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CAMPS IN FRANCE PLEASE PERSHING * ? Pays tapactad Visit to the Trying Grounds. WORK HOW WELL STARTED Commander Queationa Cooke About the Food Supply, and All Are Wall Satisfied ? Many of the Men See th? General For the Firat Time? Potatoea A-plenty. General Pershing gave the American expeditionary forte an example of'the strenuous life by sweeping through nearly a dozen villages where United States soldiers are living in Franc* and visiting nearly all training center* which have lnrn established from America's first great contribution for the war for democracy. It was not a cursory Inspection that the general made, lie went into minute details all along the line, questioned private soldiers, company cooks and various other ranks as to how tilings were going with them and what If any thing could be done to Improve the sit uation. General Pershing spent the night at a quaint little French village and reach ed the American army "urea early next morning. Ills visit was entirely Infor mal, and he found the forces just as he desired? engaged In their daily rou tine work and drill. At the end of the tlrst day's inspec tion General Pershing said: "Our prin cipal concern Just now of course is to perfect the army organization. This is a big task, but it Is moving along smoothly and In a most satisfactory manner. Work Well Started. "The work at certain ports of disem barkation is well started. Railroad material Is coming over as rapidly as can be arranged. Tin* progress we have made thus for with th? assist ance of the French is a source of great satisfaction to me. Billets and train ing ground for men are aS well located as could be expected at this time of the year, when space Is limited by crops In the fields. "After these are removed we will have plenty of space for lodging and training the divisions that are to come. Training Is progressing very well with the assistance of the French." General Pershing was untiring in his Inspection of the training area. He In quired Into every phase of the men's dally life, the character and the quan tity of their food, even to the disposi tion of garbage slops, which he found were all going to French farmers, who were delighted to have this matter to feed their pigs, taking advantage of every sort of refuse containing fat. General Pershing found the American soldiers and the French villagers living together tu the greatest amity. He In quired about the washing for soldiers and found that they nearly all washed their own clothes In the village wash houses erected along running streams. i lie villagers washing on one bank ami the soldiers on the other. At several company kitchens the American commander interrogated the cooks closely. "Do you get enough to eat aiul to feed the men?" he asked one veteran cook who lias been in the regular army for a number of years. "Yes, sir," replied the cook, standing at respectful attention. "Do you get any vegetables?" asked General Pershing. "No, sir," replied the cook. Potatoes In Plenty. "Don't you get any potatoes?" asked General Pershing, with some surprise. "Oh, jea, sir," was the prompt reply. "And onions and tomatoes?" ques tioned the general further. "Yes, sir." "And lieans?" "Yes. sir." "Then what do you want?" "Nothing, sir." General Pershing smiled and moved away satisfied that that particular company was doing very well hi war time and in the war zone At another company kitchen the cook said the only complaint he had to make was that the company's share of can ned salmon had not been forthcoming regularly. "What do you get as a substitute?" asked the general. "Well, of course, sir, we get bacon, ' replied the cook, somewhat subdued. "Any other complaint?" the com mander inquired. There was none, and again the gen eral passed on. completely satisfied with prevailing conditions. Many trooj)ers saw General Pershing for the first time in their lives. His visit was so unexpected at certain points of the far flung training area that the soldiers speculated at first whether he was Pershing. Several times they referred the dispute to the corresiKMidents accompanying the ofli cer. "I knew it was Pershing all the time," boasted one old trooper, "be cause I saw his picture in the paper, and he looks Just like it." General Pershing rave orders looking to a little smarter setup of the men in the future.. A great majority of the troops now in France are recruits in tLe regular army, and many of them are learning the art of soldiering for the first time. WILLIAM H. TAFT Former President Conspicu ous In the Public Eye Since He Retired From Office. ? Moffett. When the American ICed Cross so ciety was reorganized on n military basis former President WlllJF.m II. Tuft was the first man to he named a major general by President Wilson. This ajtpolntment met with universal fuvor throughout the United States. The president's aetlou was taken un der authority granted him by joint res olution i Missed by congress last April. When be retired from the presidency In liU.'l Mr. Taft remained steadily1 in the public eye, although it was more or less distasteful to him. He accepted the {MMiltion of Kent professor of law at Yale and devoted much of his time to these duties. lie Interested himself In the war and warmly supported the administration in its war plans. The former president's chief interest, how ever, lay In Red Cross work, and his efforts to raise funds to caro for wounded American soldiers on the bat tlefield were tireless. Mr. Taft, twenty-seventh president of the United States, was born at Cin cinnati In isr?7, graduated at Yale In 1N78 and admitted to the Ohio liar In 1880. lie became circuit Judge and was also the first governor general of the Philippine Islands. He twice de clined appointment as associate jus tice of the United States supreme court, but became secretary of war in President Roosevelt's cabinet. lie was nominated for president by the Repub lican convention In Chicago in 1908 and defeated William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic nominee, lie was renom inated by the Republicans in 1912, but was .defeated by Mr. Wilson. Mr Roosevelt ran on the Progressive ticket that year, having quarreled with the former president. Since his retirement as president Mr. Taft held no public office. SUSPEND SOLDIERS' DEBTS. Pennsylvania Law of 1915 Has Stood Test In State Courts. Enlisted men In tlu> national service, Including tlioso selected for the army by draft, will be protected in Pennsyl vania by what virtually amounts to a moratorium. There is a law on the statute books of Pennsylvania, passed two years ago, which exempts men mustered into state or national service from any "civil process." It is of special importance and inter est to those who may be selected for the army and who have been anxious lest, due to a decrease in their earning power, they would not l>e able to meet payments on their homes and thus lose them. According to authorities on realty law, the act of 1915 will prevent a building and loan association, for ex ample, from foreclosing a mortgage held against a home owner drafted into the army for such period as he is serv ing in the army, regardless of whether the payments on the mortgage are made as they become due. It will also prevent, these authorities say, such legal action as ejectment pro ceedings against a soldier's family for nonpayment of rent while the lessor of the property is in service. INDIANS AS FIGHTERS. Canadian Officers Advise Their Use With American Forces. Canadian otlicers on leave In London from the French front have informally recommended to American officials that American Indians be employed or en listed for service with the American expeditionary forces. Manitoba Indians witli the Canadians have done excellent work at scouting. "These Indians with us," said a cap tain with the Canadian forces whose parents live In Philadelphia, "have per formed services that never could have been performed by a white man. The Indian of North America has it in his bones to be a good tighter and a crafty one. We have Indians in nearly every regiment. Again and again during the past two years I have seen them go out at night between the trenches and, without firing a shot, without making the slightest noise or creating the slightest disturbance, come back lead ing half a dozen or so Germans, from whom much valuable information has ?been obtained." Fishing Days at Atkinsons Thursday, Friday and Satur day, August 16th, 17th, and 18th, will be fishing days at the Thomas Atkinson Mill Pond in Boon Hill township, now owned by Mr. Liles. 10 o'clock the time to begin fishing each day. I want to sell shares at each ahead per man for hand seining. Buy a share and enjoy the fishing. DEMPSEY DAUGHTERY Pine Level, N. C., R. F. I). No. 1. Stand by the Present. Because he stands by you. Stand by the Laundryman. Because he stands by you. All kinds of laundry work done at the Smithfield Steam Laundry. Prices reasonable. Call phone 19-L and we will come. T. .W JOHNSON Proprietor. Notice small cuts in your casings. Have them Vulcanized before th^ develop in larger ones, save tire ex pense and mileage. All work guar anteed ? Cr.sing and Tubes. Tires re aeived by express will be returned in 24 hours. Prices reasonable. Give us a trial is all we ask. Piedmont Vulcanizing Shop Clayton, N. C. Achy Joints Give Warning A creaky joint often predicts rain. It may also mean that the kidneys are not filtering the poi sonous uric acid from the blood. Bad backs, rheumatic pains, sore, aching joints, headaches, dizziness, and urinary disorders arc all ef fects of weak kidneys and if noth ing is done, there's danger of more serious trouble. Use Doan's Kidney Pills, the best recommend ed kidney remedy. A Smithfield Case J. G. Hamilton, fa carpenter, Smithfield, 1 says: "Trouble with my kidneys was cau sed by heavy lifting and straining while working at my trade. I had a dull pain across my back and suffered jQ, from headaches and dizzy spells. My kid neys acted irregularly. Friends recommended Doan's Kid ney Pills to me and I pot some at D. H. Creech's Drug Store. They relieved all symptoms of kidney trouble." Get Doan's at Any Store, 60c a Box DOAN'S Foster- Milburn Co., ? Buffalo, N. Y. Magnolia Balm LIQUID FACE POWDER. 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