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- - -v . A- . -. -'' . -v- . .. -;. " ,V , T - . VI -. -f , Jl . - - ......... , 1 11-- - 'LV'-.?-Vw POLK COUNTY NEWS. TBTON, N. 0. THE RED TRIANGLE IS KEEPING ITS PROMISES was X -: SQU EEGEPPro Ti RES' ! 73 If DIAMOND Squeegee Tread Tires are ncu) iho only standard brand tires on the market made with hand some Black Tread and Red Sides. Others, imitating Diamond in color combination, have failed to pass the strenuous tests of quality demanded by actual service. They imitated color ony Diamond quality they could riot duplicate. Thus always with imitations! Motorists who drove on Diamonds in 1917 and previ ous years demand Diamond mileage again in such num bers that our factories are taxed to capacity. For '"'Better Than Average Mileage at Lec3 Than Average Cost," see a Diamond Distributor. The Superior quality of Diamond Liner Tubes has never been imitated hCvl3;mond Rubber Co. (Incorporated J AKRON, OHIO gSi2 Local Distributors CAROLINA HARDWARE CO. Tryon, v North Carolina THE UNIVERSAL CAR Owners of Ford cars are advised to be cautious of "counter feit" or parts not made by the Ford Motor Company. If your car needs adjustment, or repairs, take it to the authorized Ford dealer in your locality, where you will find a reliable service sta tion, with the complete mechanical equipment and the necessary took to give the highest quality Ford service obtainable-for the standard Ford prices. All the Ford parts used by Ford dealers are manufactured and supplied by he Ford Motor Company. If your car requires the replacement of any part or parts, is in need of repairs-don't ex periment; don't waste time and money trying to "do it yourself." It is one thing to understand and operate a car; it is another thing to make reliable repairs to a car. When anything is wrong with your Ford make a "beeline" or telephone the authorized Fojd dealer. We are ready to give you prompt attention. So take your Ford car where satisfaction and economy are sure. ''-) c w lry ... " ,; V alleini on, North Carolina mew ":1 Y. M. C. A. Secretaries Follow The fiAlrflara Out I ntn Nn Man's Land si 4 v Na Job Too 8mall For The Biggest Of Men This American Y. M. C. A. Is keep ing; Ha promises. American secretaries art now, and hare been for many weeks, at work in the forward areas along the battle front in France. To nn indeterminate number, of Red Tri angle men "over there" gas and shell are and mud and actual battle are a srim reality- part of the day's workvl' A personal letter of absorbing inter est was. lately received from Mr. Ralph Harbison, president of the Pittsburgh y. M. C. A. and a well known business man of that city, who has been in Prance on a special Y, M. C. A.' Mis lion. T The Letter "Casualties had occurred among- our soldiers just before we arrived at our i Ullage," the letter reads, "and we were ordered to get under cover of our de lulte. After a supper of chocolate, war broadband canned beef, the six of us sec retaries were ordered to the cellar of the 'Y together with fifty soldiers who happened to be in the old shell-torn building, as the boohe were beginning again to shell the town. We took can Ales, a big basketful of canteen sup plies, to last us in case we should have to be dug out later, overcoats and blan kets. ;We fitted our gas masks on to be sure they were working well, and then settled down or tried to in the iungeon. We expected to have to stay ill night but in an hour a sentry call ed, 'All out,' and up we gladly went The rest of the evening we spent up itairs in one of the reasonably whole rooms, (with piano and songs and sto ries and the ever-present and wonder ful canteen, at which I took my turn. "Needless to say, I slept none that night, irith all the bang and noise outp fcide, but nobody does, I'm told, the prst night The night before I got about two. hours of dozing with a stiff neck, sitting up. in a crowded niriit train, but strange to say, I never felt the lack- of it for a minute. "We, 'were jid the next morninsr at une bonne heure, and after breakfast at the t officers mess Clarke and I started ! off for the trenches, each of us ladetied with about fifty pounds of canteen,;; supplies besides our helmet, gas masks, carried at all times at alerteietc. For two hours we pursued a tor tuous way among the various lines of trencnea and connecting trenches, stopping frequently to dispense our popular J lyares among the boys, some repairingthe trenches, some building new ones, some on sentry duty, somo sleeping in the dugouts, some man ning guns and watching tor German neaas. "As rwe entered the front-line trenches.! we suddenly ran into Secre tary Baker and accompanying officers. I stepped, aside as well as I could, sa luted afid said, 'Good morning, Mr Secretary,' As they passed I heard one of the officers say to the Secre tary, You see, Mr. Secretary, the "T" men are; right up in the front-line trenchesjwith the boys. "Timeftwas flying, and we knew there weie still more soldiers further on. who would be glad to see us. Soon we f nered 'No Man's LanS' by means of a french, a land which we had seen frtm the rear lines in the dis :;incj an ; tour earlier, all uprooted an.1 torn an1 desolate, and after some mln utes we crawled, hot and winded, into a shell hoje the furthermost listening post in our lines and found six sol diers on guard, all very much alert. They gar ns a warm welcome, and we conducted our communications in low whiters, for there were three German snipers in three different di rections only seventy-five feet away. "Needless to say, our gunny sacks were empty when we came out We hurried back to the sign of the Red Triangle in the village, drank a cup of hot chocolate, and started in again in another direction. "We witched the explosions getting closer and closer, each one preceded by the weirdest kind of a wail and whine through the air, and then dur ing a let-u) we rushed across the open and into 'the dugouts In an embank ment where our second pack of sup plies disappeared. "Two o the secretaries had been gassed th day before we arrived at this placed and one slightly wounded by shrapnel, while others were breaks ing under the physical strain and need ed reliet : I'm sure we will hear of fatalities soon, but since my experi ence in the trenches I don't ask the question atfy more 'Is it worth while?' Never was suoh an opportun ity given to man to serve his fellow men as thi. "Pass the word on. and pass It quickly, that five hundred of the most 'capable, earnest, and blg-souled Chris tian men afe needed here today in ad dition to the weekly stream that Is coming, vye are cabling New York frequently, but they don't come. It is critical, and '.we must not fail, but we will unless more and better men come immediately. As I see it there is no T. M. C. A. job over hereHoo small ror tne mggeet men in America ma SAVINGS STAMPS ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Where Do You Stand? ; - Some have given an ear, Some a hand, arm, foot or leg, Many ligve given an eye, Thousands--both eyes. And the list of American boys who give EVERY thing who die for you -is rapidly increasing-. Think Citizens! Think! r You are not asked to. give anything-but "loan" your money to the Government to our bovs aL you doing this? If hot, God pity you. " ' War Savings Stamps on sale at postoffices, banks and stores Buy Today Thip space contributed by W. T, Lindsey. ' : . II . Attention Mr. Farmer! Everything made of wood and iron is getting higher in price all the time. We were fortunate enough to place an order about nine months ogo for . a car load of the celebrated Weber Wagon, all sizes, made by the International Harvester Co., at old prices, and can today sell you cheaper than we can now buy, even if we could get them at all. We can save you money while they last, and will sell on easy terms. We are also getting a few Ford Cars. Every : farmer that has lots of hauling should have one of the new Ford Trucks. Call and talk it over with us. , THE TRYON MOTOR CO. UNIVERSITY SUMMER SCHOOLS FOR TEACHERS - June 1 1 July 26 LAW - June 13 - Auaust23 MILITARY CAMP June 14 - July 26 (Asheville, N. C.) OR INFORMATION WRITE The University of North Carolina CHAPEL HILL, N. C. U J .ILJUllll III I W a 1 TO ALLABLt-B0DIED AMERI : CANS. Tha allied armies and allied na tions are marchlnt to VIGTORT. 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