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The Washington times., 1918-03-20
U. S. SOLDIER KILLS
GERMANS WITH PICKAXE

How an American soldier killed three
Germans with a pickaK before he was
killed was told IN letter made public
by relatives. Of a high official OF colum-
bia University. The professor. whose
name was withheld, is serving with the
Engineers Corps in France
According to the letter the American
engineer succeeded in connecting the
French with the German rails. establish
ing rail connections between Paris and
Berlin. The writer says:
The work lasted just about eighteen
hours. II was a fine. straight road, but
no one had the nerve to travel tt
The Washington times., 1918-03-20
Published by The Washington Times in the
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1918
Keeping Down Grocery Bills

some cause for fear in those days,
but there is nothing to fear today
with butter prices up among the
clouds and then falling far short
of the demand for a suitable
spread for daily bread. Never
theless laws were enacted which
tended to hamper the sales OF
oleomargarines. Special licenses
were and still are required by the
factories that make it, by the
wholesalers who distribute it and
by the grocers who sell it TO the
The Washington times., 1918-03-20
McADOO TO CONFER
WITH HOUSE FINANCIERS

Secretary Of the Treasury NcAdoo
will hold conferences tomorrow with
the Ways and Means Committee Of
the House and at that time will con-
sider financial measures necessary to
carry the country 10 the end OF the
hscal year. In a statement last night
the Secretary denied the report that
he would ask authorization OF &c.
900. ooO, 900 worth OF bonds. certif-
Gates. and war savings securities
He stated that he would ask for an
authorization. but that II would be
much less than that sum.
The Washington times., 1918-03-20
WILL MAKE PLANS
TO SUPPLY WHEAT
FOR j. S. BAKERS

Conferences will be held Friday in Chi
cago under the auspices OF the food ad-
ministration to devise ways and means
for keeping bakers OF the country sup
piled with wheat flour sufficient for their
needs. The bakers now use 70 per cent
OF the wheat -four consumed in this
country.
The Washington times., 1918-03-20
TO RAISE
100000 FOR RED
CROSS IN CAPITAL

Preparations are going forward to
day for the Red Cross campaign in
the week beginning May 20 to raise
$500, 900 as wAshington's share in the
500, 100000 campaign. Headquarters
will be opened next week.
At the meeting OF the executive
committee yesterday Thomas Bell
Sweeney was chosen executive secre-
The Washington times., 1918-03-20


home and color il yourself and
then serve without comment. II
the family notices the difference
to an extent where there is any
expressed dissatisfaction, then
you have not selected the right
margarine"
Any good grocer will be glad
to help you cut down the size
of your grocery bill, especially
if it does not cut down the
number of your purchases; for
it you select your grocer from
the standpoint of economy with
the same care that you select
in picking out the brands you or
der, the chances are he is not pock-
citing any of the extra money YOU
IRE paying for the higher priced
groceries and is therefore glad to
please your purse as the money
you save does not trinkle from the
profit side Of his till.
The Washington times., 1918-03-20

are palatable substitutes which
can be obtained in place Of
heretofore accepted standards,
substitutes that have as great
or q greater nutritive value
than the article you have been
accustomed to buy.
Duplicates is probably bet
ter and more appropriate word.
With the word substitute we
have come to associate brands
of inferior quality offered as
something just as good" and
on which the middleman makes
a greater profit than he OBJ
tains for the real thing.
We refer particularly to ar
ticles that are comparatively n
new and in some respects dis
tinctly different from what :
you have been using. For in
stance, corn substitutes for
wheat and sugar; sO-called
oleomargarine, which is no NOR
cleo than butter itself. in plac,
of butter, and so on right dow
the line.
Probably that statement regard
ing so-called o | e ON arint
should have some explanation
Just as war today require!
substitutes or duplicates fOI
articles which We formerly
thought we could not do with
out, so the real. original cleo
margarine was born during the
Siege of Paris in 1870. The Ger
man ring Of steel around thu
French capital cut off all dairy
products, and the need OF a sub
stitute for butter gave Paris oleo
margarine. The German invaders
took the recipe back across thu
Rhine. improved il, as did Hol
land and Switzerland. All Flu
rope soon ate margarine eXten
sively. and later the United States
started to make it.
At the time of the introduction
of margarine" into the UniteC
States, the farmer feared it woul'
interfere with the business o
dsirying. There may have beel
The Washington times., 1918-03-20

tary. Chairman Mcfarland will call
meeting OF the finance committee
for Friday night at the New Willard.
National headquarters and Potomac
division headquarters will aid the
Washington committee. The 10000
members OF the District Red Cross
chapter will assist.
The Washington times., 1918-03-20
Army Balloon, Minus
Occupants, Found In
Pennsylvania Stream
Photo by International.

ALTOONA, Pa. March Ca
large balloon bearing tho mark
~. s. Government, Cincinnati"
landed in Aud run, near Hesbon,
Indiana county. it was learned to-
day.
The Washington times., 1918-03-20
SON OF GENERAL WOOD
ENLISTS AS REGULAR

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, March 20
Tits /. Wood. sophomore at Harvard
University. and the son Of Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood. has enlisted in the
teEuIar army and will report for duty
SATURDAY. He was unable to gain ad-
mission to a reserve officers training
camp because he is under twenty-one
wears of age. He will be assigned at
Fort Slocum. y. v.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-03-21
VIII Be Avenged Says sethea,

Columbia.-Lieut. John III. David OF
Dillon, who was killed in action on
the battle front in France. was cou-
sin and close friend OF Andrew J. Be
thea. lieutenant governor Mr. Bethea
sent message OF sympathy recently
to Lieutenant David's parents. DR. and
Mrs. j. II. David. of Dillon. in which
he stated that America would give to
Lieutenant David and men OF his type
a high and important place in history
and that his death and the death OF
other gallant fellows will be avenged
by the blood and .reasure OF America
Lieutenant David. who was a grad
uate Of the Citadel In the class Of
1914. is said to be the first Citadel
man from South Carolina to fall in ac.
tion. He was the only son Of his par
ents and was their pride as he was
the pride i all the people OF Dillon
county and of South Carolina who
knew him.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-03-21
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS.

In sending up the petitions OF sew.
eral South Carolina Women's colleges
Senator Tillman said: "Of course. they
did not expect me to comply with their
request. knowing my attitude on the
question. I think the women will get
the vote in time. but 1t is not a ques-
tion for the national government to
decide and any interference in Wash
ington In regard to the ballot is CON
trary to my deas of constitutionality.
South Cardinals quota in the boys
working reserve is 1000.
A University OF South Carolina ser.
vice flag, resplendent with It's more
than 300 stars. will be hung in the
university chapel with appropriate ex-
ercises, March 30
Hartsville was shocked when John
o. Folsom. chief OF police, a genial and
popular officer. was shot and instantly
killed on the street near the building
in which is the office and plant Of the
Pedigreed Seed Company by j. II. Gul.
ledge. overseer OF the farms of J. L.
Coker & Company. who surnedered
himself to the authorities and was
taken to Darlington and turned over
tn Sheri0 Register
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-03-21
Planned to Destroy Themselves.

Greenville.-How six girls. on trial
at Rock Hill for immoral relations with
soldiers, formed a pact among them
selves to take ther own lives IL con
victed and how the agreement was
discovered only when one of them at
tempted to carry out her part OF the
agreement prematurely by taking car.
bolic acid, was related by federal of.
fiicers who returned to Greenville. The
girl who took the acid, Minnie Nc.
Curry. is improving rapidly. All six
were convicted and sentenced to the
state penitentiary The pact was re.
vealed by the sister OF the girl who
took the poison. The girl had said
the day before that she was sure she
would be convicted and presumably
swallowed the acid on that account
The bottle containing the remainder
OF the acid was found hidden in the
toilet OF the railway station where the
girls had planned to drink it on leav-
ing Rock Hill after the trail.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-03-21
HAVE PEACE. TERMS
CONE TO BRITAIN?
LORD CECIL SAYS THAT NO SUCH
PROPOSALS ARE BEING
"coNSIDEREp."
PEACE IS OFFERED SERBIA
Holland In "Periious" Situation, on
Account Of Allied Nations Taking
Over Her Ships.

That peace terms have been offered
Great Britain by Germany may posi-
bly, be inferred from several signifi-
cant statements given out.
Lord Robert Cecil, British minister
OF blockade. when asked il proposals
had been received for a peace at the
expense Of Russia" answered that mo
such proposals are being considered
or will be considered"
A little earlier an Amsterdam dis
patch quoted Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg as saying that 1.-The entente
has shown an unresponsive attitude
toward Germany's peace intentions
and the great German offensive must
therefore go on"
Later General Won Ludendorff. the
German quartermaster general. was
reported as saying: Since the enemy
is not inclined to make peace. we will
have to fight. and this fight will. of
course. be the most tremendous OF the
whole war
ludendorff Boasts Strength.
General Won Ludendorff continued:
we are stronger than the enemy as
regards men. material aerial forces,
tanks. Everything. in fact. OF which
he boasted is standing in readiness
on our side in the greatest abund-
ance.
The treaty OF peace submitted by
Germany to Russia at Brest-Litovsk.
which makes Russia an outpost of
the central empires. has either been
ratified by the allRussian congress
OF soviets or its ratification apparently
is imminent
Reports from Moscow are not clear
on the situation. but it seems certain
that the bolshevik element has voted
by a large majority to affirm the
treaty. AS this element dominates the
congress, the hard terms will doubt.
less be accepted. Notwithstanding re.
ports that Leon Trotzky. the mouth
piece OF the bolsheviki, is opposed to
their provisions and is willing to try
to reorganize the Russian army to
fight the German invaders.
Holland stands in a perilous situa-
tion. according to the German news.
papers, which are printing editorials.
evidently inspired. on the taking over
OF Dutch ships by the United States
and Great Britain. Drastic measures"
are advocated if Holland gives way"
to the allies.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-03-21
ALLIES THREATEN
OFFENSIVE MOVE
SPIRITED ACTION MARK PRACTi.
: cALLY EVERY SECTOR OF THE
WESTERN FRONT.
AIR FORCES APE very ACTIVE
America and Allies Control Entire
Western Front-Superlor In Guns,
Men, Shells, and Planes.

AS the allied world has, day after
day, read the official reports from the
allied and Teuton war offices in the
hope that some inkling of the real sit
uation would present itself, the reali-
zation has come home that the Ameri-
cans, French. British, Belgian and
Portuguese troops are maintaining
their control over the front running
from the North Sea to Switzerland
Artillery fire, at some points growing
In intensity. is reported, but the allies
have held their own and their raiding
parties are everywhere busy in the
enemy's trenches. The long expected
and confidently awaited German drive
has not materialized and the allies
threaten to start an offensive Of their
own at various points against the Teu-
tonic legions.
There is hardly a sector on the
western battle line which is not being
marked by spirited actions, but Yer
dun and the vosges regions are ap-
parently storm centers where big
events may develop. At Verdun the
opposing aritlleries have been thun-
dering for several days, especially on
the right bank of the Meuse.
In the Vosges mountains. the artil-
lery fighting is reported to be very
heavy. although no infantry actions
have been mentioned in the war office
statements issued at Paris and Berlin.
One Of the most encouraging fea-
lures of the war news may be found
in the fact that the Belgian army. re-
organized and ready for battle, has
taken over the important coast sector
in Flanders. This part Of the western
front has heretofore been held by the
French, although British troops have
made their appearance there at va
rious periods. That the Belgian army,
which is said to be excellent in morale,
has freed the French and British
forces for action elsewhere on the
front demonstrates that the past win
ter has been one of constructive work
on the part Of the Belgian and allied
army STATS. The latest official report
said that attacks by German shock
troops have been repulsed by the Bel
gians.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-03-21
Profitable PatrjotIam

Fort MILAN instance OF reward
for faithful performance OF duty in re-
sponse to his country's call is shown in
the experience OF Osmond Barber. Last
spring when the production Of food.
stun was urged he plowed' up a large
tract OF his best land which had been
prepared for cotton and planted 1t In
corn. The production of cotton
throughout this section was much be.
low normal but unusually good crops
OF corn were made. Now Mr.. Barber
has about 1000 bushels above his re.
quirements and selling at So 25 bushel
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-03-21
PLANES HAVE LIBERTY MOTOR
FIRST ONES THUS EoUIPPER ARE
TRIED OUT AND ACCEPTED
BY DEPARTMENT.
Advance Guard of New Craft Beino De-
Iivered or Use In Submarine
Hunting.

Observation-Disclosures first fight
ing seaplane equipped with Liberty
motors has been tried out and accept
ed, 1t was learned. and number OF
the craft are now being delivered for
the use Of the naval air service.
They are the advance guard of big
fleet which will be added to the forces
engaged in submarine hunting in the
war zone.
second type Of fighting plane for
the American army known as "the
Bristol model" also has now reached
the production stage and a consid-
cradle number will become available
during the present month. Still an
other type. twoseated machine, also
Is being manufactured.
Construction details of these planes
have never been published. It is
known. however, that the seaplanes
are substantially similar to the Brit
ish flying boats and are equipped with
two Liberty motors, which provide ap.
proximately 700 horsepower to drive
the ship. This is understood to be
much in excess of the power used in
similar British craft and their per.
formance is expected to be proper
tionately better
In this connection, II was learned
that engineers Of the aircraft board
now have overcome the last minor
defect OF the Liberty motors, having
to do with the lubricating system. A
number of motors taken haphazard
from the quantity production supply
have been operated continuously for
many hours without any trouble de-.
veloping.
Officials in close touch with prog
ress being made on production Of
fighting planes in this country are still
satisfied that the output will tax ship.
ping facilities before July.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-03-21
FIFTY HORSES ARE DEAD;
RESULT OF GERMAN HAND

Covington. Ky.-Fifty horses are
dead OF poisoning in Covington and
many more are expected to die out OF
government shipment OF 726 horses
from Camp Grant. Rockford. ILL.,. con.
signed to Newport News. Va. DR.. J..
f. Crisler, veterinary surgeon, Cow
ington. pronounced the death of the
animals to he due to belladona and
croton oil poisoning.
The consignment of horses reached
Covington in charge Of Lieut.. Frank
Lilley and 16 soldiers. Doctor Crisler
said he believed the poison had been
placed In water given to the horses
In Covington. Government authors.
dies were notified. An agent of the
department of Justice began an inves-
tigation. Deaths OF the horses gen.
orally are said to be ramifcations Of
German plots.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-03-21
SOME CAMP SEWER NEWS
Firing on the Artillery Range VIII
Soon Beolr-Mor. Guns
Received.

Camp Sewer. Greenville.-The Sec.
ond Battalion of the One Hundred and
Fourteenth Field Artillery. composed
OF Batteries ID. f and F, and command.
ed by Maj. Horace Frierson. will leave
for the artillery range, 26 miles away
In the mountains. Battery f, from
Nashville. Tenn, mounted. will take
along one full battery. four guns. OF
three-inch rifles. while the other two
batteries will march to the range on
foot. taking two days to cover the dis
tance.
After the Second Battalion. the First
OF the One Hundred and Fourteenth
will go on the range and then the two
battalions of the One Hundred and
Thirteenth, each staying probably two
weeks. Brig Gen. G.. G. Galley COM
move his headquarters to the range
and will remain there constantly while
firing is going on. BY great good luck.
second battery OF four three-nch
guns which had been expected arriv-
ed. so that the battalions left behind
may continue their training uninter-
ruptedly. Constant communication
will be maintained between the range
and camp by wireless
Again the report of the surgeon gen.
eral has shown that health conditions
here continue to improve. On March
l the total number sick in the division
was 942. OF which more than 20 per
cent or more than 6b0 caSeS wns
mumps. Only q cases OF special dis
eases developed during the week.
there being % Of venereal disease. two
OF malaria. two OF measles and one OF
scarlet fever. There were three
deaths. For the first time in some
months there were no new cases OF
pneumonia or meningitis and it is
hoped that both these diseases have
permanently disappeared.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-03-21
Five Negro Tots Burn.

Mullins.-Five negro children were
burned to death in a tenant house on
the farm OF g. w. Smith. two miles
north of Mullins. Henry Hayes and
his wife, who were the parents OF one
OF the children, boy six years old.
and whose home 1t was that burned.
were on a visit to a sick ne!ghbor.
When they left home large open fire
was burning in the place. Shortly az.
.er 10 o'clock Hayes looked from his
leighbor's house toward his own home
md saw 1t enveloped in flames. Four
OF the children were visitors.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-03-21
100 AiRPLANES IN ACTION
ALL DRIVEN BY AMERICANS.

In the headquarters OF one Of the
American aviation centers, Secretary
Baker inquired IL all Of the host Of
aviators sent first from America were
first to complete their training in
France and IL all of them had been
commissioned The chief of the avia-
tion told the secretary that all OF them
had not yet. because OF reasons which
he explained, had no chance to take
their final training.
When the secretary's train come
into the aviation region. the sky was
darkly overcast and the clouds were
Of blue gray color. which the avia-
tion observers say constitutes the
finest background for seeing air work.
Many monoplanes and bi-planes
awaited the secretary's arrival upon
the field; then with rush one after
another took the air until toward the
end Of the morning. hundred ma.
chimes were in flight and every ma.
chine was driven by an American. In
dividual aviators practiced maneuvers
used In combat. such as reversing the
hoCtof VI tne HiBut ny turning euBe-
wise upon one wing. or spinning in
nose-dives. Then there were evolu-
tions in flotilla formation OF fives.
after that In squadrons OF Is.
with all these machines I'm the
air." remarked a French officer. I'VE
see no more than a tenth OF what
America has in this one school You
will soon have no more need for
French instruction"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-03-21
Teachers, Employment Bureau.

The act creating bureau OF reg
istration and employment for teachers
as coordinate branch OF the State
department OF education has been
signed also by Governor Manning. Tho
machinery OF the bureau has already
been put into operation and the Rev.
w s. Stokes. reading clerk OF tho
State senate. has been placed in
charge.
The measure carries an appropria-
ton OF $4,000 and provides that each
teacher enrolling at the bureau for
employment shall pay a fee Of 81.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-03-21
SON OF AIKEN IS.
v|MY RIDGE HERO
PRIVATE HENRY C. M'MIcHAEL
RETURNS TO HIS GRANITE
WILLIE HOME.
WAS WITH CANADIAN FORCES
Was Wounded Three Times, One Of
the Four Survivors Of His Conn.,
pany-Others Lie In French Sod.

Aiken.-Private Henry c. McMi-
'hael OF the Fifteenth Canadian Regi-
ncnt. wounded at the battle OF Vimy
Ridge and invalided home with an
honorable discharge. has returned to
iraniteville. Aiken county. where he
has lived since boyhood until six years
ago when he entered the service OF
the United States army. Serving for
three years with the United States
army. during part which he was sta
toned on the Mexican border-while
Huerta held sway over tho destinies
Of the land OF the Montezumas after
overthrowing Madero-Mc Michael was
was discharged and in 1915 went to
Canada, joining regiment OF the Ca
madam overseas forces. He was two
years and three months in Europe
seven months OF which he spent i'm
England. while his regiment was un-
dergoing intensive training to At the
men for the strenuous work OF hand
TO hand lighting with the Boches.
Private McMichael has a wonderful
story to tell. He has been through
the fire and though he came out bad
being one OF the four left alive out OF
his original company. Except for four
himself and three other comrades
all the brave Canadians OF his COM
pany who crossed overseas with him
and went Into action so fearlessly in
Flanders and Belgium lie beneath the
lilies OF France.
Private McMichael was wounded
three times in action. Twice at the
battle OF Ypres he sustained wounds.
which being slight. sent him to the
hospital for only short stays. at the
end OF which he went back to the
trenches For Is months he was in
the front line, In the thick OF the most
fearful fighting that the world has
ever known in France and in Belgium.
Then. at the battle OF Vimy Ridge. he
was shot down. and IL the bullet that
tore through his face did not incapaci-
tate him for further fighting. the
wound in his leg from which he will
never fully recover brought him his
honorable discharge.
Back home. among his own people.
Private McMichael has little patience
with those who grumble because OF
the hardships the war has brought to
them, for as he says. he has seen at
first hand what the people OF Eng.
land. France and Belgium are forced
to endure and il is his opinion that
the people OF this country especially
OF this part Of the country-are today
the most fortunate people in the
world. He speaks in terms OF the
highest praise of the heroic endurance
OF the French people and OF the un.
dying valor OF the French soldlery.
which, he says. must be shared with
the British Tommies and the daredevil
Canadian troops. all first class fight
ing men.
Private McMichael is to be married
on Easter Sunday to the sweetheart
OF his youth. Miss Burnett OF Granite.
Vile. who has been waiting for him
through the years that he has been
campaigning along the Rio Grande
under the Stars and Stripes and while
he has been earning the kings shilling
in France and Belgium