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Evening star., 1918-06-21
SHRAPNEL
Sidelights on the War
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

| The natives of Thibet use rhubarb
leaves as a substitute for tobacco. 1t
has been suggested that England
adopt the practice owing to the short
age of tobacco.
| Mannheim. the German city which
has been the target for hundreds of
tons of allied air bombs. is the center
of the manufacture of poison gases
The Bishop of Durham at a London
meeting said: There have been
saints in Germany. l believe. hope
there are saints in Germany today, but
they are very silent"
| This caused one English commen-
! itator to write:
There may be saints in Germany.
The evil there to leaven:
There may be men of piety,
Fit candidates for heaven:
There may be earthly seraphs. yes.
All singing holy songs.
But in the midst Of wickedness
They lose their sanity tongues.
And there's one saint in Germany
Saint Bill We'll call him, say,
Who in bombastc blasphemy
1ndulges every day:
For his imperial saintliness
Resembles vicious evil.
Originating from, l guess.
The good old German Deevil.
Canada long has desired a navy of
her own, but the war prevented crys-
ltallization of plans for it's construc-
ton.
1t is a peculiar fact that badly
wounded soldiers returning from the
front constantly are quizzed as to how
they felt when they were hurt.
Describing scenes at Grunewald.
w har &c lnrafa1 y
greatest race courses, a Swiss mer-
chant who attended recent meeting
isaid:
People were there for the purpose
of gambling, and for nothing else.
And how they gambled. They strug-
which waited at the pari-mutuels, and
fought to place their bets. Lads who.
by their appearance, were not worth
fifty groschen, threw down their 100
mark notes as nonchalantly as though
they were valueless pieces of paper.
The women We'd with the old men and
boys in the frenzy of their gambling.
1T was crowd painfully lacking
in self-control. When race was de-
cided the losers screamed their dis
appointment. a while the winners show
ed an inhuman ecstacy over their gains.
Everywhere quarrels seemed to be
in progress. but when they came to
the stage when blows were delivered
the police interfered with rough
blows and kicks, striking indiscrimi-
nately."
Though many kinds of dogs are
pressed into war service at the front.
1T has been found that Airedales and
Irish terriers are the best for all
around purposes.
German tear gas is designed to
cause the enemy to remove his gas
mask so that he may obtain the full
effects of the deadly chlorine gas
which is sent over at about the same
time. Tear gas causes water to run
from the eyes.
Does your wife show any interest
in the war;" a man asked a friend.
Yes. indeed. she talks about it,"
What does she say?"
"She says she wishes I could CO."
An American ambulance driver at
the front declared that it was impos-
sihle to keep track of the days of the
week. SO busy was his corps.
You, however. can tell when Sun
day comes around if you are in town."
he said. ''They do just the same in
France as in the old u. S. A. It's
cleanup and dress-up day for all peo-
pie. The girls get on their best bib
o. nd IN aYs ha
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S7l

Wounded in action. Os4HA
Died OF other causes 10
Missing in action. 3SS
Prisoners ..............
Total ................. o'OAS
Note.-The table includes the ma.
rine casualties as announced by ma
rine headquarters to date.
The Army casualty list today con-
tains 3s names, divided as follows:
Killed in action.
Died of wounds ..........
Died Of disease ....'.... ~.
Severely wounded -
Wounded degree "ndeter-
The list follows
KILLED IN ACTION.
1I-cAS. James. sergeant. CORTLAND
WILLIAMS. Ray, horseshoer. Addi-
HARRIS, Homer G.. private, Thurber.
o'coNNEL1., Thomas J.. private New
sLoMKA. Walter. private. Chicago.
ZANGAGA, Thomas. private. Pas
sale, \. j.
DIED OF WOUNDS.
"a II LhAA>. S"J0,N'''
Brooklyn. y. Y.
DIED OF DISEASE.
GARRIGUEs, Samuel c. private,
GooDsELL. Clyde NJ. private
GRiFFIN. Robert, private. Belzoni,
Miss.
SEVERELY WOUNDED.
DANDRIDGE. Paul, corporal Paul.
FiDkER, Lonzo. corporal Spring
HoFFMAN. Charles. corporal. Gin
LITTLE, William. corporal. Eddy
PA PARsoSs. William H. corporal,
QUINN, Mike p, corporal, Confer
ROSS. Edward Albert, corporal
Grass Valley, Cal.
SMITH. Howard L.. wagner, Perry
BAILEY, Virgil, private. Iowa Falls.
BoGGs, Lauron. private, Gillian. Mo.
BOLASS, Alex, private, Forbes Road,
BRpwN. Raymond H.. private,
BussiERE, Joseph C.. private,
Barre, VT.
defer, Louis A.. private. sulli-
van, Ind
DRIscoLL: Edward J. private,
DURKIN, George J.. private, Balti-
LEBEDEvIN, Joseph. private. Mont
vile. Conn.
MCDOWELL. Walter L.. private.
Lyons, Neb.
r;v <o
Beaver City, Utah.
MINT Err, John F.. private. Erie. Pa.
MOBILES. Emeray Washington,
Eaton. Kan.
PETERSON. John A, private. Sunds-
vail. Sweden.
PORTER, James. private, South Bos-
ROBERTS, Neadam, private, New
York, n. Y.
sYKUT. Joseph, private, Three
Rivers. Mass.
THOMAS. William B., private. Lake
WH1TTEMoRE. Floyd H., private,
Milton. Va.
WOUNDED degree UndetermineA).
CLARKE, Harris, private, Glen
mour, Ga.
PRISONERS tPrevfsusly Reported
Missing).
BARNES, Edwin j., corporal, West
Haven, Conn.
LILLY. william J.. private. South
ington, Conn.
MIELEWsKI.- Eugene c.. private.
Providence, r. I.
NOWOsELSKI. Teodor, private,
Union City, Conn.
SEFTON. William H., private. N.
Providence. r. L
MARINE CORPS CASUALTIES.
The following casualties are report
ed by the commanding general Of the
American expeditionary forces:
KILLED in action .......... 10
Died Of wounds received in
Severely wounded ... 8S
T0fal 127
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HUNTER. George p, corporal. Da-
vistown. Pa.
McCLOUD. Eugene. corporal, Char
lotte, n. {.
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An American ambulance driver at
the front declared that it was impos-
sihle to keep track of the days of the
week. SO busy was his corps.
You, however. can tell when Sun
day comes around if you are in town."
he said. "They do just the same in
France as in the old U. S. A. It's
cleanup and dress-up day for all peo-
pie. The girls get on, their best bib
and tucker and the boys come out
with high soap shine on their faces,
Evening star., 1918-06-21

Does your wife show any interest
in the war;" man asked friend.
Yes. indeed. she talks about it,
What does she say?"
"She says she wishes I could 60"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-15
CHAPTER VI.
Two Prisoners.

Two ITN0OUSt ..
Herman Spier had made his escape
with the better. He ran through tor
tuOus byways of the old city. under
arches into court yards. out again BY
doorways- set In tin.~waiis, twisted.
doubled like n rabbit. And all this
with no pursuit, save the pricking n
Ut terror.
But at last he halted. looked about.
perceived that only his own guilty
conscience accused him, and took
breath. He made his way to the house
In the shadow Of the pnrk until, an
letter now buttOned inside his coat.
and, finding the doors closed, lurked
in the shadow OF the park until an
hour later. Black Humbcrt himself ap-
peared.
He eyed his creature with cold an
| ger. SIT Is = marvel" ne snrered.
| shat such flight AS yours has not
| brought the police in a pack at your
heels"
81 had the letter." Herman replied
| sulkily. SIT was necessary 20 save
It."
"You were 70 seq where Niburg tOOk
me substitute"
But hero Herman was the one to
sheer. .Niburg." he said. lyon know
! well enough that he will take no sub
| stitute tonight. or any night. o
| strike hard, nay friend"
The concierge growled, and together
a. u 4hn hnr,Cn NaPnSS the
street.
In the absence Of Huinbert, his
| niece. daughter OF a milk seller near,
kept the bureau, answered the bell, ana
| after nine O'Clock. when the doors were
bOlted. admitted the various occupants
Of the house and gave them the tiny
ts1ers with which to light themselves
upstairs. She was sewing and singing
softly when they. entered.
"All right, girl. You may 60" said
Humbert.
"uo0d night to you both" the girl
said. and gave Herman Spier a o
When she was gone, the concierge
locked the door behind her.
And now" he said. 'for a look at
the treasure"
He rubbed his hands together rs
Herman produced the letter. Heads
close, they examined IT under the lamp
Then they glanced Mt each other.
"A cipher said the concierge
shortly. 1T tells nothing.
code" And struck the paper with
4 hairy fist. ~"Everything goes wrong
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-15
aide,bert? Are You mad9"

"A0otDert2 Are You mau2"
1.-The other. He knows codes. It
was by means OF one we caught him.
I have heard that oil these things have
one basis. and a simple one"
The concierge considered. Then he
rose. ut is worth trying" he OBJ
served.
He thrust the letter into his pocket,
aud the two conspirators went out into
the gloomy hall. There. Oh a ledge.
lay white tapers. and n lie lighted,
shielding Ii from the draft in the hOl-
low Of his great hand. Then he led
the way to the top OF the house.
Here we're three rooius. One, ne
best. vas Herman Spier's, a poor
thing at that. Next to 1t vas old AdeI
bert's. At the extreme end OF the mar.
row corridor. In Il passage almost
blocked by old furniture. was another
room. II sort Of attic, with a sianting
roof.
Making sure that old Adelbert did
not hear them, they went back to thlJ
door, which the concierge unlocked.
Inside the room was dark. The taper
showed little. AS their eyes became
accustomed to the darkness, the out
lines Of the attic stood revealed, u junk
room. piled high with Old trunks. and
In II corner \ bed.
Black Hunnbert. taper in hand. ap-
preached the bed. Herman remained
nea the door. Now, with the candle
near, the bed revealed a man lying
on it, AMI tied witt, knOtted ropes; u
young man. with sunken checks aud
weary. desperate eyes. Beside hin.
on 4 chair, were the fragments Of Il
meal. Il bit Of broken bread, some cold
soup. on which grease had formed Z
firm coaiing.
Continued next week.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19

Mrs. lola Paxton, of Dillsboro. was
in the city Thursday and subscribed
for the Journal.
Miss Dixie Coward. of Webster.
is visiting here this week.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
Georgian Says It's
Worth Thousands.
Declares Tanlac Restored Healt,
Alter 20 Years Suffering

Its worth thousands of dollars .
awa ave1 n nke t 90 now, since TanIac has taken N
TO tor the last twenty years. said ID nI,fSeEy ~ 3
Rante Ran,tel, a weli-known farmer living on
days ago. oeoieia' few
whenever man suffers a. lono &C
1;S ! dlu, ne gets to the place where he fse Go .
hH IKE ne no more good, in this world -
ne Z continued. land that's lust the Wa -
,aI l. nao begun to feel. Long AGO got 50
weak weak couldn't carry on nv WORK. Io' fSp so
spelis OF stomach trouble and nervous.
ness Just made it torture for me TO est
s, ano the trouble had wouldn't let wa @
81 siieep at all. My heart acted queer nn. mn
I'll ..,,I was afraid it was going to ston -
h d been well enough . satisfied 70
nav nave mad my suferings relieved, b,n
that S not all Tanlac did. I've gainsd
eleven pounds besides. | can eat ~
neartlly 2 as If | had stomach troubIe and
noma ! can 10 as much work in day as ever
could. Just feel like a new man.
D., lanlac is sold in sylvia by SYLVIA
ooy' adv
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
FROM A LITTLE DEAF GIRL

May | have space in The Journal
1or a few lines? l am a little deaf
girl, II years old; have been in
school at Morganton four years.
went fishing; there were seven
went with me, my mother and
brother, Mrs. John Ashe, Mr.. and
Mrs. Aste. Mrs. Nancy Ashe. They
brought me a fine string of fish.
We took dinner with Mrs. Ashe.
NY birthday was July 9th; my
friends took dinner with me: Rev.
and Mrs. L. H. Crawford, Miss Ethel
Massineale. Miss Letha Hovt, Miss
jamie Hoyt. | was happy July 9th.
MINNIE CRAWFORD.
iuckaseigee. N. C.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
AMERICANS HOLD HIJNS

Inc Americans have been face +,
:dce with the Huns since Monday
III e', one OF the hardest fought battles
~ tne war. and in which the Amer
leans have given but little ground
al'o IN most cases have retaken all
'ney lost and at some points have
even advanced their lines in the
lace OF the massed waves of Huns
as tney =, advanced against them, and
from all reports they will continue
70 Mold their line of trenches.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19

S,,' g. ''',o our friend DR.. Candler. n
hos a' NV. ".io IS a first lieutenant and
''as charge OF two hospital wards '''
;na AS ., soon as we get through teach
foeao.* n a,aose germans their never-to-be-
eo,po'ten come Saa, lesson | am planning to
co COME oack to my friends of Jackson N
see,n ss"n'y, ~ 10 1or a while. at least. They
seen seem to be slow to learn, but I Any
sure they will never foreet 1do. a..
sH eHpe't TO come back until after We
nave had the big ball in Berlin" "
Sincerely yours in the soru;an
Camp Greene. ANNEX
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
RtGARDING SUGAR
FOR CANNING

o INQUIRIES to County Food Adm;,
u lstrator A. J. Dills indicate that
Y uulnoer OF good housewives do m
thoroughly understand the rceula
tlohs governing the use of SUGAR fo
2 canning and preserving purposes
ana some have thought they would
Oe compelled to abandon furthe,
canning and preserving. They have
oe oeen under the impression that onl,
20 pounds for each household was
available for this purpose. y
1t is the very earnest desire Of
me Food Administration that the
largest possible quantity of fruit be
saved through canning, preserving.
urylne or evaporation" todav de-
C; clared Mr.: Dills to Journal renorter
naturally in the face of a smear
shortage there is a remarkable in
crease IN the drying and evaporat-
ing OF fruits. Also the Food Ad-
l'''nlstratlon is urging as its motto.
maximum canning with minimum
sugar. and Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon
mead of home demonstration wor.
LII North Carolina, recommends the
use OF only one pound for is quarts
ol 1rult: If additional sugar is nec-
eSsary e it can be added when the
lrult is eaten. At that time tho
sugar situation will no doubt he
much easier.
No household is allowed to have
more than rs pounds of sugar dur
ne the season for canning and pre-
ervlne except with the approval of
nelr County Food Administrator .
However, all county food admins.
rators have been instructed bv
900 Administrator Henry A. Paae
. De very liberal in the exercise IF '
ne discretion that is given them in
ms matter and there is ND reason
my anyone with fruit or berries 7
vallable should not save them All
canning, preserving and dly.ne
ne purchase of Is pounds or =
mailer quantity for this purpose tt
an be repeated as often as there 10 d.
'al and legitimate need for the;r . .
'"oii u
individuals canning for the mar "
7t should Immediately make state- W
ents to the Sugar Division of the 81
ood Administration at RALEIGH for II
rtlhcates upon which to buv snaar
+, canning and preserving. Thev r
IL De allowed the full ouantitv U
'cessary: Statements upon which
ese certificates may be secured 1t
n DE secured at my office Thev
ust be filed with the Sugar Divis,
J, at Raleigh by July Is or thew :,
IL not be effective. tn
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
MEETING AT
METHODIST CHIIRCH

ndte rev. ). A; Cooke. pastor of tbe
methodist church, has secured ~ the the
Servlces Pac OF Rev. Mr.. Hodges. of Of
Mohhe' ;'4 ia. to assist him in condnct-
ing revival at the MetboJ;.+
SlS. cnurch. The meeting begun Iast
do dJunuay evening and will last ten
uays or TWO weeks. Services everv
lnolnlDe at II o'clock and every
evening at $50. ~ o'eiy
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
HELP FOR farmers

= Va 'dyueSVllle re-
9 ,e9e,''a'lne the State Division
. M MARKETS wants to help all GROVE,
! y. potatoes-apples, cabbage an
> otner crops sell their crops for aoo
prlces' In order TO do this the Divi,
ION OF Markets will arrange for a
growers who send in their 1,ames +
receive Government dailv marke
reports giving prices farmers ar
receiving rec. at loading points and price
oe,lvered a in the principal markets
All growers who want to rec;ev,
these price reports should send the;,
names at once with the estimated
quantity variety and grade of each
crop they will have to sell, to Boil.
ing Hall, State Marketing AGENT f.,
W: ~ C., Waynesville, NC. The
price reports will be sent out da;lv
beginning about shipping time in
the fall. ~
II enough growers of potatoes, ap-
pies etc. are sufficiently interested
TO stand together and load their
crops In car lots with proper GRADES
and packs, the Division of markets
Will help them form cooperative
seiilne association, like the Moun-
tam Growers Exchange, in Haywood
County, with headquarters at Wav-
nesvllle which sells for it's members
on per cent csmmission and re-
qulres each member to subscribe to
one share of stock of par value Of |
i've dollars.
Whether Jackson County growers
organize an association of their own
1ow or not, they should at least send
n their names for the price reports
ma get together enough to furnish
ne Division of Markets the data 90
o now many cars of each potatoes
md apples they will have to sell
low is the time for farmers to oct
ogether to get fair prices for what ,
hey grow.
This proposition is for the benefit
the farmer. 1t is operated by the
tate Department of Agriculture
trough its Division of Markets 4,
'lth Office at West Raleigh, NC.
II Jackson County farmers want 1
} organize a selling association Of
lelr own under state aid or wish to
ork with the Mountain Growers
xchanee already organized in Hav- L
ood, they should call a meeting o
ID have the marketing agent locat- U
q at Waynesville, Boiling Hall. -
me over to Sylvia and explain how F.
ey can organize and help them D D
rm their organization. D
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
SUGAR SITUATION

: ;. Notwithstanding the repeated pu1
E 'icatlon OF the attitude of the Foo
administration toward canning an
? preserving, there is still some cor
'uSlon on the part of a number :
; tne housewives of the State an
'nere is some danger that som
women may abandan further can
mne and preserving and allow val
liable foodstuffs to 60 to waste. W.
snail appreciate your assistance i,
getting over" to the people Jus
"nat the attitude of the Food Ad
mlnistration is in the matter.
The Food Administration is ver,
anxious that every pound possible
OF fruits and vegetables be saved
10 human consumption throueh
dehydration, canning or preserving
Dehydration requires no suea,
ana with those products that lend
themselves to this form of conser-
vatlon' we think this method should
be encouraged.
for those products which are not
readily dried or are more whole.
some canned, we desire to enconr.
age canning to the utmost, follow
ing the motto, Maximum cann;nd
with minimum sugar" PRESERVING
OF course requires definite ouanti.
ty of sugar.
Every family is entitled to pur-
cnase Is pounds of sugar for can
nlne and preserving purposes upon
certi fl cate which will
'e supplied by the regular merchant
u the purchaser. Additional quan-
ltles OF sugar may be secured upon
'lmllar certificates that are approx
d by the County Focd Administra-
or. We have requested all County
'ood Administrators to exercise
his discretion very literally and to
pprove certificates for sugar with
4 any reasonable quantities for
aiming and preserving purposes.
We have also requested County
God Administrators to provide
lone Demonstration Agents with
pproved certificates so that thew
lay assist the County Food Admin
tration in the distribution of these
in their discretion. :
Let us repeat that all the sugar
lat is necessary for canning and
'ese1ving can be secured upon L
rtldcates or pledges that are ap- p p
owed and signed by County Food A
D
Very truly yours, D
HENRY A. PAGE. r. =:
Federal Food Administrator. G.
John Paul Lucas, 81
Executive Secretary. N;
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
FIRST SERVICE
:. IN new CHI1RGH

tor;n., ine first il. service held in the audi.
was the Flag Day eryice wban enulcn ,S
enurch was presented with . r ser, ;ne
Sagda:y SSag by the Sunday School. Se'Gase Iasf
sunday morning. The fac last .as.
presented by C. L. Allison s S'sn.s; was
tendent of the school and upsi,n- wps an
in HeP,eH heb.1fy Gy - Key sH }; A. Cooke. pastor
- Inc Methodists here have one of
es ene pest , churches west of Ashev;1Ia G =.
ana MT; Cooke deserves much nrn;se
order mr. ee 1haa nard work he has done in
church. en' nave such a
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
WEBSTER BOY GASSED

news has been received by his
relatives at Webster that James A.
Madlson of the Seventy-ninth Com
pany OF Marines, was gassed in one
OF the battles so bitterly fought by
the marines on the Chateau Thierrv
front early in June. However, in a
letter to his relatives he states that
ne expects soon to be back with his
company.
jamie says his company has
oeen IN some very hot fighting, but
everywhere they have met "Heinies"
tney have been turned back or left
inactive.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
RHODES ASHF

Inc news of the wedding Of NJ.
hetana heta 10 Shodes and Miss Lena Ashe a
s'. ootn OF Sylvia. came as a pIeasanf' ssme
surprise to their friends here
lney were married Wednesday
IN l Asheville and left immed;s.y idfSaay
tSa;' tSf Naielgh, where they will maxi
Mn MI; W k99des 10 ' is a son of Mr.. and
holds hold w. y TN n: knodes of this city and
s;stass ao,os a position in Raleigh as s AZ.
% S,S,a1t IAN State Chemist. Miss Ashe
Is me daughter of Mr.. and NIL MI
S Sonn Ashe of this place and S, hss
Ueen Ueen engaged in teaching school
near Raleigh during the mast veau '