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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-03-12
Nns einem rmiiiden 0ebeimbofm-
ment.

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mdrtigen amtes iiber Die Gerbano-
lungen, melde Dem Gintritt Stallens
III Ben &rieg porausgingen. @lr elt.
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.@ben bo1intereiianten Mnsfilbrungen:
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liens bonn 0reibuno u1o ieiner lie
berreoung 5ltln InIdluB an Die Wilt
iertcn taudlte berelts 81 Mnfong oes
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item Selterreid)s 81 erfaufen1 ober oie
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oie 9efiirdtllng, oaB oas Gr1beine1
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ter oe1 Maiierten madtig idmierig
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iden 8otidaftcrs in Sonoon forlnell
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5ogert, fir melde Die Sertreter Der
@roBnladte in 2onoon elntraten.
6runfreidb ullo HuBlano betra6teteli
sic T%orbcrungen Staliens als ercr=
bitont. Ged]s @od)en pnroen oamit
5uoebrudt, Die @~in5elbeiten Der 3n-
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lf)auplGeen Die militdriiben 8iibrer,
oie 9ringlidfeit oes iofortigen eii=
tretens Staliens auf Ser Settle Der
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uno Smperiali nnter5eid)net. Sn Den
gagelt, melde oieiem Greignis I'M
mittelbar poransgingen, gelang e
nns, Don SStalien einige meitere aon.
5elIionen fir Serbien llno Wontene-
ORC a1 e%rlaraen."
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-03-12
SoocSfGG1e

Die Oe5imulrednnng mlroe inl
Is. Sobrhunbcrt BON Sobonne5
Miiacr oilS aonigsberg (&eatomor-
tonls) erfunoen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-03-12
Seiratem = @ebmrten = Sobesfdile

Seiraten:
&arrp 6. @gnetp uno Goitb
8urid.
Sermann 6. Serbsleb uno gonnis
Spniott.
Serbert 81. @aro uno Gugenie M.
gips.
&. 81. &lober uno Serris Sarler.
3olter 81. Gittner unb Sollpe M.
Stepbon.
aennetb Cameron uno 6rau ga
rab @erner.
GriIt. 2en5 mo Suloa 9uelm.
8ictor g. graun uno Nettie Z.
Eropolter.
8eburten:
Mar Stein uno 5rall, elm Wtdo-
den: Mlfreo Gpps uno Srou, ein
anabe; Senrn Sdomonn uno Strait,
Elm anabe; so. s. Sinfe uno 6ralt,
Elm anabe; s. g. &enneberger uno
5Srau, elm anabe; CHARLES Soeriter
! uno Grall, elm altobe; 8. @iliom
Moqeritoot uno Srau, Elm Moof)en
| @eorae z. Meper uno Sral, elm
9na6e.
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oenitein. @olton Mifoelis, % SAB
re; SSoIepb n. Mdiaes, 3 Monote.
2ouis Steiian, % Sabre.
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8abrideinlidles @etter.

SIR Gan Mntorlio uto l~lnlgegen6:
@ellte abeno uno Mittmod) teilmeiie
beoeft; menia Gemperaturtpediel.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-03-12
9ie vGreie Yrene iiir Seras"
eridbeimt als 9ageblatt mmb 0Npdemblatt.

9as Sageblat lit piereiig uno foIht SOC per gfonat ODER Sc per Sabr.
Sas Hodenblatt tit ied5ebneiig uo fofet So per Sabr. Aob Werieo
SO @oIo. 9fab europe, gorto engeibloie, So.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-03-12
Sarm.Eroonfte
@emnie.

3ortoffeln, neue, &c per 8funo;
CALIFORNIA, So 90 Der 100 9funo, Golos
raoo $3.50 per 100 Yfuno.
SiiBfartoffeln 0am, $3.50 u1lo $3.50.
3uicbefn, Gal, -g9bite @lobe, $500;
Gal. 8clbe, 1915 per Crate; Urune'
per Sbo. s8iinoel. SOC.
9obnen, Colorado. Hinto, pei Eto
9.50c; California Sapous. per ctut
S1O.50; Yinfs, $1,000; Gina. $500;
0apn, $500; @ladepe5. S11.00; 8ouas
Green, per 8uifel Sampers. $3.50.
Somaten. fnliforn.. $3.50 per Crate.
&ohl. $3.50 per 100 8fiu0.
Griiner 8feffer. 81 so mno $500 pei
8uidel-
8aoiesden, SOC per 9bo. 9iinoel.
Spiudt. Toe per Blidei.
Crime grbieu. $500 Der Camper
8eeten, $3.50 per 100 BfunO.
Reerrettlgs8 ursein. per BIO, i2h
Burfen. per grdte. $500.
Gelerie, 90c mo 500 per Subenb.
8eteriilie, 40e per 9bo. >giinbel.
&opfialat, Sal, $2.75 per Crate.
@elbe 8ur5eIlt, $3.50 per 100 Fflmo
Sulalh. Der 8nihf. $1.75.
Gfra, elm brittel 8uihel. 1925.
Hiiben. $500 Der 100 Rfuito.
GierpfGan5eu. $3.50 per 8uidel.
Wuifp1
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-03-12

NDftUH.
Sm antonio, beute 80 Gents.
@alpeiton, geitern 1886 Gents.
Gotiunfam tn-Erobnfte.
Snu Mntonio, II. Yadr5, 1915
grime CRUDE Cotton Seed Oil. $1.31.
GeutS Der 0dfDne.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-03-12

Sn 0itpreuBen lit ein @ioor
BON % Meter Siefe ~feltgeIteat NOR
ben, oas unltreitig tieflte, oas es
gibt.
Sic Siid)er'i6e 9afcl sur @e.
Thinning pom Suarfar6en peilt 30
Observation-Disclosures auf.
- Ylatonen pflegte man iii Nls
tertlm mandmal nit reincm @ein
81 beQieRen.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-04-16
FOR A FULL FOOD ACREAGE

Columbia. - Mr.. David r.
Coker, chairman of the South
Carolina Council of Denfense, III
his appeal to this State, states
the importance of raising more
foodstuff. Mr.. Coker himself Is
a most splendid farmer and is IN
close touch with the national SIT
uation, and what he has to say IS
Of the most Importance. In his
appeal he says:
"The food situation is increas-
ingly serious. High cotton must
not prevent a full food acreage,
Many farmers do not intend to
plant sufficient foodstuffs. These
must be reached in these few
days remaining before planting
is completed"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-04-16

own medicine. Our boys are going over
the top at dawn Of the morning to take
their trenches. Wen give 'em taste
of cold steel with their sslusages and
beer. You Just sit tight now until they
relieve you III have to 30 now. lad,
as it's nearly time for my relief, and
don't want them to see ine a-talkin'
with you So long. laddic, cheera.'
With this. the sentry resumed the
pacing Of his post. In about ten min
utes' time he was relieved, and ID
company man took his place.
Looking into the guardhouse, the
sentry noticed the covering attitude of
Lloyd, and, with a Sneer, said to him:
Instead Of whimpering in that cor
ner YOU ought to be saying your pray
ers. It's bally conscr;ptS like you
what's spoiin our record. We've been
cut Re nigh onto eighteen neAthS.
and you're the first man I" desert lis
post. The whole battalion is Aaughln'
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-04-16
I @lA7 eY |
tARTHES GN enHYt

nearly tainted. Excusing himself, he
stumbled upstairs to his bedroom,
with the horror of it gnaWing into his
vitalS.
Having saved up a few pounds, he
decided not to leave the house, and to
sham sickness, SO he stayed in his room
and had the landlaGy serve his meals
there
Every time there was knock at the
door he trembled all over, imagining it
was policeman who had come to take
him away to the army.
One morning his fears were realized.
Sure enough, there stood policeman
with the fatal paper. Taking it in his
trembling hand he read that he, Albert
Lloyd. was ordered to report himself
to the nearest recruiting station for
physical examination. He reported i'm
mediately, because he was afraid to
disobey.
The doctor looked with approval
upon Lloyd's six feet Of physical per-
fection, and thought what a fine
guardSman he would make, but exam
ined his heart twice before he passed
him as physically fit" it was beating
80 fast.
From the recruiting depot Lloyd was
taken, with many others, in charge OF
a sergeant, to the training depot at AL
dershot, where he was given an outfit
os khaki, and drew his other equip
meut. He made a fine-looking soldier,
except for the slight shrinking in his
shoulders and the hunted look in his
eyes.
At the training depot it does not
take long to find out mans character.
and Lloyd was promptly dubbed
windy" In the English army windy"
means cowardly.
The smallest recruit in the barracks
looked on him with contempt, and was
not slow to show it in many ways.
Lloyd was a good soldier, learned
quickly, obeyed every order promptly,
never groused at the hardest fatigues.
he was afraid to. He lived in deadly
fear of the officers and "noncoms' over
him. They also despised him.
One morning about three months
after his enlistment Lloyd's company
was paraded, and the names picked out
for the next draft to France were read.
When his name was called, he did not
step out smartly, two PAGES to the
front, and answer cheerfully, Here,
SIR" as the others did. He just faint
ed in the ranks and was carried to bar
racks amid the sneers of the rest.
That night was an agony of misery
to him. He could not sleep. Just cried
and whimpered in his bunk, because
on the morrow the draft was to sail
for France, where he would see death
on all sides, and perhaps be Killed him
self. On the steamer, crossing the
channel, he would have jumped over
board to escape, but was afraid OF
drowning.
Arriving in France, he and the rest
were huddled into cattle cars. On the
side of each appeared IN white letters,
"Hommes 40, Chevaux s." After hours
of humping over the uneven French
roadbeds they arrived at the training
base Of ItoueD.
At this place they were put through
q weeks rigid training in trench war
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-04-16

hounds, he ducked into this hole, ana
threw himself on g pile of old emptE
s3ndbags, wet and mildewed. Then
uncOnSciOuSneSs.
On the next day he came to; far
distant voices sounded in his ears.
Opening his eyes. IN the entrance OF
the dusout he saw a corporal and two
men with fixed bayonets.
The corporal was addressing him:
"Get up, You white-livered blighter!
Curse YOU and the day you ever joined
D company, spelling their fine rec
ord! It'll be you up against the wall,
and good job too. Get hold Of him,
men, and if he makes break, give him
the bayonet. and send it home. the cow
ardly sneak. Come on, you, move,
we've been looking for you long
enough"
Lloyd, trembling and weakened by
his long fast, tottered out. assisted by
q soldier on each side of him.
They took him before the captain,
but could get nothing out Of him but:
"For Gods sake, sir, don't have me
shot, don't have me shot!"
The captain, utterly disgusted with
him, sent him under escort to division
headquarters for trial by court-mar-
tial, charged with desertion under fire.
They shoot deserters in France.
t,~io
dazed. and could put nothing forward
in his defense, only an occasional
"Don't have me shot!"
His sentence was passed: "To be
shot at 8 :3S o'clock in the morning of
May IS, 1916" This meant that he
had only one more day to live.
He did not realize the awfulness of
his sentence; his brain seemed para
Iyzed. He knew nothing Of his trip,
under guard, in a motor lorry to the
sandbagged guardroom in the village,
where he was dumped on the floor and
left, while sentry with fixed bayo-
net paced up and down in front OF the
entrance.
Bully beef, water and biscuits were
left beside him for his supper.
The sentry, seeing that he ate moth
ing. came inside and shook him by the
shoulder, sayina in q kind voice:
"Cheero, laddie. better eat some
thing. You'll feel better. Don't give
up hope. You'll be pardoned before
morning. I know the way they run
these things. They're only trying to
scare you. that's all. Come now, that's
a good lad, eat something. It'll make
the world look different to you"
The good-hearted sentry knew he
was lying about the pardon. He knew
nothing short of q miracle could save
the poor lad.
Lloyd listened eagerly to his sentry's
words, and believed them. A lock OF
hope came into his eyes, and he raven
ously ate the meal beside him.
In about an hours time, the chap
lain came to see him, but Lloyd would
have none Of him. He wanted no par
son; he was to be pardoned.
The artillery behind the lines sud-
denly opened UP With everything they
had. An intense bombardment OF the
enemy'S lines had commenced. The
roar of the guns was deafening.
Lloyd's fears came back with a rush,
and he covered on the earthen floor
with his hands over his face.
The sentry, seeing his position, came
in and tried to cheer him by talking to
him:
"Never mind them guns, boy, they
won't hurt you. They are ours. We
are giving the Boches dose Of their
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-04-16

Executions are part of the days
work, but the part we hated most OF
all, think-certainly the saddest. The
British war department is thought by
many people to be composed of rigid
regulations all wound around with rec
tape. But it has heart, and one OF
the evidences of this is the conslderate
way in which an execution is cOnce&leo
and reported to the relative OF the un-
fortunate man. They never know the
truth. He is listed in the bulletins as
among the accidentally killed"
In the last ten years have several
times read stories in magazines OF
towards changing, in charge, to he
roes. / used to laugh at it. It seemed
easy for story-writers, but ] said,
'Men aren't made that way.p But over
in France / learned once that the
streak of yellow can turn all white. L
picked up the story, bit by bit. from
the captain cf the company, the SEN
tries who guarded the poor fellow, as
well as from my own observations. At
first did not realize the whole of his
story, but after week of lnveStlga-
ton it stood out as clear in my mind
as the mountains of my native West In
the spring sunshine. 1t impressed me
SO much that / wrote 1t all down in
rest billets on scraps Of odd paper.
The incidents are, as say, every bit
true; the feelings of the man are true
Il know from all l underwent in the
fighting over in France.
We will call him Albert Lloyd. That
wasn't his name, but it will do:
Albert Lloyd was what the world
terms coward.
In London they called him Stacker.
His country had been at war nearly
/ eighteen months, and still he was not
In khaki.
He had no good reason for not en-
listing, being alone in the world, hav-
. ing been educated in an orphan asy-
&lum, and there being no one dependent
v upon him for support. He had no good
position to lose, and there was no
sweetheart to tell him with her lips
to go, while her eyes pleaded for him
to stay.
Every time he saw a recruiting SER
geant he'd slink around the corner out
of sight, with terrible fear gnawing
at his heart. When passing the big re-
cruiting posters, and on his way to
business and back he passed many, ne
would pull down his cap and look the
other way from that awful finger
pointing at him, under the caption.
"Your King and Country Need You; ;"
or the boring eyes of Kitchener, which
burned into his very soul, causing him
to shudder.
Then the Zeppelin raids-during
them, he used to crouch in corner of
his clearinghouse cellar, whimpering
like whipped puppy and calling upon
the Lord to protect him.
Even his landlady despised him. al
though she had to admit that he was
"good pay"
He very seldom read the papers, but
one momentous morning the landlady
put the morning paper at his place be
fore he came down to breakfast. TAX
ing his seat he read the faring head
line, "Conscription Bill Passe4,' and
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-04-16
WHAT yOj CAN
Do To HELP
How the stay-at-Homes Can
"Do Their Bit. MOT
Asking Too Much.

Columbia.-From time to tincs
the Food Administration has Civ
en- the people of this State var
ious rules and regulations issued
by the authorities in Washington,
Just at this moment the chief
drive is to conserve wheat. The
authorities in Washington are
trying to make a voluntary say
ing, but if the American people
do not respond, more drastic
measures may have to be taken
The Food Administration has
worked out the best plan after
careful study and closely watch
ing results, and have notified the
food administrators throughout
the country that they are re-
quired to enforce as best they
can the following rules:
First, householders to use nos
to exceed a total of one and one
half pounds per week of wheat
products per person. This means
not more than one and three
fourths pounds of Victory Bread,
containing the required nercent-
age of substitutes, and about
one-half pound cooking -four,
macaroni. crackers, pastry, pies,
cakes, wheat breakfast cereals
all combined.
Second, public eating places
and clubs to observe two wheat
less days per week, Monday and
Wednesday, as at present. In
addition thereto not to serve TO
any one guest at any one meal
an aggregate of breadstuffs,
macaroni, crackers, pastry, pies,
cakes. wheat breakfast cereals
containing a total Of more than
two ounces Of wheat flour. No
wheat products to be served un-
less especially ordered. Public
eating establishments not to buy
more than six pounds of wheat
products for each ninety meals
served, thus conforming with
limitations requested of the
householders.'
Third, retailers to sell not
more than one-eighth of bar
rel of -four to any town customer
at any one time and not more
than one quarter of a barrel to
any country customer at any one
time, and in no case to sell wheat
products without the same Of an
equal weight Of other cereals.
Fourth, we ask the bakers
and grocers to reduce the volume
of Victory Bread sold, by deliv-
cry of the three-quarter pound
loaf where one pound was sold
before, and corresponding pro-
portions in other weights. We
also ask bakers not to increase
the amount of their wheat -four
purchases beyond sevent per cent
of the average monthly amount
purchased in the four months
prior to March first.
Fifth, manufacturers using
wheat products for non-food
purposes should cease such use
entirely.
"Sixth, there is no limit upon
the use of other cereals, f1ours,
and meals, corn, barley, buck
- -
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-04-16

Corn Bread Brigade!
Enroll-At this hou- Join!
Our men are fighting,
They need the wheat
Sign up-No red tape
Simply eat no wheat
AS for me and my household
I eat no whet-No rolls
No biscuits. No white bread
Corn bread,
Wholesome, Good,
Palatable.
Nourishing.
You will soon Nike it batter!
Stand firm
It is little we can do.
eat no wheat until victory, bow
ever dear. is won!
Stand behind your Commander-fH'
Chief.
The President needs you-mar'
wcZlan. boy, girl.
Attention!
Corn Bread Brigade!
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-04-16

panies had taken the first and second
German trenches, and had pushed
steadily on to the third line. D COM
pany. led by their captain, the one who
had sent Lloyd to division headQuar-
ters for trial. charged with desertion,
had pushed steadily forward until they
found themselves far in advance Of
the rest of the attacking force. Bomb
ing out" trench after trench. and using
their bayonets, they came to German
communication trench, which ended in
blindsap, and then the captain, and
what was left of his men, knew they
were in trap. They would not re-
tire. D company never retired, and
they were D company. Right in front
of them they could see hundreds Of
Germans preparing to rush them with
bomb and bayonet. They would have
some chance if ammunition and bombs
could reach them from the rear. Their
supply was exhausted, and the men
realized it would be case Of dying
as Oravely as possible, or making a run
for il. But D company would not
run. It was against their traditions
and principles.
The Germans would have to advance
across an open space Of three to four
hundred yards before they could get
within bombing distance of the trench,
and then it would be all their own way.
Turning to his company, the captain
said:
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
CENTRAL MEAL
COOKING PLAN
Come Out of the Kitchen >
Movement Afoot for D.
c. Housewives,

A come out of the kitchen"
movement for harassed housewives
of the national capital is under way,
and Washington is to have a branch
of the American Cooked Food Serv-
ice as soon as arrangements now
in progress are completed.
The project has the enthusiastic
endorsement of Herbert Hoover,
Federal Food Administrators, and
among its local sponsors are Mrs.
Lansing. wife of the Secretary of
State: Mrs. Newton ID. Baker. and
a host of Washington women to
whom the task of obtaining and
keeping competent help has become
intolerable.
Mrs Arthur Woods. wife of the
former police commissioner of New
York, has taken the lead in intro
ducing the service here. At a
meeting at the home OF Mrs. Lans-
ing some weeks ago Mrs. Woods
explained the idea, at once enlist
ing the support of the score or
more of Washington society women
at the meeting.
Mrs. Woods has opened an ONCE
at 1923 Connecticut avenue. where
details of the service can be OBJ
tained
The plan provides for furnishing
properly selected, scientifically ball
anced and well cooked meals. pip
ing hot. to the tables of patrons.
Dollar meals cooked by hundred
dollar chef" is one of the slogans
used by the parent service in New
York
The meals are delivered in con-
tainers designed along the lines of
the familiar thermos kits, but much
larger. They are cooked at a CEN
trail service station. and patrons
may order luncheons and dinners
either by the week or month, or
occasionally, as may be desired.
Serving of the meals is arra anged
for such hours as suit the convent
ence of patrons. Delivery is by
specially constructed motor trucks.
Plans at present contemplate
serving in all but the most remote
sections of the District. but it is
expected the service later will be
to take in Chevy Chase and
other close-by suburbs.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
NINETEEN COAL MINES
CLOSED BY GARFIELD
Fuel Administration Makes Record
in Weekly Closures.

Because their product was i'm
properly prepared. nineteen coal
mines were ordered closed in the last
week by the United States Fuel Ad-
ministratton, it was announced yes
terday. This was the largest num-
Der of closures ordered in any one
week by the Fuel Administration,
making a total of Ill mines similarly
affected
OF the twenty-five mines closed in
the last seven days. sixteen are
located in the Pennsylvania district
and the remaining nine in Alabama.
They will remain closed until their
managements have satisfied the Fuel
Administration of their ability and
intention to produce coal up to the
required standards.
Reports for the week showed 545
mines were preparing coal properly
and 16l improperly. Sixty-six car
loads were rejected at tidewater.
eleven cars were penalized and one
was condemned at the mines. Up to
date eighty inspectors have been ap-
pointed by the administration and
l24 by the railroads, while 1O6 State
inspectors have co-operated with the
administration in the work.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
WORK OF 100, 900 MEN
FOR 20 YEARS NEEDED
Labor of Vast Army Necessary to
Restore Devastated Regions.

So terrible is the devastation by
the Germans in the occupied parts
OF France and Belgium that to re-
build the houses alone would take
the work of 100000 men for a
period of 20 years.
So fearful has been the, German
destruction of the coal mines in
northern France that it win take
two years labor by thousands of
men before the production of one
pound of coal is possible, and 10
years labor before the production
of the mines can equal what it was
before the war
These two facts were learned
yesterday upon the return of Andre
Tardieu, French High Commissioner
to the United States. to Washing
ton. His visit this time is primarily
to seek the aid of the American
nation in the reconstruction of
France.
The allies and the United States,
it was likewise learned, will not
dim the magmicence of their
triumph by instituting reprisals,
but reparation will be one of the
main topics of the peace conference
Germany will be made to pay.