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New Britain herald., 1918-05-21
An Eight-Hour Day, Satur- day Half Holiday, Ade- !. ouate Meal and Rest Per i iods, Are Required to At- tain Efficiency. .:

'In view of the urgent necessity for prompt increase in the volume of production of nearly every artlcie reouired for the conduct of the war, vigilance is demanded of all those Ill any way associated with industry lest the safeguards with which the people of this country have sought to protect labor should be unw1seiy and unnecessarily broken down.
 This sentence sounds the keynote of the industrial policy of the two great divisions of the United States Army,-today placing numberless contracts of fabulous size and value 0tbe % Ord nance Department and the Quartermaster's Department. Tn "General Orders No. 13," from which this sentence is quoted ls- sued not long ago by the Ordnance Department and later adopted py the Quartermaster General, are sel forth in some detail the principles of this policy, and in no uncertalh words the reason for it's existence. "It is a fair assumption" it goes on to say, "that for the most part these safeguards are the mechanlsnS ol efficiency. Industrial history proves that reasonable hours, ralr Worklns conditions, and a proper wage scaie are essential to high production.
 Enlightened patriotism, in other words, demands not that the Work- CTS shall work long hours at top speed for the least posslple W@Ses' but that for the sake of output they shall make a steady reasonable eX- penditure of strength for reasonable length of time under proper cond1- tions. We have long heard these things demanded for the good or the workers, but now a new partnership has been formed. Efficiency ana humanity go hand in hand.
 of entrance to the war, the importance of con serving labor standards has been emphasized and re-emphaslzed py. important officials in the govern nent. The President himself,. Ill welcoming at the White House the visited this country last spring, sald that nothing would be more de- nlorable" than "to set aside ,l even temporarily the laws which nave safeguarded the standards of laoor and of life" when we are hsht1!iag as III a cause which means the Hftlng of the standards of life." Secretary Baker as Chairman of the Council of Defense, in April of last year stated in Q letter addressed to the governors of the states a resolution passed by the Council, That the Council of National Detense +e urge upon the legislatures of the states' as well as all administrative agencies charged with the enforce ment of labor and health laws, the great duty of maintaining the exist ing safeguards as to the health and welfare of workers. and that no de- parture from such present stand ards in state laws or state rulings affecting labor should be taken without the declaration Of the Council of National Defense that such a departure is essential for the effective pursuit of the national de-
New Britain herald., 1918-05-21

fense" The Council has since strongly reaff1r1ned this stand, and the Woman's Committee of the Council has taken, as it's official standards for the employment of women, the standards issued by the
 Ordnance Department as part of
 General Orders No, l3. The De- partments of Women in Industry of the Woman's Committee through out the country are doing and will do all in their power to put this en- dorsement into practical effect, with the cooperation of the Departm ent of Women in Industry of the Woman's Committee at Washing ton.
 What are these standards. and why are standards for working women of such .,rime importance to the nation at this time? Proper conditions of women's labor have always been of peculiar importance to the state. In peace times the
New Britain herald., 1918-05-21
Despite Most Ardent Spirit
 Of Sacrifice, Human Be-
 ings Cannot Do Their
 Best If Continuously at Work. st,a2s.sssyss,,sS.., s,agsssgs,ysss7,,ss.ssS.., ,-,Ss:7.-

| hours a week, not so much because they were compelled, don't get that | into your heads, but because the very circumstances. the moral in- fluence of doing something for these 1 gallant lads to give them chance compelled us all to forget hours and everything else. Now as the war went on the sickness returns showed an alarm ing increase. The general health of the people was going down. Ho1i- days you must remember were abandoned and the strain was be- ginning to be felt The Government
 set up committee composed of
 employers, tr; union representa-
 tives and government officials, an
 Impartial tribunal They came to, the unanimous decision that long
 hours and Sunday labor were dis
 astrcus, not only to the health of the men and women, but to the efficiency of the service and they were unanimous in condemning long hours. And we say without
 hesitation, having regard to that ex-
 perfence, that it is uneconomical, it
 is unwise and it is bad management to work men 1T women abnormally
 long hours because it does not pay
 in the end"
 Proper regulation O. hours alone, Ao"CNSl, WlIi llOl SolN6 IIlG pEoDl0IIl. The Ordnance Department knows that 1t will not helr production to
 limit hours if the men and women
 who work these hours are not se- cured in the fundamental neces- sities of life-if they are hungry, poorly clothed and improperly housed. Therefore, it is urged that lished in the industry and in the locality should not be lowered"
 that minimum wage rates bear
 constant relation to increases in the
 cost of living" and that, in the case of replacement of men by worlen. there should be equal pay for equal work. In justice to our
 of the jobs they have left behind
 must not be lowered by these new
 recruits, who will, in increasing nul-4bers, take their places in the industrial army.
 British official estimates state that since the war began, some 1,-' 100000 women have directly rep1ac- ed men. and some 6o0.000 are em- ployed directly on munitions. The
 replacement of men by women has,
 comparatively, not been extensive in
 the United States as yet. But day by day we hear of new occupations entered. and old ones extended. women are the reserve iabor power
 of the nation, and, if the war goes on, will inevitably be called into in- dustry in greater and greater num-
 bers. Increasing demands will be made upon them, unwise sacrifices will without doubt be demanded, short-sighted attempts will be made to break down labor laws, But be- cause, in the light of England's ex- perience, and of our own best in- dustrial practice, we know that ex- hausted workers mean decreased production,-and because in the case of women workers, they mean, too, deterioration of the race. the people of the country must be on guard with that vigilance" de- manded by its Chief of Ordnance Test the safeguards with which the people of our country have sought .- protect labor should he unwisely and unnecessarily broken down."
New Britain herald., 1918-05-21

United State- Supreme Court held
 that, for the sake of future genera
 tions, it was constitutional to limit
 the working hours of women to
 eight hours a day. Today in war timo limitation of hours Is import
 ant for all additional reason. Mod
 ern warfare is not fought In the
 trenches alone. The army at the front is helpless if the second line of defense, tn army in factories, lis not able to keep up production of supplies. In emph, izing the neces- Isity of rigid enforcement of exist ling legal standards, and urging that |"even where the law permits nine 'or 'ten-hour day. effort should be
New Britain herald., 1918-05-21

made to restrict the work of women to eight hours" the Ordnance De- partment has in mind primarily the output of munitions. In urging the prohibition of night work, they state that English investigators have found that night work for women involves approximately larger costs for supervision and protection" The human cost of night work has long been known to social investi- gators. A world war has brought out it's pecuniary extravaganza.
 The Saturday half holiday-"an absolute essential for women under all conditions" s,"--adequate meal and rest periods, and one days rest in seven, also find place in this Govern ment list of industrial standards, Even with the best will in the world, and despite the most ardent spirit of sacrifice, human beings cannot do continuous work without losing their efficiency. The English work
New Britain herald., 1918-05-21

CTS, who toiled such long hours al the beginning of the war, did SC willingly for the sake of their sol- diers. In the words of MT. J. H.
 Thomas, member of the British Labor Commission to this country:
 "We got reports of our lads be- ing moved down, unable to defend themselves. simply like rabbits In a hole, being moved down all for want of munitions. You can quite understand that public sentiment was that we had to give them some protection, and our men and our women were working fourteen, six teen, eighteen and all manner of hours, one hundred and twenty
New Britain herald., 1918-05-21

The record War Savings Stamp booth in the country is located in Washington, in the main entrance of the treasury department itself, where more than $S0O,000 worth of stamps nave been sold since the campaign >begans +Some-of=the -sales2 have been.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-21

Launching the bow, the second sec- ton or the largest drydock in the world, at the Morse Drydock and Re- pair company's yards, Brooklyn. N.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-15
Recent Examples of Courage and SeIf-Sacrifice in British
 Records.
GAVE HIS LIFE FOR OTHERS
Second Lieutenant, In Face of Liquid Fire Attack, Holds Enemy of Un- tll Help Comes-Seraeant Who
 Was Born to Command

London, England.-The London Ga zette, with official brevity, recently gave accounts of the heroism and devo- tion to duty of nine British soldiers, who have been rewarded by the high est honor the British soldier can win the Victoria cross. The brief stories from their very reticence tell all the more effectively of thrilling bravery and of the exhibition of capacity for leadership on the part of an officer N O. O.'s and men.
 The case of Second Lieut. H. F. Par sons, who belonged to the Gloucester regiment, is one where junior officer grasped the importance of the post he was holding, and at the cost of his own life, and despite severe burns from liquid fire, saved the situation on his part of the line. The bombers holding the post were forced back, but Lieu tenant Parsons hung on, bombing the advancing enemy, and delayed them long enough to enable a bombing par ty to be formed and come into action. The party succeeded in driving the enemy out of the line before they reached any of the British trenches.
 How long Lieutenant Parsons held
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-15
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the position Is; not stated but We do know that he was severely burned be- fore the situation developed and that during the time he held the enemy he received such severe wounds that he died from them.
 Fought Until Gun Worked.
 Another man who displayed the same grasp of the facts of situation. and gave his life to hold an important post, was a Canadian infantry ser geant, Frederick Hobson. During a strong hostile counter-attack, an ene- my shell exploded on forward post where there was Lewis gun, and bur led the gun, killing all the crew but one man. Sergeant Hobson climbed from his trench and ran up to the gun. He helped to dig 1t out and got it into action against the advancing enemy. The post lay fin communication trench that led to the hostile lines, and the enemy were coming down the trench and across the open. No doubt the burial of the gun had something to No "Ath thN luNt bhtiN ~ JuibihCu uhu stopped firing. There was nothing now to hold the enemy. Sergeant Hobson had been wounded, but he told the gun ner to correct the stoppage, and rushed forward. Single handed. he fought the enemy with bayonet and clubbed rife until at last he was killed with a rifle shot.
 But his bravery had saved the situa- ation. The Lewis gun again came into action and held the enemy until re-en- forcements arrived, when the attack was completely defeated.
 It sometimes occurs in difficult situation that one man will stand out as born leader. He is the man of the party who understands the position and is quick to seize the most meager opportunity that presents itself. It Is apparent that Lance Sergt. John Moy- hey of the Irish guards is such a man. This Irishman, from Rathdowney, in Queens county, won the Victoria cross for most conspicuous bravery and not q little ability as a leader.
 He was In command of 15 men form Ing two advanced posts. With no wa ter and little food, he held the posi-
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-15
POPULARIZE YOUR CLASS

The writer once visited what has been considered the best Sunday school class in Arkansas, that of Caughey Hayes in the Winfield Mem orial Sunday school in Little Rock. The surprising feature of the class was the fact that every member seemed to be a booster. They made the class so popular that the work of the teacher seemed easy and when member was absent he felt keen loss. In an effort to discover the source of the great popularity of the class, two important things were learned. One was that the class was a praying class and the other was that the class was in the habit of doing things. Of course there were many other important features that went to make this class great, but we venture the assertion that any class which gets in the habit of doing big things and praying will popularize itself.
 Prom Sunday School Bulletin.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-15
THE TEST OF THE TEACHER

The teachers in the day schools educate boys and girls and make them successful in life. What kind of citizens has the public school sys- tenn helped its citizens to become? Successful for the most part. The teacher in the Sunday school edu- cates boys and girls in religious mat ters and if they are not made Chris tians, what else can have been ac- complished?
 The teacher in the Sunday school as we'll as the Sunday school itself must be measured by the answer to the question "What kind of persons has the Sunday school helped its members to become"
 Let any teacher who may read this not become discouraged for you can not fail if you are Christ's teacher; and it shall not be said in the future that 70 per cent of the membership of the Sunday school slip through our fingers without getting into the church.
 From Sunday School Bulletin.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-15
PUBLIC RECOGNITION
 FOR THE SUNDAY SCHooL

There has not been as much gen, eral recognition of the importance '. the Sunday school in the past as " seems that the Sunday school Is en- titled to. It has been too oi.eA lightly spoken of and sometimes H nored altogether by those who o'E"s % to hold it in highest regard church can do much toward brihg"s the fact home to the average cnui' member that the Sunday school IS inestimable service to the church ." community. It is through the oui,s ,si, school only that the church can ia" the teaching ministry committees f it by our Savior. Every memoei the church ought to be memoei the Sunday school and loyal p0Os' :. of the plans that the Sunday scn0V' attempting to carry out.
 From Sunday School buiie'""
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-15

tion for 96- hours, though Snfiounded by the enemy. The morning of the fifth day, a greatly superior force of the enemy advanced to dislodge this party, which was apparently a thorn In their flesh. Sergeant Moyney or dered his men out of their shellholes, and taking the initiative, attacked the enemy with bombs. He had a Lewis gun with his party and used 1t with deadly effect from the flank. The ene- my got round him, but by charge he broke through, himself leading the rush. Halfway across the path of his retirement was stream, and the ser geant took advantage of this to cover the retirement of his men. He was helped by Lancashire man, Private Thomas Woodcock. Between them they held up the enemy until the whole party had got across the stream. when both retired under shower of bombs.
 Private Saves Wounded Man.
 Private Wo0dcock helped the ser geant by using his Lewis gun until the very last moment. The enemy were almost right up at the post before he and his N. c. o. cleared out. The ene- my were throwing bombs as quickly as they could, and the bursts" were all around the stream. Private Wood cock was nearly clear of the stream when he heard the cries of some man left behind. A member of the party was calling for help. In spite of the bombs, Woodcock waded back into the stream and picked up the man who was calling for help. He took him out of the water and carried him. in broad daylight, right across the open ground under heavy machine gun fire; so the entire party got safely away.
 Private Thomas Woodcock of Wigan, Lancashire, receives the Victoria cross as does his N. c. O. lance sergeant, Moyney. Their adventure Is a very fine example of the initiative and courage of the British soldier.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-15
Pa|n|iSt
 Psychic C|airvoyant
MT. c. Caldro, the We'll Know,,
 and Noted Advisor, Visits ns
 Prescott Every Wednesday, ,'''
Office at Mir. J. D. Morr;so.,. Residence, Ill East Main
 Cor. Second Street-HourS m a. m. to 6 p. m. ~

(Mr. Caldro worI,s under tbe ,r. pices of the St. Louis Indepandon. Spiritualist Church Society and bo. visited cities in Arkansas period;collu for many years
 Mir. Caldro solemnly promises to tell your full name, name of friend, the names of those you care for mo,t and to give information about vou, business and other affairs. Unless he does exactly as here stated, your visit to him costs you nothing-you to he the only judge.
 He will advise you absolutely cor. rectly on all affairs, such as court. ship, love, marriage, domestic affairs business difficulties, changes, travels. wills, investments, lost or stolen arti- cles, or anything you may be in trou. ble or doubt about. The earth yields it's hidden treasures to his vision and his forecasts of possibilities in your future may be the means of bringing you the prosperity and happiness that has been denied you heretofore.
 A visit to MT. Caldro is not to be confounded with a visit to a so-called fortune teller. There is no catering to superstition, no attempt to prac- tice necromancy. MT. Caldro is highly educated and polished gentle man who in clear and precise words shows you how to gain those things you hold worth while having, and that may seem unattainable to you. There is no hope or ambition, but what can be realized with his help and advice.
 Business and professional men, men of large and small affairs, visit Mr. Caldro continuously everywhere. A suggestion is sometimes worth mil- lions. If you intend to make any changes, or if you are in doubt as to what is best to do, you will not rgret the time or money you spend with this gentleman.
 John s. Small of Memphis writes; "When l was in doubt about making a change and wanted to sell my busl- ness, i called on you on the advice o' a friend. Your help and your sugges- tions enabled me to sell my property uucKiy and at a good price. Since then your advice has been worth many thousands of dollars to me"
 Mrs. D. c. of Hot Springs, writes this, "When I called upon you my af- fairs were in hopeless condition but your advice has changed all and l no" have all the prosperity and happiness I can possibly wish for"
 Hundreds of similar testimonials are in MT. Caldro's possession, but ohi! published by special permission
 Charges for consultation are one dollar.
 In Prescott every Wednesday.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-15

If you want to make your distressed babies easy and comfortable. give Foley's Honey and Tar.
 It is just what they ought to have for feverish colds, coughs, "snuffles," and wheezy breathing. It stops croup. too.
 Foley's Honey and Tar tastes good and the little ones like it. It contains no morphine, chloroform or other drug that you wouldn't like to give to young children. Do not accept substitute. Mrs. B. H. Garrett. Schoolhed. Va, writes- My baby was stricken with severe cough and drops of Foleys Honey and Tar every three hours and 1t surely did help him. He hasn't been sick day since."
 WESTERLY DRUG STORE
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-15

w. S. S.-War Savings Stamps, and if we buy them like we should it will mean "Wilful Slaughter Stopped" h. vest in them today your loose change.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-15

When you are in the city coA'e n and let us have that amount u'' your subscription.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-10

made. though the township chalrmen
VIII have actual supervision Of stamp
and baby bond sales In their districts
during the entire year
Tho following appointments were
made by County Commissioners ora E.
Ipp;"
Sklatook, L. !. Wilcs, Spcrry. Rob-
ert Martin. Ownsso, Jim Smith; Duw-
A0n. George Rhyme; Scales. Delbert
johnson, Frye, r. ! Shlmp, Poles.
Charles Foster, iiroken Arrow. Frank
l.. Haynes, Willow springs, Il. j..
Shimp, HiXby Harry WorHhnm, Glen.
pool NJ. n self; Ienks j n. Slmmn;
llcd Fork. o. &, Brooks.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-10
Y. W. {. A. Notes.

Ihe Beta business club met Thurs
uhy evening for the regular club seq
sion ana Red Cross work. Mrs Hurry
=. Gwynne directed them in their
sewing and 5l garments wcro pre-
pared Tor machine work. This viii
be regular feature OF the club pro-
gram. Many OF the members are also
Going knitting.
Miss Mabel Murrell. Travellers Aid
secretary. beBau work ht the station
this week.
The girls' work committee met
Thursday morning at the central
room and outlined the policy for the
year. which includes junior Red Cross
work community service and patriotic
league programs This policy is TO
be carried out In all the patriotic
leagues Of the city.
The membership committee met
Friday morning and voted to hold a
membership contest, similar to the
one held last year The committee is
divided into two parts, composed of
the following members. Mrs. Roy s.
Gwynnc- captain Mrs. q. r.. shaffer
Mrs. I. u. Ice, Mrs. w. j.. Donovan,
Mrs. J. ID. Lathem, Mrs j. u. Means,
Mrs Dawson Shannon and Miss Caro-
lyn hcBirney Mrs w X ghepard
captain; Mrs J W. Robb. Mrs. Vi. II
Hake Mrs, W. H. Stahl Mrs NJ
Hughes, Mrs. G. O. Hollow, Mrs
George kesselring Mrs A. -. Duncan.
The contest is to close March 80.
The business Women's club viii
meet In regular session at the home
Of Mts. w. ii. Peck Tuesday night,
February ~. There Will be IA short
program. followed by social hour
Two groups OF the Campfire girls
gave programs Saturday afternoon,
one at tho Dentention home and one
at the county farm. These were both
much enjoyed by all.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-10
Cut u big melon ("

SrlILWATEn. okla. Feb. a.
When II comes to cutting melons.
somo OF the war bride" industries
VIII have TO hustle to beat the Co
operative Elevator company of King
fisher, Okla. which recently AssIared
a dividend of as per cent IN Q re-
cent field report, X. o. Shiflett,
county agent, tells of meeting OF
the company In which five hundred
m ,nbera were present. The organiza-
tons 1917 buslneas amounted 10
nearly u,000.O0O. according to the
county agent.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-10
TOWNSHIP LEADERS NAMED
FOR STATE THRIFT DRIVE
tpp Announces Appointments OF W.
= y. Chairmcn in Tulsa County.

In the effort TO completely organize
TULSA county for the thiiu stamp
campaign, township chairmcn hnve
been appointed TO speed up the work
In all parts NJ the county The state
wide campaign To sell thrift stamps to
100000 pklahomans begins Fehruu ~
~. and II was with This cam paiwa In
view that the appointments were