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New Britain herald., 1918-06-20

one, lntll l nave by him.
 The Keynote of Americas South.
 After We had left that drug store l fell to thinking over what he had said, and it seemed to mo that I had never heard the Spirit of America better put into words than by that man.
 ''Wc fellows that didn't have any too much education ourselves have got to get back at the world by giving what We missed to our sonS.''
 And again, Il just want him to do little better by his son, when he has one, than l have been by him."
 If that isn't the keynote of this country, of it's growth, it's possibili- ties, it's idcals--I don't know what is. From tue District School to College
 Three Generations.
 One generation goes to the little country school or the city grammar school, but it's sons and daughters must needs go through high school and bring home diplomas to be framed and hung in the sitting room. The years pass, and the sons and daughters are denying themselves that THEI it sons and daughters may go to college and bring home a shcepskin.
 This is the history of my own fam fly and very likely of yours. It is the history that hundreds of thousands Of families in this country have made or arc making.
 And the spirit that makes this hiS- tory, the spirit that conceives it to
New Britain herald., 1918-06-20
Menu for Tomorrow

Breakfast
 Stewed Rhubarb
 Fried Potatoes
 Hash on Toast
 Cocoa
 Lunch
 Potato Chowder
 Fruit Bread
 Tea
 Dinner
 Noodle Soup
 Boiled Fish
 Baked Tomatoes
 Boiled Rice Junket and Lemon Jelly
 Coffee Fruit Bread. Take any kind can- ned fruit and thick slices stale bread Spread the bread with butter, heat the fruit and syrup. On platter spread two or more slices, pour part of the fruit over them; on this put another layer of bread and hot fruit and so on until the right quantity is made. Set away until cold, serve with milk. Junket and Lemon Jelly. Make junket in the usual way, and serve in little glass cups. When the junke ct is quite firm chop the jelly and heap it on the junket.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-20

Plunging soiled linen into boiling water will set the stains
New Britain herald., 1918-06-20

be the supreme ideal of life to pass on the torch of education and oppor- tunity brighter than it was received
New Britain herald., 1918-06-20

is what makes America the wonderful land of opportunity and progress and infinite possibility that it is.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-21

Three Groups Of New Spring Dresses Atracvely Priced
Ali Of these dresses are the most enchon1ngy exclusive styles pr
good ton-
than you find later in the season
NEW SILK DRESSES AT NEW SILK DRESSES NEW spRING
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-21

Pretty lines of trimr
colors and styles from
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-21
NEW SPRING
DRESSES AT
$l9.95

Jerseys, SergeS' 1alleIdS'
Georgettes and Crepe de
Chimes in Navy, Pekin
Sammy, Lapin, Liberty,
'Taupa and Quaker Etoh
and suit styles as well as
pleated and belted models
with hustle and draped ef-
fects. Some Of the silk
dresses are made with plaits
faced with Roman striped
and gingham plaid silks in
bright colors. The Jerseys
are in two-toned sports col
ors. Ball trimmings and
embroidery are used eX.
tensiyely.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-12
MOVING HOSPITALS
BEING ORGANIZED

WASHINGTON, June ii.-Mobile hos
pitfalls, mounted on motor trucks, and
trailers, and equipped with nurses who
will eat and sdleep on the road and
every other facility necessary to bring
the operating room to the wounded
men. are being organized by the army
medical department. iss Dora E.
Thompson, chief of the Army Nurse
Corps, is organizing STATS OF 80 nurses
for each unit who will go up to within
five miles OF fighting lines when their
caravan responds to the emergency
calls it is designed to meet
Each unit is planned to be eGuiva-
lent to an evacuation hospital, and be-
sides living quarters for the nurses
and transport space for their supplies,
the five sections Of motor trucks and
trailers will be in themselves tenn
porary hospitals. The nurses, each CIV
en- the field kit of an officer, will be
prepared to camp where night finds
them, or dine from the trailer kitchens
as they go along the road. Ten of them
will be assigned to each section of the
unit, and the sections. put together,
will constitute every detail of an op-
Grating hospital, from sterilization plant
to X-ray equipment.
Miss Thompson now places the total
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-12
/ @lH7 cY
tAR1huR tuY Er1FYl

AROUND IN cfrc1es anu at last found It,
then started on my way back to our
trenches, as / thought
Pretty soon reached barbed wire.
and was just going to give the pass
word when something told me not to.
put out my hand and touched one Of
the barbed wire stakes. 1t was iron.
The British are Of wood, while the
German are iron. My heart stopped
beating; by mistake I had crawled
back to the German lines.
turned slowly about and my tunic
caught on the wire and made a loud
ripping noise.
A sharp challenge rang out.
sprang to my feet, ducking low, and
ran madly back toward our lines. The
Germans started firing. The bullets
were biting all around me, when bang
ran smash into our wire,> and sharp
challenge, "'Alt, who comes there?"
rang out. I gasped out the password,
and, cropping my way through the lane
in the wire, tearing my hands and
uniform. tumbled into our trench and
was safe, but / was a nervous wreck
for an hour. until a drink of rum
brought me round.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-12
CHAPTER XVIII.
Staged Under Fire.


Three days after the incident Just re-
lated our company was relieved from
the front line and carried. We stayed
in reserve billets for about two weeks
when we received the welcome news
that our division would go back of the
line 'to rest billets." We would re-
main in these billets for at least two
months, this in order TO be restored to
our full strength by drafts Of recruits
from Blighty.
Everyone was happy and contented
at these tidings; all you could hear
around the billets was whistling and
singing. The day after the receipt of
the order we hiked for five days, max
ing an average of about twelve kilos
per day until we arrived at the small
town of o.
1t took us about three days to get
settled, and from then on our cushy
time started. We would parade from
8 40 in the morning until II noon.
Then except for an occasional billet
For the first four or five afternoons !
spent my time in bringing up to date
my neglected correspondence.
Tommy loves to be amused, and be-
ing a Yank, they turned to me for
something new in this line. taught
them how to pitch horseshoes, and this
game made a great hit for about ten
days. Then Tommy turned to Amer
lea for new diversion. 1 was up in
the air until happy thought came to
me. Why not write sketch and break
Tommy in as an actor?
One evening after flights out" when
you are not supposed to talk, / impart-
ed my scheme in whispers to the Sec
of forming a stock company and
could hardly wait until the morning
for further details.
After parade, the next afternoon I
was almost mobbed. Everyone in the
section wanted a part in the proposed
sketch. When Informed them that it
would take at least ten days of hard
work to write the plot. they were Bit
terly disappointed. 1 Immediately got
busy, made a desk out of biscuit tins
in the corner of the billet, and put up
a sign "Empey & wallace Theatrical
Co." About twenty Of the section,
upon reading this sign. Immediately
applied for the position of Office boy.
/ accepted the twenty applicants, and
sent them on scouting parties through
out the deserted French village. These
parties were to search all the attics for
discarded civilian clothes, and any
thing that we could use In the props
of our proposed company.
About five that night they returned
covered with CRIME and dust, but load
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-12

cut lanes through 1t; If so. this pres
aged an early morning attack on our
trenches.
OF course had TO be one OF the four
selected for the job. It was just like
sending fellow to the undertaker's
TO order his own coffin.
At ten O'Clock we started out, armed
with three bombs. a bayonet and re-
volver. After getting into No Mans
Land we separated. Crawling four or
i've feet at time. ducking star shells.
with strays cracking overhead,
reached their wire. I secuted along
this inch by inch. scarcely breathing.
j could hear them talking IN their
trench, my heart was pounding against
my ribs One false move or the least
noise from me meant discovery and
almost certain death.
After covering my sector I quietly
lcrawled back. ! had gotten about half
way when noticed that my revolver
was missing. 1t was pitch dark
turned about to see lie I could find it
it couldn't be far away, because about
three or four minutes previously had
felt the butt in the holster. crawled
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-12

ed DOWN VIII m1scEnHnEUus Hss0rt-
ment of everything under the sun.
They must have thought that I was
going to start a department store,
judging from the different things they
brought back from their pillage.
/. After eight days constant writing L
which I called 1.-THE Diamond Palace
Saloon" Upon the suggestion Of one
of the boys in the section sent proof
of the program to printing house in
London. Then assigned the different
parts and started rehearsing. David
Belasco would have thrown up his
hands in despair at the material which
I had to use. Just imagine trying to
teach Tommy, with strong cockney
accent, to impersonate Bowery tough
or a Southern negro.
: Adjacent to our billet was an open
field. We got busy at one end Of it and
lumber for the stage by demolishing
an old wooden shack in the rear OF
our billet.
The first scene was supposed to rep
resent a street on the Bowery In New.
York, while the scene OF the second
act was the interior Of the Diamond
Palace saloon. also on the Bowery.
!, In the play took the part Of Abe
Switch, farmer, who had come from
,Pumpkinville Center, Tenn, to make
his first visit to New York.
I In the first scene Abe Switch meets
the proprietor of the Diamond Palace
saloon O rop,chockIa affair which TO
the owner was a financial loss.
The proprietor's name was Tom
!Twistem. his bartender being named
Fillem Up.
After meeting Abe, Tom and Ffllem
Up persuaded him to buy the place,
praising it to the skies and telling
wondrous tales of the money taken
over the har.-
(To Be Continued.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-12

hand there was spot house buying OF
July accompanied by reports Of an i'm
provement in spot demand and the July
premium widened from 124 to about
$50 points during the early trading.
The strength of the new position
stimulated demand for new crop
months during the middle morning.
July sold up 26.05 or 81 points net high
er, while October sold at 24.70 with
ew crop months generally showing
net gains Of 26 to 80 points.
The market was easier during the
middle Of the afternoon under realiz-
ing and local selling encouraged by i'm
proving weather and crop advices. July
sold off to $3.50 or is points net lower
while new crop deliveries worked 20
to 81 points under last nights closing
figures with October selling at 24.10.
Cotton futures closed steadily.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-12
nj A r X EFT S
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS, June 11.-Narrow
and nervous fluctuations marked the
early trading in cotton today. At one
time the active months were 2 to 10
points over yesterdays close, but lit
tie later they were 10 to 10 points I'M
der Scattered rains in the belt caused
some buying but the rainfall was not
general enough to be very important
factor.
A buying wave developed which put
prices 366 t6o 40 points above the level
of yesterdays final prices. For while
the market held steady, but realizing
by longs caused a sag toward noon
back to the close.
Spot cotton steady and unchanged !:
sales on the spot III to arrive none !:
Lod middling 27.SS; Middling 1898.
The market turned dull and rather
easy At one o'clock prices were to
% points under the close of yesterday.
The market closed steady at net de-
cline to 10 points.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-12

enrolment OF the Army Nurse Corps
at 10000, and anticipates that the num-
Der viii pass 10000 before the end OF
the year. There are 5000 now wearing
the uniform abroad, and more in every
camp, cantonment, and embarkation
point in the United States. In addition,
one group of "a are on duty in dis
pensaries maintained at Washington,
caring for the health of government en-
ployes whose number now runs to the
tens of thousands. In various executive
buildings, fifteen emergency stations
have been established for flrst-aid work
and much services has been found ne
cessary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-12
CHAPTER XVII.
Out In Front.


After tea Lieutenant Stores o. our
section came into the dugout and in
formed me that was "for" reconnoi-
bombs.
At II 80 that night twelve men, our
lieutenant and myself went out in
front on patrol in No Mans Land.
We cruised around in the dark for
about two hours, just knocking about
looking for trouble. on the lookout for
Boche working parties to see what
they were doing
Around two in the morning we were
carefully picking our way about thirty
yards in front of The German barbed
vii ?, when we walked into q Boche
covering party nearly thirty strong.
Then the music started, the fiddler rem
dered his bill, and we paid.
Fighting in the dark with bayonet
IS not very pleasant. The Germans
took it on the run, but our officer was
no novice at the game and didn't fol-
low them. He gave the order "down
on the ground. hug it close"
Just in time, too. because a volley
SKINNED over our heads. Then in low
tones we were told TO separate ana
crawl back TO our trenches, each man
on his own.
We could see the flashes of their
rifles in the darkness, but the bullets
were going over our heads.
we lost three men killed and one
wounded IL the arm. If it hadn't been
for our officers quick thinking the
whole patrol would have probably
been wiped out.
After about twenty minutes wait we
went out again and discovered that.
the Germans had a wiring party work
ing on their barbed wire. We returned
TO our trenches unobseryed with the
information and our machine guns i'm
mediately got busy.
The next night four men were sent
out to so over and examine the Ger
man barbed wire and see if they had
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Nellie NJ Farrow and husband to A.
j. Kerr, June 5. 1918, 500 and other
considerations-Wes 81 feet inches
OF the south 125 feet of lot 3. and the
north % feet of lot 3, and OF the west
i-2 Of lot 2, and the south % feet or
lot and of the west IL of lot 5, block
46, East King Tract.
d. It. Williams and wife to Ida Brad
ley, March 4. 1918. 500 and other con-
iderations-North 75 feet OF east 90
feet of lot 4. block ~. East King Tract.
w. B. Ferriss and wife to Charlie
Cooper, June Z, 1918. Si25.00, lots II and
% in block %, West King Tract.
McDavid Hyer Co., eft al, by Sheriff,
to Real Estate Securities Co, $500
lot t6, block IL, East King Tract, e. OF
Tarragona street,
John Fl. Hastings and wife TO South
ern States Lumber Co., Si74-S3. timber
on w 1-2 OF NE IA, and Sc IA OF NV
IA, section IL, T. 4, N. r 81 w.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-12
CORN BEARIsH.

sion of the warm wave had a bearish
influence today on the corn market.
Opening prices which varied from the
same as yesterdays finish to 1-2c low
er, with July Si.39 i-2 to "a and August
40 81 to 7-S, were followed by mod
crate rally and then a decided down.
ward swing.
Oats showed f1rmness compared with
corn. After opening 1-Sc off to 3-Sc up
with July 66S 1-8 to f-4c, the market
hardened to material extent and then
reacted somewhat.
Provisions gave way with hogs and
corn. The only support came from
shorts.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-12

(To Be Continued.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-12
NEW YORK COTTON.

market showed continued irregularity
early today. The covering movement
inspired by unfavorable crop accounts
appeared to pretty well run its course
yesterday and the demand for ney crop
positions was less active. On the other
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-12
.RIT1UO GUY EfIpEY
VACCINE GUNNER SERVING N FRANCE

But after a few months Father
Rheumatism got him and he was sent
70 Blighty; the air in the wake OF his
stretcher was blue with curses. Old
Scotty surely could swear; some OF his
outbursts actually burned you.
No doubt, at this writing, he Is
somewhere in Blighty" pussy footing
it on bridge or along the wall OF
some munition plant with the &c. r."
or Home Defense corps.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-12
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, June 1t--Cotton spot
steady; prices unchanged. Good mod
ding p. Sc; middling 2i.93; low middling
2i.4f; good ordinary GOAL. Sales 5000
bales, including 1900 American. Re
ceipts 1900 American $500. Futures
closed irregular. June 22.40; July 2t.69 !:
August $3.50; September 1879; October
1890.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-26
BEATEN HUN ARMIES
RETREAT LE|SURELY
discipline Gone. Soldiers Do as
They Please; Strassburg
Halls Pctain's Troops.

American Army OF Occupation, Nov
, 26.-Most Of the Germans in tho retiring
army, the retreat Of which the Amer
leans are following, have shown keen
eagcrness KIN reaching German soil to
return to their bones Immediately and
engage again in their civilian occupations
according to reports.
A movement the Other way by Alsa-
tians and Lorraincrs who have been In
the German Army is IN progress. Many of
them have been released by the Germans
or have got passes frofn soldiers and
sailors committees and have reached
the American lines.
Not great deal Of discipline among
the German troops moving along the
roadways is reported. They are doing
much as they please when the officers are
not attempting to take severe measures
because of the feeling of the men against
qthem. There are instances OF lootlng In
VARIOUS regions, according to accounts
coming IN, but most of the Sc are individual
eases where soldier or two appropriate
. farmers chickens. IS
The German commanders continue to
communicate with the Third Army by
wireless, informing the Americans OF
the Germans progress each day.
The wireless was interrupted at times
on Sunday and the German command
was unable to send a number of mes
cages which il was eager TO get into Amer
ican hands. Two officers with q white
fisg crossed the bridge over the Moselle at
wasscrb'lIg therefore carving the
messages. These were the last Germans
to set foot in the line held by the
Americans. Ahe Offices remained but
few moments, rs they said they had a
long way to travel to ,cach their regiments.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-26
STRASSBURG WILD WITH
JOY AS PETAIN ENTERS

: Paris, Nov. 26.-The War Office an
tnosmccmcnt On the cfficial entry Of the
Yssnch Army into Strsssburg says:
'MashA Petain, accompanied by Cen
,&z1l Castelnau, made solemn entry into
lStrassbmx at the head Of the troops Of
iShe Army Of General Gouraud. he wss
received with ENTHUSIASTIC acclamations
As the French regiments marched into the
mobile Alsatian city, which was magnifi-
gently adorned With the national colors,
t<he cry of ''yive Ia FrAnccr' was hear,
often repeated. The entire people ex-
pressed their Joy 1t being reunited with
the mothcrlapd, and affirmed 70 the world
the unshakn attachment of Alssce to
France.
Prominent citizens Of Metz have telc-
grnphcd President Poincare expressing
their attachment to the French republic
and their great gratitude TO the French
Armies and the Allies. The telegram
announces that new City Council has
BEEN organized in Metz.
In reply, the President thanked the
citizens Of Meta and said he hoped to
visit their city soon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-26

sation Of tho wire system under govern
mcnt control. Mr.. Vail will be consulted
by the postmaster general n his pef-
sonal adviser and will prepare for the
postmaster general, for his assistAnos in
directing the wire control, . compee-
hensive report on tho wire servics, with
. view to the more extended uss of the
telephone, telegraph and cable dur
ng government control.
''rhe very long study which Mr.. Vail
has given to the problem Of universal
wire service and the unified and extend
ed cable systems and his pre-emincncc
MS an authority On the organization Of
electrical communication will render his
service and assistance Of great value to
the postmaster general"
It was stated at the department that
it was a mistaken assumption that Mr..
Vail would help in determining the COM
pensations. This work would continue
to be handled by the government, it WAS
said. ar. Vail would devote to the prob
lens of operation his time and talents,
for which officials have great admira-
tion in that particular regard.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-26
|VhIL CALLED TO AID
WIRE CONSOLIDATION
Burleson Selects American Telc-
graph and Telephone Head
as His Adviser.

Washington. Nov. 26.-Thcodore N.
Vail, president of the American Tele-
phone apd Telegraph Company, has
agreed to become the personal ad
wiser" of Postmaster General Burleson
in the consolidation of the telegraph
and cable systems. A statement issued
at the Postoffice Department yester-
day said:
"Mr. Theodore n. Vail, President
of the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, has consented to give
Postmaster General Burleson the bene-
fit of his wide experience in the organi-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-26
FORD'S PAPER OUT JAN. z.
Werid Problems VIII be Diseased in
Every Issue.

Detroit, Nov. 2e.-The first issue of
The Dearborn IndcInndent AZ national
weekly, under the editorship of F. G..
Pipp. will appear Jan. ,. It viii prob
ably consist of sixteen pages, ii inches
by Is. One page IN each issue will be
reserved for the discussion by Mr.. Ford
OF world and national problems. This
Is expected TO be the principal page of
the paper and the one which will sttract
the most attention.
Temporarily, space has been taken in
the factory plant In Dearborn for the
newspaper. The staff will work there
and the first issue will be printed there
Later. it is TO be expected a building
will be erected especially for the news
paper.
Mr.. Pipp has engaged staff com
posed OF men selected from Detroit
newspapers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-26

These Skirts are made of good, heavy quality
striped silk. in ooors and styles that you will like.
Shiired top wide belt, pockets and button trim
med.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-12-26
DO it Electrically"
Is Practically
Demonstrated

You've all heard this trade phrase.
haven't you? But did you ever see 1t
illustrated? Now is your chance. and
the place is at the Arkansas Valley
Railway Light and Power Company's
local office
In their north window a Christmas
display has been devised to show how
far gifts electrical can go to make Il
merry Christmas. A small Christmas
tree fittingly decorated with tinsei. or
naments and lighted by tiny coIored
electric bulbs is mounted ON a stand
which reyolves. driven by an electric
motor. At the base of the tree differ
enr articles are placed and lighted at
night by more tiny colored electric
bulbs, which flash on and on.
To the right of the tree numerous
articles, decorated by red and green
artificial flowers are attractively set
All together it is display that finely
carries out the scene of a room dec
GRATED with the yuletide colors ON a
Christmas day.