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Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-10
RELICS FROM FLINT RIDGE
Collection of Arrowpoints and Spear. heads Donated by Ohio Man to
 0onxaea University.

More than 70 arrowpoints and spear heads. gathered at Flint Ridge, O.. have been donated to Gonzaga univer- sity museum of Spokane by Water A Mikesell of Newark. O., says the Spo- konp Chronicle They come from the most famous flint quarrirs worked by prehistoric men In the United States
 It was at Flint Ridge that the whr' riors of the stone age bought their am, munition for the hunt and for war, fare.
 "The great quantities of flint imp'e, mrntS dug up there even in our own days permit us to form an estimate of the extensive workshops that must have been in operation there during the stone age in order tO supply the actual demand from near and far and to store away such vast surplus. said X. NJ. Jung. curator of the mn seuin at GOnzaga.
 The specimens In the GOnzaga col lection show we'll the various cOlor' which made Flint Ridge implements st much sought after In prehistoric times. The characteristic cOlOrs arc white. gray yellow. brown. blue green and black.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-10
Saw Soldier Cousin In Movies.

At a moving picture performance. says the Boston Post there was shown '"l'm Battle of Arras" and the retreat of the Germans. One view ShOw"l some English soldiers marching through a street in Frauce. In the film the soldiers stopped in front "f the camera a few seconds. when sud denly an American soldier jumped 'o his feet and yelled mt the top of his voice, "Give em thunder. Johnnie. old top. Give 'em thunder.." The audi ence almost went wild In it's applause hut the soldier. realizing what he had done, blushrd and started for an exit. when a young woman usher told him not to mind. but stay and see the show. He later explained that the man in the picture was Johnnie Clark, his cousin.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-10
ALLIES HAVE GREATER
 NUMBER MEN IN FRANCE

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 10.- Germany's strength on the Franco British front is placed in official dis patches received here today at 154 divisions, or within one division of the great force massed there last July when the German military effort against France was at it's maximum. Withdrawals from the Russian front and drafts upon the younger classes of reservists have enabled the kaiser not only to make up the enormous losses suffered in bloody battles with the allies, but to replace the men sent to aid the Austrians in their inva- sion of Italy. Winter, therefore, finds the Germans with armies facing the allies in France virtually equal to the largest ever before mustered. with advertisement of a great offensive. which may presage another peace pro posal. The allies, however. are under, stood to maintain . considerable su- periority in numbers on the French front. -..- ..... .... i
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-10
SHELLS CUT THROUGH WIRE
New ProJeetIIe Has Scissors Attach ment-Another Releases Short chalns When N Explodea

There seems no limit to whnt the new shells ran do. One of the latest shells has q sort of scissors attach ment which. when released by the ex- plosion. will cut through the strongest wire entanglempnts Another re- leases q number of short chains when 1t explodes. These chains are sure to wreck anything they tO,rh. says Porn' lar Science Monthly.
 The scissors shell has m opening 'n the casing through which the cutting arms project. They are slightly re- ccsscd In order to avoid wind rests tnnce. The arms are attached near the nose of the prOjcctile. They are mounted on steel studs n such a man. ner that they can rock md expand Tn order to throw the free ends outward at the base of the shell.
 The fuse is made In the ordinary way. and behind 1t is chamber Tor the explosive charge. The prOlecfiie 's fired just as any shell is fired. The explosion reIenSrs the cutting arms and they cut through any object with devastating force.
 The chain shell Is considered simi'
 ariy. except that the short rhnins are wound around the gnino and sepa' rated by disks which keep them In place until the projectile is emptied Sometimes the chains are weighed heavily at the ends. When tn" ex' plosiOn takes place the chains fly on' with fearful force. and in addition to their high-speed forward movement they rotate rapidly. Needless to say where they hit something, there Is I nothing left.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-10
DRAFT NUMBERING TO BE
 DONE ALL OVER FROM START
Alaska draft registrants who have

Alaska draft registrants who have faithfully watched the papers for their serial numbers, and who have carefully committed same to memory against the day. when the selections will be made, might just as we'll set ito work forgetting their carefully learned number.
 For the Alaska draft men are go- ing to be renumbered. all over again.
 The Governors office received a telegram recently from Provost Mar shal General Enoch Crowder amour cling this step and giving other in- struction to the force handling the Alaska draft work.
 No time has yet been set for the new drawing to determine the num- bers of the men. so that for the pres- ent, all those who registered under the selective service act are back at the place whence they started.
 Another important direction given ill the telegram was that all men who registered in Alaska giving address es Outside, shall immediately be transferred to their own local boards as indicated by these addresses. This will mean that from fifty to seventy five per cent of the men who register ed in Alaska will be called through their own local boards in the States, and will reduce the number of men from whom the Alaska contingent will be picked to about one-fourth what it is now.
 There were in the neighborhood of 10000 men registered in Alaska and large portion of these were summer cannery workers. so that 1t is quite possible Alaska's quota for the National Army will be chosen from about 2,500 men remaining when the transfer of cards to the Out side is made.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-10
,:s6O, ,OOO MEN IN THE
 UNITED STATES ARMY

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 1O.-- The latest official figures put the num- Der of enlisted men in the armies of the United States at 1,360.000. This is the force that has grown in eight months out of an army that on April numbered only 10000 men.
 Most of them are still in the train ing camps. Many of them are not yet disciplined troops. fully equipped and armed for battle.
 But there they are 1,36O.0O0 of them. already one of the biggest fac tors Hindenburg is reckoning with for the campaign of 1918.
 To lead them there are over S0,- 900 officers. When the graduates of the second training camp get their first orders the number will be over 1OO,0O0-as many officers as there were privates nine months ago.
 The whole military establishment. with the marines and auxiliary forces thrown in. numbers a million and a half. The. expansion that has taken place is as if Grand Rapids had grown in eight months to be virtu- ally as big as Philadelphia.
 Since Xerxes led his million and a half of assorted Asiatics across the Hellespont, Europe has seen many a campaign conducted on the grand scale. American battles have been fought as stubbornly, but with small Ter forces engaged. There were 2,7O0,- 900 enlistments in the Federal army in the Civil War. But many of this number were reenlistments. The high est toal engaged at any one time was reached in the last year of the war. On March 31, 1865. the Union army comprised 980,0O0 men.
 For the Spanish war an army of 275,O00 was raised. Only 60.00O men saw service. i.
 The present American army is the largest armed force. the Western Hemisphere has ever seen-unless the Mound Builders were more numerous and pugnacious than we have any reason to believe they were. If the whole army could be gathered togeth- CT today and lined up in a solid in- fantry column. four abreast. it would reach across Ohio from Cincinnati to Toledo and on to the Michigan line.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-10
She Wished Good Service.

Telephone girls have many ques tions put to them daily. according tO q young woman who is employed at th. Central Union exchange in this cliv notes the Indianapolis News.
 But the funniest request made b. any of our subscribers in all my ex. perience," she continued. "came from an old woman just the other day.
 "'Is this the Bell Telephone com, pany? she asked.
 "'Yps, ma'am.' replied.
 "'WeIl, I want to speak to Mir. Bell at once. There's something the mat. ter with my telephone. an l want him to come down here an fix it."
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-10
Effect of uearnlno.

President George Kistner of Cam pion college snid the other day:
 Learning. profound learning. Is the light of the world but we continual, get new proof of the harm little learning does.
 "A lady employed schoolgirl oi twelve to scrub her front steps. The schoolgirl worked well, but suddenly she stopped coming. The lady met he, on the street and said:
 ".What's the matter, Minnie3 Why have you stopped working for mer
 "The urchin tossed her head.
 "Tm takin' Latin nOw, she sniff ed and don't scrub steps no mOre.''
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-10

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Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-10

Anything you want in the line of photography-Jenner can do 1t for you. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-10
Wrist Watch Aualn.

Old Convert-I can't understand why the wrist watch ia such an object of ieyity. I'm sure It Is a great con venience.
 New Convert--Yes. With the old kind in order to find out the time ] had to unbutton my coat and fsh around in my waistcoat pocket for my watch. Now all l have to do js nn- button my coat. fish around in my wsistcoat pocket. discover that my watch isn't there, aud thsA pull ID my sleeve and lo4,k at my wyist watcA .i
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-10
STEAMER IS DISABLED

ASTORIA. Ore. Jan. 10.--The steamer E. A. Kilburn is disabled off the lightship at the mouth of the Col umbia River. according to a wireless message received today by the Astoria agents of the steamer. The Kilburn asked to be lowed into Astoria and a tug was sent to her relief. It is thOt the steamers engines will need re. pairs here.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-10

A complete line of fountain pens. perfumes, stationery. etc.. at the Valdez Drug Store. Buy your Xmas gifts there. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-10

Hot-Point Electric Heaters and Cooking-Appliances at the Emporium. Christmas goods coming on the next boat. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-10

For nrst-ciass meals ana good serv- ice at reasonable prices try the Aer- chants Cafe. o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21

Bains is in summer little place, hut
very beautiful. but it is not built for
winter. And this little town takes In
and cares for sometimes a thousand
people day. and has for months.
Admires French Nation.
The more I see and know of France,
the more l admire her. The work and
the system they have in 1t all is mar
Vicious. They keep account of and can
tell you OF each person. adult, child or
baby. who has passed here-and think
of the thousands who have passed here,
They are examined by experts, washed,
fed and housed, and then homes or
places are found for them throughout
the country. Our part In this work is
to care for the sick children. to keep
contagion out of the country.
I'VE have In the house tonight every
known children's disease. The tech
nfque has been carefully worked out-a
relay of nurses for each disease, and
in the Grass infection wards-where. a
child has more than one disease-ths
nurse scrubs her hands and changes her
gown between each case.
"One bright young nurse from Chi
caGo. who has very sick ward. told
me that she had to jump out of one
gown. scrub and jump into another so
fast that she felt as IL on a merry-go-
round! She has four in her ward
1--WE have four wards of this Grass In
|
villa out from the general hospital for
the copvalescents. and a floor for the
only tired. Tres fatigue. madam" they
weep, ana some of them TALL right on
the floor the moment they are lifted
from the ambulance, and are asleep in
all their clothes. AS a rule they are
dear Riddles, polite and patient 1t is an
unusual thing to come across spoiled
child. 1t is 'Merci, MAIDEN oiselle,' in
everything one does for them. One very
\ Nd 0t nf
asks for water. Please, il there Is any
We wonder so much what she could
have gone through: evidently even
water was not plentiful
On Nursing Stan.
ION the nursing stan are seventeen
graduates and ten aids. Five of them
are French girls and five United States
girls. All of the latter are OF wealthy
families-girls not at all used to work,
but they have 'buckled down wonder
fully, and are doing good work. To be
sure one has had scarlet fever, and
all bad Threats, but they are back on
duty again as IL nothing had happened.
I admire them. OF the original ten
who, pioneers, came down and opened
the hospital, Miss Nora Milton and
are the only ones left. She Is also from
Washington. Today We received or
ders from Paris to take ten days rest,
and we may spend it south If we like.
I'VE are very pleased and happy. She
has been plugging away for four
months on the hardest of night serv-
ice, and / have been doing everything
from chief nurseship to shoveling coal
to keep the two furnaces going 1t is
almost impossible to get men. hope
this letter is not SO badly written but
YOU can read it. / have had many in
terruptions. Mr.. Stevenson, superin-
tendent of the hospital, has told me to
tell you how we appreciate your gifts
how II helps us-but I believe the
knowledge of the comfort and pleas
ure it has afforded little sick children
will repay you more than our thanks.
And, oh, dear ladies, pray, pray, for
our success in the coming drive"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
WAR TORN EUROPE LISTENING
FOR VOICE OF UNITED AMERICA

! and earnestness of the American peo-
pie. And this determination must be
expressed In some definite manner.
Spain, France and Switzerland are
watching the United States to see what
the people do. because 1T Is realized in
Europe that tho American people them
selves determine what their govern
ment and Army shall do.
The two liberty loans in the United
States have been very successful. but
to my mind liberty loans are not meas
ured by the amount subscribed. alone
The essential thing is that millions of
Americans show that they are back of
the Army by subscribing. think that
more than ten million Americans should
subscribe to the third loan, and IL they
do the moral effect in Europe and in
our eXpeditionary forces will be tre-
mendous.
And. last, but not least. the enemy Is
watching that loan as carefully as it
is watching our military preparations.
because the enemy knows that the sue
cess of our fighting will depend upon
the determination of the men ana. wum-.
en- back home"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
ASKS PRAYERS FOR SUCCESS IN
COMING DRIVE IN FRANCE
Miss Susanna Hoskins, Nurse, Writes Friends
in Washington of Brave Spirit Being
Shown by Repatriated People.

Miss Susanna Hoskins, superintendent
Evian-les Bains. France, has written
nsmbers Of the Mount Pleasant Chap
ter Of the d. A. R., the Y. W. c. A. and
the Little Neighborhood Sewing Circle
in Cleveland Park 4 letter of thanks
for articles Of comfort received for her
work. and she brings forcibly to mind
in her letter the elaborate plans made
by France for the drive on the west
front. and the hardships the old and
young '.repatr4as" are suffering. She was
formerly connected with the Homeo-
pAthic Hospital here and went to France
last September.
Miss Hoskins and Miss Nora Milton
who is also from the District. are the
only two remaining of the original ten,
who were the pioneers at the hospital
For months the two women have been
doing splendid work night and day.
the people we're being hastened back
into France, 1900 a day, through the
little town in which she 10 located. They
are physically unfit, while the young
women and men physically fit were kept
prisoners. to work for Germany. They
carried a few things tied up in old
pieces of cloth. which were all that was
left them. Miss Hoskins declares that a
wonderful spirit still survives among
them. She earnestly asked prayers at
Miss Hoakins' Letter.
To-day. March l." she writes. "the
to get them. and they have come in the
nick Of time, for we have more than
two hundred children today. The con-
voys will probably, stop for few
weeks-for all energies are bent in one
direction at present-the great drive
awful to contemplate, and the repa-
trias have been hustled back into
France, twelve hundred a day. through
this little town. There have been many
sick among them recently. both chill
days have been the worst We have had
SO far.
1.-The wind has been tearing for some
days-until today it has ceased and a
beautiful beyond words. not cold. but
damp and penetrating. and many chill
dren with pneumonia have been
brought to us very Ill. Three deaths
in twenty-four hours of beautiful.
plump children. who died after having
the other two about two days. The
fatigue. poor food and cold of the awful
journey are desperately hard on tho
small children and the old people:
81 will be glad to tell your chapter
Of the work here.
These repatrias are the old people,
children under fourteen. the i'll and
physically UNIT. The young women
and men are kept prisoners to work
for Germany. They are from the dew
astated regions of France and Belgium
and from Germany. Everything has
been taken from them. Some few have
things, old and battered, tied up in old
pieces Of eloth-a few pans and pots,
oh 1vvy{r hat aryf-
IDENTIFY the Germans do not care for
birds, else they would not have these.
Many of these people are nice. refined,
educated and used to comfortable
homes. Others are the peasant class.
come in.
MANY people In the u. s. A. who have
traveled know how beautiful Evian-les-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21

Artists who Joined the camoufiage
section Of the 10th Engineers are hav-
ing anything but a soft snap of it,
Charles G. Allen. q member of Com
pany A. formerly an artist on the STAFF
of The Star writes friends here.
when we Joined Uncle Sans little out
IT." Allen wrote, I'VE thought We were
going TO sit on a nice soft chair and sling
a brush, but, oh. boy! yeowi
when we left America it was snow
ing and the wind was blowing. We
were marched down to the government
printing once. stood in the freight yard
for two and a half hours. and then
boarded a special train.
Well, then and there our troubles
started. We hadn't had anything to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21

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Made of soft cambria, with lace
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Pajamas, $1.5O and $1.98
One and two piece Pajamas,
made of pink. blue and white
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21

eat since lunch and sure were some
hungry. They put us on travelling ra-
lions. which were bully beef. tomatoes
canned and raw; bareback. good night!
1t tasted pretty good for awhile.
''The next morning we boarded our
transport. The trip on the ocean was
fine. They fed us royalty"
The mud of France comes in for spe-
| cial comment by the writer.
And mud, such mud Oh, no, /
make a mistake. / should say glue.
The people here make houses of the
mud. 1t is wonderful.
Il think after the war / will come
back home and see If l can't use the
mud of France in the manufacture of
syrup. It's SO sticky it ought to he
used for something. No wonder the
fighting is so slow here. With such
mud 1t can't be otherwise"
The letter was written March IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-11-01
START THEIR BATTLES
FROM STRIP or TAPE
lust Like Runners Taking Part
in a Great Athletic
Meet.

The allied armies start their battles
from tape-line just like runners TAX
ing part in an athletic meet. A strip
of white tape, an inch wide, marks the
assembly line from which the troops
Ego over"
The troops gather under cover OF
darkness and await the "zero hour"
which is guarded with the strictest
secrecy. All the watches of the Of
ficers are synchronized. The soldiers
await the word to start. 1t may be
given at midnight or at four-fifty
O'clock In the morning.
I've seen an attack started by Amer
leans along the Marine in the mid-af-
ternOOn sunlight, but the onslaughts
usually are launched before daybreak,
or during fog.
The British have developed an In
genious smoke screen, which, coupled
with the artillery, battles the enemy.
I've seen troops march silently dur
Ing the night to the assembly tape
I've heard the boom Of the great
guns and seen the flashes marking
the barrage as a flood Of men rushed
forward. 1t seems incredible how any
living thing could come through such
infernos, when at dawn you trudge
across the fresh battlefield and see the
starting tape lying on the scorched
grass and across mighty shell craters.