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The Washington herald., 1918-02-26
is threatened because Of this.

Is threatened because of this.
For it is a very well-known fact
to electricians that platinum is the
only metal that can be used to pass
through the glass bulbs to make a
tight joint. The co-efficiency of the
expansion of platinum being practi-
cally the same as that OF glass.
Think moment what a shortage
in incandescents would mean.
Consider it long and thoughtfully,
and then think OF what the Rus
SLAMS have done to US in allowing
the Germans to come in and take
charge of things. Even the German
prisoners are being released in Rus
sia and are taking charge OF the
mines and the railroads and are
directing shipments and exercising
just as sharp control over matters
as II they were in their own coun-
try.
The latest available platinum pro-
duction figures show that Russia
produced nearly 10000 troy ounces.
while Colombia produced some TO-
900 troy ounces. The United States
produced just 200 ounces. while the
production in Borneo and New Zea-
land were almost negligible. al
though profitable fields are to be
found in both possessions.
II we return to the days of the kero-
sene light and the tauow candle, we
will begin to see what war means
that is, as we'll as we can see in the
half darkness which those kinds OF
light would bring to US.
God grant that the day OF peace
will not be far off and that the Ger
man people will see the light before
we ourselves are forced to retire into
the semi-light which a platinum short
age would bring to us.
THE OBSERVER.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-26
Everybody's Business.
By EDMUND VANCE COOF

By EDMUND VANCE COOKE.
You may quarrel with your wife, you may cat with
your knife,
You may sop up the corn and the rye;
You may be utra-lax, as you income your tax,
And no one will question you "Why?"
church,
You may raise political row,
You may gather your pile in dubious style,
And no one will question you How"
You may go without shoes, if that fashion you
choose, ..-..
You may get yourself into the war;
You may start for the in an old-style balloon
And no one will ask you What for?"
Where?
OF the When? and the WIat-for? and Why?
Follows world without end, as you meet every
friend,
lust after you get black eye
The Washington herald., 1918-02-26

Everything there 10 OF freedom In
the world that Is of value came be-
cause our Anglo-Saxon fathers fought
for II, and liberty only comes TO. and
remains with, those whose blood Is
red, whose hearts are stout. whose
thews are strong, and who are will
ing, IL need be. to fight for their
ideals.
Nearly q century and a half ago
q German king OF England who had
no right appreciation OF the ideals OF
the Anglo-Saxon race or its passion
for human liberty, against the wishes
OF the British people and the pro-
tests OF Britain's best statesmen OF
the time, drove a wedge into the An
gio-Saxon race. and you and We have
been politically separated ever since.
We have made great progress. Much
has been done since then for the hap
pines OF humanity, and we both have
done our full share. But 1t is incon-
ceivable TO me TO think that IL the
Kaiser realized the essential unity OF
the Anglo-SaXon race, and II its po-
tential military strength was TO be
unitedly thrown into the balance
against him, he would be so incredibly
mad as TO have precipitated this aW-
full war and to have brought to hu-
manity such unthinkable misery.
We of the British and OF the An
glo-Saxon race have title to all the
unoccupied and unutiiized good white
mans country there is on earth ex-
cepting what 10 in South America IL
doesn't belong to US, however; we
hold II as trustees for the land-hun-
cry millions OF the earth, and the
issue of this war Is to decide vheth-
er this land Is to be peopled under
German or Angio-Saxon auspices
whether Anglo-SaXon ideals and ideas
of liberty and Justice shall obtain
over all this vast territory or wheth-
er German ideals and kultur shall
prevail.
"Our fathers, yours and mine
wrested these countries from savagery
and by their valor have consecrated
them forever to the Anglo-SaHon
ideals of human liberty, and the TASK
set before US is to see TO II that on
no foot Of this soil shall any other
The Washington herald., 1918-02-26
CANADA WOULD HAVE
NEW EXCHANGE RATE
Dominion Has Adverse Balance with
U. S. of $4OO,00O,OOO.

Ottawa. Ontario, Feb. 25.-The prob
lem of adjusting the unfavorable ex-
change rate now existing between the
Dominion and the United States is
one which Is seriously engaging the
attention of the finance department
and the government here. Canada
now has an adverse balance of trade
with the United States of nearly
s4O0, 900. and as a consequence the
rate of exchange Is very unfavorable
to the dominion. The adverse balance
is largely due to the fact that there
is very little wheat movement from
this country across the border, and
that the United States has embargoed
a long list of imports.
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Usaaes Strong for Insurance.

Allentown, Feb. s5.-The United
States Ambulance Camp holds the
record for the country in taking out
war risk insurance Only twenty-three
men failed to take out policies, and
s9.2 per cent Of the camp is insured.
Every man who did not insure him
self ives obliged to sign q waiver oe-
claring t'tlt he acted with tuu knovi-
edge of the law. The twenty-th:ec
men carry heavy civilian insurance.
The total of insurance carried by the
camp n sso.7so.ooo. The average per
sggllGfat z 80
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civilization but ours prevail. There
are only $4,000 Of we British, and I
often think that the job is perhaps
going TO be too big for US, but we
have never shrunk from IL ana We
never will
AS the Cuban war UNIFIED your
country and worked out Mason and
Dixon's line, 50, l hope. shall thit
great struggle for human rights wipe
out all Jeslousies and differences be-
tween the members OF the Angio-SaX-
on race, and that we shall march
united to victory and win the world
70 everlasting peace"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-26

therefore, has been excessively large-and growing
larger year by year, the incandescent lights came
closer and closer to the owners of small homes in
the city and to the farmers of the land
1t is to be hoped that the people of Germany will
see the light in sufficient time to bring early peace
and to save us the trouble of stumbling about in our
own semi-darIness, while trying to point lighter way
TO the balance of the world
The Washington herald., 1918-02-26

When Germany gets Russia, there's going to be All
end to revolution of soldiers sailors and workngmen
there's going to be the dead lowdown calm of autoc
racy with the common folk backed up against walls
and shot, if they don't knuckle under That's going
to be the status too, in Italy, France England and
the United States when Germany takes them-but not
till then.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-26

Cardinal Gibbons, the grand old of Catholicism
in America put in strenuous day Sunday. He motored
from and to Baltimore, called distinguished Wash
ingtonians and "On the Slopes of Calvary" at
Gonzaga Theater. He is 50 years young
The Washington herald., 1918-02-26
Prelate to See Passicn Play.

Archbishop Bonzano, apostolic dele
gate 10 the United States, will be
the guest of honor at the presentation
of the passion play at Gonzaga Col
-iege, Sunday. Cardinal Gibbons has
alEaeay sttsndsd = ps{52IHa15
The Washington herald., 1918-02-26
A LINE o. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR.
BY John Kendrick Bangs.
COMING.

Who's that knocking on my door
Out there in the wintry stormf
Midst the noisy romp and roar
Comes a touch of something warm;
Touch suggesting fragrant flowers,
Bringing thoughts of birds that sing.
And a pan of sunny hours
Can It be the tap OF Springf
Copyright. 1851
The Washington herald., 1918-02-26

Cheer up fellersl In big prize knitting contest,
conducted by the Akron (Ohio) Press, E. G. Gohlke
won fourth prize In six hours he knitted II inches
of perfectly beautiful army sweater.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-26

Hog Island was the name of Detrots most
beautiful playground 1t is now said to be the play
ground of the financial porker
The Washington herald., 1918-02-26

Is this the same Russia which threatened at one
time to destroy the peace of the world?
The Washington herald., 1918-02-26

The enemy that fights and runs away may live TO
fight another daybut that day will bring JOY with
it.,
The Washington herald., 1918-02-26

Tomorrow we will hear of Kerensky at the head
OF mythical Russian army
The Washington herald., 1918-02-26

We may see Bill Taft in tights, yet He has got
as far as refereeng boxing matches.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-26

Eggs are selling at 50 cents dozen, says rumor
We don't believe it
The Washington herald., 1918-02-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Robin have arrived for indefinite
stay in the Capital
The Washington herald., 1918-02-26
Anglo Saxon Unity

Haslam, citizen of vaorous Northern neighbor Can
Washington few days speech which
L,r.i eRe H.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-26

Recurring to the platinum sub
Ject. IN another paragraph. we might
~ that N A2actKtH bulb ahartaxa
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-05-09

drawing coffee from big marmite as
fast as | could ill cups and, pointing
to his pipe, said, 'Tobac, tobac.
said, DO you want some tobaccoT He
seemed stunned for "A moment and
then said: Do you know it nearly
gave me a fit TO hear you speak Eng
ISL. ! haven't heard woman speak
EAglish in live months. He said he
i."d Oeeh "alNihs about IN the cold
s'ige louI eiock laS' hiehl lie
goo'''i' iiiu d lo'ei VI u prlsh' lispi
peV"use' .. course every li'ins Is Closed
an" wa N'''eu vi 'eaou''' VI 'i'e oo'h-
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.
Burton.

Burton.
Methodist Episcopal Morning serv-
ices, Sunday school, 10 a. M regular
service, IL: 10 "A. IN. Rev. r.. II. Gebert.
pastor.
Baptist-Bible school at 10 a. M.
public worship and preaching at II
a. m. D. Y. p. U. at $50. followed by
the usual eveningservic at 1880 p. IN.
Midweek prayer meeting every Thurs
day evening at 1880. A cordial wei
come to all strangers to worship with
us. Rev. George r. Bale, pastor.
Vashon.
Methodist Episcopal-Sunday serv-
ices. Sunday school, 10 a. M; preach
ing, II a. m. Epworth League, $50
p. M; preaching at 7:30 p. M: prayer
meeting Thursday at 1880 p. m. La
dies Aid meets at Log Church every
alternate Wednesday in the month.
Everybody invited to attend these
services. Rev. T.. \. Galley, pastor.
First Presbytcrian-S Sunday school.
1000 a. m; Morning service II 90 a.
m. Christian Endeavor $50 D. m.
Evening service, 1880 p. M; Bible
study Wednesday evening. 1880 o'clock
Rev. David Oastler, pastor.
Lutheran Evan. Scandinavian Sun
day services, Sunday school 10 a. m:
preaching every first and third Sunday
of each month at II a. m. Ladies' Aid
on third Wednesday of each month AT
, p. m. Rev. o. Eyer, pastor
vashon Center.
Christian Science Society-Services
every Sunday at HOO o'clock, Roddas
Hall. Center Everybody welcome.
co!vas.
Golgotha EyahSelical Lutheran
Services Sunday at II a. M: Sunday
school. 10 ana: Young Peoples soci-
ety. Sunday evening: choir rehearsal,
Tuesday p. m, at Mrs. o. Madison's:
prayer meeting Thursday evening: La
dies Aid meets third Thursday of the
month at Ppm.
Portage.
Christ Church, piscopal--Services
Sunday school 10:15 a. m. morning
prayer at HE'S a. m.
Lisabeula.
Methodist Episcopal Sunday serv.
ices at D. m. Rev E. II. Geberl. pas
tor.
Baptist-Preaching every SUNDAY
evening at 7:45. Sunday school at $3.50
a. m.
Dockton.
Methodist Episcopal Sunday sery-
ices at 1880 p. m. Rev. +. IL. Gebert.
pastor.
Cove
Norwegian Danish Methodist-Sun-
day school at 10 a. m. morning serv-
ice at H.
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Compare Your Baby S
First -Four Years
With This

In 1913 little Marie was horn In I'll.
lage not far from Mezlercs. II the
Ardennes.
In 1911 Marle's father. called to The
colors. fell at the Mnrue, And Marie
aud her mother STAGED in the village,
which was now in The Germans hands.
In 1913 a poster was pasted up on
the door of the village church. and
that night Mnrie's mother vanished,
along with score or more OF other
women.
In 1916 Marie was still living in that
yllluge- existing through the charity
OF the few elderly folk the Germans
permitted to stay.
In 1917 Marie, with all the children
under fourteen years and all the old
people left alive In the village. was
bundled into a crowded car and
shipped into Germany, round through
Switzerland and thence into France.
arriving Al Evian She was underied,
Of course emnciaIed. sicily dirtg. 100
Lightly dressed for the time Of wear,
And she came into Evian with nol
relative, MOI friend left in all France
to take care OF her
Who took her? Your Red Cross
over there IN EVAN your Red Cross
took charge of her. cared for her IN
the RED Cross Chldreu's Hospital.
clothed her led her, built up her
strength taught her TO play and then
helped the French authorities lind her
a HOME.
Multiply Marie by 500 and you will
have some idea of Just one days work
your Red Cross does al EVAN Ii is
only one of the Red Cross activities in
France. TO be sure-bui for just that
one alone can YOU help being proud OF
it? Can you help being glad YOU are
a member OF IT, supporting It's great
work of humanity? can YOU help want
ing 1t to go on helping the Maries and
the "grand-daddieS' that come IN at
Evian?
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-05-09
Hebberd Urges Use of Potatoes
TO Conserve Grain.

THE armies and navies of the Allies
will be desperately in need of wheat
during the next four months or until
the new crop is available" declared
Charles Hebberd food administrator
for Washington.
The situation is so serious that
Mr.. Hoover is already asing for vol
untary tenders of stocks of flour The
supply of wheat in this country is far
below normal and it is absolutely nee
essary that we export one half of
that. There is one real substitute
for wheat in this country today Of
which there is more than normal
supply, and that is potatoes.
In the state OF Washington alone.
there is large surplus OF potatoes.
Under the circumstances, 1t is the
patriotic duty of every one to turn
back to the government all Of the
wheat flour he can possibly spare;
and also by personal solicitation to
urge a greater consumption Of pota-
toes, OF which there are plenty to be
had and at a reasonable price. Hotels
and restaurants should serve pota
toes free OF charge The outcome Of
the wa-. 20 a large extent depends
upon the civilian population of the
United States
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-05-09
THE TRAIN THAT SAVED
A NATION
How the Red Cross Helped
Roumania.

Have you heard Of what Unopened
in Rounania when thar stricken nation
stood in rags und starving before the
shocked eyes Of the world2 We had
thought ourselves grown used to trag-
edies until this greater horror struck
q blow that reused still untouched
sympathles.
And yet we felt so helpless you and
l, so terribly weak in our ability to of.
fer aid. Bur were WEI After all,
were we not the very ones who car
ried new life and hope to the heart of
Roumaniai You shall be your own
judge
Fighting with the desperation of de
spair, the shattered Roumunian army
stlll struggled 10 beat OF the Kaisers
bloody Huns who were mercilessly
trampling the life out of the little
kingdom And the Kaiser smiled bru.
tally as he saw his wolves M work
and knew that from behind the lines.
attacking the lighting men of Bouma.
mia from the rear entering the homes
whore mothers chung to the fran. dis
torted forms of their babiesAwas star
walton.
No country around Roumaula could
help her-and America was too far
away. Thousands would die before
supplies held in our own country could
be sent her
Hope was gone Death by hunger
and by the dripping sword Of the Kali
ser was closing in. \ brave little ma
ton was being torn to pieces.
Then came the miracle One morn.
ing the streets Of Jassy the war eapi-
Cal of Roumania. swelIed with sounds
Of rejoicing a city where The day be-
fore there WAS heard nothing but the
walls Of the starving and the lamenta-
lions Of those mourning their dead
now was awakened by shouts Of joy.
You, my friend you who have help
ed 90 the heroic work OF the American
Red Cross. had gone TO the rescue Of
R0umania \ TRAIN Of 81 big freight
ears packed to their utmost capacity
with food. clothing and medicine. tons
upon tons VI it, had arrived in Jassy
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arter muNng a rerUrs Dre.thuuc mp
from the great store houses OF the
American Red Cross in Russia. Ofher
trains followed 10; thousands We're fed
and clothed and nursed back 10 health
For weeks and even 4o this day The
brave people of RoumnnIa are being
cared for in countless numbers 10y our
own Red Cross
So was Boumanla helped, and when
history records how This last fragment
of O sturdy nation was krpi out of Inc
hands OF rhe terrible Huns % UIu give
'he victory to your American Red
Cross.
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LODGE DIRECTORY.
Masonic.

Masonic.
Mark p. Waterman Lodge, No. III.
F. & A. M.-Regular communications
second Wednesday in each month. in
Odd Fellows Hall at Center. W NJ.
J. NJ. Ogilvy; S. W, L, Z. Van Olinda;
J. w, Ray Whitfield; Sec. r. w f.
Martin; Treas, VIM Marsden; j. D.
S. d. Newman; S s., w. c. Whitfield:
]. s. A. B. Cook; Tyler ]. L. Mac.
milan.
I. o. o. F.
Island Lodge No. 2&7-Meets every
Thursday evening in |. o. o. F. hall at
Center Visiting brothers always vel
come. c. II. Newcom. n c.: T. A. j.
Steffenson. See.
Island Rebeksh Lodge No. 277-
Meets evefF second and fourth Tues.
day evening OF each month in J. O. o
F. hail. Center. at O'Clock. Mrs
Maud Zimmerman. Nc: Mrs. Anna +.
Fault. Sec'y. Visiting sisters and
brothers welcome
C. A. r.
II. c. Sickle Post. No. 81. Depart
ment Of Washington and Alaska. meets
first Wednesday in each month at ]
o'clock p. M Vashon Z. z. Van DIN.
da. Commander: C. A. Barton. Adiu-
tant.
Modern Woodn1en Of America.
Vashon Camp. No 10059-Nects ev-
cry second and fourth SATURDAY even
ing in each month az S o'clock in i o
o. F. hall. Center. ]. o. Thompson. Con
sui: T Hanson. Clerk Visiting broth.
ers welcome
wooDMEN OF THE WORLD
Burton Camp No 90 Meets the
second and fourth Saturday of each
month at w. o. W. hail. Burton =.
y. we. Consul Commander; r. G.
Stanley, Clerk.
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Bombardments Cannot
Drive This Woman Back
She Thinks Coffee for Soldiers
More Important Than Safety.

The following extracts are taken
from letter written by Red Cross
Canteen worker, Helen McElhone, m
American woman ard college graduate
now located in "a district almost con
stantly under bombardment:
Foyer dos Allies,
"Burle-Duc.
"Thlngs look very black To me.
nm discouraged at the biz outlook Of
affairs aud'also at my small ilomgs.
but 1t may be the buckness thar cumes
before dawn. Let US hope so. Our
men certainly need help now as much
as the poilus am beginning to
see those who nave been at the
front In fact. / am beginning to see
some of the results Of this life They
are sick and homesick. and worse
things have happened Ia them. Sew
eral have suid AN we ask is to get to
the front and do what we have to do.
Awning is better than this life . :
This morning We had more Americans
than have seen before al one time
One cnme up TO me here as was
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T. HANSEN
Notary Public

All Kinds of Legal Papers Drawn and
Acknowledged.
Office at Vashon State Bank
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-05
OUT WITH
THE HOE

How about the garden this spring?
1t is to be hoped that everyone who
ran n garden last year will do il
again. Some OF those who had only
partial success said last fall they
would not They looked at their poor
yields of potatoes and beans, and
could not see that they were paid for
their labor and fertilizer and seed
and other incidental bills.
Yet even these unsuccessful people
raised some food. It helped keep
down prices and assisted in feeding
the soldiers. If they quit, the coun.
try will miss even the little they
raised.
And for every failure there was
some good reason. Furthermore, the
cause of failure can be asCCrtained
and avoided another time. Anyone
who has tried II year should have
acquired experience enough so that
with a little intelligent planting and
good advice he can get a good result
another time.
There are millions OF back yard
gardeners I'm this country who last
year raised products worth $50 to
500 each in their own yards. The
assistance they gave to our country
I'm this war IL incafculable. They
should do so per cent better than
they did last year.
And there are a great many people
who did not try IT last summer who
should make the effort his time
There we're some who predicted an
over.supply OF vegetables. But no
such overstock has appeared Tho
drain for supplies to Europe is going
10 be more each year. The fields OF
Europe are suffering from lack Of
fertilizer and lack OF man power We
must supply the difference Every
oushel OF potatoes and beans provides
God for some hungry an dexhausted
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-05
APPLICATION No. 4947

Notice of Application for Permission
to Appropriate tho Public Waters
Of the state OF Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that on the
End day of March, 1918, In accordance
with Section 90. Chapter 40. OF the
Ctatutes OF 1913, one George NJ.
Bower, Srp Of Ltmo!lle, County OF
Elko. and State Of Nevada, made M
pIication to the State Engineer OF the
state OF Nevada for permission TO
appropriate the public waters OF the
state OF Nevada. Such appropriation
Is to be made from Paddy Ryan Creek,
at n point In NWH NEH, Sec. 10, T.
80 NJ II. 81 T.. NJ. d. Il. G. NJ, by
means Of ditch. and 1.G cubic feet per
second IL TO be conveyed to SWH.
Soc. 10, r. 80 NJ, Il. 81 r., NJ. d. II. g.
NJ, by means OF bitches. and there
used for irrigation purposes. from
Juno until September Of each year.
Water not to be returned TO slream,
Signed: SEMOuR CASE
State Engineer.
Date OF first pub, March IL, 1918
Date OF last pub, April IL, 1918.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-05
THE BIG PUSH

There will no doubt be disappoint-
ment that the big German drive was
able to gain as much ground as it
has. Yet our allies could do the same
thing if they felt il worth while. They
also could accumulate 100000 men,
and a tremendous concentration of
guns at some single sector, and push
through. AS fast as one regiment
was cut down, they could send others
on, and on and on, and finally the
Germans would have to yield. But
the allied commanders never believ-
ed that this kind of thing pays.
The Germans may call it a victory
But few more victories OF, the same
kind would end the war, and not in
favor of the Germans. They have
probably thrown away two men for
every one that our allies have lost in
killed, wounded and captured.
This victory" will have a tremcn-
dous left handed effect within Ger
many. The women of the country are
already represented as seething with
discomfort. They may have raised
their boys to be soldiers. But not to
be soldiers indefinitely fighting and
dying to preserve the ambitions of a
ruling caste. This kind of fighting
will not help Germany's internal con-
dition.
The result of the drive reveals that
Germany, however, is terrifically
strong still. She is determined to rule
the world at any cost. She will rever
quit until that end until she is abso-
lutely beaten down. Let the Paci-
fists go and hide out of sight where
they will be saved. This is a time
! for men.
Our country will have to send a
much bigger army over there than
was thought necessary even n few
weeks ago. 1t looks as if it would
take at least 100000 To get a pre-
ponderating strength. We are now
getting the results of the yellow col.
lapse of Russia. We must fill the
gap, or forever be under the domini-
ton of the BochC.