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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27

many cases accomplished by cam
paign undertaken by some small group
who co-operated for the first time In
arranging their Baby Week, One cam
paign in Southern mountain village
was launched and carried through by
one woman alone, tuberculosis pa
tent. She arranged for meetings and
secured literature on baby care, which
was distributed in the two stores of the
town.
or course Baby Week can effect no
immediate revolutions ia community
care, but it has proved an excellent
starting point for new and permanent
work.
Perhaps a Westinghouse service is
organized, because the women of the
community come to realize during
Baby Week that there is no other way
in which they can be instructed so cas-
lily and so well in the modern science
of baby care. They see, perhaps more
clearly than before, that the mother
who depends on instinct and tradition
in regulating her baby's food and cloth
ing and sleeping and all the details OF
the baby's day is behind the times.
They see, further, that intelligent care
not only will prevent Illness but will
| simplify their own daily work
Or perhaps Baby Week leads to a
| determination to have complete birth
registration in the community, with a
! committee to carry on test and assist
the local officials in enforcing the birth
registration law.
Or classes are started In the public
/ school for the instruction of girls in
domestic science and in baby care.
! Baby Week, especially in small COM
/ munities, is frequently concerned with
little children as we'll as babies, and
several reports tell of provision for
/ physical examination of children or of
new interest in wholesome play. AS
one woman wrote to the Children's bu-
reau after Baby Week:
/ ave feel that the danger from con-
| tagiouS diseases, the need of a strict
! quarantine, the danger from flies, bad
milk, unclean stables. and bad farm
sanitation need publicity in rural COM
munities. Our whole county does not
boast of one kindergarten, and the idea
of the value of play for children, both
young and older, is very poorly under
stood. A popular proverb in these
parts is '0nly babies and monkeys need
amusing 1t was very interesting to
see the play-hungry children hover
/ over the toy exhibit and to watch them
as they listened to the primary teacher
tell them stories. The young mothers
who brought their children seemed so
interested. and so frankly acknowl-
| edged the helpfulness of the work, that
1t seemed altogether worth while"
| And last but not lease, Baby Week
has usually led to better understand
ing of the child-hygiene work of the
state health authorities. Four states
have special child-hyGene divisions;
and several others are doing extensive
work for children. Nearly all of the
states have special bulletins or leaf
lets IN baby care. TO show parents
how and where authoritative material
on the care of their children can be
secured free Of charge, and to make
a community eager to cooperate with
state health officials in their work for
child welfare would be by itself sub
stantial result from Baby Week.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27

gestions for planning and carrying out
a Baby Week. The new edition of 1917
is full of interesting bits reported from
the local Baby Weeks of last year.
Two bulletins, "Child-Welfare Exhlb-
it's and How to Conduct Children's
Health Conference" give more de-
tailed instructions on these special
features Of Baby Week.
Other bulletins on infant welfare
Include a tabular statement Of infant
welfare work In the United States,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27

"Why don't you marry MathildeT"
asked the friend. "She loves you and
would make you happy. What's the
trouble with her?'
"Her past"
"Her past? And what fault do you
find with her past?'
1.-THE length of It,"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27
But Just as Good.

"Old Mrs. Hardy, who is always get
ting sayings twisted, made a funny re-
mark when little Mabel came to the
table with molasses round her mouth"
what did she say?"
"She said: AS the old proverb has
1t, children should be clean, not
smeared.'"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27

Kidd have just purchased abso-
lutely the last word in automobiles.
Kidder-That so? What are some
of its specifications?
Kidd-Twelve-cylinder motor: sew
en-passenger accommodation, and one
man ton.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27

The Children's bureau has bulletins
which are of special interest TO moth
ers, and bulletins addressed to every
citizen who is concerned with chill
dren's welfare.
"Baby Week Campaigns" gives sug-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27
A Universal Favorite.

"Who Is your favorite writer?" she
asked sweetly, in order to get CONVEX
sation moving right along.
1.-THE guy who signs my pay checks"
responded the mercenary brute.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27

no relief. began taking DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription and three bottles
cured me. / was feeling splendid,
could eat and sleep well and gained
in strength and weight. ] ALSO gave
it to my daughter. She was weak and
had fainting spells and the medicine
cured her. We also used DIR. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets; there is nothing to
equal them. MRS. r. d. JENKINS,
105 s. Vine Street, Marshfeld, Wis.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27

Mrs Sklnn--Tell the gentleman I'm
not receiving today, Mary.
Mary-He amt deliverin', ma'amI
he's coIlectin'.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27
Aliens EOni. Ease fnr tha Trnnns.

The antseptic powder 20 be shaken Into the
shoes or used In the foot-bath. Young men In
every community are using Aliens Foot.EagS
In their drills for Military Preparedness. USED
by the Allied, French and English troops be-
cause IL rests the feet, takes the friction from
the shoe and makes walking easy.-Adv.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27
Its Sort.

Harry is very ardent in his profess
sions of deviation, but / am afraid To-
trust lovers devotion"
That's right. Most of 1t Is only lip
service"
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Marshfield, Wis.-"Abou

49, " "a 80 - a. y VA II
a & o l developed
quite II severe
case of woman's
weakness. / was
very miserable,
could not eat, lost
in weight and
strength until I
was almost n
walking shadow.
/ took medicine
prescribed by the
doctor, but got
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27
Naturally.

Minnie-Do you think that the good
die young2
Joseph--If they don't, where are
they?
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27
The Cause.

II see they blew up German ves-
sci in Guam" Eyes; l suppose, in a
at of explosive rage
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27

Wise is the man who declines to
take his troubles seriously.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27
A WALKING SHADOW

man top.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-10
CHAPTER XIV.
We Capture the Shin.

They were in no way gentle about It,
yet the work was noiselessly done, and
with sailorike thorOughness. Dugun
undertook to curse, but was so instant
~ gagged that only the first mufIled
word reached me in the passage. Mas
tiers held the lantern, while the two
mates rcfastened the door, driving
home the nails with the iron bar. The
moment this was secure / was ready
for the next act.
"Give the lantern to Olson, Masters.
You've got to look after the engine
room, and leave us to attend the deck
job. Thcrc'll be those sea-cocks to see
to first, and then keep enough fire un-
der the boilers for stecrageway. Down
with you, and don't pay any attention
to whatever we do"
Heavy as he was he went down the
iron rungs Of the ladder like a fireman
answering call, and the three of US
who wcr', left behind In the passage.
stared iuto each others faces, barely
visible IN the dim radius of light.
"What next, sirY' asked Leayord
anxiou,iy. "There's only three of us
now. an forty-thrne o them"
"One less-you're counting Dade, and
hoe safe enough. The boy Moon is Of
no account, and I imagine there are
twenty men out In those boats who
have no heart in this business. They'd
be with US now II they had any chance
isn't that so, Olson?"
"Yas, sir-but they won't likely git
no chance" .-..
"True enough; yet 1t is something to
knew that Mccain and his gang can
not count on them either, If 1t comes to
n fight. AZ things stand it Is all Il mat
ter Of luck and nerve. There are only
six In the boat hanging to the foot Of
the ladder, with Mccain left alone on
deck. We ought to be able to handle
that bunch"
Leayord dug the iron bar he held
Into the deck planks savagely.
"What did yer tell Masters to only
keep up enough steam for steerage-
way for, sir?' he asked bluntIy.
II was afraid they might notice, II
he fired up"
""Tain't likely. so the tunnels don't
git ter blazin'. The only fcllers with
eny brains are in tibet boat close in
: on side g. CIR: an they can't see nuthin'
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THE AIMlESS MEN.

A man who has motOred from
Maine to California says nothing on
the whole trip astOnished him SO
much as the number OF aimless men.
1t was his habit to slide out OF cities
early in the morning to avoid the traf-
fic, but he was never too early to miss
the men who idle away their days in
the public parks and boulevards. And
often he slipped into towns very late
at night, but never too late to pass
other loiterers OF the same kind.
Even In the parks OF cities whose
papers are crammed with ads--"HcIp
Wantcd-Male,' these strays are al
ways TO be seen.
On cool days they lounge in the
sun, on hot days they sleep on the
grass in the shade. They never seem
to have friends, or to want them.
They walk aimlessly. They sit aim,
lcBsly. They look as II aimlessness
had cursed them since they were able
10 toddle alone. And probably it has.
Not much can be done to reform
the habits Of man over 30 years of
age. 1t is not likely any OF these
men will ever have well defined
motive in his life.
But the sight Of them should be a
warning to parents: Get your child
TO work toward an end See that he
il able to define his object.
Success is a habit formed early in
life
And 1t can hardly escape the man
who Is able to rest quietly in bed
every morning while answering the
question, What am going to do to.
daym
He who is trained in this habit will
never have to hunt bed in a park.
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TRAMP! TRAMP. TRAMP!

Bands blared patriotic music that
stirred the fires OF patriotism in the
breasts Of old and young. The presi-
dent led the parade and behind him
were Cannon and Clark and senator's
and congressman, veterans Of the Civil
war, veterans OF the Spanish war and
government officials Of almost every
degree. Mothers, fathers. wives, sis
ters, sweethearts lined the street,
some in tears. some with brave smiles.
Thousands OF clean, brave, strong
lads were off for camp, to prepare
to do or die in war Over all noatcd
the blood -sanctificd cOlors OF Old
Glory! Oh! It was a glorious sight
in Pennsylvania avenue that bright
morning of Sept. 4, as our boys con-
scripted for war marched away.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-10
MORE ROOM FOR CONSERVATION.

The civilian part OF US is seriously
engaged in conservation, isn't 1t: The
people as whole are sacrificing and
suffering for wars sake, aren't they?
Nothing like hellish war to put the
pinch on, is there? We're getting
down to the bare necessaries, aren't
we?
The past fiscal years revenue re-
ports show an unprecedented con-
sumption, by US, OF whiskey, cigars,
cigarettes and other forms OF tobacco.
Read these official reports on prOduc-
ton on which taxes were paid:
Distilled spirits, IS million gallons.
The total was 1G4E million gallons,
or about " gallons for every man,
woman and child.
Cigars, one billion more than last
year, or about 80 per capita.
Cigarettes, 9K billions more than in
1916. Total, 30 billions.
Tobacco, 28E; million pounds more.
Snuff over two million pounds more.
Increase Of tax collections from
beer three million dollars.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-10

air: You kin sorter breathe It like. Be
sides I took 'squint at the barometer
when I went below-it's fallin' ter beat
the band" ~@.< .r
"Then we better look to our own
safety: we are far too short handeo
to stow SAIL before wind"
II reckon there amt 80 awful mucn
"a STOW" with a glance upward into
the hIackness aloft. There are two
men below deck you can rout out ana
put at work" @rs.. l.- 9,
1.-TWO, sir1' ~.
AYE. Mr.. Leayord-Dugan and the
steward. The latter {yon will find In
one Of the staterooms aft; here Is the
key. I leave 1t to you to persuade the
fellows to take hold" Il =
'Tll do that. sir, with pleasure; and
maybe, come the need, even the owner
would give us a hand?" - =.
1--WE will not count on Mr.. Bascom
he could scarcely keep his feet in a
scaway," I answered firmly. "But we
have one more IN the crew. neverthe
less-Miss Darlington, here"
The lady, sir!' 3. %..
"Yes," she broke in eagerly. Gap
tain Hollis knows, Mr.. LeayOrd, for ne
has tested my seamanshIp. ! could
take the. wheel such weather Us this.
May not relieve Olson nOwT'
EYES," I said. feeling 1t best to- en-
courage her enthusiasm. and truly pos
sessing faith in her capability to handle
the ship. "11r keep you there while we
get snugged awayJ Mr.. Olson
AYE, aye, sir"
LET Miss Darlington relieve you.
Stand, by n moment until certain she
has the trick Of 1t; and then come tor'
ward"
AYE, aye, SIR" but less heartily, q
strong doubt in his voice.
'It's all right. Olson; she'll hold her
this weather. Now. Mr.. Leayord, briE2
the other two men on deck"
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BE ON THE WATCH,

In his reply to the pope President
Wilson has pointed out way by
which the German people can secure
peace. He has said the word OF the
German rulers would not be enough
1t would have to be endorsed by the
German people. or course. this Is an
invitation for the Germans to make
their government constitutional
monarchy or republic or whatever
form suits them, just 80 the people
themselves do the ruling. The United
States and the allies do not wish to
do business with an autocracy which
makes war or pence according to its
own sweet will, and drives the plain
people to pay the price in blood and
gold.
Spurred on by their desire for an
armistice OF five or ten years to pre-
pare for the next war, there is every
indication the HohenzOllerns will soon
stage false change in German gov.
ernmental methods, to befool the
allies.
Listen to the New York Staatszei-
tung chirping: "The German nation
long since discovered an earnest in.
tention of setting its political house
in order. n determination to make its
cabinet officials responsible to the
and to create out of the
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Ito be continued
WITH THE EDITORS
ANOTHER SHIP RESOURCE.
d., New York SUM- i.

.r I
The glimmer Of a new hope has
dawned in the shipbuilding situation
Experts are sponsoring reinforced
concrete as a resource for hulls. The
practicability Of their suggestion is at.
tested by the entrance of Sweden and
Norway upon the construction of
stone vessels of larger tonnage than
our projected wooden ships of stand
ardized fame. Concrete men assert
that this material not only is cheap
and adaptable for quick, use, but that
it is feasible for large ships that will
be indestructible by storm icebergs or
torpedo. The public would like to
have the shipping board give this ma
terial tryout at once without losing
any sleep over the fear that cement
men might be enabled thereby to
make living.
There has been less soothing syrup
handed out lately about the U-boat
peril. Lord Northcliffe recognizes the
submarine as the most serious feature
Of the war at present and considers
the best precaution to be an ability on
the part of the merchant ship to de-
velop q sneeda of at least Is miles an
hour in the danger zone The cham
Der of commerce has issued a stimuli.
taneous appeal for speed.
One deplorable fact still stands out
boldly. Ships of the most ideal type
cannot be created by the waving Of a
wand even in the hand of our great
canal builder. . 1t could not be accomp-
lished even if Mr.. Denman should let
20 of the other end of the wand. The
Justification for wooden ships lies in
the possibility of their multiplication
like veritable verlnin of the seas at a
rate chat will reduce the extermina-
tors to impotence and despair.
So lar as this arguEle mt is cogent
in the case of wooden ships it would
be equally II not more applicable as
regards concrete. The supply of con-
crete is practically ineZhaustible; it
is highly economical and in point Of
rapidly of construction, concrete
ships would leave the wooden ones
stranded on the stocks. Furthermore,
It is possible that concrete ships may
be able to make as many knots an
hour as steel ones.
1t has been disputed that the wood.
en- ships can be built more rapidly
than the steel Not only is machinery
used to greater extent in the con
struction Or steel ships, but the fact
of their much larger size makes 1t
likely that they can win the race in
tonnage production. The factor that
makes for CELEBRITY in the construction
of concrete boats is. that they are
poured intps mould. A steel frame,
to be sure, lis requisite, but they can
be turned i0ut like crockery and the
moulds used indefinitely. Here is hope
for the building upeof an unsinkable,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-10
BLOOD HOUNDS !, 5: TRACK. .!.||Il !. !.
down BOYS WHO FIRED
/ /. HAY on THE BOTTOMS

The prison blood hounds, In charge
OF Keeper A. p. Alternately. the rig
Texan who is teaching the dogs how
It's done down south, and y. n. Sears,
night captain of the guard, took, the
trail within three hours after two
careless boys had fired and destroyea
a cotton stack of hay owned by u. Y:
Wachter on the bottoms south OF
town Saturday afternoon, and ABOUT
30 minutes later came baying " 10
the homes of some very Thoroughly
frightened youngsters,
Mr., Wachter notified Chief OF Po'
lice Martinson a short time after the
hay had been burned. big Chhis"'
impressed the services Of the dogs.
Keeper Alternately Captain Sears ana
Sheriff French, who, with Mr~ Wach'
ter, accompanied the hounds to the vi.
cinity of the stack. The dogs found
the scent almost immediately, ana
led directly to the homes of the boys
in Bismarck.
No criminal prosecution is contem-
plated by Mr.. Wachter. The hay.
valued even at $40 per ton, which is
$3.50 less than hay is bringing on the
reservation. represents loss OF $2Oo.
which the boys parents will make up.
The experience has thoroughly con-
WINGED these two youngsters OF the
unwisdom of building campfires In the
lee of haystacks, anc Chief Martin
son suggests that it should prove
lesson to campers generally, as the
bottoms are very dry, and an un-
guarded campfire may start a bush
blaze which will destroy thousands OF
dollars worth Of property and endan-
ger human life. The big chief has
much praise for the prison hounds
and the capable manner in which
and Sears handle them.
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latter something more than a gilded
forum for discussion"
And again: 1.-The German people
are now to speak. They can have
more war or they can have peace ap
parently at once. The only thing
asked OF them is thing which they
have expressed their intention OF
achieving sooner or later anyway-a
responsible, parliamentary govern
ment"
Making the cabinet ministers re-
sponsible TO the reichstag and speak
ing Of parliamentary government will
not be enough. If the Germans do
not desire to part company with their
precious Hohenzollern tribe they must
at least make these descendants OF
Brandenburg robber barons no more
than gilded fgureheads.
At present, to speak OF Germany as
q constitutional or limited monarchy
is a huge joke. Nominally the kaiser
is limited by the bundesrath and
reichstag. Actually, he imposes his
will as truly as did the car OF all
the Russias in his palmiest days.
The bundesrath is packed with his
partisansa4 The rcichstag is kept from
representing the great masses OF the
people by the greatest gerrymander in
all history. The sparsely settled agri-
cultural districts Of east and west
Prussia have more representation
than the largely populated industrial
cities.
]; real government, in which the
ni,ad States and the allies could put
.niI.r trust, would be made up as fol-
.r2;s:
4 kaiser who was mere figure
A bundesrath or upper house not
packed with appointees of the junk
ers, but really representing all the
people.
A reichstag of members elected
from districts equaling each other in
population.
A chancellor and cabinet RESPONSE
BILE to the parliament alone and drawn
from the party or block OF parties tenn
porarily in command, just as at times
in England the cabinet is conserva-
tive or liberal, according to the par
lament majority.
Such a government would justify
considering peace negotiations. Peace
could then really be concluded with
the German people and not with their
masters And in the future there
would be less danger Of war, because
it would have to be declared by the
people.
Anything short Of this would be
sham reform. an alleged parliament
airy government shorn Of all power the
moment peace had been concluded.
With the army at his back, the kaiser
would quickly show who was master.
The German government with which
we deal about peace must be so firmly
established that the army will be its
servant
While fighting to make the world
safe for democracy, we can't afford
to be tricked into making Germany
safe for the kaiser.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-10

Russia must be beaten first" says
Hindenburg, and he's begun it. But
there's considerable history to prove
that Russia must be beaten first, last
and all the time. Russians sure are
the blue ribbon cOme-backers.