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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-13

Losr:-1psir of leather saddle
riders somewhere in Mt. Vernon.
Contained eau of paint and bottle
of medicine. Finder return AID
receive rewaI1
HSFs DEENY.
Mercer conf lis under
rigid flu BEL county
health authorizes yesterday
closed the schools "a heaters
and announced that all business
houses must De closed unless
there is an immediate abatemeat
of the epidemic.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-13

Sweaters and knit caps for the
whole fsmily at Fish's.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-13

CARD OF THANKs:-To the PEG.
Pile of Mt. Vernon who were so
kind to us during our recent sad
ness, in the loss of our dear
mother, we desire to express our
heartfelt thanks.
Mr.. AND MRS. &EsHAc GENTRY.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-13

NOTICE TO TOBACCO GROWERS:
I will on Monday, Dec. 10Th,
1913 begin to receive tobacco at
the Warehouse OF the ROckcastle
A;Il;oo 10 Rxo61S022 -.uXGDun
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-13
NOTICE.

I have bought a fine Jersey
bull, subject to register, and now
ready for service. Fee $l.oo
which is due when cow. is turned
in. At my pasture field near No
1 tunnel.
M. E. Burton.
Dec. r3-At.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-13

Dec. I3-4t.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-05-25
Bonbardments Cannot
Drive This Woman Back
She Thinks Coffee for Soldiers
More important Than Safety.

The following extracts are taken
from a letter written by Red Cross
Canteen worker, Helen McElhone, an
American woman and college graduate
now located in a district almost con-
stantly under bombardment: @
'Foyer des Allies,
''Bar.le-Duc.
"Things look very black to me. I
am discouraged at the big outlook Of
affairs and also at my small doings,
but it may be the blackness that comes
before dawn. Let us hope 80. Our
men certainly need help now as much
~ the poilus. am beginning to
see those who have been at the
front. In fact, am beginning to see
some of the results Of this life. They
are sick and homesick, and worse
things have happened to them. Sew
sral have said: All we ask is to get to
the front and do what we have to do.
Anything is better than this life. :
This morning we had more Americans
than have seen before ct one time.
One came up to me here 90 was
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-05-25
HINTS FOR w. S. S. CAMPAIGN
Worker Gives Suggestion to Make
Pledge Week a Success.

Minnesota can exceed her quota Of
$47 100000 in the War Stamp Pledge
Week drive beginning Thursday.
June by observing the following
hints, said a prominent worker:
Aiding the w. S. 8. campaign 10
giving help to the Allied cause and
to U. S. soldiers;
Buying stamps is mailing a plank
in the nations ultimate victory over
the enemy;
Pledg!ng purchases to be made
throughout the year means support
for thos9 engaged in forever putting
down regime that glories In the
murder of women, children and other
civilians:
Creating interest on the part of
others to buy w. 8. 8. is helping to
build monuments for those heroes
who have died and been wounded In
fighting for YOUR protection:
He who does not pledge $40 as q
minimum for each person dependent
upon him is not helping America to
make the world a safe place to live
In;
You can lend helping hand to
those who are today fighting YOUR
BATTLES In the front line of trench
es by buying or piedsins to buy your
FULL. QUOTA or WAR SAVINGS
STAMPS. This applies to every man,
woman and child in every township,
village. and county in MINNESOTA.
n q
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-05-25
The Long Arm of Mercy
By DIR. FRANK CRANE

The Red Cross is the Long Arm of Mercy.
1t is the Kindness of Mankind-organzed
In Man is Angel and Devil a DR.. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde The Red Cross the Good aroused energized to
thwart the Bad
1t is the best antidote know to the bane of war;
There other Charities, more or less helpful The
Red Cross is the mghtest of all Charities the Love and Pity
of all men made supremely efficient.
If, Emerson said sensible men and conscientious
all the world relgion this is the ex.
preston Of that religion.
The Red Cross is Humanity united in Service.
1t asks mans opinion; only his need.
Black White Friend Foe, to the Red Cross there
is difference; only asks: "Who Sufferng?" And
to him it goes
The Red Cross is Efficient that Governments recog-
nze it, so Pure in its purpose that whoever wishes we'll his
fellow desires help it, Clean in administration
that the most suspicious can find no fault in it.
The Red Cross only to alleviate the cr,eties
of War; it the of those human
some day will put end to War;
the impulse of Love, striving overcome the
pulse of Hate.
1t is Mercys cooperation struggling against Wars RI
valries.
1t is the Society in which every Man. Woman and
Child should be enrolled for it knows sects preu-
dces protesting opinion; the human being does live
that does feel that the starving should be fed the sick
tended and the wounded healed.
Majestic and divine is this Long Arm of Mercy; it finds
the fallen the battlefield, it brings the and the
physician to the victim in the hospita leads the weeping
orphan hoe it feeds the starving the pest
and Pity into the bitter wounds of the World
Where volcano has wrought desolation in JAPAN or
Flood in China, Hurricane in Cuba, Famine in
india Plague in Italy, ravagng Armies in Poland,
Serva Belgium, there flies the Red Cross the Angel of
God whom the fury of Danish from the Earth
and to the Ends of the Earth all the ways the Seven
Seas wherever is Human Misery there extended to bless
and to heal, its Long Arm of Mercy.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-05-25
THE TRAIN THAT SAVED
A NATION
How the Red Cross Helped
Roumania.

Have you heard of what happened
In Roumania when that stricken nation
stood In rags and starving before the
shocked eyes OF the world? We had
thought ourselves grown used to trag.
edies until this greater horror struck
blow that reused still untouched
sympathies.
And yet we felt so helpless, you and
/, so terribly weak in our ability to Of.
fer aid. But were we? After all.
were we not the very ones who car.
ried new life and hope to the heart Of
Rouman1a7 You shall be your own
Judge.
Fighting with the desperation of de-
spalr, the shattered Roumanian armv
still struggled to beat off the Kaiser's
bloody Huns, who mercflesslv
trampling the life out of the little
kingdom. And the Kaiser smiled hr,,.
tally as he saw his wolves at work
and knew that from behind the lines
attacking the fighting men of Rouma-
MA from the rear, entering the homes
Where mothers chung to the frail, dis
torted forms Of their babies-was star.
vation. r.. Ill 49, q.
NO country around Roumania could
help her-and America was too far
away. Thousands would die before
supplies held in our own country could
be sent her. r-.-
Hope was gone. Death by hunger
| and by the dripping sword of the Kai.
ser was closing in. A brave little ma
tion was being torn to pieces.
Then came the miracle. One morn.
ing the streets of Jassy, the war CAPT.
tai of Roumania, swelled with sounds
OF rejoicing. city where the day be-
fore there was heard nothing but the
walls OF the starving and the lamenta-
tons Of those mourning their dead
| now was awakened by shouts of Joy.
You, my friend; you who have help
ed In the heroic work of the American
Red Cross, had gone to the rescue of
Roumania. A train Of 81 big freight
cars packed to their utmost capacity
with food, clothing and medicine, tons
upon tons Of it, had arrived in Jassy
after making record breaking trip
from the great store houses of the
American Red Cross In Russia. Other
trains followed it.; thousands were fed
and clothed and nursed back to health.
For weeks and even to this day the
brave people of Roumania are being
cared for in countless numbers by our
own Red Cross
So was Roumania helped, and when
history records how this last fragment
of sturdy nation was kept out of the
hands Of the terrible Huns 1t will give
the victory to your American Red
Gross.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-05-25
WAR STAMPS TO
HAVE BIG DRIVE
June 6 Is Opening Day for Min
neS0ta Pledge Week for.
Their Purchase.
'G0INC over THE TOP"
Director Culver Confident That Loyal
ty of People viii Bring Oversub-
scription of States Quota of
$4,000, 900.

Director D. S. Culver Of the Mime
sofa War Savings Committee today
set aside the week starting June
9Th and ending on June 18th.
as Minnesota pledge week
for the purchase of war savings
stamps. In making the announce
ment, he ev1nced confidence that the
loyalty Of people in this state will be
manifested by pledging themselves to
make purchases during the balance
of this year which will result in over
subscribing the states quota of $47,-
100000.
AL county chairmen are now pre-
pairing for the drive that will soon
start. In messages sent from state
headquarters in the Metropolitan
bank building, Minneapolis, a few
daya ago, sub-chairmen were asked
the probabilities Of their respective
counties "going over the top" in the
coming drive. Practically all replied
that they expected to exceed the
amounts allotted to their counties.
During Pledge week all citizens in
Minnesota will be asked to pledge the
purchase of War Savings Stamps dur
Ing the balance of 1913 on q minimum
basis OF $40 per capita" said Mr.
Culver today. "This does not mean
that each is to be asked for cash sub
scriptions. Minnesota must raise her
$47,000.O00 quota during the year and
tho present amount, something less
than $4,000.000, does not make very
good showing.
$50 optimistic are reports coming
In from the various county chairmen
that it has convinced us a great ma
5or1ty OF counties will not only secure
pledges for their required quotas, but
will quite likely exceed their allot.
merits"
County chatrmen are already add
ing to the personnel OF their cam
paign committees with the expecta-
ton OF making a hundred per cent
showing during the big thrift stamp
drive. Several recently have visited
headquarters here in an effort to de-
rive new ideas and straighten out
minor details SO the work during June
will go along without single hitch.
Vice Director ]. H. Meyering, head.
Ing the sales forces. said the purpose
of the campaign is not solely to ask
Immediate cash purchases. On the
contrary, he explained. the pledges to
be made during the week from
June to 10, are for W. .. 8. pur-
chases throughout the year. These
will probably be on monthly basis
to extend through the coming months
IN equal portions.
"The purpose Of the government in
tnaugurating its War Savings Stamps
sales is to encourage thrift" said Mr..
@Meyering. "That means that citizens
can save from unnecessary expendi-
lures enough money to buy their
quota of savings stamps II all do
that the campaign in Minnesota will
BE- . great success"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-05-25
HELP IN $3.50
wheat PROGRAM
Thousands of Retail Grocers Sup
port Food Administration
Rules.
SIGN PLEDGE VOLUNTARILY.
New Wheat Saving Program Demand
Cd - Allied Food Shortage In
MISUNDERSTANDING Must --~.-
Feed Fighters.
IGN PLEDGE VOLUNTARILY.

Explaining the United States Food
Administrations new $3.50 wheat reg
ulations Is q war time task the Ameri-
can grocer has gladly shouldered.
Many stores are already displaying
their Food Administration wheat saw
ing pledge cards, that they have sign
ed, agreeing to carry out the new
wheat program.
Each flour customer Is now reQuir-
ed to buy one pound of cereal substi-
tute for every pound of wheat flour.
The substitute may be Of one kind or
assorted. This $3.50 sale is made by
weight and not by value Of the COM
modities. There is, of course, no reg
ulation demanding the consumer to
buy wheat -four at all.
A wide variety of substitutes has
been provided: Cornmeal, corn flour,
edible cornstarch, hominy, corn grits,
barley -four, potato flour, sweet potato
flour, soya bean -four, Feterita -four
and meals, rice, rice flour. oatmeal,
rolled oats and buckwheat -four.
Graham and whole wheat flour con-
stitute an exception to the national
regulation. Either of these commodi-
ties may be sold at the ratio Of three
pounds to five pounds Of wheat -four
that is, five pounds of graham or
wheat flour counts the same as three
pounds of the usual wheat flour.
Mixed flours form another excep-
ton. Where any flour contains so
per cent. or less of wheat it may be
sold without any substitutes. Where
the flour is mixed at the rate of go
per cent wheat and 40 per cent. of
other ingredients an additional 20 per
cent. of substitutes must be purchased
by the consumer.
Where necessity is shown specially
prepared infants and invalid's food
containing -four may be sold.
That the approved substitutes may
be assorted is a fact many grocers
md housewives overlooked for a time.
For instance, If customer wishes to
BUY "a pound sack of flour the nec-
essary substitutes might be assorted
as follows: Cornmeal, pounds; corn
zrits, pounds; rice, 4 pounds; buck
wheat, 2 pounds; cornstarch, pound {;
hominy, 2 pounds; rolled oats, 8
pounds.
None of the substitutes should be
considered as waste purchase.
There are many household uses for
each. The eight pounds Of cornmeal
can be made into cornbread, corn muf-
fins or used in the baking of wheat
bread.
Cornstarch is useful in making CHS
tard, thtckening gravy or may be used
In cake baking. Corn grits fried like
mush forms delicious dish, or it may
be used in baking corn bread. Rolled
oats are used largely as breakfast por-
ridge or in oatmeal cookies or in
making mullins.
Buckwheat flour may be used In
bread making, forming an excellent
substitute for one-quarter of the
wheat flour, but is especially choice in
the form Of buckwheat cakes for
breakfast.
With II wheatless meals needed
each week in America to provide
enough wheat for the allies, the Food
Administration believes the substitutes
will all be. used to advantage.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-05-25
USE LESS WHEAT.

The allied nations have made
further increased demands on
US for breadstuffs - demands
that Americans are obligated to
meet.
In the meantime Americas
meat supply has been greatly
increased for some months to
come by the unprecedented
shipping to market of hogs that
averaged 232 pounds each in
stead of 2O3 pounds-the nor
NAL. -'..--s. .,
The United States Food Ad-
ministration, endeavoring to ad.
just the international food bal
ance, promptly removed certain
restrictions in this country on
the use Of meat and at the same
time asked for a smaller con-
sumption Of breadstuffs. 49,.
We are asked to observe only
one meatless day each week
Tuesday. We will have larger
meat stocks for awhile. But
our bread ration must be held
to q minimum. -
In altering it's food conserva.
ton program the Food Admin
istration emphasizes that the
food situation is Of necessity,
subject to radical changes,
caused by crop conditions at
home and abroad and by the
precarious transportation prob
lem, both in overseas shipping
and In Americas overburdened
transportation system.
The Food Administration will
keep the American people fully
and frankly advised of each
change in the developing situa-
ton that they may know def
nitely the part their food sac
ri6ces play In the world war.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-05-25
Compare Your Baby S
First Four Years
With This

In 1913 little Marie was born in vii.
lage not far from Mezieres, lr the
Ardennes.
In 1914 Marie's father, called to the
colors. fell at the Marine. And Marie
and her mother stayed in the village,
which was now in the Germans hands,
In 1915 poster was pasted up on
the door Of the village church, and
that night Marie's. mother vanished,
along with score or more Of other
women.
In 1915 Marie was still living in that
village through the charity
of the few elderly folk the Germans
permitted to stay. .,
In 1917 Marie, with all the children
under fourteen years and all the old
people left alive in the village, was
bundled into a crowded car and
shipped into Germany, round through
Switzerland and thence into France,
arriving at Evian. She was underfed,
OF course, emaciated, sickly, dirty, too
lightly dressed for the time of year.
And she came into Evian with not a
relative, not friend left in all France
to take care Of her.
Who took her? Your Red Crossl
Over there in Evtan your Red Cross
took charge Of her, cared for her in
the Red Cross Children's Hospital.
clothed her, fed her, built up her
strength, taught her to play-and then
helped the French authorities find her
a HOME.
Multiply Marie by 500 and you will
have some idea of just one days work
your Red Cross does at Evian. It is
only one of the Red Cross activities in
France, to be sure-but for just that
one alone can you help being proud of
1t? Can you help being glad you are
member of it. supporting its great
work Of humanity? Can you help want.
Ing 1t to go on helping the Maries and
the "grand-daddies" that come in at
Evian?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-05-25
drawing coffee from big marmite "a
BY
Margaret Widdener
OF the viqilantes.

drawing coffee from q big marmite a.
fast as I could fill cups and, pointing
to his pipe, said, 'Tobac, tobac.' I
said, DO you Want some tobaccoT He
seemed stunned for a moment and
then said: DO you know it nearly
gave me it to hear you speak Eng
lish. haven't heard a woman speak
English in five months He said he
had been walking about in the cold
since four o'clock last night. He
couldn't find a hotel or a bright light
because, Of course, everything Is closed
and darkened on account of the bonn
bardments. The Americans are
very fond of ham sandwiches. They
eat much more than the French SOL
diers, and when they first came in and
ordered six eggs apiece it caused con-
sternation throughout the land. The
funniest thing Of all is to hear the
Sammies grandly urging these wealthy
English girls to keep the change -oh,
keep the changed We start the
day at five and work continuously I'M
til nine, when three fresh cantinieres
relieve US. At five we 60 on for the
evening shift from Ave to eight, and
it is the most exciting and exhausting
Of the shifts. There is a certain time
when they come down on us like a
food, eight or ten deep around the
counter and three or four hundred al
together In this little room, as eager
and tired as schoolb0ys."
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-05-25
HAVE FAMILY OF BABY BONDS
chiIdiess Couple Pledge Themselves
60 Buy w. S. 3.

NnIIoieSS Soupio SIoo0O Ihem09lveo
60 Buy w. s. 8.
Until two weeks ago Mr.. and Mrs.
(deleted by censor) had been without
children during their six years Of mar
ried life. Now they have two In
fants born Just a week apart-aad
1t all came about in a unique way.
They had q wedding anniversary
on April Is to which their friends
were invited. Before tho guests ar
rived. however, tho door bell rang
and there, on tho front porch when
they answered the bell, they found a
basket in which was wrapped a We
infant. How delighted they were.
Taking it into the house they re-
moved the coverings and there, sure
enough. was their much lonsed for
baby. 1t was Baby Bond. Soon
the guests arrived and extended hear.
ty congratulations. for the baby-the
Baby Bond-was their gift to the hap
~ couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. (censored) have
vowed they are going to have a large
family of children for they have
pledged themselves to purchase four
War Savings Stamps (Baby Bonds)
each month during the balance of this
year. By so doing, they told their
anniversary guests, they are realiz-
ing their wishes to raise good sized
family as we'll as to give Uncle Sam
their support in his battle against
autocracy. - ~.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-05-25
USE MORE POTATOES.
ELP consume the
1917 record break.
ing potato crop.
Government ex-

51 pertS nave eStl'
mated that over 100000 extra
acres Of potatoes were planted
last year. The United States
Food Administration is endeavor-
ing to push the, nations big po-
tato stocks into channels of
trade and has placed potatoes
on the list of substitutes that
may be bought along with wheat
-four.
Potato soup has become a war
dish. Here is recipe that has
been tested by United States
Food Administration experts. In
gradients needed are three pota.-
toes, one quart Of milk, two
slices onion, three tablespoons
butter substitute, two table
spoons -four. one and one-half
tablespoons salt, one-quarter
teaspoon celery salt, one-eighth
teaspoon pepper, few grains cay
enne and one teaspoon chopped
parsley.
Cook potatoes In boiled salted
water. When soft run through
q strainer. Scald milk with on
Ion, remove onion and add milk
slowly to potatoes. Melt the fat,
add dry ingredients, stir until
well mixed, then stir into boiling
soup. Cook one minute, strain
and sprinkle with barley.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-05-25
BUY W, 8. g

War Savings Stamps and ktbao
Bonds WORK we'll together.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-05-25
Weekly
Allowance
Per Person.

Meat-Beef (fresh, sailed, tin
ned and hashed); mutton,
lamb and veal (mutton by
preference) ............... 21a lbs.
Butter ..................... II lib.
Cooking Fats margarine, lard,
lard substitutes, vegetable
oils) .................... II lib.
Wheat Flour (for use In cook
ing gravies, etc., where
corn starch, cracker dust
or bread crumbs cannot be
substituted) .............. II lib.
Victory Bread containing at
least 20 per cent. Of a SUBJ
stitute for wheat f1our) %. ~ lbs,
Sugar Cincluding all sugar
used on the table and In
cooking and all sweatmeats
and candies, but not that
used for canning and pre-
serVlng) ~...............: z ID.
The items listed above are the only
ones which are definitely limited. In
the case of milk and cream, as much
may be used as necessary, and chill
dren, of course, must have their full
allowance of whole milk. Fish and
poultry, any cereal other than wheat,
vegetables and fruits and cheese may
be used as freely as is desired.
The above ration is in no wise in
tended to supplant the Home Card,
but rather to supplement 1t. It has
been published with the idea that It
will be a very real aid to the Ameri-
can woman In her splendid effort to
carry out the great food conservation
program.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-05-25
) x x !. !. + !. X !. i. j. !. j.
HOW MANY PAVE WAY
TO SAVE TO BUY w. S. S.

+ Some men eat only 2 meals
X a day!
+ Heavy smokers buy thrift i,
+ stamp when they light a cigar!
+ Golfers play for W. s. S.!
4 Country clubs sell w. S. s.
X when members call for drinks!
+ Autoists reduce time spent
+ In pleasure driving!
+ Some office employees take
+ lunches to work!
+ One woman saved 81 on her
+ new hat and bought a w. s. s.!
4 Sell old clothes and shoes
+ and buy w. s. s.!
+ Some walk to and from work
+ and spend money on w. s. s.!
+ Take less expensive vacation
X trips to buy W. 8. S.!
4 Reduce number Of visits to
+ movies each week by one to
+ buy W. 8. g.!
+ Plant a war garden. Use
+ money saved by time 80 spent
+ and from sale Of products to
K buy w. S. S.!
!. !. !. !. 4 i. = i. i. +.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-05-25
SAVING "cHIcKEN FEED"
TO BUY SAVING STAMPS
Minneapolis Editor Says Opportunity
10 Making Us Nation OF Savers.

Saving buffalo nicxels and new
dimes to buy War Savings stamps is
q pastime these days with Ebert E.
Stevens, editor Of the Labor Digest, q
Minneapolis publication. He has dur
Ing the past month purchased two
". s. 8. with change given TO him IN
these denominations.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-05-25

BUY W. 8, 8,