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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-06

Invest you money in the per CAM
Certificates Of the Shen. Valley Loan
& Trust Co., Woodstock, Va. 81
curity unquestioned. Interest pay
able semi-annaslly, and Certificates
redeemable any time after six monsns
no short notice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-06
Meaning of the Wedding Ring

The use of ring as a pledge
is of very remote origin. It will
be recalled by students of the
Bible that Pharoah took from
his right hand ring and placed
it on Josepll's as sign that he
had set Joseph over all the lands
of Egypt. The Egyptian mar
rage service included the ring,
and the wearing of it gave the
wife the right to issue orders in
her husbands name. Among
the Anglo-Saxons the BRIDE
groom, at the time of the be-
trothal, gave the bride number
of gifts as a pledge, or we'd
from which comes the word
wedding" The gifts included
ring, which was placed on the
girls right hand. This was
changed to the left hand at the
marriage ceremony, the BRIDE
groom putting the ring first on
the thumb, then on the first fin
ger and then on the second fin-
ger. This was to signify the
trinity. Finally the ring was
placed on the third finger, as a
reminder that, next to God, her
duty was to her husband.-The
Peoples Home Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-06
uor for Me, but OF NE.

Moses Selfg has been in business Tor
a long time but never until recently
had he received purely business let
ter from a small granddaughter. The
letter was sent by his granddaughter
Evelyn Hahn, who formerly lived IN
indianapolis, and was as follows:
dearest Grandpa: This Is a busl-
ness note. :. I am selling Thrift
Stamps and War Savings Stamps.
Please buy of me, not for me, and help
me to receive a position In the army
Of thrift workers. Send me check
If you will, payable to cash, and ! will
send you the stamps. You will oblige
and help me very much. Much love
EVELYN"
1t is needless to say that Mr.. Selle
regarded this as one Of the most I'M
portant business notes he ever re
ceiyed. Indianapolis News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-06
ArsentIne Meat.Packino plant.

Some months ago group Of Pata-
gonian capitalists sought and obtained
a concession from the Argentine gov
eminent to establish packing plant
In Rio Grpnde. In the territory Of Tier
IA del Fuego, the eouthermast district
Of the republic, The plant was to fur
nish q market for the stock Of the
sheep and cattle owners Of that dis
trfct, and to >stimulate the growth of
the industry there. The company or
ganized. brought In the necessary ma
chinery, and commenced at once on
the construction of the plant ITSELF On
February ~ operations were begun
with the killing Of 10000 animals.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-06
Now Ha. Third osfcer Husband.

To have lost two husbands and mar
ried third during the war has been
the experience Of Lady Michael War
dell, one of London's recent brides. She
is daughter of Sir Daniel Cooper, an
Australian millionaire. She married
first the late viscount Northland, who
lost his life In active service in 1913,
and left will in which he expressed
the hope that his widow would marry
again. She fulfilled his hope when she
was married to Capt. Godfrey Nils.
who was killed year ago. Her third
husband is also British officer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-06
Negro Soldier Camp Meeting

Camp Grant, H., Aug. u.s.
Seven thousand negro soldiers
today participated in sixteen
different camp meetings stag ed
here. Thirty-five negro preach-
ers from all parts of the country
exllorted dusky doughboys TO
prepare to whip dat kaiser
|ober dar.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-06
SnEN AMD0lH nERAlO
ADVERTISING raTge

y ADVERTISING enTr.
Transient sdvertisemsuts viii
be inserted 1t 50 censs per SQUARE
OF ten lines each insertion. Read.
ing notices At i've cents per line.
0Quarterly and Yearly ni.r,.>
advertisements BY contract.
0Unless the number Of inser-
lions u marked upon the mann,
SCRIPT advertisements will b. put
lished until forbidden and charged
rdinRly
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-06


The war has made a treri1e IL
Gus demand upon our country for
every sort of material, among
which is waste material, consist
ing of scrap iron, metals, rags,
rubber and hides. Collect every
ounce of waste material you can
find around your farm and let us
hear from you. A postal or phi one
call will bring our team at your
door.
Write or Phone No. IS.
HARRY SOLLARS,
Woodstock, Va.
Next Door 70 Sckmitt's Drug Store.
Nav 24-M
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-06

1.-TWO years ago. / suffered from
FREQ n6nt sttacks OF stomach trouble
and bilfousness Seeing Chamber
iain's Ia blets advertised / concluded
10 try them. I improved rapidly -
Miss Emma vsrbryke, Lima, Ohio.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-06
Vol. 100

Church Directory.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOUTH.
Every Sunday ct IL A. NJ. and 400
Z. M. s. K. CocKaE LII,
~ 1873 8 81 Pas or
PRESBYTERIAN. !.
WoodstockAEvery Sunday II A
| NJ. and 7:30P M. except End SunisJ
Mt. Jackson-Second Sunday l =
u.
REV. J. McMURRAY.
LUTHERAN.
Every: Sunday Ii A. M, and 7.5t
E. NJ. Rev. s. w. KUHNS, Pas.or
CHRISTIAN.
Second. Sunday, II A. M. and e.U,
2 M. REV. j. d. HAMAKEk
BECKFORD PARISH
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
Emmanuel Church, Woodstock
First, Third and Fifth Sundays Az i
a. IN. Sunday school every Sunda,
AZ y. 81 d. IN.
0ts f1uOICW . SahAC AAt AAAff ssSA>SNA
second and Fourth Sundays b.,
1915 D. N.
C. f CLARKsoN, Minister.
REFORMED
st. Paul's Woodstock-2nd and Al
sundays A. M. Every Sunday highs
Calvary-1st ana 3rd Sundays A N
REV. w. d. CAUsEY, Pastor.
Services will beheld at the follwlns
places:
WHITE CHAPEL
Preaching every list Sunday LIS,
:. IN. 3rd sunday $50 p. M.
Sunday school, every Sunday 1O:50
q. m.
OAK LEVEL
Preaching I'd Sunday 1l:30 "a. NJ.
Alb Sunday $50 p. m. Sunday schoo.
every Sunday 1890 a. m.
G. E. KERcHEvAL, P. C.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-16
NOT AN EASY
TASK TO HANG
ONTO ENEMY
Veteran Warriors Find Ad-
vancing Line Much Hard
er Than is Supposed.

With the American Army in France.
Aug. neutrality-suspicious. of the As
ISOLATED Press. ITO hang onto the
heels of a retreating enemy n keep
pegging away at him day after day is
not an easy undertaking ever for vet
eran warriors.
When the Germans re-crossed the
Marine northward bound with the
Americans not far behind, various
units of the American army were
called upon for operation in this kind
of warfare for the first time. But
even German prisoners taken by the
Americans gave credit to the Yankees
for their spirit of persistence and
marveled at their ingenuity and re-
Operative abilities.
Field operations for the Franco
American offensive virtually were
completed in a night. One American
division marched all night, part of
the next day and that night, and went
into action at daylight July 18. Other.
divisions accomplished similar tasks
equally az s1renuous, several of them
coming some distance and the boys
encountering strange terrain which
appeared to stimulate their thirst for
adventure as they went on and on not
knowing what to. expect next.
ThaSmen didn't know exactly just
what the schedule called for-that is,
they hadn't been told officially. Even
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-16
OFFICIALS ARE
WAITING FOR
PEACE PROPOSAL
General Opinion is that Of
fer Will be Another Ger
man Ruse.

Washington, Sept. 16.--Receipt of
the official text Of the Austrian peace
proposal vas awaited today but unless
the communication is couched in
terms radically different from the
version contained in press dispatches,
it was. felt that the entire plea could
be characterized as a German ruse to
obtain the best possible terms before
an Allied victory could impose the
most severe punishment on her.
The proposal, as viewed by officials,
it was reiterated, does not cbntain a
single basis upon which the Entente
powers and the United States would
be willing to meet the authors of the
plea. In most circles it was heldthat
the putting forth of the proposal at
this. time was but an admission of the
growing weakness of the central pow
ers. Evidence that such a proposal
was to be made soon have been fire.
quent recently and the announcement
of the offer did not come as a surprise
to officials here.
There was doubt today whether a
reply would be sent. If a reply is
made it was considered likely hat the
Allies would make a joint answer after
an exchange of views.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-16
PIGEONS ARE
GREAT HELP
IN WAR time
Birds Become Great Pets to
Men in the Trenches and 5.
Dugouts.

Behind the British Lines in France,
Aug. 16.-(Correspondence Of the
Associated Press. )-For the American
soldier newly arrived in the lines in
France, there is always a great inter-
est attaching to the now widespread
use of carrier pigeons. Little crates
Of the birds are found in many a
front line dugout, and they become
great pets of the men, who watch their
work with close interest.
Normally information in war time is
transmitted by wire, but sometimes
occasions arise when the wires prove
insufficient or break. down altogether.
Every front line unit must be pre-
pared for such In emergency So the
pigeons are always kept handy, and
from time to time are tried out" to
be sure that they are ready for their
work.
The pigeons quickly become ac-
customed to shell fire and they will
carry important messages through a
heavy artillery barrage and through
gas clouds when no other method Of
communication is practicable.
Pigeons were first employed by the
British army in October, 1914, when
an experimental shipment of fifty
birds was brought to France. Their
value was Immediately recognized and
the service rapidly grew to enormous
proportions.
Under present war conditions, the
pigeons are most largely employed for
two purposes-to bring back informa-
ton from the front line trenches, and
during an advance to bring messages
from the advancing tanks and in
fantry. Generally speaking, a 100
mile flight is the outside limit for
military purposes, eve when messages
are ent in duplicate. For distances
of ten miles, single birds are relied on
constantly, and there are very few
failures.
In war mobile lofts must take the
place of stationary mes. These are
usually small automobile trucks and
contain from 60 to 70 birds. An i'm
portant feature of the trucks is a good
lookout cage> on top so that the
birds car easily learn the topography
of the neighborhood before being lib
Grated for their work.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-16

There are several cases on record in
which a bird has successfully delivered
his message even when severely
wounded. In the British army lofts,
the inquisitive American soldiers ave
found several birds still at work who
bear the marks of battle. including
several veterans who are still flying
regularly though minus a leg lost in
action.
The British pigeon officers tell Of an
historic pigeon, known in the service
as the "V c bird" which arrived torn
and bleeding and with the cylinder
containing his message actually forced
into his breast by the force of an ex-
ploding shell. This stout-hearted
flyer fell dead when his message was
delivered.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-16

In the battle of the Somme in 1915,
about 1880 operation messages were
brought in by carrier pigeons over a
period of three months.
Carrier pigeons are very success
fully used in connection with aircraft
in fight, and for distances up to 20 or
80 miles in fine weather can be relied
upon to reach home with their mes
sage. They are released in such a
manner that they will first move with
the wind, the airman throwing the
bird forcibly downward and sideways
in the direction the wind is blowing so
that the wind will assist it to clear
the machine. With seaplanes, a num-
Der of cases have occurred where
pilots in distress have been escued as
the result of pigeon messages.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-16

captains and ~lieutenants say they were
not notified formally Of the attack COM
templated-such is the way an army
works-but like their men they had
a pretty Eoodsidea Of what was in
store for them, or rather Of the SUR
prise that was in the making for the
Germans. !
when the Americans. in conjunc-
ton with the French, started the Of
fsnsive. that morning. and kept going
until the Germans reached the Vesle,
automatically began the task Of the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-16

f TO establish an office with tele-
phone connection and provide work
ing room for various assistants. with
their clerks and typewriters and quar-
tors for different individuals OF the
department one morning and then
move on the noxt morning and, In
the meanwhile, to keep-up with i'm
Eportant and rapidly developing work
thousand or more routine details with
which the commanding omcers had to
oon<ond. .E t
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-16

various departments In keeping n
touch with an advancing army and
furnishing 1t with ammunition, 1000
and great stores Of supplies which
only armies need.
Several times while the advance
was ut Its height It became necessary
Tor u certain American division head
ouarters to move every day or two.
On a number of occasions the d.
vieional officers moved their headquar.
tiers once every twenty-four hours Tor
three consecutive days.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-16
Longed For Home Before
He Was Killed In Action

Jamestown, N. D., Sept. ia vet
eran Of two campaigns at 20 years of
age, Ambrose j. Walsh of Jamestown.
N. D., n q member of Company F
Of Mandan, made the great sacrifice
in the July offensive.
"Well, mother, 1 guess vacation for
me is a thing Of the past, for the time
being at least" he wrote to Mrs.
Walsh, two weeks before she received
the news Of his death. But when it
does come I am going to spend it at
home, and tell you all about France,
England and the war over here.
| Won't it be great!
when I do get back, no more
travelling for me. Believe me, I've had
| enough for a long time to come, and
North Dakota will be good enough for
me-"
Corporal Walsh, a son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ambrose C. Walsh. entered mill
tary service in June, 1916, and was
with Pershing on the border.
He was called into action again a
year later. and was vent overseas,
after several months service in this
Christmas morning.
I HAVE NEED OF THE SKY.
Orchard Hovey.)
I have need Of the sky,
l have business with the grass;
I will up and get me away where the
hawk is wheeling
Lone and high,
And the slow clouds go by.
L will get me away to the waters that
The clouds as they pass.
will get me away to the woods.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-08
THE WAR-GOD,

The War-god has walked in the
 wheattields,
 And eaten the childreps S bread The War-God went through the or
 chards,
 And all the trees are dead The War-god comes through the
 whole wide world. Like 8 dragon that must be fed! Now how shall we speak to the War
 god.
 And what shall our prayer be? For never a prayer we know and love Will be heard by such as he. And we have no altarh made for him, Nor any psalmody. We stand in the way of the War-god, Where the little streams run red We have sworn we will kill the War
 god
 And will die for the word we said! We have sworn that the fields shall
 be green again. And give the children bread! Oh the earth is strong. old mother. And we look to the hour when She will give Us fields Of clover and
 grain,
 And good, green trees again; And fathers seeking window light, Tn the old, old way of men. Then there shall be no more War
 god,
 For out through the Milky Way. Goes 8 host of men who have fought
 and died
 To carry his name away And drop it into the Bottom less Fit, To wait for the judgment day Louise DriscoI in the New York
 Times.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-08

to save to help win the war he asks us to do ourselves 8 great favor; and yet, simply because the need is great and the appeal urgent and because the nation pleads with us to do this simple thing, we are prone to look upon it as a great favor to the country, and to stick feathers in our hats and go strutting around because we granted it. It's patriotic, all right. It helps the country-not only now, but later; not only for the war, but for the trial of national fibre that comes after the War-but it helps us even more.
 And it is so easy, so much more helpful to ourselves than to the coun- try, so small thing to do compared with what our boys in arms are doing that it really is a joke to pin roses on ourselves for doing il.
 We ought to do it. We must do it. But instead of expecting Uncle Sam to decorate US for heroism, we ought to get on our knees and thank him for the opportunity of getting a little sound sense pounded into us at last And that goes as to the average in dividual, and as to the nation and people as Q whole.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-08
Exchange of Prisoners.
Minneapolis Tribune.)

By agreement between France and Germany, arranged through the agency of the International Commit tee Of the Red Cross. those coun- tries are to exchange prisoners All military prisoners are to become en- titled to exchange, rank for rank and man for man. after eight months. It is understood that under this ar ranGement approximately 33O,O00 French, Belgian and German war prisoners will be exchanged.
 It is understood that Italy is aiming at the same thing, but thus far no favor has been shown to this plan by Great Britain. and the chief reason appears to be that no reliance can be placed upon the promise of the Kaiser not to re-enlist returned pris- oners, The German prisoners would be returned from England to Ger many in good physical condition. which could not be expected of the British prisoners in Germany, in view of what is known to be the state of things in German military prisons Here. again, the contrast between Germany and her enemies is empha- sized. The Germans are ready and eager to make the exchange because they know that the German prison CTS will be returned in good physical condition, that tG'oy have not been starved or weakened by exposure OF made unfit for service, whereas the British have such knowledge of the prison camps in Germany as to jus tify the expectation that British pris- oners would be returned unfit for service Of any kind. It may seem inhuman to treat the question of ex- change from that viewpoint but it has an important military bearing.
 The return of well-kept German prisoners. ready to re-enter the serv- ice, with no reliable guarantee that they would not he immediately thrown into the conflict against the British, would be to increase the dif-
New Britain herald., 1918-07-08
WON MIRBACH.

ze Assassination of Count von Mir
 gn. German ambassador at Moscow,
 I'm dop more than anything else to 'sn1ake Germany realize what a hor- nets nest was stirred up when the lh- famous treaties of Brcst-LitOVSk and
 Bucharest were forced upon the Rus
 sian people. It will be interesting to
 observe what means Germany will
 take to avenge the death of her en-
 voy. Ordinarily the Kaiser would
 fume and declare that not single
 hair on the head of any German can
 be molested with immunity. Belgium was invaded on the pretense that Ger man soldiers had been fired upon. What will Germany do then, when her official representative at a foreign court is murdered in his embassy over which the German flag was fly ing. Will she declare war on Russia 1 Or will she be satisfied with the igno- 1 minious apology which Lenlne was l quick to make to Berlin upon learning of the assnation? We doubt very much that the word of any Bolshevlk stateman, to say nothing of Lenli'e' ] will appease the War Lord. He Will undoubtedly send his troops into Pet rograd and Moscow. We hope he does. Then they cannot be used on the western front and there will be possibilities for further assasslna~ tions
New Britain herald., 1918-07-08
Save Without Boa sting.
(FrOm the Duluth Herald.

(FrOm the Duluth Herald.
 Uncle Sam asks us to save in oruer 10 help win the war to save so that we can help finance the fighting so that we can help prevent the need less diversion of men and money from fighting industries to industries that deal in nonessentia1s. We do 1t at least some Of us do it to some ex- tent-and then We act, deep down in side anyway, as though we had done something that had earned us a hero medal of some kind!
 Have you really stopped to think what a joke that is? Have you real- lv thought how absurd it is when we take it that way and begin to swell LID with pride over our patriotic sacrifice
 Here is what it comes to: When Uncle Sam asks us to save to help win the war. in effect he asks us to iay up a little something for a rainy day or for dependent old age. He asks us to moderate our pace, to get down to plain living, to cut out frills that lose us sleep and strength and health, to quit a foolish competition in spending that frazzles our nerves. shatters our peace of mind and sends content ntment shrieking out of our lives. He asks us to save up little store that we can use either to shelter us from the wintry blasts of impeCun- ious old age or, if we please, spend in one shot that will really get us something when the storm of war is over-a coveted car. a building site, that "hbme of our oWn." 8 trip to the battlefields of Europe.
 He asks us to save to help win the war; but that means that he asks Us to form the habit of thrift, which we were In danger of forgetting, or, indeed, had forgotten. He asks us to stop shooting our money to the birds, reckless of the future and it's briStling stOrohouse of consequences. He asks Us to apportiOn our income between reasonable, decent living and saV~ ing fund. He asks us to put that savings into War Savings Stamps and Liberty bonds. He asks us. so that there may be food enough for our fighting men and their allies, to quit stuffing ourselves as though we were being fattened for the table, and to choke off the garbage barrels fat supply; and when we obey we pene- fit our purses and our healths.
 In short, when Uncle sam asks US