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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-14
CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE

Or A WIFE
PLEASANT SURPRISES
came from the same town. One
afternoon when we were in Wizards
at a tea he came over to our table
and greeted her effusiVely.
Is FlOssie here?' asked Alma.
FlOssie is the nickname of Congress-
man Smiths wife.
No. he answered. I don't think
she will come until after the extra
session opens. Say, Alma, how
would you like to give up your job on
that Philadelphia newspaper and be-
come a cOngressman's secretary
Couldn't do it, Tom, said Alma,
and then she hesitated and said, Per
haps my friend, Paula Newton, would
like the job
The congressman looked at me
inquiringly., OF course I'd like the
job if l could do it, 1 said a little
TREMENDOUSLY, but you see I don't
know anything about the duties of a
secretary
Well, said Mr.. Smith with a
smile, you certainly know as much
about being a cOngressman's secre-
tary as l do about being a congress-
man. I had thought of having a
man, but some of our suffrage wom-
en- got hold of FIossie and told her
they elected me and l should have a
woman secretary, so 1 suppose it is
up to me to do so. Will you try it?'
Il looked at Alma and she nodded.
Yes said, if you wish me to-
Il went into Wizards, Margie, an
Out-Of-a-job actress and came out a
full-fedged secretary to a congress-
man. AS Alma said, that was going
some"
ITO Be Continued.)
-OTO-
RITS OE NEWS
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BITS OF NEWS

Foty-one members OF First Illinois
infantry discharged. Too light.
Chief Schuettler to establish re-
cTuiting offices for home guards in
all police stations.
G. A. r. adopted resolutions de-
manding designations Of congress-
men who tried to hinder Wilson.
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do not want you to write a fiction
story of my life, for that would mean
just a selection of episodes strik-
ing the high lights as it were. I have
always felt if some of these romantic
tales would only give the other side
or rather the long stretches Of every
day commonplace occurrences that
make up the lives of their characters,
it would be much better for those
readers who are young enough to be
impressed and Influenced by them.
The average girl, and expect the
average boy, who reads our more or
less sensational fiction is very apt to
think her or his existence very mo-
nOtOnOus, when, if the story were
told just as it happened, both Of them
would find these exciting incidents
occurred between long stretches of
everyday humdTum existence.
Il became private secretary to
Congressman Smith 1--WE will call him
Smith, although that was not his
name) purely by chance. Congress-
man Smith had reached the position
Of congressman Of the United States
by one Of those strange fukes that
happen often in politics.
He had been nominated in a rock
bound Republican state to lead the
fOrlOTn hope Of the Democratic
party, and through a split among the
Republicans was elected quite as
much to his surprise as to that of his
constituents.
He was a young mana hard
working lawyer Of small practice. He
was married to a sweet, young wOm-
an Of no brains and great social am
billions and he had one son, a beau
dful boy of three.
He had not expected to open his
Office until the fall after his inaugur-
alton, but some grave affairs of the
nation had caused the president to
call an extra session of congress less
than month after he went in.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-08
GEO. NJ. SHOOK co.
Ripping Rhymes
By WALT MASON.
THE BATTLE CALL,

When battle st"eds are pranchls
and brave men are advancing TO
knock the foemen silly, will you ne
there. oh Willie? Big, strong, ana
doublp.fsted. why haven't you Gu
listed You should require no urging;
from craven slnlh emerging, you
should in warlikn manner, DC marcl-
ing meath the banner. a shotgun on
your shoulder. before you're one Gay
older. Your cheap and lame excuses Tl;
aren't worth a pair of deuces. " mat
II A German kills YOU? What II 4
prussian drills You? If YOU should De
a goncr we'd bury you with honor,
and fire a pairing vnlley DER one VINO
pcrishcd brawley. You'll live in song
ana story and have all kinds OF glory
and you'll look down from Aidenn'
with narps and white wings laden.
and say. I'm glad ! pcrishrd' 10 oe
thus praised and chrrishrd. But u
YOU stink and lrrmhIr when hgh'lnS
mer, assemble and do some punk en-
planning why you're at home rematn,
ing, vuu'n find that shame is near you
the world will foui and jr"r you.
Ric. strong and double-tis'ed. why
haven, YOU enlisted?
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how it will affect the interests Of the
United states.
Owing to the known leanings OF the
majority Of the members OF this COM
mission towards the Democratic eco
nomic policy the futiIity of such an
extensive junket Is apparent. The
crux of the tariff question is a very
simple matter. II we are 10 enjoy the
prosperous times we had under the
Republican policy Of protection after
the war inhibitions disappear, we
must abolish the free trade makeshttt
that now operates. No matter what
intelligence this Commission might
bring TO its work its suggestions would
be ignored II the Democratic party
should still control Congress. The
Democratic party will never forsake
its traditions nor remit any Of rs
characteristic obStinacy. The Tarif
Commission might as we'll stay 1T
home
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ECONOMIC RANKS
Continued From First Page.)

ia do the work. but 20 assist In directing
the affairs.
So all through the war women nave
hcen called upon to tlu som" al the most
important things necessary IN Keep Ger.
many in a position to fight. rs the war
huS demanded every available man IN
Germany hundreds of thousands or
women have been called upon In take tne
places of men where manual lahor TX
required. | know OF II" German CITY
where there mr." men Slreetrar men, uH-
less by ChauTr Il man has b"Hn 80 Sefl-
ousIv wounded that hc cannot srrEc AT
The front ar manufacture ammunition
Then il he il capable and If he ono" was
"a strcctCar mOlOrmHn ar CONDUCTOR lie
is given his old job. In Berlin more
than lwo-thirdS Of the employees al thr
underground railroad are women. IN me
Errinn works 1T Essen there arc over
~. 900 women making ammunition
Last October. when ] spent Il dag go
Ing through the krupp factories. saw
thousands nf women dressed IN p'uH
,rr-all- hloomrr suits working with the
big machines which moulded. polished
and tested the largest shells. IL on"
railroad yard ! saw group or women
loading 4. en-. shells M freight cars by
means Of big cranes. These women were
81 hig and rffiri"nt themselves ihat they
were called III. Big iIerihHS OF Essen.
Officials az the company declared thai
the women workers were rs capable ~
the mcn
Women In Industry.
ON Ximm"rStrnSse. III Berlin. where 4
great many uniforms for soldiers Are
made. women Il" practically all III:
work. Their" arr w"nt'n taxi drivers,
women hotel clerks. women pnrt2rS,
women posi- men. women clerks, women
street cleaners and women drivers OF
his trucks and delivery wagonS.
Last fall. when General l.udrndnri.
frs, uuarlcrmnstrr general of the arm%.
. ri
General won Grucncr rs chief. One OF
the firSt things h" did was /" cell fer
"A million women volunteers |" takr thr
places Of a million men doing civil work
in Germany. Th" WORK WAS lust got
ting rudnr way when diplumatiC rcla-
tions were broken. but Tho volunteers
w.r" so nummerhuS that it was expect
ed The government would have no llf-
iiruIly in obtaining the desired number
(inr Of General won trornrrS proposals
was thu establishment or 4 general staff
of women "a direct this work. II" called
upon the wives Of officers Ia volunteer
J.; was proposed /" "rEnnlZc IN each city
a staff nf women Ia TAX" over govern
lurut or city work which men were do
ing. ir nrtlrr Ia release th" men for
military service.
Although thu government never 'suG.
gcst.d the idea. still ihrr" WAS con-
Siderable talk among the women. eS-
IrrIaIlfy among IN" servant class. Il
the possibility mr organizing army
corps If women to work back OF the
front and release soldiers for actual
.ighiing IF Germany ever does this
there will be no difficulty in raising al
army of at least another million wO.
men who would go To the front 10 help
the fatherland.
Terrible Sunertngs at Homo.
But while this feeling Of national de-
fence is very strong In all women.
there Is mnst powerful force within
them which scrirs for hence The losses
and suffering at the front. no matter
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-08

THE STATES FOOD pRODC CIlON HROBI1f-N
interested the suppl
served call attention TO our den
anything that could nave
which relates 10
appeals in the pres
may
be better understood of the Union were
as short on the production West E
United States or eight
billion dollars time the people were
aroused the produce enough for our
be able contribute towards
the pressing friends abroad
produced much food our people ana our
y, stock million dollars There has
been an awakening commendable energy
Of the State but with all THIS
shall Facing this predcamen
welcomed and nothing so prom
4,,nr has been of Agriculture James
issue To increase the 1000
ducton of the State the legislature the coming p
FOR bringing into sheep for breeding
because there adapted for sheep raising
as we'll as hundreds woodland There this avan
that should receive Inc iao
Of the legislators anywhere this food
ourselves but do now commissioner
another column for carrying our
the State and which Inc IN
consideration those are inter
d in making starting her on the
way to become exporter importer of odsufs
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KEEP BUSINESS GOING

Now that there is daily being re-
realed 10 us the stupendous charac-
ter of our undertaking in throwing
our resources in men. money and food
SUITS on the side Of the Allies in this
great struggle for freedom against
military despotism there comes the
suggestion that we shall have to keep
hustling in business as usual TO meet
the unusual demands made upon US.
There Is great danger just now thai
the cautions against extravaganza
and waste may lead 10 a false idea
OF economy that has been enjoined on
US. We must, it is true. be saving,
tut we must not hoard or become
ayaricious through fear. Business
must be speeded as formerly. Pro-
ductiou cannot be curtailed without
promoting depression, and business
depression under present conditions
would be the worst thing that could
happen to us. If the productive power
OF the country is impaired il neces-
sarify follows that the purchasing
power will be affected.
1t is up to each and everyone of US
to contribute what We can 10 keeping
up the activities Of life if the natural.
sane life OF the country is 10 proceed,
as it must proceed as though We were
not at war - what was visioned by
President on a memorable occasion
when he said: 1T is evidentto every
thinking man that our industries, on
the farm, in the shipyards. in the
mines, in the factories, must be made
more prolific and more efficient" To
accomplish this. We must buy from the
stores and the shops, and not cut Oft
the revenues that would tend to Grip
pie them and therefore lessen employ
ment. Labor Of all kinds must be
engaged in living earning service. y
false conception of patriotism will
work only disaster. Economy and
saving does not mean the lowering of
the American standard Of living.
which would make us less efficient
physically and mentally, nationally
and individually. and would kill the
spirit and the will to do the truly self
sacrificing things TO be done. The
thing to do is to keep busy, keep other
people busy, keep on spending-with-
m our means.
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AN OLD GAME

= When the commission form of gov
.ernment was first bruiled 1t was sus-
xested that one Of its signal adran-
.1apes would be the elimination u
partisan politics in city affairs. This
understandings WAS accepted at the
OF the present primary caa-
paign, until the Register opened BIT
tecly partAan attack not Cnly on the
present Republican City adminis'ra-
ton. bur upon practically all Repu0-
Ecans who exercised the natural PRIV
ilege OF. standing as candidates for
nomination for council. 1t has been
Joined in this partisan warfare BY a
cabal that is also opposed to any Re-
publican being considered worthy az
nomination. simply because he hap
pens 10 b. Republican.
Ii is Il waste Of time 10 go into the
Registers methods Of attack. They
are wholly miSrepresentire OF the
facts and quite characteristic Of that
paper. It's main object has been TO
distract attention from what its party
conspirators are doing by OBTAINING
a competent and bustnesslike Repuh-
,lican administration which has ad-
,mirably conserved the financial al
fairs and economically administered
the city government. II we. 90 be-
hind all these attacks on the admin
istration and Republicans individually
we shall find selfish or rindsesive
motive inspiring the partisan as
saults, or in some cases provoked by
the blocking Of some scheme Of graft
IL is the old familiar game the Reg
lister and it's partisan hackers have
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-08
La MARSELLA1SE

Ye sons OF France. awake 10 glory!
Hank. What myri;tds round YOU rise!
Your children. wives and grandsircs
Behold their tears and hear their
cries!
Shall hateful tyrants mischief breeding
With hirelng hosts, ruffian band.
Alright and desolate the land.
While peace and liberty lie bleeding
TO arms. to arms. ye brave
TIL avenGinG sword unshcatho;
March on. march on,
All hearts resolved on liberty Or
death.
Now. now the dangerous storm is roll
Which ,rcachcrous kings. confcd@r-
ate. raise;
The dogs of war. lot loose. arc bowling
And 10. our fields and cities blaze.
And shall We bas"ly view the ruin.
While lawlcss force with guilty stride
Spreads deSolntion far and wide.
With crimes and blood his hands I'M
brung:
To arms. to arms. We brave,
TIL avcuEinc sword unSh"aihe:
March on. march on.
All hearts resolved on lihrr,y or
death.
With luxury and pride surrounded.
The vile. insatiai" dcsruts dare
Their thirst of power and gold m
bounded.
TO metc and rend the light and mr..
Like boasts of burden they would load
Like gods. would bid their Slaves
adore:
But man is man--and who IS more"
Then shalt they lnnge- lash and Enad
US?
To arms, TO arms. W brave,
Tn avengins sword unshnathe;
March on. march on.
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how terrible il has hrrn. cannot be COM
pared TO The misery ut home. Tho sui
f"riuG of the women aud children III
tirrmany has hr"n the most terrible
feature ar thu war. and the world Will
probably never know how many Ih"u-
sands nf them became dcSpond"nt. com
mitlrd suicide aud murdered their chill
drcn. because the uumhrr last SUM
Inrr WAS :" great til" police began Il
ran,rai policy Of Withholding all This
nrwS from the newspapers. And to"d|
very few murders ar suicides arc re-
corded III the press. and government
figures ahuut such events cannot be
trusted
When ! went to Germany / was not
woman suffrnGiSt. but ! returned m
ardent supporter Of the cause. MAS
convinced during my stay in Germany
That If the German women before inc
war had had voice In governmental
affairs there would never have been Il
great war In Europe. ! believe lhhI
when peace comes one Of the most in.
fluential groups in Germany which Will
assist in maintaining T''''" in Europa
will DO that composed 81 Mom:n. Theirs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-08
TARIFF BOARD ABROAD

Preparations are being made for
sending some Of the members OF tine
Tarif Commission abroad to inresti-
gate tariff and trade problems. The
itinerary is said TO include Great
Britain. France, Russia, China and la.
pan. The commissioners will sound
out official and public opinion abroad
as regards future commercial policies.
especially the trade policy Of the
United States after the war A thor
ough inquiry also will be made into
details Of the Paris economic pact en-
tered into by the Allies last June, and
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arc many p"otlc in Germany who have
this same feeling. and although woman
suffrage is not being debated it IS quiet
~ growing. Women have played an
important part in war. and they will
play an equally important when demot-
racy begins To establish itself in the
German Empire. Woman suffrage may
not come as soon Ms peace Is made. or
even n year or two aftcrward. put dur"
lnE thrI next ten years il Is inevitable
The war has started woman's move.
mcnt in Germany.
One Of the big problems which Is de-
manhng the attention OF the authnri-
ties to-day is what shall be done with
those nine and half million women
workers when the soldiers return. The
labor problem will be one OF the big
Eest internal issues in Germany. be-
cause many Of these women who are
now making living Will desire to con-
tinuc their work. Rut the problem.
may be solved by the reconstruction
period. which will come. because the
German. race being industrious. may
find work enough for all these women.
us we'll as for the returning soldiers.
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two weeks her head WAS completely
healed and only used ono bar Of Cuti-
cura Soap and one h"x ii Cuticura ONT
mcnt." tSignrdl Mrs, /. Walker
Talking Rock. Ga. July II, l3lh: :,
You can so quickly get rid OF skin and
scalp troubles if YOU use Cuticnra Snap,
and no other to cleanse and purify and
Culicnra Ointment to sopthe and heal
that it is pity not IN use them at inc
first Signs 81 cczemas. rashcs, piTnples'
dandruff, itchings and irritation. Many
cstimablc lives have been embittered
by such Affections.
For Free Sample Each by Return
Mail address postcard: 'Cuticura'
Dent. Fl, Boston," Sold everywhere.
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P OSLAM ALL
QUALITY AND
HEALING ENERGY

Would you b" surprised and pleased
10 awake some morning to find that your
tnrturinr Eczema your diSnTurcd ana
embarrassing skin affection had wholly
disappeared.
This has been tho experience Of many
after BRIEF treatment with Posiam the
ouicli-acting skin remedy. which pos
sesscS the most highly concentrated
healing energy. and which Is intended
and made effective for the very purpose
OF aiding YOE To have a better. healthier
and more slightly skin.
Sold everywhere. For free sample
Writ 10 Emergency Laboratories 243
West 47th street. New York City.
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UNIVERSAL LIBERTY HYMN
The world has never known a
greater battle hymn than The Mar
seillaise." the battle hymn OF france
1t was written and first sung in the
great French revolution which was
set afiame by the American DecIara
ton Of Independence after centuries
Of misrule had piled up the fuel. Its
lines are sublimely heroic. The song
is being sung with as great ferror IN
France today-when France is again
facing the issue Of liberty or death
as it was in that first death crap
pie with autocracy more than a hun
dred years ago. 1t also adjusts itself
to the relations America bears 10
the war situation.
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sleep and She was cr"sS ana
irritable. She scratched
and The more she scratched
the worse it got. Her hair
all came out and her head
got to he a solid eruption:
4 friend then advised
nc 10 nsc Cutic,!r1 Soap
and Ointment 81 | did. In
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, orecipitated. and. as usual. il will fail
! of its purpose of keeping reputable.
competent Republicans from serving
| the CITY with honesty and tdeilty.
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The Pittsburgh program for the en-
t"riarnmcnt a. her distinguished
French guests contains no addresses.
There's genuine sacrifice worthy Of
emulation
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After all. 1t was American genius that
created the FrankensteIn submarine.
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Tho tear gas" which has been IN
vented by Baltimore chemist 10 over
como the enemy promises to add TO tho
lachrymal flow OF weeping world.
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After enduring the calanities OF this
world war tho people will not be great
ly disturbed By a little thing like An
cart hGunkc.
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Tho German people ,nre being fed lies
instead Of bread. which are bound 10
provoke indigestion.
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Charleston has her ante ready for
the Government ar1nor plate plant site.
The legislature will have to do the
rest.
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Lot us hope the Russian provisional
will finally get its Liberty
cap on straight.
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CUT|CURA QUICKLY
HEALS ECZEMA
An Itching, Scratching, SIeepIess
Child Healed in Two Weeks, Broke
Outin Little Red PimpIes.. HairAII
CameOut. Head Solid Eruption.

"Mv child had eczema on her head,
Ii first began 10 hrca out IN little red
pimplcs tina, i,chcd snhadly she c"MIdnnt
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Chairman Saunders OF the Navy Con-
sulting Board no~ qualities his state
mcnt as TO the certain effectiveness OF
the new invention TO curb the subma-
rine
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provision in the espionage bill seems
10 be facing sure death in tho Senate.
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the May" Will have to otriciate in an
ulster.
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Backyard and vacant lot farming
promises to overcome any deficiency in
the wheat crop.
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Specia! session Of legislature ncNt
week. Let It be sane. short and satis-
factory.
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Good morning. ! came 10 tune
your piano"
Piano. But didn't send for you:."'
NO, ma'am. hut the neighbors said
ought to call. Minneapolis Tri-
pune.
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Somebody has filed Dr. Dumba with
pruneS.
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Just a little more sunshine. if you
please.