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Evening star., 1918-04-07
Bv EDWARD MARSHALL.
ice Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WITH THE AMERICAN ExPEpI-
TIoNARY FORCE. SOMEWHERE
m FRANCE. March IS. 1918.
~ EN-. PERsHING sat at his desk
II in barrack ONCE at his head
Ny quarters in France. He looked
very earnest. very vigorous, very SOL
dierly, When told him Of some Of the
reports which had been informed were
galninx circulation back at homo as to
tho condition Of our Army here IN
France he was astonished. Then he
smiled.
ANY one who has such notions has
been woefully misinformed." he said.
'.and should be set right It has been
,our endeavor to surround American men
who have come to France. as part OF
the lighting forces. with the same
moral safeguards that would surround
them in their homes.
: These men have not come over here
in . holiday-makng mood. but are ami
mated by as high spiritual motive as
4 man can feel. probably the most seri-
Gus which most of them ever have felt.
they are in a state Of mind better than
that usual to young men for the re-
distance of such temptation as may
face them. This alone would protect
them even In a vicious environment.
add to these facts the further cir
eumstances that they are under rigid
(isclpMne, in charge of officers thor
oughiy Informed as to all perils. moral
os we'll as physical. which may confront
q soldier, young or old, and instantly
II will be perceived that all the talk
about the moral hazards which beset
Americas soldiers here in France Is
without justification.
TT may add the concrete statement
that In this command there is at pres
ant only thirty-one hundredths OF 1
:ler cent Of venereal disease. much OF
which was brought from the states.
That IL condition not likely to be
oqualed among youngsters in their
home towns. A, q matter Of fact. I
aoubt II 1t Is paraueled today in the
averaSe American city. large or small.
IN short, the moral tone of the Ameri-
has never been surpassed in any army
has never been surpassed in an army
onywhere.
-our young men are Of high average
Intelligence. They have come for busi-
ness and not for pleasure. They have
come to nght in q good cause. and they
are far too sensible not to know that
they could not night effectively If they
did not maintain q high standard OF
physieal health.
after we have given our men full
and ample credit and only after that.
we may consider further that they are
under discipline. Of which medical in
spection, instruction in hygiene aud
eare Of health form q large part. All
Evening star., 1918-04-07

these are directed to the preservation
OF our soldiers from especial dangers.
Fathers and mothers at home need
not worry. as their sons are clean. and
every possible moral influence will be
brought to bear to keep them SO. In
short, the boy serving as a soldier in
the United States expeditionary forces
will be protected by environment which
essentially is good
I asked Gen. Pershing II he felt sat
isfied with the general situation.
when we analyze in detail what has
been accomplished" he replied. 1--WE
find 1t very inspiring.
But nothing should be said which
might cause any person in America to
relax the intensity Of the war-effort
which the nation Is now making. and
for a long time to come must continue
to make.
LET those at home feel sure that
the Army has full confidence that moth
ing will be left undone which is nee
essary to be done. We are in full SYM
pathy with .he giant efforts that are
being made at home. and strongly
condemn the petty mind that would
make political capital Of the unreadi-
ness for which the whole nation was
responsible.
"As fo o,,r xrOynan WA kpnu that thev
WELD the most important influence on
the preparatory work at home. and
upon the morale and fighting spirit Of
our men abroad. They have been su-
perb So far and 1t Is certain they will
continue to be splendid.
"The influence which our women ex-
ercisc upon the Army's conduct in this
war cannot be overestimated. They
are the Army's inspiration in everything
it does. The soldier fights not for him
self. but for the woman he loves-for
her and her posterity.
I'VE must participate in the worlds
night for the preservation and advance
IuSHt VI CINAlkdlAou SA0 SuAS 0PPSdiS
perhaps more strongly to women than
to men.
$50. the Army's message to the women
is that 1t is here for them. We say
to each Of them: Tour fighting man has
como to France to take his part in
the great war. animated by the same
impulses that make an American tight
anywhere for the protection Of women
kind.
"The soldier knows that the women
trust him. and that they will encour-
age and support him.
'In our business men the Army feels
an immense interest. War is big busi-
ness, as we know it in America The
fighttng man must have the backing Of
the business man. The business man
must do his part at home. as the fight
ing man does his at the front.
TN fact. each person must do his part
to bring success. Living on reduced
fare, working extra hours each day. de-
Evening star., 1918-04-07
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WITH THE AMERICAN ExPEDI-
TIoNARY FORCE. SOMEWHERE
m FRANCE, March rs, 1911

-- 9th an initial Investment Of
NAN ss.5o in garden tools, a
WV pl,asia. . ss Drosr.n n.a,,.,.a which 81
$3.50 for seeds and plants and fer
tilissr yet to be provided. can't ng-
ure out any possibility OF q prodt on
my II by - foot war garden.
was bemoaning this outlook the
other evening when Mary called me
sharply to account. She was 30 in
dignant that fre seemed to lash from
her eyes
Suppose you don't make it pay?" she
demanded What has that got to do
with it? The boys over there in the
trenches aren't making It pay. either.
They are doing the paying. and you
sit here safe at homo and moan over
spending $3.50 without being sure
you'll get It all back with = profit.
You ought to be ashamed Of your
self.
Whatever you grow out there in the
backyard Will be Just that much
gained. It win save railroad trans
1ortation on that much producS and
II will free that much labor for some
ether necessary work. Your own work
doesn't count at all. It will be 5ust
o little healthful exercises, which.
goodness knows. you need"
Phew! Coming from Mary, usually
- milA-naannered and 0oft-spoksn, 1t
fairly took my breath away. I didn't
have any como back At all. just
sat thsre and looked at her, and my
mouth. I reckon. was agape.
4*
It wasn't exactly presenting the
Thing in 4 now light, for when we frst
started talking OF q war garden our
prly idea was one of patriotic service.
we merely wanted to do our "bit" But
rs I had gotten down to figuring on
Ehe proposition, the possibility Of max
bag 1t pay had assumed larger and
larger proportions. don't think have
kny consuming money lust-if had I
certainly wouldn't have remained gov
ernment clerk all these years-but II I
Vas going to be q gardener I wanted
70 be successful one. and 1t didn't
oesm to me man was q success who
&hade garden at q loss. It was too
much like rich men. who have fancy
farms and take q lot Of credit to them
pelves for the stun they grow. They
hire hfgh.sAlaried farm managers and
1Arm r@gardless Of expense. They dc
HrodueB hne stuff. of course, but they
10 itsat loss. They'd think man
pae = 1eoa Who ran . dry goods stoEs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-16
ALBERT METIN,
NOTED FRENCH
ECONOMIST, DEAD
Stricken with Apoplexy Shortly After
His Arrival with French
Mission at Pacific
Port.

A Pacific Port, Aug. l6.--Albert Metin,
head Of the French economic mission in
the United States, former minister Of
labor in France and minister Of blockade,
died here at midnight last night from a
stroke of apoplexy,
NJ. Metin was stricken early in the
evening, shortly after his arrival here
with the mission Of which General Paul
Gerald Pau, noted French military lead.
er, was joint head Persons who attend
ed the meeting said the stroke was due
to exhaustion brought on by the journey
to this city. He was found lying across
the floor Of his apartment. He died with
out regalning consciousness. General
Pau said the body would be returned to
France at once for burial.
M. Metin who was 40 years old, Is sur
vived by q widow and two small chill
dren, now in France.
Was on Way to Australia.
Washington, Aug. l6.-The French
mission, headed by Albert Metin, who
died Of apoplexy soon after arriving at a
Pacific port last night, is en- route to
Australia to discuss war time questions
with officials there, at the special invita-
ton Of the Australian government. The
visitors passed through Washington re-
Gently and during the long journey
across the continent stopped at several
middle western and western cities.
When here, NJ Metin apparently was
in robust health, and officials Of the
French embassy and the French war
missions were shocked by news of his
death
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-16
iCONGRESSMEN GUESTS
OF GENERAL PERSHlNG
Members Of House Committee on Naval
Affairs Later Go to Visit Troops
at Chateau Thierry.

With the American Army in France
Thursday, Aug Is Thy The Associated
IPress) The members of the committee
on naval affairs of the House of Repre-.
sentatives, who have been on tour OF
inspection In England and France, were
the guests of General Pershing at lunch
con to-day. Later they were received by
the commander -in-chief at his headquar.
tiers
The congressman departed late in the
afternoon for Chateau Thierry, to visit
the American troops in that region. They
will start for Rome Friday night.
The committee, which is headed by
Lemuel P. Padgett, Of Tennessee, has
made brief flying trip to the Verdun
front and portions Of the battle line
near there. The members to-day ex.
Ipressed themselves as greatly pleased
with what they saw. Congressman vii.
liam Bacon Oliver of Alabama said be
was delighted with the spirit of the
troops and the cooperation and friend
/ illness between them and the allies.
i After its call at Rome the commit
/ tee will return to France to inspect
French ports used by Americans.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-16
AMERICAN AVIATOR KILLED.
Lieut.. Walter B. Miller KILLED in Aerial
Combat on Aug. 8.

Paris, Aug. l6.-Lieutensnt Walter B
Miller Of New York City, former mem
Der Of the Lafayette Escadrille and who
was transferred to the American sery-
ice, was killed in an aerial combat on
August 3.
His patrol, consisting of eight ma
chimes was attacked by German squad.
ron Of thirty airplanes. Lieut.. Miller
fell inside the American lines, The 9TH
er members Of the patrol escaped after
fierce struggle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-16
AIRPLANE FELL ON TRAM CAR.
-Four Persons in the Car Were Killed and
Several Injured.

Marseiles, France, Aug. l6 (Havas) -
An airplane returning from flight be-
cause Of engine trouble to-day fell upon
Four persons in the oar were killed and
several others injured The two aviators
In the machine were burned severely.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-16
VIII Increase Taxes with Rents.

Washington, D. O., Aug, 49, Raising
Of tax valuations on the property of
landlords guilty Of charging extortionate
rents to war workers, it was announced
to-day, is one method by which the bu-
reau of industrial housing, through the
co operation Of local city governments,
is undertaking TO check rent profteering
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-16
Admitted to Federal Reserve.

Washington, Aug l6-state institu-
lions admitted to-day to the federal re-
serve system include the following, with
the resources of eachi New Britain
Conn Trust company, $6,lS6000;
Westfeld IN. j.. Trust company, 49,
100000
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-16
BARRE DAILY TIMES
FRIDAY. AUGUST 1e, 1918.
The Weather

Fair tonight and Saturday, warmer
Saturday in Vermont and New Hamp-
shirej light variable winds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-16
ROUND UP sLACKERS.
lSecret Service Men Get 81 at Atlantic
City.

Atlantic City, n. j., Aug. l6.--secret
lserviee men and members Of the Amer.
lean Protective league to-day held for
further investigation 81 Of the 500 draft
evasion suspects taken into custody last
night on piers and in cafes. They also
viii examine 100 more suspects picked
up during the night at resorts adjacent
to this city.
Those in charge Of the raid believe the
final sitting viii give the government
from 60 to rs men available for service.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-16

v Regular communication of
q Granite lodge, No 80, F. &
A A. M, Friday, Aug, 10, at 1880
IN p m. Business of Importance.
wy Per order w. M,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23

Vancouver, b. C.-Here are re"
signs showing what Canada Is DONG
70 help win the war by conservation
in civilian life.
The biggest result has been pr"A'hi-
ton. The Dominion is dry as the >a-
hara.
The consumption of candy has been
cut so per cent.
Picture shows and theaters nave
shruuk in number to marked de-
gree. ~ .
You can travel from the Atlantic TO
the Pacific and never see piano. a
monograph, violin or other musical IN
strument offered for sale. Everyone
Is wearing his old clothes.
"Why should we buy luxuries ana
music when our defenders need bread
md the Red Cross is begging for mercy
funds?" the Canadian reasons.
Travel Is falling off. The summer
tourist is becoming rare. One OF the
largest resorts In the Canadian KorR-
les has nm average of only 81 guests
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
WEAK KIDNEYS MEAN
A WEAK BODY

When you're fifty, your body begins to
ereak httle, at the hinge Motion Is
IS / used to be" is frequent and unwel-
come thought. Certain bodily functions
upon which good health and good spirits
20 much depend, are impaired The weak
spot is generally the bladder. Unpleasant
symptoms show themselves. Painful and
annoying complications in other organs
arise This Is particularly true with Ell
derby people. If you only know how, this
trouble can be obviated.
For over 300 years GOLD MEDAL
Harlem Oil has been relieving the in
convenience and pain due to advancing
years 1t is a standard, old-time home
remedy, and needs nc introduction 1t Is
now put up in odorless. tASteless capsules.
These are easier and more pleasant to take
than the oil IN bottles.
Each capsule contains about one dose Of
five drops. Take them just like you would
any pill. with a small swallow of water:
They soak into the system and throw of
the poisons which are making you old be-
fore your time They viii quickly relieve
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
NIGHT BOMBING
RAID DESCRIBED

burst few random SHELLS. He could
see the puffs Of smoke, white In the
moonlight. drift beneath him.
Hit Railway Junction.
We ignored the searchIights and
New steadily on with engines roaring.
The big city twinkling with hundreds
OF carefully shaded lights lay spread
now below the observers peephOle.
The fore-and-aft bar of the bomb sight
Grew near the station and touched IT.
The observers hand reached out to the
bomb release lever at his side.
The luminous range bars crossed
the edge Of the junction. He pushed
the lever hand over, drew it back
and pushed it over again and again.
Below he could see for moment the
fat cylinders spinning down toward
the railway junction.
He climbed up beside the pilot and
told him to turn. The searchlights
erratically swept to and fro with every
suggestion Of panic, fear or lack of
skill. The airmen laughed at them
and, sweeping round, started on the
long hOmeward journey.
The observer was looking down in.
tently to the black triangular mass of
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
CLEARING CAMP
FOR u. S. AIRMEN

Gently. General Biddle, head of the
American forces in England; Ambas-
sador Page and General Livingston.
chief Of the British air service. pre-
sided Many members of the Ameri-
can and British diplomatic and mill.
tary service, government officials.
lords and ladies from all over Great
Britain. attended the official opening.
Following the American flag raising
there was review of American troops
from all surrounding camps and ath-
ledc sports on the college green. At
night hundreds attended a big. infor-
NAL dinner given by the mayor in the
town hall in honor of the American
aviation opening in England. Dane
ing followed.
With Lieut.. T. T. Toole. camp mess
officer. former second baseman of the
Columbus (O) American Association
team. the correspondent visited the
camp.
With its row after row of tents, the
camp was a veritable tented city. In
big. galvanized iron structure at
one end Yankee cooks were busy pre-
pairing a soup and roast beef dinner
for these hundreds of hungry Yank
warriors.
Bread Mountain.
Hundreds of white loaves of bread
were piled on huge trays in the
kitchen. 1t was a miniature bread
mountain. They'll get away with that
in one meal. Yankee baker laughed.
In another galvanized iron structure
was large Red Cross shower bath
house filled at the time with nude
Yankees enjoying and shivering
through a cold plunge. At each show
er they were lined up three deep. and
as one would fall away chattering
from the cold water another would
plunge in. The Yankees go about two
weeks without bath en- route from
America to England and they're eager
TO get to the showers here.
Perhaps the prettiest and most
deliberately furnished structure in the
camp is the officers clubrooms fur
nished by the Red Cross and Y. NJ.
c. A. American flags. pennants and
pictures adorn the walls. and there's
much-Overworked piano that groans
under too much American ragtime.
Here the young officers sing. dance
and bunny-hug with each other while
one of their number hangs the piano.
There's plentiful supply of Ameri-
can newspapers and magazines there
also.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
BY CAPT. PAUL eEwsHER.

LondOn.-The observer settled him
self beside the pilot in the big bomb
Ng machine. Oe either side the on
sincs roared thgnderously. The signal
was given and fns machine moved for
ward turned into the wind and rushed
across the grass into the dim night.
II climbed swiftly 10 wide circles.
and below could be seen the dim
countryside where few scattered
nights twinkled. Far to the right lay
a winding river. like a thread Of sill
yer ribbon. Beside the silver ribbon,
nearly 200 miles away, lay the Ger
man town which formed this nights
objective.
In front Of the two airmen glowed
the phosphorescent dials of the re-
cording Instruments. Soon they reg
lstered sufficient height for the ma
chihe 10 turn toward the fighting line,
up and down which sreat white star
smells were rising, to hang suspended
Tor few moments before fading out
into the darkness.
The wing-lights were switched off.
the lines were crossed, and friendly
territory left further and further be-
hind.
Far ahead the glare Of many blast
furnaces could be seen, and above
them the long, white fingers of Ger
man searchlights swept restlessly to
and fro.
We flew on steadily, vainly sought
Dy the searchlights and unscathed by
the herce barrage of shells which
burst thickly far below them.
Over Enemy Territory.
Soon the first barrier OF defense
was passed. and for a long time we
flew over mile upon mile of enemy ter
ritory, over dimly lit towns and sleep
ing fields and villages. We passed 6
big city lying on the bank Of the
river. We could see the bridges, blacl
across the band of silver, and over the
city swept three long searchlights
Still we flew on, leaving the city fal
behind. On either side the engine.
rOared steadily. Behind us hung IL
| iSduileSS tIle SeilOW DOInDS.
When we had been flying over Ger
man territory for more than two hour
we saw ahead of us on the river tn,
lights of another big city. This wa
our objective. and at once the machin
swept round toward 1t.
The observer crawled into the bacl
and. lying face down, opened the slid
ing door in the floor of the machine
Below him lay square of moonli
country on which he could see littl
scattered village and the edge of
forest. And then the twisting rive
came into his view. He leaned hi
head out of the hole and saw til
black mass of the town little ahea
of the machine.
Already he had noticed the OAR
line of the railway running into tn
city. The pilot steered the machin
round by the observers directions. S
that it might follow the railway. an
80 find surely the great railway june
ton that was to be the target for hi
bombs.
Two searchlights had now sprun
up. and here and there in the SIX
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
Artist Arrested as Spy.

Madison. Wis.-While taking pic
lures and making sketches of Haw.
thorne's old home In Salem. Mass.
during an Eastern trip. O. S. Rice
head of the library division of the de-
partment of public instruction. was
arrested as German spy. He was
released after exhibiting his travelling
card signed by Gov. F. L Philip anG
Secretary of State Hull.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
ASTHMA
INSTANTLY RELIEVED WITH
EG1iIIl:lO0sl
oRno0EY RETvuDED ASH M 0DcCixI

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organs
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They frequently ward of attacks of the
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If you are troubled with soreness aeru0
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Three sizes GOLD MEDAL are the pure,
original imported Harlem OIL Capsules.
Accept No SubstituteS-Adv.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
MORE EXPERIENCE IN ORDER
Red Triangle Secretary Not Absolutely
Satisfied With His Experience
Under Barraoe Fire.

Fair, fat and past forty is this secre-
tary of the Red Triangle. Has the
smile that won't come off. Every
doughboy within miles around the hut
knows him and likes his CHEEKY person
atty. That is why. perhaps, the OPP
portunity came Pudgy's way last week
to spend night in front line dugout.
While he was there deafening bar
rage rained around the dugout for a
full half hour.
Everyone wanted to know afterwar6
how Pudgy liked it.
II fear" he confessed. and the ever
lasting smile broadened as he spoke,
that I'm no Drawer now than before
Maybe I'd better go up front some
more and get sort of used to it."-EX-
change.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
Meet After IS Years.

New York.-Louis Campbell Of New
York city and Anderson Campbell of
Lacey. Ga. brothers and veterans of
the Civil war. met recently for the first
time since their parting IS years ago,
After bidding farewell to each other
on the eve of the Battle of Credericks-
burg. Anderson was made prisoner
during the battle of Charlottesville.
At the close of the war he went fur
Their South. while his brother returned
home TO the Orange mountains.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
Canada Gives Up Luxuries

with more than twice as many serv-
ants and 500 rooms.
A street sweeper would be put in the
zoo. He's nearly an extinct animal.
You'll find him unloading ships and
working in mines. And water wagon
ITS in the haS-heen class.
Canadians are chiefly concerned with
getting enough to eat and wear.
Wars influence is everywhere. Three
of the buffalo kept by the government
at Banff Springs broke off diplomatic
relations and destroyed each other in
a vicious battle of horns.