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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-27
STATES MUST AID
SOLDIER TO VOTE
Legislatures Likely to Hold
Sessions to Enact Uni
vPrsal Law
STATUTE IS DOUBTFUL
Ry CLINTON W. GILBERT

= \ r - DtCD II J. .
RN CLINTON W. GILHtItl
( S'ag Cor,, vror,i,rf Fr,nI,g pub'c Lrdg~r
"
N"N'"'T'"h' wi IT,
"."'i'FN u' ro' \''" IN I|Il'' ''8, ~ .
/ "lS', N'l III l''hi%H wanna y. 'I'' !, ~ q
H' me Nn'@,."N "i now To- 'lN' NV
N"'" "l INC I'nnS\ wanna h'I III .,'
army '"" nor arl&" IN ''Ou'''", W.T."
tno r"rrW nomination Of r"ndl'''"I,
I.' sat" ",l''S. Ia, TINS L.'H" WI. .
present I'S'H n"Ni IAN. T'Ih' "'i''5 .
arc m"nHllnT for It now.
A M'rhgan ""ngroRsmAn ""n'
t"'NGrIm nom" tn" "lh"r "'A NEEIN-
INV ~ SPECIAL SESSION 0i 'h' T.H'"
IeEi*IatHr" h" called {" onArt ~"
uhh"r WlNyh IN" votes "i Mlcn'E'n
mon ~ the front could ID" pole"
HGT'"ahI\ {" tn" views "I III" wa.
department. y good many St'lC~ VIII
pt"hhhlN nav" {" h"Id SHoh sessions
hS' 50 Inr as Is KNOWN NOW, NhIN on"
SIIatn. Ml%Si~SInpi. has am "I''N"n i'W
OF WhI"h Nr. Iaker CntlrcI| approves
!" n"Nt November tn" country HR
nav" 5,U"o.U"O men in arms ana NOR"
than million Of them In France. ="
7rE" iIa"uon or IN" VntInE l"pu-
IatIoh VIII nay" to cast thHiE votes IN
"''' w !" WV ,'''''' "''
u" an 'I"'t"n oi nm ".n,nr"I,nl''
sort involving all kinds " dii)rHi''S'
/ unless sensible preparations are made
carly
CONFUSION on subject
Much confusion on this suhi0ct
exists, even i'm Washington. N@uv
/ Congressman believe that tho War
, Department is opposed 10 allowing TN"
! army in Franco to vote. The regular
army has not taken part in elections.
But when tn" country Gees III" pos
/ sihility Of hnytnE 7""o,o"o ,m"n,, in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-27
FIFTH ARMY LOSS
DUE TO WEATHER
Dry Winter and Fog Aided
Enemy in Mass
Attack
RECURRENCE UNLIKELY
Bv MAJ. GEN. MAURICE
SpecioI Cnbre TO Euerirg Public Ledger

London, May q,
We are very far from knowing the
true story of what happened on March
q, and It is likely that we shall have
TO possess our souls in patience for
some time vet
The public is most anxious tn know
the result Of tho promised inquiry
into the reverse which our Fifth Army
suffered. hut inquiries into events or 4
GREAT battle while war Is still raging
is n slow and difficult business. lte-
rorts and evidence have to he col
Iacted from , large hummer of OH
core Who are fully occupied with m"
r,.oseirc needs Of tho uresent situation.
Many important witnesses may ana
,,,oI,abIn have been killed or CaNtured
and tho process Of sitting such CYL
dcrco rs is obtained Is lahOrtous. N"'
1,o,,ovor arc able to piece together
ruGicinr' information as TO the
methods which the enemy hd"nlFu ~
crah,o lis to compare them Eenor"''N
,vith our own and with IN" fr'il,l
,,,ctLnde and to see how far they are
In.oi,. to hn repeated with success.
T,hc charactcristiCs Of the German
a.,oc, of last March were IN" lenEth
rr the front Of attack, the dcnSc
r,aseing Of infantry at points at Wnl'n
~ ,,.Ys sought to penetrate. Sho' l
h,t ,orv intense homhardmont n"t
carried 10 any great depth, ana IN"
ugo made of fog or mist TO Scr''"
his infantry advance, -,., ,,,,,,,,
In March the Germans attacked nn"n
er,y-n,t,e front. which was extended
,,.,rtuoll,. on tho southern battlefield
r,t fs leaving the FLANDERS hattI" on,
~, account aItoEothcr-to a front "i
r.,.ort, miles. In our most SuCc"SSihI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-27
Young Soldiers Underfed

4 German officer taken prisoner said
that during the raising of the last Ger
man war loan all the soldiers and Off
GERS who subscribed a thousand marks
to the loan received seven days extra
leave This was corroborated by othei
prisoners. ..
Examination Of recent prisoners of
the class of 1919 shows very poor
physical standard. For the last three
years these boys have not had enough
TO eat One of them said:
Il cannot remember the day when /
did not go 10 bed hungry"
Lack Of nourishment has hampered
development in physique and stamina,
Ohieers of the Allies frequently COM
ment on the difference between the new
German soldiers and the men who faced
them in 1914 and 1915.
There is much interest in the case of
a German sergeant who deserted today
and came into the American trenches,
He viii be carefully examined and all
hts stories checked up % determine
whetber hs IL serious er whether he Is
<s<iae 20 be 4 clexcr fpy-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-27
New York, May 81.

-" A"AN ~ ~'Ads
enorfs from various war correspond
a that American soldiers at the front
rs fonsiderably dissatisfied with the
Ie&s charged for tobacco by the Y. NJ
<1< units huts behind tie lines were
3a<f night before DI. John r Mott
l1E{ secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A.
txAid that the organization gave
r enormous quantity of tobacco
<hat which was sold.
~ xIit general practice. he said,
{ < riftrettes free of charge TO the
i 1cr ii the frent-hne trenches. or just
{ 1I31< them or in other emergencies
d IIafIAaated that the quantity thus
/4 a~e> last year by the Y. N. c. A.
|a ID e1eeed IN value st.500.0 900, in ad-
|||1 n tho large quantities given free
= l<i<6Iioh through the r. NJ. c. A By
I<1 inai<iduals.
r Makes No Profit
his matter waa looked into very
<1I'y nof long age. said Doctor
|.< 1.sht and II should be made
<I&4f that even when tobacco is
fs& .tlas retail prices the Y. M.
6oe& not make any profit The
~ IRE e.ers Department sells to-
,<ls Il gets Al Government rates
f7ee Transportation. therefore
5o ftty low compared with that
H. G. A. has 70 charge
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
MERCHANT SHIPPING
AFTER THE WAR

Edward N. Hurley, Chairman OF
the United States Shipping Board
says that there will be something
like 25,0OO,0OO tons OF merchant ship
ping to be employed within the next
two years, and the Shipping Board is
already looking around for cargoes,
both in this country and abroad. In
order to enlighten the vague under
standing of people who do not make
measurements in ship tonnage, Mr..
Hurley, has very kindly explained
that 25,O0O,000 tons of merchant ship
ping would represent in single voy-
age all the livestock, dressed meats,
packing house products, poultry
games, fish, wool, hides and leather
carried on our railroads in one year.
In less than five trips his ships would
larry our whole yearly railroad haul
If grain, flour, cotton, hay, fruit, veg
stables and other farm products; and
n three and one half trips, all our
lumber; in seven trips all our man.
fractured goods; sixteen trips, all
ur coal and coke.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
KANSAS FARMERS URGED
TO SAVE STRAW STACKS

Food Administrator lines, of Kan.
sas, has issued an appeal to farmers
asking them not to burn their straw
stacks, as straw is needed for feed.
1t was common practice few years
ago to burn stacks in the wheat belt,
and this practice is still followed in
some localities. The long-continued
drought in Kansas has destroyed sur
plus feed, and every pound now avail
able must be saved. Even in sec
tions where there will be enough feed
locally to fill the demand it is re-
quested that straw and other feeds be
saved for the less fortunate counties.
Unless sufficient feed Is provided
for the herds this winter, farmers
will be forced to dispose of immature
cattle and will have to sell breeding
stock, thus imperiling the livestock
industry Of the State.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
FOOD CLUBS IN INDIANA

An intensive effort is being made
in Indiana to complete the organiza-
ton of the United States food clubs
in every township in the State, and as
many in township as the population
Justices. It is planned to have this
work completed before the end of
September This is done in order to
effect maximum Of conservation If
foodstuffs and render more easy the
execution of the Food Administra.
tons program, with its constantly
varying regulations.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
Prison Labor To Heb
Win The War
by Associated Press.)

pittsburgh, Sept. 23.-Prison labor
as a factor in winning the war is be-
ing urged by Warden John Francies
OF the Western Peuitentiary, who is
a recognized authority on the man
agement of penal institutions, and re-
claiming recreant manhood. Mr..
francies has taken up the subject
with the Chamber Of Commerce Of
Pittsburgh, which body has called up-
on Congress to enact legislation
which will permit $4,000 inmates of
prisons in the country to engage in
war work.
According to the views Of Mr.. Fran
cies the criminal Is a patriot accord
ing to his lights. He will be glad
TO help to win the war If allowed
10 do so. State laws passed to fit
peace conditions prevent this. He
holds that it should be possible to
suspend these laws, for war purposes
during the continuance of the war by
act OF Congress. That 1t has not been
done Mr.. Francois thinks is due to
an oversight rather than to the de-
termination of anybody to refuse to
make use of the resources Of the
prisoners labor.
Mr.. Francois expressed a firm be-
lief in the patriotism of labor and
does not think 1t will oppose the use
OF prison labor in making supplies
under present conditions.
i am in possession Of data which
shows that per cent of the prison
labor of the country, engaged in the
manufacture Of socks, will turn out
100000 dozen pairs in years time
Mr.. Francois recites. 1--WE should
have had twice that many socks
ready to send to our soldiers in
France to keep them from freezing
during the coming winter. We could
have had them if this proposition OF
cur prisoners had been allowed tc
| work on them.
What is true of socks is true Of
other supplies. There are buildings
and machinery available to turn GU
immense quantities Of supplies ant
they are not being used. There ar
$4,000 persons rotting in idleness il
prison cells in this country becau
they have no employment. They a
degenerating morally, mentally an,
physically, while their country an,
the people Of Europe need the worl
they would be glad to give. Some
thing should be done to change thi
condition Of things"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
REMOVAL OF BOWLS SAVES
SUGAR IN CONNECTICUT

Several weeks ago, when the Food
Administration ordered the open sug-
ar bowl off hotel and restaurant din
ing-room tables, the largest restau-
rant in city in Fairfield County,
Conn. complied reluctantly, saying
that it would use more sugar than il
the bowls were left free to hand.
Since then, its sugar allowance hav-
ing been reduced, it has voluntarily
admitted that it would have been
much better off had it removed the
sugar bowls sooner.
The abolition of the open sugar
bowl since the beginning Of the sugar
scarcity has saved an amazing mum.
Der of pounds and acted as an educa-
tional measure to the public as we'll.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
IMAM WANTED"

Man power, we are told, is winning
the war for the Allies. The new
draft law will naturally make a bic
hole In the available number of men
in the United States. The man
wanted" advertisements in the daily
newspapers: tell many interesting
stories. Statistics available in Wash.
ington are, however, more specific
From these 1t appears that the war
Industries Of the United States are
at the moment short between 100000
and 100000 common laborers. The
shortage in skilled labor is almost as
acute, and the war plants Of Connec-
ticut and Maryland alone are under
manned by $4,000 skilled workmen.
One of the largest munition plants,
turning out heavy caliber guns, is
short 1000 machinists. The employ
ment service of the Labor Depart
ment is trying to solve some of the
problems occasioned by the above
conditions; and one Of the methods
for getting more labor is to declare
certain vocations as non-essential,
Undoubtedly If all the "non-essen-
tails" could be put into the produc-
i've class it would go a long way to-
wards solving labor troubles; but in
such an event a whole lot Of gen I
lemen with soft hands and polished
niger nails would get mussed up con-
iderably. Special attention is being |
,iven by the new employment SER {
ice conducted by the Government to
titles of over 10000 population, al
hough the rural districts will be
overed as exclusively as possible.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
THEY GO WELL TOGETHER"

The Macon Telegraph, one of the
cleanest and ablest papers in the
South and widely quoted in all parts
OF the country, made magnificent
fight for the loyal candidates in the
recent primaries in Georgia. 1t con-
cludes its comment on the defeat of
Tom Watson as follows:
"As for Watson, this is his last
flicker The spirit of even the people
VINO nave fondly followed him in ALL
Things in the past, the little statewide
group he has so traded and maninu.
lated and used to his own personal
advantage has finally moved beyond
his comprehension, his intelligence
and his control He has enough mon.
ey to live on, even though not enough
to buy Liberty Bonds. So let him 20
back to his home in Florida and STAY
there. For there he still has Cats
They go well together"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
oHIo's BOYS WORKING RESERVE

The Boys Working Reserve, which
enrolled more than $4,000 boys in the
Land Army for Ohio last spring, al.
ready is laying plans for next years
drive. Present indications are that
next years labor supply will be short
er than this years, and, to meet the
demand, strong campaign will be
undertaken to enlist every available
boy in the State.
Boys now engaged in farm work
will be permitted to continue wher-
ever they are needed this fall
to help in the harvest and preparation
for next years wheat crop. These
boys will be given credit in their
school work, just as they were last
spring when they left school before
the term ended.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
NOTICE OF ADOPTION

Notice is hereby given that the uD-
dersigned intend to apply to the Hon
orable John S. Edwards, Judge of the.
Circuit Court of Polk county, Florida,
on the 1st day Of October, A. D. 1915,
10 legally adopt a certain male child.
named John Henry Faircloth.
HENRY C. BURKE.
MRS. MARY FRANCIS BURKE.
W. s. and B. Mon. 1854 Mon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23

Castor bean hulling has started in
full blast at the Leasburg plant and
many are surprised at the yields they
abe securing where they thought the
crop was extremely short .-Leesburg
Commercial.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-01-30
NonessentiaI Industries.

Assurances that for the present at
least n0nesscntlal industries would not
be disturbed were given recently at Il
conference of Uncle Sans new war
service committees which have been
appointed to cooperate with the coun-
I'll Of national defense. The object
was touched on by Daniel Willard,
chairman of the war industries board;
DIR. II. A. Garfield fuel administrator.
and W. s. Clifford. director Of the cOun-
Gil Of national defense. Mr.. Willard
pointed out that some Industries are
and will be more essential than others
In the winning Of the war. Doctor
Garfield said that q list had been pre-
scented to him Of between 500 and 800
industries. in one Of which 1000. 0OO,-
900 was invested. and which were cali
cd nonesseniial Industries. The com
mittees which ne; in conference rep
resent all the different industries in
the country. one committee being APP
pointed for each class of industry
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-01-30
LOANS TO OUR ALLIES.
Most of the Money Remains Here
for War Materials.
Secretary Of the Treasury Explains
How and Why, and the Benefits
Uncle Sam Derives.

The loans made ny the United
States TO the governments at war with
Germany are arranged by the secretary
Of Uncle Sans treasury and submit
ted to the president and made with his
approval.
The secretary states that his judg.
ment in making these loans is deter
mined largely by the monthly require
ments of the applicants. The different
powers, through their duly authorized
representatives, make their repre-
sensations as 10 their necessities
for carrying on the war, and after dis
cuSsiOn the various amounts are ar
rived at.
These loans, says the secretary, are
essential for our own protection. not
only for our protection in a military
way. hut for our economic protection
and welfare. The production of the
United States has been speeded up and
greatly stimulated We are producing
more than our own needs, and our own
economic protection and welfare de-
mand that we sell much of our prod
ucts to our allies, TO accomplish this
we must extend these credits to enable
them 10 buy our products.
Their commercial salvation is an es-
Sentlal part of their effectiveness in
the war, and their commercial well-be-
ing demands that their export trade be
maintained in considerable measure.
at LOTT on
engaged to the extent necessary to sus-
tain their industrial and economic ex-
istence. II is sound economic policy
on our part to assist them in maintain
ing their Industrial life and economic
welfare.
Very little of the money loaned to
our allies. the secretary states. goes
out of the United States. Most of 1t
is spent right here for war materials
and foodStuffs. The money we are ad-
Vancing is not contribution II is a
loan, on which they will pay interest
and which ultimately will be repaid in
fun. Our allies are looked upon 10y US
as solvent peoples, without ready mon
ey but with perfectly good credit.
Their expenditures Of this money in
this country are supervised by us.
Their purchases are made with the ad-
vice and assistance Of our war indus
tries board This system not only pro-
tects the borrowing ally but prevents
competitive bidding against the other
allies and the United States itself, and
obtains for the borrower the same
prices. the same terms. and the same
treatment our own government de-
mands in making its own purchases.
When one remembers that the loans
made TO our allies enable them TO do
the fighting that otherwise the Ameri-
can army would have 10 do ut much
expense, not only OF men but Of money,
money which would not be returned to
us and lives that could never be re
stored. the wisdom of our policy In
/ financing our allies is plain 10 every
one. 1t is not only duty TO them thai
we are performing in lending them
part of our great wealth II Is great
( duty we are performing 10 our sol
diers AMI sailors and our nation In
making our allies powerful and effec-
tive, thus lessening the work and dan
ger and suffering for our own men and
in bringing the war 10 an earlier close
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-01-30
Says Dodd's Kidney Pills,
Wonderful Remedy

Mrs. Della Olson, of New London, Wis.
like many others, knows after experience
ing the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills that
Shey are unexcelled. Here is what Mrs.
Olson recently wrote us:
Il suffered with rheumatism for years.
There was a gravel deposit In the urine
and I had frequent headaches. l had
dark circles around my eyes and was al
ways tired. bought box of your Dodd's
Kidney Pills and am glad did. for I Sc
cured quick relief and think they are a
wonderful remedy
Mighty few people realize in time that
kidney trouble is making its advances up
on their heath. They put off treatment
they say, "Oh, I'll be all right in a day or
two" And the malady tlghtens its grip.
Result: Bright's Disease, hospital treat
ment, doctors bills-often death.
When you have backache, dizziness, pain
in loins. stiffness in STOPPING or lifting,
spots before the eyes, sediment in secre-
tions. rheumatic pains, or swollen Joints,
Immediately start toning the kidneys by
the regular use of the remedy endorsed by
hundreds of users-DODD'S Kidney Pills.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-01-30
BY a strange twist of circum-
stances, Jack (korak) picks up
trace Of his lost sweetheart
Hanson and 5aynes plot.
cTo BIZ CONTINUED
LEARNING TO FORGET BEAUTY
Difficult Lesson for Woman, Asserts
English Writer, in Describing the
Aged Queen alexandra.

There is no more difficult lesson fOt
a woman to learn than that OF learning
how to forget that she has been beauti-
full writes a clever English woman.
One afternoon | saw Queen Alex
andra driving slowly in her open motor
through the gates at Hyde Park cor
ner. For the first time It occurred &c
me that this rarely lovely queen is now
an old woman nearing four-score years
of age. Perhaps she had forgotten 10
he alert, rs is her usual custom, or per
haps the heat of the day had fnitgued
her But at any rate there was
touch of tragedy in the thought that
Queen Alexandra is learning slowly
but surely. that extreme beauty can
fade although the charm of person
ality can challenge the attack OF time
Il fancy II must have been the queen
mothers costume that brought this
idea most surely before me. She was
wearing IA mantle or cloak made OF
some material in shade of iridescent
blue spangles with close friliing OF
black lace all round The edge. Her hat
or bonnet was of the usual royal shape
and built Of jetted stuff TO match her
cloak. with small white aigrette
standing erect in front.
Under ordinary circumstances one
would regard this quaint nineteenth
century toilet Of the queen mothers as
characteristic conventiOnality, but
somehow on this sunny afternoon II
represented to me sacrifice to the 10.
pVitable"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-01-30

a spectacle in the sidereal heavens
Of surprising briliancy may be ex-
pected the coming spring If the pre-
dictions of cometary observers are
verified. Not since the great comet Of
1858. which aroused a vast deal of In.
terest, has an appearance in the sly
eGualed what is confidently expected
for 1918. The return Of Halley's
comet in 1910 which had anxiously
been awaited. did not come up to what
had been predicted and expected. and
since 1882 there has not been any
especially brilliant comet seen. The
newcomer is described as a gigantic
comet. outcIassing ia size and brillian-
cy all those seen in modern times. It
viii be thing Of glory In the north
western sky throughout the spring. as
trononers say, probably remaining Wis
fble for three months. being at its
brightest in June. II Is now speeding
toward the sun st an approximate
rate Of / 134,24e miles a day.