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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-08
AS HAVE OTHER HUN THINGS.
Man Complains That His German.
Made Clock Has Completely Gone
to the Bad.

NV old alarm clock has gone to
smash. That may not be news item
nor 1t may not interest you, but up at
our home the fact that the alarm clock
wouldn't go any more was an event OF
interest. It was ticking away on the
shelf at quarter to II the night Of
July II. took it up to wind it. One
twist, and-rattletebank. siss boom an.
Something went AL to pieces in the
works.
More twists. shaking, putting the
clock to ear and final determination
that it was done for. ] thought to
look it over before depositing It in the
ash can. On the back was scratched
the month and day Of the purchase in
1912. I was looking on the face for
the last time and studying it closely.
Then down at the bottom I saw in
small letters: ''Made in Germany"
There it had been ticking away on the
shelf year after year, sounding It's
alarm regularly, and yet never before
had /, noticed that detested inscription.
Probably if I had it would have gone
into the ash can long before.
Just like a lot of other @Made in
Germany things that we didn't know
were around until we found them out.
But the old German clock is busted,
the works have gone to smash, it has
sounded it's last alarm, and as l medi-
tated on it thought how true OF
everything else "Made in Germany, !"
including the juggernaut war machine,
40 years in the building, with. which
the kaiser was, to ride untra1nmeled
over all the rest of the world. The
works '.is busted. d."-E. E. K, in Syra-
cuse standard.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-08

Because ne refused to sell his ideals
TO the German government, Salih
Gourdji, former president of the Otto
man official news agency, is refu.
gee in this country. The journalist fled
from Turkey late in 1914, but the au-
thorities refused to permit his wife
and two children to follow him. They
are now in France.
In May, 1914, the German ambassa-
dor at Constantinople offered him
10000 marks year to exploit German
propaganda in that city, but he re.
fused. In August, 1914. he was
offered 100000 marks year, but he
again refused forcibly to sell his
ideals. In September Of the same year
ne was obliged to give up his busi'
ness worth 100000 marks and flee
from Turkey, as he was being threat
ened with assassination.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-08
Fewer Japanese Silks.

Just as we had learned to value jap
anese silks and crepes and SO on, es-
pecially as substitutes in these times
of shortage Of so many materials, we
hear that certain ships engaged in the
Eastern trade, and that brought US
these serviceable and charming ma
terials, have been loaned to the lm'
perial government, and that has ere
ated a scarcity in transportation IA
cilities. So georgettes. crepe de
chimes, and SO on. are added to the list
Of growing scarcities and advancing
prices. Added to this, little silk is
coming from the French and Italian
markets.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-08
GET LEAVE TO MEET KIN
Soldiers Allowed 20 See Relatives Re.
turned From Germany.

Soldiers whose close relatives
specifically father. mother, children,
Brother, sister or wife-haye been
Tepatriated after Imprisonment in
German territory will be given spe-
cial leave of absence to meet them
on their return, according TO ruling
of the French war department. They
have only to present an attestation Of
the mayor Of their home town that
the facts are as represented.
What this means to the Poilu can
well be imagined, since some Of the
repatriates just now coming through
the Swiss border have been prisoners
almost since the beginning Of the war.
II the soldier had to, wait his turn
for his regular allowance Of leave
there is no telling how long it would
be before the reunion could take place.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-08
HElNz's GREAT COLLECTION
ivory Carvings Owned by Pittsbursher
Are Declared to Be Almost
Priceless.

During many years 81. J. Heinz Of
Pittsburgh has gathered together one
of the finest collections of ivory carv-
ings in America. There are probably
a dozen notable collections of this
sort in the country, and among them
the Heinz group Of 1900 pieces holds
distinguished rank, says writer in
Scribner's.
AS rich and fascinating field 70"
discriminating collector, ivory c. w
ings are perhaps without peer. E. e.
cuted in a material that has always
been costly, too rare, as rule, to be
subjected to poor or mediocre work.
manship, they may well be considered
as typical OF the artistic development
Of the time in which they were pro-
duced. They represent the art, more
over, not of one people, Of one period,
but, it is scarcely an exaggeration to
say, of all peoples and all periods.
From prehistoric ages down through
the civilizations Of Egypt and Assyria
and of classic Greece and Rome have
come priceless examples of sculptured
ivories. The dark ages Of Europe, so
meager in artistic treasures, have be
queathed us an unbroken chain OF
ivory carvings. Much of the most in
teresting of such work must be accred-
tied to the centuries Of the Gothic re-
vival, the thirteenth, fourteenth and
fifteenth. The Renaissance and the
centuries succeeding have yielded a
wealth of carved ivories of great rich
ness and beauty. From India, China
and Japan come iyories of deep his.
toric interest and especially in the
work Of Japan, Of genuine artistic
achievement,
Periods Of exceptional turbulence,
such as the fall Of Constantinople, the.
reformation in England and the French
revolution, have caused the destruction
OF Incompatible treasures. That so
much has survived seems cause for
wonder. The explanation lies in the
very nature Of the carvings.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-08
SINGERS WEAR GAS
MASKS AT The FRONT
Versatility of the @Tin Hat" Is
Demonstrated by 7. M. c.
A. Worker.

New York.-American singers who
are assisting in the entertainment
provided for the American soldiers
overseas by the Y. M. G.. A. are wear
ing gas masks.
Baritones and tenors in the Aneri-
can sector need only the "alerts" to
slip their nosebags, because If they
do not do it quickly they will be out
of luck, according to Albert Wider
hold, who sang in DR.. Parkhursts
church, Madison avenue, New York.
Widerhold was member Of the first
Liberty quartette sent to France to
sing for the soldiers in the z. NJ. G. A.
huts.
sNo one is allowed up there with
out d helmet and gas mask" he said,
referring to the front line trenches.
s.As you pass certain line you see a
sign Gas mask at the alert which
means you get it up on your chest
unbutton the clasp and have it ready
to put on in six to eight seconds. All
the Y men over here want to get up
TO the front. a lot of them got there.
take off my hat to those chaps"
The versatility Of the tin hat is re-
yealed in Widerhold's description of
his sleeping quarters. my main
trouble" he said, "was to get my tin
hat hung in just the right place to
catch the drip, for the roof had not
been repaired since the last lombard
ment. That part taken care Of and
with one blanket pulled up to keep
the rats from running over my face, /
slept pretty well"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-08
Her Record still Still.

A certain family has coiored serv-
ant who, while very attentive to her
duties, has never been known to give
anybody a civil answer. Purely as an
experiment, the lady Of the house
brought her a new calico dress, and
gave it to her, saying:
81 am glad to have the pleasure,
Matilay. of giving you this dress"
.'Yac nout hab had dat pleasure
..as as1 eff yer had any regard fo' my
.ae';: gs,' was the gracious reply
Chicago News.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-08
Mud snecialist.

Several officers from the front speak
of famous bootblack in Paris who is
known as the "mud specialist" The
individual can tell every soldier client
what section of the trenches he halls
from merely by examining the NJ d on
his feet. 1t is said that II: rarely
makes mistake, and can spot mans
battle station anywhere between
Ypres and Verdun with marvellous ac-
curacy, apparently each section OF the
long line having its characteristic
brand Of mud.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-08
(4s gallons.)
(3S per cent protein }

.
The price Of all reasonable sound
seed. irrespective of the actual out
turn yield, shall be: $72, car load lots:
$50, wagon lots; I. o. b. any railway
station in the State, the zone Of origin
of all cotton seed determining the
price,
The price Of seed ut the landings on
navigable rivers in which boats are
actually operating shall be the &arne
as the railroad basis price for bulk,
seed, to which may be added the cur
rent market value Of the bags in which
such river seed are packed. This cost
of bags shall be added only when bags
are furnished By 9arty selling tho
seed.
No deduction from the price win be
permitted except for proven damaged
or unsound seed. Proof Of such dam
aged or unsound quality must be fnr-
nished to me. No deductions win be
allowed for dirt or trash unless ac-
companied by sworn certificate Tor
actual written agreement with the
sellsr) showing actual weight Of such
dirs or trash taken from each carload
r wagon load, and the name Of the
ginner or dealer selling such seed.
To conserve the use Of freight cara.
cottonseed may be hauled from the
railroad stations TO mill points and
tue seller may receive as compensar
ton for such hauling an amount equal
to the rai'-oad freight for the same
distance. This cost Of hauling to be
treated by the purchaser as freight on
seed.
Seed from any point may be sold
at the carload price, in quantities Of
20 tons or more, for delivery by wagon
within ten days.
Additional regulations ON the han.
ding of cottonseed will be found in
Circular No. 40 issued from Washing
ton under date Of June IA, 1918.
In handling this crop it is expected
by the Food Administration that there
will be cooperative spirit ON the
part of all interests to the end that
waste may be eliminated and con-
servation in every way be promoted.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-08
EXCHANGE BASIS FOR
FARMER AND THE MIL

Colurrbia. - Concerning the ex-
chang ct cotton seed for meal, the f. :
lowing has been agreed upon by t. !,
Advisory Committee Of Farms a. |
Grushers, as announced by the Fool
Administration:
A farmer can exchange meal fvr
seed and get the amount Of meal col-
tained in the seed delivered. This Is
$40 pounds Of meal to the ton Of sec
The halaace to be paid in money !,
the mill. The mills viii deliver p.ss
rata additional meal as they nA5
have it.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-08
ALL YIELDS MUST
Be ON SAME BASIS
Food Adminlstration lssyes Important
Regulations Regarding Cotton Seed
and Oil MiIls-Prlce Of Seed stabill.
lzed-All Expected TO Conform %
Regulations. :

Columbia.-william Elliott, food
administrator for South Carolina, has
announced, in bulletin issued to sell
ers, buyers, ginners and crushers Of
cotton seed. that the State of South
Carolina shall constitute one zone,
based upon the stabilized program rec
commended by representatives. Of cot
ton seed producers, which have been
accepted by the Food Administration.
This means that all yields for South
Carolina shall be on the same basis.
which is as follows:
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-08
JAP WANTS TO Be COP
ANXIOUS to Get on the Police Force
at Los Angeles.

II persistence is a qualification for
a policeman Frank Ojo, twenty-four,
an American-born japanese, will soon
be on the Los Angeles force. Ojo
claims that as there are 1900 Japa-
nese In the city, and that as there
are negro officers to look after the
negroes, there should be Japanese
officer to watch the japanese. Ojo's
application has been turned down by
Chief Fuller at least twenty times.
but every day sees him at the station
In a. renewed attempt to start woEk
ss q cop.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-11-23
HUSBAND OR COUNTRY? HOLLANDS
QUEEN MAY HAVE TO MAKE CHOICE
IN. E. A. Special to The World)

On. E. A. Special to The World)
THE HAGUE.-tIusband or coun-
try?
Hollands queen may have to choose,
Prince Henry, the royal consort.
does not stand high with the people
of Queen Wilhelnina
His svmpathies have been with his
native Germany Most of Holland has
leaned to the cause of the allies.
Queen Winhelmina is devoted to her
people. and beloved by them. No move
ment to remove her from the throne
finds popular favor. She has ruled
wisely.
But Henry, German prince for
mer officer of the Prussian army, has.
never been popular. and Holland peo-
pie may go to the length of banishing
the husband of their queen from their
land To this extent revolution may
go in Holland.
Then the choice of husband or coun-
liy NOulU Dt up W titS NuEtut
Holland has no desire for German
domination. Hollanders resent the
presence OF William Hohenzollern
among them. Their oldtime feeling
against Prince Henry, which famed
when the German prince came to mar
ry their ruler, is famed.
Henry has gained a degree Of popu-
lality or at least liberation when
he showed heroism in organizing the
rescue of crew and passengers OF a
wrecked ship off Rotterdam in 1908.
He lost it when he refused to turn
! over for agriculture $4,000 acres OF
land which he holds for raising of
! wild deer. stays and pigs. Though the
country suffered for food, he would
not permit this acreage to be eHltivat,
ed
He continued to cross the border
! into Belgium to visit German army
! friends until the queen forbid his visits
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-11-23
THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION
By THE GOVERNOR

President of conforming ongestab
shed Thursday November 19Ssas day
Thanksgiving
several likewise their
proeamaons designating that day as legal holiday therefore
the said November
Thanksgiving holiday within tie West
Virginia.
apart
thanksgiving Almighty time
thanksgiving potential
formation Government
World which has been-a
participant 1917
which
relied might. the sword
of all Good Gifts
their solution order
Dvin. guidance Day
which
soldiers live thereby promoting social and indus
beterments all
\
OF the 0 be
Done Capitol the Charleston
o
OF Lord. thousand nine hundred and
eighteen the ffty-sxth.
coRNWELI.
HOUSTON G YOUNG Secretary of State
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-11-23

Maria, young gypsy girl who might
be attractive if she were in different
surroundings holds forth in 4 little
fortune-telling booth at. Ills Seventh
street, where she lives with her iath-
er and her little brother. The family
are Brazilian gypsies.
There are many other sypsics N
Washington, but because Maria ser ms
to have unusual clairvoyart talents in
addition to her skill at palmistry and
phrenology, they look to her DIS their
queen. Maybe her youth ant her char
acteristic dark-haired gypsy beauty
have something to do with IT,
| sought Maria on the chance that
she might tell ME her answer to the
question everyone in America is ask
ing What's going to happen to the
kaiser?r
She told me-after | had crossed her
palm with silver these gynsies dom
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-11-23

tBy n. e. A. Staff CorrespondentD
Wilhelm Hohenzollern has had lots
OF bad luck.
1 Il see more bad luck for him.
Il see him in the midst of a crowd
Of people. They have rope to hang
him with. They are angry. They shout
Hang him! Hang him. He killed our
sons and brought hunger on us. Hang
him. y. ~
q see his face grow pale with fear
see him beg for mercy. But the crowd
has no mercy; did he have mercy for
them?
81 see the rope placed about his
neck
Il see the crowd pulling ON it.
Wilhelm Hohenzollern is no more,'
This is the fate predicted for the ex
kaiser Of all the Germans by. Maria
-Demetro, queen OF the Washington
gypsies.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-11-23


seem TO know how 10 speak until you
cross their palms with silver
And she told me more. She said.
her eyes closed as in a trance:
The kaiser is going back &c Ger
many. see him in Berlin. II IS not yet
Christmas The mob clampra for him;
the guards are powerless. You uider
stand?
The kaiser pays for his crimes with
his life and he pays in Berlin before
Christmas.
And Maria Demetro, who after all
is considerably Americanized, proved
it by adding, with vehemance:
ITO He'll with the kaiser."
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-11-23

Lee. were married THURSDAY in ~
gerstown at the Presbyterian mans
The officiating clergyman was Do.
Gaar
Corporal Sperow was called =, -.
draft several months ago. He ie No.
home ON lengthy furlough. His briaa
is popular young lady and for SOM
time past has been employed at Nc.
Crory's store.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-11-23
INFANT BURIED TO-DAY.

Guy Kenneth Hess, son Of Mr. and
Mrs. Leo w. Hess, OF the county, who
died Thursday night at his home, at
the age of one year. was buried in
Green Hill cemetery this afternoon,
following services by Rev. R. w. Griz-
zard at the Second Baptist Church.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-11-23
LUCETTA S, LOGAN.
L. F. WILTSHIRE.

Mrs Link, chairman of the Martins.
burg Chapter A. r. G., has received
the following letter from the Potomac
Division, A. R. c., Washington. "a
was most deeply shocked and sadden-
ed to learn Of Prof. Wachtel's death
know it must be a severe loss to your
whole community, and we feel that the
Junior Red Cross has lost one OF its
best leaders and most loyal support
ers. Our sympathy certainly goes out
to your whole town in It's loss of a
man like Prof Wachtel
Very truly yours.
Ida M BASSETT,
Director Junior Membership
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-11-23
MISS R|DG[WAY AND
SOLDIER BOY Welded

Miss Virginia Ridgeway, of this city,
and Corporal Charles e. Sperow. for
merly OF Berkeley county, now of Camp
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-11-23

To know the worst is peace1it is I'M
certainty that kills.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-11-23
PASS RESOLUTIONS
ON PROF WACHTEl
RED CROSS AT ITS ANNUAL MEET.
ING PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE
SPLENDID WORK DONE
BY HIM.

At the annual meeting OF the local
chapter of the American Red Cross,
held at the High School on Thursday
evening, the following resolutions
We're passed as tribute to the SPLEEN
did work done by the late Professor
NJ. l.. Wachtel, as chairman of the
unior Red Cross of Berkeley County
The Martinsburg Chapter, A. r. c.,
desires to place on record its deep
sense of loss in the death OF Prof.
NJ L. Wachtel Amid his many duties
as principal of the High School, and his
work at home. in his church, in the
Y. M. G. A., and elsewhere, he found
time to be chairman of the Junior Red
Cross OF Berkeley county, and dis.
charged the duties of that position
well and conscientiously The reports
of the work accomplished in the short
period of the existence OF the Junior
Red Cross bear witness to his zeal in
promoting the work both in town and
county His death is a distinct loss
to this community in many ways, but
it is felt nowhere more keenly than in
the Martinsburg Chapter, A. r. c. The
willingness and the cheerfulness with
which he performed the tasks devolv-
ing upon him, as well as the efficient
manner in which theswork was carried
out were particularly noticeable Mr.
Wachtel was endowed with many no
BILE qualities of mind and heart, but
faithfulness, fairness. sincerity and a
strong sense Of duty predominated.
In his life and in his ideals he set
the standard high truly he hitched
f'llis wagon to star His great aim
in life was to raise the youth to a
higher standard of living and in this
he led the way.
Some one has said that the true test
OF manhood is not 81 think, theref = g
am. but Il act, therefore | ami Prof.
Wachtel's acts in this community for
the uplift of the boys and girls meas
ured up to this test, so one can truly
say of him, This was man"
Respectfully submitted,
MARY C.. sSTRIBLING,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-12

thought the boys who had not been
sent across. but had shaved in
camps and were now being dropped
should be given more praise In the
press, and that the Legislature
should pass some resolution thank
ing them officially, as it were.
There should be correction OF tho
idea some individuals have that
Pomeroy is not O fairly-wen educat-
ed man. He modestly disclaims high
scholarship. but declares he read
and studied q great deal during his
solitary confinement of more than
forty years.
after spending two years on
Latin" he says, ''and then two
years on French in October, 1880,
l began the study of Spanish. In
those days we did not have the cor
respondence school. which dates
think from the eos; and IL there
was u school here in 1880 ! knew
nothing of il, although the. school
house on the south wing was in use
in 1SS9-90. I struck out for myself,
selecting Spanish.
In a few months | was able to
write and read correctly, and with
understanding, the Spanish langu-
age"
Apropos of Pomeroy's reading, II
appears that he has always been
fond or history. In. an essay on
Some Momentous Events in His
tory" printed in the Mentor. an in
stitution paper, he writes very fully
and accurately of events that oc-
Cured before and after the Chris
tian era. This essay serves TO show
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-12

continue to Judge me entirely by
the past"
There is an earnestness. mingled
with pathos, in everything that
Pomeroy says that deeply impresses
visitor.
The writer had not seen Jesse
since about 1868. when both We're
boys in Charlestown, jesse being
then about seven years old little.
chubby youngster with curly hair,
carefree and happy.
The writer was some years his Sc
nior. Both went to the Winthrop
school and they lived near each 9th
er.
1t was by his invitation that the
writer called on Pomeroy at the in
stitution. There was recognition in
Jesses eye the minute he saw the
writer among the visitors in the re-
tunda. His step was light and
springy and the grasp of his hand
cordial.
Pomeroy to-day is q little under
medium height, weighs 142 pounds,
has q reddish mustach, a thin head
of hair. bright grayish eyes. a firm
chin. no special pallor, and a pleas
ant mien. The pictures of him that
have been printed do not do him
justice now, for he is not rough
looking.
The once very prominent blemish
in one eye seems to have faded and
is not now very noticeable.
He was fifty-nine years old Friday,
November %. and had two celehra-
tions, one Thanksgiving day and the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-12
i" Send every ship you cam

Send every snip you cIus
"They were Rll engaged in essen
tial trades because wo were cut
right to the bone. There Was noth-
ing that was not essential. We said
this Is the time for taking risks
I'VE ran risks with our foods and
we ran risks with essential raw ma
terials. We said:
1.-The thing to do Is to get these
men across Mt all hazard
american sent 100000 men
across and out OF that number l.
100000 were carried by the British
mercantile marine. The good old
ships of Britain have saved tho lib
erty of the world many times. They
saved 1t in the days of Queen Eliza
beth saved Il In the days of Louis
XIV; saved 1t in the days of Ma
poleon and have saved 1t in the
days of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
"It is a change from December
1915. change from the days when
at the end of the year, we made
our balance sheet and found Ger
many had acquired more Allied ter
ritory than she had before: that {
new ally had fallen and that anoth
er ally was tottering to the fall, anG
that Germany was advancing ruth
lessly along from conquest to con
quest
THAT was the story up to the enc
of December, 1916. What is TIN
story today? Every German sub
marine is in a British port today
The best battleships and cruiser
and torpedoe boats of Germany ar
now. with lowered flags, under tn,
! surveillance of British seamen II