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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-26
GUESSING.

The Daily Piedmont has an editor
ial On Tangled Up Politics. in which
it discusses the situation, as viewed
by it at the present time, the occa-
SIGN being made for the article by the
several letters Of Senator McLaurin
Reference is made to the squeak of
the squedunk" letter written by Mr..
McLaurin a good many years ago in
which it is claimed that the doom Of
John Gary Evans was sealed, and the
Piedmont mentions it as an evidence
Of the power of McLaurin as a letter
writer, but does not seem to think
that recent letters will seal the doom
of any one just now. 1t says that
the Manning crowd would like to
have McLaurin as candidate for the
senate, because they are afraid that
unless some one goes in that BIease
may defeat Tillman for the senate
Just how much McLaurin has gained
or lost for himself by the letter the
Piedmont can not figure out. II
thinks that the Manning folk Will
have to support Cooper for his help
in the last campaign as but for his
entrance Blease would have been
elected.
It thinks that the probability is that
McLaurin will not be candidate for
anything the coming summer. Ac
cording to the Piedmont the situation
at present is a very much tangled
web which it can not unravel.
1t concludes the editorial with this
statement:
''Not as prophecy, but as a state
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-26
WASTE IN WASHINGTON.

Senators consumed a minimum of
$50 worth of space in the Congress
sional Record Wednesday in protest
ing against the recent order curtail-
ing the superfluous circulation of that
official "organ."
The price of print paper. ink and
the other elements entering into the
publishing business has reached a
point where the Congressional Re-
cords costs Uncle Sam $50 page,
and at least full page-perhaps two
will be required to record the re-
marks of three senators lambasting
those responsible for the limitation
of the circulation of the Record.
The three senators want genera
curtailment of department publica-
tions, arguing that if the government
is Going to economic in its printing
bills, as it sertainly should, it should
not single out the one pet publication
of congress. They would stop such
departmental "thrillers" as "The Pi-
rates of the Deep; or, Stories OF the
Squid and Octopus"-a facetious ref
erence to a recent cloth-bound re-
port of the Smithsonian institution
and Through Costa Rica, the
MAGNIFICENT, in Motor Car"
According to the Associated Press,
Senator Ga1linger-
kicked about the booklets issued
on wholesale prices from 1915 to
1916.
eyes, and two volumes on
Narcotic Plants and the Stimu-
- lants of Ancient Americans"
added T enrose.
"T could choke the aisles with
such publicatiosn,' smoot de-
clared.
Senator Reed complained OF
huge sums devoted to newly-cre-
ated war publicity bureaus.
"sFor instance $4,000 day for
the Creel bureau said Smoot'
Senator Penrose declared the de-
partment of publicity is rapidly as
suming the proportions of a~.national
scandal" and he took his fellow leg
isIators to task for burdening the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-26

Here is little paragraph we take
from the Frank Stanton column OF
the Constitution and he gives credit
for it to the Commerce Observer, and
he says it covers the ground, and we
offer it to some of the live merchants
of this little city of our own. Read
it carefully and see if it applies to
you:
When a local newspaper appears
without cheerful, well-prepared and
attractive advertisements, it leaves
the impression on the mind of read
ers that the town is lifeless, that the
stores and shops have no good oHer-
ings for the trading public, and are
just waiting for something to hap
pen"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-26

We publish in another column a
very fine statement on the prevention
of meningitis as given the Winthrop
girls by the resident physician, Miss
Belle ]. Allen. It is copied from the
Winthrop News. It is plain and SO
stated that the layma nmay under
stand it and at this time is timely.
The great trouble in dealing with
and. handling the disease as it ap-
pears to us is, that it may be carried
by people who are perfectly we'll and
who will not take it, and therefore, we
do not see how it is possible to have
any effective quarantine against it.
Still, it is perfectly proper to take
all the precautions that may suggest
themselves against it, for it is a ter
ribIe malady and does it's work quick,
but there is no use to become alarmed
or panicky over the situation. DR..
Glider, chairman of the board o.
health, says that one thing to be In
pressed is, that all children should be
kept on the premises where they be-
long, and not allowed to go On the
streets. Fresh, air and sunshine are
good and there is no objection to rid
ing in your car. so long as you do not
come in contact with others, or con-
gregate in closed building. The
germ, it is stated, can not live in the
sunshine or in the open air. The
danger is in getting in crowded and
closed rooms, and this should be
avoided. DR.. Allen says that at least
i've feet between contacts is neces-
sary for safety.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-26
Death of Mr.. ]. c. H. Fellers.

Mr.. John Christian Hope Fellers
died at the home of his brother, Mr.
Luther NJ Fellers, Monday and will
be buried from Colony church Tues
day afternoon at 4 o'clock, after sery-
ice by the Rev. J.. P. Boland. Mr.
Fellers was "A years cid. When he
was Il he had the misfortune of los
ing his eyesight and one arm in al
accident, but despite this he was pa
tent and resigned, bearing his great
affliction with cheerfulness and forti
tude Notwithstanding the handicap
of his environment he was successful
During the long years Of his burdened
life he had the comforting care and
soGc;tude of his brother.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-26

Time was when people didn't likt to
be called second class. They don't
object to it now; if fact. many pre-
fer not to be in the first class.
Some persons thought the board OF
health acted too hastily at first. That
was their honest opinion at the time
They now acknowledge that the board
did exactly right.
Acting Probate Judge J. C. Goggans
married a colored couple John
Hunter and Fannie Bailey of Kinards
at the Office Monday.
Monday Mamie Rutherford and AL
ma williams pleaded euiltd before
Recorder Earhardt to the charge OF
fighting. so the fine was only $500
apiece, which both paid Peter Neel
also colored, for public cursing, for
feited s. bond
Pres. Geo B. Cromer OF Newberry
college is being prominently spoken
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-26
NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS

Owing to the excessive loss of wa
ter through unmetered faucets dur
ing the winter months, and in view OF
the great strain upon the present
wells 10 furnish sufficient water for
the city's needs, The Commissioners
of Public Works. in order to conserve
the water supply, have adopted ruls
Whereby all flat-rate connections-i.e
unmetered faucets, will be discontiH-
ued aft uly 1st, 1918.
Nc he flat-rate water connec-,
tons made, and all present
flat-ra,- lstomers will be required
to install meters not later than July
1st, 1918. The meters will be in
stalled by the Commissioners of Puo-
lie works at actual cost and may be
paid for in easy monthly installments.
The terms may be obtained by in
quiring at the Office of the Commis-
sioners of Public Works. A special
discount for cash will be allowed.
Water consumers affected by this
rule are urged to have meters in
stalled promptly.
Signed
NJ L. Spearman,
Harry W. Dominick,
C. E. Summer.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-26

In the first instalrment of the stor:T
''Over the Top" we cut it off in the
middle of a word. We did not notice
it until the paper was printed. II
the future we will run it by chapters
and we print a few lines Of chapter
2 in this issue that appeared in Fri
day paper. Better get in good stand
ing so that you may not miss any CT
the story.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-26

A batch of 66 negro soldiers left
Newberry on Monday for Camp Jack
son and most of them from the coun-
try. and labor is scarce on the farm
now and the government is urging
the farmer to grow more food It
takes labor to work a farm and grow
food.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-26

S50-a-page Congressional Record with
letters and telegrams, making it look
like copyDook from a telegraph Of
fce."
The point back of all that those
senators said is we'll taken-no mat
ter if it did cost the government more
than $50, exclusive OF their time, for
them to say it and have it officially
recorded There can be no denying
the fact that the government, while
constantly, and properly SO, preach
ing economy, is daily expending hun
dreds of thousands of dollars need
lessly and wastefully-literally throw
ing it away. And its printing bill is
one of its worst extravagances.
The Official Bulletin" for instance.
contains such daily official and de-
partmental news" as the government
cares to make public. We do not
know what it costs to issue that pub
lication, but whatever the amount IS
might as we'll be thrown into the Po-
tomac; because, from the news stand
point the Bulletin" is worthless.
The matter it contains is proscic
formal, verbose, dry as a cork leg,
and by the time it reaches those to
whom it is mailed it is about as un-
interesting, for the reason that all OF
news value that it contains has al
ready been sent out by wire and
printed in the newspapers while
fresh"
Aside from the monetary waste en-
tailed, it does seem a pity to waste
so much human energy in such
publication at a time like
this, when in all parts of the country
there is such cry for men to TIL
the soil and produce food-Atlanta
The Constitution has the situation
sized up about correct. The "Bul.
letin" is a waste of paper and labor.
We get it but rarely ever look at Il.
and what it contains is old news when
it comes. And there are lot of other
that come through the
mails every day from the government
that are useless publications and not
only great waste of paper but
great waste of energy, as the Con-
stitution says. That labor in these
times could be put to a great deal bet
ter service.
AS for the Congressional Record
all sorts Of things go into it and its
real value is lessened because Of the
ponderousness of the pages so that
what would be of interest is lost be-
cause one can never find what he
would like to see.
Not only in the matter of these
is there waste but IN
circulars that are issued from all the
departments is lot of rubbish which
would be better if it were thrown IT
the Potomac as the Constitution says,
because in that event the congestion
of the mails could be relieved and
the cost of hauling saved.
And in other matters in which the
government is urging the people to
concerve and save there is great ex.
travagance and there is little teach
ing Of economy except by precept,
very little by example.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-26

Please do not wait until Saturday
to send in your. renewal for The
Herald and News. The rush will be
too great. Come along at once and
attend to the matter while it is on
your mind. = ~
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-26

a good bit of local news may be
found on page of this paper and
the second installment of "Over the
Top" is on page 7. Read all the pages
of The Herald and News.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-27
ONE LONG RANGE GUN
DESTROYED BY FRENCH

PARIS. April Conc of the three
German long range guns which have
been bombarding Paris. has been de-
alroycd. according to Deputy Charles
Lebouck OF the department of the
Seine The deputy said he had talked
with the general commanding the sec.
tor near Crepy-cn-I.aonnois, where
the biz suns are stationed. The enemy
he declared, is constructing new EN-.
placements.
The omplacemont platform on
which tho gun slides explains the
regularity OF the direction Of the fir
ing which sn undergo. At the mo.
ment of firing ten heavy guns are
tired hy special apparatus to camou-
laga .ha sound OF the big gun. so its
location cannot be judged from the
sound 40 the samo time thick clouds
uf smoke from surrounding heights
Hrotee. the guns from alrplanc OBJ
ngw.ou." lo said
The long range bomIardmont Of
E.... was resumed during the night.
Dp ,a sis O'Clock. us far as could be
a.co,a.r.j, nobody had been hurt
ul 0.a damaae done was not apprc.
ci.blr.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-27

Well, we donned our cumshoes last
night and went out looking for Broth
or Stcuingor's ghost Not that he is
the dead one but he started the whole
iamboroo. We approached Hender-
sons barn with much stealth and
pcrspicuity. As we ncarcd the vicin-
fty of the haunted house a low groan
greeted our ears. Undaunted we
drove ON. We entered the great
craaJing door and were Immediately
seized by the weird sense of the SUI
ponauIaL We purrcd our way up
the shaky ladder to the hay loft and a
horrible scrscch greeted our ears.
We fell out OF the hay loft and broke
our collar button. But we saw the
ghost. 10 was-oh. heavens! it was
, the horror Of it all nearly
makes us spcochIess, it was the ghost
Of the Prosecutions Scoop!
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-27

The drug s,ors belonging to Mrs
@p....ra ar CarI.n was quilted by fire
r.r other day.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-27

The Home Guard uniforms will ar
rive in a few days and a dress parade
will bo held.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-27
TOWN TALK

The case Of Taylor VS.. Taylor is up
for hearing in Jho district court this
afternoon
The following Elko county men have
purchased ne caEtor use this sum
NOR: H. c. Mcntz, &. l.. Nccly. c. d.
Montgomery, Robert GuIloy Sim Nor.
klcy. Il. ". Hammond and Pete Et-
chart.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-14
COP. Plans Coming to Surface

old
Adolp concludes its interesting partisan appeal:
IF Speaker Clark said
little partisan politics and that all parties had fernzed that
doing their full part In the work of winning the The people
to
that the administration will the democratic of
a
doing of winning
Republican
the
Republican club of which Adoph leading
ghened
Republican The
S a rom rosy.
organization
o
"RetIre Republican who support wilson,"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-14
Local Briefs

Members of the county board of revis.
ion, at a meeting at the Auditor Office
last Monday, organized by selecting
Commissioner Geo. Hill as chairman.
Mrs. Mary Dickman, one the best
known pioneer women of this city, cele-
brated her ninetieth birthday last week
surrounded by most of her children and
grandchildren.
Only routine business came before the
village council at its session last Tues
day evening and accepting the
reports of the Mayor and Board of Pub
lie Affairs and the passing of the month
ly appropriating ordinance.
DR.. w. H. Thompson was at Chicago
the first of the week in attendance at the
69th annual session of the American
Medical Association. The meeting was
of unusual interest and was attended by
distinguished members of the profession
from the leading countries of the world.
Members of the Mercer County Bar
Association, at their meeting last Satur-
day, elected J. w. Loree, president; R.
L. Mattingly, vice president; c. S.
1OuuSClt SCH Cldl y, anu ul' ONhAOoS'Ab ,
treasurer and librarian. John G. Romer
John Kramer and Prosecutor Stubs
were chosen trustees.
Local Woodmen honored their de-
ceased brethren last Sunday morning
with memorial services at the Presbyter-
ian church, Rev. George w. Horn de-
livering the address. In the afternoon
the order marched in body to North
Grove cemetery and decorated the last
resting places of the departed.
A fire that caused much excitement at
the time called the department to the
barn at the rear of the Taylor building,
West Fayette street, about O'Clock last
Friday afternoon. Smoke filed the ad-
jacent square, but the fire was confined
to the building and was soon extin-
guished. It developed the fire was
started by some small boys, one of whom
had purchased a box of matches from
junk he had sold. The small loss was
covered by insurance.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-14
OHIO SAVES MORE
THAN HALF ITS QUOTA
April Shows a Reduction In
Deaths Of Babies.

Columbus, June 10.-Ohio during
April, the opening month of children's
year, saved one more than one-half
the average monthly quota of babies
assigned to the state by the federal
government for the baby-saving cam
paign. The division of child hygiene
of the state department of health, in
charge Of the Ohio campaign, made
this announcement, giving figures on
the deaths of children under years
old in April Deaths tOtaled 1857,
making a saving of 1S9, compared
with the average month of 1916, upon
which wear quotas are based. The
average monthly quota assigned to
Ohio is 376.
The total saving set as the years
goal is 4,510. representing reduc-
tion of one-third in the number OF
baby deaths compared with 1916.
Saving throughout the year at the
rate attained in April would bring y
years reduction of only 2,26S.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-14
CHATTANOOGA
INDIDENT CLOSED

The last chapter in the sensational
killing of Jacob Walchli, near Chatta
nooga on the night of April 29, caused
by the collision Of automobiles, in which
his mock was broken, was dismissed In
Mayor Scrantons S court in this city last
Monday morning, on advice OF Prosecut-
ing Attorney Stubbs. The charge OF un-
lawful killing, placed against Claude
Davenport, Daniel Kaehr and Edgar Alb.
bott, OF Berne, Ind, was thereby an
nulled. The dismissal OF the case was
expected, as their arrest on the charge
was more to hold them until searching
investigation of the case could be made
than any hope Of finding them guilty.
II was plainly case of accident, in which
old John Barleycorn was the chief actor
and the accused men the Oliver Twists.
They will, however, remember their
trip to Chattanooga for booze for some
time to come, and will not be proud of il.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-14

A new offensive has been launched
by the Germans with the armies OF
Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
delivering the attack.
Between Montdidier and Noyon,
over a front Of about 20 miles, pre-
ceded, as usual, by heavy lombard
ment with shells of all calibers and
with noxious gases, the enemy's inl-
lial maneuver evidently has in view
the bending back of the allied front
toward the town of st. Just on the
northern wing and toward the raN-
road junction of Compeigne on the
southern flank, getting astride the
Disc river and driving southwest
toward the French capital.
The French troops are resisting
the impact with their usual valor, but
the Germans on their right and in
the center have been able to pene
trate the line for distances ranging
from two-thirds of a mile south OF
Montdidier to relatively two and a
half miles at ReSsons-sur-M -Matz, in the
center. Thence to Noyon, however
the allied line is holding strongly.
If success should rest with the en-
emy on the new battle front it pos
sibly might badly affect the stability
of the line of the defenders from the
Disc to the Marne and compel fall
ing back westward from the Disc to
the region Of the Marne northwest
of Chateau Thierry in order to
straighten out the deep salient that
would then project eastward with
the Scissors sector as its apex.
The allied commanders, it is as
serted, were not taken unawares by
the new offensive. On the other
hand, they had anticipated, since the
failure of the army of the German
crown prince to gain its detectives
between Scissors and the Marne and
thence on the southern part Of the
line running to Rheims, that the Ger
man high command would decree an
other maneuver to the north, and
preparations accordingly were made
to Withstand the shock
The fighting is of extremely san
culinary character, and whether it
will be confined to the area at pres
ent affected remains to be seen. At
last accounts 1t had not spread north
of Montdidier to the village Of Can
tigny, which the Americans are hold.
ing.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-14
Pleasant Birthday Party

Quite pleasant time was enjoyed at
the home of c. E. Betz Sunday, the chill
dren, grandchildren and great grand
children gathering there to remind Mrs.
Sarah Boise of her 6Sth birthday. Those
present were VIM. Forewerck and fami-
lily, Floyd Boise and family, Carl Boise
and daughter, all of Celina; Guy Betz
and family of Mendon; Harley Boise,
wife and daughter, of Wabash; Aubrey
Tremble, Orlin Powell of Wabash; Mrs.
Long, of Lima, and Inez Hines. Thirty
six in all enjoyed the sumptuous dinner,
and all left wishing her many more hap
nY BIRTHDAYS.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-14
BrOOkhart Only Republican Can
dIdate to Qualify

The Republicans failed to patch up a
ticket to oppose the men who will be
nominated at the August primary on the
Democratic ticket was disclosed last
night when the final hour for filing pc
titions arrived, something they have not
passed up for several years. AS a result
the only name that will appear on the
Republican primary ticket will be Edgar
J. Brookhart, who filed as candidate
for Representative to the General AS
sembly.
Only one additional candidate filed a
petition in the race among Democrats
for county nominations last night-Ezra
Snider, of Butler township, for Sheriff
All the other candidates had previously
announced their names.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-14
LIMA DISTRICT EPWORTH
LEAGUE CONVENTION

The Lima District Epworth League
convention will meet in this city next
Wednesday for two days meeting, the
program for which is as follows:
Wednesday afternoon
Registration and assignment of delegates.
Devotions-Rev D. N. Kelly.
Music-Selected.
Greetings and response
First DepaTtment-StewartD d. White.
Fourth OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Payne,
Roll call-ChspteT greeting.
Junior work-Bessie r. Biles
Wednesday evening
Devotions- Rev. D. N. Kelly.
Music-Selected.
The Big Drive"-Stewart D. White
Convention address-Rev. W. D. Cole.
Thursday morning
Sunrise prayer meeting
DevotionI-Rev. D. N. Kelly.
Music Selected,
North Africa"-MrS. H. Olin Cady.
The Lakeside Institute"-Rev Albert Monger.
Third Department-Addie Grace WsIdle
Stewardship-Dr. Wilbur Boyd.
Thursday afternoon
Devotions-Rev. Kelly.
Musc-Selected.
Cincinnati Missionary Training SchOOl-Addie
Grace Wardle.
Communion.
Second Department-Mu. Cady.
Business.
Hike-"Nobody Knows Where"
Thursday evening
Devotions-Rev Kelly.
Music Selected.
Flag salute.
Address Dr. D. F. Helms.
Installation of officers
Conservation service.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-14
SCHOOL SAMM|ES
ADOPT SLOGAN

Let's sell million this week and
turn back the Hun, is the slogan adopt
ed by the Ohio Army of School Sammies
for their drive to sell 81 900, 900 in war
savings stamps during the week of June
II to p. This campaign is one of three
scheduled for June by the Ohio War
Savings Committee. 1t will commence
at the conclusion of the bipartisan polit-
ical drive, which has been scheduled for
this week, and will precede National war
savings pledge week, June "a to %.
The Ohio Sammies in France go into
action every day, the School Sammies
will go into action with increased force
the week of June II - and every School
Sammy-boy and girl-who aids in this
great offensive will help send those
brave Buckeyes over the top to victory"
are the promise and pledge taken by
members of the School Sammy Army.