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The Pulaskian., 1918-12-27
USES HISTORIC RUINS
Darky Chef Finds Good Place for
 Kitchen.
Hot Beef and Fried Onions Replace Marie Antoinette and Louis
 XVI History.

With the American Army in the Ar gonne.-A darky cook from Alabama is turning out hot bully beef and fried onions in Varennes in the ruins of the inn where Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI were captured by French peas ants in their flight from the revo1u- tionists
 The old stone building itself had fallen into decay long before this war. But the Germans had burrowed dug outs into it's cellars and some sort of German headquarters was estab- lished there until the terrific lombard ment that preceded our greatest of fensive completely leveled the ruins. Varennes itself fell to the Yankees a few hours later as the Germans re- treated to the ridge of hills, beyond.
 For few days American tanks had their headquarters in the yard sur rounding the ruins. Then the tanks moved up and colored laboring detach- ments established headquarters in Varennes while they smoothed over shell holes in the roads. What was iClL OA OuC OA tHC WdlIo Ol luc OlQ lut struck a colored cook as a good lean to against which he could protect his fire from the wind and in a jiffy he had his kitchen going.
 Not a single building in Varennes has roof. During the first four years of the war the town escaped heavy shellfire, though it was within easy range of French artillery. But the battering fire of our guns on the open ing morning of the Argonne attack and the response from German artil- lery after we had captured the town laid the old church in ruins, hattened out the modern dwellings along the river and sent strong buildings in the center of the town sprawling into de- bris.
The Pulaskian., 1918-12-27
PLANE PARTS MAKE MOWERS
Motor Propelled Machines Constructed From SaIvaged Material at
 Texas Camp.

Fort Worth, Tex.-There Is les son for the salvage corps in the op- eration of a whole fleet of motor propelled machines with which the grass on the square mile of lawn at Everman aviation field is. cut. And aviation mechanics are complaining that they can't lay down a nut or bolt or spare airplane part without it disappearing. The connection be- tween the two is the secret of Sergt. Fairfax Williams and Corporal William Mcfarland. who are the con- structors of the "Everman scouts" as the motor mowers are known. Sergt. Williams designed the ma chimes and Corporal Mcfarland con- structed them from the discarded ma chinery, disabled motors and spare parts that accumulated from the air planes.
The Pulaskian., 1918-12-27
KEEPS THEM HAPPY
Red Cross Worker Tells Fortunes
 for Boys.
Relieves the Monotony for Wounded Yankee Soldiers in the
 Hospitals.
By GERTRUDE ORR.

You will receive a letter in few days which will bring you good news -. Um! Yes, and you are going to receive a present. from Iady- blonde, whom you are going to meet.n
 sTrust Hefty, there, to meet the blondes,' drawled lanky Southerner and the group of interested soldiers clustered about the fortune teller shouted in chorus, "Oh, oui! He's there with the blondesr p
 Hefty looked embarrassed, but pleased
 .'Tell me some more!" he urged, and the fortune teller, coming the cards read for the wounded soldier a coming day of good luck when muddy trenches. shivering nights under bombardmenf and aching shrapnel wounds would be forgotten except as a hale of hard work we'll done to crown the days of peace with content.
 The gipsy, in her scarlet kerchief. has always piled her trade profitably. An American Red Cross worker, in q Paris hospital, has discovered that the scarlet kerchief is not a necessary requisite for drawing clientele. She began telling fortunes one afternoon just to while away an hour for boy who had begun to lose interest in get ting we'll He was restless and weary. For four months he had been lying in the same bed other patients had come and gone. until he began to feel as if he had just grown" in that hospital ward.
 You're going to have an interesting adventure tomorrow" predicted the Red Cross lady, and the following day
The Pulaskian., 1918-12-27
SUES MOTHER OF DEAD BOY
Girl Asks Redress for Death of Child in Accident in Which Chauffeur
 Is filed.

Cincinnati, O.-----e mother of a lad killed in an auto accident has been sued for $25,000 alleged damages by a girl who was hurt in the same acci dent. Miss Lola Singleton, nineteen has brought suit against Mrs. Gather. inc Duncan. mother of Jackson Dun can eighteen.
 Young Duncan, while operating a machine in which Miss Singleton was riding, was killed. Miss Singleton who says she is permanently crippled and disfigured, based her suit on the claim that the boys license to drive an auto had been taken from him for reckless driving only few days be fore the mishap, and that personal appeal by the mother was followed by the court restoring young Duncans license.
The Pulaskian., 1918-12-27
PULASKI HEIGHTS NEWS
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Brooks Bradley. who has been at the s. A. T. c. at the University of Arkansas, has returned home.
 MT. and Mrs. E. w. Stewart of 1920 Prospect avenue have had their daughter, Mrs. D. M. Burford, of Hope, as holiday guest.
 Miss Frances Babcock, who has a,- cepted position in Chicago for the winter is spending the holiday sea son with home folks at 512 Palm
 Lieut. Lawrence Bradley has re- ceived his discharge from the Army and has returned from Camp Pike to the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. L. H. Bradley.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. w, Strawn visited Atkins the latter part of the week where they attended the wedding of Miss Tot Potts and Lieu. Lyle B. Tur ner, which took place Saturday after noon.
 Miss Emma Elliot will entertain members and friends of the Chaveaux Music Club at her home, 205 Prospect avenue on New Years eve Prof. Laurent Chaveaux will present mu- sical program.
 A Christmas entertainment was given Monday night at the Methodist Church by the Sunday School. A pro- gram was presented by the very small children in charge of Mrs. Harold Skinner.
 Miss Mildred Moss is spending the holiday season with her parents, Mr and Mrs. E. E. Moss. She will at tend the wedding of her brother, Low ell Moss, at Woodbury, N J., before returning to Anniston, Ala.
The Pulaskian., 1918-12-27
BooTBLAcK IS REAL PATRIOT
Every Dollar of Subscription to War Work Fund Means
 Sacrifice.

sandusky. O.-Andy Mahon, pa triot, shoe-shine stand philosopher and philanthropist, feels sorry for the peo
 pie of Sandusky because of the poor showing in the war work fund drive, and what he feels toward those who could give, but who did not, is not good newspaper English. But Andy subscribed $50 and then another SIP to be paid on the instalment plan. and when the committee faced a shortage at the last minute Andy dug down and subscribed another $20. Every dollar of Andy's subscription means sac
 rifice and it means lots of shoe shines.
The Pulaskian., 1918-12-27
EXIT MOSQUITO.

After a systematic and scientific fight against the mosquito pest, Baux- ite is practically free of this blood sucking spreader of disease.
 The fight was made by General j. R. Gibbons, superintendent of the American Bauxite Company co4ope- rating with the Rockefeller Founda- ton Board of New York City.
 Bauxite furnished $1,500 to secure medical officer from the Health Board to assume charge of the work. The total cost was S4,500 including the services of the sanitary officer
The Pulaskian., 1918-12-27
Snodgrass & Bracy's Mail Order Business Increases Ev-
 cry Day.

This firm-Arkansas Mail Order Drug Store-has outgrown all expec tations. There was time when their parcel post business would be attend ed to in few minutes; now they have man employed especially for this department, and he's kept busy getting out drugs, sundries, perfumes hospital supplies, face creams, toilet articles, rubber goods of best quality etc. The store has earned the repu tation-namely, You can get it al Snodgrass & Bracy's." Send in to day your mail order. Arkansas Mail Order Drug Store.
The Pulaskian., 1918-12-27
Indian Keeps Ills Word.

Milwaukee.-When Will Davis, ar Indian, was convicted last August o1 selling liquor on the Indian reserva- tion, he asked permission to return home to harvest his crops, and re. quested that his sentence be deferred until that time. The request was granted. Davis, true to his word. re. turned after the harvest, and Is now serving 60-day term in the house oi correction.
The Pulaskian., 1918-12-27

a. pal with whom Hefty had trained in the States and whom he hadn't seen for six months, was carried into the ward and placed in the bed beside him.
 She's wiz," announced Hefty to the ward, and the Red Cross lady found herself swamped with demands for seances. She sees only happiness and good fortune ahead and the con- valescents, with a new interest in life, find the days go less slowly when something good awaits them just around the corner.
 They know it's good luck because "The Red Cross lady says so-she saw it in the cards"
The Pulaskian., 1918-12-27
LOWELL MOSS TO WED

MT. and Mrs. Joseph J. Summerill of Woodbury. New Jersey, announce the engagement of their daughter Gertrude Rittenhouse to MT Lowell R Moss, son of MT. and Mrs. D. E. Moss of Little Rock. The wedding will be solemnized on January 10.
The Pulaskian., 1918-12-27
Piueons Even Patriotic.

Wilton. N. H.-Three pigeons, one red. one white and one blue, scared over hill here the other day, the white pigeon flying in the center of the group. As they flew into the rays of the sun their colors were very pro- nounced.
The Pulaskian., 1918-12-27

who had all ditches cleaned, stag nant water oiled and the breeding place of the mosquitoes destroyed.
 General Gibbons feels that this money has been well expended as 2 protection against disease, loss of la Dor and death.
The Pulaskian., 1918-12-27
MAKES KNIGHT OWLS.
 DIG FOR SMOKE FUND

Seattle.-A number of the reg ular roomers in the hotel Vir- ginia here have a habit of com ing in after midnight. The land- lady, Mrs. Clarke, now fines each one of her roomers who arrives after 12 midnight and turns the money into the tour boys in France tobacco fund.-"
The Pulaskian., 1918-12-27
Calls Big Apple "victory."

Buxton, Me.-An apple 141a inches in circumference was raised here by Elmer Eastman. He has called the apple "vIctory." The trees yielded nine barrels, all the fruit being ap- proximately of this size
The Pulaskian., 1918-12-27
BONDS LIVER PILLS

One Small Pill at bedtime drives away the poisonous matter. They ara Small. Mild and Effective.
 25c, All Drugeists. Refuse substitut-s
The Pulaskian., 1918-12-27
For Sick Headache

ach, Biliousness, Floating. Gas. Coated Tongue, take the well known and mer- itOriouS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-20


the polio" and fire departments OF AL
cities. Already this phase Of the COM
mittee's activities has been initiated
!. ,,.,. ,.c. .,o.
''oi' II Is P'opoH'''' Will "o'''e
celHlnG station lor newspapers li1"E'-
zines. lead and unfoil. and the local
Chamber uf Commerce in each COM
,nrritv is IN secure = common ware
house whore tho towns contributions
oro IN ba assembled and dismissed of.
ybile the firenen are supervising
the collection. of the material the
noIrnmrn are exncc,cd to enlist the
attention Of every householder, anart-
mon, hnuse dwrllcr and ,cnau, IN his
hon,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-20

$4,000 for base hospitals; 233.ooo for
the reclamation work. and $4,000
other-1.732. 900 pieces in all We
handle more, wooden at one Of our
camp laundries than all the private
laundres in the United States"
What is the reclamation work.
That is washing the cast-ofts before
they arc mended for reissue. or ripped
up for patches and rags" II hear you
have been cutting down tho price,"
Yes, we began with O schedule OF
regular commercial rates. But We
decided It was better to have 4 fixed
price for each soldier whether he sent
anything or not. II he paid for his
washing there would be no reason :or
his not sending 1t to us. We first Set
q price of $1.40 u month, but We had
too much money left over and tho
price was reduced to a dollar"
WHY are you working here tArouc:,
these hot sumemr days." Because I
was asked to do something to help
win the war that 1 knew how to do.
We are all in it and we must SEQ It
through. Each man back Of tho
trenches must do his, bit. am q
laundryman, and laundrym2n can
help in two ways: Help TO keep every
mothers son clean and well. whether
in training or in the trenches. and
help to make every dollar saved and
given to the Government do a hun
dred cents worth Of lighting" How
long before you~~lll get all tho plants
running well?". II don't know, but ~
are at 1t day In and day out. and ~
will keep ut 1t till every unit y -
A. as fighting corps"
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INV ~ o tin box that had six or eight
labels on 1t.
ALONG these lines the national sat
- -. committee, led by the indomitaoie
Mrs pougherty. proposes to wage me
war against the Kaiser. From . ON
,r., headquarters Of the Amotaen
civic Association. in the Union 1ru'I
u,,i,d,nr In washington, the cam
naicn is to be carried forward by tne
american Civic Association through
The Federation Of Women's Clu0''
1,hsre are 1000 such clubs In the coun.
,r with a membership OF 2''oo'ooo
,,.ouen and they are TO be the loren
hearers lighting the way for the'r
,,;r,ons Of American sisters.
And salvage will not end win tne
~" snoke Mrs: Dougherty by way
ort,,v 1T will have only
hosrn The lesson Of thrift incui'
oa1ed on our national life through
force Of habit will go on and on Tor
oyer like Tennyson's babbling orook'
Noyer again will America accumulate
a,d destroy as she has done IN the
mast The lesson Of salvage has been
taught our boys in the hospitals inc
,,.c,ens and on the field OF battle.
When they return they Will pracuee
u,hat they have lived. and We must
On forward with them. hand IN nano'
through the years TO the no"
America"
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What does it COST" Each soldier
pays twenty-five cents weeK-he
paws less for the right TO have twenty
pieces washed than it would take
TO get his coat done UP at home;
Does Uncle Sam break even?" Yes
and has "a small margin beside. count
ing everything" why does the
soldier pay for this washing' Be
cause there is no appropriation for 1t
by Congress. Doing laundry work rs
a part of army upkeep is new IDEA.
They haven't got used to 1t on the
hill"
And the washing must be we'll done.
too. The laundry is not only under
the supervision Of reclamation OIL
Ger at each camp. but it must pass
double inspectlon--the sanitary officer
inspects for cleanliness. and the line
officer of each organization. for ap.
pearance.
From camp To central office at
Washington. The cOnscripted laundry
man was not in. Will you wait
few minutcs--hc is In morning con-
fercnce-thc heads Of all the branches
OF the conservation and reclamation
division hold Il conference each morn
ing 10 find out how they can help
each other" said the young lady who
was getting out letters and instruc-
tons to the camps and answering
Questions at side desk. She vas
proud Of the fact that she was cog
In the driving wheel Of the great
washing-machine.
The chief caino in. How many
pieces did you wash last month";"
1858 900 for officers and enlisted men:
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millions Of men tearing down ana
DESTROYING. and an expenditure Of
Sl6o 900 900 every time the clock turns
twenty.four hours" she began. the
world must begin to economic as
never before and America must lead
this movement.
I'VE must buy according to our
needs. We must waste nothing. We
must not travel unnecessarily. but
bear in mind that our trains and the
service along the lines is needed for
the transportation Of troops and NUM-
tons.
We must work at the thing nearest
at hand to help win the war. accord.
ing 70 our age and ability.
We must not be burden to our
neighhorhood.
Every one who consumes must also
produce.
Our ono thought must be Of service.
Salvage offers to every man. woman
and child an opportunity to serve.
There now is no chance for any sim
gle person TO say, What can do to
help" This is something that every
body can do. and must do.
over in Paris" she said, men
make the rounds Of the waste boxes
and baskets set out on the streets
BY jantors and householders. and the
miscellany is picked over and assorted
for salvage.
Our movement aims to have in
every American city and town an ex-
change or shop where discarded
clothing. furniture, pictures, orna'
mcnts and other household articles
may be deposited for sale for the great
and common cause. Such a shop al
ready Is in operation in Kansas City
and it Is the beginning Of chain OF
shops that we hope to see run around
through every city. town and village
in the United States.
I'm this movement Is a wondcrful
opportunity for womens service
during the war, and beyond that sec
great reconstructive movement in
the interest Of habits Of thrift. We
must go through with 1t for the war
at present and take UP the future
later on"
One Of the features OF the national
salvage committees plan Is to enlist
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By Frederick 4. Cleveland

II
OF E..pr..idsa, r4r, Commission on Eeonon,
and Efficiency
THE good old way was to give each
= soldier pay and allowance. win
his allowance" each bought his own
clothes and did his own washing and
mendlng-or had. some one do It for
him. Then the "mammies" Of the
South -Sad the country folk for miles
around the camp mad their back
Yards and fences full Of soldier
clothes.
This was the easy way when armies
were small. But In this war armies are
counted In millions. The battleline
reaches hundreds Of miles through
country laid waste. Crowded training
camps and trench life add TO the
dangers Of contagious and filth disease.
In the training camps on this side.
too, the changes from winter to sum-
ner weights. from wooden to cotton
and back akaln, made 1t seem wise
for the Government to go into the
laundry business as a part OF its war
work
On this side, the washing OF each
soldie. comes fn'on the average about
like this: Socks thirteen times
month, underclothes once week. cot
ron coat. and cotton breeches twice
month, etc, etc. over there a com
blete change must be made every time
tho men come in from the trenches
Even il he does not have to he out
!, the mud and rain. there are the
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But the size Of the job is not the
thing that most interests us. So much
has been said about confusion and
waste in war work. we want TO know
how well il Is done and about the cost.
Laundries have already been set up
in more than thirty training camps and
equipment is being bought for over
seas use. Is this business being car
ried on in a manner consistent with
our war aims?
Before attempting to tell the story
or to make any comparisons, l wanted
to see how big laundry business was
carried on by private concerns. and
for blgness l went to New York.
An officer of the Laundrymen's
Association acted as guide. 1 told
him | wanted to see just how it
should be done. We'll" he said.
there are plenty Of places TO go to
see how not to do laundry work. There
is a place nearby where c0no'tionS
are bad. We also have places which
are as clean and we'll kept as health
resort"
We all know that washing at home
Is mussy work. But the first place
We went was the wcttest. the muSsicst
place. l thought. that had ever been
in. Leuky machines. sloppy floors
steam. the smell Of soap; and machin-
ery oil. and rotten wood-yet they
we're doing a big business.
From this we went to 'onc OF the
best"-a great four-story building
built for light and air, filled with ma
chlnery and girls. Dry floors! Hoods
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How Theu Sweepl the Crumbs

FIGHT trains on an average O. ery Tyon"a 10 the
make their way from the bs III S The vast
conservation stations IN the feai~'
age from the batteheds , ,..o,+ h.s, ..ol
In month moe n das e sa
vageo do 49, If shoes 60 600 pairs of trench boots
N o0 steel Helmets 10000 sheepskn cpes and 10000
nieces of miscellaneous equipment
# or bovs at the front do all this in the midst OF
h fabt;noout there fighting all day long and sleeping
T pht on their arms-hat should we folks at home be
able to do? -, - ~.
baskets sell it all and turn your into Red Cross
crtcbes anesthetics smokes reading matter and
other things essential to the comfort ana RECONCILIATION "
YOUR gallant boys. ...
SAI,VAGEi
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"cooties." For two and half million
and one half million men on the
one and one half million men on the
other side. this il the size OF year
laundry business that Uncle sam
must get ready TO do: 90.O00,0oo pairs
Of socks, :21 100000 drawers, 22l'Ooo.-
600 understands. 20.ooO.0OO cotton
coats. 20.0O0.000 cotton oreeches'
81. 900 900 denim coats. 4o.ooo'ooV oen-
i'm overalls, 100000 olive drao
shirts. 65.O0O,OOo bed socks. besides
cooks aprons. cooks caps nurses
dresses and aprons and a lot OF othef
washable things.
Rut this is not all There are the
outside WOODEN wea: and other Things
~ he Gry-cleaned. Wooden coats ana
breaches three times year "hlle III
training and twelve times year when
on the front. The dry cleaning loe
n year for 100000 mon in training
and 1900 900 men in France "ou4o
aount ia 1000 900 overcoats. $1,000
600 coats. 100000 breaches.
II the weeks wash were hung out
On a line. and three inches were
allowed for each sock. one foot Tor
an undergarment, two feet for an
olive drab shirt. two feet for Va coat
etc it would reach twice across the
Atlantic Ocean from New YORK 10
liverpool The wash for I month
would reach Aaround the earth and
Ian over with a second line all the
way across the United States. The
wash for a year would reach from the
earth to the moon and then half way
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Uncle Sam, La1ndrunan for TW0 and Half Million M

and he had his man there who was
making the place a school for train
Ing and experiment in camp work.
was finding out the best way 10 handle
camp washing and was training men
to 30 out to manage other laundrles
and To be ready to so over there
to help Pcrshing keep his army clean.
a camp laundry wagon drove up TO
the front platform. Out pr TINS roileo
great hagS---one bag for each OF the
Quarters from which the load had
been picked up. Out of each bug when
opened tumbled many bundles. To
each bundle was tied u ticket which
bore the name of the soldier. his or
ganization and location rs we'll as his
list OF things 10 be- washed. AS the
string oneeach bundle was cut the
things were checked to the list and
errors. If any. were noted. The clothes
were not marked--they belonged 10
Uncle Snm--but each pin WAS pin
tagged The corrected tickets lnell
went to the record room. and the pin
tagged" clothes TO the sorters-coatS'
hrccches, undercluthcS, .. d. shirts,
socks, handkprChicfs and denims,
each foutd separate section in the
sorting truck. Then they went 10 the
washers: from the washers To the
centrifugal "eX;rac:ors"; thence to
the steam dryers: from dryers to the
ironers: from ironcrs IN girls who got
them together again by pin tag" num-
bers. checked each bundle to the ticket
that came on, of the record room TO
meet the clothes. tied the ticket on the
bundle, nut the right bundle in each
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