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The citizen., 1918-02-28
THE SHADOW BEFORE.

Remember that story which flashed
across the cables some weeks ago
about an American sentry having been
killed by a German night patrol?
Evidently they surprised and over
powered him. They might just as east
ly have taken him prisoner. But they
didn't.
They cut his throat from ear TO ear!
Not a pretty story; not story COM
mending the much vaunted German
kultur: not story calculated TO in
spire confidence in the kaiser's close
ly following peace proposals.
But intensely Illuminating!
II was notice, served in the German
way. OF what our boys in khaki may
expect
II was an early intimation OF what
the gore maddened Hun may be ex-
pected TO do IL he ever puts his nailed
heel and his mailed fist upon Ameri-
can shores.
And IN the usual Prussian way II
was done in the dark!
God help America IL we fail to bring
every resource TO bear in winning this
war.
And God help you and yours II YOU
fail to do your part.
Buy a Liberty Bond before II 10 too
late.
We MUST strafe the Hun.
The citizen., 1918-02-28
WHAT HE OUGHT TO SAY.
I'M WEST VIRGINIA.

The following is part of a signed
statement contributed TO the Union Sig.
nal by Samuel B. Montgomery, com
missioner OF labor for West Virginia
Since the state went dry West Vir
ginia has built seventy-two new high
school buildings at total cost Of ap'
proximately $2,s00.O00; the enrolment
In high schools In the state has In
creased 131 per cent, and there are
now nine colored high schools. Al
most as many churches of the first
class have been dedicated. and preach
ers' and teachers salaries have been
noticeably increased. A larger mum
ber Of state and national banks have
been organized than In the ten previ
Gus wet years. One lone bank ir
Fayette county has 500 more saving
accounts than II had in the last year
before prohibition.
The Industrial centers would vote
more solldly dry now than they did In
1912. when all industrial counties weni
dry except ONE.
The citizen., 1918-02-28
SCOUTS IN AIRCRAFT RAID.

A feature of recent air raid In Lon
don, when eight people were killed and
twenty-one injured, was the appear
ance of some 300 or 400 boy scouts as
buglers sounding the "all clear signal"
through the streets when the official
notice was sent out.
After experimenting with motor
horns and whistles, neither OF which
proved satisfactory, the authorities de-
cided that the French system of sound
ing bugles was the most effective. The
question of where TO get enough buglers
arose, and it was answered by boy
scouts volunteering In numbers.
They assembled ut the police centers
when the warning of the raid was is
sued and dispersed throughout the city
Immediately the word "clear" was CIV
en-. apparently finding great pride and
enjoyment in the work. All the boys
had to furnish the written consent of
parents or guardians before they were
enlisted.
The citizen., 1918-02-28
WORK, SAVE, FIGHT.

These are the three cardinal re-
quisites of the present condition OF
world menace. They are the sur
mounting beatitudes of our chaotic
times We will ignore them only at
our peril We will shirk them only
at an overwhelming cost We must dc
not only one. but all to win. And win
we must.
To lose this conflict with the kaiser's
hosts; to bend the knee in submission
to the will OF the Prussian autocracy;
to accept peace terms dictated by the
war lords OF Germany. would be TO
trail in the dust the highest hopes
OF Democracy. II would mark the
Waterloo of Liberty. 1t might spell
the end.
America wants no. autocratic dom
ination at this late day. The United
States has led the way in world en-
lightenment and the sowing of the
seeds of freedom too long ever to sub
nit to tyranny. And German victory
would mean that.
So we must work TO the utmost In
our respective lines that the normal
production may be maintained and oui
material needs may be met fully and
promptly.
We must save. economic. curtail
that home consumption may be re
duced and our individual resources be
kept to their normal standard.
For in doing both we will have more
TO offer our government directly and
indirectly; through personal sacrifice
and investment in war securities.
And we can trust our boys at the
front to do their share Of the fighting;
the spirit of freedom will inspire tc
that
Work, save. fight and WIN.
That's our program.
The citizen., 1918-02-28
GRANGE MASTER
|NDORSES BONDS
Urges Ohio Farmers to Prepare
for the Next Liberty
Loan Drive
GRANGE SURPlUSAlL
Nations Securities Best Investment
on Earth. Farmers Should Prove
Patriotic by Buying.

GAINESVILLE, O.-(SpeciaD-Louis J
Taber, master of the Ohio State
Grange, urges that the coming Lber
ty Loan drive be made the subject Of
special discussion and consideration
in the Washington Lincoln Liberty
meetings now being held in the vart
Gus sub oranges throughout the state
Mr. Taber favors big farmer invest
ment next drive.
"The next Liberty Loan campaign
he says, will af1ord the Grange an ex
ceptional opportunity to serve patriot
ically not only our order, but agri
culture, the country and civilization
at large. The motto of the state grange
Is A bond in every farm home in Ohio.
The state organization has invest ed
every penny of its surplus in Liberty
bonds. Sub-granges should follow its
example.
Nor should we stop there. Every
reached. For there is not a farmer
in Ohio but can afford 10 buy at least
one Liberty Bond on the very easy
terms offered. Every one should hold
at least one bond. The farmer was
not heavy purchaser in either Of the
earlier drives. There were reasons
justifying this condition then. but ther,
10 no adequate excuse for his failure
to purchase now
mo class of men have been more
criticized than the farmers. however
unjust this criticism may have been
They will soon have an opportunit,
to refute these charges, and | an con
fident they will maintain the tradi
tions of their patriotic forefathers b,
coming nobly to the financial rescue
of their country. There is no bettei
OF safer investment on earth than {
Liberty Bond.
The citizen., 1918-02-28
Destroy This House Pest.

The silver fish-like insect known az
silverfish or slicker is a troublesome
pest in many homes where II is found
in books. papers. clothing and other
articles containing starch. II is par
tlcularly destructive in libraries, being
fond Of the paste used In the bind
ing Of books. Frequently II feeds on
the paste used In applying wallpaper.
causing II TO scale off. II also dam
ages starched clothing, linen and cur
tains II left undisturbed for any consid-
erable period of time. Nearly every
housewife is familiar with this obnox-
ious little pest, which is able TO run
about with great rapldlty. though they
may know It by some other name than
sllverfish.
One OF the best household remedies
for silverfish is pyrethrum. Sodium
fluorid, most efficient roach powder.
is also an effective remedy. II may be
busted. or applied with the powder
blower, wherever the silverfish Is likely
20 occur. Frequent handling and airing
OF starched clothing and similar OBJ
jects will aid In their destruction. A
thin. boiled starch paste made Of three
quarters ounce of powdered white ar
senic and one F.nt Of -four is a good
poisoned bait when spread upon small
pieces OF cardboard and put In places
frequented by silverfish. AS this paste
Is very poisonous II should be kept out
OF reach OF children.
The citizen., 1918-02-28
FOUR REASONS FOR PRoHleI.


H. B. Griffith. who Is the proprietor
" the largest department store In
North Dakota. says:
Flrst-Prohlbition helps the homes
Of the people. II brings TO many
mothers and children comforts that
they would not have II the sale Of
liquor were permitted to debauch and
paupcrize the father and bread win
ner.
Second-Prohlbition creates a bet
ter moral atmosphere in which TO rear
n family. with booze banished we
have less vice and crime.
Third-Prohlbltlon is an aid In the
creating Of wealth in any community.
Under prohibition we have more
thrift-lnborers mechanics, business
men and farmers all have more earn
ing ability and save more money.
Fourth-Prohibltio territory So
cured through local option Is Of value,
but IL Is difficult To enforce the law
when the sale Of liquor Is permitted
In other nearby sections-the wider
the prohibition area the better. State.
wide prohibition Is much better than
local-wlde prohibition, and national
prohibition is the only final satisfac'
tory settlement Of the liquor question
The citizen., 1918-02-28
WHEAT AND MEAT CONSERVED
Much Can Be Saved by Use Of Various
Substitutes In Arranging Lunch
for Children.

Wheat and meat can be saved In
thousands of lunches carried each
morning to school by the children Of
this nation. There Is no need to de-
crease the energy value or nourish-
ment of these lunches, but In addition
to saving wheat and meat It Is pos
sible with the various substitutes to
give a pleasing variety to the noon
meal at school.
Since whatever meat brought from
home is usually in the form of sand
wiches, the problem of the meatless
lunch is not hard, for so many good
sandwich filings other than meat are
easy to secure. Here are a few sug-
gestions for sandwich filings: Chop
ped hard-boiled egg mixed with salad
dressing; peanut butter; cottage or
cream cheese; chopped dates and nuts.
All are good and the children will like
them as well as meat.
For the wheatless day the sand
wiches are more of a problem, but
toasted corn mullins, rye bread, oat-
meal bread, or oatmeal or corn waters
can take the place of the bread made
of wheat only. The filings can be
anything usually used.
A sweet such as chopped fruits and
nuts pressed and cut In cubes or slices.
a piece of chocolate, or oatmeal cook
les, will find favor with the children
in place Of the cooky or cake made
from wheat flour.
Sandwiches, fruit, and sweet make
good lunch, especially If supplement-
ed by a cupful of hot cocoa or soup
made at school and containing some
milk. Or the lunch brought from home
may be even simpler-plain bread and
an apple or other fruit are enough If
the hot dish prepared at school is a
hearty one.
The citizen., 1918-02-28
CONSERVATION IN
KITCHEN IS URGED
Becoming Impossible to Purchase
Many Household Devices.
CARE FOR HOME EQUIPMENT
With Many Of Simple Articles Almost
impossible to Purchase, House.
keepers Are Confronted With
Hard Problem.

Stores used to be well supplied with
hew household devices to tempt the
housewife. Now 1t is becoming impos-
sible to purchase some of the simplest
articles because they are no longer
manufactured, or cannot be transport
ed. The housekeeper is confronted
with the unusual value of little things
with the necessity Of making house
hold utensils last, of repairing them
or of making what she has on hand
answer. 1t is part Of wars lesson
of thrift. Are you learning from It?
Here are some aids:
Handles, screws, and fastenlngs of
knives, forks, egg beaters, ETC., left in
hot water, become loose.
Metal utensils rust when put away
wet.
Brooms and brushes used continu-
ally on one side wear to a point.
Brooms should not be allowed to
stand on the floor until their weight
bends or breaks the straw.
Glasses often are broken when the
bottom instead of the side first touches
the bot dishwater.
China is dulled by washing it with
too strong soap suds.
China is broken In the refrigerator
by placing heavier dishes on II.
Liquids are spilled on rugs or polished
surfaces because the container was too
full.
Contents of saucepans boil over on
the stove or In the oven because al
lowance was not made for the expan-
sion of liquids when heated.
Burned food will clog burners OF gas
and oil stoves and lessen efficiency.
Many rugs are torn because they
were held firmly by the edge during
severe shaking.
The glazing of porcelain and enam'
eled sinks, tubs, and wash bowls Is
scratched and broken by cleaning with
too coarse cleaning materials.
Finish of furniture is likely to bs
The citizen., 1918-02-28
SCOUTS BUILD BIG sEARcHLIeHT.

One Of the newest and liveliest boy
scout services has been rendered the
government In Birmingham, Ala, A
troop Of scouts is erecting at a cost of
several hundred dollars a giant search
light on the top floor Of the Jefferson
County Bank building.
The searchlight will be used In
quickly mobilizlng the boy scouts OF
the city. who will all be taught the call
and other signals. II will also be
used by the Civic association on such
occasions as elections. The scouts
operating 1t will also learn the proper
code so that they may perhaps be OF
some service TO the government.
The monster searchlight will have a
13-inch face and will be about 1,OOc
watts strong. II will be visible fol
over 15 miles and has unlimited possi
bilities.
The citizen., 1918-02-28
BOY.
SOUTS s
e.
Conducted by National Council Of the Boy
SCOUTS OF OLD CONCORD

Troop No. I Of Concord, Mass, raises
and lowers the flag on the Square each
day. A resident Of historic Lexington
Road who has watched this loyal serv-
ice, sees in II the same patriotic i'm
pulse Of 1775 when the "embattled
farmers stood and fired the shot heard
rorsd the world" He writes:
Adown the street with measured tread.
with shoulders squared and ewes ahead.
Not looking 20 the left nor right
Thev proudly march 90 do their mite"
To sound - neither trump nor drum,
Nor music's thrill. nor plaudts hum,
The khaki lads so trim and NJ.
March TO the Square TO do their bit"
And as the twilight gathers round, ..
They stand upon historic ground
Where sires met and nobly fought
For liberty their efforts brought
Beneath the starry flag they stand.
AZ sound of retreat" with loving hand
They lower the colors 10 the ground.
with reverence that is most profound.
Then fright about they march away.
TSeir duties over for the day;
Their good turns done In all mems
sight.
They go to quarters for the night.
Thus Is the spirit of 70
Daily nurtured and made to thrive
Within the hearts OF these small lads.
Loyal grandsons OF fighting dads"
The citizen., 1918-02-28
CAUSE AND EFFECT.

The state highway commissioner OF
Washington. James Allen. sounds a
warning that since prohibition has be
come effective the number Of convicts
available for road work has decreased
TO such an extent that there is no like
lihood OF road work by prison labor
during the ensuing two years.
The Salt Lake Tribune says that
the first month OF prohibition in Og-
den brought reduction OF nearly 3Oc
per cent Of the amount paid for board
ing prisoners in the city Jail and the
superintendent Of streets and public
property complains that there are not
enough prisoners available TO cut the
weeds on public property.
The citizen., 1918-02-28
SAVE LITTLE SUGAR TODAY.

Oversweetening coffee. tea,
and other table beverages Is a
common habit and means need
less use of sugar. Often much
of the sugar thus used Is not
dissolved and remains in the bot
tom of the cup to be thrown
away. Thousands Of Americans
waste sugar in this thoughtless
manner every day. In the ag-
gregate 1t is large waste and
should be eliminated. Try cut
ting your allowance to one tea
spoonful or one average cube Of
sugar to the cup. This amount.
II entirely dissolved, will satisfy
most tastes.
The citizen., 1918-02-28
BARLEY FOR FOOD, NOT DRINK.

Inasmuch as American bakers. IL Is
said. have begun TO follow the exam
pie OF the English and give us 83 i-3
per cent barley in our wheat bread, Il
is in order 10 again call Mr.. Iioover's
attention 10 the large amount OF bar
ley and other grains used In the man.
ufacture OF beer. Let the govern
ment requlsition the large stocks of
barley the brewers have In storage,
and thus help materially to cut down
the cost OF bread.
The citizen., 1918-02-28
SCOUTS GOOD TURN FOR slRDa

Vernon Bailey. chief field naturalist
Of the United States department of
agriculture. is an active scout official
In Washington. ID. O. He offers to
send any scout who asks for 1t. a
handsome poster designed TO interest
the public in feeding birds In winter.
The poster is illustrated with pictures
OF birds and bird houses. A scout
could do no better good turn than So
cure some Of these and put them W
In public places.
The citizen., 1918-02-28
DRY BITS.

The man who tried 10 shoot the
whirlpool rapids at Niagara was no
more of a fool than the man who clings
to the beer barrel in the whirlpool of
life. q
Alcohol will clean the dirty spots on
a mans coat II properly applied; but
taken internally win cover the coat OF
his stomach with spots that won't
come or.
"Oh. thou invisible spirit Of wine
II thou hast no name TO be known by
let us call thee Devil."-othello.
"There is a Devil In every berry Of
the grape."-Koran.
The citizen., 1918-02-28
NO WIPlNG, LESS BREAK
AGE WITH THIS DISH
DRAINER.

Perhaps no time spent In
housework is more begrudged by
the hOusekeeper than that spent
in washing and wiping dishes. A
dish drainer not only saves time
and labor but II does away with
the too-often insanitary, dish
towel. By keeping the dishes
separate rather than In a pile II
should also reduce breakage.
A most satisfactory dish drain
er, illustrated above, can be
made by using an ordinary bread
or biscuit pan and racks made OF
soft No. IL or IA wire. BY using
a pair of pliers the wire can be
bent into the proper shape for
forming the racks. The racks
ft into the pan and hold the
dishes out Of the water. The
compartment for silver is made
OF poultry netting. This COM
} partment could be made Of
screen wire, or a tin can with
holes In the bottom might be
used.
After the dishes are washed
they are stacked In the racks
and scalded with hot rinsing wa
ter. The pan catches the drip,
and the dishes soon dry clean
and lintless. II the drainer is
used on the drain board OF a
sink a small hole can be made In
the pan and the drip drained Inn
medlately into the sink. The
wire racks can easily be remoy-
ed so that the pan can be used
for other purposes.
d.
The citizen., 1918-02-28
A FALSE ARGUMENT.

II is argued by the liquor Interests
that the license money derived from
the saloon is Of great help in meet
ing the expenses Of the state. thus
causing a reduction in the tax rate.
The state tax rate in prohibition Kan
sas Is sl.20 per S1,OO0-the lowest In
the United States with two exceptions.
The citizen., 1918-02-28

A lot Of pessInlstle prophets are
soreiy disappointed that the last
Liberty Loan failed TO "bust the
banks"
The citizen., 1918-02-28
YOUR VOTE.

YOUR VOTE.
Every vote for liquor
Makes the kaiser smile;
Each vote for prohibition
Sets him back a mile.
The citizen., 1918-02-28

marred by placing hot dishes, medi'
cine bottles, and by spilling liquids on
it,
Furniture cracks and parts become
loose because the oil bath and rub are
not applied regularly.
The citizen., 1918-02-28
|OfQlperanCe
g Notes %

Conducted by the National Woman
Christian Temperance Union)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
ALABAMA HARD HIT
BY SERIES OE STORMS

Montgomery, Ala. Jan 12-South-
east Alabama was hard hit by yester-
days storm. hut at o'clock this
morning the causuaIty list stood at
:. SIX children having met death when
school collapsed t~o miles south o.
Dothan. while one man was killed in
the COLA pse of a store ut Webb, Ala.
Wires are down below pothan and the
extent Of the storm IS damage is an
known. Andalusia VAS hard hit. th-
heavy wind being accompanied by q
down pour OF rain. An orphanage was
demoralizcd and four It.!e children
pinned beneath the wrecEage and pain
fully hurt. One man IS reported serious
ly injured. Both the Christian and
Catholic churches were blown down
and the Methodist and Baptist
churches unroofed. The new court
house was unroofed and numerous
residences DANA ged.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
Snow, Sleet, Rain and Wind
Add Terror to Fridays
Unusual Weather.
SCHOOL CHILDREN
KILLED AT DOTHAN
Wire Communication and
Railway Traffic Are Seri-
ously Interrupted.
By Associated Press.
(BL Associate q Press)

Atlanta, ia, Jan. l2.-The South
Atlantic and East Gulf states today
were slowly recovering from one of the
worst wind, rain, and siCet storms in
recent years, which swept the territory
late yesterday and last night. Com
munication with sections isolated by
the elements had been partially re
stored by noon today, but wire com
panies were working under great
handicap, owing to the large terri
tory affected.
Casualties reported stood at ten
dead and nearly 100 injured.
Property damage is believed to he
comparatively small
Dead and injured:
CowartS, Ala, killed. - injured.
webb. Ala, 1 killed, scores injured
in destruction OF several buildings.
Troy. Ala, one killed and several
injured
Dothan. Ala. s children killed. 40
injured when school house collapsed.
Macon, Ga, one killed at Camp
Wheeler and several injured.
The cold wave that extended as far
south as Florida was preceded by ar
unusually low barometic pressure
28-9S being recorded at Knoxville late
yesterday while thunderstorms and
lightning accompanied a heavy snow
fan at AsheNilIe, \. &.
1t was believed today that sicet and
high winds We're the chief causes Of
damage in towns and that little or ~
damage had resulted in the larger citic-
along the South Atlantic coast.
The cold wave combined with
virtual fuel famine in nearly every
section Of tn south was expected L.
o..
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
Steamer Engaged by Navy
Department to Transport
Enlisted Men in Port.
SERVICE STARTS
MONDAY MORNING
For Present, 1t Is Under
stood, Only Enlisted Men
Be Allowed Passage.

After having been expected for sev-
eral days. the side-wheel Steamer
Vaudeville. tu h. 1,sed f.,r, tbe trans
purtatiou of enlisted men f. and fr.,r,,
1ht, naval station arrived 5n tn. ha-.
yesterday ana viii 60 into s.l-.ics.
Monday. it was announced vesterda,
The Mandovile, il is announced. VIII
probably re-oarlipy hrl former. dn,,k
ing pier. and is ,>trcted 10 1,aKp IT
IN carry h"uF IN 'h' morning Z" re
'"i " "''o"' 80" ia me 3itefh""I-
1t was rxplainrd hast might .hat af
least for the nresent only cnifxfe.3
men viii be allowed uaSs.,,,, ON ms
steamer. and thai nassaec ,.iti IL,
free tn Them When here ON the Drt.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
SERIOUS CRASH OF
TWO COUNTRY CARS

y serious automobile accident oc-
CURED at the intersection of Beimont
and DeNiuierS streets, yesterday after
noon at 4:20 o'clock, when a car driv-
cn by Lionel Barrineau and one driven
hy H. NJ. Diamond, collided. and hoth
autos were seriously damaged The
car Of MIR. Diamond smashed its radi-
ator. while the other machine received
heavy damages from the side crash.
The accident Was Investigated hI
Spercial Officer iIcrriugton. who made
report Of the incident late in the af-
teTnoou. There were no arrests cf
feCted. both "f the drivers hing resi-
dents Of towns out of the city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
INCH OF SNOW ON
GROUND IN BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham. Ala. Jan. 12.-With ar
inch Of snow covering the ground. and
a minimum temperature of ! degree
above zero at { O'Clock IN birmingham
this morning. North Alabama is in the
grip of the seVerest cold weather Of the
easOn.
Street car traffic IS impeded but 50
for no property damage, or loss or nfe
has been reported in this section.
Wire communication with Southeast
Alabama where much loss of life ami
great property dana Cc were reporte#
last night. Is interrupted and no ad-
ditionaI information regarding tn"
storms toll in that section has been
received