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The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12
MAKING DINING
CAR MEALS CHEAPER.

Washington, Sept. 11.-Beginning
October /, table d'hote luncheons
and dinners only will be served in
dining cars on all railroads con-
trolled by the government, Director
General McAdoo has announced.
These meals which will comprise
four courses each, will be sold for
one dollar. On few limited trains
the price will be s1.25.
Breakfast will continue to be
served la carte at more moderate
prices than have heretofore prevail
ed
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12
NoTltE aUBscRIBERs.

~uec people have been re-
ceivirg the Commercial for
some time without having paid
fo~ ar,e, knowing also they
were not subscribers. We will
aoa. saem 10 call in and settle
vi, before Sunday. Commenc-
irg Sunday the paper will not
b. delivered 10 the parties.
~ wevcr If you are a subscrib-
er nd fail 70 Get your paper
telenhone our office No. 222 or
re ;dencc, No. 1s4.
Tiien receiving the Com
l- al and knowing them
81 Z. be in arrears for same
l nlease pav their subscrip-
ton. On account of the new
ruling Of the postoffice we are
Ms l'owed to mail papers to
81 5scrii1c-s who are more than
three r.onths in arrears.
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12
PIVOTAL POINTS LONG
HELD BY HUNS ARE
NOW MENACED
NEW FORM OF GAS
New Zealanders Are Pelted
With Salvo of the Orange
Shaped ProieetIles.

Paris, Sept. Outside of
artillery actions at some points
on the Aisne river, the Vesle
and in Champagne there is
nothing Of Importance to an
nounce, the war office an
nounced today.
London, Sept. H. ST. Go
balm, the great stretch of
wooded high ground that
forms one Of the chief defens-
es of the southern end of the
Hindenburg line, is now
threatened in the rear by the
allied advance.
In the outflanking move on
st. Quentin slow but sure
progress is being made.
Aviators are taking up the
offensive where the tanks are
hindered by the hail Of bombs,
similar to the operation con
Quoted by the Americans and
French at Fismes, on the
Aisne front.
A message from Paris quot
ed Henri Bidou, the famous
French military critic as say
ing that the Germans will
soon learn that there are
other vulnerable points on
his front.
With the American Army
on the Aisne, Sept. IL
American troops on the Aisne
river front have again extend
ed their gains, forcing the
Germans to retire eastward
of the Revillon- Glennes road.
This German retreat fol-
lowed a bombardmsnt by the
american batteries and a
fIare-up Of activity by Ameri-
can patrols.
However, the Germans still
maintain machine gun nests
on the ridge northeast OF Mer-
val and Little Mountain.
The key to the whole situa-
ton, which lies to the north
east OF Revillon, is still occu-
pied by the enemy.
With the British Army in
France, Sept. 1.-THE Ger
mans are using a new type Of
gas she'll. They were first
employed against the New
Zealanders, when salvoS were
fired at short range. Several
hundred projectiles, the size
OF oranges rained thick over
an area OF about two acres.
According to the army re-
port they gave off gas and
burned the grass"
Apparently the firstexperi-
ment was a failure and the
New Zealanr ii l'ere only
amused at WI hey termed
the fruit bal eye."
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12

Captain John b. Lawley and Lieut..
Charles Reagan Cain, two Well
known young men of this county,
have arrived safely overseas. News
to this effect was received here the
first of the week by relatives of the
two gentlemen Assistant Dental
Surgeon and Commanding officer
w. w. Westmoreland, Jr.. Camp
Beaufegard, has been visitor 70
homefolks the first of the week
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12
BOSTON PLAYERS
WIN WORLD SERIES
GAME PLAYED YESTERDAY AT.
TERNOON RESULTED 3 TO
IN FAVOR OR RED soX.

The last aame of The worlds
series YESTERDAY aft
crnoou war won by tho Boston .iel
5p1, the scoFe being 3 90 T.
The siNth game oi the series was
won By Chicago Tuesday afternoon.
when ihc Cubs defeated the Red Sos
Us score rF 2 90 -. The contest
Mas delayed for about one hour hy
an unprecedented strike ef the play
ers of h,lh trans ~ thcir share at
,ho proceeds.
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12
EARLY RETURNS ARE
AGAINST HARDWICK
OUT OF THIRTY-SEVEN COUN-
TIES HEARD FROM HARRIS
LEADING TICKET.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. ii.--At q Eat
Il IN tonight with cnIy shirty-seven
counties heard from in the senatorial
race between Hardwick, Harris ard
Howard. the returns show tbat Hard
wick, its present senator and one Of
the "wilfui Twelve has defeated,
hasing carried only 4 the 81 enu1-
ties: Harris, 20; Howard. 3.
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12

z News has been received here an
bouncing the safe arrival of Lieut..
William Hairston and Lieut. G. s.
Brooks in France. These splendid
young men. who are well known in
Columbus, are in the S7th division.
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12
CARn--sI RITTER.

Mr. John B. Card and Mrs. Ella s.
Ritter we're married az the parsou-
age Of the Central Methodist church
in East Columbus sunday night, the
ceremony having been performed b.
The pastor. Rev. r. u. Gregor Both
the contracting parties are well
known and have many friends who
wish them q long and happy married
life.
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12

Mr. Walter II. McIIwain, who is
now IN the navy, is on a furlough
visiting bis relatives in Artesia. He
was in Columbus yesterday having
been accompanied by his father, Mr..
j, s. McIlwain and Mr.. G. w. Bush.
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12

News has heen received here by
Mr. w. H. Ware from his son, Litnt.
J. G. Ware. stating that he had boon
made commander ~ the tornedn dc.
stroyer. Truxfon, which is now or
of the cost of France.
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12

Mr.. B. w. holland, who for a num-
Der of years has made a splendid
foreman at the Sanitary Laundry, left
last week for New Orleans. He has
ccepted a position elsewhere, and
his many friends here regret that he
has decided to make his home in an
other city.
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12
Ia Al-AnM I.As1 NlLl,ir.

An alarm Of fire sent IN from the
Gun Cotton Factory abont 8 O'Clock
last evening was quickly responded
to By tho fireman but the bla2.
had Deen eXtinguished when they
reached the scene.
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12
BRITISH OFFICER
VISITS cor tMBts

Maj. j. X Dunlop aomaer qt
the British military sion TO the
United States, after spending several
days in Columbus, left Monday for
Camp Sheridan, near MONTGOMERY
While here Maj. Dunlop was The
guest of Dr. and Mrs w ~ Barton,
who gave an informal reception iN
his honor at their home nu North
Seventh avenue
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12
CLI\CH--DEE.

Letters have been received here
announcing The marriage OF Lieuten-
ant Paul G. Clinch and Miss Leona
NJ Dee, which was solemnized in
Chicago last Saturday, Lieutenant
Clinch. who Is member of the
National army, is now stationed at
Camp Grant, while his bride is the
daughter 9f Mrs. Thomas lJee, AMI
Is ven known and popular here, hav-
ing formerly been student of the
industrial Institute and COLLEGE.
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12

Mr. J. b. Dowdle, who has been
visiting relatives here, leaves today
for Houston, Texas, where he goes
10 accept a position with the Volk
Shoe Company, one Of the largest
concerns Of IT'S kind in the south.
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12

Mr.. and Mrs. H3r-ey Cook return
ed Monday from a delishtful visit
~ PROF. and Mrs. Joe Cook in Hat
tiesburg
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12

Mr.. aid Mrs. Louis Shull are re-
ceigirp nsratulatio1s upon the ar
rival Of another fine son into their
home OH north Tenth street.
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12

Nr. T. W Mayer. Of Bristol Tenn.
spent the first OF the week here w.th
friends
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12

Mrs. f. M. Leigh and her two
daughters, Misses Louise and Vir-
g,nia, left yesterday for Metuchin,
N. j., where they go to bid adieu to
Dr. Robert NJ. Leigh, a member of the
Medical Reserve Corps, who will sail
for France within the next few days.
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12

Mr. T. A. RoI who rar d NAM
Der OF years ha ean meiuhes III
the Columbus Department. lefs
Monday FOR sh ED. fIa.. whera
he goes to acee posIs ion.
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12

Mr.. Frank Gl e1eI. eff Chica,o l.
pending the week here having i'm
stalled the Syn pncnE / photouIavar
and pipe organ at the Pirincess
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12

N11lcE RED CROSS KNITTERS.-
All WOO finished or unfinished
nust be + turned 10 room at City
Hall by Sc Hember 12-
MRS ANNIE McGEORGE.
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12

Mrs. Geea,,a =. i.cissss " n lacau-a.
Ala Is Vi sitlng in the home OF Mrs.
f. f. Cal Way
The Columbus commercial., 1918-09-12

Mr.. C. H. Perkins has returned
from Memphis, and is again at Lide's
Drug Store.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-18
COAL CONSERVATION.

While it was to be expected that the fuel administrator would state as he has that he has made no iron clad ruling which would prevent the use of fuel in case of sickness or a. req sonable use of 1t in heating the homes to a proper degree that necessary pro- tection against colds and the epidemic migth be obtainetA it cannot help be- ing realized that every possible effort should be made to overcome waste.
 There have been handicaps of one kind or another which have continued to cut down the production of coal but the mining of anthracite coal is at the present time being seriously af- fected by the influenza, as can be readily understood when it is claimed that it is causing a decrease of 50, ,00f tons day in the output This means a weekly drop of 300.0Oo tons, or enough to furnish 30. O0o families with their winter requirements.
 With the mines working at theil full capacity it will require a long time to make up for the loss, and there Is no telling when it will be epossible to get them back to such 2 basis for coal miners are no more i'm mune from influenza than other peo- pie.
 It is therefore incumbent upon the people to exercise good judgment, tC save coal wherever it is possible ant 10 overcome waste on every occasion And what is true of hard coal pro. 1, L When sickness knocks out labor tho situation is one which it is decidedly difficult to overcome. Much help however Is to be obtained througl wise conservation,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-18
arriving in new camp: Where is

arriving in new camp: Where is the "Foyer?"
 On the athletic field it was a pleas ure to instruct the "Poiius" in Amer ican games such as baseball, football and volley ball, all eager to learn the games played in America by their big ally and it is no idle prediction to say that soon baseball is destined to be- come as popular in France as in America.
 Some of the games played by the French are called Jeux de Borles. Jeu de Tonneau and Jeux de Quilies.
 These games are very interesting and require considerable skill to play successfully At the present time 1 have not become an expert but am i'm proving each day.
 I discovered many talented musi- clans, and concerts were in ur1er nearly every nishtI Whenever possi- ble we established canteen and dis | pensed "Chocolat ct Cafe" n mrge quantities. Sometimes as many as che thousand cups a day. | In the villages adjacent to the camps I found a great opportunity to i encourage the residents by short chat. | a word of compliment for t>,e wonder l ful flower gardens, visit to their 1 homes, listening to stories of the time 1 when the Boche invaded the town and l then to tell them about thei~ t.g i friend across the sea. i Among the French troops there are 1 many races represented in the Colo nial troops; the Malgaen2s, the AL gerians, the Moroccajns, the Senegal ais, all dressed in their native cos tunes presenting striking spectacle when on march and ready for battle. 1 These native troops are constant visi- l tors to the Foyer and show. great interest in all the activities of this work
 At least once a week a cinema en- i tertainment is given in the Foyer 1 and needless to say the building is 1 packed to the doors, also amateur | theatricals are presented by the sol diers, some of whom wtre profession al actors in civil life. The perform ances were thoroughly enjoyed at all l times.
 One other activity that I have not mentioned is the English classes that are formed in all the "Foyers." The enc great desire of the French soldier 1 and officers as well. is to learn the | language Of the Americans.
 The experiences that l have had ir this particular work have clearly dem onstrated to me the value and i'm portance of the Foyer"
 It has become a necessity for the good and welfare of the soldiers anG the accomplished are beyond compre- hension.
 GEORGE ". HALEY.
 Paris. Sept. 21, 1918.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-18
Performers in the Summer Air.


 The wood-edge lane, over which ae- roplanes drone throughout most fine days, and sometimes on still and moonlft nights, has a succession from May till October of more wonderful aerial performers than the fritillary butterflies lately described in The Times. There are four-namely, bee hawk moth, volucella, syrphuS, and humming bird hawk moth or sphynX. If the flying soldier above ever learns to do what these four,do the only safe place for a public building in war will be 10 feet or so underground; for as l rolucella spins fixed in space within the orbit of half an inch, dropping her eggs straight down and true through the air. so will he, from his aneaorage above, drop his 'eggs" to a nicety on | the exact objective. 1 These four performers excel in air
 magic the kestrel OF windhover. f'r- 1 less their small size results In some optical illusion, they exceed the swift and the merlin in speed; certainly | they exceed both in the amazing speed
 and neatness of the start.
 The hawk moth .sbneared il 1 May He skinned low ai;lag the | bUgle plants which flower III several tints of blue and purple. one Of which
 resembles lapis lazuli-an exquisite little day flying moth, with trauspar- ent wings and a bright rel band
 around the body. He whirled from bug.e to bugle bioss0m. ch9clle1 him self abruptly on reaching those which l held sweets. unrolled and inserted his trunk into each honey we'll l Whilst a bee hawk rifles the flower S
 store-which it is the flowers adran- l tage he should r:fie-there is intense
 wing action: but it is not noticed till we approach and observe cIriOusly. 1 Ordinarily, such intense wing action would shoot the fier hundreds Of yards through space in a very few seconds. Yet in this case it holds the | fier perfectly steady for several sec onds within the same haif-ineh of space: he is only swung away from his objective by 8 sharp gust Of wind
 but returns in flash. and is station ary again--a feat I have seen his :'e- lation,, the humming- bird hawk moth
 perform in squally weather.
 The fact is he has anchored himself in the air by figure -of-eight move ments, a long series of which he cuts with rapidity that defies our com prehenSion. This fgure-tle anchor in fiight-is at the root of the secret Ol -liit iiONGI III 'St1i Afltlll iiISt'sls which hover commonly or exception
 ally. Long ago the minute expert lments with scientific apparatus of the
 French scientist Marcy put that past
 doubt Pettigrew and others since
 him have worked and observed ir the same field.
 After bee hawk came, in later June
 the fly volucella. Today a syrphu.
 fly is performing the hover and othel astonishing feats in the lane and tn, rides and glades of the wood; and ir
 autumn the humming- bird haw,k-noti ] will close the season of the hoverer;
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-18


 our fighting forces. They must be up to the standard in all particulars. It is a crime to think that because the men know little or nothing about what they eat that they should be served anything and everything. On the other hand 1t Is equally wrong to arouse 8 nation against a concern by improperly charging it with attempt ing to sell meat unfit for human con sumption without. at least possessing sufficient reliable, information to con- vict. The old axiom "Be sure you are right and then go ahead" should certainly govern in all such cases.
 The vindieation of the concern has come after some months but it would appear that. if due care had been ex- ercised there would have been no need for the spreading broadcast of the improper charges in the first piacs both to alarm the people and to em- barrass an innocent concern.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-18
DRINK HOT WATER
 IF YOU DESIRE A ROSY COMPLEXION
Says we can't help but look better and feel better
 after an inside bath.

To. look ones best and feel one's best is to enjoy an inside bath each morning to flush from the system the previous days waste sour fermenta- tions and poisonous toxins before it is absorbed into the blood. Just as coal, when it burns, leaves behind g cer- tain amount of incombustible mate rial in the form of ashes, so the food and drink taken each day leave in the alimentaTy organs certain amount of indigestible material, which if not eliminated, form toxins and poisons which are then sucked into the blood through the very ducts which are in tended to suck in only nourishment to sustain the body.
 If you want to see the glow of healthy bloom in your cheeks, to see your skin get clearer and clearer, you are told to drink every morning upon arising, glass of hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate in it, which is a harmless means of washing the waste material and tox- ins from the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels, before putting more food into the stomach.
 Men and women with sallow skins, liver spots. pimples or< pallid com pleXion, are those who wake up with a coated tongue. bad taste, nasty breath, others who are bothered with headaches bilious spells. acid stom- ach or constipation should begin this phosphated hot water drinking.
 A quarter pound of limestone phos- phate costs very little at the dFNg store but is sufficient to demonstrate that just as soap and hot water eleanses, purifies and freshens the skin on the outside, so hot water and limestone phosphate act on the inside organs.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-18
HuEssSI I!ssSsaENA |l|
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Fine Work aeina Bone For Soldiers.

Fine Work 3cinu Bone For Soldiers.
 Mir. Editor: am writing to you in regard 10 the work in which I am en- gagged in France. It is with the Trench forces and is a part of the great work which the Y. Nj. c. A. is doing here for the moral and mater ial support of the allied army. Per haps few of my experiences will in- terest you and also the readers ot your excellent newspaper if you care to publish the same.
 l arrived in France in May, and af- ter waiting a few days in Paris, was assigned 10 "f'oyer" south of Rheims. I was favored in commenc ing my work by having beautiful weather. The country was respond ant with flowers of all kinds, partlc- ularlv the red poppy which bedecked the fields with it's bright hue and but for the little mounds of earth marked by a cross scattered heEe and there and the booming of the cannon, ont could hardly realize there was war at hand, and just over the hills a bloody struggle was carrying on.
 The Foyer" is properly a building where the soldiers congregate curing their leisure moments, to either write letters (paper and envelopes being supplied free Of cnarSel to pay games, to enjoy the latest selection or the photograph or to chat 0it wttt the secretary who is supposed to know everything. and also during pleasant weather to play baseball, football and other French and American games or the athletic field
 IL was delightful experience to tall with the "Poilus' and hear their va ried experiences in the war. their am hitions, their determination to Win tht war; showing me pictures of wives sweethearts and children ev1ncing great pleasure when I showed a per sonaI interest in all their affairs. Grizzled veterans rubbed elbowi with smooth faced, young Poilus. al eager to speak with the ''secretaire, tC read the last "communique" or tt enjoy the companionship of their com rades.
 It is impossible to describe the ap preciation of the foyer" or the goot
 results obtained by furnishing the sol diers with a place where he can rela, and forget the arduous duties of war fare. sufficient to say that the foyer 1 is crowded at all times and that tn l first question asked by a soldier whit
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-18

Tt certainly does embarrass me so." declared the girl who had been told she looked like Mary Pickfcrd. The way people stare at my hair when go out on the street! You woull think curls went out with the dodo, the way they acti How can help it if my hair is naturally curl"
 Why don't you do it up under your hat, theng disagreeably askeds the young person who cherished a Secret notion that she was the twin of Clara Kimball Young. Ht is perfectly silly to let yourself be annoyed that way by ignorant bystandersl Why, when people look at me just slip into a store or something! do hate to at tract attention"
 "Is that the reason you copied your last dress from the one in z, K. Y.'s new picture ?? sweetly inquired the little creature with the childlike smile. "Of course, speople will recog nize her clothes, if nothing more. Who told you, anyhow, that you looked like bit of resemblance and my brother nearly died at the idea"
 ''The very ideal" snapped the young person addressed. Some persons go through the world not seeing the most obvious things, and I guess when Pve had as many as sixteen people remark on the resemblance it must be so: She's very distinctive. too--it's an un- usual type: And there must be mill lions of girls who look like Margue- rite Clark, and you're so fond Of say ing you've been taken for her.
 Saying!' repeated the little crea- ture in calculated tones, sitting holt upright in her indignation. I'd like to know whether I didn't get out of I dry goods store elevator during the last bond sale and a woman said: Why, there's Marguerite Clark now! She's to sell bonds in this store today and l know that's her!' And the crowd all said yes, that was Miss Clark, aud they tagged me so. that I had the most embarrassing time getting away
 You told us all about thai, dear, heaps of times" interrupted the Mary Pjckford double. She poured pret- tily. "Soemtimes,'' she sighed, T wish I were just ordinary looking! Not that I consider myself beautiful or anything like that-I think a sweet girlishness goes much farther than that, and a sympathetic expression and gentle eyes. and-and. everything. you know! I presume they are rare. because people seem to notice them so much more than anything else. q was getting out of a street car