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Evening star., 1918-11-03

that. the government wants all the
peach pits and nuts. which are being
collected by grown-ups and children
all over the country.
Gen. Sibert says he believes that we
have the best gas mask in existence,
and that our troops are Just q little
better protected against the enemy's
gases than the enemy's troops are
against ours. The first gas masks used
by the allies were manufactured by
English and French women, who made
them at homo and sent them to the
front. They were for the most part
merely bandages, impregnated with
chemicals, to wrap around the mouth
and nose. These were followed by
cloth helmets or hoods each Of which
had two .eye-goggles. The cloth had
been soaked In neutralizing chemi-
calls and the men breathed in and out
through the cloth. The process was
clum " and after a short time the SOL
dierh became faint from the lack Of
good air. Then an exhaust for the
breathed-out air was produced. and
Evening star., 1918-11-03
ycopyrisht. lsis. ~ yranh q. oarpenter.)

Information as to the new de-
velopments In poisonous gases
~ used by the Army by calling on
Maj. Gen. william L. eibert. the d.
rector Of chemical warfare. knew
Gen. eibert well while he was building
the 0atun dam and locks at Panama.
He was then free to talk. and every
thing connected with his work on the
canal was 90 wide open that he who
ran could read. It 10 different now.
The policy Of the Army IL such that
the words Of every high oficial are
carefully measured. and nothing IL
given out that could by any possibility
be OF advantage to the enemy. In fact
the only expression as to the use Of
gas In war which Gen. sibert has per-
mitted 10 that which he has given to
the newspaper men at one or two
times since he took charge Of this
service, The most Of the information
In this letter. therefore. comes from
other sources, such - the bureau Of
public Information at Washington and
elsewhere with the understanding
thss tss =: nota,as ian! hs published that could
As % the expressions Of Gen. sibsrt
himself he tells us that the Gas, flrst
used In cylinders. was sent forth In .
clouAs which depended on the direo.
ton snd velocity Of The wind - to !ts
Later Sss shsiis were employed aud
the gas was sent forth In barrsges and
to neutrAli3o the enemy's batteries,
forcSnG the men 20 wear Gas masks
during attacks. Next came gassin9
the troops In the Aeld. including those
engaged In transportation and in
snS "a. up s:'sIsss soS Sy
grenadee ana other gas pro3ectiles, in.
ciudtng those cent forth BY high-pow.
cred guns ana motors Of various kinds,
which Hooded the enemy with poison
mo whole has resulted In a
oifsnsivs ana defensive. IN this thou.
sands Of chemists are employed maxi
ing gases Of various kinds and con.
necte0 with IL are great Industrial es.
tablishments Tor manufacturing shells
and containers ana hlling them with
the Nqulde and solids which expand
into gas when exploded. We have also
manipulation and repair Of gas mu-
nitions and guns ana as to everything
concerning tho use Of gas on the bat
tlefiAld. Gen. Sibert says that we have
all the necessary raw materials for
manufacturing gas in quantities and
kinds aud shipping the shells over the
ocean to France. We have laboratories
in France which analyze any new gas
sent forth by the enemy. and II good,
It almost instanter. This Ia
possible because some of the gas
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GLASSES. They are posted as to the
kinds Of gas used. as to how and
whore the enemy will place their
cylinders. as to attacks with gas
shells, and how the gar cloud
an alarm given SO that the troops
may put on their gas masks. Whistles
or horns cannot be heard when the
heads OF the men are covered with
masks. and there are special watch
mems rattles and q special kind of
Sorn wnsh ar T. Swn SH ey tuInne tanh Of
wrench. It then gives forth blast
that can be heard q mile.
As It Is now the standard time In
which the soldier is expected to put
on his mask after the alarm is given
is only six seconds. In this time the
sack hanging on the chest and fitted
SO tightly over the head that no
gas can get in. This requires the
elimination Of all waste motions, and
is only accomplished after consider
able practice.
detect the gas in the trenches and to
treat II 80 that It will do the least
damage. Ono Of these methods is by
the use Of happers which look like
big ny swatters. Each happer has .
handle about two feet long. and this
saGs R ssus % s1so. asn Of he fsavf: fam s
bigger than . page Of this. newspa-
per. BY beating the bottom Of the
trench with this fan and throwing
St we'll up on each blow. air currents
are set In motion that drive the
gases out Of the trenches. Tho dug
dropped when the gas alarm sounds.
The ghses are taken out by lighting
o Ar0 and letting the draft sweep
through the dugout and out through
Q hole In the top.
Training OF this kind 10 carried on
r the sSS se hose
Of France. Every man is given his
assignment. the sentries are posted
and the alarms are made ready. Then.
without warning. clouds Of these tor.
fible gases are liberated by the IN.
strnctors, and the man who does not
Il likely to be gassed. At the time the
soldiers sleeping in tho dugouts are
aroused and the curtains are lower.
Cd. After the attack 10 over the
trenches are cleared. and the air test.
Cd before permission to remove the
ara taken to the heights and treated
to q smoke cloud shot or some dis
tanco away. They have to put on
their masks at the sight Of the cloud.
Or It may be the instructor Will
throw q gas bomb that stings the
eyes like the concentrated Juice Of a
thousand onions.
X
Il +
We have scores of factories now
making gas masks and hundreds Of
chemists who are doing nothing else
but experimenting on new chemicals
to put inside the masks to neutralize
the poisonous gases sent forth by the
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shells are "duds," that is. they do
not explode. The material In them
can thus be taken out and its nature
discovered. We. therefore. have all the
gas weapons Of the enemy and In ad-
dition are inventing new ones Of our
own.
X
BY the time this letter Is published
there will have been inaugurated at
Lakehurst, N. j.. camp devoted
especially to the training Of gas
troops and as 1t is now the soldiers
Of every cantonment are taught
something as to these poisonous
gases before they are sent to France.
They are shown that their only pro-
lection from them Is the gas mask.
and are taught how to adjust the
mask quickly and wear II without
feeling hampered. The officers Of
zach cantonment arc formed into
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-07
.22r1H3RR1HE53

This Eengleesh langish l cannot
unerstan'," walled the poor French
soldier to his English friend. Now,
zee ear. look III my leetle book an
ct gay that if go queek ! go fast, eef
l am tied up l am fast, eff l spend
zee money too much l am fast.
AN zen find zis In zee Eengleesh
newspaper: re first one won one
e-pound rrize' Out! Zee Eengleesh
language. 1t is awful. London Ideas.
An Irishman employed in large
factory had taken day off without
permission, and seemed likely to lose
his job in consequence.
When asked by his foreman the
next day why he had not turned up
the day before, he replied:
II was so i'll, sir, that l could not
come to work to save my life"
How was 1t, then, that saw you
pass the factory on your bicycle dur
ing the morning."
Pat was slightly taken aback, then
regaining his presence OF mind, he
replied:
"Sure, sir, that must have been
when l was going for the doctor!"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-07

Richmond is many miles from a seaport but
that is no reason why it's young men should not
enlist in this service receive training on ship,
and be assigned to merchantmen for the dura-
tion of the war. The work is as patriotic as any
in which they may engage.
Henry Howard, Boston business man, who
is head of the recruiting service, says:
'The seas call to our country's youth today is
clear and strong. At no other period in our ma
tional life has need been greater than now for
fearless men to carry our flag through stress of
war and storm to foreign ports. The American
merchant mariner Of today takes rank in the
greatest of all wars-the ultimate struggle Of
Liberty with Force-beside his honored brothers
OF the Army and the Navy, an exemplar of the
strength and plenty of this free and chivalrous
New World. In his hands we trust our trade !;
but more than this, we trust our honor, too.
Neither shall perish so long as our mariners sail
the seas. Their calling is cherished legacy
from God-fearing forefathers, who in their day
sailed hard and far on errands of peaceful COM
merce, while ever ready to fight for freedom.
The descendants Of such men do not fail in their
duty when the sea calls them in this time of war.
The ways of the sailor may have been lost to
them in generations of peaceful land pursuits
but the salt is in their blood and with steady
purpose they say to the sea, "Take me and teach
me what you would have me do. This response,
from shore to shore of mighty land, makes pos
sble the new, great things America is doing on
the sea to end the war. On a thousand new ships
now taking shape upon our shores American
merchant sailors by tens Of thousands will go
forth without fear. Veterans in sea service will
have trained the new corners to the fleets-and
SC will be wrought strong, close-knit all-Amer-
lean personnel for our reborn Merchant Marine -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-07
Man Spent Fortune In Search

Il spent $1,809 in Z years treating
with physicians, some specialists cost
ing me $40 visit, only to at last cay
that nothing could be done for me,
that I had cancer or ulcers Of the
stomach. I suffered awful pains in
my stomach, but after taking a few
doses Of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy,
these all disappeared and for years
am feeling fine" 1t is simple, harm.
less preparation that removes the
catarrhal mucus from the intestinal
tract and allays the Inflammation
which cuses practically all stomach,
liver and intestinal ailments, including
appendicitis. One dose will convince
or money refunded. Thistlethwaite's
drug stores.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-07
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Service in the Merchant Marine

The United States Shipping Board has ap-
pointed John Foster of the Foster Drug Company,
Sixth and Main streets, enrolling agent for the
new Merchant Marine service.
It may be necessary to explain to young men
between the ages of 81 and 80 years that the mer-
chant marine is not a fighting branch of the navy
but is composed of passenger vessels and freight
ers flying the American flag, engaged directly in
mercantile pursuits and, at present, also in war
work. These vessels carry guns and naval gun
crews to operate them, but men enlisting in the
merchant marine do no fighting. They help
operate the ships.
It is obvious that the hundreds of ships which
are being launched demand crews. These ships
will be useless as far as their ability to trans
port soldiers and munitions is concerned if they
are not manned The enrolling agent in Rich
mond will enlist young men who are willing to
help their country by manning the boats that
will transport the supplies needed by our fighters
and Allies.
The young men who join this service are ex-
empted from military duty so long as they stay
in the merchant marine. The service is for the
duration of the war. The service is purely voun-
tary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-07
Voluntary Enlistments Cut
Down Number of Registrars

headquarters up to today indicate that
the registration will not exceed
10000.
Draft officials still are hopeful that
from the number of new registrants
between 100000 and 100000 fighting
men will be produced. General Crow
der's officers are positive there was
a full registration" No reports OF
evasion have come in. On the con-
trary, there is every indication that
there was a patriotic response in every
part of the country.
1.-THE registration was not short. The
estimate possibly was too high"
This was the explanation offered. In
anticipation Of complete reports on the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-07

WASHINGTON, June 1.-Two hun
dred and fifty thousand. or approx
mately one out Of every four young
men who have become 81 years OF age
since June 5. 1917, voluntarily have
offered their lives In defense OF their
country before being required to 90 SO
under the law making them subject
to the selective service regulations.
The registration of the class OF 1913
fell short of the estimate of Provost
Marshal General Crowder. chiefly as
a result OF enlistments in the army.
navy and Marine Corps.
Preliminary reports received at draft
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-07

Case 1724-School teacher: Residehce~Ken-
lucky; operation: left her weak. amaze
mic. nervous: low vitality. Physician recon-
mended Bio-feren. Two weeks treatment
showed remarkable improvement. Doctor re-
ported. "Rio-feren had done wonders for her
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-07
Police Hold Car Until
Doctor Bills are Paid

EATON, O., June About six
weeks ago Eyeman Boyer, Richmond,
Ind, while driving his automobile on
the streets here struck Miss Viola Wy
song, telephone operator, and injured
her. She was confined to her bed
some time. Boyer appeared here
Wednesday evening, and the police
took his car from him and held 1t
until he arranged satisfactorily to pay
SIS to reimburse Miss Wysong for doc
tor bills, ETC., so state the police.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-07
Qsn@e6pUr,
aMeN1O1l1Qnt
WELL. OF ALL THINGs!

A writer in the dear cid "Satcve.
post" has made the following import
ant discovery:
"The way to get along with almost
any woman is to allow her to have her
own way"
This is surely the age of discoveries.
We have suspected that of women for
some time, but never before did we
know it was true.
Nicholas Romanoff, being allowed to
choose between Roumania and Swift
zerland as place of exile, has chosen
the latter The need Of an Old Kings
Home in Switzerland Is rapidly grow
ing more pressing.
Some of those federal railroad man
ayers will have to struggle along on
$4,000 a year. These are indeed hard
days for the rich. AS for the poor
they are used to it.
No wool at all for civilian use will
be the result of the placing of $780,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-07
DR.. koPP LEAVES

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, June T.
DR.. r. H. Kopp. who received COM
mission as First Lieutenant In the
dental corps. at the close Of last year.
has been called for service. and left
Thursday for Camp Greenleaf, Ga.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-07

600 Americans in uniform, according
to the wool dealers Commercial
World"
Well, we are used to that, too. DID
you ever buy ar "all-woop suit that
had any wool in It?
Neither did we.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-07

This is Rooster Week. Mr.. Rooster
has been convicted of spelling a mill
ion dollars worth of Indiana eggs in
1917. He must pay the penalty
death or Imprisonment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-07

registration attention Of draft officials
now is centered on plans for the draw
ing to determine the order of liability
for service of the new registrants.
June Is is the tentative date
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-07

If it is desired to mete out real pun
ishment, why not sentence the !. w.
w. to one bath in bathtub every
day for the period Of the war?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-07

Feeding a useless rooster is waste.
week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-07
cHIlpREN's DAY SERVICES

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, June T.
Children's day services will be held at
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-08-01

The parish priest Of Carna, County
Galway, the Rev Father McHugh
writes to an American friend letter
In reference to the sinking of an
Irish fishing boat off the coast Of Gal
way. The letter is published in the
New York Sun Part of it is as fol
lows:
THE report you have OF the sinking
of the Pretty Polly by a German sub
marine is unfortunately but too true.
The enemy vessel approached to with
in a few yards of her helpless victim,
placed a bomb on board her, and in a
few minutes one of the best and
smartest fishing boats on this coast
was but bundle Of twisted iron and
shattered timber lying at the bottom
OF the sea. The cruel butchers sent
down with the boat her crew Of seven
men. Those OF the crew who escaped
being blown into pieces by the shell
were callously left in the water TO
drown No more brutal crime has
been committed since the sinking of
tho Lusitania, and no crime that more
loudly calls to Heaven for vengeance.
The disaster hangs like o black cloud
OF sorrow over the whole countryside.
There is an end to the fishing for this
season. The fishermen who have been
fortunate enough TO escape have haul
ed up their boats and drawn in their
nets They have not the heart or
courage to ply their dangerous trade
while underneath them at the bottom
of the sea lie, their brave comrades.
The condition Of the dependents Of the
lost men Is most pitiable One old man
was 80 overcome by the sad news
that he fell OF his chair dead. One
family has lost all its male members.
Tom Caravan, a hard working and in
dustrious man, and his two boys have
gone down, leaving black despair the
portion OF his widow and her three
little girls"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-08-01
Longevity OF Indians.

Chief Manitowog (White Wings) an
Indian evangelist of the Siwash tribe,
who. has been preaching in churches
in Harlem and in New Jersey, told his
auditors of the COOL headth and long
eyity Of the Indian.
THE Indian, he said, who lives in
his native state on the reservation at
tains an age that few members of the
white race would believe possible. |
am aware that my race is rapidly be
coming extinct but this Is because so
many Indians have followed the mode
Of life of the pale face and the soften
ing influences Of civilization. | have
a sister who is more than 100 years
old, and | know Indians today on the
reservations who are more than 100,
and whose births are a matter Of rec
ord am 90 myself, but my years
trouble me not at all. ! once knew an
Indian woman who live to be 1923
years old.
II am often asked what is the secret
Of the longevity Of these Indians The
answer is simple, 50 long as an In
dian will live in the open, drink pure
water only and eat plain food. Many
such Indians are at their best physic-
ally mt the age OF 80 The Indian at so
still has his hair, his teeth and his
eycsight, and can run ten miles be
fore breakfast without effort New
York Times
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-08-01

here that he married the Christian
Princess Clotilda. Three years after
the mirage the king and 5000 Franks
were baptized.
"a short distance down the Aisne,
on the opposite bank are the ruins OF
the famous Abbey of st. Medard'
where Pippin The Short was crowned
by st. Boniface, the papal legate. 1t
was in the abbey, also, that the IA
nous Abelard, Of Abelard and Heloise
memory, is said to have been I'M
prisoned In this vicinity, too
Thomas Beckett, the fighting English
prelate of Henry lis time, lived dur
ing his long sojourn in France. Louis,
the Debonair, one of the most un-
happy of French kings, made two en-
forced stays here as the captive of his
undutiful sons.
mo doubt, when the present war Is
over, Scissors will erect a second
monument to commemorate those OF
its citizens who have fallen before the
ruthless warfare Of the Huns. In the
Place de la Republique there was
erected in 1901 a memorial to the citl-
zens shot by the Germans in the war
Of 1870"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-08-01
CAN WITHOUT SUGAR
Cold Pack Method Well Adapted
For Putting Up Fruits
and Juices.
MAKE JELLY IN WINTER.

We have become so accustomed tc
the liberal Use of sugar that many OF
us have forgotten that vegetables
fruits and fruit juices may be put VI
for future use without necessarily us
ing any sugar except that which is
pesent in the vegetables OF fruit it
self.
Although we may have twenty-five
pounds at a time for canning purposes
on the certificate plan, We will be dc
ing a patriotic service Dy putting OIL
the jelly making and preserving until
the new crops come in, and more OF
our boats are launched which we can
send 20 more distant parts for sugar
If we put up all of our fruits and fruit
juices by the cold pack method or the
open kettle method, not using sugar il
any way, we will have no difficulty
with the process. When we wish to
make preserves, jams, or jelies from
these canned fruits and juices we c.n
add the right amount of sugar and fin.
ish as needed for future consumption
Sweetness Lost In Canning.
Sugar used in putting up acid fruits
is changed by the acid into another
type of sugar which is less sweet, and
so we lose the sweetening strength in
cooking the sugar with the fruit in the
canning process.
The reason for making jelly as it is
needed is that with some fruit juices
on long standing crystals are formed
in the jelly When jelly is made few
days before being used, which ii is
perfectly possible to do when the juice
Is canned and put away for winter use,
the jelly is fresher, sweeter and no
crystals will have formed. There is
then practically no loss from spoilage
and fruit juice may be had also for
flavoring, jelly making. or sherbets as
needed
Saves Labor and Storage Space.
The storage of fruit and fruit juices
IL more easily solved when they are
in quart jars, and the labor is also less
in the heat of summer. The saving of
= fuel n greater, too, as in winter the
Jelly can be made while there Is a
constant fire in the kitchen range.
In summer canning limit the use of
sugar until the canned products are
prepared for immediate use.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-08-01
True Story OF the Trenches.

Two men who are resting in a dug
out to escape the heavy Smelling OF
the enemy, for few minutes cannot
see each other in the blackness, but
with that spirit of "camaraderie' so
common out there, altho they are to-
tai strangers, begin to chat. After eX-
changing the numbers of their bat
talions, one says:
But you're not a Johnny Canuk;
you talk like an Englishman."
THAT may be; / was born in Eng
land. But | am a Canadian. I've been
out there for seventeen years" the
other returned little proudly.
Indeed! l was in Canada only
three years. W'ered'd you come from
in old England?"
"Faversham, Kent"
"Fayersham! Well, I'm bowed!
That's my ONE What the IFS yer
name?"
Reggie Roberts
"W'y blime me, I'm your brother
Bill" Afectionate greeting followed.
then explanations: The elder brother
had gone out to Alberta seventeen
years before while the younger was
still at school Correspondence had
stopped, as 1t often does with men.
Fourteen years later the other boy
went out to Ontario. When the war
broke out, they both enlisted but in
different regiments, and they met
after seventeen years separation, in
the dark entrance to a dugout-Capt.
Manton's "A Surgeon in Arms APP
pleton.