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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
MILLIONS OF SOLDIERS
SWARM YIN. CA. HUTS
Annual Report Of Southeastern De-
partment Reveals 1886, $50 Boys
In Camps Crowded Buildings
(By L. Porter Moore.)

Atlanta, Ca, August 25.-An attend
ance of nearly twenty times the pop
ulation Of Atlanta swarmed happily
In Y. NJ G. A. huts in the seven
states of the Southeastern camps dur.
ing the fiscal year July /, 1917, to July
!, 1918, according to the annual re-
port just issued here.
In other words, soldiers in the South.
eastern environments to the number
Of 3S,S66,9S0 men wrote letters in the
"Y" army and navy huts, read litera.
ture there and joined in the religious
services and entertainments held in
the Red Triangle buildings which dot
military reservations in Georgia, Ala
bama, Tennessee, the Carolinas, Mis-
sissippi and Florida.
It is easy to imagine the mountains
Of stationery the Y. NJ. c. A. provided
In the camps of the Southeast when
1t is stated that soldiers wrote 49,
$50 ,002 letters in the "Y" huts. The
Red Triangle workers also made out
$2,463,744 worth of money orders for
the soldiers, most Of the amount be-
ing sent home to relatives.
Educational Work Featured
The ~" also provided 1905 educa-
tional lectures with soldier attend.
ance of 1,291,243. The educational
classes of various kinds aggregated
CASH and the attendance was 97S,-
045. Books circulated by the Y. M.
C. A. numbered 764,7l0 and educational
clubs formed among the men were
649. Physical activities when figured
In statistics amounted to an amazing
amount 1t is estimated 3,6s3,350 par
ticipated in the various physical ac-
tivites such as baseball, track and field
meets, baseball, etc.
The spectators, the majority of them
soldiers, at these physical activities,
are estimated for the year at $685..
31S.
The resume or religious activities
shows that 3,464,451 persons attended
16.46S religious meetings under "Y"
auspices in the Southeast, that 21,2Ss
Bible classes were formed among the
soldiery with attendances ranging at
395,S4S, that 223,232 Scriptures were
distributed, that "Y" workers had 1877
533 personal Christian interviews with
soldiers, that the boys made 1903
Christian decisions and that 1883
signed the religious war roll.
The attendal e at the social events
Of the Y, M. c. A. was phenomenal
during the year 3,713.609 attending
$3.50 entertainments. The attendance
at the "Y" movie shows was estimated
at 4.67S,53o Tor s.222 performances.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
THREE war MEDALS
BESTOWED ON "Y"HERO
Red Triangle Worker Wounded BY
Hun Machine Gun at Scissors,
TouI and Chateau Thlerry

New York. August 25-Flat on his
back In the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, w.
A. Roberts, who has been awarded
three French war medals for bravery
In the fighting zones, is enjoying q
well.earned rest and is talking freely
Of almost anything but why the
French government showered honors
upon him.
Mr.. Roberts, Y. M. c. A. worker
in France, HAD bestowed upon him the
Croix de Guerre, the badge OF the
Legion of Honor, and the Medal Mill
taire. He won them all in three
months.
Roberts was assistant auditor of the
Michigan Central railroad before he
was selected to be auditor of dlsburse-
ments for the Y. M. c. A. In France,
and to handle more than quarter of
a million dollars a day. He left for
overseas service February IL. was
wounded by a Hun machine gun at
Scissors, rescued "Y" secretary amid
hail of bullets in the Toul sector
and w-s touched up by German marks.
manship again at Chateau Thierry.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
tnconvenlent.

II have no use for college-bred men
In my Office" said the coal dealer. am
give young man all the training he
needs right here In my own business"
II see" responded the customer. "You
prefer men with no fixed ideas about
weights and measures"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
Do 1t the First Day
By Wilbur d. Nesbif

You know you are going to buy Liberty Bonds.
You wouldn't be square with yourself you didn't
You couldn't take off your hat to the flag with half the of
ownership if you didn't
You couldn't cheer the marching line of troops with half the
thrill you didn't
You couldn't watch the Jaces go by with half the pride you
didn't
You couldn't glimpse bateshp off the coast with half the jog
if you didn't
You couldn't read the war news with half the eager faith fyou
didn't.
You couldn't be 1907 American ifyou didn't
You know the Fourth Liberty Loan September 18th.
You know simply lending Govenmn-o the
best and mother and wife and sister and daughter have
You know what security back Of your that good
You know all Of hatyou know the business side well the patriotic
side oft
Then buy Liberty Bonds the very first day Of the Loan Don't wait
Do thinking beforehand You don't need to consider it. don't
have to be argued into you Arov will buy Liberty Bonds
Be Of the first the badge Of konte Liberty Bond button
Get yours the first days-September 20h
You what example that will set
Make September 18th pour Liberty Bond day.
Could you do better thing right now?
u. S. Government Bonds M
Fourth Liberty Loan
Buy Your Liberty Bonds the First Day
$3.50 Space Contributed Winning War BY
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12
Those "Rouohten Buttons"

Writing of the poet Whittier, Mrs.
James T. Fields says that zone of the
poets most entertaining "reminiscences
Of his boyhoOd was the story OF his
first visit to Boston. William Greene's
mother was an interesting woman Of
strong, independent character and
wide interests, wonted to the life of
cities. and one of the first, in spite OF
his boyish shyness to appreciate her
young relative. Her kind cagerneSs,
during one of her occasional visits to
the WhittierS that Greenleaf should
come to see her when he came TO Bos-
ton. fell In with his own dreams, and n
high desire to see the sights of the
great town.
zone can easily imagine how this
Imagination must have gloritied the
natural expectations of country boy,
md when the time arrived, how the
whole household lent itself to further
Ing so great nm expedition. He was
not only to have new suit of clothes,
but they were, for the first time, to be
trimmed with 'boughten buttons to the
lads complete satisfaction, his minds
being fixed on those as marking the
difference between town and country
fashions"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12
ROOKIE ATONED FOR FAULT
Call II "Fisherman's Luck" If YOU
Will, He Came Out of Scrape
With Coveted Decoration.

At AK a strange story was told OF
an American soldier who will probably
abandon fishing for the rest of Ifs
life. 1t seems that the rookie had
heard 1t said that one could readily
catch fish with a hand grenade, the
method being to proceed TO the lair
of the fish and hurI the hand grenade
into. the water The grenade, explod-
ing. would kill all the fish In the
neighborhood, and one could gather In
plentiful harvest. So our hero set
forth one evening and, reaching not
far dis ant canal, he threw In his hand
grenade. No doubt ii killed Il fish or
so, but, unfortunately, so intent was
he on his job that he had not noticed
barge hard by. The grenade nearly
blew the barge and the bargee ana
his family out of France. and did
such mighty damage TO boat and boat
men that, although for the moment
flight enabled the culprit to escape
arrest, it was quite clear that, when
discovered, as he would inevitably be,
he would suffer very severe punish
ment. Ii cannot be permitted to dow
French barges up with impunlty.
court-martial and death were the least
that the wretch expected. That night
there was an attack on the American
sector. Our man went over the top
u desperate rookie. He had deter
mined to die a glorious death rather
than submit to shameful end. Inc
result was that, single-handed, ne
killed seven Germans. and, selling n
machine gun, turned 1t on the enemy
thereby saving a ticklish SITUATION
Picking up the machine gun, after II
had done sufficient damage, he car
ried 1t back toward his own line, but
en- route, he fell into German trench
and on top of Il German postlnan.
This postman was laden with mail Tor
the regiment or company ousted from
the trench cigars and other delicacles
were among his burdens. As the OH
Ger who told the story said, the rookie
murdered the pOstman and, SelZlhS
several bags of mail, bore them, in adj
dition to his machine gun, back to MS
own people. His record for the days
work was not only deemed sufficient
10 condone for his fishing escapade,
hut to his establishment he received
medal for distinguished conduct in
the field. He was decorated! Fisher
mans luck with IA vengeance Serb
ner's Magazine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12

A balloon when ii commences TO
burn does not explode, as great many
people seem to think. An incendiary
or tracer bullet, when it hits the bal
loon, goes through it, making two
holes, of course. As the bullet Is fam
ing, being filed with magnesium
compound, it ignites the hydrogen
where IT escapes at these two holes.
Hydrogen, or in fact anything, can
burn only when II combines with OXy-
gen. and as the hydrogen escapes at
The bullet holes II combines with the
oxygen in the air. and burns like two
gas Jets. The holes enlarge as the
fabric is burned away and the flames
grow larger until the whole balloon be-
comes one mass of flame. AS soon as
enough hydrogen has escaped to make
the weight of the balloon greater than
the weight of an equal volume Of air
the balloon starts to drop to the
ground.-Lieut II. X. Black, II. f. c..
In the Saturday Evening Post.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12
IreIand's Flax Crop,

The fax crop is engaging the at
tention of agricuturists in the north
of Ireland. Flax pulling is giving en-
ployment to every hand that can be en-
gagged, and factory workers, clerks and
business men are Joining In this indls-
pensable work. The cadet corps Of
the Royal Academical institute Of Bel
fast is also engaged in pulling flax.
Before the war the price paid for flax
ranged from $3.50 TO $3.50 per stone.
The highest price ever paid for flax
was So per stone in 1864, during the
Civil war This year the flax supply
committee has arranged to take over
the whole crop at prices ranging from
$3.50 to $40 per stone, according to
quality. The flax will be divided into
six grades.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12
Dogs of War.

Dogs are used by an army in vari-
Gus ways. The sentinel dog accompa-
MES an advanced sentinel; dispatch
dogs carry dispatches between COM
manders; patrol dogs range ahead and
about the patrol looking for the
enemy; ambulance dogs search the
battlefield after the ambulance men
have picked up all the wounded they
can find; draft dogs are used to bring
up munitions and food; listening dogs
are highly trained animals used in the
front trenches, where their keen sense
of hearing enables them to detect
sounds inaudibe to the men. The dog
in many places in Europe is working
animal almost as much so as a horse
I'm this country, and has been readily
adapted to war work.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12
GOODBYE BACKACFIE, KIDNEY
AND BLADDER TROUBLES

For centuries all over the world
GOLD MEDAL Harlem OH has af-
forded relief In thousands upon thou
sands OF cases of lame back, lumbugo,
sciatica, rheumatism, gallstones. gray
el and all other affections Of the kid
neys, liver. stomach. bladder aud al
lied organs. Ii acIs quickly. Ii does
the work. II cleanses your kidneys
and purifes the blood. II makes u
new man, new woman, of you. II
frequently wards Off attacks of the
dread and fatal diseases of the kid
neys. 1t often completely cures the
distressing diseases Of the organs Of
the body allied with the bladder and
kidneys Bloody or cloudy urine. sed.
iment, or "brlckdnst" indicate an un.
healthy condition.
DO not delay minute IL your back
aches or ven are sore across the l0lns
or have difficulty when urlnating Cc
to your druggist III once aaa set d
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12
Mother OF Thousands.

The destruction wrought on all hut
the hardest wood by the white ant. or
termite Is not surprising when a few
facts are known of It's prolific chnrac-
ter. A nest, some six feet In height.
was found IN the tropics. and about one
foot below the level OF the ground
was conical mound of hard earth.
Inside this dwelt the queen mother.
After careful observation she was
found 10 lay 9120 eggs In an hour
On account of her great size she was
unable to leave her cell. her only func.
tlon being TO lay eggs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12

In the opinion OF several prominent
observers of conditions throughout the
country there is going to be "A great
era of roadbuildlng in the near future,
either by the local communities or by
the federal government Distribution
of farm products and the employment
of rural motor express lines which will
haul these products to market in the
cities are likely to bring about two de-
sirable results; one, the reduction of
prices to consumers, better prices to
the producers, the elimination of the
middleman; and the other the build
ing of better roads In order to afford
transportation for these vehicles. Now
that the war is over congress may take
up the subject Of good road building by
the general government.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12

Your Labor counts-every ounce CT
work you do helps some soldierl This war
was fought as truly in the household and
in the workshop as it was in the trenches
Some of our American women are
borne down physically and mentally.
by the weaknesses of their sex. They sui.
fer from backache, dragging sensation,
bearing down pains, very nervous and pain
in top os head. If they ask their neigh
bors they will be told to take Fdvorite
Prescription of DR.. Pierce's which has
been so well and favorably known for the
past half century.
Weak women should try it now. Don't
waitl Today is the day to begin. This
temperance tonic and nervine will bring
vim, vigor and vitality. Send DR.. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y, Toe for trial pkg. tablets.
Kakaska, Mich.--'T cannot write enough to
express my thoughts for being able TO recon.
mend Dr. Pierces Favorte Prescription. Moth.
erhood left me in a very bad condition for which
vorite Prescription has done wonders for me.
took two bottles Of the Prescription and hays
been helped wonderfully, being able now TO DO
my own homework and work out besides.
feel like a woman. l viii do all in my
power TO help other sufferers. | wish | could
speak TO the thousands OF suffering who
have tried many other remedies and advise
them 10 try the Presentation for It II godsepd
10 weak. suffering, run down women. Mrs. w.
a. Kinds.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12

box Of imported GOLD MEDAL Haar-
leln Oil Capsules. They are peasant
and easy To take. Each capsule con-
tainS about one dose of five drops.
Take them just like you would any
pill. Take q small swallow of water
II you want TO. They dissolve In the
stomach. and the kidneys soak up the
oil like sponge does water. They
thoroughly cleanse and wash out the
bladder and kidneys and throw Off the
Inflammation which is the cause OF
the trouble. They will quickly relieve
those stiffened joints, that haekache.
rheumatism. lumhngo, sciatica, gall
stones, gravel. "brickdust." etc. They
are an effective remedy for all dis
eases of the bladder, kidney, liver.
stomach and allied organs. Your
druggist viii eheerfully refund your
money If you are not satisfied after
fcw DAYS uSe Accent only the pure,
original GOLD MEDAL Harlem OH
Capsules. None other genuine.--Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12
All Her Family Lost.

A woman shell maker at Lyons
France, asked the librarian nj the
Y. w. G. A. foyer for copy of the
French Revolution, She wanted IN
reread certain chapters. She Ind
come from o well-to-do family In north
ern France but had lost all her family
and her home, ana was making shells
The A1rr can Library association was
0ppe' 1nd she obtained the book
she
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12
Takinu Our Chara

In life II Is as 1t is In armies there
IS a share of hardness for each one
Each man shall bear his own bur
den This Is part Of the discipline of
life ana i only makes confusion when
any refuse 70 take their share. II IL
the wide distribution Of the burden IF
society upon many different shoulders
that mikes the worlds work 70 for.
ward even as smoothly as It does. one
man who will not take his share of
hardness is m enemy OF ali willing
workers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12

larly among the men who nan peen
sent TO the various camps in the Unit
should be retained in the service. Prob
ably this does not extend to the troops
in Europe who still are marching on
toward the German frontier. They are
seeing something new and it is alto
gether likely that every American sol
der would like TO place his foot upon
the soil of Germany before he returns
to America.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12

To be possessed Of head of heavy,
beautiful hair; soft, lustrOus, fluffy,
wavy and free from dandruff Is merely
a matter of using little Danderine.
1t is easy and inexpensive to have
nice, soft hair and lots of 1t. Just get a
small bottle of Knowlton's Danderine
now-it costs but few cents-all drug
stores recommend it-apply little as
directed and within ten minutes there
will be an appearance of abundance,
freshness, fluffiness and an incompara-
bic gloss and lustre, and try as you
will you cannot find a trace of dandruft
or falling hair; but your real surprise
will be after about two weeks use
when you will see new hair-fine and
downy at firSt-yes-but really new
hair-sprouting out all over your scalp
-Danderine is, we believe, the only
sure hair grower, destroyer of dan
druff and cure for itchy scalp, and it
never fails to stop falling hair Mt once.
If you want to prove how pretty and
soft your hair really Is, molsten a cloth
with q little Danderine and carefully
draw it through your hair--taking one
small strand at time. Your hair will
be Soft,s glossy and beautiful in just
few moments--a delightful surprise
awaits everyone who tries this. Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12

Senator Ashurst was very anxious to
get bill through the senate, and in
his eager manner said: THE reason
am so earnest about it is this: the
senate will adjourn today or tomor-
row until December"
"Oh, no." remarked Senator Hoke
Smith of Georgia.
"Yes, sir, until December; and when
it does adjourn AM meets in Deem
Der 1t will be utterly impossible to pass
little bills of this sort" declared Ash
urst.
"Why does the senator say the sen
ate will adjourn on that dayT asked
Smith
81 know what ! am talking about"
asserted Ashurst. 81 know that we are
going to adjourn until December be
cause | know it; that is all"
All of which showed that Ashurst
had been in close consultation with
men who are generally informed as TO
what the senate and house are going TO
do.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12
PENIS Desk and Longs Sword.

A desk originally owned by william
Penn and sword carried by Major
Long, United States engineers. while
he was member of the first official
government survey Of the Rocky
Mountains were among the articles be.
queathed In the Will Of the late Wi.
liam Foulke Johnes Of New York. Mr..
Johnes left the old desk t. his widow.
with the provision that on her death 1t
is to 60 TO Independence hall Phila
delphla. The sword was given to the
Smithsonian institution.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12
periwlnkIes Cultivated

Along the coast of Brittany peri.
wrinkles are grown for market in shall
low water. in beds floored with boards
and fenced with wire net. The beds
are filled and emptied by the tides
which bring abundant food. When Is
months old the mollusks are big
enough to be harvested, fair yield
being ten tons I'd the acre.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12
Just the Thinu,

Patience-Tavent you got out your
winter furs YETI
Patrice-Oh. no. I'm not going to
get 'em out.
But you can't wear your summer
furs MI winer"
Eyes, l can. I'm going to spend the
winter at Palm Beach"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12
Little.IIRed Term.

The word Saracen was applied In the
middle ages TO Turks, Arabs. Moors and
other Mohammedans In western Asia
and northern Africa. The same kind
of people live now, but the word Is sell
dom used except 10 romance. poetry
and history.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12
Proof OF Docs Ownership.

A little dog followed two small boys
until they reached the parting of the
ways, when violent dispute arose as
TO the ownership Of the pup. The ques-
ton was finally adjusted to the salts
faction Of one Of them when he an
nounced that the dog belonged to him
because II smelleC him first.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12

The moment you eat tablet or two
of Pape's Diapepsin all the Indigestion
pain and dyspepsia distress stops.
Your disordered stomach will feel
fine at once.
These pleasant harmless tablets OF
Pape's Diapepsin never fail and cost
very little ut drug stores. Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12
ooothe Itchinu Skins

With Cutcura. Battle with Cutlcura
Soap and hot water. dry and apply the
Ointment. This usually affords relief
and points to speedy healment. For
free samples address, "Cutlcura. Dept.
X. Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap 25, Ointment % and 50.-Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12
Cleaning Seed.

by the use of il partial vacuum tha
United States department OF agricul
ture has developed hydrocyanlc acId
and gas process for fumignting Import.
"a geed more rapidly thnn heretofore.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12
J. s. NOT LIKELY
TO KEEP BIG ARMY
PRESIDENT WILSON AND SEcRE-
TARY BAKER BOTH OPPOSED
TO SUCH A POLICY.
EFFORT EXPECTED, HOWEVER
Presentation of New Senator From
New Hampshire Causes Sharp State
ments on Rights of the States to Be
Represented.
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.

Washington.-Since the close of hos
Titles there has been discussion as to
what shall be done with the army, and
already the suggestion has been made
that ii is going to be necessary to
maintain very large army in the
United States. There has always been
more or less of conflict over the size
of the army, and on account of the
much-talked-of preparedness there will
be strong effort made to maintain a
large army, even If it is not needed
for fighting in Europe. But the pros
poets are that there will be very con-
siderable reduction and the efforts to
keep a regular army of between 300,-
600 and 100000 men will probably fail.
Secretary Baker has not changed his
ideas in regard to peace and he never
has believed in large military estab-
lishment. Even after the outbreak of
the war in Europe, President Wilson
in his address to congress decried a
large standing army.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12
How's This I?

We offer $4,000 for any case OF catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE.
HALLS CATARR1 MEDICINE Is TAX
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
Sold by druggists for over forty years.
Price 75c. Testimonials free.
I. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.