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The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-25

a his Pssrssian guards could lick any sol
| diers in the wo-ld, but when they
bumped into the U. s. Marines they
found that they were mistaken. They
fought and fought hard, but we licked
the very hell out of them. Our boys
would charge through woods so thick
that you could hardly see ten feet
ahead. But the marines got through
and went after them, yelling like wild
men, and that got Fritz's goat. When
we would get near enough where we
could use our bayonets on them they
would run or try to surrender. 1t was
great fun to outrun a big German and
stick { good, sharp bayonet right
through his kidney. ! was helping to
operate machine gun. have seen
Germans piled up in front of our gun
until would almost go crazy with the
thought of killing so many. did
not have chance to do much hand-to-
hand fighting. l had to stay with the
gun nearly all ten time, but / got
few with my automatic pistol and hand
grenades. No one can picture the
scenes on a battle field after it is all
over unless he has seen it. Of all
horrible sights they are sure there.
Men all blown to pieces and parts of
them hanging on trees, and some pray
ing and begging for help, others walk
ing or crawling back to the dressing
station. You could find our first aid
station by path of blood that led to
it. Many of the poor lads died try
ing to get there The stretcher-bear-
ers and first aid men could not get to
them all the first day in the gun pit
with me. ! have seen enough of the
Germans to make me hate them und
everything that looks or sounds Ger
man. / hate the Germans with hate
of hell, and may get another chance
to get few more of them. If | do,
will give them the best have, and if
/ fall in the cause of freedom, | will
be only one Of the many hundreds that
are giving their lives every day that
liberty shall live.
/ don't need a thing and am doing
fine and love to hear from you again.
soon. Give Lucille my love and all the
other folks. | would like to see,you
boy. Yours truly,
Pvt. VIM. IL ROCKS,
Base Sec. No. A, S. o. S., A. E F.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-25
FRANK CRIES FOR WAR
AND HE MAY GET 1T
Indian Registrars Carry TerrOrizing
Names

Newkirk, Okla, Sept 17.--If names
Indicate anything, the following reg
" ssrants from the Indian reservation
Ilnear White Eagle, Okla, should make
fighters capable of leading the Yankees
on to Berlin in the final drive for VIC
tory.
Frank Cries For War, Joe Fire
shaker, James Fireshaker, James Lit
tie Warrior, Dennis Flynn Rough Face,
Jack Rough Face, Robert Little Dance,
Charles Makes Noise, Joseph Crazy
Bear, Sam Snake, Edward Packhorse,
Max Black Hair Horse, Irving Stands
Black, Dewey Hairy Back, Theodore
Vineyard, Hershel Grapes, Harvey
Walker Grapes, Jack No Ear, Arthur
Bears Ear.
Other names of Indian and white
registrants were: Grover Starry Teller,
Joseph Crazy Bear, Mark Buffalo
Head, Theodore Big Goose, Tin Little
Voice, Daniel Webster, George Wash
ington and Andrew jackson.
Practically all of the Indians from
White Eagle gave their occupation
as "none."
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-25
NEW DISCOVERY is
TALK OF NATION

The medical fad of today is Irogen.
In fact, aside from the great war, the
discovery of Irogen and the possible
tics offered by its treatment of des-
eoge is the most talked of subject in
the nation at the present time.
Everywhere people tell of the re-
markable results obtained from the
use of Irogcn. Long suffering ended,
oubles overcome that had seemed
would never yield to any treatment,
nerves and muscles that were unstrung
and weak made firm and strong, and
vigor and health brought to those who
had become thin, frail and sickly.
Physicians claim that Irogen builds
up the strength and vigor of the sys-
tenn through the blood, thus making it
immune from gcrms-or in other
words, gives the system the strength
to throw off germs. Once the germs
Ct disease are driven out, nature be-
gins her work of rebuilding the It's
sues and organs by the use Of rich,
red blood which has been nourished
by the essential elements contained in
Irogen.
Warning is given, however, that
owing to it's well-known flesh-building
powers Irogen should not be taken by
anyone who does not desire to take on
flesh.
Note-Irogen, the product mention
ed above, is now on sale in Brownsville
by ]. D. Curtis Drug Co.; in Stanton by
Stanton Drug Co., and by the leading
druggists in practically every city,
town end village in the state.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-25

who viii attend Fridays sezsH i
Memphis BY districts are as folleE +:
District 1-Shelby-L. NJ. Str Ion
director, Memphis.
District No. I'm. S. Summea di
rector, Dyersburg. Chairmen b,
counties include Fayette. j. B. sober
vile; Haywood, Mann Wills, Broltns
vile; Upton. G. A, Girdner, Going
ton; Lauderdale, A. o. Durham. hip.
ley; Dyer, R. S. Watkins, Dyersb5rg1
Lake, L. E. LaDuke, Tiptonville, 0biol
c. H. jerks, Union City.
District 81. E. Brown. dirsktor
Jackson. Chairmen by countiesI in,
clude Hardeman, DR.. W. w. Cox, Bol.
war; McNairy, ]. A. Houston, Selrher,
Hardin, Arch Walker, Savannah;
Chester, w. H. Badly, Henderson
Madison, R. F. Spragins, JaeA ION;
Henderson, o. E. Holmes, Lexin5 lon;
Decatur, ]. w. Stout, Decaturvilll
District No. 4.-G. A Davidsoi1 di-
rector; Trenton. Chairman by bun
ties include Carey Alsobrook, Alamo;
Carroll, ]. Sam Johnston, Huntingdon:
Gibson, NJ. H. Tcylor, Trenton; Ben
ton, W. M. Kincannon, Camden; Weak
ley, G. D. Robinson, Greenfield; Henry
R. D. Caldwell, Paris.
While the campaign proper win be-
gin November IL, ending with Nokem-
Der y, inclusive, the intervening week
will be devoted to intensive orgahiza-
ticn and publicity, preliminary 10 d
whirlwind finish.
Next Sunday, October "a, ayery
in every pulpit, regardless of
creed or color, has been asked ex-
plain the welfare work of these Ieven
organizations, embracing every dehom-
nation end creed. The necessity for
the continued maintenance of thei} SER
vice to the soldiers over there, wheth-
er peace comes tomorrow.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-25
HEROIC AMERICANS
0UTMT GERMANS
Capture of Grand Pre- by Gen. PERISH
ing's Army Was Great Event.

France Oct. 1s.-The capture of
Grand Pre- by Gen. Pershing's forces
was accomplished under terrific hard
ships and with a heroism not limited at
IN the brief official announcement of
the taking 70 this stronghold of the
Germans north of the Argonne forest.
The Americans took the town prima-
rily by outwitting the enemy-by at
lacking without artillery preparation,
which the Germans had expected, by
wading the river Aire at four points
instead of building bridges, by strug-
Cling through almost impossible mud.
step by step, until suddenly on top of
the amazed Germans and by driving
them into retreat after hand-to-hand
fighting.
The Americans had moved to a
point within short distance of Grand
Pre- and the Germans had destroyed
the bridges over the shallow Aire as
they retreated. The enemy obviously
expected an artillery fire to preface
any further attack, for his surprise
was unfeigned when the Americans
smashed into his positions.
The American attack began at six
o'clock in the morning. The men NOV
ed forward in the shelter of the forest
reaching the Aire at four points agreed
where the stream could be forded
Without attracting the ?ttention of
the Germans, the Americans then wa
ded into the cold water, which reached
to their waists and even higher, and
pushed across the stream.
On the northern bank they found
broad mud flats into which they sank
half way to their knees. The Germans
by this time.had discovered their ap-
proacE and opened a bitter machine
gun fire, but the Americans pushed
steadily on. Beyond the mud banks,
which were crossed slowly and with |
the greatest difficulty, the Americans |
found the Germans and closed with |
them in desperate bayonet, hand-to-
hand fight. Rifles often were used as
clubs, and each man struggled TO down
his individual opponent.
At II o'clock the Americans had |
overcome the enemy, had
driven him into the woods north of
Grand Pre- and were in possession OF |
the important railhead.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-25
JEWISH WAR FUND
MAY REACH BILLION

New York, Oct. 18.-A fund whiel
may reach one billion dollars to be us
ed to finance the reconstruction o.
the Jewry of the world will be sought
by the joint distribution committee o.
the American funds for Jewish wa,
sufferers, which, it is announced here
will undertake what is described as
''the largest purely humanitarian pro.
ject in history to be attempted by in.
dividual effort"
This money, according to Felix M
WarbIrg, Of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., will
not be sought alone through contribu-
tons, but will embrace the fields Of
lending and investment and will be &C
cepted from non-Jewish as well as
Jewish sources.
The plan is based on reports receiv-
ed from every country where Jews
have suffered during the war. Com
missions of American Jews-experts
in philanthropy, social service, educa-
ton and philosophy-will be sent to
Russia, Poland, Palestine, Serbia,
Greece and other lands as soon as the
international situation permits.
This phase Of the undertaking al
ready has been initiated in several
countries, it has been announced.
Reports from the committees repre-
sentatives now abroad indicate that
one quarter of the worlds 100000 to
10000 Jews, outside of the 3,000,-
900 in the United States are destitute,
starving and homeless" the commit
tee statement says.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-25
FROM OUR SOLDIER BOYS

Somewhere in France, Sept II.
Dear Mother-Just received four
letters from you and was so glad to
get them, for it has been quite a
while since l got any mail from home
Have just got back from a trip
across the country and to a certain
city. Had most wonderful time:
Wish / could tell where went and all
about it, but that is just what can I
DO.
Yes, l am getting the Graphic and
am very glad indeed to get it. ! stop
ped sending you the Stars and Stripes
but have begun sending it again now
Hope you will get it all right.
Just received the pictures and GER
tainly was glad to get them. Don't
think them so bad after all, even II
you do.
haven't been sick since / arrived
here and am gaining in weight all the
time. Am quite sure if you knew
where we are you wouldn't worry at
all. for we are all right. All the
bunch from home are well and happy.
Am not on orderly work now, One
Of the boys who came over with us
was made lieutenant and will be IN
charge of a building under him.
have one service stripe and 1t VIII
not be long before I will get another;
This is certainly the most beautlfui
country l ever saw. The roadsides are
lined with beautiful trees. Sometimes
we 20 for walk through the woods
and along the banks Of the canals and
some of the views are certainly pretty'
Look like some beautiful painting
The only thing that regret is that
| haven't studied the French language,
for | can't understand thing the peo-
pie say.
There is so much I would like to tell
YOU, but it is impossible. Of course l
might write a lot of things and get
by with it for while, but might get
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-25
WARD OFF COLDS
WITH WIN HEPA'tICA

Bad colds are baa enough; sore
throat is worse, and pneumonia often
means death.
Guard yourself right now againgt
these ailments by giving your system
a thorough cleansing and toning up
with Vim Hepatica. The atmosphere
is full of the deadly germs now. There
is no better preventive against disease
than thorough cleansing and toning
up of the entire system and enrich
ing the blood. 1t sets the lazy Ever
to work, Pushes the kidneys, makes
the bowels act freely. It's truly a
wonderful prescription. Come and get
a bottle now.
Glass Drug Co., Brownsville.
X. E. Martin Drug Co., Stanton.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-25
in,tronble by it later. know what one
Of the boys got by it.
Will close for this time. Love and
kisses for all. Your loving son,
Pvt. SAM P. BOYD,
A. P. o. 706, Base. Hosp Is, A. E. F.

France, Sept. A, 1918.
Dear DR.. Mulheron:-I can't express
my feelings to you after reading your
letter yesterday. | got ten letters
yesterday-the first mail I have had
in four months. | am doing M. P.
duty in LIE Hoarre, and believe me, it
is some place. like it fine and will
probably be here for sevral months,
until | am examined again by doc
tor, and then if | am fit for duty in
the lines l will go back, but if not |
will stay here. / am feeling fine now,
only my back gives me trouble. | had
a pretty good dose of chlorine gas and
my lungs were on the bum for a
while, but l am just about over that.
But that shock got, boy, / will take
wound any time instead of shock
like that. / was knocked unconscious
twice in one day and was buried once
by those big boys Fritz sends over, but
/ did not stop for that, but how | got
the one that put me out of business, |
don't remember. All ! know was that
the Huns were Smelling the woods we
were in and my company was taking
up new positions with our machine
guns. The shelling became so bad that
the officer told the boys to get in some
holes that were there, so got in hole
about two feet deep and just long
enough to lay in. Then the next thing
l remember / was in field hospital,
two days. later, with paralyzed back
and my head twisted to one side and
could not move it. was some wreck
only got one little scratch on me.
That was on the back of my neck. 1t
took a good while for me to get my
strength back. / would not have been
so long, but before / was knocked out
| had not had . nights sleep in eigh-
teen days and had been digging gun
and fighting every day
and night on one meal day, so you
see / was pretty weak anyway, and
when did get it, l got it good and
hard.
Well, must tell you all about what
| saw while / was in it. but | don't
know where to begin; the biggest part
will have to save until come home.
[ first went into the trenches on the
. but was pulled out up there and
brought down to 49, go front the
first of June and got into action as
soon as we arrived there. We gave
I'D Fritz one big surprise when we
vent over after him on the morning
If the second of June. He was dead
;ure of going to Paris. We found let
.ers on the dead Germans to their peo-
,le at home telling them that they
would be in Paris by July 1st, but
light there is where old Kaiser Bill
made one big mistake. He thought
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-25
MASS OF SECRET
INFORMATION
Falls Into Hands Of American Troops
in the St. Mihiel Salient: Finely
Drawn Hun Map, Showing in Detail
Every Spot Where Mine or Trap
Had Been Placed; Accurate 0bser-
walton.

With the American Army, Sept. 2S-
Almost as important as the prisoners
captured in the st. Mihiel salient wa.
the mass of secret and confidential
documents that fell into the hands Of
the Americans.
Thiaucourt was used by the Germans
as the advance echelon headquarter.
Of Gen. Won Fuchs army detachment
which held the salient. In the Ger,
man intelligence department there, a.
well as at Vignuelles, hundreds Of
sacks of papers were obtained.
The most helpful article that the
Americans found was finely drawn
map of the whole salient marking in
detail every spot where a mine or trap
had been placed. Tie information was
turned over Immediately to the engi-
neers, who proceeded to destroy the in
fernal machines.
Each bridge that had time bomb
sccreted somewhere and every dug-out
in which hidden wires had been placed
to cause an explosion was plainly
marked, with the nature of the infer
nal machine placed there. Places wher.
houses had been mined and where
tank traps had been dug were shown
en- the map.
The information obtained was not
Of much use to the tanks, although it
did aid them in disclosing traps be-
tween the American line of consolida-
ton and the Hindenburg line. The
tenk drivers showed on uncanny ap-
titude in scouting traps. i motored
up the road from Rognieville to Thiau-
court and could plainly make out the
trail of the tanks, their caterpillar
marking the route Enthusiastically.
Every once in a while the ground
that the tanks had gwerved off the
road for piece, traversing the fields,
and there, sure enough in the road the
fresh earth showed large hole had
been recently filled in. / saw squad
Of doughboys filling in one of these
traps.
The Boches had excavated hole the
width of the road and forty feet long.
They then eracted lathe framework
of the thinnest timbers and placed
over it covering of earth and few
stones to make it look natural. The
framework would scarcely rear the
weight of a wheelbarrow and tank
falling into the trap would have been
hopelessly out Of action.
Secret maps found in German dug
outs proved how accurate the merican
observation posts had been, Every
machine gun emplacefnent and bait
terry position on the enemy document
coincided with those on the American
maps of the enemy positions.
Several thousand unmailed letters
from German and Austrian soldiers to
their families were siezed. In many
cases, the letters had not yet been GEN.
sored by the enemy officers and they
contained much valuable information.
The letters indicated the low morale
of the enemy troops, not by their mere
complaints and lack Of sufficient re-
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-25
100000 TO FIGHT INFLUENZA

Washington. Oct. 1s-An appropria-
ton of Sl0,000,000 with which to fight
the present epidemic of Spanish infu-
enza, is provided in an amendment to
the army appropriation bill, presented
in the senate this afternoon by Sena-
tor Lewis of Illinois.
One million dollars for lighting the
disease has already been APPROPRIATED
BY congress. Additional appropria-
tons would be expended through the
health officers of cities and states
where the disease is spreading, in CO.
operation with the United States
health service, under the resolution.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-25
WAR WORK LEADERS
TO MEET IN MEMPHIS

Memphis, Oct 20.-Delegates from
twenty-tne con- ties of Wess Tenaes-
see will meet in Memphis Friday, Oc-
tober rs, when organization will be
effected for the approaching united
war work campaign for national
fund of $175,OOO,OOO. West Tennes-
sees quota is placed at $475,OOO and
county quotas will be allotted at Fri
days meeting in Memphis, according
to announcement here today by L. M.
Stratton, chairman Of this grand di-
vision of the state.
Memphis men will play an import
ant part in the direction of the first
united war welfare effort in which the
activities Of seven powerful Organiza-
tons have been welded by President
Wilson. They include the Young Mems
Christian Association, the Young Wo-
mems Christian Association, the Ma
tional Catholic War Council knights
of Columbus,) American Library As
ISOLATION, the Jewish Welfare Board,
War Camp Community Service and
the Salvation Army. Tennessee's to-
tai quota in this drive is $1,625,OOO.
Middle Tennessee's quota is $675,OOO,
or 5000 1000 more than for West Ten
nessee.
On the state campaign executive com
mittee are G. T. Fitzhugh, L. M. Hall,
Charles D. Johnston, Joseph Newber-
ger. John R. Pepper, L. N. Stratton
and T. II. Tutwiler, Memphis men.
DR.. E. E. George is director Of the
West Tennessee division.
Among the leaders in the campaign
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-25

tons and heavy bombardments to
which they were constantly exposed,
but in observation concerning the
eours Of the war and the American
aid-as the Germans in the trenches
are not fooled by Ludendorff's COM
munique about the unimportance Of
the efforts Of the United States.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-25
COUGHED so HE COULDN'T
SLEEP

Bronchial coughs, tickling IN the
throat and asthmatic spasms break
ones rest and weaken one 50 that
the system is run down and serious
sickness may result. Enos Halbert,
Paoli. Ind, writes: al had q severe
cold and coughed continually at night;
could hardly sleep. Foley Honey and
Tar cured my cough" J. D. Curtis
Drug Co.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-25
TOOK OUT DREADFUL SORENESS

When the kidneys are weakened and
fail to throw impurities out of the
blood, the poison remains in the sys-
tenn and backache, soreness and rheu-
matte pains develop. Mrs, David Hen
Iy, 65 S. Lincoln Ave, Washington, N.
J. Writes: "Foley Kidney Pills took
the dreadful soreness out of my limbs
and l walk good. j. D. Curtis Drug
Co.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-19
When Nobel Cut His Einuer.

The great war might be traced back
to Nobel's cut finger. f. f. Slosson
writes in the New York Independent.
Alfred Nobel was Swedish chemist
and a pacifist. One day while work
ing In the laboratory he cut his finger,
as chemists are apt to do, and again
as chemists are apt to do, he dissolved
some guncotton in ether alcohol and
swabbed it on the wound. At this
point, however, his conduct DIVORCES
from the ordinary, for instead of stand
Ing idle, impatiently waving his hand
In the air to dry the film as most peo-
pie, including chemists, are apt to do,
he put his mind on 1t and 1t occurred
to him that this sticky stuff, slowly
hardening to an elastic mass, might
be just the thing he was hunting as
an absorbent and solidifier of nitro
glycerin. So instead of throwing away
the extra collodion that he had made
he mixed it with nitroglycerfn and
found that 1t set to jelly. The "blast-
ing gelatin" thus discovered proved to
be so insensitfve to shock that it could
be safely transported or fired from
cannon. This was the first of the
high explosives that have been the
chief factor in the great war.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-19
To Remodel japanese Army.

The return of distinguished Japan
csc officers who have been in Europe
studying the latest military tactics on
the battlefronts will be followed by
army reorganization, reports the To-
kyo Jill. Under the new system one
division will consist Of three regi-
ments instead of four. as now, and a
force composed Of two reorganized d.
visions will become the fighting unit
of the Japanese army. Increase in
the number Of regiments Is not con-
templated. but the number of divi-
sions will be necessarily augmented.
Whether or not the new formation
will be seen in the Forthcoming an
nual maneuvers is unannounced. The
military arsenal at Tokyo is preparing
to build airplanes for army use, and
an appropriation Of s3,750OO0 will be
asked from the diet. The exact type
Of airship has not been decided.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-19
PATRONS ARE THE PATRIOTS
Little by New Plan of Conserva-
ton Of Food Supply.

The food administration is pleased
to pieces with the New York hotels for
saving more than thousand barrels
of flour week and some II tons of
meat dag by these wheatless-meat-
less occasions that are so popular now,
writer in Golfers observes. Pro-
vision dealers report falling off in
sales, and all is lovely and statistical.
TITS a fair picture to gaze upon, but
honor where honor is due! That pa
tient hero, the hotel patron, ought to
come in for few kind words, since
he pays the full price and eats the
half portion.
Save wheat-use corn"-bread is 10
cents, corn bread is Is cents. AS a
transient consumer the other noon, we
paid 80 cents for a slice of beef as
large as q postal card, plus one table
spoonful of creamed potatoes, plus a
bit of Yorkshire pudding about the size
of a watch. No doubt it was all that
was good for us, but the price was
more. If the widely known principles
of economics are still working, we
helped make meat and bread cheaper
and paid as much as if we were max
ing them dearer.
A patriot is Il noble thing, but isn't
it better to be one than to trim one?
The hotel keepers of Manhattan are
playing both sides of the game and the
food administration furnishes a jazz
hand of statistical odmiro tiOn for their
efforts. These bonifaces who are
shrinking the meals and swelling the
prices need something oil right, but
not governmental encouragement.
Meanwhile the hotel user can feel sure
that the war has not changed his func-
ton at all-he'S the paying goat now
iust as he used to be.