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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24
WHAT OUR DEFENDERS COST
At Home II Is 1927 and Overseas $423
Year for Each Man in the
Service.

Statistics have been collected by the
clothing and equipage. subsistence
conservation, reclamation and hard
ware and metals division of the quar-
termasters' corps. United States army,
to indicate just wha; ii costs year to
maintain u soldier overseas and in the
United States.
These according to the Army and
Navy Journal. show that the cost is
S423.4T n year to equip and maintain
soldier overseas and S327.TS to equip
and maintain one in the United States,
Subsistence. figured ut 60 cents day.
amounts to S25l.S5 yearly for each
man overseas; figured at 81 cents
day I'm the United States, II amounts
to SlS9.SO. The cost of the initial
equipment for the soldier the first year
I'm the United States is S1l5.3O, while
the cost of his additional equipment
for the first year overseas is SEAL.
Thus ii appears that If the soldier
going overseas did not take with him
great deal of mis- equipment already
supplied in the United States the con
trast between the cost OF cquipplng
and maintaining soldier I'm this coun-
try and abroad would be much more
marked. MOI onl! is the am ,unt OF
equipment needed abroad greater than
that needed i'm this country, but the
statistics of the conservation and re-
camation division show that equip
ment and clothing overseas are subject
20 much harder use, wear out more
quickly and are less effectively re-
claimed than similar material, cloth
Ing and equipment used i'm the United
States. The amount of reclamation OF
each Individual sol.lier's equipment in
this country is $3.50 n year, while the
amount of reclamation of similar ma
teral abroad Is but S3331.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24
BOYS AWAIT BULLETIN
FOR NEWS FROM HOME

American soldiers In camps and hos
pitfalls In Great Britain are now able to
keep in touch with affairs at home
through the medium of daily bulletin
service which has been established by
the American Red Cross.
Army officers say the service fills a
long-felt want, providing the men with
sporting and home news they cannot
find In the English newspapers.
The arrival Of the bulletin is now
one OF the big daily events. In this
connection Red Cross worker In
England sends the following message
to National Headquarters In Wash
ington:
after talking with the boys about
the daily news service l have been
told C '.otify you that II the bulletin
is discontinued you will be court-mar.
tialed and shot"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24
Some BENEFIT From Poison oas

Chemists are planning to use inven-
lions devised to protect soldiers from
the poison gas Of the Huns for the pro-
lection Of Industrial workers in mines
and factories. The absorbents used in
gas masks may also serve as safe
guards from foul gases which are
generated In certain industrial process
es. Likewise, some Of the poison gases
that American chemists have devised
in reprisal against German deviltry. II
is believed. can be used In the eYter-
mination Of vermin and also for the dis
infection OF fruit orchards from insects
and other blights, such as San Jose
scale
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24
White Liqht Best.

White light seems to be the most
comfortable for the eye. In tests OF
fhe effects OF various illuminants G. +.
Ferree and j. Rand, as described to
the American Illuminating society.
have used kerosene lamps and various
incandescent lamps and 1t appears
from the results that the color OF the
light has marked effect on eye
fatigue. With the white light Of the
tungsten lamp there was the least loss
to the worker from need Of resting
the eyes. The fatigue was somewhat
greater with the yellow light Of the
carbon lamp or kerosene lamp, and
greatest Of all with the tungsten lamp
having Q blue bulb.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24
NAVY BEST PLACE FOR HIM
Reason Why That Department Of the
Service Would Be Most Appropri-
ate for the Town Drunk.

The town was not exceptional II
had weekly newspaper which had an
editor who ran II seemingly on natural
gas, and it had town teller of fish
stories, and IL had Il town pump. But
this town wouldn't he complete with
out town drunkard. and this town,
somewhere in America, of course had
him. The drunkard, as is usually the
case, was the subject for much earn
est conversation among the children,
and home-loving elders would hold
him up as II horrible example to their
worldly ignorant heirs. This drunk
ard was not unusual, either. He had
his spreeS, and his alternating moods
when he would hit the SawduSt trail.
The war came ON, and II shared with
the drunkard as topic of equal i'm
portance for the town. Many of the
boys enlisted. Some of them went
into the infantry others into other
branches Of the service.
One evening the bankers little son
came In earlier than usual from his
Inevitable baseball game.
"The old drunkS enlisted" he an
nounced breathleSsly to the family,
who always did manage to get start
ed eating before the young son did.
"What?' demanded his father II
saw him drunk this morning
Eyes, I know" replied the son.
"Everyhody saw him drunk. But Tom
Mcdonald, the hig kid that goes to
high school, and is a sophomore, an
umpires our games, an thinks he
...lN
well, ne said NJ did. ole Drunks
gone again l said. Yep answered
Tom. 1 heard he'd Joined the tanks.
Now, what do YOU think OF thatT
He'd better join the navy" NUT
tered the banker, ns he slowly but
tered his wnr-hrend.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24
THE MOST
DANGEROUS DISEASE

No organs OF the human body are so
important to health and long life as the
kidneys. when they slow up and COM
mence to lag in their duties, look out.
Find out what the trouble is-without
delay. Whenever you feet nervous.
weak, dizzy. suffer from sleeplessness.
or have pains in the back-todke up
at once Your kidneys need help. These
a-s s.S"a &c -a:" yc3 :ac: yc.- lid
neys are not performing their func-
tions properly. They are only half
doing their work and are allowing i'm
purities tn accumulate and he convert
ed into uric acid and other poisons,
which are causing you distress and Will
destroy you unless they are driven
from your system
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24
con,r,v.nee peres a.rms.

A Baltimore woman. Miss Cornelia
Fiske, has devised a simple scheme to
prevent the possibility Of contamina-
lion when making use OF common
drinking glass. II consists Of a square
Of rather stifT waIed paper, folded
through the center, and when desiring
0 thirst Quencher Of any kind the paper
is placed over the edge Of the glass
and the lips then can not come in con-
tact with the glass and therefore there
10 no exchange OF germs A supply Of
these papers can be carried convent.
emily in the purse or pocket, or they
may be made more substantially Of cell
luloid or some other equally suitable
material and one Of the lip protectors
made to do prolonged term OF duty.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24
The Thirsty Sailor.

Here's one they are telling about .
British sailor and a civilian host:
The civilian brought out n bottle Of
bourbon and took drink. neglecting
to offer one to the sailor.
He did this about three times and
then thought that the sailor might like
to wet his whistle.
Are you thirsty7" he asked the
sailor.
"Yes, muchly So" answered the tar.
Whereupon the civilian went out and
got him a glass OF water.
II said was thirsty" said the sail
or. mot dirty"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24

OF territory by the enemy has increas-
ed rather than diminished the de-
mands upon America for food The
amount Of food that had alre ady been
pledged TO tho allied countries will
need Millions Of people are hungry.
In many lands famine threatens.
The Ameican people. who have suf-
tered little in this war. compared with
the sufferinGs OF tho people Of many
European countries, would not be will
ing to see these people. who have been
hghting In . common cause. liberated
onfy to perish for lack OF tho barest
necessities Of life. That - not the
victory that they have suffered for
four years to attain. Out OF their
plenty the American people will share
their food with their cousins across
the seas.
The Food Administrstion believes
that, because q the awakened public
oonscisnos the food program to be an.
nosnood In the near future will not
only bs voluntarily complied with %
the American psopio-ineludrng. ot
bot that they win ehsorfully comply
with 1t, and count II . privilege To
eat at q common table with those
iess fortunate who have been assoctat-
cd with them In the greatest Of all
human struggles.
| Already ships laden with food tc
relieve hunger and distress have
reached port across the seas. Othes
are following. These have been dis
patched to avert famine and disaster
Food ships must continue to cross the
seas from America until fields which
have been under nre or plowed with
the shells of mighty guns or which
have been battle grounds these pas
four years can be titled again anC
made TO produce food where death. bu
through death. victory. has been thu
harvest.
The people OF South Carolina vii
be ready to do their share when th'
Food Administration makes know
what Is needed.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24
HELP BRAVE BELGIANS
DRIVE OUT ENEMY
American Red Cross Aids With
Supplies and Comforts in the
Equipment of Valiant
Army.

TT is particularly Interesting to Amer.
leans TO know the tremendous
work which the American Red
Cross has done toward relieving dis.
tress I'm Belgium. Among the many
things done for King Albert's gallant
little army by the Red Cross the fol.
lowing are few:
1t established a dining room and
reading and writing room at the ware
houses in lie Havre.
1t gave plate and q bowl to 6,OOO
munition workers I'm to use at
their meals.
1t fitted up recreation rooms for
workers at munition plants.
1t installed II cooperative restaurant
| for the military personnel of the Mari
| time Agency at lie Havre.
| Ii installed shower baths and bar
| ber shop for the army garris.ns in
| lie Havre.
| In army training centers the Red
Cross gave household comforts, phono-
| graphs games, etc.
II established dormitory for 200
men at the Home for Permissionaires
| at Calais.
1t established a canteen and library
| at Calais.
II established another canteen for
the personnel OF sanitary trains
1t gave material and games for a
canteen for the personnel of the naval
base at
Ii gave the same for canteen for
the personnel OF Belgian seaplane
units.
1t equipped a mess for the personnel
OF the unit at Calais.
II gave tents, canteens, reading
rooms and shower baths for the per
sonnel Of the Bourbough bakery.
1t organized dining rooms for
searchlight companies and artillery
batteries having fixed cantonments
and installed shower baths In them
1t distributed 10000 enameled plates
and cups for soldiers In the trenches
II gave prizes for organized athletic
tournaments.
II sent presents to each man deco
rated for bravery. These presents ART
usually razOrs, pipes, fountain pen,
and such. Up to now this work hal
only applied to :As Infantry.
The Red Cross provided the appa
ratus and films for cinema shows
Eight thousand soldiers see then
every day.
1t supplied books for all soldiers.
II Installed q recreation and writinI
room at the large cantee~ At La Panne
1t presented to every infantry ant
cavalry regimental surgeon a medica
d travelling case, holding set OF medi
= cal instruments for field service.
This work required an approDria
ton OF approximately l,250,OOO francs
Straight from the front is this com
: ment OF Belgian colonel. 1t wa
made recently while he was sitting II
his dugout talking Of the work o
cnnteen for which the American
8 Red Cross had just provided quarter
4 on very short notice.
3 Zone live demonstration like this
better than a year OF talk"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24
CANTEEMS SERVING
U.S.. TROOPS IN ITALY

The Amertean Red Cross canteens,
which serve at railroad stations, I'm
portant points on highroads, and In
towns and villages throughout the
Italian zone Of war, are now serving
American troops. These canteens
have been operating during the past
six months for the benefit OF the Ital-
ian army and It's allies, greeting the
soldiers in their passage from one
point to another with coffee and
American crackers and Jam. But II
is only recently that the khaki-clad
fighters from across the sen have been
added TO tho number If those served
at the Red Cross rest stations.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24

Get some GOLD MEDAL Haarlem OIL
Capsules at once They are an old. tried
preparation used all over the world for
centuries They contain only old-fash-
ioned. soothing oils combined with
strengthening and system cleansing
clans In their daily practice GOLD
MEDAL. Hnarlem on C,ananiaa I'm
ported direct from the laboratories in
Holland. They a.. convenient to take.
and will either give prompt relief or
your money will be refunded Ask for
them at any drug store, but be sure 90
get the original imported GOLD
MEDAL brand. Accept no substitutes.
In sealed packages. Three sizes.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24

Columbia.-Tho Food Administra-
tion has been. sincs the United States
entered the world struggle for the pre-
servaton Of human liberty q war ne
osssity. Now that the var has bssa
90 EIoriously ended the Food Admin
tstrntion voices . Humanitarian a0-
peal.
FOOD has played its big part IN the
winning OF tho war. Food win play .
bigger part. perhaps. IN the Winning
Of the world
In the imm sdiaks future. food must
save tho vord-and tho food must
como from America
gone overseas to ascertain what are
the actual food needs OF the hundreds
OF millions of people In the liberated
territories. When he has made his
Investigations an estimate OF the
amount of food stufIs that will be re-
Quired to feed these people who have
returned TO the ways OF peace to find
themselves practically helpless for the
present and until a crop can be grown
will he cabled back TO America. The
Food Administration will then be able
to announce a food program TO meet
this need
1t is already known that the neet
will be enormous, and that the foot
program will require. on the part O
the American people. the most in
tsnsiye conservation. The evacuation
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24
NOTICE OF DISCHARGE.

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned will. as administrator
OF the estate OF Emeline Folsom, de-
ceased on the 9Th day OF January,
1919. make his final return as such
administrator and apply to the Pro-
bate Court OF Lancaster county for
letters dismissary.
E. II. HORTON,
Estate OF Emeline Folsom, de-
ceased.
Dec 6, 1918. 14-4t.-1taw
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24
ESTATE NOTICE.

All persons having claims against
the state OF George Cunningham,
deceased. are hereby notified to file
the same duly verified with the un-
dersigned and those indebted to
said estate will please make pay
ment likewise. III. Il. RICE,
16-3t.-1taw. Administrator.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24

American Red Cross has erected a
barra cks nt Dijon, France, to serve at
dav pLrscry for the children OF the
French women who work In the United
States Army camouflage factory.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24

It" anyhow, sooner OF later; might
as we'll use 1t sooner. Then you are
absolutely sure that the corn will
loosen from your toe SO that you
can peel the whole thing of pain
Iessly with your fingers. in one COM
plete piece-just like peeling ba-
mana. 1t takes n second or two to
apply "Gets-It." There's no fussing
or puttering. Corn-pains will van
ish--that'll keep you sweet while
the "Gets-Jt' does the rest. Nothing
new for corns has been discovered
since "Gets-It" was born. Follow
"Gets-It" and be sure to be corn
and pain free! Your say it's magic.
"Gets-It." the guaranteed. money
back corn-remover. the only sure
way, costs but n trine Mt any drug store.
MID by f. Lawrence & Co.. Chicago. Ill.
Sold in Lancaster and recommended
Is the worlds best corn remedy b!
J. F. Mackey Co., Standard Druf
COMPANY ADV.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24
Must Not Liberate
Them Only to Perish

Tho Millions Who Have Been Made
Free Must Now Be Fed-Food Al
ninIstration Soon to Announce Pro-
cram for World Rsiief-Peopls -
South Carolina VIII Do Their Part
Willingly.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24
Only One Corn
PeeIer, ''Gets.If'
Stop Corn Pains; Sec Corn Peel Of.

It is just when a corn hurts that
you want to feel surest about
gettiug rid of it. why take chances
OF Keeping the corn and having the
pain grow worse! You'll use Gets
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24

Nun GUS bowling green's have been
established by the American Red Cross
In the tuberculosis barracks OF Paris.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-07-12
NTERNA TI0NAL FEDERATI0 Of TRADE UNIONS MUST
Be RE-ESTABLI ISHED, SAYS LABOR MISSION
Spread OF MisinformatiOn Due To
Dearth Of Official Records, Del
egates Told St. Paul Convention.

center is also most essential so that
greater stability and unity of purpose
may be established In Great Britain
and upon the European Continent
there exists today among the workers
more or less joint industrial and po-
litical movements, the French workers
having the joint committee of the Con-
federation General du Travail and the
Socialist Party, while the British
workers in their Labor party include
Socialist groups such as the Indepen-
dent Labor party, National Socialist
party, British Socialist party and the
Fabian Society.
While these Socialist groups work
with the trade unions politically they
maintain their seperate affiliation
with the international Socialist or
ganization.
Our European trade union broth
ers are the best judges of what their
political activities should be and
what atfiliation, political or otherwise,
which this should include, but the
existing condition tends nevertheless
to emphasize the urgent necessity for
a purely international trade union
problems can be given ample consid-
Grafton entirely apart from any poll
tical movements or considerations.
at is unsafe and unsound to pas
sively contemplate the influences ex-
erted upon the trade union movement
in the great industrial nations of the
world by political leaders, however
/ sincere they may be, whose viewpoint
and experiences are those of the
theorist and politician The policies
and programs of the workers must
be formulated by the workers them
selves, acting through their industrial
organizations, if their best interests
are to be conserved.
Recommendations
''Your mission was authorized to
convey to our brothers in the Allied
nations statement of the American
Federation of Labor war aims and
policies, and to bring back with them
report of this work coupled with
a statement of their observations. It
was not instructed to submit recon-
mendations.
"It is with some hesitancy, there
fore, that it's members unite in plac-
ing before you for your serious con-
sideration recommendation, which
if adopted, will inaugurate a new
feature in our international relations.
As the result of painstaking observa-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-07-12
Union Printers Strong On
Patriotism.
Seven Per Cent Of Membership In The Service Seventy
Five Have Already Given Their Lives. An Average
OF $50 A Member In Liberty Bonds Purchased.

That the union printers are patri-
otic and loyal is shown by the little
pamphlet entitled Somewhere in
France" sent out from the headquar-
ters of the international Typograph-
ical Union at Indianapolis.
According to the pamphlet, on June
Is, 1918, 4,081 journeymen members
of the union and 656 apprentices, or
seven per cent of the entire member
ship, were in the army and navy for
ces of the United States and Canada,
and seyenty-fvve of this number have
fallen in battle in France or have died
in military camps in America.
To the widows, orphans, fathers,
mothers or other relatives of these
men the union has paid mortuary BEN
efts amounting to So, $4,000 an aver
age of $4,000
The international has purchased
Liberty Bonds to the value of $4,000
in each of the three Liberty Loans
100000 in all The subordinate or
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-07-12
Urges That A. F. Of L. Maintain
Representative Abroad DUR
ing Period Of War.

Two sections of the report of the
Recent American Federation of Labor
Mission to Great Britain and France
deal with questions involving the fu-
ture activities of the trade union
movement here and abroad. One sec
tion recommends that the American
Federation of Labor maintain two
representatives abroad during the
period of the war. In addition to this
the mission recommended that Pres
ident Gompers be asked to undertake
trip abroad at the earliest possible
moment. Both of these recommen-
dations were concurred in by the
American Federation of Labor con
vention just held in ST. Paul. The
other section of the report falling in
this classification deals with the ques-
tion of an International Federation
of Labor-a purely trade union organ
ization.
Because of their Importance and
their relation to the war these two
sections are given here in full, to-
gether with a portion of the report
dealing with the effect of the Mis-
sion's work abroad. In this portion of
the report it is declared that the pro-
nouncements Of the inter-allied con-
ference held in London in February
are well known to the German leaders
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-07-12

ent worldwide conflict, in which not
only armies but industrial movements
as well may prove the determining
factor in the final balancing of the
scales
while there exists free intercom-
munication between the trade union
movements of the Allied nations, this
has in our opinion proved insufficient
to enable our movement to keep in
as close touch with what was trans
piring and developing abroad as was
essential to our mutual welfare. We
therefore recommend that during the
period of the war, the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor maintain one or more
direct representatives in Europe
German Leaders Know Position
At another point in this report
there has been reviewed at length the
desire of many leaders, and the de-
clarations of the inter-allied confer
ence, in favor of holding a conference
or conversation with representatives
of the German workers 1t was not
deemed wise to add to that section of
the report the findings which we wish
to record in this paragraph, but those
findings should be conveyed to our
movement.
Continued on page 81
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-07-12
STATIONARY FlREMEN
Dissatisfaction With Increase Granted By City
Council Shown.

Brotherhood of Stationary Fire
men No. So, met in regular session
last night with more present than ever
attended any one meeting. The US
ual routine business was transacted.
Several matters Of much Importance
to the members were discussed. But
the most important and that which
tended to cause almost 100 per cent
attendance was the question of the
increase in wages granted the fire.
men, oilers and helpers at the city
electric light and water plant by city
council at its last meeting.
There is much dissatisfaction
among the craft throughout the city
who are not employed by the city
with councils action. They say it is
not fair to the city employees, that
they are being paid less than is being
paid for the same work elsewhere.
This dissatisfaction was given free
vent at the meeting last night and
some ones ears must have surely tin.