The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, April 08, 1919, Page SIX, Image 6
BEL6IUMS RAIL
i DAMAGE BILLION
t
Commission Puts This Estimate
on Destruction or Lines
and Bridges.
FOE DESTROYED 690 MILES
Seventy Per, Cent of Damage Was
Done in 1918?French Coal Region
Loss utteen bin sons ana ne?
y pairs to Take Ten Years.
Paris ? The Belgian commission
which is investigating the damage (lone
by the Germans to railroads in occupied
territory, while it has not yet
finished its work, is in a position to
;give interesting figures relative to destruction
caused by the' Germans.
The figures show that nearly GOO
miles of railroad tracks were destroyed
completely and nearly 260 miles virtually
destroyed and rendered useless
out of a total mileage of approximate\
Jy 2,600 in Belgium.
Done Mostly In 1918.
' *These destructions mostly were in
th#? Mons coal valley, in the region of
Tournai and around Ghent, Bruges,
Osrend and Courtrai and 70 per cent
of the destruction was carried out during
the period from the start of the
Belgian offensive on September 2^
1918, and the signing of the armistice.
The Germans \ appropriated 2,614
-locomotives out of a total of 4,534, or
% ' - -- 1. - A AArt
-~am>ui 0( per cent; pttasscu.Kci
?cars out of a total of 10,812, or 93 per
-trent, and 80,568 freight cars out of
.- a total of 94,737, or 86 per cent. Ihe'
block signal system in Belgium was
1 * 'destroyed and replaced by a German
system, with which the Belgian locomotive
engineers are not acquainted.
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JBelgian system again installed. The
commission is not able to make public
yet the number of bridges or sta* I
tions destroyed. * . i
\ All the bridges leading in and out
of Ostend and Bruges have been x3e-Ktroyed
and virtually all in West Flan
-ders, as well as those over the Meuse
at Liege, Namur. Huy, Dinant and An?
- seremme. Eight bridges bver the
v-Ghent-Terneuzen canal were blown
?p. Two of these bridges at Bal^aete,
near the Dutch frontier, welglieo
3,000,000 pounds each. It is estimated
toy the commission that more than 109,*)00,t)00
pounds of steel will be required
>o rebuild the^ bridges in Flanders j
salone.
The commission estimates the damage
to railroad material, tracks,
bridges and other equipment at more
-thnn $1,000,000,000. ' , ' ,
Faces Formidable Takk.
France is faced with a most formidable
task in reconstructing the impor'
tant coal and industrial districts' of
the department of the Nord and the
Prs do Calais, and it will cost 75,?
000,000.000 francs ($15,000,000,000)..
according to a statement made to the
French senate by Louis Loucheur,
^minister of Industrial reconstruction.
The Genaans completely destroyed 301
coal pits, and Mr. Loucheur said he
hoped that if the French had Inch
and worked very hard they might be
^aUle to produce 34,000 tons daily by
the end of 1919, instead of '<5,0001
"tons, the oytput before the war. The
jnepair of the mines will cost more j
than 2,000,000,000 francs ($4(J)0,000,0?K))
and cannot be accomplished in less
than ten years.
The factories in the district have nc
/ raw material and the machinery has
r been -destroyed or carried away. Mr.
JLoueneur said it would take several
; years and 40,000 freight cars to bring
back the machinery taken to Germany.
" TO KRl DRUNKEN OFFICIALS
i JBolshevik Government in Russia De?
crws Drastic Punishment
\ for Inebriates.
, Stockholm?A threat to punish inebriety
among bolshevik officials of
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mgn degree oy aeain is wuiuiueu m
-a soviet decree printed in late issues
t)f the Petrograd newspapers.
The decree points out that drunkenness
among such officials is increasing
and proposes curativp measures.
If there do not prove effective, however,
the offense, it is threatened, will
cause the infliction of the death pen*
3Jty.
^ Cigaret Clash at !<
K Vassar Is Solved s
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?& New York.?An armistice has $
been signed between smokers $
rt? and nonsraokers at Vassar col- $
' 8 sfeee. The matter was thrashe?l
W
?at a few days ago and a deci- jgj
skm wis reached which now ?<
'prohibits smoking by the girls
ja la dormitories, but they can $
\ X smoke elsewhere. $
Ji1 Consequently the girls avail
/ '{? themselves of many secluded $
j>J< nooks. Probably the most pat- JjJ
^ ronized is Sunset hill. Here the V
j girls are wont to gather and A
?> < puff at their cigarets, unmo- JJ
^ lested by the trustees or the }
warden, Miss J. C. Palmer. *?
[ J Vassar college is said to be
>} the only woman's college which $
^ has heretofore recognized tha: "y
^ girls smoked. >?!
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CHILDREN OF THE KING
AND QUEEN OF SPAIN
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M-lWQQBPWaoaBftf.
The children of the king and queen
of Spain, about to, receive their first
communion in the chapel of the royal
palace in Madrid. An interesting and
unusual photograph of children of
royalty at their communion. From
left to richt they are the Infantes
Beatrice, Jamie and Christine of
Snoin
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HAS ONLY HELIUM
PLANT IN THE WORLD
Noninflammable Balloon FHIer
Made by Government at
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ron wonn, iex.
The only helium plant In the world
Is being erected in North Fort Worth,
Tex., by the United States navy department
at a cost of $900,000. The plant's
product is expected to remove the last
Ganger element rrom ballooning.
Experts declare that production of
helium in quantities will soon make it
possible for big passenger and- freight
airships to travel everywhere, and that
the airship as a war weapon will surpass
even/the fleet airplane.
Helium, the material Count Zeppelin
npt>rlpfi tn mnkp his hisr nfrshins ? sue
cess, removes the danger of fire from
the gas filling in (the balloon.
The natural gas of certain wells at
Petrolia,,in*Clay county, is the best
ever found for the extraction of the
helium. The products of the yeNs will
be piped to Fort Worth, prepared for
the balloons and distributed. The government
is now building the pipe line
at a cost of $4,000,000.
Helium is said to be approximately
92 per cent of the lifting power of
hydrogen and is noninflainmable. An
airship, inflated with helium cannot be
brought down in. flames. Heretofore
the gas-filled balloon was at the mercy
of the quicker airplanes, which could
set the balloon blazing with bullets.
When America entered the world
war the British government referred
to the United States bureau of mines
the industrial production of helium.
Such a substitute for hydrogen was
i known to exist, but its cost was deemI
ed prohibitive.
Funds for experimental work were
provided by the joint army and navy
board of rigid airships. The experiment
plant was erected at a cost of
$250,000.
Greatest secrecy was exercised by
the government in conducting the experiment.
Soldiers were kept on guard
duty day and night. Newspapers were
cautioned against mentioning existence
of the plant until the ;.rmistice
was signed.
' The permanent plant will be in full
operation by April 1, according to the
uimouncemem 01 uavm
GIFT FOR DISGRACE
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Girl Gets a Watch and a Diamond
Ring After Discharge.
"You take the watch and diamond
' - ',!l"rw">o vnn hnve suf
rinjj lor mtr ui^uav
fered," were the words spoken by Mrs.
Kelly, mother of Miss Elizabeth Kelly
of Xbrth Hampton, to Miss Nellie
Ronctl of 2026 Woodbine avenue; in '
poliee headquarters at Springfield, 1
Ohio, the other day. As she spoke
the mother took the articles from her
daughter, who began weeping.
Miss Kelly caused Miss Roach's arrest
for their theft, but later admitted
that she had loaned the watch and ,
ring to her.
i Mrs. Kelly forced them upon Miss
| Roach, who finally accepted tliem and
i was released.
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J Brother Halts Brother.
j "Halt! Who jroes there? Advancej
i and irive the countersign." Sergt. John
J Harvey, of <Uniontown, Pa., did as or-|
i (lered, and for the first time in foni j
| years found himself face to face with!
1 his brother, Sergt. Edward Harvej 1
i Neit!*e~ of the brothers knew th<
[ other was within several Uiousan<
miles of France.
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GET SLOAN'S FOR
YOUR PAIN RELIEF
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to get quick, comforting
relief
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Once you've tried it on that stifi j
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joint, sure jauscjc, ja?.Ui <?>.matic
twinge, lame back, you'll find
a warm, soothing relief you never !
thought a liniment could produce.
Won't stain the skin, leaves no miss,
wastes no time in applying, sure to !
give quick results. A large battle
means economy. Your own or any j
other druggist has it. Get it today, :
rrices: 30c, goc, $1.26
666 cures Headaclies, Biliousness,
loss of Appetite, or that tired achine
reeling, due to Malaria or Colds. Fin*
Tonic. 8-5tf
BETTER THAN ASPIRIN
FOR COLDS AND FLl'
The Improved Aspirin Tablets, Called
Asp I tone. Are Sliphtljr Stimulating
Instead of Depressing to the Heart.
Do Not Upset Stomach.
Physicians and druggists are enthusiastic
over Aspitone, the new and
improved aspirin tablet? that are said
to be slightly stimulating instead of
depressing to the heart. They explain
that severe colds, influenza, fevers,
headaches, neuralgia and rheumatism
are almost invariably attended by a
weakness of the heart and require
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stimulation rather than depression
Heart failure, they say, is especially
to be guarded against in influenza
and pneumonia, hence they recommend
Asp; tone.
A ?entle laxative with one or two
ciMot-c r?f Asnitrmp. as needed, is now
the physicians favorite treatment for
severe colds and threatened pneurroiia.
It will usually cut short ?
cold or sore throat over night. Aspi
tone tablets are also being used with
splendid results for the relief of pain
in headaches, neuralgia and rheumatism.
The leading druggists everywhere
are now supplied with Af pit one
which is sold in sealed packages,
price 35 cents. They may be obtained
locally at Gilder & Weeks and P. K
Ways Drug Store.
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"Wood's White and Yellow m
Dent Seed Corns are all nubbed ES
selected stock, of high germir 19
nation. I^or the past five ?
years otir Bellwood stain of
Boone County has won first j
prize at the Virginia State
Fair for best ten ears of white
corn.
Wood's Virginia Ensilage
Corn is one of the best and
largest-yielding varieties foe
the silo. WOOD'S
SEEDS
For Farm and Garden are of
high-grade quality?tested for
both purity and germination.
Write for Catalog and "Wood's
Crop Special," giving prices of
Seed Potatoes, Seed
I ?r?Mflnr1 Clover III
! Seed-Garden Seeds.
T.W.Wood & Sons
SEEDSMEN,
Blchmond, - Virginia.
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4end that "turns the trick." /
;st Turkish and Domestic toba
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| NOTICE TO CONFEDERATE
VETERANS AN** WIDOWS
OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS
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! All who have not heretofore rei
ceived pensions, will call on Probate
' Judge and get their application blanks
and have same filled out. Under the
late act, all Confederate veterans are
[entitled to pensions. All widows of
Confederate veterans over $0 years
old and who married prior to 1895,
are entitled to pension. Attend t?
this at once, as we wish to have same
I mmniPtPH h* Anril the 10th.
Win. Y. Pair, Chairman,
W. F. Ewart, Secretary.
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FOB YEARS j
Mrs. Courtney Tells How Sfce
Was Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Oskaloosa, Iowa.?" For years I was
simply in misery from a weakness and
___________ awful' pains?and
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nouiing seemeu to
do me any good. A S
friend advised me /
tame i^ompuunu. x
lief right away.
can certain'y re?l
commend this valu-^^H
able medicine to
^'1^1 I other women who '
* suffer, fbr it has
done such good/
work for me and I know it will help
others if they will give it a fair trial."
?Mrs. Lizzie Courtney, 108 8th Ave.,
West, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Why will women drag along from day
to day, year in and year out, suffering
such misery as did Mrs. Courtney, when
such letters as this are continually being
published. Every woman who suffers
from displacements, irregularities, inflammation,
ulceration, backache, nervousness,
or who is passingthrough the
Change of Life should give this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink- .
ham's Vegetable Compound, a trial. Fort *H
special advice write Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. The result iH
of its long experience is at your service.
BZMOYAL NOTICE.
Blease & Blease, Atoorneys at Law,
have removed their offices te the
fourth floor of the new Bzefcange
Bank Building?rooms Numbers 403,
404, 405. 406, right in front of the
elevator. 12-20 lm
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