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Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

The Interstate Commerce Comnnis sion refused to readjust rates on sugar shipments from New Orleans to South Atlantic ports.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

Metal workers in the shpyards at Mobile, Ala, will go on strike Monday unless they are given an immediate increase in wages.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

Unnaturaiized lrishmen in the Unit ed States are not subject to the draft They haven't waited for the draft.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

The New York Senate will resume the fight over the ratification of the prohibition amendment to the Federal constitution next Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

Judge Arthur E, Burr, who took of ice. on Monday as probate officer for Spffolk country, Mass, dropped dead at the courthouse on "wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15
Condensed TeIegrams

The Naval Reesrve needs 900 re- cruits at once for service during the war.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

The Rev. osiah Boucher was award ed the Croix de Guerre for distinguish ed bravery at the front with American troops.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

All Germans in Siam, men and women, have been deported to India
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

The inland waterways of France and the canals will be used to trans port supplies for the American army.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

Further shifts in the American army are indicated. Reduction of several major generals to the rank of brigad- ier-general is only the beginning.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

Capt. Archibald Roosevelt, a, son of Theodore Roosevelt, was wounded in action with the American forces in France.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

Capt. George T. Bailey, Canadian Army Medical Corps, was Lentenced to three months Imprisonment at Tor onto, for slurs on soldiers at the front.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

Philip Balm, Sr., founder of the will low basket industry in New York State, is dead at Syracuse, at the age of S3.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

The Government has asked the clothing manufacturers to return five cents for every soldiers service coat made without padding in the should er.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

The destruction of 400 British towns is asked for in the Berlin Tages Zei- tung as a reprisal for the action of the Allies in taking 400 German ships.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

Major Henry L. Higsinson, head of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, de- clared that Dr. Karl Muck, leader of the orchestra, is Swiss and not a German.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

The Senate passed the bill creating two additional assistant Secretaries of war. The House has passed the bill.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

Syracuse members of the Inter national Bible Students Association, who claimed exemption from military service on religious grounds, were placed in class Al.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, sent to the Russian Soviet Congress at Moscow, the greeting of the organiza- tion
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

City engineers in New York have plans completed for another bridge across the East River. It will con meet with the Bronx at Old Ferry Point with Whitestone.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

Secretary Daniels today instructed all naval commanders, in their discre- ton, to give Az hours leave beginning with, the evening of March 27 to men of Jewish faith in the navy that thty may observe the Feast of the Pass over Similar orders were given in the army last week.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

The Ionsstanding fisheries dispute between Canada and the United States was settled for the duration of the war.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

The whereabouts of the American engineers, Pursell and Nyl. was learn ed, and the Chinese bandits who cap tured them near Yeh-Sien are sur rounded by Chinese soldiers.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

Action of some miIIers in refusing to observe the regulations regarding profits resulted in the Millers' Com mittee requesting an inquiry into the conduct of the milling industry.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

The commissions on union of the Presbyterian Church, north, and the Presbyterian Church. south, failed to agree upon a plan for the proposed merger of the two great church bodies at the final session of the joint con ference at Atlantic City.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

Frederick F. Aver, millionaire medi- cine manufacturer and financier of Boston, Mass, died at Thomasville, Ga. He was. 96 years old. MT. Aver had been spending the winter here. He was born in Ledyard. Conn.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-10-16
A Group of Interesting Letters From Our
Soldier Boys.

have in getting to see him and you
all, and in getting through this war is
by trusting the Lord to carry me
through. The Lord has blessed US for
so many years by letting all of US in
the family live so close together and
be together so if we will only trust
in Him he will help us through the
DAYS that we will have to live here
on earth.
Well, Mother, l guess you all went
to church today. l truly hope that it
won't be long before I can see the
Red Oak Grove church again. |
know they miss me in the Sunday
school as we all went every Sunday.
l suppose Mr.. George Bussey is still
our teacher now and always will be.
Mother, 1 wrote Sister a letter a
few days ago. I guess she is we'll. How
glad 1 would be to sit and hear her
play the piano as she always liked so
much to play for me.
There is a man in my company who
has seen Mr.. J. A. Holland but he
did not get to talk with him. He lives
10 miles from Greenwood and his
name is Parker. Mother, the next
time you write send me one of your
pictures.
AS I sit here and write this letter
it is raining real hard. 1t is now about
2:30 o'clock &nG I am wondering
where you all are. I was so sorry to
hear of Mrs. Sintha Doolittle's death.
1 knew it before I left Camp Upton
as l received the last letter you sent
me a few days before leaving there.
l will write every chance get and
YOU must write me a letter once a
week and tell me all the news. We'll,
| will close with many good wishes
to you all and much love.
Your loving son,
John E. Agner.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-10-16
John E. Agner Writes to His
Parents From France.
September s, 1918.

My Dear Mother and Father:
How are you getting on? Just fine
hope. Well, Mother, am still Some
where in France, drilling every day
and enjoying this beautiful weather.
We had a nice rain a few days ago.
I guess it rained some there, too.
Mother, have you all pulled up
those ground peas yet? l know you
all will enjoy eating them this winter.
/ certainly wish l could be there to
help you eat them but don't guess
l will be there. l imagine Papa has
picked two or three bales Of cotton
by this time. l know he misses me
helping him. How is my cotton? When
I was at home my cotton was better
than his. I guess he is having a hard
time gathering both crops as you
can't hire any hands.
know Papa will miss me this win
ter getting up AID feeding the mules
and milking the cows for him but I
guess Brother Wiley is getting large
enough to help him. How much cot
ton can he pick in a day now?
Mother, / received Brother Eddie's
and your letter on the first day Of
September. Was so glad to hear from
YOU all. You asked me if l mad r%eceiv-
ed all Of your letters. Yes. I received
all of them and certainly enjoyed
reading them. You don't know how
much / enjoy reading a letter from
home. | would like to write to all of
my people but don't have time. You
car tell all "Howdy" for me. Tell
Bro. Eddie that l will answer his
letter Just as soon as l can. Give him
and Sister Nettie and the children
my love. Give my love also to my
dear old Grand-papa. Oh, how long
each day to see him. He seems to
think so much of me. | never will for
get how much he has told me about
the war hat he was in. AS he is get
ting so old and feeble | sometimes
worry about him and think that |
may never get to see him anymore
here on this earth. The only hope |
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-10-16

We stay so long at the front and then
come out for rest. Of urs we are
never out of the war zone but are
always close at hand.
We are having some of u warm
est weather just at present. It feels
like our old summer back home.
1 received a letter from Grady
Just two weeks ago. 1t was written
from Camp Sewer. I answered at
once but l guess from what you say
it will be some time before he re-
ceives it. 1 suppose he is over here
now. l hope we will have the chance
to see each other over here though
it will be very doubtful.
I have received several letters
from friends back home telling me
about seeing my letter to you publish
ed in the paper, and expressing their
appreciation of me. / feel very CRATE
full to all. l am not much of a writer
but | shall sometimes try to write
YOU some that will do to publish. |
guess you know that l have to con-
fine myself so that I would not give
any information away. There is
plenty to write if one takes the time.
I hope the crops r still good.
guess the feecy staple will soon be
in abundance.
Mother, I have also written my
sisters. Well, 1 am in a hurry and
don't know much just at present.
shall close. viii write later. With
love to all the family. l am still in
the best of spirits and looking for
ward to the future. With love and
best wishes to you, Mother, | am
Your son,
w. F. Manson.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-10-16
Jasper Corley Writes Letter to
His Mother.
John E. Agner.
September Is, 1918.


Ny Dearest Mother:
I received your most highly appre-
ciated letter a few days ago. l I'M
always glad to get a letter from home.
We have been having a lot of rain
for the last few days, but hope 1t
will soon fair off and we will have
some pretty weather.
I guess you will feel lonesome af-
ter having so much company. l was
surprised when 1 saw that Cousin
Fannie had been up on a visit. l
don't guess she gets out very much.
received a nice long letter from
Uncle James a few days ago. He
said that he was going to make a big
crop this year. l hope that everybody
will come out all right. Mother, Free
man surely was lucky, wasn't he?
He certainly can write a nice letter.
Was so glad to hear that Cousin
Lille was getting on so we'll. Hope
she will continue to improve.
Mother. you asked me if there
were any grapes over here. Yes, that
is one of the main products. l have
never seen many of their farms. Ev-
erything is still looking pretty over
here.
l have been expecting to see Capt.
Eankinson here for the last two or
three weeks but have failed to run
upon him. | would give anything to
see him.
We had a big game of ball with
the army boys yesterday afternoon.
The score was 6 to 5 in favor of the
navy so you see we beat them.
We have a fine station and get
plenty to eat so you may know that
l am getting along fine.
Well, l guess I had better close
for this time. Love to all.
Your son,
Jasper X. Corley.
P. S. Oh, yes! Mother, do send me
one of your pictures for | am so
anxious to see you. l would be more
than delighted to get one of you and
Papa too. Tell Linnie and Georgia
l will write to them before long.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-10-16

...e.r part. They are doing good work
and always will. When it m to a
"show down" we Carolina boys are
son the job" We can't be downed in
anything we start.
We certainly have had fine wea-
Their up until now and also the best
of luck.
l have had two letters from Annie
Mae Bryan. l have received lots Of
mail lately and certainly enjoy get
ting it. As long as l can hear from
home l am satisfied. You all must
write me often and l will write as
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-10-16
'dgefield Fruit Store
oft Drinks, Candies and Tobaeeos

often as I can. There are lots of
things l would like to write about. l
have just eaten dinner and will take
a bath this afternoon. l am feeling
fine.
l will close for this time. Much love
and many kisses for you all and don't
any of you worry about me for | will
take care of myself. You can bet on
me being back home some time in
1919. May God be with us until we
meet again.
Your devoted brother,
W. l.. Bryan.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-10-16
w. a. Bryan Writes TO His Sis
ter FROM France.
August 20, 1918.
Dear Ethel:

-huStSS -
Dear Ethel:
l received your letter and am writ
ing again as it takes mail so long to
go and come. We boys are faring
fine. We get plenty to cat and coffee
twice a day. That is as we'll as a fell
low could expect. We also get an in
crease of twenty per cent. on what
we draw which is for overseas e 7
vice. That is nice, isn't it?
| have learned to speak few words
of French. Some of the girls are very
pretty.
Ethel, | have been up to the front
lines and they are all O. K. Anywhere
suits me for / know | a do my bit.
Anywhere | hang my hat is home for
| take everything easy and dread
nothing for | feel that the Lord is
with me. The Carolina boys are doing
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-10-16
Irving Padgett Received Letter
From Claude Lyon.
Somewhere in France.
Tuesday, September 13.

Dear Irving:
Your letter was received yester-
dav and I was very glad to hear
from you. I was beginning to be-
lieve the Mercantile crowd had de-
serted me-.
I am on the same old job, doing
and feeling good. 1 tell the other
bows that l endorse this place most
heartily for various easons Get me!
I heard that Big Jake Reel was on
his way over several weeks ago. l
sure would like to see him when he
lands. l know lots of boys that are
over here but can't hope to ever see
them. You know one division V
knows where the other is. l was IN
less than a mile of some boys last
week that l knew very well but did
MT know it until l had moved.
Did you see the souvenirs l sent
home? l am making one now myself.
One part of it has had quite a bit OF
history to it and I shall never for
get the day l got it. Some of the or
dinance boys. can make the prettlest
tobacco cans / ever saw out OF the
same material my vases are. Speak
ing of one thing and thinking OF an
other, can't you home folks stop
this war for US boys SO we bucks a
come back home? l know we can fin
ish it but we would rather be where
the watermelons grow. Comprenez!
How are Uncle Charlie and the
rest of the boys? Tell Mr.. Key he will
have to slide his head under the COW
er to dodge the draft before long.
You may tell him that even if his
head is bald that don't make it shrap-
mel proof by any l have
seen it go through several thickness
es of two-inch timber and then have
strength Cor power) to knock his
block off. l wish you could see how
quick l can get in a dugout. Honest,
this is no fun, 1 can dive right in
like a frog head first. My helmet
curved on my head n day and
caught me right on the nose. was
very glad to get off that light. II
YOU ever hear one of those sixteen
inchers howl over your head you will
never forget it. You know how easy
it is for some people to memorize a
piece of music, don't you? Well, you
will find out at once that you have
= wonderful talent similar to the mu-
sician. -.
Tell MI. Albert I certainly would
like to be at the store now to sell
him his supplies like l used to sell
Mr.. Powell. For Mr.. j.. D. you may
tell him he will soon be a second Nor
man Youngblood. Let me know who
YOUR b~ook-keeper is. I can't mag
inc who she can be.
Give my best regards to EVERY
BODY and write to me again rea!
soon. Your last letter was appreciated
very much.
Your old pal,
Sergt. ". c. Lyon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-10-16
CORPORAL w. F. Manson Writes
Letter TO His Mother.
August "a, 1918.

Ny Dear Mother:
Your letter dated July 25th was
received on August 2lst. This makes
the third one received from you since
arriving. You say you have written
more but / have not received them.
It is very hard to get mail sometimes
though it is getting 50 that we have
better service. My address is, Cor
poral W. f. Manson, a. P. O. No.
749. Co. D., Hath NJ. G. Bn., A. E.
z. "A. P. O." means Army Post Office
and should always be added.
was glad to know you were doing
all right and ! certainly hope you
will hold out in health. know you
are not strong at your best.
Mother. l have written you a num-
Der of times though you say you
have not gotten many. l guess prob
ably you will get them some time.
The last letter l wrote you was about
two weeks ago, hardly that long.
am well and doing fine and am
cared for as we'll as could be expect
ed under war conditions. When |
last wrote you l "a at the front.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-10-16

TO please IOl Wa
Gee, l wish | mad studied French,
so | could with the pretty
girls here. Their language is hard
but I'm doing my best to learn to
talk to them.
see Partlow and Neigloff every
night. Wadley is not far from me
but I've seen him only once since
we landed. l have not seen nor heard
from Ben, Clyde, Mckie Wood, nor
any of the boys from home see
Major Collett every day as he is with
in one hundred yards of me. l talked
with him last Sunday and he said he
had not heard from home either but
he hoped to hear in the near future.
How are the crops this year and
what is the price of cotton?
1t has begun to rain and it's awful
" muddy but not cold. We get plenty
of good food to eat, also cigarettes
and stationery so you see we are not
suffering but are well provided for
by Uncle Sam. Has Fred Anderson
been called yet, or has he gone to an
officers training camp?
If permissible, l am going to send
YOU nv photo 500 as the n | sent
from Camn Mills is not good. | am
enclosing a certificate of French mo-
ney, the value of which is ten cents
that you may see the currency Of this
country.
Mother, l will write to you again
soon. Give my love to all and tell
them to write to me. Heaps of love
to you, dear Mother, from
Your only, devoted son,
Fred Minis.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-10-16
'sForce to the Utmost %

e71en by the Millionl Shot, shell,
guns, airplanes, tanks, ships
anything and everything required
to drive home the meaning of the
Are YOU adding every ounce
E;ehfine men-the force We
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-10-16
Letter to Miss Roberta Bailey
From Her Brother.
Nv Dearest Sister:
Camp Jackson, S. c.

My Dearest OlSJer:
Camp Jackson, S. c.
| will answer your sweet letter
which was just received and / was so
delighted to hear from home. Was so
glad you and Scrap got the chance to
90 to The Grove to church.
| am still under quarantine and it
will last until the 18th. l had my sec
ond incubation Thursday and it
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-10-16
Fred Minis Writes Letter to
His Mother.
W.. F. Manso
Nv Dear Mother:

Ny Dear Mother:
Don't worry about me for I am all
right and getting along nicely. | like
being over here much better than l
thought l would. The climate is fine
and is neither too hot nor too cold,
lust like autumn at home. l think
this would be a nice country in which
to live in time of peace.
Tell Papa l wish he could see some
Of the wonderful stone work here that
has been done for ages. Everything
is built of stone as there is very little
wood, only enough for fuel.
Mother, I've only received one let
ter from home, the n addressed to
me at Camp Mills, N. Y. I cannot tell
YOU how glad 1 was to hear from you
and the folks at home. You all must
write to me often for Pm anxious to
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-10-16

hear from you.
Are the G
year? How is
is better now.
Has Tillman |
him to write to
Uncle Will and
I heard the {
to 45. Is it true
ceived The Adv
~ plnoca fOrWl
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-10-16

That plunging squadron of Ger
man Cavalry, expecting to carry
all before it in one mad rush,
learned to the full, from a little
body Of American troops, the
meaning of the Presidents words.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-04-03
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

1t is probable that Jesus discourse on
the Living Bread. as recorded in John
@, was given between the last lesson
and this one, emphasizing the Bread
from Heaven as the great need of all,
even himself, apart from whom there
is no life, and giving assurance that
his words are both spirit and life.
The first section of our lesson chap
ter (vss. 1-13) deals with those who
know and have nothing real, but only
an outward form of religion, consist
ing of ceremonial washings and doc
trines of men which make the word Of
God of no effect. Vain worship from
the lips only, and not from the heart
(vss. g, 49,. They are spoken of In
the prophets as those who draw near
to God with their mouth and honor
him with their lips but their heart is
far from him. They hear the words of
the Lord, but will not do them. With
their mouth they show much love. but
their heart goeth after their covetous-
ness Elsa. % :13; Eek. 33 :31).
The second section of the lesson
chapter (vss. 1929. In which he re-
peats one of his great sayings, IF any
man have ears to hear let him hear"
Tvs. 49,, sets before US the truth that
real def,lement comes not SO much
from what we eat or drink as from the
wicked heart within us all. for. "The
heart is deceitful above all things and
desperately wicked: Who can know
itT Ger. IT :9). Consider our Lords
own words concerning the wicked
heart and what it Is capable of In vss.
21-23. As the age draws TO close the
manifestation of the evil that Is In the
heart of man will greatly increase, for
he said that at the time of his coming
again as the Son of Man, which means
his coming In glory to set up his King
dom on earth, after the marriage of
the Lamb things will be as they were
In the days of Noah duke IL :28). 1t
is written that In the days Of Noah
God saw that the wickedness of man
was great In the earth. and that every
imagination of the thoughts of his heart
was only evil continually, for all flesh
had corrupted his way upon the earth
(Gen. %, 12). 6
We do not wonder that he went
away from all this hypocrisy and for
malism of the Scribes and Pharisees to
be refreshed by the faith Of the Syro,
phenician woman (vss. "A 800. The
account Of this incident In Matt. Is :28
Is little more full In some respects
than the record In our lesson; but, TAX
ing both together, we learn that this
woman of Canaan. who was a Greek,
had a daughter who was grievously az
flicted by an unclean spirit, and hear
ing Of Jesus she came and fell at his
feet beseeching him that he would
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-04-03

Whenever possible the cow stable
should be on high ground with good
natural drainage. Poultry houses, hog
sheds, manure piles or surroundings
which poilute the stable air and fur
nish breeding places for flies should
not be near the COW stable. The silo
may be connected with the stable by
a feed room, but it should be shut off
by tight door. This is convenient
and also prevents silage odors in the
stable except at feeding time. After
the silage has been fed, the stable can
be thoroughly aired before the next
milking period.
An ideal site for a barnyard is a
south slope which drains away from
the stable. 1t the barnyard is inclined
70 be muddy, it should be improved
by drainage and blythe use of cinders
or gravel. A clean yard is great
help in keeping the cows from becom-
ing dirty with mud and manure.