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tect captives still in the power % Inc invader.
Keyed Down.
The book Is characterized by restraint amount
ing TO undersatement which is welcome after the
adjcctiva exaggeration of many other war books.
Writers who are seeing for the first time,
arighted by the fearful novelty of it, are inclined
to throw heavy barrage of explosives between
themselves and their readers. Not so Dorothy
Garfield, She who has for long faced the worst as
poets of the conflict feels too deeply for fOrid
speech
Several of the short stories in the volume have
been mentioned in these columns on the occasion of
their publication in magazine form and need not
be discussed here The volume is dedicated to Cen
eral Pershing, since Mrs. Fisher was formerly
student of his in mathematics in an American col
lege and has renewed her acquaintance with him in
France The purpose of the book is to bring about
a better understanding between the Americans and
the French, to show what each may gain from the
other As the boy from Illinois remarked, in Notes
From French Village, DO you know, what we
want TO do at home is 20 keep all the good ways of
doing this we've got already, and then add all the
French Ones too" The author says, eve laughed
over the Youthful SelfcOnfdence of that ambition,
but as the boy from Illinois would say, Honestly,
there 5 something in it -
No narrative in the volume is more appealing in
its touching simplicity than The Refugee, wherein
a woman from the invaded district tells of what
thor says:
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"H0me Fires in France"
Dorothy Canfields Fine Book of Short Stories and
Sketches From the Land the Whole World, References

of their rules was broken, but as far
as we could see there were upturned
faces, white in the dusk. An hour
passed. two hours. and the moment
was there. The lights hared Up in
the great hall of the hOspital-all
the lights at once, as if to do justice
to a grand fete, to an occasion Of
supreme honor. At the top of the
stairway, very pale in the great light,
with bandaged heads and arms, APP
peared those soldiers who stood for
France.
From all that rigidly repressed
crowd went up sigh like great stir
of the ocean. The prisoners came
limping down the stairway. France
was passing there before our eyes,
perhaps for the last time. A thousand
handkerchiefs fiuttered a silent salute
to France, a thousand heads were
barred to her. The weary soldiers
stood very erect and returned silent
military salute Then they were gone.
We had not broken one of their
rules, not one But they never al
lowed another French soldier to pass
through our town"
She tells of a group of children who
were taught to sing the Narseiliaiss
in a room high up. so that the noise
would not reach to the street. Once
the people gathered together by
stealth to hear the children sing.
There was a pause. the children
half afraid to begin, the rest of US
thinking uneasily that we were run.
ming a great risk. Suppose the noise
should be heard in tie street after
allf Suppose the German pOlics
should enter and find us here? =.
Then all at once the littlest ones
began in their high sweet treble those
words that mean France, that mean
liberty, that mean life itself to rs.
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EEW books associated with the war
Il or few of any kind, so far as
that is concerned-have power to
touch the heart as does Dorothy Can
field s Home Fires in France. DOro-
thy Garfield, Mrs Fisher, has spent
almost three years in France, her hus-
band being at the front and she her
self being engaged in special work
among the blinded soldiers. Her
h1ht-H0uSe has wrought miracles of
healing, not merely for the eyes but
for the spirits of those whom war has
stricken. She knows the French peo-
pie intimately, is thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with the language, and by reason
of her information and her OppOrtuni-
ties she has been able to come into
close and sympathetic relations with
the victims of the conflict. sympathy,
in all that the word means, is the
spirit of this book of hers, a quick and
intelligent feeling in response to the
suffcrings of others.
- The volume consists of a collection
of stories and sketches, some informal
and discursive in type, and some with
the structural unity of the short story
proper, but all revealing a noble sim
plicity of thought and of style. There
is convincing sincerity in every SEN
tcncc. and the reader feels the actual
ity of what is related. Mrs. Fisher
says: What | write is about such
very well known conditions to us that
it is hard to remember it may be
fresh to you, but it is so far short of
the actual conditions that it seems
pretty pale, after all She tells us
that she has written of nothing that
has not happened to some one of
whom she knows, though she changed
the names of persons and of places
as a matter of precautiOn to pro-
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s. AllOnS, enfants de la patrie! they sang, tilt
ing their heads back like little birds; and all the
other children followed:
Against us floats the red flag of tyranny
I'VE were on our feet in an instant. 1t was the
first time any of us had heard it sung sinee-our
men marched away
Il began to tremble all over, so that / could
hardly stand. Every one there stared at the chill
dren every ones face deadly white.
1.-The children sang on When they began the
third stanza Sacred love of our fatherland, sus-
tain our avenging arms! the Mayors old face grew
livid He whirled about to the audience, his white
us all into the song.
'''Iiberty, our adOred liberty, fight for thy de-
fenderS!' There were three hundred VOICES shout
ing it out the tears streaming down cheeks. If
a regiment of German guards had marched into
that room we would not have turned heads.
Nothing could have stopped us then We were
only a crowd of old men and defenceless
and children, but were all that was left of
France in that French town.
Read-and Remember.
There are none of the artificial attempts at pa
thos in this volume but there is an expression
OF the highest deepest feelings that can stir the
human heart. No read the book without
rcverencing France, without being touched to re-
membering pity for the suferingS of her people.
HOME FIRES IN FRANCE. By DOROTHY CANFIELA
Henry Holt & Co. $l35.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-01
RED CROSS GETS URGENT
CALL FROM WASHINGTON.

The local Red Cross Chapter has
received a message from Washington
from the comforts committee of the
navy league containing request for
material for the boys in service. The
message reads thus: The demand
for sox is unending. Cotton quilts
and hospital pillows are especially
needed.
The local organizations have been
very busy and have shipped quite a
quantity of material. Within the
last few weeks they have sent 19
quilts, "a pillows, IS p illow slips and
"a pairs of sox, and another shipment
will be ready in a few days. The
ladies' are indebted to ]. o. Bell for
generously supplying cotton for the
quilts. The chapter here asks any
one having feathers or scraps (eith-
er wool or cotton) to please contri-
butte, seeing Mrs. Sample, GIT N.
Main street.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-01
MISS CAROLEE GREEN re WE'D

The following article has been
clipped from thelOcala Banner, Ocala,
Florida:
Mrs. T. E. Bridges expects to leave
for Hendersonville, N. c., early next
week for a visit of some length to
her brother, Mr.. w. Med Green and
family at their home on Sixth avenue
Mrs. Bridges is going especially to be
in attendance upon the marriage Of
her niece, Miss Carolee Green, which
interesting event takes place on the
14th of August. The happy Lancee
is Mr.. Robert Herriott of 3ishopville
S. C. The affair is to be most elab-
crate and elegant one, the ceremony
to take place in the church, aud eight
of her best girl chums will act a.
ushers. Miss Green has been a fre-
qucnt visitor to her aunt in this city
and has a large circle of devoted
friends ~i.o 1~E' Itarn cf her engage,
ment and apr roach:na; MARI 4ge WIT.
more than ordinary interest. It If
understood that invitations for thi
wedding have already been issued
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-01
4s MORE SOLDIERS CALLED
FROM COUNTY BY AUGUST )

Henderson county is called on for
48 more men between this date and
August 5.
The calls are as follows: =
Six colored men, July %.
Three white men, July 20.
Thirty-nine white men on Aug. 5.
The calls do not necessarily come
on these dates, but commence on
them.
The following colored men are call
ed on to report at 1890 on Saturday,
July q, and for entrainment on Mon
day, July 90, ats7:S5 for Camp Green,
Charlotte. .........- -
257-Dike Green, Hendersonville.
11s7--Arthur Kincaid, Woodland,
Pa.
121O-William Mckinley Johnson,
Hendsrsonville
1234-Clarence Jackson, Henderson
vile.
1255-John Renneman, Sumter,
S. c.
1277-Homer Samples, Richmond,
Va.
Special Service Men
For the five-day period commencing
July 29 three white limited service
men will be called for entrainment
to Syracuse, N. Y, for service as
guards and fire fighters at different
ports of embarkation:
90-Alexander Noble Johnson,
Hendersonville, R. 5.
14O-Balfour Eugene Jones, Hen
dersonville, r. 2.
168-Frank Lee Hill, Henderson
vile, r. 1.
80 on Aug. 5
For the f1Ve-day period commencing
on August 5 thirty-nine fully qualified
white men will be called on to en-
train for Camp Wadsworth, Spartan
brig. The names of these men are not
ready for publication. AZ \
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-01
CANNING DEMONSTRATION AT
DANA AND MILLS RIVER

The farmers institute will hold an
all day session at Dana, August 5.
The canning demonstrator will hold
an all day exhibition on the grounds,
and all these who are interested in
this work are urged to be on hand.
Mr.. Parker and Mrs Mittie Henley,
both of Raleigh, will be on hand and
will deliver addresses on farm con-
ditions and soil improvement. The
institute has gone to great expense
to get these speakers here and all
farmers are urgently requested by
this body to be on hand.
There will also be an ally day dem
onstration at Mills River, August z.
At the home of Mrs. T. E. Osborne,
Thursday, August 1, will be held
canning and drying demonstration.
All the women of Hendersonville are
invited to avail themselves of this
opportunity. The same demonstra-
ton will be given at Green River on
Friday.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-01
JACK SLY DESERTED

Another desertion card has been
received in this city with the name of
Jack Sly, colored, on it. Sly was
taken to Camp Jackson on April so.
1918 and deserted from that place
July 1S.
The card gives the description of
Sly as follows: brown eyes, black
hair, and feet and s 1-2 inches tall.
His mother. Alice Sly, lives IN Hem
dersonville and is his nearest rel
ative. He was wearing civilian cloth
ing when last seen.
According to army regulations a
reward of $50 will be paid for his ap-
prehension and delivery to the prop
er military authorities at a military
post.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-01
PLAY AT YALE A SUCCESS

"A most successful patriotic. enter
tainment was given at the Yale school
house last Saturday night for the bene-
fit of the Woman's League and the
Red Cross. The evenings program
was very ably carried out under the
direction of Mrs. Grace Mcguire and
Miss Clara Hawkins. E
The play, Somewhere in France" !"
was enthusiastically received and
showed fine local talent. Mr.. A. R..
Johnson as Monsieur Grandet and
Mrs. Grace Mcguire as Madame
Grandet gave splendid impersona-
ton of the fathers and mothers Of
France today. Mr.. Bryan Merrill,
as Jean Grandet, a wounded French
soldier, appealed especially to the
audience, who watched with interest
the pretty romance between him and
his faithful Red Cross nurse, Mary
Dale, capably taken by Mrs Alice An
ders. Mr.. John Eubank made an ex-
cellent representation of DR.. Mon
taigne, the famous French surgeon,
who completes the happiness of all by
his skill on restoring the sight of the
rounded Jean Grandet. Misses
Gladys Merrill and Mary Cox were
very attractive in their roles as Nanon
and Lizette Grandet.
A delightful program was given be-
tween the acts of the play. A num-
per of patriotic songs were sung,
among them being, The Star Spangl-
ed Banner, Over There and The Long,
Long Trail.
A decided hit was made by Messrs.
Carl Anders and John Eubanks in
their rendition of the comic song,
long Boy. Little Master MCGUIRE
amused the audience with hit upon
Kaiser Bill.
The proceeds of the play amounted
10 more than $50.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-01
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Little Miss Marie Anderson, of Will
son, N. c., was hostess at a little
birthday party at the Old Rock Store
Tearoom Tuesday, entertaining the
following: Elizabeth Ehringhaus
Egerton Ehringhaus, Annie Fowlgles
Mary E Fowlgles, Leonie Gaus, An
gus McKenna, Louise Bateman, Vir-
ginia Naylor, Lester Smith, Alack
Smith, Katherine Sibley, Mrs. Sibley
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Base.
Mrs Anderson and daughter are
stopping at the Park Hill. Games
were played and songs were sung.
The birthday cake, with eight pink
candles, contained a silver thimb1e,
ring and new dime. as prizes to the
ones receiving the lucky pieces.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-01
CAPT. HOLMES
DIES IN FRANCE

News was received in Henderson
vile last week of the death of Capt.
James H. Holmes, Of Charleston, who
spent several summers here and is
well known in this section, which
was saddened by the news OF hts
death. @ ~
Capt. Holmes was killed in battle
in France, July, 49, while fighting
with the American forces. He was
with the 26th Infantry o.. s. "A. Re-
gulars. * rs
He was % years old and was the
eldest son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II.
Holmes, who are now in Henderson+
vile spending the sumner.
The following account appeared
in the Sunday News & Courier con-
cerning his death:
Charleston was much saddened
yesterday to learn through The News
and Courier of the death in France
of Capt. James H. Holmes, Jr., OF
Charleston, and Capt. Julius A Mood
Of Summerton. Capt. Holmes wife
and little baby, whom he has never
seen, are in Hendersonville, N. Co.,
with his parents. His widow was
Miss Adela Follin, of Charleston. =
Capt. Holmes graduated at the
Citadel in the class of 1915, with the
rank of senior cadet captain, the
highest attainable in that splendid.
battalion, long recognized by the War
Department as one of the most eff
cient, from a military point of view,
in the whole country. He stood we'll
in his classes and was popular with
his fellow cadets. He earned a COM
mission in the regular army. He
was the first man of his class to fall
in France, though it is splendidly re-
presented overseas.
Capt. : Holmes died while leading
his men ia the face of violent machine
gun firing and shell fire, and has been
buried on the battlefield. Capt.
Holmes was buried "at a crossroads
in a wheat field, two kilometers south
east of Missy-au-Bois.
While a wide circle of friends SYM
pathize with the family Of this young
officer, they congratulate him on the
splendid upholding of the highest,
American traditions. He died carry
ing the fight to the enemy despite the
terrible machine gun and shell fire
to which he was exposed.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-01
Robert j. Brown
Dies at Ripe Age

Robert ]. Brown a well known
citizen of this county died at his home
in the Edneyville section on Tuesday
of last week, July %, at the age OF
73 years. He had been in feeble
health for some time and it was
known. that the end would come
sooner or later.
He was laid to rest on Thursday
morning at IL o'clock in the Mt.
Moriah church yard, the services be-
ing conducted by Revs. N. A. Melton
and Masters, A large number of
friends and relatives from all parts
of the county was present at the
ceremonies. e..
Mr.. Brown was born in this coun-
ty and had lived in it during his
whole life. He was Confederate
Veteran, having served in Co. B of
the 64th North Carolina regiment,
Sometime after the war he attended
The Blue Ridge Academy for three
years and afterwards taught school.
After teaching school for many
years. he gave this up and devoted
his time to farming, at which he was
very successful. He was man of,
sterling character and was well
known and highly respected through
out the county. His friends will re-
gret to hear of his death.
Eary in life he was married to Miss
Maxwell, daughter of Samuel Max
we'll, to which marriage twelve chill
dren were born. Mrs. Brown and
the following eight children survive
him: J. c. and w. F. Brown, OF
Hendersonville; Mrs. Russell Young
blood, Mrs. Turner Justus, Mrs. L.
r. Rhodes, Mrs. Oscar Nix, Mrs.
James Lanning and Miss Willie
Brown
The family has the sincere SYM
pathy of the community in time OF
their bereavement.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-01
LISTEN
10 FOOD RULES

Despite the rain just previous to the
meeting, the gathering at the city hall
last Thursday night at the call of
Food Administrator W.. M. Bridges
was fairly well attended by those in
terested in selling, serving and con-
suming food.
ME- Bridges explained that the
meeting was for the dissemination of
Information relative to foods and in
troduced F. B.@Pond, food inspector
for this district.
Mr.. Pond summed up the food sit
uation briefly and Interestingly, tell
Ing OF the three-pOund allowance per
B person each month in addition to a
preserving allowance. There is an
average allowance Of about three
eights Of an ounce or two teaspoons
for table use each meal, and two
thirds Of spoonful for cooking.
Town people may buy two pounds at
time and country people five.
: Authorities since this meeting are
of only two pounds.
Mr.. Pond stated that the sugar was
plentiful but that ships were used for
Europe rather than importing sugar.
He advised using sugar sparingly and
urged the conservation of all foods
and vegetables.
Mr.. Pond declared that the home
demonstrator, Miss Baker, was not
receiving the hearty support to which
sheis entitled from the people of Hen
derson county
F. M. Weaver of Asheville, Bun
combe county food administrator,
talked Interestingly and explained the
value of corn syrup by mixing it in
equal pound quantities with sugar for
cooking and preserving purposes.
N. Buckner, secretary Of the Ashe-
vile Board of Trade, told of the grow
ing of 500 900 worth of food stuffs on
the vacant lots of Asheville by the
children last year and the canning Of
ten to twelve thousand cans of vegeta-
bles by the ladies at the cooperative
cannery. He advised loyal support to
the home and farm demonstratOr
Mr.. Bridges told those present that
when they were in doubt as to food
regulations not to hesitate in calling
upon him for any advice that he could
give. He asked to be advised of viola
tions and declared that he would deal
with all classes impartially. He
promised to arrange for boarding
houses and hotels to get sugar pend
ing the arrival of their sugar certif1-
Gates.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-01
PARK HILLS OPENING BALL

Last Friday evening at Park Hill,
frOm 9 to IL o'clock, the opening
dance of the season was given by Mrs.
Brown, complimentary to the guests
of the hotel and their friends in town.
More than 100 people attended. Many
ofthe costumes we're handsome. An
orchestra of three pieces furnished a
program of splendid dance music.
Punch was served during the even
ing. The entire house was brilliant
ly lighted. The color scheme of white
and yellow was carried out in, the
decorations by using white l.ylran-
geas and golden glow in profusioa.
Branches of rhododendron and sprays
of hemlock made frieze around the
walls of the ball room, while over the
doors and windows were masses OF
hydrangeas and golden glow.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-01
SLACKERS !!
LOOK HERE

At the request of government au-
thorities, there has been Protective
League organized for the county of
Henderson. It's members, consisting
of a number of active and influential
citizens of the town and county, will
look after deserters and slackers try
ing to evade the draft law and will
also be glad to investigate any sus-
picious character who might be sus-
pected as being pro-German or seek
ing information which might help the
enemy in this world wide war. Any
one wishing to communicate with this
League can address either the Presi-
dent or Secretary of the Protective
League, Hendersonville N. c., and the
matter will receive proper attention.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-01
Fruitland Boy
Writes From Camp:
Dear Editor:-


We, the boys of Clear. creek town
ship, wish to express our thanks to
our dear old people back at dear old
Fruitland for their kind thoughts
for us, while we were there, and al
80 wish to thank them for the good
old home meals they gave us. And
we wish to say to them that we did
enjoy them. But we do not want
them to think for the first time that
We are starving here, for we are
not. We have plenty every meal,
and don't think that there is boy
here that would want to go back
home If he was discharged, for they
are enjoying camp life. e
We Henderson county boys are the
nveliest crowd Of boys here at Camp
Hancock, and when we get to Ber-
lin there will be great rejoicing and
We are going and don't think that it
will take us long to get the Kaiser's
goat. We don't want our home folks
to think that we won't come back
for we are coming back some day,
by the help of Almighty God.
We boys of Fruitland community
wish to express our gratitude to the
Red Cross of Fruitland for their
thoughtfulness in making our comfort
kits. We find them very helpful to
US.
ARTHUR PITILLO,
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-01
8ARDING HOUSE KEERER,s >,
WIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM
(By Lillian HI Pitts }

I have often sadly wondered
Why it is that people come
To Hendersonville, year after year,
When they might have stayed at
home.
It seems a shame to sacrifice
Their lives in such way
To live in perfect misery,
And count each hour, each day
Until that glad time cometh
When homeward they will go.
Once more to dwell in heaven-on-
earth
And taste no more of woe.
Tbey never get enough to eat
And everything's so high.
well. they are just determined
It's "their moneys worth or DIED
The thin ones spend their time ON
scales
And count each little ounce.
You'd think there'd been a funeral
If their skirts have one less
f1ounce
Than the one they wore on yesterday
And the scales go down bit.
They must eat more at dinner time
And so make up for it.
AS for accommodations!
It's nothing but a sin
To ask so much for such a place.
Why all their lives they've been
Accustomed to the finest home
That human heart could crave.
And they got it all FOR NOTHING!
Just think of what they'd save.
If they were only home again
Where everything is right
(Of course they have mosquitoes
But what's a mosquitoes bite
Compared to all the other things
They have to suffer here0
AS far as weather is concerned
It's rained about year.
Ut never rains drop at home,
And the sun shines every day!
And the coolest little breezes blow
From the ocean miles away.
The nights may be trife warm
We must expect a bit
Of heat when summer comes. But
One soon gets used to it,
But ah, my friends, the saddest thing
I've left until the end.
The poor things left their homes,
you know,
Without a cent to spend
For aught save bare necessities,
1t really is a shame
To rob them-leave them stranded
here A y
For charity to claim.
Their fingers shine with diamonds
And gems gIisten on their breast.
But just how poor they really are
You never would have guessed.
Oh, CAN'T we warn them ere they
come?
Their sorrows minimize?
1T really seems it would zbe hebesf
For US to advertisei