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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-06-20
Mrs. Harriet Chalmers. q

Mrs. Harriet Chalmers is one of
the few women who have visited the
first line trenches on the battle front.
she is now touring this country tell
ing the folk at home what she saw
md how they can best help to win
he war. The tour is being made on
her own initiative and at her own
expense. She is making it point to
reach the people in out of the-way
places where the other war speakers
have not appeared.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-06-20
Mome.Made Pillow Cases.

Homemade pillow cases should
nave the selvage t. from the mater
ial, then overcast. This makes pillow
cases much smoother and they will
not wrinkle along tie seam.
Cut the selvage from napkins to
give a neater turned edge.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-06-20

Low-priced foods can be made to
taste just as good as the higher-priced
ones when cooked long, and sayory
vegetables and other favoring mate.
rials added.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-06-20
GREAT PIANO BARGAIN

The Cable Piano Co., 81 Superior
ST., Toledo, o., has a fine instrument
in a nearby town which, rather than
ship bac kto Toledo, they will sell al
a great sacrifice. This piano has an
elegant case, is equipped with all
modern. improvements, and is fully
guaranteed for many years to come
by The Cable Piano Co., who are one
of the largest manufacturers in the
world.
Remember, in order to make a
quick sale they will make the price
very low and will accept reasonable
terms.
If you are interested. write to them.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-06-20
ANNOUNCEMENT

DR.. James M. Morgan, formerly
Professor in the American Medical
College, has located at 22O Michigan
Street, Toledo, Ohio, and will give
special attention to the diseases of
women.
Home Phone Main 453
Bell Phone Main 2O24
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-06-20

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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-12

the Allies forces are yet one mil
lion less than that of the Huns
and that it is probable that two
years will yet elapse before the
allies will secure their defeat,
which he says is certain to be &C
complisht. The allies, in Europe
Mr.. H. says, will raise probab,
ly something more than sufficient
grain this year for their use, and
are LOOKING to America for the
remainder of a suficiency for
their use The greatest short
age is in fats, such as butter,
lard and tallow. Four ounces of
butter pr week is the present
allowance for each person. Every
Londoner and all the Allies have
perfect faith in their ultimate
victory but appreciate and under
stand there is yet to be much sac
rifice of life, fortune and suffer
ING.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-12
w | T H E R S

Ben Mullins is in the western
part of the county this week..
H. Roberts was in Livingston
Saturday. We had a good rain
to day (Monday), and corn is
looking we'll w. 6. Mullins, of
Disputanta, is working in the
store of his brother. F. E. Null
Inns. - Mrs. Bert Mullins and
children, were guests of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Jones Dur
ham Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr.. R. R Perry, of Cruise,
was in this part Sunday. John
Allen and wife were guests of the
family of J. H. Roberts Friday
and Saturday.-Mrs. Nose Null
Inns and little son. of Cruise were
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-12

guests of her daughter, Mrs.
Melvin Barnett Saturday night
and Sunday.-Mr. Alb Allen was
found deal near his home Satur-
day evening.-He and his wife
were, as we are informed, hunt
NC the COWS and he had gone ON
abe ad of his wife little distance
and some parties that we're pass
ing found him first, and they
went on to let Mr.. FurInan know
it as it was the nearest place, and
while they were gone his wife
came on and found him herself.
He was laid to rest in the Red
Hill cemetery Sunday evening.
Bro. Parker conducted funeral
services. The heart broken fam
lily have the sympathy of the en-
tire neighbOrhCOd. Mrs. ]. H.
Roberts is on the sick liSt.-Mr.
Smith, of AWHILE, representing
Brown Ross Shoe Co.. was with
the merchants at this place Sat
urday.-Mr. and Mrs. Fred Null
Inns accompanied Mrs. Price and
children to Level Green Satur-
day.-Carlisle Lewis, of Hamil
ton, is visiting relatives here
Now, see the Level Green cor
respondent has appeared again
so if Livingston will come around
again that will be about the reg
ular list of correspondents, so all
try and write and see who will
be the first to miss a week and
then the dear old Signal will be
much more interesting to all to
hear the news from all parts of
the county.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-12

editor for he is single and liable
to find the agreeable one some
day.
Red wool growing on a sleeps
back is something to look for =
will it be the next surprise.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-12

when obtained. "lncendiary
bullets" or bombs were used in
bringing this air vulture to earth,
by being fired into the huge ELL
velope of the machine setting
fire to the immense store of gas
therein. No more Zeps venture
on these excursions tho air.
planes have taken their place.
The English available defense
against them are now such that
the enemy is "skittish" about
venturing on raids. One of these
forms, In addition to anti-air-
craft guns, is that hundreds
of captive balloons attached to
three mile cables, sent up into
the air every night, across the
city for many miles. When an
airplane strikes one of these
cables it becomes entaugled and
drops to the earth. Raids made
at night, the avlators fail to see
the cables until striking them,
and if made in daytime the anti
aircraft guns do the work for
them. Thirty three raids have
been made on London since Mr..
Hackley's residence iu that city
AS many a hundred people have
lost their lives in a single explo-
sive from bombs dropped from
the air. Three forms of missiles
are used by the enemy. Explo-
sive bombs, incendlary bombs
and.darts. The first named ex
plode upon contact with the earth
or obstacle, the second Is made
with a piercing point and is of
such weight that when dropt viii,
force it's way through five floors
of building and is arranged to
Immediately start a fire from
chemicals, consisting of allumi-
mum dust and oxide iron, which
when set on FIRE from detona-
tor in the bomb makes molten
iron of the mixture with a 5000
degree Fahrenheit. In the
early days of the war on some of
these raids as many as a dozen
fires were under way at the same
tine. Owing to good organiza-
ton and preparations made for
these emergencies the fires are
quickly subdned. Fifty planes
are sometimes sent upon these
raids tho never more than FIVE
venture over the city. and they
only for a short distance, fearing
these balloon cables. The major
ity drop bombs near outskirts of
city and return home reporting
they have bombed London. The
Rhineish cities of Germany are
novr getting some of the medi-
cine the Huns have been giving
to London and the citizens panic
stricken are after the war crazed
Emperor to call off his London
campaign of frightfulness hoping
thereby to appease the Allies to
the extent Of Withholding. air roads
over German territory. Mr..
Hackley's conclusions are that
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-12
WAYSIDE NOTES

ton and is spending 1t in Mon
tana with his brother Lloyd.
Russell Proctor, of Mt. Vernon is
left in charge of railroad affairs
during Mr.. Hayes absence.
The first woman Waterman
in Kentucky was placed in
charge of the Main street cross.
ing L. & N. July 1st, succeeding
William Baker, of Rockcastle
who was given other duties.
William Baker was in Mem.
phis first of the month to see
Mrs Baker who has been seri-
ously i'll for past month. He
brought "Bigga- muss" and his
young sister back. with him and
they are with a sister in Lock
land, Ohio.
Great activity in grain thresh
ing during past week. Yield is
turning out well.
A Winchester sign for room
renting says: suitable for eight
house Keeping" Rather distant
from the sea.
The newly added nickname
for the Ford, "Metalic Eliza
BETH" could consistently be &C.
companied by the Iron Bette. .
Winchester has the distinction
of being the only city in our
country that has been presented
with a flag and staff. The Second
Regiment.
Words in general use during
war of I86os: Entente, Skee
daddle, Copperbead. Buttefnut.
Greyback, Hard-uack. Yank,
Johnny-Reb Gorilla. Bushwhack
err, Skirmish, Home guard, Refu'
gee etc. Among popular songs
and tunes during those trying
days were: The Bonnie Blue
Flag, Just Before the Battle,
When you and 1 were young
Maggie, Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
the Boys are Marching, Fishers
Hornpipe, Coming Thru the Rye,
Yanka Doodle, Dixie.
On Sunday last James Pinker-
ton and the writer under charge
of the expert driver John R. AL.
bright, made a trip. "down on
the Hanging Fork" in Lincoln
county. on Boone Way between
Stanford and Oanville to visit
the family of James T. Hackley,
whose wife is a sister of the
writer. The visit was made es-
pecially to meet Joseph G. Hack
ley a nephew of the writer who
is in fiom London, England
Mr.. H. Is one of the Western
Electric Co.'S expert electrical
engineers, who has been located
in European work, with head
quarters at Antwerp, Belgium
until the big war opened which
required a removal across the
channel to old London town. 1t
was the good fortune of yours
truly to secure at the hands OF
Mr.. H. souvenirs from big Yep.
pelins brought down at London
in October 1916. Brocings of
aluminium used in the monster
machines i'll which twenty tons
of this metal was used are among
the souvenirs In possession OF
this overseas visitor who returns
to London September first, after
staying in Chicago directing the
manufacturing of. material etc
for use of the companies London
house. The particular Yep from
which we have souvenirs was
seven hundred feet long and
sixty feet in diameter. 1t met
destruction thirteen miles from
Mr.. Hackieys rooming place, the
even at that distance the blaze
from burning airship lighted up
the streets to greater brilliancy
than full moon. More than a
hundred thousand Londoners
visited the scene of the fall next
day. The remains of the mon.
ster machine covered acres OF
ground and at some points the
debris was thirty ieet IN depth
Sixteen Germans met Their
death in the fall. The bodies
were given a military burial ant
the victims names inscribed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
Defendants Charged
 With EmbeZzlement
 Waive Preliminary
investigation of Alleged Misappropri. ation of Government Funds Goes
 to Federal Grand Jury

Otto Schuster, charged with embezzle nent of government funds. waived 2 preliminary hearing before United States Commissioner Kenneth Charlton yester- day afternoon and was held under a $1,0c0 bond, which he made.
 The preliminary hearing. of R. R. Por- us, charged with having in his posses sion embedded money, was started, and after hearing the testimony of Capt. R M Mooerly of the Alabama Power com pany, the government petitioned Com missioner Charlton to continue the case so they could get additional witnesses tc Birmingham After some discussion Attorney George Ross. who was repre- senting Portis, consulted with the de. fendant and decided to waive prelimi- nary hearing, and Portis was released on bond in the amount of $5.000
 Mr. Schuster and Mr. Portis were em. ployed for the Alabama Power company al Gorgas, and the former, who was cashier is alleged to have embedded about SI,5oO from the pay rolls. Both defendant are from prominent Alabama families and are well known in the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
URGING PEOPLE ID CONSUME MORE FISH
Roe, Buckroe and Herring Are Being Distributed
 in Birmingham

The United States bureau of fisheries is interested in developing more fish eaters
 Allen Bell. who is an assistant in the bureau, is in Birmingham with the par ticular task of pointing out the virtues of canned herring, roe and buckroe from the Chesapeake bay region.
 Two carloads of these products have been brought to Birmingham and are be- ing distributed through regular dealers. AS soon as people get familiar with the products It is expected that there will be a constant demand for them. The main interest of the department is in encouraging people to eat more fish and fish products. so that there will be that much relief on the meat supply.
 The canned herring from Chesapeake hay are said to be very fine substitute for salmon. and are very much chea per The roe and buellroe are not only very high in protein-higher in fact. than eggs-but are said to make a very de- lightful breakfast dish. The products are to be Introduced into all the cafes and restaurants of the city in order ta familiarize patrons with them.
 Signs are being placed in these res- taurants which read as follows.
 Today, tomorrow and every day lu the end of the war we will serve the delicious herring products to spite the kaiser and cooperate with our own United States in welding the food weapr on. They are fine eating, Ask us. Rec commended by l.. & bureau of fisheries Washington, D. e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
LONGSHOREMEN
 GET 8-HOUR DAY
 AND WAGE RAISE
45,OOO Men Affected by De cision of Labor Commits siOn-DOllar an Hour
 Demand Is Denied

New York, October 4.-For- ty-five thousand longshoremen in New York, Baltimore, Bos- ton, Norfolk and Newport News were granted an eight-hour day and an increase of 9 cents an hour for overtime by a de clsion of the national labor ad- Justment commission, made public here late yesterday.
 The decision, which affects only long, shore labor in connection with transat- lantic vessels and cargo repairmen, and which is made effective as of October l, denies tothe longshoremen their demands for $1 an hour, with g hourly rate for overtime.
 The longshoremen will continue to re- ceive 65 cents an hour for regular day work and $l an hour instead of 75 cents for overtime. Regular work was de- fined as that done between a. m. and noon on week days and between l and 5 D m. on all week days except Saturday.
 The decision also provides that the men shall be hired in regular gangs before D. m. Saturday, when ordered out for work beginning Sunday morning, and that when men so ordered out do not be- gin work, except when they refuse be- cause of weather conditions, they shall be paid for two hour at the prevailing rate.
 It was also ordered that all differen- tials in rates of pay and all other terms and conditions at the ports named shah be maintained according to agreements now in force.
 It was announced that decision affect ing longshoremen serving coastwise ves- sels would be made public tomorrow, when demands of checkers for an eight hour day and an increase from $3.75 to 50 a day would also be decided
 The committee began it's hearings here on September 90.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05

Felix l.. Elliott Crutchield, Ky. Thomas w. Col 1smith, Philadelphia Charles W. Gott, Syracuse, N. Y. Stanley Kielbasinski, Philadelphia. Joseph Labarbera, Brooklyn.
 Frank Lamprecht, Austria. Joseph D. Lipsett. Manchester, N. H. Charles NJ Daniel, Gaylesville, Ala William A. McQuaid, Philadelphia. kruker Hajor. Brownwood, Tex. Frank Newland, Tonkawa, Okla. Michael J. Oberst, Racine. Wis. Lambert F. Post, Caldwell, Mont. Edward NJ. Sharp. Loup City, Neb. John A. Snowalter, Jeanette. Pa. James R. Sucker, West Philadelphia Ross F. Trainor. Bedford, Ind. James Wellotti, Italy.
 Charles F. Byrd, Fallsyille, Ark. Albert M. Camomile, Jackson Center Ohio.
 John Cerasoli, Philadelphia.
 John Jobanski, Niagara Falls. N. Y Hallie A. Larson, Sauk Center, Minn Herbert A. Niemann, Cedarburg, Wis Roy H. Pendry, London, England. Alex Staska, Cummings. N. D. Henry F. Thomas. Marceline, Mo. Lawrence l.. Wynne, Anderson. Tenn Hoyt l.. Yaytes, Wampeton, N. D.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
CASUALTY LIST
tcontinued From Page rhree)

Edmond Roland, Fort Dodge, Ia. Joseph Calafiore, Holsopple, Pa, Antonio Campanaro, San Palo Matesi, Compobassa, Italy.
 Liugi G. Cantruelli, Castrone. Italy. Andrew Henry Carlock, New York. Charles Carr, Philadelphia. Harry Charles, Fishes Eddy, N. r. Harry Clippinger, Kalamazoo, Mich. Frank R. Colangelo. Waterbury, Conn., Richard Collins, Washington, D. c. Louis O. Cox Washington, D. c. Archie R. Craig, Springfield, Col Celery D. Curtis, Gaffney, $. c. Boyd E. Danley, De Kalb, w. Va Joseph De Boer Zealand, Mich. John DeLotto, Clifton. N. J. Constantine Demos Demopolous. De- troit, Mich.
 Frank Antony DePetris, Montario, Ro- mano, Italy.
 John D. Dickerson. Melbourne. Mo. Fortunate Di Pasquale, Archibald. Pa Wilbur H. Dolson, Beacon, N. T. Joseph P. Dowd, Brooklyn. Simon Dunetz Brooklyn.
 Homer Dunn, Penn Tan, N. r. Charles William Fackler, Harrisburg Pennsylvania.
 Anthony France, New York. Alexander Fraser, Syracuse, N. T.. Fitzhugh l.. Gilbert, Middleton, Mo. Carl K. Gladfelder, Princeton, Mo. Joseph Colbert, Stephenson, Mich. Albert German, Ballyduff, Lixnaw Ireland. George Gray, College Point. N. Y. Malcolm J. Griggs. Meadville, Pa, Stephen Louis Gudac, Greenland, Mich Frank Gustave. Brooklyn.
 Joseph Gyzonski, Winchester. Mass. Harry J. Halpin, Philadelphia Herman E. Higgins, SmitOfeld, N, C. Harold E. Holmes, Hoboken, N. J. Crossley Montrose Holyroyd Girling- ton Bradford, Yorkshire England. Henry J. Hoogkamp, Rensselear, N. Y George Dewey Horton, South Haven Michigan.
 Andrew J. Hughes, Danville, III. Frank E. Hurley. Lancaster, N Y. Jake Ike, New York.
 John D. Johnson. Marcellus. N. Y. David J. Jones, Taylor. Pa. Tony Kalinovsky. Chadorky, Grodno, Russia.
 John B. Kappos, Levidion, Mantinia, Greece. James Joseph Kelly, Plainfield. N. J. Morris Kempner, Newark, N. J. Elnor Kibling, Baskerville, Ia. George Kirk, Detroit. Mich. George Klein, New York.
 John Klosowski, New York. Mamie Kloth, Milwaukee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
By Purifying the Blood

Once you get your blood Tree from mpurities-cleansed of the catarrhal poisons, which it is now prey to be- cause of it's unhealthy state-tiien you will be relieved of Catarrh-the drip ping in the throat hawking and spit ting. raw sores in the nostrls. and the .disagreeable bad breath. It was caused. in the first place, because your impov4 erished blood was easily infected. Pos- sibly a slight cold or contact with
 someone who had cold. But the point is-don't suffer with Catarrh--it Is not necessary. The remedy s. & S, discov-
 cred over fifty years ago. tested. true
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
CAMP GORDON TEAM
 WANTS GAME HERE
Lieut.. Messer Arranging Grid" Battle for His
 Strong Machine

Lieut.. c. N. Messer, athletic instructor at Camp Gordon, was in Birmingham yesterday for the purpose of arranging a football game here next month for the Camp Gordon eleven. Lieutenant Mes ser states that his team is willing to meet the University of Alabama, Camp Mcclellan or Camp Sheridan, and can play here on any Saturday during No vember.
 It will be remembered that the Camr Gordon team was a very formidable one last year, having in it's ranks su9n starr as Bob McWhorter, Adrian Vandegrati and others. According to Lieutenant Messer, his machine is even more power ful than before. and has been construct ed from material that has already shone at eastern and southern universities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
BEST TREATMENT FOR CATARRH
 s. s. s. REMOVES THE CAUSE

and tried, is obtainable at any drug stortA It has proven it's value in thou sands of cases. It will do so in your case Get s. s, S. at once and begin treatment If yours is a. long standing case be sure to write tor free expert medical advice We win tell you how this purely vegetable blood tonic cleanses the impurities from the blood by literally washing 1t clean. We will prove to you that thousands Of Tuffer- CTS from Catarrh. after consistent treatment with S. s. &, have been freed from the trouble and all it's dis agreeable features and restored to per- feet health and vigor. Don't delay the treatment. Address Medical Directory 4a9 Swift Lab boratory. Atlanta Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
Bv JAMES I. CoRBETT

way of joshng me But Tyler hardly had put down the new figures when l said
 I'll take some of that POO to l money. How much will you give ne?'
 oh, about s10 worth.' answered Tyler.
 Make it s25,' I said.
 'Nope-a total of $35 is all that I want to take from you on that horse, Fred. he answered. And I then bet the SlO. getting ticket reading 5000 to sio
 "Tylers action might have scared off the ordinary person from May J. And, under other circumstances it might have shattered my own confidence on the horse. But the conviction that May J.. could win was so strong in me that day that I would have wagered on her if she has been ranked as a 1000 to 1 shot.
 "When Tyler refused to take any more of my bets on May J. I hurried around and grabbed off little more of the lol to money in s5 bets. All of a sudden some of the bool<ies became little wor- ried-they feared I might have some in- side information, So they cut the odds to 75 to l, and then sashed them to 6o to l. Their action aroused the interest of many of the bettors in the ring. They also figured that something was doing
 50 the crowd began to hop on May J. with s, Sl0, S25. and $50 bets. The prices dropped quickly to 50 to l. then to 40 and then to $50. By that time there was a stampede on May J. No one knew why he was betting on the horse except that had been seen betting $S5 against S500 and Tyler had followed that by playing the horse in s and Si0 bets all the way down to $40, although some of my wagers were for place and show as well as on the nose.
 At post time May ]. was 10 to l in most of the books while in others the best that was quoted against her was to l. l haven't any means of Knowing how much actually was wagered on the horse, but one of the boolxmakerS after ward told me that at least s7oo0 was bet on her at odds that averaged close to 40 to l.
 May l. cale-walked home-and the crowd, having ncked the bookies for about a quarter of a million, went wild in it's joy. The demonstration of de- light after the race was over was the subject of big story in the newspapers the next day and the betting action on May j. was the vital topic Some of the papers had it that I cleaned up anywhere from s75,000 to s150,OOo on the race, be- cause it was figured that many of the wagers made by others were bets placed by my agents. But the story was wrong The only bets I won were those I placed myself and my total winning was only about s9500 But that was fair enough D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
Sunday Gasoline Ban
 May Soon Be Lifted

Washington, October 4.--Prospects for lifting the ban on the use of gasoline Sundays within the next few weeks were indicated by Fuel Administrator Gar field today. A plan is being worked out. he said. through which it is hoped to dis continue the Sunday ban, and substitute what would virtually be rationing plan, so that gasoline conservation would fall on no one day in the week. In the mean time. Dr. Garfield said. the public should accept the situation with patience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
Ordered to Muscle Shoals

Dr. John Douglass, with offices in the Jefferson County Bank building. has been called by the government into the enler- gency medical service to combat infiu- enza, and was ordered to report Nester- day afternoon at Muscle Shoals Dr. Douglass has been practioing medicine Ill Birmingham for seevral years and was formerly physician of Jefferson county