davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-14
Be a General
Pershing Junior

Every boy and girl in Wayne
county can be a General Pershing,
Jr., in helping win the war.
How?
1t is something like this: Gen
eral Pershing could not stand out
on the battlefield by himself and
win the war. In fact he could not
do anything, himself. But he does
know how to direct other people to
be in the right places and do the
right thing; and that is the way we
are going to win the war
The boy or girl in Richmond may
not have enough money of his own
to buy a Liberty Bond, but that
does not keep him from being a
General Pershpg, Jr., and getting
some one else to do it. In other
campaigns some of the largest sub
scriptionS were gained through
children's patriotic speeches, and
boy scouts in this city raised al
most $1,000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-14

diaries. which are supposed to be
accurate chronicles of the doings
OF the battalion month by month. If
big event occurs, the battalions
concerned chronicle their part in
it, the narrative being signed by
the commanding officer. Then the
diaries are sent to headquarters
wher they are filed, tabulated and
preserved by the historical section.
Behind the front line staff of
photographers and moving picture
men are constantly at work on in
cidents which in time will be re-
corded and shown to the public.
There also are the artists with their
paint and brushes getting local col
or. painting the havoc of war as it
is. Reality is what they strive for.
Recently an artist was so anxious
to get glimpse of the actual hap
penings Of little raid that he went
over the top with the troops into a
German trench. Another working
near the front remained too long in
an exposed position and an inroad
of enemy raiders forced him to
hurry away from his quarters so
quickly that many Of his canvases
were captured.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-14
3,SC5 Children in
the Public Schools
on Opening Day

Richmond boys and girls are pa
triotic in carrying out the wishes
of President Wilson and all gov
eminent officials by going to
school in war times. Records of
the first day in school this year
with last year show an increase
in the Richmond schools of Sc chill
dren; making total of 3,S05.
When war was declared in Eng
land in 1914, it was during vacation
but such excitement prevailed on
the streets that the officials thought
it better to have the children in
schools, and SO schools began earl
Ter than usual. But the attendance
in the schools went down lower
and lower, and children even were
allowed to leave the schools in
order to work.
For two years this continued, but
by that time the mistake of not
keeping the children in school was
seen, and since then the laws fore
ing children to go to school were
made more strict than ever.
Comparative numbers in the
schools on the opening days in 1917
Il ell
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-14
Little French Children
Will Haze Kindergartens

American kindergarten teachers
have felt so keenly the needs of
the French children, especially the
very little children who are not
quite old enough for school and yet
have been so sad that they have
forgotten how to laugh, that the
teachers have raised a fund OF
$4,000 to send American girls over
to France, and start kindergartens
They hope that it will lot be
long now, before many Of those sad
little folks will be laughing and
singing In their kindergarten work
and play, just as the American
children do at our schools.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-14
Boys Are Once More
Making Y. NJ. e. A. Lively

Boys life at the Y. has reawak-
ened, and the chairs are receiving
the usual numbers of battle marks
from the gentle treatment of the
young Americans. Although clas-
ses in first aid will not be started
for several weeks, it is believed
the furniture will be able to sus-
tain its casualties at least until
Open House is held, Saturday,
September II.
Junior Props will be has beens''
at the Y. M. c. A. this winter, said
Secretary Brunson. There amt
going to be no sech animal" All
boys from ten to fifteen, inclusive,
will be classed as Juniors, and
their work will be the same.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-14
Eight Million Children
Now in Junior Red Cross

In ten months from the time the
Junior Red Cross was organized,
1t has grown to have S,376,643
members. That means almost one
million members a month. and the
work which the Junior Red Cross
boys and girls are doing proves
burning patriotism.
Hospital garments and supplies
and comfort kits have been turned
into the different Red Cross chap
tiers by the thousands, all made as
part of the regular school sewing
course. In school workshops, the
boys have mado packing boxes for
the Red Cross, knitting needles,
games, articles of furniture for
convalescent soldiers, puzzles and
dozens Of other articles. Cooking
classes have sent jam and other
delicacies to camps and hospitals.
Last January when the Red Cross
Commission asked for clothes for
the refugees. the Junior Red Cross
more than raised it's quota of 1885,
600 garments.
In order to earn the money to
make each school a Red Cross
unit the boys and girls have been
giving entertainments, held ba-
zaars, sold papers, peanuts, rags
and jung, saved tinfoil, and gone
without candy, peanuts and chew
ing gum, and SO have raised the
amount equal to twenty-five cents
from every pupil.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-14
An All Night Hike
Taken by Local Scouts

Boy Scouts of Troop 3 and any
Y. M. c. A. boys from II to 16
years old who desire, will leave
Saturday evening on an all night
hike over to Cedar Springs.
The boys will be under the
charge of V. d. Brammer, former
Scout Master and Y. M. G. A. Boys
Secretary. and will take two army
tents and their track-cart to carry
the provisions.
Saturday night after camp has
been pitched the boys will have
Scout sports, and the next morning
Sunday school will be held in the
woods.
The boys will return Sunday
evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-14
HoaO War History Is Cleaned From
Batlefields Is Told to the Children

LONDON Correspondence Of the
Associated Press)-A few years
hence, school children studying
their histories of the great war,
may be curious to know just how
the minute details of the battles
were assembled Teachers will find
the answer in the historical sec
tons of the various armies and the
officers who roamed the fields,
searching for data, rescuing pre-
cious incidents from oblivion, gath
ering the details of chaos into an
intelligent story.
1t was Canada which first set the
example of how to CLEAN history
from the rubble of the battlefelds.
When the United States entered
the war, its officers who were Sc
lected for historical work and the
benefit of the experience Of the al
lies. Photographs, sketching and
painting have a big share in the
task Of recording the war, France
having set an example for pictorial
efficiency with it's mission des
beaux arts.
Up and down the front among
battalions go special officers giving
instructions to battalion headquar.
ters how to write their official wal
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-14
STORY HOUR NEXT WEEK.

Story hour will be held for chill.
dren every afternoon during Yearly
Meeting next week at four O'Clock
in the Sunday school room of East
Main Street Friends church. All
children of the city who would like
to hear the stories are invited to
come.
Indian stories, fairy stories. and
especially stories OF foreign lands
will be told by several young
women of the city, so that q va
riety of stories is assured.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-14
American Santa Claus Is
Planning Christmas for
French BOYS and Girls

The American Santa Claus is al
most scratching his head bald, this
year in trying to puzzle out how
he is going to reach all of Uncle
Sans nephews who are on foreign
soil. 1t isn't the small chimney
problem which Is bothering the
good fat saint this year; it is the
problem Of squeezing his huge
overcrowded pack in between car
goes of food and ammunition and
supplies vital to the welfare Of the
soldiers and winning the war.
Boys and girls mayn't be able to
send their big brothers or uncles or
fathers any Christmas packages,
but they can fix up many interest
ing types of Christmas letters, or
send Christmas cards, or even little
joke books which they make them
selves, SO that the American sol
diers can have Christmas presents
after all
And since the soldiers know that
Christmas boxes from America cam
not be shipped to them this year,
they are planning even now, to
make the Christmas of 1918 stand
out in the memory of every French,
Italian or Belgian child as the hap
piest they ever had.
In all the cities the American Y.
M. C. A. men and X. of c. leaders
are arranging to have big Christ
| mas trees which will be loaded
with presents for every boy and
girl and even for the older people
of the village, and since Santa
Claus himself will be so busy all
over the rest Of the world, the
American soldiers are planning to
dress like the good old saint them
selves and be his right-hand help
! erS.
All the old churches and cathe-
| drals will be decorated with the
American type of Christmas trim
mings and everything will be dons
to celebrate the day with the great
est spirit possible.
Santa Claus and Christmas trees
will seem all very new and inter-
esting to the French children, for
their usual Christmas saint is Noel
who comes to their door very quick
ly in the middle of the night and
leaves his presents in their shoes,
instead Of on Christmas tree or in
their stockings.
| And SO, with all the preparations
| to help poor over-worked Santa
Claus, perhaps even though he him
self will have to stay in America
his spirit will be carried over into
France in such great measure that
1918 may prove to be the happiest
Christmas yet, even in war times.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-14
American Soldiers
Adopt More'than 400
French War Orphans


American soldiers in France are
adopting little war orphan children
over there in order to show their
great love for France, and to help
lessen the suffering in every way
they can. BY the first of August
over four hundred had been adopt
ed and the cause has been growing
more popular all the time.
The soldiers call the children
their mascots, and many of the
adopted sons and daughters are
writing back to their American
fathers" through a special depart
ment of 1.-THE Stars and Stripes"
the newspaper which the American
soldiers in France are publishing
each week.
Here are two letters which were
In the August issue of the paper:
My dear Parrain: send you two
words to let you know that | am
we'll and hope you are the same
] thank you very much for your
kind gift and your interest in my
sister. l also hope that you have
received by picture; you will see
that l am a good boy. | go to
school every day to learn how to
read and write, and, when l am
grown, to defend my country.
shall eat we'll so as to grow strong
and tall and to become a well-edu-
Gated boy, polite to everybody and
respectful to old people.
We are living in refuge, the
same as soldiers do, and have to go
for our soup twice day. Well, it
is war!
| am a total orphan. Mother died
five years ago. When war broke
out father had to go to do his duty
and leave us all four, my sister,
who is IS, my brother, who is 16,
and is in invaded country, my other
brother, who is 13, also in invaded
country with an aunt, and myself.
My father was very much grieved
to leave his motherless children
After a stay of three months at the
1LOlI ne SdulC DdCh W oCc uS anu
afterwards he died.
am living with my sister, who
supports me, but when am grown
shall give everything back to her.
Your loving mascot,
Andre Jacquere.
%. Watches Americans Land.
My dear Sponsors: 1t is with a
big heart that l write to thank you
for your kindness in taking me as
your little ward. ! am eight years
old and go to primary school. am
in the fourth class and l like going
to school very much.
After school I go on errands for
mother or else l play with my doll.
/ put her to bed and dress her
very often.
love going down to watch the
Americans land. l try talking with
them, but cannot understand what
they say. They remind me of my
dear papa, who was lieutenant of
the infantry and was killed at the
Dardanelles on May 4, 1915, leav-
ing mother, with my sister Yvenne,
who is Is years old, my brother
Charles who is 10, and myself, and
also grandmother, who lives with
us and is sc years old.
l leave off, dear sponsors, with a
big kiss for you all and with heart
felt thanks.
Your little ward will not forget
you. Madeleine Pelion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-14
TWO OF A KIND.

Ny daughter has three children.
The Oldest of these asked his
mother what the minister's son
was going to be in the army, and
his mother answered, "A chaplain -
The youngest, of course being a
girl, asked, rs he going to be Char
lie Chaplin?"-N. T.. Chicago Trib-
une.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-14
GREAT LUCK,

My little son was SO i'll when
school started that he could hardly
raise his head from the pollow
Still he looked at me smilingly and
said: Gee, mother, l call this a
piece of good luck to keep well al
vacation and get sick when school
starts."-C. NJ. G., Chicago Tribune.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-13
FAVORS LEAGUE
OF NATIONS
Argentine RFsubIic Thinks Well Of
Plan and Says Now is the Time
to Organize


UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 13.-Honorio
Pueyrredon, Argentine foreign min
lister, declared in an interview with
the United Press today that his gov
eminent is strong advocate of the
league of nations.
Il think the league of nations is the
most modern idea yet advanced by
your great president" said Pueyrre,-
don THE league would be extreme
.ly powerful and sufficiently strong to
guarantee absolutely the future peace
of the world-provided the nations
can pocket their petty egotisms.
1T would be a pity if the opportun-
ity afforded by the peace conference
IS allowed to pass. Now is the time
to form the league"
Regarding freedom of the seas,
Pueyrredon said: Argentine ex-
pressed her ideas of freedom Of the
seas when she sent the note to Ger
many after the sinking of the Toro.
She demanded not only reparation and
satisfaction, but assurance that the
Argentine flag would have the liberty
of the seas"
Pueyrredon then discussed the rela-
tons between Argentine and the
United States.
Cordial feeling depends upon the
friendship of the two countries rather
than upon diplomatic representation.
he said.
when the United States notified us
she had declared war on Germany, we
sent the United States note recog-
nizing the Justice OF her cause and
notifying her that we had not de-
clared our neutrality. The present
government, which has been in pow
er since 1916, has never declared its
neutrality
The foreign minister predicted there
is a great future in trade with the
United States.
AZ good. direct steamer line be-
tween New York and Argentina, would
be very useful, both to us and to the
United States" said Pueyrredon.
.When I visited Chicago in 1918
told the packers the United States
would be importing cattle from Ar
gentina within five years. My predic-
ton has been fulfilled.
"The United States will do more
and more manufacturing as its popu-
lation increases. 1t will import raw
mate.dlt; ~om Argentina, such as
meat. and wheat, and then transform
them into finished products for ex-
port to the whole world, including
Argentina"
Pueyrredon mentioned the swiftness
with which Argentina acted, in con-
junction with the United States. in aid
ing to compose the Chilean Peruvian
differences. Argentina is now await
ing the reply to the advances by its
ministers in those countries.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-13
SALTS # KIDNEYS
Or BLADDER BOTHER
Harmless to flush Kidneys ant
neutraIize irritating
acids.

Kidney and Bladder weakness result
from uric acid, says a noted author.
1ty. The kidneys filter this acid from
the blood and pass it on to the blad-
der. where it often remains to irri-
tate and fnflame, causing a burning
sensation, or setting up an irritation
at the neck of the bladder. obliging
you to seek relief two or three times
during the night The sufferer is in
constant dread, the water passes
sometimes with a scalding sensation
and is very profuse;, again, there is
difficulty in avoiding it.
Bladder weakness, most folks call
1t, because they can't control urin-
alton While it is extremely annoy
Ing and sometimes very painful, this
Is really one of the most simple all
ments to overcome. Get about four
ounces of Jad Salts from your pharm-
acist and take tablespoonful in q
glass OF water before breakfast, con-
tinue this for two or three days. This
Will neutralize the acids in the urine
SO 1t no longer is source OF irrita-
ton to the bladder and urinary or
gans which then act normally again.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, harmless,
and is made from the acid of grapes
and lemon Juice, combined with
lthia, and is used by thousands Of
folks who are subject to urinary dis
orders caused by uric acid irritation.
Jad Salts is splendid for kidneys and
causes no bad effects whatever
Here You have pleasant, effer-
Vescent lthia water drink. which
quickly relieves bladder trouble.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-13
1929 Exchange St.

others to send to headquarters contri-
buttons of food and clothing and
other things which go to make real
Christmas.
The gifts Of canned fruit and jelly
are in charge of Mrs. Guy Singleton
and table will be especially ar
ranged to receive such contributions.
In order that all the Christmas
work for the city may be done in
the happiest way, and that it may be
completed on time, those who have
contributions are asked to send them
at the earliest time possible, or bet
ter still, notify some member of the
committee what the contribution is to
be. All this helps the committee to
work intelligently and prevents q
great rush on the last day.
THAT anyone shall be without
Christmas cheer in KeOkuk, would
take the joy out Of life that day for
the more fortunate, as well as for
the little folks whom Santa missed"
said one woman today, but the COM
munity Christmas committee will
send the giftsf1 if you'll do your part
and see that the supplies are sent to
headquarters at 40S Main street next
Tuesday morning"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-13
USE POSEkM
FOR ECZEMA,
Itch mo MORE

Every eczema sufferer should know
Just how greatly Poslam is able to
benefit his stubborn trouble; how
quickly it brings relief. stops itching,
cools, soothes and comforts. To spread
fosiam over an angry affected surface
is to feel that here IN reality. Is just
me healing influence the skin de-
mands. Treatment is usually surpris-
lngly short and Improvement noticed
every day. Poslam is harmless. Use it
ior pimples, rashes and all eruptional
disorders.
Sold everywhere For free sample
write to Emergency Laboratories, 243
West 47th street. New York City.
Urge your skin to become clearer,
healthier by the daily use of Poslam
soap. medicated with Poslam-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-13

Every one envies beautiful skin
Just as every one envies healthy
person.
Unsightly faces filled with pimples,
discolorations, blackheads, ETC., are
nothing but unhealthy faces due to
blood impurities. Cleanse the blood
and the facial blemishes disappear.
You must not believe that drugs and
salves will stop facial blemishes. The
cause is impure blood filled with all
manner of refuse matter.
Stuart's Calcium Waters cleanse
and clear the blood, driving out all
poisons and impurities. And you'll new
er have good complexion until the
blood is clean.
No matter how bad your complexion
is, Stuart's Calcium Waters will work
wonders with it. You can get these
li..fe wonder-workers at your drug
gist's for so cents a package.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-13
WHEN NEURAL
ATTACKS NE
Sioan's Lil,irnent sd
the congestion q
relieves pain

A little, applied rv:tI;oas ~
penetrate Immediately and
soothe the nerves
Sloan's Linirnent is very e
allaying external pains, strain
aches, stiff joints, sore rnuscl'
go. neuritis, sciatica, rheunat
Keep a big bottle always
for family use. Druggists eve
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-13
HEADQUARTERS
FOR CHRISTMAS
Community Christmas Committee Will
Open commissary Store Room
in Main Street Next
Tuesday.
BASKETS TO BE FILLED
Each One viii Contain Eatables Cal
culated to Bring Happiness Into
Home to Which Santa
Claus Takes It.
BASKETS TO BE FILLED

When community Christmas head.
quarters are opened at 40S Main
street next Tuesday morning. work
will be begun on filling the baskets
Some of the whole: ale merchants
have notified Miss Mary Wells Irwin
of the contributions which they will
make to the city's Christmas.
Into every basket sent from head.
quarters will go two and a half
pounds of beans, one pound of COT
fee, two pounds Of sugar. two pounds
of rice, one package cereal, one bottle
pickles and can of syrup.
An opportunity will be given for
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-13
Undertaken Indicted.

SEATTLE. Washn.. Dec. 13.-
George Butterworth, prominent un-
dertaker, here faces forty-six counts
of an indictment today charging that
he defrauded the government and
relatives of dead sailors of the THU
teenth naval district by overcharging
them for caskets and funerals.
The indictment charges he billed
relatives for caskets supplied un1cr
a contract with the government. 'Jli
fight this matter If it takes 1000
years to settle it." Butterworth said
today, declaring his innocence. The
indictment covered ninety-six pages.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-13
kEOKUK PEOPLE
READING MORE
Public Library Use Increased Over
the Same Period of Last
Year, Especially in
Juveniles.

The use of the Keokuk public
library in November this year was
lessened by it being closed for ten
days, but in the two-thirds of the
month 1t was open it issued almost
as many books as it did in the same
month last year when it was open
all the time.
The librarians report to the board
of trustees meeting last evening
showed that 1000 volumes were
taken out of the library by Keokuk
people in November this year. In
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-13
HARDING Speaks In CHICAGO.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-Paciffsts today
have no place in Americanism, accord
ing to Gov. w. l.. Harding, of Iowa,
who in speech here last night de-
clared universal military training is
the great need in the country.
Don't let mollycoddles and sissy
boobs run this country" said Hard
ing "These are only other names for
pacif1sts. We want to be prepared
to lick hell out of any enemy, and
universal training will fix US up
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-13

the same month last year, the num-
Der was 1853.
In the two-thirds of the month this
year, children took out ten more
books than they did in November a
year ago, the number this year being
1,763.
The public school branches had
only half the circulation this year
that they had last year in November,
the number of books read this No
vember being 720 and in November
of last year it was 1889.