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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24

"A Scotsman was fined and imprisoned
for twenty days for feeding bread to
bear.
A young officer at the front was
badly gassed. He became afflicted with
chronic cases of asthma and bronchitis.
Later he went in for aviation, and after
some weeks in the air his ailments dis
appeared.
The British ministry of pensions has
on its books 1,100, 900 cases, including
disabled soldiers. wives and dependents,
and the rate is being increased $4,000 a
week. =
Because of the damp climate in
France. during recent weeks American
soldiers who have stoves have had to
adopt a system of baking their firewood
before burning it. something entirely
new to many of them.
A German civilian prisoner was
granted permission to return to his
home, but before leaving England he
was searched. Inside shaving stick
he had concealed gold sovereigns.
One British soldier who was blinded
in battle and lost one hand and who has
but single finger on the other, now
boasts of being able to run typewriter.
Pity from others is a thing despised
by the average wounded soldier Those
Iaruenting over the injuries Of the men
wonder why they receive such little re-
Of his physical sacrifice in the present
war, no matter how great it may be.
The Turk is barbarous. but the
have fought against him have found
him fair in battle. something that can
not be said Of the Germans.
hal
by the courts Of England and as
consequence the people are permitted
to do a little boarding in this particular
commodity.
Contents bills formerly were dis
tinguishing features OF the news
stands of England, but these were
abolished after the war started Black
news agent attracts attention by her
poetic jingles on current events. One
Of them, written after might free Of
air raids follows:
"Oh, bless we. the wind and the rain,
Which stopped them from coming again."
The position of honorable mer-
chant" no longer exists in Germany,
for under present circumstances there
can be no such thing. according to a
certain German newspaper.
Here is benediction from. the
Farmwoman, a journal published in
England in the interest of the women
tilling the soil. The girl who wrote
it was a. t"Townie" before she donned
smock and overalls for the wholesome
life of the country. 1t reads:
God bless the COW. altho' she bellows,
God bless the cowmen, honest fellows,
God bless the byre and bless the stall
And bless the laborers, bless them all.
God bless the roads and bless the fields,
God bless the land and all it yields,
God bless my little cottage home,
To which at night tired come
1t is estimated that fully five hun
dred lives have been saved on the seas
alone since carrier pigeons first began
to be generally used. The birds are
sent out by damaged anu sinking ships
and they usually bring relief 1t is
estimated that 81 per cent of the mes
sages sent out by carrier pigeons reach
their destination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
Real Secret About Meat.

The real secret of meat is that it is
two-thirds water. and not very clean
water at that. If. instead of serving
you steak. they gave you the water
plate. you would not only refuse to eat
it on its palatable merits. you would
absolutely refuse to believe 1t a SUI
ficient meal for an adult. Fortunately,
know this, so they dare not ration
cereals and pulses and piths and the
rest as severely as they ration meat
On the other hand, they allow too little
eschew the meat ration. By abstaining
from it you can combine an air of
patriotic self-sacrif1ce with as much re-
pletion as is good for you. No cheaper
and pleaSanter way of getting on with
the war can be suggested.
One general caution is important. If
you are accustomed to eat ordrink any
particular substance. whether it be
you will find, when you first discontinue
it. that you will miss it; and that you
will mistake the. sensation, of unfulfill-
ment for hunger. You must. there
until you get used to the new dietary:
for if you go on eating until you feel
you have had enough you will burst.
second caution is that you be not
misled by tradition as regards modern
foods. Soup once consisted of boiled
bones. Except for the unpleasant fla
vor. it might as well have consisted of
boiled cricket bats. You can still get
bone infusion served in Ireland for
soup. and very horrible it is. But thick
soups have long since ceased to depend
on stewed skeletons for their quality.
Nobody who is not a superstitious fool
ever puts bone into thick soup nova
days.
Margarine is another example. 1t be-
gan as contemplate imposture pro-
duced by torturing animal fat into an
imitation of butter 1t still has the evil
reputation it gained in those days. But
to .y it is made from nuts and vege-
table oils. and it is probable that after
the war butter will be sold as inferior
margarine and that no gentleman will
consent to be seen eating it. Thus do
people become vegetarians without
knowing it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
Suffrage Paper Suspends.

Oorfespohdehce OF the Associated Press
LONDON. February 14.-After ten
years continuous existence as the or
gan of woman suffrage in England. the
periodical Votes for Women ceases pub
lication with the February issue.
The time for an exclusively suffrage
journal has gone by" il says in its
valedictory. Votes for Women did it's
work for ten years; it was a pioneer
among women's papers. 1t comes to an
end at a dramatic moment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
Many Drawbacks, of Course.

will not pretend that there may not be
grave drawbacks. Abstention from the
practice of feeding on dead bodies seems
to produce a peculiar ferocity. which is
perhaps why all thes great .conauerors of
antiquity worked with meatless soldiers
And it is the worst form of ferocity-that
is, vrtuous indignation. Compare, for ex-
ample. Byron with Shelley! Byron made
fun Of George III and Soutkey, but he did
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24

Meatless Beginners Mistake.
Almost all meatless beginners eat
too much under the erroneous ana
very dangerous impression that they
have to make up in quantity Tor an
imaginary loss in quality. Novices IN
vegetarianism have been known TO
bring themselves to deaths door by
eating too much. and then. when they
were reduced to mutton chop and
potato, suddenly get we'll and spend the
rest of their lives in describing how
they once tried vegetarianism and were
nearly killed by it. Men. to win bets.
have been known to eat three legs OF
mutton. turkey, six pounds of sau-
sages and 100 oysters at sitting.
with beer ad lib.
The man who will dispose Of fifty
dates and Dutch cheese has yet to
be discovered. The vegetarian books
are loud in their praises of cheese. oat-
meal. wheat meal, whole, meal. hominy
lentils, haricots, pease pudding, rice
and so forth. The enthusiastic vege-
tartan will go into the woods. strip
from the bole Of a tree loathsome
blanket of livid fungus. which pro-
claims itself to every sense as rank
poison. and broil and eat it with beam
ing relish and flourish on it: but what
I say is. be careful. Scientifically nu-
tritious meals are. in the quantities
prescribed by "metabolists." who have
never eaten them, deadly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
TINY VOLUMES FOR FIGHTERS,
Y. M. C. A. COUNCILS PRODUCT

well as soldiers is a translation by
Warren E Bristol of the now famous
letters Of Alfred Eugene Casaiis- under
the title: For France and the Faith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24

When Charles w. Eliot. president of
Harvard. compiled a '.fve-foot shelf of
the worlds best literature, he was accred-
tied with a feat in condensation. The Y.
NJ. C. A war work council has achieved a
greater feat in its "hve-inch shelf Of re-
ligious books which already are being
cans in the trenches.
Books. magazines and newspapers are
being sent by the ton. But the staple
religious works are included in a
score of little volumes, all of which
easily could be slipped in the side
pocket of a civilians coat, and any one
of which could be put in a soldiers hip
pocket without causing any appreci-
able bulge.
New Testament Edition.
The one volume of this series which
will be placed in the hands of every
man in uniform is a tiny but clearly
printed copy of the New Testament,
I'M khaki binding. half an inch thick,
ana Tour BY two and a half inches. In
even smaller separate volumes are
printed separately the Psalms, the
Proverbs. st. John and St. Mark. and
alternating chapters of the latter gos-
pei are in French.
The rest of the books are inspiration
al. brief. pithy and virile. one is en-
titled: Some Words of President Will
son About Religion" in which is con-
tanned his estimate of the Bible in these
words:
Inc Bible stands right in the center.
in the market place Of our lives. and
there bubbles with the waters of life. 1t
is, itself. the fountain. the inexhaustihle
fountain. and only those who have
learned from it, and only those who
have drunk of those waters, can be re-
freShed for the long iaurneYn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
BRUTALITY MARKS GERMAN
TREATMENT OF PRISONERS
LNTERNED IN BOCHE CAMPS

While German prisoners in the hands
clothed and sheltered and required to
perform only light work not directly
connected with military labor. soldiers
of the allied forces who are SO I'M
fortunate as to fall alive into the hands
Of the Huns are systematically abused,
dubbed, beaten with the butts of rifles,
stabbed, shot, starved to death and
otherwise maltreated in a manner so
revolving as to remove the perpetrators
forever from any right to fellowship
with civilized peoples.
That American soldiers may expect
even more brutal treatment if they
are taken prisoner by the Huns is as
sured, according to reports from Eng
lish and French soldiers who have wit
messed the methods of the Huns IN
abusing and attempting to terrify
Americans who have already been cap
tured. These reports are borne out
by stories published in German pa
pers which have been smuggled across
the frontiers into Switzerland or other
neutral countries.
The following circumStantial state
ment by a Belgian soldier Of treatment
accorded to prisoners of war has been
verified by the Belgian government
and constitutes one of the most frlsht-
full arraignments of Hun 'kultur ever
published. 1t has been given out for
ofhcial O. X. of the Belgian legation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
Volumes of Interest.

Other titles include The Practice Of
the Presence of God" by Brother Law
renee; How to Know the Will of God"
by Henry Drummond: do You win ,"
and Who Is Jesus Christi" by Dr.
Charles R Brown, dean of the Yale
Divinity School; The Fight for Char
acter." by Henry Churchill King, and
The Second Mile," by Harry Emerson
Fosdick
One volume of interest to laymen as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
LIFE WITHOUT MEAT
BY BERNARD SHAW.
Copyright, 1918. by the Tribune Association.)
Meatless Beginners Mistake.

losing even his desire to live. must ne
another Daniel Lambert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
Says Textbooks Are All Wrong.

am by no means sure that his ap-
prehensions are not justified. AL
though 1 can say nothing about the
textbook estimates of how much
food we need except that they are
all wrong, / can, say with confidence
that the civilian who attempts to live
on his meat ration will presently
find himself an invalid. while the
more sensible person who boldly
gives up meat altogether and makes
it his business to get his fill of un-
rationed or less stinted food may be
none the worse. and possibly a good
deal better. Only. it must be under
stood that this cannot be done by
eating cabbage instead of beef. A
vegetarian is not person who lives
on vegetables, any more than a Catho-
lie is a person who lives on cats. Of
what are commonly and usefuIly dis
tinguished as greens the meatless
man needs no more than the human
carnivor. If you try to live on
brussels sprouts and rice pudding
you will be as poor a specimen as
the woman who tries to live on
rashers and tea. If you buy a vege-
tartan cookery book, do not concen-
trate on the tomato and breadcrumb
dish because 1t happens to be easy to
make.
Above all, do not go to the other ex-
treme. and. having ascertained that
dates and lentils are more nutritious
than beafsteaks, attempt to swallow
them on large scale. If you do, your
sensations will convince you that death
from starvation is .pleasanter than
death from overlooking. The sedentary
civilian who can eat more than two
dates without losing all desire ever to
eat again. or can INCEST a mass of
brown lentils. with It's usual attendant
ration OF pebbles and clay, without
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24

1t is estimated that fully five hun
dred lives have been saved on the seas
alone since carrier pigeons first began
to be generally used The birds are
sent out by damaged and sinking ships
and they usually bring relief 1t is
estimated that 81 per cent of the mes
sages sent out by carrier pigeons reach
their destination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24

Pity from others is a thing despised
by the average wounded soldier. Those
over the injuries of the men
wonder why they receive such little re-
Spouse. The average soldier is proud
Of his physical sacrifice in the present
war, no matter how great it may be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
SHRAPNEL
SideEghts on the War
-BY-
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

"A Scotsman was fined and imprisoned
for twenty days for feeding bread to
a bear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24

The British ministry of pensions has
on its books 100000 cases, including
disabled soldiers. wives and dependents,
and the rate is being increased $4,000 a
week. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24

The Turk is barbarous. but the
British, and Australian soldiers who
have fought against him have found
him fair in battle, something that can
not be said Of the Germans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24

One British soldier who was blinded
in battle and lost one hand and who has
but single finger on the other now
boasts of being able to run a typewriter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24

Tea has not yet been held food
by the courts Of England and as
consequence the people. are permitted
to do little boarding in this particular
commodity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24

Because of the damp climate in
France. during recent weeks American
soldiers who have stoves have had to
adopt system of baking their firewood
before burning it. something entirely
new to many Of them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-03
RESOLUTION

The Slovenian Republican ALI
ance of Ely, gathered at a public
mass meeting held ON April 26th.
declared that u: is their keenest
desire to statlnchly stand by the
government of the United States
in its fight for freedom and to ex-
tend to this country all the as
sets both moral and financial in
order to aid in its lofty aims.
They declare that the German
Austro-Hungarian m ilitari m
must be overthrown before any
conferences for peace take place
as it is in the defeat of Germany
and Austria, that they perceive
their victory for freedom and
democracy.
FRED A. WIDER,
Chairman of the meeting.
JACOB KUNSTELJ,
Secretary.
BUY W. S. s.
Buy a bushel of potatoes, Save
wheat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-03

WAR WORK FUND
Recognized War Activities on
Sound Financial Basis.

The attached list of names com
prise the patriotic and public
spirited citizens of Ely, Winter
and Section Thirty who have OBJ
hgated themselves to pay tn,
sum of 81 per month each towards
the Eastern Vermilion War Work
Fund. This fund is to be used tt
meet the quotas Of the district or
calls for the Red Cross, Y. M. G.
A., K. of G. and such other recog
nized War Work activities sane.
toned by the U. S. government
Since the fund was started, the
government has placed it's o. K
on the war activities of the Sal
walton Army and Y. w. G. A.,
and no doubt when the call is is.
sued for funds, these recognized
activities will also receive cOnsid-
Grafton. $3.50
These pledges were signed with
the understanding that the money
was to be raised for governmental
recognized war activities. Some
people profess to believe that the
local Red Cross, patriotic doings,
church donations, dance tickets,
and such other purely local ac-
tivities were to be financed by
this fund. This was not the I'M
derstanding when the fund was
solicited. The big drives for Red
Cross, Y. NJ. G. A, K. of C. and
such other war work societies as
stated above was the object and
the War Fund was established on
the monthly basis in order to cut
down on the work of the public
spirited citizens continually being
drafted on committees for MAX
ing these drives. The committee
in charge of discussing the funds
on call sanctioned by President
Wilson and Secretary of War Ba-
ker is Capt. Geo. T. Ayres of this
city, Thos. S. Written of Winton
and II. G.. st. Clair of Section
Thirty. VIM. Vuoti is secretary
in charge of listing and keeping
the accounts in order and An.
drew Wattilo is treasurer. These
latter two are being assisted by
the city employees at the city hall.
The purely local, patriotic and
social affairs have no bearing on
the fund and money can't be used
from the same to finance dances,
suppers and such other social ac-
tivities.1 This is national fund
to help win the war and help our
boys at the front and in training
to keep their morale, furnish
amusementS, necessaries and at,
tention not furnished by the war
department. The government
has enlisted the Red Cross and
other societies in the war work
because they were the most able
to take care of it and it is for this
that dur money is going. Should
there be any left in the treasury
after the war, it will be cheer
fully returned to the donors.
Pay your dues promptly. The
April assessment is overdue and
IT you have not as yet paid, do
so at once. The May assessment
is due also. The list will, be added
to as fast as names are brought
in and checked up.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-17

rye H. a ea ig tris proportion or a
greater proportion. no other substi-
tutes are required II less than this
proportion OF rye -four is used the diff
ference between such amount used
and 40 per cent must be made up OF
other substitutes
Rule ga Bakers will be required
to use one pound OF substitutes to
each four pounds OF wheat -four III all
bakery products including bread. ex-
cept Glass sa-Crsckers. in which only
10 per cent of substitutes other than
rye are required.
The use OF the name Victory" will
be allowed in all products containing
the above proportions OF substitutes.
Revisions Of Previous Rules.
The previous rules limiting licenses,
millers, wholesalers. retailers. and
bakers to thirty days supply OF -four
will be changed 10 permit 4 sixty
days supply
The rules limiting sales by retailers
OF wheat fiouY TO an eighth OF barrel
in cities and quarter OF a barrel In
sparsely settled districts are rescind-
I'd.
The rule limiting the sale OF -four
by millers to wholesalers. or whole
salers to retailers In combination with
substitutes or certificates therefore.
and the rule restricting the sale Of
10 per cent OF previous sales are re-
scinded
Manufacturers OF alimentary pastes
and wheat breakfast foods are limited
to their normal consumption OF wheat
or wheat -four with the understanding
that they are not to unduly expand
their ordinary consumption OF wheat
Rules prohibiting the starting OF
new plants ready for operation prior
TO July /. 1918. are rescinded
Where millers sell directly TO con
sumcrs they shall oDey the same rcs.
ulstons as retail store dealer
Whcatle- days and wheatle- meals
are discontinued.
Nothing ia those regulation Is o.
be construed 10 mean thar there has
heen any sctiin" q. ide or changing 81
the Pure r. Laws a. prcmulst ted
by the Bureau OF Chemistry Depart
mont Of Agriculture. or the Internal
Revenue Law as administered by the
Internal Revenue Commissioner which
reaulrements must be conformen 20 10y
manu- aciu-ers and dealers in all cases
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-17
UNCEASING MISERY
Some Alma Kidney Sufferers Get
Little Rest or Comfort.

There is little sleep, little rest, lit
tie peace for many sufferer from
kidney trouble Life is one continual
round Of pain. You can't rest at
night when there's kidney backache.
You suffer twinges and "stabs' OF
pain, annoying urinary disorders,
lameness and nervousness. You can
be comfortable at work with darting
pains and binding dizzy spells.
Neglect these ailments and serious
troubles may follow Begin using
Doan's Kidney Pills at the first sign
of disorder. Thousands have TESTIFIED
TO their merit. Alma readers Will
find convincing proof of merit IN the
following testimony:
Mrs. George Wingett, st. john 81,
Ithaca, Mich, says: II was bothered
by backache and pain across my
kidneys. Sometimes the attacks were
so bad. | couldn't sleep at night
Doan's Kidney Pills were recommend
ed TO me and | used them. They soon
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Price zoe, at all dealers. Don't
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Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Wingett had. Foster Milburn
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