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The Detroit times., 1917-10-27
Gust the Pink Tea Workers

The head OF the canteen department Of
the National League for Women's Serv~
ice has requested all pink tea" members
TO resign from her division. II would
rather have one dependable woman than
one thousand who can't work because
they have an engagement to play golf or
because it is their afternoon at home"
she remarked
Red Cross workers and war workers
Of all types are up against the age-old
problems Of organizers to weed out
the Indifferent and Inefficient worker, the
person who enthusiastically enrolls under
every new banner, attends a few meet
ings, throws monkeywrench or two in
70 the organization nachinery-and dis
appears until new cause" or bright
or banner haunts into view.
Such women are obstacles to the prog
ress Of any cause with which they see
fit TO play Any work they touch is re-
tarded and confused by their assist
ance" All things are distorted for the
purpose Of producing a new pose for their
Unsuitable vanity.
War work is too serious to serve as a
playground.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27
Pointed Paragraphs

The Burglar also has Dos getrirh
quick scaemcs
a loud voice Dr. powerful wea
pon or defense and oHenra
Most adroaaies ~ peace a. an
price O.. married mea
WHOM mar's aer BE- broken d.
doesn't trra. into Sunless
Poop Rho y what fhey fh.na
hfe fn ~ af o eWia nog
o-r C.af blame "a man ror kics
.rc th,1 hc BIAS To lo0t another
bIr
Any man VIC fs around ord
Na., ~ am easylnL CRATER
heart
~ a .noe 81 aAhng moT
iffrtI a uflt' erel
fIuE f
te ttat .a
Ee
hs laId fmo CO.'S
yincinF hefaif Char her children
could b. smarter than thoy are,
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27
Anniversaries

Isos-The French occupied Bsrlin
palace ~ the king ~ Prussia
1870 R"iEion troops enfe- ~ Ant
ftaan. wno after a mad ashf being
driven into The ctt9del. pom oordod
fre f.wn wffh f~d ho1 balls
1884 .orfedsrnte ironrlHf ram Al
at ~ rnr n tte f-cde-ai navy
iSG Mnrrtagq n ST. letershnrg q
nr George ~ Greece ard GRAND
nuc ess Olga 81 flssia-
burning 81 -. MissIss'ppi river
steamer tfonrwnii nrar Fafro. fit
1902 Tine fur.tai ~ Ma H1rrIr1n
took piae" from tas east room in
flt Is hif" fnurr
Isgs Tic spanish peace commits
~ntrrf finally accepted mo American
9ifimatur nor o. assume fho spanish
cuban d.hf
f1i4-uestrur.ier caused ~ Ger
man honhardmerf 10 Rheims eeff-
mated af 100000
fffs Russ au un,k SEA H~e, houn-
hrr 4 t1e b1Irttlu port ~ Warns.
YE,R tGo ToDsY ~ rHT van
Ur Ernesf won k .tlhcr appointed
pru. HtnIlfrr tuaIrIa
l.ufn man dfIFNn hn~k TO-
enr $3.50 rr u Fiits nhnyn
Uutr Nateruu ~ ttsfed o.
Gcruant assiuet Yioiat rs IL its
TODAYs nInIuDNIs
The0d 30 I'noarr.If fw.ufv-s sixth
uresIdrnr ~ f.c f-r tcd states. born
FRI er# rnfk tsHra Hru f.Nar
f..GUr. liI.IiffI severn flfisa pro-
mr f fn boom in fIriu ut ~
Pmf raan 81 cay. ~ uaryar1
ra "a mern.r ~ me r,Iai
hd born ia r.aet 51
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27
Liberty Loans AS An
Answer To Germany

In the past few months the German
rulers and press have suddenly ceased
their pretense of paying little attention
to what America is preparing TO do in the
war.
The full state of facts may not be
known to the plain people, but the "all-
highest circles reveal enough to make
the Germans view the future with appre-
hension.
They are, therefore, acting true to
form. They are now singing their hymn
Of hate about US.
First it was leveled at the French. then
at the English Now it is our turn.
Abuse is heaped upon President Will
son for declining to talk peace with the
murderous crew now in control of the
German empire.
Cheer is brought 10 German hearts by
assuring the faithful the American army
Is q joke, and that our navy cannot hope
TO cope with the submarine menace.
Editors lick their lips over fond dreams
of indemnities they are going to exact
from US, and over visions of preparations
to secure outposts for the future war
they are going TO make upon us.
We are told Germanys answer TO Pres
ident Wilson's insult to the German
kaiser and the German people will be
shown in the success Of the seventh war
loan. And, indeed. it has been a sur
prising success, something over three bill
lion dollars being secured.
The American people are determined TO
match soldier for soldier with the kaiser
until he is defeated We are determined
to match dollar for dollar with the Ger
man nation--and then some. We have
the opportunity in this second Liberty
Loan.
II we agree with our president in his
stirring and noble words, in which he
lashed the Prussian masters of the plain
people, if we resent the slurs and ridi-
Guile heaped upon the brave lads who
comprise our army and navy, If we do
not wish TO be placed in position where
we will have 10 pay humping indem-
nifty to the kaiser we will show the feel
ing that is in us by making the second
Liberty Loan go billions over the mark
set by the treasury department.
Only In that way can millions Of US
show the kaiser that we stand by our
president Only in that way can We help
convince the kaissrists that our army Is
something more than phantom and that
we are going 90 equip 1t with something
more than ghostly rifles and hot-air bull
lets.
Only IN that way can we force the
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27

breaking down ths defences and. en-
tering the tissues, produce that
Hcute inflammation O, The throat and
nasal passages known as head
cold
A cold ny be contracted BY going
without proper wraps. or barehend
Cd. by wetting ne feet. By INDUCING
IN violent eKertion without prope~
after precautions. such as cold
shower and rub down with a coarse
towel.
Many Of those rtts inciscretions
in persons acclstcf0et - indoor lfr
may produce the bead cold And
The tendency ~ every bead cold is
70 extend downward, iuvolv.ng -
larvnv '1arynKitis." the btonchli
bronchitis" and cysn the lungs
Pneumonia often a negi acted colo
prepares the way fo- tuberculosis.
colds are often con agious &C.
healthy PERSONS. since tho germ
which have succeefed On lnvadin
'he tissues acquire increased vlrr
'erce and are thus able 20 lnfec'
persons whose resistance r. near,
normal
Colds should not be neglected. %
they refuse 20 respond 20 simple
home treatment, a physician should
be consu'tcd
Prevent crIfa by tho exercise o.
care 70 av0'f eimirigblng tho bod
resistance 10 no. DO IN roo grea
hurry 70 abandon warm vrap.
and rubherr because the veathor
happen 20 modify
On tho other hand much may BE-
done ~ fnuEhsn ne hody's resist
ance pafhe the neck and chest
each rrorriuE wi.h cold water Prac-
fice dacp breathing Keep out o.
doors as much as possible Keep
bedroom uLnanws open.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27
Business by Proxy


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au. .Ils AoB hItr b1ul up "A
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( COS ftoH hu ar What you
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under way as usual
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tour hu lor Hou tho mauy
mouths ,ol desire 20 play
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hem. YOU are ANeiy 20 experience
ihe SAD Awakening oI onei'me auF
c's.bA business ulAo OF NY nc
taainiAnce
As a Wholesale merchant No had
developed a large trade. with buy
ors coming 20 aim from an sections
X TIA United states A. 81 De wac
socurely inuenched against compe
,tion
Then surn-noning one % his en-
gloves a vornr nam Of attractive
personal,tv. he said 70 him one day.
"rm roinr 10 give YOU ar Increase
IN talsrv ara an Interest in tho
hrs,nass Hereafter. whenever I
am awav Won vii have authority 10
act for no "a eyorvthing
ror no vears this arrnn garment
Jae.ad ui-,nr those - years mo
| he,a ~ 10 Am hrntad asNed
vacbtad and travelled shroaa All
| fola ba uas AZ. his of8re hardly three
| raon+hs o., ~ ove~v ,welve
- iss9 No vorrye- r,,n rehslies
ia Nns Rem doing AT The work
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No-reguehiy me
once luoFe 20 become an ',ei'
nees man touhn ninlhe.i un.er 'ne
/ dlsaEreeeoIe Necessity OF oulluihs W.
Dis trace anew.
but No hsa oeen otH OF harnes.
700 much- he was not iainl'iAr VIII
ne more modern eeuilib ihr'h'
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27
TheGeneral

a sentinel advanced al charge bayonets
as the automobile bumped the bumps
thru the gateway of Camp Custer.
"The General" sang out the chauffeur
I'm khaki, in voice that made it quite
unnecessary to add audibly, Il am pleased
to report
The sentinel sa.uted as the brigade
automobile rocked along
When he was cadet at West Point
- years ago the General was slender
far-haired young militant The corps
called him a 'spoony file" because he was
Qmet-sp0ken and tender-hearted.
He is still that The car passed two
civilians tramping over the wet sand 10
the scene of the dedicatory ceremonies at
the y H. G. A. auditorium.
The General ordered the driver to stop.
Its al of a mile to the auditorium he
said to the pedestrians as ne pushed open
the door of the car, I'VE can take care of
you in here
Some difference from Deutschland
where the uniformed man commands ser
vile difference from civilians, sometimes
yielding them the gutter only for sea-
room when they pass on the street.
At the officers mess the attachment of
the staff 10 the gentle-mannered General
was apparent, and he was manifestly
proud of the group Of sinewy. straight
limbed. ddy-countenanced young fel-
lows, many of them from the officers re-
serve training camps, and looking quite
unshowy compared with the Respondent
red and blue of the regalia of the French
engineer officer who had just arrived
from the trenches in Flanders.
When the General stepped into the bar
racks to show visitor how comfortably
the nation has provided for the defenders
Of democracy, every lad in khaki cracked
his heels together "at attention" in re-
Spouse to the sergeant's command.
Rest ordered the General, who didn't
care TO have the disciplinary ceremony
unduly prolonged
Neither childhood nor old age has been
held in the reverence one looks for from
the chivalrous, by the invading Teutons
in Belgium, Poland or France; but the
General was not content TO motor home
from the y NJ c. A auditorium at Camp
Custer after the dedicatory program until
assured that conveyance was available for
a group of women Of advanced age.
And the General, who never knew his
50 years of service were 10 be crowned
with a brigadier's commission until a
newspaper friend came into his office
with a piece of telegraph "fimsy" bear
ing the news, is not an exception. The
arrogance Of the Prussian officer is one
thing; the humanity Of the American Of
ficer is another
Let not the hearts Of fathers and moth
ers be troubled. Their boys are commit
ted TO the care of real men. like the Cen
eral.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27
Let the People
Rule and Write

While WAITING FOR the Bond
To he Editor ~ The Times
WIN che rre.ent interest IN 'tc
SAIL. 90 second Ilbeffy loan bonds f
uiil be por,iIrrt fo Gail lifnn .Nn to
ihe actual COMBS sons ~ fhr fIFr
non befpssn fle .nd. cIi ar1
gofs>lmnnf as Vc "a seeing
Imors % This county farr rnl
planned chat fhty receive 90 ra.r
uhafesl + Tor theIr money r
bonds 3re actually delivered
a-aud tfaf mo fear is pEriN
~ fff confidence Of th.
Tho nrerare farmer tu
cIste something besides f
fo prove Do h1ss .1ro he
Tha bafh cret,'
record ef fhe sale b
would Use something 20 f0I unIl
tho bond 81 delivered
Il there . JsmsdJ foE tbls ooBd.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27
Laugh With Us

Mrs Gubbins Was p kindly
soul $50 whrn ~ Fripl asked
her HAS Sarah Rigs aid any.
thing f0 you about mnr" she
trIod t0 De- Der down gently
"No never" Sine an wered.
IN Sarah BiEc CAN'T -ay any
thing good 81 person. she
don't never say nothing"
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27

This 81 spite OK
the Tact that The
germs that cause
them are with Us
always. Il Is only
hen the system
IS wcRkened in its
normal resistance,
however. that the
germs succeed In
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27

ton? o. has a tendency fo hinder
ihe sale of bonds In The rural dis
iricts.
T. " HARROD
I'haca. Wch. oct g. 1912
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27
Only a Guest

-ae the house guest % be-
queer expression. Bio
.fn" an nc time"
EeH fn sits around While her
.nfffr The work
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27

Prussian5 to believe that We are going
to see tlASs war thru TO the end-until
the Hohen&olern aut4--T8cy is crushed y
earth ncyerNQ N again.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27

nllent wlaf hr happened
h ffe rf rour be have
HI md brI r ftaes f
I.c HaI bffflf.4a ll most
cfeer.W me 7 ZOO new boy.
ri Ihe rNfh grade
frarh.r Tto others th0i DO
le- A. any price.
EH hr wasn't"
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27
Never Touched Her

Ns'rf lfs only fair 10, warn
oils yt fhaf my husband
a"ar ffif sometimes.
albright mum So do T.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27
The Keep Well
Column

Colds are largely preventable-
even at this time o. the year
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27

Gree aes ~ Theodore Roosevelt.
who ca 30 upon his si1lloth yeaf
.oeAy,
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27

~ Won 8rc skilled IN SONS
particular pursuit Wc shall be
r'fa Ic pcrl rn1 20 follow 70
i che vr-iar kindly 10 tho
nly arrived prisoner
Thank YOU very much" 70
Piled The convict politely, Tn
an ayiator.S-Puck,
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27

fNW IafAHt ~ fNf 1NiHnNFI VI
uncertain age and disposition
Ian vicar read out the words
i0fs. honor and obey" and
fhru Jnki.ug stopped him.
Tread Thar again sir he said.
neIi 20 once more SOS the
Indy can catch the full solemn
ity ~ fhe meunin'. I've been
married bcforc.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27

Farmor JlnMInc no wldow~r wa marrying
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27
Clothes and The Kaiser
eY pR fnANK cRANE

tcopsreht 1910. ~ Frank crane)
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-10-11
Mrs. Smith Recommends Chamber
Iain'S Tablets

Il have had more or less stomach
trouble for eight or ten years, writes
Mrs. G. H. Smith, Beaverton, N. Y.
when suffering from attack of in
digestion and heaviness after eating,
one or two of Chamberlain Tablets
have always relieved me. I have also
found them a pleasant laxative" These
tablets tone up the stomach and en-
able it to perform it's functions ma
turally. If you are troubled with in
digestion give them a trial, get well
and stay we'll o
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-10-11
Sell Wheat and Buy Bonds.

SPOKANE-"Sell wheat and buy
Liberty Bonds" is the slogan request
made by the executive committee
citizens to assume a share of the
second Liberty Loan issue. The big
drive for the sale of bonds is well
under way this week. In Spokane it
commenced with subscriptions of ST.
$4,000 by the banks on the opening
day. The citizens of Spokane are eX-
pected to raise $5,0OO,OOO and the nine
counties of eastern Washington, aside
from Spokane, are looked to for 49,
100000.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-10-11

| Would you buy Liberty Loan bond
to save genuine American youngster
Such one, for illustration, as Cap
| tain V. G. Upper of the Canadian
Scottish 10th battalion, who wrote the
following as his last letter to his
father. Sir Charles HILBERT Upper,
just before he died at Vimy ridge:
my Dear Father: 1 am writing one
of these in case letters for the third
time, and of course I hope you will
never have to read it. If you are read
ing it now you will know that your
youngest son went under as proud as
punch on the most glorious day of his
life. I am taking my company over
the top for mile in the biggest push
that has ever been launched in the
world. And l trust that it is going to
be factor toward peace.
Dad, you can't imagine the wonder
full feeling: a man thinks something
like this: Well, if l am going to die,
this is worth it a thousand times. |
nave Deen over TWO or three tunes De-
fore, but never with a company of my
own. Think of it-a hundred and fifty
officers and men who will follow you
to hell, if need be
II don't want any of you dear people ]
to be sorry for me, although of course
you will in a way. You will miss me,
but you will be proud of me. Mind
you, l know what / am up against and
that the odds are against me. | am
not going in the way l did the first
time, just for sheer devilment and GU
liosity. | have seen this game for two
years and | still like it and feel that
my place is here.
so much for that. / want to thank
you from the bottom of my heart for
all your loving kindness to me This
war has done wonders to me and
makes me realize lots of things l would
not have done otherwise l could write
a book about it, but you know what l
mean.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-10-11
FOOD CONSERVATION
FOR LA7AH COUNTY
PROFESSOR RAY TAKES HOLD OF
THE PROBLEM WITH CON-
MENDABLE VIGOR

Prof. G. S. Ray, who has been APP
pointed by H. f. Bickell, food admin
istrator for Idaho, to have charge o.
the work in Latah county, has taken
hold OF the problem with vigor. Al
ready he has been over good portion
Of the county and he will visit the
other portions as quickly as possible
1t is the plan to name a food con-
the county and Professor Ray plans
to have this part of the work done by
October 10. Each captain will then
appoint three or more workers in his
precinct to assist him in bringing the
Importance OF saving food waste di-
rectly home to the people. This work
is to be done in the week Of October
1929. Every household will be Wis
tied to get signatures to the pledge
cards calling for saving and conserva-
ton of food in every way possible and
elimination of waste.
Each household will be given a pla-
card to display prominently and each
be given card of suggestions as to
ways for saving. The work is purely
voluntary. No person is to be asked
for a cent of money. The movement
is as wide as the nation.
Incidentally it is announced that
Miss Jessie NJ Hoover. head of the de-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-10-11
Seed SprOuting Now.

From all sides come reports of seed
sprouting in the ground since the
recent rains This seed lay in the
ground all summer and fall because
there was not enough moisture to
cause it to terminate. Now it is grow
ing as though it were spring. This
has been noted in whole fields of
grain and grass. 1t is common in the
gordens where many kinds of vege-
tables are defying Jack Frost.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-10-11
IDAHO'S SHARE
$10,000,000 OF
LIBERTY LOAN
CHAIRMAN DAVIS SETS THIS AS
THE MINIMUM AND HOPES
FOR $l3,O0e,OOO
]. H. HAWLEY SPEAKS
SETS FORTH C0GENT REASONS
WHY ALL AMERICANS SHOULD
TAKE A HAND

Idaho must invest $7,900,0O0 in Lii
berty bonds. The executive committee
of the twelfth district has fixed this
figure as the minimum for the state.
The maximum is $13,OOO,OO0. In order
to have the state keep up it's record
for supplying funds for war purposes
and to come up to the expectations
of the executive committee of the
twelfth district, Idaho must buy bonds
to the amount of $10,00O,00O
What Idaho Should Do.
The government must have $3,000,-
100000 and to get this minimum
amount Idaho must subscribe $780,
006, but this figure should by no means
be the maximum Chairman Davis
says that 100000 must be taken
as the states minimum and that the
full 10000 900 that the western divi-
sion headquarters expects should be
subscribed.
The government cannot get along
with less than So 1000, 100000 and it is
asking subscriptions up to $4,000, 000,-
600. In order to meet the demands
of the government it is imperative
that Idaho buy bonds up to the full
$10,000,000 allotment
Hawley Tells of Taxes.
'Some people have the idea that to
buy a Liberty bond is to make a dona- |
ton to the government said former
Governor James II Hawley IF the
government were taking our dollars
in the shape of taxes no loyal citizen
would have a right to complain. We
are, however, offered a government
bond that pays four per cent interest.
Holdings up to $4,000 are exempt from
all taxes. All holdings, no matter if
one has $1,000,000 worth, are exempt
from local taxes and also from the
normal income tax Can you find
better and a safer investment for the
man with money?
q All Important Point
: THE man who refuses to buy
Liberty bond, if he has the money to
buy with, is not a good citizen The
question of investment should be a
secondary consideration. The all-im-
portant thing is that our boys, the
sons of mothers and fathers of Idaho,
have gone to the front Their well
fare demands that our dollars be
handed over to the government. The
red FLOODED loyal American will give
unstinted financial support, whether
it is for the Red Cross work, for Lib
erty Loan bonds, or for one of the
other funds needed for the welfare
of the enlisted men"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-10-11

YOUR CHANCE IS IN CANADA - RICH
lands and business opportunities offer you
independence; Farm lands, $11 to $50 acre; If
rigated lands, $35 to $50; Twenty years to
pay; $4,000 loan in improvements, read,
made farms Loan of live stock; Taxes average
under twenty cents an acre; no taxes i'm
provements, personal property, live stock
phones; Excellent climate-crops and live STOCK
prove it. Special homeseekers' fare certificates
Write for free booklets. Allan Cameron, Gen
eral Superintendent Land Branch. Canadian
Pacific Ry.. 23e Ninth-av.. Calgary. Alberta
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-10-11
GOODBYE

X So quietly he came that even l :
X Knew not that he was there until .,
=. he spoke; =
Il So tenderly he spoke and said =
!. my name, !
!. turned and caught the wonder !
+. of his glance. 4
X No talk of country's call or duty !
- done, :,
II No thought of heroes or of fame, i
4 Just simply this: I'm on my 4
!. way to France" !
Il And in me every throbbing pulse i
y awoke !
Il And clamored out to beg of him !
II to stay; i
- knew his need of me. 1 could !
!. not fall i
+ So answered, though my lips x
!. were strangely dry: +
y 80 soon?" And afterwards 4
4. when he had gone, +
!. / came to face the empty room 4
;. alone.
+ Tears? No. Pride holds my 4
4 head up high. i
i. A soldiers wife! There 10 no i
j. need to cry.-Jean Fleming. !.
+ .+.f+.5..S.i... .f.+:5.++4..f.f i.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-10-11
LETTER WRITTEN BY YOUNG CANADIAN
JUST BEFORE GOING 0vERiTHE TOP

"Goodby, dear father and mother and
all of you. Again 1 say 1 am proud to
be where l am now GORDIE."
Arizona republican., 1917-05-12
REVIEW OF TRADE

NEW YORK. May 11-Bradstreets will say: While some sections of the country continue to send in cheerful news regarding trade. the dominant note indicates conservativism which is not obscured either by heavy govern ment buying or the fact that industry keeps moving at an active pace, ac- companied by advancing wages. In ordinately high prices for commodities restrict purchases in other lines, and as the weather over a large area has been decidedly unreasonable, retail dealers have not been able to work off stocks, consequently recorders from iobbers. speaking in broad sense, are conscious by their absence. Moreover country trade is stilled by the fact that farmers are busily engaged nj planting and trying to make up for backward weather conditions. Drastic taxation plans involving higher duties, coupled with readjustment to a war basis on certain products, cause a cautious spirit. and as rates for money are high CT, the tendency in numerous lines is to mark time, and naturally the float ing of the big Liberty loan deters other financing and the stock market is ir- regular.
 Weekly clearings s5,670, 297, ,000, a loss of IA per cent from last week but a gain of 27S per cent over last year.