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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-05
RED CROSS SAVES SOLDIERS
Organization Acts on Theory That It
Is Better to Heal Wounded Fight
er Than to Pension His Family.

Long ago some one remarked that an
ounce of taffy Is worth ton Of cpl
taphy. A 10-cent bunch of violets to
the living outweighs q $50 funeral
wreath for the dead.
That's the motto Of the Red Cross
SAYS a writer in the Philadelphia
Ledger. It is much cheaper to soothe
and heal q wounded soldier than to
pension his family.
Erecting monuments at Gettysburg
and Valley Forge is well enough fifty
or hundred years after the events,
but O dollar for the stricken soldier
equals q hundred dollars in marble
over his body.
Red Cross money is an insurance
policy. What does it insure against?
Philadelphia's 100000 will surely
preserve scores of lives. So it insures
against death itself, which is some
thing an ordinary insurance policy
does not do.
Wipe out Philadelphia hospitals
and how many more persons will die
every year? Doctors tell me the num-
Der would be many hundred.
Deprive the battle front of hospital
facilities and the death rate will jump
enormously. So your Red Cross dollar
is out upon practical errand-not q
sentimental, sissy journey.
It is certain to be invested in the
life of a liberty soldier, which is
good enough investment for me.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-05
India's Wheat Crop.

Advices from India indicate that
there are 33,040,000 acres under wheat
cultivation in that country, compared
with 8O,143,OO0 acres last year, or an
increase Of about 10 per cent. The
total yield Is estimated at 10,16O,OOO
tons for this year, as against S,51S,OOO
tons reported at this time for last year,
a gain of practically 10 per cent.
These figures are based on the final re-
ports on the wheat crop received from
local authorities and relate to 9S.5 per
cent Of the total wheat area in linda.
The figures covering both area and
yield are the highest on record
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-05
THE DAILY KIND ACT.

A Scout Is kind. He Is kind to his
mother, his brother, his sister and his
father. Out of the kindness Of his
heart he does one good turn at least
every day, Of which he Is conscious,
and many good turns every day of
which he Is unconscious, and does
them through the habit of doing good
which he has acquired since he be-
came q Scout.
A Sccut will bind up the wounds of
an animal as gently as he does the cut
finger Of a child.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-05
Teachers Wanted.

Cd Men for town and country
schools *75 to 500. ~ Ladies
combining music and common
school, unprecedented demand. (3)
Grade and high school. Can place
I'll qualified teachers for any the
above. Special enrolment.
Southern Teachers Agency, Colum-
bia, S. G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-05

of Marina that made Granny's cheeks
flush and glow as in youth. He had
come to them bearing gifts-registered
gold bonds for $4,000. William Ben
ton had sent them, not in payment, but
in gratitude. Francis had to make that
very, very plain before proud Granny
would even consider them. Also he
made it plain that Benton was rich
enough never to think again Of his gift
and that he would be sadly hurt by Its
rejection. Granny began then to con-
slider. Francis, whispering apart with
Marina, tur'> d suddenly upon her
radiant fl e, crying: "We don't care
what you do about the money, Granny.
have enough my own self for Dread
and cheese and Marina has promised
to furnish the Kisses"
"If she is going to marry you, as l
take 1t she must be, she must have
dowry," Granny said, twinkling. $50
YOU can tell Mr.. Benton we are duly
grateful; pity he can't come to the
wedding"
He did come, after all, to be ac-
claimed by his contemners. AS for Ma
rina. her husband could have had any
gift in the power of his fellow citizens
to reward her for saving them from
blood gu!itiness.
(Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure NeWspa-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-05
JOYS Of Travel.

81 like to travel"
"You occasionally meet some nice
people"
"And you may never see 'em again.
That's another good point"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-05
Unreasonable.

Divorce Lawyer-Your husband re.
fuses you the common necessities Of
life?
Fair Clientele even kicked about
your retaining fee.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-10
AK MURDER
TRIAL CONTINUES
Confession by Rev. Kelly, Copied and
Given to Defense Which
Will Repudi ate
PAPER

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
RED OAK, Sept. 10.-When the
trial Of Lyn George j. Kelly, charged
with numbering eight persons in the
villisca AK murders in 1912, was re-
sumed today, each side announced it
would push its work Of examining
prospective jurors. With the fifty
nine of special venire to be examin-
ed, it was thought the jury would be
completed Wednesday or Thursday
and the trial ready to start then.
The defense today was in posses
sion of copy of the confession the
state alleged Kelly made, admitting
that he killed Joe Moore, Mrs. Moore
and the four Moore children and Ina
and Lena Stillinger.
The court Saturday ordered that
the state give a copy to Kelly's legal
staff, which has announced the state
ment would be repudiated.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-10
COMMISSION
DRAFTED MEN
Those Whose Appointments Are
Pending Are Supposed to
Report as Per Reg
uIations.

The provost marshal general au-
thorizes the following:
Under paragraph Cd of section is
of the rules and regulations for local
district boards, no person can be ex-
empted ON the ground that he is in
the military service Of the United
States if he has not been enlisted, ap-
pointed, or engaged in such service
prior to the date on which he was
called by a local board.
| There is no reason, however, why
drafted man can not be commits
stoned as an officer in the military
service of the United States, engaged
as an army field clerk or ordered on
special assignment other than to a
mobilization camp quite as we'll from
his status as a drafted man as from
status as civilian or volunteer
/ soldier.
| In case a registrant is called by a
local board while his appointment as
an officer or as field clerk or other
special assignment is pending, he
should report to his local board and
submit to induction into the service
in the regular manner as a drafted
man. After having been physically
examined, he may be appointed, COM
missioned, or specially assigned from
his status as a drafted man and or.
dered to report to some place other
than mobilization camp for duty.
In such case he will be furnished
with three official copies Of his order
to report. He must present to the
military authority to whom he reports
(a) copy Of his registration GER
tificate; (b) a copy of form 103, Or
dering him to report to a local board
for physical examination; (c) the
three official copies of his order. The
military authority to whom he re-
ports will indorse upon each of the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-10
Observation-Disclosures
PardonF rom Presidentin '65

pentant when the southern confed-
eracy went under and sued for par
don. There are thousands of men
of Iowa who have in honorable dis
charges patents of nobility, and the
muniments of title of their patriot
ism. Mr.. Devexmon has the honor
of having few If any rivals in the
possession, as an Iowan, of the style
of paper that President Johnson has
issued to him, and we thank God for
it. 1t is a pardon. The president
imposes some very wholesome condi-
lions upon Peter"
Then follows the pardon with it's
legal phraseoloyg setting forth that
Devexmon is liable to heavy punish
ment, but through executive elem
ency is pardoned under these condi-
tons:
"This pardon to begin and take
effect from the day on which, the
said Peter Devexmon shall take the
oath prescribed in the proclamation
of the president, dated May 80, and
to be void and of no effect if the
said Peter Devexmon shall hereafter,
at any time acquire any property
whatever in slaves; or make use of
slave labor, and that he pay the costs
which may have accrued in any pro-
ceedings hitherto instituted against
his property"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-10

who had been killed by the Germans
All were personal experiences. The
first time the Germans used gas IN
violation of pledges given,was told. lie
said he could 60 on for two hours
telling of German atrocities, which
no doubt many had read of but never
believed.
"The only conclusion to be drawn.
he said, "is that the Germans must
be so defeated that they can never
menace the world again.
England would rather go to its END
as nation than fight that way, and
know that America would too"
Present Conditions.
From its Woefully unprepared con
dition at the beginning of the war,
the speaker traced the growth OF
England's great army with Its splen'
did equipment at the present time.
1--WE are better prepared now than
the Germans ever were. We have
men and guns, an unlimited amount
of shells, machine guns, aeroplanes,
tanks and every device for making
war and can go the Germans one bet
ter in everything.
Interesting stories Of trench lire
we're told and the speaker brought
out the humorous as we'll as the grue-
some side Of the war. The address
was tempered throughout with fine
wit. Applause was not lacking dur
ing the talk and at the end, continued
for several minutes.
The back drop of the stage was a
huge American flag and on either
side were the flags of England,
France, Belgium and Italy. G. F. Nc
Farland acted as chairman of the aft
ernoon. The program opened with
the singing Of Keep the Home Fires
Burning" by double quartet, fol-
lowed by "The Star spangled Ban
ner." c. w. Kellogg introduced Cap
tain Vickers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-10
Lesson IN Scientific
Complexion RenerDfng

Everyone has beautiful skin under
meath the one exposed to view. Bear that
in mind and 1t will be easier to understand
the correct principle In acquiring a lovely
complexion Nature is constantly she'd
ding the top skin In faky particles like
dandruff, only much smaller In size. In alb
normal conditions, or in advancing age,
these particles are not shed as rapidly as
In robust youth. Tho longer they remain
the more soiled or faded they become
that's the immediate cause OF o Dad COM
plexion."
1t has been discovered that ordinary
mercolised wax, to be had at any drug
store, will absorb these worn-out particles.
The absorption. while fastening Natures
work, goes on gradually enough to cause no
Inconvenience. In q week or two the trans
formation is complete. The fresh, healthy
hued. youthful underskin Is then wholly in
evidence. You who are not satisfied with
your compilations should get an ounce OF
mercolized wax and try this treatment
Use the wax nightly, like cold cream
washing 1t OF mornings.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-10
Siuckers and Treason Eui-
IDENTIFY are Not New to
HatOkeye State to Judge
From Item in Old Gate
City

There were "slackers" in Iowa in
the days of the rebellion, if one is
to believe an old copy of The Gate
City The kaiser lovers of Ankeny
and other towns in the north cen
trail part of the state are not the
first example of treason in war time
in the Hawkeye state, because in
1865 President Johnson issued par
don to one Peter Devexmon of JEFF
ferson county, who had been in the
service of the rebels.
A copy Of The Daily Gate City of
Tuesday. November 81, 1865, which
was found recently, has this to say
Of the pardoning of Devexmon:
jefferson county has, it seems.
grown as one Of it's productions one
Peter Devexmon, who has been in
the rebel service. Peter grew re-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-10
TRAIN STRUCK
AN ENGINE
Burlington Passenger Ran Into Rock
island Switch Engine on
Siding Near RurIinU-
ton Saturday.

Four people were seriously hurt
and several others less seriously In
jured when Burlington passenger
train No. 10 of the Washington-Oska'
loosa branch crashed into the engine
of Rock Island train No. 81, which
was on siding, says the Hawk-Eye.
It is the most serious wreck near
this city in years and the engines
are little more than tangled mass
of iron and steel
The seriously injured:
C. II. Pierce, engineer of the Bur
lington train, right arm broken and
face burned.
F. A. Anderson, fireman of the Bur
lington, right hand crushed, body
slightly bruised and legs slightly
scalded.
II. A. Meyers of Cedar Rapids, en-
gineer Of the Rock Island, right leg
broken, left leg burned to some ex-
tent.
r. Soukop Of Cedar Rapids, fire.
man Of the Rock Island train, both
legs broken and parts Of body
scaided.
Less seriously injured:
Mrs. J. L. Jones Of Rock Island.
slight scalp wound.
Mrs. Bebble, Monmouth, ILL.,, slight
scalp wound.
Miss Archer Of Medfapolis, chest
bruised.
H Kolkman Of Yarmouth, Iowa,
slightly bruised
The accident occurred shortly be-
fore noon near the Rock Island round
house north of the city in what is
known as the bottoms. The Burling-
ton train is due into this city at
11:40 and was rounding the bend
just this side of the round house,
going at the approximate rate of
thirty-fve miles an hour. when 1t ran
into an open switch and crashed
into the Rock Island engine, which
was standing on a side track
The Burlington train was running
on schedule time over the Rock
Island tracks and is supposed to
have the right Of way.
Rock Island train, No. 67, is due
out Of Burlington at 1880, and before
the Burlington train came through
the yards the Rock Island engine
was taken from the round house and
placed on the siding. This is a regu-
lar daily happening. AS a general
thing, after the Burlington train has
passed, the Rock Island engine backs
down to the Jefferson street station
where the train is made up.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-10
IOWA is NO
Stacker STATE
War Record Of Hawkeye Shows That
the Best state in the Union
Is Doing Its
Bit

by Raymond E. Garrison, in Des
Moines Capital
The east may still think Of Iowa
as part of the woody west" but
listen
This is what the Hawkeye state, the
richest agricultural, hog and egg state
in the union has given to the cause OF
the great war in recent months:
Twelve thousand six hundred and
seventy-two men for the national and
regular army: OF this number 9,619
men are in the guard.
She will give as her gross quota to
the first defense 25,421 men and will
receive credit to be deducted from
this number for the guard and regu-
lar army men.
Threefourths of the state Of Iowa,
which Is In the pes Moines district,
has furnished 1.755 men to the navy
proper and has enlisted approximate
ly $50 men for the naval reserve since
April.
The total number of men in Iowa
furnished for the navy and the re-
serve is estimated at 1900 men.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-10
In Des Moines Alone.

The Des Moines district alone has
supplied the regular army with 1892
men since state Of war was de-
clared with Germany and the district
represents only thirteen counties.
On August the state had sent A..
466 men to the regular army, while
her quota was 4,44S.
When registration day took place,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-10


three copies OF the order a certifi
cate addressed to the local board to
the effect that the man has reported
and been accepted for military serc.
Ice. and will forthwith mail the
three copies so certified to the local
board where designation and address
are shown on form l03.
Upon receipt of these three copies
the local board will retain one copy
and send the other two copies to the
mobilization camp in lieu of drafted
men, entering the name on form
164A, and treating the case in all
other pertinent respects precisely as
though they were sending a man in.
stead of voucher for a man. Upon
receipt of the orders so indorsed and
certified, together with form 164A
IN respect Of the case, the local
board will receive credit on its net
quota for one drafted man.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-10
Rainbow Division Almost Com plete.

Rainbow Division Almost Gem plete.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
HEMPSTEAD, N. Y, Sept. 10
With the exception of three small
units, the rainbow division at Camp
Mills is complete today.
The 156th Ohio under the command
of Colonel Benson Hugh and the First
Indiana field artillery, latest arrivals
at the camp, were assigned to quar-
tiers today. Their arrival, with that
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-10
Her Financial Bit

June 5, Iowa enrolled 21s,00O of her
sons for the draft armies.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-10

this war" he said. then you must
pear this stamp all through life.
i feel more and more as I, go
through this country that the United
states is playing her part in way
IN which England would have been
glad to have played hers, had she
Deen as far away from the scene of
the war. l see war activities on every
hand"
A bolt was shot at the I. w. WIS.
This organization must 60 out of
business in this country if it is to
win the war" the speaker said.
Il never see your flag that / don't
remember that it is the only one that
has ever defeated us. You did it
twice and you did it thoroughly and
We admit it. and also that you were
in the right and we were in the
wrong. One reason for our defeat
was that we employed German troops
But you will never defeat us again
and we will never defeat you for we
Will never fight again. The two ma
lions have built up such an under
standing that another War is incon-
ceivable.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-10
Whites and Blacks Divided

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-Drafted
negroes will be called out apart from
white troops and will be trained sep
arately. but usually at the same camps
with whites, Secretary of War Baker
announced today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-10

of the 151st Minnesota, completed
| the brigades of Brigadier Generals
! M. L. Lenihan and 9. G.. Summerall.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-10


sons for the draft armies.
Her Financial Bit.
The grand old state gave the stu
pendous sum of $31,345,0O0 in Liberty
loan subscriptions, thereby exceeding
her apportionment by hundreds OF
thousands of dollars.
While the exact figures are not
known, it is certain that the Red
Cross war fund in Iowa has been fat
tened to the extent of $2,50O.OOO.
The fingers of Iowa women and
girls have, been employed for weeks
in the making of comforts" for sol
diers in camp, the preparation OF
bandages and hospital accessories.
The Young Mems Christian associa.
lions of the state have raised $780,
900 for "Y" work in army and navy
camps; not less than forty men are
to be. sent to the army camps from
the association in Iowa.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-23
MRS. RUBEN In
ANOTHER CASE
Resident Of Second Avenue
Seeks Judicial Verdict to
Sooth Bump on Head

Before Justice Of the Peace Phil
Mclaughlin today, Mrs. Michael
Ruben, $40 second avenue, is attempt
Ing to collect 5000 damages. alleged to
have been suffered by her. when. she
claims, she was struck over M head
with a galvanized iron water pipe, py
Sam Grossman. also a Second avenue
resident.
In a friendly" argument in which
brick bats, rocks and other ineidentals
that go to put interest into q heated
discussion, Mrs. Ruben alleges thai
she received the worst Of the combat
and now desires to have the soothing
balm OF q judicial verdictlt to alleviate
her bruised head and feelings.
Attorney Olger B. Burtness is rep
resenting GrossmanJ while Attorney
Coghlan Is conducting the legal fray
for the plaintiff. The Hebrew section
OF the city is well represented at the
hearing and according to some of the
city of1cials in attendance, some Of
the evidence is exceptionally interest
ing. Several Of the many. witnesses
require interpreters, and unless some
thing unusual happens 70 accelerate
the progress being made. the case VIII
remain before the court for some lit
tie time. A jury was drawn to make
5She decision:
Mrs. Ruben. the plaintiff In The ac-
tion, recently proved her pugilishc
ability by tossing Of1cer Rosenzweig
out Of her domicile on Second emu
after the city official had attempted
to conduct an investigation.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-23
FRENCH BARON
TELLS OF LIFE
in TRENCHES
Adjutant de Malaussene
Gives Fine Address for
Local Red Cross.

Life in the trenches on the French
front was wildly described Sunday at
ternoon by the Baron Henri de Ma
laussene, adjutant Of the French for
eign legion, in an address at the Met
ropolitan opera house for. the benefit
of the Red Cross.
There was no admission. charge, but
a collection was taken up from which
b Red Cross realized q large sum.
The baron's address was Of great
interest dealing largely with the inti-
mate details Of trench life not usually
found In the published reports from
the battle front.
A number Of interesting motion pic
lures also were shown in this connec-
ton.
The speaker also showed specimens
OF the ammunition, ETC., used by the
French and German troops in the
great struggle.
The baron also paid high tribute to
9 number of Americans serving under
his command in the Foreign Legion.
The wholly American unit, organized
lin Paris at the beginning Of the war,
was. he stated, completely wiped out
In the action at Neuve Chappelle.
He also spoke of the work being
done and urged liberal support for
that organization,