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N GLC > < ^ iSiLUJ L \ir r F vve v Special vaiues in La values, sale price i Beautiful inie George Silks and Fajamas, all n r Two cases Aoron Gin: > ' r 1 case Long Cloth, w . Children's Hose, sale 25c, 35c and 45c. Ladies' and Children*! leather soles, sale pric< s.' American Percales, sj f . f IT M MIA s ' F V ~v?.r v-. ?: sr*?i-^r t? -^r v v> --"-? i mmifci ^ "> VUJ ^ ' IS COMMANDER OF NEGRO REGIMENT > S&.!> . o-o?o-o-o-o-od?o?o?o?o-o-o * % ' i.? 1 ^ ?I *> IttW / Col. William Hayward, commandx lng 309th infantry, negro troops, is one of the most popular commanders in tne army, uoui ne anu ms uwp \ * covered themselves with glory by T * their bravery in the many important ^ battles of the war in which they participated. - " CONVERT LE MANS Sfr, INTO BUSY CENTER II ^ Fmharkatinn Hpadnuarters _Takes Care of Men to Be Sent to Ports. m Transformed in a few weeks from a quiet provincial town to the American embarkation center, LeMans was described in a dispatch received in Washington by the American Red Cross as one of the most important military points in France; The sur-. rounding country has been divided into areas lor ten divisional headquarters, - the dispatch said, and the establishment when completed will be able to -asiffSggSSlB5 * \ )??er the Pu " * ? 1> Hi r* /". /\ dies7 Skirts, big lor, $o.uu S3.50 tte Crepe, Crepe de Chine, narked special price ghams at yard ] ? oith 25c, sale price 16c price, pair iuc, ioc, zvc, s White Shoes, rubber and ; $1.75 to $4.50 lie price, per yard 10c WE ARE flit PAY Yft r \ ? v areas,, and for entrainment of 4,500 to 7,000 men daily to embarkation port. ; Each divisiofl as It arrived from j Belgium, Lorraine, or Argonne, will go J to the divisional area assigned to it. | There the men wait until their turn i rainos to eo to the classification camp, ' where they are medically examined j and "deloused." Then they are sent to j a forwarding camp, from which they ; are sent to Brest in. troop trains or i long strings of camions. At the port ,* they either go aboard at once or into I $ rest camp to wait for an available | transport. The Red Cross, the dispatch said, ; has opened a large canteen at the Lei Mans railroad station and has institut j ed other activities. For the housing ! of casual officers and men as they pass j through the town to join their division ! after being evacuated from hospitals j a rest house of the dormitory type has j been provided. i , i CHORUS GIRL CHICK I j ; Sings a Song, When Asked, for a Nice Policeman. ! It is a mighty hard task to distin I ~~ ~ ! guisli between chickens, as many a j policeman and constable who has been j called on to arbitrate in neighborhood ! disputes concerning the ownership j can testify. But Mrr. Frank Bechtle, of Marion, Ohio, has solved the problem. ' i-J 1 ?h;^L*c frnm sue separuicu uci wicu ? ! a flock in Oakley Miller's barn here in I the presence of Oflicer Burt Powell by I an odd little cluck which they recog| nized. They followed her to the barnyard. Then she knelt and one of j them came running to her and jumped j on her knee. "That is Maybelle, my j chorus girl chick," she informed the j wondering patrolman. "She crows j when the sun sets and goes to roost I when it rises. Hasn't she pretty I legs?" and she patted the shapely supports of her pet. "She sings, don't you, Maybelle? "Now sing for the gentleman. He has been nice to us." And Maybelle sang. It wasn't a j canary bird's song, but it was a song. Good as a Ferret. Ferrets are banned for Ohio hunters, but Adolph Ilutta, bank teller, of Cleveland, has a substitute plan that places him in the ranks of the few j Cievelanders who have been bringing ; in rabbits. When a rabbit runs into a hole, Rutta pulls a long piece oi rubber hose from his hunting bag, | places one end in the hole as far as j he can and yells into the other end. i The frightened rabbit then bounces out in a hurry. ! Smiles. Stop Divorce j triplet jjirli, 2 years ?ti& ?*lved ^iwrfa '"'b'11 t ES~ blic Some Bi. Georgette Crepe and Cr ciai 40-inch Sea Island, sale * I r% A 1 ao * Qillr TTrkcn | 1-flUlCO i 'nn Colors black, brown, gray, 6 spools J. & P. Coats' Sj New shipment Boys' ('lo years to 18, price, suit _ Men's $2.50 Overalls 1 Celling U TO VISIT C nsDbk mp qsBP DRY Newberi V ?. <M ?%>**> ?? i. V r. . < '. problem that has baffled judges and lawyers in St. Paul for a we^k. Their smiles rud cries of "Daddy" reconciled Reuben and Martha Frisk, and the quintet marched home together. NEW WEALTH IS \ FOUND IN BRITAIN I J War is Responsible for Another j Big Industry. FUTURE POSSIBIUTIRE GREAT Tanks Credited With Developing Ironstone Areas in Parts of England? Vast Wealth Which Lies Few Feet I Below Surface Undreamed of Few ' Years Ago?District to Be Great j Steel Production Center. Few British industrial developments J which were set in motion by war ne- J cessities can compare in magnitude or in future possibilities with the exploitation of new ironstone areas in | North Lincolnshire. It is confidently The Old \ When you invest your 11 that the security is safe life you want to be sure writes the policy is reliabh gations promptly. I ! The Mutual Life | Of New I was established in 1843 ai and safest among the old 1 if you want insurance and * over with you. It will pi contract that the Mutual L A V i A. J. 15ov Room .507 Exchanj i / g Values in >pe de Chine Waists, spe S3.50 to $8.50 price, yard .10c al per pair _48c to $2,50 white and tan. jool thread __25c - I thing for Easter, sizes 3 S2.0C to $12.50 : $1.75 THEM F )UR MILLINE y^-S. C. *?? '. h>*?.- *? ;_ -;i" . "?;) . - ' ' .* . . .... , predicted that within't^n/years tfeer< will be created- on *he 'sparsely "In habited plain Which- stretches trim the sonth bank of the Hiunber a nev manufacturing region; as busy an< Important as . Middlesborough ,an< Tana_oiHo oro trtdflV. JL CC?J~CiUV (4*v Only a few years ago the Vas wealth which lies a few feet belov the surface was undreamed of. I was only when the lack of ships re stricte'd imports of ore from abroad concurrently with an urgent need fo increased steel production, that th< resources of North Lincolnshire wen fully reali2ed. "" ' "' Ha mAro fhfll xne son iietruo uuic ? scratching to reveal the ironstone, an< consequently exploitation should b rapidly organized. Plans are projected which, it i said, will make this district one o the greatest centers in the kingdor for the production of steel, suosii iary industries will be fostered, ne\ traffic will be created for the grea docks at Immingham, and the mile of waste land along the Hu.mber ma be filled with wharves and factories Authorities Co-operate in Plan. The principal firms, the local at thorities, and the local governmec board are co-operating with the objee of directing the growth of the futur urban area on rational lines. Reliable aoney you want to know When you insure your that the company that 3 and will meet its oblii Insurance Co. j r York I id is one of the strongest line companies. See me let me talk the matrer iy you to examine the ife writes. rers, Agt. je Bank Building. { s 5? ^9 A DDI? New Mercb. Men's Pants, wool and cott v r ChiMren's Shoes and Slipp< I Men's Slippers and Shoes, Ladies' Shoes and Slippers, Beautiful assortment Ging /Innnr? fr* xrorA UUWU WW J Mrl n Big Table Bleaching. Long price, yard OR LESS RY DEPARTM "> J I S?. > * t ' ? ^"? '"* ' ' ?"? ' ' ^ ' 3 :-d ?*2 v'.i tf?ui?. - ' " v- ^ " ' f,?r? -v';- fcfir r"'* ' "' '* e''. oThe.'creation of a beautiful city tai r^'. I /?nnliirw*f inn' with the m&DUffl?t?LE& Of j P- iron and steel is not impossible of 7c achievement, and no fairer site could I be desired for such an industrial exil periinent There are thousands of acres of t moorland, dotted with pine woods and f plantations, all unspoiled as prairie t land. No problems of slum areas or > congested districts would arise. Given [f good will on all sides a splendid garr den city can be built. It will be a e crime against civilization If anything e less worthy is done. For Lincoln a name in history has o /been established by the invention ana 1 " A tonl'C OnH XL' it], 1 mauuiuiriure ui uic umao, uuu > ? > e these larger works and the growing supplies of coal and steel near' at s band the manufacturer* are now in f a far stronger position than they were n before the war to meet the intense l- American and Canadian competition, v To keep the extended -works fully t employed an immense world trade s must be cultivated, and to obtain this y j plans have been laid for standardiza3, tion, within certain limits large scale production, without impairing the quality for which East Anglia is j i nnenmoccorl ^ lUiOUl ^IAWWVV?* ^ ,'t Output of Various Products. e The output will include everything 1 required in the mechanical operations of agriculture, and in road transport, I Ano | Car of I Just back froi 20th car of mules They go fast be is right and we kr die them. Come from this car. Ji need. Better see C R. J "i andise ;on, to suit you. I ;rs..... 98c to $4.50 sale price $1.98 $8.50 . sale price ;._$2.50 $7.50 hams^ 35c values, re ?4c Cloth and Linene, sale I 15c I * ENT I I . Vi J-. - <. ' ' * oil and steam tractors, plow# aEki Cttl? ti*atorSi: petrol engines , of all kinds, threshers, sugar machinery and the whole range of harvesting and general farm implements. Already an amalgamation of impor taut Lincoln and Grantham firms has taken place, and closer co-operation than has hitherto,, existed is likely to be fostered among all the firms. One result may be the ^placement of the customary foreign agencies by direct representation of' the firms in the principal agricultural countries of the worldNew French Slang. The language of the Poilu is ar double Dutch, to the uninitiated. Anyone familiar with the slang of the Quartier Latin would probably feel more at home than most. But thereare many other ingredients?somepatois, some picked up in Morocco, and some are survivals of the soldier slang of the First empire. Such a word is "cleber." which apparently means to eat after one has been on the point of starving. An explanation giyen of the orijrin of the word is that it is a corruption of "kleba," the Russian forbread. It is said that the French soldiers on the great retreat from Moscow called out "Papa, kleba," to Napoleon. ther Mules m Atlanta with this season. .cause the price tow how to han; and get one - -i i \ ist the kind you me quick. WISE i, - * r ' ' . iktA