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Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
WV. C. A. Helps French
munition Workers

Twelve social centers, or fOyers, as
they are called by the French, are run
by the American 7. w. c. A. for girls
and women who are working in the
great munition factories of France.
Two Of these are in St. Etienne and
three u Lyon. All have cafeterias
connected with them.
Girls and women who work in these
factories are Of all classes and ages.
but all are French. The men en-
ployees are Of every Chinese,
Cingalese, Algerian, Moroccan and
Portuguese. Many Of the women are
refugees. Multitudes have lost every
relative and friend. There are daugh-
tiers, mothers and grandmothers among
them
These foyers are the only place ex-
cept the street that the majority have
in which to spend their out of work
hours. Barracks for sleeping, eating
and bathing are the only provision
made for the comfort Of the workers
by the management of the factories.
The women and girls meet their
men and women friends in the f0yers.
Jew, write letters, press out their
waists, stitch on the sewing machines,
read and rest The rooms are their
homes. Games and entertainment are
provided and educational classes. OF
the classes the English ones are by far
the most popular.
All these foyers are sanctioned by
the French Ministry Of War.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
MlDDLe1OwN, DEL ;; SEPT. Nth 1911
DRAFT THE PLACEMEN

EVEN Secretary Of War Baker is be-
L ginning to see the absurdity OF al
lowing that noble army of swivel chair
warriors, $4,000 strong, to hold their
peaceful sinecures, meanwhile the Ma
tons Youth are bleeding at the front,
and even men as old as 46 years are
now being summoned.
He serves notice that the young and
able-bodied ones must come off their
safe perches as officeholders and 60 get
a wholesome Whit of Hun gas.
We say wholesome, for certainly it
must arouse some manhood in strong.
young man hitherto content to draw his
big salary at home while his fellows in
France are fighting Hun fiends at $50
a month. It is absurd, nay. fatty un-
just, thus. to allow young men physically
fit for service to play the Stacker by
filling some inspectors job of one sort
or another, for which they have no
special fitness, and which older men
could do equally we'll or better.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
FOREIGN WOMEN LEARN
AMERICAN WAYS

A corps of translators and inter-
prefers in fifteen different languages
are employed by the War Work Coun-
Gil Of the Y. w. c. A. They instruct
foreign-born women whose husbands
have been called into the service in
such intimate questions. as the laws
relating to rentals and labor, in the
care of children and in how to use
American foods in dishes adapted to
foreign tastes and present high prices
This last work is done in cooperation
with the Government Food COnserva-
ton Commission and the Home Dem
onstration Work Of the U. s.. Agricul-
tural Department.
Leaflets are sent out and articles
circulated through the foreign newspa-
pers. One Of the efforts is to tell these
strangers Of the resources for them
selves and their children which this
country provides.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
CLERICAL VOLUNTEERS

ar EsoLuTloNs petition'ng the ne
waive the exemption enjoyed by minis
tiers and put them in the same class
with other Americans who must fight
for humanity were adopted by a unani-
nous vote yesterday by the Philadel-
phia-New Jersey Methodist preachers
meeting in Wesley Hall.-Pub. Ledger,
September 81
This is something like This manly,
patriotic resolution, unanimously adopt
ed in Philadelphia by these Methodist
preachers, is quite in keeping with the
noble record made by that Church in
the late Civil War.
Thank God patriotism, despite pro
German poison, and much official cod
ding in high places Of shameful pacif-
icism, is not yet dead in our land
Why should ''poets," actors Gnclud-
ing the alleged factors" that strut and
grimace in the moving pictures),
preachers and lot more, be exempt
from the common duty of defending
their own and their neighbors' fire
sides? Except men actually needed to
dig coal, till the land, run the railroads,
make munitions and do all the other
things essential to the existence an
general welfare of the state, no man OF
fit age and condition should be exempt,
and what is more, no real man and
patriot who is not thus home stayed by
imperative duties, will fail voluntarily
to seek the privilege of safeguarding
his country's honor and safety.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
BOMB PARLOR FOR
AMERICANS IN PARIS

"A series Of unearthly walls from
the siren that announces an air raid
and we are out Of our beds and down
In the bomb parlor in double quick
time," writes q woman who lives at
the Hotel PetrOgrad in Paris. "Many
times I have made the fight twice in
1 night. But you get used to it and
drop off to sleep again as soon as you
get the chance.
1.-THE bomb parlor' il one of the
unique features of the Petrograd. It
Is not its official title-a few Of us
have named it that. It is good sized
room at the bottom Of the house and
has no outside walls. Once there, we
feel as safe from harm as we ever did
In our beds. We spend the time be-
tween the 'alerte' that turns US out Of
bed and the all clear signal that tells
us to 60 back, with games, reading and
visiting. have seen Red Cross nurses
on the floor fast asleep in spite Of the
awful din of the bombs and guns.
"More kinds Of uniforms in all
stages of freshness and fading come
into the Petrograd, which is the Amer,
lean Y. w. G. A. hostess house of.
Paris, than any other place in France.
Soldiers and sailors meet their women
friends there; there are the Red Cross
nurses, the women of the Signal Corps
American women stenOgraphers, vari-s
GUS medical orders, the Y. w. c. A.
naturally. and all the rest. 1t is new
er ending. strangely shifting throng.
Besides being unique for its bomb
parlor,' the hotel serves butter for
breakfast and has bathing facilities
for it's resident guests at all hours.
These are enough to give lasting fame
to any house in France at this time.
Last winter 1t was known as the
house with warm rooms
The Hotel Petrograd of Paris Is one
of the three Y. w. C. A. hostess houses
in France. The others are at B0urges
and Tours. The social rooms of all
are open to any woman or girl at any
time of day or evening to meet her
men or women friends, rest, enjoy So
cial intercourse, read or write.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
THE PUBLISHERS AUXILIARY

IN June 22d last 1.-THE Publishers
~ Auxiliary" one of the hvest
journals that comes to our Exchange
Table. disclosed a characteristic piece
of newspaper enterprise by publishing
on two united inside pages III large
stars each one containing in most cases,
a fine photograph, of the enlisted man.
the whole scene representing the men,
bers of the Western Newspaper Or
ganization in the service.
It is striking picture these III five
pointed black stars make on the white
BACKGROUND, in each star the smiling,
youthful face of some young patriot
sprung to the colors to uphold the
honor of the Nation and make sure the
rights Of its citizens.
This handsome grouping Of starred
Young warriors, is made yet more ef-
fective by the tasty artistic touch that
shows an eagle with widely-spread
wings reaching clean across the top OF
the two united pages. while in the Gen.
ter its bold head is seen grasping in its
beak square tasseled and fringed ban
ner with the figures ''121" in heavy
black above the legend, "Members OF
the Western Newspaper Organization
in the Service of Their Country on May
Is. 1913"
The Publishers Auxiliary is ably
edited, and, moreover. wages inces-
sanity an aggressive campaign on be-
half Of the newspapers especially. the
weeklies, championing their rights and
seeking to advance their interests.
It is a fine advertising medium for
newspapers and for all things relating
to the Newspaper business. Its last
issue contained nine columns in six
point of ''Situations wanted" Help
wanted" newspapers, presses, ma
chinery, materials, plants, outfits, etc..
for sale, besides other general adver-
Using.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
BOCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

Why use ordinary cough remedies,
when BOSCHEE'S GERM N SYRUP
has been used so successfully for fifty.
two years in all parts of the country for
coughs. bronchitis. colds settled IN the
throat, especially lung troubles. 1t
gives the patient good nights rest,
free from coughing, with easy expecto-
ration in the morning, gives nature a
chance to soothe the inf1amed parts.
throw off the disease. helping the pa
tient to regain his health. Sold by
MIDDI ETOWN DRUG Co. Inc
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
HARVEST THE CROPS
AND WHIP THE KAISER,

"Hunger is the Kaiser's best weap-
on" The Y. w. G. A. believes 1t.
This is why 1t Is making it possible
for high school girls in New York state
to help farmers in the fields; i0r COL
lege girls in the Middle West to do
general farm work; for Polish women
in New Jersey to pick potatoes and for
boys and girls across the continent In
Washington to gather fruits.
All this work is part Of the cam
paign to 'save the crops and beat the
Huns"
1t is the aim of the Y. w. C. A. to
demonstrate the best ways Of housing
and feeding farm laborers and so take
the burden from farmers wives.
In all the places where women are
working under the direction Of the Y.
w. c. A. q house is provided for the
laborers, with a supervisor in charge.
The supervisors business is to make
all business arrangements with the
farmers and provide the food. If chill
dren accompany their mothers, train
ID woman looks after them while their
mothers are in the fields,
Duties Of the Queen Bee,
It may be interesting to some PEG
pie to learn that all the work in bee
hive is done by female bees. The
drones, or males, live on the labors Of
their more Industrious female COM
panions. Moreover, there is no such
thing as king bee. The ruler of the
hive is the queen, but she is a ruler
IN name only, being guarded and pro-
tected by the bees simply because the
colony would become extinct IL she did
not lay eggs at a prodigious rate. It
Is not unusual for good queen to pro.
luce her own weight in eggs in a
single day, and she keeps this up for
weeks at . time. ---.-~
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
notice.!


Estate of Lovy C. Isaacs Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Letters
Testamentary upon the Estate of Lovy
C. Isaacs late of St. Georges Hundred,
deceased, were duly granted unto Gaace
Irene McClay on the Seventh day of
June A. D. 1918 and all persons lndebt-
ed to the said deceased are requested to
make payment to the Executrix with
out delay, and all persons having demand
against the deceased are required to
exhibit and present the same duly pro-
bated to the said Executrix on or be-
for the Seventh day of June A. D. 1919,
or abide by the law in this behalf.
GRACE IRENE McCLAY
Executrix
MARTIN 3. BURRIs, Esq.
Attorney-at-law.
Middletown. Del.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14

Atlantic City, N. j., Virginia Avenuel
Close to Beach, Steel pier and al.
attractions. Provides every comfort.
Rooms large, well appointed, two or
more windows, all with outside ex-
posure. Private baths, running water.
elevator, etc. Notable table and white
service. Attractive weekly rates.
Daily rates beginning at So 90 American
plan. Booklet. Auto bus meets trains
Capacity GOO
w. F. SHAW.
Arizona republican., 1918-11-09
GALL R|ORDAN TO
 FOOD CONFERENCE.

Emergency calls from National Food Administrator Herbert Hoover have summoned Timothy A. Riordan. feder- al administrator for Arizona. from his home in Flagstaff to a general confer ence of all state administrators in Washington This meeting will be held November F.
 While it is known that MT. Hoover is about to make q food survey of the entire world, in conjunction with simi- lar officials of the allies, preliminary to feeding the world, following peace, whether this is the object of the pres ent gathering is not announced. It is believed, however. at the state food headquarters in Phoenix that such Is the purpose of the meeting.
 That MT. Hoover has definite plans for providing food for the liberated populations of Europe is already q matter of record here. as well as the national idea of the duty of this gov crnment and people toward the starv- ing people of Europe. These, in all probability will be discussed before MT. Hoover meets with the allied of- fiCialS
Arizona republican., 1918-11-09
--=-----t) DANISH SMORBROD GOES A LONG WAYS
tMinister Francis Egan, formerly the United States minister to Denmark in Youths Companion.)

Minister Francis Egan, formerly the
 United States minister to Denmark,
 in Youths Companion.)
 The Danish farmer although very economical. eats heavily while at work on the soil, but the women in the country always know how to give him the most nutritious food with the least waste. They make flesh meat go a long way by putting other things with it. A thin slice of cold pork. with a smaller slice of cucumber pickle. put on a larger slice of black bread. is a way of saving meat; or they serve an equally thin cut of beef with a curl of raw horseradish upon it. That way of using up odds and ends and making he most of them is very effective, and every girl has at least fifty-five differ cDt combinations for making this "smorbrod"
 The Danish housewife will arrange her varieties of smorbrod so that they look like bouquet. You will see d zee q ruby dab of herring and beetroot crnamcnted with a piece of hard boiled egg; it glows beside pink of dried salmon, on which reposes a slice ot lemon, relieved by bit of veal gar nished with split prunes.
 To cut beef or veal or ham to be eaten by itself in large slices would seem like a criminal waste to a Danish woman. If she gives you fish, she >knows how to make it go further by naking it into a pudding. She often serves fritters of parsnip before fish. with the same purpose that the frugal English schoolmaster had when he filled the stomachs of his hungry pu- pills with Yorksire pudding as a pre- ludc to the roast beef. So, too, the careful French housewife uses her "leftovers" for entrees in order to save the principal dish The uxuries of joints of beef and large fishes served with appetizing sauces and with no buffer between your appetite and the preciuos food fill the Danish housewife with horror And-let us whisper this-if, in the present dearth, heal - thy horse is killed, she will no more object to using his flesh for soup than she would to boiling a hare.
Arizona republican., 1918-11-09
ID ASK PLEDGE OF
 SHOE DEALERS TO
 ABIDE BYU. 5. BOARD

Signatures or 100000 retail shoe dealers in the United States are now about to be secured to a pledge to abide by the findings of the boot and shoe section of the War Industries board, which, although not yet announced, are formulated.
 This pledge. according to informa- uon received by the Arizona state council of defense is to be prominently displayed in the windows of the sign .ng dealers, to acQuaint the public with those retailers that have agreed to sup port this part of the governments ef- forts toward conservation of materials.
 As nearly as the local council is able to judge, the plan has been devised to divide all shoes into four groups, with definite price affixed to each group. The pledge indicates the dealers will insness 10 sell these shoes in these groups at these prices. These are. in substance. the particulars that have been received by the state council, coming from Washington, D. C.
 The intimation is also released that this is but one ot series of obligations that will be asked of shoe dealers Of the country. What the others are has not been made public.
Arizona republican., 1918-11-09
GARBAGE AND GERMAN GAS
Daily Financial America.)

The North Carolina shore is af- flicted by an attack of oil on the sed that emits sickening oGOr attributed to German submarines There is strong suspicion. however. that the in- vading grease was cast loose from one of New Yorll's city garbage scows.
 Other of this jetsam made a landing at COneY Island recently and depopu- lated the surf there. Complaints are heard at other nearby shore resorts Between German gas and the odor of city refuse a short hotel owner has little choice. The gas is more likely to attract summer boarders than float ing filth. If our garbage scow fleet could be sent against the U-boats at their base, that place would soon be rendered untenable.
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Arizona republican., 1918-11-09
DOPE" FOR AIRPLANES

(New York Journal of Commerce)
 Eight chemical manufacturing plants, built for the bureau of aircraft production, estimated to cost $7,000.000 are now nearing completion. They will produce the necessary ingredients used in the manufacture of dope" for coating airplane surfaces, immense quantities of which are used monthly, last months supply alone running to 2000O0 gallons
 Dope" is vaunish-like composition for coating the fabric on the wings, ailcrons, tail pieces and badies of air planes 10 render the fabric smooth, strong. taut, weather and temperature resistant and waterproof It also de- creases the air friction of the plane. The term dope" seems to have arisen in the slang of the factory workmen. but it has nothing to do with drugs, also called dope
 There are two principal types of dope" now in use in the United States air service, cellulose nitrate dope, used on training planes. and cellulose acetate dope used on all planes shipped overseas. Acetate dope" when properly made and applied, is be- lieVed to give a better. more perma- nent and less inflammable coating than nitrate dope" The characteris- ties of acetate dope are important in connection with the use of combat planes, which are subjected to attacks with incendiary bullets.
 The general method of doping the wing surfaces is to apply three or four coats of dope" intervals of sev- cral hours elapsing between the appli- cation of each coat, caused by the vol atile thinners of solvents used to dis solve the dope. the liquid portion eVap- orating quickly and the air in the vii cinity becomes laden with the slightly injurious vapors of the solvents.
Arizona republican., 1918-11-09

TAKES CARE OF HIS FAMILY "The Kaiser is monster of in- iquity. Just think of the million of deaths he is responsible for" "But he's such good father"
 NOTICE There will be an annual meeting of the stockholders of the Arizona Pub- fishing Company. November 18th. 1918, or the purposes of transaction of the annual business and such other busi- ness as may be brought before the meeting.
 (Signed) DWIGHT E. HEARD,
 President (Signed) CIIAS. A. STAUFFER, Secretary and Business Manager.
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Arizona republican., 1918-11-09

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Arizona republican., 1918-11-09
ACCIDENTS BY AGES

One of the large casualty companies has prepared a compilation showing the percentage of deaths due to acci- dent at different aegs. Out of a total of 713.S0l deaths embraced in the com pilation, 21.1 per cent were persons from 15 to 29 years old; 161 per cent, go to S9; 12.3 per cent, 40 to >49; 8 per cent. 90 to 59; and Al per cent. 50 to 69
Arizona republican., 1918-11-09

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Arizona republican., 1918-11-09
Store Tdlk!

The policy of Korricks' is too well and fav- orably known to enter into detail now-suf- flee to say, no matter what issue arises. if 1t be for the benefit of our city and community, Korricks' heartily endorses it-Such is the case now-Owing to the influenza epidemic, our Board of Health asked us to refrain from excessive advertising we cheerfully complied Now that the situation has cleared the Board of Health allows us this concession or privilege-WE MAY HAVE IN OUR STORE ONE PERSON TO EVERY 1,200 CUBIC FEET OF WELL VENTILATED AIR SPACE
 This is pleasing to us, as our store is most thoroughly ventilated, excellent air space, worlds of sun light and every possible precau- tion to safeguard the health of the public-In- dividual towels, sanitary drinking fountains, every floor sprayed daily with strong chemi- cal disinfectants- Nothing is left undone to provide your every safety.
 We may casually mention that our air space will accommodate with ease and perfect safe ty 100 or more persons on every floor. You shop in ease and safety here
 -KORRICKS'
Arizona republican., 1918-11-09
Smiles For The Day

A HAPPY THOUGHT MT. Pester-This idea of changing the time to save light has been big success.
 His Wicklow if they'd only stop all the clocks for six months what a lot of coal we'd save.
The Owosso times., 1918-11-29
CHEAPER GRADES OF
PAPER MUST Be USED
DonneIIey Points Out the Urgent
Necessity for Conservation
of Paper.

'Mr. Hoover" means to millions
"save food;" "Mr. McAdoo" means
''save transportation :" "Mr. Garfield"
means "save fuel" and more recently
Mr.. Donnelley" has come to mean
"save paper"
The writer had occasion to talk over
the paper situation with Mr.. Donnel-
ley, and many interesting sidelights In
paper economy were opened up.
When asked regarding the conserva-
tion of paper on the part of state print
ers. city printers and other semi-offi-
ciai organizations, Mr.. Donnelley sug-
gested that steps would probably be
taken In the near future to curtail the
printing Of city manuals until after the
war. Mr.. Donnelley also suggested
that eventually Liberty loan commit
tees, fuel commissioners, Red Cross,
department managers and such organi-
cations as the Y. M. c. A., Wv. G..
A., and X. of @. would be called upon
to observe certain rules for conserving
paper. When asked the scope of the
curtailment necessary he replied that
"in nearly every case, cheaper grades
of paper can be used when the litera-
ture was absolutely necessary, and the
circulation should be boiled down and
requisition made for only the number
of prints required" He added that
''in nearly every case newsprint paper
was advisable, except when halftones
were used"
"The greatest waste of paper today"
said Mr.. Donnelley, "is on the part Of
various organizations and commissions,
and in view of the present paper condi-
tions, all purchasing agents should
keep constantly in mind that reduc-
tion in paper consumption is necessary,
and advice should be sought regarding
the most economical method of manu-
facture, in order to secure the needed
attention"