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The Little River news., 1918-06-29
Letters From France.
By Fred M. Graves
May 18th.

May 18th. Dear folks at home:
 am at last located for time, per haps. l am at a naval aviation sta- tion in Southern France, long ways from the firing line. From where landed. I travelled three days and two nights on what the French call train It was a pretty tiresome trip. The country is wonderful. They cultivate every spot of ground and even the mountain sides. Their largest crop is grapes, but you see quite bit Of wheat, potatoes and vegetables. The climate where I am is about like Cal ifornia and they say it don't get cold here.
 saw an old prison built by J, Caesar. It was an old dungeon and has quite a bit of history to it, hope to see many other historic things. I am near several small towns. One large town is near here, Bordeaux. l came through there. I also came through Nantes, a beautiful place.
 At present, I am doing guard duty. but hope to get nearer the front soon and see some excitement. While am here to work to win the war, am going to try and see all I can in the meantime. There are lots of things that I would like to tell you, but of course I can't as it would not be al lowed l am enjoying myself and am feeling fine. I am still with the bunch | left the Lakes with and We all seem like brothers There is a good Y. M c. A. here and we never get blue or lonesome We also get plenty of good eats. have not eaten any war bread yet, but the French have nothing else. I am going to !learn to speak French and then cal get by better. would love to see you all, but will not see you until after the war is over, and that I don't know. I hear very little about the fighting s,aere.
 Write me and send all papers. Send no packages as they swould not allow them now. Send this letter home, al sso to Maud, and Joda. Everyone write. Love to all.
 FRED.
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The Little River news., 1918-06-29
Enemy Losses Heavy.

Under the fire of Italian machine guns and artillery which were brought up rapidly, the Austrian withdrawal across the Piave soon became a dis Austrian losses total more than 20O,- GOO.
 It was a terrible sight as the mad dened Austrians fled under the deluge of Italian bullets and shells. They leaped into the river and grabbed pieces of wood or anything thaE would aid them; they tied themselves to mules and horses, but their efforts were in vain, for as the enemy troops reached the opposite bank they were again caught by the fire of Italian guns which had been trained accurate ly upon the eastern bank for some days.
 On the Montello the slaughter was terrific. Bodies of Austrian troops were moved down almost in their en. tirety. On the crossing at Nervesa both banks of the river were strewn with dead and dying while hundreds of bodies were carried down in the current to the sea-
 At one place the correspondent counted 300 bodies while walking a distance of half a mile One regiment was composed of more than 2,OO0 men had left Monday but 8S men to the company and these were prisoners.
 Along the lower Piave the Austrians found themselves, if possible, in a worse position and sustained heavier 1OcSoS
The Little River news., 1918-06-29
Dear folks at home:
FRED. \
 x ,JEne 1.

Dear folks at home:
 I have been trying to write yss, letter of interest for several days but it seems hard to write here, as there is so much I want to say and there Is so little that I can say. l was moved yesterday. am one mile fr0m the main camp, guarding, lumber, We sleep on the bank of the Girande in tents and do : hepys guard duty 0Qt
The Little River news., 1918-06-29

most anyone back home, and have everything l need. In fact, l have more clothes and bedding than I care to move around with. Write me often and send Cosmopolitan and Hearst if possible. They are scarce here.
 Love to all,
 FRED
The Little River news., 1918-06-29
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Piles Cured In 6 to l4 Days

Your druggist will refund money fl PAZOs OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6to 14days. The first application gives Ease and Rest. Soc.
The Little River news., 1918-06-29
WESTERNBA OF PIAVE
 NOW CLEARED OF FOE
Scene of Austrians' Retreat Surpasses in Death, Destruction and Confu- sion, That of Terrible Ypres
 Battle.

Italian Army Headquarters, Mon- day, June 24.-the Duke of Aosta's Third army continued today to ad- vance along the Piave front, in the Capo Sile region, cleaning the posi- tions abandoned by the Austrians, picking up the abandoned war mate trials and burying the masses of dead.
 The silence of death 1t might be sa:G, prevails today along the greater part of the Piave river region. The scene at some places where the fight ing had been extremely severe, such as the Montello region, was one of awful confusion. Fre=l this region to hte sea- also. every little village near tilo fighting line was a ruin, with left il place, the dead being mixed up with heaps of debris in an in- extricable tangle.
 Mer w!o are faEiliar With the Tyres and otller sectC25 in Flanders and likewise with the swamps on the Russian front state that nothing worse in the way of death, destruction and confusion had ever been witnessed there than in these river regions in northeastern Italy.
 The Italians, during their advance over the shell-swept battle ground, frequently would come upon thei!. own men who had been taken pris- oner and abandoned by the Austrians wounded, but virtually ali were strip ped of their shoes and good clothing
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Fssn1.s Jacks
Williams Mi!I hafg. 50. .xs:. z;

2s-: z. Broad St, Texarkenc. u..6. a. Peanut and Grain 7mesSsrs Pesrri Gsses. Hay psesss Crs. asl fesd Hss, Cane Eis. Shns!e Elis, SawusE! corn Sheners SHas. Enshage Cuitsrs Kerosene Eus., Pea Hsss. Feed Cutters. Csrn Shreddcrs. Wea; Ssws.
 Pumps. Wesdwsrhins Machinery and kll SupsI;:s
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Enemy Losses Terrible.

Austrians on the western bank of the Piatve when the retreat began was over 100000 This great number of men, however, could do nothing against the Italian pressure despite continual cOunter-attacks.
 The Italian official statement in the past week has frequently empha- sized the cruel losses inflicted upon the Autsrians. Among 16 prisoners taken at one time on Montello, for in- stance, it was observed that they be- longed to no less than seven different regiments. Prisoners report that se- rious losses were caused by the Italian artillery, trench bombs and machine guns. The 18th Schuetzen division is reported to have lost 50 men from each company on the average.
 It was common thing, during the bushwhacking variety of fighting, for corps commanders to find themselves occupying the first line, together with the srtillery batteries, the infantry
 
 having lost itself while engaged in some counter-attack. An instance of such mlxups occurred during the bat tie preceding the Austrian retreat. when general commanding a corps placed himself with an assault battal- ion of infantry and went into the at tack as if he were an ordinary major
 The Italians take their losses brave ly. Here and there an army con- mander tells with regret of the loss of such valued officer, but makes no further comment.
 One case of forgetfulness is record ed of an artilleryman, who when dy- ing, was visited by the battery con- mander. When asked how he felt, the artilleryman neglected to reply to the question, but demanded instead:
 Are our guns still firing?"
 An official chemical examination of the black bread eaten by the Austrian soldiers who were in this campaign showed S2 per cent of oat flour. the remainder beng ground up fiber straw, hay and other unidentified in- gredients.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-26
THE BRIDAL BOUQUET

lack Rabbit was To he married To Miss
Bunny Rabbit and all the animals tor
miles around were invited 10 the wedding
and the feast
For DAYS the family of Miss Bunny
had been very busy bringing green things
from MIR Mans garden to decorate the
house and make "A nice breakfast for the
guests.
Little Pete Rabbit, Miss Bunny 8
brother, WAS the only one who did not
snioy getting ready for the wedding,
Tor he did not like the idea of working and
getting none of the good green things to
eat
His father and mother went with him
o. MIR Mans garden, so little pete had
no chance to nhble even at the fresh
lettuce or radiShos or cabbage.
IN bc glad when this wedding Is over,
said Pete Ia Ted Squirrel. Nh l do is
work and never bite do | get of all the
nice things | carry. and now | have got
to walk ahead uf Sister Bunny with a
ring IN cabbage leaf. and | do not
expect they will even let me eat the leaf
after the ring Is taken of ot It
Have they got much 90 catY asked
Ted squirrel
"Nluch2' repeated Pete. "Nou never
saw So much all NJ once IN your lie,
Ted Come with me and will show YOU
Pete led tho ny 10 the pantry, where
al the food was stored, and Ieds eyes
opened wide as hc saw shelf after sheu
hllcd with the good things to eat
4 think We might take little without
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-26
WESTMINSTER GLEE CLUB.
Annual Concert TO be Given Next Thurs.
day Evening.

On Thursday evening the Westminster
Glee Club will give q concert at West
minister Church at SIS o'clock This
date is much in advance Of what had
been originally planned. owing to the
calling to the colors of Frederick Wyatt,
the director II will be very interest
Ing and enjoyable concert. as ali Of the
recitals given by this club have been,
and all who have never heard this musi-
cal organization will be glad to take ad-
vantage Of this opportunity. The club
never has made any charge for attend
ance before. but on this occasion collec-
ton will be taken for the benefit Of the
Red Gross.
Miss Margery Hamilton Hill will be
piano soloist and accompanist for the
singers. and all Of them will represent
tho best talent in Wilmington. The
sopranos will be Miss Madeline Reed
and Miss Theresa Seller: the contralto
will be Miss Mildred Mason; tenor9,
Wellington Butler and Marion Aiinker;
baritone John J. HAYS, Jr-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-26

Or r hiph Dnsus wallace phg HirInn o.
many years rxpericnce in fhiF counfry ari
who has heen given many hpnDrary Ifin t
England. says dp NOT make prtr'irr .f
recommending advertised modirinai prnd
ucts. bu' : have found Nuxafnd Iron .n
potent In nervous. ron .d0rn condition.
that believe an should know ~ ' T'f
men and women ~ today med mnrf iron n
their blfDd than Was tho ras0 turufs ..
thirty years ago rhis hecaure -
demin"rullsd diet whirh noe s
daily 10 thousands ~ hnT0es and also
cause ~ the demand f0r greater rrs.sfaUf.
necessary 10 0N-'t thr greater u4Iuff
h'"'h hAHhrd- 20 fsc mr' af .ffr 'Irr
br James Francis sullivan. fYrmrrf
phtHlriau " irtlrF .Tr IiUa piIn Iffn.."
Dept and thc West,hrsfrr count
Hospital. said hnt' ~ YuBi. .u bhaaIJl.
the grrdt nsrrsslfs 81 pht JAMS lah 7.
piODd exam nations ~ fErlr srah auHf.r. F.
run down patients Ilr.shfGs 10 arr...f.
20 pn rear af'r yrar sulfrf.rs fr.r .r
seal SraEurse and . highs .rr...l. ..r"
ton du" 80 iark " run.ffrf Ir..
rcd blood rOrpu-clcs Eifhr.t ...rf ..ftf.r.
the real and tr4r taut' NJ r..r ......
Withou' iron ir tf sr Efs.g .I..t lIf.I
possf- through ~ upft -aurr I.
corn through au Ylg mUI ..H.r.
cidn apa-' ta' Pc rHI fr F-rf
But - my opi1ta1 ,D4 aant nel
strong. tlgDry.s. F4r.... flf afurfg r..
men ny lc"q.ng fnrfu ~. I-.. ali.r IRON
Old forms Df Elr' 'si'If ...r F. ~ tnrlrrr .
seTni-dig igcstlsf p-f<r-. ~. raraflrfr t......
into organic iron Itat.f I-..u .rr
they are 81 rral5 - - taErr lo -ur
simulated bS hr human .tlrn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-26
EFFICIENT HOUSEKEEPING.
BY Henrietta GrausL
eTIS ENOUGH.

What Shakespeare said about an
injury. saw TODAY about a roll of adhesive
tape g 1'is no so deep as well, not SO
wide as church door, but It's enough
twill serve" For all its small size,
adhesive tape, or surgeons plaster, Is
dependable.
What is it good for? What cannot one
use it for, when put to the .pinchT for
dressing wounds, first; there should Always
be a roll of it in the medicine closet,
and after the cut is cleansed and dressed
/ and covered with cotton and linen, the
bandages should be held in place by strips
of the plaster.
That is what il is made for, but It's
| other uses are legion. All the youngsters
bandage their wrists with it when playing
ball. and it does prevent strains. Nate
| loves TO skate and has a weak ankle, but
when it is wrapped firmly with broad
strips of tape, she feels its tirnmess and
| forgets the weak spot If shoe rubs
| a tender toe, or n bunion, or corn,
stick a piece of adhesive on, and the
| trouble is over. 1t is as easy TO get oil
as to put on, if YOU know how; alcohol
cuts the rubber and loosens 1T at once.
Labels made of strips OF adhesive
plastcr, and written on in ink, last longer
! than paper, as they do not wash on.
| Rabies in hospitals are labeled with NJ
before they are sent to be washed In the
| general nursery 1t is quicker than
tattooIng and the mother ieels quite
| sure she has her own baby back, when she
sees IT labeled IN her own hand writing
IL is most useful in the library, broken
backs of books are held together with 1t,
curled pages can he Strengthened out and
kept straight by it, and pasteboard
- NJ hn cor
are made strong once more when pasted
UP with tape.
1t is a good medicine for umbrellas and
over shoes. The loose umbrella handle
can be splintered firmly with 1t: the hole
in the cover can bc pasted over and made
water proof; and over shoes will hold
together, when torn, with its help.
Ii would not be possible to make list
of all its uses. for each one has some work
for il to do. The music teacher mends
torn music by creaSing strip, rs long as
the sheet, through the center and laying
the sheets of music paper init. 1t holds
them together and makes bHldlng at
the same time.
The seamstress wraps bit of it about
the fore finger Of her left hand to prevent
il being needle prickcd; and the chauffeur
declares he is out Of luck when there Is
no tape in the tool box with which 10
splice the electric wiring OF thcInachine
Cook mcndcd the IRON handle with
some tape, and used what was left TO
patch hole in her house slippers. The
doctor himself mendcd a tear IN has
sleeve by bringing the edges together
with the plaster, and then he linked the
white seam that showed through Il
does almost everything that glue
doe>, and many things that glue cannot
do Ct the two articles. adhesive tape Is
the most convenient but it will not mend
the hot water bag 50 il will hold HOT
water again, and there IS no use saying
1t will
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-26

nervous, tr- DIR. FeTui.s ntng, New
ritabie. de York Physician and Medical
spondent and Author
niefa anchoiy When the iron goes from the
blood of women the roses go from their
cheeks.
I'm the most common foods of America
the starches. sugars table syrups. candies
polished rice. white bread. soda crackers
biscuits macaroni. spaghetti. tapioca. sago.
farina. dcgerminated corn-meai no longer Is
iron to be found. Refining processes have
removed the iron of Mother Earth from
these impoverished foods, and silly meth
ods Of home cookery. by throwing down tine
waste pipe the water in which our yege-
tables arc cooked. Is responsible for
another grave iron loss.
Therefore you should supply the iron
deficiency in your food by using some form
Of organic iron. just as you would use salt
when your food has not enough salt.
DR. A +. Newman. late Police surgeon or
the city of Chicago and former House sur
geon Jefferson Park Hospital, Chicago. in
commenting on NuIated Iron. says. II
has been my particular duty during the
pasf sir years 20 assist in keeping Chicago &
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-26
CHILDREN ON THE FARM.
Practical instruction 10 be Given by Public
Schools, Farmers and Machinery Men.


How the State of Wisconsin, needing
additional farm workers to produce the
bumper crops necessary this year, is
preparing not only to mobilize but to
train its boys and girls for service on
farms is outlined in the following letter
received by the United States employ
ment service from j. Is. Borden, assist
ant superintendent of the State depart
ment of public instruction, at Madison.
Mr.. Borden is also Federal-State director
OF the United States Boys Working Re-
serve, which, like the United States Pub
lie Service Reserve, is a recruiting di-
vision of the Federal Employment Ser
vice. He says:
1--WE have had meetings in all the
counties with the principals of the high
schools, county and city superintendents,
and school officials. We have urged that
all boys and girls who are going on farms
be enlisted for the service and that spe-
eial classes be formed for giving prac-
tical instruction to those who have not
had farm experience, these classes to
meet twice week for practical work.
eve have urged that the principals
secure for each inexperienced boy some
retired farmer or active farmer who will
act as instructor for the boy These
practical instructors are to take the boys
home and show them how To harness,
saddle, and care for horses, milk cows,
etc. We plan to have these boys taught
how to do farm chores during the winter
months
''We also have planned, in cooperation
with the local machinery men, to have
boys and girls learn how to operate farm
machinery. We plan 10 have the ma
chimes taken down and put together by
the boys under the direction OF the mn
chinery expert.
Everything we plan To do in these
courses Is to be practical. We shall cut
out books and handle real things
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-26
PEPPER TALKS.
py George Matthew Adams.
THE COSTOF MISTAKES.

I was asked the other day If
I mistakes always had 10 be paid
for.
/ Certainly, mistakes cost just
the same as all other things IN this
| world. If you buy n new suit of
clothes Tor hat, if YOU are a
I woman) you have to pay Tor 1T.
You hate to see the money go, but
| YOU love to get the clothes.
/ Mistakes are n good deal like
this. Only, as a rule, they are
showed at you unawares. You
don't covet mistakes. But they
cost lust the same. And have to
! be paid for. But the cost is usu-
ally worth the price. For you get
experience IN. return.
And experience Is growth TO the
forward man.
If you are always afraid of max
ing mistakes, you will rarely make
them. Also, Won will rarely make
ANYTHING. Or do anything.
Go ahead and do things If you
get ''tripped up" get up and
watch out thereafter But pay at
. once promptly without any
frizzly tears and with frank reali-
cation Of what You pay
OF course, the bigger the mis-
take. the greater the cost. But
even then, go ahead and pay.
Bigger experience, YOU see. And
more battle SCARED, : too But
the Lord loves good mistaken If
he pays quickly. without . whine.
II isn't what YOU do half as
much as what YOU determine and
trv TO do that counts, And no
one ever attempted great things
smaking lot Of false moves.
80 travel on. Forget your ms
takes
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-26

nvonc knowing +. said Ted Squirrel
.rtn conn, Iu here tonight after every
t,R /. IN hrd amt help ourselves
P,t, Rdtlu dI not ncCd anyone %
as, btui q had looked longnEIy at the
tempting tood all day hut hc had not
thought - gcttmg W ~ night Ia ca- li
rJr come l,rc thls minute" called
u. mother pur sister has dccldcd 10
ae,,s bridal huuElct II lettuce and whlte
.h-hc- MI vau uIn right up u MIR
Man gariyn and tell Your father, no Is
ur their working nov
Ava, ran Pete and Ted Squirrel after
biin they found Mr. Rabbit husllv en-
gagged IA gathering bee. tops to decorate
the Inrlur " hcu he heard about the
houquct he got Two Young heads oi
lettuce and some very handsome white
radlshcS ami gave them 10 Pete. Now
mnd you, do not nlhbic at them. he
said "nn home as fast as YOU can and
De- not stop on the way.
Pete Rabbit loved better than anything
Young lettuce and little radIShes. and
hc smacked his lips - he looked al those
hl~ father gave him
y OF can take Just one radlsh tonight,
SAID Ted Squirrel. and one leaf OF the
lettuce Will never he missed; besides that
Allss Bunny Is too small 10 carry such
: hlg bouquet snd you really ought TO
cat part of a.
That night when all was still and every
thing was ready for the wedding, Ted
squirrel and Pete Rabbit tiptoed 10 the
pantry they forgot AL about eating Just
little. and when daylight streaned IN
through The window the pantry looked
iar from full
Ted squirrel nan home. for he was
invited 20 the wedding and knew his
mother would call him early u dress
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-26

IT is conservativeIy estimated that Over
three million people annually in this
country alone are taking Nurated Iron.
Such astonishing results have been reported
from It's use both by doctors and iaymen,
that a number of physicians I'm various parts
Of the country have been asked 10 eE-
plain why thoy prescribe 10 so extensively.
and why IL apparently produces so much
better results than were obtained from the
old forms OF inorganic iron.
Extracts from some of the letters re-
ceived are given below.
Dr. Ferdinand King, New York Ply
sician and Medical Author. sHvs There
can be no vigorous lro" mon ~ hout iron.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-26
GERMAN PLAN REVEALED.
Teut0nic Steel Men Covet Lorraine
Mining Districts.

Paris, Feb 26-Maurice Barres,
member of the French Academy. writes
TO the Echo de Paris Of the receipt from
q correspondent in Switzerland of copy
of secret document issued by the Ger
man syndcatod steel industry under the
title: why we should annex the mining
districts of Lorraine
The document has created the greatest
interest among politicians and industrial
leaders, proving. as it does, the deter
mination of the German industrial world
to march with the troops
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-26
Order Of Owls Elects.

The Order of Owls has elected the FOL
lowing officers for the ensuing year: Past
president, l.. \ IIllersohn; president, I.
l.ovctt; president. William II. Norris,
invocator. VI w Watson; secretary ;,
J.. T. Ritcair. treasurer, IL Il. krauss
warden W VI Myers, sentinel. T.. J.
Gihcrson. Jr picket, Albert Walter;
trustees, W H. Norris. Albert Walther
and Samuel Snyder The nest meets every
Saturday Mt p. m, 702 Market street,
second floor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-26
Mrs. Stubbs in Accident.

Mrs. j. Bacon Stubbs, wife OF DR..
Stubbs. of S27 Tatnall street, was run
down by team driven by Negro man
at Ninth and Market streets Yesterday
sustaining numerous bruises about the
BODY The driver of the team did not
stop. but continued out Ninth street. At
West street ne deserted the team, and the
police are now holding it for the owner.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-26
A. o. II. Trustees Meeting.

5 very interesting meeting OF the A o.
II board Of trustees will be held this even
,ng al ; O'Clock IN the Irish-American
Hall Business Of much Importance will
pe taken up and discussed. II Is expected
that al the members Of the board will try
- be present.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-26
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOKS
by Lee Pape
Lazy Leo.
4 PLAY


Act l.
scene l. " Leo IN bed
Lazy Leo. waking up and shivering
lurr, burr Gosh mavhc ] amt cold,
no wonder, look at all the covers down
.rround nv feet, Burr better reetch
ioWn and pull them up agen after sleep
or about more minnits.
Act =.
same scene.
Lazy Leo waking up agenl Burr
uurr' Enybodv that ses amt cold
prtfy ignorant . no wonder. dident
pull the covers up vet. | better do II
hctore | 20 70 sleep agen, it VIII onv take
mInnlt He goes 10 sleep agcnl.
Act ).
same scene.
Lazy Leo. waking up agen) Gosh,
'urr. burr! Thus Is the coldest ever
ton ] must be neerly zero g, burr
uurr' On no wonder, look ware the
covers stills Gosh. I'm so cold can hardly
fmnk on account of NV thawts being all
rnbeu II don't pull those coyers up
pritty soon III haf to take the conse-
quentsrs
same scene
Lazy Leo waking up agen. Burr
burr, burr. 6, feel jest like a man
irec1lng 70 deth wonder w:
Act >.
same scene
Law Leos father Leo, Leo. Leo,
II. time 10 get up Leo Leo That
funny. there's no answer
The end