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SIX
CHURCHES ASKED TO
HELP TODAY IN THE
WORK FOR NEAR-EAST
Suggested That Special Offer
ings Be Taken for Sufferers in
Lands Where Conditions Are
Unbelievably Appalling.
T»u* kx-al committee <•! the American
commit to** for relief in Hit* w»r lu
view of ihe fact that Aukumlh • and for
that matter the Mint* of tkotßla m b«-
htnd in He quota heu* made the* HURisee
tton that a« all tin » hun hcH ayd Surnla V
Muhool* today *pecl*»l (Cattler collect lon*
he taken for tin- relief of the *Utrving
people of the JHtlhks taftds.
•Help briny Lwiter to ih« Imnd <»f
Obrlxt, la the motto, ami the opportun
ity for AugruetaiiH to make «UCh an Mau
ler of ferine baa been delayed a week, the
local committee, of which William Mar
lin in chairman ard T, (I. Tarver treas
urer. 1h that a uplfitidld response
will be made today.
The committee now has on hand paper
certificate* Ponds of Vt and 110 denomi
nations — for which M in believed there
will l»e h lance sale l« Augusta. Ka< h
•certificate la marked "A Bond to Save
Mlfe *’ The committee believes that the
Sunday Hchool classes, reliffiou* and fra
ternal nociotles as well as many indi
viduals, wjhwehvmie the opportunity to
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THE SHOP OF FASHION THE SHOP OF FASHION THE SHOP OF FASHION
1010 BROAD ST. 1010 BROAD ST. 1010 BROAD ST.
AFTER EASTER SALE OF
Suits, Dresses, Capes and Shirt Waists
The Following Lines of Merchandise Are Advertised in This
Ad-All at Much Below Regular Prices, All on Sale Tomorrow
Hundreds Upon Hundreds of Dresses
CAREFULLY SELECTED FOR THIS GREAT AFTER-EASTER SALE
ing them. They’re in every size and color you could
wish for. Be here early in order to get first pick.
would cost more were you to buy
by the yard. More than fifty splendid models are
shown at this price and every wanted color or color
combination is to be had in any size you require.
lower price than the makers were giv
ing other merchants. So you pet them from us at
what most stores pay at wholesale. But you will
have to come down early.
$25
secure one of these bond*, to keep a* u
momenta of their part In helping; suf
fering humanity.
. The following ♦ fory. entitled ' Starva
tion Making Cannibals of People of Near
Kant." describes almost unbelievable
conditions, appealing in their nature
exint among the peoples of the stricken \
lands
New York—-The following h- an ox tract ,
from a letter from Mrs. !• L Hoskins
of Beirut. Syria, one of the relief work
ir« of the Anrierh an Comtnilh*' of vNr
m*-nian-Syrian Relief, to Mr. Herbert L.
Willis, of Chic ago
Beilna Beirut, March I. 1019. 1
My dear Mr Willis:
We arrived In Beirut a week ago to- j
day. The want is appalling Our towels.;
j.he.ete. table linen, bedspreads taken up
by relief committee and clothing taken j
by community. Hundreds of people have
sold the laat bit of furniture and the
late saleable rage from their bodies, and!
then have sold the timbers from their i
roofs for fuel These short sentences
arc not intended as f. description, hut
simply as a side light * »n the conditions
The famine has Inc,ea»«*J »*« strength
with every year of the war. so that now
many villages have been entirely dftpopu- :
iatod and others have only a small frac
tion of their former population There
was ft terrible commentary of the < »)d
Testament famine stories when com* wo
men were found to have lured several
children to their homes. killed them,
eaten their flesh and then boiled their
fat and sold it in the market.
The conditions we have found to be
very had in Beisour. half of the people
have died in the last eighteen months,
one house, where a poor widow lived
with her remaining child, was found to
contain a portion of an old rotten door
m on* corner This was a bed bedding,
table, furniture and all. Half of tbs
floor was a sea of mud, and the woman
CA Dresses Worth
.D U $37.50
Foulards, Taffetas or Serges
Never in all your dress-buying
days have you seen such wonder
ful dresses as these for such a
price. Seems almost like find-
For Dresses Worth
to $25.00
Georgette and silk combinations,
foulards, silk, voiles or serges.
You’ll see many dresses in this
group that the materials alone
CA For Women’s
Capes
Made of Men’* Wear Serge
Big, full sweep, graceful ripple capes;
capes made up to sell at $15.00. We
bought them in large quantity to obtain
SHOP EARLY AND TAKE YOUR CHOICE OF 75 MODELS
Women’s Beautifully Tailored Suits
COriUS OF STYLES THAT ARE SELLING UP TO > 15.00—SUITS OF SERGES. POIRET TWILLS. GABERDINES OR WOOL FAILLE
herself was busy trying to pry off the
shutters from the window. She wanted
to sell tW shutters to get a few piasters
to buy food, and remarked, "Of what
use is u house if n»- have no food to
keep un alive ’ ’ In another village every
man was dead except one. an outsider.
Our teacher in Damour reports that one
man ate three boys; that a woman ate
tin- meat of a c;vjnel three days dead,
and that 4,000 of the 5,000 Inhabitants
of that wealthy siik manufacturing town
have died, Cannibalism was also re
sorted to; all rats and dogs have been
eaten.
Over against this appalling picture of
tufferlng and want, of heartless cruelty,
of bribery arid corruption, of a nation's
crucifixion on the cross of military
absolutism, elands out in pure white light
the resplendent altruism «>f the Ameri
can people. President Wilson and the
people of the great American Republic
God’s noblemen have won the undying
gratitude of all classes of the land. The
money you have helped to collect has
saved many lives. Few would he living
hut for America s aid.
THE NOME DAIRY LUNCH
ROOM WILL OPEN ITS
DOORS MONDAY
MORNING
The Home 'Dairy Munch Room will
open its doors Monday morning and will
Augusta’s Greatest of All
Shirtwaist Sales
For Shirt Waists
OF UNMATCHABLE QUAL
ITY AND BEAUTY
WAISTS WITHOUT EQUAL
UNDER $7.50
A demonstration of this store’s
ability to sell its patrons the most
charming Shirt Waists obtain
able for far less price than others
ask.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
SPECIAL DISCOUNT SALE OF TIRES
BY STANDARD AUTO SUPPLY CO.
' For the week of April 28t.h, the Stan
dard Auto Supply Company, 1106 Knoad
Street, announce a special cash discount
Hale of 10 percent on all tires and tubes.
This is the best opportunity of the sea
son for motorists to equip their cars at
a considerable saving, as this concern
has on hand a large stock of tires re
ceived before the war tax became effec
tive. thereby affording them the oppor-
b< ready to serve .the public with the
very best of things to eat, in addition
this firm will carry a complete line of
cigars and candy, also an up-to-date
soda fountain hay been installed and the
very best of soft drinks and \cfi creams
will be dispensed. The Home Dairy
Lunch Hoorn is located next door to the
Wells Theatre, and is one of the pretti
est lunch rooms In the South. The. man
agement extends an invitation for you
to call Monday and inspect this place
from the front door to the kitchen.
SAYS THEY HAD BETTER
STOP ADVERTISING
Yesterday afternoon, while a member
of The Herald's advertising staff was
making his usual rounds in "quest of
advertising cop v . he was much surpris
ed when one of ni« most staunch adver
tisers advanced the above remark, and
Will Be the Feature
BEGINNING
TOMORROW
AT* >
The Fashion
. $4.95
tunity of saving the purchaser 15 per
cent on present prices.
It will pay you to take advantage of
this even though you do
not need the* 4 re« at onec. as you will
most likely ned them before the sum
mer season is over. A full line of Si 1 -
vertown Ford. Double Fabric, Goodrich
and Southern are carried in stock.
when called on for an explanation, Mr.
J. H. Eubanks, of the firm of Eubanks
Brothers, furniture dealers. made it
plain tnat they had better discontinue
advertising, not that avortising didn’t
pay them in dividends of satisfactory re
sults, but for the reason that they had
received ho many inquiries, customers
and prospective customers for the
Aeolian-Vocullon Phonograph that they
were unabv io supply the demand, their
last shipment havin'- been quick sold out
from a small advertisement inserted in
The Herald.
Mr. Eubanks stated that he had Just
received another large shipment of Aeo
lian-Vocations, and to prove that he has
faith in printers’ ink, inserts in this
issue of The Herald an explanatory ad
vertisement covering the above instru
ment fully, ana suites that they will
move rapidly, for he finds that Herald
advertising pays big
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SIX GA.-S. C. NAMES IN
LIST OF 138 CASUALTIES
Washington, D. C.—The following cas
ualties are reported by the commanding
general of the American Expeditionary
Forces:
Killed in action 19
Died from wounds 18
Died of accident and other causes ... 21
Died of disease 29
Wounded severely 4
Wounded (degree undetermined) .... 6
Wounded slightly 48
Missing in action 3
Total 13S
DIED OF DISEASE.
Pvt. Rube Glenn, Wintervilb. Ga.
Pvt. John K Kern. Varnvilfe, Ga.
WOUNDED SLIGHTLY.
Pvt. Jep D. Paschae. Franklin. Ga.
Pvt. Guy Tumlin, Gainesville, Ga.
CORRECTIONS.
Killed in action, previously reported
died: Pvt. Walter Disher, Columbia. S. C.
Erroneously reported died of disease:
Private Grady Harrold, Perry, Ga.
HANK GOWDY SIGNS
Boston —Sergeant Henry (Hank)
Gowdy. who returned from overseas Fri
day. sighted a one years contract today
to catch for the Boston Natlnnal League
club. The terms were not announced
but Gowdy said the club had been very'
"liberti.”
we manage to give such charming dresses at this
popular price, for there’s quality as well as style in
each and every garment on this rack. We urge
early shopping to get first pick of them.
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These Beautiful Dresses Are Made of
Foulards, Crepe de Chines, Taffetas,
Silks, Georgette in Light Colors, in Navy
Blue, Bisque, Henna, Browns, Tans,
Greens, or Taupe.
Blues or tans —made with vestee and smartly trim
med in braid and buttons. These capes are among
the most beautiful shown this season.
For Beautiful
Dresses
Most exquisite materials in the
newest models. Garments that
are t 0560.00 values. You must
see this glorious array of wonder
ful dresses. You’ll wonder how
Q C For Pretty
• Capes
Fine Serge or Poiret Twill*
See capes about town at S2O and
$25. then see these and you’ll
agree with us they’re as good or
better than others show at $25.
SUNDAY, APRIL 27
SEORGIIi KILLED
MU
Washington. -A list of the soldiers
killed and injured when nn American
special between Trieste and Brest col
lided with a French leave train April
17, was received today by the war de
partment. All tile killed and Injured
men were sent to the camp hospital at
l.emans. The American casualties in
cluded :
Killed: Corporals Cornelius G. Dav
enport, Fiehdam. Tenn. and Do UK Las D.
fluff. Wister. Okla.; Privates John P.
Davidson, Triiby, l'la.; Wm. A. Glide
well, Red Bevel, Ala.; Orsa Hawkins,
I.ive-Oak, Fla.: George F. Mullins,
Tallahassee, Ala.: Virgin J. Randall,
Connor, Fla.; and Ezekiel N. Skinner,
Tampa, Fla.
Injured. Lieutenant Marcel A. Gil
lies, New Orleans; Sergeant Wm. F.
Hill, Hartwell, Ga.; Wagoners Walter
W. Brunson, Panama Park, Fla., and
Gordon M. Dollar, Thomasville, Ga.;
Privates Jesse W. Bori. s, Yetkinsville.
N. C.; John I. Ellis, Waycross. Ga.;
Charlie B. Herb. City, Fla.; Rob
ert F. Lawrence, Hacoda, Ala.; Lloyd
H. Patterson, Pensacola, Fla.; Wm J.
White. Troy. Ala.; and David W. Wil
son, Talbotton, Ga.
$25