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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24
hln5h Swiss Gets French and
German Money, but Lands
in Prison.
Is CONVICTED WITH OTHERS
Republic Anxious to Keep Out Of Trou-
Bile, but Is Nest of PIotters-Es-
pionage Trials Daily
Occurrence.

Berne.-A remarkable spying feat
was executed by Il Swiss citizen named
Luginbuhl He succeeded in getting
paid from both sides, the French as
we'll as the Germans. receiving profit
able favOrS from both, and finally
landed in the meshes Of Swiss law.
LuginbuhI was one of twenty-one de-
PENDANTS in celebrated espionage
case just concluded in local court.
With one exception all were found
guilty, including Luginbuhl. Sentence
was deferred.
Luginbuhl was anxious to buy wool
waste in France. He wanted to sell
1t in Germany where he could get an
immense price for it, To get the wool
out Of France Luginbuhl had to obtain
permission from the French authOri-
ties. He got into touch with French
agents and spies doing business in
Switzerland, who afterWard were his
codefendantS in the trial, and upon his
promise that he would make n trip
into Germany, find out certain things
the French spies were anxious to know
and report back he would obtain per-
mission to take the woOSOut Of France.
To sell the wool in Germany Lugin-
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24
RABBITS HELP
HOMESICKNESS

cook in (thorc is 4 wonderful French
! utcnSil called Il ''fat-tout." in which
You can pretty nearly make every
thing. a fork apiece, plate apiece
and one knife for the family These
furnishings are lent TO the poorer fam
iiteS. Those who can pay. buy furni
turc on a sublimated installment plan,
S1.21 down and small payments &C
Cording to income every two week.
until twO-thirdS of the cost price /.
reached, when the furniture becomes
their own.
The delegates may be able to cur.
the physical needs Of the refugees. hui
they have to contend always with th1
terrible inconsistencies Of an uproote
people. More than anything else !
the world, these homeless people wan
to return to their own frcSides: ano
for the time being, that is tragically
impossible. They must be made al
cOntented as possible In their new
communities. Furniture offers one
means, gardens another, rabbits q
third. Many of the people have berr
farmers on a small scale so that &
few feet of ground on which to raist
soup vegetables or potatoes make!
them Unfortunately happy. The village
furnishes the garden and the Rec
Cross supplies tools and often seeds.
But rabbits are the browning glory
They represent almost the only form
of meat these people ever have: the,
can be kept in very small quarters, fec
on grass gathered by the children; an(
they multiply with pleasing rapidity
Where it seems that q rabbit will b,
specially appreciated, the dclegat,
gives money enough TO buy 1t to th
mayor of the village and asks him Il
do the purchasing.
SO it goes. Sometimes the gifts o.
spade or a hoe or some wool 81
stockings; sometimes hundreds of kilOl
of potatoes sent to a mayor to distrb
ute for the spring planting dozens o.
blankets to cover the people when the!
first arrive and are housed of npces
Sity in Schoolh0uScS or town hall
hastily converted into temporary ba.
racks.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24

Seeing her castle destroyed and her
old servants murdered by the Huns
was the trying ordeal experienced by
DR.. AntOinette d'Artagnan, a French
woman doctor, now in the United
States. She is the last of that name
In France. She has been wounded and
gassed, receiving medals from King
Albert of Belgium and General Petain.
Her chateau was within three miles of
the Belgian border when the Germans
came and destroyed everything, in
Guiding rare works Of art, tapestries,
paintings and everything they could
lay their hands on. Nothing now re-
mains but u pile Of stones to mark
this once beautiful castle. She hopes
to recover her health in this country
far from the scenes of horror that
she has witnessed, and then intends to
return to help the American woman
doctors in France.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children "Culifornia Syrup OF
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love lis pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cIcanseS the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable feverish, or
breath is bad. stomach sour, look at
the tongue, Mother. If coated, give
Il teaspoOnful Of this harmless fruit
laxative and in a few hours all tho
foul, Constipatcd waste, sour bile and
undigcsted food passes out of the bow
els, and YOU have Il well, playful child
again. When the little system is full of
cold, throat sore, has StomaCh-aChe, d.
arrhGa. Indigestion. c0liC-remcmber,
good ''inside clcanSing' should al
ways be the first treatment given.
Millions Of mothers keep "California
Syrup Of Figs" handy; they know
teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask your druggist for a
bottle Of "California Syrup Of Figs"
which has directions for babies, chill
dren of all ages and gr0wn-upS printed
on the bottle. Beware of cOunterfeitS
sold here, so don't be fooled. Get the
genuine, made by California Zig
Syrup Company."-Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24
Wear White Shoes.

Release shoe leather for service b.
wearing white shoes! That's the lac
est patriotic slogan Of fashion and bid,
fair to rival the demand that we sub
stitute silk and calico for wool. White
buckskin, canvas and duck and white
washable kid for evening are the slip
perS and shoes recommended for fash
ion patriots. White shoes are essential
to smartness for completing the sum
mer costume of organdie and light
silks. For cool evening smart white
CATERS are made 90 accompany white
slippers.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24
SPY IS NEUTRAL:
SELLS TO BOTH

huhl made his trip into the kaiser $
domain. rs promised, hut he did more
than he had promised He told Ger
man officials al about the deal he had
made with the French spies. where
upon the Germans We're kind enough
10 write a report which Luginbuhl .o0k
back to Switzerland and handed over
to his French friends, who paid him
$500 for It. Lugiuhuhl 1T that time
already had in his pocket the hand
some profit he had made on the sale
Of French wool in Germany What
the Germans had paid him for double
crossing the French was not disclosed
during the trial.
1t took eight days to fry the case
Mourgeot, French officer, was the
principal defendant in absentia. He
had escaped before he could be arrest
cd. The judge in pronouncing the YER
diet OF guilty said Mourgeot haf
broken the word of honor given by
an officer when he escaped from a hos
pital. He was found guilty of hav-
ing organized the French Spy system
in Switzerland. He hired German de-
serters to tell him all they knew. All
this was, however, only q minor Of
Tense, according to Swiss law.
Had Many Activities.
His principal crime was treason
committed against tSe Swiss republic
He observed the movement Of Swiss
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24

NURSES Are Needed for Immediate
Service
The American Red Cross has issued
several flyers and booklets in a cam
palSn to enlist trained nurses for an
increasing army ana under the head
ing quoted above has this to say:
The enemy thinks he can win before
the United States mobillzeS all its re-
sources for making war--and among
these resources nurses are vital. Ask
yourself this heart-ScarChing question !:
rs our incomplete mobilization due in
part to my holding back:"
Trained nurses are needed today
needed in the training camps at home
and desperately needed in the hos
pitfalls in France, where there are hun
dreds Of wounded daily.
The American Red Cross does not
pretend that you can serve your Coun-
try without sacrifice. You will receive
less compensation in war work, meas
ured In dollars; but you will receive
infinitely larger compensation. meas
ured in self-respect, patriotism and IN
selfish devotion to your country in the
hour Of its greatest need.
LOngfellOw said:
Trust no future, howe'er pleasant
Let the dead past bury its dead;
Acr Act! in the living present,
Heart within and God o'efhead."
Nurses, if YOU fail, HE dies!
In small booklet issued by the
Red Cross various questions are an
swered. For the benefit of trained
nurses who may wish to enlist some
Of these questions are repeated here
with their answers. Nurses desiring
general information, or young women
who wish TO be trained for nurses
should write to the Red Cross address
ing: Department of Nursing, Ameri-
can Red Cross, Washington, d. c."
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24

TROOPS :.,r .,r Err.c.. ana
k,rt tht. r.Y"Uch "r..y csr@,uaut post
81 ;nuft .hu,a II, hired mnn tG
ua'.h ,lr tt:.a-pa ..a'i.4 Of rat,I" He
trt,tt ~ poison ca;rt" - railroad trains
by putlja- poison in The carS. He or
"Jui2ed conspiracy ~ fomont " strike
in the aluminium works 1t Chinris,
which were sending goods to Germany,
and tried to destroy the electrical plant
at WaI6>hur
Three of his tools were French
men. who also succeeded In Guiding
the Swiss law It was discovered At
the trial that these men made ii their
business TO buy factories that were
selling to Germany They bought The
factories with French money and made
an immense profit for themselves by
the transaction.
The most prominent Of the Swiss de-
PENDANTS was Or. BrueStloin, Il lawyer.
Revelations disclosing his activities
created Il sensation in all SWitZer
land The court condemned him Sc
u
were Swiss army sergeant and an
army policeman. Both were found
guilty of taking French money 70,
furnishing information about army
movements.
The whole of Switzerland seems to
be a hotbed Of spies Espionage trials
are going on almost continuously In
many of the cities. Germans, Aus
trians and Italians are implicated as
well as the Swiss themselves. The
public is usually excluded from these
trials because Switzerland wants to
avoid rs much as possible being drawn
into the qualifications OF Spydom
which might jeopardizc the neutrality
of the republic.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24
CENSOR SCIENCE NEWS
Popular Articles DivuIge Secrets
to the Foe.
Even French Academy of Sciences In
nccentIy Gives Facts Useful
to Enemy.

Paris.-IIow popular science dis
cussed in the daily and magazine press
conveys information to the enemy and
how even great national institutions
Ike the French academy of sciences
sometimes inn0cently divulge secrets
which the enemy finds useful is told
By a writer in La Liberte. who protests
against the indiScriminate propagation
of technical information. The writer
comments on the fact that the acad-
envy of sciences has suggested that the
censorship be rendered more effective
by the addition Of few sayants who
will be able to recognize valuable SCI
entifc information when they see it,.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24
One of the Smart New Wells.

1t was a rather wide veil of a pref
ty, silky heXagonal mesh, black, anc
it was being draped around a small
flower-wreathed turban. The interest
ing thing about 1t was the border; thai
was composed Of silvery gray coli
spots-the size Of 5-cent piece,
single row on the long edge of the veil
and double row across each end. 1
was simple decoration, but, rs tbs
skiIlful milliner caught up the folds 0.
the veil and fastened them at the back
il hung in graceful drapery.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24
Play important Role in Making
Repatriates Contented in
Strange Surroundings.
RED CROSS IS Chief AID
Cares for Friendless and Homeless
People Whom Germany Dumps
Back From the Captured
French HamIets.

Bourg, France.-All repatriates are
homeless, but some have friends in
France who take them in. Those who
are friendlcSS as well as homeless
when Germany dumps them back from
the captured French hamlet are sent,
according to the plans of the minis
try of the interior, 50 many TO this
department. so many to that; and the
departments divide them among the
villages, two families here. three there.
All over the west and south Of
France you find them, these people
imbued with love of their own fire
sides which the nOmadic American
can never understand, torn up sudden
lv by the roots and transplanted to
an utterly strange community, with
out anything in the world but q little
baggage they can carry and the franc
and half a day allowed by the French
government. The father of the family
is dead or missing or a prisoner. or
ut the front. The daughters and the
sons who could work are still in Ger
many. Those in France were sent
back because they were too Old, too
weak or too young to work-uSeleSS
mouths to the Germans. They are
the repatriate problem in which our
Red Cross is lending a hand.
Care for Repatriates.
The department Of the Ain is typi
cal. BOurg, its principal city, lies near
enough to the Swiss border so that
when six hundred people were expect
ed, the Red Cross delegates could go
to Evian and journey back with the
conveys.
When the delegates met the re-
patriateS on the train. they gave them
an order which assured to each family
a little Of the coal which was so
precious in France in cold weather. A
printed letter stated that the Ameri-
cans knew their sufferings and sym
pathized with them and would help
supply them with garden tools and fur
niture and to get work for them.
Reducing housekeeping to its very
lowest terms, the American Red Cross
delegates decided that each family
must have beds enough for everybody,
table, chair apiece. a stove. some
thing to hold water and something to
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24

PoiamaS. worn instead of night
dresses, have proved so sensible and
so fetching that they have become an
established institution in the realm OF
lingerie. -jow we accept them as
matter of course. 1t was because
they proved pretty and fascinating
that they were followed by negliSees
that scorned skirts and reveled in
trousers, inviting all sorts of gorgeous
oriental silks and furbelows. to come
and be at home with them. Japan,
China, Persia, Turkey and heaven on'v
knows what other lands, have been
ransackcd for inspirations.
The designers, once having landed
an idea. exploit it to suit themselves.
In the picture a lovely negligee is
shown with Powered satin trousers,
or pantaIettes, that are gathered IN
about the ankle. Over an ivory sur
face, or on any good color background
bououets of flowers in several col
ors are printed on silks that make
these neither garments things OF
beauty. Worn over these there are
mantels or jackets or draperleS OF
georgette or silk, usually In plaln
color. In the pictur the over-Sarlnent
is rose-colored crepe georgette ana IL
fastens with silk cord and taSSeis IN
the same color.
Bright green. or black and gold
made up With straight trousers ana
short Jackets in the fashion OF Chinese
costumes, we may pass by, but not
without casting one lingering. longing
dock behind. Black satin trousers anu
Jacket. bordered with gold Satih anu
embroidered in gold colored SILK mike
negligeeS that one will never TIRE OF.
Vivid and audacious shades OF green
with touches q brilliant coiors II
emhro,uered decorations are wonder
full in georgette or in satin. Turquoise
and bIuebird are good choices N Color
and then there IS gold color and pater
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24

In the view of the academy the
ligence than ignorance. to print much
scientific information the importance
Of which escaped the editors and
which should have been kept secret.
The columns of matter relating to the
German long-range gun form case
in point. NJ Charles lie GotIic, a sci
entifc writer of note, writing on this
subject. says that the press has in
dulged in a veritable orgy Of details
concerning the experiments in prog
rcSs in France 10 extend the range Of
the heavy artillery. Plans of shells
and guns. he alleges, have even been
published.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24
When Should You Enroll?
TODAY.

! When Should You Enroll?
| TODAY,
Nurses are needed now. Five thou,
sand are wanted between now and
! June !, and approximately $4,000 will
be needed before the end of the year
What Are the Requirements for the
Red Cross Nursing Service?
TO be eligible for enrolment a nurse
must be graduate of a recognized
school for nurses, giving at least two
years course Of training in a general
hospital. In states where registration
is provided for by law an applicant,
to be eligible for enrolment, must be
registered. She must be at least TWEEN.
ty-One years of age.
What are the Physical Standards?
During the period of the war Il phys
ical examination certificate should be
filed with other application papers at
the time of enrolment.
Where do Red Cross Nurses Serve;
Their service may be in this coun
try or abroad. Service abroad is moi
guaranteed.
What is the Length Of Service?
Red Cross nurses appointed for
service in the military establishment
during war are expected to remain az
long as the emergency lasts, unless the
need of their services ceases TO exist.
They may. however, be relieved from
duty at any time in case OF miscOn'
duet. or should their services prove I'm.
satisfactory. The same ruling con.
corning length Of service and resigna'
ton applies also TO nurses serving else
where with the Red Cross.
Must Nurses Pay Travelling EE.
penses?
Travelling expenses are paid for
nurses travelling under orders from the
war and navy departments or the
American Red Cross.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24
ADOPT ONE ORPHAN A MONTH
Wealthy Couple Will Continue Prac
tice Until France Is Able to
Care for Own.

Los AngcleS.-An orphan q mont
until the war is over is the plan re
Gently adopted by Mr.. and Mrs. vii
liam Doran of the fashionable Will
shire boulevard here. They have al
ready become godparents to ten tin!
mites of French humanity and vii
continue the habit once a month unit
France is able to care for its wa,
orphans unaided.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24

WOTh IS q pIeaSufe. LsII Ell my Irlenu5
who have any trouble of this kind what
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has done for me. "-NELLIE B.
BRITTINGHAM, 600 Calverton Rd., Balti-
more, Md.
1t is only natural for any woman to
dread the thought of an operation. So
many women have been restored to
health by this famous remedy, Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
an operation has been advised that it
will pay any woman who suffers from
such ailments to consider trying it be-
fore submitting to such trying ordeal.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24

The accidental discharge Of a Gun
aboard a transport.
Price came here several years ago, IL
and ppnnileSs. Mrs. Mellet took hir
to her home, nursed and cared f0
him until he was well, and then hnlpe,
him secure a job. Assigning Of hi.
war risk insurance to her was the onr
way he could show his gratitude, h
told her, Just before leaving.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24
co,Iar and Cuffs o. Scarlet.

A blouse Of white silk Doplin haI
tinv collar and cuffs Of scarlet, from
which flare plated ruffies Of white
4 satin blouse has extra piece n
front in simulated button effect. and
touch Of blue embroidery.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24

VouSnesS and head.
aches and every
month woul5 have to
stay in bed most Of
the time. Treat
ments would relieve
me for a time but
my doctor was al
ways urging me to
have an operation.
My sister asked me
to try Lydia E. Pink
h a ms Vegetable
Compound b e f or
consenting to an
/ took
five bottles of it and
it has completely
cured me and my
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24

yelloWS that tighten up a room like
sunlight. These new negliSees invite
US to explore the world of color and
to become as brilliant as tropical! birds
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24
"WOPS." "BOHUNKS."
ETC, BANNED

Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga
"WopS.' "d@Goe>," "bohunks"
and simiIar names may not
hereafter be applied to non
EngIi>h-sp"aling soldiecs at
camp Gordon. General Sage
las issued an order requiring
soldiers and officers TO Sc con
duct themselves toward non
En"ijSh->peakin@ soldiers that
20 prejudice, antipathi"s OF hui
Jiliajion may arise.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24
DOCTOR URGED
AN OPERATION
Instead l took Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound
and Was Cured.

Baltimore, Md.-"Nearly four years
] suffered from organic troubles. ner-
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24
Spurceon's Philosophy.

To get, we must give; to accumu-
late, we must scatter; to make our
selves happy. we must make others
happy.-C. II. Sturgeon.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24

It may be up to the lOwly potato to
save our bacon.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-08-24

Q s-sGs -
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-22
$29.5O to $4,000

Showing the most complete line of entirely exclusive
models shown i'm the city Featured all the
erals color and shade and in all sizes for
and misses.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-22
Won BOSSE STRONG
FOR U.S.. He SWEARS
German Alliance Have Changed
Views: Loyal to America in
War, He Declares.
py Associated Press TO Every Evening

Washington. March 22-Rev. S. G..
Won Bossc, of Wilmington, Del. president
of the German-Amcrican Alliance, re-
sumed his testimony yesterday before the
senate committee considering the bill TO
revoke the charter Of the alliance because
of its alleged disloyalty. Mr.. Won Bose
reiterated the statement made Mt Tues
,av's hearing that the alliance is patriotic
and has no connection with the German
government.
Il the alliance now soc things more
clearly than they did before the United
states entered the war
The members of tho alliance realize
that u Is high time to take stock of them
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-22

selves and to rc-Ealuc their work, said he.
eve are at war with Germany and no
matter how much we may have differed in
opinion before the war;" continued Won
Bose, "no matter where our sympathics
then lay. We have, rs Americans, now but
one duty and that is to bring tho war to a
speedy and successful conclusion. To
this end we German-Amcricans have
Loyalty dedicated ourselves"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-22
Invited to Return.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Clayton. March 22.-Ilev. T. H. Jones,
former pastor of Ewcll's M. +. Church,
this place, has been invited TO return
for the third year by unanimous vote
Of the church as pastor of tho First Nj. j.
Church, Stewartstown, Pa. Conference tn
he held in Baltimore, Md, April to 10.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-22
Forms SPANISH CABINET.
Former Premier Makes up Portfolio
IN Succeed Alhmcemas' Body.

FfF NFtFFFHf'H TFFFH " FfFFF lVIF'WF'lg
Madrid, Spain, March 2l.--Anionio
Maura, the former premier, has suceecd-
ed in forming a cabinet to succced that
Of Marquis Do Alhucemas.
Senior Maurs will he premier, former
Premier Dato will he minister Of foreign
affairs, Count Romanones, minister ~ jus
tice, and General Marina minister of war
The Marquis lie Alhucpmas viii take
The interior nortinlln.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-22
Thomas Easter Flowers.

Beginning with Tuesday afternoon,
Mrs l.. r. Thomas will start the sale Of
Easter flowers for the week, at the old
stand. Fifth street between Hing anti
Market There will he thousands of
lilies. tulips, hyacinths, daffodls and
nt hrr nrnftr hlnn1nrrs Adv