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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-15
THEIR TRIBUTE TO FIGHTER
Spontaneous Expressions Of Admira.
tion From ColoniaIs at Sight OF
Gallant American Destroyer.

The next sunrise found US anchored
at the entrance to an English harbor.
Ahead and astern, as far as the eye
could reach, stretched q line of ships
waiting to carry food into England.
That Is how England is being starved
by Germany! And that is how the
British and American 1avies are do
Ing their work!
After several deeply loaded ships
had shot Ia past us we got our pilot
and joined the procession. Bound out
in the opposite direction a powerful
destroyer of the latest type swept up,
three black plumes trailing from her
tunnels and a great white bone In her
teeth. She was the very spirit Of dash
and daring, with O tinge Of swank.
II say, that's q tophole," "Look at
that" Absolutely 1t" Ripping" was
chorused in the English Of the isles
A big South African nudged me-
"Yank, look at that flag
It was the Stars and Stripes.
More than all the speeches l had
heard ON tho significance Of this war
to the Anglo-Saxons meant the quick
glimpse of that fine ship under that
flag outward bound to defend the
shores of England.
Come on, Sprlngboks, good one
for the Yanks," yelled the big colonial
and the men who had licked the Ger
mans In East Africa and who were
going to HEX them in France roared
the Zulu war cry-GregoTy Mason IN
Outlook.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-15
NITROGEN From Atmosphere.

There has been erected at the Unit
ed States department Of agrieulture's
experiment farm at Arlington, Va. the
largest experimental plant in the Unit
ed States for the production Of nitro
gen from air. The nitrogen so pro-
duced is combined with hydrogen to
form ammonia, which can be used IN
the manufacture Of explosives and fer
tilizers. Experiments with the view
Of increasing the efficiency Of the proc
ess are now being conducted by the
bureau Of soils. The Haber process OF
manufacturing nitrogen is being en-
ployed. This process involves the pro-
duction of ammonia from hydrogen
and nitrogen. The two gases are mix
ed in the proper proportion, put under
high pressure and subjected to intense
heat. They are then passed over a
spOngy iron, wher"upon a portion OF
the mixture combines to form am.
monia.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-15
Industrial Exemption.

Conscription boards have their trou-
bles, and occasionally a tragedy, but
once in while they have little joke,
too. The local draft board at Scots
burg thinks it has "good one" on the
third district appeal board.
Recently the Scottsburg board sent
up papers of a man who sought ex-
emption because Of marriage since All-
gust 5, 1918 In due time the papers
were returned by the appeal board with
the ruling deferred classification re-
fused. Place can be filled by another"
1t is presumed that the appeal clerks
wrote reason for refusal Of an appeal
for exemption on industrial grounds on
the papers instead Of the one intended
for case.-Indianapolis News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-15
INNER MAN WELL FORTIFIED
American Soldier, Ordered to the
Front, at Least Did Not Set Out
on Mission Hungry.

An American doughboy entered q
restaurant In the Rue Richelieu ana
after carefully studying the menu, or
dered dejeuner.
The waitress brought him bacon and
eggs, cheese and q pint of beer. When
he had finished eating. he paid his bill
and called the waitress.
"Now I want some lunch"
This time she brought him plate OF
roast beef, vegetables and chicken
which he washed down with half a
dozen cups of tea; then he paid his
bill and called the wondering waitress
back again.
"Now, my dear, want dinner"
He ate some beef, vegetables, ap-
pies and drank bottle Of wine
At /: so after having taken all three
meals at once, the soldier left the res
taurant, and little while later set
out on a mission to the front.-Stars
and Stripes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-15
E. J. Mundy and Children.
To the Dyspeptic.

Would you not like to feel that
your stomach troubles are over, that
you can eat any kind of food that
you crave? Consider then the fact
shat Chamberlain's Tablets have Gu
red others-why not you. There are
nany who have been restored to
health by taking these tablets and
can now eat any kind of food that
they crave.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-15
Interested in Firearms.

When brother reluraed from Sunday
school, mamma explained to him that
he soon would be old enough to sing
in the vested choir and probably would
be accepted as a member, if he was a
good boy. She emphasized the matter
Of department and said some who
were good and faithful in attendance
got TO. carry the cross in the process
sional, others to carry flowers.
do any Of them carry revolvers?"
little brother inquired.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-15
Gard of Thanks

take this means of thanking my
reighbors and friends for their ex-
tTeme kindness and many manifesto
tions of love and sympathy to us dur
ing our sad bereavement caused oy
the death of my wife. We shall never
forget these very kind friends, and
shall be glad at any time to return
tAer kindness in any way we can.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-15
Imnedimenta.

How much stuff does Yank take
into the liner 1t all depends on the
Yank.
In one squad you will see i man
carrying full pack, including extra
shoes and overcoat, and wearing
whole string Of corned Willie cans
much as a Fiji Islander wears a loin
cloth. Another man in the same squad
will go En minus his blouse, and car
rying only a blanket, gas mask and
!,elmet.--Paris Stars. and Stripes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-15
Whenever You Need General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as q
General Tonic because it contains the
we'll known tonic properties ofQU1NlNE
and IRON. 1t acts On the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enrichss the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-15
No Great Act of Heroism Required.

If some great act of heroism was
necessary to protect child from
csoup, no mother would hesitate to
protect her offspring, but when it is
only necessary to keep at hand a bot
tie of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and give it as soon as the first indlca-
4ion of Group appears, there are many
who neglect it. Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is within the reach OF all and
Is prompt and effectual.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-15
LIES PURITY
Continued from page One.)

fessed Jesus. This maiden was very
much in earnest, and all things ap-
peared to her in a new light, but the
test question came to many items OF
conduct not heretofore debated. How
much time and money should be
spent on her dress, and what KIND
was allowable? After this noble maid
en- triumphed through faith in Christ,
and again the tempter came, the hum
of earthly desire deafened her to the
Masters voice. Most Of her young
friends played cards, danced and
went to the theatre, as they had op-
portunity, and many of them had for
sotten the fourth commandment She
was more than once stung by rltIcule
when she refused to join them, bit IN
this she was firm, and such as by
words, 80 called, or vulgar words,
were not in her heart, therefore could
NOT be uttered from her lips. Yet she
found she was not without a fault.
She had hasty temper, and she con-
fessed that her cousins who danced
and played cards sometimes eXcelled
her in amiability. What would she
do? She would confess her weakness
and so to God in prayer.
Dear girls, there are places IN lie
80 narrow and dangerous that we
can pass through them only on our
knees.
Mary Arden in tears over the COT
fin of her father, won TIC unbound
ed love of John Shakespeare, and
they were happily married about the
wear 1857. This beautiful specimen
Of woman was the mother Of William
Shakespeare.
So it isn't, as you see, the frivolity
of life, the much going with the mas
oaline sex, and needless familiarity
with them that wins the hand OF
friendship nor the heart of devoted
love-
The girls that are wanted are
Gods girls,
Good girls from the heart to the
lips;
Pure, as the lily is white and pure
From It's hear: to its sweet leaf
tips.
The girls that are wanted are home
girls
Girls that are mothers right
hand;
Ehat fathers and brothers can
trust too,
And the little ones understand.
Bhe girls that are wanted are wise
girls
Bhat know what to do and to say;
That drive with smile or soft ans
.wer,
The wrath of the household away.
The girls that are wanted are girls
of sense
Whom fashion can never deceive:
Who can follow whatever is pretty
And dare what is silly to leave.
Dhe girls that arewanted are care
full girls
Who will count what thing will
cost;
Who use with prudnt, generous
hand,
But see that nothing is wasted.
The cheerful, the witty, the bril-
liant girls,
They are very few understand;
But oh, for the wise, home girls
There's a constant and steady de-
mand.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-15
Don't You Forget 1t.

Bear in mind that Chamberlain's
Tablets not only move the bowels but
improve the appetite and strengthen
the digestion. They contain no pep
sin or other digestive ferment but
strengthen the stomach and enable
it to perform it's functions naturally.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-15
OUR BOYS.
"a Tribute.)

In every heart a paean swells
A thrill of pride and glory,
For Edgefield's boys on foreign
soil
Mid battles din and foray.
In olden days old Ninety Six
Gave men both young and hoary-
This time, we sent our boys away
To fill our land with glory.
On Frances fercest battle ground,
In Flanders or Picardy,
These boys have all filed ranks
which show
That they are brave and hardy.
OF loyal stock, each valiant one
Sailed forth to meet the foeman,
Leaving at home to fill his place
A noble Red Cross woman,
Knowing full well, his cause was
hers
His part 'gaiAst Germans pressing,
Her part to staunch tho blood to
bind the wounds
And offer prayerful blessing;
Their hearts are leal, in woe or
veal
Their names adorn story
That adds a page to Edgefeld's
fame,
And covers her with glory.
Each mothers son, each noble one
Whom Edgefield gives the Ages,
Will make a name Of dauntless
fame
Well writ on hist'ry's pages.
Meath Thierry's walls white lilies
grew,
And lifted lordly petals
Meath ThieTy's walls tho armies
fought,
The Lilies lost to battles;
Yet crimson from the battlefield,
These lilies lifted loyal
Red faces to the morning sun
Rising SO strong and royal
So did our boys from battles din
Lift loyal hearts though CORY,
To meet the coming of that son
Which shines for Freedoms Glory.
Oh. mothers of these noble sons
Lift up your eyes, tear dimmed,
Beyond the far flung battle liae,
And see there, limned
Against the foe in stern array
Your sons in armor clad
War proof against the f0enan's
ire,
Courageous, unafraid,
Begirt with ropes Of Mothers
prayer,
Hope walks beside them ever,
And Faith who guides their foot
steps,
Zen down to Deaths dark river.
Unfurl your Service Flag for them
Fling stars upon its white shield,
Add to each star the loyal name
Of one more son of Edgefeld-
So shall we honor these our boys,
Who offered on Wars altar
The gift of all in life held dear,
With never fear nor falter;
And since these gold stars find a
place
Upon that flags white glory,
May they but add another page
To Edgefeld's blood bought story.
Agatha A. Woodson.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-15
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties of fQU1NINE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Erriches the Blood ano
Builds up the Whole System. So cents
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-02-06

are terraced so that the civiliani
grow crops all the way up the side ol
them.
"a m a
The following letter was writer
TO Mrs. John Burkholder OF Elmo by
her brother, Ray w. Smith, who
went across with a machine gun
company in the s9th Division:
am In Erdorf, Germany. am on
guard today, my squad went on at
$50 p. m. II will be about three
hours before my time comes To walk
the beat | will be on two hours and
then be of four We are guarding 2
railroad bridge, just to see that no
body fools with the track or blows
up the bridge, etc. The railroad IL
developing more traffic every dan .
The bridge we are guarding Il right
here by the edge Of town. When w.
are of duty we stay with family o.
Germans whose house Is only hun
dred feet away from the bridge. The
corporal and other guards and | are
around a big oak table writing. There
In water power electric light plant,
80 we have electric lights to write by.
We have a good warm stone house,
so 1t is mighty comfortable. God
only knows how / appreciate getting
inside this way, after having gone
thru the mud and mire, slush and
shell fire and without sleep on the
front. Honestly IL anyone would have!
told us what we had to go throughI
with, we would have said 1T win be
The night of the first
Of November, we reached our object
I've on the drive, so we dug In. Wei
had nothing with us but the clothes
On our backs, as that was the way |
we machine gunners always went
over the top. / took my partners
and mine; buttoned them
10Th up and went up In the brush
ind filled them with leaves, partly
Try to sleep on. Another pal came
llong and said If I'd give him the
caves In one of the coats he would
i've me blanket he had found; so
traded. MY pal and slept on damp
caves and covered up with the one
lanket. Gee, but 1t was cold sleep
ng. The night of the second we dug
d again but 1t rained slowly all night
We laid on my pals raincoat and |
overed with the blanket and my
aincoat. We got wet and cold. Be
eve me. 1t took good one to see
ne silver lining in the clouds that '
light. But 1t was about the same ]
uring the days from the first to e
he eleventh. My heart is filed with a
tho, that l am still here Z
mong the living. My pal was
rumbling the night Of the second
nd told him we ought to be thank Y
nj that we were not wounded and
ad to lay that way as one fellow we {
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-02-06

some valuable information IL you hap
pen to talk to him, as he was In the
big drive with Roy Well / can't tell
You when l will be home, but I will
say this much, that think It viii be
long time. as we have lots of work
to do yet. We are just as busy now
as we were before the war ended, but
we are 30 glad that the fighting has
stopped, and maybe we will get back
TO you yet II bad luck don't overtake
us. The last time | heard from Roy
he said all of the boys were all o. X.
and that they expected to start back
almost any time, but you can never
tell when you are coming. | suppose
you all had nice Christmas, and
enjoyed yourself very much. All of
the boys at this camp seemed to en-
JOY themselves all right, but It sure
was hard to keep from thinking of
home.
IN N M
The Kansas City Star tells the fol-
lowing story of II. A. Gallagher, a
Chapman man who was formerly
editor OF the Chapman Advertiser.
Sergt. II. A. Gallagher, formerly
construction foreman for the Bell
company at Kansas City, in the fight
Ing around Sergy, the town that was
taken, lost and retaken nine different
times, In eighteen hours was string
ing wire with a doughboy he had
picked up. Gallagher entered the
town with the infantry, found good
cellar for an exchange and ran In
wire. He and his doughboy were
working on it and finally got It con-
nected up and then called headuuar-
tiers.
I've Just completed a connection
here in town and have good place
for a station" Gallagher said.
well, you are away ahead OF u.s."
the operator told him. 1.-THE men
were driven out of town and 1t is
held again by the boche. Better try
10 slip through as soon as 1t gets
lark before they take you prisoner.
mo, I'll inst wait here until the
'oys come back and then we will have
he line all set for them," Gallagher
old them
Gallagher and his doughboy re-
NAMED in their basement until the
own was taken for good and the
americans found their line of COM
nunication already established.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-02-06

Cited For Gallant Service

From General Orders No. SO, Of the
Headquarters Both Division, A. II. f.,
are taken the following extracts:
1.-THE division commander takes
great pleasure in citing in General
Orders the following named officers
and enlisted men, for gallantry in
action during the six days battle
from September 90 to Oct /, 1918
Corporal John Frey, Go. G, both
Machine Gun battalion, showed spec
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-02-06
Death of John ThornDuryE

John Thornburgh, formerly of Abb
lene passed away Saturday night at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Elmer
Patterson of Junction City. He was
10 years of age. The funeral ser
vices We're held Monday afternoon at
4 O'Clock from the Patterson home.
Rev Martin was in charge Of the
services, and interment was In
Highland cemetery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-02-06


Jake Sauer has been mustered out
OF service and returned home to stay.
"a ~ -
Clark Steyer has returned TO thu
base hospital at Riley after spending
four days at home
m m IA
A card from Amos Engle who was
gassed and is in hospital In France,
says he has recovered and Is feeling
well though he is still going easy
~ ~ "a
Charlie Kirk who has been sta
toned at camp In Maryland has
received his discharge and returned
home. He has been acting as an In
structor since returning from France
few months ago
- "a IA
w. T. Brown, son Of Mrs A. ].
Schrieber, has received his discharge
and returned home from Kelly Field
Texas. He will leave next week for
Topeka, where he will take his old
position with the Polar MercantIlel
Co.
"a N ~
A letter from General Rhodes t0l
friends here says he is recoyeringl
rapidly from the injuries he received
in the airplane accident and is able
to walk a short distance. He thinks
1t will be but a short time before he
will be able to continue his work
with the armistice commission at Spa.
-, "a III
Albert Callahan, who has been sta
toned at Camp Meade, Md, is now
at Funston and expects to be mus
tered ont soon.
III N M L
Sergt Harry Kruger has been sentI
back to Camp Funston from ChicagoI /,
and expects to receive his discharged !,
soon.
"a n IA +
Cloid Dawson writes got a letter !
from Roy and he has been sergeant .
He said he was coming home soon !,
and think | will be there when he
gets there for | am waiting to go 4
every day. / also got letter from y
Harry Armstrong and he is well and :
getting along fine. He said he didn't r
know when he would get home, but
didn't expect to come for six or eight !.
hope none of the boys will =
have to stay over here that long. ] =,
want to stay that long If l a
lad the best job in the place overl
lere. aae- =
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-02-06

iaI Initiative and presence OF mind,
when after having received orders to
dismount and retire his gun and while
retiring he found mn advance part OF
the enemy about TO flank our posi-
ton. he set up his gun and scattered
the enemy, resulting In the capture
Of the advance party by our in.
fantry."
The above orders were by com.
mand OF Major General Traub, and
were signed by H. S. Hawkins, Col
onel General STAFF, Chief Of STAFF and
attested under official seal by VIII.
liam ellis, lieutenant colonel In
fantry, United States army. division
adjutant.
This six days battle was one OF the
hardest fought battles Of the war
Mr. Frey went from Abilene with Co.
II. and was transferred into the Ma
chine Gun company.
- ~ ~
From Hobart Gist
j. Hobart Glsh, son Of Mr.. and
Airs. j. H. Glsh, writes this interest
Ing letter to the Reflector from An
domach, Germany, under date of
Jan. 10:
Edltor Reflector: / tho't | would
drop few lines to let you know
that | happened to be one Of the
lucky ones to get into Germany.
am stationed 10 kilos northwest Of
Coblenz at this town Of Andernach
on the Rhine. This town Is very
beautiful and has population Of II
thousand. | am with the Bird divi-
zion =. O. mt present and haul mail
% COblenz. Coblenz was built
n the year $40 A. ID. and there was
10 many things of interest that
amt remember half of 1t. One thing
must say which / regret to do is,
hat the German people treat us bet
er than the French did. am
ieeping In nice feather bed now
shere In France slept in barns and
n the ground. In Coblenz Saturday
got A meal or rather dinner at
+. M. G. A. which was run by the |
Germans that / have never equalled {
! Europe. 1t only cost marks or
Iual to 4S cents American money
he only thing that Is on the boys /
lind now is, when are we gong to q
ct to go home have seen all of Z
urope | care to. / have been all Y
YER France, and part Of Belgium, n
nd all over Luxembourg and now in n
ermany so | am satisfied II
l left Hoboken, N. j., April 9th,
nded at Brest, France, the 18th
I'd from there was sent to a large IL
camp at Meyers, France b
I'd from there sent to the largest "
tillery camp In France which was n
lmed Coetquiean and was placed
A company, 3rd Ammunition n
rain which was motorized and was I,
1t to driving truck and haul am v
unition and we had our 1st ex- a
.rience Of the front July Sth and nj
ON then on till the close Of the war Il
was haulign ammunition every day le
d lots of times day and night, but "
! hauled mostly at night. Our first is
ont was Chateau Thierry and T.
I'm there we went to the st Mihiel ii
int and at last wound up in the "a
gonne. / was stationed at Mont th
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