VOL IV NaT"
FROM ONE WHO
IS IN 1 tit
Xo the people and friends of Jack
son County: I wrote a letter to the
journal some time ago and-1 guess
lat those of you, my friends, who
saw it have decided that I wrote it
just to inform you that I was out of
the state of the Long Leaf Pine and
far away that I never expected
to come back. That was. not my
purpose in writing. I wanted you
jo know that though far away and
expecting to sail for the scenes of
,yar,I was yet thinking of you peo
ple and was on my way, by choice,
lo fight for you.
I did not get homesick or take the
blues, as many boys do; in fact I be
lieve I have been more cheerful and
had more "pep" since I have been
wearing my old Uncle's uniform
than ever ueiuic ouiwoc a ewv
r?ason for that is that it takes more
cheerfulness and individual effort
to make life in the army as enjoy
able as civilian life. So far as I
have been able to determine from
!ersonal contact and a somewhat
nrflfni ctnHv of the men in the
i mviui
,amps where I have been, the men,
i s a whole, I believe, enjoy life even
nore than civilians. However, I
tave not come in contact with any
! V. tVi o cor7io ovnonf the
irdliUU Ul lilt OVl T IVO XsAAtl. U1V
nviation. Nevertheless, I can assure
;oq this: that as long as your soldier !
by is in the U. S. he does not need
. nr pitying, crying, or "taking-on"
bout him, unless it is about the
vife or sweetheart he is leaving
1 hind, or something equally as
ung.if such a thing is possible,
rich I doubt! As I have previously
i dniated, a fellow can . have nice.
joyable, honourable, upright and
fnntYY t Tr oS rv An rT An fflit o in.
aect-Pshaw! I ttniuiettinfi ray
i ougnts so uaaiy mixea trying m
f' - mem an liiiu uu&sxiuri icuer 111
:ew minutes' time that it will be
f ".fusing and hard to- see the
ought connections, if there are
iiave decided to write a few letters,
4 Tin! AO ah U. x... U. 4.
i in ir-K ui "j u irur 11111 a w a
!! them, on army life as I have
ucuceu ana ooservea it. i snau
I'j to make my views impartial,
t is, neither optimistic nor pes-
".aistic. My purpose in this is to
I r rr w Mr J z
v iuc anxious rnenns. wives.
rents and sweethearts of those
foe service a fair view of the
x' that the soldiers are most apt
"v6icn ju writing noine auu
Qy even fail to sea It is a strange
somewhat sad fact that so many
'Rboth in the armv and in
'"Q their backs uDon the sun and
uttheireyes, then grumble, growl,
and comDlain about the
less,whenif they would only!
a their eyes and look in the
1 er direction the sun would be
; in their faces.
r OUiC eiaQ to get DacK to tne
u 01 trie Sky and meet some of
anvx ouiuuiuiaici'l
j axuu uuut
boarded the train at thft A via-
-Uip aC Wac() Texas
'iOl Alii, f
uj auip ureene on ine
u ot May 23rd anrf arrived
III I Th
V II II 1 n nun .a . -
"uilui expect to say more
ynext letter.
; J soldier or other person
- wn me, or has anything
u!1y nature . J &
iu say aoout my
.. uuurnal. or in n rQTOi
lttno i-i.ouiiax xcj,-
CPfefer- Ifa-ny one has
10118 to aalr T r.,;n u J,J i.
crihem if t . , , .
ut. irioj. t -
can do so without dis-
ilita
ry secrets or informa-
teofthe Jackson county
1 itWtUe t0 the Jouraal-
uc a xjuiguiy
SERVICE
nice thing formore of our friends
bac at home to spend more of their
eyemngs writhi to their ; local pa
per, -ivi ig the little affairs, picnic
rept r s, ec These thing sinterest
your soldier readers very much and
it is about the hardest thing for us
to keep up with through personal
correspondence.
My spare time for writing has
about expired for today and that
means I shall "ring off" hoping that
thfe Ms. will get to the Journal in
time for this week's edition, provid
ed, of course, that it is lucky enough
to miss the editor's trash basket If
this one gets through "0. K-ly" I
will try to have another "Chinese
Puzzle" prepared for next week.
Yours truly,
Coroord Wai. 0. Parker.
613 Aen Squa iron, Aviation Camp,
Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C.
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FROM A FORM
JACKSON CO. BOY
Mr. Thomas S. Fortner and Family.
Dear Brother, Sister and Nephew:
Will answer your letter of the
13th of March.
Was glad to hear from you. This
leaves me well and feeling fine;
hope you are all the same. Just
got a. letter from home today. Every
body was well.
We are having fine weather out
here; the leaves are coming out
If I coiiie to the eastern camps I
will let you know at once. Would
have been glad to have been with
you on Easter Sunday, but you
know how it is.
As you know we are in the war
and it is up to us to play the game
and play it hard and try to beat
the Germans at their own game.
Uncle Sam is making sharp-shooM
era, out oi nis-men. we nave been
doing nothing for the last two
months but work on the range and
there is only one man who made
a better record than I did, and that
was Jerry Reece. We will go on
the Range again the first of May,
and then those who qualify will get
their badges. Jerry and I have
m ore than made our record by 35
to 40 points. I think we will get to
be Snipers; we are going to try for
it.
There are many -things I would
like to tell you, but it is not wise to
write it. If I could see you I would
tell you all about it.
I think we will get the Kaiser all
right. I am pretty sure there will
be a change in the war this summer.
Yes, I and 28 others of our com
pany were left, and you can't imag
ine how sad it was to see the boys
start for the western front and
leave us here. There were many
sad partings between us, but I think
they will see us before next Christ
mas, for as long as we are all to
gether we can do the work much
better, as we were trained together
But we are all as made of stone, for
"Together we stand, divided we
fall." f We have the power and the
jazz and the people at our back and
we must win this war. For we are
foundation pillars on which freedom
must be gained for the boys and
and' girls just on the eve of man
hood and womanhood; also for those
who are beyond the war age. It
isn't a question of win if we can
but we must win, and we are going
to. We have offered all that we
cart our file's blood to paint the
b ttlefield with the brave and good
and may pur blood which we are
offering to lay on the altar of the
great and powerful Ruler, which, if
we trust in Him, will be washed
away. and painted as white as snow
Yes. it will. be a great day when
the flag of pure white will rise from
the leeward side of Europe and the
bells. of victory g6: ringing from
Maine to Florida and from the Pai;
cific to the Atlantic. .
I gave all' the boys your regards
SYLVA, N. d;
and there were three cheers and an
exclamation that there was another
Fortner who was a true American
and they said that their whole souls
were filled with the joy of sympa
thy for all,, and they were ready to
die on the field to make the old
U. S. a good, peaceful home for all
who were left behind. I doubt if
you Can find a better hearted bunch
of men anywhere than the Wash
ington boys.
I will close as there is no news
to write at present.
Give my best love and wishes to
Corde in and Ambrose and tell
them 1 will come to see them if I
get out of this great work all right-
Just as soon as I am loose I coming
to North Carolina; for a 90 days'
visit.
Give all the people my regards I
and may we all meet in peace soen.
Lovingly your brother,
John H. Fortner.
Co. A 361st Inf., Camp Lewis, Amer
ican Lake, Wn.
April 13, 1918.
-W. S. 8.-
WHEAT GROWERS IN
FAVORED POSITION
Raleigh, June 28:-With the coming
in ot tne new wneat crop. JNortn i
Carolina farmes who were patriotic
and wise enough to raise their own
wheat will be allowed to have an
entire seasons supply of flour
ground.
The only condition to this privil
age, according to State Food Ad
ministrator Henry A. Page, is that
while wheat is still in poor milling
condition, a supply sufficient
to last until October 1st. shall be
ground.
On and after October 1st the re-
quirf ments f a farmer for his house
or otoer dependents wnom ne
customrrily supplies until the next
harvest may be ground.
All wheat producers as well as
other consumers ate requested , to
continue to observe the present con
servation program of the Food Ad
ministration which calls for the use
of as much corn meal and other
cereal substitutes as of wheat flour.
The maximum measure of con
sumption of flour from new crop
wheat for wheat producers will be
12 pounds per person per month
inst ad of the present requested
voluntary rationing of 6 lbs.
On account of the short wheat
crop last year and of the absolute
necessity from a military stand
point of supplying our armies and
the armies and civiliAn population
of our Allies with at least a partial
ration of wheat flour, the Food Ad
ministration was compelled to Make
drastic ruLes and regulations gov
erning the distribution and grinding
of wheat of the 1917 crop even to
the extent of limited the supplies
which famers might have ground
from their own wheat. About 3
months ago the Foods Adminstra
tion at Washington issued milling
rules which prohibited all wheat
mills from delivering more than a
30 days supply of fllour to anv one
inrluding wheat growers. Food
Administrator Page granted an ex
. - ception to this rule insofar, as N. C.
7 . a. J M A. 1 4- f WOT 1 A
Was COncerueu su luai lamicia xx vc
ing more than three mile from a
mill could secure their supplies up
to 30 days. Thus, after all, North
Carolina farmers have suffered lit
tie or no inconvenience.
-W. 5. s.
BAD KIDNEYS LAID HIM UP.
A slight kidney impairment may
lead to dropsy or Bright's disease
Don't neglect it. Frank Miller
Bingham, Utah, writes: 'Was trou
bled with my kidneys so .bad I
could not work. Tried m any kinds
of medicine which did me, no good.
Then I tried Foley KidneyPills; now
feeling as good as I ever did before.
Sold by Sylva Pharmacy, adv.
aE28 1918,
53 LEFT TUESDAY
FOR CAMP JACKSON
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Below is a ljst of the men who
left Tuesday for Camp Jackson:
Charlie Norris, R. C. Henderson,
Bowers Pressley. Samuel
Houston Mathis, An Jy Adams, W. that the troops of Emperor Charles
H. Cunningham, Lawrence Henson, ! ha vebeen forced to evacuate the
Rufus Robinson, Melvin S. Burch. ! Montello plateau, over which they
John Bryson Lewis, Homer Womack, j had hoped to press their way and
Lorgnzo Woodard, John Aiken, Benj. gain the Venetian plains, and "some
Franklin Higdon, Ed Moore, Blaine J sectors" of the positions they at
Nicholson, Robinsoa Brown, Rich- rained last week on the bank of the
mond Deitz, Ceyman Clayton, Oscar1 river between the plateau and the
ansiey, Homer Sutton, Wm. Oda
Robinson, Felix Eugene Parker, An
dy L Cope. Chas. Eugene Guffy,
Garfield Nicholson, Dorrence M.
Tallent, Hurshal Barnes, Grover
Watson, Lexton Lusk, Thomas Cog
gins, "Sam Woodard, Oscar Robinson,
Archaliust Wm., Higson, Lambert
Melton, Geo. R. Wilkey, Wm. Harry
Kellar, Jas. Wm. Robinson, Robt.
Barnes, David C. Gribble D. V. Al
exander, Wm. Donaldson Ashe,
Oscar Woodard, Jesse Brown, Geo
Ed Mathis, Burder B. Loug, Clyde
Bailey, Norman Hall, Walter Burch
McConnel. Robt. Crow, Will Fox,
Andrew Weaver Moody, Hansel
Howell Taylor.
w. s. s.
GENERAL PERSHING INSISTS
THAT LETTERS BE WRITTEN HOME
"Duty to one's country does not
end on the parade ground, nor even
on the battle field, but consists in
doing Everything in one's power to
help win the war," says an order is
sued by Gen. Pershing, a copy of
which has been received by the War
Department.
"To write ' home frequently and
the soldier's most 'important duties.
Mothers and fathers will suffer if
they do not hear often from sons
fighting in France. In the piesent
large companies it is not possible
for officers to write letters for their
menend every man must do it for
himself."
w. s. s.
NOTICE
All good citizens are hereby re
quested to report to the undersign
ed all REGISTRANTS of Jackson
county, placed in deferred classifis
cation, who are not continuously
engaged in some USEFUL OCCU
PATIONS Ail such derelicts will be
recommended to the Local Exemp
tion Board for reclassification. These
registrants must work or fight.
LEGAL ADVISORY BOARD
GOVERNMENT APPEAL AGENT
Sylva, N. C.
w. s. s.
The friends of Dr. and Mrs. C. A.
Ridley, of Atlanta, Ga. deeply sym
patbize with them in the death of
their daughter. Miss Tina and the
extreme illness of two other daugh
ters, Misses Eunice and Flora. Mrs
Ridley and daughters lived here for
a year and won a large circle of
friends during that time.
w. s. s.
NOTICE
Thft Board of Road Trustees of
Hamburg Township, Jackson Coun
ty, N. C, will, on Monday, July 29,
1918, at the Register's Office at the
Court House in Sylva, receive bids,
either public or private, or both, for
the sale of aa issue of FIFTEEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS of Ham
burg Township Road bonds. Thirty.
bonds of par value of Five Hundred
Dollars each, dated June 1, 1918,
and maturing June 1, 1943, six per
cent, interest annually. Purchaser
to bear expense xjof printing bonds.
Advanced sealed bid3 may be filed
with J. R. Long, Register of Eeeds
Bids will be canvassed at the above
time and place.
This June 24, 1918.
M.- T. WILSON Chairman,
LAWRENCE McGUIRE, Secretary.
AUSTRIAN FORCES
FLEEING IN DISORDER
The defeat of the Austrian armies
on the western bank of the Piave
river is complete. Admission is
made bv the Austrian war office
point where the stream empties
into the Adriatic.
Bad weather, and the rising of
the Piave under th h a w
rainfalls are assigned as the
reasons of the withdrawal of the
Austrians. But the Rome war of
fice asserts that it was the impetu
ous attacks of the Italians that
brought about the failure of an
operation which was started with
the intention of crushing the armies
of General Diaz and force the Ital
ians, like the Russians, to accept a
Teutonic allied peace.
All along the river the Italians
have pressed back the invaders of
their territory until only small units
jemam on the western bank and
across the stream King Victor
Emmanuel's men are keeping well
on the heels of the retreating enemy
who is fleeing in disorder. Again
the cavalry has been thrown into
the fighting and is sorely harrassing
the enemy, while machine guns from
the ground and from aircraft, some
of the latter operated by American
aviators, are working hayoc anioiig
the fleeing Austrian - columns.
-w. . s.-
PEOPLE OF JACKSON
To the people of Jackson County and
the patrons of Jackson Co. Fair:
I have had several people to suggest
that we do not allow any Carnival
Company to come to the Fair this
fall, but that we allow the people of
the County to furnish the amuse
ments and credit tne proceeds of
the amusement, which would have
gone to the show peopb, to the Red
Cross work. I. want to ask the peo
ple of the different sections to con
sider this matter and let me - have
expressions through the mails and
the paper so that I may know how
to proceed in this matter. If it is
the desire of the people to put on
the amusements at the Fair, and
some one will suggest a meeting
date to be held in Sylva at once, we
may discuss plans for this work. I
must have an expression at once
regarding this, matter, as I am al
ready receiving inquiries from show
people for propositions.
A, J. Dills, Secretary.
Jackson Co. Fair, Sylva, N. C.
w. 8. 8.
NOTICE TOTEACHERS.
The examination for teachers will
be held at Cullowhee, Tuesday and
Wednesday July 9 and 10, begin
ning promptly at 9:00 A. M. Tues
day. '
Teachers who are expecting to
take the examination on the Read
ing Circle work in lieu of attending
a summer school for the renewal of
certificates, will please be present
at the first of the examination!
The first teachers' meeting will
be held at Cullowhee Tuesday and
Wednesday the 23rd and 24th of
July.
Every teacher who expects to
teach in the public schools of Jack
son County this year, and who is
not away attending summer school
must be present continuously, in
cluding session Tuesday night.
The signing of your contract will
depend upon your attendance of
this meeting,
J. N, Wilson, Superintendent '
rnmmm
$1.50 THE YEAR IN , ADVANCE
CANADA
Mr. Editor: Please allow me
space for a few dots from Canada.
The farmers are very much in
terested in their crops; trying to
produce everything they can, so as
to help win the war. Canada went
"over the top'Vin the Red Cross
drive, and is going "over the top" in
the War Savings Stamps drive if
there is any chance.
Mrs. G. 0. Coward and son of
Eagle Lake, FIaM are visiting rela
tives in Canada now.
Messrs. J. R. Matthews Jr., and
Edgar J. Queeji left some days ago
for Newport News Va., where they
will spend the summer months.
Mr. Ira Brown attended the ice
cream supper at East Lap me last
Saturday night
Mr. arid Mrs: T. E. Brown of Rose
dale, Term., have just returned home
after visiting relatives in Canada
for the past two weeks.
Messrs Griffin and Edgar Robin
son were attracted to Canada Sun
day. Messrs. Claude and Robinson
Brown left Monday for Jacksonville
Fla.
Many thanks for the space I have
taken. A Canadian.
-W. S. 8.
Dept. Of Farm Demon
stration. Farmers desiring to purchase lime
soon from the State plant should do
so at 6nce, as the price advances on
July 1st The freight rate to Sylva
s 90c per ton in minimum car load
of 30 tons. ; : .
The limeffered for sale by the
any jpommerciaf hirie on the market
in this State. Hence, the State lime
is much more valuable, because it -
becomes available for the use of
plants more quickly.
It should be borne in mind that
even the purest and besl ground
lime is rather slowly available in
the absence of an excessive amount
of organic matter. Consequently
the lime sold from the State plant
is more desirable.
Orders for lime should be sent to
vlr. James L. Burgess, Raleigh, N. C.
J. M. McClung, Co. Agent.
w. s. s.
NOTICE.
All persons who have threshing
machines and intend to operate
them in Jackson County this season
are requested to meet in Sylva on
Friday June 28th and organize a
"Grain Threshing Committee."
A. J, Dills,
County Food Administrator.
w. s. 8.
OFFICERS TAKE STILL
Deputy Sheriff Efdon Moody and
Town Marshal Ed Reed captured a
large blockade still on North Fork
creek last Monday and also destroy
ed about two hundred gallons of
beer: It was a sixty gallon copper
still, and the officers sav that from
all indications it; had been running
for several months.
w. s. s.
RHEUM ATTO AND KIDNEY ILLS
Troubled with rheumatism, kid-'
ney or bladder affections? You
need Foley Kidney Pills. Mrs.
Frank P. Wood, R. F. D. 2, Morrill
Maine, writes: "I found relief as
soon as I began taking Foley Kid
ney Pills. My husband also received
benefit from them. He was lame
could not stoop oven sow feels no
pain." Sold by Sylva Pharmacy
adv
W.S...8
Germany is now trying to lay the ,
blame of the war at Russia's door
but they need not undertake Any
such Jhing. . No American' will be
lieve anything tbxt may come from
Germany.