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The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
What "Maru" Means.

The word "Maru,' attached to the name of every Japanese merchant ship and commonly accepted as meaning ship" has no especial meaning, ac- cording to Captain Tnkeshima of the Japanese steamship Hudson Maru, re- gently captured and released by q Ger man raider in the south Atlantic. Cap tan Takeshima said that the word is the survival of Japanese custom centuries old. He explained the or igin as follows: "There are two opin- ions as to how the custom originated. One of the stories is that in ancient times the Japanese attached maru' to the name of anything highly prized. It was first applied to ships name about 2,000 years ago, when the Elm press lingo sent an expedition to Korea. She added the word to the name of the ship that transported the troops to Korea. Ever since then 'Maru' has been part of the name of every steamship or sailing vessel. Ii is never used with the name of war ship."-Fishlng Gazette.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
TEACH THE BOYS FRENCH
Simple Lessons That Are Given to Our Soldiers Who Are Serving
 lover Theren

A Y. NJ. c. A. director said to me, soft as sen sen tablet: "Won't you please help us with our French classes which we are having every night for the American soldiers in Paris? Men and women are teaching in these classes for nothing, and we want to de- velop the study of French. We want the soldiers to know something besides the bad part of France-the women who talk to them on the boulevards, but not for nothing"
 And so here I am. The room Is small one. Around an oval table are dozen young gentlemen who, at first sight. appear to be engaged In n clan deStine poker game. At the head of the table is Il French professor in the uniform of an interpreter, armed only with Il conversation manual. Under his direction the class chants Ill chorus aphorisms calculated to stir the im- agnatiOnS of the eager young stu dents. such as these: "Cette femme q cinq doigts Sa main gauche' Chat woman has five fingers on her left hand), and I'll deux d6nzaines de plumes sur cette table" (there are two dozen pens on the tahle).
 And then came mysterious and dis tracting equations, triumphS of gram nautical metaphysics, such, for in- stance. as this: 'Le cheval de mon oncle est aussi beau que le jardin de votre grandmere" (my uuele's horse is as beautiful as your grandmother's garden).
 Great heavens, Let's hope that these boys won't think that these are maxims from Pascal or Descartes, and that they represent the supreme effort of French thought.-Georges KoZet In EOeuvre Paris.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04

straighten you right up and make you feel fine and vigorous by morning, l want you to go back to the store and get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone is destroying the sale of caIomel be- cause 1t is real liver medicine: entirely vegetable, therefore if can not salivate or make you sick.
 I guarantee that one spoonful Of Dodson's Liver Tone will put your sluggish liver to work and clean your bowels of that sour bile and consti- pated waste which Is clogging your system and making you feel miserable. 1 guarantee that bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone will keep the entire family feeling fine for months. Give 1t to your children. It is harmless; doesn't gripe and they like it's pleasant taste. Adv.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
HARLEM OIL CAPSULES
 IF YOUR BACK ACHES

Don't ignore the little pains and aches" especially bsckaches. They may be little now but there is no tell ing how soon n dangerous or fatal dis ease of which they are the forerun- ners may show itself. Go after the cause of that backache at once, or you may find yourself in the grip of an in- curable disease.
 Do not delay minute. Go to your druggist and insist on his supplying you with box of GOLD. MEDAL Haarlem oil Capsules. In A hours you will feel renewed health and vigor. After you have cured yourself, con- tinue to take one or two Capsules each day so as to keep in first-class condition. and ward on the danger of future attacks. Money refunded if they do not help you. Ask for the original imported GOLD MEDAL brand, and thus be sure of getting the genuine.-Adv.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
When Baby is Teething ssVFHs BABY BOWEL MEDICINE ~iil correct ne stomach and E vel trulbes. Perfectly harm ssA See directions Hu The bottle
|NRy BALL CAN BE CURVED
Presence of Irregularities on the
 Sphere Alone Makes the Feat
 Possibility.

E fl it Were uof for mountains" on n baseball much larger in proportion Than any mountains on earth the clev- ser pitcher could not get so much EaS sixteenth of an Inch curve in II. II baseball were q perfect sphere E'he best pitcher in the world could not <'nake II curve a hairs breadth other Fhan the natural curve produced by FraTlty Fite reason the baseball FurveS- says the American Boy. is be- RsauSe f k covered with mountains. :" mere are great peaks and ridges, val PeyS and cliffs, gdllleS and craters all P'er II. Maguitied 10000 diameters. fu 'hrse things may he seen. and they present far more rugged landscape f'au any mountaiuouS region In the rorla' If hooks like an exaggerated foiolna'Inn of he Grand Canyon. Bad
 -lluS =AlpS and Rockies.
 II IS these Irregularities that Lake
 pS>ltie iaF pitcher to curve his %aSthaH. Of course he knows how to
 ou and throw it. but in passing
 ''ougu ihe s.rtte friction strikes upon
 'V ragged ed~e~, even though they
 ave To he HH1ufed 10000 diameters
 ot seen WfA the naked eye. and
 u @uSf Sach g pressure as to make the ''Ne its Hatural course.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
Lemon Juice
 For FreCkIes
Girls! Make beauty lotion at home for few cents. Try itl

Squeeze the juice of two lemons into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white, shake well, and you have quarter pint of the best freckle, sunburn and tan lotion, and complex ion whitener, at very, very small cost.
 Your grocer has the lemons and any drug store or toilet counter will supply three ounces of orchard white for few cents. Massage this sweetly fragrant lotion into the face, neck, arms and hands and see how freckles. sunburn and tan disappear and how clear, soft and white the skin becomes. Yesi It is harmless.-Adv.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
ITALIANS ATTACKING
 IN ASIAGO PLATEAU
MONTE Dl VAL BELLA WRESTED FROM ENEMY AND 8o9 PRIS-
 OVERS TAKEN.
NEW POSITIONS ARE TAKEN
General Daz Probably Has Expected Heaviest Blow To Be Launched Along Mountain Front, Which Is
 Key To Whole Italian Front.

New York.-Attacking the .Austro- Hungarian lines on the Asiago pla- teau, the Italians have wrested Mon te di Val Bella from the enemy, cap tured S09 prisoners and held thelr new positions against repeated coun- ter-attacks.
 This sudden turn from the defen- sive to the offensive came as a sur prise to the laymen of the allied world, for it had been believed that General Diaz, the Italian commander, would be content to hold his lines in the mountains against great, new offensive intended by the Austrlans and Germans to take away the sting of defeat of the Austrians along the Piave two weeks ago.
 Nor was the Italians attack limited to the positions on Monte di Val Bel Ia. Further east, on the left bank of the Brenta river, they captured the height of Sasso Rosso, just north of the village of Nalstagna, taking prisoner two officers and thirty-one men.
 These two actions. while local in character, may explain the failure of the Italians to pursue the Austrians across the Piave when, on June 23, the enemy fled from the west bank with a haste that indicateI some thing of demoralization.
 General Diaz probably has expected the heaviest enemy blow to be launched along the mountain front, which Is the key to the whole Italian situation. In attacking there himself he has carried the fight to the foe, gained strong positions at vital points and broke up some of the prepara- tions made by enemy for an offensive in that quarter.
 It is hardly to be believed that Gen eral Diaz plans to go further than To- cal obiectives, but if he should make much progress on the Asiago platea1 he could be able to take under his artillery fine the railroad paraiellin2 the battle line and running along the Brenta river easl of Lake Chaldona2 20. This line is the connecting llnh between the Piave and Adiage fronts and if the Italians could dominate 1t the Austrian system of communica tions would be seriously impaired.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
Reduce Size of Auto Tires.

Washington. - Immediate reduc ton in the number of types and sizes of automobile tires from 2S7 to 3z has been determined upon by auto mobile tire manufacturers in accord with recommendation of the conser yation division of the war industries board Under the programme an nounced by November 1, 1920, all but nine types and sizes will have been discontinued.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04

No matter what allS your child, gentle, thorough laxative should al- ways be the first treatment given.
 If your little one is out of sorts, half-sick, isn't resting, eating and act ing naturally-look. Mother. see if tongue is coated. This is a sure sign that the little stomach, liver and bow els are clogged with waste. When cross, irritable, feverish, stomach sour breath bad or has stomach-ache, diar rhea, sore throat full of cold, give a teaspoonful of California Syrup of Figs" and in q few hours all the con stipated poison, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of the lit tie bowels without griping. and you have well, playful child again.
 Mothers can rest easy after giving this harmless fruit laxative" because it never fails to cleanse the little ones liver and bowels and sweeten the stom- ach and they dearly love its pleasant taste. Full directions for babies, chil- dren of all ages and for grownups printed on each bottle.
 Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask your druggist for bottle of Cal ifornia Syrup of Figs" then see that it is made by the California Fig Syrup Company. Adv.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
No Suffraqe Vote Now.

Washington - Indefinite postpone ment of vote in the Senate on the woman suffrage resolution, virtually was decided upon by Senate suffrage leaders. They were ready to aban- don the plan to force vote next week and thought they would with hold action until after the proposed recess of Congress.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
Germans Have Typhoid.

msterdam.-Rumors are in circu- lation. says the Echo Beige. that an epidemic of typhoid is raging among the German soldiers in northern France. This and the losses sustain ed by the enemy in the last offensive is said to be responsible for the delay in resuming the offensive.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
Beats Hun Glass.

The United States bureau of stand ards has just issued Il report on it's tests of American-made glass for chemical use, which shows all the new American brands to be superior to the Kayalier and equal or superior to the Jena, both German glass that was al- most universally used before the war.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
To Estradite Godsoi.

Washington.-Frank J. Dodsol, a French subject. held here on charges of the French government that he profted several millions of dollars on motor truck contracts, was hell by the district court for extradition tn France.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
Rioht You Are.

Mrs. Flatbush-l see that Chile's till able soil is held by seven per cent of the population.
 Mrs Bensonhurst - That's prety low.
 "Why sofs
 Because in this country the per centage of men who carry soil around on their boots Is very considerably higher than that"
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04

health. I believe the Compound will cure any female trouble. Mrs. ALICE HELLER, Christopher, III.
 Nervousness is often symptom of weakness or some functional derange- ment, which may be overcome by this famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, as thousands of women have found by experience.
 If complications exist, write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,, Lynn, Mass, for suggestions in regard to your ailment. The result of it's long experience is at your service.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
Those Pie Scenes.

Patience-You go to the movies. of course?
 Patrice-OccaSional
 Don't you think Charlie Chaplin has an expressive mouth?
 "I only saw Chaplin once, and then was prevented from seeing his mouth. Some one had plastered q custard pie over it."
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04

znrich may te the spy center of the xarId hut OCT improved proceedings ~a,,st [ enem, aliens indicate that ro,,a % qot some pretty fair spy scenterS of our own.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
New Loan to Belgium.

Washington.-Bel was given another credit of s2,250,000, making Belgium's total loans from the United States s122,S00,00o. Aggregate cred it's to the allies now amount to $S,- 972.59O. 1000.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04

uhen selecting books t. send to the
 ,sior nick tat something you would ste to Nave given 10 you and hot a lot ast .,nt YOU are anxious to get off your shelves.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
Munitions Ship Sunk.

A Gulf Port.-Advices have been received here to the effect that the British steamship Atlantian has been torpedoed and sunk. There were no casualties. The ship was laden with munitions. |,
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04

of afrightfulness" becomes AM %+' matter when those attacked de df'cunn In,;r I, entire attention to fighting yo'e .5f1se ue to oe frightened.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04

r,o sane people who had their
 1.s lp. obout turning the clock for oOug' 1S his spring will probably be just WI" a,nctanf about turning it back next
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04

r...o the sparrows seem to ,I,,w have we h'ta, a5 tRo daylight saving plan. They aaeg,s one hour before the alarm sTiih'n ,,. ire carly morning fit.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04

erst unsinkable ship has safely .rossed os the ocean unsurk. Of course a,ss erOS+o 4 soct that she encountered no sub tnt as la. may or may not be material.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04

aoy have new kinds of disasters we "'", crade crossing accident will bu. sa ." m inc list when aviation be- hO' as D tbe popular family pastime.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
HOW THIS NERVOUS WOMAN GOT WELL
Told by Herself. Her Sin. cerity Should Con-
 vince Others.
Christopher, 1ll.-"For four years suffered from irregularities, weakness,

nervousness, a n O was in a run down condition. Two of our best doctors failed to do me any good. 1 heard 50 much about what Lydia E. Pinkham 8
 Vege ta ble Com pound had done for others, l tried it
 and was cured. l
 am no longer ner-
 vous, am regular,
 and in ovcallapt
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
Prohi Law Upheld.

Indianapolis-The Indiana state wide prohibition law was upheld by the state supreme court here. The decision was four to one.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
H Test PrnhI Law.

Austin, Texas.-Habeas corpus pro ceedings were begun in the Court of Criminal Appeals to test the consu- nationality of the Statewide prohibt- ton law.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
 etched

The GirI Did you observe the |loveiy BaIH- in the cafcs" The Man 'The eliF palms l SaAt were the wait
 CTS fmck.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
qures Wanted.

h s s"'n iie'f'~y rd give a good deal
 ,o. 'u' Il @9n who would love me just loa. n"l''4,li.-# fi@, yes, Well, about r- -na. Boston Transcript.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04

As female entertainer the average man isn't in it with cheap looking glass.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
A Dayliuht Scorner.

The Bee-That firefly is stacker.
 The Ant-Yes, if he got up earlier he wouldn't have to make light.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04

One of the great drawbacks in this world is that man never knows it is too late until it Is too late.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
All in the Expression.

"Gibbes in n figha: Why. I thought he was q pacifist."
 "Yes; only he calls it n pass-a fist. "
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04

Groves Tasteiess chill Tonic restores vitality and energy by purifying and en- nchng the blood. You can soon feel its Strength. eDing, lnvigoratinR Effect Price 60o.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04

A defective stomach keeps more peo- pie awake than guilty conscience.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04

It takes strong minded woman to keep her calendar torn off up to date.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
Poor.

Poor. Flows your garden?' Nothing to brag about. Even my neighbor'S chickens disdain 1t"
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04

Always sure to please, Red Cross Ball Blue. All groeers sell it. Adv.
Evening journal., 1918-12-09
large FREIGHTER
Will BE LAUNCHED
Miss Baker Will Christen
"The Moline at P. .& ].
Yards Today
CONSTRUCTED FOR
EMERGENCY FLEET

At the yards Of the Pusey and Jones
Company another ship will be launched
at o'clock this afternoon for the Amer
lean Merchant Marine. The boat, which
is a i.3OO-ton freighter, constructed for
the Emergency Fleet Corporation, will
be christened The Moline.
The keel of the vessel, which is 3l5
feet in length, al feet wide and % feet
deep, was laid on July first this year.
The ship has a displacement Of $500
tons and will be capable Of developing
a speed Of ten and a half knots an hour,
with her triple expansion engines.
A sister ship TO the Moline, the Rock
Island, which is rapidly nearing COM
pletion, will be launched during the
Christmas holidays. The Moline is the
FIRST ship of lot Of ten contracted for
by the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
Werner HOakins Baker, the seventeen
year-Old daughter Of Charles ]. Baker,
who supervised the construction Of the
vessel, will be the sponsor. She will be
assisted by her sister, Mary Caroline
Baker, who will act as maid Of honor.
Mr.. Baker, who has been connected
with the Pusey and Jones Shipbulldins
Company for the past five months has
successfully launched five vessals dur
ing his short career with the company.
He has wide experience in the ship
building industry, having assisted In tha
construction Of more than 10 Of the
largest battleships afloat today.
Evening journal., 1918-12-09
NORTHFIELD GRADS
Meet HERE AGAIN
College Women Have Re-
union Supper at Peoples
Settlement
ELECTION GOES
OVER UNTIL SPRING

The Delaware Alumni Of the North
field Seminary OF Massachusetts,. gave
an informal dinner Saturday evening al
The Peoples Settlement: eleven Of the
25 Delaware members attended. The
work that the Alumnae will carry out
this year was discussed.
There are nineteen chapters or clubs
OF the Alumnae throughout the United
States, and each plans special work for
its alma mater. The Delaware -Alumnae
is one year old and has grown from a
membership Of TO 25. which Is encour-
aging to the officers.
The color scheme on Saturday night
was blue and white, the .cOlors OF the
seminary. The table decoration was a
six-pointed star, one of the emblems OF
The college. on each point Of the star
was a lighted candle. The Alumnae sang
a song in connection with the star.
Mrs. Helen Williams, Of New York,
president, acted as POSTMASTER. Mrs.
Williams IS a practlclng lawyer OF New
York City. She has recently been to
Mortified and brought many new and
fresh thoughts from the Seminary.
The election Of officers was post
poned until the spring meeting.
Those who attended the dinner were
Mrs. Helen Williams, of New York; Mrs.
7. II. Dalrymple and Mrs. Ryder, both
OF Delaware City; Miss Ida Draper, OF
Milford; Mrs. ]. G. Justis, Of Newport;
Miss Esther A. Miller, Mrs. Trevis
Mordecia, Miss Katherine Pierce, Mrs. s.
]. Thompson, Miss Ida Halket and Miss
Sarah Pyle, Of Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1918-12-09
COURTLAND e. PIERSON

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Evening journal., 1918-12-09
WHAT LOCAL ship
YARDS have Done
Ycon.inued From First Page.)

IContinued From First PaSeJ
tons. the Pusey and Jones Company
in Gloucester. following next, with FIVE
vessels, totallng iO,5OO tons, and the
William Cramp and Son Ship and En-
gIne Building Company holding sixth
place, with a total Of six transports,
passenger and cargo boats, Of total OF
33,777 tons.
The Wilmington yard OF the Pusey
and Jones Company, follows next In
turn with flve cargo steamers OF a total
Of 10000 tons.
Back IN the good old days Of the
historic American clipper ships and the
first sidewheelers they were building
ships at the yards of Harlan and Hol-
lingsworth. so when the call came to
this plant, now owned and controlled
by the Bethlehem Shlpbuildsg COrpOr-
alton. the great requirements were met
by and fulfilled with the backing OF
nearly six decades OF experience. J. B.
Weaver, one Of the technical experts
from the Bethlehem works associated
with Mr.. Schwab, was chosen TO direct
the work Of the plant. and soon the en-
terprise was humming with activity.
With six ways available and some 6,30O
shipworkers Reel after keel was laid,
and as this did not seem sufficient, the
big dry dock was converted into a novel
shipway, where since four ships have
been built.
Part OF the plant is the famous old
machine shop where engines and ma
chinery have been built for some &C
wears, and this, too, was put on a wal
footing, almost trlpllng its production
capacity, to keep pace with the hull
workers on December 2S. one day
ahead Of the sun yard, the Harlan
plant turned over its first emergency
vessel, the tank steamship w. II. Til
ford. of S.i30 tons. The next delivery
was that of the cargo steamer Saetia
sunk by a mine on the Maryland coast
in November, which was put into serv-
ice March 4, and was followed on April
q by the steamship Guaro, on June Il
by the cargo steamer Blran and on
June % by the cargo steamer Carl
baldl. all four Of the same design and
tonnage and constructed in the dry
dock. The largest vessel built at this
ward during the emergency period was
The tanker w. A. BOstwick, OF i.I2u
tons deadweight capacity, and was the
next to be delivered, on September "a
while the last to be completed, one
week after the end of hostilities, was
the 3500-ton cargo steamship Upton,
one OF a group of the same design orig
inally ordered by thsunited Fruit Com
pany. F.~.
The historic interest associated with
this Wilmington yard, however, is
shared by two Others founded about
the same time and playing their inn
portant share in the early shipbuildins
era OF America. The latter are the
Chester Shlphuildlng Company in Ches-