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The Washington times., 1918-12-16
By David CORY.

y y
ELL. you remember the
NM fairy whistles were blow
ing just as we ended the
last story. So Puss and
his Good Gray Horse went INTO the
forest a little farther ani then. all
Of a sudden. the Fairy Queen came
out of a big JaCk-in the Pulpit
Flower and said:
Little Puss Junior, where have
you been
All this long time. / pray?
And where are you going upon
your good horse,
Tramping the woodland way"
L am seeking adventure. Your
Highness." answered Little Puss
Junior, taking of his plumed hat
and bowling.
Il have u message for you" said
the Fairy Queen. "a little fish who
swan all the way from the castle
where your father lives told me
that your father is getting very
old. So l have made UP my mind
to tell you of a most wonderful
flower, the Flower of Youth. it is
called. You must find 1t and take
it TO your father, who will then re-
main young and strong
ltll me alulthlNs EoNu Il airy
Queen" cried FUSS. " for | am anx-
ious TO keep my dear father young
and strong"
Get off your horse and sit down
by me-" said the Fairy Queen. You
are so high up in the air atop of
your great steed that / must call to
you with all my voice"
So Puss dismounted, and then the
Fairy Queen told him he must first
take the path through the forest
until he came to n big stone cross.
And then you must walt there
until the moon is in the center OF
the heavens. and its light Is re-
fected in the little pool OF water
that lies near the great stone
cross"
Well, after that. Puss mounted
his Good Gray Steed and set out
on his quest for rho Flower OF
Youth. And by and by after
while, as he rode down the forest
path, he heard n voice singing:
Make haste, make haste. y little
Sir Cat.
For It soon ''lll be night and the
big horned bat
VIII f1y across your path and try
To thro wSleep Sand IN your good
Bteed's eye"
And when tho Good Gray Horse
heard that he broke into q gallop.
and pretty soon : tho great stone
The Washington times., 1918-12-16
The Heart Breaker By yissi11 yns 5s wsts1 stsn""s
Arthur Doesn't Take Kindly to Honora's Method of
Keeping from Him Miles Escapade
with Tom Chandler.

rruYly. Then, with a sudden
straightening Of the shoulders, he
took her hand. ut must be all
right some way. Honora," he said,
"since YOU did il. At least-you
must have thought you had some
good reason for the deception. only
/ cannot understand, to save me,
why, after all these years OF perfect
confidence and good friendship, you
should have gone out of your way
TO tell me an unnecessary story"
He paused hopefully as II waiting
for her to make some explanation
But when she did not speak, he con-
tinued:
81 am not asking for your reasons.
however. You must know" giving
her hand such a grasp as he might
have given a mans hand, then drop
ping Il, that a thing like this, in
comprehensive as il is to me, can
not spoil a friendship like ours.
You have been too good TO me
for me TO allow that. So we are
friends still--if you will permit II.
Only, dear girl, please. please deal
with me squarely and frankly here
after. 1t is so much the wiser plan
always, you see.
You know" when she did not
speak. that IL you were trying to
save me discomfort. you went about
il the wrong way. Honestly, II hurt
me more to discover what / did
later than IL you had told me the
plain truth in the very beginning.
Good night"
She steadied her voice to return
his Good night" and stood where
she yas until the sound OF his de-
parting car had died away.
The she went wearily up the path
and into the house.
To BE Continued.
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SWEET POTATOES.

CANDIED SWEET POTATOES
Sweet potatoes, 4; corn. syrup. II
cup; water. Il cup; cinnamon, Few
grains: salt, = teaspoon.
Wash potatoes and cook for about
ten minutes in boiling water. Re
move skins and cut into pieces as
for French frying. Make syrup ot
the corn syrup, water, cinnamon
and salt. Put potatoes into a
CREASED casserole or baking dish
and cook for about an hour in a
moderate oven, basting with syrup
frequently Yield: S servings.
DANISH SPLIT PEA SOUP.
Yellow split peas, ! cup; water
cups; celery. chopped, l cup;
onions. chopped. . tablespoons;
smoked saucages. .; salt. tea
spoons: pepper. 4 teaspoon
Wash peas and put to soak with
three cups Of cold water; soak over
night. Put on to cook in water in
which they were soaked. Add
The Washington times., 1918-12-16

out reminding you of this fact: but
we are old friends, and I want to
thank you for all you have done
tonight. 1 am sorry for what has
happened. l really could not pre-
vent it,
He looked into her eyes with a
searching gaze. You mean," he
said, that you did not know where
Milly was-that you did not know
she had gone driving with Chand-
Ter? I am glad you did not know.
1 believe that you did not when
you told me what you did; but
cannot understand how you were
kept in ignorance OF the affair"
She clasped her hands tightly.
The situation was intolerable.
No Explanation,
81 did not say l did not know
Milly had gone with Tom Chand-
ler." she tried to explain. II said
1 could not prevent it."
But you knew of it?"
She longed to lie. But she had
done this once tonight. and was
already reaping the cruel conse-
quences. Moreover. IL was not in
her nature to tell a falsehood to
shield herself.
II knew it after she had gone"
she admitted.
Then when you told me that Mil
dred was at a moving picture show
with a friend from the office. you
you-well, to put it politely. you did
not mean what you said? You were
aware that at that time Mildred was
Off with Tom Chandler in his carr"
She nodded, too miserable to speak
Il cannot explain. / am sorry"
she said in a low voice
so am J." Arthur Bruce agreed
The Washington times., 1918-12-16
The Club-FOOted Man
A NEW SPY SERIAL BY VALENTINE WILLIAMS
Desmond Hides Precious Paper in
German Book and Buys
Ticket to Berlin

There Is nothing like newspapers
for giving one an idea Of national
sentiment. I had not spoken to q
German, save to few terrified Ger
man rats, prisoners of war In
France, since the beginning Of the
war and knew that my knowledge
OF German Thought must be rusty.
So I sent the willing waiter for all
the German papers, and periodicals
he could lay his hands on. He re-
turned with stacks Of them. Ber-
liner Tageblatt, Kolnfsche Zeitung.
Vorwsrts; the alleged comic papers
Kladderadtsch, Lastige Blatter
and simpllcisslnus; the illustrated
press, Leipziger Illustrirte Zeitung,
Der weltkrieg i'm Bid. and the
rest; that remarkable cafe even
took in such less popular publica-
tions as Harden's Zukunft and
Notwithstanding rags like Der
Roland Won Berlin
For two hours i saturated myself
with German contemporary thought
as expressed in the German press
I deliberately laid my mind open to
conviction; repeated to myself
over and over again: I'VE Ger
mans are fighting a defensive war;
the scoundreily Grey made the
wOrld-war: Gott strafe England"
Absurd as this proceeding seems to
me when I look back upon II.
would not laugh at myself at the
time. I must be German. must
feel German, must think German:
on that would my safety in the
immediate future depend.
laid aside my reading in the end
with q feeling OF utter amusement
In every one of the publications.
in peaee-time so widely dissimilar
in conviction and trend. found the
same mentality, the same outlook.
the same parrot-like cries. What
the Cologne Gazette shEieked from
its editorial columns. the comic
(God save the maTk) press echoed
In foul and hideoua earfcature.
Here was organization with q ven-
geance. the mobilization of national
thought, a series OF gramophone
records fed into a thousand differ-
ent machines so that each might
play the selfsame tune.
NYou needn't worry about your
German mentality" told myself.
You've got Il all heres You've
only got to be'a parrot like the rest
and you'H be a. good q Hun as
Hindenburg"
A Continental waiter. they say,
can get one anything one chooses to
ask for at any hour of the day or
night. / was about to put this the
ory to the test
Waiter 1 said (of course, In
GERMANY, II want a bag. 3 hand
bag. Do you think you could get
me ones'
Does the gentleman want II
now?" the man replied.
This very minute" answered.
About that size?"-indicating
Semlin's.
res. or smaller II you like; am
not particular"
Il will see what can be done"
In ten minutes the man was back
with a brown leather bag about a
size smaller than Semlin's. It was
not new and he charged me thirty
gulden (which Is about fifty shil-
lings) for it. paid with q willing
heart and tipped him generously to
The Washington times., 1918-12-16

Cafe au lait forms this smart troture to
the left. The surplice waist has large collar
of beaver and the bell sleeves are edged with
the same fur. Tassels of brown silk add an
bination of materials in the blouse above, of
satin and georgette crepe with French seal
collar; white, flesh-colored or lovely French
blue.
The Washington times., 1918-12-16
Self lf-supporting Sixteen.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
, 1 am sixteen and have been
working a year and a half in
downtown office. About two
weeks ago l met a sailor and
have been going out with him
since then. 1 find great pleas
ure in his company.
Now. Miss Fairfax, my par
ents are very much against my
going out with him, one of the
reasons being that 1 am too
young, although I am not too
young to be working a year
and half. I have tried to ex-
plain to them that my going
out does not mean anything but
friendship, but all in vain.
B. N.
am obliged to agree with your
parents that sixteen is very young
indeed. It seems a great pity that
The Washington times., 1918-12-16
The Supply of Bisn,ILth.

SOUTH AMERICA and Australia the chief sources of
bismuth. Most of the bismuth compounds required
for industrial purposes prepared in Saxony; but
most of the South American and Australian
refined in works in England.
The Washington times., 1918-12-16
This Day in History.

THIS is the anniversary of the beginning in 1926 Of the
continuous rule of the House of Hapsbrg Austria
and Hungary That rule often danger Of being broken
has at last been ousted by the outraged peoples whose
iverance made possible by the great just ended
The Washington times., 1918-12-16
CHAPTER XXI.

q TILL, in silence, Arthur Bruce
drove the Brent girls to their
front gate, then jumped out
of the car and helped them
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Advice to the LOvelOrn.
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

you had to begin your working life
SO early, but even though you do
support yourself / think you ought
still to accept your mothers ad-
vice in matters such as this. why
not ask your sailor friend to come
to your house, instead OF going out
with him. which you really ought
not to do without a chaperon.
Would your parents object to thatr
The Washington times., 1918-12-16
Longs to Adopt a Baby.

] have read with great inter
est your article on -Why Not
Adopt a Baby7" Would you be
so kind as to let me know where
can you go to get one? I have
been married six years, have no
children and would dearly love
to mother a child.
E.MB.
I should advise you to apply to
the Associated Charities.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-15
Big Week at Canteen

More than $50 soldiers were served
during the week at the canteen hut
Included in those served were Y. NJ.
c. A. workers, an officer and his
bride. four military prisoners and
their guards. Mrs. Minnie B. Church
will serve as captain today. Captains
appointed for this week are, Mrs. !.
s. Mullen, Monday; Mrs. Mark
kirkpatrick, Tuesday; Mrs. II. H.
Savre, Wednesday; Mrs. James
Stonum, Thursday; Mrs. J. Homer
Adams, Friday; Mrs. Arthur Wal
colt. Saturday. Yesterday Mrs. Fon-
ME Wolvcrton was captain and was
assisted by Mrs. Walcott and Mrs.
Burnitt.
Lieut. Freeman Gait of the United
States Air Service, Kelley Field,
San Antonio, Texas, is here spending
a five days furlough with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. John /. Gait
Lieutenant Gait has under consider
alton re-enlisting in the service.
Mrs. Dottie Martin and son Pat
rick, of Wayne, will return to their
home today after a short visit with
Mrs. Martins sister, Miss Kitty
Continued on Page O.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-15
Knitters t Object Monday

Second Ward Red Cross workers
are directed to meet Mrs. ]. /. Cox
supervisor of the knitting depart
ment, tomorrow afternoon at Z:5o
o'clock at the Second Ward school
building, for the purpose OF secur-
ing yarn to be knitted into sweaters
and socks. Every worker should be
present to secure the yarn as calls
are being received daily from over
seas for these warm garments.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-15
County Red Cross Chapter

\ meeting OF the executive com
mittee of the Carter Couny Red
Cross Chapter is called for Thurs
dav, Dec 10 lat 2 o'clock at Conven-
ton Hall. The meeting called for
Yesterday could not be held on ac-
count of lack of sufficient members
TO constitute a quorum.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-30
NEW LIBERTY THEATER
AT CAMP HANCOCK
Spend $4,000 in Construction
of Commodious New Building
With Seating Capacity of
2,A00


a new $4,000 Liberty theatre. which
viii be one Of the leading, if NOT the
best, in any camp in the United States,
VIII be under construction at the Ma
chine Gun Training Center within a
short time With d seating capacity
Of approximately 2400 a modern
heating and lighting plant. and an
auditorium pitched to a height Of II
feet al the rear, affording a clear view
Of the stage, and with the added fea-
tnre that the roof will be trussed. so
that no posts will block the view the
new theatre will indeed by an Improve
ment over the present one.
During the construction Of the new
theatre, the old one which is being
rehabilitated and win reopen as soon
as the influenza restriction against
gatherings is lifted win continue to
offer the men in camp up to the min
ute amusement.
Present plans call for the reopening
Of the theatre on Nov 4, with when
Dreams Come True successful
Broadway musical comdy, as the at
traction a larger and more complete
ly equipped stage will have been com
pleted by that time. directly in the rear
Of the old stage, which will be torn ont
to make room for approximately 300
additional seats
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-30
MEDICAL CORPS WORKING
TO STAMP OUT PNEUMONIA

Pneumonia, as is the case with ty-
phoid, may soon be a disease almost
unknown In the American Army. Ex-
periments with a pneumonia vaccine
have been progressing satisfactorily
for some months. the Laboratory Divi-
sion of the Surgeon Generals Office
has announced.
This may mean, translating the
guarded language of medical men,
that vaccine which will prevent
pneumonia has finally been discovered
and that before long pneumonia in
oculation will be given along with ty-
phoid incubation and smallpox vac
cination to every new selected man,
rendering the Army proof against
this angle of disease attack.
1t was learned at Army Medical
Department headquarters that vaccin-
alton against pneumonia was tried for
period Of ten weeks at Camp Upton
last winter During that period no
cases Of the disease due to the three
types Of pneumonia germs protected
against occurred About 10000
troops, all volunteers, were vaccina-
ted. In addition, the incidence Of the
disease from other pneumonia organ
isms was only one-tenth as high
among those who had taken the treat
ment as among the rest of the men in
camp
Should the pneumonia vaccine now
being experimental with prove sue
cessful, and indications are not lack.
ing that 1t will. once again the Amer
lean soldier will have carved q unique
place for himself not only in the his
tory of warfare but Of medical prog
ress.
Typhoid, trench fever and now
pneumonia are under attack by the
Army Medical Department Little by
little the outposts of disease are beina
gnawed away Sometimes 1t Is a raid
ing party that goes forward, some
times 1t is big smash that carries the
line. The present pneumonia vac
cine experiments may only be anal
agous to the artillery preparation Of
determined thrust later in tho same
direction, but they give fair indica
ton Of important progress and per
haps victory over the disease.
At all events, they prove that tn,
Army Medical Department is alive t.
it's task. is ever on the alert for
chance to down disease and in its op
erations has at its command some o
the abIest medical men in the world
ample facilities and mountains Of sup
! Diips
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-30

IDENTITY thought lot Qf himself and
when one Of the visitors resented his
somewhat supercilioua manner the man
behind the desk drew himself up ana
said;
81 want you TO understand sir, that
I'm q big gun here"
'1n that case. I'll discharge YOU" cut in
r99 gh2 oaG GTs h9feF's
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-30

Hereafter the uniform will fit the
man Instead of the man trying to fit
the uniform. according to the Quar-
termaster Corps A new tariff Of
sizes Of uniforms has been worked
out by the Clothing and Equjpage
Division and it provides for not only
tho regular sized clothing, but special
sizes for longs, shorts and stouts
Get your proper size
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10

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 how to get untaxed Kentucky natural
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 how to make your own cigars, chewing .-.and smoking tobacco at home for much less than store prices; how to cut out \ the middlemans profit, save most all
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 bottle of Kentucky flavoring mixture
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10
SALESMEN WANTED


 WANTED-To sell during the season of 1919, beginning January l, the noted Shaw Line of art and bus mess calendars, fans, pencils, signs, leather and other high-grade special ties; it is a line with merit and worthy of the best efforts Of the most capable salesmen; applicants must be of good character, active and possess ability to call on banks and other high-class business establishments; men who pos sess the above qualities cSA average $250 weekly with this line: liberal com missions, with weekly remittances; state sales experience, territory desired and give reference in first letter. Shaw Ad- vertising Co, Kansas City, Mo. SIDE LINE, top-notch speciality respon- sible house; pays big commissions promptly: write today. Samples ana sales talks free. No delays Erickson Co., Des Moines, Ia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10
HELP wANTEp-MALE AND
 


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 WOMEN, become clerks for gov ernment; $1100 yearly; home and Wash ington appointments; thousands need ed; ordinary education sufficient; life positions. American Institute, Dept. NJ, Rochester, N Y.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10

HAPPIEST woman in Georgia; am fres from mo phine after using 15 years; ! writo me for information; free to all
 sufferers. Mrs Mary c. Mitchell. No.
 1oE. Linden St., Atlanta. Ga
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10
PERSONAL

Our firm is the original one to introduce and advertise hat renovating in this city; if you have a hat that is soiled or out of shape, bring it here and we will make it serve you for another sea- Fl sons wear. Ladies hats a speciality. Dry cleaning and pressing by the best methods. Our garment repairing, al- tering and refining department is in 4 charge of a practical tailor. Be sure you find Gluck's.
 GLUCK,S CLEANING CO. Phone 2372. 1713 Third Ave.
 Almost opposite Bijou Theatre
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10

WANTED-Shipping clerk; hotel stew ard; railroad rate clerk; auto me- chanic; white or colored tailor; dray- man; shoe clerk; stove repair man; men for store managers; plastereIs; roofers; office boy; yard man; man cook; laundry drivers; colored boy for studio; colored driver; experi- enced pressman; butcher; timer and helper; timekeeper; open Sunday till 436 D. m. Apply Birmingham Em- ployment company, 30S N. 21st st.. third floor Ala. State Land bldg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10
HELP wANTED--MALE

HELP WANTED--MALE WANTED-Male stenogra- pher to executive of a large company; not a wartime, but a permanent position with prospects of advance ment; in your, application please give your age, num- Der of years experience and the salary you expect, which will not be reduced after the war; you can rest assured that your applica- tion will be treated in con- fidence. D-50, care Age Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10
Talk to the Through
PERSONAL.

TO KEEP immune from any disease, the merits of the Scientifically Perfect Fly gienic Sulphur Steam Baths, the first of their kind in Birmingham for health, pleasure and beauty, are highly in- dorsed throughout the country. Camp bells New Turkish Baths, 2014 9th ave, N.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10

W A N T B D- Experienced salesladies for colored wash goods department. Apply Monday between 8 and 10, to MT. Mccall, Burger Dry Goods Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10
WANTED Man for general office work and stock room; must be high-class man. Apply
 THE WHITE co.
 2021 Ave. D.

salesman; hotel stew ard; timekeeper; railroad rate clerk; drayman; l bookkeeper; stove repair man; office boy; several store man. agers; laundry drivers; store clerks; experienced pressman; butcher; carpen- ters and millwrights; white men, S25 week; helper for tin shop; man cook. We invite an interview with any one out of employment. Our methods are fair and reasonable. If you are out of work or want to better your condition, come to see us. Open Sunday till 4:30 D. m. Birmingham Employment Co.,, Ala. State Land bldg, 30S N. Fist st., opposite courthouse.