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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-09-20

head, smashed frame and glass, cursing
all saints. all priests, and churchly pco-
Die. Havoc followed him as he ragged
about the place wreaking his fury upon
innnimate objects. When he had we'll
nigh wrecked the contents Of the room,
and when his first paroxysm had spent
It's violence, he hurled himself into n
chair, wrlthing in agony. He bit his
wrists, he pounded his fists, he kicked :;
nnally he sprawlcd full length upon the
floor, clawing at the cool, smooth tiles
until his nails bled.
Christ! o Christ" he screamed.
The sound Of his blasphemics
reached the little group Of soldiers who
had fingered curiously outside, and
they listened open-mouthed. One by
one they crossed themselves and stole
away into the darkness muttering.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-09-20
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
INSURANCE PASSES HOUSE
Allowances for Dependents Of Officers
and Men Euualized,

Allowances for Dependents of Officers
and Men Equaized.
WaShington.--Thc administrations
soldiers and sailors insurance bill,
amended SO as to equalize the allow
ances OF the dependents Of enlisted
men and officers, passed the house
The vote was 3l9 to 0. Representa-
tives Platt, of New York, and Hersey,
OF Maine. changing negative votes to
aye before the result was announced,
amid thunderous applause.
AS the bill went to the senate, pri-
Yates and officers and their DEPEND
cnts stand on exactly the same basis
Benefits and allowances now provided
FOR arc slightly higher than those
originally proposed as the minimum
Tor Drivates by the committees and
considerably lower than the maximum
, amounts which officers and their dc
! pcndentS would have received
president Wilson scored personal
victory in the adoption. 14l TO IT. or
an amendment raising from 81, 900 TO
$4,000 the maximum amount of IN.
tional insurance policies that tho gov.
crnmont would issue to all men in The
service The original draft OF the
Diil carried $4,000, but it was strick
en- out in committee.
Opposition Mild.
Tho mildness of the attack or on.
ponent& Of the measure on the on-
tional insurance section caused sur.
prise. IT was passed over in a com.
paratiVely short time after formal
motion to strike ii out had been over.
whclmingly defeated.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-09-20
AUSTRlA.HUNGARY CANNOT
HOLD OUT THROUGH WINTER

Geneva. The Freic Icitung OF
Berne, publishes nn article from q
high Austrian official, who recently
Travelled through several sections OF
this country, in which the writer
states that Austra-IIungary cannot
hold out the coming winter owing to
economic reasons. as both soldiers
and civilians will be starved Ha
gives several reasons. notably, the al.
most complete destruction Of the crops
in the richest regions Of Hungary.
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CHAPTER xxiII-continued.

IOngorlo broke In with q snarl: "Is
It my fault that the country Is in
arms? Military necessity compels me
to remain here. l consider myself
magnnnimOus. L" His voice cracked
md he made disparing, violent yes.
ture. go, before change my mind"
Dave signaled to the others, and
Alaire slipped away to make herself
ready. During the uncomfortable ST.
Ience which succeeded her departure.
Longorio paced the room, keeping his
eyes resolutely turned away from Law.
DO yon mean that /, too, may go?"
CMalley inquired.
"What good are you to me?" snapped
the general.
you VIII give us safe conduct?"
BE still. priest" Longorio glared
at the speaker, clasping and unclasping
his fists behind his back.
With the sound Of hoofs outside,
Alaire and Dolores appeared, and the
Mexican Strengthened himself with an
effort.
"Adtos, sonora |" he said, with stiff
DOW. I'VE have had Il pleasant friend
ship and thrilling Irritation, eh? l
snail never cease to regret that fate
interrupted ut such al interesting mo-
ment. Adios! Adios!" !" He bowed
formally, in turn to Dave and to the
priest, then resumed his pacing, with
his hands Mt his back and his brow
furrowcd as If in struggle with af-
fairs Of greater moment than this.
But when he heard the outside door
creak shut behind them his Indifference
vanished and he halted with head
turned In an effort to catch the last
sounds of their departure. His face
was like t;llow now, his lips were
drawn back from his teeth rs If in sr-
preme agony. A moment and the hoof-
beats had died away. Then Longorio
slipped his leash.
He uttered cry-a hoarsc, half
stranglcd shrek that tore his throat.
lie pluckcd the collar from his neck MS
If 1T choked him; he beat his breast.
Scizing whatever article his eye fell
upon, he tore and crushed 1t he swept
the table clean OF its queer Spanish
bric-a-brac and trampled the litter un-
der his heels. Spying Il painting of a
saint upon the wall, he ran to it, ri1pcd
1t from It's nail, and, raising ii over his
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-09-20
FORTY-SECOND DIVISION
is COMPLETE AT MINEOL A

Camp Mills. Mineola. n. Y. With
Inc arrival here of the first ambulance
company from Michigan. the forty
second division is complete. The di.
vision, made up Of former national
guard units from 81 states. comprises
two infantry brigades. one artillery
brigade one engineer regiment, ono
headquarters troop. signal train.
four ambulance and four hospital
units and machine gun battalion
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-09-20
"Alma Mater"

The phrase "alma mater" as nppl;st
to colleges and universities. is said Il
have originated in the University o5
Bonn, Germany. a statue Of the Moth.
or of Christ--the alma mater, or he.
loved mother, stands over the door,va;
OF that famous seat Of learning. From
II the phrase received It's origin.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-09-20
A Worthwhile Habit

"It is worth q thousand pounds q
year to have the habit OF looking M
the bright side Of things."-- Samoa
johnson.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-11-16
The Holy City

Reports from reliable sources
furnish news of the retreat of
the Turkish forces, before the
British advance in Palestine.
This good news should be
hailed with delight by all liberty
loving people, for it is one of the
most important pieces of infor-
nation that has come over the
wire for some time.
British forces are approaching
the City of the King" from
two points, GAIA, the city made
famous by the feat of Sampson,
has been captured as has been
B~eersheba. forty miles from
Jerusalem.
The Turks are fleeing in every
direction in total disorder, and
British aeroplanes are dropping
bombs on them as they flee.
The British cabinet has an
nounced that the Holy Land
will never again be in control of
the fiendish Turk, and that il
will be returned to the Children
of Israel, who took it from
the heather.
Jewish people are aiding in
every Christian undertaking,
and are, in this sense, returning
from their wanderings. They
are. and always have been, lead.
ers in thought and action, and foi
two thousand years have had nc
national existence, yet they have
maintained their radical integ.
rity. They have always beer
foremost, when not held dowr
by political restrictions, in pro.
noting the good and welfare
wherever they have resided.
Now the British are to restor,
to them their beloved Jerusalem
and well may we rejoice with
them in this fulfillment of proph
ecy, when the Children of Israe
shall come into their own.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-11-16

peal on Christmas Eve, a time
when the Christmas spirit is
abroad and when the thoughts of
all true Americans will be with
the boys in the trenches awaiting
the word to go ''over the top
in a drive against the Huns and
with those hundreds of thou
sands of other boys in training
camps meking ready to go across
the water. And just at the same
time when the final appeal for
members is being made, those
hundreds of thousands of Amer
can youths, abroad and in home
camps will be making ready for
and anticipating the Christmas
trees and entertainments to be
furnished by the loyal people
of the United States through the
American Red Cross.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-11-16
Red Cross Christmas

Make il a Red Cross Christ
mas is to be the recruiting slo-
gan of committees for every Red
Cross organization throughout
the country in a nationwide
drive for fifteen million mem
bers Of the Red Cross during the
week beginning December II.
In the Mountain Division, a
committee will be working in
evary city, town, village and
hamlet, and will wind up the
weeks campaign with a final APP
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-11-16

This is a country of free speach
and free press, but that does
not license either tongue or press
to abuse the government. He
that is not for us, is against us,
and we have on hand a good sup
ply of tar and feathers for those
who misundertand what freedom
on American soil really means.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-11-16

With other of our Exchanges,
we welcome the weekly visits of
theft. Stanton Press" 1t is a
bright, newsy publication, bris-
ties with good local news, and
is ably edited. It's staff is COM
posed of DR.. F. H. McKeon,
contributing editor, Ernest Dip
pei, Publisher, and Geo. w.
McGunnis, Managing Editor.
1t is devoted to the interest OF
patients and residents of Fl.
Stanton. The newspaper fra
ternity have moved up a notch
to give place to TT. Stanton
Press.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-11-16

| have been appointed by the
board of County Commissioners
to Collect the road tax in this Pre-
cinct. There is SO. 90. assessed a.
gainst all le-bodied men be-
tween the ages of 81 and sc
years. This Tax is now due and
prompt payment of the same is
requested.
If. G. T. McQuillen.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-11-16
Society Teaches Navy Cooks
to Cook

Many prominent society wo-
men, led by Mrs. Adrain lselin,
have given up social activities in
in order to teach sailors how to
cook. Mrs. Iselin, writing in
the November issue of Harper's
Bazaar, tells how, thru the New
York Cooking School, these
women are training able seamen
to prepare food properly and
are rapily lessening the shortage
of capable chefs in the Navy.
Rear Admiral Usher, u. S. NJ,
has co-operated with Mrs. Ise-
lin and has endorsed her work.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-11-16

A tight feeling in the chest ac-
companied by a short, dry cough
indicates an inhamed condition
in the lungs. To relieve it buy
the dollar size BALLARD'S
SYRUP; you
get with each bottle a free HER
RICK'SR RED PEPPER POROUS
PLASTER for the chest. The
syrup relaxes the tiRhtness and
the plaster draws out the inflam-
nation. 1t is an ideal combina-
ton for curing colds settled in
the lungs. Sold by all dealers.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-11-16

The quiet villages and hamlets
furnish a good retreat for enc
mics of the government. Like
the game during the hunting
season, they sneak away to quiet
places to avoid the hunter and
hounds. Are we slumbering
over a volcano?
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-11-16

We are continually put to the
displeasure of opening letters
from puny politicians, asking
for space for articles of a poll
tical nature. To all such, we
have no space for political
stuff, as we are engaged in
Uncle Sans business just now.
Keep your mud singing to your
selves.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-11-16

La Toilette sends words of
encouragement and comfort to
those imprisoned for words and
acts in opposition to the United
States war policies. Be careful
Bob" you are not in the Ger
man Reichstag now.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-11-16

The kaiser will soon find that
he is bound hands and and feet
with Liberty Bonds.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-11-16

Mr.. Uno Sandstone was a
welcome visitor? Saturday
night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-07
MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE
HAS ST. LOUIS EXCITED
Millionaire's Dead Body Found
Following Phone Warning of
Unknown Woman
ST. LOUIS, Aug. Z

81. LoOlS, aug. Z.
Jordan Wheat Lambert, millionaire vice
president of the Lambert Pharmacal Com
pany, committed suicide today in his ex-
elusive oxford apartments here
telephone call from a mysterious
woman who urged a maid in Lambert's
apartments to go to his room led to the
discovery of the body.
The maid found Lambert in a pool Of
blotd. He was dead. A revolver lay near
the body When the maid informed the
woman at the telephone Of Lamberts death
the latter screamed: my God Is he
dead" and apparently tainted.
According to the police. Lambert was
estranged from his second wife, who is
now In New York with her six-month-old
baby. Lambert was divorced from his
nrst wife because Of his belief In clairvoy-
ancy and his nightly seances, it Is said.
He was member of one of the wealthiest
families In St. Louis and had a nationa
feputation as a sportsman. He was the
donor Of the Lambert medal, the worlt
championship trophy for three-cushion bill
hards
Detectives who are seeking the mysteriou.
woman today abandoned the theory of mur
Ger. They say Lambert probably threatened
70 commit suicide while with her last night
worry over this threat, they say, caused hel
70 telephone Lambert's maid.
Ihe suicide theory Is strengthened, tn,
police say, by the fact that the body wa
FOUND In front of a mirror. They say h,
s'ood IN front Of the glass and pulled tn,
trigger.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-07
JEERS AND CATCALLS
GREET SHORE POLICE
Atlantic City Cops Prove Utterly
Unable to Handle Bath
Censorship
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug,

ATLANTIC CITY Aug. T.
Jeerng thousands at the beach-ends of
cross-town avenues today saw handful
of perspiring and wholly uncomfortable
policemen make feeble and unsuccessful
attempt to enforce the most unpopular law
ever written into Atlantic City's statute
books against twenty thousand beach-bound
bathers
Crowds surging down South Carolina
avenue and few other largely traversed
streets found their way blocked by blue
coats under orders TO prevent the passage
of persons In bathing garb unless their abb
brevated garb was covered by mackin-
toshes or other wraps.
Jeers and catcalls attended the turning
back of women in exceedingly modest garb
and the passage of others in sleeveless and
almost skirtless raiment who cnanced to
have sweater hitched upon one shoulder.
ono woman. who protested volubly when
stopped, simply transferred her silken
sweater from her waist to her shoulder and
was passed. Hundreds, turned back at the
guarded streets. proceeded blithely to ocean
avenue and other unguarded approaches,
Meanwhile, hundreds of bathers took ad-
vantage of the absence Of policemen to fore
gather upon the boardwalk.
Feeling was intense at many points, while
policemen were turning back and apologiz-
ing at the same time.
Don't blame the cops. Bathing house
| one woman exclaimed as she turned back &c
her boarding house to borrow her husbands
| coat for covering, Many women were close
| to tears. and men swore that they nevel
| heard of such ridiculous law, only they
| used other phraseology
Originally. the statute which bathing
| masters caused to be passed twenty year
| ago in an attempt to monopolize the use o
| the ocean called for covering from neck t
| feet. Under new interpretations anythin,
| in the way of cover will do, and the lack o
| anything like a rule has made the attempt
| ed enforcement of the law more absurd. !
sash passed this morning on the person Of
pretty maid in a jersey and knickerbockers
while a matron with a skirt to her knee
| and a collar to her throat was sent back t
| get a macintosh.
Real estate men predicted today that
continuance Of the crusade will affect At
lantic City's popularity with those VIII
! rent cottages.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-07

AS DELEGATES from the Philadelphia
"A Typographical Union are speeding
westward today to attend the sixty-third
session of the international body at Colo
RADIO Springs and to celebrate the twenty
fifth anniversary of the dedication Of the
Union Printers Home In that city, recollec-
ton focuses vividly on the part that this
city played in that most memorable conven-
ton of 1885. At that time a check for
$4,000, nucleus Of an asset now valued at
more than $1,500,000 offered jointly by
George w. Childs, then owner Of the
PUBLIC LEDGER, and Anthony J. Drexel,
brought to sudden climax the ideal of a
thirty five years effort to secure adequate
protection for the unions aged and infirm.
The Philadelphia delegation is headed
by James p Bowen, of the EVENING
LEDGER. In 1885 it was the foreman of
the PUBLIC LEDGER, James ]. Daley, who
bore such potent news to the convention.
held that year In Pittsburgh. The other
members this year are william II. White
and William NJ. Conway.
Members Of the International Typograph-
ical Union take credtable pride In their
Home, for 1t has been worked for since
the convention in 1857 at New Orleans has
been built up and added to by their yearly
assessments until today 1t stands as a
bulwark against the encroachments Of old
age and assures them Of retirement be-
fitting their profession, not as inmates but
as guests of an institution they personally
helped to found.
The main building on the eighty acres OF
land that were donated as site by the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-07
PENNSYLVANIA BASE
HOSPITAL UNIT IN WAR
Horrors Pictured by Philadel-
phian, Who Also Describes
Cheerful Scenes of Camp

The action Of the Pennsyiyania Base
Hospital No. 10 in and behind the trenches
ON and on duty-were the subject Of a
letter received today by Tom Daily from
William Chaitt, 2o2 Brown street, now
member of this unit
The boys had all arranged a vaudeville
SHOW to be given in the Y. NJ c. A., but the
other evening" he says, ian order came
canceling all passes A Red Cross train.
from the trenches, was to arrive. There
was no show that night.
The next evening It came Off and proved
such a success that II was repeated for the
benefit OF the officers and again for the
wounded. The greatest hit was a black
race turn. Every joke that was sprung in
this came over with US on the boat and went
big.
The play had n cheering effect on the
members OF the convalescent camp Grim
huinor is the order of the day. The Tom
mics contend that Fritz (the nickname for
the German soldiers) has a bullet for each
one OF us, but that his system Is a little
OH In making delivery. Each wounded
patient is living for the sole purpose Of
getting In shape to give Fritz a chance
cheering effect American humor is ap-
precated by none more than the much
abused Tommy"
Turning from the more cheerful side of
life at the front the letter describes in a
vivid manner the conditions under which
the members Of the Red Cross must work
when under fire. 1t speaks of the devices
used by the Germans to destroy their
enemies through apparently harmless
sources.
AT the slackening of fire a company Of
men headed by one tall sergeant dropped
their tools and weapons to run across the
field towards n shiny object. Due to bulk,
the sergeant drops behind and a small wiry
man takes the lead In the race. The object
proves to be a helmet and the leader reaches
down to pick It up 1t happens to be caught
| on something. Just as the remainder of the
company arrives the small wry man gives
| final tug and straightens up. At the
same instant there Is a terrific explosion as
| though hundreds Of guns had been set of
! by a single motion The company is nc
| more. Thus ends an overanxiety tc
bring back with them the helmet of a Ger.
| man general"
ACTION UNDER FIRE
| Speaking of action under fire CHAT
| says: I'VE get no rest. There Is a boon
| in the distance sounding as II a giant far
| had just been turned on overhead ant
| then crash. Cries are heard mingled
with commands of officers Those WHIT
were near the bursting shell and are still
| able to do so are racing for cover. Thos,
out of radius Of the explosion are coming
| up to give a hand.
| THE town near which we are stationed
| Is in ruins. The bombardment is inces
SAINT. The machine guns make a noise lik
a giant tearing calico; ever often shrap
| mel bursts over our heads shells are for
ever dropping on our trenches when the.
can be located and on our gun positions
| Each new shell that misses it's mark 4
| greeted with a cheerful there goes one 70
| which we have no use.' No one seems T.
| mind and one soon becomes accustomed t
| the ceaseless din"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-07
THREE CANDIDATES SEEK
GOVERNORSHIP OF VIRGINIA
On Election Eve Reputed "Wet" Candi-
date Promises Vigorous Enforce
ment of Dry Laws

RICHMOND. Va, Aug. 7.-old Domin-
ion Democrats today were balloting for a
Governor.
Up to poll opening at sunrise. no coup
etat" sufficiently sensational to influence
the vote had been sprung. and at mid
forenoon as balloting proceeded smoothly,
the three candidates were believed virtually
abreast
westmoreland Davis. farmers candi-
date" wealthy Loudon County lawyer. in a
wind-up speech here last night told Rich
monders that although he had formerly sup
ported local option he now was prepared to
enforce vigorously all State dry laws
Davis. throughout the campaign, has been
branded as a wet" candidate.
virginia's Attorney General. John Gar
land Pollard. Independent dry aspirant. and
Lieutenant Governor J. Taylor Ellyson
machine" dry" candidate. both were
claiming victory early in the day.
other State Offices to be filled and Demo.
cratic candidates:
Lieutenant Governor. Frank Buchanan
unopposed; Attorney General. John r
Saunders. dry" Hugh A. White. supposed
wet" Secretary Of Commonwealth, b. O.
Jones and Phil F. Brown: Superintendent
of Public Instruction. r C. Stearnes and
Harris Hart.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-07
fingers or toes

the gaff' of army life even II he does not
measure up. If in our view he Is At. We
may stretch him an inch II he is short or
overlook some other slight defect. In tho
case Of bad teeth we do not reject a man.
but send him to a dentist, and thereby
make a good soldier and better man
out Of him."
He also spoke of the famous English ban
tam regiments. where the minimum height
of the men Is four feet ten inches. all OF
whom would be rejected II applying for
enlistment in the American army. These
men. he sad. made fine soldiers and
wouldn't take anybody's dust"
Colonel C. A. p. Hatfield, In charge OF
army recruiting here, said that the stand
ard set for the recruit is decided definitely
by tho War Department, and that already
1t had been lowered In regard to weight
and height. The army Is now accepting
men who weigh only 1lo pounds and meas
ure fve feet one inch m height. He re-
fused to comment on the possibility of any
other changes being made in the neal
future.