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The Washington times., 1918-01-08
Women Practicing Economy
Win Certainly PatrOnize
This Sale Of CSC
Undermuslins.

Our sales of Undermuslins
have always been noted for
the economies they presented
and the splendid qualities Of
fered. They are events for
the thrifty.
This sale is a confirmation
of all these former events, and
an enlargement upon these
very distinctly proven facts. 1t
is interesting more women
than ever before. in spite Of
the intensely cold weather,
simply because of its econo-
mics and values. And because
women are now learning that
economy is not merely a sen
timental idea to be expressed
through buying in these sales,
but that economy now means
something vital to their well
fare and daily life.
This sale of Undermuslins
is a sale of necessities-and
makes a strong appeal to wo-
men for that reason.
The Washington times., 1918-01-08
TO HOUSE GUARD UNIT
IN POTOMAC PARK

The War Department has author
ICED the construction in Potomac Park
Of a cantonment to house the District
unit OF the United States guard. now
being recruited. The men will guard
railroad bridges and public property
near Washington
II is understood q battalion OF 600
men and thirty-one officers is to be
the Districts quota Of the $4,000
guards. Major General William NJ
aann, commanding the Eastern De-
partment, will have charge of the
selection Of the commanding officer.
The Washington times., 1918-01-08
WAR DEPT. OFFICERS NOW
IN UNION STATION "GYM"

The Government followed taking
over railroad lines in Washington by
taking over all available space to re-
IiSYe congestion in the War Depart
nsnt branches. 1t became known to-
day. when the aviation section moved
into the great gymnasium in the east
eTn end of the Union Station.
The sym had been used by the
Home Defense League Rifles. q bat
TALON OF 900. for drill purposes. The
Officers were notified the Government
would need the space for more impor-
tAnt work and they are seeking other
quarters.
The Washington times., 1918-01-08
$5,5OO,OOO GIVEN BY
JOHN D. FOR WAR WORK

NEW YORK, jan s.-John d. Rocke-
teller's check for $5,5Oo. 900. his gift
to the Rockefeller Foundation TO aid
in war work. has been received and
steps are being taken to have the
rund placed at the disposal of the
Red Cross and Y. NJ. c. A. divisions
Of the foundation.
The gift from Mr.. Rockefeller, It lie
said, will make possible the continu-
ance Of the 1918 war program without
drawing on the contingent fund of
the foundation.
The Washington times., 1918-01-08
These Undermuslins at 6Sc
Are Practical and Dainty.

Made of cambrics and main
socks of good-wearing, dur
abIegrades, neatly trimmed,
correctly designed and sized,
and include gowns in two
styles, long and short petit
coats, two styles Of combina-
tions, straight and envelope
chemise, drawers and bloom
ers.
Every garment fresh, new
and perfect. Just in from the
same makers that have made
them expressly for Us for q
number of years.
Third floor, F street
The Washington times., 1918-01-08
SWEATERS
Only a Limited Number of
Each StYle.

New Blushed-wool Sweaters,
with belted or loose backs, ia
plain and artistic combinations
in dark and light colors. Ss.75
to S10.95.
Shetland Wool Sweaters.
with brushed-wool collars and
fitted waist line. $500.
Brushed-wool Sweaters, IN
dark brown; made Norfolk
style. s1O.75.
Shetland Wool Sweaters, in
old rose and blue with tie belt
$500.
Children's Sweaters. with
rolled or V neck. in a variety Of
colors. S2.95 to $6.0c.
Third door. G street q
The Washington times., 1918-01-08

Iuooowaro & Iotbrop
Another Step Forward
in
Store Efficiency
Ever on the alert for practical bust
ness devices that will enable us to give
our customers the most efficient serv-
ice possible, we, have completely
equipped our Yard Goods Depart
ments with
MEASUREGRAPHS
A machine that humanizes the meas
uring of GOODS.
With it a salesperson can measure
off the desired amount of material, &C
curately and more rapidly than by the
old way of using tacks or yardsticks.
A Saving of Time for Both Customer
and Our Salespeople.
Further-when the measurement
has been made, the amount of the sale
or what the customer is to pay is found
on revolving cylinder, directly oppo-
site the price per yard of the material
that is being measured.
This saves the time that would 9TH
erwise be consumed in figuring the
cost of the same with pencil and paper,
or even mentally.
Then when the yardage is run
through the machine, the pressure of a
button makes notch in the edge of
the fabric and indicates where it is to
be cut off.
We are confident our customers will
appreciate the installation of these ma
chimes because it will enable our sales
people in the yard goods sections, to
wait on them more quickly and with
greater accuracy.
The Washington times., 1918-01-08
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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-08-01
SCOUTS TAB CANNON BALLS.

Fifteen thousand dollars worth Of
old cannon balls, which have been used
for decorative purposes at the Preside
in San Francisco for many years, are
to be utilized by the government in
the manufacture of new ordnance.
Seventy boy scouts made an inven-
tory Of the cannon balls, which adorn
the edges Of the lawns and roadways
in the military reservation.
After two hours work. under the su-
pervision Of regular army officers. the
boy scouts counted $500 Of the old
cannon balls.
The cannon balls will bring $50 q
ton as scrap iron. It Is believed the
government can find use for the old
ammunition which will make its value
still higher.
San Francisco boy scouts are now
being utilized for many different war
activities by the government. The
boys have cheerfully responded to
every demand made on their time and
labors, and are clar>oring for more
work to down the Big Pirate"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-08-01
INJURED SOLDIER A SCOUT.

This letter has come to st. Louis
boy scout headquarters from former
scoutmaster, George Farrand Taylor,
now an American chaplain in the Cen
eral hospital, France:
There is in the hospital here an
English soldier Of the name of Tom
Bradshaw. a remarkably handsome
boy who has juCt celebrated his twen-
ty-frst birthday here in the hospital.
If you could see him as he lies under
the sheets, you would think he was
having the time of his life.
"He has the most radiant smile l
think I have ever seen, but If you
pull back the clothes. your first dis
covery would be that he had lost a
thumb and the fourth finger. If you
were to pull them back further yet,
you would discover that his right leg
was gone, and if you went still further
you would find his left foot shot
through the instep. to the other side
and, swollen abnormally. To wear a
smile under these circumstances is
something heroic, is 1t not?
"At the entrance to the operating
room his girl was waiting to see what
was going to happen to him. said to
him.. Tom, keep up that spirit, and it
is going to win out for you He re-
piled: Chaplain, do you know where
I got this disposition? 1t was when
I was boy scout. Our rule was al
ways to keep smiling and to whistle.
I had that training, sir. when I was q
boy, and it stuck by me, and I know
it always WILL
''If that scout rule can make char
acter which caused the admiration Of
our doctors here, and the nurses, why
am sure that 1t is perhaps one Of the
most important. when interpreted by
Tom Bradshaw. that there can be-"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-08-01
P0l HAWAIIAN NATIONAL DISH
q Being Introduced Into the United
States and 10 Said to Be Meet.
lno With Favor.

Hawaii Is making food-saving con.
tribution in the shape of poi, it's ma
ti0nal dish made from the bulb of the
taro plant. Until 20 years ago poi was
made under primitive conditions, the
bulbs being peeled, boiled and pound.
ed In a wooden trencher until semi.
liquid paste was formed. But today
modern sanitary machinery is used to
manufacture the product, under SUI
pervision Of health authorities in tho
island, and five factories at Hilo now
turn out several tons daily.
This new form of poi is being sent
80 the United States. reaching mar
kets as far away as New York city,
ana a demand which began with Ha-
waiians who had come to the United
states is generally being extended to
americans who have learned to like
the dish.
Poi Is frequently used in Hawaiian
hospitals in the diet Of patients whose
atomachs are too weak to digest other
food, and the war interest in substi-
tune foods Is expected to lead to Its
wider introduction elsewhere.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-08-01
-P20DlcD OFZEW EaOH EeOH1
American Red Cross
Helps Care For
5000 Refugees
Who Pour Into Paris
to Escape hvaders

sage, 20 cases Of corned beef and IS
hams, 90 boxes of bread and crackers,
II cases of cheese, cases of macaroni
and - cases Of fruit were among the
items. More than 1000 pounds of eat
Ing Chocolate were issued but much
OF this was for luncheons on the train
from Paris to new abiding places.
Merely to pin the refugees together.
called for 400 cards Of safety pins. and
nearly 200 garments not counting
handkerchiefs and such things were
needed to reclothe the people.
In few days this crowd had been
distributed. No refugee. however, left
Paris hungry. unclad or unwashed-
no sick person or child lacked for med
ical or nursing care-everyone was
clean - everyone clothed. As. one
OF the forty-odd extra Red Cross
workers engaged day and night put it,
"even the goats and the dogs got a
square meal from the scraps, and the
humans were filled 'jusqu'a la gorge
which we would interpret as Thanks
giving full"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-08-01
GIVEN HONOR NOT DESERVED
Error Of Learned Men Responsible for
s America Being Named After
VA Amerigo Vespucci.

The story of how the new world re-
Eeived the name of America is stIik-
ing example Of what publicity will &C.
compish. Amerigo Vespucci, highly
educated Florentine. was head of a
business house in Seville, Spain, prob
ably as agent for the great trading
Arm of the Medicis. and helped to At
out one OF the expeditions with which
columbus sailed. When the latter's
monopoly was revoked, Vespucci un-
Aertook several voyages of exploration
On his own account, during which he
claimed in many letters to have been
the first to reach the mainland Of the
new continent, giving the date as June,
a. 1897.
On April %, 1907, the learned heads
a the University Of st. Die, in Ior-
folne, decided, incorrectly, that he was
1ntitled to the honor of discovery, Co
lpmbus having only reached the
11lands Of the West Indies, and that
he western hemisphere should bear
his name. The name America was,
Wherefore. first used in the book "Cos-
mcgraphiae Introductio." by Martin
Waldseemuller, professor Of cosmog-
r1phy at the university.
1t has since been shown that YES
pucci was preceded by both Columbus
and John Cabot, but it was too late.
the new world had been christened
America and the fact advertised in
print. The house where the meeting
vas held at which the classical error
was made was still standing at st. Die
1T the outbreak of the war, and was
annually visited by many tourists from
both North and South America.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-08-01
boy.
SCOUTS
%
Conducted by National Council OF the
Boy Scouts of Amerca.)
SCOUTS PlLING UP w. S. S.

The third Liberty loan is thing Of
the past with credit to the Boy
Scouts of America, according to incom-
plete returns now on file at national
headquarters, of 416, 139 subscriptions
amounting to $50, 800, $50.
AS cleaners after the reapers this
is a record every member Of the organ
ization should be proud of, and the
government is proud of the achieve
ment, for while the amount of money
will not be so large as in the second
campaign, the number of individual
subscriptions compared with the
money value Is very much greater, and
that is exactly the result the govern
ment desired.
Gardening activities are again in
full swing, and members Of the Boy
Scouts Of America are lending substan-
tial aid under the slogan Every Scout
to Feed Soldier" Their untiring en-
ergy and patriotic service in this re-
gard are big factor in helping Uncle
Sam and his allies to win the war.
What the results will be from this
seasons activities are Of course yet
to be determined, but the indications
are that the contributions from scouts
to food production and conservation
will be enormous.
The secretary Of the treasury, be-
cause Of the efficiency of the scouts in
the Liberty loan campaign, authorized
the issuance of 100000 special Boy
Scouts Of America red post cards, SO
that the scouts could make an effective
all-year canvass through the co-opera-
ton Of postmasters and mail carriers
all over the country without the risk
and responsibility of handling money.
The results already produced are mar.
velous. and are growing in volume
every day.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-08-01

which we know to be very far distant.
When the atmosphere Is dusty and
hot. however, It acts as magnifying
glass.
The oval appearance can best be
understood by drawing a small circle
on a sheet Of white paper and placing
reading glass over 1t. When the
circle is under the center of the lens
it appears circle; but as the glass
is moved till the circle Is near Its edge
the circle gradually becomes an oval
The sun. as 1t nears the horizon
and appears enlarged. usually becomes
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-08-01
John Harvard's History Traced,

Until modern times, says the Lon
Son Graphic, John Harvard was "tne
Aelchizedek of New England He
Was without father, without mother,
without descent" So profound was
Ne Ignorance Concerning the founder
NkS Americas first and greatest uni
NSssity, that an offer of a princely re-
ward for five lines of definite infor-
nation about him went unclaimed.
0adually. however, the labors Of va.
nous industrious Investigators bore
xult, until today John Harvard is a
fc9i figure Of American history, whose
xQotprints on English soil are clearly
leGlble.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-08-01
WATCHFUL SERVANT IN Japan
Maid Ministers to Wants Of Guests.
Lights Their Cigarettes and
Tueks Them Ia Bed.

We had our bath, and we had dinner
from lacquer bowls and porcelain dish
es. Our satisfaction proved again that
the Joy Of finding is not always less
than the Joy Of pursuit. The maid who
had been assigned to minister to our
comfort accepted her duty as a trust.
She was unbelievably short and very
sturdy. Her broad face and the
strength of her round, shapeless limbs
proclaimed the hardy bloom Of the
peasant. The physical, mental and
emotional unity which comes as the
heritage Of such unmixed rustic blood
Is in itself prepossessing charm. Our
daughter Of Mother Earth was as
material as she was diminutive.
She might think Of thousand serv-
Ices. her bare feet might start of an
instant across the mats to respond to
any request, but never did she sur
render one tota Of her instructive be-
lief that we. merely being men, were
only luxurious accessories for the
world to possess. She was SO prim-
ordially feminine that she inspired a
terrifying thought Of the possibility Of
society being sometimes modelled after
the queendom Of the bees.
She had never seen a foreigner, but
she had heard much gossip Of our GUS
toms. Her inquiring mind was intent
upon verifying this group as far as
possible. and she was also very curious
about our possessions. She taught US
how to hold our chopsticks and how to
drink our soup. A little more noise
from our lips would show that we were
appreciating the flavor, she admon-
ished.
When the beds were finally laid she
brought fresh brewing Of tea and re-
plenished the charcoal in the hibachi.
She lighted our after-dinner cigarettes
for us by pressing them against the
embers. She sat waiting until we drop
ped the last stub into the ashes. Then
the guardian midget rolled back the
quilts, ordered us to bed, tucked us in
carefully, giving to each impartially q
goodnight pat.
Her days work finished, assuredly
her efforts entitled her to a quiet en-
joyment Of one Of the cigarettes. She
sat down on the foot of my bed and,
deeply drawing In the smoke, blew 1t
into the air with sigh Of content
ment.-Harper's Magazine.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-08-01
GOOD TURNS BY SCOUTS

Freshmen were met at all incoming
trains by scouts in Ann Arbor and
given proper direction.
The odd Jobs and the difficult tasks
in a town naturally fall to the scouts.
In Grand Rapids, Mich. the scouts car
ried sewing machines to the different
homes where Red Cross meetings were
being held.
Scouts In Johnstown, Pa. built a
mailbox wheel for the convenience Of
the local mailman. It had about ten
boxes on 1t.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-08-01

furnished pathetic evidence to Paris
that the Germans were advancing
somewhat in their recent drive. VII
lage after village had come under the
German guns and homeless old men,
women, children-well, sick, helpless
were hurried into Paris for redistribu-
ton to friends and relatives or to be
assigned to the care Of some unbom-
barded French city or town.
AS trainload after trainload of these
unfortunates of war were delivered in
the Care du Nord and other depots Of
Paris, the refugees and their belong
ings made. for time, one Of the worst
human tangles Imaginable. To get an
idea Of the conditions at the Paris sta
tons during these few days. think Of
the railway station In your nearest
large American city. Imagine it on
the busiest days Of the week with Its
ordinary human and freight traffic
greatly swelled by the passing through
Of thousands Of soldiers who have to
be fed and provided with bathing and
sleeping accommodations. Then i'm
agine that same station called upon
suddenly to feed and lodge for two
days and nights, 5000 homeless.
moneyless people Where would an
American community find quickly-ln
an hour two-the $50 mattresses and
the $40 piles Of straw covered with
blankets which supplemented the
benches, canteen tables and piles Of
luggage as sleeping places for this
tired multitude Of French refugees?
OF the crowd Of unexpected guests.
many were very old. others sick, quite
few entirely helpless. There were
hundreds of little children; some had
lost their parents in the shuttle. A few
mutilated children, victims Of explo-
sions near their homes. required i'm
mediate surgical and nursing care. 9th
err children had scarlet fever or con-
tagious diseases and had to be quar-
antined at once in detention hospitals.
There were enough tiny babies to keep
sixty Red Cross nursing bottles busy
all the time.
Add to this human ffotsam and Jet
sam, piles of furniture, baby carriages.
bicycles, kitchen utensils. bedding.
clothes and last but not least number
Of live goats. live chickens and pet
dogs that had to be fed and watered.
and you have some idea of the civilian
relief problems that the American Red
Cross and other agencies must solve
after a thrust and withdrawal on the
front.
Tipless Porters.
But the American Red Cross was
ready and right on the job when the
first trains began to come In. Men In
Red Cross uniforms were on the plat
forms ready to act as tipless porters.
They made trip after trip loaded down
with the personal belongings Of the
refugees-perhaps leading goat or
carrying live chickens-again assisting
the weak or lame to reach the canteens
upstairs where quantities Of hot food
and drink were being made ready for
distribution through the Red Cross and
other canteens, and where cots were
provided for the lame and very feeble.
Food was the first thought Of nearly
ALPHABETICALLY famished children
who had had little to eat for many
hours. All of the canteens, reinforced
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-08-01

an oval longer in breadth than in
height. because 1t is seen through the
edge Of an aerial lens.
The air. to a small height. Is in a
condition to magnify objects, and has
been all day, but looking upward its
thin layer would have little effect.
whereas looking through 1t toward the
horizon the effect would be increased
about 10 times by the increased depth
of air looked through.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-08-01

When Patience Ceases to Be a Virtue.
'There Is time In every mans
life when he absolutely gives up hope"
said the misunderstanding man in
the corner.
"When he fails in business. or some
thing?" asked the sympathetic-looking
man across.
"No-the last ten minutes when his
wife Is getting dinner."-Judge.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-08-01
7ORESCZE ZH2EE Wl4HGZzP

by volunteer cooks and walters from
many organizations. were soon serving
hot soup, coffee. tea, chocolate, meat,
cheese and sardine sandwiches. stewed
fruit. chocolate. and even a bit of
candy for the little folks and a ciga-
rette for the men.
Then everyone wanted to wash.
Some had not been able to get at soap
and water for several days and many
of the children were in deplorable con-
dition. Two hundred and sixty-eight
wash rags. innumerable basins, and a
hundred pounds Of soap did wonders.
New clothing was issued to many and
old garments were fumigated and
Numbered. Many seized the first chance
to notify relatives at the writing tables
provided by the Red Cross.
The Push-cart Caravan.
OF the refugees, some six thousand
more fortunate ones either had money
for their Journeys, or had In mind
definite destinations where friends or
relatives would welcome them. But
some 1900 were absolutely without
funds and-worse-had no idea nor
choice as to where they would go from
Paris. These 1t was necessary to
maintain until they could be provided
with homes. Many with definite des-
tinations wished to proceed at once on
their Journeys. This involved a night
trip to another railway station across
Paris. Until motortrucks and automO-
biles could be assembled. the Red
Cross men hired push carts for the
night and personally led caravans Of
refugees with baggage and belongings
to the other depots. Many little chill
dren or older folks unable to walk
rode comfortably In these push cart
professions. In all some 800 people
were transported In this way. Then
arrived II service cars and four trucks
Of the American Red Cross, 6 Canadian
Red Cross trucks, the Y. NJ. c. A. sight
seeing cars and many ambulances and
private cars furnished by other or
CARNATIONS and by individuals. This
fleet. supplied with gasoline by the
American Red Cross, solved cross-town
transportation until the French au-
thorities were able to take over the in
terdepot movement Of these refugees.
Few who have not actually taken
part In one Of these refugee rushes
can realize what the feeding Of $4,000
people In crowded railway stations in
wolves. All the canteens fed as many
as they could without neglecting their
primary function Of caring for troops
en- route. The American Red Cross
supplied extra supplies to other can
teens and Immediately enlarged its
own canteen facilities. The first food
some Of the refugees got on Friday
evening were sardines, fished out with
hatpins and put on crackers college
spread fashion. But soon regular hot
meals were being served to every one
who needed food.
Tons Of Food Needed.
To handle the extra crowd the Red
Cross assembled at the depots 5000
dishes and $3.50 spoons. forks and
knives. What Is more important, 1t
mobilized dishwashing force to keep
ahead of the demand for these uten-
StlS,
The food supplied just from the
American Red Cross emergency stores
and many other agencies also were
feeding refugees-amounted to tons of
meat. bread and fruit. For example,
III cases Of condensed milk, 1900
pounds of coffee. tea and cocoa, $50
pounds Of sugar. 600 pounds of sau-
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-08-01
WHY SUN APPEARS AS OVAL
Que to Optical illusion Which Can
30 Made Plain by Very Simple
Little Experiment.

Why Is the setting sun oval instead
Of round as 1t drops close to the
horixon2
Why. too, does It then appear to he
larger?
The enlargement Is generally an
optical Illusion. due to the disc OF
the sun appearing close to the horizon,