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Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-27
SOUTH CAROLINA BOYS
COMING HOME FROM FRANCE
DR.. CROSSON WRITES OF
COTTON SITUATION.
To The DiSpatch-NeWs:

To The Dispatch-News:
L desire to make q statement in your
paper this week in reference to the
cotton situation. At a cotton grow
ers meeting held in Columbia some
days since it was resolved that it was
to the best interest of all concerned
throughout South Carolina and all
the cotton States, that the producers
hold their cotton till a minimum price
of $50 per pound be reached, as cot
ton now is selling below the cost Of
production. 1t was also agreed
that a thorough organization of all
interested in q better price for cotton
is essential. To this end it was plac-
cd upon the County Councils Of De-
fense to work out this organization in
each county. I therefore request all
township chairmen or some suitable
man in each township, to organize his
township into a cotton producers unit
Of the County organization inmedi-
ately by Dec. 1St; and urge everybody
to hold their cotton. and discuss mat
ters pertaining to other agricultural
interests.
) The spectators say There is now
no bear demand for cotton, hence the
decline in price" But we know there
is a greater world demand for cotton
and we are entitled to q fair profit
over the cost of production.
The farmers now have the Situa-
tion in hand and will in 60 or 90 days I
reap a, better price for their products
if they will have the backbone to
warehouse and hold their cotton.
There is no cotton in Europe; there
is practically no distress cotton going
on the market now. The situation
can easily be handled. Here's for a
pull all together. A county meeting
probably may ibe called later.
D. NJ. CROSSON,
Chairman County Council Defense.
Leesville, Nov. &c, 1918.
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INTERESTING LETTERS FROM
LEXINGTON SOLDIER BOYS

For him to go and fight
Fight for home and mother.
Obedient ever to duties call
He smilingly let us know that day,
Our Lee fair and handsome.
Went to fight for the U. s A.
But, alas! Long ere the cannons
roar
Deafened his listening ears,
He obeyed that other call
And left for US his prayers,
He did not die on Flanders Field
Where heroes win their fame.
Only a private true to those he
knew
And left a spotless name.
Gone where flowers blooming ever
On gardens Of peace and love,
Know naught of war and strife
There in that home above,
Years shall glide away
A stronger heart than mine yearn;
His grave in time will be forgot
ten
But tLee. Will not return.
A loving Brother from us has gone.
A voice we loved is stilled.
A place is vacant in our home.
Which never can be filled.
Written by his sister 'Iinnie".
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-27
FINE LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN
POTATOES

We acknowledge receipt of some Of
the finest Lookout Mountain irish po
tatoes we have ever seen sent to this
office by Mr.. D. T. Weed of near Irmo
Mr. Weed. planted one quarter Of an
acre and last week gathered over IS
bushels of the finest potatoes. He is
a farmer in every sense Of the word
raising everything needed for himself
and family and having his cotton crop
as a surplus. These are the kind of
farmers that have helped win the war
by raisig foodstuff.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-27
BIG LIBERTY SING TOMORROW

There will be a big Liberty Sing in
scholl row-Thanksgiving day
at 4 o'clock p. m. This will be the
occasion for all to coordinate into
a singing army for National. construc-
tive, patriotic, spiritual defense.
This is q movement in which every
man, woman and child can enlist. Let
everybody come out and join in this
singing. The following programme
will be rendered:
1. Star Spangled Banner-Audi-
ence.
2. Invocation-Rev. w. H. Riser
8. Come Thou Almighty King
Audience.
4. Solo-The Holy City-Mrs
May Lois VanOrmer.
5. God Bless Our Native Land
Audience. ~
6. Three Minute talks by the min.
listers Of the town.
Z. Marseil1aise Hymn-Choir.
8. Solo and 'chorus-When You
Come Back Mrs. E. K. Mitchell and
choir
9. Solo and chorus-Keep the
Home Fires Burning-Miss Ruth
Efrd, choir and school. =
10. Long, Long Trail-Chcir.
II. Duet and Chorus-Beautifu
Homeland-Choir.
~. Old Folks at Home.-Audience
13. When the Boys Come Homie
Ladies' of the Choir.
II. Liberty Bell-Choir.
IS. Home Sweet Home.-Audi-
cnce
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SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE.
.. Oct. %, 1918.

Dear Uncle:
Received your letter of Sept. 2s, yes
terday and was very glad to hear
from you and that you were well. Am
all O. K. and hope this will find you
the same.
We are having some<<cool weather
over here now and has been raining
) a great deal too.
! This is a very fine country over
here or what 1 have seen is and
! have seen the greatest part Of it. 1t
has some Of the most beautiful scenes
that I ever saw my l really cant tell
you how beautiful they are.
| All the houses are built Of stone ard
covered with Terracotta. Something
| that will last for years and the fences
| are the same way as the houses are.
! the same way. as the houses arc.
Although the cities are not at all
Ike they are there the buildings are
very close together ard they have
very narrow streets or most Of them
. Hrn in every town that I have
! Icon in and I have been il q. great
! @.2ny Of them.
, | haze been to church two times
since / have been over here but Of
/ CnIrH-~ "oig to church was all for |
! cont Know Il word that was said rs
! do rot know French and ! never had
! been in Il Catholic church before j.
! Cc,.ainIv Wa: y vvou,ni.fuI church have
ncVer seen tho like before. As to
such q beautiful church inside. il was
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-27

7 like my work fine have been at
the same work for over six no onths
wrok from o'clock in the morning
until four thirty in the afternoon and
have a half hour for dinner. Haven't
had to work but one Sunday so far
since I have Deen here. Although [
worked two days and one night on
stretch but it didn't seem to bother
me but very little.
I don't think that I will spend Xmas
of 1918 with you all as it isn't but
months until Xmas. but think 1 will
spend Xmas of 1919 with you, that
mind that for the cause that it is for.
haven't seen any of the boys from
home yet not but two since L nave
been over here from Lexington co.
and they came with me they are Roy
Ballentine and Felix Hallman. L
haven't seen Roy in about four months
but Hallman and I are in the same
co. and working in the same depart
ment but not in the same ROOM
You people over there have certain
ly been doing fine subscribing to LII
berty Bonds and hope you all Will
continue to do so.
You all don't know what hard times
are over there yet what if you all mad
to have tickets for bread and most
everything they get to eat. So you
all can be thankful that you have 1t
as you do and don't never complain
about anything.
Well as it is getting late and know
! YOU are getting very tired of reading
this. Will close for this time tx
cuse all mistakes and bad writing as
I have great many mistakes.
Write real often.
Your Nephew,
Pvt. Yoder l. Addy-
Co. c. .Hq. Bu G. H. @ A P 0 7o6
American Expeditionary Forces
FRANCE, Via a. Y.
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To the Lexington Dispatch-News Pub.
Co.
Lexington, S. G.
| Dear Editor:
Am enclosing a few lines would
! like for you to publish, am a true
old Lexingtonian. and would like the
best in the world to be down there
| now, but as it is I am some 500 miles
away from there, but the Lord only
knows that my longing is now to eth
er so to France and turn loose the
boys who have been over for good
while or to come back to the dear old
Palmetto State, and dearest yet that
good old town Of Lexington. I have
written home for one of the latest
News, well papa sent it, but goodness
knows what becomes of all the mail
in the army. Especially when you
are just as liable to lbe moved in ten
minutes as to stay. I have been NOV
ing so much in the last week till they
are going to stir my Lexington blood
if they move me much more. Moved
six times in three days that's going
some isn't it. Came very near having
a row with the top Sergeant yesterday
for trying to make NE move some
! other guys cot, and I happened to be
cook and he could not do anything
but get mad.
| Well cooking is O. nice job now for
we boys to learn for when we return
guess the girls or ladies will have our
| jobs and then we can do the cooking.
| Well they just yelled mail SO got
some again got three letters and a
card and also got two issues of the
Lexington Dispatch-News that my ia
ther had sent me. And no one but
me myself can tell how proud I was
to get them. I'll tell you I cant say
anything bad about this camp only its
new not half completed so now as the
war is over cant say that it ever will
be. 1t was to have been the largest
Signal Corps Camp in the U. S.
| Just about two miles from Camp
Meade I went over the other Sunday
and just as any one could expect saw
boy from Lexington, there, it was
old Dow Bouknight. Now then it is
when any one is going to show his
friendship. He sure was glad to see
| me-, ''...
/ Hoping that some day real soon i'll
=. be back in dear old Lexington, Or in
| France one. -N 49," ...-
t. A True Lexingtonian.
s.-.- EDWIN CLAIR FLOYD
Co. E. 427th Telegraph Blu.
.-~ Franklin Cant.
Camp Meade, Md.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-27
FRANCE
October 80, 1918.

Mr.. J. Lem SoX,
Dear Brother:
Received your kind and most well
come letter a few days ago and Will
answer today from new home not
in q camp this time it's a small town
with but few people in it. Just last
night, stopped in a while at the hotel
1--WE have one here) there I found an
electric piano and two pool tables we'll
we Bows Just run that piano hot play
ing it as it only cost about one penny
in rea! money. All Of US had paid
two bits for the piano years ago
,vol1 if oniv liked one thing. no girls
wore there. Bud I sure appreciated
4>n Kodak pictures they were good.
yy-,s c,IaH von thought Of mo because
7 always think Of you, when [ get a
,sla..s; IF vine | always make it two
one for you see" Bud what do 70"
tl;,1: about the war. Bud 7 believe
they are all ready for the calf ro2N.
hut have not got the CUTS 10 quit
,,-c,I 7hn 7}Gvs over here call this
Kind Of 2. circus over here. Says Bill
G.;j>rr had 4 GOOD ono. Thon 2n"tA""
,i...,I,: r2r,r out calico Il TIL" y. L. +.
C.:r,.,,s + has cot tho E!ll h"2t =" b2G
10 is now rctrcuting his 700 Gang 800
inst about gon" out of huGiun@s.
We w;n ritc, o,rr tont" It The l<"i-
ycr.,; tll~one end give thc Test Derf"r-
n?0cc Hon: his rotc fir',& YOU -
Il 1c3yc.: nc wcN ;tnI cHjoyi0% life.
Write soon to vo"" 'n~"'h"r.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-27
eSosEEWdERE IN FRANCE.
Oct. 19, 1918.

BeM sister and all,
saturday afternoon and nothing to
10. 30 Il will write you all q few lines,
Sfo let you hear from me. This leaves
ne All %. K. and hope it will reach
xru all the same. I have received
EMo letters from you and one from
Gap since L landed over here, the
LIST one was written on the goth OF
Sept. I sure was glad to hear that
Won all were well and that Daddy,
fJSas still improving You said not
to worry about you all, that you
would get along all right, I haVnt
ssnd j want you all to do the same
Tel Boz that I would have liked to
keen WITH them hunting but am 'hav
SHg 81 good time over here learning
HoWfto hunt little largeS Saane toan
SQUIRRELS, and if I ever go hunting l
E6pe can kill as many as they did.
yaEp said my puppy was sick, try and
take care Of her for will be back to
sSunt her next winter, think from
Ne way it looks now. Tell Leila that
! IA Mas glad to hear that she had a big
Sbyand was getting along alright ana
#kn her il she names him after me
Shat he viii make a good one 'ha, ha
rs am now in a French lady's house
stfing at her eating table that is my
sritSng desk, there is no one but her
S4&asa her aged mother six Of us boys
&st with her every night Tonight
Ne are gong to have rabbit, beef steak
ard French fried potatoes. Yes and
kline too that is what drink in the
Hlace OF water. She appears to be
aice lady and a clean one. Some time
Fshen sit down to her table it makes
&re think of home. I haven't mucn
q write only that am well.
$50 you all must do the writing ana
Tell me all the news. [ was sorry TO
Sk<ss that Hattie ts father was So low,
Nat hope he is better by this time.
Well I will close for this time, tell
mn the folks hello! for me and give
~ I 11y love to all and answer soon.
FROM your true and loving brother
sBill' =
Private Willie F. Hook,
sg co. H. SIS Pioneer Inf.
Am. Ex Forces,
81 Via New York.
ys. 4assose.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-27
ssoLDIERs CHRISTIAN AssOCIA-

SsoLDIERs CHRISTIAN AssoCIA-
TON.
ION Actxe Service S. c. A. Camp Home
Somewhere in France.
E Oct Is, 1918.
Ny Dearest Mother:
i thought that I would write you
Few lines as this is the first chance
that : have had in long time
sWelI mother: I am getting along
ffr,e, as T. am a long ways back OF the
me.
ssoh yes: I received the views which
SOU sent me of our great capitol Co
5znpbia, s. C'' and also some more let
kSrs.
sfsI was in the front line for a week
aid a half, and went over the top
arery day, I tell you it was a livery
lime up there. -. 49,. -. ...'..'
And I got Jared until I was tired
Dfs them, but: I must tell you, 1 was
Tone Of Americas brave soldiers on
The 3ath Division up there.
through: I got a wound in my Jaw.
small piece Of shell hit me in the
3 NV. lust hurt me enough to be sent
IA, fhe hospital and now I am getting
& & An fine. and don't think that I will
share to go back to the front line soon
3again. and until then 1 hope that the
& war will be over by then.
. oh yes: I guess that Golden was a
r,soua fellow when he received his
Discharge, we'll guess he knows what
areaI soldier has to go through with
before he received his Discharge. But
am glad he got out for a while.
- well Douglass ne is in the Bailey
military Institute at Greenwood, s.
q. so you have written me, guess ne is
some military Dude by now, is he not
SO you people in the lower part OF
fhe good old Lexington Co. have the
Z r,ad clayed from Castor to Colum-
9,is know it is a peach. Believe
{ ! ne: I will De back soon, and mother;
Il am going to ride nay little girl some
s weu tell sister Lille and all the
res4 of the children, Hello for me- and
atsn tell all of the girls hello. tell
4be,n 7 am the same old pal yet, ana
going over the top is common thhs
l6ith me. >- o.a
Wel1 mother: Eugene Neese, and
nsS.SssIf are together and suppose VIII
10. toeetI1er for awhile He is doing
fire * o,, 7ovo
Z. s:Wen 7 viii Close with m0ch l"Ee ,.s
AMI kisses to you all. DO hope 'A's
VIII find everybody well.
Lovingly your Son.
Z rl1TARD CLINTON SIGHTL1H
3oth Division Co. G. l1S int
~ American z. :.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-27
10 I. \, u. THANKSGIVING
SERVICE

HAMPTON Council No. 81 J. O. L. A.
VI. will have their annual ThanksslV-
ing service preached next Sunday al
ternoon at > o'clock. All members are
requested 70 be present and TO meet
at the hall at o'clock.
G. E. WILSON.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-27
With Souls True Blue, They
Think Of Home and Loved
Oaes AS War Clouds
Roll By.

,ssga nrint below letters received by
saTAnts and loved ones from some OF
5 Iii Lexington county boys in France
sSsf heiesd put the Huns on the run.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-27
LIEUT.. j. =. SCHNEIDER

Lieut. J. s. Schneider of the Quar-
termaster's Corps arrived in LoXing-
ton one day last week to spend a
short while with his mother near
Lexington. Lieut. Schneider has
been in charge of supplies on one of
the big American transports and has
lust returned from q trip across the
Atlantic and speaks interestingly OF
the trip over. The transport on
which Lieut. Schneider was travelling
was lost N mid ocean in Il storm tor
4 hours anl was shcllcd oy Il Suhma
Yinc but cacaDd without injury. ON
the last trip across Lieut.. Schncidcr's
Transport vas Unmolcstcd by tn" sub
,rarin"s "ithou@h several were $"cn.
He WILL rC'Hain in Lexington q few
Cnv>: when hr VIII return to IIoh0I;cn
\. J. and rcjoin his command.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-27

Tho family Of Nr. Thos. W. Hen
erik are very il with Influenza At
thoir homc on lower Main street.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-27
Julian Miller
Malcolm KyZer.
E-nL Koicnr

~
Jallan Mlller >'*
Malcolm kyzer.
Frank Kaiser.
John Schneider.
Samuel Schneider.
Claude Harman-
Eugene kau1 imam.
Cuftls Derrlck.
t1oEry "eSSlllser-
omar DeIrlck.
Carllsle snealy.
Carlisle Miller.
Willard Wingard.
Flanklin e. Wingard.
Julius Wingard.
Bryan WlnSard.
Harvey Wingard.
julius Sharpe.
Lawrence Porth.
Ro!ia Mack
ALBEIT Laylor.
Drafts Boozer.
quentin Shull.
G. iieoer Ballentlne.
Julian Corley.
Henry Walter Hendrix.
Carlos. Fields.
Fay McCartha. ,-.
Earle CorleE -
Evans Hallman.
Clifford Rawl.
Lester Crout.
Wilbur Redd.
~
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-27
Camp Meade Nd.

Nov. "A, 1918.
To the Lexington Dispatch-News Pub.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-27
DTNERTYNG LN HIC BILL
PLEA~ksS LARGE CROWD

On the rev bill Al the Lyric for the
last three DAYS Of the week are FIVE
acts highly diverting and three at
least OF especial merit
pemarest and Don received the head
line title by popular approval Dema-
rest is an unusual pianist and pos
sesses technique OF high degree His
comelv partner danced exceedingly
we'll
Leon. magician, and mis- company
o. two assistants. entertained for fif-
teen minutes with a rapid-fre pro-
gram OF fcatS OF magic which were
thoroughly enjoyed His last trick.
Fire and Water" Is one that will
probably cause much discussion here
concerning it's execution. Modesto
Mortenseu PLAYED a select repertoire
Of numbers on her violin with skill
and gave several popular pieces for
her curtain-can
Janis and West opened the show
with some eccentric dancing we'll done
and were entirely satisfactory enter
tanners. and the four Naldares, cyclists,
closed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-27
FOOD VIOLATION FINES
AMOUNT TO S2,3O9.5S
Administration Reports Result of I'm
forCCmeni of Act in Various
sections Of State.

Following is a statement Of com
promises received by the enforcement
division OF the Virginia food admins
tration in lieu OF revocation OF IL
ccuse or in lieu of prohibiting Ii
censed merchants from trading with
the offenders. The offers OF COM
promise have been approved and
checks received by Colonel F. H.
White federal food administrator for
Virginia. The names Of the mer-
chants. their offenses. and the amount
OF their checks which are made out
to the Red Cross. are as follows.
II. r. Kidd Richmond, Va, prof
teering in sugar, s25; A. Rudy, Rich
mond Va, profteering in flour. $25.
Fl H. Molten, Richmond. Va, not
having bought sufficient substitutes
when purchasing -four. s2J: ColuC'-
bia Milling company, Columbia Va,
violation of milling regulations. $50,
f. j. NcCuIloch & son. Buchanan,
Va violation Of milling regulations,
$500; Gill Bros, Petersburg, Va.
violation wheat conservation iuies
$50: cleveland Mills Max Meadows
Va. returned excess profits sale ~
bran. SEA; s J. kessicr. Richmond.
Va. violation wheat conservation
rules etc, SIS: G. Rosso Fruit and
Produce company Newport News
Va. handling potatoes and onions IN
W4slctul manner, $500; W. ". S1ur-
dors. Newport News Va. converting
flour to his own Use, $3.50, D, A
WinsioW and ompany. Newport
News Va. prafteerins in sugar. 500
Omega Smith, New port News. Va,
selling -four without proper substi-
tuteE, SIS; NJ Myers. Newport Newe.
Va. making comb ination sales sugar.
So. Ambrose and company. Norfolk.
Va. retailing -four in excess quaint
ties $500; Katarides Bakery. Nor
folk Va. selling -four 10 consum ers,
$3.50; G & K. Barrett. Norfolk. Va,
selling flour in excess quantities to
consumers. 500; A c. Ward and
COMPANY Norfolk, Va. selling -four
without ofHcial substitutes. 800.
f.s.son ana company. Norfolk Va, eX-
cess pTptits sugar, selling flour with
out proper substitutes. SIS; !. T..
Hewlett Norfolk. Va. profiteerinE IN
sugar, $50, John H0lera, Norfolk. Va,
non observance wheat conservation.
rules. S25: G. Fielder Norfolk Va
in sugar $40: <atioaal
Meat Market. Norfolk. Va. selling
-four withou" proper substitutes
S2.--S2.3095S
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-27

Rock-a- Bye Baby. -

Here's date for your calendar
pad. Sometime during the three days
beginning April - with a matinee on
"Wednesday Rock Bye Baby" You
can't afford o miss il What's more
YOU won't
All the advance notices. heraidinE
the coming attraction as a musical
play that is different, are conscrva-
tive, a longsid the reports which fol-
low the presentation Of the piece
Critics agree that it IS distinctly worth
while and that all other considerations
aside. it is distinctly and decidedly in
a class by itself viewed merely from
the standpoint OF feminine loveiincss
Just for fear there may be some
however. who gather the idea that
Rock Bye Eaby depends solely on
its girls for its attra ctiveness as an en-
tertainment. II is we'll to bear in mind
that the book which was done by
Edgar Allan Woolf. is an adaptation
OF Margaret Mayo's Baby Mine, I'M
ever produced. Those who have seen
"Rock-a- Bye Baby declare that it
is best described as one lons and pro-
lonEed whoop of Joy.
The music by Jerome Kern is too.
delightful There is that quality to
Mr.. kern's music which makes for
its popular appeal. You can--and viii
hum il and whistle it, To 20 with
the music are scores Of lyrics hv Her
bert Reynolds, whose lyrics have been
the hit OF several Of the early season :
successes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-27
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
GOES OVER THE TOP
Y VI. c, \. Campaigners Obtain TOf
Recruits in Five Dsy%-Blucs
Win Contest

One of the most successful mem
bership campaigns in the history Of
the Richmond Young Mems Christian
association closed last night. with a
total OF seven hundred and one mem
oers obtained, al for the men and
l24 for the boys
General Strange and his Blue forces
spurted ahead in the last dav Of cam
paiEning, and came under the wire
with A lead OF seventeen over their
nearest opponents. the Whites. who
reported 1870, the Reds bringing in
17H.
In spite OF the cold. raw weather.
and the pouring rain almost all or
the afternoon and evening, 1856 mem
bers were obtained the last DAY. eiCh-
ty-four OF these being brought in by
the Blues.
Captain DunninE's team. Whites No.
I led all the teams and incidentally
sci new team record. securing a
total OF seventy seven for the cam
paign, The best team record in any
previous campaign was made by Cen
era Beltcld, then serving as captain
OF the Blues under former General
4 Harrison Saunders. with seventy
two Captain Jordan, Reds No. 4.
secured fiftv-nine. and Captain Moody,
Hlues No. . ffty-fve
In the hoys' campaign the Reds re-
ported f1fty-ore, the Whites forty four
and the Blues tweuty-nine
Never in any Y NJ G. 4 campaign
has the spirit OF the men been better,
and all who took part enjoyed the
work Captain Frohle. OF Blues No
: worked at the association until !
\. NJ. Friday getting out membership