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s. L,ris Iix. stock.

EAST ST LOUIS, DEC. I4-Ca1ie
recaiDts $50: market slow. Texas
receipts 100. na17Fs beef steers. s. %
G1A25: yA-ltng steers and ns6fars.
BOG 1883; cows. 35.00G 1l-G1. STICK
s-s and feeders s6l5eG 100; ceITss,
s5-75E1aT5. Texas steers, ss75I
1o~59; COWS and hsife-s. $500 80
Hog receipts -, g1ss. market soc
lower Mixed and butchers. slsT5n
$3.50; good 10 heavy, ste-saE II %,
rough, sls-93G 1875. Light, sls-59 q
1919. pigs, sIs-caG 1880; bulk. $3.50
G1s.s5.
Sheep receipts 1900: market STEADY
Ewes. slo.e0G 1l-5o. Iamts, sI3-H9T
400; Gamers and choppers, ss-ogl1
500 wethe-s, sil-eaQ $50.
Kansas City Live Stock
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 14-CattIe
receipts $500; market steady Steers
ss-75G 1880; cows and heifers. 1915
ElI-D0, stocEers and feeders, s1-o3G
HOO calves. s6e0G 1909
Hog receipts 1900; market sc
lower Bulk. s16T5ll7.I0: heavy,
s170oGI7-e medium, slT.oe G1T.28
light, sIs.65G IT.65
Sheep receipts 5000. market
steady. Lambs. 1s.40gls-T5; ewes,
ss-TaGI2-o0. wethers. sT-50G165o.
Omaha Live Stock
OMAHA. Dec. 14--CattIe receipts
1900; market slow, weak Steers,
s7-00d 1900: cows and heifers. S5-25
G1o-5o; stockers and feeders. 5000
il50; calves. So. 0al 1880: bulls and
stays. s550G 100.
Hog receipts $500: market mostly
e5c lower. Bulk, sIs.55G 1870. top.
$3.50
Sheep receipts s.zoo; market sc
lower. Yeariings. s1150 GIBBS: we1h-
ers, s11.noG 1880: lambs. sIz.5aG
1850: ewes, ss-75G 100.
Chicago Produce
CHICAGO, Dec. Butter-Er.
Tas, 4Sac; frsts, 40 ssc: dairy er.
tras, 4IG 45c; dairy frsts. $50 soc
Eggs-Oydinary frsts, 4aG 4Tc;
hrsts. seq SIC.
Cheese-Twins. 2a1a a e2sc: Young
Americas, 25is G254c.
Potatoes Receipts s cars: Wis
consins and Minnesotas, sIs5Gs.o0
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SSa-rns 81 pe>~gj+.
III Health Often Due to
Neglect of Kidneys and Liver

Many organs take part In assfruiIa-
ton II food, and z number are active
IL eliminating thoEe portions Of the
food which are not taken into the
blood for ting uI-ouiidiog If the body,
OF the elitninattYs organs, the liver
and the kidneys are Of major import.
sncs, and are Taogt likely 70 be Oyer-
worked and become diseased when
ouch is the cage, Yarioug troubles Of
digestive and eliminAtIve character
occur, and such troubles are 80 fire.
queut and 70 common that IL 10 a5so-
IuteIy necessary 10 find gcTne relief.
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Rem
edy wag compounded over 20 years ago
10 help equalize the work Of both kid
Eeyg and liver. How gnccessfUl II has
been IL evidenced by it's widespread
sale and fts value is attested by an
Immense number OF appreciatiye users
who through these many years have
put il 10 the seyeTegt festg with the
most satisfactory results
The experience Of multitudes ia
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rapidly converted into q yeriiable
1 labyrinth Of defense The Italian
soldiers are ready cheerfuliy to sell
their lives defending every inch of
the city's approaches
( Venice is more majestic than ever.
The historic palaces lining the grand
canal are closed The piazza OF ST.
Marks is silent and deserted. The
canals are vacant of gondoIas. The
Bridge of Signs Is uncrossed by
prisoners
Two-thirds of yenice's population
has departed-but the pigeons around
historic ST. Marks refuse absolutely
to abandon their beloved city Hun
dreds and hundreds strut all day
proudly back and forth on the piazza
before the cathedral and the one
third of the Venetian human popu-
lation remaining attends mass daily
and then religiously keeps up the
centuries-old custom of feeding corn
TO these hocks
The tranquility of the pigeons
lives is u1disturbed except by the
roar OF cannon on the Piaye front
eighteen miles distant. Occasionally
when the duel Of guns reaches its
maximum the pigeons sense the air
sA--.N AALlEG ia
nocks-focks SO dense that they
cloud the sun. But they invariably
come sweeping down again in mag
rificent circles across. back and forth
along the piazza.
Art treasures have either been
carried 20 places of safety or else
buried under mountains of sand
bags, the few remaining guides now
show in their places the holse
pierced in ancient palaces, churches
and museums By Austrian aeroplane
bombs.
Owing to the departure of most of
the city's population and complete
absence Of any tourists, venice's
food supply remains curiously intact.
One result is that solitary restau-
Tant-'he only one remaining open
now-serres meals of an excellence
not 10 be obtained elsewhere In any
European war zone.
The Queen City of the Seas proud
" and confidently awaits the out
come OF the battles of the Pave. the
Monte Grappa and the Asiago pla-
teau. on which her fate depends.
Half Million Fresh Men.
LONDON, Dec. Tive must ax-
Deet half million fresh German fight
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View YORK Pndu-e

srs on the west front and many more
guns and air craft" declared Colone
/ Repington. the Times military ex
pert, in an article today emphaticaliy
warning the nation that Germany
preparing her supreme military efor
there.
Owing TO the Russians disintegra
I ton and the Italian defeats, he ue
( clared, the enemy Is able to put lars
er forces than ever on the Frenci
front
There has been much evidence al
ready of intensive transport OF troops
from the east. There are now 100 Ger
on the west front, and about seventy
nine divisions taboat i,iS5,0OO men
on the east.
From the latter number all those
between 70 and IS are being wita1
drawn for service on the Franco-bfi,,.1
ism front. Perhaps some complete Oil
visions viii follow. IL is possible, 100.
that Austro-Hungarian will 90 ~
France.
German headquarters has proDapls|
decided there is no danger 10 be leai
e6 from Russia for some time, ana thas
it is important 10 settle The western
allies prior to Russia's recovery anu
the concentration of Americans III
France.
There is the greatest danger IN w
next six months. The central poe
beset by want and exhaustion OF
serves. may strike more quickly tn'l
we know. .ho|
The long German defensive Ia ino
west must be regarded as ended.
.'Germany's reinforcements VIII c ,o4e
pei France to use her classes OF lsis
and 1919 and to postpone any WV
drawal order. They will force Us cor
provide q steady stream of drafts ~.
the, coming year TO increase our ui'''
ions afield
Britain needs at least million ny
to maintain her existing forces auiiNa
1918.
THE allied forces in France are M
enough to promise a victory. IN alno INV
tious offensives. Never has there peen
the superiority in numbers necessa''
to victory. ).
In sending so many troops " sa
tant theatres, We have made pau AZ.
of our troops. Reconsideration oi ~.
tant operations is necessary ana pies.
Continued on page ~
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chieauo cash Grain

CHICAGO, Dec. I4--Corn-No
yellow, s1-se61s2: No yellow.
$50 GI62. No. 5 yellow. sI.s0GI5 SIS;
No. s yellow. s1-30G1z2; No. white.
$3.50; No Z white, 81 s.; No. white,
sl45G I-5s; No. s white. s1351IA:
No 2 mixed. sI55. No. mixed,
$3.50; No. 5 mixed, sl-3sG 10: No.
8 mixed, $50
OatsNo. 3 white. T5z a7szc.
No 4 white. 75G7sac; standard,
7sA aTsac.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA. Ill, Dec I4-Corn-Mar-
ket 3G6c lower. No. 4 yellow, sI-54;
No mixed. s1-5s bid
Oats-Market 1g15<c lower No.
white, 16c; No. white. 1914 G75Ac-
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, DEC. l4.-Hog receipts
5000: market dull, 15G25c lower.
MIXED and butchers, SIS 53G17.o5.
rough heavy, s1545G 1850; light.
sf5-20a 1885; pigs. s12y5gG 1900
Cattle receipts 1900; market weak
Beeyes, s71591435; cows and heif-
ers, s599T111e, stockers and feeders,
Sc. log 1889; calves. 81 0gd1600;
westerns. s6T0G12. 10.
Sheep receipts 5000; market
steady. Native. So s1a12 40; western,
g. Jog 1890; lambs, s12-55G 90.
western, 1890 1880; ewes, 1890
1l-s9.
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today. Only the strange hold OF
Enyer Pasha has kept the MosIems
in line, the entente diplomats de
clare
Turkey" said one official. who,
after forty years residence left Con
stantinople a few weeks following
the Ottoman empires entrance into
the war, has been the fall guy of
the central alliance.
"Germany.s promises Tripoli,
Tunis and Egypt-appealed TO the
Turk rulers.
after the Galipoli fasco which
cost 290, eco 81 her best troops, came
the realization of Germany's fallibiI-
itv. The fall OF Jerusalem brought
disillusionmsnt-
with everything to lose and little
10 gain, Turkey is ready 10 quit"
Advertising the Blow.
ZURICH, Dec. 14--Frank admis-
sion that the central powers are pre-
pairing their greatest blow on the
west front, with enthusiastic predic-
tons for its success, filed German
newspapers received here today
The articles declare that linden
burg, in conjunction with the Aus
TRAN command. VIII subject the
allies on the west front TO the same
treatment melted out TO Italy"
The great blow is expected TO com
pei the allies to submit to the Ger
man victors.
II
Venice is Courageous.
TBy Henry Wood. United Press Stat
CORES pondenLI
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
.ITALY, Dec 14-TtaIy VIII defend
Venice to the last drop Of her blood.
One needs only 70 talk to Italian
soldiers and see the preparations for
defense of the Queen City Of the Seas
to understand this.
The traditional Italian hatred Of
the -Austriars has capitalized into
nation wide determination not 10 per
nit the city again 70 Eucc1mb 10
Austrian domination
The city itself IS being converted
into an unapproachabls Island.
It is capable now Of standing al
indefinite state of siege.
Aside from it's natural lagoon de-
lenses. which circle the city and com
pletely cut IL of from contact from
| the mainland. the Venetian plains
flor endless miles Inland are being
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EsTe something from the wreck that
sleTita5ly Is coming by q peace made
while Germany is strong
He knows President wilson's prose
fyr1ng OF the German people, seeking
10 BRING them 10 their senses and
overthrow autoc-acy. Will gain with
every day heaeeforth. He and his
leaders Know the Beriin-Bag6ad
scheme Is gone with Turkeys EmasE
up. He knows With the allied and
American ship building plans and Wit,
perfection Of antis-hma-iEe devices,
the German q boat is destined ID play
less and less z part in the war. He
knows his ambitious propa ganea seek
ing 10 disrupt Italy has failed; that q
separate peace with the Russian Boil
sheriff. means nothing. Above all else,
he realizes that NEXT spring, perhaps.
America ~-ill hare great force OF
carefully trained men on the fights
line; that American aeroplanes viii
tikeIy start with the allied ayiators to
sweep Germany from the skies.
Says England Started it.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. l4-Britain-
not Gsrmany-Star1e6 the peace feel
ers OF last September recently men
toned by British Foreign Minister
BsIfour. according 10 German Off
ciaI statement received here today.
The statement asserted that the
British @teeler" was tentative one,
but was never carried through 70 its
conclusion BalfouTs statement 10
the house OF commons early this
wesi, asserted that neutral govern
ment had sounded England for Ger
many On possibilities OF peace.
AT the beginning Of September,
the lGermanl government, through
neu-rzIs' mediation. received an in
quITy relating TO German war aims,
the statement said THE conmuni-
cation vas couched 81 such form that
It could certainly be supposed thai
tie inquiry was made with the knowI-
edge and sanction Of the British gov
er1ment
Moreover, the circumstances at
tending the inquiry allowed the con
clusicn that most probably the Brit
ism cabinet was informed Of the step
and that Il was sanctioned at least
BIZ the most important allies
THE German government IN prin-
ciugs Was ready 10 answer the in
cniry," the statement said TWO
courses were open-aa indirect or d
direct reply.
@The decisive objection 10 the in
direct through neutral, Was that
the one sided publication OF the Ger
man attitude might bind US TO a
policy without equivalent guarantee
Of the attitude Of the enemy,
- direct, verbal reply. through an
Intermediary. appeared 10 be the
most opportune course The trend o.
events. however. forced the con
victioa that nothing was being done
By our opponents 80 facilitate such a
direct reply.
t.Rezardtng the utteTance of the
British government as TO its readi-
ness 10 receive any communication,
the first news Of this was il Foreign
Minister Balfou-'s statement in the
house OF commons
Further steps were not taken on
the German side"
Turkey Ready to Quit.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Turkey
has seen the handwriting on the wall
and VIII break away from German
domination at the first opportunity,
accordIn gsto high diplomatic official
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g-d probably Secretary SSEs-s WILL d
called
c-o~s.8, early IN -he v- II s6-
riser OF munitions board aid member
/ of z SPECIAL machine gin board, Eil.
Dc asked 10 TIL his side % the cC--
troTe-Ey which C-ozlsr admitted de-
ssTe1 selection Of TIE principal type
Q. -zcatne gul Until two months at
~ the United States entered the ~zr-
IN the meantime both appointments
q Cr~eI and CToZse- are being
he'd ID IN the senate
Sa-ss- Baker contends that de-
F5s-a-e methods ussd in machine
GIN selection have vc-ks1 20 AEeTa-
czn advantage - the oes- types are
-ow Being p-o1Uce1
Baker szggats that gunE viii De-
-easr q fast - the uel need tEern-
Ea -,of-.E oGt that II tie early Stages
81 trafntrg. II Il not uecsssa-y 10
uss tzl1 a-uamsn-
EUxsre-. the temper ot some OK
TIE y-o5s-s Is suca that technical
f-Eeg wtu De sweEt aside The main
xsc- Of cegzys and del55e-a1ton. in
stead Of action and execution Is the
thing they supaz25zs. Ruuo- had
s. tgdzT that the revelations already
rzce, glzss sths-s to come, would re-
suf. in a demand from some quarters
so- Bakers removal
To Probe Navy WOW.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE sen
ate taquisit9on INTO conduct Of the
war spread To the hCuss Of repre-
gertztiyes today when the house naE-
veE-igz-ic1 @. the navy.
r
tazstfag viii commence Immediately
u16er The chai-uanship 0. Repre-
sentative O1fve-.
The Investigation. 81 was stated.
Will 70 INTO every phase OF the naval
situation, Secretary Daniels and all
aerSTe za-frals right down the list
viii BE- called 70 testify.
A special Investigating subcorn-
rofttee q seven members WAS appoint
e as follows.
r,l5re-. Alabama: Connolly. Kan
sss, yenzbie. Mississippi; Hengley,
Nsgg<gq-f- g-ittea, Illinois: Hicks.
Sex York, ard Peters, OF Maine.
This oonraittee Vas g1yen pleuarT
powe-x for z drastic probe
JusE what has been accomplished
With the 81 81, 0J9 the navy was CIV
81 10 zpen6 Last year and what Is 20
c@ ScGoEZ pl1SzS1 Dr. raS S4sDD1rp91sJgy
asked thiE year VIII be thoroughly
gone into
TIE investigation viii embrace In
qz!rses into naval training stations,
rzvy yards and Ill navy establish
zaer4g. Equipment, ordnance and per
so1nel
the houze 9robe-s plan 70 foIlos
cloEelT The footsteps % the senate
military committee in It's EEee1ing
av2y probe.
Po-eczs-s that The senate naval
committee gOoo viii cooperate in
-:.e general nzTaI Investigation were
zazGe.
Cougregezaen raid the naval probe
vas prompted not 70 MUCH By sEs-
rscSoa " the conduct 81 affairs az
through the ra5sS1y srywing deter
imitation throughout tire country for
z more oyea management Of both
army ard nary.
TIE srvestlgztion viii include also
.te shipping hoard and Chairman
gsyiey VIII 5e summoned The pres
eot shipping bozrd-nsyy department
rrzngle oyer the control of merchant
stsps casing through the war zone,
viii be thoroughly probed and recon-
rnesdaffo-s made 10 cCnEreys,
The entire transport system VIII
undergo csose scrutiny. Officers OF
American transports VIII be snrn-
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po4-E rows, 71d21l
ducks. 1891 geese. lsGIo|
spring chickens. isI1c: turkeys h
New YORK Produce
AEaE YORK. Dec I4--Flour M
Eet firm, unchanged.
PORK market unsettled. Ness. So
Lard narEet dull. irregular MIDI
west spot s25.Qsa s5.fa.
Sugar. raw. market quiet. centrif
gal test. 800: MGsczFado 50 tie,
$3.50 =
Sugar. refined, market quiet c
Leaf. $3.50. crushed, 1910: powdere
Ss-seG sos grzzGiated, sS.l5ds.35.
Coffee BIO No. Z On spot 7Ac.
Taliow EnarAes quiet. City. II
Special lTAc
Hay market dall. weak. No.
sl-3s. No 3. sfGs0; clover. sf.0OG1l
Dressed poultry market strong. I'll
keys, 23G 40c:: chickens. 22G36
sowis. lSa 26c: ducks. % a CSC.
Lave poultrr market strongs
Geese. 2aa &c: ducks. 24G a5c: fow
% q 2sc; turkeys, 22G &c: rooster
IL q 1sc; chickens, 2sI 2sc.
Cheese market firm State CONNIE
TO special. ITG2s11c SKINS, comm,
10 specials. 50 1870
Cotton Report
United Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE ce
sus report today showed cotton g
cIusivs OF Ma-e-s consumed duril
November E1s $50. TsS running bale
compared with 5s2.O44 in Noyembt
1915. OF witch So $40 bales we
consumed II s,ottra growing stat
IN 1917 and ss2,bes in 1916.
Cotton held n consuming establis
ne1ts on November 80, 1,ioS,3
bales and :. 1ss 500 in 1916; in pub
stOr2gas and at congresses, 1854
bales in 1917, and 4,0SS.797 in 19l
Imports 1865 equivalent 500 poul
bales in 1911. and 1920 in 19l
Exports including linters, 1856
running bales il 1917. and 1920
1915. Cotton s2indles active durir
November. $500, $50. in 1917. al
s2.75S.e45 in 1916.
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srnt 7Tcus-es q Americans.

G-LLS-- ZTE (yc-
operating Will .Ee allies
Print pScrS-ez % 4-re-7>s-s.
LO1sDONs Dsc- Is-LCz6o- neEg-
papers totsg printed p1ocogsp5s II
Sergeant Ecuo-reu I'D Pirate
EacDeazId, AneTSczn yso1@ers, wto
were captured Il Cambria by tie Ger
Egsas, nd WHO escz2ed aa1 yeyot1e5
t5eir s.it later 4 Csc.r-e was also
printed gEowa-g Ser gezc-E EcEEzacs
zrd Cstsos&y Zssc 5Tczght Z wounded
o@ceT through sbs bs-gzgs,
[Spi0aeerb@ fs the Lo16on clzssl-
fscat50a to~ engineer regiments. The
sC.Gssrs zaeCtS,oeS egflertiv we're
among TIE American army esrgi1eerz
WHO were caught Il tns German
6rfTe sroga5 ESIgzszzzco1-t and xao
fosgEt with rhe British fl driving
Dzck :tse eaemy-y
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Cre eaato1meats. TIE doc-oys an.
A1yers VINO VIII pare the way for re
classtncat3ol we're pat tarOzg1 their
sr-ai pzcs6 under t1teEags u local
boards Throughout the country .o6zr.
Win their aid -szs government r1z.az
b. February u 10 have rtz9e -afT3t0-
Een catalogEed, carc-iaderad sr6
Ettack away 81 civilian cg1ty-zogas
from which they cau IL quickly orzr.r
70 SI TIE GscDnd draft and al g1bss-
csent czias for hs-ocracy'E eeEendere.
S1a-r1s 81 pe>ryit.-
DENVER, Col2.. Dec. -4-H1Js.z-r
railway and civil officials here xeye
to0ay preparing u receive t5e greet.
eEt influx u recruits fYrogn II yge- @re
west that kas ever arT5reS 81 Forr La
gar IN TT history.
E4nore6E II naeD WHO continued 70
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CLEVELAND. Gszlo. Dee IL
Practically ali r-zt-s arriving IN
soz- bCE-E late. d1s principally 10
s-CE s-o--s- FGs & TIE 1oEs- Grsz-
Lakes 1s holding spp-crizsts1y fifty
vssEsEz fast sl1 probably VIII force
so-s u then 10 syzL 5-to the zss-e-
po-r fer -ts winter
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tn. Cs7rfn. That c,ss Nc. Affect
Had

B@cs-se g its to-ze I'D Ezrs-sre
eEe-, Laxative B-C-o o15-frs can
De taken DT anyone without ez1s1rg
1e-Toas-sgs q ringing n tde head.
T1s-e e. only enc Promo Cutrt-e
z W GROVES EsEztzys is On tex.
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tas T-tted s-ztes zTtztc-B are CO..
operating wiki the allies.
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AMERICAN
AVIATOR FELL

fCGtf-1ed from 2zgs ID
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CRITICISM WELCOMED
BY WILSON

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Late Market Quotations

per ext; fancy westerns, 5000 j
cwr.
Live poultry Fowls. nan
ducks, fsGzlc; geese lsG1o
spring chickens, isI1c: turkeys, 3.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

The new Ulm Review tells how a
hutchinson man and his wife "Cool-
ed off, on one of those blistering hot
nights by taking ride in their auto.
and likewise in their "nighties.'' AS
the breeze came in through the open
windshield and f1uttered their scant
garments against their hot bodies thew
agreed That it was simply great, but
when out about seven miles tsbangn
went a tire and hubby damned his
bare foot onto the brake. missed s.
caught his big toe and-swore a blue
streak; then cot out md began making
repairs. The tall grass was wet with
dew, and the mixture of dew and dust
and sweat and "hot air'' from the
pump exhausted him and his vocabu-
larry Of cuss words. But they finally
got started again ard were within a
mile or so Of town when the car got
to splitting and jerking and finally
stopped. "Is-the-gas-tank-emptyi"
querried tho anxious wife, "Damfino''
snarled the husband as he got out and
poked a splinter into the talk. "By
Gum, it is and we'll have to walk
home" Never in these scant clothes,
SAID she, so hubby trudged to the near
est house, woke the owner paid him q
dollar for half gallon Of gasoline,
and swore him to secrecy. But that
farmer couldn't keep the secret. The
moral is, "Never 60 riding at night in
your nighties.''
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
BIG RECREAT|oNAL PROGRAM
MILLIONS TO GO FOR ENTER
TANNING TROOPS IN CAMPS.
Continuous Program to Last for Durar
ton Of War Costing $4,000, 900
Annually.

Washington, Sept. 20.-The biggest
recreational program ever staged in
America, a continuous performance to
last for the duration Of the war with
an annual supporting fund of at least
t14, 100000 has been started at the six
teen national army environments. The
country's best theatrical talent has
been modified under the direction Of
Mark Klaw.
Cooperation of the largest recrea-
tiopal, educational and social service
organizations in the country has been
obtained. They include the Y. NJ. c.
A., which has appropriated $4,000, 900;
the Knights of Columbus, WHO have
raised $9,500,000; the Playground and
Recreational association of America,
which has appropriated $3,500,0O0 and
the Library Association of America,
which is to provide Libraries in the can
tonments from fund of a million
dollars. For a canteen service in the
camps fund Of $1,500,000 has been
set aside.
Sixteen big theaters are now being
completed and 80 large circus tents
are already up at the national army
and national guard environments.