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The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13
Wipe Out the
 PrOfiteer
F
  By MARK SWAN Of The YigiIanfes

From the lowest, to the super-low- est We loathe the obscene Beast who drowned women and children on un- warned yessels-who burned villages, destroyed orchards-outraged women and bombed hospitals. We ransack the dictionary and exhaust the vocabulary, endeavoring to select adjectives which will fitly describe him, and his works and finally we sum everything up in the descriptive word-"Hun."
 Now what shameful word Is left us to apply to the men-who are among Us yet e-hot of us-Who used the war as a means of eXtorting bloated profits from those whose brothers they pretend 10 be?
 The PruSsian, at least, is an open enemy. He warned us for 40 years that he would do what he has done he has never tried to conceal his bes- tiality, in fact seems rather proud of fl.
 The spy, the propagandist-th dy- namiter who blows up munition works for all of these there can be found some shred of excuse; being Prussian, 1t was their business to do what fright full thing they eould-and ours to hang them if we caught them doing It.
 No Excuse for Profiteers.
 Rlt for the profiteeT the briber, the apostle of the filthy creed, Get It-no matter how-just get it'-the men of our own nation, of our own blood-pre- tending to be our own kind-hypo- critically calling Us fellow citizens, while they pick our pockets-there is no exeuse-and there is no appropri- ate adjective-to call them Huns would be complimentary.
 Here we are, hundred million of us-who were drawn into world nightmare. trying to do our best, to help: Boosting the Red Cross-plug- ging for the '. NJ. C. A-and what is he-the protiteer doing?
 Why just lining his greedy pockets
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13

-Wallowing in illegitimate profits which in the last analysis resolve themselves into the blood of brave men and the lives of little children.
 And even in this devltry there are grades. The man who eXtorts for his hoarded food-or his hoarded coal-is low enough, i'll all conscience, but he may only be creature without soul, so that the vast agony has not touched hiln. Not being victim, he cannot realize there was such a thing as war. His penalty should be merely confis- cation and punishment.
 No Punishment Too Severe.
 Bit for the debased scoundrel. who bribes some other loathsome creature to help him foist counterfeit clothing or ammuntion-Or poisonous food, on the army-on the very men who fought for him-there is no punishment out side the ultimate depths of the seventh hell.
 We could stand them up against a wall and shoot them-but 1t would be shame to desecrate a decent wall We have myriad lampposts. but why shane honest rope? Just as We lack words To describe them-we lack pun ishment to infiict. We can only recall with regret the passing of the rack and the wheel.
 What would happen to cook who fed his company poisonous food?
 What would happen to an officer who sent his men forward to meet the enemy-equipped with blank car tridges or to quartermaster who for his own profit dealt out shoes with paper soles? Is the crime less, because it k committed 5000 miles away?
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13
Acid d-St0n1ach Ruins Health
 of Millions

Besides those painful attacks of in- digestion; that awful bloated, lumpy feeling after eating and downright stomach misery that you who have experienced 1t know so well; besides disgusting belching. food-repeating, sour stomach and distressing heartburn besides all this, ACID-STOMACH undermines the health and saps the strength of millions.
 If you don't get rid of those stomach miseries there is no telling where your stomach troubles will end, for it Is well known scientific fact that many serious ailments have their start in an acid-stomach.
 Start now-this very day to get rid of your stomach miseries-take EATONIC the wonderful remedy that absorbs the excess acid from the stomach and brings INSTANT relief. You simply have no idea how much better stronger and brighter you feel at once. It drives out all the gas and bloat, puts m im- mediate stop to belehing and heartburn, ends stomach suffering and makes 1t cool, sweet, comfortable and strong.
 There can be no further excuse for you to allow aeid-stomaeh to wreck your health-pile up misery upon mis- cry until you get to the point where you feel down and out and that life has lost all It's joys. Remember, just as acid-mouth ruins teeth, so'acid-stomach ruins health.
 Take EATONIC. It's good, just like a bit of candy and makes the stomach feel fine. You can then eat the things you like and. what is more, every mouthfui you eat will count in creating power and energy. You'll feel so much better-have punch and pep-the power and will to do things and get results, and your stomach misery will be gone.
 Take our advice. Get big box of EAT0NIC from your druggist today, 1t costs so little. If it fails to remove your stomach distress, he will refund your money. That is guaranteed, you are to be satisfied or money refunded.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13
TOO WEAK
 TO FIGHT

The "Come-back" man was really never down-and-out. His weakened condition because of overwork, lack of exercise. im- proper eating and living demands stimula- tion to satisfy the cry for health-giying appetite and the refreshing sleep essential to strength. GOLD MEDAL Haarlem oil Capsules, the National Remedy of Holland. will do the work. They are wonderful. Three of these capsules each day will put man on his feet before be knows it; whether his trouble comes from uric acid poisoning. the kidneys, gravel or stone in the bladder, stomach Arrangement or other ailments that befall the over-zeaious Amer ican. The best known, most reliable rem edy for these troubles is GOLD MEDAL. Haarlem Oil Capsules. This remedy has stood the test for mere than 200 years since its discovery in the ancient labora- tories in Holland. It acts directly and gives relief at once Don't wal. until YOU are entirely down-and-out. but take them tod1y. Your druggist will gladly refund your money if the dc not help you. Ac- cept no substitutes. Look for the name GOLD MEDAL on every box, three sizes. They are the pure, original, imported Haarlem Oil Capsules.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13
Can You Dress
 On $125 a Year?

"As regards external clothing, it would appear that the average wage earning woman who Is well dressed usually chooses these items of her wardrobe from the following priced articles: Suit or coat (alternate years), $25 to $50; shirtwaists. $6 to S15; one piece dress, $15; wool skirt, $5 to $10; summer skirts, $3 to So; party dress (Worn for two years). S25.
 If close economy is necessary, a skirt at about $5 may be worn with separate waists in lieu of $15 one piece dress, or dress waist worn with suit may be substituted for an eve ming dress, or winter coat may be worn for three seasons, or an evening dress for thre VT four years. In view of the range oi choice. 1t appears that a woman may reasonably be expected to secure outside clothing for good
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13
BITING NAILS. CHEWING LIPS
D,sfigurine Habits Easily Acquired, Young Girls and Older Women
 Being Among Offenders.

One of the most unwholeSome and disfguring habits is the biting of the nails and chewing the lips. All ages, too, are represented, since wee chil- dren, young girls and older women are among the frequent offenders.
 Chewing the lips, extracting bits of skin from the lips, or biting them is habit which tends to disfigure the mouth by making it larger and pulling 1t out of shape. Thus the expression of the face changes for the worse. This habit is easily acquired and grows apace. Some persons immediately start to bite their lips as soon as they are engrossed in book or with work in hand. Facial distortions are often grotesque, though the offender is to- tally unconscious of the attention he Is attracting.
 While this practice of drawing the lips about does not improve the face, 1t is not in the same class with biting
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13

allowance, of that you are sure. Such Is the feeling that surges in every woman's mind and heart when Wash ington informs us, infreQuently, what can be done in our own chosen line of work at q slight expenditure of money.
 Now, when shlngton-through the bureau of labor statistics, not through the White House-giyes as the average cost of being well dressed the following figures, one feels like giving up the whole problem of how to look well on little. The total yearly allowance for dress of these women who make smart appearance (the phrase belongs with the statistics) is S125 year. Gan you do 1t?
 Outside clothing (suits, coats. sweat CTS. dresses, waists, dress skirts), $57.5S; hats, S11.59; shoes, S14.20; gloves, S332; stockings, $5.53; corsets, $3.41; underwear, $7.1S, and miscel- laneous, S14.27.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13

New York.-Since the days of the Roosevelt administration in Washing ton depressing statements have come from the social center anent the cost of being we'll dressed. Depressing for the reason that they were so appall- ingly low. Nothing so produces dis couragemont in humans, writes q fash ion authority, as to be told that they should and can accomplish a desired result on a sum of money that they consider almost too small for the pre- liminaries.
 You as a woman know that full we'll What would reduce you to greater rage or feeling of utter hepelessness than to he told by the head of the family of the amazing achievements of an other woman in regard to money, to clothes, and to food?
 You have done your best with your
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13
Hats Without Frames.

A hat without a frame has made its appearance. according to the Bulletin of Retail Millinery Association of America. It is made entirely of vel. vet or panne velvet, shirred and tucked, and whichever way the wearer wants to make use of 1t 1t stays put" The Bulletin says that a very charm ing hat may be made of it by turning up the back and front, thus making the sides wide and giving a Napoleonid effect. It may be trimmed with a fancy pearl or rhinestone pin. or with a jet or cut-steel buckle.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13
Satin Collar on Sweaters.

Some of the new sweaters are made with satin sailor collars and cuffs and satin sashes to match. On one such sweater the satin pieces were embel- lished with circular designs at the four corners of the collar, at the ends of the sash and at the front of the cuffs, done in embroidered wool.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13
fATONIC
Had Two Mouths to Feed.
D COR YOUR sroMAch-s -sAkE)
Mooic Relief for Sad Stomuchs

Had Wo Mouths to Feed.
 Richard Butler Glaenzer. New York essayist and critic, at the Players club:
 Poetry Is delightful. But poets are so poorly paid. I know rich man who has a beautiful golden-haired stenographer The girl said to her employer the other day:
 "1 am going to get married. sir And l am going to marry poet
 "Dear me! said the wealthy man. Then you will leave us. eh2'
 ".No, sir she replied. I shall not leave you, but I shall need more pay"
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13
Waistcoats of Silk

Separate waistcoats to wear under autumn suits are made of silk and trimmed with colorful soutache braid ing or yarn embroidery; some of these models close in the front with one or more buttons; others are more in the shape of slipover jumpers or over- blouses, @ popular a number of years ago.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13

his lair, And Lucifer resumes his ancient reign. art Thus spills the vintage of the cen turies? Athro' the steel-fanged channels of the seas, No answer flashes from the royal mart. With Abeps blood. he paints the battles flame. And jeers at Destiny-God knows his namei
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13
THE FLAG
By AMELIA JOSEPHINE BURR
 of the NiQilantes.

Last year It was our heritage. the red
 and white and blue; Our grandsres died to raise it and our
 sires to keep ii true. We prayed we might be worthy of their
 memory as we cast In shimmering beauty to the wind the
 banner of our past. But now-o God. our hearts are with our
 living and our dead! Bone of our bone the white has grown,
 flesh of our flesh the red. Our substance and our souls are pledged
 to keep it undecided. Last year it was our heritage-today It
 is our child.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13
A World Crime
 + By BLISS CARAVAN Of The PiRifanfes

Only remnant of the ancient Ar menian race remains, mostly old men and children. The rest of it has been wiped out hy the Turk and the Teu- ton. Turkish racial animesity directed by eold-blooded Teuton efficiency and brutishness. We are asked in the name of humanity to save the remain ing sufferers from starvation, and their race from obiteration.
 The tale of this episode of the great war iS q narrowing one, and it will last until all history fades out forever, and this is good time to recall it-good for us who have lived for four years and had no real sense of war, while millions were living in hell.
 The story cannot be told fully yet, but there are incidents. pages in the horrible chapter, which should fill us with imnlacable horror of the Teuton- Turk and moving active pity for his victims
 The Armenian atroeity had one con eeption and one purpose, but it was carried out in various ways. The first portion of the Armenian race to feel the blow was not The native population of Armenia proper, but the scattered Armenian communities in various Turkish towns and cities. The pro eedure in over fifty places through Anatolia was identical The same di- rections from Constantinople were ex- actlx carried cut in each ease by the local authorities, and in one or two in- stances where these authorities were too humane to fulhll their monstreus orders they were removed and more rigorous officers put fn their places. Usually the procedure WAS in this wise.
 The First Cruelties.
 "0n given day the streets of what ever town it might be were occupied hy the local gendarmerie with fixed hayonets, and the governor summoned all able-hodied men of Armenian race that had been exempted from military draft to present themselves now on pain of death. 'Able-hodied' included any male between fifteen and seventy NNdAo ol dSt, illu llItSt were ali marched out of the town by the gendarmes. They had not far to go, for the gendarmerie had been re-en- forced for the purpose from the gaols and the brigands and kurds were waiting in the hills. They were wait ing to murder the prisoners. The first secludedtvaiiey witnessed their whole sale massacre, and acquitted of their task the gendarmes marched leisurely into town
 This Was the first act. It preceded the pitiful possibility Of resistance to the second, which was more ingenious and far-reachfng. The women, old men and children. who made up the re- mainder of the Armenian population. were not given notice of deportation within fixed term-a week or ten days. Whole households were uproot- ed and driven off to an unknown destf- nation. while their homes and property were transferred to Moslems."
 To read of such things is to imagine that these victims must have been say ages, some bands of half-civilized pitt able creatures, the lowest grade of hu-
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13
BIouses and Collars.

Fiehus are used on many dinner dresses and number of black satin dresses are made with white georgette crepe or chiffon aprons. Many of the blouses are long and some are draped around the hips and tied at one side. Many of them are very long. with
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13
Uatticework of Gold.

Along with other revivals, by the way, there comes into the fashions a plentiful use of the old quilting stitch done in gold thread. It Is nothing but simple latticework, and can be done by an amateur; but it is vastly eff fective. It has usurped the place of embroidery of more lavish and bril- liant type. but gown loses nothing in the exchange. Those who are the apostles of simplicity prefer it. Dark satin frocks are enhanced by 1t, and also more practical ones of serge, vel veteen and velours. The metal thread must be tarnished and dull brilliancy is too glaring. It, as fashion, should suggest itself immediately to woman who is In need of new idea for the front of blouse, the end of panel, or the hem of long skirt.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13

tunics which are almost as long as the underskirt, and are cut just alike back and front, except for vest in front. Very high collars, which are worn doubled over about the throat. have never been more. in vogue; they are sometimes turned up to the eyes, and sometimes worn turned back on the shoulders like cape.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13
lntrospectlon,

Aren't you a trifle self-centeredf
 Cant help 1t. It's hard for man to keep his mind off himself after he has tried to do his duty by an income tax report and a few questionnaires."
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13
THE FILM
By JOSEPH LEE MAY

VT kIfN ' fBfIdFFkSos Yermilion film. with mountains of the slain,
 Wet with the brew of Grief. with here and there The Star of Despotism's yellow flare Der wars wan waste. The scarlet shades of Cain And Attila, and skuli-crowned Tamerlane Dance Deaths dank valley to tho bu- gle's blare;
 With Greed and Hate. old Chaos leaves
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13
RHEUMATISM PAINS

Are quickly relieved by applying Vacher-Balm. Try 25c jar or tube.
 If you cannot get it locally write to E. W. Yacher, Inc, New Orleans, La. Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13
Color Note in Suits.

There is a tendency toward color in some new suits. Gray and brown fur, now so fashionable, combines with so many attractive shades that women tiring of navy and black have shown Il preference for other colors. Henna this season.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13
To=Some Extent.

Mrs. Gaddy claims that she made her husband"
 ''So she did; she made fool of him."
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13

mahity. They were not. Thoy were
 city dWellers. responsible folk. small
 sllopkeepers, professional men, traders,
 like ourselves, like the citizens of any
 American small town. minding their own affairs, self-supporting well-to-do, asking only to be let alone Their women were as refined and delicate as our own, as unused to hardship, hay ing the same religion. the same desire for education for their children as we have. These communities were first robbed of their men. and then torn from their homes and sent to more dreadful fate than the fathers and sons had suffered. They were told that they were to be depated to other localities. They set out on foot, desti- ute. half-clothcd. for saeir unknown destination, under guard of their opp pressors, and were led into the desert to die by the way by scores and hun dredS. Children perished of expo sure, of cold i'll the mountains. of heat and thirst in the desert, of starvation elsewhere. Their mothers went mad of frantic grief The older girls and younger women were sold to any who would buy and passed into Turkish harems or into the hands of more bru- tai possessors.
 So the diminishing columns passed on to the most desolate regions of the south until the remnants reached. in some cases. the EHpheates. Here those that remained alive were loaded into boats or on rafts. floated out into the middle of the stream and showed over bnarI
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13

appearance at an expenditure of from S70 to $75.
 As regards articles of dress other than outside clothing, the necessar! expenditures would be distributed roughly as follows: Hats, S10 to $15 :: shoes. SIP to S17; gloves, S2.50 to 8 i; stockings, $3 to S7; corsets. $2 10 S5 :: underwear. $5 to $10; and miscella. neous, approximately $10. Allowing for individual variation in prices and choice, this means an annual expendi- ture of from $50 to $60 for these afe ticles. which as a rule have to be re placed each year.
 Combining these two amounts-out- side clothing S70 to S75, and other articles of dress $50 to $6O-the total yearly expenditure would range from $120 to S135, averaging approximately, say, $125."
 Copyright, 1918. by the Mcclure Newspa.
 per Syndicate)
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13
Thousands Are slauahtered.

The Novoye NremYa of Petrograd contained this news "The Turkish atrocities in the district of Bitlis are iHdescribable. After having massa- cred the whole male population of the district the Turks collected 5000 women and children from the sur rounding villages and drove them in upon Bitlis. Two days later they marched them out to the bank of the Tigris. shot them all and threw the 5000 eorpses into the river"
 A newspaper in Tiflis reported :: "The Turks have maSsacred the whole male population in the plain of Marsh. Only 5,000 people have succeeded in escaping and finding refuge in Sassam. where the insurgent Armenians are still holding out"
 One of the directors Of an eduea- tional institution supported by foreign missionaries in an Anatolian town tes- tities: "0f the Armenian people as q whole We may put an estimate that three-fourths are gone and this three fourths includes the leaders in every Ndlk ol Ille-IHeTCldilS, IFOIeSSlOllal men, preachers. bishops and govern ment oflieials-I have said enough. Our hearts are sick with the sights and stories of abjeet terror and suffer ing. The eXtermination of the race seems to be the objective and the means employed are more fiendish than could be concocted locally. The orders are from headquarters, and any reprieye must be from the same source"
 No reprieve from that source ever came. Not until the allied armies on the western front put quietus on the Potsdam gang could there be any re- prieve for this pitifal people. Not un- til the "UnSpeakable Turk" defeated by the British under Allenby, has finally been sequestered In strict bounds can Armenians be safe. We have had no part ill the horror of put ting the Turk where he belongs. We can at least come to the aid of his pitiful victims and help to restore them to some small share in the free dom of life
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13

There is no graduating from the school of experience.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13

Our faults are soon forgotten-if known only to ourselves.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13

The way of the world, Elizabeth. Is around the sum-
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13

Holland Is actually increasing itf production of potato flour.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13

The cautious man Is the safe man.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-13

the nails, which admits thousands oi germs directly into the mouth, hence to the stomach and intestines, and SC on into the blood.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-05
SOLDIER VOTE
 WILL NOT BE TAKEN

WASHINGTON: A formal recom- mendation against any attempt to re- cord the soldier vote in France for elections held during the war has been prepared by the war department. After obtaining the opinion of Gen. eral Pershing and his staff and of de- partment officials on this side 1t was learned tonight the department has determined that no practical method of taking the vote of members of the expeditionary forces can be devised.
 The subject was brought up recent ly by a western state which proposed a scheme of its own for obtaining the vote of its citizens in France. While 1t might be possible for single state to accomplish this, the army holds that extension of that privilege to all states would impose burden upon the military forces at the front that