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| CONGRESS ADOPTS
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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SATURDAY MEMORABLE DAY IN
I. PEACE CONFERENCE.
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First Storm Passes
And Wilson Wins
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Inspiration of President Wilson's
SdmoJi on Leasrue and Clemen*'
ceau's Skillful Tactics.^
r,, . ' Paris, Jan. 26.?The peace conference
on. Saturday weathered its first
* storm and under the inspiration of a
speech by President Wilson and skillful
guidance by M. Clemenceau, the
chairman, unanimously adopted reso,
lutions declaring for a league of nations.
The conference also went on
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record in favor of incorporating the
league as an integral part of the
general treaty of peace and admitting
to the league "every civilized nation
which can be relied on to promote
^ .^its objects." '
Lively Protests.
Belgium, Serbia, Rumania, Portu>
^al, Brazil, Siam, China and Czechofi:
Slovakia protested against the vail"
' rious committees being largely restricted
to the great powers and asked
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for proportional representation privily
leges; particularly on bodies dealing
E: ' . / witli the league of nations, labor and
" '' reparation for war damages.
| - . Although this was a cloud no bigthan
a man's hand, it threatened
i - at one time to grow into a generalalignment
of the small powers against
the five great powers. This, how'
v' ever, was averted by M. Clemenceau's
good tempered and skillful direction.
Picturesque Sitting,
i, - The session had the same impresS
sive dignity as the open session, with
a picturesque sitting of Arabs and
* Indians in their turbans and tunics,
as well as a distinguished array of
' prime ministers and other world figores,
President Wilson for the first
*' i time was accompanied by the American
delegation, Col. House having
'recovered sufficiently from- the ill/'
ness to be presnt.
Honor Goes to Wilson. J
I Although it had been expected that
E," Premier Lloyd George would open the
discussion of the league of nations,
President Wilson h^g this honor. The
. President was followed by Mr. Lloyd
George in a brief address, and the
resolution favoring the league was
adopted without dissent after the
J v proposal had been accepted by Premier
Orlando for Italy,. Paul Hymans
for Belgium and Mr., La for
China.
Oil on Troubled Sea.
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When the other resolutions were
i brought up and the protests of the
* representatives of the small powers
k. were made, Clemenceau madeva
plea for harmony and on his assurance
that the supreme council would
give atention to the viewpoint of the
\ * . small nations all the proposed amendm
ments were withdrawn and the resof
lutjons were adopted unanimously.
f ' ORANGEBURG MAN DIES.
U. O. K. Wilson Succumbs to
Pneumonia Overseas.
>Orangeburg,
Jan. 28.?News has
been received here to the effect that
Lieut. Orville K. Wilson, of the
318th Field Artillery .Band, died in
France January 12 of bronchial
pneumonia. Official notification came
to Mrs. Wilson, who is at present in
Richmond, Va. It was known that
J Lieut. Wilson was under treatment
at a hospital for some time past, but
his condition had not been considered
very serious, and the news of his
death was received by his many
friends here with surprise and deep
regret.
OLAR MAN IS CITED.
^ George W. Smith Honored by Secre
Qwtr TVan?A1O Votnc
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The friends and relatives of George
W. Smith, of Olar, will be interested
in the following dispatch from Washington
under date of January 22.
No details of the matter other than
contained in the dispatch have been
* made public as yet:
# Secretary Daniels announced today
that he had officially commended
the armed guard of the steamer Westbro,
fconsisting of 23 men, and five
other enlisted men of the navy for
acts of courage performed in connection
with their duties.
The armed guard of the Westbro
volunteered to^aid the ship's crew in
. shifting the cargo at sea to save the
i vessel which was in a dangerous conL
dition.
Nf George W. Smith, of Olar, S. C.,
J is also included among the enlisted
men.
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EIGHTY-EIGHTH BIRTHDAY.
I>r. X. F. Kirkland Has Lived a
Long and Useful Life.
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Monday was the birthday of Dr.
N. F. Kirkland, of Olar, one of the
county's prominent and distinguished
citizens. The doctor is eightyeight
years old, but his old age has
not dimmed his vision of world or
local events. He is keenly interested
in the things that are going on,
and is quite active physically for one
of his age. Not many?days ago he
attended a church meeting in Orangeburg,
and it is characteristic of
him to always take a lively interest
>in everything that tends to uplift
the people. In bygone days, the good
doctor was a koted practicionqr and
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enjoyeu a large uucmcic, auu although
he has not visited the sick in
a professional capacity in many years,
there are hundreds of people in the
county who remember with love his
medical ministrations when they
were ill, and his large circle
of friends all join in wishing him
many more happy birthdays.
NEGKO TAKES LIFE OF OFFICER.
Posse Shoots to Death Man Barricading
House With Gun.
Camden, Jan. 22.?Robert Latta,
veteran police officer of the Camden
force, was shot and killed here this
afternoon when he attempted to arrest
Vowell Hudson, a negro. The
negro had been creating a disturbance
on what is known as "Team
Row," near the Seaboard passenger
depot and Policeman Latta had been
called to arrest him. The negro was
armed with a repeating shotgun loaded
with buckshot and opened fire
when the officer approached. After
shooting the policeman, the negro,
still armed with the shotgun and a
quantity of shells, barricaded himself
in a small house and ^opened fire
on those who approached.
A posse of citizens armed with
shotguns and*rifles soon formed and
by shooting through the house the
negro was mortally wounded witn
rifle bullets. He was removed to the
county jail, and was barely alive at
the time. He diw. at 6 o'clock this
evening.
Policeman L&tta uvea oniy auout
half an hour after being wounded.
Only one shot struc^ him and that in
the breast. He was a highly respected
citizen and was loved by all who
knew him. He is survived by his wife
and one son, Albertus Latta, a prominent
business man, of Cheraw, who
reached Camden tonight.
WILL YOU ADOPT AN ORPHAN?
People of Bamberg Asked to Help
Support the Fatherless.
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The society known as "The Fatherless
Chlidren of France," has undertaken
the care of French orphans
made destitute by the great war.
There are more than a million of
these little ones, and neglect now
cannot be repaired later.
The work is carried on by local
commitees, and every cent of money
subscribed goes to the child; expenses
are met by voluntary donations.
Ten cents keep a child one day.
$3.05 for one month, $36.50 maintains
v an orphan one year in its
mother's home. Upon receipt of
your pledge for one year's care, the
name and address of a child will be
given you, and the child or its mother
writes a letter v of acknowledgement
to the benefactor.
Let every home in the county to
whioh r son is returning from the
war, and every fireside where there
is a "vacant chair," every school and
club adopt at least one of these little
orphans whose fathers can never
come back home.
We want every teacher to present
this cause tOvthe boys and girls in
the schools; an average of only ten
cents from each child would amount
to a good deal. Blank pledges and
all further information will be gladly
given. MRS. B. W. FAUST,
Chm'n. for Bamberg County.
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CABLEGRAM FROM WILSON.
Ad^i^s Cotton May Be Exportea to
Neutral Countries.
Orangeburg, Jan. 23.?Col. J. H.
Claffy, president of the South Caroline
State Farmers' Union, authorizes
the publication of the following
cablegram received today from President
Wilson from Paris:
"Cotton may be exported to all
neutral contries in amounts adequate
for their needs. Further exports to
or for account of enemy countries
raise important questions of policy
which are the subject of attentive
consideration by associated governments."
LETTER ONLY A PAKE.
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S>oldier Not Awaiting; Death As He
Wrote.
Atlanta, Jan. 24.?James A Sutton,
who disappeared last Sunday night
after writing his bride of a few
months a long letter describing the
sensations of approaching death, and
reiterating his love for her, as he
stood, he said, surrounded by three
men in a k>nely spot on the bank of
the Chattahooche river awaiting
the final shove that would send
him to his death at the bo.ttom
of the stream, is still alive, sorry he
"faked" the letter, and is now looking
for work according to a statement
here tonight by his mother-in-law,
Mrs. L. J. Norman.
Mrs. Norman declined to state
where Sutton is now located but said
Mrs. Sutton had received two letters
from him in which he expressed sor
row for having written the "fake"
letter, and declared that he wanted
his wife to join him as soon as possible.
Sutton was discharged from
the army at Camp Gordon some tinie
ago. He obtained work here and
married at Atlanta girl.
HON. B. E. NICHOLSON DEAD.
Senator Prom Edgefield County Succumbs
to Pneumonia.
Edgefield, Jan. 23.?State Senator
B. E. Nicholson died at his home here
at 7 o'clock this morning from pneumonia
following influenza'. He came
home sick last Tuesday, but there
wa6 little apprehension that he was
seriously ill until pneumonia developed
two days after confinement to
his bed. The funeral will take place
tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. A
faithful church-man, a splendid citizen
and able lawyer and Senator, his
death is not only a distinct loss to
Edgefield county but to the State as
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WtJXX, lllO uoatii uao vaov a
gloom over this community. \
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JURY DECLARES FANNIN GUILTY.
Chained With Inflicting Wound to
Avoid Draft.
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Benjamin I?J.* Fannin, 29 year old
Barnwell county farmer, was convicted
in the United Statess court yesterday
on the charge "That he purposely
wounded himself to disqualir
fy him for military service."
The government examined a number
of witnesses in an endeavor to
weave a strong chain of circumstantial
evidence against the defendant.
Witnesses testified that Fannin was
examined for army service on June
14, 1918, and the morning of June 17
the defendant was handed his notice
to report to the local board at 9 a.
m. June 24 to go to Camp Jackson.
On JJie afternoon of June 17 after
the notice to report had been received
the defendant was injured by
the discharge from a single-barreled
.gun. June 19 he was seen with his
right hand bandaged. He' was taken
to Camp Jackson on June 24, and on
the following day was admitted to
the base hospital. A government
witness told the jury that Fannin
had told him that he had shot him
self purposely.
Three physicians, Dr. Briggs, Dr.
Cone and.Surgeon Stone, who was in
charge of surgery at the base hospital
at the time Fannin was admitted
and treated, testified in the case.
Surgeon Stone and Dr. Briggs expressed
the opinion that the wounds
carried by Fannin could not have
been inflicted in an ordinary manner.
Dr. Briggs said the defendant told
him he was dragging the gun over
i a log with his right fingers over the
muzzle when it fired.
The defendant said he was 29 years
old and resided in Barnwell county
with his mother. He was a farmer
and, carpenter. He registered with
the local board at Barnwell and was
placed in classs C. Later he was reassigned
to class 1. On the afternoon
of June 17 he went out to shoot birds
with a single-barreled gun. He fired
at a flying bird and $t dropped to the
ground. He started toward the place
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log. He stumbled and fell and "he
gun was discharged. The load tore
away about one-half of the index and
second finger on the right hand. Dr.
Cone, dressed the wounds. He did
not remember the exact position of
the gun when it fired.
The district attorney made a powerful
appeal to the jury on behalf of
the prosecution and J. H. Coope**
made an able .tudress for the defendant.
The jury returned the verdict
of guilty after a brief deliberation.
Judge Smith will pronounce sentence
later?Columbia State.
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W. K. DERRICK DEAD.
.Life of Popular and Widely Known
Citizen Ends.
Orangeburg, Jan." 24.?Walter Edward
Derrick, member of the house
of representatives from Orangeburg
county and well known and beloved
citizen of Orangeburg, died here at
his home, "Orange Court," this" afternoon
at 4:30 o'clock. Mr. Der!
rick came home from Columbia Wed!
nesday one week ago, having influi
enza. Pneumonia later developed,
from which he died.
. Mr. Derrick, though a young man,
had climbed to the top as a business
man and as a leader. He was 37
years of age. He had just' retired
as grand chancellor of the grand
lodge of Knights of Pythias, after
holding the office with honor and
esteem. He was a member of Orange
Lodge, Knights of Pythias; Shibboleth
Lodge, A. F. M.; Eureka Chapter,
R. A. M.; Petros Council, S. M.;
Orangeburg Commandery, Knighjts
Templar; Omar Temple, A. A. O. N.
| M. S., and the local lodge of Odd
Fellows. He was a faithful and useful
member of St. Paul's Methodist
church, taking a leading part in Sunday
school work. Mr. Derrick had
just begun his duties as representative
from Orangeburg county in the
State legislature, when the fatal malady
fell upon him. This was his
first political venture and he was
elected with much honor. He was a
popular man with every one and his
| death is received with great sadness
throughout the State. He was born
in the Dutch Fork a section of
Lexington county, x where his relj
atives reside. He taught school
some years after receiving his
education at Newberry college.
He married Miss Virginia' Walker
and moved to Orangeburg,
where he has for many years successfully
engaged in the insurance
business. He is survived by his widow
and a small daughter, Elizabeth
Derrick.
COL. PEURIFOY ELECTED.
To Fill Colleton County Vacancy in
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House of Representatives.
Walterboro, Jan. 2Z.^-As a result
of the election in Colleton county to
fill the vacancy in the House of Representatives
caused by the death of
Col. J. W.. Hill, Col. D. B. Peurifoy
was elected by *a safe majority over
W. W. Smoak. Col. Peurifoy is a
brother of Judge Jas.* E. Peurifoy.
and is a young attorney of promise.
He graduated from Clemson college
and was for several years a member
of the law firm of Peurifoy Bros., but
for the past few years he has been
practicing law alone. Unfortunately
Col. Peurifoy has been ill for several
days of influenza and is not able
to go to Columbia to be sworn in. He
will doubtless be able to do this in
a few days as he is much better.
HOUSE NOT SCARED OF "FLU."
Refuse to Adjourn Until .July Because
of Epidemic.
? Columbia, Jan. 23.?After considerable
sparring today between members,
the House of Representatives,
by a vote of 65 to 34, refused to
concur ir. the Senate concurrent resolution,
passed yesterday to adjourn
until the second Tuesday in July,
1919, because of the prevalency of
Spanish influenza in the State.
Various views of the situation
were advanced by the members, some
of whom thought that it was a scheme
to preveat the Senate action on the
veto message of /former Governor
Manning in which he refused to sanction
the G. L. Toole bill providing
for five-cent car fares on the lines ot
the Columbia Railway, Gas and Electric
Company between Columbia and
Camp Jackson,which Was passed
over the veto by the House yesterday,
101 to 3, and others were of the
opinion that the adjournment agitation
was; for the purpose of saving
the Stats tax commission. None of
there views were openly indulged in
during: the debate, however. They
were circuitously circulated ,on the
floor of the House and hinted at by
some of the members in their debate.
After a deal of debate, the House
this afternoon on a rule by Speaker
Cothran. that it could not recess until
Tuesday without the consent of the
Senate, as it would be without the
three-day limitation prescribed in the
rules, took an adjournment until
Monday night at 8 o'clock.
Worth It.
Tommy (laid up from eating too
much dinner): "I feel awfully sick,
ma, but it was worth it."
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THIRTIETH TO CAMP JACKSON.
Statement By Crowell Concerning lieturn
of S. C. Troops.
Washington, Jan. 25.?South Carolina's
quota of the Thirtieth division
will not be demobilized at Camp
Sevier. They will be sent to Camp
Jackson after debarkation, but it is
not certain where they will be demobilized.
It is further to be noted
that in referring to the return of theN
Thirtieth the war department now
slightly qualifies the statement that
Charleston will be the debarkation
point.
Senator E. D. Smith, now confined
to his bed with an attack of influenza,
refrained from "taking sides"
in the competition between Greenville
and Columbia for the demobilization
until Columbia had withdrawn
in favor of Greenville and the legislature
of South Carolina had passed
a resolution urging the designation |
of Camp Sevier. On receipt of this
information the Senator communicated
with the war department specifically
in behalf of Greenville, and
today he received the following letter
from Assistant Secretary Crowell:
"I have investigated the plans for
the return of the Thirtieth division.
This division is scheduled for early
convoy and will be disembarked at
Charleston if possible. They will j
then proceed to Camp Jackson, at
Columbia, and will probably be demobilized
there. There seems to be
no possibility of of their being fle-;
mobilized at Camp Se\fier, since that
camp is now being evacuated."
Later over the telephone Secretary
Crowell made the statement positive
that Camp Sevier would not be the
demobilization point, as it is without:
the facilities which are regarded as
absolutely essential. A*
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KKUPP WORKING FOR U. S.
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Making Parts for Cannon Rejected
. by the Americans.
Coblenz, Jan. 22.?The Krupp
plaint ."at Esseg- began working
for the U. S. government Tuesday.
The ta^k undertaken by the Krupps
consists of making parts for seventy^
two incomplete cannon rejected by
the American authorities as part of
the war material offereS by the Germans
under the terms of the armis-?
tice. The
German commission which
had been in Berlin considering the
question of the heavy guns turned
down by the American authorities
has arrived at Coblenz and reported
that eighty cannon have been shipped
to the headquarters of the American
army of occupation to replace big
guns which failed to meet requirements.
With the deliyery of the
parts for the seventy-Two cannon and
the arrival of the other eighty, the
delivery of heavy artillery to the
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Americans win nave uceu cuiuuicicu.
The American allotment called for j
152 heavy guns.
GIRLS TAKE OWN LIVES.
Twin Sisters Leap to Death Frpm
Ship.?In Red Cross Service.
Bordeaux, Jan. 24.?Misses Gladys
and Dorothy Cromwell, sisters, of
New York, leaped from the rail of
the French steamer La Lorraine as
the steamer was in the Garonne river
bound for New York today. Both
were drowned. The bodies' have not
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yet been recovered..
Both the young women belonged to
the American Red Cross and were returning
home. A letter found in their
stateroom and addressed to the commanding
officer of their Red Cross
unit, informed him of their intention
to "end it all."
. The Misses Cromwell had spent
much time at the front and friends
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tired physically and mentally.
The Cromwell sisters were twins,
23 years old. They had been in the
| service of the Red Cross since February,
1918, most of the time at
Chalohs-sur-Marne, where they were
engaged in canteen work. For several
months they were within range
of the German guns and in the midst
of constant airplane raids.
When the canteen closed the. sisters
entered the evacuated hospitals,
where they continued work under
high pressure. Miss Barnett, the immediate
superior officer of the Misses |
Cromwell, told the Associated Press
that they were the best liked and
the most devoted workers she had.
Miss Barnett believes that the reaction
from the long strain and high
nervous tension under bombardment
caused the sisters to become despondent.
They were cheerful and happy
j when they left Paris, she said.
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IMPROVEMENTS
BEING PLANNED
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MOVEMENT STARTED TO PAVE ' >
MAIN STREET.
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Manufacture of Ice
Also Considered
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Much Needed Improvements in City
Are Being Looked After With
Good Prospects of Success. -
If plans now being considered are
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iiiaiuieu, iue ui JDcmiueig * win
get some much needed improvements
some time in the not distant future.
There are many things that the city
is in need of, and problems have confronted
the city fathers and others
interested in the advancement of the
town for many moons, but for some
reason or other many of these projects
have been shelved for future
consideration.
There's the matter, of paving Main
street. Main street has been a thorn
in the flesh of Bamberg for time past
remembrance, but the means of paving
the thoroughfare have always >v|
been very dim, and no definite plans / * >
could evei 1 perfected.
The present city council has considered
this matter ever since it went
into office, but the way was not clear. # . v
It is not clear yet, but a beginning
has been made. At a meeting of the
council some days ago the matter was / V
again brought up and threshed out.
Like Banquo's Ghost this matter will <?
not down?and it should not until
bricks are laid in the street. ./
The gentlemen of the council did
not have to be convinced of the need
of this greatly needed' improvement.
They are business men and ."i
they know what Main street is?
in rainy weather and dry weather?
both .equally undesirable. Therefore,
the only matter that interested
the council was the means of carrying
out the desired end. It is not
good business just yet to state just
what plans the city council evolved, . * 'V^
hut it can be stated that the council
was unanimous in the desire to
go ahead and pave Main street. Unfortunately
the city exchecquer does '
not permit7 of a contract for the work
right off the bat, and it will be necessary
for a ways and means committee
to do some close figuring.
The figuring has started, and it
can be safely said that Maip street '
wip be paved, but just when cannot
now be said. It will be necessary to
get a constitutional amendment
through the legislature before abutting
property can be assessed to pay
for the paving. Such an amendment
was offered some two years ago, but
it is stated that it is doubtful if this *'- ?
amendment will exactly suit Bamberg.
Representative Miley has now . 1
offeied an amendment to cover Bamberg's
case. As this is purely a local
matter, no doubt the matter Will
go through without a hitch. As to
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just how long after the bill is passed
that it will enable the town to go
ahead is not entirely clear, but anyway
the* start has been made, and
even if it is two years before the pavj
ing can be done, the beginning 7
brings the desired end that much %
closer. ~ ",|
Another matter that will' be of 1 \ J
great interest to Bamberg is that
there is a possibility of the location v . *;
of an ice plant here. Everybody that v
uses ice remembers very muchly the
ice situation in Bamberg last sum- '
mer. It was extremely bad. Some
of the city's leading citizens are now
discussing this necessity, and are
figuring on ways and means of pre- .
venting a recurrence of last summer's
unpleasant memories. A plan
has been discussed for the erection
of an ice plant in Bamberg, and there ,
is good reason to believe that the
plan is a good one and will be carried
out. The Herald hopes to be able to
give some definite information on the
subject soon.
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3,000 Lost Arms or Legs.
Washington, Jan. 23.?Two soldiers
out of every thousand who fought
with the American army overseas
lost an arm or a leg. Lieut. CoL
Strong, of the army medical corps,
told the House military affairs committee
today that 3,000 of the total
combat forc^ of 1,500,000 were so
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JXimineu auu mat jl,wv uau uccu i*r
turned home and were being fitted
with artificial limbs in military hospitals.
An appropriation of $7,000,000
to purchase artificial limbs as
well as serums and vaccines was asked
for by the medical corps.
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