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French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-16
LOCAL FARMERS TO GET
NITRATE OF SODA.

Washington, D. c.; Jan. 6.-Notice
has been given to Frank Fleming,
Agricultural Agent for Henderson
County, that the U. S. Department of
Agriculture will sell at cost a supply
Of nitrate of soda to farmers in Hen
derson County.
The nitrate will be sold under the
authority Of the Food Control Act and
subsequent legislation relating there
to. The price will be $500 a ton,
free On board cars at loading point or
port. Farmers are to pay in addition
freight to their 3hipping points.
How to Obtain Nitrate.
Applications for part of the nitrate
bought the government will be receiv-
ed only from actual farmers or own
ers or holders of farms for use4On their
land, and may be made through
County Agent Frank Fleming or Mr.
C. S. Fullbright, at Citizens Bank.
No money will be required with the
application but upon notice from the
authorized representative of the De-
partment of Agriculture farmers who
have signed applications must de-
post with a local bank, association,
or individual, designated for that pur-
pose, money to cover the cost Of the
fertilizer except the freight charges,
in practically every case the money
will be paid to a County Nitrate Dis
tributor designated by the Department
of Agriculture. Nitrate will be ship
ped to distributors on sight draft with
bill OF lading attached. Distributors
will pay drafts, take up the bills of
lading, collect money from the far
mers and distribute to farmers. Ar
rangements have been made to secure
a large quantity of nitrate and it is
believed that all reasonable require
ments can be met. Applications
must be in the hands of the County
Agent not later than Saturday, Jan.
25Ih
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-16

Tennessee? Hope he had q nice trip.
Tell him to write. How long 10 Pare
bee going to stay in N. J.? Tell her
l might land, there some time before
long or at least / hope SO. We don't
know any thing here, or hear, any
thing, It's just like being clear out of
civilization. We are trusting God that
we will get back home some time. Is
Uncle Frank going to move to Tenn
Have you all killed any hogs yet,
don't kill all of them before 1 get
back, for I sure could eat some good
sausage if l could get them. What
are you all going to do for Xmas?
L hope you all will have a good time,
L wish 1 could be there to sit down to
good meal once more. Well write
me long letter and tell me all the
news for anything from the States
sounds good. Give my love to grand
ma and grandpa. Tell grandma to
write me. 1 don't get time to write
much for we have to drill and work
all the time. Tell Louise my dear
little sister to save me some walnuts.
1 had forgotten about her being five
years old. l would have sent her a
present before left the States but
will bring her something when come
back. l am trusting that this will
find you all we'll and enjoying your
selves. Tell sister to be good little
girl, have a good time Xmas for bro
Their. The only thing you can hear is
the boys hollering Il want to go home"
We are carrying poles and brush and
cleaning UP the Artillery range. God
bless you all. Wishing you all Mer-
ry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Your loving son,
AMBROSE FEATHERSTONE
LIST Battery, F. A R., A. P. o.
US, A. E. F. France.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-16
SOLDIERS LETTERS
LeMans, France. Dec Z 10

LeMans, France, Dec. s, 1918
Dear Friend
m will write you again, I have ms.
eeived two letters from you dated
'lsSTSct 2S and Nov. 9Th.
- have been on a leave for nearly
( eos and Just came back this
morning. was down at st. Mails. OF
the coast. l had a fine time, 1 saw the
first American girl down there that
L have seen. I sure enjoyed talkine,
to an American once more-one eooc
American girl is worth all the others
TO me.
l sent you some views of LIE Mont
Saint Michel while 1 was there. Tha.
is the most wonderful place that 7
have ever seen, and is known as one
OF the eight wonders of the world. :
was about forty miles from there, but
the Y. M. G. A. gives entertainments
twice week and everybody got to go.
The Y. NJ. c. AS are doing wonderful
work over here" but that was the
only one that have ever had chance
to go to. We have spent the most OF
our time up in Belgium and Northern
France, and there were not many
Americans with us, so we have no:
had the pleasure that lots of the boys
have had. We came down here about
two weeks ago and things are much
more pleasant than they have been.
see where lot of boys over here
have written home about what a big
time they have, so much to eat, SO
m 1ch time and all these good things
N NV the most of these boys have been
ia behind the firing lines, and prob
all have never heard gun fire, and
! know never saw one. 1 guess the
people over there think We, are all
like that, but some of US can tell them
better.
I have no idea when we will ever
get home but there is better chance
now than there was about Oct. 1sc,
for everything looked bad then, but 1;
is all over now, and hope to be back
to old North Carolina again soon.
FRANK H. BURGIN,
Co. NJ l1Sth Infantry, A. E. F. |
A. P. o.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-16
@AN OUNCE

When first the Flu our old town hit
: L said I'd keep from getting il;
, So l went home and with great care
I shut out drafts and shut oct ali
I sprinkled sulphur in my shoes,
Then loaded up on blockade BOOZE
Some calomel and &c. c." pills,
Then castor oil up to my gllls.
Each hour on soda I did feast:
1 swallowed cakes of Fleischman's
yeast;
L ate ten onions, mighty nigh,
Then drank a slug Of Good Oh: Rye:
Some asafoet'da round my neck.
Then took quinine, about a peek.
To keep from feeling all forlorn
| fraternized with Barleyc0rn;
:Een aspirin, say twenty grain&,
And codeine to keep off pains.
chewed tobacco, smoked /: too,
Then took a nip Of Mountain Dew.
crawled in bed to get rast,
Vick's VapoR1b smeare' on my
chest
l changed to wsloi"u undarduds
And carried round two Irish spuds;
sprayed and gargl"d. Wore a MASK,
Snuffed. Listeriua. then tried lily
flask.
felt my pulse, at tongU2 look,
And then my temper ture took.
But strange to say qrite sick grew
The doctor says i've got The Ftu!
If he is right, then avn sure
I'd like to try the Iikker cure
l wonder if I'd stayed UP town.
Cut out the dope, kept worry down.
Stayed right at work, not had a
drink
Would 1 have Flu? What DO you
think?
Frank Heine in Push
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-16
SWEET POTATO PRICES.

No product shows a greater differ
ence in price than sweet potatoes, the
range of prices paid farmers in the
month of December being $10O in
Davie, Pamilco, and Yadkin Counties
ito $500 in Edgecombe, Granville
Mecklenburg, Polk, Rockingham and
Vance Counties, and the average for
twenty-four counties $1.49 per bushel.
Undoubtedly as houses for curing and
storing potatoes become more wide
spread the price of this product will
be more uniform. The price paid by
merchants in North Carolina towns
averaged $1,35 during December. In
Catawba County, where the industry
is in the most advanced stage of de-
velopment, most of the growers have
their own individual storage houses,
market their potatoes about March
LIST, when Delaware and New Jersey
have sold out their crop, and expect to
obtain through their cooperative asso-
citation about $3.50 per bushel Allan
ia, Ca, Market averaged $1.S7 to
$3.50 per cwt. for Dec, and Birming-
ham $3.O6 to $2.25. In all places
where prices are not in line growers
ghould seek the assistance of the ,Div1-
sion of Markets to help them find bet
ter markets.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-16
France, Dec. Is, 1918.

Dear Mother
I just received your letter of Nov.
18th today, 1 believe that is three let
tiers have received from you since ]
have been here. 1 also got a letter
from Paretee, Ethel, and Vera and one
from Uncle Mack.
hope you have got some of my let
ters by this time, you should have
received that card over month ago
for it was mailed at Newport News,
Va, or should have been mailed as
soon as we got here. We landed al
Brest, France, Nov, 9, we stayed
there one week. I did not get sea sick
coming over but 1 think 80 per cent
5of the boys did. 1t was pretty cold at
Brest that is in the northern part. We
are in the southern part now. We
were two days and nights coming down
here. It is not very cold here now
but it rains all the time and the mud
is something awful. We got to see a
lot of France coming down here. I
would like to see more but 1 am ready
to come home any time they will let
me. Yes, I know those boys in camp
in the States were lad they did not
have to come over, but they won't
know how to appreciate home when
they get free, like US A. E. F. boys will.
We are not very far from Bordeaux,
France, suppose we will be back be-
fore long We have never been as
signed to any division yet. We are
still in a replacement regiment.
I suppose the ones that went over
first will come back first but it wont
take long to get us all back. We are
in tents, eight men in tent. We
have heater, but it has not been colo
enough for much fire yet. There is
of us in my tent n. C. boys, one from
Tenn, one from Ill I hope you all
wont get the Flu.
What is Frank doing? Did he go to
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-16
HOLD YOUR LIBERTY BONDS.

Next to the imperative. duty of
Amd-ican citizens to support each
Liberty loan is their duty to hold
their Liberty bonds. 1t is not full
service to the country to purchase
Liberty bonds and then throw them
upon the market, thus putting upon
others the real burden of financing
the war Unless the necessity for dis
posing of them is very great, every
owner of a Liberty bond should hold
fast to it.
Judging the future by the past, our
Government bonds issued during this
war are going to rise greatly in value
with peace. In 1888, 4 per cent Unit
ed States bonds sold in the open mar
ket as high as $3.50, and in 1901
brought over $139-that is, $139 and
Snme cents for a 500 bond. That the
Liberty bonds are going to rise well
above par in value is something that
the most conservative will admit is
we'll within the bounds of possibility.
The shrewd and INSCRIPTIONS, the
birds of prey in finance, realise the
ROrth of Liberty bonds, and are going
to use every effort to secure them
from the hands Of the owners of them
who are uninformed or who are igno-
rant of stock and investment s|aIues.
The favorite method will probably be
Offering stock Of wildcat companies
or other speculative ventures. Specu-
lative is really too conservative a
WORD to apply to some of these stocks,
Since to say that they have a specula-
tive value is flattering in the extreme;
they have no value at all, except M
the hands of INSCRIPTIONS people,
who trade them for money or Liberty
bonds to ignorant investors.
Some of the get-rich-quick scheIners
propose not to trade their gold-briok
stock for Liberty bonds but to lend
their clients money to buy their
stock, taking Liberty bonds'as secur-
ity. This is camouflage- !hin-
Iy disguised method of securing Lib
STLy JULIUS IOT "OItuiSSo VI 1904
worthless stock.
Every holder of a Liberty bond be-
fore he disposes of it, AMI especially
before he trades it for stocks or other
bands, should consult bank. NUcn
money will be thereby saved Ia the
owners Of Liberty bonds and the f.
nances of the American people be bet
ter conserved.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-16
BELGIANS BRAND GERMAN
OFFICERS PARAMOURS
Shave the Heads of Women Who Were
the MiStreSSes of the COuntry's
Invaders.

Liege, Belgium,-The evergreen
arches of Belgium tell the story Of
how Germany Numbered.
! Women with heads shaved, sinking
out of the country, are evidence of the
thoroughness of Belgium in cleaning
Ihouse.
The women with shaved heads are
found in several of the cities. They
are of different nationalities. Through
their occupation they lived in luxury
with German of1cers-but they were
left behind when the Germans fed.
Then the Belgian women who had
suffered and lived from the public
kitchens had their day.
They caught the German mistresses
and clipped their hair close. ,.-
These branded women are now be-
ing permitted" one by one, to leave
the country.
The Belgians are housekeeping, all
right. German street names in Brus-
sells and elsewhere are to be changed.
A number of Germans who remain
led behind in civilian clothes have
been arrested. Likewise, in various
lEities, men known to the Germans as
"Atkivists'' have been jailed. The At
TWISTS were persons who had been in
9duced by. threats or. bribery to serve
them, or by capitalizing of Dutch or
German sympathies.
The Germans even established ar
kAtkivists capital at Client, separate
from the Belgian central govern ent
at Namur.
But every attempt to make absorp-
ton of Belgium by Germany easier by
dissension failed, as did the propa-
ganda circulated by the women who
now have shaved heads. The plan
newer had a chance to succeed. The
laundering Boches misread Belgium
just as they misread America
The evergreen arches, the banners,
the flags, the statutes, the continuing
celebrations. show it. Everything
shows it.-Charlotte Observer.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-16
Site of Ancient Capital,

The governor general of Korea and
a party recently on tour in northern
Korea discovered the site of the capt.
tai OF an old Korean kingdom known
as Kukuryo. This kingdom flourished
at an early stage in Korean history
from 81 R. C. until A. D. G6S.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-16
MARRIAGE Custom.

For women to take their husbands
names on the marriage day was Ro-
man custom. For example, we have
Octavia OF Cicero, meaning Octavia,
wife of Cicero. Now we omit the ."of."
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
PUBLIC HEALTH
INTEREST HIGH
Home Hygiene Classes Of
Red Cross Are Well
Patronized.

Greater interest in the public
health of Washington is being taken
by the women In the District owing
to the many home hygiene classes now
being formed" said Miss Anna ].
Greenlees. director of women's in
struction in the teaching center Of
the District Chapter of the American
Red Cross, 1s jackson place. yester-
day.
The domestic science class Of the
Central High School, Miss Elizabeth
Bache. teacher, will meet at the chap
ter house at 3 o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon to receive practical instruc-
ton from Mrs. J. s. Shape, a Red
Cross nurse, in home hygiene. At
2:45 p. m. a class in dietetics will as
semble in the B. b. French School at
Seventh and G streets southeast
Charles w. Rippey, principal OF the
Mckinley night school, will enroll ap-
plicants there Tuesday night at 7:3O
O'Clock for home hygiene training,
and II the number responding warrant
1t he will hold a class meeting nightly
during the week.
The Business Women's Council will
attend instruction in home care Of
the sick at the chapter house on
Thursday. December Ii. at S p. m.
The executive committee OF the Dis
trict Chapter will meet at the chap
ter house at 4 o'clock Thursday aft
ernoon. December II. to elect officers
for the ensuing year
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
SEE WHIRLWIND
FINISH TO DRIVE
Children's Hospital Can
vassers Meet Today to
Make Returns.

In final effort to obtain its quota
OF 100000 for urgent repairs and ad-
ditions to the present buildings and to
modernize its equipment, canvassers
Of the Children's Hospital campaign
yesterday sought to obtain subscrip-
tions with the determination to make
up the more than 5000 that is needed
to reach the mark. Everything points
to a whirlwind finish and surprising
reports are anticipated when the 800
workers assemble at the New Willard
at noon, today, to make returns. Team
captains will be prepared to make re-
ports up to the minute in order that a
proper estimate can be made of the
work done in the past eight days and
the total amount collected or pledged.
Cuno H. Rudolph's division is sec
ond in the race among the three divi-
sion commanders with $14.770. and that
Of Mrs. ]. w. Wadsworth. Jr., Is third
with s14.45507. Through an error in
compilation the amounts announced
yesterday for these two heads were
incorrect.
The regular monthly meeting of the
directors of the hospital will be held
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
LORDS DAY ALLIANCE
TO MEET THIS WEEK

The thirty-first annual convention
of the Lords Day Alliance OF the
United States will be held in Foundry
N. z. Church from December II to Il.
i DIR. James Burrell, New York. will
speak Thursday night. Speakers Fri
day include DIR. Clovis @. Chappell.
DR.. Randolph II. McKim and DR..
Floyd Tomkins, Philadelphia, at the
morning session; and DIR. Howard A.
Kelly. Baltimore, and Bishop John
w. Hamilton at the afternoon ses-
sion. Bishop W. F. Mcdowell will
preside in the evening and prominent
men in government departments will
make short addresses. The Rev. John
H. Wiley. Montclair. will speak Sat-
urday morning and In the evening at
Liberty Hut.
The Rev. DR.. II. F. Randolph. pas
tor of Foundry NJ. E Church, will
preach the convention sermon Sum-
day morning. A sermon win be
preached in the Church OF the Cove
nant In the afternoon by the Rev. DR..
Charles Wood, Thomas Z. Rush and
Isaac Lobe Strauss will deliver the
closing addresses in Foundry NJ. E.
Church next Sunday night.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
.COLORED ''vETS'
.MILLER'S GUESTS.
Host Says Their Fidelity and
Bravery in EveryWar
Unquestioned.

With the same kind of ringing
American cheers that they gave as
they went ''over the top" and charged
through mo Mans Land In France,
more than 300 colored fighting men,
wounded in action. greeted Robert l..
Miller. Judge advocate Of Presidents s
Own Garrison, Army and Navy Union,
and announced candidate for election
as a delegate to the Republican ma
tional convention Saturday night.
They assembled at War Camp Com
munity Club No. B. BOIL Georgia ave-
nue. northwest, as Mr.. Miiiers guests
at an entertainment and banquet ar
ranged by him.
Mrs. Julia Mason Layton was mis-
tress OF ceremonies. Capt. Arthur,
Newman presided over the cere-
monies and introduced Capt ]. Wal
ter Mitchell. who told OF the memora-
Bile charge Of the Tenth Colored Reg
ular Cavalry in Cuba in 1895. Robert
/. Miller, the host, spoke Of the fidel-
ity OF the colored troops and their
bravery in all wars In which this
country has been engaged. He espe-
cially referred to the defeat Of the
trained soldiers OF Germany by the
negro regiments that confronted them.
Other speakers. were Attorney
Harry A. Clarke. Col. Charles Young.
Capt. West Hamilton, Mrs. Layton.
and others.
Musical numbers were given by
Lieut.. Lomax. Sergt. Higginbottom.
Sergt. Keys, Miss Virginia Williams.
Miss Florence Brooks. accompanist.
and the assembled soldiers.
Announcement was made that the
National Memorial Association will
hold public mass meeting at Lib
erty Hut, Union Station plaza. next
Monday evening. to launch the
movement for a 3500.000 memorial
building in Washington to the COL
ored soldiers and sailors. A bill for
that purpose has been introduced
in Congress by Representative L. C.
Dyer, Missouri. Officers of the me-
mortal association present were F..
ID. Lee. president: James Howar
financial secretary, and Mrs. Layton,
corresponding secretary. ]. b. Ram
sey. in charge OF the employment
bureau OF Club No. 3. was also pres.
ent.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
PURELY PERSONAL.

Judge Will r. King. chief law
counssl. United States Reclamation
Service. has returned from an ex-
tended Western trip. Judge King
will have an article in the January
edition of the Reclamation Record
detailing his views on land for re-
turned soldiers and other recIama-
tion matters.
W. ]. Denning. chief of the Rail-
way Mail Service. is on a trip to
Chicago in connection with Postof-
flee Department matters.
Mrs. T. w. Gibson. of Charlotte.
n. C. has beer visiting her sister.
Mrs. Noble J. Wilt, of the New Roch-
ellie apartments.
Miss Martha Sexton has been ten
dered a position in the Department
OF Justice under the new food COM
mittee.
Mrs. Bruce Mansfield, of New York
City. is visiting Mrs. J. J. Mans
field at 1885 P street northwest
MiZelle BrySon, Of the War De-
partment. is away on a tour of the
country on official business.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
No Additional Light
Thrown On Frick Will

Pittsburg. Pa, Dec. Upon what
ever reasons led to the decision to
withhold from the public all details
of the division provided in the will
OF Henry Clay Frick for the SIS. .OOo. =
900 left TO his wife. children, friends
and servants. no additional light was
ootainable tonight. As to whether one
or more relatives OF the coke king
were cut OF in the will. or whether a
contest is contemplated or expected,
no information was TO be CLEANED.
Mrs. Frick, her children, and the
other members of the party who came
here on a special train to attend the
funeral, have left for New York. Mrs.
Frick gave no intimation as to the
length Of time she intends to OCCUPY
the Frick mansion on Fifth avenue.
New York. which upon her death will
become the property of New York CITY
under one of the provisions OF her
husbands will
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
BUREAU OF ENCRAV-
INC AND PRINTING
NEWS.

Albert Pike, newly appointed man.
ager of the lunch room, has started
on his new job amidst much confu-
sion-with the alterations and i'm
provements in the lunch room still
in an unfinished state. The steam
table on the girls side has been
temporarily discontinued. and those
desiring this service are requested
TO get in line on the mems side
II is believed this Inconvenience will
last only for a few days.
Miss Fannie Tolley. examining di-
vision. who has been visiting in
Monkton. Nd, for the past two
weeks. has Obtained additional leave
due to the illness of her mother.
Mrs. Emma Gelston. Miss Mary
Lanahan, Miss Grace Green and Miss
Martha Chinn. stamp perforating
division. are on the sick list.
J. A. Baxter. painter, and Fred
erick Zulch. plumber. were elected
junior vice commander and senior
vice commander. respectively. last
Tuesday night, at the meeting of
the Gen. Nelson A Miles Camp.
| Spanish War Veterans.
Miss Bertha Fowler and Miss
Maud Gibbons. wetting division.
have been granted several days
leave
The stamp cumming division is
planning TO have Christmas tree.
and is on the market for tree orna-
ments.
Members OF the Century Relief As
sociation were made happy Saturday
when the annual dividends of the as
( sociation were handed out as follows ::
Class A-Ss.s5; Glass B-S925, and
! Glass C-S9 81.
( Mrs. Grace Mooney and Miss Blanche
Evans. stamp perforating division,
are on the sick list.
Miss McGrath. time clerk in the ex-
amining division. is still out on the
sick list.
Miss Catharine Moria rity, Mrs,
Thelma oogjen and Mrs. Myrtle Ra-
gan. OF section :. are absent due to
illness
The Bureau Cooperative Store will
be open for business Tuesday morn
ing. under the management of s. G..
Mendel. of the chief clerks Office.
The room is located in the annex be-
! tween and B wings, and is all
ready stocked to its capacity. Arthur
q. I-orey. of section 5, has been de-
! tailed to assist Mr. Mendel in this
work for the next two weeks, having
already served for one week in this
capacity.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
Workers Noontime Mass
At St. Patrick's Today

The feast of the immaculate Con-
ception OF the Blessed Virgin is OBJ
served today by Catholics throughout
the world. In Washington churches
the same number of masses will be
celebrated as on Sunday. There will
be a special mass for workers in the
business district in st. Patrick's
Church. Tenth and G streets. at 1910
p. IN.
This feast ranks in Catholic liturgy
among the foremost of the ecclesias-
tical year. In this country it has a
special significance in that il is the
pstronal feast of the United States
Many foreign countries observe the
day as a general holiday.