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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-05
NEGRO KNOWN TO BE
147 YEARS OLD is DEAD

About Revolutionary Times.
NEW YORK.-Claiming to be lat
years old, William Masios, a negro
preacher, died here recently after be-
ing admitted to Bellvue hospital.
He answered all questions put to
him by the incredulous doctors about
revolutionary times, and his answers
Were so intelligent that the hospital
authorities put him on record as be-
ing Of that age-the Oldest patient
ever admitted to the hospital.
Neighbors say he was born in Rich
mend, Va, in It'll.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-05

the highest terms of the Y. M. C. A.
u9qM pBI5 HTSu!p99oxe sBM I
learned that "old Terrell" again had
the opportunity of helping the ma
ton by subscribing $500 to the Y.
M. G. A., and | am betting she will
ego over the top"
RAY E. McLENDoN.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-05
he PRIZE FAT MAN
OF THE CIRCUS is DEAD,

sam irwin, exhibited throughout
IN t' L country as the Eat Boy," is dead
ror miS nome, Three Rivers, Mich,
i M yin influenza. He was So years old
~ weighed ITO pounds.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-08-29
TELLS OF SURGERY'S TRIUMPH

Surgery's greatest triumph during
this war has come through repudia-.
tion Of medical decoctions. 1t has
come through the elimination Of disin-,
fectant processes in treating septic
wounds, and the substitution therefor
Of the knife.
1t was not in those words that Col.
Herbert A. Bruce. consulting surgeon
of the British armies ia France, whose.
professional territory at the front EN-.
braces 10000 beds. expressed 1t when
he was asked what he regarded as the
greatest achievement Of surgical sci
ence since the war began. In peace
times he Is professor Of clinical sur
gerry at the University Of Toronto.
Practically all wounds are in
fected." Colonel Bruce said. 1--WE
have passed through various stages
In the treatment of such wounds, and I
think ! may say that now, in our serv-
Ice and in the French and in yours, a
new technic has developed. This
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-08-29
SHE HELPED BUILD SHIPS

Many q woman who stands all
day over a washtub and an. ironing
board, cooks three meals and looks
after brood Of small children has a
far harder job than most men in the
shipyards.''
This is the conclusion Of Mrs. Mar
guerite 3. Harrison, widow of Thomas
B. Harrison Of Baltimore, based on a
weeks experiences in overalls as a
shipbuilder for the Bethlehem Ship
building corporation at Sparrows
Point, Md.
Relieving that the time may come
when the wives and mothers and sis
ters Of the men who must fight will
be needed for shipyard work in the
United States. Mrs. Harrison applied
for and got her job, determined to find
out just what woman shipbuilder
would be called upon to- do and wheth.
aer she could do 1t.
She was the first woman shipyard
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-08-29
He FEEDS OUR ARMIES


Any mother who worries because
her boy In the United States army is
not getting good food to eat, and
plenty Of 1t, is nourishing a delusion.
While his ratlons may not suit his
fastidious taste as well as the pies
that mother used to make, it is better
suited to preserve his health and
physical welfare. The lifeof the army
has taught him to depend on the essen
tails. and he is content If his food is
wholesome, well cooked, properly di-
'versified. on time, and In plenty. The
subsistence bureau Of the quarter
masters department, under the super
vision Of Col. William r. Groves, at
tends to all these requirements.
Not one single soldier has missed
one single meal because Q. NJ. c..
the qnartermaster department of the
United States army didn't have the
food ready for him. And the supply
has been SO carefully selected, the
purchasing so nicely adjusted, the
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-08-29
OUR CONGRESS- AVIATOR

Fovello La Guardia, the con,
gressman-aviator Of the United States,
has done much to establish the ex-
cellent relations existing between this
country and Italy. He is an orator
and patriot an American by birth but
an Italian Of origin and heart, who has
shown himself to be an excellent
mGuthpiece Of the White Houses di.
plomacy, q worthy and interchangeable
herald Of the governments democracy.
He was born in New York thirtys
seven years ago. His father was q
military handmaster from Foggia,
Italy, where La Guardia is at present
an officer at the aviation camp. His
mother came from Fiume, one Of the
Italian cities of Istria, at present un.
der the Austrian yoke.
When in his twentieth year he
entered the diplomatic career and was
sent to Budapest as member of the
United States consulate. In. 1904 Sec
rotary of State John Hay named him
s birthplace. His. thorough knowledge
es various Slav and Croatian dialects.
Il H. r. -
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-08-29


bosses
not find the
Mrs Harrison belongs the Oldest and bestknown families
N. Of
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-08-29


spoiled goods has
AS to the quality Of the
criticism
that had to be
masters
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-08-29

consists OF thorough
con an injected and damaged tissues primary
conditions do permit casualty clearing stations
then either the delayed
baseh hospitals" s tNAes -
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-08-29

consul at F his mothers birthplace
enabled him successfully perform lis
Before his election deputy attorney general
OF New York state
offered his services
Evening star., 1918-08-18

Four brothers (their parents
are captives in Ponevez, Kovo-
no) serving the allies. Above: /:
Hyman Yoffe, as, in National
Army at Camp Meade. Below
Tin order): Max Yoffe, AZ, at
Fort Hamilton, N. Y; Morris
Yoffe, 20, with Russian army,
now prisoner in Germany;
Abraham Yoffe. 20, last heard
from with Russian army.
Evening star., 1918-08-18

Babcock's Butterfly is a creation
of fragrance 81 exguis = charmingly
elusive-an enduring suggestion of sweet
purity.
incorporated with finest, silken-soft
Tale powder, the sum of fragrance and
delicate softness is the wholly delightful
Butterfly Tale.
FLOATING from the puff an air
Z borne mist, Butterfly Tale spreads
upon the skin web-soft veil of
protection, gently soothing, gracingand
enhancing beauty.
Always recognizable in its beautiful
tall, blue Butterfly can, Babcock's
Butterfly Tale is now obtainable
throughout the city.
The A. Pl BABCoCK COMPANY
New York CRY :: :: TORONTO, CANADA
Evening star., 1918-08-18

QABCOCK, originator Of Butterfly,
- is the maker of Corylopsis, that
delicate, wonderfully appealing, Orien-
tai scent, which in Tale and other
Babcock toilet preparations has for
generation been the favorite of an ever
increasing multitude.
So Butterfly is another Babcock
masterpiece-an exquisite distillation of
the floral treasures of the Occident, as
Corylopsis is an inspiration compounded
of the rare essences of the Far East.
Not the product of sudden impulse
nor Of any commercial demand is the
enchanting Butterfly fragrance-but
subtle, perfect harmony developed by
Babcock through years of experience in
delicately balancing the gentle redolence
of fine essential oils and full-boelied
odors of floral affairs used in the creation
Of costly essences for limited public sale.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-12-05

tracks With the boys out in the open. We waved to them, and they waved back and gave a cheer-oh or two. We felt sorry for them, because We knew we were not going to that camp, and from what little we saw, we knew we could not he going to worse place than they were in. I shall never for get Minden, because it was here that I received the only cigarette had while was in Germany.
 Mindcn is quite q railway center, l guess, and when we pulled into the depot, we saw many troops going to the front or coming back. As at all important German railway stations, there was Red Cross booth on the platform, with German girls handing out barley coffee and other things to the German soldiers. I saw large Shanty on the platform, with a Red Cross painted over the door. I saw the girls giving barley coffee to the soldiers, and l thought I would have a try at 1t and at least be polite enough to give the girls a chance Of refusing me. I was refused all right, but they were so nasty about it that I put down my head and let something slip. 1 do not remember just what 1t was. but it was not very compliment ary, l guess. Anyhow, I did not think anyone near there understood Eng fish, but evidently some one heard me who did. for got an awful boot that landed me ten or twelve feet away. l fell on my hands and knees, and about q yard away I saw cigarette stub. l dived for 1t like man falling on football. and when came up that stub was safely in my pocket. And 1t stayed there until l reached Dulmen and had a chance to light 1t behind the barracks. If any of the other men had smelled real tobacco, they would probably have murdered me, and could not have blamed them for it.
 That was the first and last cigarette I got in Germany, and you can be- lieve me when I say that I enjoyed it. There was not much to it, but I smoked It until there was not enough left to hold in my mouth, and then I used what was left and mixed it with the bark that we made cigarettes out of. Incidentally this bark was great stuff I do not know what kind of tree if was from, but it served the purpose. Whenever a fellow wanted to smoke and lit one of these bark cigarettes, a few puffs were enough.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-12-05
CHAPTER xxx.
kuItur-tne Real Stuff.

Neustrelitz was mainly for Russian prisoners. and there were neither Brit isb nor French soldiers interned there --only sailors of the merchant marine such as the men 1 was with. The Russians were given far worse treat ment than any other prisoners. This was for two reasons, as near as 1 could make out One was that the Russian would stand most anything, whereas the British and French could only be goaded to a certain point, and beyond that lay trouble. The other reason was that the Russians sent German prisoners to Siberia, or at least, so the Huns thought. and Fritz hates the cold. So. hating the Russians, and realizing that they were used to be ing under-dogs. Fritz picked on them and pulled them in way that the rest of us would not have stood. We would have rushed them and gone west with bayonets first.
 The barracks were made of spruce. and were about ninety feet long and twenty-five feet wide, and you can take it from me that IS carpenters, whoever made them were fire farm CTS. There were cracks in them that
The Carlisle independent., 1918-12-05
The First and Last Cigarette.

He did not want to smoke again for some time afterward, and like as not he did not want to eat either. They were therefore very valuable.
 It is very hard to get matches In the camps, and when any prisoner does get hold of one, it is made to last a long time. Here is how we make u match last. Some one gives up the sleeve of his coat, and the match is carefully lit, and the coat sleeve burned to crisp. Then we take a button from our coats-the buttons are brass with two holes in them pass shoestring through the holes, knot the ends, and with the button in the center of the string, buzz it around as you have seen boys do, with the string over both hands, moving the hands together and apart until the button revolves very fast
 We then put piece of flint against the crisped cloth, and buzz the button against it until spark makes the crisp glow. and from this we would light our bark cigarettes. I do not think any man in the world could in- hale one of these bark cigarettes :: some of us tried and went right to sleep.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-12-05
ITO Be Continued1
A Cash Offer

The Independent has made a special clubbing rate with The Memphis Weekly Commercial Appeal by which we will furnish both papers for one year for the sum of S1.755. The Commercial Appeal is one of the largest and best papers in the South, and we hope to receive many new sub on this offer: S1 75 cash for both papers. 35-tf
The Carlisle independent., 1918-12-05

free from them for not more than two hours, and then they would come back, with re-enforcements, thirsting for vengeance.
 The camp at Neustrelitz was sur rounded by big dogs. which were kept just outside the barbed wire. We had them going all the time. Every once in while, some fellow would make an awful racket, ana the next thing we knew, there was Fritz coming like q shot, with musket at his hip, just as they carry them in charge, and blowing whistles at each other until they were blue in the face. When ever they thought some one was es- caping, they ran twice as fast as
The Carlisle independent., 1918-12-05
Administrators Notice of Grant of Let
 ters of Administration

Letters of administration on the es- sate ofC. ". Rice, deceased, were granted to the undersigned. dated the Fist day of October, 1918, by the Pro- bate Court Of Lonoke County, Arkan- sas All persors having claims against said estate are required to exhibit them. properly authenticated for al- lowance, to the administrator within six months after the date of said let ters or they may be precluded from any benefit in said estate, and if said elalms be not exhibited within one year from the date of said letters. they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit II said estate.
 Ed Ray,
 Administrator 1.-the Estate ofG W. Rice, deceased, Carlisle. Arkansas
 First published Nov. 26, 1918.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-12-05

Every farmer should have printed letter heads and enve- lopes to use in his correspond ence. They are more business like and create better impress sion on those receiving their let ters. Give LIS an order Ut once and we will get it out promptly.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-12-05
FOR SALE

Eight room house and three lots, known as the Echlin place. Desirable location for a home. East part of town. For further particulars. write ". J. Robbins Co.,. Carlisle, Ark. l4tf
Washington telegraph., 1918-12-06
PROVED SPIRIT
OF DEMOCRACY
Voluntary Basis Of Food Saving
Showed Heart Of America
Beat True for Freedom.

To the voluntary service and sacri-
flee of the American people must be
attributed the continued health,
strength and morale of the Allied ar
mics and the civil pOpulace
Upon this spirit of service and sac
rifice win depend Europe's fate in the
months to come. In the past yeas We
have carried out an export prograsp-
the magnitude of which is almost be-
yond comprehension. But with the
new demands that have come, with
the liberation of nations freed from
German oppression, our exports must
be almost doubled. Instead of II, 1,S20,-
600 tons, we must ship twenty million
tons Of food TO Europe In the coming
year-as much as can be pushed
through our ports
II The Allies had not been fed by
America, it would have been impos-
sible for them 20 maintain their de-
fense against Germany.
Meeting this world need on a purely
voluntary basis, the American people
have cunclusively proved that democ-
racy is a success ano that in time of
need it will rise to its own defense.
If there were no other accomplish
ment to its credit the very fact that it
has shown he strength of democracy
has in itself more than justified the
existence Of the Food Administration
in the eyes Of the world.
Less than four months after the
United States declared war the United
States Food Administrator expressed
his determination to meet Americas
food problem on a basis Of voluntary
action and reiterated his confidence
that awakened democracy would prove
Irresistible.
"Many thinking Americans" said
Mr.. Hoover "and the whole world
have been watching anxlously the last
four months In the fear that demo-
cratic America could not organize to
meet autocratic Germany. Germany
has been confident that it could not be
done. Contrary proof is Immediately
at our door, and our people have al
ready demonstrated their ability to
mobilize, organize, endure and prepare
voluntarily and efficiently in many di-
rections and upon the mere word of
inspiration aside from the remarkable
assemblage of our Army and finances .
The history of the Food Admlnlstra-
tion has clearly shown that the trust
Of those who put their faith in democ-
racy has not been misplaced.
Washington telegraph., 1918-12-06
SAVE 100000 BUSHELS
OF WHEAT THAT FORMERLY
WAS LOST IN THRESHING
Farmers, Urged by Food Admlnistra-
tlon, Provide Seven Extra LoaVes
Of Bread for Every American.

BY adopting cleaner threshing meth
DDS and by literally combing harvest
fields TO gather grain formerly vast
ed, threshermen and farmers of the
United States this year saved fully
100000 bushels of wheat, estimated
rs equivalent to about seven One-pOund
loaves of bread for every person in
the country. This result, accompanied
by corresponding savings of barley,
oats, rye and other grains, is shown by
reports from 33 grain states to the U.
IS. Food Administration. Other states,
although not prepared to furnish def
mite figures Of conservation in the
grain fields, report greatly reduced
harvest losses.
This rural food saving achievement,
accomplished in scarcely six months
lime, was in direct response 10 re-
quests by the Food Administration,
which asked farmers and threshermen
"a per cent-the estimated average
m normal times to the lowest posi-
ple minimum Country grain thrcsh-
ing committees carried into every
grain growing community the official
recommendations for accomplishing
he results desired
In numerous instances drivers Of
racks with leaky bottoms were sent
from the fields to repair their equip
ment and frequently bad order thresh-
infr machines were stopDpd until the
cause of waste was removed. But In
proportion TO the number of persons
engaged in gathering the nations grain
'rop, cases Of compulsion were com
naratively rare The Food Admins
ration freely attributes the success Of
he grain threshlng campaign TO pa
riotic service by farmers, thresher-
men and their crews. incidentally
grain growers Of the United States are
many millions of dollars 'ln pocket
as a result Of the grain saved.
Washington telegraph., 1918-12-06
PRAISES WORK or THE
RED CROSS ABROAD

Those citizens over the coun-
try who have opposed activi-
ties of the Red Cross, in some
instances refusing financial aid,
especially in the earlier stages
of the war, have certainly had
opportunity to see the error of
their way. While many words
of praise for this and similar
institutions have come from
our boys overseas, not one ut
terance rejecting in any way on
any of them has ever come to
light.
An extract from letter
from j. Presley Moore, written
to the family of Mr.. A. f.
Smith of this city, shows what
he thinks of the Red Cross. Mr..
Moore was formerly in bust
ness here and he married Miss
Ora Smith, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. F. Smith, just before
going to France. The extract
from his letter follows:
81 think that you did fine with your
Red Cross sale, and though you may
never see the results of your work,
in that way you need have no fear
but that It is seen over here. Several
times l have been helped myself, and
when | was sorely in need, too, of
things which could not be had other
wise. There can never be sufficient
praise given to the work and to all
who have helped it along. Deep down
in the soldiers heart, there will al
ways rest unlimited praise and graf
itude toward the Red Cross, and also
the Salvation Army, which has fol-
lowed them even into the trenches. To
fully understand the extent of this
work, one only has to mention their
name in a bunch of the men,"
Washington telegraph., 1918-12-06
LEFT LITTLE OF LIGHTHOUSE
British Skipper, After Collision, Made
Port With Its Fragments Littering
His Ships Deck.

The merchant shippers who trav-
erse the Bay of Biscay or join the
slow conveys that trail coastwise be-
come accustomed to the vicissitudes
Of the trade and are not easily
startled, Ralph d. Paine writes in
the Saturday Evening Post. One of
them was hailed by a commander of
an American yacht, who displayed
pardonable curiosity to know why the
foredeck of the cargo steamer should
be Uttered with brick, stone and NOR
tar in disorderly heaps. The un-
troubled mariner, who hailed from
some English channel port, bawled
through a megaphone from one end
OF the canvas-screened bridge:
ooh, you noticed the extraordinary
muck, did you? It's what's left of
bloody French Lighthouse that I ran
into last night while tryin' to find
the channel. Thei!hing just toppled
over on deck with a frightful crash,
and the crew thought we were tor
pedoed. The blighters made for the
boats, but l drove them back. The
mate was a bit dizzied by this silly
performance Of a lighthouse comm
aboard and he stood there beggin' its
pardon for bowlin' it over. Odd.
wasn't it? Deep water made in close
to the rock and was proceedin' eau
tiously, so the steamer was merely
dented bit. Fancy arrivin' in port
with lighthouse spilled all over
your decks. It's quite new to me.
VIII the French government compel
me to put up new one, do you
Think
The American naval commander
courteously agreed that strange
things were bound to happen in time
Of war.
Washington telegraph., 1918-12-06
HOOPER MIDDLEBRO0KS

Mr.. D. C. Hooper of Phila-
delphia, Penn, and Miss Ida
Middlebrooks of Hope were
quietly married at the home of
the brides parents at 9 o'clock
Wednesday evening, Rev. Hall
of the Christian church Off
ciating. The bride and groom
left Immediately following the
ceremony for Corpus Christie
and San Antonia, Texas, and
other southern points, after
other Southern points on a bri-
daI tour, after which they will
return to Hope, later leaving
for their future home at Phil
adelphia.
Mr.. Hopper has Just been
honorably discharged from the
military service, having been a
member of a company OF en-
gineers at Camp Zachery Tay-
lor. Louisville, KY. His bride
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. D. Middlebrooks of Hope
and was principal of the Gar
Land school in that city last
year.
Washington telegraph., 1918-12-06

Mr. J. w. Ables of TeXarkana was
in the city Tuesday in the interest
Of the Gateway Produce Co. of that
place, having accepted a position as
travelling salesman for the firm. He
will cover the territory, with Idabell,
Okla, as the northern terminal, week
" by automobile. Mr.. Ables was for
merly in business here and is well
known over this county.
Washington telegraph., 1918-12-06
Great for Flu" and Grip" Coughs.

81 had an awful cold that left me
with a dreadful cough" says Mrs. M.
E. Smith, Benton, La. Bought Fo-
leys Honey and Tar of our druggist
and it cured me completely" This
grand remedy should be in every hous-
hold at this time, when influenza,
grip, coughs and colds are so prev
alcnt. Containes no opiates.
Washington telegraph., 1918-12-06

The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will give their annual Bazarr
on December IA, and will also serve
dinner and give away a handsome
silk quilt to the one holding the lucky
number. Dinner will be served for
so cents and the purchaser of each
dinner will get ticket emitting him
or her to a chance at the quilt. The
quilt was made by the Ladies Aid.
Washington telegraph., 1918-12-06
Pain Kept Him Awake Nights.

j. W. Peck, Coraopolis, Pa, writes
81 suffered terrible pain; unable to
lie down at night. Tried three differ
cnt doctors. Three weeks ago began
taking Foley's Kidney Pills; improve
ment in my condition is really wonder
full" Use Foley Kidney Pills for
kidneys, bladder trouble, backache,
rheumatism.
Washington telegraph., 1918-12-06
NO ONE SUFFERED HERE.

The marvel of our voluntary food
saving, now that we are getting re-
suits" is that no one ever actually
suffered any hardship from it; that
we all are better I'm health and spirit
and better satisfied with ourselves be-
cause of our friendly self-denial.
Washington telegraph., 1918-12-06
MAY COME LATER.

"How are the conductorettes get
ting along?"
"All right, | guess"
"Made any change, have they?"
"Dunno. l haven't noticed any
lace curtains at the car windows. -
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Washington telegraph., 1918-12-06
GETTING READY.

She (sighing)-I suppose You
have kissed lots of girls before,
haven't you?
He-Yes, darling, All in prepara-
ton for vou.-Judge.