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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-06-11
CHAPTER Kill.
NV First Official Bath.

NY FiT6t OHtct2I 6atus
Right behind our rest billet was q
large creek about ten feet deep and
twenty feet across, and 1t was q habit
Of the company to avail themselves of
an opportunity to take swim and at
the same time thoroughly wash them
selves and their underwear when on
their own. We were having a spell Of
hot weather, and these baths to US
were luxury. The Tommies would
splash around in the water and then
come out and sit In the sun and have
what they termed a "shirt hunt" At
first we tried to drown the "cooties,"
but they also seemed to enjoy the bath.
One Sunday morning the whole sec
ton was In the creek and we were hav-
ing gay time, when the sergeant ma
jor appeared on the scene. He came
to the edge Of the creek and ordered:
"Come out Of 1t. Get your equipment
on, drill order,' and fall in for bath
parade. Look lively, my hearties. You
have only got fifteen minutes" A howl
Of indignation from the creek greeted
this order, but out we came. Disci-
pline is discipline. We lined up In
front Of our billet with rifles and bay
onets (why you need rifles and bayo-
nets to take a bath gets me), full
quota Of ammunition, and our tin hats.
Each man had piece Of soap and q
towel. After an eight-kilo march along
dusty road, with an occasional shell
whistling overhead, we arrived at a
little squat frame building upon the
bank of creek. Nailed over the door
Of this building was a large sign which
read divisional Baths" In a wooden
shed in the rear we could hear
wheezy old engine pumping water. :
We lined up In front Of the baths,
soaked with perspiration, and piled
our rifles into stacks. A sergeant OF
the R. A. NJ. O. with yellow band
around his left arm on which was
"S. p" (sanitary police) in black let.
ters, took charge, ordering US to take
off our equipment, unroll our puttees
and unlace boots. Then, starting from
the right of the line, he divided US
into squads Of fifteen. I happened to
be in the first squad.
We entered small room, where we
were given five minutes to undress,
then fled into the bathroom. In here
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-06-11
Farmer Attains ..Efflciency.' :

To show how farmers OF the United
States are meeting the shortage Of farm
help . field agent Of the Bureau OF
Crop Estimates In . recent report told
Of seeing . farmer 10 Indiana driving
q team Of six horses hitched TO . disc
plow and leading three horses drawing
harrow. He Was working nine horses
and two modern farming implements,
and doing the work OF several men and
teams under the old system Of farming.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-06-11

there were fifteen tubs (barrels sawed
in two) half full Of water. Each tub
contained q piece Of laundry soap. The
sergeant informed US that we had just
twelve minutes In which to take our
baths. Soaping ourselves all over, we
took turns III rubbing each others
backs, then by means Of garden hose
washed the soap of. The water was
ice cold, but felt fine.
Pretty soon bell rang and the wa
ter was turned off. Some Of the slower
ones were covered with soap, but this
made no difference to the sergeant,
who chased us into another room,
where we lined up in front Of little
window, resembling the box office In q
theater, and received clean underwear
and towels. From here we went into
the room where we had first undressed.
Ten minutes were allowed In which to
get into our "clabber."
NY pair of drawers came up to my
chin and the shirt barely reached my
diaphragm, but they were clean-no
strangers on them, so I was satisfied.
At the expiration Of the time allot-
ted we were turned out and finished
our dressing on the grass.
When all Of the company had bathed
It was case Of march back to billets.
That march was the most uncongenial
one imagined, just cussing and blind
ing all the way. We were covered with
white dust and felt greasy from sweat.
The wooden underwear Issued was
itching like the mischief.
After eating our dinner Of stew,
which had been kept for us-it was
now four o'clock-we went into the
creek and had another bath.
II "Holy Joe" could have heard our
remarks about the divisional baths
and army red tape he would have
tainted at our wickedness. But Tom
my Is only human after all.
Just mentioned .Holy Joer or the
chaplain In an irreverent sort Of way,
but no oftense was meant, a. there
were some very brave men among
them.
There are 20 many Instances Of be.
roic deeds performed under IRE In res
cuing the wounded that It would take
several books to chronicle them, but ]
hAye tQ neQte1 enc iastanca psrs
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-06-11
Develops a Superior Asparagus.

A now strain OF asparagus that is
larger, more uniform and more produc-
tive than the old varieties and in addi.
tion 10 highly disease resistant has been
developed through ten years Of work BY
=, ;. B. Norton, Q plant breeder In the
Bureau of Plant Industry, who intro
duoed, tested and hybridized asparagus
from al parts OF the world. Introduc'
tion Of the new strain 10 expected event
ually to stamp out the trust, +" = destruc-
tive disease that swept over the country
few years ago. Commercial quantities
of the new type recently sold In Wash
ington, d. c., for moro than double the
| price Of other asparagus.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-06-11

"The one thing that gifts me-" re-
marked Colonel Smith Of Hilldale
Dairy, ssis the fool notion some folks on
. farm have that any feed makes milk.
Il al gets back 70 the ancient supelsti-
ton that II you want . hen to lay bricks
oil You got to do 10 feed 'em red clay.
IT'S not how much you feed your herd,
| It's what Jon feed EN-"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-06-11
Good MINK from common Barns.

Good Milk from Common Barns.
The consumer of milk may sometimes
be inclined to feel that ito purity ID In
direct proportion to tho cost Of the
plant and equipment from which 1t
comes. The Dairy Division Of the
Bureau Of Animal Industry, q. 8. Dc
partment Of Agriculture, has demon
strated that this 10 not always the fact.
Clean milk, with low bacterial count,
can be produced In ordinary farm barns,
provided few basic principles arc ad-
hered to In each case.
HOW TESTS WERE MADE.
In order to demonstrate tho practical
value Of the three essential factors In
producing milk of low bacterial count
sterilized utensils, clean COWS with clean
udders and teats, and small-top pails-
tests were made on six ordinary farms
with the voluntary cooperation OF the
dairymen. Five Of the farms sent milk
and one sent cream to au experimental
creamery operated by the Department OF
Agriculture. The dairy barns were Or
dinary farm barns scoring on the Dairy
Division score card less than the average
barns for equipment. The plan Was to
determine first the bacterial content
of the fresh milk and cream on the farm
under the existing conditions; then to
place in operation the three factors pre-
viously mentioned and note the results.
For the work small-top pals were
lent to the farmers, together with sim.
pie steam sterilizers. The method OF
operating the sterilizer was demonstrate
ed to the farmer, who was then left to
operate without further assistance. At
each milking time the milk was stirred
by means of q long sterilized pipette.
after which samples were taken from
each can and composite sample placed
in ice water and tests made within an
hour and half. For period OF three
weeks samples were taken from each
farm under. the old conditions, and for
the three weeks following under condi.
tions In which small-top pals and
sterilized utensils were used.
DECREASE IN BACTERIAL COUNT.
On all the farms the bacterial count of
the fresh milk showed very great re-
duction following the installation of the
simple safety methods mentioned. The
bacterial count of the milk on several of
the farms was reduced to 5000 per cubic
centimeter. One of the most striking
reductions was on o farm where the
average count was reduced from 1S7, 900
to 5000.
The results of these experiments are
taken by the Department Of Agriculture
to Indicate that It is possible for the
average farmer on the average farm,
without expensive barns aud equipment.
to produce milk Of very low bacterial
count. These factors, when combined
with other simple factors relating to
cleanliness In production and handling,
will result In clean, wholesome milk
with low bacterial count.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-06-11

Il win be great day whom every man
grows on his own farm everything be
needs to eat, or something that win bs
equivalent to is. Thst dme = surely
coming, TOO.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-06-11

no ron believe In nre and brimr
Stone - . possibility altar this earth
Ily nfeT -
II don't sxsctly believe IT." replied
lths shivsrins citissn, nut I'm Kind .
|hepslul"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-23
FOCH HITTING At
HUN ON 4 FRONTS
GAINING ON ALL

PARIS, August 22.-German troops
were forced back over a 20 mile front
to a depth of from one to two miles
from Lassigny to the Aillet river dur
ing the night, according to the of
fetal statement issued at the war Of
fee today
French troops maintained contact
with the retreating enemy between
Matt and the Disc and east of the
Disc during the night, according to
the official statement issued by the
war Office today.
Four villages, LePlemont, Thies-
court, Cannectancourt and Willie we're
occupied by the French, who have
reached the Divette river, the state
ment says.
The French have reached Disc on
a six mile front east of Noyon their
line extending from Sempigny to
Bretigny.
Further east the villages of Bour-
guignon and St. PaulAu-Boia have
been taken The French reached the
A1llet river at LaQuincy- Basse. The
western outskirts of Pommieres, on
the Aisne west of scissors also have
been taken.
The text of the statement reads:
During the course of the night
the French troops have maintained
contact with the enemy, who is re-
treating between the Matz and the
Disc and east of the Disc.
1--WE have occupied LePlemont,
Thiescourt, Cannectacourt and Vile
and have reached the Diette river.
I'VE have reached the Disc to the
east of Noyon from sempigny to
Bretigny.
Further we have taken Bourguig-
non and St. Paul-Aix-Bois. Passing
to the north Of this village we have
reached the Athletic at La-Quincy-
Basse.
Between the Ailette and the Aisne
there is no change in the situation ex-
cept in the region of Pommiers,
where we have taken the western
outskirts of the village"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-23

ermy and my entire time being de-
ycted to the duties of my Office as
Sclcilor General.
III ] have failed in single case
t. measure up to the responsibilities
dcvoIv.ng upon me as Solicitor Cen
eral I challenge all of my opponents
to name the case. If I have made
good I respectfully ask your endorse
ment BY giving me the remainder o.
the present enexpired term, and as
sure you that shall very deeply APP
preciate your support.
Sincerely your friend,
JOHN A. FORT.
'Americus, Ga, Aug. 10, 1915"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-23

Col. G. Y. Harrell, of Lumpkin,
candidate for Solicitor General of this
circuit, was shaking hands with his
many friends here Thursday. Col.
Harrell has many friends in Lees
burg and Lee county who are giving
him strong support and are predict
ing his election.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-23
|JEsSE D. BR|DGES|AMER|CUs MAY PRAY
KILLED JULY 28TH|MINUTE DAILY I'M
WHILE FIGHTING PERIOD OF WHOLE|
PRUSs|AN GUARD WAR FOR SUCCESS
MEMBER Of RICUS LIGHT IN.
PANTRY WHO WAS TRANSFER
RED TO RAINBOW DIVISION In
ORDER THAT HE MIGHT REACH
FRANCE QUICKLY-SERVED AT
MEXICAN BORDER.

AMERICUS, Ca, Aug. Especial
Jesse d. Bridges, who went to the
war as a member of the Americas
Light Infantry, has been killed at the
.ront in France. He met death fight
ng heroically on July 2Sth, but Off
cial news of his death has just been
received here. He was a son Of Mr..
and Mrs. R. H. Bridges, who now re-
side in Albany, the former having
been during several years a butcher
employed in various markets here.
July 2Sth, the date on which young
Bridges met death is the date on
which the Rainbow Division met and
defeated the crack Prussian Guards
in the battle of Sergy. No more bit
ter fighting has occurred in the en-
tire war than this sanguinary encoun-
te:.
Jesse Bridges went to the border
with he Americas Light Infantry and
was stationed at Camp Cotton. Com
ing back with his company, he was
stationed at Camp Harris first and
later at Camp Wheeler. From the
very. first he was anxious to go to
France, and twice transferred to other
companies in the hope of going over.
Finally when the call came for volun-
tcers for the Rainbow Division he en-
Enthusiastically offered his services.
Jesse D. Bridges was born in Syl-
vester, Ca, on October 80, 1895, and
would, therefore, have been % years
ole next October The family moved
to Albany shortly after Jesse enlisted
IN the army.
Mrs. Bridges, mother of the dead
soldier, when notified of his death in
Albany yesterday displayed wonder
ful fortitude. That she should shed
tears at a loss so great was but HUI
ran, but she talked through her
tears of the son she had given for
her country's cause, and confessed
that she had been prepared for the
worst ever since the boy went 10
France She said that her only regret
is that she son, through recklessness,
NAV have sacrificed his life too soon.
She said that Jesse ID. had been dec
Grated cnce for bravery and COM
mended oil another OCCASION and for
these reasons she feared that he might
not have exercised all the precantion
necessary.
Mrs. bridges declared that her son
had been at all times a good son and
that she had no fear for his future.
She had always told him to do your
,luty and trust in the Lord" His
letters, which came regularly, assu:-
ed his mother that her advice was
needed.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-23
DAWSON STIRRED BY
REPORTS THATLAW-
LESS ELEMENT HAS
OOMJCHFREEOOM
SOLDIERS FROM SOUTHER FTRLR
MADE DRUNK ON LIQUOR PUR-
CHASED IN DAWSON is CHA CE
MADE BY TERRELL CITIZEN
WRITING THE DAWSON NEWS.

Over in Dawson there promises to
be a lively controversy over certain
charges of lawlessness just made by a
citizen of that town in commnni
caticn published in this weeks is
sue of the Dawson News In this
communication the citizen referred to
says that Fright now Dawson is in
a very unenviable light, and this uH-
.savory reputation has come to uS be-
cause a handful of people have been
allowed to run rough shod over the
laws by which the city is supposed
to be governed.
1T is commonly reported that nib
itary police guard the roads leading
from the aviation camp at Americas
to prevent any soldier coming to sIEr
city Men in higher positions In arr
army never put restrictions FoA che
men without cause Those who claim
10 know assert that the soldiers who
we're rounded up here two weeks a&0
by military police sent down from
Souther Field were made drunk by
some of our own people, proffeess
ie you please, who propose to fatten
on the debauchery of Uncle Sans m&EA-
Isn't it about time somebody was
taking time from the strenuous pEu-
gram of war activities to look i1ss@
this grave matter? What more pa
triotic duty confronts us? We are
hay ing prayer meetings enough 70
move mountains, but, say 1t TeveE-
emily, I don't believe the Lord Is Ecr-
ing to do the work he put rs hen'
10 look after.
From all accounts the cleaning II
# Dawson is a mans job and When
our men put the public good ahGwe
self-interest and political preferuBenf
nobody doubts that a radical change
will speedily come. These war timex
are showing folks up in their tTue
colcrs and no amount OF camounaEE
can hide the slackers at home. TlaeTe
are home two-by four men who snesF
at prohibition, but read what the
great war leaders say about it and
then hide your head in shame II you
haven't the moral courage to help
clean up a demoralizing situatt@u
right under your nose:
IF to sweep about our own doors
ia not paramount patriotic dirty
why?"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-23
BOlshevik Claim Victory.

STOCKHOLM, August 22.-Bolshe-
vik troops advancing along the Omega
river where allied expeditionary
forces are operating, have captured
the village of Purgasove, according
to a bulletin issued from the Labor
ers' army headquarters on Monday"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-23
severe windstOrm Visits Leesburg.

Severe WindstOrm Visits Leesburg.
A severe wind and rain storm visit
ed here last Thursday night, doing
considerable damage. The fiercest
part of the storm struck here about
ten O'Clock, blowing down the two
chimneys at Mr.. H. R. Stovall's new
residence, then blowing down the
water tank Of Mr.. E. B. Lee, the tank
telI upon the residence of Mr.. W. H
Forester, however no damage was
done to the dwelling. Large trees in
different parts of town were uproot-
ed, and numbers of pines were blown
down near the turpentine still.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-23
PRICE OF SMOKES
WILL SOAR IF TAX
BILL NOW BEFORE
sDLONS IS PASSED.
DRASTIC MEASURE LIKELY TO
CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED CON-
SUMPTION OF TOBACCO GOODS,
INCLUDING CIGARS. CIGAR
ETTES AND EVEN OLD FASH
IONED PLUGCHEWING.

Leesburg smokers and chewers, too.
will have to ease up on their con-
sumption of the filthy weed" or pay
greatly increased taxes to the federal
government
The subcommittee on luxury tax
alton of the ways and means commit
tee of the lower house of congress,
has decided that users of tobacco
must pay more of the cost of conduct
ing the war.
Every feature of the tobacco goods
from the rank Manila hemp" stogie
10 the most miserable coffin tack will
undergo such changes in prices as to
make the worst of the lot an aristo-
cratic brand.
WuSU IuG 1uVSICl 1IE1 IOOdCSO uOCA
catches a glimpse of the following
proposed increases it's a sure bet
that he will infelicitously and hope
lessly swear off and give up his habit.
The increased taxation is going to be
a far better fsure cure" than any
remedy yet placed on the market or
Slipped into" ones coffee. Here they
are Cigars that retail at prices from
to cents, now taxed 81 per thous-
and, will have a $40 tax placed on
them Every cigar a man smokes,
according to the proposed bill, will
have at least one cent tax levied on
it
Cirgars retailing from to Is cents
apiece, toe tax will be raised from
Sc, the present taxation, to SIS, or
taxing the individual cigar one and
half cents.
Cigars retailing at Is to 20 cents,
now being taxed SIS per thousand,
will be increased to $40 per thousand.
Those selling from 20 to 80 cents
apiece are now taxed $40 per thous-
and. They are proposed to be in
creased to $50 taxation.
"Fagsr are to be taxed proper
tionately, if the bill passes, with 9th
er tobacco goods. On cigarettes re-
failing now at less than 2 cents each
the war tax is to be increased from
the present rate, which is $2O5, to
S. per thousand. Those selling for
2 cents or over will jump from a, tax
alton of $2.O5 to So per thousand.
Chewing and smoking tobacco
comes in for its share also. The com
mittee proposes to increase the war
tax from 10 to 80 cents per pound.
Even to cigarette papers, which are
10 be taxed one cent per package of
so papers instead of half cent, pipes,
cigarette holders, pouches and down
to the tobacco dealer himself is to be
taxed.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-23
Rows Leave for the Army.

The following young gentlemen will
leave on August oath to answer Uncle
Sans call to the colors. 1t is not
known positively yet where these
boys will be stationed Mr.. Henry G.
Adams, Mr.. Robt F. Salter, Mr. J. S.
McCravy.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-23
MOTHER WHO HAS SON IN ACTIVE
SERVICE ADVOCATES ADOPT
ION OF PLAN BEING FOLLOWED
AT MACON - WANTS ALL TO
STOP ONE MINUTE AT NOON TO
PRAY FOR VICTORY.
PRAY FOR VICTORY.

AMERICUS, Ga. Aug. %. Special
An Americas mother--a God-fear-
ing and patriotic woman who has al
ready given her son to fight for his
country, has asked The Times-Re-
corder to advocate the custom of
everybody stopping one minute each
day at noon to pray for the success
of Allied arms and the safe and early
return home of our noble boys now
fighting in PARKWAY France. No
suggestion yet offered has had the
more hearty APPROVAL of this paper. In
Macon the practice has already been
established, and when the whistles
blow for the noon hour everything
and everybody stops for just one
minutes llIeIe0CeooioH III lnO po5o -
the front.
The Macon Telegraph, advocating
establishment of the practice in that
city recently, carried the following
editorial, which will doubtless, be
read with interest by many people in
Americas:
Most every man owns God in his
inmost heart, with some conception
of the Diety formed in his mind. In
one form or another nearly every man
prays some time or other And we
cannot underrate the power OF gen.
eral. prayer. Those who may discount
it as religious power will at least
admit the power of mass, willing and
wishing and hoping for a certain
thing to be done. Man has always
turned his thoughts heavenward and
waited up his supplications when In
trouble and travail of body and spirit.
There is, therefore, probably more
praying being done at this time in
America than at any time in the peo-
pies history. With the soldiers I'M
France and civilian duties performed
there does not seem much else to do.
To pray naturally, as a fixed exer-
Csc each day, cannot but add to the
power of prayer for our cause and our
men and the nations with which we
Rave become allied. To take min
ute or so each day, at certain stated
time for all of us, to bow the head in
silent prayer for our cause on the field
of battle and our men who are fight
ing for it, can be made a mighty
force if we all do it. The movement
is spreading all over America and
seems to be coming to Macon now
With such force it will soon be part
OF the regular everyday offices of God
fearing and patriotic Macon men and
women to pause for sixty seconds just
before noon each day and silently
pray.
II doesn't make particle of diff
ference what we call it. 1t is to be
Macon's daily war prayer, that's the
main thing; and if every man Will
pay to his God every day a mighty
spiritual and psychic force will be
released to help us all in our support
of the armies in the field and leaders
IN the great civilian support of the
lighting men. Let us do this. There
is 10 need to be trucking about the
woids or squirting askance at for
,uer associations. The idea itself is
good. 1t will help win the war and
will help us all who are in the win
ring of the war. So let us do it
forthwith
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-23
.O|SE REACHED BY
FRENCH; BRITISH
ALSO ADVANCING

LONDON, August 22--British t0Eees
attacked the Germans this mOGEfnG
between the SOmme and the AnGSs
rivers, the official statement issued
at the war Office today announces
North of the Ancre, the statement
says, the Arras- Bapnume railway kas
been crossed in spite of strong enemy
resistance.
Between two and three thousSu@
prisoners were captured by the Brit
ish in yesterdays operations, the
statement says.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-08-23
Judge whipple Speaks Here Saturday.

Judge U. V. Whipple, of Cordele,
will speak here at the court house
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock in
the interest of w. J. Harris candi-
dacy for the United States senate. He
will also speak in Smithville at 3
o'clock the same day Judge Whipple
is strong and powerful speaker and
always makes good impression on
his hearers. Everyone is cordially
invited to attend.