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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-09-06
MOUNTAIN VIEW.

Misses Verna Ort and Estella Lutz,
Of Frostburg, are visiting Mrs. Chas.
J. Gum
MI. and Mrs. Grover Lare, az MT.
Airy, visited Mrs. Amelia IL. Davis
and daughter, Deborah, on Sunday.
Miss Naomi Higgins, from New
York, j. visiting Miss Dorethene
Gum.
Mrs. Wilbur Hurley and son, Earl
OF Baltimore, are visiting MIR. Samuel
Poole and family.
Miss Elizabeth Poole and sister
Olivia, visited their aunt, Miss Sadie
Poole, on Monday.
Miss Deborah X Davis visited
Mrs Jacob Farney, of Watersville, on
Wednesday.
Mrs Georgia Bargar, of Baltimore
IS visiting her sister, Mrs. John Rine.
hart.
Mrs. .. w. Bond, or Marston, visited
her mother, Mrs. Amelia IT, Davis, or
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moore visited
Mr. Frank Glennan on Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Hoffman, OF Win.
field, called on her sister, Miss
Dudderar ON Monday
Mr. and Mrs Carlton Fleming, OF
New Windsor, visited Mrs Amelia T.
Davis and daughter recently.
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KEYSYILLE.

"A few OF our neighbors attended the
Wolfe Weybright wedding Tuesday
evening We wish the bride and
groom a long and happy life.
Charles Devilbiss and sister, Dora
spent Sunday with relatives i'm Grace
ham
WV. @. T. U. meeting this Sunday
evening at o'clock
Joseph Fox and family. OF Trout
vile, visited his brother, Thomas Fox
and family
The Red Cross festival will be
held the 18th and 21st of this month
Miss Ellen Valentine has returned
from the hospital very much i'm
proved
|. Mrs. Charles Kiser and daughter
Nellie, spent Tuesday with Mrs
Kfser's mother, Mrs. Koontz, OF
iKingsdale, Pa
Oliver Newcomer, wife and daugh
ter, Anna and Thomas Baumgardnel
spent Saturday in Baltimore
\ Clarence Hahn wife and child and
Mrs. John Frock were visitors a
George F'rock's Sunday
Carl HaineS and wife, W. MOtters
spent Sunday with tine latter'a par
enta. James HiHer and WIFE,
i Mrs. - I'M. Fonney H. visiting IT,
daughter, IT.. Sidney Ellis, II Hag
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-09-06
PROMINENT CITIZEN DEAD
William B. Thomas, "A Former Bank
e., Passes Away at His Home Here
-IM About One Year.

Westminster loses another valuable
citizen i'm " the death of William B
Thomas, who died at his residence on
East Main street, early Monday
morning, after an illness Of one year
His age was 76 years, months and
days. Ire was son of the late Wll-
liam Thomas, of Adams county, Pa.
From 1867 to- 1913 H. conducted a
successful private banking business
IT. this city and was connected with
nearly every enterprise in this
city. For 20 years he was presi-
dent of the Farmers and Mechan-
ics Bank; was Mayor of Westmins-
ter for several terms; was one Of
the organizers and developers Oh the
Citizens Water Company; was an
extensive dealer firm real estate and at
one time owned 10 farms i'm various
places i'm this county. Tie was prob
ably better known than any other
man ID this county among the far
mers on account or his active bust
ness In real estate. MIR. Thomas took
an active interest i'm business until
1913 when his health gave way and
he was compelled to reIinquish his
duties and retire He was an active
member Oh 1t. Paul's Reformed
church, this city, and al member of
the order of Odd Fellows and Masonic
Order.
TIE is survived BY two children,
wv. Frank Thomas, a prominent young
man of the contracting firm of
Thomas, Bennett a. Hunter, this city,
and Mrs. Ira j. Lamme, New York.
Funeral services in charge of Rev
Chalmers w, Walck, Rev Calvin s.
Slagle and Rev DR. a. II. Weber were
held Wednesday, September a, at 2.3O
~. IN, AIT 20. Paul's Reformed church.
Interment was made i'm the Westmins-
ter cemetery. Services were held at
the grave BY Door to Virtue Lodge,
a. r., a. WI. OF which Mr. Thomas was
" member. The pallhearers were al
20 members oft the lodge as follows.
Judge JAS a. O.. Bond, ut. George F..
Baughman, Oscar II. Gilbert, John Fl.
Cunningham, Jesse e. Sharrer, w. FL.
Davis, y. Pearre Wantz and Edward
%. Weant F. a. Sharrer C Son fun
eraT directors.
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DETOUR.

Walter Diller, wife, son and daugh-
ter, of Washington, y. g., visited
relatives here during the week.
Harry AIbaugh, wife and children
spent Saturday and Sunday with
relatives near Buckeystown.
Mrs. John Roger and daughter
Naomi, OF Westminster, are visiting
relatives here
Dorothy West, df Baltimore, and
Wesley Darling, of Deerfeld, visited
at James Warren's this week.
Harry SDeelman, of Washington
and Fannie Brown, or Smithsburg
visited at Robert Speilman's ove1
Sunday.
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SEPT. 3, 1918
A NOTABLE TRIBUTE no CAR
ROLL COUNTY.

The Advocate takes pride In pub
fishing this week the letter " Gener-
al Geo w. Cocktails. the builder W
the Panama Canal, and one " the
foremost executives and administers
tors of the United States, To the
County Commissioners of Carroll
County. III this communication To
the County Commissioners General
G6ethals pays high tribute To the
judgment and patriotism which
guided the action of the County Com
nnissioners when they determined to
repair that section of the Old LittIes-
town Pike from Westminster to the
Pennsylvania Line. This Pike for
more than a hundred years has been
one of the chief lines olf communica-
tion from the interior to- the sea-
board. Tic now carries a greater
volume of travel and commerce than
at amy time since its construction,
and its present vital Importance Lies
In the fact that it constitutes am fn-
tegra1 part or the national highways
Indispensable to the winning OF the
war. It Az a recognition OF the
gravity Or failure To have this link
ln the line used by the government
from Detroit W Baltimore I'm proper
condition that caused the County
Commissioners w act when the State
itself was not LII position to do %.
Something had To be done to keep
open the route Tor war service and
the County Commissioners acted
wisely and periodically, and this II
what caused them To receive such =
warm commentator from General
Goethals.
The County Commissioners OF Car
roll County have the eyes Of Wash
inGton upon them and it will never
do to- disappoint The expectations
aroused by their action. Frost will
soon H. here, and prompt and .ener-
Gntic work will b. required to COM
plete the repairs before the weather,
will make them impossible Speed
in construction Ii now the first requi-
mate to- redeem the pledge OF Carroll
County to- the Government The
County's faith IL now pledged to the
Government and Carroll County must
mot fail I'm the performance of its
duty 10 the Nation.
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WOUNDED IN ACTION
Private Monroe Feeser In Base Hos
pital, France, With Broken Lee.

MIR. and Mrs. Charles H. Feeser, of
Deep Run, have received telegram
from the War Department signed by
Harris, Adjutant General, stating
their son, Private Monroe Twill. FeeSer,
Company O., both Infantry, Regulars,
was severely wounded in action July
18th.
The following letter was received
several days ago by MIR. and Mrs.
Feeser from their son in which he
tells briefly of his injuries:
France, Base Hospital 28, = III.
@. 753, July 31st, 1918.
Dear Ones: Y ann I'D the hospital
with my right Ley broken and my
left foot also hurt. guess you have
been notified by this time
'I ann unable to- write much, but
am feeling considerably better today
than yesterday. Hope you got my
last letter q week ago. III am looking
for one from you before long.
Wishing you 1T well,
MONROE"
Private Feeser arrived lover there
April 10th, and was stationed NJ Camp
Merritt, ~. J., before being sent over
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WEDDINGS.
Wolfe WeybrlghG~

On Tuesday evening, September o.
very pretty wedding took place at
the home or MIR. and Mrs Jesse IN.
Weybright, near Detour, when their
daughter, Jennie Naomi was united III
marriage to Mr.. Marshall R. Wolfe, OF
Oakland, Md.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. John H. Weybright, of Thur
mont, Md. The attendants were Miss
Mary r. Roger, cousin OF the bride
and Mr., Hearvey Wolfe, brother OF
the groom /.
The parlor was tastefully decorated
with wood ferns, asters and ported
plants The bridal party entered the
parlor to the strains Of Mendelssohn :
wedding march, played BY Miss Ger
trude Roger
After the ceremony the guests were
invited to the dining room where a
wedding supper was served
The bride was the recipient Of
many useful gifts
After October L, Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe
will be ait home ut BABE Van Buren,
street, Chicago, iii.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs
~. r. Weybright and family, Mrs,
Mary Weybright, Mr. ana Mrs John
>. Weybright and family, Mr.. and
Mrs o. w: Baker and family, Mr. and
Mrs. T. r. Weybright and family
Miss Mary r. Weybright, Mr. and
Mrs. George Frock, Mrs. Nicodemus
and son, MIR. and Mrs. Roger Wey-
bright, of Brainerd, Mimi, Mr
| Hearvey Wolfe and Miss Ora Wolfe
of Oakland, Md; Misses Emma Long
Anna Snader and Mr.. George Hoover
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Manning-Myers.

Miss Marie Myers, Sykesyille and
Mr.. John Porter Manning, this city,
were quietly married Thursday morn
ing at o'clock i'm Woodstock Chapel.
There we're no attendants. The bride
wore a travelling suit with hat to
match, and following the ceremony
the bridal couple left for trip to
Norfolk, va. On their return they
will make their home i'm this city,
MIR. Manning IL SON of Mrs. Richard
Manning, Fair Ground Hill.
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Little-DU0rbing.

Sunday afternoon at ! o'clock at the
home of MIR. and Mrs Milton Little,
Webster street, very beautiful and
impressive wedding was solemnized
when Miss Laura Catherine Duerbing,
of Baltimore became the bride of
Raymond T.. Little, OF this city. The
bride was handsomely attired In a
gown of white georgetta crepe and
veil, and carried bunch of white
roses The groom wore the usual
black The attendants were Mr..
Charles Tawney, or this city and
Mrs. Catherine Duerbing, OF Balti-
more. The ring ceremony was used,
Rev. John It. GOnso officiating at the
occasion. q number Of relatives and
friends were present who afterwards
congratulated the happy bride and
groom
Immediately after the ceremony a
bountiful wedding dinner was given
and after dinner a cake and ice
cream reception, which was thor
oughly enjoyed by all
Mr. Little is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Milton Little, and Miss Duerb-
ing is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
George Duerbing, Of Baltimore.
The happy bride and groom viii
make their home In Baltimore, MFR
Little being employed by the Govern
ment. t
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TTNTON MILLS.

Rev. VIM. O. Slough, OF Allentown,
has been elected pastor OF &c. Mary's
Reformed church, Silver Run, to
succeed Rev $. Charles Hoover, who
resigned the passionate to accept a
call To Shippensburg, Pa. "a call has
been forwarded to Rev. Slough, but
at this writing his reply to if has not
been received
Miss Mollie O. ShriTer returned
home from d trip I'd Atlantic City,
with the families df Robert and VIII
liam H. ShriTer, of Westminster
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-09-06
REGISTER SEPTEMBER 18TH.

Our country needs more than 2,OOO,-
600 new fighting men TO break the
back Of the Hun. Joined with our
present fighting force, they will make
an army or 100000 Americans who
will beat autocracy to its knees il is
den.
Our country chose its first army
from men p to - years old. The
nation will pick its new lighters from
100000 men, from those between
1S and - years, Cloth inclusive) who
have not already registered,
The Government has set September
18th O. the day OF which these 10000
600 men shall register for Selective
Service.
Every true American il at heart a
volunteer. He has said to himself.
when my country needs me, 4 am
ready
Selective Service says the word
It has done away with doubt i'm re-
gard To the need OF this man and that
man. ~ has set exact standards,
times, and conditions for every Ameri-
can To enter military service.
American men have now but one
military duty; readiness to answer as
each il called To register for Selective
Service Military standards and regu-
Iations viii then tell each when
where, ana how he can be used
Therefore, loyalty u
duty calls upon all the 1S,0O0,OOt
American men whose duty 1t Il tx
register Oh September ~, to place
their names Oh the Selective Servlc,
Roll promptly and freely.
The plans of the War Department
require the entire 13 100000 to regis
ter il single day. America - driv
Ing FOR quick overwhelming OF th,
Hun. The quicker the response, tn,
more eager the answer, the quicke'
and greater the victory.
The biggest thing in at the worl'
for an American man Is to As year
Cloth inclusivel, unless a. has pre-
Eiously registered, j. to register Sep
TENDER H.. Don't forget, don't delay
don't pull it over for anything, sinai
0r big I
Find out ahead OF time where yol
are to register. Go prepared I
answer with the vital facts abou
yourself.
Register quickly by letting Tn
Registration Board do the question
1nE.
That il your first step il fulfllir
your duty I'd your country. Yen
Government will take care of I'll
other steps
If you are 18 tn Al years OF ag
fhoth inclnsivel, unless previOnsl
registered, there * but one place f0
you "a September 12, Vt your Regis
tr4tfOn Board. NO matter what yOll
business pr family conditions n
Hnmttar if Von arc lame or blind, yo
mnat appear before your Registfatio
. nsa 4s3ls = ssa afiSssTsa aua TT !
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Wilbur Currens, of near fancy
town, while driving home last We'd
nesday evening, with his right LEI
hanging out OF the buggy, had his leg
caught in = wheel which drew him out
|of the vehicle, breaking bones in the
leg. He was taken to- the Frederick
Hospital where the broken bones
were Set, 4si
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FATALLY INJURED
Victor e. Brown, Skull Crushed Ny
Concrete Mixer Bucket.

Victor @. Brown, aged as years,
living near Fenby, was fatally r.
jnred yesterday morning ~ Savage,
between Baltimore and Washington,
by being struck ON the head by "a con-
crete mixer bucket MIR. Brown was
employed by Thomas, Bennett &
Hunter, contractors, this city, to o.
crate a steam roller On a road that
they are rebuilding for the State, and
in some way the machine became
disabled and Mr. Brown crawled
under the machine to f. At when =
bucket dropped on his head crush
ing his skull IRE was rushed w St.
Agnes Hospital for am operation but
died a few minutes after arriving
lie H. survived by his wife and q
daughter, Miss Helen It's body was
brought to his home last night.
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Lieut. Harry r. Borthwick and
Martha T. Hudson, or Rochester, ".
y, were married by Rev Charles
Shaw, Court street, Wednesday even
ing. Lieut.. Borthwick H. stationed
at Camp Colt, Gettysburg.
George nv. Holman. of Henryton,
SON of Mir and Mrs. William Holman,
who enlisted 80 Uncle Sans service
So z private soldier, has just been
promoted w Second Ldeutenancy.
Private Herman r. pwn's name
rs among the Tie pf W Nv wounded
men fighting iM e. Private
mDpwn left here N Meade on
RdaN NnEemhan and is Il
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NARROW ESCAPE

M
Car Of C. b. Stoner Struck I'm Cross
Ing T.. R. R. Track Near Sells Sta
tiOn.
Charles B. Stoner, OF near Sells
Station, had his Ford automobile bad
~ damaged when the 9 O'Clock train
over the r. R. r.. struck the car al
the Sells Station crossing Tuesday
morning.
MIR. Stoner, observing the approach
OF the train, thought he could pass
the crossing ahead or the engine, but
miscalculated the distance, a. the
steam-chest OF the locomotive caught
the car stripping Off the Tenders OF
the lelft side and the front wheel
breaking the wind shield, and wreck
ing the top and radiator OF the car
He was the only occupant or the car
and escaped with minor injuries
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t-'aylOr.
Little.

Clyde Hoffman. son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Little, of SmallWood, died on
Saturday last of colitis, aged 2
months. Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at Trinity Church,
conducted by Rev VIM H. Hetrick
Interment in adjoining cemetery ~
@. Sharrer G. Son funeral directors.
/ The pallbearers were Sterling
Logue, Leo Saylor, Walter BitzeI and
| Charles BitZel.
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DEATHS.
0.'Il,r-lte..

We have just recently received an
account of the death of MIR. John
Trite, a former resident OF this city
for many years, but for the past few
years has made his home at the Home
fcr the Aged, near Boonsboro, Md.
He had only been sick for three days
and seemed to be- getting better when
early on the morning of July 31st h.
was stricken with paralysis and died
before noon. His age was rs years, /
month and 15 days. Services were
conducted at Pipe Creek Church OF
the Brethren of which Inc was life
long member, ON August 2. Inter
ment in Pipe Creek cemetery. He
leaves two daughters, Mrs. Jacob
Schmidtman, or Baltimore county and
Mrs. Ida W. Manager, of East Berlin,
Pa
ClaS.
Charles Clas, aged rs years died
Thursday, August 29, at the home OF
his son, Charles Clas, near Maple
Grove. He Il survived by the follow
ing children; John =. Clas, Green
mount; Charles A. Clas and Louis
Las nGdA 4ndplG GIOf6s w GSl6ys I'll
Baltimore; Howard CIas, Mrs Lizzie
Ruby, OF Baltimore county; Mrs. Lena
Schweitzer, Snydersburg; Mrs. Laura
Bixler, Maple Grove and Mrs. Hattie
Calp, Baltimore also p grandchild-
rem and 2 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the
Lutheran church, Manchester, Satur-
day afternoon, Rev. Leatherman as
sisted by Rev Daugherty officiating.
Interment in the new cemetery, Man
chester. Jacob Wink Sons funeral
directors.
CaylOr.
Mrs Susan Caylor, widow of the
late Joel Caylor died Tuesday at the
home of her son, Ezra Caylor, at
uniontown aged about S4 years, She
Is survived by three sons, Ezra, with
whom she resided; William, of Union
Bridge and Charles Caylor, near
UniOntOwn.
Funeral services were held yester-
day afternoon in the Church OF God
Uniontown, Rev. +. N. Parson officiat-
! ing. Interment was made in the
Hill cemetery. The pallbearers were
mi a. Zollickoffer, O. Edgar Myers
lW. f. Englar, George Selby, George
Slonaker and Obediah FTeagle c.
o. Fuss & Son funeral directors.
\ Little.
\ Clyde Hoffman son nf Mr. and Mrs
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Babylon 8 Lippy Co.
MIDSUMMER NECESSITIES!

Crepe WdHs
Silk Fancys New
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The Waist Department

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Ladies' Fancy m designs.
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Our Millinery Department,

in the picnic ath
a. 0 these for the nr season
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lDGHa6HGF & MOWeny WEST Maln
street, will leave next week for Mt
Holly, IT, T., where he has accepted
q similar position In the same bust
ness. He has made arrangements Go
move his family to his new home. He
has our best wishes for success.
Mrs. Ernest Myers, who has been
visiting MIR. and Mrs Franklin Myers
OF Mt Pleasant, expects to leave next
week for her home in Dayton, Ohio
She has also been visiting her sister
In Trenton, ". J., and friends In Balti-
more.
Mr.. Edward Zendgraf, OF Baltimore
spent Sunday with his mother, on
" Pennsylvania avenue. MIR. Zendgrai
lis recovering from badly Scalded
leg which he received in Western
Maryland Railroad wreck at Wal
brook, when his engine turned over
Lieutenant Lawrence Reifsnider
lson OF Mr. and Mrs. John Milton Ref
snider, East Green street, has beer
promoted to lieutenant commander
by the War Department Lieut.. Com
mander Reifsnider j. commander o.
submarine E-2 and has just arrived
at port in this country from long
chase.
Lieut.. Charles IT, Fink, OF CamI
Jackson, Columbia, =. G-, was promet
/. ed Within the last wqek from SECOND
lieutenant to first lieutenant IT. Field
Artillery. i. Bernard link, who T.:
been at the Aviation q Y. at Prince
ton, w. u, was graduW ia there las
Saturday and has beeF transferred tx
Camp Dick, Dallas, exas- Both NJ
these young men are Esons az Charlie:
N. - Fink, Esq, CT this city, and botE
EhaX8 been visiting their father within
1.-THE last week.
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Novelty Sweaters

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The Neckwear Department

Summer Leckwear for wash materials,
variety from which To- make selection
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-09
WAR INDUSTRIES
 BOARD OUTLINES
 CLOTHES STYLES
Fashions for Men in 1919 to Provide for Less
 Material in the
 Garments.

The War Industries Board author izes publication of the following:
 The Conservation Division of the War Industries Board is sending out to the trade tentative program covering the manufacture of mems and youths clothing for the Spring season of 1919. This program will be put into effect and carried out by the Woolens Section of the War Industries Board unless some sub stantial reasons are advanced fnf it's modification. No suggestions will be considered unless they tend to bring about a more effective method of meeting the present war condi- tions.
 Sack Coats
 It is proposed to eliminate inside patch or bellows pockets of cloth, Only one vent to be allowed in skirt of coat. that to be in the center. Length to be 30 inches, based on a size 3S regular, h inch grade to Size, 1R inches to be added for longs. Only three outside pockets to be permitted on any sack coat. Fac ings not to exceed 4h inches in width. finished at the breast.
 Waistcoats
 Facings not to, exceed 1% inches in width, finished The amount of woolen cloth used in the front of waistcoats to be reduced. increas sing the amount of lining fabric used.
 Trousers Side and back straps and flaps to be eliminated. Outlet on inseams of leg not to exceed 4 of an inch. No reinforcement of trousers to be made with wool cloth.
 Light Weight overcoats
 All double-breasted coats to be eliminated. Chesterfield models only to be made. Such coats not to ex- ceed 43 inches in length. based on a size 38 regular, A inch grade to size, inches to be added for the longs
 Raincoats
 Maximum length to be 48 inches. Maximum width of collar to be 3R inches.
 Reference samples not to exceed six inches square of cloth.
 All double coats with detachable Things for civilia muse to be elim- mated.
 Not more than ten models of sack coats to be put out It should be noted that the rec for the Fall of 1918 are to remain in force, the recom- for Spring of 1919 being The Fall recommends tions concerning sweeps of raincoats and overcoats to apply to above.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-09
STEPS ARE TAKEN TO PREVENT MORE
 LICE FROM ARMY

PARIS. July 9.-Steps have bsen taken to prevent the breeding of lice in the zones of the Allied armies, in order to stop the spread of trench fever. This malady has taken first rank in incapacitsting the soldisrs of modern armies. as typhoid and malaria fever did in other wars.
 The fight against the louse results from the finding of the American 70. search committee headed by Major R. P. Strong which concurred with the medical authorities of the Brit ish armies in convicing the louse oe transmitting trench fever to soldiers.
 "Delousing units" have been or ganzed and system of disinfecting the clothing of men returning from the trenches has been put in opera tion.