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Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-03-01

at his back. charged the Filipino
trenches and put the inslIrrectos to
flight. Shortly afterward he more
than duplicated this exploit, swimming
the Rio Grande de la Pampagna with
two men under fire and set up a rope
ferry by which his troops hauled them
selves across the river and delivered a
blow that won battle For this he
was made brigadier general of volun-
teers. Major General Otis described
him as "the greatest daredevil in the
army, man who would rather fight
than eat"
Agu1naldo was foot loose then and q
nuisance, as every one remembers
From inaccessible mountain strong
holds he sailed out to raid American
patrols and burn villages. 1t was GER
tain that his capture would break the
backbone of the revolt. but nobody
seemed to know how to reach him. He
was hiding in the mountains near the
northeast coast of Luzon. 1t happened
that cipher letters sent by Aguinaldo
to one of his lieutenants fell into the
hands of Lieutenant Taylor of the
Twenty-fourth infantry. The letters
revealed that Aguinaldo was awaiting
re-enforcementS at a definite time
Colonel Funston conceived the plan of
Disgusting force of seventy y-nine Fill
pfno scouts as Aguinaldo's expected
re-enforcements. AT the head of this
command and accompanied by four ex-
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-03-01
DARING EXPLOITS 0F
MADE H|A IDOL
Little Red Headed Kansan, Not
Knowing Word Fear, Accus-
toned to Get What He Went
After From Time He Gradu-
ated Into Long Trousers.

NINCE the civil war the United
States has had no military com
~ mander whose fighting qualities
and brilliant exploits so endear-
ed him to the people as Major General
Fred Funston, the little red headed
Kansan who fought with Gomez
against the Spaniards in Cuba and
with the Twentieth Kansas volunteers
against the Spaniards and the La
drones in the Philippines.
While Funston gained the greater
share of his brilliant fame as a daring
soldier by his numerous exploits in the
Philippines, his mettle never was more
severely tried than in the months aft
er Francisco Villa with his band of
cutthroats made the bloody raid upon
Columbus, N. NJ. last March.
Placed in supreme command of the
campaign against Villa, with orders to
exterminate or disperse the bandits
forces. he nevertheless was so hamper
ed and restricted by the possibility
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-03-01
Mothers Doll Story
Fluffy and Rex

Once there was little boy whose
name was Kay. He had two beautiful
rag dogs, Fluffy and Rex, who loved
to play with him in his big yard.
Every morning Kay played soldier,
and Fluffy and Rex would jump
around him and bark joyfully and leap
up on him.
Kay had great many soldiers, and
some he would line up and drill till
they could march as one man. Others
he taught to dig trenches, and still
more Kay taught to shoot straight.
All the time he was playing soldier
Fluffy and Rex would frisk and bark.
One winter day "nOrther' came up.
This means that the wind blows sud
denly and the sunshine is spoiled by
the cold. In fact. it was so very cold
that the two rag dogs jumped right
down into the trench to keep warm.
When Kay got back to his tent-for
he had fine tent in his big yard-he
whistled and called for his pets. But
the wind blew so hard they did not
hear him.
Then Jack Frost showed down in the
trench, and poor Fluffy and Rex were
all covered up with great white flakes,
so that Kay, hunting for them, could
not even see them. They had to stay
outdoors in their cold snow bed all
night, but when the morning sun thaw-
ed off their cover Kay found them and
brought them back to his tent to get
all warm and happy again.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-03-01
Boy Scout Work In Japan.

Boy scouts We're not actually organ
ized in Osaka until 1914, but interest
has grown rapidly during these two
years. Scout activities are much the
same as elsewhere, with such adapta-
tion as is necessary to make them fit
Japanese conditions. The oath and the
twelve points of the scout law have
been taken from the American and
English handbooEs, but revised and
Japanized. Special suits, knapsacks
and other supplies have been carefully
worked out from the point of view Of
Japanese needs. The uniform is. of
course, of the European style, because
the kimono Is unsuitable for active
life.-Chicago News.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-03-01
Minister From Servia
First to Be Sent Here

The newly appointed Scrvian minis
ter to the United States. Lioubomir NJ.
Mihailovitch, who recently arrived in
this country, is the first man TO repre-
sent his government at Washington.
Heretofore Servias only diplomatic Of
ficer here was NJ. |. Pupin, who held
the title Of honorary consul general at
New York.
Minister Alihailovitch does not speak
English. In the course of an interview
he said he had passed most of his time
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-03-01
A Match Game.

Place a watch upon table. then
pass paper and pencil to al ana hav.
them write down parts o. tie wat>,,
that will complete the following: ]
Something used before 9. What n crv.
baby makes. 3. The support of a flow.
er. 4. A season. 5. What lawyer
strives to win. 6. Dealt with in arith
metic. Z. You have pair of them
8. Revolving portions Of machinery. o
Clear, transparent. 10. Adornments
Answers: 1. Second hand .. Face. 9
Stem. 4. Sprlg. s. Case. 6. Figures
z. Hands. 8. Wheels. 0. Crystal. 10.
Jewels.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-03-01

that his activities might precipitate
war with the de facto government Of
Mexico that he was able to move only
with the utmost caution and circum-
spection.
Dispatches to the war department
repeatedly carried the indication that
he was chafng nightly under the COM
parative inaction and that he would
have been pleased by nothing else so
well as being permitted to conduct the
campaign in his own decisive fashion.
He never placed great amount of
confidence in the good faith of the
Carranza military authorities and much
better would have liked to dash boldly
into the barren Businesses of the south
ern republic after Villa regardless of
the feelings of CarranZa.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-03-01

GENERAL FUNSTON DIRECTING DEPARTURE
OF TROOPS FOR VERA CRUZ.
insurgent officers and four American
officers Funston plunged into the jun
gle where no white man ever had
been.
After eight days march through the
jungle. posing as prisoners taken by
Aguinaldo's anticipated reinforce
ments Funston and his men reached
Aguinaldo's hiding place and arrested
him without the loss of a man. The
president made Funston a brigadier
general of the regular army in recog-
milton of the exploit.
At San Francisco Fire.
He served here and there until an
other chance came his way. This was
the earthquake which shook San Fran
cisco to pieces and started the great
fire. AS soon as the full scope of the
catastrophe was known General Fun
ston rushed troops to patrol the streets
and guard the banks. AS the disaster
grew he rose to the occasion. He was
policeman, fireman, undertaken and
dominated civil authority with army
efficiency. He did not hesitate to as
sumo responsibility. He telegraphed
to the secretary of war:
Il shall do everything in my power
to render assistance and trust to the
war department to authorize any act
l may have to take"
How thoroughly he accomplished his
task is history too recent to require
repetition.
When William III. Taft, then secre-
tary of war, went on his mission to
Cuba General Funston went with him.
subsequently he served as head OF the
army service schools at Fort Leaven-
worth and in other routine posts of
duty. Then came the Mexican crisis
OF the spring of 1914, when General
Huerta's subordinates refused to sa-
lutte the American flag at Vera Cruz
after firing on American sailors and
marines. The navy took Vera Cruz.
and General Funston was sent there
In command OF force of occupation
and remained in command until the or
der to withdraw troops arrived.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-03-01

ne aSkeu anA1OuSiy.
"On the contrary, l am very wei,
pleased. Let us see the rest of it."
He took me into every room in the
house, a house that had been sold
twice since l had parted with it and
both times with the furniture includ.
ed. Not for the world would 1 have
betrayed that these rooms. closets. cor.
ners. with every bed, table. bureau,
had been familiar to me- from child.
hood. But when it was over | passed
the night alone in room opening into
one occupied by the children.
NO tongue or pen can describe what
that night was to me.
When morning came / found that il
l could endure the first shock l could
endure more. l deferred from day to
day telling what had happened. My
husband was delighted with his pur
chase. and before had gained heart
to tell him my secret he had become
fixture in it. Months passed, then
years. My husband is now an old
man and my children are grown. None
Of them know that their mother has
been living in her second earthly
world.
And yet, after all, this coincidence
has not brought me unhappiness.
have been living two existences, both
OF which are dear to me, the one near
bX, the other In the far past and fu,
tYfe; the one Vf oesh and blood, the
nthAP nf SnirituA1 @rrsn = <,,n. a. .,s,,
- 4 spiritual Mingling Of the two.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-03-01
Always Looked For Action.

his next job was us a conductor on
the santa Fe railroad. A cowpuncher
passenger. fired by whisky. shot holes
in car ceiling. Funston took his pis-
tol away and threw him off the train.
then stopped the train. ran back along
the track and thrashed the gun man.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-03-01

LIOUBOM1R NJ MIHAILOVITCH.
on the way here studying an English
grammar and felt encouraged by the
progress he had made. He speaks
French fiuently.
The new minister is forty-five years
old. He was graduated from the Uni
versity of Belgrade, where he studied
law. His education was finished in
Paris. For the last eighteen years he
has been in the diplomatic service, for
the most part in the provinces inhabit-
ed by Servians formerly under the
Turkish government. At the beginning
OF the war he was at Rome as charge
daffaires. Later he was sent as minis
ter to Montenegro. He removed to
France when the Servian capital was
removed from Belgrade.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-03-01
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CAPTURE OF FILIPINO
CHIEF WON PROMOTION
FOR MAJOR FUNSTON .

1t was the capture of the crafty =
= Aguinaldo that enshrined Fred 4
. Funston as hero in the hearts of .
= Americans. 1t was his campaign 4
= against Aguinaldo that won him 4
. the rank of brigadier general, 4
2 and, though by a less sensational I
= route he had attained the rank 4
3 of major general, the boys who !
. used to hum 4
3 Well, I'd like to know who's run i
= ming this show 4
j Is it me or Emilio Aguinaldo? 4
> looked forward with the utmost 4
~ confidence to seeing their hero
y regenerate the army of their 4
= country and win new honors.
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Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-03-01

rousihg speech at Madison Square Gar
den in behalf of the oppressed Cubans
Moved by the appeal for Cuban libre,
Funston offered his services to the Gu
ban junta. although he knew nothing
about military affairs.
The Cubans We're glad to have this
vigorous youth, and Funston set him
self TO study the intricacies of twelve
FOUNDER Hotchkiss rifles and other
things soldier should know. General
Gomez made him second in command
to Winchester Dana Osgood, the Cor
nell football player, who had charge of
the insurgent artillery. Funston dis
tinguished himself for bravery at Gui-
marc in october. 1896, when Osgood
was killed. He took command and
with dynamite bomb in his hand led
il charge that broke the Spanish front
and ended the fight.
Wounded at Bayamo.
At Bayamo he was wounded three
times and had his horse killed under
him. He was in the thick of the fight
ing at Las Tunas. After this battle
the Cubans insisted on shooting fifty
prisoners. Funston protested, was
waved aside and promptly resigned his
commission. General Garcia gave him
an order for transportation and a safe
conduct. He fell in with Spanish
patrol and ate the documents. On
reaching the United States in 1898 he
was suffering from stomach trouble,
malaria and wounds, and his weight
was just ninety-fve pounds.
When the United States went to war
with Spain Funston was ready to fight
again. He declined an easy job on
Lieutenant General Miles staff and
finally got what he was after, com
mission as colonel of the Twentieth
Kansas regiment of volunteers. The
regiment was ordered to the Philip
pines. and while waiting for sailing or.
ders Colonel Funston married Miss
Eda Blankart, a music teacher. Six
hours later the transport sailed, and
when Mrs. Funston rejoined her hus
band a month later in Manila it was
just before battle.
His regiment held an important place
In the fighting around Manila when the |
Filipino msurrection began in 1890
During the fighting at Malolos the reg
iment was punished by a wicked fire
from insurrectos intrenched on the far
bank of the Marilao river.
Calling for volunteers, Colonel Fun.
ston swan the river with revolver /
gripped in his teeth and twenty men
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-03-01
A Career of Adventure.

He was sixteen when his father,
"Foghorn" Funston, moved from Car
Isle to southwestern Kansas. In 1885
young Fred entered the State univer-
Sity OF Kansas, where he had for
classmate William Allen White. There
was a negro in the college town who
started for Funston one day with
cleaning razor. The negro weighed
200 pounds. Funston barely 100. The
negro was six feet tall, Funston five
feet three inches. In fifteen minutes
Funston had the half crazy black man
in the lookup and hadn't even mussed
his own clothing.
When he left college Funston got a
job as city editor of paper in Fort
Smith. 1t was Democratic. The day
before an election the editor in chief
left town. and he was temporarily
boss. Next day the paper appeared as
red hot Republican sheet. reviling
all things Democratic. AS a crowd
gathered at the front door young
Funston retired by the back and from
Journalism He explained later that
he was weary of newspaper work,
tired OF rotten town, Il rottener
sheet and its rotten politics. and l
thought ! would wake things up bit
before ] left just to show them l was
alive"
Evening journal., 1917-11-06
Its Fashionable Now to
Have The Old Time Name

characters, whose rightful name is
Eliza, smartly spells II backwards and
thereby revels IN the up-to-date handle
OF Azile.
I know a fashionable woman who has
successfully rung all the changes on
her name through tho different name
periods from her infancy up to matur-
fly. she has been successfully and fash
lonably Jane. Jennie, Janet and now is
content to relapse again modlshly to
Jane.
Il isn't a bit fashionable TO bear a
name even family suggestive Of things
Teutonc these days. That IS why a
paragraph In the days news announces
that Tracy Einstein. Dr. Schwartz, AL
bert ROsenfeld and Aaron Brookheim
have had their names changed respect
lively 20 Tracy Cullen, Dr. Blake, Albert
Redneld and Andrew Brooks
Naturally a pretty maiden doesn't
ycarn TO have resOurse to the law 10
have her last name changed She pre-
fers TO let her flance do IL with a we'd
ding ring and white ribbons instead OF
a lawyers fee and red tape
But when Il comes to her first name,
II some misguided parent has wished
Annetta or Susanna, on her at birth,
she can perform a little operation on a
couple Of syllables and emerge modish-
ly. Ann or Sue, without the aid Of a
party OF the second part.
Evening journal., 1917-11-06

A knitted sweater that came unknit,
Stamps and envelopes, paper and
books
Flea nowder lspilledl, some pins ana
hooks,
A pa. o. shoes. q cake OF soap,
A rubber basin, a coil OF rope.
A pack Of cards, and some dirty put
tees,
One Of those dog-gone dairies,
Post cards, a briquet a poilu made.
The stock of German hand r"enade
A copy Of Bethman lIoilweg's speech
Some stuff in the bottom OU-... b
Evening journal., 1917-11-06
WEAK KIDNEYS MEAN
A WEAK BODY

When you're nfty. your body begins 60
creak little Mt the hinges Motion r.
more slow and deliberate. Not so young
as used 10 be- Is frequent and unwel-
come thought. Certain bodily functions
upon which good health and good spirits
so much depend are impaired The weak
spot IS generally the bladder. Unpleasant
symptoms show themselves. Painful and
annoying complications in other organs
arise. This IA particularly true with elder
ly people n YOU only know how, this
trouble can be ohvinted.
For over 200 years GOLD MEDAL
Haarlem on has been relieving tho incOn-
vience and pain due TO advancing years,
u As standard. Old-time home remedy
ANA needs no Introduction. It Ia now put
up IN odorless, tasteless capsules. These
Evening journal., 1917-11-06
40 GERMANS killed
WHEN ENGLISH raid Trench
BY The United Press,

BY The United Press.
LONDON Nov. 6--At least 100 Ger
mans were killed in a highly successful
trench raid IN the Gavrelle neghbor-
hood reported yesterday by Field Mar
shall Haig
Yesterday London troops captured "a
prisoners and machine guns with two
trench mortars.' the statement said.
1T is estimated a hundred Of the enomy
were killed Their dugouis ve~e de
siroyed. Our casualties were light.
Northeast Of Loos the Sherwood for
esters raid'd the enemy and captured a
few. killing a number Of others. Around
Holebeke and Reutel hostile recon-
Motoring parties We're dispersed"
Evening journal., 1917-11-06

are easler and more pleasant to take than
the oil I'm bottles.
Each capsule contains about one dose Of
five drops Take them Just like you would
any pill with a small swallow Of water.
They soak into the system and throw on
the poisons which are making you old be
fore your time. They viii quickly re-
lieve those stiffened Joints. that backnche
rheumatism. lumbngO, sciatica, gan stones.
gravel, brick dust etc. They are an ef-
fective remedy for all diseases OF the
bladder, kidney, liver, stomach and allied
organs
co to your druggist today and get q
box OF GOLD MEDAL Haarlem OIL Cap.
sules. Money refunded II they do not heir
/ you. Three sizes. GOLD MEDAL are this
pure, original imported Hnnrlem Oil Cap
suleH Accept no substitutes.
Evening journal., 1917-11-06

NEW YORK. Nov 6-Changing
fashions don't stop az the cut of your
coat or The shape of your hat No in
dccdy they invade The sanctity OF the
home and dictate the style Of your fur
niiure and the color Of your curtains.
the size OF your calling cards and the
monogram on your stationery. Even
your real name isn't safe from the med
dling OF the mode.
There are a few women who obieN
TO changing their last name for a hus-
bands but I have yet to see woman
who rebelled at changing her ilrstnafne
n &c didn't conform 10 the prevailing
mode
There are period names just as there
is period furniture and you can almost
figure out a woman's real age by her
name II she isn't smart enough TO fur
bish It up a bit and make it over 10
suit the present day styles
IN our Grandmoiher's day a female
was hopelessly without the fashionable
pale unless her name boosted at least
three syllables. Then there was the era
when you were lost unless you pos
sessed at least two oognomens like
Eliza Jane or Mehitable Anne or Hen
rietta Hester.
Bessies, Jennies. Fannies, Armies. SUI
sizes Brides, Nellies and Nannles had
an awful land ] use awful advsedly)
vogue about thirty-nve years ago and
IN moro recent years we were called
but not chosen perhaps as Geraldine,
Gwendolin, Erncstine. Albertlna, Gcor-
gina, Evelyn, Evangeline and Isabelle
Clarissa, Araminta. Arrabella, Sophia.
Euphemla and Clemeltina nourished
midst Victorian crewel work. porcelain
cats and china dogs, and although we
have swung AROUND 10 a fashionable
passion for those Victorian lnick
knacks. we haven't gone so far as TO
work up enough enthusiasm TO take
back the Victorian names.
Rather we have gone back TO the
plain name Of the one syllable period,
and all the brand new infants OF my
acquaintance have been duly dubbed
Ann, Jane, Susan. Betty, Nancy, Sally
and Nell, while three have succumbed
10 the prediction for two 60 one with
the quantity euphOnious cOenOmens of
Betty Jane, Polly Ann and Mary Ellen
Age has withered and customs stalled
the infinite variety Of floral names so
that Lily Rose, Pansy. Myrtle, Ivy,
Fern. Violet. Mayblossom, and Daisy
are forced 20 smell as sweet by any
other name IL they would be fashion,
able
Gems OF thought for names, such as
Pearl, Ruby, Opal. Jewel and Diamond
have been put away into the Jewel
cas- Of discard and Faith, Hope, Char
ily. 10y. Delight, Patience, Constance
Prudence, are now found only IN the
family Bible-that Is or course u YOU
San ilnd 10.
In lnez Haynes Twins newest bobl
THE Lady OF KINGDOMS one Of tn
Evening journal., 1917-11-06

fort at poetry or an effort at humorous
poetry-"take It either wsy"-the au-
thor said, but an American now serving
with a French Ambulance section saw
something funny IN his "duffle bag"
and wrote the following:
A tangled mess Of shirts and socks,
Underwear, shoe strings, necktles and
stocks,
A bottle OF something heaved in by
chance
All wrapped up In a pair Of pants,
A L. s. "unie" that wouldn't It,
Evening journal., 1917-11-06

undamaged cotton or linen, &c in. by &c
in. and tie with string or seNage.
Stamp on face Of package: AMERICAN
RED CROSS CHAPTER. FIVE GAUZE
ROLLS. THREE YARDS BY q ~ M
CHEs.
Evening journal., 1917-11-06
BUFFERS DUFFLE

BY The United Press.
PARIS oct To- BY Nail The work
Of a siretcher bearer on the French
front can hardly be expected TO servo
as an inspiration for a humorous eff
Evening journal., 1917-11-06

GAUzE BOLL.-Cut gauze three yards
on selvage by IS I'm. Remove selvage.
Turn each end IN one inch Fold cut
edges 10 center, making three yards,
less ? in by In Fold one end in about
1 70 in. and roll firmly and evenly by
hand Turn end In 4 - in. as at be-
ginning and tie with selvage.
TO WRAP Tie five rolls together
with selyagt Cover envelope fashion
with unbleached muslin or clean old,
Evening journal., 1917-11-06
BY MARGARET MASON.


Where's Gwendolin and Ermenirud'
Mehitable. Sabina?
Where's Aramlnta. Merribellle
And likewise Clementina?
They are The fussy names OF yore,
The fashions change IT'S plain,
For now the very smartest names
Arc Ann, sue. Betty, Jane
Evening journal., 1917-11-06

GAUZE LAPAROTOAIY PAD.-6 in. by
6 In. Cut gauze IS In. on selvage by IS
in. Place selvage TO right Fold upper
cut edge downward 10 within six inches
OF lower edge Fold lower edge TO fold
ed edge, making iS in. by 6 in lofd
left and six inches toward right Fold
right end six inches toward left max
ing a square six by six inches with
selVage outside. Sew around edge 'mak-
ing a seam rs in.) and quilt from cor
ner 90 corner on both diagonals Cut
i-2 in tape IS in and double. Hold sell
wage side 10 right and sew both ends
Of tape one inch. diagonally, on upper
right hand corner.
TO WRAP: Five in package. Fold
once. Cover envelope fashion with I'M
bleached muslin, or clean, old, undam-
aged cotton or linen, 70 In. by 70 in ::
and tic with string or sewage Stamp on
face of package: AMERICAN RED
CROSS CHAPTER. FIVE GAUZE La
PAROTONiY PADS SIX BY SIX IN
CHES.
Evening journal., 1917-11-06
Surg cal Dressing
Short Course
Reproduced by The United Press
from the Omcial Red Cross Surgical
Dressing War Manual.

GAUzE LAPARoToNIY PAD. - Cut
gauze "a in. on selvage by sc in. place
selvage TO right and left. Fold cut ed
ges TO center, making &c in. by 70 in.
Fold left selvoge 70 in. to right. Fold
right selvage II in. TO left making -
in. by i2 in. Sew around edge making
seam rs in and quilt from corner to
corner along both, dlagonals. Cut i-2
in tape IS in. and double; hold sell
wage side to right and sew both ends
Of tape one inch, diagonally, on upper
right corner.
TO WRAP. Five in package. Cover
envelope fashion with unbleachcd mus
lin or clean, old, unchanged cotton or
linen, is IN. by IS in, and tie with
string nr selvage. Stamp on face OF
package: AMERICAN RED CROSS
CHAPTER. FIVE GAUZE LAPARO-
TONY PADS, 70 IN. BY 70 IN.