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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
The Central Ornament.

Miss Pert--So you are having your
house redecorated, Mr.. Hawkins?
Widower--Yes, the workmen began
last week?
Miss Perth-Are you making radical
changes?
WidOwer-Yes, very.
Miss Pert-What Is to be the mair
feature of the new house2
Widower-You-if you'll consent.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
Lives 200 Years!

For more than 200 years, HARLEM Oil,
the famous national remedy of Holland,
has been recognized as an infallible relief
from all forms of kidney and bladder dis
orders. Its very age is proof that it must
have unusual merit.
If you are troubled with pains or aches
in the back, feel tired in the morning;
headaches, indigestion, insomnia, painful
OF too frequent passage of urine, irritation
or stone in the bladder, you will almost
certainly find relief in GOLn MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules. This IL the good
old remedy that has stood the, seat for
hundreds Of years, prepared in the proper
quantity and convenient form to take.
Il is imported direct from Holland lab
oratories, and you can get it at any
lrug store. It is standard, old-time
home remedy and needs no introduction.
Each capsule contains one dose OF five
drops and is pleasant and easy to take:
They will quickly relieve those. stiffened
joints, that backache, rheumatism, lum.
bago, sciatics, gall stones, gravel, brick
dust" etc. Your money promptly refund
ed if they do not relieve you. But be sure
60 get the genuine GOLD MEDAL brand.
In boxes, three sizes.-Adv.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
GIRLS! USE LEMONS
FOR SUNBURN, TAN
TN ttI Make this lemon lotion
60 whIten your tanned or
freckled skim.

Squeeze the juice Of two lemons in.
to a bottle containing three ounces Of
Orchard White, shake well, and you
have a quarter pint OF the best freckle,
sunburn and tan lotion, and complex
ion whitener, ut very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
three ounces Of Orchard White for q
few cents. Massage this sweetly fra
grant lotion into the face, neck. arms
and hands and see how quickly the
freckles, sunburn. windburn and tan
disappear and how clear, soft and
white the skin becomes. Yes! 1t is
harmless.-Adv.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16

American tourists who are shaky as
their French have often been embar-
rassed by the voluble replies which
their carefully studied phrases bring
forth from French lips. Just now the
tables are frequently turned. and the
French man or woman Is puzzled by
the fluent American vernacular. An
example: Yankee Trooper-"Parly
VOC English, Mademoisellef.' French
Maid-"Yes, vairy leetle." Yankee
Trooper-"Good work Say, could you
put me wise where I could line up
against some good eats In this burg?'
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
Well Armed.

The landlady gave tired smile az
one Of her lady boarders tripped light
ly down the stairs one morning. This
certain young lady rather prided her
self on her vocal achievements, which
was rather good thing. as nobody
else ever offered her any encourage
ment.
II heard you singing In your room
last night" remarked the lady of the
house.
"Oh, I sing a little to kill time" re-
turned the lady boarder. pleased that
her efforts had been noticed.
"Really2 Then permit me to say
that you have an excellent weapon !"
London Answers.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
Confidence.

Henry's mother was explaining
some of the reasons why he should be
good boy at all times. Among other
things she told him that he had only
one life to live and one chance here
on earth to be good.
swell, mother" said Henry, "I think
we should have two chances"
"No. Henry; God gives us just one
chance and we must try very hard to
be just as good as we can be-"
SWELL" replied the boy, II think we
should have two chances. Now, who
do you think is right, mother. God or
ueT"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
Nothinu in IL.

1.-THE German bread ration has been
cut down again."
The speaker was a representative
from Nebraska.
II saw in a Sunday magazine sec
tion the other week." he went on. that
there was no wax In sealing wax, no
rice In rice paper, and no cat in catgut.
The Germans, by the same token, now
see. thanks To our rigorous blockade,
that there is no fare In warfare, Ell
ther."
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16

While their brothers are fighting the
battle of liberty on the front In France
the women of England are seeking to
speed the cause to victorious finish
by working night and day in munition
factories to turn out hundreds of thou
sands Of war weapons. This picture
shows a woman worker In one of Eng
lands largest factories, acetylene weld
ing the bodies Of aerial bombs.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
Removes Ink Stains.

Stains caused by indelible ink on
linen may with patience be made so
faint as to be scarcely perceptible.
First Of all. moisten the stain with To-
dine, then use hyposulphate Of soda.
Next rinse in clear water and dry well,
and the stain, If a new one, will often
entirely disappear and even an old one
will grow very faint.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
Mistaken Identity.

cleopatra Cleopatra p called
Mary. who liked big names for her.
pets.
'Why, I thought your cats name
was Napoleon" protested the visitor
'He was Napoleon till he had his
Kittens" affirmed Mary stoutiy.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
RED CROSS STORY.

Red Cross Ball Blue and what it
will do seems like an old story, but it's
true. Red Cross Ball Blue Is all blue.
No adulteration. Makes clothes whittier
Snan snow. Use it next washday. All
good grocers sell it.-Adv.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
An Apoloay for Sarcasm.

"Are sarcastic people ill-natured7-
mot always" replied Micr Cayenne
Sometimes what seems sarcasm is e
generous effort to be eupher,istic "
stating o nec&Nssry fact
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
Every Woman Wants
Some Signs of Rain.

Some signs or Hain.
The sweating of water pitchers and
coolers indicate that much moisture
prevails in the air. 1t Is worth MOTTO
ing and using in connection with 9TH
er signs of rains. The dripping Of
caves troughs is Of the same origin,
and is of some value.
Evening star., 1918-06-07
IRISH ISSUE WARNING ON
BRITISH RECRUIT PLAN
Dublin Conference Takes Note Of
Latest Proclamation From
Field Marshal French.

DUBLIN. June IA warning to Ire
land that Lord French's recruiting
proclamation does not mean the with
drawal Of conscription, was made in
a statement issued last night by the
anti-conscription conference after a
four-hour session at the mansion
house. The lord mayor of Dublin
presided. and John Dillon, Joseph
Devlin and other nationalist leaders,
as we'll as representatives of labor
and the Sim Fein, were present.
The lord mayor Of Dublin, it was
announced, will proceed to the United
States when the attempt to conscript
Ireland Is renewed. The imprison-
ment of the Sim Feiners without trial
Is condemned and the Irish military
administration denounced. The state
the conference toward the recruiting
campaign. Its reference to the procla-
nation of Lord French follows:
1.-The conference takes note Of the
latest proclamation from Field Mar
shall French. In view, however. of its
against false confidence that con-
scription is at an end. In the future.
as hitherto, Irishmen must trust
above all else their own unbroken
unity and unshakable purpose for
safety against a renewal Of the dam
ger Of CONSUMPTION which the procla-
nation has only professionally post
poned."
In regard to the lord mayors pro-
posed visit to America. the statement
says that the lord mayor has pa
triotically promised to hold himself in
readiness to take up the mission
whenever any fresh attack on the
right of Irishmen to self-determina-
tion as a nation may be attempted"
Evening star., 1918-06-07
BELIEVE PRESIDENT
may BLOCK KEY STRIKE

There was indication today that
President Wilson will soon take q
hand in the dispute between tho COM
mercial telegraph operators and
Postal and Western Union telegraph
companies.
Following an announcement by 8.
J. Konenkamp. president Of the Com
mercial Telegraphers' Union, that
railroad telegraphers throughout the
country are preparing to join the
commercial te1egraphers in the pro-
posed strike against the CONNER
cial telegraph companies, adminis-
tration officials believe the time has
como for Intervention by the govern
ment.
1t was intimated that the President
might summon Mr.. Konenkamp here
for a conference with him and labor
leaders. omcials believed that the
government would have taken no
action had not Mr. Konenkamp i'm
plicated the railroad operators in the
case. .-.
Telegraphic Communication with
that depend on the railway com.
panies to handle commercial tele-
grams will be seriously affected If
tho railway operators join the COM
mercial men and refuse to handle
commercial messages. The railway
operators. however. will handle all
business messages of the railroads,
Notice that the railroad operators
plan to Join the commercial teleg-
raphers was received today by Mil
ton T. Eglin. president Of District
Council. No. "a. from Mr.. Konenkamp
at Chicago.
Evening star., 1918-06-07
SENATE PAVES WAY TO
SHOW UP PROFITEERING

The Senate has adopted resolu-
ton, offered by Senator Borah. which
is designed to show up profiteering in
this country. SO that the profiteers
may be taxed in accordance with the
recommendations Of President Wilson.
Tho resolution carries an amend
ment, also adopted. which would
have the Secretary Of the Treasury
send to the Senate the names and
earnings of all corporations which
earned more than Is per cent on their
capital stock in the year 1917. and also
their earnings for 1916.
The Secretary Of the Treasury also
is to send to the Senate all facts in
possession of tho Treasury Depart
ment relative to proiteering, which
would in any way enable Congress to
deal with the matter either through
the present proposed revenue legisla-
ton or through the enactment Of more
effective criminal statutes. and also
figures showing the amount Of money
raised by the government since thS
beginning of the war by taxation and
the amount by loan.
Evening star., 1918-06-07
|SAY HARD COAL FIELD
IS HARD HIT BY DRAFT
lomcials Of Pennsylvania Counties
| Coming to Washington to Ex-
plain "serious Situation"

SCRANTON. Pa. June 7-At a
meeting Of coal operators and men,
bers Of ten draft boards Of Lacka-
wanna county last night steps were
taken to unite with Lukerne and
schuylkill counties in calling tho At
tention Of the federal government to
tho serious condition the anthracite
coal industry is facing by reason of
the fact that many men are being
lost to tho mines by the draft. Hun
dreds Of men have been called within
tho past hve weeks. and operators
declare that tho country is facing
q greater fuel shortage than it ex-
perienced last winter.
Representatives Of the draft boards
OF the three counties are to visit
Washington next week and ask Pro-
vost Marshal Crowder for permits
sion to place all mine workers sub
1ect to draft in class s, to assure
the mines OF sufficient help to get
out the normal tonnage, which, they
declare. can even then only be done
by lengthening the working hours.
Evening star., 1918-06-07
NEW RULING ON LICENSES.
General Order Issued Covering Ex-
port of Printed Matter.

Announcement was made today by
the War Trade Board Of the rescind-
ing Of the order requiring the taking
out of Individual export licenses to
send printed matter intended for the
personal use Of the consignee by
mail to foreign countries. Until fur
ther notice no export licenses will be
required to send newspapers. maga-
zines and othef periodically issued
printed matter, including advertising
circulars, books and printed matter.
to foreign countries.
A special export license. r. A. c., 6S,
covering all such expectations, has
been issued through the Post ONCE
Department, and persons mailing par
cells containing the printed matter as
named above need not apply for an
Individual export license. II the
shipment IL In conformity with the
postal laws and regulations and the
package bears on the wrapper. plain
ly marked. the license number. "R.
A. c.. 3d." and the names and ad-
dresses Of the consignor and con-
signes~ thu package win b accepted
Coz mailing by the post 0fRoaA
Evening star., 1918-06-07
EXTENDS THE PRIVILEGE
TO ALL THE MERCHANTS
Plans for the Clearing Of Credit
References Completed by Local
Association Bureau.

Plans for having all Washington
merchants clear their credit refer
ences through the credit bureau Of
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association. whether they belong to
the bureau or not were completed At
a dinner of the credit mems section
Of the merchants association At the
Harrington Hotel last night.
There is great need in Washington.
at the present time particularly. for
the elimination Of waste In labor"
said Secretary Charles J. Columbus.
This plan will be introduced July l
next on a broad scale. Not only will
the members Of the association de-
rive a great benefit. but business
houses generally. for we will extend
this service to non-members as well.
and gratis. We know full well that
this plan viii go a long ways toward
releasing clerical help for other work
and at the same time will result in
the most efficient form Of collection
and distribution of ledger experience.
the true basis of credit reporting.
The public will gain through the
expediting of credit applications"
Evening star., 1918-06-07
BRITISH MEAT CONTROL
All Proateering and Competition
Eliminated From Business.

LONDON. Thursday. Juno s.-All
prohteering and competitor have been
eliminated from the msat business.
John R. clynes. parliamentary Sec
retary to tho food ministry. announce
ed In the house Of commons today.
In addition to the large supplies Of
meat from the United States 2,oo0, 900
cattle and 100000 sheep have been
killed from native herds. They were
valued at f14o.ooo.ooo. The animals
were killed in $4,000 slaughter houses
and sold in $4,000 retail shops thromxh
1000 local food committees supplyinR
100000 customers,
The secretary said that the present
price OF milk to the consumer would
be raised from 8 pence q quart to 4.
Effective control Of the wholesale
distribution Of milk. he added, is q
national necessity because, with
bread. II forms the staple food Of the
poorest classes.
Evening star., 1918-06-07
D. C. MEN COMMISSIONED.

Nine residents OF this city have
been commissioned In the Army, AZ
follows:
Frank E. Fields. 1924 soth street,
and Dayton r. Midyette, 3r.. Pow
hatan Hotel, second lieutenants, aviaa
tion section (non-dying). Signal Re-
serve Corps.
Edward ]. Coping. walter Reed
Hospital. first lieutenant, Dental Re.
serve Corps.
Richard r. Lee. l712 nth serest,
second lieutenant. National Army,
Edward p. Brock, 1885 Fairmont
street, captain, Quartermaster CorpA
National Army.
William w. Catlin, 1859 New Hamp-
shire avenue. and Henry A. Cole, 487
E street southwest, first lieutenants,
Quartermaster Corps, National Army.
Lansing d. Beech. COL @ street. and
Leroy D. Gable, 1927 street. second
lieutenants. Quartsrmastse Corps
National AxmA 80 =. ; .,.--z Z.
Evening star., 1918-06-07
SWISS MINISTER GOING
HOME FOR CONFERENCE

Hans Sulzer. minister from Switzer-
land. will soon leave on a short visit
to his own country. He will be en-
abled to have a verbal exchange Of
views regarding all pending matters
concerning the relations between the
United States and Switzerland, and
at the same time will familiarize him.
self with present conditions at Homo.
Mr.. Sulzer is anxious to convey to
the Swiss his qualification at tho
kindness extended to him by the
American authorities and people.
Minister Sulzer will return to America
later in the summer, and in the mean
time Nine. Sulzer will occupy q cot
tage at Nonquitt, Mass
During Minister Sulzers absence
the charge d'affaires, DR.. Carl p.
Huebscher. will be specially in
charge Of diplomatic matters, while
the commercial adviser, Frederick
Oederiin. will be in charge of COM
mercial interests. Mr.. Sulzer called
on President Wilson today.
The United States and swiss gov
ernments signed recently an agree
ment looking to the supply Of the
Swiss population with foodstuffs, but
Germany's refusal to grant safe con-
duct to ships carrying supplies has
made 1t din1cult to keep food moving.
Evening star., 1918-06-07
u. S. Pilots In Five Battles
Bring Down an Enemy
Photographing BipIane
- ths Associated Prsss.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. June 6.-In tho course of
i've air battles northwest of Toul to.
day American pilots brought down an
enemy photographing biplane after a
short tight. The machine crashed in
the woods inside the German lines.
Other American pilots chased a Ger
man photographer from the neighbor-
hood Of Nancy.
One of the Americans lighting near
Iont-a-Mousson had q narrow escape
when he mistook an enemy biplane
for o monoplane. The German OBJ
server poured stream Of bullets at
the American, some of which passed
through the machine. 1t was not
damaged. however.
Evening star., 1918-06-07
HINTS TROUBLE IN MEXICO.
South Carolina Governor Foresees
Farm Laborers Called to Color. ;

COLUMBIA, S. c.. juno Cow
Manning, returning from Washington.
told the state council of defense in
open public session here yesterday
that the government would have to
waive the farm labor furloughs and
caa to the colors farm laborers In
class 1.
THE United States" he declared.
may have to face trouble in Mexico,
and Furthermore 1t may be neces<
sary," he said, "for the United States
to place an immense army in Russia"
He said 1t was the feeling Of the mili-
tary authorities OF the country that
there may be q stalemate on the west-
ern front and that IL will be neces.
sary to throw iNto Russia a gigantic
army in order to win the war. The
U-boat attacks. he said. may be but
the prelude to others things to come.
Evening star., 1918-06-07
Sinking of the Carolina
Results in an Anti-German
Riot at Ponce, Porto Rico

BAN JUAN. P. r., June 7.-Angered
by the news Of tho sinking of the
Porto Rico liner Carolina by Ger
man submarine, an. anti-German
demonstration broke out in Ponce
Wednesday night. Numerous houses
occupied by Germans were stoned.
and much feeling still exists against
Germans or persons who have ex-
r who in any ha way hav. as Attempted to to
Justify the sinking of the Carolina.
The feeling runs particularly high
against Spaniards of supposed GeF-
man sympathies. Attorney General
island to take energetic action against
all persons whose utterances are con-
eidered out of line with the senti-
ments Of the allied countries.
United States District Attorney Mar
tin issued the following statement to
the people of the island:
to win the war. The harming Of Ger
mans in Porto Rico will hurt US;
killing them In Europe will hurt them.
The most effective way to avenge the
sinking Of the Carolina is to subscribe
literally to the Red Cross. which
takes care of the families of our SOL
Hers who put their lives at hazard
That there had been loss of life on
the Carolina did not become known
here uatil yesterday.
NEW YORK. June THE Brazos.
companion ship Of the Carolina. sunk
by q German submarine last Sunday
with q loss Of sixteen lives. has ar
rived at Porto Rican port, the New
York and Porto Rico Steamship Com
pany announced here last night. The
Brazos carried 200 passengers and
steamed through the zone in which
U-boats have operated.
Evening star., 1918-06-07
BILL AIMS TO DEPORT
ALIEN REDS IN U. s.

All alien anarchists in tho United
States would be rounded up for I'M
mediate deportation. under a bill
favorably reported to the House to-
day by the immigration committee.
It has the approval Of the Secretaries
of War, Navy Labor and the Depart
OF War. Navy. Labor and the Depart
at the request Of the heads of those
departments.
Under existing law those who have
been here for ive years or more
cannot be deported. and hearings be-
fore the immigration committee, ac-
cording to Chairman Burnett. have
shown that there are many anarchtsta
here who oppose the war and who are
opposed to the government.
Evening star., 1918-06-07
GUESTS OF ASHLAR CLUB.
Officers and Enlisted Men Of Camp
Holabird Coming to Washington.

Officers and enlisted men at Camp
Holabird. Baltimore. Nd. will be the
guests of the Ashlar Club at its last
meeting of the season. to be held to-
morrow night at New Masonic Tenn
pie. Hudson Maxim is on the pro-
gram to make an address at the
meeting. Capt. Charles W. Ballard,
with a group of men from Camp
Meigs, and Capt c. w. Harris, with
a band and Quartette from American
University. will assist in providing
the entertainment for the men In
uniform.
A general invitation in addition to
the special one to the men OF Camp
Holabird has been issued to all men
in uniform. Lieut.. Col. Ezra Davis
will be master OF ceremonies.
Evening star., 1918-06-07
WARN OF AUSTRIAN UNREST.

German socialists of Austria have
adopted an address to the Austrian
proletariat, made at the recent Vienna
congress, affirming that great unrest
exists among the Austrian working
classes and that a general strike is
planned against the continuation OF
the war.
The government is warned by the
socialists, says an official dispatch
from Switzerland. that the conse-
quences which will result from con-
yiction by the proletariat that the
central powers intend to continue hos
tilities for the warlike aims of i'm
peSial governments may be- sexiouA
Evening star., 1918-06-07

Episcopal Church, Connecticut avenue
and Bancroft place. Rev. Herbert Scott
Smith. rector OF the church, will OFF,
ciate.
The body is to arrive this afternoon,
accompanied by the mother. Mrs. Belle
D. Williams, and brother. Capt. WILL
liam E. Williams. U. s. NJ. c. The in
terment will take place at Rock Creek
cemetery with military honors.
Lieut.. Williams was graduated at
the training camp at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan, and was assigned to the
18th Cavalry. He was taken ill about
ten days before his death. His
mother. then visiting at Fresno. Cal,
hastened to Fort Douglas, arriving
before his death.
Evening star., 1918-06-07
PRINCE LICHNOWSKY
MAKES SWISS VISIT

ZURICH Switzerland. June g.
Prince Lichnowsky. German ambassa.
dor at London when the war opened.
publication Of whose memorandum
tending to show Austro-German 70.
sponsibility for tho conflict had caused
him to be threatened with prosecution,
has arrived in Switzerland,
AZ the prince has q passport, It .is
assumed that his presence in Swiss
territory - with the consent Of ths
Evening star., 1918-06-07
AMERICAN FLIERS WIN
/ MANY AERIAL VICTORIES

PARIS. juno Havas Agency).-Ths
twelfth aerial victory Of Second Lieut..
Frank Baylies Of ew Bedford, Mass, and
the sixth Of Sergt. David E. Putnam OF
Brookltne, Mass, was announced by
the newspapers. Both Americans are
It is reported also that Lieut.. Madon
has gained hts thirty-second victory,
Capt Pensard won his nineteenth and
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