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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02
Camp Libraries to Supply Soldiers
With Best Reading Matter

and circulation of one book. One dol
lar, it has been figured, will furnish a
book, keep it in circulation until 1t is
worn out, replace it when it is retired
for physical disability, and ali the time
pay a share of the expense Of properly
housing and caring for these libraries
in the various camps.
It is not to be imagined that the stu
pendous task of furnishing the SOL
diers with books; equipping, establish
ing and maintaining libraries, both sta
tionary and travelling, is undertaken
with, primarily, an educational idea.
The books are needed not only to pro-
vide recreation for the soldiers when
they are off duty, but to help coun'
teract evil influences in the Vicinities
of the camps and environments. Books
to read will help to make the camps so
wholesome and attractive that the
forces that tend to take men away
1 from their duty viii lose, at least part,
of their charm.
There is no desire on the part of the
American Library association nor the
library war council to thrust educa-
tional books at the heads of men al
ready tired from training and from
fighting and who would desire recrea-
ton rather than the acquisition OF
| knowledge. The aim has been and Will
! be to provide in abundance volumes OF
short stories and novels of the more
popular sort; and these when they are
purchased, from the present fund, will
be selected with all the acumen that
comes to men whose lives have been
spent in library service. A tentative
list has already been prepared, ana
that it is tremendously democratic may
be cleaned from the fact that it starts
out with w. J. Abbots "BattletleldS
and Camp Fires" and includes novels
by George AIDE, Balzac, John kendrlck
Bangs, James NJ. Barrie, Rex Beach,
IIilaire Belloc, William Black, Booth
Harrington, Meredith Nicholson, Rob-
ert w. Chambers, Hall Caine, Winston
Churchill, G. X. Chesterton, Wilkie Col
Inns, Irwin Cobb, Marion Crawford,
Richard Harding Davis, Charles Dick
ems, w. NJ. Thackeray, Conan Doyle
Lord Dunsany, Jeffrey Farnol, Edna,
Ferber, Montague Glass and-but one
could go on and make list of prac'
tically all the popular American and
foreign authors and that list would
probably prove pretty accurate cata'
logue of the books that are to be fur
nished the American soldier, wherever
he may be, by the library war council.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02
A Hero.

Lord Northcliffe said at an Over
seas club dinner in New York:
''The French soldier wears gold
stripes on his sleeve-one stripe for
each six months of service at the
front.
"Well, a middle-aged Frenchman
told me one day that he was not en-
titled to his stripes, inasmuch as his
post, while technically at the front,
was not dangerous one, and so he
was going to cut them off his sleeve.
"No, nor said I. Don't do so.
Don't dream Of doing so. The man in
these days who declines an unmerited
decoration is a hero, and as suca is
entitled to all the stripes his sleeve
viii hold"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02
New NJ etai in Use,

Thermostatic metal, a new material
is adapted for such uses as recording
temperature changes and giving auto
matte temperature control. 1t is made
of strips of two strong. non-corrosive
metals, Of widely different expansion
on heating. These are welded togeth-
er, and any change Of temperature
causes the compound strip to bend.
When piece four inches long five
sixteenth inch wide and onetsnth
inch thick was raised 100 degrees
Fahrenheit, y force of "a ounces was
necessary to overcome the bending
tendency and keep. the strip straight
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02
FRENCH HERO OF
AIR A SUPERMAN
Guynemer Leaves Record of OAR
ing Deeds on High.
BROUGHT Down So PLANES
Meets Fate When Fleet Under Won
Richthofen Attacks Him-Turned
Down by Every Branch Of Service
He Finally Gets Into Aviation Corps
-Honored Many Times.

Guynemer! AS you form the sylla-
bles with reverent breath you begin to
realize that even the name, the sound.
ing of it, contains a plethora of mean
ing. Guynemer! You say it, and the
crystal of your mind reflects a romance
of duty, of faithfulness, of altruistic
bravery and of battles in the upper air,
where all is pure and fair-where the
fittest of the nations drive droning me.
chanical birds to the shock Of battle.
You picture stern-eyed complete men,
very serious and very much tanned,
who have a habit of looking over the
heads of ordinary humans in a far-off
self-contained manner that seems to
anticipate all things-and, above all,
seems to have that perpleXity known
as life, measured to nicely; and
knows there are things, principles, If
you please, that transcend in value
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02
Red Arms and Elbows.

.Redtarms are not so difficult to cure
afs one might suppose. They are gen.
cerally caused by sluggish circulation
which is sometimes due to too tight
sleeves or a general impoverishment
aGf the system. To treat the arms they
:sfruld first be bathed in hot water.
THE following massage cream applied
with the palms of the bands should be
used every night before retiring: One
ounce of oil of almonds one drachm Of
tspermaceti, one drachm of white wax,
one ounce of rose water and one-quar-
tarm an ounce of, orange flower water.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02
Just Dream of Love.

Turkish girls seem to prepare them.
selves for marriage in the absence of
lovers. They are wooed by dreams
and sweet thoughts; their faces be-
come tender and their voices cooling
during the period when their parents
are making inquiries for a suitable
husband for them. But it does seem
pity that these pretty and charming
girls should never experience in any
degree that most delightful process of
courtship. Perhaps when they emerge
into the freer life that seemed prepar-
ing for them until the war arrested
progress, that will be one of their
gains.-EXchange.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02
Flowers for Dressing Table.

vases containing the flowers. Arranged
In the way shown, however IT, Will
OCCUPY no space upon the table, and
the vases cannot possibly be upset.
Almost any small vase of the nature
shown in sketch A can be used for this
purpose. Pieces Of prettily colored
ribbon should be tightly tied round the
neck and again at the base of the vase,
leaving loose ends upon one side. The
ends can be securely tied in smart lit
tie bows round the post of the looking
glass. The vase can then be filled with
water, and the flowers prettily ar
ranged in it.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02

Nothing is being left undone for the
comfort and mental recreation OF the
men who are preparing to serve their
country in the various training camps
and environments throughout the coun-
try. The Y. NJ. G. A. was early in the
field and besides its many activities,
nroyiding for the moral and spiritual
welfare of the men, it did all 1t could
to provide proper reading matter for
them. But the need Of libraries fur
nished in a more adequate and scien-
tific way was so largely felt that the
United States government requested
the American Library association to
undertake the work.
At once, it was decided to raise
million-dollar war fund; not so much
for the purchase of books as for the
erection of suitable library buildings
at every cantonment; for the transpor-
tation of books and for the purpose OF
securing the service of skilled Gbrari-
ans. The first step in the formation OF
the organization in charge of the MIL
lion-dollar war fund was the appoint
ment by Secretary of War Newton u.
Baker of ten nationally known men
and women to constitute q library war
council.
United, and cooperating with the
war service committee are most OIL
the prominent authors of the United
States. practically all Of the publish
ers. who have proved willing volun-
teers; and. ALPHABETICALLY all of the leading
members of the library profession. All
these are working in conjunction with
the library war council, the commits
sion on training camp activities ana
the war department itself.
One of the heaviest items of expense
at the beginning of the work is the
erection of 80 camp-library buildings
at the various environments throughout
the country. Each building will be 4O
by 12O feet in size, one-story high, ana
will have accommodations for 5000 or
10000 books, newspapers and maya
zines, and living quarters for the stan.
lit is hoped and expected that each or
these libraries will be in charge Of q
trained librarian. In each camp it is
planned to have library headquarters
with books and periodicals for read
Iing-room use, together with a system
of distributing agencies; affording TO
the soldiers a kind of first-class city
public library service.
A careful survey of the entire field
determined that 81 is the amount nee
essary for the purchase, maintenance
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02
Distant Friends.

A perSsSs2 well skilled in geography
asked iUan Of friend, stating that
he had been in all quarters Of the
globe, and had friends in each. He
was asked their names and dealings.
"Oh," said he, II have often dealings
with Tim Bucto, in Africa, for ivory !;
with my old friend Ben Gal, for rice !;
Bill Boa sends me fruit from Spain.
and there is Pat Agonia and Sam
O'Thracia and Frank Ohio, and"
Hold" replied the other; "you can't
be on good terms with friends who
keep themselves at such very great
distance"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Jimmie Collins Tells What He Saw
What Military Training Does
for Boys.
Number Two

swell, here we are!" exclaimed Bill
lie, presenting his chum, Jimmie Col
Inns.
Every glad-to see you, Mr.. Collins"
said Uncle Dan with smile.
/ "Aw," said Billie, aust call him
Jimmie. That's the only name he
knows. He's the pitcher of our base
ball nine, and he's some pitcher, too.
Just feel of his arm"
"Well," said Uncle Dan, feeling,
"That's mighty good arm!'
"Now, boys" said Uncle Dan, what
do you want to talk about?"
"Well," said Jimmie, 81 was down to
Galesburg a few months ago when the
boys came home from the Mexican
border. They looked fine. Everybody
was surprised to see how straight they
stood and how manly they were. The
boys seemed proud to wear the uni
form. I tell you their muscles were as
hard as nails. I heard Banker Haskell
say that the training and discipline
the boys had had was exactly what
every boy in the country ought TO
have, and that now these boys could
get a better job at higher pay than
they could have had before. DO you
think that's so, Uncle DAMP"
Uncle Dan replied: Il have 8
friend who employs hundreds of young
men. He always gives boys having
had military training the preference;
he says it pays to do so. He finds
they are more alert, more prompt
more courteous; they know how tc
carry out orders: they are quicker tc
think and to act than those without
trail ding. He said from his experience
he { ,lieyed that six or eight months
of .tensive military training woulc
add at least 20 per cent to mans
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02
Some Observations.

Experience never makes fools
of wise men.
Faultfnding is unlike charity,
yet it usually begins at home.
Vanity makes a lot of re-
munerative work for the beauty
doctors.
You never really know your
friends until they become your
enemies.
1t is awfully hard to get rich
according to the methods pre-
scribed in books.
Some men don't mind getting
it in the neck if their neighbors
get it just as hard.
Good sense is better than
good looks, but so few people
are afflicted with either!
You may have noticed that
one girl no sooner breaks a
mans heart than another comes
along and bandages1t up.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02

Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory, wife OF
the attorney general of the United
States, in the uniform of the food ad-
miristration. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
Mrs. Gregory and other wives of cabi-
net members and high government Off
Gals, having signed the pledge card,
are entitled to wear this uniform and
hang the official food card in the win
dow of their homes.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02

rial + e SO ur c e 6
enough. 1t has a
vast amount of
knowledge Of the
heavens q b ov e,
the earth beneath,
and the waters
under the earth.
1t has power al
most unlimited. II
can do anything ii
sets out to do, Ger.
t al ly anything
that needs to be
done. But it does
not know God.
whom to know
Alright is life eter.
nal. 9th e r wise
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02
The New Order,

She (belligerently)-Why weren't you
at the station with the car to meet me
as usual?
He (meekly}-My dear, you ought to
get into this habit Of some meetless
days. .-,..u.,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02
Stars on Flying Machines.

The American navy aircraft are to
have a distinguishing mark in the
shape of white star, with red CEN
ter, on q circular background Of blue
while the army airplanes may be rec
ognized by a five-pointed white star
inside of a blue circumscribed field,
with the center of the star red.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02
FLOWERS TAKE UP NO SPACE
Make Pleasing Addition to Dressing
Table When Vases Are Attached
to Posts of the Tdirror.

A pretty little notion that can be
very easily carried out is illustrated by
the accompanying sketch. Flowers al
ways make a very pleasing addition tc
the dressing table, but sometimes it is
rather difficult to find space for the
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02
What CamoufIaue Is,

Camouflage is simply the art Of dis
guising military objects by any means
whatever-painting, shrubbery, smoke
screen or any other device. Perhaps
the word has been minted from camou-
fet, a Whit of smoke.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02
How to Remove Egg Stains,

Egg stains on table linen should be
soaked in cold water before being sent
to the laundry. The stains come out
quite easily if treated in this way; but
hot water "sets" them, and makes
them difficult to remove.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02
School of Hard Knocks.

Much of our education is to be OBJ
tanned only in the school Of hard
knocks. There is no age limit and the
sooner we are graduated the better for
US.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02

4 Is there something YOU
need In the follow B
b ing HSt9 b
81 Birth Announcements h
i Wedding Stationery b
u Envelope Enclosures u
q Sole Bills q
4 Hand Bills j
Price Lists e
X Admission Tickets
n Business Cords 81
Window Cards
II Time Cards a
n Letter Heads
a Note Heads X
Bill Heads Envelopes
4 Callina Cards Leaflets
n Statements
Milk Tickets 4
Meal Tickets q
Shippind TAGS
Announcements
Briefs
Notes
"a "a
Pamphlets
Z CATALOGUES
Biotters Circulars 81
Invitations Posters
Folders
Checks
Blanks X
Notices
Labels n
Il Legal Blanbs
Menu Cards n
b Placards n
n DODGERS n
Post Cards
4 Prodrams
Receipts
Prompt, careful and eN-
cient attention given.
Is to eOefey detail
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02
The One Thing
Needful
By REV. HOWARD W. POPE
Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago

TExT-O earth, earth, earth, hear the
Word Of Jehovah!-Jer. 22:29.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02

What this world needs, and all 1t
needs, is to know God. 1t has mate
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-31
ARMY and navy
HEEE PREPARING
FOR CALL OF war
Federal Branch Working With
Local Officials Effectively:
Special Guard of Soldiers for
Waterfront; National Guard
Mobilization Plans Are Made

Developments In the international
situation today were such that the re
port gained eredenee around the CAPT
toI building that Governor Pinkhsm
would likely call on the Nationa
Guard BY Monday to be ready for mo
biHzation IN the event OF war, or that
the cuardsmen might even be called
oSt In active preparedness"
United States military and naval
forces on Oahu are getting ready for
eventualitiess in the event that war
with Germany breaks suddenly with
need for patriotic action
On the eve OF the extraordinary SEES
sion of congress, II is evident that Of
ficial instructions TO TIE army and
navy are to have the forces here pre-,
pared.
Arrangements for mobilizing the
national guard of Hawaii are under
way. Pearl Harbor and other naval
grounds are guarded and activities re-
stricted.
A full battalion Of regulars from
Fort Shafter IL coming TO town today
70 camp IN the capitol grounds and to
patrol the waterfront, with an especi-
M4lI N0tlDA VI CyGr VII luO nCl lNau
refugee and interned ships.
Special precautions are being taken
&c guard the harbor.
None OF the territorial officials win
talk but the plain evidences Of pre-
parednesss show what Is being done.
From the fact that Superintendent OF
Public Works Forbes, chairman OF the
harbor board, visited army readquar-
tiers this morning. & Is conjectured that
thc arrival OF the soldiers with plans
Tor pakf0line the swaterfFDnt ~1sh0ws-
that federaf and territorial officials
are hooking IN effective harmony
Thai al arrangements. have been.
completed FOR the mobilization Of the
national guard Of Hawaii the moment
President Wilson signs the order and
that on the issuing Of the order depart
ment commanders have already re.
ccived instructions to call them out
without further orders from Washing
ton was stated today by Gen. Freder-
ick s. Strong. commander Of the Ha-
waiian department
Cen Strong this noon held con-
ference with the leaders of the mill.
tary committees of the legislature at
which he gave them the above inform
alton. Later Gen. s. J. johnson. COM
mander Of the national guard, called
on him.
All detail plans for calling out the
guard lave been completed and only
wait for the presidents order" said
Gen. Strong. Il cannot say any more
than this. When the order is issued I
shall Immediately take command
II Is evident that plans for the army
here have long since been prepared
as life at headquarters today was the
same as usual and no hustle and hustle
were apparent as would occur In time
Of sudden commotion.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-31
r. DAWSON KELLETT
DIED THIS MORNING;
RESPECTED AND LIKED

One of the real kamaainas Of Ha-
wall. p. Danson Kellett, ST., died to-
day at the age of So years Funeral
arrangements have not yet been made
but the services will probably be to-
morrow afternoon from Williams I'M
dertaking parlors with burial in Nuu-
anu cemetery.
The deceased was the youngest of
three sons of the late Capt John kei.
lett, pilot Of Hanalei harbor, Kauai,
in the early sixties; was one of the
longest employed men in the firm OF
Theo. II. Davies & Co.. although he
has been III for several years past, and
is survived by number of children
who are prominent citizens here. His
home was on Kellett lane off kiiiha
street, near Kuakini street, where he
lived with his sons, Edmund l. Kel-
lett, clerk for the Standard Oil Co.,
and George Kellett, q farmer. and
his daughter. Miss Myra Kellett, with
Ehlers & Co
Other sons surviving him here are
Danson Kellett, Jr.. with Attorney
+. G.. Peters, and Sgt John r. Kellett
in the detective department of the
police force. -. ~"s
He has been a widower for % years.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-31
U. S. FOresaW War
Middle Of January

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. March 81.
Foreign Minister ZiHimermann's
speech in the reichstag charging the
United States with the responsibility
IL war comes has caused the officials
here to admit that the United States
knew in the middle of January that
the German unrestricted naval war
decree would be issued. Afterwards,
three days were allowed 10 give Ger
many an opportunity to modify or re-
peal the decree before the severance
of diplomatic relations. Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador,
is said to have made an effort to
have the decree repealed two weeks
before
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-31
Highways Bill
CEhTERs ACTION
Senator Castle of Oahu Points
Out Necessity for Consist
ert Road Scheme
By SENATOR A. /. CASTLE, Of Oahu

BY SENATOR A. /. CASTLE, Of Oahu
Senate bill IS, introduced by Senator
Baldwin, better known as the terri
torial highways bill, has at last
brought to the fore the question Of
good roads. This in brief provides
for q central commission to take
charge of the building and mainte.
nance OF territorial highways. A ter
ritorial highway is one which is desig
mated as such by the legislature, OF
which Is chosen as such by the com.
mission upon application Of the board
OF supervisors. In the latter case the
county pays one-haf the road main
tenance. The bill recognizes the prin'
ciple of control of the board OF super.
yisors in the respective counties
Funds are to be raised by tax OF
lilo per cent>of all property through,
out the territory.
The main objection offered TO the
bill in brief is the duplication of com.
missions and an additional tax. We
are getting to the point when we are
having commissions for everything
take, for instance, our loan fund com
mission. We have had good men on
the commission, but the results have
not always been good Senate bill Is
has at least brought to the front the
question of numerous commissions and
the treatment of the matter by the
legislature. "A central commission has
been suggested, rather than several
county ones, to work in conjunction
with the engineering force of each
county. This will mean that an engi.
neering force will not be necessary
for the central commission, except
possibly one engineer as general az.
visor. "=.
The additional tax will bring in ap.
proximately 100000 per year for good
roads: This is obviously insufficient
for much new construction. What we
need now are considerable amounts
through the various loan funds, which
the various counties eventually pay.
Senate bill IS has at last brought
out forcibly the demand of the people
of the territory for permanent roads.
not only for our own use, but for the
promotion OF tourist traffic. 1t is to
be sincerely hoped that the legislature
can work out some consistent scheme
for the betterment of road conditions,
whether through senate bill rs or
through drastic reorganization of. the
existing complicated conditions.