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The Washington times., 1918-02-24
To My Sweetheart
\ SOLDIER
Every Girl Should Read
These Wonderful
Letters.
Ny Own

Ny OWn:-
Your letters are ike falling
stars dropping into my heart
from a great distance and from
vast and stormy sky. They light
the fires Of my soul, and in the
soft and shadowy cleaning l see
the loveight in your eyes-sweet
. and tender and ahame forever.
Your letter today from 'sno-
where" claiming its answer
somewhere in France" makes
me long with inexpressible longing
to know JUST WHERE YOU
ARE. I study my map, Sbut the
wide expanse Of country is but
q mockery, and there is no spot in
all that void that 1 can point to
and say "My lover is there" Nay
be It would not be easier if knew
Just where you are, but it seems
SO. And every letter l post, with
its vague address, seems, as 1t
drops into the box, to laugh aloud
with impish glee at the thought
of going all around the world, and
maybe finding you and maybe not!
I know It is nothing but the Grace
Of God that ever guides these let
t4rs to their destiny. With the
millions crossing and recrossing,
what an overworked Providence it
must be. ! hope soon to hear that
the Christmas boxes for yourself
and your comrades reached you
safely. They were filled with love
and prayers. l hope we were wise
in choosing things. for your
special needs. 1t is so hard to
know, when. we know nothing
about you'll Would our hearts
break and our courage utterly fail
il we could see you silently en-
during the hardship of your daily
lifel It comforts ma to think of
the sweet singer in your camp.
Maybe on the wings Of those songs
Of home and love your spirit flies
to me. There are many moments
when / feel you near. feel your
thoughts of me, like carrier pigeons
coming home to rest. Reaching
out / gather them to my breast!
One by one they fold their tired
wings and 60 to sleep forever in
nay heartl
San day long our mothers and I
work for the Red Cross, and up at
the church we are making comfort
kits by the hundreds. The ladies
say It is my boundless energy that
holds them to the task, but it is
not lit is little Justin Edwards
his stout heart knows no falter-
ing-his plying love guides me to
fresh endeavor and upholds my
spirit when it well nigh faints. At
times / experience a great weari-
nOss-and It Is then that little
Justin Edwards restores my cour-
age. He speaks Of the power
which has guided the world since
the world began. He reminds me
Of the presence which led victor
life? It comforts me to think of
ions the armies Of the Lord. He
tells me again the story Of the voice
calling in the wilderness and 80
know that though suffering and
sorrow and disaster seem to wait
upon Us now-yet with the Pres
ence beside US, and the Voice
within, we shall be strong to meet
the enemy on the plain.
Good night, my lover; all night
long my thoughts, like busy mes
sSngers, will travel back and forth
across the land and sea-bearing
their precious freight from my
true heart to yours.
YOUR LITTLE COMRADE.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
All Star Recipes

Food VuIEeS are measured On
fer1ts Of heat. The INIT Of pseds-
Erement 70 the coEorY. The child
and the sedentdry toorber require
fetosT cdIoTteS than the 0rotUn per
con eRd the one at hard or even
moderate labor. The chILd under
too requires 1850 c0lories a DAY:
from too TO JtVe, 1900 from sIz
to nine, 1880; from ten TO tlDeIve,
.G,100; from hero the requirements
rise rapidly to 4,k0a cdIoTteS a day
for the man at hard labor, though
the average 70 around $500 for the
boy end girl jXSt under ttoenty and
the mG1 or tOomdB toho 10 JoIrIy
Gcttps. An average helping Of
the simpler foods YfeIds 100 cdlortes
Of heat. Let each EaedI contotn fat.
protein and oGrbohydrotes. Tho
c0loTR OdIEes 0iUen to4th each
'rectpe 0TInted t0IH enable Vou 10
plan menus that are right.
Peanut Butter Bread
SIoS Galleries
Ons-hAlt eupful peanut butter,
enS-hAIf cupful sugar. one egg, one
half teGspoOnful salt, three and 4
half eupfulG bread flour. three tea
spoonfuls baking powder. one cup
full milk.
Cream the peanut butter ana
sugar. ADD the egg we'll beaten:
Nix and sift the dry ingredients and
add alternately with the milk. Beat
the entire mixture we'll and place in
wsn-greased tin. Bake in . modsr-
ate oven about fifty minutes.
Peanut Butter Icing
$50 caIories
One tablespoonful peanut butter.
I euptuI confectioner's sugar,
tablsspoonfuls strong, hot coffee.
tablespoonful mArShmRllow cream.
Thoroughly blend the fr1t thra.
Ingredients in . small saucepan
This 10 easily done ~ the pan Is set
over a very low heat for a few sec
ends while stirring. Stir TN cool
beat In the marshmRlIoY cream, and
EprSld At eneG
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Blake's Brilliant Scheme.

O1AS . OAAAhohI
Then the advertisements - OF
course, we should not get a large
quantity at hrst-but they look so
well-jolly artistic some OF them.
aren't they? And they help to sell
the paper. Blake suggests paying
certain firms to advertise with US
regularly. see?"
Yes. quite-the makings Of an
excellent scheme" said Moncrief.
But of course, II would want a
large capital. How much did Blake
Buggest?"
He said It would take q half mill
lion-inereserVe. OF course. He was
quite ready to start with anything
And he said we ought to turn our
money over very quickly"
"Yes, after the first week" said
Tweedledum, keeping his counten-
ance with studied self-control. and
conscious that his satire would be
lost on Guy.
LET Ne Act As Agent" Said Guy.
well, he was not quite as san
Guine as that" admitted Guy. But
he said we ought to do very we'll
He only wanted a salaried post for
himself-yery reasonable OF him.
thought Well, what I'm driving at
IS this. Moncrief Why can't you
let me act as agent for one Of your
rich young men in establishing q
business Of this sortT'
$50 you shall, my boy" said Mon
Grief. heartily; cor, better still, I'll
introduce yC-I TO the lad was tell
ing you OF, and he'll willingly IL
nance you to any extent you like.
Then you can do as you please about
the paper"
But he wouldn't lend money to
me-" cried Guy, in surprise. i've
no security to offer-nothinE at
ALL
"oh, yes. he would. Don't I tell
you-of. course, it's in confidence
that he's a simple sort of chap.
and will do anything 1 suggest to
him? The newspaper scheme will
appeal to him. too, for he did we'll
over another flutter IN that line
upon my recommendation. Morris
here Will tell You the same
Moncrief Arranges the Loan.
Il know him WE'LL" said Morris,
showing his white teeth, "and it's
ell true what Mr.. Moncrief says. 1
sometimes act as clerk to Charles"
There you 90, Norris" inter-
rupted Moncrief, hastily, "glving
away the name before we've set
tied the business" He turned to
Guy. "Since he's told you so much
you may as well know that the
lender is Charles Epstone, son OF
Senator Epstone. Is that good
enough for you? No ordinary
moneyIender, mark you, but Just a
young man whom you can spin a
yarn TO and who will swallow It all
down.
sounds all right" said Guy, with
attempted nonch alance. "But he'll
want papers or something Of that
sort. won't he?" lie felt much re-
lieved I'm his mind. After all, Mon
Grief was an excellent pal, and how
easy it was to get money when one
knew the way TO go about it. He
ordered drinks all around.
Leave that to me-" said Moncrief,
'1'll see to It all. Come around
here again tomorrow afternoon,
Hooking. /and Wen return to the
subject. dare say we may oven
be able TO FIX It all up"
Easy MOney'-Guy Is Delighted.
"Really?" cried Guy. no longer
concealing his Joy. glove, you're a
good sort, Moncrief. Here ) luck
to you'll" lie drained his glass.
"You bet Til be here" He rose from
his seat. Il think I'll allow myself
little poker on the strength Of
it."
lie went away In high spirits. But
the three men continued their init
mate conversation over the fire.
Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1918-02-24

from tho path of good sndeoUO+ and hundred
glasses magnify her oct. Their has been no on
larginG Of her Erug0Ies against eUiI, her hesi-
tGtionS, her otcn peculiar temptations The
manifest injustice Of edrth-,pGds justice must
make the gods Weep that human kind lacks so
much in fGirTess, so many of tho simple elements
of plain Justice
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Peanut Butter Cake

1850 caIorfes
Two tAblSspOOnfulS peanut butter.
eupful sugar. l oupful nouE, Il
tSaspoonful soda, tsaspoonfuI
cream Of tartar. y teAspoonfuI salt.
4 eupful butter. 2 sEEs. cold oofeG
SIT the nour. sugar. cream Of tar
tar and salt tSEsthST twice, msaAurs
the butter in = metal measuring cup,
and melt Il; then break the eggs
into the butter and all the cup with
cold cofree. Pour this quickly into
the Gifted ingredients, add the pea
nut butter. and beat vigorously.
Pour into = tube-pRn, and bake
about forty-hve minutes IN . mod
crate oven, starting at s75 degrees
r. and decreasing the heat Cover
with peanut butter icing. This guam
tity will make nine Eood-sizsd cup ,
cakes II desired.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24

COPY. becSuss people like to see
their stuff in print, and there are
heaps who would pay for the priv
iege. That would bring in extra
profit, OF course
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
RAW MILK AND CREAM

To protect children. inva-
Ids and those who are in a
rundown condition aEainst
milk INFECTIONS. raw milk and
cream should be avoided,
Much OF II may be safe and
wholesome for healthy adults,
but II Is not always reliable,
and many outbreaks of infeo-
tious q iseases have been
times even by the special or
certified kind.
Properly pssteurized milk
and cream, carefully cooled
and bottled. Is the only kind
people should drink. II this
cannot be obtained scald thet
raw milk without boiling it.
Heat-treatiHg milk does not
impair its digestibility OF nour-
cause ricketts, or scurvy in chill
dren. These facts have been
definitely established by com
petent sanitarians and food ex-
perts.
The Health onicer OF the
District OF Columbia will give
you the sanitary rating OF
your local milk supply at any
time you should apply for It.
SSslslJ for Prevention Of Sickness
{. BEELIAER. Secretary
1.-THE Bulletins OF the Society
for Prevention OF Sickness,
signed by Mr.. L. Berliner, are
based on much careful study,
and they deserve the attention
Of the public, for whose beneft
they are issued.
Dr. GEO. ". KOBER
Professor OF Hygiene, George
town University,
This EnuouUcsuleut s Iaid FOR By
the Society FOR Prevention o: S.rancss.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24

= Yes, indeed agrees the modern
woman who has chosen the home
as her career and whose business
Is to find q mate
Some women want a profession.
and they openly lay the founda-
lions for Il.
Some women want the ballot,
and they picket and starvs for IL.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
BY EUGENIA BLAIR.

IN ANS earthly interests
MI are all hooked and but
lH toned together and
held up by
The Washington times., 1918-02-24

Dates Stuffed with Peanut
Butter Each Date, 10 CaIorieS
Wash and stone dates. Stuff with !
peanut butter and roll Ia granulAted,
sugar.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
100000 a Year.

Yes. that's the man. A stout,
thick-set chap. with rather a red
face and shabby clothes. Well, he
said. one could make 420o, 600 a
year out OF it; he knew OF a firm
that was doing so. Not bad that,
Ell? And he had some original
idea, too. which struck me as good"
For instance?" asked Moncricf,
hardly troubling 10 disguise his
amusement.
"Oh. ] can't remember EN- all.
Journalism IL not IN my line. But
I fancy he said Il was absurd to pay
correspondents and writers for therI
The Washington times., 1918-02-24

Learning hath gained most
by those books by which the
printers have lost
Thomas Fuller.
..
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-08
GIVE US FACTS ALWAYS.

correspondent of the Fort Wayne News writes
70 give expression protest He de-
carcs with much earnesness and apparent sincerity
would be wise the refrain from all
ton shortages Of fuel and stories this
character give aid and comfort the enemy" The
News goes goes say that possibly the enemy is
cheered by such stories half he
would by the that this country had collapsed
through lack Of food and fuel produced by prodgal
Far better time face the facts
they really and 10 reckon what shall do
case Of disaster We may that the after
nah Of triumph viii be 10 take and that
that need be The feast worries 1t is duty and
duty forfy against untoward caIamitous
oncfle possibility OF or defeat is
rothng short Of subimated folly
The situation which in this country today
The natural fruage of concet selfsunicency
Of DR. Garfield somehow became obsessed with the
idea all thai necessary TO I'll The coal
bins OF the nation fix price and his wand.
His fatuous stupidity urging the people Withhold
buying until October actually forced this most
disastrous famine of present winter gave
aid the substantial kind The enemy. we
distinctly recall that August and September the pa
stock M al once We're branded creatures Of the
coal trust while Josephus Daniels ana others who
counaeed ooycottng the coal we're hailed as
friends Of the pee-pul.' Mr. Hoover. With Vastly
greater hand has succeeded avoiding even
greater disaster the simply by giving
people he facts and insisting patriotic
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-08
a COG LOOSE SOMEWHERE

II is strange coincidence that the day the gov
eminent begins extensive inquiry n Gary be
first OF IFS kind in America 10 learn how children
have their physical condition betered thar
q Ia-k fannie. produced ny wiiifa 4mpers the
life and health of The tnnocents in The community
No party the controversy raging between the
federal milk commission. dealers and farmers produc
ing milk young children deprived
Farmers who be perfectly right In their
statements that the price TOO low summarily
cut of Gary. city OF $4,000 people like they have
Chicago and surrounding communities. from OF
vital necessaries or life and the chief food OF the child
Regardless of the merits Of their position IL there
moral justification for imperng the lives or tots?
We were only too ready condemn railway trainmen
FOR wanting tie the country with strike; have
had strong words fof coal miners who would 20
the winter; would have the strongest
doctors 10 suddenly refuse treat the sick
As the law stands farmers have perfect right
10 produce milk. but the Lever ought
that IN the future there he similar importing
babies lives. It by farmers. workman capitalist
Pending arbitration there should be shutting
food the helpless.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-08
as PREPARED FOB ANYTHING.

Il the torPedoing Of the Tuscania viii only wake up
the slackers and those pursuing half
hearted!y with heart ALL the heroes who
their end in the twilight OF that Nintry afternoon the
coldewaters ~ The Irish viii not have died in vain.
That L. s troopship has hitherto been lost be
sides being credit those the head OF the transport
inE service. is we piece % luck The God or Bat
lies been kind 10 We may however. pick up
paper tomorrow night and find that hundreds lives
haze been lost because of German torpedo. We may
learn OF slaughter of in the Lorraine
ey bayonet bomb other of warfare.
Indeed America must, like France and England. be
ready for anything. 1t is terrible and bloody
The people Of his country must he prepared for
any a'Iality- Staggering news of disaster our
7ovs vii doubt before the peace penpoten-
ttaries gather
We all realize that nation IS and
-hat Of matter what field of activity
must stand ready to make sacrifice win this
May sod forgive POOR. pitiless. selfish who
wines about giving food money when boys
giving up their lives.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-08

servaton. With much less than that possessed
BY Dr. Garfield he has handled much more difficult
situation with remarkable Mr. Hoover simply
took the people into his confidence them the cold
facts and told them what would be So far
he has gotten results ana while doubt there
sressfu times ahead there il believe that
there viii be actual suffering nv frankness and pub
Heiy Mir Hoover succeeded where Garfield failed by
demagogN and secrecy. And may depend upon II
that all the time the enemy had full knowledge of
situation both 10 food and fuel The only per
fooled lot Of Americans The Central Powers
are well informed 10 what is going here may
be and hey would enjoy nothing than to
people accept the delusive notion that
thine all right and that ii is object
manifest shortcoming glazing Of those Ia
ity NO greater could be made by people
than 10 confound covardice with PATRIOTISM and frank
with
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-08
ANOTHER QUESTION FOR BAKER.

When Secretary Baker appears before he
committee for examination l. 10 hoped that
viii plump at him question a 10 why he
personally granted exemption the and nephew
of Millionaire Newspaper Man Scripps after such OK
smpton been refused sinking young slackers
by the local district boards examining them is
charged that Baker Nv granting perfdios ayors
sought reciprocal returns from ne Scripps publications.
and evidence is lacking that he is be dsap-
pointed The Scripps papers and feature service are
vocifeIousy laundering his praise pronouncing him a
paragon and vehementy assailine All his from
Colonel Roosevelt down. The meantime son and
nephew tying hard 10 look "inds pensibea 10 A
business they understand which they never
manifested any interest until IT served barrier be-
tween them and the military service their cowardy
souls abhorred-Fort Wayne News
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-08
TT WOULD SEEM THAT WAY.

A deal OF first hand Information
ditions in the Army cantonments has been by
Congressman George 3 Francis or New York. who
made personal visit during he past 10 five
o. the camps in the East. He has careful and
detailed study OF the situation at each poni, and en-
bodied the result Of his trip in his colleagues
that is indeed startling The couciseness evident
lack of all attempts 10 be sensational only adds the
impressveness Of Mr.. Francis's statement The Con
reaches the general conclusion the trouble
with military system is that III philoso phicaly
wrong al the head" According 10 him should get
from the practice OF putting he double duty OF
creating policies and furnishing Administrative powers
on the shoulders of namely the Secretary Of
War. which IS entirely variance with all proved rues
for in great undertakings
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-08
FEED THE BIRDS.

The soldier back in Paris Through will tell on
little OF manged and the horrors and stencil
desolaon the fighting frcnt,
for these things desires forget wax
Ing from bad dream. But he Will tire telling the
story OF the bird born in "No..dan.sLand' and
knowing other world from that ned By shells.
gas. death and the human
In the bleak dawn where there shrubs.
grass flowers and only the monotony OF shell holes
| barbed entangements, ths little cane
hopping along the top Of the wall, singing
ry though all the world peace and good will
reigned supreme. 1t message from TO the
soldier the link that held his faith in God the touch
OF nature tbEt Kept him human ben2
But these messengers from Heaven also servants
OF mankind They the insect destroys grow
food and during the winter of discomfort and
conservation should forget the feathery allies.
With the earth covered packed solid the
weight OF winds and the changing temperature.
birds hard put find food. Without wasting
supply by little kindness aid in preserving
the protectors of the and the time
! perform function OF charity The crumbs the
table thrown in the yard each day will provide stump
tuous ration for the birds who winter in north
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-08

ON von Hindenb.rr il Inc best Ger
man LSfdder we ever
HEARD. Wen saw he j.
TX -. -,
ing il he has no sense or nothing.
SPIKING him and then roweling
him is one or the most
EDIFYING sights OF the war.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-08
Lake COunfv'S
Roll of Honor
$50 - <sr----------.zz5sssas,

Lake county's dead IN sns way
with Germany and Austria-EuI-
gary;
ROBERT MARLEY. Ham
rnond drowned off coast Of New
Jersey. May IS.
DENNIS HARMON. Indiana
He rbor; ptomaine poison. al Fort
ogIethrope. Chattanooga. Tenn.
June II.
FRANK MANLEy. Indiana
Harbor: killed IN France a. Bat
tie OF Lille. Aug. 10.
ARTHUR BAsELEK. Ham
nonc: died ar Lion Springs. Tex.
Of spinal meningitis. August 2s
JOHN sAMBROOKs. East Chi
csgo; killed in France Sept, Is
ARTHUR ROBERTSON. Gary;
Killed in France. Oct. 81.
LIEUT.. JAMES VAN Alta.
Gary: Killed at Vimy Ridge
JAMES MAC KNIFE. Gary;
killed at Vimy Ridge.
DOLPu BIEDzYKI. East Chi
cago: killed in France. Nov. -.
E. BURTON HUNDLEY, Gary;
killed in aviation accident al
Taliaferro fields. EVerman. Tex,
Dec /. 1917.
HARRY CUTHBERT LONG.
Indiana Harbor; killed in acct
dent a. r.. Bliss. Texas. Dec 10
DERWOOD DICKINSON. Low
ell: died somewhere IN France. or
pneumonia. Dec. IL.
EDWARD =. EOSTFADR. Ho-
hart: killed by explosion in
France. Dec. %.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-08

When the British TornnieS and the
Canadians in France and elsewhere
heard that the Alien Draft Convcn-
ton between Great Britain and the
United States had been approved by
the United States they sent this
message back TO all Britishers and
Canadians Of military age IN the
United States, Come on IN out OF
tho draft There are ut least two
hundred thousand British and Can
adiars Of military age, 20 10 40
years. in the United States who are
subject to the draft. and en- Briga-
dier-General W. A. White OF the
British Canadian Recruiting Mission
said today, "None OF these can escape
liability to service in war. The ar
rangement is q perfectly fair one.
for it compeis every man who claims
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-08

British citizenship to place himself
upon practically the same footing as
his fellow courtry=7en 1T home; and
surely citizenship should carry with
it obligations as we'll as advantages.
After con4yess passes the necessary
Legislation, they will have sixty days
in which to enlist In the British or
Canadian armies. However, they
will be doing far better work if they
enlist at once and do not wait few
weeks longer for the draft. What
We want at present is man power. II
the Britisher and Canadian enlist
with ue, they can get to Europe
quickly and be made effective much
sooner than If they wait to be draft
cd There is a branch Of the British
and Canadian Recruiting Mission in
every big centre in the United
Ststes consequently Il I: az easy
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-08

matter for every Britisher and Can
adam to do his plain duty for liberty
and humanity"
Some eighteen thousand men have
already volunteered for the British
and Canadian armies since the Mis-
sion began its work In the last week
OF June, 1917. The Tommies are a
cheerful lot, even when conditions
are unpleasant A ciose-range snap
shot of group Of them even when
they are ready to go to the front
line trenches shows any number Of
smiling faces. They say that the
Germans do not stick out to the
bitter end nowadays as they did
earlier in the war, and many of them
seem not at all sverse to yelling
''Kameradl' upon slight provocation
and holding up their hands N sur
render
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-08
The Struggle Everlastil

The Struggle EverlastlL. j
photopIay adaptation Of I,,rH.
Milton Royals play OF the same
name, has lately been reieaser
with Florence Reed as the sta
James kirkwood was responsi
bic for the production and N
ton Stills and Irving Cumming
appear in the cast.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-08
A oUiZZINo QUEER.

Secretary Daniels refuses discuss rumors Of frc-
tion between Admiral Sims, commander Of our feet
abroad. ard The Navy Department He declares such
petty nasty things" and he demands that
Representative Britton who asked about them should
give the Mr. Daniels is slightly confused regard
ng his position before the House committee on naval
affairs It is he and Mr. Britton who is undergoing
inquiry the duty Daniels give
he has