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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-07
MORE FOREST LAND
TO BE PURCHASED
in WHITE MOUNTAINS
National Commission Authorizes the Ac-
quirement of LILO Acres in
in New Hampshire.

Washington, ID. c., March THE pup
chase of 1926 acres in the southern
Appalachian and White mountains for
inclusion in the eastern national for
ests was authorized to-day by the ma
tional forest reservation commission.
For the White mountain national forest,
ll,ll6 acres in New Hampshire were
Acres in Coos and Carroll counties in
New Hampshire, and Oxford county in
Maine, were approved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-07
CHILD cHoKED TO DEATH.
Bread Became Lodged in child's Wind
pipe.

South Windham, Ne, March Percy,
hree-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
thaniel Nerrill, choked to death late yes.
terday while eating bread and butter
A fragment of the bread became lodged
in the Childs windpipe and he expired
within two minutes
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-07

Although The president has been ad'
vised by some government experts that
he has authority to arm the ships with
out waiting for action by Congress, 9th
ers among his advisers believe it would
be better policy to wait to see whether
the Senate will act, The presidents de-
cision is still unannOunced.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-07
SUPPORT URGED
On Dartmouth Graduates by Dean Lay
cock

Springfield, Mass March NEARLY
100 graduates of Dartmouth attended
the annual meeting and banquet of the
Western Massachusetts Alumni associa-
ton in Hotel Worthy last night. re-
ception was given the new president, DIR.
+. Martin Hopkins.
Dean Laycock made an eaAnest-appeal
for Dartmouth men to rally to the sup
port of the country in the present inter
crisis.
Officers elected are Maurice S. Sher-
man, 80, Springfield, president; Dir, J..
H. Potts, 's4, vice. president; Horace f.
Allen, IL, secretary-treasurer; DR.. G. A.
Paul Vin.ng, Clinton Lyndon,
executive committee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-07
BRITISH GAIN ON TIGRIS.
Were Within Nine Miles of 0tesiphon
Monday Afternoon.

London. March british cavalry had
advanced within nine miles of Otesiphon
on the Tigris front on Monday afternoon,
it was announced officially to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-07

Washington c. March IA definite impression that Amer1-
can merchantmen would armed the future gained ground
to-day following between President Wilson and ad
ministration officials and Democratic senator's
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-07
Definite Impression To That Effect
Gained Ground In Washington Fol
lowing Conference Between Presi-
dent, Administration Officials And
Democratic Senators
HE WILL NOT WAIT FOR
CONGRESSIONAL ACTION

1t Is Stated In Washington That Atti-
tude Of Austrian Government Has
Served To Lessen The Tension In
That Direction For The Time-being
And There May Be No Break
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-07

lCor.irucd on fourth rsce.)
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-11

PRESTON as far as possible from
hose who surround our hearth.
Tres.
he custom of promiscuous
Christmas giving as practiced in
past years has become a burden tc
many people who were unable to
bear it, and no better time than this
viii ever present itself for the in
luguratlon Of q reform in this Gi-
rection.
May we not, as a Woman's Com
mlttee, adopt the plainly patriotic
Is well as common sense position
ohat no adult person should give
or receive presents Of any sort
which are not a real necessity, and
hat all exchanging should be rig
orouslE discountenanced?
n recent years we have robbed
'hristnas Of It's true significance
nd substituted for the great gift
ad sacrifice Of Him in whose name
y Observe the day as sacred the
saw2rtA.' attitude OF selfish eeel.-
.a@ arL receiving.
Shall we not as this Holiday sea-
Sc" e 1877 - teach the older snd
5o-ter lesson?
NJ experience vita children
Stree th2 beginning of the var re-
Yealed tne existence Of deep and
ven passionata patriotism which
]ongs to manifest itself in service
ard sacrifice; and there could be
10 greater Use made of this Christ
'aas times than to teach these little
ICES the sublime lesson of the Won
1erful joy of giving, which is far
Greater than that of receiving.
Instead of dwelling upon the
thought upon gifts to be received,
we should instil into their open
minds the desire to make this sea-
son a time when they can serve
their country and its Allies and aid
in the successful winning of a world
peace by uniting with their parents
in unselfishly bestowing upon 9TH
ers the gifts, (or their equivalent,)
which in times of peace they have
themselves received.
Orphan children, suffering from
hunger and cold, who are helpless
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-11
Pay Your Poll Tax Now.

and homeless in our own ana for
elgn lands, are calling to us for this
sacrifice TOR love of Him who said
''inasmuch as ye have done il unto
the leas. of these, ye have Cone it
unto ms"
Our children, ! know vii re-
spend to this appeal, which IS made
1ot only for the sake Of those who
may be made Glad through this sac
'ifice, bat TOR their own sake.
la the midst Of the turmoil and
the stress Of war, Of the discomfort
and distrust, the hatreds and bitter
ness, we must use every opportunity
to hold sacred the deeper things of
the spirit and to keep our children
in the atmosphere of the real forces
which will untimely save humanity,
and these are Faith, Hope, and
Love, the only sure foundation up
on which rests the permanent peace
of individuals or nations.
Then let our committees every
where throughout the Union do all
in their power to aid in teaching the
sublime lesson Of the Master, that it
is better to give than to receive.
Faithfully Yours,
(Signed) ANNA HOWARD SHAW,
Chairman, Woman's Committee,
Council of National Defense.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-11
NJ Cross Executive
Committee PA. l5;;g, s; I,
Membership Drive

The Executive Committee OF the
a.y Chapter Of the :. r. C.
:, At Patterson Monday 20 discuss
,,.,, for carrying OFT til GIG Mem
l..,,hiD Drive which is T. begin
|Auuehout the parish on Monday
|tk nth. The meeting was well at
,ada by members Of TIE Execu-
|sv Staff and co-'sorEers. Mr.. {.
a Williams, Chapter Chairman, pre-
|ided
after presenting the object Of
r. meeting, which he stated was
roDsbly the most important ever
I'D By the committee, Mr.. Williams
|nIld upon Chapter Secretary
|UBnen to outline the suggestions
tor the drive as sent out oy the ma
tc,l committeeman. Mr.. O'Brien
astsd briefly the contents Of the
Itea.ure he had received and aj-
r,ed those present t,,at each Of
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-11

hatit of bestowing; or shall I re-
lain from doing so this year and
expead I'll that l can afford upon
or soldiers and the needy ones
across the sea-"
1t ocurs to me that there are two
ways in which we may keep Christ
mas fresh and green in the memo
ries of our children. and that this,
of all the years of our lives, should
be children's Christmas year.
1t is our duty not only to keep
the home fires burning" but also
to keep the hearts of our household
cheerful and drive gloom and de-
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-11

Your boy, your relative or your
friend will think kindly of you all the
coming year if you send him or her
The Morgan City Daily or Weekly
Review as Christmas Gift. This
will be especially fine for the boy in
the Training Camp or with the Expe-
ditionary Forces. Phone 27S.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-11
National War Savings
Committee, Named
Wilbur H. Kramer, Parish Dr.
rector, Julius ?. Hebert
Local Chairman

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oz. rrh;e. .+a~,7 49, .,,,.s,;
f.,, 4bo.,
Au,o.s,, Du,. coca. r. ~
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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-11
A Christmas MESSAGE
To The Women OF
America

AS the Holiday season approach
es, the question which confronts us
Il! is what shall l do about Christ
mas. Shall l follow my usual plan
and :,reseat to each Of my friends
srch gifts as l have been in the
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-11

Chli trlcs SAVINGS Clubs Checks
&c toda- ling mailed to members
of First National Bank Christmas
Savings Club for 1917. New Club
opens December IS, 19i7-Join to-
day.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-24
NEWSPAPER STORY
STARTED PERSHING
Sisters Tell How General Decided
to Have a Military Career

Lincoln, Nebraska, Dec. 24.-It was
= newspaper story that diverted John
J. PershinK from his purpose to be-
come a school teacher and started him
upon the military career which lead to
his appointment as general in the
United States army and Commander
Of the American Expedttionary Force
in France. The story is told by Gen
eral Pershing's sisters, Mrs. Butler
and Miss May Pershing who arc resi-
dents of Lincoln and who have given
to the Associated Press intimate Views
Of PerShing's character In his youth
ful days.
1t was while Pershine and his ais-
ter, now Mrs. Butler, were attending
the Missouri State Normal school at
Kirksville. Mo-. that his attention was
one day called to a newspaper an
nouncement that examinations were to
be held for appointment to the West
Point Military Academy. Young
Pershing asked his sisters advice as
to whether he should try for the ap-
pointment and she advised him to do
so. Then followed q short season of
intensive study In preparatin.
In a few days he was called before
the examining board and, although
improperly prepared, received the
highest mark among the contestants
and soon afterward was notified of his
appointment. Up to this time his &C
ton had been secret between his sis
tr and himself and it remained so un-
It'll he was ready to start for West
Point. On his way to the military
academy he stopped of at the home
Of his parents and for the first time
told them they were to have a soldier
in the family.
AS boy. General Pershing, his sis
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-24

Yof one Especially requested by a
Ayoung members OF the choir were al
most mAudlfn.
Tucked Away IN the Back Of the Book
biuked up the hymn book and
looked q through. Yes, the old hymns
were listed in the index but where do
you suppose I found them when
looked them up? tucked away in the
hack OF the book In small print.
There were such fine old trumpet calls
as Onward Christian Soldiers: Holy
Holy. Holy. The Son of God Goes
Forth to War: Gene Thou Almighty
king. There were ny tender old
friends. Jesus Tower ct Ny Soul; Lead
kindly light; R1ak Of Ages: Sweet
flour Of Prayer: mere wore Fanny
Crosby and Watts md Charles Wes-
hey, thrust aaide: puslaed into the
background: nAAde Gin the parlance
that holita tho act) to take . back
. p1nt."
ronas Hmyo go Dant OF Old and New
Xns. krIotw Il = Foolish and narrow
to assume e. ~ the good hymns
havosbeen us1G1e and not to be will
.1nr osAook tqlr mprit In the new. But
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-24

ter says, was Of a quiet serious TOM
permanent, assuming as tho oldest OF
six children, many Of the responsible
ties OF the family. He was wont, dur
ing his early years which were spent
in Laclede, MO, his birthplace, to
manage one of the several farms
operated by his father, John F. PERISH
ing. a merchant and farmer Of Lac
lede.
John" Mrs. Butler said, although
Of q quiet disposition liked a good
time and enjoyed fun as much as any
one. Yet when he started anything
he wanted to get the result and he
generally attained that object before
he gave Ut up ~
While at the normal school at
Kirksville, he was always in the CEN
ter of student activities and never was
content to be merely one Of the
crowd but wanted to be head of the
movement. His personal magnetism
and generally likable character quick
ly won him friends and supporters
and soon he became one Of the stud
emit leaders
After having been graduated from
West Point and having served with
General Miles in a campaign in New
Mexico against the Indian chief Ger
onimo, Pershing was stationed as mil
Hary instructor at the University of
Nebraska. His friends there remem-
Der him as fun-loving young man
who enjoyed music and dancing, par
ties and other social activities and
who appreciated a good Joke
"Old jack Best" the veteran train
or at the University remembers PERISH
SrAAp Int Am
man that ever worked with" said
Best. Its true he was mighty strict
with his work but the results he got
were so good that everybody he
worked with loved him for it. When
he was here he had regiment the
University could be proud of. I just
worsafpped that man and everybody
around the University felt the same
about him. II any of you Newspaper
men get q chance to tell it to him, you
just say that old Jack wishes him the
best Of luck In the world and that he
hopes he will beat the Germans all
alone.
Usually he was mighty dignifted in
his work but he had a way of get
ting next to new men," continued
Best. THE first time ever saw him
he walked right up to me, slapped me
on the shoulder and said. 'tWell, Jack,
they tell me you got along mighty well
with my predecessor. II you did, I
am darnSd cure we'll get along just as
WE'LL ri
The boys at the University got
surprise the first day Pershtng drilled
them," said Best. ut had been their
habit before that time to come to
drill with shoes blackened or\not, just
as they pleased. When Pershing took
hold, the first thing he looked at was
to SEQ that all shoes were we'll BACKED
and that the heels looked as good al
the toes. He was just that thorough
going in everything all the time He
was AL in every way and you can
ask anyone who knew him if that isn't
the gospel truth"
Odd as it may, seem in a fighting
man, General Pershing's one fad, ac-
cording to his sisters, is gardening.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-24

In many ways I am a lover o.
change, but there Is q certain form OIL
ncwness, certain abandonment or
the old which dfstnrbs me whenever
II comes to ray attention.
refer to the desertion by the
churches and especially by the sun
day schools and Young Peoples So
cieties of the beautiful old hymns
The sunday evening meeting OF
young peoples society which at
tended the other night seemed to me
a typical example.
During the service six hymns were
sung. One OF these was q fairly IA
1niliar one Though not one OF the old
standbys,) another bore an old name
hut the music had been changed be-
yond recognition.
The other four were distinctly mo-
dern hymns with. 50 far as could
see, little In either words or music to
recommend them.
The Congregations Gave 1t Up.
They were all pitched 80 high that
the majority st the singers had to
foreYo a line or Two NOW and fhen
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-24
SIDE TALKS
Don't Forget the Old Hymns.
ny WUU CAMERON

my heart is sore for the slight to my
old friends. want them reinEtated
in their places. both in the books and
the young folks hearts. I am willing
that the best Of tho new should stand
beside them but am not willing that
q hodge podge assembly of new hymns
usually commonplace and sometimes
cheap should elbow them into obscur-
ity. - ~ ~.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-24

garden in the yard behind his fathers
house in the southside of the city.
There was some surprise among the
neighbors that man who then was
entitled to wear the uniform and brass
buttons of a, captain should be willing
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-24

His father was an expert gardener
and the taste descended to the mill
tary man. Whenever he was on leave.
he Immediately would don work-day
clothes, go into his fathers garden,
seemingly enjoying the work over the
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-24

vegetables as much as he enjoyed So
cial activities
The first time that General PERISH
ing appeared in Chicago and was seen
by nighbors, he was clad in overalls
and was hard at work in a vegetable
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
STOCK AND CROP NOTES.

Sixty-five thousand sacks of beans,
valued at more than $1000,000, which
arrived at San Francisco from Japan
recently on the steamer kotsu Maru,
will require four trains to ship them
to New York.
A solid train of 80 tank cars of soy
bean oil from Manchuria to be used
in making soap, left Seattle last week
for Ohio via Portland and New Or
leans. The oil is valued at $164,000.
The Seattle port commission has built
special storage tanks for soy bean oil,
and special tank trains have been pro-
vided. The traffic in this product has
already reached enormous proportions.
Pea contracts closed by S. B. Coon,
industrial secretary of the Spokane
Chamber of Commerce, with farmers
on Peone prairie, will bring the Spo-
kane county pea acreage this year up
to 10000 acres, exclusive of nearly 90,
900 acres in the Fairfield section. In
the extension of pea culture in the
county, the chamber has worked in
conjunction with j. r. Shinn, county
agriculturist.
F. S. Lusk, F. T. Sterling, H. w.
Parsons, H. b. Farnsworth and w. s.
Custer, all of Missoula, and A. e.
Stapp of Billings, and j. M. Conway
and j. f. Davies of Butte, have incor-
porated the Montana Silver Fox Co.,
capital 100000. The concern will
raise fox pelts for the market on a
ranch in western Montana An
to the game law passed
by the last legislature permits the in
dustry.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
SUMMARY OF THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEM.
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED F0RQUICKREADI
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are of Legitimate Interest
to all the People.

Frederic Penfield, the American
ambassador to Austria-Hungary, and
Mrs. Penfield are about to depart for
Washington.
Three new records were made on
the Denver live stock market Satur-
day. Veal calves selling up to $13,
fat lambs at $14.75 and ewes at $11.65.
Ignaco Bonillas, Mexican ambassa-
dor to the United States, accompa-
MED by his family, are now at Wash
ington to assume duties of his office.
The American steamship Orleans,
one of the first vessels to carry the
United States flag through the dan
ger zone created by Germany's sub
marine decree of February 1, ar.
rived at an American port Sunday,
having safely made round trip to
and from Bordeaux.
The q. H. Hartman gold medal
memorial, given annually to the Am
erican steam road making the best
record in protecting life and health
of passengers and employees, has been
awarded for 1916 to the Alabama
Great Northern railway. Not pas.
senger or employe was killed.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
ONCE UPON A TIME.

Once upon time der was guy
what never saved any money. He
made plenty and blew it. Der was
allus a brace of chickens under his
wings, and de kids followed him fer
blocks pickin up de nickels and dimes
he trowed away. He kept dis up un-
til one night when he was all lit up
like a church he had head-on COLI
sion wild truck. Well, de next day
his friends all gathered around him
and sang soft and low like, but he was
lying down and der was pane Of
glass over his face. And der was an
other guy what never made money,
but he saved every cent he could get
his mits on. He used to buy his straw
hats in the winter, and his wool socks
in August, and he allus ate hambur-
gers, except when he was company.
And bye and bye he saved up five
dollars. An den along comes
a classy guy wild some gold seal stock
dat was going to pay ten thousand per
cent profit, and copied the whole wod.
And three months later de poor boob
was sittin' in padded cell wild a
couple of strings tied around his big
toes playing he was drivin' Roman
chariot.
Moral-Both desc guys was plumb
nutty.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
Trade Hits New Record.

The commerce of the world last year
amounted to $4,000, 100000, compared
with $4O,O00,OO0,OO0 in 1918, the former
high record year, according to COM
pilation made public by the National
City bank of New York
AS shown in the banks statement,
the total commerce of the leading ma.
tions in 1916 and 1913, respectively,
was as follows:
United States, $7,7S2,OOO,OO0; $4,277,.
100000
Great Britain, $7,oSo,ooO,OOo; $685..
100000
Canada, $1,S5S,OOO,OOO; s1,Os5,O OO,.
900.
Japan, $e37, 100000; s67S,OOO,oOO.
In many of the less important coun.
tries the 1916 figures were materially
in excess of those of 1918.
1t was pointed out that these figures
for the countries at war were approx,
mately $2,OO0,OOOOO0 below the real to.
tai, because of the fact that the mer-
chandise imported by the respective
governments for war purposes was not
included in the official trade returns.
In the united kingdom alone the i'm.
ports of merchandise for the govern.
ment were estimated at more than ST.
O00,0OO,OO0, while the value of imports
for the governments of other countries
at war probably amounts to more than
S1,000,000,000.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
DARKEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR
Use Grandma's Sage Tea and
Sulphur Recipe and Nobody
will Know.

The use of Sage and Sulphur for re-
storing faded. gray hair to its natural
color dates back to grandmother's
time. She used it to keep her hair
beautifully dark, glossy and attract
i've. Whenever her hair took on that
dull, faded or streaked appearance,
this simple mixture was applied with
wonderful effect.
But brewing at home is mussy and
out-of-date. Nowadays, by asking at
any drug store fora so cent bottle of
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound" you will get this famous old
preparation, improved by the addition
of other ingredients, which can be
depended upon to restore natural col
or and beauty to the hair.
A well-known downtown druggist
says it darkens the hair so naturally
and evenly that nobody can tell it
has been applied. You simply dampen
a sponge or soft brush with it and
draw this through your hair, taking
one strand at time. By morning the
gray hair disappears, and after an
other application or two, it becomes
beautifully dark and glossy.
Wyeth's sage and Sulphur Com
pound is delightful toilet requisite
for those who desire a more youthful
appearance. 1t is not intended for
the cure, mitigation or prevention of
disease.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
MEAT CAUSE OF
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Take Salts to flush Kidneys if
Back hurts or Bladder
bothers.

If you must have your meat every
day, eat it, but flush your kidneys
with salts occasionally, says noted
authority who tells us that meat
forms uric acid which almost para
lyzes the kidneys in their efforts to
expel it from the blood. They be-
come sluggish and weaken, then you
suffer with a dull misery in the kid
ney region, sharp pains in the back
or sick headache, dizziness, your stom-
ach sours, tongue is coated and when
the weather is bad you have rheuma-
tic twinges. The urine gets cloudy,
full of sediment, the channels often get
sore and irritated, obliging you to seek
relief two or three times during the
night
To neutralize these irritating acids,
to cleanse the kidneys and flush off
the body's urinous waste get four
ounces of Jad Salts from any pharm-
acy here; take a tablespoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast for
a few days and your kidneys will then
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid of grapes and lemon
juice, combined with lithia, and has
been used for generations to flush and
stimulate sluggish kidneys, also to
neutralize the acids in urine, so 1t no
longer initiates, thus ending bladder
weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in
jure, and makes a delightful effer-
vescent Whitewater drink.