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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04
SEEKS A MILLION
SOLDIERS HOMES
Uncle Sam Will Strive to
Provide Fireside Associa-
tions for Troops
WILL BE DOUBLE BENEFIT
Men Will Have Wholesome Hos
pitality and Entertainers Will
Grasp War Spirit
By WILLIAM ATHERTON DU PUY
ALrrr -.

Uncle Sam desires a million homes opened
to the entertainment of his troops In train
ing He thinks they will come nearer cam
ming the Kaiser" If they are entertained in
the creditable homes of the nation than II
left to the purchasable associations of the
streets He believes that they will be better
assets TO the nation when the war is over.
So he is asking that the communities out
side the training camps be organized to fur
nish wholesome recreation and associations
for his troops
Every boy in every training camp in the
nation is homesick He would not be a
normal, wholesome boy If he were not. Near
that training camp there is home into
which he might be welcomed and given
bit of the sort Of life to which he has
been accustomed He will thus be kept
filter fighting man, and the household en-
tertaining him will have emulated the good
Samaritan and will have increased the
happiness of the world.
That this service may be rendered a great
organization Is just now being built up
that will go beyond those agencies that
work in the camps, such as the Young
Mems Christian Association, and that Gov
ernmental supervision, that keeps the region
around the camps as clean as possible of
influences that are hurtful to the soldiers
This work will organize the communities
near the camps for the entertainment of
soldiers. for the establishment of home ties
and friend ties that the soldier may still
feel himself human being and not merely
a machine Of war
In this work the Fairgrounds and Rec
reation Association of America, an organi-
cation long in existence and engaged in
kindred work, is taking the lead. Through
the agency of Chambers of Commerce and
other community organizations there is
being raised the War Camp Community
Recreation Fund, which Will bear the cx-
pense of the nationwide movement: The
work is being done with the cooperation
of the War Department
John n. WHY'S the philanthropic manu-
facturer and member of the Council of Ma
tional Defense, is chairman of the War
Camp Community Recreation Fund. His
organization is working practically to keep
the recruit from being lonesome and at the
same time keep him from getting into trou-
BILE
one temporary community house already
provided is little more than big barn
like building with big floor over the
| door there is the sign. IT'S yours-come
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04
$9S,OOO,OOO Is TAX
FROM THIS DISTRICT
Federal Levy on Philadel-
phia and Neighboring
Counties Boosted
LIQUOR AND TOBACCO HIT

The new war revenue act. to which the
President affixed his signature last night
and which. beginning today. imposes addi-
tional taxes on almost everything from
childrens' toys to spirits OF any sort will
ret from the Philadelphia district approx
imately S9S,O00.OOO. or SOS. 900 900 more
than the district paid into the Federal
Treasury four years ago This estimate is
calculated on the basis of the usual pro-
portional levy of the Philadelphia district.
The Philadelphia district includes, be-
sides this city, the counties of Chester.
Montgomery, Bucks Delaware and Lehigh
There are 5000 dealers In various kinds of
liquors in the city and more than $4,000
tobacco dealers. Thousands of small and
large manufacturers, importers, producers
and sellers of other commodities also will
be levied on.
Fphraim Lederer, collector OF internal
revenue, has announced that il Is n physi-
cal impossbility for his agents to notify
all the persons affected by the war act
even though the number OF agents has been
increased from fourteen to sixty for this
purpose
Failure to receive notices and forms
respecting the new tax will not relieve the
taxpayers from the obligation to comply
with the provisions of the law. IL behooves
all persons engaged in business of all kinds
to pay careful attention to the newspaper
reports Of the provisions of the law"
LIQUOR AND TOBACCO HARD HIT
The war tax hits especially liquor and
tobacco merchants. An inventory of goods
must be made Immediately and filed. Al
having distilled spirits I'm excess OF fifty
Government-proof gallons are subject to an
additional tax of S2.10 gallon, II the
liquor is to be used a beverage. Tobacco
In excess of 100 pounds is subject to large
additional taxes. This will mean n boost
In prices of these products. Failure ia
file the required inventory makes the owner
liable to heavy punishment.
Within two months the buying public will
be paying over the counter, through ticket
windows of various kinds--and almos,
everywhere else--the levies under the $2
535. 900, 900 revenue bill
Throughout the land today the high cost
of drinking mounted higher, with addi-
tional taxes on hard soft and medium bev
erages effective Immediately. Everythine
from champagne to sarsaparllla and soda
fountain syrups is hit by the new tax
LUXURIEs MUST PAY
Automobile owning, with a tax of per
cent of the sale price, becomes more costly
Immediately. Also such beautifers as
jewelry and cosmetics and reliefs in the
form of pills. patent medicines and chew.
ing gum are hit today
Sporting goods. motorboats, estates, in.
heritances, incomes. war profits and other
luxuries of the wealthy are taxable imme.
diately.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04
HOW WAR BEGAN
TOLD TO PUPILS
Every School in Philadel-
phia Today Will Begin
Drive in Patriotism
BOOM LIBERTY LOAN
"Why We Entered the War" Is
Second Topic Listed for
Tomorrow

The daily Liberty Loan" lesson which
will be brought to the attention of every
pupil 10 the public schools OF Philadelphia
tomorrow will be on why We Entered the
war" This is the second lesson on the
war. The first. on How We Entered the
war" was given the children this morn.
ing. There are twenty Of these lessons and
one will be read daily, either in the assem-.
bly room or In the individual classrooms.
The lesson for tomorrow follows:
When war appeared in Europe the
United States Government ana people
felt every desire ,, to keep @ out It, OF H. AS AS
might best serve the world by not taking
sides, therefore keeping free ,,,o. to play
when a proper time arrived.
Germany herself forced us TO forego
neutrality. She fought with utter disre-
gard for International law. She DESTROYED
honor and the regard Of decent men
She compelled us to oppose her
Germany violated our rights here in
our own land. Her official representa-
forged our national documents, caused
our factories and blow up our ships.
Germany plotted against us abroad,
proposing to Mexico and Japan to make
TO %aT be on wholly Soi friendly. len E While drowning
American women and children, without
any-least warrant in the usages Of war,
Berlin kept promising to stop the in
human work At the same time she was
actively engaged building more U-boats
10 20 at II harder, and her Ambassador at
Washington was asking his superlors for
$4,000 to bribe our lawmakers to favor
pro-German schemes, Nothing less than
armed opposition to this active war
which Germany was making against us
could maintain our national self-respect
Germany, however. had proved by her
behavior that not our safety only, but
also the safety of civilization itself, de-
pended upon her complete defeat Bel
aium Serbia and Rumania witnessed
10 her brutal disregard of all save her
own selfish interests; If she. could so act
in Europe she would act similarly here
as soon as opportunity allowed. II Bel
gium could be devastate for military adj
vantage and Rumana overrun for food
supplies, the United States could (and
would) be attacked to gain money ran
som.
These happenings made wholly clear
the wars real aim. Its aim was not to
alter boundaries, but to assure all peo-
pies of self-rule and freedom from auto
cratic domination. Its aim was Ito make
the world safe for democracy" as our
President had declared. Such a force as
Germany claimed to be land was fright
fully attempting to prove herself) made
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04
WOMAN WINS $4,000
VERDICT IN DAMAGE SUIT
Second Trial of Mrs. De Grazia's Action
Against p. r. r. Doubles
First Award

After second trial. which was held be-
fore Judge Shoemaker in Common Pleas
Court No. 1, the suit of Mrs. Josephine De
Grazia against The Pennsylvania Railroad
to recover for the death of her husband
today resulted in verdict in her favor for
$4,000.
The widow has six small children. De
Grazia was struck by shifting locomotive
at Ninth street and Washington avenue and
received fatal injuries.
The company tried to show he had been
guilty of contributory negligence. The at
torney who presented the widows claim said
the approach of the engine was not made
known by the proper signals.
At the first trial the verdict was only
$4,000, and on the motion for the retrial
the woman's attorney maintained that the
award was insufficient under the crcum-
stances of the case.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04
PERSHING WATCHES
SAMMEES GO OVER
Spends Day Critically View
ing Troops in Practice
Attack Formations
SWARM OVER TRENCHES
BY ]. w. PEGLER
AMERICAN FIELD HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, oct. 4.

AMERICAN FIELD HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, oct. 4.
Major General Pershing watched his
Sammees "go over the top" today.
He spent the day on hilltop in the
training grounds, critically viewing his
troops executing practice attack formations.
The work was over rough. muddy practice
grounds or through knee-deep yellow acres
of wild mustard.
The concluding drill was an attack i'm
force. Pershing Slbert and three other
American generals with n French general.
followed closely behind the waves of the
American troops, who idvanced on a bat
talon frontage.
with their grenaders in front, the
Sammees walked slowly behind an imag-
mary barrage after leaving the trenches A
Nolley of real grenades reverberated through
the valleys as the line reached its first OBJ
jective--the Wilson trench.
There a section detached itself-the
'moppers up" Others, maintaining the
same lelsurely pace, passed on, with he'll
meted machine gunners closely following.
The machine gunners swarmed over tine
Taft trench and conquered 1t. The whole
of the first attacking wave rested there.
But the second advanced and after a lively
shower of grenades captured Roosevelt
trench, including advanced redoubts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04

school by this unique war The camps are
the greatest university OF the people ever
conceived. It Is therefore essential shst
all the civilians outside the camps should
fuse with all the troops inside in learning
the unfamiliar lessons of effective social or
ganization. which in America, in Russia,
everywhere, are TO be the greatest com.
pensation for the wars bloody toll.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04

on in" and over the piano. do you play
the plano? Hop to IT," and "Do you sing
Join in" and over the table, do you want
20 write letter home? Everything free"
How fully these small conveniences are APP
preciated is shown by the fact that 5000
men come in there every day and last month
there were $4,000 pieces Of stationery given
away and 10000 letters posted.
The theory Is that all America is put to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04

Two Injured IN Aut0mobHe NEH'|
LANCASTER. Pa oct f.---Jopu t'.'
iinger and niece. Miss Pearl Deniinf4r n
Kinzer. were badly injured today AZ Dont1It
Vile when his automobile craehed info 'NH
double team Of Abram Fry, Of Donerrf'''..
as the latter emerged from q cross ftaN
one Of the horses was killed.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-10-09
&EW
COTTON MILL MAN LOSES LIFE
IN MOST FRIGHTFUL MANNER

Mr.. James Caldwell, who was Sec
ton man in the card room at the
Newberry Cotton mills, lost his life IN
a dreadful way Friday afternoon. The
accident occurred little after starting
time, between l and 2 o'clock, as he
was discovered at that time by Mr..
Marvin Taylor, his body leaning in a
STOPPING posture with his head hang
ing down to the floor. Mrt Taylor
gave one glance and Immediately
went to report what he had seen.
Mr.. George H. Robertson was the
first to respond to the assistance Of
the injured man. He picked Mr..
Caldwell up and although it was a
heavy load carried him out and placde
on littre, when he was taken to his
home. 1t was horrible sight that
met Mr.. Robertson's gaze as he went
to lift up the wounded man. Mr.. Cald-
wells scalp, which had been torn
from his head, was hanging down
over his face. Mr.. Robertson gently
took hold of it and put it back in
position. AS Mr.. Robertson was car
rying his heavy and bloody load 10
the litter, Mr.. Caldwell spoke. The
first words he uttered were: George,
what's the matter?" Mr.. Robertson
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-10-09
A REGULAR CIRCUS DAY
WAS LAST SATURDAY

Last Saturday was regular circus
day in Newberry and the streets had
every appearance of such a day as
the crowds marched up and down and
ate pindars and seemed as happy as
happy could be and the crowd was
largely made up of our colored pop
lation who are naturally happy race
And the bunch that was entralneH
for Camp Jackson were just as nap
pv,as if they were Off to a regular oia
time watermelon feast and an OLD
time corn shucking. And it is well
fbev we're. 1t is best. The list Oh
NAMES has already been pubhsheo
The program and the speakers at the
two meetings have also been published
Everything went off according 10
schedule so far as we know, We had
intended to go to the meeting at the
Baptist church on Friday night ous
another engagement prevented. The
church was crowded and the enthus-
iasm was great.
On Saturday the line of marca
started from the church and was lea
by the Newberry Concert band and
those who saw the parade say taat
there were at least 5000 negroes IN
the procession. The soldiers were
banouetted at Williams hall on Friday
night after the speaking at the church
and on Saturday before the parade
they were served lunch at the old
court house building and were enjoy
ing the festivities to the fullest.
The speaking on Saturday was az
the Union station and the crowd was
there. The speakers announced made
the speeches. We were over there for
awhile but there was so much talk
ing that nothing could be heard un-
less you were fortunate to be close
uR The speakers were applauded
. and the boys were sent on to the
army with the assurance that
were all interested and hoped fe
their safe return when the war was
over. NsS1
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-10-09
4 SUCCESSFUL SINGING
SCHOOL CLASS

To The Herald and News:
Prof. M. C. Hallman closed a sue
cessfull singing school at Cannon
Creek and Cannon Creek mission
with a public singing on the fifth Sab
bath with crowded house.
1t was decided to organize a county
singing to meet at least once a year
at some church in the county. Prof.
Hallman was made president Of this
association, c. F. Saner vice-presidenr
il D. .Quattlebaum, treasurer, Miss
Lizzie Neel Secretary and the follow
ing executive committee: Miss Maize
\ ADominick, Miss Lille Sigh, Mrs. Pat
Mitchell, Mrs. S. ]. Derrick Miss Car
olyn Caldwell, Mrs. J, D. Quattlebaum,
c. J. Blease, T. J. Wilson, Oren Half
acre, RI A. Howard, C. F. Sane, ] H.
Chappell and D. W. Buzhardt.
Lizzie Neel, Sec.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-10-09
COMMITTEE ON SECOND
LIBERTY LOAN NEETs

The Liberty Loan executive commit
tee held a meeting on Monday to de-
wise plans and make arrangements
for the sale OF the second issue o,
Liberty Loan bonds. Newberry coun.
ty's quota of this second loan is above
100000.
The executive committee is COM
posed of the following:
John M. Kinard, Chairman; C. e.
Summer, T. K. Johnstone, /. H. Hunt
M. L. Spearman, R. NJ. Lominack, W.
A. Hill, Arthur Kibler, C. G. Blease,
F. N. Martin, W. G. Mayes, T. Rov
Summer, W. H. Hardeman, j. Y.
Jones, John H. Wicker, ]. L. Burns.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-10-09

Boozer and Cannon's sawmill near
Colony church was the scene Of a
fire Saturday afternoon between 8 AMI
O'Clock, which is thought to ha7s
started from some embers left after
the last work The sawmill and wood
saw were damaged and about $50
cords of wood burned The loss, is
i've or six hundred dollars, with no
Insurance.
Mr.. James Leavell and several
hands went Monday 70 the Hobbs
burial ground near Hope Station and
removed for Mr.. David N. Dickert Of
Atlanta three bodies to Rosemont
cemetery. The bodies We're buried
IS years ago. j.,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-10-09

Miss Sarah Sigh of the county and
Mr. Fincher Hipp of Saluda county
were married by the Rev. W. 4.
Bouknight on Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock at the home of the brides
father, Mr.. G.. McDufie Sigh, ana
left Monday morning for their home
in Saluda.
Ground is being measured and pre-
pared for the building Of warehouse
for the Johnson -McCrackin company
between B. A. Havird's stables and
the old Sonnenburg bakery. That
part of the city keeps growing.
Number of bales of cotton ginned
to September 25, 1917, in Newberry
county, 6,212, against 1897 to same
date in 1916.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-10-09
THE RADCLIFFE ATTRACTIONS
THE HEAR0N SISTERS
Will Appear at the High School Au'
ditorium Saturday Night at Eight
O'Clock

meeting of the following guar
antors will be held at the City Coun-
Gil Chambers Tuesday morning, Oc'
tober 9, at ten o'clock. Don't fail 10
attend and make some arrangement
ahont the attraction or you may nave
to pay your share of the guaranty:
John NJ. Kinard.
W. H. Wallace.
C. E. Summer.
E. H. Aull.
Cannon G. Blease.
John c. Goggans.
B. V. Chapman.
q F. Wright
A. c. Matthews.
F. R. Hunter.
T. Roy Summer.
John G. Goggans, Jr.
C. C. Schumpert.
P q. Jeans.
J. A. Burton.
F. N. Martin.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-10-09

said: You got hurt, Jim He ask
ed: "How?" Mr., Robertson answer
ed: "Belt threw you, 1 think" The
next question was: George, what's
the matter with my teeth?' Mr..
Robertson replied: knocked loose;
DR.. Pelham will fix them for you. y
Mr. Caldwell asked these same ques-
tions three times. His last question
to Mr.. Robertson was: where is Mr..
Clisby?" He was told that Mr.. Clis-
by was coming.
Dr. w. E. Pelham, who is the fam
lily physician, was called in, with Drs,
J. VI. Kibler and P. G. Ellesor DR.
y W. Brown, dental surgeon, was call.
ed to assist in setting the broken jaw
DR.. Brown says the lower jaw was
broken right through the middle OF
the chin, as though struck by hatch
ct. The reporter also saw Dr.. Pei
ham. who said a great portion of the
scalp was torn loose down to the
skull bone. There was a complete
fracture of the lower jaw, also Gets
over the face, bruises about the right
eve and a fracture at the base of the
skull. The skillful physicians and
surgeons did all in their power for
the fatally hurt man, but the end was
too near and he breathed his last at
about half-past four o'clock, the same
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-10-09
TWICE. A WEEK, e1.Sa A YEAR.

step-son, Mr.. Albert Murphy, two
daughters by his first wife-Mrs. T.
A. Hart and Miss Maud Caldwell #
West End-and one son, Mr.. Hobson
Caldwell, of SaluGa, and two grand
children in the Hart family. A broth
er, Mr.. John Caldwell, lives in Salu-
da, and his mother, who is Mrs Burr
Werts of the county, has been in bed
for six or seven months with broken
hip. The friends of the deceased
sympathizes with these families m
their great affections.
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afternoon.

He was buried in West End ceme-
terry Sunday morning, after service
at the West End Baptist church con-
Quoted by the Rev. H. w Stone. The
funeral arrangements were in the
hands of Bergell Tribe of Red Men,
of which the deceased was member.
As Mr.. Caldwell was alone at the
time it is not known how the acciden.
happened The general supposition
and no doubt correct one is that he
was caught by a belt and violently
jerked and thrown to the floor, the
whirling belt tearing his scalp How
ever it may have happened it was a
most deplorable accident, casting sad
ness and gloom over his large family
and circle Of friends.
Mr. Caldwell was 49 years old. He
was twice married. His second Wife,
who was Mrs. Dolly Murphy, former
erly Miss Adams, survives him With
the following children: Miss Bernice,
James, Ora, Vera, Ray, Helen, Mar
garet and Ruth, the last named a
nine-morths-ol Lady. James is the
lest known, as he clerks for Glider
and Weeks, and has a great many
friends who sympathiSe deeply with
him in the loss of his father, who was
of friendly and good dispositi On.
Mr.. Caldwell is also survived by one
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-10-09
rAR1nrs AND ALL ABOUT.

Rev. P. T. Hale, D. D., OF the lac
ultv of the Southern Baptist seminary
IN louisville, was in the city Friday
and Saturday, the guest OF the Rev. L.
" Babb. DR.. Hale was here SOLICIT
ino for student fund and met WITH
splendid success in Newberry.
Miss Lucia Cockrell of Jacksonville
Fla is the guest of Miss Cornel1a
Mayer.
Miss Hanna of Whitmire is lne
guest of Miss Kate Summer.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Evans, Jr., ana
little son, Mrs. Mary P. Fant and Miss
Sara FAINT motored to carlisle Sun
day.
Mr.. Eugne Williamson Of Columbia
snent the weekend here with his
sister, Mrs. I. B. Mann.
Miss Rosalie Summer was iass
weeks visitor at Chicora college, CO.
lumbia.
Messrs. J. NJ. Williams, J. P. and
Boyd Connolly, Johnnie Ware Wooo,
John Henry Davenport, Gernle Mich
OILS ad Henry DeHart, and perhaps
others, all new men at Camp Jackson
spent Sunday at their respective hon.
es in the city and county.
Mr.. F. G. Dodgen motored from Au-
gusta to Newberry Monday. He will
spend a few days with his relatives
Mrs. M. W. Padgett, Mrs. Spence and
Mrs. Harmon. On his return he VIII
take his wife with him. She has
been in Newberry about ten days.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-10-09
Death of SaIuda Man Known Here.

Mr.. Ernest L. Black. who lived at
Mr.. NJ. H. Kempson's, near Corinth
church in Saluda county, died sudden
ly Tuesday morning End inst, at halls
past eight o'clock, and was buried
Wednesday morning at II o'clock. Mr..
Black was about 35 years old. He is
survived by his widow and four chill
dren, his father, four brothers and
two sisters; one of his brothers, a
graduate of Newberry college, being
Lutheran minister in Charleston.
The surviving widow is daughter OF
Mr.. George Lester, formerly living IN
the st. Lukes section Of Newberry
county.
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