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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-25
Two Kinds of
Allies
By GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON
81 The VlgiloRsss

An Italian widow living In New
York city had five sons. Four of them
were born In the United States, the
other in Italy. He was one year old
when his parents came to New York
to live. When Italy entered the war
against her domineering, exacting ally
three of these boys-all American sub
jects-lost no time in doing what
thousands of other American boys al
ready had done. Where the other thou
sands had cast their lot with the Ca
nadians, the French and the British,
as free-born Americans had the right
to do. these three young men set sail
for the land Of their father, and took
up the arms of their forefathers
against the foe. They entered the
Italian army. They were volunteers,
not conscripts. Two Of them had
never even seen the land from which
came their father and mother.
Then came the decision OF the Unit
ed States to engage In the conflict
en the side of civilization and hu-
manity. This old Italian mother gave
iVi WV lCiuuiuiut AlicINduS " Tic
army of the United States. They were
her yOungest-one of them barely
eighteen-and they were as eager to
fight rs their brothers had been. They
did lot want to be drafted. They en-
listed as common soldiers and went
sway With the troops to France.
The old mother did not give up her
II
She gave them to the armies that
were fighting for the things dear to
them as Americans. They went as
Americans not as Italians No mat
ter what their father may have been
when he was boy, these boys were
Americans. They loved the land in
which they were born, even as their
father loved the land in which he was
born. They believed in the land OF
their birth and in its ideals, as their
father and mother had taught them
to believe. They did not go forth as
Rdventurers. but as soldiers with a
principle behind them.
Difference In Mothers
German mother In a Connecticut
SitS aiSo ituu HSc SoHS VI tHe lRltlH9
age when the war broke out They
were all born in the United States and
they were American citizens, as theil
father deliberately had made himself
by the processes of naturalization per
haps before any one of them came into
the world. Two of these sons sue
ceeded in reaching Germany, and. like
the sons of the Italian mother, tool
up the arms of their fathers native
land. No one will gainsay them thu
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ton The answer? Is MOI We are en-
dowed by God with free Will, power
to choose That Is and must be real
power else we are victims of a ghast-
ly Jest. hideoUs delusion. If God has
limited Himself by giving us this pow
er we Can, If we Will. choose evil in
stead of good. Men have chosen evil
and the world is suffering because Of
the choice. Once more you ask, why
does not God withdraw from us our
freedom of will, since it is abused? Be
cause the privilege is so great, so in
estimable, so necessary. that 1t is bet
ter even to suffer all the ills that fol-
low upon its abuse than that 1t should
be withdrawn or abrogated, and we as
cend to the position of automata, IT.
responsible beings. moved about arbi-
trarily by an omnipotent hand. We
must work out our own salvation by
the help of God. We are not children
of the bond woman but of the free
and we must so continue.
What Is Your Answer?
How, then, is Gods will to be done1
How is the war to be won? In what
way is stop to be put to all these
atrocities? When men, by whatever
means and searching, do discover the
will of God, and after the discovery
develop sufficient conservation and de-
votion to do the will of God, then, and
not until then, will it be done.
1.-THE Son of God goes forth to
war Yes, always and at all times,
but He never comes back a victor I'M
less the Sons of Men go with Him.
When we find out the will of God
and do it, we shall end the war, and
every other evil that results from the
inability or unwillingness of men to
see and do that will.
Are your hearts set upon righteous
ness, upon doing the will of God, oh
We people of America? So the question
is not of Gods duty but of your own.
What answer are you making?
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-25

Occasionally during the past summer
with a long tulle scarf attached and
this scarf was simply an elongaton of
a puffed drapery of tulle over a crown
OF flowers. Now that fall is here some
one OF those clever people who think
up our headwear was inspired with the
happy idea of substituting velvet or
sclveteen or broadcloth for tulle--and
we have a chic and youthful winter hat
WITH a cozy scarf attachment. 1t Is
novelty and becoming. Moreover, the
scarf Is very practical, and we may
see this combination developed in sey-
eral ways.
The odd and pretty hat In the picture
has narrog brim and side crown
covered with sapphire blue ana gray
biocade in satin. The crown is pun
of blue velvet and the scarf is Of vel
vet lined with satin. 1t is tackled to
the brim at the right back and wraps
about the throat. the ends falling-nne
to the back. over the shoulder There
are two small bead tassels on each end
Of the scarf.
This coquettish model happens to
be made of velvet with brocade. but
hroadcl0th or duvetyn would snlt
even hotter for it, using either brocule
AZ fur For ihe brlm. II has something
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-25
WHAT CAN
a Vs. bSt

In the matter OF wearing mourning
for relatives who have given their lives
for their country there are two opin-
Ions. One Is that 1t is inadvisable 10
wear black because it depresses other
people. We must not ask others to
mourn with us, or even remind them
OF mourning. The other Is that
proper respect for the dead almost
compels period of mourning apparel.
1t is a matter which each one must
think out for herself. The Red Cross
has adopted substitute for the usual
mourning and the last bulletin Of the
central division has this to say:
The American Red Cross will pro-
vide the mourning brassards to be
worn by relatives OF men who have
given their lives to their country, ac-
cording to an announcement made by
the war council. These brnssards,
which are to be used in lieu of gen
eral mourning, were suggested and de-
signed by the woman's committee of
the council of nrtional defense, the
iden being heartily Endorsed by Presi-
wOman's committee. They will be fur
nshed free to the parents or widows of
men who have died in the service and
at cost to other members of the fam
lily.
1.-THE brassurd, which Is to be worn
on the left sleeve. miuwny between ell
bow and shoulder, Is a band of blnck
broadcloth or other material three
inches wide on the surface of which
the regulation military star Is en-
brcidered in gold thread. The num-
Der Of stars on n brassard will denote
the extent of the sacrifice made by
each family.
THE brassards will be made and
distributed by the chapters of the Red
Cross working In conjunction with To-
cal units Of the woman's committee of
the council of national defense. An
initial supply of materials for the
manufacture of the mourning emblems
has been purchased by the Red Cross
and will be forwarded to the IA diyi.
slons of the organization for distribu-
ton through their chapters. 1t is ex
| pected that the first of the brassards
| will be ready for distribution about
| the middle of September A briel
statement accompanying the announce
ment says:
"In adopting this insignia the won
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move the entrais Cut through the
midline, beginning at the top and con
tinue cutting down to the head. Cut
around the rectum on each side and
pull it out between the pelvic bones.
Place the knife between the first and
second fingers of the left hand, insert
ing the fingers where the opening has
been made and with the right hand
force the knife down to the breast
bone. The fingers will serve as n
guide in making the cut and protect
the intestines from being cut. When
this opening has been made remove
the fat which surrounds the stomach.
cutting the gullet as soon as it is drawn
up far enough. Cut on each side of the
tongue to loosen 1t and pull 1t out with
an upward jerk. Now cut through the
breastbone, beginning at the front end.
Cut upward slightly to one side. L.
| move the pluck, which consists of tie
heart, lungs, gullet and windpipe, ay
| cutting the diaphragm. This Is tie
membrane which separates the Organs
| OF the chest from the stomach, bowels
and other abdominal organs. Cut just
between the light and dark portions of
the diaphragm.
Cut down along the backbone and it
will be easy to pull out the entire
pluck. Put piece of corncob or small
! block of wood in the hogs mouth so
air can circulate. Wash out the inside
| of the carcass with cold water and
cloth. Take stick about a foot or 1S
| oJ,o ci1ns
allowing a free circulation of air. To
facilitate cooling, the head can be re-
moved and the carcass split or sawed
down the backbone. In splitting or
saving the carcass be careful to cut as
near the mid-line as possible.
Leaf Lard.
While the carcass Is still warm, re-
move the leaf lard or kidney fat, This
facilitates cooling the carcass and less
; ems the danger of the hams and loins
souring. The leaf lard should be
spread out on a table to cool, with the
thin membrane side turned down. The
gut fat should not be mixed with the
leaf lard in rendering.
Cooling the Carcass.
The carcass should be cooled after
Strengthening but not allowed to freeze.
Temperature cannot be controlled on
the farm, but it is possible to kill when
the weather is favorable. Select day
In winter when there is chance for
cooling the carcass before the surface
: freezes. The desirable temperature
for cooling meat is "a to 40 degrees
, Fahrenheit. In the summer time it is
, necessary to have refrigeration. In the
fall it is best to kill in the. evening
> allowing the carcass to cool overnight.
Hang the carcass in a dark cellar or ii
cool room in the barn before the flies
can get at it. Freshly killed meat alb
i, serbs odors very readily; do not hang
the carcass in freshly painted room
, or in room with tar, kerosene or gas
), oline.
: A pork carcass should not be cut VI
: until it is thoroughly cooled.
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tight to join the kniser's army They
were free-born American citizens, as
much SO as the boys who went OF;
to fight with the italian, the French
and the Canadian forces. and 1t was
their individual right 10 fight where
soever and with whomsoe, er they
elected. But when the United States
went into the war. did the three re-
naming sons Offer their services to
the country in which they were born,
the country which had enriched their
father, the country which henored
them by calling them citizens? They
did not. They were not Americans.
They were Germans. The mother OF
the three young men openly declared
that she would rather see them dead
by her own hand than to have them
take up arms against their kaiser!
The Fortunes Of War.
But the fortunes OF war produce
strange conditions. The fortunes OF
war demanded that three Americans
should go forth and shoot two Ger
mans. There can be no going behind
the fact that the instant the United
States entered the conflict these three
boys automatically became the enc
mics Of their brothers. Their brothers
had gone out voluntarily to fight with
the German armies. That was their
right. their privilege. They did so at
the time when their native land was
not lined up against the kaiser. They
elected to face the bullets that were
aimed at Germany just as those other
boys elected to face the shells fired
at Italy. But the two Germans went
out to fight for Germany because they
were Germans, because they were not
allowed to be anything but Germans.
Their mother sent them out to die for
Germany. Was she willing to send the
other three out to die for the United
States? NO! She preferred to kill
them with her own hands. The Ital-
fan mother did not send her two re-
naming boys to fight In Italy but In
France. They went as American sol
diers They would have gone with the
American armies to fight against Italy
! If the call had been from that direc-
| ton. She would not have preferred
to kill them with her own hands.
In the great Civil war that threat
ened the existence of the United
States of America back in 1S61-65
brother fought against brother Thou
sands of young men came up from the
Southland and put on the uniform OF
blue Their brothers, their cousins,
even their fathers, We're wearing the
gray The instances in which North
ern-born men went to fight with the
! Confederate armies are notably rare.
These men who came north loved
their Southland with devotion that
cannot be questioned, and yet they
loved their country more. They did
not fight with the North because they
were Northerners but because they be-
lieved in United States of lMerica
Blood may be thicker than water
but it Is neither blood nor water that
counts in the making of an honest
man. 1t Is his heart that counts
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-25
For the Fall Bride.

A gift which viii remind the little
bride who undertakes to furnish a
home in wartime that Mr.. Hoover has
his eye on her, Is a bread bag. 1t Is
made of sturdy cotton an unbleached
muslin would do well. Into 1t the
scraps of bread left from the table are
put and are kept comparatively fresh
for use at the next meal or for bread
buildings or bread crumbs. The reason
for the bag is that war bread seems
to keep so much better when wrapped
in a cloth than when left In the regu-
latlon box. where II Is apt to mold II
the box Is close, or dry cut II the box
is left open. Embroider the word
bread, or an outline OF a cut loaf on
this bag II you are thinking of giving
it to some little bride you know.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-25
Chenlise Dress.

The chemise dress, If present indi-
cations count for anything, has come
to stay. These new ones for winter
hang in severely straight lines from
shoulder to hem. and they do not show
the additional underskirt with which
they were provided last season. Some
of them are plated in fine accordion
plaits and others are provided with
extra applied and floating panels ut
the sides of the skirts. AS for the
belts, they are mostly made of very
thin strips of the material from which
the gown is constructed, and they are
tied loosely to confine the gown In
some semblance of q waistline.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-25
GODS WILL
OR MANS
By CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY
OF The Ti2iidnfeS

If God be perfection IN wisdom and
love, and all powerful, why does He
not stop this war? He must know of
the suffering, He must feel for the sufs
ferers, if He can why does He not
end it? Grave questions, indeed, and
wrung from hearts unaccustomed 10
doubt by sorrow and shame and de-
spair. God is wisdom, love and power;
God knows and feels. yet the war goes
on. He does not act. There Is no Divine
Intervention What then? Shall we,
like Jobs wife, curse God and die?
BY no means.
Let us ask ourselves the exact
meaning of that clause in the world
wide prayer Thy viii be done on
earth rs it is in Heaven Is that
statement of invariabe eyer-present
fact. or is is a necessary petition? Is
Gods will always and everywhere and
Mt all times being done upon earth, or
Is it not?
! think that statement Is a petition
and that it is properly included in the
Lords prayer. | am sure that Gods
will is not always being done, but that
often and for long periods the evil will
of man is being done under the in
SEPARATION of the devil. Incdently, after
the experiences of the past few years
I don't see how any one can doubt the
existence of the devil and legions of
attendant spirits of evil. He is incar-
mated at Potsdam, and his fallen
Angels in the ravagers of the strick-
en- lands of Europe and Asia. Have
you seen that terrible cartoon in
which the devil shakes his finger at
the kaiser and says. IF you don't quit
calling me God you viii get into
trouble?"
We Must Continue Free.
VIII any one say TO the MANNED
children, the outraged women, the
starved men. that these sufferings are
inflicted upon them by the will of
God? Were Reims and Ypres and
Iouvain destroyed by the will of God?
Does he pollute wells. and devastate
fields and destroy villages? Is He re-
sponsible for Poland, Serbia and Ar
menia? Is the torpedo launched
against the merchant ship in accord
nnce with His viii? Is He using liquid
fire and poison gas? Is God accessory
after the fact to murder rape. outrage,
devastation, destruction? The thing Is
unthinknble the claim monstrous, i'm
possible, incredible.
But If God be not responsible and
II men are, still why does He not pre-
vent shern7 A restatement of the ques-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-25
Satin Footwear.

High black satin boots, for house
wenr are true leather savers. They
are really very smart. They lace
snugly about the ankles and are made
with French heels and moderate
points. OXfords Of black satin also
laced, are another autumn speciality
in the shoe shops. These are especially
pretty for informal house wear In the
afternoon.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-25
UTILIZE ALL OF WINDFALLs
BY Picking Up and Feeding to Hogs
Much Trouble for Next Year
Can Be Prevented.

BY picking up and feeding to hogs
or utilizing in other ways all of the
apples that fall, much trouble for
next year. can be avoided. The larvae
or worm form Of the cooling moth is
often found in these. and If destroyed
Just that much is done towards pro.
ducing bett'r fruit next year. To
produce good fruit one must be on
the job all the time.
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ans committee desired that 1t should
never be commercialized, but that 1t
should always be possible for the
members of the families of those who
have made the supreme sacrifice to
prepare for themselves this badge Of
honor"
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TO GERMANY
BY GEORGE STERLING,
of the VioiIantes-

VI tHc Ni9liaHteS.
Thy consciousness stirs men no more to
hate,
But nausea. What defiled and fetid sea.
What dark abysses of putridity, -
Have helched thee? Thou hast reached
the world too late,
For with the reptile is thy place and
date;
Yet must we love the saurian. as we
Find it gentle thing compared to thee
Whose nav no blood of nurse or babe
can safe.
The Abominable shall put by its crown
Because of thee. Because of thee all
speech
Goes bankrupt, and imagination gains
No curse that does not bless thy black
renown-
Thou, who dost hold all infamy In
reachl
Thou. with the blood OF devils in thv
veinsl
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-25

Of the rollicking character Of the"blue
dcvil' tam in which millinery artists
delight and make Us wonder that 1t
cnn be interpreted in so many ways.
Rich materials lend 1t dignity ana the
same is true of the scarf hat sho yn
above
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-25
Rovinn Don Is harmful.

Besides killing sheep, the rowing dog
helps to distribute the sheep tape
worm. This parasite is quite often q
source of considerable .oss a the
flock.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-25

London's population includes AL
600 persons who reside In flats.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-25

After the hog is hung up and VIC
,G.iace is clean the noNt step is TO ic-
The Washington times., 1918-12-06
TAKE SALTS TO
FLUSH KIDNEYS
Eat less meat if you feel
Backachy or have
Bladder trouble.

Meat forms uric acid, which excites
and overworks the kidneys In their
efforts to filter it from the system
Regular eaters Of meat must flush
the kidneys occasionally. You must
relieve them like you relieve your
bowels; removing all the acids, waste
and poison, else you feel a dull mis-
cry in the kidney region, sharp pains
in the back or sick headache, dizzi-
ness, yp5 nstomach sours. tongue Is
coated Ard when the weather Is bad
you have rheumatic twinEes. The
urine ~ cloudy, full Of sediment: the
channels often get irritated; obliging
you to get up two or three times
during the night
To neUtralize these Irritating acids
and flush on the body's uripous
waste get about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any pharmacy take a
tablespoonful in a glass OF water be-
fore breakfast for a few days and
your kidneys will then act fine and
bladder disorders disappear. This
famous salts is made from the acid
Of grapes and lemon Juice com
btned with lithia. and has been used
for generations TO clean and stfnu-
late sluggish kidneys and stop bIad-
der irritation. Jad salts is inexpen-
siVe, harmless and makes a delight
ful efferyescent Whitewater drink
which millions OF men and women
take now and then, thus avoiding
serious kidney and bladder diseases.
The Washington times., 1918-12-06
R. R. WOMEN. WILL
KEEP POSITIONS

70 NEW YORK, Dec. cor the 100. 900
women now employed in various ca
pacities on the railroads under Fed
eraI control all will be retained in
their emptoyn1ent and wiz have the
same rights of seniority and promo
ton as given to men workers.
This was the statement made today
by Miss Pauline Goldmark. manager
OF the women,s service sectionzof the
United States Railroad Adminktra.
ton, in an address before the labor
reconstruction conference Of the
Academy of Political Science. =
More than 20 per emit of these Wom-
en- are employed as stenographers, ac-
countants, comptometer operators and
tracers. In the next class are ticket
sellers. information bureau attend
ants and train announcers. The next
largest group OF several thousand are
car cleaners. There are 900 women
employed as locomotive wipers, and
there are 1000 mattresses.
In the railroad repair shops there
are 5000 women employed in various
capacities, ranging at one end OF the
scale from common laborers TO the
other end, to skilled mechanics earn
ing machinists' or carmen's rate of
pay.
The Railroad Administration will
recognize the seniority rights OF all
rail employees returning from military
service, 1t was announced today, but
as far as new employees are con-
cerned. women will have tho. same
privileges as other new employees in
retaining their positions or being as
signed to other Jobs.
The Washington times., 1918-12-06
LIFE INSURANCE HEADS
DISAGREE OVER WAR RISKS

NEW York, Dec. 6.-There was a
difference of opinion among the
speakers at the annual convention OF
the Association Of Life Insurance
Presidents relative to the continuance
Of Government insurance for soldiers
and sailors.
John B. Iunger, Of New York. urged
that Americas soldiers and sailors be
induced TO retain their Government
Insurance after leaving the service,
while Commissioner Fairchild de-
clared that the insurance plan adopt
ed as war measure promises 10 be
one of the most costly Innovations the
Government has ever undertaken.
The result OF this experiment" he
asserted. ought to be watched most
earnestly and critically by US all. and
It's uneconomic character should be
fearlessly given publicity"