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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-21
Commanders All German Shops
and Sets the Styles and
Prices.
CUSTOMER MUST PAY Cash
Mems Suits Have Been Standardized,
Running In Six Series, Simplifying
the ansaction-Women's
Clothes VIII Come Next.

Amsterdam. Emperor William Is
the greatest merchant tailor In the
world. according to German newspa-
pers which have arrived here. He has
taken over practically the whole tail
oring business Of Germany, for men as
well as for women. The emperor Is
running his new tailoring business un-
der the name Of Observation-Disclosures
stelle, which means the Empires
Clothing Place.
German newspapers announce the
kaisers clothing shops are open for
business in all parts Of the fatherland.
Thus the kaiser controls the whole
clothing industry Of the nation. He is
In a position to dictate the style, the
shade Of goods to be used and the
length Of the skirts for women. AT
present the kaiser seems to favor dark
goods for mems suits, for the news
papers say the goods used for the
kaiser's coats are exclusively of dark
shade.
Formerly 1t used to be the exclu-
sive privilege Of the military man to
wear the kaiser's coat, but now every
body practically not only will be privi-
legged, but even compelled. to wear the
kaiser's coat. And the women will not
only wear kaiser coats but also kaiser
skirts. 1t may be assumed the kaiser
is In favor of short and narrow skirts
for women, in order to save material.
While the kaiser Is in charge Of the
Wholesale department Of the German
clothing industry, SO to speak. the local
shops in the different cities, towns and
villages are to be In charge Of the
municipal authorities. However. the
brices are fixed In Berlin by the kaiser.
One cannot buy a hand-me-down
early on Saturday morning any cheap
er than at any other time. Nor will
one have a chance to buy one leg Of
pair of trousers this week and the
other leg next week. Bargaining is
verboten. If the kaiser has his way.
No more clearing sales, no more fire
sales, no more bankrupt sales, no more
mlsflt sales
The German clothing industry has
been Prussianized indeed, pressed
with q hot iron into methodical shape
or a shapeless method. Mems suits
have been standardized, running In six
series, from the letter A to f. All male
Germans will soon know to which
series they belong. They won't have
to have their measurements taken. All
they will have to do is go to the
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-21

game, and put up real money. The
Jocks suffered lot Of casualties, and
the prospects looked bright for the
battery men to collect some easy
money. So when the battalion was re-
lieved the gamblers lined up. Several
Jocks got their money for emerging
safely, but the ones who clicked It
weren't there to pay. The artillery
men had never thought IL out that
way. Those Scotties were bound to
be sure winners, no matter how the
wind blew. SO take a tip from me,
never bet with Scottie, cause you'll
lose money.
"At one part Of our trench where
a communication trench Joined the
front line a Tommy had stuck up a
wooden slgnpost with three hands or
arms on 1t. One Of the hands, point
ing to the German lines, read, TO Ber-
linz the one pointing down the com.
munication trench read, TO Blighty,'
while the other said, Suicide Ditch,
Change Here for Stretchers.'
'Farther down from this guide post
the trench ran through an old orchard.
On the edge Of this orchard our bat
terry had constructed an advanced OBJ
servation post. The trees screened 1t
from the enemy airmen and the roof
was turfed. 1t wasn't cushy like ours,
no timber or concrete re-enforcements,
just walls Of sandbags. From II a
splendid view Of the German lines
could be obtained. This post wasn't
exactly safe. 1t was hot corner
shells plunking all around. and the
bullets cutting leaves Off the trees.
Many a time when relieving the sig
mailer at the phone, I had to crawl on
my belly like a worm to keep from
being hit.
"It was an observation post sure
enough. That's all the use 1t was. Just
observe all day, but never message
back for our battery to open up. You
see, at this point Of the line there
were strict orders not to fire a shell,
unless specially ordered to do 80 from
brigade headquarters. Blime me, II
anyone disobeyed that command, our
general-yes, it was Old Pepper
would have court-martfaled the whole
expeditionary force. Nobody went out
Of their way to disobey Old Pepper in
those days. because he couldn't be
called a parson; he was more like a
pirate. II at any time the devil should
feel lonely and sigh for proper mate,
Old Pepper would get the first call.
Facing the Germans wasn't half bad
compared with an interview with that
old firebrand.
IF company or battalion should
give way a few yards against su-
perior force Of Boches, Old Pepper
would send for the commanding off,
Ger. In about half an hour the officer
would come back with his face tho
color Of q brick, and In few hours
what was left Of his command would
be holding their original position.
81 have seen an officer who wouldn't
say d-n for a thousand quid spend
five minutes with the old boy, and
when he returned the flow Of language
from his lips would make a navy
blush for shame.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-21
CHAPTER xVl--continued.

II
81 came out with the first expedi-
donary force, and, like all the rest,
thought we would have the enemy
licked in Jig time, and be able to eat
Christmas dinner at home. Well, so
far, I have eaten two Christmas din
ners In the trenches, and am liable to
eat two more. the way things are
pointing. That Is, II Fritz don't drop
q 'whizz-bang' on me, and send me to
Blighty. Sometimes / wish I would
get hit, because It's no great picnic
out here, and twenty-five months Of II
makes you fed up.
'It's fairly cushy now compared to
what 1t used to be, although I admit
this trench Is trlfle rough. Now,
we send over Ave shells to their one.
We are getting our own back, but In
the early days 1t was different. Then
you had to take everything without
reply. In fact, we would get twenty
shells In return for every one we sent
over. Fritz seemed to enjoy II, but
We British didn't; we were the suf-
ferers. Just one casualty after an
other. Sometimes whole platOons
would disappear, especially when a
Jack Johnson plunked into their
middle. 1t got so bad that fellow,
when writing home, wouldn't ask for
any cigarettes to be sent out, because
he was afraid he wouldn't be there to
receive them.
after the drive to Paris was turned
back, trench warfare started. Our
general grabbed a map, drew a pencil
across 1t, and said, Dig here Then
he went back to his tea, and Tommy
armed himself with a pick and shovel
and started digging. He's been dig
ging ever since.
"Of course we dug those trenches at
night, but 1t was hot work, what with
the rifle and machine-gun fire. The
stretcher bearers worked harder than
the diggers.
"Those trenches, bloomin' bitches, !
call them, were nightmares. They were
only about five feet deep, and you used
to get the backache from bending
down. 1t wasn't exactly safe to stand
upright, either, because as soon as
your napper showed over the top a
bullet would bounce off It, or else come
50 close 1t would make your hair stand.
I'VE used to fill sandbags and stick
them on top Of the parapet to make 1t
higher, but no use; they would be
there about an hour and then Fritz
would turn loose and blow them to
bits. My neck used to be sore from
duckfng shells and bullets.
"Where my battery was stationed a
hasty trench had been dug, which
the boys nicknamed Suicide ditch
and. believe me, Yank, this was the
original Suicide ditch All the others
are limitations.
"When q fellow went into that
trench 1t was an even gamble that he
would come out on stretcher. At one
time a Scotch battalion held 1t, and
when they heard the betting was even
money that they'd come out on
stretchers, they grabbed all the bets
In sight. Like lot Of bally idiots, sew
eral Of the battery men fell for their
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-21
Kaiser William Is
Now State Tailor

kaiser's shop and say: Hand me
down an A suit !"
The kaiser's salesman will know ex-
actly what the customer wants, and
any argument as to whether 1t fits well
around the neck will be superfuous.
And the customer must pay cash down
for his suit. The kaiser needs the
money. No more suits on tick, Is the
standing rule.
Credit Is Abolished.
The Germans no longer can have
suit made to order, forget to pay the
bill and fail to recognize the tailor
when they happen to pass him in the
street. Nor can they any longer buy
a suit on tick and hook 1t with the
uncle on the same day, to squander
the illgotten gain In beer garden.
OF course, the kaiser has given his
new clothing high sounding name.
He calls the suits reichsanzuege, mean
ing empire or state suits. The reich
sanzug for men costs from 70 to 100
marks. This is about the same price
that prevailed before the war for GUS
tom made. clothing.
Whether the women Of Germany will
submit to the styles dictated by the
kaiser remains to be seen. Newspa-
pers announcing the kaisers new de-
parture state the measure Is first being
applied to mere man, considered more
docile. So If revolution should
break out In Germany these days 1t
may be the German women rebelled
against the kaiser's styles.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-21
WANT GIRLS TO HERD GOATS
Unit Is Being Organized at Stanford
University for Service In
France.

Los Angeles, Cal.-DOrothy Barnes
Egbert, known as the goat GIRL"
Is organizing q goat unit to take to
France under the auspices Of the
Stanford university. Miss Egbert plans
to take q number Of girls to France,
where they will herd goats. She says
the "goat girls" must be college train
ed, but does not offer to explain the
necessity Of a college education.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-21
EMPEY GIVES A DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK ON 0BsER.
VATION POST DUTY.

Snopss-Fed by the sinking the Lusitana
American lives Arthur Guy Empe
England enllsts
short experience recruiting officer
where
makes the acquaintance
Empeys
his first fire while bullets
learns romrade falls that death
Chaplain distinguishes himself
fire. With pick shovel Empey
in No Mans Land Exciting listening post
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-21
Tho next instalIment relates
how two artilIerynen "put one
over" on Old Pepper.
(To BE coNTINUED.)
Use for cIothssplns.

Clothespins make an excellent play
thing for babies. They can be used for
babies or soldiers, or to make fences.
trees, log houses and many other inter-
esting things. Playthings that can be
taken apart and put together again are
good to have; also blocks with which
the child can build all kinds Of objects
engines that he can push along the
floor, balls to bounce and throw, ddl
carriages, washing sets, etc. Dolls with
clothes that button and unbutton anu
come or may DO used to teach the chill
dren how to dress and uDdress them,
selves.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-21
BELIEVED LIBERTY BELL
SIGN WAS PHONE OFFICE

Des Moines, Ia.-"Where-
abouts can I pay my telephone
bill?" asked a stranger Of Ted
Bengfort. head Of the military
department OF a local store.
"We have no such place here"
replied Bengfort In surprise.
Then what You got them
signs up for" queried the man.
pointing to sign In the door.
Bengfort looked. The sign
was Liberty loan bell.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-05
HIGHWAY BUILDING FOR WAR
Roads Back Of English Army Built and
Cared for Under Direction Of
General Maybury.

The roads back Of the English arm,
are being built and cared for under
the direction of Gen. III. Z. Maybury
who was one of the English county en-
sinecrs ana was afterwnrd one Of the
engineers on the road board In Eng.
land.
Back Of one Of the British armies
lieutenant colonel, one of General
MayDury'S subordinntcs, has had
chhrge of the roads for two years, and
has had from 1000 to 10000 men work
ing on them constantly. Twenty-Five
or 80 per cent Of these have been Ger
man prisoners.
In order TO keep the roads merely
paSSablr they have had to use llp to
1000 tons of material day. Broken
stone costs $3.50 ton. II isn't a qucs.
tion of cost however; 1t is Il question
or keeping the traffic going.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-05
DR.. Riggs Explains.

Clemson College.-Dr w. NJ. Riggs,
president Of Clemson College, he's is-
sued statement covering the mat.
ter Of the students army training
corps, IS. A. T. c. and it's applca-
tion to Clemson College Many peo.
pie in the state will be interested to
the following facts from his state.
ments:
The students army training corps
Is intended as an emergency measure
greatly to increase the scope Of mill
tary instruction at colleges and SO
to provide large number OF edu.
Gated and trained men for the army's
needs. AT the same time, it Is IN
tended to discourage hasty and pre-
mature enlistment OF young men who
would serve the nation better by con-
tinuing their education till called to
the colors.
The S. T. A. G.. is branch of the
army, and student enlisted in It
is just as really soldier Of the Uni
ted States as IL he were in training
at a cantonment The war depart
ment has authorized unit Of the
S. A. T. G. at Clemson, and every
student will be required to take the
prescribed 8. A. It. c. course. Those
IS years old or over will be expected
to enlist In the S. A. II. G.. and those
under Is will be expected to enroll.
The government will furnish the en-.
listed students with all necessary
uniforms, including shoes and over.
coats, and probably will do the same
for those enrolled, though this point
is not yet settled.
Since the S. A. T. G. will take the
place Of the r. o. II. C. for the period
OF the war, students who would have
been in the advanced r. o. II. C. will
continue to get the 50 per month
commutation for subsistence and will
set entire uniform equipment value
about $75 instead Of the r. o. r. G.
allowance Of $14 on uniform
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-05
DAY OF TOLL ROADS PASSING
Old York-PhiladeIphia Road Taken
over by State of Pennsylvania
Joy for Drivers.

The day Of the toll is rapidly pass,
ing. recent proof of which has an
pcarcd In the taking over Of the old
1ork-PcnnSylvaniu road by the state
or Pennsylvania. Through this state
action Il number of toll gates have
automatically disappeared, greatly to
the JOY of all drivers using this sec
non OF the highway. AS early as 1893,
the colonial inhabitants living along
this route, appealed to the governor for
good road 10 Philadelphia, and Sc
cured the building Of 81 log and plank
highway, which was regarded by them
as Il wonderful specimen Of improved
road. This section Of road Is now a
part of the Lincoln highway.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-05
General Sawyer Laid to Rest.

Orangeburg. The death of Carl.
ton w. Sawyer, comptroller general,
has saddencd Orangeburg his old
home. Mr. Sawyer was we'll known
and beloved In Orangeburg and the
people were proud Of his accomplish
ments In life. The funeral services
held at st. Paul's Methodist church,
this city. AS honorary pallbearcrs,
state officials and prominent citizens
of Orangeburg served. Besides the
regular active pallbearers. Orangeburg
Commandery. Knights Templars, had
an escort of IL in full uniform Mr..
sawyer was a high Mason and Shrin-
er. Orangeburg commandery. sister
commandery to Columbia command.
cry, Of which he was a member, sent
an escort in sympathetic fratemalism.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-05
COMPTROLLER GENERAL DEAD
Carlton w. Sawyer Accidentally
Shoots Himself in Throat; Death
Was instantaneous.

Columbia on his back in q
pool Of blood with 20-gauge double
barreled shotgun by his side, the
body Of Carlton w. Sawyer, comptrol
!er general of South Carolina, was
found by j. c. Whittaker~at 1929 Sen.
ate Street where Mr.. Sawyer had
made his home for the last 20 years
Mr.. Whitaker. who had been rest
Ing on lounge across the hall from
the room occupied by Mr.. Sawyer,
heard tho report Of the gun, follwoed
by thud, rushed across the hall and
into the room and found the body on
the floor. He raised the head OF Mr..
Sawyer from the floor, called to him
time or two, but received no sign
of recognition. death apparently hav.
ing resulted almost instantaneously
with the firing of the gun The body
was IN front of a bureau on which
was a bottle half filed with machine
oil and some rags. On one of his shoes
was stain as OF oil. His coat and
top shirt was off and he had evident.
ly been cleaning the gun
The shot had entered the front OF
the throat and passed to the back OF
the neck. The she'll was loaded with
small shot, No. Z or s. When the gun
was unbreachcd. one barrel contained
an exploded shell and the other q
loaded she'll
The body was later taken TO AIcCor.
mick's undertaking parlors whore an
inquest was held. The coroncr's jury
returned verdict of death from acct.
dental gunshot wounds The body
was taken to Orangcburg whore the
funeral services were held.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-05
Good Road in Southwest.

mu'uai link OF communication that will
REBOUND to great commercial and so
cial benefits.
The Southwest should be country
OF roads. It's vast resources Of crops,
live stock, timber, petroleum. coal ANA
other necessities for winning the war
should be placed at the disposition Of
the people. With The interest That is
now being manifested ii would seem
That road building will proceed as fast
rs materials ana men can be had.
Ii is hoped that every community I'm
me southwest Will take an interest In
ROAD improvement and lend assistance.
Incrc is no more important factor in
winning the war than good roads,
Farm and Ranch.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-05
Offers Health Aid.

Sumter.-The Rockefeller founda-
zion has renewed it's offer Of furnish
ing health survey for Sumter coun-
ty provided the county will raise a
part Of the funds. Two yean ago
when the county failed to grasp this
opportunity the offer was for $4,000
against $4,000 from the county; new
it is for $4,000 and $4,000 from Sum
ter. The negroes have become inter
ested in the proposition, realizing how
much 1t will mean to them. and have
undertaken to raise at least 5000 with
the hopes Of making 1t $1,000.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-05
Representing G. A. n. shideIer

Charles a. McGonaglc, new supcrin-
trnd"nt of the Indiana Boys school Mt
Plainiirld, tells story on his prcdcces-
scr. G. y. II. Shidclcr. now sllperin.
t"rdcnt OF the Jeffcrsonvillc rpicr,la-
tory, which can only be appreciated
when il is known that Mr.. Shideler
weighs "bout 300 pounds.
JUST before Mr.. ShIdclcr resigned to
tax" ~! his duties ut JcGfcrsonville, one
or li" Young boys Of the school peti-
toned TO be transferred 10 another
school company and until he obtained
assurance tbai no punishment would
h"fnll him or anybody else if he should
tell the Tn, finally consented to give
hr' reason for wishing to make tho
change.
I'm just afraid III ger in bad with
that crowd Of boys" said the little fel-
low, "all on account OF II new game
they play. at night they all stuff pill
lows under their nightcs' and play q
game they call being supcrintend-
cnt. '--ln1iannpOliS News.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-05
Not Playing the Game.


The food administration calls the
attention of the public to the fact that
70 per cent Of the sugar used in this
country has to be brought here in
ships. Every possible ship is needed
for the transportation Of troops and
supplies to the other side.
"You drink ships every time you use
sugar unnecessarily in beverages
says the food administration. "You
eat ships every time you eat candy
which is purely a luxury"
Candy manufacturers have been lin.
tied to SO per cent Of their normal
supply Of sugar-yet figures show the
receipts for candy to be larger than
normal and constantly on the in,
crease
Eating candy is not playing the
game" is the way the food administra.
ton expresses it.
The sugar is needed for canning.
the ships are needed for soldiers and
supplies. the labor used in candy
making could be diverted to a more
useful purpose.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-05
War Horse Still a Factor.

Despite the vast numbers Of motor
vehicles used on the European battle
fronts, the horse is stlll important as
an engine OF war. The armies In the
hcld have already used $4,000 horses,
ana our now army will require 1,50O,-
900 more.
Wounded horses are easily handled.
Ihey seem to know that the surgeons
are trying to help them and they sub
bit to having their hurts dressed with
wonderful fOrtitudr
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-05
Opportunity to Become Engineer

The enavy department has estab.
lished training school for the thain.
ing of engineering officers at Hobo.
ken, N. ;, in which applicants are en-.
listed as chief machinists mates and
who are commissioned as ensigns in
the naval reserve when they CONF
plete the course. The period OF train.
Ing covers approximately five months
and while under training the men
are paid a salary Of 83 per month
with an allowance Of $50 per month
subsistence, making in all total OF
$143 per month.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-05
Successor Not Named.

Successor Not Named.
The tragic death Of Carlton w
Sawyer, comptroller general of the
State Of South Carolina by the acct.
dental discharge OF shotgun makes
vacancy In the office. Mr.. Sawyer
was candidate without opposition for
reelection in the primary which was
held August 9th. The vacancy will
DC lilled by executive appointment.
Governor Manning has made no ap-
pointment yet.
The oppointee Of Governor Man.
ming will fill out the unexpired term
and successor to Mr.. Sawyer will
be elected at the general election to
be held in November.
The proviso in rule 276 OF the Dem.
ocratic party requires that in case
there be not more than two candi.
dates, the Democratic executive
committee shall order another pri.
mary. 1t is probable that a special
primary election will be provided in
order to secure a nominee for the gen.
eral election
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-05
Arrested as Escaped Hun.

Greenville.-A suit for $4,000 dam
ages has been brought by A. Burgess
OF Paris, near this city. against the
Conestee Mills and its president, Thos.
I. Charles, Burgess alleging that he
was wrongfully arrested and dctain-
ed by Mr.. Charles on the charge that
he was an escaped German prisoner
Of war. The affair occurred just after
one Of the German prisoners at Camp
Sewer had made his escape, about
July 26, and before news Of the pris,
oner's arrest at Easley had become
generally known.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-05
York to Drill Glass One Youths.

York Practically all the class one
men Of the 1918 registration from the
district Of western York, numbering
around 100, assembled here for mill.
tary training preparatory to induc-
tion into the army. The mon were
drilled by Lieut.. Eskew of Camp
Jackson, assisted by Maj w. B.
Moore. Capt. M. c. Willis and Col. ]
r. Lindsay At noon the embryo sol.
dicrs were served dinner in the festal
hall of the McNecl memorial building
by the ladies OF York.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-05
ROAD :
Bull DIN 6
HIGHWAYS TO HELP US WIN
No More Important Factor in Winning
War Than Good Roads--Interest
Shown in Southwest.

1t would be difficult matter to es-
Innate the advantages Of state and in
terstate highways. Public highways
are now being located and built In
most states of the Southwest and the
interest these have contributed to good
roadS is of immense benefit to local
communities. counties and states. The
highways, 1t is understood, will connect
states, counties in states and form