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The Washington herald., 1918-06-22
KITCHEN help
REMAINS IDLE
AT 2 HOTELS
Will Present Demand Today
for 8-Hour Day and
: More Wages.

with cooks and helpers from the
Willard and Shoreham hotels still
out, plans are being made by the
National Federation Of Hotel Work.
ers to present their demands for
an eight-hour working day, an in
crease of Is or rs per cent in SAL
ary. and the right Of delegates to
enter kitchens in every hotel and
large boarding house throughout
the city today.
The demands will be made to the
proprietors Of the Raleigh and
Washington hotels, and IL they are
not met a general walkout will be
declared.
1t was intimated following a
meeting of the Hotel Mems Asso-
ciation yesterday that the demands
Of the strikers would not be recog-
nized. The strike has caused lit
tie Inconvenience among hotel pro-
prietors.
Members Of the Hotel Mems As
ISOLATION stated that the kitchen
employees were receiving the high
est wages. Many were of the opin-
ion that since the National Fed
GRAFTON of Hotel Workers is not af-
filiated with the American Fedora
.tion of Labor they would not recog-
nize II.
w. Kujawski, leader of the strik-
ers. stated last night that the strik-
ing kitchen workers would remain
in Washington for a reasonable
length of time, and II no settle
ment. is in view they will go to
other cities where their services
are needed.
Mr.. Kujawski also stated that the
same demands made to hotel pro-
prietors would be made to the large
clubs thrnuRhnnt the CITY
The Washington herald., 1918-06-22
Huns Face Tobacco Famine.

a tobacco famine. The supply now
in the country will run out November
l. Holland has been the chief source
of supply, and the imports from
Dutch colonies have practically ceas-
ed. SO Germany will have no cigars
next winter.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-22
PLAN oPEN-AIR CONCERT.

The second open-air sunrise song
and prayer service will be held to-
morrow morning at 6 o'clock on the
steps In front Of the Miner Normal
School Rev. ID. Z. wiseman, pastor
OF the Church Of Our Redeemer, and
Mrs. Gabrielle Pelham community
seeretarys wiil be In charge.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-22
Huns Using Paper
As "Sub" for Cloth

81
The following advertisement
appeared In the Berlin Yos-
siche Zietung OF March 9 ac-
cording to Information Bel
ges:
Paper stun for dresses and
aprons.
Paper stun for business suits.
Paper stun for manufacture
Of shoes.
Paper stun for upholstery and
tapestries. ~
Paper stun for trunks and
bags.
Paper stuff for bags, pillow
cases and mattresses.
splendidly assorted lot for
sale. o. 2@~.-E 3. .'-y
The Washington herald., 1918-06-22

A Cool and Dressy Flannel
like Cloth-fresh, snappy pat
terns-plain and fancy mix
tures-neat stripes, checks and
plaids, in new eolorings-smart
models. Because we bought
them cheap in our Big Pur-
chase" you can buy today at
Friedlander's Kool 60 IL
Kloth Suits for only VO.S0
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-02

high boots and the slippers are In
black and ~gray-very smart for wear
with afternoon frocks and light sum
mer dresses.
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ON BEING CORRECTLY SUITED.

The vngarics of spring suits are
mnny-aS suits 90. heretofore 1t has
been left to afternoon and other
dresses to give us unlimited variety to
choose from while the tailored suit
appeared true to form, in Il few very
we'll defined styles. This season the
tailored suit is indulging many fan
cies of its own. There are suits with
very short coats, suits with Eton jack
cts, many suits with waiStCOatS and q
good many eccentricitieS In coats.
Skirts are nearly always pain. but q
few exceptions to this rule appear I'm
skirts to he worn with coat that are
high at the bnck-an echo OF the
hustle dress Of last winter.
With this variety in styles TO choose
from, 1T becomes easy to be correctly
and becomingly suited. The wniStcoat,
which Is the most interesting feature
In the new suit styles, is made in as
many ways rs suits themselves and is
becoming to almost everybody, but If
1T proves ~unhccoming or impractical
we can center attention on other new
features in the styles. as the uneven
length Of coats at the bottom and the
abundance Of braid trimming.
Two very conservative suits shown
in the picture will appeal to the wom-
an whose taste cannot be diverted
from plain and practical ideas in tai
lorcd clothes. At the right there is
blue serge-which we have always
with us, whatever else ma come and
go-trimmcd with silk braid and but
tons. The coat Is longer in tho front
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-02
CHAPTER XIV.
Picks and 9hoveIs.

had not slept long before the swce,
voice OF the sergeant informed that
NO. ] section had clicked for another
blinking digging party" I smiled to
myself with deep satisfaction. I had
been promoted from n mere digger to
n member OF the Suicide club, and was
exempt from all fatigucs. Then came
an awful shock. The sergeant looked
over In my direction and said:
Don't you bomb throwers think you
are wearing top hats out here. Cord
in to orders you've been taken up on
the strength Of this section, and Will
have to do your bit with the pick and
shovel, same rs the rest OF u.s."
I put up n howl on my way to get
my shovel, but the only thing that re-
suited was n loss OF good humor on
my part.
We fell In at eight o'clock, outside
Of our billetS. a sort of masquerade
party. l was disguised as a common
lnborer. had n pick and shovel. and
about one hundred empty sandbags.
The rest, about two hundred in all,
were equipped likewise: picks, shovcls,
sandbags, rifles and ammunition.
The party moved out in column of
fours. taking the road leading to the
trenches. Several times we had to
string out In the ditch to let long col
of lImbers. artillery and supplies
get past.
The marching, under these condi-
tons, was necessarily slow. Upon ar
rival of fho optro , ~ t1,n communal
cation trench, I looked at my illumi-
mated wrist watch-it was eleven
o'clock.
Before entering this trench, word
was passed down the line, mo talking
or smoking. lead off in single file, COW
ering party first"
This covering party consisted Of 80
men. armed with rifles. b%ayonets,
bombs, md two Lewis machine guns.
They were to protect us and guard
against n surprise attack while dig
ging in No Mans Land.
The communication trench was
about half n mile long, q %Zlgzagglng
ditch, eight feet deep and three feet
wide.
Now and again, German shrapncl
would whistle overhead and burst In
our vicinity. We would crouch against
the earthcn walls while the shell frag-
ments slapped" the ground above us.
Once Fritz turned loose with n ma
chine gun. the bullets from which
Cracked" through the air and kicked
up the dirt on the top, scattering sand
and pebbles, which, hitting our steel
helmets, sounded like hailstones,
Upon arrival in the fire trench an
officer of the Royal Engineers gave us
our instructions and acted as guide.
We were to dig an advanced trench
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CHAPTER xill-Continued.

We lined up IN front of the baths,
soaked with pcrSpirution, and piled
our rifles into stacks. a sergeant of
the II. a. NJ. G. with Il yellow band
around his LEFT arm on which was
IS. r." (Sanitary policc) in black let
trrs, took charge, ordering us to take
of our equipment, unroll our puttccs
and unlace boots. Then, starting from
the right Of the line, he divided us
Into squads of fifteen. | happened to
be In the first squad.
We entered Il small room, where we
were given five minutes to undrcsS.
then filed into the bathroom. In here
tlkrc were fifteen tubs (burrcls sawed
IN twO) half full Of water. Each tub
contained Il piece of laundry Il The
sergeant informed us that we had lust
twelve minutes in which to take our
baths. Sonping ourselves all over, we
took turns In rubbing each others
backs, the by means OF Il garden hose,
washed the soap Off. The water was
Ice cold. but felt fine.
Pretty soon II bell rang and the wa
ter was turned Off. Some Of the SlowcI
ones were covered with soap. but thi'
made no difference to the sergeant
who chased us into another room
where we lined up in front OF Il it'll
window, resembling the box office In
theater. and received clean underwea
II towels. From here we went int,
the room where we had first undrcSScd
Ten minutes were allowed In which t,
get into our %"clnbbcr."
My pair Of drawers came up to my
chin and the shirt barely reached III,
diaphragm. but they we're clenn-nt
strangers or them, 50 / was satisfied
At the expiration OF the time nllot
ted we were turned out and finished
our dressing on the grass.
When all Of the company had bathe(
1t was 4 case OF march back to billcts
That march was the most uncongeniul
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up the ground and swapping in the air,
Then %shrupnel buttcd In. The music
was hot and Tommy danced.
The covering party was having a
rough time of 1t; they had no cover;
Just had to take their medicine.
Word was passed down the line to
beat 1t for Jul trenches. We needed no
urging; grabbing our tools md stoop-
ing low, we legged it across No Mans
Land. The covering party got away
to a poor start but beat us in. They
must have had wings because we low-
cred the record.
Painting and out Of breath, we tum-
blcd into III front-line trench. l tore
my hands getting through our wire.
but, ut the time, didn't notice 1t my
journey was too urgent.
When the roll was called we found
that we had gotten it In the nose for
CD casualties.
Our artillery put a barrage On Fritz
front-Iinc and communication trcncheu
and their ~machinc.gun and rifle fire
suddenly ceased.
Upon the cessation OF this fire,
Strctcner bearers went out to o for
killed and wounded. Next day we
learned that 81 of our men had beer
killed and 81 wounded. Five men were
missing; lost in the darkness. they
II have wandered over into the Ger.
man lines. where they were either
killed or captured.
Speaking OF stretchef bearers and
wounded, it Is very hard for the aver.
age civilian to comprehend the enor'
nous S Of taking care Of wounded
and the war in general. He or she gets
so accustomed to seeing billions of dol.
lars In print that the significance OF
the amount Is passed over without
thought.
From an official statement published
in one OF the London papers, 1T Is
stated that 1t costs between six and
seven thousand pounds ($30,0OO to $685.
O00) to kill or wound a soldier. This
result was attained by taking h o
Of the war to date and dividing 1t b5
the killed and wounded.
1t may sound heartless and inhumar,
but 1t Is Il fact, nevertheless, that from
n military standpoint 1t Is better for a
man to be killed than wounded.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-02
Boys and Girls
Clear Your Skin
With Cuticura
BY Goshl
Soap Csc. Ointment 25 and soc.

Nooi
Miriam Field is just past seven, but
she knows there are bad words"
which little girls d. not use. How
ever, She can make her meaning clear
without them.
a few days ago her mother sent her
to the grocery and she returned all ex-
cited. "Oh, mother, 1 got into an aw-
full row." she said. "Mr. Smith. the
grocer, was awful mad about the food
laws" continued the young narrator.
do you want me to tell you exactly
what he snid?" with expectation OF
using q naughty word by permission.
wei, no. YOU need not tell the exact
language" said her mother. "Nell, he
said that word in Long Boy" con-
GUIDED Miriam, which was Just as ef-
fcctive as the dash that is substituted
for swear words in polite print.
But vii! Mr.. IIcrschcll look over
Long Boy" again and see what "bod
words he has been using, for "you
bet, by gosh, he'll soon find out."-In-
dianapolis News.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-02

Other features of the new Stylel
hat Gun be gathered from any repre-.
sentative showing, reveal that high
shoes continue to be very high ns com
pared to high shoes of q few seasons
ago. The fact that skirts have been
heightened Il little has made no differ
cnce. The very high shoe is more trim
than the moderately high shoe and
more practical. The uppcrs in these
shoes IRE Of cloth just as often as of
kid. AS fine kid is not the sort Of
leather that Is needed in The army
there is no reason why the very high
ShOe should not be worn with a clear
conscience. But cloth tops are just as
attractive and just as desirable as the
kid and maybe Il little easier to keen
clean.
Oxfords and slippers will divide
honOrS with high shoes for street and
sports wear this summer. In all of
them toes are somewhat pointed but
not to the length Of discomfort. Con
siderable decoration in Derforations
appears on all styles of shoes rs may
be gathered from the group pictured
here which includes q high walking
shoe, oXfords and Il dress slipper. The
high shoes are In black kid with com
nonsense Cuban heel. Wherever a
seam Is required for joining the diff
ferent parts of the shoe. there perfor-
ationS occur. And the toes have a
small pattern that is purely decora-
tive.
The oXfordS arc in tan leather, fin
ished In much the same way as tile
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nd Sides than at the back. being cut
18th Il point In front and ut each side
in difference to DrrSrnt-dly style. The
suit ut the left has only one feature
that distinguishes il Ak distinctly OF
tails season. n that is the manner in
which ii is left p ~ at the front
to the WniStlinc. 1t is of beige gabCr-
dine and has Il military suggestion in
it's pockets with flap and belt fastened
with Il small buckle. 1t VIII be noticed
that collars on the new suits are usu-
ally high in the back and his one fol
lows this rule. Below there is Il small
sketch Of II jersey suit with n real
wnistcoat-which leads to the confess.
sion that there Is much cnmouilage In
this matter of waistcOntS-thcy arc
usually merely front and nothing more.
lust Il glance over the displays OF
footwear for summer brings home the
fact that have taken more than
kindly to cOlOred shoes. In fact 1t hp-
pears hat color in footwear promises
20 become q permanent thing. as IN
glovcS-and that The same col0rs are
to be used. Nlany shades of tan and
gray, often in combination with white.
ruSSct and white shoes. If counted
would sum up as many pairs as there
are In black shoes.
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There are 50 many instances Of he
role deeds performed under fire in res
cuing the wounded that It would take
several books to chronicle them, but /
have to mention one instance per-
formed by a chaplain, Captain Hall by
name, In the brigade on our left, be-
cause it particularly appealed to me.
A chaplain is not Il fighting man; he
is recognized rs Il noncolnbatunt and
carries no arms. In a charge or trench
raid the soldier gets Il feeling of con
tidcncc from contact with his rifle, re-
%volvcr, or bomb he is carrying. lie has
something to protect himself with,
something with which he can inflict
harm on the cncmy-in other words,
he is able to get his own back.
But the chaplain is cmpty-handcd,
and Is at the mercy Of the enemy If
he encounters them, so 1t is doubly
brave for him to 80 over the top, under
fire, and bring in wounded. Also a
chaplain is not required by the kings
regulations to 80 over in II charge, but
this II did, made three trips under
the hottest kind Of fire, each time re-
turning with q wounded man on his
back. On the third trip he received
Il bullet through his left arm, but neve,
reported the matter to tho doctor unit
late That night-just spent his time ad
ministcring to the wants Of the wound
ed lying on stretchers.
The chaplains Of the British arm,
} are Il fine, manly set of men, and ar,
greatly respected by Tommy.
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two hundred yards from the Germans
(the trenches ut this point were six
hundred yards apart.
Two winding lanes, five feet wide.
had been cut through our barbed wire,
for the passage Of the diggers. From
these lines white tape had been loid
On the ground to the point where we
were to work. This In or.
der that we would not get lost In tho
darkness. The proposed trench was
also laid out with tape.
The covering party went out first.
After u short wait, two scouts came
back with information that the work.
Ing party was to follow and "carry on
with their work.
In extended order, two yards apart.
we noiselcssly crept across No MINIS
Land. 1t was nervous work: every
minute we expected a machine gun to
open fire on us. Stray bullets "cracked"
around US, or a ricochet san over
head.
Arriving at the tapped diagram Of
the trench, rifles slung around our
shoulders, we lost no time In getting
to work. We dug as quietly as pos
Sible but every now and then the noise
or a pick or shovel striking a stone
would send the cold shivers down our
backs. Under our brcaths we heartily
the offending Tommy.
at intervals a star shell would go up
from the German lines anG we would
remain motionless until the glare of It's
white light died out.
When the trench nAd reached a
depth Of two feet we felt safer, be-
cause 1T would afford us cover in case
we were discovered and fired on.
The digging had been in progress
about two hours, when suddenly hell
seemed to break loose in the form of
machine-gun and rife fire.
We dropped down on our bellies In
the shallow trench, bullets knocking
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-02

one imagined. just cussing and blind
ing all the way. We were covered with
white dust and felt greasy from sweat.
me wooden underwear issued was
itching like the mischief.
Alter eating our dinner Of stew,
when had been kept for us--it "a
no" -FOUR oclock-we went into the
creek and had another bath.
III HOLY joe could have heard our
cmark about the divisional baths
ana army red tape he would have
tainted at our wickcdncss. But Tom
my Is only human after all.
l Just mentioned "Holy Joe" or the
chaplain In an @irreverent sort of way
out no OncnSe was meant, as there
We're some very brave men among
them.
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Honest Reply.

But S'pOSc IT don't suit mo after T
get 1t home, and"
"MiZzus Oggy, ma'am," frankly re-
pllcd the proprietor Of the Tote Fair
Store at Tumlinvillc, Tex, "If 1t don't
prove perfectly satisfactory in every
respect pledge you my word that I'll
take 1T back and refund your money,
put I'm not liar enough to promise
that 1t will be c%hccrfully done."-Kan-
sas City Star.
Is always In the midst Of laugh
ter, and 1t makes ghosts Of hosts.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-02
EMPEY JOINS PICK AND SHOVEL SQUAD AND DIGS
TRENCHES IN NO MANS LAND.

American lives, Arthur Guy Empey, an American living in Jersey City,
goes to England II enl!Sts Il $ Il private in the British army. After u
short experience as Il recruiting officer in London, he is sent to train
Ing quarters in France where he first hears the sound of big guns and
makes the acquaintance of "cooics" After Il brief period of training
Emrrys company is sent into the frontline trenches, where he takes
his first turn o II the fire step while the bullets wIiz overhead. Empcy
learns, IS comrnhe falls, that death turks always in the trenches.
Chaplain distinguishes himself by rcScuing wounded men under hot
fire. With pick ana shovel Empcy has experience rs a trench digger
in No Mans Land
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-02

Vegetable Compound cured me so | did
not need the operation, and I am telling
all nv friends about it."-Mrs. a. w.
BINzER, Black River Falls, Wis.
1t is just such experiences as that OF
Mrs. Binzer that has made this famous
root and herb remedy a household word
from ocean to ocean. Any woman who
suffers from inflammation, liberation,
displacements, backache, nervousness,
Irregularities or "the blues" should
not rest until she has given it q trial,
and for special advice write Lydia T..
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
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Empey tells OF many ways the
soldiers have Of amusing them
selves, In the next instaIlr. n

(TO BE CoNTInyUnAA
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-02
this WOMAN
Saved FROM
AN OPERATION
BY taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, One
of Thousands of SuchC Gases.
Black River Falls, Wis. -"As Lydia
e. Pinkham'e Vegetable Compound

v me from an
operation, ! cannot
Say enough In praise
Oft. Isuffered from
organic troubles and
my side hurt me 60
! could hardly be up
from my bed, and I
was unable to do my
housework. I had
the best doctors In
Eau Claire and they
wanted me to have
an operation, but
1,d;o r.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-07-18
CUT STEEL SUPPLIES TO
NON-WAR INDUSTRIES
100000 Tons Needed in
Next Six Months.

Washington, July 1S.-Further dras-
tic curtalment of the so-called lesser
essential Industries may result from
the enlargement of the war program,
the consequent increasing demand for
steel and existing shortage in the sup
ply.
War requirements for the last six
mately 2O,0O0,OOO tons, the war indus
tries board announced. The greatest
output of q like period for the steel
industry was 16,50O,000 tons, the board
stated
Automobile manufa cturerS, it was
stated, have asked the war industries
board to allow them sufficient steel
to produce 90 per cent Of their normal
production of passenger cars. The
board replied that 1t could not prom
Use at most % per cent and that pos
sibly none at all could be granted.
At conference between the manu-
facturers and the war board the board
called on the manufa cturerS to sub
nit within two weeks a sworn inven-
tory of steel and steel products now
on hand
Men who had participated in the
conference said that il had been a
heated one, in which the automobile
manufacturers predicted dire out
come unless Director of Steel SaDply
Rerloglo granted to the passenger
car makers enough steel to enable
them to liquidate their present inven-
tories
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-07-18
AUGUST DRAFT CALL
SUMMONS 46.OOO MEN
Quotas From This Section Go
to Spartansburg, S. C.

Washington, July 1S.-Forty-siX
thousand men from all states and the
District of Columbia We're called to
the colGI'S by Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder.
They are to be all white registrantS.
Movement into camp will be between
August and August 8.
This is the first general call for
August, during which month the mill
tary program provides for the entrain-
ment of 100000 men. Special cards
also issued account for 1911 of this
number.
Following are quotas included in the
call, which are tn go to Camp WadS-
worth, Spartanburg. :. c.: Delaware,
100: Maryland. 100: New Jersey, 800 !;
Pennsylvania, 5000.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-07-18
FREE OF CHARGE.

Any adult suffering from cough,
cold or bronchitis, is invited to call
at the drug store OF the McAllister
Drug Co. and get, absolutely free, a
sample bottle of Boschee's German
Syrup, soothing and healing rene
dy for all lung troubles, which has
successful record of fifty years. Gives
the patient a good nights rest free
from coughing, with free expectora-
tion in the morning.
A standard medicine for SO years.
For sale in all civilized countries
Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-07-18
Are You One of Them?

There are a great many people
who would be very much benefited by
taking Chamberlain's Tablets for a
weak or disordered stomach. Are
you one of them? Mrs M. R. Scarf,
Baldwinsville, N. Y, relates her ex-
perience in the use of these tablets:
Il had a bad spell with my stomach
about six months ago, and was trou-
bled for two or three weeks with gas
and severe pains in the pit of my
stomach. Our druggist advised me
to take Chamberlain's Tablets.
took a bottle home and the first dose
relieved me wonderfully, and 1 kept
on taking them until 1 was cured" 3"
These tablets do not relieve pain, but
after the pain has been relieved may
prevent its recurrence.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-07-18
Free Dentistry For 100000 Men

New York, July lS.-Free dental
operations. performed by the prepar-
edness League of American Dentists
for men selected for the army. navy
and marine corps, total 100000. The
league comprises $4,000 dentists, each
of whom has agreed to give an hour
of his time daily, and supply the ma,
'aIialS