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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-07
Baron Shibusawa-Japa Morgan
By RICHARD WASHBURN CHILD

H,fs the most interesting man know The moment
saw hi, face knew that was looking at something worth
LONG Journey to see had been told by of my
cocrmen that he would endeavor to deceive me but with
me- he dealt in good faith and without pretense. His
MARION of people love him because he understands many
of his kind understand that One man IS no manthat ser
vice to state and humanity first above all thngsand
because he has the courage to keep course, once taken
Do YOU see any tiinching in that face?
He is the most interesting man know because within
three quarters of century he has been part of age,
svsem tradition that have gone. Stepping into modern
times he has gained distinction by endeavor which his
own generation considered unworthy Once knight, the
retainer of feuda lord wearing dress arms and
that came down from the middle ages to-day he is pow
u figure in the foreground of the worlds latest advance
Because he saw honor in and in industry the
1tu Of his race he turned away from the official distinc-
on which might have been his and when business dis
honored he began life work Of making business his
nation.
tries in his land strangers to his influence board of
directors has its proper distinction without him. And yet
he is not among the richest men of his land
Once he walked under shaved head and helmet, and
ronospnted the vre virtues of stern and formal feudal
system Now having lived beyond his threescore years and
e he returns home at evening to walk in his garden under
derby hat bridging with his reflections modern times and
he age of chva He knows the latest London exchange
and remembers days when not regiment of his country
men had ever seen foreigner or a steam-engine.
He can walk miles without fatigue; he almost ev
py dav ceaSelesS stream OF his countrys business
who seek his cooperation and counsel:
7 sat with him in his office and said to him:
~ thought you had announced your retirement"
eyes did But retirement is the most difficult task
have ever undertaken
Measured by the eye he is giant with granite face
think this effect produced by lifetime of restraint rig
orous self-discplne, and following one ideal-hard
They say that even the Emperor seeks his advice
would He the of the of his people
nd there is about him not Whit of dancngpump or pa
;f civilization Perverted ndividualsm is stranger to
him. TWWNM
"'''' He is Baron Shbusawa-of Japan
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HOW TEDDY
HANDLED WILHELM.

John Hay had his own impressions
OF the Germans twenty years ago, as
is shown in his biography (Hough-
ton, Miffin Company. He was am
bassador to England at the time of
the Spanish War, when Germany was
making the most desperate efforts to
protect Spain from war with the Unit
ed States, and he heard at that time
the remark which the Kaiser made to
an Englishman: eff l had had a lar
ger fleet, / would have taken Uncle
Sam by the scruff of the neck"
Later, as Secretary of State, he had
controversy with them over Vene-
zuela which President Roosevelt con-
cIuded ir his characteristically vigo-
rous manner.
Venezuela owed money to England
Italy, and Germany, and the creditor
nations had for some time been main
tanning blockade of her coasts. Hay
took the matter up with the three ma
tions, and England and Italy were
willing to come to an agreement.
Germany refused and proposed to
take temporary" possession of Ven
ezueIan territory.
Gone day. when the crisis was at
it's height, President Roosevelt sum-
moned DR.. Holleben, the German Am
bassador, and told him that unless
Germany consented tN arbitrate the
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PAGE NO. THREE.

American squadron under Admiral
Dewey would be given orders by noon,
ten days later, to proceed to the Ven
ezuela coast. A week passed in si-,
lence. Then DR.. Hollenben again
called on the President but said moth.
ing of the Venezuela matter. When
he rose to go, the President asked
him about it, and when he said that
he had received nothing from his Gov
ernment, the President informed him
that, in view of this fact, Admiral
Dewey would be instructed to sail
day earlier than the day he, the Pres
ident, had intended. Within thirty
six hours DR.. Hollenben returned to
the White House and announced to
President Roosevelt that a despatch
had just come from Berlin, saying
the Kaiser would arbitrate.
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A LITTLE GLIMPSE
OF THE POPE.

What sort of a man is he who from
the Vatican reaches out his hand i'm
ploring peace? How does he spend
his days? What are his tastes and
interests?
For one thing, his health seems
steadily to have improved since he en-
tered the Vatican, according to Cur
rent Literature. His figure is still
frail, but the indigestion of former
days has left him; and his eyes also
are stronger than they were.
There seems to be an impression
that the Pope does not know English.
AS a matter of fact, he learned Eng
llsh as a young man, and still reads
it, as he does also Spanish and
French.
In his preference for waiting upon
himself rather than having his per-
sonal wants attended to by others,
the aristocratic Benedict XIV is very
much like the peasant Plus X. His
Holiness shaves himself, dresses him
self, and even prepares his own bath
precisely as he dispenses with the SER
vices of a secretary in such ordinary
matters as taking notes.
The one real pleasure which he al
lows himself is music. He likes to
have it played to him, and in his walks
through the gardens frequently huns
on air. In this, as in everything else,
however, his tastes are both quiet and
simple.
One further interesting fact about
his Holiness, as brought out in the ar
ticle, is that he is said to place faith
in prophecy dating from the twelfth
century, which makes him the resto-
rer of a ruined world
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|Blge Tailor
h Zee Service
|Ihtseas Forces

hun 45 trades have opportuni.
skt in the army Of skilled
= being formed to go into
Tth the American fliers, and
nisd experience as near the
Fines as air-dromes can be
u and tailors can leave their
b make, stretch, and repair
rsE are wanted to plv
hh near no mans land; cabi-
and boat makers are need
ENi-wOrk; copDersmiths will
aere are no leaky gasoline
ktument repair-men, vul-
ns-wOrks employees, rope
miage workers, automobile
Eahs and men from other
tlr wanted for general work.
nfor information regarding
EEsfnsv be made to Mai. Stee-
~ Street NV, Washington,
aa'l section, carriage divis-
! y \ office of the chief of ord
/, N also need several thous-
la lla men for its work. The
'sntrVsted with securing for
g,f'artment , such vehicles as
Y sA4rVe trucks, caterpillar
11snored cars and tanks. and
eFsnce \ and repair of this as
'rF,lary equipment.
I'A fyuerience as mechanics.
Y Oacksm!ths, and storage
!. aer's are wanted. There
adnance training camps
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Demands of War
hdd Many Employees
to Government Payroll

Approximately 10000 employees
have been added to the Governments
pay roll in Washington since the war
began. Estimates place the increase
in population of the National Capri
tai at more than 10000.
The War Department leads in ad-
ditions to the clerical forces, having
added 5000 names to its roster of
Washington employees. The Navy
Department to-day has double the
clerical force it had prior to the war,
about $500 having been added. This
number includes 800 "yeowomen" who
have enlisted in the Navy and are now
assigned to clerical duties.
The Food Administration now uses
2 force Of 1000; thefWar Trade Bu-
reau employs more than 700; the Fuel
Administration employs about 100
clerks; and the Council of National
Defense and the Red Cross have en-
"aged approximately 1,400 persons.
Wartime printinG has added mate
rially to the large force of the Gov
eminent Printing Office.
A body of 100 SURGEONS has been or
"anized for service in the hospitals of
Roumania.
The food administration has seized
10000 tons of sugar which was held
in New York.
A force Of - persons has been sent
to France bv the Treasury Depart
ment to audit the accounts of the
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-07
ChamberIain's Cough Remedy.

This is not only one of the best and
most efficient medicine for coughs,
colds and Group, but is also pleasant
and safe to take, which is important
when medicine must be given to
children. Many mothers have given
it their unqualified endorsement. Ack-
erman-Stewart Drug Co.
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HOW GERMAN SAYS "TANK"
rs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
bile" Is Fritz Word for
English Monster.

Observation-Disclosures letters are
required to spell one word which, in
German, is the equivalent of the four
letter English ''tank" or land battle
ship, which has worked such havoc in
the present war. The German word,
as it appears In official dispatches re-
ceived here, is "schutzengrabenver-
nichtungsautomoble," which, freely
translated, is "a machine for Suppress
Ing shooting trenches"
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Germany's reported peace terms to
Russia show that the kaiser still
clings to his idea that he'll keep what
he's got Of the other fellows and ask
for more.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-07

saving davs aro ,,o;.
ty. In NyS Ton. are are gaming in populari-
restanro ntS ote" lofk a majority of the
the savin% ,,,r" "a are e observing the days for
Nov, wing Wing OF these commodities Tba
offciaIIy aTa, HIock Exchange Club has
two wboo +%IuopIea two meatless and
In WiVSS WIS., uayS each week.
month o$oon4 l3yoilSln l6O hotels in one
matolv E'C'eu ~ a saving of approxi-
per cont i, per cent IN meats and IA
honses in - CoI I"ea{' All public eating
and noatro,o Noioraoo observe wheatless
Noro 'tiesS tL> qayS'
car sar,,:, .n"" nan OF TIE G6 dining
pledgod 70 'I L ~. tAe country have
less dave " nave meatIess and wheat
Fxno.t
ta LNPof W Is OF Sugar
C,,,a "''o,' =, Allies
N"uSeS scarcity Here
some sections Of the Trnitod c+o+oa
are temporarily short of SNOW '"So' w.
cause the Nation is partiaIIv frino, i've
.He imperative needs Of the oiro. a.J
- supplying sugar for its troons i,
france. In 1917 the Un;tod 81" Cto+an -
mas exported over Is times os ,,,"oh r,' .eS
as it had averaged in the tbroo oo ,!aa,.n maaIn
preceding the war. ''''
The worlds sugar crop for 1o1e =
was nearly 100000 tons Ioss I +ha1
that of 1912-13. A grpatar sbor4n"na Y,,,','
however. affects the Fnronoan o' III ~
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an, the Soldier

from the 0O
bit He'
+be failure to receive let
~, y, IN the service is not
rsh r.sistives and friends at
,isre mo news is good
- a''v was more true than at
NJ Its report Of every casual
~ or abroad is Immediately
'sbIed i to officials at Wash
60 ;'y'r rslayed from there with
VI Y tinp to the emergency ad-
~ ~, soldier or sailor affected.
I, Y \ once released for publi-
tss newspapers. No news
~ % has or will be held up.
4. Z the service has received
y d write home; he has been
!, he contrary, to keep in
y. T rslatives and friends. The
/. france have at their dispos-
Iani, giving general informa-
sscsrd ~, to health and the re-
4 gStters and parcels, which
|f,satched without payment of
n ,lso taken to see that mail
4 for soldiers and sailors
/ tIsm promptly. Where the
N II and company designation
I'M IS not known it may be Sc
l APPLICATION to The Adjutant
i Office, Washington, D. c.
'ppk 1874 letters with insult
,3iresses we're received at this
'Ob 1892 the addresses were
N and they were forwarded,
! rrtlrned to senders. So went
hd.letter office because send
assses we're not given, and !
lre we're held with the view
',iiresses might be completed |
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IDEAS of Inventors
Correctly Applied
Aid Navy Department

Since war was declared the navo,
consulting board has received n1orc n" q.
than 10000 suggestions, plans or n,OJ ,,Ol
els OF ingenious devices for use Iy 'g1. tbe
Navy observation-disclosures than two
thirds of them concerning the probIem
OF combating the menace of the ono. a.
my submarines. All suggestions W. w
ceive careful attention, those Of mori+
beng brought to the attention Of tbe
secretary of the Navy.
While many proposals have boor
found to be impractical, much vaIna.
bic aid has been given to varions
branches of the war service Tbn
Naval Consulting Board and the Na.
Wy Department have prepared for free
distribution pamphlets giving general
information to inventors that thew
may avoid misconceptions-one of the
most general being that some mirsc-
uIous machine may be conceived bv
the use of which the seas NAV at
once be cleared of submarines
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Don't forget your subscription is
$1.00 year in advance.
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Weekly War News Digest
! Activities and Conditions Throughout the LD;tod
q and on the Battle Fronts, from Washington, D. c.

where many Of these men ara son4
TO mt them for the grades Of f~st 1v4'
class sergeant and ordnance s~ronont ,nt-
of enlisted men. III '""Fge
Anyone wishing to enlist should ,d
dress Chief of Ordnance, motor ,ao ,,"-
ton carriage division, 1903 New yorL. 3VC
Avenue, Washington, D. C. y" u Il
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Red Cross Work Grows
in Europe and
the United States

The Red Cross has arranged to buy
material for surgical dressings, hos
pltal garments, and knitted articles,
to be sold at substantially cost prices
to the chapters throughout the coun-
try to be made up by the women of
America. The cost will be SO, ,457, 200.
10 meet conditions arising from
Italian reverses the Red Cross dis
patched Immediately from Paris sup
plies including 1000 mattresses, 5000
blankets, and 10000 pairs of socks.
The children Of Belgium, thousands
OF whom are orphans, are objects of
special care. Food and clothing
alone have been purchased by the Red
Cross for the Belgians at cost of
S173OOO. Many of the children in
Tree Belgium are exposed to shell fire,
and in order to save them asylums are
being organized in France and Switz-
er!and, where they can be taken to
safety.
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hight Medicine in Many Cases
y Ees es Better than the Surgeons
E%fe. Tribute to Lydia E. Pink
|Nns Vegetable Compound.
~said Operation or Death-But Medicine Cured.

DeS Moines Iowa-"My husband says would
nave been in my grave today had it not been f0r
tkydla E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound. l SUI
sad could not live one year without an operation
NY husband objected to the operation and had me
Ily Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. i l
soon commenced to get better and am now well
ana able to do my own housework. | can recon-
mend Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound 10
any woman as a wonderful health Testorer. MIS-
BLANCHE JEFFERsoN,7O3 Lyon St, Des MOines, Iowa.
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Wheatless and MeallesS DAYS
Are Now General
Throughout the Nation
From coast to coast meat and wheat
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-07

ana affixed to thrift card, which i.
supplied without cost. These stamp.
VIII not bear interest, but a thrift
card when filled at cost of 81 may
be exchanged for an interest bearing
,"af-saVlng stamp by turning the care
IN and paying the difference between
"a and the current price of war.
savings stamp. With the frst war
savings stamp bought the purchaser
WIFI obtain without charge WARSAW.
lngS certificate containing space for
70 of these stamps.
II the 20 spaces are filled prior
TO January l, 1918, the cost to the
purchaser will have been $4.12 for
each stamp, or $82.40 for the filled
certificate, and on January |, 1928,
the Government will redeem it at $1OO,
giving the holder a net profit of SIT.
Tor the use of his money.
Money derived from war-savings in
Vestments will be used to meet the ex-
penses of the war. The greater part
OF these funds will be expended with
IN the United States,
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Another Operation Avoided.

Enons Another Operation Avoided.
N@I ind-"For two years was so sick and weak from
bands III mat when going up stairs had to go very Slowly
the steps, then sit down at the top to rest Inc
wOnld should have an operation, and my lr9oS
to tr oT i've to into our house. My daugIei
with Lydia E. Hnkhams Vegetable Compound as she 9aq
fstrenSHo Hou results did So my weakness dlSaplfaleG'
nSed moved into home, do all ndS Oh saiuou @
miu hundreds of chickens and ducks ca9oI Say
oS rse OF Lydia E. Pnkham's Vegetable Compound
|co, ~ houte ID, Box 100, Richmond Ind.
ora Vc,Se there are many serious cases that only
Iera9on will relieve. We freely acknowledge
kovO e !. ABOVE letters, and many Others ike tiel.
in uiat many operations are recommended WHICH,
= many cases is all that is needed.
onss special advice write to Lydia E. Pinkham Med,-
~"ered by a woman and held in strict confidence.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-05-31
PUBLIC HEALTH WORK.
Too Many People Die From Causes
THAI Are Preventable.

Too Many People Die From Causes
THAI Are Preventable.
Probably $4,000 people die yearly in
the United States from preyentable
causes; also something like 2 per cent
of the population is disabled from sick
ness at any given time. and a large
part of this is. preyentable.
The standing problem before public
health boards is: How, with the means
at their disposal, to make the greatest
possible reduction in this soc8eR wastef
Perhaps there has been more coop
GRAFTON in this governmental field than
in any Other-a freer circulation OF
ideas and experience, so that one COM
munity has profited by the discoveries
of another. Yet the work is far from
systematized.
A pamphlet by the Russell Sage
foundation suggests that, with AIDE
quate reports on mortality and sick
ness, compunities which have the
same general health conditions may
by careful study and comparison work
out formula for applying their health
appropriations with reasonable certain
ty Of getting the best possible results
for the money.
The first factor in the formula would
be the amount of damage produced by
any given cause of sickness and death.
The second factor would be the readi-
ness with which this cause yielded to
preventive measures. For example,
cancer causes much damage, but in the
present stage Of medical science is not
classed as a preventable disease. On
the other hand, smallpox causes little
damage, but its potentialities of dam
age are high, and it readily yields to
the simple preventive of vaccination.
By a sufficiently careful study of ade-
quate data health board can reduce
this to mathematical terms and say,
with assurance, "Twenty-four per cent
Of our appropriation should go to pre-
venting infants diseases; II per cent
to tuberculosis" And so on-the fig
ures varying, of course, under differ
ent conditions of climate, housing, and
the like.
The plan is a suggestion as to what
may be accomplished by cooperation
among towns.-Saturday Evening Post
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Mothers Doll Story
The Kittens School

There was once a mother cat who
had family of three kittens. They
were nice rag doll kittens, you know,
all made Of gingham. Every pleasant
morning after Mother Cat had given
them a bath and some oatmeal for
breakfast Jimmy, the biggest boy kit
ten, used to take his sister Dora and
the baby, Ted, by the hand and go
with them to school.
A kittens school is much like any
child's. But what rag kittens like to
learn best of all is how to spell CAT,
cat and RAT, rat.
And their teacher, who was a lovely
cat herself, used to send Jimmy to
the blackboard to brush the chalk off,
Then Dora, in a very pretty little
apron of pink and white check ging-
ham, would trip up to the blackboard
and write, oh, SO plainly and beauti-
fully: ''This is a cat. This is a rat"
When the nice cat teacher had made
two pictures for the kittens, one of
big black and white cat and another
Of a small gray mouse, then the kittens
used to take Ted by the hands, make
a ring and sing in beautiful cat notes.:
Ding, dong, dell!
PusSy's in the well.
Then, after their teacher had helped
them on with their coats, the three
nice kittens all scampered home to
play in the haymow.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-05-31
Health Rules For Boys
And Girls to Practice

Good health is most attractive. It is
beauty for the young girl and strength
for the young man Never yet" said
a noted woman recently, "have l seen
a hopelessly ugly man or woman who
was in perfect health. It is the pale.
wan cheek, the sunken eyes, the vel
low, decayed teeth, the bumped shout
ders or the nervous, grouchy DISPOSE
ton that is always ugly and unattrac
tive.
"The glow OF health on the cheek
the sparkle in the eye, two rows Of
clean, sound teeth and a body carried
firmly and four square to the winds
with health in the body and laughter
in the soul-that is beauty and strength
that endures, and it is worth working
for"
The health rules OF the Crusaders,
band of boys and girls interested not
only in their own health, but also in
the health of others, are here given
and are recommended by the North
Carolina state board of health to all
boys and girls who would make OF
themselves attractive, useful men and
women. They are:
Always breathe fresh air. Never
sleep, study, work nor play in a room
without a window open. Take ter
deep breaths every day.
Eat nourishing food, and chew il
thoroughly. Drink plenty of pure wa
ter, and use your own cup. Avoid
food that is hard to digest, like heavy
pie and cake and much candy. Never
eat nor drink anything that weakens
the body, like alcoholic drinks.
Make sure that everything you put in
your mouth is clean. Wash your hands
always before eating, and battle your
whole body often. Clean your teeth
every day. Have a regular time every
day for attending to each need Of your
body
Exercise every day in the open air.
Keep your shoulders straight Do not
smoke before you are grown up.
Get a long nights sleep. Get up
smiling. Keep your mind clean and
cheerful.
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Snartly Said

Avoid being middleman in a fight
unless you want to get bumps coming
and going.
Hard work will not always restore
health, but it will make one forget that
he is unhealthy.
Man ever appreciates a joke upon
himself when he cracks it.
The corn fed girl always looks better
natured than the dill pickle maiden,
whether she is or not
Those who trust implicitly in Provi-
dence should remember that Provi-
dence will not do all the hustling.
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iliaries. Admiral Henry T. Mayo, COM
mander in chief, is one of the veterans
Of the navy and student of naval
warfare for forty-five years. He is a
native of Vermont and entered the Ma
val academy in 1872, when he was
seventeen years old. Since he was
graduated in 1876 he has served in
many capacities, and always with cred
it to himself. When Josephus Daniels
became secretary Of the navy he Sc
Iected Mayo as aid for personnel, one
of the most important posts in the
navy department. He received his
rear admirals commission on Dec. IS,
1913.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-05-31
Sharpshootinu Backstops.

Bill Rariden Of the New York Giants
caught seventy-seven men trying to
steal bases last season and stood
fourth on the list Of catchers in the
National league in cutting down base
runners. Ivy Wingo of Cincinnati was
the leading sharpshooter, as he killed
off 115 pilfering players. Hank Cow
dy of the Boston Braves was second,
with eighty-fve, and Fischer who di-
vided his time with Chicago and Pitts
burgh, was third, with seventy eight.