You said I i Sr hadn't been writing to you I know I f havent been writing often but I will : ? ' write crftener than I have been to you j i \ since the war has finished. I sure f\V was glad it finished when it did but f. sometime I didn't know if I would see F the finish of it or not but I did and I ? :. was glad to see it you bet. When I come home I can tell you I something- that yon never heard of, Rr . before. I have heard of war but this will be worth telling to you or anyj f one else.^ Vy . Pvt. Artie S. Corley, Hq. Co. k IIS Tnf. A. P. O. 741). A. E. F. jv Ycru sai'd Hamilton was over here 1 I feoiu$where I sure wish I could see b- . him I havent seen but a few boys I W Know. I seen Matthew Seay about * ^ two weeks ago. He was well and all , right then. I guess I will stop my had -writing for this time, write soon ; 1 g' Sjind tell me of all the news you know t fef over there best wishes to all. By ;, *?'. flby. Write soon. . j, | , Somewhere in France. Nov. 17 th 1918. < t friend Rufus: j I : I know you will be greatly surpris- ;; "fed to hear from me, although I did , .. jg^omise to write you. j < k" < How arc you progressing these- colc j a- "davs? Fine I know. Im the same ] | cday as I .W23 the day I left Lexington 1 tiflor camp I think I feel better if I am f across the great pond, and long way ' ] from "home but I do honestly believe , i ifchat l am coming back safe and sound < "here is hoping I will. Oh yes how is iold Lexington these days? Just the : teamo I knew, believe me I would like ; io walk in on you one day before Jong, dont think it will be very long j ] jet /(before we will leave for the good old } eg KJ.; S. A. I like this country very and some parts are very pretty; ; I>ut nothing to compare with th.c l". S. \ Vou know I like or love the girls \ cannot put out any love for those igrirls ha, ha. Im going to ails until *?;J make my return, and then look out | you can or will sec me around pretty \ t L fcften. Guess T would liko these girls il L.f>etter if I could talk with them, but x I cant understand half what they say < ?* ha ha. - ] r f > . I have been prettyt busy since T arhived on this side, and I like my work ? Very much. But I do believe its i ' 'A Vl C\ T'O i&DOUL o\er, < Dont forget but ibear in mind that 1 -the boys from old Lexington Co. are t tfri <fce job. Where is Alma L. now? < teuess she is still in the office tell her ?' helk), for me, also Rude Roberts, and : Holly Tx H. Hope you will mention this letter fts you promised. ! \ sSv^ Hoping to see you in the near f u p Respectfully. j i ' dmRY A. GOODWIN Somewhere In F> OF FRANCE BOYS WRITE HOME. Somewhere in France. Nov. 18, 1918. Dear Mother: As it is Sunday night I thought that i I would write you all a fc-w lines. I jiavent "been doing anything todoy |'"but staying around the stove, it is little frosty over there. I am well and uoing tine now ruin onpe max you an are the same. I have been away from, the company now over six weeks have been in a rest camp ever since I come out of the line. But I was to go out of the camp today but I didn't go. I want to get back to my company and get my mail I havent got a letter in two moths al are at my com pany. I know that I must have about twenty five lettss there but I think that I will get back this week some time and I will have a reading time. Well mother everything is over T am so glad and know that you all are and the whole of U. S. A.?but I cant tell how long it will be until the hos will come back so keep the home fires-burning until the boys come marching back. Ha, Ha. I want some of that good old fried chicken and a fruit cake . about 15 inches thick Ha, Ha. that much is it. Well you al have done heard the good news so I have nothing else to write this time, so tell all hello for me, best wishes to you all, am your son. Pvt. C. Eugene Xcese. jOX ACTIVE SERVICE WTIH AMERICAN" EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. Nov. 24, 1918. 'Mrs. Joe Fallaw, My Dear Aunt: I have some spare time this afternoon so I will try, and write you a letter. I have been hiking for sometime now, but today (Sunday) we are -*- t if "Rolcrinm resting X Ilcl/V e 6CVU a. AO Wi. J? . lately and think it a better looking1 country than France. I received a letter from father a few days ago and he wrote me about the Influenza in Gaston and about Harry G. death so sad about him. I do hope they have it checked and everybody is well again. I have not heard from anyone over here except Father guess everybody else has forgotten me, Father also told me about Arnold, now what do you thftk about that? Is he still at Charleston? And are they living there j or at Gaston?. Well Dear Aunt I j dont think it will be long now before . I will be back with yen and Fncle and ! I am longing for that day to come, j How is Bessie and Lou and the little ! girls? Well I hope. And brother; James is he still with you? Give my love to everybody and do i write sometime. Your Nephew, Private Jinn F. Craft, Co. B. 165 Infantry A. E. F. France. IX BERCULOSIS CHRISTMAS ROLL CALL j With the cooperation of the county | and local organizations, the State j Branch National Tuberculosis Asso- i ciation is hard at work to gain for South, Carolina, its largest Christmas j Roll Call} The jState workers are j eager to receive their full share of j the annual Christmas Tuberculosis j fund?formerly obtained through the j sale of Red Cross Seals? in order j that they may continue their untiring i efforts in wiping out the tubercular I germ in this State. Arrangements have been made by | the National Association and Ameri- j can Red Cross whereby a cooperative \ plan will do away with the sale of J the popular Red Cross Seal this year. ! As a war measure, it was deemed nd- J risable by the Red Cross War Counsil, ro make an appropriation to the Tu- ' bercuiosis Association of $2,500,000 in j lieu of the usual "Seal campaign. The j various State Associations will re- j tto've their respective quotas through the National Association in quarterly j allotments. The object of the State workers to enlarge the Christmas Roll Call, lies j in the fact that to some extent, the a1 lotment to be paid into the fund of :h?s State, depends upon how well this H-ite participates in the Anti-Tuhercu osis movement. Its active part ic: pa- j i'in is judged by its membership. The Seals will no*- entirely vanish. inasmuch as rhc State Chairman will have i certain number to issue to the newly icqukd members. Enlist in the war a ainst tubcrcuoais NOW. and lot the South Carolina nails carry the Seals, thereby showng its part in the battle, and cspcci * * ~ !oiin 1 fly to make it possimc iu iu?i" j vith rcnov.ed energy, the good work j hat has been done in the past. j < A NCIoU-i 1U :STRICT!(>xs. 'Hie State Council of Defense has | >oen advised by Kcrnard M. Caruch if the war industries hoard that all : estrictions have been cance led. The ; 'allowing' is the telegram from Mr. j 3aruch: "Effective January 1, all rules, rcgti j ntions and directions of every nature ; vhatsoever issued by priorities divison of the war industries board are j v-roby canceled and all pledges here- i .tore made on the suggestion or re- j luest of the said priorities division j :re hereby revoked." I LOST STKAYHI> OR STOI.KX. f'p.e brown pointer pu;.py ai?out 1~: veeks old. Also one pointer puppy vhite and black spotted about veeks old. ^ Finder will please notify ! ne and receive reward. Ifvlor Harris Lexington, S. C. ItiOpd. i in wTv" ?r?? ! HUNGER I i! . . ? I i ' i |! SHH famine Conditionsfegijj Food Shortage approching {%%%} Serious Food Shortage K\\v<vj Sufficient Present Food Suj But Future Scn rzzTi Peoples already receiyii * * American aid | 03 Unclassified A food map of Europe today shows ' not a single country in which the future does not hold threat of serious difficulties and only a small part which la not rapidly approaching the famine point With the exception of the Ukraine only those countries which have maintained marine commerce haye sufficient food supplies to meet actual needs until next harvest and even in the Ukraine, with stores accumulated on the farms, there is famine in the large centers of population. Belgium and northern France, as well as Serbia, appear on the hunger map distinct from the rest of Europe because they stand in a different relation from the other nations to the peo ' pie of the United States. America has : for four years maintained the small war rations of Belgium and northern France and is already making special efforts to care for their increased after-the-war needs, which, with those of Serbia, must be included in this plan, are urgent in the extreme and must have immediate relief. The gratitude of the Belgian nation ; for the help America has extended to ; her during the war constitutes the ; strongest appeal for us to continue our work there. The moment the German armies withdrew from her soil and she was established once more in her Own LETTERS TO I SANTA (XAITSii sjivwi2.vu- | l;i t11 Lexington, b. ( . ] ., Doc. 21, 1918. j c Dear Santa Clans: jv I am writing t<> you to lot you know ! *T what 1 want for Christmas as it is war j" times. I am not going to ask for j ' much. I want you to bring me a pretty j little doll carriage and sorrie oranges, 1 ' apples, nuts, and other nice things to j me. Hope .ill the little children on i ?r the other side will get something.Kop !* ing you a merry Christmas and a j 1happy Xow Year. i * Your little girl. | Ailic Floyd. I'm Lexington, S. C. ' a Dec. 21. 19IS. Dan** f >H Santa: I guess i+ is nearly to late to write but. i am writing anyway. T want you lo bring rue so rue soldiers and a cann.cn to shoot with ami a cap pistol and some oranees, upplc-.s candy nuts and. other things. You must bring the little boys over'ai there something imping you a merry t: cnrisuiius ami a. uuppy -\<w jvu:. Good bye Old Santa. Victor Crump Floyd. }? Lexington, S. C. Deo. It3, l'.'IS. ! Dor.r Santa: I in a little doy twelve years old. Ij will make out with the best 1 can. 1 j want a fountain pen and a watch and ^ firecracln rs an frduit.s and candy. 1 Santa Glaus do not forget the child- 1 , ; ( n in France. ! hoe you a merry Christmas and it j happy -V- w Vear. \ ^ Clyde Roof Lexington, S. c. ! ' ! ' 1 i xwrngion. S. C. j 11 1 )ecem ber DJ, 11 1 S. j i: ! )(-.'< r Santa: , o1 ! am a little bov one year old. 1 { will make out with the 'host ! oar. 1 b wan you to bring me. A little oart j is and fruits and candy. Do not forget) the children in France. I hope you a;b merry Christmas and a happy new j b year. i 11 It. E. Roof, Lexington, S. C. i d J : DRAWS 1 $ ' '' ' ,^/vP/CA seat of government the little nation's first thought was to express her gratitude to the Commission for Relief in Belgium for preserving the lives of millions of her citizens. Germany, on the other hand, need not figure in such a map for Americans because there is no present indication that we shall be called on at all to take thought for the food needs of Germany. Germany probably can care for her own food problem if she is given access to shipping and is enabled to distribute food to the cities with dense populations, which are the trou Die corners.. Englana, France, the Netherlands and Portugal, all of which have been maintained from African supplies, have sufficient food 16 meet Immediate needs, but their future presents serious difficulties. The same is true of Spain and the northern neutral countries?Norway, Sweden and Denmark ?whose ports have been open and who have been able to draw to some degree upon foreign supplies. Most of Russia is already in the throes of famine, and 40,000,000 people there are beyond the possibility of help. Before another spring thousands of them inevitably must die. This applies as well to Poland and practically throughout fos Baltic reDecember 15, 191S. . < )ear Sandy: I hin writing you to let you know t *hat I want for Christmas. I guess better tell you something about my elf I am a busting boy to my age I m 5 years old I want you to bring 1 )0 an automobile and some nuts ap- ' les a<J oranges. I have a little broth- ' : .baby he is two years old 1 want ( ou to bring him something for fhrist las too. Do said he wanted some : ndy and anplos ami nuts so you can 'ring up what you think is best as 1 ont. wan! von to format our soldier : oys and the little children in 13c? 1 ium and France. 1 a in telling'on v/hosc boys we are and maybe oil wont forget us Mr. James Spires ; our father and my name is ilearrrt Spires and my. little* brothers is IToarmon so'I will close for is lime vs it;i a. merry Christmas and happy Me .v Ycar.iw you ail. iiearbcrt Spires, Lex inert on S. C. 1'C'- Cirbri' S ID I S. Route 3. . r . ("Jnyj;; ^ i a:a a. b.Uie girl years old, ' i1' I < (); broil ' -^v.nd ii r r:-.' A : i i ? you tme a '.a doli baby and some now, So.oL: dort fo-.rt me. as it. v.'ar I wont ask for anything. lac. i will eiose. Yours Truly. 1Y Y. R. | \ t (las!on. >S. C. Dec. a, 191S. ; T ar Santa Clams: My pen I take to write a line to you. a Ithough i guess, you are busy ypttin.it a ttctrs like mine, so I make my note." short one. I want to thank you, ' a acta, for the things you brought at year. Xow dear Santa as I know;:icre are so many little, girls and j ays in 1 Vance thai would like for you ? visit them 1 will not ask for ioo ; f inch for I wa?'.t to remember thorn.! rer there. aia a little girl of seven and am a j v I''"''iiiii in rifle sister Thelma ; t five yewrs old and is a blond. I' Thehna urn! myself want you lo , li rin.a us a sleeping doll and a rvirriaPTn I : rinir us nuts and lots of fruit and for a in rest you choose yourself. a So J wont ask for any more as 1 out want you lo forget the little 1 'HE MAP gions, with conditions most serious in Finland. Bohemia, Serbia, Roumanla and Montenegro have already reached the famine point and are suffering a heavy f a11 /I a?+K rri^a A nm an ion vvatmiIo. LVil VI UCU LUL? ML1C iDLlilICi-iiU.il pv^UlU" tion is falling each week as hunger takes its toll, and in Greece, Albania and Itoumania so serious are the food shortages that famine is near. Although starvation Is not yet imminent, Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Turkey are in the throes of serious stringencies. In order to fulfill America's pledge in world relief we will have to export every ton of food which can be handled throngh our ports. This means at the very least a minimum of 20.000,000 tons compared with G,000.000 tons prewar exports and 11,S20,000 tons exported last year, when we were bound by the ties of war to the European allies. If we fail to lighten the black spots on the hunger map or if we allow any portions to become darker the very peace for which we fought and bled will be threatened. Revolt and anarchy inevitably follow famine. Should this happen we will see in other parts of Europe a repetition of the Russian debacle and our fight for world peace will have been hj vain* children in France. Wishing you success with your trip his Xmas from two little school girls. Annie Gidean, Thclma Spradlcy. i - oar Santa: 1 want you to bring me a train with iiio couches, and a hall and also some undy. And T wan you to bring my little :stor W.bel a doll and a iciure pook. ! am a little boy five years old And '.label is one. We both go to Sunday r -tool every Sunday wo can. V. ! ciose with best wishes to old M nla. Harper ahull Jr. New Drookland. S. C. Dec, 11. 101S. <r old Santa: l 4, (*'!?'* * '"'" l'1 vf>;< ;> frt-y '.a .. yi.r.ow what ! want for hri'-t: es i : nt you to tiring mo one f ore - .y dolls up a: Miss Stallne.-: an brir.g my little : bier .me to ;nd bring us some fruit and nut: and . nothing cf everything 'that you :: "<! i you to orinc my iiMc 1.hers what you ha?c they ...? ' :>-v v.'h.at t'nev want 1 gueas 1 y.'l for this !;vn :.s ! have got ) to s; boo! ;- > good by. new l* anient >'< "'-at me. 1 little friend. .Myrtle M ic Moiw. Lexinqton. S. <\ Dec. 11', 11'IS. )t ur < dd Santa: i wood. ] how many letti is you have Iready rrott.n this year and if you \< ry Imsy makin.q toys, dolls, and {her t'dnprs to brinq all the qood little i: Is and boys? ! am a. little qirl six years old and iv. in the first qrnde at schorl. I on oy to school ami try to he a marl little qirl. 1 lo\c my teacher or she is so nire to all the children. I have t"'o 1 *iyr hrotchrs. one little and a. sister. Now dear old an'-; I rnt qoinq to ask for much hi is Xm.os since there are so many 'lot's ill ! ]:H!e children wllos hollies i:! W hoen destroyed and have hern :;:'de orphans account of tlic war nd I wish their hearts made glad ilsn. Dear Santa i want a pretty dell la'ny, hiino my little hivilur, I'd, a.a I ! air rifle, and my sister, Mary Pearle, a ring. Your little friend. Mattie Katherine Gibbs. " | Swansea, S. C. U Dear Santa: My little brother wants me to I write you a long letter to tell you i what to bring us for Christmas, and I ! guess 1 better write, too, so you will ; be sure to bring us what we want most of all. We want our dear uncle Calvin to come home from the army and next of all I want you to bring all I want you to bring all the little children, wliosr. papa is in Franco, baskets fillod with nice things so they can enjoy Christmas like me and my little broth, or. Please santa dear, dont forget to bring uncle Calvin to us, you dont know how glad we would be. It has bee a long, long time since he has been home so please send him home for Christmas, and bri^ig me a big doh with real hair on it's head and bring brother a gun. But most of all wc want uncle Calvin to be home on Christmas. . 1 Boise and Charles Mack, December 1G, 19 IS. Door Santa: 1 am writing you for some Christmas. I am a little girl will be eight years old on New Year T am going to school every day I can.I want you to bring me a nice doll for Xmas and anything you think is best,for I want 'you to go and see all of trie little chii dren all over the world and it is hard times now so I can make out i with just a little Dear Santa. Please I remember the Dear soldier boys jwhereever they maybe you no where I they are so I will ring off wishing you p.ll a merry Xmas and a happy New : Year. Perllie Spires !t>p.tye ox disease planned BY STATE BOARD FOR 1919 II ! At the meeting" of the executive [(committee of the State board of heali j th on Friday morning many plans for 'the coming year were made. It , j was recognized that the year 1919 , I would be one of strenuous endeavor j by all concerned in maintaining th? i health of the citizens of South Caro- ' ' lina. The demobilization of troops [represents many health problems on i account of the shifting of men from ! place to place. j The influenza situation, said Dr. j Ilayne, is far from satisfactory, and. j j will be a constant' source of concern ! to the State board of heath. It is feared that there will be an increase ' of tuberculosis on this account, so 1 plans are bc-in c considered for better : care of tuberculosis patients. I Child welfare is the most imporj tant business a State can engage in The statistics of last year show that | we arc not properly conserving the j health of the children. Communicaj hie diseases arc neither properly re! ported nor properly isolated, so that : well people are not safeguarded from 1 the sick and there is consequently ' much unnecessary loss of abor and ! increase expenditure of money. The State board of health feels that the time is propitious for spending money to properly take care of the . health of the citizens of the State : cm] win ask for a most liberal appro: priation. ; Plans perfected at the meeting call i for a infirmary for negro tuberculosis : nat'ents at the State Park, visiting J nurses in each county, the organizaj tion of better facilities for rural sanJ itation. a bureau for child's hygiene j and a sanitary engineer to be a memj bf-r of the staff of the State board of health department. An epidemiologist will probably be furnished without i cost to the State, by the federal govl ! ernment. The iontrol of vonoral diseases is j as necessary in time of peace as dur: ln:r the war, and he board has workj eii out a plan for such control and hopes to have an appropration for ; this purpose from the Legislature.The j federal gove rnment will appropriate i one dollar lor every dollar appropri' ated. TT.ef figures of the recent influen; a a cy.idemh- show an appalling death irate. Over 6.0(J0 people have died -sr Swv "When it is considered that the total death rate under ordin' ;,iy circumstar.e^s in this State for ; reP'o :r.on?h.; from all causes is only ft.000. c:?n;o id":: may be obtained of the extent e! '''.is epidemic. It is honed that ;n lite n?-:?r future a preventative and a :u<>st succcessful treat : . t U( will bo found. Lr. .lames A. li 'vue. State, health olPcer. is tuuch worried over the fact that owing >u the illness of the clerk of the board and of the stenographer . cmnloycd to take her place, the annual report is not yet. in the hands of the printer and will be late in reaching the Legislature, however. the journal of South Carolina Medical ' 11 ' - 1 .? C?f.i -f r* i Association v. '.'i n<- Mumn boaord of health number and will con tain the essentials of this report and a cony will be placed on the desk of each representative. Columbia Record. TKKSIWSS \OTKT:. t This is to notify all persons that huntinsr. with or without license, day or nybt on the land< of the nndersiirnefl is strictly forbidd'm. The law will be enforced aaaim-t all persons \ iolat ir.y thi.- notice. f S. K. Witrirors. Mrs. l.i//':c \Vi>:iters. t 'I: ndiu Wiprtrr rs. A Ihmkniyht Bill> Sunday says, c's a rainb.(lw in the clouds for you. dear friend^B^^^pi " ll '1 - ' i ? -.-All ' 'li/inn " i