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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16

in the district told me nothing had SO
angpred and embittered his Poilus.
They accepted the rest as natural
outcome Of the war, and what an eX-
traordinary rest" it was. one mas
to 90 far back TO find anything TO COM
pare with it, After Bannockburn the
Scots used to raid the adjacent parts
of England, so that for years it was
impossible to raise crops, ana the
houses were so Systematically de-
stroyed that the buildings OF wood and
stone were ultimately replaced by TURF
and waffle The deSOlatiOn there IN
the fourteenth century must have been
comparable to the desolation produced
in the twentieth century by nation
which counts itself cultured beyond
most. And what was worse than dam
! age to property was the carrying away
into captiyity Of the whole population,
excepting such as were too Ola 10
work. Into what various regions tney
! have been scattered no one knows.
| Very few have found their way back.
II was. however the preparation Tor
! subsequent misery that intiamed the
soldiery | could see their eyes nara
! en- and shine like steel at the bare
mention, and one effect has been that
! the French army will not be content
with any end of this war which Is
not consummated on the further bans
of the Rhine.
Lieutenant Traffaut, with a toucf
of satire, remarked that the Germans
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16
vouno Woman Who Was Almost Oes-
titute, Learned True Meaning o.
the WeII-known Phrase.

Once 7 knew girl who was the
sno;Ied and only. daughter OF a rlch
family. Margaret f. Sangster writes III
the Christian Herald. She had always
hoen in the position Of fairy princess
WITH q wishing ring Anything that
sha desired was brought to her as IL
some magic genie waited for com
mands. -;
And then her father failed In busl-
mass and died. And her mother
broken in health and spirits, soon FOL
lowed him. And the girl was left alone.
She had always had number OF
fr;ends-firm friends who accepted her
d;pner invitations and her concert tick
ets But when she lost her money ana
was left alone, the girl found that her
friends were all marvelously busy
that they were too busy to see much
| ~ her 70 give her much advice and
holm, With a little money left from
tho wreck Of things she took secre'
70 r,aI course in business college. she
had to hurry, for there wasn't mucr
,,onev so she finished the course In
boIr the prescribed time. Now she
has a very responsible position ana
very interesting salary.
ToIr;pp 70 me not long ago, she
laughed in a not very humorous wa!
and said:
You know, I never knew the mean
ing of the term fair weather friends
until my great trouble; and then, whel
needed friends so very badly-whel
life was so horrid and unfortunate ait
sorry for mel found that there wer
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16
Newspaper Article Leads Him to
Seek AdmittanCe to West
Point.
SISTER TELLS or HIS YOUTH
Kept Appointment to Academy Secret
From Family-Head of Expedition
ary Force Was of Quiet, Serious
Temperament as Boy.

Iincolu. \cb.-It was a newspaper
article which diverted John J. PerHhlh2
from his purpose 10 become Scho"I-
Teacher and started him upon the mn
tarv career which led to his appoint
mcnt as general in the United States
army and commander OF the American
exnpditiOnary force in France. l ne
story is told by General PerShlnS SIS
ter< Mrs Butler and Miss May FER
shing. who are residents OF Lincoln.
II was while General PerShlng ana
his sister. now Mrs. Butler, were AT
tending the Missouri state Norman
school at KirkSville, Mo, that MS AZ
tentiOn one day was called TO neWNla-
per announcement that examinations
were TO be held for appointment to the
West Point Military academy. Dung
PerShing asked his sisters advice as
TO whether he should try for the APP
pointmcnt and she advised him To 40
so. Then followed short season OF
Intensive study in preparation.
| In a few days he was called before
the examining board and, although i'm
properly ITtIdItt, ItItlNtb NV i'~''
| est mark among the contestants and
soon aftprward was notified of his APP
pointmcnt Up to this time his action
/ had been a secret between his sister
and himself and it remained 50 until
he was ready to start for West Point.
Assumed Responsibility Early.
AS boy General PerShing, his Sis
ters say, was of q quiet, serious TEN
permanent. assuming, as the oldest OF
six children. many of the responsible
ties Of the family.
"John," Mrs. Butler said, although
Of a quiet disposition. liked a gooo
time and enjoyed fun as much as any
one. Yet when he started anything ne
wanted TO get the result, and he gen
orally attained that object before ht
gave it up"
After having been graduated from
West Point and having served Will
General Miles in n campaign in New
Mexico against the Indian chief &c
ronlmo, Pershing was stationed as mil
itary instructor ut the University o
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16
Takes Amazing Leaps Since
America Entered War.
Number of Complaints Throughout
Country Increases 20 Per Cent
in Six Months.

New YOrk.-Since the United States
entered the war the crime percentages
in practically every city in the c0tin-
try have taken amazing leaps me
number of complaints reaching va
rious detective headquarters through
out the land for the last six months
was 20 per cent higher than during the
same period a year ago. The increase
has extended to practically all forms
Of crime except III rider and assault.
Commissioner Woods of the New
York city police department, has made
n snecial examination of the records
with view to answering the question
az TO the effect of the war on crime
and criminals. His conclusions are as
follows:
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16

trees in the middle Of field Inc!
only mt difficulties in the way oA
Moving difficulties that VIII po
greatly accentuated when the tractor
pillow comes into more general U.s.
He agreed with other experts WIN
whom | had an opportunity Oh Gun
yersation that the better plan was
TO set about the planting OF new trees,
which should be chosen with Speclai
regard to their suitability to the son
and the district, and to their use1ul-
ness. For many years 1t has Dfen
nointed out in vain 10 the French peas
ant. lust as IL has been to Engllsn
farmers and gardeners, that the old
messy trees, picturesque though heS
NAV be. which are usually found IN
both countries, could advantageousl5
be replaced by young saphnSs or inc
best varieties.
But the French peasant is every oil
| as conservative as the British farmer
! As long as his trees carried annual!
q certain amount of i'll grown apple;
! that he could make into very indlner
ent cider, nothing would persuade hin
to remove them. He was equally dea
TO the argument that cultivation Woui'
be easier if the trees were removed
from the middle Of the field and plant
ed along the sides. Out of evil come
good. A plan has been formed for re
constructing these orchards on an en-
tirely new basis. with the co-operuiol
Of the British public.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16
ARMY AND NAVY PASS UP
81 POUNDS OF GINGER

Portland. Orc.-'Im gong 10
France to fight. if | have 10 go
hv myself" says Lloyd Banks,
twenty wears old, five feet tail
and weighing - pounds.
Banks applied to army ana
navy recruiting stations IN san
Francisco when war was de
clarrd. owing To his small STA
turc he was rejected. Leaving
san Francisco, he tried 70 en-
list i'm other cities en- route I"
Portland. After many reJec-
tfon> he registered for the selec-
tive draft in spite of his beng
: only twenty years Old. But his
number was 50 far down in the
: list H. found there was no pos
sihility of being called.
H.. went 50 Vancouver, +. C.,
; and tried 10 enter the Canadian
: service. but met With no sue
I cess. He is now trying I" en-
! list in the aviation corp. Banks
( has two brothers and his father
: in the service.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16
MUCH IN LITTLE

For modern requirements s t tpnn "A
! nis~ ' SQUARE or equivalent t,,.n nf$ go
.honId never be used IL ''lo'e
feet long. nj Roston has
Inc a ," 600 900 more passengers "
year than , tnr Of rubber shoes in
s ManniI naxe notified their customers hs
thnt no more OF these 1900 traaa
n '''", for this winters trace
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16
slX-SHOOTER IS PASSING
Pitchforks and Shovels Replace Fire
arms in Equipment of Okla
homa Sheriffs.

Tulsa, Okla.-The day of the six
shooter, the Winchester and the Colt
IS passing in this state. Recently pitch
forks and shovels were added to the
ruuipment of the office of the sheriff
If this county.
The new equipments arc to be used
n the unearthing Of Illicit liquor
traffic. Recently these instruments
unearthed an automobile load OF
liouor on farm north Of the city.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16
Wild Geese Break Glass.

Two Rivers, Wis.-During a severe
storm that swept over Lake Michigan
large number Of wild geese were
sighted. The largest flock was seen at
Twin River Point lighthouse. The
flock consisted of more tnah 500 geese.
The geese were confused by the flash
of the light and broke the tower glass.
one-halr inch thick. One of The geese
killed in the impact with tic towes
glass weighed over five pounds.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16

new spare tire rim is hinged at
four points so that it can be 1oided
and carried in an automobile tool box.
.,rba messenger girl" for the first
time in the history of the government
hos made her appearance on the gov
IMMINENT nav roll at Washington as Il
ua.,,It of the shortage Of boys and men
- the capital for that work.
Mrs. William Nickerson OF or"'l,'
" has a hen which in the last rev
weeks has laid two dozen eggs f"ci
Win 4 double yolk, the weight u
~ TWO dozen being six pounds.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16

been wrested from German control
The destruction Of the orchards is
described by writer in Country Life
who went TO France to learn what
plans were being made TO restore TO
prosperity the regions that have been
laid waste In war.
mo description in the newspapers
brought home to me SO wildly as
personal visit did the heavy hand
which has been laid upon these re-
gions." says this writer The one
phrase which kept rising in the nina
and ever coming to the lips was the
Scriptural one, There shall not be
left one stone standing upon another.
Before the war the region was one or
the most fertile in France. Agricul-
tural authorities assured me that the
best crops of wheat in the country
were raised on the wide fiat plains.
The land at present is growing only
thistles and other weeds. The ruin
here differs entirely from that seen In
such war-battered towns as Reims ana
Verdun. These have been smashed
and Knocked about by shells and bombs
iii they are but ruins OF what theE
oncn wore Still. there are houses
standing untouched amid the geheral
destruction, and they still are at least
the shells of towns But, to take LOT
examnle the district around NoEon'
not only have the streets been "recheu
nv fire and shell, but before leaving
them the Germans went methoulcaii!
through q course Of destruction, dow
ing I'D roofs. gathering up implements
into a heap for burning, ana ennploS-
,nc kind of battering ram for breah-
tno down the walls. So that to recur
again to the phrase that Keeps Wen
INC nm like the burden of song there
&c reaIIy not one stone LETT 10 sialu
upon another. ho+ ho-a.
"Nore may be said about that mere
after. The main point today Is " VI
root attention to what has actuaiis
49,, dona nv the Germans in the wa!
of running gardens, orcnaroS ''o
nurseries, Those who have peeh IL
rho country In peacetime VIII reiiien'
hor the rows Of apple and pear tree
that were grown along the str",sn
roads running between unheuse'
6elds. They will remember 100 .n'
grouns of plantations Of trees III III
acids az well as the orchards "l'
Iardens near the pretty rustic house
eharocteristic of that French dlstric'
Tn nreparation for evacuation ,he "el l
.n 40 soldiers appear to have been OF
dered out with ak and saw 10 lew
these trees with the grounu. VIZ. .;n,
m = i that nobody has found tim
- remove them or that the run. !.
trees are preserved as monuin asn ),
German brutality. there they are -. =
.nr as they fell. Some ana tneSs Sow
e slender. have been clean sa"
.h p others cut with the az =
faw have been attacked WIN oo. 40,
lew Lew low But there they lie oea'
Whatever there was of nursery or 81 -
dsn has been swept away hse 10,
us4ohns where the rabbits were Aei
h"vo not escaped destruction. uonr
If one recognizes that ,les 1 neti,
..,nt the chief elements ID "a p ~
cr,lti,re in which a consiueiau 'ara o
t'nl .ian If the inhabitants were g
rared 1t will not come as ,n,andir
GU tn5t the French officer eomman''i
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16
Clear Conscience.

Say. old fellow, don't carry the joke
too far. Send the umbrella to Room
II, Fraternity Building. If the owner
is not in just set it up beside the door
Or if you have that weak feeling anG
are in need Of IA tonic. and not able
10 climb the stairway, You can just
pitch the shower stick in at the lower
door entrance and return home, or any
old place you like, carrying a clear
conscience Of one having done good
and worthy deed Try it once.--Win-
chester Sun.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16
DEATHBED TALE AIDS ALIEN
C. Lobert Of ST. Louis Learns He Was
Born in Brazil, Not Ger
many.

81. louisa doalhbed secret, just
disclosed To Charles Lobert Of 81,
Louis by his sister, Miss Emma Lohert
of Saginaw. Mich, reveals 10 him he
was not born in Germany, as he has
believed, and consequently is not an
alien enemy. Neither does he have L"
ask for naturalization papers or Il zone
permit.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16
German Says 1t Is More Exciting
Than Running a Sub
marine.
NET IS SPREAD EVERYWHERE
American Tells Some Anecdotes Show
ing the Extent Of the German spy
System-Experience Of Amer
lean Girl in Lei psc.
sy HERBERT COREY.

Correspondent of the ClHcago news
Berne. SwitZerand.-Iast week
German U-bOat captain visited PARIS.
This story is told on the authority
of the man who saw the C-boat captain
there. I know the man. He IS a con-
seryative. solid. reliable American. HIS
word is worth 100 cents on the aoliar
wherever he is known. For Some
wears he was in business relations Win
Germans, and learned to know many
, of them very well.
81 was standing in front of the opera
house in Paris" said this man, when
a green car whizzed by. | just caught
glimpse of familiar face. BESIDE
! the man | knew was frenchiilah
wearing black beard. TWO minutes
later | remembered whom the 1amiilar
! face belonged to.
LYON Hutten.' I said to myself.
'Why-why-dang it-last l heard OF
Won Hutton he was commanding u
boat in the North sea
Futile to Chase Green Car.
The man puzzled over it for mo-
ment. Then, being good American
he told the American authorities IN
Paris. He had not been able to get
the number of the car or a description
of the chauffeur. Chasing green cars
In Paris is like trying to eaten wiiu
geese by the salt plan. Next day 'le
man was walking down the Avenue de
rOpera when the green car whizzed by
again. He tried to catch the number,
hut that old oil and dust trick that
American speeders invented prevented
him. He walked on down to eros LOT
lunch
81 had So-and-so from the consulate
and So-and-so from the embassy ana
So-and-so of the United States navy rs
NV guests" said he, naming them. I'VE
had n good time together, for we were
old friends. / told of seeing my Ger
, man acquaintance on the avenue Next
day | came to Berne. Shortly after
met nv German friend.
81 like the looks Of your naval at
, tache in Paris said he. Nice boy
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ebert always believed he was DO

Iobart always believed he was DO
in Germany He served ia the opal
;sh.American war. He used his honoF
able discharge papers whenever nc
wa, questioned 1T Il polling place Oh
election day. Last week he went 10 a.
recruiting Office 10 Join the Cniteu
states Guards and was rejected oe
cause H. was a German citizen.
He wrote TO his sister and rteelNtu
word from her that he was born III
Brazil Will, his mother was on lI'p'
She had kept il secret through prlns
IN Germany, but On her d'alhhed ii',H
related ii to her daughter on coh'h-
ZION that She not reveal ii I" IeF NUN
pr
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16

who had gone OUT
to wreak mischief
on the peaceful
inhabitants had
unwittinGly done
them a good turn.
NJ q II > u a ' {
preac h G d + o r
years til At the
time had come 70
destroy and re-
mt I h G 0 7 :
CharuS. i Ncl " tlo
much too old for
grating. The va
rieties gr o W n
W ere not good
and. besides, it Is
inimical to moo
ern 5 Y 5 t e III $ of
cultivation 10
have gro u p S OF
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16

The disclosure
Of these condI-
lions has result
ed in the forma-
ton of plans in
London for the
raising of funds
to be used in the
restoration of
I h e Sc orchards
and nurseries. 1t
is estimated that
about $5,000,0OO
will be needed to
c 0 m plete this
work OF recon-
StruCtiOn. Some
thousands of trees
h We already
been dispatched
TO France for
planting in the
district which has
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16

ern France, Belgium, Poland. Serbia
and Roumania. The manner in which
the Teutonic forces deliberately and
systematically carried out their policy
OF destruction has been disclosed in
those portions Of France which have
been released from German occupa-
ton during the past year. Not tree
was left standing or alive in the beau
tiful orchards which were the pride
and at the same time the means OF
livelihood of the people of this de-
VnStated country
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16
H0W PERSH|NG GOT INTO THE ARMY
General Fond of Gardening.

darnod sure we'll get alcn@ just rs
,Talf
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16
french Orchards G9}@* *:3
Devastated & Germans

lTENTlON has been direct
ed recently TO the havoc
which has been wrought by
the Germans among the or
chards, fruit farms and
nursery gardens of the de-
NlStafpl nnrtinnr nf nn-.h
The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1918-09-26
mo-" SAY OPPRESSED RACES
Answer TO Austrla's Peace Move Made
by Representatives Of En-
shaved People.

New York.-There can be no real
and lasting peace until Austria.Hun'
gary is dismembered. and the OPP
pressed nationalities In the empire are
allowed to determine the manner OF
their government. This was the an
swer flung back to Austria's peace
move by speakers who took part In a
great victory mass meeting which was
attended by more than 1000 represent
atives OF the oppressed natlonalities.
The speakers were Prof. Thomas c.
Masaryk, president of the Czecho-Slo-
wax national council, now recognized
as the Czecho-Slovak provisional gov
eminent. Ignace J. Paderewski. repre-
sentative of the Polish national com
mittee to the United States; Lieut..
vasile Stoica. president OF the Rou'
manian National League of America {;
Pierre De Lanux of the French high
commission and DIR. Hinko Hinkovitcb,
representative Of the Jugo-Slav ma
tiOnal council.
Senator Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock, chair
man OF the senate committee on for
eign relations, was chairman OF the
meeting.
The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1918-09-26
Lemon Juice
For FreckIes
oIrlSi Make beauty lotion at
homo for q few cents. Try I'll

Squeeze the Juice Of two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces OF
orchard white, shake well, and you
have quarter pint Of the best freckle,
sunburn and tan lotion, and complex
lon whitener, at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter Will
supply three ounces of orchard white
for a few cents. Massage this sweetly
fragrant lotion into the face. neck,
arms and hands and see how freckles,
sunburn and tan disappear and how
clear. soft and white the skin becomes.
Yesi II u harmless.-Adv.
The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1918-09-26
.erusaIer, to GAIA by Rail.

The modern Ethiopian travels from
Jerusalem to GAIA on the way to his
home country far up the Nile by rail.
road train. Reports from Palestine In
dicate that since the British occupation
Of the country GAIA. the chief city Of
the PhllIstines in Old Testament days,
and the scene Of Samson's exploits,
has become sn important railroad cen
ter, the broa i-guage railway having
been extended from GAIA to n point
80 miles to the northwSrd. and the
old Turkish line from Lufd to Jeru-
salem, rs well as the recently con-
structed branch line from GAIA to
Surnr Junction. has been restored and
is now in observation-disclosures Post
Express.
The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1918-09-26

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Mrs. LIZZIE COURTNEY, 108 9th Ave. 1,
West, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Why will women drag along from day
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flammation, liberation, bnckachc, ner-
vousness, or who Is passing through tho
Change Of Life should give this famous
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hams Vegetable Compound, . trial. For
special advice write Lydia e. Pinkham
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Of its long experience Is at your service.