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The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-04
The story is complicated by
the entry Of Meriem, a pretty
little Arabian girl, and two ras.
caIIy Swedes, who have designs
on the child and would buy or
steal her for a reward.
(TO BE CONTINUED
Most Popular War Cry.

The most popular war cry Is "Hur-
rahp an exclamation Of indefinite
origin. 1t is found in various forms in
Swedish and Danish (hurra), German
(hurrah), French (houra), Russian
(ura). Some connect 1t with such
words as hurry" "whirl;" the mean
ing would then be "haste," to encour-
age speed or onset In battle. The
Russian soldiers adopted "hurrah" in
the War of Liberation (1812-13), and
since then it has become favorlte
battle cry all over Europe. 1t seems.
however, that the word Is pure Sla-
vonian, for it is commonly heard from
the coast Of Dalmatia to Behring strait,
where any Of the Slavic population
within the limits are called on to give
proof of courage and valor.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-04
The Crucial Moment.

"Then," said the young man with q
tragic air, as he was leaving the room,
'this Is your final decIsion?"
att is, Mr.. Carrots" replied the
young girl firmly.
"Then," he replied, his voice betray-
ing an unnatural calmness, there 10
but one thing more to add"
"Yes?" she questioned sweetly.
"Tt is this-shall I return those
white satin suspenders by mail, or.wil
you have them nowf"
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-04

murder was death. He even knew tnat
an accomplice might suffer the death
penalty with the principal. Who was
there here who would plead for themF
All would be against them. 1t was
little more than half civilized COM
munity, and the chances were that
they would drag Akut and him forth
in the morning and hang them both to
the nearest tree. He had read Of such
things being done In America, and
Africa was worse even and wilder
than the great west of his mothers
native land.
Yes, they would both be hanged in
the morning.
Last evening he had been determined
to start for home at the first opp0r-
tunity to beg the forgiveness OF his
parents for this mad adventure. Now
he knew that he might never return
TO them. The blood of fellow man
was upon his hands. In his morbid re-
Election he had long since ceased to at
tribute the death of Conlon to the ape.
The hysteria of panic had fastened the
guilt upon himself.
Now he turned toward Akut.
= "Come! |" he said in the language OF
the great apes. Forgetful Of the act
that he wore only thin pajama suit,
he led the way to the open WINDOW.
Thrusting his head out, he listened at
tentively. A single tree grew a few
feet from the window.
Nimbly the lad sprang to Its bole,
clinging catlike for an instant before
he clambered quietly to the ground De-
low. Close behind him came the great
ape. Two hundred yards away spur
Of the jungle ran close to the stray
Cling town. Toward this the lad leo
the way.
No one saw them, and moment
later the jungle swallowed them. and
John Clayton, future Lord Greystoke,
passed from the eyes and the knoWi-
edge OF men.
It was late the following morning
that a native house man knocked upon
the door Of the room that had been as
signed to Mrs. Billings and her grand
son. Receiving no response, ne insert
ed his pass key In the lock, only to dis-
cover that another key was already
there, but from the inside.
He reported the fact to Herr Skopf.
the proprietor, who at once made his
way to the second floor, where he, too,
pounded vigorously upon the door.
Receiving no reply, he bent to the key
hole in an attempt to look through
into the room beyond. In SO doing,
being portly, he lost his balance. which
necessitated putting palm to the floor
to maintain his equilibrium.
AS he did so he felt something sort
and thick and wet beneath his fingers.
He raised his open palm before his
eyes in the dim light of the corridor
and peered at 1t. Then he shuddered.
for even In the semidarkness he saw a
dark red stain upon his hand.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-04
GnnArhnneatN

We must not look for absolute per
lection in this old vale Of tears, and
probably all that It is reasonable to
expect Of an honest man Is that you
can trust him to tell the truth except
In letters of recommendation Ohio
State Journal
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-04
chore Time Long Past.

Uncle Llge brought clock. One
night the clock got out of order, and
began to strike. I
The old man awoke and counted 1O2.
He promptly sat up in bed, and calling
to his wife, said, "Cynthy, get UP. get
up. It's later than I've ever knowed
It to be."-Everybody's Magazine.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-04
ON the Rocks

Their honeymoon is over"
Dear mel Are you quite sure
about that1"
II haven't the slightest doubt OF II.
She's beginning to remind him that
she was making $25 aEweek when ne
married her" 49,
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-04
JACK AND AKUT FLEE THE COUNTRY AND WITHOUT MUCH
TROUBLE MAKE THEIR WAY TO AFRICA

synopssA expedition Off the African coast escues
human dereIct aboard Intelligent
Jack Of Lord Geystoke the
wild home
to see the ape drawing music hall The makes
friends leave Jack despite his trainer
the for Tarzan had
king Aku the and send
him back to friends Pautch
killed when he 8
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-04
wnn,t stand R.n.tItlon

Never repeat poor excuse. 1t may
be better than none the first time, but
the second time II Is much worse
than none.-Ldfe.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-04

=, vour druxrist does not have Dr. Peery's
''Dead Shot for Worms and Tapeworm'
send 26 cents to 372 Pearl street. New YORK
and you will get IL by return mall Adv'
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-04
The unsoeIabls Man.

"De man dat tends strictly to his
own business said Uncle Eben,
sometimes don't git no credit 'eep' fob
bein' unsociable."
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-04

The best sleeping powder is a clean
conscience.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-04
E...ntlaf to Happiness.

Proper care Of the body is vital TO
,appiness.-Grenvflle Kleiser.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-04

Spanish railroads report Increased
earnings. Expenses, ditto. "a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-28
FOURTH LOAN IN FALL.
It Is Likely to Be Bigger Than ANY Yet
Made BY United States.

Washington, Mauh p. The govern
ment general financial plans for the next
eight months. disclosed last night by
Secretary McAdoo, provide for long
period Of rest from bond issues after
the third loan of S3,000.000,000 next
month, and for floating the fourth Lib
erty loan next October or November.
L The amount of the fourth loan prob
ably will be greater than any of those
that have gone before, and to prepare
for it the treasury next summer prob
ably will start the issuance of certiti-
Gates of indebtedness in considerable
amounts. To clear the way for these
certificates the House ways and means
committee yesterday tentatively APP
proved raising the authorized limit of
outstanding certificates from S4,00o,000,
900. as at present to SS,000000000.
The secretary last night explained
that he plans to issue third Liberty
bonds in denominations of $50, 500,
$500 and ST 900, as in the first and see
ond loans, and that terms of payment
in instaIlments will be substantially the
same as in the past.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-28
GERMANS GOOD TARGETS.
British Airmen Used Machine Guns and
Bombs on Them.

London, March 27.-An official state
ment OF the aerial operations last night
says:
'On Monday our arplanes were en-
ployed almost entirely in bombing the
enemys troops and transport msssed in
the areas behind the battle front and in
attacking them with machine gun fire
from low heights. Twenty-Five tons of
bombs were dropped in this work and
over 100000 pounds were fired from the
machine guns.
"Al our pilots reported that the
ground targets offered by the enemy
surpassed description. They were able
to drop their bombs with accuracy and
fire with effect right into the center of
infantry bsttalions in close formation
and into columns of cavalry and trans
port.
"A certain amount of fighting in the
air took place. but it was less intense
than on the previous day. Thirteen hos
tile airplanes were brought down and
ten were driven down out of control.
Eight of our machines are missing. The
of our casualties were caused
to the low flying machines by fire from
I he ground
During the night our night flying air
planes continued to bomb and attack
with machine gun fire the enemy's troops
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-28
FEAR FOR Y. w. c. A. WORKERS.
Unsettled Conditions in Russia Arouse
Apprehension for Their Safety.

New York. March 27.--With the de.
parture from Petrogrsd Of the American
ambassador and with the unsettled in
ternal conditions continuing in that
country, members of the national board
Of the Young Women's Christian ssso.
citation became uneasy about their eight
representatives in the country
No word has been heard from the
three association workers in Petrograd
since the departure from Petrograd of
the American ambassador. Those who
were in Petragrad a short time ago are
Miss Elizabeth Boies of Cincinnati, who
is in charge of all the Russian associa
ton work; Miss Elizabeth Dickerson of
Minneapolis. Mimi, and Miss Marcia
Durham of New York City.
Having stood by the guns through
one revolution, word has come in spe-
cal cablegram saying that of the asso.
citation workers in Moscow, one remains
there at the present time. She is Miss
Clarissa Spencer of Cincinnati. who
sailed from this country last April to
carry on war work for the ma tional !.
W G. A. Two others, Miss Helen Og
den of Orange. n. j.. and Miss Clara
I. Taylor of Taylorville, H., have re.
moved eastward 900 miles to Ssmsra,
where they report having opened city
association to meet the needs of the
Russian women and girls.
Two others, Miss Katherine Childs of
Sherman, n. Y, and Miss Muriel Heap
of Grand Haven, Mich, who were de-
tanned in Vladivostok while en- route
to do work in Russia, also report having
launched city association.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-28
URGES DRAFTING IRISH
TO REPLACE LOSSES
Now Is the Time to Contribute to Ire.
lands Magnificent Share in
the War.

London, March rs. Discussing means
of replacing the losses OF man power in
France, the Daily Mail suggests it prob.
ably will be found necessary to shorten
the period of training for recruits and
to send to the front the younger classes
at an earlier age than heretofore.
The Daily Telegraph for the first time
urges application of consumption TO Ire
land in order to replace the recent losses,
saying:
The question OF extending the opera
tion OF the military service act TO Ire
land must call for reconsideration by
those who realize how magnificent has
been the contribution of Irish regiments
to our past success in this war and how
priceless from every point of view would
be fuller participation of Irish man.
hood in the salvation of Europe. In this
hour, Irishmen will be conscious if they
never were before, that II is that, and
nothing less, from which so many of
them are standing aloof.'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-28
} Cough Nearly Gone
} In "a Hours
Thst's the usual experience with
this homemade remedy. Costa
little--try IT.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


Anyone who tries this pleasant tast.
ing homemade cough syrup, viii
quickly understand why IL is used in
Canada, than any other cough remedy.
The way it takes hold of an obstinate
cough. giving immediate relief, viii make
you regret that YOU never tried it be-
fore 1t Is a truly dependable cough
remedy that should be kept handy in
every home, to use at the first sign of n
cough during the night or day time.
ANY druggist can supply YOU with
Pour this into a pint bottle and fill tho
bottle with plain granulated sugar
syrup. The total cost is about 65 cents
elective remedy you ever used.
The quick, lasting relief you get from
this excellent cough syrup will really
surprise you. 1t promptly heals the
intiamed membranes that line the throat
and air passages, stops the annoying
throat tickle, loosens the phlegm. and
soon your cough stops entirely. Splen-
did for bronchitis, Group, whooplng cough
and bronchial asthma.
Pinex is a highly concentrated com.
pound of Norway pine extract, and is
famous the world over for its healing
effect on the membranes.
To avoid disappointment ask for "21a
ounces of Pinex" with full directions
and don't accept ANYTHING else. A guar
antee of absolute satisfaction or money
promptly refunded goes with this prep
aration. The pinex Co., TT. Wayne,
Ind.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-28
KAISER CALLS
GENERAL DOWN
Has Violent Quarrel with Won Luden,
dorff Over Often
Siye

Paris. March 2s.-Empofor William
and General Won Ludeudorff had a VIC
lent quarrel before the beginning of tn,
great attack on the western front, ac
cording to prominent Swiss who ha,
just returned to Zurich after some weeks
in Germany and has been interviewed by
the correspondent of The Temps This
man is quoted as saying;
There was much discreet talk in Der.
lin before the present offensive, concern.
ing extremely violent scenes between
Germany's leaders AT general headquar.
tiers. General Won Ludondorif spoke so
violently and authoritatively that the
emperor, becoming very pale, arose from
his chair and, pounding the table, de-
manded
General, arc you or i emperor Of
Germany
General Won Ludendorff replied that
he was only soldier and more than
anyone else desired peace He said he
was convinced that his plans for an Of
fensive were capable of bringing il
about"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-28
AN AIRPLANE
INQUIRY COMING
Senate Military Committee
Is Collecting Mass of I'M
portant Evidence
MEN OF BOTH PARTIES
IN TELL TRUTH" DRIVE
Breakdown Of the American
War Machine to Be Re-
vealed to the People

Washington, March ga thorough
inquiry into the airplane program Of the
United, States will be undertaken by the
Senate military committee, which has
already gathered mass of material
Senators Of both parties have joined in
a truth.teling campaign by which they
intend TO reveal to the country the ex.
tent OF the breakdown OF the war ma
zinc. Senator Thomass>Nvho has the con.
fdence of the administration, is fur.
thering a plan in this line in which Pres
ident Wilson might personally hear from
Major General Leonard Wood the facts
of conditions abroad. II was expected
that the presidents decision would be
known last night Senator Lodge and
others who Tuesday denounced The in.
efficiency, which Mr.. Lodge declared had
wasted a year. have received many mcs.
sages of congratulation on their
speeches.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-28

food production. There are at present
1880 county agricultural agents and
their assistants, trained in agriculture
who are actively engaged in the food
production campaign, including its home
gardening phase. There are also l.l0t
county home demonstration agents and
/ 100 city home demonstration agents
These are highly trained and experienced
women who are devoting some time Ia
the garden campaign aud who will assist
in teaching the canning of the surplus
products during the summer and fall.
Through the boys and girls agrieul-
tural clubs organized in the IS states, a
huge army of farm boys and girls is en-.
listed annually for productive work. II
is too early 10 estimate the number in
these clubs. Based on the increase al.
ready reported over last years enroll.
ment, the number of rural boys and girls
in these clubs viii probably be more
than two million and half engaged in
larger productive enterprises, such as
corn clubs, gardening, and canning clubs,
pig clubs, etc. In addition TO these,
large number OF home gardens were pro
duced by boys and girls and adults in
cities and towns last year and will be
enlisted by the department this year.
The state and county councils of de
Tense. state food administrators and their
county representatives are very greatly
interested in the garden campaign and
arc cooperating with the department and
the colleges in many ways
The bureau of education is enlisting
the interest of teachers and other school
to enroll school children and
give them leadership in home or back
yard gardening in many larger cities and
towns. These win add materially to the
huge garden program of the department
Of agriculture.
The boy scouts of America. the girl
scouts and campfire girls, and the junior
Red Cross are also organizing for produc
tive gardening or club work. and are cor
relating their work with that OF the de
Dartment and the colleges and receiving |
from county agents, club |
agents, and other extension employees.
Three important bulletins have been |
by the department of agricul-
ure on this subject;
Farmers bulletin No. 934, Home Gar.
lening in the South
Farmers bulletin No. $50. the City
nd Suburban Vegetable Garden
Farmers bulletin, No. 9S7, The Farm
;arden in the North
The department and the state agricul-
ural colleges have many other publica
ions which will be found valuable. III
on are not connected with this home
arden movement, which includes a vast
rmy of adults as well as boys and girls,
with the extension service
+ your agricultural college, or write to
he department of agriculture, and it will
e glad TO put you in touch with the !
ight people in order that you may be- !
ONE a member of this huge army of |
ood producers. II
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-28
TRUE AMERICAN. "
Story of American Soldiers Out of the
Trenches.

Isn't that bully? True American!"
This is what one of the Young Mems
Christian association workers overseas
has written back in telling of the first
American soldiers that came back from
the front line trenches
The incident that he called true Amer
lean" is contained in the following ex-
tract from one of his letters.
:" These boys turned out to
be among those who went first into the
front-line trenches. They said it was q
strange and terrible experience. and that
they felt that only wonderful luck, or
the protection of God brought them out
safe | suppose that is the feeling of all
who are for the first time experiencing
trench life, even in quiet sector.
AS they went, they passed some of
our officers, and, of course, saluted.
Don't salute us, boys. Shake hands,
the officers said You're the first ones
up
wasn't that bully? True American!"
This is just one of the incidents he
tells that show the "bully" spirit of our
soldiers overseas, their "true American"
tendency to grin, under trying circum
stances. Even the soldiers in the French
hospital where he spent some weeks
showed these traits, he says, and were
known TO doctors and nurses as "the
smiling Americans" He writes of them
thus:
81 wish / could give you some idea of
the boys who are here.
Zone boy is of German parentage: his
rneles fight for the kaiser, but 4 belong
to Uncle Sam says he. His younger
brothers were crazy on the subject of
warships and carved miniature ones out
of blocks of wood for toys. In the early
DAYS of the European war. these little
vessels all had German names, but as
soon as the United States broke with the
central powers, the names were all
cha nged at once. and are now The Yam.
kee,' Columbia, The Wisconsin. etc.
This boy is laid up with rheumatism,
like myself. only very much worse, and
is being sent back TO the States, a great |
hardship to him.
Then there Is Mexican cowboy, who 1
has touch of T. b.. and has been told 1
to go home and get well. whereas. he lust /
wants to be well. and 20 on with his lob /
in the army. He Is an artillery man. He 1
and have had some fine old talks (espe- \
cially in the evening. when We have quite 1
= while between dark and sleep time i
about cayuses and tepces and round ups.
and csmp-iires.
a large amount Of amusement has
come from a six-foot kid named -.a
of Scotch blood. from near Phila-
ielphia He Is the rare combination II !
IN irrepressiblc Who isnt fresh. The
nurses, especially the night nurses -
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-28

make a lot of him-hc half resents il
and half Lies it, You should have seer
the way he shot out of his bed and over
to mine, when he received a copy of hi,
first letter home to his mother, printed
in full in the -- Chronicle.
"1here is great, husky looking, fair.
haired northwesterner. whom I've got "a
know recently. fellow who looks to be
as strong as an OK, has done hard work
all his life as he says The is Just 22)
and has stood up with the best OF them
in the harvesting in North Dakota. Now
he is being sent home with the 7. b. He
doesn't know what to make Of il.
smith is from Wisconsin region of
rough timberland. Al first, when he got
to talking about his folks. and the life
out there, aud the log business, aud the
little schoolhouse where everything out
side of home life centers. ! couldn't make
out why il all seemed SO familiar Then
! remembered the early chapters of D1s
Anna Howard Shaw's life Strange TO
think OF almost the same conditions ex.
isting to day as before the Civil war all
but the wolves, of which hear no men.
ton fIes, they even have wolves, a
leWi We Just asked hlnl.l
81 hadn't realized till came to leave
how many friends had made among the
soldiers here in the hospital. The half
we'll ones in their wrappers pink, blue,
or lavenderl, real Rainbow Division
scramble off their beds TO say good bye.
The really sick ones sit up in bed, or
Just reach a hand from under the bed
clothes drawn up under their chns, The
almost cured who are up and dressed
leave their games of dominoes and check
ers Do you wonder it takes me an hour
or more to get away! Some of them ask
me TO write TO them and we exchange
addresses.
Speaking of esgerncss for letters. ]
have been appalled,, since came to know
so well many of the bows who are sick
here. at the fact that some OF them get
no letters from home al all. They seem
ever expecting them, but they never
come. | have been positively ashamed, |
when more mail for me arrives. Most of |
them get at the most a single letter now |
and then, often at long intervals. | have |
10 doubt they treat their families the
same way, but then the families are at
rome They talk with their neighbors
,ver the back fence, they read the news
'aper morning and evening, whereas here
he letters are everything.
"Of course, that is especially true when
he boys are sick, or during the long.
edous DAYS of convalescence, or waiting
or transporta ion back TO their rcgi
nents, or to other hospitals, or to the
states"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-28
PAcIFIsT LETTERS TO AVER.
An Italian Teacher Held in New York,
Charged with Sending Them.

New York, March Is Giovanni di
Cocoa. teacher of Italian connected with
the Watch Tower and Bible Tract soci-
ETY., the Pastor Russell organization, the
headquarters of which in Brooklyn were
raded by federal agents recently, was
arragned here yesterday on a charge of
violating the espionage act, in that he
sent pacfist letters and pamphlets to
soldiers training at Camp Deyens, Aver,
Mass.
The government alleges that in one of
his letters he said 1T were better to
languish in jail than to fight in the
trenches" He was held for the grand
jury in $2,050 bail.