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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-20
HOW THEY ARE
DOING THEIR BlP

When the United States declared
war against Germany and her allies.
the Camp Fire Girls of each camp
combined and called themselves.
Camp Fire Girls Of the United
States"
Now these girls planned several
ways to help win the war.
Every separate camp made mon
ey by having market stands at mar
ket with vegetables from their gar
dens. After they had all put their
money in one treasury, they had
enough to buy two hundred Liberty
Bonds, of five hundred dollars each.
At camp and at their homes the
girls are now knitting and sewing
for the soldiers.
Now the girls are also selling and
buying Thrift Stamps.
There was one little girl who be-
longed to the Camp Fire, who was
very poor and whose parents had
no money with which to buy Thrift
Stamps. Her name was Helen
Jones.
Melen was very sad because she
could not buy Thrift Stamps like
the other girls.
Every night after she would 60
to bed, she would lie awake, plan
ming some way to buy Thrift
Stamps with which to help Uncle
Sam; but one night as she lay
awake, she thought of plan. She
would ask Mrs. Smith, neighbor
a few doors from their humble
home, if she might take care Of her
baby, Louise, before and after
school hours. With this plan utter
most in her mind, she fell asleep.
The next morning, as soon as she
had eaten her breakfast, she ran
over to Mrs. Smiths, and told her
Of her plan. AS Mrs. Smith was
never very well, and had SO much
to do, she agreed that Helen's plan
was fine one and that she would
be glad to have her take care Of
baby Louise. Helen said she would
begin the next morning.
Helen enjoyed her new task and
Mrs. Smith paid her seventy-hve
cents each week. 1t was not long
till Helen had War Savings Ger
tiicate. She was now very pleased
with herself because she was able
to do her bit as the other Camp
Fire Girls were doing and because
she was helping her country. No
one could call her a Stacker now
Zelma Bozworth, It'll grade, District
No. 6, Boston Township.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-20
DO NOT WASTE

! think we should save all we
can, for we don't know how long
this war will last. ! hope not very
hong. When l 90 home for my din
ner l sit down to the table and eat
and eat. and l don't stop to think
that hundreds of people in this
world have nothing to eat but
bread and water. Mother is all the
time scelding me for wasting the
crust of my breaw. For we may
not have bread and butter before
this week is out. We should save
Eat plenty but don't waste any
Minnie Rankin.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-20
VIRGINIA

There are many mountains and
hills in Virginia. The hills are
noted for the fine blue grass that
grows on them. On Wallens' Ridge
there is about fifteen hundred acres
of pasture land. l used to love to
see them call the cattle up to salt
them.
l used to love to wade in the
river and get the mussel shells.
The river gets very nigh, but does
not do the damage that river does
where the ground Is low. All Of
the people live on the highlands.
l liked Virginia because it does
not get cold there like it does here.
The schools there are very different
than they are here. They are much
larger. The one that l went to had
one hundred pupils in 1t. Before
that l lYved in a mining town and
went to school with four hundred
other pupils.
There were many coke ovens
near our house. It was very pref
ty sight to look in and see the red
coke in the ovens. When coke is
first drawn from the ovens 1t is as
bright as silver and Is In all shapes
The mines were close to our
house and we could see the cars
bringing up the coal out Of the
mountains. They employed about
5000 men there. Every Christmas
each child of each man working
there got q nice treat Of candy,
nuts and fruits.
They have very good schools in
Virginia. They are in session nine
months of the year. They have
Sunday school every Sunday.
They have very good roads III
Virginia, also. / like Indiana, but
l will never forget dear old Vir-
ginia. - Maebelle Houser, Elliott
Mills School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-20

cats and rabbits for pets.
Master John had all these
until he espied Peaches"
Then the other pets were
discarded and Peaches" was
given the preference.
The elephant is just four
years old and SO is the boy
and they have been great
friends for the past two
years. You see Master
Johns papa owns the big
John Robinson Circus which
is coming to Richmond, May
I, and he can spare baby ele-
plants just like most faith
ers spare toothpicks or
matches. Peaches" Is an
exceptionally good elephant.
He is never chained to a
stake like other members of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-20
THE SECRET
IN THE WALL
BY Lloyd Siifer.

CHAPTER II.
Pearl, how did you know was
here?" asked Tom.
Il was going to the pOstofiice
when l saw you here" said Pearl.
Pearl, l was just wondering
whether you loved me or not" said
Tom.
Yes, l d." said Pearl.
Pearl, my handouts are home"
Alright, I'll held this gang till
you get them" said Pean.
This was just what Hank wanted.
Just then there was rustic be-
hind Pearl. She looked behind her
to see what it was.
1t was a man ready to leap on
her.
: AS she looked around Hank and
his men grabbed her and tied her
mouth and hands.
Hank ordered taxi.
Where do you want to go?"
asked the taxi man.
ITO the church on Chestnut
street. said Hank.
Tom Lad reached the place just
in time to see Hank and his men
20 OF in the taxi.
He ordered a taxi, too.
Follow that taxi" said Tom.
Tom saw Hank take Pearl in the
church. Il will see what he does
next" thought Tom.
He went in and saw q dimlight
coming toward his.
(To be continued.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-20
KAISER BILL.

Kaiser Bill went up the hill,
He got stuck in some molasses;
Kaiser Bill came down the hill,
And couldn't find his glasses.
-Chas. Roger, Starr School
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-20
CIRCUS BOY HAS PET ELEPHANT


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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-20

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-20

FOUND-Child's overshoe on
North B. Call at 118 N. 8th st,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-20

LOST-Small pocket-book, II
found, return to Ills N. d street.
or prone 1866.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-20

LOST-A childs gold chain and
cham with initial r." Finder
pplease return to Dorothy Rose
Feldhaus, Ills South E street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-20

LOST-Grey weol golf gluve.-
Merry Jane Schillinger.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-20

FOR SALE-Child's rain coat and
and a pair Of ballbearing skates.
Will sell cheap if sold at once,
Call 416 South 10th street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-20

LOST-Small purse containing ros-
airy beads. Phone 1866, or call at
1118 N. D.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-20

Of boys black fur
gloves in Glen Park, last Sat-
urday morning. Heturn to Rus
sci Ebert, 625 South B street
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-20

LOST-At Washington theatre Sun
day afternoon, a pocket hood con-
tanning zoe. Please return to Elsie
Baker, or leave at Aunt Molly's
office.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-20

FOR SALE+1 sell the Ranger and
Crusader Bikes. Gilbert Smith,
236 South Third street.
WANTED-Fifty Lone Scouts to
call at 236 South THIRD street,
Saturday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-20

FOR SALE-A Belgium Hare Rab-
bit. Call 231 South 18th st., Rich.
mcnd, Ind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
THE KAISER IN KILTs
To the Editor of the N. Y. Sun:

To the Editor of the N. Y. Sun:
 Sir: I do not think that this early description of the Kaiser has been res urrected lately. It will be found in one of Thackeray's Roundabout Pa- pers," entitled "Alexandrines," writ ten just after the marraige of the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, to the Princess Alexandra. in March, 1863. Describing the royal procession in St. Georges chapel. Windsor Castle. Thackeray says
 "The young princes were habited in kits, and by the side of the princess royal trotted such a little wee solemn Highlander. He is tho young heir and chief of the famous clan of Branden- burg. His eerie is among the Eagles, and I pray no harm may be fall the dear little fellow
 The princss royal was the Princess victoria, daughter of Queen Victoria, wife of the Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia, afterward the German Em- peror for a few weeks. and mother of the present Kaiser. who Is thus de- scribed at the age of little over four years
 Could Thackeray have forseen tho horrors and woe of this dear little fellow'' would bring upon the world just half century later, his prayer might have been different. READER. Baltimore. Md.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
 VICTIMS OF LUSITANIA FIRST

From the St. Louis Republic.
 Now comes William Denman, former head of the federal shipping board, who has hurried from San Francisco, with demand for hearing before the Senate commerce committee on account of statements made concerning the controversy between him and General Goethals that delayed the shipbuilding programme. Meanwhile. General GoetE- als is busy serving the government in another capacity.
 By all means let justice be done Dem man and every other citizen who has a grievance-but at the right time.
 Just now the wrongs to be avenged are those connected with the sinking of the Lusitania; the attempts to. un- dermine the American republic and split it; the outrages against the women and children of Belgium and the bombing of hospitals. There are other grievances that can be settled just as we'll after the war. The case of MT. Denman is one of them. Let every hour now be taken up only with the things that are vital to the winning of the war for America and it's allies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
HOW PEACE CAME IN 1865

two months and half before the sur- repder at Appomattox. The result of the conference was great disappointment to the commissioners, who had hoped that somehow, in some way, peace might be secured without unconditional surrender.
 But who now can fail to see that noth- ing could have been worse for the people of the south had the peace commission CTS of the Confectionery succeeded in their endeavors to secure terms of peace upon the basis of two countries" as they de- sired? With no natural boundaries sep arating the Confederate States from the states left in the union, and slavery still existing below Mason and Dixon's line, the most fruitful sources of international troubles would have been destructive of peaceful relations, not to mention other sources of hostility and strife.
 Considerations like these have long been recognized in the south. Gen. E. F. Alexander, Longstreets chief of artillery, who fired the Confederate guns at Get tysburg before Picketts charge, had stated the matter in the introduction to his Military Memoirs of Confeder- ate.'' '1The world has not stood still in the years since we took up arms for what we deemed our most invaluable right-that of self-government. We now enjoy the rare privilege of seeing wha' we fought for in the retrospect It no longer seems desirable. It would now prove only a curse. We have good causs to thank God for our escape from 1t, not only for our sake, but for that of the whole country, and even of the world"
 My own regiment was one of three Massachusetts regiments at Vicksburg. when the beautiful memorial of these regiments was unveiled in the national park at vicksburg, November 1S. 1905. Lieut.. Gen. tSephen D. Lee of the Con- federate army, was one of the speakers and referred to the significance of the occasion in bringing together veterans who followed the flag of the Union and veterans who followed the flag of the dead Confederacy--all taking part and loving this great reunited American country.' On reading his address as published in vicksburg paper sent to me by a friend, worte to General Lee thanking him for his patriotic words. In his replv he said: ''It Is certainly gratf- fying to get such a letter from sur vivor who was on the other side-now we are all on the same side, glorying in the grandeur and prospective future Of the common country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

When a girl turns & fellow down It certainly makes her mad if he takes her at her word and doesn't come back and compel her to accept him.
 We never could understand the sin cerity of the woman who works for prohibition so hard that she cant get along without four wine glasses of Camoufaged Cornjuice Bitters every day.
 If Andy Carnegie really wants to make that Peace Palace at The Hague do something to bring about peace, he should have the place turned into munitions factory for the allies.
 There may be perfect men and per feet women in the world But they are never the kind man or a woman mar ries.
 Lots of folks who are too deaf to hear opportunity haven't a bit of trou- ble hearing temptation.
 The old fashioned eastern boy who used to run away to see the wild west" now has a successor in the western boy who runs away and goes to New York to see the wild east.
 The reason why father hates to see daughter wearing an invisible waist is because he can't make his eyes behave when some other mans daughter is wearing one of them.
 Even if girl isn't smart enough to obtain a college diploma she hasn't much trouble in acquiring marriage certificate.
 The dope says that trousers will be fuller this year. But 1t doesn't say anything about the pockets being that way.
 The boy who has to be hired to do his duty usually grows up and goes through life without changing his method.
 Any mutt can write poetry. But it takes a genius to raise family and have a bank account these days. Man was made to mourn. He doesn't have to get up at 3 a. m. to empty the pan under the ice box in winter. but that doesn't help him any, because the furnace needs attention about that hour.
 1 Another thing we can't understand | is how a woman hates to wash the dishes and how she loves to wash tho baby.
 | Another reason why man would rather be a man and have men friends i than be a woman and have woman friends is because he knows that noFio ] of his friends is going to borrow his hair to go to the theatre or a party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
Military TrainnE

"We have had an unusually fine year so far,' said pr. w. L. Murfee superintendent of the Marion Mili- tary institute, the army and navy col lege.
 We have tried to do our part in giving the young fellows sent to us the very best military training. We have had a fine student body. The fact that we are at war has put pep into the boys. who realize that their military duties are not perfunctory but that if the war lasts as long as some seem to think it will, that they will have a chance to get into it. I am great believer in military training for young men. think it makes far better men in every way. We have boys from all parts of the south"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11

Henry S. Burrage, State Historian of
 Maine, in Leslie's.
 In our civil war, when it had fingered as long as the present world-war, many well meaning men, weary of war with it's sufferings and sacrifices, insisted that something should be done to bring the war to & close. One of the most persis- F. Blair, an astute politician, well ac- quainted with prominent men in the south. He had scheme which he be- iieved was workable if only he could get the ear of President Davis. To his re- quest for permission to visit Richmond, Mir. lincoln gave consent, but secretly had his mind made up as to his own attitude in the matter. This was in the winter of 1Se4-65. On Mir. Blair's return he informed MT. Lincoln that he had found MT. Davis willing for conference with a view to secure peace to the two countries" At once MT. Lincoln firmly made 1t known to MT. Blair that such g conference could be held only with the view of securing peace to the people of our one common country
 With note from MT. Lincoln to this effect, MT. Blair again repaired to Rich- mond, and, having shown the note to MT. Davis, he remarked that the part about tour one common country" related to the part of MT. Davis letter about "the two countries. Mir. Davis said he so under stood the reference; but without either accepting or declining Mir. Lincoln's basis for conference, he appointed peace commissioners as follows: Alex ander H. Stephens. Confederate vice president; Senator R. M. T. Hunter and John A. Campbell, assistant secretary of state. All were gentlemen of high char acter and ability.
 At MT Hunters suggestion that the Presidents terms meant unconditional surrender and submission MT. Seward replied that nothing importing or im- plying humiliation to the people of the south had been said or intended. Mr. Lincoln again reiterated his views as to the one way in which peace could and should be sought and Mr. Stephens again brought forward his plan for an armistice on the basis of Mexican expedition and asked for it's reconsideration T will re- consider it." said Mir. Lincoln, "but do not think my mind will change With those words the conference closed.
 This was February g. 1865-less thai
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11

soldiers fully equipped and ready for battle.
 In the main we have done very well indeed. We have made better prog ress and more rapid progress than any other democratic government has made in this war or any other, when it is considered that one year ago as a military power, except potentially, we were not in the same class with many of the tiny states of Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
aFRITzY.

 Ella Randall Pearce, in the New York Herald. Eritzy, I've come long road to be
 greeting you, Here on the blood-reeking soil of old
 France. Not in this way had I thought to be
 meeting you, Tagging your steps in this weird
 devils dance. Prussian-fnade puppet, I've come to
 heap shame on you Shame for the foul bitter deeds you
 have done. How you should groan with the burden
 of shame on you, Fritzy, you Hun! Fritzy. I've joined you in play and in In my own country across the wide
 sea. There I have found you g pretty good
 neighbor too. Building your home in the land of
 the free. Red Williams progeny, how you have
 fooled us all, Hiding your hate while you loaded
 your gun; But twas pipe dream you had that
 you ruled us all. Fritsy. you Hunl Fritzy. I'm here to take desperate toll
 of you, Adding my own to my war brothers
 claim. Since you made plain all the treacher-
 ous soul of you had no choice but to get in the
 game. Spawn of the Kaiser. you want to keep track of me- What though I fall with my work still undone? Millions moro like me are st&hatns fright back of me, Exitsy, you Huni
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11

i In spite of those pestiferous pickets, President Wilson has come out for the suffrage amendment to the constitu- ton. However, the pickets needn't natter themselves that their silly be- havior influenced his decision.
 # % # The young woman who thought 'Hoch der Kaiser!" meant Put the Kaiser in soak has doubtless learned by this time that no self-respecting pawnbroker would lend as much as a kopeck on Wilhelm. # # # vive Admiral Ross1yn Wemyss, who succeeded Sir John R. Jellicoe as first sea lord of the British admiralty, wears monocle Outside of that he is probably all right.
 < * #
 In addition to salutes and respectful attention whenever he opens his mouth, an admiral commanding an American fleet also receives the tidy sum of ss39 month.
 That unknown person who contrib uted stOS in counterfeit bills to the governments "conscience fund" may still plead that his intentions were good.
 New Workers with a sense of humor are trying to see the funny side of the coal shortage, but in majority of cases their humor is bit forced. * # The mere fact that a man wearing the uniform of the United States army is caught robbing 8 store doesn't mean that we have that kind of army. # # # The threatened advance in mems clothes has no terrors for the man who bought suit last year which he ex- poets to last him until the war is over # # # An American army cook is among the prisoners captured by Germany. It isn't cooks that Germany needs so much as something to cook. # # # Another hospital ship has been sunk by German submarine. Whats the use of trying to be fair to a government guilty of such practices? + 2 as The Fiji Islanders are now buying sweaters Still, fondness for silk sweaters Is not incompatible with an appetite for missionaries. # x * Thoughtful tailors are providing men with war pockets for carrying pen- nies to pay tobacco and theatre taxes. x :. * Reports from Germany indicate that President Wilson's latest speech got under the hide of Prussia's war lord. < + # alarmed over the prospect of only one hot bath a week to save coal. $. H !. It's a dull day when new enemy plot isn't barred by government agents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
Will Oppose Amendment

jority, vote against the proposed pro- hibition amendment to the federal con- stitution," said B. W. Duke, well known merchant of Gadsden, who called at The Age Herald office yester- day while in Birmingham en route to Selma. where he is going to visit his daughter.
 "Prohibitionists everywhere will re- fuse to encourage in any form dimin- uation of states rights, a fundamental principle of democracy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
MISSOURI UNIVERSITY ExTENsION Eronn the Go lumbia Herald

Thirteen students of Missouri Uni versity at Columbia have formed an organization known as the Quo vadis club. To be eligible to membership one must have bumped at least 10oO miles without paying railroad fare, must have slept one night in box
 car and must have had at lsast one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
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No Labor Scarcity
 But Poor Distribution

MM OBILIZATION problems re- GV0 garding workmen will be solved by Secretary Wilson of the de- pertinent of labor. His statement that there is an ample supply of labor, both for the army and for industry, is re- assuring. "The problem" the Secre- tary says, lis one of proper adjust
 There is a shortage of labor in some -r2osS s-..I a surplus in others. There Is unemployment in the building trades and it is Secretary Wilson's task to make the supply equal to the demand, which, as he points out, will involve transportation of voluntary worlmen "from one section to an- other, housing them in their new homes and training unskilled men when the skilled supply in any par ticular line is inadequate"
 It has been said that an increase in wages has caused decrease in work done, but MT. Wilson thinks other wise. Higher wages are being paid in many industries, but in some cases they have not equaled the rise in liv- ing costs.
 The next draft will, of course, re. duce the labor supply, but by proper readjustment it will not prove serious