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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-22
SEGREGATED PROSTITUTION
GREATEST CAUSE OF
VICE

DR.. Charles +. Riggs, Medical In
spector L. S. Navy. found that of
80 inflicted individuals, 81, or more
than Onc-half attributed their first
ofrense 10 the activities Of CONNER
cialiZed vice.
II should be recognized by all good
citizens that the prostitute and the
saloon-keeper are just as much pub
lie enemies as are the German sol :
diers. The effort of Germany is to
put American soldiers, sailors and
workmen out Of action and whether
this is done by German soldiers or
American saloon-keepers, or a pros
titute is immaterial to Kaiser. Dur
ing the first twenty months of the
war. one Of the great powers had
more men incapacitated for service
by vcnereal diseases contracted
while in training camps than by all
the fighting on the front. There
were 1900 such cases in single
hospital camp.
That soldier of the allied forces
WHO was the first over the wall of
Peking at the time of the Boxer up
rising afterward committed suicide
on a park bench, the victim Of foes
more dangerous than armed enemies
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25
AUTO DRIVERS MUST
CUT OUT BOOZE

Copies of the new automobile law
have been received by the sheriff and
steps are being taken to familiarize
deputy sheriffs throughout the coun-
ty with it's provisions. The bill pro-
vides that anyone who drives an au-
tomobile on any highway in Michi-
gan while under the influence of in
toxicating liquor or drugs shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
may be punished by fine of from $50
to 500, and ninety days in prison.
The act takes immediate effect.
The history of the bill, during the
time it was before the legislature,
has been watched with interest in this
county, on account of travel between
Ionia county towns and the wet ter
ritory in Kent. By the provisions of
the act an officer can arrest the driv-
er or owner of the machine when the
driver is only 'under the influence"
the bill not mentioning the word Gin
toxicated."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25
Soups That Nourish

Although clear soups, which are
largely water, contain little nourish-
ment, some thick soups, broths, and
chowders are literally meal in them
selves, according to the dietary spec
ialists of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. Even a thin
soup, taken at the BEGINNING of a
meal, by its warmth and pleasant
flavor may stimulate digestion, so
that the heavier foods are more easily
digested. The combination of soup
and bread is pleasant and leads to the
eating of more bread or crackers
than would be consumed ordinarily.
Appetizing soups also may be made
often of materials which otherwise
would be wasted. In this way such
materials are made to contribute
whatever food value they may have
for the cost of the labor and fuel
needed to prepare them.
One of the purposes which food
serves in the body is to furnish
energy for its muscular work, and
one way of comparing the relative
food value of different foods is to
compare the amounts of energy which
they furnish, or, as Psychologists call
it, their fuel values. A cup C. e.,
one-half pint or large soup plate
full of milk soup favored with vege-
tables yields little more energy to
the body than the same amount of
milk. A thick meat soup with pieces
of meat and vegetables in it, a fish
chowder, or rich vegetable soup,
such as cream tomato, yields half
again as much energy as tht milk;
while thin soup like bouillon, con-
somme, or clear tomato soup, yields
not quite two-thirds as much as the
milk, and less than half as much as
the thick soup or chowder. A gen.
erous serving of thick meat soup or
fish chowder yields more energy than
an ordinary portion of roast beef,
and even a moderate helping of
vegetable milk soup usually furnishes
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25
"Don,ts for Housekeeners

Don't put vinegar or sour acids in
metal dishes.
Don't put ice in your drinking wa
ter. Cool the water by putting it
near TIE ice.
Don't put butter in the refrigerator
with the wrapping on it.
Don't salt meat before the cooking.
Add salt after meat is cooked or when
nearly done.
Don't make bread in to large loaves.
The center is apt to be underdone.
Don't put danny towels or napkins
in the hamper. Dry them first or
they will mildew.
Don't use steel knives for cutting
fish, oysters, sweetbreads or brains.
The steel blackens and gives an un-
pleasant flavor to the food.
Don't wash glasses in clear water;
use a little soap.
Don't spoil good, fresh fruit by
making it into pies or buildings.
Don't scrub your refrigerator with
warm water. When necessary sponge
it out quickly with two ounces Of cold
water
Don't pour boiling water over china
packed in pan. 1t will crack by the
sudden expansion.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25
How to Pitch Camp in An Automobile
While Vacationing

Comfort is to be found in the camp
car" says a writer in the Woman's
Home Companion, eff you know how
to arrange for it. The bed should be
in the car If you have no tent, as the
charm of sleeping on the ground soon
pales, and berths in the machine are
easier to arrange than portable shell
ter. We used springy bed of canvas
and light frame made to extend across
the top of the front seat and allow
space for the pillows over the back
seat. This affords waterproof roof
for the sleepers in case of rain, and
even if storm should come up the
campers can remain snug and warm
by buttoning the flaps from the top
to the body of the car. Mosquito net
ting instead of side flaps may be de-
sirable in some camp SITES"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25
Save Bottles and Cans

Housewives are urged TO save bot
ties, especially wide-necked ones, to
be used for preserving, in bulletin
issued by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture. The depart
ment points out that there threatens
to be a serious shortage of regular
Jars and preserving cans next fall.
Fruits and jams when sealed with
corks or paraffin can be kept perfect
" in bottles. Fruit juices may also
be packed in small-necked bottles.
Specialists of the department are
urging canning clubs and housewives
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25
How to Win the War

Gag the pacifists.
Recruit a regiment of dauntless
movie heroes.
Elect certain members of Congress
to talk the enemy to death--they can
do it with ease.
Recruit a regiment of belligerent
cooks.
Plant a potatoe where the ash pile
grows.
Put none but Americans on guard
in the Senate.
Less money for movies and more for
munitions.
Stick to the right, even if Niagara
Falls.
Mobilize the nurses. They know all
about infantry.
When a man volunteers give him a
medal for bravery. If he marries and
then volunteers give him two medals.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25
CHLLDRENS PULPIT
Pharaoh's Folly

Once there was king of Egypt
the kings of Egypt were called
Pharaoh-who cruelty oppressed and
overworked his slaves. He worked
them so hard and so many hours a
day that they had no time unto them
selves.
However, the cause of these slaves
was a just one. Whoever has a just
cause has the Great God Of heaven as
his helper and the time will come
when He will see that the injured ones
receive justice. And it does not mat
ter whether the injured is a whole
people or only one person. Nor does
it matter who is on the opposing side.
No one, not even the king, can long
succeed against God and the right.
But Pharaoh was selfish, harsh and
mean. He thought that he could win
by crushing the hope of his slaves.
Poor, foolish kingl He did not know
that the heart Of man can't be utter
ly crushed. He did not seem to
realize that whoever Injuries a neigh
Dor Injuries himself more than he
does his neighbor. So when the peo-
pie came to him and asked for a va
cation of three days that they might
worship their God, he harshly refus-
ed and drove them back to their work,
which was made much harder than it
had been. He declared that they were
idle too much and thus planned evil.
His cure for their unrest was more
whippings and more work.
But if Pharaoh could treat with in
justice the just request of his slaves
and with a high hand impose cruelties
upon his workmen, he soon learned
that justice could not always be thus
treated. There arose a mighty man.
even Moses, who took up the cause of
the oppressed, and who was so led Of
God that no unjust king could stand
before him. Pharaoh tried to put
Moses off as he had put others off,
but Moses with God was more than
his equal. He order him out of the
country, but he soon found that the
demand for justice could not be thus
waved aside.
The king still thought that more
oppression would win for him. But
the more he oppressed and refused
the desire Of the slaves the more he
injured himself. Through his refusal
to grant justice he brought ruin and
death to his land. And finally he and
his whole army were lost in the Red
Sea fighting against God and justice.
1t seems that his meanness so warp
ed his judgment that he thought he
could win against the forces of God.
We are not surprised at the death
of Pharaoh. 1t was what we might
expect. He tried to hold back the
rising tide of justice even as man
might try to hold back the flow of
Niagara Falls. And we must learn
from his experience. We cannot be
unjust to others and succeed any
more than Pharaoh could. God is ep-
posed to all injustice and no one can
succeed against God.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25
Making IL Easier

Colonel Hal Corbett, formerly of
Kentucky but now practicing in New
York, went to an athletic tourney over
on Long Island early in the spring.
One Of the contestants showed trem-
endous speed and agility, notwith-
standing the fact that he was q one
legged man.
II wonder how that young chap lost
his leg?" said a friend to Corbett.
81 figure that he didn't lose it,
that he had ii cut off purposely," said
Corbett.
I'm the name Of heaven-why
$50 it wouldn't get in his way and
hamper him when he was out winning
track events" said Corbett.
Saturday Evening Post.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25
WOMAN AND HOME
fully as much body fuel as moder-
ate-sized rib chop of lamb.

fully as much body fuel as moder-
ate-sized rib chop of lamb.
There are other things to be con-
sidered besides energy in connection
with the food value Of different kinds
of food. One is the amount of the
substance called protein without
which the body can not build and
maintain it's tissues. Meat and milk
soups contribute some of the needed
protein. Meat, poultry, fish, eggs,
milk, cheese, dried peas, beans, and
other legumes are the common foods
in which protein is the most abund-
ant, though it also appears in fair
amounts in the cereal foods such as
bread, breakfast foods, macaroni,
rice, and the like.
In soup making it should not be
forgotten that vegetables are neces-
sary for keeping the body in health,
because they are relatively rich in
mineral matters and mild vegetable
acids, and contain recently discovered
substances without which the body
processes seem not to be carried on
properly. Since soups offer an ex-
cellent way of utilizing odds and ends
of vegetables, and especially left
overs and parts which otherwise
would be wasted, the use of vegeta-
BILE soup is often a real economy. The
fact that soups can be given so many
and so varied fiavors, are so easily
made, so generally relished, and make
such palatable combinations with
large quantities of bread and crack
ers, shows that they are very useful
additions to the diet.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25
w. C. t. U. ITEMS
Owes Freedom to Prohibition

Russia owes her freedom to prohibit
ton. AS long as the Russian COM
mon people were kept drugged and
anesthetized with vodka they were
content to put up with the evils Of
autocracy, but as soon as they CAME
to their senses they struck for their
freedom, and they got it. The Ger
man people are in exactly the same
situation. They have always been
doped and dulled with beer-kept in a
state of chronic befuddlement which
suited the purposes of the autocrats
perfectly. Woeu unto the Hohenzollerns
and all their tribe when the German
people once throw off this lethargy
and awake 70 a realization Of their de-
grafton and their power. We can now
see how influential kaiserism has been
in this country in bolstering up the
drink traffic, spreading the "Contin-
ental-Sunday" idea, etc. The fact
that prohibition is being adopted in
all progressive lands is itself convine-
ing proof that the spread of Ger.
man "kultur" has been headed off and
that kaiserism and all its chain Of
evils is on the run. The War for
Freedom will indeed make the world
a better place to live in.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25
Color in Sick Room

Have you tired Of taking fruit,
candy and flowers to a belfast patti
ent? Then take her an attractive
box of handkerchiefs having touch
of color, colored linen hem, a color
ed initial or a colored flower embroid-
cred on it. The color will enable the
patient to quickly distinguish them
from the bedclothes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25
A NATTY MATCH.

Ultra women use the same piece Of
tussore for their parasols, wrist bags,
dog bag and hats. You can't miss be-
ing smart If you choose big plaid
and then hush it in a kilt that only
gives flashes Of black when you mo-
Billie for action.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25
Renewing Fruit Jar Rings

Glycerin is useful for renewing and
preserving old fruit jar rings. Wash
them in clean, warm water, dry thor
oughly, and then rub plenty of gly-
cerin on them and put them away in
a covered jar until wanted.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25
Pere Marquette train time at Bedding

me q, 1917
To Greenville and Big Rapids, Gao
a M; and $50 p. m.
To Lowell and Grand Rapids, 1912
a. m; 200 p. m, and 1851 p. m.
FDaily.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25

Trying to Beat 1t"
Come, come" said the impatient
conductor to the man who was search
ing his pockets, "you couldn't have
lost your ticket, you know"
Couldn't, eh? 2" said the passenger.
II lost bass drum once"
-Everybody's Magazine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25
Eliminate Alcohol From Army

The "wets" and their supporters
made a desperate stand in order to
save beer and light wines from the
prohibition clause, and President Will
son seems to be willing to compro-
mise on that basis. On the other
hand a large and constantly increas-
ing element demand complete and
absolute prohibition, with no halfway
measures. The evidence from the
war camps as to the injurious and
demoralizing effects of drink has
strengthened the position of the pro-
hibitionists.
For instance Surgeon-Gen. Gorgas,
the man who cleaned up Panama,
says plainly: "The farther we can
keep alcohol from the soldiers, the
better it will be for them and for the
countries they serve. I am in favor
of eliminating alcohol from the army
altogether"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25

What's Cumming the Game?
Kerrigan: "Do we think, Kelly,
that afther tn war thu wur-rkin' pay
pie iv Europe will git square deal"
Kelly: "They will if they discard
tn kings, quanes, an knaves!"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25

Drivers will do well to stick to
gasoline for their motive power, not
substituting alcohol.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25
A Short Verse

Johnny had Thomas cat
That warbled like Caruso;
A neighbor threw baseball bat,
Now Thomas doesn't do so.
--Lehigh Burr.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25

TO Ionia and Detroit, Hap a. M;
4:42 p. m.
To Greenville and Saginaw, 1856 a.
M; $3.50 p. m.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25
Creamed Radishes

ed radishes to be found in every gar
den has been worked out by students
in the home economics department Of
the University of Kansas. 1t is an
nounced that pithy or wilted radishes
make a very desirable dish when
creamed. The method of preparing, il
is explained, is similar to that of
Dreaming other vegetables, such as
creamed asparagus or creamed onions,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25

not only to can products, but to dry
fruits as well. Nothing, they advise,
should be canned that can be preserv-
ed otherwise. The bulletin says:
"Candy containers or other glass
jars with screw tops or glass stop
pers and, in fact, any receptacle Of
glass, crockery or porcelain can be
sealed with cork or paper and paraffin.
Large tin canisters or tin cans
with removable covers, provided the
body of the container is air. and wa
ter-tight, will be found useful in can
ming certain food products. Such
containers can be sterilized and their
covers Theoretically sealed in place
with solder or wax"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25
Same at Both Ends

Jimmy had not come up to his
fathers expectations in regard to his
studies at school and an explanation
was demanded.
"Why is it," inquired the irate par
ent, that you are at the bottom of
the class ?"
II can't see that it makes any diff
ference whether am at the top or the
bottom" replied Jimmy Practically.
"You know they teach just the same
at both ends."-From "Fun and
Frolic," in The Peoples Home Jour
nal for August.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14

The Arab nation Is without money
for natural Its territory con-
tains neither mineral nor external agri-
cultural wealth-but the redemption
OF MesopOtamia will afford the Arab
OF the future opportunity for aggran-
dizement. There. under semi-inde-
pendence. after barrages on the Tigris
and Enphrates have been built by Brit
ish energy and cash, Bagdad may rise
to a higher scale Of learning, %splendor
and wealth than under the caliphat Of
Haroun al Raschid.
Or the entire outcome from the war,
therefore, notes a correspondent. the
Arab renaissance Is assuredly not the
least momentous. Historically, 1t will
mark the advent of Il new era ethnO-
logically 1t becomes Il charming study
OF futurists of literature.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
Recalls Economy Of 1864.

Let the persons who think wheatless
and meatless days are a hardship lis
ten to the venerable men and wolnen
whose memory takes them back to the
Civil war. says the Anaconda (Mont.)
Standard.
Roasted barley. parcled corn. chic
Dry roots. and even dandelion roots,
dried aud roasted. were used as cOf-
fee substitutes. White or granulated
sugars We're a rarity and only on the
table for company. Brown sugar and
old-fashioned black molasses, bread
and honey, and even bread and ham
fat We're considered pretty good enough
for all but the old people. In those
days nearly every family in town kept
a cow. Those who didn't, as a rule,
went without milk. The papers of
that day emphasized the fact that cof-
fee and tea We're more nutritious when
used without milk.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
B0sCHEE's GERMAN SYRUP

Why use ordinary cough remedies.
when Boschee's German Syrup has
been used SO successfully for fifty-one
years in all parts Of the United
States for coughs, bronchitis. colds
settled In the throat. especially lung
troubles. 1t gives the patient a good
nights rest, free from coughing, with
easy expectoration In the morning,
gives nature q chance to soothe the
Unnamed parts, throw off the disease,
helping the patient to regain his
Sold In all civilized countries.
% and 30 cent bottles.-Adv.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
Hope
You
WiN
This
Letter
Collecting Military Stamps,

Collectors In the United States are
rlow gathering postmarks Of letters
sent from the American camps In
France. which are stamped ~. s.
Army Postal Service" They figure
that II anything definite results from
h peace talk. the expeditionary
forces postmark will be valuable be-
caus OF its comparative rarity, as they
helieve that most of the letters com
Ing to the United States from the SOL
oilers abroad are sen to close friends
and relatives who, for sentimental rea-
sons, will have the missives, envelopes
and all.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
HELPED ITALY INTO WAT
D'Annunxlo, Poet.Avtator, Alleged to
Have Unframed Minds Of People,
Declaration Following.

Perhaps nor than any one indi-
vidual. D'Annunzio. the ~poet-ayiataor.
helped to bring Italy into the war. This
Is an aspect of his career not by any
means generally understood, says the
New York Evening Post.
In the spring Of 1915 Italy was still
uncertain az to her final decision. Clio
litti, advocate Of peace, while no longer
In control Of the government, still re-
tanned enormous political power. The
action Of the country was as yet
doubtful, when this maker OF
wrought, sensuous poetry and prose.
this writer who had been termed the
last word in decadent and dollhouse
literature, landed on his native soil
after a five years absence, and COM
menced his crusade. The ostensible
reason for his visit was an address he
had to make at Quarto. where 81 years
before Garibaldi had embarked with
his valiant Thousand )" the real object
his desire to drive Italy into the war.
From Quarto his trip to Rome was a
triumphal progress, punctuated with
impassioned oratory. He arrived In
Rome just In time to forestall GiOlitti,
who had forced the Salandra cabinet
to announce it's resignation.
One hundred and fifty thousand
people welcomed D'Annunzio In the
Piazza dele Terme. In the chamber
of deputies he was hailed as the coun-
try's savior. and the Italian parliament
answered his appeal with a declaration
Of war. Surely a strange Tyrtaeus,
but one not afraid to sacrifice his life
on behalf Of his country.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
"A GREAT DISCOVERY
(By J. H. Watson. N. d.

Swollen hands. ankles. feet are due to
= dropsical condition. often caused by
xlisordered kidneys. Naturally when the
kidneys are deranged the blood Is filled
with poisonous waste matter. which set
ties In the feet. ankles n wrist: or un-
der the eyes In bag-like formations.
AZ q remedy for those easily recognized
symptoms Of Inflammation caused by uric
acid-as scalding urine. backache and fire.
quent urinatlon. ~ well a sediment In
the urine. or II uric acid In the blood has
caused rheumatism. lumbago. sciatica.
govt, 1t u simply wonderful 10 quickly
An-u-rtc acts: the pains and stiffness
rapidly disappear. for Anuric. double
strength), - many times more potent
than Mhia and often eliminates uric acid
~ hot wAter molto sugar.
DR.. Pisrcs's Pleasant Pealets for the
liver and bowels have boen fAvorably
known Tor nearly = years.
Anuric II . recent scienti0o discovery
by Dr. Pierce Chlof Of etAe g To n.
fAlo. n. Z. - - tAeee IT : sssal'
~. = Anas6e. Iosoo 1oekaoe -
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
Subject to Amendment.

spike told me last night that he
had never loved anybody else, and
would love me, and me alone. as long
as life lasts; just like that" said a
waitress in the rapid fire restaurant.
Hob! He told Goldie the same
thing before they were married. re-
turned another waitress.
law, yes! But that was almost a
year ago.'-Kansas City Star.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14

ITS up to Inc to get a new gag. /
told dat lady in de cottage dat l used
to travel wild a circus
Il suppose she got off dat old chest
nut by giving yer an AK and asking yer
to do de splity"
mo; she had a new me-. She gave
me a saw and told me to saw up a
cord of wood and den de fresh saw
dust would remind me of de circus
rings"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
Some Speed Car.

"What did you do Yesterday"
"Psmythe took me for a drive out In
the country in his new car"
Has Psmythe got a carr"
"Well, he calls it a car, but I'd call
1t a thunderbOlt."
What kind Of q car is it,"
ITS this kind Of a car: The mar
who is driving says: Isn't that a fine
view ahead OF us? And YOU say, Yes,
wasn't 1t -"