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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-12-04

nc did nOC eat q IneaI TOT IIVe yeHTS
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let form. Ask for DR.. Hartman's
Well Known Peruna Tonic and IL
you are seeking health take nothing
else. Insist upon Peruna.
If you are sick and suffering,
write The Peruna Company, Dept.
II, Columbus, Ohio, for DR.. Hart
mans Health Book. The book Is
free and may help you. Ask your
dealer for O Peruna Almanac.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-12-04
THE FARMER MUST HAVE RUGGED HEALTH
Many Break Dozens and Failures
Due to Exposure and Hard Work
Catarrh in Some of It's Many Forms
Claims Thousands

Every farm family has its medicine cabinet and In
every will bottle Of DR.. Hartnlan's
World Famous Peruna. For coughs colds and catarrh
it is Invaluable. It's Is indicated in oil OF
catarrhal Inflammation and congestion whether OF
piratory organs stomach bowels other of the
ho6y
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-12-04

Colds Cause Grip and Influenza
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets remove tho
cause. There is only one "Bromo Quinlne."
L. W. GROVES signature On box. SOC.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
A PRAYER.

Father OF All. Helper of the Free.
we pray with anxious hearts for all
who fight on sea and land to guard
our homes and liberty. Make clear
the vision of our King and Lead
ers. and their counsel wise.
Into Thy care our ships and sea-
men we commend: guard them from
chance-sown mines, and all the dan
gers of this war at sea: make true
their aim in mist or battle-smoke.
by night or day. and. as OF old. give
them the victory.
To men on watch give vigilance:
to those below calm sleep.
To those who risk their lives in
mid-air. give courage and special
strength of nerve.
Make strong our soldiers hearts,
and brace their nerves against the
bursting shrapnel and the unseen
fire that lays the next man low.
In pity blind them from the sight
of fallen comrades left upon the
field.
May Christ himself receive in
Paradise the souls of those who
pass through death.
Let not our soldiers ever doubt
that they shall overcome the forces
that shut the gates OF mercy on
mankind.
o. God Of love and pity. have
compassion on the wounded; make
bearable their pain, or send uncon-
sciousness.
To our soldiers in German prisons
give help and comfort, strength to
endure, patience. courage. and the
realization OF Thy presence.
. To he
grace as they minister to souls now
so ready to listen.
To surgeons and to dressers give
strength that knows no failing, and
skill that suffers not from desperate
haste.
To tired men give time for rest
Pity the poor beasts of service
who suffer for mans wrong.
For us at home let not that open
| shame be ours. that we forget to
ease the suffering of the near and
dear of brave men in the fighting.
| line.
o Thou who makest human wants
the channel Of Thy answers to our
prayers. let loose a flood of SYM
pathy and help for children and
their mothers, and all who wander
dese1ate and suffering; leaving
wrecked homes, and fields and gar
dens trodden under ruthless feet.
With Thee. who sufferest more than
all. may we in reverence Thy bur-
den share, for all are Thine. and in
Thine image made-they too are
| Thine who caused the wrong.
o Father. may this war be man
kinds last appeal to force. Gran,
us that from the stricken earth
sowa with Thy dead, an everlast-
ing flower OF peace shall spring, and
all this we beg for our dear Re-
deemer's sake. who gave Himself
| for those He loved. Amen.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30

special opportunity for some addi-
tional service will appear. But peo-
pie like you do not always realize
how much you are doing We ad-
mire q nation for its fortitude. its
courage. and its perseverance; its
adherence to its ideals, etc. On the
other hand we condemn or despise
cowardly or unstable nations. But
those nations are not merely the
soldiers. The soldiers. in fact, mere
ly reflect the nation. And the ma
tion 10 at last nothing more than
the combined spirit, intelligence,
and zeal OF the individuals. How
long would France endure with
merely soldiers, IL she had no
spirit of France supporting her?
1t is the appreciation, the un-
derstanding. the feeling Of absolute
support and confidence OF the great
people at home"-the soul Of the
people, OF which the soldiers carry
only a part, which by itself could
not exist and persist-which makes
our army formidable. One who can
see. and reason, and state our cause
as well as you. for instance. can
is doing a real Affirmative and nee
essary thing in the big fight. And
there Is need for clear seeing and
helpful speaking at home all the
time.
The news of the last day or two
Is encouraging. in that II indicates
the allies are holding their line.
even though it Is pressed back. The
reaction will be all the greater. the
harder the blow struck-if It does
not break through. We all wish.
of course. we were able to be there
helping. Many OF our American
troops are doubtless on or near the
line, and will have at least a small
part in it all. or course. as you
say. we are bound to win. becauN.
as you say, we cannot do anything
else. so our present troops will all
have a chance. For Germany is not
beaten yet; and even II we could
feel assured that she was slipping.
she is too we'll seasoned and too
adroit, to throw up her hands yet.
She must be BEATEN in fact, not
merely made to fear defeat.
The day promises to be a beau
tiful one (after a rain yesterday of
unwanted force and volume). May
1t dawn a day of hope and cheer for
our boys"
WILLIAM c. LEE.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30

these lowest-salaried government
employees calls loudly for immediate
(''irst) assistance, before there Is
any great argument as to whether
the comparatively high-salaried
employees should receive Sl20 a
year, or any other additional
amount. One hundred and twenty
dollars will not bridge over the
poverty chasm which stretches be-
tween the low salaries and s1,117.-
IS, or between those low salaries
and $3.50, the amount which, as
stated by The Herald. has been
fixed upon by the United States De-
partment OF Labor as necessary for
the proper maintenance of a family.
II a mistake was made in establish
ing those low-salary grades. there
can be no time better than now
in which the best government on
earth may rectify that mistake.
I thank God for our government.
After the long night. there are
signs that the morning Is breaking
for these employes-andn not just a
$120 morning.
HERALD READER.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30

the city might have been averted by
calling on the men and women of the
city to respond to the call for war
workers" Many would have been
delighted to have accepted, but they
did not care to 60 out as a seeker
after q position, and to day expert
enced men In departmental work
would cheerfully take charge Of the
disorganized sections that are under
the direction Of inexperienced men
and women and bring order out of
chaos. II the word was given cut
that they were needed or that they
would not have to pass through de-
lay by reason Of red tape or under
the old clauior Of the civil service
supplies the demands" and through
that source comes the inexperienced
and confusion makers in the new
work. where the best trained men are
needed.
Visit these new bureaus, and see
for yourself the confusion and dis
organized forces.
The organization of the forces
''over there" was put under the d.
rection Of q man of experience and
age. who they all follow as a leader.
and the same necessity exists in the
field forces" at home to do the
necessary work here.
oNLooKER.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
CANT BE, BUT HERE 1T IS"
P. B. A. Poetizes on Engineers
Slogan in War.

To the Editor Of the Washington
Herald:
Am inclosing a little article which
1 wrote this morning. it being called
to my mind by the little poem on
Tanks in this mornings issue Of your
paper:
1T can't be done, but here Il is"
undoubtedly you've heard, the slogan
Of the Engineers. they merit to the
word. The many tasks imposed on
them. requirements large and small,
impossible, they seemed to us, but
how they met them all! How 1t typi-
fies our nation, in this great war we
are in, and the part that we arc
taking, growing greater. It'll we win.
Man power and ammunition, food and
guns were asked Of US, and we have
them, head of schedule, where they'll
make the biggest fuss. So, when they
come and ask you, to buy q stamp
or bond, Just think of these boys
slogan, and heartily respond. For
you, like them, it may be hard, at
first, to see just how, it's possible to
do IT, so dig, you'll soon learn now.
So let's be with the Engineers, at
least, their slogan take. "It can't
be done, but here It Is" lend. for your
country's sake. p. B. A.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
TOMMY STEVENS, FLY-WEIGHT
SOLDIER, EAGER FOR FIGHTS
Talks at Camp Meigs of His Sporting Fame,
and How Long it Takes to Get
at the Kaiser.
at the Kaiser.

he continued In his own modest way,
and make q jockey Of me. But !
would not desert the ring. used
to be an Instructor In boxing for
the Y. N. c. A. in GAINESVILLE. Ohio.
and had q lot of wealthy young
men teaching them to box and de-
velop their muscles. You see I'm
all muscle. what there 10 of me-"
Wants q sCIassy. Uniform.
The clothes question was quite an
annoyance. as might have been ex-
pected. to Tommy when he entered
the army. He had q hard time
getting q uniform that would At.
Believe me. I'm going to q tailor
and have q uniform made that has
some class" again riding his hobby
with enthusiasm.
I'm going to have q little grace
In the way the trousers are draped
above the knees, lines that q sculp-
tor might envy. And I'm going to
have them At snug around the
knees too. The clothes they gave
me to wear just fell into. And
] could not get a pair OF shoes from
the quartermaster less than 6k and
I only wear Az" so / bought q
pair myself that fit"
He showed his foot out with the
pride of q Chinese lady of high
caste.
Tommy Stevens does not long to
be a giant, for he is having too
good a time being Little Tommy
Stevens.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30

Good soldiers come sometimes in
small packages.
Tommy Stevens, OF Company IL.
Camp Meigs. is quite q small pack
age. He is the smallest soldier In
the United States army. being 4 feet
and IL inches short and weighing
81 pounds.
He had to kick, fight. and pull to
get into the army, and he got there.
for his persistence Is nowise in pro-
portion to his size. Also he Is q
scrapper, known from coast to coast
in the boxing world as fiy-weight.
"I broke into the United States
army" he states, mot to stay in
this country but to go to France
and fight. I've had enough fighting
in this country.
Has Had to wait Five Weeks.
Say. do yknow how long I've
been in the army? Five weeks"
His disgust with that phase Of the
army, the slownes with which in his
opinion troops are being moved
across, was very apparent. He seemed
to be all set for a long run and jump
across the pond and inpatient at the
hrndrance which kept him from getting
Immediately at the throat of the
Kaiser. He reminded one of a small
terrier poised for a spring at an op-
ponent whose size didn't worry HIM
any.
While Tommy might walk into a
haberdashery and demand a size IL
in a collar or In a nat, 1t is doubtful
whether his self-esteem would be sat
isfied with anything ess than the big
gest In the shop. His opinion OF HIM
self would have done credit to a larger
man.
Was the "MiIlionaire Kid.~
"They called me the Millionaire lid
in Cincinnati" he said proudly, be
cause wore the loudest clothes IN the
town"
Did you wear checks!" he was
asked.
"Checks? ! wore the largest
checks in captivity. 1 had a cap
made to order from a pattern of
checks that had to be looked at
through smoked glasses. And dis-
monds? Say. had the prettiest lii
stones you ever saw"
From this you may gather that
though Tommy is small IL was not
difficult to see him. He was de-
termined to make people see him
and the method he adopted is fami-
liar in the sporting world. of which
in his pre-army existence he was
an enthusiastic member.
He likes race horsea and the
crowds who attend races. but he
likes the boxing game best
Kentucky wanted to kidnap me" i"
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
OLD CLERKS EFFICIENT.
New Force Disorganized in Wash
ington. Says "Onlooker."

Editor of the Washington Herald:
The critic is at work. giving the
government clerk reproofS for the
lack of accomplishments, yet the
well advised man or woman in Wash
lngton knows that the clerks in the
'old line" of work, or where the
plans have been in operation for
years, under the well trained clerk,
lnder an experienced man or woman
rs chief, there is no Stacking, but
n the newly organized bureaus, the
work and workers are in perfectly
1isorganized shape, and the great
cause Is the lack of men and women.
who have had governmental expe-
Renee Is handling clerks and as
signing the work.
In many of the new departments,
scattered over the city, you will
and the girls prominading the cori-
1ors. for the want of a supervisor;
the boys discussing unimportant
matters and some putting at a cigar
site. and then talk with them and
they will tell Of the easy time they
are having. just for the want of be-
ing assigned to certain work, un-
der q trustworthy man or woman,
who has had experience in handling
clerks. and as q saving OF the ap-
Preparations, the first step to be
taken is to secure the services of
persons who can take charge of the
work, and perfect the plans.
The city has been overcrowded with
people from all parts Of the country.
brought here by fiattering advertise
ments Of positions awaiting them,
when q great deal Of the confusion
hat now embarrasses ths business of
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
cLERKSHIPS AND STOcKYARDs
U. S. Employees Paid Less Than
Chicago Workmen.

To the Editor of The Washington
Herald:
/ must be one of many who are
grateful to you for the article in
last Mondays Herald: CLERK is
paid Chicago wage OF Stockyard." :"
When may we expect that the Unit
ed States government will pay to
each of its employees at least 81
177.95, the amount required for the
bare existence of laborer's family
OF five in the (Chicago) stockyards
district for year?" As things are
now. that salary must look like
wealth to government employees
mere who are receiving ss40, s72o,
etc would like to know what
percentage are receiving those SAL
aries.
II government oficials or Con-
gressmen should see a man lying in
the middle of + street and strug-
Cling unavailingly to rise and get
away from that dangerous situation
would they not at once go to his
help, without saying, "I may be able
TO help him a little way out OF the
most dangerous part of the street
next year."
! think ths trying situation OF
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
CLUB NOTES.

The Red Cross unit organized by
Miss Hilda Fletcher. State regent OF
the District of Columbia, Daughters
of the American Revolution, held its
first meeting Wednesday with a
good attendance. The unit will
meet every Wednesday at 1 o'clock
at District OF Columbia Red Cross
headquarters. 1890 Connecticut
avenue. Regents are urged to have
their chapters represented in this
work. and II there are any chap
ter members who will give their
services. they are requested to COM
municate with the chairman, Mrs.
Lisle s. Lipscomb, 1912 @ street
northwest or come to the work
rooms any Wednesday afternoon. It
is hoped that many will respond to
this call. as the need for garments
is great
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
WAR AND REACTION.
Suggestion of Editorial for The Her
aid on Democracy.

To the Editor OF The Washington
Editor The Washington Herald:
Please accept my highest apprecition
Of the accountable editorials in your
journal-"Reaction''-supercedes any
thing 1 have seen even in the Trib-
uns and Times, of New York. We
seem to think there is a thousand
years on hand for US to prepare to
win this Arma geddon. I hope II is
the 1900 miles and distances. which
produces our tardiness-and not na-
tional apathy
suggest for your editorial col
umns material on the following:
That this war has to be won for
a higher democracy-for a democracy
that will demand an expression in
times Of peace Of loyalty and self
sacrifice for the welfare OF the State.
and one which will not teach its citi-
zens selfishness. and at all times re-
ward through this present COM
mercialism for dishonesty and deceit
above merit and integrity"
I hope to find your reply in your
editorial columns
Very respectfully.
LEONARD F. PERSON.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
SCHOOL JANITORS' WAGES.
Not Equal to That of Ordinary Day
Laborer.

LdDOICI.
To the Editor Of The Washington
Herald:
In your recent issue there Is an
appeal. in the form of an editorial
in your columns. in which Watch
man" sets forth his proper griev-
ances. Now for the public school
janitors and janitors' helpers and
caretakers-some two hundred or
more faithful men and women who
have charge of the District of Co.
lumbia school property. who toll
hard and faithfully both in Winter
and Summer. especially in the Win
ter months when in addition to
their numerous other duties they
have fires to care for, steam boilers
to watch, etc.
The pay of this corps of District
of Columbia employees is not equal
to the ordinary day laborer. Some
thing must be done II the school
authorities expect to keep their
trustworthy corps of efficient work.
crs intact. Other means Of en-
ployment Is daily being offered
these people. and during the past
year the janitorial force of the
public schools has been crippled to
such an extent that 1t was impos-
sible to fill the quota in the schools
due as everyone knows to the small
pay now allowed this school corps.
Give us a living wage commensurate
with the high cost of living SO we
can make it pay for our liberty bonds
and Red Cross obligations and buy
more war savings stamps, and be in
a position to help buy Fourth Liberty
Loan Bonds. and assist in any other
way our country now at war.
WILLIAM A. HICKEY.
Hyde School.
EDGAR c. MARSHALL,
Curtis School
E. W. BURDETTE,
Addison Scohl
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
APPEALS TO NATIONS SPIRIT.
Officer in France Tells How Home
People NAV Helm.

To the Editor Of The Washington
Herald-The following is a part of
a letter from my brother. an artil-
lery officer in>the American army in
France, to his sister in Kansas.
about the spirit of the soldiers and
the spirit of the nation:
Your good letter received. I ap-
preciate your good wishes, your
sympathy, and your generous feel
Ing. You say you wish you could
do something more for the war.
That Is a natural feeling for one as
patriotic. unselnsh. and intelligent
a. You ara and nerhans soma
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
TOMMIES' PRAYER.
Is Sold for One Penny in England
for Church Huts.

Editor of the Washington Herald:
The enclosed Is a copy of a prayer
written by q British soldier in
France. It is now being read in
all of the churches throughout Eng
land. I think that you will agree
with me that 1t is remarkably good
and very appropriate-andI trust that
the many readers Of The Herald will
also voice their approval. In England
it is printed and sold for one penny
each, the proceeds going to the Church
Army Huts.
WILLIAM 8. wAUDBY.
1924 Fourteenth street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
Piano Lures Huns.

at Ville-sur-Ancre during the re-
cent offensive two Australians had
been playing a piano in a cottage
for 20 minutes when a cellar door
opened and a German sergeant and
ten men came out and surrendered.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
Cernsa SCHOOL, Iudaiz.d

London. June as.-The Zionist
commission in Palestine has reopen
conducted by the ',Hilfsverein." and
which were closed by the British
when they took Jerusalem.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-24
WISCONSIN, NEVIS
STATED IN Grief
TelegFaphic Chronicle Of State
Happenings.
TO KEEP DIVISION INTACT
Orders Received at Camp Custer
State That Hereafter Soldiers of
the 85th Army viii Not Be
Used as Filters.

Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich,
Jan. 23.-News which viii be OF great
encouragement to both officers and
men of the Eighty-fifth division has
been received from Major General
Morrison of Washington, in charge OF
the work of all divisions. In Il letter
to Major General Parker he assured
him that no more men would be drawn
from the Eighty-fifth division to fill
other organizations. Since the incep-
ton of Camp Custer, men have been
ordered from this division TO fill other
organizations, in view Of which it has
been difficult to proceed with the train
ing. No sooner would a company COM
mander bring his company to Il point
Of efficiency in drill than an rider
would come from Washington, taking
a large per cent Of his men away. The
message from Major General Morrison
that replacement dep0ts were being
established from which troops would
be drawn in the future relieves the
minds Of the Camp Custer officers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-24
Strenuous Food Campaign.

Madison, Jan. 23.-Responding to
the nations call for more food and
feed, Wisconsin is busy planning to
surpass the 1917 record Already lead
ers in the different lines of prOduc-
ton are organizing forces in readiness
for a strenuous campaign to be carried
out throughout the season. The plans
as announced by Frederic Cranetield,
secretary of the State Horticultural
society, and James G. Moore Of the
department of horticulture i'll the uni
verSity, include organization and SUI
pervisiOn Of the work done by clubs,
schools and other local bodies through
the agency of the county councils of
defense: the issuance in circular form
Of series of practical garden su2ges-
tons, and the regular Unconstitutional
and Institutional work of the agricul-
tural extension workers. NJ. \. Ras-
mussen, Oshkosh, president of the h0r-
ticultural society, and George A. Pot
ter of the college Of agriculture will
be available for service Of the c0mmu-
mites of the state interested in garden
ing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-24
EAST new ROME

Mr.. and MIS-. Fred Setter Of Bar.
rett, Mimi, who, have been visiting
their cousin, Mrs. w. G. Lord return
ed to their home.
Mr.. Joe Bush, who has been visiting
relatives for the past month in Bel
mont and Chicago, ret urned last Fri
day accompanied by his brother Leon
ard, who will stay indefinitely
Mrs. P. K. Akre is substituting in
the Marsh school for her sister Miss
Florence Darms, who has been very
i'll.
The school board in the Marsh school
district have showed their thoughtfuflz
ness by building a barn at the school
house. This will be a great conven-
fence to the teacher and pupils who
may drive to school as many live quite
distance from the school.
W. G. Lord lost a valuable horse on
Sunday
Miss Cecil Wolcott has been visiting
relatives in Grand Rapids.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-24

GEN. FALkENHAYN LOSES 10000
TROOPS in PALESTINE.
Campaign Against Gen. Ailenby's
Ferces Fails When Soldiers Re-
fuse to Fight for Kaiser.

Washington, Jan. 23.-One hundred
and sixty thousand Turkish troops
more than 80 per cent of General Fall
kenhayn's reorganized Turkish army
deserted during the recent journey
from C0nstantinople to Palestine, Off
cial dispatches stated.
General Falkenhayn, appointed by
the kaiser TO reorganize the crumbling
Moslens after General Auenby's vic
tOriOus Holy Land campaign. has re
turned to Constantinople and his en-
tire plan for rehabilitation Of the sui
tan's forces has been abandoned, the
reports declare.
More than 30 per cent of the
strength of a Turkish divisions was
lost by desertion during the journey
from Constantinople to Palestine, F"
General Allenby's report declares, add
ing that al companies of storm troops
which left the AleXaudretta district,
each 800 strong, reached the front with
only four officers and 100 men per COM
pany."
Even Turkish officers refused to "fali
in with Falkenhayn'S program, re-
pOrts declare, and openly 7Oiced their
dissatisfaction. knowing we'll the I'M
reliability of the dishearened, war
weary native troops. In less than three
days Falkenhayn abandoled the Pal
estine sector and returned in disgust
to ConstantinOple