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6*r? OeaaraJ Pter? U A ot otfifc ?nd useful mm ni *rmy fn Flanee , , ? |oto In th? appeal for .apport. I ha vti opf lt? op?ration?, mo-a P?*otmai?nd mark lb opon oor troop*, andi to comrocntd ?a work -Oe WELD SEVEN WAR WORK AGENCIES INTO RELIEF ARMY Great Organization* Which Are WeJpIno to Keep Up the Morale Of Fighting Millions Unite In Campaign for $170,800,000. With mlllioni of American man on >?rar front?, in training campa and OD the Ma? and with thousand? of Araert .eaft women on foreign ?oil, all engaged la th* stupendous task of making the ?"?0Tld .info fer democracy, u gr*Al iJtXt) ??rtr ol vos upon thone who MUM li, la .i ? ! nlted feintas,- th? duty ol nd Intf Homo u> 'hose who have pm W.01 ?1 to?ixid thom ?ur Ute period of tao war. The ngenclos through wh' m this can be accomplished ara Joined In the United War Work Campaign. Prom being given the cigarette or ?hocolnto bar, elth which ho slays his hunger In the fury of battle, to tho theatrical entertainment or tho ath letic gamea, which relax him Into nor mal comfort nftor weeks of terrille combat, the American lighter ls do pendent upon tho con tin nod efforts of tho Y. M. O. A., tho Y. W. C. A., the National Catholic War Council and K. of C., the War Camp Community Serv ies, tho Jowlsh Welfare Hoard, the American Mbrory Association and the Balvatlon Army. To carry on this work tho combined welfaro organiza tions aro seeking a fund of $170,500, 000. Tho Y. M. C. A. provides 538 hut? In American training camps and more than 800 in the war ?ono as centres which tho fighters can uso as clubs, schools, theatres, stores, churchosy li braries and writing 1 -?oms. More than 7,000 men aud women had been sent eversons or approved for overseas work by early autumn and 8,822 were serving In American camps at home. Y. M. C. A. huts ore tho canteens of the American Expeditionary Force and are the theatres where the American entertainers, sent over by tho "Y," ap pear. Noted American public men and clergymen speak In the huts. Classes are conducted there. Millions of lctterc 'are written there on paper provided free by tho "Y." Phys' directors of tho "Y'" tench and spread mnss ath letics, using material furnished freo by the organization. Tho Y. W. C. A. docs similar work for the thousands of American women in war work overseas-signal corps tolephono operators, nurses and French munition workers. It provides cafeteadas, rest and recreation centres, entertainment and reading for these voeaen and girls. Tho Y. W. 0, A.'s outstanding con tribution to soldier welfare work in training camps was tho establishment of Hostess HoiiBcs, where tho soldier or sailor may receive his mother, wife, alster or sweetheart In tho surround ings and atmosphere of tho best homes. The National Catholic War Council co-ordinates all Catholic welfare work in support of tho government and through tho K. of O. provides club houses for our fighters in all Ameri can training camps, as well as having sevcnty-flvo centres In France and three In England. In their huts the IC. of C. provides entortainlngraent, movies, boxing bouts, educational work, religious service?, free station ery, reading matter and welting rooms. In Franco their rolling canteen ac-, companies the American army, their, secretaries march with tho troops, giv ing away cigarettes, cookies, choco-1 lates, soap and towels. 1 The ft of O. had 800 workers In jrxaji?fi. at ?t?L bcglnnlpg Qt autumn, I . KtioQ for tb? varied Cm rendered: to tb? . ? prompts Cn in to farther ftnanckd ortuafcjr to observe ro tba qua?tty o? ft? I wish mireassrvodly forth? army? nor mi Perching CAMPAIGN r with 450 more paBs?aT?y the govern ipent and 200 others signed up. Al the same date they had 408 secretarle* in American training camps, ISO build ings, fifty-six more In tho course ol erection and contracts let for flftj more. War Camp Community Service functions exclusively in America, its j special mission being to "surround th? I camps with hospitality," In place of I leaving the soldier or sailor to the j promiscuous companions and diver ' slons formerly his lot, the organisa tion obtains for him the best to bo herd in communities adjoining camps ot through which he passes. W. C. C. S. obtains for him Invita tlons to dine, bathe or spend the day tn the best homes. It Introduces him to the best women and girls at social gatherings, church entertainments, theatre parties. It arouses commun! ties to provide concerts, athletic con tests and other wholesome diversions ?Idler, and lt) drive ?mt tho vicious ehmeols which lil atc liv; camp followers ,'i Wfctfnre Hoard ls cory? strength ami purposes o? ?lscouraga havo berni Tin? ?Ov latins tho luO.oOU Jewish soldiers, sailors and marines with that of tho Qontlle sol diers. Tho boord teaches the English languago, American civics and Ideals to thousands of young Jewish men who were Inducted Into service aftei only a few years' residence In this country. Whllo safeguarding his re ligious rites, the board assists In th? process of welding the Jewish soldlei into thc solid American unit and lu bridging over the differences between him and tho others. The American Library Association li providing reading matter for overj American soldier, sailor, marino and prisoner of war. In addition to gath ering and forwarding three million books contributed by tho American people the association bought 600,271 books, mostly technical, of which 108, 207 were sont overseas. Hore than 1,500,000 books of all kinds have been assigned to libraries In I M. G. A., K. of 0. or Salvation Army huts in the war cone, a similar number being dis tributed In American training camp?, while half a .million are on warships or transports. The association has erected and operates forty-one library buildings. The Salvation Army, with 1,210 workers, principally women, overseas, has won the affection of the fighters. Its 501 huts, rest and reading rooms are populnr gathering places for the soldiers. Tho doughnuts fried by Sal vation lassies In huts or trenches and given to tho men havo become famous around tho world. The Salvation I Army gavo forty-four ambulances to tho American and Allies' armies and in many other ways gives constant un set fl sh service. I vor CWT n\i> ANY DAX DHU FF, AND MAUI STOPS COMING OUT I Save Your Hair! Make it Thick, Wavy, Glossy mid llcnuti I'ul at Once. Try as you will, after an applica tion Of D.itu.ei ino, yen. cannot lind a single traco Of dandruff or falling hoar, and your scalp will not Itch; but what will please, you most will bc after a few weeks' use, when you will seo new hair, fine and downy at first-yes--but. really new hair-. growing all over tho scalp. A littlo Dandortne Immediately doubles tho beauty of your hair. No difference how dull, faded, brittle and scraggy, just moisten a cloth with Danderlne and carefully draw it through your hair, taking ono small strand at a timo. Tho effect is im mediate and amazing - your hair will bo light, Huffy and Wavy, and have an appearance of abundance; an in comparable lustre, softness and lux uriance, tho beauty and shimmer of true hair health. (let a small bottle of Knowlton's Danderlne from any drug store or toilet counter, and provo ihat your hair is as pretty and soft as any that it has been neglected or injured hy careless treatment. A small trial bottle will double the beauty of your hair.-adv. ! " ii Ci!! ill lil? lilli ] To break up a cold over ni 1 ! or Lo cut short an attack of Influ? :a or grippe, physicians and drm; ;i- arc low recommending Catotab tho iiow nausoalcss calomel, (thul ; li lied from all dangerous ami sl?l lng affects. Those who have tried :<uy that it acts Uko magic, by {ii ?oro sffectivo and certain than Iii? old style calomel, heretofore >m mended by all physicians. One Calotab on the tongue >ed Limo with a swallow of water- it's all. No salts, no nausea lb tho slightest Interference with eating, work or pleasures. Next ttl lug your cold has vanished ami our whole system feels refreshed r pu rified. Calotab8 ls sold only \- jrig inal sealed packages, price th -five r-ents. Recommended and g < < teed by all druggists. Your : ney back if you are not delighted !)VEU THE TOP OK TWO l l. rs. S. T. Russell Writos of His AV< the Hattie Front?. Mrs. W. O. Russell, of the , >or j section of Oconoe, has receive' the ? following letter from her so:>, T, with the American forces in Pi ice: Somewhere in Prance, Sopt. . '. My Dear Mother: Thia is tho second time I have men j over tho top-and on different. nts . each time. in tho first di. made everything was carried !,> j the inimit?, and was really ire ? successful than we had expeCtOi SVe ; advanced 30 kilometres In titi . lye and captured between fiftetth tul ! twenty thousand prisoners and lea ! and piles ol' ammunition, on -, m j dred cannon, and more machltt? " i\i and rides than wo have been t ? count up yet. Our casualties very small. We had none capt and but few were killed or wo i : I first started picking up hoi ? rifles, pistols and lots of din' (lit , things for souvenirs, but I soon l .1 that they were too burdensome, i cl threw them away. I got two- i . j man wool blankets, three pal' of woolen gloves and two pairs of id ; socks, ail of which 1 am haugh, oh to for tho real cold weather w. . i expecting. Tho drive we aro now in hns ?volt started. It began three days ;.'.o, and after tho first day we advr. ?od and have since been, and hope to 'OH tlnue, using German dug-outs.' The one I am now in had stuff of all !< nds in it. I think it had been used s a telephone station, and this pap T I am writing on is some that they lett Wo have just stopped firing with inc artillery for a few minutes for KV Infantry tn advance and nov, . is just one con inuoua clatter <Si u\? chino guns and rifiea In froht h.. [\& infant''? nm- .uj.oplaiiot- h.' >? ,. 1 drooped tia i mesa gc saylni < , In fan tn is doing lino work < ?fin ! advancing. Guess we will move our artillery up closer In three or four hours. Aeroplanes aro flying over us just like swarms of birds. We can seo "scraps" between tho Allied and German planes most any time during each day. Am wonderfully glad to be able to say that now we have the control of tho air. This morning the Gei lnaus flew?over our lines and shot down one of our balloons. The two men who were In it jumped out and came down in their parachutes un hurt. One of tho German planes was shot down by our planes and fell about two hundred yards In front of this dug-out that I am in. The man's bead was crushed all to pieces. Lieut. Sneed and I went out to bury him alter about an hour, but found others digging a grave for him. We are going ahead in this drive just the same as In the other one. Gorman prisoners are being sent back by the scores. Am told that this is the blg gost drive ever made by the Allies, and extends practlcaly to all fronts. Have just heard that tho whole drive is succesful. October 2d. We were ordered to advance, and I haven't had a chance to finish this letter till now. Am now in a hole in the bank of a road with iLleut. Speed. We dug this ourselves, and it being behind a hill, wo are pretty safe from shell fire. Wo both stayed in this little bolo last night and felt pretty comfortable until there came up a rain. Then the water ran clown under us, so wo just put down our steel helmets and sat on them till day light'. Wo may bo hore again to night-can't tell yet. Am going to try to lix tho place better, so that if wo are still here we can be a little more comfortable. 1 stay right with Lieut. Speed all the time and help him "fix up" tho wounded and send them io a field hospital. Wo have seen all the horrors of war and have been through with lots, but we don't mind the hardships as long as wo can got by as well as we have so far. I can't tell you near all I want to, but will say this much: We are giving the Hermans just. what, they need, and will soon wind them up. Then we ? an como homo with a story of war to tell. I haven't been wounded yet; my health is good, and 1 am ?Otting just about everything a soldier can ex pect to get at tho front. Have just heard that we are going to bo relieved and we will then go back for a rest. Wo have been on Ibo go now-day and night-rfor nearly a month, so I am getting anx lons for a bath and a change of clothes. Don't think I have "coot les on me yet, but 1 feel like lt-all aver. Hopo you aro all well and happy. Vou must let tho balanco of tho fam ily hear from mn through you, for I san't get a chanco to write to all of them. Keep tho family fires burning ?ind I'll soon bo back-probably by fan nary, Your devoted son, S. T. Russell. Grove's Tasteless .chill Tonic lcstroya the malarial germs which are transmitted o tho blood by the Malaria Mosquito. Pi leo 60c. GARCIA EDWARDS KILLED. Youth Known to Many in Oconoo. Died in Country's Service. Highlands, N. C., Nov. 4.-'Editor Keov/eo Courier: Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Edwards, on laBt Sunday, received a telegram from Washington, telling Lht m that their son, Garcia C. Ed wards, had been killed in action on Sunday, September 29th. Tho family were shocked boyond measure. Garcia gave his life in the noblest of noble causes. Ho has helped to avenge tho sinking of the Lusitania, the despoiling of Belgium and the ruthless destruction of portions of Erauce, Italy, Serbia and Rumania, and ho helped In the great work of protecting our own dear America from the intended ravaging of the greedy Hun. Ho died close to the Stare and Stripes, helping to keep tho bloody Hun away from tho homes of our noble women and innocent little children. We honor his mom my and grieve with those*who are so morely stricken in his death. Garcia leaves father and mother, lour brothers and three sisters Grover, John, Fred and Ed; Mrs. Arthur Dillard, of Dillard, Ga.; Miss Mary and Margie. Margie was his iittle pet sister. Ehe quietly keeps ! lier sadness to herself. Ed is in amp, training for service "over l?ore." Sloan Benson, another boy rom this section, ls "over there." He and Garcia Edwards were tho closest of friends. There are many who will j join with us in extending sympathy to tho bereaved Edwards family, and In the hopo that young Benson may be returned to loved ones in the full ehjoyment of his old-time health and .-.trongth. P. BAD COLD? HEADACHY AND NOSE STUFFED? 'Pnpe'.s Cold Compound" Ends Coldn and Grippe In a Few Hours. Take "Pape's Cold Compound" every two hours until yo'u have taken ihiee doses, then all grippe misery ?-:oe3 and your cold will be broken. It promptly opens your clogged-up nos ii i's and the air passages of the head; stops nasty discharges or nose run ning; relieves the headache, dull nes?i feverishness, sore throat, sneez- J vu :, soreness and stiffness. Don't stay staffed up! Quit blow- ! in.'- and snuffling. Ease your throb bing head-nothing else in the world P,i?es such prompt relief as "Pope's CoW Compound," which costs only a ' few cents at any drug store. It acts I without assistance, tastes nice, and i vises no Inconvenience. Accept no substitute.-adv. From "Our Hob" Marett. / Mrs. J. S. Glymph, of Fair Play, recently received the following letter j from "h0** brother Rohort T. Marett, i in porvico with our forces in France; ? inorloan Expeditionary Povoes, j Franco, Sept., 1 i? l ?. My bear Sister uno Ali: i knoW thal you think thai J have forgotten you altogether, but you see : that I have not. In fact, since our ! arrival "somewhere in Franco" we I have been so busy that I really have j not had time to write to all as I ; wanted to. Wo are now living among thc Prench people, right in their own villages, and I can say truthfully that \ they treat us with all kindness. I ' must tell you just a little about my trip across. I enjoyed the trip just I fine and didn't get the least bit sea- I sick; but it went pretty hard with . some of the boys for tho first few j days out.. We first landed some where In-. All of tho cul tivated land is prepared just like you would prepare your garden for planting. Have traveled much, train and by boat, since I saw you last, and I have done some hiking, too, which I thoroughly enjoyed after so much riding. Maude, you must tell mother and father not to worry about me one blt, for I think I can take care of myself, and more than that, we are expecting to eat our Christmas din ners at home. 'Our motto is, "Hea ven, Hell or Hoboken by Christmas." I guess you have already heard that expression. How are all of the folks at homo? Am sure they are well and enjoying life. Maude, did you think of the second day of September being my birthday? Really, I almost forgot it myself. It doesn't seem that I am 23 yoars old, does lt-when we think back just a few years when we were all just little kids at home?-you, Albert. Haskell and myself. It scorns but a few days. I would be so glad to be back home this morning to go to old Beaverdam with you. I can Imagine now that I hear you calling to me from down-stairs to "hurry up or we will bo late." 1 know you bad a good meeting this summer, didn't you? By tho way, how was the Marett reunion this year, or did you have it? You must write mo real soon and tell me all tho news, for you know il will do me a world of good and if-.en mo up considerably, Well, .Maude, 1 could write you much mort If I were permitted to, but I will close and go to church, which I do every Sunday over hero. Give my lovo to Albort and Gladys and tell Ihom to kiss Bob, Jr., for mo, and i'll write to them later. T^ll all (he folks that I am wull and enjoying lifo to a certain extent. I am. writing o ily to you, as stationery ls sort of scarce. Give my love to .loo and the kids, and most especially to mother and fathor, and keop a good supply for yourself. Lovingly, your brother, Robert T. Marett, American Expeditionary Forces, A. P. O. No. 791, Co. B, 321st Inftry. Camels as War Animals. Tho importance of camels In tran? porting war supplies across the des crts bas ofllclnlly been recognized bj tho sultan of Egypt. Special medal! wero conferred recently upon nntlv? members of the camel corps for wai service at exercises at which the. pre Mentations were made by the sultan. United War Work Campaign Program Th? campaign begins on Monday morning, November ll, and end* at midnight on Monday, November 18. As approved by representatives of the Government at Washington the $170,500,000 will be divided as follows : X. M. C. A.....$100,000,000 X. W. O. A. 10,000,000 National Catho lic War Coun cil (including Knight ?of Columbus) ... 80,000,000 War Camp Com munity Serv ice.. 15,000,000 Jewish Welfare Board. 0,500, (XX) American li brary Associ ation.. 8,500,000 Salvation Army 8,500,000 Any aurpino will be divided pro raia. Letter from "Over There." Thu following letter has been re ceived by Miss Dessie Singleton, of West Union It. F. D. No. 1, from her uncle, Ed. Singleton, who is now in active service with tho American forces in Europe. He has ninny friends in Oconee whoyvill be glad to hear of him. His father'was W. O. Singleton, one of Oconee's old Confederate veterans, and mado his home near Walhalla for a number of years. At the time Ed. entered tho military service, however, he was living at Liberty, Pickens county: France Dear Niece:- . I am feeling good to-day, enjoying life and having a line time. 1 re-j coi ved your nice letter a few days ago and was Indeed glad lo hear from you all. I hope all are getting along tine, having good health and a good time. 1 I have many interesting things of which 1 might write, but will have! to leave them off for a later date. 1 suppose you keep well up with youri newspaper reading ?and know of the victories being won by our boys. I would be glad to be over In the States to-day, but do not care to go yet, as the war has not yet been fought to a finish. I would be glad Indeed to be back with you all again, but, on the other hand, with my experiences now behind me, I realize that there is yet much work to be done over here, and I think I can bo a better boy when I get "back home." I am en joying being over here, but my heart ! ls with you, and I think of you all j every day. I can't realize that I am five thousand miles away. It seems ; that you a~e just "o"or the way" a ! short distance. I hope iv bo .vith the \>o\* w.hen the ivar la fougjhjc tb tl?i md,'wwi I hopo m bo back home some d?) ni : good health, i feel that l can bo happier than ever before, for 1 moan 1 to be a true soldier like papa was | in the war between the States. In your letter you ask if 1 rem em-j ber Mr. Whitman, the old preacher friend of mine? Sure-I think be ia a fine man. and I know all of you enjoyed being at his meeting and having him with you al home. 1 j have not as yet seen any one over| here 'from home that I know, except one boy from Liberty. Write me the names and addresses of some of those you know, and maybe 1 will see some of them some day when . I am going around. I mean just any of those you may know to bo In the service over here. Tell your papa that I don't think there will be any use of him coming over here, though I know, how he feels about lt. You know, to be in the army in time of war is not alto gether pleasant, but I have managed to land on top every time so far. Will step for this time, with many good wishes for all of you and for my friends as well. Much love. As evor, Wm. Eddie Singleton, Co. B 30?, Hq. and M. P., U. S. A., P. O. 791, A. E. P., Prance. MOTH Ell! 1M)N'T TAKE CHANCES IF CHILD'S TONGUE IS COATED. If Cross, Feverish, Sick, Bilious, Clean Little Liver and Bowels. A laxativo to-day saves a sick child to-morrow. Children simply will not tako the time from play to empty their bowels, which become clogged UP with waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach sour. Look at the tongue, mother! If coated, or your child is listless, cross, feverish, breath bad, restless, doesn't oat heartily, full of cold, or has sore throat or any other children's ail ments, give a teaspoonful of "Cali fornia. Syrup of Pigs," then don't worry, because it is perfoctly harm less, and In a fow hours all this con stipation poison, sour hilo and fer menting waste will gently movo out of tho bowels, and you have a woll, playful child again. A thorough "In side cleansing" ls oft-times all that ls necessary, lt should be tho first treatment given In any sicknoss. Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask your druggist for a 50-cont bot tle of "California Syrup of Pigs," which has full directions for babies, child ron of all ages, and for grown ups, plainly printed on tho bottle. Look carefully and seo that it ls made by tho "California Pig Syrup Com pany."-adv. Ho Did His Best, But Tho witness had hoard the man and his wlfo quarreling. "Did ho seem to bo tho agrossor?" asked tho lawyor. "Very much so-ho kept trying to say something," tho witness replied. Buy n few Thrift Stamps to-day. SMELTER FOREMAN HABE GREAT GAIN. Siiy.s His Friends Thought ho Oosld Not Recover. AMAZING CHANGE. Gained Thirty-Two I*.Minds by Tak ing Tanbie, and Trouble? Aro Gone. "I already have gained thirty-kwo pounds on Tanlac, and now every body is amazed at my wonderful re covery," was the remarkable state ment by W. D. Jones, foreman on tho feed door of an El Paso, Texas, smel ter. "About oight years ago," ho con tinued, "1 was taken down with what was called malaria. Thon my sto mach got in a terrible fix, and what littlo I did eat seemed to form lumps in my stomach. I have gone as long as three days without eating, except ful case of rheumatism/ in my arius, nock and shoulders. Though 1 tried a glass of milk. 1 developed a fr. kni evel yt bing 1 heard of, I Btee.dilV grew worse, until I was helpless; 1 do not believe I slept throe hours out of the twenty-four, and what sleep 1 did get did not rest me. "I dropped down in weight from one hundred and sixty pounds to ono hundred and eighteen pounds-just. ti frame of skin and bones-and bad spent over two hundred dollars for treatment. I kept on going down hill. A friend recommended Tanlac, and after taking six bottles of it I telt like a new man. I have actually gone vip to ono hundred and forty pounds, and I am gaining every day. I can just eat anything I want, and have a. lino appetite. Nothing hurts me any more, and I do not know any better way to show my appreciation than to tell others how Tanlac helped me." Tanlac, the master medicine, in sold exclusively by Hell's Drug Store, Walhalla; J. C. Cain. Oak way; Sa lem Drug Co., Salem; Seneca Phar macy, Seneca: Stonecyphor Drug Co., Westminster; Hughs & Dendy, Richland.-Adv. Capt. J. H. Bligh*. On September 26th, 1918, John Hilary Sligh, once a citizen of Wal halla, died at the homo of his dango ter, Mrs. E. P. Mc.Cay, at Red HU), Franklin county, Georgia. Capt. Sligh was born in Newberry county, South Carolina, In 1831. He was the only child of David and Su sannah Sligh. He was educated at. Cokesbury Institute, where he was converted and joined the Methodist, church. His first wife was Miss Kate C. Neel, a daughter of Capt. George Neel, of Newberry. Some time after the war between the States Mr. Sligh moved to Ooo nee. He was postmaster at Walhalla, for ses ci ol years. Hero he marted hin second wife. Misa Saille f-oa. The Children by his ITH, w'U'ff i*r<?? .\rwod C. Monck O., David, T. Yin coy, Hilary J ?or Walhalla) ; wrs ?. Y, Strahl lag, of Roswell, Qa.; ACxu. J. D. McMahon, of Richland, and Mw. E. L. Archer, of Spartanburg. Of these Houck, David and Yancey are (load. Tho chilman by his second wife aro: Miss Kittie Sligh and Mrs. H. I*. McCay, of Revi Hill. Qa.; Otto Sligh, of Atlanta, and Prof. W. L. Sligh, of Homerville, Ga. Leaving Oconeo Mr. Sligh mored to Franklin county, Georgia, where lie had si nco lived. His talents lay along the lines of farming and mer chandising, and in these he was suc cessful.. His second wife died lo 189 6, and from that time forward, when not visiting, ho lived with hie (laughter, Mrs. McCay, he having (Hw poscd of hts home place, lt had been several years since he had visited in Walhalla. Capt. Sligh was an honest, upright Christian gentleman, who lived hin professions, and on whose honor no stain was ever found. He was a mest, punctual attendant not only at the preaching services in his church, hst also at Sunday school and prayer I meeting. These he attended uuti) I within a few weeks of his death. Me had no fear of death, but said that Tie wanted to go. His pastor, Rev. H,?i. Strozier, conducted the funeral ser vices at Allen's Methodist churoh ot Rod Hill, Ga., where he had boo* a member for about 30 years. The pastor deliverod one of the most beautiful eulogies ever spoken ht honor of the dead. A Friend. Walhalla, Oct. 26, 1918. Would Have Killed Worshipers, On the British Front in France, No?. 6.-Amdrlcan troops who occupied fill Martin-Riviere during the nd vases .south of Lo 'Gateau recently discov ered in tho belfry of a village church a formidable charge of explosives. By means of wires tho charge was connected with tho monstrance on tho hl?h altar in such a way that if tho monstrance were moved an explosion which would have brought the churo*) down apon the heads of the worship ers would have taken place. The o? cer commanding tho American dte tnchmcnts made ofllelal mention ef thc matter in his report to his t*a perlors, How's This ? We offer ono hundred dollars re ward for any case of catarrh thal, cannot bo cured by .Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Mall's Catarrh Medicine has been takon by catarrh sufferers for the past 35 years, and has bocomo knows ns the most reliable remedy for ea tarrh. Hall's Catarrh Modlclne sets through the blood on tho mucous surfaeCB, expelling the poison frein the blood and bealing tho -diseased portions. After you have taken Hall's Ca tarrh Medicine for a short time yen will seo a groat improvement in your general health. Start taking Halps Catarrh Medicine at onco and got rad of catarrh. Send for testimonials, froo. P. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all druggists, 75c.-'Adv.