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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-22

ask about the result of the experiment,
because you are going to try 1t your
self"
a burst of applause greeted me from
Bopp.
Eating three meals a day is hab-
it," l quoted. I'VE have made ty-
rants Of our stomachs. They demand
to be fed every so often, and If we an.
swer that demand we are slaves.
Upton S. Clair groaned.
| explained how we had sent our
supplies and cook away so that we
should not be tempted.
And when do you expect to receive
more supplies?" he inquired.
You we're on the boat which was
bringing the groceries, l informed
him.
Then they are out there in the
lakeY"
/ nodded He rushed out.
Where arc you goingT' Kent yelled.
ITO save some of those groceries. >
said the distinguished author
This was such a wonderful idea that
we all followed him, Kent, more
thoughtful than the rest, pausinG to
get a clothesline from the shed.
1t was still too rough to 90 out 10
where the Mary Bell had gone down
even if we had possessed a boat, but
boxes and crates of groceries. fruits
and vegetables were still streaming
past the leeward point of the cove.
We spent ty o hours trying to lassO
these packages. Only one throw net
ted US anything, end when we had
opened the case we towed in we found
three dozen boxes of wet matches.
How soon can 1 get awayp Clair
asked Captain Perkins ss we struggled
up the path.
THAT sea out there" unused the cap
tain. don't look like it had any inten-
ton OF quitting for a couple Of days
any how. so jest set"
stay hereT
"You guessed It."
Clair walked on In sIlence for q mo
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-22
Copyright by Frank A. Munsey
Company
CHAPTER Vl-continusd.



THAT man can't swim. He's drown
ing Lucille shouted. Wont some
body save him?"
III get him." l Immediately volun-
teered briefly.
You'll be drowned yourself" Lucille
protested.
NO, he won't" Bopp assured her.
monty can swim like a turtle I've Of
ten seen him in the tank at the Ath-
letic club. Besides, from fasting he's
as fulI of air as life preserver."
/ disengaged my hand from Kent,
who was next to me in the line, and
struck out for the spot where l had
last seen the head just before it had
disappeared.
By a freak Of luck I was in time.
The body rose to the surface Just in
front Of me, and 1 grabbed it before
1t could sink again. 1t was a woman,
and / towed her easily by her hair.
Soon 1 was again in shallower water,
where / was able to stand. l turned
and picked her up. She was still In
sensible.
1t was not until had almost reached
shore that l noticed anything pecul-
lar about the young woman. l almost
dropped her when happened to glance
down and discovered that she was clad
in the silk tights, doublet and boots of
Rosalind In "As You Like It."
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-22

In murder trial six experts were
examined. Most Of them had a ma
tlonal reputation. A Hypothetical ques
ton of 10000 words. which Il required
two hours to read, was asked Of Doc
tor Jelley, Boston expert on insanity
The learned doctor answered the ,ues
ton in three words: u don't know
A frank answer, but rather EPrplexlni
to couuseL.-Case and Comment
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-22

some bacon and eggs just turn Jim
loose in the kitchen"
looked at Bopp, and Bopp looked at
Kent, who grinned.
There amt any coffee" he announc-
ed, "and there amt any bacon and
eggs"
well, anything win do. even tea"
"There amt anything"
WHAT" The passenger was on his
feet in an instant. Nothing to eat? ~
"Not thing"
Good heavens!" he raved. wen all
starve. l am positively faint with hun
ger now. What shall / do?"
"Why don't you try fainting7" sug-
gested Bopp amiably.
Besides have an important engage
ment in Fair View" continued the pas
senger. "A friend of mine wired me
that he was going to be married there
this morning and must prevent him."
prevent him? 2" / said inquiringly.
"Yes; marriage as an institution NAV
be all right for the average intellect
but a man like Ned Blaney must not tie
his genius down to the height attain
able by a woman"
''Ned Blaney," l repeated. "That
telegram must have been for him."
rs there a telephone| inquired the
passenger.
We escorted him to it in a body.
Over the wire he asked for the best
hotel in Fair View. That was a clnch
for the operator.
Hello.
as Mr.. n. Blaney registered there?
'"Thank you. win you see if he is in
his room?
Just gone out? When he comes in
will you please tell him to call up
He turned to us. What is the num-
Der of this telephone"
Tell him to call up Green's island"
answered.
Hello. Tell Mr.. Blaney to call up
Green's island and ask for Mr.. Upton
S. Clair Goodby"
After he had hung up the receiver
there was silence for a few moments;
then Bopp in a tone OF repressed emo
ton inquired, May l ask if you are
Mr.. Upton S. Clair?"
"Yes."
THE famous novelist and magazine
writer"
I'D hardly say that, although sup
pose my work is more or less widely
known"
And you" continued Bopp, check.
ing off on his fingers. feel faint from
hunger and think that you will starve
to death if you don't get food?"
rs there anything strange in that2'
Bopp said nothing. but picked up a
magazine which Lucille had left opened
face downward on the table and hand
ed it to Mr.. Clair. He looked at it for
moment and then smiled.
II remember when l wrote this. II
was over year ago. It's a bully
theory. isn't it?"
Didn't you ever try it,"
"Why, no. I've never had time. I've
always wanted to meet some one who
had made the experiment to see if
was right"
"You have met Them" Numbered in
the tones OF a judge, land you need not
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-22
CHAPTER VII

Upton S. Clair and the Five Fridays.
II UCILES gasp of establishment when
she saw what had rescued was
followed by an exclamation of
Nunrn min cnncnrr,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-22

The outstanding fact in last weeks
fighting is that the Germans suffered
enormous loses. ir return for which
they gained ground mat IS compare
lively unimportant Certainly at the
beginning Of the week there was feel
Ing Of nervousness among the allies
the civilians. not the soidiers-but this
quickly disappeared and was replaced
ny tho former confidence In the ability
II the allied armies to resist tue ham
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-22

mer strokes Of the Hun fighting ma
chine. The German authorities cannot
deny their severe losses in this often
sive, and with General Won Stein, Prus-
sian minister Of war rs their mouth
piece, have striven to reassure the
people by series Of falsehoods CON
corning the allies. First they issued
the statement that the Americans In
the battles about Chateau Thierry and
in Belleau wood had been defeated and
practically wiped out, though at the
very time those same dashing marines
were driving the enemy further and
further to the west and north. Then
Won STEM addressing the reichstag,
asserted that Foch's reserves no longer
exist. having been thrown into the
tight. together with the available
Americans, In vain counter-attacks
after the crown princes advance had
come to halt on the Marine. The en-
tente, he added. is beginning to admit
heavy defeat and is comforting It's peo-
pie with having the help of America.
The German press adds that the sub
marine raid In American waters stop
ped the sending of our troops to
France.
The public may rest assured that all
of these statements are absolute lies.
easily refuted did space permit. They
probably are necessary because of the
growing distress OF the German people
over their losses and their distrust OF
their leaders.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-22

Having, Is they believe, completely
subducd Russia and most Of Ukralnia
and having made friend OF Finland.
the Germans are reported to be trans
porting rapidly to the west front all
their troops except small detachments
left TO keep order But all Of the Rus
SLAMS are not crushed. for now the cen
tral committee Of the constitutional
democrats. who were ousted by the
bolSheviki, have appealed 10 America
and the entente powers TO send an IN
terpatioual army 10 Russia 10 combat
the Germans The committee urged
that the aid be sent by way If Siberia
so that # might first cooperate with
General Semenoff. who is still fighting
on the Manchurian border and then
with the COssack chiefs The matter
was seriously considered but I'm Wash
lngtou It was announced that Presi-
dent Wilson did not think the time
was ripe for such action. He probably
has definite plans In this regard. hut
they have not been revealed 20 the
public Japan IS preparing "a declara-
tion defining Eer attitude toward Rus
sia. II an allied army rs sent into
Siberia. II probably viii consist main
~ Of japanese and Chinese troops In
deed II Is said Japan would object to
the presence Of contingents from the
wertern nations as a reflection on her
honor
Fighting their way westward through
Russia and Siberia as did the little
hand of Belgians who recently passed
through the United States. some 1900
Czecho-Slovak troops are striving TO
reach the Pacific coast. The bolsheyik
authorities have ordered them disarrn-
ed and they are having almost CON
tinuous battles with the soviet forces.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-22

Addressing the graduating class Of
the United States Military academy,
Secretary 81 War Baker on Wednesday
said. that more than 2 million American
men would soon be In service Ia
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-22

Further to the south. IN the region
OF Chateau Thierry. the Americans
and French continued their good work
OF the previous week. Each day Per
shing's men struck at :he foe hard and
by the end Of the week they had
scored considerable advances the
mos, valuable gain being the taking
Of Belleau wood, which had been fun
Of machine gun ne.f.. In the Clignon
valley, Just north Of this. me Germans
used up five divisions In futile as
saults on the American positions. The
French ia this region occupied Mont
court and part Of Bussiares.
In the latter part Of the week the in
domitablc French struck heavy blows
at the Germans on the eastern wing
Of the new front and drove them back
across the Matt with severe losses.
Between the Aisne and the Villers Cot
terets forest the enemy made some
progress. but southwest Of scissors his
attack was broken
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-22

Two great conventions opened in the
United States last week. and each did
It's part in urging the carrying on OF
the war 70 victory The first WIS that
of the American Federation Of Labor,
10 which President Wilson sent mes
sage making II clear that the workers
had Il in their power to bring victory
or defeat. President Gompers' address
was a laundering defiance of the Huns.
and during the week there were deyel-
opmentS that showed the greet major
ity Of the delegates would not couu-
tenance anything that savored OF dis
loyalty or even Of undue pacifism.
In Chicago hundreds Of the most
eminent physicians and surgeons OF
the country together with some ia
nous onas from abroad, assembled for
the meeting Of the American Medical
association. The address. the discus
sions and the work Of these men were
almost wholly related TO the war, aud
the words ~ he leaders were heartsG.
ing In the extreme.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-22
Germans Push South Between
Montdidier and Noyon But
Again Are Checked.
BLOODIEST FIGHTS OF WAR
Americans Drive Huns Out of BeIleau
Wood-Fais Statements by Prus-
sian Minister of War-GalIant
Exploit Of italian Tor
peGo Boats.
BY EDWARD w. PicKARD.

Aiming at Compiegne and Estree st.
Denis, with the evident intention of
forcing the French out of the Noyon
salient, the armies Of Crown Prince
Ruorecht of Bavaria. under the imme-
date command of General Won Hutier,
started great drive southwark be-
tween Montdidier and NoyOn on Sun
day. The result was the most desper-
ate and bloodiest lighting of the entire
war, for the French resisted iercely
and slaughtered the enemy in tremen-
dOus numbers. BY sheer weight the
Germans were able to push forward
down the valley of the Matz for several
miles, making their greatest advance
to the southwest, but by Tuesday they
were brought almost to a standstill.
Then General Foeh struck back with
force and On the west side of the enc
my salient drove the Huns To the east.
retahng CourCelles. lie FretOy, Merry,
Belloy wood and other strong posi-
tons and reaching the edge of st.
Maur, The defense of Courceles. i'm
portant because of it's commanding
heights, WAS especially heroic the Ger
mans trying by every means to gain
and hold the village, in vain.
On the east of the salient the Ger
mans, by tremendous efforts. were
able to force their way past ltibecourt.
and by Tuesday they had reached the
Disc at Machcmont and Bethancourt,
the latter village being the scene of
especially Sanglhnary fighting. This
SO threatened the French troops in the
thin wedge extending toward Noyon
that In the night they were quietly
withdrawn without the knowledge Of
the enemy. and the line. thus short
ened and Strengthened thereafter was
held. in this move the Carlepont for
est was abandoned and the new line
extended through BaiIly, Tracy lie Val
and Nampcel.
With the west jaw of the pincers
thus pushed down the Matt. the Ger
mans tried TO shove the other jaw in
from the east. between Scissors and
the Marine. but there they apparently
were almost unsuccessful, for the
French gave ground only slightly ON
the plateau west of the villages of Cut
ry and Dommiers and repulsed attacks
against st. Pierre Algle and Ambleny.
At Haute Bray, north OF scissors, the
Huns met q smashing defeat.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-22

The allied aviators gained new lau-
rels during the battle of Inst week, de-
stroying several scores OF German
planes bombing their trenches and
munition stations and rak,ng their
troops and transports with machine
gun fire from low attitudes. In this
the American aviators played an in
creasingly important part. as well ms
doing fine work on their own especial
sector north Of Tout
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-22

Not yet ready to start their new
drive in Italy, the Austrlans continued
to concentrate great masses Of troops
there. The point Of attack was not
revealed, bat the Italians kept them
busy with big raids. On Monday the
Italian naval forces performed n nota-
BILE exploit. Two torpedo boats raid
ed an Austrian naval base near the
Dainatian islands. making their way
among the enemy vessels and torpedo
Ing one big battleshlp, which sank
with loss Of more than so lives. An
other battlcshlp was damaged, and the
little vessels then returned to their
base In safety. II Is said the Italians
have built "sea tank" long and mar
row. which can cut It's way through the
stee' netting with which the Austrian
ports are protected. Possibly this was
used In the Dalmatian raid.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-22

France. A day or so before he stated
that more than 100000 had disembark-
ed on French soil An English corre-
spondent at the front asserts that the
American army is prepared, If neces-
sarY, to make a greater sacrifice than
that involved In the hrigading of Amer
lean troops with the British and
French. This cryptic statement may
mean that If the plans of the allies de-
mand 1t the Yankee troops will be sent
to the fighting front almost immediate
ly on arrival In France. without wait
ing for the preliminary training they
have been receiving back of the lines.
So far only few of the Americans
have been used In the real fighting, and
in operations relatively small. As the
conflict has changed It's character, be-
coming more open. IT may be the Amer
leans are considered fit TO take part
after their training in this country.
IA
Several important probabilities con-
corning the National army came to the
fore Inst week. Representative Kahn
said the war department intends to ask
congress at the winter session to amend
the draft law 10 include all men be-
tween the ages of eighteen and forty
nine. Provost Marshal General Crow
der decided to recommend the exemp-
ton OF professional bali players until
the end of the season. Director Gen
eral McAdoo asked the exemption OF
all railroad men. end the coal mine OPP
orators asked the same for miners.
--E-
The comparative failure of the Ger
man drives SO far, the splendid resist
ance made by the French and British
and the excellent showing made by
the Americans must not lead the
American people into dangerous com
placency and a feeling that ut is all
over but the shouting" Those who
know the truth realize that the war
Is far from ended--may last four or
five years longer. indeed-and that
the future holds for us tremendous
sacrifices. We must put into its sue
ceSs1ul prosecution every ounce or
| energy we possess, even as do our
fighting men on the other side Of the
ocean. There Is no doubt that the war
viii be won finally by the forces OF
righteousness but until It is won moth
Ing else matters much but the winning
Of H. for if it were not won, nothing
else would matter at all. The people
Of Great Britain and of France real
lied this long ago. and the people Of
America must realize II soon. II can
| not be too strongly urged upon them
that the man power OF the central
nations Is stil tremendous and that
they are still determined by every
| means TO force their will upon the rest
of the world. The British and French
troops battered and wearied, doubt
less can hold the lines until the au-
tumn, but they look to our millions to
achieve the victory. and this they can
do only If they are given every pos
sble support by those who stay at
home. This will be given with a will
II only the people fully recognize the
seriousness OF the situation and the
urgency Of the demands on them.
-hG-
Al
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-22

Owing to the fact that the German
submarine rai1ers sank a number OF
vessels laden with sugar from Cuba
and TO the interruption in the traffic
with the island caused by those opera
tions, Food Administrator Hoover has
asked that further restrictions be
placed on the sale and use Of sugar
for "a time. He also asks the people
TO place themselves on limited beef
allowance until September l next In
order that the needs Of the soldiers
and civilians IN France, Great Britain
and Italy may be supplied
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-10
Are EcOnomizing
On Dressmaking

New York-A man who likes sta
tistics has given out statement that
more spools of thread have been sold
since America went into war than
ever before in its history.
This is taken to indicate that there
is an important revival of home dress
making. 1t is difficult to prove this
ion correspondent writes, but the
spools of thread are good enough evil
dence that the women on this con-
tinent are employing seamstresses to
make new gowns for them or to alter
old ones. And they are also doing
their own sewing.
On the other hand, the shops insist
that the sale of ready-to-wear gar
ments has been immensely stimulated
by the war. Women who are giving
their time to war relief work are will
ing and anxious to get costumes with
the least possible expenditure of vital
ity to themselves, and this can be
achieved through the ready-to-wear
departments.
Those who keep shops also claim
that women of small means are buy
ing better materials and paying more
for their clothes than they have ever
done in the history of American COM
merce in apparel.
Those who think out the situation
say that this is due to the employment
of thousands of women in new ways
Instead of these women purchasing
cheap, tawdry things, they add $40 or
SIS to the price of costume and
buy gown that gives steady service.
America Has Done Her Part.
The one outstanding episode in the
interesting and important movement
of spring clothes, is the immense
stride in designing that America has
taken.
All that has gone before was ex-
perimental, but this spring the clothes
are good. They make no pretention
Of changing the silhouette as laid
down by the Paris designers; the only
drastic revolution in silhouette which
has been attempted by this country,
took place last summer, when the mar
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-10
Community Kitchens Canned.

Community kitchens, where surplus
vegetables and fruits are canned un-
der cooperative arrangements, were
operated last year in Ohio, Peasants,
Kenawha, Jefferson, and, to some ex-
tent, in other counties of West Vir-
ginia. The kitchens were supervised
by the home demonstration agents OF
the extension division of the state
university.
In the city of Charleston, where
kitchen was opened in July, the num-
Der who brought products to be can
ned increased from Sc women during
the second week to several times that
number in q short time.
Supplementing the work of the
Charleston kitchen are about 10 vol
unteer women who, under the super
vision of the home demonstration
agent of Kanawaha county, established
temporary field kitchens in the rural
communities, to which the women
bring their surplus vegetables and
fruits
AS a result of this effort, large guam
titles of food were conserved, much of
which would otherwise have been
wasted.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-10

bees. In such an average season an
apiary of 100 colonies may gather nee
tar equivalent to 221a tons of honey
where the "honey crop" or surplus
honey will be only 215 tons. That 100
colonies Of bees can find nectar suffi-
cient to make 221k tons of honey with
in a range of about two miles gives
some idea of the amount of sugar avail
able in the form of nectar. This
amount doubtless is much below the
actual sugar at hand, for when nectar
is flowing freely bees do not get it all.
Furthermore, in many places more
than so pounds of surplus are obtained
and often more than 100 colonies can
be kept profitably in one place.
In the face of these facts it is regret
table to find so many beekeepers who
fail to get even the small percentage
which belongs to the beekeeper. There
are parts of the United States where
80 per cent of all colonies Of bees are
in hollow logs or plain square boxes
in which combs of bees cannot be
handled. There are few parts of the
country where the box hive is not
found and probably one-third of all the
bees in the country are so housed. In
this case both equipment and manage
ment are poor and the energy Of the
bees is misdirected. Even of those
Cho keep their bees in modern hives
of movable frames the vast majority
do not get the full crop. By failing
to control swarming by providing in
sufficient room for storage or by lack
Of proper care in winter their crop
is often reduced one-half or more.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-10
POPULAR NEW VESTEE COLLAR
Around Neck and Buttons Down
the Front-Strong Favorite.

A waistcoat Of one sort or another
is almost indispensable just now-to
give the right effect to the spring tail
leur. Some women look well in open
coats with fronts falling loosely over
full-length waistcoats, but this style
is not becoming to large figures. When
the coat is buttoned, showing a bit of
waistcoat in the opening, full-length
waistcoat is not essential; vestee
waistcoat will answer very well and
will not cost nearly as much as the
full-length affair, which has a back
and armholes.
There is a new vestee collar in the
neclCwear departments which is selling
like the proverbial 'hot cakes" 1t is
just chemisette of brocaded silk,
which fits around the neck and buttons
down the front with pretty buttons,
the chemisette coming a little below
the bust line. To the chemisette the
collar is fastened, a coat collar Of
white pique, with high roll effect at the