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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
Then Things Opened UP.


This front was very quiet and avia-
tors were the only ones we saw
killed. although the division had a
few casualties, but on Friday, Sep
TENDER 10. things opened up and from
then on We slept incur trucks hidden
on the road.
we left here by truck on Septem-
Der 20 and went to the following
towns: Landing at Condee, Septem-
Der 26-2S; lppecourt. Sept ember IS
October l. On October ] we moved to
woods a little nearer Verdun and
had no sooner pulled in than a shell
landed killing two Frenchmen and
hitting one OF our fellows. Soon after
this she'll they began to rain shells.
SO we moved over to Blercourt and
here had our headquarters the whole
time we were on the Verdun, which
was until November l.
While we were up there we were
really in the war and never knew how
long We were there for. Fellows were
killed all around us and some of our
trucks have wound stripes, but not a
man in Company A was killed. and
only one hit. He has nothing but a
scratch.
When we came from here to Bar
ley Due we thought We were through
for while. but they took A Com
pany right back to Sonily and from
here We made a trip to Harricourt
dTTlNinS tHere u rev hours after the
Germans had been driven out. / know
you have read of Buzancy; well. Har-
ricourt is about ten miles further on.
We also passed through F1eayiile and
Farrennes and Grandpre Then back
to Barley Due. from there back to
Sonilly and a trip to Beaumont. That
trip was taken November 10 after the
signing of the armistice and I can
tell you 1t was a happy crowd that
we met. Well, then we went back to
Barley Due and from there to this
place, which is very good town
Meets His Brother.
Now let me tell you funny thing.
Last week / made a trip to Is-Sur-
File. Well. spent night on the
way back at Langres. The next after
noon when ! got back here / met
Reed (his brother), who had pedaled
"A bike all the way up here from the
same city to see me. If he had taken
the main road / would have passed
him or If ] had known / could have
spent that night with him He is
looking fine and sure looks good with
the silver bar instead of the gold one
NE used to wear.
Now l have told about what I have
done, but when it comes to what we
are going to do it's hard to say I'd
like to write that I would be home
soon. put it's an even bet that we'll
J see Germany before we see the United
states. All / say is look for me some
time in the spring, as 1 don't think
we. Will leave here sooner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
SEMENOFF WANTS
YANKS IN RUSSIA
General, Wounded by Bomb
ip Theater, Talks of
Country's Crisis.
Boil sHEvIsM is SCORED

CH1TA. Transbaikalia, Sunday, De-
cember % (by the Associated Press).
-Defying the orders of his physi-
clans. Gen. Semenoff who was quite
seriously wounded by fragments of a
bomb thrown in a crowded theater
here recently, received the Associa ted
Press correspondent today With
him he discussed briefly the crisis in
Russia. declaring that America is adj
lnired by Russians. who would well
come American troops in the battle
against bolshevism
The dramatic background of the in
teryiew made it unusual A sinister
atmosphere dominates Chita. Cossack
guards are stationed about public
buildings ana move ceaselessly
through the streets. Apprehension on
the part of the people is shown by the
boarded-up windows of many shops
Generals Home Guarded.
Driving through the town behind
ice-coated horses, the correspondent
reached Gen. Semenoffs house. which
is situated in the outskirts of the
town. Armed Cossacks stood guard
before it. The correspondent was ad-
United, but as the door closed behind
him the key was turned by a guard
A suave valet. a Manchu orderly. and
then an armed Cossack appeared, the
Cossack demanding the reason for the
visit He was Gen Semenoff's body
guard
A long parley enSued, during which
the correspondent was subjected to
the most rigid examination he ever
underwent Finally his card was sent
in to the general. who sent out word
that he would receive the correspond
ent.
Gen. Semenoff's room showed evil
dences of the artistic taste of it's oc-
cupant. The general has always been
a man of mystery, even to the Rus
SLAMS themselves. but any impression
of the wild Cossack was once dis
PEELED by a talk with the man him
self He waved a courteous welcome
with his left hand. explaining that
his right hand and leg had been in-E
iured by the explosion. A surgeon
had just removed fragments of the
bomb from the injured leg.
Gen. Semenoff's handsome, ruddy
countenance. his pleasant brown eyes,
carefully trimmed mustache and dark
curly hair. as we'll as his DISTINGUISHED
manner, give one the impression of a
romantic modern Rob Roy. He said
that he expected soon to recover from
his wounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

Samuel C. Cissel. jr.. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. S Cornelius Cissel of 1888 Cor
coran street northwest, had to drink
water to tip the scales so he could
enlist in the Army. but that didn't
prevent him from getting into action
in France.
He writes to his parents under date
of December 5, from Bourbonne-Les-
Raines telling of some of the battles
in which his unit. Company of the
104th Infantry, goth Division, took
part, and of his travels in this coun-
try shortly before leaving for France
last June. His letter. in part, follows:
"On June % I telegraphed to you
that l would be home for the 2Sth:
then. as you know. 1 did not get
there. 1t was this way:
Loaded on City of Exeter.
ION the eth all passes were called
in and the rumor went around that
we were going to Philadelphia and do
hauling for the Q. NJ. there. Well. we
went to .Philly' all right that night
and got into the city about that
morning, but instead of going to the
Q. NJ. we went to the wharf and were
loaded on II. NJ. S. City of Exeter. At
about o'clock we started out to the
tune of more whistles than you ever
heard on New Year night, and were
gotten out at 3 the next morning
pitching like merry hell on the ocean.
Here we were issued life preservers
that stayed on for the rest of the
trip.
"On the LIST of July we pulled into
Halifax after missing the ammunition
ships by a foot or SO and laid there
in fog until July 4, when at
o'clock we pulled out for the big voy-
age.
''On July II we sighted or / should
say they sighted our submarine and
she went to the bottom in a very few
minutes.
''On the 18th of July we landed in
Liverpool at 1853. / know that time
as one of the fellows lost $40 by one
minute So you see we had seventeen
days on the water. From there we
land. had two meals at the camp
crossed the English channel to Cher
bourg. France. We hit the first En-
glish rest camp at 10 o'clock July
II. at Cherbourg, and stayed there
until July %. Here we took real
coaches tsecond class) to LIE Havre
CEnglish Rest Camp, No. y. Here
we stayed until August 2, and then
had our first and last freight ride of
three days to Fontaine. on the Alsa-
tian front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
Texas Cotton Crop Exception.

Not only is this the largest acreage
of wheat ever sown in single state,
but it is probably the largest acreage
ever devoted to single grain crop
by any state" says the report The
Texas cotton crop is possibly the only
state crop that ever excelled it in
area.
"The largest acreage is reported in
eastern and central counties. Many
counties have more than doubled their
acreage, Bourbon county leading with
an increase of 232 per cent"
The winter wheat acreage in Mis-
souri, is 4,243,O00; Oklahoma, $3.50, 900,
and Nebraska, 5,511.000. The condition
in these three states for December is
given as 100 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
To Mobilize Harvest Army.

A campaign for mobilizing a great
army to harvest the 1919 crop is
being worked out by the Kansas City
office of A. l.. Larkman, assistant to
the director general of the federal
employment service, in charge of
western farm labor. Last year the
federal employment offices supplied
full half of the 10000 men used in
Kansas and Oklahoma harvest fields.
1t is expected many thousand more
hands will be needed for the 1919
yield. Women, children and business
and professional men responded to
the Wheat won't wait" call and
helped gather the big war crop.
A. A. Chalker of the Kansas City
office of the employment service said
labor prospects were encouraging
Release of soldiers and sailors is ex-
pected to greatly relieve the situa-
ton. A plan Of properly distribut-
ing the army of workers has been
mapped out. After the Kansas
Oklahoma crop has been garnered
the men will move to northern states
and later some of them will go into
Canada. Wages In Kansas and Okla
homa last year ranged from 81 to
$3.50 day, with board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
Women's
SI.50
UNION
SUITS

Fine cotton rib,
medium weig h t .
high or low neck,
long or 5 Ii ert
= ] q Q v e = ankle
s ssss csc
pants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

In three differ
emit weights. high
neck. long sleeves;
heavy, m e d ! u N
and no
light VOC,
fleece. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
Child's Ell
UNION
SUITS

Perfect quality.
e o o q " j II {. e T
weight: DIR a W Q r
bodies attach Q Il :.
Sizes = TO Is
va: : S::;a At. 81.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-20
FOOD Is CURE
FOR BOLSHEVISM
First Aid Treatment Splendid Medi-
cine for Spirit Of Unrest. How
Was Savings Stamps Help.

President Wilson has asked for food
to stop the wave Of Bolshevism roll.
ing westward oat of Russia. No intel
HEent person doubts the value OF food
as first aid. but at bottom the secur-
ity Of our institutions rests upon the
working interest the people take IN
these institutions.
Citizens having no interest in a gov
eminent. no economic interest in the
success of that government. are apt to
be the first victims of vicious propa-
ganda or unbalanced political theo-
rists. On the other hand men and
women who have invested in their
government either by way Of conduct.
ing private enterprise under its pro-
lection or through direct purchase of
government securities have something
at stake and desire to maintain stable
institutions. Such persons are not
necessarily reactionists. They may
be quite progressive and anxious for
reform where reform is needed
Consequently the effective barrier
to Bolshevism IN America today is
thrift and investment. The philos ophy
must reach into the workshops OF the
nation. 1t is reaching into those work.
shops and into the schoolhouses OF the
nation in the form OF the Thrift
Stamp and the War Savings Stamp.
When everybody in America is buy.
ing Thrift and War Savings Stamps as
a habit one won't hear much about
Bolshevism in America. It is the
financial and patriotic duty Of every
American who loves real liberty tc
get the Thrift Stamp habit NOW.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-20
HOLD WAR SECURITIES.
Against Parting With Government
Bonds and w. S. s.

That it is bad business PROPOSE
ton for any merchant to encourage
holders OF War Savings Stamps to
exchange them for merchandise is the
opinion OF a group Of eastern business
men, who recently discussed this
question at their annual convention.
Such action merely helps fake pro-
moters and dishonest brokers in their
effort to shake public confidence in
government bonds as an investme ."
said one OF the speakers. at Is la
inevitable that they have worked to an
alarming degree among the poor and
among ignorant people Of this coun.
try"
The two hundred delegates attend
ing the gathering were so impressed
with the necessity for keeping War
Savings Stamps in the hands CT the
original purchasers that each pledged
to so back home and constitute him
self the head Of vigilance commit
tee to oppose tho offering OF merchan-
disc for government securities.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-20
COUNTRY NOT RIGHTLY NAMED
iceland BY No Means the Barren
Waste Which AppeIlation Would
Seem to Imply.

Iceland suggests to many people a
land of glacial coldncSs populated by
fur-c!ad sh;verng natives. probably
ESk;mos. The real Icelandpr wears
clothes no warmer than these upc,ird
IN Canada. Ills winter. are usually
no more severe then those Of Canada.
The lcelanGer is not an Eskimo. lie
is Il descendant of the fU!r-haired Vik-
inGS. Nothing eNcitrS an Icelande-
more than to have SCI!:r one pleasant.
~ ask him if it is ever warm IN Ice
land AMI if any flowers grow there.
That Iceland is so misunderstood is
entirely the fault OF the Morse cXiicG-
erS who landed on the island and felt
obliged to name 1t. AS 1t IVES 4 cold
day and the land was frozen beneath
blanket of snow. they thoughtlesSly
called It Iceland and departed hastily.
Had they first visited the island on II
spring day. when the wind blew across
the broad plains, they might have felt
the vastness of the place anG with
equal cnrelcssncss called 1t Grcatlsnd
The name Iceland was officially adopt.
ed and instantly became the islands
hoOdoO.
Summer in Iceland Is warm. some.
times hot. In June The sun pours
down upon the plains continuously
save for a few minutes at MIDNIGHT
Another unicclandic phase OF Iceland
afp the hot springs which sNnut up
stcaning water. To this hot water
supply the women carry Their wash
Ing as matter of convenience.
Iceland is not land of luXUriant
vegetation or perfect climate. 1t is n
fairly prosperous little country that
struggles bravely against it's handi-
caps, not the least of which Is the
worlds attitude Of persistent misun-
Outstanding.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-20
MAKE USE OF PRINTERS INK
Federal Official Urges Necessity Of
Campaign Of Advertising to Attract
Attention Of Consumers.

advertise your business. I owe all
MY success to printers ink"
This was the language Of r. T. Bar
mum. and that he was a conspicuous
success is generally admitted.
Something of the same sort seems
TO have struck Washington. Roger
w. RahSon. director of education serv-
Ice. labor department. has issued a
statement urging campaign Of adver-
Using. saying In part: "ProSnerity nj.
tima,cly depends upon the consumer.
If There is not market for goods
they will not he produced. :.
Only by advertising can buying pow
or h" stimulated. hut advertising does
stimulate buying power and brings q
very direct return to the man who adj
VertiSrS."
II is sound advice. 1t is also time.
Jy.
Advertising is the chief auxiliary in
trade. 1t is not the road to success.
hat success itself. Advertising is TO
the business man what machinery is
to the mechanic.
How can man know what you
want unless you ask for 1t. or what
you have to sell unless you advertise
#?
"My advice TO the merchant" says
hr. Eahsnn. .iS this: For your own
interest and for the good of the coun.
try. increase the advertising appropri-
nli"n yoI have made for this year. If
II is 10000. make it $4,000; make It
more If you can"
And I'LL must bear in mind that the
prosperity of the country means the
prosperity of the individual.-New
York Telegram.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-20

Small leaks sink big ships-stop
them with W. S. 8.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-20
TABLE SHOWS HOW MONEY MULTIPLIES

AS soon as he accumulates sixteen
Thrift Stamps he nay exchange them
for War Savings Stamp by paying
the few cents additional to make IN
the purchase price Of War Savings
Stamp for that month.
Thus il the Thrift Stamp saver col.
lected his sixteen stamps in May, il
then cost him 16 cents additional to
convert them into one War Savings
stamp. In June ii costs II cents add.
tional and SO on, and then on January
l, 1924, less than Ave years after the
exchange. the War Savings Stamp will
be worth IS and the government will
pay that amount for it.
In the table below the second col
umn shws that the person who in.
vests little moro than 800 a month
for eight months Of this year, will
nave paid in before January /, 1920.
1899. On January 1, 1924, this will
have grown to $1,000. The other col.
nmns show what the purchaser will
be required to invest to have $500.
$3.50, 500 or $50 by January 1, 1924.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-20
TO ENCOURAGE THRIFT
Schools Called Upon by Treasury
Department to Make Saving
Happy Habit.

Through the government savings d.
rectors Of the twelve federal reserve
districts, the Savings Division of the
United States Treasury Department
hes called upon the normal schools.
colleges and universities of the coun-
try to aid in the government cam
pa:g1 to make thrift happy habit
The American Council on Education
representing institutions of higher
learning throughout the country. has
joined with the Savings Division to
secure the cooperation OF the schools
The plan evolved by the Savings Di-
vision and the Council on Education
c0ntemplates the creation of thrift or
CARNATIONS in each of the normal
| schools, colleges and universities. to
teach the basic principles OF intelli-
gent savinE-wise buying. sane
| spending. safe investment and avoid
ance OF waste, and to aid in featuring
| the advantage OF Thrift Stamps and
/ War Savings Stamps as the ideal in.
vestment for small savings. Through
| the American Council on Education.
the presidents Of the institutions o.
| higher learning have been urged to
name institutional thrift representa-
tives, who will cooperate with the To-
cal savings organizations This has
| been done in most cases. The educa-
tional institutions are expected to
have a large influence in the move.
ment to make the United States a
nation OF intelligent savers.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-20
Tribe More Than One Hundred Dol.
lars Monthly for Eight Months
viii Grow Into Thousand DOL
lars by January I, 1924.

The following table will be Of serv-
ice TO the individual who plans to
save systematically throughout the
year by means OF War Savings
Stamps. The stamps draw four per
cent interest. compounded quarterly.
Each 1919 War Savings Stamp was
worth last January S4.12. Each stamp,
because CT the interest that is COM
pounded. costs one cent more each
month. 80 that next January it will
cost $4.24 and at the end OF FIVE years
II will bs worth So.
Thrift Stamps are OF the depomi.
nation OF 25 cents and arc the means
by which one may accumulate small
savings until a sufficient amount is
saved to purchase War Savings
Stamp. They are invaluable for the
thrifty saver who can lay aside only
\ small amount at a time.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-20

Watch your nickels and the dollars
will take care Of themselves.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-20
WORLDS HISTORY IN RE-
SUITE PROVES w. S. S.
WILL PAY.

One thing we know as we pursue
the history OF antiquity, from times
when Noah was the news, Of Baby
Ions iniquity, down through the days
when Caesars ghost was haunting
Brutus in his bed. is this. The spenders
shouted most. but nearly all OF them
were bled. Whereas the lad who
never flung sesterces to the Forum
crowd was never immaturely hung nor
measured for an early shroud. This
bit OF ancient sophistry has now its
modern counterpart, and more and
more it's horne on me how splendid
is the saving art-the art Of mind
ing ones affairs and watching little
things increase. 1t r;ds the future Of
its cares. shows profit on our elbow
grease. Today when w S. S. you
read upon a hanging sign, you know
the man sell Thriftiness. virtue
once quite hard to find. do not thank
the war for much, but this I've learn.
ed, and learned il proper, when some
one tries to make touch Thrift
Stamp makes An Al stopper
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-20
MONSTER SCREEN At
.aETHODlST CENTENARY
Special Lantern Devised For
Throwing Pictures.

Finishing details are being placed
on the arrangements for the erection
Of the largest screen for the projec.
ton of pictures ever built in the
world. This is to be one OF the fea-
lures Of the Methodist Centenary Gel.
ebration. to be held in Columbus,
June 20 to July 10.
This monster screen VIII have a
surface for pictures ll5Xl15 feet. The
actual structure will be several feet
larger in each direction. special
lantern has been successfully devised
for throwing these tremendous pic
lures the necessary distance. The
screen will be $50 feet from the near.
est spectator and will be built to
withstand 40 pounds pressure to the
square foot. The lantern which will
project these pictures has already
successfully thrown pictures on
screen in New York City across a
distance of four and a half city
blocks. According to Architect Harry
c. Holbrook, the screen will be, in
effect three sides OF q house. 1t is
necessary to give it the foundations
equivalent to four.story building.
In order that there may be as much
salvage as possible after the screen
has served its purpose, the picture
face will be Of fitted lumber, which
later will be treated with a white
surface preparation.
The estimated cost OF this screen
will be $4,000 The screen and the
lantern will be used in showing the
tens OF thousands of views. made all
over the world by the Methodist
Missionary Survey, which has the
finest collection of pictorial reviews
anywhere in the world.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-20
ConVincinp.

J. A. Strahan, the eminent professor
Of Jurisprudence. tells in his reminis-
cences several good law stories.
One of the best concerns n certain
chancery Judge who (writes Mr. Stra-
han) was so notorious for the brevity
Of his notes Of evidence that. in a case
which appeared to make an appeal
probable. the parties agreed to have a
shorthand note Of 1t.
Later. the court OF appeal. puzzled
by his decision against the plaintiff.
whose uncontradicted evidence seemed
convincing. sent for the judges note
hoping it would enlighten them.
1t did. 1t consisted Of vigorous
drawing Of an oily-faced. evil-looking
person. Above was written The Plain
tiff. and below 1t And - liar
rSnn's Weekly.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-20
ARE NOT REALLY lOcUsTs
Onweicome Visitors Expected Th,.
Year Periodical cicsdas, ACCORDING
to Wisconsin ,Entcr,o.oQist.

Pc scientii!c-call the "17-yenr lo-
Gust" by its right name. the period,co,
c!cada. and no one Will worry about
1t. says II. r. Wilson. entomoloyisf ~
the Wisconsin experiment station. a.
cndaS ere common insects. hut locusts
are reminders of the ScourCe of In
crsts in biblical days and the grass.
hoorcrS. or true locusts, of the enrlv
days in the southwest
Even the Orchartl-man'S fear of tho
effect OF this particular cicada is nor
very well founded. Judging from tho
information entomnloC!sts have about
the insect, for other members of the
tribe appear each year and injure the
shade and orchard trees In exactly tbo
same wny. --...A-
The injury Is the result of the CT.
cnda's laying eggs in the twigs of trees
From the eggs the larvae OF the in
sect hatch. The twig enlarges Mt that
point, growth is interrupted and soon.
CT or later the twig rots and breaks
Oft. The only treatment is to pr,nc
off the parts affected. No prevent
i've methods arc considered necessary
by either horticulturiSts or entomo}o-
cistS ut the station.
Charts Of IN" different broods Of the
sn-ca!.et lncuS+s. have been prepared
ty cntomo!"g!sts of the United States
department Of agriculture. says Mr.
Wilson. and they S!!''w that the brood
expected this year is No. 10. Seven
teen years ago ii was reported in Wis
conSin only In Dane county. The last
brood appeared in 1915 and wns quite
generally scattered over the state.