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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-10-26
SOLDIERS IN FRANCE
NEED MORE BOOKS.

The P~leasantville Public Library has
received a request from the American
Library Association War Service for
more books from this community for
the men overseas.
The appeal from Washington states
that new novels and good adventure
and historical stories, whether new or
old, are most needed. Books by Zane
Conner, Rudyard Kipling, B. M. Bow
er, Owen Wister and o. Henry are
very popular. The Library will re-
ceiye and forward all suitable books
that are turned in. It urges the
friends of the soldiers and sailors,
many of whom have already respond
ed most generously, to give more
books.
The communication received by the
Library from the Washington Head
quarters states hat over 600, 900 books
have been sent overseas. The supply
is nearly exhausted, and several hun
dred thousand more will be needed
soon by the six dispatch Offices which
are now shipping books to France.
The books are packed at these dis
patch Offices in strong cases, so built
that they serve as a bookcase.
They go on the decks of transports,
in cargo vessels and in naval vessels.
Those that go on the decks of trans
-. ports are open SO that the men may
have reading matter for use on the
voyage. All these books are gathered
together again, however, replaced in
the cases and delivered to the proper
officials in France.
In France, the books are distributed
by an experienced Librarian, repre-
senting the American Library Associa-
ton. Most Of them go to Y. M. c. A..
Red Cross and Salvation Array huts,
hospitals and canteens. Others go d.
rectly to chaplains and officers.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-10-26

der boy or noble woman who is just as
lonely for news of home and home
| folks.
The name of every contributor to
this home paper service will be pub
lished In this newspaper, and the name
| of everyone entered for a subscription
will be published as well as the num-
Der of those remaining whose subscrip-
| lions have not been covered.
If the mount of money received
shall be more than is necessary to send
the paper to every person from the
| town now in the service, then the bal
ance will be turned over to the Red
| Cross.
The plan is endorsed by the pub
Usher of this newspaper without any
thought of profit, either directly or in
| directly, but with a sincere desire to
help keep the home Tres burning and
to send to our heroes and heroines
news of town, to keep their hearts
warm for us and to let them know
they are constantly in our minds.
The publisher, of course, cannot
make a profit on circulation, and addi-
| tional circulation such as this will be
circulation from non-purchasers sent
far across the sea-can have no added
value to the advertiser.
These facts are stated so hat every
contributor may feel that every cent
contributed goes to the good Cal Sc.
The mothers of our boys are facing
an ordeal with a bravery that COM
mands respect and admiration. Here
and there where tiny stars are turned
from blue to gold, where anguish grips
the heart, the nation stands in silence
and honors the women who have given
of their blood, the very bone of their
! bone, to their country. To them, home
has lost its meaning-the soul Of 1t
has fled-there is no home, it Is just a
| place, and no place is quite so lonely,
unless 1t be within the hearts of those
| brave sons in far off France who long
for Just a word of home. There cam
not be a man, there cannot be a wo-
man, no, not even a child, who will
fail to contribute just a little to make
the hearts of these patriots lighter.
Not one. Not in our town.
First Contributor:
Thomas Buffers 800
Paper to be sent to
Corp. Frank Albertson. 80. France
Who Will Be the Next?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-10-26
THE FALL SCHEDULE OF
CIRCUIT JUDGE Carlow.

Following is the Fall Schedule Of
Circuit Court Judge Howard Carrow:
Mays Landing, October 8th to 31st,
inclusive.
Mount Holly, November 4th to 18th,
inclusive.
Woodbury., November 18th to 18th,
inclusive.
Judge Carrow will sit at chambers
when notified of motions as follows:
First and second Saturdays, Court
House, Camden, 1890 A. M.
Third Saturday, Law Library, At
lantic City, 1890 A. M.
Motions may be arranged for other
times and places.
Judge Carrow can be seen at his
office, 2O7 Market street, Camden, any
day at 10 o'clock when he is not OF
the Circuit, and when he is on the
Circuit letters directed to his office
will be forwarded to him.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-10-26
BoScHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP.

Why use ordinary cough remedies,
when Boschee's German Syrup has
been used so successfully for fifty-two
years in all parts of the United States
for coughs, bronchitis, colds settled
in the throat, especially lung troubles.
1t gives the patient a good nights
rest, free from coughing, with easy
expectoration in the morning, gives
nature a chance to soothe the infam-
ed parts, throw off the disease, help
ing the patient to regain his health.
Sold by Crawford's Drug Store.-adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-10-26
Every Man, Woman and Child
Can Join to Send News of
This Town Into the Front Line
Trenches.
WHOLE NATION MOVES
TO DANISH SOLITUDE
Our Heroes Are Calling From
Over There-Give What You
Can to Help Those From
Home.

Every citizen interested in the boys
of his home town now at the front, and
in the brave women who equally are
serving their country abroad, has an
opportunity to show his appreciation
of the sacrifice they are making. The
opportunity comes as a result of the
generosity and thought of Colonel Will
liam Boyce Thompson of New York,
who has conceived and put into execu
ton what is known as the Home Pa
per Service.
Under the plan, every mar and wo-
man in foreign service will receive the
town newspaper, and SO be kept in
constant touch with the places and the
people they know and love.
Every branch of the United States
Government Is interested in the plan.
The Government realizes the impor-
lance of keeping those in the service
happy and constantly in touch with
their home ties and associations. Moth
ing is more depressing in a national
emergency than the spirit of loneliness
in those serving their country, and Of
ficials know that nothing can dispel
this feeling more effectually than read
ing the home town newspaper.
Publishers of newspapers in all parts
of the country-this newspaper includ-
ed-have grasped with pleasure the
plan outlined by Colonel Thompson,
and they have agreed to cooperate in
every way.
Under the ruling of the War Indus
tries Board newspaper publishers are
forbidden to send their newspapers
free, even to soldiers. The newspaper
must be subscribed for in the regular
way, the only exception being soldiers
who formerly were in the employ of
the newspaper and who left that serv-
ice to enlist. Colonel Thompson there
fore proposes that the public in each
community contribute to a fund so that
the home newspaper Gin u case this
newspaper) may reach every man and
woman now in the service of his coun-
try.
Anyone may contribute to the fund,
and any sum may be contributed. 1t is
not necessary to contribute the entire
amount of one subscription. 1t does
not matter whether the rich man sends
in one hundred dollars or the poor boy
or little girl sends liz five cents. Each
gift will be a message Of love and help
fulness to the home town folks "Oyer
There" The money will be Jumped
into one fund, out of which subscrip-
tons will be entered as fast as the
money is received.
Contributors who send in the full
price Of a years subscription may, if
they wish, designate to what particular
person they wish the newspaper sent,
but if the name given is already listed
as receiving the paper, then the pub
Usher reserves the right to apply the
subscription to some less fortunate SOL
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-10-26
A GUIDE IN USING SUGAR.

Monthly Ration-2 Pounds.
30-31 days 2 pounds
Approximate Daily Ration.
l Jay L ounce
or
l day ............2h level teaspoons
l day ............. round teaspoon
or
l day ............ 6* level teaspoons
g level teaspoons for tea or cof-
fee, n at each meaD,
or
l day .............6 half Jumps
(1x9-16x3-S inches)
Il lump three times a day in tea
or coffee, one at each meal; 1
lump equivalent to the sweet in
food at each meal.)
*Using average household teaspoon.
Teaspoons per Pound.
90 level teaspoons average house
hold teaspoon)-1 pound.
4S rounded teaspoons average
household teaspoon)-1 pound.
80 to 40 heaping teaspoons average
household teaspoon)-1 pound.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-10-26
1.-THE AMERICANS CREED"

81 believe in the United States
OF America as a government of the
people, by the people, for the peo-
pie; whose just powers are deriv-
ed from the consent of the gov
erned; a democracy in a republic;
a sovereign Nation of many SOW
ereign States; a perfect Union,
one and inseparable; established
upon those principles of freedom.
equality, justice, and humanity
for which American patriots sac
rifced their lives and fortunes.
81, therefore, believe it is my
duty to my country to love it; to
support its Constitution; to obey
its laws; to respect its flag; and
to defend it against all enemies"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-10-26
KEEPING OuR FIGHTERS FIJI
this work:

"I do not believe
it an eXaggeration
to say that no army
ever before assem-
bled has had more
conscientious a d
#painstaking thought
given to the protec-
ton and stimulation
= of its mental moral
and physical man.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-10-26

hood. Every en-
deavor has been
made to surround
the men, both here
and abroad, with the
kind of environ
ment which a de-
mocracy owes to
those who 6"ht in
it's behalf."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-10-26

By special arrangement with the War Department, Commission on Train
ing Camp Activities, W e are in a position to supply this official story of the
training camps and a years subscription to The P1easantvine Press for the
small sun of $175. to persons living within Atlantic County or 50 outside of
Atlantic County. This offer is made to assist the Government in getting the
complicated story of this work before the people, and applies % renewal sub
scripions a S well Is to new ones, If you wan to understand what is being
done for the men in u Army and Navy, you must secure this book. This
story will bring comfort and pleasure to every N who has a relative or
friend in the service. Send your order with remittance to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
LETTERS TO EDITOR
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FLU

To the Editor of The Age Herald: It may not be amlss, even at this late
 date, to once more put in concrete form the simplest rules for the control of in- | fluenza, Hest we forget" In little community known to your correspondent there came about a recurrence of the epidemic worse than the original out break May we not avoid such un- fortunate happening ill the larger centers of population by exercising every reason able care even though it is natural Tor rus to "let up" on precautions when we see the disease lesscning in power? Let us fight this persistent Hun germ until l it is finally conquered. Therefore, may we: | l. Do nothing to weaken our vitality. | This is most important. 2 "Cover up each cough and sneeze, If we don't we'll spread disease & If we show signs of a cold or reel feversh or are unusually weak and tired, go home and go to bed. We may save l life by so doing.
 1. Call a doctor and follow his direc- ! tions.
 | 5. Keep the air in our rooms fresh but warm Keep out of drafts and Weii covered up.
 6. Be cheerful-even if sick Business 1 or homework will wait until we are well.
 /, 7 Stay in bed though we're sure that we are well enough to get up. Many per I sons now in their graves would De ailVe ] today, had they obeyed this rule. 1 B. A restatement of rule one. Even II
 we are well, let us breathe fresh ar' drink pure water, eat nourishinS Ioou' keep the bowels open, use common sense, ] "An ounce of prevention is worth q l pound--yes ton-of cure"
 /! May some life or lives be saved py l following these simply suggestions. M G. DUNN. Oneonta N Y, December 13, 1918. I P. S.--If it is possible to use the apoVe
 in section of your paper open to pup l lie correspondence, the writer Will pc very glad and she sincerely hopes that the influenza Is now less prevalent III | Alabama than in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
Trying to Call a Name in Hurry is Like Trying to Tell Off-hand the Population of Boise City, Idaho, Or How Many Holes in Porus Plaster, Yet,
 "FrescOtt,' at the Biiou Does 1t in Jiffy
By DOLLY nALRYMPLE

Trying to call name in hurry is
 like trying to tell off-hand the popula- tion of Boise City, Idaho, or how many
 holes there are in a porus plaster, or the exact average annual rainfall in Shang hai; this refers, of course, to the ordi- pary every day commonplace person you
 meet, even as you and l; there are thoa- sands of names you can always think
 of but to grab the right one quick-why. you'd never think of, or just happen on the right one; you might name Ivy,
 Fern, Daisy, Pansy, Tulip. Fuschia, and
 those names you always persistently as-
 sociated with "profane history like | Birdie, Mabel. Kitty and Maude'-but 1 somebody would loom up bearing the name of "Gwendolyn9 or Alice Maude" and of course you'd never thought Of l those!
 | Sounds like I might be looking for | name for brand new baby-or maybe | gold fish or a trained seal or something; but this story has nothing whatsoever to do with such things; 1 was sort of put to thinking yesterday afternoon along these lines, when l left the matinee at the Bijou, having sat under the miracu-
  | phet, or whatever he styles himself | Prescott" and his co-worker, Hope | Eden, and later asking him how in the name of all that is foolish, he can sit on the big stage with the hundreds of people in front of him and light" on | body's name-everybody's real name.' Oh, yes he can, believe me; l saw (and heard) him do it; and it's no joke either; 1 if you are masquerading under another l 11 e, nr wi hat is flGY l call 'em-you'd better not get within telling" distance of Prescott and Miss | Eden, because just as sure as fate he Il call you ''out in meeting.
 The man really has marvellous power; | how he does it. far be it from me to say-because frankly I don't know; never was good at guessing connun- drums, solving missing word contests or anything like that; and yet every one of this sort of people who come within a radius of a hundred miles of me l run to them like a house afire-hoping, wish ing, waiting, to be enlightened; and l never am.
 Now, you've seen fortune tellers" and all sorts of "seventh-sight readers just like I have, but I'm sure you will agree with me that this man Prescott Is just about the most natural that you have ever witnessed; quite as unconscious as the birds in the tree-tops, quite as care free as the flowers in the field. He reads your past, present and future calls out your perfectly good name and there you are!
 Solve the problem if you can can't; but that didn't keep me from trying; nc indeedy; straight back scenes" did l he myself and promptly demanded the MT Mind- Reader Man:
 Explain it, please; l must know" Acts of this variety usually hold more than an ordinary amount of attractive ness, but the extreme youthfulness or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
RED CROSS BULLETIN

rides. We have also given such trips to the French Legion of Honor and the Paris orchestra.
 During the influenza epidemic we car ried nurses and supplies to and from hos pitals and the boys school at East Lake. We served the Red Cross linen shower, under the leadership of Mrs. Oscar Hund- ley and Mrs. E. H. Cabiniss, with al least one car day for eight weeks We have served all patriotic drives. In the last Liberty Loan drive we gave about two cars a day beside any number asked for nights and Sundays This service means not merely Birmingham, East Lake, Ensley and Bessemer, but all of Jefferson county. In fact the largest proportion of our night and Sunday calls were to mining camps, some of which are the most remote in the county area
 "The success of the motor corps has been attained only through hard, untir- ing effort and tribute should be paid to the wonderful executive ability of my capable adjutant, Mrs. J. Motion smith, with the fine work of my two lieuten- ants. Miss Hettie Sibley of the day com pany, and Mrs. Will D. Brooks of the night and Sunday company"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
Equal to Monroe Doctrine

Springfield, Mass, December 16.-John
 Barrett, director of the Pan- American
 union, speaking here today declared that while Canada. because a dependency
 of G reatBritain, is now a member of the Pan-American union, steps probably will be taken shortly after peace is declared to be included in the union. The war; he said. has done more to develop the solidarity,mutuality and cooperation o1 nations of the western hemisphere than anything since the declaration of the Monroe doctrine. esa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
SOLDIER LETTER OF APPRECIA- TT0N

The following letter has been sent to the Red Cross editors desk by soldier passing through the city and will be oI deep interest to many:
 Troop Train, Friday, December Is, BIT
 mngham, Ala.
 "To the chapter of Red Cross canteen workers of Birmingham we wish to ex- tend to you word of thanks on be- half of our soldier comrades in honor to your wonderful organization. We have received many benefits through this channel of charity. Although we have not gone to the fullest extent of mlitar- ism and are about to be discharged, we have been able to see part of this good work. We have been connected with the 104th engineers at Camp Shelby We are respectfully, Corporal Claud Higgason, Xena, H., and Corporal Lynn A. Nor res Norborne, Mo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
REPORT OF MOTOR CORPS

As given at the annual meeting of the Jefferson county chapter by Mrs. C. c, Terrell:
 "1n review of the work accomplished by the Red Cross motor corps of Bir- mingham I would like you to bear in mind the fact that it is the youngest branch of the local Red Cross organiza- tion, having been formed only last July.
 ''We serve headquarters two cars each day. Home service uses an average of five cars per week; membership exten. sion about five cars a week. We serve the canteen whenever we are called upon with the number of cars required for each call, carving from five to 20. We also meet trains bringing all important visitors to the city who are connected with the Red Cross or other war work, take them to their hotels, places of ap- pointment, and give them sight seeing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
News of Society and
 Activities of W0nn@n &

ERE is your last chance to serve
 a war hero-take first aid course
 and become a nurses aid. The few months will witness the return Xpusand of disabled soldiers who will
 gned to the various hospitals in
 untry for physical reconstruction.
 mand for nurses and nurses aids
 urgent.
 [ aid classes are being formed
 hout the entire country. No pre-
 medical experience is necessary.
 are no obligations-service is ab- " voluntary. A knowledge of first
 invaluable in hospitals, industrial and in private homes. During the ht Influenza epidemic first aid stu proved their ability in handling rgencies, and their practical know |e saved thousand of lives.
 le formation of Red Cross sanitary hing detachments is urged in colleges l in industrial plants. The members given an opportunity to belong to a
 
 m, to engage in drills and other ex- ses, and to acquire valuable infor- tion, not only in relation to first aid thods, but in the care of the sick 1 wounded. 1t is hoped that one or re of these attachments will be formed h every chapter.
 s further incentive to first aid stu ts the division of industrial hygiene, ward Medical school, at the request and in conjunction with the First aid ison of the American Red Cross is ring an intensive course in first aid. E course is designed to train gener- Administrative officers, safety engi- } and inspectors, college students Iother individuals occupied with or ling to take up accident prevention
 welfare work, and the protection rkmen. The students will be en- Ain February.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17

Prescott and Hope Eden proves refresh ing relief. In addition to this extraor- dinary qualification their offering is modern in every sense devoid of any "spooky' draperies, cabinets or curtains Prescott, quite a dappy chap, appears first in evening clothes. Following short introduction, Miss Eden, attired in a beautiful Parisian creation, appears and the telling of the heart secrets be- gins immediately.
 After long centuries of mystification, doubt scepticism and sometimes frank bewilderment, science is beginning to es- tablish a plausible explanation of the phenomena of clairvoyance," said Fres- c3t. "The myteries that puzzled such intellectual ancients as Appolonius, Pliny, Cicero, Socrates and Tertullian, are being unveiled, and the investigators are finding, not all charlatism or humbug. but some hitherto dimly guessed new ave- nues leading from long proven psycholog- ical proofs.
 Tn several large cities where we have appeared, they have submitted us to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
KNITTING DEPARTMENT

The knitting department at headquar. ters will close on Friday night, Decem Der 20, and reopen on Monday, Decem- Der 30 Knitters will please supply them selves with all the yarn they and their holiday guests can use during the in- terim. While the men are at home set them to holding the skeins and winding the balls. Let us have record break ing lot of socks turned in on December 30 for shipment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
War Machines Mapping ;
 Out New Mail Routes

New Orleans, December 16.-Four army air planes from Rockwell field, San Diego Cal. engaged in mapping air mail routes, arrived in New Orleans today rom Baton Rouge, La. They will leave Mon day morning for Mobile, Ala. and aft erward will visit Tallahassee, Fla, Ar cadia, Fla, and Washington, according to Maj. A. D. smith, who is in com mand.
 The party left Rockwell field Decem- Der 4, making landings in Arizona. New Mexico and Texas before reaching Baton Rouge