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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-10-11
MUST WIPE OUT HUN RULERS
Terms on. Which American Workers
VIII Make Peace, Says GOmpers.

Paris, September 26.-When the
German workers, wipe out the pres
ent German government, then the
workers of America will believe the
Germans are ready to talk peace
This, in effect, was. the stand taken
here today by Samuel Gompers, pres
ident of the American Federation on
Labor, according to Humanite.
In the course OF an interview the
American labor leader was asked if,
in case the German workers accept
ed the declarations Of the London
conference, would the American labor
delegates meet them?
YES, if the German workers wipe
out the German government" Com
pers replied 1T would be INSULT
Gent for them to accept the London
declaration with words They must
prove by their acts. Otherwise
American workers are determined to
go on with the war. Militarism must
be crushed"
Gompers said that he believed in
ternational brotherhoods would be
the best guarantee against the re
appearance of militarism He was
unwilling to say that the American
government would give labor place
at the peace table, but he pointed I'd
President Wilson's sympathy for
American workers
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-10-11
LOWEST SORT OF TRICKERY By
HUNS
Carrying Machine Gun AS Wounded
Man on Stretcher FayOrfte Stunt


Carrying Machine Gun AS Wounded
Man ON Stretcher FavOrite Stunt.
Depicting the manner in which the
Huns resort to the lowest sort of
trickery to gain an advantage. an in
teresting letter has been received by
DR.. Leonard x. Hirshberg from M T..
Lipsky, a. young Baltimorean, who il
with Base Hospital Unit No 34, some
where i'm France.
One of the enemy's favorite
stunts" writes the young soldier, "is
to carry a stretcher across the field
with what appears to b. a wounded
man covered with blanket. Upon
getting the range, they uncover the
stretcher and proceed to pump ma
chine gun for all it is worth.
Our troops are still advancing on
the lines. AS things stand the Boche
is resting now on the old Hindenburg
line, from which he started his spring
offensive of 1917, and you will note
he went back much quicker than he
came.
Fritz seems to be rather hard put
for men, for some of our recent pris-
Oners taken stated they have been
fighting steadily for month, being
unable to obtain relief. It seems
about every third man in the Ger
man army carries machine gun,
however, even these failed It'd stop
our boys in the last few days"
The writer tells or meeting num-
Der of home town folks" and OF the
splendid work the boys Of the 117th
Trench Mortar Battery, Maryland's
Own, are doing.
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line.
No, but 49, brought Tot of Hell m
The next morning tn Germans
opened with this one:
Yankees. spend the day in prayer
we kill you tonight NJ
And this was the answer from our
trenches:
Germans, give your hearts and
souls to Jesus, because we've got your
goats
Something about this sign angered
the Boches. They riddled it with
rifle bullets and thereupon the pla-
card warfare was off
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-10-11
TURNED THE JOKE ON BISHOP
Great Episcopal Churchman Found
That Rabbi Could Give rs Good
Shot aS He Got.

Great Episcopal Churchman Found
That Rabbi Could Give ~ Good IA
Shot as He Got.
Mrs. Champ Clark, who il as we'll
known for her brilliancy ia converse
ton a. her husband, the speaker of
The house of representatives, IL for
hi fame in politics, tells this story;
The late Bishop Potter OF New York
had a most unclerical relish for prac-
teal jokes and pointed anecdotes
His cosmopolitan spirit loved men
and things, and nothing pleased him
better than to gather a group of con-
genial spirits about him and swap
jokes.
One day he met a friend, a distin-
guished Jewish rabbi, and said to him
in great seriousness:
rabbi, / am greatly worried about
dream 7 had the other night. Y
dreamed + died and went to the Jew
ish heaven. And who do you suppose
were the only occupants?"
'fI don't know, I'm sure said the
rabbi.
"Pawnbrokers and secondhand
clothing men, laughed the bishop.
The rabbi said nothing.
Shortly after, however, he met the
bishop. why bishop ne said, I'll
had dream myself the other night. I"
Yes" said the bishop uneasily,
"and what did you dream?'
I dreamed I went to the Christian
heaven"
Well, pursued Potter, bracing
himself, who did you find there?"
Nobody" answered the rabbi
Popular Magazine.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-10-11
s12 70 Be Maximum Retail Price
For A Pair OF Shoes.

The maximum retail price on shoes
has been fixed at So, Chairman
Baruch, az the War Industries Board,
announced Wednesday. After October
15 nO shoes will ~ cut tn sell ut a
figure higher than those contained fn
TIE present schedule, arranged BY the
board.
Manufacturers, jobbers and dealers
viii be required to pledge themselves
to maintain the prices fixed. All
shoes are divided into, three classes.
In Glass A, mems and women's shoes
will sell from SO to $12; Glass B. in
cludes shoes from Sc to $3.50, and
Glass C to $3.50.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-10-11
aH|RMAES ARE MUCH DEPRESSED
M@rHt 0f Soldiers Crushed While
civilians Hem0an Drain Of Man

London, September 24 Germany *
weakening Her army is dispirited-
Famine and disease stalk through the
land Civilians are being steadily
disillusioned as to the outcome Of the
great world conflict. "A remarkable
drst-hand picture of internal condi-
lions in Germany is contained in
more than 200 letters taken from Ger
man prisoners recently by one of the
French armies, which have just been
made public here.
In July a cOIOred sergeant wrote:
THE cursed French have already
caused IT, heavy losses Another
wrote to his brother ira the third t.
serve division. speaking Of terrifying
losses which thu brothers unit had
sustained. $50 men ont of 100" A
soldier in the Attn Regiment has
dated entries XII losses as follows:
May 16, three wounded; May, 17, SO
men in company gassed; May, 20, 5
killed, 4 wounded May FL, 30 men
ont or 10 lost in "a local action; on
June 8 after a French attack, there
were only color sergeant and seven
men left out of the first company,
and only 20 men and myself of the
second company that lost SO killed or
wounded: on July 2, near scissors,
a single shell wounded IL and killed
3, including two company command
ers."
An Oesterweg woman writing on
July 23, explained how all the 18
year class have gone, and how on
that day news had been posted lin the
church or the 192nd Regiment dead
On July n "a man informed cOmrade
fn the 22nd Reserves.
June 25 was the worst day Of all.
The French showed over heavy stuff
On lii from in the morning until 6
at night. After 14 hours rolling fire
there was not much left or w. The
last battalion on our left had only
about 100 men. II was the only man
to escape All the rest were taken
prisoner. The battalion has been
completely destroyed but they won't
have us relieved"
A letter from another infantry re-
serve regiment on July u states:
There are more than 5000 men
here, but only those Of over As or
fathers Of more than SIX children.
Those under Az have had to 60 west,
but we don't know where
"a letter from Lenterode states:
"AN males born in 1901 must now
enroll"
IA eOnvalescent soldier wrote:
''It is very doubtful whether shall
still b. here when YOU come on leave,
Won aH the time men are being sent
Off. Even the company Of GONZALES
cents has had to supply 100 men be
cause the other companies could not
supply any reinforcement"
A woman in Berlin on June sta
ted:
"They are now calling UP boys OF
II. They were in tears as they left
here. What will happen when they
reach the front"
AZ letter from divisional depot
read ,
yesterday the 1900 class had TO
leave Even cripples are taken
A number OF letters speak cf VIDE
EDread death and sickness through
NM German empire, due to the span
ish fever, Oh famine typus' they
term it.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-10-11
GET SOAN'S FOR
YOUR PAIN RELIEF
You don't have tO rub it lm
to Get quick, comfort
Ing relief

Once you've tried it on that stiR
Joint, sore muscle, sciatic pain, rheu.
matte twinge, lame back, you'll find
a warm, soothing relief you never
thought liniment could produce.
Won't stain the skin, leaves no muss,
wastes no time in applying, sure to
give quick results. A large bottle
means economy. Your own or any
other druggist has it. Get it today.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-10-11
GOT THIRTY HUNS BEFORE HE
DIED
Scotty, Youngest Soldier In PERISH
ing's Forces. Is Mourned By Army.

ing's Forces. Is MOurned By Army.
Washington. Albert E.
Scott, the youngest soldier in General
Pershing's army in France-he was
but fifteen years of age and Brook
line, Mass, high school boy when he
enlisted-is dead, shot through the
head by German sniper after H. had
laid thirty foes 10 rest, and the army
mourns its boy hero.
| A soldier writer for The Stars and
Stripes, the A- IT, F- paper, tells this
story.
I'm the regiment they are talking
these days OF all the good pals they
lost in the fierce, unforgettable chase
they gave the Germans in the great
retreat from the Marine But most OF
ALA little oftener and bit more
fondly-they talk of Scotty.
He was good kid, they say, and
he died on his gun.
His great chance came. when on
that historic July Is his regiment got
the order for which, through many a
month of dreams, it had longed-the
order to advance. It went Is kilon1e-
tiers without stopping, chasing the
Boche I'D hill and down dale, fighting
its way through patch after patch or
inviting woods that would prove
treacherous with hidden machine
guns.
I'm the first days of that battle,
the movement was 10 swift that more
than once a small German rear guard
and an advance Yank platoon would
meet in the forest and fight out then
and there a complete and separate
battle all their own. So it was with
the Indians, as Scotty's regiment was
nicknamed, one afternoon, as they
were making their way past the BIT
terly won town of Epieds.
At the cross raod they saw troops
approaching them in column of
squads The officer in charge caught
them in the focus OF his field glasses.
They were Boches, coming on The
Yanks waited, itching to open fire,
but biding their time. Suddenly the
Boches deserted the road and came on
them through the forest.
The lieutenant placed his men
along a roadside ditch. Tie placed
$cOtty and his sho-shO beside "a tree
and sQuarely opposite narrow wood
land path that opened across the way
He could see straight down that
path, and the Boches were bound
either to come along it or to cross it..
See that path, Scotty? said the
lieutenant. That's your target. Not
one of them must cross it.
Yes. sir said Scotty, and dropped
beside his gun.
"Then from the high branches OF
many tree and from many shelter
the German fire opened, and the Yank
fire answered.
"a gray figure darted suddenly into
the ieafy path. He fell.
Another appeared He fell.
There was perhaps ten minutes Of
that, and what was left Of the Ger
man party was withdrawing when "a
handful df soldiers scampered along
the road. They were Germans, but
they shouted a. they ran, Don't
shoot, we're Americans
For moment, just for the space
that breath is held, ScOtty thrust
his head up to see. From his perch
in some tree a sniper shot him in the
forehead Another bullet found his
heart. He fell forward, dead, on his
gun.
They had killed him. but the num-
Der of their dead that are counted as
his was thirty"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-10-11
GOT BOCHES' GOAT
PlReard Warfare Won By Clever
YAnkS.

France, September At was a
quiet week on one of our Lorraine
sectors, where American and German
trenches run close together The sun
came up one morning on huge
placard hoisted from the German
front line and bearing this in Eng
lish:
Welcome, Yankees, of the Blank
ETY. Blank Division. Did you bring
collins with your"
A couple OF hours later this sign,
in German, went up on our front
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WANTED attendants TO- the insane.
Young middle-aGed men, Qualified mem
may enter the training school for nurses
Wages $500 per month and all living -
pensesp with liberal increase of pay if Ser-
vices satisfactory. Annual vacation given
with 10y. Reference required Address Sup
erintendent, State Hospital. Warren, r.
WANTED-Young women between the
ages of eighteen and thirty-five years Co take
the Nurses Training Course mt wv. 8. III.
Graduates eligible for state examination for
register nurses. Wages $4,000 monthly dur
ing probation period of three months and $1,000
monthly for balance of Junior year. For
further information apply to Superintendent,
Warren State Hospital, Warren. Pa.
Sept 20-4t.
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III bread is the staff Of life then
bread and honey must be gold-head-
ed cane.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-26
mattocks, picks.
HARNESS

Two sets breechbands with inch
side plates, good as new, l new set
four extra side plates for bseech-
bands; sets front harness, good as
new; sets Yankee harness, good as
new, wagon saddle, citizens saddle
and bride, 1 four-horse wagon line,
5 housings, 2 sets check lines, l set
double driving harness, 5 sets single
harness, 8 sets heavy fly straps, 3
sets buggy fly straps, sets pillow
gears with pipes on the traces, good
is new; sets trace carriers, 10 col
lars, s. work brides, 10 leather hal
ters, 10 choke straps, kicking strap,
!, lead reins. These harness are hand
made by c. H. Becker. Fifth chain,
3 log chains, / pair spreaders, ! three
horse evener, sets butt traces, s
aair breast chains, thribble trees, 4
7ouble trees, Is single trees, 6 iron
crowd sticks, scoop shovels, 3
/, ;hsvels, corn baskets, pair steel
ards, moving scythe, briar scythe,
ggfrg iron and crow bar, set OF
blasting tools, sledges and hammers,
;orn choppers, A muzzles, water key,
Timer bell, axes, lot carpenter
ools, set blacksmith tools, scald-
ng tank, sausage grinder and suffer,
gambling sticks, iron pct and stand,
maui and wedges, l x-cut saw,
jbarrels, oil tank, so GAL, with spi.
got, one so gal. gas barrel
DAIRY OUTFIT.
One No. is DeVal Cream separator
| 4 No. order, one A. H. Reed milk
cooler, milk cans. sanitary milk
buckets. l water separator, / fifteen
gallon churn. butter print, Farmers
Favorite feed cooker, holds 40 gal,
milk stools, ! Cyphus incubator. 800
egg capacity, in fine condition; large
size broode-
HoUS EHoLD GOODS.
| -Four bedss ads, set springs, ]
mattress new; lounge, 6 dining
room chairs, l rocker. extension
table. II frot; falling leaf table, some
odd chairs. kitchen safe, walnut
old time desk, / bureau, wash stand
ice box, lot window shades, wire
IsCreens, 2 screen doors. lot mating,
20 yds. Brussels carpet, lot dishes and
crooks, l cook stove No. 3, in good
order, cook stove range No. s. /
large size chunk stove and one small
er size chunk stove. both good as
new.
TERMS OF SALE.
A credit of nine months will b.
given on all sums OF $40 and owe
The purchaser to give note with az
proved security, negotiable and paya
fble at the Merchants and Farmer
Bank OF Martinsburg, with interes
from date, but if paid at maturity in
Itesest RENTED. Under $40 cash. Nc
property removed until terms are
complied with. Discount for cash.
MRS. l.. r. JONES.
Hoffman & Dunn, Aucts.
HARDWOOD Burkhart and
~. H. Fulk. Clerks.
~. Roy Nadenbousch, Asst.
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PUBLIC SALE
or VALUABLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY

Intending to move from a large
farm, with offer at public sale at
what is known as the old Harrison
Farm, afterward sold to NJ. A. Little,
4 miles east Of Bedington, miles
west OF Shepherdstown, on the road
from Bedington to Writings Neck,
on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY a, 1918,
at 10 O'Clock. a. NJ. the following
property:
Q HEAD OF HORSES.
MAUD, bay mare, years old.
good barshare and wagon leader,
weight 1850 lbs.
2Bill, bay horse. years old, No.
barshare and wagon leader, weight
400 lbs.
s--Mag, gray mare. years old,
weight 1850, work anywhere hitched,
No. driver, safe for any woman to
drive.
Aired. bay horse, weight 1000
lbs. fine driver, gait 3.6.
5--Nell, 3 years old, been worked
some.
6--Black colt, coming 2 years old,
heavy bone.
10 HEAD OF CATTLE.
No. l--Red, thoroughbred Durham
cow. carrying her third calf, will be
fresh BY day OF sale.
No. 2Spot, Durham COW, carrying
her second calf, heavy springer.
No. Thoroughbred Jersey COW.
carrying her third calf. giving q good
low OF milk
No 4-Topsy. carrying her second
calf. giving good flow of milk.
No. 5-Black Holstein cow. carry
ing her fourth calf, giving good
fiow OF milk
4 fine Jersey heifers, heavy spring
ers, with calf by thoroughbred Jersey
bull.
Pure bred Holstoin bull cali, seven
months old.
10 HEAD OF HOGS.
White Chester SOW, s pigs. Half
Chester half Poland China SOW, 4
shoats. One SOW, will farrow by day
Of sale One pure bred 0. 7. C. male
bog, year old.
HARNESS.
Two sets OF breechbands, some
good heavy collars.
Empire crsam separator. good as
new; lot Of seed potatoes; half In.
terest OF % acres wheat, we'll fertiliz-
ed and all sowed In the Multiplying
wheat, / IL bushels to the acre
TERMS OF SALE,
A credit of twelve months will be
given on all sums OF $40 and over.
Under SO cash required, purchaser
to give note with approved security,
bearing interest from date, payable
at the Peoples Trust Co, OF Martins.
burg, W Va. No property to be re.
moved until settled for. All bucks.
tiers welcome and all good bidders
free dinner
JAMES w. SILER.
Dodd and Hoffman. Auctioneers.
Harwood Burkhart. Clerk.
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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-26
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY

Intending to discontinue farming
we will make public sale at my resi-
dence on the Arden Place farm, 10
Gated one mile south OF Martinsburg
on the Riley Ford road TO Charles
Town, on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY is, 1918
the following personal property, to.
wit. Sale to begin at 10 O'Clock q. M.
r. HEAD OF HORSES
Bay mare, weight 400. with foal
by Imported Percheron horse, No. !
barsharo leader.
Black mare. weight 1900. with foal
by Imported Percheron horse, No. ]
strap animal.
Black mare, weight 400. No. l bar
share and wagon leader, work wher.
ever hitched.
Bay mare. weight 1900, barshare
leader and single driver
Black horse, weight 1850, No. /
strap animal.
Dark iron gray horse, No. | strap
animal and single driver, bred from
standard bred Hackney horse.
Mahogany brown mare, Lucretia,
sire the Wickersham horse, whose
sire was King Nutwood and dam
Stratus c. M. Clay Jr. dam Butterfly.
whose sire was Billy Sayers, by
Young Jim, by George Wilkes, dam
Irish May, by George Wilkes. End.
dam May Luck, by American Star.
srd, dam Lady Lyons, by Hamilton
ian 10th; 9TH dam by AbdaIlah Chief.
-Four year old black horse, been
broken to work, shows good disposi-
ton.
Three-year old black mare, bred
from Imported Percheron horse. This
mare is very heavy bone
Three-year old bay mare, bred from
Imported Percheron horse, good
promising animal.
Tw0syear old roam mare, part Bel
CLAN. Three yearling colts bred
from Belgian horse. One Of these
colts is Of heavy conformation.
5 HEAD OF CATTLE.
One part Guernsey cow and caIf.
Part Jersey COW VIII be fresh By day
III sale. Durham COW giving fulI fiow
81 milk Jersey COW win be fresh Iii
summer Hart Hereford cow. good hca.
IN 114f ItAt
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size, will farrow March LIST. Seven
Chester shoats will weigh about 80
lbs average. Eight shoats will weigh
about so lbs. average.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS.
One four-horse Brown wagon, No
3, 4 inch tread; One farm wagon, bed
capacity SO bushels; One Hess rubber
tire buggy, nearly new; Twentieth
Century manure spreader, capacity
60 bushels; Deering binder, 6-foot cut
In good condition; Binder lounge
truck; Superior grain drill eight
hose, In good order; Deering horse
rake, nine-foot sweep; set new hay
ladders, 20-foot long; two three-horse
iron beam Syracuse plows and join
tiers; one Oliver chilled barshare
plow No. 40; one Brown double cul-
tivator; land drag: one lever spring
tooth harrow, one four-square har-
row; Superior double disk corn plan
ter, with check row chain and fer
tiiizer attachment; one horse cultiva-
tor; single shovel plow; double ssho-
vel plow; garden plow; one-horse
spring-tooth harrow; Defiance two
row corn cutter; hand cutting box;
II iron watering watering troughs;
new hay fork, rope and pulleys; Two
buggy Jacks; American wire street.
cher, complete; barb wire stretcher.
MACHINERY.
| One Domestic three-horse power
gasoline engine. with tank and spray.
er, complete: one truck for engine;
two knapsack sprayers; one hand
suction and force pump Manus green
bone cutter; Sharpless tubular cream
separator No. 2.
Some Alfalfa Hay
About 40 Chickens, Barred Rock and
a lot Of Fodder.
HARNESS.
Four sets front gears, set new
single harness; 2 set plow gears;
collar and names for single harness;
4 wagon saddle; four-horse wagon
Il line; Summerset saddle and riding
/ bride; sets trace carriers; Hou.
shans; 2 choke straps; Z collars: 4
brides; 3 leather halters: lead
reins; leather plow lines; 2 sets
heavy fly straps; wagon whip; 8 sta
Bile blankets; fifth chain; pair sprea.
ders; 2 sets butt traces; pair breast
chains; iron crowd sticks; threble,
double and single trees; 8 forks;
briar scytre; shovels; mattocks;
hoes and rakes; apple bbl press:
II set runners for buggy; one seed
owes. 4 bbls.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
| Two iron bedsteads; ! walnut bed
tead: corner cupboard; extension
able, S-feet long; IL doz. dining
oom chairs; / rocker; l stand;
hunk stove; 2 screen doors and win.
| ow screens; l coal oil heating stove.
TERMS OF SALE.
A credit of nine months will be
Fiven on all sums of ten dollars and
aver, the purchaser to give note with
pproyed security, negotiable and
aayable at the Citizens National
3ank Of Martinsburg, with interest
rom date. Under ten dollars cash.
No property removed until settled
or. Discount for cash.
MRS. M. M. HAYSLETT,
GEO. w. vANMETRE.
Oodd and Hoffman. Auctioneers.
Iarwood Burkhart, Clerk.
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years old.
IL HEAD OF CATTLE
Five of these are good young mich
cows, one fresh now and four close
springers. One fine Holstein bull,
years old. The balance thrifty cat
tie.
8 HEAD or HOGS.
Nee, thrifty shoats, will weigh from
80 I } 80 Iounds.
FARMING IE5pLEk. ENTS, ETC.
One four-horse wag IN, ] gool 2
horse spring x-1g On, stick w,son, !.
springtooth harrow, single and double
trees, crowdsticks and other articles
net mentioned.
TERMS OF SALE
A credit of nine months will be Civ.
en- on all sums of $40 and over, pur'
chaser to give negotiable note with
approved security, payable at the
Farmers and Merchants Bank Of
Martinsburg or the Farmers Bank CT
Shepherdstown. Notes to bear inter
est 9 ON date, and II paid promptly al
maturity the interest will be remit
ted, Under $40 cash. No property to
be removed until settled for. Sale
to begin at 10 O'clock a. m.
o. B. SHADE,
Dodd & Hoffman, Aucts.
Harwocd Burkhart Clerk.
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