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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-12-20
RED CROSS DRIVE
IS ON THIS week
LOCAL COMMITTEE SEEKS MEM.
BERSHIP OF 1856 IN
COUNTY.
BY j. Grant Hinkle.

The American Red Cross society
is composed cof patriotic and loyal
citizens who give of their time and
money to send comfort and neces-
saries of life to needy persons
throughout the world.
It matters not whether 1t be q
Galveston food, St. Thomas earth
quake, = famine in India, or prison
ers in Germany. sick in French, Eng
lish or Belgian hospitals, it is all
the same to the Red Cross.
Thousands of trained hands min
lister to the various needs. The
money is supplied by those who can.
not go to the fields, but who can
have a part in the great work by be-
ing represented with their money.
A call comes this week for mem
bership to enroll every adult in the
United States during this great
Christmas roll call. All you need
is heart and dollar" to be in this
roll call. 1t is confidently expected
that this will result in membership
OF 75 100000 people.
The money you have previously
given to the Red Cross has supplied
every American prisoner in Germany
with weekly parcel of food--often
about all the food he got. 1t gave
$4,000 school children regular
lunches In Paris during the last year.
More than 100000 Blankets have
been given out in emergency cases.
Thousands of European babies
have been kept alive through its
ministrations. Five hundred tons
of jam per month has been given our
soldiers and $1,000 automobiles have
been sent to France to supply means
of distributing the necessities of life
to those in need.
There were 1866 members in
Thurston county last year and the es-
innate based on the population
should give 1856 members to the
Red Cross in this great Christmas
roll call. The campaign closes next
Monday. December 23.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-12-20
PROPOSE BIG LAND
SETTLEMENT PLAN
DELEGATES AT YAKIMA CON.
FERENCE ADOPT MEASURE
FOR LEGISLATURE.

Delegates to the conference of tie
Washington State Land Settlement
association, at Yakima. Wednesday.
agreed upon a bill to be introduced
rat the next session of the legislature
that marks the first step in the policy
of reconstruction to be adopted by
the state.
The measure carries two appro-
priations, one of $2.5OO,OOO, to be
used in the development of the land
projects contemplated by the act, and
one of $4,000 for administrative ex-
penses.
A new state board is created, to
be known as the state land settlement
board, composed of three members
to be appointed ~ the governor.
They are to be appointed for six-year
terms, devoting their entire time to
the work. The board is to be bi-par-
tisan, not more than two of its mem
bers to belong to the dominant polit-
ical party.
The principles of the proposed uni
form state act recently submitted by
Secretary of the Interior Franklin X.
Lane have been fully incorporated
into the measure. the only exceptions
being where it was found necessary
to modify the act so as to meet the
state constitutional and statutory
provisions. In general way the bill
is modelled after the California stat
ute Of 1917, which Is the only law In
the United States at the present re-
1ating to land settlement.
After investigating and determin-
ing upon project for development
the board will proceed to- acquire
title to the lands and to improve the
same by clearing, drainage. irriga-
sction. seeding, planting and erecting
suitable buildings, also making pro.
visions for live stock upon the sever
al farm allotments. State lands will
at times fall within such projects
and be acquired, by the board and
utilized.
A project manager will be placed
in charge Of each project to be devel
oped who will render all possible as.
sistance to the accepted settlers In
the way of advice in farm manage
ment and operation.
A separate resolution adopted by
the convention directs the Legislative
committee to prepate bill for a
constitutional amendment granting
to the land settlement board the
power of eminent domain In acquir-
ing lands within any approved pro-
ject where such owners cannot be
loacted or may refuse to sell to the
board, thereby preventing the board
from taking over and developing
such project.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-12-20
HUNTERS FORFEIT BAIL.
-Four Arrested for Game Law Viola
tiOns Fail to Appear for Trial.

Four men recently arrested for
violations of the game laws forfeited
their bail of $25 each Wednesday
when they failed to appear before
Police Judge Walter Crosby at the
time set for their trials.
Two of them were Arthur Mattau
and J. w. Mencarell, who were ar
rested December 1 by Game Warden
Ira Light Of Pierce county, for hunt.
ing in this county without county
license. The others were Frank
Severson and c. w. Marsh, who were
recently arrested for hunting and
shooting wild ducks after nightfall.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-12-20
WOULD OEPORT ALL
ALIEN 'SLACKERS'
GOVERNORS CON-
FERENCE, LISTER PROPOSES
RETURN OF EvADERS.

Governor Ernest Lister, who is at
tending the national conference of
governors at Baltimore, Md, in an
address Wednesday urged state gov
ernments to study the causes of So
cial unrest.
In discussing the labor situation
he said that every state has found in
carrying out the selective service act
that certain men had renounced their
American citizenship in order to
avoid going to war.
"And l Think" he said, while the
governors applauded. that every
man who renounced his American cit
izenship because he was afraid to
fight for America ought to be re-
turned to his native land at the very
earliest opportunity.
"If we should follow that course
in dealing with those who are not
loyal to the country we would help
greatly in clearing up an ugly situa-
ton. l have no use for the man who
is not willing to fight for his country
in its hour of trial and peril.
1--WE ought also to see to 1t that
the affairs of this country shall be so
managed that there shall be work
for every man able to work. and that
every man ought to be an asset and
not liability to his country. And no
man has right to live In this coun-
try who is not willing to work for It..
We have not reached the time when
any man has right to say that this
country owes him living. But he
ought to be able to get living il he
is able and willing to work for it,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-12-20
ARRANGE CHRISTMAS CONCERT.
Musicale to BE Given ut the United
Churches Sunday Evening.

A Christmas concert which is to
be great treat to Olympia music
lovers is to be given at the United
Churches Sunday evening. under the
direction of Mrs. w. C. Davis. Hiram
H. Tuttle, Tacoma's well-known bar
itone; Walter Whiting, violinist;
Mrs. A. w. Tyler, soprano; Mrs. A.
c. Baker. pianist, and Mrs. Davis,
pipe organist. and ladies' chorus
of 80 members will participate A
collection will be taken for the BEN
eft of the Red Cross.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-12-20
p. NJ. Jacobs Is wounded.

Private Purcell NJ. Jacobs, son OF
Mrs. M. Jacobs, 1907 Oak street. was
wounded in the left arm by Ger
man sniper and Is being treated in a
hospital in France. he says In let
ter received by his mother recently.
Mrs. Jacobs was notified by the wa,
department that he was missing in
action and his name so appeared In
the casualty list this week. but the
official report Is incorrect, as his let.
ter is dated November Is.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-12-20
Chadwick Now Chief Justice.

Upon the reorganization of the
state supreme court this week, Judge
Stephen J. Chadwick was elected
chief justice. succeeding Judge John
F. Main. The custom of the court is
to elect tn oldest member who has
the shortest term to serve.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-12-20

Herman w. Heye. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. e. B. Heye. who went to. France
with Company l. 361 Infantry, 91st
division, writes that he has been in
a base hospital for several weeks
but it getting along fine," accord
ing to letter received by his parents
this week,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-12-20

Continued on Page Twelve.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-05-03
NEW HAVEN

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Harry were CIV
en- a surprise party last Friday evening
by thirty of their friends. Music was
furnished by three piece orchestra and
a pleasant time was enjoyed by all
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Moulton of Pan
ton were recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Davis,
Mrs, f. E. Rowley spent last week
with her son, f. E. Rowley and family
in Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford recently enter
tanned relatives from Rutland.
Henry Dimmock, Ralph Landon,
Shirley Langdon, F. M. Merrill, Ira
Everest and Philo Elmer were among
those who attended the Dairymen's
meeting at Middlebury Saturday even
ing.
Mrs. M. J. Landon and Miss Mari
anne Landon returned from Florida
Saturday evening.
The Addison County conference Of
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-05-03

Congregational churches are to meet
here on Tuesday, May eth.
Mr.. B. ]. Fisher returned on Satur-
day from spending the winter in Flori-
da
Robert Parker who has been very i'll
with pneumonia continues to gain.
Charles Swenor is repairing his barn
Mrs. Joseph Lorraine is in failing
health.
Mrs. ]. c. Wilder has returned from
Hartford, Conn.
The students of the High School re-
peated their drama an Plum Valley
in East Middlebury.
The Neshobe Camp Fire Girls had a
Red Cross entertainment Wednesday
evening and gave the pageant Amer
ica."
Arthur St. John visited friends in
town last week before leaving with his
contingent for Camp Devens.
W. W, Hubbard was a Burlington Wis
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-05-03

itor last week.
Several from here motored to Bur-
lington on Saturday to view the ruins
of the chocolate factory.
S. d. Doud is the delegate from the
Congregational church to attend an
ordination at the Weybridge Congrega-
tional church May 18th.
Mrs. John Lodewick of Saratoga was
the recent guest of Mrs. c. c. Chaffee.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Clement were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. V. Stur-
tevant Sunday.
c. S. Dana has charge of the care of
Evergreen Cemetery for this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Roscoe are
expected here soon from Steele, Ala,
where they have spent the winter with
Mrs. Roscoe's sister, Mrs, Calvin
Sprague.
Mrs. Henry Wheeler expects to en-
large her dwelling house on East ST.,
for the occupancy of her family and
that of her son.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-05-03
WEYBRIDGE HILL

Miss Anna Wooster of Whiting is
spending some time with her sister,
Mrs. L. L. Wright
Mrs. A. Brown of Benson spent sew
eral days at the home of her brother,
A. l.. Austin last week.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. A. James who have
been i'll the past week with grippe are
much better.
Osborne Pratt left Wednesday morn
ing to accompany the car containing his
team and household goods to his for
mer home in Maine, he expects to re-
turn in a few days and he and Mrs.
Pratt will make the trip by automobile.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-10

Paris and London are loud In their
praise Of the quality and behavior Of
the Americans In the Aisne-Marne bat
Ito, and the newspapers there relate
many instances Of their bravery, cool
ness and determination. They are adj
mittedly ms fine troops as ever were
seen, and even the least experienced
of them have no Idea Of anything but
winning every fight they 90 into.
Their craftsmanship. both with the
rifle and with larger weapons. IL re-
markable: their doRgcdness is tenn
pered with nm unquenchahle hum0r,
and their stamina rs such that mt times
bodies Of them fought for many hours
without food or drink, declining TO
halt their advance 70 LET the commits
sary catch mp with them These
splendid troops. with their gallant and
competent officers. have done their full
part in stopping the German offensive
and converting It into an nlied often
sive, md If they are now called on TO
stop and await the arrival Of more Of
their countrymen. America should rest
satisfied patient md proud. The
American casualty lists VIII be longer
and longer each day for time. but
the bereaved ones may well take ex-
amale Nv tbe nroud unwecping grief
with which Colonel. Roosevelt received
the news Of The death of his gallant
son, Quentin
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-10

Finally authentic word Of the deaEn
of the former ear came out Of Rus
sin. He was ordered ahot by q local
bolshevik official because OF counter
revolutionary plots md h!s soh i said
TO have died OF exposure few lays
Inter
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-10
The Padre Scores.

Now and again guy viii. take me
off to one side and fix 1t up with me
TO write his girl or his mother after
he is bumped off, promising to do the
same for me.
Yet they joke about 1t, too. Pop
said to the chaplain today:
"You won't forget that little matter,
padre, will your
"What little matter Is thatT' asked
the chaplain.
why, my tombstonel"
The chaplain looked surprised.
you never mentioned a tombstone
to me-" he protested.
Sure ] didi Don't you remember!
A bottle of rum at head and feet p
But the chaplain came back at him
'No," he said gravely; '.for then you
wouldn't lie quiet.r-George Patnllo in
Saturday Evening Post.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-10
sFIouf LIttIe Hurt 81 sea water.

II is Il widely known fact among
sailors that -four viii not only float
after immersion in sea water, but sRf
fer very little damage. 70 ascertain
the actual damage a baker IN New
South Wales submerged bag Of flour
in the ocean and left 1t In the water
67 hours. A 9S-pound weight was nee
essary to sink 150-pound bag, which
would have supported Is pounds on top
Of the water, Il is estimated, or half its
own weight. When lifted and weighed,
the bag scaled 1916 pounds. II was
dried for four days and yielded TO
pounds of perfectly dry -four, the bag
and waste weighing 2s pounds. Baked
into bread. ii gave perfect results.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-10

When Foch's offensive WINS week
old It appeared probable that Ludeh-
dorff would attempt to make at least
d temporary stand on the half-circle
running from Scissors through the
outskirts Of Oulchy, below Fere-en-
Tardenois and across toward the
Mountain Of Relms. Competent OBJ
servers believed his troops were 100
dlsorganized to hold this line for long,
and that he would be forced to fall
back to, the vesle river, which runs al
most due west from Reims, joining
the Alsne near scissors.
The main efforts of General Won
Boehm. the Immediate commander OF
the Germans In the salient, were dl-
rected to keeping open the roads OF
retreat. He was given the assistance
not only Of most Of the crown princes
reserves, but also Of nine divisions
from the army Of Crown Prince Itn-
precht Of Bavaria. Already he was
hdying great difficulty in feeding the
men he had there, ana the hduitions
did little but stiffen his resistance and
add to his commissary troubles.
AT the time af VIZ ting, the full-scope
Of General Fuch's plans Is not re-
vealed. He has the initiative, md may
elect to continue the offensive with
all his strength IN the effort to drive
the Huns beyond the AIsne and rs
much farther az they can be forced
or he may find II prudent 70 hold them
at the yesle and await the arrival OF
more Americans. II Is a noteworthy
fact that 20 per cent OF the allied
troops engaged In the present battle
are French. A considerable portion
Of The remainder are British and Ital-
fans. If so much can be done with 50
comparatively small a force Of Ameri'
cans taking part, ask observers, what
win happen to the Huns when mil
lion Americans are In the fighting line
and another million at least waiting
their turn for action? And this state
Of affairs win be reached by October
it IS predicted.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-10

The Pritish government II hayiug
trouble with the pacifsts Who have
permeated all the war material fac
tories, and last week caused strikes
of thousands Of mlnition workers. The
cabinet decided. IT was reported init
II the strike continued the strikers cf
military age would be drafted immed-
atelN into the army.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-10

q strong force of English and Scots
troops down from the north, and they
quietly slipped around south Of the
Marne toward Reims. At the ap-
pointed time these seasoned fighters
hit the German lines southwest OF the
cathedral city mighty blow. Ia the
succeeding days, acting as the east
arm of the plncers, they pushed for
ward into the salient from the Noun.
tain of Relms toward Ville-en. Tarde-
nois and Fismes Their progress was
slower than that Of the Franco.Amerl'
cans on the west, for the country ~
which they were fighting was much
more difficult. East Of Reims the
French and italian held their own
and even made some advance though
the plan did not call for a drive by
them.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-10

n Flanders 'he Rritish carried out
SIN important operation that resulted
IN ne capture Of Meteren. They have
been devcting themselves to preparing
for the now offensive which. according
to the logic ~ the situation, Luden-
dorH must undertake and which nc
cordlng to military experts, probably
VIII be directed against some part Of
the line held by the British, Such an
offensive would be largely to influence
public opinion IN Germany and dirent
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-10

Wien Foch was secretly preparing
Tor his great strategic attack he called
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
PRAYER

Prayer of the soul It is what that it hvesthe nourishmen of the humanity Without nourh without Prayer is twice the life of the soul
 It certainly that those people from prayeroes to live, live strongly They that Christ the boat; climb fed from hidden of able aside from above swollen streams of disaster with facility have kind of level consistency e which the lesser feed discover the find when the roundngs apparently yield discern the night of deah light with them the the native soul It therefore found satisfaction that essential quality of life itself.
 All have beginning Theology has nothing do with training The
  The first that The second s Wait
 Really the thing have decide Shall be joyful savsh? Shall be like laughter chd like bird like shining star? Or shall unwilling yielding of red feeling about the dark that be found and locked when house. if 1t is Prayer with which like walking path experience practice growths usually take time They leurey They their the soil and gradually fronds to the air.
 The ideal path wengh through pasture drowning cliff through lighted gladesbu begins with whic rises, its last unheard syllable, o a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17

warmed my heart and brought me very real cheer and encouragement. It is a message of just the sort that one needs in these trying times, and I hope that you will express to your associates my profound appreciation and my entire con- fidence in their loyalty. their patriotism, s1d their enthusiasm for the great work they are doing. Cordially and sincerely yours. WOODROW WILSON,"
 And here is what Secretary of War Newton D. Baker says:
 We are very glad to observe that the Salvation Army is lending it's powerful and in many ways unique aid in the general cooperation of the community at large with the military activities of the country. This cooperation is new thing in the worlds history, and the war department welcomes and is grateful fpr such help as you and your associates can give"
 But how is the work prized by those who have been abroad and seen what was being done? Let one of our gov ernors make answer.
 Governor R. Livingston Beeckman. just returned from the war front in France. has issued thiss statement upon the oc- casion of the Providence Chamber of Commerce extending 9 public welcome to Commander Miss Evangeline Booth. at
 SContinued on Page Nine,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
SLEUTHED!

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
 Our German contemporaries Deutsche Tages Zeitung and Germania, have done a clever bit of detective work.
 They have discovered just how many soldiers we have sent to Europe.
 This is how they did it, marvellous sleuths that they are.
 The big transport Tuscania, they reason. carried only approximately 24OO men. According to reports" 1S transports from the United States have arrived in France. Therefore only about 10000 American soldiers are now there.
 Wonderful sleuthingi
 But one cannot but wonder why this shrewd work was not carried a step further. According to the announce ments of the Berlin authorities, who are nothing if not veracious, hardly a day passes that the Germans do not take prisoners some of these Ameri- can soldiers. If the figures were rooted out and footed up by Deutsche Tages Zeitung and Germania it seems prob able that most if not practically the whole kit and bilin' of these 10000 American. soldiers, instead or being in France, would be found to be in Ger man prisons-may the Lord have mercy on their bodies.
 Why such moderation on the part of the German sleuths? Why. when such talent goes a-sleuthin'?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17

try in the great present emergency things of practical worth for all time
 These government experts, 1t is as- sumed, will recommend to the ship ping Board, the Fuel Board and the Railroad Director in Washington just such development. and expenditures for such, as George Gordon Crawford asked of the finance committee of the Steel Corporation when he came to Birmingham to direct the operations of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- road Company.
 We all know what Crawford has done. He has expended millions of dollars in development and improve ment of plants and in building new oDes on a great and broad scale, but he has made every dollar count and earn. So it is believed Chairman Me- Adoo and MT Hurley will do when they hear what Arthur J. Mason and Daniel Bontecou have to tell them as to what the Warrior river is and what 1t needs to make 1t a great asset of the transportation system of this country.
 X Af
 Some one has described the Warrior river as double-tracked railroad, with no terminal facilities. A correct descr1p- ton 1t Is. But now that Mr. McAdoo as chairman. of the railroads and trans portation systems of this country is to be practically advised of conditions ana to be told by experts of the relief 1t can be made to afford the railroads in sup plying bunker coal to Mobile and New Orleans and supplying the Tennessee company's plants, the fertilizer fac tories and other concerns with heavy low-grade freight not now profitable to the congested railroads 1t is but nat ural to assume that he will o. k, any report to immediately make the Warrior a full part of the transportation system of this great industrial section.
 x # x
 From the Frisco bridge at Cordova down to Tuscaloosa, coal mines are all