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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-10-23

will be vigorously prosecuted
State Chairman Melton issued the
following statement Saturday:
1t is of course true Of this fund,
as it was of the Fourth Liberty Loan,
chat the money would be needed and
oVcr-ncedcd even if peace came to-
morrow. Swimming the rivers of
France and Belgium under the lcadcn
death Of machine-gun fire, dragging
their own guns through the mud of
Flanders or over The mountains Of Al
SAGE, the boys will be driving the Hun
rclcntlcsSly back this fall. Ii is our
supreme privilege to provide our vic
toriOuS troops with the comforts and
the home touches which are furnished
them even in the Hell of battle by the
seven great organizations which Pro,
idcnt Wilson has asked to join in the
United War Work Campaign Not on
ly while they fight, but during the
period of occupation and on the
journey home, we owe the soldiers of
America an overwhelming duty. The
coming campaign will be the real test
Of our appreciation and South Caro-
lima must dig deep"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-10-23
RED CROSS NOTES.
hil0tments Accepted.

The Red Cross has accepted two bic
allotmcnts and when the material
comes, everybody will be busy Whom
there is no work to be sent out to the
auXiliares it is not because much work
is not accepted by the chapter but is
duo to the fact that LaurenS has so
many good workers it's almost impOs
Siblc 10 keep work on hand The new
"llOtmCntS are one hundred fifty-SiN
sweaters and one hundred and fifty
seven pairs Of socks, and two hundred
and cishtythrcc comfort bags. The
sweaters and socks must be completed
in thirty days after the wool is rccciv-
cd, and auxiliarics will be notified as
soon as the material comes The COM
Fort bags are to be ready cut and made
Of crctOnnc.
Don't Forget or Neglect.
10 gather UP peach stones, nut
shells, olive pits. date and prunc pits
We have asked this frequently OF late
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-10-23
Rabun, Mt. Gallagher, Cross Hill,

! Rabun, Mt. Gallagher, Cross Hill
First Laurcns, Lanford, Durbin, War
rior--in fact nearly all the churches.
were there represented. Bro. Powers
was in his clement, waiting on Other
folks, and we gladly sing his praises
| At The other tables the same hospital
| ity aboundcd. Altogether it was in
decd "a day of Pleasant Bread.
Let me record here that the singing
by the two young men, Messrs. Nc
Gravy and Osborne was one Of the
iicnioynbc features OF the occasion
Yet, and another, Bro. Pitts was there
too. a good little woman came in late
and pcering over towards the amen
corner was heard TO say in satisfied
voice, Yes, he is here. Bro Pitts is
hCrc!" |; falls TO the lot Of but few
pastors TO be loved Us is Bro. Fits at
New Prospect, his first pastorate.
! just have TO thank all the good
friends for the many cheering words
thcy gave your scribe. Especially the
Princeton delegation and for the in
vitation "to come up and speak for
thCm". a letter lies before mo tclling
that | have been appointed on the Y.
". {. ~ drive. and if that was not
completely out of my territory | nigh,
acccpt that invilation.
And now our thOughi& and hearts
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-10-23

and shall continue to urge it upon
,hc attention Of the housekeepers and
BOYS and girls of the county. It's a
thing worth doing.
Get Ready.
The next big event in Red Cross cir
alos will be the membership drive in
December It's expected to result in
every person in the county being n
Red Cross member for President Will
osn expects the whole American peo-
pie rs one man to join the Red Cross
and LaurcnS must not fail.
The Conservation Committee.
Nh Fleming Jones has bccn an
pointed chairman Of the Red Cross
Conservation Committee. This is a
new department Of Red Cross work and
one Of great Importance. This commit
,cc will look after tho saving Of peach
stones nut shells fruit pits ctc., which
yrodrcc tho carbon needed for making
gas masks. It will also sec 10 the col
lection Of tin foil, and other odds and
ends, which have been considered
hitherto worthy only Of the trash, pile
but arc now known to be Of value to
the government.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-10-23

aunt Kate" ut The Association.
CONTINUED from Last Wcek.)
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-13


and 400 instead of 1000.
The number of railway cars to be
delivered however, is increased
threefold-frum $4,000 to 10000. II
IS against the delivery OF this amount
Of rolling stock that DR.. Solf, the
German Foreign Secretary. has pro
tested TO President Wilson, asserting
that the distribution of food in Ger.
many to the civilian population will
be greatly hampered
Another amendment provides that
sthe Allies and the United States
should give consideration to the pro
visioning of Germany during the ar
nnisrce TO the extent recognized as
necessary"
To assure the execution of the ar.
mistfce convention under the best
conditions the prinG1de Of a perma.
nent international rmistice CON-
mission is admitted" This commits
sion will act under the authority of
the Allied military and naval com
ulanders-in-chief.
An amendment to the naval clause
provides that all vessels designated
to be interned shall be ready to
leave German ports within seven
days of the signing Of the armistice.
Directions for the voyage (to either
neutral ports or those of the Allied
countries to be designated) will be
given by wireless.
Other amendments include:
Pronunciation" instead of abandon.
ment" OF the treaties of Bucharest
and Brest-Litoysk and of supplement
tary treaties.
Evacuation by all German forces
operating In East Africa within a
period to be fixed by the Allies in
stead of within one month.
German troops are required to
withdraw Immediately from Austria
Hungary as well as from Roumania
and Turkey.
Evacuation by the enemy of the
Rhinelands ,Qeft) and right bank
shall be SO ordered as to be com.
pieted within 81 days in all after the
signing Of the armistice. instead of
10 days.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-13
COMPLETE FREEDOM,
BELClUi's'; DEMAND
Wants No More Guaranteed
Neutrality For Its People.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE Belgian
legation, in an Official statement, an
nounced that Belgium will no longer
submit to a status of "guarateed neu-
trality' like that which existed before
the war 1t aspires to complete in
dependence; to the rights common to
all free peoples"
A return to "the status anor ~
1882" the statement said, will entail
a perpetual intrusion by Germany up
on the domestic life OF the nation and
create a situation "intolerable to pub
lie opinion and certain to cause ser
ious difficulties" ss'ra-
"The note Of Dec. "a, 1917" said
the statement, addressed by the
Belgian Government to the Pope in
reply to the Ponithcai message, ad
vances as one of the indispensable
conditions OF Just peace as far as
Belfium is concerned, political. eco
nornical and military Independence
without condition or restriction
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-13
PVT, MILTON MILLER
WAS SHOT IN LEGS
Corp. Zepp Finds French Ian
guage Hard To Understand.

s Mrs Nellie Hockenperry, Of 90l
North Queen street. has received a
letter from her brother, Milton Mil.
Ter, Of Co. B. 316th Infantry. in hich
he tells her of being wounded &
France. Milton writes:
Dear Sister: am in the base
hospital with both legs hurt. but am
getting along fine nav and l win be
out soon Believe me, the Red Cross
surely is doing their bit and l will
never forget them for what they
have done for us. guess you will be
surprised to hear this
Young Miller was living in Waynes
boro, Pa, when drafted into the SER
vice. He was among the very first to
b trained at Camp Meade.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-13
GENERAL EXODUS FROM
ALASKA NOW REPORTED

Seattle, Wash, Nov 13-lIow to
get hundreds of persons out OF Alas
ka who are trying to leave is prob
lem that steamship companies of the
north Pacific coast are wrestling
with. More than 800 persons recent
~ reached White Horse en- route to
the coast. About 800 of these are
from Fairbanks and the other points
on the lower Yukon river. The Las
boats leaving Dawson and other Yu
kon towns were loaded to capacit,
with gold mniers and others on theil
way to the outside" The population
Of Alaska and the Yukon territory has
decreased to the lowest number II
years as a result of the general exc
duS. -.sa s.e g. ss4 =
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-13
CROPS OF WEST VA.
ARE BIG THIS YEAR
Irish Potatoes Only One To
Fall Below Record.

| Charleston, Nov 13.-The Novem-
Der report of the United States Blu
| reau of Crop Estimates shoys that
West Virginia's crops of 1,145,000
barrels of commercial apples; 917,-
900 bushels of buckwheat; and TO-
100000 pounds of tobacco represent
good increases over the crops of
1917. The corn crop this fall is a few
thousand bushels less than in 1917;
the sweet potato crop is somewhat
smaller than in 1917; and the Irish
potato crop is the only one that has
fallen greatly below the record of
last year The Eastern Panhandle
counties have an excellent crop Of
commercial apples, but in most 9TH
er parts Of the State the farm apple
crop varies from fair to very poor.
The late summer rains caused the
tobacco in Kanawha, Putnam, Cabell,
Lincoln and adjoining counties to
grow out remarkably fast and pro-
duce fairly good sized crop from
the increased acreage, though very
late.
Apples grown for commercial use
(not including strictly farm crops
that are not marketed) viii be about
1,145,000 barrels this year, compar-
cd to 100000 barrels last year. TIE
United States commercial apple crop
this year is 25,0Os,000 barrels com
pared to 22,519,0O0 barrels last year.
Buckwheat in West Virginia this
year will produce about $4,000 BUSH
els compared to 100000 bushels last
year.
Corn grown this year in West vir-
ginia is estimated at 24,911 900
bushels compared to 25.O20,000 bush
els last year. The United States
corn crop this year is about 2.754.-
100000 bushels, compared to 3,159,-.
$4,000 bushels in 1917. The yield
per acre in West Virginia this year
is less than last year but the acre
age greater. The farmers report
about percent Of the 1917 West
Virginia corn crop still on the farms
while for the United States as a
whole nearly per cent Of the old
corn crop is still on hand.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-13
HARD JOB TO BE MARTYR
CHICAGO PAciFIST LEARNS
(By international News serviee)


Chicago, Nov. 13-Its a pretty
hard Job to get to be a martyr these
days. Mrs. Ruth Lighthall, alleged
pacifist and arrested on a seditionist
charge tried it.
Put me in hanfcuffs and shackles
please" she pleaded to an officer. II
want to be martyr.
Sorry" he told her, "but l can't
satisfy you. But I'll compromise by
taking you to jan in police wagon"
But then Mrs. Lighthal1 learned
that police wagon Is covered We.
hicle from which no one could view
her "martyrdom," so she baked. II
ended by very prosaic ''cop'" taking
her to the bastile via a street car
She had previously been given an op
portunity of freedom on promise to
stop her alleged seditious utterances
but declined.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-13

old building is still travelling and viii
more than likely land in the States
Ten Days Later
About ten days has passed since
started this letter and your brother
bud, has been through hell a thou
sand times.
I'VE have got Fritz on the other
side of. the Meuse river at some
POINTS, and he is a whipped Dutch
man, beyond a doubt.
Il am writing you these few lines
while sitting between my gun and
cassion, which afford me some pro.
lection. Shells are falling around me,
but ten times faster on the other
side.
I'VE are resting now for a bite to
eat.
q Tell all the home folk and friends
that all the boys send their best,
and have to date ten Germans for
each oil them.
THE war will be over before Xmas
so don't forget my turkey dinner.
"My gun is sighted on large
town on the other side of the river
and will open fire just as soon as
Fritz retreats through it.
You have read all about the great
drive and number of prisoners TAX
en-, so will stop writing for the pres
ent. ! name every shell that is fired
from my piece and lots of them after
you. The barrage which l am going
TO fire on the town is MOTHER
God wish it well.
Good bye until another day.
Next Morning
'All is we'll.
Fritz gave 7us gas last night.
I'VE are moving forward today.
$50 long"
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-13
ARMISTICE TERMS
ARE MORE DRASTIC
THAN FIRST DRAFT
and LOO instead of 1000.

tcoutinued from page one)
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-13

lege of being shot at. The people,
who are at home, are asked by the
government in this way to give {
days wages to keep this soldier
smiling and contented. The high
prices Of labor at this time is prac
tically due to the scarcity OF labor
Labor would not be so scarce and
consequently SO well paid, if the mer
in the armies were back at their us
ual avocations again. For this rea
son the government is asking very
little when It asks the people to
subscribe to this campaign.
About one-third of its quota was
subscribed by Martinsburg last
night. The workers feel encouraged
however, by the fact that consider
able enthusiasm has been injected
into the campaign and great many
people who subscribed q small
amount have been increasing their
subscriptions, and in some cases
doubling them.
The different industries about the
town are being worked today and it
is thought that by evening all of the
the people who are at work will have
an opportunity to increase their sub
scriptions to a days wages.
Everyone who was working last
night will be on duty again tonight
and will report at the Circuit Court
room In the County Court house to
night as they did last night. The
workers start out again tonight at
$50 promptly. Don't turn them
down; give literally, SO that they
can conclude their. work. Let every
person get together and put Martins.
burg over today. This is seven cam
paigns in one and ain all probability
is the last campaign Of this charact
er that the people will be asked to
subscribe to.
Tomorrow every one in the county
Will be seen and from the reports
from the different county districts, 1t
is thought that everyone of the
county districts, except probably
enc. will go over the top.
Tomorrow night the Martinsburg
Glee Club will give one of its inim.
liable entertainments. Dr.. G. B.
Geyer has been working for the past
two weeks and it is believed that
this one will exceed all of the previ
Gus entertainments given under his
direction. In order to secure reserva.
tons seats should be gotten at once.
The people are urged not to for
get that they are doing all of these
things for some one of their friends
or relatives now in the service. Der.
kelley county has bunch of mighty
fine fellows whose records were alb.
solutely untarnished during all the
fighting in which they engaged. Let's
help them with some OF the com.
forts of home until they get back to
US again.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-13
WEDNESDAY, NOV. is

bushels last year.
Tobacco in this State this year is
expected Ito yield about 10,20o .0o0
POUNDS compared to 100000 pound.
last year
Sorghum Strip made in West Viz.
ginia this fall is estimated at Ago
900 gallons compared to 4s5,oeo gal.
Ions last year
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-13

Potatoes in West Virginia this sea-
son are about 5,568,000 bushels COM
pared to 7,475,o60 bushels last year.
The crop this year is still large
one though not as big as the one in
1917.
Sweet Potatoes grown in West Vir-
ginia this season will be about 212,-
600 bushels, compared to 100000
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-13
TOWN BOYS LETTER
BEST PLEA FOR DRIVE
Continued from Page One.)

lfor in the latter part of his letter he
refers to her It is pity. however,
that he did not elaborate on his very
marrow escape from German death
trap. The letter follows, written in
his Characteristic concise style:
Dear Bro: am going to start
this letter now and add to it when
opportunity permits. The Germans
are retiring before the pressure of
the French and Americans. We are
advancing slowly but surely.
1.-THE region traversed is a desert.
All the crops have been taken away
or destroyed. The rye has been reap
ed, the wheat and rye being cut
down unripe and fed TO horses; the
potatoes uprooted. There remains
nothing. The villages are now sim.
ply piles OF ruins.
''The roofs are torn asunder, the
walls overturned, exposing the inter
ior of what once were happy homes.
Fragments Of broken furniture are
scattered here and there.
"The belfry of the. little church, in
falling, has broken through the
vaulted roof of the nave and great
wooden image Of Christ crucified
stretches out suffering arms upon
this scene Of chaos. Fires are still
smoldering in places and there is a
sickening smell. the smell of the
Hun. They were still here last night.
Our battalion that was in the
very thick of the fight is endeayor-
ing Z, to find billets among the ruins.
We have been promised three days
rest, and are very much fatigued.
Covered with mud, men and packs
are lying on the side of the road. All
the men are obseased by one idea
sleep. ~
Next Morning
"The sun is shining. Toilet sets
appear. from all the packs, the men
wash, shave. clean their uniforms,
change their linen The fatigue and
privation of the past few days are al
ready partly forgotten.
Suddenly shouts of joy resound.
From out windows of a small house
not quite so completely demolished
as neighboring ones, the Stars ana
Stripes are floating and a red siga
bearing the letters Y. N. c. A. is also
visible. #a
During the night four autos had
arrived, laden with chocolate. milk,
cigars. cigarets, biscuits, candy soap
newspapers--in word, everything
that delights all soldiers.
"a little lady who is in charge of
this expedition, has with the assist
ance Of her valiant volunteer staff,
cleaned up this miserable howell and
managed to lend it quite a festive
appearance. Her trim figure is seen
everywhere, her gray cloth costume
cut along military lines, her high
laced boots, her blond hair straying
from under her big felt hat, her gen.
tie blue eyes, are well known to us
all.
Where shells were failing yes
terday and poison gases are still
lurking this morning, there now
reigns feminine smile May you be
blessed, you, who risking your own
life every day. thus comfort with
your presence the brave men who
have done their duty.
Same Night
we are still here, but from all in.
dications will move forward tomor.
row.
II explored some ruins and In my
way down a dark stairway bumped
my helmet against the low vaulting
The sitting atmosphere caused my
throat TO contract. ] saw light and
halted. I
"Just in time, Brother.
| 1T was German trap. Part of the
L
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-13
MAKES ~ N ONE DAY

Chicago. Nov. 13.-Pity the poor
laboring man. A riveter, receiving
double time for Sunday work at the
Eouth Chicago ShipbuiIding yards.
made 364 in one day Of eight hours
work. 5s4-. ~ 4
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-13
JOURNAL CLASSIFIED AD

PAPER HANGING VIII soon be the
order Of the day. Lots to be done.
Put little ad here today and start
<Utnmnbtie7 Reaf the Want Ans
making money. See rates shove
The Clay City times., 1918-01-03

Bill Swope, Of Mt. Sterling, is in
the city.
The Clay City times., 1918-01-03
The Knitting Craze.

The knitting craze holds on, and
almost every woman has ceased to
darn hubby's socks or patch his
pants and has gone to knitting
sweaters for the soldiers. The knit
ting bags are as thick on the streets,
being carried by the women and
pretty girls. These bags are very
loud in colors. Some of them look
like the seat of a clowns britches.-
Danville Messenger.
The Clay City times., 1918-01-03
STANTON


CONTINUED from First Page)
wick went to Lexington this past
week to see their new grandson
which arrived to Mr.. and Mrs. E.
G. Cowgirl last Friday. Jack is
his name and a fine little fellow he
is, and with war prices he can't be
bought now.
Dudley Caudill is the new clerk
in Hardwick 4 Co. store. He has
taken the place till another man
can be secured. Richard Grove,
who has been clerk for several
months, will soon move his family
to Winchester where he will enter
Wesleyan College.
The writer failed to state last
week that Mrs. ], d. Atkinson,
Mrs. Martha Derthick and Miss
Abbott with H. H. Harrison at
tended the Red Cross and demon
stration meeting at Clay City and
report a splendid time. The women
of Clay City, they said, treated
them royalty and served them with
such good things to eat.
Stanton was treated to double
wedding last Friday night when
Lewis Martin and Lennie Smith,
and Herbert Faulkner, of Bowen,
and Ethel Perkins were married by
Richard Grove. This wedding came
as a great surprise to the most of
us, but we wish to congratulate
them. 1t seems to the writer that
Lewis and Herbert have selected
two of the finest girls in Kentucky
for their wives. If anyone knows
of any finer let us hear from you.
They can't be found. We wish
them our heartiest congratulations.
Herbert will take his wife to Bowen
and Lewis will live with Mrs. Effie
Smith and farm with Cliff CLANCY.
The Clay City times., 1918-01-03
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