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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-14
Rx C. G. LYON.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE; Controle Americain: Feb.
1l.-Tve been privileged to read some
letters that have been passing between
two soldier cousins, one second lieu
tenant on duty in training camp In
America and the other first lieutenant
with the troops over here in France.
Gee. Fred, but we've been having
a tough time of it the last few days
the second lieutenant in America
wrote '.The thermometer has beer
trying to see how cold 1t could get.
Hot water for shaving Is q luxury
that we enjoy about one day out OF
seven and a fellow can consider him.
self mighty lucky if he gets into town
once in two weeks to jump into nice
bath tub with hot water.
1.-The supply Of cigars and cigar
cts ran short the other day and fol
more than a week now I've been forced
to hit the old corn-cob pipe. War il
certainly what General Sherman sale
It was, isn't it, Fred?"
Now Cousin Fred came over t.
France with the first contingent las
June and he has seen all sides o
American soldier life on this side o
the water. So he wrote Jim, his sec
ond lieutenant cousin, the following
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-14

DICK SHARES MARCHES SECREf
After Chad and Mollie went home
last night, Dick came and sat down
beside me. For little while he sald
nothing and then his arm stole about
me and he said: IT'S pretty tough
luck for Mollie, isn't it, Margie?"
Eyes. Dick" I answered. TT breaks
nv heart to hear her talk and to see
how brave she is. I don't think I
could possibly. stand up under such a
tragedy as she has done She is SO
splendid. Tonight, just before they
left she told me that she would rather
have the baby as he Is than not 10
have him at all"
80 would l." said Dick softly. :.
l turned quickly at that and look
ed Dick squarely i'll the face. He
must have read my thoughts in my
expression.
'.Surely I would. You feel that way,
too, don't you. Margie?" he asked al
most tremulously, as he drew me to
him to a close embrace.
"Yes I'm sure I would rather have
4 little blind baby than no baby at
ALL" / whispered close to his ear
but 1 hope there won't be any such
sorrow for US, dear"
at is true then, Margie, isn't it?''
said Dick tenderly.
"Yes, dear, but how did you know?
"By the brooding look in your eyes
I think I knew it almost as soon as
you did yourself. and oh, how I have
wanted to tell you how happy I am
II did not think you cared so much
for children, Dick" / said.
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"Comin' through Nth rye''
neW slogan for y. S. Cooks

BY Americans rye has been looked
upon rather as fodder than as human
food. But in northern Europe rye
bread has been almost the foundation
of their diet, while rye porridge has
taken the place of our oatmeal as a
breakfast dish. The well known pump
ernickel of Germany is made of rye.
In the matter of nutrition, rye is
equal to the other cereals, while in
bread making its gluten value Is next
to that of wheat.
1t makes flesh and gives strength
and endurance. In bread making, rye
flour is generally mixed with some
wheat -four as alone it is not only dark
in gluten but apt to be too soft and
soggy. A good proportion for bread
dough is six pounds of rye to two
pounds of wheat to two yeast cakes.
Such an admixture of rye in the
use of wheat will save many pounds OF
wheat flour for the urgent needs. Of
the Allies.
The growing of rye has been until
recently limited to the eastern and
northern half of our country, the prin-
ciple production being in Minnesota
and the states east of the MISSISSIPPI
and north of the Ohio and Potomac
rivers. Now, however it is being cul-
tivated in Nebraska, the Dakotas and
Kansas while Indiana and Ohio are
also beginning to SOW 1t.
The increasing demand both at home
and abroad for all cereals has increas-
ed the price of rye enough to make in
creased acreage advantageous. Here
tofore. the average acreage for rye has
been from 100000 to 100000; but
in 1917 nearly 100000 acres were
sowed in rye. 1t Is not only easily
grown but it can be grown in ground
too poor for wheat, high and sandy
soil being better adapted to its cui-
tivation than the heavier clay.
Both the appeal OF patriotism and
fts greatly Increased market price ar
prompting the farmers Of this coun
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snov pets to be seven and eight feet
daen before the spring thaws set IN.
Several mornings lately 1t has peeh
Ave degrees below zero when we fol-
ed out of our bunKs'
"We're all billetted around wlth
the peasant folks and their bedrooms
haven't a sign of heat in them. Usu-
allv there's only two or three wells IN
a yillage and they're always frozen
solid so we generally wash In the
snow.
"You'u hardly believe me when l
toll vou I've actually seen some or
our bows bathing in the snow without
a stitch on 'em. You can't under-
stand such things until you get over
here and get hardened.
mo wonder you fellows back in
America always have bad colds In the
winter time. Steam heat and pain
tubs are enough to kill anybody.
They're mans inventions, not ma
ture's.
"Oyer here we're tickled half TO
death when we get a chance to take
a plunge in some river or creek, re-
gardless Of the temperature.
IT have to smile now when l re-
call how 1 used to growl II our milk
man back home happened to De iate
and there was no cream for my coffee
that morning. My whole day. would
be SPOILED. And would have changed
boarding houses if they had put cof-
fee before me without any sugar for
it.
"This war has shown me that sueh
things are in the category OF 'un.
necessaries of life They're lots OF
cows in France but we NEVER get
any milk. I guess they use all the
milk for babies and making cheese.
rye quit eating butter for the same
reason and my consumption of sugar
is about one-fifth OF what it used to
be back in America.
Soldier life in France is going to
change the viewpoints of lot of
Americans. Back home we had come
to like the soft life too well.
sMnrk my word, Jim, the benefits
of this s&hdicr training In France iG
going tQfshow on future generations
Ia Ame&ca And, IN years TO come,
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there won't be SO many husbands
browIing if the milkman happens 70
be lateSr 1&ey a9tf, -
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try to put more of their land to rye.
Millers are being urged to grind 1t
and now the housewives of the coun-
try can do their part by learning how
to use it as a wartime substitute. The
following recipes for the bread, muf-
fms and drop cakes will give variation
to "wheatless" days:
Rye Bread.
One cup scalded milk, cup boiling
water, 1 IL teaspoons salt, yeast
cake dissolved in IA cup lukewarm
water, 8 cups -four rye meal. To milk
and water add salt; when lukewarm,
add dissolved yeast cake and flour, beat
thoroughly, cover, and let rise until
light Add rye meal until dough Is
stiff enough to knead: knead thorough
ly, let rise, shape in loaves, let rise
again, and bake.
Rye Mullins.
One cup rye meal, IA cup -four, Il
cup sugar, teaspoon salt, teaspoons
baking powder, cup milk, egg, .
tablespoons melted fat. Mix and sift
dry ingredients; add milk gradually,
egg well beaten, and melted fat; bake
in hot oven in creased muffin pans
twenty-five minutes.
Rye Drop Cakes.
Two-thirds cup rye meal, 2-S cup
-four. 9 1-2 teaspoons baking powder,
IL teapsoon salt, 1-2 cup milk, tab
lespoons molasses, l egg. Mix and slit
dry ingredients; add milk gradually.
uolasses, and egg we'll beaten.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-14

Sergt. Maj. Herbert w. Seigh was
the first member Of Pershing's army
to kill a German soldier.
But this news held no surprise for
his mother, Mrs. Frank Seigh of 16o
Horner street, Johnstown. Pa.
Herbert was always fond of shoot
ing" she said. 1T did not surprise
me in the least to hear of him kill
ing a German from distance of
1,4o0 yards.
Uncle Eben.
"Talk is cheap" said Uncle Eben.
afoh de manufacturer. But it may b.
expensive fob de man dat gives up
valuable time listenin' to It"
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Well, Half Wild.

Bees. rules an eastern judge, are
Wild animals. = On one. end. at least
Detroit News.
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Constant sufrerer Finds Relief

81 have been a constant sufferer from
kidney trouble and three months ago
was down sick in bed for my back
ached so severely I couldn't get up"
writes c. Il. Reynolds, 412 Herriek St..
Elmira, n. Y. While in this eondiu on
menced taking them In a few days !
was up out of bed" Foley Kidney Pills
strengthen kidneys and bladder. Rae
ommended for backache, rheumatte
pains sore muscles. stih 5otnfA Soi0
everywheres---Ady. =
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-03-01
General Progress Of tbe
War In The Far East.

The whole world is awaiting the
great offensive to be made by Ger
many on the Western battle front,
that is at selected points or all along
the line in Belgium or Flanders and
between France and Germany. The
Germans are said to have massed
vast numbers of troops along this
line, with the Spring offensive in
view-and the Allied armies are
ready for them. AS stated last
week, a certain sector; said to be in
Lorraine, has been turned over to
American troops, but how many
Sammies have been carried over
and placed on the battle line is only
a matter Of conjecture to the gen.
eral public.
While the German submarines
continUe to get in their destructive
work on the Allied shipping, it is
simply wonderful that but one
transport Carrying American troops
has been torpedoed. The subma'
rine menace is said to be on the
wane-but we should be be prepar'
ed to hear at any time Of a greater
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-03-01
NUMBER 81
Service Flag Day Sun
day at Bdptist Church.

paid, especial and deserved tribute
to our boys who wiasocner orlater
cross the seas to fight the battles
by which the world will be made
safe for Democracy BY the down
fall Of miIitarism and antocracy,
| A special song, Keep the Home
Fires Burning was excellentIy rem
dered by Mrs. fleetwood Ball.
An address along the same pa
triotic lines was made BY Mr. Gran
vile Bartholomew Abrimmihe with,
patriotic encouragement for our
boys who have donned the khaki To-
fight under the Red, White and
Blue
A beautiful recitation. entitled.
We presume, The songs my mother
sang long years ago." was given by'
Miss Maxine Garner. in which the
lehoir rendered "All Hail the Power
OF Jesus Name" and Am | a Sol.
dier of the Cross" Very heartily,
The Star Spangled Banner" was
sung by the congregation.
The boys in whose honor the
service was held are Richard Ed
wards, John Wadley, George Mccall
and Ray Watson, Murray Arnold,
George DAVIS, Eff Mccall, @. W..
DAVIS, John DAVIS and ]. Blanken-
ship. -
Such meetings are very properly
being heldrby schools, churches, and
many other organizations which
have sent members to help make
the fight to free the world from the
- (s.s. !. a 49, ~ IL y
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-03-01

The service at the regular morn
ing hour last Sunday, in the Bap
list church, was given over to q
program in honor of ten young men
who themselves are members ol
that congregation, of the Baptist
Sunday school, or whose familie:
are Baptists with local membership
The hour was opened by the pas.
tor, Rev. Fleetwood Ball, who stated
its significance and prayer was of
fered by Rev. P. d. I. Roberts, Pas
tor Of the Southern Methodist
church, where the morning preach
ing service was omitted in order
that all might participate in the
religious-patriotic gathering
The opening sang was America. '
sung by the congregation, and the
first number on the program by
Mrs. Georgiana Griges, who as
President of the Womans Mission
ary union. presented the Service
flag to the church and offered trib-
ute to the loyal SONS Of Henderson
county who have gone into military
service and which list includes the
names of the ten in whose particu-
lar honor the meeting was called
and we're represented by the SER
vice flag, displayed in the church
bearing its ten stars.
In behalfo the church the re-
sponse was made in a patriotic ad.
dress by the Hon. E. W, Essary, who
extolled the patriotism Of the men
of this land and paid loyal tribute
to the present Chief Executive oi
|.fhn flnifed States The sneaker
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-03-01

dict as nearly as possible to the
amount sued for. The time allow
ed for the argument was two hours
to the side. OF the counsel for the
defense, Judge W. B. Lamb, Of Fay
etteville and judges 7. A. and w. H.
Lancaster, of the local bar, the two
first named were the speakers,
Judge Lancaster coming first and
making the able presentation of the
case that he knows so well how to
do. That Judge Lambs speech was
mastery effort, his opponents will
as readily eoncede as would his COL
leagues in the case-and when the
jury had retired to consider their
verdict, the remark was heard that
it was doubtful If any other law.
yers in the State could have more
ably represented their respective
clients had they been employed in
stead of those named.
The Boswell case has been COM
tinued to the June term of Circuit
Court.
In our notice last week Of the |
Lindenfield VS. N, C. & St. L. Ry. |
law suit, the mistake was ours in
the statement that the former trial
of the case resulted in a verdiut of
$4,000 damages against the defend
ant company. The verdict in the
first trial was for $4,000 and the
error was one Of memory on our
part. We can also state that the
new trial granted and which has
just been had. was done because Of
error in the charge Of the Judge at
the close Of the first hearing in the.ll
CIRCUIT court
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-03-01

ClNRN.

This Office has infomatioat farmers feeders and others
selling purchased other t strictly and solely retail with
out U. s. Food Adminstraandfalefs license
Under the Presidents proclamation effective November 1917
those who engage carry business without first securing
license liable the pena prescribed by the Food Control Act
Of August TO- 1917
Every person who has e such without license
once make statement County food Administrator giving
amount of sold pucasepce selling price, date of purchase
date Of sale and to whom sold E
Persons who intend md such sales Of required
have license in advance from INV Department License Division u
Food Administration Wasnton c. Application for license
must be made blanks pepa for that purpose which may be
secured, without cost reqnestlirect to Washington
H. a. MORGAN, Food Admr for Tenn
j. H CASON Co Food Admr n
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-03-01
loss Of life in that way.

loss Of life in that way.
The Russians have accepted the
most humiliating peace terms pro.
posed by the Germans and the lat
ter continue to invade Russia with
but little resistance being offered
1t is now being given out that Ger
many will establish the old mon
archical government in Russia, with
the late deposed Czarina as the Ger
man favorite for the job, which the
deposed Gar refused to accept from
German hands.
The general outlook leads the
closest reader to believe that this
country has gone in to win a wal
which may last indefinitely and
which bids fair to cost this fair land
untold billions of dollars and lives
beyond estimate--a fact which we
need to wake up to.
The time for self-sacrifice to helI
win the war is at hand. Are you
helper or a Stacker?
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-03-01
Henderson County
Must Be Awakened.

put at the sum of $4,000; last
June, in regular campaign we
raised something like 81 1900 for the
Red Cross, and with weeks of work
| WE MADE A POSITIVE FAILURE
TO RAISE ONE THOUSAND DOL
LARS FOR THE YOUNG MEMS
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. The
whole county outside Of Lexington
gave $1,000 to the Red Cross, but
since then, we are proud to state,
many have become members. pay
ing $100 each. Henderson county
has got to wake up to the fact that
the United States is involved in
war and that Henderson county is
a part of the United States Hen
derson county has got to subscribe
to Liberty Bonds, to invest in
War Savings, to give money to the
Red Cross and to the Y. M. C. A
and in the next campaign well-to-
do men will hardly have the nerve
to offer Is cents to SIS contributions.
Before this war shall end, men are
going to be Jared loose from their
money for which their country is
crying in need. WAKE UP HEN
DERSON FOUNTAINS. DO NOT
WAIT UNTIL THE DEATH LISTS
CENTAIN THE NAMES OF YOUR
OWN BOYS. FOR GODS SAKE
LET YOUR INTEREST IN YOUR
COUNTRY IN HUMANITY BE
AROUSED AND TURN LOOSE
YOUR GRIP ON YOUR DOLLARS.
If you will not GIVE to the Red
Cross and the Y. M. C. A. at least
make up your mind to loan your
money to the government.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-03-01

In spite of the facts that our
boys have been drafted or
have volunteered to 90 into the
army, that living prices have
scared almost to an unbear-
able height, that national, State and
county food administrators are max
ing regulations for the conservation
of meat, flour and sugar, that fuel
administrators are pleading with us
and forcing us to cut down as much
as possible the home and commerc-
ial consumption Of coal, with the
prospect that with the coming win
ter wood will have to be exclusively
used for fuel in country towns and
to great extent in cities; that the
railroads have been taken over for
operation by the government, be-
sides many other happenings which
ought to make US realize that this
county has become the main de-
pendence for one side to win in the
greatest, the most destructive and
now promises to be one of the long
est wars ever known in the history
of the world, any anxious seeker for
information and inquirer after the
truth can see little sign that our
people, especially in the country
towns and in the rural districts,
have come anything like nearly ap-
preciatine the part this country has
got to play in this war. Take our
own county, for instance: We have
subscribed but scantily to Liberty
Bonds; we have taken as yet but
$4,000 in war saving stamps and
Thrift Stamps when our quota is
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-03-01

The Turkish government is going
to both bridge and tunnel the Bos-
phorus' Connecting Europe and Asia.
The Bosphorus is at the entrance Of
the Black Sea and the Sea of Mar
morao1and at its narrowest point
the Bosplrok1yseis but 1900 feet
across. That will give 2 additional
ways for the Turks to make their
escape when they are finally run
out of Europe which will eventual
ly be done.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-03-01
FLOUR.

All parties in Henderson county who have their possession
country half barrel of -four and one fourth
barrel -four hereby notified that and after March 9TH they
specified the merchant from whom pur
chased Flour Of specified found possession
after above date will be reported the Law Department Of the
Food Administration and will be sufficient proof that the holder
boarding flour.
j. H. CASON
County Food Administrator
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-03-01
Big Damage Suit Con-
sumes Most Of Week

The fifty thousand dollars dam.
age suit of W. H. Unidentified,
against the Nashville, Chattanooga
& St. Louis Railway, which, was
called in Circuit Court on Tuesday
morning of last week, consumed the
whole remainder of the week, the
jury retiring between four and five
o'clock Saturday afternoon and de-
claring itself unable to hand in a
verdict at 8 o'clock that nieht-in
fact, Foreman Robert L. Diffee
would not promise that the jury
could come to any agreement at an
early hour Monday morning. The
jurors were dismissed to return
Monday morning, which they did
and at three o'clock p m. Monday
delivered to Judge Barham their
verdict Of $4,000 damages against
the defendant company.
The Circuit court of Henderson
county has never had a more close
ly contested lawsuit than this. From
the very beginning every inch Of
the ground was closely and ably
contested and the counsel on both
sides gave the best that was in
them to their clients. With the
Hon. X. T. McConnico, of Nashville,
assisting and assisted by Hon. John
F. He'll, Hon F. M. Davis, Judge W.
F. Appleby and his partner, Mr.. L.
B. Johnson, as counsel for the plain.
tiff, no-stone was left unturned. and
while all spoke in the argument. ex-
cept Mr.. johnson, and spoke well,
the concluding speech of Mr.. Nc
Connico was the crowning effort
maj 4efose tEie jHfy=t0 q VERT
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-03-01

so you are getting along nicely
with your physiology, are you,
dear?" said the lady caller How
many bones are there in the human
body?"
Two hundred" the child answer.
ed. 49,
MY teacher used to tell US 2O8.'
We'll, ] guess people amt so bony
as they used to be when you went
to school" Boston Transcript.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-03-01

Frank Vanderp Chairman of Bradley County has sold one
the National War Savings Commit tenth her quota far and from
tee wires the 18th that the sale reports this Office she
o War Savings Stamps has passed leading Counties Sales The
the FIFTY MILLION DOLLAR Chairman Mr. j. Johnson Is be-
mark and have been running ing ably assisted by Postmaster
at the rate Of TWO MILLIONS a Brown.
day Q
Mrs John Aust of Nashville,
Chairman Hudgns Union has been appointed Chairman We
City Obion County, reports the mans Committee on War Savings
sale OF over $4,000 worth OF War Davidson County The
Savings Certificates cad Thrift of the State doing splendid work
Stamps at meeting held in that wherever oreanized
city the 18th There only U
m Vce-State Director Richard Har-
dy held meeting at Columbia
oae Diiec'oi l. ~ ie''oh neu the 22nd
very enthusiastic meetings at Lew m
iburg the 18th and Tulahoma
on the 17th Indiana has than her quota
CT of Ten Thousand War Savings So
Chairman M Armstrong Mem '' soy ,s o'. D"','o'
p , - eoe ,7o 40 , - u done, Tennessee CAN DO We
Saua, ca.veoa,a ana r,s must GET BUSY AND ON THE
Stamps for week ending February m
18th: n
TT Continue to get Authorized Agents
rs , g nh for the sale of War Saving Certif-
e po..al - 1'a'n and Thrift Stamps
of March Thrift Stamp Month
They expect hold meeting each The purpose the War Savings
Sunday during the month for the Committee army
abong people coored school chill who will by savings
dren white school children and labor material for the
Railroad Employees the Government in the war; and
MQ who will lend their SAVINGS
Mr. Aycock South Pitts e Government 10 prosecute the
burg has been appointed Vice. WAN
Chairman Of Marion County Vice +>
State Director Richard Hardy held the United States $56T
very interesting meeting Ma to op each one one Of ou bows
ron County and judging from the in the War as follows
enthusiasm of the crowd this coun- Clothine S1O182
|ty will come in with flying coors FIGHTING Tools 428
Y Eating Utentsis 1888
Shannon Nash Each loyal American who unable
Vile reports the sale Of War Saw to g-unabe work behind the
ines Certificates and Thrift Stamps fighting do his part by
$4,000 for week ending Feb buying War Saving Certificate and
ay 18th. Thrift Stamps
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-03-01

Hobart Goff went to Luray Wed
nesday to buy cotton.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-03-01

Chairman D. M. Armstrong, Mem
phis Shelby County, reports the
sale of $26,479.46 worth Of War
Savings Certificate and Thrift
Stamps for week ending February
18th:
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-03-01

The postal organizations Of Nash
vile are going to make the month
of March a Thrift Stamp Month. {"
They expect to hold meeting each
Sunday during the month for the
laboring people, colored school chill
dren, white school children and
Railroad Employees.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-03-01

The purpose of the War Savings
Committee is to create an army Of
savers who will, by savings, release
labor and material for the use of
the Government in the war, and
who will lend their SAVINGS to
the Government to prosecute the
WAR.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-03-01

State Director T. R. Preston held
very enthusiastic meetings at Lew
isburg on the 18th and Tullahoma
on the 17th.