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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-04

TWITON is never so strange as every
day reality In times like these Our
newspapers afford US more thrills and
arc far more enthralling than the very best
best seller" The love story. for example,
OF Miss Mimi Scott, OF New York and
Newport, forms one OF the most delightful
and unusual romances that one could I'm
agine II is full OF surprises and thrills
sorrow and happiness. and yet it is Just
true story OF everyday life. That is, as
life is lived in blood-red France.
Before the United States declared war
Miss Scott was one OF Newport's greatest
bellies. She had scores OF suitors who
longed 10 marry her. and that she was
great heiress and beauty goes without say
Inc. 4 year ago she sailed for France 10
help Mrs. Vincent Astor in her work among
destitute women and children. She sailed
away heart whole and fancy free and
today she Is being congratulated on her
engagement 10 Hobart Baker. son OF Alfred
Thornton Baker. Of Philadelphia. former
famous Princeton athlete and one OF the
most daring Of the American aviatOrs In
Europei
In fact. by the time this tale is read Miss
Scott may have become Mrs Baker. be-
cause. you see. marriages move very swift
ly nowadays IN France. and the young
people arc madly In love
Miss himi Scott has a delightfully."- inter
esting background. She is the only daugh-
tor OF the late George J. Scott, of New
York. ard consequently the only grandehild
and heiress OF Mrs. George Scott. whose
estate on Bellevue avenue IS one OF New
ports loVeliest show places
Fsr mother. a great beauty. was the
Coun.sss Jeanne de Gsuville, daughter Of
a French nobleman well known in this
country She died when Mimi was a baby,
ana o. course Mr. Scott took his small
daughter home TO his mother and his
sister Louise
Early In her childhood Mimi came to a
realization SIS 70 her wealth ard import
snee. bit this knowle iEs did not influence
her unpIeasantly, most the contrary.
AS she grew older she became rather
serious minded ard inclined "a good works
Wen shs vas fifteen. Iox As1SROe, $40
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-04

Europe At the end OF the Summer Mimi
returned perfectly content to let the heath
en- alone and the convent as well.
she went to boarding school. and the
next thing came the announcement that
she was going to write a book. And so,
you see. this young lady Of fortune. heir
to wealth that ran way up into millions,
was Just a normal school girl, after all.
The Summer that Mimi came out was
a gala season for Newport. II was In
July. 1914. Just a few days before Ger
many declared war, that George Scott
gave a sumptuous ball for his daughter.
Belmead, the Scott place on the avenue,
was a riot OF flowers and the favors given
cost fortune The pretty debutante with
" coloring made an exquisite picture In
her white tulle party frock as she stood
by her fathers side TO receive her guests
She wore q string OF pearls and altogether
radiRted wealth and pleasure
That first Summer the war meant very
little 10 our heroine II was her first sea
son. and every waking minute OF her day
and night fairly teemed with excitement
OF course she took part in all the war
relief affairs. not only in Newport but later
In New York. and did Red Cross work for
the BeIgiRns. Then, in the midst OF her
cav times. her father dropped dead from
heart disease at the Tuxedo Club. This
was the first great sorrow OF Miss SCOTS
life. for she was not old enough when her
mother died 10 understand her loss.
All this time, OF course. she had been
having more than the usual share OF
suitors. She was a crscksrjaek tennis
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-04

wanted TO enter a
convent, or, failing
that. TO go as a mis-
sionary TO Africal
True to tradition,
no one denied the
heiress this odd
wish. but Aunt Lou
made up a party Of
young people care
fully picked from
the exclusive New
port families and.
putting Mimi in the
middle OF the group
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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12
WOMEN TO THE FORE
Wives and Mothers Know Value
Of Liberty Bonds.
War Behind the Lines Is Being Prose
cuted on Tremendous Scale
Every Woman Can Help
Do Something.
10y ALBERT W. ATWOOD, Financial
Writer for the Saturday Evening

10y ALBERT w.. ATWOOD, Financial
Writer for the Saturday Evening
Post.)
The day seems to have passed when
wOman's education consisted Of piano
lessons and a little polite French.
Now she studies biology, Psychology.
and all the other olOgies. In this
great and radical change In the posi-
ton Of woman 1t will not do to over
look the change In her relation to
money matters. 1t Is no longer I'M
womanly to know something about
mlnished by knowing the difference
between a bond and a share Of stock.
Millions Of ONE earn their living
today. Hundreds Of thousands have
Independent means and must decide
for themselves In affairs financial.
More and more of the wives, mothers.
and sisters not only spend the house.
hold money, but are consulted by the
men when an investment is to be
made. 1t matters not whether the
investment consists Of a ~victrOla. an
automobile, or a bond. 1t Is said men
do not take their wives into their con-
ldence when they gamble or take a
flyer, but 1t Is also said that deception
In these matters does not pay.
So there is every material reason
why women should do their part and
more in floating the Liberty bonds.
Indeed a woman recognizes a gold
dollar Just as quick rs n man, and
when It pays good interest In addition
she Is not going to turn 1t down. But
there Is more than a purely busi-
ness and selfish side to the women of
this country. They have surprised
even themselves with their executive
ability and powers Of business organ
ization. The Red Cross and every
other variety Of relief work has been
in its detail largely the result OF
woman's effort.
Behind the lines women are prose-
cutting the war on a tremendous scale.
There are millions Of men as well as
women who cannot fight In the
trenches, who cannot even drive mo-
tortrucks or work in munition fac
tories. There are some people who can
not even successfully raise a vegetable
garden, but there Is not an adult man
or woman outside the poorhouse and
the hospital who cannot either buy or
helm TO sell a Liberty bond. 1t Is the
least they can do.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12
REPLACE BEARING ON WHEEL
Best Way to Accomplish Task 10 to
Slip Short Length Of Pipe Over
tho Spindle.

In replacing a bearing on a front
wheel spindle for which it Is a tight
fit, the car owner sometimes slips the
bearing on the taper end of the spindle
and then uses the wheel as a hammer
to force 1t home, wheel and bearing
sliding into position Of the spindle at
the same time. This Is poor business,
as the strain on the bearing may break
the hardened shoulder of the inne-
race, which is meant to Withstand
wear, but not shocks Of this kind. The
best way of accomplishing this WORK
Is to slip n short length of pipe over
the spindle, the inner end resting
against the inner race Of the bearing.
BY hammering the outer end of h
pipe carefully, the bearing will slip
into place without trouble.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12
YELLOW GASOLINE IN FAVOR
Supply Might Be Increased II Motor.
ists Realized Their Prejudice
Was U~nWarranted.

II motorists realized that their preJu-
dice against yellowish gasoline was I'M
warranted the gasoline supply might
be Increased considerably.
In the early days of the oil industry
poor refining methods were RESPONSE
Bile for the production Of yellowisn
k~erosenes and gasOlines. which were
sometimes dangerous.
Another handicap, according to Pc
troleum experts, Is the necessity for
refiners treating gasoline with sui
phuric acid and caustic soda to remove
u%nsaturated hydrocarbons, which have
n high fuel value In an explosion en-
CINE.
1t Is estimated that there Is a loss
of $10.O0O,OO0 a year In the United
States through these prejudlces. repre-
scented by 30,OOO,OOO gallons of gaso-
line, $4,000 tons of sulphuric acid ant
$500 tons of caustic soda.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12

ing to take It anyhow. 1t has to have
It. 1t will make US pay 1t In taxes
and then we not only will not have
any interest. but we'll have nothing to
show for The money. In the second
room they all helped. How many Of
you are going to help? How many
here want bondsf"
Partnership With Government
Evidently the factory considered 1t
a good argument" And then the
wops, with their despised salaries. had
subscribed; everyone was thinking
about that. The hands began to go
up, and a line Of applicants was
quickly formed.
The tall young a (whose mother
was an Amertcan) had stood, hesitat-
Ing. until he saw Old Bailey's gray
head bend yer the signature bench;
and then, smiling. he slipped in be-
hind him, muttering, IF he can. l
can"
Now the machines were humming
again and argument began once more.
'"h ihuu W thc "ahuo" ""
the first to speak. "Well." he COM
mented, we've got to do something
for the bOys"
"When I get this paid, maybe they'll
have n 5 per cent bond" said 10. the
fnancier.
"America and Italy we gotta make
Kill ALA de kings-alla no gOOd!' nod
ded n of the contributors from the
second room, with approval.
1t was the same everyday hum OF
the machines. but the factory was diff
ferent. 1t was no longer a critical,
skeptical spectator of the struggle or
civilization, bitterly suspicious OF Its
" government. 1t and the govern
ment We're now partners. The war no
no longer the governments war;; 1t
was Il war. our army, our boys. n
the factory was doing its bit!
The bond salesman. perhaps, added
up the result of his work with soine
satisfaction; but by far the greater
and most important part Of 1t he
knows nothing about.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12
Don't Buy Too Big q Bond.

Here is a word of advice for the
farmer bond purchaser. Don't bite of
more than you can chew. Your gov.
eminent doesn't want you to strap"
vourself or run into financial difficult
Ties trying to pay for a bond. Buy one
small enough so you will be able to
INV for It In the allotted time without
having TO borrow money to meet the
obligation. Its value will represent
vour savings for that period of time.
If your circumstances won't permit OF
O purchasing a $1,000 bond, buy on
" n $500 one. Don't complicate our
already complicated financial problem
nv assuming q debt you can't pay.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12
IN FITTING BALL BEARINGS
Outer Race Should Form Sucking Fit
With It's HousInp-Stresses Are
Thus Distributed.

In fitting ball bearings the outer race
should form n sucking fit with its hous-
ing. This means that 1t should just
be free enough so that shaft rotation
will cause the ace to slip around in
termittently. A press fit should never
be permitted and 1t Is equally bad to
fly to the other extreme and get too
loose a fit. With a sucking fit the
outer race can at times slip around and
in this way the stresses are distributed
and do not fall always on the same
point.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12

cap to rest In it. The front end Of this
board is fastened to the running board,
and the zeal end Is fastened to the
spring. The wire on the running board
should be fastened through the bolt
hole, and in this way keep from mar
ring the fender. This device will hold
the wheel firmly in place, although
care should be taken In hauling in the
oar
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12
METHOD FOR HOLDING AxLES
Device Outlined for Holding Wheel
Firmly In ~Position-Use Care In
Hauling Car.

Here is a method for holding a brok-
en- req axle in place. 1t consists Of a
board about six feet long. about n
inch thick, and about six inches wide.
A hole should be bored in the center
of sufficient diameter to allow the hub
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12
Barbed Wire on Barrel Hoops.

The latest barbed-wire fence which
the French have designed to check the
advance of the enemy employs a Sc
ries of immense barrel hoops, on which
barbed wire is strung, says the Popu-
lar Science Monthly. The hoops are
securely fastened to a wooden fence
form-six hoops to 4 section of fence
sd that it is possible for each en-
tanglement section to roll over and
over like . string Of lopsided push
balls Joined together to form q solid
unit.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12
CIogged Breathing Tube.

Hold your hand over the breathing
tube occasionally while engine is run
ming TO see If air is passing out. If
breathing tube gets clogged it puts n
back pressure on pistons that tulls
down the power of the motor.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12

neatness, to imagine these officers with
their trousers rolled up to their knees
wading around the deck. One Of the
officers of the Monterey said he had
not worn shoes at all from Manila to
Guam. Add to this discomfort q diet
Of canned sausages, beans, potatoes
and corned beef and 1t does not pre-
sem a very inviting picture.-Guam
News letter.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12
Spark and Throttle Levers.

Do not neglect to squirt a little oil
around the spark and throttle lever
connections at intervals. A little of
this oil will run down the post and pre-
rent the lever rods from freezing and
thus moving at the same time.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12

thought an honorable peace could he
negotiated with Germany. but they
know differently now as they toll In
he fields for the kaiser's soldiers. The
only way to negotiate a peace with the
kaiser is with a bayonet. We have
sent our young men over to France to
do the negotiating. Let us furnish
them with the bayonets, food and cloth
ing while they are using those bayo-
nets. Buy Liberty Bonds.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12
Russian Farmers and Liberty sonda

Germany has taken possession of
several hundred thousand square miles
of fertile Russian and Roumanian ter
ritory, has ~confiscated what grains
were on the land and has set the farm
ers to work raising more grain to be
used by German armies. Probably. but
not certainly, enough grain will be left
to keep the conquered Russian and
Roumanian farmers from starving to
death while they raise crops for their
German masters.
Over in Russia the deluded people
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12
Overlook Own Wheels.

Despite the criticism Of the average
owner as to the condition Of the wheels
of the car ahead, few indeed take the
trouble to make the inspection Of the
wheels of their own cars.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12
Goodies.

F~ractureless goggles, for automobil.
lists or aviators that a New York in
ventor has patented are made of two
plates of glass REINFORCED with ceh
luloid inserted between them.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12

When the sections are to be set
up, they are ragged out under cover
of darkness and so arranged that the
natural land formations Of the vicin-
ity conceal them from advancing
troops.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12
W Wants to Win This War. Do Your

A father in a little Illinois town re-
ceiyed a cablegram the other day from
General Pershing. announcing the
death of his two ons over there. kill
cd in action" He went out and sold
his home and bought Liberty Bonds.
"I'm the only one left now and I'll
rent a room for myself" was his only
comment.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12

II the differential begins to grow
noisy, 1t may need fabrication, or v
a heavier lubricant. If this does not
remedy the trouble have the wear
taken up at a service station
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12
Hard saiIino on the Monterey

Hard Sailing on the Monterey.
Life for both officers and men on the
Monterey is not very pleasant. The
Monterey Is SO small and has SO little
free-board that her decks are awash
most of the time. 1t is hard for NJ In
Guam, where q naval officer typines
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12
v Alarm Whistle.

An automobile alarm whistle to be
connected to the cylinders of n a Gun
be made to utilize the full force Of
their explosions when desired.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12

The war department wants $450,000.-
600 more for airplanes. Flying comes
nigh.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12

There's life alone In duty done. and
rest alone In striving.-Whittier.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-09-12
To Mention FurS!

To mention furs In hot weather is an
offense, but-short furs are to trim
cloth suits and coats next season, and
long haired furs will be seen on plush
coats. Among next winters model
costugles Hudson seal is of great i'm
portance, particularly on cloth coats.
One smart model in buff-tan velours Is
an example of this; it has a Hudson
seal collar and cuffs and the combine"
-tion is pleasing. Then beaver ana
nutria are also good. These shorter
furs are liked on cloth coats but for
the rich pushes which are shown ex'
tensively raccoon, oppossum and
skunk are important in the order
named. Fur fabric trimmings will be
in good style among the fashionably
dressed again also.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-09-12

ready have salvage or junk campaigns
under way. These probably will be
modified by the new policy to GER
tain extent and chapters not now COL
lecting waste materials will wait until
explicit directions are received before
starting into the new work.
England was saved half billion
dollars worth Of materials wasted be-
fore the war and this country, using
the great Red Cross membership OF
more than twenty million persons,
should make greater showing.
The war Industries board will spec
lfy from time to time the materials
specially desired and the chapters that
will collect them, '~..
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-09-12

'Speed up!' is the call from Sur
keon General Gorgas to the American
Red Cross in its campaign to recruit
graduate nurses. ~.
With the American army overseas
entering more and more into the fight
Ing, he said, the need for additional
nurses becomes imperative. =
The call is for 1000 graduate nurses
a week for the next eight weeks, or
5000 by October 1, for the. whole
country. " - =. :.
The states In Central division-1lli.
nois, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska and
Wisconsin-have been enrolling gradu-
ate nurses steadily for, military and
naval service. but will redouble their
efforts to meet this urgent request.
The public can help by urging every
graduate nurse to enroll with the Red
Cross, and also by reducing calls upon
graduate nurses in case of illness,
using practical nurses wherever prac-
ticable and learning how to handle
simple ailments in the home without
outside help. H.. - ..,.,.... ~.
waste not, want not Will pc new
Red Cross slogan. 1H y
Upon request Of the war industries
board. the American Red Cross will
undertake q new line of work, the con-
servation Of materials now going to
waste. s ~ -~s.{.@@- - u.s.. =.
This salvage campaign will be d.
rected by new bureau Of conserva-
ton at National Red Cross headquar-
tiers in Washington and Will call for
cooperation by chapters throughout
the country acting upon instructions
given through division headquarters.
While the Red Cross will get the
benefit of the material saved or col
lected, the primary purpose is not to
raise funds for the Red Cross but to
save materials needed in the winning
Of the war. ,">''. .|r'-@"
A number of Red Cross chapters al
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-09-12
j. WHEN
THE ALARM
SOUNDED
BY VINCENT G. PERRY
Copyright, 1918. by the Mcclure Newspa
per Syndicate.) - -.~ss

-
Mary Hilton closed the book she
had been reading and jumped to her
feet hastily. It was an overdrawn story
of spies and international intrigue,
but there was a fascination about it
that kept her reading longer than she
had intended. She looked at the alarm
clock on her dressing table and gave
an exclamation of dismay. She had
been reading for two hours and there
was barely half an hour left In which
to catch her train. She had dressed
before taking up the book, 80 II she
hurried there was still time. Thank
goodness she was merely going on q
weekend visit and would not have
much packing to do! In less than five
minutes all was packed. She began to
wonder what was in her suitcase after
she had closed it. She opened it again
and examined the contents carefully.
There! She knew she had forgotten
something. She snatched the alarm
clock from it's accustomed. place and
showed it into the bag. She was conf
dent her cousin hadn't an alarm clock
and knew she would miss the early
train on Monday If she hadn't some
thing dependable to awaken her. AS
an afterthought she showed the novel
In on top. s...... ~.
- ! AS usual, there was no car in sight
when Mary arrived at her corner. BY
the time one came she was sure it was
impossible to get to the station In
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-09-12

New dresses for school wear, made
10 1T the requirements Of the little
miss from about seven to twelve
years, seem to emphasize the Sim
Dticity that governs the designs In chill.
deen's clothes. Simplicity grows
more and more popular as the tastes
OF the public advances. The demand is
for strcng fabrics, the simplest lines,
reliable workmanship and good finish
Ing.
In materials, heavy cotton rep.
canton crepe, strong, coarse linen
weayes snd the tried and proved wool
clothes provide about all the dresses
for general wear. Washable goods
ore woven in colors that are dark and
nermanene. strong blues and browns
taking the lead for school wear. In the
new frocks for fall sleeves are length
ened 10 that they reach to the wrist,
and there is more variety In their de-
sixn. but otherwise styles do not DIFF
for much from those familiar to rs
IN the summer dresses. Little folks,
In these days Of steam and furnace
heated schools and homes, look to
coats and warm head and footwear
to fortify them against the cold Of
winter.
The frock Of brown cotton rep With
hands and bindings In white rep, shown
a the picture, is as good an example
n a seryiceable everyday and school
dress az any one could ask. The ma
.rfal is laid in four box llaits. which
ne messed In. They are stitched down
. the front and back to the depth OF
:. ICING yoke; their edges overlay q
-.s.,. of the white goods. White
arrow heads are worked ut the enos
" tibe.se haoAA, The peck and sleeves