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The Washington times., 1918-08-29

MAJOR CLIFFORD V. CHURCH
man VINO writes Of life
$50 in France.
49, s-
=, The roseate glow in which tmagi-
nation paints life in France may be
-somewhat darkened when one stops
to consider the real conditions in the
.za=-torn republic. according to Major
Clinord V. Church, Of Washington,
Eho is In the Eightieth division OF
the American expeditionary force.
=. Major Church is a son of John P.
Church, OF 201 Third street northeast
He received his commission in the
ftrSt officers training camp at Fort
Myer. Va, and later attained q ma
3ority. In letters to his father, he
says:
Perhaps you will be interested to
know how much some things cost in
this country Butter is $11o a
pound, eggs S1-20 a dozen. and ordi-
snary FISH 81 a pound. Potatoes are
$3.50 a bushel Coal is $40 ton"
The Trip Across
Telling Of his trip across, he
writes:
= I'VE took all sorts of precautions
We had to abandon ship drills every
day. We were not allowed out on
ldeck after sundown. and no lights
were allowed in staterooms. Port
holes had to be kept absolutely dark,
-so-that we had to undress and go to
bed in utter darkness. At the begin
-nihg of the trip all flashlights and
matches were taken from us to pre-
vent anyone making a light at sea
While passing through the most dan
gerous part OF the zone we had to
sleep in our clothes.
In some respects air bombs are more
annoying than submarines, for they are
constantly disturbing ones sleep and
give occasion for an awful lot Of noise.
Il am wearing my gas mask while writ
ing this letter. with my face bound in
the mask, my nose stuck in between a
pair Of pinchers and a rubber tube
stuck in my mouth It's funnier to talk
about one than to wear it"
t Wooden Shoes Worn.
You would be amused to see the
wooden shoes that are being worn by
many children and grown-ups. They go
cIanking along the sidewalks and you
can hear them almost a block away.
4<cAIleI u scarce ana very expensive
80 they have the shoes made of wood"
g In the whole country it seems that
sanitation Is unknown. We indulge in
bathing on rare occasions only; in fact
1--WE are coming to believe that a bath is
quite unnecessary, a waste OF time, en-
ergy and water-especially water.
rr Rushing into cellars at all hours Of
the night on account OF air raids is not
an exactly amusing pastime after one
has tried IL a few times. It is interest
ing at first but in the course Of time
and short time, too-it becomes mo-
1botonous. When you are awakened at
4 or in the morning by the wall Of the
Elrens and the thunderings Of the de-
dense guns, there is not much fun in
putting on some -haSty' apparel and
making for a cellar. The cellars and
dugouts become popular on such occa-
Eions. They are not visited so much for
protection against the air bombs for IL
a hah-ton bomb should drop on a three
Or four story building there would be
nothing left but pile Of brick and NOR
afAr. The cellar would be no more. The
hoeiiars are visited chiefly as a protec-
-0uon against shrapnel and other projec-
tiles Of the aHti-aircraft guns; for
everything that goes up Is bound 10
come down"
Licking Valley courier., 1918-03-28
Small -Caliber Bullet Has Armor-
Piercing, Tracing and In
cendiary Action.

The present war has brought
forth a new kind of ammunition
Tor airplane use in the form Of
special cartridges containing bul.
lets for armor-piercing, and in.
cendiary purposes. All of these
cartridges are of the small rife
calibers, according to a statement
authorized by the War Depart.
ment. The three-tenths of al
inch diameter and short lengtl
Of the bullet left little space fol
the armor-piercing element or fol
tracer and incendiary compost
tion, but such combinations have
oeen made.
The bullets developed by the
United States Ordinance Depart
ment have been tested on lane
and from airplanes to see if therl
is any difference in their per
torrance when fired from {;
quickly moving airplane in thu
upper atmosphere and when fired
IN land. These tests indicate
that the United States has devel
>ped a class of special cartridge,
with a performance fully equa
60 or SURPRISING that attained
abroad.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-03-28
Where Science Fails.

A woman of intellectual taste.
found it difficult to remember al
the facts she collected. She
therefore secured the services OF
a professor of one of the best
memory systems. Scarcely haC
che professor taken his departure
after a successful first lesson
when a loud double knock was
heard at the front door.
Who was that, Mary?" the lad,
inquired of the servant.
"0h, if you please, ma'am,
said Mary, lit was the memor.
man; he forgot his umbarella!'
Pittsburg Chronical Telegraph.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-03-28
This Is Labor's War.

This is labor's war. No ele.
ment of the people of this country
or of any other countries, woulo
suffer more than the workers
from a German victory-a Ger.
man peace.
What the Germans mean by a
strong peace, a German
peace, was recently expressed
bo Gen. Won Liebert, a leading
Prussian conservative.
For us there is but one prin.
ciple to be followed, and we rec
ognize no other. We hold thai
might is right. We must know
neither sentiment, humanity,
consideration. nor compassion.
We must have Belgium and the
north of France. France mus,
be made to pay until she is bled
white. We must have a strong
peace.
Mr.. Grompers spoke well fol
American labor when he said:
1.-THE Republic of the United
States is not perfect, it has tn,
imperfections of the human
but it is the best country on tn,
face of the earth, and those VIII
do not love it enough to work fo
it, to fight for it, to die for ii
are not worthy of the privileg
of living in it.
Il say to the Kaiser, | say
the Germans, in the name of tn
American labor movement: Yo
can't talk peace with us; 20
cant talk to us at all now
Either you smash your Kaise
D autocracy or we will smash it fo
yoy."
The workingmen of Americ
have a tremendous interest
tserve, vital cause to defend,
work of surprising importanC
to accomplish. What is vital
them is vital to America and
the world. That they see the
duty and the great mass of thel
Licking Valley courier., 1918-03-28
Monday, April 8, 1918,

about clock, P. NJ, on credit of six
months, the following described property,
10 wit:
A lease for oil and gas on the following
described tract of land:
Beginning at chestnut oak and rock in
the line of G. w. Perkins on the point and
N the right hand side of the branch; thence
down the hill northerly course to the
branch, to poplar; thence down the
branch to the forks to set rock; thence an
cast course up the the point to the top of
the hill to chestnut; thence with the top
of the ridge to chestnut oak in the line of
q. W. Perkins; thence with Perkins line TO
the beginning, containing fifty acres, more
>r less, the same being part of the land
conveyed by W. M. Holiday aud Others
by deed which is OF record in deed
book No. 36, page 445, Morgan County
Court records.
The land will be leased on the
following TERMS: The lessee or purchaser
of this lease to mine or drill for and re-
move all or any part OF the oil and gas
therein, ne.eighth of any oil produced to
be the property OF said infant lessor and
seven eighths TO be the property ol the
lessee or purchaser of said lease; said one
eighth to be delivered free of cost to lessor |
in tanks or pipe lines and the value ol
same at the market price thereof to be
paid to the guardian OF said infant defend
ant; the sum of two hundred dollars per
annum to be paid for each and every gas
WELL payable quarterly in advance to said
guardian. The lessee or purchaser of said
lease 10 have twelve months from the date |
OF the sale in which to commence opera
tion. and in the event drilling should be
unavoidably delayed, the said lessee shall
pay TO said guardian the sum of so cent>
per acre during each six months that said
drilling is delayed, for the term of four
years, making the full term of this lease
live years, and as long thereafter as oil OF
gas is produced and marketed from said
land.
The purchaser will be required to exc.
cute bond with approved security immedi.
ate'y after the sale.
This IA day Of March, 1918.
X. NJ. OAKLEY,
Master Commissioner.
Gardner & Redwine, Attys.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-03-28
Terrifying Thought.

1t was in a churchyard. TT e
morning sun shone brightly and
the dew was still on the grass.
"Ah, this is the weather that
makes things spring up" re-
marked a passer-by casually TO
an old gentleman seated on a
bench.
"Hush!" replied the old gentle
man "Ive got three wives
buried here. "-Reedy's Mirror.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-03-28
Take a TIP
From Old
Diogenes
BY MOSS.
m LATO having a

nLAT0 having a
4 couple of thou
sand years ago de-
fined man as a
two legged animal
without feathers.
Diogenes (the chap
who went around
Ia thA "A an a. -, m, a
Licking Valley courier., 1918-03-28
FACE the FACTS

T EFT us face the facts. The war situation IS critical
IL Unless the Allies fight as they never yet have nave
fought, defeat threatens Hungry men cannot Hh tg1t
at their best; nor hungry nations France, England
and Italy are going hungry unless we feed them.
Wheat Savings-They must have wheat It is the
best food to fight on. 1t is the easiest to snip we
alone spare it to them; By saving Just little
less than quarter of what we ate last year-we can
support those who fighting our battles And we
can do it without stintng ourselves we nave only
to substitute another food just as good
The Corn of Plenty-Corn is that food. There's
surplus of it. Provienc has been generous in the
hour of our need 1t given corn in such bounty
as was never know before lions on corn a dran am
above regular reeds All we have to DO Is to
learn to appreciate it. Was patriotic duty made
easy? And so clear?
Americas Own Food--Corn! 1t is the true American
food. The In>aNs hardest of races, lived it.
Our forefathe4 dopted the diet and conquered
continent For great SECTION of our country it
fought on it, history tells. Now it can help America
win world war.
Learn Something-Corn 1t isn't food. It's a
dozen. It's cereal. It's vegetable It's bread.
It's dessert. It's nutritious; food value in it,
dollar for dollar, than meat eggs most other
vegetables. It's good to eat; how good you don't
know until you've had corn-bread properly cooked.
Best of all, it's plentiful and it's patriotic
Corn's Infinite Variety-How much do you know about
corn? About how good it is? About the many
delicious ways of cooking it? And what you miss
by not knowing more about it? Here are few
of its
There at least fifty ways to use corn meal to
make good dishes for dinner supper lunch or break
fast. Here suggestions
HOT BREADS DESSERTS
Boston brown bread. Corn-meal molasses cake.
Hoecake Apple corn bread.
Mullins. Dumplings
Biscuits. Gingerbread.
Griddle cakes. Fruit gems.
Waffles
HEARTY DISHES
Corn-meal croquettes Corn-mea fish balls.
Meat and corn-mea dumplings.
Italian polenta. Tamaes.
The recipes are in Farmers Bulletin sos, "Corn
Meal Food and Ways of Using It," free from the
Department of Agriculture.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-03-28
Grow Sudan Grass For Roughage
In Kentucky.
DwILL EVENTUALLY TAKE THE
PLACE OF M1LLETS AND
SORGHUMS

Sudan grass has been attract
inga great deal of attention dur
ing the past few years, especial
" in those sections of the United
States for which no good peren-
nial hay grasses have yet been
found, and where farmers had
to depend very largely upon mil
let's, sorghum, cowpeas, etc., for
roughage.
Sudan grass is nothing more or
less than a fine stemmed, nonsac-
charine sorghum. Apparently it
has all the characteristics of the
ordinary sorghums in soil and
climatic requirements and differs
from them chiefly in maturing
very early, and in having such
fine stems that it is readily cured
into hay. Last year the eager
ness of farmers to try this grass
caused the price Of seed to reach
such a figure that many were de-
tered from making any test, but
a great many farmers in Ken
lucky did and were greatly pleas
ed with it.
On the Station farm a series of
tests as to rate of planting,
methods of planting, and date of
planting were made in 1915.
The planting was done on a rich
piece of land and as the season
was very favorable as regards
moisture, the growth was tre-
menduous. From this test we
are inclined to advise as follows
as to it's culture:
Sow about the middle of May
on a good seed bed, drilling is
about 20 or Is pounds of seed per
acre with the ordinary grain
drill. The seed is not expensive
this year, and thick seeding gives
much finer, better hay. Cut the
first crop when fully headed and
and the second in ample time to
avoid frost. Handle about the
same as timothy. 1t takes longer
to cure. however, and should be
thoroughly dry when put in the
barn or stack. At the Station
farm the two cuttings from the
best plots made over 8 tons per
acre of hay dry enough to keep
well. This is exceptional, and
o4e-haif this-ameunt would be a
good crop and as much as should
be expected.
In Kentucky, Sudan grass will
undoubtedly take the place Of
millets and sorghum very largely
1t will not take the place of the
ordinary pasture and meadow
grasses, but will supplement
them. 1t is not a humus farm
ing crop and has much the same
effect upon land as other sor
ghums.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-03-28
Master Commissioners Sale,

Morgan Circuit Court.
II. NJ Walters, Guardian, Plaintiff.
against
Ina D, Walters, Defendant.
By virtue of Judgment and order of
sale of the Morgan Circuit Court, rendered
At the September Term, 1917 in the above
cause, | will offer for Sale at public auction
at the font door of the court house in
West Liberty Ky. on
Licking Valley courier., 1918-03-28

are performing it with unim-
peachable loyalty is a cause fol-
congratulation to the Nation and
to the world. Exchange.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-03-28

Mr.. tax payer listen to the en-
gineers advice, he is your servant
and is endeavoring to see your
money wisely invested.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-03-28

SLE Diogenes lthe chap
eSa,|As9 Nd who went around
w IN the daytime
with a lantern looking for an
honest mani plucked rooster
and took 1t into the academy
where the ancient philosophers
discussed everything under the
sun and said, This is Plato's
man." On which account this
addition was made to the def
milton: with broad, fiat nails"
We all admit that old Diog-
enes was pretty smart Greek,
with a fine sense Of humor. II
he lived today he wouldn't have
to use his lantern among day
light newspapers to find m hon
est advertiser. SUCCESSFUL
ADVERTISERS MUST BIZ
HONEST. Dishonesty doesn't
pay In advertising or In any
thing else. No daylight paper
wants TO have anything to do
with the space buyer who delib-
erately tries to fool the public.
But, coming back to plato's
modified man. the moral of that
story Is: BE exact. BE specific.
Don't overlook the details.
DO you watch the ads, In this
paper CAREFULLY enough?
DO you keep posted on the de-
tails? DO you make 1t your busi-
ness to read them with EXACT
NESSp
DON'T SKIP THE
BROAD, FLAT NAILS"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-09
A Crushed TraQedian of TODAY

Il ran across an interesting ease OF
the ups and downs Of life the other
day" said l.. r. Mccormick to the St
Louis GlobeDemocrat. IAN actor
named Murray who recently played an
engagement in 4 rinseum in st. Louis,
once stood high in his profession as Il
tragedian. He was never great star,
but he has been associated with the
greatest men in the profession. At one
time he supported Edwin Forrest. and
uftorward played in n piece where he
carried Fanny kemhle from the stage
In his arms. Subsequently, ne sup
ported Edwin Booth and in his time
has enjoyed the respect and fellow
ship of the greatest actors upon the
stage. He has played in every leading
opera house in the country during his
thirty years upon the stage, and his
name is still we'll known by the MEM
bers of his profession. who will be sur
priSed to learn that he is now touring
the museums of the country"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-09
CONVICT FINDS NEW WORLD
Man Leaves the Penitentiary Old and
Feeble After II Years. I'M
prisonment.

Walla Walla, Wash-Edward Suth.
erland stepped from the penitentiary
the other day into land of strange
things and made his way into Walla
Walla, that he almost failed to recog.
niZe.
He was the oldest prisoner in the
institution and II years of his life
were spent there. His release papers
arrived from Olympia that morning
and as soon as he could be fitted out
in clothing he was let go. Sutherland
was sent up for 20 years in 1900 for
attacks on women and girls.
Sutherland was taken to the peni-
Tertiary to save him from mob violence
after being attacked. He was con-
victed on two charges, one brought by
q young girl and the other by an older
woman, and was given ii years for
each Offense. He was past middle age
at that time and left prison aged and
feeble, mere shadow of his former
self.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-09

in the case in the rear seat of the au
tomobile, and in the haste Of getting
away the girl had befriended had ac
cdentally carried the parcel away witt
her own bundles.
did not sleep that night. l saw the
futility of locating girl in hiding.
tried to secure continuance of the
case in court the next morning, but It
was refused. The court was fairly in
session when a bailiff came into the
railinged space. where / sat, gloomy
and wretched, and handed me note.
1t read: "Send officers to detain the
man in checked suit near the door,
if he tries to leave. Meantime, see
me-
| lifted my eyes. A woman wearing
heavy veil had arisen and moved her
hand as If to indicate that she was
my mysterious correspondent. 1 went
to her side. Her first astonishing act
was TO hand me the missing package;
her next to lift her veil. She was the
companion of my midnight automobile
drive.
Il am Elsa Deane," she said simply.
II fortunately looked over those pa
pers and was fully enlightened The
man in the checked suit yonder is the
one Of the conspirators who signed the
agreement which certified"
Her evidence sent the forger and the
promoter to prison and saved my client
thirty-five thousand dollars. We
spared the relatives who had held her
captive for bribe.
We needed a stenographer at the Of
flee and | told Miss Deane so. and the
firm, approaching her splendid part in
the case. made her an unusual salary
offer.
And in four months I found l need
ed wife, and who should I look to
hut Elsa, who had helped me win my
first case.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-09
BOY SHOOTS OUT OWN EYE
Shoots at Blank Cartridge With Air
Rifle and His Aim Is
Perfect.

York, Pa.-His perfect aim with AT
air rife almost cost eleven-year-old
Charles keech his life and less seri-
ously injured two companions, Owen
Neal and Francis Spicer, who had
called to witness his skill.
Young Keech had somewhere OBJ
tanned a blank cartridge for an army
rifle, and this he placed on a nearby
fence, its business end" pointed to-
ward himself His aim to hit this end
with the small lead pellet from his air
rifle was successful, but the impact
discharged the cartridge. The wad
struck Keech and tore out his left
eye. One finger of the Neal boy was
torn almost off by fragment of the
brass shell, while the rebOunding bull
let from the air rife entered the arm
Of young Spicer.
All We're attended at the York hos
pital, where it was ascertained that
kecch would lose the sight of the in
iured eye.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-09
WOMAN IS HIDDEN
FROM THE WORLD
Ohio Miss ff Sixteen Years Is a
Voluntary Prisoner on a
Farm.
WORKS FOR ITS OWNER
Secret OF Working Agreement Not Re-
Vealed to Relatives and Neighbors
Until Death Claims the
Aged Lothario.

Eaton, O.-Miss Minnie Decamp.
aged thirty-Scven years, lived with
Jacob Schmick, scventy-thrpe-vpar-
old bachelor farmer of this place. for
10 years, and no one ever knew IT,.
During these years the young woman
was voluntary prisoner on the
Schmick farm, having entered into an
agreement with the man to be his
houSckeeper and caretaker His 80
acre farm was her world until his ap-
proaching death iInpelled her to leave
him 50 that she might keep her Sc
cret.
During the 1G years Miss Drcamp
spent on the farm she never SPOKE. to
another person. When visitors came
she quickly hid herself In Eaton,
where Schmick was well-known as a
prosperous bachelor, no one had an
inklinG Of the presence of woman on
his farm, and in the rural districts no
man or woman can remember seeing
Miss DpcamD
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-09

kept pair for herself in the parlor.
where she could have them on hand
whenever one of her lovers called
OF course, each young man asked
for whom she was making such pretty
slippers. She would reply, with be-
witching smile and half a wink, ooh,
they're for a man friend of mine"
Then each infatuated youth went
away to invest in Il gift. The girl be-
slowed upon each of them pair of
slippers. The presents from her adj
miring friends averaged S45 a man.
The pair the girl worked herself she
presented to young dry goods clerk
in Atlanta, TO whom she was secretly
married. She disposed of her other
presents and had enough money to
start modest housekeeping establish
ment.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-09
MDINSty[N|N(
[AIRY TAl[
SNOBBISH ZEBU.
G MACY GRAHAM BONNER

"Nhy have you Il hump on your
back asked the camel of the zrbu.
For no reason al AL. answered the
zchu.
Then its silly 10 have it," said he
camel.
What can You say about stiffness: -
asked the Zcbu. Haven't | heard that
you Were very foolish ANIMAL
"P"rhupS," said the camel. but my
hump is of great use. My back carries
people and food and blankets in fact
many useful things"
II would call food and blankets use
ful-people are quit" different" said
the Zebu.
aren't people useful?" asked the
camel. And if not. why do we have
them around?"
Sometimes they NJ" useful when
they try to be =" said the zehu. but for
my part | do NOT care whether ncoplr
are useful or not. They have great
deal Of good sense. Where | come from
they worship me. They think | am Il
sacred animal and | nm treated roy
ally"
NO wonder YOU like people," said
the camel. and where do You come
from?"
"NIy HON" is the great country of
Indie. II must be Il great country or
they wouldn't thinE 81 much of me-
I'm 1t great creature"
Won are certainly mighty fond of
Yourself VIVA, d" You tio that is so
great and noblc:"
'Do," repeated the zchu. lookin.
very much horriticd II don't do any
thing 10 speak Of. I'm a superior ami
NAL and they just naturally think
everything of me. have hornS-thrv
are handsome. And it is true that my
family has on" great gift. We have
excellent milk to give 10 the world
excellent"
i've heard them say that you were
like n Jersey cow" said the camel
II never could have been called one
because my home is India. not Jersey.
And I'm Zebu, and not COW. Still
| believe We are somewhat alike OF
course | belong to the cattle family.
But then we are sacred cattle. That's
very fine"
Il should think You would want to
nothing seems very idle. i have been |
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-09

Schmick in his home near death, and
took the sick man to the Schaffer
home, where Schmick died later.
Miss Decamp contemplates filing
suit against the estate. valued at $1O,-
600, and has obtained the services of
an attorney. The compact between
Miss Decamp and Schmick was clever
ly concealed from relatives. For hours
at a time, when their relatives visited
the farm. the young woman kept her.
self hidden in some part Of the house.
How she obtained new clothing is not
known. Miss Decamp told of her part
in the agreement when an investiga-
ton was made as to the causes lead
ing up to Schmick's death.