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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-11-24
Famons "Black Watch"
Cut To Pieces.
BATTLE LINE NEVER WAVtREO
As Men Marched Across Hay
Field" where Death Was
Everywhere.
A TRYING TIME OF WAITING

Baltimore, Md, Nov. 20.--S.
Johnson Poe, brother of Johnny"
Poe, the late Princeton football star
and soldier of fortune, has received
a letter from Captain of the Black
Watch giving graphic description
Of the battle of Loos. in which John
ny Poe was killed while fighting
with this famous regiment.
Both men were members of the
brigade that left the trenches the
morning of the battle, 1000 strong.
At o'clock in the evening the
whole brigade numbered less than
500 men. In the attack ON Loos and
Hill No. 40 the writer's battalion
lost IS officers and 600 men, leaving
but three officers and S3 men.
The letter gives in detail all the
operations of the battalion from the
moment it left its trenches until
what was left of It was finally re-
lieved after being in constant dan
ger of humiliation. The Captain
writes
II must say the men went marvel
ously yell. They were cheering,
laughing and joking as they went up
and passed our entanglements. Our
casualties started directly as we
showed ourselves.
"The enemy's machine guns got to
work and our men began to drop,
but they never wavered for one sin
gle second--on they went, line after
! line, just as IL they were on parade.
There was no sensational charging;
they kept touch in distance and
marched solidiy across the Hay
Field men and officers dropping
right and left. Seven officers were
killed within fifty yards of us.
"Scott. Pearse and Stirling were
wounded quite close to me as was
sitting on the parapet talking to the
men as they went over. l went to
Stirling and did what could for him
and got him down into the trench.
Eventually we determined to push
on. and went up what is known az
South Street. The village was In a
terrible state--scarcely a house left
standing; communication trenches
ran up every street connecting with
cellars, and these had been filled wit
cellars. and these had been filed with
Germans--they were filled with Ger
mans as we passed. but they were all
either dead or woundcd--our men
had done the work exceedingly well,
methodically working from house to
house with bombs, never giving the
enemy any rest, and throwing from
two to six bombs into every house or
room.
I'VE found a few men working up
and down some houses in the village,
but no Black Watch men were to be
seen-they had all gone on"
After describing the desperate po-
sitions of the remnants Of the bat
TALON on Hill 20. which has .often
figured in the dispatches. the writer
says:
Twice during the day did see
the Germans bring up machine guns.
and twice took out the sixteen or
twenty men we had with us with a
view of making any small counter
Vattack could should they attempt
to eniilade our line; but in both
cases they had been seen by our
front line and both parties were
scattered.
1T seems now perfect marvel
that the Germans did not make some
attempt to outflank us. as the result
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-11-24

Hartford
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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-11-24
The Largest Gold PIECE.

On May 10. 1879. the largest piece
of gold ever mined was taken from
a claim in New South Wales. 1t was
feet 0 inches high, feet 2 inches
wide. inches thick on an average
and weighed $40 pounds. The value
of the metal was $14S,OOO.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-11-24
beware or Cheap substitutes.

In these days of keen competition
1t is important that the public should
see that they get Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy and not take substi-
tutes sold for the sake of extra pro-
fit. Chamberlain Cough Remedy
has stood the test and been approx
ed Tor more than forty years. OBJ
tainable everywhere. m
Advertisement.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-11-24

suddenly. A sprsined hand and wrist
we're the only ill-effects. though, DR..
Hunter Mcclure used to remark,
Gen. Lee was no little chagrined
that this should have happened.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-11-24

Put porous plaster on the chest
and take a good cough syrup inter-
nally if you would treat a severe
Ease of sore lungs properly. Get the
dollar size Billiards. Horehound Syr-
up. With each bottle there is free
Herrick's Red Pepper Porous Plas-
ter for the chest. Sold by z. Wilbur
Mitchell, Beaver Dam. m
Advertisement.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-11-24
To Some OF the Kings Of
England.
TWO BRITISH KINGS KILLED
BY frightened HOrses-And
Others Came Neal Going
The Same Way.
LESSER LIGHTS ARE VICTIMS

While the king Thursday morn
ing was inspecting his army in the
field his horse. excited by the cheers
of the troops, reared UP and fell.
The king was bruised severely and
will be confined to bed for the pres
ent .-fNcws note.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-11-24

II brain flag was the only way of
dying. We know lot of people who
would be classed with the immor-
tails.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-28

Woodrow Wilson, 2sth president Of the
president has been more constantly in the
public eye. Ii has not been the bombaSt
OF politics, or controversies over details,
that kept him 20 the fore: IL was the
stirring events Ut the times and the I'M
portant issues of the American people that
focused the spotlight upon him. Iii,
party has endorsed him ID the tull. and hc
will be renominated for another term IN
the White House. Born nj Staunton. W..
December .. 1896. of Scotch Irish parent
age, he was educated at Princeton. studied
law 1T the University OF Virginia. and
pursued a cour~e on history and political
economy at Johns Hopkins. After a few
Near~ IN law practice at Atlanta. Ga, he
took up teaching. IN 1855 hc became pro
fc~>or of history al Bryn Mawr. and d few
years later joined the faculty of Wesleyan
university. liz went 10 Princeton H. pro
fes>Or Of Jurisprudence IN 1890 and be-
came president OF the university 1902.
Tie became governor NJ New jersey III
l'i', anu after n countrywide personal
campaign won the democratic nomination
for the presidency In 1912. He wu~ elected
and assumed office in 1913. He wrote ex-
tcn>IvelN during hi teaching years. and
gained wide recognition for hi keen intel
lcct and force Of expression. He ha~ Y
multitude of political enemies. and there
are many who differ with him sincerely on
important issues. Yet ~ has the entire
confidence of the American people and "a
dlgniicd popularity that few public men
have achieved.
Governor Frank b. Willis of Ohio. ~
wears old today.
The Duke VI Portland. noted English
>port-man. . wears old today.
Perry Belmont, diplomat. lawyer and
-portsman. 81 ycar~ old today.
Hon. Edwin :. Stuart. former governor
of Pennsylvania. 81 years old today.
Hon. William II. Chandler. former United
States senator from New Hampshire. 50
Ncar~ old today.
William a.. Temple. fruit ma-natc WY
Florida. % wears old today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-28
HOW THE BOMB PLOTTERS KNEW.

one If the great mysteries III the
campaign for the destruction ~ ammu-
nitirn factories and IT ships carving
war supplies seems I'd have been cleared
M ~ the arrest on Saturday ~ u Ger
man rcServi>t. employed ~ 4 clerk Ia
the foreign department of the National
City Bank.
IL L. not strange that >vmpathiz"r>
with Germany or secret agents 81 The
German government should attempt
Such wcrk> Of destruction. War brings
in desperate chances. and il dies not
breed a nice SENSE ,Ol honor. The mo
tivc> If these men were perhaps normal
under abnormal conditions but the
thing which nobody could explain was
the amazing accuracy Of their aim- The
arrest of this clerk seems to settle that.
The ~lrrk. Schlcimdl. was arrested with
documents on him belonging e. bank
which seems W make out prima facic
case for grand Larceny. What he WAS go
ing To- do with documents has not vet
been shown. and his ease should not hc
judged In advance uf the evidence. IIut
the charge j. that. in addition 10 his
salary from the bank. Schlcindl re-
~ Il week from II man named
kUcnig. for abStracting documents from
the bank So that they might he copied
or for copying them himself when the
former course was impossible and that
these papers found on him were DIES
timed for such use.
The National cit, Bank j. the pay
master for the munitions whsch leave
country. The funds for those pay
mcntS are deposited with il anu pay
mcntS are made on invoices ~howin.
that the goods have been shipped. Those
invoices are handled in the foreign de-
partmcnt and Schicndl had access to
them in the regular curse of his bust
ness. If he did cupy them and transmit
them 10 men In 4 proticrman con>pir-
acy of destruction. there il no longer
amy mystery in the explosions on ships
"a sea or loading here. a typical ease
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-28
A Reformed Town

There IL one town IN Kansas that mus.
have efficient government. The Times of
Kansas City says that h. nciehhor lust
across the Kansas border will close it
sixth year of commission government with
u surplus II more than $4,000 y IN the city
treasury. and the significant thing l. that
Kansas City fkan.l ha~ this surplus after
having another year uf good government
that has really taken care If the citu
There was q time when Kansas CITY
tkan-l had the reputation Of being the
paradise Tor political srattcrs. Now il has
a reputation of being one of the best GOV
erncd critics III the United States. Poll
tIcian~ are not responsible for the reform.
Independent voting and the selection of
business men TOR office brought ii about. Iii
\ candidate l. unfit. he j. defeated ut the
poiS.-El Paso Times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-28

IL that NJ the Miunghilu thr explosion
on which Vas predicted Us Erich Nucu-
ter. before hc took such desperate chan
cc> Nv Kill himself in thr Minrnia iniI.
The ship c.hricd maguctu>. needed to
replace those which had hcrn stolen
from or disabled ru automobiles ~hIrn
cl from this country wv ilr Miles.
MagHctu> are u staple %artici- sc "ru'
mcrcr. and their shipment would have
aroused uo such gossip or suspicion l~
attends the transit ~ arms WHY JiuiHHui
ton. There was me- reason Why the
eases should attract attention.. unless
somebody who saw the invoice realized
their importance a. The Allic> and HaS
interested in preventing tlrir arrival
ON the face uf the matter ~riiri ii seems
t. have been The link.
What hc Wa> the iiuk tn has not Mt
been fully shown. bus thnt h' Was n
link from the heart ,f ihr cuisines, ul
a corporation like thr Natinun' civ
Bank shows 4 thoruueiHr>~ in >.rirt
%Srfyirr organization uf which thr most
efficient German mn, Well ~ proud
What il shows az to thr tru~tfi'r.-- nf
our business mrihri> NV another mHft.r.
This robbery WV E~ tu have been going
90 for many months. vet the initiative
fer the arrest .lif uut come frw l
bank. BROOKLYN Eagle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-28

OTHER PAPERS OPINIONS.
The Wedding of an American Gentleman.

One Of the most graceful and i%llustra-
tive incidents il Mr.. Wilson's private life
was the manner of his wedding Saturday.
characterized by the refinement and sim
plicity of 4 true American gentleman. The
president III political affairs i 4 great deal
OF a democrat. and he i a firm believer
in publicity where the country interests
are concerned. But in matters relating
to domestic and family affairs he has the
same dislike for notoriety which every
other man Of refined >en>ibilities possesses.
The love Of oStentatIonS which the newly
rich - often exhibit the passion for the
limelight which the man Of coarse fiber dis
plays, reveal 4 great deal. to the discerning.
That it takes three generations TO make
4 gentleman may not always BE- true. but
il j. often true that IL takes more than
three. 1t may not be popular in these
democratic times TO applaud a man for be
ing \ "'gcnileman,' or 10 dwell upon hi~
possession of the graces and qualities.
which constitute such n parsonage. a.
claims to special consideration. And vet
in the hurly-burly of this age of publicity.
when modcSty and d~elicacy are traits which
are III a small minority, and when We at
tach more Importance TO deficiency" and
success than to the sort Of social ''kultur"
which formerly held first place III Anglo
Saxon esteem. there i danger that we NAV
lose that sixth sense, which belonged in
Old day, to that Understandable product of
English and American civilization which we
crowned with the highest title in our peer
agc-thc title nf gentleman. There arc
many Americans who do not cnthuSe over
the presidents craftsmanship. many who
believe aiat hi~ ability has bccn greatly
orcrratcd. But there are none vino will
dciN him 4 place in the ranks Of that no
biity treated wholly neither BY kings nor
colleges. but which sprans from social and
moral ideals more elevated and clcvating
than those ~ hcraldrv or university. After
al. Woodrow Wilson, gentleman. i q finer
title ;han Woodrow Wilson. president. Few
of u Fan make such 4 success III life ~
he has done. but III &c n can take n our
personal motto in the struggle the in-pir-
ing words of that prince of gentlemen.
Thackeray
Come wealth or want. come good or i'll.
l.ct Young and Old accept their part.
And bow before the Awful VIII.
And bear II with an honest heart,
Who misses ~ who wins the prize.
TO lose or conquer ~ you can;
But # you fail. or 1t YOU rise.
BE each. pray God, 4 gentleman.
Baltimore American.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-28
ST.. Louis.


We have seldom been to Il. Louis
have YOU?
For a frec-and-caSv western city il is
= great Sticklcr for conventions.
Especially for big political convcn-
tons.
Near st. Louis is a large building
called the Union Station.
People about the Union Station can
point out II. Louis in the distance. on
"A clear day. and some of them speak
very highly of the town.
This goes to show how friendly those
hcighbOring Missouri settlements are.
If YOU 20 to 81. Louis on Il rainy lav
and ask where some place il. they tell
You two hlUrkS north and one west"
They do this with their hands in their
pockets. when il i cloudy. 50 the
stranger thanks the informant and goes
on still wondering where the place is.
-. Louis i safe from German in
vaSion.
To start with. il is full of GcrmnmS
already.
And in the second place. the Kaiser
never could afford 70 pay the bridge
tolls 10 get his army into the city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-28
TUESDAY, DECEMBER >. 1918.
HOW SOME PEOPLE SIGN PETITIONS

On o wager Tor q new hat, Judge II. W.
Mason of Abilene. Kan. the other day OBJ
tanned the names al two hundred of his
fellow citizens To = petition asking the
governor Of the state IL shorten the road
To Tipperary.' The >i.ncr~ included the
mayor OF the town. q leading minister of
the gospel. a bank cashier. \ number Of
leading merchants and prominent women.
What do vou think OF that!
u surely goes X prove that there are
~ many persons who are supposed
10 possess even more than ordinary intel
ligence who will sign any sort of petition
which may happen 10 BE- thrust under their
noses with a request for their signatures.
without intormin. themselves IVY to what
they are endorsing. II j. truly surprising
to see how many apparently intelligent
persons there are who Will a. such 4 thing
1t often happens that people viii sign a
petition, even when they know it, contents
and do not really wish 10 sign il. dong -
simply because they DO not wish IL offend
or appear unaccommodatin.. II takes not
why AhltiiiItutts Jul Ui~W ~ tUii~iItfHnlt
amount Of backbone Ia demand the priv
lege of reading a petition. - a. To inform
oneself fully of it, contents before signing.
and then to say NO" If one does not feel
that he can sign II cOnScientiou~lv.
An illustration Of the lack Ut backbone
thus displayed j. often seen when two or
more persons 90 out with petitions tor the
same appointment. when the same persons
will sign both petitions. There are "a lie
IN the government archives innumerablc ne
titions for the appointment ol two or more
persons To the same office. each petition
bearing many signatures that are also at
tached To the other.
The exposure III the Abilene. Kan. ease
If the weaknesS Of many ot it, most prom
nent people duubilc~> will teach them t.
examine petitions hereafter before signing
them, but it will take a worse lar han that
to cure those who will i'm the application
Of several different persons for the same
appointment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-28
Little Tragedies.

The man Snccdci up To see ii he could
beat the train To the crossing. lie
cOuldnt-Colmbia State.
The man struck i match To See If the
gasolene rank on his automobile was
empty. 1t waSnt.-CiIs.innati Enqui-
rcr.
The man patted Il strange bulldog on
the head To see if the %critlcr was affcc-
%tiOnatc. IL wasn't Ianc>villc Signal.
The man looked down the barrel of
his gun To see if il was loaded. 1t was.
charlotte News.
The man asked the girl ii MARI, him
To see If She was engaged. She Wasn't
Nashville Banner.
The man left his umbrella home H. see
if would rain. II did.-Clark Mc.\dam>
nPoSt-Dispatch.
And this man wondered il anything
worth while could be added t. the list.
1t couldn't.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-28
TODAY IN HISTORY

l76S-Rcv. Alexander Fnr-ythc. inventor
Of the percussion lock for firearms.
wa- born III Scotland
lSl7-lmcrican Colonization society
formed "a Washington. To- return the
negroes IN Atricrr and encourage their
progress there.
lSlN-Czar Alexander Of Russia extended
tp peasants the same rights W.T. the
mobiles w establish manufactures
ls32-lohn G.. Calhoun resigned the wee
presidency NJ the United State.
lo35-Patcnt for revolving tircarm was
issued to Samuel Colt.
lS4G-lowu admitted To the Union.
lS59-Dicd Lord MacauIay. famous Eng
li~h historian and critic. aged 81.
1872 Northwest territories council form
IA III Canada.
lS74-Ri"t- IN Ncxico over government
suppression NJ religious ordcr-.
lg1l-Dr. Nru Vat Sen wu~ elected prc~i-
dent Of the new Chinese republic.
loll-Ju-tirc Lamar granted Ic" NJ.
Frank 4 hearing IN supreme court wit
the United States on legality Of hi
trial.
l9lI-Thc War: Allies capture St.
Georges. west OF Nicuport. Germans
declare the offensive AZ allies ND west
crn front Wy checked. Berlin admits
Russia has taken the offensive in
p,Iup,l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-28
PAY Ir WEEK.

A new slogan la, been -oundcd-Pav
Up Week,
II sounds good.
just think what . Pay Up Week would
do Tor all 81 a. who are III business.
There have been campaigns Ia behalf
of many movements for the general benefit.
and now the interest NJ old Business /, bc-
ing looked after.
All over the country the Pay lp Week
idea = being adopted and carried ont most
successfully. Why not IL Brownsville?
What has been done elsewhere can be
done here. MI IA al expect to PAY our
bills-all 81 a. who are honest. at least.
and that no doubt comprises most of II,
anyway. But TOO many 81 ~ have the habit
Of putting III the payment IT these little
obligations. Some will even keep the ba-
ker, the mllkmau. the butcher and the .ro-
ceryman waiting Tor months tor money
justly owing them. Will continue To- accept
the bread, milk. meats and groceries III
which their families live from those proplr
without paying them u penny Tor months,
at n time. Such people me- doubt would be
angry indeed, IL anyone should accuse them
~ living at the expense of the baker. the
milkman, the butcher or the eroceryman.
They doubtless would be- ashamed even to
go 10 any one at those persons and ak
them to advance tho money ID feed their
family. They would never AK the dry
GOODS merchant To lend them money 10 buv
clothing for themselves or their family. but
they will % 10 the stores 81 the merchant,
and buy clothing which thcv will wear Out
before paying for il.
l. all this fair!
Wouldn't it be fairer and better an
around il we should pay up promptly for
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-28
OFF AGINO ON AGlN
tStrickland W. Gillilan.D
The Little White Restaurant.

We have visited places Of wondrous
rcpute for feeding YOU viands deli
cious and rare;
We've been bowed Ia nv tlunkicS. have
had them cmov our .tOp-cOat and
hat as we entered their lair;
We've been furnished with fin~gcr-bowlS
stylish delay. with silver with silver
superfluous. solid and good.
But mostly We sneak To Il different place
the little white room where Won pay
for mere food!
For mostly at mcaltimc when We would
inhalc some ycaraed after Su>tcn-
mcc. wholesomcly cooked.
The feeding itself j. the thing we re-
quirc-we often foract how the eat
ing place looked.
And how TO secure whJ, the stomach
requires without being robbed Ito be
afterwards rucdl
Is always our problem. and 50 we seek
ont the little white place where they
charge for mere food.
babe We always l%favefound the ac-
coutcrment> there:
The overhead charecS'-thcrc wasn't
a sign of that bugaboo that one
meets everywhere,
You pay half the price Of the stylish
''caffavS" for food just rs line. and
no flunkcy> intrudc-
There's peace for the soul III the plain
little room-thc little white place
where they charge for mere food.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-28
Some Hints to BARRIERS.

We note with = great deal Of salts
faction that there i 4 movement un
foot in this country 10 pass laws pre-
venting tonSorial artists. also the com
mon ~ garden variety Of BARRIERS. from
eating onions. This iS-a long step i'll
the right direction. Here are Il few more
rules which should be adopted:
l.. No barber shall take \ chew Nj
tinecut or plug during the course of i
shave without offering the customer one.
,. No barber shall turn around and
talk 10 Il fricnd who " waiting and IN
the meantime slice of The nose. ear or
chin Of the >havcc on amy other feature
Of any importance.
3. No barber shall spring amy al
cient and honorable gag. such aS DID
You ever hear 4 kevring?" while shaving
2 customer. aS the %latter'S upr0arinu~
laughter iS liable 10 bring him i'm vio-
lent contact with the razor and he max
feel all cent up about il.
4. Tine customers mouth must not hc
used rs a temporary receptacle for hath
or to be Sc0opcd ont a little at 4 time
~ the barber needs it.-BroOklyn Eagle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-28

the supplies Which we are consuming daily.
just think how prosperous the com
munity would be, if everybody would pay
their living expenses daily, or even
monthly.
Wouldn't it be a good idea for Browns
vile to join the Pay Up Week movement,
and set a certain week in which to pay up
all local Indebtedness of this naturel
Let rs make it the fashion to pay up
those bills promptly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-28
The Young Lady Across the Way.

The Young lady across the way saws
she knows her father wants To see alb
Solutc Justice done in the suit against
him. aS She overheard him tell his law
yer Ia he sure not To overlook the
slightest tcchniralitv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-28
Honor TO the Texas Judue.

We like the idea of that Texas Judge who
has figured ont ways to help armies, men.
White most Of the world J. figuring on way@
to arm helpless cne>.-CorpuS Christi
Democrat.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-28

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