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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-31
COLONEL C. CLARKE COLLINS
HONORED BY ENGLAND
Is Awarded the Companion of the
Order OF ST. Michael md st.
George.
[Snecinl 10 The rimcs-pisnatch !

LYNCHBURG, VA. August 30
Colonel {. Clarke Collins. of the medi-
cal corps of the regular army, who saw
active service in France, has been
awarded the companion OF the Order of
St Michael and st. George by the
British government in recognition of
his services during the war.
Colonel Collins was with one OF the
first hospital units to reach France
after the United States entered the
war. the unit being from Chicago. This
unit WAS at first served with the Brit
ish army. but later il WAS known as
Base Hospital No. IL. with which he
saw service on the front lines
Colonel Collins is a son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. !. Collins. of this city, whom
he recently visited.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-31
.PERSH|AC TELLS PROBERS
ALL PAPERS SENT HOME
American Commander in France
Declines TO Appear Before In
pcnsc Investigators.
CONGRESSMAN WAVES CRITICAL
Representative Oscar T.. Bland De-
Clarcs Generals Action Another
Example OF "IudiffcrCnCc and Con-
tempt" Shown by War Department.
:. 40 Aa.n.!..ea - !,


PARIS, AUGUST 30.-Cicneral Perish
ing has refused TO testify before the
Subcouir!ttcc ~ three or thosconrrcs-
sional Committee on ENpenditurcs by
the War Department. which has been
conducting an Investigation in France.
The generals refusal led TO the is
suance or a join: statement This after
roon by Representatives Royal {. John
son and oscar Z. Bland, in which re-
rret was expressed that there should
oe conflict between the military and
civil authorities OF the government. In
separate statement Nj, Bland. of
generals action was an oNanNle OF
The 'tndiNcrence and contempt" shown
during the entire war by the War De
7artment toward tho wishes of the
rCoole and their Representatives..
General rersh!nE, on icing shown
the statements issued ~ tho members
of the committee. said chat All the
activities Of the American expedition
Nestirat!on. out tina; 70 found IL i'm
possible on the last DAY Of his stay IN
France to comply WITH the request Of
committee. as ali his records had bsen
shipped to the United states
Although General PershinE said ne
had no further comment to make uDon
the incident. i was learned a, his
headquarters that all documents or the
general staff were shipped 20 BreSt on
August %, and we're in the mold o.
the transport Leviathan before he yc-
ccived notice that ne was expected 30
appear as q witness before the COM
mittee.
Il was saSd that the 7rst notice OF
the visit OF tho committee was received
at headquarters or Thursday. when The
place was topsy-;urvy with packing
% SEES filled with papers and books in
all the Railways. and the staff reduced
10 those Immediately connected WITH
the Office OF the ConmaNter!n-ch
who are leaving with him by spce.al
Train tomorrow.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-31
Tailored silk underclothes

Severe simplicity instead of the tufts and frills
of il little while ago.
The resulting lines exquisitely smooth and
neat the ideal foundation for tailored costume
Vests, for example, especially long with
smoothly tailored hemsttched straps over the
shoulder, $3.50 to $500.
Union Suits, invariably stay closed because they
arc tailored that way. $500 and S5.0S.
knickerbockers give extra period of service
on account Of the doubled thickness of material
where 1t is needed. $3.50 to $500
Envelope Chemises. you can step into have not
sign of snap or button. 5000 and S5.9s.
Third Floor
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-31
HAS HIGHEST AVERAGE
school Teachers Are Paid Higher Sul.
aries in lynchburE Than
Elsewhere

- 7 Na fCn-
lYNCtTBCRG, VA, August 3o-A
report TO the state Senate BY Harris
Hart superintendent of the state pub
lie schools. shows that the average
wage paid school teachers in the
l.ynchhurs schools is the highest in
the state.
White teachers here get an average
Of S?po.oS. and negroes S51ooJ Nor
folk. with an average of sS2lol for
white teachers. is the only other city
with an average over $500 Newport
News has second place in negro pay
Tho ANcraEe there being S4S1G3
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-31
General Strike in Peoria.

PEORIA. ILL. August 3o-Atter
bringing street car service 10 a STAND
still and reaching every home of tie
city through the walkoIt of the ice
handlers and bakers, leaders Of the
general strike against a ma,ufa cturcrS'
blacklist" confined their efforts today
10 influencing workers in the factories
Of Peoria - JOIN the demonstration.
The general strike began yesterday
and is TO continue until Monday nicht
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-31
MANY EXPECT TO MOVE
Lynchhurg Citizens Arc Expected to
Break All Previous Records
This Fall

ISpeciaN 20 INC TIwcS- D.S1afCh-T
LYNCHBURG. VA, August 30.-Sep-
TENDER and October ] VIII see rec
ord breaking moving here on the part
OF families over whose heads resi-
dences have been sold Probably never
before in the history Of I.ynchburg has
there been as many homes sold from
renters as has been the case recently.
The sales are generally AZ prices 30
per cent or more higher than they
were six months ago. The fact that
upwards OF loo residences are under
construction has not stopped the buy
ing. regardless OF the price. There Is
practically no demand for unimprovcd
CITY or SuhNrhnn lots.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-31
VIII Teach I'm Cubu.

LYNCHBURG. VA. August 3o-Miss
Mary Nichols. of Bedford is completing
arrangements to leave shortly for
Cuba TO teach during tho coming scs-
sion at the Cathedral Episcopal School
in Havana. Miss Nichols is we'll known
in Lynchburg and she spent several
days here this week the guest OF Mrs.
H. D. Apperson.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-31
Raise Much Rev

Raise Much Revenue.
LYNCHBURG, VA. August 3o.-Reve-
nucs arising hero during tho first six
months for municipal nurposcs from
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-31

, taxes and licenses have aggregated
s160.645S2. or s5S.S62.66 in excess OF
| tho same period In 1918. or this.
charges
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-31
BREAKS CRIME RECORD
Grrcnvire Court Cnnvit-S Three on
Murder Charges: Many Uomicidc
Cases Get ON Docket.

CiREENNIlI.E. :. c.. August so
Three convictions for murder, carrying
death sentence. in rs many days. is the
record of Court OF General Sessions for
Greenvillc County, which today closed
a fourth murder trial. with sixteen
homicide cases remaining on the docket.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-31

Do you want new overstufed suit in which you can
sit and in solid comfort forget days work? Do you
want dnng-room before you ask your friends to
dnner-or a bedroom suit before your guest arrive
their visit? Now this month"; is the very time make
because we're Offering really
remarkable savings in worth while furniture and furnish
ings
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-31

to buy piece Of furniture every and then
thus keep the house looking and fresh and
Why not take inventory Of your home and lay your
plans for replacing those things which have outved
funess. Come to this store and make selection
needed pieces If you do pay cash. we will
make your convenience weekly or monthly
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1919-03-21

were gray uniforms. with tincups and
accouterments that belonged to the
Germans before our artillery and ma
chine guns got to them.
Our stretcher bearers were busy.
carrying the wounded back to first-aid
dressing station, for. Of course. we had
suffered too. From there the blesses
were shipped to the clearing station.
The dead lay Ia the trenches all day
and at night they were carried out
by working parties to "Stiff park" as
I called It
A man with anything on his mind
ought not to go to the front-line
trenches. He will be crazy inside Of
month. The best way Is not to
care whether 1t rains or SHOWS: there
are plenty Of important things to
worry about.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1919-03-21
avg CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIoe
At ONCE n BILIOUS OR
coNorlPArED.

Look at the tongue, motheri II
coated, It 10 a sure sign that your 1t
tls ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs . gentle. thorough cleansing at
once.
When peevish. cross, listless. pale
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or u feverish, stomach sour.
breath bad; has stomach-ache. sore
throat. diarrhea. full Of cold, give Q
teaspoonful Of california Syrup Of
T1ss." and In . few hours all the foul,
consdpated waste, undigested food
and souf bile gently moves out Of the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have Q well. playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children b
take this harmless "fruit laxative"
they love its delicious taste. and IL
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for . bottle ok
California Syrup Of yigs." which has
directions for babies, children Of all
asss and for grown-ups plainly on the
bottle. Beware Of counterfeits sold
here 10 be sure you get the genuine.
ask to SEQ that It IL made BY the 'ACali.
ecrnia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with contempt.-Adv.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1919-03-21

guess. for when we were half dressed
he looked at his watch and It WAS only
q quarter past seven, but We decided
to stay up. since we were that far
along. and then 70 down and cruise for
a breakfast.
When We got downstairs and found
some Of the hotel people It took them
long time to get II through our heads
that there had been some real excite
ment during the night. The explosions
were those Of bombs dropped By q
Zeppelin. which had sailed over the
city.
Tho FIRST bomb had fallen less than
two hundred yards from wis.rs We
slept. No wonder the bed rockedi II
had struck a narrow three-story HOUSE
around the corner from the hotel, and
had blown II to bits. Ten people had
been killed outright. and n number
died later. The bomb tore fine hole
and hurled pieces Of itself several hun.
drcd yards. The street itself was
nlicd with rocks. md number Of
houses were down. and others wreck.
cd. When We got out Into the street
and talked with some army mcs, We
found that even they were surn.ised
BY the force Of the explosion.
We learned that the zepp Ind sailed
not more thnn i've hundred feet sl,ovs
tho town. Its motor had been s,osped
Just before the nrst bomb wins let 70
and II had slid along perfectly siisni
and with all lights out. The purr tina,
We Ind thought was machine guns
after the eighth explosion. was tn
starting Of the motor. ~ tho Zcpp goi
out Of range Of the guns that were BE-
Ing set for th, attack.
The last bomb had struck In larg,
square. Il tore q hole In the cobbls
stone pavement nbout thirty fee,
square and i've feet deep. Every win
dow on the squire was smashed. Tn,
froats Of the houses were riddied will
various died holes. All the crocksr,
and china and mirrors In the houss
were In fragments.
Not much more than an hour bsfor,
the Zepp came, We had been sitting Il
u room nj tho house Of the local mills
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1919-03-21

were about to start when the burgo
master himself came running out. H,
ordered rs to leave the car there ant
said he would direct N where to go
he insisted that we go on foot, but
could not understand when he triec
to explain why.
We soon saw the probable reason
for the burgomaster's refusal to ride
in the car. All around for about 9
mile the roads were heavily mined and
small red flags on iron slaves were
stuck between the cobblestones, as
warnings not to put In much time
around those places. Also. there were
notices stuck up all around warning
people Of the mines and forbiddlne
heavy carts to pass. When we got
on the road / breathed again!
After great deal Of questioning we
finally reached our destination and
made our report to the local command.
ant We told him all we could and in
turn received various information
from him. We were then taken over
to the hotel. Here we read a few
Paris newspapers. that were several
weeks old, until about eight, when we
had dinner, and a fine dinner 1t was,
too.
After we had eaten all we could, and
wished for more room In the hold we
went out into the garden and yarned
while with some gendarmes. and
then went to bed. We had big room
on the third floor front. We had Just
turned In. and were all set for a good
nights rest, when there was an explo-
sion Of diffe.snt kind from any
had heard before. and we and the bed
rocked about, like canoe In the wake
Of stern-wheeler.
There were seven more explosions,
and then they stopped. though we
could hear the rattle Of machine gun
ut some distance Away. Bartel said It
must be the forts. and after some argu-
ment agreed with him. He said that
the Germans must have tried an adj
vance under cover Of bombardment.
and that as soon as the forts got into
action the Germans breezed. We were
not worried much. 90 we did not get
out Of bed.
A few minutes later we heard foot
steps on the roof. and then q woman
in a window across the street. asking
a gendarme whether 1t was safe to go
back to bed. Then got up and took
1 look into the street. There were lot
Of people standing around talking. but
It was not interesting enough to keep
! tired man up. 10 back into the hay.
1t seemed about the middle Of the
night when Bartel called me, but he
said 1t was time to get out and get to
work. We found he had made q poor
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1919-03-21

II man has neither friends nor en-
emies he has lived 10 vain.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1919-03-21
CHAPTER viii.
On Runner Service.

~ ssess"Ss W. NsSSs
One night a man named Bartel and
I were detailed for runner service and
were instructed to go to Dixmude and
deliver certain dispatches to a man
whom will call the burgomaster and
report to the branch star headQuar-
tiers that had been secretly located In
another part Of town. We were to
travel In an automobile and keep q
sharp watch a. We went. for Dixmude
was being contested hotly at that time
and German patrols were In the neigh.
borhood. No one knew exactly where
they would break out next.
So We started out from the third.
line trenches, but very shortly one Of
ou0 outposts stopped Us. Bartel car
ried the dispatches and drove the car
too. % It was up to me to explain
things to the sentries. They were
convinced after bit OF arguing. Just
rs we were leaving a message came
over the phone from our commander,
telling them TO hold NJ when we came.
1t was lacky they stopped US, for 9th.
erwise We would have been out Of
reach by the time his message came.
The commander told me. over the tele-
phone, that II French nag few over
the town the coast would be clear; II n
Belgian. that our forces were either
In control or were about to take over
the place but that German patrols
were near. After this we started
again.
When we had passed the last post
we kept sharp lookout for the nag
on the polo OF the old fish market. for
oy this We would get our bearings
and perhaps. II 1t should be German
nag. timely warning. But after we
were down the road q bit and had got
clear we saw Belgian nag whipping
around In good. strong breeze. But
while that showed that our troops OF
the British were about TO take over
the place 1t also Indicated that the
Germans were somewhere near BY
"hicn was not 30 cheerful.
As we went through the suburbs
along the canal which runs on thu
edge Of the town we found that oil
the houses were battered up. W.
tried to hail several heads that stucl
themselves out Of tho spaces between
buildings and stuck themselves bach
Just ~ quickly. but we could not gel
an answer. Finally We got hold o.
man who came out from . littl'
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1919-03-21

OFTEN the apology Il wosse than The
s(fsnss.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1919-03-21
WOMEN NEED swAMPRoor

TAssaAds Of women have kidnsy and
hladdar troahls and never suspect Il.
Wemsns' complaints often prove 70 b
nethlns 49, bat kidney troubls, O tie
rgek q n41sy OF bladder dissasa.
II u hdasys are not In Q hsaithy
eeoditSse, thay may causs Tie Other o..
- - 6eee0s diseased.
nah u ~ hack. hsadsehs, lon Il -,
heeaso. aHveusnsss. are often timo Hmp.
ts@s Of hdnsy trouble.
Dat dely starting tratnsut. d.
Klnels Swamp Root, . phyaeiaa's pre-.
ssriptica. obtained ct any drug store, may
b ~ " rsmsdy nssdsd % evseeoms
sssA eoadltIons.
O. Medium q hsys do bot&ls IN.
mediatsiy from any drug store.
Hcvsvss. u you wish Art 70 ~ this
gsas psspentlon end ten esuts 70 D..
knnse D o.. Blnghautoa, N. T., soe Q
sample bottle. When writing b. surs s.l
0satSoa this papss.-Adv.
II man has neither friends nor en-
emies he has lived In vain.
OFTEN the apology Il worps than The
SsASuS0s
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1919-03-21

Reporter-"What started the blaze.
chiefr Fire Chief Tin a whisper)-
Spontaneous insurance"
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1919-03-21
Particular

Il hear that young Spendlt is go
ing under"
very much 20. He is either under
his automobile or under cloud"
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1919-03-21

Ono Of tho most satisfying assets
IN life 70 the ability and power to tell
. eaTping critic just when and where
b can get OF.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-03-06
Why "Doughboys."

A doughboy is an American SOL
dier, and American soldiers, infan-
'trymen, artillerymen, medical de-
partment, signal corps, sharps, Off
GERS and men alike, all are called
doughboys. Our cartoonist is one,
so is General Pershing.
The term 'doughboys" dates back
to the Civil war when army wit was
aroused by large globular brass but
tons on the infantry uniforms. Some
body Che must have been sailor)
dubbed the buttons ''doughboy'' be-
cause they reminded him of the boil
ed dumplings of raised dough served
in ships, messes and known to all
sailors as doughboys. Originally it
referred only to an enlisted infantry
man, but the A. E. F. applies it to all
branches and all grades of the SER
yice.-The Stars and Stripes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-03-06
Home Stuff.

81 wonder if the coal man is 60
ing to give us any coal this year."
"I guess he got tired sending us
statements for last years coal
''He got his money, didn't he?"
Eyes, after you kept him waiting
about seven months
"Well, he had this satisfaction at
least, he got his money for it, but
d little we got from it, and you
know it,"
"Certainly, I know it, but I don't
see where you have much room to
complain, you weren't home long
enough to know whether the house
was hot or cold.'
For goodness sake. Nan, when
this little conversation started we
had the coal man ON the pan and
now he's out of it and am in it,
eff the shoe fits you, wear it. You
started it, didn't you?"
"I'1l take a solemn oath I didn't
start to bawl myself out, that I'm
sure of, and another thing-if you
knew anything about heater I
wouldn't have to make fresh lire
about four times a week.
would you listen to that piece of
conceit! Why, you dumb thing,
this is the first house you ever lived
in that had a heater. Didn't you
say to me when you first saw it,,
What in the name of common sense
do they have five pipes to take the
smoke OFF,"
Il was only kidding"
Eyes, you were, just like Ameri-
cans are the Germans. Do you know
I have lots of laughs to myself when
I think of the times when you were
coming around to our house. and my
mother would say what a fine young
fellow you were. Something told me
I was making mistake, but between
following my mothers advice and
listening'to your lies just fell over
head-but never again"
"The way you talk you would
think you were captured. I was the
one who was taken in; know now
what your father meant at the en-
gagement party your mother gave
when he came up to me half stewed,
and so was I or I would have known
what he meant when he said, My
boy, you're taking a lot of response
bility on YOURSELF -
'My father knew l was too good
for"
There's somebody at the door.
See who it is
ooh, good evening, Mrs. Young;
just leave the coach on the porch.
Yoh, Charles, here's Mr.. and Mrs.
Young. Let me have the baby while
you take your things off,
"Charles and I were just talking
about coal. I don't know what we're
going to do
Moral-Many a door bell has kept
home together.-Inter-Nos.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-03-06
THE FIELD OF ARNIAGEDDON.
Most Interesting battle-ground OF the
World.

Students of Jewish and Biblical
history were profoundly interested in
the announcement that the British
army had crossed the Plain of Es-
drealon, known as the "Battlefeld
of Armageddon." The plain figures
largely in history on account of the
many sanguinary struggles of which
it has been the scene, but it is of es-
pecial interest to the modern world
by the reference to it in the Apoca-
lypse (Rev. xvi, 80 as the place
wherein the final struggle between
good and evil the greatest Of all bat
ties will be fought: ''the battle OF the
great day of God Almighty" to be
fought at Armageddon, Armageddon
being the Hebrew name of the
plain.
The plain separates Galilee from
Samaria, is triangular in form, and
surrounded by mountains, of which
Mount Carmel is the most conspicu-
Gus. Through it runs the road
across Palestine which was the great
est thoroughfare of Asia Minor in an
cient tires.
It was because of lying on the
easiest and most frequented high
way of antiquity that it became
such frequent and famous battle
ground. ''In it," writes the his
torian, "Gideon's gallant band of
800 picked men routed the Midian-
ties from beyond the Jordan by their
sudden night attack. On Mount Gill
boa. Saul and Jonathan made their
last tragic stand against the Philis-
tine army In the southwestern arm
of the plain, King Josiah was defeat
ed and slain by the Egyptian army.
Holofernes sets up his camp on the
Plain of Esdraelon. So did Pompey,
and Mark Antony, and Titus. Near
Mount Tabor Vespasian in the year
81 A. D. routed the Jewish patriots
with great slaughter.
''The last significant campaign Of
the Crusades took place when, one
after another the Christian strong
holds on the edges of this plain were
captured by the Saracen army under
Saladin. Six hundred years later
East and West again met on the his
toric battlefield, when Napoleon
Bonaparte was victorious over the
Turks, though the victory was won
at such a great cost that he had to
retreat to Acre and give up his am
bilious dreams of rivalling Alexan-
der the Great as the conqueror of
Asia