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Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
Thrills Plea

am the friend Of industry. I am
the enemy of slotk. l am a con-
structive builder Of goodly fortunes.
/ am the friend of the poor man.
1 am the raonitor of the rich man.
am the guiding star Of all sue
cessful men. I arr the constructive
builder of fortunes. 1 am the ar
chitect OF success. I ask a place in
your life. I want TO help you to
peace. plenty and prosperity. I am
THRIFT-the efficient user of re-
sources without waste.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
THRIFT VS.. FRUGALITY
A STATEMENT OF THE FACTS IN THE CASE NOW
ON TRIAL BEFORE THE HIGH COURT
OF CONSCIENCE.
Frugality's Plea

am esteemed cold and austere.
People think Of me i'll terms Of
Grabbed. stingy garrets and barren
cherries cupboar1s. am at
tractive far off, but repellent near
at hand. | have been for gotten by
many I am ignored by most 1
am kindly at heart. I abhor waste.
My ambition is economy Those
who woo me never know want.
Those who win me achieve sue
cess. am FRUGALITY-the con-
server of resources.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
TIE Mystery.

gineers and Y NJ G. A. N is the hos
Dital where Beno Scull, the hooking
bird pill shooter, has the punch" for
recently Sunday morning there were FIVE
sixty to seventy desperate cases. How
ever, the hooking bird has been vacci-
mating the Hut Scouts (Y. NJ c.. A. boysl
and now the victory with all the Pep
must still remain a the hospital, for the
scouts realize this vaccination is
punch" ready for Kaiser Bill. Between
Beno Scull and Bill Hohenzoliern there
is the same difference as between g hos
pital sergeant and an trol Cross Helllot
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30

wasting money, time or the country's
resources, and have you stopped the
leaks:
IL you have done these things, or
any one of them, you have something.
to celebrate on February Bird.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30

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The record., 1918-09-19

If a dirt road is properly built, the
road drag viii keep il in good coEGi-
tiuc.
The record., 1918-09-19
CaUSE<0F MUDDY FiIQHWAYs
Water, ,Wh.ct1 Flows From Fields 70
Reads Is Expensive to PuhiS-
Forbid4cn by Statute.

Muddy rnatfs due to water which
flows over the surface of land along
u highway into the side bitches are
expensive TO the public. No railread
Will tolerate wet TOadbed longer
tl,an is necessary to carry out the
drainage work TO dry the earth. But
persons whose convenience depends IN
10 &naH measure On The roads passing
~ their property rarely 90 anything
10 CIac,, tie Injury they are working
TO ttenlecivos and tGeir neiGhbors in
tho 42nncr mentioned.
Tjle Colorado Highway commission
H2S called attention to q statute which
makes il q mi5dcmCanOr III that state
to allow water to flow on a road and
has issued the following notice on the
E'lbj2ct: 'Tr0m the fields along Il high
wGy the waste or excess water is al
lowed to run directly TO the road
ditch, AID il, as is often the case, the
road ditch is obstructed, this water
gets over the road, making q muddy
road, which under the traffic soon be
comes impassable. This can be pre-
vented By running q ditch, Ca single
fuIrOW may answer) along the fence
line and discharging the water into q
road cUiycrt ut Il point where it will
puasizes the necessity of keeping all
the road culverts open and ready to
carry water"
The record., 1918-09-19
NEWS FR0A "OVE7 THERE
Bond Purchasers Now Realize What
Their Aid Is Accomplishing.

The news from the Western Front
has been most cheering Of late, and
Liberty Loan workers may take unto
themselves q need OF praise for their
share IN it without taking one iota Of
the praise due to the boys in khaki at
the front who have 60 valiantIy Up
held the traditions Of American arms
fae people in the Eighth District, as
woIl as throughout the nation, who
have responded so whole-heartedly to
the calls for funds, and have bought
50 freely, OF the Governments securi-
ties, have supplied the boys over there
with the needed equipment, without
which their efforts would have been
II vain.
Now that victory is in sight, the re-
aronae to the new demands will be
.-ct ell the more cheGriully, and the
Fourth Loan, no mater what the
eInount will be quickly subscribed.
The record., 1918-09-19
n.hHIY GOOD ROADS SURFACED
EIaes2enEsetts Leads With Percentage
CT G?.6--oldal1cina Brings Up
in the Rear.

EIasSac!usetts has the greatest per-
ccnsaGe, ATS, Of her roads surfaced.
Thln GENE Indiana with 42.5 per cent,
New Jersey with 40.5 Ohio with 3G,5,
Rhode Island with 34.5, Kentucky with
80, New York with 22.7, Connecticut
With 23.2 and California with 20.2. In
diana and Kentucky hold their promi-
ncnt positions on account cf extensive
U.e Cf gravel, and it is misleading to
class gravel roads suitable for light
travel with tie expensive types Of con-
struction used for surfacing in Con
necticut. The figures refer 10 all kinds
of surfacjng and arc not restricted 10
what are called permanent pavements.
The smallest percentage Of surfacinG
The record., 1918-09-19
30a..IEE: FOLDERS Fill
II HEiLZE WORTH
Of LIBERTY BONDS
Liquidation Cones Fror1 Small laveot-
crs Who Do Not Understand
Tax Features.

Prevailing market quotations for the
4 and AZ per cent Liberty Bonds ind!-
cate 4 lack Of appreciation Oh the part
81 holders regarding their intrinsic val
aes. Inability to carry the bonds" is
ul,~zoxcuso that seems hardly teGable
now, three months since the Third Lib
arty Loan was floated. Time works Il
favor CT Liberty Bonds since the value
ard i.erit Of the investment grow more
Obvious.
The recent slump il the market gao
;atiCn fer these bonds may BE- cue n
-lo first place to raiFappTeh3nsion or
,Le part OF certain small investors re
CARING the tax exemption feature l.,
aa3 been common to accord t2 thc
.rgt Liberty Loan Bonds, the SIS, {
preferential value On the score oitaS
xe,a ptloa. far above the IS and 1 =.
md get q great many small investors
IN the latter bonds 90 not seem tC
.e..l.ze that their securities. for ths
-r2ost- part, possess the same mort l.,
0tlor words, the 4s and "A per cent
..u-iGs are also fully as free from the
ocrmal income tax, now or hereafter
,apoecd by the United States as the
81 per cent bonds. And they are also
nee Of the surtax or~eXce5s profits tax,
ROW CT hereafter imposed, up to an
aggrcs cate holding Of $1,000.
Cn moments reflection it Will be
seen that this exemption from taxation
!cts cut very large element Of the
qccp!a: for there are relatively few
whose Incomes are involved IN the con-
sideratiUn Of surtaxes and excess prof
It's. Yet most Of the liquidation IN the
Z .iberty Ponds comes from the small
investors.
Thai It l. rot always desire to l!qui-
date on account OF inability to carry
ire bonds" is evident from the fact
that some small holders have been
scll:ng their As and 41As in order to
buy the 3jas, for their complete tax
exemption quality Such persons are
Displaying a woeful ignorance in re-
.cerG to the Liberty Bend statutes.
But more to be dcplored is the gen
ofaI lack Of appreciation Of the ulti-
mate value CT the Liberty Bonds, 10
matter CT what description. All the
economies CT war finance point to gov
eminent bonds as the soqndest and
rlcst fGr-siglted Investment person
can make during these times. And this
IS more than ever applicable to the
-cIIiraeions of the United States gov
eminent. Persons should realize that
- invcstirg in government bonds now
thay are buying with cheap money a
call On dear money IN the future.
The record., 1918-09-19

Il Franco and England I'll Tao !cn-9.
to prosecute the war a"c taken by.
Volcutcos subscrig 4o@a. TWO Volvn-
tccr- Days-Sept. 23 and 29-are set
as!4o to OPEN tho Fourth L;bcrty Loan
C2r19aign. Every ona should place
his volunteer subscription on enc Of
t.ic-o two days and ;.oL wait Tor the
gaiicitoTs.
The record., 1918-09-19
L.IvER DIDN'T ACT
DIGESTION WAS BAD
Says e5 yeaI Old Geaacy Lady Who Tells ow She Was Relieved
Ats.r Few Doses cf biacsDraagh.

EEeadorsvillb, Ky.-lGrs. Cynthia
Higginbotbam. OF rhis town, says: cat
my age, which is 65, the liver does
not act SO well as wien young. A few
years ago. NY stomach was all out of
fix. was cons ipated, my liver
didn't act. y digestion was bad, and
it took 50 I'd 20 upset me. Ny ap-
petite was gene. I vas very weak.
l decided vosld give Black
Draught thorough trial as / l:noU 1t
was hE2lly Recommended for this
trouble. | bosan tak-ng it. I felt
better alter q lev doses. lily appetite
improved auf ! became strcnqer. My
howels acted naturally and the least
trouble Was boon rightcd with q few
The record., 1918-09-19
WATER CARRIED TO DITCRE3
This Can Be Done by Giving Prope?
. Cro"1 or-cToss Slope TO Road
Sells Differ.

Water faIltag Oh the road should be
carried TO tho side bitches by giving
Il proper crown or cross slope to tie
road. Make your road TO shed water.
The slope should vary With different
soils. For Ioamy soil q crown Of
about on9 inch pcr foot is considered
proper; On 4 clay soil an inch and 4
half to two inches. The side slopes of
bitches should be much greater. Thc
longitudinal slope OF grade will also
somewhat determine The crown. On
Il steep grade it is necessary to give
a greater crown TO keep the water
from running down the Travelled road
way ana washing gullics.
The record., 1918-09-19
German Senti:Enen:s
by German Writers
EXTRA CTS
EXTRACTS

+ The c-:antity of merchandise of vari.
GUS kinds seized in the hostile coun-
tries is SO great that the difficulty OF
storing it increases every day. All
the Chambers of Commerce have been
asked to give all possible information
regarding warehouses, sheds, ETC., in
which these spoils may be temporarily
sheltered. It is proposed to divide the
Nerchandlse among all the countries
Of the Empire.-Frankfurter Zcitung,
January 9Th, 1915.
Remember that you are the chosen
people. The spirit of the Lord has.
descended en me because l an the
Emperor of the Germans. am the in
ctruIIent Of the Most High. | an. His
sword, His representative. Disaster
and death to those who resist nv viii.
Disaster and death to those who do
rot believe in my mission.
Kaiser, Address to the Army Oh the
East
aa
We must win, because, if we were
defeated5 no one IN the whole world
could any longer cherish any remnant
Of belief IN truth and right, in the.
Coed, or, indeed. in any higher Power
which wisely and justly guides The
de9tinies of humanity-W. Helm,
#aTUm wiz Siegen pusson.
1t is only be remaining in Belgium
that we shall force the T8gi;sh to Toas.
o8nize our equality with them. Eng
land must not remain master Of the
Belgian coast. She must be prevented
from controlling an area which can
be used as the starting point Of a new
and overwhelming Angl5>French cffen-
sire. Here lies the guarantee for the
only proper relationship with ENGLAND
and SO for lasting peace,-Von Bis
sing, Testament.
Highly developed peoples. who are
unwilling to amalgamate with the vic
tors, can be forced into reservations:
or the victors will leave to the sub
jngated peoples portion Of their ter
ritoly to which they can all retire II
requires no supernatural gift CT proDh-
ecy to perceive that in course Of time
the Latin peoples will be weeded out.
K. Wagner, Krieg.
Q my Germany, into thy soul thou
must etch deep and indoli5le hate.
Stifle in thy heart all human feeling
ard hasten to the fight.
0 Germany, hate. Slaughter thy
loes by the millions, and Of their reek-
irg. corpses build a monument that
shall reach the clouds
o Germany, hate Salvation will
cOice Of thy wrath. Beat in their
! skulls with riflo-butts and axes. Let
your clenched fist enforce the judg-
rnent Of God.-Vierordt,, Song of Hate.
The record., 1918-09-19
doses of Black -Braught.n

Seventy years OF successful uEs bag
made Thedford's Black-Draught o
standard, household remedy. EverY
member, Of every family, at times,
need the help that Black-Draught can
give in cleansing the system and rss
lieVing the troubles that come from
constipation, indigestion, lazy liver.
etc. You cannot keep well unless. your
stomach, liver and bowels are in gocG
working order. Keep them that way.
'TE'ry rlaclrDraugut. It acts promptly,
gently and in a natural way. II you
feel sluggish, take a dose tonight.
You viii feel fresh tomorrow. Prica
sc. a raclage--oce cent q doao
All druggists. :. G.
The record., 1918-09-19
PRESIDENT W3LS0NSAVES CAS-
SIS Fuel Conservatism ~ Walking to
Worship Sunday.

Word comes from Washington that
President Wilson viii set the pace Of
automobile church gocrs Sunday and
walk to worship.
Thus the President haed9 the rcgu-
Iation Of the Fuel Administration. An
East St. Louis authority estimates
that If. the Sunday conservation Of
gasoline is adhered to in that city
1900 gallons OF gasoline will be
aavcd each Sabbath day. This would
ho a money saving CT about $4,000.
" tic gasoline we're con@cTved at
this ration throughout tho United
s Ssatcs it would reault in e money say
ing each Sunday OF about million
end q quarter OF dollars, which II In
vested II Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds
would roYcr> bo mIs1cd and would
greatly aid in me ca12gai5n.
The record., 1918-09-19

u tho right kind OF roagcnro bo
,:GI2 GU Volunteer n&ya--gopt, Is
r;,d Z2--,.o Fourth Liberty Loan Cy-;N.
r.,cn VII L0 G!gcn GuCi On tf13stra
tL,t ,ho allotted tlrco weeks VIII not
DO required to pcll The bond Issue.
The record., 1918-09-19

has been done in Oklahoma, where 993
per cent of the roads are dirt. Other
states with low percentages Of -surfac-
ing are South Dakota with per cent,
iowa with /, Kansas with 10, North
DAKOTA with IS and Nebraska with IL.
The excellent maintenance of many OF
the dirt roads Of Iowa makes riding
and hauling over them easy, except
during the spring or after continuous
rains.-NasllvilIe TcnnCssCean.
The record., 1918-09-19

Livery American church in America
VII provide place On Sunday, Sept
G9-tne latter OF tho Two Volunteer
Daya--wbore subscriptions to Fourth
Liberty Loan Bonds may bo received
y "
Volunteer on Volunteer Day ana
send message to the Kaiser that will
nia1.en him of his desire to win the
world.
nono:alor Volunteer Daya-Scp
te.lbor 90 md 80.
The record., 1918-09-19

Vide tires for the benefit Of tho
public highways are being indnrscd
quite gcncraiIy by both vehicle users
and t!'a manufacturers Of farm WaS
Cns and inplCACnt8.
The record., 1918-09-19
EncnnY Of Earth Roade.

Water is the natural enemy Of earth
roads and must be kept out Of then,
OFF Of them, and away froia them.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-05-30
work Of REQ Cross IS
DESPERATELY NEEDED
Il 10 W to the Civil Population to
Determine Length Of the War,
George W. Simmons Says.

It IL right up to the civil population
Of the United States to determine the
length OF the war.
This Is the stirring message sent to
this country and particularly to the
people Of the Southwest by George W.
Simmons, manager Of the Southwest.
en- Division OF the American Red
Cross, who Ii In France on = tour OF
observation for the War Council Of
that organization
aimmons has been at the front with
the American forces; he has seen
what the boys from the Southwest aad
other portions OF the country are do
ing: he has seen the work Of the Red
Gross "over there" and he sends back
the message that X the people Of the
whole United States only will realize
that this is a war Of nations. not Of
armies; remember that the American
army and navy will do their part, then
We can make sure Of . victory for
America and her allies by acting IS q
nation. thinking Is a nation. fighting
~ . nation. II We do that. Simmons
says In his message to the Southwest
ern Division of the Red Cross. Amer
lea viii be the deciding factor in the
VA.
Nothing else matters II We do moi
win the war. Simmons says in . final
appeal for harder Red Cross work and
more ships with which to transport
our men and supplies and munitions
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-05-30
MARKET ALL WHEAT NOW
imperative That Every surplus Bushe
Dc Moved, Says 2. B. Num-
ford.

An order TO the farmers In Missouri
to market their wheat Immediately
has been issued BY r. B. Bumford.
Federal Food Administrator Tor Mis-
sourt. The order follows:
The United States Government
Ands It necessary to call on all farm.
en- now having wheat to market this
wheat Immediately. The demand for
supplies for our soldiers fighting in
France and for MI associates in this
war makes II imperative that every
surplus bushel Of wheat now in tho
hands Of farmers be placed on the
market Immediately.
AN farmers now having wheat
which II not needed for seed or for
family needs. no matter how small an
amount, should place It on the marke.
at oncs.
.Persons who for any a are
unable to comply with this order
must report TO the office Of the fed.
sral food administrator. Columbia.
No. When such reports arc received
they viii be carefully Investigated.
.Fsrmers should not hold back
their wheat, and by 90 doing compel
ths government TO reQuisition the
crop. Missouri farmers are patr1.
otto and this suggestion - to the I'm.
uerativs needs Of the government At
Shis tims will be sufficient to put their
All patriotic farmers 70 put theis
9hsaa on the market ct oscs."
r. B. NUAE0RD.
EsdSrsl Tood AaaiaiGfk1taA /.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-05-30
Clear Valley.

We are having some very nice
farming weather and hope it will
continue.
The party at G.. Hires last Wed
nesday night was well attended
and everyone reported a very en-
joyable time.
G. Hires were dinner guests
at Chesley Hires Sunday and
Sam Crippen's, John Woody's
were callers in the afternoon.
Misses Opal and Ellen Frye
stayed all night with Miss Ger
tie Stout and attended the party
at G. Hires Wednesday, night.
Mrs. Rabey and son made a
trip to Seymour Sunday. =.
Leslie Miller of Olathe was a
Sunday guest at theLigget home
BLUE EYES.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-05-30
Bring Chem On
Business is Picking up
Cleaning and
Pressing
COLES BARBER SHOP
ALSO Agent for
Frank B. Smith Laundry
Wayside Gleanings

Sunday school at the Macomb
Methodist church every Sunday.
The Sunday School Convention
at Ashley Sunday was postpon-
ed until the second Sunday in
June because of the rainy wealth
Ter. The Convention will be at
Ashley and the same program
will be used. Everyone invited
to attend.
Such nice weather.
Farmers are getting most of
their crops soon.
l. M. Schafer was in Mansfield
Monday.
ID. r Snyder was in Mansfield
Monday.
Rev. Fl. j. Fenwick of Noun
tain Grove, Mr., and Mrs. Ste
wart and family. Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Greenwood and baby For.
rest we're visitors at j. Il Green
woods Sunday.
Hazel Greenwood, Cozo1la
Christy, William and Lester
Greenwood and Henry Stewart
were dinner guests at the Terry
Dnyel home Sunday.
The Christian Endeavor will
meet at the MacOmb Baptist
church next Sunday evening,
Balda Findley. leader.
Will you be present at the Sun
day School Convention at Ashley
the second Sunday in June?
SOMEBODY ELSE.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-05-30

The St. Louis Star has hereto
fore been supplying. its readers
with news far more thoroughly
and much more quickly than
any other st. Louis newspaper
through the United Press, Inter-
national News, London Times
War Cables and Special Cores
pondents. Nowr with the add.
ton of The st. Louis Star-Chica'
go Daily News Combination,
every possible source of news is
constantly in telegraphic or cable
connection with The Star. This
enables readers of The Star to
get the. news fresh from under
the guns, and get it first in the
Star.
No other newspaper in the
world, not excepting the lead
ing London and Paris journals,
now excels The st. Louis Star
in the strength, excellence, com.
pleteness and timeliness of it's
war news. This great foreign
staff, posted in the principal cap
itals and cities abroad, waits at
every source of information that
may contribute to the complete.
ness of the war story as it is
related day by day. Contribu-
tions of individual members of
this staff have been regarded as
masterpieces of war reporting
and it's collective work has not
been equaled by the foreign ser.
vice of any other newspaper in
the world.
Thirty additional correspon
dents now gather war news for
readers of The Star, and seven
more seasoned writer's are cover
ing the western front for The
Star. Following are the names
and locations of each of the thir.
ty new correspondents of The
Star:
Junius Il. Wood at Pershing s
headquarters.
Paul Scott Mowrer at the
French fronts.
II. Percy Noel at allAllied avia
tlon bases.
Paul Ayres Rockwell at Fren
ch headquarters,
JnO. II. Bass at Paris.
A, r. Decker with Allied pat.
rol boats,
Eunice Tietiens at the French
fronts
Andre Blumei at Paris, France
Mrs. w. j. Kiehl on the Hol
land Frontier.
Oswald r. Schuette ON tho
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-05-30
Lead Hill

We are having nice summer
weather at present but il looks
like we might get some rain soon
They reorganized Sunday
school at Lead Hill Sunday; the
following officers were elected
Mrs. f. Matney, superintendent;
Joe Goss and Mrs. Thula Goss,
assistant superintendent; Miss
Hazel Hunt, secretary; Marvin
Goss, organist. The hour set
for Sunday school is 2:3O p. m.
w. S. Gaskill has selected the
the third Sunday~in each month
to preach.
w. S Gaskill and wife and j..
D.'Avery of Mansfield were din
ner guests at Joe Goss' Sunday.
During the electrical storm of
last week G. W. Kiser's house was
struck by lightning and some
damage done but no n was
hurt.
The Lead Hill Ladies' Aid met
at Mrs. Hensley's Thursday eve.
ming and will meet at Mrs. Jake
Orders Wednesday afternoon
on account of Thursday being
Decoration day.
LIZA JANE.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-05-30
The St. Louis Star Makes Another
Master Stroke in Newspaper Enterprise
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Foreign News War Cable Service.

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England
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grad, Russia.
Edgar Ansel Mowrer at Rome,
Italy
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Sweden.
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man Frontier.
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j. Fl Warner at Oxford. Eng
land.
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land.
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Ireland.
John Mcbride at Belfast, Ire.
land
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Italy.
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Sofia, Bulgaria
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China.
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Japan.
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China.
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Australia.
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