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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01

alton and what war means to men at
this crucial time of their lives.
Our general estimate of French wom-
EN- has been gained from sensational
French novels. They were nearly al
ways presented as a vain, giddy, frivo-
lous set of women who cared little for
morals and who never married those
they did love, and the great majority
who did not marry only mated for the
commercial side of domestic life-and
changed their lovers whenever it suit
ed their convenience or desires.
But this presentation was great in
justice to the great masses of French
women and we have been made to see
the cruelty of thSse false accounts be-
cause we find these women to be won
derful beings, always at work for some
thing useful or Observation-Disclosures
in self support, eager to relieve dis
tress and filled with kindness and SYM
pathy and genuine patriotism. They
are the most economical women OF the
period in which we live. They show
themselves to be capable of patience
and tenacity that has been the out
growth of suffering and love of coun-
try. In the early seventies France had
baptism of blood. The emperor Of
Germany-grandfathe of the present
kaiser-flled with a desire to humiliate
and overthrow the French empire under
Napoleon End, and dominated by the
vaulting ambition of Chancellor Won
Bismark, forced an uncalled for war
on France, and these French women
drank the very dregs of a full cup Of
sorrow. They had no voice in the gov
eminent whatever Their sons and hus-
bands were ordered to the firing line to
be sacrificed to the Molock god of war.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
MARSHAL JOFFRE MAY
PAY VISIT TO ATLANTA
by RALPH SMITH.

WASHINGTON, April 29.-Atlantai
may be included in the itinerary of the
French war commission on its tour be-
ginning the latter part of next week.
Emil Hovelacque, supervisor of public
instructions of the French republic, who
is in charge of the arrangements, stated
today that Marshal Joffre, Vice Premier
Viviana and others were very anxious
to visit the south. and certainly would
stop i'm Atlanta if arrangements could
be perfected to extend their tour to In
clude the southern states.
If the people of Atlanta are anxious
to entertain the distinguished F>renchl
visitors it is suggested that Mayor Can
dleE, the chamber of commerce and
other trade organizations Immediately
communicate with NJ. Hovelacque ex-
tending a formal invitation. The Geor-
gia senators probably will gladly CO.
operate with the citizens of Atlanta IL
they are advised that the city wishes to
entertain General Joffre and his COM
patriots.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01

IT ow can you stand it, the bury
II ing yourself alive in this little
- town." Tod asked under cover OF
the gay conversation going on around
us.
"Oh, [ get along all right"
You can't make me believe you're
contented, a girl as fond of gayety as
you always were.'
But remember I'm an old married
woman now, and settled down."
Before he could make an answer the
conversation became general, and TO my
delight he had no chance to be personal
again After dinner we danced, and rs
it grew late 1 anxiously watched the
clock. If only Robert would come for
me! But it chimed II, then half past,
then IL, and he had not come. When
1 made a move to leave, Myrtle said:
THE CIR will be at the door as soon
as you are ready Margaret, and Mr..
Freeman will ride home with you"
I started to object, then thought how
foolish it would appear. AS though l
were attaching some Importance to
simple act of courtesy.
Tod was very entertaining all the way
home, and I was really sorry when our
short ride ended. He had told me all
the news Of home folks, all the little
seems to absorb.
MAY 1 call on you tomorrow, Mar
Saret7 I have business which will keep
me in town some time, and unless you
take pity on me I shall be intoleraoly
lonely"
why yes, I've will be very glad"
I amended.
Thank youw he said. gravely, and
raised my hand to his lips.
My face grew hot as 1 rushed up
the steps, and 1 felt almost unfaithful
to Robert. But I knew Tod meant moth
ing-it was only his way with all
women.
Robert had not come in, and I went
at once to bed. But before fell asleep
1 heard his key in the door and turned
on the light to have a little chat while
he undressed.
WHO do you think brought me home,
Robert?" 1 asked
caldwell"
mo, indeed Tod Freeman
"Why?" wrinkling his brows.
TOD Freeman, the rich old bachelor
who wanted me to marry nim."
"Oh, that simpleton! How did he hap
pen to be there?'
Hes in town on business and is
friend Of Ned's."
at was pleasant for you to see some
one from home" Casually
very" 1 was hurt that he showed
no more feeling. i had thought he
might be a Dit jealous
well, good night"' and that ended
the matter as far as he was concerned.
How often I wished Robert wasn't SO
cold and self-contained. l know now
that it was but the outer shell of him.
that underneath he was all kindness
and warmth-like his mother. But IN
those days he so often froze me, crowd
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE.


set on a rounding hilltop
And weather-stained and grey,
The little mountain school house
Looks down on the lonesome way.
In at the cobwebbed windows
I peered and seemed to see
The face of a sweet girl teacher,
Smiling back at me.
Rosy and sturdy children,
Trudging there, rain or shine,
Eager to be in their places
On the very stroke Of time
Their dinners packed in baskets,
Turnover pies and cake,
The homely, toothsome dainttes,
fashioned mothers could make.
"Oh, brown and freckle laddie,
And lass of the apple cheek,
The homes that sent you thither
Are few and far to seek.
Blithe of herat and of footstep,
You merrily took the road,
Life yet had brought no shadows,
Care, yet, had keaped no load.
Gone is the fair young teacher,
The scholars come no more
With song and shout 10 greet her
AS once at the swinging door.
They are gray-haired men and women,
Who belonged to that childish band,
With troops of their own around them
In this sunny mountain land"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
By Carolyn
BeeCher
ONE WOMAN'S
STORY

ed me back upon myself. that / had no
heart to look deeply enough to find the
warmth Robert has never been talk
alive man, and lately he had been more
silent than ever. He often wore a pre-
occupied air, that as effectually shut
me out from him as if l were In an
other room. His ambition was the alb
sorbing factor in his life, to gain the
position he coveted he would sweep his
path of every obstruction-no matter
whom he hurt. 1t was not conscious
cruelty, that l know, simply an over
mastering determination to arrive at the
goal he had set before him.
He iodlized our boy, miniature copy
Of himself yet he never allowed his love
for him to interfere in ANY way with his
business. That was first. Wife and
child came afterward.
Some women, those who are wise,
would have sensed his great ambition,
and unselhshly helped to its attainment
There are women born to love, that can
give all, asking nothing, save the
nearness of the loved one, others born
to be loved, and who can see no happi-
ness unless they are constantly receiv-
ing. 1 belonged to the latter class. To
be happy, I must be loved; and 1 must
be constantly told that 1 was.
ousy with which had to contend. Hol-
land Lansing had not been at the dinner
because of short absence from town, SO
Robert might have gone with impunity
But the next morning as We were al
breakfast he remarked:
'I wish you to give a little dinner
soon, Margaret. There are some peo-
pie 1 wish to invite. Before that, how
ever, want you to call again on Mrs
Mulhany as 1 am going to have them
Very we'll, I'll call in a day or two,
I agreed, hoping 10 please him. "Wh1
else would you like to invite?'
THE Caldwells, Holland"
But she's away" 1 interrupted.
"She comes back today. 1 want her
invited especially. She has given me a
good deal of misunderstanding business
too
"I suppose that is the only reason you
want herr" l asked sarcastically. at
isn't because you-like her" 1 finished
lamely.
What do you mean?"
"You know very well, I'm not 81
easily duped."
I'm surprised at your attitude, Mar
garet You do Holland a great wrong
as we'll as insulting me-"
IL do not think 1 wrong her, and
surely had no desire to insult you.
wanted you to know that l understood.
That's your trouble, Margaret. YOU
do not understand. Please send out your
| invitations for Friday next" and hi
was gone, without kissing me goodby
angered, I very we'll knew, by what
had said, but considering it beneath his
dignity to discuss it.
] said nothing more. But how die
he know Holland Lansing was coming
back that day?
CONTINUED Next Issue.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01

They were overrun and Paris was sub
jugated. The indemnity extracted from
France by Germany, was paid by the
middle class of Frenchmen and wom-
en-a billion dollars in gold value.
Those economical and industrious homes
were dispoiled of money as we'll as the
lives of the brave and young.
These French women have a full und-
erstanding of the war methods used by
Germany. They know they are fighting
for existence today. These French
women are doing everything that their
men once did, except to stand in the.
trenches with guns in their hands.
Brave women! True patriots! All hail
to youi
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
YES! MAGICALLY!
CORNS LIFT OUT
WITH FINGERS

You simply say to the drug store
man, Give me a quarter of an ounce
of freezone." This will cost very little
but is sufficient to remove every hard
or soft corn from ones feet.
few drops of this new ether COM
pound applied directly upon a tender.
aching corn should relieve the soreness
instantly and soon the entire corn, root
and all, dries up and can be lifted out
with the fingers.
This new way to rid ones feet OF
corns was introduced by a Cincinnati
man, who says that, while freeZone is
sticky. It dries in moment, and SIM
ply shrivels up the corn without in
flaming or even irritating the surround
ing tissue or skin.
Don't let father die of infection or
lockiaw from whiting at his corns.
but clip this out and make him try it
(Advt)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
ECONOMY IN DRESS.

In this present time of high food
prices and expensive shoe leather very
few people can afford to spend money
in the usual careless, open-handed way.
The rich people can still afford to buy
quantities of clothes. but it is good
judgment, as we'll as good taste, not
to mention patriotism, to economic in
clothes.
But there are thousands of good
women who have taste and also a repu-
tation for good dressing. who cannot
spare the money to buy handsome
dresses from the modiste or to buy
handsome goods to be made up cheap
ly at home.
1t used to be a proverb, Dress makes
the man." and it goes without saying
that well-dressed people appear to
much better advantage anywhere than
slouchy addressed ones. but war
times ARE always different from all
sorts of other times" 1t is pretty we'll
understood however, in these later
days, that it is the woman who really
makes the clothes.
She stamps her personality on her
raiment, and no matte how plain the
material she will be noticed for her
good taste in dress, as well as her
good manners in company. / will agree
with anybody that it is painful for
those who have always been at liberty
to buy and wear handsome tailor-made
clothes, to come down to home-making
garments, of cheaper material; but it
is we'll to consider prevailing Condi-
tions and to do the best thing on this
line in the most satisfactory way, and
when money is scarce it is much easier
to economic in dress than to go hun
CRY or without sufficient nourishing
food to eat.
One of the very largest items of
family expenditure. is expenditure for
dress. One can save much money by
making their own clothes. can save
more than money-she will not be tor
mented by the feeling that she has
been selfish In gratifying her desire
for dress, but also she may be relieved
of the carking care that goes with
dunning letters, when the debt cannot
be easily paid There is an indepen-
deuce of spirit that goes with the re-
solve to owe no man; anything save
brotherly kindness, which repays for
economy and self-sacriice. When I see
a girl determined to have expensive
clothing. when she cannot afford it. /
lose respect for her. She is treading
dangerous path in life.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
TIL WOMEN OF FRANcE.

May be I have said it before, but 1
am going to say 1t again. have pro-
found admiration for the women of
France, who have full view of the stu
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01

something 10 brag about. Would they not !?
suppose I had better stop Mr.. Waste Bas-
Lst viii catch this. Would be glad to cor
respond and exchange photographs with any
of you cousins about my age. Come on, Ala
bama boys and girls, and Join this happy band.
I'm yours very truly,
JESSIE MILES.
Atnore, Ala Route No. A. Box 147.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
Port Orange, Fla.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: l hope you
are all getting along fine and will write again
soon As this Is my first letter I expect It
will help to fill the trash basket. I live
farm with my uncle. l like farm life fine.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
Triton, Ca, Route 8, Box %.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins Please make
room for us. We live in South Carolina, the
dear old Palmetto state. Our papa takes The
Journal and we like it fine. We like the let
ter box and Mutt and Jeff best Of all. How
many of the cousins like to raise birds? We
are making a bird house now. We raise birds
every year. As this is our first attempt we
will stop and If this escapes the waste basket
will write again. With love to Aunt Julia
and all the cousins, we
WILLIE AND FRANK CRIBB.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
Hsleyville, Ala.

Hello Aunt Julia: Here 7 come with a
happy little heart to join your jolly old club,
which Il think is very nice for little boys and
girls like me.
! live IN the country and I like to be out
helping papa. ] have TO take water to the
field TO papa and my brothers sometimes and
! wash dishes for mamma.
| am ten years old, have blue eyes and
light hair, fair complexion and weigh 6215
I'm dandy. "haint I?'' l go to school and
in the third grade. l got the prize last
year for getting the most head marks I like
to so to school. I have some kittens and a
doll, so you know l have a jolly old time
playing.
Aunt Julia, you must hold to my letter or Mr.
Waste Basket will get it. Your little friend,
MELISSA CARROLL.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01

Dear Aunt Julia: l hope the cousins will
lust move over a bit and give me a seat by
Marshall McCarter, of Hamilton, Ga. l am a
little boy nearly eight years old. I am my
mothers baby and am in the second grade. l
go to the Twigggs high school in Jeffersonvine,
Ca 1 like to help mamma fed the chickens
and bring the cows from pasture. | have two
sisters and one brother, and all go to the
same school My teachers name Is Miss La
resse Stephenson and I love her dearly. Ny
mamma takes The Journal and I love to reda
the children's letters. Your new cousin.
. JefferSonville, Ga. JAMES LESLIE.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
Summit. y. c.

Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here
from a Trainer girl from south Alabama. We
i've out in the country. where we take special
exercise every day. We live very near the
beautiful creeks, where We girls 90 every day
and swim. I just learned to swim last sum,
rner and Won can't imagine how we spread
toy on the sand bars. How many or you
cousins can swim7
I enjoy country life fine. III let you cons
tns Suess nv age am between IS and Fl.
I have dark brown hair, brown eyes, light
complexion, weigh ITO pounds.
You Alabama girls and boys come on and
don't let the girls and boys Of other states
get ahead Of ~ II you do they win have
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01

CONTINUED Next Issue.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01

Dear Aunt Julia: Here comes n little NortL
Carolina girl, nine years old. ! have hghi
bsjr Niue eyes Our free school Is out a
yeIlov- Hill am in the sixth grade. Ny
teachers names are Mr.. Walter Green and
Mis- Verzie velch ! will always love m!
We have Sunday school at Yellow Hill, and
uo every Sunday. 7 never miss question II
nv lesson have Just got through reading
the cousins letters, and none OF them sa!
an,,binr about singing We have two singing
Glasses large class and a small one. Th'
small class is from to IL years old. and
am in It, Mr. r. G. Lee Is our leader. HI
toot, the little class 10 wilkeSboro. y. C, las
Thanksgiving day. and sang against three
other classes. for silver cup. Our class woI
e. Now, cousins. you bet We were pleased
co1test st Boone, y. C.. to sing agains
Vatsuza class wish Aunt Julia and nj
the cousins could be there. IT will be tn
Fourth Of July.
hone 10 see this in print. now ] win go
MAE BESHEARS.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01

Dear Aunt julia and Cousins; am Flord3
girl and wish TO join your Letter Box. l 20
To school in Fort Orange. VIA. We live near,y
two miles from school. | walk mile across
. Birdie path and the rest nice shell
road. ! enjoy walking across the bridge be
cause I see many kinds OF fish swimming
along In the water.
Our place Is islsnd. The Atlantic
is on one side and the Halifax river the
other We 20 in swimming every day. | have
three sisters Bsulah, frankie and Wilhelmina.
We can all swim on our back and STOMACH.
We have very fine time gathering shells.
Cousins write TO me. 7 think If my letter
don't 20 10 the waste basket I will write
again. Yours ] will remain.
BONNIE LAIDLAW.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
CHAPTER XVIII.

CHAPTER XVIII.
T OW can you stand it, the bury
II ing yourself alive in this little
= town." Tod asked under cover OF
he CAV conversation going on around
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins am niue
tveIve-year-old boy. / 20 to school at Tue
Hawkins schoolhouse. ! am in the fifth grade
! IKE country life fine. ] help papa ON tne
farm. I am fond of reading. / live on LOOK
ont mountain. We have been living mere
-o,,Dt, Georgia I hope 10 go back to Geor-
ris this summer on a visit. IT | see thls 10
print / will write again and describe this coun
- from JAMES W. MILLER.
Round Mountain, Ala, R. r. ID. No. l.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01

Dear Aunt yuIa and Cousins: ln glad %
see the Letter Box such q great success at
go. ths. Cousins were all new ones except
one. Now. girls and boy. come on don stop
writinS. enIireiy. Cousins, how are you al Gu,
iovfng- this FIN weather. And what are you
tSosing - ns,s time these days? | gather wild
flowers and feed the little chicks and Eea !.
/ suppose all 81 Sou cousins love flowers goa
xoT1 sura 60 Yiolets are blooming beau
,ifnj,v now. | haven't see, many letters from
North Carolina Now, North Carolina DO! !
and girls. com. on. l am sure we would an
be glad to hea- from yoG. would We siau - "
10 write Ile. Will answer any cards ana let
terk receivsl. Please DON'T let Nc. waste
LILA kISCAlD.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01

Dear Aunt Julia and cousins: Will you ad-
nit little crippled boy I'm your letter box to
chat with you awhile? | am thirteen years
old have light hair, fair complexion, blue
eyes weigh about 60 pounds. Live I miles
from town on p little threp-acre fran. an
the only child at home. Have five half broth
ers married. and dead. get lonesome
Some Of you cousins come and stay week
with me and we would have some fun. have
three chickens for pets. I have some blue bird
boxes in our garden and there four little
birds IN one box. They sure pretty.
love to watch the old birds feed them. Well
will close with love to Aunt Julia and
cousins Ihope Mr.. Waste Basket is Out
when my letter gets to The Journal. We surt
do think II a fine paper. Your friend,
CICERO DUNNAM.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: ! have beer
reading letters from boys and girls OF other
states, and enjoy them very much I am
Virginia girl. l live two miles from Stras
burg, and almost on the banks of the Shenan
mountains. l have light hair, blue eyes and
am eleven years old, and weigh 126 pounds
go to Strasburg graded school and am in the
sixth grade. ] would like very much to cor
respond with some of the cousins, especially
Lizzie Magee, she is a Virginia girl. Well
l will close hoping that they will write to me
and wish your letter box to be still more
successful. / close. As ever. your niece,
SYLVIA BAKER.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01

Dear Aunt Julia: Here comes q little CIR
from sunny Tennessee TO Join your happy band
of cousins. First, | will describe myself.
have long dark hair, dark eyes and fair com
plexion ] am fourteen years of age 7 &c
to school at Big Rock 1 was in the seventh
grade last year. My teachers name was
Mr.. Ether Adkins
How many OF the cousins like pets? do
Papa and raise sheep and | have three, two
big ones and one little one. One Of them Is
named Mamie, one Myrtle. j haven't named
the little oRe yet. Won't of yor
cousins send me q name for him? l have tive
half sisters and one own sister living, and al
three Of them are married, so, OF course,
get lonesome. AS my letter is getting toC
long, I guess / had better ring off. Hope t
see this in print, as ] want TO surprise mammt
and papa. With best wishes to Aunt Juli;
and cousins, ] yours very truly,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-26

Farmer want Ads. One ceus wora
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-26

they did possess. The second phase
of the story of their occupation of the
Belgian coast is one full of ambitious
plans and unwearying endeayor.
Nothing seems to have been omitted
to consolidate and strengthen the po-
sitions they had reached at such great
cost. More than that, they tndustri-
ously set to work to make this region
not only invulnerab1e in ITSELF but in
valuable as a base for operations, by
submarines, by aircraft, and by tor
pedo flotillas. against the commercial
traffic to and from the Thames and
East coast, and the watering places
on the Kentish shore.
One Of the first steps was to mine
the approaches to the coast, a simple
operation to the Germans, who had
already become past masters in the
art of strewing these submer iel en-
gines of death on the high seas in the
track of all classes of shipping.
Whether submarine mine-layers were
in use at that time is doubtful, prob
ably not; but under cover of night
motor launches and similar craft
could easily be employed.
On May 7th, 1915, the first import
ant naval victim Of mines off the Bel
gian coast, the destroyer Maori, was
sunk The Acknowledgement that,
while operating off the coast, the
Maori, Commander e. w. Barrow, r.
NJ, struck mine about two miles
northwest of Wel1ingen Lghtship.