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New-York tribune., 1918-02-05
Red Cross Cares
For 5000 Families
Of Men i'm Service
Delay in Making Applica-
ton for AIlotments Causes
Many Hardships

Approximately 5000 families, all de-
pendents of men who have enlisted in
the service of the United States, are
being cared for in New York. City by
the American Red Cross. Of these
about 2,700 live in Manhattan and The
Bronx, the others making their homes
in Queens, Richmond and Brooklyn
The fact that families of soldiers and
sailors are not receiving their monthly
allotNents and separation allowances.
and therefore would be facing great
distress if it were not for the Red
Cross, was disclosed in the news letter
of the Atlantic division, recently pub
lished.
In this news letter the almost start
ling revelation is made that less than
ne-half of the soldiers have failed to
notify the War Risk Insurance Bureau
as to the method by which they wish
tnelr pay and separation allowances S
distributed, therefore the delay.
The men themselves are blamed for
the. failure of dependents to receive
their money, for, it is pointed out, the
war Risk Insurance Bureau is we'll
equipped with a clerical force of 1909
and has been efficiently caring for a.!
the work thrust upon it.
NO statements have been received
from the men with the expeditionary
forces. This means that the families
OF men who have gone to France NAV
not receive their allowances for several
weeks to come"
Since the war began $500 families of
soldiers have applied to the home ser
vice bureau, which is located at 12O
East Nineteenth Street and which is
under the supervision of Mrs. John NJ.
Glenn, for assistance. OF these, 27O0
still are receiving help.
IN the greater city, it was said hv
Miss Edna J. Wakefield, secretary Of
the bureau, at least 5000 families have
applied since the declaration of war
Eight hundred families applied in Man
haitian and The Bronx alone durin.~
January. 'i'7
1t was pointed out by Miss Wakefield
however, that all of these cases are
not due to delayed payment of a}lot-
ments. In some it has been found
necessary to supplement- the income
derived from the government bv Other
money in order to preserve homes and
keep the family in Approximately the
New-York tribune., 1918-02-05
Army Camp Town Goes Dry
Voters of Aver, Mass, Pref er
Soldiers to Saloons

AVER. Mass, Feb. 4.-By an over
whelming majority the citizens of this
town, where the Seventy-sixth division
of the National Army is located. voted
to-day against the sale Of Intoxicating
liquor. The vote was 1913 no. 63 yes
Military authorities and religious and
civic organizations had conducted a
vigorous campaign against license.
Brigadier General Weigel, acting COM
mander at Camp Devens, in a recent
letter to the chairman Of the Board of
Seiectmen, asserted that no soldier
would be permitted to enter the town
IL it voted "wet."
New-York tribune., 1918-02-05
Nit. Vernon Boy Killed
When Plane Blazes
Bradley Burned to Death by
Tank Explosion After Fall.

Tank Explosion After Fall.
HOUSTON, Tex, Feb. 4.-Wayes B.
Bradley, of Mount Vernon, N. Y, fly
ing cadet at Ellington Field, was burned
to death, when his plane fell thirty
feet to-day, the gasolcnc tank explod-
ing.
Bradley fell while trying out his
plane on short flights. He probably
would have emerged uninjured from
the smash had not the gasolcnc tank
exploded, covering him with blazing
oil. He has brother at Camp Kelly
Flying Field, San Antonio.
MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, Feb. a
Wayles Bradley and his twin brother,
Lyman, were graduates of the Cornell
Aviation School. They both went to
Texas last June, Wayles going to
Houston and Lyman to San Antonio.
The dead aviator was the son of
Captain Waylcs b. Bradley. attached
to the Commissary Department at Bal
timore. His mother, Mrs Katherine
Bradley, lives at 1863 Elm Avenue, this
city. She left for Texas as soon as
word was brought to her Of the death
of her son.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-05
New York Commissions
[Staf Corrcspomdence1

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-New York
residents granted reserve corps COM
missions to-day by the War Depart
ment include the following:
Ordnance Reserve William
II. Flammer, 124 West Eighty seventh
Street, second lieutenant.
Aviation Section, Signal Reserve
Corps-George M. Brett, 404 West
116th Street, captain.
Medical Reserve Corps-Jacques
Stanley Uhr, $50 East 16lst Street,
Street, Brooklyn. captains.
Sanitary Corps, National Army
Glenn Ernest Cullen. Rockefeller In
stitute: Charles Clifton Stech and
Thomas Munger Stokes, Camp Dix,
first lieutenants.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-05
Camp Dix Shoots Scenery
~ANlp MY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~ T

CAMP DIX, WRIGHTSTOWN, N. j.,
Feb. 3.---Firing at panorama targets
will be indulged in by the Sl1th New
Jersey infantry, under Lieutenant
Colonel Myer, who has received paint
ings from women artists of Philadel-
phia, members of the Pennsylvania So
ciety of Fine Arts. These paintings
will be hung in the regimental school
and the boys will be taught how to
shoot at them. They represent Yep
pelns, aircraft, tanks" dugouts,
trenches and, in fact, just such objects
as the boys might expect to encounter
as targets cover there
Paintings have been received from
the Misses Mary Butler, Margaretta
Hinchman, Anna Hinchman, Blanche
Billaye, Catherine Barker, Helen
Shand. Edith Emerson and Mrs. Mary
Gearing.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-05
Lawyers of Nation
Called for Service
Appeal Made to Legal Talent


Needed by the Government
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Recruitng
of lawyers for government service was
added to-day to the work Of the Public
Service Reserve. which is enrolling a
great industrial army to back up the
fighting men.
President Wilson has approved an
offer of the War Service Committee of
the American Bar Association. consist
ing of William II. Taft, Elihu Root,
Jacob M. Dickinson, Frederick w. Leh-
mann and George Sutherland, to create
q reserve of legal talent from which
the growing needs of all the govern
ment departments and war agencies
for legal advice will be met. The work
will be carried on through the ma
chincry of the Public Service Reserve
and will be directed by John Lowell
and Lawrence G, Brooks, of Massa-
chusetts.
The American Bar Association COM
mittec will urge the cooperation of all
state, county and city associations
New-York tribune., 1918-02-05

clared; "a man now has more en-
couragement to marry than he had be-
fore January 2S, when Secretary Baker
wrote his regulation regarding late
marriages. He has sort of safe con-
duct lie has virtually been told that
1t IS his sacred duty to marry"
Other members of the district board
who reported on war marriages showed
more sympathy for the newlyweds.
Colonel William Dykman said: Our
committee accepts the Secretary Of
Wars ruling and intends to carry it
to its logical conclus on" ]. r. Flatto,
another committee chairman, reported
III favor of eXempting bridegrooms who
took the vows since the draft law was
passed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-19
FROcKS OF SIMPLE CALICOES
Conservation of Wool and Silk Make
Call for Material Which Will
Lessen Demand for Others.

News comes that one of the latest
developments for war time fashions
will be frocks of simple calico, says
Women's Wear. Some of the smart
est houses which specialize In gar
ments for women whose happiness de-
ponds on being chic are creating mod
els In this fabric which certainly be-
fore all else should appeal TO the war
economy instinct.
Women have been warned TO con-
serve wool and to 20 lightly rs to silk,
SO naturally when they are offered gar
ments of.so humble a fabric they will
believe they r. demonstrating their
patriotism by accepting 1t and q calico
frock will be the reward of virtue.
The calicoes that are engaging the
attention of designers at the present
moment are those of quaint printed eff
fects on light grounds.
IT appears that many of the frocks
will be given a certain lightness not
expected of calico by combination with
sheerer fabrics such as organdle and
| net and that the extreme of f~emininity
and quaintness will give them a dis
tinction of their own which will not
| permit them TO be scorned by wen the
most exclusive of fashionable women
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-19
FITTING FASHION TO FUNDS
Homemade Garments Can BE Finish
ed In Manner That Will Do Away
With Amateurish Stamp.

In making ones own clothes there
are many little points about which one
needs advice-things which give Il
more finished appearance, and do away
with the homemade look that is apt
TO be the result Of amateur work.
For instance, says n writer In Good
Housekeeping, wherever stitching Is
visible, such as on the cuffs. collar and
bottom of the skirt, do 1t by hand, and
an exceptionally good way to finish the
bottom of q suit Of heavy material Is
not to turn In the edge Of the hem,
but to leave the raw edge on the I'M
derneath side, and finish it with a
feather stitch on the wrong side; care
must be taken to make the stitches in
visible on the right side. This looks
so much better than the usual machine
stitching which is very often used for
finishing the hem.
The lining for q suit should be made
separately and fitted to the figure just
the same as the coat itself. When ii Is
! sewed into the coat, 1t will be neither
too large nor too small. Ii an inter
| lining is necessary for the waist OF the
coat. outing flannel is good.
In getting n skirt to hang straight.
the best results can be obtained by
first putting the skirt on TO regular
| skirt banding, which can be bought by
the yard. For a One-piece dress, &C.
tachable collars and cuffs Of linen. or
candle or satin. add greatly, and are
easily made and washed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-19
IN FASHION LAND

Umbrellas are short and thick, with
wooden sticks.
Novelty effects in coats and capes
give slender lines.
The tunic blouse makes the coat
suit more attractive.
Pockets continue TO give a military
air TO the latest sports coats.
Newest skirts are so narrow that
they allow only the tiniest steps.
A novel white collar is made with
points for a widows black frock.
The colored bridal gown has been
made fashionable for the war bride.
A bow is frequently the only trim
ming on the hat with sweeping lines.
Almost every style is in fashion. but
straight-line models are most favored.
The latest ann of wearing the
watch is 10 dangle IL from a fob rib
bon.
Utility coats remind one of an Off
GERS top coat-full and belted in the
back.
Fur coats are uncommonly inter
esting this year on account OF their
belts.
A very pretty dress has the sash and
| shoulder yoke Of silk in contrasting
color.
Silver lace is used over shimmering
| satin. in making a charming evening
! iress.
The mourning dress OF black tat
| feta can be fastened with dull silver
/ outtopS.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-19
Bread Cake.

Take two cupfuls of flour, a half tea
spoonful of salt, two and n half Ia
blespoonfuls of sugar, eight teaspoon
fuls of baking powder, II half cupful
of milk, Il fourth of n cupful OF wa
ter, and two tablespoonfuls of butter.
Spread over the top, two and n half
tablespoonfuls of flour. five tablespoon
fuls Of sugar, n teaspoonful of CHINA
mon, and four tablespOonfuls of oleo-
margarine or other butter substitute.
Mix the ingredients and sprinkle over
the top as it goes into the oven.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-19
Matelasse for NeckWear.

Matelasse work. now quite at home
in dress and military circles after an
absence of several years, is just max
ing its debut in neckwear On this side
of the water, says Women's Wear.
Worsted is the chosen medium, worsted
being scarce and therefore smart in
the eyes of Paris. Gay bits of yarn
that could not possibly be utilized for
q soldiers uniform or other war pur-
poses are worked up into designs remi-
niscent Of the original quilted patterns,
although there Is a freedom of motif
impossible in the real quilting.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-19
| viii Be Worthy of Ii.

I may not reach the heights l seek.
Ny untried strength may fail me-.
or half way up the mountain peak
Fierce tempests ma assaii me.
But though that place l never gain.
Herein lies comfort for my pain,
| will be worthy OF il.
I may not triumph in success,
Despite my earnest labor;
/ may not grasp results that bless
Tie efforts OF my neighbor-
But though my goal / never see.
This thought shall always dwell with me,
I will be worthy Of IL.
The golden glory Of loves light
Nav never fall on my way.
Ny path may always lead through nigh
Like some deserted byway.
Though iife's dearest JOY l miss,
There lies a nameless strength In this
1 will be worthy OF IL.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-19
LAYING HENS NEED
FRESH AIR

The first three months of he year
are the months that demand efficient
poultry house ventilation If the stock
is to be healthy and If egg production
Is to- be kept at IA maximum, according
ito the poultry authorities at the New
York state college of agriculture.
, Proof Of insufficient ventilation usu
ally Is found in damp or frosted walls
damp litter, close or impure air. flock.
with consequent low winter egg pro-
lduction. The body of the hen con
I~stantly gives off moisture. and this
laccumulates unless there is enough
movement of the air to carry ii away.
lDampness fosters colds, and when n
cold Is contracted, the body is too
weak to resist the attack of a con
ltagious disease such rs rOup.
It is stated further that the house
should mt no time be tightly closed.
THE exercise of judgment, and Il few
trials. will show how much To leave
the windows open at night. Windows
should be removable so that they cal
DE luhttl ONl uuiAh6 nv hbS' -
not storming. Experience indicates
that the birds will not suffer from the
cold if they are not In a draft, if they
ARE kept working. and if they are 40!
Ioverfed.
Plenty of air. may best be had by
fitting windows in ut the top. as this
will not let in the rain rNr put drafts
directly on the floor. There should
be n wide board at each edge of the
window to keep the rain out; a striI
of wood. sash-plug, or nail on tins
strip will hold the window at any
desired angle. Both upper and lower
sash, where there are two. should ID,
arranged I'm this way TO get the bes
circulation.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-19
SERGE IS POPULAR
Material Will Be in Greater De-
mand Than Ever Before.
Economical and Wartime Features
Taken into Consideration, Declare
Manufacturers and Buyers.

When you say serge dress you al
ways think of a navy blue serge dress,
don't you?-and you usually think OF a
trim little dress, sever enough to be
worn without q coat on the street,
with furs in the spring and autumn
and yet elaborate enough to be quite
attractive In the house. All this is
combined In those simple syllables
serge dress'-and 1t is this that is
expected to be even more popular on
the dress bill of fare than ever before
observes "a New York fashion corre-
spondent. Manufacturers and buyers
of dresses say that because of the
spirit of economy that prevails this
type of frock will be bound to be pop
ular, and for this reason they are
looking forward 10 n large demand for
these dresses among the ready-made
output for the spring. More than any
war uniform or any i~ngenlously de-
vlsed reversible, convertible frock this
serge frock will serve as the most pop
ular wartime getup.
One very nice thing about the serge
dress is that IL always looks economi-
cal even III as II matter of fact II Is
not, and TO look very extensively
dressed these days Is not the aim or
most women. The mere man who sees
II well-dressed woman neatly frocked
IN IA smart blue serge dress will men
tally register his approval of her eco
nomical and, therefore, patriotic dress
ing. Perhaps the goods for the dress
cost IS II yard-for the best quality OF
blue serge Is no longer Inexpensive
and perhaps the dress all In all cost
500. Still IL looks simple, Ii is emf
ncntly ~servicenble and II does not look
~extravagant. Had the same woman
worn "a charmeuse OF g~eorgette and
chiffon frock worth only half thai
amount the man would think her ex
travugantly dressed and therefore nc
true patriot.
The simple blue serge frock does no
have To be expensive In order TO be ut
tractive. But Ii must be well made
Any good dressmaker or a reliable tai
lor can put such II dress together, pro
vided the model for IL is suitable to tn
figure for which ii is intended. How
ever, although great attention must b.
given to the tit, the dress should not IL
one sense OF the word fit ut all, evel
If il Is to be worn by Il IN of an
pie girth. The charm of that style o
dress lies in It's hang and cut, but l
should not touch the figure. 1t shout
follow 1t faithfully, but hang slight,
free from IL TO be most attractive.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-19
BOSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

will quiet your cough. soothe the In
nammatlon Of n sore throat and lungs.
stop irritation I'm the bronchial. tubes,
insuring n good nights rest, free from
coughing and with easy e~xpectoratlon
In the morning. Made and sold In
America for iifty-two years. A won
derful prescription. assisting Nature I'm
building up your general health and
throwing off the disease. Especially
useful in lung trouble, asthma, Group.
bronchitis. etc. For sale In all civil
lied countries.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-19
N... ML~meaQ
Ten Rules for H0uSeh0lderS
To Obtain Greatest Heating
Efficiency and to Save Coal

The efficiency with which the house
holder operates his heating plant dc
ponds mainly upon the type of furnace
and the conditions under which Ii Is
installed and operated. In the inter
ests of fuel conservation during the
present extension division, co-operat-
ing with the state council of defense,
puts out the following suggestion:
l. The base of the heater must be
tight and must make an alright con-
nection with the floor so that 40 air
can leak into the ash pit.
=. The chimney and all connections
into ii must be tight. A burning match
or candle held close TO all joints will
indicate leaks.
>. The chimney should be high
enough. The top should be at least
> feet above around surrounding OBJ
jects.
4. The smoke pipe from the furnace
to the chimney should be straight,
short. and should grade up to the
chimney.
,. The CRATES must not De warped
must nov easily and should have no
holes or broken places for unburned
coal to drop through.
6. All basement piping, heater sur
faces and smoke pipes should be GOV
cred with asbestos covering.
Z. A shut-off d; mpcr should be pro
vided i'll The smoke pipe TO control the
intensity of the chimney draft and ;
check draft damper is required in tn,
smoke pipe beyond the shut-off damp
er.
S. There should be q lift or slid
damper in the fire door and a draf
damper in the ash pit door.
Q. For highest efficiency. some typ
of automatic draft regulator such as
thermostat should be provided.
10. Ali doors and windows in III
house should be as tight as possible
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-19
Origin of the UkuleIe.

There are 10000 Portuguese in the
Hawaiian islands. and it is charged
that these people. and not the ma
tives. are responsible for the ukulele.
1T has long been a matter of common
k~nowledge. that the instrument was in
troduced into the islands by a portu-
guese. hut that is not really the cues
tion of greatest moment. So long as
the ukulele was confined to Hawaii it
IVA almost as harmless as n banjo,
the guitar. or the mandolin. Nobody
then had a word to say against 1t. The
ooint that needs to be celared up is:
where lies the responsibility for in
Producing IL. not into Hawaii. but into
the United States?-Christian Science
Monitor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-19
Bee Farmers Declare Honey
Has the Food Value OF Meat

\ pound Of honey OF 4 pound of sir
loin steak-which shall 1t be? That
there is rs much food value in one as
in another hos been proved 1T the bee
farm at the University OF Wisconsin
To cmpaaSize the Importance OF pro-
noting Bookkeeping in Wisconsin as a
profitable business pursuit, the univer-
sity extends its endeavOrs 10 the bee
keepers of the state, in addition 10 the
instruction given the students IN aeri-
culture in classes.
Wisconsin annually produces about
1900 tone of choice honey, but the bee
keeping industry has not advanced 10
the point of recognition as a distinct
| specialized branch of agriculture, a.
| though much Of the ~undeveioped land
in Wisconsin and most of the present
| cultivated land is not occupied as Dee
pasture. n majority OF IL offers oppor'
tunity for excellent bee Locations.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-19
Tests to Ascertain
Cloth Is AduIterated or
Misrepresented in Any Way

The laws Of this country offer no
protection to the purchaser of mate
rails. Therefore to protect them
selves. women should know IL few prac-
teal tests to determine the content
and value Of materials. The object in
making these tests is to discover If
cloth is a~dulterated. artificially
dressed or misrep esented In any way.
The following tests from Extension
Circular Al. Principles of Sewing. Uni
versity of Missouri college OF agricul-
ture, Columbia, may be used In any
home:
l.. If the water is dropped on cot
ton and linen goods, the moisture
spreads. the moisture spreads rapid
~ on linen but will remain unabsorb-
ed ON the cotton for some time. This
is not always a safe test as cotton
and linen are often heavily sized with
dressing. which prevents the water
from being absorbed.
.. \ much safer test may be made
by dropping glycerine on cotton and
linen. Linen will become transpar-
ent. hut cotton will not be affected.
8. Crushing cotton and linen ma
terialS in the hands will show the diff
ference in the materials. as linen
wrinkles more than cotton.
4. Cotton and wool mixtures when
mo;Stened wrinkle more than pure
| wool materials.
Nf,t,rioJ ,,.r he fncfOI h- null
ing out threads and examining the
ends. Cotton fibers are short Will
fuzzy ends. while linen fbers are long
with uneven ends, usually pointed
Wool fibers are short. kinky and stiff
fbcrs Of reeled silk are long, straight
and lustrous. while fibers of spun sill
are short and easily broken.
6. Sizing may be discovered by rub
hing the material between the hands
to see if the dressing will come out
Washing will also remove dressing.
Z. Each fiber has q characteristic
burning test which may be easily dis
tinguished.
a. Cotton burns quickly with flame
b.. Linen burns like cotton, but |
not ~inlammable, as il has less oil i
the fiber and less air in the wove
cloth.
C. Wool burns slowly. giving o.
an odor like burnt feathers and leave
n gummy residue.
1. Silk burns more slowly and wit
less Odor than wool. 1t leaves n Girls
ash. Silk leaves more ash whe
weighted.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-19

An English, Irish and Scottish sol
der were returning 10 camp after n
stroll. They were footsore and tired
and n kindly farmer on his way home
from market gave them n lift on the
road.
The soldiers were very grateful n
wished 10 reward the farmer for his
kindness.
Said the Englishman: Lets stand
him Il drink -
Sure" said Pat. that is agin the
law. Leet's give him some baccy."
"Hoot, ma laddiesi J" interjected the
Scot. Don't be ~extravagant. Let's
shake hands with the mon and wish
him good NIGHT. "-Tit-Bits.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-19

There is an indescribable something
about this blouse, which wins your
heart at once. The blouse is perfectly
made in blue and White-striped Jap
anese crepe. II is a handmade blouse,
and that is the reason for its perfec-
ton. The white-IineI stock, cuffs n
collar are other reasons for the beauty.
The bonnet is a handsome model just
about the size that will be popular
during the spring n summer months.
The band of flowers around the crown
is the only trimming.