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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-01

British War Exhibit, First REGIMENT
Armory. Broad and Callowhiil streets. Ad-
mission charge.
Midyesr recital Of Philadeiphia School Of
Expression and Dramatic Art, Presser Hall.
Invitation
Meeting American Philosophical Society.
1o4 South Fifth street. o'clock. Members
Allied Burldins Trades Council meets In
the Parkway Building, Broad and Cherry
streets, Q o'clock. Members.
"Health Menaces to Armies" Illustrated
lecture by Or, b. Franklin Roger, chief
medical inspector, Department of Health of
the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania. Academy
Of Natural Sciences. . o'clock. Free.
Eleventh Annual nall Of the Lobster New
Year Association. New Auditorium Hall,
Seventh street and Snyder avenue. 8 o'clock
Admission charge
Mldwinter meeting OF the Philadelphia
ton of United States Civil Service Employees
At Navy Yards and Stations. Grand Frater-
nifty Building. is2s Arch street Members.
pinner American Radiator Company, Hotel
Adeiphia, o'clock Employees.
February meeting OF the Business Science
Club Of philadelphia. Bellevue-Stratford
Hotel, 6;l5 o'clock. Members
Concert and d..es by the "stslls d'Itsiis."
italian Ladies' Mutual Benefit Association.
Musical Fund Hall, Locust street above
eighth Admission charge.
II. IL. whssten. Chief Of the Divisioa sf
Immigrant Education in the Department Of
the Interior will address a meeting of the
Master Dyers' Association. Manufacturers
club.
ment exercises School auditorium Free.
play "Cous.n Kate" under direction Of
Elizabeth p. Rice Normal School. Admis-
sion charge.
Rssdinss by Sehp Massasld. withsrspsea
Hall. Admission charge
Patriotis rally. Espslnstsn uish schssI
for Girls, School Auditerlurn Free.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-01

terrace has as her guest for several weeks
Miss Marie Daily. of Boston. Miss Daily
has frequently visited In this city and her
many friends here have planned several en-.
tertainments in her honor.
Mrs. A. Tennyson Ross, wife Of Corporal
A. Tennyson Ross. now stationed in the
South. Is visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. L. Z,ng, of 5233 Catharine street Mrs.
Ross gave luncheon for some of her former
schoolmates. The guests were Mrs. John
Davis. Miss Gladys Hoover, Miss Helen
Walker. Miss Helen Scott Miss Ruth Nc.
Kain. Miss Mildred McKain and Miss Mar
and white. ''''''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-01

Items VI news for the society pass win bo
/ accepted aud printed In the Evening Public
Ledger provided they are written on one Side
name and tslephqns number Of the sender. a.
sr..s ss e Rs';a isss Hssans IF 'i A
| 600 Chestnut street. N 4.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-01

Z
Lieutenant Leighton Dunning and Mrs
Dunning are at present living in Springfield,
piass. Mrs. Dunning was Miss Dorothy
Pen. Of New York before her recent mar
tiage.
Mrs. Joseph r. Rollins, who has been stay
ing at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William e. Arey, 2213 Locust street,
pas gone to Memphis, Tenn to Join her hus-
pand. Lieutenant Rollins who is stationed
here. Mrs. Rollins will remain there until
ner husband is called to duty elsewhere.
Mrs. Thomas NJ Fitzgerald. of ss West
Baltimore avenue. Lansdowne. win give a
Ard party and dance tonight at her home
ne proceeds OF the AFFAIR viii be devoted to
- purchase OF wool for soldiers sweaters.
Miss Dorothy Wilson has returned to her
1pe, 2i2 South Thirteenth street. from a
n 70 Baltimore
+, and Mrs Henry A. Ross. OF st. Martins.
ron Wednesday for three weeks trip
" &lqrlda.
~ and Mrs. Richard Devine announce the
INN u their daughter, Miss Mary Ellen
y!11' q Assistant Surgeon James ", Ellis.
~ ct st. James's Church, Thirty
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
Biggest British Blunder

The Independent, in it's March 2
issue, publishes in an article by DIR.
Charles M. Sheldon, ID. D., entitled,
"The Biggest British Blunder,"-a
strong indictment against England
for it's failure to dispose of the drink
question.
In an editorial reference to the ar
ticler by DIR. Sheldon, The Independ-
ent propounds the query, us Eng
lands Big Blunder to Be Ours 2" urg-
ing that Americas answer be an en-
phatic negative:
"But are we any better off than
Great Britain? Have we met the
question squarely and disposed of it
in clean-cut and decisive fashion?
"We have not We have done well
in going half way to the goal, but we
have been neither consistent nor, thor
ough-going. We have not done well
enough.
1.-The President. acting under au-
thority of the law passed by Con-
gress, has prohibited the use of food
stuffs for the the manufacture Of dis
titled liquors during the war. But he
has not extended the prohibition to
the brewing of beer. 1t should be SO
extended forthwith. We and our AL
lies need the food that is being used
up to make beer.
"The bakers of the country are for
hidden to make bread that has not
some other cereal product mixed with
the wheat -four. Grocers are forbid
den to sell wheat -four except as GUS
toners buy designated proportion
of other flour at the same time. One
of the other cereal substances that
we are compelled to use in making our
bread is barley. We are urged to eat
corn and rice. AS nation we have
responded gladly.
'fBut meanwhile fifty million bush
els of barley were used last year in
making beer. Thirteen and a half
million bushels of corn and two and
o third million bushels of rice were
eliminated for food purposes in the
same way
"Is this right? Is it efficient? Is
it doing our best to win the war;"
Every man, woman and child in the
United States is asked so to modify
his or her eating habits as TO release
food for our soldiers and our Allies.
But no brewer.or drinker of beer has
been asked to modify his habits a
particle.
"The American people have re-
sponded nobly and generously to the
appeal. They have surprised their
Allies with what they have been able
by voluntary sacrifice to accomplish.
A responsible British official declares
that the best estimates of what we
would be able to send them in the way
of meat have been exceeded by 150,-
600 10000 pounds in the case of bacon
and 25,000,000 in the case of other
meats. 1t is a record of which we
need not be ashamed.
Eve have made it by responding
cheerfully to the request that we OBJ
serve wheatless, meatless and pork
less days.
"A serious responsibility rests up
on the Federal Administration. The
use of any foodstuffs whatever in the
making Of alcoholic liquors should be
interdicted without moments delay.
AT the same time we should In
form our Allies, in all good feeling
but with infiexible decision, that our
continuing to supply them with food
stuffs in the quantities they require
will depend upon their ceasinR to de-
stroy foodstuRs to make drink"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01

shall l do that I may inherit eternal
life" The Lords first word seems to
imply, Do you acknowledge me as
God, for there Is none good but Godj
And certainly II Jesus was not God
he was not good. for no mere man
could say the things that he said and
speak the truth; for instance such
words as these, II came down from
Heaven" ~ am the resurrection and
the life." mo man taketh my life
from me. l lay 1t not down of myself;
have power to lay 1t down, and 1 have
power to take 1t again." "Glorify thou
me with the glory which / had with
thee before the world was."' When
Jesus called his attention to the com
mandments, his reply was, Master,
all these have / observed from my
youth, what lack i yetY Then the
Lord searched him, and laid him low
by the first of all the commandments,
Thou shalt have no other Gods be-
fore me-" eek. 20:3). He had great
possessions. and when Jesus told him
to sell all that he had. and give to the
poor, and take up the cross and follow
him, he revealed to the young man his
idol, and he went away sad and grieved
treasure on earth being more to him
than treasure in heaven. 1t was the
tenth commandment that shut Paul's
mouth (Rom. I'D, the first one did 1t
for this man.
Our God did not say that o rich man
could not be saved, for Abraham, and
David, and Zaccheus, and Joseph OF
Arimathea, and hosts of other rich
men have been saved, and served the
Lord with their wealth. He said that
1t Is hard for them that trust In riches
TO enter into the Kingdom OF God
Tvs. PAY. Whatever prevents US from
seeing ourselves as lost, helpless sim
ners is hindrance. but the convic-
ton Of any man Is possibility with
God Tvs. I'D. Many church today
would have made 1t easy for that man
to enter, but our Lord loved the man,
and not his money. / wonder what
Judas Iscariot thought Of 1t.
Peter was doing some thinking and
asked what they should have who had
left all to follow Jesus Tvs. 2S-31).
Then came the answer concerning the
hundredfold in this life 10000 per
cent?, and the fullness of life eternal
in the world to come. In the reply
of our Lord as recorded by Matthew
he spoke of his coming in glory, and
of the twelve apostles sitting on
twelve thrones judging the twelve
tribes of Israel. See also Luke
% :29,30. Compare the promise to the
overcomer of sitting with Christ in
his throne, and reigning with him over
the earth (Rev. 3:21; 5:91O.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
PITCH THE DOLLARS IN
Win the Liberty Pennant With the
Third Liberty Loan. Says
Alexander.
BY GROVER CLEVELAND ALEX.
AMBER,

BY GROVER CLEVELAND ALEX
AMBER,
(star TwIrIer Of Chicago Cubs, Who
Has Been Drafted.t
In the great game for the democratic
ration Of the world we must do our ut
most during the full route of nine inn
ings. We made good in the first two.
SO let's exceed our speed In the the
Third Liberty loan inning.
We at home. who are denied a place
In the trenches. can strike out Prus-
sian tyranny with binding curve Of
money. Pitch the dollars In for Amer
lea for the freedom Of the seas. the
protection of the weak and the tri-
umph of right over might.
Every ballplsyer and every fan
should open his purse and lend his saw
ings to Uncle Sam. who will pay you
good interest and guarantee payment
with the length and breadth of the
greatest country on earth.
We must not rest one minute until
America and its allies have put the
Hun In last place. Nothing can bring
this result quicker than good American
dollars, each OF which is nail In the
CONN of Kaisersm.
Get together. boys. Let's win the
Liberty pennant with the Liberty loan
In the Third Liberty loan inning.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01

A direct communication from Gen.
Pershing in his own handwriting to
the women of the United States was
published recently: 1.-THE women of
America must regard themselves as
thoroughly militarized- They must
consider themselves real soldiers and
take orders from their officers over
here, and obey them without question.
Any woman who has a husband,
brother, sweetheart, or relative in
foreign service should write, write,
write long, cheerful letters, telling
everything that happens in the 'old
home town The men here are hun
CRY for news, and the things which
seem like trivial happenings at home
will be Of the greatest interest to the
men. The order which ] would send
to the women of America is to work
and write"
Homesickness. or nostalgia, which
is the medical term for the old-fas-
hioned disease. is one of the most diff
ficult enemies TO overcome. General
Pershing has evidently found this out
by experience and knows that "good,
long letters from home" will do more
TO cheer homesich soldier than any
thing doctor could prescribe. So,
dear. friends, East, West, North and
South. write, write, write"
Tell the boys the little things of ev-
ary-day life, who came in and what
hey said; where you went and whom
~er saw. Look out Of your sitting
rccm window and tell him who is
passing. Tell who preached at the
Sunday service and who sang in the
choir. Start letter and keep adding
70 it each day like a diary; then send
off and start another. Be very
sure you have it properly addressed
and keep these letters going every
week
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01

Rye flour, graham flour, whole
wheat -four, bran, middlings, shorts,
self-rising pancake flour, potatoes,
pearl barley, beans, canned corn, can
ned beans, canned hominy, pulled rice,
corn flakes.
Rye -four may be sold without sub
stitutes. After March 1, whole wheat
and graham flour containing at least
95 per cent of the whole wheat shall
be sold on the basisi of one ~ pound
of entire wheat or graham flour, with
six-tenths (0.6 pound) substitute.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

oOHOOL LEooON
The opening verse or our lesson
chapter finds him still teaching the
multitudes, as was his custom, and
no doubt he was always opening to
them the Scriptures, and showing
from the law. the prophets, and the
psalms the things concerning himself
Uuke "a 20. 81. AZ. What we call
the Old Testament was his Bible. and
from beginning to end full of himself
and his kingdom, and the blessing
that will come to all nations through
his people Israel.
II the harmony of the Gospels can
be relied upon we must read between
the last lesson and this one Luke 10
to Is and John to IL, but II we keep
In mind that Mark is writing Of him
as the perfect servant, we shall find In
this Gospel a great deal to make us
better acquainted with him as such.
and some Of us believe that there is
nothing worth while compared with
knowing him and making him known
to others.
The Pharisees' question of verse 2
gives him an opportunity to- indorse
the Genesis record of the making of
man, male and female and we can
not but think that he had In mind
himself as the last Adam, and his Eve,
the church. now being builded (Eph.
8 :30-32). Compare lesson verses PIP,
with Matt. 10 :3-12, and note the scrip
tural Significance of adultery in
James a.
In verses 1916 we see again how
far the disciples were from under
standing the mind of the Master. II
he had been at all tinted with our
human weakness he would have been
often Jared by their selfishness, and
pride and unbelief. but he was with
out sin or any sinful weakness; yet we
know that he was often grieved by
them.
That the disciples should rebuke
those who brought little children to
him lin Luke 1915. they are called In
fants) -displeased him much, and he
said those beautiful and ever memoir
able words. "Suffer the little children
to come unto me. and forbid them not;
for Of such Is the Kingdom Of God"
Tvs. 14). Only Mark says that he took
them up In his arms, and blessed them
Tvs. 10. compare 8 1857. like to think
Of the boys and girls playing in the
streets Czech. 6:5), and always re-
joice In Deut. I 80.
The account Of the rich young ruler
(vss. 17-27) II found also in Matt. 10
and Luke Is. He must have been
In some respects specially interest
ing case for IL II said that "JesuA,
beholding him, loved him" Tvs. 21).
His zeal II seen In that he came rum
ming and kneeled before the Lord.
with his question. Good Master, what
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01

Wheat flour shall be sold only on a
basis of one pound of wheat flour
substitute for every pound of wheat
-four. Following is the list of the
authorized wheat flour substitutes:
Corn grits, corn meal, corn -four,
edible corn starch, hominy, potato
-four, rice, rice -four, barley flour,
buckwheat -four, oatmeal, rolled oats,
sweet potato -four, soy bean flour,
feterita -four.
Positively no other substitutes have
been authorized and these are classed
as substitutes only when sold for use
as human food.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01

The County Normal School makes
it business to train teachers for the
rural schools. The county normal
school is supported very largely by
the State of Michigan, and is directly
under the supervision Of the county
normal board. This board is COM
posed of Harvey HI. Lowrey, Commits
sioner of Schools; A. A. Rather, SUI
perintendent of Schools Of Ionia; and
Fred l.. Keller, Superintendent OF
Public instruction.
The county normal school offers q
course Of training for teachers which
extends over one school year. 1t
gives thorough instruction in the
common branches and in professional
studies. 1t prepares the student to
teach a rural school efficiently. In
order to do this the county normal
maintains a schoolroom in which the
students are required to do practice
teaching. The training in actual
teaching given to beginners by the
county normal is not surpassed any
where.
Prospective teachers will find it to
their advantage to attend the county
normal school. Young people may
often remain at home and receive
one year of advanced training and
thus avoid the extra expense to high
err institutions of learning far away.
At the county normal the tuition is
free.
) Any graduate of twelve-grade
high school or any pupil who has
completed eleven grades in good
high school is eligible to enter the
county normal school by filing a
statement of work done, signed by
the superintendent or principal. An
application blank for this purpose
will be sent upon request by the
commissioner of schools. All aplica-
tions are passed upon by the county
normal board. Persons who have not
the qualifications above mentioned
but who wish to enter the county nor
NAL should take the matter up with
the commissioner of schools in order
that the individual case may be given
consideration.
Application may be made to Harvey
H. Lowrey, Commissioner of Schools,
Ionia, Michigan.
n
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01

Two loaves SPONGE: Three medium
sized potatoes, one-fourth cup sugar,
one tablespoonful salt. Mash all to-
gether, and add three pints of boil
ing water; keep lukewarm. Y In even
ing add one. pint of lightning yeast;
let rise over night. In morning add
equal parts of corn and white flour to
make hard loaf. Divide into two
loaves; put in well CREASED tins;
grease top and set in a warm place to
rise; bake 45 minutes. Always be
sure the wheat and corn flour are well
sifted together. Mrs. Andrews.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01

One cup rolled oats, two table
spoonfuls sugar, one-half teaspoonful
salt, one tablespoonful shortening,
one cup barley flour, two teaspoonfuls
baking powder, one egg, one cup
sweet milk Scald milk and pour over
rolled oats. Let stand one-half hour.
Mrs. Jas. Meginley..
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01

When the government sells bonds,
II takes no money out of the country.
What 1t does is to ask the farmer. the
manufacturer and the laborer to sell
their products on time and 1t gives an
Understanding note in advance. until
you and those other producers can
make the supplies to conduct the war.
The war department can't shoot
houses and lots and grain at the Ger
mans. II asks the producers to grant
II the credit FIRST md then get busy
and make the supplies II needs. and
when your government has on Its
hands the biggest war the world ever
knew. there is no time for trifline.
Invest In bonds and see Uncle Sam
and yourself through.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
Where Liberty
Bond Money Goes

Approximately 100000 more men
Will be added TO Americas lighting
forces within the next few months.
Each man must immediately have
clothing and equipment that costs
tbout $50. Therefore. II will take
25.0o0.0O0 to provide the initial
equipment of arms and clothing.
There are about 27OOO men and Of
hcers In an army division. To supply
them with shelter tents costs S79.650.
To buy their steel helmets takes $751;
600. To give them gas masks requires
1924 900. This means S26.925.0 900 for
such equipment for the 100000 men
who will 5000 be added to the fight
Ing forces.
. Everybody knows that army shoes
are the most comfortable and the
cheapest that can be bought. but when
they are bought by the millions they
mean lot OF money. General Perish
Ing says that each man needs about
nine pairs a year. One pair costs So
TO- One $50 Liberty bond will buy
one mans shoes for year. To buy
shoes for 8.oo9O00O men takes $751;
100000.
The addition of 100000 men will
mean that America must provide food
for approximately 100000. II costs
$3.50 year te feed one soldier. so the
nation must provide fund of $780,
100000 to feed our army during the
coming year.
AIrplanes.
Airplanes are one Of the most i'm
portnnt and expensive items Of our
fighting equipment, One aviator used
from five to eight planes year. and
for every flyer there must be 40 men
on the ground after the machine Is in
commission. Every thousand feet of
lumber used costs sos. and 100000
feet month are needed. which totals
sum of Sl.O50.O00. The planes
needed cost from $1,000 TO $4,000
each. and the service needs at least
10000 of them. Appropriations thus
go maui wi eitin HtNC .Utttl COtDsDAUs-
600 and $450.000.0OO more is needed
Rifles.
Rifles make a large item In army
expense The average life Of life on
the fighting front is nine days. One
Enfield costs $3.50. We are shipping
100000 rifles to France every month.
at cost Of $4.s75.O00. For a year
that means total of S5S.500.0O0.
One hundred rounds of rifle ammu-
milton costs S5. To provide 100000
men with 100 rounds each would cost
S15,000.0O0. A seven-day's barrage fire
along front of 1000 yards costs
$63. 7o1 ,235. This represents the cost
Of nearly 100000 shells Of all sizes
and descriptions.
The average cost OF drafting one
man-changing civilian into a SOL
dier--is $4.93. To add 100000 more
men to the service will cost 1895 600
This represents the cost Of the work
Of the 4.557 draft boards.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01

One cup sugar, one-half cup lard,
one-half cup butter, two eggs well
beaten, one cup sour milk, one-half
cup molasses, two teaspoonfuls soda,
one-half teaspoonful salt, one-half
teaspoonful cinnamon, cloves, one cup
raisins, two and one-half' cups barley
flour. Richardson Silk Co.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01

We are gdal to reproduce in our
Woman and Home column the most
excellent recipes or food conservation
from some Of the. best housekeepers
of our city. furnished for the food
demonstration of last week under the
auspices Of 'The Committee Of Home
Economics and Food Administration
o the Woman's Committee Of Council
Of National Defense.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
It's Up to You
BY NATE SALISBURY,
[chicaoo Evening Post.l

Ii you want TO do something toward
ending the war.
Subscribe to the Liberty loan.
II you want to do something toward
making Bill sore.
Subscribe to the Liberty loan.
Ii you want to haul or for good,
healthy swat
That will tie little Willie ct al. In a
knot.
And consign his whole gang Of assas-
sins to pot,
Get In on the Liberty loani
II you stand for the decent and fine
things of life.
Subscribe to the Liberty loan.
IL you value your home and your kids
and your wife.
Subscribe to the Liberty loan.
II you think that swamp is the place
for a frog,
If you think that an adder should stick
to his bog,
II you think that gardens no place
for hog,
Dig uoWn LOT the Liberty lohn.
Ii you want to put punch in the men
over there,
Subscribe for the Liberty loan.
II you can't go yourself, you can still
do your share
Subscribe to the Liberty loan.
There are some who must labor, and
some who must shoot,
But we all can do something, from
poor man to plute.
II you can't make the team. for the
love Of Mike. root
For the Flag and the Liberty loanl
In selling flour substitutes people
should be warned not to buy too
large quantities of corn meal at a
time, nor keep it on hand long, as it
may become bitter.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
Dat Meal Cookies

One cup brown sugar, one cup but
ter, one egg, two and one-half cups
rolled oats, two and one-half cups
flour, one teaspoonful soda on4half
cup hot water, pinch salt Roll out
one-fourth-inch thick and cut.
Filling For Cookies.-One pound
dates, one cup sugar, one-half cup
hot water Put dates through chop
per; add sugar and water and cook
few minutes.
Mrs. w. p. Hetherington.