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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-05-04

The weather this week was cold
and bad for all crops which would
need good warm weather to pro-
mote growth.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-05-04

Fat is fuel for fighters. Bacon is
badly needed in the allied armies and
navies. The allied needs in pork prod
ucts are 150,OOO.000 pounds monthly,
three times as much as before the war.
Another waste eliminator on the North
Dakota is the potato peeler, shown in
the lower photo. Nothing is lost ex-
cept the actual potato skin.
There Is a sufficient quantity of DO
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-05-04

.CKIES In the Ameri-
can navy are classed
as the best fed body
Of men In the world.
In the ships galleys
every effort is made to
eliminate waste.
In the upper photo
one Of the cooks on the
North Dakota is oper-
ating a meat slicer that
cuts bacon with the
least possible WastaDe
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-20
HUNS M|SuSEO RED
CROSS FLAG At EC0UST
Evidence of Escaped Bri ,ish Prisoners
Discioses Repetition of Nillers
Outrages.

London, Oct. 1S.--The evidence OF
escaped British prisoner. of war,
given before the parliamentary com
inittee of Justice Younger. makes 1t
clear that Nillers was not the only
place where the Germans misused the
Red Cross flag.
Many witnesses state that the same
thing was done at Eeovst where
there was also prisoners cage one
witness, who was confined in he cages
at both Nillers and Ecoust. gives the
following account of the practices,
which is corroborated by other wit
nesses:
The Ecoust cage was similar to
that at Aillers, except that The ac-
commodation and sanitary arrange
also more rough and brutal and the
place was constantly under shell fire
from our own guns and from our air.
planes which would fy around and
attempt to bomb dumps aud sight the
railways near the camp The food
and work were the same bat we were
closer to our own lines and were con-
stantly under shell fire. The guards
were landstrums and men too old and
too young for the trenches There
was no distinction and warrant off
GERS and privates had to work alike
Bursting Shells Fatal
April is, 1918, one OF our big guns
was Smelling near the camp and some
/ of our men We're working In store
just outside. A shell burst and killed
corporal of West Yorkshire an6
wounded three others of our men
Later in the day another shell burs
and wounded one of our guards
think he will die.
While at Ecoust I noticed thai
there were some manques flying Rec
Cross flags and huge red crosses were
marked on the ground above then
for airplanes TO see, In these man.
ques We're stored all kinds OF miltar,
stores and ammunition.
'fhe state uf -cur@poor- men was
becoming most pitiful, owing to q
lack OF sleep, starvation and illness
they being forced to work whether
SICK or well. The vermin was awful
We never had "A chance TO wash or q
change of clothes all the time that
was a prisoner"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-20
COAL SAVING WITH
HOT WATER HEATERS

New York Oct. 19..--Hot water
heating plants should save coal, but
do not when the fcllcwing directions
are not followed. according to a Fuel
Administration expert.
IAN the water should be emptied
from the plant and clean water put
in at least as often as every spring and
every autumn.
when the first fire of the season
is built. as the water gets heated
take the radiator key and open up
the exhaust-valve OF each radiator in
turn until all the air remaining In
ach radiator is allowed to escape.
Repeat this operation occasionally to
make sure there Is no air interfering
with free circulation Of the water.
Always he sure that water shows
in the glass gauge of the exhause
tank, which is usually located in the
top story Of the house above the level
OF all radiators. Ss
BE sure the boiler u covered with
asbestoa. a. well az the pipes In ths
cellar"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-20
Italy Raises Tobacco Prices.

Rome, Oct. 1s.-Once more the gov
eminent has had to raise the price
of tobacco. An official announcement
from the ministry of finance con-
fesses that. in addition to purposes
of revenue, the reason for the in
crease is a desire TO reduce consump-
ton in view OF the difficulty in obs
tanning material to meet the demand.
Previous increases In price have not
had this effect The two most popu
lar items. the Toscana cigar and the
Macedonia cigarette, have risen re-
spectively during the war. roughly
from two cents to six cents each and
from six to seventy cents n box OF
ten.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-20
tSigned) ESTHER Mel. MOORE"
White House Oct IL totS


Camp Funston. Kan, Oct. Ia
Sergeant to mator-~all in one year
is the record of Major knud Boberg.
who was promoted recently from a
captaincy He now is camp quarter
master. Long army service made him
so valuable that promotion was rapid.
Major Boberg enlisted twenty six
years ago as a cavalry private He
has seen service in Cuba, Mexico and
the Philippines
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-20
Bravery of Wounded Wen.

Hours after the tight, two unframed
Czecho- Slovak soldiers were carrying
two ~ their wounded men back TO the
operating base The way lay through
marshes, and as night came on, they
lost the road The wounded men knew
that the enemy was still lurking in
the vicinity and feared that they would
all DC oyeriaken, So they begged the
other two to shoot them and make their
e~n escape. which wAs better than hav-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-20
pHECIFgED CAT BAIT KUITUR
NH DEVISED TO STAY RESCLER

g@#S london, Oct. ls-~ln re-occupying
town. soldiers OF the Fourth
Il p1ttsh army were shocked by the
Iht OF a living kitten cruciiied TO d
|S&0r by the Germans,
H s8 Mewing piteogsly IN its agony and
kugEling 10 release itself. the kitten
fonnd with Its foreraws nailed
7 the wood.
One Of the British soldiers rushed
sa&ward to reieare the animal Re
&&tailed out the nails that pierced its
&MNs, but in the moment tina, he did
2{~ there was fash and q roar. and
{ o m0tt}ated and disme m bersd body
~ hung across the street.
hidden German explosive charge
IA been set OFF by the Withdrawal
ME halls
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-20
ASKS WILSON IF He
/ WAS SMART IN SCHOOL
Eight Ycar-Old Wants to Know If
President Got 80" on His
Reports.

Nissinoming, Pa, Oct. i9,--Of
course, publication OF the foIlowins
documents is more or less breaking
tne confidence that exists between
oodrow Wilson. late of the grammar
school or stanton. Va. and Esther
Mcl4 Moore, eight years old, now of
me grammar school of this city, but.
under certain circumstances. conf
uenceS must be broken. so here goes.
aS0 Water street, Wissoming. Pa.
Dear Mr., rresident.--My daddy
says you are "A very smart man, and
] wish to know if you used to get Q
on your report at school when YOU
were little like me. | am eight years
old and in the ga grade, and ! al
ways got on my reports until this
term. and only got s. | will try when
we go back to school to get 9 again
Your little friend.
tSiened) ESTHER Mel. MOORE"
White House. Oct IS, 1915.
My Dear Little F'riend,-I wish
that your daddy were right in saving
that ! am very smart man. but I'm
afraid that ] cannot claim always to
have got good reports whes | was In
school. 1 am mighty glad. all the
same, that you are doing SO well. and
| hope with you that when you go
hack TO school you Will always get
- again. Your friend.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON"
1t is perhaps unnecessary to add
that in Wissinoming 70" stands for
an average above 80. and. also, it Is
unnecessary to add that many of the
other little girls will soon take their
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-20

ing all four fall into the hands OF the
foe. ~
In their Siberian fghting, not sim
: IL man OF the Czecho-Slovaks has ever
surrendered according to the reports
brought back by Private Spacek. on
several occasions. when capture seemed
imminent some Of them died by their
own hand rather than be taken pris-
ouer. After the arrival OF the allied
troops at Vladivostok. the strain on
the czecho Slovak army was, of course.
relieved. and the skirmishes have been
fewer and have resulted in fewer cas-
uaities for them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-20

Eight quarts milk. one and ONE
fourth quarts or three and three
fourts pounds maple syrup. two ounces
salt. twelve ounces cornstarch.
Heat seven quarts of the milk to the
boiling point in double boiler. Add
the maple syrup and salt: add care
fully the cornstarch mixed with one
quart of the cold water, Cook for
twenty minutes: sair to prevent lump
ing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-20

Don't expect your friends to be stucl
on your jokss n they are polntless.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-20
FOOD PROBLEM AFTER
WAR WILL Be ACUTE
Much of Europe Must BE Fed by
America Even After Hostilitics
Cease
MAY BECOME OPEN MARKET
In Which Event Entire World Might
Bid For Food, Boosting Prices So
High Americans Could Not Com
pete.

Washington, Oct. 19.--Problems
Of food control after the war and be-
fore the warning nations can get their
men back on their home soil and
bring in normal crops, and OF step
ping industry back TO a peace time
basis, are beginning to receive con-
sideration in official Washington
The fuei and food administration.
under the law, 60 out Of existence on
the declaration of peace. Other war
time creations including the war in
dustries and the war trade board
which control industries expert, pass
from existence with peace or within
six months after.
The food problem as shown in
these dispatches. will be more acute
during the first year after peace than
at any time during the war. Much
OF Europe must be fed, probably four
tiTnes IL many people abroad as " G
are now feeding, ard with food con-
troll abolished and control of exports
withdrawn. America may become an
open market in which the world
might bid for food buying it away
from Americas own people, or run
ming the prices so high that Ameri-
cans could not ompete.
Germany Still Hoards Gold
The German hoard of gold stll is
within that country's borders and she
might enter our markets. bidding
through neutrals. as she did before
the war trade board took control of
exports,
To guard against this, suggestions
have been made to congress that leg.
islation be framed continuing the war
trade board and the food admins
tration for either one or two years at
ter peace. Then the problem of trans
ferring industry again. to its peace
time channels is so great that govern
ment aids seems SO necessary as in
changing ii over 10 a war basis IT
il suggested that the war Industries
board be continued for the same Pc
Rod TO accomplish this
Peace Not Necessarily Imminent
Washington does not regard peace
as imminent, hut feels that II may
come next year. and that any thing
might happen now with the German
empire in the internal condition in
which 1t seems to he. So 1t believes
now "A proper time to consider such
problems. IT is suggested in admins
tration circles that tho league OF ma
iions, If formed, following the ex-
ample OF the fnter~alfled poot may
pool the resources OF all allied leagn-
ed nations, and allocRe them as need
ed II. t1,-4-e-trtotis nations. This seiti-
ton has been given consideration by
the fuel administration.
Legislation TO extend the life of the
various war administrations though
privately. necessary by the heads or
all. will not he advocated by any OF
them. They say il might he regarded
as an attempt to perpetuate themsel-
yes in Office.
However. the matter will be brought
before Representative Lever chair
man of the agricultural committee OF
the house and father of the Lever
Bill under which the food administfa-
ton was organized. His committee is
expected tc initiate the legislation.
which administration circles regard
az necessary.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-03
German Press Sneers
At Democratic Peace
F Formula Given the Russians
Means Nothing, They Say;
Will Hold Lands

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Extracts
from many Of tho leading German
papers received here by cable to-day
contain boasts that the peace formula
given the Russians by Kuehlmann and
Czernin mean nothing and have no
binding force upon Germany.
They agree that Germany never VIII
give up certain Of the lands she has
Conquered, but some of tie editors
suggest that what cannot be appro-
priated by violence may be taken by
agreement.
Sncering references are made to the
democratic peace" demanded by Rus
sian delegates, with the explanation
that the German delegates have uset
The term only in polite form.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-03
Two of Roosevelt's
Sons With First u. S.
Soldiers in Trenches
Theodore, Jr.,. and Archie
Win Popularity With Men
of Their Command
By Heywood BYoun

tarcTcdtfed 10 the Persting Army in France
!o7 Inc Ner York Tribune and SyndicatcJ
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Dec. 1s-(By maiD A young
American officer who was the first to go
out OF tho trenches with working
party was telling me how things were
up in tina: quiet little sector. It was
dark,' he said. "and there was hardly
sound all along the line except down
TO the right of our line, where g.
machine gun was splitting every few
minutes and they were firing rifles
ana carrying on generally. What's
that down therc?' asked one of my
men. On. that's Major Roosevclt's
battalion,' he said.
Major Theodore Roosevelt. ir.. is
one OF the picturesque figures of the
American army in France. He had
something OF a row to hoe. for his
appointment to command a battalion
which had a couple of captains much
ms senior created n great deal Of com.
ment. People said that Pershing was
friend Of his fathers and manv sucl
things. and there also came into being
the remark OF a regular army man. .
think there ought to be a rule thai
no reserve officer shall be appointed
to command a battalion without th.
consent Of his parents or GUARDIAN
but young Roosevelt has lived al
New-York tribune., 1918-01-03
Britain Holds
Atrocity Witnesses
S. S. Mcclure Declares Evi
dence Is Built Against
Individual Germans

Samuel S. Mcclure. founder of "Mc
Clurc's Magazine" who has recently re
!. turned from the war zone, in an address
last night at the home of Daniel Web
ster Herman, 50 East Sevcntyninth
Street, declared that Great Britain is
accommodating evidence against indiVid-
ual Germans who participated in afro
cities in Belgium and France, with a
view 10 demanding their punishment as
a contl tion Of peace.
lie declared he had positive bnowl-
edge that witnesses of the crimes of
seventy named German officers were
being retained in England, instead of
being sent back to the front, where
they might be captured by the Ger
mans. These seventy. he said, were
guilty Of crimes against women.
'''rhe duty Of the Allies to punish
Germany for her crimes against laws
and against ordinary human decency is
the greatest obstacle to peace" he as
serted
The destruction of Paris district by
district in order to force peace on
Nrancc after the first great German VIC
tory was part Of the original German
war plan. Mr.. Mcclure said giving one
of General Won Rissine's staff officers
as authority for this.
Mr. Mcclure produced documentary
evidence. mainly from German sources,
Of his assertions concerning the Ger
man war plans and concerning atrocl-
ties in Belgium, France. Serbia and Ar
menia which he described in great de-
tail.
"Much has been said against boy
dott of German trade by the Allies af-
ter the war" he said. at will not be
necessary. The German crimes. which
have given France the will 60 win
dreated in Britain the miracle of n
S.OOO,O0O volunteer army and aroused
the United States to resolve to fight
Germany to the end. have bred such a
hatred Of Germany that German mer-
chants will find their markets closed TO
them after the War.'
New-York tribune., 1918-01-03
Italian Front
TIA LIAM

ROME. Jan. THE usual artillery actions
plodod two enemy munition ocpots at Fontigo
and south of Conegliano. English patrols at
lacked enemy advanced posts, inhicting losses
and capturing prisoners.
About ten vessels. loaded with troops.
which attempted to approach the right bank
of the Piavc at lntcstadura were dispersed by
sour fire.
Aviators and English batteries brought
down three enemy airp!anes Two others fell
the result OF aerial battles with Italian
and French aviators. Durine; the night enemy
;,viators dropped II few bombs Mcstrc
and Trcviso. No damage was done nor were
there any casualties. Enemy aVators also
bombed Bassano, where one person WAS killed
and five persons were wounded. Slight dam
aged was done
Our sQuadrons bombed aviation camps at
l.acomina and Aviano causing extensive
fires. Enemy movements at the railway sta
ton OF St. Stino de Lieenza and enemy bar
racks have been bombed effectively BY an
italian dirgiblc.
AUSTRIAN
VIENNA, Jan. On the Italian front
there were artillery ducls at times on the
Asiago plateau, in the Monte Tomba region
and on the lower Piave.
Early December 2G our men on the
without loss to the eastern hanl, Of the Piavc
lhc enemy did not discover this evacuation
uNtil Monday He directed uninterrupted
fire Of artillery and mine throwerS until that
day against the field works which had been
left behind
New-York tribune., 1918-01-03

porarily cut off the supplies of the
Austro-Gcrm armies.
Unless the storms stop soon the very
existence of~~thc invading armies is
likely TO be imperillcd. Military oh
servers look foy serious counter efforts
by the Italians and their allies before
the enemy can be reinforced and re.
Nic,uallcd
Cooperation Is Perfect
Almost perfect cooperation among
;hc Italian. British and French air and
artillery services now obtains along tho
whole front Apparently the supreme
council which is directing military
operations for tho defence Of italy has
Drought about condition of affairs
where 1t is possible Tor a maximum
effort to b. made With a minim an
waste OF power British and French
alrmcn arc now appearing beside the
ltailan hcrs on nearly every part OF
Tho front, and the same holds true oi
the artillery.
,erymcn and English niers together
brought down three enemy ai,plancs
Yesterday. while two other Tcuton ma
chimes fell in combat with Joint French
and Italian air sOuadrons Last nigh
the enemy again bombardcd Trcvis,
from the air. but inflicted no casualties
In Rassano, the nearest largo city tt
the Austro-G German lines. one pcrso,
WAS killed and five wounded by bonbs
, ..owcvcr. In retaliation, Italian SQUAD
rons rained explosives on the enemy:
barracks, aviation camps and railwa,
COnmllniCofiOne
New-York tribune., 1918-01-03

tha. down. His men Ike him and his
fellow oMcers Ike him. In the same
battalion is Captain Archie Roosevelt
and Colonel Roosevelt has the satisfsc
ton that when the first group OF
Americans went into the trenches two
OF them we're Roosevelts.
when the Germans jumped tbs
American Inc in a raid and took
prisoners 1t was Major Roosevelt who
.sough. revenge. His battalion was not
n tie lire at tie time. but lie went
TO The French major general and Gen
eral fershine and gained permission
10 try an ambuscadc in reprisal. He
selected $50 men from his battalion
ard trained them carefully back Of the
lines in an area made TO represent
actual conditions of the field in which
they would operate.
"Then one lark night he led them
out into No Mans Land and they wait.
ed for the Germans to come out OF
.heir trenches at their usual point OF
departure. bu. for once the German
system fell down. No Germans came :
New-York tribune., 1918-01-03
Snow, Zero Weather
Tie Up French Towns
St. Etienne Under a Three,
Foot Blanket-Railroads
in That Region Blocked

PARIS, Jan. 2.-Anothcr heavy fail
OF snow in Eastern and Central France
and in the Vosges has greatly Increased
transportation difficulties. Lyons, with
the thermometer standing at zero, Fab
renheit, a degree of cold almost un-
heard of there, is snowbound. Tn,
Lyons Mediterranean line has cancelled
considerable number of trains. ant
the few still running arc hours benin,
their schedule.
st. Etienne. in the heart of the grca'
ironworking district of Central France
is under three feet of snow and the
railroads in the region arc completely
blocked
Paris and Northern France. curiousl ly
enough, are far more favored as re
CARDS both temperature and srow thar
Central and Southern France. anc
. transportation for the armies is goinf
on without interruption.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-03
Northclife Asked
Spring-Rice Recall
Washington Not Surprised
at News That Ambassador
Is To Be Superseded
staff Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.--Officlal
Washington was not surprised by the
London announcement that Sir Cecil
Arthur SpringRice was to be with
drawn from the Embassy to the United
States. Rumors in circulation many
months ago, and, in fact, throughout
the entire war period, have indicated
that persistent effort was being made
in influential British quarters to have
him removed.
Neither the ambassador himself nor
the British Embassy would admit that
Sir Cecil had been removed from his
post here, but it Was said that he
would return to London on leave, just
as the acting Japanese Ambassador
Aimaro Sato, has been called to his
Foreign Office.
7 he recall of the present ambassa-
dor is believed to have been insisted
upon by Lord Northcliffe. who went
to England at the time the American
mission, headed by Colonel +. II
House, went to that country and TO
France, and Lord Northcltfc is thought
to have carried deciding weight with
his counsel.
Ambassador Spring Rice visited Sec
rotary of State Lansing to-day, re
naming in conference with him a con
siderable time, and it was afterwarc
unofficially reported that he acquaint
ed Mr. Lansing with his government
decision that he leave Washington
soon.
No one was officially suggested to-
day as the probable successor of Am
bassador Spring Rice, but the impres
sion prevails that, wanting another
Bryce, man thoroughly identified
with the prosecution of the war an'
whose sympathies Tor democratic in
e stitutions are known will be selected
i Sir Cecil has made many friend
during his comparatively brief resi-
dencc in Washington and at fashion
,hlo summer colonies
New-York tribune., 1918-01-03
Barrage Catches Enemy
and Patrols in No Mans
Land Finish Work
Belgian Lines Attacked
Teutons Also Driven Back
There, Leaving Prisoners;
Zero Weather at Front

LONDON. Jan. 2.-The zero weather
which is now gripping the whole West
ern battle front has held down fighting
TO sharp patrol encounters and aerial
actions, the Germans showing greater
activity at many points, but meeting
with little success.
An attempted raid by the enemy last
night near Mcricourt, southeast OF
Lens. was turned by swift British
counter stroke into a rout. The raid
ing parties were first caught under the
British barrage while nearing the OBJ
jectivc positions, and then were at
tackled in No Mans Land by British
patrols, who inflicted many casualties
and returned to their tines with prison
crs, according to General Haig's report
Another assault by the Germans
against the Belgian lines in the region
orMerckcm. north of Yprcs, developed
bitter fighting, which eventually ended
in the defeat of tho enemy. Protected
by heavy curtain OF fire, the Germans
succeeded at first in gaining foothold
in the Belgian trenches, from which
they were elected by a counter-attack
which left many prisoners in the de
lenders hands.
The British War Office also reported
the failure Of German raids i'll the
neighborhoods of Oppy. Passchendaele lie
Hill 20 (near I.ens), and on both sides
of the Ypres-M -Mcnin road. South oi
Marcoing the Germans increased THEN
toll Of prisoners in the recent battle t(
500, Berlin claims tonight.
On the French front General Pctain's
pilots brought Gowu four hostile air
planes within their own lines and two
more beyond the encmy's lines. The
artillery duels in the Champagne con
tinued violent, Paris reports.