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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-28
PRAISES Y. N. C. A.
Gen. Pershing Speaks of What 1t Has
Done for American Soldiers.

Paris, Dec. 27-General Pershing has
sent the following message to T., c.
Carter, secretary Of the American expe-
dictionary forces of the Y. Nj. c. A.:
with deep feeling of gratitude for
the enormous contribution which the Y.
NJ c. A. has made to the moral and
physical welfare of the American army,
all ranks Join me in sending you Christ
mas greetings and cordial best wishes
for the new year"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-28
SOLVING RICE PROBLEM.
New Japanese Cabinet Has Removed I'm.
port Tax on Foreign Rice.

Toxic, Dec. 27.--The new Hara cabinet
has taken a drastic move to solve the rice
situation by removing the import tax on
foreign rice This measure has proved a
great relief to the Japanese people and
tends to lessen the hardship resulting
from the exorbitant price of cereals. Gov.
ernmental booths are now set up in all
parts Of Toxic for the distribution OF
rice to the poor at moderate prices.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-28
WANTS WILSON TO INTERVENE.
with View to Settling the Vatican
Situation.

Rome, Dec. 2S.-Monsignor Cerretti,
the papal under secretary of state, asked
President Wilson to mediate with a
view to settling the Vatican situation
during their interview in Paris, according
to newspapers here.
He also submitted to Mr. Wilson docu-
ments justifying the Vaticans attitude
of neutrality during the war and set
forth the humanitarian work done by
the Vatican in favor of prisoners, de.
ported persons and Others, who were
similarly affected by the struggle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-28
Native Element.

Wife-You should not take a bath inn
mediately after dinner.
HubThat's all right. ! ate nothing
but tish.-Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-28
NO TONIC LIKE HOODS
Sarsaparilla for a Time Like This, After
Influenza, the Grip,


When purified blood, rebuilt strength
and regulated bowels are essential.
In the after effects of influenza, the
grip and other prostrating diseases,
Hoods Sarsaparilla has remarkable
health helping effect.
It expels the poisons that have weak
ened and depleted the blood, causing pal
lorS anemia, aabby flesh and lax muscles.
II is the standard blood remedy with a
successful record of nearly fifty years.
Many people it is really astonishing
how many need fine, gentle, easy ca
thartic in these trying times. We rec
ommend Hoods Pills, used in the best
families, and equally effective with deli
cate women or robust men. Easy to
take, easy to operate. ADV.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
IF BACK HURTS
TAKE SALTS To
FLUSH KIDNEYS
Says Backache is sure sign you
have been eating. too
much meat
Uric Acid in meat clogs Kidneys
and irritates the
bladder

Most folks forget that the kidneys.
like the bowels. get sluggish and
Clogged and need a flushing occasion
ally, else we have backache and dull
misery in the kidney region, severe
headaches, rheumatic twinges, torpid
liver. acid stomach, sleeplesSness and
all sorts of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kid
neys active and clean, and the mo-
ment you feel an ache or pain in the
kidney region, get about four ounces
of Jad Salts from any good drug
store here. take a tablespoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast for
a few days and your kidneys will
then act fine. This famous salts is
made from the acid of grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lithia.
and is harmless to flush clogged kid
neys and stimulate them to normal
activity. 1t also neutralizes the acids
in the urine so it no longer irri
tates, thus ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless: inexpen
Sive; makes a delightful effervescent
lithia water drink which everybody
should take now and then to keen
their kidneys clean, thus avoiding
serious complications.
4 well-known local druggist saws
he sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who
relieve in overcoming kidney trouble
While it is only trouble.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
PROTEST AGAINST
GRAIN WASTED IN
CITY BREWERES
Five Thousand Householders
Declare Supply Should
Be Shut Off

A number of difficult questions
arising from the various rulings reg
ulating the purchase of flours have
been cleared up in kilograms from
Howard Heinz. State Food Admins
traitor, to local food administrators
to-day.
No farmer, according to the ad-
ministrator's ruling. may sell wheat
flour in any quantity. To do so he
subjects himself to penalty under
the food laws.
A farmer may take wheat of his
own raising to the mill in sufficient
quantity to meet his household needs
until September l, 1918. and may
receive it's equivalent in wheat -four.
Purchase of wheat -four by farm
ers is governed by the same rules as
apply to purchase of flour by the
general public. This applies to the
thirty days supply ruling, and to the
ruling that flour may be sold only in
fifty per cent. quantities with official
cereal substitutes.
Hit Liquor Traffic
Another ruling declares that
wholesalers should hold wheat flour
orders until they have substitutes in
stock to send with the wheat flour.
Some wholesalers. it is said, have
shipped flour and ordered the substi-
tutes to be shipped later.
The total number of flour cards
received at the Food Administration
office is 25.551, of which number A.
1913 showed that 199,446 pounds of
wheat flour has been held in excess
of the householders' thirty days re-
quirements. Less than twenty-five of
the reports arrived to-day. so that it
begins to look as though 5000 Dau-
phin county householders will hold
themselves open to personal inves-
tigation by food administration rep
resentatives.
OF the $4,000 reports received. s.
600 householders reported them
selves violently against the liquor
traffic and suggested that the supply
of grain to breweries be cut off at
once. Hundreds of letters were re-
ceived. hundreds of the flour reports
were underwritten with the sugges-
tionland hundreds of clippings were
enclosed strongly protesting against
the manufacture of liquor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
Leonard Wood Reaches
America Safely After
Injury at the Front

An Atlantic Port, March 21.-MaJor
General Leonard Wood and MAJOR
General J. Franklin Bell, command :
ers. respectively. of the Eighty-nl -nlnth
and seventy divisions OF the
National Army. arrived here TO-DAY
from France or French steamship.
On the same ship was Count Charies
De Chamberun. who has come 10
America to serve as counselor or the
French Embassy, a position whlch ne
held about thirteen years ago. lie Is
a direct descendant of Lafayette, ana
a brother of Marquis De Chamoerun'
who was member of the French ms
o'or which Marshal Joffre headed III
this country.
General wood went abroad last De :
cemher to study war problems at hrst
hand Late in January, whiIe ne,
with twenty or thirty other trench
and American officers was Watching
the firing from a trench mortar IN a
training camp, a she'll exploded, XIII.
ing some of the men with hlm ana
wouEding others. \ fra Sment OF
shrapnel struck General Wood in the
arm. 1t was only a few weeks ago
that he left a hospital.
General Bell also arrived IN france
in December. and had been visiting
the battle front and training camps
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
MATE HOME on FURLoUGH

Gettysburg, Pa, March 2l.-Chlet
Mate Horace Stewart. of the steam
ship the Berwind. is spending
short time with his parents here.
The young man has seen eight years
of active service in the merchant
marine and has jrst returned from a
trip to England. Since December the
boat has been laid up in England for
repairs and has just returned to this
country. Before that they were car
rying supplies to the United States
Army in France. Chief Mate Stewart
was largely responsible for the in
ternment of another officer of the ship
who is a German, and had made two
desperate attempts to blow up the
shin.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
Six Reading Teachers
Discharged by Board

Reading, Pa, March 21.-Suspon-
sion. of six instructors of the Boys
High school after they had struck
last week because they claimed that
President Wanner, of the school
board, accused them of being pro-
German. was made permanent at a
meeting of the board last night.
other instructors were employed in
their stead. President Wanner in
formed committees of citizens who
were present that the charges hs
had made were all true, and that
he wouldn't retract anything. lie
declared again that the charges Were
directed against only one of the six
striking teachers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
PROFESSOR PRINCE TO SPEAK

Professor Leon C. Prince. Professor
of History at Dickinson College. Car
Isle, will be the speaker at the mems
mass meeting, to be held in Fahne-
stock Hall, Sunday afternoon He wilI
speak on THE Wisdom of Solomon"
Professor Prince is one of the finest
speakers on the lecture platform
The Pennsylvania Railroad Glee Club
will sing a number of selections
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
kNITs FOR SOLDIERS

Patriotism of the Junior Red Cross
workers has been manifested many
times by their generous contributions
and willing work for the parent or
ganization. One of the most willing
workers is little Rosa Michlovitz. 1SI
North Thirteenth street She recently
inished two scarfs. She is a pupil
at the Lincoln school
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
DIR. NUDGE SPEAKS TO BoYs

DR.. Lewis S. Nudge. pastor of the
Pine Street Presbyterian Church. ad-
dressed the Boys Bible Study Glass
at their supper. in the Central Y. NJ.
c. A. Building, yesterday. DR.. Nudge
gave an interesting talk, telling of
his impressions at Camp Dix. He said
that he was impressed most by the
determination and the morale of the
soldiers
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
Ex-BUGLER BUYS sTAMps

Among tales of self-sacrifice in pur-
chase of War Savings Stamps is that
of member of the Central Y. NJ. c.
A. who was in the Army for several
years, serving as a bugler. His bugle
was hanging on the wall of his home
as a souvenir. Several days ago the
old man sold the bugle. and used the
proceeds to buy War Savings Stamps
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
MARRIED IN FEBRUARY

bloomsbury, Pa, March 21.-Miss
Edna Irwin, assistant secretary of
the Columbia and Montour Electric
Company, to-day surprised her
friends by sending out announce
ments that she had married Roy
Cooper, of Danville. at Scranton, on
February ., last.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-22
COMPLETE FAILTRE.

Amsterdam.-The voluntary
surrender of worn clothing for the
benefit of war workers in Ger
many is turning out a complete
failure.
The brief initial rush which was
motived by expectations of OBJ
tanning exemption from the threat
ened forcible emptying OF ward
robes, soon died down. Berlin.
khich was expected TO yield forty
thousand suits mas not supplied
half that number and the same
tale comes from all other centers
The period for bringing in the
clothing had 10 be extended every
where and bonuses given as at
Schoenberg, where every old suit
reaped a reward OF a jar OF real
honey or packet OF pudding pow
der.
Essen is the first town where
steps have already been taken for
an official inspection or private
wardrobes but others will newt
ably follow. In the meantime
there are many indignant letters In
the newspapers from citizens who
periodically denied themselves ar
ticles OF clothing and which they
are now told are not good enough
| for munition workers. Complaint
is made that the latter earn much
more money and live in better
i style than the disappointed bene-
tacLQTR.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-22
TELLS OF PROPER
USE OF AMERICAN -
FLAGIN COUNTRY

Correct flag etiquet as prepar-
ed by the national committee OF
patriotic societies is appended:
when the colors are passing
the spectator, if a man, should halt
when walking, arise if sitting. and
uncover, holding the head-dress
opposite his left shoulder with the
right hand; if bareheaded, he
should salute with The right hand.
A woman should stand at attention
as the flag passes by. When the
flag is waving from a stationary
flagstaff or pole it is not saluted
with the hand.
In decorating. the flag should
never be festooned or draped. AL
ways hung flat If hung with
stripes horizontal, union should be
in the upper left corner. II hung
perpendicularly, union should be In
upper right corner.
when the flag is carried in pa
rade. or when crossed with other
flags. the stars and stripes should
always be at the right.
The law specifically forbids the
use of any representation OF the
flag in any manner or in any CON
nection with merchandise for safe.
THE flag should be raised at
sunrise and lowered at sunset. 1t
should not be displayed on stormy
days or, except when under fire OF
the enemy. left out overnight. Al
though there Is no authoritative
ruling which compels civilians TO
lower their flag at shutdown. good
taste should impel them to follow
the traditions of the army and ma
w in this shutdown ceremonial
Primarily. the flag Is raised to be
seen. and. secondarily, the flag is
something to be guarded. treasur-
ed, and so tradition holds II shall
not be menaced by the darkness
To leave the flag oh at night. un-
attended, is proof Of shiftlessness
or at least carelessness.
ION Memorial day the flal
saaR!d pc displayed at half-mast
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-22
OFFERS PRAYERS EVERY DAY.

The people of Washington, D c..
observe u o'clock each day as a
special time to offer prayers for
victory and peace. A committee,
so formed as to be representative
Of all the people without regard
to religious denominations, creed,
sect. or race, promoted this OBJ
servance, according to John G. Ca
pers, chairman of the committee
The president has authorized the
heads of all government depart
ments to sanction this observance
through their chief clerks. , The
secretary of war permitted a signal
for the ringing % the bells to be
fired from the top of an office
building. THE district commission
ers issued a statement giving their
sanction TO the Observance This
sanction carried authorization
through the public utilities COM
mission for the observance of the
movement by street cars and traf-
fic, which stops on specified days.
during the time Of prayer" said
Mr.. Capers.
Posters similar to those of Lib
erty loan drives and the Red
Cross campaigns have been made
and will be hung in all churches.
Sunday schools, clubs. hotel lob
bies, banks, and restaurants. GIVE
a moment to God" is the sugges-
tive phrase Of the posters. These
posters call the attention of the
public to the necessity OF prayer
for the success of our allies and
an enduring peace.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-22
FIRST OF KIM

LondOn.-The British navy list
which has Just appeared is the first
official publication of the kind TO
contain the names of certain Amer
, lean naval officers. They are in
Guided in the British list because
they have been attached TO certain
admiralty departments for special
work.
The list Of Ships and Vessels of
i, the Royal Navy" shows still further
increase from the very impressive
and lengthy list Of a year ago. al
though the regular warships are no
longer set down, and the list is
limited to vessels taken over by the
admiralty for the duration of the
war.
One page. which used to be de-
voted to the names of three honor
airy "Aduirals Of the Fleet" has
shrunk TO q single paragraph and a
single name II used TO include the
German emperor. Prince Henry OF
Prussia and the Emperor OF Russia.
The first TWO have been crossed out
altogether, while Nicholas who used
70 be listed as His Majesty II, En-
peror Of All the Russias," is now
merely His Majesty Emperor
Nicholas"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-22
ATKINS NOT AFRAID,

Paris.-John T. Atkins, formerly
a Salvation army major in Chicago,
row serving with a famous battal-
ion Of the United States army as a
Salvation army worker, has been
mentioned in battalion and regi-
mental orders. has been 'Over the
top several times with the battal-
ion, has been acclaimed the most
popular man in the battalion and
recommended for a commission as
chaplain.
Major" Atkins, who is known to
the officers and men of the battal-
ion as "the little major" TO dis
tinguish him from the real major
of the ganization, Major Theo-
dore Roosevelt, JT, is said TO carry
The good luck of the unit with him.
The boys believe that when he is
present with them in an engage
ment, their casualties are light. On
one occasion, when a raid was to
be undertaken, the little majors
unit suffered only four casualties,
while the next organization suf-
fered severely.
When PAYDAY was a long time
coming recently, he gave each man
IN the battalion an order for seven
francs on the canteen- Each took
advantage of the ".jawbone" as the
army boys call a loan and when
payday came not one failed to visit
the little major with the return
payment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-22
ANNUAL CUTTING
ENJOYED BY 100
Municipal Picnic Conducted BY City
and County Officials Proves
TO Be a Success

Beautiful weather was not the
least Of the factors aiding in making
a huge success OF the municipal
picnic held at tho Eagles camp
Saturday afternoon and night.
Every one had an enjoyable time;
not only the more festive young
folk but the more sedate ones as
well.
Approximately one hundred NUM-
cipal heads, members OF the police
and fire departments, their wives
and families and guests. assembled
at the city hall at 1870 Saturday
afternoon ana left in automobiles
for the picnic ground which was
formerly the old Norwegian camp.
Instrumental music singing,
dancing, swimming, rowing base
ball and other games were some OF
the entertainment provided A
basket supper was served at $3.50
followed at Q by bonfire, wiener
and marshamailow roast, with the
tired but gay picnickers leaving for
their homes at Il.
Entertainment furnished by Miss
Winifred Heideman at the piano
and by excellent singing was en-
Joyed. Patriotic airs were sung in
the evening with piano accompani-
ment by Miss Velma Hickman OF
the mayors office, who also had
charge of the arrangements for the
outing.
In the indoor baseball game.
played outdoors, Assistant States
Attorney Edward L. Eagle, DR.. c. Il.
Robb, Harry SChriver, Jess Hanna
and Charles Ginnane were the stars
The game was a round robin affair
with the above named persons doing
all of the batting. The defenders
of the bases from the encroach-
ments of these stars were put to
some exercises with the result that
all became warm under the collar.
Judge w. T. Church, while sitting
in the shade on the sidelines gave
out some good decisions.
Commissioners n. +. Juhl, John
H. Liedtke and John A. Murrin, to-
gether with c. n. Isaacson and
Jess Hanna starred at horseshoes.
| This pastime ceased with Jess
Hanna and c. n. IsaacsOn claiming
as county officials to have COM
pletely wiped out all serious compe-
tition from municipal sources.
Mayor William McConochie, Com
missioner Martin Rudgren, Detec-
tive Tom Cox, Sheriff George Rich
mond, Deputy Sheriff Jake Wigera
and others of the men exerted
/ themselves but little, but were
/ highly entertained by the athletic
activities Of the more adventurous
persons.
/ The women were entertained with
/ selections by an improvised orches-
ira composed of piano, snare and
bass drums, ukelele, cornet and
violin. Card tables placed In
shady hooks also aided in Willing
away the extremely warm after
noon.
The wee kiddies made a raid on
the soda water with the result
that pop" was at a premium as
early as o'clock. The picnic held
Saturday was the second OF the an
nual municipal affairs. All agreed
/ that if the next outing improves at
/ the same ratio as that of this year
over the first held, persons qualified
for invitations will begin counting
off the days just as they did
month or two before July A, in
! days gone by.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-22
PRUSSIAN PURPOSE IS GOD, STATES
ONE GERMAN PRISONER TO OFFICER
STATIONED ON ENGLISH TERRITORY

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the
Associated Press. despite their
four years of fighting, some of the
German prisoners of war still are
obsessed by the German idea of con-
Quering the world. That unadul-
terated Prussianism still exists in
the German ranks is the conclusion
of one British officer who has in
terviewed a number of the German
prisoners. One of them he de-
scribes as IAN intelligent univer-
sity man" The British officer
quotes their conversation as fol-
lows:
Il do not wish to insult you"
said the German, but you English
are well-intended fools. We who
govern in Germany are not like you.
We government the fools; the fools
govern you"
Your principles are sweeping"
replied the Briton. ITO come down
to practice, what have you to say
about the guilt of beginning the
war;"
"Guilt?" demanded the German /;
'ft was a glory. l claim it for Ger
many"
THAT is hardly your - official
view"
THE official view is for the
fools"
But you believe in the Prussian
purpose behind all this" asked the
British officer.
Il do, as in nothing else" re-
piled the German. The Prussian
purpose is God. There is no other.
Prussia will rend the veil of the
temple, but she will destroy to
create. Against Prussian might the
world as it exists today will fall in
ruins, but Prussia will build bet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-22
Left right: spago, Charles


Prominent American Socialets
who disagree with the present
leaders of the party in America in
their desire to see the allies win
the war decisitely have reached
London to attend the British labor
conference. The delegation is head
ed by John Spargo. Other mem
bers are Charles Edward Russell,
a member of the American COM
mission to Russia last year; A NJ.
SimOns, Socialist writer OF Milwau-
kee; Louis Kopelin, editor of THE
New Appeal" successor to The
Appeal to Reason; Alexander
Howat, Socialist member of the
United Mine Workers of America;
George D. Heron and Frank Bohm.
These American delegates are
pledged to oppose any attempt that
may be made at the conference to
include German or Austrian dele
gates in later, conference, which
it is proposed to hold in Switzer-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-22

Mrs. John Sheese of Joy spent
Thursday visiting in AledO.
George Elwyn went TO Rock Is
land Friday to take an eXamina-
ton before the medical advisory
board.
Keith Pofferbarger spent Thurs
day night at his home in New Bos-
ton
Lieutenant and Mrs. Lee left i'm
mediately after the wedding for
Houston, Texas where Mrs. Lee
will reside during her husband s
stay at Ellington field where he is
engaged as an instructor in the
bombing division of aerial warfare
VIII Shaw was a business caller
in Monmouth Friday.
John Parkinson went to Rock Is
land Friday.
Mrs. VIII Powers arrived in this
city Thursday from Viola to make
a short, visit at the John Gourley
home in Aledo.
Mrs. Charles Arenson went to
keithsburg Friday to make a short
visit with relatives.
Mrs, Ernest Croson and children
visited in Aledo Saturday with Mrs
Croson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs F.
NJ. Baker.
Charles Nesbitt was a business
caller in Rock Island Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Evans left for
their home in Fremont, Neb., after
making a weeks visit at the d. J.
Vanatta home in Aledo.
Dan Ward, who has been making
a short visit at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. d. E. Farr in Aledo, re
turned to his home in Rock Island
Saturday