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New-York tribune., 1918-12-13
The Return of the Soldier

AS our soldiers return, boat by boat,
wounded or we'll, manned or whole, we
are all of us stirred deeply by our sense
of obligation, our desire to do some
thing, anything. everything, for these
fighting men of our own flesh and blood.
Both this emotion and most admirable
plan for putting it into effect are ex-
pressed with rare eloquence and con-
viction in Secretary Lanes annual re-
port. Anything but statistical digest
is this unusua! document. 1t is for
every American to read and enjoy.
Here, for instance, is Mr. Lanes picture
of the soldiers point of view:
And in their look will be query, one
thought over in the trench at night and
on the long, slow "slog, slog. slog" of
the days march, What is my life to be
when l get home? Am l to go hustling
for job or will the old place be mine
But If girl has that place and wishes
to be her own mistress in the future
what then? School? Oh, can't go back
to school. When left was only twenty
one, but now I'm thirty-one. And I have
lived with men, fought with them, been
sometimes bested by them, learned to
know them in all their many littlenesses
and their great goodnesses. am back
now, back for a mans life This America
that called me out has called me back,
and it will have something for me to do
Now, what is to be my chance?"
Young and old, the returned soldier
faces exactly this problem. He has
given up the boys normal progress-or,
if he is older, he has broken his life
work in a fashion most difficult to re-
store. This he has done for the country
of us all. How can we help these men
to come into their own again?
The plan which Mr. Lane proposes is
to offer every soldier a chance to gain
farm of his own for the working of it.
The national land, which was used to
reward the veterans of the Civil War,
is practically exhausted But other
free land can be obtained in abundance
by irrigation, by drainage, by devel-
oping cut-over lands, by arrangement
with the states for the cultivation of
abandoned farm land. There is no ques-
tion of the land, there is no question
of the urgent need of stimulating farm
life. AS Mr.. Lane says, "the passion
for the city is upon U.S." For our own
economic salvation we must encourage
the new farm idea, of farm village as
centre, offering the best of schools
churches and amusements.
Our farm plan for our soldiers must
be most liberal. Canada is offering
each man a farm Of 100 acres and
$4,000 with which to improve it. The
United States will not do less. The
total appropriation of $5OO,O0O,OO0 sug-
gested by Mr.. Lane seems small indeed
in proportion to the vast service rem
dered by these men. The details re-
main to be worked out The essential
plan will receive the instant approval of
every loyal American We commend
Mr.. Lanes report to the attention Of
every Tribune reader.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-13

and Trieste and the country west of the
Julian Alps to the edge of Fiume. Fiume
was to be Slav, but Italy was to have the
northern half Of Dalmatia, with all the
islands save small minority 1t is this
latter concession which the Jugo-Slavs
now dispute, while the Italians on their
part have occupied Fiume and Sebenico,
assigned to the Slavs.
The real battle is over Dalmatia. With
) a population of above 100000, this prov.
ince contains not more than 10000
Italians; cara is the only place of I'M
portance with an Italian majority. 1t is
the desire of the mass of the Dalmatians
to be joined to the new Slav state; it is
the demand of the Jugo-Slavs that, de-
spite the London compromise, the princ-
pie of self-determination be invoked.
Finally, the Italians are rapidly extend
ing their power, not alone over the por-
tlon of Dalmatia assigned to them, but
over all the coastal towns. 1t is the
charge of the Slavs that the Italians
hope to confront the Versailles confer
ence with the accomplished fact of the
possession OF all Dalmatia.
Italians recognize that in all probabi-
lty they will henceforth face, across the
Adriatic, not a dying Austria, but ris-
ing Slav nation, as large in area as Italy
and certain to overtake the Italian mon-
archy in population, while SURPRISING it
III natural resources. And recognizing
this, the Italians, at least powerful Sec
ton In Italy, are urging that Italy guard
against future rivalry by the annexation
of the strategic points on the east coast
particularly as the west or Italian coast
of the Adriatic lacks all good harbors.
Yet there are many warnings against
such course. Mazzini a century ago
preached not rivalry, but friendship
with the Southern Slavs. If the new
Slav state achieves approximate unity
with Dalmatia left out, it is bound to
feel as Italy did when she achieved par
tlal unity IN the last century, but still
lacked Venetia and Rome. Slav claims
TO Trieste, Gorilla and Istria may be dis
missed as impossible, but the Italian
claims 70 the Adriatic mainland below
the lstrian line, while less fantastic,
given Italy's power, are at least equally
unreasonable
If the Adriatic settlement leaves the
/ Slavs and the Italians enemies it is plain
that at no distant time the Slavs will
look to the Germans for aid, that the new
Germany, which will include Austrian
provinces inhabited by men of German
speech, will join hands with the Jugo-
Slavs, the Germans seeking the port Of
Trieste and the Slavs obtaining German
aid for their Dalmatian dream. In all
respects the Adriatic difficulty is the
gravest in the whole list at Versailles Il
it is not settled right not even the
League of Nations can preserve an un-
just settlement. The history of the Holy
Alliance and the Concert of Europe
proves this.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-13
Precious Aid

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: have the honor to ask you to
transmit by the intermediary of The New
York Tribune to the generous donors of the
Orphelinat des Armees the expression of
our lively gratitude for the precious aid
they have given US.
Due to their help, we have been able dur
ing the course of the war to- come to the
aid Of many unfortunates.
At the hour when our joint armies achieve
the great victory we are happy to say to
each and to all through you: Many thanks
Accept, sir, the expression of nv dis
tingushed consideration.
c. JOUANNEAUX,
Director general, Orphelinat des Armees
Paris, France, Nov %, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-13
A Picture

T HAVE learned to love November day
When the old oak trees
with their brown. nude arms sway
To and fro in a wistful breeze
On the winter hills.
have learned to love the STILL white river
Lying at rest,
A cleaning. gem-set girdle
Beneath the rounded breast g
OF the dim, blue hills. 81
EvANGELINE THATCHER
New-York tribune., 1918-12-13

peace conditions and despite all the iri-
descent claims that have been made for
1t, government operation is not proving
a success. If it cannot be made success
now it is not clear why we should have
Ave years more of failure
New-York tribune., 1918-12-13

'Niss Wilson has been travelling unoffi-
cally all the time" From David
La~rence's corresp pondcnce from Brest in
The Erening Post
Mr. Lawrence is, of course, writing
officially as the emfamt terrible Of the
Administration.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-13
SHOES G. SHIPS G.
SEALING WAX
DIRGE

DIRGE
Doleful this chant of a people oppressed
and despairing;
Mournful the words that arise in wrath
strangled throat;
This is dirge for the sorrows and woes we
are bearing;
This is the bleat Of the ill-used, perpetual
goat.
Who cares darn if we never can Danish
the gloom or
Tighten the lot of the sore-beset final con-
sumer?
S'pose that the railroad men strike for an
increase in wages,
Say their employer refuses and gets up his
dander,
Who will get kicked in the face while the
wild conflict RACES?
Who but the innocent, meek and obliging
bystander?
Trains may not como and timetable be
but rumor.
Who is it waits or else walks? It's the
final consumer.
right ahead buying
Articles ranging from yachts TO Tobacco Tor
chewing?
Who gets most wofully stung, yet is rarely
heard crying?
Who is it finances wars and gets shot for
so doing?
He whom the cartoonist pictures with scur-
rious humor
Ever pursued by the trusts--'tis the final
consumer
Germans are going ont of their 1vdy,
press dispatches sag, to shov courtesy
to the i,,vuding Americans. That is just
,Uhat ,ve aoeat out Of our way to teach
them.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-13
Without a Doubt

'From The R'chmond Times Dispatch)
If Mr.. White and Colonel House are
among the delegates to the peace confer
ence' will it be White-House delegation?
New-York tribune., 1918-12-13

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Italy and the Slaus
By Frank H. Sirnonds
Copyright, 1918, Neac York Tribune 1mc.)

NJ TO ONE of all the questions that and Trieste and
~ to be debated at the Peace Julian Alps to ii
- Congress is at once more diff to be Slav
New-York tribune., 1918-12-13

F. F. V.
Meade County news., 1918-08-22

curing the time i
was lookingforward
to the coming Of my
little one that ! am
recommending it to
other expec c tsnt
mothers. Be fore
taking it, somedays
1 suffered with neu.
ralgia SO badly that
] thought I could
not live, but after
taking three bottles
of Lydia E. Pink
hams V ge table
Compound was en-.
tirely relieved Of
neuralgia, / had
gained in strength
and was able to go
around and do all
Meade County news., 1918-08-22
CTo BE coNTINUED.)
Cement From Beet Sugar.

A result of experiments in French
factories is the. production Of an excel
lent cement as a by-product Of beet
sugar refining. The first step in the
production of sugar from beets is boil
ing them. 1t has heretofore been Gus
tomary to throw away as valueless the
scum formed on the caldrons. But 1t
has now been discovered that this
scum contains large quantities Of car
Donate of lime. 1t is estimated that
1000 tons of the carbonates can be
recovered from 10000 tons of beets
TO this quantity Of the carbonate LOO
tons Of clay is added, the, resultant
product being good cement. The
best scuu, is pumped into large reser-
voirs and elloved to evaporate for a
certain length of time before being
mixed with the clay. 1t is then stirred
or beaten for Ct hour before being fed
into rotary ovens such as are .ssed In
making Portland cement.-ThA Argo
naut.
Meade County news., 1918-08-22
EACH HAD AWFUL THOUGHT
For Few Dreadful Moments Fair
Dancing Partner of Jackies
Feared Worst Had Happened.

This is true story. It occurred at
a dance given for certain boys in the
naval reserve.
While dancing with one of the jack
les, a certain young lady had hor-
rible sensation that her petticoat was
coming down. She excused herself,
went to the dressing room, and Sc
cured the garment with an extra safe
ty pin-though it showed no signs of
being loose from its lmoorings
Then she danced with another sail
or-and had the same disconcerting
sensation. She fled to the dressing
room again. This time. several other
girls were there-each with the same
end in view. 1t took some time to
solve the mystery. You see, the SEN
sation had been caused by the bottoms
IF the boys bell-bottomed trousers
rubbing against the ankles Of the fair
dancers.
Meade County news., 1918-08-22


ment is like steel, and I'm. afraid of
breaking my crowbar."
Rosa found leaf, folded kiss into
1t, and dropped 1t to him. '"That will
give you strength" she declared.
O'Rellly lost all count of time after
while and he was incredulous when
jacket came to warn him that daylight
was less than an hour away. "Why, I
haven't startedp he protested. He
discovered, much to his surprise, that
he was ready to drop from fatigue
and that his hands were torn and blis-
tered; when he had climbed the rope
to the upper air he fell exhausted in
the deep grass. "T-Im not myself at
ALL" he apologized; nothing to eat,
you know. But the work will go faster
now, for I've made a beginning"
"Do you still thlnk-"Rosa hesitated
to voice the question which trembled
on her lips.
"Tl know for sure tonight" He
directed Jacket to replace the planks
over the well; then the three Of them
stole away.
OReilly spent most Of that day in
a profound stupor of exhaustion,
while Rosa watched anxiously over
him. jacket, 1t seemed, had peacefully
slumbered ON picket duty, so he occu-
pied himself by grinding away at his
knife. The last scraps Of food dis
appeared thnt evening.
When night fell and 1t came time to
return to he top of La Cumbre,
O'Reilly asked himself If his strength
would prove sufficient for the task in
hand. He was spiritless, sore. weak
he ached in every bone and muscle
and 1t required all his determination
to propel himself up the hill. He won.
dered If he were wise thus to sacrifice
his waning energies on hope so for
lorn as this, but by now he'had begun
to more than half believe In the exist
ence of the Varona treasure and he felt
an almost irresistible curiosity to learn
what secret, If any, was concealed be
hind those water-soaked timbers at the
bottom of the well. He realized, Of
course, that every hour he remained
here, now that food and money werG
gone, lessened the chances Of escape
but, on the other hand, he reasoned
with equal force. that If he had indeed
stumbled upon the missing hoard sal
walton for all of them was ASSURED
The stake, it seemed to him, was wortl
the hazard.
/ Given tempered tools to work with
1t would have been no great undertak
ing to tear down that cemented wall O
stones, but armed with nothing excep
his bare hands and that soft iroI
bar, O'Rellly spent nearly the who'll
night at his task. Long before III,
last rock had yielded, however, he be
held that which caused him to turn I
strained face upward to Rosa.
"There's little door. as sure as yol
live" he told her.
} The girl wns beside herself with ex
WIS fantastic idea, nevertheless
} element. "Yes2 What else? Wha
more do you seeY
Nothing. 1t appears to be made o
solid timbers, and has two huge hand
wrought locks"
'Locksi Then we have found it.
: Rosa closed her eyes; she swayed mo
mentarily. "Esteban was right. Locks
Meade County news., 1918-08-22

from her face and discarded that dis
flgurement which Evungelina had fit
ted to her back prior to their depart
ure from the Pan de Matunzas, She
stood before him now, straight and
slim and. graceful-the Rosa Of his
dreams, only very thin, very fragile.
Her poor tatters only enhanced her
prettiness, so he thought.
Rosa, dearl Do you think this is
quite safe" he ventured, doubtfully.
Evangelina, who was bending over
her husband, Strengthened herself and
came forward with smile upon her
black face.
"She is beautiful, chr Too beautiful
to look at? What did tell youTt
Rosa was In delightful confusion at
Meade County news., 1918-08-22

my HOMEWORK. Ny baby when Seven
months old weighed 10 pounds and ! feel
better than I have for long time. !
never had any medicine do me 90
much good. Mrs. PEARL MoNYHAN,
Mitchell, Ind.
Good health during maternity Is Q
most important factor to both mother
and child, and many letters have been
received bya the Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co, Lynn, Mass, telling Of
health restored during this trying period
by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegee
table Compound. @
Meade County news., 1918-08-22

his progress. During his frequent
breathing spells he could discern her
white face dimly illumined by the
candle light from below.
After he had worked for an hour or
two. he made a report: ut begins to
look as If there really was bulkhead
Or a door in there"
The girl clapped her hands and
laughed with delight. "Do hurry, dear ;
I'm dying of suspense"
O'Rellly groaned; ''That fellow, Sc
bastlan, knew his business. This ce-
Meade County news., 1918-08-22

able rope. Without waiting to explain
his need for this unusual article
O'Reilly linked arms with the boy ant
set out to climb La Cumbre. WheT
at last they stood In the unused quarry
and Johnnie made known his intention
to explore the old well, Jacket re
garded him with undisgulsed amaze
ment.
"What do you expect to find down
there?" the latter inquired.
ITO tell you the truth, don't really
expect to find anything" the man con.
fessed. "Now that I'm here, I'm he.
ginning to feel silly; nevertheless, I'm
going to have look for the hidden
treasure of the Varonas."
"Hidden treasure !" From Jackets
expression 1t was plain that he feared
his friend was mildly mad. Even after
O'Reilly had told him something about
old Don Esteban's missing riches, he
secuted the story. He peeped inquisi-
lively into the dark opening of the
well, then he shook his head. "Ca-
ramba! What an ideal Was this old
man crazy, to throw his money awayT'
"He-he had more than he knew
what to do with. and he wished to
save 1t from the Spaniards," OReilly
explained lamely.
"Humphl Nobody ever had more
money than he wanted" The boys dis
gust at such credulity was plain. "This
well looks just like any other, only
deeper; you'd better look out that you
don't break your neck like that fool.
ish old woman, that Donna What's.
Her-Name."
O'Reilly did indeed feel that he was
making himself ridiculous; neverthe.
less, he made the rope fast and swung
himself down out of the sunlight, leav.
ing jacket to stand guard over him.
Perhaps fifteen minutes later he reap.
peared, painting from his exertions
He was wet, Shiny; his clothes were
streaked and stained with mud
Jacket began to laugh shrilly at his
appearance.
"Hal What big lizard is this
Your beautiful garments are spoiled
And the treasure? Where is it?" The
lad was delighted. He bent double
with mlrth; he slapped his bare legs
and stamped his feet in glee.
OReilly grinned good-naturedIy
and replaced the planks which hat
covered the orifice, then hid the rope
In some nearby bushes. On their way
back he endured his young friends
banter absent-mindedly, but as the!
neared Asenslo's house he startled
Jacket by saying, Gan you manage
to find pickax or crowbar?"
Jackets eyes opened; he stopped II
the middle of the dusty road. "Wha
did you see down there, compadre
Tell me-"
Nothing much. Just enough t.
make me want to see more. Do yol
think you can steal some sort of ;
tool for mer'
IT can try"
"Please do. And remember. sa.
nothing before Asensio or his wife.
Rosa met O'Reilly just inside tn
door, and at sight of her he uttere'
an exclamation of surprise, for durlnl
his absence she had removed the stall
Meade County news., 1918-08-22
Encore.

Hotel ProprietOr-Dld you enjoy thS
cornet playing in the next room tn
yours last night?
Guest (savagely)-Enjoy 1t should
say not. I spent half the night pound
ing on the wall to make the idiot stop.
Proprietor-Why, Jones told me this
morning you applauded every one 1t
his pieces and he was going to sod
for some more mosic right away o
that he could play xss you again.
Meade County news., 1918-08-22
Extenuatino Circumstances.

"Take this parrot back. He's too
profane."
"Why, ma'am, you surprise me. ]
never knew that bird to swear before,
but 1 happen to know he's very patri-
otic, ma'am. Somebody must have
mentioned the Germans in his pres
ence"
Meade County news., 1918-08-22

| indeedl That means something 70
hide. Oh, If could only help your
"Heavensl II 1 only had some
thlng-anything, to work with" NUT
tered the American as he fell to with
redoubled energy. He no longer tried
to conserve his strength, for the
treasure seekers lust beset him. Rosa
looked on, wrInging her hands and urg-
ing him to greater haste.
But the low. thick door was built of
some hard, native wood: 1t was wet
and tough and slippery. O'Reilly's
blows made no impression upon 1t, nor
upon the heavy hasps and staples with
which 1t was secured In place. The
latter were deeply rusted. to be sure,
but they withstOod his efforts, and he
was finally forced to rest, baffled en-
ragged, half hysterlcal from weakness
and fatigue.
Daylight was at hand once more, but
he refused to give up, and worked on
stubborniy, furiously, until Rosa, in
an agony, besought him to desist.
Johnnie again collapsed on the grass
and lay painting while the other two
replaced the planks.
Another hour and I'd have been into
It," he declared, huskily.
"You will skill yourself" jacket told
him.
Rosa bent over him with shining
eyes and parted lips. eyes," said she.
"Be patient. We will come back,
O'Rciliy, and tonight we shall be rich"
Colonel Cebo lit black cigarette.
leaned back in his chair, and exhaled
two fierce Jets OF smoke through his
nostrils. For q full moment he scowle j
forbiddingly at the sergeant who had
asked to see him.
whats this you are telling mef"'
he inquired finally.
] The sergeant, q mean-faced, low
browed man, stirred uneasily.
"It is Gods truth. There are spirits
on La Cumbre, and I wish to see the
priest about It,"
"Splrits2 What kind Of spirits"
The fellow shrugged. evil spirits
spirits from hell. The men are buying
charms"
"Bahl I took you to be sensible
person."
"You don't believe me? Well, I
didn't believe them when they told me
about 1t. But I saw with my own
eyes,"
Cobo leaned forward, mildly aston
ished. OF all his villainous troop, this
man was the last one he had credited
with Imagination of this sort. "What
did you see?"
"a ghost, my colonel nothing else.
La Cumbre is no place for an honest
Christian"
The colonel burst into a mocking
laugh. "An honest Christiani You
OF all my vile ruffians, you are the
vilest. Why, you're thief, liar, and
an assassinl You are lying to me now.
Come-the truth for once, before I give
you the componte."
"As God is my judge. I'm telling you
the TRUTH" protested the soldier. "Flog
me If you will-rather the componte
than another night in those trenches
You know that old quinta?"
'Where Pancho Cueto made a goat
of himself? Perfectly. Do you mean
to say that you saw old Esteban Va
roma walking with his head in his
hands?"
"No, but I saw that she-devil who
fell In the well and broke her neck"
"Eh? When did you behold this
this marvel?"
"Two nights ago. She was there be
side the we'll and her face shone
through the night like lantern. There
was fire upon it. She came and went
like a moth in the lamplight. tel
you 1 repented of my sins. Some Of
the men laughed at me when l told
them, as they had laughed at the 9th
ers. But last night two Of the doubt
ers went up there"
fTO nE NONTTAJTIpnN
Meade County news., 1918-08-22
MOTHERS
TO BE
Should Read Mrs. Monyhan's
Letter Published by
Her Permission.

Mitchell, 1nd.-"Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound helped me SO much
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-20
ATUOS COLL|DED
HERE IN Dense FOG
Machines Crash Into Each
Other on the Country
Club Road.

Two automobiles driven by Harry
Heintzelman and Paul Fleming. OF
this city. collided in dense fog along
the Country Club road last night al
II O'Clock AMI we're badly wrecked.
Fortunately neither OF the young men
or any OF the other occupants were
injured.
The accident happened al a point
on the Country Club road close 10
EdgemOnt The cars were going in
opposite directions From the ac'
counts told OF the accident II Is almost
remarkable that some one was not
killed outright or very seriously in.
juTed After the collision the Stutz
car driven by Fleming was whirled
around twice in IT'S own tracks and
the Hudson car driven by Heintzel'
man ran 200 yards or more and the
axle tore small gap in The macadam
road for that distance
Both cars we're demolished The
StutZ car had both wheels knocked off.
The Hudson car had one OF its front
wheels broken off The Siutz car is
reported to have belonged 70 a Pitts.
bnrgh friend OF Fleming's.