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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-01-04
LIQUOR Can Win SAYS Journal

The Chicago Journal thinks it will
not be difficult for the liquor interests
TWO Illinois
to hold 13 states and thus defeat the
tah11 Parlayc'1rn- IS -az..-stvhbor'
fighter, if not always an intelligent
one; and the new battlefield is dis
tinctly favorable to his tactics. The
amendment must be ratified by sc
states within seven years, or it ex-
pircs by limitation. Therefore, all the
liquor champions need do is to hold
IS states, nay, merely stave off action
in 13 states, for seven years and a
Legislative day, and their fight is won
If there is any vitality left in their
once mighty organization, they should
be equal to this task"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-01-04
Corrections in
Vote Record

The original newspaper reports OF
the vote on the Prohibition Amend
ment were not entirely correct. The
report in the last Issue also varies
from the official record. Charles F.
Fuller of the Twelfth district, whose
name was omitted, voted for the
Amendment. Niels JUL, of the Sew
enth district originally reported as
absent, voted against the amendment.
James McAndrews, originally credited
with a vote for, is shown by the Off
cial record to have voted against the
Amendment.
A complete record of the votes of
Illinois Congressman in the Senate
and House, appears in this number OF
The Issue.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-01-04
fGalesburg Registerl

One of the most essential things
now is to promote the nomination and
election of dry men to the Legislature.
This is the first step, and the most
essential. Without question the wet
forces will put all their energy for
six years into the election of wet Leg
islatures, and if they can succeed in
this they can defeat the amendment.
1t is up to the drys from now on to
be active, jealous, energetic, and re-
member that the battle is TO the ac-
tive, the vigilant, the brave.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-01-04
Canada Adopts
War Prohibition
Manufacture, Sale and Transportation
of Intoxicants Prohibited During
War and For One Year
Thereafter

On December p, official announce
ment was made that the Dominion of
Canada has decided upon National
Prohibition for the period of the war
and for Il months after the conclu-
sion of peace. According to the an
nouncement of the Government the
importation of Intoxicating liquors
into Canada must cease after the 31st
day of January, 1918. The transpor-
tation OF liquor to any part of Canada
wherein the sale of Intoxicating liquor
is illegal will be prohibited on and
after April l, 1918 The manufacture
of intoxicants will be prohibited on
and after a date to be determined on
further investigation and consideration
of the actual conditions of the indus
try. In the Prohibition order, intoxi-
eating beverages are defined as, any
liquor containing more than 21z per
cent, proof of spirits.
Drys to Win the War
The Governments announcement
ordering war time Prohibition, con-
tains the following explanation:
"On December II, the people gave to
the Government an unmistakablc
mandate for the vigorous prosecution
of the war, and for the employment of
all the country's energies and re-
sources necessary to achieve victory.
1t is essential and indeed vital for the
efficient conduct of the war that
wasteful or unnecessary expenditure
should be prohibited and that all arti-
cles capable of being utilized as food
should be conserved. 1t is beyond
question that the use of liquor affects
adversely the realization of this pur-
pose"
Sir William Hearst, the Premier Of
Ontario, in statement endorsing the
Government Prohibition policy, says:
"The action of the Dominion Gov
ernment will undoubtedly add greatly
to the financial strength and fighting
powers generally of the nation.
TThe Union Government is to be
congratulated on this exhibition of its
determination to conserve the whole
resources of the Dominion for the
struggle in which we are engaged"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-01-04
Illinois Enters 1918
With 1898 Saloons
New Wet and Dry Map Shows 81
Counties Entirely Dry

After a very careful study of the
records and painstaking inquiry
throughout the state. Mr.. A. w. Gil
lett. Superintendent of Law Enforce
ment OF the Anti-Saloon League. has
prepared new wet and dry map OF
Illinois. In connection with the map
Mr.. Gillett has gathered the following
suthoritative facts relative :. to. th..
exact situation in this state:
Fifty-four of the 102 counties of the
state are entirely dry and only one
entirely wet.
Fourteen hundred and sixteen dry
townships (including 10 precincts in
counties not under township organi-
zation) as against 100 wet townships
(including "a precincts.)
Eighty-seven per cent OF the area
OF the state is dry.
Forty-six per cent OF the population
of the state, counting the city of Chi
cago as entirely wet, resides in dry
territory.
Seventy-four per cent of the popu-
lation OF the state, omitting the city
of Chicago, resides in dry territory.
Seven entirely dry Senatorial Dis
tricts.
Illinois has 1872 dry cities and 731
dry villages. There are in this state,
II wet cities and 18l wet villages. This
makes a total of o13 dry municipal
ties as against 252 wet. Seventy-nine
of the 102 county seats are dry. The
number of saloons still existing in
each wet or partly wet county has
been ascertained. A study of this list
reveals some interesting facts. Fifty
four of the counties have no saloons.
Adding six partly wet counties results
in total of 90 counties in which there
are only 20 saloons. Partly wet coun-
ties added to make up this group are:
Bond, Calhoun, Fayette, Iroquois,
Shelby and Whiteside.
In a group of o. counties, there are
only Is saloons. The additional wet
counties in this class are: Hancock,
Lee, Pulaski and Sangamon.
Adding Montgomery, Effingham,
Carroll and Cass, results in a total OF
68 counties with only $50 saloons.
Seventy-hve counties have but 307
saloons, the additional ones in this
class being, Christian, Perry, Wood
ford, Putnam, Marshall, Logan and
Mason.
Ninety counties have o6o saloons.
This leaves II counties of the state
that contain 1924 saloons. These
counties are: Adams, Bureau, La
Sale, Peoria, Madison, Rock Island,
Kankakee, Kane, St. Clair, Will, Ma
coupin and Cook.
There are only 1853 saloons situ-
ated in 100 of the 102 counties.
This leaves 1924, or nearly two
thirds of the o,8o3 saloons in the state
in two counties, namely, Cook and St.
Clair.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-01-04
Voters Decide at Primary

That the passage OF the Amendment
Resolution places the responsibility
upon the voter, and especially at the
primary election, is noted by the fol-
lowing papers:
(Granvile Echo)
The Dattle is not over; the drys
have just commenced to fight. The
decisive conflict is just ahead and will
be fought to a finish in selecting mem
bers OF the General Assembly in 1918,
The cohorts of Rum are not easily
vanuuished, but they are now on the
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-01-04

Prompt adoption Of the resolution
for submission of the Prohibition
amendment to the national constitu-
ton means that national Prohibition
is in sight. Members of the Senate
and House of Representatives usually
have a pretty good line on public
sentiment in their states, and the
heavy majority for the submission OF
this question indicates their conviction
that John Barleycorn's hour has
struck.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-01-04
(East St. Louis Journal)

National Prohibition, like woman
suffrage, seems to be irresistibly roll
ing on to victory and ruling power.
King Alcohol appears to be in the
same boat with Germany's Kaiser,
and both would be glad of any "un-
derstanding" short of utter extinction.
But their dies appear to be cast.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-01-04
(Linco1n Starr

Congress has put the issue up to the
several states and the individual vot-
ers will send to the Legislature men
who will vote for or against the Pro-
hibition amendment.
The question is therefore not for
the Legislators to answer alone. But
it is rather for the voter who will cast
his ballot for men with known convic-
tons on the question.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-01-04
(Springheld Register)

1t looks as if the liquor forces are
going to meet annihilation unless pub
lie sentiment takes sudden turn. The
drift now Is for absolute Prohibition.
No one would have dared predict a
few years ago that both branches OF
Congress would pass Prohibition
amendment. Such remark would
have been considered the most absurd
folly. But both houses have passed
such an amendment and the formerly
impregnable fortress of the liquor in
terests has fallen completely to the
dry cohorts.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-01-04

To the suffering wives and moth
ers OF America the country's law
makers have given wonderful Christ
mas gift--a law which paves the way
for complete abolition of an evil that
has caused them more days and nights
OF terror and misery than even the
great war--Anboy News.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-01-04

President Wilson has been re-
quested in resolutions adopted by the
Newport War Camp and Community
Service Committee to prohibit the
sale of liquor at that place because
the presence of intoxicants might be
source of disaster to vital govern
ment interests"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-01-04
(Chicago Tribune)

The probability is that the manufac-
ture and sale of intoxicating liquor
will be prohibited in the United States
and that probability does not cause
much sadness.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-01-04
ILLINOIS NEWSPAPERS PREDICT
RATIFICATION OF DRY AMENDMENT
Favorable Action By Legislatures of Ihrty-SM States Is
Considered Certainty by Many Editors
OUTCOME DEPENDS ON VOTERS
The Primary Election on September H. Will Decide Verdict in
wet PAPER FORESEES DRY NATION

Illinois
will be adopted Below leading
of the addition
the they
sdi the
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-01-04

Mr.. Hoover says food will win the
war. This information is respectfully
referred to the patriotic % brewers
of America.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-01-04

There is scarcity of schooners.
But the beer schooner will never be
missed.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-01-04

run. The slogan: "a Saloonless Ma
ton by 1920" bids fair to be realized.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-29
TURKEY IS READY
TO SURRENDER.

Basel, Oct. 25.-Turkey will accept
peace based on the principles of right
and justice laid down by President
Wilson, which the new Turkish gov
ernment approves, the grand Tizier,
Tewf.k Pasha is quoted in CONSTANT
nople dispatch as having stated in
lament.
The grand viziers speech was mads
on the occasion of the presentation Of
the ministry to the chamber. He said
the government would grant without
delay to all elements not only political
rights without distinction as to na-
tionality or religion, but the right to
participate in the administration Of the
country.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-29
BERLIN PAPERS ON
WILSON'S REPLY
sAnswer Brings Us Nearer to Peace,e
Says One.

Basel, Oct. 25.-Comment on Pres'-
dent Wilson's latest note to Germany
is beginning to appear in the German.
papers. The National Zeitung Of
Berlin, says:
president Wilson has answered
quickly. Well, if ever Emperor VIII.
liam's invocation that~God be with
him is in season, it is right now"
The Neuste Nachrichten of Berlin,
says:
"1n spite of everything we feel that
this answer brings US nearer peace"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-29
Dual Monarchy Wavecing.

Amsterdam, Oct. 24-The speedy
unconditional surrender of the Austro-
Hungarian monarchy is probable
according to, Vienna dispatch to the
the Frankfort Gazette.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-29
fHR HERALD And NEWa-

333-Cannon, Yancy Mason 1858
157-Cannon, Joe Mack ........ 544
2O4ACannon, Jacob Calhoun ...2O32
2462-Cannon, Matthew ...... ..16le
2902-Cannon, Roscoe ...... ....159f
251-Cannon. Sam -. -. ....2993
1Oo1-Carlisle. Thomas Bernard. .2S4i
1761-Carpenter, Howard -. :. $50
3O69-Carpenter, Ernest Alonzo. 1851
1353-Carr, Richard ............ .2990
941-Carroll, Mack ...... ...... $50
231-Carson, John Wooten .....1549
2742-Carter, Henry Clay ...... 113
152-Carter, Jesse Stroud ..... 48a
2993-Carter, Dirst ...... ....290)
e53-Cason. John Grouse -. :. 2sa
230-Carter, John ...... ...... 3o4
SS4-Carter, William 600. .2159
1S75-Carwile, Willie -. 80. .1477
2S45-Carwile, Joe ...... -. .2OS0
2762-Castleberry, William Posey 396
1596-Caughman, Henry -. ....1195
2e27-Cauthen, Wardell 49,. -. 1888
24O0-Chalmers Luther -. ..3194
29s1-Chalmers Thomas Clark :. S49
145O-Chandler, David Benjamin. IS
2549-Chandler, Thomas Erwin. .2Se5
2266-Chaplin, Fletcher -. ....266a
0SQe rbor1ip ~ novic 22S6
! 45S-Chapman, David Orlando :. 400
1762-Chapman, George -. ....121o
510-Chapman, Byron Vivian :. 626
2526-Chapman, John Marion 1924
1622-Chapman, George -. ...2225
1566-Chapman, Wilbur Luther 1857
1o01-Child. Elias Earle 80. :. AIS
S94Childs, Johnnie -. .23a0
1145-Christy, Alfred Edward -. 339
2693-Clamp, Ben Chester 49,. 1915
506-C!amp, Ira Lee ........... 1903
2971-Clamp, Sam .......... ....236;
S1s-Clamp, Willie Tommie -. sos
2104-Clark, Charles H G...... 31S
2530-Clarke, Albert -. :. ....10S1
3204-Clark, Robert 49,. ......1503
2362-Clark, Isaac -. :. -. ..1089
1774-Clark, Henderson -. ....2977
647-Clark, James 80. :. -. S15
2s27-Clark, Gilbert -. -. ....2734
166+Clark, Albert -. -. ..2740
3037-Clark, Willie -. :. :. -. ZAP
S92-Clark, Purvis -. .3207
1os4-Clark, John Richard ..... .3199
3012-Clark, Wash 80. -. ...3272
1oOe-Clary, Bennie William -. SO
3os-Clary, Johnson Hagood -. 631
92S-Clary, John Vernon -. HOS
721-Clary, Matthew Wilson. >. S4S
22eO-Cleland, Charles Samuel. 1904
2674Coats, Jefferson Gettis 1897
177S-Coats, William Franklin. 1850
2534-Coaxum, John Calhoun ...1543
1733-Cobb, John ...... ;. 80. .2O67
2036-Cohen, Abe Jr. =. -. ....1SS5
1S47-Cole, Tillman Wardlaw ;. 43G
725-Coleman, William ..... >. 30S
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-29

17o6-Carter, Henry 49,. ......23e5
226S-Caughman, Will -. ......2l21
2727-Chalmers, Robert :. 1886
2767-Chalmers, William Wallace 1851
S011-Chaplin, Willie 800. ....2642
425-Chapman, Henry Jefferson. 49,
17OO-Chapman, Henry Summer. .22S2
2361-Chapman, John .... ...1202
217S-Chapman, Willie Brooks :. 475
1156-Chappell. Millege Dwight >. 924
-Cheatham, James Alex. :. 565
247-Childs, Henry ........ 1912
1026-Childs, Robert $50. ...... 743
312-Christian, Gilmer Albert >. 45S
2341-Clamp, William Artes 80. 94
556-C!ark. Ben Henry Presley 2975
9s4-Clary, James Richard -. 745
9O41-Cleckley, Jr.. Harry ...... $40
2172-Cleland, Arthur Allen =. 1857
956-C1eland, Charlie ...... -. 935
657-Clisby, Mia Barrett ...... 80
1312-Coats, George Chesley =. 1885
325S-Cobb, Belt ........ PIP
1496-Cohen. Earnest ...... ..1450
2619-Cole, Milton ...... ....... 1882
2277-Cole. Ruby Pierce ........ 6S7
174S-Coleman, Carlton Garrison 1470
Coleman, Clifton Pope -. 1853
1569-Coleman, Johnnie ..... ..305;
74OlColeman, Marcellus 49,. .9O45
3071-Coleman, Eston 49,. ....1709
141-Coleman, Joe 900. go. .1442
2e75-Coleman, Willie ...... -. $50
544-Condrey. Richard Croford .2113
76S-Conley. James Henry ...... Az
1509-Cabaniss Thomas Pinckney 437
405-Caldwell, Abraham ..... 1885
475-Caldwel1, Ernest -. ....243t
131-Caldwell, Ernest ......... PAS
2A90-Caldwell Floyd -. ..... .234S
12OS-Caldwell William Henry ..2427
14S-Caldwell, Sim 49,. -. .2346
2602-Caldwell John Henry -. 1910
29a4-Caldwell, George Barlow ..2342
7S9-Caldwell, Elliott Lawrence 2572
251S-Caldwell John ...... ....2405
1e20-caldwell, Willie -. -. .239e
17SO-Caldwell, William Buster ..291Q
2427-Cameron, James -. ....240S
2647-Campbell, Robert Lee -. 5s7
2eas-Cannon, George -. ...... 955
2O25-Cannon, Moody -. ..... .2912
22s0-Campbell, David Pinkney :. S07
973-Campbell, Ralph ...... lab
1la7-camnhe1l VIM Franklin .2S9a
2412-Campbe1l, Andrew Pickens III?
oA31-campbell Wade Hampton. 1856
321S-Cannon, Robert -. 49,. lib
215-Cannon. Butler ........... 2O64
11S4-Cannon, B. t.. ...3195
1nn4-Caldwell, Ben Haskell =. .2S72
2s89-Cannon, Ed. -. :. ...... 105
1es@cannon. Thomas Edward .2442
602-Cannon, Isaiah ...... ....2579
2s42-Cannon, Olin Benjamin 674
ssAcannon, Henry Thompson. 629
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-29

1860 Coleman, Richard -. -. 541
3207-Coleman, Hampton 1865
2O90@Coleman, Willie 80. BIB!
2413-Coleman, Albert ...... :. 16S
1884LColeman, Edwin go. ..1410
1513-Coleman, George ..... ...1472
2S21-Coleman, JEFF ...... ..... 1903
1665-Collins, George $50. -. S94
2152-Collins, Charlie Belts ..301?
2907-Collins, Walter =. -. 1897
1016-Conkle, James Willie :. :. 23G
40S-Connelly, Mana Lee go. 1903
513-Conner, William . ...... 794
2976-Connor, John :. ......... S0S
1646-Connor, Mack -. ....... 1893
2714-Cook, Cage Daniel -. ...11e2
729-Cook, John Emanuel 49,. 240
945-Cook, Jacob Benjamin -. .2O1S
151-Cook, George Aftermath -. 225
5O4--Cook, Joesph Rennie. =. ..2O3S
1199-Cook, James Philip -. 1853
119O-Cook, Quincy -. 49,. 1852
1443-Cooper, James -. 1884
: 94O-Copeland, Fair 49,. -. 383
329-Copeland, James Leroy. - 1855
1SO2-Coppock, Emanuel Sem :. 81
1527-Corbin, Rupert Lynn. -. .2O&5
1101-Corbin, Milton Nicklson ..2069
110s-Corbin, William Jefferson. 2O65
1S45-Corley, Ben -. -. ....123"
578-Cothran, David -. .2713
3183-Conon, Nathan -. ........ 2O62
Counts, Wilbur Euston ....1t79
1671-Counts, George Adam ....24S9
1211-Counts, CLAUDE Linwood ..1164
S27-Counts, John ;. >. ....... .287S
2S79-Counts, Henry -. :. ....30I9
3O7-Counts, Jeames -. ;. 1872
404-Counts, M. b.. ......9013
2054-Counts, Bachman seabrook 1895
1o37-Counts, Ezra Asa -. :. ..18l4
3G49-Counts, Enos Gordon ...l81S
9S6-Counts, John -. ;. -. ....2253
discounts, Willie -. ..... .2262
1699-Counts, Horace Enos ...... 1876
207O-Counts, James Eugene ....22ss
2251-Counts, Walter Lucius =. .2301
1716-Cousin, Ernest Hamilton ;. S47
6S2-Cousin, John Henry 1917
154-Cousin, Martin Luther -. 1916
2662-Coward, George H. w.. 672
66s-Croft, Ben James .....,.. .29S9
3197-Cranford, Charlie Marshall. 419
131s-Cromer, John Thomas =. 1922
3225-Cromer, Jr., Theodore ....160f
56ACromer, Will .... .... .2509
2636-Cromer, Thurston 49,. 1871
1634LCromer, jeff Thomason 1913
274ACrcmer, Wallace Calhoun. 1888
4os-Cromer Thomas Hord ....2sS9
S11-Cromer, James ............ 613
-Cromer, James Tom ...... 342
s23-Cromer, Manuel Strike -. 10
d73S-Cromer, George William ;. 5s
31S4-Cromer, Charlton Thomas. .2S46
2S37ZCromer. Lawrence j.. ....1S99
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-29

tract. The contract further provides after making
three annual deposits 1s To continue the contract as
far as the payment of the is concerned-for
term of years definitely stated in the contract; 2nd to
obtain new contract running for the original period
and payable like the original at the end of the period or
at your prior DEATH for amount lager than the a
grepate of all payments made by you; 3rd, to terml-
nate the contract entirely and receive cash return of
considerable portion of the money paid in.
The policy further provides that in the $1,000
was not desired in one sum death maturity the
$1,000 90 be paid in 6ve ten, fifteen twenty annual
instalrnents, each nstalment being larger than
fifth, one-tenth neffteenth or one-twentleh OF the
S, ooo. 90 as the case might be-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-29

THE ENDOWMENT POLICIES with the disability
benefits issued by the Maryland Life Insurance CO.
of Baltimore maturing age of S. Co. or o5 Will
provide cash for you live in your old age at the
same time aording protection to your FAM IN case OF
DEATH and to yourself in of disability
For instance an endowment policy for 100000 at
sge 20 maturing at age 50 would require annual
deposit of sl6s IS, this annual deposit getting less eaeh
year through refund out of the surplus earnings OF
the company what is often called dividends
The policy further provides after making three an
nuai payments, the company would lend you money
the pledge of the contract as security the amount
obainabe each year being definitely stated in the con-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-29

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Newark post., 1918-09-04
Many Cellars Polluted

Many farmers, it is stated, have
cellars that now contain piles of
sacks of potatoes, all rotten, sacks
and all, and constituting a wet,
foul mass that helps to decay the
timbers and menaces the crop to
be stored.
While there is no way to estimate
the loss due to the neglect and un-
cleanliness in potato storages, it is
known to amount to a great deal,
not only in spoiled human food but
in rotten sacks, and in actual
money spent in the labor of hand
ling unmarketable material, and in
lowering market value of what is
left to put on sale. There never
was time, urges the department,
when something to eat was so valu-
able as now, and when so much
effort has been expended in food
production. For the same reasons
there never was a time when the
prevention of this waste was so i'm
portant.
Newark post., 1918-09-04
"A Transport Miracle"

The world has been astonisned
at the great number of American
soldiers transported to Europe in
the last half year. The number
now approximates 100000, and
the loss of life in transporting
them has been almost infnitesimal.
The success with which we have
moved our troops from the scatter
ed camps in this country and
across 5000 miles of ocean to the
battle front is great evidence of
American efficiency. We have not
only surprised our enemies; we
have surprised our friends and
ourselves.
The British controller of ship
ping, Sir Joseph Maclay, speaks of
this movement across the sea as "A
transport miracle" We have been
inclined to attribute this achieve
ment solely to our Navy and our
shipping, but the British controller
speaks in high praise of the share
the American railroads had in the
work. He says:
eff the American railroads had
not been operated with success the
whole transport movement might
have failed, because it was es-
sential to quick transportation that
the troops should be ready for the
ships"
Director General McAdoo seems
justified in his statement that
while the development of the policy
of the Railroad Administration re-
quires time, progress has beer
made toward the goal.
Newark post., 1918-09-04
Oxford Industry Turned
over to Uncle Sam

Oxford, Pa, is doing it's share
in the industrial line in helping to
win the war, for the Oxford Con-
fectionery Company has offered its
caramel factory to the United
States Government. Here only
cocoanut confections will be
made and the cocoanut shells
will be supplied for the Gas De-
fense Division. These shells are
made into charcoal and the char
coal used in making gas masks,
which are so indispensable in say.
ing the lives Of our soldier boys
who are fighting the Huns.
When the war broke out, these
masks were made by the use Of
wood charcoal, but it was later
found that charcoal made from CO.
coanut shells, would absorb nine
times as much poison as the wood
charcoal. Since then, our Govern
ment has been encouraging the i'm
portation of cocoanuts and requir-
ing of those using them that the
shells be shipped to the Gas De-
fense Division at the nominal price
of 81 per ton.