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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-03
BENEFITS OF CONCRETE ROAD
Make Travel Quick, Safe and Easy,
Clean and Comfortable-Saves
More Than 1t Costs.

Concrete roads are country boule-
wards They benefit community In
making travel quick, safe, easy, clean
and comfortable. They extend neigh"
borhood limits, bring more people into
personal touch with each other, In
crease social opportunities and there
by remove the monotony Of isolation;
bring greater content to the youth on
the farm, make city and country near
neighbors and increase school attend
ance, thus cultivating a desire for
broader knowledge and higher stand
ards Of living.
Concrete roads make daily rural mail
delivery a fact, every home unit in the
community Is put on the news wire
with the political, financial, industrial
and trading centers of the earth. The
best thought of the world in every line
Of human effort and human achieve
ment Is transmitted overnight to the
breakfast table of the community
served by network Of concrete roads.
A concrete road saves more than 1t
costs. 1t is open to maximum traffic
all the year round. 1t brings greater
freedom and ease of movement In
travel and transportation and perma-
nently increases land values.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-03
BUILDERS TO USE TREENAILS
How Framework Of Ships Under Con-
structIon for Uncle Sam VIII
Be Held Together.

The framework of the wooden ships
which are now being built for the
United States Emergency corporation
will not be held by even a single metal
nail. They will be pinned together
with treenails cut from the trunks of
live oak or yellow locust trees.
There are two or three causes for
the use of wooden nails. One is the
great need Of iron and steel In other
lines OF war activity where wood
could not be used, and another is that
the wooden pin is lighter than a metal
one and less expensive.
Each ships hull will require 100000
Of the treenails, and they will be
fastened In place by splitting each
end and driving. In white oak wedge.
Each ship will require 100000 wedges,
1t is said that the wooden pins are
more quickly put in place than are
metal ones.
Treenails are "a inches long, an
inch and a quarter in diameter an6
perfectly round. They are used te
fasten the planks to the boat frames
Soon after a vessel is launched thu
pins swell to a snug fit In the frame
work.
Timber for the ships comes fror
the sawmills In 60-foot slabs IA inches
through, and is then worked into tn
different sizes for the framework an,
siding.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-03
is NO LONGER FOOLS GOLD"
Pyrites, Source Of Su;phurIo Acid, Has
Been In Great Demand Since
Outbreak of War.

Years and years ago, even before
the interstate commerce commission,
the Stars and Stripes or Uncle Joe
Cannon were born, the early arrivals
of a southern colony dropped their
hoes and went to mining for gold.
why raise food when the mountains
were full Of gold7" they asked as they
loaded a ship with the shining ore.
Alasl the metallurgists of England
said 1t was not gold. Visions OF
wealth were disslpated. Worse yet.
The summer was over; the harvest
was past, and they had laid up no
food for winter. In bitterness Of spir-
it, the shining ore was called fools
gold" and succeeding generations left
1t undisturbed in the Southern hills.
Some centuries later the breath OF
Mars blew over the land. America
was called for its every resource.
Steel, copper, ammunition and food
stuffs were required in enormous
quantities. Their production depend
upon the supply Of sulphuric acid in
hitherto undreamed Of quantities. The
ores from which 1t is extracted are
imported from Spain, and there are no
ships to spare.
what can J. dor" asked a South
ern man as he walked into Secretary
Lanes office.
Find the pyrites In the Southern
hills" was the reply.
Done" was the reply, and he found
them.
In a few weeks the five mines al
ready opened will produce 1000 tons
day, and save the continuous en-
ployment of IS vessels, while the sup
ply of sulphuric acid is assured
Fools gold" will help begin winning
the war.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-03
HISTORIC ToLL0A1E IS GONE
Emo o. Landmark In the Shenandoah
Valley Recalls an Interesting
Civil War Story.

The raxing Of tho Hillman tollgate
house takes away a historic landmark
In the lower Shenandoah valley. 1t
was constructed In 1910. before there
were railroads In this section, and 1t
was q part Of the thoroughfare from
Tennessee to Alexandria, Va, and
often 20 to 80 wagons could be seen
In a line making the trip to and from
the boats at Alexandria.
The first toll was collected at gate
No. / by Simeon Hillman. and he con-
tinued to collect toll until his death
In 1880. From 1880 to 1852 the gate
was kept by his widow. Charlotte Hill
man. when, on account of war condi-
tons, the gate was abandoned until
1885. The house was struck by
shell Just before the Battle OF Kerns-
town.
1t was at this gate that Charlotte
Hillman held up General Sheridan and
his staff. The general paid the regular
toll for himself and his STAFF followed
his example.
'But," said the general as he passed
through, II cannot vouch for my
army"
When the soldiers came up Mrs. Hill
man raised the pole, but stood at her
post all day long and kept tally and
after the war she sent the bill to
Washington and 1t was promptly paid.
General Sheridan passed through
this gate again on his famous ride from
In his valley campaign, frequently
passed through 1t. always paying toll.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-03

ering the surface of the ground with
IN impermeable crust, cover or coat
ing, so that water would not penetrate
to the soil beneath. A road thus
''macadamized" was found to yield less
easily to weights pressing upon it, and
could not be broken up by the action
of frost. But while the inventors fame
spread his resources dwindled, and
though made surveyor general of roads,
he had to depend for his recompense
N a parliamentary grant. McAdam
was road repairer rather than a road
the world.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-03
Dyes From Lichen.

The use of lichens as sources Of dye
is of long standing. The famous blue
and purple dyes Of the East, so fire.
all probability extracted from the Roc
celia lichen, which has in recent times
been extensively used in France for
the gorgeous celebration of silks. Lichen
dyes nre secured by pulverizing the
plant body. termed the thallus, and ap-
plying alkali to extract the coloring
matter. One lichen dye, litmus, finds
wide application In the science Of
chemistry.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-03
Do Stones Crow

To speak very correctly. only organic
things grow, though inorganic things,
money for instance, may increase in
size or quantity. Stones do not grow,
they happen. In some way or another
they have been Clipped off from rocks,
or hardened from clay or similar nod
ules. Sometimes they have been rubbed
smooth, or partly SO, by friction. But
although they may be added to in some
rare instances by coatings of hardened
mud, they certainly do not and cannot
grow" as do living things, by any
power within them.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-03
One Way to Get Around IL.

Doris ran errands for a neighboP
and was always rewarded with pen
MES. l decided this was a bad habit
and told Doris she was not to take
money for doing an act Of kindness.
The next time the penny was offered
to her she shook her head and said,
my muvver won't allow me to take
any more pennies, but there is no 'jec-
lions to having a penny's worth Of
candy put on your charge account
Chicago Tribune.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-03

Human beings have endured uncon-
ceivable miseries and grown strong
even as they suffered. And they have
not only endured all things but hoped
all things. No sadness when 1t came
has been able to daunt the spirit
which, looking beyond the present
grief, has detected behind whatever
barrier of blacklist cloud the clear
shining Of the sun or the benson Of
the stars of night.-Richard Burton
In the Bellman.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-03
MADAM WAS ROAD REPAlRER
He Originated Method Of Covering Sur
face Of Ground With lmpermeabIe
Crust or Covering.

Just 200 years ago was born "the
first Of the pioneers who took up the
work of scientific road building" John
Metcalf showed how to carry solid
highways across difficult boys, and
Thomas Telford built his roads, topped
with gravel, on solid foundation of
stone blocks. But the great reform of
the art came In with John Louden Nc
Adam, who Travelled 10000 miles over
the English and Scottish roads to study
the conditions and needs for himself
Bestowing a new word on the Ian
guage, he originated the method Of GOV.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-03
A Strinu of Beada

"Savages will trade vast tracts Of
land for string of beads"
well" replied Miss Cayenne, ~
know man who wears evening clothes
and carries a cane and he did the same
thing. He went broke trying to pay
FOR pearl necklace"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-03
Reporters Have Limitations.

The average police reporter knows
his limitations and never attempts to
write up swell wedding. If you are
going to commit suicide or murder send
for the police reporter, but If you are
going to get married please call up the
society reporter.-Atchison Globe.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-03
Hoo Needs Protection.

The hog is rather scantily provided
with hair and the warmer the country
the less hair. Therefore. he needs pro-
lection during the storms of winter.
Unless you provide 1t, you invite colds,
Influenza, lung troubles, rheumatism.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-03
Sowing Slow Seeds.

In sowing seeds that start slowly,
as parsnips, celery, etc, it h. well TO
sow with them few strong, quick
terminating seeds to break he crust
and marx the rows so that cultivation
may begin early.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-03

Beautiful bronze statue which is 10
he presented to President Wilson by
New Fork Italian. Yhe statue is about
three feet high and weighs almost 400
pounos. A duplicate is to be sent to
the king Of Italy.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-03
ALWAYS Look Happy.

Why do photographs of woman air
plane pilots always show them COM
peting for the record in the standing
broad grin? - Pittsburgh Gazette
Times.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-12
BRITISH COMMANDERS
OFFICIAL STATEMENT

London, Aug. 1.-THE text ol
General Haig's communication fol
lows:
This morning the enemy deliver
ed strong attacks with fresh divis
ions brought up from his reserve
against the British positions at Lii
hons and to the south and north OF
that place.
"All these attacks have been re.
pulsed after severe fighting in which
our troops inflicted great losses upon
the enemy's advancing line.
"On one point, Immediately to the
north of Lihons, German assault,
troops broke into our positions and
penetrated to the west side of the
village. They were then counter-at.
tackled with determination by our
troops, and in the course OF fierce
fighting over the di tult grc \iG
were driven back to the east and
north of the villege.
"Our line was completely restored.
ION the rigtt of the British troops
French forces acting in cooperation
with them have made progress south
west and south of Roye.
"On the remainder of the British
front few prisoners have been cap
tured by our patrols during the day. "
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-12
AND THE CHAMPIONS Of C|V|[|zAT|ONAND
RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE CON-
T|NUE To DRIVE THE UNSPEAKAbLE HUN
FROM H|S|uL GOTTEN GAINS IN TERRI
generals, colonels, and officers of
high and low degree.
TROTZKY AND LENINE
MAY FLEE TO GERMANY

London, Aug. 1.-THE anti-Bol.
sheviki movement in Russia is grow.
ing rapidly, the Bolsheviki soviet or
ganization has virtually gone to
pieces, and Nikolai Lenine, the Pre-
mier, and Leon Trotzky, his War
Minister, intend to flee to Germany
should the situation become too Sc
rious, according to recent Russian
newspapers, the Exchange Tele-
graph correspondent at Copenha-
gen telegraphs.
The Petrograd Newspaper Isves-
tia is quoted by the correspondent
as stating that at several points "in
that part of Russia not occupied by
the enemy" counter revolutionary
movements have broken out in a
number of towns. The Bolsheviki
Soviets have been overthrown in
these places and replaced by coun-
ellis consisting of representatives of
the Mensheviki or Moderates.
In the city of Kazan, the news
paper adds, the widely known Boil
sheviki leader Olschinsky has been
killed, while there has been great
bloodshed among the Bolsheviki in
the Novgorod and Riazan districts.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-12
is YOUR COUNTY'S

RECORD AT STAKE?
To individuals who have not done
their best and to counties which have
not yet raised their War-Savings
quotas another opportunity is to be
given to redeem their War Savings
records. For the counties which fail
ed to raise their full quotas in pledg-
es during the week OF June 1928,
another drive has been planned
which must take place before Sep
tember 18th. The county itself is to
decide on the week it will conduct
the drive, and it must 90 at 1t with
that full denomination to "go over
the top al this CALL
The second Wod Savings drive
places upon the county most seri-
GUS responsibility for the reason 1t
failed the first time. The truth OF
the matter is the county's record is
again at stake, and this must must
be the effort that will save or lose It..
Which shall 1t be? Every person
who loves his county and who in
tends to make his home there in the
future cannot afford to have his
county's name on the list OF those
who failed in the War Savings cam
paign--the most worthy call Of the
Government.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-12
40, 900 PRISONERS AND 700
GUNS TAKEN BY THE ALLIES
CONGRESS WILL
HOLD TILL NOV.
According to a Prediction
Made by Speaker Clark
Large Mattress Press
ON OUR REPRESENTATIVES
ON OUR REPRESENTATIVES

Washington, Aug. 11.-Congress,
with its legislative program jammed
with the revenue, draft and water
power and other important bills, will
not adjourn until just before the No
vember elections, according to a pre-
diction today by Speaker Clark after
he had surveyed the situation. He
said that while the Ways and Means
Committee is planning to report the
bill when the House reassembles a
week from tomorrow, the admins
tration bill for general development
OF waterpwer by previous agreement
had right of way and can only be dis
placed by unanimous consent. The
revenue bill will have finished its
committee stage, according to Chair
man Kitchin's p;ans, so it can be
sidered whenever the House is ready
and it has been announced the draft
extension bill will be considered
promptly in the House Military Com
mlttee, with hearings.
Despite. Chairman Kitchin's plan
from the outset to avoid resort to the
tariff in the pending $4,000, 900, 900
revenue bill, some committee senti-
ment had turned today toward the
feasibility of a wartime increase on
limited number of customs items.
A tax of five per cent or approxi-
mately that rate on gifts of all kinds,
without qualification for the pedior
OF war, was favored today by Repre-
sentative Hull, of Tennessee, one of
the Democratic members of the COM
mittee and the author of the income
tax law. 1--WE could raise 100000
600 to $2O,OOO,OOO by a tax on gifts"
he said
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-12

Paris, August 1.-THE number OF
prisoners taken so far in the Allied
offensive in Picardy is now estimat-
ed at $4,000, including more than
1000 officers. More than 500 guns
have been saptured, according to the
latest adyices.
The pivot of the German resist
ance at this stage of the bottle, ii
now appears, is the town of Noyon,
about midway between Montdider
and Scissors. The enemy is throw
ing in reserves from this base in an
effort to prevent, regardless of cost,
the Allies from, gaining control of
the Noyon- -Hamroad which is choked
with material, guns and troops.
The Germans are expected to make
a desperate stand on Roye-Noyan to
permit the columns which abe re-
treating in the direction Of Nesle and
Ham to reach safety.
The resistance of the Germans is
stiffening against the fourth British
army under Gen. Rawlinson. They
are reacting violently In the region
of Lihons, which changed hands
twice during the night but which
yesterday morning was firmly held
by the British. ..
All the bridges across the Somme
between Peronne and Ham, stretch
of about fifteen miles, have been de-
stroyed by Allied aviators. The Ger
mans have ben attempting to throw
temporary bridges across the stream
and the Allied airmen are now sys-
tematically bombing these improvis-
ed structures.
All the morning reports show ex-
treme confusion among the enemy
forces In their precipitate retreat.
Among the lprisoners taken are
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-12
More Vessels
Summarized

This Time a British, American and
A Swedish Steamers.
Washington, Aug. 12l-The de-
struction of the British steamer
Pennystone and the Swedish steam
er Sydland by German submarine
off the New England coast was re-
ported today to the navy department.
The Pennington was sunk yester-
day 100 miles east of Nantucket. The
news of the fate of the crew was not
given in the dispatches. Later the
navy department advised that the
American schooner Herman Winter
had been sunk in the same general
locality.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-12
CONTEST IS BITTER FOR
THE CHAULNES-ROY-
NOYON ROAD BUT THE
ALLIES ARE DRIVING
THEM.

E. O. S. Paris, Aug. 12-Forty-
thousand prisoners and 700 guns
have been taken by the allies in
Picardy according to a report which
has been received of the results
since the presen offensive started.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-12
Road.

Bitter Fighting for Control of
resistance is being given by the Ger
mans along the Chaulnes-Roy- -Noyon
Paris, Aug. 12.-Extremely bitter
road. The enemy is bringing strong
reinforcements while the allies are
preparing for a further advance.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-12
ROye Reported Taken

With the British Army in France
August IL, 2:1S p m.-(By the AS
sociated Press. )-There is an un-
confirmed report this afternoon that
the town of Roye which the Ger
mans have been defending so des-
perately has been evacuated by the
Germans. 1t is known that the
British have been operating a con-
siderable distance from that town.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-12
French Troops Near Roye.

London, Aug. 12.-French troops
have advanced near the important
town of Roye from the southwest by
the capture of the villages of Ain
court and Tilloy according to the
official statement from Field Mar
shall Haig today.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-12
The French Going Right On

London, Aug. 12.-The French
are continuing their advance be-
tween La Fere and the Disc accord
ing to news received in London to-
day by the capture of the towns of
Ache-St Aurin, three miles directly
west of Roye.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-12

The scout boat picked up word OF
the raid from the auxiliary fishing
schooner Helen Murley which had
rescued four survivors and was TAX
ing them to an Atlantic port.
Georges Banks are sixty miles off
the island.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-12
sr'BMARINE SINGS o FISHING
~ SCHOONERS. rs REPORTED

Nantucket, Mass, Aug. 11.--Nine
fishing, schoohers were sunk offff
Georges Bank yesterday by Ger
man submarine, naval scout boat
which put in here last night report
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-12
0LDLEN|NE ~
AND TRQTXY
The Russian-GermaEa :STrA$
Show Are on the JunAs-
Esacpe to Crownstadts ssa
LEAVE COUNTRY QuICgIs

London, Aug. l2.-PremIsE Zassr
nine and his master Trotsky naas, f,asss&E-
to Cronstadt, the naval base Bsssssss
Petrograd according to a degsss. LIZ:
sent out by the Wolff Bureaus. gtssS,
semi-official agency of the GexuEsSs
government and printed in tfa+ 5sD4s>
rich newspapers. s.,,
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-12
M A R K E is
COTTON

New York, Aug. 12.-Cotton fu-
lures opened irregular with Octo-
Der SO.45 to 1910, December 1892
to 3O.1O, January 29.69, March 29.-
65 to $3.50, May 29.7O to 1888.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-12
THE WEATHER

For North Carolina fair tonight
and Tuesday except probably thun-
dershowers in the mountain dis
tricts with light winds.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-12

Will meet with the county chairman
and advertise and appoint poll hold
ers. ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
The Worlds Greatest Problem.
ny Il. w. FRIrCHLEY.

The world was never faced with national
Than soday Amons these fs are the o anan
hs n aSS Ss%Sp p4ssis a ss
hui none i Is so great and Of such vital i'm
welfare, as the man power problem.
population coniderabiy and for Years the te eome
every male male ehlds pfc must be looked upon as
therefore, receive tina, care and attention which
s Necessary to the best results from such
Should not our sense OF national economy lead
human material known as IFS children; j! is "a
s,afyns shdrsn found near tho e's very S0 lap Of
%ni% sp som Of BE o ne s sushs h
helm without VI. the slighsst personal ineon
Now To come to practical points. What can
be d22 nsr and d wha. should ,hl be done:
ro ,, I. the eons:deraton Of those who have 1t
% 80 The sS Sa MADE
by others as improvements upon them:
9 "a and
INC nations personal attention given 10 it sc-
THE Rsss of that s he " s%s E .
and as the nation is likely to need il 10, future
'ss ny or s' 81
both paren: and nation regarding It's care and
3 The nation should levy child tax on every
hGs n Who avs s
have 20 assume all the cares and rcsponsibil!-
T. There should be n systematic inspection OF
the physical and moral condition of every child
preferably by medical men women. to see
whether the child Is properly fed and morally
protected from the influences which lead to deg
radiation and poverty
}. In the cases where the above reports are
favorable, the care OF the child should be left
entirely with the parents.
, y" Where the reports to the parents con-
Huct ana sense Of responsibility favorable
but their income Is below living wage State
au should be rendered. either by securing moro
itinuhcratiNc employment for the family, or by
GIVING such allowance may be necessary to
keep the child or Ghildrcn In fit condition
4. w mere parents are found whose moral and
iHdhciai conditions are such to show a
iack or parental responsibility, the State should
develop the neglected child. and should con-
tihuc TO do 50 until the parents are in n posi-
ion, IN respect OF both character and money
TO discharge their solemn responsibilities There
arc tens or thousands OF children who are both
physically wrecked by disease and morally
tleE reach their teens. such children become
hEag on the nation. and ii : face of IT, II
Il. Tar wiser to assume their care for the frst
for the rest OF life
$. 4 very heavy tax should be levied on every
such wealth should be The main contributne
tactor 70 the betterment f the nations man.
power through which power thcir> wealth has
oeel'' anu continues to be- proceeded for their
own solitary 'enjoymt1t
Hcai's OF money has spent In the mast
on brick ana stone monuments. Should not
money ! future be spent in the erection Of the
pest monuments any nation can possibly ra .n
acting citizens. '