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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-06-21
FIRES IN NATIONAL
FORESTS ASSUMING
DANGEROUS ASPECT
Officials Suggest Asking War De.
partment for Army Men to As
sist in Putting Out Conflagra-
tions in Northwest.

Washington. june 1i-Firc ~ ma
tiuual forests located in western
Montana aud northern idaho are as
Stunning q most dangerous aspect. ne.
cordinE To- reports today to chief
Forester Grave Forest officials On
the spot have. suggested asking the
war department tor men from arm,
camps 10 assist
Seven fires iu To" Back Blackfoot.
two In the occur De Nlenc aud 9th.
ers out OF control In the Pend Orcille
and kauiksu national forests were
reported Patrols have been doubled
over the danger areas
Less serious conditions are report
ed from Denver and Ogden, Utah.
Denver colo june ga. The office
Of the United States district forester
here reported today that there had
been no serious fires ~ The district
under the supervision ~ tins office
except In northern Minnesota whore
there was q loss 10 about $1,000. In
Colorado 1t was sahi there had been
% few minor fires with inconscquen.
tial losses
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-06-21
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-An experienced clerk for
cigar store. Apply New Mexico
Cigar store, city.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-06-21

Put In a HELP WANTED ad. then
read tho sITUE rIONS wanted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-28

Their eyes were bright with the
happy anticipation, their little
hearts were gay and the blood was
rushing joyously in their veins.
Then they started down
But just then came a voice,
Wake up. Old Mr.. 1918 is leaving
in a big hurry, and here comes 1919
tripping in-Wilyum sees him!
Hear the chimes!"
why, | saw him-I saw 1919 and
slid down the hill with him and
started Kitten sleepily. bue she was
interrupted by a laugh.
Then everyone called, Happy
New Year! Happy New Year!"
/ Even Jip had become aroused
too. and jumped around excitediy-
barking. "Yip-pp-yip! Yip-ppp zip
yip!" which, as all who are well &C
quainted with dogs know. means
Happy New Year"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-28
A SONG OF WINTER

A SONG OF WINTER
Gone are the bluebird and robin.
Gone is the buzzing bee,
Gone are the violets and daisies.
Even the leaves from the tree.
Yet is my heart full of cheer.
For Winter is here.
Frosted are pavement and window:
Frozen are pond and brook.
Snowflakes are falling by thousands.
We are in fairyland-look!
Elfins were working last night.
Preparing this sight.
Put on your great coat and mittens,
Bring out your Christmas sled,
Hear the sweet sleigh bells a-jing-
ling,
All other noises have fed.
Now let your glad voices ring.
For Winter is king.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-28
in it; but no one was in sight.

In it; but no one was in sight.
Suddenly she hears merry
shout and a b0isterous newcomer
appears on the scene. A small,
laughing boy rushes In, drops down
a sled, falls on top Of it and comes
swiftly flying down the hill. How
lightly and beautifully the little
sled with its happy little load comes
Swimming down the smooth, snow
track! 1t stops Almost at her feet,
and the little rogue jumps off. bows
In a most courtly fashion. his blue
eyes twinkling gayly all the while,
and Immediately they are friends.
"C'mon, and slide with me. It's
the greatest SPORT" said the little
fellow.
"Oh. should say I would" Kitten
replied jumping for Joy, but who
are your" :.
"Hee-hee, you don't know me yet.
but you will. And you win Hike me,
too! am-but that is too formal
my nickname is just 10. Now let's
slide!" And they ran up the hill.
Up at the top they dropped the
sled again and both climbed on It.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-28
Santa Claus and
the CMckadee

The North Wind blew his trumpet
shrill.
The Snowflakes danced with
glee;
The Ice King donned his jeweled
We'll be In time!" cried he.
Then through the air they hurried
These friends SO blithe and gay
And waited for old Santa Claus
To jump into his sleigh
The North Wind tweaked old
Santa's nose:
The Ice King chilled his feet:
The merry Snowflakes ran a race
Beside the reindeer fleet.
And when at length the ride was
DER,
Old Santa stopped his sleigh:
my friends" quoth he, ut takes
US I'LL
To make q Christmas day"
Just then a little chickadee
Perched on the reindeer's head.
And as he sang his blithesome
song
Old Santa. musing. said:
"One thing I had almost forget
Some birds like Christmas, too"
He pulled his furs up round his ears
And unused: What shall l do?''
Then Of a sudden he looked wise,
And fumbied round his sleigh.
And grinned and said: Il thought
Some bird-seed slowed away"
The chickadee threw back his head
And sang: "Chick-chickadee!
There'd been no Christmas for the
birds
Had it not been for me-"
Selected.
mi -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-28

In the first place her truly name
wasn't Kitten at all. OF course not,
her real name was Doris-that's
what her aunts and her great aunts.
who thought It q very important
matter, insisted upon calling her.
But, whether It was on account Of
her dear little ways-her long curls,
which covered her always bobbing
little head, her gentle blue eyes. or
inst because Of her loveable. play
ful self. whatever Is was, from her
tiniest years, mother. father. grand
mother and Uncle Bob ESQ big and
jolly and all Of Doris friends. little
and big. had called her. Kitten"
Right across the street from Kit
ten lived her dearest playmate, Will
liam Baxter, or as she always said
1t, Wilyum, and he was as fine q
little fellow as ever lived. And
Wilyum had a dog.
Now these children had the kind
est parents in the world, who knew
that the birds and flowers and day
itself, told the time when children
that were /not yet ten years old.
should 60 to bed. So they went to
bed regularly every night In the
year at eight o'clock. that Is, every
night in the year except one. and
that night was New Years eve.
The mothers always promised
the children that they might stay
UP to hear the chimes ring the "old
year out and the new year in" but
this was granted on one condition,
that Kitten and Wilyum took a long
nap from four to six o'clock in the
afternoon.
On this special last day of Deem
Der, Wilyum and his dog. Jip. came
over to Kittens house to spend the
afternoon. They had the most won
derful time playing with their
Christmas circus with Jip as the
Ring leader, or at least having q
very important part in the circur
They gave parade and one COM
plete performance and were In the
midst OF the second when Mrs. Al
len (for that's Kittens last nancy
and Mrs. Baxter came up to the
room where the children were play
ing and announced that In five
minutes the train would leave for
the Land Of Nod and that certain
Master Wilyum and certain little
Kitten were destined to be passen-
gers.
The children knew that II they
wanted to see Master 1919 come in,
there was only one thing to do, and
that was to get on that train and go
to the Land Of Ned, where so many
other little boys and girls were, at
that very minute. So they obedi-
emily put away the circus and went
to bed, and Wilyum was, oh, SO
fast asleep before 200 seconds had
passed.
With Kitten. on this afternoon, 1t
was different. She was lying on
her mothers bed (this was always
treat) and her eyes wandered to
the bright draperies that hung at
the windows. She had always
thought they were beautiful. and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-28
Kitten and Her Watch Party

somehow. this afternoon. they at
tracted all her attention again.
They were covered with beautiful.
big birds and lovely. soft-colored
flowers and leaves. She watched
them closely and counted how many
different flowers came between
two pictures of the same bird: and
wondered how many Of those beau
tiful. long-tailed birds it would take
to oil cage as big as the immense
cage she saw last summer in Forest
Park which contained SO many
birds.
And so It went Kittens lively
little thoughts jumped about from
one thing to another and took all
her attention. until. much to her
surprise, she heard her mothers
and Mrs. Bakers voices as they
were coming up stairs. They awak-
ened Wilyum in the next room: and
1t took some minutes to do this for
Wilyum was having such splendid
time in the Land Of Nod. Then she
closed her eyes and acted as il she
were asleep and then they wakened
her.
Within the next half hour, they
were dressed all spick and span
again and then they all went down.
STAIRS where they joined the Dad
dies, who had just returned from
the city, and then they went to sup
per.
After supper came the usual story
hour-nothing interfered with that
when they all gathered around
the fireplace and listened SO quietly
as first. Mrs. Allen and then Mr..
Baxter told the most interesting
stories. Then the children were al
lowed to get their games out. They
both had their toy automobiles and
they harnessed Jip to the scrap
basket and took trip to Some
where in France" Uncle Bob was
that very minute-and so they were
having a wonderful time.
But by nine-thirty o'clock, Kitten
COooA W 6AOW IllCu, ouu we WIN
know how she spent the afternoon,
will just look wise and keep silent.
BY the time another hour had
passed, she could stand it no longer
Daddy noticed it too and called,
Come, Kitten, cuddle up in my
arms for awhile"
We'll. / guess, ! will sleep Just
fifteen minutes" said Kitten.
1--WE will call you when it is time
for the New Year to come in" re-
piled father.
Wilyum looked surprised. and, it
must be owned. a little Disguised.
The idea Of not being able to sit
up till midnight! But then, VIII
liam had slept all afternoon.
Sing me the Dilsey song, Dad
dy." she pleaded.
And Daddy hummed the funny
little song slowly and softly.
Then Kitten began to see some
thing very strange. All around her
is q great open country. covered
very thickly with snow. To one
side rises an immense hill with a
very fine snow track already made
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-28

Blind British soldiers and sailors
Who had learned to row at Saint
Duustan's Hostel took part in
series of races at the MARROW Row
ing club-sterred by the sisters of
st. Dunstan's. There were 81 sin.
gle scull entries.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-28
TWO GRINS

TWO GRINS
Faker-"What do you do when
you get in deep water for speed.
ing"
Elgie-"Send for a friend to bail
me out"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-28
HE HAD IL RIGHT

Conscientious Objector-"ShOOt-
ing at those targets makes me
realize how awful war will be. Id
die before I'd kill man"
Officer (who has watched him
shooO-"You certainly would"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-28
MORE EFFECTIVE

Much bothered with tramps out
your way"
Il was until I tackled up a sign
on my gate"
"Ah! Beware OF the dog l sup
pose"
"Oh. no. SIMPLIFY Farm Help
Wanted"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-28

Why is bread like the sun?
It rises in the yeast and sets I'M
der the vest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-28

A recent letter from a little Por-
to Rican school boy reads. IF you
like me to sold some. the people
like the Red Cross buttons here"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-28

Boy Scout troops have been Or
ganized through the Red Cross in
the Holy Land.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-28

Every Junior-join the Red
Cross!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-28

The nightingale's voice can be
heard q mile.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-28
WOMEN SUFFERERS MAY
need SWAMP ROOT

Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney and bladder trouble and
never suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy
condition, they may cause the other or
gans to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss of am
bition, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
Kilmers' Swamp-Root, physicians pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get a medium or large size bottle i'm
mediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-28
rhe ultimate superIative.

In a rural school a teacher was en-
deavoring one day to make clear to
her class the degrees Of comparison
of adjectives. To make sure she was
understood, the teacher called on each
pupil in turn to give cOmparatives and
superlatices of adjectives. which she
named. One little chap was asked
to name the comparative degree of
"sick."
Worse" said he.
The teacher decided that she could
best show him his error by letting him
go on, and asked, sweetly, well if
worse is the comparative of sick
what would you give as the superla-
tive?"
Dead" was the instant answer
Harper's Magazine.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-28
HUMORS OF RENT COLLECTING
Landlords Tribute May Be
Human, After All.

A Bostonian, owning houses in n
neighbOring city, received the follow
ing stately letter from the collector of
rents. We publish it to show that a
collector may be memorable, yet have
vein of humor In his iron constitu-
tiOn. The letter was written in Janu-
airy:
'The Oil-pipe, water pipes and other
apparatus in the cellar of the old
homestead are in their usual hibernal
state-frozen stiff; so Lemuel reports,
and adds that he offered to contribute
to Bill ton of coal for the furnace to
generate a little warmth and partially
overcome the deadly. gravelike chill of
that subterraneOus space; and Bill
tells me that Lemuel is a cheerful liar.
and made no such offer, and so I tell
both what the other says, and leave
them to fight it out, impressing on
them. however, that the rent must be
Forthcoming just the same"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-28

dearly as possible. Unnecessary she'd
ding of blood we will prohibit to the
civilian population. Yet 1 ask you to
consider that too much consideration
borders on cowardice and that will be
punished very severely"
After this speech of our captain we
were loaded on our autos and at a.
m. crossed the border into Belgium.
In order to make this a historical &C.
casion we were ordered to give three
cheers. On the speedy autos we
reached our goal at 10 a. m. 1t was a
beautiful little rural village. Inhabi-
tants of the villages we had passed
looked at us in establishment, so that
we all got the impression that these
country people never knew why we
came to Belgium. They were fright.
ened out of their sleep and looked oyt
at us from their windows.
As we halted and left our autos, the
farmers came out and offered us cof-
fee. bread. meat, etc. We were still
without field kitchen, so that we en-
joyed the enemy's offerings more so
since those of the better class of viii
layers refused any pay. They told us
the Belgian soldiers had departed to
some unknown destination.
After a short rest we marched or
The autos returned. Hardly had we
marched an hour when we We're over
taken by cavalry, Dragons and hus-
sars, who reported that the Germans
were marching all over the neighbor-
hood on all roads. Right behind came
the bicycle corps.
This was comforting We no longer |
felt alone, isolated in strange coun-
try. Another bicycle division over /
took us and passed on. Angry words
were now uttered by members of our
company. The others could ride but
we had TO walk What we had always
taken for granted suddenly became
great injustice. If it did no good our
grumbling at least was a diversion
from the weight of our packs
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-28
Saved His comrade.

A few months ago an American sea-
man who was swimming in tropical
waters was attacked by a school Of
sharks and his leg was bitten Off The
fins of four other sharks were visible
nearby and it seemed certain that the
unfortunate sailor would soon be torn
to pieces. when Wallace Odell Prater.
machinist, dived into the blood
stained water and brought the wound
ed man safely to the ship. In recog-
milton of this rare act of bravery Pra-
ter was awarded a gold life-saving
medal by the secretary Of the treas
ury. He lives in Stafford, Kan.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-28

Iceland win Plant More Potatoes.


Iceland will make a new departure
this year in the matter of using pota-
to -four. Representatives of that gov
eminent are sending out propaganda
looking to the general and extensive
planting of potatoes this year. Since
the summer season is so short in Ice
land and other Arctic countries. the
raising of grain is not possible, but its
climate is adapted to the raising OF
potatoes. Pans are being made for
the installation of potato milling ma
chinery, so that in measure Iceland
win in the future be a little more in
dependent of outsiders for its farina-
ceous foods. Shortages of shipping
with a consequent curtailment of i'm
ports has made it impossible to main
tain Iceland's wheat supplies.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-28
Making Soap From Table Refuse.

To conserve the fats contained in
the table refuse and dishwater of the
soldiers mess, the British military
authorities installed grease traps, ac-
cording to the Popular Science Month
ly. The fat collected in these traps
averages more than one ounce for
each man daily. The traps consists of
tin-lined wooden box, divided into
two compartments by partition
which does not reach the bottom by
about four inches. The dishwater and
the table refuse are poured through
strainer into the vat. AS the water
cools the fat form a crust on top and
is SKINNED off.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-28

After brief-pause we went ahead.
On the evening of August 1 we reached
a farmyard near Duren. Our company
was billeted in barn. No one knew
what we had to do. Ignorant of the
purpose of our being sent so near the
Belgian border We laid down on our
beds of straw. Something had to
happen soon to rescue US from this I'M
certainty
How few suspected that would be
the last night for many of us on Ger
man ground. An alarm took us from
our beds at 3 a. m. The company
gathered and the captain demonstrate
ed the war situation. AS to the direc-
ton of the march he himself was ig-
nOrant.
Scarcely half an hour later 80 big
trucks drove up and stopped on the
road before our quarters. The driv-
ers also were ignorant and waited for
orders. Discussion of our destination
started afresh. The orderlies who
had been keeping their ears open said
We would enter Belgium that day.
OtnerS cOntraulcteu them, no one
knew for certainty.
But the order to march did not come
and in the evening we went back to
our straw. But the rest was
short. At 1 a. m. we were again
aroused and honored by a speech from
our captain. He said we were at war
with Belgium. He told us to show
ourselves brave. deserve the iron cross
and bring honor to Germany. Then he
continued:
I'VE only make war against the
armed force, the Belgian army. Life
and property of civilians are protected
under international law. Yet you sol
diers must not forget TO keep your
lives for the fatherland or sell them as
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-28

FOREWORD
Copyright BY D<frOa Free P'ess

This is a true story of the
Invasion OF Belgium and
northern France at the be-
ginning of the world war,
written by an officer of the
German army who took part
in the mad rush toward
Paris. Sickened by the
atrocities committed upon
civilians and soldiers, he de-
serted after several months
service and finally made his
way to the United States.
His disclosure of the un-
SpeakabIe crueIties perpe-
trated by the German SOL
dlers, under orders from
their officers, is one of the
most sensational documents
the war has produced.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-28
Ree.keepina in New Zealand.

At the late annual meeting of the
Waikato Beekeepers' association at
Hamilton, an assistant director of the
horticultural division of the depart
ment of agriculture stated that there
were 1891 apiaries registered in New
Zealand, representing 50,523 colonies
of bees. One beekeeper last year re-
turned 30 tons of honey, which he sold
at $4S7 per ton, while some was sold
as high as $730 per ton, thus making
it very prosperous industry.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-28
searchIiohts in War.

Searchlghts are playing "A very i'm
portant part in the present warfare. In
one instance the Germans on the
heights of the Italian front were blind
ed by the rays Of many lights whEG
the Italian engineers were building
bridges below. working in the dark.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-28
cuticura for Sore Hands.

Soak hands on retiring in the not suds
of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub in Gu
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with soft tissue paper. For
free samples address, "Cuticura, Dept.
K, Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap %, Ointment 25 and 50.-Adv.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-28
4mportant to Mothers
.Unlucky Man.

Clerk-Please. sir. can l have a
weeks holiday?
Employer-What's wrong with you
now?
Clerk-I'm going to get married.
Employer-Now, you We're away
week with influenza, and ten days with
a sprained ankle. l declare there's
always something going wrong with
you. Jones.-Pearson's Weekly.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-28
Not Worried.
ont Won mix in ~

"Why don't you mix imp
Those people" said the aloof one.
"are nobodies."
Maybe so, but when enough nobod-
les get together they manage to have
Z pretty good time"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-28

To photograph broken bones French
surgeons have invented a stereopic X
ray camera.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-28

One of our ambitions is some day
to have fine black soil in our garden.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-28

The Zeppelins and the 42-cen-
timeter guns of the Germans
giant guns whose existence was
unknown even to the kaisers
soldiers-rain death and de-
structlon upon the Belgian cities
which dare to resist the invader.
The next instalIment tells the
story of the fall of Liege ard
the plundering Of other Belgian
cities.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-28

Honorable retreats are In no way
inferior to brave charges.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-28

Women sometimes feel unworthy of
their husbands-in novels.
The Home news., 1918-03-01
Election Proclamation

By virtue of the authoritv vested in me as Mayor of tTn' y' incorporated Town of McCro ry, Arkansas, notice is herehv given that an election will be held in said town on "0
 TUESDAY, APRIL 2. 1913 for the purpose of electino the following officers to serve for the ensuing year:
 One Mayor,
 One Recorder.
 Five Aldermen.
 Given under my hand as Mayor of the Incorporates Town of McCrory, Arkansas this, 1st day of March, 1913
 WALTER w. RANEY aoV' o-l-40. Mayor.