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SMILE AS THEY
GO INTO BATTLE
Spirit of American Soldiers in
France Described by Red
Cross Worker.
EERFUL AND CONFIDENT
F :h Believes if He Doesn't Get Into
Action on Time Fight Will Be
Lost—-What American Worn-
FINDS LATEST VARIETY OF
[CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR
en Are Doing.
Chicago.—Chicago has pro
duced the latest variety of "con-
sdentloua objector,'' and, as a i
result, John Taylor probably will
not serve Uncle Sam overseas.
John, who had been called for
service, walked Into a court- ■'
room here and.confessed to em
bezzling more than $3,000 from
his employer during the last two i.
years. He said he objected to >;
going to the army with a black i.
mark against him—so - he con
fessed. He was held for the i ■
grand Jury.
TO HARVEST CLOVER SEEI
WOUriDS STITCHED BY ANTS
8outh Carolina Planter • Invanta Inge-
>oep the
nloua Machine That Do
Business.
Ingenious Operation That Is'a Feature
of 8urglcal Work Among the
Arabs Today.
Greenville, & C.—An Ingenious mg-
chine for harvesting clover seed has
been perfected by J. L. Cannada, a pi
oneer clover raiser near . Greenville.
Mr. Cannada devised an exhaust fan
mounted on a wagon driven by a
small gasoline engine. A mouthpiece
connected with the fan Is lowered over ]
the cloverheads and the current of air
lifts the seeds out and deposits them
Into a suitable receptacle. The ma
chine Is said to work perfectly.
South Bend, Ind.—Kathryn Carlisle,
ughter of Charles A' Carlisle of this
y, has been In France for a long
ae doing Bed Cross work.
She has written a most interesting
p thrilling letter to her parents, a
ter that should stimulate Red Cross
irk throughout the world and give to
tr soldiers In the trenches, ton the flr-
ig lines and In camp, their mothers,
sters, sweethearts and friends at
ome fresh hope and nssurnhce that
te American women are doing mag-
[ficent work In their behalf.
Here Is whnt Miss Kathryn says:
I wish everyone at home, partlcu-
trly the loved ones of our fighting
ten, could see "our hoys” as they go
ito battle. It's the proudest moment
life and the grandest. Oh I how
irave anjl splendid they nre, with a
lie on their lips. “Good-by." “We
111 see you soon again." •
We feed from four to five thousand
ime days. Our canteen Is always'
iwded.
Of course that compliment Is our
^(greatest reward. We all try and want
to do for “our boys" the very best.
They come and go at all hours of the
day and night. Our Red Cross can
teen Is never dosed. All of "our boys”
on this line of communication stop and
rest and have tbelr meals and refresh
ments at this Red Cross canteen.
Want to Push* on.
We always know, among the very
first, when a big drive Is on, nnd then
we never seem to sleep. Nobody wants
to. “Our boys" don’t even care to stop
long and rest; they want to push on.
Everyone of these blessed men feel
that if he falls to get there on time
and at the very second when called
into action the fight will be lost, and
ft will.
Here Is a toast one of our bravo offi
cers left with us. It expresses the at
titude of “our boys" to us perhaps bet
ter than nny word of mlnet
"To our women, who sent us forth
BLVEGOWNS ARE BUSY
Restoring Maimed Soldiers to
Trades, Their Job.
"Reconstruction Aids” Coax Watted
Muscles Back to Their Nor
mal State.
with courage In their hearts and tears
fn<h<
lelr eyes.
“To our women at home who are sac
rificing all that we may win.
“To our women over here who give
their own lives that we may live.
“God bless them, and damn the man
that does not respect them and the
coward that does not proteot them.”
“Our boys” mean every word ex
pressed, and no woman was ever more
thoughtfully considered and protected
thwn we of the American Red Cross
Who serve “our boys” at the front.
Over 5,000 American trucks, all
heavily laden, have passed our front
door In this last big drive. Every man
la charge came In for rest and refresh
ment and a little chat with one of his
native tongue, then with the smile of
the soldiers and a wave of the hand in
farewell, “Good-by until we meet
Washington.—Teachers, nurses and
healers too, are the “Blue Gowns” of
the army medical corps, at work now
in the hospitals of the United States
and “over there.”
Reconstruction aids is their official
name, bnt the cheery hue of their dis
tinctive uniform already has won a
handler name for the special corps of
seventy women whose membership
treats and teaches among the maimed
soldiers brought back from the battle
front Theirs Is the work of coaxing
back the wasted muscles and disused
limbs of wounded men, and later by
patient tutoring Instilling deftness in
new arts and vocations which the hos
pital schools are planning for the re
turned soldier.
Most of the “Blue Gowns” were re
cruited from the instruction staffs of
manual training schools and civilian
hospitals.
“Beside a table a young fellow in
uniform was carving a conventional
flower border on a wooden picture
frame,” says an official description of
their work. “The design was his own
and the work was his first piece. He
was inclined to be clumsy because he
was using his left hand. A 'Blue
Gown* was ready to guide and advise
him. As he becomes adept in left-hand
ed carving he is preparing for the time
when he again will begin to draft, this
time with ids left hand. This mental
concentration upon a new task is be
lieved by doctors and psychologists to
be a valuable antidote for discourage
ment. '
At the same open-air workshop one
man was knitting a scarf. One group
of men, temporarily crippled, were
carving designs upon wooden blocks,
and several were learning to weave up
on hand looms.”
In the treutjnent rooms inside the
“Blue Gowns” were guiding electrical
appliances and administering the com
plicated series of treatments that per
fect the restoration work started by
the surgeon at the front.
BAKING PIES UNDER FIRE
After every battle and at Intervals
we see “our boys” coming back.
Blood soaked, weary, but ohl how
brave, ‘Jour boys," with bayonet and
■hell wounds will tell you quickly and
firmly, “I am all O. K,” "I can wait,”
“Look after Jim there," or "Look after
this lad; he's gassed." The pity and
the brutality of that horrible gas!
Get Best of Care.
Every American father and mother
con rdst in full assurance that if tholr
boy comes In anywhere along tho lino
the most thoughtful, considerate and
efficient care Is given to him Immedi
ately.
“Our boys." of course, come first,
bnt In behalf of humanity, nnd tho
loVe of Christ, we never say or do
anything to a wounded enemy, and we
geo them by the hundreds, that any
one could criticize. The American
Red Cross is here for service, nnd It
renders the best, day ond night, to
everyone that comes.
While It’s work, hard work, and
work nil the time, we get a lot of It,
and the sun shines Just as-brightly
over here on the firing line as at home,
^grery day Is a new one uud Its ups
,13d downs fill up the time.
A splendid general'come In the oth
er day and he was a sight. His clothes
were white with dust nnd his face
block for want of a shave. The can-
tee# was packed—It was one of our
busy days. The general wanted to
shave nnd wash up before eating, and
the only spot vacant and available was
the small private dressing room used
exclusively by we American women.
We excluded all the women, put the
general in our private dressing room,
with hot and cold water, and on the
outside of tho door we wrote a note
and pinned It up. reading
■ I* ..nnm.nn
"BEWARE—Girls stay out. The gen
eral is shaving." *
When onr guest finished and came
outihe saw the sign, and doubtless
read It with amusement, because he
wrote Just below it, as follows:
“Girls, your guest has finished. Many
thanks to God’s greatest gift to
As heroic as the American soldiers
In the trenches are the courageous
Salvation Army girls who nre braving
enemy fire day nnd night to bake pies
and doughnuts for our fighting men.
Many of the women are also aiding the
wounded In hats established wltMn
rifle fire of “No Man's Land.” This
picture shows some of the undaunted
workers making the kind "that moth
er used to make,” so that onr men can
enter battle with more pep and vim.
Wlrelo* Improved,
According to an English electrical
publication, a valuable Improvement
has been made In the shape of the ad
dition of metal springs to the ncrtuls
on shipboard for the purpose of acting
as shock absorbers, thus overcoming
to a great degree the tendency of this
delicate Instrument to be pat out
service when the vessel experiences
severe shock either from torpedo
accident. Heretofore It has been neces
sary. to take the. aerials down when
the vessel la loading because of tbs
movement and vibration In the masts
caused by tbs use of the derricks.
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Professional Cards.
K. E. WILLIAMS. M D.
Physician and Surgeon
Vienna, Ga.
Office over Wfclton Bros. Store
r- p. Birin*. u. i>. a. a. uoliloy,»
BIVINS A MOBLEY,
Physicians Awn Sunn eons.
Call. Promptly Answered.
Vienna, - - • Georgia.
L. L. WOODWARD,
Attoruey-nt-Law.
Vienna, - - - Georgia.
V. C. DAVES
Phv.lclnn and Surgeon
Offin in COOPER BUILDING
: Cal!
Ills promptly answered
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Insnranco
Office ; n Vienna News
Bnilding
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SPECIALIST
Dl..aie§ of Eye, Ear, No.a and*
Throat
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DRS. ELLIOTT A ELLIOTT
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS
CORDELE, GA.
T. HOYT DAVIS
Attorney at Law
Offices Over American Bank
ing Corporation
Vienna, Georgia
asK YOUR GROCER
The mandibles of ants and of sev
eral coleopterous Insects, Scarltes In
particular, have long been employed
In'Asiatic surgery. This usage Is ol
the most ancient date with the sur
geons of India nml Is perpetuated In
our day In Algeria by the Arab opera
tors and to some extent by the Turks
In Asia and the Greek barbers of
Syria.
According to an English entomo
logical Journal, the bnrber presses
upon the edge of the cut with the
fingers of the left haud and applies
each an* by means of forceps held
(a the right hand. The mandibles
of the ant are widely opened, the ani
mal being In the defensive attitude,
nnd ns the Insect Is gradually brought
near the wound It seizes the pro
jecting surface nnd Immediately forces
Its mandibles through the flesh, and
remains In this attitude, pressing the
one mandible against the other with
force and consequently holds the two
edges together. Then the barber sep
arates the head from the thorax with
a snip of the scissors, and the head
with the mandibles remaining In place
continues Its function while the thorax
and nbdomen fall to the ground.
The same operation Is repeated with
other ants until nt times there
may be a dozen pairs of mandibles
placed nt regulur Intervals, so that
through Its whole length the skin Is
united by this very Ingenious proce
dure. The heads are allowed to re
main a few days, after which, since
the healing has been effected, they are
loosened nnd having performed their
office are henceforth useless.
UVER DIDN'T ACT
DIGESTION WAS
Sap €5 year 0M Kentucky Lady, Who TeDs How She Waa ReEertd
After a Few Doiea of Black-Draught.
Meidorsvlllt, Ky.—Mrs. Cynthia
Higginbotham, of this town, says: "At
lay age, which Is (5, the liver does
not act so well as when young. A few
years ago, my etomach was all out of
tlx. I was constipated, my liver
didn't act My direction was bad, and
It took so little to upset me. My ap
petite waa gone. I was very weak,,,
I decided I would give Blade
Draught a thorough trial aa I knew It
was highly recommended for this
trouble. I began taking It X Alt
better after a few doses. My appetite
Improved and I became stronger. My
bowels acted naturally and the least
trouble was soon righted with a few
dosea of Black-Draught-
Seventy years of successful use Eli
made Thedtord's Black-Draught a
standard, household remedy. Brer*
member, of every family, at times,
need the help that Black-Draught can
give In cleansing the system and re-
Uevlng the troubles that come from
constipation. Indigestion, lazy liver,
etc. You cannot keep wdl tmleeb your
stomach, liver and bowels an In good
working order. Keep them that way.
Try Black-Draught It acts promptly,
gently and In a natural way. If you
feel sluggish, take a does tonight
Jon will feel fresh tomorrow, Price
35c. e package—One cent a does
AB druggist*. i M
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HELD HIS ART ABOVE ALL
Pension Could Not Induce Beethoven
to Play for Emperor or
Dukes.
Bettlun von Arnlm visited Beethoven
| in the year 18X0, and wrote a letter
de8cri6lng the event in August of that
year. It has recently been published,
observes an exchange. Very different
from her correspondence with Goethe,
| when it Is a question whether the lady
Is Indulging In fact or fiction, this
letter about Beethoven Is serious in
tone,
Beethoven hud a "so-called pride
I that prevents him playing for the em-
| peror and the dukes, who have la vain
given him a pension; and 4t Is’ tho
rarest thing In nil Vienna to hear him
| play,” she says. But he consents to
play for her when she tells him It
would be the Joy of her life to hear
| him. He “seated himself at the piano,
on the edge'of a chair, playing softly
| with one hand, as though trying to
overcome Ills aversion to being henrd.
Suddenly he bad forgotten his sur
roundings and his thought expanded
Into an ocean of harmony.”
She goes on: “I got to llko this
man trembndously. In everything that
has to do with his art ho Is so com
manding and truthful that no artist
dnret to approach him.”
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| Why Paper Turns Yellow With Age.
It is a well-known fact that pupec
I (exposed to light will become yellow*
I ish within a comparatively short time;
I and even when kept in storage where
1 light does not reach It, it will undergo
gradual deterioration. Investigations
by Doctor Klemm demonstrated that
these changes are due mainly to the
presence in the paper of mechanical
wood-pulp or llgnifled fiber, although
they are met with also in puper col«
ored with dyes that fade under ex
posure to light. In wood-free pupors
the fading Is found to be due to a for
mation of soaplike compounds of Iron
whir rosin and fatty substances. The
greater the amount of these com*
pounds present, the more murked tho
yellowing of the paper. A mixture of
ether (two parts) und alcohol (one
I part), will remove the soupiike matter,
—Populur Science Monthly.
Walking 8tlcke and Canes.
At one time the general use of canes
I or walking sticks was forbidden In
I Rome by imperial edict, except to per
sons of patrician rank, thus making it
a privilege which came to bo popular
among the nobility and eventually a
I distinction. The women of that time
I carried them also, their richly and ar-
f tisticully decorated ennes serving as a
I rod for punishment of their slaves.
I The cane appeared In England
the badge of aristocracy In about the
[ fifth century, but after serving this
purpose for some time came into the
hands of the humbler classes and was
dropped by those of higher social
standing. It was re-established in Its
true form by the pilgrims and soldiers
returning from the Holy Land during
the Crusades, and soon came Into pop
ularity again.
GOOD TO THE LAST DROP
MAXWELL
HOUSE
COFFEE
Idea* for New Fuel.
Peat nml chalk are being extensively
I used for hrlqoetlng In Cnnndn. The
peat is mixed with coni breeze nnd
then pressed Into briquettes. Such
fuel has been found efficient and eco
nomical. Chalk also, of which there
I nre large deposits In rnnndn, can be
converted Into a profitable fuel. If the
I chalk Is pulverized and then combined
I with n certain percentage of btceza
and solidified tar, the mixture being
compressed Into email briquettes or
pebbles about the size of an egg, the
briquettes burn with perfect satlxfao-
I tlon. The fuel bos the advantage of
I being smokeless, has a high calorie
'.vain*, and burns freelyr-Chia«» 1
GROW BIGGER CROPS
kj
-AND-
PERMANENTLY IMPROVE YOUR SOIL
-BY FERTILIZING WITH-
CAMP WHEELER HORSE MANURE
ALL SHIPMENTS MADE FROM CAMP, NEAR MACON. GA*
Addrpif Correspondence to
BUTLER & PINSON
ATLANTA Selims Agents . GEORGIA
’ TH E U NIVE RSXEfCXR
Have you looked over the Ford
Sedan, that attractively equipped
and comfortable enclosed car? Cool
in summer, warm in winter, just
right for every day in the year. Has
every advantage of the touring car
as a family car with the additional
sure protection to clothing and com
fort from storms and ■ inclement
weather. Just as desirable and ser
viceable on the farm as it is to town
folks. It is the most all-round ser
viceable car of the day. Won’t you
come in and look the Sedan over?
Dr. J. M. Whitehead & Co.
VIENNA, GEORGIA
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