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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-27
CONGRESS- FLAYED IN
LETTER ON SECTION %
Wilson States Congressional Boards
Will Only Serve to Hamper Q. s .
Administration of World War.

Washington, July 22-The president
tonight hit hard the effort of con-
gress to make itself jointly RESPONSE
bic with him for the conduct of the
war
In letter to Representative Lever,
father of the food control BILL Mr..
Wilson demands the elimination Of the
joint congressional committee to
supervise the financial conduct of the
war.
81 could only interpret it's final
adoption" the president wrote, "as
arising from lack of confidence in
myself"
My dear Mr.. Lever" the presi-
dents letter runs, 81 am very much
obliged to you for your thoughtful
courtesy in stating to me the circum-
stances of the present action On the
food administration bill, and am par
ticularly obliged to you for calling my
attention to section %. I deem it my
duty to express my opinion about that
section and its effects Upon the whole
administration of the war very frank
ly indeed, since the public interest
manifestly demands that I do so.
Section 23 is not only entirely for
eign to the subject matter of the food
administration in which it is incorpo.
rated but would, if enacted into law.
render my task OF conducting the war
practically impossible. cannot be-
lieve that those who proposed this
section scrutinized it with care or ana
lyzed the effects which its operation
would necessarily have. The constant
of executive action which
it contemplates would amount to
nothing less than an assumption on
the part of the legislative body of the
executive work Of the administration.
There is a very ominous precedent
in our history which shows how such
supervision will operate. / refer to
the committee on the conduct Of the
war constituted by congress during
the administration of Mr.. Lincoln. 1t
was the cause Of constant and dis
tressing harrassment and rendered
Mr.. Lincoln's task all but impossible.
'I am not, 1 beg you to believe, IN
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-27
Opinions from : &.
Folks Who Know

For malarial headache, Granger
Liver Regulator entirely relieved nay
trouble.-J. Height, Wetumpka, Ala:
Had heavy headache. Vonited,
twice to six times a day. Four doses
Of Granger Liver Regulator made neI
well.-Loundas P. Brindley, Soner.| !
villes Ala.
Mother had sick headache. GrangTI
Liver Regulator did her more good
chan all the medicine she had taken
before.-Pearley Davis, Pacio, Ala. 4
I never expect to be without it In
my home.-Jenie Usey, Gadsden, Ala.
It is a great saver Of doctors bills.
Louis n. Kent, Honorayille, Ala.
There is none better.-Dr. i. f..
Cothram, Alexis, Ala.
All druggists sell Granger Liver
Regulator-25c. Try it,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-27

cism made would not have concerned
iself with difference between what
might have been called battle or
an encounter or brush.
The cablegrams from the rear ad
m;ral which have not been given to the
public for reasons above. are. Of
course subject to the inspection Of
the naval affairs committee.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-27
WILSON PUTS END ' >
TO SHIP MIDDLE
Shipping Program Under Way In "a
Hours, or New Chairman VIII
Take Denman's Place.

Washington, July %. - The ship
Ding row ill be settled within "a
hours. The president, alarmed today
at reports of the delay to the pro-
gram laid strong hands upon the con-
troversy between General Goethals ana
Chairman Denman.
As a result, changes in the person
mel of the shipping board are predict
ed with certainty in high quarters.
The president took the matter up
Immediately upon his return to Wash
inston this morning. This afternoon
he hurried to the Office of Frank FOLK,
acting secretary of state, then to the
Office OF Secretary OF War Baker
There gathered in that Office imme-
diately Secretary Daniels OF the navy
department, Chairman Denman ana
the shipping committee of the Coun-
ell Of National Defense.
Prods Them.
Immediately after this meeting the
white house authorized the statement
that the whole shipping matter Will
be Strengthened out within "a hours
1t was learned today that the prln-
cipaI difficulty between General Goeth-
ais and his board of directors arises
out of the plan Of Communicating
ships now in the water and over con-
tracts for shipyards which the gov
ernment will build.
Communicating ships was one of the
principal objects Of the president
call at the state and war departments
and of the conferences among the cao-
met members representing these
branches, the shipping committee and
the chairmen Of the shipping board.
The resignation of Capt. John B.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-27

by this war is as great in its impor-
tance and danger as the actual pa
tie. He indicated how diseases may
he prevented and instructed the men
in protective measures. He warned
particularly against the use OF until
tered water. He preached the gospei
of cleanliness and stated that the gen
eral health of the troops was eX-
cellent.
Measles and mumps are the only
hospital cases so far. The water Is
carefully filtered. Each company gets
a portion of hypochloride of calcium
sufficient to make its water supply
germ proof.
Every man in the expeditionary
force IS vaccinated against typhoid,
paratyphoid and smallpox. No unne-
cessary yaccines are administered.
There wilk be no vaccination against
cholera until there are indications
of the disease.
French Hospital.
A French hospital has been taken
over by the expedition as base hos
pital. It is to be manned by the
Johns Hopkins unit headed by noted
specialists. 1t contains more than l.
900 beds and is splendidly equipped
in every way. More than 100 Red
Cross nurses, 80 physicians and l59
male attendants, partly French. are
to arrive in a few days, whereupoG
the hospital will be formally opened.
The equipment and supplies are all
American and are abundantly on
hand. Inventories are to be taken
every 10 days.
At present all cases are treated III
the field hospital where they are, sent
bv the regimental hospitals containing
12 beds each. The medical system IS
"three cornered." First, the regimen
tai hospital: second. the field hospital.
and third, the base hospital. The lat
ter is receiving all serious cases.
American army surgeons are daily in
specting the troops and their billets.
Sanitary regulations are strictly en-
forced. Every field kitchen IS IN
spected daily.
Food Excellent.
The food is pronounced excellent,
the men being fed splendidly. The
American expedition to date has set
a record for paucity Of sickness. The
soldiers are now acclimated and it IS
believed the loss from sickness will
be smaller than in any army In Eu-
rope.
Genral Sibert, accompanied by two
representatives OF the American War
department, inspected the camp to-
day. Meanwhile large contingent OF
American officers again visited the
French camp to witness the maneuv-
ers. which are highly instructive.
It now develops baseball, the
great national game. which everyone
of the "Sammies" has played since MS
boyhood days, is of the greatest prac-
tical value in giving the men the fun
damental requirements for grenade
throwin. During General siberts
visit to the French camps yesterday
special demonstration maneuvers in
tactical formation was given for the
benefit of the American commander
az an initial move for Cooperative drills
between the two armies. The French
are beautifully trained. The TWO
stats are working out q joint plan
| of drill methods.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-27

Use "Gets-It;o Your Germs Won't
SVEN in Water. Besides. They'll
Shrivel, Loosen and Peel OFF!
Put 2 or drops of "Gets-It" on the
corn right away. Pain and Snf1am-
nation will disappear, the corn will
begin to. shrivel from that instant
then it loosens and falls right off.
There's no other corn-remover in
the world that acts like 'Gets-1t."
No new discovery has been made in
born. Don't forget that fact. Gets
It" does away forever with the use
of salves that irritate. bandages that
make bundle of your toe, plasters
that half do the work, knives and
scissors that draw blood. Use Gets
Jt''-no more digging or cutting.
."Gets-It' Is sold everywhere, 25c a
bottle, OF sent on receipt of price by
e, Lawrence & Co., Chicago, III.
Sold in NeWberry and recomner ded
Is the worlds best corn remedy by P
J. Way and ". G. Mayes.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-27

White, one Of the board members, was
confirmed today. At the same time
it was learned that Captain White had
actually rendered his resignation many
weeks ago. He then gave Ill health
as his reason for wishing to retire.
When the Goethals-Denman row be-
came hot Captain White intimated that
it would be agreeable to him if his
resignation was not accepted. Today,
however. he admitted publicly that ne
had resigned and that the president
might accept his resignation at any
moment.
New Chairman.
The most likely change in the per-
sonnel of the shipping board suggest
ed here tonight was that the president
would take advantage Of Captain
Whites resignation to name new
member of the board, possibly desig-
Mating him as chairman in place OF
Mr.. Denman. In such an event it is
considered likely that Mr.. Denman
would not long continue to serve.
With the new man at the shipping
board head, the development of the
ship-builing program might at least
be expected to proceed without acri-
mouy and with speed which it has
hitherto lacked. Once the points now
in dispute are settled it is considered
likely that Mr.. Denman will retire.
The president is not wholly dis
pleased with the work Mr.. Denman
has done. He has learned that with
in a. week much progress has been
made on the shipping program. Con-
tracts for Is new ships have been let
within the time. They include both
wood and steel. The chief points of
disagreement appears to be the pro-
gram tm Communicating ships al
ready in the water and for the erec-
ton Of the government-owned ship
yards. Nevertheless these items are
vital to the complete success OF the
shipping program and the president
is not willing that they should be de-
layed a moment longer than possible.
The formal reason for the gathering
of the shipping men with the Council
of National Defense today concerned
the Communicating Of ships and the
program for reducing ocean freights
by international cencert.
Stirred by the presidents allusion to
abnormal profits in ocean freights in
his "blood- profit" letters, wide
spread action is under way to end this
state Of affairs.
The shipping board itself has no
power over off-shore rates. In the
recent export control of bunker coal
and oil and in joint action with Eng
land, France and Spain, the govern
ment has tremendous power to force
reductions.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-27
DANIEL ADMITS FLUKE
Secretary OF Navy Says He, and Not
Creel, Was Responsible for
t,-BOat Battle.

Washington, July 22.-Secretary
Daniels today explained the alleged
ella alteration" OF admiral Gleaves'' re-
port on the submarine attack against
the Pershing transports. 1t is con-
tanned in a letter to Senator Tillman
in response to the latter's inquiry.
An overpowering sense of joy in
both war and naval departments upon
the arrival of the troops, says Secre-
tary Daniels. dictated the phraseology
of the announcement of their encount-
er.
The exac, dispatch of Admiral
Gleaves was not made public, the
secretary says. because it came in code.
Mr.. Daniels assumes entire respon-
sibility for the version of the incident
which reached the public. He refers
to the story, coming from the Creel
bureau and generally supposed to
have been the product of the Creel
committee. as "the statmenet which
gave to the public"
eff the terms battle and attacked
in force are open to criticism" Mr.
Daniels says, "the fact still remains
that the rejoicing was warranted
Anxiety.
His letter to Senator Tillman fol-
lows:
Late in the afternoon of July 3
the welcome news came that the last
ship Of the conveys and transports
carrying the first American soldier
and marines to fight in France had
reached its destination in safety, with
out accident or injury to, men or
ships. The navy department had
known for FIVE days prior to their ar
rival that two attacks by submarines
had been made, and you can well un-
derstand the painful anxiety lest tor
pedoes should have caused the loss
of some of the brave men who were
carrying out this hazardous enterprise
You may imagine, therefore, the un-
speakable relief to me which the news
announcing the arrival OF the last ship
brought. The relief was, OF course
shared by all others in the depart
ment who had been apprehensiVe ev-
cry minute since June %, when Ad-
mirable Gleaves in brief cable had
reported that submarines had made
attacks upon two divisions Of the trans
ports.
Gas soon as the news was communl-
Gated by an officer of the war depart
ment. I hanstened to the war depart
ment to apprise the secretary or
war of the fact, for knew he had felt
the deepest solicitude, as he was too
we'll informed Of the attacks. 1t was
in no formal manner, I assure you,
the good news was given to Secretary
Baker, and shook hands in exultatlon
over the safety of our sailors and SOL
diers and the accomplishment OF the
srst stage of giving the present mil
itary aid to the allies.
Mr.. Daniels then quotes the formai
exchange of congratulatory messages
which passed between him and Sec
| retary Baker. He resumes:
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-27
Gorns Peel Right
Of With "Gets-lt"
2 Drops and the Corn is a "Gonerr

When you've got to walk on
the sides of your shoe to get away
from those awful corn-pains, there's
only one common-SenSe thing to do.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
University 600 Years OLD.

From the Peoples Home Journal.
The University of Cairo was installed
in one of the magnificent mosques of
that CITY in the wear 9SS. or more than
900 wears ago. The mosque has been
the seat of this Arabian university ever
since.
The room for prayer of the mosque is
also the university lecture room. It's
floor is covered with mats and the stu
dents enter this HOLY room only on their
bare feet. In the great court in the
halls of the sanctuary the students sit
on the floor in oriental fashion, assem-
bled in groups about their teachers.
With shoulders swaying they repeat
their lessons in a loud voice to memorize
| them. or murmur their prayers. When
ever the word Allah occurs in the read
ing of the Koran the d must In
cline his head gravely and with proper
reverence.
The university numbers 5000 stu
| dents from every part of the Moharnme-
| dan world. 1t is maintained by en-
dowments. Every day more than 5000
loayes of bread are distributed among
! the scholars. and besides they are in
| vited to free tables in restaurants and
boarding houses. and there are also
lodging houses in which free accommo
dations are placed at their disposal.
The lecturers are poorly paid, but the
rector. a. Eead. enjoys 4 large income.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20

'You needn't look for it, - said Della. Its sold, I tell you
sold and gone, too. It's Christmas eve, boy. Be good to me- for it
Went OF with a sudden serious Sweetness, but nobody could ever
count my love for you. Shall | put the chops on, Jim?''
Out of his trance Jim seemed quickly to wake. He EMBODIED his
Della. For ten seconds let us regard with discreet scrutiny some
inconsequential object in the other direction. Eight dollars a week or
a million a year-what is the difference? A mathematician or a
wit would give you the wrong answer. The magi brought valuable
Illuminated later on.
Jim drew a package from his 'overcoat pocket and threw it upon
the table.
'Don't make any mistake, Den,'' he said, about me. 1 don't
think there's anything in the way of a haircut or a shave OR a shampoo
that could make me like my girl any less. But if you'll unwrap that
package you may see why you had me going a while at first
White fingers and nimble tore at the string and paper. And
then an ecstatic scream of JOY; and then, alas "a quick feminine change
to hysterical tears and walls, necessitating the immediate employment
of all the comforting powers of the lord of the flat.
For there lay The Combs-the set of combs, side and back, that
Della had worshipped for long in a Broadway window. Beautiful
combs, pure tortoise shell, with jewelled rims-just the shade to wear
in the beautiful vanished hair. They were expensive combs, she
knew. and her heart had simply craved and yeamed over them with
out the least hope of possession. And now, they were hers, but the
tresses that should have adorned the coveted adornments were gone.
But she Rugged them to her bosom, and at length she was able
to look up with dim eyes and a smile and say: my hair grows so
fast, Jim!'
And then Della leaped up like a little singed cat and cried,
Jim had not yet seen his beautiful present. She held it out to
him eagerly upon her open palm. The dull precious metal seemed to
isn't it a dandy, Jim? l hunted all over town to find it. You'll
have to look at the time a hundred times a day now. Give me your
watch. 1 want to see how it looks on it,
Instead of obeying, Jim tumbled down on the couch and put his
hands under the back of his head and smiled.
Dell" said he, "lets put our Christmas presents away and
1.-THE watch to get the money to buy your combs. And now suppose
you put the chops on
The magi, as you know, We're wise men-wonderful]y wise men
art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts we're no
doubt wise one, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of
chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed
for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last
these two were the wisest. Of all who give and receive gifts, such as
they arr wisest. Everywhere they are the wisest. They are the magi.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
100000 MADE
IDLE; No COAL
Ohio Concerns Turning Out War
Orders Quit Work Today
When They Can't Get
Coal.
cox PLEADS FOR FUEL
With States Coal Being Shipped
Out Hospitals, Schools and
Other Utilities May
Have to Close.
cox PLEADS FOR FUEL

Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 11.-Thousands
of Ohio men We're out of employment
temporarily today because of the coal
shortage in this state, and Indications
we're that other thousands would be lald
off tonight and tomorrow unless certain
sections of the state obtain an lmlhe-
date supply of coal.
The federal tuel administration IN
ohios said it was doing everything pos
sible today to obtain coal and rush IL
to the points affected most.
Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 17.-One hun
bred thousand men were u OF WORK
and hundreds of Cleveland's largest
manufacturing plTnts We're smut down
today because of the shortage OF coal:
The companies affected, many Oh
chem turning out rush orders OF war
materials. depend upon the Cleveland
Electric Illuminating company for cleo,
trio power. Late yesterday the coal
shortage caused the Illuminating COM
pany to shut off electric current to all
big industrial manufacturing plants.
The die manufacturing plants Will
resume operation Monday morning, pro
vided coal now being rushed to the IL
Illuminating company's plant is not de-
iayed.
In a telegram declaring that CleVe-
land schools. hospitals and other utlll-
ties will have to close unless they OBJ
tain coal Immediately, Governor cox
today pleaded to federal authorities Tor
a priority order which would permit
luick coal shipments to Cleveland from
eastern Ohio
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
TWO LIGHTLESS NIGHTS
TO GIVE WAR ATMOSPHERE

Washington, d. c., Dec. 1.-Two
"]iphtlass nights a week have been or
aered by the fuel administration. Next
Sunday night will be the first and
thereafter Sunday and Thursday of
every week will see the city white ways
and advertising signs darkened, only
necessary street lights used and only
such lights as the law requires in Of
fees and stores not open for business.
The new order replaces one which
became effective November 8 for the
dimming Of electric displays, which
the administration says has been a fail
ure. 1t is counted upon not only to eff
feet a substantial saving of coal, but
as the announcement says, to provide
startling VISUAL evidence that the
United States is engaged in the conduct
of The greatest Of world wars"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
Have You Ever Seen . "Dinaonek?"

j. ]. Jordan in Wide World.
The ~dingonek, is a huge, unclassified
aquatic monster. 1t resembles in many
of it's characteristics the extinct dino
saur, a huge reptile of the Mesozoic
period, fossils of which have been dis
covered by psychologists in the sand
stone strata both Of the African and
American continents.
1t lives in Lake Victoria Nyanza and
its numerous tributaries. and there is
no record Of the monster having been
seen in any other part Of the world.
Whether it is a descendant Of one of
the huge pre- historic saurians that has
by a process Of adaptation-living as it
does in impenetrable regions far away
from the encroachrnents of civilized
man-continued with but slight modi-
fications through prodigious ages 70
the present time, or whether it is an
unclassified reptile or a%nphibian, 1t is
equally impossible to say, as no speci-
men exists either Of it's bones or of
it's skin. That this Monster does exist.
however. there can. be no particle of
doubt, as the testimony Of authorita-
tive eyewitnesses cannot be reasonably
| discredited.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
USELESS CHRISTMAS GIFTS
From the Youths Companion.

By this time it seems that our Christmas must inevitably be the
same hurried, tumutuous, weary and costly thing that it has always
been. We must rush hither and thither, dazed by a strange medley Of
undesirable objects, and daunted by the prices asked for them. We
must storm postoffices, and stand in line before the dingy desks of
express companies. We must waste money and strength and time and
temper. turning the great feast Of the Christian year into a mad
scramble for gifts. We must walk down the streets and ask ourselves
fearfu1y what mutiliies are coming our way in return for the inutili-
ties we send forth. We must do what we have always done, and
wonder, as usual, why we do it.
Here at least is room for practical reform. The call for nation
wide economy is not a meaningless word. 1t represents a real and
bitter need. Waste Of money, waste of raw material, waste of man
power and woman power, all help to bring disaster. w might and
we should resolve that this Christmas we will buy-for adults
nothing absolutely useless. The fact that useless things have been
made for sale dixie Peter Pindars razors) is no real reason why they
should be sold, and certainly no reason why we should purchase them.
Useful gifts are more difficult to find and to fit; they are more
.homey than the gittering trumpery spread on the Christmas
counters; but their purpose is known, their dignity apparent, their
welcome well assured.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
HUNS OFFICER GIVES UP
WHEN LAUNDRY RETURNS
Ry Assoeiated Press.

With the American Army in France.
%(Friday), Dec. IA story of how Ger.
man officers are surrendering is told
by an American officer just returned
from the British front. where he had
been undergoing instructions.
One night recently a German officer
crawled across No Mans Land to the
British wire, raised his hands and
cried:
"Comrade:"
British soldiers covered him with
rifles, whereupon the German sa.;ss:,
Excuse me il / lower my hands, I've
got a package here"
The surprised Britishers granted the
request and the German dropped into
the trench. In his hands he had a pack
age of Laundry. He said he had de
cided to surrender a week before, but
had waited until his laundry came
back.