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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-25
Fire Clay Substitute

The great resistance to heat of or
d;ilary coal ash has suggested the use
of this material for fire bricks in place
of fire clay. 1t is claimed that a suit
able binder has been provided in
new process, and several thousand ex-
perimental bricks already made are
being tested, both as fireproof build
ing material and as a furnace lining.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-25
Christmas Parcels
For American Expeditionary Forces
Tn France

The War Department is DESTROYS
that each man serving in the Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces in. Europe
shall receive a remembrance from
home at Christmas time and: advises
that because of transportation and
distributation difficulties but one par
eel of standard size and weight can
be sent to each. To this end ar
rangements have been made with the
War Department whereby Christmas
parcels may be mailed to members
of the American Expeditionary Fore
es in Europe under the following
conditions.
Each soldier or other member of
the Expeditionary Forces in Europe
will be allowed to receive one Christ
mas parcel for which purpose he will
be furnished, through army channels,
Christmas Parcel Label, bearing
the correct name and address of the
soldier or member and also the name,
of the person designated to mail the
parcel. The labels will be prepared
to serve as address labels for the
parcels. The label furnished each
soldier or other member of the Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces will be
sent by him to the person who is to
mail the Christmas parcel. No Christ
mas parcel for members of the Expe-
dictionary Forces in Europe will be
accepted for transmission without
such label. ~. 81 ..
All Christmas parcels will be of
standard size, three inches by four
inches by nine inches, and shall not
exceed three pounds in weight, for
which purpose cartons of the pre-
scribed size will be distributed thru
the local Red Cross Chapter. No
person will be furnished carton ex-
cept upon the presentation OF
christmas Parcel" received from
abroad.
The parcel must contain no pro-
hibited or unavailable articles. Per-
ishable food products are prohibited.
After the cartons have been filled
by the persons receiving them they
shall be returned to the Red Cross
receiving station where inspectors ap-
pointed by the Red Cross will care
fully examine each parcel and super
wise it's wrapping and the affixing of
the "Christmas Parcel Label and
the necessary postage stamps, the
latter to be furnished by the sender
of the parcel. When the parcels
have thus been packed and wrapped
and otherwise prepared for trans
mission, the Red Cross will affix to
each parcel a certificate in the form
of a seal showing that the parcel
has been inspected and contains no
prohibited or unavailable matter.
The parcels must be left at the Red
Cross receiving station which will
deposit them in the mails for dis
patch.
Parcels will be chargeable with
postage at the fifth zone rates in or
der to assure the arrival of Christ
mas parcels abroad and the delivery
to the addresses by Christmas all
such parcels must be mailed on or
before November 20, 1918.
~ Ham p0ctnoa Ctnr
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-25
Sincere Gratitude

Mrs. William Bell, Logansport, Ind,
writes: 81 deem It my duty to express
my gratitude for the good Chamber
lain's Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy did
me when had severe attack of diar
rhoea three years ago. 1t was the only
medicine that relieved me.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-25
A Beautiful Woman

Do you know that beautiful woman
always has good digestion? If your
digestion is faulty, eat lightly of meats
and take an occasional dose of Cham
berlain's Tablets to strengthen your d.
gestion. Price 25c.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-25

No Microbes in High Attitudes.
According to eminent scientists, not
a single microbe exists in mountain
air above the height Of 1900 feet.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-25

"A five-passenger Paige touring car
in good running order for sale or will
exchange for runabout. Apply to
this Office
WANTED Some corn stalks and cow
hay. Inquire of F. C. Meyers. If
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-08
Butter at SO a Pound;
SOC for an Egg in Russia

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
PARIS, September 15-FOod
prices in PetroErad and Mos
cow are the highest ever re-
corded there. according to let
tiers received here by the father
Of two French women now in
Russia. Boots cost S160 a pair
and n mans suit. $40. The
clothing and shoe crisis WINS
snid to be "terrible."
These French women said
they were paying 50 cents for
one egg, $40 for n pint Of milk.
- for pound of meat, $40 a
pound for butter, $3.50 a pound
for pOtntOes and 81 pound
for fish. The Russian pound, it
must he remembered. is about
one-fifth less than the Amer
lean pound avOirdupOis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-08
NO BOAT FOR POTOMAC
PARK FERRY AVAILABLE
Craft Capable of Carrying Fifty
Passengers and Costing Less
Than $4,000 Sought.

Wanted. a good. substantial ferry
boat capable of carrying from forty
to fifty passengers and costing less
than $4,000. Address Col. c. S. Rid
ley, u S. A., in charge Of public build
ings and grounds.
Several weeks ago Congress made
an appropriation of 10000 for the
establishment of ferry across the
Washington channel for the special
benefit of those who desire to use the
eational facilities of the large
playground on East Potomac Park,
the reclaimed area of the old Potomac
flats east Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road embankment.
Ever since, Col. Ridley has been en-
deavoring to obtain launch or other
craft suitable for the purpose, but so
far without success. He has several
craft under consideration, but has not
yet been able to make favorable terms
with the owners of any of the boats
1t is his desire to put the ferry in
operation this fall If possible. He
| has not yet given up hope Of being
a bile to do so before the arrival of
winter.
Tentative plans provide for having
the ferry cross the channel from a
point near the foot of 7th street to a
point directly opposite in the park
near the proposed field house, now
| bly, another landing near the end Of
the park peninsula, about where the
macadam roadway crosses the park
in semi-circle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-08

a sound body and q clean soul and
cheerful disposition against all that
man and nature and the devil has TO
oner."
Thus has Corp. Charles I. Foster OF
Company I. 10th Infantry. who has
seen hard fighting on the west front
against the Hun, visualized the bitter
contest that is going on between de-
is twenty years old and tho above
sentiment was contained In a letter
written August to his father, Charles
B. Foster of the Woodward building.
this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-08
SAYS HEAVEN AND HE'LL
IS FOUND IN WORLD WAR

There is heaven and hell to this
fight. The heaven Is the inner peace
which must come to balance the I'M
rest outside II a man is to keep any
nerves. And there is a content which
comes with doing willingly and cheer
fully hard days work and doing it
to the best of ones ability. There is a
satisfaction, too. in being able to keep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-08
Thirteen Acres Laid Out.

About thirteen acres in that vicin-
ity have been specially laid out for
general picnic purposes and will be
ready for use in the early spring. 1t
is hoped by that time to provide ia
cilities for general outdoor games and
pastimes in the lower section of the
park With the proposed improved
method of reaching the park it is con-
f1dently predicted that the big play
ground will prove popular resort in
the open months, especially with the
devotees of base ball, tennis. golf, cro-
quet and other pastimes.
Having the ferry near the foot Of
7th street makes its use especially
available for passengers on practical
ly all street car lines. Col. Ridley
thinks a boat carrying about fifty
passengers, or about one carload of
persons, will be sufficient for ordinary
purposes. If it is found necessary to
carry larger crowds barges may be
employed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-08
ARMY Officers Transferred.

Col. Wilson G. Heaton. 18th Cavalry,
has been transferred to the command
of the 9Th Cavalry at Fort Bliss. Tex,
relieving Col. Edward A. Anderson,
who is assigned to the command of
Camp Wheeler at Macon, Ga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-08
So, 100000 for Camp Work.

For camp work in England $4,000
600 has been set aside for the last
half of this year. this sum including
a fund for the purchase of Christ
mas present for every American SOL
der in England on that festal day.
Contributions made to the British
Red Cross and the British ambulance
committee had reached a total of
more than s2,100.000 by the end of last
June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-08

wounded soldiers. Many of the Amer
severe fighting in northern France
have been sent to England, and the
American Red Cross hopes to have all
these men transferred to their own
hospitals, where they will ,be attend
cd by American physicians and nurses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-08

Although a maximum price of s12
| was set on shoes by the War Indus
tries Board last week, following a
series of conferences with manufac-
turers and retailers, this does not
mean that the price to the consumer
at once comes down to that figure or
that the dealer when he charges more
is. as yet, either a profteer or care
! less regarding the sum he exacts for
footwear.
The ruling does not even specify
! that the manufacture of shoes to re-
tail in excess of SIC shall cease until
the 18th of the present month. More.
| over. manufacturers are given until
the first of next year to fill their pres
emit contracts for footwear to sell for
| more than this figure, so that many
! thousands of such pairs may and un-
] doubtedly will be rushed to compile
| ton before October Is in order to full
| fill existing contracts.
| Have Nearly Eight Months.
And, finally. dealers have until the
| first day of next June to rid them
| selves of their present stocks. So
! that the results of the ruling will not
touch all shoe buyers for nearly eight
months yet.
/ Under the new ruling all shoes will
! be given ratings, and these ratings
will be stamped on the inside, so that
! the purchaser may know just what
! grade of footwear is being bought.
Dealers violating the order will have
their supplies cut off from the manu-
facturer, and manufacturers who fail
to live up to it will have their sup
ply Of raw materials cut off by tine
| board.
Restriction on Shoe Lasts.
/ There will, moreover, be no more
new shoe lasts until after the war,
! it is announced, nor any more two
colored or other fancy models. These
are among the provisions Of the con-
| servation and standard price agree
| ment entered into between the board
and the manufacturers. Under this
agreement the number Of shoe styles
! will be reduced from about $50 at
present to $50.
Every store in the country selling
shoes at retail is expected by the
| board to go under pledge to observe
the rules and regulations for selling
standard shoes, according to a state
| ment recently authorized by Bernard
: NJ. Baruch. chairman of the board.
Plans of standardization have prices
| ranging from So to $3.50, Sc to $3.50 and
$3.50 to $12.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-08
GLASGOW Jet, Ky.

"I was suffering from q nervous
breakdown Il loss Of flesh and poor
appetite so / could hardly drag around
and do the work for my family. My
doctor prescribed Vinol. 1t not only
made me well and strong but I have
gained in weight. Mrs. 9. NJ. Gray.
For all rundown, nervous, auaemic co
feeble cid people and delicate chi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-08
Tired, Nervous Women
What You Need is VinOl

The reason we recommend Vinol so strongly for
such conditions is because it is nonsecret remedy
which contains Beef and Cod Liver Pcptones, Iron
and Manganese Peptonates and Glycerophosphates.
the very elements needed to build up rundown
system and replace weakness with strength.
rJrpc pp00C
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-08
ESTABLISHES STATIONS
ALONG THE IRISH COAST
Red Cross Devotes Part Of So, co.,
600 Fund in First Aid to Ship
wrecked Americans.

For establishment of Red Cross
stations along the Irish coast with
stocks Of clothing and first aid out
fits sufficient to care for 5000 ship
wrecked Americans, is one Of the
foresighted ways in which the Ameri-
can Red Cross has spent nearly
100000 on war work in the
British Isles during the year just
ending. The size Of the necessary APP
preparation is disclosed by the latest
report of the war council in series
of reports snow being made to the
American people. hackers of the or
! ganization, on the disposition of its
war funds.
Other Activities Numerous.
In addition to the above provision
for extending prompt relief in the
event of the torpedoing of transports
carrying American troops to Eng
land. there have been numerous
other activities.
Brigading of American troops with
the British resulted in an enormous
increase in the number of American
troops on British soil. necessitating
the creation OF new camps and the
opening of additional hospitals.
Three new hospitals now are nearing
completion, one, Il naval hospital in
London, now receiving patients.
Largest Hospital at Salisbury.
The Red Cross Hospital at Salisbury.
near Southampton, will be the largest
American military hospital in Great
Britain, having a capacity. of 5000
beds. The third hospital. at Windsor
Great Park, will accommodate 500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-08

II you want work read the want col
umns OF The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-08
HERE IS PROOF
Milwaukee, Wis.

"I was weak. nervous, Ill run
down, no appetite and had taken diff
ferent medicines without benefit A
friend advised me to try Vinol. 1t
gave me q wonderful appetite. l sleep
we'll, have gained in weight and am
now strong and well. Mrs. E. Strey.
lGiitions. weak women. overworked msB,
lren, there IL no remedy like Vinol.
The sun., 1918-12-22

likeness is there, and dcmonstrable. There
is quiet heroism the property Of those
who do medical missionarying in foreign
lands that goes under the skin and to the
heart of things and makes this corner of
our fanciful square gee up with the others
in manner quite satisfactory to the
spiritual gometrician. The honesty Of
these wildly narrated incidents among the
women of race strange to ours gives
them an edge fit to shear through the
husks of conventional expression that en-
wrap our minds Women especially will
read these stories of personal experience
with feeling of satisfaction arising from
the manifestation of an unreservcd con-
fidence. Some of the titles: The Man
Garin'S Bride, The Stare Refuge at
Kaung Nan, The Wires of Ii, The Sane
t,sary Of the Wen, The Flaming Wind,
The Rirer Of Silence.
Whether our square viii stand or not,
here are four good books.
MR.. sQUEM AND SOME MALE TR1-
ANGLES. BY ARTHUR RUSSELL TAYLOR.
George H. Doran Company. 81.
ALMANZAR. BY ]. FRANK DASIss Henry
Holt & Co. 81.
OLD DAYS ON THE FARM. By A. T.
WooD. George Fl. Doran Company. sl.5O'
MY CHINESE DAYS. BY GUIELMA +.
ALsoP. Little, Brown & Go. 81 al
The sun., 1918-12-22

M. Nu,I r.puyr'r, vino b 81 = .lr aIaa
'cur 90 u ~uali and Iui4lu WAY. has rsId i
from cover To cover, beginning with the
-tcrnc-t determination To be (nun -tcclai-
cally) critical and bored at every uppor-
tunIty, but forgetting all about reporting
by page I and reading on because he
couldn't help it!
The United States has always been full
Of rifle fans" In 4 year or two more
IT will be very much fuller. The military
ones will simply have 10 have Whelan on
the Rifle; the civilians who do a little
hunting will learn from it all they ever
wanted to know about their particular pet
wcapon-and will find their needs con-
sidered in paragraphs like this: "Per-
haps a sportsman has been longing for
years TO take u moose hunt At last the
time comes when he can get away from
business. The hunt will cost him, say
$500. On this trip he may get Just one
chance at bull moose, and it is perhaps
the only trip he will get in years: The
success Of the trip depends greatly on his
getting the coveted trophy, and every
thing possible should Of course be DONE
with advice as to what sort of rifle to
take and what sorts not to take for
success
Even the game if they could read would
vote the Major thanks; he is for the rifles
which will kill mercifully, and death on
the tiny bore, high power fads which in
fllct gratuitous suffering.
He has written the book of the Ameri-
can rifle without one word of pseudo the
Oretieal windjamming and he has written
it for everybody, from the man who has
SHIPPED Huns with a U. S. 1917 to the
man who has engaged in the cognate but
miniature pastime of killing rats in the
barn with a ID. Until the present types
of arms are completely Anticipated your
reporter can imagine nothing supplanting
or even supplementing this boOk-mless
it is a revised edition from the Majors
own hand and pen.
THE AMERICAN RIFLE. By MAJOR
TOWNSEND WHELAN, U. 5. A. The Cen
fury Company. s..
The sun., 1918-12-22
AWonderful Book on Rifles
Bv HARRY EsTY DoUNcE.

NIOTHING'-the quotation IS
l y from blessed memory of Eliza
beth Etehingham-"makes me feel SO wise
as hearing of things do not understand"
And nothing makes certain kind OF SCI
entific writer feel SO wise as writing OF
things he does not understand; but the
certain result is pOnderous stuff with
which neither the scientist nor the casu-
ally interested lay reader of Miss Etching
hams sort will have a moments patience.
When a man who really knows his sub
ject takes up the pen to expound it, even
the layman mequipped for total eompre-
hension is reasonably sure of bookful OF
attractive and succulent as well as infor-
native reading. Old Leibnitz boosted that
he had laid the duty of understanding
The sun., 1918-12-22

One soldier joshing another, as related
by Capt. Carroll Swan in My Company
(Houghton Miflin):
"You will be walking down fremont
street with the old derby on and big.
flaming red neektie; then you will spot
THE girl just going into Huyler's for an
ice cream soda. She will turn around to
see her hero. You will swell up. Then,
Jack, your hated rival, will sneak up be-
hind You and boiler: CAST You, like
big gink, will forget where You are, knock
off your lid with one hand, and shove the
tie up in your face with the other"
The sun., 1918-12-22

him upon the world like burden; most
of the world mas shirked the burden sue
cessfully, and the suspicion is growing
that in the abstrusest reaches of his the
odiey Leibntz vas a self-hypnOtized
buffer talking through his hat. For
familiar and not unworthy contrast ex-
anime the work of the late William James.
All this is rather hifalutin but still
relevant introduction to some cordial
commendation of The american Rife; q
Treatise, a Tert Book and Book Of Prdc-
teal Instruction ~ the Use Of the Rife, by
Major Townsend Whelan, an ordnance
officer in the National Army who had been
a Captain of the line before the war. HIS
book is all his subtitles claim, but it is
more than that Major Whelan is a
famous game shot and a military target
expert as well as a scientific small arms
specialist. Most important, he is "bug"
on the rifle; it is his hobby before it Is his
profession. SO that when he publishes a
book on it, the rife devotee, military or
civil, gets an exhaustive treatment Of the
whole field Of fact and theory, while the
layman who has ever had a rifle In his
hands gets a volume to read and thor
oughly enjoy.
The best way one can think of to pro-
claim the worth of Major Whelan's book
is simply to list his chapter topics, with
the remark that each one is amply treated
to a total length of GAO octave pages with
hundreds of the clearest illustrations.
They are:
Part I. Historical, Introductory, Con-
struction and BaIhstics): The history of
the rifle in America, the A B C Of rifle
ballistics, the nomenclature and classif-
cation of American rifles, the American
rifles, barrels, stocks, forearms, balance
and weight; the sights, sight adjustment,
telescope sights, bullets, cartridges, mod
ern rifle powders, reloading ammunition,
trajectory, killing power, elevation, aecu-
racy, accuracy life and mobilubrieant,
zero elevation, barrel flip and resting the
rife, the Pope muzzle loading system, tar
get measurement, adjustments and repairs.
Part II. practical Rife Shooting):
The A B C of craftsmanship, aiming,
holding and the firing positions, trigger
pull, calling the shot, sight adjustment,
position and aiming drills, gallery shoot
ing, equipment for outdoor range shoot
ing, eleYation, zero, windage and wiSds,
the score book, military rife shooting,
team shooting, rest shooting and testing,
range practice for the sportsman, shoot
ing at moving objects, the rife in the
wilderness, the cleaning and care of the
rifle, rifle range construction, the Ma
tional Rifle Association of America and a
good index.
To take you behind the scenes: the easy
way to dispose of treatise like this when
reviewing" it is to skim it through and
pick out few quotable passages of spe-
cial human interest. But al CT Major
Whelan's book is quOtable and interest,"
The sun., 1918-12-22

THE AMERICAN RIFLE. By M,JoRi
TOWNSEND WHELAN, U. 5. A. The Cen
fury Company. s..
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-24
PIGEON MESSAGE
SAVES YANK'S LIFE

within couple of minutes the patrol
was scrambhng out to the rescue.
In addition to flying in the most
difficult weather. war pigeons have
displayed their stamina and nerve
by sticking at their work even though
wounded One pigeon arrived at a
certain American cote with a flesh
wound in the breast Others have
had the closest possible calls by fly
ing shell splinters, but always they
have kept to the air until the reach
ed home
Trained pigeon men are in charge
Of the American birds in France,
Capt y. G. Duscall, Of Maryland is
in charge of one pigeon corps with
Liet j. l.. Carney, of Pittsburgh, 2nd
in command At the cotes are Sergt
Thomas j. Fulton Pittsburgh; Corp.
Ernest kockler. Chicago; Corr Gas,
Block, Gary, Ind; Private Harry w
Olsen. Boston; Private Charles I'll
dredge, New York; Private Warren
Hague, Newark, n. j.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-24
MRS. SMITH RECOMMENDS CHAM
BERLAlN'S TABLETS

81 have had more or less stomach
trouble for eight or ten years, ~
writes Mrs. G. H. Smith, Beaverton,
N. Y. when suffering from attacks
of Indigestion and heayiness after
eating, one or two of Chamberlain $
Tablets have always relieved me-
have also found them a Pleasant
laxative" These tablets tone up
the stomach and enable it to per-
form its functions naturally. If you
are troubled with indigestion give
them a trial, get well and stay well.
d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-24
]. z. Holland,
Consul Commander
Stop Itching Eczema

Never mind how often you have tried
and failed, you can stop burning, itching
eczema quickly by applying a little zemo
furnished by any druggist for 35c. Extra
large bottle, S1.00. Healing begins the
moment zen1o is applied. In a short time
usually every trace of eczema, tetter,
pimples, rash, 'blaokheads and similar
skin diseases will be removed.
For clearing the skin and making It
vigorously healthy, always use zemo. the
pc-ct-ating, antiseptic liquid. 1t is not a
Crea1y salve and it does not stain. When
C;hor5 fail it is the one dependable treat
rcnt for skin troubles of all kinds. =
r, The L. w. Rose CO., Cleveland. o.