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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23
Il Girls Impressions in the War Capital

dressed" up, too. l don't really be-
lieve they do any fighting in those
light blue uniforms. Some of them
wear the highest red trousers, too
but 1 guess those are just for dress
uniforms. They wear a terrible lot
Of gold braid, too.
Russian soldiers aren't half bali
looking. It's rather a weird sort oil
dress for a man, though - black
trousers with a green coat They
are terribly close fitting, so much so
that they always remind me of the
hero in The Chocolate Soldier"
our own United States naval of
fcers are the very best looking men
in town. though. Their white duck
uniforms always look so cool and
they are really wonderful lookins
men. It almost makes a girl wish
she could be a sailor
I like our own lighting boys the
hest, thOUgh-the enlisted men.
They are such a daring. wholesome
looking crowd Of chaps. tanned and
bronzed and strong looking They
are not at all lacking in gallantry,
either, for have watched them and
they are every one gentlemen.
Washington just seems to be full
of soldiers. They are here from
every country. 1t makes the city
really quite gay, though.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23
NO SOUL SLOUGH.

certain young lady whose features nightly illumine
thousand moving picture screens and whose salary
doubtless shames presidents. reported have
uttered the sage remark that There thing
soul SLOUGH"
OF course there is Mary, and glad if life has
dealt so gently with you in the past that you just
finding it out. =
But soul slouches aren't in fashion this year. And
compromising thing above the and
storm of the days in which lying-we're tire
mendously alive.
The with a slouchy walk is either lazy indif
ferent At he steps short his full capacity for
physical activity The who is fun business
seldom drags his heels And the with enough to
10 the slump his mind the
same time.
A nation trouble a nation awake It's the old
story of the frogs i'm the of one gave up
and drowned The other kept kicking and when the
farmer got to there sat the frog smiling on a
floating island Of butter About the time that
frog himself in trouble he decided that there
no such thing a SLOUGH and
women of this country finding it out too Minds
quckened. spirits heartened and a new sense Of
personal responsibility has entered the consciousness
o every man and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23

the Missus believe I was in no bill
lizard hall"
Maybe you wasn't" said the I'M
feeling Manicure Lady. II read
somewhere once that married men
always said they was playing bill
lizards when they stayed downtown
late at night. and that statistics
showed only one married man out
of so knew how TO play billiards
we'll enough to like the game"
That aih't so" said the Head
Barber. Almost any man can play
billiards we'll enough TO like the
game. II amt much Of a trick to
learn. You wouldn't think it was
hard If you seen the shape of some
Of the heads in a billiard parlor.
And nearly every gent likes the
game, and besides, every married
man likes to get out with the boys
once I'm a while. Il amt right to
be cooped up i'm a flat all the time.
and if married folks sees each other
too much they are apt to get tired
Of each others society"
Goodness knows that could never
happen up to our house" said the
Manicure Lady. Il guess outside of
paydays my father don't show up
at home TO spend the evenings more
than once I'm a blue moon. He is
quite a club man, and belongs TO
so many lodges that when he dies
Wen be awful rich, if the lodges
don't WEIGH. There amt anything
father amt Joined except lady
lodges. Mother amt tired of see
ing the old gent hanging around
the house, and she amt liable ever
TO get tired, either
We'll. I guess that's a good way
TO live this life" unused the Head
Barber. Couples should stay at
home lot the first few years of
married life, and the last few years,
but in between there has got to be
certain amount OF going out by
way Of variety"
We'll. father does plenty of it,"
said the Manicure Lady. whether
it's by way Of variety or burlesque."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23
Use Only Fresh
Farm Blueberries
For Preserving

Use only fresh, firm and clean
blueberries for canning says today's
bulletin from the national emergency
food garden commission, which is
cooperating with this paper in its
nation wide food conservation cam
paign. Best results are obtained if
the fruit is canned the same day
that il is picked.
Pick over fruit carefully and wash
by placing in a colander and pour
ing cold water through it. Pack int
hot glass Jars and fill spaces with
boiling water through it, CSee .
below Adjust tops and partially
seal jars (tin cans should be sealed
completely. Sterilize in boiling wa
ter for 16 minutes and then tighten
tops of jars Immediately after re-
moving from the hot water. Invert
in a place free from draughts to
cool Wrap in dark paper 20 prevent
loss OF color n storage keep it
dark
II strip is desired, use a cup
boil till dissolved. Use strip boiling
hot.
Blackberries and dewberries:
Blackberries aud dewberries should
be picked in shallow trays or baskets
during the cool part of the day.
canned as soon as possible after be-
ing picked. Greater care is neces-
sary in handling these berries than
in the case Of blueberries because
they are more easily jammed
The canning process is essentially
the same except that the heavier
strip may be used if desired An
excellent strip may be made of a
cup OF sugar dissolved in three cups
OF the juice from very ripe berries.
This gives a very fine flavor and adds
color To the canned fruit making
palatable and attractive dessert.
Send two cent stamp ~ the Ma
tional Emergency Food Garden
Commission, 30 Maryland Bldg,
Washington. d. c.. for free canning
and drying manuals.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23
Uniforms Give Washington Comic
opera Aspect.
BY EDNA HUBER
International News Service:

AAliNA AtAAANNhl 4NfNN t'NA WV
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Wash-
ington is just a blaze OF uniforms.
It's really the most striking sight
one sees on the streets. 1t looks
like a foreign capital.
OF course, the khaki uniforms OF
cur own soldier boys predominant,
but the horizon blue of the French
officers. the olive drab Of the Eng
lish. the sea-grecn Of the Russians,
the glaring red of French flying men
and the blazing white OF our own
naval officers give WASHINGTON the
gayest appearance Of any city I
have seen on this side of the At
lantic. War is really picturesque.
Looking at it from the stand
point of woman. / should say
that the United states soldiers have
rather the worst of it for uniforms.
i'm the matter Of appearance and
comfort
The slouchy. loose-ftting uni
forms of the English soldiers real
~ look awfully comfortable. They
wear their coats loose and nice and
our boys look as though they were
moulded into their garments.
The French soldiers look "all
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23
THE MANICURE LADY.

II seen some dandy moving pic
lures last night" said the Manicure
Lady. There was one about a beau
tiful girl that loved a gent and got
t2rned down by him on account Of
him meeting her chum and liking
the chum better Gee, George, you
should have saw her sad face when
she seen the truth"
Il don't care for any moving pic
lures except the comical ones and
the pictures that show troops land
ing or marching off somewhere. g"
said the Head Barber. Life is sad
enough without that kind Of pic
lures, the ones you seen. They
oughta censure them, or whatever
they call IT, That's what they
oughta."
Il think that kind Of pictures is
showed to make folks think" said
the Manicure Lady. Maybe when
a gent that is inclined TO fiirt sees
a picture like that he will go home
and resolve not TO trine no more
with no young girls affection. Any
though goodness knows / never seen
the gent yet that could trife with
my heart. Plenty OF them tried it
but al they ever got was the laugh.
81 used TO tell them that / felt
sorry for them but lately / don {
even let them down that easy. Male
fiirts is one of the worst menaces TO
the bulwarks Of our civilization. as
one Of them lady writer's said re-
Gently. Male fiirts is worse than fe-
male flirts. because most everyone
figures out that gents is sincere
when they fall in love"
IF I was single there wouldn' {
be no more falling in love for me, "
said the Head Barber. gloomily. II
got bawled out good and proper be
fore ] left home this morning be-
cause I stayed out playing billiards
half an hour longer than I said I
would last night. I couldn't make
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23

We had W ". troubles before the war. This
pernicous type European "syndicalism" is no new
thing 10 merely shows its purpose clearly. aad
becomes offensive civilized society. AT time
when are engaged in crucial cooperative struggle
high social and national ideals
Neither is il a characterstiealy German product l.
is French rather tnan German It's origin. German
radicals tend naturally rather orderly social
ISM whereas syndicalism toward anarchsmthe
opposite OF socialism The syndcalst the Industrial
Worker of the World. represents extreme. awless in
dividuaIsm rather than cooperative effort lie wants
others OF his kind hans together with him long
enough overthrow the established order lie wants
destroy government and capital conhscate the world
wealth. take his share OF the loot and do what he
pleases with Just what is going TO happen after
ward clear anybody outside the charmed ranks
u he l. W. W Perhaps they don't know themselves
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23
THE MELTING POT
COME, TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.
THE SAD RESULTS OF HASTE.

Sagacious citizens with elaboration,
In business love politics n or
TO pull the throttle wide for extra legal speeding
May the that results proceeding
There ar amiabe
With wealth unusually
You quickly voice loud desire lead her
But she nvokes the stable ut with halter
And as you're gently led by her athletic turnkey
realize a donkey.
You
a hectic
But before the referee bankrupt
embelsh their
While another rounding the dollars
And pinch bills wearing rubber
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23

with the efficiency Of the army. the
condition and state Of supplies Of
all kinds. OF arms and equipment,
of the expenditure of public prop
erty and moneys. and the condition
of accounts of all disbursing Of
ficers Of every branch Of the ser
vice. CT the conduct, discipline and
efficiency Of officers and troops. and
report with strict impartiality in re-
gard 10 Ell IRREGULARITIES that may
be discovered.
From the very duties incumbent
rpon this department no argument
is necessary 10 convince tho reader
that the troops In the field do not
welcome a visit from an officer from
this branch Of the service.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23
SCRAPS.

The book OF the Bible called
LeyitiOus is so called because it re-
lates principally 10 the Levites and
priests
The legion. he chief subdivision
OF the Roman army. contained
about 5000 men and a contingent
OF cavalry.
All the common house rats be-
longed originally TO the ole world
from which they came 20 this con-
tinent in ships
Two passenger airplanes are now
for sale at $4,000 each. 1t is SAID
that the manufacturers expect 10
sell $500 machines within the
s-ear
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23
ONCE-O OVERS
WHY THEY DON'T MARRY.
fCnnNr-i o. hf 1QT-

recently, excused
Many theories advanced
OF home furnish mat.
adornment expecting
OF
realizing their inability
10
Of
heavier drain on and man.
understanding
young o
barrin
ivesi
young keeping. Equal equal
xi
in theorydesirabe every young person
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23
Who's Who Behind
the Scenes in the
War Amy
BROADER GENERAL.
JOHN l.. CHAMBERLAIN
Inspector General.
BY GEORGE GARVIN.

Born in New York. Jan. %. 1858.
and appointed 10 the military acad-
envy from that state i'm 1876. Was
made a second lieutenant and as
signed TO the first artillery in ISSC.
During the Spanish-American war.
while n captain, was made a ma
Jor and chief ordnance officer 81
volunteers. In 1900. when he re
turned 10 the regular establishment.
ne was detailed 10 the inspector
generals Department. where he has
continued. lie was attache at the
American embassy in Vienna. 1897
S. and participated in the campaign
against the Moros philippine is
lands) in 1903.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23

Conscience gong to pretty considerably for
time. of young going discover.
the time their lives many that they
have Conscientious scruples. But. Washington news
the effect that the exemption boards going 20
require that the conscientious scruples against
ice be shown by the record and religious
and performance of the possessor. This will
scientiOus slackers
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23

The government crop re port Is a shot heard round
the world. The promise of a billion bushels more
than last years crops means as much for the allied
cause as a billion shells
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23

AgIinaldo's subscription TO the Liberty loan sure
stumps Is that Filipino limiting that he's with Is
for world wide democracy? or is he just sarcastic?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23

Gen. Chang has handed Picking Gen Vans
We nominate Gen Bang for president of odays Chinese
repuhIc. II any
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23

Up in the air win this war according TO secy
Baker. But. Jerusalem. Newt! that's where congress
has been nghting the past ninety days and it
hasn't scaped a single Teuton,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23

WASHINGTON. July 23.-As in
spector general Of the United states
army. Gen. Chamberlain's sphere OF
inquiry extends TO every branch Of
the military affairs. He has to do
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23

And they've lined joey Tinker 500 fer splitting
into umpire'- face Columbus. Talk about per
sonal liberty
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23

oaiy Assoetsted Northern indiana
only Nes service
south Bend-TWO Leassd Wires Day and Night
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23

Hon. Phoo. ISL 0"''s @iO ," O''''A Bell Phone 300
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-11
CRYSTAL.

Crystal. N. D., April 1l.--Miss Eliza
beth Whelan, Miss Mary Whelan and
Miss Farlin visited at Grand Forks and
Grafton last week.
Douglas Mackenzie and William Nor
rison arrived home last Wednesday to
spend Easter vacation at their homes.
They returned to Grand Forks Monday.
Miss Laura e. Vaughan left for her
home at Armenia, N. D., to spend vaca-
ton at her home. She was accompa-
MED by Audrey Soper.
The teachers who returned to their
homes to spend the holidays were:
Misses Mable r. Evingson, Edna Road
house and Laura e. Vaughan; Miss
Evingson to Kindred, N. d; Miss Road
house to Cavalier, N. D.; and Miss
Vaughan to Armenia, N. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy M. Jamison and the
Misses Clara OsSullivan and Carolyn
Mitchell were at Grand Forks few
days last week.
Miss Alice O'Toole arrived home from
the Sacred Heart academy OF Fargo, ".
D., last Wednesday, returning Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Mackenzie went
to Grand Forks Friday and remained
until Monday visiting their son Doug
las who is q student at the university.
Miss Theresa Whelan arrived from
Nekoma Wednesday of last week and
remained until Saturday with the folks
at home.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-11
SOLDIERS QUIT
GUN FOR PLOW
(By Associated Press.)

French Front, April 1.-THE begin
ming Of spring this year has produced
the spectacle Of thousands Of soldiers
Of the French army, together with
their comrades of the British and Bel
gtan armies, forsaking the rife, the
bayonet, and hand-grenade and the
machine gun to take in hand temper
arily the hoe, the spade, the harrow
and the plow in many of the districts
of eastern and northeastern France.
The reconquest Of large tracts Of
territory from the Germans and the
return of the civilian Inhabitants from
the places where they had taken ref
uge confronted the authorities with
the problem of restoring these lands
to cultivation. Farming implements to
the value of hundreds of thousands of
dollars, it was found had been dam
aged or destroyed since the beginning
Of the war in what is known as the
zone of the armies" The young
peasants were all serving in the ranks
and the older men, even with the aid
Of the women and children, were un-
able to fill their places for the proper
cultivation of the land. +.
The army decided to step into the
breach. The greatest proportion OF
the soldiers in the French ranks come
from the peasant or farming class. 1t
was therefore an easy task to find
CdpdUl6 HcI1uSs Inc was
more difficult, but coordination be-
tween the civil and military authori-
ties was effected very rapidly. A mil
itary officer with agricultural expeSi-
ence was appointed by each army to
consult with the projects of the de-
partments in which the troops were
stationed and to find out what work
was to be done and how many hands
were required to do it.
The zone occupied by each army |
was sub-divided into small districts, |
each containing about 20 villages or
The commanding officer OF |
the troops stationed in each district |
was directed to get into touch with |
the civil official and place at his dis |
posal as many men. as are needed or |
IAN be spared for agricultural labor. |
The artillery and engineering repair |
shops of the army were ordered to /
mend damaged farm implements and |
replace missing parts, and army far
'iers to shoe free of charge all horses
working on the land.
The result of these arrangements is
hat, almost up to the firing line, all |
available land in France is now in |
and soldiers in uniform. |
whenever they can be spared from the
trenches and dugouts and their main |
ask Of destroying the Germans, work
heerfully with the women, children I
Ind older men behind the lines.
The system has been extended to
hat part Of the line-150 miles in i
by the British and Bel
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-11
CHILD'S TONGUE
BECOMES COATED
IF CONSTIPATED
WHEN CROSS, FEVERIsH AND
SICK GIVE "cALIFoRNIA sYR.
UP OF FIGS"

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result is,
they become tightly clogged with
waste. liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat,
sleep or act naturally, breath is bad,
system full Of cold, has sore throat,
stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen,
Mother! See If tongue is coated, then
give a teaspoonful of California Syr-
up OF Figs" and in a few hours all
the consCipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the sys-
tenn, and you have a well, playful child
again.
Millions OF mothers give California
Syrup Of Figs" because it is perfectly
harmless; children love it. and 1t never
fails to act on the stomach, liver and
bowels.
Ask your druggist for q 50-cent bot
tie Of California Syrup OF Figs"
which has full directions for babies,
children Of all ages and for grown
ups plainly printed on the bottle. Be-
ware Of counterfeits sold here. Get
the genuine. made by California Fig
syrup Company" Refuse any other
kind with contempt
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-11
WOMAN RECRUITING
OFFICER AT JAMESTOWN

Jamestown. N. D., April 11.-Miss
Emily Parkinson Of this city has been
picked by Mayor H C. Flint as re-
cruiting officer for this city. The re-
quest that the mayor name some one
was made by Lieutenant James D.
Wilson of the United States navy in
charge Of the recruiting station at
Fargo. Miss Parkinson is a. very
pretty type Of brunette and in her
uniform which will be provided for
her work, will be a very attractive
young lady officer. Miss Parkinson's
brother served with Company H Of
this city on the border. She Is very
active in the work Of the ladies' auxil-
iary to the local company.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-11
QUITS HORSE RANCH

Dickinson. N. p, April 11.-Edward
Partridge, well known Missouri slope
rancher and horseman, who purchased
an interest in the worlds largest horse
ranch, extending into the states of
Idaho, Oregon and Nevada, has dis
posed OF his interests and returned to
this city. His partner, Fred Gorham,
another old timer Of the cattle days,
purchased the half interest. The only
sale Of horses made by Partridge and
his partner was about 1000 head to
poses. He has no idea Of the number
of horses belonging to the ranch as
the animals roam in a wild state over
vast areas OF land in the three states.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-11
Business Suspended at
Bismarck--Pay Respects
to Drowning Victims

place of Harry Barwind; John A. Vale
will be inferred in Fargo and Nat
Prentice in St. Paul. Escorts Of
brother statesmen ard lodgemen will
accompany the bodies to the respec-
tive destinations.
Today's pallbearers were:
For John A. Vale-H. P. Goddard,
F. A. Copllin, Robert Dutton, H. F.
O'Hare, Edward White and ]. c.
Oberg.
For N. F. Prentice-Fred Talbot.
jeff White, Edward Lovaas, Burt Fin
ney, John ]. George and John c. Whit
ney.
For Harry A. Barwind-C. M. c.
Hoist, A. P. Lenhart, Ray H. Berge-
son, o. H. Hendrickson, w. J. Rel
bold and J. p. Sell.
For A. A. Won Hagen-B. r. Bon
nell, c. Woods, P. H. Throdahl, Ed
ward Maynard, L. w. Mclean and s.
F. Lambert.
The bodies which are to be taken
away for burial will be conveyed on
Northern Pacific train No. this even
ing. it, -
During. the morning the Mandan
Elks conducted services in Mandan
for Edward J. Massey, the fifth victim
Of Sundays wholesale drowning.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-11
PETTIBONE.

Pettibone, N. D., April 11.-Mr. and
MRS. Leon st, Jacques returned Tues
day from Waubesha, Mimi, where they
had been visiting relatives and friends
H. A. Norton, of the First National
Bank of Medina, was a business visitor
here last Friday and Saturday.
Misses Helen Jones and Gertrude
Brady returned from weeks visit
with relatives and friends in Steele.
George Raymond Wentland, who has
been suffering with kidney trouble for
some time, died last Thursday night.
The little fellow was years, months
and II days old. He was buried in the
New Home cemetery at New Home He
leaves to mourn his death, his parents,
eight brothers and two sisters, besides
large number of friends. They have
this sad hour.
r. J. Fox, of Medina, was a business
caller in this city the middle OF last
week.
Farmers are busybodies nowadays,
several having commenced farming,
blowing and sowing wheat.
Gilbert Johnson was passenger to
jamestown Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. j.. Barnard and son
Kenneth were jamestown visitors the
fore part OF last week..
w. E. Maynard was a passenger to
Fargo Monday, returning Wednesday.
L.. G. Woodfill was an arrival here
from Gravity, Ia, for an in
definite stay at the home of bis sons
O. E. Woodfll.