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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23
MAJOR sAssEE HoNORED.

Former Fire Chief George w. Sawcc
was made very. proud and happy q few
days ago, by the receipt Of information
that his son Major Ralph i. Sassec had
been awarded the Distinguished Service
Order by Field Marshal Sir Douglas
Haig.
istic letter from Major Sassee, who has
boen in France since July, 1917. He was
graduated from West Point in 1916 and
II days later, with his whole class, was
promoted to first lieutenant. He was
Unsigned 10 the Second T. s. Cavalry and
stationed at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont.
He was transferred 10 France with only u
hours notice and in August, 1917, vas
made . captain. His promotion 10 major
came IN June, 1913. He Is % years old.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23
Home For The HolidaYs.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Monteith jackson,
100 North Broome street, are being
visited through the Christmas holidays
by their son. Benjamin Nields Jackson
Mr. Jackson is n student at the Tome
School, Port Deposit, Md.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23

Frank Parker of 600 Walnut street
IS buying all the Liberty Bonds that he
csn get hold of.--Adv.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-16
Stork and Cupid
Cunning PlOtters
u.nv \ New Home viii Have q Little
Sunbeam TO Brighten e.

Cupid and The stork are held up 20 ven
eration: they are rated as cunning plotteu
10 herald the coming Of the little sunbeam
To- GLADDEN. the hearts and brighten the
homes OF host OF happy families.
There e a most remarkable preparation.
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-16
The MAKING OF
4 FAMOUS
MEDICINE
How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Is Prepared For
Woman's Use.

A visit to the laboratory where
9 this successful remedy is made i'm
presses even the casual lOOker-on
with the reliability. accuracy. skill
and cleanliness which attends the
making of this great medicine for
wOman's ills.
Over $4,000 pounds OF various
herbs are used annually and all
have TO be gathered at the season
OF the year when their natural
juices and medicinal substances are
at their best.
The most successful solvents are
used TO extract the medicinal prop
critics from these herbs.
Every utensil and tank that comes
in contact with the medicine is
sterilized and as a final precaution
in cleanliness the medicine is pas
teuriZed and sealed in sterile bot
ties
II Is the wonderful combination
OF roots and herbs. together with
the skill and care used IN its prepa-
ration which has made this famous
medicine so successful in the treat
ment Of female Ills
The letters from women who have
been restored TO health By the use
OF Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound which We are continually
publishing attest 10 its virtue.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-16
REVEAL PART Of
REICHSBANK IN
BUYING RUSS
Second of Series of Startling
Documents Regarding Dup
ing of Russia by Ger
many is Made Public.

WASHINGTON Sept. 16.-The par,
played by the German imperial
bank in financing the Russian boil
sheviki movement. the care taken
by the German military authorities
TO prevent spread among their own
people Of the socialistic preaching
of their Russian tools. and the plans
laid for German control Of Russia
economically and financially dur
ing and after the war, feature the
disclosures in the second jastall
ment of the sensational series of Sc
cret documents which the American
government is making public
Copies of the documents given
out tonight carry the hle numbers
Df the reichbank or of the German
general staff, and in some instances
notations by Lenine or Trotzky, the
bolshevik leaders. now shown to
have been in the pay Of Germany
since long before they overthrow
Russia 5 new democratic govern
ment and virtually turned the coun-
try over 10 the Teutons. There are
Illuminating explanatory notes by
Edgar Sisson of the committee on
public Information, who directed the
investigation which resulted in the
. disclosures.
one of the reichbank memoranda
dated last January announces to
the commisar of foreign affairs
Lenine) that fifty million rubles
of gold had been placed TO the
credit at Stockholm of the repre-
sentatiyes of the commisars to COW
en- the cost of red guards and agi-
t9tors. Another of a few days later
( tells of a credit of five million
rubles for the assistant naval com
nissar i'm the far east, who is en-
trusted with the task of carrying
off on destroying the great Ameri-
can and Japanese stores or war ma
terial at Nladivostok. scheme
I that probably was well under way
when the landing of American and
allied forces at Nladivostok ended
the sway of the bolsheviki there.
A resolution adopted by the Ger
man commercial banks under the
auspices of the reichbank outlines
am elaborate program for control of
/ Russia by Germany and the barring
/ of America and the allies from the
/ Russian commercial and Industrial
fields after the war. What has hap
pened TO this scheme is not definite
/ ly known, but ii is suggested that il
may be the subject of one of the
! secret sections of the Bermau-
/ bolshevik treaty.
/ How Lenine and TroJzSy were be-
/ traying their socialist friends along
with Russia is disclosed by a sharp
/ note TO Lenine from the Nachrich-
/ ten bureau demanding TO know
what steps he would take TO make
good his personal promise that So
cialistic and agitational literature
would not be circulated among Ger
man troops. Trotzky wrote on the
margin. Il ask TO discuss it. 7.
/ The concluding document Of the in
stallment is German warning on
Ton. % TO Lenine that unknown
.Eitators were circulating propa-
sanda telling i'm advance of the
plans of the bolshevik TO openly
surrender 20 the Germans as they
actually did later
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-16
No interruption Of War

No interruption OF War.
The Austrian proposal which is
announced in am official communl-
cation telegraphed here from Wen
ma. suggests that there De no inter
ruptiou OF the war and that the
r.discussions would go only so far
as considered bv the participants TO
offer prospects Of success.
The proposal calls for an the bel
ligereuts 20 send delegates for "a
confidential and unbinding discus
sion on the basic principles for the
conclusion Gf peace, iu place in "a
neutral country and at near date
that would vet have 20 Doe agreed
upon"
The proposal says the conference
would be one of delegates who
would be charged to make known to
one another the conception OF their
governments regarding those prin-
ciples and 20 receive analogous com
Inunication as we'll as 10 request
and give frank. candid explanations
on All those points which need to De
precisely defined"
Note Sent To Belligcrents.
The government announces that a
note embodyng its suggestions had
been addressed to the various bel
iigerent powers and that the holy
; see had been apprised of the pro-
posaI i'm "a special note The gov
ernments or the neutral states also
| had been made acquainted with the
proposal.
The text ~ the official communi-
cation reads:
An objective and conscientious
examination Of the situation of all
the belligerent states no longer
leaves doubt that an peoples. on
whatever side they may he lighting,
long for speedy end 10 the bloody
struggle. Despite this natural and
comprehensive desire for peace. 70
mas not SO far been possible 10 Gre
ate those preliminary conditions
calculated 20 bring the peace efforts
nearer TO realization and bridge the
zap which at present still separates
the belIigerents from one another.
"A more effective means must
therefore be considered whereby
the responsible factors of an the
countries can be offered au OppOr-
tunity TO investigate the present
possibilities Of am understanding.
The first step which Austro-
hungary. I'm accord with her allies.
undertook. on Dec. Is 1916. for the
bringing about OF peace did not lead
10 the cad hoped for
Had To Maintain Peoples spirit
THE grounds for this lay assur-
eddy i'm the situation at that time
In order 20 maintain i'm their peo-
pies the war spirit which was
steadily declining. the allied gov
ernments had Boy the most severe
means suppressed even any discus
sion OF the peace IDEA. And 80 it
came about that the ground for a
peace meeting was not properly
prepared. The neutral transition
: from the widest war agitation 10
"a condition OF Cancellation was
lacking.
1T would. however. be wrong to
believe THAT the peace step we then
took was entirely without result
Its fruits consist of something which
IS not to- DE overlooked that the
peace question has not since van-
fshed from the order of the day
The discussions which have been
carried on before the tribunal of
public opinion had disclosed proof
of the not slight differences which
today still separate the varrina
powers i'm their conception of peace
conditions.
Nevertheless au atmosphere has
been created which no longer eN-
Guides the dfp1Du1nffc discussions nf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-16
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-16

gerated discussion or irresponsible
elements.
statesmen stubborn AdherCnts.
But anxiety lest they should en-
danger the interests of their arms
by unfavorably influencing feeling
ar home and lest they prematureIy
tons also causes the responsible
betrJy their own ultimat inten-
statesmen themselves TO strike a
higher tone and stubbornly to adj
here TO extreme standpOints.
If therefore. an attempt is
made to see whether the basis exists
for an understanding calculated to
deliver Europe from the catastrophe
OF the suicidal continuation of the
struggle then i'm any case another
method should be chosen which
renders possible "A direct verbal dis
cussion between the representatives
of the governments and only be-
tween them. The opposing concep-
tons of individual belligereut states
would likewise have to form the
subject OF such "a discussion for mu-
tual enlightenment as well as the
general principles that shall serve
as the basis for the future relations
OF the states 10 one another and re
sarding which. i'm the first place. am
accord can be sought with a pros
pect of success
As soon as am agreement We're
reached on the fundamental prln-
ciples an attempt would have TO be
made i'm the course of the discus
sions con%retelv to appIv them to
individual peace questions and
thereby bring about THEN. solution.
Hone for Acceptance.
we venture to hone that there
will be no objection ON the part of
any beligerents TO such am eN-
change of views. The war activities
would experience mo- interruption
The discussions. too. would ONLY 20
so far as was considered by the par
Elephants TO offer prospect of sue
cess. No DISADVANTAGES would arise
there from the states represented.
Far from harming. such AN eN-
change of views could only be use
fun 10 the cause of peace.
What did not succeed the urst
time can be repeated and perhaps
il has already al least contributed
10 the views. Mountains of old mis-
understandings might Doe removed.
and many new things perceived
Streams OF pent-up human kindness
would be released. i'm the warmth of
which everythiuc essential would
remain. and on the other hand.
much that is antagonistic To which
excessive Importance is suu attrib-
uted. would disappear.
Throws ON Banter
'Not "ii'S 80 ON- con 'l'' e''-
vac s'''7 ''''1 Jo''''''
NANNY 10 examine iie'iieI now
az 'e' 80 many ear VI q ''9l-> D"'
.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-16
Here's Austria'S Plea
For Peace Conference
On "InformoL" Terms

AMSTERDAM Sept 16.-ln extending invitation
oeserent non-bndng
some neutral meeting place. the Ausroungan government
states that the object the conference
change of views which would whether those prerequisites
which would make the speedy Inauguration of peace negotiations
promising
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09

social gatherings, for they entertain delightfully."-. Mrs. Camp is a charm ing woman and is very prominent in social, church and philanthropic cir cies. She Is president of the City Mission board, regent of the Francis Marion chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution and until recently when her term of office expired, was treasurer of the Cradle of the Con- federaey chapter, U. D. C., for five years. She will be greatly missed, though her friends will be glad to learn that she will not go to Birmingham until the first of January, though MT. Camps business will necessitate his going little earlier MT. Camp has for nineteen years been connected with the Southern Cotton OF com pany, and has held an excellent posi- tion with that firm, which regrets his departure.
 MT. and Mrs. Camp have three chil. dren, son, Roy, who is approaching young manhood and who is a student this year at Riverside Military Aca- denny at Gainesville, Ga, and two younger sons, Clifton and Warner, who are at home with them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09

cakes and syrup; everywhere went asked for cakes and syrup, and it wash always syrup; most of the time it was just plain old everyday 'lasses. When I grew up and went Nnto the minstrel show business I kept up Ny appetite and liking for cakes and 'lasses, and the boys all began to call me Lasses.' The name sort of goes with my line of stuft, don't you think-nigger talk and all that? Anyway the name has stuck to me like tick; or rather like 1asses,' and I'm known all over creation now as Lasses White"
 At least, the name is very sweet" suggested.
 Its different, and besides, it gets away from--Leroy; for I'm not that Kind of a boy said MT. White. Did you ever see nigger in your life that wash crazy about 'lasses?'
 I said, 'Never'.A
 That's one of their characteristics discovered along with the others" Mir White said. You see, when l started out as minstrel man, I began to learn negro life: their methods-their ways and habits; their likes and dislikes, and. to my mind, there is nothing on earth fun nier than a-negro. Curious thing about 'en, though, they are never funny when you expect them to be; sneak up on a Duncn or efn taking 10 edcl OtHeT, anu you'll hear the quaintest philosophy, the oldest expressions, and the most unique conversation a-tall; but ask them ques- tion and try to make them talk, ana they are dead failuresv
 "On the levees of the Mississippi" Mir White continued, T used to roam, study ing the negroes and their ways; hearing them sing; crooning their lullabies; sing ing their songs and dancing their dances. Oh. there's nothing like it, believe me, and my line of stuff in the show is char acter work drawn from these same darkies I used to see on the Mississippi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09
Thl'e Brings Joy
 And Happiness
lAs ehe Hours Pass the Coming of r. Baby Draws Nearer-Are You Prepared?

No woman awaiting the joy of coming motherhood should allow the days to pass without using the wonderful pene- trating application, Mothers Friend.
 By its regular use throughout the period the system is prepared for the coming event and strain and tension is relieved. It renders the broad. flat ab- dominal muscles pliant and they readily yield to natures demand for expansion. As result the nerves are not drawn upon with that peculiar wrenching strain, and nausea, nervousness, bear ing down and stretching pains are counteracted The abdomen expands easily when baby arrives and the hours at the crisis are naturally less Pain and danger as a consequence is avoided
 Mothers Friend not only allays dis tress ip advance, but assures a speedy recovery for the mother. The skin is kept soft and smooth and natural and free from disfigurement.
 Write. to the Bradfield Regulator Company, Dept. J, Lamar Building, At lanta. Georgia, for their Motherhood Book, and procure bottle of Mothers Friend from the druggist. It is just as standard as anything you can think of.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09
The New Sultan of Turkey Is Named 1Eddne" But He's Not That Kind of a Girl; "Lasses"
 White is Named Leroy White But He's
 Not That Kind of a Boy, If You Please

nier. more cornical, or more absolutely ridiculous, I've never beheld than | Iasses' White, as he sits in the end chair of that big Al G. Field Minstrel show and talks his ''nigger' talk, which
 makes you nearly split your sides laugh ingl
 l Being a bold historian I ventured to guess that "Lasses' White saw the light | of day some 25 years ago; in fact, I made such good guess at it that he corrected me only by five years, and told-Ine he | occurred out in Texas-just 90 years ago"
 'Lasses" has a very interesting face; he has tremendous sense of humor, which is evinced very clearly by the fact that he accepted the nickname of | "Lasses," which sticks closer to him than
 a brother, and he can outsing and out dance creationl Now, you have his pro- file, his full face. his thumb print, his Bertillon. and "his number but don't tell him I gave it to you. If you had been in my place and meet ing the man with the saccharine name, wouldn't you have done just as 1 did, asked him where in the name of holy smoke and all that is crazy, did he ever get such an outrageous, outlandish, Escandalous, pseudonym, as 'Lasses?'
 Of course you would, and he would
 have told you just as he told me the
 sad, sad, story of his life. which began something like this:
 T never did care much about the name
 of Leroy; now honest to goodness, would
 you like to have name like that tagged
 onto you if you had a last name as re- spectacle and nice as White?'
 I said I wouldn't
 Next to Algernon, Reginald and Mar maduke," said "Lasses,' almost weep
 ing, I know of nothing more heart
 breaking than Leroy; just had to have
 nice, chummy name of some sort, and
 the way I got my nickname was this;
 When I was little-bitty boy I loved
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09
MISS PICTON-TUMBERVILLE
 IGNORED

One of the pleasant features of yes- terday at the Phoenix club at the lecture given by Miss Beatrice Picton-Turber- vile of England was the informal recep- tion following which Mrs. Samuel Adler and her committee presided and received the guests informally, giving them the opportunity of meeting the distinguished speaker personally who had so charmed her hearers.
 Following the reception the state com nittee of United War Workers enter tained at luncheon in her honor at the Country club. The guests included:
 Mrs. M M. Walker, chairman for the state Mrs. Joseph McLester, vice chair man; Miss Mary Wallace Kirk, state di- rector; Mrs. William Little Brown, Mrs. James Bowron, Mrs. T. o. Smith, Mrs. J. M. Cartwright. Mrs. W. D. Smith, Mrs. c. T. Randall Mrs. J. w. Bruce, Mrs Robert Thach, Jr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09

1T specialized on character in sta4 tions. and when Honey Boy Ev1sss
 taken ill-I happened to be with nis af that season, when he fell sick ris asre in Birmingham said MT, White sanq took his place. and his woI ssiae character sketches, too, it gavs m4
 good opportunity to keep on with
 Lots of people want to know if min strel man interpolates as he goes along; mean expounds extemporaneously," said MT. White, ''and the answer to that is easy If the audience justifies the means, we do: in other words, if the au- dience is with us and we see we can jolly along and put it over-why we go to it with a big go; of course, we follow a regular programme, in the main. but there a lot that's up to the individual"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09
MISS LONDON's LUNCHEON

Miss Mary Parke London entertained at luncheon yesterday at the Tutwiler honoring her sister, Miss Rachel London who will be married on Tuesday even ing to Lieutenant Lamar. The guests in- cIuded.
 Miss Rachel London, Miss Augusta Forker of Cincinnati, Miss Martha Wright of Newark, Ohio, Miss Elizabeth White of Cleveland, Mrs. Charles Day, Miss Anita Eustis, Miss Beverly Leake, Miss Leonora Hassinger and Miss Au- guSta Clark
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09
RANDOM NOTES

Friends of Miss Sadie Tharin will re. gret to learn that she is i'll, suffering | from an attack of influenza i Mrs. Richard Johnston of Birmingham was an interesting visitor to Montgom- 1 cry Tuesday and Wednesday, coming to this city to consult with the local chair man, Mrs Arthur Meade, concerning the
 sale of War Savings Stamps. Mrs. John- ston has just returned from Cincinnati where she attended a convention in the interest of the stamps, and she reports much interest there.-Montgomery Adver- tiser.
 Friends of Mir. and Mrs, F. c. Robb of Memphis but formerly of this city will 1 regret to learn that their young son, Felix, is critically ill at their home. Mrs. c. B. Powell is spending a few days in Tuscaloosa as the guest of Mrs. Gay Watts.
 Lovely Miss Maude wyre returned last night from a ten days visit with rela- tives in Birmingham and will take up her work as captain of one of the United War Work campaign teams without delay. y.-Tuscaloosa News. Harris and Mrs Emma Scarborough have returned to Tuscaloosa after short stay in the city.
 Mrs. T. D. Donoho of Annston is spending few days in the city with her parents, MT. and Mrs zell. Miss Sarah Garrett will leave this week for Anniston to be the guest of Mrs W. J. Edmondson.
 Friends of Mrs. Frances Patterson Walker of Montgomery will be glad to learn that she has volunteered her serv- ices for canteen service and has already
 passed her physical examination. Mrs Vernon Shelton has returned to her home after visit of few days with relatives in the city. Mrs Mary Stone and Allen McFar- len with lovely Mrs. J. M. Mccartney have returned to their homes in Birming ham after a delightful visit with Mrs. Elgin Johnston in East End.--Tuscaloosa News. Today Miss Annie Lynch of Birnnin- ham will visit Montgomery Miss Lynch is the state chairman of the Business Womans committee and comes to the city to confer with the Montgomery Business Womans' committee as to fu- ture work, says the Montgomery Journal. Miss Lynch is private secretary of MT. George Gordon Crawford, president of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway com pany, who kindly granted her leave of absence for this important patriotic service.
 She is vice president Of the Business Womans association of Birmingham and is deeply interested in the reconstruction work which will soon be undertaken, and of which she will be a state leader. Miss Lynch is greatly concerned in the sale of War Savings Stamps in Alabama. Mrs. F. G. Kinney who has been the gusts of her two daughters, Mrs. Gull pepper Exum and Mrs A. M. Throck-
 morton. has returned to her home in New York.
 Mrs. Farley Harris is improving. fol- lowing an illness of several weeks at her home.
 Mrs. P J. Gilen has gone to Meri-
 dian where she was called by the illness of her sister.
 Mrs. A. S. Bozeman of Meridian, Miss, is the guest of her sister Mrs. W. D.
 Taylor at the Orleans apartments in
 Bessenier.
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