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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-07-19
WEAK KIDNEYS MEAN
A WEAK BODY

When you're CITY, your body begins TO
freak little at the hinges. Motion t.
more slow and deliberate. mot so young
as ] used TO be" Is a frequent and unwel-
come thought. Certain bodily functions
upon which good health and good spirits
so much depend, are impaired. The weak
spot IL generally the bladder. Unpleasant
symptoms show themselves Painful and
annoying complications in other organs
arbae. This e particularly true with elder
~ people. II you only know how, this
trouble can be obviated.
For over 200 years GOLD MEDAL Haar-
lem OH has been relieving the inconven-
iencs and pain due 90 advancing years 10
needs no Introduction. II Is now put up in
odorless. tasteless capsules. These are
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-07-19
At THE MAJESTIC.

Charming all alike by It's beauty and
symmetry, its dramatic interest and
sound philosophy, "0ld Wives for
New" the newest Cecil B. De Mile
production for Aircraft, scored a deci-
sive hit at the Majestic Theatre yester-
day where Il was presented as the chief
feature. Essentially In all star produc-
ton though featuring no individual
screen player. this excellent photoplay
was excellently presented and its
wholesome lessons. SO applicable TO the
domestic life OF today, exeried instan-
taneous appeal, especially 10 the women
Of the audience. One has but 10 read
the famous novel OF the late David
Graham Phillips. upon which this pic
ture is based. 90 realize 10 the full the
disquieting social and martial condi-
tions as they exist today.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-07-19

easier and more pleasant 10 take than IN.
oil in bottles.
Each capsule contains about one dose OF
I'VE drops. Take them just like you
would any pill. with n small swallow OF
water. They soak into the system and
throw OF tho poisons which are making
you old before your time. They will
backache. rheumatism. lumbago, sciatica,
gall-stones. gravel. "brick-dus etc. They
are an effective remedy for all diseases Of
the bladder, kidney, liver, stomach and
allied organs.
Go 20 your druggist today and get a box
Of GOLD MEDAL HARLEM OIL Capsules.
Money refunded n hley do not help you.
Three sizes. GOLD MEDAL are the pure,
original imported HARLEM oil Capsules
Accept no substitutes.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-07-19
Attractions At The City Theatres

is Offering a bill OF vaudeville which is
entirely different from those usually
seen in park. In getting vaudeville
out OF the ordinary the park manage
ment has been especially successful this
year though The attractions offered at
the park were always above the or
binary. General satisfaction is also be-
ing expressed with the music which Is
being furnished for the dancing pavil-
ion.
About the best recreation trip which
can be taken on these warm evenings
Is a trolley ride 10 Brandywlne SPRINGS
Park and return. The ride Is the long
est and prettiest in the state. The park
also offers a line OF amusements which
cannot be surpassed by any park In
city the size OF Wilmington.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-07-19
Az HE OuEEN.

Il no longer remains for the manage
ment OF any theatre 20 urge the Ameri-
can people 10 see the governments
official war feature, "Pershing's Crus-
sders.~ In this city Is Is showing al
the Queen Theatre, and II there is but
a speck Of Americanism flowing through
your veins you will want to see this
vitality interesting picture. not so much
for the entertainment you seek, but
you win feel II part OF your patriotic
duty. The reports from the front are
hourly bringing in the most cheerful
news Of the year. In conjunction with
this feature one OF the best comedies OF
the season is being shown. Il is the
newest Sunshine comedy entitled, "A
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-07-19
AT THE SAVOY.

William Russell. who speclallzes in
heroic and adventurous roles. has I'M
limited scope for his talents IN his lat
est Mutual production, up Romance
Road the attraction at the Savoy
Theatre today. up Romance Road" is
story OF attempted sabotage by a
gang Of international spies. who threat
en- disaster 10 the family and fortunes
OF Thomas Milbanke, a millionaire
shipowner. II ship loaded with sup
plies for tho Allies is allowed 10 sail.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-07-19

Tight Squeeze" II has Just been re-
leased and has never before been shown
elsewhere. II Is comedy In every
sense OF the word. and Will keep your
spirits toned up for some time 10 come.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-07-19

Stenoraphers and bookkeepers can
always secure positions through the
Want Ads.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15

were nbout to start when the burgo
master himself came running out. Ell,
ordered US to leave the car there ant
said he would direct us where to go
He insisted that we go on foot, but
could not understand when he tried
to explain why.
We soon saw the probable reason
for the burgOmaster's refusal to ride
In the a !. All around for about q
mile the roads were heavily mined and
small red flags on iron slaves were
stuck between the cobblestones, as
warnings not to put In much time
around those places. Also, there were
notices stuck up all around warning
people of the mines and forbiddIng
heavy carts TO pass. When we got
OH the road / breathed again.
After a great deal of questioning we
finally reached our destination and
made our report to the local command
ant. We told him all we could and In
turn received various information
from him. We were then taken over
TO the hotel. Here we read a few
Paris newspapers, that were several
weeks old, until about eight, when we
a dinner. and a fine dinner 1t was,
too.
After we had eaten all we could, and
wished for more room In the hold, we
went out into the garden and yarned
a while with some gendarmes, and
then went to bed. We had a big room
on the third floor front. We had just
turned In. and were all set for q good
night rest, when there was al eSpia
sion of a different kind from any I
had heard before, and we and the bed
rocked about. like a canoe In the wake
Of q stern-wheeler.
There were sever more explosions,
and then they stopped, though we
could hear the rattle of a machine gun
Mt some distance away. Bartel said 1t
must be the forts, and after some argu-
ment | agreed with him. He said that
the Germans must have tried an adj
vance under cover OF a bombardment,
and that as soon as the forts got into
action the Germans breezed. We were
not worried much. so we did not get
out of bed.
A few minutes later we heard foot
steps on the roof. and then a woman
In a window across the street, asking
a gendarme whether 1t was safe to 60
back to bed. Then I got up and took
a look into the street. There were a lot
Of people standing around talking. but
1t was not interesting enough to keep
a tired man up, so back into the hay.
1t seemed about the middle of the
night when Bartel called me, but he
said 1t was time to get out and get to
work. We found he had made a poor
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
PLAN OUTLINED FOR
HAVING OPERATIONS
Keep the Crew Busy and Save
Maximum Amount of Crop.
Fair Days Work for Loading, Haul.
Ing and Putting Into Barn With
Horse Fork Is About Five Tons
per Man-Haul All Day.


prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The haying season for tame hay
lasts about ten days. Sometimes
when the weather is unfavorable or
the acreage is large 1t takes longer
to get the hay made. The hay grower
should plan to get his hay made with
iE two weeks at most. IL possible. If
the amount Of hay each machine will
handle per hour or per day and the
amount OF labor required per ton Is
known, plans can be made to make a
certain amount Of hay per day.
1t has been found that, under aver
age conditions, mowers. tedders and
sulky rakes will cover two acres per
foot In width of the machine per
ten-hour day. That is, a ive-foot
mower will cut ten acres per day, a
ten-foot sulky rake will rake 20 acres
per day, etc. One man can cock
about five or six acres per day. A
fair days work for loading, hauling
and putting into the barn with a horse
fork is about five tons per man.
When the haying season comes an
effort should be made to make as
much hay per day as possible. On
many farms in the East the best re-
suits are not obtained, because hay Is
hauled only in the afternoon. This
practice iengthens the haying season
and thus increases the chances Of
damage to the hay from rain and
causes hay to lose its natural "tea
green" color. The hauling crew
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15

traps, sometimes called "guillotine"
traps, are of many designs, but the
more simply constructed are prefer
able. Probably those made entirely
of metal are the best, as they are
more durable. Traps with tin or sheet
iron metal bases are not recon-
mended.
Guillotine traps Of the type shown
should be baited with small pieces of
Vienna sausage (Wienerwurst) or
fried bacon. A small section Of an
a Of corn Is an excellent bait II
other grain is not present. The trig.
ger wire should be bent inward TO
bring the bait into proper position
for the fall to strike the rat In the
neck.
Other Excellent Bats.
Other excellent bats for rats and
mice ese oatmeal toasted cheese,
toasted bread (buttered), fish, fish
offal, fresh liver. raw meat, pine nuts,
apples. carrots and corn, and sun
flower, squash or pumpkin seeds,
Dhcn~A AASSA (SSS &c SOcQ pdlA IN
all seasons and ripe tomatoes, green
cucumbers and other fresh vegetables
are very tempting to the animals In
winter. When seed, grain or meal Is
used with a guillotine trap, It Is put
on the trigger plate or the trigger
wire may be bent outward and the
bait placed directly under 1t.
Oatmeal (rolled oats) Is recon-
mended as a bait for guirlotine traps
made with wooden base and trigger
plate. These traps are especially CON
venient to use on lodges or other mar
dow rat runs or at the openings of
rat burrows. They are often used
without bait.
A common mistake In trapping for
rats or mice Ii to use only n or two
traps when dozens are needed. For
q large establishment hundreds OF
traps may be used to advantage and
q dozen is none too many for an
ordinary barn or dwelling infested
with rats. House mice are less sus-
picious than rats and are much more
easily trapped.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15

were gray uniforms. with tincups and
accouterments that belonged to the
Germans before u artillery and ma
chine guns got to them.
Our stretcher bearers were busy.
carrying the wounded back to irst-aid
dressing station, for, of course. we had
suffered too. From there the blesses
were shipped IN the clearing station.
The dead lay In the trenches all day
and at night they were carried out
by working parties to IStiff park" as
I called It.
A man with anything on his mind
ought not to go to the front-line
trenches. He will be crazy inside of
a month. The best way Is not to
care whether II rains or SHOWS; there
are plenty Of important things to
worry about.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15

lated Bodies OF Our Troops.
guess. for when we were half dressed
he looked at his watch and II was only
q quarter past seven, but we decided
to stay up, since we were that far
along. and then go down and cruise FOR
q breakfast.
When we got downstairs and found
some Of the hotel people 1t took them
q long time to get It through our heads
that there had been some real excite
ment during the night. The explosions
were those Of bombs dropped by q
Zeppelin. which. had sailed over the
city.
The first bomb had fallen less than
two hundred ynrds from where we
slept. No wonder the bed rockedi II
had struck a narrow three-stofy house
around the corner from the hotel, and
had blown It to bits Ten people had
been killed outright. and o number
died later. The bomb tore q flne hole
and hurled pieces Of itself several hun
bred yards. The street itself was
filed with rocks. and d number Of
houses were down, and others wreck
ed When we got out into the street
and talked with. some army men we
found that ' e they were surprised
by the force Of the explosion
We learned that the zepp had sailed
not more than i've hundred feet above
the town, Its motor had been stopped
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
REDUCING MOUSE
and RAT DAMAGE
Where Food Is Abundant It Is I'm
possible to Clear Premises
of All Rodents.
GUlLoTNE TRAP IN FAVOR
Other Devices More Simple In Con-
struction Are PreferabIe-vienna
Sausage OF Fried Bacon Makes
Excellent Bait.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Owing to their cunning. 1t is not
always easy to clear rats from prem
ises by trapping; If food is abundant.
IT Is impossible. A few adults refuse
to enter the most innocent-looking
trap. And yet trapping, If persistent
ly followed. is one of the most effec-
tive ways Of destroying the animals.
G~uiIlotine Trap.
For general use the improved mod
ern traps with a wire fall released by
a baited trigger and driven by a coiled
spring have marked advantages over
the old forms and many of them may
be used at the same time. These
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
VII.
On Runner Service.

One night q man named Bartel and
l were detailed for runner service and
were instructed to 60 to Dixmude and
deliver certain dispatches to a man
whom I will call the burgomaster and
reeeet to the branch staff h~eidnuar-
tiers that had been secretly located In
another part OF town. We we're to
travel In an automobile and keep a
sharp watch as we went, for Dixmude
was being contested holly at that time
and German patrols were In the neigh
borhood. No n knew exactly where
they would break out next
So we started out from the third
line trenches. but very shortly one OF
our outposts stopped us. Bartel car
ried the dispatches anu drove Inc car
too, 80 It was up to me to explain
things to the sentries. They were
convinced after a bit Of arguing. Just
as we were leaving a message came
oyer the phone from our commander.
telling them to hold rs when we came.
1t was lucky they stopped MS, Tor 9TH
erwise we would have been out Of
reach 81 the tir:c ~: message came.
The commander told me. over the tele-
phone, that II q French flag few over
the town the coast would be clear; II n
Belgian, that our forces were either
In control or were about TO take over
the place but that German patrols
were near. After this we started
again.
When we had passed the last post
We kept q sharp lookout for the dag
on the pole Of the old f1sh market, for
by this we would get our bearings
and perhaps, II It should be q German
Gag. 9 timely warning. But after we
were down the road d bit and had got
clear We saw q Belgian flag whipping
around 10 . good. strong breeze. But
while that showed that our troops or
the British were about to take over
the place Il also indicated that the
Germans were somewhere near By.
Which wal not % cheerful.
As we went through the suburbs
along the canal which runs on the
edge Of the town we found that all
the houses were battered up We
tried 10 hail sevsrnl heads that stuck
themselves out Of the spaces between
buildings and stuck themselves back
Just a. quickly. but We cpuid not get
an answer. Finally We GOT held Of
= man WHO came ont from q little
cafe.
He told rs mat De Germans had
been through the town and had shot
4, up considerably, killing and wound
Ing I few inhabitants. but that shortly
|~nftcrwnrdA q small force Of Belgian
cavalry had arFived and driven the
Boches out. The Germans were ex-
pecfed either 70 return or begin q bonn
bardment at any moment and all the
inhabitants who sported cellars were
hiding IN them. 1he rest were trying
IA Ret ont Of town with their belong
infe as bavt they could.
on reaching our objective we made
nfrairhf f0r the Hotel DE- vile. where
We Rere admitted and after 4 short
Wnif taken - TIN Dursomas>er. We
questioned him ~ % news. for We had
been instructed TO pick up any tnfor~
nation he might have A 10 conditions.
Hpf We Qid nor B<< muck Tor he could
mot gee about ttcause o. Tie Germans,
wto Ind mndot A. 4 policy % torSoriss
~ peoplo &C the toxr.
ha6 mi "A ln<o - - "a
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
CENTER OF PRODUCTION

The center of agricultural pro-
duction OF the United States,
according to the value of crop
and animal products for 1917, is
In west central Illinois as shown
By q diagram just issued by the
department OF agriculture. The
states OF greatest production
are: Iowa. S1.3S0.000.OOO: nli-
nois, $1,255.000,000; Texas. ST.
045.000,000; Missouri. $947. 000.-
900; Ohio. 1851. 100000; Nebras-
ka. s774.000,000 Indiana, $780,
100000; Kansas, 735.O0O,O0
New York, $70O.O00.OO0; Mime
sofa. $646, O00, 900; Pennsylva-
MIA. $3.50. 100000; Georgia. $685.
100000; Wisconsin, $59S,000,-
600; California. $575,000,O00
Michigan, $534.000,0 900. and Ken
lucky. S529.0O0,O00.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15

~ ~ S4stS<Hb0 VIII ~0I0
Out Better When Loosely Bunched
Than When In swath or Wlndrcw.
but a Heavy Rain VIII Wet u Clear
Through.
should work all day, or at least start
as soon as the dew Is OF, unless there
Ia, other more important farm work to
be done.
Scarcity Of labor will sometimes pre-
vent the hauling crew from working
in the morning, II the moving, teddlng
and raking are done In the forenoon.
When q crew Is kept at the barn for
unloading and putting the hay In the
NOW, the men should be kept busy all
Of the time. II possible. If a crew cam
not stay at the barn without con-
siderable loss Of time, the men should
all work in the field. pitching. loading
or hauling. two or three coming In
with each load to help unload.
1t Is good practice to have only q
days moving ahead ~ the crew haul
Ing or cooking. Mowers, tedders and
sulky rakes should either be used all
day Or a full half day. whenever they
work. In many methods OF max g
hay. one or more Of these machines
will finish in the middle Of the fore
noon, and there will be place for the
men operating the machines to work
at haying the remainder Of the half
day.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15

Because Of the Illuminating dispose.
tion Of the turkey some are led to
believe that they do . great deal OF
damage to growing crops. This Is q
mistaken idea, as they I've very large
y on files, bugs. grasshoppers and the
like.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
DEPEW IS CAUGHT IN ZEPPELIN RAID AND HIS EXCITING
EXPERIENCE

synopss-Aibert n. Depew. author Of the story, tells Of his service
In the United States navy, during which he attained the rank Of chief
petty officer, 6rst-dass gunner. The world war starts soon after he
receives his honorable discharge fsom the navy, and he leaves for
France with a determination TO enlist He Joins the Foreign Legion and
Is asssned to the dreadnaught Cassard, where his craftsmanship wins
him high honors. Later he Is transferred to the land forces and sent to
the Flanders front. He gets his first experience In a front line trench at
Dixmude. He goes "over the top" and gets his first German in a bay
0net fight.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
CHAPTER vII--contInued.

- :
surely wished I was the gunner
cdiicer. l would have enjoyed It more
AZ could have got back mt Fritz
somehow. But / was not the gunner
officer and ! told him so. I had to
shout at him quite a while before he
s.es:.a hcs!ere me- Then he wanted
me to find the gunner officer. but /
did not know where to find him. If /
could have got to our guns I guess /
would have had another medal for
working overtime, but I missed the
chance there.
About this time another bomb came
over and clouted out the best friend
4 had In my company. Before the
war he had been one OF the flnest sing
ers In the Paris opera houses. When
he was with us he used to say that
the only difference between him and
Caruso was $4,000 q night.
A poilu and I dragged him Int e
dugout. but II was too late. One side
OF his face was blown Off; the whole
right side Of him was stripped Off
and four fingers Of the right hand
were gone.
stuck my head ont Of the dugnut
and there was the captain discussing
the matter with himself, cursing the
Gernans from here to Helgolnnd and
putting ina word for the bombs every
once IN q while. All up and down the
trenches you could hear our men
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15

A eoop a the plgs WIN eat. fhey
should havs skim mlk n : shallow
pan.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-07-27
GEN. PERSA|NG C0MMEnDS
GOVERNMENT INSURANCE

Secretary McAdoo has received the
following cablegram from General
Pershing:
All ranks of the American expedi-
tionary forces appreciate deeply the
generous measure the government has
taken to provide insurance for their
families, in proof of which more than
80 per cent of the men have taken out
insurance. To wisely provision for
their loved ones heartens our men and
strengthens the bonds that unite the
army and our people in our strong
determination to triumph in our most
righteous cause"
The bureau of war-risk insurance
up to June 20 has written $21,566,-
100000 insurance, representing
2,570,455 applications. The average
amount of insurance applied for is
sS,37, and in some battalions and reg
iments, some in France and some
here, every man has taken out insur-
ance. In some units every man is in
sured for the maximum, $4,000.
One of the American generals says
that this government insurance is an
element of victory. All Liberty
bond holders and war savings stamps
purchasers may feel that they had
a part in this insurance-the most
just and humane provision ever made
by any nation for it's fighting men,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-07-27
ANOTHER ONE ON A PACKER.

The federal trade commission, in
it's complaint against Armour & Co.
of Chicago. alleges that it has reason
to believe that these packers are con-
cealing their affiliation with Boyer
Brothers company of Rochester, Ind,
with effect of Sitting competition in
the manufacture and sale, in inter-
state commerce, of dairy products.
1t is further charged that Armour has
Disseminated in prices paid by it, in
localities where small competitors
are engaged in business, higher prices
in certain local areas being paid in
these instances than are paid in other
localities.
1t is often forgotten that the pack
ers have seized on much more than
the meat trade, and are aiming at
control of butter, canned goods and
even shoes. 1t looks as if they are
getting so powerful the government
will have to take them over.>
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-07-27
NOT IN UNIFORM
(By an Unknown Author)

They wear no khaki or battleship
blue,
They're kind of noadescript sort Of
crew,
Hard-handed and husky but not like
you meet
On the holystoned decks of the battle
ship fleet.
Nope, these here is only the every
day guys
Who handle the vessels who feed our
allies.
But-stop an consider a bit what
they mean
They sail with a cargo of beet or Of
steel,
Or T. N. T. maybe, or bacon an meal,
An so they go wallowin' loaded for
fair,
To feed an munition the folks lover
there"
An if they get over they sigh with
relief
An come back to take on more bis
cults an beef
An if they get sunk-well it's plain
to be seen
That's rough on the merchant marine.
They don't get much glory for takin'
chance
On dyin' while steamin' to England or
France,
For if they get rescued from drownin'
one trip,
They just come up smilin' an find a
new ship.
An if they go down in watery grave
There are no half-masted flags that'll
wave.
An yet they're real men who're dom
their bit,
Not askin' no special approval for it.,
An that's just the reason we otta be
keen
For the boys of the merchant marine.