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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-11
Organized Labor Backs
Thrift Campaign

AT a meeting of Organized Labor in
New York City on February 3rd, Organ
lied Labor throughout the country was
pledged to tahe War Savings Campaign.
Mr.. c. L. Pain, of Boston, Mass, La
hor' 5 Representative on the National
War Savings Committee in Washington
said that recalling the way in which
working men and women Of this country
have backed up the government in every
move it has attempted so far, Mr.. Baine
declared that they were solilly behind
the WarSavings Campaign and appre-
ciated to the full its real value. He con-
tinued:
''We appreciate the wisdom of those
who are responsible for this War-Savings
proposition, and we have done everything
our organizations to support the PROPOSE
tion. We know as well as ANYBODY
knows, that the members of our unions,
as well as the wage-earners generally,
those who have shown some "thrift' and
those who have some money in the bank,
not only make better members of the
Union, but they make much better citi-
zens of the country.
Therefore, we are fully in accord with
this proposition. We know that from
the outcome of this War-Savings Plan,
there are going to be more and more of
the citizens Of this country financially
and we know from our own
experience that the men and women
whom we have to depend for conservative
action at times when there is liable to be
radical action, are the men and women
who have money in the bank, own their
own homes, or for some other reason, are
directly interested in remain
ing at work, unless it is case which
really justifies the sacrifice.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-11
MISSIONARY MEETING

The Woman Missionary Society met
on Thursday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. Garrett Lynch with a good attend
ance. One new member was added to the
roll, splendid articles on Japan were
read by Mrs. A. B. Storm, Mrs. Hood
and Mrs. G. o 'Brien.
Mrs. G. c. Miller led in prayer s
Delicious refreshments were served.
The hostesses for the afternoon were
Mrs. F. Price. Mrs. f. f. Ditch and
Mrs. Garrett Lynch. The March meet
ing will be at the home Of Mrs. J. A.
Pharr
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-11

these boys gave satisfactory service
from a report Of this section, made
the latter part of the summer, which
said that NEARLY all of the boys have
advanced i'll pay since they began farm
ing and most of them have been be.
nefited physically"
In one Massachusetts camp thirty
boys started bank accounts. In ano-
ther camp a dozen boys subscribed
to Liberty Bonds. In another six
boys who had planned an academic
course liked farm life so we'll they
altered their program and applied
for admission to the agricultural eel
lege. At still another camp an in
vestigator asked each boy whether
he would return to farm work the
next year. There was only one me-
gative response-and that boy ex-
planned that he was going into the
Navy.
In the States from which these
experiences have been taken, and in
many other States, the boys farm
camp plan will be carried out much
more extensively this year. The
Boys Working Reserve, war emer-
gency work the United States De-
partment Of Labor. which was Great
ed last year with the object of mobi-
lizing for both agricultural and in
dustrial purpose the available "boy
power" of the Nation, has appointed
directors in each States. and hopes
to make the agricultural camp plan
of considerable assistance in reliev-
ing the farm Department of Agricul-
ture, the Department of Labor, the
State agricultural colleges, first, in
rving to find out in advance just
What the farm-labor needs of CIV
en- section will be, and, second, in
,etting as much experienced farm
abor as possible for that section
,acking this up with training camp
,oys or other volunteers.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-11

, and drills were under the direction
of the National Guard. Every day
Of their training the youngsters did
practical farm work. The State fur.
nished uniforms, transportation, sub
sistence, medical attention, etc., and
paid the boys flat salary of 81 pei
day for the entire period of their en-
listment. The farmer who employ
ed the boys paid the supervisor in
charge Of that squad or that district
! Supervisors, paid by the State, were
carefully selected. Only young men
of the highest type were employed,
and as far as possible they were Y.
NJ. c. A. or boy scout leaders or
teachers who had shown especial ap-
titude in handling boys. The boys
remained constantly under the care
Of these supervisors, whether at the
mobilization camp OF at district
camps over the State-from whence
they would 60 out each morning in
groups to work on the various-farms
in that community where they had
been assigned.
This might require modification in
other States, but all in al it was re-
garded as successful in Maine last
wear. Reports of inspectors, during
the latter part of the summer, were
that most of the farmers who had
used squads of junior voluteers
were very well pleased and, indeed
that a majority of them had asked
for more boys.
THE PLAN IN MASSACHU-
SETS
In Massachusetts, there were about
twenty boys camps last year. The
movement did not include a State
mobilization camp or State appro-
priations. Funds were provided, lar
gely, by private subscriptions, and
practically all Of the management
was by volunteer workers. The
boys camp plan in this State had its
inception in the Public Safety Com
mittee of Massachusetts,. A special
subcommittee, with the cooperation
Of high schools, Y. M. C. A. and
other agencies, created a camp Or
ganieation, secured enlistments Of
boys too young for military service
yet old enough to work on farms,
provided for proper supervision, and
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-11


We must have farm labor in order
to increase food production, and we
must increase food production in or.
der to win the war. And yet. wal
conditions have caused a shortage of
skilled farm labor. Obviously one
of the things to do is to train as
much new farm labor as possible.
As result of such reasoning and
conclusions, boys farm training
camps came into existense last
spring, just after we entered the war.
They sprang into being si,nultane-
ously in various parts Of the coun-
try, but were most numerous in the
Eastern and New England States,
where the farm-labor shortage was
very pronounced-munitions plants
and war industries ha ring attracted,
by higher wages, many workers who
had formerly been available for
agricultural work.
Not expert" Get Results
The question that at once suggest it.
self is whether these boys camps-did
or can turn out expert farm help
farm labor that is really and gen.
timely as skilled as men whose lives
have been spent working on farms. OF
course not! 1t would be absurd to
expect such a thing. The farm
camp boys last year were not, and the
ones this year will not be expert agricul-
turists any more than their elder
brothers who left the military train
ing camps possessed Of all the skill
and soldierly wisdom of seasoned,
veteran campaigners. But the camp
boys last year filled the bill, in the
great majority Of cases. Men Of
farm experience would have been
preferable, naturally-and that is
the subject in the present ensergen-
cy. It isn't a time to quibble over
what is the ideal farm-labor supply.
It isn't a time to delay because Of
niceties Of preference as to the kind
Of labor we would like to have. It
is just plain proposition Of getting
the sort Of labor we can. To win
the war we must make and save the
crops and we'll have to do that with
the help that is available under war
conditions.
The State Of Maine developed one
Of the most elaborate and effective
plans of boy training camps for
farm labor that was known last year.
An appropriation Of $150,O00 was
available for the work, and the State
had complete supervision and con-
troll of the service. A mobilization
camp was established at Winthrop
Center, and nearly 1000 boys were
recruited from all parts of Maine. |
sent to this training camp, put
through both the school of the SOL
dier and the school Of the farmer and,
as they became qualified, were sent |
out in groups Of twenty-five. to fifty,
under supervisors, to work on farms !
in various parts Of the State.
THE JUNIOR VOLUNTEERS
The Maine farm-help boys were
called "junior volunteers" Boys |
from sixteen to twenty years Of age !
were accepted, recruiting campaigns |
were conducted, quite a. for the Ar
my, and often the regular Army re-
cruiting stations were used as junior
volunteer recruiting officers. All
this added to the boys sense Of &C
tual war service-of being in the
game, in reality. Professors from
the Maine college gave agricultural
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-10
MOTHER GAVE
THIS DELICATE
CHILD vlHUL
And He Got Well and Strong,
That's True.

Monaca, Pa.--'My little boy, who
Is the Youngest OF three, was weak.
nervous and tired all the time, so
ne was most unfit at school, and
nothing seemed TO help him. / learn
ed of Vinol and gave it to him. It
hes restored his health and strength
and he has gained in weight.'-Mrs.
Frederick sommers, Monaco. pa.
vlnol is constitutional cod liver
end iron remedy for delicate, weak.
ailing children, Formula on every
bottle, so sou know what you are
giving them Children love it. NJ. A.
snodgfass, Druggist, Martinsburg,
and at the best drug store in every
town and city in the country. 1t
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-10
MRS, SERSENHEIM is
SUMMONED BY DEATH
Expired After Long Illness (
Bri0ht'S Disease.

Mrs Catherine Sersenheim, who
for some time past had been resid-
ing at the home of Miss McGary, on
West Burke street, died this morn
ing at 490 O'Clock at the Kings
Daughters hospital, following an
extended illness of Brights disease.
She was aged So years,
Mrs. Sersenheim was removed to
the hospital about the middle Of
February last and had since been
under treatment there. Her condi-
ton, however, was such that little
relief could be given, and she grad
ually grew worse She is survived
by one son, Herman Sersenheim, of
Eloodsioek, Conn.
TIE remains were removed to the
Wilen undertaking establishment and
prepared for burial, and the arrange
ments for the funeral win be an
nounced tomorrow.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-10
PINNED RI SWITCH
BOARD BY CURRENT
CONTINUED from Page one)

o'clock, and the remains will be TAX
en- to Snyder's, back Of the mountain
for funeral and interment
Young Bats short while before
his fatal accident had been summon
ed to the interviewer Mill yard where
an electric pole had blown over. Dur
ing that time his clothing and shoes
had become soaking wet and he re.
turned 10 the plant to splice in some
oil switches on the large switch board
His clothing and shoes being wet
made him moro susceptible to an
electric shock unless he wore rub
her gloves. as the company rules pre-
scribe, but for some reason or other
.he unfortunate youth declined to
wear these gloves. He was working
II nineinch space between two
wires on the board with bare hands.
SO far as can be ascertained he suf-
fered slight shock, or sting" while
splicing in on the White Way wire,
which at the time was not in opera.
ton, and involuntarily threw the 9th.
er hand against live wire, hanging
to the board as if pinioned, unable to
move His helper, Lineman J.. c..
Jacques, who had taken the precau-
ton to wear the regulation rubber
gloves, pulled Butts from his peril
GUS position and remedies were ap
Piled, but the young man failed to
survive.
DR. G. j. 'sponseller, the coroner
has summoned a jury of inquest that
will review the accident this even
ing.
The deceased was a native of Ber
kelley county Some years ago he was
motorman in Hagerstown on the troll
ley system of that city, but for some
time past had been employed in Mar
sinsburg. He is survived by his par
ents, widow and one small daughter
six brothers, o. L., Homer, Earl, Les
ter Ray, John and theer sisters
Misses Edith, Blanche and May
Butts. One brother, Earl is mem
her of Co. r. at Camp Shelby, Miss
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-10
GERMANY FURNISHES PROOF

Every development since our en-,
try into the war has justified and
proved the wisdom, the imperative
necessity of Americas participation
Every German success and every
German failure have shown hownec.
essary to our own welfare and peace
how necessary to the safety and
peace of the world the defeat of
Germany is. Every foot of ground
Germany has been forced to give
up, every foot OF land she has seiz,
ed, have demonstrated the absolute
necessity of defeating that sinister
intoierable thing called Germanism
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-10
LOAN CAMPAIGN
FULLY ORGANIZED
Continued from page one)

Peoples Trust Company building.
Mr.. Rutledge was elected treasurer
OF the. activities, and the various
committees will be asked to pay to
him proportionate share of the ex-
penses of the office.
The first three COMMITTEES named
above will necessarily have to call
upon great many people, beth in
the city and county, to assist them
in the intensive part of the drive,
which will be made the week of APP
ri % to %. inclusive. No man,
woman or child can refuse to serve
in the work that will be asked of
them.
Judge John NJ. Mbods has signi-
fed his will< gness to so arrange
court matters that the attorneys and
officials of the court will be free to
help the big drive during that week.
The publicity committee has been
instructed to publish the names of
the subscriber sto the Third Liberty
Loan. and this list - a7hably be-
gin tomorrow 1t will not contain
the amount of the Subscriptions An
educational campaign has bssn ar
ranged through the Four-Minute Men
organization and the press.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-10
ALASKAMS NOT WORRIED
AS TO SAVING DAYLIGHT
ey International News servioe)

(Ry international News service)
Seattle, Wash, April 10.-Daylight
saving does not worry the people Of
Alaska, according to G. s, Cullen, Of
Anchorage, who is here.
son June Il, last year, they start
ed a baseball game at o'clock in
the evening" said Cullen. Saving
daylight is not vital matter in the
northern territory during the Sum
mer. A man can work sixteen hours
day # he wants to-"
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-10
FEMALE JURORS SAY
SEND HUSBAND TO WAR
lBy International News servloel

icy International News Service)
San Francisco, April 10.-The first
jury of women to try a divorce case
in this State deliberated fifteen min
utes and then returned verdict in
favor Of the wife, who testified that
her husband had beaten her.
what punishment would you adj
vocate for wife beaten Judge
Graham asked the fair jurors.
Send him into the trenches to
eight the Germans was the unani-
nous verdict.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-10
BUYS LIBERTY BOND

William Tyler Page, of Friendship
Heights, Nd, winner of the $1,000
check which the city of Baltimore
offered as a prize to the writer of the
best creed, invested that sum in a
Liberty bond After receiving the
check for the $1,000 Nj. Page handed
it to Mary Pickford. the movie star,
who in turn gave it to a bond sales
man.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-10
GRANTED HOLIDAY

Co. supt. G. w. Crowell has secur-
ed the consent Of majority Of the
county boards of education to grant
thair teachers holiday with nay on
Friday, so they can attend tie Pc.
-tensac srailey Round Tale.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-10
QUAKE FELT HERE
BY MANY PERSONS
CONTINUED from page one)

limestone running through the coun.
ty. also felt the shock very distinct
ly.
so far as could be learned today,
there was no damage anywhere, ex-
cept a few broken dishes and win
dow panes.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-10
AFTER % REARs.

Mrs. Nellie Ridgeway Wright, Of
Cleveland, Ohio, after % years alb
sence from her home town, is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. F. B. Viewer
West Burke street.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-10

Why not take care of the boys in
the camps. We have Sammy Kits
Trench Mirrors, Fountain Pens. Wrist
Watches, Gillette Ragors, Folding
Shaving Brushes, and cases for iden.
tifcation Tags,
2ts " L JONES 6: SON.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-10
HERE FROM FREDERICK

Mrs. Addison Hoffman and sons,
of Frederick, are visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Lyle Of West Race
street.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-10
CITY l.oaPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Lottie Sailing, who was op-
Grated q, lof for the home of her
sister, Mr.. !, T. Entler, West Race
street
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-10

Mrs. s. l.. Dick, who has been sick
at her home on East Martin street,
u able to be out.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-20
TIDE TURNS TO
ALLIES, SENATE
MEMBERS SAY

WASHINGTON. April 2o.-Thc
tide has turned in France. and the
Germans have been stopped for good.
members OF the senate military nj.
fairs committee declared today. after
their weekly conference with the war
council.
The allies are now prepared TO
combat a third offensive. II the Ger
mans launch one. without any fear
OF It's outcome. committee members
said. That the allies may be racing
to get an offensive movement launch
ed before the Teutons can renew
theirs was the belief OF some Amer
lean military men today.
Roth sides are feverishly bringing
up their reserves. reconstituting di.
visions that have been badly torn in
battle. and building reservoirs OF am.
.nunition.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-20

ITALIANS WILL
PROTECT FLANK
NEAR OWN LAND
Official Announcement lndi.
Gates Italy Will Work
With u. S. Forces
ny !. ". r. MASON
I uIied Press War Expert


NEW YORK, April so.--Itxiisn
troops transferred TO France APP
par~nily are not being sent 10
the Pieardy and Flanders fronts
in any considerable numbers. but
seem Ia b~ destined 10 take mp
positions Ia protect the southern
flank 81 the American armies
along the Alsaes Lorraine Dor.
der.
This. presumably. Is the meaning
81 Premier orlando's announcement
that Italian regiments ar. now form.
ing the right wing OF the united
army in France. Tho right wing OF
the French army Is In Alsace. where
the battle line terminates in the neu-
trail territory OF Switzerland.
1. In not probable that n force Of
sufficiently large 20 take over all the
trenches In Southern Aismce. nor IN
II likely that under any circum.
stances would France abandon to
anybody the honor OF Tarrironing the
principal points in the recovered
area
hut the present purpose OF the dis
tribution Of the Italians suggests IL
~ intended to associate them with
tn. defense Of part OF the Ameri-
can line having the Nosres noun.
tains in support. From the stand.
point of the Italian line of commu.
nications this II an admirable ar
The positions presu.n.
ably 10 he taken up by the Italians
are nearest their own territory. and
can be supplied with an alscrity not
possible in any other part OF the
front
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-20
STARTS
AGAINST BILL
FOR WAR COURT
ny 4. G. MARTIN
United Press Correspondent


WASHINGTON. April 2o.--An
intensely bitter fight is impending
over the Chamberlain bill to give the
military authorities control Of trial
and punishment of spies and propa-
gandists.
Part OF the opposition comes from
constitutional lawyers in congress.
who declare the bill would deny
American citizens their fundamental
right OF trial by jury-for the
measure applies with equal force TO
aliens and citizens.
The department OF Justice also IL
opposed Attorney General Gregory
declares the department can cope
with the situation 10 IL is given n 1T
tie more definite powers.
a determined alignment OF men
from all over the country declare
there must now or later be some law
which will drastically curb disloyal'
lists
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-20
y)unbeams on
Jap Sunday

The weather man prophcsies
beams and dandolion weather for
sunday and assures picuickcrs
that they may pack their lunch
baskets Saturday night without
mistrust of the weather.
While Fofccaster Salisbury
doubts II the thermometer regis
tcrs as high a temperature as Fri.
days when the mercury shot TO
20 degrees. he believes that the
minimum viii be higher for sat.
urslay and Sunday
Tennis courts and public play
spots are ready for use.
The man who trnffies in wealth
err futures predicts that Seattle
may count on several more days
OF balmy weather
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-20
DANIELS TELLS
SHIP men THEY
HELP WIN WAR

QUINCY. Mass. April 20.-"You
men win march in line with the men
who fought in the trenches and stood
on the decks OF the destroyers when
the war IL over" Secretary Daniels
told thousands of shipbuilders at the
Victory plant. in an address here TO
day.
The faces Of the men III up with
enthusiasm when Daniels declared
that the war win be won just as
sure az there Is a God In heaven"
Every day we delay In sending a
destroyer. we are delaying the re-
demption OF the world" the seore-
tary said. We should all be dedicat.
ed to the task before us. The com
mand to every on in America IL. Full
speed ahead
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-20
The German juggernaut which
Hindenburg built for his West
front drive may prove n Frank
enstein that will destroy itself
AS well as its creators.

This was intimated in a United
Press dispatch today from William
Philip Simms. "Hindenburg must
strike elsewhere. using many OF his
remaining precious reserves-if he is
unable TO advance farther in Elan
ders." Simms cahled.
The huge enemy military machine
il encountering a resistance that is
battering II to pieces. Its progress
has been blocked before Amiens and
before Hazebrouck. but the German
leader. Simms inti.nates, can only
change its course---even tho he may
now realize that it's human and its
mechanical parts are being destroyed
under its own impetus,
Foe Hits Stone Wall
ION the plains OF Mont Rouge.
Mont Noir and Mont De Cats. Won
Eberhardt and Won Stettin apparent
ly have struck n stone WALL says
Simms. This Is borne out by Haig's
report that there is lull in infantry
fighting i'm Flanders. The enemy as
saults are expected to be renewed,
but the very fact that Hindenburg
was forced TO cease his attacks. even
for day. is accepted as showing the
desperate straits to which he has
been reduced by his terrific loss of
man power.
In Picardy the Germans not only
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-20
TODAY'S WAR ANALYSIS

are still powerless TO advance, but
have been pushed back from their
nearest approach TO Amiens. near
Castel
Henry Wood reports the constant
arrival OF fresh German divisions
from Russia. Ii may be significant
that most of the new series are being
directed against the French.
Haig's report today showed that
the Germans late yesterday limited
their attacks to minor engagements
southeast of Robeca. in the extreme
southwestern part of their Flanders
wedge.
They were easily repulsed. At the
same time, the British took the initi-
alive on the southern portion OF the
wedge. driving the enemy back
around Givenchy and Festubert.