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Newport daily independent., 1918-05-20
ARMY LOUISE ROUTED
American Army the Most Sani-
 tary in the World.
Hot Baths and Clean Underwear Rid Them of Ills Common to
 cnJdtar

Paris. The American army In France Is the most sanitary in the world. The discovery that the louse was the carrier of trench fever and that scabies--the seven-years' itch of Bible fame-and other skin diseases are conspicuously reduced by cleanli- ness led the army staff to take meas ures to rid the Yankee soldiers or these evils. It was decided that cieah underclothes and frequent baths would make the Yank immune from many of the ills common to the soidler In France. General Pershing ordered that his army be equipped with effcient fa- cilities to insure every man in the army change of clothing and bath at least once, and, if necessary, twice a week.
 The soldiers, as they return from active duty, are received in squads. They disrobe and turn In their cloth ing. Then they spend half minute under hot shower, half a minute un. der a cold one, two minutes soaping their bodies and then another half a l minute under warm shower for rins-
 ing. They emerge to receive clean un-
 derwear, sox and shirt and, if neces-
 sary, clean uniform. The whole
 process takes BE minutes plus time for dressing and undressing.
 The underwear the men leave when
 entering goes to the laundry wagons.
 It goes through the washing and ster- llizlng process and is issued again, day or two later, to other troops.
 Lice, known as "cooties" in the sol dier's vocabulary, have been common to all armies in the war; but serious efforts to exterminate them were not ] made until they were found to be germ carriers. The new American plan, it is believed, will effectively rid the army of them. There were cases in the American army, during the fight Ing of the past summer, where officers and men did not remove their clothing for as long period as six weeks. Un- Ter such circumstances lice ceased to a o <o 1,o
Newport daily independent., 1918-05-20

A effectively In France, Italy and Bel gium, will at an early date be assumed by the governments, the Red Cross or ganizations and the relief societies of those countries, which, now that they are released from the terrific burden of waging war, naturally desire to take care. as far as they can, of their own people.
 "The war program of the American Red Cross will thus steadily and rap idly merge itself into peace program. The wake of war will, however, reveal the prevalence of disease and give rise to epidenics and emergencies which in all parts of the world will call for unlimited voluntary effort, the cutting of red tape and the manifestation or those qualities of human sympathy which government action cannot dis play.
 Here will be the opportunity for pe American Red Cross. But even oui Red Cross must not and cannot acl most effectively alone; We must Moor in cooperation with the National Heo Cross and relief societies of other na tions, to the end that not alone 'ne heart of America but the heail oi all mankind may be mobilized on pehail of suffering humanity
 While, therefore, the plans oi the American Red Cross in this uilectioA cannot be formulated specliicaiiy' Ill advance of the general reliel program cf the Allied governments, ssa,a me Amer a[, can Red Gross is neyertaeiess plan ming to develop it's psrnianent' organi- zation in fllis c6sntry upon a scale never befors contemplated in time Of peace.
 The colnnissions which are now Conducting tile activities of the Amer !. ican Red CrosS in foreign countries, as well as the teniporary war organfza- . ton a-Aethi IS country will as matter of counfse ultimately merge their ener- s
Newport daily independent., 1918-05-20
CHAPTERS AND BRANCHES WILL BE CENTERS IN EACH COM
 AAttAItrN FAD aISyINN A n TO
embsrshlp Campaign Each Christ mas Will Be Means of Calling

Henry P. Davison, Chairman of the War Council of the Red Cross, has is- sued to the 3,S54 chapters and the 22. 900 900 members of the American Red Cross the following statement outlining the future policy of the American Red Cross:
 "The whole American people will be invited in the week preceding Christ mas to enroll as members of the Red rross. It Is confidently believed there will be no further campaigns TOT Red Cross funds. but instead the an nual roll call will constitute the foun- dation of the Red Cross. The peop.s should therefore know as definiteiS as
 Ghe plans of this tneif A
 nian society.
 xce was signed
Newport daily independent., 1918-05-20
RED CROSS IN THIS
 DIVISION ALWAYS
Simmons, Pointing to Remarkan'e Recotd, Says He Hopes PeoPie
 In Ihis Section Wlll Matn-


 George w. Simmons. manager Iol the Southwestern Division or the American Red Cross, in a statement given out today said that he hoped the Southwestern Division would continue to set the pace in Red Cross activities.
 on the past we have compelled the othar Red Cross divisions to follow. us, and I hope we will be able to say that we have an unbroken record as the leading division of the country when the calling of the roll is completed" said MT. Simmons.
 "The people of Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma have in the past nobly responded to all the calls of the Red Cross, and in this membership campaign to be held dur ing the week of Dec. 1923 I hope the response will be similar to that in the past.
 twill it not be a great achievement | if every resident of the division joins l the organization? 1t will mean that I 1O4 At1 eiAaO WO Snl1 punt lO tA6 Ilf6 states as being 100 per cent loyal to its promises and pledges in both war :, and peace.
 ''The Red Cross must continue to give comfort and cheer to the soldiers E md sailors overseas and those in the amps in America
 While the Red Cross will continue 0 aid the stricken of Europe, we must ot neglect preparation for the care of UT own people should an emergency rise.
 "The women of the five states have iven their time to making surgical ressings. refugee garments and to hitting thousands of articles given oldiers and sailors and the poor of urope by the organization, and to fail , answer the roll call at this time ould reflect on their generous efforts. Tt does not appear necessary for e, as manager of this great institu- on in this great division, to appeal to e people in this division to- 1i1n use I feel conyjrs1 ond. L&a
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11
WAR ANNIVERSARY

Bookings observed the first ami
versary of the entrance of the United
States into the world war on last Sat
urday. by holding a big meeting in
the Opera House at $50 in the after
noon. 1t would have seemed mor
like an anniversary If we could have
had music and the waving of flags
and a procession of all the patriotic
citizens of the city. But as it did not
seem possible to have a real celebra.
ton we testified our interest and 10y
atty by attending the meeting. The
sherman Kelly company. who were
playing at the Opera House last week,
showed their loyalty by foregoing
their usual Saturday matinee.
At half past two the house was well
filled and the meeting opened with
Olaf Eden. member of the State
Council of Defense, presiding. On
the stage with him were Col. William
Lassiter, college commandment, Sena-
NJ. G. Carlisle, Prof. II. +. Kerr
and Lieut.. Harry Bryant, of the Ca
Flying Corps. Mr.. Eden
made a very brief speech stating the
Continued on Page Six
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11
FOR WORK AT FRONT

The Salvation Army made a cam
paign of this city during the past week
to obtain funds to help out the work
they are doing for the boys at the
front. On Tuesday and Wednesday a
party Of five officers of the army
toured the city and distributed litera-
ture regarding their work and asking
subscriptions. This city is attached
to the Watertown station for this pur-
pose and Adjutant Whitson and her
sister stayed over for the most Of the
week and did further collecting. They
went home yesterday and will come
again for a couple of days next week
to try and get the balance of the 500
that they expect Brookings to give.
In the short time that they solicited
last week and this, the goOdly sum
OF $572.85 was contributed. Many PEG.
pie who would give to no other form
of religious work will gladly give to
the Salvationists. They are doing a
big work and the money will be well
spent and good results obtained.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11
NEW FIRE TRUCK HERE

The new fire apparatus ordered by
the city has arrived and will be in
operation as soon as the expert from
the factory can get here to give it the
test necessary before 1t is accepted by
the city. 1t is certainly some fine
looking piece of machinery. and the
it is built shows that it is made
for hard work and heavy business.
The ~Seagraves Company, who manu-
features the machine, making nothing
but this kind Of autos, so that every
part is built expressly for the purpose
which it is intended. They have IA
fine reputation among builders of fire
fighting machinery and the United
States government are using lots of
their trucks at the camps and military
stations. The people Of the city will
confidence in this added fire pro
and the quickness and cas-
with which our boys a now get to
the fires will greatly enhance their
already excellent reputation as fire
fighters.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11
APPOINTED TO ANNAPOLIS

Robert Haroldson has been appoint.
ed by Senator Johnson to a cadetship
at the Naval Academy at Annapolis,
Md. He will have to take two exam
nations, one physical and the other
mental, and all who know Robert have
little fear but what he will pass both
Of them with high standings. Depend
able, pleasant and willing, he is the
kind of a boy who will make a fine
naval officer, and Bookings is going
to be proud Of her citizen sailor some
of these days. The Register congrat-
ulates Robert on the appointment and
Uncle Sam or the good material we
are sending him.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11
CALL FOR NEXT DRAFT

The call is out for the next draft.
The local board have received notice
that they will call nineteen men to be
sent to camp on April Goth. They are
as yet unable to give the list of the
names of those who will be called as
they will be engaged in examination
the last of this week in order to de-
termine who are the mes to go. AS
soon as the transportation order is re-
ceiyed then the local board will send
out notices to the men who will make
up the quota. They have already sent
out a lot of notices warning those who
might be expected to go that there is
a possibility hat they will be called.
Local boards are instructed to be-
gin work of selecting and notifying
the men at once so that they may ar
range personal affairs.
The men will be chosen from class
one in the order of their sequence
numbers, but local boards are in
structed to pass over and defer tenn
pOrarily those men who are shown to
be actively and completely engaged in
agricultural work as was done in the
special draft at the end of March.
Such men will be subject to call at
any time, however, in the discretion
of the board.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11
COLLEGE RALLY

No one has ever doubted but what
the students at State college are filed
with the highest degree of patriotism.
If there was any such suspicion. a
visit to the exercises held last Sat
urday morning to celebrate our en-
trance into the war would have been
evidence enough of the real feeling.
A big crowd gathered in the audi
forum and the military band played
some good music, after which the stu.
dents sang the national anthems, led
by Prof. Hedge.
Prof. A. S. Harding was the speaker
of the occasion and reviewed the war
situation and the need of our stand
ing shoulder to shoulder in bringing
about the victory that we must have
to a V the world. He touched on
the war activities and urged the pur-
chase of bonds, stamps and thrift
stamps, showing in a clear manner
that there was a chance for every n
to enlist to win the war. Being n stu
dent as well as a professor of his.
tory, the able remarks of Mr.. Hard
ing when he touched on the historical
phases Of the war question. were lis
tened to by the big audience with the
closest attention.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11
PASTOR TO A

The Baptist congregation have very
periodically given the Rev. II. f. Best
a leave of absence for six months to
give his time to Y. NJ. c. A. work in
the training camps. DR.. Best has
been assigned to one of the southern
camps and will be the director of re-
ligious work for that camp. With his
splendid abilities as an organizer he
is bound to give excellent service.
The action of the local church body
is to be commended for their spirit
of helpful loyalty. They are at pres
ent busy looking for a supply to fill
the pulpit during the absence of DR..
Best.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11
CIRCUIT COURT

We had an adjourned term Of cir
cult court for about an hour and one
half on Tuesday morning. Judge w.
N. Skinner and S~tenographer Hopkins
came down from Watertown to take
up some matters that had not been
disposed Of. AS the business was
transacted. the judge and Mr..
Hopkins were ready to return to Wa
tertown, so w. E. Purday took them
there in the afternoon in his auto.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11
CREAMERY WINNERS

Elmer G.. Mokler of Big Stone won
first place in the annual state cOnven
ton butter contest at Sioux Falls, re-
ceiving the Association cup, gold
watch and SO. Second place went
to E. l.. Baumann of Elkton, who re-
ceived $25 and a camera in prizes.
The butter Judging contest was won
by j. NJ. Rishoi Of washington Springs,
who is a son of Representative Rishoi
of this city. T. S. Omberson Of Gro
ton. was awarded honors in the dairy
breed contest. having reported the
distribution of Is pure bred Holsteins
among Fl farmer customers.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11
STATE OF A

The state of trade ove the country
reported by Bradstreet's for last week
shows 1t active. Government buying
leads, but civilian wants numerous
and insistent. High prices no bar to
demand. Easter trade large. Many
cities report record March sales.
Crop reports good. Winter wheat may
be close to record if weather favors.
Clearings and failures show no refec-
ton of war unsettlement. Third Lib
erty loan drive begins. Rush to pay
income taxes.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11
LATEST WAR NEWS

Special to Register, GAS a. NJ
London - Haio reports Germans
continue to gain ground, pushing
British back to M%essines Ridge
line. Germans cross Lys river,
driving sharp salients into British
line north and south. Haig Gen.
ter pushed back considerably, but
wings still hold.
With British Army-First Amer
lean fighters greeted with wild en-
thusiasm on arrival on British
front. They show effects Of long
march.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11

Special to Register, 1870 .. M
Germans have captured town of
Armentieres, an advance of three
miles since drive began. Fighting
all along the lys river continues.
Heavy firing all along this sector
of the fight. No news of fighting
on sectors to the south or along
French front.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11

Tourists from the Twin Cities say
the worst stretch of read between
here and Minneapolis is a two mile
stretch about four miles west OF Volga
in Brookings county.-Arlington Sun.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11

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CONTINUED on Page Six
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record., 1918-07-11
BACKACHE IS A WARNING
Butler People Should Not Neglect
Their Kidneys.

Backache is often natures most
frequent signal of weakened kidneys.
To cure the pains and aches, to re-
move the lameness when it arises
from weakened kidneys, you must
reach the cause.-The kidneys. If you
have pain through the small of your
back. urinary disorders. headaches,
dizzy spells, or are nervous Nand de-
pressed, start treating the kidneys
with tested remedy.
Doan's Kidney Pills have been
proved good and are especially for
weak kidneys. Doan's have been used
in kidney trouble for over 50 years.
Read Butler testimony.
J. K. Hulse, West Ave. & w. Ohio
ST.. says: II had steady ache in
my back and lameaess which made
any lifting almost impossible. Every
time ! bent over, sharp twinges
caught me and my kidneys often act
ed irreeuiarly. Doan's Kidney Pills
gave me eouplete relief from those
symptoms.
: Pfire 6oc. Il an dealers. Don't
sinlply INK for Z kidney remedy-get1
D6nS 1cttnty PiEls--fh same thatl
M. H6lee had. Poster llilburn Co,
lfl ffalA N. y. se-st|
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record., 1918-07-11
JULY 4 SPLASH OF AMERICAN
VESSELS
Incomplete Reports Give Total Num-
Der Sent Overheard Yesterday
as Fifty-two.

Philadelphia, July 4.-The great
Fourth of July splash of American
ships which Charles M. Schwab, d.
rector general of the Emergency
Fleet corporation, said would re-echo
in the ears of the German emperor,
took place today as planned by the
shipbuilders of the United States.
From one minute after IL o'clock last
night until late today cargo carriers
and other type of vessels were sent
overheard in every part of the coun-
try to help build the ocean bridge for
the allied fighting forces in Europe.
incomplete reports gave the num-
ber OF vessels sent overheard as fif-
ty-two, of which thirty-three were
steel and the other nineteen were
wood.
These figures do not include the
launching of naval vessels which are
being built directly under the SUPER
vision of the navy department. The
exact number of launchings probably
will not be known until tomorrow.
The Union plant of the Bethlehem
steel corporation made worlds rec
ord by launching 47,8oo deadweight
tons, represented by four ships, in
one yard in one day. A second record
was broken by this plant by building
one of the ships, the Defiance, a a.
ooo-ton boat, in thirty-eight days.
Immediately after the launchings six
keels were laid, making a third rec
ord.
The largest boat launched was the
Indianapolis, I2,5oo-tonner, at Glou-
cester, N. ].
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record., 1918-07-11
WHAT WE ARE FIGHTING FOR
The President in His Fourth of July
Speech Outlines the Aims of the
Allies.

In his Fourth of July address de.
livered at the tomb of Washington, al
Mt. Vernon, President Wilson gave
an unequivocal answer to the peace
feclers recently put out by German
propagandists.
Unreservedly, the President de-
clared that there could be no thought
of peace which did not mean the de-
struction of military autocracy or its
reduction to virtual impotence.
"A reign of law, based on the con-
sent of the governed and sustained by
the recognized opinion of mankind"
was the way he summarized in a
single sentence the objects of human
ity in the world war.
He did not deal with the progress
OF the war or any particular phase of
it, but spoke eloquently of Amcrica'e
attitude toward Germany's so-called
peace treaties in the East, by group
ing the people of Russia "for the mo-
ment unorganized and helpless"
among the peoples of the world
standing against the enemies OF lib
erty.
The past and the present are in
deadly grapple and the peoples of the
world are being done to death be-
tween them,' said President Wilson.
There can be only one issue. The
settlement must be final: There can
be no compromise No half way de-
cision would be tolerable. No half
way decision is conceivable.
These are the ends for which the
associated peoples of the world are
which must be conceded them
before there can be peace.
l.. The destruction of every arbi-
trary power anywhere that can sep
arately, secretly and of it's single
choice, disturb the peace of the world;
or, if it cannot be presently destroyed
at the least its reduction to virtual |
impotence.
?. The settlement OF every ques-
lion. whether of territory, of sover--
.ignty, OF economic arrangement, or
IF political relationship, upon the
basis of the free acceptance of that
settlement by the people Immediately
and not upon the basis OF
he material interest or advantage of
my other nation or people which may
lesire a different settlement for the
iake of its own exterior influence or
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record., 1918-07-11
The consent of all nations to be

). Lie COIIScIl OI dill UdtIOHS TO DS
governed in their conduct towards
each other by the same principles oi
honor and of respect for the common
law of civilized society that govern
the individual citizen of all modern
states in their relations with one an
other; to the end that all promises
and covenants may be observed sac
redly, no private plots or conspiracies
hatched, no selfish injuries wrought
with impunity, and mutual trust es-
tablished upon the handsome founda-
tions of mutual respect for right.
4. The establishment of an organi-
cation Of peace which shall make it
certain that the combined. power of
free nations will check every invasion
of right and serve to make peace and
justice the. more secure by affording
definite tribunal of opinion to which
all must submit and by which every
international adjustment that cannot
be agreed upon amicably by the peo-
pies directly concerned shall be sane
toned.
Those great objects can be put in
to a single sentence. What We seek
is the reign of law, based upon the
consent of the governed and sustained
by the organized opinion of mankind.
These great ends cannot be
achieved by debating and seeking to
reconcile and accommodate what
statesmen may wish, with their pro-
jects for balances of power and of ma
tional opportunity. They can be re-
allied only by the determination of
what the thinking peoples of the
world desire with their longing hope
for justice and for social freedom and
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record., 1918-07-11
Department of Justice Investigates
Discharge of Cass County Rail-
road Man.

l. Ed. Portly, an investigator from
the United States Department OF JUS
tice, put in Tuesday afternoon. and
until late hour that night, in Harri-
sonville, investigating and gathering
data in the case of o. L. Koontz, who
was summarily dismissed as the local
station agent for The Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas Railway Company on
June IS, 1918. This investigation
comes at the direct instance of Sec
retary of United States Treasury
William Gibbs McAdoo, Director
General of the railroads of the United
States. Immediately following Mr..
Koontzs dismissal, Judge Jacob F.
Kircher, chairman of the Cass County
Council of Defense. took up with Di-
rector General McAdoo the matter of
the local station agents forced retire.
ment, and was assured that a thor
ough investigation would be promptly
made.-Cass County Democrat.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record., 1918-07-11
Fire Sweeps Orange Shipyard.

Beaumont. Tex, July 1.-The en-
tire plant of the Orange Maritime
Corporation. valued at 100000, and
three half completed 2,2oo-ton
schooners, valued at $225,ooo each,
were wiped out in a fire of unknown
origin early this morning at Orange.
The charred, bodies of two men who
were sleeping in a sail loft in the
plant were recovered. The fire start
ed shortly after o'clock and light
wind prevented it from sweeping on
to the yards of the International
Shipbuilding Company, from the ways
of which the first large wooden
steamer was recently launched.