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k ||enim au0 ||m. Satered at the Postoffice at New* fc*rtj, S. C., as 2nd class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Friday, October 25, 1918. ? fff- ,.%fe?- iW W~~ HUMBERT M. AFLL, I 7 \ the Kid as He Appeared Before He left Home and Enlisted In the Army. Humbert Mayer Aull, of Xewberry. j : ' has "been commissioned in France. He is now a second lieutenant of infantry his commission won when the big battle is raging. Lieutenant Aull, upon the call of the President, enlisted in the First Regiment, 'National Guard of Soutn Carolina, in 1916. when there was ' trouble with Mexico. He went in as a private. His company was "K" j ^ . from Anderson, commanded at that; time by Capt. Henderson. Later it j was commanded by Capt. Vandive?\ j I Mr. Aull steadily rose until he was made "top sc-rgeant," the highest non- j commissioned office in his company, i While the troops were over here, at; i Camp Sevier, he was urged to go to a training camp and ?et a commission, but he wanted to stay with his own j command, among the friends he had , / ! made. When he got over to France, j 1 * i however, with the 30th division, he was sent from the "battle to an of -j ? 1 i~ nomn in "Rolpn'im and , ncers iicumjig ?, he made good, as the officers in th.>, American service knew he would, and as everyobdy who knows the bov ^ knew he would. The first news from him came in | the shape of the original commission j He wrote not a line. He sent his commission to his sister in Columbia, Mrs. T. Q. 'Boozer, who received it upon the day of her husband's death from influenza. When Mr. Aull enlisted he was only' ! 20 years of age. He is now 22. The i commission, signed by his "major of ~ ~ * ' infantry." gives his cnaracter as cellent." With thousands and hun- j dreds of thousands of others, Mr. Auii i has simply done his duty, but his many , friends in South Carolina will be glal ' i to know of this recognition of his j merit on Flanders field, where grow the poppies over the dead, who have " died in and for the faith. 3 avj nvguiuuvusf The navy department has issued the following instructions regarding the shipping of Christmas packages to sailors in home waters and abroad. J (a) Packages forwarded by parcels ' post for men in the navy must com- j ply with tno postal regulations aim should be enclosed in substantial boxes with hinged or screw top cover | to facilitate opening and inspecting. I (b) AH boxes shiped by express j are limited to 20 pounds in weight. | should measure not more than two j cubic feet in colume, be of wood, well j strapped anc have a hinge or screw j top to facilitate opening and inspect- j ing. (c) All mail matter snould be addressed as now prescribed by the postal regulations. All express pack-' ases should be forwarded in care of Supply officer, Fleet Supply Base, 29th street and Third avenue, South Brooklyn. X. Y. (d) Xo perishable food product other than those enclosed in cans or glass jars should be packed in parcels post or express shipments. (e) All packages must be plainly marked with the name and address of the sender, together with a notation trip nat.urp nf thp cnr>_ tents, such as "Christmas box", or v I $ ("Christmas present." (f) The supply officer at New York j will cause each express package to be opened and carefully examined to j see that nothing of an explosive or | other dangerous character is for; warded. The shipment of Christmas packages for United States naval vessels abroad should be made so as to reach New York as early as possible and . not later than November loth. i 4 . ' Joined the Army. 1 A private in the quartermaster's corps at Camp Pike decided that he would sooner be in a more active branch of the service, so asked for and received a transfer to the artillery. After bidding him good-by, his bunkmate hung a service flag with one star in front of their barracks. On being asked what it all meant he said: "Our Joe has joined the army." SELECTION OF SEED CORN IMPORTANT AT THIS TIME. Columbia.?Selection and testing of seed corn is important, livery iarmci should go into his field, select suitable ears, and so mark them that they may be readily distinguished. After the seed corn is harvested it should be stored so as to protect it from extremes in weather, insects and rats. The labor shortage makes it absolutely necessary for the farmers to have good seed in order to avoid loss of time and effort spent in replanting and to make every acre produce as much s.z possible at a time when big production of food crops is demanded toy the world situation. To Feed 65,000 Yanks. Chicago.?Charles Weeghman, presi3ent of the Cubs, has taken the job i )f feeding 6;j,000 soldiers daily for the government at the largest artillery v-imn in the country, located at Smith .own, Ky. YANKEE BAPTIZED ON A RUN Made Chaplain Hurry Because He Wanted to Catch Up With His Company. i With the American Army at the Marne.?A long line of dust-covered Yankees were pushing their way through a tfiell-battered village near Chateau-Thierry toward a ridge of hills from which came the rumble of artillery fire. At a crossroads they came u]?on a chaplain, waiting beside a broken-down sidecar. One of the doughboys fell out of line and walked rapidly up to the crossroads. "Say, Chaplain, baptize me quick, will you?" he urged. "We'll be in the line to-night!" The chaplain walked away from the sidecar. "Do you believe" he began. "Yes, sir; I believe everything!" interjected the boy; "but I've got to catch my company. Can't you make it -?j ' quicK i In less than a minute the ceremony was over ai;d he was running up the roail. i ! SALESMAN KNITS FOR "BOYS" I Devotes AH His Spare Time to Work Whiile Waiting for Trains. Ottawa, Kan.?O. C. Rose, a travel- j ing salesman here, spends all of his spare time ac railway stations, between j trains, and evenings knitting for sail- > ore. As a result of his energy two pairs of socks, one pair of wristlets, a helmet $nd a sweater have gone overseas to gladden the heart of some Yank. i Kidd, 106, Works on Farm. Bellaire, O.?William Kidd, one hundred ancl six, is assisting in the farm work o:q the Charles Kosser farm and is doing a real day's work every day. Kidd was bom during the \Far of 1812 and served in the Confederate army during the Qsvil war. War Ga? Causes Appendicitis. The various poison gases so much in use at present at the European battle zone are not only breathed, but are swallowed. This might seem strange at first, but the likelihood of swallowing some amount of a gas impregnating thp atmosphere may readily be seen. This might take place incidental to the intake of food and both to normal and convulsive actions of f>ir.Aot Snr>h ?nrnHr?\vinjr of tOXlC 111C llUVUli uu\.u J, vapors causes a variety of digestional | disturbances, according to the amount of gas ingested. According to an article in the Jour-' | nal de Medecine de Chirurgie Pratique, appendicitis has been found | caused by swallowed gas, especially when the gas contains chlorine. The ! progress of the malady was rapid, but j rather mild, and treatment was effec-j Hve. I _________ ' ; Sorghum Making. j They are calling it "cane sirup" | now, but it i:? the same old sorghum of ; Confederate war times?and just as good as of old. Reports in the state j papers indicate that the output of mnAn. cn-ootonin' this spnson IS ' UVLLHJ-I1ICH-HT O?? going to be a record breaker, and this makes largely for independence of; 8Ugar on the farms and likewise in, town, for the farmer who includes a: jug cf sorghum in his load of produce. itands in no danger cf failure to empy the jug.?Charlotte Observer. . An Important Phase of War Work ! Since the people of iXewberry coun ty have subscribed their full quota in the Fourth Liberty Loan Drive we feel that we have done our part, for the present, in buying clothing, guns, ammunition, food and other material necessities for our soldiers. It behooves us, now, to seek to find some other way in which we can help fhp wiir as miir.klv nnssiblp. Our lpve for country is also tested in ; the way we support the organizations that are working for the morale and for the souls of our men and women. One from General 'Pershing's staff has said that the agencies that are working for the morale of the army are adding a big per cent to the fighting efficiency of our men. The Young Women's Christian Association was cne of the agencies mentioned by this staff officer. , Below is a telegram which was sent I some months ago to iMrs. Cushman, , Chairman of the War Work Council of the Y. W. C. A., by our beloved president, Woodrow Wilson. At thaf time the work of the association was j not on such a magnificent scale as it | is today. . | ! '^My Dear Mrs. Cushman: May I not express to you the ad- J ! miration which I in common with the j | great body of my fellow-countrymen j have felt for the work of the Young 1 Women's Christian Association? It . has responded at this time of need ;.i i the most admirable way to the claims upon its patriotic services, and I wish to give myself the pleasure of ex-1 ! pressing my appreciation and the high value which I put upon its work. Sincerely yours, ' (Signed) Woodrow Wilson.* } War work of the Y. W. C. A. began as the result of a request from the War Department Commission on, training Camp Activities to supply leaders for girls in the vicinity of' training ramps. That request wa^ j received the first of -Tune. 1917, and j since then 87 club centers have been opened. The government requested houses where the mothers, wives, sweetheart? and sisters who visited soldiers in the training camps could be entertained. The Y. W. C. A. answered with the .Hostess House. Today 90 hostess houses have been opened and others are under construction. Twelve are for colored troops. .Many other Hostess houses have been requested. Early in the war. French women cabled to the American Young Woman's Christian Associaion for h61p. Xow they conduct social and recreation work for French women amons the munition workers of Lyons, St. Quentinne and Bourses; for French women in government employ; for Americans who serve in the social rooms for nurses at Red Cross huts at 14 "base hospitals; in the Hostess houses of Paris and Tours; in the Hostess houses for American (Signal Corps girls; and maintain hotel Petroerad in Paris for war workers. 1 Eight workers in Russia have established club centers for girls Multitudes of foreign born women, 1 Big Stoc' GL0B1 Sp 35c Heavy ( 30c Bleachii 6 Spools J. i $1.00 yard $2.50 40-in< Ladies' Coat Boys'Clothii Look tkrougi ' ignorant not only of the language 01 our country but also of its laws and customs, are left helpless when their men are summoned to the service. The Y. W. C. A. has placed interpreters in camps, sent others to visit wo. men in their homes, and has translated in 23 tongues bulletins on food and labor laws, insurance, and care of children. The Y. W. C: A. has a social morality bureau that is co-operating with the government in its work for clean ana neaitnrui living, literature :s being distributed and lectures given. The housing of the armies of women war workers mobilized in industrial centers with the declaration oi war; became an urgent problem. The Y. W. C. A. has aided materially 11; this undertaking. On government request Industrial War Service Centers are being established in the 22 government industrial cantonments, where tens oi thousands of eirls are oroducins: "war orders." supplies that go directly ic our armies over seas. Recreation is essenial to efficient work. Recreation centers have beer established in all parts of the country Many colored leaders are employee industrial and camp cominunitj centers where colored girls are living A r>otri'ntir> 1 Mtnm fnr vnnrip'pr eirlt A * pwiVi ivv*v *^^0" ^ *,w ?r v ov? O"- * has enrolled thousands of members They are helping win the war througr social service and through maintaining the highest standards of patriotism for themselves and'others. The slogan of the Y. W. C. A. is: "Serving at our country's call." Mrs. H. Schumpert, Publicity Chairman of Y. W. C. A, War Work in Newberry County. First car ha will ? Hard, firm, Danish cabb; are selling 1 your order p Summ k of Fall b ....A E DRY ecials for a )uting, yard ng, yard wide, yar Sc P. Coats Cotton A C/OKrfiQl ononis W1UC kJtl gV) ch Serge, special 3 s and Coat Suits, S] ig, sizes 2 to 18 ye h our stock bet Newberry, Sc t / vUJiors A XT) ALL ABOUT Mrs. J. Chesley Dominiek has returned fro*-" month's visit to Ayersville, Ga. / Corp. J. Harry Summer, Jr., is now with the M. 0. I. S. at Camp Raaton, Metucheon, X. J. Mrs. Walter Ringer of Newberry ' and Mrs. Ellen Wise of Prosperity were dismissed Wednesday from the Columbia hospital. Mr. George W. Summer. Jr., has returned from Charleston to Newberry for business. Mr. J. L. Nobles is now connected with Farrow's barber shop where ho would be glad to have his old customers and friends call to see him. L M- and Mrs. .T. Bert Neal have rer>oivoH tho errnrl npws that thpir snn . Thomas is improving from his seril ons spell of pneumonia following in fluenza at Camp Mils, L. I. Plea??>nt Boyd, called "Pies" for short, the accommodating mail toter : from the postoffice to the station and i. hack, has handed us the b'ase of a . oollard stalk that is on the order of 1 nf a curiosity pleasnnt to look at. It T looks like it might have been platted . by hand into a pretty shape, which shows that nature's handiwork is superior to man's every time. t Judge Wm. F. Ewart received a. - card Thursday informing him that . his son William had arrived in safety overseas. Both of Judge Ewart's sons are now "over there." TMiss Sarah iRawl returned last week from Baltimore and is awaiting the lifting of the quarantine so as to resume the teaching of her music school 1 1 ^ \ s been sold. irrive in a few white heads, ige make best them cheap, romplty. er Broth ind Winte iT.... UUUD / Few Days Oi id - - - il yard ... rard aecial price $11.9 ars. snprial ni"ice S2.2 ore you make y \ >uth Carolina. In addition to undergoing treatment. for her eye trouble. Miss Rawl alio H underwent the operation for the re- a moval of her adenoids and tonsils, all of which has put her in better ^ condiion to teach the fine art of music. < Mr. John Campsen. son of Mr. antf Mrs. "Harry Campsen, returned Wed- i nesdav from the Baptist hospital, where he has been critically ill with pnumonia. W (Messrs. .Ino. M. Kinard and J. Y ^ McFall went to Camp .Jackson last Sunday to see Jno. M. Kinard. Jr. They found and left John Junpr al? right. will hclA^racdjraU' U. S. Food Administration. i r er Tater ain't skeerin' up a. . - mjs1 v.*en he say we alls mus' eat j .ss wheat en less meat en save all * ' I de fat en sugar we kin. We has jist | eot ter feed dat big army er fightin* ! so.ier boys, en we kin do hit by eatin* i right smart mo' taters en garden sass ! en eatin' mo' fish en game 'stid er pork and beef. Ef we alls don't pin ter feed dem sojers right now we'll be feedin' somebody '.Co' long en it won't be us. J ge 1 % . K /inuiuer car days. Remember i M kraut. We Let us have ers Co. j| r Goods \ S CO. t *ly - - 19c 19c m-* i?OC - 65e - $2.00 8 to $35.00 5 to $12.50 nitr fall hill! % mmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmKmmammmmmmaammmmmrmmamiMm II