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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

The following interesting letter was
received from Sergt. Albert =. Ross:
Dear Friend Mr.. Crews:
Through your thoughtfulness, or
that of your manager, a bunch of Sun
copies reached our camp a few days
ago. l proceeded to issue them out TO
the Kansas City boys. 1t was indeed
a great treat, such a feast of home
news. Do it again!
We came through what up to about
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

Mrs. Mollie Williamson received a
communication from her son, Chaun-
cey ID. Williamson, who is overseas,
stating he is well pleased in the ser
vice and is very enthusiastic for vic
tory. He enclosed a copy of the well
come letter handed him from the King
of England.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09
WE CANNOT FoReETI
By Charles A. Starks.

Events sometime move swiftly, but
the solemn years struggle accurately
and regularly along, even to Etern-
ity.
Booker T. Washington died Novem-
Der IA, 1915, at his home in Tuskegee,
Ala, near the institution he built, on
the ground he hallowed by a loving,
untiring toll and made fruitful, and to
smile over the earth by his noble
brain.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

self immensely to get a letter or a
paper from home. He says our boys
have been in the thick of the fray but
are resolved not to come home until
victory has been won.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09
From Over the Seas.

The Sun is in receipt of a letter
from Lieut.. J. r. Farley, who says
that the black boys are making good.
He says they are quite enthusiastic
about winning the war and have no
fear of the bullets coming from the
enemy. Lieut.. Farley writes that the
boys of the Company find it very in
teresting watching the enemy fire and
lodging every shot as it starts toward
them.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

approval, yet a soft shade of admoni-
ton crosses his brow and he would
speak. l know that he would counsel
a closer adherence to the laws of
economy and a more careful conser-
walton of his races new prosperity.
Yes, Booker T. Washington still
lives. AS the accruing years render
his people more thoughtful they will
also become more grateful and appre,
ciative of his life and work, His
memory will live to them in the wise
and wholesome philosophy which he
taught.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

his country was dragged into the now
present war. But we know he was a
patriotic man as well as a good man.
And as his own good people have act
ed, so would he have had them to act,
namely, to meet every requirement of
the war period in a manly and upright
manner Look down, oh Washing
ton, and see u black troops at the
front. See your people nobly espous-
ing the cause of the Liberty Loan and
note, too, their phenomenal. indus
trial opportunity. OF this l seem to
see the matchless leader smile with
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

Chaplain H. NJ. Collins, nephew of
Mrs. r. w. Foster. writes from France
that he is well and getting along fine
and that 1t pleaseg the boys and him,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

That a Negro draftee who was adj
vised to make his will before going to
war, made this answer: 81 hain't got
no use for dat kind of a will; de only
will l keers anything about is-will 1
come back?"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09
THEY SAY

1aE Z IA Z
That a Negro draftee who was adj
vised to make his will before going to
war, made this answer: 81 hain't got
no use for dat kind of a will; de only
will l keers anything about is-will I
come back?" .
That an old Cullud woman recent
ly filed a petition for divorce from her
husband. When the Ease came up,
the Judge asked her for what reason
she desired a divorce. Case" she
said, Judge, it's getting towards win
tab time and my ole man jes' won't
work when it is cold" Granted"
said the Judge.
THAT a we'll known husband saw
his best friend go into a prominent
buffet flat the other day with q lady
heavily yelled, and thinking there
would be no objections to him joining
the party, Immediately followed them
into the same place. Upon being adj
mitted, all the joy went out OF life for
him when he looked into the face Of
the woman-he tainted.
That a chauffeur who was on trial
for running into another car and
breaking it to pieces offered the fol-
lowing plea Of defense: You see,
ledge, it was this way, 1 stay up SO
late at night counting my gal until 1
Jes' have to sleep some time, and I
was asleep when 1 ran into dat car"
The Judge sal, Lock him up until he
gets enough sleep which will take
about three months.
That a couple of black boys found
a German major wounded and picking
him up and putting him on a stretcher
they started for the first al station
The major raised himself from the
stretcher and sal, you fellows think
you're going to win this war but you
amt" At that one of the bearers
said, you think you're going to the
hospital, but you amt" Draw the
veil.
That the other day a Negro and a
gang of ruffians became engaged in a
scrap and finding himself unmatched
in numbers and rapidly being over
come, the colored brother broke and
run. AS he passed by the gate of a
well known sister who is noted for
her devoutness who had noted the al
~tercation from afar, she said, Run,
| RIM prOfhnr Gpoifh $50, .- .zG
God" Brother Smith put on double
speed and said, Trust HI, I'm going
to trust my feet" Naughty, but wise,
wasn't he?
That Betty was having trouble
with her eyes and went to a Colored
Eye Specialist. After his prelimi-
naries, he said, Madame, were you
referred to me by %anyone?" mo"
replied Betty, 81 saw your advertise
ment in the paper and just came on"
And you have talked to no one whom
I had treated?" She answered, mo"
The Doctor swelled up all impor-
tant like and says, well, Madame,
you are a loyal race m to come
to me without any knowledge of my
ability. Few Colored people do that.
I congratulate you" Whereupon our
Betty replied, Now, here, Doctor, 1
don't want that bull, l have had these
%peddlers and cheap downtown stores to
fit glasses to my eyes and got no sat
isfaction, so l figured you could be no
worse. So hurry up, Doctor Horton,
and do your do. l got to see what's
going on"
Moral: Betty now recommends all
her friends to DR.. Horton for glasses,
1877 Paseo. Bell Phone East 3744.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09
THE NEGRO AS A SOLDIER.
b Sergt. Eugene A. Walker,
Camp Funston, Kas.

The Negroes are brave and powerful
and should be praised by his people
in every land and country. We thank
the Lord that we are able to go to the
front as any other nation. We have
left our wives, mothers. fathers, sis.
tiers and brothers behind awaiting our
return. The Lord hath said that he
would be with us in the time of
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

That an old Cullud woman recent
ly filed a petition for divorce from her
husband. When the case came up,
the Judge asked her for what reason
she desired a divorce. Case" she
said, Judge, it's getting towards win
tab time and my ole man jes' won't
work when it is cold" Granted
said the Judge.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

w, H. JERNAGIN, Pres.
A. A. GRAHAM, Cor. and Fin. Sec
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-09-26
Reverse the Law.

The Lenoir Topic reports that
q recent automobile collision on
the Blowing Rock turnpike, in
which "it was fortunate no one
was killed or seriously injured"
was caused by "blinding head
lights" Perhaps if the next leg.
islature would "pass a law re-
quiring all automobile drivers
to use the brightest and most
glaring makes of headlights pro-
durable. the State might auto.
matically drop into an era of
dull.lighted automobiles on the
streets and highways. So re.
ligiously are the automobile laws
in North Carolina towns and on
North Carolina highways disre.
garded that We have aboutcome
to the conclusion it is mainly out
OF a stubborn disposition to dc
F.: what the laws says one shall not
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-09-26
Walter Winehargsr Whites bis Mother.

Mrs. Bette Winebarger. OF
Sands, R. F. D., has received the
following letter from her sou,
Walter, who is with the Ameri-
can Expedltlouary Forces in
France, which, by her request,
we are publishing in full:
I take Great pleasure in wri.
ting you a few lines tonight, and
hope this letter will reach you
safe and find you all we'll and
happy. This leaves me we'll, and
getting along as good as could
be expected. 1t is raining here to.
night, and it is the coolest rain 1
have ever felt.
Well, Mother, l hear from Mae
very often. She said in her last
letter that you had written her
that you had not heard from me
in a long time. l hope you ase
getting my letters now. l have
written you once and twice a
week ever since came over here.
| don't know much to write to.
night; but will ask you a few
questions: Where is Roby now?
Is he in the service yet? And
what did they ever do with Leo
nard Wilson? Did they get him?
And Il want you to be sure and
write me what Carl Woodring's
addres Is. Be sure and give com.
pany and regiment. Write me
all the news OF interest. You
know | am only about Eve thou.
sand miles from home, and just
any old thing you want to write
will please me much. lhavn't had
but two letters from you all yet.
l have had a dozen from Mae. It
now getting so dark that | can
not write more now, but will write
more next time. Regards TO all.
From your loving son,
W. H. WINEBARGER.
Battery E, 113 F. A., A. E. F.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-09-26
Hear Our President.
TIE WHITE House,
WASHINGTON.

Again the Government comes
to the people of the country With
the request that they lend their
money, and lend it upon a mere
liberal SCALE than ever before, in
order that the great war for the
rights OF America and the liberia.
ton of the world may be prose-
cuted with ever increasing vigor
to a victorious conclusion. And
it makes the appeal with the
greatest confidence because it
knows that every day it is be.
coming clearear to thinking men
throughout the nation that the
winning of the war Is on essen
tial investment. The money that
is held back now will be OF little
use or value if the war is not
won and the selfish masters OF
Germany are permitted to die.
tate what America may and may
and may not do. Men in Amsri'
ca, besides. have from the first
until ;now dedicated both their
lives .and their fortunes to the
vIndication and maintenance OF
the great principles and objects
for which our Government was
set up. They will not fail now
to show. the world sor what their
wealth was intended. Woodrow
Wilson.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-09-26

Valuable Advice foTBoone Read

valuable AuVlce IOTfDOOLe nedu-
Many a woman endures with
noble patience the daily misery
of backache, pains about the
hips, blue, nervous spells, dizzi.
ness aud urinary disorders, hope.
less of relief because she doesn' t
know what is the matter.
1t is not true that every pain
IN the back or hips is trouble pc
culiar to the SEX" Often when
tn" kidneys get congested ana
infamed, such aches and pains
follow. Then help the weakened
kidneys. Don't expect them to
get we'll alone.
Doan's Kidney Pills have won
the praise OF thousands of wo-
men. They are endorsed right
in this locality. Read this wo-
mans convincing statement:
Mrs. Z. E. Huffman, G01 Chest
nut Ave, Hickory, N, C., says:
81 suffered a lot from my back
and kidneys. | was in such bad
shape | could hardly straighten
up after stopping. The pam in
nv back cOuldn t have been more
severe ii someone had run a knife
into me. l couldn't sleep aud
felt miserable. Doan's Kidney
Pills removed the pains in my
back and made me ferl like u dif.
fereut person."
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for O kidney remedy
get doan's Kidney Pills-the
same Mrs. Huffman has pub
licly recommended. Foster
MilIburn Co., Props, Buffalo
New York.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-09-26
When the Boys Come Home.
Wilkes PatriOt.)


In British Columbia the people
recently elerted a returned sol
dier to the legislature by an ov-
erwhelming majority. When our
own boys come marching home
they will be elected to almost any
kind of an office for which they
are qualified. 1t will be a mis-
take for any of them to assume
that they can be elected because
they were soldiers and regard
less of their qualifications. Few
of them will make that mistake.
But the ranks OF the national ar
my were drawn from all classes 8
of people college men, farmers,
mechanics, business men, bank.
ers, manufacturers, lawyers and
public officials, From the entire
list of returned soldiers there'wil.
be plenty OF men we'll qualified
for the various Offices. and the
man who didn't 60 to the front
is going ito have a hard time
making a campaign against any
OF these for either nomination OF
election.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-09-26
the FAKEns.

Now doth the busy lit le Hun
d ,light to pass the bunk, and
c' sim a victory is won. when be
is knocked ksrplunk! TIE general
whose cumbrous name winds up
with burg or dorf still CLAIMS to
have giants frame, when he is
shown u dwarf. When Foch OF
Haig in battl" fail, the fact is
not denied; these brave men rise
and say 'The tail has Travelled
with the hide" They want the
folks at home to know he trnth,
and give it fiat; if they are beat
en~by the foe, they let it 20 at
that. But Prussian leaders can
not trust the fol: s at home, it
seems; they feed them up, until
they bust, on fakes and hapjoint
dreams. How doth the busy lit.
tie Hun. his whiskers streake ed
with foam, hand out the pifflle
by the ton, to feed the folks at
home! But when the facts at last
leak in. l wonder what they'll
say; will they just wear a foolish
griu, in their accustomed way?
Or will they swell with righteous
ire, their spirits sore and hot,
and grumble like q house afire,
and have some princes shot?
dumb driven cattle" is their
name if they, with patieut ey es,
forever watch the hocus game,
the carnival of lies. WALT Ma
son.
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS
! ~ GtcAAckl D.. .Suit ~: s.AG okl
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-09-26
CURE FOR DYSINTERY.

while l was in Ashland, Kan
sas, a gentleman overheard me
speaking OF Cbamberlain's Collie
and Diarrhoea Remedy" writes
William Whitelaw, OF Des Moines
Iowa. .He told me in detail OF
what 1t had. done for his family,
but more especially his daughter
who was lying at the point OF
death with a violent attack oi
dvsintery, and had been given
up by her family physician. Some
of the neighbors advised him to
give Chamberlain's Collie and d.
arrhoea Remedy. which he did,
and fully believes that hv doing
10 saved the lifr of his child. Hi
stated that he had also used this
rempdy'himself with equally graz
tying results"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-09-26
TO IMPROVE YOUR DIGEST

"For years my digestion was
go poor that l could only eat the
lightest foods. l tried everything
that | heard of to get relief, but
not until about a year ago when
| saw Chamberlain's Tablets ad.
vertlsed and got a bottle of them
did I get the right treatment.
Since taking them my digestion
is fine" Mrs. Blanche Bowers.
Indiana, Penn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-09-26
THE BEST PLASTER.

A piece OF Flannel dampened
with Chamberialn's Liuimen and
bound on the teat of pain is Of.
ten more pffectual for q la m e
back than a plaster, and doesn't t
cost anything like as much.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-09-26

nindsigbt aud foresight.

hindsigbt and Foresight.
Germany says that for 4 years
her troops have been figuring on
going out Of the st. Mihiel sal.
lent. Had she used foresight en-.
ough to retire two or three years
ago when tie going was better
she might not have left behind
her some 10000 troops large
numbers of cannon, munitions,
etc., that she did not have time
to take when she finally moved.
Had Germany possessed suffi-
cient foresight to 60 to Paris 4
years ago by way Of Metz and
Sedan instead of going into Bel.
gium she would not have aroused
Belgium to oppose her and hold
her until France and also Great
Britain could get ready to meet
her, and it is a chance that she
would have reached Paris and
perhaps repeated the quick vic.
tory of 1871. But Germany can.
not gain anything by taking a
hindsight view OF her fatal error
there. She threw away her chance
by jumping on Belgium and for.
cling that disinterested country
into she war and threatening the
channel ports which was a useless
stroke and compelled England to
come in. That settled Germany's
hopes of winning a war that 9th.
erwise she would probably have
won, and saved the world from
German dominion OF all OF Eu-
rope.
Could Germany 60 back and
retface her steps now, with the
benefit OF the hindsight she would
know be ter than at any cost to
get the United States into the
war. She might, possibly, have
won as a against France, Eng
land aud Italy. But she lacked
good horse sense, and she invited
the United States in.
All these little failures of rea.
sonable foresight brought wholly
useless agg1essions against those
nations that Germany should
have kept neutMi' But the Ger.
man egotism cxershadowed in.
telligent foresight, and each sue.
cessive step brought it's own Ser.
ious disaster. Ii Germany had
had sufficient foresight to make
her sudden war on France alone
in the west and Russia in the
east it is more than likely that
she would have dtfeated France
quickly and then as quickly de-
feated Russia and been the fore
most military power OF the world
But Germany has persistently
lacsed foresight. And she lacks
foresight now, and she will lack
foresight to thp finish, for she car
not see beyond that veil Of con
ceit and covetousuess that blinds
her. Had she possessed foresight
she would never by her war or
women, children and hospital.
alienated the entire world. Sht
would have maintained some
friends. But Germany neverhad
foresight enough to know that 6
friend has a value. And it il
probable that she has not ever
hindsight yet. At least she shows
no evidence OF any.-News anl
Observer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-09-26

Dear Folks Back Home:

~ "ppSSs ~ W. - ~ - ="
Dear Folks Back Home:
I heard that you want to help
the boys at camp, who are get.
ting ready to "Can the Kaiser, u
and I Just wanted to tell you
that the best way l know to help
them is to help the Y. M. C. A.
You see I am speaking from &C.
tual knowledge OF conditions.
The brightest spot iu campis the
'Y" building-or it may be "a
tent. Ask the other boys, if you
don't believe it.
Folks, the Y. NJ. C. A. men are
the first to greet the recruit on
his arrival at camp and smile
away any symptoms OF home.
sickness. He is furnished stat.
ionery to write home, good mu-
sic, the most wholesome enter.
tainraent, the place to rest after
the hard day is over, land spirl.
tual aid to keep him clean and
pure in his new environment.
And l don't believe the true re.
llgion of the Nazarene has ever
bsen 80 we'll exemplifed since He
went aboutd doinggood. There's
no repelling saintliness about
this Y. NJ. c. A. religion. 1t is
the religion which following
Christ's teachings. ministers to
men, and the men ministered to
happen to be the khaki.clad sol.
diers of America. Is it a game
of checkers, or a tune on the Vic.
trola, or an ice cold drink Of wa.
ter the soldier desires? The "Y''
is on the job. Does he want to
buy a stamp, Or wrap a package,
o. e. som" information? The
"Y" is on the job. The ways the
"Y" finds to help a man are SO
nu ferrous, you would have to
1--we in an army cantonment a
few months to find out the hall
OF them.
And is there worship? The
other night l heard a ''Y" secre.
tarv ask the soldiers to fold Their
letters for q service, and as they
gathered around and q young
minister from my own Alma Ma
ter, Wake Forest, stood before
them, with sleeves rolled up, rea'
d.y to fight the Kaiser or the
devil, and delivered a mans mes
sage to men straight from the
shonller and from the word O
God. l INnew their hearts were
reached a,.l touched.
Tne ~" thinks OF the men's
bodily needs, their needs for en-
tertainment. and their spiritua
needs And folks, with all hon
or 10 Uncle Sam for the splrndit
camps h. has constructed IL
which TO train his soldiers, T.
h,te to think what they would
be without the Y. NJ. c. A. So j
YOU waat to help your boys, fo'
Gods sake come across literally
for the Y. NJ. &. A. General Per
shing said "Instead OF ten fight
ing men, give me nine fighting
men and a Y. N. e. A. man." Un
Gle Sam is sending the nine men
Your boy may be among them
You can send the other man,
your dollars can send him, and
tell you, folks, We need him.
wish you knew as we do ho,
much we need him. AS one OF tn
nine, l t. Il you that you can't d.
better than help to send him.
Sergeant IRA T. JOHNSTON,
Camp Greenleaf,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-09-26
Starvation d Russia.

St1Naton u Russia.
The American refugees from
Moscow reached Stockholm last
Wedhesday-12 days after their
departure from the Bolshevik
capital. They were met BY Shel.
don Whitehouse, the American
charge d'aHaires and q party Of
Americans and Europeans who
were anxious to learn the lot of
friends and relatives in Russia.
Immediately after crossing in-
to Finland the Americans were
impressed by the orderly condit.
ions prevailing. There was no
shooting at the railway stations,
the trains were clean and the car
windows not broken and hood.
lums were not breaking down
passenger and freight trains by
overlooking them. The Firms
near the border had sufficient
food except -four and sugar.
Conditions improved Ga the
specia! train approached Tornea,
opposite the Swedish side they
were aImoet unbelievable for ref.
ugees from Soviet Russia, which
is staggering on, hungry and
miserable, toward q hopeless win
ter.
When the Americans left Russia
they say, -four sold atdollar and
twenty-five cts q pound and was
seldom obtainable at any price.
Sugar, also scarce, sold at three
dollars a pound. ~
The refugees say that starva-
tion had become so prevalent in
Moscow that late in August the
food commission was forced to
remove all regulations on citi.
zens and permitted them to ELL
ter the city with 60 pounds OF
food each. This step, it was as.
serted was an admission of the
absolute failure OF the food com.
mission, which had no bread and
was forced, through the pressure
of the rebelling citizens, to let
the people take the food supply
into their own hands.
Wheat and other grains were
not available, as the peasants in
the grain sections still under 80
Wet control refused to feed the
cities. Potatoes and other veg
etables were selling at'25 cents a
pound. They are the chief food
supply ofMosoow and Petrograd.
The workmen of Moscow and
and Petrograd factories cannot
obtain food from the commits.
SION which advised them to shou.
der rifles and take the grain a..
way from the peasants. This ad-
vice has seldom been needed as q
majority of the workmen regard
the peasants as brothers.
Wholesale charges by the Bol.
shevik newspapers that the Bou
rgeoisn are wholly responsible fol
the food shortage, no longer qni
! ct the hungry laborers W b o e
} faith in the Bolsheviki is waning
appreciahly. The promises OF LIE
on Trotzky. the Bolsheviki for.
! eign minister, to quell the Cze.
cho Slovak rising and tap th'
supply of wheat no longer ar
generally credited.