davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-07
Blinded Helping Comrade

A boy named Shortall was hit. That
was what he called out, I'm hit"
Through the whizz and the bang of
shells Sergeant Clair heard. Out
through the rain of death he scooted
TO try to give first aid. Just as he
was bending down to cut away Short
alIs puttees with his trench knife
shell exploded in his face Clair was
Shot high in the air. When he came
down he was on his back. 1t was at
that moment, 5 o'clock on a sunlit
afternoon. Clair discovered he could
no longer see.
There are eight totally blind soldiers
hack home in America. Clair Is one
of them. Together with some twenty
other partially war blind they are sta
tio-pd at Base Hospital No. Z, the
Governments experimental hospital
for the blind in Baltimore. Sergeant
Clair goes home to PHILADELPHIA every
other weekend on furlough. 1t Was
on the second trip home l went to
talk to the blind soldier,
Science can make artificial arms
for men, she can make legs, but there
never have been discovered eyes
with which g. man can see There
have been men in this war who have
said they would rather die over there
IN France than come home blind.
knowing all this then, it was not
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18
ACCORDING 10 CIRCUMSTANCES

TIE teacher VAS taxing BIS class n
q mental arithmetic lesson. After
iA5ies- had been repeated II con-
nsezcet giving a series Q; mental sums
sEa presently ASKED ar Intelligent it,
..e Scot
Ho~ mary marbles would you set
i I gaze twenty to be divided bs-
tweea you and Johnny doGrrgoT
After a moments hesitation. The
s0aDgsier answered
7 Gamma tel. sir
HoEs that zBerssd The teacher.
weel. SIR BE- said. -ye see. us
. sceoriin' u y gle en- when ~e'Te
18th hers. ned hse ssa each. but e
~ gle EN- 'se Jaanny when wasua
grsssH; Id oa'y sst shOui fTs. ~hdlss
4 ye gle en- tse me tse share on
when Joanny wasaz hers dinua
ken ~hesher he'd hae aay al a.
! Bits
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18
HAVE DARK HAIR
AND LOOK YOUNG
Nobody can Tell when you
Darken Gray. Faded Hair
with Sage Tea

Granduc'hsr kept her hair hesu,i-
fully darkened glossy and attractive
with a brew cf sage Tea ard Sulphur.
Whenever her hair took on that duh.
faded Or stre2 xsG appearances. this sim
pie mixture vas applied with wonfer-
fnl eject ~ asking az any drug
store Tor Wys;h's sage and sulphur
Compound yoI viii Get a large bot
fae ~ THIS oit-tirne recipe. improved
~ ne addition ~ other ingredients. all
ready q use. az very little cost. This
ssmrl. mixture can BE depended upon
70 restore natural color and beauty TO
the hair
a weu-krown downtown druggist
SAYS everybody uses Uyeth's Sage aud
Sulphur Compound now because IL
csrkens 50 naturally and evenly that
nobody can tell Il has been applied
It's - easy 70 use. too. You simply
daupen a comb or soft brush and
drsz 4; through your hair. taking one
strand AT a time BY morning the
gray hair disappears after another
application or t~o. II is restored 70 itz
natural color ard looks glossy soft
ard beautiful . This preparation II =
ceilEhtfui toilet requisite. II IL not In
tended for the cure. mitigation or pre-.
vtntson os disease.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18
SALTS FINE FOR
ACHING KIDNEYS
We eat too much meat, which clogs
Kidneys then Back hurts and
Bladder bcthery you

Most FOLKS forget that the hdneyA
like the bowels. ct sluggish and elosyed
and no~d q flushing occasionally. else We
have baekaeA< and dull misery in the
kidney region, severe heada<hcs- rhsu-
-&tic twin~.s. TORPID liver, Seii stomach.
slc@plessness ard sll sorts Of bladder dis
cTders a
Nou simply must keep your kidneFs
ssive and clean, and the moment you
ieel an ache or pain in the kidney
ag.on. at about four ounces Of jSd
salts from any good drug store here.
take Tablespoonful in a glass Of water
before breakfast for few days aud
y0gr kidnsys vii then at fne. This
iznsoas salts ia made from the acid Of
grsps-s ant lemon juice, combined with
lishlA, and i harmless 70 hush clcggct
Ai3neys "A stimulate them TO normal
activity 4 also reutrAlires tie ards
in the urine 80 il 10 longer irntatess
tkas eraiar bladder disorders.
J&d Salts is harmless; inexpensive.
makes $ delightful eFcrvsscent lithis-
water drink whseh ever body should taks
now and then to keep their kidneys clean.
thas avoiding serious complications. q
A weli-krown local druggist says b
sails lots OF J&d Salts ~ folks who believe
in overcoming kidney trouble while it-is
osaly iroubie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18
TIE REASON.

n seemed thar when Rastus and
SIN died they took different routes:
80 when the latter got TO heaven he
called RasSns on me phone
Ras'as- h. SAID. heu 20 like 1,
5cwr thar
Oh. boy Dis here an sons
aiaceT rerllea Rastus All ~c has
Ter % j 70 wear red suit Hith
ksrns. an e5ery no~ an den shovel
* me- coal on De are We donf work
30 mo dan iwo hours out oh De
tuenty-te down Sers. But tel ne.
s-r. hcw is It wi,n yoa up yorder
Nah goodaeSs We hsz to rfi m
at 10 o'clock IN de mawnin' an "a
'tsh in de stass den we has -
hssl IN De moou and hang ogt de sun.
Dsn ~e aAs 10 -oEi the clouds srouu.
al day long
Bal sam. hos come Il y has -.
work so hars-~
Well 10 tel le trut. Rastus. we's
. kind o short O. help Up he's -
Ladies Home JoaFuaL
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18
Here's Hoping

Raining water yssem that ~ill save
th hoase~sfe am ~saring herseA
cvf ara sass b. iTam heiag sl2gf
70 man
A good suit ~ clothes that ~il
rake w z1 Mv, sarntr appear 4'
h b oa.enY nf chez prsoe
e wor.d
a hgsaan1 iha. has common sens
and who knows that early rising g
better Than thee. Esng
Awfe hat kaors he ART ot home
making. bread making, Christian Nv.
ing and motherhood.
4 sign over sba door which rasds
Home. Sweet Hove
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18
VERY LIKELY

A Socialist va rzlsiaz ts the Col
crv Club abcut Urls schools
Ultra ssshioz@hse girl. schools
cont Ike she sais They ea@ests q
xiii in cSeryrhIrS hat az eiucafien,
To housemaias Hers taking oncs
sIcut their r,is.ress daughter. wko
rad sGs, returned frum 0ne Of these
,.trs fzshionahie schools
WHAT'S The new coarse Miss Marie
s. taking the first maid asked
4 think. said she second maid. |
think the name OF tts cosmetics. -
Washington Star
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18
The Poetry of Advertising

Parcels done up wiih such sovins
a. ~ife hesFoes upon her husband
The print cs oHr books IS clear d
ssysal. the mater charming as 9
sirgiug girl
ii tastomerS are treated a. politely
as By rival steamship companies"
Oar silks ant ssfsns are as smooth
"a. 1 lsdyS cheeks and colcrea lis'
,he rainbow"
Il ought so b. Eossihle to get ad-
yertlsemerts resd Id Japan without
scattering them around nsxt 10 pnrs
sdfn- matter DAYTON News
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

the aggregate pFodueflen q date
with nothing stronger than a
possibility that prVsiseiipH iaay
oxerfske ttr deficit iH tonnage
and renca 'lss tau-rt ns sn'er-
fuptian Fn war pF'ln ;l"n
Through hil exhaustion The
t~aread administration subTpiis
Ata, denial y the eosl statistics,
sHsg asks acquitial from sil
reSs.ansihilifv because there is no
.aorag ~ ears on railrnsis cF
mins >i'lingS
The National ,'aal ss>eetatlnn
formal stf'rmert challenges
fhe accuracy y Fir ter g p
lnleAdo0's 5 elsim al AdaQrAte SAT
vviee and il rehattal charges
thar rhe loss iu hlgum n1'Is prs'-
iaeiiua tlnr specifically II fr
shortage .s. 3anaAgl J lsl'
,a;Als ,4VtVtta f~1, pih~g
/, t5rs contributed So ihe >arns-
'aer at lbs ssN teus he'Nern
,.Ianuagy i ald August IS an'
f. 0s ~fF
fst
m i-
Fu'' ,im ei'
-ons according to 'he aRe-a'af-
rahc~ sts-rs- ana striFes Pr
l.hsrgsi wirA rhe lass ~ ~ p ~
fans ara -aeAsrira' iNnfi'i'f
s tf' shrs' 'owrs r''
aa1 rs This s'a ment
leaves THE gar shortage alleged hy
far the most responsible Factor
with 100000 tons
The operators eonsf'e fha' Far
ear supply IS apnres iahly impr
~ hut Il th- dominant factor
the cursailmert II "a per eeu' 81
the gross shrinksee The yoai
operators argue thar THE figures
sneak for themselves on the dls-
nate a. 10 responsibility for the
/; shortened rau II cosl snd point
Ito The fact that the statistics are
from the (;ovevHaeut 5 rwn com
'riTatson bv shs Geological Sur
vsv Tbs difference IN 'ae nFN-
fdue-lon of rsasl and the tonnage
estimated as imperative for the
Awinter j. the great 20 he FAeoil-
eiled and FAR too great 20 pe aa-
iuSted bv conflicting claims ~ 10
Responsibility II tl'umencsis
mines are running behind 20 the
sxsrnt of l8s.0pNeso tons 90
August -. with q chronological
s4nnsnce in similar ratio In plain
xi-hs -ae Federal Government
seems 10 have dey thai y
equally plain before y u the
cause. lie in circumstances sas-
n.r.illl. .o an accessible remecy
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18
UE CANT GET A JOB

II there are not two sites SO the
stories ~ the prevailing shortage
in industrial man-pcweF there
must BE- a number ot angles to one
side. according 20 the narrative
~ man who has been refused
wark an ~ Industrial plants
wi-tin shree weeks \ salesman
Y a IN perfect physical health
s-a -Nls =, handle iahs rsani-f7-
,,-sr,l-~ -rwer er1 Stsvf7-
t--Ii-irs found hiws-ls ons =
s~r,ovrn n- hv -aears of Govern
-4rs e,sr SUMPTION II al his an-
rlovers PRODUCTS. eai decided 8"
help out in the industrial lin" n
which hs understood there . a
ssrious shortage II labor He
selected Detroit as the field y
ecnruer. and from q list srpplief
Ill the Federal Employment Bu-
reau i. that city applle3 IN turn.
during .hree weeks TO 4 es'ao-
lSSs- -rsrr-s-ard i still looking Tor
a iah After rejection 81 every
large factorv in Detroit ne aeel'-
"a that his experience in sales
ssanship might We'd be utllizsd.
since the industrial door seemed
q he closed in his fsee. and began
10 apply at the stores iie i s'hi
booking fer q job
When healthy. huSky Young
man of s.. willing 10 accept any
sor, of employment including
arm, work. spends three weeks
or even three days trying % ti'
himself into the general indus
trial scheme and can uos firt
niche. the shortage IN man power
esn NOT he what j, : sometimes
vigorously reported II ! uos I'M
ssossibls that the shortage in labar
may have been used TO aet as
hypnotic foundation for the ex-
altation If urices. since ]. : I'M
nrobable tNss this Young man :
sr-eris,ec is an isolation II IS
a surprising contrast 70 'i's Wn-
hrcgsn stories OF labor shortage.
even If only one Instance
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

An advertising man who has Eetarned
recently fro- tire 0r.ens tells The
DAYTON News thai ,he Japanese mev-
chants ard Manufacturers who have
occasion TO make use 81 printers
ink are not als-csea 10 hmiis them
selves 70 tan. prosiac statements eou-
rsrnsax their excelleare og their wares
Among sAe entertaining bits that iae
,rave.sr noticed ia his study of JaG-
arsse advertising 2re thess
Goods dispatches expe2assousiy as
e2rrcn ball
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18
KEEPING UP APPEARANCES

The key Of the kitchen clock Sss
lest. ard as Mr.. ard sirs SubabS weFs
g,sug into -own. they decided to ge'
another.
Mr. Subsb wafscd across the road
~hEe his Eife weas into the iewIeE's
Presently she cane oaf again
Go. it, said Nr Su5ub
No said his wife
Why not -
weE. Mrs Swszgerer ~ss ia lhers
haYinz paris. 80 couitnt ask for }
sey for the kitchen clock
What did voa do. then
Oh. ! Just inqvired hos long ii
Sgosh take to clean a diamond TIARA
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18
A CONFLICT IN CLAIMS

The mere prospect Of a coal
shortage during the coming win
ter is 50 serious that the differ
ences in the statements from the
railroad and fuel administrations
partakes Of the seriousness. The
fuel administration advises that,
a substantial deficiency exists in
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

And for that matter one IF the
dangers the Kaiser has to face in
the future is Germany s honest
wrath, when the folks AT home
realize JUS, how badly he mas
deceived them.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

IL .Ne ssrss IN s$nc- .st nave
Beer .aon. - tNtHs 81 armies,
tss-e sre re armies ir ~ str-5
ole. thsre Hre trtfe ations
arrrea Tr0s the ~sr s-o -e-sir
- t.Ss ire Sc ard Ttar .ae fss
sories .fe 40 less rzfi o. So
army yhaf 's in rra~se .nar tfs
fes s~a tnx recIit r1sst 5ra~
a.sn cerestr tre oa-'iefisss To
fNis end tire c-ocie must 1rass
close 10 ore compact trent against
co~-rcr f3e Trs rssior recess
sil rs<r. ous Il. reeds eArn rsa
not ,r sne field ira, ~sli rnsSt
rlezsure sir. ngt IN tire er1easar
f-as will best serve tre co--on
ccoo.-Woccro~ Wllscr
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

Remember. feIlowcSizeus, the
day is drawing near when Uncle
Sam will call on you 10 again
dig up until it hurts. sep
.smher 2sth he Fourth LIBERTY
Loan drive starts
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

The Valley fair j. on. but sh.rs
seems TO he = disposition on the
part Of the pepole TO stay at home
sEi to~sarve energy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

The Yanks in France are learn
ing to sing the Nsrseillalse sud
it is the fair daughters of that
wsr-torn land that are teaching
them
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

Guthrie took long step in the
tIgh' direction when its citizen
ship voted the water bonds A
elty can never 80 forward with
.,- a plenteous supply Of water
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

And furthermore, what hss BE-
eome Of the La Toilette ease 4
lsn fA- aA-e using rather
irssslre.E ms eain a~ eu6-
4 -aeFe rs ev ra ae s nd
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

Herr Won Payer the chancellor j. talking four
yesroi plstitudss about Belgium cohiA rs frs"fsN "'
i;ions and without indemnity
He admits the Americans represent hsaFs "nd ever
increasing burden for MS he says the allies orse that
The American, no appssr by hundreds % thousands a' the front
we have already pnt millions of Russians An and hoaASu4s
and the entente viii rai seeeed ~ winning "
back for their purposes
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18
cur THIS QUIT IS WoRTn
MONEY.

Don't nziss this Cat out This sliE
enclose with &c 70 Foley 4 Co. 81
Sheffield Ave. Chicago. III. writing
yoar naae and address clearly. You
xfil receive in return trial package
scatzinin< Foiey's Honey and Tar
mpcund. for coughs. colds and cro12.
tiey Kidney Pills and Foley Czthzrt,c
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

fvnamtinr rifrs cS and villages inside ~ THE pcsenoAs
Fahergand would hardly reach into the winter
Dynamite plenty of the onls satisfactory answer e
the prepo>serols prussan that Belgium MAY he
restored withou, indemnity Dynamite and nothing else viii
make Tie Passan understand that the only question i
what will Belgium take frcm Prussia
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

Count Burian's peace aims may
wait. Ours are 10 get 20 Berlin
without waste OF time.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

From Forward 20 victory
the Prusslan war cry has changed
10 Rearwari 10 safety
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

America is too busy exchanging
bullets 10 bother about exchang.
ing views with the enemy
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

qf pS~ian statesmen De yer understand how Americans
M . mis- war They realize that the intense desire
a fixed de termination n every IN the American aFis
ti S many Pruans possible and as quickly possible
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

How will the Kaiser call in All
hose Iron Crosses after the Allies
administer what s coming TO hlnt
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

And now the Yankees are drlv-
ing a few extra nails into Hin
denburg.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

A crouch at the family table snakes
all The other people there uncom-
Portable, bat E1o1ch st resssur-
ART .zble-vefl. hoSos5 cares !
vAoos.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

Ego has twice The food value ..
the fresa egg This fsce is sworn to
b one q ne States best chemists.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18
o. EIloS0ui7-]
OF tIeQMonsort|
bg AsrruH sRissass-
bly ARTHUR ssissAsE-
THE RATTLESNAKE DRIVE.
FIGHT TO THE LAST.
4 NEW KAISER TUNE.
AMERICAN WILL TO KILL

n Kaiser : ssst II barometer The tone OF ms paolie
...e- ul psaylus tells airs we'll Ao tasngs are gAs
W now reduced to Dragging anout ous n-a'h 'sif
s .sa .enr boats ye consuming worm lhe 4sSs sa
s, Ass .tl ef,he aray Ts.s ~ present the better
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

German general uaei Huhn and nearly a Of his staff
been Quentin ~ firing machine fighters
That hopeful well good For
undoubtedly American flying machines viii begin real work
10 great numbers
only his country had had twenty thousand machines
drop dynamite on the flying the weeks Of
frenzied fleeing and another twenty Thousand had been
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18
children Crv
FOR FlETcHeR'S
Q A $ . RIA

Kno~le,ise Is rower. bat not al
kz0xletse-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

Every hnlet that from American r through The
cad or heart af Prussian good bullet that ds eoad work
Ii on agree that let your take ihe
form 81 the coming bond that will buy
uless TO kill German ralesnakes.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

That written y the father q er only son sA
presses exactly feeling Of than milton Ameeaus IN
France ana the feeling 81 millions here at hone
The Kaiser with his osao brain and vicious vanity started
ont ke ratsske 10 si his thiek ssnt rual subjects
gladly ana eagerly with him share the killing and he booty
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18

They had carefully and craE prepared their murder clrn
Fv expected 70 si w aud then receive the worlds suom
th- beaten they snow il they are icing buf hee
IN their turn anS the killing boss only begun
Tts eirizs world and The Americans particularly con
srse1 s- Efinr Prussars merely conqnering fhen
i o-.sesas i-st.n. h-,a. fur tlne them
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-04
By Mr.. c.. @. B. "B")

strengthening food, without
which we never can hope to be
victorious.
Following Mayor Kolliner's ad-
dress, the remaining three reels of
Jane were run off, during which
Mr.. B. sang two of his highly ap-
preciated songs. Mr.. BPS singing
conformity with the musical num-
bers played by the orchestra, is
becoming one of the features of
our movie nights and looked
forward to with as much eagerness
as the movie show itself.
Following is the musical pro-
gram as rendered by the orchestra:
March-"Blaze of Honor -Lincola.
Selection-"High links" ----F Frimal
Song-"My Rosary for YOU ''------..- Ball
Mr.. B.
Song-"A Baby's Prayer at Twilight
------------------L Le,ois and Young
Mr.. B.
Valse-''Marguerite'' ---- Brahm
Trombone Frolc-''Lassus Trombone
-------- -------- Fillmore
One Step-"Hitting the High Spots
March-"America Forever Paul
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-04

ship the books direct to the camps,
so as to save delay. Many pub
fishers of magazines and newspa-
pers are giving their current issues
outright.
Book COLLECTIONS s.-A nation
wide intensive campaign for the
collection of suitable books is to be
begun at once. The machinery to
be used in this campaign will be
the 5000 libraries of the country,
each of which will be a deposit
station where individual donors
may leave books with the assurance
that they will be forwarded
promptly to camps where most
needed. A central or important
library in each state will be named
as headquarters for this book CAM
paign which will be publicity
headquarters, from which informa-
ton will be sent out as to the kind
of books needed. While for every
community, the public library will
be headquarters and deposit station
for this work, yet other agencies,
such as>the Boy Scouts, the Y. M.
G. A., the Red Cross chapters, ETC.,
will cooperate. At a dozen or
more of the largest cities regional
collectional stations are already es-
tablished for purposes of sorting,
marking and shipping the books.
The New York collection station
alone has handled within the past
five months nearly 100000 volumes
which have been distributed to
camps, battleships. naval stations,
transports. the troops in France,
the Canal Zone, the Virgin islands,
and dozens of smaller posts and
stations throughout the country.
Continued on page 2, columns.i
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-04

each Atlantic port of embarkation.
Indications are that an army of a
million men, composed as our army
is and having definite hours avail
able for reading and little else save
the recreation halls to occupy them
during these hours, is equivalent
in respect to reading demands to
an ordinary community of four or
five times that number.
The Books TO BE BOUGHT.
Lists have been compiled during
several months past by committee
of librarians in New York. They
were merely preliminary. From
them selections have been made
for the initial purchase of some
titles, literally duplicated, which
take account of the reports from
the camps as to what is needed and
of the portion of this which may
be expected by gift. After this
experimental selection has been
tested the range of purchases will
be widened. The purchases will
be made direct of the publishers,
who have agreed generally to give
a special discount of so per cent.
Arrangements have been made to
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-04

been received, but many thousands
more are, needed; and the campaign
for them will continue as long as
the war lasts. So must the cam
paign for funds also, if the war
lasts long; for the sum raised,
though considerable, is meager
compared with the needs to be
met. The administrative expenses
alone will be heavy. There will be
no elaborate machinery. the paid
service will be kept at minimum;
the actual service of the books will
be free from formalities, and elab-
crate classification and catalogs and
other such apparatus will be want
ing. Not dollar will be spent for
administration which can be spared
for books. But the points to be
reached are numerous and remote,
and the mass of material to be
handled is huge one; and there
must be organization and system,
a corps of not merely energetic,
but competent workers, and some
responsible records. Otherwise
the material will not even reach it's
destination. 1t will lie congested
or neglected; will not be properly
Disseminated, and much of it,
handled at expense, would prove
useless.
And besides the numerous points
in this country, there are the trans
ports, each of which may be
equipped with a small selected COL
lection, the naval bases abroad and
the camps at the front, involving
an ever increasing responsibility
as our soldiers are sent across. To
facilitate this work and hasten
shipments to France, despatch Of
fees have just been established at