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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
PERSONALS

| Miss Mamie Luce, of New York, 4
Waiting Miss Florence French.
Miss Florence French, of Washing
ton, is visiting her old home. on Eas
Locust Street.
Miss Elizabeth Thomas. Of Louis
Vile, KY, is visiting Miss Catherine
Bargelt.
Mr.. Frank Pennybacker, of Mount
Jackson, was a business visitor In
Woodstock, last Monday.
Miss Anne " j, 6el Glover returned
last week from VI ashington where she
had been visiting friends.
Mr.. Philip Magruder is visiting his
sister. Mrs. S. o. Laughlin in Wheel
/ ing. W. Va.
Miss Rebecca Rinker has returned
to her home in Middletown after
spending few days in Woodstock.
Mrs. W. M. Calvert is visiting rela-
tives in Washington, D. c.
Mrs. William Skyles returned from
Washington, Monday.
The condition of Mr.. J. L. Boyer,
who has been i'll for the past ten days
10 reported favorable.
c. b. Guyer, Esq, of Strasburg,
was in Woodstock, Tuesday on legal
business.
Rev. J. A. McMurray and Mr.
Dan'l O'F'laherty motored to Hagers
town last Tuesday to attend meet
ing Of the Red Cross.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. s. Hoover have
returned from Springfield, Mass, and
are spending some time at their old
home.
Rev. W. H. Causey, minister of the
Reformed congreg alton, of this place,
conducted a week. 8 meeting at Timber
vile. His services were highly ap-
preciated by the people of that place
Mr.. Eliot Bauserman has returned
to V. M. l. Lexington, after a brief
visit to his parents Mr.. and Mrs. j.
M. Bauserman.
Mrs. Ella Shaffer has returned
from a visit to her daughter Mrs. G.
z. Irwin in Harr.sonburg.
MIR. Joe Irwin of Delaplane spent q
short time with his parents, DIR. and |
Mrs. Irwin this week.
Mrs. Harry Boyer and Mrs. Lou
Ids, have returned to Front
Royal after having spent several
days with Mrs. Annie Shaffer.
Mrs. M. C. Richardson, of Front
Royal spent several days this week
with her sister, Mrs. G. E. Walton.
Mrs. Oscar Taylor and four chill
dreu lett here Wednesday, to in Mr..
Taytor in Washington where they
expect to reside.
Mr.. aud Mrs. William Funk have
received d card announcing the safe
arrival in France of their son Mr..
Roscoe l. Funk.
Rev. Peter Miller, the veteran
Lutheran preacher, who has many
friends in this section, the Rio cor
of the Moorefeld- Ex-
amiaer says, is not gaining his
strength very fast and his physician
aas ordered rest from all pastoral
work for a month at least.
Rev. Peter Miller is among the old
,st, il not the Oldest minister of his
State engaged in ministerial labor.
His many friends in old Virginia
heartily wish him speedy recovery.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
For shoes, go to Lccke's.

For shoes, go to Lccke's.
pay 28c. Id. for lard. Locke.
1 am paying 2sc Id. for side and
shoulder meat. Locke.
New spring clothing, just in at
Locke's.
New waists, percales, silks and
giBghams. just in at I.ocke's.
Try our loose roasted coffee at lac
ID. Locke.
For carpets, mattings and rugs, go
to Locke's.
Save money buy your goods at
Locke's.
For any thing in floor covering. go
TO Glenn Locke's.
For highest prices for your trade,
take it to Locke's
WANTED-Lard 2Sc. Id. at Glenn
Locke's.
LOST-W aterman Ideal Fountain
Pen with gold trimmings. Reward If
left at the HERALD Office.
An examination of some Of the peach
orchards has convinced the owners
that the peaches have not been frozen.
There is such an overwhelming
sentiment against destroying The
purity of our Thirty Thousand Dol
lar water system, that there is no
probability of the cesspool water OF
the upper well being used.
WANTED-Ten bushels of shelled
Pop Corn at $500 per bushel.
WIN. DALKE,
Mar. g. New Theatre.
Barred Rock Eggs for Hasching.
81 SO per setting Of fifteen. c. V.
SHOEMAKER, Woodstock, Va.
March 1-5t pd.
The ladies of the town are up In
arms against the proposed pumping
OF poisonous water into the pipes OF
our water system. Even II it should
be pure, which it is not, they are
unwilling to exchange our delightful
soft water for hard water.
WANTED-S Stamps and Paper
Money; Will Buy Small or Large
Quantities OF Envelopes With Stamps
en-, Used Before 1866, all values ex-
cept &c; Confederate, State. Broken
Bank Bills, etc. E. Walters, 1540 N.
58th Street. Philadelphia, Pa.
March Is At.
The Germans poisoned the wells in
Belgium to destroy the lives OF the
people. In Woodstock, It 10 hard to
bslieve that Intelligent men would
favor the poisoning the pure water
which We now have by pumping into
the pipes water laden with germs
from cesspools and cemeteries.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29

Woodstock, Va, March 10, 1918.
Or. r. A Gamble, Secretary,
Appomattox Casualty Co.,
Petersburg, Virginia.
Dear Sir =
Your agent, Nh. David Kibler
handed me your check for 1880 fol
which accept my thanks for it. ant
also your kindness accorded me ii
INV inability to get my Final Proc
Blank signed on account of the Hines
| OF my family physician, DR.. W. G
Ford. ] remain,
Yours respectfully,
Mar OPT nd D. F. ESTEP.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
List of COnVeyanCeS.

| W. R. and K. J. Bowman and theil
wives to John L. Pence and wife, Il
acres in Madison district; 81, 900
Joseph E. Hepner and wife to Geo.
w. Miller, tract of land, dwelling
house, store room, and outbuildings,
at jerome; $1,000.
q. R. Fravel to Bailey & Solen'
berger, lease of store room in the
town of Woodstock for 10 years.
Mary A. Pingley and D. M. Ping.
ley, her husband, &C., to Lillian G.
Pingley, IS acres in Shenandoah
county.
s. E. Hausenhuck to M. M. Nc
Clanahan, tract of land in Johnston
district
j. W. Wine, trustee, and others to
Sarah ]. Wine, about SO acres near
Quicksburg; S3750.00.
w. T. Williams, trustee, &c, to
Mamie M. Morris, lots 3 and 5, block
|6S, Strasburg.
CT. Headley and wife to M. l..
Grove, IS acres, roods, and Is poles,
near Edinburg (part Of the E. A.
Snapp farm; $3.50.
E. B. Shaver and wife to Winnett
D. Shaver, lot in Maurertown; $3.50.
S. E. Hausenhuck to Gertrude G.
Wright, IS acres in Johnston district;
$500.
E. C. Ritenour to Jennie V. Spit
Ter, acres, 2 roeds. and 20 poles
near Seven Fountains; 800.
Heirs of Martha J. Ewers, decd, to
M. L. Bausermsn, power Of attorney
to sell property, &c.
S. e. Hausenhuck and W. M. Ben.
der to the United States OF America,
g. IL acres mountain land; $59.28.
Thos. W. Artz and wife, 1911 acres
Johnston district; 81 800.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
Death of Mrs. Charles SMartz

Mrs. Charles Swartz died in Staun-
ton Thursday evening. She is Str
vived by her husband, Mr.. Charles
Swartz and two daughters, Misses
Elsie and Vesta Swartz, of Strasburg,
three sisters, Mrs. John Pifer, of
Fishers Hill, Mrs. Mahlon BushOng,
of Manassas, and Mrs. George Sager,
snear Woodstock, two brothers, DR..
Frank Maphis, of Strasburg and DR..
James Maphis, of Mt. Jackson.
Funeral services were conducted in
the Christian Church in Saumsville
by Rev. j. D. Hamaker on Sunday
Afternoon.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
Farewell Service For
Rev. Mr.. .JaCOhS

BY courtesy of the Missionary So.
ciety of the Methodist Church the
Minister'S Association, at the close
OF the missionary program next Sum
day night, will hold short service
in recognition of Mr.. Jacobs depart.
ure for Y. M. G. A. work in France.
The whole community will be in
terested, and the many friends Mr..
Jacobs has made during his four
years. stay in Woodstock will vel
come the opportunity to show their
| interest In him and in the great work
upon which be 10 entering.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
LOCAL ADVERTISEMENTS
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

Please look at the label on your
paper. It will tell you to what time
your subscription Is paid. To send
cut bills for so small amounts would
require both labor and cost. Please
send In the amount due and the label
will be changed at once. and you will
help to keep the paper going. The
cost of print paper has advanced so
much that many Of the weekly papers
have advanced their prices Please
help US to keep the price down by
paying promptly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
A Short But Strong statement

Women with backache, rheumatic
mains. sore muscles, stiff joints or
other symptoms OF kidney trouble
should read his statenent from Mrs.
s. g. Small, Clay ton, N. M; "Foley's
kidney pills have done me more good
than all other medicines. They
strengthen weak kidneys and banisl
ep.disturbiDg bladder ailments.
walton 4 6mO0t. adv.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
Anniversary Of The Try Company

The 10th Anniversary OF the Try
Company Was celebrated in the
Presby terian Church last Friday eve-
ming. An instructive sddress, Pres
| byterian Pioneers in the Congo, was
delivered by DR.. J. A. McMurray.
Motion songs and recitatiOns by the
Ichildren were interesting and we'll ren-
dored. The collection for missions
amounted 70 nine hundred dollars.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
Detective Stories

A new series of humorous detective
stories, "Shagbark JONES'" by Ellis
Parker Butler, different from any
thing you've ever read before, with
lots Of laughs and deep. deep mystery,
begins 10 The Washington Sunday
Star, March 81
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
Attention Firemen /!

On Monday night, April LIST The
Shenandoah Fire Company, will hold
their regular annual meeting The
election OF officers and other business
requires a full attendance.
Be prompt at 1880 O'Clock.
G.. W. LAMBERT,
Secy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29

Obituary notices not exceeding
twenty i've lines will be published
free. Articles In excess of twenty
five lines will be charged the usual
rate of i've cents per line for all over
% lines.
Memorial notices will be published
1T five cents per line.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
We'll Preserved

At Mr.. Joseph aolier's apples we're
found under an apple tree, last week,
sound and we'll tasted. This Is rather
unusual at this season OF the year,
after such extremely cold weather.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
Married

On the 22nd of March 1918 at the
Lutheran parsonage Mr.. Luther G..
Bowers and Miss Hattie May Heish-
man, of Hardy county, W. Va, by
Rev. s w. Kuhns.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
Eggs for Matching

Pure Bred White Legborn ard
Barred Rock hatchin2 eggs for sale
Sl.0o per setting
Raymond Sager,
Mar 22-1mo Woodstock, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
For Sale

One driving mare, nine years old.
Weight 100 lbs. Any woman can
drive Price reasonable.
FRED JACKSON,
Woodstock, Va, r. 2.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29

Honey losned ct per cent. on real
state or good collateral security.
Savings deposits received in sums OF
81 90 or over, and interest allowed on
same.
~ For particulars address the
Company at its home Office. or call on
]. W. Eberly. Strasburg; F. s. Penny
hacker. Mt. Jackson; or s. R. Hoover,
New Market, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29

II we must have more water, let US
have pure water. It may cost more
money but what is the value Of money
when compared with the value OF our
lives and those of our women and
children? The present water ~ stem
has paid the interest on the bonds and
. sufficient amount to 30 reduce the
bonds that they should cause no EN-
barassment. II We must have NOR,
water, let Ne have pure water.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29

House in Woodstock for Sale.
offer for sale an eight room house
and lot, and IN one-acre lot adioin.
ling will be sold with the house or
separately. -
] March 81 20, "a.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

letins of the General Staff and brief
statement, of what actually occurred.
The German press has ably supported
this campaign of the General Staff.
Several days after the capture of Bel
leau Forest General Baron Won Ar
dennes, the military writer of the Der
liner Tageblatt," discussed the attack
Of our marines and contended that it
proved that the american command
has not yet fully seized the principles
Of joining the two arms of artillery and
infantry He admitted that the Amer
leans had shown great bravery in action,
yet they "obviously lack tactical skill
and battle routine" He added that 'the
American auxiliary army now afoat is
probably similarly affected Hence, if
present experience permits a generaliza-
ton, the value of American aid to the
Allies dwindles considerably All this,
it must be remembered, in full face of
an American victory.
But the climax in this direction was
certainly reached by Max Osborn, the
war correspondent of the "Vossische
Zeitung" He wrote from the front a
letter, which that paper printed on June
%, containing the following passage:
"The Americans who were thrown in on the
right wing OF this front to the northwest of
Chateau Thierry have hitherto attacked
about ten times. They have not won the
slightest advantage, but, on the contrary,
have suffered serious loss of men. The
numerous American prisoners who fell into
our hands appear puzzled and little edited
by the complete failure of this their first
action on the West 'front.'
And such lies were written after the
Americans had thrown the Germans
completely out of Belleau Forest and
were firmly holding it. This is a COM
mentary on one of the amazing things
the war has exposed: German psychology!
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
~, = = IL
aaAaA ll1s & So

military reviews to 1.-The New York
World Describing the first three or
four days of the Franco-American often
sive between the Aisne and the Marine, he
wrote: THE American troops We'd with
their French comrades
A British official judgment is,that of
J. Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of
State for India. At the banquet given
last week by the Lord Mayor of London
to Mr.. Hoover, the Secretary said:
"The German higher command in this
campaign has experienced one deception as
to the military value of the British army.
1t seems as if they are beginning to have
another deception as TO the extent of the
value of the United States forces. Great
Britain is proud to call such men brothers
in-arms and to renew and cement or the
field of battle the old ties which have
bound together them and US"
Finally, a neutral European opinion
may be quoted. This is from Hjalmar
Branting, the Swedish Socialist leader,
which was cabled to "The New York
Times" of Wednesday, by its London
correspondent. Branting. who had just
returned from a. visit to the front in
France, felt impeled to say that "the
American troops are splendid" He found
that they were distinguished by spirit
of organization" which secured both
simplicity and coordination" Then he
summarized as follows:
Generally they possess, in one word, the
spirit of efficiency. l am under the i'm
preston that the Germans row know some
thing Of American initiative. Do you recol-
lect how they Knocked at American inter
vention in the beginning am sure the
German people are Of a different opinion
now"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

become known to them within twenty
four hours. Yet so recently as July 23
a dispatch was given out at Washing
ton which had just been received from
Basic, Switzerland, quoting the Munich
"Neueste Nachrichten" as saying that
"the German General Headquarters
Staff considers that America has more
than 100000 soldiers in France"
The "Franfurter Zeitung" appears
to have been the first German newspa-
lean troops in France has already
reached serious proportions. Already
several days after Foch began his
counter offensive that paper was quoted
by Cyril Brown, The New York
Worlds" Amsterdam correspondent, as
;.smtting that "Fcch has succeeded in
forming an important attacking army"
and thus creating new factor in the
strategic situation.' The paper went
on to explain this by saying that "one
must bear in mind that Foch in this
offensive has for the first time employed
American troops in great masses"
The efforts of the German General
Staff and the press to minimize the
strength of our forces in France ap-
pear to have had no great success with
the German soldiers, if the report can
be trusted that was given by a German
prisoner taken several days after Foch
began his great offensive He was
quoted in Paris dispatch as saying
that the German troops believe the re-
port that there were 100000 Ameri-
cans at the front to be false; that there
were rumors circulating in the German
army placing the number at 10000 900.
The testimony of that one man may
be esteemed valuable, though wholly i'm
pressionstic; it seems to reflect the
feeling of his comrades after having
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
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German soldier to show himself within
their range.
But it is precisely the quality of the
fighting of our troops that has been
most maliciously deprecated by the Ger
man General Staff and the gladly re-
echoing German press-though that is
apparently growing more and more diff
f'cult in proportion as the Americans
contribute their part toward evening up
the Soissons- Rheims salient This ma
levolent effort to make light of the fight
ing of our men is shown. in particular,
in connection with the capture of Belleau
Forest, which occurred during the days
Of June to 10.
The capture of the forest was an
nounced in dispatches of The Associated
Press of June II from Paris, but on
the same day the German official bulle-
tin claimed that German troops re-
pulsed American marines and French
troops northwest of Chateau Thierry."
That the German General Staff pur
sued a systematic effort to ignore or
deny the successes of the French and
American troops in their victorious ad-
vance from July II to 90 was effectively
exposed by The Tribune on Wednesday
by printing in parallel columns the bull
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
What Our Allies
Are Saying
About Us

The report adds that the Americans
gave proof of the finest military Writ
ues" in all this fighting, and went on to
these general conclusions:
"All their communications were carried
out with perfect regularity on the right
and left, as well as in the interior of the
division itself. Discipline which filled the
Germans with surprise and admiration AMI
mated the attacking sections. They
marched with officers at the side and with
closed ranks, exactly like French units.
The enemy prisoners could not get over
it. We scarcely see those who are COM
manding, they declared TO the Americans
You are lucky. You are like the French
who have always got their officers in front
of them to lead them in battle"
THE first great battle in which your own
troops have participated extensively has
been great victory. The part taken by
your soldiers is well known in France. The
soldiers of the American divisions, which
on the morning of July lS gained ak
kilometres, have shown themselves to be
the equal of the best French troops. Your
rank and file, officers and stats, are de
serving of the same praise
Every one at the front, including tn.
enemy, knows well what the American
army is WORTH
Another French opinion comes from
General Malleterre, who cables critical
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
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seemed an emanation from the pit. Every
American uniform sign of dawn after
a black and dreadful night
THAT the laudation should continue
when the first American troops appeared on
the line was also natural. Americas aid
was still more hope than an actuality. 1t
is altogether probable that many deficien-
cies due to lack of experience were over
looked. We have common sense enough to
realize that soldiers do not emerge full
panoplied at the fiat of the American Jove
and reveal themselves at once as supremely
sfcient and supremely heroic
But the eulogies continue to come, not
merely from American correspondents, but
from London and Paris, after no inconsid
cradle test on the fighting line.
The conclusion seems unacceptable that our
boys have not only done well, but excep-
tonally we'll"
A French official report given out at
Washington on Monday reviewed in con-
siderable detail the operations of one
American division, apparently the Goth
National Guard Division, from New Eng
land, and lauded it's work on the battle
field in remarkably generous terms.
Speaking of fanking movement made
by this division on July 20 in order to
relieve the French on their left, this re-
port said:
with magnificent audacity they rushed
forward with single bound up to the
level of EtrepilIy the Gonetrl Farm, and
Laval Mardier. 1t was a most sudden at
tack, which disclosed all the American fear
lessness."
After describing the hard conditions
under which this attack was made and
the results achieved by it, the report
goes on;
81 could not have done better under the
same circumstances with the best troops,
declared the French General Degoutte on
hearing of the fine success of the Ameri-
cans.
The Germans found themselves in such
a precarious position at Monthieres that
they had to retreat"
Next narrating the capture of Trugny
Forest on July %, the report continues:
"The Germans fiercely opposed this at
tempt, and counter attacked with great
energy, but they learned to their cost the
meaning of American tenacity. Tmpeded at
first in their manpuvre, the Americans
took the outskirts of the wood on the cath,
went straight into it, and seized a whole
company of German prisoners and con-
tinued their advance with such fury that
toward 3 p. m. they had reached thc out
skirts of the forest Of Fere, ard the same
evening they had gained the Fere-en-
Tardenois- -Jaulgonne Road
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

barkation that are at the disposal of
the Americans from the north of Scot
land to the Mediterranean, the irregu-
larity of the coming of the transports
and the strong destroyer guards which
accompany them, making it incxpedient
for the U-boats to lurl off all these har-
bors on the chance of getting shot
at them
Confronted with such difficulties, the
admiral adopts line of talk which
beautifully disposes of all the fine Ger
man predictions about the U-boats pre-
venting the American troops from get
ting to France; he now asserts that the
real objective of the U-boats is not to
sink our transports but merely "to re-
duce enemy cargo capacity"
Of course, it is now perfectly we'll
known to the German authorities that
there are considerably more than 1,0O0,-
600 American troops in France, but,
judging from reports in the German pa
pers, it suits them to ignore and even
try to conceal the fact, although Sec
retary Bakers announcement of July 2
that the first million had been shipped
by the end of June must certainly have
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

confronted American guns. But his tes-
timony is not wholly unsupported. There
are other utterances from German SOL
diers, quotations from letters written
home, but taken from their dead bodies
before they could post them. These
speak of the remarkable effectiveness of
the American rife and machine gun fire,
which made it wellnigh impossible for