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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-17
A GAY YOUTH.

q understand your boy went through college with flying colors."
 You might put 1t that way" answered Mir. Cobbles, thoughtfully
 Aren't you proud of him?" Not particularly. He wore the loud est socks, shirts and neckties of any boy in his class and his hatbands posi- lively hurt my eyes"
 FORMIDABLE.
 "This woman who has announced for the United States Senate makes no eff fort to conceal her age
 Well! weil!'
 "A fact that has caused the other can didates to sit up and take notice. A woman with that much strength of char acter will be hard to defeat.'
 CHAMPION LAZY MAN. "Pa, do you care if we play war in the backyard?"
 "No, Tommy"
 "Can we dig some trenches?" "You may But don't dig them too deep and I'll plant some onions in them"
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KEPT HER VOW.

KEPT HER vow. An ayiator's won sweet Nan; The weddings nearly due; She always said she'd marry a man That she could look up to.
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A Birmingham boy now with Pershing writes that a gift of champagne form a hospitable Frenchman doesn't last long. Does he want to make the prohibition brothers and sisters back home have g fit?
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-26
YOU CAN'T REFUSE.

by Strickland Gillian. the man who wrote
ION ayin', On ayin', Gone agn'. Finnign.'
The Sammic came in from the trench
and says he:
There's too many calls on the courage
OF me.
answered the call when they asked
me to come
To fight that my countrymcn might
have home.
I've fought ever since we've been
quartered in France;
rya. g,9pe Gyerx- tuna j ,;aa.s- old to al
vance.
This order you give. to go over the top
Today, is too much-I am going to
stop.
There's limit to what | can rightly
afford
To give to my country with cheerful
accord.
The officers eyes stuck n foot from
his face
To hear this subaltern who courtcd
disgrace.
And the private was sent where all
mutineers go
To be shot the next sunrise-he hadn't
q show.
I think that with me You will promptly
agree
That n firing squads right for such
cutters as he.
But hasn't he just as much right to
declare
His whole duty done and his job to
forswear
As you In your home that he fights tc
protect,
When you're told that there still Is
some coin to collect?
He's sworn to obey every call that Il
given:
To risk his existence without being
driven.
You. safe here at home. take advan'
tage OF this.
And claim no disgrace when duty yol
miss
You seem to believe you've q right t.
refuse
To lend of your hoard for the Allies
TO use
In saving your land and the land o.
all others
Who claim human rights for them
selves and their brothers.
You have no such right! In sterT
duty you're bound
To give while q coin in your coher'
Is found.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-26

ly and devastating than those with
which JOve bon.bards the earth at
times. But who in his widest irnaGin-
inss ever SUPPOSED the humble cocoa
nut would vault TO eminence in the
field OF Mars"
And yet il is 50. Henceforth the
cOcuanut must hc included in the list
of munitions.
The cocoanut is the answer to the
poisonous gas attack. With 4 sufficient
supply of cocoanuts the Allies can tell
Emperor Wilhelm TO shoot all the
poisonous gas he wishes over the
trenches at them. The cocoanut makes
/ laughing gas Of poisonous gas.
In the gas masks which the soldiers
wear as protection against gas attacks
there is Il certain quantity of charcoal,
the ordinary charcoal of various
woods. Charcoal has remarkable
absorptivc action on gases. The char
coal now used is sufficiently powerful
To absorb gas for 80 minutes and pro-
tcct the mask wcarcr, but after that
time it loses its virtue ana unless more
charcoal is put in at once 1t becomes
IA menace 10 the man with the mask.
Someone has discovered that char
coal maic of the hull of the cocoanut
has nearly Is times the absorptive
power uf ordinary charcoal and that
Il man with y mask loaded with cocoa
nut charcoal can he safe against the
most poisonous of gas for nearly 10
hours.
As Il result of this discovery thou
sands OF ions Of coCuanut charcoal VIII
b, ShipIrd to France 10 he used In the
masks of IN" men facing the German
horde.
II is goin" TO cost Il fortune to get
this brand of charcoal for to save
cargo space. il is likely that the cocoa
nut hulI$ will bc cooked in the tropics
and the meat and the milk of the
nuts east away until such time as
conditions make t possible to recover
the full values. .---c Commerce ana FL
nance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-26

Thurston Nelson, a negro. IA years
old, and three other negroes. implicated
with him, were arrested at Florence on
Monday, charged with the theft on
March ls OF $1,000 in currency from
the First National bank OF that city.
The Nelson boy stated that he
slipped his hand inside the cage while
the tellers back was turned and
snatched two big packages OF bills. The
shortage was discovered that day and
the matter was at once reported to the
police department, which has been
since working on the case. II Is 50 Id
that while q number of negroes knew
OF the theft none of them would talk.
and the police have had the greatest
difficulty In finding a clue. Saturday.
however, they arrested Julius Taylor.
13-year-old negro, who was reported
to have an unusual amount OF money,
and the boy confessed, told the whole
story as far as he knew II, with the
result that Thurston Nelson, Mckinley
Brockington. Robert White and Robert
Harrison, were arrested. Other arrests
are expected. None Of the money has
been recovered yet.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-26

the air overhead buzzes with young
American flyers. all getting into the
pink OF condition TO do their stunts
at the front. They seem To be keen
and well disciplined. They live in
the camp. and II requires moving
heaven and earth for one OF them to
get leave to go even 10 the nearest
quiet old town.
The impression Is the same OF the
American bases In France as OF the
American front in France. | found
one distinctive characteristics. the to-
tai absence Of bluff. | was never
once told that We were going 10 he
shown how TO win the war. | was
never once told that America is going
TO win the war | never heard that
American men and machines are bet
ter than ours. but | did hear almost
apologies from American soldiers be-
cause they had not come into the war
sooner.
They are. believe. spending more
money than We are-indeed. the pay
OF their officers is about double that
OF ours. / said something about the
cost. Yes. but you see, We must
make up for lost time." was all an
American general said. And he told
me about the splendid training work
that is being done now in America
by British and French officers who
have gone out there knowing what
war Is, 10 teach American officers
and men from first hand experience.
Hopes For More Speed.
This general hoped that by this
means in n very short time American
troops arriving in France may be
sent to the front more quickly than
is now the case.
An impression of complete. busi-
ness like determination is what one
gets when visiting the Americans III
France. \ discipline even strictcr
than that which applies 10 British
and French troops is enforced. In
towns. officers, for instance. are not
allowed out after 9 p. M. Some towns
where subaltcrns discovered the wine
of the country instantly have been
put "out of bounds" No officer on
any pretcXt whatsoever is allowed To
20 to neighboring towns. They have
to put IL quite frankly. reputation
Of wild Americanism to live down
and they sometimes surprise the
French by their seriousness.
II Is striking sight TO see Amcri-
can officers and men tiocking into
tiny French Protestant churches in
this Catholic heart of France. The
congregation Is n handful of old
French Huguenots and the French
pastor never in his life preached To
so many, and certainly never to SOL
diers from so far.
They come from so far and from
such various parts. these Americans.
and for France ~ well as for them
selves 1t Is q wonderful experience.
was told that the postal censors
who read the letters OF the Ameri-
can cxpeditionary force are required
to know forty-scven languages. ot
these languages the two least used
are Chinese and German.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-26
ITO Be Continued.)

War and the Coeoanut.-We've had
no end OF surprises in relation TO this
war; The submarine has revolutioniz-
ed naval warfare. The aeroplane has
become the eyes OF the army. A gun
that shoots IS miles has popped up
suddenly and we have promise Of see
ing one that will send q message Of
death and destruction 100 miles.
Armies now fight each other with
flame and gas and there are rumors Of
a device that manufactures lightning
and will send bolts of death more dead
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-26
CHAPTER Y.

When at last hc ;liGht"d at III"
d,,,,, and was shown into the r"c"p-
,iou room, hc irlt that hc Was almost
trembling with cagcrncsS.
H. looked uncertainty about him. at
the group of young officers. th" ladies'
al Mrs. Howard and then at In" s'!i-
ishIy dressed young Woman at her
side.
And forgetting his manners. h" hp-
u,u,,h.d her III stup"factIon. i%n"rIh&
his hostess for thu muincnt.
Eleanor"
"I.uclr Mark. It's never You. Uncle
Mark" cried ia" girl. why sh""'d
never, never hav" known You.
I.u, would Ia. hnv" known h'I. ha"
h,. not looked closely into TN" 'i'ii
eyes To discern th" lac" "i III" ilt'h
waI beneath Ia" beauty ui III" ""ih-
uny II,. had often and often imagined
h,r. crown To woInanhuu'i, and dress
,J ,s h,. would have dressed her, bat
somehow slr had always iad The I""N
and aspect al tn" child, blended WIN
ihr sChuul,;irl. \ sudden emf went
,hr,,urh his heart al her sell lI-IhaSl"rE.
the we'll bred wrl"um" that had III IL
littI,. of real caScrn"SS. And h" r"hIi"-
cd that, though h." had always i""N'"
on her Us lost. at tn" holtom ol MS
heart h,. must hav" hoped I" iind her
again.
lie stood. Il grazing haired unr"in.
rortabh.. almost middl"-aG"d man. try
ing to feel at hons" lie saw Keller
man looking AT him across In" ROOM
as If there. WAS some In"SSas" in ms
eyes.
"I hops. haven't changed so much
as all that" said Mark. trying To
smile.
"Nu," she answered. looking at HIM
with u searching. direct gaz". ''Not
really only AT first appearance. NiN'
I'ucl,. Mark, your hair is turning gray.
What have NOu been doin% with your
SELF"
tie felt that III" unconscious shalt
had .un- well home. lie only answer
rd vaguely. Th"r" WAS nth" m
formal dancing. and. as Ii" felt hciittrd
his age. he wnltz"d II few turns WIN
Eleanor aud sat back with Mrs. How
ard, surveying tn" gay crowd. ana re-
calling mrmorirS--;buut the most dis
hrartcning thing that h" could haN"
done.
What do YOU think of Eleanor?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-26
Rifles by the MiIIions.-Expert riff,

Rifles by the MilIions.-Expert rifle
men are giving daily demonstrations
in handling the modified Enfield rifle
with which American Army organiza
tions are being equipped.
Many of these experts were mem
bers of the United States Rifle
Teams which have won international
shooting matches. They were COM
missioned and sent to camps to in
struct officers and men in shooting
and In the operation and care OF the
rifle. These rifles are being pro-
duced at the rate OF 1880 a day, oil
more than 100000 year.
a statement authorized by the Ord.
nance Department says:
AS an illustration Of the work OF
these demonstrators 1t Is recorded
from Camp Devens. Aver, Mass. thai
officers under instruction from then
gave a demonstration in dismountine
and assembling this rife while
blindfolded, the record time beinf
seven minutes for dismounting and
twenty-five minutes for assembling
There are eighty-six parts to tho
rifle. These officers will become in
structors In mechanics classes. the
mechanics being trained to make re-
pairs to rifles In the field. Frequent
ly these men will have to do theil
work at night when they will no
have a light or will not be allowed tt
use light
"A report from Camp Sherman, o.
and one from Camp Jackson, Colum
bia, s. c., states that both officer
and men are much pleased with thu
1917 model rife. and that scores mad'
by the troops have been remarkable
In view OF the fact that very few o
them have ever fired an army riff
before"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-26
q! .sll!!! -!


.-... IhiS. dnSw' ...,r
5ROUT. ..imnly. liut III" cul"nrrS VII"
missed the allusion.
"Shc has been crazy To SEQ YOU.
Mrs. Howard continued. she SaNv
the colonel no rest after he told us
that hr WAS trying Ia @rt you Tor IN"
war office. hrlirvr she had always
had a sor, OF romantic recollection Of
YOU. and looked upon YOU aS u sort "l
guardian. although. of course. 1t WAS Il
fortunate thing for her and uS-and
you, too-tlat Colonel Howard did
succeed in inducing Nou Ia Let uS tak"
her. She has been everything Ia uS.
"uf course" said Mark mechanical
ly.
1T would have been trrrihl" life
for her out in the desert" sighed Mrs
Howard Il think that YOU were very
wise. Captain Wallace. And what Il
dreadful burden and responsibility YOU
would have had"
This time Mark did not attrmp, TO
answer.
NU' b''il si h'''rN''''' W. ''N'''
us" pursued his hostess. And now
I'm afraid we're both afraid. Captain
Wallace. that We cannot hop" to haN"
her Tor long. She was quite In" rag"
in \rw York last season"
wallace followed the cir! with his
eyes. She had just been dancing with
Il Young officer: il had been Il two
step. and aS the band of three pieces
broke into the Widest ana mcrricSt
part of the piece he SAW her. with
flushed face and laughing eyes. accept
krllrrman'S arm and surrender herself
To the dance.
krllrrman caught Marks eyes across
the room. He looked straight back
with a meaning challenge which was
unmistakahlr. Mark knew al that
moment that his antipathy 10 Keller
man, whose existence lie had disbc-
licvrd the other To suspect. was and
had always been returned.
kcllcrman was splendid figure.
even in his civilian evening clothes.
Fully SIN feet tall. with the chest and
limbs of an athlete. florid, with crisp
black hair and Il sense Of the posses
sion of power. he looked At least hNr
Wears Marks junior. though they had
been born in the same year. Hand
some krllrrnlau" had been his sohri-
que in Cuba. Mark remembered II
across the laps" OF Years, and into his
81, ~. In -
stories about him.
The bitterness of that moment Was
like II sword thrust. Had hc come
three thousand miles tor this" But
what had hecu his thoughts for FL
canur, his vague wishes rs 10 her fu-
ture:
lie did not know. He had dreamed
dreamed OF her. and never pictured
her us she was.
There was an informal. stand-up
supper about eleven. Eleanor came Ia
Mark and asked him 10 take her to
the buffet. Mark was conscious OF a
Coldncss, or hurt resentment in the
girls manner. as II ne had neglected
her.
He brought her a plate and sat be-
side her in an alcove. They were alone,
measurably. for the first time that
evening.
Uncle Mark. YOU are disappointinr
me" said Eleanor.
81 know it. and I'm sorry for it,
said Mark. Il suppose r's-becauSl
am not 4 bit like what YOU expected
me to be-"
You are not the least bit like what
expected, or remembered. Captain
Mark" she answered.
In his jealousy he was conscious OF
the altered prefix. And. as Eleanor
looked at him with hurt in her eyes
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-26
MEANING OF GREAT war
Light OF History On Present COndl'
tIOnS.
CHRISTIAN CIVILIZATION ON TRIAL

Germany Aims At Making Sport VI
The Domination Of The World. With
All Other Nations As Her Servants
or Slaves-Ameriea The Last Hope
OF Humanity
Hon. John l.. McI.aurin was IN,
principal speaker at Il Liberty Loan
rally at Sumter last Monday night. H'
undertook to show his hearers the eN-
act meaning to the great world wal
now in progrcss-how and why II
started, the purpose for which II Is
hring wagcd, what will happen 70
america if she fails TO do her duty
He undertook TO show that America
has proved equal to her tremendous
responsibility up 10 the present. an"
advised that Americans should thhh
al nothing else than victory until hci
TASK is completed. II is not praCll.
cable, TO give the address in iul: huI
the following extracts Will carry h''
the impressions the speaker sought |"
convey.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-26
"Bride of Battle"
By VICTOR ROUSSEAU
A ROMANCE OF THE AMERICAN ARMY
FIGHTING ON THE BATTLE
FIELDS OF FRANCE.
I,y VICTOR ROUSSEAU
Copyright by ". &. Chapman.

she broke off to smile at young olhc"r
across the room, who returned an ar
dent gaze across the rubicund ShOul-
d"rs of very homely' but most nm
pOrtant dame whom he was helping 10
champagne.
| mcnts in people whom We nave IDEAL
led" said Mark lamely.
You mcan-Oh. I'm sure thank
YOU. Captain Wallace. answered the
girl acidly. shall We go back"
But Mark had moment oil insrir'-
tion.
Before We 80, Eleanor" he said.
don't you think We might get TO nn-
d,rstand each other Il little? sup
pose | have been rud,--hut. you see. !
have been conscious oi your disap-
rUnlmcnt all III" evening. and
He stopped in brwild"rmcnt, i"t FL
ranor was--laIghing.
But | seem at least To hav" tn"
faculty OF amusing you." he continued.
Dear Uncle Mark" said Eleanor,
laughing with tears in her eyes. ~"
laid her hand on his shoulder. NOW
know you are my real uncl" Mark
after ALL" she said.
Why" he asked. i'm astoniShmcnt.
That's just like you, Uncle Mark.
It's you-it's the real YOU I'VE always
remembered"
You seem 10 remember my char
act"r very well. Eleanor. said Mark
trying not To r"lcn,. and having IN un-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-26

o. Rsf;. been with You, tnci"
MP ri r she answered impulsiN"ly.
why didn't YOU keep mc when you had
YOUR chance, if you wanted me: On,
dear Uncle Mark. that was so lin"
YOU. tool giving up to others. And
YOU never sent me that photograph
rive never had one taken since. FL
canor."
but rye got YOU yourself now.
said the girl. so you mustn't give mr
up any more, no matter who seems I"
have u better claim on me. VIII YOU
promise me that"
Mark knew now for certain that he
had found his own. Il promise. he
answered.
"Bcc;Iusc. you know. I've been very
happy with Colonel and Mrs Howard.
Rut this isn't the best and biggest part
of me that you see here. IL ] could
have had my way Id rather have been
living Il more useful life som"whrr"-
somewhere where hadn't quite so
many things that ! want '"lonri
Howard gives me everything he thinks
| want. Eut-you see. uncl" Mark.
something is missing. You remember
what we talked ovrr-ahout my hrin"
the rcgimcntal mascot"
Mark nodded. watching her fac"
closely.
"Wrll. that's all over and gone
There isn't any regiment now. any
way. All the old people have gone "l'
of il. And we were three years in san
Francisco. YOU know. And--oh. Uncle
Mark. wish we could have thos" days
again, when | used 10 dream about my
father and-and-"
81 know. my dear" said Mark.
1--WE always secretly hoped thai
should know. some day. But I've al
most stopped hoping, except for one
thing that I've never told anybody
You remember what | said to you
about a man watching me-"
HE doesn't watch YOU now. FL
canor!"
She nodded. He has come back.
she answered. Hes older and crayer.
hut he's the same man. I've seen him
here, in Washington. And I've never
dared To speak of it. even To Colonel
Howard. but / know it's not dclusion
Uncle Mark"
And you think he has some conncc-
tion with your father Eleanor" asked
Mark.
81 don't know what to think. What
do YOU think. Uncle Mark" asked tn"
girl.
81 think. my dear" said Mark DELHI
erately, that 1t isn't the same man.
II stands to reason it can't he. WHY
should he have watched you all these
Years and never spoken to you? NO,
Eleanor, think you've had this idea
so long that you have misinterpretrd-
I mean"
81 know what you mean. Uncle
Mark. Well. It doesn't matter. And
now | must go back to Mrs. Howard
or they will lie wondering what has
become OF me. But we've picked up
our memories. haven't We? And I'll
see lot Of you. Uncle Mark. before
you go to the war;"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-26
The Aviation School.

Perhaps the biggest work Of all the
Americans are doing Is a certain avi-
alton camp and school. In q few
months 1t has neared completion. and
when Il Is finished II will. | believe.
be the biggest Of its kind in the
world. There pilots are trained. and
trained In numbers which are COM
forting. The number OF airplanes
they use merely for training is in
itself remarkable. These flying men
or boys-who have already been
broken In In America, do an addi-
tional course In France, and when
they leave the aviation camp they
are ready for air fighting at the front.
This Is the finishing school. The
aviators go through eight distinct
courses. They are perfected In fly
ing. In observation. In bombing and
In machine gun firing.
On even a cloudy and windy day
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-26
Germany's Plans.

This is a we'll considered attempt by
Germany to dominate the entire world
and every nation figures in these plans.
Russia Is to be cut up into provinces.
Her ignorant peasantry Is to furnish
cheap labor and the Ukraine Is 20 pe