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Evening journal., 1917-04-27
STOMACH AILMENTS
The NATIONS CURSE

There is no ailment causing more
woe and misery than Stomach Trouble.
Often Gall Stones, Cancer and Ulcers
of the Stomach and Intestines. ConsuS
patton. Acute Indigestion, Auto-ln-
toxication. yellow Jaundice, Appendix
citis and other serious and fatal all
ments result from it. Thousands of
Stomach Sufferers owe their complete
recovery to Mayr's Wonderful Rem
edy. II is unlike any other remedy. l.
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Soothes and allays Chronic Infamma-
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Watch its marvellous results. Contains
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Who will refund your money II It fails.
Evening journal., 1917-04-27
CHAPTER VII.

Lincoln's election in 1860 was the
signal for South Cardinals legislature
10 adopt a secession ordinance on
December 20, 1860, which was fol-
lowed in January by Mississippi,
Florida, Alabama and Georgia. and
later by Louisiana, Texas, Virginia,
Arkansas, North Carolina and Ten
nessee.
President Buchanan's vacillation, in
contrast with the vigorous action Of
southern leaders, allowed government
property in the south, including ar
senals and forts, to fall into the hands
OF the Confederate States Of Amer
lea" formed on February 4, at Mont
gomery, Ala, by representatives OF
the first seven seeding states.
Lincoln in his inaugural declared he
had no intention Of interfering with
slavery, but that the seeding states
must remain in the Union.
Fort Sumter. in Charleston harbor,
surrendered to the South Carolina
State forces. after a long lombard
ment. on March -.
Congress called at first for only
$4,000 men. but after the Union de-
feat at Bull Run, which imperiled
Washington, the number was in
creased to 100000.
BY the end of 1851 the north had
$4,000 men in arms the south
100000
On January 1. 1868, Lincoln freed
all slaves
Great peace meetings this year
caused widespread disaffectien with
the government and in July there
were riots in New York, protesting
against drafting of men for service
BY the end Of 1868, however, the
north had $4,000 men in the field
the south 100000.
After Bull Run. no decisive battle
was fought till April and Z, 1862
when Gen. Grant, moving south to cut
the Memphis-Charleston railway, de
feated the confederates at Shiloh
Tenn. At the close of April Unior
navy and army forces under Farragui
and Beauregard captured New Or
leans.
Successive confederate victories II
Virginia, over successive Union com
manders. brought the southern armies
across MARYLAND and into Pennsyl
vania. where, on July -, 1858, Gen
Meade defeated Gen. Lee, rebel com
mander. in the battle of Gettysburg
This was the turning point Of the
war.
A few days after Gettysburg, the
confederates. forced by famine, sur
rendered Vicksburg. Miss. and Tho
Union got control OF Mississippi river
Grants western victories gave hin
supreme command of the army. liz
turned the west over to Sherman II
Evening journal., 1917-04-27

5S.41 per cent. Of seeds purchased in
the open market sprout, as against
SS.7 per cent. OF government seed.
Commercial and government seeds
are grown by the same sort of men
and usually on the same farms. in
dicating the value OF government in
spection.
Uncle Sans free seed" distribu.
ton costs only $4,000 this year. but
the amount OF energy consumed In
other departments OF the government
cannot be calculated.
There has been much fun and some
criticism of the free seed graft but
1t will probably be. abolished when
congress votes to reduce the salaries
Of its members.
All government seeds are tested in
the seed laboratory of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture
The packing OF seed is a specialized
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%Ssf Tabloid History of United States
u RESBs&EU ~ Victory
" AHINIS w of North, a End Of Which President
RN&AN is Murdered.

March, 1864. and led the Union ar
mics before Richmond, Va. confeder-
ate capital. Sherman marched from
Atlanta to the sea, starting Nov IS
1864, and turning north. Richmond
was abandoned on April 2. 1865. and
on April Lee surrendered his main
confederate army to Grant at Apo
mattox, which virtually ended the re-
bellion On May the confederate
forces in Alabama surrendered, and
on May 26 the last confederates gave
up in Texas.
On April IA, 1865, President Lincoln
was shot by the assassin Booth
The war saw several naval engage
ments, including that in which the
new type Monitor defeated the iron
clad confederate Manassas in Hamp-
ton Roads.
The total number Of men engaged
was: Union. 2,666,999; confederate,
about 100000. Losses: Union, 359, 52S;
confederate, $4,000.
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ley.-Miss Lola Ingram. of Philadel-
phia. has been visiting her grand
mother, Mrs. c. w. Ingram.-Miss
Elinor Cameron. of Philadelphia, has
been visiting her aunt. Mrs II. S.
Newman.-Miss Agnes Crowley has
returned from a visit with friends in
Wilmington.-Mrs. Alexander Max
well is spending several weeks With
friends in Wilmington.-Mis Bernice
Metten, of Wilmington, visited her
parents over Sunday.
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(chapter VII. Tomorrow.
AUTHORIZATIONS PERS0NALS.

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL
MIDDLETWN, April 27.-Miss Cor
rine Hardcastle. Of Germantown, Pa.
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs
Thomas Cochran.-George Echenhof-
fer and son, Walter Vansant and fam
lily. OF Philadelphia. and Harry A.
Dempsey, OF Wilmington. visited Mr.
and Mrs. George Echenhoffer last
Week.-Mrs. II. S. Newman is enter
tanning her mother. Mrs. Armstrong
Of Philadelphia-Mrs Phillips. OF
Kennett Square, Pa. has been staying
with her daughter, Mrs Edward Lad
Evening journal., 1917-04-27
Eighty Million Packets of Free
Seed for Uncle Sans Gardens

STAFF Special.
WASHINGTON. April 27-Uncle
Sam is doing his bit" for the kitchen
garden Of 1917.
BY May day the old gentleman will
have sent to his nieces and nephews
100000 envelopes each containing
five packets OF garden or flower seed.
The total is 10000, 900 packages weigh
ing nearly 500 tons-about 20 car.
loads.
Big figures. but Uncle's free seeds"
are less than per cent OF the seed
planted I'm the gardens and flower
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beds Of the American people.
Everybody keeps close tab on the
seeds his congressman sends how
ever. and If they don't come up. the
NJ. c. is sure to hear about t.
Uncle Sans seed become standards
with which the others are compared
and the commercial seedman is sup
posed to be kept hustling to preserve
the quality OF his product
There still seems plenty OF incen-
tive to hustle, however. for germina-
ton tests conducted by the Depart
ment OF Agriculture show that only
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industry done under private contract.
About 200 people. mostly girls, are
employed. to tend the packing ma
chinery. which is automatic.
The machines which pack the seed
in envelopes can fiji $4,000 packages
day and the same machine can be
set to pack beans, which run 80 pack
ages to the pound, or lobellia, which
averages 1000 packages to the pound.
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MR.. BERLFr WILL BE SPEAKER.

T. j. Berlet. president Of the Walnut
Street Business Mems Association, Of
Philadelphia. will be the speaker at the
noon luncheon Of the Chamber Of Com
merce next Tuesday. Mr. Berlets' talk
will be on GLOW to Get Retail Bust
ness"
Evening journal., 1917-04-27

Embroidery rope stitching. Singer
Sewing Machine Company. 81 Della
ware avenue.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1917-04-27

The big employers Of labor are calling
you--look in the Want Columns and be
convinced. ADV
Evening journal., 1917-04-27

SEWING MACHINES SOC WEEK.
WHITE and STANDARD Machines. THE
STAR at 81 down. soc a week, made
by the White Sewing Machine Co. $50 up.
We do hemstitching.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-21
BILLY SUNDAY BIDS
ADIEU TO SOLDIERS
Evangelist Urges Oregonians to
Strike Blow for Liberty.

Hood River. Ore, Aug. 2O-"Such a
sight as this makes me glad I'm Al
American and can well say that we
are with you. Woodrow Wilson. and
to hell with the KAISER" shouted the
Rev. Billy Sunday. evangelist. as he
addressed ZOO persons gathered 10
say farewell 10 the Twelfth Company.
Oregon Coast Artillery, as il departed
for its mobilization camp.
And, proud We are Of you, boys,
for you are ready TO do your part in
crushing the Prussian autocracy that
threatens the world. You are going
to fight, boys, and II you cross the
sea. for some Of you this may be
your last glimpse of these fir-clad
hills Of oregon and old Mount Hood
may be waving her farewell kiss.
But not one Of these mothers, not
one of these fathers. not one Of
these children, even though they may
not now be big enough to understand,
but will be Glad and proud. for they
know you are fighting for that flag.
The Stars and Stripes have been in
many a fix since 10s. but never yet
have they trailed the ground"
The Washington herald., 1917-08-21
ROOKIE PAYS DEARLY
FOR ARMY EXPERIENCE
Adolph Voss Sells Clothes Before
Enlisting-Then Discharged.
aslingtOn a Herald

Special TO The Washington Herald.
New York, Aug. 20-The recruiting
posters had a strong appeal for Adolph
A. Voss. He enlisted in Company B,
Twelfth Regiment, New York Nation
al Guard, on July 30. Voss gave up
his position and sold or gave away
his clothes.
Two weeks later he was DISCHARGED
by the army surgeons for a minor
lung affection. Voss was ordered to
leave the armory Immediately. What
little money he had coming to him
was kept to pay for his uniform, ac-
cording to the story he told Walter c.
Swat, of 323 Washington street, Brook
lyn, who is housing him.
At the Twelfth Regiment Armory
yesterday Capt. Slosson, officer of the
day, said the man had been treated
according to. regulations" He said
he was sure Lieut.. Col. Downs. tenn
porarily in command, would not care
to be disturbed about such a trivial
affair" Capt. Closson said: -,
IF the man didn't have any mcass
and had given away his clothes, th1
is his lookout"
In the naF'y things are done some
what diffe emily. Melville Forester
enlisted in he Naval Reserve and was
later discharged for a stiffness in one
of his arms, the result of a wound
suffered While fighting with the Brit
ish at YpleA
The Washington herald., 1917-08-21
Our First Experiment in Priority

The conduct of war and the coutru
Of railroad traffic are intimately re
lated. In the European nations tn,
roads have been practically given VI
TO war business exclusively for thrc,
years. In the United States, of course
our domestic commerce will be inter
fered with as little as possible. Never,
theless, it will have 10 be curtailed, OF
at at least subordinated, to the large,
necessities OF the country.
The American system Of priority /!
to be based largely on Great Britain S
The first step in its organization was
taken yesterday, when Judge Lovett
as head Of the Railroad War Board
gave certain preferential rights tc
coal shipments in the Great Lake.
district. This is preliminary to 8
drastic treatment of the whole intol,
cradle coal situation; treatment that
probably will involve control of mine
output price-fxing. etc. by the Fed.
eral government. There is no more
urgent duty falling upon the Fedora,
government than this.
But priority rights must also be ex.
tended to numerous other war com.
modities and raw materials: steel, ore:
wheat, food products, etc. The reuui-
site orders will follow in the near
future. Troop trains, military ship
ments Of all kinds. naturally will have
first place under all circumstances,
After them come war materials. 1t
is doubtful if the American govern
ment will find it necessary to organize
priority on so complex a basis as
Britain has found it. There every
freight shipment. no matter how
small. must be properly tagged and
labelled; it either has a definite place
in the great war organization, or it has
not. II the latter. it naturally is side
tracked until the railroads can handle
1t without prejudice to the nations
interests.
The American railroad system is by
far the largest in the world, and in
spite of the traffic congestion from
which it has suffered for the past
three years, it undoubtedly will be
found equal to the new burdens placed
upon it. particularly with the govern
ment ready to enforce the subordina-
ton of private interests to those of
the nation. There must be no favor
ltism in the application of the new pri-
ority rules. That is all that private
business can ask under the conditions.
and it is all it will ask.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-21
The Sufragists and the Future.

Picketing is not at an end, say the
leaders of Cameron House. The re-
sources Of the law i'm BEHALF OF the
embattled six at Occoqlan have not
been exhausted. they add. Nor is the
fight to bring the Susan b. Anthony
amendment before the present session
OF Congress at a standstin.
What the future has in store for
them not even the Delphic oracle could
tell. but their fighting spirit has not
been dulled in the slightest by the
present crisis. They are game" as
ever. Perhaps public appreciation Of
the goal at which they are aiming will
not be so sluggish in the future as 1t
has been in the past, and perhaps
even the President may find in the
tenacious and gallant fight they are
ton, even in ;he stress of war times.
making a 1T subject for his medita-
The Washington herald., 1917-08-21
WOMAN AMONG SIX
At HAGUE Meeting
Mrs. Livingstone Honored by Pres.
ence at Diplomatic Gathering.

London, Aug. 2O.-Great interest has
been aroused. a might naturally have
been expected, by the fact that a wom-
an was one of the six British official
representatives at the Anglo-German
conference at The Hague on prison
ers Of war.
Mrs. Darlcy Livingstone, the woman
in question, is an American. Although
the first woman to sit at a table in
diplomatic representations, she dis
likes to discuss her venture. She has
been a member of the government
committee on the treatment by the
enemy of British prisoners ever since
it was formed two years ago.
Until then she had never taken part
in public work of any kind. Today
she has at command the vast detail
of a far-reaching and highly conf
Dental organization, and can produce
at a moments notice the record of
experiences of every British subject
who has been a prisoner in any the
ater of war.
There is probably no one in Eng
land today who has a more extensive
knowledge of the actual conditions in
prisoners camps in Germany and else
where. In the early days of the war,
Mrs. Livingstone used herself to do
all the interviewing of the sick and
wounded prisoners who were returned
periodically; today It is done by a
large staff of voluntary workers. But
she still makes point of personally
interviewing all escaped prisoners of
war. Her daily hours are from 10 to
7:3O, and the nearest approach to a
holiday she has had in two years were
her recent visit to The Hague and
two official trips to Switzerland.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-21
TELEGRAPH COMPANY
GETS new DECISION
Postal Company Wins Court Suit
of Far-reaching Results.
"a = The Washinston Herald.

Special u The Washington Herald.
Chicago, Aug. 2O-Judge Evans, of
the U. S. Court, has sustained the or
der of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission declaring invalid the usual
provision in contracts between the
railroads and telegraph companies by
which free service is given on both
sides. The commission decided that
the telegraph companies must pay for
its railroad service and the railroad
companies must pay for its telegraph
service Notwithstanding any contracts
Judge Mayer. OF the United States
Court. in New York. in a suit brought
by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company against the Western Union
Company some months ago, decided
against the latter company and held
that the ruling Of the commission was
erroneous. and the United States Cir
cult Court OF Appeals sustained that
decision. Judge Evans, however, in a
suit brought by the Postal Telegraph
Gable Company against the Chicago
Great Western Railway Company has
reached contrary conclusion and has
held in a decision handed down a few
days ago that the commission was
right in its decision, and therefore de-
cides in favor of the Postal Company.
This decision is OF far-reaChing i'm
portance in the relations between the
railroad and the telegraph companies.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-21
Army and Navy News
Best Service Column in City.

The Quartermaster Corps has COM
pleted plans for the construction OF
two central supply depots for the
Army. one at Harrisburg, Pa, and
the other near Richmond. Va. The
structures will cost about 10000 each.
The depot at Harrisburg will be upon
the site of Camp Meade, which was
used in the Spanish-American War.
This will be used as a distributing
point for aircraft. wireless apparatus
and lighter ordnance.
In reply to the proposal for a stan
dard government exhibit at State and
Interstate fairs, Gen. II. p. Mccain,
United States army, for the Secretary
OF War says:
This question has received most
careful consideration and It has been
decided that IT would he inadvisable
and impracticable at this time TO ac-
cept the invitation TO arrange for the
desired exhibit. 1t is realized that the
matter is of the highest importance,
and while fully appreciatlng that tho
suggested Plan would stimulate pa
triotism, increase popular interest in
military affairs, and encourage a spirit
in support of the war, It is neverthe-
less believed that right now every
effort of the department should be
devoted TO the organization. equip
ment, and training of our new forces
in preparation for active service in
the field"
The Secretary OF War has approved
| new regulations in regard to insignia
to be worn on service coats and fan
mel shirts. In brief are are as fol-
lows:
There is to be no change in the
! existing regulations as 10 collar in
sigma for officers of the Regular
Army. and of the Reserve Corps.
officers of the National Guard in
Federal service will wear the letters
IN. G." superimposed upon the "U.
S." the entire insignia being stamped
from one piece of metal of the same
composition now used.
Oficers of the National Army and
of Regular Army detailed to that SER
vice will wear the letters "N. A"
Superimposed upon the IT. So
In the case of enlisted men the same
general scheme will he followed. the
letters IN. G." or ~. A." being
superimposed as the case may be.
When the National Army is COM
pletely organized there will be three
subdivisions OF the Army of the
United States. To prevent confusion
officers serving by appointment or
commission in a subdivision other
than the one in which they hold per-
manent commission will wear the in
sigma of the corps, department or
branch in which they are at the time
commissioned. No effort is to be made
to design new insignia for the special
or technical troops. except in a most
general way. For instance. ornaments
on the left side of the collar will in
dicate Q. NJ. c. whether the wearer
is a baker or truck driver. There are
to be no Corps or Department insignia
for members of the English Reserve
Corps or for the Recruit Training
Units, as such.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-21
RACE HORSE HONORED
With Big MONUMENT
Horseman Tenderly Buries Mary
Putney, Famous Filly.

Cleveland. Ohio. Aug. 2o-I.aid TO
rest at North Randall race track as
tenderly as If she had been a child,
Mary Putney, world record flly, is
to have a handsome neadstone erected
to mark her grave
She is mourned by her owner,
Chauncey r. Sears. of Fail River,
Mass, as sincerely as If she had been
a lifelong human friend.
So he has ordered a marble shaft,
four feet high. to be carved with her
name and world marks she has set
in mile races as a 3-year-old and a
4-year-old trotting hlly.
The date and record she made IN
winning four big futurity stakes also
is to be included in the inscription.
Her grave is beneath a cluster Of
elms which stands out prominently in
the landscape as you gaze directly
across the track from the grsndstand
to the far stretch.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-21
Men versus Gravity.
ConeIusfOn,


The way to meet efficiency is with
more efficiency.
German efficiency has been ae-
knowledged by the whole world, and il
consequence there is some founda'
ton for German claims of superiority
but America has entered the lists t
contest those claims.
The German submarine was invent
ed in America, but we did not car'
enough about it to perfect it.
The German air craft of their owr
invention. the Zeppelin. has Just beer
abandoned for the air craft which
America introduced to an astonishec
world and then left. for other coun'
tries to develop.
Machine guns and smokeless powder
originated in America. but had hart
row to hoe for recognition.
These are just a few examples OF
what we have had in this country
without appreciating their values
and our treatment of them contrasts
sharply with the German method OF
giving every new idea a thorough
test before discarding II.
In this country, up to and including
the present, It is our custom to look
upon people who think out improve
ments as impractical dreamers. unless
their bank accounts confound the &C
cusation. An American almost hates
to acknowledge he has thought
for ,betterment unless the money he
has made from 1t has proven him tc
be right. This must stop II we are
to meet efficiency with more efficiency,
We must put ourselves in a receptive
mood to test and try improvements
This is the only way the Germans OF
anyone else ever arrived at the truth
In our recent editorials we have
called for the use of gravity by our
railroads in the handling OF grain,
coal and ore, and we have said how
this may be tested and tried.
In the matter of grain the average
man will question the possibility OF
making dumping box cars tight enough
to carry grain-the answer is that
there are cars which have been carry
ing much smaller material than grain
Concentrated for the past seventeen
years.
In the matter Of coal the average
man will say surely all these expert
railroad men know what Is best to
carry coal in," but are here reminded
that 1t was the experts who failed
to see the value Of submarines, aero
planes, machine guns and smoke
less powder, and railroad experts are
no exception to this technical con-
servatism.
Test and try is the only way to
arrive at truth. and what to test
and try can easily be determined by
the importance Of the object aimed
at. Men, grain. coal. ore and cars
must be admitted to be important
objects.
If we have started any constructive
thought along the line of helping to
get them we will be happy.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-21
VERDUN.

They shall not pass! They shall not
pass"
For Might Of Right obstructs the
way;
The Righteousness Of all the World
Defies the ruthless Hun today.
The liberty so dear to US
Sha" ~-- .Guc-lt BY the foe;
Ue tan lever yield,
guIfI-ss n:..e nay flow.
l.rz rs the Pioneers
ln ting 10 -.ee5om's goal:
E.I ullu-r us "H heir dreams
sr Elafes 1f a. l.
fuey sHau not pass. They shall
not pass!'
Humanity shall hold at bay
The quest OF proud autOcracy,>
That liberty shall live for aye.
Old Glory is again unfurled,
Dear emblem of our liberty;
And II will fire our dauntless hosts
With faith to win the victory.
In vain. in vain the ruthless might,
The sword and bomb and gun and
gas.
Gods in His heaven. Right shall win
Beyond Yerdua They shall not passP'
Stella v. Ksllernan.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-21

After telling the court that he
loved his wife, a Minnesota farmer
was forced TO listen to testimony
which told Of his forcing her to
pIow up a field with her baby in her
arms and of one occasion when he
drove a buggy over her. This is
cave-man love with a vengeance.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-21

''W. ]. Bryan. American" says the
New York World. A belated tribute
from an ancient enemy. Mr.. Bryan's
attitude since war came to the United
States is all that could be desired, and
some Of the trouble-makers in the Sem
ate could well follow his example.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-21

Wait until the country is in
vaded." cry the traitors. We did
wait and the country was invaded
by the spying. treacherous vermin
that labor for the Kaiser, though
they are not Of Germany.