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fOL. XLI MOVXI AIRY, MOUTH CA MOLIMA, T HUMS DAT. SEPT KM HER JK, 1918. MO. 11
LETTERS OF INTEREST
FROM OUR SOLDIERS
Innwhru m Praa««.
A»*u-t IStk.
Dmt frtaad:
I ranmi your iattar inn tana
«p.n« laa»aa taa wall aod
■Imhi (kaa. I aiaa rvmvnl tka let
ter* tram cW girt*. I chink it MM
•bast tka Ural *4 JuJy rhat ( (at
abaut a ilia— a* onra. Anal I Ml tar
ry that I hava not M tuM '« u
•aar llMa. I kaow it thay knaw haw
hyiy I hara haan 'Kay wauM txma
■Mi I waa in tha traacha* in rha
franc Haaa atai I got your 1 attar and
I hava rvot had tiata ta writ* hoaaa
Int about owra «v«ry thirty day*. I.
hava haant fnm Hainan iimr I <aw
fciia, h»t all Uuu f knew la that ha M
■aau whara mr hara.
I would ilka to haar from avarytMrfy
mr«r tfcara. 3 on «a who ran writa
latter >l—i— writ* me evenf
hat haa been grnnr on nwe
I laft hoaae. Wail oM fnenH. T havw
baan .crapping uie ne/nuuiN nut I,
hava not found anything fanny about
H. I ptM rum HearH i
w» made. Wa panhad Ike Oa
bark nrrtrr eighteen milaa wvl tha
drive it not over yet, but T hava been
pot back m tha reaeiva ami am now
ra tha rear at tha firing l»ne. but am
nat oat of haarwc of tha gun*. f riont
know whan I will hava to go back,
in tha treadle*. We bad a battle a
few days age and laat many of our
am. Taw aatd in your other letter
bm the beat of lock'
crmtd fail ta any one. and it ha*
to paaa, for the German*
at oa
bat we went right thro,
t §hR ft re.
Kathinf
allplM maddv It
Ik, bat 1 did not miiwi
a# the priaowan that
«t took said that the Amrictiu riiW
(n fire. W« want m feat
that we had to atop aad wait for oar
ow» artillery to catch sp. I was at a
«Mt fa—t far a while, hot we cam*
to a lively froat aad captured a good
many mmD towaa and mm tare*
oml A* W>» at the front art now
hartng |Md «wdMr. Wall I aa J
eloee aa it ia getting dark aad ws cat
M Wa a light for I am on guard
tor holding tha paper oa ay
Year triead.
OLIVER W BJ VKEE.
Letter fioai Joha B KeC raw now ia|
Fraaee to hie father. Mr J. W. Sic
Craw, ef Rooad Peak.
American Expedi. Force*.
August 21.
Dear Father aad Jfcrther:
I aa vxarwiert la England now
aad aa enjoying life. We arrived
over sea ail right and had a vary good
time oa oar voyage. I like this coun
try line. It ia a very fine eoantry
aad will please any oae. They have
the aoet finished ceaatry that yoa
ever vaw. They are behind ia many
rcopacto compared with the L'nited
State*. Bat Iketr farming is tar;
ahead at what Tea aae ia the State*
of »teea er brick. Everything ia aa
greea aad pretty.
I do not begrudge ay trip ever, for
none ef ay tr^a oat weat war* u in- J
tereating a* this eae has beea. I do'
not think that wa wil ha aver here so
very long, for wa will *oon whip the
Hune aad yea aroaid think the taati
if you could see *< much of the I'nitod,
State* force* aa 1 have aaea. I win
cleoe tar this tiae Write aw a* of
ten a* yoa can.
Year aoa.
1. B McCRAW
Latter froai Abner ftratberage to
hu father Peter Deaatherag*. of XL
Airy.
Thursday Morning.
Dear Papa aad aH:
Just a. line to let yea hear from
ae. ThU leave* ae feeling fine and
hope taaa to find yoa well.
Aa iikiag better every day. Took
ay physirat examination ye«terday.
About 20 Drs. exaained ae and I pa*,
sad thea alL Also arms vaccinated
oa both arms aad will have to be
again nest Wednesday and again tlie
fallowing Wednaaday. Wa gat ibree
■Ml — 'aay r»U It IMn> Ml off
my viw mm mti dm. Am <|uarr*»
Cari f« M» »wlu.
Toak no* imuraar* for
AUaMad 115. a* irf my ulwy t* fear,
mui »lM will grt JM.uA nrh month.
Had ta riv« a amwral tofnpim otf
my bwimii <mp«rian«i», and whan ha
mada • i arnni-- Md una m <r*aa»
marf by ana at tha htffhar ofll.'iaia ha
out I naad not ha *fmrf I »i»H
*•* • food jah>.
Hm*a I hagan writing fhn lattar I
wm i-allarf mmr to nna of tha aArerit
and had to ha ra-«3aaunari on nna of
rJw> phynral examination* I toait yan
tarriay, than tfcay wiH pot ma hi an
nflba or wbarsvar cjwra ia an opening
I ran ML
Had a Ana rfinnar forfay, an<i Salip-a
ma I'm tifffct.
Will sat mi uniform tomorrow or
naxt day.
adu< aUon te any Fmj, and >/ we jest
nut «afa, which I don't doubt in th«
leant, wa will ba hattar ftt far life
m rvery raafKt Tan don't any
ilaan-baartad man bar*—<xc*pt a faw
new omi. TTwra ara about AK^MM
man kan and they ara ihippnf than
•vary dny. If I Rat m an oAca, 1 will
ha allniwnd i» ■MillM bare, than if
t have to gn over thay will giva ma
mimathing biidaa a (run. for ana is an
nOea don't gat any training with a
r»n ...
Will doaa. writ* at yoar convani
anca. With much lova and bast wiahaa.
I am Tour hoy.
ABNER.
Wednesday Night
Ms working is an at
a make op ptrniU.
complicated system, but I can harufl*
it.
Practically all the baya that came
with km kttvc nttn transferred to thr
Pield Artillery. Gum 111 be Mat to
Gmnvin*, S. C-, some tint Man, a»
ihey ara turning this camp into an
Artillery Camp altogether. M those
in the Infantry will b« sent to Camp
Write whan you ara not busy. I am
•Irifkt Not much diftrmn in the
climate here and up than. Am nam*
every naaiiiia Cor my health. 6a
to bad about 9:30 and gat ap at 5:4ft.
Gat I wwli rafalu every day.
Remember ma to all. With much
lave Your boy.
ABNEK.
Letter from Jesse Isaacs. m Franca
to hia mother Mrs. Margaret Isaacs.
Dobeaa. N. C.
Aug. 5, 1918.
Dear Mamma and Papa:
Will write you aft a few line* tn
answer to your latter received Aug.
2nd, was glad to hoar from you
all and La boar yoo til waa wail this
leave* me wall and enjoying rood
health.
What do you think about the war1*
We hope it will soon be over. We
have mft franca and ara now m
Belgium. Would like to tell you
bow every thine » hot can't now.
Hope to soon ha back and than I can
tail you the wonderful story which
I could not eapfattn with pan and pa
par. Weil 1 had tha pleasure U see
■of a German airplane brought down
a faw days ago. That ia about all I
caa <ay about tha war. Was glad to
hear wm had food rropa, was sorry
to hoar of the two deaths. Tell Walter
B'l. people that he was wail the la«
time I mw him. The war you ad
dressed your letter wan all O. K. 1
have changed Co. it will be like this
Supply Co. 11*. Inf. A. P O. 149.
American E. F, ra New York, aad
wffi get it all O. tH. I will get it ad
dressed the other way like you ad
dressed your, but I wilt get it quicker
this way. Give my bast regard* to
and tell Minnie I will answer her let
ter ia a few days.
Good Bye.
JESSE ISAACS.
Letter from Wm. B. Leftwich at
Camp Jackson to his father N. R.
Loftwx-h of Lodonia. N. C.
Sept 16th, 1918.
My dear Parents.
Your welcome letter of 1.1th just
received and I waa very glad indeed
to hear from you.
I am well and liking fine, there ia no
reason we should not lihe. for I'ncle
Sam has the best paid, and supplied
army m the world. Our rations ara
ettra good and well prepared.
Drrtt Sparger is om at (he cooks
far <nn
Camp Jmrkmm td i
Milan Mortk Waat a# C.Mumkta, & C.
aarf ia oaa rf tha largaat bnt
» m tha Snath, axtandinr naarl y
milaa ia lanflth mmd varying ia
froai saa-katf ta ana and w
half aniaa. Bnya an (nmad hara
for naarty morj branch of tha narrtca.
Thara ia a taiall aviation Aaid
THa Y *. C. A. ia
1 fanuak naarty all roat/srta wa
moat any ktmi of i
U tha hnma f ojka I
valaa fhay vara ta tha hoy*, tha
faada wmtld ha lar«ar, I'm aara.
Tka haya hava ta ataaai a vary H
rul "«ami nation phy rurally aaai man
tally hafora thay ara aant ta tha Ar
tillary. and whan thay Ami oaa a Ht
tic waak nr 'low thay aaarf Mb hark
to tha Infantry or "Da rtoogh bnya"
a> ealj theai.
Haping tn Haar from you aaaa and
oftaa. I rloaa.
▼oar Iovlnc *aa,
Pn. *a. B. LEFTWICH.
from Ctaoda B.
ta hta wife who lives naar PHat
ia fr
Daar Wife:
WiM take (rat pleasure m «rtin(
rem rhis tfttnwwi.
I Ml failing line having pianty U
•at and a (xrf plan to iliip.
Thi< ia a b—utifol country bat ia
mwk different from oar*. Two of
the hardest things far me to undar
Htand ia th« money and ling—fa I
wuh I rouid ipank Prench. I want
you to write aw all the news and tail
me how all my paople are gattiag
along.
I dan't think 1 will have to stay
over tone, so enjoy yearself and tiaa
Ma ac little as fn ran.
Will rleee hoping thin wil] fhvt
you all well.
Tour husband.
CLAUD* E. NF.RDHAS*.
operating • i
pun* railroad in the St. Xikwl sa
lient, tk« American* having eaptur*d|
M om man gasoline locomotive* dur
ing the offensive.
In Thiaucourt the Amir ran* took
ex of these locomotives, which were
in running order. Several other en
gine* had been damaged hy the re
treating Germane, hot they had no
time ta injure the others. The Aawr
icaaa aeon had the damaged engine*
The equipment include* many mile*
of tracks, with y t (tack* at unlaid
rub and steel tie*. AO along the
front these one-man engine* an dart
ing here and there on track* laid by
the Germane aad alaa upon new track
age hi up by the Ammcaiu. which
connect* with the various German
Hundred* of mail Cat ear* aim
: were captured and the American* are
i»ing gasoline which they found in
1 'be German supply station. The A*
| *rican* had tittle difirulty in solving
I the machaniam of the German engines
and they were ready for operation
when the shell-torn track* were re
paired. Narrow gauge flat car* which
rame from the United State* alaa are
1 being used over the German rail*.
They are twice a* long a* the German
car* and bear en their sidt "IT. S. A."
Working i. Field*.
With the American Force* in
France, Sept. 2#—Thousand* of Ger
man piiowin many of them taken
by the Americans in "he tnre north
at the Mania and southern of >e«*
aona. have been work in the gram
I field* of France durinr tfc» last few
week*.
In some instances a single French
soldier guards fifty or Mxty I rfrmaiu
j as they labor in the field. One French
-oldier >aid he has been guarding
prisoners all summer and that act
one at them had endeavored to en
cape. All of the Germans woriting
a< hanulert still clung to their <as
masks many of them carrying them
1 on a strap over their shoulders as
they totkd in the field.
At night the German farmers'
helpers were taken to quarters in the
different farming districts where tem
porary buildings, surrounded by a
bight barbed wire fence had been
erected.
The more bond* you buy the fewer
! boy* will die.
. . .... * . .. .„>>r ■ ,r it . £ik .'
TURKS ARE BEING
CRUSHED IT ALLMBY
With tha vMlmra at tha oparationa I
on tha waatara fmnt ta Fraara cmmmut
■rably dianatehad m intamaioy, t ho
Tartu in PaiaatMta Bad th« Balfiram
and thair >1Hm m Maeadonia arc ba
in* pat to tha tmmt. Bat iwlnri rhua
far have thay baan afela to haM hark,
or avan ta raoatarart, tha onalauvhtx
of thair torna.
la PataatUM tha Turk* naniHrW
ara m tha prooaaaof haing rruahad: ia
Maradonia tha aatanta foreaa ara
'irivinB ^harp Wadcoa tar rnw»id*ratita
'iutanraa inta tha maay front*.
Ia Franra and Flandar*. whara
thara haa baaa aay Ashling nam* ia
■aiportaaea ak**« patrol aneountara.
rha Rnfixh, Pranch ami Aiaanran
trnopa have kapt tha uppar hand and
advanrad thair raaportiva linaa.
Oar tranarandaat tateraat for tha
mommt, at laaat. ara tha oparatwma i
of tha Britiah Ganaral Allan by'n for
rma m Palaatiaa. Hera. in laaa than
foar <iay», tha Bntwh have iwapt for
ward ia tha cantor batman tha rtvor
Jordan aad takaa tha rkiaou* Maxar-1
ath, wtnla chair wings cloaad round in
a iwift enveloping laovafaant and nip
pad within tka maw at tha raat pin- •
car all too Otuxaan foreaa ,n tha coaa
tal aactar, tha plain of Sharon, tha hill
ragion ia tha ran tar and alaa tha want
am Jordan V allay. Meanwhile ta tha
narthaaat, tha fnaadly Arab force of
tha kmc tha Hedjaa hav« rut ail
railway -oauauniratloa ia froat of tha
Baaing Turfca and ara standing a har
nar to thair earape by way of tha
Mora than IAJMM Turks had baaa
■aada prtaoaara by tha Britiah and
ad whoa dtt laat raporta froat G«na
ral Allaaby' wara received. Ia addi
tion kraat quantitiaa of war storoa
had baan captured and atiU othara had
not baan eauntad owing to tha raatd
sty of the
& is nut
the
literally
hands of the Biitish. Mt
their lines of retreat had been rut a#.
Although the Turk* at mm paints
offered considerable rwuitana te the
British, at >u> pauit war* they sMe to
stay the atlvanea, «v«n a* the famous
Add of Armageddon. which tka Bri
tish cavalry mpt stress and oeropl
ad Nasareth to the north. In tha op
• ration of <aahac tba enemy in tha
sack, aviators played an i*
role, vigorously bombing tha
in* Turks, inflicting enormous casu
alties on tham. Tba In—ss at Genera]
Allenby ara described as slight, in
rompari.son with tba importance of
the movement carried oat.
Its TwiIimi
I
Discussing the outbreak of Spanish
Influenza m this country. Surgeon
General Blue says:
"The disease is characterized by
sudden onset. People are stricken on
the streets, while at work in factories,
shipyards, offices, or elsewhere. First
there is s chill, then fever with tem
perature from 191 to 1*3, headache,
backache, reddening and running of
the eyes, pains and aches all over the
body and general prostration. Persons
m attacked should go to their homes
at once, get to bed without delay and
immsdisteyl call a physician.
"Treatment under direction of the
physician is Mm pie hot important coo
iistuig principally of rest u bed fresh,
air, abundant food, with Dover's
Powder for the relief of pain. Every'
case witk fever ihould be regarded as
serious and kept in bed at bast until
temperature becomes normal Cob-J
valescence requires careful manage-'
ment to svovd venous compilation*.
«wch av hroachial pneumonia, which'
not infrequently may have fatal ter-j
mutation. During the present out-J
break 1a foreign countries the salts,
of quinine and aspirm have beea most
rvneraliy ik-.ed during the acute at-!
tack, the rsptrm apparently with'
mach success in the relief W >mp-)
tomv"
Because the last epademw of in flu
etna occurred more than 2S years
ago. phwinaas who began to practice
■mdicine smce 1*92 have not had per-i
soaal experience m handling a situa
tion now spreading throughout • eon-'
siderahle part of the foreign world
and already appearing to soese extent
in the United States. Por that reason
Dr. Blue is issuing s special bulletin
for all m*4kal men wbc vend for M.
MMiiowt DToarru) it
THi CMMMAH WVAPOP
Paria Au«iut 31.—Gtmuy hu u
Mtw war coatnhutiona fr^m Belgium.
luring the ftnt four yan <f the war,
amounting t* a Mai of (
Thia ta in addition to tha vaet luaount
at machinery. material* uiit man tak
an from Bet«ium to swMni f.ermanv
In thia fifth year of the war it ml
interesting to review tha "ftawu-ial
artivitiee" at tha German* in Belgium
■Ufa that fataful day 1a Belgium'* I
hiatory, Aufuat 2#, 1)14, whan tha
Geratan hordea entered ftruaaet*.
Dunn* that month, aa tha German*
annaa wara ha* .in* their way thru
tha little kingdom nuataroua town*
and citiee wara "fined" and war con- J
tnbutiona wara laviad from aach prov-j
ince aa tha Genaana progressed ->outh i
westward.
Tha flrst nova of tha Gorman italf
whan antarinff * town waa to proceed
to tha city hail and aaaounca to tha
burgomaeter that for raeiatiag rna ad
vance of tha Cm par or Wi llama trmtes,
hta city or town had been fined no
many thauaand or million franca, aa
tha caae nught Ha, Whan tha burgo
■aaatar would remoa«traf> IThiaaa,
and Daath '* Haad huaaara would a-,
-art '—rcmt'- »« the city heP wrara
or tha bugoaaater would ba takaa
(a one instance in tha previnee of
1.1aire the r«rmu roounander of the
company entering the town informed
the bugomaater that a war contribu
tion at lOi.MO franca would have to I
he forthcoming within two hoar*. Tha
bugomaater demurred. Neither in the
hiatary of the little town had there
Seen aa moeh money in the City treaa
ury. At the praaent moment, there
waa only a little over 3.0M franca in
the <tn«i box.
"Well, mall take that" clamly re-1
< ponded the German.
Mora than 2M.MA.MQ franca were!
thua la had betmaen Aiiaaal and Moe-I
chat it wwW not to
P**h»'< decree hwiig, proved to be
bat mother wnp at paper.
In Woveaiher IMS, Baron von Bls
finf ralM upon the council* of the
nine Belgium provinces to nuat and
inform them that tha promise of his
predecessor had baan made in good
faith hot with the implied condition
that war would be ended within the
year and that ha sew no alternative
bat than ta renew the monthly contri
bution of <i0.OM.OM franca for anoth
er year.
On the 2#th of November, 191*. in-'
of sboliahtng the onaroaa tax on1
in* (a the duration of tha war the in- (
creaae in pricea high coat of Irvine—
he would have to mei-aaae the monthly
payment* to M^MJN francs. He'
a.lded ominously, "temporarily."
It proved to be *0. inileed, for the
Jl*t of Way, 1*17, the contributions
wan further rained to M.0M.0M
francs.
The flow of francs into the coffers
of the "war lord" was too small to
satisfy the gargantuan appetites of
the military men however, and Sep-,
tember 12, 1SW, they "seised" «*>.
0M.0M million marks, constituting ail
the deposits m German t tOn of the
Banque Nstionale aad Societe Gen
erale de Belgiqae, the two largest
banks in Belgium- When one of the
directors of the Societe General re
fused to divulge that part of the com
bination of the vaults which be alone
knew aad wrtheut which the vaults
could not be opened, the Germans
said that they would Mow them open
with high explosives. The director
rather than have the vaults of the in-j
stitution wrecked decided to acquiesce'
Thus what will probably go
the greatest gurgtary of
times was perpetuated.
Smm Liberty
Wear your old clothe* and buy Li
berty Bonds.
Liberty Boods or Germany bea
~Comm across" or the kaiser will.
The soldier gives; yea most lend, j
Liberty bonds er German taxes.
Buy over here to wia over there.
For Forh and freedom; buy bonds.
A bond slacker is the kaiser's bach- j
■er'* friend.
Let all get ea the bond wagon
Be one of the millions to toad the
b ilt toa*.
WHY WE AM AT WAIL
The fi. lowing editoriaia tnm
the Bihl-.al Recorder will be of
•spacially lataiaating M tin. Hi,
The drat <ata forth vary Unefly, ixrt
plauily our juatifleatuin for bawg ta
the War There ara >«ma people
I few, let ue hope) that do not yat
from a conservative rali<poua
aa Or. Johnaon tka wntar ia, tka lint
of tkaaa edi-.nala ihould
lightening ta that rlaa*. Tha
•eta (orIk, wha*. nay ha ropiW aa
tka vtawa of tka eoaaervative claae
of thinking people aa tka minimum
that must ha il—n led of 'kmany
wttan paara comaa ta ha made. Any
ona who wiahe to see ju..t!ra dona
to tka .mall na'„ ona teapuied by tha
Hu.i*. ta wall aa to ^uarautaa peace
for tha future,, could not aak laaa
than tharain Mt fortk.
Ckiietiaae aag tka War.
We hava been aaked several fun en
h»w it i* that (."hnatiana ran en tar
enJiuaiaitUcaily intj iki:. world war.
3d far aa the wntar ia rom-arnad tkia
.(Ueation give:, lum no trouble.
T ia ia, w« think, like no otkar war
that haa ever haan wage#, in Lhe world
ai d <-artainly like no othar witk which
wa hava had experience. Germany ia
an outlaw among the nation*, out ta
rruah the weak by might, to despoil
tkoaa whom ~J»» enwHn, ta murder
the weak and 'lefeneaMs.. ind ta eom
aut outrages tkat would have mada
tha blood of tkoaa who livad in tha
dark atrea run cold.
it would be wrong for a ' hnauan
to go out on tha street and telitoerate
ly thoot dow.i a man against whom
ha had a grievance, but it would not
only be right but tha *acrad duty of a
Ohnauaa ta dafand hia tome againat
tha invaawn of ona who came for rhe
purpoae of murder and rapine. Tha
lae principle holds with nationa.
'Germany ia a -ational highway rob
ber, a menace to the peace and aacuri
ly of Lhe othar nationa of tka earth,
tnd therefore, should ha overpowered
ju.:t aa an individual akoold ha who ia
guilty of tuch lawlessness.
The wntar doaa not acauma to ha
the keeper of tha conscience* at otkar
people: -hftt he cannot tea how any
red-bioodad American citizen, who be
ll vea u> justice and right, can be neu
tral in this mighty world conflict.
We believe it ia our duty aa a nation
Mr. Wilton baa himaelf seen the un
wisdom of th« first proposition. Pw*
without victor; means that the war
ring nations will com* to a point
where they are willing to lave a e—
-nation of hostilities and gather around
the council table and discuss tarma at
peace.
In our judgement there -an ha no
peace without v-rtory Such aught ha
if the nations on both suiaa in this
conflict were civilized. But we can
not afford to parley with Germany or
give her a place at the table whan
peace negntiadona are being enwhiet
ed. Germany baa shown that aha baa
no regard for her word, and honor ia
a term that ia not found in her voca
bulary The araat «end treaty, by
her own coofeac on, ia a "mare acrap
of paper." Peace aiuat be dictated
by the Alliea and Germany muat ac
-<»pt what her victors will give her.
We have no doubt but that she will
e dealt with fairly by the vietoriooa
natiana.
We do not believe that the autocra
cy at Germany should go free of puni
1 mrnt. We are not saying hare
what that form at puriabraent should
be, but if the Kaiser and those imme
..itely associated with him are not
shad, then aB peaal haws in re
gard to iiuiividnaia in all countries of
'hia earth should ha eapunged from
tr» statute books.
. s to indemnity, it seems but fair
that -i country which would deliber
ately plunge the whole world into war
and wi. 1 a wanton reehleaanaae des
troy thej -operty at their adversaries,
when it wan not necessary to do so,
should be atade to pay indemnity.
For the peace of the world, and u a
warning to any other nation that is
the future might desire to follow a
ruthless and cruel warfare sack La
Germany bar waged, we believe that
this outlaw should be dealt with
sternly.
This paper has tried to pursue a
conservative coarse during the war.
and the writer ha* sought to exar
cwe self restraint lest he might my
hmgs that would be afterward ra
tted. bat ha ia potting dosra here
'he deliberate conclusion* which ha
has reached after mature deiibratioa.
Hearst Prmta Publicly
Eugene. Ore.—Cap— of
two* uauad by William Randolph
Hearst, which had accumulated at
aawtataada hare since a recent agree
ment waa pat ia effect by newsdealers
barring aS Hearst pablicatioaa from
sate ia Engene oa the found that
they were duloyal, were burned pub
licly ia a bonfire hers. A crowd at
people asseaabled for the ncrarim.
which included member„ of the pa
triot league.
Citiseos sang patriotic songs ae the
ftamea mouiit *1 and patriotic ad
dresaes were made ia which the news
were cummandad far their
in barriag the alleged
Hearst public atasas from sate.