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Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
SCkENNC DETAILS BEHIND VEIL
CREATED BY CENSOR; MEN TURNED
T0BRUTES;; THEY LAUGHED At Death

lead, he always will follow. One hun
dred yards from the farm house the
subaltern waved his revolver and
started charge. Perhaps he had
seen a gun barrel CLINT in the under.
brush.
Li,tle Chance for Tommy Atkins.
We didn't ave 'alf a charnce," said
They guv it to US proper"
My Tommy happened to be the last
man in the detachment. suspect
him Of that quality of caution his Of
ficer lacked. He got a bullet through
his leg. but half ran and half crawled
to bush near by. That night he
wriggled his way to safety. The others
We're cut down to the last man. I'm
fortunately, they did not all die at
once.
That night l card 'em ollerin' in
the rain," said my Tommy. They
kept crying for US to come and get
them. 'Ow could we? Those Ger
mans were just waiting for US. 1t was
Il bally trap"
The subaltern was paralyzed from
the waist down. He tried to pull him.
self off the field by his arms, an inch
at a time. Half a dozen times the
watchers from the safe entertainments
! saw him pause in this painful progress
by the side of dying man. They
saw him write in his little note book
the last words of the men who were
passing. Then he pulled himself on.
"'E was like a worm.'" said my
Tommy, that some one has bleeding
well stepped on"
Fired on as He Moved Once More.
At last he reached the outer edge
of the little patch wherein his men
had been slaughtered. He seemed tn
rest for a time. 1t was as though
he we're gathering his strength for the
nal, agonizing effort across the open
field to safety. But when he began
to move again the Germans opened
talized. him by this vision-not of life,
but of doing n last service for the
men he had led to death-and then
had closed the door in his face. The
/, Tommy was happy that a. kindly bull
let had stilled the tortures of that
blind, .wriggling thing that; dragged
itself so slowly over the rough ground
with so many pauses In which to
| fight the cruel pain.
"'E didn't have to Law there and
scream like I've card EN-" said the
/ Tommy. And % didn't have long to
blame himself for his mistake"
That's the sort of thing that Kit
chener and French and Joffre and Pau
and Won Kluck do not want published
| 1IleTe ISL duy 1L1lllLdFy ooCTcL Ill IT,
The story Of the death of q stubborn
silly, divinely brave subaltern and his
grimed and dirty men would not aid
the enemy's cause. But it would open
the eyes of the world to the hellish
| trade these epauletted generals are
pursuing.
Revolted World Might End War.
If the sickening story of what il
going on behind this veil Of silence al
the front were ever told. it might be
that revolted world would end thik
war.
II spoke to a Belgian staff officer
the other day. said reporter here
'1'he Belgian put up his hand.
"'I have in my pocket said he, "a
list Of the names of thirty newspaper
men the English staff officers have
ordered arrested. do not know
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
FUTURE GENERATIONS TO SEE
EUROPEAN WAR IN MOVIES


New York, N. Y Nov 19.-Future
generations will be able to see actual
occurrences of the present European
war reproduced in motion pictures,
and few specimens of every class Of
object connected with the war, in
cluding guns and uniforms actually
used in battle. at a great war museum,
to be erected by the Modern Historic
Records association. Of which William
H Taft is honorary president.
The association announced today
that it is already IT. possession of many
war films which, when complete and
in chronological order, will form a
panoramic history of the stuggle. All
the motion picture films will be trans
ferred to imperishahle materials.
to be erected by the association in
New York. .y
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
(By Herbert Corey.)

Calais, France. Nov. Tommy
told me the story of the affair last
night. He says that his officer died
eros death" He got quite ''shirty"
when I suggested that the hero had
exhibited a certain lack Of caution.
You must have been very fond Of
him." l said.
NO" Tommy replied. after a pause
for reflection. HE was u bit of a
rotter. But g wouldn't stand for them
blimy Germans 'olding the farm
Ordered to Capture Farm House.
So here's the story: The subaltern
was in command of about thirty men.
He started with them across an open
field to take a shrub-surrounded farm
house. A Belgian noncom, ran out
to warn him that the Germans held
the farm in double the English
strength. He was scrubby. dirty,
mud-fouled little Belgian. The sub
altern regarded him coldly.
II don't think they're there" said
he. ''but if they are. we'll turn the
beggars out
His men followed him. Of course.
That's ono particular good thing about
the British soldier. If an officer will
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
The European War Situation as Shown by Press Disp;
FORMULA T0CHEEk
BLOOD WOUND

Geneva, Switzerland. Nov. ia
preparation which 1t 10 said will stop
almost instantly the flow of blood
from wound. has been invented by
Prof. Theodore Kocher. Of Berne, who
was awarded the Nobel prize for
surgery in 1912. and his assistant, DR..
A. Fonce. The new preparation 10
called Coagulen.
1t is in the form Of a powder and
is dissolved in water before being ap-
piled to a wound. The discoverers Of
coagulen have made a gift Of their
invention to the armies in the field.
and have sent large quantities Of the
powder to the surgical headquarters
Of both the German and French
armies.
The discovery is regarded by medi-
cal men here as likely to save tho
lives Of thousands Of soldiers, since it
can be applied by unframed hands.
so that the wounded man himself or
his comrade might use the solution.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20

The next story: Peter Rabbit Tears
His Clothes.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20

which seem unrelated to any plan
an insane Kaleidoscope which jerks
with the noise of mighty guns. The
privates know even less.
They only remember that once-a
misty. vague time ago-they were
drenched for days. and days, and
marched unendingly in the mud.
Little Detail In Their Remembrance.
They remember that somewhere
they do not. know the names of towns
they fired on the enemy or were
fired upon. Here they lost men and
there they repulsed the enemy, but
they do not know what enemy: Some
their memories. At some town !,
"A little stone town. with w'ite
souses in it.
They were allowed to rest and eat
and sleep. The resi- is just "a success
sion: of days.pf marching or days spent
in muddy trenches or nights of at
tacking or being attacked. The back
fatigue, so overpowering that they
fau asleep on their horses and snore
with their heads pillowed on dead
men. 1t is significant fact that none
of them speak of the suffering Of
~disembowolled horses-horses heb
bling on three legs horses trying to
rise. although the raw bone of their
shattered lI1lpS is CnruSunS through
the flesh. Men have forgotten these
| things. Food and sleep and death
have become the elements of their
existence. Nothing else matters.
You folks safe at home do not know
what war is. You do not see the
bleeding horses standing. head down,
in wall corners when the storm of war
has passed on. You do not hear the
cries OF the wounded as they jolt to-
ward oase camp-four. five days
away-lying in straw on the floors OF
freight cars. You do not see the clouds
of black flies lowering over them
fresh from their abominable feast in
yonder field. You do not see the
drunken, dirty. despairing women who
but a little time ago had clean and
happy homes. You do not see tired,
thin-faced children stumbling along
strange roads, no longer afraid. be-
cause in the end no one is afraid of
death. You are not pursued, by day
and night, by that most ghastly of
all the byproducts Of war-the odor
of the bodies of men rotting under
the sun.
Perhaps it is just as we'll. For then
there would be no more war. And no
more glory.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20
Bankers to Again
Start Issuing Checks
To Foreign Travellers

New York. Mo-. 19.-Representa-
panies issuing travellers checks. at a
meeting yesterday. decided that the
banking conditions abroad have so
far advanced toward normal that the
sale of travellers checks for use in
all parts Of the world can be resum-
ed. 1t was urged that notices au-
thorizing banks and other agents to
sell the checks fol use abroad be sent
out today.
1t was early in August that repre-
sentatives OF the SAME issuers Of trav-
elers' checks agreed to discontinue
temporarily the sale for use abroad
and to restrict tie sales entirely ia
persons intending to use them in the
United States, "
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20

when the Sydney began to hit the
mark. The Emden's rudder was de-
stroyed early in the fight, her speed
suffering greatly in consequence.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20

''Her next loss was the Number 1
funnel, then the foremast, and this
followed by the Number Q funnel. FL
nally the Number 8 funnel fell"
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-20

b guards
o were brought ashore
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-02-20
GRAND JURY'S PRESENTMENT.

In the grand jury's presentment
there are two recommendations that
are worthy of especial emphasis. The
mayor and city council of Union are
urged to close out the houses of i'll
fame which are said to be prevalent
and which are run by negro women.
There is a certain quarter in Union,
if reports be true, which is a dis
grace to any city. Citizens living on
Main street have repeatedly made
complaint as to the negro quarter.
one of the best residential sections
OF the city. 1t is to be hoped that the
city authorities will thoroughly in
vestigate the matter and take steps
to drive out this den of iniquity, if it
is as reported. If the city authorities
will not take up the matter, we re-
spectfully submit that the grand jury
should go further and prosecute the
ring leaders of the gang.
There is another feature of the
presentment that deserves mention.
There is certain white man said to
be working his children in the mill
when they are under age while he
take the money to buy whiskey.
In another place the dispensary is
said by the grand jury to be in ex-
cellent shape. We respectfully sub
NIT that the State is selling the Ii
quor and it is too much to hope that
the State will prosecute one of it's
citizens for purchasing whiskey even
though the money be the wages paid
to helpless young children. A citi-
zenship that legalizes the sale of
whiskey for profit is not likely to be
greatly concerned for the welfare of
the children of the patrons of the
institution. However, we trust the
grand jury will press the matter
against this unworthy father.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-02-20
ATTAINING OUR AIMS.

Slowly, but surely, we are attain
ing our aims in improving The Times.
This week we have ben able to realize
one more step, and very material
one. For quite while we have had
to get along with an inadequate force
in our composing room. This weei,
we have greatly strengthened
that department. We have had
one man operating our limo
type. This week we have added an
other, Mr.. Arthur w. Pittman, ard
can now operate day and night. This
gives us a battery of tremendous
strengthen fact, will almost double
our production. This makes it easy
for US to get out paper twelve, six-
teen or twenty-four pages any week
we desire to do so, and gives us op-
portunity to get out more reading
matter every week. This strength
ening of our force enables us to turn
out job work more rapidly, also. In
fact, we feel that we are getting into
first-class shape. 1t is our aim to
give the people county weekly that
is second to none. We purpose put
ting into the enterprise our best en-
deavor, and also every dollar pos
sible to make the paper all it should
be. We feel gratified over our past
success, but we are by no means sat
isfied We believe the best is none
too good for the people of Union
county, and we are striving to get to
a fuller realization of our ideal.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-02-20
KELTON

Kelton, Feb. 16.-We have recently
had some of the coolest weather this
winter with sleet and snow. Practi-
cally no farm work has been done this
month, save getting fire wood, etc.
Plenty of measles and some small pox
reported on the Ridge.
Mr.. Erwin Garner is critically ill
at this writing and is not expected
to live but short time. There is
good deal of sickness on the Ridge
now.
Our lawmakers seem to go slow on
some measures. Well, it is some
times well to go slow on some things.
There is so much talk about the Fort
ner bill, which prohibits whites from
teaching negro schools. Some would
have you believe it would be an un-
pardonable sin to vote for the meas
ure. see no need of such a law
in ours and a great many other coun-
ties. If there are any whites teach
ing negroes, l don't know it; as to
teaching in the public schools the ne
groes are prepared to teach their own
race and do not want any help from
the whites. There are plenty of their
own teachers both in the public
schools and colleges; if they have not
them they have plenty of white
friends up North who are ready to
help them. 1t might have been bet
ter if the trainers of the bill would
have left out Christian education. 1
remember well brave Confederate
soldier, who was seriously wounded
at the great battle of Gettysburg or
some other battle and was disabled
from active labor during the rest of
his life. | heard him say that he,
with others of the grand old Is S. G.
infantry, at the battle of Gettysburg,
went as far up on Round Top noun
tain as any of Lees army; he came
home cripple for life, like the most
OF the Confederate soldiers, not a
cent. He was offered negro school;
he reluctantly accepted. He had a
family to care for, not being able to
work the farm. What else could he
do to take care of his family? AS
years passed he was more able to do
manual work and then his friends ad-
vised him to seek an office in the
county, which he did and after
struggle of many years he succeeded,
but his political enemies brought this
aSdihSC MIN ana nelp to keep him
from the office for many years. Now,
Mr.. Editor, l write this one incident
to show your readers how the people
stand in Union county, then and now
in reference to whites teaching ne
groes. The negroes don't need or
want them. They are more interested,
in education than the white people.
If the bill becomes a law, the negro
will lose nothing or the whites any
thing, unless it is some lazy white
man who would slip in some dark cor
|asr and try to beat the negro teacher
odt of public school.
G. T. G.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-02-20
Had to Follow.

One day young colored man of
sporty appearance dropped in at coun.
try livery stable and said he needed
a job. He looked promising, so he was
set at work greasing the axles of q
buggy.
In remarkably short space of time
he reported the task finished.
Look here" said his new boss, do
you mean to say you've creased ali
four OF them wheels already?"
"Well." rejoined the new man. T've
creased the two front ones.'
"And why haven't you creased the
two hind onesY
"Well," said the new man again, 80
longs the two front ones goes all
right the two binds ones jes' nachelly
got to foller"-Everybody
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-02-20
CARELESS SPLITTING.

1t is a matter of serious interest,
both to the comfort and the health
of a community when certain evil
dences of good BREEDING are to be seen.
There is one form of ungentlemanly
behavior that should be regarded as
ineXcusable. We refer to the habit of
careless splitting. There are many
men, otherwise quite we'll behaved,
who think nothing of walking into a
store or Office and splitting upon the
floor. This nauseating habit shows
itself in the grocery store, the meat
market and the fruit store as well as
in other stores. There should be
some way to enforce the law against
careless splitting. Not long since the
writer observed several idlers sitting
in a door front on Main street. They
were chewing tobacco and were ex-
pectorating upon the cement side
walk, utterly oblivious to the decen-
cies of life. The habit of careless
splitting is largely matter of
thoughtlessness, but it is a real nui-
sance, nevertheless. Z.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-02-20

ting in sewerage pipes all up and
down the street the sidewalk and
street have been sadly damaged. Mud
is quite prevalent and there is con-
siderable need of work being done
on the street. But it has suddenly
occurred to us that this is not an un-
mixed evil. During the spring and
summer, provided the street is not
worked, it will be impossible for au-
tomobiles and motorcycles to speed
by and not kick up cloud of dust. We
hope to be able to sit on our front
porch and smoke pipe of tobacco
without getting a mouthful of grit
and dirt. 1t is fact now, there is
no speeding. 1t is not an unmixed
ill.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-02-20

lay on the ground for a week. In
the future 1 will mention many 9TH
ers of the old time events.
This is one week and the only one
in quite awhile that l haven't chron-
icled the death of some one in the
community; but this time it will be
a birth instead of a death. Mr.. and
Mrs. T. j. Stehle announce the birth
of bouncing boy that tips the beam
at II pounds.
think it is real nice to be a men,
ber of our legislature; they certain
ly have a good time-so many out
ings and but little doing during their
innings. l believe l could make a
good member, although l am about
rs years of age. Well, l would do
it in this way: / would not make a
single speech, offer a single bill and
vote against every bill that was Of
fered and l think that would make
the best member of the whole bunch.
Another place seems to me is a
good easy-going one. That is, doc
tor or nurse in the hospital for the
insane. There seems to be an army
of them and oh, my! they have so
little to do, but get good salary
but there has been a falling out
among them and the people are be-
ing informed by the fuss. A good
falling out at the proper time in any
o four public institutions is very edu-
eating to the people who are paying
the freight. You know, "Jones pays
the freight" every time.
Mrs. David Grim of Johnston, S.
c., is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Foster.
Mrs. Martha Knox, who has been
spending several months with her
daughter, Mrs. w. E. Altman, i'll Tam
pa, Fla, returned last week.
Miss Carrie Altman and Mr.. Ed
ward Reanes, of Bishopville, were
married at the home of the bride last
Wednesday. Miss Altman is the
daughter of Mr.. J. F. Altman, whose
home is on Main street. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. J. A.
Cook in the presence of the family
and few invited friends, and after
congratulations the bride and groom
boarded train No. ID for Columbia
and other places, after which they
will go to Mr.. Reames' handsome
home in Bishopville, where they will
At five o'clock Sunday afternoon
Mr.. G. c. Knox and Miss Ada Hodge
were united in marriage at the home
of w. H. S. Harris, on Main street
in Jonesville. The ceremony was
performed by Mr.. Harris in the
presence of several friend who &C
companied the young couple. The
bride and groom boarded the seven
o'clock train for Spartanburg for a
bridal outing. This young couple was
from near Lockhart Junction and
confirms the prediction of "Smike"
in the Union Times last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Jones, of
Knoxville, Tenn, are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Eison.
Capt. F. M. Farr and Mr.. L. M
Jordan are in Jonesville on business
today. Telephone.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-02-20
Lobster Irvine,

A man who had wondered what lob
ster twine was found the answer very
simple. 1t is fine quality, stout twine
an eighth Of an inch in diameter, made
OF manila hemp and originally intend.
ed for making the netted part Of lob
ster pots. Lobster twine has come
also to be used on board vessels, both
sail and steam, for serving ropes, for
whipping ropes, including ropes even
OF wire, and for various other purposes
Tor which stout, durable twine of
this size might prove useful There is
probably more lobster twine used now
on vessels than for the purpose for
which 1t was fist made.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-02-20
OH! FOR A BOAT.

During last week when the Bat
tery's big sale was in progress, and
this week while the Busy Bee is wide
open on a sale we are at our wits
end. Towels going at 40c a dozen
and other things going at like ridicu-
lously low figures and here we are
water-bound. A bridge, bateau, tun-
mel, or flying machine will be neces-
sary to get us over there. Mud shoe
top deep all up and down Main street.
We respectfully call attention of the
city fathers to our plight and hum
bly, pray that they send a scrape,
roller-machine, ox-cart, flying ma
chine or any other old thing to en-
able us to take advantage of the
present opportunities to purchase
merchandise at rock bottom prices.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-02-20
Hastings Prolific
Corn Yielded 2l4
Bushels on Acre

III you are going to plant corn this
spring, either to fill your own crib or
TO enter the corn club contests, the
corn to plant, Is Hastings Prolific.
OFFICIAL United States govern.
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yielded more per acre than any other
corn planted in the South. Hastings
Prolific won the Georgia record with
2l4 bushels to one acre; the Missis-
sippi record with 225 bushels; the Ar
kansas record with 172 2-3; the Flor
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has Won five-sixths OF the corn club
prizes in Georgia. 1t has won
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Southern state, three years out Of
four.
\ This corn produces a grain and for
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corn that 1t will pay you best to plant
year In and year out.
Prices: Packet, 10 cents; 1.2 pint,
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1t is full Of valuable agricultural in
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