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Newport daily independent., 1918-01-12

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 This table holds good for thA meats that, will be used in the spring. If desired to keep later in the summer or fall they should be kept in the pickle 20 per cent more days than the table calls for, and handled lit tie differently. Instructions will be given on request. The curing period table, as given, is based on the weather he..1g aseiit forty degrees. f tho average weathe- is above 40 degrees, lessen the curing days. IS the meats will take more salt in warm weather than in cold weath- CT; or, if the weather is less than 40 degrees, then use more days in cur ing, as the colder the weather, the less salt it will take It is impossible to give fixed rule for curing periods when the weather is variable; you must use your own Judgment in this matter
 Hog Cholera Serum Same Price. z
Newport daily independent., 1918-01-12

Hor ha,as and Iicnics, 8 to 10 poun'
Newport daily independent., 1918-01-12

For jowla, according to size,-.-----,-.--
 TX tO o0 days
Newport daily independent., 1918-01-12
HAD THE GRIP THREE WEEKS.

With January comes la grippe, Lingering colds seem to settle in the system, causing one to ache all over, feel feverish and chilly, tired, heavy and dropping. Mrs. Lizzie Tyles, Henderson, Ky, writes: My daugh- ter had la grippe for three weeks. I gave her Foley's Honey and Tar and now she is all right Walkers Pharmacy. Advertisement
Newport daily independent., 1918-01-12

The war savings stamps afford an excellent oppor- tnnity for the man who gets . weekly wage to do his ssbit' toward financing the warrand at the same time, hy thrift and economy, save a tidy little sum that draws good interest. Every wage Iearner can invest a Ismall S1m each week without in- convenience and will have
 he satisfaction of knowing
 ps he is helping to the best p6f 4s5.slly Ls, win ile War.
Newport daily independent., 1918-01-12
Amy hquisfonal Blank Helps Men
 Of Draft Age to Find Themselves

family supported by income inde- pendent of his labor.
 E. Unskilled farm 1aborer. F. Unskilled industrial laborer.
 Registrant by or in respect of whom no deferred classification is claimed or made.
 Registrant who fails to submit Questionnaire and in respect of whom no deferred classification is claimed or made.
 All registrants not included in any other division in this schedule. There are in the United States about two million more men than women A number of them come un- der Division A of Class 1. Many of them enlisted when war was declar- ed. The vast majority of them feel that they are pre-eminently the ones to bear this burden. Next in order comes the married man who has failed to support his family. Most people are entirely willing that men of this class and those who permit their wives to support them should
 be put in the front line trenches. The married man who is not use- fully occupied, and whose family have an assured income can be spared
 for this great service and if he has special talents find that his country needs them, even when his country : men may not have cared for his are or his music. Unskilled laborers
 must go, providing they have no de- pendents relying on them for their support.
 It is believed by officials of the
 Provost Marshal Generals office
 that enough men may be found in
 Class 1 to furnish all the soldiers, sailors, marines, aviators and other
 men needed for the army unless the
 war lasts far longer than any save
 the gloomiest pessimists now predict.
 When Harry Lauder told asWash- ington audience the other day that iScotland was little country, with
 but five million people, yet had given mine hundred thousand men to fight
 the Hun there was prolonged ap-
 plause. This is indeed splendid cour-
 age, but if the need arises no one who
 understands the temper of the Amer
 ican people doubts that they will
 equal the heroism of any of the allies. | Of course the first consideration is
 to get an army, the best army that
 can be raised, and to do it without interfering with the orderly process of production of the. necessities of life, plus the necessities of war. The next is to possess such classifica-
 tion as will make it comparatively
 easy to call upon men for other ser
 vice that may be necessary in order
 to keep up the efficiency of the army. 1 These records, gathered through l tine Questionnaire, are not open for public inspection. The registrant has the assistance of attorneys if he re- quires it, and in case of his claiming
 exemption he must file supporting af-
 fidavits, and when he has completed l his task he must swear that the state ments therein are the truth. Failure
 to respond to the Questionnaire lstarts him for the front automatical- lly, but with this failure to do his duty 1 set down on the debit side against |him. The more fully this blank is
 Understood the more comprehensive
 lit appears, and the more satisfactory
 and just it's provisions.
Newport daily independent., 1918-01-12
BETRAYED.

One black dehorncd cow five or six rf>7's old marked swallow fork in right ear and crop and underbit in left ear.
 One solid black steNr ~esr'in~. one voar old. in sarc marx aa COW.
 7n}e9 er HotA hips r,i'h x (.
 Reward for information leading to their recovery. .w1mo. J. s. Cleveland, Dec. Fist, IT Grubbs, Ark.
Newport daily independent., 1918-01-12
Members of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper md also the local news published herein.
 All rights or republication of spef eial dispatches herein are also ire served 4
Newport daily independent., 1918-01-12

Iou Cholera Serum Same Price. 2 Rumors that the State Serum plant at Little Rock would increase paog1 arc false.
Newport daily independent., 1918-01-12

Is- : before him.
 Page one of the Questionnaire is | the most important as an exponent of exactly what is meant by the term I"Selective Draft" about which there has been some misunderstanding. Under Class are listed the follow | ing persons: A. Single men without dependent relative. B. Married man, with or without children, or father of motherless
 children who has habitually failed to support his family. sss c. Married man dependent on wife
 flor support. r sa'' D~ Married man, with or without childN or father of motherless
Connecticut western news., 1918-08-22
The Line in Lorraine.

Lorraine means "Lothair's King
DOM" but certainly its most famous
figure was that duke of Lorraine, God
frey of Bouillon, the hero of many ia
bled exploits, who was said to have
cloven asunder the body of a Moslem
emir with one stroke of his good
sword, who was leader of the first cru
SADIE, who saw the deliverance of Je-
rusalem and became the ruler of that
Holy City wrested from paynim hands.
The American soldier might do worse
than swear by Godfrey" Whether
we now hold mile or five miles will
presently be of no Importance, for our
expeditionary forces have but made a
beginning. A look at the map will sat
isfy any American how much of the
front line our men should be defending
before many months have passed.
Connecticut western news., 1918-08-22
FOUGHT I'M SERBIAN RANKS
Bravery of Irish Woman Rewarded by
Highest Decoration Crown Prince
Could Bestow.

Sergt. Maj. Flora Sandes, an Irish
woman who for two years has
been serving with the gallant Ser
bian army, is now in London on leave
of absence for few weeks.
"In August, 1914. I went to Serbia
as a nurse" she said, when asked to
tell something of her war experiences.
after the terrible retreat in which l
took part I joined the regimental am
bulance. When cut off from that I OBJ
tanned permission to join the Serbian
army as a private. For two years L
was in the thick of most Of the fight
ing. At the taking of Hill 1912 Mace
DOMAIN 'front.' hand grenade exploded
near me and fell badly wounded. My
company, which was in advance of our
main body, was outnumbered by the
Bulgarians, but they refused to fall
back when ordered to do so, declaring
they would not leave me to the mercy
of the enemy.
''When I was being dragged off to
safety through the snow they remained
behind, fighting a rear-guard action.
The next day our troops attacked
again and drove the Bulgarians out
of their trenches. In them they found
the bodies of q number of our men,
each one with his throat cut. That is
the favorite method of disposing of
prisoners" 1t was after the capture
of Hill 1912 that the Irish Amazon,
while lying in hospital, was awarded
by the Serbian crown prince the Kara
George decoration, which is the Ser
bian equivalent of the British Victoria
i Cross. Three other decorations she
has received for bravery in the field.
Connecticut western news., 1918-08-22
WHAT YOUR MONEY is WORTH
{: -<rE:'ve Value of Coins of Diff
fcrcn. Countries Of the World
Exclaimed.

!~-v '','ch is Il france A ruhle? A
n:;"l;? 70 he we'll posted Il man should
be familiar with the money in circula-
ton in foreign lands, observes the CO.
lumbus Dispatch. And If the man is
of military age or inclination there is
no telling how soon he may be called
upon to exchange his perfectly sood
American dollars for the medium of
circulation in France, England. Russia,
Germany or other European countries.
OF course values are changing al
most daily, as regards the exchange
of foreign money for Uncle Sans dol
lars, but under ordinary conditions Ii
can be figured that In Germany the
mark is worth 23.S cents In United
States money. The German thaler Is
equal to three marks, and the krone Ia
gold piece) equals ten marks. In Eng
land the sovereign (gold) is worth $4.-
1896, a pound sterling; the penny
equals two of our cents, the crown
s1.21' and the shilling "a cents. +.
1t Is interesting to note that the
franc of France (worth 1913 cents) Is
also the unit of currency In Belgium
and Switzerland, and that 1t is equal
to the peseta of Spain, and Ira OF
Italy, the drachma of Greece, the leu
of Roumania, the dinar of Serbia and
the bolivar of Venezuela. The Rus
sian ruble, normally, is worth 5l.o
cents, the plaster of Turkey A cents,
the Japanese yen 1913 cents, the Med'
can peso (silver) 49.8 cents and the
Chinese tael rs cents to 50 cents
And there's no wonder that "Chinese
monee" Is tossed about so carelessly,
for the copper cash (China's monetary
unit) is worth a United States dollar
when you have 1,750 of them.
In British East India "pie" (the pop
ular coin) is cheap. An American
penny buys four.
Connecticut western news., 1918-08-22
Use for CIothespins.

Clothespins make an excellent play
thing for babies. They can be used for
babies or soldiers, or to make fences,
trees, log houses and many other inter
esting things. Playthings that can be
taken apart and put together again are
good to have; also blocks with which
the child can build all kinds of objects
engines that he can push along the
floor, balls to bounce and throw, doll
carriages, washing sets, etc. Dolls with
clothes that button and unbutton and
come off may be used to teach the chill
dren how to dress and undress them
selves.
Connecticut western news., 1918-08-22
rnmmv,s Curious CaIIinas.

The British Tommy has always been
famous for the brilliance of his
powers of romance, if asked questions
he did not want to answer by peo-
pie who had no right to know. The
latest illustration is afforded by a
repatriated soldier of a Welsh regt
ment. He had been a prisoner in the
camp at Gutrow, where the German
authorities, with a view to securing
skilled labor, were anxious to learn
the occupation of the prisoners. But
surely never before were there such
callings-a treacle bender, watchmak-
ers' striker, a milestone inspector. The
Germans gave it up.
Connecticut western news., 1918-08-22
Sherman's March to the Sea

One of the greatest war pictures ever produced
and true to life. Handsomely engraved Litho
Bristol, 24x36 inches.
limited supply at zoe each or Zoe each with
the Renewal of Your Subscription.
First Come, First Sarvad.
The Canaan Printing Company
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-10-10
The Red Cross Flag Had Lost All It's
 Value.

pared ourselves a meal of fowl and whatever else we discovered When ever anyone espied chicken there were twenty men racing for it. Toward evening long provision trains arrived, as well as fresh troops. They went to the front in long columns and re- lieved the exhausted men.
 Soon the whole village was crowded with soldiers. After a rest of two days the regular nightly pioneer service WAS resumed. Every night we we're s, 1t to the front-line trenches to build wire obstacles. The French found us out by the noise required to set up the posts, so that we had fresh losses almost every night. We completed the task of setting up barbed wire entan- elements in the sector assigned to Us in about fourteen days. During this period we rested by day, but at night we went out regularly. But our rest had many Interruptions, for the enemy artillery bombarded the village regu- larly. This always happened at cer- tain hours, for instance, in the begin ming, every noon from twelve to two o'clock, fifty to eighty shells fell in the village. Sometimes they were shrap- nel, sent over by the field artillery. We soon grew accustomed to this, despite the fact that soldiers of other detach- ments were killed or wounded daily. Once or twice during this noon bom- bardment shrapnel shell fell into our room and burst without doing much damage. The room would be filled with dust and smoke. yet no one would think of leaving. This firing was re-
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-10-10

large. Most of the men killed were tecting the remainder of their bodies.
 Firing increased In intensity as night fell. Although nothing could be seen we continued firing all the time because we thought this would prevent the enemy from making any attacks. Through the nights munitions and ma terial were brought up and new men arrived. Great quantities of sandbags were sent us, which were filled and used as a protection against bullets.
 The pioneers were relieved toward morning and gathered in a farmyard behind the firing line. The farm had been spared by the cannon, and even all the stock remained. This booty was soon to be consumed. Several hundred soldiers came and wild hunt ensued for ducks, chickens, geese, pig cons, etc. About five hundred of these were caught, after which everybody began cooking. Not far away 80 cows and heifers were seized and turned over to the field kitchens. Hay and grain were carried away, even the strawstacks and barns were torn down and the lumber used for firewood. In a few hours a beautiful farm had be- come ruin and the proprietor beg gar. I had seen the owner in the morning, but he had suddenly disap- peared with his wife and children, and nobody knew where he was.
 The next night we were sent into the trenches again. There was little to do, so we talked with the men who had re-enforced us from the interior of Germany. They knew absolutely nothing of our retreat from the Marne and were astonished when we pictured to them the events of the last few days.
 The following morning we left the trench before daybreak and went into quarters at Cernay-en-Dormois. We were billeted in the middle of the yil- lage in an abandoned house. Our field kitchens failed to arrive, so we pre-
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-10-10
CHAPTER x-Continued.

Night now came, yet no sleep nor rest was in sight. No one knew how much farther we would have to retire before there would be a respite The unfamiliar surroundings indicated to us that we were not returning over the road which we had traversed when, as victors, we marched to the Marne. With this and similar thoughts, hour after hour passed. Some of us ran along, others actually walked in their sleep. Our boots were filled with wa ter, yet we had to keep on. Thus the night passed.
 The next morning troops of the main army were placed in the rear guard. They formed long columns which they opened to let us pass through, after which they closed ranks. We gave sigh of relief, for we were at last free of hostile artil- lery fire. After marching about five more hours, we joined a company of infantry which fortunately had saved its field kitchen. It was not quite dark when we reached the village.
 Here we were billeted In order to get as much rest as possible. But we all knew that we could rest only as long as the rear guard was able to keep back the enemy. We were placed In the village school. Because of the shortage of provisions we were all lowed to use our timed supplies, but none of us had any left. This consist ed of some meat and hardtack. It had long since been eaten up and so we were compelled to lie down with our hunger still unsatisfed.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-10-10
CHAPTER XIII.

After a march of 15 kilometers we reached the town of Jametz. Here everything was offered us by the in habitants. We were treated with cof- fee, milk and meat. We went on early the next morning and in the evening arrived at Damyillcrs, where we heard that we were about five kile. teters be- hind the firing line. The same evening we advanced to the little village of Wavrille, which was our destination.
 We took up our quarters in house which had been abandoned by it's in- habitants. We were attached to the Ninth reserve division and the next morning went to our position. Fifteen of us were assigned to duty with an infantry company. On the entire line, as far as we could see, there was no musketry fire. Only the artillery on both sides kept up weak action. We were not accustomed to this quietude in the trenches, but the men who had been there for some time told us that frequently not single shot was fired for days and that no activity was shown.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-10-10
Smoke In Dark.

'Yes," he said, "I drew d full house the first time in action-two eyes and nose-high explosive II may not be so bad, though There's one eye left and they may save it. Anyhow, I've always wondered if fellow enjoyed a smoke when he couldn't see the smoke and I've just found out now. You en- joy it just the same, but you've got to inhale to find out if your pipe Is lighted. Stars and Stripes.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-10-10
CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FiGsn CAN'T HARM CHILDREN AND
 THEY LOVE TT.

Mother! Your child isn't naturally cross and peevish. See if tongue Is coated; this is a sure sign the little stomach, liver and bowels need a cleansing at once.
 When listless, pale, feverish. full of cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn't eat, sleep or act naturally, has stom- ach-ache, diarrh9a, remember, a gen. tie liver and bowel cleansing should always be the first treatment given.
 Nothing equals California Syrup of Figs" for children's ills; give a tea spoonful, and in a few hours all the foul waste, sour bile and fermenting food which is clogged in the bowels passes out of the system, and you have we'll and playful child again. All children love this harmless, deli cious fruit laxative" and it never fails to effect good inside" cleans Ing. Directions for babies, children of all ages and grown-ups are plainly on the bottle.
 Keep it handy in your home. A little given today saves a sick child tomor- row, but get the genuine. Ask your druggist for a bottle of "California Syrup of Figs" then see that it Is made by the California Fig Syrup Company."-Adv.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-10-10
CTo BE coNTINUED.)
What We Earn,

Few things are impossible to tho who are ready to pay the price
 labor, No person has q right to an ability which has not been secured by training, and it Is certain that such ability will be imperfect and conducive to disappointment in its failure if it has not been acquired by hard work and preparation. There Is no royal road to anything. The things we co- vet in others can be ours if we do what is necessary to get them-what those we envy have done, through their la- Dor was not advertised.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-10-10
CHAPTER Xi.

We were once more aroused at eleven o'clock that night, and with the utmost haste made ready to resume our march, The night was pitch dark and the rain continued. At daybreak we passed the city of St. Menehould. This had not been harmed. From here we turned to the east, closely pressed by the French and in the afternoon we reached Ciermont-en-Arg0nne. Once more we managed to get a rest of sev- eral hours. Toward evening we pro- ceeded again and maintained a forced march through the whole night. We were now more exhausted than ever, yet could not halt.
 The rain had stopped before ten o'clock in the morning at which hour we left the road and made camp. There was general sigh of relief, for this long continued, wearing retreat had brought our troops into state now become uncomfortable. We began to dig ourselves in. Before our trenches were even half completed literal hailstorm of shrapnel fell among us. Our losses were so great that it became impossible to remain. We received orders to retire at once. We marched over the fields until dark, when we began once more 10 dig in. We were now near the village of Ger nay-en-Dormois. It was pitch dark and a heavy fog lay over everything. Of the enemy we knew nothing. With the utmost silence and speed We dug our selves in deeply. stopping frequently to listen as hostile raiding parties ap- preached, only to disappear quickly.
 Here we received our first re- endorsements. They arrived in long columns in the darkness. All were fresh troops-moSt of them reserves. The ma iority wore blue uniforms. This as well as the nature of their equip ment, indicated to us that they had been hastily fitted out and transported. None of them had ever heard the whistle of bullet and many asked anxiously whether it was dangerous here. They brought numerous ma chine guns, and in an instant we had everything prepared for defense.
 At daylight the French began the at tack. They made several onslaughts throughout the day but without sue cess, for our re-enforcements were large.
 No one realized at this stage of the battle that it was the beginning of n murderous, eXhausting struggle for po- sitions.
 We were to fight here from the same trench, month after month, without gaining territory. The wounded, who lay in No Mans Land between the trenches, were left to perish.
 The French tried to rescue them un- der the protection of the Geneva flag the emblem of the Red Cross, but we only Sneered at them and shot it to bits. The impulse to shoot down the i enemy surpassed every human feeling. The Red Cross flag had lost all its value for us when it was raised by the French Mistrust was nurtured among us. We were told that the enemy mis- used the flag and that we must shoot i down the men that bore 1t.
 We repulsed all attacks until they 1 gradually ceased. We were now able l to fortify our position, which we did with the greatest care, making it as 1 mained on guard while the other half 1 deepened and widened the trenches. A | lively fire was maintained continuous l ly by both sides. Tho losses were very
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-10-10

he ye yourselves Ike unto men look
 ing for their Lord" The metaphor de- riyes from the flowing robes of the Oriental dress. which loosened and hanging from the shoulders in times of relaxation, had to be drawn by tight girdle around the waist when anything was to be tone. The writer observes that Jesus very we'll knew that any Christian who fell into the way of loosening now and again the service belt of his life would soon for felt the power to tighten up his belt to the old notch of thoroughness.-
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-10-10
Concerning "sIaekers.D

Of all the new words that the war has given us. "slackers' is one of the surest to serve Of course, the word wasn't new in England. but 1t had no general currency in America before we heard 1t applied to those who held back from recruiting. The Continent tChicago) seizes upon 1t as useful whip in the modern re. ligious world. Jesus knew the slack CTS, says the writer. and he enjoined upon them to 'let your loins be gird- Ad about and your lamps burning, and
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-10-10

If you paid Specialist S25.O0 for l Prescription. you would not get any thing that would give quicker relief for Group, Colds, Catarrh, or Sore Throat, than Vacher-Balm, which only costs 25c. Beware of imitations.-AdY