Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, April 02, 1918, Image 4
Sumorouj department
With a Manicure on tha Side.?
Business has been very sluggish in
Tisso's Tonsonal Parlor. One man
had come in for a haircut, it's true,
but when he took off his hat before
the mirror and realized with a start
that he had forgotten he was absolutely
bald, he went right out again.
So Angelo Comeoffo, head baroer,
perked up a bit when CI u ice way Cornbred
walked in and sat down in Comeoffo's
chair.
"Haircut and shave," he directed.
"Cut from the left to the right ami
please take hold of my chin instead of
my nose to steady yourself."
Twenty minutes later Sluiceway
Cornbred was haircutted and shaved.
"Skittieberry oil shampoo, sir?"
b?itil Come-off o. The o<lor ib guaranteed
for ten days, sir."
"Sure, slap 'er on," replied t'ornbred.
And <"orneuffo slapped 'er on and
then said. "Boston singe, sir? Ur a
gold water rub?"
"Both," said Cornbred impartially.
And i'omeoffo gave him both with a
contented smile, for Tisso's was run
on a percentage busts. And aftet
that he suggested, "Kel's foot tonic
prevents the hair from falling either
way, sir."
"Yeh?" said Sluiceway Cornbred.
"Yeh," sahl the barber.
"Crowd some on," said Cornbred.
And ComeofTo crowded bumi: on,
and after that he 1 ad a peanut butter
massage, an asparagus steam, an
electric tickle, an oinionsced oil nose
rub and a barley sugar eyebrow treatment
and the bill, which was $11.47,1
(txiliiiliiiff thi* urn:* Lax.
"Oh. don't bother about that," said
'ornbred, with a yackish smile. "I'm
Mr. Tlsso's son-in-law and I've got
this written order from hlrn entitling
me to anything in the shop. Coodby.
I'd like to give you a little something
for yourself, but I haven't anything
b*<s than a dime."
Angelo <'omeoffo put his tongue between
his t"eth and bit It with all his
might, and then In rapid succession
drunk two mugsful of lather, *. quart
of bay rum, and all that was left of
the sklttieberry oil Hhampoo.?Joe
lilast in tiraphlca for February.
Legal Honesty.?A New York lawyer
tells of a conversation that occurred
In his presence between a
bank president and his son who was
nbout to leave for the west, there to
engage in business on his own ao\
count.
"Son." said the father, "on this, the
threshold of your business life. I desire
to impress one thought upon your
mind: Honesty, ever and ulways, is
the policy that is best."
"Yes. futher," said the young man.
"And. by the way." added the graybeard.
"I would advise you to read
up a little on corporation law. It will
amaze you to discover how many
tbines vou cun do in a business way
and still be honest.?Harper's Magazine.
When Hubby Fooled Her.?Mrs.
Scatterbraln was constantly bemoaning
her lot. Her husband, who was
entitled to place half the letters of the
alphabet after his name, had the most
^ IrtiQtoiiUi munry la the world. He
could remember nothing his wife told
him. In spite of bits of string around
his finger and knots In his handkerchief.
Only once did Mr. Scatterbraln
remember to do his wife's bidding.
"I think you are getting as bad as
your hubby. I got a note from you
yesterday dated a whole week ahead."
"Heavens!" gasped Mrs. Scatterbrain.
trembling with the shock. "My
husband must have posted it the very
day I gave it to him."?Pittsburgh
Chronicle-Telegraph.
Shocking.?An elderly lady of very
prim and severe aspect was seated
next a young couple, who were discussing
the merits of their motorcurs.
"What color Is your body?" asked
the young man of the girl at his side,
meaning of course, the body of her
motor.
"oh, mine is pink. What is yours?"
Mine," replied the man. "is brown
with wide yellow stripes."
This was too much for the old lady.
Rising from the table, she exclaimed:
"When young people come to asking
each other the color of their bodies at
a dinner-party, it Is time 1 left the
room."?Tit-Kits.
Knew Hie Place.?Sister Smith was
called upon for testimony in a revival
meeting. She humbly declined in these
words:
"I have been a transgressor and a
black sheep for a good many years
and have only recently seen the light.
I believe that my place Is In a dark
corner oemna me uwr.
Brother Jones wns next called upon.
Following Sister Smith's meek example,
he said:
"I. too, have been a sinner for more
than forty years, and I do not think
I ought to stand before you as a
model. I think my plnce is behind the
door. In a dark corner, with Sister
Smith."?Ladles' Home Journal.
Nswiy W?d Wisdom.?"Hello! Is
this you. mother, dear?"
"Yes. Sue? What Is it? Something
awful must have happened for you to
call me up at this?"
"It's not so awful. But. Joh: . dear,
hasn't been feeling well and the doctor
gave him pills to take every four
hours. I've been sitting up to give
nnn- if'q n hnilt timf*
infill IV saiata* niiu av n . % P wvv.. .?... .
for the medicine, but John has fallen
aaleep. Should 1 wake him?"
"I wouldn't if I were you. What is
he suffering from?"
"Insomnia."?St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Neighborly.?Mrs. Wilson wanted
to get Mrs. Johnson's cook away from
her so badly that she actually went to
Mrs. Johnson's house when she was
away and offered the cook more money.
The next time they met at a big
dinner Mrs. Johnson did not notice
her.
* "Mrs. Johnson, you know Mrs. Wil'
son. do you not?" said the lady who
sat between them.
"No, I believe not" said Mrs. Johnson.
"but I understand that she calls
on my cook."?New York American.
Unfortunate Phrasing.?"I told Henrietta
that I was proud to see her vote
just like a man," said Mr. Meekton.
"Did that please her?"
"No. The choice of phrase was unfortunate.
She said that if she could
not vote better than a man there would
have been no need of her troubling
about the ballot In the first place."?
Washington Star.
AT BROOKS FIELD. TEXAS
York County Man WritM About
of Uncle Sam's Aviation Camp
Mr. J. Albert Kiddle, son of Mi
It. Itiddle of Clover So. 2, has w r
to a Yorkville friend about soiii
the things that are taking plac
Krooks Field. one of the army i
tion camps in Texas, not very far I
San Antonio. He uays:
I have been intending to wril
you for some time. I have caugh
with my work s.s nearly as I evei
pcct to catch up, so I will write y
few lines about Krooks Field
army life. I will begin by saying
1 am still liking .the service an
ought to. because we are getting 1>
fixed up every day.
"We arrived here the first of Fe
ary. Krooks Field was named
honor of Lieutenant Krooks, who
his lire here last year in a mac
accident. This is a beautiful I
five miles southeast of San Ant
and two miles from the Hot Sul]
wells. The sulphur wells flow
finest sulphur water to bo found
Where. The wells furnish water
hot swimming all the year round,
wells are a great resort, and act
modatc lots of tourists, espee
national baseball teams in the
winter antl early spring.
"Hrooks Field is a small field
comparison with Kelly Field, bt
quite large enough for lots of i
work. We have twelve hangars
and the necessary other building*
make up a complete flying school
eluding garage, blacksmith shop,
chine shop, paint shop, testing hi
draftntan house, quartermaster hi
tire station, officers" quarters and i
hull, flyers' school building, post
change and Y. M. C. A. The He
not to he opened up until about
first of April. It is intended thut
advanced flyers will be given tral
here, nothing ranking less thar
lieutenant. Tin-re are some 4
more machines here und many
these are ready to crank. The
includes some 300 acres of perr
level land, with net a thing on it
has been fn-ed of all cactus
shcowberry bushes and roots and
rowed until one would think it
being prepared for sowing alfeJf
clover and it Is now in fine shapi
"They have been building a 't
here. Steam and gasoline rollers
l?<?en almost continuously rolling
gravel and this is to be covered
asphalt and all culverts crossing
roadway are of galvanized Iron.
the road has been under construi
no one. not even the highest ran
officer, was allowed to walk 01
and the "way down' privates d
much more than dare look at It
matter how muddy it was about 1
For curiosity I would like to k
the cost of this 'road', because I
sure It hax cost some money. Wf
here February 1st and a large 1
has been working on it continue
ever since.
"There are five squadron barr
here, each to accommodate 165 i
And each is equipped with hot
cold running water, electric lif
steam heat, steel beds, mattresses,
lockers, barbershops, medical c<
etc. The m??s halls, besides b
equipped with the usual line
mean hull furnlaMngn, havo all Ji
and windows vrtre screened. Thli
eludes most everything I can tell
about the field. Now a little about
daily routine:
??? n? P. K n m povill
? c ?
5.30; 15 minutes of ealenthenics,
breakfast at 6 o'clock. Beglnnin
6.20 we have an hour of drill, ant
to work at 7.30. Recall from t
comes at 11.30 and then to l
again at 1 p. in., and recall at 4
"General inspection comes Sui
morning, when trucks, curs, barrs
machines, etc., are Inspected. 1
lows must be clean. The follow
hasn't his shoes clean and his cl
ing clean and his equipment in'i
shape, is in bad luck when inspei
comes. Water is plentiful and nc
cuse is acceptable for not being c
1 have plenty of good clothes
everything else.
"We'll be shipped from here
some other point In the U. 8., or
these days soon. I don't know w
we are going, nor how soon, but
lieve we will soon be on the way.
"1 wanted to tell you somet
about labor conditions,, but will
to cut it short The field was bull
a St. I.ouis concern. The skilled
get 62 1-2 cents an hour, time-a
half for overtime and double paj
Sundays. They work nine hours a
The plumbers get $21 for Sui
work, but only get $84 for strt
time during the week. There are
of soldiers here working for $7.
week and many of them are Jus
skilled us the civilians.
"Give my regards to Inqu!
frfend8."
TROUBLE WITH AIRPLANE!
German Spies at Work in Curtiss I
tory.
Investigation into delay in the
plane program was begun by the
ate military committee last Thur
behind closed doors after several
[ of discussion in the senate which
minuted in the assertion by Sen
Overman, of North Carolina,
part of the trouble was due to Ger
spies in the Curtiss plant which
extensive government contracts.
Members of the committee
pledged to secrecy and Chair
Chamberlain announced that no si
ment would be issued until the inq
had been completed.
Maj. Gen. Georgre O. Squicr, <
signal officer, and Colonel Deed
the aviation brrjtch, were the
wiu.essos called. They remained
the committee nearly four hours,
committee plans to hear tcmoi
Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell, who
Just returned from a visit to
American front In France. I
Commander Rrlggs, of the Br
flying corps; Colonel Waldon, of
American signal corps, and Hot
Coffin, chairman of the aircraft be
will be called.
Senator Overman furnished CI
man Chamberlain with the namej
his informants, so that they can
called. His speech followed cha
thnt instead of having by July 1,
000 airplanes in France or ready
shipment as provided in the ori|
program, that number would 1
only 37 and that the American
plane program was 90 days be
schedule.
Senator Overman said althoogl
would make no charge against
one employe of the Curtlss com
there were spies there and were
secretary of war he would come
deer the plant and put In new employes.
A metallic brace used In th<
One construction of airplane frames fron
which a piece of metal had been removed
and lead inserted so as t<
p. R. weaken it, was exhibited by the sena
itten tor as a sample of spies' work,
e of The first machine tested at th<
e at plant fell, he said, and an inveatlga
ivia- tion showed that this tampering hat
from been the cause. A delay of tw<
months followed, while govarnmen
:e to inspectors went over every airplam
it up part in order to replace parts whicl
" ex- spies had weakened,
ou a [
and THE SILENT DEATH
that
U. 1 Gac Shell Ha? Become One of the Mo*
ettcr
Terrible of Weapons.
bru- <;;us warfare is as yet in its infancy
I 'n It hits already revolutionized inilitar;
lost ui.-thods almost as completely as dii
;hine the invention ot gunpowder, am
Held, doubtless it will undergo nr enor
onio, inous and very horrible developmen
phur before the present century comes tt
fbe au end.
any- This war may be finished in thi
' for chemical laboratory. The poison ga:
The problem is occupying the attentiot
om- of thousands of skilled chemists a'
lally over the world. With eager hopeful
late ness they are lt>ing to tind a gas tlia
is extrenu ly deadly, >et odorless an<
I in colorless, so that it may be neithei
it is smelted nor seen.
good What they seek is the invisible deatl
here ?;i Kas tf,at will poison the air, ye
' t0 give no warning of its presence. Wholi
armies may be destroyed by it with
rna" out even knowing that they are it
juse, danger. Let an American chemist dis
iuse, t.over 8UCh a gas, and the war is won
mess To serve satisfactorily for "clouds'
ex" a gas inust be heavier than the air
'd 's and must meet certain other definite
the re?|Uir"ments. Henco it comes abou
on,y that only two, chlorine and phosgeni
ning have been found available for thi
1 a pui'iKise. Hut where gas shells art- cut
0 or cerned. the whole domain of organli
of chemistry is oitened u|i.
Any poisonous corn pound that is reect,y
solvable inlo vapor l>y heat may b,
used for loading a gas shell?the Unit
and or SO|j,j |H-ing transfoimed Into gas bj
har- the explosion of a charge of T. N. T
WU8 which (with a fuse) the shell carries
a or There Is no dependence ui?on a fa
vorlng wind. ami the lethal vapor li
oad hi,orated just where It is likely to d<
have jho most damage.
the Gas shells ordinarily weigh only si?
with pounds, and a veritable storm of then
the may be thrown from a few batterie<
fhile of snmil nuic!' tiring guns. At Cambral
:ti?n |n thjS way. the Germans soon flllei
king a w,>od so full of |>oison vapor (nol
i b knowing that the British had vacatec
Idn't n) that human beings could not huv<
n0 long survived there, even with the
tore, protection of gas masks,
mow n will he understood, then, why II
am |s that today, in the new warfare, gas
shells uro playing a vastly more lm'orce
portant part than gas clouds. Virtuiusly
a||y all bombardments are with mixer
projectiles, sonic gas and others not
acks which are marked with crosses ol
men. different colors for ready recognition
and the artillerymen being prbvlded with
ifhts, programmes for ilring them. ,
foot (;as shells are not used for bar>rps,
rages. They are fired at picked tarelng
g(>ts?say, for example, a field howitzei
1 ?' occupying a pit with an overhear
'PQfP -eovefs--X)nVy aMtireet hit- will put-tht
In" gun out of business, but gas wil
V?u enter the gun-pit if shells burst ncai
: our it. perhaps killing some of the gunners,
but at least compelling them t<
le at ,|on masks. This lowers the rate o:
and t|u, howitzer's fire; for, with masks on
? at the artillerymen work at a disadvantI
age.
vork Or it may be that the target is r
,vork crossroads, where there is always mon
.30. or less confusion when supplies am
nday ammunition are being transported t<
rcks, the front. A few well-placed gas shell!
Win- ?especially at night, the range havwho
ing been ascertained in the daytime
loth- ?will throw everything into disorder
good incidentally Impeding the work hi
:tion compelling the men to put on theli
? ex- masks.
lean. The first poison shells were used a
and ttie Somme by the Germans In 1916
and since then they have exhibited i
'or most devilish ingenuity In developlnj
le of new kinyls of gases for loading suel
here projectiles. They have even expert
be- mented with a "sneezing gas" wltl
induces sternutative spasms of suel
Hng violence that a man can hardly keel
have hj8 mask on.
II The "tear shells" (another Hun in
men cntion) contain substances derlvei
n(1"a from coal tar. and which, in the ordi
' for nary kind, are so powerful that on<
day. ot- vapor in 1,000,000 of atmos
nday phcric air is enough to make a mat
light ain,ost helpless with weeping. Thi
'ots sort of stuff, however, is mild com
a pared with the "mustard pas"?s<
it as ea.llocl. though it smells more like gar
lie?which has no immediate effect 01
Irlng the eye8 except a slight irritation. Bu
after several hours have elapsed th'
eyes begin to swell, becoming inflamci
5. and even blistered. These symptomi
are accompanied by intense pain, will
Fac- profuse discharges from the nose
coughing and sometimes vomiting.
Mustnrd gas was first used by thi
alr" Germans at Ypers. in July, 1917. Aft
8en" erward, at Nleuport, they flrcu n<
fewer than 50.000 shells loaded witl
days th{> nhominablc stuff in a single night
cu'" ?Popular Science,
lator
that 1 " '
TOan Substitutes for Sugar.?Satisfactory
Ijjj substitutes for sugar may be used to I
much larger extent, says a paragrapl
n.ere in the department of agriculture'!
man agricultural production program foi
IQIO n.KUk ntlll Kst a# fill
^(0. muwii nm uc ui tutci coi w
miry housewife. While urging maintenance
of the acreage of sugar cane and su
:hlef Kar b?eta and increases where the?
^ 0f crops are well established or are nec
flrgt essar>- to sound agricultural practice
with the program states that an extensiv<
The Increase in 1918 is not possible becaum
rrow ?' the tlme required to -grow seec
has cane stock and because of the llmitet
the amount of beet seed available.
ater The larger use of sorghum, corn anc
ltish cane sirup, maple sugar and sirup
' the and honey is urged. The maple slruj
vard and sugar production can and shoulc
>ard, be increased in those areas in whlct
maple treee are growing in sufficient
lair- numbers to warrant the expenditure
t of of the necessary time and labor
be Maplq sirup and sugar are produced
Tgcs In 19 states, the annual output ex
IS,- ceeding 1,000,000 pounds of sugar ant
' for 4,000,000 gallons of sirup. These figfinal
ures can be increased. The produc
iota) tlon of sorghum sirup in 1917 exair
ceeded that in 1916 by nearly 4,000,<
hind 000 gallons. Sorghum sirup may b<
produced in nearly every state of th<
i he Union, and an increased production oi
any sorghum airup will enable the pabll<
era, still further to conserve the sugar suphe
ply in the most available form foi
nan- transportation to our sokOem
%
SOLDIERING AT SEVIER
_
k Fragment of Letter Cut by the
Censor.
, Following la a page from p. recent
letter from James D. Grist, at Camp
Sevier, as passed by the censor.
8 "Reveille (revelry' the soldiers call
it and believe me, the name fltst now
* sounds at 5.45 a, m. and is to be niov5
ed up to 4.30 a. m., but under the
1 new clock time remains at 5.30. Some
8 radical change in the hour for criwl1
ing out of a fellow who six months
ago hardly ever turned over before 8
a. m., even though he is ashamed to
admit it now. It is surprising how
much work can be accomplished so
t soon in the morning or before ordinary
folks have thought about getting
up. Soldiers have gotten up, taken a
' bath, made up their cots, swept their
* tents, shaved. brushed up their
J clothes and washed soiled ones and
eaten breakfast and felt a longing for
dinner long before folks out of the
army have begun to dream during the
J night of that time when there shall be
no meatless or wheatless days. It used
to be that some of my friends iwnong
York county farmers would make me
, fell real ushamcd of myself when they
would talk about feeding themselves
and their stock and doing all the
. chores and being In the fields at work
by 6.30 or 7. I've got it on any of
them now. and when 1 get out of this
man's army when Fritz gets his. I am
1 going to continue the habit I have
formed (necessity formed it, not I) of
being up and doing before the cocks
crow.
1 To give tho reader some idea of
how hard soldiers of Camp Sevier are
'* working to get In shape to take the
germ out of German and to show why
' it is necessary to rise early in the
1 morning in order to carry out the
1 daily program an army "time table"
s Is given here:
3 First call (which means get on your
duds and prepare to stand "revelry,")
6.30?will be 4.30. Reveille, 5.40. Assembly,
5.45. Mess call (for breakfast)
6.15. Sick call, (the time when
all the lames and lazles must say so)
' 6.35. Fatigue call (sweep the streets
^ and set things in order) 7. First call
' for drill. 7.45. Assembly for drill, 7.50.
' Proceed to drill field, 8 a. m. Recall
from drill 11.30. Mess call for dinner,
13 m. Fatigue call 1 p. m. First call
1 for drill, except Saturdays and half
holidays, 1.10 p. m. Recall front drill,
1 4.30 p. m. Retreat, 5.40. Mess call
' (supper) 6 p. ni. Tutoo (which means
get ready for bed) 9.30 p. m. Taps
' ("the old man," the soldiers call It)
1 10.30 p. m.
( Oh. we of the army are bus) these
days. There is no doubt, of that. And
everybody seems to thrive on it and Is
Tk rtrlat
nappy. uc*o. ?
1 AIR PROGRAMME SLOW
?
Production of Liberty Motors Far Behind
Estimates.
1 Howard E. Coffin, chairman of the
' aircraft production board, has returnf
ed from an inspection of plants mak'
ing the Liberty motor.
1 He admits that the production programme
is nearly ninety days be'
hind. The cause of the delay, he said,
' could easily be traced, but Wj felt no
r excuses are wanted now, but results.
' The manufacture and
r "planes (a going torwaFT^^WMWffl'
cient speed to insure a good initial
r showing by the end of another month.
The standardization process has been
* a slow one, he said, but the actual
f production is under way.
He said that several thousand
" American mechanics are manufacturing
airplanes in England and France,
1 using a foreign motor and raw ma
terials shipped from this country.
1 They were sent in response to the re}
quest of the Allies and have kept the
* production of machines for the Allies
' up to a high point of quantity manu*
facture.
Aircraft officials say there lias been
' a sharp reaction from the extravagant
1 claims sent broadcast last year as to
the number o^ machines that would
I be available on the American pro.
Ri-ammc this spring. They say many
t of these statements originated from
i unauthorized sources.
i In actual tests, It is said, the Llb
erty motor has performed splendidly
i under adverse conditions. In compei
tition with the best motors heretofore
> known, it has demonstrated its superiority,
both as to horse-power de.
veloped and ability.
I There are three types of machines
. under construction at American
s plants. One of these is the Bristol
. two-seater, with radio and photoi
graphic equipment, and known as the
s "day bomber." Another Is the two.
seated tighter of the reconnaissance
3 type, corresponding to the English
. Havlland. The third rivals the Itallfl
an Caproni in carrying capacity and
t size.
? This is known as the "night bomber"
I and is capable of carrying the heavy
9 weight of explosives used in night
3 raids. In addition to machine guns, it
, carries a large amount of accessories
which add to the weight?radio cqulpj.
ment, wireless telephone, flares for
. the wings for night landings, an appn3
ratus for electrically heating the avla,
tor's clothes, oxygen tanks for air in
high altitudes, compasses, wind gauges
and a variety of other devices.
No more student aviators will l?e
sent to France, It was learned at the
war department, as better training
facilities are now available in this
country. There is a shortage of training
planes in France, as the French
factories arc giving preference to com?
hat machines, and there is a surplus
B of school planes here.
3 INFORMATION FOR ENEMY
> Why War Department Refuiee to Pubi
lith Lists,
s The war department's reasons for
I withholding addresses of soldiers or
1 casualty lists are based chiefly on the
fear that German agents in this coun1
try would get from such lists lnfori,
mation on America's preparations for
) war. In a letter to Representative
1 Medill McCormick, Gen. March, Aci
ting Chief of Staff, wrote:
t "The policy of the department Is
? founded upon the following:
"1. To put into the hands of tho
I nearest relative or the friend given
by the soldier in his emergency ad1
dress, prompt and accurate lnfor.
mation concerning the casualty be
fore anything Is given to the press.
"2. To prevent any information ap
peering in the papers which will be
i of any possible assistance to the Gers
man cause.
f "The old system, which gave the
: date of the casualty, enabled the Ger.
mans to get exactly what effect was
r produced upon our troops in a raid
on that date, and yon will Le Inter
ested to know that the publication of
the emergency address brought
down upon the rel&tivee a swarm of
claim agents who guaranteed that
they would get from the government
the war risk insurance which is guaranteed
by law to the proper Inheritor.
In spite of the fact that the department
has in each case advised the
nearest relatives that their claims will
he adjusted by the government and
'that they will be furnished the money
that is due them without the Inter
position 01 ciaim agents numoers 01
poor people have yielded to the Importunities
of these agents and are
thereby deprived of a portion of what
is Justly their due.
"The raids which are being conducted
along our front, as you know,
of course, are for the purpose of
capturing one soldier if possible,
with the object of obtaining from him
information about the organization
which is opposed to the German lines
at that point. With the publication
of the address of the nearest relative
the German agent in the United
States approaches the relative and
obtains from them the information
which Germany is attempting to
obtain from our front by attacks on
our forces.
"It muy be of interest to you to
know that the department is in receipt
of letters from men of high
standing in the country who have
sons ubroad protesting vigorously
against any change in the new system
and demanding that no information
shall be given to the press which
could irt any possible way be of assistance
to the Germans confronting
their sons in France.
"It has developed also, according
to an official communication from the
ited Cross, that the relatives of men
who are killed in France are made
the victims of the most absurd propositions
to exhibit themselves for
money, etc., making their grief the
object of exploitation by cheap notoriety
seekers."
WAR SLOGANS
Are Playing Important Part in Winning
the War.
From every' glaring billboard and '
shining show window, from the stage,
the motion picture screen, the magazine
and newspaper page, and from
the lips of 100,000,000 citizens, there 1
is going forth toduy what government
publicity officials characterize i
as one of America's most effective 1
weapons against her enemies. It Is the 1
war slogan, says a Chicago correspondent
of the Philadelphia Ledger. 1
"Slogans are no new thing to America,"
said one local government officer. '
" 'Remember the Maine' at the begin- 1
ning of the Spanish-American war set '
the hearts of 75,000,000 people aflame
and brought about an unprecedented 1
flow of enlistments."
In floating the Liberty loan bond is- [
sues the value of the slogan was
quickly realized as a most valuable
aid In crystallizing national interest
and enthusiasm, and later has been
employed in promoting the sale of
war savings certificates. Leaders of
the food and fuel administrations, and
of the army, navy and marine crops
assert that the use of catchy phrases
has proved most valuable in obtaining
results.
Stollar honors la .-iogn-i nesting nro quite
generally accorded to the marine
corps. The corps jumped to the fore
at the outset of the war with its "First
to Fight," and this phrase, coupled
with the romantic title applied to the
marines?"Soldiers of the Sea"?carried
enlistments to a high figure. More
recently the corps has coined another
slogan appealing to the same trait of
the country's manhood: "Climb to the
Shoulder Straps. 'All commisisona in
the marine crops win no given 10 enlisted
men during the period of the
war.)" Other slogans of the corps
are: "For active service Join the United
States marines," and "Serve America
on Land and Sea."
The navy, forced to rely entirely
upon voluntary enlistments, institutes
an energetic slogan campaign. The
most widely uoed navy slogan has
been. "The Navy?Our First Line of
Defense." A poster that serves well
Its purpose portrays a young girl In
sailor's garb, the caption reading:
"Geo, I wish I were u man. I'd Join
the navy."
Food and fuel administration officials
have delved deep into the slogan
cauldron In their numerous thrift
campaigns, some of the most common
being "Food is Fuel for Fighters,"
"Save, Buy for Victory," "Uncle Sam
Needs That Extra Shovelft 1," "Food
Will Win the War," "That 'V' You Invest
In War-savings Certificates Will
Put 'V' In Victory," "Save on the
Feedings and Feed on the Savings,"
"Help Your Country by Saving Money"
and "Who Saves, Serves."
In the matter of crisp, compelling
slogans France has kept fully abreast
of her Allies. Much good work has
been done by the "Remember League,"
which, through a propaganda of slogans
and posters, has burned into the
French mind the German atrocities,
in order that the fight might not be
abated until the country is avenged.
"Sovenez-vous des Crimes Allemands"
(Remember the crimes of the Germans'
shows the hatred .broadcast
among the French people.) I
Tn Inlnroot thn n/w\n1a In tko Innna
for national defense, several slogans,
such as "Bring Your Gold" and "We'll
Get Them," were used. "Carry On" is
perhaps the best-known slogan used
by the British-Canadian public. In
England the expression is as frequently
heard as "Over the Top" in Amari- 1
ca. "Get Behind the Drums" is the
latest slogan to be adopted by the i
Britlsh-Onnadian-.
British-Canadian recruiting circles
in the United States use the slogan. <
"British Blood is Calling British
Blood." Among others that have at- <
tained popularity are: "If You're '
British, You Should Go," "Have You
a Reason, or Only an Excuse?" "Fight '
or Pay," "Did You Do Anything to I
Beat Germany Last Year?" "Can I 1
I afford to Pay for Freedom? Belgium !
Must Pay for Slavery."
"Don't be a Slacker" originated in
England, but attained wide popularity ,
in America. Another slogan, hack- |
neyed by use, is "Do Your Bit." It is
probably the most frequently heard
slogan In the country today.
The Young Men's Christian Association
gave the country "Keep the
Home Fire Burning," one of the slogans
which has crde its appeal in
song as well as In type.
"Slogans may be insignificant
things In themsolres," a Y. M. C. A.
official said recently, "hut they are
doing a man's work In carrying
America's message to German imperialism.'*
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GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Record of Current Happenings Collected
from Various Sources.
Five standardized ships were
launched In English shipyards last
Wednesday, it is reported by a ^iews
agency..
The war deportment has approved
contracts for the expenditure of $140.000
for sewers and $80,000 for roads at
Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C.
Between fifty and sixty automobiles
were destroyed in a tire at Harrlsburg.
Pa., lost Wednesday. The automobiles
were valued at more than $00,000.
German newspapers report the killing
on March 23. on the battle front,
of General Paul Bloch von Hlottnitz,
an Infantry division commander of the
German army.
Colonel Roosevelt addressed the state
convention of Maine Republicans at
Portland last Thursday. He was heard
by a crowd of 2,500 or more and was
given an ovation.
Nine men were arrested by Federal
acents in the olant of the Erie ina
chine shops at Jersey City, N. J., on
last Thursday. The men nre enemy
aliens, but the nature of the charges
have not been announced.
The American Federation of Labor
will send a delegation of nine labor
leaders to confer with British and
French labor leuders and acquaint
them with the attitude of American
organized lal>or toward the war,
Governor Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania,
by proclamation, has designated
April 12 and 26 as Arbor days in that
state and especially urges the planting
of fruit and nut trees, as well as the
advancement of general forestation.
Agents of the Federal food administration
raided New York dealers in
poultry last week. It is charged that
some of the dealers were charging as
much as 80 cents a pound for -live
poultry.
Food prices mnde an advance of one
per cent from January 15 to February
15, making a total advance of 21 per
cent for the year ending February 15,
according to figures given out by the
bureau of labor statistics. Only three
of sixteen standnrd articles of food
failed to advance.
The Texas court of appeals has reversed
and remanded for new trial the
case of Harry J. Spanned, hotel proprietor.
who was found guilty in Coleman
county and sentenced to serve
five years in the penitentiary for the
murder of Lieut. Col. M. C. Butler at
Alpine, In July, 191G. The higher court
reversed the trial court on the plea of
"former Jeopardy," the defense contending
that Spannell having been acquitted
of a charge of killing his wife,
he could not be legally tried for killing
Butler, since the killing was a
contiguous affair.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
J. S. BRICE
Attorney At Law.
Office Opposite Courthouse.
Prompt Attention to all Legal
Business of Whatever Nature.
fw&sJ
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tmrriD statu
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Buy Them And
Help Win The War
FOR SALE EVERYWHERE
Real Estate
BE WISE! BUY NOW. BEFORE
PRICES ADVANCE.
Everything Except Land Hae Advanced,
and It la Sure to Do So; 30 Cte.
Cotton Soon Pays for a Place.
1. Property of 8. T. Ferguson, Sr.?
3 miles from York:
1-18 1-2 Acres, 9-room residence, new
barn, 2 tenant houses, 15 acres bottoms,
30 or 40 acres woodland, about
140 acres under wire.
C7 1-2 Acres?3-room tenant house,
6 or 7 acres woodland, IS acres bottoms.
56 Acres?4-room dwelling, good
barn, cotton house, about 30 acres
woodland.
2. Property of R. T. Castles?About
1-2 mile from Smyrna.
tGO acres, two 3-room tenant houses,
2 barns, cotton house, 10 acres bottoms,
about 80 acres open land, balance
in timber.
3. Property of Jo* E. Hart, near
Tlrzah:
166 1-4 acres, adjoining lands of W.
E. Oettys, T. M. Oates and others.
6-room dwelling, 2 tenant houses (3
rooms each), barn, etc.; 12 or 15
acres In pasture. Plenty of wood.
4. Property of M. C. Willis, Jr.:
27 6-10 acres, adjoining lands of D.
L. Shleder and others. About 2 acres
alfalfa; 1 tenant house; well of water;
branch runs through place. For
a bargain sec me quick.
If You Want to Buy, 8ee Me. If You
Want to Sell, List Your Property
With Me.
Remember?I have lots of other attractive
offerings. '
Loans Arranged on harm uanos.
GEO. W. WILLIAMS
REAL E8TATE BROKER
Room 204 First National Bank Bldg.
The Baok of Clover
CLOVER, - 8. C.
EVERY BUSINESS DAY
THIS BANK IS HERE TO SERVE
YOU. Tbat'a Our business and our
pleasure?Serving Other People?
giving them the very beat of Banking
Service from the smallest detail on up
to your most Important financial proposition.
DEPOSIT YOUll MONEY HERE
It win be SAFE, and being on deposit
here will help you to protect yourself
against careless spending?the dribbling
away of money as money will
dribble away when you carry It in
)rour pocket And then another service
that this Baok wtH render you la
that It will keep a close account ot.
your funds?At least Once In Each
Month You will know Just what you
have paid out by Checks and > how
much you have to your Credit and
then too the Bank Way Is the Corroct
Business Way. _ Come and see Ua
JA8. A. PAGE. Cashier. .
OUR
ACCURACY
QUALITY
SERVICE
GIVE YOU
-WELL FITTED GLASSES'*
T. A. W. ELMGREN
OPTOMETRIST and OPTICIAN
1207 Hampten St,
Columbia, 8?uth Carolina
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MILL PEOPLE'S STORE 4
CHARLOTTE 8TREET YORK, 8. C. *
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Tit A dp: with us? !>? i
and
YOU'LL SAVE MONEY ,Yo"
ined
This Store is selling the OLD SIZE.
Full Cake SOAP, and GOLD DUST J?"1
at KA
Let Us Supply You. "V
i n nnn cabbage PLANTS ^ni
will be here Saturday ,ot 1
or Monday. Sure. We'll sell 9AA Bom<
them, per hundred, at OV^ ^
Vua'U flxl llxi WW mtM ?*tm if llihigl
at Lower Prices than other Stores, and
Give Us a part of your business. fit y<
etboi
MILL PEOPLES STORE
A. D. D0R3ETT, Manager. Al
GARDENING TIME ~
SEE ME FOR YOUR SEED. I have
the D. M. FERRY line of seeds, which
are reliable and denendable. All sorts.
Buy Onion Seta Now. I have them?
Peck, $1.00; Poetpaid, Peck, $1.25. Ul'
GROCERY 8TOCK COMPLETE. Sl>,:
ST
It is always complete. You can ulwaya
find something good to eat lu re.
Kor your dinner. I have Cabbage, Turnips,
Potatoes, Beans. , VUU
TURN YOUR FARM PRODUCTS W
INTO MONEY NOW? 8izt'8
ury 1
I pay $2.25 to $3.50 a bushel for your expo
Peas; $2.00 for Corn Seed. Better aee
me at once. Some decline in Pea inar- fftyf
ket?may go lower. The above prices
are good for two weeks only. Co
ever
j. d. hope nl?h|
to (it
SHARON - 8. C.
yo:
BAGS WANTED a
We are paying fair prices
for Good Second Hand Bags bund
The Bags must be whole,
clean and sound; but neat ^eFI
patching is not objectionable.
an k
Bring the Bags. We will
take any quantity of the 100
pound size and over J retne
LUM
grinding? w.
BER
Our Corn Mill is running
, ? of al
every day. ore*
We are giving the best of p"
service.
Yorkville Cotton Oil Co. c
A Better Roughage /
Mr. Wesley Johnson, Aiken, S. C., feedcows
and says that he prefers than to
He believes that they are cheaper and
story of
piJCKi
W 1 COTTON AC El
V HULL
* uwtism
In two worci*?Cheaper?Better. It u
of it* kind b the cheapest or that the c
is certainly true of Buckeye Hulls. F
eliminates mH the objectionable features
it possible to sell the delinted hulls at
roughage can be bought. If you want 1
buy the cheapest?Buckeye Hulls,
roughage?Buckeye Hulls?you will get
Ta asms the best rosdts and la davakf (is
tharaaghfy IinIm homrt beform fmmdb
vsMiag tbeai dawn night sod aisminr (or tka
(Us caaast bo daoe, vat dm at faast (hi
load the ladU dry, vat only half as Batch by
Book of Mixed Ft
Gives the light formula for every combination <
hem much ta feed far maintenance, far srihr. foa
Bacteye Hnlb sad five* directiona far uetag
a^rj to ncarrw rau.
k The Buckeye Cottt
Atimut* BiimUmghmm CreemmtaJ
AflfMto Ckmrioiti /idktM
LOTS
UHV ,%
* a mena:
idles nerves
ys thirst
i appetite
s digestion
>s teeth clean
economical
dlers
>plled!
111
?ply
ter every meal
vor Lasts! '
take care
k|? of your
vbs eyes
JUli EYES are without nydoulit
Host important or k;iii of the body
nhould bo taken special care of.
should have them carefully examoccasionally
whether you wear
sea or not. If U be Ileal, Honest
Ice and Protection you want, see
*? if it to
JIT, "IIIC 1/|UUI?? M , It IV in
you want, see Shiedcr also; If It
le Ilest (.Li.vs money can buy, you
t to see Shiedcr; but If It bo a big
>f money you want to spend, see
s one else.
k the hundreds of glad
i been* to wto-nm tuouf my vQSSBm
prices, and see what the man thaTs^^
>u with glasses did for your pock3k.
I (Examinations Free.
I). L. SH1EDEK, D. O.
RUGS
E HAVE a splendid assortment of
IS?All Sixes at Uie ItUtfit Prim,
L'lAb N.tLE OF
ETSON FKI/T HUtiS.
to see these and ask the prices.
Oil FOHCII SHADES?
e have these In all sixes to tit all
of porches. They are a royal luxfor
hot summer days, and not very
nstve. See about them.
SE FL'KNISHINGS?
me to see us for anything and
fthing in the way of House Furngs.
We uro splendidly stocked
. JU UI Williui.
BK FURNITURE CO. ..
mposition Roofing
rilAT OUTHOUSE, Darn or other
ing on your premises that Is In
of a New Roof, can be cheaply
ed and thoroughly protected with
rst-Class COMPOSITION ROOF,
have that kind?First-Class In
Ity?In One, Two and Three Ply
This Composition Roofing la
leal roofing material for outbulld-It
lasts well, la easily put on and
expense Is much less than tin or
good shingles. The time to api
new roof Is before It ralna. You
mber the Arkitnsaw Traveler?
BER, ETC.
ion you need unythlng In LUMor
LUMRKR PRODUCTS, reber
US. We always carry a line
most everything In Rough, and
sed Lumber of all kinds as well
hinglea. Laths, Lime, Cement,
ts. Oils, Varnishes. Stains, etc.
JNO. R. LOGAN w
; IXK3AN MUOHR, MMiacer.
'or Less Money
i Buckeye Hulls to hit milch
any hulls he has ever used,
better. That is the whole
rare that the best product
heapeat is the best but this
temoving the hnt not only
of old style hulls but makes
the lowest figure for which
the best roughage you must
If you buy the cheapest
the best
i iHh|a adar, mot Urn htdk
if. H is easy la da (lis by
i Bast iaadbg. If at say Am
rty adnata*. H yaa yrslw la
Mk as af tld Syb Uk
eda FT eat *
a tods used lath* tooth. TsOs
fs I Wains, tor wort. PmKtw ^
tlnw properly. Scad for your
Ml Oil Co, Do*. K
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