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; * . krlutia* FIGHTING SPARTACANS IN BERLIN have profiled h.v some of (he «s»'fMVx >rofl|i cps/ii Uove'rnnu-nt troops are here soon in actual minimt with Spurt-nnins in the fichutRonstrasse in Berlin. They huve Intrenched themselves behind huge Inin- dies of newspapers. ‘ _ s MUSTERING OUT IN Chief of Staff Says Home Folks I » bov »* tim Do Not Understand i 'teimV'’" ml perlences/of others, and by a System atic clpiwl ft ration prevented m« n from being sent b» thy tranche*who Inter had to bt* withdrawn ntul returned to -ijidustries essential to the- prnseculIon <»f the war. in' eon-yin;;- out ii* *>>• , /ehtutle draft,system, the teuiituey was | to retain' In- the industrial wtu-ld Jhe f pivotal or key men. tlie return of whom to their normal activities in-the im.Jus- [trial world appear* toTne one of bite j outstanding principles in the Itrltrsh demobilization s’ysrWn. .4 . "b - ,» ; * L partment lms consistently declined to discharge our selected servos? :uiejj«-hS' ^ classes, the needs of industry having ] been 'recognized hi the selective *erv- i ice law. ' \ ■ In many-, families dist'Css' CXlSTs/ 1 } Certain ' men ' are indispensable to UV 4 dnstry. To enable sul-U men to in* re leased.'the war dcpurftn uit -11a*-ismietl * , a circular to all mmmattdefs covering - i their cases. • t The secretary of war has also rec- mnnierntturro ponirress that a man be ! paid an additional month’s pay and* l allowance on discharge in order to tide him over the interim between v h1s i | discharge and the date he obtaina. t?,nb..| j ployment ; and congress has now passed a hill authorizing a $t>0 bQMj^i to Tic pai.T mi discharge to each officer ami man wluf is honorably separated from the servlet*: * Some D ssatisfaction. Some dissatisfaction has itrispn b«*- ojtuse families find It -dlflicnlt to im mediately .see their sons and relatives on their arrival at the port of debar lion. Thl* i* due to the fact that c health demand* that *he*e men b* segregated until they can i>e disinfect cd. iii order tit prevent the spread of diseases, such as typhus, trench fever and influenza. in the country. Also HOW'S YOUR BLOOD t -t ^^ Pimple* mod Mean Bad Blood Methods. 1 in Tt ma< hi tier j of each local | practical conditions connected with the handling and discharge of large bodies of men demand that they he sent after thrlr disinfection direct to their demo bilization points. . J would have to he mam as Jong as there were men from the particii- BIG PROBLEMS TO SOLVE Why the Old Draft Boards Could Not Be Used—Provision Supplied for All Those m Distress—Bonus Given to Discharged Men. Washington.—The war de|isrtmeut authorize* the following statement from the office of the chief of stuff: The present system of demobiliza tion does imt seem to In* understood by the |N*opie of the eouiltry. As u fundamental starting point, let us u» suiuc that ail the leigrunJ service men • who have bedn Inducted into the ser vice during the war were removed from their home communities at one time, and thnt*u|Nin their departure, and uutii- their return condition* of labor und Industry did not change in the slightest tcRpect in any |*»rtlon of the country. Again let us assume that the cutidltiou* of labor uuU_ou- duslry having remained exactly the same, all these s**lect<sl service men wen* returned at the same moment to the niches previously held hy them In civil life. I’nder such assumption* the entire o|K*ratlon would have been l»erformed without the slightest Jar to the industrial condition* of the coun try. Thl* would Is* an ideal condition, but it Is -based on an utterly absurd hypothesis. The seMcted service men were not all Inducted Into the service at one time. Nor did the condition* of Inlwir uml-JmJuatry remain un changed after their departure from - ,their home districts. Tremendous Problem. Could the history of each ptert-Uailur Job from which employed men Imd Jieen withdrawn bn^ traced, could it he discovered whether^ the Job re- - nminetl open to him or'whether A’* Job hud been_JUIed hy B; cittihl it lie definitely ascertained that B n<t Job which remains open to A might he possible, were these return ing men so many spare parts of a machine, to assign each returning man n definite Job. But they are not spare parts of a machine. They are human beings. Influenced on the one hand by hotne ties, and on the other hy vnry- * ing deslres and ambitions; and if no positions which they Intact the servin | lar district Involved, und would huve to lu* kept ill such strength us to lie ulde to handle *hc!i men u* were sent lo it for discharge ut any time. rile difficulties of truiis|Nirtathiti from the isirr to local drart luiard*. assuming the uhiiiidoniiieiit of the present dt^nohlllzation cumps. would materially Increased. I III- question then ur.se*; |f |,„nl druit board* cannot l.«* u*ed for oom- ,of the soldier, cannot discharge Is* u*ed in conjunction with pres, limps? And the answer is that It ! plelv , they | * cut < Is not feasible. 1 to* present system of dcinotiillzu- lion I* (lint cert a :n camps and canton •■•cuts iliOiugluiul the isHiutryr have been designated as demobilization ceh : ters Thews .enters ire providisl with , | h*i'sot met. teiii|Mirurily retained in tlu* service, for the o|M*roilou of the nm- I Hiifiery of discharge. This system of deiitoL’N ration neceaHtate* the split ting. ci» uf orgauiz'.ti.uis h|mukarrival from overseas and tltelr dlstrihtitlon In stiutll gi-otips to the various deinohtli- t-mrlmt eenteFs. - •» Experience of Other Nation*} The wtlggestlon litis been* Made tlint we pattern our demobilization system after that of Great Britain. The I'nlt- e*l State*, in formulating its plans for This all seem* hard, and being a I difficult practical problem. Is of ne cessity entirely devoid of sentiment, which is, however, continually impel ling those Intrusted with the carrying otlt of these measures ft» devise some way of showing the* soldier the esteem ! in widt h he Is held Ity the Country, und of sutIsfylng the Just pritle which hi* i family |»o**es*e* In Ids exploits. There is u general ladief that the emergency lias j»n**«-d. that the war i is over, and that there is no reason for keeping troops In Frame. The l .war •* not over until u treaty of |u*uce 1 ends It. The emergency cannot In* eon*ld- I ered over until tin* last of our troopa , arrive frtuo Kranee. W hat could wt* say to those men und tliclr famines if I we deiiMtdllzcd alf trts.|»s in tins coun try ami were (suverless to care for ami I return to their home di -trlct* the men returning TPoiii oversea*? Tr.H.ps must Ih* kept in France for : such army of occupation ns may lie . d«*cri*od hy »lie treaty of |H*ni*e. mid for every division held there to clinch the fruits of vHctory must lie kept a • certain pro|M.iilon of men ..for tlielr ! supply, to pt'.H ide liuuisures for t comfort and for their final embark r The new, rough, heavy, and really magnificent weaves in silk have glnrlthsl tlie separate skirt, that It hid* fair to - hold tin* center of fashion’*' stage- for a while. Typ*** of skirts are developing lliut are not easy to blentffy a* belonging to our famdiar classification*. -They are pot .utility skirts exactly, they, are not strictlv / People wlo have-fmpure or impfaref^ bhed blood should he careful to taka only a temperance remedy made of wild roots and ^arks such as Dr. Pierce** Golden Medical Discovery is and h^t been for nearly Sff year*. Ingredients printed on wrapper. The first ifey you start to take thi* reliable medicine; impure germs; and accumulation begin to separate ift the blood and are then expelled through the eliminative organs. In place of the impurities, teries and veins gradually vitalized blood and the action ot this good blood on the skin means that pim ples, boils, carbuncles, eczema, rash, acne and all skip blemishes.will disap- pear. Then you must remember, that when the blood is right, the liver, stom ach, bowels, and kidneys- become, healthy, - active-and vigorous and you will have no more trouble with indigestion, back ache, headache. Get Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Dis covery to-day at any medicine dealers, in tablet or liquid form, or send 10c for trial package to Dr. Pierce’s Invalids? Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y. iJtnoir, N. C.—"Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery is a great medicine for me in building me up when I feel run down in health. It gives me strength and flesh. 1 have been using it at different times for thirty years or more. I began its use for catarrh, with catarrh remedy prepared by Dr Pierce, and it greatly re lieved me. 1 can heertify recommend the ‘Discovery’ as a blood medicine.’*— Iff*. Lucy Buck, No. 1, Lenoir, N. C. ibing that I* and tli«*v net'll limey skirts trnd th»*y *|«»ri skirt*, it It U*>ndi sti'tiilrtl front that virile parent of new- sly It**. Tiit* material I* tin featured in tin *u skirt nothing el*t* to give them tlistlnetloii. 'A whole floek of beautiful, trade-mark ed silk* have settit-d In all fasiiloti ft liter* and the separate skirt ha* been glorified a* before mentioned, merely hy being mailt' of them. fine of these brilliant etlngy. sturdy silk* I* tdit*m In tlie skirt *plrttin*d. Till* model i* pluIn. gathered Into a belt and ha* n ..folded glnllr of jhe mliterlal. At each side there ufe |toelc- ets set on. They an* shirred iuto*h the top to form a nilltt* and have small crywtal nVitlon* a* a deeorwtloii. Tills burtietilar skirt 1* in pretty while in n | heavy *llk with a high luster hikI looks ras cold as lee. It must have been tIU* Hard glitter of tlie material that sug gistisl to tlie designer those erystflH i buttons, like frozen drop* of water Tin* new silks are shown also In bold | : but distinctive figured pattern*, in big i checkerboard designs when* tlie !; piares are Prettied hy chnnge* In tlie weave, ami hy lulnsiueing color with | I white In Inrge eliecks and In widely I scattered figures. All of which prom- | 1 Ise* much that, i* new in tlie fortune* j I of the separate skirt. Wliieli l* going ! ' somew here, we don’t know J»l*t where, but It is on It* way. Blouse* UHI1M Pillow it* lead ami lie made to Hay up to it. Together they | will rivul any *ort of dress In siuart- I He**. Colors PopulaF. Golofisl hamlkerclilefs were n»*ver it more |M>ptiliir tlinn they are ut the mo ment. Not Natlsfhsi with lairdenk stripe* und cr»mn barring nf every Im aginable hue, ninny of the handken ehief* are of H *olbl color, with « plulo Iw.rder or narrow white Item. \ heir \ 4 rku- [ -v For Spring Brides fiiftltilixiitw’un tortuunli* to j lion. DESCRIBES HUNS’ LAST OFFENSIVE want are iimne- dlately o|>en to them, they, as well as the original unemployed, must lie grad ually absorbed In tlie industrial life of the nation. This, then, is the tremendous prob lem that confronts us—to return to a country whose digestion for labor Is not now of the best hundreds of thou sands of men without employment, not forgetting that they and their families deserve tlie grateful thanks of the na tion, and remaining keenly aware that their-patriot ism ’and sacrifice demand that they lie given every possible rec ognition and favor. Certain Specific Laws. As certain specific laws govern the discharge of soldiers, afid their inter ests as well a* those of -the govern ment must he jealously guarded, the use of focal draft Imards for the entire demobilization of the .army would, among other things, involve the fol lowing: Necessary commissioned and enlisted personnel for the preparutlou-- of all records of each man discharged; for tlf** reception, storing, care and Correspondent Reveals How “Beaten” Troops Turned Tide Against Foe. SIDELIGHTS ON MARCH ‘SHOW’ Allied Troops Believed Retreat Was ‘•Part of Some Blooming Strategy, ’Cos the> Chaps Next Door Couldn’t Hold On." By PERCY M. SARL. s* Stuff Ct^rrt spoudent) Bang!” (I'nlted London.—‘ > VVon-oosh I looked out ofsm- t*yvt on the morn ing of March 21. Imagining that Lottie aerial humorist wtvs boniblng us. But it was a loYig-mnge, tetvjnclj. high- velocity gun, and a couple 'Yn^rc in quick succession, tlie second shell lug about fifty yards from me, stiowe that It was no stray round. I realized that flic great German offensive Imd siarfed. t^TIic night before I had joined tlie Fortieth division artillery, which was lying in •■close reserve." just south of Amts, I was hoping for a recupera tive period on what was reckoned a fairly “quiet” frotit.’ “Stand liy your horses!" brought us all onto the lines Fortunately, the Boche was shooting by the map and not from observation, or vve should have taken little further interest in the “Mareli show," As it was, he dropped about sixt\ -rounds right In tlie- midst of us w i »ut doing- much damage. Tlie enemy bad broken through at. Bellecourt and was coining on fast. — Blazing Away at Foe. The divisional artillery will into action at field gun* on so rapidly, and In such nmnlHTs, tint we were *hHtcd from t>illar -»o post. *<mr Infantry hung on 1 doggedly, and were wlphd out. hatfal- ' ion after battalion. Knell hatch of re serves found.their predecessors’ post- lions nut enable and were compelled to j-try to hold a line a Ml farther buck. Always in the open, for there was no 'time to dig oneself in; and w lien one 1 hillside became too hot frtT comfort we shifted, either to flank or slightly to the rear. I never saw soldiers so cheerful or determined. Dog-tired, they hong on ; and while the .great game of “tactics" went^on. the whole line having to conform to some un known situation many miles to n flank, the Third army grumhlingly wondered what It was falling hack for. “All Part of Strategy.” Tf, the pessimists -who conceded a German victory last March could have seen those “beaten” soldiers retreat- I ing. they might have taken heart, h«*- j cause It never occurred to the troops tttwmselves that they were being beat en. Tin; retreat, to them, was all part of “soniKJdoomlng strategy ’errs the chaps next ckfor couldn’t hold-on." Back fhroughsAIory. Krvillers. st. Lcgcr. GommccouHx--rourcellcs and Bucqtioy fell my imrOtf the tine, and tlien we stopped them. M>mJi :W) saw about tht* end of the nighfniaK* as far ys we were concerned' and fln^Fm-ti- cthr-diyislnnnt artillery puffed ofT'a regular “hoy stood on . the hurning deck” Rtnnt._M.Vdwn brigade, the One Hundred and Seventy-eighth brigade royaf field artillery/composed of I»on- don citizen soldiers mostly, came into action in the open, under heavy fire directed h.v hostile airplanes and smashed up an attack of. tlu<*e~bnt- talions wlib’h hail l»een on the front A TREATMENT SAFE FOR GROUP plow comes the spring bride, with mi her belongings, from tin* crown of merely gathered along one edge Into a scant flounce und stitched to the net her head to her feet, more or less be- *ln rows. ting.’ ” and we were rtff. Btit when we shipment of all-government equipment got there—-well, the cupboard wasn’t lery. turned in hy him; for his physical ex- exactly luire. because Ju*t before we | v hen reacii.sl onr olijecftve typ iieiil hy a Company of tlie British come | guard*. One l»atter.V/'wns practically so-and-so ‘map spot- < wiped out. gun after gtin being knocked , out by <*oiicentrut|ons of enemy artil- amlnatlon pnd final payment. There would also be deeded faellltlee for houRing and feeding men. including hoapital treatment, while awaiting dis charge. . • The machinery nrmwrjr at each one of the local draft tMiqnl* w ouid de prod up*>n .the amount «f w ork which It troold he required to do. A bunt 4.680 local draft board* wonkF hare to be provtiled with thb* aereanary an lH-|s»imd**r ae«-tion squ tdnzing awiiy over ojien the oncoming horde* of o|m*ii ami sight* at : Boche*. * We drojqied Itack and found place from which Hare * »f The* »ivlt s bail*-*, ktxti in *is e* -1 bought •sswqe^mross ,, tutting in The, ’IS l ba i h. of U! -1 gr amt I was thankful to liial..i»vs ( i*If j tlie "t Vase fire" order s-aine 1 lifuiurh. , 'llierc wen* many weary week* of routine warfare mid night alarms. It ! j un* between Itoisii ux-au M<»nt ajtd 1 Tt.iry St. Marlin, about 4M yard* from J ’ the (dace where that first ten-inch *heH f l«l «n March 21. «, Roche There we tvNt prep*red fur t|w »aar* at the alii* mmr mad fhU. stiqqied the si and planned final frlvniphaJ ia the eaaatag i ad oia- ribboned and lace-trimmed: Ribbons and laces play a gay ami enclmntlng part in midertmislins, negligees, bou- (h)|jr caps, boudolr-sllppers-aud ail the innnmeralfle ai-«-essories of dress that need to be exquisite and dnlh^.v7^Tlib- lions and laces of differei^F 1 c1¥ftIHfjCtPT” from those used for lingerie extend their field of usefulness into the ’realm afternoon ffffd evening gowns; al- uiosNuothing Is made without them. If one-sis casting about for gifts that h bride uiTVsurcly love here are two camfxoles anuTwo boudoir caps.that are worth consNmiug. They are I cbaftaing new arrlval^and ttiere is not a fault to lie found filth them. <>ne of the caps is tlie simplest sort of de sign but the other Is an amMtioii* ; siffair that ’suggests an Egyptian betuL i dress as its Inspiration. Iielng a dainty interprcfatlon of the Jeweh'd head- Ce Worn In Ihe ancient land of the lotus. The cap at the left ill merely a *tmigiit piece of fin** net gathered along one ctige t«e form a crovui, and rniir th^ other to form a narrow floiinev. I*«»|»i»l^rTmnle of ril4*«n, art *e« nUmt It. p>a cwniHole show* with till* enp -hi of p*lnt*l -*-sf*ffT and lace wl r h four fliHincew of nirrov ribbon The ribbon *• ■«4 m naif w the and form* It requires a foundation to make the cap at the rigliTT E3hai>cd plocc4iat4 .(he back and front of the lieml are ex- tended into tttba-at each sitie that ej- tend over the ears. These pieces ma.v be of rice net or crinoline, covered w'OTf'ribbon and finally with lace. The crown is of lace gathered -Into the shaped pieces. Two small ribbon flow ers are set on at each side. The pretty camisole of wide lace shown with this cap, ha* panels of satin ribbon set on It with ends pointed at the top. The same ribbon, edged with narrow lace, forms the shoulder straps and hand at the top. A mr- rower ribbon gathers <n the fulln-'Ss at the waist line leaving a lace, flounce below. Tiny chiffon blossoms are set on file shoulder strap* and the band xuauca, dock acne or sprain b usually most acuta at night. If you hare a bottle of Yager's Liniment handy and uee it you get quick relief. Price 35c. The larva bottle contain* twica a* much aa tha uauat 50c bottte of liniment and laata the average fly for BMatha. At all dealer*. YAGER'S LINIMENT RELIEVES PAIN . GILBERT BBOI.* CO- Saltlaoia. Kd. $13.85 soaa LiU IO.UU TliHK $10.85 ...sa.sa ■i, *•4.7 5 IVSm a $41.95 TUHK ..M.WS isfem $24.75 tij uk as os mot TO 40* BATED OK Non-Skid Standard Make Tires (in«ranlii«d on Oar Honor - We stock all.odd macs. We also b*v* cord tire*. 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