davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-15

as the big soldier stood up. How they
all laughed when he told them about
some pranks he played when he was a
boy, and pointed out the very desk he
used to sit at,
Next" Miss Christy went on At
last. II want TO introduce TO you Mr..
william Brown. Is there any boy here
who doesn't know Mr.. William
Brown %
A shout went up. Sammy yelled:
I've been reading Detective DoEo-
van and it's great"
Miss Christy had 20 hold up her
hand and cry: Order" The thin,
little man got up and limped to the
platform.
"Roys." he said. I'm glad You ike
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-15
the sliRht grade.

the slight grade.
on one side OF the driveway was
an embankment built up with bould-
ers. It would be very easy to miss,
Algy thought, but someway he must
have turned the wrong way. for the
first thing he knew the left rear wheel
plunged off the rocks, almost upset
ting the car. After one crash 1t lay
there, one wheel down. one in the
air. and the two front wheels on solid
earth. The engine kept whirring but
the car did not bulge
Algy was too scared to speak. He
knew vaguely he ought TO do some
thing. but he only hung onto the
steering wheel while his eyes stared
in terror before him.
And then Nora came out. With
a cry she ran forward and turned of
the switch. Algy never knew how he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-15
Dhen Oouo Oent Awo9

The trouble of it all you see
Was cause | wanted to be free
From Mama, dear. correcting me
From breakfast time till after tea; :
But soon | opened up my eyes
And found with very much surprise.
I hat Mama. dear. was very wise
And didn't boss me count Of size.
She wasn't blind as blindman s-buffi
She knew the cellar door was rough.
That apple cores were very tough.
And two large cookies were enough.
| wish hat you would learn this, too,
For what say is very true.
And just as sensible for you-
you always pay for Uhat you d."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-15

house TO stay
And rest all through the month of May
l hope you'll mind your nurse an
play"
| looked at her and didn't dare
To let her know | didn't care
| thought. I'll never comb my hair
And run about just everywhere;
And slide the broken cellar door.
And swaller apple seeds and core.
And sit upon the basement floor.
And eat just all | want and more.
But fore she'd been away week.
| had a splinter in my check
A stomach ache that made me shrek.
And such a cold | couldn't speak
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-15
9:uzz1eeorner

HIDDEN LETTER PUZZLE.
First IS II front, but not in back,
Seconds in tight, but not in slack;
Third IS II June, but not IN May.
Fourth IS II said. but not in say;
Fifth IS IN man, but not in men,
Sixth IS IN robin. but not in wren;
Seven IS in pail, but never in tub.
Eighth IS in bear. but is not in cub;
Ninth IS in halt, but Is not in lame,
Ny whole is an actress Of Movie"
fame.
A BUNDLE OF "STIC "a s"
(Each word ends IN S-T-I-C.)
1. keenly ironical.
2. sprlnging.
3. A cement.
(. GrandiloQuent-
3. Hoping for the best.
G. Capable of being moulded
Z. Corroding.
g. Powerful.
8. Mysterious.
10. To take the gloomy view of
matters.
ANSWERS.
HIDDEN LETTER PCZZLE-Thedd
BGrd
BUNDLE OF sTIC(K)s-1. sQrcq-
site. 2. Elastic g. Ma-sttc. 4
BON 5H-stic 5. Optimistic. 6. Plastic
Z. Ccustic- 8. Drastic 9. Mystic.
10. PeSSjmi-Sttc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-15
WHEN ALGY RAN THE CAR

"LGY WAS NINE years old. no
80 more and no less, and his birth
b day made him feel like man.
y . At the breakfast table he
smiled at everybody. He was proud
81 his years. As his sister, Nora. was
~iping the dishes. AIgy rolled UP the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-15

EAAM OTHER USUALLY has some
N u V favorite plant that she wishes
n v to have prominently dis
u Y n played. The window box
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-15

"A NY Mama said TO me one day.
MI I'm going to Grandma S
house to stay
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-15

~ LILLE WAS standing IN the mid
de Of the foor with a look on
her face like one being slowly
- tortured to death while in front
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-28
OTHER VICTIMS
OF BOAT TRAGEDY
Sample of Newberry and Steward of
Greenville, Lost-One Body Re.
covered.

Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. 22.-The
body of Joseph Emerson McCurry,
yeoman, third class, of Florence, S.
c., one of the seven men lost when
the United States patrol boat Mon
tauk was driven ashore by a high
northeast gale on Cumberland is
land, 20 miles north of Fernandina
early yesterday morning was recov-
cred today floating between 3 the
jetties at the entrance of Fernandina
harbor.
Seaman Second Class Sample of
Newberry, S. c., and F. s. Stewart,
seamon, second class, Of Greenville,
S. c., whose names were not avail
able yesterday were today announc-
ed as having been lost in the disas-
ter.
Only two of the bodies have been
recovered, McCurry's and that of
Robert Travis of Atlanta, announc-
ed yesterday. Patrols are searching
the coast night and day in the hope
of recovering other victims.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-28
STATE SKETCHES.

The 44th annual meeting of the
South Carolina Press Association
will be held in Gaffney Wednesday
and Thursday, September 1S and
10, the announcement being made
by J. L. Minis, president of the as
sociation. Owing to war conditions
there was some doubt for time
whether the meeting would be held
as planned early in the summer. Re-
Gently Mr.. Minis addressed inquiries
to nearly hundred newspaper men
over the State to ascertain whether
the number who could attend would
warrant holding the meeting as usu-
al. A sufficient number of afirma-
tive replies were received to justify
completing the plans for the meeting
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-28

Every shipyard in the country,
through representatives of the un-
ions of the allied shipbuilding trades
has demanded 81 an hour for the
workmen, double time for overtime
and half day on Saturday, it was
authoritatively learned in Washing
ton last Friday. Hearings on the
demands are proceeding, it was
learned. Unless the demands are
granted, it was stated by a shipping
board official, a nationwide strike
is possible. The men making the
demands are representatives of the
workers in every shipyard on the
Pacific Coast, the Great Lakes, the
Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic
Coast. Men on the Pacific Coast are
getting $5.77 a day and men on the
Atlantic Coast are getting from
$3.50 to $3.50 a day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-28
GLASS Of SALTS
CLEANS KIDNEYS
Il your Back is aching or Bladder
bothers, drink lots Of water
and eat less meat.

When your kidneys hurt and your back
feels sore, don't get scared and proceed
to load your stomach with lot of drugs
that excite the kidneys and irritate the
entire urinary tract. Keep your kidneys
clean like you keep your bowels clean,
by flushing them with a mild, harmless
salts which removes the body's urinous
waste and stimulates them to their nor
NAL activity. The function of the kid.
neys is to filter the blood. In "a hours
they strain from it 500 grains of acid
and waste, 80 we can readily understand
the vital importance of keeping the kid.
neys active.
Drink lots of water-you can't drink
too much; also get from any pharmacist
about four ounces of Jad Salts; take
q tablespoonful in glass of water
before breakfast each morning for few
days and your kidneys will act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined
with lithia, and has been used for genera
tions to clean and stimulate clogged kid
neys; also to neutralize the acids in
urine 30 it no longer is source of irri-
tation, thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in
jure; makes delightful effervescent
lithia-water drink which everyone should
take now and then to keep their kid
neys clean and active. Try this, also
keep up the water drinking, and no
doubt you will wonder what became of
your kidney trouble and backache.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-28
NATIONAL NARRATIVES.

Four members of the local ex-
emption board of Barlow County,
Ca, have been dismissed by the
Military Department. Complaints
reaching the military department of
irregularities in the operation of the
selective service machinery of the
Barlow board, resulted in an inves-
tigation by agents of the Georgia
selective service officer. A file con-
tanning information obtained by the
investigation was turned over to the
Federal War Department, and was
passed min Washington. Orders to
dismiss the four members, together
with announcement of the appoint.
ment of their successors, were re,
ceived late Thursday afternoon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-28
ONE MILLION DOLLARS
FOR FIRE FIGHTING
ON NATIONAL FORESTS

Washington, Aug. 2S.-The Presi-
dent has authorized a loan of one
million dollars to the Forest Service
for fre-fghting expenses, to meet
the serious emergency conditions in
the National Forests Of the North.
west and the Pacific Coast States.
The loan was made from the special
defense fund of fifty million dol
lars placed at the disposal of the
President by Congress. It is recog-
nized that the protection of the Ma
tional Forests is an important and
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-28

essential war activity.
Forestry officials regard the, pl
ent fire season in the Northwest
in some ways the most serious ,
which the Government has ever
to cope. Early drouth, high wi
electrical storms, labor short'
and depletion of the regular
tective force as a result Of the
have combined to make the fire
ditions unprecedently bad.
Necessity for resort to the P1
Dental fund is due to the fact
the appropriation bill for the i
partment of Agriculture for the
rent year has not yet been passe|
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-28

Carlton w. Sawyer, comptroller
general of South Carolina, was al.
most instantly killed Friday after
noon when his gun, which he was
cleaning, preparatory to a dove hunt
Saturday morning, accidentally dis.
charged. The accident occurred in
his apartment in Columbia. Sawyer
would have been reelected Tuesday
in the state primary election with
out opposition.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-28

The government has begun ma
tion-wide crusade against the "vam-
pire war BRIDE" Scores of these
unscrupulous women already have
been arrested and will be interned
or sent to federal prisons. These
war brides in numerous instances,
marry more than one soldier, re-
ceiving from each SIS of the SOL
dier's monthly pay and like amount
from the government. One was
charged with having married IL
men collecting $3.50 a month, while
her husbands were in training camps
and in trenches cover there"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-28
ANTREVILLE RED CROSS.

We want to acknowledge S65.5S
from the Antreville Chapter. This
is the third contribution from them
in the last few weeks. :
J. S. Morse, Chairman,
Abbeville Chapter A. R. C.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-28

australian losses on the British
'front.' in Italy between June Is and
August Is were 10000, according to
advice received in London, British
casualties in the same period totaled
o,5G0, it is said.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-28
INTERNATIONAL IDEATIONS.

A large British airplane carrying
it's crew and nine passengers has
made the trip from France to Eng
land. The whole journey from an
airdome in the interior of France
to one in the interior of England oc-
cupied little more than half hour.
The trip was made under routine
conditions with an ordinary service
airplane. of the largest type. The
passengers carried the normal a.
mount of baggage as if travelling by
train or boat.
"The Bible is certainly the best
preparation that you can give to an
American soldier going into battle
to sustain his magnificent ideal and
faith," writes Marshal Foch in a
letter to the American Bible Society
in appreciation of nearly quarter
of million copies of the scriptures
distributed among American soldiers
abroad. The society is also supply
ing thousands of copies every week
to men in the embarkation camp.
Because the Bolsheviki govern
ment declared a state of war exists
between Russia and the United
States, Vice Consul Imbrie has low
cred the United States flag over the
consulate at Petrograd, closed the
consulate and placed the affairs of
the United States in charge of the
Norwegian government.
Americans in Petrograd, of whom
! there are approximately twenty, have
been warned to leave the country by
che vice consul. Their houses were
searched, one of them arrested, and
one is in hiding.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-28
WEDNESDAY, AUG. %, 1918.
LEE AND JACKSON.

LEE AND JACKSON.
Lee At Jackson's Grave.
I've a picture in my attic, hanging
on the dingy wall,
And I oft'times go to see it when
the lenght'ning shadows fall;
1 lift it from the rusty nail and
49,. brush the dust away.
And ther I see a soldier in a uni
form Of gray:
In his hand a wreath of roses, on
his brow look Of care,
As he lays it o'er the bosom of his
comrade sleeping there,
At the margin of the picture just
above the classic mould,
There appears faint inscription on
the canvas gray and old;
But I should not dare restore it, It's
the dear old name I'd save,
And my heart aches when I read it,
''Lee at Stonewall Jackson's
grave"
Seems phantom voice is speaking,
and I hear a faint good-by;
Seems across the sombre stiffness
zephrys bear the sweet reply:
~ o, Jackson, I am watching
Meath the shadow of thy tomb
But, Jackson, I'll be with thee
Where eternal roses bloom!
!. / saw thee in the valley where the
vapors kist the sun,
As gorgeous as old Austerlitz that
charmed Napoleon;
o, that beautiful May morning, on
us. ambient sunbeams fell
Fell upon the last fond meeting
o, my comrade, fare-thee-well.
But in spirit I was with thee, felt
thy throbbing heart a-tune
To the song of Shenandoah, ripping
meath the silver moon;
With thee on the eve Of battle when
the camp-fres lit the sky,
And the soldier in his bosom pinn'd
his sweetheart's last good-by!'
At the sounding of reveille when the
E. shells around thee screamed,
I beheld the empty saddles where
-. the belching cannon cleaned;
Yes, I saw thee in the valley, where
thy blood the verdure kist,
Bivouacked beneath the starlight
there my soul was keeping tryst
o, Jackson, I am watching,
Where the myrtles round thee
creep,
But, Jackson, I'll be with thee
Where none sorrow, where none
weep.
There at Charlottesville I watched
&. thee, raised to Heav'n thy cher
ished name.
When thy dash at Hooker's right en-
quilted it in a sea of flame;
But on, that fatal accommodating,
J when thy comrades knew thee
not,
There thy soul received the summons
and thy noble breast the shot;
There the steel thy bosom shatter-
o, forgive, they did not know
Would that thou had'st died in bat
tie with thy face against the foe
(Wilburn, Wilburn, he is falling;
See, he drops the bride rein!
Lend thy shoulder. Blood upon it?
Thou are honor'd by the stain!
O., Fatality, thou mystery; why
should love destroy her own?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-28

Eleven brigadier generals of the
army have been nominated by Presi-
dent Wilson for promotion to the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-28

Herbert Hoover, United States
food administrator, arrived at an
Atlantic Port Friday from England
A staff of Government experts &C.
companied Mr.. Hoover, the party
arriving on a big British liner. The
American food chief was in excel.
lent spirits, chatting freely with
newspaper men and indicating that q
statement he will issue before leav.
ing for Washington will contain op.
timistic reports on the food ques,
tions in Europe Other notables on
the liner were: Louis Strauss, AL.
exander Smith, DR.. Alonzo Taylor
Sir Robert L. Borden, Premier Of
Canada, and large Canadian off
cial staff.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-28

A big sausage shaped observa'
ton balloon at Camp Jackson was
responsible for the discovery of an
illicit still last week. The details
were rather meager, and the reve,
nue. office declined to discuss the
matter when asked about the re-
port. The observers in the balloon
saw an. almost continuous column
of smoke rising from woods to the
south of the camps. The smoke be-
gan to attract closer attention, and
the surroundings looked suspicious
The search was instituted according
to the data from the observers and
the plant. was located.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-28

The news has come from Ander-
son that "the bottom seems to have
fallen out of the Blease organization
q Anderson county, the only county
in the State which has always been
considered a Blease stronghold"
One of the strongest of Blease's for
mer supporters renounced him We'd
nesday, when Col. Victor Cheshire,
editor of the Anderson Tribune,
came out for Dial. He said in his
editorial: "Governor Blease has re-
peatedly denounced Congress and
the President for bringing on this
war. He has never denounced Ger
many and the kaiser for originating
it and continuing it. AS loyal citi-
zen of the United States, I cannot
and will not support man who be-
lieves according to his own admis-
sion, that our young men now in
France are shedding their blood in
an unjust and unrighteous cause.
My motto is, America first, last and
all the time, and to hell with the
kaiser"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-28

A secret report on the aircraft
situation, containing many disclos'
ures not touched upon in the pub
lished report of the Senate aircraft
investigating commission, was laid
before Secretary of War Baker Fri
day by Senator Chamberlain, chair
man of the Senate military affairs
committee. The report is designed
to aid Secretary Baker in building
a success upon the ruins of the old
aircraft program. It will not be
made public during the continuance
of the war. 1t contains much infor-
nation that would be of very prac-
tical value to German general staff.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-28
NEWS IN NOTES >*'.****'
<SNSSSN
~~S~

grade of major general. They are:
William H. Johnston, Beaumont B.
Buck, William Wiegel, Robert L.
Howe, Robert Alexander, John L.
Hines, Grote Huteheson, Walter H.
Gordon, Eli A. Helmick, William
Lassiter and William S. McNair.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-16
VI tJbK LEAGUES NEVER
NItki:D 81 MERRIAM SEASON

I'hc Two major leagues meyer started
st"|"h which wns w'ru uncertain
t'N iGc present Although arcricutS
"h'.h may" put players either r,vma-
A"niN or t"mporu:iiy Qua of the came
md r"iu.utS have often d,yrlorcd
pr"du'"d dists;rog- r..iil,s in.
former years hes ar" h"-ot " % many
moro pitfalls TINS summer WIN mo
HFaii hang iil-- over tho ncI.. .. Il ma
lor'\ If ~" players. no ,o.m Is, cor
,'iu mat the. can I'M fn. season
without having tu can n q. ruits TO
90 tue worIs ~ regulars
9TH" tiuctuuH,l Reds arid u.ub.bly
'hc most. formidable rivals Of ,nr Now
lorh Giants. Although 'It tplu has
noi shown up very .s,rou- % ne pre-
.yHIon series Win p"tru., IT IS likely
rae" Is lar advanced. Drt two play
SSrs ar" missing from Tie roster Of
last year, Dave Shcan. a' SECOND base.
and Hiily N"pf at sh'r'ston Their
places hay" been hlsd py sam craur
mo played "a maJrr-lraEN r.,tb.r
with tn" Baltimore iut,~u,ti,usI I,-,
year. ana Toe NANCE.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-16
rheumatism Has Never Been
Cured by LinimcntS or I.o-
tons. and Never Will BE.

You never Knew OF Hhcunu,i5m-
ina, most painful source OF suffering
being cured by linimeuts. lotions or
other external applications. And You
wil newer see anything but tempo
rary relief afforded by such maze
shifts
Eat Why bc satisfied with tempo
rsry relief from the pnngs az pain
"hish tre sure - return Win in
CREASED severity, when ,h"rc i3 per
S"ieuc" its proven that Rheumatism
disordcr"d condition Of tho blood
How, Then, can satisfactory results be
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-16
HERE IS One THING THAT
IS ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE

expected from any trcatnicn, tina, does
not reach the blood. tho scat Of Tho
trouble. amt rid tic system IF the
cause 81 the disease : : : IL on.
blood remedy tina, has for more thau
nity years boon giving relief TO c,ou
the most aggravated ANA stubborn
cases ot Rheumatism. II clcans"s ana
puri'es the blood rs routing out all
traces Of disease. The experience Of
others who have taken : $. : wiz
convince you that it wili promptly
reach your case. You can Obtain this
valuable remedy At amy drug store.
y valuable book on rheumatism ana
its treatment, together with cxpcr,
medical advice, about rour own indi-
Vidual case viii Ice sent absolutely
free Write to-day TO Medical DO
partm"n'. Swift Specific 60. s&l
swift Laboratory. Atlanta. Ga.-Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-16
VIOLENT BATTLES ALONG
WHOLE BASEBALL FRONT
National League Season Upcus To-
bal-t'iants Picked as Min
ncrS by Diamund- Wise.
REDS LOON ur As REAL RIVALS
thri>tN Mathcwson's Men Regarded
a> Formidable Opponents ip PEN
nant kacc-Nlaiors Never Started
Season With More Uncertainties,

NEW YORK. Apr.I i5.-Niolcnt base
ball du@ls are expected on the whole
front from st. Louis Tea N.w York
t"-morrow. when tho field marshals
aud Gcn"ralissimos OF the National
League lead their men on, on tho
Tin "Hsohal season viii bc oniciaI!v
"n'"e' tomorrow. only two games in
'no American LoGguc being played 10.
GaN und mono in tn" minor circuit.
The 'o!"crs Will meet the New Nuri,
Giants iu Ncw York tn, Braves play
ih' bhlilirs at Philadelphia: tic III
rates Viii visit the Reds in Cincm-
natl, while the Cubs viii pit thcir
forces against the Cardinals in 81,
Louis
y; cast four teams appclr "a; tho
onset ~ "o winners. but this season
as ~ former years, Will probably de
N'iop surprises which may completely
Hnse, th" dope" before tine srhrdulc
p'"tcd The Giants have been
Wrhet At many experts 10 ropa.,t th"u.
ir,umph"l march of last yctr. how
"Nrr, they viii meet stronger prposi-
r"n from The Reds cubs ana Cardi-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-16
DEAL CLOSED WITH NEWARK


NEWARK y j.. April l5-N cwar.
wju hav" cluh iu the New interna
tonal l.caguo, If became known d..
hn!tc'y today when lease was signed
for Wiodrnmaycr Park. Thomas D.
mccarthy, Of BOSTON, veteran bail player
OF the days when Providence was in the
national League. has taken over ina Z
interest in tho now club which com
ul"tcd the u"w International league
circuit.