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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25

From the bar of chocolate that sus- Ing Germans to eat, to the real "big time show that keeps him cheerful while he's resting back of the lines, the American soldier Is dependent for his comfort, his touch of home on the seven great organizations now merged in the United War Work Campaign.
 Talk with any of the fine Ameri- cans who have come back from France. They will tell you how these organizations helped them lover there"---the Y. NJ. c. A, the Y. ". c. A, the K. of C., the Jewish Well fare Board, the American Library Association and the Salvation Army. The boys who haven't been lucky enough to get over yet, will tell en- thusiastically how the War Camp Community has carried them past that first homesickness right after they were sent to camp.
 Generous America Is preparing for the greatest free will offering in it's history. The United War Campaign ---the seven splendid organizations in one---must have $17O, O,5oO,O OOO to keep the boys happy. The drive for 1t starts November Il and goes through till the 18th. In the week, generous America will be asked to unloose again its money. And generous America will. The fact that this country hasn't failed in a single thing the sudden demand of world war asked makes that certain.
 Day and night the welfare organi- zations are striving to make our sol diers the most efficient, the cleanest and the most intelligent that ever fought the big battle. Perfect morale is welding them into a perfect fight ing force, just as perfect government organization is welding them into g stupendous man-power machine tha' is rolling the terrible Hun ruthlessly back.
 General Pershing himself voiced the need of the welfare worker in a state ment to his staff.
 Gentlemen" he said, this army o ours has a heart and conscience and that heart and conscience mus be fed"
 To support the feeders of our grea army's heart and conscience---th seven united rganizations---that i the reason of that November Il drive The country must offer the $170, 500, ,00 ---and will
 New England will do its bit; as Nev England has ever since the making Q this wonderful nation was started century and more back. along the roa, to Lexington.
 Our New England quota in the Wa Work drive isn't much. We are aske to give just s15,439,373. That is divtd ed by states as follows:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25
ARGENTINE sPURNs HUN NAME

Buenos Aires, Oct. 25-The Argen- tine government has refused to permit a local firm to register q trade mark which would have perpetuated Lux burg's words "spurlos versenkt" in the now famous telegram to Berlin in which he urged the German govern ment to sink Argentine vessels with out leaving a erace.
 The case has been widely com mented upon in the local newspapers which have applauded the action o1 the government in refusing to let the words of the former German ministe, here be perpetuated in Argentine commerce.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25
Can't Find Dandruf

Every bit of dandruff disappears after one or two applications of Dan derine rubbed well into the scalp with the finger tips. Get small bottle of Danderine at any drug store and save your hair. After few applica- tions you can't find a particle of dan- druff or any falling hair, and the scalp will never itch.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25
MATCHES ARE DEAR

London, Oct 25-Before the war a dozen boxes of safety matches sold in England for the equivalent of three American cents. Today Lon- doners are lucky if they have the chance to buy a dozen boxes for fifty cents.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25

Times Want Ads. One Cent a Word.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02
ORATORY

More or less is being said in the present
Georgia campaign about oratorcal ability,
or the lack of it.
Some men are born orators Their words
have a knack of piling themselves up cumu-
latively Their ideas tafe the bodily form
Of vigor and enthusiasm. They manage eli
makes by instinct. And often without any
depth of thought or acuteness of reasoning,
with little or no education and with only
their native comprehension of human nature
to rely on, they carry off events. Time was
when such men led US all by the noses,
sometimes to glory and often to disillusion-
ment. It has been customary for years now
to note, and on occasions to lament, the
decline in the quality of our orators Men
have more Economically than sensibly re-
GREETED that, since the mass mind has been
educated to demand thought in preference
to fury, or at least thought as the basis of
fury, the orator has shriveled.
At time like the present, when mems
emotions must necessarily reinforce their
reason, the value of oratory, provided it be
blended with thought is enhanced. The pub
lie man who puts his message powerfully,
SO as to get at the submerged but far from
atrophied emotional nature of the people
strikes fire from them, while the public man
who does not do that may leave them cold
1t is practical defect of public man to-
day if he lacks completely the oratorical
mind
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02
WAR MYTHS.

The liar always hourishes in times of war.
When q peoples nerves are at high tension
any rumor, no matter how preposterous,
finds many believers. This war has had
even more than its share of myths and myth
makers, and the agile liar has had q rich
field in which to ply his art At the begin
ming of the war we had submarine bases
on the Maine coast, great wireless stations
hidden away in the mountains, concrete
foundations for great guns in innocent ten
mis- grounds, together with an army of a
million German reservists in the United
States ready to spring to arms at the call
of the kaiser. All Of these have been ex-
ploded as myths. The latest of these yarns
is the story that million rifles with bill
lion or more cartridges have been cached
somewhere in the United States by Germans,
ready to arm an army of revolters This
story was so persistently circulated that
finally the United States government in
vestigated and found that it was the same
as the others-a groundless myth. But it is
impossible to discourage the war liar, and
no amount of exposure will stop his tongue.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02
HE ALSO KEPT OUT OF WAR.

Debate in congress on the erection of a
statute Of James Buchanan, once president,
brought out expressions that might be APP
piled to recent history. Buchanan was pres
ident for four years preceding the inauguta-
ton of Lincoln. There were undisputed evil
dences Of secession, and war seemed immi-
nent to most observers. The president was
what in these years would be called pacif-
ist He refused to believe that there would
be war His attitude toward secession was
vascillating and underlined. He was not dis
loyal to the federal cause in the sense of
favoring the demands of the South, but he
did nothing to ward off secession or to pre-
pare for armed struggle when it came. He
hoped to ''keep us out of war;" and was
popular with a coterie of pacifsts for that
reason.
Historical events and the place men occu-
by in the annals of the country often turn
on very slight incidents. President Wilson'S
election depended upon the vote of one state
which gave him an exceedingly slight ma
jority. Had he been defeated after the cam
paign waged for him because che kept us
out of the war;" because he had refrainet
from any step toward preparedness, what
would have been his place in history? Hac
Hughes been elected and the war prosecut
ed to successful peace, as it will be, what
place in history would his political opponent
have been assigned Would some future
congress debate on his lack of backbone
End his complacence in the presence of i'm
minent national danger? Would the rea
fons urged in his behalf while candidate
for reelection be brought forth in debate
to cloud his record and discredit him il
history In view Of the recent debate OF
the Buchanan monument one can't help bu
think of some things that might have hap
I pened had Wilson been defeated and Hughes
Aelected in 1915
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02
Celestial Searchlights.

It is said that the German airmen took
advantage of the aurora borealis on re-
cent occasion to visit England's shores in
the absence of the moon.
Needless to say these wonderful displays
Of celestial fireworks are very rare in these
ATTITUDES, only slight reflection of the dis
plays which frequently turn the Arctic night
into a glittering white and blue palace of
wondrous beauty
Scientists are by no means clear as to the
cause OF these carnations of light That
they are connected in some way with mag
netic poles of the earth is certain for they
seem to play around the magnetic North
pole just as the aurora australis plays
around the magnetic pole of the Antarctic
famous explorer describes them: "Ra-
diant shafts leap into the zenith like celestial
searchlights, while on the horizon stand
arches Of light with pillars of flame. Then
the whole mighty and ethereal structure be-
gins to culver and dance and shape itself
into a thousand weird and wondrous forms,
whilst above or below rushes stream of
glory, dying away into a vague luminosity
which is even more beautiful in its opal deli
cacy than the more fambouyant streamers
that blaze and flame above it, On such a
night there are few more enchanting, fairy
like scenes on earth, but to it's cold beauty
the bonnie blink of the ingle-nook is to be
preferred before all this pageantry of the
heavens"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02
Still a Woman.

why is it woman cannot be stared at
without she takes out her pocket mirror and
powder puff and gives her nose a few dabs?'
queried a rider on the subway "Have you
ever noticed them?" The interrogation had
been watching the conductorette on the
train. She was very trim and dressy, but
not young by any means. She wore lace
collar on her uniform coat and colored shoes
with French heels. Four sailor boys got on
the train and woman subway guard being
a novelty to them they stood near and never
took their eyes off her. The conductorette
was plainly irritable. Finally she could
stand the strain no longer; dipping down in
her pocket she drew forth powder box, I'M
screwed the cover on which there was mir
ror and looked at herself. Then she reached
down in her other pocket and drew out lip
stick. She handled it adroitly and rouged
her lips looking at herself in the mirror
This done she dobbed the powder puff vi
ciously upon the cake at the bottom of the
box and then deliberately powdered her nose
and chin and cheeks and neck, finally put
ting away the tools" with sigh of unut-
terable relief.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02
THE SAME HERE.

From the Albany Herald.
The newspapers are being freely ridden
by the government and the numerous prop
agandas and patriotic movements for win
ming the war; but the time has come when
publishers must, in pure self-defense, put
a check on the various publicity service"
agencies that flood the mails with canned
stuff for free publication. The Herald has
done it's full share of patriotic boosting
since the war has been on, but we have about
reached the point of drawing the line on any
thing and everything that comes from these
publicity service bureaus or agencies. The
free riding of the press by the numerous
war schemes and movements that have been
launched all over the country has become
intolerable, and our waste basket gets filed
with such stuff every day.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02
An Intelligent Dog.

A northern naval air service camp possess
es dog of exceptional sagacity. 1t knows
all the bugle calls and is always first on
the scene. The calls of the four different
stations are apparently known to it by the
number of G's sounded at the end
The dog takes it's share in holding down
an airship, hanging on to the ropes with its
teeth and making itself generally useful in
various other ways
Perhaps the most sagacious act takes
place at the weekly camp concert. The ami
NAL remains asleep throughout the perfor-
nance, but when the national anthem is
played it Immediately walks out, knowing
the concert is over.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02
Lawsuits Over TrifIes.

There are foolish people who are always
ready to seize upon the smallest grievance
as a pretext for "going to law" One man of
this type figured as a plaintiff in a court of
law something like $50 times within three
or four years, and, as may be imagined,
some of the actions which he brought were
of the most trivial nature.
AS as instance may be mentioned one
which was simply a dispute about an old
wooden post, to which he in common with a
neighbOr had claimed, and which marked
the division of property belonging to each.
The thing itself was not worth dollar, and
not ghost of principle was involved in
the action, but it was carried through three
courts, at a probable expense to each litigant
Of something like 81 500.
An old lady once brought an action
against a coal merchant whose carter I'M
Willingly shot a sack of coal on to the back
of a favorite cat sleeping at the time in the
coal cellar intiicting injuries thereby that
necessitated its destruction.
Probably the smallest suit on record was
one tried in Scotland for a half-penny, and
brought against a tramway company The
plaintiff was carried in one of the defend
ants cars beyond his destination and com
PEELED to pay the half-penny as extra fare
He sued the company in the county court
and, recovering the judgment, compelled
them to refund the coin with costs
The folly of rushing to the law to settle
every little dispute is demonstrated by an
action between two potters for a sum of
$40. After being in court for / years il
was put an end to by being referred to ar
bitrators, who decided in favor of the de-
PENDANT in the case and ordered the plain.
tiff to pay all the costs incurred in the pro.
ceedings.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02
PLAYING WITH COAL AGAIN.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
New England once more appears in the
light of the fair-haired child of the national
fuel administration. While about Is per
cent. increase in the soft coal production of
the nation is all that the most sanguine can
see for the current year, and while Washing
ton is breathing warnings that conservation
and reduced supplies will be the rule, New
England is to get about SO per cent. more
soft coal than it did last year, and counting
in the total tOnnages of anthracite and soft
coal that stern and rock-bound coast is to
get total increase of 27 per cent over last
years fuel tonnage
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02
Surely Not True.
From the Coffee County Progress.

According to q news item sent the Macon
News by its Washington correspondent the
federal reserve bank in the Richmond dis
trict is calling all loans secured by cotton,
and it is feared that it will be made the pol
icy of the entire reserve system of banks
to demand payment on all notes secured
by cotton at this time
The article from Washington carries an
extract from a letter written by a member
Of the Richmond board to a Columbia bank
as follows:
1--WE have observed that you have been
assured that this cotton is not being carried
speculatively, but we cannot see why farm
ers should be holding their cotton at this
time and wish to advise you that the notes
secured by cotton must be retired at ma
turity. We will not be willing to rediscount
any renewals thereof"
1t would appear from this letter that the
federal reserve bank in Richmond has made
up its mind to see that Wall Street gets the
balance of the cotton crop at its own price
It must be dumped on the market at once
and the bank makes it plain that no further
government assistance need be expected.
And all because eve cannot see why
farmers should be holding their cotton at
this time
In our opinion farmer has the right to
hold his cotton as long as he pleases and il
is no concern of the reserve banking boards
as long as the notes they hold are we'll Sc
cured and unless they can give a better
reason for calling these loans than just theil
lack of understanding, it might be well fOl
them to think over the matter and allow the
notes paid at the convenience of the owners
of the cotton.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02
GOVERNMENT CONTROL.

From the Covington News
"The Macon News expects eventually to
see a one-cent fare for all passengers if the
government keeps the railroads." says the
Savannah Press. Perhaps it does no harm
to expect, but we are reminded that only
a year or so ago many people were conf
IDENTIFY expecting one-cent letter postage
Triton Gazette. And we are further remind
ed that we now have three-cent letter
rate, a three-cent mile passenger rate and
the most unreliable service in the history of
TRANSFORMATION.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02
GOV. BROWNS WRITINGS.

From the Christian Index.
ex-governor Joseph M. Brown has pub
Iished an original and interesting chart, en-
titled "The Golden Chain of the Holy Spirit. -
In connection with the chart he has publish
ed a pamphlet entitled "The Holy Spirit,
Our Teacher, Our Counsellor, Our Comfort
er, Our Co-Intercessor on the Throne of
Heaven" Brother Brown has done a good
piece of work, and the chart and pamphlet
ought to have a wide circulation, We do not
know that it is offered for sale, but no doubt
copy could be had by addressing him at
Marietta.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02
NOT SENATORIAL SIZE.

From the Hawkinsville News
The erudite editor of the Macon Tele-
graph thinks Henry Ford would be a mon
umental failure as United States senator
Notwithstanding the fact that he has the en-
dorsement and support of President Wilson,
who suggests that the democrats and repub-
licans unite and elect the famous Aivver
manufacturer to that position.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02
A HEAP OF HI.

From the Sparta Ishmaelite.
The ratification of the equal suffrage
amendment means HI and heap of it for
the South No other section of the country
will suffer from the ratification of this
amendment as the South will. Our elections
will be held under the federal bayonet then,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

Representative Pickett did right in cast
ing his vote against ratification of the fed
eral prohibition amendment. He did not
vote against prohibition, but against the in
novation of the national government inter-
fering with and taking control of state mat
tiers. He is a good democrat
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

Some things at Washington would be
amusing were they not so serious. For in
long bulletin telling of an anti-freezing solu-
ton, That is in keeping with the shipping
of a carload of electric fans to Washington
last january.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

In making choice between taxes and
German domination there is nothing to do
but welcome the former with open arms
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

Clay county's senatorial candidate hasn't
yet pranced into the ring. The people of
Terrell and Randolph are waiting expectant
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

Somebody has said this is campaign year
in Georgia. But the people don't seem to
know it, or to care rap if it is.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

The legislature recessed from Thursda
until Monday, and are going to knock OF
again July 4th
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

The prospect of the cotton crop was new
err poorer in this section. Finders are look
ing fine.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

Expectations that Henry Ford will romp
off with the senatorship because of the aiv
yer vote are seemingly based on an error.
It is in Michigan that Henry is running for
office, not Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

Two nations it takes to make a quarrel
but twenty-three Of 'em are now of necessity
engaged in the effort to chastise the two.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

Women's shoes are to be eight inches from
heel to tip; but she can use four-inch heel
if she wants to.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

The telegraph company appears to have
improved its service by using postal facili-
ties Now if Mr. Burleson could be tempted
to use the wires!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

Perhaps the problem of disposing of the
bottled in bond supply could be neatly solv-
ed by substituting whisky for champagne
at ship launching parties.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

Now that Great Britain and America have
formally agreed not to fight each other for
five years how Mr.. Hearst's anxiety must
be relieved!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

Brunswick made the launching of the
steamship Alabet big occasion Saturday.
Senator Smith delivered the principal adj
dress, which means that it was well done.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

Terrell county has harvested and is now
threshing the biggest wheat crop in its his
tory. The people of Terrell have learned
the lesson of living at home.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

Now that it has been announced that some
thirty generals are to be appointed each
mother of an enlisted man will hold her
breath.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02
SERIOUS FOOD SAVING DUE.

An American recently returned from
England expresses himself as shocked at our
food waste, and indulgence. He found in
some quarters an impression that Americans
were being asked to deny themselves that
the English might have all the wheat they
desired.
In the first place, we in the United States
are not denying ourselves. We haven't
learned what self-denial in food consump-
ton is. And in regard to our allies the Eng
lish are not only not in position to consume
or even purchase food at their pleasure, but
are facing an actual and dire scarcity of GER
tain essentials.
After living on a ration card basis this
American is astonished by the size of the
portions served in America, and the indiffer-
ence of the consumer who leaves food on
his plate.
England is eating real war bread. Sugar
is doled out to hotel residents in druggists
envelopes, a tablespoonful being considered
sufficient for one day Sunday there is
none. Housekeepers are restricted similarly,
and from the small allotments allowed for
family use they must save out little by little
what they use for making preserves and
jam. Pastry, ice cream and candy are I'M
obtainable.
Americans are not asked to eat less food
than they need for proper nourishment
They are asked to stop over-indulgence and
waste, and substitute in some cases perfect
ly good foodstufs that cannot be easily
shipped to our needy allies.
Suppose that we take the matter seriously /
ton.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

restores vitality and energy by purifying and en-
rchine the blood. You can soon feel it's Strength
enins, Invgoratine Effect. Price Coo.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

How appropriate in these days of wal
thrift stamps to make the parting word to
an acquaintance "Buy-buy."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

The News refuses to believe that all the
patriotism and loyalty to country in Georgia
is wrapped up in the hide of one man.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

The prohibition question has been FINAL
ly settled" again; but that is no assurance
it will stay settled. The agitators may be
expected to get busy at any time.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

When one reads that Secretary Redfeld
has asked congress for special appropria-
ton of $4,000 one wonders whether three
or six ciphers were lost in transmission.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-02

And the class 2 and men who were
shifted up to class l are entitled to smile
as if at a promotion.