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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-31
A WORD WITH WOMEN
Valuable Advice for Maysvllle Readers.

Many woman endures with noble
patience the daily misery Of backache,
pains about the hips, blue, nervous
spells, dizziness and kidney disorders,
HOPELESS of relief because she doesn't
know what is the matter.
1t is not true that every pain in the
back or hips is trouble peculiar to
the SEX" Otter when the kidneys get
congested and infamed, such aches
and pains follow.
Then help the weakened kidneys.
Don't expect them to get we'll alone.
Doan's Kidney Pills have won the
praise of thousands Of women. They
are endorsed-Read this Maysville wo-
mans convicing statement:
Miss Dora Edgington, Wood St..
Maysvilles, says: Il have used Doan's
Kidney Pills and from the results re-
ceived, l have every reason to recon-
mend them. At times, my kidneys have
become weak and have been irregular
in action. My back has ached, too and
has been very weak and lame across
my kidneys. When ever | have used
Deans Kidney Pills for this trouble,
they have never failed to relieve the
complaint in short time. gladly ad-
wise anyone to get box of Doan's Kid
hey Pills at Chanslor's Drug Store, II
roubled in that way"
Miss Edgington is only one of many
Maysville people who have gratefully
endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills. II your
back aches-if your kidneys bother
you, don't simply ask for kidney rem
edy-ask distinctly for DOAN'S KID
NEY PILLS, the same that Miss Edig-
ington had-the remedy backed by
home testimony. Coo all stores. Fos-
ter-Milburn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y,
when Your Back is Lame-Remembe
the Name"
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(Peceding Lessons l. Your Post OF
Honor g. Making Good as Sol
der. 3. Nine Qualities of Soldier.
4. Getting Ready for Camp. 5. First
Days in Camp. 6. Cleanliness in
Camp. 7. Your Health. 8. March
Ing and Care of Feet. 8. Your
Equipment and Arms. 10. Recrea-
ton In Camp. IL. Playing the
Game, II. Team Work in the
Army 10. Grouping Men into
Teams. H. The Team Leaders. l5
Fighting Arms of the Service, 16
Staff Branches of the Service-I)
The staff branches reviewed in the
preceding lesson are the General
Staff Corps, Adjutant Generals De-
parment. Inspector Generals Depart
ment, Judge Advocate Generals De-
partment Engineer Corps, and Signal
Corps. The other three staff branches
which all directly touch every soldier
are the Medical Department, Quarter
master Corps, and Ordnance Depart
ment.
The Medical Department works
along two distinct lines: First, 1t
tries to keep everyone In the Army
in good health, and for this purpose
keeps close watch of the cleanliness
of camps and buildings, of the quality
and cooking of food, and the like; Sec
ond, 1t provides ambulances, hospitals
and medical service for the proper
care of sick or wounded men. The
Medical Department includes the Den
tai Corps, the Hospital Corps, and the
Nurse Corps. Its officers are expert
enced physicians who have passed rig
i'd examinations. Its enlisted men are
chiefly engaged in the difficult and
often dangerous work of rescuing the
wounded and transporting them Il
field and base hospitals,
Just as every man in the Army car
ries intrenching tools so that he may
protect himself without the help o.
the Engineer Corps when necessary
so he also carries "first-aid packet.
SO that he may in an emergency per
form some of the duties of the Medica
Department. Every soldier learns
how to give dressing and treatmen
to his own wounds when he is able t.
do so, and how to assist wounded
comrades until men from the Medica
Department arrive.
Medical Department Efficiency
The Medical Department of thu
American Army is regarded as one o
the best in the world. A soldier ma.
feel assured he will receive every pos
sible attention In case of need. TIL
percentage of recoveries from wound
In the hospitals manned by American
during the European War has beef
exceptionally high.
The Quartermaster Corps is tn
business manager of the Army.
furnishes food, clothing, and mos
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LESSON NO. II.
STAFF BRANCHES OF THE SERVICE--H.

kinds of equipment; provides horses
and mules; arranges for transpOrta-
ton; takes charge of money; buys
supplies pays troops; and keeps on
hand stores of supplies.
The importance of all this work can
hardly be overstated Napoleon said
AN army travels on its belly" mean
ing that soldiers must be we'll fed and
well supplied if they are to fight eff
fectively, This is even more neces-
sary today than it was in Napoleon's
time. In modern warfare the scale
of fighting and the quantities of sup
plies are so tremendous that the du-
ties of the Quartermaster Corps are
multiplied beyond any previous ex-
perience.
The officers of the Quartermaster
Corps must be able business men.
Many Of them have held important
business positions. The enlisted men
Of the corps are skilled in such occu-
pations as blacksmithing, painting,
driving teams and trucks, baking
bread, and the like.
G Work Of Ordnance Department
OF the same general character is
the work of the Ordnance Department,
which furnishes sthe guns, ammuni-
ton, and other supplies needed for
fighting, Several times during the
present war whole armies have been
forced to retreat or have suffered Sc
verely because Of the lack of NUM-
tons. The quantity of ammunition
used daily is enormous. During the
French offensive of June, 1917, 12,6OO,-
coo shots were fired from artillery
guns.
In the actual theater of war the am
muntion service Is under the control
of the Field Artillery. Bringing up
supplies of ammunition to troops and
to batteries in action is one of the most
essential of all duties on the battle
field. The wagons or trucks carrying
ammunition must be driven when ne.
cessary within easy reach of the firing
line. Sometimes there is an oppor-
tunity here for the display of re.
sourcefulness and courage far above
the ordinary requirements of the ser.
vice.
At the second Battle of Ypres In
April, 1915, the Third Battery in the
Third Brigade Of the Canadian Field
, Artillery galloped into position within
few hundred yards of the German
, front, where they did gallant worl
fighting against overwhelming odds
, to hold back the enemy's onslaught
After a time It became necessary t.
bring up high explosive shells. On,
of the Canadian gunners tells how
they were brought.
e "The ammunition wagon containin,
t them came galloDing across the opel
{ field under heavy fire, the men lash
ing their horses and yelling like mad
The horses were simply crazed Som,
Of them had been hit with bullets, ant
when they neared our guns the mel
could not stop them. 1t looked al
though they would 60 right on to thu
German lines. There was only ont
thing to do; The rider of the leading
horses drew his revolver and sho
them dead. They went down. with
the other horses and men and tn,
wagon rolling over and over them
With the high explosives shells W,
tore the trees to bits and left tn,
whole place open; then our infantry
quickly following up the advantage
drove the Teutons back"
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ONLY A TRUCK LOAD?

New York, August 29-Accused OF
stealing shoes for the Cuban army
Mathew Mcclure and Morris Gershon
are under arrest. They are charged
with the larceny of truck load oil
shoes consigned to the Cuban Gov
eminent, valued at $4,000.
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Every day some good is due to be
done in our little world, and it's our
duty to do it. Tomorrow there's some
other, or mayhap the same good due
to be done again. We stay even with
the world when we do our duty as it
comes due.
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HOME.READ|NG COURSE FOR CITIzEN-SOLDIERS



offered the
service the National practical help getting started the
right way attempt binding
contained the various
Army, merely Introductory
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Youth is going to do things tomor-
row that old age didn't do yesterday.
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should include mutual self help. II
you have been greatly benefited by
our system of dry cleaning why don't
you so inform your friends, who may
be in similar predicament? People
unacquainted with the triumphs OF
dry cleaning often discard valuable
possessions because they are unaware
of what 1t can accomplish.
MRS. CARRIE BREEZE.
20 East Second Street. Phone 624
Evening journal., 1917-11-07

and freshness uIlCll uSSo'
All fruit havors are made
from the fruit itself. Not one is
artificial.
All are highly concentrated.
For instance, half a ripe pine
apple is used in the flavor for
one Jiffy-Jell dessert. So Jiffy-
Jell tastes like a crushed fruit
dainty. The flavor will amaze
you.
Then there is Mint flavor
made from fresh mint leaves.
1t makes a garnish jell for cold
meats, ETC., with a wealth of
fresh mint flavor.
There is Lime havor-made
from lime fruit. 1t makes an
ideal salad jell, tart, zestful and
green.
Evening journal., 1917-11-07
BY AuLTON nRONNER.

WASHINGTON. D. C., Nov. 7.-"When
/ think Of my native Belgium today
do not think so much OF It's ruined
cities. It's wasted f,rms. do not even
think so much OF the grown people.
sad as their state Is.
II think OF Belgium as the land
where children seldom smile, where
they die like lies from starvation and
disease.
"They haunt me-the hundreds Of
little hungry ones who looked at me
as IL TO say. why are we made TO
suffer so2'
The speaker was Father John B. DC
VILE. a Belgian priest who got out oi
his native land only about two and a
half months ago to come here as per-
sonal representative Of Cardinal Mer-
cier, the great national Belgian hero.
on the strength Of having become an
American citizen. Father be Vile Sue
ceeded in getting out Of Belgium q
trunk full Of documents which would
have resulted in his death had tho
Germans discovered them. The truni
had been scaled. and approved by som'
German authorities but at the border
Prussian oflcer debated long whether
TO reopen t.
Among other things. the priest hac
two complete sets Of the little news
paper mysterlously circulated IN con
duered Belgium despite all German ef
forts TO suppress 70. He had also al
autograph letter from Cardinal Mer
cler TO President Wilson, now deliv
cred. and Father De Vile has today Of
autograph reply by Wilson which h
hopes TO transmit 10 the cardinal.
He showed it TO me- I am not per
mitted TO quote 10 but, suffice II TO say
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therefore. almost nine times the total
association budget for all the United
States, for any year up TO the present.
Over six hundred centers for army
Y. NJ. c. A. work have been organized
and work is being carried on in 1856
camps. Besides this, for lesser groups
and detachments work is conducted at
2i5 other places. Nearly 300 buildings
have been erected or are now under
construction.
The Y. NJ. C. A. is the authorized gov
ernment agency for religious work
among the soldiers and sailors. al
though the army and navy chaplains
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Saddesf Sight in The World is
the Belgian Child, Says Priest

II is one Of the most touching ana
heartfelt notes the president has writ
ten on any phase Of the war.
Father De Vile, as Cardinal Mercier's
representative, Is seeking TO interest
this country In the Belgian Children s
Mix Fund when America went 10
war with Germany" he said. the Bel
CLAN Relief Commissions work was
turned over TO the Spanish and Dutch.
They confined themselves to supplying
the bare necessitles-soup and <black
bread, with no sweets, no milk.
! "Then your government generously
decided to loan the Belgian government
the money necessary to feed the Bel
glan people At once all donations Tor
Belgium, formerly given by charitable
people. ceased. This is a calamity be-
cause the needs Of the sick, the inva-
/ lids, the little children and the very
old are therefore not looked after, ina
is where this milk fund, under th'
patronage Of the cardinal, comes IN
we have a group Of cottages neal
the Hague In Holland. Here we tax
care Of destitute Belgian children
However, our principal job is to bur
mlloh COWS TO send to our branch sta
tions al Contich and Malines IN Bel
glum. where the milk is distributed
There should be such stations all owe
the part Of Belgium held by the Ger
d mans. and viii be II we can get tn
q money
at present we are giving the child
b. rem one-third Of a quart Of milk a day
b We would like 20 increase this ratjor
] TO will save the children. One In nv
; has tuberculosis. The proportion use
TO be one IN ~.
"Our children get diphlheria and W
can't save them by using the anti
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Big Y. M. c. A. Plans for Army and Navy

a months training in one Of the nine
STANDARD Y. NJ. C. A. schools, although
many trained Y. NJ. c. A. secretaries
have already been sent abroad TO work
among the American soldiers.
IL is estimated nearly 5000 men will
be needed by July 4. 1918, in addition
TO the 1000 who are now at work.
Heretofore, the entire y NJ. C. A. an
nual budget has amounted to S4,000,0OO.
The new budget for war work means
Evening journal., 1917-11-07

life Of gasoline as well as that Of the
plivverist's pocketbook. he sent the first
sample TO John D. Rockefeller with the
suggestion that John D. use it in his
car and save on his gasoline bills.
Orndorf has not heard from John D..
but he says the chemical is being used
successfully in French airplane engines
on the Western front.
Evening journal., 1917-11-07

Want Ads will bring many oppor-
tunities for metal workers. domestics
and housekeepers during the coming
week.
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chemist Wants JOHN D.
TO Save ON Gas Bills
BY The United Press.

CLEVELAND. Nov. 7.-when H. W.
Orndorf, Cleveland chemist, concocted 8
chemical which he says will make
flvverlng cheaper by prolonglng tne
Evening journal., 1917-11-07
A Gift to Every Woman

These offers are made to let you know the delights
of y-Jel Simply buy two packages at 1212 cents
each Then send us the coupon If you want the Pint
Mold, send only 10 cents for postage and packing
The mold is free. If you want the six Individual
Molds send 20 cents Either offer you 40 cents
Then you will know the most delightful fruit dainty
that ever came into your home
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are Immediately responsible for the
spiritual care OF the men.
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By THE REv. CHARLEs sTELzLE.

By IHE hEN. tHAtLES oiELALE-
The masterful fashion in which the
Young Mems Christian Association has
attacked the problem OF providing for
the physical, mental and spiritual de-
velopment OF the u. S. soldiers ana
sailors is a tribute TO the brain back
Of the religious forces Of America.
Beginning early in November a bud
get OF S35, 100000 will be raised for TINS
work.
Back OF this campaign will be the
National War Council OF the Y. NJ. Z. "
"a specially formed organization con-
sisting OF some OF the nations leading
/ business men. John r. Mott, its gen
eral secretary. was a member OF the
Root Commission which recently re-
/ turned from Russia. He had an ex-
cellent opportunity TO study the needs
Of soldiers In Russia.
Other members have visited other
countries, so that the plans Of the
council are based upon actual obstr'
vation.
The Y. NJ. c. A. is enlisting some oi
the best leaders in religious work fol
service overseas. More than iOOOO mel
have applied. Nearly 1000 have takeI
toxin. They have not enough blood II
their veins TO react 10 It.
1T is a common thing to sec girl
b OF from IS TO % suffering from prem
ature senility. II is a common thlnl
{ to see little ones suffering from rlckets
q, THE reason for all this is under
3 nourishment II we can get money w
can get cows and II we gel COWS w
b can give these little Belgians the nu
. triton that will preserve them
. The banking house of J. p. Morgal
e & Co., Of New York city, has beei
! made the depository for funds for thi
charity. Fether De Vile said all check
e should be plainly marked 10 indicat
o. they were for this milk fund
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With Jiffy-JeII Desserts

F1ere are two One-Week offers to users of Jiffy-
Je See top and bottom of this ad Either is open to
every woman who buys two packages of Jiy-Jel this
week. Each means a Accent gift
Evening journal., 1917-11-07

Jiffy-Jell is an extra-grade
quick gelatine dessert. 1t is made
with rare gelatine - Waukesha
gelatine "a rare grade which
costs twice as much as the COM
mon. It is made under Otis E.
E1iddAn
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-12-06

siDie, leaving amy Dscessury research
into Captain Hadley's private affairs
to later date, but sought with some
anxiety through roll of maps showed
behind the chest. Olson holding n Ian
tern aloft, until finally brought forth
an old chart OF the North Atlantic. We
bent over this. outsprcad on the deck
between u.s. and Olson's stubby fore
finger traced the prickings Of two voy-
nges around the Orkneys into the
North sen. The chart revealed, also,
although In somewhat less detail. the
German coastline. I was far from sat
isfied with this discovery, but nothing
better could be hoped for. The total
destruction of the charthouse forward
made this find godsend indeed, and
we were fortunate In the fact That
Captain Hndley preserved his old
maps. Bidding Olson relieve the first
officer. remained there alone for some
minutes familiarizing myself with the
two charts, and outlining In my mind
the safest course to pursue. As sat
there the rising wind began to hurl
rain against the closed glass Of the
port, and l could hear the splash Of
the drops on the deck overhead. An
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-12-06

II (lotsS q |
TRANSPORTATION SITUATION.

Hon. Jeanette Rankin. member of
congress from Montana, writing In the
Chicago Herald on the federal food bill
and its prohibition amendment, empha-
sizes very forcefully the transporta-
ton side Of this economic problem.
We quote:
"The converting OF grains into food
products instead Of into liquor would
not stop In its beneficial results with
the mere increase In food supplies. II
would touch the heart of problem Of
food distribution which has been long
begging for solution.
"For years we have known that the
reason produce was rotting In the
fields In one part Of the country while
men. women and children were starv-
ing In another part OF the country, was
because transportation facilities were
inadequate to transfer all available
food from Its source Of production to
the consumer.
According to the United States sta
tistics abstract for 1915, there are In
this country 2,356.33S freight cars.
There were consumed In this country
In 1915 almost 100000 carloads of
liquor, Including more than 5000 car
loads Of wine and spurious liquors and
more than 383,000 carloads Of beer.
"Of course, much OF this liquor was
consumed In the same locality In which
1t was produced. so that perhaps one
third of II. or even one-half Of It, never
necessitated the use Of freight cars for
conveyance. But 1t IL conservative to
estimate that the transportation Of
liquor In the United States requires
the use Of 10 per cent Of the freight
cars available for use in this coun-
try.
| "Two hundred thousand freight cars
would 60 long way toward reliev-
Ing the transportation situation with
regard to food products, and the re-
lease Of these cars for this service
would greatly augment the paring-
knife campaign which the women Of
the country have been urged to wage
In the interests of the war.
''Inasmuch as the production Of beer
in this country has occupied just ten
times the bulk Of splritous liquors
and wines, the exemption of beer and
light wines from the prohibition regu-
lations would mean that less than one
eighth Of the possibly available freight
cars Ito say nothing Of the grains
used) would be released for food trans
portation."
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oiled coat, belonging to the skipper.
hung dangling from hook. and
slipped 1t on, extinguishing the light
before closing and locking the door.
Leayord was alone at the table In the
cabin, which had already been cleared
Of its dirtied dishes.
had advanced to the companion
steps when his voice stopped me.
Captain" he said In hoarse whis-
per. twas you planning to 60 forward
aloneT
Certainly"
Leayord glanced about uneasily.
"Well. I wouldn't, sir. II was you
not tonight anyhow. The men are that
ugly there's no KNOWN what might
happen. Do you carry a gun. sirT
"why, no; I saw one there In a
drawer of Captain Hadley's desk. You
think the situation Is as bad as thatT
"Td go back and get 1t, sir" he said
soberly, "an' then keep to the after
deck till daylight"
An instant I stood staring at the
rain beating flercely against the glass
of the companion. then turned back
to the stateroom had just left, slipped
the revolver out Of the desk drawer
into my pocket. and re-entered the
cabin.
buttoned the oilskin closely about
my throat and stepped out on deck
the wind driving the rain full into my
face, and. for the moment, binding me
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CHAPTER Kill.
! Make Mccain Prisoner.

II was evident enough in my mind
that there were two elements of evil
aboard-liquor and McCann's wealth.
Either alone would have been bad
enough, but thus combined. they rem
dered our situation more than perilous
and / was facing this peril COM
paratively alone. Masters would doubt
less perform his duty. but his work
would keep him below, and he would
prove Of slight value on deck. Ny i'm
preston of Leayord and Olson was IA
vorable enough; they were, undoubted-
ly, the very best material on board
yet, from long association with the
forecastle, It was only natural that
their sympathies should be with their
mates forward. An efficient sea off,
Ger Is not made overnight, and either
man might fall me at pinch. As to
Bascom, he could never be counted on |;
while as regards vera-but at thought
of her, the cold perspiration beaded my
temples with a horror Of what might
yet occur on board. No. the burden
was mine, mine practically alone. 1t
was up to me to strike first, to assert
my authority, aud then maintain 1t.
This was the one thing which would
Impress the mind Of the sailor-a quick
decision, a swift blow. This very night
we must win the ship, II ever, and the
first man for me to gain control over
mus. be Fergus McCann.
Preached this decision coolly and de-
liberately. yet with no clear plan Of
action In my mind. At that moment
Olson sang out some order from the
rail overhead, and could hear the
hustle OF the watch along the black
deck.
My eyes distinguished no figures, but
suddenly a blaze Of lightning seemed
to rip the sky asunder, and, In the
swift, CHASTITY glare, I perceived two
human figures against the starboard
rail, safe from observation beneath q
boat swung In davits. The man direct.
ly facing me. his countenance illu'
mined for a single instant by the hame
was Liverpool Red. The ve,y postures
of the two men. the position chosen
amidships. and In the shadow, led me
to identity Lt~erpoors cous'anion and