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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-23
MStrafen Made Prize Of War.

The British have taken "strafe." In
an announcement from the Oxford Uni
versity Press the fact is officially made
known. The captured word has been
included, not to say interned, in the
latest volume Volume IN, Of the Oxford
dictionary. And as trophy of war 1t
has been treated after a characteris'
tically British fashion. It's fat Teu-
ton "a" has been changed to the long
English SO" as of "safe," and from
two syllables it is reduced to one, SO
that it may rhyme with "chafe."
Nor does the process Of eliminating
Germany in this verbal instance stop
on the mere point of pronunciation.
To the compilers Of the Oxford lexi-
con it is "v. slang" So in captivity
this word Of portent originally fierce
loses not only in quantity but in quail
ity. To quote the London Times, as
cited by the dictionary makers, "strafe
is becoming comic English word"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-23

~ 6 h;s frie2ds 10 be the greatest
speech they had ever heard from nln,
,.es Jite his reputation as speaker
'.oretofore. He was not bitter, and
throughout almost his enire speech
discussed issues rather than men. He
referred personally to the editor Of
the Columbia Record who has been
writing some severe attacks upon him,
and gave the audience some lnforna-
ton as to the life and character Of the
editor and the owner of the paper
In closing, he pledged himself to do
all that he could, in any way, both as
an individual, and a senator, in the
evident Of his election, to support the
president and the administration !"
carrying on the war to an early and
successful conclusion. He said no
man could prevent him from being
true to his country, and his tribute
to the boys who are serving their
country, in this day of ordeal was
fill of eloQuence.
After the conclusion of the address.
Mr.. Rlease was surrounded by hun
dreds of men, women and children.
who wanted to shake his hand and
wished to assn. him of their hope
that he would win in his race.
Mr Blease spent the night in New
berry, with his brother, Sheriff Blease,
and left early Tuesday morning, by
automobile, for Union county where
he made three speeches.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-23
FAMOUS FOREST QUITE GONE
Absolutely Nothing Left Of the Once
Beautiful Woods That Were the
Pride of Verdun.

Lovers used to stroll arm In arm
through the well-ordered forests Of
Verdun. To stroll arm in arm where
these forests once stood is no longer
possible, Gouverneur Norris writes in
Golfers. You must go alone. If there
has been rain you should have nails
in your boots. The smooth convolu-
tons of the hills have been tortured
and turned into ridges and hollows like
the Atlantic ocean during the equi-
noctial gales.
I doubt if there is to be found one
single square yard Of the original for
est floor. I doubt if there is to be
found one single perfect example OF
a shell crater. One crater breaks into
the next, snd there, merged into one
shocking hollow, are dozen which
at the first moment of looking ap-
peared to have been but one.
1t has been we'll but truly worked"
that forest floor but not for 100 years
can it ever again be worked by man
in any peaceful and profitable pursuit.
Rich soil (doubly rich now), it will be
Stunned by the farmer with his plow;
a prospect very rich in copper and
iron, the prospector will shun it, for
here, buried and half-buried, the shells,
great and little, which did not explode
at all, are as thick as temptation in
the life Of every man.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-23
William P. Pugh.

Prosperity, Arg. 22.-Mr William
P. ,Pugh died Tuesday night at his
home in the O'Neal section. For the
past several months Mr. Pugh has
been in decling health, yet his death
came as a shock to his many friends.
Ie was a. gallant soldier during the
Civil war. Mr.. Pugh was a successful
farmer, also director Of the Peoples
National bank and the PROSPERITY
Cotton Oil Mill. He was a member
of the Methodist church, having held
a stewardship for number Of years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pugh celebrated their
golden anniversary about year ago.
He was a devoted father, and hus-
',sa&, and q e4oEnch citizen Away de-
;n9 good in his communitysss -
Mr.. Pugh is survived by his wife,
one deughter. Miss Sallie Pugh, two
sons, Dr. G. T. Pugh, president OF
Columbia college and R. T. Pugh OF
our town.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-23
FELT THAT tiE NEEDED "PEE ~
little Fellow Simply Had to Spend q
Nickel OF tce Dime in His
Possession.

Frank G:oning2r, attorney, has 9
pink-cheehed, t0w-headed youngstcr,
whose name to every one who knows
him, is synonrG!ous with elIervescent,
overtiowing spirits. lie is a thinker,
too, this S.nal! Jack.
It Was he, WHO s1ine years ago (he
has now attained tie mature age OF
eight years., @fter gravely meditating
On the phenomenon that ensued VIXEN
things were planted in the ground-i:
e., that duplicates of the thing planted
accommodatingly took root and grew
up out of the ground-was discovered
in the yard by his mother, carefully
patting and slapping down pile of
wet mud with his small spade.
"What are you doing Jack; planting
something?" Jacks evident reluctance
to disclose the nature of his agricul-
tural activities aroused his mothers
suspicion. Grasping one of the minia-
ture garden tools at Jacks feet she
dug vigorously into the wet mud. A
CLINT caught her eve, and in Mortified
silence she scraped the mud from hen
jeweled gold watch.
But, if Jack didn't succeed in grow
ing nice little timepieces, that small
boy could hear tick undisturbedly, he
has kept right on being active. Hence,
his mothers surprise the other day at
a reply of his.
Jacks father, before leaving for his
Office gave Jack dime. Afterward
Jacks mother seeing the coin in his
hand, admonished him to put the dime
away and save it.
20 mother" Jack exclaimed insin-
uatingly, 81 simply got to spend a
nickel of it to give me some pep -
Indianapolis News.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-23
s4.i So .-54..!D iS DOING
lis J. ;1e..le Country Has Already
cI:.ecrfulIy Done Very Much More
Than Eier Share.

We are pretty we'll acquainted in this
country with the part Canada is TAX
ing in the war. We have been advised
from time to time Of the individual
sacrifices being made by the people
to the north Of US. We know only In
a general way what other people are
doing SO it comes as refreshing news
to hear from the lips Of such man
as Harry Lauder the heroic work and
sacrifices of the Scots.
More than 100000 Scotchmen are
under arms, Or have given up their
lives in the struggle. And Scotland
is a small country. In the cities and
towns there are no more eligible men
no more men fit to bear arms. They
have all departed. Scotland is land
of old men and women and little chill
dren-and crippled soldiers. 1t is not
the Scotland of three years ago, with
a husky set of strapping young fellows
tilling the fields and working in the
mines and mills.
Not only that, but the people do not
complain. There are no riots because
of the conditions-uo murmurings
against their fate. The war is on; the
Scots viii fight it out. That is the
spirit one finds in Scotland, among
those old men and women and among
the little children. It is the spirit one
finds out in the trenches, where the
Scottish soldiers stand on guard and
meet the enemy face to face.
The history Of Scotland is too we'll
understood to call attention to it here
The record OF the Scots, made in the
long ago, still is fresh in the mind OF
every one who knows history. So it
isn't necessary to state that the Scots
are born fighters, that they are not
going to give UP. They have done in
this war exactly what those familiar
with Scottish history expected them to
do. And they will not fail at any time
in the future.-Columbu Dispatch.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-23
MYelI T. r. It's Mike"

From New York comes the story OF
a former resident of Belleville who
was kept busy night and day answer
ing telephone queries regarding the
health of Theodore Roosevelt during
the latter's recent illness at Roosevelt
hospital.
The man had telephone number
similar to that of the hospital.
The limit Of his patience was
reached. however, when a man called
and said: ''Tell the colonel that Mike
Hicks called. He'll remember me.
I'm Tie lellow that shook hands with
him at the depot the day he came TO
Allentown ,,D.~
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-23
York Road Set Free.

The final step in clearing old York
road Of it's toll gate membranes was
taken recently and six toll gates be-
tween the city line and Hatboro will
hereafter cease to vex the users Of this
important highway. Philadelphia abol-
ished all toll gates within her limits
some years ago, but these nuisances
still continue to maintain state OF
siege about this city except on the Del
aware river fropt, wAerc The ferries
7ors5rsn 8 SIMILAR T2"s. to f"rri"F
III remain rulil 80 Ec'ew""e IS
nri5 @ed, cut the >oA Gates l4@55 go
ard are go:ng.-I'.,.i.aGeL22ll2 Press.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-23
Colony Church.

The members of the congregation
will be delighted to know that the
Rev. I. E. Long of Winson-Salem, n.
c.. has consented to preach for Us
Sunday morning, August 25, at HOO
O'Clock. Brother Long is a son c.
Colony congregation, and is now q
rostcr of one of the most prominent
,}.:sc-ates CT the NTorh Carolina syn
od. No one is more delighed with his
career than his mother church, and
we know the members will honor him
with their presence.
L. P. Boland, Pastor.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-23
TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF CAR
Movie Operation Was Privileged to
Get "close-Up" Views Of the Inn
priso.sd Former Russian Ruler.

In "Donald Thompson in Russian"
the movie photographer tells how he
succeeded in getting picture Of the
czar after the revolution had begun.
He went out to Tzarskoye Selo, the
palace near Petrograd where the royal
family were confined, and from a dis-
tance saw the czar and his son walk
ng In the yard. '"The servants must
have told him,y writes Mr.. Thompson,
sfor the car sent word to me to come
saving that he would allow me to make
q picture as close as I wished. tod
him that had met him before in 1910,
and had made pictures OF him then &
the front and at Lemberg. He remem'
bered and Immediately spoke of Meuse.
the English photographer. While
was making pictures and the camera
was being reloaded so that / could
put in some new film, several Of the
soldiers came up close, while the cza1
was watching how the camera was
loaded. They were smoking. One OF
them elbowed the czar away and at the
same time blew smoke directly in his
face. But. the czar didn't show that ne
was annoyed by this. After I had made
some motion picture films Of him ano
his son, and also some still photo
graphs, saluted and said 'good-by.'
He answered .good-Dy.' While walk.
ing away T glanced around. He was
still looking after me and talking to
his sop.'
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-23
SINGLEY AID SUDDETH
WERE FROM ,;ETTBERRF.

Singley and - Suddeth,
were two of the seven sailors reported
as missing from the United States
patrol boat Montauk when that boat
was wrecked by a heavy gale OFF
Cumberland island, 20 miles north Of
Eernandina, Fla, at l o'clock We'd
necday morning. Of the seven, four
were from South Carolina, McCurry
of Florence and Nichols of Greenviile.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-23

It mioht not be inappropriate to say.
inasmuch as so much has been said
about the political affiliations of the
bows and how they would feel If a
certain candidate should be elected.
that I was told that 100 per cent Of
these boys are supporters and friends
of Mr. Blease Who is a candidate for
the senate and that their fathers Will
vote for him in the approaching pri--
mary. do not know this OF my own
Knowledge but was so told by several
gentlemen on Sunday.
E. H. A.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-23
The Service Flag.

A SQUARE of red, strip of white, one
little star in blue,
Is hanging by the doorway that IS
home to me and you!
The boy has gone-he's over there
he's all we had to give;
Our only son, scarce tWenty-one'
who'd just begun to live:
It's lonesome now, and when lasE
night I laid my knitting by,
sobbed silent prayer for him while
gazing at the sky;
Great Saturn shone, and Vega olazed
in glory, yet I knew
The heavens held no orb so big as my
one star of blue.
Henrietta Kendrick Reeves.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-23
New Disease.

+ disease new to science and pro-
visionally called "X" has broken out
in the west and northwest of New
South Wales and has already caused a
number Of deaths. The symptoms
somewhat resemble those Of cerebro-
spinal meningitis, but it differs patho-
lO.jcsilo rom that disease and in some
respects is somewhat akin to pneumo-
r,ia.-Scientifc American.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-23

song % the tune america a prayer in
the shane of a hymn which was writ
zen by Rev. Mr. Koon, and it is a
beautiful and very appropriate
prayer for the boys. 1t was printed
in The Herald and News few issues
back. The hymn contains six stanzas
and the first contains a prayer for
them. The second a prayer for them
in camp. The third prayer for their
crossing of the seas. The fourth
PRAYER for their safety in the battle.
The fifth a prayer for victory of their
arms and the sixth for their safe re-
turn to their homes.
Mr.. Koon stated in announcing the
hvmn that he had the matter IN NINA
for some time, but somehow ne coulo
not get the inspiration to write, out
on one occasion Mr.. Walter Richard
son had offered to take him to the
camp at Columbia and they were 10
start about a. m. and he got up TO
be ready, but Mr.. Richardson was de-
layed in coming and while waiting on
him in the early hours Of the morn
ing he wrote a couple stanzas ana al
ter his return from the camp the other
was easy. The sentiment of the hymn
is beautiful and it should be largely
circulated and used. 1t fits the tune
America.
The following is the list of the four
teen young men for whom the stars
in the flag stand, as read by Mr.. koon:
Lieutenant Geo. Berley, Camp Lewis.
Washington State.
Corporal 7. R. Livingston, in france
Oscar Troutman, in France,
Luther D. ,Aull, in France.
CLYDE Epting, on the way to France.
Bennie sease, Camp Jackson
Alvin singley, volunteer navy, Char
lesion.
Jacob Earle Livingston, Camp Wads-
worth.
Geo. Euston Richardson, on way to
France
James Kibler, Camp Jackson.
Hugh Epting, on way to France.
lanes Tillman Kibler, On way 20
France.
]. H Talsert Werts, on way 70
France
James Leo Richardson, Camp Jack.
son.
Lee Aull, another son of Adam l.
Aull is a son of this congregation but
had recently moved to Columbia and
had moved his membership to the
church there, and he is on the way to
France. Ernest Counts has volunteer
ed in the navy and been accepted and
is waiting a call.
should not forget to mention that
there was a bountiful dinner spread
under the magnificent oaks which we
all enjoyed. Plenty of fried chicken,
country ham, pies and custards and
cake.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-23
Some Financier.

"The fair defendant has been &C
quilted"
$50 I hear"
'Is she thinking Of going on the
stage:r
"Nct yet. She's too smart for that.
She's going to marry her lawyer, and
save a cocking big fee."
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-23

Another of the soldier boys "over
there" Horace swittenberg, has bees
heard from.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-23

The finishing touches are being pat
to the new bank building and the jai.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-04
MICHAEL LOCK STOLE
 WooLEN MILL GOODS
Admitted Theft and Goods Were
 Found in House.

For the past six CT seven weeks the Glen Wooden Mills of Norwich Town have been missing wooden goods which they are manufacturing for the United States government. Supt Hitchon gave strict orders to his watehman to be on the lookout for the one doing the thieving. Last Friday at 630 a. m. MT. DeMonty. their watcEpaan, saw Michael Lock with a bundle under his arm and within a few minutes the same man came back minus the bun de. The watchman reported the mat ter to MT. Eitchon. who sen. after Meyer Blumenthal They went to Norwich Town and Michael fos,z YRS called into the office of the 1niil Af- ter some cross examination Loc!1 if nally admitted stealing the goods. Be- ing afraid of being caught ie had thrown the goods into the river, ke said. However, Constable Blum naanthaI suggested a search of the house of the accused and he and DeMonty went to the house and found about six or seven yards of government goods and about 1e or Is pounds of raw weolens. Lock, was then arrested.
 Judge Barnes fined him s1 and costs Mfr Eitehon asked the judge to he lenieHt with Lock who had work ed for the company for eight or nine years.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-04
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS ELECT NEW OFFICERS
William A. Erich Chosen Senior
 Councillor for Ensuing Year.

At their regular meeting Saturday evening in the Chamber of Commerce building on Main street the members of Norwich council, No. s0s, U. c. T, elected the following officers:
 Senior councillor. William A. Elrick New London; junior councillor, Ever ett N Lyon, New London; past coun- eilor, Charles l.. Peekham, Norwich secretary and treasurer, Charles w Pearson, Norwich: conductor, c. Quin cy Ives; page. WillianJH. Gallup; sen tinel, Philip Sheridan; members of ths executive committee, Herbert R Branehe of Norwich and Ansen San tinaan of New London.
 Tks officers were duly installed by Past Councillor Charles S. Peckhan
 Past Councillor Peckham was elected
 delegate to the grand council which eonTenes in Portland, Me, in June
 Past Councillor H R. Kind was elected alternate.
 Joseph Rndwiek, past councillor B Hartford council. was a visitor at ths
 meeting, One application for mAn i bership was received.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-04
GEORGE M'cARTHY STABBED 10 DEATH
Moosup Man Meets Death at Hands of Infriated Spans Woman Deed Committed in Boiler Room at American Woolen Manufacturing Plant Woman to be Given Hearing Monday Morning

force in order to keep the man m the
 house. A Belgian who had attempted
 to free Mr, LassieF, was hit hy Sweet fred.
 \ Mrs. Llssier. after being taken to the boiler room to witness. her act. was taken to the Central Village po- lice station to await a hearing that will be held Monday morning. Dr. Adams, who was called in, took charge of Mccarthyss body and had 1t taken to rooms on Prospect street where he performed an autopsy. The stab on the left side was foRndf to have pens- trated between the second and third ribs, puneturing the left Mng, On the right side the stiIetto went between the third and fourth ribs in an up- ward direction.
 | trellable temper. Last summer she tried to kill her husband in. R quarrel l at their home in Plaiufield. Her hus- band was shot several times. The in 1ufies were not serious. She was brought to trial but was not convicted. Mir. Mccarthy, who was about S6 Years old. has been emploYed in Moo l sup about two years. His home was 1 in Central Falls. R I. He was rather eccentric and not much is known of his past history, His brother. chief of police in Central Falls. was notified of l the death.
 It is said that Mrs, Lassier's step- 1 son claims Mccarthy made insulting remarks of an immoral nature to him. MeCartfyss death was due to an inter nal hemorrhage. This is the third nalr-
 der in Moosup within the past II years.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-04
LONG TOM. coLoRep GIANT. ARRIVES IN NORWICH
ls ssvzn Fest Eleven inches in Height and Said to He the Talisst Man in fhe World.


 Long Tom. the colored giant, whose seven feet and eleven inches Of bone and muscle have made him famous far and near arrived in Norwich on Sum- day 70 stay a week. Long Tom has been a1 the vaudeville stage in nearby towns and came here Sunday with his manager. AL. Savail. He had been m town only a short while before he vas booked for appearance before the punile the latter part Of the week by tue manager of a local theatre. MT. Salyadl Long Toms manager, Is pe stranger to Norwich. as he has been here 8 number of times and is acquanted with a number of local people,.
 Long Tom has had many unusual experiences because of his great height. WheneWer he appears on the street he is almost immediately sur rounded by crowd of wandering men, women and children. In Chicago some tizne ago he was arrested for bloekad- ing traffic on State street, He was talking to a woman on the crowded thorou ghfare, and so many people stopped to look at l1im that within a few minutes the mob filled the streets and even the street. cars had to stop In telling of his arrest the Chicago Record Herald says.
 1 Long Tom, the tallest man in the world, and. as he asserted the lSne- liest,s was before Judge Hopkins ir Morals court today. He lowered high above the judicial bar, and when As tsistant States Attorney George L Reker placed yardstiek up agains1 him he was found to measure sever | feet eleven inches tall
 Long Tom. who told the court he had no other name. was arrested fol
 talking to woman in State street l fudge, have committed no crime, : said Long Tom. T couldn't and gef
 away with it. for could be leeaAel
 anywhere in the world I am too Dir ito hide. I guess I'm the taIlest mar in the world; know am the loneli- est. Pm So tall that no one likes t talk with me; they think it make:
 them appear ridiculous to crane thei neeks to look up at me"
 Long Tom said that his father wa only three inches shorter than he ans
 that all of his brothers and sister
 stood over six feet ten inches in thei
 stocking feet.
 Judge Hopkins took pity on the tal prisoner because of the exclusive at 1 mosphere in which he was forced t live and diseharged him.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-04
Special to The Bulletin.l !

X IOptCldl IO l 1e' buD6Llu.t
 Measup, March 3-vAt about 10 o. clock this morning George Mccarthy was stabbed and killed by Mrs. Sarah Lassier. a Spanish woman, living in the tenement just acrpss Glen Falls railroad crossing.
 The story goes that Mrs. Lussier sent her son into the boiler room of the American Wooien Manufacturing company mill to get an article from Mccarthy, a fireman. acting as watch man. The boy soon came back to the house which is but a short distance from the mill with the news that MT. Mccarthy had insulted him. This aHgered the mother. and she imme- diateIy started for the mill. Arriving in the boiler room she met McCarthy on the stairway and, after saying a few words. pulled out a concealed sti- lette and stabbed him twice in the ribs and also cut his face in four dif- ferent places.
 The man fell to the floor, nearly dead, Alfred Sweet, MT. Savage and Henry Owens and Rob- ert Park, wi5o were werking g about the hailersS came to tho mans assistance and as soon as pos- sibie laid him on q bench. Dr. Foun- taine arrived and found the man had expired
 Sheriff George H. Biiven was then called He with the other men en- tered the Lussier home and Mrs. Lus- sier was arrested Her husband, very much excited, demanded to go with his wife to the mill. It was necessary for Mir. Sweet and Mir. Owens to use