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[kl or_[1PERI[N[S t. Douglas Featherstoone Writes Interestingly to Friends in. Greenwood A. bout Experiences in the Front Line Trenches. k ,146 I................ The following letter from ieut. oiglas 'Featherstone, son of Mr. C. Featherstone, to at friend in Green ood,, will be read with more than ssing interest here lhecause of the sight wi liet it 9ves it o the life thev ktys on (he front line trenchtes id i to because iUeu. Featherstone as reareti in laurens, where his any friends feel a deep interest In s 'work with lclcle Sam's fighting rees: Feb._ 13, 1918S. ar Mr. Boiton: 'he very iee box of candy from you Id your family cale to me som1e 3ys ago and I amll sorry that Imty work s ben so 1inensing aid exacting at I have not. heen able to thanik you I before this iItie. You aimed the ciant(dy for somewhiere France at Chrislitlas: bie. 11 didn't aih Im a1 that tim311 due aiily to . 11,1y13. mtoves: ju3st at tilie last of the ar: - but when ' did recach me onl v firt- lin I :I:aSsure you that It was -ld hav1% be n i1: 1 3 it rm Ielli. ip ':'. I 1,1(1 (0 1l 11011 n', the <andy 1.1 4enmlpany wvith two e wIth g::; mnnsk ott wvainhtg for lie gas atlack to,1mss over. The yeal 'II 1 15 ben exceelilgly tiS f act Ior I o u s so f'ar. 'To h iin Ith I am working wvitlh one of f1he, s, if not tull, Ft'st organtizaionl iln e Ilited States A\rmy -anld mly (n-of etlont withi it las been of Ite pleas iest na!1ture po'ssible. \\'ith it I have een throlugh almost the eittire Iloclie -up of frigltifillnhess and we have to fall to gIve them as good as y sent. We hav'e m11t and3( will meet lelitie.. oi all sidIe . but the ini r teally woNl( rs a i'd soiehow we ltage to 1,1111 tim r, ,Ii. I have heent .y for'..:11n. inllim 11. have beenl rough '::n0." Ill es at(i sita otins tieh usuially conte with years in. ad of iloniths on 11lhe Ilnilig Ilne. Fighting i powerflI, w'ollderfilly gaiied lnemilty fithlee tihousanld miles i'n home Is a task tle inagnillide of 1IeA we cait hardly realize ourselves (I we have, mtiany. many lessons to I'n, but the 1'. S. soldiers are (olt-. v tthe scratch nobly. I have b10een t w Qth otir men ind I t1 the largest rt of Nie hattery is made till of limen utiger' thant I i iii m-ant 1 a great mttany the'n) sevventeen. eighteenl and nin1e (11 yars old) foi r Itl'ee and foti r Ys at. 111 1d w\0ork whent oill average ei was close to nlotitg itand they Drked 'heerfuilly, faithfuilly and( andlly. Once we w"ere in1 3he saddle r sIxteen hlours andl ' we got in anid prted thatI we had to) go (3(1 13n aln urt foi' eighlt lionurs mlor' titd we Itad( C tct melwheni Ihere :hoiuld have Imw'n 'e'' jid thatI 03ne~o Im ''43n (ohi C31mUomptllahinal outi loud and 311wi s met t Ith a vl'ley4 of "''h~at 'd you meC ver' herl'e for aniy way3." ''ay you ght t O've b rough t your nu313rse z'long"' you come here to get your f1ll of ow ?" and1( It was sofry3 he htadnit't Onlyv a few days 'agot a Iloehe bat 'y opened til on 13s with high ex sivyes and( Ithey were'Rt'twa11stinig thelir oll all over t'Ihe cou ntry' elither. The dy w'.as ordered to take the host eltl'r ava ilale . Thiie Iloche fIi'e got little prevIous as It went onl antd It dln't make v'ery nice music14. I inally g F. - :ome Inforumatiotn as to whlat ttir' was fiinig onl us and the cap in tohul me3 to openi lil (on thenm wIth to gunt 31and1 s('nd~ thle test of thle men(1 vay' from!1 thle hat tery3 position3. We mputited firinig data ver'y ha~stily' and 1h11 1 sI el '1ed( oulilsde anid blew the uistle thte men3151 ipanig out 1 t lie gunis ith a yell -a nd It rein ded 1me of a othall team whlent thle whistle starits e game. With IshellI falling all 01131l s we gave Ithem ablout thirty utnds alnd absolu1tely3 sI lenced them d if there was a man it thle htattery searedl as I was he dIdn't11 showv It at dlay. A itumbe13r of thle men wvere t, butt not liltrt, bty fragnments and I Ad three fragmenits try to makk a bell V of my helmet wh'len a shell hm'st:5 in 0 top of a near'by tree. I was one the happiest hunches I ever' saw hell it wvas pthoned Into us a few mIn es latet' that we had catused a big plhosion and flre at the Iloche batteriy ad pult one gun ouit or comml~ision Pparently havIng lit an3 ammuinititon ump in their vicintity. I ige 1been in a forward observation Ost for the past twodays anid I have 1f opp~or'tunity to wr'liIe thIs only be ause it is rainIng slIghtly and1( a dense g c')Oers thinigs and1( where yester' say I could see niearly every3 mtove 0O3t over a coin of kilometers of front In No Mar.'s Laud, enemy trench es and, with th aid of glasses, eight or ten kilometers behind the enemy lines, and aerial activity still further -today I can scarcely see the enemy's first line trenchez. and it has been the (luietets day since I have been at the front. Yesterday we were shelled heav fly and there hasn't been an in.1pecting officer around in three (lays-- the Ger ians are useful for soine things af ter all. Fearly last, night our telephone wires were, to use technical ternis "all blowed to hell," and while it wasn't essential, it was best that they be repaired as sooni as possible. Two of the five nien witi me picked up1) their coats and helmets, shouldered their kits and started out oh the lines witliout a word fromi mc- and they worked for two hours without a light tInder' sliell fire until the lines were repai red. coverilig abolit two kilonet era of wire by feeling their way along -and Mere was shelling of a light na ture all the lime. It is tlings like this which give me a great deal of faith in tle possibilitles of our army. I anm here in the "0. P."' to see Our Easter h and make a grea been building a r ways first with I the public with. fi circumstances wil customer today. STORE NEWS Wlen trading witI us you have neit her d1ouibts nor dis appoiitiment is. Good se'vice. With 1 is -, st nneer, citial1 and style is neer ne glected. You'd bei siurprI ised to see how niony ~ wvomien ared buy ing thei r niew Spin g Skirits no0w. They h~' ave Ilearn'ted that it pays to selec't early. We ate showing a beautiful line of Silk Skirts in plaids ande sItripes. i'. (Clard'(y says it's tnone oif tits buisiniess, buit. if yo(u wat a pali' of his nifty Easter' lie is shiowinig themt in all shiadets. M. \\i Wilo wanls to kntow if' you htave ever h'eardi of 1lirt -Slta ffner' & .\arzx (Clothi in'g for' yountg tment. If not you should( get acquia initedl nowv Mi'. Tomi Reid says that. a dollar t Sit thlis yeart sitrte ducs( look like a llollar Shiirt. Biut if y011 wat 'emi hie has .\ir. Stev'enison says lie don't ind ti h Ilese wheialIless antd mntn!less days. bitt oh, y'Ott le< piess ni ightis. .\liss .\amiie Irbhy asys that. f riiunn ig a lFordn is as harid als sellinig goods, she '"(ati't A-Ford it'' It's nonie of' myt bttsiness but1 (ldon't see' anyi utse ini 1loover' izinrg ott 1(1ld'e Skirts. I have ntothintg to dio with It, bitt what I want to know~ is just how miuch longer these are going to last. Glood-Ilye-l'Il call again. "A Good Place things and since the fog prevents that today, my job Is mainly "sticking around." iWith five men I am help Ing fill up (and six of us do fll it up) a place about the size of a big closet. We can't move outside during the day time and can't have a fire until it is very dark. We are getting "slum" and "coffee" hot and in buckets, from an infantry conimny early In the morning and at night. Our mid-day meal for the most part just "ain't." To (lay the fog has enabled us to send back for supplies and since It is one of the men's tweiteth birthday and we can start an early fire, we are hav ing quite' a feed. In addition to our slum and coffee, we are having corm' beef, buttered toast and jam, a can of peaches and some candy. We have had no mid-day meal and we'll do a lot of damage when we fall to in about an hour. It has been damp and cold and we have shivered In overcoats il.rough file day. A fire that we have just started helps the cause along won derf'ully. Another treat that tihe fog brought was a hair cut which I had needed for weeks. I couldn't leave my post iter Bu e EUt y usiness is at flood tic t noise over our incr( eputation for service, :he new and unusual tir prices. Our cust l1 we do anything to Gordo ul'e fiit . W ('(1111 iia Iell y0 l'Prie'$1.00 aud $1.50 the pal CLARE to Trade" and after sending several times a barber from hn infantiy company came up and did the job almost in the 'Boche's faces-and not knowing how far off the next one would be, I had it clipped so close that it looks like a shave. The gift from your family was far fron being necessary as evidence of their friendship; but it was extremely thoughtful and afforded ine much en joyment. Picase pass thi sacross the street I may not get in another for days the music has just started and the rattle of machine guns and thud of trengh mortars imay he the beginning of something that will keep it from being the (Iquietest day I've gone I I rough. 'My best 'o all the Boltons, I). F1. .Joli ). Featlerstone. 21l Lt. iattery "B" 5th F. A., A. M. F. See our lin i olf MatIing covered Shirtwaist and Skirt loxes. S. M.. & 1.11 I. W LK NS & CO. .Eng1tgraved '"ards and Inuvitations. Advertiser Printing Co. le, rolling higher an ,ased business, but quality and fair pr at this store ---we a mers are our frien sever the threads of Ladies' Suits Idiviin l oi i 'it -Yer. - 1 11 lln and a l1 i 1 'e d ITIlis. inavy. an :ug rey I'iev$20.00 to 35.00. Silk Dresses tige hat "its slix r'; Easte I )resws. Tal t - . ('Tininiationls ill black4. Intry'V. ('opien., ro an -r. I ie $15.00 t $32.50.Ldes Silk Skirts For Easter Wear I av you see il h~lIIle nlew iport stylesx? Aripe1)4s jz'rjh':1 II i a I ll r i..' a154 lso l beain ill )1 pla ids ga in44') and 'I'iardst. I'roise $6.50 t o $15.00. SHosiery k 1 lose' with1 141 your En liinmps. losieryv is thle bst an the1 olor411s nrl liaPs with (iordoni Ilose ' in n 'en4 shadells of gXrey, and4 whiite. r'. Y& v -- -I.:-amama A II"VILLEI-GLI'tEEN WOO) l1It'rtJAL INSUiANCE ASSOCI ATI) N, -Oraranized 1892. P'ROP'ERlTY INSU'RtEDI 2:,0$0 WillTi Olt CALT on Ihe - t i - signed for anty informalotin yoU DMay desire about our iplani of lnsurana We lisure your p'operty agai.- :fde struction by Fire. Windsorm or Liglhitnin.r. And do so cheael)r than any Iis-.itcfc comupany In existenice, Itemenbetr we are prepared to iir')ve to you that ours*t t is the safes .-ld cheiapest pjin of insurance ttae knoA a. Our association is now licen-A I to wile ttinsuralce inl the counltties .' .\h bevilie. Greenwood, .\-(( orm Ie. a - rens and Edgefield. The olieers are: SE N. .1. FIllASEI IVON. 'resid0, T0o1u1ub611, ', C. .1. it. iI..\ lI -.', Gen. .gI,. Necy. & Trnm . ?reen1woo . '. Di l0-CTOltS: A. I. .N.i. . . Ca ri n . -4. ', .l. .L .4.inbrl. .. ..Abbevl . . 31o . 11 k i t. ......lrad y. . C. -A- W- Yo nig bl(ood . 1.0,(,'lo (ge . Z. C J.. N. -Zbran ..l~ r il . 3 ' IIt. If. Nicholson .. ..Edg-f-ield, C. Tr. I T.iTita m IIerI-m:- n1 . 1 S ,asa t Im,nk . (. '. I. WhAI ar on1 .. . . ..Wa111trhil . C W . II .W I -:1 . 1o 11 . 1 3.4 \ E, ( ' ".1\1t T1e Greenood.S. C We couldstrut I to, for we have king. We are al e ahead in serving us, and under no Clardy & Wilson mmed Hats Ua d IIa tha an!v <,1i i titedt 1131 tIN m $5.00 to $10.00 For I thiowek' w iin ut h ntion i hwli~aeaI Blouses I Corsets win- i n tryi a t hiNnan I. \\' (ots '. Ptite $2.50 to $5.00. rash Suits :o 8 Years). d t'oltorts P ice turi $1.50 ti Blouses res frmnht 7 to 1:? yeas: madite 'f t' andl 'olorts. rict'e 75c each I. Laurens. S. C. TWENTY LOSE LIVES IN LUMBER CAMP FIRE Only Four Persons Amiiong Those ti Alvinsing Eseape Death in Flamnes. Truro, N. S., March 16.-Twenty per sons were burned to death in a flre which destroyed a lumber camp at Alvinsing, on the Canadian govern ment railroad 15 miles from here to day. Of those in the camp only four )persons, Including the owner, A. A. Sutherland and his son, Max, escaped. The fire sarled from aim mucietrmin d cause inl a dormitory oceupied by lumbernen, all or whom were sleeping. NIVW FOOD PROII(Al. * * i (uilndaly is Wheatless. 'I' esday is Meatless. * WelIlesday is Whelldtess. S aturday is Porkless. *Onle Wh,1eatless mleal every daly. One Meatless meal every da11y. Save Sugar every day. * Snve Fats every dity. * d higher every day. we are not disposei ices from the beginr re continually a littl is; they believe in confidence. Be a Eate Tr weka n .\lnr 11 /' Ladies t)' (b-oreteiti mal (' a dlitliit omtiiier here. S flesh. Price1 $3.50 andil $5.95. Gossar< The1 oi ina 1 - 'ron ' .Ui 'ee howt~ dtil~erent yoaur ire are sole agiis for- (ossarda Boys' V (Ages 3 I S iy's read-iiin( e \\'as} I )evonishirle (Clth. iiely nio $3.50 (eh suit. Boys' oy's.ldras lilnws aS ISON