davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-12
KEEP SMILING!
tAn Editorial by a Woman)

Can Editorial by n Woman)
Keeping up the corners is a wo.
mans job. In war times it is espec-
tally her job to keep up the corners
OF her lips-in smile.
The eyes are the windows of the
foul-the lips are the doorplate OF
the disposition.
Lip corners that turn upward speak
the eternal Welcome" of frequent
smile and happy heart. Lip corners
that turn downward whisper a warn
iog, mo Admittance. Beware the
dog"
Wise young men seeking a wife are
the men who give the lips of their
lady love a good hard look-before
they kiss, or ask an answer to the
question of love.
The time to look at a woman's lips
is when she doesn't know you are
looking. Any woman's lips will curve
upward in smile when she is con-
soious of inspection. The tell-tale
corners must be watched when the
niouthis in repose and the owner
thinks herself unobserved.
The years that bring the girl to
wcmanhood have set in the corners
of her lips the record of her smiles
and gentleness-or of her frowns,
pouts, obstinacy, and melancholy.
lie who runs may heed the signs.
And now, in war times, lips that
always held the sweet upward curve
oi smiles must guard 1t carefully, lest
the heartache and the sad thoughts
that follow absent lovers, sons, broth
ers. and friends, shall erase the beau
ty and courage our soldiers remem-
her. And those whose fretful
thoughts have been recorded in down.
ward curves must start new record,
and in the beauty of self-forgetful,
ness and the pride and glory of SER
vice, must turn the corner" toward
smiles.
There is one supreme law of beau
~ and charm every woman should |
learn by the time she is 16, and re.
member every day thereafter: All
men hate tears and love smiles; there
is no beauty in a mouth that does not
smile.
Mouth corners are like a traffic
policemans signal to men who have
eyes and use them.
Lips that turn upward signal go
ahead"
Lips that turn downward signal
"stop!"
And lips that lie in a straight line
might say Take a chance. you may
be able to turn the corners"
Wise men look to woman's mouth
more than words and kisses.
They look for the reflected light Of
the heart-a smile.
at is the color which love wears
and cheerfulness, and joy-these
three. It is the light in the window
Of the face by which the heart slgni-
fies to lover husband, son, brother
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-12
EVERYAIAN'S PLEDGE

9 America shall win this warl :
6 Therefore, will work, I will 9
Q save, will sacrifice, / will en- 9
9 dure, l will fight-cheerfully 9
@ and to my utmost-as If the {,
& outcome of the struggle depends Z.
6 upon me alone" .
Q 8
o 9 @ o o @ o 9 o o o o o o o o .
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-12

4 ''"' NNiiiihiooiOHVi' rOuT years
Of war have taught us hard lessons,
and there is no sacrifice, but that of
honor, which they have not demand
cd; but our determination remains
unshaken, and we shall go forward
TO the final victory. Nothing can
fc more potent for steeling our re-
solve and strengthening our confid-
ence than the knowledge that Amer
Tea is fighting side by side with us
America, high in ideals, vigorous in
action, boundless in resources"
BY Brigadier General w. A. White,
commanding the British and Cana
dian recruiting mission in the United
States:
I'VE rejoice that last year Ameri-
ca was with us in this fight in spirit,
end this year she is there with the
men and the guns, so that at las:
the tide is turning Just as the 4th,
OF August, 1914, brought the final
consummation of Franco British
friendship, so the 4th of August,
1918, when Britions and Americans
are fighting together on the sacred
soil of France, may be regarded as
the last word in the Anglo-American
compact, which is the best guarantee
of a peaceful world"
BY Sir Charles Gordon, chief of
the department of war supplies of
the British war mission:
1T may now he said that the per.
io6 has been reached when the I'M
bounded resources of the United
states for carrying on the war are
Icing quickly developed to such
point that all requirements, not only
OF the United States themselves. but
also of the allies, will soon be taken
care OF, putting at the disposal of
the military authorities in France
such an army of men and supply of
war materials as will have a determ-
ingiy influence on the course of the |
war.
6y British admiralty Official now
IN charge of the allied supplies:
Englishmen and Frenchman and
Italians have been longer in the war
than Americans, and they know the
advantage of morale as well as of the
iighting strength which America is
bringing to the contest. They know
that her ideals and her moral i'm.
lulses are the same as their own
The way is long yet but the forces
are marshaling under a great gen.
eral; the navies are keeping omen the
Ihehways Of the seas. And to every
man and women who has the eve to
see the goal is visible-peace and re.
howned victory and the aftertime of
recreated world"
by Sir Henry Japp, head of the
purchasing department of the British
war mission in New York:
August A. 1918, will ever be mem
'fable as the day on which Great
'ritian repudiated the German sug- !
'estion that the treaty of 1889. guar
'nteeing the independence and neu-
raiity OF Belgium, was but a sorap
u paper. That decision saved the
world from the domination of kultur
ma put the issue clearly as a contest
etween right and might, between {
,ood and evil.
April g. 1917, will always be
mixed with August 4, 1918. as the j
ate when the United States set the
cal of righteousness on the allied ,
ause. The splendid results already
ttained by this great country in the t
'eld make intimate victory certain. I
nd the growing friendship of Ameri- /
=, France, Great Britain and Italy
lsures the future peace of the world !
nd the dawn of the brotherhood of /
IAN" c
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-12

Old papers for sale at the TldIngs
office.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-12
British Tribute To
Americas Part in War

The following statements issued by
the British bureau of information ex-
pressing unshaken resolutions to go
forward to the final victory with in
creasing confidence because America
has Joined in the great conflict, and
prediction of complete triumph of
the allied arms were issued from
leading Englishmen on Great Brit
aims part in the four years of war;,
ending August 4:
By the earl of Reading, British am
bassador-"The fourth anniversary
of our entry into the war finds the
ration stern and resolute.
I'm every sphere of war activity
The men and women of Britain are
taking an ever-increasing share, and
however long may be the duration OF
the war and whatever its further cost
in blood and treasure. the British
beople will, in common with our al
lies, never give up the struggle for
the freedom of mankind.
Coupled with that spirit of sterh
resolve which animates every section
of the community is the feeling of
very real gratitude to America for
her aid to the allied cause. The glor-
ioUs achievements of the reverend
ing stream of American soldiers
which is pouring into Europe go far
TO make certain the final and COM
plete triumph of our arms"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-12

or friend, that it is at home and
waiting"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-27
WOMAN RUNS A BIG CRANE
She Is Better Than 60 Per
Cent of Men.

Phlladelphia.-Mis Catherine Hahn,
who operates a five-ton crane at the
Tacoma ordnance plant, is said to be
the only woman in the country operat-
ing q crane of that size. Her foreman
declares that she manipulates the
crane better than 60 per cent of the
men he has seen employed at the same
work.
Miss Hahn is five feet six inches tall
weighs 1873 pounds and is twenty-five
years old. she is robust looking but
not extraordinary in point of muscu-
lar development
81 just made up my mind when
came over here to help make guns"
she said. that was going to do what
ever / was told. / had been afraid to
climb ladders and I never was a tom
boy in my life, but | was determined
l wouldn't let anybody scare me; and
they haven't. I'm not as tired when
go home at night as | used to be after
running a sewing machine"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-27
GAMBLERS PREY upon WOMEN AS HUSBANDS FIGHT
ness. If necessary they win follow

ness If necessary they will follow a
man or woman round the world.
Quite the smartest of their indepen-
dent missions was that established In
sleepy old world village that hugs
the banks of a quiet reach of the River
Thames. The delightful scenery and
the picturesque surroundings attract
the most exclusive clientele. A family
of the most delightful people are al
ways there to welcome stranger at
all hours--a family of three, father,
mother and beautiful daughter. And
the plan OF campaign is the simplest
and oldest In the world.
Girl Is Used as Lure.
This particular stretch of water is
extremely popular. Punts, canoes and
motorboats go flashing up and down
from early morning until well after
dark. Half mile up stream is sit
uated the riverside annex of one of
the most exclusive London clubs.
Thitherward every afternoon and eve.
ming the beautiful daughter, attired in
the most fetching costumes and in the
daintiest of dainty canoes. goes pad
ding. The younger members of the
club are also fond of the river. There
is fieeting smile as they pass in mid
stream, and they very soon become ac-
quainted.
At first the maiden appears inclined
to be reserved. There are the proprie-
ties to be observed. She is no fool. 1t
is no use frightening your fish at the
first bite. But toward the end of the
Irritation she relents somewhat Her
mother is giving a small dance-"Noth-
Ing formal, you know; just amongst
ourselves evening. IF Mr.-eh
If Mr.. Jones will drop in they will
be delighted to see him."
Mr.. Jones goes. More often than not
he takes friend. They dance and are
accorded the most hospitable recep-
ton. Mother is there, a charming,
statuesque woman in flowing draperies.
Father-they apologize profusely-is
in a somewhat merry condition. That
Is obvious from the thickness of his
accent and his hating gait. The WIS.,
itors-in such delightful company
there are numerous pretty girls, uncOn-
scious of snares of the band-pass the
matter off with smile and a Jest.
But father is not quite so mellow"
as he would have them believe. At
least there is nothing the least bit I'M
steady In that searching glance to
which he treats them from beneath
beetling brows And the hand that
pours out the drinks is hardly that of
q drunkard.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-27

At last they grow tired of dancing.
friendly hand of bridge is suggested
as an alternative. Only small stakes
are allowed at the start. But as hand
follows hand and drink follows drink
they increase In value. Between ii p.
m. and a. m. the host and hostess
may make anything from $1,000 to
So 600 out of the gamble-a gamble for
them. but no gamble for the unlucky
army subaltern or the impecunious col
lege youth.
Once they have rid themselves of all
their available loose cash they are
courteouay sent home. with pressing
invitation to return some other night
for their revenge. They don't fall TO
accent the challenge. BY the end of
week the whole of their capital may De
in the box of their hosts.
Young and fashionably dressed. wom-
en- are invariably the decoys OF the
gambling fraternity.
The game is played In the most re-
spectacle house and among most re-
spectacle people. That is the CHER dit-
ficulty of bringing these criminals 10
book.
Quite recently an American woman
wrote to the editor of London news
paper giving him particulars OF one or
these respectable entertainments. Inc
address of the house was mentioned III
the letter; also the time at when the
game was commenced and the name OF
the proprietress. of the place.
This woman, said the American hau
made 100000 during the war. Many
American officers had been decoyed 10
the place One lost $500, another
81 800 and a Canadian $500 just before
leaving for the battle front. Women
decoys were allowed to put their los
ings "ou- the slate" up to $1,000 and
take winnings in cash.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-27
AIR RAIDS ONLY
BORE LONDONERS

going to- bed !" During the same raid
the musicians in hotel which fronts
the Thames and is well known in
America played on as usual and the
cafe crowd did not know there was
a raid until the call clear" was sound
ed
Club Men Talk Calmly.
But the booming of heavy guns in
and around the city generally reaches
most ears. A crowd Of men sat In a
smoking room at one club, with a glass
roof above, and talked of one thing ana
another during the raid Seeking shell
ter in a subway would appear as i'm
possible to them as going down Broad
way barefooted. Only very small
proportion of London can be accommo-
dated in the subways The crowding
of public buildings during raids has
been discouraged, because 1t is realized
that very few of them can Withstand
the heavy bombs. Residents now are
officially advised to stay at home dur
Ing raids and take their chances which
are about one in 100000
Despite more than 100 raids on Lon
don one has to hunt for any evidence of
damage, although scores have been
killed and wounded. Houses which
have been demolished are in widely
scattered districts, London being a
city which Is sprawled over consdera-
BILE territory with low buildings. Bust
ness houses, public structures and fac
tories show no evidence of attack. But
houses which have been bombed are
so much mortar and dust. even houses
that were four stories high.
Spirit of the Trenches Prevails.
The spirit of the trenches. which
makes men face death bravely. is the
spirit of London during a Hun attack.
Mothers are the most nervous, and
many babies have been taken into the
cold night air, during n raid. too thin
ly clad, each mother believing she was
doing the best thing by going to a sub
way. And these babies have died from
the exposure.
But there are many overbalancing
cases of bravery. The bishop of Lon
don Is authority for the story that one
girl, aged seven and one-half years,
who was alone during a Gotha raid,
aroused her four younger brothers and
sisters. brought them downstairs,
placed them about a table and was
reading Bible when her mother, q
widow employed as tram conduc-
tress, returned in panic, fearing for
her little ones.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-27
Soldiers Over There Must Be
Given Mental and Physical
Diversion.
WAR IS MOST DEPRESSING
Standard OIL Official Who Has Been
Serving as Y. M. c. A. Secretary
Says Soldiers Must Be Saved
From Going Insane.

New York.="If the United States
is TO be spared the narrowing expert
ence of having thousands of American
soldiers returned home because OF
mental arrangements, this country
must provide for more physical and
mental recreation for our boys over
seas"
That's the message which Herbert l..
Pratt, vice president of the Standard
on company. brings to the American
people after spending seven weeks in
France as Y. Nj. G. A. secretary, and
who while there was given opportun-
Ity to see just what is meant by war.
During the first Is months of the
war there were as many English and
Canadian soldiers returned to England
because of mental arrangements as
there were because of wounds" said
Mr.. Pratt. 1.-THE United States must
profit by the experiences of our allies
and must plan now TO enlarge our fa-
cilities overseas for taking care of our
men when not actually fighting. The
American soldier is naturally higher
strung than any of the allied soldiers.
He's always on his toes. He's ever
alert Always ready to go. He's a
dynamo of energy. And when he isn't
actually fighting he seeks an outlet for
that energy and 1t is of vital impor-
lance that his energies be directed
rightly.
War Is Depressing.
"The war is most depressing. One
who ruhc oUofncf tho rao1ftfac of xvo r.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-27
NEW EXCUSE FOR SPEEDING
Novelty of Plea Secures for Atlanta
Young Man Cut Price
Fine.

Atlanta, Ga.-Young Clifford Ogden
was before a police judge to answer
for fast driving in an automobile and
around the wrong side of a trolley car.
81 had as a passenger man trying
to catch up With a street car in which
was his wife. from whom he is trying
to get divorce. He was seeking evil
dence and told me he just had to
catch that trolley car"
The novel excuse caused the re-
corder to give young Ogden cut
price of only So and costs.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-27
WEDDING IS STRICTLY 49,
FatefuI Number Figures Prominent
Iy In Affairs of Kansas City
Couple.

Kansas City, Mo.-It was 13 months
ago that William A. Gibson met pretty
Anna b. Brown of this city.
This is our luck day." he declared.
as he looked at the date-the 18th.
She agreed
Lets get married on the 18TH" ha
said "a few months later. She also
agreed to this.
SO on the 18th of the month they
secured marriage license. Then a
happy thought struck them.
Lets make it l3 all around" she
said.
They We're then married on the 18th
floor of the Commerce building, in
room 913, by Justice e. A. Settler.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-27
They Watch the Weather and
Draw the Blinds But Refuse =
to Be Panic Stricken.
MANY DON'T SEEK SHELTER
Buses and Subway Trains Operate as
Usual and Club Men Sit Calmly
Under Glass Roofs-OnIy the
Foreign Element Frightened.
By FLOYD MAcGRIFF.

London.-The thick London fog.
often referred to In America, is one of
the British capitals chief projections
from air raids by the Huns. If it is
foggy or misty night the searchlights
of Zeppellns cannot reach their long
fingers of light to the earth and pick
out the English coast or find their way
to London. Airplanes, likewise are
bafied. SO a thick fog gives a sense
of security and one buys ticket to a
theater with far more cheerfulness
than on a moonlight night when the
air Is clear.
The weather has attained new
sphere as a topic of conversation. One
Londoner may greet another with !:
"Well, IL looks like good night for a
raid" If the evening is fair. More
than q hundred bombings have taught
the Londoner TO expect a raid on such
nights. He considers It lucky If none
occurs.
"Blinds must be drawn at 9:30 p.
m. today" runs a line In the daily
papers. AS summer approaches the
hour is made later, to correspond with
dusk. And the blinds are drawn. Ho-
tel maids are instructed to attend to
this promptly. Hotels also have pla-
cards warning guests that police will
hold them responsible If light shows
from their window.
Buses Operate as Usual.
All London does not take to cover
when an air raid is on. During re-
cent raid. when bombs were being
dropped and bits of shrapnel fell full
sumely, the auto busses with their
woman conductors. operated as usual.
And there were passengers. British
ers do not regard the air raids with
fear. People In the street get under
cover, II 1t is handy, so as not to be
hit by falling shrapnel. But they do
not dash madly to shelter or push or
jam their way into safety In the
underground railway stations. The
subway trains are operated as usual.
Only the foreign element, largely en-
ployed in munition factories. has be-
come frightened. Many of these have
moved into safety zones.
AS an instance of afraid boredom
a British officer on leave, was on his
way to his hotel room when the
warning to take cover was sounded
"What are you going TO dor" he was
asked. dor he echoed. HELL I'm
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-27

Tulsa, Okla.-Harry Skoog, an en-
ployee of cauIking company, while
working In fourth floor window of
an office building lost his balance and
fell out smarting crazy bone was
the sum of his injuries An awning
had just been lowered beneath the
window. He lit on 1t and rolled to the
sidewalk, lighting on his feet. He had
struck his arm in the descent on n
flower pot In lower window.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-27
COWS lnnore paxIlaht PLAN

Hinsdale, n. H.-Farmers here say
their COWS refuse to adjust themselves
to the daylight saving plan. They
were in the habit Of coming to the bar
at certain time to be MIXED. Now
the grangers have to tramp through
the dew, perchance to the end of the
pastures, and wake the bossles up.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-27

Newton ID. Baker III, eieven-year-old
son of the secretary of war, is earning
pin money by acting as messenger for
his father In the war department. His
father pays him for services rendered
outside of school hours.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-27
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
NOW IN MARINES

Kansas City, Mo.-Benjamin
Franklin has joined the marines,
and the Immortal four" of the
Kansas City marine recruiting
Office is now complete. The 9TH
ers are George Dewey. William
Jennings Bryan and John Hop
kins. Ben hailed from Dewey,
Okla, where he has been dis
covering" oil wells. He said he
wanted to discover" the way to
Berlin.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-27
RECREATION BIG
NEED OF YANKEES

is overwhelmed by its seriousness. One
marvels at what the men have endured
and what they are accomplishing. The
war overshadows everything else. And
that's all the more reason why every
thing that will result in cheering up
our men should be done now. A great
deal is being done but lot more must
be done.
81 wish | could describe just how
the war affects one who comes In con
tact with It. He feels all pent up.
His emotions seem all bundled to-
gether. And naturally he seeks relief.
He welcomes the smile, the laugh, the
warm handshake, the word of good
cheer. Good cheeI.l All, that's it. It's
the 'cheer-up' message that is needed
overseas.
Don't think our boys are down
hearted or that they are discouraged
Just the opposite is true Their morale
is excellent Their spirits are high (;
their courage Is Just what 1t ought to
be and they are absolutely confident.
But they want that bit of cheer which
tiNhto liltiu lOfEtl SOint VI Niit VI uti~
ties of war. And we folks at home
must see that they get 1t.
General Pershing has commissioned
the Y. M. C. A. to provide for the
physical and mental recreation of the
American soldiers and sailors overseas.
The association has been given a great
big job and in spite of most perplex-
m Ifffr.tltfns ho I.,fn nnAiH-
ly. But the great need today is for
men, great, big, two-fisted. red-blooded
men who are capable of tackllng q
great big mans job and getting away
with it big.
Has a Hard Job.
Serving as a ". NJ secretary Id
France is hard job. The hours are
long. The hardships are many. And
the responsibilities are tremendous. 1t
isn't merely case of selling cigarettes
or chocolate. That's merely incidental
to the big work which is being done.
The Red Triangle man is the soldiers
pal. And a good pal must always be
there with smile or a word of cheer
or n warm handclasp or just whatever
1t Is that is needed. This may sound
easy but it's not. It's hard job.
"The American people must wake up
to this genuine need for big men to
serve as Y. NJ secretaries overseas.
They must realize that this service is
of the greatest Importance to the
American soldier and sailor. It's what
so frequently makes soldier on the
verge of breakdown because of nerv-
Gus strain, soldier fit for service"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-27
WOMAN SAVES AUSTRIAN
BY TALK FROM WINDOW

Berkeley Springs. w. va
Mrs. Annie Ambrose, leader In
war activities here, by great
patriotic speech dispersed
drunken mob that appeared be-
fore her house demanding that
one of her boarders, natural
lied American of Austrian birth,
fly an American flag from his
window. Standing at a second
story window the woman so ha-
rangued the men that they de-
parted.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-27
War Is Depressing,

"The war is most depressing. One
who rubs against the realities of war