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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16

els hnir brush. Then l painted those
lips in a way that no mans lips were
ever painted before. Just dabbed the
collodion ON by the spoonful. Pretty
son | had them all fixed out, and then
the accident occurred. Holy Mosest
what an accident that was. Why, the
mans head was Just blown clear afr
his shoulders and instead Of getting q
haif-dollar for my Job I was out 10
cents for telephoning for the ambulance
to come and take him away"
II don't think i catch the drift Of
your remarks" said the Man With
the Cracked Lip. did l understand
You TO say that the mans head was
blown OFF,"
You did," replied the Reformed
Druggist Ellis head was blown clean
from his shoulders
but how; did he have dynamite
cartridge in his mouth or something Of
that kindy'
"Oh, no." The Reformed Druggist
laughed bit. You remember l said
that he had protuberant teeth and that
l also said | put IL great deal of colo.
! dion on his lips? Well, collodion 10
made Of sun-cotton and ether, and
| when it got in the sOr. he kinder
brought his teeth togethetwith snon
Some way or other those teeth struck
Il spark, that set off the gun-cotton
and there WAS a big report and tho
mans head was blown into bits
The Man With the Chapped Lin s,t
for u moment i'll silence. Then he said
slowly: II don't wonder that Won On.
out of The drug business. Your pronar
place is press agent for a fisbina
club"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16
TELLS OF THE CATASTROPHE
Reformed Druggist Explains How
Customers Head Was Blown on
When Gun Cotton Exploded.

The Reformed Druggist was talking
10 the Man With the Cracked Lip.
Now, collodion," he said, relates
writer, "collodlon is just the thing to
put on that lip of yours. 1t is a great
thing to promote the growth OF new
skin. Just brush that lip with COLO
dion. and 1t will be we'll In no time.
But" he continued warningiy, you
want to be very careful. One of the
worst accidents ever saw was the d.
rect result of collodion.
The Man With the Cracked Lip shiv-
cred apprehensively. How was thatT'
he asked.
The Reformed Druggist lighted A
fresh cigar and stuck his feet upon the
radiator. Yes" he continued, rehec-
lively. that was q bad accident, and
the worst Of the whole thing was that
! I was responsible for it in way.
But what was IT." insisted the Man
With the Cracked Lip.
1T was just like this: One day be
fore reformed and while | was keep
ing q drug store, a man came into the
store with the worst pair of lips
! ever saw. Why, that fissure in that Iii
/ Of yours wasn't mark to the gully thai
/ was in his lower lip. | saw in Il min
/ utr thai he must be suffering goot
deal. He was a great, big man, ant
his teeth were rather protubcrant.
asked him if he wanted something 70
those lips, and he told ne that | ha'
guessed right. Then told him jus
what l have been telling you. OK
claimed to him the action Of coliodion
md 10 told me to put some on his lips
got the bottle and picked cut a can
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16

"1HEN Big jim Eelden ventured
E~T the apparently innocuouS
NW proposition that much ice
r%Ms was rather pccooliar" he lit
WNs% tie dreamed of what il would
,EaM lead to. Neither did Lon
McFsne when he affirmed that an
chor ice was even more 50, nor did BET
Ties as he instantly disagreed, declar-
ing the very existence of such form
10 De bugaboo.
AN ye'd be tellin' me this cried
Lon, after the years we've spint IN
the land! An we eatin out the same
pot this many's the day.
But the things agin reason IN
sisted BEETLES. Look you, water
warmer than ice
AN little the difference once ye
break through"
still it's warmer, because 1t ain {
froze An you say it freezes on the
bottomr'
Only the anchor ice, David: only
the anchor ice. An have We niver
drifted along. the water clear as glass
whin suddin, belize cloud over the
sun, the mushy ice comes bubblin' up
an up till from bank TO bank an blnd
TO bind it's drapin' the river ike a
first snowflake"
'Unh hunh, more'n once when TOOK
n doze at the steerin' oar. But it allus
come out the highest side channel an
not bubblin' up an up.
"But with niver a wink at the heinz
mo nor you. It's agin reason III
leave it to any man."
BEETLES appealed to the circle about
the stove, but the fight was on be-
tween himself and Lon McFane.
Reason or no reason, it's the trutf
I'm tellin' We. Last fall year gone
twas Sitka Charley an meself saw the
sight, droppin' down the rifle yell re
member below Fort Reliance. An reg
uIar fall weather it was-the CLINT o
the sun on the golden larch an the
auakin' aspens, an the gliSter OF l1gh
on livery ripple, an beyand the Winte
an the blue haze O. the north comm
down hand in hand. It's well We know
the same, with a fringe to the rive
an the Ice formin' thick in the eddies
an a snap an sparkle to the air. an
We a-feelin' it through all yer blood
a-takin' new lease Of life with iver.
suck of it. IT'S then. me boy, tn
world grows small an the wandthe1
lust lays We by the heels.
But it's meself as wandthers. As
was sayin'. we a-paddlin', with nive
a sign Of ice. barrin' that by the &c
dies, when the Injin lifts his paddl
an sings out: Lon McFane, look Y
below, So have l heard, but nive
Thought to see" AS We know, Silk
Charley, like meself. niver drew mrs
breath in the land. SO the sight wa
new. Then we drifted. with a hea
over ayther side. perrin down throug
the sparkly water, for the world liz
ne DAYS spint with tire pearler
rstchin' the coral banks a-Growin' IL
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16

Canadian press statements reno..
he acquisition by American Interests
~ experimenting 'ands In New Rrura
,;ick.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-17
WILL NOT GEORGE
Allies Have No Desire To Force
Anything on Russia.
Their Aim Is To Aid People
Against Germans.
BY J. w. T. MASON.

New York, Aug. 17.-Three allied
military forces are now beginning a
series of Independent operations at the
northern, southern and eastern cor
ners of Russia without interfering in
any way with the testing out of the
Boisheviki theories of government.
The most important fact about ar
rival of the armies of the western de-
mocraeies in Russia is that if the Boil
sheviki fall from power, they cannot
attribute the failure of their ultra
radical experiment to armed interven-
ton by the liberal nations of the west.
The Bolsheviki in Moscow have no
control over those parts of old Russia
where the allies armies have begun
operations. The passion of the Boil
sheviki for local government, in fact,
must compel them to accept as final
any general welcome to the allies ex-
tended by the people in the regions
where the soldiers of democracy are
now offring assistance to the former
subjects OF the dead car.
The Points of Entry.
The three Russian districts entered
by the allies are Thurman, Baku and
Vladivostok. Baku is directly south of
Thurman by 1900 miles and Vladivo-
stok is about 5000 miles east of both
The three form the points of a tri-
angle within which the Bolsheviki
have all the territory they need in
winch to make a success or failure of
theories to reform the world.
There is no possibility of co-ordfnat-
ing the triangular activities of the al
lies unless Russia repudiates the de-
centralized methods of the Bolsheyiki
and comes together again as a single
sovereign state. For the present, the
allies are not seeking to influence the
government at Moscow in this or any
other direction.
Protect Northern Port.
The Thurman, Baku and Vladivostok
expeditions have three separate pur-
poses to accomplish. At Thurman. ii
is intended to guard the allies stores
and prevent the Germans from Selling
for military purposes Russia's only
around.
Protect Oil at Baku.
At Baku, the objective is to protect
the great oil fields from German con-
troll. AT Vladiyostok the allies will
prevent the determination of the
Czecho-slovaks who are fighting for
the allies and at the same time will
give practical economic assistance to
all Russians who are not too proud to
work
There is romantic interest in these
| three expeditions for the like of their
detectives has never before been at
tempted in war. Altho the BoIsheyiki
government is declaring war on the
allies for not respecting the sovereignty
| OF the Moscow government, the allies
not only are not retaliating, but are
offering industrial, commercial and
agricultural help to all Bolsheviki who
will accept. No interference with the
Russian revolutions has been at
tempted by the western denocracies
The allies are keeping outside of the
| triangle with the revolutionists inside.
| The policy in the end will save Russia
and will prove a stimulus to world
! democracy which will permanently in
fluence the course of International re-
| lations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-17
CLEARING HOUSE Statement

New York, Aug. 1.-THE actual
condition of clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week shows
that they hold $30,074,0S0 reserve in
excess of legal requirements. This is
a decrease of $1O,765,300 from last
week.
The statement follows:
Actual Condition.
Loans, discounts, ETC., $4,515,41S,OO0; de-
crease, $31, 1888 600.
Cash in own vaults, members federal
reserve banks (a), $97, 1000; decrease,
81, ass, 600
Reserve in federal reserve bank of mem
Reserve in own vault state banks and
trust companies (b). s11,540,ooo; increase.
1924, 900.
Reserve in depositaries, state banks and
trust companies. ss,222,0o0; increase,
NET demand deposits, ss,611, 900; in
Net time deposits, s161 $4,000; increase.
Circulation, ss5, 500. 900: decrease, $4,000
Specie included in la and OBJ, $61. 1872, 600.
sUnited States deposits deducted, 442,7
949, 000-
Excess reserve, $5o,o74, oso; decrease,
Summary of state banks and trust COM
panfes in Greater New York not included
in clearing house statement:
Loans, discounts, etc., S143, 1927, 300; In
Gold, $I0. $4,000: decrease, $500 200.
Currency and bank notes, $14.O9I.50 In
crease, SS49, 800.
Deposits with federal reserve bank, New
York, SIS, 2s2 100; increase, 81 1872 500.
Total deposits, S7950s7 300; increase
Banks, cash in vaults. s14,14s,3o0
Trust companies, cash in vaults
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-17
PUSH COAL PRODUCTION
Special Director of Production APP
pointed in Each Coal District.

Washington. Aug. Thames B.
NeaIe. director of production of the
fuel administration, today announced
the appointment of twenty-eight pro-
duction mana gers in the principal coal
fields of the country.
The managers will direct the cam
paigns for increased production in
their districts and will receive reports
from production committees at the
mines. Where production falls. it will
be the duty of the production mana
gers to ascertain the reason and sug-
gest remedies.
Production committees will consist
of six members. three epresenting>t the
mine management and three the
workers. Each weeks list will be
posted, giving names of men who have
been absent, or who have failed to do
their utmost to speed up output.
Among the production managers
are: F. C. Honnold, Illinois; Ira
Clemens, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Ar
kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-17
TENTH DAY AT 100
Continued from Page One,

grees above normal. The temperature
today will go to 100 and probably
several degrees more; the same brand
of weather is also promised for Sun
day. There is a very slight chance
that clouds may come up this after
noon, in which case the temperature
will be lowered a few degrees. To-
night there is a chance that the hot
night promised otherwise, may be
alleviated by thunder showers. How
ever, according to Weatherman Flora,
the chance for a thunder shower is
mighty slim.
Rain fell in Kansas in the last "a
hours at. Phillipsburg to the extent
of rs of an inch, Kansas City So,
and St. Joe .04 of an inch.
Temperatures generally over Kan
sas went to 100. Sedan was again the
hottest place>fn the state. The mer-
curysthere registered 106 degrees. In
Phoenix, Arizona, the temperature was
only SO. Chicago was cool with a tenn
perature of IA. Both Washington D.
c., and New York were favored with
temperatures of around IS. The hot
test weather is still centered in Kan
sas and Oklahoma.
The hottest day on record for this
date was 100 degrees in 1909, the low
est was So in 1896.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-17
drive is british
French General Says Haig Did
the Work.
French Merely Assisted in the
Picardy Attack.
(By the Associated Press.)


With the French Army in France,
Thursday, Aug. 15.-The commander
of the French third army, General
Humbert, on receiving the correspond
ents just after the German rush to-
ward Compeigne had been stopped in
June, said:
1--WE hope to do better"
General Humbert talked to the cor
respondents again today after the cap
ture of Ribecourt. He modestly re-
Trained from references to his previ-
ously expressed hopes, saying simply
that he had got back on to the Las
signy massif and would stay there I'M
til he went farther on. He described
graphically the work of his men.
Main Drive by the British.
The operations of the third army
which resulted in the wiping out of
the Montdidier salient, was subordi-
nate to the attack of Field Marshal
Haig's forces north and south of the
Somme. It WAS impossible for the
third army to attack until the opera
tions elsewhere had produced results,
as there were serious terrain difficult
ties facing it.
As soon as the Germans began to
give way before the combined French
and British forces, the third army be-
gan to advance on August 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-17
CALL men OF 1918
Local Board No. ANNOUNCES
First Draft From is Class.
Nineteen Boys, 21 Years Old, to
Cant0Rment August 26.

On August rs local boards will fill
their first quotas from the class of
1913 in supplying the United States
army with recruits. Local board No.
is asked to furnish nineteen men.
The following men are the first nine
teen men on the list, and unless con-
ditions arise making changes neces-
sary, they will be called out starting
August &C.
William c. A. Lietzoy Jr., f719 Van Buren,.
Alfred Aye Arthur. 1907 Madison.
Elmer Oscar johnson, HOO Harrison.
Emert Haney, 1890 Jackson.
Oscar Leroy Gab.:el, 1113 Quincy.
Clifford Paul Oiander, f07 Garfield.
HAROLD Hiram Hoyerstock. 1922 Lane.
John Hernard Coughlin, 1868 Van Buren,.
Willis NJ Maatia 904 Kansas ave.
Fred N. Pirtle, 1000 Jefferson.
John P. Moore, 903 Madison.
Harry Earl Lorts. 935 Morris.
Robert E. Long. 116 West Eleventh.
Orvill Guy Yarnall, 1885 Fillmore
Robert Roy Porter, 1898 Laurel ave.
John W Parkinson, 921 Monroe.
George Ernest Greider. 615 West Seven
tenth.
Bruno E. L. Schueli, 1920 jackson.
William Henry Cushing 1410 Topeka ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-17
SITE TO BE READY SOON
Two-Thirds of Earth in North Amer
lean Cellar Removed.

The work of excavating for the
basement of the new North American
hotel is about two-thirds finished, ac-
cording to a statement today by Tom
Smith, the contractor in charge of the
work.
Smith said today that he expects to
be thru with the excavation in about
four weeks. He says that he has al
ready moved about 4,5G0 yards of
dirt. The total excavation calls for
the moving of approximately 1000
yards, Smith; said today.
ALI around the edges of the big hole
on Ninth and Kansas avenue the eel
lar-to-be is down as far as it is to go
1914 feet. The slope of earth left on
the sides of the cellar walls was left
there on purpose, Smith said today, SO
that there will be no difficulty in
making the molds for the constrete
walls straight instead of bullying as
would be the case if the earth was
sheared on a lumb line and blocked in
place with board walls.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-17
OTHER LEADERS
DISAGREE WITH
MARCH ON WAR
Believe Restoration of Eastern
Front Vital to Victory.
Would Draw Heavy Hun Forces
From Front in France.
EASTERN PEOPLES WOULD AID
NvrSz or Strength Necessary
Would Come From Natives.
Would Add Greatly to Total of
Allied Forces.

Washington. Aug 17.-Despite the
opinion~of high military officials here
that the war must be won entirely
on the western front. others, includ-
ing European military men and dip
Iomats, are still hopeful today that
America and the allies will attack the
central powers from other sides.
Announcement recently by Assis-
tant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt,
that more American troops would be
sent to Italy, gave hope to Serbian,
Greek and Italian representatives that
the United States would hammer at
Germanys rear Just as hard as along
the western front.
March Sticks to West Front.
Chief of Staff March, however, de-
elared in his testimony before the
senate military affairs committee thai
the war must be won almost entirely
on the western front and intimated
that offensiyes in Russia. the Bal
kans or Palestine were impracticable.
Opinion as to the wisdom of these
policies is strongly divided here as it
has been in England, France and even
Germany. where Hindenburg is lead
ing .'easterner."
President Takes Same Position.
General March, supported by the
general staff, has announced that the
United States will adopt Napoleon S
strategy of striking the enemy hardest
at his strongest point. President
Wilson is believed to have been won
over to this view for the time being.
Serbian and Italian representatives
here believed that Germany could be
more quickly and completely defeated
by a blow in the Balkans, which would
detach Bulgaria and Turkey from the
central powers.
Austria, under heavy pressure would
soon crumble, it is believed. leaving
Germany with exposed flanks.
constitution OF the eastern 'front.' in
Russia would also be a part of this
general plan, it is said.
Germany's Eyes Turn Eastward.
Advocates of the eastern front STRAIT
egg say that to fight Germany alone
on the western front is to ignore the
political aspirations of Germany in the
east.
In this vast undeveIoped region, rich
in resources, Germany expects to- sci
her claws. She would be willing tc
give up all the western allies ask along
the French front, including Belgium
it is believed, if she were sure she
would be given clean sweep in Rus
STA and the Balkans. But to permit
this would be fatal to the allies aims
in the war, it is held.
Military men fayoring concentration
of efforts on the western front say thai
allied forces cannot be divided. Sc
long as Germany is undefeated in
France and not pushed back to tbs
Rhine. she will continue the war, and
victory will not be complete.
Other military critics, however, de-
clare that by throwing forces on the
exposed eastern frontiers, Germany
would be forced to weaken her west.
ern front to get men for defense and
that in addition the allies would be
favored by steadily increasing forces
augmented by nations in the various
neighborhoods of Germany on the eas'
who fear her victory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-17


Washington. Aug. 1.-THE army
casualty list today shows: Killed in
action, II; died of wounds, 1; died of
accident and other causes, 2: wound
ed severely, 81: wounded. degree un-
determined, 20; missing in action. 49,;
total, SO.
The list:
KILLED IN ACTION.
Lieut.. Bernard L. Rice, Sparta. Wis;
Sergt. Alfred j. Ortman, Columbus, Ohio
seEgt. Brewster C. schoch, seiins Grove
Corp. John ". Armstrong, Jonesboro.
Corp. Edward s. Mulligan. New York City.
Wagner John r. Massey. PRINCETON, N. c.
Wagner Charley E. Scott, Hutchinson,
Melvin Burrows. Volga. s: D.
Luke Cooperider, Pea Ridge, Ark.
Charles L. Cummings, North Hanover,
Charles Densley, Riverton. Utah.
Benjamin E. Gunnell, Arlington, N. j.
Obert HopIand, Elava, Wis.
James z. Mead, sandusky. Wis.
Roger r. Ramsey Boston.
p1iezo Tsiotras, Indian Harbor, Ind.
DIED OF WOUNDS.
Pvt. John johnson, Bellaire, Ohio.
DIED OF ACCIDENT AND OTHER
CAUSES.
Pvt. Roy Baker Rensselaer,, N. Y.
Pvt. Andrew Hess. McKees Rocks, Pa.
WOUNDED SEVERELR-
Pvt. Chance NJ. Reynolds. Hazelto1, KAN
SAS.
WOUNDED, DECREE UNDETERMINED.
Privates-
Jas. II. Barns, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Jas. L. Cushworth, Woodbine, Iowa
Floyd W. Hardy. Missouri Valley, Iowa.
John W. Haxby, Clarinda, Iowa,
Roy n. Jones, Station D. st. Joseph, Mo.
Franz Lewis. Des Moines. Iowa.
Clifford v. NARROW, DEBORAH Iowa.
Henry Miller. Red Oak. Iowa.
Gus W. Nylander. Red Oak, Iowa.
Adolph Peach, Bedford, Iowa.
Canadian List.
Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 17.-Among
Americans mentioned in today's cas-
ualties list are: Wounded, L. H AL
len. Chatham, ILL.,; P. E. Thomas,
KANSAS, L. s. A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-17
WHISKY TAX s.
Liquor Is Hit Hard in the New
Revenue Bill.
Eight Per Cent Exemption AL
lowed Under Profits Tax.

Washington, Aug. ia tax of IS
a gallon on whisky and other distilled
liquors was tentatively decided upon
by the house ways ana means COM
mittee today. The present tax is $500.
The new rate is subject to change
if the committee should find itself
short Of the $4,000, 100000 goal when
the bill is ready to report. Rates on
other liquors are raised in proportion,
but the committee is withholding in
formation for two reasons:
Assurance of extremely high liquor
rates would cause withdrawal of
spirits from bond to escape taxation
and force the committee into interim
legislation" The present rates are
only tentative and may be changed
tie get more revenue.
for final settlement of excess and war
profits, the only open feature of the
bill, except liquor taxes.
\Some Exemption in Profits Tax.
An 80 per cent war profit tax. asked
by the treasury department, will be
enacted with an exemption of 8 per
cent for transportation corporations;
10 per cent for manufacturing, farm
ing and general business. and IL per
cent for oil operators. mining and
other hazardous undertakings.
The excess profits tax, practically
adopted by the committee. gives an
s per cent exemption in addition to a
flat exemption of $4,000.
Profits between s and 20 per cent
are taxed 40 per cent and profits
above 20 per cent are taxed so per
cent.
Many committeeman consider these
high and will fight their incorporation
into the bill. They are compromise
on the treasury suggestion that pre-
sent excess profits rates continue in
force