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The Elbert County tribune., 1918-11-15
Labor and the
War
By ROBERT GRANT
OF The Ti9fi0rfes

(Robert Grant, judge of the Probate
Court of Boston, author of Unleavened
Bread, The Chippendales, An Average
Man, and other novels, and one of the
overseers of Harvard University, Is
one of the most distinguished members
of the American Academy of Arts and
Letters.)
Only two classes have been benefited
financially by the war: the people with
material or products essential to Its
conduct and the men and women
whose earning power has doubled or
trebled through the departure overseas
of the young, able-bodied men of the
nation. Some large sums have been
made by the dealers in supplies which
the government required; but congress
may be counted on to take care of sur
plus profits henceforth until the re-
turn of peace. Yet for every profiteer
Ito prepetuate an ugly word for
lack of better) In munitions or mer-
chandise there are hundred thou
sand working men and women who are
on easy street for the first time in
their lives because of the advance in
Il
come such as clerks, school teachers
and letter carriers, are having diff
Guilty in making two ends meet. nu-
merous employees of one kind or an
other are, comparatively speaking in
clover.
The sensation is an agreeable one
and no one begrudges II to them; GER
tainly not in the first flush of prosper
| lty when the desire to buy things,
which they have never been able to
afford and always hankered after,
makes the dollars burn in their pock-
cts. One has only to inquire in order
to ascertain that business In many
| lines is going on as usual, not through
| the purchases of old customers but OF
h brand new set intent on diverse
minor luxuries that one associates
with full purse.
The Heyday of Labor.
In sense this war period is the hey
day of labor. for the reason that an
army of people of small means are
better OFF than they ever were before.
But If these wage earners are to emu
late the patriotism of their brothers
| who are giving their lives magnin-
Gently in order to crush soul-stifling
militarism rpd safeguard democracy,
their watch'ecrd must he thrift, not in
| diligence; they must inculcate saving.
not spending. Except by rigorous in
dividual self denial and the dedication
of the savings of the mass to the
cause of world liberty the war can
not be won. We are all of MS in the
trenches or can be IL we choose by do
Ing what the government asks of MS.
and the Stacker Is he or she who hav-
ing the opportunity for service is too
sordid or light-minded to rise to 1t.
In the first place we are asked to
forego or TO be abstemious in using
certain foodstuffs so that our soldiers
and their allies mny have all that they
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The Crime of
Profiteering
r.
By HAMLIN GARLAND
nj In, Iry.rif,,.<o.
By HAMLIN CARIAND
of The Vigilanfes

To my mind, one of the nobiest
generous giving on the part of the
great merchants and manufacturers of
America. II would be an Injustice not
to admit this.
The impulse which leads man to
forego salary of seventy-five thou
sand dollars per annum or to neglect
an enormous business for a position
ON the government roll at one dollar
per year is magnificent. / for one am
not disposed to cavil or criticlze by
saying: ut is easy TO give up sal
nry of that size because 1t argues n
wealth which is sufficient without It,"
/ am willing to grant the fine spirit
which leads men like Baruch, Rosen-
wnld. Crane and House TO give of their
time and money and genius to the
cause for which we are fighting. My
only care is to see that l give In the
same proportion and in the same mood.
Without doubt there is less of con
scienceless profiteering in this war
than in either the Civil war or the
Spanish war, but having granted this
we are still confronted with the fact
that there are in America today u
great many men seeking ways to levy
tribute on those whe are unable to
elude their demands.
No Objection to Fair Profit.
The shopkeeper no less than the
manufactures, the pork-packer as well
as the cotton grower, are in this attack
ON the pockets of the consumer. The
process In the case of manufactured
articles is simple. Take. for convent
ent example, shoes. 1t is true that hides
are somewhat higher. that labor Is
costller, but as n matter of fact a
few cents will pay for the difference
In the cost of the shoes on which the
retailer now asks n profit of four dol
lars. He has doubled the price, not be-
cause he must but because he can.
This. is II crime and should be punish
ed as such.
No one will object TO fair profit
on the part. of the manufacturer and
the dealer. hut to this remorseless prof
lteering the government must put a
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pound my husband wanted me to tryi it
/ took it for week and felt little bet
ter. kept itup for three months, and
! feel fine and can eat anything now
without distress or nervousness. Mrs.
J. WoRrHL INE, 2S42 North Taylor St.,
Philadelphia Pa
The majority of mothers nowadays
overdo, there are SO many demands
upon their time and strength; the result
is invariably a weakened, rundown,
nervous condition with headaches, back
ache, irritability and depression = and
soon more serious ailments develop.
1t is at such periods in life that Lydia E;
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will
restore normal healthy condition, as
it did to Mrs. Worthline.
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HEALTH TALK
Spanish Influenza or Grip
BY DR.. LEE H. SMITH.
BY DIR. LEE H. SMITH

An old enemy is with us again, ans
whether we fight a German or a germ. we
must put up good fight, and not be afraid
The influenza runs a very brief course
when the patient is careful, and if we keep
the system in good condition and throw
off the poisons which tend to accumulate
within our bodies, we can escape the dis.
ease. Remember these three C's-a clean
mouth, a clean skin, and clean bowels
To carry off poisons from the system and
keep the bowels loose, daily, doses of
pleasant laxative should be taken. Such
one is made of May-apple, leaves of aloe
root of jalap, and called DR.. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets. Hot lemonade should be used
freely if attacked by dold, and the pa
tient should be put to bed after hot
mustard foot-bath.
To prevent the attack of bronchitis oil
pneumonia and TO control the pain,
Anuric tablets should be obtained at tn,
drug store, and one given every two hours,
with lemonade. The Anuric tablet.
were first discovered by DIR. Pierce, and.
they flush the bladder and cleanse the
kidneys, they carry away much of the poi
sons and the uric acid
1t IS important that broths, milk, but
termilk, ice-cream and simple diet be given
regularly to strengthen the system and in.
crease the vital resistance. The fever i.
diminished by the use of the Anuric tab.
let's, but in addition, the forehead, arms
and hands may be bathed with water
(tepid in which a tablespoonful of sal.
aratus has been dissolved in quart After
an attack of grip or pneumonia tc
build up and strengthen the system. obtain
at the drug store good iron tonic, called
'Irontic" Tablets, or that well known
herbal tonic. DIR. Piercc's Golden Medical
Discovery.
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FLEET ENTERS oARDAnELLEs.
Mons and stenay Taken on Final Day
of Fighting.

Mons and Stenay Taken on Final Day
of Fighting.
Paris, Nov. 13.-The German arms
tice ENJOYS sobbed when they heard
the news of the truce, according to de-
tails received here concerning this
momentous event.
It is announced that, by supple
mentary declaration to the a!mistice.
it was agreed by Germany that in case
the vessels stipulated in the armis-
tice were not turned over within the
specified time to the allied powers the
island of Helgoland might be occupied
as an advance base to enable them to
force the terms of the agreement.
British forces reached Mons, Bel
GUM, before the hour for the cessa-
tion of hostilities. The city has SEN
timental interest to all British sub
jects, for it was there that Sir John
French's contemplate army" had its
first real baptism of fire in 1914
The Americans closed the campaign
in France by capturing Stenay.
France had been entirely cleared OF
the invaders except for the narrow
stretch of territory from the Meuse 70
Alsace.
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may have cupful or more of cider to
use In mincemeat or for cooking ham.
There, Is no more delicious way of
slice of ham, after browning 1t well,
With cider and let 1t simmer for an
iour on the back part of the stove
rhe meat will be very tender and es-
,ecially well favored Serve sprin-
lied with minced parsley.
Picked Onions.-Put small, white
Ickling onions into a jar after peeing
hem add mixed spices and cover with
rood vinegar that has been boned and
cooled, using one tablespoonful of
,rown sugar to quart of vinegar.
Cake Crumb Dessert.-Take two cup
.uls of sponge-cake crumbs and brown
n the oven. Place in sherbet glasses
md cover with fruit sirup; serve gar
iished with n spoonful of whipped
:ream of marshmallows cut in bits
With the scissors.
Ham Tomato Toast.-Fry table
poonful of minced pepper and half ta-
,lespoonful of minced onion In two ta-
,lespoonfuIs OF butter; add two table
poonfuls of -four, teaspoonful of su-
,nr, one-half teaspoonful of salt and a
ew dashes of pepper, one cupful CT
omato puree and half cupful of
minced ham. Serve hot on well-but-
cred toast.
Baked Beans With AppIes.-Soak
md parboil one and n half pounds of
,enns as usual. then when the skin
wrinkles and curls, put them with an
,nion into the bean pot with half
Mpful Of bacon fat or ham fat. two
hopped apples, and a tablespoonful Of
nlt. Barely cover with water. in
which tablespoonful OF molasses and "A
ialf-teaspoonfrl of mustard have been
mixed. Bake Covered for three hours
hen remove the cover and place over
npping slices of apple on top and bake
ntil the apple is cooked.
ScaIIoped Cabbage.-Cut small
iead of cabbage fine with n knife, but
er a baking dish and put In layer
II shredded cabbage. Cover with bread
1umbs, sprinkle with salt and pep
,er and bits of butter. Repeat this
NTH three cupfuis of crumbs are used.
Pour over a pint of sweet milk md
nke for an hour.
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stop. 1t is taking an unfair advantage
of purchasers who are helpless TO pro-
test-or whose individual protests car
ry no weight.
The profiteering principle extends to
the smallest articles--a .ead pencil, for
another instance. Pencils have gone
from five to ten cents not because the
extra lead costs n fraction of cent
more, but because to raise the price
from five cents to dime Is the deal
er's notion of II proper war profit.
There is some excuse for n salaried
man or a wage enrner who demands
an increase in pay, for the leaping cost
OF living is forcing such demands, but
there Is no valid excuse for the man
who merely seeks to Increase his prof
it's 1t is crime against the helpless
when the dealers and manufacturers
deliberately conspire against The fam
lilies of the soldiers who have gone
nway TO fight against Il military despo-
tism. Their families must be protected
against the profiteer mt home.
Condemn the Profiteers.
Much can be done by the govern
Inent, by laws rigidly enforced, but still
more can be done by n system of os-
tracism, of social condemnation. We
can add to the rising spirit of gener-
Gus forbearance by recognizing 1t
wherever we find it. and we can make
pFofiteering odious, as wei. as against
the law, by openly condemnlng those
who practice it,
If,tr 10
repulsIve In the greedy spirit of the
Profiteer. | can excuse the German spy,
for il is conceivable thar lie is working
under orders like soldier, i can for
give the enemy alien, for after all his
heart is German or Austrian. but for
the man who takes advantage Of his
fellow citizens in time of war | have
n deep hatred. He is to me a traitor
to all that is fine and generous in
doing -the work of the kaiser quite as
effectively as though lie carried IA gun.
His action is crime and should he so
treated by society and by the depart
ment of justice.
These are times when bravery and
generosity are in the ascendant. As
the war goes on the need of these
great virtues will increase, but also
and alas the opportunity for profiteer-
ing will augment; and unless some
check is placed upon 1t we Will all feel
the pinch of the profiteering greedy
claw. We must back up the govern
ment in its work. but we should also
characterize clearly and strongly our
hatred of the robber no matter where
he may be found.
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DIscoRD NOW IS DIsLoYALTY
BY LIE ROY HURON KELSEY
of the XiQiIantes

II perchance you find few
Who refuse or fail to do
Things to show that they are true,
Scrutinize 'em
Should they try to cause unrest,
Doubting whether plans ahe best,
Or that we can meet the test.
Stigmatize 'em.
Should they seek to profiteer.
Or attempt to scof and jeer,
And mayhap to interfere.
Penalize 'em!
Should they hurl repronch or blame
On our governments fair name,
Or by vicious lies infiame.
Puiverize EN-,
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Toes cut In small pieces, two table
spoonfuls each of corn flour and fat. or
pat flour or barley may be used. Boil
the water, add the oatmeal, potato, two
sliced onions. n Tablespoonful of salt
md pepper TO taste. Cook for half
hour. Brown the flour with the fat
md add to the soup. Cook until thick.
ndd one cupful of strained tomato and
serve hot
Oatmeal Brown Betty.-Take two
cupfus of cooked oatmeal, four
chopped apples. one-half cupful OF
rnisins or dates, one-half cupful of
brown sugar, and fourth of tea
spoonful of cinnamon. Place layer
of the, oatmeal In buttered dish, add
apple, raisins and cinnamon and sugar
repeat until all is used Bake In n
moderate oven long enough to cook the
apple.
Scotch Oat Crackers-Grnd two
cupfuls of rolled oats, add one-foiirth
cupful each of milk and molasses, one
and u half tablespoonfuls of fat, one
fourth of n tensponful of soda and a
teaspoonful of salt. Roll out in thin
sheet and cut in squares bake twenty
minutes in II moderate oven. This rec
lpe will make three dozen crackers.
Splced Oatmeal Cakes.-Heat one
fourth of Il cupful of molasses to boil
Ing; add three tablespoonfuls of fat !;
ado one-half cupful of cooked oatmeal
nnd one and IA half cupfuls OF -four.
one-fourth of cupful of sugar. the
same of1rpislns, one-hnlf tenspoonful
Of bnking powder and one-fourth of
teaspoonful of soda, one-half tea
spoonful of cinnamon; beat well and
bake In muffin pans thirty minutes.
This makes one dozen cakes.
A cupful of cooked oatmeal added
to the usual bread sponge Will be
found to make a most tasty bread, or
the uncooked oatmeal may be scalded
with milk or milk and water, letting
IL stand covered for half-hour, then
rdd to the bread sponge.
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require. This is not much of hard
ship for anybody. Next. everyone is
implored to be as economical as he or
she can in order to aid the government
to raise the gigantic sums necessary
for carrying on the war. This Is no
great hardship either 1t is n war of
endurance, the result of which will
hinge on individual self-sa crifice; vie
tory Is impossible without cooperation
in saving by the entire nation. The
mass Is not urged to give, but to save.
Millions are being given by the wealthy
to maintain the various war charities.
All that is asked of the rank and file
is that they shall not put into their
money which the shortage of labor en-
ables them to demand. When they
fail TO live up TO this they cease to he
patriots and become profiteerers. The
next best proof of LOYALTY to laying
down ones life is to save. And what
an easy thing that is composed to GO
ing over the top or facing 4 lombard
ment
No One Should Obst.uct.
Finally, the government ns.ks that no
one shall obstruct the winning of the
war. Here is the opportunity for labor
TO he of immense service or great in
jury. If the men and women whose
pay already far exceeds what they
have ever earned before choose to hold
up the national industries in order to
obtain more, they are false to their
brothers in France and range them
selves with the enemy. They have the
power to do So for unlike the fighting
men and the railroads they haze not
been conscripted. We hear many
prophecies of the startling changes that
are to come with victory, chief among
which is the assumption that the day
of the capitalistic profiteerer is over.
We are told that the dawn of new
economic era is in sight. IL this he
true, labor's aake in this most ter
rible and relentless of wars Is greater
than that of any other class. If greed
and indifference prevail Germany will
win; for n "draw" would be tanta-
| mount to a resumption of militarism
and the indefinite postponement of the
social democratic program. Without
the whole-hearted aid of the workers
at home our brave men at the front
will be powerless TO conquer. On the
anniversary which markss the holiday
of industrial industry this should he
borne in mind. And. further. it may
be said that world quickened to its
depths in Its resolution to extrpate
| overlords is in no mood to tolerate the
substitution of one tyrant for another
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small cubes. Put the cubes in the
center of n dish and heap sliced ba-
nanas around them. Pour over thin
custard, prepared by using cupful
of milk, an egg and strained honey to
sweeten.
Virginia Spoon Bread.-Put n quart
or boiling water in saucepan, add
two teaspoonfuls of salt and a half
cupful of horhiny. cook five minutes,
then set over boiling water and cook
for twenty minutes; add four table
spoonfuls of shortening. three eggs.
beaten with cupful of milk. and
lastly sift in the two cupfuls of corn
meal and two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder. Mix thoroughly and bake in
well-greased baking dish about forty
five minutes. Serve from the dish
with n spoon.
Quick Chocolate Cake.-Take two
squares of chocolate. one-hnlf cupful
of sugar. three-fourths of cupful of
milk. two egg yolks, one-fourth of n
cupful of milk, three tnblespoonfuls OF
shortening, l u cupfuls of barley flour,
one-half cupful of sugar, one-fourth of
teaspoonful of cinnamon, one tea
spoonful of soda. one-half teaspoon
full of salt, two tablespoonfuls of
chopped nuts and tablespoonful of
eranulated sugar. Heat the first three
ingredients in n double boiler. Beat
the yolks, add the one-fourth cupful
of milk, stir and cook In the hot in
gradients until they thicken slightly !;
add the shortening and remove from
the fire. Sift together the flour. sugar,
cinnamon, soda and salt and combine
the two mixtures. Turn into creased
tins, sprinkle with nuts and sugar over
the top and bake in quick oven
about eighteen minutes.
A most delicious confection may be
made of honey, lemon rind and juice
with blanched chestnuts. cooked in the
strip until thick. Bottle fer use as n
garnish for sherhets. ices ard puddings.
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praft Board. ordered to HaIt WORK

Draft Boards Ordered to Halt Work.
Washington.-Draft boards were or
dered Tuesday to stop classifying men
under 10 or over 36 years and to with.
hold questionnaires. 1t was officially
announced that registrants of IS and
from 81 to 46 years old who have re-
ceiyed missionaries need not fill
them cut.
Orders went out to the heads of all
military departments to discontinue
at once the acceptance of applications
for admission to the central officers
training camps.
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cans and in the winter the juice may
he boiled with equal parts of sugar for
three to four minutes, then turned in
to glasses.
Pie Pumpkin, canned.-Cut the
pumpkin into small pieces and cook
until smooth. Add one cupful of sli.
gar and n teaspoonful of salt to each
quart. and after partial sealing, cook
In hot water one and half hours.
Seal tightly and keep In cool dark
plnce.
Date Barley Muffins.-Take two ta-
blespoonfuls each of fat and sugar, one
egg, one cupful of sour milk, half tea
spoonful of salt, two and one-half cup
fuls of barley flour. two teaspoonfuls
of baking powder. one-half teaspoon
full of soda, and one-half cupful of
stoned dates. Bake In creased muffin
pans one-half hour.
GriddIe Cakes.-Mix together one
cupful of cooked rice, two beaten eggs.
two cupfuls of sour milk, one cupful
of corn flour, a Tablespoonful of melt
ed fat, one tenspoonful of soda, and
the same of salt. Bent well and fry
oil a hot creased griddle.
Oatmeal Health Bread.-Pour pint
of boiling water over Two cupfuls of
rolled oats and one cupful of bran.
Cover and let stand "A half-hour. Place
one-half cupful of molasses in n bowl,
add a tablespoonful of shortening and
n teaspoonful of salt. Pour over all
these ingredients pint of potato wa
ter or scalded milk; add yeast cake
softened in one-fourth cupful of luke
warm water. Mix all together adding
six or seven cupfuls of whole-wheat
-four. When light mold into three
loaves.
Honey Salad Dressing.-Beat the
yolks OF three eggs. add three table
spoonfuls of honey. and three of lemon
juice, one-half teaspoonful of salt, few
dashes of paprika, three tablespoons
fuls of Oil cook until thick, beating
with whisk beater. Cool and add n
few spoonfuls of whipped cream be
fore serving.
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ciShtJ DiOos Va viz
time. ! went to a
doctor and he said
I'had nervous indi-
gestion, which ad-
ded to my weak
condition kept me
worrying most Of
the time and he
said if ] could not
stop that, l could
not get well. 1
heard so muchabout
Lydia E. Pinkham' s
Vepetable Com
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Keep the Trench Fires Burning.

In the trenches there was one man
who made himself especially conspicu-
Gus by smoking constantly. one of
the fellows asked him why he smoked
all the time and he answered. There
isn't blame match in this dugout and
if i quit the rest of you fellows won't
have a smoke"
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CONSERVATION RECIPES.

AXE your Jelly In the
winter. when we hope
sugar will be more
plentiful. bypreparlng
the fruit now in the
usual manner; strain
the Juice and boil for
twenty minutes IA
quart or two at n
time. Seal while boil
Ing hot In sterilized
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GOOD THINGS FOR THE FAMILY

IMPLE dessert md one
which young and old
may enjoy is:
Lemon Jelly and
Sliced Bananas.-Pre-
pare the Jelly from
the jellies which need
but the addition of
hot water and when
it has been nodded
and Is firm cut in
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The beKTT0HEN
IGABLNEfz=z f=z4ts s. 3

We take care of our health. we lay
up money. we make our roof tight and
our clothing sufficient. but who pro-
vldes wisely that we shall not be
wanting in the best property Of all
friends?
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sEAsoNABLE DISHES.


HEN cider cannot he
obtained In the mar
ket, cut up n pint or
two of Inferior apples
-windfalls are fine
used in this way-and
grind them through
the meat chopper. 1t
Is n little work. to be
sure, but well worth
the trouble for YOU
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A FEW OATMEAL DISHES.

HE use Of oatmeal in
various ways VIII
help us TO save the
precious wheat which
we are so anxious to
conserve.
Scotch Soup.-Take
wo and one-half
quarts of water, one
and n fourth cupfuls
Of oatmeal, five pota-
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STOMACH ACID|TY,
INDIGESTION, GAS
QUICK! EAT JUST ONE TABLET
OF PAPE's DIAPEPSlN FOR
INSTANT RELIEF.

When meals don't fit and you belch
gas, acids and undigested food. When
you feel Jumps of distress in stomach,
pain, flatulence heartburn or headache.
Here is instant relief-No waiting!
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Rejoice in all the honors which come
to those you know. That you know
them makes you in a sense partner
In their fame: that you rejoice with
them brings you their friendship
Henry Worthington.
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To be truly happy is question OF
how we begin and not how we end
of what we want and not OF what we
have.-Stevenson.
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Just as soon as you eat tablet Of
Pape's Diapepsin all the dyspepsia in
digestion and stomach distress euds.
These pleasant, harmless tablets of
Pape's Diapepsin never fail to make
sick. upset stomachs feel fine at once,
and they, cost so little at drug stores.
Adv.
Quick to Go.
Doctor-You are as sound as dol
lar.
Patient-I hope ! last longer than
one, doctor.
If a man is afraid to think for him
self he should marry