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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-21
When
Your Liver is
out OF Order

You know the signs-a
neavy head, sick stomach,
bad taste in the mouth,
latent dyspepsia. Pay strict
attention to these symptoms
and get prompt relief by
using Beecham's Pills. A
few doses will stimulate the
liver, help the stomach, reg
ulate the bowels and make
a great difference in your
general feeling. Nothing
will put you on y~u7 feet so
quickly as a dose or two of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-21

Shaffer OF Williamsburg visited Ter
sister, Mrs. Charles Cummins Thurs
day. Jimmie Thornburg made
business trip to Richmond Friday.
Mrs. Vint Wilson spent Friday in Rich
mond. Mrs. Charles Heath returned
from a few days visit iq Richmond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-21
GOT GOOD RESULTS

This honest. straight forward letter
from woman who has suffered
should be needed by all afflicted with
backache rheumatic pains. sore mus
cles, awful tired feeling and other
symNoms of kidney and bladder trou-
bile: 81 have got such good results
from Foley Kidney Pills that / can
sleep much better and the pain in my
back and sides is n good lot better. /
am going to keep on taking them Mrs.
Chas Gray, 270 9Th St, Detroit, Mich.
For sale by A. G. Luken & Co.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-21

Home Economics club, and Mrs. w.
d. Clark were In Farmland Wednes-
day, where Miss Gerhard gave DEM
onstration in making quick bread to a
number of ladies of Farmland and
vicinity.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-21
MONUMENT is OFFERED.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 21.-
Crawford and Edward Fairbanks,
brothers have notified the County
Commissioners at Terre Haute that
they will give $4,000 for a bronze
monument in honor Of Terre Haute
boys who fall in the present war.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-21

A means of making use of the cleo
trio magnet under water has been de-
vised in 5apan. and it promises to be
of great assistance in locating sunk
en- vessels. to recover which salvage
operations on big scale are expect
ed after the war.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-21
Felix Frankfurter.

Felix Frankfurter, special assist
ant to Secretary Baker since the Unit
ed States entered the war, has been
appointed administrator of war labor
activities: His job is to bring under
central control the labor activities of
all government departments having to
do with the production of war mate
rails. Mr.. Frankfurter only recently
returned from England and France,
where he studied war labor activities.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26

We turn and see il in the air,
Our promise Of greater yield
II whispers 70 US all day long
From dawn TO dusk BE true. be
strong;
Who falters now with pillow or hoe
Gives comfort to his country's foe"
II seems 20 me I've never tried
To do so much about the place.
Nor been so slow to come inside
But since I've got the Flag to face.
Each night when come home to rest
feel that ! must look up there
And say; "Old Flag. I've done my
best,
Today I've tried to do my share
And sometimes. just to catch the
breeze,
! stop my work. and DER the trees
Old Glory fairly shouts my way
You're shirklng far too much to-
day"
The help have caught the spirit. too.
The hired man takes off his cap
Before the old red. white. and blue
Then 20 his horses says "giddap"
And starting bravely to the field
Tie tells the milkmaid by the door
We're going % make these acres
yield
More than they've ever done be-
fore
She smiles 20 hear his gallant brag
Then drops a courtesy 10 the Flar
And IN his eyes there seems to shine
a patriotism that Is fine
We've raised flagpole on our farm
And flung "Old Glory 70 the sky.
We're FAR removed from wars alarm
But courage here is running nigh
We're doing things we never dreamed
We'd ever find the time 70 do
Deeds that impossible once seemed
Each morning now we hurry thru
The Flag now waves above our toll
And sheds is glory on the soil.
And the boy and man look up to IL
As II to say "I'll do my bit"
Philadelphia American
NOTE Every rural school in Lub
book County now flies a flag and ey-
cry child is proud Of t. want them
10 read this poem. The Flag on the
Farm"
MILE NJ HALSEN.
Home Demonstration Agent
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26
TRAIN WRECK NEAR
LARlATT KILLS ONE

Clovis Journal
when a local freight train north
bound failed to clear the siding at
Lariat, p miles southeast of this city
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 il met in
head-on collision with passenger train
No. 913 which left this city about
800 p. M killing fireman Becker Of
train No gl3 and nflicting injuries
TO engineer Henry Prince which may
result seriously. According to avail
able information the local freight
was limping toward the siding with
a crippled engine which was running
passenger, double heading. and with
behind schedule when the south bound
heavy equipment and running in the
binding snow crashed into the
freight train. The engines were de
molished. the second engine Of the
passenger train being turned over
Engineer Atwood and fireman Stony
Of the latter escaped without injury.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26
o. C. HARCIs VISITS
FORMER HOME IN AUSTIN

Austin, Texas. Dec, 10 20 G.
Hargis, graduate Of the University
of Texas and formerly an instructor
in chemistry at the State Agricultural
and Mechanical College. has been
spending few days in Austin visit
ing old friends after three years resi-
denee in the Federated Malay States
in the FAY East.
Mr. Hargis went 10 Kuala Lumpur
in the Straits Settlements as one Of
the plantation managers for a large
rubber Company. His family. who
are now at their home at Lubbock.
was with him during his residence in
Asia.
Mr.. Harris has accepted a position
with the Continental Rubber Co, Of
New York as manager Of rubber
plantation which Il will establish in
Medan. Sumatre. lie will leave in
few weeks for that place for an in.
definate stay and will take his family
with him. This plantation Of the
Continental Rubber Company will
embrace 10000 acres and viii be the
second largest rubber plantation in
the world, Mr. lIarFls said.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26

seat Of government the little nations
first thought was TO express her graft.
tude TO the Commission for Relief IN
Belgium for preserving the lives Of
millions of her citizens
Germany. on the other hand. need
not figure In such map for Ameri.
cans because there Is no present indi.
cation that we shall be called ON at all
TO take thought for the food needs OF
Germany. Germany probably can care
for her own food problem N she Is
given access to shipping and Is enabled
TO distribute food 10 the cities With
dense populations. which are the trou-
Bile centcrs.
England. France. the Netherlands
and Portugal, all 81 (which have been
maintained from American supplies.
have sufficient food Ia meet Immediate
needs. hut their future presents seri-
Gus difficulties. The same Il true %
Srain and the northern neutral eoun.
tries Norway. sweden and Denmark
whose ports have been open aud who
have been able 20 draw 10 some dsures
upon foreign supplies.
Most ~ Russia h already IN the
ihross ~ famine and so0n@1 people
there are beyond the possibility 20
hsip hsfufe anolher spring thou.
saadz ~ them Inevitably must Als
l'hls applies q, sell 90 Poland and
practically Ihfaushsat the Battle 90
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26

A food map Of Europe today shows
not single country in which the fli-
ture does not hold threat OF serious
difficulties and only small part which
IL not rapidly approaching the famine
point With the exception Of the
Ukraine only those countries which
have maintained marine commerce
have sufficient food supplies to meet
actual needs until next harvest. aud
even in the Ukraine. with stores accu-
mulated on the farms. there Is famine
In the large ceniers OF population.
Belgium and northern France. as
wei as Serbia. appear on the hunger
map dlstinc, from the rest OF Europe
because they stand In a different rela.
ton from the other nations 60 the peo-
pie OF the United States. America has
for four years maintained the small
war rations OF Relglum and northern
France and Il already making special
efforts 10 care for their Increased
after.the-war needs. which, with those
% Serbia. must be Included IN this
plan. are urgent In the extreme and
must have Immediate relief
The gratitude % the ncleian nation
Tor the help America has extended 20
hef JEFins the war constitutes the
strongest appeal for NJ "a continue our
weFk lhsss Tho mamsai lhs 'inTnan
ARMIES vslhdrsv ffom her soll aud she
vas established once uafs IN hsf o1n
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26

The following letter is from Ser
geant Claburne Bullock who was
wounded October Sth He was a
member Of the seth Division:
Well, dad, first will tell you how
NOV. %. 1918
Dearest Dad
II sure is a fine day to write a let
ter to my dear old dad"
! am getting along fine and my
wounds are coming fine We can
write most anything now so | am go
ing to cut loose. may write some
thing Of interest and then again |
may not, for | suppose you have read
some Of the letters that wrote
mama. could not write thing
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26
Letters from our Boys in Service
at Home and "Ouer There"
len La vs. worth readIng.

then that was worth reading
Well. dad, first | will tell you how
was wounded We stayed back at
Bergeres, a little village in Southern
France for about one month. Then
they moved US further up to the
front. Then one day We went into
the second line then that night we
advanced into the first line. Well all
this time you had to dodge the Boche
artillery for they sure did shell us.
Then when we was in the first line
trench we had both bullet and shells.
Well, we lay in little holes that we
had dug to protect ourselves for two
days and nights Then one morning
we went over the top" at 5 o'clock.
o. dad, you have some funny feel
ngs believe me. Old Rankin and
myself side by side run forth. We
took the first bunch Of woods and got
about $50 prisoners. | lost Rankin
when we took the first woods. then
che Boche began to throw gas shells
on us. And we had to wear masks
about one hour We advanced on all
morning through thick woods and
they sure were killing a number Of
our boys. They were falling all
around me, but kept going. Well.
about or in the evening we came
upon a town and made across a
field with my platoon and zone
FOUNDER" (other words a i-inch gun)
got me. Il busted in under me and
blew off my helmet hitting me S
times in the face and 3 times in the
legs. Well / thought | was done for
but one Of the boys grabbed me up
and carried me back TO the woods to
the first aid There ] went To the
field hospital and then TO base hos
pital at Paris. They operated that
night ] got in here and next morn
ing | found out that only my right
leg was the only serious one II
went through between the bone and
heel string cutting the string a little
Well, dad must close up on that
and write something else
! want 10 tel you what luck had
yesterday What DO you suppose but
Herbert came in yesterday on me. I
sure was surprised. and glad 70 see
him You see Herb has been bacl, at
school since left him and he got
pass and come 70 Paris and thus |
got 10 see him He told me a lot Of
news, and he sure could tell me lots
too for haven't had letter since
I've been in the hospital
Well, think IN be home soon, for
all they talk here is States. I'VE are
going to the States" is all you have
to say to get conversation started.
Well. dad" hope to be home
soon so can tell you ALL Love TO
all
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26

gions. with conditions most serious In
Finland
Bohemia. Serbia. Roumania and
Montenegro have already reached the
famine point and are suffering heavy
toll Of death. The Armenian popula-
ton Is falling each week as hunger
takes It's toll, and In Greece. Albania
and Roumania ~ serious are the food
shortages that famine Is near. Al
though starvation IL not yet imminent.
Italy. switzerland. Bulgaria and Tur.
Key are In the throes OF serious strin-
gencies
In order 10 fulhll Americas pledge
In world relief we will have 10 export
every ton OF food which can be hau-
died through our ports This means AZ
the very least n minimum OF 2OOoo,OOo
tons compared with 5000 0oo tons pre-
war exports and iise0.oo0 tons en-.
ported last year, when We were hound
by the ties OF war 10 the European
allies
n we fan 10 tighten the black spots
On The hunger map or n We allow any
portions "a become darker the very
peace Zoe which We fought and hled
viii be lhreaienei Revolt and anarchs
follow famine should this
happsn Ne viii see ~ nlhsr parts ~ p
..=-.s-s s==.==.. - VI i;sse iusslsa De-
haels and ouf nshf fnF wegld psaes
slii have hssa "a vain
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26
GROLLMAN q COMPANY
SELLS STOCK AT CLOVIS

Mr. j p Pierce who was formerly
with G. H. Grollman & Co at Lub-
book and who came here during the
flu epidemic likes Clovis so well that
he purchased the stock Of the above
firm here and viii continue the bus
mess. Mr. Pierce is an experienced
merchant and the Journal under
stands that he will add to the stock
now carried and make il one Of the
best in the city.-Clovis Journal.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26

Marseille. France. il-2s-i91s.
Dear Friends:
| will try and write few lines to
the Lubbock Avalanche. to let you all
know that am thinking OF you all
at home this morning and am won
dering II YOU all are having big
time. hope you are and wish that
] was there TO enjoy myself with
you all But can't be with you all
this year, but II nothing happens
viii be home next year with YOU all
and We win all have a big time to-
gether.
Well, ! am In France now and have
been for nearly two months. like
France very much. II u the pref.
tlezt country have ever seen. hue
sllll the good Old u. = A. y the place
for me and I think all Of my friends
that are IN The army are Just like
me. they al ihlnk that frsass 4
psfS. us.tlx snllnlE1 EllI sllI ihAy "a
.''-'--0A----'-<
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26
Lubbock County Home Demonstration
Department

Dear Club Members: | trust that
each Of you is enjoying the Christ
mas holidays 70 the fullest extent
This Is the greatest Christmas that
any Of Us have ever seen. and did you
know that Lubbock County boys and
girls helped TO make ID so2 Yes.
they did Every boy or girl who
raised chicken, pig lamb. or calf or
who grew a garden or an acre Of
feed. helped to end the great war
and bring freedom and peace to mil
lions Of people as surely as their
brothers and friends who went over
seas Food and feed were two essen
tails in winning the war and II you
increased the supply % either by
your own efforts ! am sure that YOU
feel well repaid for your work And
y you are fortunate enough 20 have
one Of your brothers. Who had gone
20 war. with you this Christmas l
know that makes YOU feel prouder
than ever Of what you have done the
past year
Just AZ soon a. the schools reopen
after the holidays ! expect TO visit
you and see how many Of YOU arc
going 10 continue your good work
through 1919 Il seems tina, the
drouih and other adverse conditions
81 the past year discouraged few
% our Club members. but n course.
none ~ us are going 20 give up the
work JUS; because we did not 40 quite
~ well as wc expected to DO this year
II YOU made an honest. serious effort
10 follow Instructions and 40 the
thing YOU promised 10 do Ia Club
work then ! think YOU are success
ful Club member whether you reach
"a your goal or not The boy or girl
who did no, Try. or who gave up the
very first time anything went wrong
is the one who failed, not you who
did your best Would you call your
father failure as a farmer because
he did not make anything on his farm
las, year. and, perhaps, the year be-
fore that? Does he give up every
time he fails 20 make a good cropg
Does he put an his tools away and
quit work entirely when he fails 10
make anything. Well. J should say
mott
Decide now just what YOU want 10
do in Club work another year BE
thinking ~ some good workers 10
elect a. your Officers and lets see
who can have the Invest Club in the
County This year some Of my very
smallcs, clubs have the best work
ers Though the success Of a club
cannot be judged merely by the
number Of members on its roll, siiA.
IL YOU are interested in a thing your
self you usually want TO know II 9TH Z
ers are interested. and to make them /
80 II they are not So. perhaps you
would like 10 know that about sixty
per cent Of all boys and girls in Lub-
book County who were between the
ages Of ten and eighteen years were 1
Club Members last year wonder Il /
we cannot make that one hundred per !
cent this coming year Come on, and /
lets put Lubbock away 'over the top"
and lend the entire Panhandle and i
Plains country Mrs. Barnes. Dis
trict Home Demonstration Agent for
West Texas says she has eighty coun-
ties and that she Is anxious to see
which one leads in Club work in 1919.
I told her that she need not hunt
further that this was the county
What do you say girlsf
MILE N. HAi.SEY,
Homa Decentralization tornt L
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26
THE FLAG ON the FARM

We've raised fIagpole on the farm
And flung old Glory 10 the sky,
And Is's another touch u charm
That seems 10 cheer the pasasFhy,
Hut mora than that, no matter where
We're laboFlnr In who'd and field.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26

Many Of the passenger coaches were
badly damaged, with but minor in
juries TO their occupants. Those in
jured were brought back to this city
The body Of fireman Becker was also
brought to this city The cause Of
the wreck is attributed to the diff
culties in affecting certain signals in
the snowstorm.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26

70 ans sasss a lsaspeeniaI 81 susar
= day, Ia one year five paands viii
have been saved
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26

Come to Lubbock
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26

MILE NJ HALSEN.
Home Demonstration Agent
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03

scrlption was recommended to me be-
gan to take it, and it proved to be all
that it is recommended to be for it COM
pletely cured me of all womaniy trouble
and built me up in health and strength. It
is the most wonderful medicine for women
! have known."-MRs. EMMA SHANKs.
BALFoUR, IOwA.-HI took six bottles OF
DR.. Perce's Favorte Prescription and
would advise every woman troubled with
nervousness, hot flashes and palpitation
of the heart to try it."-MRs. ALLIE Null
DowNEY.
This herbal tonic for women is made
Up in liquid or tablet form and can
De obtained in almost any drug store
in the United States. It contains no
s!cohol'o or narcotic, and it's ingredients
derived from natures roots and herbs)
re printed on the wrapper. It has
.,joyed an immense sale for nearly &c
ears, which proves its merits as well
the statements made by users. If not
otainable of your dealers send 10 cts.
% DR.. Pierce, 1nvalids' Hotel and Sur
gioal Institute, Buffalo, N. Y, and he
Will mail trial package of the tablets.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03
Lincoln Floor Paint
Farmers Attention.

Fora cream separator thst.is built to
wear, to skimlperfectly clean, easy to
turn and easy to wash and keep sani-
tary, one built.with the troubles left
out, for such a separator you should
call Cd Andrew Smith. Cresco, II.
Phone 267. ....l Mira. 34-tf
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03
Aliens Foot-Ease for Soldiers and

The Plattsburg Manual advises all
men in training to shake Fbot- Ease in
each shoe every morning. This pro-
tects the feet from blisters and sore
spots, relieves the pain of corns and
bnnions and freshens the feet Makes
walking easy. Sold everywhere. 3St4
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03
lnpestant A1neu.eenent.

The War has created demand for
thousands Of Stenographers, Book
keepers, Auto Mechanics and Engi-
neers. Great opportunities are await
ing you. Prepare in one Of the best
and largest schools in the ::Northwest.
Rates are reasonably low. Enter any
time. State work you want..snd write
for big, free catalogue 1T once.
University Of Southern Minpesota, Inc.
@t Austin, MINI.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03
countino Every Cent.
Comforting Assurance.

~VssV0s s''50 SNoOS50S5OSs
do you dislike to have q man 50
to sleep when you are talkingY"
Il don't mind,' replied Senator Sor-
ghum. "At least it assures me that
nothing I'm saving is giving him any
particular Offense." EE
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03
Exactly.

Exactly.
Learned TheOrist-What do you
think Of this study Of the language of
the sipians7
Plain Citizen-I think it is all mon.
key business. 5s
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03

OOWu III ucdlLu
due to my hay
ing W ON ans
W e a k eSs. I
was nervous,
suffered contin-
ually with back
aches, pains in
my side and
bearing-d
pains, and could
not eat nor
sleep. When
'FayOrite Pre-
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03
WHILE At WAR
Women Suffer at Home.

GORDON, Iowa. -~Some years ago I
was restored to health by taking Doctor
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. I went
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03
Pilorim Got BY.


A seven.year-old was asked by his
teacher at the primary school to pro-
duce q composition upon the subject
Of his favorite literary work. The
youngster went into executive session
with himself and turned out the fol.
lowing succinct criticism Of well.
known and popular classic: 1.-THE
book like best is called Pilgrims
Progress. My mother reads this book
to me every night before l 60 to bed.
I love to hear about the Pilgrim. He
had a hard time, but he got byl"-
Saturday Evening Post y. ~.
=. Counting Every Cent. ..,
'.Now that we're married we won't
have to write any more letters" said
the young man. va
- YES" replied the young woman.
think of what lot we saved by
finishing our correspondence before Q
letter required three-cent stamp"
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03

There are now four times as many
vessels in naval service as a year ago.
The estimated pay Of officers and men
In the navy for the first year Of war
was 1925, 100000. M
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03

The navy ration in 1917 cost $O.4S4
% against $O376S4 In 1916.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03

The Norwegian government has ap-
propriated 100000 to assist inten-
sive agricultural development. OF
this amount, $4,000, 900 10 to maintain
low maximum prices for cattle feed
and fertilizer.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03

The annual pay of the army now
exceeds $5OO,OOO,OOO.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03

A standard system Of inspection by
which federal food administrators
may keep a check on commercial bak-
ers is being worked out by the de-
partment Of agriculture and the food
administration.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03

Through a card catalogue system
1O9,4S7 men have been Transferred
out of army divisions into technical
units to function according to indi-
vidual educational, occupational and
military qualifications.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03

New japanese concerns numbering
over 100 are reported as having en-
tered business at Shanghai during
1917. The Japanese population il rap
idly increasing, now being about A..
600.