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THE UNION COUNTY PAPER- EVERYBODY READS IT." "THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVEh BOD Y NEEDS IT.- THE MONRiDE JOURNiiL PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS VOL.23. No. 96. MONROE, N. O, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1918. $1.50 PER YEAR CASH. KTAKVATIOX A.NI t'lllMK UUX IX THK CITY OF PKTIMXiltAD Mom Is Hare Luxury, ami Horse Feh Is in Common KmmI Sit tut- lion Is Critical aiul lifting of Home May Follow. (Special cable from London Tunes to Greensboro News. Petrograd. Jan. 7. delayed. To day, the Christmas feast of the east rthodox church, finds Russia, and especially Petrograd, in a bad way. No Russian Christmas celebration has been held in such tragic circum stances. A violent storm with blind ing snow has stopped traffic and ag gravated the wretched conditions of existence Impending the transporta tion of scanty food supplies to the hungry population. In this plight and at such a time we are ordered by Comrade" Le nine to take our shovels and clear Lie streets of snow. The decree of the Bolshevist chief commands all house inmates to join in this woik. parti cularly those engaged In unproduc tive labor, which refers to the much abused bourgeoi.se capitalist classes now reduced to the position of un der dog domination by the soldiers r.nd workmen. I have not yet seen any bourteoise or capitalist obeying this street clean ing order, although Its ciliens of these categories are obliged 'o sub mit to many measures b the saldierd r.nd workmen's and peasants govern ment. The new master of the situa tion are laborers, factosy bands, fchop men.. waiters and domestic servants, while their former masters have to 'ing small and listen to their em " .Joyes. Al relationships are revers ed. Socialist decrees are rapidly Is sued for this purpose every day. Thanks to the general boycott and passive resistance these measures are not carried out except in cases where armed force is employed, ruch as tho sequestration of banks and Industrial undertakings. The food situation Is critical ow ing to the suspension of railway com munication. Many tralnloads of food for Petrograd have been looted by soldiers and peasants while on the way. Starvation seems staring U3 in the face. It Is not unlikely that loot ing of shops and private lodgings may follows. We receive a small quantity three-quarters of a pound of black bread per head for two days. That Is, each person gets daily one quarter of a pound and one-eighth. Workmen, soldiers and other privi leged, persons receive more. Some days we get none and have to make shift with a few potatoes, which al so are getting scarce. The black and sometimes brown bread doled out by a card system Is sticky, gritty stuff, only half baked, composed of millers' refuse with mixed straw and of the consistency of putty. Meat Is a rare luxury. Horseflesh is In common use. Petrograd Is full of dirt, disorder and crime. There has been no clean ing since the beginning of the war. Durglary, robbery and murder in audacious forms prevail to an extent hitherto unknown. There are no po lice and no authority to which appeal can be made. Men are stripped ol overcoats at night. Thieves in stol en motor cars hold up persons driv ing sledges. Nobody knows where to put money and valuables safely, since even private safes and banks are sub jected to "revision" by government agents. Printed notices stamped by t.ie British embassy and issued to British residents stating that the holders have the embassy's protection seem to have little effect. The other day an armed band entered an English man's apartments while he was home and appropriated 11,000 rubles. WIXUATK MAX KILLFJ) IX LOUISIANA THAIS! WUKC'K Mr. Jesse Gaddy, Fireman on Train That Was Wrecked, Scalded Al most Beyond Recognition by F--caping Steam Went From This Section Years Ago. Correspondence of The Journal. Wingate, Jan. 10. Our town was terribly shocked last week by a tele gram from Arkansas stating that Jesse Gaddy, son of our townsman, Robert Gaddy, had been killed In a railroad wreck. It was some time be fore the particulars could be learn ed and since he has so many rela tives and friends In this section we give the following, clipped from a western newspaper and sent to Mr. Robert Gaddy In a letter: "The Rock Island passenger train, due from the south at 7:50 p. m.. was wrecked at Dubach. La., last Tues day (Jan. 1.) night when they ran Inte.a horse. The engine turned tur tle and escaping steam so severely burned the fireman. Jesse Gaddy, and ?glneer. Chas. Howard, who were p.'-ined under the wreckage that they were rushed to this city and taken to St. Mary's hospital for treat ment. Mr. Gaddy died from Injuries he received at 11:30 yesterday (Jan. 2) Mr, Howard, while painfully sca'ded and Injured, Is thought to be out'of danger. Mr. Gaddy leaves a wife and several children to mourn his sudden death, and they have the sympathy of our entire city In their misfortune. The funeral will be con ducted from the family residence, on South Russell avenue this afternoon (Jan. 3) at 2:30 o'clock, conducted bv Re. L. T. Mays. Interment will be In Union church cemetery, nine miles east of the city, where Rev. A. Worthlngton will officiate." A letter from Mr. J. P. Bennette makes the matter Just a little clear er. He states that Mr. Gaddy was terribly scalded, almost beyond recog nition, and taat he died at ten o'clock on Wednesday. Jan. 2nd. He further states that he was carrying twenty five hundred dollars insurance, and was buried by the W. O. W. Mr. Gaddy went from this section to Arkansas many years ago. He farmed a year or two and then went to work on the railroad. He has been firing for several years. He had been offered the engineer' place, but did not want it. He stood at the post or duty until called to go to the great beyond. He leaves a wife and seven or eight children. We have given the details of this accident as nearly as we can. We did this because of the relatives In this country. We felt that they would like to know the particulars. Glen-alpine. wife starred for washing CLOTHES AFTF.lt CHRISTMAS Henry Crowdcr Thought It Wan Had Luck, untl When His Hettor Half Kcfuvd to Quit, Administered Pun isliincnt Other Wlnnte Matters. Correspondence of The Journal. Wingate, Jan. 10. A very peculiar thing happened a few miles from here the other day when a negro by the name of Henry Crowder stabbed his wife in some mysterious way. It is said that she was washing a few days after Christmas, and Henry asked her to stop it as it was bad luck to wash between Christ masses. She did not believe in any such foolishness, but wanted to get rid of the dirt. He In sisted on her giving the washing up. but she persisted in going on with the work. A row ensued in which she was seriously stabbed. It is hard to say just how this was done. Henry says that he pitched the knife at her. She says that he threw It. Any way it went with considerable force as It struck her in the side and went deep enough to penetrate the lung. Dr. Jerome is attending her and reports that she Is getting along nicely now. Henry is very much grieved over the matter and says that he "do love her shore." This is a very easy way to get rid of a chain gang scrape. A beautiful wedding was solemniz ed at Glenalplne last Thursday. The contracting parties were Clifford E. Craig of Sandy Ridge township and Miss Jennette NIvens of Marshvllle. The groom is a soldier stationed at Camp Sevier. We wish this happy couple a long and joyous life. Mrs. Betsy Austin, mother of Mrs. Wesley Austin who lives near Aus tin's Grove Baptist church, fell out of the door the other day and was badly hurt. Dr. Armfleld was called and at first thought that her ankle was fract ured, but Blnce she Is improving so fast, they decided that It was only a bruise. She Is the oldest person in this section, being about 93 years old. Uncle John Hamilton comes next. He was 91 the 6th of December. Mr. Boyce Shearon was home last Saturday. He did not get to stay but one day. Mr. Marshall Strawn moved Into the Mrs. Lydia Perry home yesterday. We are glad to have him In our neighborhood. We are glad to say that this is as good a community as we ever lived in. We have good neighbors on every hand. Mr. T. A. J. Price of Monroe was In town yesterday. Miss Naomi Davis of Croft spent a day with Ruth Black as she return ed to Oxford College where she Is a student. She and Ruth returned there yesterday. Cold weather stays with us as well as we have ever known It. But it seems to agree with the people. We have as good health as common. But very few of our people have had bad colds this winter, and so far as we know there has not been a single case of pneumonia in our section. This Is a very healthy community any way. Uncle Jonah Hartsell. one of our oldest citizens Is very feeble now. He Is past eighty and suffered a stroke of paralysis some time ago. He has not been himself since then. Mr. Marshall Newsome has had the grip for the past few days, but Is Im proving now. He vlll soon be out again. Mrs. Vann Cuthbertson. who has been sick for the past six months, is gradually Improving. She is in a hospital In Charlotte If she has not come home within the past few days. Uncle Henry Sherrln has been fee ble In body and mind for two months or more. He Is nearly helpless now. He Is so feeble that It takes an extra person to wait on him. He cannot even feed himself. Uncle William Llles Is Improving some. We are expecting him to cet out one more. Mrs. Walter Perry Is visiting kins folk here for a few days. She has been very feeble with rheumatism for several days. Her mother went to Norfolk and spent a few days with her. She came home with her moth er. Mother is the best doctor In the world, anyway. Measles are on hands once more Mr. Ravmond Webb's wire and child have had it for the past week. Glen alplne. The PU Wasn't to lllamr. s "What shall we do. John." said the farmer's wife, who had retained much of her sentiment through twenty-live years of married life, "what shall we do to celebrate our silver wedding?" "Reckon up where all the silver s gone to in bringing up our family grumbled he. "Oh, no, John, It must be some thing real good and out of the ordi nary. I tell you what! Let us kill the fattest pig and give a banquet. "Maria." sold the husband solemn ly. "I don't see how the unfortunate animal Is to blame for what happened twenty-fiTe yean ago." OI.Il fO.XFFJlF.KATi: SOI.D1K1W IMIVT I-IKK (iF.KMAX WARFARE "IU-Ih-K" Recount ntanr of Where Humanity Was Displayed In the Chit War Tale of the Frenchman Certain ex-Confederate soldiers were discussing changes that have come about in the conduct of war fare by civilized nations, as they sat about the tire iu the of tire of the county treasurer, nay a the Greens bo:o News. They agreed that the "humanity" lias been removea from it, and they don't like the way the Germans run the thing they call war. Tbty contrasted the attitude toward a helpless eueniy shown by southern, leaders with that of the Germans to- ward the people of enemy territory! with whom the invaders came in con tact. "You remember, the Yankees had all sorts or men in their armies," said one old soldier to another. ' They had men of all nations. Oue nighi a Frencbmau deserted from the Yankee line and came over to us. He held up his hands and talked, but we didn't know what it was all about except that he surrendered. It was awfully cold and some of the boys pounced upon him and took a fine overcoat the Fienchman was wearing. "We took hint back or the lines and before Richard Henry Lee. who could talk to hint In Fieiich. Lee made the man who stole his overcoat return it to him. The Germans would never do a thing like that, yet that was the way southerners managed all through the war. The Confederates also discussed the munificent pay for which they fought. One veteran said the soldiers n row til the first vear of the war. by the month, and nothing thereaf ter. But the couple talking it over In Iho treasurer's office said the Par was $10 Confederate money, which meant almost nothing at an. une or the couple said he paid a woman $15 for four biscuits and a piece of chick en for breakfast and he cheated her at that, as things eventuated. There has been some change In war machines since those days, too, the veterans agreed. They thought then that the guns which fired out a whipping chain was some gun, as well as that which poured out a handful of small balls. But they had nothing like the artillery of the present, and the explosive shell was not develop ed to any degree of effectiveness. One of the soldiers said he was In Peters burg whentlia Yankee dropped a shell on one of the steep streets. The big ball came rolling and bounding down the street, sizzling, and expect ed it to burst every instant, but It finally stopped without incident. Others who remember the war times vividly agree that Sherman was a piker as a war devil, Judged from the German standpoint and the Vanlropfl hp hrnueht with him were gentlemen In comparison with the brutes wno mvaueo. ueigiuin. . u stances where Union officers and men "beat up" obstrperous, drunken sol diers who were making themselves disagreeable to women are recounted. The "march to the sea" was a pleas ant call from tourists in comparison with the distruction practiced toward Paris, according to all accounts, and the chlvalrlc manner of the southern aid tribute to the old wo man with her flying flag, when the Confederates invaaea me noun, seems to be something the German could not understand. Payroll of V. S. Forces 100,0(10,000 a. Month. Washington, Jan. 9. The payroll of the fighting forces of the United States now Is nearly $100.000.00U a month. This memoes saianes ui officers and enlisted men In the army and navy serving both In this coun i onri nhrnnrt family allotments and compensation for certain services rendered, but does noi lane nuu ac count "family allowances" paid by ih. vnvarnmpnt toward the SUDPOI't of families of enlisted men under specified conditions, nor does it in- rlune any or me special coiiipeiiii i features of the military and naval in surance act. Details of the pay re naivad kv nilnr and soldiers and of the operation of the war risk Insur ance bureau have just ueen compueu by the several departments for infor mation of the publio and those relat ing to the navy were made public to night by the committed on public In formation. The others will be made public later and separately. There is a story told of two sol-n-hn wra overheard sneaking of the chaplain of another regiment than their own, in contrast tun tholra "He's always on picket with his regiment," they said, "ana ne s al ways ready to go with It Into a fight. You don't catch our 'Holy John' up there." "You don't mean that our chap lain's a coward, do you?" asked the other In a scornful tone. "Oh. no! I don't say he's a cow ard, but whenever there's any firing ahead he has to go for the mall." "Well, but he's got to go for the mall, you know." "Yes: but If the firing Is sudden he can't stop to get his saddle on." Rapid Calculator. School Inspector. "Now my little man. what do five and one make?" No answer. Inspector. "Suppose I gave you five dogs and then another dog, how many dogs would you have?" Small Boy (confidently). "Sev en" Inspector "Tut, tut! How would you have seven?" Small Boy. Course I should. T got dog o' my own own at home." MOXROF. TKACHF.ItS W ILL ASK FOR I Iti: SKI SALARIES Pass Resolution at Meeting Monday Afternoon, and Prof. Allen Will Submit Them to the Hoard of Trus tee. & Tired of waiting foi shool trustees to take action that would increase their pay, the Monroe grade school teachers passed resolutions Monday urging that such steps be made. Salaries have been advanced very lit tle in the past few year, and a.i the cost of living has increased by leaps and bounds during this time, the teachers feel they must have more money. It is generally admitted that this Is true, but it is said that the school board's finances are so low that an Increase at this time would be almost impossible. Something must be done, however. Two vacancies exist at present in the school, and more are likely to occur at most any time. Attractive govern ment positions are open to women at this time, and school teachers usually land them when they make an at tempt to do so. Prof. R. W. A'.Ion endorses the ac tion of his teachers, and will present their resolution to the school board. The resolution, which was drawn by a committee composed of Prof. W. A. White, Miss Jessica Vann, and Miss Russell McKlnney, follows: "To the Honorable Board of Trus tees of the public school, to His Ex cellency, the Mayor, and Board of Al dermen of the City of Monroe: "We the teachers of your public schools having realized the embar rassing conditions arising out or the inadequacy of the salaries received to meet our ever Increasing expenses, and having observed the fact that this same serious situation confronts, not only the teachers In your city, but in the schools through the state and na tion, we feel that It Is time for us to speak, however embarrassing it is to us to do so; yet for our own sakes, the sake of the profession and the public good, we want to lay the mat ter before you and ask that some im mediate relief be given us, and that this relief be made permanent, so that In the future the members of this profession may be paid salaries some what commensurate with the dignity and quality of work rendered, and that these salaries be somewhat com parable with the remuneration receiv ed Iff men and women In jher pro fmajPM. 'The Taetit P)WrJfB"Tffts petition, which were discussed by the teachers at the resent State Teachers Assembly In Charlotte and called to the attention of the public in a letter sent out by State Superintendent of Public Instruction and published In the preta of the state, were discussed at our regular teachers meeting Mon day afternoon. We, the undersigned, were appointed as a committee to transmit these facts to the school board, the board of aldermen, the Mayor and citizens of the City. "In Mr. Joyner's letter he says, 'while the salaries have been In creased slightly during the present year, the small Increase has not been In proportion to the great Increase in the living expenses, nor in proportion to the Increase made In other lines of work In the state and nation. Many of the young men, specially In the high schools, have been drafted for service in the army; many of the wo men teachers, on account of the in creased demands and Increased com pensation In other lines of work, and many on account of their absolute In ability to meet actual living expenses on the salaries offered for teaching, have been forced to leave the profes sion. The result Is that there is a great dearth of teachers in North Carolina. The demand for teachers is greater than the supply. Many schools have not yet been able to se cure teachers. It seems likely that many will not be able to secure them and will be compelled either to be closed for lack of teachers or employ lntralned and Inefficient teachers." JOYNER'S STATEMENT J. Y. Joyner, Superintendent of Public Instruction, gives out the fol lowing statement relative to the sala ries of teachers: "A serious situation conrronts the public schools of the state. Teach ers' salaries are utterly inadequate to meet the Increased cost of living in these war times. Many teachers perhaps a majority of thin find their present salaries insufficient to meet their actual expenses of living. In many instances teachers are paid $40 per month for not more than five or six months a year, and are paying $20 per month or more than five or six months a year, and are paying $20 per month or more for board alone. The average annual salary of white teachers In North Carolina In 1916 was $296.62. While the sala ries have been Increased slightly dur ing the present year, the small In crease has not been at all In propor tion to the great Increase In their living expenses nor in proportion to the Increase made In other lines of work In the state and nation. Many of the young men, especially in the high schools, have been drafted for service In the army; many of the wo men teachers on account of Increas ed demand and Increased compensa tion In other lines of work, and many on account of their absolute Inabili ty to meet actual living expenses on the salaries offered for teaching, have been forced to leave the profession. The result Is that there is a great dearth of teachers In North Caroli na. The demand for teachers is greater than the supply. Many schools have not yet been able to se cure teachers. It seems likely that many will not be able to secure them and will be competed either to be dosed for lack of teachers or to em ploy untrained and Inefficient teach ers. "Realizing the seriousness of this situation, the North Carolina Teach ers Assembly at its recent meeting in Charlotte passed strong resolu tions calling attention to the neces sity for increased salaries of teach ers. At the same session of the As sembly, the Department or School Boards, attended by sixty represen tatives of county and city boards of education and the State Association of County Superintendents, devoted much time to the serious discussion of this situation, and passed stron? resolutions urging the increase of funds and increase of salaries for meeting the situation. Committees were appointed to cooperate with the State department of education in j waging a campaign for devising means for increasing school Hinds and increasing the salaries or teach ers with a view to relieving this se rious situation and thereby pi event ing a serious" interruption of the. work of the school and senous in jury to the efficiency of tho educa tional work and of the teaching p.o- fession in the State. A confeicnco with these commi'.tees, 'iu liidii.fi tbe Executive Committee of the Teach ers Assembly, will be called by the State Superintendent of Public In struction on the 18th of January to formulate plans and inaugurate a state-wide campaign for increasing school funds and teachers 3s.lar.'es for relieving this serious situation. UUT OXK XORTH CAROLIMAX WILL VOTE FOR AMENDMENT Representative Weaver Favors Suff rageChief Justice Clark Writes Letter Commending the Cuuse. Notwithstanding the personal ap peal of President Wilson made to the suffrage committee late Wednesday that he thought the woman suffrage amendment should be voted for by Democrats, only one Democrat, Con gressman Weaver ot Asheville, will support the measure, says Parkei Anderson. Nine North Carolina Democrats will vote against the bill. The indications tonight are that the amendment will be adopted by congress. It is the same kind of an amendment as the prohibition meas ure, which was adopted a few weeks ago. But many congressmen tay that "prohibition" Is a moral ques tion and thatjthe suffrage twa4ut Is a political one and therefore should be settled by the states. As a mat ter of fact, the reason prohibition passed was because of the lack of moral courage on the part of many congressmen to oppose it With woman suffrage it !s differ ent. With women voting there will be many a strange face in the house the first election after the suffrage is extended to women on the same basis as men. The same would have beea true, or at least congressmen belleve ed as much, had some congressmen opposed prohibition. Jluot CLAHK WHITES LETTER Chief Justice Walter Clark of Raleigh, who for years has been a strong supporter of equal suffrage, came Into the limelight tonight when the women distributed copies of a letter which he had written to Mrs. Guilford Dudley, president of the Tennessee Equal Suffrage associa tion. The North Carolina jurist be gins his letter by commending Mrs. Dudley's speech regarding the "hant" of negro suffrage. The Justice says this "hant" argument is a complete "humbuggery," and as complete a shnlil aa the RU htpvfnire of state's rights. Justice Clark points out that the adoption of the constitutiona! amendment by the states would make white supremacy In the south lasting and binding. He takes North Caro lina as an illustration and points to the fact that there are 350,000 in North Carolina, 50.000 more than all the negro women and men combined, and there are 1,122,000 more white women in the south than all the ne gro men and women combined. "Nothing could be more illogical," says Justice Clark, "that for men who voted for the prohibition amendment to oppose equal suffrage." Justice Clark's letter In part fol lows: "I wish I had the honor of your acquaintance. Your speech in re gard to the 'hant' of negro suffrage is the strongest and most effective point yet made. "SHAM OF STATES RIGHTS" "In this state we have 350,000 adult women, which is 50.000 more than all the negro men and negro wo men combined, and as you say. there are 1,122.000 more white women tn the south than all the negro women and men put together, and their ad mission to the suffrage will make white supremacy unassailable. They ought to give some argument that Is not as complete a sham and hum buggery as this. "As complete a shan- also is the subterfuge of states rights. The 14th amendment makes naturalized citi zens, wherever born, citizens of each state where they reside. And the 15th amendment prohibits any discrimina tion as to suffrage owing to race or color. Thus the federal constitution protects everybody except the women, and states rights cuts a poor figure If its sole function Is tn serve as a pretext to suppress the women from having any share in the government ithey do so much to support. I "Nothing could be more Illogical than for men who voted for the pro hibition amendment to oppose equal suffrage." Too many virtues Id a man are apt to make his friends long for a few vices. MOUK MONEY IX RANKS TODAY IX THK HISTORY OF COUNTY Resides Declaring Dividends mmI Sum Added to Surplus Column Most I'roxjH'nius Yeur, According to Mr. Itlakeuey. Never before in the history of Un ion county have the banks had so much mouey on deposit. The total sum lying in the vaults will approxi mate $2,000,000. and two institutions the Bank f Union and the First National Hank have just completed j their lno,t prosperous js nial,nev President year. Mr. W. nf the Hunk of cnion. ,hls ha3 be(ia the best ypar ,he county ha3 ever experienced, other bankers made iike statements. T, v.ArmfkrK & Mn-hants Bank. lM M K , i.res(ient. held their annual directors meetinc recently. and declared a dividend of 5 per cent. A neat sum was left in the undivided profits column. This bank has like wise experienced one of Its biggest years. No changes were made in the personel of the directors, and all of the old oflicers were re-elected. Mr. i C. B. Adams is Cachier. The following directors were elect ed by the First National Bank: Mes srs. S. O. Blair. It. A. Morrow. J. M. Belk. J. II. Lee. Dr. J. E. Ashcraft, F. B. Ashcraft, T. J. Gordon, J. C. iSikes. T. C. Lee, W. C. Heath, and J. L. Rodman. A semi-annual dividend of 5 per cent was declared, and $2, 000 was addod to the surplus fund. The old officers were re-elected. Mr. J. H. Lee Is Prc.iident, and Mr. J. W. Laney is Cashier. After paying a semi-annual divi dend of 5 per cent, the Bank of Un ion placed $5,000 In its surplus col umn, bringing the total of this fund up to $75,000. The old orflcers were reelected. Mr. Blakeney Is President and Mr. R. . Laney is Cashier. Mr. P. P. W. Plyler, who is active Vice President, commenced his duties in September. The Savings, Loan & Trust Co., of which Mr. R. B. Redwine is President, and H. B. Clark Cashier, declared a dividend of 5 per cent. Mr. R. A. Morrow was elected a director to suc ceed Mr. D. A. Houston, who is now Treasurer of the Columbia Farm Loan Bank. The old officers, as in the case of the other banks, were re-elected. LIEUT, SHEHU1X, VXIOX-CpUJTY. UOYWILL PLAY MAX'S PART A Correspondent of the Concord Tri bune Says Some Xice Things About A Wingate Officer Who Will Serve His Country. Correspondence of The Journal. Wingate, Jan. 10. We were glad to see the following in a Chattanooga paper recently: Concord may stand at attention and salute its new officers. Capt. F. Swindell Kluttz. Lieut. Victor A. Means and Lieut. M. B. Sherrln. For three months these young men have given their loyal and undivided efforts to prepare themselves to lead men In America's mighty forces in efforts to prepare themselves to lead men in America's mighty forces in the battle for world democracy. For three months every home tie, every wish and every ambition has been made secondary to the duties that confronted them at camp. That they have worked faithrully, intelligently and well Is signified by the gold hat cord and the officers' Insigna that adorn their uniforms. Each of the four young officers Is typical of the stalwart, fighting nian- nooa oi ixorm Carolina They have lived cleanly, fought squarely Tor their honors and have won. Now they go forth as leaders and carry with them the ideals of the best that is in the army, which have been Im pressed upon them from day to day by leaders of America's fighting forces as well as representatives of the French and British army. They have the youth, spirit an dcourage of the American youth that army men believe will develop unbeatable esprit de corps in America's new army. They have been taught to lead and not drive men; to convince them that right living pays because they live right; that it's honorable to be an American officer by always main taining honor; that France and all Europe are going to Judge America by Its officers and men and that the part they play on and off the battle field will be written In the judgment. Each of the young men selected the Infantry and each asked for a place In the line. "Into the thick of It," they wanted to go and, one who has known them many months ana who is familiar with their training, believes that when the signal sounds they will go "over the top" and play a man's part in a man's way. Here's to them! M. B. Sherrln Is a Union county boy we are proud of and to this num ber many more can be added. It Is a very common thing in Wingate to see a service flag on the front porch or the homes where the boys have gone from. We certainly have fur nished our quota. We have sent many very fine boys to the camps from here. viz.. Clyde Jones, Will Red fern, Zeb Jones. Voyle Williams, and many more from the neighbor hood around here. Glenalplne. A bishop was requested by a co quettish lady to be allowed to use rouge. "Madam," said he. half in Jest, "I will give you permission to wear It on one cheek." "Oh, how apt," she exclaimed, "how clever you are. bishop. Then I will turn to you the other also." j If jou play with Uie Ccvll you !oe.