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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-08
What France is Doing
Against tuberculosis
BY WOODS HUTCHINSON. VI. D.

There has always been a consider
able amount OF tuberculosis in north
ern and northeastern France in the
coal mining and industrial popula-
tions. though no higher than in sim
liar regions in Germany and other
European countries. So that hun
dreds of thousands of soldiers must
have entered her armies carrying
foci or slumbering colds" Of par
TALLY healed tuberculosis in their
lungs or glands. There was no time
to make elaborate medical examina-
tons. every man able to shoulder a
rifle and march a couple of miles
had 10 be flung into the ranks 70
stop the onrush of the beast and save
civilization from the Hun.
A considerable number OF them
in the milder forms and earlier
stages of the disease were stimu-
lated and built up by the outdoor
life and good feeding. and secured
cure or at least long continued
arrest of the disease. Another
mOiety were temporarily improved,
but were unable TO bear up under
the long continued strain of the
hardships and discomforts of the
trenches. so that about the close OF
| the second year Of the war, they be-
gan to break down and develop re-
lapse Of their ancient trouble. and
the army medical boards. having had
time TO get their breath and COM
plete their organization, started on a
| thorough investigation of all the
reformes. as the French call those
who are invalided out of the army,
! and naturally discovered a cOnsid-
cradle Of these war strain tubercu-
/ losis.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-08
DARTNC, PIERCING
SCIATTC PAINS
Give way before the pene-
trating effects of Sloan's
Eminent

So do those rheumatic twinges and
the loin-aches of lumbago, the nerve
Inflammation Of neuritis, the WY neck,
the Joint wrench, the ligament sprain.
the muscle strain, and the throbbing
bruise.
The ease Of applying, the quickness
Of relief, the positive results, the clean
illness, and the economy Of Sloan's
Liniment make it universally preferred.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-08

They faced the situation with adj
mirable promptness and intelli-
gence. An excellent system Of both
tuberculosis hospitals and open-air
rest stations for the consumptive re-
formes. was organized and equipped,
one for each Of the larger depart
ments of France, and provision was
made for special care and feeding
for the graduates from these insti-
tutions after they mad returned 70
their homes.
But. of course, this all meant pub
licity. and the German propaganda
lists and sympathizers all over the
world, particularly in America and
switzerland. and the defeatists IN
France. fairly leaped at the chance
and filed the press and the air with
the widest rumors and most un-
principled falsiications The French
army was simply melting away With
tuberculosis a quarter Of a million,
half "A million, a million cases had
already been discovered, and AT
least as many more unrecogniZed
cases were in the ranks. The real
and innate decadence OF the French
nation had at last revealed itself.
and if the war lasted for two years
more the country would be depopu
lated by tuberculosis, and so on.
Unfortunately. some Of the friend
~ medical experts from the allied
countries. who visited France TO see
how they could best assist her in her
campaign against the disease. re-
| ported that the condition was a Sc
/ rious one in certain regions and in
/ dustries, and this again was eagerly
| seized upon and unscrupulously eX-
! aggerated by the enemy.
But the French authorities kept
/ their heads. calmly went on with
their well laid plans. accepted
courteously and gratefully the prof
| fered assistance from their allies.
and proceeded 10 make the wide
| spread interest and deep concern
over the ravages by tuberculosis
stirred up by the war and its de-
velopments. basis and excuse for the
| broad. magnificently conceived ma
] tion-wide campaign of education and
/ prevention against this dread dis
I ease.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-08

HE THINKS us \ INK OF ER.
The kaiser will give his people
everything they want if they'll
promise not TO give him everything
ne deserves
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-08
No CONFlSCATION.

Maybe il is more German propaganda. and maybe Z
foolish and purposess rlmor report has
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-08
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-09

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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-27
CHAPTER XIII,
The Summer House Capti,

The Summer House Captive.
%TS HERE seemed to be nothing else
to do, SO l asked the telephone
operator to see if she could To-
cate the sheriff.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-27

went through various fortunes of the
irquisition, such as having my bones
broken on the rack and other medieval
variations Of the third degree.
My last nightmare was that Of being
blinded by a redhot iron. Who was
it had that done to him? l remember
1t was Michael Strogoff, the courier Of
the car. Shades Of Jules Verne! Any
way, it happened to me in my dreams,
and the burning sensation was so Wv
Id that / awoke In terror.
Tootles was calmly licking my face.
| suppose her tongue had rasped across
my eyes. | remembered having been
told that this method of awakening q
sleeper was one Of her cutest tricks.
If ever have a dog of my own I'm
going to spend lot Of time teaching
him not to do this trick.
was about to insist that the pup
rest somewhere besides on my head
and return to my slumbers once more
when my attention was attracted by
a slight noise outside. Some one was
cautiously approac hing the summer
house. Who the dickens could be out
wandering about at that time of night?
| judged that it was about midnight
The person came nearer. Finally he
felt his way around to the door.
The latch was lifted, ana some one
entered. l silenced an impulse on the
part Of T0otles to welcome the In
truder. The weight Of the man who
was there not ten feet from me made
the floor boards sag as he walked
about He was coming toward me-
For a moment he paused uncertainty
and then lit a match. IN its light /
discovered that he was a tall, nattily
clad young man whom | had never
seen before.
I imagine ny surprise was minutes
Qnal compared TO bis. / was expecting
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-27

From raw materials you found on
the island?" supplemented Bopp.
Everything in it grew right here"
explained.
It's Tootles!" screamed Lucille, turn
ing pale and putting her bowl down on
the table
1T can't be-" said Bopp, shifting.
This has a decidedly fishy smell"
Il know it, walled Lucille, with tears
coursing down her cheeks. That's
what makes me think it's Tootles. We
have been feeding her lots of fish late
ly."
l started to explain. Lucille, how
can you accuse me of such a thing%
"YOu never liked Tootles. l know it.
You cared more for your appetite than
for my little darling. Now l see
through all the mystery about what the
food was and what you were doing all
the afternoon while slept. suppose
you drugged me so that wouldn't hear
the poor little things screams. Oh,
mother! Oh, ToOtles :"
Lucille" l began, "I'-
Don't speak to me. don't even
want to see you again, you fat muir
derer."
That was too much. / might have
stood for being called q murderer, but
not a fat one.
Very WELL" 1 replied. at certainly
will not be necessary for you to see me.
l will go, and l assure you that 1 will
never enter your house again"
went to the door with as much dig
nifty as could assume.
"GoOdby," said as 1 opened the
door.
There was no particular place to go
and apparently no chance Of leaving
the island before morning, anyway. |
bethought me of the lattice summer
house and decided that it might not be
a bad idea to take what shelter it af-
forded.
After some difficulty l found the
summer house and sat under its cheer
less shelter listening to the rain drip
off from its roof on to the dead leaves
below while 1 reviewed my situation.
had to admit that / could not be in
much worse plight. Lucille was
proud and would probably not apOl-
ogiZe to me any more than l would
retract my spoken vow not to enter
her house again. Clearly my love ar
fair was in a bad way and required
heroic treatment to put it back into
healthy normal condition.
Meditating upon that and wondering
what could have happened to Mrs.
Green on the little island just south
of us. gradually dozed off and slip
ped down to the floor
My figure is not such, however, that
l rest perfectly on a fat surface. For
that reason my SAUNDERS were uneasy
and troubled with dreams in which
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-27
Sounds RaHllnn Science.

Mystery stlll attaches to certain e1.
plosive sounds, heard In various parts
Of the world and known to science as
"brontdes." On the coast Of Belgium,
says Popular Science Monthly these
sounds seem to come from the sea,
and are called locally "mistpoefers. q"
In the Gauges delta Of India SIMILAR
sounds are called "Barisal guns"
Brontides are we'll known in some
parts of Italy. where they bear a great
variety Of names. In Hayti a sound OF
this character is known as the "gouf-
FREE" while in parts Of Australia it Is
called the desert sound" Brontides
mostly take the form Of muffled det0-
ma ions. Of indefinite direction. Prob
ably they are If subterranean origin.
Studies Of eccentriciues IN the trans
mission Of SOUND through the atnos-
phere lead 10 the conclusion that some
Of the sounds hitherto reported as
brontides were really due to caunonad-
iaS II blasting.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-27
CHAPTER xll.-Continued.

Lucille stifed a scream.
Hello, mother. What? Some one
Is trying the door? It's opening-hello
-hellO-mother"-
Lucille dropped the receiver and sank
backward into Vida's arms. / picked
up the telephone and held it to my
ear. shouting Hello, hellor'
There was no response. The wire
WIS dead.
When Lucille had been revived with
out resorting to any of the violent
methods suggested by the resourceful
Captain Perkins l endeavored to ex-
plain away any cause for fright.
yEycn if she really did see a man"
I said, (which seems improbable, he
Is not going to murder her. Probably
he Just stopped to inquire the time of
day"
But mother said he had whiskers."
81 know" l continued, that is
against him, but maybe it is hereditary
In his family"
Maybe she just dreamed it." Xent
offered sensibly. Lets call her up
again. She seemed little dented on
top when / first saw her. By this
time maybe the attack is over"
That seemed a fair enough sugges-
ton, and 1 acted on It, / asked CEN
trail to give me Huntingdons island
once more.
I'm sorry" central answered, "but
] can't seem to get them. I've been
ringing on that line for the last ten
minutes. There's another party trying
to get them"
Another partyT questioned.
"WhoY
81 couldn't say. 1t isn't any one 1
know. His voice sounds like he was a
tall, thin young man from New York"
Cant get them," l told the listen
ing group.
What can we do now? l must go
to help mother. / must go. l must
go" Lucille began to get hysterical.
wait, DEAR" Vida said, patting her
hand. 1--WE can't go because we
haven't any boat" Turning to the
rest Of US, she asked, "Whom could we
telephone to and ask to go over thereY'
"The sheriff is the right man, l
should think" Bopp suggested.
"He'd be plumb tickled, too" added
Captain Perkins. He amt had "a
chance to arrest nobody since he's been
swore in"
That's it, the sheriff" Lucille said
severishly. Get the sheriff and let
me talk to him"
1--WE don't want the public to know
about this" l objected
what do care about the public If
my mother is in danger?" Lucille very
properly demanded.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-27


%W~ HERE seemed to be nothing else
to do, SO l asked the telephone
operator to see if she could To-
cate the sheriff.
Il guess he's down to the railroad
station" central volunteered. Its
most train time, and he most usually
goes down there looking for a suspi-
cious character to get off the north
bound passenger. I'll ask the agent
If he's there"
She did, and he was. After a slight
delay l found myself addressing a
strange voice, which / requested to
hold the wire. ! turned the receiver
over to Lucille. She told the sheriff in
GREATNESS haste that her mother had
been foully dealt with on Hunting
dons island and offered him limitless
rewards to capture her slayer.
rs there anything further we can
do?" Lucille paced up and down the
room.
Nothing but wait, dear" Vida said
I'm sure nothing serious has hap
pened"
Then why doesn't mother call up
and tell us that she is all right?"
This was unanswerabe. No one
thought of a sensible reason for keep
ing Mrs. Green away from the tele-
phone
I'VE had better do something to oc-
Cupy our minds until we hear from the
sheriff." Vida said. rising to the posi-
ton Of commanding officer In the emer-
gency.
/ thought of my CLANS.
Come with me-" | exclaimed and
led the way toward the kitchen. II
have a surprise for you"
You have found Tootlesw Lucille
was radiant.
No replied, somewhat crestfall-
en-. for l had again forgotten Tootles,
but have something for you to
eat"
Never have I been so popular as
Nas at that moment~-that is, with all
ont Lucille. haven't said much about
our hunger because there is little to
be said. 1t g practically impossible
70 convey to the mind of the we'll fed
reader what it means to miss many
meals.
led them to the kitchen.
What Is IT." Bopp asked.
Its a secret" replied mysterious
~, Investigating my kettle of clans,
which, strange to relate. had not boiled
entirely away. "I'll serve it TO you
ana then you can guess what it isl
found a number of bowls in the
pantry and with a porcelain dipper /
,adied goOdly portion Of clam broth
Into eaeb.
Dld you cook this all by yourself?"
asked Kent
J did. ayexred uodestly.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-27

customary gallantry and oetarnina-
ton, and the Italians on that front
were not behind them In this If more
stress is laid on the bravery OF the
Americans. 1t is only because the 9TH
ers have proved themselves times
without number in the last four years.
All the latest reports OF the allies
state that the situation is entirely sat
isfactory and improving hourly.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-27

The morale Of ali the Rllled troops,
indeed, was ~ the highest, IN strong
contrast 10 that Of the enemy as re-.
vealed by The words and actions of
prisoners The spirit ~ the Americans
engaged was shown wildly by two In
clients worth recording On the first
day. when certain force Of Yankees
had been compelled 70 give ground
their commander WIS advised by n
French general 70 LEI his men rest. as
he retirement could have 10 serious
consequences The American respond
ed that he could not sccepf the coun-
sci md was going 10 counteratto"k
az once This he did regaluing the
lost terrain and half n nile more TO
boot. Another commander. ln report
ing the recapture Of number Of
towns wired 20 headquarters; "3Tet
Roche on his line ~ defense. Sharp
fighting Boche turned tail and ran
Ike hi pursued by our troops. Hope
20 have more psi Soners" There were
numerous distances Of val0r and nerve
in the desperate fighting IN which the
Americans tool; part. These ar the
troo1- which the German papers as
eert are dabbv without enthusiasm
and uuft fey serious opcro lions.
The French soldiers displayed their
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-27

with pride and qualification Amer
'ca learned Of the splendid part played
bv its soldiers n this th.rd battle Of
the Marue. Some 10000 81 them
we're involved. holding especially The
sectors Just west aud east n Chateau
Thlerry. and they acquitted them
selves IN manner that won the I'M
qualified praise u the French com
lnanders. In the first place, they sUs-
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-27


The swiftest and most complete
check sustained by the Germans was
east of Reims. between Pompelle fort
and Main de Massiges. Expecting an
easy victory there, they met with Il
crushing defeat ut the hands Of the
French troops under General Gouraud,
This gallant commander, who lost an
arm at the Dardanclles, had disposed
his men with the utmost cleverness.
When the German bombardment be
gan. one Of the most terrific ever
known, the French. except for machine
gun crews In blockhouses, retired to
shelter Then the observers announ-
ced that the advance WIS starting, and
instantly tho enemy was swept by a
devastating fire from cannon. machine
tardod the Huns, large numbers Of
whom we're Killed. and the charging
troops never entered the French line
of resistance, coming 10 q stnndstili nj
the wire entanglements which wert
loaded with dead bodies.
The Huns engaged In this attack
were fifteen elite divisions. with ten
divisions supporting. Less than one
third as many Frenchmcn defeated
them. and the French casualties were
astonishlngly few, The attacking Ger
man divisions had to be relieved, but
the French stdd In their positions.
happy and cheerful and more conf
dent than ever
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-27

This latest German drive. directed
nv TudcndorT. opened early Monday
with tremendous attack at nearlv
ell points along a GJ-mile front from
Chateau Thlerry to Main De Maseiges
east Of Reims. r o immediate
defenses Of Relnns were not assaulted.
but II seemed 70 he the intention Of
the Huns to squeeze the allies out OF
that city and 10 eliminate the sail
ent there, and then 10 force their
way on 70 Epernay and Chalons The
snrush Of the first day bent back the
allied line 10 places, but nowhere was
II broken: much Of the lost ground
was speedily regained. and when the
second day came 70 a close II was
considered that the offensive had been
definitely stopped. None Of IT'S OBJ
iectlves had been attained though the
German commanders employed about
10000 men In their fierce attacks.
Won Bernhard, the famous Prussan
strategist. once said an offensive which
is brought To q standstill IA con
quered offensive, and the allies took
that view Of the situation.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-27
Fifth German Offensive, on the
Marine, Quickly Checked by
French and Yankees.
START DRIVE OF THEIR OWN
Line North OF Chateau Thierry Pushed
ERstward-Huns Lose Heavily In
Fierce Fighting East ard
West of Rems.
ey EDWARD W. PIcKARD.

Up to the hour of writing, Germany's
supreme effort" to win a Teutonic
victory by smashing through the al
lies lines has been a dismal and costly
failure. The Huns had gained nothing
worth mentioning. and had lost perhaps
100000 men. More than that. II APP
peared they had lost their last chance
TO demoiSh the defenses Of the allies,
and had sustained a defeat that would
play havoc with the morale of their
troops and with the support of the
civilian population Of GERMANY
AS soon rs the German offensive
seemed safely checked, General FoCh
took the initiative and put on drive
Of his own that sent n thrill through
all the allied countries. French and
American troops, secretly and careful
~ concentrated, were launched In
great attack on a twenty-five mile
front between Relleau wood and the
Aisne river. The enemy was taken
completely by surprise, and the allies,
following tremendous rolling bar
rage, advanced swiftly taking on the
first day more than twenty towns and
villages, many cannon and large mum
bers Of prisoners. They then were
close to Scissors. commanding It with
their guns. and were In the outskirts
of Neuillv ST. Front. Cugchy. the key
TO the Chateau Thierry sector, was
threatened many of the railways and
loads Of supply for the German armies
a the south were cut or under shell
Ore and it appeared TINT Ludendorr
would have to act quickly and power
fully or be driven entirely out 81 the
Chateau Thlerry salient II not back
20 the Aisne.
AS this is written the battle In that
region IS still going on, with the Ger
man resistance stiffened by the bring
ing up Of fresh troops. The Franco
American drive at least served 20 les
sen the Hun pressure on the defensive
lines about Relms. though II was pre-
mature to say that the ancient cathc-
dral CIty would not have 10 be eyacn-
ated. or that the Germans In the
Marine district had been beaten 10 n
standstiN Severe as was their check.
they still had great forces in reserve.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-27

The Franco-Itallan troops in Albania
continued their victorious progress
last week and made their way wen 10
the north and east, threatening tho
flank Of the enemy In Macedonia. The
political effect of this offensive already
Is becoming apparent In Austria Hun
gary