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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

on your chest. Then you can breathe in
the dense, deadly grcenish chlorine vapor.
for as it passes through the respirator filled
with chemicals, it is absorbed, ncutralized,
oxidized, and purified into a stream of pure
air. All about you may be choking fumes
of death which would kill you in four sec
onds, yet you will be completely immune,
breathing purified atmosphere.
The soldiers now marched up to this
chamber Of horrors to walk through the
poison gas Many have the wind up'
q. c., they are afraid inside, but are
ashamed to show it). Reliance on the
guide, the expert who has been through It
all, and the sense of companionship, the
stronger ones unconsciously strengthening
the weak, have steadying effect upon all
the men. The soldiers have had four
hours drill to prepare them, but the padre
and |, who are now permitted to 20
through, have had but four minutes. am
trying to remembers, number of THINGS all
at once. Above all | must keep cool and
assure myself that there is no danger if
only trust and obey what the expert has
said.
Il fling on the helmet and we start into
the death chamber, but suddenly string is
loose-will the respirator work? There
seems to be something the matter with NV
nosepecc which should be clamped shut. I
would like to ask the instructor lust ono
question to make sure, but can no more
talk than a diver beneath the sea. It is
too late; we are moving; can only hope
and trust the helmet will hold.
We have left the sunlight and are in a
long, dark covered chamber, like n trench.
cropping forward and looking Mt distant
point of light through the dim goggles. We
are alone in these deadly fumes; the in
structor is not here; there is tense silence.
and all about us is the poison of death.
on, what was that fourth point that was
to remember? Why has the guide turned
back? thought we were to 70 out at the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

further end, where last week the poor fell
low fell who lifted his helmet a momon+ too
soon after he got out and caught one whif
which sent him to the hospital. but instead
we seem to be turning around and going
back.
But there is no time for explanations or
questions now we just plod on through the
darkness and soon we are out in the sum
light again-safe! Gods pure air. o..
why did man ever want to pollute it and
poison his brother with these deadly fumc,
of hell!
CAS- special favor the instructor allows
us, without mask, to take one swift loot,
into the fumes we hold our breath. That
yellow green chlorine will corrodc the
lungs and fill them with pus and blood.
The phosgene is much more deadly and will,
strike the man down with sudden failure Of
the heart
"We were also sent through a chamber
of the invisible tear gas without a mas,;
The object of this is to take awav the fesr
OF the gas from the men. This particular
gas has no effect upon the lungs, but sends
Singing pain through the eyes. so that
one weeps biindly for some minutes and
could not possibly see to shoot or to de-
fend himself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

Men, | am going to tell you the truth
about this deadly gas and you must believe
it, for your lie will depend upon it. It can
Kill and no doubt about it, But for every
poison OF the enemy there's an antidote
and we have found it. Your helmet is per-
feet and you simply must believe in it, YOU
must trust to it, We have made full pro.
vision for your safety. If you go under it
Will be your own fault from one of four
causes-unbelcf, disobedience, careless
ness or fear If you carelessly 60 without
your helmet it means death. During an at
tack, after putting on the respirator. lust
stand and wait There is nothing YOU can
90 Tor yourself except to keep your helmet
on. Your skill, your strength are nothing
NOW II you are caught in an attack un-
awares remember if you're still alive at all
there's hope. Don't lose courage If your
confidence goes, you lose 90 per cent IF
your defence, for the sole hope of the
enemy in gas is surprise and panic. If yoa
are gassed, don't move. Keep still, keep
warm, don't worry, and wait. To move or
try to save yourself will be fatal.
THE enemy will put over three or four
waves with break between. The gas may
come for some hours. To remove YOUR
helmet before the attack is over will DE
fatai. Within quarter of an hour after
the gas has ceased the charge Of the enemy
Will come and you must never let him get
past your barbed wired entanglements.
After exposure to gas, all food water and
wells arc poisonous. The heavy gas must
be expelled from the trenches by fans be-
fore the charge comes. Only remember,
you must believe what say keep your he'll
met on in time of danger and you are per
fcctly snfc,'
There is a vast difference between the
warning and the preparatory exposure to
the gas by your guide and the deadly sur-
prlsc of the enemy. The former is a tria,
to prepare you, the latter is an effort to
destroy you. The whole experience was so
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
The Real Truth About
l. This Deadly Gas

1--WE are now ready to return to another
lecture with more understanding. No won
der these tired boys under the heavy, hot
steel helmets which absorb the heat of the
scorchng sun, are listening with all their
ears, yet one or two fall asleep for very
WEAKNESS and may again be caught mapping
by the enemy's poison gas up tho line. The
Instructor is in dead earnest for the life
of every man during the coming conflict
may depend upon his message. His word,
are still in my ears, for they we're strangely
like u sermon:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
( ictims of the Terrible
V German Poison

"The writer has just come from ward
in the hospital filled with patients suffer
ing from the new gas which the enemy mas
lately put over. 1t is, as we have said, ID
visible and odorless, so the men receive No
warning, and consequently do not put on
their masks. They do not know that tne'
are being gassed until hours afterwars
when they find they are burned from hea0
to foot
Here are twenty men lying in this tsns
suffering from this new torture. This nis'
boy, with wan smile that goes rigat
your heart can only whisper from als
burnt-out lungs and cannot tell US hs
story. The next man was taken with son'
iting five hours after the gas shells ef
ploded. Seven of his fourteen compsni0''
sleeping in the dugout were killed outslghs
the others were gassed. He does not khoss
where they are. He lay unconscious W.
several days, and now his eyes and skin ar
burned as though he had passed thTous's
a fire.
The next boy is badly burned N NJ
eyes and chest. Half the men of his Ds''
terry were killed by gas while asleep =
night. On the next cot is boy who me-
been suffering for seventeen days; sas
burns on his body have been improv'ps'
his lungs also are better, but he Is sur
blind and fears he may lose his sighs. =
asks me to write letter for him 70 ne
mother. Only he says, don't tell ns'
about my eyes Together we make np
cheerful letter. and the boy rests back o
his cot to pray for his returning eyeKisnh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
CHERWOoD EDDY, in his book
- with Our Soldiers in France
The Rapper!

~ with Our Soldiers in France
just published by The Associated
Press, has very interesting chapter
called GA Day in the Bull Ring" The
Dull Ring, in this instance, however,
isn't the traditional arena where Spain's
great national sport is enacted. Mr..
Eddy's Bull Ring is kind Of last word
in military training schools, where Brit
ish, French and now American troops
take a final course for few weeks be-
fore going to the actual front. Much
valuable information is acquired by those
who Will so soon be under the direct fire
OF the enemy. Mr.. Eddy declares:
1T is thrilling spectacle to see many
thousands of men across a vast plain coino
through the various mannuvres of actual
warfare as it is practsed to-day at the
front Perhaps brief description of such
driil ground may be of interest to those
VINO are following the fortunes of our SOL
diers
AT the bugle sounds and the whole
camp is astir. Outside there is the clatter
OF feet as the men fall in after a hastv
breakfast. The shrapnel-proof steel he,-
NETS are donned, the heavy seventy pound
KITS and rifles are swung to the broad
backs, the band strikes up Pack Up Your
troubles and our battalion is on the march
for the Bull Ring
First comes the ceremonial parade.
whole brigade swings into line and mus.
prove that it can move as one man. as g.
perfect machine, without flaw or friction.
One master mind directs every motion, and
at the word Of command thousands of feet
are moving in exact time, wheeling, march
Ing, man9uyring with precision that
proves the long months Of patient practice
This finish Of discipline and perfection of
unity have their part to play in the win
ming Of the battle raging ut this moment
mp the line.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

obviously parallel to the deadly moral dan
gers which surround the soldier in war
time that it needs no comment The one
and only safety in the time of temptation is
to put on the whole armor of God, espe-
cially the helmet of salvation,' then 70
trust and obey and stand fast.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-05
of Defense.
kpADNASTER KILLED
BY PASSENGER TRAIN
n. ]. G, Harrell Of Lanes Meets Death
on Track of Atlantic Coast Line

Florence Jan. % n. Q. Harr-
ell Of Lanes, roadmaster On the Char
lesion division of Atlantic Coast Line.
was run down by passenger train
late yesterday afternoon and instan-
tly killed The accident happened
near Lanes. Mr.. Harrell was travel
ing in his railroad motor car. 1t
was foggy and he did not see the
passenger train until it was close upon
him. He jumped and would have
escaped death had he not attempted
to save his motor and at the same time
probably avoid damage to the passen-
ger train. The pilot of the engine
hurled the motor car upon him and
killed him instantly. The negro he'll
per on the car escaped injury. Mr.,
Harrell leaves a widow and several
children
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-05
Death of d. T Vaughn.

Mr. D. T. Vaughn Dyson passed
away at his home Saturday night. Mr..
Vaughn had been sick just one week
with a severe attack of pneumonia.
Mr. Vaughn IS well-known through
out this section. He moved to Dyson
from Laurens County ten years ago,
and has been employed as ticket agent
to the Southern Railway depot since
that time. He was fifty years old, and
is survived by his wife, and children,
8 sons and daughters. They are:
Mrs. Boozer, and Mrs. Blair, of Silver
street, S. c., and Mrs. Horn, OF Dyson:
his oldest son, Mr.. Will Vaughn i;
employed by the Public Utilities Com
pany, Of Greenville. OF his two
others lived at home with his parents.
TIC fnnera1 services will he hnlf
this afteroon at silverstreet. 5. c.
c-qn7v-oo1 Tn5nx. a8th.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-05
COST OF BODY FUEL.

The bulletin of the National Emer-
gency Food Garden Commission OF
Washington, discusses theamount OF
energy or body fuel which can be
bought for % cents in foods at the
nr.ces given below. The housewife
should study this lesson and toe last
one together to SEQ just how mucn
prote.n and energy or body fuel she
NAV buy for % cents. 1t is to oe
understood that one investment OF 70
cents buys both the amount OF pro-
tein and the amount of body fuel
given for any food in both lessons.
The food which furnishes the mos:
Of both protein and body fuel is, OF
course. the cheapest to buy,
The word "calories" is the one
which means the measure OF energy
of body fuel. The number given ait
er each kind Of food represents the
caIor:es in that food. The more caior-
les food has the more desirable it Is
to produce energy and cody heat.
Twenty-Five cents will buy the lol-
lowing number of calories Of energy
or body fuel in the following FOODS
at the prices given.
In milk at u cents per quart, l,Sl9
calories.
In full cream cheese at 80 cents
per pound, 1895 calories.
In cottage cheese at Is cents per
pound, S35 calories.
In eggs at 60 cents per Dozen s|o
calories.
In beef at s5 cents per pound, 72o
calories.
In fish and cod fish at 20 cents
per pond, 265 calories.
In salt cod fish at Is cents per
pound, 600 calories.
In fish salmon at IS cents per
pound, 415 calories.
In smoked herring at Is cents per
pound, LAO calories.
In wheat flour at cents per pounu,
| $3.50 calories.
In corn meal at 5 cents per pound
S,O75 calories.
In oatmeal at cents per pound
1865 calories.
In white bread at cents per pound
4,445 calories.
In rice at IL cents per pound, 3,3la
calordes. 4
In dried. beans at Is cents pei
pound, 2,610 calories.
In dried beans at Is cents PEI
2,a15 calories.
In peanuts at 10 cents per quart
2,7s5 calories.
In almonds at rs cents per pound
1915 calories.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-05
PLANT SPRING GARDENS

The shutting down Of many Of the
industries of the State on every Mon
day for the next nine weeks presents
"a splendid opportunity to the en-
pIoyees of these industries to prepare
and plan their spring gardens. The
critical food situation in the country
makes it absolutely imperative for
every family to have the largest poss-
1ble supply of vegetables for immedi-
ate consumption and for canning, and
we hope that every employee in the
State who is made idle by the Fuel
Administration order will Improve
his opportunity for gardening.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-05
EVIDENCE OF APPEAL MUST
BE FILED WITH LOCAL BOARD

The local board has received the
following letter and it is published
dor the information of those con-
vcerpea:
Gentienea:-
iN1hl yeu please place copies of the
following announcement in the hands
OF your newspaper men
The attention of all registrants
who desire to file a claim On indus
trial grounds or who desire to appeal
from the classification OF the Local
Board On grounds OF dependence, is
called to the following Rules from
she Selective Service Regulations.
Rule xXXVI. In considering .
ease On appeal from Local Board the
District Board shall not receive or
consider any evidence which was not
considered by the Local Board. In
appealed cases in which the District
Board desires additional evidence, it
Lay return the record Of such cases
to the Local Board with instructions
to the Local Board to secure add1t-
1oaal evidence concerning matters in
-dicated by the District Board, and to
return the record, with such addit
1enal evidence, within time to b2
liked b. the District Board.
Rude XXxvII. No. evidence in sup
port of claims for deferred classified.
tion on an industrial or agricultural
ground shall be filed originally wi1n
the District Board except where the
District Board after receiving the
record from the Local Board. shall
call upon the claimant or other per
son to fel with it additional ey-
idence.
Registrants will please act in accord
with the above and send no more
affidavits or statements direct to the
District Board.
District Board for the Western
District of South Carolina.
S. Brooks Marshall
Clerk.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-05
eaNTERATR WITH
THE SOIL SURVEYORS.
Rsswsmeas Of Agriculture Now Max
jxs n Ser Survey Of County.

The Bureau Of Sells, of the United
States Department Of Agriculture,
has a field party consisting of W. j.
Laaaser and F.. q. Hutton at work in
this csanty. studg52g its soils and
agricultural conditions
The information collected will be
published later in colored soil map
and accompanying report which will
be available for free distribution.
The purposes in studying the soils
of this county are: O To supply
ahe hemesecker with information en-
aMing him thoroughly to understand
tha conditions IN a country new or
hnkuewn to him and to select the
sod or soils best adapted to the kind
of farming he desires to engage in:
Ssa to furnish farmers that will aid
them in solving the problem arising
in cropping the different soils on
their farms: and 81 to supply a
bread, fundamental basis for the fu-
ture scientific work of national Or
State Investigators studying not only
sea preblems but general agricul-
tural preblems. About one-third OF
the United States already has been
covered by such soil surveys.
The soN surr2Jors will visit every
section OF the county constructing
the base map, plotting the soil bound
aries, making boring to obtain sam
xaas of the soil and subsoil and gath
seriug information from the farmers
for use in preparing their report
Many of our readers doubtless will
meet these men at their work, ano
hesrtJ cooperation with them may
greatly facilitate its progress and add
10 the value of the published report
These Representatives OF the Bureau
of Soil carry Identification cards
which they gladly show to anyone de-
string to know their authority.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-05
John Andrew Kinard.

Was born July %, 1866, and die n
Erwin, Tenn, January l3, 1918. aged
81 years months and "A days.
His body was brought back to
Little Mountain on Wednesday follow
inc his death and was laid to rest in
the cemetery Of Holy Trinity Lutne-
ran church of which he was a member
at the time Of his death.
He was also member of the W. 0.
W of Little Moutain and his fellow
comrades took charge Of his body
and conveyed it to it's last resting
place.
His pastor, Rev. ]. Long, con-
Quoted the services at the grave.
MIR. Kinard had lived in the town OF
Little Mountain for number cf
years until about year ago when ne
moved to Tennessee and was emplo-
yed by the railroad company as ship
ping clerk at the time Of his death.
death came very suddenly and with
only two days warning.
Mr.. Kinard leaves wife and seven
children. three boys and four girls.
one brother, w. w. Kinard and
number of other relatives to mourD
his departure.
I have known Andrew all his life
and he was always pleasant in MS
manner and made friends wherever
he went.
We extend our deepest sympathy
to the widow and children as far as
we are able but only those who have
this bitter cup to drink can enter INTO
full sympathy with you. You may
not be able to understand now the
mystery Of these dealings. You may
ask why such stroke OF grief ana
sorrow came into your earthly nap
piness. But remember that God is Our
| refuge and our strength and always
very present help in time Of trouble
i. j. "
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-05
3ULjiEGS AND sNiL0KS
lSi5t; ;s::,1CE EXPIRES

To the Editor:
TIE tine for the Soldiers anu
Sailors insurance expires February
18TH Ore million ~.,'c cGt&.;n -
protected so runs a telegram received
by tie South Carolina Co9ncii from
Director Clifford Of the Council OF
National Defense. What is neeIei
now above al else is to speei Up
applications before February 18th for
= , ,i'>o~, Nd "nnracedo@tad insur-
ance protection offered by the gov
anlo..t IL enlisted men, commiss-
;oaed Officers and members Of the
army and navy nurse corps owe it o
themselves and their dependents to
take the full $4,000 OF insurance, ana
to take it now.
Reed Smith, Executive Sec.
u = 40, -, ,..:;-i
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-05
RED CROSS NOTES.

The supplies committee has just re-
.ceived instructions from Atlanta
that only sweaters are to be made
from the last shipment Of wool, and
that these are to be q inches long in
stead OF 25 inches as heretofore. For
the large wool cast on = stitches and
for the small wool, cast on 80 Stitches
Be sure to have necks large enough
for a mans head to go through.
Also that garments are not to be
aaken into homes where there Is a
cont2gious or infectiors disease.
FIo:sa w. Wright,
Chairr-er T~b'.citr Con.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-05
CAMPAIGN FOR FOOD
PR0DUCTIOE TO BEGIN

January 25,-The State Council Of
Defense, in conjunction with the food
2 administration and the farm demonstr-
aton and home demonstration depart
nents, will shortly begin the spring
CamDaign for food production ano
splendid results from the last springs
campaign waged all over the United
States, the food situation OF the coan
tcv is now more acute than ever be-
fore This is due to the largely in
creased demands from the govern
lent. to the damaging Of large por-
Ton Of the corn crop Of the northwest
by the early frost, to the injury OF
the winter wheat and oat crop oy
the unprecedentedly severe winter
end to the tremendous losses from
freezing in transit and in homes
CT canned goods, fruits, potatoes and
other perishable food products.
The congested conditions Of the
railroads in this section are greatly
delaying the movement Of food, and
it seems likely that acute shortage OF
certain food products may become
prevalent before long in our towns
and cities. Should such a condition
arise, the non-agricultural populat-
ion of the State will have to depend
largely On the reserve food supplies
on the farms, and the farmers should
realize that it may be up to them at
an early date to release part of their
surplus supplies of corn, potatoes,
pork. etc., for the relief of the towns.
We know of instances where merch-
ants have been forced to import meal
md corn from outside the State after
offering the farmers $500 per bushel
for corn and being unable to induce
them to bring it in. The corn pro-
duction of South Carolina for 1917
-II!m ea1u1-6lIoJ HIelcWlxoIdde SEA-
ion bushels, and this figure is an ade-
cuate supply for the entire human
and animal population of the State.
The corn coming in from outside
will leave a surplus in, our barns Tor
rats end weevils to consume, and be-
sides, the unnecessary imports are
putting an extra burden upon trans
portation facilities which we have
no right to demand. It seems to US
that patriotism demands that the far
mers all over the State supply the
towns with corn, and it also seems to
us that present circumstances do not
warrant higher price than $500 per
bushel to the farmer. When we rem
ember that the price to the western
for his wheat has been fixed at only
slightly higher than this figure, it
would seem evident that we have no
right to demand more, even if cir
clmstances made it possible to do SO.
Those who have recently familiari-
zed themselves with the general food
situation in the United States are con-
vinced that the only safe policy for
(, our farmers to pursue in 1918 is to
bend every effort to the production
of the State. Our people must be fed.
no matter whether cotton is ten cents
or fifty cents per pound. We all want
to raise all the cotton we can under
the present circumstances, and we
should do so; but, first, let us all plan
Tor an adeQuete food acreage. There
is no other safe or reasonable course
under present conditions.
D. R. Coker,
Chairman State Council
of Defense.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-05

uesiay, February :, 5.
The Glenwood post., 1918-10-05
YOU MUST SAVE WHEAT:
USE MORE ROLLED OATS

Rolled oats now are more generally
nsed than the old fashioned oatmeal,
though the latter may still be purchased
in some parts of the country. The oat-
meal requires long cooking to make it
edible, so is not adapted for use in
bread making. The rolled oats, how
ever, are partially cooked by steam in
the process of manufacture and it has
been found that, when ground through
a food chopper or small hand mill,
they may be used successfully in bread
and cake making.
In response to the demand for SUBJ
stitue flours, oat flour is now procura-
bic on some markets, but in most cases
the flour does not differ materially
from the product made in the home by
grinding the rolled oats in hand mill.
Since oat flour is more granular
than wheat flour better texture can be
obtained by using it in combination
with one of the finer flours of higher
starch content, such as rice flour, pota-
to flour, or corn flour. The quick