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Milford chronicle., 1918-04-19
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MILLIONS ROLL or HONOR
ola Milton has given many Of her sons
10 helm Uncle sam exterminate the hun
some stay at home. seeking unjust eA'
emption. ,,.oD
So shame on them unworthy OF meh''on'
Honor those parents who have given a
Honor him. TOO; for you he shoulders a
on the he Roll Of Honor place him. who Is
To our 5up' Flag. called the Red, White and
Blue"
A Chandler is over, also King;
Goodbye Kaiser! Death hath its sting
A warren is in il, as well as a Reed
Roth considered it "a loyal deed
a Burrous and welch went into II
strong
To helm the cause Of Democracy along
Next a Clendaniel, followed py vans
Whose aim is 10 see that Berlin Ialis'
A Robinson entered, likewise VENT
Woe TO a German whose head they dent.
Fithian answered, as did a Calhoun
Ro+b are anxious TO 60 "Over there" soon
A Marker and a Conwen are doing theH
bit.
Both are courageous and fun Of manly
grit
A Prettyman and a Young Of the African
race
win surely give the Huns h in the
chase
II any son has not herein been mentioned
Pray forgive me, for it was not my in
tention.
You boys at home who aren't in the
fight,
Get into service and be man right.
Your name on the Roll will surely rhyme
So have 1t there before we cross he
Rhine.
lone Of the Boys from Sussex"
our friend has unintentionally omitted
,wo-Charles and Terry Niebert, sturdy
Bohemian boys, who with their father
late the Kaiser as bad as they hate the
ievii. They win make good soldiers.
NOTICE.
I will be located in the store formerly
occupied by B. F. Topping, on or about
April srd, with a full line Of jewelry and |
,indred trade.
Stokes. the Jeweler."
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DOCTOR SAYS
VINOL IS THE
BEST TONIC
Honest Opinion Doctor Gave
His Patient

Bedford, Ohio.-"I was in a pitiful
condition, weak, nervous and run
down so could not do my housework.
had doctored for years and tried
everything under the sun. A friend
told me about VinoL I asked my
doctor about it, and he replied, IT
certainly is the best medicine that can
be had today. I couldn't give you
any better I took it, and today I
am as well and strong as any woman
could wish to be, and it was Xinol
that saved me."-Mrs. Frank A. Hor-
key, Ash St., Bedford, Ohio.
We guarantee this famous cod liver
and iron tonic for all such conditions
E. H. Bratton, Druggist
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To be successful you must advertIsa-
eventually, why not nswP
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NOTICE.

viii be located in the store formerly
occupied by B. F. Topping, on or about
April Srd, with fun line Of Jewelry and
kindred trade.
Stokes, the Jeweler."
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squared ring Is set Up in the Y. M.
c. A. building. Wrestling matches are
also held and contests between the
regiments in volley ball. hand ball.
basket ball and other sports are ar
ranged for. And as for base ball.
every spare spot in the camp is util-
ed every evening as diamond. The
Y. NJ. c. A. furnishes free the ath-
letic equipment necessary.
The educational work is such as
the boys desire. The courses are en-
tirely elective. The principal sub
jects taught are French and elemen-
tary English. The boys recognize
that they will need French in their
work "over there" and so every
French class is filled. The students
are SO numerous that 1t would be i'm
possible for the educational secretary
to teach them all. Volunteer teachers
from the officers personnel and the
enlisted men who have a knowledge
of French are busily engaged in
structing their fellow soldiers. The
time is too short for them to get
a thorough mastery of the language.
so all that is attempted is to prepare
the men to make themselves under
stood when they demand the ordinary
ask. where is my hotel?"; taught
how ask. Where is my hotel?";
taught how to order meals. and the
other thousand and one little things
that will come UP in everyday mill
tary life.
The next most important study is
elementary English. The draft has
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on Work the M National ARMY Cannments Over the Entire C

letic director of the 7. NJ. C. A.. the
Army athletic officer and the repre-
sentative of the Fosdick commission ~'
The general work Of the Y" y
thoroughly appreciated by the mill
tary authorities. Maj. Gen. Kuhn
as follows: THE Y. NJ. C. A. is doing
splendid work in our camps. They
are helping to mold our men into per-
feet specimens of physical manhood
They are teaching lessons in morality
and right living. One of the most
important things that they are doing
is holding entertainments and ath-
letic contests. By these means they
are keeping the men in camp and
men become SO much interested in
these things and in the educational
opportunities that they do not seek
the grosser things of the city. The
Y. M. c. A. secretaries can confidently
call on me for anything that is IN
keeping with military regulations.
They are doing noble work and de-
serve the gratitude of every soldier
Some idea of the amount OF sup.
plies necessary for the camps around
Washington may be gathered from
the monthly report of Automobile
Secretary r. w. Bone, whose duty 1t
is to supply these various camps with
their requirements. During the
month Of March. 1918. the Washing
ton district used 1.342.000 sheets of
letter paper with proportionats
1.100 Testaments, 1000 books. 4s base
balls. q volley balls. 72 pairs of base
ball gloves. "a sets OF boxing gloves.
These were in addition to the athletic
paraphernalia already on hand.
WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD.
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charge when two Austrian bullets
went home.
Fortunately, slackers can be put in
as first-class condition as other men.
and, furthermore, a general freshen-
ing up and rejuvenation will fire.
quently transform Stacker into a
good soldier. Renewed health and
spirit can be depended upon to i'm
prove the mistaken ideas of the worst
type of Stacker. as a rule.
DIR. John H. Quayle, one of Cleve-
lands eminent physicians. has a plan
for reclaiming men which he submit
ted to the War Department. The
salient features of the plan have been
adapted to government uses. but an
adoption of any such plan in full will
not be possible until the man-reclama-
tion act, introduced into Congress by
Senator Pomerene. has passed the
House and Senate. 1t has been re-
ported that DIR. Quayle has made an
estimate whereby he claims that at
least 80 per cent of the men rejected
by examiners can be treated and
trained SO successfully as to effect
practically a cure. While some of
these so-caIled cures might not be
able to go into into the trenches and
engage in actual fighting with the
Hun. they can without difficulty be
made quite f1t for non-combatant
service. thereby releasing a more
ablebodied man for the stringent du-
ties of more strenuous warfare.
1t is said that about one man in
every five is Internationally accepted
for either the Army or the Navy. II
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ROUND Washington there Al

a ROUND Washington there are
IN clustered more various camps
A\ Of the National Army than
o q at any other point. Prac-
tically every branch of the entire
service is represented in this district
The surroundings. the opportunities
Of getting in touch with the soldiers
and the kinds of work that can be
done, differ in each camp: therefore,
a b:rd's-eye view of what the Y NJ
c. A. is doing around the capital will
give good focus on what it is ac-
complishing in all parts of the coun-
try.
Under the Jurisdiction of the war
SEork councilI and the immediate su-
oervision of District Secretary Will
piam Knowles Cooper. the Y. NJ. c. A.
has twenty branches here. The work
2s organized and conducted on strict
~ business lines and has its various
heads of departments. Mr.. Coopers
fabinet is composed Of the building
eecretary, A L. Smith: business Sec
retary. S. T. Allen: personnel secre-
tary. Charles y. Ramsey. religious
director, DIR. Paul r. Hickok: ac-
tfvity secretary. DIR. d. E. Yarnell
and automobile secretary, r. w. Bone
They direct their business through
representatives in each Y. NJ C. A
hut. There is little lost motion or
duplication Of effort, and no waste
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have generously released them. tenn
porarily, for this service. In most of
the camps series Of bunkhouse
Bible study groups is arranged.
These groups are under the leader
ship of Christian soldiers who have
powers of natural magnetism. Y. NJ.
c. A. secretaries have found wide op-
portunity for active cooperation
with the churches in bringing SOL
diers into personal relation with their
own denominations. Proba blv the
most effective religious work is done
in the personal interviews. There
are hundreds of such interviews held
every week in every hut in America.
They are used to strengthen the re-
ligious purposes Of those who are
churchmen at home and to help
fortify the soldiers against the
temptations of camp life. But the
secretaries are instructed to be big
brothers In helpfulness to the SOL
diers and not to be In any sense de-
nominational. The Y. NJ. c. A. opens
it's buildings to Jews and Roman
Catholics for services at camps where
they have no local buildings. In
order 10 appreciate thoroughly the
various activities of the Y. NJ. c. A.
in camp life, a typical report from
one Of the buildings at Camp Meigs
is presented.
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boys are given a free show in the
auditorium. They see the very best
and latest pictures. They appreciate
them SO much that the audiences are
usually limited only by the capacity
of the room. In cooperation with
the Y. NJ. c. A. the various theaters
in Washington send out their pro-
fessional entertainers. The musically
inclined are delighted by frequent
visitsfromwell known concert sing
ers. Entertaining lecturers are Sc
cured to visit the camps. One night
In seven is given over to amateur
performances; the boys themselves
are the actors.
Working in unison with the Y. NJ.
C. A.. several prominent Washing ton
women have appointed themselves as
camp mothers to some particular
cantonment. Each week they escort a
bevy of Washington girls to enter
tain the soldiers at their special
camp. When the entertainment is
over the room Is converted into a
social gathering. in which the SOL
diers mingle with the girls as hap
py party until TAPS" are sounded.
Among the women engaged in this
work are Mrs. Newton D. Baker. Mrs.
Josephus Daniels and Mrs. Frank 8.
Hight. Mrs Hight has added to her
"chief aid to Cupid"
Among tie many instances of her
work In this field consider the follow
ing: A certain young corporal had
made arrangements to have his bes.
girl meet him In Washington-objec'
matrimony. BY some mischance they
failed to find each other in the city.
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Excuses.

MANAGER PIEZ of the Emergency
3V1 Fleet Corporation told a story
at a Washington reception.
IAN excuse. even a rank excuse" he
said. will often work wonders. For
example:
"A Canadian on a visit to London
went to see the British Museum and
found 1t closed, it being one of the
institutions regular close days
LET me in, can't YEP the Cana
dian said to the policeman at the gate.
I've come all the way from Canada.
mo. sir. can't let you in.' said
the policeman. firmly. The museum is
closed to-day
Say roared the Canadian in sud
den anger. 'ain't I citizen of the
British empire. and amt this public
property?
"'sure.' said the policeman. sure
And then the policeman became wildly
enraged in his turn. But one Of the
mummies died last night. and do you
begrudge US one day to bury him in?'
The Canadian looked ashamed.
oh, excuse me, he said. in a
shocked voice. In that case won't
intrude.'"
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become dinner hostesses for the boys.
Some amusing incidents have occurred
as the result OF this entertainment of
strangers. A certain well known SEN
ator invited an admiral in active serv-
ice to dinner one day. His wife. not
knowing OF her husbands guest and
having a special fancy for entertain
ing the sailor boys, invited an Or
dinary seaman to dinner on the same
day. The boy was already in the dim
ing room when the admiral entered.
He Jumped Immediately to attention.
but the ofi1cer ordered him at rest"
and greatly relieved the distressing
situation by being particularly help
full to the hostess in entertaining her
sailor guest.
quito . number Of Washington
women are doing personal service.
acting as Mattresses In hostess houses.
The writer was seated at a table
when he heard voice that sounded
strangely familiar say. Have you
been served. sir?" He looked up and
saw that the improvised waitress was
Mrs. James Wadsworth, jr.. wife of
the senior senator from New York.
dressed In all the reSalia of her ONCE.
The only evidence that she was not q
really truly waitress was that she did
not hold her hand out for . tip.
The churches OF all denominations
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loss of one leg as unfortunate. but
not irreparable. He straightway set
to work and constructed for himself
a bicycle which did all that can be
expected of any bicycle. and Totfs
bicycle had but one pedal. The plucky
Italian started for a world tour on
his bicycle. Then the war came.
Toti tried to enlist as a cylist. but.
of course. was rejected. After repeat
ed attempts to enlist. and after as
many reflections. he suddenly snatched
his bicycle one day In desperation
and rode off for the front all alone.
Toti was a born soldier. else he would
never have reached the front line and
won for himself respect and recogni-
tion. He was said to have been far
sturdier soldier than many two
legged man in his company. His
bayonet-pointed crutch did deadly
work. He was finally killed in a
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will make a strong man out of any
weakling, providing he is not bur-
dened with any grave organic trouble.
In such a case doctor i3 called upon
to prescribe and a course of the best
treatment follows.
Men between the ages of twenty y-one
and thirty-one yield more easily to
treatment than older men. Those who
are suffering from sundry and mani
fold ailments are lucky indeed to
come under the critical eye of the
alert medical examining board. They
are Immediately put directly in touch
with the best physicians and sur
geons in the land who have become
Army medical officers. Uncle Sans
medical men are the very best that
the country can command. The medi-
cal Corps of the Army and the Nays
medical branch are comprised of
highly trained experts.
The recruit is often put in the hands
of a certain surgeon when an opera
ton is deemed advisable. The opera
ton is performed and all concomitants
which an operation entails are sup
piled without charge to the patient.
In civil life a great majority of these
men could not get such treatment be-
cause they would be unable to pay for
1t. consequently they would go
through life half-sick men. Those
whose purses are longer might be able
to afford specialists prices. any
where from 81 to $4,000 to a diagnos-
tician. or $1,000 to $1,000 to sur
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cate him for us and let US know
whether he Is sick or dead?"
Though the information given is
frequently meager, through the CO.
operation of the War Department it
is usually possible to find the young
ster and notify his loved ones. MIR.
Ramsey treasures the letters of graft
tude that he receives. In looking over
them, one attracted the writer's espe-
cial attention and made him deter
mined that he would like to live in
their locality. The letter said that
the lady was inclosing a dollar and
fifty cents with the request that the
secretary purchase one dozen Ameri-
can beauty roses and 25 cents worth
of pecans to be sent to the soldier
who was sick at Walter Reed Hospi-
tai. 1t concluded with the naive state
ment that the secretary might keep.
for his trouble. any remaining bal
ance after these purchases had been
made.
In addition. the lost and found
department looks after the allotment
tor the soldiers home folks. FREE
quently there has been confusion and
delay in its receipt, which has greatly
embarrassed those depending upon It
for livelihood. Mr.. Ramsey 10 un.
raveling the kinks and securing the
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Out of Babes Mouths.

& G ENAroR CALDER said in an Ad-
~ dress at the spartanburg camp:
The kaiser is guilty in this war.
The very babes condemn him. Yes.
the kaiser is as universally condemned
as Rake.
Rake ana his wife were dining at
the minister's. The minister's little
girl said to him in q lull in the gen
eral conversation:
How long does a man live. Mr..
RakeT
Three score years and ten is
mans allotted span. my dear. said
Rake. smoothly.
Then you'll live to lao. won't
you?' said the little girl.
'Ha. ha. ha" laughed Rake. And
why should you think that. my love?
Because answered the little girl.
papa says you are leading Q double
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have been rejected and others who
would have been rejected in the
future had the department concluded
not to adopt the new plan. Here
after draft boards will reject only
those men whose bodies are SO hope
lessly riven with disease that a cure
IS absolutely out of the question, or
men who are deformed or crippled
beyond all professional skull to rem
edy so appreciably as to fit them for
some kind of Army work.
The majority of men. upon being
told of physical unf1tness. feel a
shock. followed Immediately by hu-
initiation. Stories are told of men
who, though rejected. made good in
the end through sheer will power and
an undaunted determination to win
in the face of great odds. Very often
q valiant spirit will reach its goal
where a man with an even stronger
physique will fail through phlegmatic
Indifference.
There is the case of Enrico Toti,
the one-legged Italian hero. Adven-
turous and daring. he lived a pic
turesque career. One terrible day he
met with a tragic accident. In some
way he lost his footing and fell un-
der the wheels of a moving train.
Poor Toti was rushed to a hospital,
and when he left its doors he had
but one leg. But his was spirit, to
yanquish worlds. He regarded the
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prompt payment Of this money Let
me quote part Of a letter OF apprecia-
ton:
"If you can realize what 1t means to
me to have the best mother in the
world relieved from worrfment, you
will feel amply rewarded. Please ac-
cept her thanks also. With best
wishes for your success in the good
work you are doing. 1 remain, re-
spectfully yours,
(Signed.) EDWARD TERRALL."
The constantly increasing number
Of new soldiers coming to the Dis
trict and the new camps that are
necessary for their accommodation
have required a constantly increasing
number OF Y. NJ. C. A. buildings. This
is being ably handled by Building
are now being erected at Potomac
Park. Washington barracks. Fort
Myer. Walter Reed Hospital and at
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But talk to these same men after
their girths have become normal and
they are able to move about nimbly.
One will observe how delighted they
are with themselves and their govern
ment. Not for all the pa1atable delica-
cies in the world would they permit
themselves to fall back into the old
habits.
Alcoholism is responsible for con-
siderable percentage of nervous trou-
bles. as well as eye and ear troubles.
Indeed 1t is bound to aggravate any
sort of disability, inasmuch as it tends
to undermine the strongest conStitu-
tions.
There are also nervous affections
which can be wonderfully benefited
by discipline prescribed by a capable
physician and by applying certain
phases OF psychology cleverly. If
nervous difficulties don't disappear as
quickly as had been hoped. the time
of treatment is merely extended and
recovery is bound to ensue.
There Is wide variety of skin dis
eases which victimize men. Some of
them cannot be cured. but by far the
greatest number can be forced to
vanish if the most modern treatment
is applied by a progressive physician.
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called q great many men of foreign
birth. who are taking this opportunity
to learn our language. The class
rooms are nlled with Angeles" and
"Vladimirs," who are learning their
A B Cs. Along more general edu-
cational lines. lecturers are secured.
The most popular of these are the
men who have seen service In France
and are prepared to tell the men
what they are to expect in the future.
An announcement on the Y. NJ. C. A.
bulletin board that such a lecturer
is to be present assures a packed
house for that night.
Religious services are conducted at
each building in the district. These
are held at least once on each SUM-
day and usually one week day even
ing. Speakers Of recognized ability
address the men. In many cases. they
are ministers from churches who
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and Pennsylvania avenue. It's purpose
is two-fold. The boys can meet their
mothers and wives here and their
age. They notify their visitors to meet
them at the bungalow. 1t also serves
as bureau of Information. Many of
the soldiers reporting for duty come
here to be directed to their camps and
those on leave who have been invited
to attend some special entertainment
in the city are told how to reach the
place they want.
Speaking about social enterta inment
for the soldiers. it is we'll to note that
quite a number of Washington host
esses have thrown open their doors to
the khaki-clad hefoes. They usually
notify the social secretary that they
are prepared to entertain a definite
number at specified time. He posts
the invitation and makes up the party
from those who wish to go. In addi-
ton to this. a number of the women
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notify the religious secretary Of any
special service or lecture. A list Of
these Is posted in the "Y" building, SO
Of service.
Another feature of the "Y" work is
the 'Iost and found" column conduct
ed by Charles n. Ramsey. The lost
objects are soldiers. Some boys are
careless about writing home. They
have so much to occupy their time. so
many new experiences. that they for
get how uneasy their parents are
about them. Mr.. Ramsey receives in
Vulnerable. pitiful letters. telling him
that John left home three months
ago and we haven't heard from him
since. Won't you please try and To-
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Immediately he halted and tapped him
on the shoulder. The man turned and
looked blankly into the soldiers face
for a moment or two before recogniE-
ing him. The change in him was re-
markable and had made him from a
sickly looking weakling into the stur-
diest of men.
A certain newspaper man lived an
indoor life and followed hours singu-
larly irregular. He was OF a fair build.
but time spent over a desk had made
him decidedly round-shouldered. He
was an extremely moody. morbid chap.
with certain violent dislikes. For in
stance, he despised cold weather
fiercely and loved the ease of luxuri-
Gus chairs and the comfort of warm
rooms. Physically. he was depiorably
lazy. War was declared and .he man
was drafted. Very soon he wss living
according to the rules of the military
camp. Regular hours and invigorat-
ing exercise were insisted upon and
very quickly he began to feel the ben
eft. Fresh air and the right kind of
food did wonders for him also. Today
the friends OF his newspaper days
scarcely know him, so marked has
been the change.