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The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-09
A Pretty Dimity Blouse

A smart blouse Of striped dimity is
cut upon tailored shirt lines, with two
narrow box plaits at either side of the
opening in front. At each side Of
these, and also separating them, are
inserts of wide heavy beading. The
straight rolling collar has lines OF
beading inset in the same fashion, and
is finished by an inch-wide hem Of dou-
bic dilnity. Smart little cuffs Of alter
mating bands Of dimity and lines OF
beading finish the tailored sleeves.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-09
A Surprise
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80 -, ="
BY II. L. WELLS

(Copyright. 1918, Western Newspaper Union.)
The tropical sun was beating down
with relentless heat. Patrols were
working their way slowly along on
the shady side of the street and SEN
-tinels were standing under the pro-
lection of trees and doorways try
ing to 'fmagine that this dreary round
of duty in the heart of Manila was
actual war. Everything else seemed
to be asleep. The stores were closed
and the streets were deserted by pc
destrians and conveyances alike. The
only signs Of life came from the~open
doors of certain places Of resort. where
the American soldiers not actually on
duty or taking a siesta, as every well
regulated dweller in the tropics should,
We're smoking dungaree cigarettes and
slipping the beer that made some place
famous. This scene of almost perfect
calm was suddenly disturbed in the
Quartet occupied by the regiment, by
the irruption of q quilez loaded with
sacks of mail and the wiry little regi-
mental chaplain, whose boundless en-
ergy had found way to secure
vehicle even during the siesta hour.
Someone raised the glad cry of "Mail ~
and almost in an instant the camp
was in ferment. fIalf-awakened sol!
>diers poured out of barrack doors like
rats from sinking ship. Half thou
sand pairs of eyes devoured the great
heap Of letters and papers, as the.
chaplain and few volunteer assist
ants rapidly sorted it over by COM
panies. Soon each company had it's
share, and few minutes later the in
dividuals eagerly grasped their home
messages and began to revel in their
contents. #g<. =, 44s4 &4st:. =. Z
= No one was more eager or impatient
than Private Julius Orton, or "Jule,"
as he was called both at home and
in the army, and as soon as the ser
geant handed him bunch of letters
he retired to his bamboo bunk and
read them. Carefully picking out
three square envelopes, all addressed
in the same feminine. hand, he laid
them aside for the last, SO that he
could enjoy them the more, and pro-
ceeded to open the others. This done
he took the three he had reserved, ar
ranged them in the order Of the dates
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-09

In Chicago a three weeks drive for
used clothing, to be sent to the desti-
tute Belgians, has just been completed.
Mr.. Hoover, head Of the Belgian relief
commission, engaged the help Of the
Red Cross organization in making this
drive and it was put through with the
vigor and thOroughness that Chicago
develops when it's II WHIP spirit is
aroused. Twenty-Five carloads Of CLOTH
ing was the amount asked Of this
branch of the drive and Mrs. Samuel
II. Chase was chosen to take charge Of
it's collection as chairman Of the Com
mittee who put the drive through.
Besides the fact that the committee
got what it went after, this drive is in
teresting because Of many incidents
which show where Americans of all
classes stand in this matter Of caring
for the unfortunate and the destitute
In this war. The committee secured a
large downtown storeroom, which was
vacant, and made newspaper and other
announcements inviting contributors
TO bring their bundles Of used clothing
there. The bundles came by the auto.
mobile load--where owners Of cars con.
trfbuted them for collecting the cloth
ing-to the single package brought in
by people on their way TO work who
deposited their contributions and went
on to their tasks. Eyer@thing-from
fur coats and Paisley shawls to sun
bonnets of ancient vintage-came in re-
sponse to the call, but most of the
clothing was practical and good.
On a bright day man came in and
took off q very good overcoat, reveal
ing a pair of oyeralls bcneath-and
handed over the coat. renlarkfng that
he could spare it. Another interesting
contributor was an old lady whose son
in the service had sent 81 to buy flow
ers for her for Easter. She contrib
uted these 81 to the Belgian relief as
the better way to use it. Men slipped
in and left contributions of money, re-
fusing to give their names.
To sort and pack all the clothing
required many workers. Some of the
big department stores sent over help
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-09

ored silk slip where color is important
las it is in q wedding procession. =
Another little frock OF net has a
skirt made in the same way as this.
one, with hem and tuck at the bottom.
1t is set on, with shocking to short
silk yoke. The yoke is cut with low,
square opening in the neck Mt the
back and front and extended at each
side, under the arms to the waistline.
The net sleeves are full and elbow
length, finished with a flaring cuff or
the silk. For the flower girl in we'd
ding procession, this ought to satisfy
the most eXacting taste.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-09

as shown by the. postmarks, and then
gave himself up to positive enjoyment.
His countenance bore an expression
Of unalloyed happiness and content,
and then look of startled perplexity
came over it. What he read was
startling enough for a soldier 5000
miles across the sea to receive from
the girl he expected to marry. The
letter said: ,As,%s ~ II, .=
"You know in my last letter / said
I might have something of great inn
portance to tell you, but it was not
vet settled. Well, it's settled now.
This is my last letter. Good by.
z SADIE"
No more letters. What could this
mean? Had she finally decided she
could not wait any longer for the lover
who had been willing to leave her and
go to the war, and married the one
who remained at home? He could not
believe it, and yet he was constantly
tortured with the thought that an
urgent lover with plenty Of money to
lavish upon girl right at hand had
great advantages over one so far away
that even his letters were often two
months old when they reached her. It
was a whole month before another
transport came In with mail, and when
at last the chaplain drove into the
Quartet with load Of mail sacks, no
ones heart beat louder with anxiety
and eagerness than did Jules. At
last his letters were handed to him.
but there was no familiar envelope.
The blow was so deadening that he did
not even open his other letters for half
an hour, but remained plunged in fruit
less thought and fear Of what it now
seemed to him it must mean. He had
certainly lost her. Suddenly it oc-
CURED to him that there might be
something in his letters to explain the
mystery, and he opened and read them
with feverish haste, but they contain
ed not a word to throw light on the
subject Next he had recourse to the
home papers, but no item Of local
Jews, no wedding announcements. no
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-09

Just how early in life a satisfaction
in pretty clothes dawns OH the eternal
feminine mind, is one Of those interest
ing questions that no one has taken
the trouble to get definitely answered.
But we know it is one Of the earliest
of our joys and the most lasting. In
the picture above little maid of five
seems to be. discovering her party
frock. Lifeeis one continual round OF
more or less dainty clothes for her,
and she finds herself on Il special &C.
casion in something more filmy and
frilly than she has noticed before. %
f. This little party frock is made Of
fine white net and trimmed with lit
tie narrow Val lace insertion and edg-
ing. The skirt is full. finished with
Il hem and tuck at the bottom. and
no other trimming. 1t is set onto a
very short waist having many fine
tucks running from shoulder to waist
band and a flounce extending below
the waistband. This tlouncc is finished
with row of Val insertion finished
with scant friIl Of Val edging- The
square neck is finished in the same
way. % 81 5s,,,r - 49, 80
Little dresses of this kind are some
times decked out With gay ribbon ro-
settes, but they have been left off of
this, one: perhaps this accounts for Il
strand Of small, pearl beads that make
the little wearer very splendid. The
dress is worn over a lace-trimmed pet
ticoat, with several rows of Val inser-
ton set in a fine lawn skirt and n frill
of Val edging at the bottom. Now
that the requirements of flower girls
and other youthful attendants on the.
June bride must soon be considered.
this little net frock is especially in
teresting. 1t can be worn over col
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-09
Dual Character IN Men.

Most men are two characters. under
the same hat. On the outside the one
wears mask Of civility, good COM
radeship and progress. On the inside
is the crouch, the scold, the pessimist.
Often the opposite is true. The outer
man is crusty, exacting and may even
be repellent. His other self is the
warm. true soul that longs for love and
shows up best with a few chosen
friends. In either case life is con-
slant contradiction, The men are real.
Each has his followers and each has
his special task in the world. The
unfortunate thing is we don't always
get men at their best and so lose much
OF the better vision that would help
take little of the harshness from tho
old worlG.-Pennsylvani Grit.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-09
To Wash Pongee.

Pongee may be made to look like
new. no matter how many times it is
washed, if it is washed properly. First
it should be rubbed and squeezed gent
,ly with the hands in a suds made Of
luke-warm water and good white
soap. When quite clean, it should be
rinsed also in luke-warm water sew
eral times and the water squeezed out
gently, not wrung out. When perfectly
dry, instead Of sprinkling 1t, rub or
squeeze the pongee gently with the
hands until it is well crumpled. This
removes any hard or deep wrinkles.
Iron then with very hot iron and
your pongee will look as fresh as new.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-09
Chjldren's Gowns.

The fashion for dressing children in
yelveteen has progressed apace,. and
few things lend themselves to little
peoples daytime clothes more happily.
The colors range through graduations
of pin!Is, reds, yellows, blues, green's
and violets. Velveteen is also adapted
to the hand embroidery which, in linz
tied quantity, is such u feature Of
children's frockS. 49,.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-09

Women Of leisure from smart hotels,
from homes, and business women from
Offices and shops-volunteering to
work. after business hours--came in.
Fifty post Office employees, who had a
half holiday on election day. contrib
uted their brief leisure to. the work.
Help came from many quarters-which
all goes to inspire faith in our coun-
try's power to do what It undertakes
to do in any direction. ~ i
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-09
Watch Fob Of military Braid.

Anyone who has worn the usual
gros- grain ribbon in watch fob knows
how short lived it is, and at what in
serted. ] use military braid for the
purpose, with excellent results, OBJ
served woman. 1t lasts about two
years, and it's coarse weave is very
attractive.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-09
Helpful Suggestion.

"John has decided that for the pres
ept we must hold our hogs" said tho
cousin from the farm.
s.But-ah!-" a trifle obfuscatedly
returned the city cousin who was en-
pertaining her. Wouldn't 1t do quite
as well to rock the animals in cradles
or swing them In hammocSs ?"-KsN
sas City Star.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-09
csndx-striped crpe..

There are some lovely new shirtings
shown for tailored shirts of candy
striped cotton crepes, silk-strfped OK.
ford and corded crepe madras In the
most attractive co.orings. They are
90 fresh and practical and come from
Tubing like new.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-03
PROPOSAL TO STABILIZE
PRICE OF COTTON SEED
Has Been Put Before Food Admin
istratiOn-$7O Ton +. O.
B. Cars Proposed.

Washington, Sept. "A proposal
to stabilize the price Of cotton seed
and it's products on a basis of $40
per ton, Z. o. b. cars. for the seed,
has been put before the food admin
istration, by committee represent
Ing state directors OF markets and
agricultural commissioners of the
cotton-growing states and members
Of farmers unions.
"The effect of the proposal would
be to make the price o. seed vary
from $64 to s7esIn carload lots. de-
pending upon the yield OF OIL" q
food administration statement said
land the price OF meal would range
from $57 per ton in Texas to $50 for
the eastern section. A meeting OF
cattlemen has been called to con
suit IL the matter"
Prices suggested are based upon
1917 figures, it was said and the OBJ
ject OF fixing, If adopted. would be
to protect "both the cattle feeder
and the seed producer from the high
ly speculative market that now
thre' tens the industry"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-03
SOUTH CAROLINA MAN
PRISONER IN GERMANY

Washington. Sept 2.-Names of
131 enlisted men OF the American
eXpeditionary forces who, it has been
ascertained, are prisoners at Lon
gensalza. Germany. were announced
by the war department Included in
the list are: Private Dan NJ. Nc
CURE, 4OOS West street, Forest
Hill, Richmond, Va; Private War
rie Ward, r. F.. d, No. l. Saluda
S. c., and Serge. Vivian Long,
Coushatta, La. W
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-03
FORD WINS FOR SENATE
ON DEMOCRATIC TICKET
Republicans In Michigan Nominate
Commander Newberry as Their
Candidate For Senate.

Y Detroit, Sept. 2.-Henry Ford,
9Detroit automobile manufactures
and choice OF President Wilson for
the Michigan senatorial nomination,
on the face OF returns from more
than half the state, was both winner
and loser in Tuesdays statewide
primaries.
Truam H. Newhe~ry, OF Detroit,
commander in the third United
States naval district and former sec
retary Of the navy, has won the Re-
publican nomination for United
States senator by a vote which in
complete returns Indicate may
equal the total er Of votes
polled by IN sIord and former
Governor Chase 8. Osborne. Only
a light vote was cast for William G..
Simpson, o. Detroit. the other Re-
publican G., didate.
In the fsmocratlc balloting, how
ever, the Detroit manufacturer who
was a candidate on both party tick
cts. won an easy race fr& I'M his lone
opponent, James w. Htyme, figures
being 2 to in favor OF his -candi-
dacy.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-03
THINK OF 1T.
10000 Persons Publicly Recommend
Our Remedy-Somc Are Lam
caster People.

Over one hundred thousand have
recommended Doan's Kidney Pills,
For backache, kidney. urinary ills,
Fifty thousand signed testimonials
Are appearing now in public print.
Some of them are Lancaster people
Some are published in Lancaster
No other remedy shows such proof
Follow this Lancaster mans ex-
ample.
w. s. Stewman, prop. OF grocery,
Main St, says: II had slight at
tack OF kidney trouble about a year
ago, which started with pains in the
small of my back. Nasty headaches
bothered me, too. and occasionally
i had to get up at night to pass the
kidney secretions. Finally / got
Doan's Kidney Pills and they went
to the seat of the trouble right away.
1t only took a few boxes OF Doan's
to greatly relieve me OF the trouble
and make my kidneys whole lot
better"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills--the same
that Mr.. Stewman had. Foster-Mil-
burn Co.. Mfgrs., Buffalo. N. "
ADV. 50
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-03
WEALTHY MONROE
MAN DISAPPEARS
Auto in Which Il. j. Gordon Left
Home Found, But No Trace
of Owner.

The mysterious disappearance of
Il. j. Gordon, one of the wealthiest
men OF Monroe, N. c., was report
ed by relatives, who declared an or
ganized search is being made for the
missing man. Mr.. Gordon left his
home early Monday morning of last
week in his automobile, intending
to visit one of his farms about eight
miles from Monroe. The car was
found Thursday morning under a
shed at the home of a negro, who
said Mr.. Gordon told him Monday
morning he would leave the car
there and walk three miles to a
home where he would spend the
night. A reward of 500 was Of
fered for information as to his
whereabouts.
AS no clue to his disappearance
had been obtained. members of his
family were said to be in doubt as
to whether he has been a victim of
foul play or whether his mind had
become deranged. 1t was pointed
ont that the latter was hardly to -
expected.
When Mr.. Gordon left his home he
was wearing gray suit and hat
blue striped shirt and black shoes.
He is 55 years OF age, weighs about
165 pounds and is five feet, nine
inches in height. He has a slight
impeachment in his speech.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-03
THE "BLIMP" SCCEEDS
AS A U-BOAT DESTROYER
Little Dirigible Airships Can Spot
Submarine and Stay
With 1t.

An American Balloon Base I'm
England, Sept. 2.-The "Blimp" is
the nickname which the American
pilots have given to the little dirigi-
Bile airships which are technically
termed IS. S." or submarine scouts.
The gas bag of the blimp is about
l5o feet long and 30 feet in diane
ter. The lower structure is virtu-
ally that of scouting airplane of
medium power, so that the whole
effect is that of sort of a cross be-
tween airplane and balloon. The
crew is usually one pilot and an OBJ
server, and the speed Is about 40
miles an hour
The cargo is load of bombs
which work like a destroyer's depth
charges, exploding by water pres
sure at a depth Of 20 to 80 feet The
carriage contains steering gear,
bomb levers, wireless apparatus,
camera and observation instruments.
Hundreds of blimps are constant
ly -oa duty around the coasts Of
France and England. American
pilots and observers are Just begin
ming to take up this work 1t is the
greatest U-boat destroyer in exis-
tence, if the men who work the
blimps are to be believed One en-
thusiastic American who had been
dropping bombs up and down the
Irish sea for month, remarked to
the Associated Press correspondent.
THE blimp is not only one of the
ways of destroying U-boats; it is the
way"
The advantage that the blimp has
over the seaplane is that II can stand
still in the air. If U-boat dives
down and lies out Of sight on the
bottom, the blimp sits over II until
it decides to move on or come to the
surface. II the submarine does not
move, the blimp is just as I'll con-
tent, for in the meantime 7ire-
less had been at work, .awlers
are coming up in the c. Sc Of an
hour or two with the necessary
equipment to smoke Mister subma-
rine out Of his hole.
If the submarine rises before
naval help arrives, the blimp tackles
ii alone, with bombs. If the sub
marine tries to move away along the
bottom of the sea, the Jlimp follows
its shadow until it comes, sooner or
later to shallow spot where 1t can
be effectively dealt with.
Subject to the blimp's fuel supply
and its duration power" in the air,
there is little chance OF escape for a
C-boat once il has been sighted b.;
one OF these handy little dirigibles
The sighting or spotting OF the u
boat is the great difficulty, for the
.as around England are large places
Iand the range of the individual
blimp is comparatively small.
larger type OF blimp is ne
sng used, known technically as she
c. p. or coast patrol. 1t carries a
larger crew and a greater supply Of
fuel and is used for detecting mine
fields as well as submarines.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-03
BUILD HOUSES IN
s. c. FOR WAR WORKERS

Il Columbia, s. c., Sept. 2..-The
United States Housing corporation
operating under an act OF congress,
organized for the purpose of erect
ing dwellings for war workers. lis
contemplating construction opera
tions in South Carolina. according
to letter from Stuart Chealier. of
Washington. acseg, chief counsel for
ARe corporsirf rndustrIW strIWiiliam Banks
IN secf method 81 under date
wnicJhf1nIy the kaiser wbply. dated
p on IdynastIc Idea and hoSN that he
p ;Sonsessed the SPLIT of demaeui
sn0se rons -, taEossaegs tbs hesti-
t,s
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-03
When You Pay
A Little More

For suit of clothes, you generally get
what you pay fora little better quality
and little better service.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-03
Same Way With
Printing

You pay little more for little better
grade of paper and little better grade
of work.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-07
contracts for t,I467oo pairs of shoes
valued at $S,1oS,oos, were let to 30

Information was received at Jeffer-
son City Friday by relatives of Rus.
sell Dunn and Andrew Opel that both
of these young men were killed in
action in Fraace September 20. Both
were members of the One Hundred
and Thirtieth Machine Gun Com
pany. Roscoe Enloe OF Jefferson
City, who was member of the same
company. was killed in this action.
These three young men formerly
were members of the Jefferson City
company of National Guards Three
members of this company, known as
Company l., Second Regiment of Ma
tional Guard, were killed in the same
action in France, and nine members
were wounded, none Of them fatally.
it appears. The company losses were
sustained in attacking nests of Ger
man machine guns.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-07
Save Sugar is Warning Despite 8
Pound Rule.

Washington, November In
crease of the monthly allotment of
sugar from to'3 pounds per capita,
effective today, the Food Administra-
ton declared, must not be taken to
mean that the conservation of food
stuff generally is not now as fully im-
portant as it was at the height of the
sugar shortage. While the sugar sit
uation has improved, largely due TO
the cooperation of American house
wives in reducing consumption to the
availability of new domestic cane and
beet sugar, the needs for exports in
other lines is no less marked.
Normal consumption of sugar for
July, August, September and October,
the months during which the a-pound
allotment plan was in operation, is
estimated at 100000. 900 pounds.
The saving in the four months this
year is believed by Food Administra-
ton officials to total 100000, 900
pounds.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-07
West Point Turns Out $40 More
Graduates.

West Point, N. Y, November A.
At the commencement exercises to-
day of-sIo members of the classes OF
1920 and 1921 at the United States
Military Academy the greatest num-
Der of cadets ever graduated here at
one time, Benedict Crowell, assistant
secretary of war, announced, that the
class of 1921 would be sent back for
postgraduate course, if an armistice
were>arranged with the central pow
ers. Otherwise, he said, all the mem
lers OF both classes would be IN
france within four months.
Today's exercises, marking the
fourth premature graduation in eigf-
teen months, were held on the grass
plain. Besides Assistant Secretary
Crowell, Maj. Gen. Harvey ,Jervey
delivered an address.
There are hardly more than 400
cadets left at the academy, but under
the present plan of one-year course
which will turn out from 1000 to 1900
officers each twelve months, a new
class will report tomorrow.