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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-11
ANTI-TUBERCuLOSIS WORK.

The Delaware State tuberculosis Com
mission DispenSary reports Is new clinic
cases. l6 new non-clinic cases 100 old
clinic eases. Is office calls, 235 nurses
calls Eight patients were sent 10 Hope
Farm and FIVE 10 the State sanatorum
\ case was reported IN q nearby town Of
two colorcd gIrls. Is and IL years old
Their mother and aunt died Of tubcrcu-
losis in 1917 and the day the nurse VISITED
he sick girls Young white woman died
the night before of the disease Just n
stone throw from their homo Both
sisters were sent to Fdgewood, the State
sanatorlum, and the house iisinfected
and cleaned This case shows plainly
the need of cooperation from the ply
sicans and public tuberculosis is a
preventahle disease and every patton {
who dies InfectS at least two cases and
for every death we have FIVE living cases
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-11

The third and fourth grades of the
Friends School will present an operetta
at the Friends School tomorrow night for
the benefit Of the Friends reconstruction
uorL
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-11
To Debate Mems League,

The debate, Is the Mems League =
Success or "A Failure, promises 10 he
an event Of importance for Second Bap
tist Church nj the meeting of the league
this evening
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-11

Register of Wills Brown, yesterday
afternoon, granted letters testamentarv
10 John Richardson. Ir, on the estate Of
Martha A Richardson
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-11
WILL. WE'D TOMORROW.

Miss Elizabeth d. korbus and Joseph
Ferrell will be married at st. Patrick S
Church at 0 clock tomorrow afternoon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-11

'Thc Kaiser shed tear for France, "
says the Berlin Iokal Anzcigcr And be
is promised something 10 crv for
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24
Endorses N, e. M. p. A.

1t seems to me that the events OF the
last few years have dem9nst.ated over
ana over ags'n tnS urgen.nee1 TOT suss
sucn On orgsnlSatlon - sne new AnR,
and milk producers assooistion, ana
tut 2 casual Exam lnat'on o. tne recofds
q the accomL Ilsnments o. tne as,oolst'on
during the snofs year sna 2 ns!i o. lts
existence snouto pe sumc,ent 70 convince
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24
WHAT HOME SERVICE MEANS.

80 many questions are constantly
coming to the Home Service Section Of
the Red Cross that few words as to
Its objects may not come amiss. The
Home Service Section aims to serve
the folks at home, to bring them
nearer to the man In the field, and to
bring him nearer to the ones at home.
Sometimes II means helping to
straighten out financial tangle, some
times help in the training Of the chill
dren, sometimes being a big brother TO
q young lad who needs a bit Of friend
ly counsel, or advising young wife
who may be worried about the coming
due Of the mortgage and what her
rights under the law may be.
Then, too, there are sometimes de-
lays In the mails or lost letters, and
sometimes delays in the allotment, or
errors in the amount which should be
Forthcoming. These problems and
many others are being Strengthened
out by the Home Service Section, with
out charge to the families, and with
an efficiency which Is daily growing
more valuable. More than 100000
calls have been answered.
: For those who are worried because
! Of the non.arrival Of letters a cable 10
sent inQuiring about the mans wei
fare.
In fact the Home Service Section IL
living up to Its name-it Is really the
service Of those at home-it is trying
TO be the father, brother or husband
to those left behind.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24
NEW FACES FOR OLD.

The American Red Cross has under.
taken varied tasks. These range from
darning the socks Of the soldiers to
making new faces for those disfigured
by war. Mrs. Ladd, the wife OF DR..
LAdd, now doing service In Red Cross
hospitals abroad, is' working In her
Paris studio making masks to cover
disfgured faces. A photograph Of the
soldier showing how he looked before
being wounded Is obtained and then q
mask of copper or silver Is made to re-
semble It and replace the part that u
gone. This Is made a. lifelike az poo'
sible and held on, as rule, with bows
behind the ears like spectacles. The
soldier cannot eat or sleep In these
masks, but he can see and breathe
through them. Sometimes nose II
put on 20 lifelike that II cannot be de.
tected, and sometimes II Is chin or In
rare instances almost the entire face.
This great humanitarian work enables
the victim to mlngle with people with.
out being made conspicuous OF con.
scious that he Ia being avoided.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24

1--WE are losing every year SOC, 900
children under Ave years old, q third Of
whom die from preventable causes"
Thus speaks Mrs. Ira Couch Wood,
chairman OF the Child Welfare Com.
mittee for the Illinois Council Of De
fense. Continuing Mrs. Wood says:
zone Of three things II the matter
either they are not getting enough food
or they are not getting the right kind Of
food, or they have .physioai defects
which could be remedled to make for
proper growth. We have very small
percentage Of people who cannot secure
enough food. 1t 10 not matter Of pov.
srty but Of Ignorance. Parents need
education aud re-education to bripg
homo the fact that there are standards
IN child development and that the proper
food In tho majority Of cases will bring
the child up 10 the standard.
"Our children should b. ono hundred
per cent perfect In this great free coun,
Try whore We have boasted that every
man has bis chance. OF oourSs, some
will be handicapped by hsredIty, but y
our children are fed properly, We should
Do the foremost nation in the world. IL
means milk and butterfat and plenty Of
green vegetables, very little meat, and
Jou get 8 sound diet for children"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24
AtrocIoUe.

b. G. Wells brought back with him
from the Balkans-he explored the
Balkans before the war-a pair Of
Bulgarian boots, which he sometimes
wears In the privacy Of his Sussex
home.
Joseph Conrad visited Mr.. Wells re-
Gently and found him attired In these
boots.
Mr.. Conrad studied the boots long
time, for they were remarkable-of
soft red leather, the toes pointed and
curled up, the fronts embroidered with
gold thread and strips Of white fur
about the tops.
"In heavens name, Wells" said Mr..
Conrad. "where did you get those
bootsi"
Mr.. Wells, colorlng little. thrust
his feet beneath his chair.
II bought them" he confessed. "in
Bulgaria.
"Ha, ha, har laughed Mr.. Conrad.
"rve heard a lot Glout Bulgarian
atrocities, but ! never expected to
come across q pair of them In Sussex"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24

The dairy COW requires an ounce Of
alt > day. and whils she should bs given
all sbs useds, she should not BE- forced
q, take more than ihe wants. Il ID
best, therefore, 10 give only . email
quantity on the feed. snd 70 plaos fook
salt 10 boxes in the yard.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24
spearano EeIs On swampseott Now.

The ice is about three inches thick
on the swampscott river, Exeter. and
fishermen have begun their winter
work Of spearing cells through the leo.
Many have made good hauls. The
weather has not. however. become
cold enough to form ice for fishing on
Great bay, where there is usually
good run of eels and smelts.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24
MAKE Asasa.eA ,asss sss essss

By it, Ohristmas Ra,I CA
~ Ansrscan Rsd CsqD et1a -
enroll the entire available PepeietteA
IA the raaks ef tie epsaaiaetsAs =
order TO make American 1etS -
6rosa, % that the vaEA ~ heW
dat he country staaAa sS1111 -
uasasaveonisinsly for Ns pg,nsiUse4
q bsaor. mercy and sced fAiA 49,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24

| The kind of patriotism that
grows in Maine should cheer
fully continue to face the huge
debts of our government and
lend, lend, LEND.
Our government still needs
billions of dollars to pay the
just price of victory. Its debts
must be paid now, with money
loaned by the people, regard
less of future indemnities from
the enemy.
The test of the loyalty, the
patriotism of Maine people
of the civilian people of this
State-has come. To lend
now is pure patriotism, backed
by sound business sense.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24

That duty is urgent; its dis
charge is vital. Until 1t is dis
charged our State and its
people are very justly subject
to American and foreign criti-
cism.' This duty is personal
to every man and woman in
Maine. The time is short.
Next month will not do.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24

This State owes to the U. S
Government the duty of lend
ing over five million dollars at
good interest and without risk,
to pay the car-fare and the food
and clothing bills of our own
boys in uniform.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24
What Is Patriotism !?

kiHLE the fight gave and loaned millions to
w government.
Now the fight is Off
Shall we who loaned our money THEM withhold it NOW
What motive for lending to the government
Was It patriotism-o was it the Fear of the Hun
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24
NUMBER So.


nection with the action Of the trus-
tees II was announced that while the
resiganton would not take effect at
once, It would be not later than June,
1918, as DR.. Bumpus Is desirous Of
having q successor take control at
Least with the opening Of the next
academic year. His plans to retire
were formed before the change OF
academic program incident to the de-
mobilization Of the 8. A. T. C. became
certain.
The towns of Great harrington.
Shefield and Egremont, Mass, have
taken advantage OF the legislative act
Of 1913 which permits municipalities
to give aid from their treasures to
street railway companies, and have
made appropriations for the assistance
of the Berkshire Street Railway Com
pany. Their action was unprecedent-
ed in Massachusetts,. BY paying the
street railway company $4,000. the
three towns will make It possible for
II to continue the operation of its
lines running to those communities.
Great harrington will contribute
$500, Sheffield $1100 and Egremont
$500. The company had petitioned
the public service commission for
permission to discontinue the service
to the three towns and at hearing
last month represented that It was
unable to obtain enough revenue to
pay for their operation.
Three Deer Hunters Cheshire County
Toll.
The death toll in Cheshire county
during the hunting season for deer is
three Harry B. Drake and his son,
Hollis Drake OF Antrim were drowned
in Stoddard, Island Pond. while trying
to cross the ice. The other is New
ell Porter Of Gilsum. who was killed
Dec. 10 by the accidental discharge OF
his own gun.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24

Spending money before u b earned
la5Sa nacadam reAd sleaisht 70 ths
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24
School Gardens Produced s4.s1s.

School Gardens Produced A,516.
The war gardens" Of the public
school pupils in Portsmouth are a
good example Of the saying. Every
little bit added to what you've got
makes just a little bit more" The
little bit more" in this case is garden
and field products with an estimated
value Of $4.516 that make a noticeable
addition to the city's winter food sup
ply.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24
AMONG THE FARMERS.
-"srs.D THE rIow."

on practical Agricultural topic,
= solicited. Address oil communications In.
tended for this department. to HENRY ID.
HAlMoND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem.
ocrak Paris. He.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24
ORCHARD MANAGEMENT.

The sod vs. cultivation experiment be-
gun In 1915 is beginning to show the
effects of the sod In reducing the growth
of wood and Of apples. 1t is also show
ing an increased color In the fruit. In
1918 sheep were pastured on the portion
10 sod to see II this would overcome It's
deleterious effect.
The experiment to compare both in
sod and In cultivated areas the effect of
fertilizer upon growth and crop that was
begun in 1912 was continued. The re-.
suits do not as yet show very marked
difference due to the fertilizer.
The effect of heterogeneous fertilizers
upon wood and crop that was begun in
1914 have been continued without mark
cd results.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24

The orchard work with the apple at
Highmoor Farm has already brought re.
suits OF great practical value to the ap-
pie orchardist OF Maine.
Planned, as the great bulk OF this
work is, to extend over long period OF
years 1t will continue to bring ever In
creasingly valuable data. Becaute OF
the limited income of the Station and
the marked increase in the costs Of labor
and materials the Station finds itself
greatly embarrassed. There investiga.
tions cannot be laid aside waiting for y
return to normal prices. For they must
be carried on continuously to their con-
clusion or all that has been done is lost.
To meet this condition ct its summer
meeting the Station Council appointed q
committee to bring rhis matter to the
state. wide agricultural organizations and
to the next legislature And the resolu'
tion that wss unanimously adopted by
this Society speaks In no uncertain terms
10 emphasizing this need and directing
its member Of the Station Council and
its Executive Committee to do oil In
their power to procure from the next
legislature the funds needed to carry
this work, which is Of prime Importance
to the orchardists of Maine, over the
present crisls.-Ohas. D. Woods, d.
rector.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24

Sound, in the far North BY Com
mander Peary. On account OF the
keen intelligence of the little Eskimo,
the explorer brought him, his parents
and brothers to this country on the
polar ship Roosevelt in 1900. VII
liam Wallace soon after adopted Meme
naming him Meme Peary Wallace, with
whom he lived for several years. Fol-
lowing the death of. his parents and
brothers Meme got homesick for the
North, and wanted to 90 back. Il was
said at that time he was heart-broken
and II kept here would die.
Charles Woodbury. Gray, proprietor
Of the Preble House, Portland, Me-,
and Of Gray's Inn. Jackson, N. H..
died at his home In the latter town
last week. He was born May 13,
1S4s, in Jackson, the son Of Samuel
H. and Eliza (Nute) Gray. He re-
ceived his education in the schools In
Jackson and at Lancaster. N. H..
Academy. He began his business ca
reer In the lumber trade, working on
Z salary until he had sayed enough to
start in husines for himself and he
also manufactured wagons and car
riages especially for the use Of noun
tain hotels. He built Gray's Inn In
1884; 1t was burned in 1902 and was
rebuilt the following year. More re-
Gently 1t again was burned md then
rebuilt He served for two years IN
the New Hampshire Legislature.s
President Hermon Carry Bampus
Of Tufts College. Medford. Mass, has
resigned his position which he has
hlled since 1914. aad the fact was
made public a. Q result Of . meeting
Of the trustees Of the college. at which
ths resignation, which has been pend
ing for some time. was finally accept-
ed The news created . great 5tir in
e6ll4gs' Circles u Nedford, and n Con-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24

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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-02
PRIZES FOR BEANS
SPECIAL OFFER TO ENCOURAGE
FOOD PRODUCTION.

Owing to the extreme necessity OF
raising more food to feed our soldiers
and those OF our allies the State SUI,
perintendent of Public instruction
deems it necessary that the schools
of Iowa respond in every way 10 the
governments call for greater food pro.
duction +,
At a special meeting of county SUI
.perintendents of the state. held in
Des Moines the last week in February
a plan was presented which we WIN
call our school ar bean project The
plan calls for raising at least an acre
of navy beans in every school district
in Ioa. Pupils may take up this work
at home personally or collectively on
school ground if such Is available 1t
is suggested that teachers and pupils
try to encourage the raising of beans
by farmers and others, the same TO
count to the credit of the district in
the report of amount raised in the dis
trict. This work should be taken UP
by the teachers and pupils in every
school in the state and brought to the
attention Of every person who might
raise beans. In all cases the work
will be known as school, district bean.
raising projects encouraged by the
school teachers and children of Iowa,
working with the local club and gard
en- leaders, farmers and othersA Some
pupils should be able to get garden
club credit for raising beans. We
urge the hearty cooperation of all
forces in the districtNon this import,
ant district activity. PTizes are offer,
ed TO the school distrieN and TO the
county that produces the most beans.
If every school district in Iowa pro,
duces at least one acre of beans, the
result will be very gratifying. | wish
to urge our school districts to enter
this contest in earnest from sense
OF patriotic duty and for the benefit
that will accrue to the schools and
pupils Funds for Red Cross. Y. NJ. G.
A., school library, etc, may be real
lied through the bean project.
A. NJ Deyoe.
Supt. of Public Instruction.
4
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-02
THE DESTRUCTION OF REIMs.

! Press dispatches say the city of
Reims including the famous Cathedral
| is but mass of rims, as the result of
the bombardment OF Hun guns. Over
one thousand shells exploded in the
heart of the city during the last week
Notwithstanding the terrible bonn
bardment forty Paris firemen are still
in the city working to save the furn-
Iiture and portable effects of the in
habitants. Some of them have lost
their lives. With the Paris iremen are
some local firemen, one of whom Ser
geant Eloi, has been on duty in Reims
since the outbreak of the war and has
been wounded fourteen times.
Reims. before the war city of more
than one hundred thousand souls. slow
ly. but none the less surely, has been
falling victim to German hate and
spitefulness.
In the first advance in the fall of
1914 the Germans held Reims for sew
eral days. but the Battle OF the Marine
stopped their advance and they fell
back to a line few miles north and
northeast of the city Since then the
big German guns have been lombard
ing the city and its famous cathedral
The population OF the city until a
few months ago was less than eighteen
thousand, but those persons lived in
dugouts or in cellars and the city vir-
tually was dead.
The cathedral was one OF the most
magnificent examples Of early Gothic
architecture and was begun in 1912. [
The west facade had three portals !
which contained about $50 statues.
Above the portals was the gorgeous
rose window, forty feet in diameter.
and one of the finest specimens Of the
art OF stained glass construction.
Up TO November !, 1916 the German
had fired thousands OF shells into the
city, one thousand Of which had struck
The cathedral. Since fhen whenever the
German troops met with reyerses the
sneny guns feok up The bombaidmens
new. Until the latest bonbafdment
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-02
PORTO RICO is LOYAL.

Food conservation is being carried
on so intensively in Porto Rico that
even the humblest shack has Hoover
pledge card proudly displayed on the
front door, according to DIR. f. Fl.
Sheets who has just returned from a
trip to Porto Rico in the interest OF
the preparation of the Centenary
World Program of the Methodist Epis-
copal church.
Although about three quarters OF
the inhabitants of Porto Rico live al
most next door to poverty yet they
have all become greatly interested in
the conservation of food as they be-
lieve that they can help win the war
by making every possible saving. No
sacrifice which means American-Allied
victory seems to- be too great for
them. They are using a Spanish slo-
gan which translated reads, with the
munitions of the mouth we will win
the ar" and this has become very
effective watchword. Il saw more evi-
dence OF a vigorous food conservation
campaign in Porto Rico than in the
United States. due probably to the con-
tinuous pushing of il by the mission
aries" said DR.. Sheets.
DR.. Sheets also said, That since
the passage of the Jones bill on March
2. 1917 whiih made the Porto Ricans
American citizens every man. woman
and child in Porto Rico has seeming
ly put forth every effort to show their
loyalty to the United States. There
are many Red Cross Centers where
women. rally roll bandages and pre-
pare comfort kits for shipment to
France and even the little girls are
organized into Junior Red Cross auXiI.
iaries
Service flags can be seen on count
less hooses throughout Porto Rico and
American flags fly from every flag
pole" Dr. Sheets declared. At the
present time preparations are being
made TO accommodate forty thousand
men in the camps and cantonments
over the Island and many Porto Rican
youths are now fighting in the trench
es in France.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-02
IOWA FIRMS ARE PENALIzED
Closed temporarily for Failure to OBJ
tain Coffee Licenses Required by
Presidents Proclamation.

Washington, d. c., April 3O.-More
tnan 200 coffee dealers and Importers
including many middle western firms
are penalized under an order issued
yesterday by the food administration
for having failed their licenses as re-
CURED by the presidents proclamation
of July of Jan. 80
Firms which have applied for licens.
es but whose applications We're receiv-
ed after Feb. 4 the date specified by
the president, are prohibited from en-
gaging in business until May 5, on
which date their licenses will be is
sued without further penalty in view
OF the short time originally given in
which to apply.
Among the firms penalized are two
in Iowa. the Sinclair Tea and Coffee
Company, Marshalltown, and the q. A.
Peterson Company, Alta. The penalty
provides that their licenses will not is
sue until May s. prohibiting them from
selling coffee until that date.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-02

the cathedral had suffered greatly and
the rose window almost had been de-
stroyed
In January, 1917. Emperor William
in response to q request from Pope
Eenedict. said he would permit repairs
TO be made, to the cathedral in his
endsayor ito preserve from the ter
fors of war venerable places of re-
llgious worship and monuments of art
which is considered as the common
property OF humanity"
The German military authorities
have attempted 10 excuse the bonn.
bardment of the cathedral on the
ground that il was being used for mil
ilury purposes by the French. This
claim has been denied repeatedly by
Archbishop Lucon, who until a few
weeks ago made his home in his resi-
dence beside the cathedral unmind,
full of German hatred,