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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

eventually co nes to feel useless
and a handicap. This is a cruel
and sorry plight for a brave man
who has houorably and nobly
served his country. The voca.
tioual school removes him from
that status entirely. Though
a grateful country helps him, ::he
is left the opportunity OF engag.
ing in productive work and
maintaining in full dignity b i g
place as a valuable worker in the
world. He is not isolated, which
he would be as a pensioner not
fitted for work, but remains a
useful toiler in spite OF his par
tial disability.
The working of the system is
thus explained in q clipping:
"Compensation will be paid by
the government to every disa-
bled soldier and sailor, irrespec-
tive OF his earning capacity; but
it may be withheld ii he show 9
himself indifferent to the oppor.
tunities for vocational educa-
tion that the government will Of
fer. For permanent disability the
monthly compensation ranges
from $3.50 a year for the man
with neither wife nor child to
5000 a year for the man wit b
a wife and three children. In ad.
dition to this amount, ifthe man
has a widowed mother, he re.
ceives $12O a year. A man who
has lost both hands or both feet
or both eyes will receive $1,000
a year.
"rhe government does not ex.
pect disabled soldiers to be solely
dependent on government COM
pensation. 1t proposes to fit
each man for earning his be must
labor. The work of training
crippled and blinded soldiers to
be self.supporting b a 8 been
brought to a high degree of sue.
cess in both France and Eng
an1, and we may expect it to be
equally we'll managed in this
country.
"The man who must find his
chief happiness in dwelling IN
the days when he was useful has
h sad life. 1t is a life from which
most Of our wounded soldiers,
however handicapped they may
be, are to be spared. The gov.
ernment will provide them with
the means for the continuing du.
rable happiness that comes from
useful and congenial employ-
ment. "-Orphan's Friend.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
"No one answered.

ANS WV
"'Oh, come on!' the officer In.
sisted. You can't tell me that
not one OF you fellows has a thing
to complain about
"There was another silence. FL
nally one sturdy American could
hold it no longer.
Yes he said, I've got a com.
plant. We have good weather
today and good weather yester-
day, and good weather day be.
lore Yesterday, and--'pointing
toward the German lines, '--
there those sons.o'. guns are,
right over there, and we don'tgo
over!' "
The war secretary, in St. Mi
hiel just after the French and A.
merican attacks had sent the
Germans scurrying, talked to
many citizens. They told him
that the Germans had been very
strict, but not cruel.
although the Germans had
been gone only q very shorttime
when we entered st. Mihiel, all
the wom'n and girls, from the
smallest tOddlers to the oldest
women, we're logged out in re-
markably good Clothes" Baker
continued.
II asked some OF the women
where they got su'h nice clothes.
We've been saving these fol
four years they said.
Gwen more surprising was the
remarkable number OF French
lags-fyiug everywhere. r b
Germans had just left, mind YOU
So l inquired about the flags.
F.! Those, too, said an elderly
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
FOR SALE.

Farm of G7 acres more or less,
near Three Forks Church, about
II acres cleared and remainder
IN timber that will bring more
than | ask for place. New house
and new barn. $1 200 right now
will buy IT, Also one Babcock
surry. cHt-under and double
springs behind, run very little;
cost $220-now first 800 gets
it. Also good strong hack $25.
JOHN s. WILLIAMS.
Blowing Rock, N. c.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
THE WOUNDED.

What should be done with the
MANNED and crippled soldiers
aud sailors? Men who have Civ.
en- the best OF themselves and
are wholly or partially incapaci.
tated for work cannot be allow
ed to suffer. The crippled fighters
during their period OF service
make greater sacrifice than the
average man does in a life time
and are entitled to the greatest
care a grateful government can
give.
Heretofore the situation h a 9
been handled through the pen
sion system. This, however, has
been 80 abused as to
bring about a new method OF
managing it. Fifty years after
the close OF the Civil War still
finds the pension bill carrying
ten millions of dollars. OF this
huge sum MILLIONS are obtained
fraudulently. Clearly a better and
yet generous enough system was
required and has been found.
Though the bars are frightened
up against fake claimants, the
wounded fighters are properly
provided for.
The French and British gov
ernments, who perforce had to
tackle the problem before Ameri'
ca did, proated by the experien.
ce gained through study of our
pension system, and found i'm
proved measures. We, in turn,
have proated from their la aterex.
perience and have the best plan
yet devised.
This plan provides for helping
the soldiers, but it does not con.
template making him independ.
ent of what ability he has for
partial support of himself. Voca.
tional schools are founded to
teach crippled men to do such
work as they can and thus keep
them from the necessity of be.
coming objects of public charity.
And it also serves to keep the un.
willing worker from Imposing up.
on the government.
It has been found that ronder.
ful results have followed teach.
ing, ..armless, legless or blinded
men how to work even under the
great handicap OF such maimed
conditions. 1t is a blessing to
them in more ways tban one. To
a man, ambitious and sensitive.
it is disspiriting to remember
himself as an independent, able
bodied citizen when he issupport-
I'd entirely and has no opportu-
nifty to engage in the activities
Of the busy world about him. lie
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
Feeh Knows His Plans.

Marshal Foch is the only man
who knows just what moves be
is planning for tomorrow OF
next week or next month, but
there is growing in the fighting
armies a feeling that the German
is not going to be permitted to
rest this winter,
Fight in good weather a n d
dig in for bad has become almost
an accepted principle in this war,
Men trained in the theory OF wal
prior to 1914 and its practice
since have agreed every year to
the uselessness OF attempting to
drive the enemy from its trench.
es, once the rain and sleet and
snow set in, but there are indica.
tions that the initiative taken by
the allies in July will be retained
regardless of bad weather.
If Marshal Foch Foch calls up.
on bis army groups to continue
jun ping at the Germans they
will do it as they did in the ear.
~ part OF the war, for. in addi.
tion to the reinforcements that
America has provided, there is a
spirit revived. The french are
fighting with a con6denct restor.
ed and the British are going in
with great enthusiasm than had
been apparent for many mouths,
They are not merely carrying
on" They are slashing away like
one does when he knows there is
another one right by his side bit.
ting just as hard.
The Germans are not exhaust.
ed. They are not so badly fed.
Their clothing ia not bad and
they probably have plenty ofam
munition notwithstanding t h q
enormous stores they have aban
doned. But there is something
wrong and men who have COM
mauded troops in the recent
Franco. American. British offens.
ives are inclined to believe it is
the realization by the people OF
Germany OF the hopelessness OF
keeping up the fight against a
foe who obviously is growing
stronger instead OF weaker.
German newspapers. official
and semi.o official documents and
private letters that occasionally
come to the bands of the allied
troops no longer contain sneers
regarding the American assist
ance. 1t is recognized that the
American army cannot be dis
posed OF 80 easily.-Ex.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
Frsaeh Timber Cut for Var Use.

fIeue0 lIMDel Cul TOT W1I USe.
Timber cutting for the use OF
the American army isproceeding
on a'vast scale in some OF the
great forest regions OF France,
as we'll: as in Switzerland and
Spain. The utting OF a tree in
Frauce'has been, in peace times,
little short of q felony, and no
tree could be removed until
another vigorous sapling was
ready to take it's place. But the
stern requirements of the war
have compelled a change in the
conservation Of the forests, and
the French are yielding the trees
they have so long safeguarded.
Great as the sacri8ce is, it has
been recognized as a war meas.
ure, since the bringing over from
America OF the vast amount of
lumber required for construction
purposes would be practically
impossible or if unde r t a k e n
would stop the transportation
OF troops. So the forests are 90.
ing, and for the first time solid
stone construction is giving
place 10 the lighter and much
more rapid wood construction.
Besides the gathering OF this
huge stock OF material. requir.
ing thousands OF forests, there is
the work Of building the hospi.
tails, docks, barracks, etc. The
vastness Of these building opera.
tions can be judged from the one
item of building hospitals.
Hospitals are built on the ba-
sis OF beds for 10 per cent OF the
strength of troops so that with
an army of a million men in sight
the actual estimate for hospitals
is 200, 900 beds. As there are as
many attendants as wounded oc.
cupying beds, this makes require.
ments FOR 100000, or the size OF
a great metropolis, in the one
item of hospitals.
Several 1000 bed hospitals are
under way, and two 10000 bed
hospitals are being provided.
One OF these 10000 ted estab.
lishments, with it's 20, 900 0attend.
ants, makes a large village OF it.
self, Of 10000 people, with their
own electric light, water and sew
er systems, and all the organiza.
tion of a large municipality.
The building OF warehouses,
d ,cks, ETC., on the same gigantic
scale as hospitals. At three diff.
ferpnt points there is an average
construction OF three warehouses
each day, and each 500 by 500
feet in dimensions. Ten miles OF
docks is about keeping pace now
with the requirements OF an ar
my OF q million men, but with a
prospective army much great J
than a million. thirty miles o1
docks is the minimum require.
ment. Much of the barracks and
trench construction il rush work
which will have to be completed
before winter.
These are some OF the outstand
ing features Of this huge work Of
army construction carried ON by
; the engineers, far exceeding tht
work OF the Panama canal or any
other engineering operation the
United States has ever before un
dertaken.-Exchange.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

WON an, we have had hidden a.
way for four years, waiting for
our soldiers to come back. -"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

Ssefstay Bakers Inprsss,sss sf Amer.
ieal sSilsrs. ,...
In writing to the Associated
Press harold E. Bechtol OF Lon.
don states:
In an interview at the home ol
General Biddle here, Secretary
Of War Baker rave me his first
impressions Of the First United
States Army.
Baker was just back from
France, where be spent many
days with the Americ an fighters
and watched them in battle-the
first complete American Army to
take part in the war. ........
"Serious soldiers he called
them; determined and efficient. "
Re told of incidents he had
witnessed to illustrate their grit,
their eagerness to ''have q 20"
at the Germans, their gaiety.
lie termed their morale "su-
psrb," and told how they all
smile-broad American smiles.
"But the outstanding impress.
ion the American soldier makes ,
he added earnestly, "ths impress.
ion I carry away. Is one OF a sol.
der who understands perfectly
we'll the righteous cause which
he is fighting" =.
Secretary Baker made it very
emphatic that the Americans
splendid neutrality-suspicious..
edness--in no sense dulied their
determination or their apprecia-
ton OF the serious business O.
head. He continued:
"The transformation OF these
young Americans, fresh from civ.
il life, into determined, compe-
tent units of a thoroughly emci.
ent arm, Ia ~ >horr a time is
simply wonderful "
he recalled seeing these Ameri-
cans when they were "rookies"
back home in training camps.
"Their astonishingly rapid de.
velopmAnt has been made possi.
bic by their aptitude and intelli-
gence. their zeal and energy; and
the wholesonled spirit in which
they dropped every thing else and
ret about to learn their jobs iD
the Army" ....
Baker stood on a hill and
watched their victorious advance
east Of st. Mihiel.
1T was an advance by thor.
oughly competent troops" said
Baker. "Their conduct was mag
ni6cent."
The secretary visited hospitals
where the wounded men iustback
from tho firing line were being
cared for. This incident, he said
illustrates the grit Of the wound
ed Americans and the solicitous
care they receive.
when I entered one hospital
two orierlics we're trying to pull
of q wounded soldiers boot. A
bullet had gone through the boot
into his leg. "
"Don't try to pull that boot
of like that ordered q surgeon
"But the: wounded man grit
ted his teeth and said it didn't
hurt, and started to help the or
derlies get it of. ...
"'Hurt? Of course it hurts,
insisted the surgeon. Silt tn
boot clear down the leg!' Aud th'
boot was Slit"
Speaking OF the Americans
physical fitness, Baker said:
"In the German armv, and IL
the French army, there are olde
mpn and young boys: and in
lesser degree this is true even il
the British army. But the Amer
leans ars almost all between q
and 8O-strong, muscular fello v
in perfect physical trim"
Baker talked with scores OF sol
diers soldiers of practically ev
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-31
TEAM RETURNED
To THE OWNERS
Horses Stolen From Selle Brothers
Stable Brought Back From
JOslin By Police.

The two horses stolen from the
barn in the rear of the Selle Bros
grocery store at the corner of
Fourth avenue and Twentieth
street Wednesday night have been
returned to the owners by the Rock
Island police.
Selle brothers first noticed their
loss Thursday morning. The two
horses together with a wagon be-
longing to the Hamm Brewing com
pany of this city were brought back
from Joslin where they were aban-
doned, by Detective Tom Cox and
officer Frank Bennett yesterday.
The team and wagon were left IN
the front of the J. H. Davy barber
shop in Joslin. Authorities in that
city state that the outfit was left
by two youths apparently Is years
of age. They left for Savanna on a
freight train.
Mr.. Davy called the Rock Island
police after the team had been
standing In front of his store for
sometime. The team did not show
signs of suffering from the trip and
were returned in as good condition
as when they were taken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-31
Mrs. James Albery.

Mrs. James Albery, 1888 Forty
fifth avenue, died late Saturday aft
ernoon at the home of her daughter
at that address following a long
Illness of Implications.
She was formerly Miss Minnie
Lawson and was born on Big Island
below Rock Island on July IS, 1864.
She was a lifelong resident Of this
city. Besides the widower, James
Albery, she leaves one son, Jamie,
and six daughters, Mrs. John La
man of McBain, Mimi; Mrs. Charles
Hardin, Mrs William Walker, Mrs.
Edward Jordan, and Mrs. Edward
SCHNEIDER, all of this city; also one
sister, Mrs. Gertrude Wynn Of Rock
Island, and two brothers, William
s. Lawson OF St Paul and Ben s.
Lawson of Wichita, Kan.
Funeral services were con-
Quoted at the home of daughter,
Mrs. Charles Hardin, 1888 Forty
fifth avenue, at 2 o'clock this aft
ernoon. Rev. J. c. Granger, pastor
of the First Baptist church, offic-
lated. Interment was In Chip
piannock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-31
Y.W.C. TAKES
over PROPERTY
Formal Transfer OF Association
Home to Be Made This Even
ing at Program.

To-day is known as property day
for the Young Womens Christian
association and marks the formal
transfer of the property at Four
teenth street and Third avenue do
mated by the Weyerhaeuser Il
DenkmaDn interests to that asso-
citation. 1t is a time of great re-
joicing among the members Of the
association and a celebration has
been arranged for this evening
marking the transfer. Beginning
as soon after $50 as possible there
will be an automobile parade
through the business section of the
city, machines to contain members
of the association, young women
employed in the various depart
ment and other stores, office build
ings, organized Sunday school
classes, etc Each machine will be
provided with flags and remnants
and banners and noise-making con-
.trivances. The parade will form
near the property at Fourteenth
street and will move through the
business section of the city.
Immediately following there Will
be supper served at the Memorial
Christian church. which is close to
the property, and provisions have
been made to accommodate close to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-31
MEXICAN INJURED
BY TOWER STREET
CAR; HEAD rs CUT

An unknown Mexican was the
victim of a serious accident Satur-
day night at 1920 when he was
struck by south-bound Watch
Tower car at Eleventh street and
Thirty-ninth avenue.
He was knocked unconscious. A
scalp wound running from the back
to the front of his head was infiict-
ed, his skull fractured, and he is
through to be suffering from in
ternal injuries. 1t is said that the
Mexican staggered directly into the
path of the car and is thought to
have been intoxicated.
DR.. Joseph DeSilva was called
The man was removed to st. An
thongs hospital. He regained con-
seriousness last night and today is
said to be improving, although it
was thought for a time that his in
juries might prove fatal. He speaks
no English and was unable to tell
those in charge at the hospital how
the accident occurred or what his
name is. It is thought that he is
employed with a section gang work.
ing for one OF the local railroads
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-31
BOAT IS TAKEN
BY new OWNERS
Steamer Morning Star Is Turned
Over to Cincinnati Amusement
Company at Cairo.
FOR SERVICE ON OHIO RIVER
Craft VIII Replace Palatial Ex-
cursiOn Boat Destroyed by Ice
Jam This Spring.

The steamer Morning Star, sold
by the Northern Packet company of
Davenport to the Coney Island
Amusement company of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, was turned over to its
new owners yesterday at Cairo, Ill.
The Morning Star will replace
the steamer Princess, owned by the
Cincinnati company, which was
wrecked in the big ice jam in the
Ohio river recently. The amuse-
ment firm operates two boats be-
tween the city of Cincinnati and the
island on which the amusements
are located in the Ohio river. The
other steamer in use there and the
one with which the Morning Star
will pair this coming season, is the
Island Queen.
1t was seven years ago that Cap
tain Walter Blair of the Northern
Packet company brought the steam
er Morning Star from the lower
river, put the boat on the ways at
the Kahlke boat yards, and remod-
eled the craft for the tri-city-St
Paul trade.
The steamer was operated for
seven seasons on the weekly
cruises, carrying three passenger
lists and giving the people along
the river an opportunity for a de-
lightful vacation trip. The boat
carries large, roomy state rooms, a
| commodious promenade deck and
many other accommodations
The sale of the Morning Star
along with the boats of the Streck-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-31
MISSION SHOWS
GROWTH TNWORK

G. D. Rodgers, superintendent OF
the Rescue Mission, reporting for
the last quarter years work at that
Institution, gives the total number
Of people attending services at
2,431. Men and boys to the number
Of 867 have been provided with
lodging and 1925 garments have
been given away. Meetings held
at the mission have numbered SO;
1913 persons have desired prayers
for better lives; there have been 80
confessed conversions; 1872 persons
have worked for meals and 30 tes-
taments and tracts have been CIV
en- away This report is conclus-
i've evidence that the association is
doing a splendid work, reaching as
1t does people who can not other
wise be helP5d through the ordin-
airy channels of charity or rescue
work. The mission is fast out
growing its quarters and the board
is endeayoring to find a suitable
place where the mission can be es-
tabIished with increased facilities
to handle the work. 4 number OF
sites and buildings are under con-
sideration but nothing will be Sc
Iected until q careful survey Of all
places has been made in order that
the best place possible may be de-.
termined upon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-31
ORDERS DO NOT
co into EFFECT
New Regulations and Prices on
Coal Held Up Pending In
structIOns From Chicago.
SHOULD BE ENFORCED TODAY
Reason for Delay Given Is That
Federal Fuel Board Swamp
cd With Volume Wcrk.

The new federal regulations and
prices on coal did not go into eff
feet today as per schedule. for the
reason that the Rock Island fuel
board has as yet received no DIN
ciaI. orders from the state fuel ad-
ministrator at Chicago.
In the last government bulletin
issued it was stated that owing to
the short time that elapsed from
the time the new rulings Were
agreed upon, 1t was possible that
they would not be enforced as per
schedule. The local retail dealers
will be governed by the local fuel
board in the matter and as quickly
as the order issued, the new rul-
ing will be observed.
Although the federal fuel board
has been recommending and en-
couraging the storage OF domestic
coal as early as possible in order
to insure delivery and assist the
railroads by effecting delivery as
much as possible before next win
ter. undue boarding of domestic
coal will not be tolerated.
To that end the retail distribu-
ton plan includes a system of re-
ports on deliveries by retailers,
who will be prohibited from deliv-
ering in excess of the normal re-
ouirements of the consumer.
Dark Nights Stay.
Regarding lightless nights, Fl. A.
Clevenstine, head Of the local fuel
board, states that the order will re-