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The Jasper news., 1918-10-17
All but Six at Famous Monastery
Killed to Save Meat
Supply.
HOW PARIS IS REGULATED
Bread Shortage Affects the French
More Seriously Than Any Other
Meat Scarce and Costly
In Belgium.

Paris.-All but six of the famous
st. Bernard dogs kept by the monks
ot that ancient monastery in the Alps
linve been killed. Shortage Of meat
caused by the war led to this mas
sacre.
The st. Bernard pass Is Of historical
renown. 1t connects the valleys Of
TIE Rhone and the Dora Baltea. It
vas traversed by Roman legions thou
sands Of years ago. In medieval times
the pass served the armies of conquer
ors and the bands of mercenares. Ma
lcleon crossed the Alps at this point
IN 1900.
The great monastery was built in
the middle Of the sixteenth century.
IT was maintained for the relief Of
travellers who were surprised by snow
storms while crossing the pass. The
st. Bernard dogs were used to find the
frozen victims Of the storms in the
snowdrlfts. They were specially train
ed for this work of relief and carried
the first aid to the injured in little
basket attached to their collars. These
iugS, many Of whom were of historic
prominence. And for the first time in
the history Of this famous monastery
the dogs had to be slaughtered for
want Of food.
Human Food First Interest.
At other times report of this sort
would create profound interest in
Paris, but at present the human race
Is thinking Of its own necessities and
cares less about dog heroes living
rore than $500 feet above the surface
Of the sea.
Today the people of France are re-
~tr,cted in the consumption of meat,
bread or any other article of food in
the making of which dough or flour Is
used, and sugar. There are three
,reatless days and to prevent anyone
The Jasper news., 1918-10-17

London.-To the observer in the
rear cockpit of the fast British bomb
ing machine the scene hardly appeared
to change from minute to minute. The
engine roared, the sunlight came slant
Ing in onto his knees, biting wind
beat on his face, and below was the
slightly hazy surface of the sea, while
to the right lay the dim line Of the
Belgian coast, which swept away to
the wider silver reaches Of the Scheldt
estuary. Ahead Of him two British
machines flew in the same direction,
with their propellers seeming to re-
volve lazily, as they always do when
seen from another machine.
Suddenly the front machine turned
to the right and began to fly toward
the coast. It's occupants had evidently
seen something of Importance. Look
ing below, the observer Of the back
The Jasper news., 1918-10-17
BRITISH PLANE
HITS HUN BOAT

machine saw a few miles from the
zeebrugge mole six little shapes which
seemed stationary on the gray sea.
They were German destroyers which
were In reality steaming at top speed
toward the coast. Gradually the air.
planes drew nearer and nearer and
soon were but few miles from the
land.
Near the front machine appeared q
small black ball of smoke. Another
appeared, and another, and the OBJ.
server could hear the sharp crack OF
the bursting shells. A moment later
the second machine entered the zone
of bursting shells, some leaving white
smoke, and others leaving black or
evil-looking yellow vapor. Along the
coast line he could see the little red
flashes of the anti-aircraft batteries
Now, however, they were almost over
the dcstroyers, which were beginning
to zigzag as the danger of the com.
ing attack was realized.
The observer saw six black cylin-
ders drop spinning from the front ma
chine, and then, with his two reins
round the pilots arms In front, he
steered the machine to the right and
left as he watched the destroyer
through the wires and bars of his
bomb sight.
The second destroyer, which was
now steering an almost direct course,
appeared below his range bars. lie
turned the pilot slightly to the right
in order that he might allow for the
speed of the boat, and slowly pushed
over his bomb levers, one by one. Be
low the wings he had a momentary
glimpse of the yellow, fish-like bombs
rushing downward.
Scores Direct Hit.
The observer stood up and watched
intently what was going on below
Near the destroyers appeared the
white smoke and spray of bomb
Another followed, and another. Then
on one of the destroyers great red
flash appeared and the center of the
boat was left clouded In smoke. He
had scored one direct hit.
The British airplanes returned and
reported what had happened. A pa,
troll returning a few hours later stat
ed that they had seen five German de-
stroyers returning toward Ostend.
The Jasper news., 1918-10-17

restriction In the consumption Of
bread. "a Frenchman," according to
peace-time wit, "is gentleman who
wears decoration and orders IN ex-
tra portion of bread"
Still France is in better position
tran adjacent countries. Meat Is very
scarce and costly In Belgium. In Ant
xerp one has to pay 20 francs for a
Lound of meat and 80 francs for n
round of bacon. In Merle, near Ant.
werp. a butcher paid 2,625 francs for
n two-year-old steer. Cows are sold
for 5000 and goats for 500 francs.
Swiss Regulations Strict.
At Val de Travers, Switzerland, two
butchers were found guilty of having
violated the government rule regu'
lating the price Of calves. The butch
ers were fined 1900 francs each, and
viii have to pay the cost of the trial,
while Is farmers, to whom the butch'
ers had paid more than the maximum
price allowed, were acquitted by the
Jury.
In the course Of proceedings in the
court 1t was shown that an army Of.
ficer Of the commissary department In
buying cattle for the army had also
7 aid more than the maximum price
permitted. Now the states attorney
is going to prosecute the army officer
for the same offense for which the two
butchers were found guilty.
In Vienna meet rations for hotels,
dining rooms and boarding houses
were cut 20 per cent, beginning July
1. Even meat supplies for hospitals
were reduced 10 per cent. This
caused increased prices.
The Jasper news., 1918-10-17
St. Bernard Dogs
Economy Victims

buying meat In advance the rule re-
stricts purchases to 200 grams of
meat on a day preceding a meatless
day.
The sale of meat Is prohibited
Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
In hotels and restaurants no guest Is
entitled to more than 100 grams of
meat as part Of q meal Tuesdays. This
restriction Is aimed at boarding.
Even slaughter houses are entirely
closed the meatless days. Thus the
attempt Is made to prevent as far
as possible any violation of the rule.
OF course any attempt at enforcing
restrictions of this sort in the prov
ices would be needless. French peas
ants eat little meat, once or twice
week at the most, If at all.
The average Englishman consumes
much less meat. England had three
lneatless days week, applied to res
taurants and similar dining rooms, be-
ginning In the summer Of 1917. How
ever, these meatless days were abol.
ished, the order taking effect May IT
this year.
French frugality in meat is the
more remarkable as 1t is accompanied
by a similar and much more drastic
The Jasper news., 1918-10-17
DROP FAGS TO YANKS

New York.-Showers of cigarettes
fell from the skies on the American
fighters driving the Germans out of
the st. Mhiel salient. This fact was
announced in cablegram received by
William ]. Mulligan, chairman of the
knights of Columbus committee on
war activities, at the United War
Work Campaign headquarters. From
American airplanes 10000 packages of
cigarettes were dropped into the hands
of infantrymen and artillerymen press
ing forward in their victorious squeeze
which dislodged the enemy from the
stronghold they had held for more than
three years. Each package was
stamped Compliments Of the Knights
of Columbus"
At the same time, cable dispatches
announce, Y. M. G. A. workers on foot
moved among the soldiers, handing out
chocolates and cigarettes.
The airplane service for distributing
cigarettes to the soldiers, while the
battle was in progress and the ordi-
The Jasper news., 1918-10-17
KAISER BILL TAKES WARNING
Entire Nation Has the Same Thought
That coIored Boy SO APPLY Put
Into Words.

Two colored registrants were stand.
ing in line in the Franklin school
during the national capitals recent
enrolment Of Its man power.
Two units in the nations total of
approximately 100000 men regis
tered that day, these two boys-for
they were only that-were talking
and laughing while they awaited their
turn to go into the schoolhouse and
sign up for Uncle Sam.
I don't know what their converse
ton was about, but the short boy was
telling the tall boy:
"Bill's hard man to beat" he was
saying.
"Dat's right" affirmed the other,
with knowing nod Of his head.
Eyes subj" said the first boy. 1.-THE
only way you kin beat I'm Is to cheat
I'm"
"Jes' like de kaiser" said No. 2.
"What dat you say-like de kaiserr
shifted the cheat-'lm-beat-'im boy.
dat amt like no kaiser. No, sub.
Pears to me you-all ought to know
letter dan dat"
"Well, you say 1t, then. What We
al. got to do ter beat de kaiser?"
The other boy looked up and down
the line to see that everybody was
listening and then said:
'De way we is goin' ter beat de kali
ser is-beat I'm. "-Washington Star,
The Jasper news., 1918-10-17

nary foot or motor methods of reach
ing the men in the front lines were
unavailable, was established by Mar
tin V. Merle of San Francisco, a X.
Of G. secretary, with the cooperation
Of an American airplane unit. After
the fight, soldiers related how pleas
antly surprised they had been when
cigarettes dropped from on high. They
declared no service in their behalf ever
had pleased them as much as this ul-
trn modern delivery of smokes"
The Y. M. G. A. workers won new
friends at st. Mihiel. One Red TrI-
angle man, with huge pack on his
back, moved forward with certain
unit, distributing chocolates and ciga-
rettes to each soldier. Salvation Army
workers also were busy with their
doughnuts and coffee throughout the
st. Mihiel drive.
The Jasper news., 1918-10-17

Better be not at all than not be
honest.
The Jasper news., 1918-10-17
COULD NOT READ, BUT
HE'S THERE WITH RIFLE

Camp Sheridan, Montgomery.
Ala.-A recruit to Captain Win
ston's company was ordered to
shoot at a certain target, the
number being given.
II KANT read, Cap'n," said
the Tennesseean.
The target was shown him
and when he had finished, his
tally was 4S hits out of a pos
slble 80.
The officers say that these
mountaineers seldom go under
40 hits out of 30 shots.
The Jasper news., 1918-10-17

He who has no taste for order win
be often wrong in his Judgment and
seldom considerable or conscientious In
his actions.-Lavater.
The Jasper news., 1918-10-17
To Feed s5,ooo Yanks.

Chicago.-Charles Weeghman, presi-
dent Of the Cubs. has taken the Job
of feeding 65,OO0 soldiers daily for the
government at the largest artillery
camp in the country, located at Smith.
town, KY
The Jasper news., 1918-10-17

Sliding racks for silverware instead
of shelves feature the bottom Of q
rev sideboard.
The Jasper news., 1918-10-17
Important to lMothers
Might Be Too Much for Him

Might Be Too Much for Him.
Southern Parson Ito convert)-Does
yo' think yo' kin keep in de straight
an narrer path now, Sam?
SAM reckon kin, pahson, eff dey
amt no watahmillion patches erlong
de road.-Boston. Evening Transcript.
The Jasper news., 1918-10-17

When trouble calls 1t usually ends
a man at home.
, 1918-10-24
Six Points
Stand Out
.

ID Mr.. Carey is a very wealthy man, and in
refusing this high honor, at which any. one of
the $4,000 splendid fighting men who have gone
from this state would have Jumped, he placed
his own comfort and that of his family above
his duty to his country.
ca He considered the $1,000 a year which he
would. have received AS n Lieutenant Colonel
(the post which was rendered him) too small,
although he now wants to be elected governor
at $1,000 u year.
90 If he is elected governor he will automatic
age limit of which he is placed by the new draft
law.
"a This letter was dictated to w. (wiedeke),
To his confidential secretary, who is an alien enemy
and who, claimed and received exemption from
the draft on the ground that he is a subject of
the German kaiser. 1t is possible that this man
might be confidential secretary at the governors
office, if Mr.. Carey were elected. Important
war secrets are entrusted to the state governors
by the national war department.
t5) He says he was willing to have served in
willing to serve in Woodrow Wilson's great ma
tional army--and at, the head OF Wyoming's
splendid fighting manhood.
ri (6l. He says: ii could not figure how 1 could
take the place without business sacrifice"
, 1918-10-24
Fac-Simile OF Letter Which Shows Real Soul Of
Republican Candidate for Governor
July 49,, 1917.
Hon. T. L. Houx,
Cheyenne Wyo.
Ny dear Governor Houx:-
RO RT o.
CAREYHuRST.
WYoniNG

tried to see you but a saferasd ~ r: Sseapse e ssss 1gs
day but unable to get an answer from your house
me a eonn4s ssas al a s 1 sa eas4s eoo oaoas1 IN q n tho Hy%a 1ag' esssssss.
think the matter over and would let him know if I would accept
s se It but on ss1n eN urgsa 81 him, ! sgrosd TO take tie
matter unaer fu r s5 G e. era n,en at' TO l '01o a." Una
Since that time I have considered the matter from
aaI : s Us s ssssa5Isss Vii see I'M ssssssy :, -.
that ! may accept the place: AZ you know. I live 2 n q ranch,
r ry for MT to provide some place vhere my wife and children
e0s1d WI live sq j gos the III + d sra I "a IS p va "a ho n a q ao1 asn have
to sst APT 81 one On eas san s \ as as n n aa b sou1a not - be aSie to q
live as eonfortably a she is living at the present time.
have no one to leave In charge of the same neither have I +a
BUSINESS: ~ 1t has Been Under my supervis1on for nearly twenty
years ,sas it sou1s be almost ta a4p 2 d11 s se sfs saak do . it s0 05efose
! you'd have TO 60 anto s service m+ 1 we're I = m ND n n Their e. ~ y y
FAR Th nor D my o rot ss SSo : a eso It With the BUSINESS
have taken ase rs aoy oa a0tdvs sip part the 3 n po esis tom m IN in the cua aM' a 8 V veil 1a o.
better than I could and I do not think that my services Soaao
e ss.99asg s u1 e saaq " to to make ss 0s she ssor mni E 1a Viii Be asssssary
or that I should turn NY nasin ness t % w WIT n ee es my my services.
! an willing 70 make the sacrifices n t. go u az %
colonel Ro . and md although r. ~ I was in no 0stter .shapeeto
leave then than I IN now, ! had obligated nyss3f TO 60 n
sr the proSaa1isies are that By THE time I w9p3as be
On n sy to ). sF3n e q Or g 2 se o esh sras faon a !. s I sss s s5o1a at
n n slime that II think my ssrvioes are worth enough to the
Government t 43ustisy my asking my family to make the necessary
sacrifices
me the petition ana I Wish to- add that there has never been =
q m do IN th ~ has hs seem sen as hara SoT' me . to decline this position.
T. want 70 be in this a@ "a IAN and I fs e. enaor tn say aad In making
my decision I tried t CHOOSE what seemed my greatest duty.
Again thanking you, I al
, 1918-10-24

both life and death are parts of the same
Great Adventure. Never yet was worthy adj
venture worthily carried through by the man
who put his personal safety first.
"Neyer yet was a country worth living in
unless its SONS and daughters were of that stern
stuff which babe them die for it at need and
never yet was a country worth dying for unless
its sons and daughters thought Of life not as
something concerned only with the selfish evan
.scence of the individual, but as a link of the
great chain of creation and causation, so that
each person is seen in his true relations as an
essential part of the whole, whose life must be
made to serve the larger and continuing life of
the. whole.
Therefore 1t Is that the man who is not
willing to die, and the woman who is not willing
to send her man to die, in a war for a great
cause, are not worthy to live."-T Theodore
Roosevelt, in October Metropolitan.
, 1918-10-24

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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-03-15
THE RED CROSS NURSES OF EUROPE
ARE GIVING TOASTED
CIGARETTES TO THE BOYS

To anyone who doesn't know of the
wonderful advances that have been made
in the preparation of smoking tobaccos
In the last few years tmay sound strange
to speak of toasted cigarettes.
Strictly speaking, we should say ciga-
rettes made of toasted tobacco; the smok-
ers of this country will recognize it more
readily by its trade name, LUCKY
STRIKE the toasted cigarette.
The American Tobacco Company are
producing millions of these toasted ciga-
rettes and these are being bought in
enormous quantities through the various
tobacco funds conducted by the news
papers of the country and forwarded
through the Red Cross Society to the boys
in France.
This new process of treating tobacco
not only improves the flavor of the tobacco
but it seals in this flavor and makes
the cigarettes keep better.
The Red Cross nurse is always glad tc
have cigarette for the wounded soldier
as, in most instances, that is the frs
thing asked for. ADV.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-03-15

with apple, potato or other vegetable
boiled onions and then baked or in a
white sauce on toast. Other ways will
occur to the progressive woman, TO
dispose of bits of chicken or other
meats making palatable dishes.
Cheese is a food which should be
more commonly used. 1t Is highly
nutritious, very concentrated and with
no waste. Compared to many of our
high-priced meats it is economical and
pound of cheese equals two pounds
of meat as to food value.
Cornmeal Muffins.--Sift together
three times one and half cupfuls of
Hour, three tablespoonful Of sugar,
one and half tablespoonful of corn
meal, half q teaspoonful of salt. three
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, then
add three-fourths Of cupful of milk.
two Well-beaten eggs, three tablespoon
fuls of melted shortening, mix and
beat well, then pour into butteSed
muffin pans and bake twenty minutes.
Coconut lndi an Pudding.-Mix to-
gether one tablespoonful Of fresh
grated coconut, two tablespoonfuls Of
indian meal, one tablespoonful Of min
ute tapioca, one-half cupful of molas-
ses, one-fourth of cupful Of sugar,
one tablespoonful Of shortening, one
quart of milk and salt to taste. Pour
into a buttered dish and bake two
hours. Serve hot with cream.
Fig and Nut Pudding.--Stir a half
teaspoonful Of salt into two cupfuls
Of boiling water, add half cupful of
sugar and stir in enough graham flour
to make a mush. Cook half hour,
then add half cupful of chopped figs
and few finely chopped Brazil nuts.
Serve with whipped cream. This is
an emergency pudding which will be
good enough to try again. Raisins or
dates may be substituted for figs and
other nuts may be used If desired.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-03-15

New York.-The persistence shown
by France in the dressmaking houses
In continuing a certain trick for sew
eral years, deserves more attention
than is usually accredited it, writes
Anne Rittenhouse.
A study of the obstinate way in
which Paris designers have held on
to thing they liked might go far
toward convincing a vast number of
the critics of women's apparel that
fashions are not as flighty as they
seem. The weather vane turns 1t is
true but it, swirls back into the same
quarter so frequently that at times
there is a feeling that 1t changes little.
The American shops, it is claimed,
constantly convince their patrons that
an old gown must be replaced by
new one by showing a revolution in
silhouette.
We have millions of women to
dress, where France has thousands,
and we have population that is quite
capable of INDUCING in it's desire for
new clothes from the rim of the arc
tic circle to q line above the tropics.
1t is a well-known fact that the
American buyers who go to Paris to
get new clothes often refuse lovely
gowns if they bear close kinship to
those that were sold the year before.
They wave such frocks away with the
remark that American women must
have novelty.
This act has always depressed the
designers in Paris, who care for
beauty and detail rather than for
startling changes, and it is the French
designers who say that they rack
their brains for eccentricities to give
to America far more than they would
if their clientele were only Rome
Paris and London.
1t is this underlying trait in the
French dressmakers that gives them
the desire to persist in a certain line
which is coming back to the orig
inal discussion.
Now the Zouave Skirt.
This line happens to be, at the pres
ent moment, that tucked-in effect at
the hem of the skirt, which is Sugges-
tive of the trousers, of the Algerian
troops.
Nobody would remember, probably,
the exact date of the beginning of
this idea, but it was evolved long be-
fore the war. 1t has been brought
out in various kinds of skirts.
The house of Callot was probably
the first to bring out the idea in a
narrow skirt, but it did not take.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-03-15

little hard nut in the paw which can
not be easily broken with the thumb
and finger, the rabbit is an old one. II
1t has entirely disappeared and the
paw resists pressure it is too old for
anything except a stew. When dress
ing a rabbit there is a thin membrane
which extends from the TANKS over
the intestines. If this is removed the
strong flavor which TO many is highly
Objectionable, goes with it, making the
flesh delightfully."- sweet.
Rabbit Fricassee.-A young rabbit Is
the only kind to use for such a dish.
After carefully dressing 1t cut it up
in serving-sized pieces or into quar-
tiers and eighths. Roll In highly sea-
soned -four and brown in little hot
chicken fat, then simmer until tender
and when nearly cooked add cream or
rich milk. Cook until nice gravy Is
formed, then serve hot with mashed
potatoes.
Rabbit With carrots.-Prepare the
rabbit as for a fricassee, and when
Drowned add quart or less Of finely
shredded carrots cut in matchlike
pieces with a small chopped onion and
plenty of seasoning; add water to SIM
mer and let cook slowly in frying
pan on the back Of the stove or in a
casserole two or three hours.
Luncheon Dlsh.-Free leftover fish
from bones and skin and flake with
a fork. To cupful allow teaspoon
full of -four with quarter of tea
spoonful Of mustard, dash of
cayenne, tablespoonful Of butter and
a few dashes Of salt. Rub these in
gradients together, adding enough
lemon juice to moisten and half fill
scallop shells, cover with buttered
bread crumbs and set In the oven I'M
til well heated through.
Dry cake crumbs make excellent
buildings stirred into custard and
baked.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-03-15

The sketch shows a combination of
two of the most fashionable fabrics of
the spring. The skirt is short and
narrow with white matelasse hem
and panel at the side. The bodice Is
slim in outline, with long sleeves, and
shows slightly low, slender vest of
the mateIasse held in by two girdes
of black satin.
Poiret, who has a devotional attitude
toward anything that comes out Of
the East, used the skirt throughout his
years Of success.
Cheruit adopted it in a modified
manner half dozen years ago. Jenny
took 1t up about two winters ago and
accumulated 1t in her popular cos
tunes in such manner that America
grew more weary of it through this
channel than any other. Somehow,
as Jenny made it, it did not SAVIOR Of
the East. 1t was merely awkward
and extremely girlish.
Last autumn the immense bulk Of
the American public looked with a
shrug Of the shoulders at the pink
and blue taffeta skirts that were
tucked up at the hem and caught
here and there with q formal little
bouquet of roses. How stale and
stupid Paris isl was the comment.
Can't she ever get 1t into her head