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after all German men are barbariauS
He was fine looking underofiicer. and
underofiicerS are always on the alert
for something for nothing. Every day
he received an expensive package from
a very unattractiVe German girl whom
he knew only slightly. No one in his
company had so much smoked ham.
chocolate and cigarettes as he: aud
he always divided with the others She
sent him gloves, pulse warmers. hand
knit stockings. The other soldiers all
Finally he got furlough. but in-
stead of getting engaged to the pack
age sender, as she fondly expected. he
went and married little slip of a
thing who had only sent him three
post cards and a dozen wieners the
whole time he was away. And the
wieners were spoiled at that
Field post writing paper is very
cheap. and plain post cards are so little
that il is possible for every soldier no
matter how poor to send some word
to his family every day. They have in
Germany a very simple kind of writing
paper and envelope combined. 1t is
merely. sheet of paper folded. Inside
you write the letter. and outside you
write the address. 1t has glue along
the edge, and a perforated border to
tear off when the letter is opened.
Letters come from the German SOL
diers in France very quickly, often in
one day. 1t takes longer for the let
ters to go out because of passing
through the field stations. From Rus
sia ii takes three or four days. and
from Serbia even longer. But now that
the Balkan express is running the let
ters VIII come much quicker.
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A FIELD POST BOX FOR A GERMAN SOLDIER.

sides of writing are enough. If he is in
a good humor he may let more go
through, but the chances are that you
will get Your letter back again with the
polite request to limit your writing to
four sheets. 1t is better to write on
only one side of the paper, for some
times when the man with big shears
gets busy he spoils both sides of the
paper.
Letters going from Norway to either
Germany or America are almost sure
not to arrive. Where they go is mys-
terry but they certainly do not go
" here they are addressed. The Eng
lish people in Berlin get their mail
through Holland. They must have a
friend there who relays their mail
for them. In Europe they have a uni
versal coupon that is worth about 6
cents in any country. and the sender
from either Germany or England in
closes a coupon in letter, the relayer
purchases a Holland stamp with the
coupon and sends the letter.
Newspapers come in the same way,
and the London Times. the Daily Mail.
the Graphic and the London Illustrated
News can be read in any large cafe
in Berlin. These papers are generally
about four days old. AS most of the
Germans of the better class know some
English. these papers are very care
fully read.
Before October %, 1915, it was pos
sible to send ten-pound package
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A Big Buffalo Hunt.

A LENANDER ROSS was a Scottish
~ Highlander, who. something like
hundred years ago, went to Canada.
Joined Astor's expedition, went round
Cape Horn, and in British colum bia,
rose to be an officer IN the Northwest
Company. He married the daughter of
an Indian chief
There is related a spirited story of
a buffa 10 hunt in which Ross took part.
There were nearly 1000 persons en-
gagged in it, and it is contended that
it was probably the largest hunt on
record. They journeyed .5o miles 10
reach the hunting grounds.
Al O'Clock the " hole ravalcade
broke ground and made for the buf-
faloes. When the horsemen started
the buffaloes were about a mile and
half distant. bat when they APP
preached to within four or FIVE hundred
yards the bulls Vurled their tails
paved the ground. In moment the
herd took flight, and horse and rider
were heard, and all was smoke. dust
and hurry. and in less time than has
been occupied in a description a thou
sand carcasses strewed the plain.
When the rush was made the earth
seemed to tremble the horses
was like the shock of AN earthquake.
The air was darkened. the rapid firing
soon became more and more faint, and
at last died away in the distance.
In such a run a good horse and ex-
perienced rider would select and kill
from ten to twelve buffaloes at one
heat, but in this case the surface was
rocky and full of badger holes. Twen-
ty-three horses and riders were at one
moment all sprawling on the ground.
One horse, gored by bull, was killed
on the spot. two more were disabled by
the fall. One rider broke his shoulder
blade, another burst his gun and lost
three fingers by the accident and an
other was struck on the knee by an
exhausted bull. In the evening no less
than 1875 buffalo tongues were brought
into camp.
When the run was over the last an
imal killed was the first skinned and
night surprised the runner at his work.
What remained then was lost and fell
to the wolves Hundreds of dead buf-
faloes " ere ncs essarily ahapAansA
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the world and place the American
woman, alive at last to her RESPONSE
bility in the universal scheme of
things. in her proper place.
=
we do not intend to go over to Eu-
rope and teach the people how to do
things. Nothing is further from our
thoughts. We know each nation can
do that much better than we, and will
realize the needs of it's people far more
than a stranger would. We Will pro-
vide money first of all. Then we will
try to open opportunities for those who
seek them. To find homes for girls, for
children, employment for men, open
schools or rather provide the sinews OF
war for such special instructions
our plans are merely tentative at
Yet, but during all the time which in
terNenes between the present and the
furling of the battle flags there will
be 100000 women watching the situa-
tion, clipping papers, gathering official
reports. comforting with each other
and ready to strike a great blow for
general humanity when the first breach
in the hostile armies is made in behalf
of peace"
Mrs. Hammond seems prouder that
she has been chosen first vice presi-
dent of these vast cohorts of humane
women than of any other of the many
honorS which have come to her She
is one of the small circle of those born
to great wealth and lofty position who
have made career Of philanthropy
who have found in charity religion, oc-
cupation and fad. all combined
Having had all a gentleman Of the
south III aff1uent circumstances could
give her children. Mrs. Hammond from
her earliest childhood looked into other
homes and pitied it's inmates when
they were not SO well provided for as
herself. 1t was her habit of observa-
ton which developed her usefulness
in civic work.
For instance. she tells of going to
her hotel one very warm day in New
York and finding the elevator which
should have conducted her TO the fifth
hoor oGt Of order; her petulance .in
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HnC@1 HISK OF nearly FIVE mill
% lions of women uniting for
the common veal of the
d. home the children and the
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bring the mail from the field post sta
tionS to the men in the field. No one
but the position knows wher his bat
talon is situated.
In very rare cases. when it is abso-
1utely necessary to keep everything a
secret, the positions are not sent that
day for the mail, but luckily this does
not happen very often. Frequently
during engagements these positions
have distinguished themselves for de-
livering the mail to the men in the
trenches under the strong fire of the
enemy. 1t gives a soldier extra cour-
age when he has a letter from home
in his pocket.
All letters sent by soldiers are
sealed unless they are to be sent to
a foreign country, when, of course,
they must be censored like civilians
mail. The parcel post to the field is
very cheap. and a one-pound package
can be sent for 5 cents. Large boxes
can be sent for IL cents. The send
ing of field post packages is teaching
the Germans something new-how to
do up packages, a thing in which they
Were never very expert
Two years ago at Christmas time it
was quite impossible to buy decent
box in which to send a package You
couldn't even buy a label or the right
kind of string. Today you can buy
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a 49, KIEK of nearly FIVE mil
SH uo,s or yo.,,n r,,t,,, for
III
the common veal of the
home. the children and the
s:a,sw s,c,sfne5 Mrs Jobp tIav.ua,,
- ~
mona curing recent Nlslt 10 wash
inzton I'm this country and at our
i,s, n,eeinp yvs have oatbered for this
..,. - -
odsaoc women WI" represent every
heneTolent and frater1u! society of ma
va .'e 'ia''t '''Ss ana ''e " omen IL
ief Corps and all the CIVIC declarations
which are afiIiat.d with the central
governing, body
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ship. The Daughters of the Revolu-
tion and of the confederacy have solved
problems and dispeiled difficulties OF
grave import.
"Our work, like charity. begins at
home First, We attempt to reach con-
ditions under which women who are
the waRe-sarners of their families
must perform their labors. Certainly it
should hearten women who think they
labor under unjust. tyrannical or un-
healthful conditions to know that
100000 of their sisters. to whom fate
has been kinder have their eyes
focused on them ready 10 help when
they can. This help we hope TO give
along the best lines OF moral suasion
and religious appeal to employers. and
material assistance when needed to
the employees. We have never in our
entire body or it's component parts
countensnced any irregularity.
Children. the citizens OF the future.
have always appealed to such organi-
zations az we hope to make Of the Ma
flonal Council OF Women. We acknowl-
edge we have a big problem right at
nome and we are endeavoring to meet
every requirement. But We cannot re
'tain from thinking with pity and
anxiety OF the children o. Europe We
are getting together TO help just
soon as peace is declared, and we may
go directiy TO the scenes of desolation.
There are orphans and half orphans
~hom we are reaching now through
the distributing centers Of the inter
national society. There are twenty
three countries of Europe enrolled
with us. and they have their members
IN central committees who are diligent
In searching out cases such as / have
citeo. But when the work of again
establishing demolished homes. of
gathering the scattered remnants of
household. Of providing livelihood for
those who have survived the catastro-
phe ara OF rearing the dependent chill
6ren cohirohts the warning nations of
Europe, then IL Is that our S 900 600
women Will come forward in q way
which will command the admiration Of
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How she got to work and remedied
these conditions is one of her little
getting at the root of trouble. of
meeting obdurate persons in charge
with such frank and cordial under
standing that she seems invincible.
She has not yet accomplished in
every great city all she wishes for
the underground works. but in New
York she has the happiness of know
ing there is now enforced a law which
makes every agent of large building.
whether for hotel or offices, have rest
rooms. bathrooms and abundant soap
tense heat. They have the leisure to
bathe and rest before going into the
outer air. and pneumonia and kindred
diseases which swept off these laborers
like a plague has been decreased by 10
per cent.
Mrs Hammond was the first prcsi-
dent of the women's welfare depart
ment of Washington. To her efforts
may be directly traced such reforms as
the conditions under which the women
employed by the bureau of engraving
office and in the Agricultural Depart
ment now perform their work. The
beautiful roof garden of the bureau of
engraving. with it's vista down the
river, attractive in every season, is the
best object lesson of what the Civic
League accomplished.
Many a gray-haired woman can tell
of the cruel hardships involved in
twenty years ago. especially the night
workers. Now there are rest rooms.
reading rooms. doctors and nurses in
attendance; in fact, every accessory
which humanity can suggest. This re-
form has spread as far as practical to
lunch and rest rooms provided by the
larger mercantile establishments of
Washington. But this problem, COM
pared to the industrial centers of the
country. where thousands of women
work under crowded conditions, is al
most academic, says the national
leader.
Mrs Hammond at present resides in
Boston, but she makes frequent visits
TO the capital. She never fails to go
around with the president of the Civic
League to how cherished theories
are working out in practice.
Another thing which our Council of
Women did," said Mrs. Hammond. '"and
which l feel very enthusiastic over, is
that we voted for preparedness Every
member is going to prepare in her
home and instruct her own home circle
before taking the crusade into the open
country. l fairly tingle with joy when
/ think of my second boy. who is giving
his best efforts toward making his
country ready to face foreign foe.
Like all mothers, I hope We shall never
have to do SO, but ] think the very
best way TO avoid the horrors of war
is to strengthen ourselves to the ut
most of our material resources and to
elevate the standard of patriotism.
MY boy, always ingenious, has been
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next day to places that were often still
III the enemys hands.
Then often there were frequent at
tacks endangering the mail bags, and
sometimes a position had to be given
up quickly, and the mail bags left be-
mind. Sometimes they would be re-
gained after many weeks of fighting
and sometimes they We're destroyed by
the enemy.
Today the average number of field
post letters that go from Germany
to the front is S.000.000 letters. and the
letters coming from the front average
10000 There are twenty-three field
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post centers in Germany, where the
letters are collected and assorted, not
only according to army corps, but also
and columns. After the mail is COL
lected and assorted at these centers in
Germany it is sent to what they call
guiding post centers. which are situat-
ed on the German frontiers.
Each guiding post center is in
charge of a high official of a generals $
rank. From these centers the mail is
sent to field post centers situated in
different parts of the field. Each day
each battalion sends positions to
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NGRS. JOHN HAYS HAMMOND a Leading Factor in Organizing
" Womans Welfare Department of the National Civic Fedora
ton Tells of Its Wo-She Well Known the Domain of
Philanthropy Is Her Husband in the Financial Wold-Was
Chosen First Vice President National Council Women
international Congress.
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experimenting with submarines. and I
feel as though not only my country
well have A worthy defender in him
should we need defense. | hope every
mother will try to make her son de
fender of his hearth and home. The
jingoes may shout, but when so many
representative women as our council
means takes UP defense in the higher
Interpretation it is epoch making and
should inspire the women of the world.
We hope to make patriotism the para =
mount issue. as opposed to the pros
perity of nation or individual, which
lowers the national standard.
After patriotism we hope to inspire
race of entirely self-reliant Ameri-
can women-women. who, whether rich
or poor. see real responsibilities and can
meet them. and who can take hold
of a household and perform its
elect to leave without a moments
notice. l count it one of the most
valuable assets of my life that l went
with my husband in our early mar
ried years into mining camp in Mex
leo and that I performed every duty
connected with keeping a home. That
experience made me see the ordinary
routine of life from a different angle.
Il feel that when women are more
self-reliant and Independent of serv-
ants it will elevate the tone of the
servants, make them more faithful to
their work and more careful about
leaving it. What We 100000 women
do not hope to accomplish seems out
side the pale of human activities But
we are going gradually step by step
and not overwhelming ourselves with
obligations"
Mrs. Hammond is witty and alert. and
an hours conversation with her opens
many fascinating Vistas She is inter-
esting most of all. as the type of wom
an from the new south. Her ancestors
are of the best and geptlest of Vir-
ginia and Mississippi. Her father faced
the wreck of his fortune after the war.
and yet he was not daunted. He re
gained the family fortune. gathered
influence and respect, and in the legal
annals of mississippi the name of
James William Monroe Harris stands
pre-eminent
Judge Harris died as chief justice of
the supreme court of his state. His
mother was Nathalie Harrison. a
daughter of that distinguished family
did estate on the James river. and which
has two Presidents and innumerable sue
ceesful public men on its roster
Il have many delightful memories of
my old home in the SOUTH said Mrs
Il was educated in Dres-
den, and it was there / met my hps-
band, nephew of that -dashing Jack
Hammond of California fame OF the
south during the civil war I do not of
course remember. But one of the
pleasant memories ] recall wes going
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-01
BOOST PENSACOLA
IN j. s. CONGRESS

An interesting sidelight on the
prominence which Pensacola holds in
congress through her aviation school
is shown in the discussion which took
place on the floor of the house, on
July q, concerning certain amend
ments to the senate for improving the
Charleston navy yard.
Mr.. Cox, of Indiana, led in the
denunciation of the amendment, cit
ing the finding of naval boards for
many years on the unftness of
Charleston as a navy yard. He was
followed by Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois,
who spoke as follows:
Mr.. Cannon. Now, then, the
Charleston navy yard has not been
utilized, and in my judgment, without
being an engineer and from inquiry,
it never will be utilized. For dredg-
ing, for dry dock, there was some
thing from a million to a million and
a half provided for in the senate
amendment to this bill for this navy
yard-a useless expenditure. | trust
tn ehouse conferees will not agree
to this amendment, but there are real
improvements that should be agreed
to.
Take Pensacola. believe it is in
tended to be made principal avia-
ton station. have nothing to crit
cize, but we must leave the conferees
the selection of the proper site. We
need aviation. Now, if we are going
loony about anything in these matters
1T is the scientific commissions. We
have bureau of standards at Wash
lngton that has a worldwide reputa-
ton, and great deal of money has
been expended upon it. 1t is doing a
great work. Why, under the leader
ship of Admiral believe that was
his title-Melville, in 1896, an ex.
perimental engineering station wa:
created at Annapolis. / have no rea-
son to criticize it. l presume it does
! good work.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-01
NORWAY MAKES BID
.PEN' lC0LA'S TRADE

The Pensacola Chamber of Com
merce has been invited to join the
rican-Norwegian Chamber of
Commerce, which is composed of a
number of associations in the United
States and Norway.
The local Chamber of Commerce
has lately received a request for in
formation from a firm in Norway,
concerning shipments from this port,
and neutral trading during the war
renders the organization more i'm
portant.
The mercantile relations between
the two nations are summed up as
follows:
Norway's imports in 1913, normal
year, were $159,000,000, her exports,
$4,000 900. During the two years
of war it has been clearly demon
strated that a great deal of what Nor
way imports the United States can
supply. During the year 1915 the
exports from the United States to
Norway were nearly $5O,0O0,OOO, COM
pared with $10,000,oOO, the highest
amount of any former year. A large
amount of this trade can be retained
and many new lines developed if the
American business world is willing to
support efforts in that direction.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-01
COLONEL SELDOM
SOLD HERE now
Nasty drug saIivates, makes you sick
and you lose a days
work.

Every druggist in town-your
druggist and everybody's druggist
has noticed great falling-off in the
sale of calomel. They all give the
same reason. Dodson's Liver Tone is
taking the place.
"Calomel is dangerous and people
know it, while Dodson's Liver Tone
is perfectly safe and gives better re-
suits" said prominent local drug
gist. Dodson's Liver Tone is person
nally guaranteed by every druggist
who sells it. A large bottle costs so
cents, and if it fails to give easy re-
lief is every case of liver sluggishness
|, and constipation, you have only to
ask for your money back.
Dodson's Liver Tone is a pleasant
sting, purely vegetable remedy,
nless to both children and adults.
a spoonful at night and wake
ceiling fine; no billiousness, sick
ache, acid stomach or constipated
bCWEls. 1t doesn't grippe or cause in
convenience all the next day like vio-
lent calomel. Take dose of calomel
today and tomorrow you will feel
weak, sick and nausseated. Don't
lose days work! Take Dodson's
Liver Tone instead and feel fine, full
of vigor and ambition.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-01
VESSELS IN PORT.

Steamships.
Strathearn, Br, 1896, Mckenzie,
Colon, to Gulf Transit Co.
Skogland, Swed, 1847, Matthiesen,
Gulfport, for coal
Adelina, Span, 2469, Ruiz, Liver
pool via Tampa, to Gulf Transit Co.
William H. Murphy, Am, 678, Han
sen, Belize, to C. C. Mengel Bros.
Rudolf Blumberg, Ger, for harbor.
Vogesen, Ger, for harbor.
Lucia, Aust, for harbor.
Banks.
Killoran, Br, 1869, Reid, Manches-
ter, to the Keyser Company.
Moja, Dan, 364, Leghorn, to Order.
Esbern Snare, Dan, 1888, Thjelle-
sen, Mobile, to Order.
Firth of Dornoch, Ital, Cappiello,
Fiume, to Rosasco Bros.
Inveramsay, Br, 1921, GIease, Liver-
pool, to master; Tin distress).
Fjelheim, Nor, 857, Lystad, Cork,
to Geo. w. Howe & Co.
Avio, Rus, 451, Sillston, Cadiz, to
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-01
HE COULD HARDLY WALK.

Kidney trouble manifests itself in
many ways. Rheumatism, aches and
pains, soreness and stiffness are COM
mon symptoms. Ambrose Gary, Sui
phur, Okla, writes: 81 was both
cred with kidney trouble ten years
and at times could hardly walk. Three
months ago I began taking Foley
Kidney Pills. I got relief from the
first bottle but continued to take
them till I had taken three bottles.
l feel like a new man. It is a won
derful medicine" No harmful drugs.
For sale by D'Alemberte Pharmacy.
ADV.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-01
Health is the First Wealth

The rich man suffering from asthmatic
or pulmonary trouble knows this even
better than the poor man thus afflicted.
Either may be able to obtain relief BY
using Eckmans Alternative, a prepara-
for more than twenty years has been
giving widespread satisfaction in such
cases.
by rest, pure food and fresh air, for no
medicine can be of much help where
these provisions of Nature are not made
use Of. But in numerous instances, where
they have not produced desired results
Eckman's Alternative has furnished the
missing link in the chain
1t contains no poisonous or habit
forming drugs, so trial Is safe
At your druggists.
Eckman Laboratory, Philadelphia.
a dyr