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GAWEST0N1TE
Dear Editor: If you : wmpermit
me, I will Write a tewvfori
the Journal. . ; i' , r f -;
I am at Galyestoii atpreseht?(I
enlisted in the United stes j
rine Corps July 5; 1917. at PhoenixV
Ariz., and went:,:tjr
Ca.l, and went through my xraining
there, and on Sepbwifliwas
turned over for utj eriiab6ard
the I; ulTalo ci Cepterr-ber vl 8, : cud
started south. : For ten- days' I saw
lo land; we went tnrouti'tlip P:iir
am a teiuUr;.:Oc
Colon about four o'clock P. - M; that
is on the Atlantic side, and while
the negroes were coaling the ships
we were at liberty Andj oh, gee!
we were all "broke" but one: big old
fat fellow, who was ail engineer
when he joined the M. C. and he
gave us all $2.50 each. We thought
we were rich, for our dollar is
worm as mucn as two oi uieir s. nun
was a beautiful place, real old fash
ioned, and the cocoanut and-banana
trees . were growing for . shade
trees, and the streets were full of
pretty "senoritas" Spanish girls--and
they were sure irlendiy. We
just went to eating fruit. "
On the evening of the' 2nd we
pulled anchor and started north. We
saw quite a few whales and sharks;
hit a storm just off Cape Lookout,
and believe me, it was some storm.
Ihe old tub would almost stand
on her nose and roll back and forth
until almost every soldier of the
sea was so sick they wished they
were in the cavalry.
But on a fine morning we: pulled
in at Norfolk and we sure were glad
to get ashore; Ilien : s there haa
hppn nn . arrnn5rtvorv -a"- tri' tkH-US l
up by rail, we had to try oiir old
friend again; and we sailed up the
Potomac within about forty miles
of Washington, when the skipper
got afraid to go any farther and
dropped anchor. So all we could do
was to stand upon top deck and
wish we were with our best girl, or
in a much warmer place than Vir
ginia. While we were there we got
a wireless wanting to know where
that bunch of marines were. The
captain and the skipper went ashore
in a sniali'.lioSr' aiir id;'.'la
Washington to send down after us.
So the captain told us to put on all
the clothes we had,, for we Would
go up the river as soon as the tug
arrived. The tug got there about
3 a. m. and with a few minutes
work we had our sea togs on and
were sailing up that cold river as
fast as the little boat could run.
We landed at Qauntico at about 8
a. in. and went into camp, il e
stayed there about three weeks "and
I was going "to get a furlough, wheii
in came an order for 109 Co. and
my furlough went to the: waste
basket. We shouldered arms arid
marched to town, went to Philadel
phia by rail and went td work , lad
ing ship, the Hancock. . r ' : v-:
We pulled out about 6 p. m. the
next day, went around Florida and
through the gulf to Galveston; built
camp and got to business. Fhis is
a fine camp. The Marines: Army
Coast Artillery are all here, and
the Aviation Camp is just a little
north,
We had some storm here' yester
terday; it blew most of ourCte-ts
down and we only had an oil stove
lor heat. We almost froze: But it
is a great deal Warmer now.;
As my letter is getting rather
long, will bring it to an end, wish
mg the Journal and rll its readers
good luck. . ,
Goodbye until I see -old Jackson
again, which I hope . wont be veryr
iong, as some days I getc kind -of
Diue. Would appreciate cards- and
setters, and if this gts.by the waste
oasKet will write again. rs
' :V-J?&OBT0MGARNER.
W(rWm
EM1IY
i
Washington,4 January 21st. So
urgent is the need for lumbermen 1
;irQpd liiii6ra" for irntiiediate -
ryice in Frlnee that the War De-
ixiriment has made an exception to
its previous ruling, and Will now al
low experiericedlnen df draft age to
raHstufider prta ...
man'between eighteen and
fonyne years of . age,-ho is quali-
M phy3jpniy a2fxperie;ice;
mfy enlist fo.? this service: bu t they
m 'ist obi?in ; permission to do so
from Major CE, 1 Chief of En
gineers Ohlie, Warffifjartrnfint.
tii sbingv a by mail or tele
graph. Tfceri be
sent to :France as soon as they are
assembled,' without being held here
for military training. -
Tremendous quantities ot lumber
are required by ihe American troops
in France,. A special regiment,
known as the 2(hh Engineers, is be
ing recruited to cut timber in the
lorests of France and manufacture
it in lumber. This regiment will
include experienced, men of every
c .ss required in lumber camp Op
erations. Tile 20th Engineers needs im
mediately 2,000 woodsmen, saw
mill men, machinists and others
- r
whojiave worked at lumbering, It
ii.eds 3,000 men who have
worked at road building. These
mc-ii ere to construct roads from the
wood to the mills and from the mills
tp. the .distributing depots. In cou-
nectiOU witfi . botii the lurriberiDs
aud;rpad-building operations com
plete crews of men experienced in
the great variety of machinery Used
and in the cimp and repair work
involved are required.
ColLDN'T f'CLD DOWN HIS JOB.
Blood Got So Bad Was Almost
Paralyzed On One Side,
Legs Swelled Up.
JLAYED OFF FROM WORK FOR
, ji Arc JLY r r Vxi x fL A:Kcy. Is',
4"-
"After suffering for years and being
unable to work 1 am glad to say that
once more I feel like my old self and
am back oi the job," declares another
of these many men who had to give up
work through poor health.
Miners, ; trainmen, mechanics and men
of all kinds .vho ''spend most of their
time out of doors, often lay off and
can't even hci down their jobs because
of; blood or Lrd j?stion trouble that
gradually, and iik a thief in the night,
steal. their strength and health away.
Read what this well known Princeton,
W. Va. mechanic says about it.
"I suffered from blood poisoning ou.
iny leg and partial paralysis on one side
of my body and had stomach trouble
bad. I would wake up with ar numbr
ness on my whole left side. My leg
swelled tip and turned purple and it got
so bad I was unable to' work for nearly
fiv.e years. Then a friend of mine ad
vised me to get some Acid Iron Mirier; 1
and in three days after those long yeais
of suffering my leg healed except a tiny
spot and that was gone soon afterwards.
The numbness and paralysis ; left me
and I feel better than I have felt in
many years. It cured me of all my
troubles and boosted me up so good I
am. back. at work for many years,"
writes W. H. Richards, Sr., Princeton,
W. Va. " . "
If a -man lets his blood gd .until it is
sluggish and full of acids and poisons
,'irrfirTift ran' hardlv walk." fduch " lerH
keep up with the times. " Many a ma li
is plugging along hardly-making both
ends meet because bad health holds him
back. - The fellow . who gets .over, the
top" of these high xostof.living dajs is
the feljow with; speed, real, health, red
bloodj - good 'digestion and appetite,' and
for tfiis thousands of p6ople s right here
in West - Virginia endojse t? Aad i Iron
Minefat."Get a'dollar bottle of nearest
drug store.Setf inleresting f older wrafc-
Mr
tui
ft.-SV .VA;rNC C.,
X'X-r '. i'M'-: liTii r-i' Ti:'f--::
Stories of tiyitiesrand ConditidnVxhtocigh-
;ri from r'-WksfiinjitbriB; JG;'""'
AMERICAN FORCES GsY?:.SUfs vice.-
times as largeiastn;
spanish-amricar4?a!; :
There were 1,428,f:0enUitea
ii. c a ana i iu,ooo orriers pn ; .trie
U- ited States Arrhyt; thebegjoj
ning of'1918, rnorerthan neiaBpTa
half times as largecni loJce
cvcx; uciore moi)iiizeajyi; ;inis na
tion, according to atcrnentjb
Secretary of War Bakerr ,;
During the - War with. Gptn "the
Army of the United t'dtAbstits
maximum strerigttt a'ggr teb!:272
000 men and offifjBr,. f&iin
in the field and in. nfr
practically six tlrjrtejl;B5 rea?a&
tne maximum nutpqet .iin
in the Spanish-American'.
About 45,000 oSJcejatJ
iccni
-missioned f rom civH-ifej I
series of training 'cKtnY
eight times as jrianj
ber of officers in the;Iegu
April 1, 1917.
nura-i
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M-ATCHES ANDOTHlfe1
" BARRED FROiCTpRH
MAILk'V
Postmasters are directe c t Jt
accept for shipment to ipeml rsoT-
taining matches, cigatJight raipr
solidified alcohol. includp'g-t' ?pre:f
paration called uSternQv,orCJnie4
heat. . - .r-
It is not xlecmed safest
: '
H rr.
these article to roaili for i -rc'.rp
coiptries or for Uriited-Stft ivl
vessels, inclripg raniaeJs c :e
)n courrios
DEFECTIVE EYES7 CAUSE MAliV;
MEN FJRST PASSEPTO BE v
REJECTED AT CAMPS " :
Examination of the rf cords o
10,000 men passed for- jnijitary ser
vice by local boards and then re
jected by camp surgeons show thst
nearly 22 per cent q? the final re
jections were caused by defective
eyes. .. - N '
Teeth were responsible for 8,53
per cent; hernia, 73 J pr pent; ear,
,5.9. .per jcmti obeart fdtsficse, 5.87
ptf c'⁢ 'tubercuiosis;"'3,47.pei? cent!
Attempts to evade military duty
by deception regarding physical
condition were very few.
MEN WITH TRADES HAVE
CHANCE FOR ADMISSION
INTO bIGNAL CORPS
Men qualified along certain lines;
although registered under the se'ei
tive service law, may be inducted
into the land division of the Signal
Corps, which is in need of mei $ r
the following duties: , . .
Chauffeurs, motorcycie driven-,
and gas engiiie repairmen for dutf
in field-aud telegraphers, both wirt?
and radio; telephone men, including
switchboardl3pratpr, r:. telepbons
repairmen, and men skilled in test
ing and re p a i rl ng telephone
lines; telephone and telegraph line
fUenrpliortographers ing; homing-pigeon iftea; radio men
men who are familiar with 'instiling
radio apparatus; men qualified as
cookff, clerks, stenographers, blac
smiths! meteorologists, 'cobbleri;
cable men., etc. ;J f ; ,
Men inducted for this division;
unless otherwise requested jby the
fcSeffSilnal Officlrojr'lAnrj,
are sent to Fort Lea veuw6rih Kaaj,
75,000 COLORED MEN PALLED
INTO ARMY BY ; SELECTIVE-
; .SERVICFLAVV-- -
' i -1.
Eight percent of . 9,585,60 men
registered; uLder.' er8i6ierUve-ser-vice
iawrace4Qreip these near-
ly :-209 0a- liave -teen vcalled nd ,
lAK&vmpi&
v - v- y ,
-Put jof every 100 men called, 36
were certified, for service and -:64
werelrejected, exempted 6i: dis
cliarged. while jQutu oieVerY 100
white citizebs calle'd, 25 were certi
fied tor serviced V " T'"
SCHOOLS-AND COLLEGES OFFER
- WAK COURSES FOR WOMEN I
f: ;;students; TZt.
eporfgfrom colleges' and
universities show that many typical
NyarcoursesLorwoinen., are - being
giVexL-Amonit them are -landlin
teieaphyautomobile iriechamcsr
jiauticaj astrenocQynavigation, ele-
meritaryiursing; first -:aict, principles
of wy TClief, Mrftsm
'Mi1oratomethod8t--nap draw-
ing,'8urgical dressings. -
t ; yually .these; oursesare given
in timelformerly devoted to recrea-r
GERMAN NEWSPAPER CRITI
: CIZES PUNISHMENT OF .
SOLDIER'S WIFE
ioii'hasrmadeftheidioWing trans
latioii,of ail article appearing in the
fejqrfer fifrerger-Zeitung: rJ .
A-sddiefsiiferwhaha gather
ed Woodln .the .cpmmori' forest of
.Waldkircb nearFriebufg- iu Breis-
lsau ws;sentenced;jQr:the offerjce
Ati,the following terms:
v iMrs. Clara Ganter, xrt ; June 1 3,
i17f has removed " f roirrj- jbe com-
nxoa roresLoi- wU9rcii-peQ 'p
a s " . ; -. i , -- fge
.menU-thereofishe is sentenced -to a
flue of ;1 mark and one day's in
prisonmenf
'The husband of the culprit has
been for three years at the front,
she herself has three Small children
to support iir 'he-diresf poverty,
similar reports of punishment should
be reported in greater numbers.
Oiir . bureaucracy . understands how
to employ this period of shortage of
wood on a large scale for the bene
fit of the treasury."
MEN TRAINING FOR NAVY
HAVE BENEFIT OF LIBRA
RIES AND CLUBS
The Army and Navy Commission
on Training Camp Activities, in ad
dition to the work being done in
Arnn camps and contonments, now
has its representatives in every
training station of the ftavy and at
every place where enlisted men ar
preparing for sea service.
. There are 86 clubs for sailors at
camps and in adjacent cities. Tbr1
are reading am writing rooms, r
sembly halls, and some of the :Mh'
have .arrangements for uth viic,
swimming pools and gymnasiums..
In the 18 camps there are given
each week 92 entertainments rang
ing from professional performances,
lectures, and exhibitions, to club
nights arid weekly dances.
More than 60,000 books have
been furnished ships arid stations
by the American Library Associa
tion, The Y, M. C. A. has 42 build
ings and tents in the various camps.
COLOR OF CORD ON HAT DE
NOTES SERVICE OE
,:v WEARER
Just as tt ir- :-,.
bars, StaiS aud eaglca uu uic oiiUuiu
er proclaim ranking officers, the
hat cord denotes the branch of ser
vice,eachpriv..te h..s c terd
;T3ght,1)lue signifies lulanuy; scr
leL ArUHeryyello w, Cavalry;f huffy
QuatermastersfCerp; scarletf and
wbite,'En&ineeraj Corps; orange and
t white- SiAaaiJ,Cprp?;,scariet rand
blacMroiranee; .blaclfc' and white,
black and gold "ofScers; silver "and
blacky adjutant general's - clerk;
green,- instructor Home-; Guards;
green vand white! Home Guards.
1 These cords are are 2 worn only on
service hats. 1
:t ' jCadet aviators wear as hat bands
inch and a half white ribbon and on
coatjcollari insignia ' representing
tfe aviation: branch of the SiguaL
Corps, propeller blades.
Haiti has forbidden the exporj of
fooUstuifoto countries at warith
the -.United : States ' and countries
associated: with'them in' the war!""'
SOY BEANS AND HUW TO OBTAIiSEB
Farm soy beans should
get in touch with the county agent
at orice:and engage their seed now,
for they are - being bought rapidly
by outsiders in large quantities.
Every indication leads one no be
lieve that prices "wilf not be any
lovfer, but on. the contrary they lare
likely to be even higher than fest
spring because of the great demand.
. . Above all-years we should have
the bumper crop of soy beans- hi
the county, this year, not only be
cause of the bighrnutritive value of
the bean itself;; which yields from
10 to 40; per acre, but because
as a. gracing crop for swine it is un
excelled in western North Carolina
it makes, an excellent hay crop to
feed sheep -and cattle during the
winter. Moreover the soy bean adds
to ihe productive power of the iand.i
By sending it roots deep into the
hard subsoil the soy beans aids as ?a
sub soil plow jwhich is the best on
the market. At the same time the
the roots b r i n g Ju p un
available potash, that is: potash
The soy-bean; adds nitrogen, the
most expensive fertilizer to the sil
uy extracting it from the air. There
about 33,00.0 tons of nitrogen above
each acre of land making an equiv
alent of 225,000 tons of nitrate of
sod.i vy -ich is worth $75.00 per ton.
Remember you will need the soy
beans to pasture the brood sow and
her litter, for we must raise 850
more hogs irr the county this year
than last. Will you do your part?
NOTICE TO FARMERS ,
Grouud lime has been priced to
the count y a g e n t :J a t
$2.60 F. O. B Sylya, burnt lime at
36c per'buiiei-ih'':ioadsL Farm
ers desiring lime should. . leave their
orders at'once at this office. It is
not generally advisable to use lime
on land that grows clover well.
Au attempt will be mad to order
fertilizer in car lots if all farmers
desiring acid phosphate will leave
iiitvr orders at once with the couii
y t. Remember that it takes
: A; g o me lor freight to reach its
qk'S inaiioiwiow. Moreover, ii you
do not order soon, it is very doubt
iu! whether you will be able to ob
taiu any fertilizer. Generally 16
per cent good ; is the most economy
ical to buy. that is if you cannot
procure ,20 "per cent goods , The
cost of a pound of plant food iu the
forrner is usually less than the cost
of a pound of plant ifopd in. 10 or 1 2
per cent goods, though the cost per
ton including the filler is more. But
it must be borne in mind "that the
filler has no fertilizing value. ; Again
the purchaser of high grade goods
saves the cbst of freight and land-
Jlorticulturist i Thompson made
the following statement on the
I swet potnto situation:' . -'' '
iuu will recall tii at Uiere was a
scarcity of seed; sweet potatoes' and
plants last year: Unless ari nctive
(mpaign is conducted
age farmers to hold good seed stock,'
the shortage in sweetpotatq- seed
nextpririi thaa iflwas itee.'
The Wgh; prices .beiii.paidr' tct
to sell their crOR7 All havlrjg:ood ?
standard stock '. free . frbp1 d sasa
should; hold for iahjtin& T; -
soda.
HEATLESS - MONDAY -
OBSERVED
Z Th fifsr rrtrenrdnd Wcri
strict1y; observed and only the inar
kets "and one druBtbre remained :
There weieeverat people! . Xrcra-
thelcountryinowrrbD mer- ,
chants stctJy-observfitt 'thel order-
;Theylya'Tanner clpsek 'down"
everything, they ; cqhid shut J down
for, five days as -ordered iki Dr. Gar '
ffield-iipenaf up Wedrjesday v
Qiimnionf on- v in- nnl' 'va- 'm... ... .
:: ..The town has tak'eq" charge of v
iae coai suuauon and is supplying :
tne -people -in- - town 1 with coal
enoggh. tq tide, them over this bitter;
cold weather J ' - -' . ' k-
DSLLSBOHO REO CROSS.
The ladies' work rooroT; has taken J
on an appearance of real work cow ,
The ladies seem to be Vrjr nuchL r
interested and are finishing iipths .
work' so rapidly that weiiopa eooaL-l
to have a box ready to" send away."
. We hayejbneinacrrrefadr :
and the promise of several others -
by the time of next meeting
"SjiiSggaghli fime tha
ufiblencheol6esUcrwhich.is'als
oeing maae into -shirts and ban
dages. We have also a supply of
yarn, to be made into sweaters and
wristlets..- ! .. ,
Ladies are invited - to visit our .
work room on Tuesday afternoon
and assist with the Wjrk. All help
will be greatl y appxjeciated.
TEACHKliirHlNO.
The following is the program of
the Jackson County Teachers Asso- ;
ciation to be held at the High School J
Auditorium January 26, 1918, at 11?
a. m. ,
Prof. 0. S. Dillard President. :
Miss Mary E. Weils Secretary
Invocation Rev. E. R. Harris:
Business Session of the Association.
Mathematics in the Public Schools
Prof. F. L. Wells. . : .
Address . Prof. F.l Watson.
Reading , Miss Lura Sullfvari.
Address Rev. E. R. Harris.
Vocal Solo Prof. R H. Cooke.
Reaewal of Certificates Supt J.
Wilson. - . ? . ' . -t , y
Program Committee,
Homer Henry,
W. CReep,
v Betty Snyder.
PIGS IS PIGS
J
AND SOWS IS SOVS.
. One tnree year old pure-bred
berkshire brood sow $30.00
One three-quarter berkshire gilt
$12.00. - - y ; . :
-Two pure-bred berkshire pigs sev-,
en weeks bid $12.00 each : .
GecCRMiuex.
HAD THE GRIpf THREE Weeks
With January corner .grippe
LUngering colds seem to settle in ths
system, jcaunoypschs eU "
oyer, feel.feveian4chilly: tired;: -heavy
anddrobr ; JUzzis
Ty)esendKyvfe My
daughter hlagrippef (brthres '
weeks., l cave her : FrfeV . Hffn?n.
and Tar and 5b w to h til rfht" r
open. Itefrnhrketerfe opdMtSt,
ton