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The Washington herald., 1918-02-07
IF BACKACHY OR
KIDNEYS BOTHER
Eat Less Meat and Take |, Glass Of
Salh to Flush Out Kidney
Drink Plenty Water.

Uric acid in meat eNcites the kidneys,
they become overworked; get sluggish.
ache. and feel like Jumps Of lead. The
urine becomes cloudy; the bladder is
irritated. and you may be obliged to
seek relief two or three times during
the night When the kidneys clog yoa
must help them flush on the body-s
urinous waste or you'll be a real sick
person shortly. At first you feel a duh
misery in the kidney region. YOU suffer
from backache. sick headache. dizzi-
ness. stomach gets sour. tongue coated
and you feel rheumatic twinges when
the weather Is bad
Eat less meat, drink lots Of water:
also get from any pharmacist four
ounces OF Jad Salts; take a tablespoon
full in a glass Of water before break
fast for a few days and your kidneys
will then act fine. This famous salts
is made from the acid OF grapes and
lemon Juice, combined with lithis, and
has been used for generations TO clean
clogged kidneys and stimulate them to
normal activity, also TO neutrsllZe the
acids in urine, so il no longer Is a
source of irritation, thus ending blad-
der weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive. cannot in
jure; makes a delightful effervescent
lithia-Ester drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep
the kidneys clean and active. Drug
gists here say they sell lots OF Jad
Salts to folks who believe in overcom-
ing kidney trouble while il is only
trouble.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-07
BELGIAN TOTS
FALL VICTIMS
TO WAR GOD
Twenty-nine Children Shot
Down. Says Nine. Horta
in Lecture.

Twenty-nine Belgian babies under
ten months OF age were shot In an
execution" by the Germans at Dinant
on the Meuse, according to q state
ment of Madame Victor Horta. in
her lecture az the Young women's
Christian Associations last night.
Madame Is officially recognized by the
Belgian government as lecturer in
behalf of the homeless children Of
Belgium.
ssMen. women and children TO the
number of 942, were lined up indis-
said Madame Horta. "and literally
moved down with machine guns, A
friend of mine who saw this said that
she saw one living baby among the
pile of dead"
Lecture Illustrated.
Madame Horta's lecture was IL
Illustrated with pictures accredited by
the Belgian government One picture
showed a little 5-year-old boy crying
from the pain OF a shell wound In his
arm. ORhers depicted groups of chit
dren who are being cared for In
hastily erected institutions IN France.
There are 10000 Belgian children IN
need of immediate help. Ten thou
sand children are still near the front.
There Is something infinitely pa
thetic in the faces of these children" ="
said Madame Horta- They know all
the horrors of war and this knowl-
edge has left its Inevitable imprint
upon their childish faces"
Madame Horta is giving her lecture
for the purpose of raising funds to
establish homes for the Belgian chill
dren in France and Holland. Fifty
dollars will keep a child for q year.
In addition to cash funds contributed
through her lecture. there have been
10000 pairs OF stockings sent ~
Belgian children by American chill
dren.
workers Starved.
"of 800 sick Belgian workers which
Germany shipped back when she had
no further use for them, 80 died
within the week." said Madame
Horta.
Belgian workers in Germany are
given one cup of black coffee In the
morning and twice thereafter during
the day receive meager portions of
rutabaga soup and black bread. This
is the whole of their diet During
the coldest weather they are per-
mitted to wear only trousers and
shirt"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-07
MAY
BESUSPENDED
AFTER FEB. II
Fuel Administration Graft
fed by Success Of Fuel
less Order.

United States Fuel Administrators
Garfield announced yesterday that
next Monday may be the last fuelless
day. With Lincoln's birthday as an
additional closing day Of the week and
washington's birthday the following
week DR.. Garfield said that after the
holidays IL mishe be possible % rely
upou eulbargoss and the preferences m
uuorsmeut Of food and fuel ordsrsd
bx the director general Of railroads
..7rha nsxf two weeks will marx the
crucial period Of the winter TIE FUEL
Aduninistraror said" Four or i've days
~ 1ood weather will make II possible
~ somewhat clear the situation out
II must be remembered that many OF
the rivers are flooding their banks
These Hoods must also b taken INTO
account
DR.. Garfield said that statistics fur
nished by the electric light, power ana
eaa eornpanres in twenty-nine cities
showed an average OF saving during
the five days from January II TO z
Inclusive, of NJ per cent.
On Monday q the companies reported
n sxvfns OF IS per cent secretary
F-Ilfott OF ths National Comrntttee on
Cas- and Electric Service informed Dr.
Garfield hat the public utilities con-
cerDed did not consume on other days
apprecfabIy more than the normal
amount of other days
The hope of the Fuel AdministraT
tor for a speedy revocation of the
Monday closing order was based on
a conference held yesterday. At this
meeting the following State fuel adj
ministrators were present: J. c.
HamIin, Maine: H. J. II. Jones. Yer
mont; George II. Holmes. Rhode Is
land; Thomas w. Russell. Connecti-
e,ft.. Clark Williams. New York;
Reeve Schley, New York City: c. A
Mccormick, New Jersey; William
Potter, Pennsylvania; E. d. Leach.
Ohio; william X. Prudden. Michi-
gan, and John L. Weaver. District
nf Columbia.
During the conference Director
General McAdoo gathered from the
state administrators t1rst hand IN
formation as to the movement OF
food and fuel. without exception
they bore witness to the uniform
and patriotic observance of the clos
ing order on the part of all classes
of the community.
They were substantially unani-
nous that. in view of the continued
severity Of weather conditions and
the acute shortage of coal particu-
larIy for domestic use, throughout
the entire Northeastern section OF
the country. it would be unsafe as
vet to take definite action towards
the suspension of the Monday clos
ing order" DR.. Garfield added.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-07
FIowering Plants for Rockeries.

Dianthus fioribunda. with bright
rose flowers, is always a good sum-
mer Towering plant for rockeries.
Thymus serpyllum coccineaus. quite
dwarf. with purple flowers, is good
for sunny exposures. Convolvulus
moritima is an excellent blue flow
er, but this also must have a sunny
location. The sedums, elways fa-
vorites for rockeries. are good for
later towering. Sedum acre, with
golden flowers, finds no spot too
sunny. and still later Towering s.
spectabile and Ewersi. bearing
bright pink flowers. Dwarf cam
panulos are also good, particularly
muralis and garganica, while persi-
cifOlia and coerulea are good for
taller plants, averaging about two
and a half feet. The dwarf gypso-
Philas, repens white and repens
rosea pink should not be overlook
ed.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-07
.COMMENDS FRANCE
FOR PART in WAR
Lecturer Declares Our Ally Has
Been Forceful War Factor.

France is not hailing MS in the
light of a savior in her manifesto
tions of sincere regard for our
troops over there. She is in need
of no savior, because France n In
no danger. On the other hand. she
is fully able to take care of her
self. Her spontaneous greeting to
cur soldiers is an act OF genuine
friendship for the country they re-
present. knowing full well that
France and America are going hand
and hand in the great struggle for
human rights and liberties"
Such was the emphatic declara-
tion OF Col. II. S. Graves. Forester
of the United States, who last night
addressed a largely meet
ing of the Yale Alumni A ssociation,
at the University Club on the sub
ject Of his experiences during an
eight montns' stay in France.
Col. Graves told many Interesting
things concerning his experiences,
not the least conspicous of which
was his praise for our soldier boys,
and the splendid impression that
have made among the French
people.
As illustrative OF the regard in which
Americans are held in France. Col.
Graves told about a dinner given in
Paris last Fourth OF July, by French
military officers to those from this
country. Only limited number could
be present. he said. but this did not
seem to affect the French people in
the least, because a great crowd gath
cred outside and gradually forced its
way into the banquet hall until it
looked as IL all Paris had turned out
in honor of the occasion
They made US get outside finally -
said the speaker, "and we arose to
the occasion by grabbing French and
American flags and waving them
proudly before the great assemblsge
from the balcony where we were din
ing, at the same time singing the
Marseillaise. to the best of our
abilities. the immense throng joining
US in the national anthem"
Col Graves is president OF the Yale
Alumni Association, and during his
long absence this position has been
filled temporarily by Ernest KnaebeI.
reporter OF the United States Supreme
Court. who presided at last nights
entertainment
The Washington herald., 1918-02-07
LOCAL PASTOR
JUST ESCAPED
3 HUN SHELLS
DR.. John Van Schaick
Writes from Belgium Of
Experience.

How bursting shrapnel at the Bel
gian battle front nearly ended the
life Of Rev. DR.. John Van Schaick.
jr., president of the local Board Of
Education and at present American
Red Cross deputy commissioner for
Belgium. was told in letter received
here yesterday by a close friend Of
DR.. Van Schaick.
DR.. Van Schaick writes that three
shrapnel shells exploded near him.
The last two of the three burst at
the spot which had been vacated by
Dr.. Van Schaick only a moment be-
fore.
"I came near my end on my last
trip to the 'front.'" DR.. Van Schaick
writes. "a shrapnel shell burst d.
rectly above my head and sent me
to the ground. but not for the count
The next one hit exactly where /
feIl-but I was not there.
1.-THE third one burst at exactly
the killing height In the same line
of fire, but l was watching 1t from
a point $50 yards away"
On January l, DR.. Van Schaick
states, he was made a major, and
that Ernest p. Bicknell, with whom
he went to Europe, was made leu-
tenant colonel Bicknell is now COM
manding the department Of the Amer
lean Red Cross for Belgium, and DIR.
Van Schaick Is deputy commander.
During the last several weeks Bick-
nell has been in Italy doing a per
fectly corking piece of work." ac-
cording to the communication, and
DR.. Van Schaick has been handling
the work Of the American Red Cross
in Belgium.
In his letter he throws o1t a hint
that he will return to the United
States before many monhs.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-07
TUSCANIA WAS
BRITISH SHIP
Had Been Engaged in the
Movement Of Troops
Since War Began.

New York. Feb. s.-The TuscanIa
was an Anchor Line ship under
British registry. She was built in
1914 by Alexander Stephen Company
in their shipyards on the Clyde. She
had q registered gross tonnage of
14,34S tons. Capt. ]. l.. Henderson
the latest records, when she was
sunk.
She was a sister ship to the Tran
sylvania and was a model of COM
fort and luxury while In the pas
senger service prior to her conver-
sion into q troop transport She
was 567 feet long with a beam of 66
feet inches. The Tuscania and her
sister ship were the first large
transatlantic liners to be equipped
with geared turbine engines. The
huge gear wheels were about 10
feet in diameter and feet broad.
In order to provide for every con-
tingency, she was fitted with a stern
turbine of the impulse traction type
which was Incorporated with each
low-pressure head turbine, the ar
rangement being such that either the
high-pressure or low-pressure turbine
could be used independently. The Tus-
canta had accommodations for $3.50
persons-S5O first class. $50 second class
and 1900 third class.
Previously to her transformation
into q transport she was luxuriously
htted with appurtenances Of high
class passenger vessels.
The German navy appeared to have
a particular desire to sink the Tus-
cania, for upon several occasions she
received warnings that submarines
were lying in wait for her. Capt. Pc
ter Mclean, then commanding the
vessel. denied that he had seen a sub
marine on any of these occasions.
But he took every precaution I'm each
instance to ward off the menace.
The first report of actual danger TO
the Tuscania came from passengers
arriving In New York on the liner on
July 20. 1915. e. 49,
The Washington herald., 1918-02-07
MARCH MADE
ACTING CHIEF
OF ARMY STAFF

Peyton c. March has been appoint
ed as acting Chief Of Stan Of the
army. Secretary of War Baker an
nounced last night
Gen. March has been ordered home
from France to assume his new du-
ties.
Gen. Tasker H Bliss will remain
for the time being as Chief OF STAFF
and retain the title OF General. He
will continue at his post in France
as military representative of the
United States on the supreme allied
war council.
A number of assistant chiefs of
stan will be named in the general
reorganization plans for the General
Staffs,. which will be announced with
in a day or two.
Plans for Gen. BIddIe.
Maj. Gen. John BiddIe. who has
been acting Chief of Staff in the
absence of Gen. Bliss. will return
abroad shortly. For the present he
will continue on the General Staff.
probably as assistant chief of stan.
The REORGANIZATION of the General
Staff, said Secretary Baker, will be
Oti bdSlo. 1hS
Der of assistant chiefs Of stan to be
of the expanding duties occasioned
by the rapid development of the war
program.
The plan to have Gen. March return
as acting Chief of STAN has been un-
der consideration for some time. ac-
cordin& to the Secretary. The object
of his selection was to have as the
active head of the General Staff a
line officer with intimate knowledge of
conditions on the firing line in
France.
Gen. March went abroad with the
first contingents Of Gen. Pershing's s
expeditionary forces He has been in
full command of the artillery section
Of the American troops.
March Long Considered.
Gen. Bliss will continue indefinitely as
mated that Gen. March soon may be
made the actual Chief Of Stan.
The creation Of another General has
not been contemplated. said Secre-
tary Baker. There Is no present in
tention Of adding to the rank OF the
senior officers.
The General Staff will remain in
Washington. said the Secretary.
Members OF the General Staff from
time to time will be detailed for duty
abroad. No officers now in France
will be brought back to this country
a. assistant chiefs Of stan just now, 1t
was stated.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-07
Rotating Poppet Valves
To Eliminate Grindins

The necessity Of frequent valve
grinding in Observation-Disclosures mo-
tors of the poppet-vaIve type is illus
trated in the Popular Mechanics Mag
azine, which prevents pitting, warp
ing, and deposits, by constant rotat-
ing Of the valve. This is accomplish
ed by the use of an anti-friction
spacer which permits the valve to turn
freely In its fastenings. Thus the
twisting motion developed by the COM
preston Of the coil springs causes the
valve to rotate and polish itself.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-07
tale OF PROFITS
TOLD BY PEACOCK
Expert Explains Intricacies of Ex-
cess Profits Law.

]. c. Peacock, legal adviser of the
excess profits tax division of the
Treasury Department. delivered the
second of a series of lectures explain
ing its application. and meaning to
the employees of that division in the
office Of Deputy Commissioner Spear
last night.
He discussed, principally. the clauses
Of the law defining the prewar period,
which is used as a basis for determin-
ing the percentage of tax to which
the excess profits of individual firms
and corporations are liable.
A similar class was inaugurated yes
terday at Convention Hall, dealing
with the income tax. During its con-
unuanee employees will be excused
from their desks at 4 o'clock to at
tend the meetings.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-07
COLD GONE! Head
AND NOSE Clear
First Dose Of "Pape's Cold Com
pound" Relieves All
Grippe Misery.
Don't stay stuffed-up!

Don't stay stuffed-up!
Quit blowing and snuffling! A dose of
"Pape's Cold Compound" taken every
two hours until three doses are taken
will end grippe misery and break up
a severe cold either in the head, chest,
body or limbs.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nostrils
and air passages; stops nasty dis
charge or nose running; relieves sick
headache, dullness, feverishness. sore
throat. sneezing. soreness and stiffness
"Pape's Cold Compound" is the
quickest. surest relief known and costs
only a few cents at drug stores. II
acts without assistance, tastes nice.
and causes no Inconvenience. Don't
accept q substitute.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-07
REGISTRANTS Can
Serve in SHIPYARDS
Great Need for Men Aswsitins Cal
for Active Service.

Registrants IN Class may serve the
government by enlisting in the army
Of shipbuilders. as well az by standing
by awaiting the call for active service
In the field.
william ". Baldwin. director Of the
District Council OF Defense, yesterday
issued a statement 10 that effect yes
teroay.
The need for men I'm shipyards
10 primary" said Mr.. Baldwin.
Without ships to send men TO
France, it will make no difference
how many men will be trained in the
camps. II is absolutely necessary 10
secure men for the shipyards as rap
IDLY as they can be obtained. and no
man fit for work there should fail 10
register. All men fitted for this work
should enroll at once with Director
Charles +. Wheeler, III Connecticut
avenue northwest.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-07
WILSON ASKS
BROADPOWERS
OF CONGRESS
Measure Sent to Capitol
Would Widen Authority
Of Executive.

President Wilson gave definite indi-
cation yesterday of his purpose to
snake up the war machinery of the
government
lie sent to Congress legislation call
ing for the most sweeping powers he
has yet sought to direct the conduct
of the war. II passed It would enable
him to revise completely the relation
ship Of the most important depart
ments of the government. In order
that greater coordination and CEN
traliZation Of functions can be ef-
= fected.
With a stroke of the pen, under
these powers. 1t is stated. the Presi-
dent could create a war cabinet II he
saw fit or a munitions director.
At the head of this body, it Is under
stood. he will place Bernard N.
Baruch and clothe him with delegated
authority that would make him vir-
tually a Minister of Munitions.
Opposition Manifest.
Democratic as well as Republican
leaders who are opposed to further
Capitalization of arbitrary powers are
up in arms over the legislation.
Secretary Of War Baker appeared
again yesterday before the war
probers at the Capitol. this time for
cross-examination. In face of the
charge OF widest eXaggeration"
hurled at him on the floor of the SEN
ate Monday by Senator Hitchcock, of
Nebraska, the Secretary stood by his
claim that the United States will have
500, 900 men in France early this year.
Under pressure he disclosed the fact
that the United States depends on its
allies in the war to furnish the ship
ping tonnage that will be required.
The language of the bill states that
the President in making the various
changes shall act "in such manner as
in his Judgment shall seem best" and
"as he may deem appropriate"
BurIesen Carrier.
Postmaster-General Burieson car
ried the bill direct from the White
House to Senator Overman, chairman
of the Judiciary Committee, and a
strong administration supporter. Aft
er 1t had been reported to the Senate,
the bill was sent to the Judiciary
Committee.
Some days ago Senator Martin, the
Democratic floor leader. and a man
whom the President usually calls
upon for counsel, refused TO introduce
the bill. He also said he will not
vote for It,
Its a very important bill and it will
certainly reed close scrutiny" said
Senator Simmons.
Senator Gallinger said of the bill:
AT first blush, it seems to me un-
less Congress is ready to conclude it
has no functions at all to perform.
the bill will not pass"
Military Committee members advo-
eating the War Cabinet and Munitions
Director bill. said the Overman bill
was intended to head off their meas
ures.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-07

An ordinary aeroplane, exclusive of
the engine, has over 200 separate
pieces, besides over 1000 nails, 5000
screws, 1000 steel stampings and 500
forgings.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-07
FIRST BIG u. S. LOSS.

From the hour at which the first
flash was received here. about 3
o'clock. it is assumed that the at
tack was made about dusk or later.
Not only does the sinking of the
Tuscania mark the first big Amer
lean casually loss. but it is likewise
the first transport of any of the
enemies of Germany sunk in many
months.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-07

The health committee Of Bradford
England. has established a municipal
poultry farm to supply the 1000 eggs
needed annually by the city's medi-
cal institutions. 1t is estimated that
from 500 birds there will be a yearly
yield of 5000 eggs.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-07

Consul General A. A. winslow,
auckland. reports shortage Of olive
oil in New Zealand. He has trans
mitted a list Of dealers. which can
be obtained at Room 7sI. Customs
House, New York, by referring to
File No. 6ssG
The Washington herald., 1918-02-07
26O u. S. Troops Lost.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

composition of the forces aboard.
The disaster was regarded as an
ominous sign of the German inten-
lions of unrestricted submarine war
fare. 1t was February !. 1917. that
the new submarine decree went into
effect that resulted in Americas en-
try into the war.
RELATIVES DEMAND NEWS.
During all the time that Canada S
half million or more men were be-
ing transported across there was
not a single transport carrying them
sent to the bottom.
Even after the full details are in.
formal inquiry is certain. both by
the British authorities, who had the
vessel in charge. and the American
military commanders who survived.
News of the disaster spread
through the National Capital ike
the flames of a prairie FIRE. Mem
bers of Congress seemed staggered
over the disaster. though ever since
the United States first began the
tremendous task of transporting
troops across the 5000 miles of In
tested waters some such disaster has
been expected.
Senator Chamberlain. chairman
of the Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee which has been probing the
War Department. was shocked al
most beyond expression.
1t was a calamity that many ex-
pected during the course of the
war;" he said.
None the less it comes with a
terrific blow. a.
My sympathy goes out to the
splendid American parents of the
splendid American boys who were
on their way to Flanders to fight for
the freedom of the world"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-07

Gladys, the twenty-foot python In
Lincoln Park, Chicago. received her
semi-annual meal recently. Twelve
keepers, with the aid Of a sausage
stuffing machine and a ffve-foot pole
treated her to thirty pounds Of ground
beef. followed by a 12-pound piece OF
/ hAef
The Washington herald., 1918-02-07
To Cure a Cold I'm One D.y

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo oUININE Tab-
lets) 1t stops the Cough and Headache and
works of the Cold. L. W. GROVES Signature
on each box. 3or-Adv.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-05
ATHENA. OREGON, JULY S, 1918

Athena has been so accustomed to
going over the top in war subscription
drives, that the present situation per-
tanning to the War Savings Stamps
campaign is more than disappointing.
With a quota of 1927, 600 to raise. APP
proximately $4,000 Of that amount
has been pledged here. Othes ,oWAa
in the county have exceeded their quo
ia. There is absolutely no excuse for
Athena to lag behind other towns in
raising her quota. The money is here
and the loyalty and patriotism of the
community cannot be questioned.
There remains but one thing to do.
and that is to inject some pep" into
the drive and go out and get the pledg-
es. If it is necessary to reorganize
the wording forces, let's reorganize.