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New-York tribune., 1918-11-02

he Thirty fourth Street Association has
,een organized With Vivian Green as prcsi-
ent juno n. Guddy OF Oppenhcim Col
~ .. Co.. rs sicc-prcsdent. and William r
oelscn president Of the New Ncthcrland
6afh ns secretary and treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-02

Automobiles killed ifty-sx persons in New
York last month; street cars seventeen. and
wagons. three. according to the National
Highways Protective Society. In October,
1917. automobiles killed forty-two:; $ :trect
cars. five. and wagons, three.
The Yale expositor., 1918-02-14
oyster Beds for Great Salt Lake.

Plans have been made to bring the
propagation of oysters in Bear River
bay, Salt Lake, Utah, this spring, says
Popular Mechanics Magazine in an
illustrated article. Experiments and
scientific study of local conditions have
indicated, to the satisfaction of the
state fish and game commissioners, that
the enterprise is thoroughly feasible
one. Analysis has shown that the per-
centage of salt in the water is prac-
jcally the same as in ocean oyster
beds. In searching for desirable sec
ton of the bay TO commence opera
tons, those in charge of the work used
an amphibious craft built particularly
for navigating shallow waters and ne
gotiating salt and mud bars. The boat,
long, narrow mOtOr-driven scow, is
provided with side wheels that propel
ii through the water and across mud
The Yale expositor., 1918-02-14
WITTY AMID FALLING SHELLS
Irshman Within an Inch of Death An.
swered Superior's Fool Question
With Ready Humor.

As Private Mulligan of the
the Irish, was leaning against the
sandbag parapet, dividing his period
of guard between nervous glances
through the battered periscope and
day-dreams of the little colleen back
in the Emerald isle, noisy shell of
the 80 pattern insinuated its braZen
nasal organ into the earth about two
feet in front of Pats parapet, thereby
making a far different channel of
thought for the Irishman.
After the smoke had cleared little
and the confusion subsidized a subaltern
in action for the first time prOtruded
his startled vision from nearby dug
out and gazed in horror on the only
visible portion of Patrick, that be-
ing his head and i'm voice of plain
tive inquiry asked:
"Er-er-Mulligan was that a
shell?"
For n moment Pat looked innumer-
able things at his superior, and then
remembering who he was, answered,
keeping the sarcasm as much to him
self as possible:
mo, sOrr. Shure, it was only an ex.
plosive bullet SORT"
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YOU NEED NOT SUFFER WITH
BACKACHE AND RHEUMATISM

have been a standard household remedy.
They are the pure, original imported
HARLEM Oil your great-grandmother
used, and are perfectly harmless. The
healing. soothing oil soaks into the cells
and lining of the kidneys and through
the bladder, driving out the poisonous
germs. New life, fresh strength and
health will come as you continue this
treatment. When completely restored to
your usual vigor, continue taking a cap
sule or two each day. They will keep
you in condition and prevent return Of
the disease.
Do not delay a minute. Delays are
especially dangerous in kidney and blad-
der trouble. All reliable druggists sell
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules.
They will refund the money if not as rep
resented. In three sizes, sealed packages.
Ask for the original imported GOLD
MEDAL Accept no substitutes.
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WHERE HE GOT HIS SCARS
Battered-Up Specimen Of Humanity
Had Sad Story to Tell, But
Not of Battles.

''My good man." said the kind old
fady to the sad wreck of humanity she
met in the lane, you look like an old
soldier. Pm sure you've seen many
battles"
'Yes, mum; I've been In wars in my
time; I'll carry these scars to the
grave, shure l shall. Yer see this ear
o. mine, mum; there's tidy piece
gone out o. that. And see the top O.
me nose; tidy dent there, too, mum.
Well, they were both done in one day.
The missiles did fly that day, an no
mistake"
what battle was it, my good
mann"
Well, mum, It worn't exactly bat
tie. Yer see, 1t wor like this. / wor
a cab-driver, and l had to drive the
newly-married folks to the station.
This dent in my nose wor done by
hOb-nailed boot this bit out o. my ear
is the result of n well-aimed horse
shoe; this lump on my jaw was done
by a Tag of uncooked rice; but wait
till l show yer me back, num-"
But the old lady had. vanished.
The Yale expositor., 1918-02-14
County Develops Method Demon
Strating Use OF Boys Is
Practicable.
WIDER ADOPTION is URGED
Mobilization of Boys In Working Re-
serve on Grand Rapids Plan
Would Lessen Labor
Shortage.
BY EARL r. TRIANGULAR,
Michigan Agricultural College.

East Lansing, AIich.-Thirty-f five
thousand young men of Michigan have
within the last II months signed them
selves up for service with Uncle Sam.
OF these, 10000 were farm boys and
jewellers in the country villages and
small towns of the state.
In the same period almost as many
more young men, succumbing TO the
lure Of high wages in motorcar fac
tories and kindred industries have
fled the farm and their rural employ
ments to make munitions and fill the
gaps in the mills and shops caused by
the calling of city men TO arms.
These statistics mean what?
Just this-that there now are 40
600 Michigan farmers, estimating
roughly, who lack one or more hired
men; 10000 farms where production
will fall off in 1918 unless hands to
help are provided.
The question presents itself-what
are we going to do about it?
If you were asking this question in
Kent county, wherein Grand Rapids is
situated, the answer would be: use
all the boys you cam" because farm
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son was over and many made them
selves so useful that farmers voluntar-
lily paid them $50 and $35-boys who
three months before were hardly
aware what farms were for.
AS a whole the farmers of Kent
county themselves encourage the wider
adoption Of the high school boy prog
ress.
For the first four or five weeks"
said one of these, "the boys are liabil-
ity. That is, it takes the time Of the
farmer himself to instruct them and
tell them the how, when and what OF
farm operations, but thereafter they
can make themselves entirely worth
while.
'They are a clean, manly, intelligent,
and willing lot for the most part, pleas
ant to have around and always back
on Monday morning. OF course
would trade two or three of them for
a seasoned hired man-but when you
can't get that hired man, the city boy
is immensely better than nothing"
And with this opinion, most of the
other 23S Kent county men agree cor,
daily. Wherefore, it is proposed in
Grand Rapids this spring to supply at
least 500 boys of this type for the
coming summers work.
Three things may be said to have
contributed most to the good results
obtained i'm Kent-first, the enthusiasm
of the boys, many of whom gave up
pleasant vacations to sweat in corn
fields second, the careful selection Of
! boys by the county agent, guarding
against the sending out of insists and
units; and third. the work of the SUI
pervisor, Ray A. Palmer, who did
much to build up an esprit de corps
among the boys, to keep them at their
tasks and to patch up misunderstand-
ings. Without all three, communities
venturing boy-labor enterprises are
more than likely to meet with disap-
pointment.
At the end Of the season the boys
were all sworn into the Boys Working
Reserve--which. by the way, is an
organization with which every COM
munity should get In touch. Through
It. the cooperation of Charles A. Par
cells of Detroit can be secured for the
organization of boys in any part of
the state-though in taking the matter
up with Mr.. PARCELS It should be done
through your county agricultural agent
The point is emphasized also by the
Grand Rapids men that to he of most
l..
pleted early, so that boys may be de
tailed TO the farms in May. to help
with the heavy work of the spring.
The Yale expositor., 1918-02-14

For centuries GOLD MEDAL HARLEM
Oil has been standard household remedy
for kidney, liver, bladder and stomach
trouble, and all diseases connected with
the urinary organs. The kidneys and
bladder are the most important organs of
the body. They are the filters, the puri-
fiers of your blood. If the poisons which
enter your system through the blood and
stomach are not entirely thrown out by
the kidneys and bladder you are doomed.
WEAKNESS, sleeplessness, nervousness,
dependency, backache, stomach trouble,
headache, pain in loins, and lower abdo-
men, gall-stones, gravel, difficulty when
urinating, cloudy and bloody urine, rheu-
matsm, sciatica, lumbago, all warn you
to look after your kidneys and bladder.
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules are
what you need.
They are not patent medicine" nor
a "new discovery" For 200 years they
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at least one month, and parallel
pledge from the farmer employing the
boy that he would exercise kindness
and patience and accord him the con-
sideration and comfort given the mem
bers of his own family.
The next step was to SECURE the CO.
operation of parents and the enlist
ment of boys. Both these were won
over by the compelling appeals of the
publisher. More than 600 boys Of
fered themselves-many of them the
sons of the biggest business and pro-
fessional men in the city.
Converting the farmer to the project
was still another matter, for the aver
age countryman, whose opinions about
city youths have been gained largely
through the hole In the fence around
the back forty, where the melon patch
is located, can scarcely be expected to
fall I'm love at first sight with any plan
for using inexperienced boy labor.
These, however, were finally reached
through meetings in the country and
appeals through the press, and Induced
to give the youngsters Il trial.
1--WE are not endeayoring to foist
these boys upon you as the ideal farm
laborer," they were told, "for we I'M
derstand with you that an unframed
boy will never be rs valuable as an
experienced man. What we are doing
is simply making il possible for you
to make use of all that we have-it Is
case of boy labor or no labor. VIII
you take him."
What was the result?
OF 23S boys who were supplied to
farmers of Kent county during the
course of the summer, 50 per cent OF
them stayed with their employers for
three months or more. Only per
cent of them were downright failures,
and i'm some of these cases the boys
were not wholly at fault. Most of
them began at SO month and quit at
$25 $50 and $50.
IF a boy isn't worth SO a month
he isn't worth having around" County
Agent Smith declared when the boys
were sent out. and the farmers agreed
with him. The average wage of the
! boys was $50 Il month before the sea-
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lied His poa to "EIlvver.n

When Henry Ward, prominent In Sa-
lima (Kan.) business affairs, tied his
vicious bulldog to his "fivver," merely
as a pro rtion to dogs with better dis
positions, he was arrested.
Guilty." asked the court, after in
forming the defendant he was charged
with violating city ordinance against
attaching n tin can to dogs TAIL
"Yes. sir" was the reply.
eleven dollars" said the court. And
Mr.. Ward paid.
The Yale expositor., 1918-02-14
Lesson in Geography.

Readers of General Allenby's dis
patches, unfamiliar with the peculiar
tiles of the Dead sea, were not little
puzzled at his description of British
airplanes flying four hundred feet be-
low the sea level. But reference to a
geography brought the information
which solved the riddle; the Dead sea
lies 1892 feet below the surface of the
Mediterranean, so that aiIplanes sail
ing four hundred feet below sea level
were still at an elevation of eight hun
dred and ninety-two feet. Lessons in
geography abound in the papers now
adays!
The Yale expositor., 1918-02-14
The Frank Butler.

William II. Croker of San Francis
co, who recently rebuilt war-wrecked
French village at his own expense,
tells, apropOs of the wine shortage, an
story.
"a friend of mine"-so Mr.. Crock
er's story runs-''is remarkable for the
bad wines he keeps. My friend, enter
tanning some rather important guests
one evening, turned to his new butler
and said:
"'Higgs. is this the best claretT
mo, sir said Higgs solemnly, 1t
amt; but it's the best you've got"
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ers in Kent have learned that boys
can make themselves almighty helpful
I'm an emergency, prOvided-and this is
important-they are mobilized method
ically, selected according to their abil-
ity, and ably supervised at least during
the first few weeks of their period on
the farm. Any hit-Or-miss plan which
neglects sorting and selecting of vol
unteers for farm service is fOredOOmed
to failure-all of which those who
made n success of mobilizing the high
school boys of Grand Rapids foresaw
and avoided.
Unusual interest attaches to the
story of Kent county's experiences
with the farm labor problem and its
work with boys-a work, by the way,
which has attracted and is still attract
ing nationwide attention. Both the
college and the United States depart
ment of agriculture have lent their
Endorsement to the Kent way, which
this season will form the basis for
the organization of Michgan's boys
working reserve, of which Charles A..
PARCELS is director.
Last spring, before the tide Of farm
hands cityward and armyward had
long been flowing, many farmers in
Kent county found themselves being
left high and dry for labor. AS may
be guessed these weren't long in max
ing their plight public-news Of which
finally reached the city of Grand Rap
ids.
Here three large-visioned individ-
uals-A. i. Johnson, Grand Rapids
publisher; H. G.. Smith, the county
agricultural agent. and w. A. Greeson,
the superintendent of the Grand Rap
ids schools, made themselves into a
board of strategy, out of which came
the Grand Rapids plan.
II was this:
Flrst-To mobilize the high school
boys of Grand Rapids into farm
help corps, members of which, who IL
accepted. were TO be allowed high
school credit at the rate of 2h units
for every month on the farm-Only
boys up in all their studies TO be
eligible.
Selection by the county
agent of only the ablest from among
these boys-just as modern efficiency
expert might Gull the employees for a
commercial enterprise, or Uncle Sam
moose men for the army.
Third-Supervision of these boys
turing the summer by a travelling SUI
pervisor, whose Office 1t would be to
go from farm to farm to learn how
the boys were progressing, to straight
en- out possible differences between the
boys and their employers; TO assure
parents that their sons were not be-
ing exploited, and to learn whether or
not the boys were really earning their
high school credits.
Fourth-The establishment of spe-
cial classes in the fall for these vol
unteers-who were permitted to re-
main out AZ school until November T.
to catch up In their studies.
Then, of course, there were also a
number Of minor stipulations of one
sort and another-such for instance
as that requiring that every boy going
out give his pledge that he would work
The Yale expositor., 1918-02-14
SUGAR for One.

The announcement of Mr.. Justice
Bray that bigamy is rampant at the
present time has been drawn TO the
notice of the food controller, who
wishes it to be clearly understood that
under no circumstances will the head
of a family be allowed sugar ration
for more than one wife.-London
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Gold In the Head"

sons who are subject to frequent colds
in the head" will find that the use of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will
build up the System, cleanse the Blood
and render them less liable to colds.
Repeated attacks of Acute Catarrh may
lead to Chronic Catarrh
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is TAX
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces OF the System
All Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
$4,000 for any case OF catarrh that
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will not
cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
The Yale expositor., 1918-02-14
Fiery Red Pim,Ies.

A hot bath with Cuttcura Soap followed
by an application of Cuticura ONT
ment to distressing eczemas, etc.,
proves their wonderful properties. For
free samples address "Cuticura, Dept.
x, Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap %, Ointment % and 50.--Adv.
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RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add l OF. Bay
Rum, a small box of Barbo Compound,
and 4 OF. of glycerine. Any druggist can
put this up or you can mix it at home at
very little cost. Full directions for max
ing and use come in each box of Barbo
Compound. 1t will gradually darken
streaked, faded gray hair, and make it soft
and glossy. 1t will not color the scalp, is not
sticky or greasy, and does not rub off. Adv.
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THOUGHT Ownership chanqed.

A little boy and his mother were
seated across the aisle from me in the
car and l asked the mother to let the
boy ride with me. After sitting beside
me few minutes, he asked: do
belong TO you now?'-EXchange
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"The problem Of feeding the people
Of the United States and the majority
Of the people of Europe IL the biggest
problem ever placed before the farm
ers of this co"-try"
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II requires no more labor to put In
the high-yielding varieties of seed
grains than II does the lower-yielding
varieties. and II requires only the same
amount of labor to take care of the
grain.
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At the Reception.

"What strange manners that author
has" Eyes. If you didn't know he
was a literary lion you'd mistake him
for an educated pig."-Boston Trans
criDt.
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DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels AID.
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RedoIent Luxuries.

"That man eats onions :"
"What q deplorable ostentation Of
wealth !"
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No excuse will serve when he who
has been saved to service fails to serve.
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When a fox occupies the judges
bench the goose on trial has no earthly
show.
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After all, the Spectator is a sort
of bargain counter.
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Piles Cured inktn14Dnv.

Druggists refund money II PAZo OINTMENT falls
70 cure Itching, Blind, Bleeding Protrudng Piles.
First application gives relief. bOc
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01
PERSHING CONGRATULATES
 SUPPLY SERVICE.

PARIS, Oct. 1.--Gen. Pershng on behalf of the first American army congratulated Gen. ames c. Harbord, commander of the American supply service, for the manner in which he necessary supplies were trans ported to the front in recent opera tions. When the story is finally writ ten and the details given many acts of individual herosm will be shown on the part of men who neglected no sacrifice in life or hardships for keeping the men at the front sup oiled with ammunition.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

Embroidery and stamping to order at Miss Wahigreen's Needlecraft Shop. 122 Seward St. Phone 417.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-Chairmar Hurley of the Federal Shipping Board has asked the House appropriation commission for authority to spend sS4,000,000 additional to carry out he shipping program.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

Albert Strauss. of New York. now representative of the Treasury De partment on the War Trade Boarc. has been nominated by President Wilson to succeed Paul M. Warburg as q member of the Federal Reserve Board. Mir. Strauss is member of the international banking house of J. X w Seligman X Co. His abu- lty as practical and theoretical banker. with an especial knowledge of foreign banking. Is well recoS- nlxed in the financial word..
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01
LANSING SAYS SKOTCUNS MAY
 BF USED IN WAR
Declares That Threats of Germans Will Be Met By Paying Them in
 Own Coin

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-Robert Lansing, Secretary of State has re- piled to the German note protest ing against the use of shotguns by American soldiers.
 The Germans threatened to shoot all Americans taken prisoners with shotguns in their possession. Secre- tary Lansing replied that the use of shotguns was sanctioned by The Hague convention, and that if the Germans made reprisals in single instance, the United States would do the same to German prisoners.
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TWO IN ONE THE EMPIR. IS Eay for everybody. THE EMPIRES ads" keep the housewife informed of all sales and the news columns are right up to the minute on the lay's newa
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SEAMEN ARE
 DESIRED BY
 GOVERNMENT

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1-President Wilson has appealed to all men on land and sea, who have had sea ser vice to give full information about their rating and experience and fill ing out Questionnaires so the Gov ernment may know where to get ex. perienced seamen.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

TWO IN ONE THE EMPIR.'S way for everybody. THE EMPIRES "ads'' keep the housewife informed of all sales and the news columns ere right up to the minute on the lay1 news.
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VERDUN BATTLE ONE OF MOST
 FRICHTFUL YET
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cans are tenaciousIy holding all hteri lines.
 The new German division which has been identified with the enemy by the air observers, is offering the most fierce resistance yet met with by the Americans.
 The Americans fought with them pitched battle amid the ravines and woods and heights, the Germans us ing every possible resource and des- perate effort to prevent, or at least delay the American advancing.
 The German efforts so far have availed them little. The Ameri- cans seem only the more determined to overcome every obstaceI offered them, and on more than one occa sion, small groups of Americans charged superior numbers of German machine gun nests at the point of the bayonet, and left tragic reminder of the desperate fought battle-ground in the German dead. Streams of German wounded have been taken to the rear as prisoners.
 FIGHTING RESUMED YESTERDAY
 WITH THE AMERICANS NORTH WEST OF vERDUN, Oct. 1.-last evening advices said that fighting was resumed early yesterday morn ing after a quiet night.
 The Americans are encountering stubborn resistance. It is believed that the Germans are trying to make a last desperate stand, around which to rally their retreating forces.
 1t is reported that the Germans shelled the American field hospita at Betticourte, setting it on fire. 1 AMERICANS CONSOLIDATE LINE
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-Pershins last night reported that the Amcri cans had consolidated their newll captured positions from the Meus' river to the Aisne.
 They have been facing and repel' ing heavy counter attacks by th' Germans and intense artillery fire.
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fully. They have captures BynarviIIt and CondeIezaudry.

REMEMBER THE LUSITANIA."
 BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, Oct. 3t The Americans attacking LaCatalet sitania."
 The Americans seem invincibIe and ready to face anything, even a cur ain of flame, and their morale is splendid.
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YANKEES WHIP GERMANS ON
 WEST FRONT

(Continued from Page One)
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ANOTHER CABINET OFFICER
 RESIGNS,

LONDON, Oct. 1.-lt is reported that in addition to the other cabinet and war officials, German Vice Chancellor von Payer has also ten dered his resignation to the kais- CT. This is the fourth cabinet res ignation in a month.
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AND ITALIANS WINNING

FRENCH AND ITALIANS WINNING nent issued last evening said the french made important progress on l front seven and half miles be- Ween VesIe and Aisne rivers.
 The Italian unit north of the Aisne 'iver carried Soupia.
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SPECIAL! SPECIAL, Fresh Eastern Oysters in the shell. The Alaska Grill.
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KAISER MAKES
 DESPERATE PLEA
 FOR FATHERLkND
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revolutionists were growing in power daily, he believed a strong force was needed to meet conditions, and therefore turned to the Allies, his ap- peals for Teutonic help having fail ed to produce results.
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Comforts Committee.

The comforts committee Chris tinn Scientists) headquarters at
 Room Is, Maloney building, Seward street. is open every Wednesday and Friday afternoon from to 5. Old material that has been ripped, wash ed and pressed will be received to be made into garments for the ref ugee children of France and Belgium.