About The Grady County progress. (Cairo, Grady County, Ga.) 1910-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1915)
GUADY COUNTY PROGRESS, CAIRO, GEORGIA. PADEREWSKIS WORKING FOR POLAND Ignaco Paderewski, the famous pianist, and his wife photographed on , their arrival In this country, where they are carrying on a campaign for the raising of funds to relieve the distressed people of Poland. CAPTAIN’S Ml OUT! NOT TO LEADJJHARGE Keeping Men Cheered Up Is the Vital Point, as French Officer Tells It. (SOME “SOCIAL EVENINGS” Artillery Lieutenant Ventures to Say the Famous “75" Is “of Little Use" —Fire Is Too Direct—Surprise Ahead for the Germans. By GABRIEL DELAGARDE. (Correspondent Chicago Dally News.) Amiens, Prance.—He Is a captain ,who conies to Amiens from time to itime for a few days of rest. Here >he has comfortable quarters, where his wife Impatiently awaits him; in the small village near Albert all he has to go to is a subterranean cabin, the celling of which 1b of earth. This, his permanent residence, 1b on a crest 500 yards from the enemy. Tho narrow space, with its wall of clay, measures perhaps four yards in length by one In width. < Entering and seeing the owner of the place, his back to the wall, a shapeless bundle of animals' skins, one might Imagine, were it not for a telephone in the corner, that one had been carried back to prehistoric timeB. Sleeps, Eats, Works In Cave. It is here the captain sleeps, eats, .writes and gives and receives his or ders. It is here that, through the em brasure whloh overlooks the plain, he constantly surveys the little wood to the left, and, in the distance, those narrow lines of yellow earth, the enemy's trenches. It is from this cave that he regulates the firing of the French batteries so that their shells .will hit the real trenches ailed with men, not the counterfeit ones which are masses of earth. A narrow, zigzag passage connects the small' hut with the arst line trenches. Three or four times a day the captain splashes through it. In spite of the trunkB of trees', with which the bottom is covered, the wet clay is slippery. "This Is why my coat is so thread bare," he says. “Constant brushing of the mud wears away the cloth. And what is more annoying even than fall ing aat in the clay is being splashed on the head by wet earth hurled by a shell.” Thus slowly and cautiously one ar rives at the advanced trenohes. Real Duty of a Leader. "Do you know the most difficult part of a chief’s duty?” the captain asked me. “It Is not so much directing a combat. At times attacks are rare, we have not had a single one for two months. The real duty of the chief 1b to sustain the morale of his men; watch over them; talk to them famill arly of their families, their affairs, as it is that which Interests them most. It Is to improve the quality of their food, prepare what I hardly dare call a social evening, when they can drink a cup of tea and eat a few cakes or dered from Amiens. In short, one must be constantly watching them talking to them, encouraging them. "For Instance, recently, one of our Bentlnels at tho entrance to a small wood was killed one night. Our patrol found him at the foot of a tree with his throat cut. A second sentinel met the same fate. A third likewise. Captain Called to Calm Men. "At once my men became uneasy. What was to be done? No one had heard anything. Sentinels are sta tioned there at night only, to prevent a surprise in the trenches. They are stationed near an isolated oak, whence they survey the path which Is the only outlet practicable through the growth of shrubs In which the shells have hollowed out unapproachable quagmires and so entangled the branches that even In a high wlnd.it would be Impossible to pass through without making a noise loud enough to attract attention. "I was sent for. To place several sentinels there would be all right but, on the other hand, for these three deaths we were determined to exact payment from the slayer, who prob ably would not dare attack two or three men at a time. Refuse to Let Captain Go. "I listened, then said I would go as sentinel. Not one of the men vol unteered. They looked at one an other s'earchlngly. It was evident they did not wish me to risk my life. Finally they must have cast lots, “Chance selected u sergeant. He departed at night. I had a search light Bet up, ready to operate, so that he should have light and assistance at the slightest attack. He surround ed himself with a wire nottlng, mount ed on small stakes to which bells were attached. Our lines were a lit tle way back of it This was how he discovered the 'boche,' who had prob ably arrived by a fox track, prepar ing his way during the day, and, when all was ready, cutting the throats of our sentinels. ‘‘Next day his cap was raffled off. which Is never permissible, but there are times when a rule may be in fringed. I had the sergeant proposed for the rank of adjutant.” The captain was thus conversing with me in a cafe when his orderly entered and asked to speak to him. “Excuse me,” the captain said, after, getting the message, “I have to go.”. As he departed, his subordinate, a robust, blue-eyed Breton, whose child ish figure contrasted with his strong, almost fierce appearance, exclaimed: "For him we would willingly die. Ah, monsieur, the ‘bodies' nmy do their best; they have no chiefs like ours.” As a matter of fact, I think one could not have gained a better idea of the beBt type of French officers than from this captain, so full of en ergy and courage, Intolerant of any serious breach of discipline; unforgiv ing toward cowards certainly, but at the same time thoroughly understand ing and ready to excuse certain weak nesses, and constantly endeavoring to lessen them by being the friend of his men as v'ejl as their leader. And Is It not a slight but sure proof > of his influence that he is dressed as they are, neglecting the prestige of his uniform, just as he eats, sleeps and dirties himself as they do? 202 Days Without Undressing. An artillery lieutenant, with whom I talked, mingled most interesting speculative reflections with amusing recollections of his life at the front. After having explained to me the difference between percussion shells, which explode on striking an obstacle, and fuse shells, whloh burst in the air at regulated distances, he con fessed to me while consulting a small calendar that he wsb much pleased when shower baths were finally In stalled near his trench. They were wonderful subterranean establish ments, ho said. “And I assure you," he added, “they seemed very comfortable, as I had been exactly 202 days without un dressing once, sleeping always in'the same barn, in my same hole in the hay." Dares to Criticize the Famous 75. Suddenly- he changed the subject. And as a variation from the usual French attitude, he actually criticized the famous 75-railllmeter guns. “Much trouble has been taken for nothing," he said. “The 76 is a good cannon, but it was created too exclu sively for direct firing. In fact, in this war, where one has to hit men hidden behind obstacles, it is of little use. What Is needed is a means of throwing projectiles which, after de scribing a widely curved trajeotory, will fall on the heads of the occupants of the trenches, without first striking the trench walls. . “That .is why we have bomb slin gers, which do not carry farther than 200 or 300 yards at most, and the how itzers and mortar pieces, which must not be confused with the cannon. The cannon uro long and narrow and al most horizontal when firing. The howitzers, which lire at angles of more than 30 degrocB, and the mortar pieces, which at even greater angles lire heavy projectiles loaded with enormous explosives Intended to cruBh such things as cupolas of forts, are short and massive and stand almost' vertically. . Why Some Guna Are Short. "By the way, do you know the rea son for the difference in the lengths of artillery pieces? For instance, the 305-mllIlmeter Austrian howitzer, a very short gun, fires a greater charge of powdor than tho French marine gun of equal caliber, which is 12 yards long?" I lmd never tried to find the reason of this difference. “And yet it is very simple,” the lieutenant said. “The marine gun is designed to lire the shell at Its maxi mum speed, so the combustion of the powder must be complete before the projectile loaves the barrel. This re quires a fraction of a second, during which the shell covers exactly 12 yards—the length of the piece. This will give you an Idea of how difficult it Is to make tho exact calculations necessary In the operating of these de structive machines. Thus, when the combustion Is complete, the pressuro developed by the gases Is also maxi mum. As a long trajectory Is not re quired of the howitzer and mortar piece, It is not ^necessary to have a barrel of this length, which Is incon venient. Surprise Ahead for Germans. "The largest mortar, aB you know, is the famous 42-centimeter. The huge guns of this caliber have all the same drawback; they are difficult to handlo. It is almost useless to think of transporting them by anything but rail. “And I may tell you, we have no longer any reason to envy the Ger mans. Right now, In France, we have achieved the construction of mortar pieces still more powerful, which, for our adversaries, will be a cruel reve lation the day they are brought out ready to fire.” As the officer did not wish to tell me more on this subject, I spoke to him again of his life in the trenches, and he humorously related how, on the parapet facing the enemy, his boI- diers had planted radishes, which grew very well. “Come and pay us a visit," he Bald, ‘and you can gather them under the noses of the ‘bodies.’ And you will see that the presence of the Germans gives them a very special,flavor." SUPPLIES FOR BRITISH ARMY Scene at Southampton, Eng., where- supplies are being rushed to Kitchen, or's army in France. The picture- shows the hoisting of an ambulance and fodder aboard a steamer. RED GUM FOR GUN STOCKS British Agents Seek Estimate of Available Supply In the South. Memphis, Tenn.—Owing to the scarcity of Circassian walnut from Russia since the outbreak of the Euro pean war, the British government is making tests of quarter-sawed red gum for gun stocks. The gun lumber manufacturers’ as sociation of Memphis has been asked by English agents to estimate the total available supply of dry two inch, two and a quarter inch and two and a half Inch first and second quarter- sawed red gum in the southern field. In the event the test proves satis factory tho greater part of the avail able supply will, be bought outright by the British government: Memplili manufacturers of red guir. lumber are preparing to give the prospective or der immediate attention. WOMEN AS CAR CONDUCTORS Glasgow Tries an Experiment to Re lease Men—Will Get Same Pay as Men. Glasgow. — Woman street-car con ductors are being tried in Glasgow The uniform includes a neat blue skirt and coat, edged with gold braid, if the trial squad of woman conductors proves efficient, a considerable uum- her will be employed at once. For the present the woman fare-collectors work only four hours a day, running between . University and Dumbreck. They will be paid the same wages as men—$6.25 to $9 a week. NEED FOR CITY PLANNING Many Intelligent Men Do Not 8eem to Understand What Is Meant by the Term. Mr. J. Horace McFarland, president of the American Civic association, took as the subject of his annual ad dress at the convention of the associa tion in Washington, "Wanted—Ameri can Gity Planning for American Cities.” By way of introduction, he said; “It may truthfully be said that to the average intelligent American, be he mechanic or business man, doc tor or professor, preacher or politician, the words ‘city planning’ at once re fer themselves bb part of a vague propaganda for ‘the city beautiful,' having to do with permanent or tempo rary courts of honor, extra Illumina tions, and other forms of municipal frippery. It is a serious fuct that this complete misunderstanding existB to such large extent among the many excellent people who call themselves 'practical,' and who really try to be good citizens. This fundamental error of conception prevents these good peo ple, most essentially necessary to the efficient progress of orderly city mak ing, from realizing that city planning which is at all worth while Is con cerned, first, with means of inter communication, with transportation, with markets and house siteB and fac tory locations, with water and sewer age, with parks and playgrounds, and all the other factors of prosperity, ef ficiency and convenience, rather than with appearance or ornament as es sentials. When we Bhall have estab lished in the minds of these unknow ing citizens the plain fundamentals of that larger use of architectural and economic principles which have to do with the community efficient, there will be far lesB' trouble in bringing about the use, of common sense in those municipal operations concerned in the framework and structural de tails of our towns and cities." REAL TRUTH IN THESE LINES One Might Criticize Them as Poetry, But They Contain a Lesson Worth Heeding. A Quincy traveling salesman, who keeps open a most observant eye In his travelB around the country, notic ing the influences which affect a city’s prosperity, sends to the Herald what he terms a “good piece of poetry." The poetry may be open to question, J)ut the sentiment is one which every Quincyan should have deeply Im pressed upon his mind, and hence it is worth repeating. It is as follows: “If you want to live in the kind of a town like the kind of a town you like, you needn’t slip your clothes in a grip and start on a long, long hike. You’ll only find what you left behind, for there’s nothing that’s really new. It’s a knock at yourself, when you knock your town. It isn't tho town —it’s you. Real towns are not made by men afraid lest somebody else gets ahead. When everyone works and no body shirks, you can raise a town from the dead. And if while you make your personal stake, your neigh bors can make one, too, your town will be what,you want to see. It Isn’t, thq town—itjs you.” The Quincy man further says in his -letter: “It will be a good thing to put in the paper for Quincy people who go to Chicago and St. Louis to buy their goods.” For these very per sona it is here reprinted.—Quincy Her ald. Making Gardens. A Chicago man has given $1,000 to buy seed for gardens to be made in the vacant lots of the city. There is help to a noble municipal enterprise. There is nothing that will so enhance the beauty of a city as well-made gar dens. A garden is the workshop of the soul. It not only-awakens the bet ter natures of men', but it crowns the table with vegetable delights that make good blood where greater spir its dwell. There is nothing that re flects more joy than a well-made gar den. It conduces to good citizenship. It drives away selfishness, meanness, grief, disappointment and fills the heart with beautiful impulses. Every vacant lot given over to waste is wasted opportunity, and indicates a lack of true enterprise in the citizen ship. There ought'to be an organiza tion in every city to make the vacant spots blossom as the rose. Talk about education—here is a chance for the best that can be had. Plant Shapdragons. Have a bed of snapdragons for the' garden. These old-fashioned weeds, as. they are sometimes called, have become very popular. As a table flower they surpass most any other. Sow the seed inside in pots, or out side when weather permits, broadcast. When the plants are five inches tall set them in rows two inches apart each way. Close growth gives the. best effect and bloom. All colors and both tall and dwarf are consistent bloomers. City Gardens. A movement has been started to make Chicago a city of gardens. That is an example which ought to spread to every city and town in the country. ALUMET MG POWDER The cook is happy, the other members of the family are happy—appetites sharpen, things brighten up generally. And Calumet Baking Powder is responsible for it alL For Calumet never fails. Its wonderful leavening qualities insure perfectly shortened, fuultlessly raised bakings. Cannot be compared with other baking powders, which promise without performing. Even a beginner in cooking gets delightful results with this never- failing Calumet Baking Powder. Your grocer knows. Ask him. RECEIVED HIGHEST AWARDS World's Pure Food Exposition* Chicago, QL Pori* Exposition, France* March* 1912* Naturally. Finis. ‘‘Mill life is .hard, isn’t it?” 1 “I suppose you want to hear both “Weil, in Us nature it is a life of Bides of the war question?" grinding toil." “No, the finish of it." To Drive Out Malaria And Build Up The System Take the Old Standard GROVE S TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know what you are taking, as the formula is printed on every label, showing it is Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The Quinine drives out malaria, the Iron builds up the system. 50 cents. Adv. Optimism and Pessimism. “Do you see that cheerful chap over there just lighting a cigar?” “Oh, yes.” “Well, he’s a six-months man, while the sour-looking individual talking to him is a two-year man.” “What dd you mean by those terms?” “One thinks the war will end in six months and the other thinks it wllil last at least two years longer." BABY LOVES HIS BATH With Cutlcura Soap Because So Sooth ing When His Skin Is Hat. These fragrant supercreamy emol lients are a comfort to children. The Soap to cleanse and purify, the Oint ment to soothe and heal rashes, itch- ings, chafings, etc. Nothing more ef fective. May be used from the hour of birth, with absolute confidence. Sample each free by mall with Book. Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept. XY, Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adv. Wise Fool. One day Solomon and a fool were walking together. “Solomon," said the fool, “why is it you never talk?” “Fool,” said Solomon, “that I may listen to other people's wisdom.” And then after' a pause, “But why is it you always talk?” “That other people, I suppose,” quoth the fool, “may listen to my wis dom.” Whereat Solomon held his tongue, and went home thoughtfully. Building Up Her Words. A certain little Columbus schoolgirl is learning things, both, at school and on the street, as a receqt happening demonstrates. The knowledge she picked up at sohool; the phrase re garding the cat she heard either from some 'other child or from some care less elder. “Mother, what does f-a-t spell?” she asked the other night, on coming home from school. “Why, ‘fat,’ my dear,” replied the mother. “And what does h-e-r spell?” came the second inquiry. “ ‘Her,’ ” again vouchsafed the in formant. “Now I knew I was right, and that old cat of a teacher tried to make me believe that those letters spelled fa ther." exclaimed the child with not a little indignation.—Columbus Dispatch. Every married man bps a mind of his own, but the title is seldom per fect. ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE tor tho TBOOt'S Over 100,000 package of Allen's Foot-Ease, the auttsepttc powder to shake intoroarehoes, are belug used by the German and. Allied troops at the Front because It rests the feet, gives in* stunt relief to Corns and Bunions, hot, swollen nchiug, tender feet, and makes walking easy. Sold everywhere, 25c. Try It TODAY. Don't uecept any substitute. Adv. Perhaps. "Pa, who started the saying that a man's wife is his better half?” "Some man’s wife, I reckon.” Somber Possibility. “Do you think the war will be over before very long?” “Yes. What I’m hoping is that tho peace negotiations won't precipitate another one.” A One-Sided Definition. “What is your idea of neutrality?" “Neutrality,’’ answered the diplo mat, “is a state of mlud so disinter ested and accurate as to permit no question .that the side of the contro versy represented by me is entitled to the, fullest support.” Cheering Comment. “That infant of yours kept me awake half the night,” said the irri table neighbor. “Weil, congratulate you," replied the weary father. “That comes near er being a kind word than anything I have heard today. Nobody else owns up' to getting half a night's Russian peasant women work In the fields with the men. India’s cotton crop is estimated at 4,900,000 bales of 430 pounds each. Preferred to Laugh. A little boy waB sitting on one of the benches of Central park, watching some of the people ride the donkeys. An exceedingly fat womala .hired s donkey and was about to mount when she saw the small boy and said to him: “Little boy, don't you want ine to hire a donkey for you?" “No, thank you. I’d rather sit here and laugh.”—May Young's Magazine. FIND OUT Tho Kind of Food that will Keep You Well. The true way is to find out what is best to eat and drink, and then culti vate a taste for those things instead of poisoning ourselves with improper, indigestible food, etc. A conservative Mass, woman write "I have used Grape-Nuts 5 years f the young and for the aged; in bIc ness and in health; at first follow# 1 directions carefully, lator In a varK of ways as my taste and judgV* suggested. 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