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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13
GERMANS ROB FRENCH
PRISONERS OF HELMETS
Headgear Is Then Sold to the Public
for $40 Each

Paris, March 13.-T'hc latest de-
relopment of German practices In the
way of petty i'll treatment of French
officer prisoners is revealed by Henry
CALI Of the Chamber of Deputies.
NJ CALI says that in one prison
camp in Germany French officers have
recently been ordered to hand over their
military caps and helmets to be sold to
the public at SO each. Several hun
dred woud-be buyers presented them
selves as the result OF advertisements
of the sale. But few were able to buy.
as most of the officers had succeeded
i'm destroying their caps and helmets.
In consequence. the officers found guilty
have been fined $40 for each cap de-
stroyed
NJ CALI also says that, despite the
German assertion. so-called reprisal pun
ishments have been abolished, barley
and corn -four soup Is still served to
officers at the Eutin camp in large
wooden pigs troughs, these containers
being passed from room to room sue
cessivey for the officers to help them
selves from them
Another characteristic petty perse-
cution Is the continued refusal OF the
Germans to allow officers or men TO
cook beans. rice and other foodstufs
sent from home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13
WOMEN TILLERS OF
THE SOIL TO TRAIN
Feminine Land Army to Take
Courses in Every Branch
of Horticulture

Training courses in war farming for
women, to supply the needed officers for
the womens land army. have been
mapped out by the School of Horti-
culture for Wcmen at Amber.
Many prominent Philadelphia women
are interested in the project, which will
begin the twelve-weelS courses on April
s to train women to lead recruits in
raising war crops. A series of confer
ence luncheons at the Art Alliance will
be launched next Saturday, at which
Mrs. Edward Biddle. president of the
Civic Club and a director of the school.
will preside. She will be assisted by
Mrs. Edwin c. Grice, chairman of the
central committee; the alumnae of the
school and the following reception COM
mitteo: Mrs. William w. Haines, chair
man; Mrs Thomas Newhall, Mrs. Will
liam w. Frazier. Jr.. Miss Nina Lea,
Mrs. Horatio Gates Lloyd and Mrs. Uar-
rison S. Morris.
The courses aim to equip the officers
who will train the raw recruits. Lieu
tenants courses will include vegetable
gardening. fruit growing, canning and
preserving. and general course in poul-
try rearing.
A captains course will include the
war course in vegetable gardening.
fruit growing. canning and preserving
and poultry, and lectures and practical
work in Horticulture and practical
business course, essential In the manage.
ment of working unit. The courses will
end June 2S.
The school property consists of seven
ty-one acres. about twenty acres of
which are used for horticulture and
the remainder for farm crops. The
grounds contain commercial md adu
cational orchards. nursery of orna-
mental trees, shrubs and young fruit
trees; vegetable gardens. flower gar
dens, greenhouses hotbeds and cold
frames, poultry plant jam kitchen and
apiary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13
QR MEN SUBMIT
EADlY TOU.S BAN
Single Organized Pro-
u Made Against Five
Mile Closing Order
WASHINGTON. March 10.

1I< strange phenomenon is disclosed
- result Of Secretary Daniels
- order closing the saloons within
smile radius OF permanent train
camps. which goes into effect next
1akday
lot single organized protest has
vec4 received by the department against
& NJ ionactment of the law. The only
1Qo9ou1ent that could be classed as a
F, 1rD<est was the reception OF a COM
tlfkea Of Annapolis saloon men. headed
~ Weir congressman, which asked for
t4sr time In order to close out their
131(n1ss.
~ tar as is known there is but one
@Hery affected by this order. and its
Il MAE did not protest the order. but
14ed- IN a roundabout manner II the
l461or affected his establishment in the
~14nufacture of beer and its sale TO
3r1vote families in the city. He was
INFORMED that the brewery. would have
70 close. A high naval official remarks
upon this seeming indifference upon the
part Of the saloon keepers, and states
That two years ago II would have been
1npossible to have issued such an order
without delegations of indignant citizens
deecsnding upon Washington. pages OF
a0vortising in the daily press protest.
1ng the action. mysterious visits of in
duential politicians and a general alarm
th<oughout the liquor industry.
The question navy men are now ask
ing H.: Have the liquor interests lost
heart and quit or do they submit
Mrough patriotic impulses. realizing
\ that their traffic near military train
ing places is bad business for the
tcountry"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13
HUNS SEEK TO STOP WORK
ON NAVY SWEATERS
Attempt to Halt Click of the
Needles Abortive

Seek he Hun, if you hear rumors that
American sailors are amply supplied
with sweaters and other comforts, and
that patriotic needles may now stop
knitting.
Such reports arc false and represent
just one more insidIous outworking of
Hun guile" is was explained at a meet
ing of the executive council OF the Navy
Auxiliary, at the home of Mrs l., r.
Stotesbury. 1925 Walnut street. Com
mander F. r. Payne explained how
"Hunnish malice" had sought to UNDER
mine the work of the organization by
the spreading of such reports.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13
NO PAROLE FOR REITMAN
Free-Love and Birth Control Advo
cate Must Serve Sentence

Chicago. March 13.-Dr. Ben l.. Reit-
man, erstwhile advocate of free love and
one time associate of Emma Goldman,
will leave here on Sunday for Cleveland
to begin his sentence OF six months. at
Warrenville, for circulating birth-control
literature. Doctor Reitman drew a fine
of $1,000 and six months In Jail several
months ago.
According to telegram he has today,
from his lawyer In Cleveland, the parole
board has refused to consider his plea
for parole until he has begun TO serve
his sentence.
Doctor Reitman Is on the staff of the
Iroquois Hospital here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13
Charged With First Degree Murds,

Lancaster, Pa, March l3.-D;str,c,
Attorney Hosterman last night prefer.
red charge Of murder in the llrst de-.
gree against Adam Henry, of Barnesyille
Berks county. as result of the death
or Joseph Rupp. OF Farmersville, wbo
died from the effects of blow dealt nv
Henry on February s. Henry is in tbs
Lancaster County Jail. "' '"o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13
IRCENT CRY FOR SHIPS
( COMES FROM FRANCE


~ "ships will win the war; Is
6elief of the French, says Mrs.
\ Church. in a series Of letters
France. read before the Current
~ Club today at its meeting In
] IhfIomusian Club. Mrs. Church is
|1Inr the relief work Of the club
~ stationed at Vile Aumont in
~ close TO the firing line.
1ors from Mrs. Church, read by
award Mumford. tell interesting
4 ~ state Of mind of the French
From the letters II appears that
11ch are "greatly depressed" be-
Msir. failure 10 figure how
HA1ra can be built to aid them.
1ays Nrs Church. that the
<fag on for years The need
n this greatest need OF all
~ they cannot see how 1t Is
11<od. nha says. ~
IoG next and Mrs. Church
I after food. tobacco is sorely
hA& been ''over there" since
|ng N feeding and clothing
~ ohlldren OF various fund
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13
TWO GAIN COMMISSIONS
Henry c. Sangree and Samuel o
Wynne Reserve Corps Officers

Word was received here today mat
two Philadelphians were among those
appointed officers of the United States
army reserve corps by Adjutant General
Mccain.
They are Henry G. Sangree, Of the
Pennsylvania Hospital, who has been
commissioned first lieutenants In the
medical corps, and Samuel O. Wynne,
who has been commissioned captain.
For several years Captain Wynne was
a postal inspector and was attached to
the office of Chief Inspector Cortelyou,
who has charge of the Philadelphia dis
trict.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13
Freshmen Hold Sophomore Captive

Lancaster, Pa, March 13, = After
being tied in a barn in the country
with heavy ropes for five hours yester-
day, William Roeder. president of the
sophomore class OF Franklin and Mar
shall College, was released last night
by freshmen who kidnapped him in the
afternoon, dressed him in green suit
and made him speak before crowds in the
business section of the city. He was
turned loose after the sophomore BAN
quet had ended
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13
HOPE TO SAVE VESSEL
Experts Say Stranded Susquehann,
Soon Will Be in Service

the freight steamship Susquehanna,
which stranded here during a gale last
Thursday night. not only will be fioated
but can be put into service again was
the declaration made yesterday by ex-
perts who made a careful examination
OF the beached vessel.
A wrecking crew has begun unloading
the cargo preparatory to making an at
tempt 70 hoaf the weasel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13
Police TO Keep Eye on Parked Autos

Superintendent of Police Robinson has
ordered patrolmen to keep "a special
watch on motor vehicles parked in the
streets. Any person seen lettering near
narlied motors will be required to give
an account of himself Careful at
tention is to be given loaded vehicles
because of frequent robberies of truck
loads of merchandise,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-07
Sacrifice Asked Of Us is as Nothing
Compared to That of Fighting Man

1t Is only a narrow stream.
Stones can De thrown across the
river User at almost any point. Yet
the warning hosts crowding either
bank are as far apart as the poles.
Between America and her asso-
ciates the ocean intervenes,-an
ocean so wide that even the sea
Sulls fear 10 cross. For seven days
and seven nights ships plough
through the waters OF the Atlantic
carrying men and supplies to the
soldiers and civilian armies over
there. And yet across this stretch
of sea, hands reach out and clasp,
hearts touch, and space IS elimi-
mated"
Such is the nearneSs we feel to
those who are fighting for US and
with us. And though America can
not yet be in the vanguard as re-
CARDS fighting. she can even now
be in the front lire as regards feed
ing.
In the early wars, armies had to
be fed entirely from those supplies
in their immediate neighborhood.
Nowadays, however, the armies
lighting all along that line in France
and Flanders can be fed from far
OFF America
Americas surplus of wheat from
this years harvest had all been sent
by December. An urgent appeal
has again come for 100000 to
9O,O00.00O more bushels. This must
be saved from our normal consump-
ton. It has been estimated that
already we have saved of this
amount about 25.0OO.OOO bushels. If
we can save one-third of our usual
consumption. we can answer their
plea for help.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-07

The fats 50 necessary for human
strength. and for the further pro-
duction of ammunition, are being
guarded more and more carefully
We should not use more than 81
Of a pound per person per week,
and only six ounces for children un-
der ten.
Even milk can be furnished from
this distance and so We are being
asked not to waste a drop. Chill
dren must have their full quota
but none must be wasted.
This long distance feeding means
ships for sending the food and it
means the saving Of food 10 send.
The former we are building and
equipping as fast as possible. The
latter We are accomplishing by eat
ing OF other things ourselves and
sending the wheat, meat. fats and
sugar that arc best suited for ship
ping and best fitted to give the most
body fueL Surely this is but =
small sacrifice for US to make for
those soldiers ard civilians who.
though remote from Us in miles. are
so close to US in spirit.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-07
REVELATIONS OFA WIFE
BY Adele Garrison

me at once. telling me what road
and train Will be best for me.
Give my best regards 10 your
wife. and remember, dear boy, your
mother loves you just the same now
as she did when YOU were little lad
at her knee. Lovingly, your mother,
HARRIET GRAHAM"
I, 100. read the letter twice be-
fore making any comment upon it,
1 wondered If Dicky's second read
ing had been for the same purpose
as mine-to gain time to think
was stunned by the letter. I had
never contemplated the possibility
OF Dicky's mother living with us
For years she had made her home
with her childless daughter and
namesake. Harriet, whose husband
was one of the most brilliant sur
geOns Of the middle west
j knew that Dicky's mother and
sisters had spoiled him terribly
when they all had a home together
before Dicky's father died. The
first thought that came 10 me was
that Dicky's whims alone were hard
enough 10 humor, but when 1 had
both him and his mother to consid-
er our home life would hardly be
worth the living.
1 knew and resented also the fact
that Dicky's mother and sisters dis
approved Of his marriage to me. In
one of Dicky's careless condolences
1 had CLEANED that his mothers
ago. and that he had disappointed
her by not marrying a friend Of his
sister
I felt as If I were in a trap To
have 20 live and treat with daugh-
terly Difference a woman whom 1
knew so disliked me that she re-
fused 10 attend her sons wedding
was unthinkable.
OF course. I could not say so to
Dicky but secretly 1 thought her
letter in bad taste. She might have
considered my feelings enough TO
ask If she would be welcome instead
OF so calmly taking for granted that
uly HOllle WOulu De UeTS IOT the rest
of her life. / said this to myself,
then flushed with shame to think l
had been so ungenerOus even in
thought to my husbands mother.
But the cutting little remark. Il
have always said that there was not
room in the same house for a daugh-
ter-in-law and a mother-in-law, -
ranked even after / had composed
myself to speak calmly to Dicky
concerning the letter.
had no doubt which Of us would
be fenced out Of the house if there
ever came a clash between us I
never could come between Dicky
and his mother. l would not do il
even if 1 could.
Mechanically I ended the letter
trying to frame phrases which would
mask my real feelings. For the
first time in my life / was con-
fronted with the necessity of utter
ing a deliberate falsehOOd.
/ did not want Dicky's mother to
live with us.
But my sense Of justice and OF
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-07

! II cups rye meal - teaspoons
soda, 1 teaspoon salt. . cups sour
milk. "a cup molasses
Mix and sift dry ingredients.
Combine the molasses and milk and
add to the dry ingredients. Beat
thoroughly and steam 5 IL hours
in we'll oiled, covered molds. Re
move the covers and bake the bread
long enough TO dry the tops. one
half cup of raisins may be added.
CornmeaI Griddle Cakes.
One cup cOrnmeal, 1 cup boiling
milk, IL teaspoon salt. 1 tablespoon
cooking oil. tablespoon molasses,
/ teaspoon baking powder. . eggs.
Put cornmeal in bowl. cover with
boiling milk. Add the salt. oil and
molaSses, and when cold the baking
powder and eggs which have been
beaten until light Mix all well to-
gether and bake on a hot griddle.
Peanut Loaf.
Grind ! IL pounds OF roasted
peanuts and mix with six very ripe
bananas. Pack in mold and steam
two hours. Serve cold sliced like
meat loaf.
Oatmeal Mullins.
One and One-half cups milk .
cups rolled oats. l egg, table
spoons mOlasses, / tablespoon melt
ed fat cup flour. teaspoons bak-
ing powder, "a teaspoon salt
Pour hot milk over the oats and
let soak about - hour. Add the
beaten egg. mOlasses and melted fat
Finally add dry ingredients which
have been sl.ted together Bake in
creased muffin tins one-half hour
in a moderately hot oven.
COrnmeal Wahles.
One-half cup cornmeal, IL cup
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-07
A LETTER FROM DICKY'S MOTH
ER AND THE PROBLEM 1T
GAINID
BAD news. Dicky %

Bad news. Dicky2'
We were seated at the breakfast
table, Dicky and ]. the morning az
ter our trip TO Marvin. from which
had returned weary or body and
sick OF mind. Tacitly We had avoid
Ell all discussion OF Grace Draper,
the beautiful girl Dicky had dis
covered there and ENGAGED as a
model for his drawings. promising
20 help her with her art studies.
But because Of my feeling toward
Dicky's plans breakfast had been a
formal affair.
Then had come a special delivery
letter for Dicky. He had read it
twice. and was turning back for a
third perusal when my query made
him raise his eyes.
IN "A way. yes" he said slowly
Then after a pause Read it." He
held out the letter
Ii was oostmarked Detroit The
writing reminded me OF my moth
er; It was the hand OF a woman Of
the older generation.
Ny darling son" il began,
Edwin has just decided to go over
20 the other side 10 help in the
relief work. The wealthy men who
are sending a corps OF physicians
and nurses from here are insisting
that he must head the expedition.
OF course. Harriet will not let him
80 without her. You know what
that means. Richard. Ny home here
Will be broken up. Elizabeth's
home is impossible because of the
children. love them dearly. j en-
JOY them for "A short visit, but with
my heart and my nerves l cannot
stand it 20 live there. Besides, you
know William and | are not as con-
genial as we might be.
80 there is Just you left, my boy
I have always said that a mothers
place was with her daughters, that
there was no room in the same
house for a daughter-in-law and a
mOther-in-law, but 1 do not know
what else 10 do. could live alone
on what little 7 have and what you
send me. but I do not dare 10 do
IL on account of my heart. And Of
course / know that you would not
allow me 10 do il even If 1 dared
try the experiment. 1 never have
seen your wife, but from what you
have written me 1 am sure she is a
very sensible woman, and that we
shall get on very well together. 1
know she is good 10 YOU, and that,
after all. is the only thing that
counts with a mother.
IF il is perfectly convenient for
YOU I should like 20 start next
Monday. arriving the next day,
Tuesday. Will ou write me at once
whether or not that will be all right
for you?
You cannot know, my darling
boy. how anxious i am 20 see you
again. You are my only son, you
know. have thought sometimes
the last year that I might never live
10 see your face once more, but now
il looks as II / might spend my last
DAYS with you
please do not neglect to write
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-07
decencv told me that 7 must make
my husband believe that / did
THE PROBLEM THAT THE COM
ING OF DICKY'S MOTHER
CAUSED.

Well"
Dicky's voice held a note Of doubt
as ne he'll out his hand for his
mothers ietter | knew that he was
anxiously awaiting my decision as
to the proposition it contained, and
FASTENED 20 reassure him.
"Of course, there is but one thing
TO be done I said trying hard TO
make my tone cordial
And that is" Dicky looked at
me curiously. Was it possible that
he did not understand my meaning d?
why. you must wire her at once
TO come 20 us. Be sure YOU tell her
that she will be most welcome"
felt a trihe ashamed that the
welcoming words were such sham
from my lips. Dicky's mother was
distinctly not welcome as far as 1
was concerned / had never seen
her but I '-new that she disap-
proved of my marriage 10 Dicky,
and that she had selected another
wife for him. Why she even had
refused 10 come to cur Wedding be-
cause of her disappointment in his
shoice Of a wife, Surely / was JUS
tilted in resenting her coming!
My thoughts flew swiftly back TO
my own little mother, gone forever
from me. Suppose she were the
one who needed a home? How
would l like TO have Dicky's secret
thoughts about her welcome the
same as mine were now?
That's awfully good of you.
Madge," Dicky's voice brought me
back from my reverie. "Of course,
1 know you are not particularly
keen about her coming That
wouldn't be natural. but it's bully
Of you TO pretend just the same"
| opened my mouth 10 protest.
and then thought better of il. There
was no use trying TO deceive Dicky.
If he was satisfied with my attitude
toward his mother. that was all that
was necessary.
Il say, / say, MadEe!" Dicky's
tone spelled CONSERVATION as if he
had just thought Of something un-
pleasant. Where is mother going
to Sleep"
lOOhtA dl MN HI bloIildN ttludl
10 his own. There were but two
bedrooms in our apartment. Dicky's
and mine. for the cubbyhole which
Katie claimed was hardly worthy of
the name room. Only a person.
who, like Katie had been used TO
the cramped quarters of an east
side tenement could have endured
il.
The coming Of Dicky's mother
would mean that one OF US would
have to give up a room 20 her ]
knew that Dicky shared my views
on the inconvenience and undesir-
ability of husband and wife sharing
/ the same room. Both Dicky and
/ had always been used 10 sanctums
\ OF our own. The prospect of losing
/ the privacy that had been mine
brought home to me as nothing else
| could, the petty annoyances that
would follow the advent of Dicky's
mother into our home.
Il don't know" ] answered slow
| ~. "Of course. she must have one
/ OF the bedrooms"
Dicky looked blankly at me.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-07
BEFORE SENDING MAGAZINES
TO THE FRONT.

The sight of a postman, holding
his heavy mail bag and patiently
trying 10 put together the inside
pages OF a magazine which had
fallen on; Of the mail box on to the
pavement. gave an idea for guard
ing against such an occurrence. The
pages OF magazines in the United
States. which bear the postmaster
generals notice with respect to so'-
diers and sailors at the front. should
be securely fastened. in order to in
sure their arrival in good condition.
IL only takes a moment TO reseV
them, in the middle Of the mag
azine. before placing them in the
mail box
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-07
RECIPES.
Corn Bread.

One pint cOrnmeal, teaspoons
baking powder. 1 teaspoon salt, 1
pint milk. l tablespoon cooking oil.
2 eggs.
Sift baking powder and salt with
cornmeal, mix milk. oil and beaten
eggs together, stir into the meal and
beat hard for two minutes pour in
to a creased pan, bake about 80
minutes in a hot oven
Boston Brown Bread.
One and One-half cups cornmeal,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-07
TO CLEAN SILVER WITHOUT
RTRRVNG

one method Of cleaning silver.
which some hou-ekeeperS have
found satisfactory. is 90 put the sill
yer in a metal pan. either tiu or alI-
minum. and 10 pour boldinE water
over il. Also. one tablespoon or or
binary salt may be added to each
quart Of the boiling water. This IS
said 10 remove dirt and rust spots
almost Immediately. no rubbing be-
ing required the dipping proving
quite sufficient
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-07

Let the Liberty bonds work for
your future security.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-07

Dont say you saw II IN ths
aewSpaper. Say News-TimoS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-07

Pupils of Wiley HiEh school. Terre
Haute. have sold $3.50 worth Of
Thrift stamps i'm little over a
month.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-07

a Liberty bond is the one sure
I thinR" in monev "makiDs