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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-27

Here is a sentence in magazine
article: "The human factor in poll
tics is, however vastly more impor-
tant than the paper constitutions" 1t
seems that the human factor is not
q workable condition in civic affairs,
says Ohio State Journal. If 1t was,
what change there would be! We
could burn our law libraries and throw
old precedents into the refuse heap.
But right here is to be one Of the Is
sues Of the future-how to get the hui
man factor into public affairs. 1t Is
one Of the questions that the war Is
going to leave us to settle. 1t Is a
problem that humanity is given to
solve. The time is coming when the
wisdom Of the sixteenth century is not
going to prevent the decision Of claims
between man and man. The human fac
tor is going to assert itself and ban
lsh the tory pretense that is sneaking
up Into the twentieth century. Oh,
there Is much for us to do the re-
mainder Of the century.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-27
MARRIED.

On Wednesday, Sept. 26, 1917,
Mr.. Carl Thomas and Miss nellie
Marti were united in marriage by
Rev. Kluepful at Zoar Lutheran
church at 6 p. m.
The bridal party were accompa-
MED by Miss Helen Scho6eld as
bridesmaid and Mr.. Louis MART
as best man.
The young people are very popu-
lar here and have been shown many
pre-nuptial courtesies by their nu-
merous friends, who unite in eX-
tending best wishes for a happy
| future.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-27
WOMENS TROUBLES IN WAR
Humorous Though Somewhat Pathetic
Letters That Have Been Received
by British Authorities.

! Even the thankless task of solving
the knotty points that arise in the set
Element of separation allowances has
Its compensations. Some quaint let
ters that have had to be dealt with
have been published already; but
there are others. One correspondent,
for instance, states: "My husband has
been away to the Crystal palace and
got four days furlong, and has not
gone to the mind sweepers." Another
says: 81 have received your letter. I
am his grandfather and his grand
mother he was born and brought up
in this house in answer to your let
ter" One of the most striking epistles
reads: "Though take this liberty as
1t leaves me at present / beg to ask
lie you will kindly be kind enough to
let me know where my husbin though
he is not my legible husbin as he as
a wife though he says she is dead but
I don't think he nos for sure but we
are not married though l am getting
Of Mr.. 10y George who would stop 1t
If he could and Mr.. McKenna but II
you know where he is as he is belong
to the Navy Royal Fling Corp for ever
since he Joined In January when he
was sacked from his work for talking
back at his bos which was woman
at the laundry where he worked.
have not had any money from him
since he Joined though he told Mrs
Williams, what lives on the ground
floor that he was preety ossifer fol-
six shillings week and lots of un'
derclothings for the cold weather and
/ have three children whats is beeir
the father of them. Hoping you will
write to me as soon as you are well as
1t leaves me at present, I must now
close hoping you are well. -
Westminster (England) Gazette.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-27
QUANTITY OF OIL IN SIGHT
United States Geological Survey
! Makes Important Report on Fields
; In Colorado and Utah.

Twenty billion barrels of crude oil
and 2,000,000,000 barrels of gasoline
is the estimated yield from Colorado
shale beds, according to the United
States geological survey. In anticipa
tion Of the day when, on account OF
the advancing cost of gasoline and
other products obtained from petro.
profitable to utilize some of the enor.
nous supply Of petroleum to be de-
rived from the distillation of the vast
deposits of so-called hydrocarbon
shales of the Green river formation OF
northwestern Colorado and northeast.
ern Utah, the United States geological
survey has for three years been max.
Ing field investigations Of these de.
posits.
The examinations have been accom-
panied by mapping of the areas Of by.
idrocarbon shales and by such field
measurements of the thickness Of the
shales in workable beds and such rude
field distillation tests as will afford
primary information concerning the
amount and richness of the shales In
different parts Of the region.
Very rough but cautious calculations
of the contents of the shale in parts OF
the area examined indicate that the
distillatlon of shale from beds oyel
three feet thick in Colorado alone will
yield more than 20,OOO,OO0,OO0 barrels
of crude oil, from which more thar
2,O00,000,O00 barrels Of gasoline car
be extracted by ordinary methods.
report giving the results Of these ex
plorations and tests and an account
of experiments as to possible gasoline
production, both by the ordinary com
mercial processes and by the Rittmal
process, Is now In press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-27
Chinese Silk Production,

! The general guild Of the silk trade
at Shanghai, Chinese organization, Ia
reported to have taken up on prac'
Ltical basis the question of the improve
ment Of the methods Of silk produc'
ton in China. Japanese silk Is gen
orally regarded by experts as natural,
ly inferior to Chinese, yet the expor
of steam filature silk from Japan has
been increasing In recent years by
leaps and bounds, while that from
China has been at best no more than
holding Its own. Two Representatives
Iof the guild have been appointed tC
go to Japan and study the methods II
use there.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-27
Notice to Contractors.

1. Sealed bids for the grading of
Third Street from the easterly line of
Mulberry Street to the westerly line of
Cherry in the Village of Perrysburg,
Ohio, will be received by the Clerk of
said village until IL O'Clock, October
nth, 1917, and thereupon publicly
opened and read.
Q. Bids shall state the price per cub
ic yard for labor, on the blanks provld-
ed therefore, shall be enclosed in a
sealed envelope marked "Bid for grad
ing'' and addressed to the Village
Clerk.
3. Each bid shall contain the full
name of every person or company in
terested IN it and shall be accompanied
by cash or a certified check upon a
solvent bank, payable to the Village
Clerk, in the sum of $4,000, as a guar
anty that, if the bid is accepted, a
contract and bond conditioned upon
the faithful performance of the con-
tr. ct, will be entered into within
days from the date of award of con.
| tract.
A. Plans and specifications are on
| file in the Office Of the Village Clerk,
5. The Council reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
| By order of the Council of the Vii
lage of Perrysburg Ohio.
Dated September "a, 1917.
JNO. w. LYONS,
S2b Village Clerk.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-27
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ~, 1917
SOLDIERS OF THE SEA.

There is no finer military body In
the world than the United States Ma
rine corps, and there never has been
and probably never will be. The ma
rine Is in class by himself. soldier
and a sailor, too" He is always ready,
always efficient, and if you would find
him in time of trouble you would have
to search where the bullets are thick
est, for getting into fight is with him
as great a speciality as Is his other
function, preventing trouble. The In
ternational policeman, he has carried
the American flag to the far-flung bat
tlefields Of the distant world, and
whether he fights beneath the palm or
the pine, his standard of fidelity, OF
courage and ability as first-class man
in a pinch, is always the same. Older
than the Declaration Of independence
by year, the Marine corps in 1917 Is
as modern today as the latest inven-
ton Of science, for keeping abreast OF
the times is q characteristic that de-
yelops from the very nature Of Its job.
Ten thousand recruits are wanted, and
there should be no difficulty in obtain
ing them, for the Marine corps has n
reputation among fighting men, and
the born "scrapper," anxious not mere
ly to "do his Bit" but to get into real
notion, will know where to go to look
for his best chance.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-27

The government is going to teach
the women Of the country how to
cook, which may seem at first blush
like bringing Goals to Newcastle. Still,
the women are patriotic enough and
anxious enough to help all they can,
not to resent this apparent interfer-
ence with their own special province,
but to learn the scientific side Of sup
plying their families with the greatest
nourishing amount Of food with the
least possible waste.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-27
Too Much Risk,

"Do you cycle?" asked the insurance
agent.
, "No," replied the applicant for a
policy.
"Ever race in q motor boat?"
"No."
: "Drlve much In an automobile7"
I "Never."
"Ever go up in an airshipf"
"Never want to-"
"Sorry we can't insure you. There's
too much risk insuring mere pedes'
TRANS" -
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-27

Hudson Maxim's statement regard
Ing his device for making ships tor
pedo-proof is interesting. He says
that while it has not yet been tested,
be believes 1t will be absolutely effec-
tive in protecting ships from U-boat
attacks. He does not explain It's char
acter, but observes that 1t can be In
stalled on ships already built by widen
Ing their beam.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-27

In the food regulation Of the allies
which United States officials are study
Ing, the use Of rice is prohibited ex-
cept for food. AS this will seriously
interfere with face powders at the time
Of the year when noses are shiniest, 1t
Will be seen what hardship is in store
for the feminine population.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-27

fit to wear at any function if you
employ our services as dry clean
ers occasionally. Send your dane
ing frock on your evening suit to
be dry cleaned into newness again.
Our work will prevent clothes
from ever looking old. They will
keep them new looking till actual
y worn out.
Now is the time to get your
heavy clothing cleaned and re-
paired.
Order your fall suit now. Hun
|dreds of patterns to choose from.
MILTON MLADENUS
Perrysburg, Ohio
Phone-Main 256. Res, Red rs
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-27

Now and then the courts try what
they call "test suit" but khaki an
swers all PURPOSES for patriotism.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-27

Fighting on the Italian-Austrian
front is about as conclusive as quar-
reling over the telephone, but more
deadly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-27
So Eoruetful.

The Dear Thing-"I sent post card
to Tom last week and forgot to put
his name and address on it. He must
he got it,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-27

American inventors may prove the
greatest factors In the victory.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-27

Mrs. Geo. Whitmarsh of To
lcdo spent Sunday as the guest
of Mrs. +. S. Loomis.
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-05
SYNOPSIS.

Rupert Holmes, a lumberman of the
North Woods, disappointed at becoming
the father of a daughter instead of a son.
abandons his wife and child to the log
lies himself with the lumber trust head.
whose daughter he marries. But the de-
serted wife and baby are picked up and
cared for by one Dave Dawson. Twenty
years later Rupert Holmes is the lumber
magnate fighting the independents around
him. His daughter, Helen. unknown to
him, has brought herself to his attention
by several heroic acts about the camps:
She takes up fight against the trust and
leads the independents in their defenses
seeks to absorb their hard.earned prop
critics. In this Helen is assisted by Tom
Dawson, young engineer. and her foster
father. Dave Dawson. Helen discovers
charter and she proceeds against them.
The village council resigns to balk her.
but she helps elect another. Rupert
Holmes meets his abandoned wife, Vir-
ginia, whom he has thought dead and
him: In an attempt to kill Virginia he
renders her an invalid, but she tells the
truth about Holmes to Little Bear, the In
dian boy. The Amalgamated foment a
strike among the Independent camps. In
agent releases a car of explosive against
the independent lumber train, but 1t is
stopped by the heroic act of Helen.
Holmes sends his son Stephen to win Helen
him away. Little Bear confronts Holmes
with q threat, and Dill turns up to add
his enmity. Helen learns from her dying
mother that she is Holmes daughter
stolen and destroyed. Tom Dawson and
Helen finally recover the papers but water
has rendered them worthless
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-05
AMERICAN RED CROSS HOSPITAL UNITS
FIRST TO ANSWER NATIONS CALL FOR
HELP ON EUROPE'S BATTLEFIELDS
Organized in Peace mes These Groups of Surgeons, Nurses
and Privates Are Showing tn Allies That Uncle Sam Is
Prepared to Aid Them Fully in One Department at
Least-This Community Must Do Its Part-We
Must Give Our Time, Services, Money

II the American Red Cross had never
done anything else than organize, equip
and supply the base hospitals which
are now backing our armies 1t would
have justified it's existence. OF course
1t has done, and still is doing, count
less great things for America and for
the world; but its accomplishment in
the line Of base hospitals is just now
of prime Importance.
AS briefly as 1t may be defined, a
base hospital is an institution which
cares for the sick or wounded soldier
from the time he is sent back from
the firing line, until he is able to be
removed to a hospital in his own coun-
try.
1t is almost unbelievable, but never
theless fact, that until the American
Red Cross took hold of the task
year ago, no nation in the history of
the world had ever organized a base
hospital until after war had been de-
clared and the fighting begun. and the
wounded men lay wrlthing on the
ground.
Always, of course, there have been
few army surgeons with each regi-
ment, who patched up the slightly
wounded and got them back into the
firing line as quickly as possible. Also,
Of course, there have always been in
all countries some sort of hospital sys-
tenn for the care of the sick and
wounded when they got home.
But always the intermediate insti-
tuition, for the care and transportation
Of the sick and wounded between the
front and the home hospitals, was
miss'"', This has invariably led to
a t, le congestion of wounded on
the battlefields, where thousands suf-
fered needlessly, lost arms and legs
that might have been saved, or died
when n little care would have pre-
served them.
Col. Jefferson Randolph Kean, U. s.
A. Medical corps, director general Of
military relief of the Red Cross, has
likened the former organization to a
bridge Of which the end spans were
complete, but the middle span-the
base hospitals-was entirely lacking.
When man is wounded in battle,
the method Of caring for him is this
modified. of course, by varying condi-
tions:
He lies on the field in No Mans
Land between the lines, or in the
trench until he is able to drag himself
away, or the stretcher bearers can
reach him, and carry him to one of
the little first-aid stations. These are
always very near to the fighting lines
sometimes in part of the trench
where the men are fighting.
There an army surgeon shameless the
flow of blood, puts n dressing or the
wound to keep out infection, binds on
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-05
strike-breaker and private detecti,.
had surrounded ilimSelf.

strike-breaker and private detecti,.
had surrounded himself.
Mounted on COW ponies, the agsre.
CATION of train wreckers started for
Sleepy Hollow by devious route
Dearing had his Instructions.
The roads We're bad. though, and al
though they rode hard, Deuring and
his men arrived only just in time to
put their scheme into execution. In
fact, the special with its load of work
men was already whistling for the
junction when Dearing tied his pony
to the platform ring. An instant later
Nixon, the agent, stood with his back
against wall while the block signal
was set against the work train.
On board the train, Helen riding
with Tim Mcneil, the engineer, no
trouble was suspected. The block sig
nal meant "Stop," SO the train stopped.
Out piled Mcneil and his fireman, the
latter staring into pistol muzzle as
he hit the ground, oil can in hand. A
few feet away Mcneil was similarly
treated. AT that instant Little Bear,
who was In charge of the work crew,
took snapshot with his Winchester
As at Dearing, and neatly clipped that
gentleman on the shoulder with a
leaden slug.
simultaneously there came a volley
from the Dearing gang, and two men
on fatcars dropped. The volley was
returned by Little Bear and his men,
the shooting becoming general, as the
first panic following Bearings col
lapse was overcome.
Then the train began to move. Slow
ly it crawled forward, the gang of
gunmen dismounting and running to
catch the side grips.
Helen Holmes was at the throttle.
With wrench, she threw the lever
wide open, and Bearings gangsters
were either tossed from their holds or
shot as they hung on, to drop in the
ditch by the right of way. 1t was
some little fight.
Helen, her hair loose and streaming
out in the wind, her hand on the lever
her eyes blazing-the cab in which she
stood spattered with bullets-ran the
gantlet to safety and then, with a
sigh of satisfaction, settled back on
her seat for the run to Dawson.
Sitting in his Office, Holmes received
word of the fiasco that had followed
his careful planning. His evil vfsage
was inflamed with passion. Had Helen
been there then, his knowledge that
she was his own child would not have
saved the young girl from his wrath.
'Behrens," he roared, "that id
fool Behrens. If we don't all go. to
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-05

other women to take up the work for
when the Americans begin to fight
there will be no stopping the stream Of
wounded until the war Is won. And
the Red Cross cannot afford to let n
single fighting man die for lack of a
bandage or splint. Is our commu-
nifty doing its part?
In France right now the supply Of
gauze and linen Is so low that thew
are reported TO be using old newspa-
pers to stanch bleeding wounds. That
must never halpen to an American SOL
dier. And unless the American people
get behind the Red Cross with all their
strength and In all their numbers, and
train themselves to turn out supplies
for their hospitals, 1t may happen.
1t would be tie irony of fate IL n
soldier from. our own town-perhaps
your own family, or mine-were to get
gangrene In his wound, perhaps lose
an arm or leg Or even his life, be-
cause we folks here had failed to fur.
nish the dressings for his wound.
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-05

splints in case of broken bones, and
makes 1t possible for the patient to be
moved to the little field hospital
short distance from the fighting line.
This field hospital is usually tent
sometimes n hut or n barn or even
n space In the open air sheltered by
hill or II clumP of trees. 1t Is really
little more than an enlarged first-aid
station, with capacity for not more
than 125 wounded, who lie on the
ground on tarpaulins. There are no
beds, and seldom any cots.
From the field hospital the wound
ed are taken, as rapidly us possible, to
the evacuation hospitals, still farther
from the danger zone. Each evacua-
tlon hospital cares for the wounded
from three field hospitals. This, too,
is an emergency station, and has no
permanency. 1t is u collection station
for wounded, where the worst cases
may be given little more attention
than has been possible before.
AS rapidly as the motor ambulances,
the hospital trains, the hospital ships,
or other agencies, are able to work.
the wounded are taken from these col
lecting stations to the base hospital,
located at the army base some distance
to the renr.
Here, for the first time. the wound
ed man finds himself In real hos
pital, In the hands of surgeons and
nurses who have the time to give his
hurts every possible care.
He is put into n real bed in real
hospital. supplied with X-ray. bac.
THEOLOGICAL and pathological labora.
tories, n diet kitchen presided over by
skilled cooks, and with surgeons and
nurses drawn from Americas most
highly trained to wait on him. II he
Gilpin observer., 1917-07-05

requires an operation, he Is in tht
hands of the best surgeons Of the land
with the finest surgical tools to dc
their work. And the hospital has ar
ample supply of wound dressings, pads
splints, hospital gowns, surgical
shirts-all the thousand and one things
a first-class hospital must have.
That is the service which the Ameri.
can Red Cross has provided for the
American soldier before our country
was at war-before a single American
ship or unit of the American army
was headed for Europe. ThIrty-six OF
these hospitals-enough to care for the
wounded of an army of a million men
have been made ready to the last
strip OF bandage and the last enrolled
stretcher bearer. Several of them are
now in France, helping to care for the
wounded of the allies, and ready to
care for the American soldiers who are
sure to fall into their hands before
many weeks.
Each of these base hospitals calls
for the services of % surgeons,
dentists. Is Red Cross nurses and $50
privates, including orderlies. ambu-
lance drivers, stretcher bearers and
clerks.
The permanent minimum equipment
Of each hospital consists Of three car
loads Of beds, mattresses, scientific ap-
paratus, operating room paraphernalia,
and all utensils. Units going to Eu-
rope these days, however, are taking
double or trfDle eOuiDment
The consumable supplies of each hos
pital consists of S5 crates of bandages,
wound pads,' splints, fracture pillows,
dressings and hospital supplies Of
every kind to the numbey of AZ, 4S2. all
made up to army standard, packed,
boxed and labeled SO that surgeons and
nurses can put their hands on them
in a moment.
Now-from this it might seem that
the Red Cross has done every.
thing needful, and that there Is moth
ing more to do for the base hospitals
but to wait until the wounded begin
to stream in, and give them the benefit
of all this foresight.
Not so. 1t has been established that
the supplies of bandages and splints
and wound pads and gauze in base
hospital last through just about four
days Of heavy fighting. Then, unless
there were great store of supplies
to draw from, the hospital would find
itself with 500 wounded on hand, and
no dressings for their wounds.
Here, again, Is work for the Red
Cross. All over the land, wherever
supplies were made for these SO base
hospitals, are women trained in MAX
ing hospital supplies. 1t is for these
women not only to stand ready to fur.
nish other supplies, but to train still