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The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-10-11
NOTHING BUT PROXY SALUTE
But Wounded Officer Appreciated
Kiss That Came With War Cross
That He Had Won.

An officer, writing from a. hospital
in France, tells how French officer
pinned war cross on his pajamas,
and how, without any warning, one. OF
the nurses hurried to his, bedside and
planted "a nice rosy kiss on the ugly
mug Of yours truly" There is no rea-
son to believe that this is love affair.
Doubtless it was a proxy kiss-it rep
resented the feminine members OF mis-
family. -&-
( Fiction nurses have been of one
kind. In the Illustrations they were
strangely beautiful. Always their
hands were cool and their uniforms IFS, l
fresh. Some young millionaire had
been picked up and carried to the hos
pital where the nurse fought for his
life-grim death stalking just behind
the door. His identity was not known,
but he was man, wide of shoulder
and small of girth. He had a fiat
back and his close-cropped hair was
inclined to be curly. BY and by he
became rational. The first thing he
realized was the cooling touch of the
nurses hand on his feverish brow.
But why continue? He always mar
ried her, and they lived happily ever
after.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-10-11

The Germans, unable to with
stand the attacks Of the French,
beoin their retreat, fleeing ~
wild disorder. The next In
staIIment tells the story OF the
ending of the battle OF the
Marine which saved Paris from
the Prussian hordes.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-10-11

here. We were constantly learning
from soldiers of other contingents that
their losses in men and materials were
enormous.
1 thought of the God of the Ger
mans. Had he forsaken them?
I thought 1t so loud that the others
could hear.
Eyes" said another, "whom the
Lord wishes to punish iAfrst stricken
with blindness. Probably he thought
of Belgium, Donchery, Sommepy and
Suippes, and still many other places
and let us run into this perdition like
flying fiends."
We reached Vitry. Here the misery
seemed to be still greater than ever
before, for In the entire town there
was not a single house that was not
overcrowded with wounded. In the
midst of all this misery robbery Hour
ished. All residences had been emp
tied of their furnishings and every
thing was thrown into the streets 10
make room for the wounded. "
The sanitary squads went over the
town and took everything of any value.
The munition and railroad columns
followed the same practice. They naa
plentv of room for plumber. This was
amply proven by numerous seizures
afterward of parcels put in the maif'
which contained gold rings, Watches,
precious stones, etc. The business OF
the marauders flourished here In Vltry'
The soldiers in the supply columns en-
countered very little actual Danger
they had an easy time as compareu
with soldiers fighting at the front.
We soon reached the cathedral ana
reported to Lieutenant Elm. He also
had defended his fatherland at aasa1e
distance and here in the city, freshly
shaved and in immaculate ATTIRE ne
looked very presentabie. ;,
The contrast was vivid as he STOOD
before us who were torn, dirty ana COW
cred with blood, with unkempt hair
with boards grown and caked WIN
mud and dirt
We were obliged to wairoso we sat
down and looked an0und us. me
church was full of wounded; many
died under the, hands of the doctors.
They were carried out to make room
for others. The dead were carried TO
one side, where whole rows OF corpses
lay. We counted more than sixty.
On our way to Vitry we had begged
some bread, but we were still hungry
and our field kitchens were nowhere IN
sight. The crews of our field kitchens
as welI ais our forage officers and nom
COMMISSIONED officers prefer to DEFEND
their. fatherland many kilometers pc
hind the battle fronts. They did not
care about us as long as they were.
NOT obliged to go within range OF the
artillery fire. Comradeship hss its
limitations with them. l %4
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-10-11
JUST HOW PEDDLER GOT BY
Short Conversation Enlightened Attor-
ney as to Manner in Which Caller
Evaded Office Force.

City Attorney Stephens was amazed
the other day when peddler invaded
his private sanctum and began dilat-
ing on the merits of aBeash sitter.
81 don't want an ash SITTER" snorted
Stephens, "but do want to know how
you got in here"
Everyone needs an ash sitter" per-
sisted the ,peddler, ignoring the ques'
ton.
"But 1 don't" snapped Stephens. II
burn gas"
''But you smoke, don't your" de-
manded the peddler.
"You win," cried the attorney; Il
know now how you got in"
"How?" questioned the perplexed
peddler.
"Just sifted," was the Iaconic reply.
Los Angeles, Times.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-10-11
SECURING HannIness-

It's every mans right to have pleas
ure. True. many conditions tend 70
rob a man of his rights. But the final
theft rests with the man himself
Scripture says: "There is that with
holdeth more than is meet and it ten
deth to poverty" The same principle
rules In the quest Of happiness. Joy "
the reward Of doing the happy thing
rather than The boarding Of a word o.
encouragement. Use your powers for
their intended purpose and see what
the result win be-
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-10-11

Frenchmen and hundreds of Germans
upon the bridge found their graves in
the Marine.
At the same moment the officer
standing next to me received the order
to blow up the last bridge. He hesi-
tated to obey, for he could still see
many Germans on the other side. He
could see the race for the road leading
to the bridgehead as all sought safety
at the same instant. There terrible
panic reigned. Many soldiers jumped
into the river and tried to swim across.
The pressure became greater as the
thousands still on the other side tried
to get back.
The message over the wire became
more and more insistent- Finally the
officer s9rang up. rushed by the piO-
neer standing at the apparatus and
second later there was a terrible detO-
nation-bridge and men were thrown
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-10-11
GERMANS, ROUTED BLOW UP BRIDGES, SENDING THOU
SANDS OF THEIR OWN MEN TO THEIR DEATH
CopydsM BY Rstooa F'ss Rsss

synopsisThe author confessions the pho
the United States is sent INTO
invading that country lgno
the their actions the Ger
attack the Belgian soldiers defend
and chdrenare driven
burning Zeppen and giant OF the
The Germans across
their officers snow
tried aid helpless refugees
insanity The German pioneers throw pontoon bridges
murderou the French
civilians of the French
terrific slaughter The French
held by the Germans before the halt the foe after
fighting
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-10-11
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
AMONG ToMBs OF MoMARcHs
Shaft Will Be Erected on Scottish
Coast to the Memory of United
States Soldiers.

Nature has built on several OF SCOT
lands western islands great stone
shafts that are viewed with wonder
and admiration; man has erected on
others many columns and monuments
that are renowned in art and history.
To mention notable examples, the
natural may be seen in the basaltic
pillars of Skye and Staffa, the aTt1stic
in the memorials to Scottish, Irish and
Norwegian kings, In the burying
ground of st. Columba's isle, Iona.
There will shortly appear amid, TINS
concourse of records monument al
together novel, a new-world monument,
by which America will 'signalize the
memory of her young soldiers of free
dom whom Germany's submarine dev-
iltry drowned in the adjacent waters,
On this knoll lofty monolith OF I'M
perishable granite will be raised In
honor of the brave who went to death
undismayed and self-controlled.
Islay was the chief seat Of those
fighting chieftains, the lords of the
isles, who began In the twelfth century
their incessant warfare with the
Norsemen, and the title of the island
princes has descended to the Prince OF
Wales. Quiescent past and stirring
present seem to meet on this pic
turesque island. If the shades Of the
old-world kings ever visit the royal
tombs at Iona, they need look south
but 80 miles to see towering nIgn Of
the making of new-world history.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-10-11

I into the air hundreds of meters. Just
as river at high tide races along,
taking with 1t all manner of debris, SO
the surface of the Marine was covered
with wood, men, torn uniforms and
horses. Efforts to swim were futile,
yet soldiers continued to jump into the
river.
On the other side the French began
to disarm such German soldiers as
stood there with raised hands. Thou
sands of prisoners, innumerable horses
and machine guns fell into the hands
of the enemy. Several of our company
were just about to retire with the
electric apparatus when something de-
| yeloped which certain of our number
had suspected. An error had been
made and 1t was too late to rect:fJ e.
The upper bridge, which had not
been used to any great extent by the
Germans, should have been left stand
! ing!
1t had been the purpose of the staff
in command to leave this bridge so
that the enemy might continue its pur-
suit of our troops until certain num-
her of Frenchmen had crossed the
river. The plan was to permit enough
Frenchmen to pass so that they could
be taken prisoner, yet. not too large
force, lest it mightsprove menace
| to the German arms.
After these hostile troops had
crossed. the plan was to destroy the
bridge to prevent their being re-
enforced. That was why the sergeant
manning this switch had been kept
waiting for the order to blow up the
bridge fBut~the sergeant In the ex-
element and confusion thought that
the cable to which his phone was con-
nected had been disconnected and blew
up the bridge on his own Initiative
while It was crowded by Frenchmen
and long before the enemy could have
had an opportunity to cut that cable
At the Same time the officer at the
switch connected with the explosives
under tie second bridge received MS
orders. fHe afterwards said that the
order he received was hard to make
out and that he had lost his presence
of mind and threw in the switch,
thereby killing thousands on the bI1dge
and leaving many other thousands to
the mercy of the enemy.
Before there was time for more I'M
pressions our entire unit was ordered
to vitryk4o be assembled in front OF
the cathedral. With sigh OF relleT
we hurried away, for the French ar
tillery began once more to send shelis
with much accuracy, over the entire
countryside. Wounded men from other
detachments whom we passed on the
road told us that the French had al
ready crossed the Marine In severai
different places. Il Everyone among US
voiced the same opinion. We had al
ready sustained great losses on. Bel
gian soil and each day brought. new
sacrifices. Our lines became thinner
and thinner. Many companies were
entirely destroyed and all units sur
fered heavily. These companies whose
forces had been reduced to minimum
and with the survivors half starved
were opposed by an army well
equipped with supplies and arms. me
enemy constantly brought up fresh
troops while our forces became fewer
from hour to hour. We realized thar
it was, impossible to make stand
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-10-11
Advising the Chaplain.

A British officer decided to hand
some advice to a rather Ineffective
chaplain. So he said:
tPadre, If you'll excuse my saying
en-. you're a id rotten chaplain;
the men will never follow you to
heaven"
al rather felt that, sir" stammered
the fummoxed padre.
"But / tell you what" continued the
officer, you'd make a fine company
officer. and the men would follow you
TO hell"
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-10-11
CHAPTER VlII-Continued.

The color sergeant, noncommis-
stoned officer, realized that his military
career was at an end We all felt for
him During the months preceding this
incident he had always associated him.
self with the priyates.
We never learned whether he was
brought before court-martial. Fun
ishment for self-mutilation was daily
event and many severe sentences were
pronounced and then made known to
all the others to serve as a lettering
example. The color, sergeant's place
was. conferred upon another, after
which the captain disappeared once
more in the direction of Vitry.
We marched away and halted at a
point northwest of the village. Here
we met other pioneers who had been
gathered together from various bat
talions and our unit was once more
brought up to IS men. The officers
told us that we would not enter the
battle today. Our only duty for the
time being was to keep the bridges
over the Marine in good condition for
the German troops fighting on the
other side, so that they could be used
In case the battle went against us.
We then marched to our Destination
which was at the point where the
Eaulx flows into the Marine. 60
We reached our destination about
six o'clock in the morning. The dead
Law around in heaps everywhere. we
were camping on wooded height
and could overlook the country Tor
many kilometersain- all directions. we
saw shrapnel bursting by the thou-
sands. Little could be seen OF the
men who were fighting despite the fact
that many divisions were locked In
death struggle.
Presently we saw the fighting line.
The Germans were about two. kilome-
ters behind the Marine, which flowed
by directly in front of US. German
cavalry in great numbers was en-
canned along the banks of the river.
Two temporary bridges in a very dilap-
idated condition constructed of what
ever materials were at hand were To-
Gated near us. Preparations had been
made to blow them up with thousands
OF pounds of dynamite. The electrlc
fuses had been strung to the point
where we were located and 1t was up
IN ms to manipulate the switches. Con-
nected with the battle line by tele-
nhone. we were in a position to destroy
the bridges at a moments notice.
The fighting became more lively.
We saw the French rush TO attack and
retire again. The fire of musketry in
creased and the attacks became more
1raoneht. This continued for more
than two hours.
We saw the French continuing 10
bring I'D re-enforcements constantly
despIte the German artillery ire.
After an extended pause the French
made another attack, employing sew
eraI different kinds Of formations
Sssr.b time the waves Of offensive
troons were forced back. AT three
O'Clock I'm the afternoon. under a blow
1gbieb contained the full power OF
france. our troops were forced to re-
fire. first slowly. then in wild hight
sbe exhausted Germans could not be
rer,ed in the face Of this blow. With
VIVID confusion all tried at the same
fine TO reach the bridges beyond
which lay safety.
Al This instant the cavalry which
nd taken cover along the river bank
rsTlooed TO the bridge position. Ia
1,oweuf the bridge was covered with
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-10-11
Worth Remembering

We speak Of our human relation
ship as Aues." but often we make
them letters by our unreasonable de
mands. Love, the gift" is sweet,
but '1ove the debt" may become q
fretting bond.-Exchange
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-10-11

Granulated Eyelids. sites, Infamed Eyes
one trial proves its merit. Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-25
MEN CALLED FRIDAY.
Board No. 3 to Conduct Physical
Examinations on More
Draftees.

Examinations for Friday March 2q
1918, by board No. 3, starting Al
30 p. 10
Bernard W. Krapf, 1906 " tth street
Alex ) Kojro, u stroud street
Joseph s. Sweeney i0lt Read 81
Clarence Alexander, 301 Y Rodney ~t
IRWIN 4. Stradley. 1882 w ith ~t
Samuel r. DeIucca 9Th u in P0nt ~
Frank j Dunn, l4O4 w 5th st.
Ben J. f. Weidin. 1880 W. lth ST
Alfred G. Mckenney 1880 Banning ~
Clarence H. Darling, 1904 W "a ~t
Salvador Cuzzo, I'LL Lancaster Ave
Paul J. Sweeney, i25 ". Jackson -t
Charles +. Bradford, l05 Beech ~t
James H. Brown, 700 i. Cary street
Baltimore, Md.
John Delucca, 1905 " 9TH street
Roy IT, Simonds, 1916 VI irh 81.
Gilbert r. Taylor, 5l5 jefferson Sd.
Dennis Luckey, 1910 Pleasant ~t
James NJ Turner. Jr 1905 Read -.
Henry Schuchler. 9I6 Maryland Ave.
James r Kelly, 1916 Chestnut It.
Amedio Cornpetti. 5I3 Lincoln -.
John L. Black. 1924 " "a It
Ralph B. Carpenter. llO5 " I'd 81.
Louis f, Welden PAP sixth Ave
Richard G. Rhodes. EOS w 9TH 81
James Il. Rainev 322 Eighth Ave
Melvin + Farmer ~ Grant Ave
John W AIcCloskey, $50 : Broome 81
Charles I. Delcollo. 1928 Lancaster Ave
Walter J. Murphy 307 : Jackson ~
James 4. Dougherrv 5l6 Monroe 81
Ilnnaeus l.. Hopes, sol W. ith Nt
Edward A. Cook. as sherman ST.
Filippo Naccarini, 2l0 Madison -
William T. Iolshewskl, 1919 Chestnut
street
Daniel d Tindall, 209 \ Franklin 81
Chas II Blansheld. Z07 ; Harrison st
James L. Doughery. OBJ Brown st
Alexander II f.asan. 1880 jefferson 81.
Carney Point \. j
Dennis y McCart hy. 1915 Lancaste
Ave
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-25
BAPTIST CAMPAIGN or
Laymcn Begin Movement r Poi.c
$1,000 in Delawars ~ W1r
Emcrgerry Fund

Tho ctwpa IN
churchcs W Dc'.aI-
week toward f. uH
fund f0r fr .sIur .fI
poses. opened .l.rf. i.y
Tho hnf three %
devoted - -ornr lr
church Buf ls Hcr .rf
ID - pastor ~
said n -ypakrg
the service 30 ~orDri
We couldn dov''
wouldn f vc rns
three days women
subscriptions from .typ mnr f 'Nr.
The state director .ar f'
thusiasfic report t1 lhr 'r
uittee as tho outlook i.r
Fvcn little Driavare
according ~ james II -frrfer
rector. who reported - fhe .s'inrs
miftro 'Nr iarl ENCOURAGED
re~it and CERTAIN thaf 80 M W
meet but rvcced rgr apu0rf i0ffrrf
special effort ei - made rrr tHt
first part ~ fhe week to grf rltnf
II ne .rgr contributions y f1s-ih e u
that for ihc rest ~ me week nFa~ tIr
member may ~ seen and gvrr hapr
u ~ tia ~ her part ~ matter how rrnal.
h unev be
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-25
JEWISH SOCIETIES ORGANIZE.
General Committee to Have Supervision
Over Work Here.

At n meeting yesterday of delegates
representing every Jewish organization,
society and lodge in this city a plan for
the organization of general Jewish
committee under whose supervision all
Jewish work may be conducted was out
lined and carefully discussed. A consti-
tuition and bylaws was read and after
considering every article was adopted.
An executive committee of nine was elect
ed and will organize Mt its next meeting
to be held on Sunday next.
The committee consists OF DAVID
Snelenburg, Morris Levy, LOUIS Tophs,
Rabbi David b. Swiren, DIR. Samuel A..
Rabinowitz, Nathan Leopold, Barnet
Gluckman, Mrs. II. Pcinberg and Mrs.
Cecilia Baskin
At its meeting next Sunday, the COM
mittec will organize, elect officers for
the ensuing year and lay plans for the
work 10 be done in connection with the
Jewish relief work in this city. The
meeting Yesterday afternoon was well
representative of the Jewish community,
every element of the population being
represented
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-25
GERMANY FACES
MORAL INFECTION
BY RUSSIA, HE SAYS
Prince Declares World Disorder
Menace Must be Combatted;
Outlines Three Means.
THINKS u. S. WILL AGREE

New York, March 22-Germany is
threatened from Russia by n moral in
fcctiun saws Prince Macmillan of Baden,
in an interview with the Wolff Bureau
of Berlin.
German world order must undertake
defence measures against Russian world
disorder, according to the prince, who
is heir To the throne of Baden and prcsl-
dent of the Baden upper chamber. In
his interview he outlines three measures
Of defence against the Russian menace,
rs follows, according Ia the Bcrlncr
Tagcbatt of Feb Is, a'copy of which
has been received here:
First, Trotzky proclaims world
destiny which he desires TO bring about.
Against ideas ono must fight with ideas.
Ccrtainlv We are fighting for our existence
and the possibilities of our economic
development
MUST COMBAT DISORDER.
f'put the idea of sclf-preservation, if
unsupported, leaves large resources of
human strength untouched. We must
set against the world disorder of TrotZky
which destroys freedom, a world order
which protects freedom. Germany may
confidently avow that II comprises IN it's
national will the happiness and rights oi
other peoples All great nations must
strive for a world condition IN which their
name will be uttered with fear and hope
wherever wrong IL done In tins
respect Germany must not rcnouncc the
position Of hclng moral world tactor
That would mean to strive for a rcnuncIa-
tory peace.
"As "A second defensive measure 1t is
necessary to make ON German organlza-
tione as sound and as capable Of resistance
as p ,ssiblc A great mass OF the
German working people Is fighting with a
strong and sound instinct against the
attempt to weaken Germany ) power OF
resistance
The third and most effective measure
naturally would be peace. The key 10
the situation is III the hands Of the Anglo
Saxon races 1t is difficult 10 sec clearly.
The reports from America arr Of CON
Trajectory character ! do not wish %
anticipate the reply the chancellor will
make 10 President Wilson, but | desire
to point ont that the president in his
latest speech docs not speak rs a world
judge
The United States has no desire to
interfere IN the European affairs or 10
act as arbitrator III European contro-
vcrslcs America will readily acqWcssc II
II is made clear that the conditions pro-
posed i, 1t arc not the best and most
durable
Prince MaNimilian referred to Premier
Ilo,d George ~ the exponent Of knock
out mllitarlSm and If the 'NnmcrclfuI
Will to DESTROY \ feeling ol response
hiitv toward humanity should have dc
mandcd that he'll should not again hc let
loose tins wear before an honest effort
had been made to asccrtaiS whether the
differences existing between the groups
Of hclIIgcrcuts had disappeared 70 such
an extent that negotiations could bridge
them
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-25
BACkACHE KILLS!

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Or you may find yourself in the grip Of
an incurablc disease
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-25
Honor Former Teacher.

In honor of their former teacher Prof
Walter Plock, the English senior
class entertained at the home Of Audrey
StaNtou on Friday night Those present
uerc audrey Staytou Marion Hatfield
Helen Groves, Rcba Ginns, Edith Ruth
Franri. Niacklcn. Freda kurtz Margaret
Fink, Margaret Snyder. Louisa Sawln.
Dorothy FORD Dorothy. HAY Mildred
Bali. Grace Hutton. Gray Carter. Walter
R>.u Norbert Fell Donald stowe,
Na,uard Garter Henry Ford Gilbert
Chustd,d, John Hayes Charles Goodlng
and James Middleton.