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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-08
They Have King
In France--Baby

sleep at regular hours whether
they were sleepy or not, made Il
eat just SO and SO much at GER
tain regular intervals whether hun
cry or not, and, above all things
being paved over by a doctor a
regular intervals whether wei
or not; and this Is the browning
insult Of all.
Like Prize Strawberries.
WHEN. we ask you, WHEN, In
the history of civilization. could
any number of healthy adults be
persuaded to walk into a doctors
office every Tuesday, And say:
"Well, here | am, Doc. Ham
mem my lungs, and prod my back
and pry open my mouth to look
at my tongue. and feel my pulse.
and weigh me, and tell me how
many ounces of food l may have
for my dinner"
Yet that Is exactly what hap
pens to the babies of France. the
poor as we'll as the rich, which is
one of the penalties OF being king!
Even those high aristocrats of
babylon, the dwellers in the
ponpennieres II places supported
by private enterprise where ba-
bies are raised like prize straw
berries, IL good ones out of every
dozen and guaranteed absolutely
asceptic-even these are subject
30 constant hygienic and health
full annoyance.
Truly, uneasy lies the head
that wears a crown! They seem
to thrive under 1t, tho; they seem
to be really better off, than IL
they were left to enjoy the snuff
files and the collie and other baby
diversions undisturbed and I'M
hampered.
Babies OF Every Tint.
Before we opened the door OF
one of the baby dispensaries,
which are maintained now thru
out France for not only the saw
ing but the betterment OF
Frances future population, we
knew that we were at the right
place from the voices Of the kings
and queens!
A long, low room, benches
down the sides, benches down the
the benches laden with
mothers and the mothers laden
with babies.
Such conglommeration Of
Mostly poilus' babies;
babies in every tint from very
white to very red. chubby babies
and thin babies, blond babies and
sleepy babies and wide
awakes, growing babies and howl
ng ones; but in all that gather
ng only three who were not in a
perfectly healthy condition, thanks
% the ounce of prevention which
IS proving SO much better than
he pound of cure.
Diversified Women, Too.
The women were as much diver
sified as the babies, for not all
The mothers could be in attend
ance, so grandmothers came,
proud grandmothers, too, the
produest the one with the twins;
and little sisters came, the proud
est one being the little mother"
Of five small steps in the stairway
,f future France.
Content on the faces OF the
women, a cheerful cooperation
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-08
had what he wanted; his clothes

had what he wanted; his clothes
back on!
The doctor leaned over and
talked to the mother, quietly,
crisply. concisely, and the woman
listened attentively. with some
thing more than mere gratitude in
her eyes.
Our turn next, as soon as the
more important Monsieur Pierre
was ushered out; and we were
privileged to shake hands with an
inspiration. We shall always re-
member that doctor as one Of the
most helpful persons we have ever
met, one who has made the world
better for having been born In it.,
one whose life has been lived to
splendid purpose.
A woman, strong, capable, mag
netic, one able to handle mothers
as well as babies, and to inspire
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CONTINUED From Page One.)
h now recognized ~ . p0-
tcatial Fr1nch man or
French woman, who will
grow up to love La Patrie,
keep the arts and sciences
and manufactures Of France
II . continuous floodtide,
and never, never under any
circumstances, buy anything
made In Germany!
Rich babies have always had ,
lot OF annoyances which poo
babies escaped. such as beinI
weighed every so often, made Il
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since devoted her entire attention
to the upbutlding Of future France
thru the babies of the poor; one
day a week in each seven dispens-
aries, and, after the office hours
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|stupendous sacrifice, part of its
unyielding determination.
At the outbreak of the war, she
was in the enjoyment of a large
and lucrative practice. She gave
It up Immediately, and has ever
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confidence In them both.
Passion for Work.

She is one of those women of
France who has made herself part
of the nation. part OF its ire
mendous endurance, part of its
The Holly chieftain., 1918-06-14
sgc3ERARY lIeADoO on SAVING

Il want you to think Of this sitvA-
ton for the moment ~ one big gen
eral store, with Uncle Sam - proprie-
tor. Uncle Sam has got to see that
his own people s6s fed and taken care
Of; he has got I'd see, In addition, that
the 100000 men, perhaps 100000
men, whom we are going to put into
the field are fed and clothed and
equipped with the things that are
necessary to enable them to become
trained soldiers. These men will be
taken out OF the fields Of productive
enterprise. They viii be, for the time
they are in the war idle men from an
economic standpoint They have got
to be fed and clothed and equipped.
That means an enormous drain upon
the general store that We have not
heretofore had, and unless We econo-
nike and prevent waste It 10 = very
serious question Whether We shall be
able to produce enough to meet all of
Dur demands. and the demands Of the
rest Of the world. Everything that We
save 10 going to release that much In
the general store for the support Of
our own armies and the armies Of
europe"
The Holly chieftain., 1918-06-14
Presidents w. S. S.
Proclamation
70 THE PEOPLE OF THE UNIrD sTArna
WHITE U0U~
Nay -. 1918.

70 THE PEOPLE OF THE UNIrD srArns
oREErINGs-
This a1d an Of hun-
1dustrtal ADJUSTED
conditions this nation to play ~ fsn part the eo.
rather problem and the
bs for the support and
equipment and Taoashes q ony
products Of the farms
all Of which must
20 their best for purposes
seek bs obtained only BY The
participation member Of - nation. ana esd
national concerted Thrift movement
Of the Treasury to the Dsaoc
Of the food
useful materials Of kind devote their eor
individual health efficiency and that hs people
loyalty all that they Liberty
War Savings Stamps The securities issued BY the Treas
uy Department within the reach Of
opportunity this matter s vide 70 all
practice times virtue and brings great
with
war the practice Of
stty.
appeal either Liberty Bonds os War say
thrift and appeal
Government securities 70 DO kswse ana a
The who buys Gov
purchasing his the
after this and that DE-
erse doesn buy IN competition with the government
June constantly and
securities Of the Government (WaS
possible through member
savings socisss The Of June ends this
ton and saving here at home Nay
WOODROW WILSON,
President United States.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-06-14
sL,ss cAaMAn. ON rRuaAL,rv.

ITO acquire the habit Of frugality.
% the French have it. as the japanese
have It, - all the deep. wise old nd
tions have It. 10 to show that we have
acquired wisdom. refinement. modera-
tion and sood tasts IN the art Of life.
To live n that restraint 10 to live IN
that common ssaaa. II that dscency.
In that regard ~ seAsrs and in that
soasidsratioa fs4 tAs future of our
own indepsnAsaos. TO live with fI,l-
gality means . live with due sense
Of the relative values Of things. 1t
means that We have come to percsivs
that life 10 more than food and the
body than raiment: it means spiritual
strength and poise.''
The Holly chieftain., 1918-06-14
LABOR DooaS kw 70 mp
osnaAisoaieae Thsovohsvt ~ oAaAs
UPpel - osy War Savlnes otempe.

onnaaanoaioao YAsovaheSt ~ oan1p
VpDe1 - 0sy War Savings otsmps.
Tns toiioN AiaS Call has been issued
70 The labor organizations OF ths state
to help IN Tie war Savings campaign:
ColoFsdo WaS savings Committee.
1o1 International Trust Building.
Ooover. Colo.. JSAs l. lelS.
II the oesroeAsio Of Lahes Organise
tioas n Cosorsds.
0ssstinss:
Ths Prsst1sat Of our great natioa
VIII proolain Juas 7Sth, 1918. - Na,
0snA War 8svinss Day. On that daJ
" viii Ill - asked = pledge 70
save" nd iavsst in War Savings
Stamps. We know that organised labor
vul answer the Prssidest's call one
hundred PER eGnt A psrmaasnt rec
ord u to - nads Of the part taksa
by the Esmbers Of organised labor In
this campaign. and We are enclosing
two rsgistsr eards. . report blank and
two franksd savslopes for this DuE-
Dess. Fill Il the register cards at
once. FILE The blue card With ths
union and return the white card N
one Of tie tnslosed addressed snvel-
opss.
Following National War Savings
Day (Juns -. 1873 have all members
report without delay the amount Of
War Savings stamps each has pledged
to take during the year. Then fill out
and return the report blank, using the
other addressed envelope.
Colorado's quota Of War Savings
stamps to b raised in 1915 10 twenty
million dollars: approximately seven
teen million dollars yet remains to be
raised. One thousand dollars u the
limit to which any one person can IN
vest, hence the urgent necessity. to
have every man and woman pledge to
the fullest sxtsnt Of their ability.
Labor y doing its part we'll AnA we
hops to have every labor union IN the
state Of Colorado report that one hun.
dred per cent Of their membsrship has
joinsd the nation's great throng Of h.
vsstoss In United States War savings
Stamps.
Yours iaithtully,
JOHN EVANS,
State Director War Savings fof Cole
1aao.
ROADY KENEHAN.
Secretary Labor Advisory Board, ota1o
q Colorado.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-06-14
LITTLE DROPS OF WATER


oas little Thrift Stamp. sitting By its
lone.
First seed of saving carefully 10 sown.
Thsn number two II pasted By hls
side.
Uncle Sans workers. glad and full Of
pride.
Thrift Stamps. now sixteen. sitting N
row.
Bsldisrs Of Eresdem bring to Germans
rvslv. cent. thea addsd buy . BABY
Bond"
Rive silver dollars to tAis correspond.
Buy them from banks and buy them
from the store,
Buy from the postman. buy them more
and more;
Buy IN the morninG. add few at
night,
rhen make your friends Join in thts
new delight.
Pennies now saved mean, when their
work 10 done,
Gold to rejoice with. when the war y
woa" -Felice Davis.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-06-14
Governors W. S. S.
Proclamation
STATE or COLORADO.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.

Juna
PEOPLE THE STATE OF COLORADO
oRHE71Aos:-
1915 designated H tAs Prsslsot q ~
the War aevtnes
Day bsfors AaA evidence e their Loyalty %
time a Al e he Of State have bssa called
hsosslvs their earnings
70 tAsr salsaditures minimum consists.t WITH s
savings oamDA In this loyal esee
daily knowledge snstsd n
salsing
faith with Thousands Of
Colorado manhood Who fighting under the coloss
civilized world today for materials
which the the practice Of Individual Thrift
patriotic dsty anA National necessity The ctisen Of ss
record such pledges amount not less than e
assigned other
confident Colorado will fail the Naons call
this vital and essential duty
NOW THEREFORE, Julius Governor Of COLORADO.
3sh COLORADO WAR saw
be loyal citizen has not By
limit OF his ability in the homo
working 4 this aid government at
Aud school boards various
seool officials
saviss Campaign in their respective counties
residents
their respective 6stEicts.
And employers fully with their
empoySs arranging time before
date for tie proper reStstratisn ok their pledges.
the Proc
.maop Of United this Third
' JULIUS C. GUNTER,
Governor of Colorado
The Holly chieftain., 1918-06-14
WAR NOTICE
PRDslnnsT OF THE UNITED STATES PRocLAIAs TRlnAY
JUNE 1918,
NATIONAL WAR sAVIN0s DAY
MEETINGS EVERY COMMUNITY TO SECURE
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR WAR SAVINGS STAMPS

Pursuant President United
states and the Governor this State War eavns Director Tor
acting under authority United
Friday
In communities vn
be held The aesagnated m
Appointed officials win meengs
ths and reporting the names q a present -
Scribe With their doing will Be
the Liberty Boads during month tAs
lS1S intended that subscriptions will
Jane r.
The pos Of War stamp depends the satA
during which bought During o<1S
n July eesh Win sAs md
month during 1913 1873
Cd States viii redeem all sav1ass
during which month They
during the early months in 1919 during the later montAs
who eaIar has loaned his
srnment for a longer than II he should buy atsr
BY Of Illustration, the following table,
SAVINGS STAMPS
DURING JUNE JULY AND AUGUST 1915
The Holly chieftain., 1918-06-14
Why YOU SHOULD svy rns1.

The main reason for the purchase
II War Savings Stamps 10 because
iour country IL At war. Your country
reeds every penny which every man,
woman and chiN can save and lend
n order to feed. clothe. arm, and
.Quip the soldiers and sailors Of
America and TO win this righteous war
n defense OF American honor and the
,ause Of dsmecrAey throughout the
World.
II We are 70 win tAs war, We must
MIN It - united people. The savings
" every man, woman. and child are
necessary II We are to hastea the ~
The Holly chieftain., 1918-06-14

The provides that hold
vnss Stamps exceeding maturity War Savings stap
Guiding minor children
The invested Stamps gift
donation, but the Government win al b.
with ~ compound
calamity should be ~
fore January 1929 giving
for the sps with interest date !hs Stamps
rse from all State and Local whom registered The poo
flee insured against baesd ~ Al the
United Stas they fall below
convenient and Well paying Investment
offered By Government
definite Of Savings Stamps assigned
which win meeting
school district
ts subscriptions taken msstaes
your county neighbors
to 6ovsEnmea this need. does
Signed.
BvANA
Colorado
ity of he Secretary the United States Treasury.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-06-14

"Lst every man and every woman
assume the duty of careful providsnt
use and expenditure as 4 public duty.
~ q dictate Of patriotism which No
one can now expect ever to be sa-
cused or forgiven for ignoring"
The Holly chieftain., 1918-06-14
LORD KITCHENER.

''Either the civilian population must
20 short OF many things to which 1t II
accustomed in times OF peace or our
armies must go short Of munitions and
,thsr things indispensable to them"
The Holly chieftain., 1918-06-14

Every time that you buy anything
you make somebody work for you.
Don't buy anything you DO not absA
lutely need. Let that somebody vork
for the Government.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-06-05
CHAIRMAN TODD THANKS
RED CROSS WORKERS
AScribcS Successful Campaign in this
County to Enthusiastic Support of
Committeeman ana Workers.

Mr.. \. G. Todd, Chairman Of The Red
Cross Relief Fund Drive for this Com
ty. has issued the following statcmcnt
IN regard to the recent Rod Cross
drive in this county which was such a
success:
On behalf OF The Laurcns County
Chapter Of the American Rcd Cross.
and its several branches and auXiliar-
les. | wish to thank tho people OF I.au-
rcns County for the splendid response
which they made to the appeal Of the
Rcd Cross to the Second War Relief
Fund. Our chapter was asked for
$ll,00O, and the people subscribed
nearly $4,000. This was magnifi-
cent response TO the great appeal of
the greatest mother in the world"
II was more liberal than the most op-
timistic worker expected, but not any
greater than IS really needed. Laurcns
County has always done her full duty
in patriotic undertakings, and in this
instance has made a most cnviablc
record, and, therefore, deserves TO be
congratulated.
II want 10 thank especially Mr. N.
l.. Smith, the Chairman Of the second
War Fund Drive ana the various
chairmcn and committeeman and
workers. in all parts OF our territory,
who so faithfully holpcd to make this
I ~ a., 4, q
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-06-05
Five Sailing Vessels and Tank Steamer
Officially Reported as Sunk.
PASSENGER LINER CAROLINE
REPORTED TO BE ATTACKED
Close Search Of North Atlantic Coast is Being
Made For Underwater Craft Thought That
l'-Boats Make Attack on Merchant Shipping
After Failure 10 Reach Army TRANSPORTS,

~ new ok .unc}-Ninc American vessels know,
TO nave ccn sunk by German submarines off the
since May 25h " " '' ''>
The largest to fall to the raiders seeking 10 prevent
me sailing OF transports with for the
was the New York ard Porto Rico Of
was attacked Sunday night about 25 SANDY
HOOK The fatc of her 20 OpasSgers took
the boats when shell began fall
tonight but there hope that they had been picked pass
ng ships or would reach shore safely the
was lost III the sinking Of the other
tonight
Besides the Caroline, the Of boas are the
Atlantic Refining Company tanker Herbert H.
Wnncconnc OF lSOO and six Schoonc the
llauppugc ship Of 1000 and the Edward
crews OF these eight vessels have been landed Atlantic
Reports brought that the Win
ncconnc and nearly all the schoones
which the shipping
coast and the Delaware late last month The
ny the shippers OF the oOn indicated that the Of
subncSbc unusually humane for German submarine
I'm instance, far is known life boat shcl all
aboard the submarine them prisoner
eight days before they turned adrt picked
vessel.
aviator hylroarpEme that aghtcd Beach
Haven n reported that 35 miles off shore he had sighted three life
boats filed with pulling slowly towards the had
other life boats floating about empty.
The Atlantic Refining Company tanker Herbert H. Pratt,
sunk miles off Cape IIcnopen Del by submarine The
landed at Icwc DEL 1t learned auhoravcy that
tacs had been transports OFF the
All ships held along the coast however prccaution
There reports that fifteen vessels had fallen
raiders. them There also
reports battles warshps and
felt the fate Of the $50 aboard the Caroline
Of 5000 running between Porto Rico and Atlantic
by the steamship 100 O'Clock last night
being sccd by German submarine and that
and had taken to the boats.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-06-05

Oniccrs Of the company assume she
was sunk, but have no definite infor-
nation to that effect. They place her
position at the time she was attacked
at from l25 to $50 miles southeast Of
Sandy Hook.
Later reports state that the Caro-
line was sunk, but all of her passen-
gers and crew have been landed.
The navy threw veil OF wartime
secrecy about the steps it was taking
to cOuntcract tho menace Of the sea
pirates, but Secretary Daniels made
the confident announcement that meas
ncs had been taken to meet the dan
ger to shipping. While the details
were withheld, it is known that de-
stroyors, fleets Of submarine chascrs
ana other vessels are flashing their
scarChlights tonight over the waters
along the coast and are out at sea
from Maine to Florida.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-06-05

j. w. Wofford, son of Mr.. and Mrs
j. \. Wofford Of Madden Station, who
was among the graduates at Clemson
college this year, was recommended
by the faculty FOR appointment to West
Point Military Academy on account
OF the record which he made as stu
dent. Mr.. Wofford will gain admit
tance to the academy without further
examination. He expects TO report at
a very early date.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-06-05

Daring the past I,w days Mr.. Don n.
irwin, local agent for thc overland car.
has moved from The Gray building on
Sullivan street to the store room on
the PHblic square underneath The
Advertiser Office. Nh irwin is having
The place weh fitted up for display
and work room ana expects to be bet
fer prepared than ccr to serve his Gus
toners.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-06-05
r, Goodwin Rhctt Coming Tomorrow.

4. Goodwin Rhctt, prominent bank
O. Of Charleston, will arrive in The city
some time tomorrow morning to make
an address in the interest OF the War
savings Campaign. The address will
take place most probably in Tho Court
House about 80 or - o'clock. South
Carolina IS expected 10 sign pledges
TO purchase $&%,O0O,C0O worth Of War
savings Stamps during 1918. The first
intensive campaign Will be inaugural
cd Friday, June lith. and will last un-
u! the 2Sth, during which time 20 per
cent OF This quota is TO be pledged,
i,anrcns COunty's quota to be raised in
that time is $l7S,372. Mr. Rhctt comes
TO give information about The cam
paign and to tell the reasons why the
stamps are offered for sale.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-06-05

Hydroairplancs and airplancs arose
like nocks Of huge birds from every
naval station along the Atlantic coast
when the warning was flashed to them
and soon we're scouting over the
waters where it was believed sub
marines would be most likely to be
lurking. Foreign aviators and Amer
lean students. as we'll as the Agular
AmcMcan ilicrs. eagerly volunteered
for service.
More than hundred oirplancs .
dirigible balloons left Hazclhurst avi-
alton field alone on scout duty. Nearly
al! the aircraft were manned by reg
ular army avators. They circled over
Long Island sound and off the At
lantic from Sandy Hook to the east
orn extremity of Long Island
In their flights today the aircraft
were not armed, but in a short time
they will be equipped with bomb drop
ping mechanism and machine guns.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-06-05
TO Serve Ice Cream,

The Red Cross Auxiliary of the War
rlor creek community Will serve ice
cream at the home Of Mr.. Rook Pow.
ors on noXt Saturday evening, June s,
from eight to ten thirty o'olock. The
public is cordially invited to attcnd.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-06-05
First, Cotton Suuorr.

Mr.. Jared ID. Sullivan, who lives on
the old Sullivan place several miles
south OF the city, brought in the first
cotton square Of the season Monday
morning. Mr.. Sullivan made an early
start in planting and states that his
crop Is III good condition.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-06-05
T|[LMAN QUESTIONS
MANN|NG'S STAND
Did Manning Bring Out Le-
yer?
QUESTION ASKED BY
SENATOR TILLMAN

"
SENATOR TlLLMAN
Sharp Exchange OF Letters Brought
Out Admission by Manning That lie
Fa,ors Lever. President and td
,isors Hands OH in the Race.
More Letters From TilIman.
That the national administration
will show no preference as between
Senator Tillman and Congressman
Lever in the contest for the United
states ScnatorShip is brought out in
recent letters from president Viii
son and Postmaster General Burlc-
son to Senator Tillman The senior
senator also wrote 10 Governor
Richard l. Manning, cnuuring as 10
what the governor told the presi-
| dents advisors as 10 the Senatorial!
race and asking whether or not the
! governor is responsible for Mr..
Levers entry into the race Cover
nor Manning replied that he feels
/ that MIR. Lever should be in the con
test TO meet former Governor Dlcase
face to face and discuss the real is
sues OF loyalty and patriotism and
adds that he told both the President
and the Postmaster General of tic
situation, The governor does not re-
gard himself as responsible for Ml
Levers announcement
, Tho pDSir,o r,,,,,.,I