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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-01
Her Valid Defense.

One has heard good deal about the
Russian woman warriors. Sensational
stories about them have appeared from
time to time in the European press. Al
together there Is flavor of romance
about the Russian amaZOns which is
lacking entirely in the totally unlocked
for defense put up by an English work
ing woman. A suit had been brought
against her for having failed to pay
the money due for the hire of her sew
Ing machine. Asked what she had got
TO say for herself, she replied: "Noth-
ing; / am unable to pay, as / was
wounded short time ago, fighting
against the Austrans." 1t quite dis
concerted the court! Her papers were
examined by the judge, and found to
be in order. Needless to say, the
charge against her was withdrawn
Christian Science Monitor.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-01
What a War Loan Is

A great war loan is simply the
device by which we are able, with
the least inconvenience and disrup-
tion of our national machinery, to
sift whatever portion of 1t Is need
ed from its ordinary work into the
work of fighting. 1t does not rep
resent, save partially, an actual
transfer of cash; it is credit oper-
alton, whereby subscribers to the
loan turn over TO the Government,
for use in its war program for the
general benefit, part of the credit
machinery at their disposal, which
they would otherwise have en-
ployed in procuring things for
their individual benefit. Viewed in
this way, the six or seven billions
of war debt can fairly be compared
to the $3.50 O,OOO,OOO,OOO of productive
wealth of the United States. II
amounts only to fraction OF the in
come from that $230,O00, 600 900,
and, consequently, even if it repre-
sented a total loss-which it does
not by any means-it would be a
loss that we might fairly expect to
bear.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-01
Korean Quick at Fiuures,

The governor general of Korea pre-
sented a watch to a native lad named
An Myengwhan, an accountant in the
employ Of the land investigation bu-
reau at Seoul, in appreciation of his
high mathematical talents.
Among his other accomplishments.
says the East and West News, he can
mentally add column of % items OF
four figures each in seven seconds.
This is much less than half the time
required by the most expert account
ants In Japan. This boy Is only six
teen years old. His father died two
years ago and he is now supporting his
mother, brother and sister on 20 sen
(371h cents) a day-an unprecedented
high wage for Corean accountant.
Mr.. An was honored by gift last
year from Count Terauchi when gov
ernor general Of Corea.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-01
Vatican Real Help to Rome.

1t Is perhaps the Vatican that con-
stitutes the best and surest antiaerial
weapon. The pope lives within its
walls, and Austria, the most Catholic
monarchy, will send no bombs to Rome,
says an exchange. AS the capital of
Italy, Rome would perhaps not be
spared, but stray bomb on the Vati-
can would trouble the consciences of
the dual monarchy more than the
slaughter of any number of innocent
noncombatants and create complica-
tions for the imperial government
greater than they care to face. 1t Is
doubtful whether even Protestant Ger
many would care to affront the con-
science of not inconsiderable part of
It's population. There have been no
formal assurances given to that effect
if they exist they have not been
made public-yet there seems to be
tacit understanding that because of
the pope's presence Rome is to be re-
Spected.
Thus, this city of many viclssitudes,
though prayer and fasting are as much
Out-of-date as means Of defense as
the "terror by night" that haunted the
old monks of Subiaco, carries within
herself purely spiritual defense more
powerful than any girdle of steel.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-01
Rather Crude Pun.

Persons who laugh at the unspeak-
able efforts of the ordinary vaudeville
wheeze eScator missed a bit of de-
lectable comedy in connection with a
rather faint subway explosion above
Thirty-eighth street. in Broadway,
says a Gotham exchange. The usual
precautions had been taken and ex-
cited workmen We're stationed north
and south of the anticipated crash
when woman with baby carriage
came along hurrying south. The flag
man told her that there was to be an
explosion, but she nearly knocked him
over as she bumped him with the car
rIage and hurried by. She had hardly
passed when a foreman stuck his head
out of one Of the street assures and
saw her. Hey" he called to the
workmen who had permitted her to
pass. "What's the matter wild your
Didn't tell you not to allow anyone
to pass? What's your name, any
way?' "Me name Is Cannon" an
swered the flag-bearer. "Well, yer
fired" bawled the boss, with true war
time decision.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-01
HOUSEHOLD CARES.
Tax the Women of Perrysburg the
Same as Elsewhere.

Hard to attend to household duties.
With constantly aching back.
A woman should not have bad
back.
And she seldom would if the kid
neys were well.
Doan's Kidney Pills are endorsed by
thousands.
Have been used in kidney trouble
over 80 years.
Read what this Perrysburg woman
says:
Mrs. w. p. Scott, West Sixth St,
says Il am glad to recommend Doan's
Kidney Pills for they surely cured me
of backache and other kidney trouble
suffering. 1t was five years ago that
| had such dull ache across the small
of my back, and it annoyed me dread.
fully. l could not lift scuttle of coal
or ANYTHING else for sharp pains would
catch me in my back After leaning
over while at work ! could hardly
straighten. NV kidneys didn't act
right either. After the doctor failed
to help me | decided to try Doan's
Kidney Pills and | am glad | did for
they cured me of the attack. ] have
had very little kidney trouble since and
few doses of Doan's Kidney Pills
have taken care of that"
Price 6Oc at all dealers. Don't simply
ask for kidney remcdy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs.
Scott uses. FostcrMilburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-01
Portrait of Henry VII.

An interesting art discovery has
lust been made at Geneva, Switzer-
land, by a Luxembourg antiquarian
which, if confirmed, will fill vacancy
in Englands historical records. NJ.
Jean Bervard has found a miniature
on wood which he identifies as por-
trait of Henry VII, the first OF the Tu-
dor dynasty. No portrait of this mon
arch is known here to exist In any
museum or private collection.
Mr.. Bervard, without giving details
as to how or where he discovered this
unique work, says that 1t was painted
by Godfrey Tory de Bourges QS40-
1888, and is the only painting known
by him, although he was an egraver
and drew illustrations for four his
torical works.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-01
HOLLAND WON FROM THE SEA
First Sight of Great Dkes Amazing,
Even to One Who Has Read All
About the System.


Everyone who visits Holland, of
course, goes there knowing full well
that this is land won from the sea,
that the Dutch have built them Il coun-
try by raising dikes and pumping the
water out of the inclosed lowlands
but the first actual sight of the dixie
system and of what it actually means
to win a country from the sea comes
with as fresh an effect of surprise and
amaZement as though one had never
heard the tale before.
Holland today is quiet little
checkerbOard of fiat country, fertile,
quiet and prosperous, dotted with
thriving cities, gridironed with roads
and canals. Old Holland, If we can
believe what the historians tell us,
was one of the worst wlldernesses in
the wOrld-a country of huge and an
CRY lakes, of endless dismal SwampS,
of league on league of dense, impene-
trable forest. Here and there bit of
that old forest has been preserved, as
at The Hague, and the public look on
1t as an historical relic. Even in the
time of King Philip II the country was
such that that pious monarch called it
the nearest thing to hell that was To
be found on earth. Today it is pre-
eminent for fertility, prosperity and
peace. The change was wrought by
one thing-dikes.
In the old school readers there was
standard tale of noble little Dutch
boy who saved his province from dis
aster. He observed Il tiny leak in one
of the dikes and, thrusting his finger
into it, he sat down and kept it plug
ged until help arrived, in spite of con-
siderable discomfort from Il cramp in
the arm. This issa pretty tale, but one
which tirst-hand observation of the
dikes leads the visitor to regard with
some skepticism. 1t reminds one of
small boy who would prop up the
Washington monument if it began 10
fall. The enormous mass of the dikes
Is something hard to realize. There
is one nine miles long that reaches
down with solid granite 200 feet below
the surface of the sea. In another
province the dikes run for 300 miles.
There is single dixie which was in
stalled ut such expense that it is said
the great mass of stone could be du-
plicated in solid copper for the money
it took to erect it. Holland is like Il
fortress eternally beleaguered by the
sea and the price of her safety is
eternal vigilance.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-01
PREACHER DREAM, POOR LUCK
cap'n Jim's Nightmare of Wrong Color
According to Official Book, to
Benefit Him.

Cap'n Jim was lacin' up his shoes
out in the main cabin by the big stove
before l took my gttin'-up chew an
got on my pants an shirt.
The second bell the cook was clang-
In on the main deck down below was
shakln' the frost off the willows on the
bank 'longside the quarter-boat. After
the racket died out Capn jim started
his mOrnin' vision report: "Dreamed of
n preacher last night, Dave" he says.
"He was standin' up in skiff an
heavin eggs at big lummox of Il cat
fish. What does you perdict that Wis
ion meanS?"
THAT'S bad vision, jim" l says,
IAN n hard one to perdict. Wait till l
git the hook"
I dug the old dream-book out of the
trunk in my stateroom. When got by
the stove Cap'n Ed and Capn Lafe
was there with Capn Jim.
"Poverty Prayer Preacher.
Preacher: If colored, denotes advance
in position or Inheritance of gold"
read. WAS he white or nigger?'
"White-I think" says Cap'n Jim.
"But he might have been some sicily
yaller-lookin'."
''If white" the book says, ut por-
tends n reduction of income or u sue
cessful business trip"
Cap'n Jim looked discouraged as
froze rabbit. "Where to would | be
takin' business trip, with the dang
fleet laid up for the winter an me cut
TO mates pay till the spring work
starts. / figger the shrinkin' income
part o. that dreams all I'll git"
Cap'n Lafe hauled out the stone with
a hole in it that he carried the time
him in the Dixie Queen sunk mt Set
tiers Bend. "rhis here'll ward off the
doom, jim" he says, handin' the stone
to Cap'n jim. l give OF Jim my rab-
bit-foot what has kept bad luck away
from me many's the time, an we start
ed in tryin' to recollect some more
charms, but just then the fiunky cast
loose on the breakfast-bell an we all
drifted ford an below into the dinin'-
hall.-FrOm "a Mushroom Midas" by
Hugh Wiley, in Scribner's Magazine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-01
A "Dickens Spot" Goinu.

1t is, of course, impossible to pre-
serve all such places. but one hears
with regret that development" is to
claim another Dickens landmark in
London. II is an old house. overhang-
ing the river in the neighborhood of
Limehouse Hole, and was formerly oc-
cupied by the Waters family, who, for
generations. there carried on the busi-
ness of lightermen. The house is
reached from the shore at low water
by means of a flight of wooden stairs,
and a recent writer relates how Rich
ard Waters used to recount, with
great interest, the visits which Charles
Dickens paid to his house when en-
gagged in writing "Our Mutual Friend"
In order to secure the true local color
for his riverside scenes, the novelist
spent many days in the little bow win
dowed room overlooking the Thames,
"writing away as if for dear life" as
Mr.. Walters would say.-Christian
Science Monitor.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-01
Utilization of Waste.

The utilization of waste In the
battle-wrecked parts of France has
been reduced to a science. All the
pieces of shell, cases, unexploded
bombs, haversacks, helmets, canteens,
and even old rags are picked up and
sent down to the base to be utilized
in some form or another. At one
spot $4,000 old shoes We're being re-
paired when war correspondent
visited 1t. The upper part of an old
shoe is often converted into shoe
laces by an ingenious machine invent
ed by an Irish shoemaker, One thou
sand five hundred French girls are
employed at one salvage shop convert
Ing overcoats picked up on the fields.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-01
Admiral BeattY,s Hero.

Go into Admiral Beatty's parlor and
glance at the line of books which lie
on the table, says the London Daily
Telegraph. 1t is Nelson's Dispatches"
Look on his desk and you will find
bust of the great admiral. The prints
and pictures on the walls here COM
memorating great deeds of the navy
also are lit with the light of the navy'S
greatest inspiration. Here is the din
ner table of the captain Of n famous
ship of the first battle squadron. Note
the centerpiece-a silver statuette.
Need you ask whose it is? Nelson
stands shining before him as sitting
he drinks the kings health in the way
of the navy, and the statuette is his
mascot. Only once did he leave 1t be-
hind, and the ships had trouble. That
was on maneuvers aiad G-ever since
has Nelson been forgotten. His Serv-
ant, who knew the value the captain
attached to it, asked before the battle
of Jutland If he would stow the statu-
cite safely away. NO." replied the
captain, "he must go through it, And.
go through it the little statuette did,
and the ship that carried him went
through 1t, too, and earned fresh lau-
rels.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-01

There is more Catarrh in this sec
tion of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and for years it
was supposed to be incurable. Doc
tors prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Catarrh is local disease, greatly in
tluenced by constitutional conditions
and therefore requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Medicine,
manufactured by f. j. Cheney N Co.,
Toledo Ohio, is constitutional rem
edy, is taken internally and acts thru
the blood on the Mucus Surfaces of the
System. One Hundred Dollars reward
is offered for any case that Halls
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send
for circulars and get testimonials.
F. j. CHENEY IL CO.. Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-01
Baffled.

'Mr. Dubwaite talks in his sleep and
tt is causing Mrs. Dubwaite great con-
Germ"
THAT shows she's true woman"
"EXactly what l was telling Dub
waite. She's probably worried because
she can't understand what he says"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-01
Late Suppers.

"YOu'll haveltO cut out those late
suppcrs, under the economy regula-
tionS"
"On the contrary. when I want an
extra heavy meal. I'll have to get up
and cook it in the middle of the nighr
when nobody will see me-"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-27

W. L. Roberts, $50 Duncan Ave.
Macon, Ga, was recently induced to
try the guaranteed Martins Liver
MeGicine-"the medicine that has no
calomel in it, but does the work Just
the same" After using. one bottle
Mr.. Roberts wrote to the Georgia
Medicine Company as follows:
sI have used my first bottle of Martins
Liver Medicine and have given it to my
children. | am absolutely overJoyed with
its action The plea ant taste makes IL easy
TO give children and it acts so pleasantly,
mildly and benehcially on them that they
never associate it with medicine. 1 take It
myself without having to suspend househo,io
duties as is the case when l use other medi-
cines. NV household equipment is not now
complete without Martins Liver Medicine.
It is really foolish for anybody to
take calomel-a sickening, nauseating,
poisonous mineral that used to be
prescribed by physicians in days when
the medical fraternity didn't know
any better.
In these days Of progress and en-
FOR SALE BY HI
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-27
0V1ERJ0;YED { WIrH
ITS EFFECTS
Some of the Good Things About Martins
Liver Medicine That Can't be Said About
Drugs Containing Nauseating Calomel

'lightenment, modern physicians mo-
scribe a vegetable laxative intseadI + 81 -
mineral one. Such medicine as NJ VI
tins Liver Medicine, for instance vi,
fulfill all the requirements of a !, IN ~.
tive or purgative, acting effectivelv a 90
the liver and mildly on the boy.aIn Js
witout the pain or discomfort whicb
accompanies use of calomel.
Martins Liver Medicine is ono 81,
the few absolutely guaranteed NV "
parations. If it does not give ent;rs tir
satisfaction, the empty bottle NAV hs
returned to the druggist and the 5Oe
will be cheerfully refunded.
Martins Liver Medicine is NOT or,r
pleasant in its action, but pleasant S ~
take. It is one of Natures remedies
restores the liver to normal actin
thereby guarding the health.
You ought to have a bottle of Mar.
tins Liver Medicine in your medicine
chest all the time. A dose or two Of
it when you feel headachy or billions
will stave off a spell of sickness.
NTEY e. HENLEY
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-27
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LAKELAND, FLORIDA

A careful check of solid carload
shipments of Sanford celery, lettuce
and vegetables shows for the season
now closing total of 2,775 cars.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-27

Drouth has injured highland corn
and gardens in Seminole County, and
only where irrigation in some form
was used is normal yield to be ex-
pected.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-27

Twenty-six cars containing about
1900 head of acttle belonging to H.
w. Ragland. at Arcadia, reached
Jacksonville on Monday for sale in
the local stock yards.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-27

FOR SALE BY HENLEY & HENLEY
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-27

Law ONCE Of
A. X. ERICKSON
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Skipper Building
A. X. Erickson, J. G. Williams,
e. w. Thompson
Notary. Dispositions Attended
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-27

EPPEs TUCKER, JR.
ATTORNEY AT Law
Raymondo Bldg. Lakeland Fla.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17

London April 17.-Five key points to the muchvaunt-
ed Hindenburg line struck at savageIy by the
great FrancoBrsh drive today that their continuation
in the enemys hands much longer seems impossible.
Of the five, Lens, La Fere and ST. Quentin may fall to
the allied onslaught at almost any hour Cambria and
Laon less closely enveloped but the menace Of the
drive none the less potent
General Hags report today told of another successful
thrust to the south of Cambria around Epehy, aimed at
LeCatelet, eleven miles south Of Cambrai
The Paris official statement than confirmed the
most sangune hopes of success in the joint offensive
tertained here.
General Nivele reported desperate German attempt
at Aesto stem the French forward rush at Laon Allies
lies just seven miles to the south of Laon The counter
attack repalsed by the French =
Again, General Nivelle's forces Withstood another
powerful German counterattack at Courcy four miles
north of Rheims 1t is in these two sections apparently
that the French wedge has been thrust farther forward
against the German lines.
Unofficial battle front dispatches received here today
declared the German losses tremendous in opposing
the French offensive.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
areatest offersive Of war

London. April 1.-THE greatest Oh
fensive of wars was on today. Over a
front of nearly 40 miles Franco, Brit
ish forces were driving with all the
strength of energy carefully conserved
throughout months of minter prepara-
ton. Forecast through four days Of TIRE
mendous artillery concentration, the
French movement began with bril-
liant victory, despite the most despeer-
ate resistance from the German de-
tenders.
Laon, one of the most important oil
the center supply stations on the Ger.
mans line, is now added to the list
of German key points directly menaced
bv the Franco British attack. 1t was
apparently the direct object of the first
smash with which General Nivelle
threw his massed forces against the
enemy. That tremendous blow swept
the Germans off their feet, forced them
back Of third line trenches, inflicted
devastating losses on the defending
ITeutons and so firmly established the
French attacking forces that hurriedly
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17

Washington, April 17.---Gemany fired the first shot
of the against America today---and it missed
Official information reached the navy department
shortly after that the u. S. destroyer Smith was
fired upon by German submarine at $3.50 a. m. The
torpedo launched by the Uboa missed the Smith. The
latter gave chase to the submarine but the enemy ship
submerged and escaped
Announcing the first engagement of the war; the navy
department this afternoon issued the following bulletin:
Reports from Fire Island lghtshp navy station at
Boston and at New York that at about $3.50 m, the
Smith, running apparently submerged. The submarine
fired torpedo at the Smith, which missed her by thirty
yards Wake of torpedo plainly crossing the bow.
Submarine disappeared"
The navy department had not heard about the clash
until press reports brought word of it.
Immediately LieutenantC Commander Belknap, navy
censor, got the New York navy yard long distance
telephone and asked details.
New York too, was ignorant of the incident but at
once communicated with Fire Island ightship, from
which the original report to Charlestown had been made
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
waters ready to make spectacular raid
ON one of the hin American nnrfs

waters ready to make a spectacular raid
on one of the big American ports.
Will Stir Country.
The immediate effect of the Smith
affair as the navy sees it, win be to
stir up the country to realization that
war is at our shores and to stimulate re
cruiting both for the navy and the
army.
The fact that the enemy submarine
is in adjacent waters, still probably
well armed, caused a great stir in ship
ping and naval circles along the coast
The destroyer Smith is of the "M'
class, built in 1909, with length of
28S feet and displacement of 700
tons. Her speed is 90 1-2 knots an hour
and she is armed with five 14-pounder
guns and three 1S-inch torpedo tubes
She carries 81 men.
The scout cruiser Chester, in charge
of the patrol in the New England dis
trict, displaces $3.50 tons, has speed
of 26.5 knots and is lightly armored
She carries two five-inch. six three-inch
and two three.poundcr guns, with two
torpedo tubes. Her complement includes
1856 men. She was built in 1906.
When the t'-53 arrived at Newport
Captain Rose especially called attention
to the fact that he had not put in for
fuel-nor did he take any aboard.
The actual appearance of a fighting
submarine on this side has naturally
aroused the greatest speeultion as TO the
possibility of secret base having been
established at some point within com.
paratively easy reach from home waters
No information is available, however. as
to whether the navy department be
lievcs this may be the case.