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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
Dugout Is Not
A Thing of Beauty

Add to these some three or four dill
apidated chairs, mirror from ruined
house, some shaving materials, clothes
on nails in the walls, mud under the
loose boards called by grace of custom
q floor, mess tins and odds and ends,
and the burning smoke of green wood
filing the chambers, infaming our
eyes, choking us, the whole lit by two
suffering candles. Occasionally
bring in some large rats and little
mice, which scare our pigeon couriers,
and you have a picture of typical
dugout in which our fighting men and
fighting officers are living and await
ing the liberating offensive.
Every minute of the day and night
the captains dugout, like the human
heart, keeps throbbing.
The telephone bell rings.
"Hello-hello-who's that" our
operator answers. eyes, this is Du-
buque talking"
He listens, then repeats slowly:
"Send two packages Of Pasha ciga-
rettes to St. Paul. Very we'll"
Then to the captain:
Company x, -teenth Regiment,
wants patrol Of twenty men sent out
in front Of Company Y, -th Regi-
ment's WIRE"
The message had come in code, be-
cause the Germans, like the Allies,
have been crawling across and attach
ing light wires to those on the other
side, or else placing small listening
machines close enough to overhear.
Puzzling Code
Of the Trenches
The telephone bell rings. give
Clevelanders are sleeping in St. Paul
tonight. Engage rooms" Which
means that ga patrol Of Company 2 is
going into No Mans Land in front OF
Company Y's wire. Notify your men
to look out for them" OF course these
examples are fictitious, but they illus
trate the style of our underground
front codes.
The captain acts on each message
In turn.
"Orderly, notify Sergeants Timmins
and Hoffman to look out for Com.
pany q patrol. Tell the sergeants ia
notify all the men and then go to the
machine gun emplacements and notify
them"
A runner comes in and reports YER.
bally.
Another comes in and brings a note
"The password for tonight is Den.
ver.'"
Orderly" the captain calls, s'noti.
~ eergeants Timmins and Hoffman tn.
password for tonight is Denver.
Remember. don't speak too loud, and
tell tho sergeant to warn the sentrie,
to hold their voices down."
The telephone rings again. "Com.
pany z men gone out" the operate,
announces.
Two men come in with an automati,
rife. TANNED" they say, and hant
1t to the captain in much the same way
children fetch toys to their parents
The captain takes the weapon withou
word. removes some parts, work,
some springs, replaces the parts, ant
hands the rife back.
"You men will have to learn tina
you can't handle an automatic rin,
like a piekax. She's powerful, bu
she's delicate. Don't get excited an.
don't get rough with her"
A corporal comes in and reports
Zones is sick. I'm taking him II
hospital"
Captain K asks about Jones
then signs the hospital book. TIL,
telephone rings.
"Major II wants to speak I,
YOU"
The conversation is extremel,
guarded, unintelligiblc to those who d.
not know the code. It relates to thu
raid we are preparing 40 make. Tit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

away without giving him the exact as
sistance he has come for.
~ wanta go in the army" young
man will say. dunno what l want
exactly. Wanta get in the real fight
in, though. Just as soon be sailor.
Don't care much what it is, 50 long
as there's sumpin' doin'."
He fills out blank with his name,
citizenship, line of business and draft
number, if he is Of draft age. Thea Cor
poral Dean Healy sits down with him
and they talk about the different SER
vices, and alter the applicant has
chosen, for example, the Marine Corps,
on the advice of the corporal, he is
taken over to the Marine Corps desk
and enrolled.
Looking for all kinds of fighting
jobs, all kinds of men come to the
Mayors recruiting committee. Young
sters of fifteen who have run away
from home burning for adventure and
fctionizing about their ages; older
men who would give ten years at the
other end Of their lives if they could
lop off ten right now; near-sighted
ones, pretending to be able to see
quite we'll and going without their
glasses to prove it.
Mothers Come to
Seek Young Sons
Two fiftecn-ycar-o for example
appeared last week, said they were
eighteen and wanted to join the navy
The recruiting officer looked at their
fresh young cheeks, their slim young
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-29
Wine at L~aunchInr.

When a war galley was launched by
the Vikings men were bound to the
rollers SO that the keel was sprlnkied
Wit. their blood. The practice Of break
ing d bottle Of wine yer a ships stem
at the launch Is regarded as a sur
vival Of this savage Scandinavian prse-
tice or 'reddening the rollers" as 1t
was called. Just as the custom OF lead
ing an officers charger before the cof-
I'm at his funeral Is Q survival OF the
practice Of sacrificing Q ehieftnia's
wives and horses ut his pyrss
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-29
E-armheuses MedernIzed.

As farmhouses become adapted q
the taste Of the women who are. In
so many cases. taking over their q
agement, Il Is found that many Of the
old institutions Of the farmhouse
the parior, the many small rooms. the
dark halls-ars disappearing. Parti-
lions are torn out to make spacious
living rocms3 porches are added. and
everything Is arranged for the utmost
convenience Of the h~ousekeepsr who
b also tender Of the neldss-ExchanEe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-29
Wanted to Know Photoarapher.

Arthur, aged five. was a Sunday
school pupil and listened attentively
to his teacher telling the class about
Christ. Next day he went visiting
With his mother and on the mantel
tfas a picture Of Christ. to which his
mother called his attention. explain
irs that Christ was the subject OF his
lesson the previous day. After sur
feying the picture thoughtfully for a
moment he suddenly exclaimed: But
ssho took itr'-Chieago Examiner.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-29
rs Children's Goats
Close to Half
$3.50, $12.75, $I475

Al e5.Eo-two models; ons In
eheviot with fur buttons and .
smart buttoned-down collar; navy
blue and tan. Tho other OF In
ported corduroy. box coal style
with bslt; golden brown. oopsn-
hagsn blue and burgundy.
Az efa.7B-a broadcloth coat;
lovely soft shades of reseda, rose,
brown and an.
At S1A.5S-velvet coat with shtr-
rings to give f~ullness; nutria !
lari brown. burgundy. navy blue
and grx IN. Not all sizes IN q style.
but all sizes 4 to Q years In the lot.
Tailored and
Trimmed Hats
Engii.h velours, t1.ss; corduroys
and vslvets, fur or nower-trtmmed.
Ss.7G and ts.7s. Were exactly
double
Third noor, Old Building.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-29
We are Disposing of
$4,000 of Furniture
at HALF PRICE

Odd suites, incomplete suites separate pieces Tor all
rooms-a sending-out of good furniture which we cannot
recorder, and cannot match anywhere at the half prices put
upon them today. Don't stop to wonder how 1t can be done.
Come and see the furniture, the furniture, The FUKNl-
TURE. Here are some examples of it: .~.-.A-~-a~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-29
All Half Price

$685. for a 1870 dining-room
suite; 10-piece. walnut, Louis XIV.
design.
e2fs for q t4ze dining-room
suite, Apiece, mahogany.
saoS for a $3.50 dining-room
quite; 1o-piece, mahogany.
sss5.5o for a s771.6o dining
room suite; 12-piece, mahogany.
s177.So for a 1856 breakfast
room suite; s-pieoe, black ensn-
81. decorated.
e1,2BS.2B FOR : t2,61s.6o bed
room suite; 1o-piece, ivory en-
amel, decorated.
e4eo.aB for q tss2.6o bedroom
suite: s-piece, walnut
Se4 for q t1Ss bedroom suite:
s-piece, ivory enamel. decorated.
e2le.bO for q Sass bedroom
suite: Apiece, ivory enamel.
decorated.
s4ss.So for q ssrs bedroom
suite; s-piece, black enamel
decorated,
sfae for 32S3 living-room
suite: s-piece, blue velour up
holstered.
eisf for . sss7 hving-room
suite; 3-piece. mahogany, cane
panel backs. velvet cushion eats.
Fifth and
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-17
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-17
"A SPLENDID TONIC /"
Says Hixson Lady Who, On Doc
tors Advice, Took Cardui
And Is Now Well.

Hixson, Tenn.-"About 10 years ago
l was" says Mrs. ]. B. Gadd, Of
this place. 81 suffered with pain In
my left side, could not sleep at night
with this pain. always In the left
side...
Ny doctor told me to use Cardui.
took one bottle, which helped me and
after my baby came, / was stronger
and better but the pain was still
there.
at first let it go, but began to get
weak and in a rundown condition,
SO I decided to try some more Cardui,
which / did.
This last Cardui which took made
me much better, in fact, cured me. II
has been a number OF years, still I
have no return of this trouble.
I feel it was Carduf that cured me,
md I recommend it az splendid fe-
male tonic"
Don't allow yourself to become
weak and rundown from womanly
troubles. Take Cardui. 1t should sure
ly help you, IS 1t has so many thou
sands OF other women in the past 40
years. Headache, backache, sideache,
nervousness, sleepIessnsss, tfred-out
feeling, are all signs of womanly trou-
BILE. Other women get relief by taking
Cardui. Why not you? All druggists.
NC-131
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-17

seemed to have an "unappeasable APP
petite for pitiless publicity" and that
the proper way to describe the situa-
ton was to paraphrase a once popu-
lar song, every Little Bureau Has
Bulletin of Its Own" One of the
chief results of the enormous addi-
tional expenditure for government
publicity, he said, was to bring into
regular use waste baskets heretofore
permitted to repose undisturbed.'
Mr. Walsh estimated the increase in
the government printing bill for this
year at about s5,000,00O He said this
did not, of course, include the large
expenditures for the corps of pub
lefty experts, editors, special writ
tiers, artists, and "other impedi-
ments." "The newspapers of Ameri-
ca are patriotic, and they ought not
to be made, by federal decree, vic
TINS of demands on the ground of
economy and conservation, while
wastefulness and extravaganza are
given free hand in governmental
boards and departments Mr.. Walsh
declared.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-17

After an exhaustive investigation
Miami has learned that it would cost
81 100000 to rid it of the mosquito
pest. Aw. what's the use? For that
sum everybody in Miami could move
to the west coast, where "most of the
time" we don't have 'em. Note: We
say 9'most of the Time" advisedly.-
ST. Petersburg Times.
But there is no Miamian who would
not cheerfully pay his share of ST.
100000 rather than to move to the
west coast. Especially as we "don't
have 'em" much of the Miami
Herald
Aw, boys, quit your camoufiaging
We have been on both coasts and the
only decision we could come to was
we didn't know which the mosquitoes
were worst on--the east or west
They are scarcer in the high pine
lands, like those around Ocala, than
anywhere else.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-17
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-17

The editor of the Banner has been
appointed member of the commu-
nifty labor board for Marion county
of which Mr.. Walter Ray of Martel is
chairman. Mr.. q. C. Chambliss will
represent management and the Ban
ner editor will represent labor. Like
Triplett of the st. Cloud Herald, we
are not thoroughly familiar with the
work expected of US, but we are GO
ing to give it try, and if we can
help to place non-essential jobs on
the shoulders of the purely consum-
ing population and make producers
out of bunch of erstwhile fashion
racks, etc., avoiding the shotgun
route to eternity for our pains, we
will count our labors well DONE
Banner.
We can't help being little bit
scared about this. We have Dragged
about our ability to pillow when in our
first childhood suppose Bob should
decide we ought to go back between
the plowhandles in our second. We
have good comeback, tho, for we
can prove that Sim Lummus is a bet
ter plowhand than we are.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-17

Tampa Tribune, in reproducing an
extract from the Star, which says
Tax Collector STRIPPING is against the
ten-mill amendment, says, "Mr. Strip
ling is mistaken" Well, Friend Trib.,
tell us why he is mistaken. Give your
reason. Mr.. STRIPPING has studied the
subject from first-hand conditions.
Have you? Mr.. STRIPPING wants to re-
duce taxes; the people who faver the
amendment want to pile them on.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-17

Trotszy appointed his own brother
in-law to the place made vacant by
the wounding of Lenine. He must
have been taking lessons from a GER
tain state executive we know off,
Miami Herald.
Seems to have a Lenine that way.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-17

Lieut.. Knowles Ogleby of Barlow
was killed in action in France Aug
26. He was a surgeon and was min
istering to the wounded on the bat.
tlefield when killed.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-17

Representative Joseph Walsh of
Massachusetts, declared in the gener-
al debate on the revenue bill, which
was concluded in the House Satur-
day, that the government was affect
ed by an epidemic of useless public
ity, asserting that paper was wasted
by government departments and war
activity boards, while the newspapers
of the country were forced to adopt
drastic conservation measures. In his
speech, Mr. Walsh said that most of
the departments of the government
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-17

The friends of Gordon Crothers, a
brave Dade City boy, have learned
that he fell on battlefield in France
a few days ago.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-17
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Miss Ruth Cats is. again the gov
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the Star highly approves of.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-17

A ffty-cent purchase of Palm Olive
toilet requisites at Gerigs' Drug
Store, entities you to two cakes OF
Palm Olive Soap FREE. tt
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-17

Go to Gerig's Drug Store and get
two cakes of Palm Olive Soap FREE.
Ask about it. tt
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-27
ENEMY ALIENS SET
BOMB IN SH|PYARD
Heroism of Guard Saves New
burgh Plant; Hurl Bomb
Away Before Explosion Oc-
ours

NEWBURGH. y. Y, Feb. 27.-The
heroism of the guards patrolling the
Newburgh Shipyard here today was
all that saved that magnificent plant.
now running to capacity under gov
rrnment orders, from total destruction
with the consequent loss of millions
of dollars, and many days delay in the
L. 5. shipbulding plan. Guards on
watch early this morning discovered a
large bomb placed near n vital por-
ton OF the plant, the fuse of the bomb
even then burning merrily The men
seized the Internal machine and hurl-
ed it as far away as possible, when ii
exploded. doing some damage. but not
enough to cripple the plant. The
placing Of the bomb was undoubtedly
performed by alien enemies.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-27
MOTHER HANGS CHILD
TO CLOTHES LINE

TOPEKA, Kan. Feb. 27.-Clothcs
lines are made to hang clothes on.
not children, and TO do so Is an act
OF cruelty. alleges J. a. Mallory, in
his cross-pctition answering Vira
Mallory's appeal for divorce in the
Shawnee county court.
Mallory had four children by his
first wife. He married the present
Mrs. Mallory in May. 1912. A year
later, the petition alleges, she
conceived violent dislike for Adabcl,
three years old.
As a punishment for minor OF.
lenses Mrs. Mallory is alleged to have
pinned the little girl to the clothes
line by fastening clothes pin to tho
chiId's frock.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-27

G. c. Jensen. Sec
January &c. 1918.
O. X, Feb. 13. 1918. !
Messrs. HessoR, Englort. Donovan, /
Jensen. present
Upon motion II was carried and .
ordered that a warrant in favor of Mr.. |
Jensen as superintendent of the new
building be drawn.
Mr. Donovan recommended that a.
rotary burner and individual motors
be installed at the new school. in.
stead Of the present system of the
straight shot burners. Mr.. Donovan
agreed TO take this matter up with
the engineer upon his arrival at Oak.
land. and TO communicate with the
members Of the board Immediately.
! lie stated that he would condemn the
present system as inefficient.
/ Upon motion it was ordered that
I tho secretary notify Mr.. Nottingham
| tho heating and ventilating contrac.
tor. that after the fourth Of February
tho board would collect the penalty
rs provided under the contract for
delayed work.
The bill presented by Mr.. Noting
ham for freight on boilers and radi.
ators 10 Elko was submitted to Mr.
Donovan who recommended that II be
not paid No ono had authorized tho
expenditure.
Mr.. Donovan presented a list OF
I items incomplete at tho buildings ant
! recommended that as soon as suol
, items had been completed the BUILDING
]. be accepted.
, (Signcd)' GEO. c. JENSEN,
]. Secretary to the Board
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-27
OIL SHAlE MEN
CONFIDENT OF BOOM

Among oil shaie men there is some
fear that congress will enact adverse
legislation and "A number of delegates
from western states have gone 10
Washington t2 plead their cause for
the new INDUSTRY Of the west.
In most quarters il is believed that
congress will realize the importance
Of this industry to tho ration and
will 20 slow in legislation that will
rctard il.
II such is the case tn" oil shalc
men can So" nothing to prevent an
cncraous development ir the shala
oil industry in the west this sprinY
As tn N ring and Financial Rec
ord aay..
With the opening of spring. Colo
RADIO, Utah. Wyoming and Nevada
will begin in practical and substan-
tial way the development of their i'm
mcnsc oil shalc deposits.
Production Of oil and various by
products from this source promises
to rcyOlutionizc the oil industry and
create one Of the biggest industries
not only in the west. but in the world.
It's possible profit.making potenti-
alitios are figured in the billions
rather than the millions of dollars.
Awaiting the advent Of mild wealth
cr. capital already is marking time
impaticntly, waiting to enter the shale
fields. Companies and syndicatcs
have been formed. some to use the
time-tricd Scottish process of distill.
/ ing the yoIatiIcs from the racks,
while others contemplate the use Of
new patented methods. Other compa-
nics are conducting experiments in
/ the treatment of shalcs. and each and
every one appears determined to So
cure the most efficient equipment oh
/ tainablc before starting permanent
operations.
II is remarkable that these valu
able oil shalc deposits have been per
mittcd 10 lie idle through the cen
turtles. when they might have beer
worked and made to yield annual!
a sum sufficient to make millionaire
galore.
But now that science has poinlC,
out the richness Of the shalc beds, In
ycstors and capitalists are awakcnin
to tho fact that they have failed {
grasp wealth lying at their ycr
doors; wealth that does not have (
be prospcctod for with uncertain r.
suits OF forcgodinE. but exposed t
, Wow with known contents. All ell
mcnts of speculative nature M
eliminated and all operating comps
mics that are properly equipped an
intcligcnuy conducted become
once manufacturing enterprises al
o nothing else. Not only this, but the
arc assured of profitable market f
n their output, no matter how large
may be.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-27
FINE GERMAN HAND
IN INDIA REV0L 7

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb 27- United
States District Attorney John w.
Prcstcn. for the government today
definitely established the connection
Of Sir Rabindrunath Tag0rc. ccic,
bratcd Indian poet. with high German
officials in conspiracy to fomcnt rev,
olution in India. The nature of the
evidence used to establish this point
was all documentary. consisting oi
letters. kilograms. and cablcgrams
that were meant to pass between the
parties but were seized by the cen
sors.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-27
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
POSTPONE REUNION

TULSA, Okla, Feb. 27-Owing to
railroad and governmental conditions
the annual Confederate Veteran Re.
union will not be held here this year.
The directors of the Tulsa Chamber
of Commerce took action to this eff
feet after hearing a report of a spe-
cial committee sent to Washington
to investigate conditions.
The committee could not obtain
promise from government officials
that there would be a reduction in
railroad fares this year, even under
government operation of the roads.
The committee also reported they
would be unable to secure the thou
sands of tents, usually loaned the re.
union, because they are in use else
where.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-27
HERTL|NG HURLS
DEF|ANCE At ALLIES
British Papers Say Holds Lit
tie Peace Hope; France
Saws WAR Speech

LONDON. Feb. 27.-Chancellor Won
-usrtling has again hurled defiance at
,no allies and flung the gauntlet Of
var into their teeth in one of his
dory speeches recently delivered in
the Relchstag. The text of the
sneeeh has reached both London and
parS and the significance attached
n the wording of the message is in
teresting. Papers in both countries
are unanimous in saying that it holds
little hope of peace; all diplomatic
circles are frank in admitting that is
is A war speech" and not a peace
speech" The French press does not
hesitate to say that II Is merely a
continuation of German effort to ere
ATE differences among the allies. 1t
IA safe to say that nothing appears in
the chancell0r's speech holding forth
any hope for peace for some time TO
come.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-27
AlRPLANE MAIL
SERVICE FOR u. S.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Feb. 27.-An
official pOstoffico department an
nounccmcnt here today was to the cf-
feet that a regular airplanc mail ser.
vice H. soon to be in operation be.
tween New York City and Washing.
ton. y. c.. operating daily. This ser.
vice will keep eight machines with
their pilots busy constantly and viii
be conducted for period OF one year
as n part Of tho aviation training sys.
tenn In the army.