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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-02-08

fear and CONSERVATION than any other
In the history of our country.
When the story of the battle at Still
mans Run, where a small band Of saw
ages put to flight a whole regiment OF
soldiers, and also that of the massacre
at the Davis farm, where fifteen wom-
en- and children where murdered, was
spread through the country there was
scarcely a farmhouse all through the
middle West that was not deserted.
Both Of the places mentioned were in
northern Illinois and soon stockade
forts were thrown up and there the
people hOcked for protection from the
vast horde Of savages that they be-
lieved to be on their trail.
Governor Reynolds of Illinois on
April 10, 1882, issued a proclamation
for volunteers to organize against the
a and Lincoln, then twenty
three years of age and living at New
Salem, Sangamon county, Illinois, was
one of the first to respond. The COM
pany was allowed to choose its own
captain and much to his Joy Lincoln
received the largest number Of votes.
OF this incident he spoke In later years
as follows: "Then came the Black
Hawk war and l was elected captain
Of volunteers, q success which gave me
more pleasure than / have had since"
In those early days Lincoln showed
that same observance to justice and
the rights Of others which character
lied his later years, in evidence OF
which may be noted the incident of the
Indians coming to General Cass with
a letter recommending him for his
services to the whites. Some Of the
men in the company wished him shot
as a spy, but Lincoln promptly inter
fered, saying that this peaceable In
dian should not be killed. There is no
record to show but what his judgment
was correct and his lenlency well ad-
vised.
One Of the most interesting facts In
Lincoln's history at this time, and
which shows what queer pranks fate
can play, is this; Gen. Winfield Scott,
then in command at Fort Smelling,
Sent two young lieutenants to muster
in the Illinois volunteers. In the Ian
guage Of a memoir of the times, n Of
these %lieutenants was "a very fasci-
mating young man Of easy manner and
affable disposition, while the other was
equally pleasant and extremely mod
est. Il is further stated that "a tall,
homely young man dressed in blue
Jeans" presented himself to the lieu
tenants as captain Of a company OF
volunteers and was duly sworn In
The one who administered the oath
of allegiance to the "yOung man In
blue Jeans was the lieutenant Of the
fascinating manners above mentioned
This was Jefferson Davis. The young
man in blue jeans was Abraham Lin
coin, and the other young lieutenant
OF "the extremely modest" demeanOl
wal Robert Anderson, commander o.
Fort Sumter at the beginning Of the
Civil war. And no premonitiOn tolC
them, as they stood together on tina
pleasant spring morning, Of the impor
tant parts they were each to play II
that great drama Of blood.
In thGt part OF the wal that wa
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-02-08
Obviously.

"Come on" said the first flea as he
hoped from the brown bears foreleg ;
"cOme owe and Join, ms at a short
game of golf"
Golf" exclaimed the second flea,
hastily taking a bite of hyena "where
in the realm Of Barnum are we going
to play golf?'
"Why," said the first flea, "Over on
the lynx, of course. Jack o. Lantern.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-02-08
Edlted.

The romantic maiden made the fol-
lowing ecstatic entry in her diary:
although he has known me only
two days, he loves me ~
Nothing could exceed her anger and
modification when she discovered,
much later, that her kid brother had
been reading her sacred little book.
She knew it, because he had scratched
out the word although" and substi-
tuted because"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-02-08
"cold In the Head

Is an acute attack OF Nasal Catarrh. Per
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 q
lead to Chronic Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is tax:
en- Internally and acts through the Blooo
on the Mucous Surfaces OF the system.
All Druggists 75c. Testimonials free; j.
$4,000 for any case OF catarrh that
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE VIII not
=. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-02-08
chivaIrous YOUNGSTERS.

Henry has a large Newfoundland
dog named Rex. While at play n
frozen and hungry little dog APP
preached. Rex growled and Harry
said: BE a gentleman, Rex. Don't
hurt the little dog; he got no home or
friends"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-02-08
The softest,

"Why is It," Querled the fair widow,
that they always say a man pines
for n wOman?"
81 suppose" growled the fussy bach
elor, "it's because pine is about the
softest wood there Is"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-02-08
Future President Twenty Three
When He Joined the Black
Hawk Expedition.
CHOSEN CAPTAIN OF COMPANY
With Him Were Men Destined to Fig
ure Prominently In country's His
tory-spot Where Army Erect
ed Fort Now Suitably
Marked.
Ry LILIAN sTAIR scHREINER.

of the o ins
teresting events In
the life Of the great
war president oc-
Cured at a time
when he was little
known to fame.
This was in 1882,
during the Black
Hawk war, a war
which, in proper
lion to the number
Of lives lost, caused
~ n uyidaGnraad
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-02-08

AS long as a man is Of a forgiving
disposition a woman doesn't care
whether he pays his debts or not.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-02-08

Many widows are said to be gar
rulOus. Possibly that's why they r
widows.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-02-08

It's the love of the other fellow for
your money that is the root of all evil.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-02-08

Red Cross Bag Blue makes the laundress
happy, makes clothes whittier than snow.
All good grocers. Adv.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-02-08
Easiest Way.

whats the best way Of getting
some hard cash?'
work some soft thing"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-02-08

If you wish beautiful, clear white
clothes, use Red Cross Bag Blue. At all
good grocers. Adv.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-02-08

Piles Cured In s to IA Days
Druggists refund money II PAZO OINTMENT fails
TO cure Itching, Blind, Bleeding or PrOtrudtnR Piles.
First application gives relief. Soc.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-11-09
wins SERVICE CROSS
Yank Ambulance Driver Deco
rated for Heroic Work.
wounded in Head and Legs He Cares
tor Injured Man, Then crawls
to Hospital.

Paris.-Several wounds in the head
and both legs were not sufficient to de-
ter Private Albert S. Hartwen from
aiding another wounded American SOL
der. Suffering intense pains from his
wounds, received when a shell broke
near him, Hartwell carried the other
wounded boy to dressing station for
help. His bravery and self-sacriice
have brought him the award of the dis
tinguished service cross from G eneTTa1
Pershing.
Hartwell, an American, had been
living in Paris with his mother, Mrs.
Pauline Nellie Hartwell, 16 Rue Pone-
reu. He is a member of the United
States army ambulance, serving with
the French army, and had been gassed
on July 10.
The citation reads:
HE repeatedly drove his ambulance
over a road east Of Reims that was
under bombardment of gas and ex-
plosive shells. On one occasion, while
cranking his car, he was knocked sew
eral yards by the explosion of shell,
yet he continued his work. Another
day his car was hit by shell and bad
~ damaged and he himself was badly
wounded in the head and both legs. In
spite of his wounds he carried a
wounded man who was in the ambu-
lance to a place Of safety, made him
comfortable, and then crawled to a
dressing station for assistance"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-11-09
"CUT OUT FISH," SAYS EDITOR
Waiter consuIts Head Waiter and A.
sistant and Then Uses q
Knife.

London.-Dr. e. J. Wheeler, editor
Of Public Opinion, looks the part of
an eminent scholar, but he speaks
United States idiom, occasionally to
the mystification of walters who serv-
ed him during the tour of the Ameri-
can editors.
Wheeler arrived in the dining room
late for dinner and, having an en-
gagement Immediately after, decided
to have dinner as quickly as possible.
II will have no soup and you can cut
out the fish," he told an attentive
Swiss.
The waiter withdrew silently. Pres
emily he was observed in earnest con-
sultation with the head waiter. The
latter dignitary called another waiter
into conference. After few minutes
deliberation, heads close, the waiter
slipped away and came back with a
knife.
He picked up the platter and, going
to Wheeler's place, very carefully ex-
tracted the fish bones.
That, the editors understand, is
Swiss for "cut out the fish,"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-11-09
MUST STOP WASTING PAPER
Every Ton Of Paper Saved Means
Saving Fifteen Days Of Mans
Labor.

MISUNDERSTANDING eats up
raw materials, including wood, coal,
chemicals and man power. 1t takes a
man eight or nine days to make a ton
Of paper. It takes four tons Of raw
material to make one ton of paper. It
takes a mans labor to cut the wood,
another mans labor to drive a log
down the river to the MILL. Every ton
of paper saved means the saving of
fifteen days Of a mans labor.
You can save ton of paper.
There are 100000 men employed in
the pulp and paper industry. Think
Of the men employed in the transport
tation, in the sulphur mines, chemical
plants, coal mines, laboratories and
other industries contributory to the
making Of paper.
This man power and this raw mate
rial should be saved for war industry.
The government needs the raw materl-
ais, needs the chemicals-to lick the
Hun.
Stop wasting paper! A scrap Of pa
per saved is man power saved at the
source.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-11-09
WORK FOR MANNED SOL DlERS
Useful Occupations Are Taught to
Men In Workshops In
Wales, *

London.-Mrs. Lloyd George, wife
Of the British prime minister, has been
In her native Wales opening a hostel
for training disabled soldiers In rural
Industries, the first Of its kind in
Great Britain. Many crafts are being
carried on in Pregnant, the little vii.
lage where the Vale Of Owyd Rural
Industries Workshops are established.
Toy-making and basket-making are
taught to the disabled fighting men,
but it Is the furniture making depart
ment which Is especially interesting
people, for the work Of this branch is
to undertake the sHlfu1 repairing Of
old furniture and to reproduce old
Welsh designs. Fine copies Of beau
tiful old Welsh dressers and the typi
cal carved oak chests and settles and
commodious linen presses of the prin'
cipality are being turned out by the
disabled soldiers.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-11-09
YANk CUNLAYERS MAD
Say the Infantry Ran Hun "Tar-
gets" Too Far.
When Artillery Get Heavy Guns Into
Position There Is Nothing -
to Shoot At.

With the American Arm y.-A GER
tain regiment Of heavy artillery is
broken-hearted over the way the
Boches 'threw them down." as they
express it, in the Saint Mihiel salient.
This particular regiment was
brought up to assist in the long-range
bombardment of the interior Of the
SALIENT but owing to the rain and. the
muddy condition of the roads they
were late in reaching their emplace-
ments and setting up Eseir guns.
They were due to begin firing in the
rear of the enemy lines at eight O'clock
In the morning, just at about the time
when they thought Fritz would be get
ting ready to drop back to his inter-
mediary line after his resistance had
been broken in his wonderfully strong
battlefront. But Fritz never stopped
on his intermediary line at all and
even his machine gunners did not
tarry in their solid concrete and rail-
road iron blockhouses.
So at eight o'clock in the morning,
when the heavies should have opened
up on Fritz's support line they re-
ceived orders not to fire. When their
commanding officers. protested vigor-
ously and demanded the reason why,
they were advised that If they opened
up on the targets they had chosen
they would be firing in the rear Of
American troops. So the regiment
never fired q shot.
The gunlayers took 1t as a personal
affront on the part Of the doughboys,
who advanced so rapidly they didn't
give the heavies chance to do any
business. They declare openly that
If the infantry had had any sporting
blood in its veins it would have
slowed up and given them a crack at
the Boches.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-11-09

breaking on the upturned sand Of the
trenches. Liquid fire! The men
crouching beneath the weight of the
projectors look like ants confusedly
busy.
A surprising lull, and the storm
breaks. The very mountains tremble.
The shrill whistle Of shells now an
swered by spiteful tap of the ma
chine gun. The unmistakable whine
Of the torpedo, the whang of bursting
shrapnel, the hurting fury of high
explosives. The night is hideous with
death and pale star-shells hang in the
sky, lighting the fearful stage. The
curtain is falling, this time higher up
the slope, and under it's protection the
shock troops are advancing in the
face Of whitening fire. The steady
note Of rifle volley and q man falls
here and another there as the machine
guns busily spell out death.
Thus Are They Trained.
Again the heavens part and the
mountains seem af1re. Once more the
terrible preparation, the barrage rising
higher and higher. The sky is red.
The second line is passed-and the
third! High on the slope the flag
waves in triumph, and a faint hoarse
shout steals across the valley. The
attack has succeeded! The fighting
and the turmoil dies.
On the silence breaks the measured
tread Of men and in the light of a flick
ering lantern we see the streteher-
bearers carefully swing up the road.
In wonder we question one another.
Simple American Red Cross workers,
unfamiliar with the sterner side of
war, we were to attend a party.
Where are we? Where are the Aus
TRANS? VIII they counter-attack?
The wounded, the dead?
In the darkness we are hailed: "Ah,
you Americans-you have found us
How did you enjoy our little show
Austrians? Trenches? Wounded
No!-but it was only a sham fight! It
is SO we train, we Ardiu.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-11-09
Keep Thorn Smiling
BOOKS MAKE THEM HAPPY

Alice Hogan Rice, author of MRS.
Wigs of the Cabbage Patch" and an
ardent member of the American Ii
brary Association, is working in the
interests of military libraries for the
United War Work Campaign. Asked
why soldiers should be supplied with
hooks, since their mission is fighting,
Mrs. Rice replied in true Mrs. Wigs
style:
when some soldiers In the Civil
War was lynn around camp tryin' to
keep from freezin' to death preacher
come along and when he got up to
preach he SEE, friends, my text II
Chilblains. They amt no use a
preachin' to men whose whole thought
10 set on their feet. Now you fellows,
git some soft soap and pour into them
shoes and 1es' keep them shoes on
until yer feet 1T well and next time I
come around yer minds will be better
prepared ter receive the word of the
Lord"
Fighting men who are made happy
when not fighting, fight better, Mrs.
Rice believes.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-11-09
LONGEST NAME IN DRAFT
Atlanta Likely to Lose Nlkitag Pap.
panikolopoIous, Who Is
No, 4,

Atlanta, Ga.-Nikitag Pappanikolo-
polous, Atlanta, is right up in the
forefront Of the list of men in the new
draft. In fact, he is No. in division
No. 2, and it appears that Atlanta is
about to lose Mr.. Pappaniko- On
less he has some brothers, Mr.. Pappan-
iko-etc. undoubtedly has the longest
name in the Atlanta directory, and
just what the officers out at Camp
Gordon will do with it in case Mr..
Pappani-etc. is taken there remains
to be seen. However, they've had con-
siderable experience with names and
Mr.. Pappan-etc. needn't be bit sur
prised If they make his moniker some
thing. short and snappy, like "Nick
Papp."
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-11-09
lNTERNED YANK TRIES FLIGHT
Lieutenant Duncan Caught by Swiss
After Bold Attempt to Escape
From Camp.

Geneva.-Lieutenant Duncan, the
American aviator who, with compan-
ion, landed in the Jura Alps with his
unchanged machine month ago and
was informed, made bold but futile
attempt to escape from the internment
camp at Andermatt on Wednesday
night.
he made rope with bedclothes and
slid down the wall around the bar
racks, but when he was some distance
from the ground the rope broke and
Lieutenant Duncan was badly injured.
He continued his attempt to escape,
however, and walked In the direction
of Goeschenen, along the railroad line.
His escape, however, was discovered
almost Immediately, and the alarm
was sent out by telegraph and tele-
phone. 49,. --
There is long tunnel between An
dermatt and Goeschenen, and when
the aviator emerged from it he was
arrested. He was taken back to An
dermatt and the guard at the camp
was doubled.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-11-09
ARD|Tl IDOLS OF
ITALIAN ARMY
Famous Shock Troops UNDERGO
Severe Training for Their
Work,
SHAM BATTLE IS VERY REAL
American Red Cross canteen Work
ers Are Invited to a "Midniuht
Party"-TeIl How They En-
joyed the Show.

At the frOnt.-We were serving cold
lemonade to the hot, dusty Arditi in
our little Red Cross canteen near the
front.
The Arditi are Italy's famous shock
troops, young, dashing, fearless vol
unteers for the assault, who clear the
way for their comrades following.
They had been working hard since
early dawn and were thirsty.
Leaving to continue on their siren.
uous way, they shouted an invitation:
"Come and see us at midnight; we
are going to have a show" We prom
ised to come.
Roar Shakes the Heavens.
Late in the evening we set out up
the mountain road. So near the front
lines lights are forbidden, and we ad-
vanced slowly in the darkness. Sud-
denly dim shadows loom ahead, we
slam on the brakes, and with a terri
- BILE crash the night is startled into
brilliance.
Dripping blood, a soldier staggers to-
wards US, and we see in the f1tful flare
the outlines Of crouching figures; be-
hind trees, walls and wagons. A roar
as If the heavens are falling; lower
and lower we bend as the shells 20
screaming overhead.
A binding flash, and we see cur
tain of fire dropping on the opposite
slope.
With muffled roar a sea Of flame
bursts in the valley below. Wave on
wave of fire, rolling relentlessly and
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-11-09
SHELL SHOCK CURED.
Physicians Say AiIment Is WAR
Neurosis."
Men "Scared Stiff" Often Get Back
to Normal in Ten Min
utes.

With the American Armies In
Erance.-Shell shock isn't shell shock
after all. It's war neurosis, so doctors
have discovered.
That takes all the prestige and dis
tinction out Of being shell-shocked, so
much SO that lot of people who know
about it won't even admit there's shell
shock anywhere. Here's why:
, Were you ever surprised speechless
or scared stiff? Well, that's the same
thing going on within you as when you
have .so-called shell shock. The fell
low who went time after time to pro-
pose to his girl and couldn't make his
tongue work, had the same thing, only
on smaller scale than they do at
the front.
These discoveries about what they
used to call shell shock are Interesting
and valuable, because they show that
the victim merely has lost control over
some faculty. He may stutter or his
head may shake or he may have the
trembles, but it's far from being in
durable.
Just as the chap who wants to pro-
pose finally gets his tongue and gets
the idea over to her, so the shell-shock
patient gets back to himself again.
Doctors got busy and figured out just
what ordinary shell shock is. Nobody
Is scared Of it any more, since it can
be cured, sometimes in less than ten
minutes.
The best cure, it seems, is to put
your mind on practical and concrete
work. Washing dishes, saving a log,
or knitting sox would be good for shell
shock because they would give you
something you can concentrate your
mind and hands upon.
In the shell-shock hospital they work
on manual training objects, making
toys, building boxes, boats or making
designs. Anything one can concen.
trate on is good.
Just figuring out what the PROPOSE.
ton is has taken all the honor and
danger out Of shell shock, and since
nobody's scared Of it, everybody gets
well pretty quickly. Most Of the boys
go right back to the trenches and new.
er get it again.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-11-09
Campaign for Funds for Service
That Wins the Soldiers Heart
and Keeps Him Smiling.
OPEN PURSE STRINGS
Y. M. c. A., Y. w. c. A., National
Catholic War Council, K. Of c,
Jewish Welfare Board, War
Camp Community Service,
American Library Assn,
Salvation Army to
Benefit.
BY Temple Bailey.

Not all of war Is fighting. The SOL
der Is not always going over the top
or killing Huns. A lot of times he is
just tired or homesick or lonely. It
jis then that he thinks of you. 1t is
then that he longs for home. And If
you can't be with him, you can help
the home to follow him. Let others
do it through you who pay for it.
With the slogan, I'VE help the
home to follow the hag," the Y. M.
C. A., Y. w. G. A., National Catholic
War Council TX. of o., Jewish We'll
fare Board, War Camp Community
Service, American Library Association
and Salvation Army, all have to do
with the comfort and happiness Of our
lighting men in camp or at the front,
and I am constrained TO discover, If I
can, some Of the reasons why modern
misers shake their heads and tighten
their purse-strings when they are
asked to contribute. These agencies
give the cup of cold water. Can't you
see? You aren't there to do it. You
wouldn't be bit of use If you were.
But along comes Salvation Army
angel with piece Of pie-and there's
a bit Of home. Or pleasant middle
aged woman smiles over the counter
of a canteen as she pours his coffee
and there's home and mother. Or Mary
Pickford smiles at him from a moving
picture screen, and there's darling
America in every line of her. Or
Sothern recites or Elsie Janis dances
and he's back home beside you, eager
and excited.
Let me say this to you who have
been tempted to shake your heads and
pull your purse-strings tight-the men
over there haven't any home. A trench
isn't home, or tent, or even a
French farmhouse where one is bill
leted and sleeps on straw. And for a
youngster who has always had soft
bed, two pillows, a hot bath, grape
fruit for breakfast, whole pleasant
American house to be happy in, you
can imagine what it means to be home
less, with not desk nor a chair which
belongs to him, nothing but kit bag
and casual sleeping place.
OAS AoO9SA JOuA poA Oh 4Ae7os L oy
for vision! Let some dream come to
you of what It would mean if you were
transported suddenly from the soft
ness and ease Of your life to world Of
fire and fame and horror.
Wouldn't you want the light of a lit
tie hut to shine out for you? Wouldn't
you want the smiling woman's face,
tho to,,oh ~ a friond1v hop1 uro,,1dr't
you think of that hut as the only
oasis in a. Desert of Dreadful Things?
Put yourself in his place and If you
can't fight with him, at least spend
your money for him. He's worth it,
and he's worth it not only because he's
your lad and my lad, but because he's
fighting for the honor of your country,
and for the worlds need Of freedom
from the Hun!