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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28
ASKS ALLIES
TO SAVE SUPPLIES

WASHINGTON. Feb 2S.-Japan
has directed inquiries to the entente
powers and the United States gov
eminent To test their feeling towards
"A proposal TO institute joint military
operations i'm Siberia 10 save the vast
quantities of war supplies stored At
N~ladivOstok and along the Siberian
railroad. Criticism at home of the
failure OF Japan to play a larger
part i'm the var is said 10 have been
influential i'm bringing about the
negotiations.
Officials here refuse to discuss
this subject for publication but it is
understood that so far as America is
concerned the proposition when first
preached was not wholly acceptable.
though the exchanges on the subject.
which are still i'm progress. may re-
suit in modifying the governments
attitude.
Accumulated at Nladivostok are
military supplies of all kinds, much
of American manufacture, and even
r~ater quantities of Japanese origi
which were delivered long before
the bolsheviki took possession OF the
Russian government. The stevens
commission of American engineers
made extraordinary efforts 20 inn
prove the facilities of the Siberian
railroad $50 that the stores Gould he
transported westward for the use Of
the Russian army on the German
and Austrian fronts. A good deal
Of accumulation was removed. but
great quantities remain on the docks
and i'm warehouses and even i'm the
open. both at Nladivostok and at
oints west on the railroad.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28

Heney. was written for the consider
alton Of Armour. Swift. Morris.
Wilson and Cudahy who had under
Amusement the question of Evers-
man becoming their representative
at Washington.
Contributions We're Wasted.
The proposed new association
with you gentlemen was suggested
about the time your Chicago friends
visited Washington last December. 4"
the memorandum read. 1T grew
u of "A belief that the generous
contributions which YOU had been
making were not making out as eX-
pected; that 10 a certain extent they
we've being wasted: that there exist
ed no organized effort TO improve
the friendly attitude of national
Legislators TO your industries and
your principals; that a great deal of
misinformation was going about and
that experience had been that when
your friends down here wanted TO
help they neither had the time nor
the facts TO go about making con-
verts. am sometimes your friends
found themselves because Of lack
of proper preparatory educational
work, under a clock of suspicion i'm
attempting results for you.
Under such a condition of affairs
it Vas felt by friends who genuinely
had your interests at heart that the
great industry which YOU lead could
very well afford 10 have dignihed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28

AN troubled by itching,
catarrhal trouble and
noises In the head, which
have been ascribed to uric
acid. / drink nothing but tea
or coffee: How can l COM
bat this uric acidi-C. c. P.
Assuming that your troubles are really
due to uric acid upon which more things
are blamed than II is responsible for) you
should give up tea and coffee, drink much
water. keep the bowels open. take sys-
tematic exercise in the open air. battle
daily and eat no more than is absolutely
necessary to satisfy hunger. The diet
should consist OF milk, ~farinaceous foods.
vegetables, except peas and beans, I'M
thickened and unconcentrated soups, and
fruits. The authorities are a little vague
about what fruits should be eaten; some
advise all fruits, on the ground that the
fruit acids actually make for a~lkalinity OF
the blood because they encourage the de-
composition OF various salts in the blood
with resulting reformation into alkaline
ca~rbonates; yet some authorities advise
against very acid fruits and others advise
against sweet ones. Individual expert
ence must decide each patients curse
in regard TO fruits. Active alkali treat
ment may be carried on by the use of the
following medicine:
Solution Of the Citrate Of Potash, 6. OK.
One tablespoonful half an hour before
meals, In half q tUmbIerful Of water.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28

that the packers did not join in
hiring Eyersman but that nc was
employed in the capacity he
suggested by Wilson and Co. at a
much smaller salary than he named
in his negotiations with the five
packing houses.
The Eversman letters followed
closely testimon of Seymour H..
Neumann. of the Chicago Produce
News. relative to methods of the
packers in buying and selling eggs,
butter and poultry.
The FIRST of the letters was dated
Washington. ID. c.. May .. 1911.
and addressed Il Henry Needer of
Chicago, counsel for swift and Co.
IL read:
Fred Upham has explained the
difficulty of getting the principals
together which Of course l can
appreciate. However. our friends
here whose backing and cooperation
/ can count on are hoping that
possibly things will come to a favor
able head the forthcoming week.
They are willing TO help me organize
the work so results will be pro-
duced."
Explaining this letter, Mr.. Heney
said another written in the form of
a memorandum from Eversman was
discovered in the Armour files b.
agents Of the commission.
ct took my examiner over a week
TO get this" Mr.. Heney said.
The memorandum" said Mr..
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28
PACKERS OFFERED
HELP OF c. 0. P.
Republican Committeeman is
Willing to Accept Large
Fee From Chicago.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-Letters set
ting forth the desire Of John G.
Eversman, secretary of the republic
can congressional committee and
recently assistant secretary OF the
republican national committee. TO
~represent the packers in Washington
and OF his employment by Wilson
and co. as their representative. N
the capital enlivened the final min
uets OF tOday's hearing Of the federal
trade commission investigation Of
the packing industry.
Mr.. Eversman outlined IN detail,
according 20 letters introduced. his
qualifications as the packers Wash
ington representative. Other letters
introduced by Francis ]. Heney,
counsel for the commission, showed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28

representation here in Washington.
A somewhat similar arrangement Il
conducted by the wooden manutact-
urers, i'm having Mr.. Reynolds. secre-
tary of the national republican
committee. to watch matters for
them"
The memorandum further set
forth Eversman's political afilia-
tions. 1t pointed 10 mis- having been
assistant treasurer Of the republican
congressional committee in which
capacity he had a fairly good idea
of the contributions made i'm the
past. His employment by Wilson
and Co. was stated in a letter dated
July Il, 1917, which fixed his salary
at $4,000 yearly.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28
By Bnce Belden, NJ. d.
think my sluggish liver can
have anything to do with the
uleeri-MRS. NJ. W c.

II Is generally impossible to cure such
an ulcer unless the patient remains in
bed for a long period although ~strapping
is sometimes effective. An effective ap-
plication II you adopt the bed plan Is
equal parts OF diachylon ointment n
olive oil. After the ulcer Is healed wear
an elastic stocking 10 prevent recurrence.
For ~strapping. use zinc oxide adhesive
plaster one and a half inches wide. ap-
plying the strips evenly and carrying
them two inches above and the same dis
lance below the ulcer cut holes in the
strapping opposite once or twice a week
and the external bsndage every day; the
outer bandage should extend from the
toe TO the knee. II the sluggishness OF
the liver is associated with any enlarge
ment OF that organ, then there is obstruc-
ton TO the circulation OF the blood in the
abdominal veins which would undoubtsd-
ly have a bearing upon the ulcer problem.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28
What the Doctor Advises

circumstances as you describe. Your
WORK Is undoubtedly injuring your health.
and you should seek another industrial
environment. Before you change your
work you should have a rest and a change
OF scene. For the constipation take about
90 drops OF Cascara Evacuant every night
increasing or decreasing the dose &C
cording 10 its effects.) For the malnutri
tion take a quart Of milk and half q pint
OF cream every day In addition 10 your
usual diet. Be sure that your teeth are
in good repair. since this has a most
important bearing on nutrition. Get some
exercise in the open air every day and
sleep with your windows open. For the
anemia take the following:
Solution Of the p~eptonste or iron
National formulary) $500. ~6NounceG
Two tesspoonfuls In water after
meals.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28

~ ACK in the delightful old New
n England farmhouses of u
earlier recollections, the chief
charm Of the quaint old-fashioned
rooms. apart from the small-paned
windows, the low ceilings and odd
furniture, lay In the undeniable at
tr~activeness Of the homemade rag
rugs that adorned the immaculate
dOOrs.
How many OF us can recall with
we spent in the roomy old attic with
keenest feelings of pleasure the days
grandmother, while she cut and tore
the vari-colored cloths she had saved
into suitable strips for braiding into
arug7 With what JOY and pride did
we help her sew the strips together,
winding them gleefully into a ball,
all ready to store away IN the big
cedar chest against the time when
she should start making the new rug.
What a pleasure il was to consult
each other about the color possibili-
ties of this or that strip; to decide
whether it belonged with the neu-
trail grays and blues or fell into In
other class by itself. And how sur
Rrisingly easy it was to appraise and
sort the yellows and reds!
For the benefit of those who do
not know, Florence Buchanan. a no
table authority on the subject, gives
precise and helpful directions con-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28
wv THAT housekeeper in the
w crowded quarters of a city
apartment can expect to

w crowded quarters of a city
apartment can expect to
DO justice to herself and to the prob
lens of her household after she has
been made uneasy in mind by reason
of care and solicitudeH And yet,
considering the nature of the inces-
SAINT demands put upon her. how can
she avoid being weighted with care
and anxiety
Can any woman in the city hold a
responsible position for any great
length of time when she is tortured
daily with apprehension and fear be-
cause of the keen competition against
which she must fight to make any
Roadway at all? II makes no differ
ence If her troubled fears prove
wholly imaginary ones. The effect
on her mind is just the same as if
they actually existed.
Moreover. no man can carry on his
business successfully if he is worried
by the petty details of home manage
ment details that IN the country do
net exist at all or If they do only to-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28
VIENNA O. KS SPEECH

ZURICH. Feb. 2S-A Vienna dis
patch TO the Munich Neueste Mach
richten says that Imperial Chanel
Tor Won Hertlinc's speech meets
with the general approval OF the
Nienese press. Even the Arbeiter
Zeituug agrees TO most OF the chan
cellOr's utteranceS.
Political circles note. adds the
dispatch. that Germany az this mo-
ment is developing her greatest
stren-th and is giving clear proof
OF her love for peace. No German
could have spoken more frankly
than Won Hertling.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28

For five years l have been
engaged in homework of
a combining character and my
health has gradually failed.
| suffer from constipation,
nervous irritability, head
ache and general fatigue. l
weigh only 105 pounds, hav-
ing lost 90 pounds in the
past four months, and am
anemic. VIII a tonic restore
my health ?--P. R.
No tonic. of itself. will restore yo
health under such medical and vocation
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28

GAN anything be done for
an indOlent ulcer in a
middle-aged person. | pre-
sumo it is due to poor circu-
lation. as my ankles swell
during the day. Do YOU
- -
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28

ABOUT three weeks ago |
accidentally swallowed
an apricot pit and it seems
to have been retained in the
stomach or intestine. though
it is not giving me any dis
comfort. Could it cause an
abnormal growth or other
wise do harm7-G. W
The pit has evidently beer disinte-
grated by the digestive juices and no
harm will result from II.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28

HAD a bad cold last Fall
and since then | cannot
smell or taste anything. Will
you kindly tell me what to do
about tiff. r.
You are suffering from chronic oh
structive rhinitis, a form OF nasal ca
tarrh. II is practically certain that you
need to have the middle turbinated body
reduced in sine. as this structure is usu'
ally at fault when smell and taste are
affected. You will have 70 be examined
by a Thinologist.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28

Liberty Bonds bought and sold
201 j.. NJ. :. Building. 1882
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28

ALTHOUGH / slept out of
doors all last Summer l
got a cold that has become
chronic. 1t seems to be aSso-
ciated In some way with a
plethoric condition of the
blood, for I get ~overheated
upon the slightest exertion.
L. L. b.
An inactive skin is probably az the bot
tom OF your trouble, assuming that there
is no infectious condition in the nose or
one requiring operative Interference. You
can have a sluggish skin just as you can
have an inactive liver. The skin is a
great regulator OF body heat. and If its
action is defective in this respect-if il
does not radiate heat as il should've
internal skin" or mucous membrane liu-
ing the nose and respiratory organs, has
the burden shunted upon it; then follow
congestion, increased secretion, and the
symptoms Of a cold" The daily bath
is the most effective measure to restore
healthy skin action. Your sleeping in the
open air is all right provided you don't
violate other hygienic laws. What is
called plethora is usually not a blood
excess so much as II is a faulty skin.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28

SINCE having paraffine in
jected into my nose and
chin to improve their contour
| have heard that it may
i~iure the eyes. Should |
have j. removed M NJ.
II you nave secured a good cosmetic
result you would be foolish TO have it re-
moved. There is nothing in the allega-
tion that the paraffine might injure o u
eyes. There are certain dangers from
the injection OF paraffine, but you have
evidently passed beyond them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28

FOR the past six years I
have been disabled by
swelling, pain and stiffness
in the ankles and hands.
These symptoms are worse
in the morning and the stiff
ness in the joints lessons
when | use them. l also
have pain In the back and an
~abnormally large abdomen.
Age ffty-eight.-A. \.
Your trouble appears to be chroni
rheumatism. You need mechanical sup
port for the enlarged abdomen, either 6
suitable corset, properly fitted and worr
at all times when on FOUR feet, or an elias
tic binder. If you have any diseased
tooth roots they should be removed snc
false teeth worn. Drink plenty OF water
and get all the fresh air You can. Eat
no meat, eggs, peas or beans. The best
medicine for you would probably be 10
dide of potash. lave your pharmacist
make a saturated solution Of this drug
for you, and take three drops in water
or milk three times a day. half an hour
before meals; do this for a week, and
then increase the dose 10 five drops,
after a week OF this increase the dose &c
ten drops II possible. BY increasing the
dose gradually certain unpleasant effects
may be obviated, principally irritation Of
the nose and throat. These effects are
not harmful, however.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28

1918 bV ~
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03

there were fifteen tubs barrels sawed
in two) half full Of water. Each tub
contained piece Of laundry soap. The
sergeant informed us that we had just
twelve minutes in which to take our
baths. Soaping ourselves all over, we
took turns in rubbing each others
backs, then by means Of garden hose,
washed the soap off. The water was
ice cold, but felt hne.
Pretty soon bell rang and the wa
ter was turned off. Some Of the slower
ones were covered with soap, but this
made no difference to the sergeant,
who chased us into another room,
where we lined up in front Of little
window, resembling the box office In a
theater, and received clean underwear
and towels. From here we went into
the room where we had first undressed.
Ten minutes were allowed In which to
get into our "clabber."
My pair of drawers came up to my
chin and the shirt barely reached my
diaphragm, but they were clean-no
strangers on them, SO l was satisfied.
At the expiration Of the time allot-
ted we were turned out and finished
our dressing on the prass
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03
CHAPTER Kill.
My First Official Bath.

My First Official Bath.
Right behind our rest billet was q
large creek about ten feet deep and
twenty feet across, and 1t was habit
of the company to avail themselves OF
an opportunity to take swim and at
the same time thoroughly wash them.
selves and their underwear when on
their own. We were having a spell Of
hot weather, and these baths to us
were q luxury. The Tommies would
splash around in the water and then
come out and sit in the sun and have
what they termed "shirt hunt" At
first we tried to drown the 'c0oties,"
but they also seemed to enjoy the bath.
One Sunday morning the whole sec
ton was in the creek and we were hav-
ing gay time, when the sergeant ma
jor appeared on the scene. He came
to the edge of the creek and ordered:
"Come out of it. Get your equipment
on, drill order and fall in for bath
parade. Look lively, my hearties. You
have only got fifteen minutes" A howl
of indignation from the creek greeted
this order, but out we came. Disci-
pline is discipline. We lined up In
front Of our billet with rifles and bay
onets (why you need rifles and bayo-
nets to take a bath gets 1ae), full
quota of ammunition, and our tin hats.
Each man had a piece of soap and
towel. After an eight-kilo march along
dusty road, with an occasional shell
whistling overhead, we arrived at a
little squat frame building upon the
bank Of a creek. Nailed over the door
OF this building was large sign which
read divisional Baths" In q wooden
shed in the rear we could hear q
wheezy old engine pumping water.
We lined up in front Of the baths,
soaked with perspiration, and piled
our rifles into stacks. A sergeant OF
the r. A. NJ. c. with yellow band
around his left arm on which was
IS. p" (sanitary police) in black let
ters, took charge, ordering us to take
off our equipment, unroll our puttees
and unlace boots. Then, starting from
the right of the line, he divided us
into squads of fifteen. happened to
be In the first squad.
We entered small room, where we
were given five minutes to undress,
then filed into the bathroom. In here
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03
CHAPTER XIV.
Picks and ShovelS,

Picks and ShoveIS.
had not slept long before the sweee
voice of the sergeant informed that
mo. 1 section had clicked for another
blinking digging party" I smiled to
myself with deep satisfaction. l had
been promoted from a mere digger to
a member of the Suicide club, and was
exempt from all fatigues. Then came
an awful shock. The sergeant looked
over in my direction and said:
"Don't you bomb throwers think you
are wearing top hats out here. Cord
in to orders you've been taken up on
the strength of this section, and will
have to do your bit with the pick and
shovel, same as the rest of u.s."
I put up a howl on my way to get
my shovel, but the only thing that re-
suited was loss Of good humor on
my part.
We fell in at eight o'clock, outside
of our billets, a sort Of masquerade
party. I was disguised as common
laborer, had pick and shovel, and
about one hundred empty sandbags.
The rest, about two hundred in all,
were equipped likewise: picks, shovels,
sandbags, rifles and ammunition.
The party moved out in column OF
tours, taking the road leading to the
trenches. Several times we had to
string out in the ditch to let long col
umns Of limbers, artillery and supplies
get past. ......
The marching, under these condi-
tons, was necessarily slow. Upon ar
rival at the entrance to the communi-
cation trench, I looked at my illumi-
mated wrist watch-it was eleven
o'clock.
Before entering this trench, word
was passed down the line, mo talking
or smoking, lead off in single file, COW
ering party first"
This covering party consisted of 80
men, armed with rifles, bayonets.
bombs, and two Lewis machine guns.
They were to protect us and guard
against a surprise attack while dig
ging in No Mans Land.
The communication trench was
about half a mile long, zigzagging
ditch, eight feet deep and three feet
wide.
Now and again, German shrapnel
would whistle overhead and burst In
our vicinity. We would crouch against
the earthen walls while the she'll frag-
ments slapped" the ground above us.
Once Fritz turned loose with a ma
chine gun, the bullets from which
Cracked through the air and kicked
up the dirt on the top, scattering sand
and pebbles, which. hitting our steel
helmets, sounded like hailStOnes.
Upon arrival in the fire trench an
officer of the Royal Engineers gave US
cur instructions and acted as, quite.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03
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When all of the company had bathed
it was q case Of march back to billets.
That march was the most uncongenial
one imagined, just cussing and blind
ing all the way. We were covered with
white dust and felt greasy from sweat.
The wooden underwear issued was
itching like the mischief.
After eating our dinner of stew,
which had been kept for us-it was
now four o'clock-we went into the
creek and had another bath.
If "Holy Joe'' could have heard our
remarks about the divisional baths
and army red tape he would have
tainted at our wickedness. But Tom.
my is only human after all.
I just mentioned "Holy Joe" or the
chaplain in an irreverent sort of way,
but no offense was meant, as there
were some very brave men among
them.
There are so many instances of he
roic deeds performed under fire in res
cuing the wounded that it would take
several books to chronicle them, but I
have to mention one instance per-
formed by chaplain, Captain Hall by
name, in the brigade on our left, be-
cause it particularly appealed to me.
r A chaplain is not fighting man; he
is recognized as noncombatant and
carries no arms. In a charge or trench
raid the soldier gets feeling Of con-
fidence from contact with his rifle, re-
volver or bomb he is carrying. He has
something to protect himself with,
something with which he can inf1ict
harm on the enemy-in other words,
he is able to get his own back.
But the chaplain is empty-handed,
and is at the mercy Of the enemy If
he encounters them, so it Is doubly
brave for him to go over the top, under
fire, and bring In wounded. Also
chaplain Is not required by the kings
regulations to 60 over In charge, but
this one did, made three trips under
the hottest kind of fire, each time re-
turning with a wounded man on his
back. On the third trip he received
a bullet through his left arm, but never
reported the matter to the doctor until
late that night--just spent his time ad-
ministering to the wants Of the wound
ed lying on stretchers. ~
The chaplains Of the British army
are fine, manly set of men, and arc
greatly respected by Tommy.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03

We were to dig an a0v:"Iceu trench
two hundred yards from the Germans
(the trenches at this point were six
hundred yards apart).
Two winding lanes, five feet wide,
had been cut through our barbed wire,
for the passage Of the diggers. From
these lines white tape had been laid