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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-15
ONLY 3 POUNDS IN
A BOX TO YkNKS

In sending parcels to our soldier,
| it will be necessary for all relative!
and friends of the boys overseas t.
have their containers packed ant
ready for inspection and mailing a
Red Cross headquarters by Nov. q
or before
A soldier may receive only one
box and that one must be one OBJ
tanned from the Red Cross headquar
ters, 8 inches by inches by 8 in
cbes in size and the parcel must not
weigh more than three pounds. The
sender furnishes the label, which has
been received from the soldier; al
SO the postage stamp.
Unfortunately a not very explicit
ruling sent out by the Post Office
Department which permits the send
ing Of II pounds Christmas parcels
to members of the Allied Armies (not
United States) ard to individuals in
the Red Gross, Y. M. c. A and 9th.
ef welfare organizations. has been
misinterpreted, and has caused a
great deal of confusion. The time
for the sending of these II pound
parcels extends to Nov. 90. A fine
United States army and the Allied
armies, as the United States is not
one of the Allies.
Local r. c. Explains.
1t seems to the ladies of the local
Red Cross that there is a m.sconcep-
ton in the minds of many of the rela-
tives of the soldier boys overseas as
to just what they can send, due to
the various articles appearing in the
local press the past few days. In or
der that they may understand it thor
oughly they desire to say that the or
der still stands as originally, that is,
that the boys OF Martinsburg and
Berkeley county who are with the
United States forces abroad can only
be sent a package weighing two
pounds and fifteen ounces. and that
these packages must have a Christ
mas package coupon sent them from
and that the package must be
sent through the Red Cross, inspect
ed, and left with them or same can
not be sent. The postoffice handles
the package through the Red Cross
only and it is then sent to Hoboken,
n j., where the United States Army
takes charge Of it, and it is then sent
to the boys with other army supplies.
The postoffice merely handles the
packages to this point. The article
referring to the packages sent to any
one with the allied forces to the
amount of eleven pounds means that
same can be sent to any one serving
with the armies Of England, France,
or the other allies, and must be paid
at parcel post rates to it's destination
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-15
MOVE is MADE TO
FORCE MACK HOME

Advices received at Basel. Swift,
from Hungary say that Count Karo-
lyi. president of the Hungarian Ma
tional Council, has made the aceef-
ton that Roumania declared war on
Germany in order to force the Ger
man Field Marshal Won Mackensen
TO disarm his men. 1t is stated that
Won Mackensen contends that the
German republic is not a legitimate
government.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-15
A SUMMER DINNER
SERVED TO GUESTS

Mr.. Floyd Miller, of Gerrardstown
district, with the expert assistance
of number of friends, butchered IA
fine hogs Thursday The occasion
was enjoyed by all present, especial
ly the fine dinner served by Mrs.
Miller The courses included green
corn cut from the cob, green lima
leans, new cabbage and tomatoes, a
regular summer feast.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-15
WHAT DO YOU THINK is MY SHARE?
BY Bruce Barton.

He is a conscientious gentleman, who hon
estly wants to do right. And he came to me
shaking his head.
Il want to do my full part in this United
War Work Campaign" he said. "Do you
think hundred dollars is my share?"
And told him that it would be hard for
anyone but himseE to decide. There are
so many different ways of looking at mon
ey," l said
hundred and seventy millions looks big
at first glance. It is forty times what JEFF
ferson gave for the Louisiana territory.
It's a dollar and seventy cents for every
man, woman and child in the land it's more
than eight dollars and half for every
household.
You can figure it on that basis" told
him. ION the basis CT dollars and cents.
Or you can figure it on the basis of bows"
"Of boys?" he qusstio ed 81 do not I'M
derstand'
Its less than fifteen cents day for each
OF our soldiers and sailors" | answered.
Fifteen cents day to give them warmth
and comfort and entertainment, and lee
lures, and games, and the thought of moth
er and God"
Fifteen cents day for boy: two for
quarter day. How many boys will you
take?"
And his eyes kindled. 81 think could
take ten at least" he said He drew his
check book out
Figure it out and tell me the price" he
said 81 want you to give them the best
you've got. What is it going to cost?'
for ten boys, for year, at two for
quarter day."
So figured it out for him: suppose YOU
figure it out for yourself
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-15
Fiery Eczema and Skin Eruptions
Readily Yield to This Old Remedy

an equal as blood purifier, being
probably the oldest blood medicine
on the market. 1t has been sold by
druggists for fifty years. Get bot
tie today and begin treatment that
will get results. e.
You are. invited to write TODAY
for complete and full advice as to
the treatment of your own case.
Address, Chief Medical Adviser.
Swift Specific Co., Dept. H. Atlanta
Georgia.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-15
Successfully used for so years.

Eczema and similar skin troubles
come from a disordered, impure
condition of the blood, and they can
only be cured by giving the blood a
thorough cleansing, and removing
IRON it all traces of impurity.
This is why S. S. S. has been used
SO successfully in hundreds of cases
of Eczema and other skin eruptions.
his wonderful -emedy is without
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-15
BASEBALL ASSURED

Baseball is assured for next sea
son as result of the end of the
war, according to sentiment OF the
seventeenth annual convention Ma
tional Association of Professional
Baseball Leagues which meet this
week in Peoria, III.
Read the Martinsburg Evening
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-15

Read the Martinsburg Evening
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-15
LUTHERAN SYNODS
UNITED INTO ONE
Local Church Is Member OF This
One Great Organization.

The General Synod, General Coun-
ell, and United Synod South, three
separate Lutheran organizations,
were officially Thursday merged into
one ecclesiastical body under The
name of the United Lutheran church
in America at convention in New
York city. Legal formalities connect.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-03
REGULAR ARMY OF HALF A MILLION MEN
That Number Provided For in Estimate Submitted Con- gress for the Fiscal Year 1920, Beginning Next July
 Question of the Strength of Army After Conclusion of Peace Has Been Deferred-Naval Estimates Are Framed Theory for Steady and Rapid Increase of the Fleet

increase of the fleet, total of app proximately $434,000,O0O being asked Of that sum, s20O,00O,OO0 is the first increment of the proposed new three year building program providing foI ten additional dreadnoughts, six bat tie cruisers and TAO other fighting craft. The remainder of the SABA, ,00N,- 900 would go to complete ships of the first three-year program.
 Secretary Daniels has renewed also the navay emergency fund item under which congress appropriated $1Oe 10O,- 900 last year to provide for the con- struction of additional destroyers. SUD- marine chasers and other special craft and to expedite construction work. This year, however, the department asks for s175,0Q0,000.
 The total appropriation for the naval establishment is estimated at $2,644,- 000,000 or an increase of approximately billion dollars over appropriations made for the current year. The pay
 of the navy 1rem stands at $5f9,r46,- 900 against $22f ,372,946 this year. Sim-
 ilarly, S155, ,2S6,000 is asked for the
 marine corps against s14S, 5000 this year.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-03

ment which may confidently be ex- Pected if we act now and sweep all interrogation points away.
 I take it for granted that the con- gross will carry out the naval pro- gramme which was undertaken before we entered the war. The secretary of the navy has submitted to your com mittees for authorization that part ot the programme which covers the building plans of the next three years. These plans have beea prepared along the lines and in accordance with the policy which the congress establish ed, not under he exceptional condi- tions of the war. but with the inten- ton of adhering to a definite method of development for the navy.
 :. I. earnestly recommend the uninter- rupted pursuit of that policy. It would clearly be unwise for Us to at tempt to adjust cur plans to a future world policy as yet undetermined The question which causes me the greatest concern is the qunestion oi the policy to be adopted towards the railroads. I frankly turn to you foi counsel upon it. I have no confident Judgment of my own. I do not see
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-03
Poles in Control of
 City of Lemberg
Order is Being Kept Among Jewish Sympathizers With Ruthenians.

Leehbers, Galicia, Dec. 2 CBy the A. P).-The ciyt of Lemberg, capital of the Austrian crownland of Galicia, again is in the hands of the Poles after months of vicissitudes and fght- ing against the Ruthenians. Order is beink gept among the Jewish sympa- thlzers with the Ruthenians.
 The beautiful city was threatened with destruction many times but es- capped with the burning of one wing of the diet building and the blowing up or the postoffice, the railway station and few dozens of houses. Only a few persons were killed, though many were wounded, most of them being civilians.
 The political situation of the Poles is uncertain. They wish to recall the Polish legion from America and also division from France. Poland's hope of union since Napoleonic times has not yet been realized. Her problems are mystery to outsiders; her gen. eral situation is much more difficult than that of any of the other new re- publics of the former empire
 Chaos prevails and it cannot yet be said that Polish government exists since Poland still is divided into three districts. The first of these is Russian with Warsaw it's center, which the German soldiers recently left ant which now is controlled by Bolshevist! working against Russian. The secont is Posanian, with the capital at Posen and the third Austrian Poland or Ga. licia, with Cracow the capital
 The Bolshevism in Warsaw does no please the businesslike Galicians, no does it find any sympathy in Posnania where the Poles are working for a req organization. German Poland is a bi: question mark in the minds of tn Poles due to the fact that the German have not yet evacuated it. It | through here that the Poles hope t secure an outlet to their own port ol l the sea.
 The position of Galicia is somewha
 like that of the Austrian republic though the government in Galicia i more unsettled. Business men, how ever, are attempting to do bushes
 with the Czechs. They also are sell
 ing. crude oils at high prices and at tempting to trade in coal with tn Austro- -Hungarians
 The whole aim of the Poles is t
 meet the situation by physical DOS
 session of the territory in order {
 face the peace conference with deck
 clear.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-03

Washington, Dec. "A regular army Of approximately half million men is provided for specifically in estimates submitted to congress today for the fiscal year 1920. beginning next July Detailed items on the pay of the army show that in the total S1,922,o00 900 asked for, exclusive of the fertilization estimates, provision is made for the payment of only 1,259 officers and S82,667 men of the line and approxi- mately 1S0,O0O non-combatant troops with the requisite staff officers.
 The inclusion in the estimates, how ever, of five items of pay, with a nominal appropriation of $1O0 each asked, shows that the whole question of the strength of the army after the conclusion of peace has been deferred and that supplemental estimates are 1 to be expected under these headings when it is possible to present a com pleted project. The items thus held in
 suspension are those providing for the i pay of reserves and national guard
 officers and men.
 The naval estimates are framed or | an exactly opposite theory Every
 provision Is made for steady and rapiC
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-03

who conduct the great essential i'm dustries of the country must be told as exactly as possible what obliga- tions to the government they will be expected to meet in the years imme- dlately ahead of them l. will be of serious consequence to the country to delay removing all uncertainties in this matter a single day longer than the right processes of debate justify It is idle to talk of successful and confident business reconstruction be- fore those uncertainties are resolved.
 If the war had continued it would have been necessary to raise at least eight billion dollars by taxation pay able in the year 1919; but the war has ended and l agree with the secretary of the treasury that it will be safe to l reduce the amount to six billions. An l immediate rapid decline in the ex-
 penses of the government is not to be | looked for. Contracts made tor war
 supplied will, indeed. be rapidly can
 celled and hquidated, but their imme- | dlate liquidation will make heavy
 drains on the treasury for the months | just ahead of us.
 l The maintenance of our forces on l the other side of the sea. is still nec- 1 essary. A considerable proportion of 1 those forces must remain in Europe | during the period of occupation ant those which are brought home will be l transported and demobilized at heavy expense for months to come. The in tereSt on our war debt must of course be paid and provision made for tht retirement of the obligations of tht government which represent it. Bu
 these demands will of course fall mucI below what a continuation of mill
 tary operations would have entailet and six billions should suffice to sup IF!y a sound foundation for the finan
 cial operations of the year.
 entirely concur with the secretar,
 of the treasury in recommending tha
 the two billions needed in addition t.
 the four billions provided by existing
 law be obtained from the profits whicl
 have accrued and shall accrue iron
 war contracts and distinctively wa business, but that these taxes be con
 fined to the war profits accruing ii 1918, or in 1919 from business origi hating in war contracts. I urge you a cceptanee of his recommendation tha , provision be made now. not subse ' quently, that the taxes to be paid i 1920 should be reduced from six t four billions.
 Any arrangements less definite tha these would add elements of doubt an
 confusion to the critical period of in E dustrial readjustment through whic : the country must now immediate pas l and which no true friend of the na } tion's essential business interests ca i, Iafford to be responsible for creatin l or prolonging. Clearly determine conditions, clearly and simply charte, 5 are indispensable to the economic re g Yival and rapid industrial develop
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-03
NET DEFICIT OF $17o,ooo
 AT YALE THE PAST YEAR

New Haven. Conn.,, Dec. "A net
 deficit of $170.000 in the finances of
 Yale university for the past year was
 forecast today by H. J. Fisher, chair
 man of the University Fund Assoeia-
 tion, in an appeal for funds to be ap-
 piled to running expenses. It is pointed out that need of funds to
 make good this deficit is urgent, that the institution may be in strong posi- tion to take up constructive work wfth the relinquishment of military con- trol. An analysis of the treasurer'a budget is made, and it is shown that while many and large gifts have been | made to the university the s&ast year
 most of the mare for specific purposes
 or endowments and cannot be applied | to running expenses. 2s
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-03
A SEAMAN WAS KILLED a WHEN. AUTO OVERTURNED

Norwalk, Conn. Dec 2.-CharlesI W. Miner. 20. a seaman from the U. S- s. Seattle and whose home was inl Guilford, Conn. died today after the upset of an automobile His brotl1er,i Herbert. a soldier. escaped injury, but Earle B. Prick. also of the Seattle, had concussion of the brain. The men had been to a funeral in Madison, Conn, and were returning to Brook lyn. Their automobile was overturn- : ed on the highway at Westporr.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-03
ITALIANS ENDORSE THE
 INDEPENDENCE OF ARMENIA

New York. Dec. 2.-Independence of Armenia has been endorsed by the Italian chamber of deputies, it was announced here today by the Arlnan- ian Press Bureau. which stated that it had just received cable advices to that effect from Rome. The cable gram, as given out by the bur eau read as follows.
 "On November 30. at instance of Signor Luzzati, Italian chamber of deputies, by 200 votes adopted resoI lution in favor of independence of Ar-l menia"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-03
GOV. M'CALL REVIEWED
 74TH INFANTRY REGIMENT

Aver, Mass, Dec. 2.-The Eeventy- Fourth Infantry Regiment. which won first honors f& the recent military carnival at Camp .Devens, marched in review before Governor Mccall and Major General Clarence B. Edwards, commander of the northeastern de- partment, today. The visitors were escorted into camp by the headquar- ters troop and were rendered recep- ton. by the division officers.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-03
PRESIDENT REGARDS TRIP ID PEACE
 CONFERENCE AS HIS HIGHEST DUTY

In His Address to Congress the President Declares That He Has No Private Thought Purpose in Making Trip Abroad-Asks For Friendly Continuance and Encou- ragement of Congress-Promises Full Publicity of All Affairs That Transpire at Peace Conerence-Requests Members of Congress to Make Complete and ln,- partial Study of the Railroad Problem With View of the Early Return of the Roads to Private Ownership
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-03
SEVEN MEMBERS OF
 BRITISH TANKER LOST

London, Dec. 2.~-Seven members of the crew of the British tank steamer Konakry perished and one member isl missing as a result of a collision to- day near Galley Head between the, tanker and the Cunard liner Ordura-i
 Thirty-f survivors of the Konak- " have been landed at Queenstown. z
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-03
TRIAL OF MILWAUKEE
 SOCIALISTS CONTINUED

Chicago, Dec. By agreement of attorneys the trials of Congressman. elect Victor Berger of Milwaukee and four other socialists indicted for vio-. lation of the espionage law, were con tinued today from December to De- cember g. --
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-03
NAT c. GOODWIN, ACTOR,
 TO LOSE ONE OF HIS EYES

New York. Dec. Mat c. Goodwin. the actor. submitted to an operation today for the removal of one of his eyes at a hospital here. Damage. to the eye caused by his mixing, through error, the wrong ingredients in an eye wash made the operation necessary, it was said. He has been on the road recently in a comedy
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-03
MGoVERN NOMINATED
 AS COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS

Washington, Dec Nominations sent the senate today by President Wilson included:
 Bertram Gardner. Garden City. N Y, as collector of internal revenue, first New York district.
 James l.. McGovern, Bridgeport, Conn.,, as collector Of customs, district No. 6.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-03
BeIqian Troops Enter Aachen.

Paris, Dec. 2.-Belgian troops en- tered Aachen (Aix La Chapelle) ,sRhen- ish Prussia, on Sunday.
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-18
GAVE GREAT WRITER THEME
How Patriotic Protest of oentle-Heart- ed Man Furnished Inspiration to
 Joel Chandler Harris.

In one of his stories of farm life in Georgia Joel Chandler Harris tells of a wealthy planter who wanted q few acres of original woodland cleared near a village in which he lived. Labor WIS scarce. but he finally induced a thrift less fellow in the village to do the work-a man who had always been honest, but q kind of dreamer and "ne'er do we'll"
 After a few days the man came to his employer and frankly confessed that he could not do the work, al- though he needed the money. Pressed for reason he said that the first tree he started to cut down was hollow and occupied by two squirrels, who made violent complaint at the destruction of their house. The next was the home of chipmunk, with a large family, and the third was occupied by at least four pairs of jaybirds. "That piece of woodland is a peopled city, throbbing with life. busy from morning until night It contains their homes and families, they have built and lived there for years and I have not the heart to destroy what belongs to these helpless creatures" And out of that incident, simple but impressive as il was, Mr. Harris drew inspiration for one of the most graphic pictures in all literature.-H. F. Harman, in the South Atlantic Quarterly.
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-18
Rules for House Painting.

A widespread movement to preserve national and private property has aroused great interest in the materials which will assist in such preservation. Paint is by far the most important agency in the protection of exterior surfaces against deterioration through heat and moisture. Paint means col or; and just as the degree of protec- tion produced through paint varies ac- eoI ding to the quality of that material itself, so the effect of colors produced with paint depends greatly upon the character of the different hues in which the various kinds of paints are manu- faetured. Pure or bright eolors have their place. while grayed neutral coiors are often necessary to assist in produe- Ing the right appearance; but the in- tense or dull dead colors should al- ways be avoided in exterior painting Peoples Home Journal.
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-18

crete which transformed the huge ugly towers into impressive monu- ments. The problem of form work for the construction of the shell was difficult.
 First the tanks were constructed In the usual manner, of steel, and these were filled with water so that they would be the same shape. It was feared that if concrete were poured while they were empty slight changes might take place when the tanks were filled, causing the concrete to crack.
 The forms for the first setting were placed on the foundation and braced to the ground. As each panel of the form weighs a ton it is readily seen that it was difficult task to raise the huge weight.
 These water towers have been de- signed so that they fit into the City Beautiful plan of Cincinnati. The top of the concrete structure has the ap- pearance of the battlements of an old fort and is really very effective.- Scientific American.
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-18
Music Is a Moral Law.

There is an intense need for art, and above all for music in the daily lives of our people, and it is through the public schools that the musical re sources of the younger generation, at present lying dormant. must be awakened.
 Why should our girls and boys being educated to be good business men and women be denied develS-ment of all higher intellectual and moral side of their natures? It is here that music most directly exerts it's influence. Te quote the words of Plato: "Nusie is q moral law. It is the essence Of order and leads to all that is good, just and beautiful"
 There is always the possibility, too. that embryo Pattis and Garusas are amongst our children and these can add us much to the future fame of our country as orators, poets. writers, or successful business men-then let them too, have their choice in school days, as we'll as the others.