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The Springdale news., 1918-09-13
DEATHS
MORRIS

Randolph H Morris was born N lrch II. in Wilson County, Tenn. departed this life tSept p 1918, age 86 years, five months and seventeen days. Brother Morris was married twice His first wife died May 10 1866. On October l, 1867, he was married the second time. To this union ten children were born, all of whom are living. He leaves these children and their mother to mourn his departure
 Brother Morris was member of the Baptist Church something like B yrs. and was member of the Spring Val ley Baptist Church at the time of his death, having united with the church 37 years ago In the death of bro ther Morris the church has lost ole of its very best members, the family d true father, the wife faithful nus band, and the county one of it's best citizens.
 Brothe Morris was loved by ali who knew him. For some years he was not able to go Co church, but he always gave his means to support the cause he so dearly loved He was a doer of the work God giveth and God taketh away. Mother don't weep for in Je- sus he sleeps. Children don't cry you will meet father on high
 Funeral was conducted by the writ CT.
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Called In Idaho.

Pocatello, Idaho, Sept 5.-Edltor Springdale News: want to say few words through your valuable paper about one more noble yonue Arkansawyer Wm. N. Lewis, who was called to the colors and left September 3 with siXty-two other Bannock County boys.
 It was hard to give him up-hoW hard only those know who have had to give up their dear boys IL was of course hardest for his mother, for there is no love like mothers love But he has gone to fight for Old Glory, and if necessary give up hls life that we all may live in peace and happiness in the best country ln the world.
 On August 30 MT. and Mrs Will Beard invited him and ether relatives to their home for supper, and 1t was such a supper as we will never forget, On September l his friends rave hlm farewell supper. The table was decorated with the National colors, and over the center was a large pen, ant with a soldier boy, and the word in large letters of the best State Tn the Union. Of course the editor knows what that word was, good old Arkansas, where he was born and where he expects to live when thls cruel war is over He was born three miles north of Springdale, where he has many friends who know what Kind of boy he is.
 Following are the names of those who were present at the supper: Robert Scott and family, Wesley Wright and family. Will Beard and family, J. B. Graham and family, Claud Gregg and family John Phillips and family, Mrs Claudio Rush and son. George Grue and wife, Steve Paxton and family, John Eversole and family. Mrs. Cleve Arnold and two children, Earl Akin, wife anu mother. S. B. Caldwell and wife. Perry and James Martin, Earl Thompson and family. Glen McMillan, and his con duetor, J. F.. Robbins and wife, seven ty-seven in all.
 All had a fine time, with lots of music, vocal and instrumental, and they played on the lawn until 7 a.. m; next morning. many tears being shed when they had to part. But We all hope to meet him agian on thls earth, and We believe our prayers Will De answered.
 At the depot Mrs Ada Scott and Mrs. Willie Wright prese .sed Will with a nice box of fruit, candy, etc, and Mrs. Grue and Mrs. Paxton also presented him with fruit and other good things to eat His Uncle Perry Martin presented him with box of fruit. and his church fine Bible.
 Fred A. Lewis.
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Supply Co. l63 Inf
 Auq 2 1918

Supply Go. lo3 lnl.,
 Aug 9, 1918. Mr. W. w Jackson:
 My Oar old friend:
 Your letter received and was cer- tainly glad to hear from you. We are well and giving the Germans hell. and enjoying the sport. It IS pretty hard to keep stiff upper llp at times but we manage to never give m by some means. l have had some great times since l have been over here and some hard ones too. Old Sherman did not miss it much.
 It has been some time since l have dad any. mail of any kind. We are are living up to our name over here. All you hear is praise for the Amerlean soldier. Nothing is to good for us, at least the French think so. We make a great hit where ever We go.
 Yes have heard from Harry, seY- 'eral times and he is anxious to get in the game. We will have some re- union when we get home and celebrate for a whole week.
 Well I must ring off for this tune as I have lots of work to do. Write when you have time for your letter was highly appreciated, and we sure do enjoy hearing from anyone pack home. you know it makes a fellow feel like they had not forgotten hlm.
 AS ever,
 Sgt, John F. Webber,
 Supply Co l63 Inf.
The Springdale news., 1918-09-13
FROM THE PHILIPPINES

This letter was received, August 20 from Artie Sherry by Pearl Pearson tpbo lives north of town.
 4rtie mas been in Uncle Sam's ser ,,;ae for the past two years,he Is stat ;nned in the Phillipine Islands.
 June 30, 1918. Miss Pearl Pearson,
 Will try and write few lines in in answer to your letter that l re- naived sometime ago. l hope you will ovcuse me for not answering sooner hut I have been sick, but l am feel no better now. My arm is so sore | ran't hardly move it. l taken anoth- ar tvphoid inoculation and they sure do buft and makes your arm awful sore | have taken seven since l en- I;sted and have two more to take yet.
 Well Pearl l hope these few lines ,cilI find you folks well for this being sick sure is bad think l have had .nv share of it. l was sent to the hosnital last November and was there +birtv-four days. And believe me 1 sure thought was going to die. But vou see I didn't so l may get to come hack to old Arkansas yet.
 I have ten more months over here and then my three years will be up l don't know where l will have to go then. I hope I will get to go "Over There" for l had rather be there than here. It is so hot here. We have four months of rainy weather here, but it never gets cold Now IS the time that the rainy season begins, 1t has rained for four days, and talk about wind and rain it does both here. Pearl you wanted me to tell you about this place, guess you have heard of the place God forgot, this is it. This sure is some place here where I am stationed, there's two thousand soldiers, few natives and lots of officers and that's all. There is nothing to go to only picture shows and Eve been going for the last two years, 1 am so tired of them l don't think l will ever go to anohter one.
 Say, Pearl l have the prettiest lit tie brown skin girl over here, all l hate about it l cant speak their Ian guage. will send you some pict= ures and views of this place sometime. Now about the boys there, l wish they would send some of them over here and see how they like to be away from home awhile. l think 1t would do some of them good know it did me in anyway.
 We'll Pearl l don't know when l will get to come home. 1t may be a year and half and it may be after the war. can't tell Yet. but hope l can get to come home on a furlough but it is hard to get furlough now. so some of the boys say that went back from here But intend to try to get one any way.
 We'll guess l had better close so l can get this off on the boat, and will write again soon and send you some pictures, and you write often.
 Tel George and the rest of the folks hello
 Good luck and best wishes to all,
 Your Cousin,
 Artie W Sherry Co. Il, C. A D. Fort Mills Correg- dor P I.
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say. France is beautiful place. and If this war and all the noise would cease, l believe it would be the lovliest place on earth. l can't write much but if could see you could tell you lots of things. I've seen things | never dreamed of seeing, and that | never would have seen. had l not come to France. Every thing is new and strange to we American boys. If | could write all l have seen and heard since have been over here it would be book
 Tell everybody hello for me. Be good to your self and write me all the news. There is one thing that trou- bles me, l haven't heard from father Tn over month With love and best wishes, from your nephew,
 James N. Oxford
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FROM J. 04HUNT
Neyeres, France,
 A,,o.,,rt on TOT

| August 20, 1918. Miss Nora Hunt:
 Dear Sister:
 l thought 1 would try and ans wer your letter l received yesterday, and can say was sure glad to hear from you. This leaves me all o. K. and hope these few lines Will lind you all the same. We are having some fine weather over here now. This certainly is fine country. There are lots of pretty girls over here but 1 cant talk to them. l am learning to talk French some, was over to the Y. M. C. A. tonight and heard fine musical concert,
 You asked me where l was the 4th of July. l was here in Neveres, and had good time but would love to have spent the day at home.
 go to work at 6 a. m, and work until 9 pm.
 must tell you about England 1t is a fine country but like France better there are few mountains around here and the climate is fine, but the water is poor. The towns are very nice, but the streets are narrow, and the houses are made of stone with high walls around them Most of the vehicles are two wheeled carts.
 We get the New York Herald every day, 1t cost us two sous, which is five cents.
 am getting fat since coming over here, have gained ten pounds,
 Tell Carl Cardwell and Zenice Lynch l said hello and for them to write to me or l will get their good eye when l come home. wrote GIan1father and Grandmother Martin letter the other night. How are they? All o. K. hope. would like to be back home so could get all the apples l could eat =,
 Tell Hobart and Dock Julian l said hello l guess they had to register in the last draft Tell the Odell boys hello and for them to write. What are Bill and Charlie doing? Tell them to be good boys and go to school every day. When have you heard from Cora and Calvin send me their address, and tell Beatrice when come home she must come back to see me. 1 have been to the battle line once.
 How many men IS papa working ] Tell the gang to write to me. What is Pearl and Raymond doing? Tell Goldie Anderson 1 said hello, also tell her she can write few lines if she is not too lazy. Tell Dora Myrick helle and everybody else. Has Paul Glass gone yet? Tell Homer Fullerton to come over and I'll give him half of my bed and we can have good time.
 Tell mama not to worry about me i if l get hurt or killed they will notify ] her.
 Nora you must excuse this writing, as it is a. m. the lights are poor and l am tired and sleepy.
 We get plenty of tobacco here, lo sacks q month, had fine trip coming over, only sick one day.
 must close for this time hoping to hear from you real soon and long letter
 As ever your brother,
 James o. Hunt.
 No. 2lI64s0. Med. Dyst post infim- ary A. P. o. 708, A. E. F
The Springdale news., 1918-09-13
COyH TRY |S READY
 FUR OPENING OF TIE
 FOURTH LOAN CAMPAIGN
See'stary me1doo Returns to Desk and Prepares for Next Bond
 Drive,

Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo mas returned to his duties in Wash. ID Ston after vacation of two months Ill the mountains west along the Pa ellie Coast, and it White SulIAur springs. Va He spent the greater part Of his first day at the Treasury Department. President Wilson went over from the White House alone to ward o'clock and joined the seere tary, there. aRd the two engaged fin long conference over pending ques tons of war finance and Federal sd mlnistration Of railroads
 While at the Treasury Department, Secretary McAdoo met newspaper men and told them he had been won. derfully benefited by his rest since the close of the last Liberty Bond campaign, and that he came back to work feeling better In every way than he had since he was boy and fished with pin.
 The Secretary said that his first duty now was to take up exhaustively the whole general subject of taxation. lie will meet with the Ways and Means Committee, go over estimates Of moneys required and discuss with the committee various forms of taxa ton and the different fields of sup port for the heavy rates that the eXt. gencies of war required sho-.ld be imposed
 Secretary McAdoo expressed full reliance on the loyal sentiment of business men and the Income earn. CTS throughout the country. So long as the manhood of the United States Is driving back the Germans, the peo- pie at home, he said. would put up the money to help them
 He Was not prepared to sav what the size of the next bond Issue will be, nor could he give any idea until he had had time to examine the prog ress that had been made by the Ways and Means Committee in arranging the next tax bill
 He had been furnished no reason to modify the estimates he had made month or more ago. was without definite information as to how far the committee had been able to ad vance the tax line up to the mark set in the estimates. he said.
 Just as soon as the work of the committee was completed. and the volume of money to be provided hv taxation could be determined. the Secretary said he would announce the amount and the terms of the next bond issue Although no assurance was given, there was no intimation in the seeretary's statement that any change in the interest rate was con. templated
 The financial condition Of the coun. try. MeAdoo said. was never more promising for the sale of bonds by the Government than 1t Is now, from every means of information available, either through official channels or those of banking and private bust ness
The Springdale news., 1918-09-13
FROM URA WEST
Camp Merfitt, N.J.
 -l.. L--.--.

August 28, 1918. Dear Folks at home: l will write you q few lines this afternoon
 l made my trip all O. K believe me sure did have some ride. l was on the train from Friday noon until Mon day evening. and l sure saw lots of the large towns, along at the last we travled along the Hudson river for about thirty miles, and sure did see some very large ships
 We travelled through Indiania and Illinois and Pennsylvania and Ohio, at Cleveland We got off and took baths, didn't get to take one for l was the cook most of the way here.
 There were five hundred of Us boys, We had some pullmans, so you can see that We didn't suffer for sleep.
 Probably by the time you get this letter l will be sailing across.
 Willard Farley is here with me but in different company from me. We have gotten all of our oyersea colthes
 This certainly is a fine camp here two soldiers here 10 every one at Camp Pike It sure is nice and cool here l gained five pounds on our trip, don't drill any since We came here, this Is more of a resting camp than aythlng else, for We haven't done anything since We came here
 guess Johnie Downum has gone a. cross, for they don't stay here over d week are so. and some times not that long
 Well l am raring to go over since have gotten this far Would like to have come home before sail but guess cant
 Write soon for l don't think l will be here long enough to get letter from home
 As ever your loving son.
 Will write as soon as l can so goo bye.
 Ira.
The Springdale news., 1918-09-13
FROM HARRY JACKSON American E. Forces.
August 20, 1918.

Dear Folks:
 Arrived safely oversea and like this country fine It's nice and cool and We can sleep we'll at nights I enjoyed my trip over fine. got pretty sick for few days but feel fine now. You can bet your all l wasen't the only one sick for we all feed the fish.
 Don't expect you will hear from me very often but will write you every chance l have, for we are expecting and wanting to get busy over here. want you all to write me often and give all my friends my address so they can write me for l want to hear from the U S. as often as l can. Don't worry one bit about me for am coming back all right and will be home after this is over.
 Harry L. Jackson,
 l53 Inf, NJ c Co.
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 not to be selfish with l ever had in my life, however had to divide with Rhodes. Home cooking is always thankfully received, The cake came through in good shape.
 Celebrated my birthday by being on interior guard from 7 to g, to 3 a. m, 2 to g, l to 3 D. III. You have gun loaded and cooked doing this.
 Tkere are some French officers here and they are very interesting espeei- ally their dress and talk You can hardly understand them, and t is very disgusting to them when you don't "savey." They tell you now things are done and are being done lover there" Several of them haze been wounded, and have been sent here as instructors, and they are very proud of their country.
 The 106 Engineers leave here to- morrow morning. Have asked some of them where they are gong, but they Do not know" They have turned in all their equipment except personal belongings, and everything is ready to move. IL IS generally understood that it will not be long un- til we will be following the. l. s Ire makes you want to go when you see them leaving, and they are sure glad to be going.
 got the three copies of The News day before yesterday. and all dld for half day was to read and re-read them. Even read all the advertise ments. Never knew how much you could appreciate home paper before, All new men were put through the gas house this morning. 1hls IS building about half the size of the gar 1 age, and able to accommodate about 1 twenty men at time. It IS peiie i% air tight, has only one door and two 1 windows on either side At one end | is a little closet which has tank that contain the gas. This tank IS similar to soda fountain tank. First, no man is allowed to go through ths who has not had six hours ot gas training The first given is the tear gas" and only effects the eye, making l them sting and burn, and makes you dizzy. We had to remove our masks and stay in this for two minutes l Longest two minutes l ever saw. l Next was the chlorine gas, or polso- nous gas, two deep inhallatons of which will kill you, Before going Tn here each man was examined person ally by the captain. Two objects in taking men through the gas is to give them confidence in their masks, and the other to let them get ''whlff of the gas and be able to know where and what kind of an attack is on.
 It is very peculiar feeling upon you the first visit in one of these houses, however. you gain confidence the long br you are around them and become accustomed to them. Had d little headache in first coming out, but 1t has all disappeared now. Could taste and smell it for three or four hours after coming out.
 It has rained here about three days this week, and work has been a bit lighter than usual
The Springdale news., 1918-09-13
l5e Notion
 About Calome]
3's Called calotabs Is Per. 's Safe and Delightful

onl purifying qualities I,ts'tls of the ahd old IS 'iplnF it e. and dangerous s's effacts slcs. i aIreaadfr0 Ra,af Of all home remedies 'ae ne
 Bsieians. ''"e the favorite of fblegt egtsfis,tly 2, delightful udiga ia efsao, Salo SerHst.ae,et e. d. bedtime, with n 's swalle, effect j fine, Next se.l morning g yoa aausea' eaaHe Ho
 sase ,or D breakfast. ''' Eat hearty s5ty
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FROM J. P. KING

August 10, ,l9l8. Dear mother: received your letter yesterday. 1t was the first time had heard from you in long time l have never gotten the stuff you sent me.
 We have the Dutch on the run now and are going to eat Christmas dm- ner in Berlin with the Kaiser Well am proud of the bunch am with for it is the "fightingest bunch in France That means d lot
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FROM H. V. MULLINS

August, lo, Mr J. H. Fletcher,
 Springdale. Ark,
 Dear Father and family:
 You no doubt know by this tune that l am now located in seaport town and am several hundred miles away from air raids and big guns left Saumur July 3rd, and arrived Tn Paris in time to witness the first 4th, of July celebration ever held m France 1t was some celebration. Every American was made to feel that the city and feminine part of It's inhabitants was his to have and to hold. believe l wrote you a des- cription of the 'dotms' in former letter so wont tire .kop with another. l spent two weeks inA Paris then was ordered here but not i. ,antil l had spent
The Springdale news., 1918-09-13
FROM FAY STAFFORD

A letter from Fay Stafford, Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga, under date of September 6, among other things, says:
 Got your cake this morning. was down at the wash-house washing. my clothes when Edgar Rhodes, one of my tent mates, brought it to the tent, and I tell you there was no time lost Tn opening it up. You can't know how much it is appreciated and enjoyed. This is the first home cooking have had since that last Sunday dinner at home. The cake is the hardest for me
The Springdale news., 1918-09-13
THINKS FRANCE A BEAUTIFUL
 pI AGE

Mrs. T. H. Mayes of Habberton re- eeived a letter recently from her neph- ew. James N Oxford, who is with the Revolutionary Forces in France, and from this letter we quote the follow ing:
 I am just fine. haven't much time to write. and l hardly know what to
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PAGE THREE

your druggist and get bottle of Dod- sons Liver Tone for few cents which is harmless vegetable substitute for dangerous ealomel Take a spoonful and if it doesn't start your liver and straighten you up better and quicker than nasty calomel and without mak- ing you sick, you just go back and get your money.
 If you take calomel today you'll be sick and nauseated tomorrow; be- sides, may salivate you, while if you take Dodson's Liver Tone you will wake up feeling great, full of ambition and ready for work or play. It's harmless. pleasant to take and safe to give to children; they like it.
The Springdale news., 1918-09-13
German Desks Put to Good Use.

Desks on which German propas anda was formerly written are now in use in the Liberty Loan Organiza ton A Mitchell Palmer, Alien Property Custodian. at New York. took the furniture from we'll known German banker who was noted propagandist. bomb plotter, and all round undesirable citizen The New forE Liberty Loan Organization VII 4se these desks in the campaign that opens Sept 2s for the Fourth Liberty Loan.
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ra there. don't know what my aayt aa address will be, so don't answer mnfiI you hear from me again "''''' So good-by,
 Your cousin, Cpl. D. R. Stokes.
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pl D R Stokes

bert
 ste you letter some time ago SM try to write again. am at E Hospital now, have been here |tAree days, and talk about eats |uTe feed us here. It is all set |tlble and We get all We want to ' it IS cooked good and real !kuff too So if l stay here, l Fl will get fat again.
 yosterday was Sunday, l got q } town It is a very nice place
 one way t IS like all the rest ! and crooked streets. have views of the buildings will none with me, and 1 also have q the souvenirs of the place, lest all of my souvenirs when 1punded, 1 had a lot of things Q of prisoners and also some A of the dead ones, As saw VI l wanted, so got everything ' carry. One place where we sef the top, our artillery sent Rrrage, We could hardly walk ; stepping on the dead Huns.
 always lucky, and l surely
 time, for l can not explain
 how many narrow escapes put Will tell you all about 1t Bet home.
 eld like to know about Dewey n he Is over here yet. l went gie show at the "" Saturday
 it was the first one 1 have .oVef 6 months, and it was q
 to see 1t. We have speak \, and lot of amusements a day later and have just .'hhef and 1t sure was tood galhed about IA lbs. in weight .. ss' month and am not IS heavy Eht to be, so you can imagine 'oheu M when 1 came out of the 3 +.,! out l was never sick and htdsgd ael, good. We are sure havlng peasant weather, nlce cool ','u . warm sunshine days. | pass pass to go down town this '1 al,ll rom until 1 so 1 will Icl0se and start as | won't have W., 'ed 'iiae | every one is well at ], 'l1 kI ! am sure that some day ft at back, so that is one pIeasnrs uas VI 'S nome and the ones that
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Calomel DynamitS
 a Sluggish Liver
Crashes into Sour Bile, Making You Sick and You Lose
 Days Work.

Galomel salivatesi It's mercury. Galomel acts like dynamite on a slug gish liver. When ealomel comes in- to contact with sour bile it crashes in= to 1t, causing cramping and nausea
 If you feel bilious. headaehy, consti- pated and all knocked out, just go to