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Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
SYKES.

There are several new cases of the
influenza now. Miss Cornelia Wright
is sick with pneumonia. They have a
Grained nurse with her. Mrs. Josh
Young of Stonewall has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Nixon.
Mrs. Robert Deadmon has been real
sick but is some better. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lenard Reynolds of near Lancaster
spent the weekend with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hall. Miss
Laura Wills spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Miss Pauline Helmontal-
Ter. Clyde Gwaltney who has been
working in Nashville is at home for
while.
Hattie Mai Williams spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Gertrude Hell
montaller. Curg Wills and family
spent the weekend here. Mr.. and Mrs
James Gfwaltney and mother have
moved their house furniture to Don
elson. They will be here until about
Christmas. We regret very much to
see them leave Sykes. Miss Willie
Helmontaller had for her guests Sun
day, Miss Virgil Williams, Rhuben
Midget of Temperance Hall and Clay
Jenkins and James Hunt of Brush
Greek, Roy Taylor and Raymond
Stewart of New Middleton. Messrs.
Hershal Parker, George Stewart,
Howard Hunter and Loften Allmon of
near New Middleton were here Sun
day.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
LETTERS FROM SOLDIER BOYS

how he can stay when things are so
hot.
Today, we heard of another Austri-
an peace note. Well, we have peace
talk all right, but it is the kind that
makes your ears roar and gives you
the headache if you stayed close
enough.
Some times it looks as if the earth
was on fire and the air whizzing, roar
ing machine guns and cannons going
all the time. FritZie returns fire &C.
casionally but with not much spirit.
All the boys seem very happy over
the apparent results of the last few
weeks fighting. It has certainly been
bearing very heavy on US, as we have
to stay amongst it all the time. While
the infantry falls back, you rest every
few days. Any way, l have made it
fine, having not yet had a cold out
of being wet so much.
We have men in the hospitals most
~ with grip and colds. One of my
best pals at C. G. was seriously
wounded last week. Guess he still
thinks he is lucky to get out alive, as
that was his saying at c. G.. He had
measles, then pneumonia and last, but
not least, the mumps, being in the
hospital four of the six months in
camp. So now he will be sent home
as his left lower limb will have to
come off. Today, / was in a former
village that was captured only a few
-s ago, and it is lain fiat, only a
few walls and one bridge left. There
isn't enough left to make a target for
F'ritzie. / have explored some of the
old trenches and dugOutS They were
well fortified. They didn't leave an
inch tank-only tools, few gas ar
ticles and coolies of granades and
high explosives.
received five letters and a bundle
of papers. Two of the letters were
wet and moulded so l couldn't read
them. The pictures were all o. k and
was glad to get them. Will read the
magazines tomorrow. Will write
again soon. Your devoted son,
Fl. H. PIPER.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
ROME.

Will try and write few lines to our
good little Courier. influence, that
has been raging in this community,
has about had it's day-not missing
but few families. Mrs. Tom Purypar
and son of TaylorsvilIe is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Jim Grissim. Julian
Alva, is the name of the little strang-
er who recently came to live with Mr..
and Mrs. Julian Cooksey. Mrs. A. s.
Oliver and Mrs. J. G.. Grissim, Jr., WIS.,
tied at Monoville the weekend. The
mothers of this community are rejOic-
ing over the speedy return of their
sons. How good God has been to
spare them to returnto US. The many
friends will be sorry to learn Of the
death of Bruce Mccall, who died In
Nashville of pneumonia. The family
Lave our deepest sympathy. DIR. S.
H. Wilson and family of Nashville
visited relatives here Sunday.
Will not take up too much space, so
viii say good bye to you dear read
ers-will call again. Long live our
Carthage Courier.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
SUGAR SHOWED
OUR BACKBONE
American Willingness to Give Up
Luxury Demonstrated Ma
tons War Conscience.
STAND WITH THE ALLIES.
~ Reducing Consumption People Of
the United States Averted =
Famine at Home In Spite
Of Low Supplies.
STAND WITH THE ALLIES

The fact that the people Of the
United States were able TO reduce by
more than one-half million tons their
July, August, September and October
consumption of sugar proves conclu-
slvely that their war conscience was
thoroughly awakened and that the
country as a whole stood ready to fol-
low the injunctIons Of the Government.
Oar normal consumption Of sugar In
the fear-month period beginning with
July has been 400, 900 tons per month,
q total of 100000 for the quarter
year.
In July, when our sugar stringency
began to reach its height, consumption
was reduced to 100000 tons. In Au-
gust only $3.50 tons went into dis
tribution and in September only 27o,-
600 tons. In October the distribution
fell to 10000 tons.
II the general public had failed to
observe the injunctions of the Food
Administration this country would
have been in the throes of a sugar
famine before the end Of August Our
visible supplies were so low as to bring
great anxiety to those familiar with
the sugar situation. They feared that
1t would be absolutely impossible to
reduce consumption TO a point where
sugar would no longer be a mere lux
ury in the American diet.
Few accomplishments Of the Food
Administration will stand forth so pre-
dominantly as this reduced consump-
ton of sugar. BY it we have been able
to bridge over the period of stringency
until the new beet and louisiana cane
sugar crops wire In sight.
Now the nation Is in q position 30
that II we choose we may return 70
our normal home use of sugar, and
Europe, with the release of ships to go
far afleld, can maintain it's recent re-
: stricted ratiOns. If. however, those
nations are TO increase their use of
Augar very considerably 1t must be by
our continued sharing with them
through limiting our own consumD-
ton
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
MEAT PRODUCERS
DID FULL DUTY
Increase in American Hogs win
Help to Meet World Fat
Shortage.
FARMERS SAVE SITUATION.
Government Justified in Stimulates
81 Pork Productlon-SeVenfo
increase Over Pre-
War Experts.

Through increased production and
conservation we will be able this year
to export seven times our Dre-war
average exports Of pork products.
With the heavy demands added In car
ing for the millions who have been
freed from German oppression. the
Department OF Agriculture and the
Food Administration are justified to-
day In our every action Of stimulation
Of hog production. In the coming year
the greatest world shortage viii be In
3ats, and pork will help to save this
situation. The ef1cacy OF the policy
Of stimulated production has built up
N this country supplies which will en-
able "a to supply q very large part OF
the fat deficiency Of the world. In
beef there must be a shortage In Gu
rope, due largely to limited refrigera-
tor ship capacity. All freezer ships
available, however, will be filed by
America, Argentine and Australia.
The contribution made by the pro
aucers of this country to the war pro-
gram as applying particularly to ami
NAL food products il illustrated by the
following:
Reports compiled by the U. s. De
partment Of Agriculture indicate an
increase In cattle OF &c, 23S, 900 head
and 12,441 600 hogs. These figures
were complied to January last.
In psis period there was q decrease
In sheep OF SIG, 700 head. The indica-
tons are that this decrease win show
an increase. according to recent re-
porIA
Since January unofficial informa-
ton indicates an increase IN hogs OF
not less than 8 per cent and not
more than 15 per cent. as compared
the average weight.
Following the request of the u. 8.
Food Administration for an increase
in hog production for marketing in the
fall Of 1918 and the spring Of 1919 the
increase may yield not less than 1,600,-
coo 900 pounds more OF pork products
than were available last year. With
cut this increase the shipping program
arranged by Mr.. Hoover regarding an
final food products would have been
impossible.
The dressed hog products during the
three months ending September 80.
1917, amounted to eos. IT., 900 pounds,
while for the corresponding months Of
1913 the dressed hog products tOtaled
1.277. $50, 900. an increase Of over 37A,-
o0O, 1000 pounds for the quarter.
During the same period for 1917 the
records of inspected slaughter OF
dressed beef showed 1898, 0OO. 600
pounds as against 1,454 600, 900 pounds
for the three month period ending
September /, this year.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
AMERICAN SPIRIT
RELIED ON TO WIN.

In the light OF succeeding events IL
II interesting to recall the confidence
with which the United States Food
Administrator viewed the gloomy out
look in July of 1917. when this coun-
try had been in the war for less than
four months and the Germans were
steadily sending the western front
nearer and nearer to Pr ris.
even though the situation in Eu-
rope may be gloomy today" he de-
clared In a public statement, mo
American who has knowledge Of the
results already obtained In every d.
rection need have one atom Of fear
that democracy will not defend itself
in these United States"
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28

you. Don't you try to send anything
to me for don't know where win be
by that time. | may be coming home.
Well Mother / can't think very much
70 write. About all Is I am well. and
when | write to one of you tt means
all of the family. and don't you wait
for me to write, and think I ought to
write to ever one for don't have very
much time. Tell Mr.. Alec Will write
him soon as get time. was glad
o hear from him. havea't forgot
him. VIII send hiTH a card soon.
Mother you call Sallie Mai and tell
her / am getting along fine You all
write me all the news for you don't
know how it helps me-
With love and kisses to all, by bye.
Your son,
ASA Z. KEMP.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
STOP INDIGESTION
THIS SURE WAY

In the long list of human ills there
is none that causes more suffering, or
is more productive of serious results,
than disordercd stomach.
1t units you for business on pleas
ure, and opens the way for the most
fatal disease to attack your system.
When SO troubled, take plenty Of
Vim Hepatica, the great vegetable pre-.
scription for stomach, kidney, ), and liv-
er troubles. You will be surprised
and pleased at the quick relief It
trings you Get it here.
Gwaltney & Wilson, GOrdONsviiic.
c. L. Reynolds, Lancaster, Tenn.
w. H. Betty, Hickman. Tenn.
Carthage Drug CO.. Carthage,
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
SIDELIGHTS ON FRANCE
GIVEN BY LIEUT.. BURTON

Silver Point.-W. E. Burton of Sill
yer Point has received letter from
his nephew, Lieut.. W. r. Burton,
somewhere in France, dated Oct. "a.
The letter gives some interesting facts
about army grub" and also about
France. The letter says:
"For breakfast we had oat meal,
syrup, coffee, bread eight bread), and
beef, pruneS, spuds, bread and coffee;
toes boiled with Feelings on them, beef
gravy, bread and coffee.
France is a great country, but
there's no place like the old u. s. A.
The hills and valleys look very much
like ours, only the rivers are not so
swift and deep. The people are very
much like the southerners, in that
they are friendly and hospitable, and
where the u. S. soldiers are not so
common the people crowd around you
and try to help you in some way
offer you wine or grapes or something.
Wine, champagne and beer flow like
old Caney Fork, only it takes the
francs to get it. These French love
the franc as much as the Americans
like the dollar-if not more. I'll give
you an idea of the price of things
nay boots cost 800 francs (about 1857 +,
my suit cost 29O francs, ordinary
shoes cost from $12 to $50; leather
leggins cost up to $25. They think the
Americans are all rich and want to
get as much of it as they can. have
little widow down the way, she asked
me very solemnly the first time met
her if was rich.
Speaking of farming methods in
France, Lieut.. Burton tells of seeing
wooden plows, teams made up of
horses and oxen. Zone day." he says,
i saw a man working big cow and
dig percheron horse to a wagon. An
other time / saw fellow working
Two cows and two horses to a big
wooden one handle pillow. In fact cows
are worked more than oxen-guess
he oxen have been used for beef.
Another combination is the donkey
and dog, they make an excellent team,
as both walk in about the same gait.
it's amusing to see big man riding
IN a big cart with a little dog and
donkey pulling him along"
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
Friday night,
October 10, 1918,
Somewhere in Fran

Somewhere in France.
Dear Sweet Mother:-Will answer
your letter received today. Mother
you don't know how proud / was to
get letter from you. This Is the first
etter have got since I've been In
france, it seems like it has been all
most a year. Well Mother you said
you hoped and prayed that / would
get back home. L feel like ! will get
nome all right, and don't want you
to trouble like you are for it will not
30 any good, and if l don't get to see
zou any more on this earth hope to
aeet you in a better world. / am fv-
ng as near right as any body could
and have been ever since l left home,
nd want you to keep praying for
ne. Tell uncle Peyton / am glad he
links enough of me to be praying for
ne like he said he was. Mother l am
glad you think so much of Saliie Mai,
want you all to see after her as you
would one of your own children.
Mother when | come home you will
aot know me for ! am as fat as pig,
weigh more then / ever did in my life,
having good health and have been
>ver since / have been in the army.
Mother l sent you handkerchief for a
hristmas present, hope you will get
t. 1t was all | could think to send
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28

Oct. 21, 1918. Mr. P W. Fitzpatrick
Dear Uncle:
Will try and write you few lines.
How are you by this time-fne, /
hope. / am getting along just fine,
although / am in the hospital, wound
ed slightly, but think / will be out
in a few days. Don't think it will be
very long until will get to come
home. Say, Uncle, l want you to
write me long letter and tell me all
about my business. Would like to
know how things are going on since
left there, although / have a good
idea. Am going to fix things soon as
get home, so try to keep things
straight until / get there. Say, tell
my best girl hello for me and give
her my kindest regards. Do you see
papa very often. Tell him am get
ting along fine. Tell Adron and Lii
lard Thompson hello for me. Do you
ever see John Hunter? What is he
doing now? Where is Robert Young
living?
Well, this is the prettiest country
over here | ever saw. When l come
home, will have lots to tell you / am
now going to close by asking you to
answer soon and long letter, telling
me all the news. Wishing you a
merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year, am, with best regards,
Your nephew,
PVT. VIM. B. FITZPATRICK,
RNFHwa
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
October II, 1913.

OCIODeT IT, 1910.
Mrs. Tuck Brooks,
Dear Sister:-I will answer your
letter dated Oct. Is. Was certainly
glad to hear from you all and that you
all are well, but was sorry to hear of
so many of the old men dying there. /
am afraid they all will be dead when
/ get home and don't think that will
be long, if things keeps looking good
as they do now because we have got
them on the run. Well EVE / have
been in the bitches six weeks and they
have shelled us several times and lots
Of shells hit pretty close to me, when
they hit close to my head / duck it
like a goose in the water and some of
them cuts the limbs over my head, but
am getting used to that now. /
guess you have heard of No Mans
land, have been on it and certainly
done my part if any one did. When
did you hear from Oakley. / got a
letter from him last week and he was
all o. K. Tell Papa sent him $50
today. Guess / had better close as
have got ten more letters to answer.
Tell everybody to write to me.
Your brother,
PRIV. ED BEASLEY.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
AUTO oWNRRs AND oTHERs.

Who have not paid their 1913 L.
oenses are hereby notified to please
call and settle before December 8.
The Criminal Court meets on that
date, and the former clerk informs
me that the grand jury calls for IL
cense books for inspection Of auto,
merchant, peddler and ell privilege
licenses of any kind, and l hope 10
have everything In first-class order
for their inspection. -
Yours very truly,
f HIGH CleV.Rr
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
Somewhere in France,
October II, 1918.

OCTOBER II, 1913.
Dear Father and Mother:-Win
write you all few lines to let YOU all
know am still living and am well. I
hope these few lines win find you all
at home the same. Papa l am in the
trenches now and sleeping in the dug
out with the rats. Am up close
enough to hear the big guns roar. You
know they sound bad to me. There
are only two of the boys with me that
left when l did and they are Tonmie
Hesson and JEFF Gregory. Papa this
country is some different from the old
U. s. A. l haven't seen any corn since
! have been over here. Mama / hope
] will get to come home to see you all
again. hope you all happy Christ
mas as / can't be with you all, but
guess you all win think Of me just the
same. Where is Joe now? Write and
tell me so / can write to him and also
Ed Woodland. So be good, viii close,
hoping to see you all again some day.
From Your Son,
MAUD HIETT.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
LOYALTY IN LITTLE
THINGS LAST PROOF
OF PATRIOTISM

Americans without murmuring cut
their sugar alloFance from four
pounds month to three and then as
long as need be to two pounds for 10y
alty's sake.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
Food Will Win the World.

America earned the gratitude of al.
lied nations during war by sharing
food. America undcr peace may win
the worlds good will by saving to
share.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
FAITH JUSTIFIED
az EVENTS.

; I do not believe that drastic
; force need be applied to main
; tain economic distribution and
; sane use Of supplies by the
great majority of American peo-.
) pie, and / have learned a deep
. and abiding faith In the intellk.
) gence Of the average Americas
. business man, whose aid we an4
. ticipate and depend on to remet
; dy the evils developed by the
. war.-Herbert Hoover, Augus5t
, 10, 1917.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
Americas Pledge Of Food
Gave Heart to the Allies
In Their Darkest Hoaar

Whatever Is necessary America will
send. That was Americas pledge to
the interallied food council. And be-
cause the American food army had
hitherto made good the=- took heart
and went forward.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28

Farm enterprise and much soft corn
increased pork supplies, food conser-
walton increased expOrts-totaI ship
ulontS doubled.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
England

Oct. 2, 1918.
Dear father:-Will write you a few
lines this morning. This leaves me
just fine, and hope you are well. How
is the weather over there ?It IS cold
here, but have my overcoat on this
morning. 1t has been raining for
week, but has stopped now. What is
Bransford doing ?Ten him to write
Sallie and tell her that / said that /
would be at home to eat Christmas
dinner with her. 1t has been long
time since / was home, and when
get back, will stay there a long time.
Will close for this time. Answer soon
with a lcng letter. Your boy,
SER. r. T. KEMP, A. E. F.
Mrs. Anna Piper of Nashville re-
ceived the following letter from her
son, II. II. Piper, who is now some
where in France:
oct. 9. 1918.-Dear mother: Some
where in an old German dugout for
a couple of days out of the rain,
Chateau de Bon is the name that now
appears over the entrance what was
formerly I. 1t is located in a
woods on a hill side with two large
trees in front for cannon flags. 1t IS
dug directly back into the hill about
so feet and is made of heavy oak TIM
Der SpnC IN HalVGS 4OE = ANOA 0AAN
heavy logs as main props. II has one
air shaft leading into the bed room,
four hunks built off from the main
room, two windows in the front and q
sash in the door-stsome light now
It has a place for three stoves but
only one in operation now, but another
sset up ready in case the old JOINT
Sgets TOO damp. It is rooted with tar
paper and sheet iron, but leaks In one
place The leak seems to be spring,
for we have tried several times and
found no place or hole-anyway, II
seeps through the earth. Fritz was
very kind also to leave such nice FUR
niture-chairs, tables, stoves, etc. The
chairs are made of branches nailed or
wired together-"some class and COM
Portable, too" Five occupants at
present. One of the fellows stuck his
head in the door today and said, all
the comforts of home, ehl". Well, 1t
can't last long as the dead" work has
to go on and, of course, Fritzie VIII
have TO go, toO-at least, can't see
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
DEMOCRACY VS.. AuTocRAcY.

!. 'There il no royal road to .
Z. food conservation. We can only :
I. accomplish this by the voluntary .
f. action OF our whole people, each =
). eIement In proportion to its :
= needs. 1t is q matter of equality :
i. Of burden"
J. The truth of this statement,
!. made by the United States Food :
= Administrator soon after we en-
4. tered the war, has been borne
4. out by the history of our ex-
+ ports. Autocratic food control
4. in the lands of our enemies has
= broken down, while democratic :
=. food sharing has maiRtained the
4. health and strength Of this coun-
4. try and nf the Allies.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28

]. z. HIGH. Clerk
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-11
Government Will Have to Pay
Railroads. About a Billion Dol
lars This Year.

Railroads in 1917 earned about
$958, 900 900, which is near the amount
the. government will have to nay the
roads this year as compensation under
national operation. This was indicat-
ed by figures on revenues, expenses
and income of all roads earning more
than $1,0O0,OOO last year, available
Thursday in unofficial computations
based on Interstate Commerce COM
mission reports for eleven months and
estimate for December.
The sum the government will have
to pay the roads under the bill pend
ing in Congress is estimated at S945.-
100000 by Chairman Smith, of the
Senate committee having the railroads
bill in charge.
Figures for 1917 show that if rail
way income continues to decline as it
has In recent months, the Government
will face deficit in making it's com
pensatlon payments, augmented by
increases in wages and the constantly
rising cost of materials and supplies
On the other hand, the railroad ad-
ministration hopes to be able to cut
operating expenses sufficiently and
economic on charges necessary only
under competitive conditions to off
set the declining income.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-11
Death of MIR. B. L. Downing.

Correspondence Of the Robesonian:
Beulail, Feb. g.
There is reaper whose name is death,
And with his sickle keen,
He rears the bearded grain at a
breath.
And the flowers that grow between.
This, community was shocked the
9Th inst. by his visit to the home Of
IB. l.. Downing, removing him from
the cares and 1abors of this life and
giving him the duties af a, higher
life where the cares are removed, the
field broader, into better opportuni-
ties for growth than here. Deceas-
ed was man of Industrious habits.
patient under difficulties, temperate
and an accommodating neighbor. He
leaves wife and six shildren to
mourn his departure. Deceased was
a consistent member of Beulah Bap-
fist church and was inferred at the
church cemetery, his pastor, Rev. R.
N. Cashwell, officiating.