The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, December 20, 1917, Page Page 5, Image 5
L. VISITOR BALKS AT
WLs MUD AND ICE BATHT
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"With the American Army in
France, Sunday, Dec. 1G.?Representatives
of the United States food
^ administration know now just how
the American soldiers in France live.
Last night the party of six split up
and joined different units.
Several .nits were on practice
marches, and the visitors had the experience
of standing in the rain at
P* the niess line and eating from the
mess tins without shelter. They v/ere
billctted for the night with soldiers
who were sleeping in lofts and in
rooms of farm houses.
Mud and Ice Bath.
This morning one of the visitors
wanted to wash, and as the sergeant
had been instructed to show them no
favors, he was directed to the nearest
muddy stream, where artillerymen
were standing in mud and ice,
busy with soap, brushes and frigid
water. It appeared "to be too much
U^k 'or one member of the party, so the
captain allowed him to share his billot,
which had a stove.
' All members of the party agreed
that even under the most trying circumstances,
and some times without
a single apparent comfort, except,
possible a cigarette, the morale and
demeanor of the soldiers was the
finest possible. Today the visitors
spent part of the time with former
National Guardsmen from their respective
home States.
PROHIBITION RESOLUTION
PASSES THE HOUSE
Washington, Dec. 17.?Nationwide
prohibition won in the House toand,
only the adjustment of a slight
W difference in the rsolution between
* the Ildtase and Senate now stands in
the way of submitting to Slate Legislatures
an amendment to the federal
Constitution forbidding the manufacture,
sale or importation of intoxieatin
liquor for beverage purposes in
the United States or its territories.
The vote in the House, taken after
a day of debate before crowded galleries,
was 282 to 128, with the parties
dividing almost evenly. The mar
srin for nrohibition w :ust eight
votes more than tl lie -ssary twothirds
of the me..;ner iip of the
House required lor adoption, and
twenty-six more than two-thirds of
those voting.
Close Vote.
Both wets and drys had been predicting
victory all day and it was not
until the last few names had been
called that the anti-prohibition forces
conceded their defeat.
After Speaker Clark announced
the result the victors were joined in
the galleries in such a demonstration
as is rarely permitted in the House.
Former Secretary Bryan, an interested
spectator nearly e.ery day, appeared
on the door and joined i'i receiving
congratulations with Representative
Webb, of North Carolina,
who had led the fight.
Identical Resolution.
The resolution passed by the House
is identical with that passed by the
Senate last August, except that it
gives the Stirtes seven years instead
of six in which to ratify the amendtniint
('onnU. M.l /. *
VII v. riKHUi OIU JJ[?ilHI, nu uyi
the resolution, preiiictetl ton ;rht that
* the Senate would accept the amend
*?? mcnt tomorrow. He said he had as||fe
sura' i hat the seven years period
would be approved, and he did not
believe ? roll call necessary.
?K fhe President's approval is not required,
and the State Legislatures
may act as soon as they please aft r
the signatures of the Vice President
and Speaker Clark have been attach-*
ed to the resolution.
"It will ho submitted tomorrow its
a Christmas present to the At ler'.c '
people," said Senator Sheppard, "and
I believe it will be ratified within
three years."
SUFFRAGE MAY PASS
THE LOWER HOUSE
.
nniiiiiigion, i?ee. 18. -11 ' u v: I
vote today indicating sentiment in
the house toward thp*woman safTr.>v<' 1
constitutional amendment, the xuf- ,
fracists polled seven more than a
two-thirds' vote. The question w;.s
on referring suffrage resolutions to
the new woman suffrage commitlee
as the suffragists wished, instead of
the elections committee as the nnti^
auffr- ' " ts advocate
WEEKLY WAR NEWS DIGEST
United States Now Imports Argentina
Cheese; Exports Have Greatly
Increased.
In August of this year exactly 99
pounds of European cheese were imported
by the United States, coming
from Italy. During 1914, before the
war, 36,900 tons were bought in Europe.
Argentina has turned to cheese
making on a large scale, and is now
placing large quantities in the united
States, although more cheese is now
being exported than imported. Ir
September 1,000 tons were sole
abroad, being distributed to F>0 coun
tries
20,000 Graduate Nuriea Will be Re
quired in Army Hoapitals.
With a continuance of the war, ii
the next year at least 20,000 nurse:
will be needed in. Army hospitals a
home and abroad. Of the 80,001
graduate nurses of the country onl;
3,500 have so far been assigned ti
duty in Army service, and of thi
number 1,500 are in France.
An Army nurse must be n gra.luuti
of a training school for nurse:: nn<
must have served for two years in i
hospital. They are assigned to dutj
in the United States or abroad, am
preferences are granted when condi
lions permit. Nurses who prefer no
to have service abroad will have theii
preferences respected.
P- n: : t r
- win Wini ICS ui vicrni :* I
Soldiers in New War Publication.
The 94-page booklet "German Wai
Practices" published by the Commit
tee of Public Information, devotes t
section to extracts from German wai
diuries among thcai being the follow.
"A shell, burst near the Eleventh
Company, and wounded seven men
three very severely. At 5 o'clock wt
were ordered by the otlicer in com
mand to shoot all the male inhabitan
Is of Normeny, because the popu
lation was foolishly attempting tc
stay the advance of the Gcvinar
troops by force of* arms. We broke
into the houses, and siczed all whe
resisted, in order to execute then
according to martial law. The house:
which had not been destroyed by tin
French artillery and our own wer?
set on tire by us, no that nearly th?
whole town was reduced to ashes
It is a terrible sight when lielplcs:
women and children, utterly desti
tute, are herded together and driver
into France." (From the diary o
Pvt. Fischer, Eighth Bavarian Regi
ment of Infantry, Thirty-third Re
serve Division.)
Copies of this booklet may be so
cured free of charge by applicatior
to the Committe on Public Informa
tion, 10 Jackson Place, Washington
D. C.
Post Exchanges Furnish I.title Luxuries
Which M?)kc Camp Life
Pleacp.nl.
Men at the cantonment buy many
arLicK'3 nt- the post exchanges for
leas money than they would have to
pay in their hopre-town stores And
the post exchange manager is authority
for the statement that 40,000
men make a tremendous demand
for 5-cent packages of candy. About
4 o'clock in the afternoon there is a
general rush for apples, sweet crackers,
and coffee or milk, despite the
fact that big dinners will be ready a
couple of hours later.
The problem of supplying the men
in Army cantonments with small necessities
and luxuries which the Government
does not furnish is . set hv
the Commission on Training Crimp
Activities through these post exchanges.
They are to be found ut
each cantonment, there being ;>3 a
rule one exchange for each regraent.
Fhich carries an average of $10,000
worth of goods.
Business is nearly all done on a
credit basis. Men obtain books of 5
and 10 cent coupons and pay for
them at the end of the month. Post
exchanges average $ i ,000 a day in
sales, and as there are about 250 in
operation, the yearly business will aggregate
many millions of dollars.
The retail price of milk in Rngland
has been advanced frarn 14 to 16
cents a quart. The sale and use of
cream has been prohibited, except
for invalids, in fants, and for butter
making.
At a children's hospital recently
established by the American Red
Cross in Franco, an average of 350
boys and girl are being examined
each day. In conection is a dental
dispensary located in an old kitchen,
v.ith a dental chair improvised from
a v, ii.e barrel.
Jl ni TAM sT*
a Christmas is here
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happy for the little on
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baskets, and hundi
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remain a source of pl<
We believe nothit
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| gifts to men:
A nice suit, ovc
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shoes, hat, I
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military s<
For the Ladies we su&&
A coat suit
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neckwear, he
handkerchie
!case or hand
See the beautiful ;so
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$ able for Chtistmas Gifts, wh.ut
on your Christmas pi ejents.
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the things that make
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ure, story books, J
automatic toys,
wagons, hammer:
attles, horns, top
reels of other thiiigs.
gesiions for
Grown-Ups
ur immense display of
iny useful articles suital
growing more practice
ings that satisfy the ey
ng ol more practical tli
jse of real value and use.
sasure in the days (hit f
ig would be appreciates
Let us suggest a few thing,
ir coat, rain coat,
Dox of dress shirt
weeir, sweater, she
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01* coat, sweater
>siery, dress goods
f, hat, parasol, tri.
i bag.
of crushed Silverware in o ld,
enti^n and hundreds of other use
i we want to show you. See us i
Yours for a Merry Christme
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