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Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-07

work is q pleasure. tell all my tr1end1
who have any trouble Of this kind what
Lydia F. Pinkham's vegetabls G Con- g
BR1rTMGHAM, 6O9 Calverton Rd:, Balt-
more, Md.
It Is only natural for any woman to
dread the thought Of an operation. So
many women have been restored to
health by this famous remedy, Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
an operation has been advised that It
win pay any woman who suffers from
such ailments to consider trying 1t be-
fore submitting to such a trying ordeal
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-07
CUBAN { AviAroas TO FRANCE.

Col Manuel Coronado. member of the Cuban
senate, recently ANNOUNCED in Havana the organi-
zation of an aviation unit which will be offered to
France with complete equipment. SINCE. the dec.
laratien of.war against Germany on April .!Cuba
has been cooperating with the allies IN severaf
ways, but It is probable that the Escadrtlle Gu
baine as the flying unit will be called, VIII be the
first body of 7fghtfng men; from Cuba To- serve on
French soilAScfentifc American. .,,s.,s. q
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-07
ILL HEALTH OF SALOON MEN.

Concerning the result of the prohi-
bition referendum in Ohio, the Outlook
says: "If we owned a corner saloon in
some Ohio town and had given serious
thought to the diminishing [wet] re-
turns, we would feel inclined to insert
in local paper an advertisement
reading somewhat as follows: =.
TO EXCHANGE-ONE SALOON FOR
one farm. Present owner desires
to retire from business on the ground
of i'll health" ... ....s.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-07
POOR BRAIN FOOD.

; Patient-But this is "brain food"
doctor. 4 thought it was my liver that
was affected. .+
DoctorGYes, but "liver medicine"
will do you mo good until you get
brains enough to stop drinking.-Tem-
perance.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-07
-.ThE NExr .cAMPAJash.xass, s,

=. FA y 80. ssls. =. .rsi.a -
= Morning Nmx q rrtaa..s =. .s:a
~ "Aorning, senator. .ssS<s - :
"Jim, suppose you are going to vote for me,
as usual. My policies"
'sYour policies are all right, senator. But there
was mighty pretty girl around today looking
for votes"
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-07
LOST THROUGH DRINK,

"when the German soldiers entered
Belgium" says Sir Harry Johnston,
''they really lost the chance Of getting
to Paris or to Calais by stupefying
themselves with strong drink"
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-07

A Kitchen Paradox.
"Your cook Is certainly a rare one"
'Yet everything she does is well
DONE"
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-07
DOCTOR URGED
AN OPERATION
Instead l took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
and Was Cured.

Baltimore, Md.-"Nearsy four ysaa
/ suffered from organic troubles, ner.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-07

VOU8n088 800 USoOs
aches and every
month would haveto
stay in bed most Of
the time. Treat
ments would relieve
me for . time but
my doctor was al.
ways urging mo 10
have an operation.
MY sister asked me
to try Lydia E. Pink
b a ms Vegetable
Compound b efore
consenting to N
/ took
five bottles of itand
it has completely
cured me and my
2 Al III As.~lA
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-07

LINCOLN'S Gettysburg ad-
dress is today ranked as one of the
immortal utterances Of man. The
truth, the faith that are voiced in 1t
are eternal, historians say.
From the platforms of little white
schoolhouses out on the prairie, from
the flag-decorated stands at Fourth. of
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-08-16
AMOUNT OF FOOD NEEDED
Committee Of Experts Has Decided
! Just What Must Be Supplied to
the Average Man.

AS basis for calculating the amount
OF food which must be provided for
the human system the interallied scien-
title food commission has found that
an average man of 154 pounds working
eight hours a day requires food having
an energy value of $500 calories.
The commission consists of repre-
sentatives of the United States, France,
Italy, Belgium and Great Britain, and
its purpose is to consider the food prob.
lem of the allies from a scientific point
!of view, and In agreement with the in
terallied executives to make proposals
to the allied governments.
The commission agreed that, In event
1t should become impossible to supply
$500 calories Of food, reduction Of
10 per cent could be suffered for some
time without injury to health. The
minimum ration of fat for the saver
age man" was determined upon as two
and fiEe-eighths ounces day.
The commission recommended that a
uniform average milling extraction of
50 per cent for wheat be adopted
throughout the allied countries, but
this extraction may vary from 80 per
cent In summer to 80 per cent in win.
ter.
The commission held sessions In
London, Paris and Rome.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-08-16
a Reel Treat.

Ladies and gentlemen" began the
6dnager of the pillydally moving picl
tufe theater, appearing In front Of the
screen, at affords me pleasure to ash
Sure you that we are about to present
for your entertainment a unique de-
parture In modern motion pictnres-a
t,000-foot film, ON which, after about
300 feet have been used In exploiting
the title, the name of the author, the
txlike countenance of the famous star,
Francis x. Mushman, the fact that II
was produced under the personal SUI
pervision Of a great genius of whom
you never heard before, and the infor.
nation that the photography, which is
no better and no worse than commonj
was done by another total stranger
there will positively be nearly 200 fee,
of pictures yenl"-Kansas City Star
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-08-16
COAL PYRITE IN EXPLOSIVES
Iowa Biologists Investigate Coal Fields
for Needed Mineral, With
Excellent Results.


An investigation Of pyrite, an essen.
tial material In the manufacture OF
high explosives, is being made In the
coal fields Of Iowa under the direction
of Dean George +. Kay of the Uni.
versity Of Iowa, who is director Of the
Iowa geological survey. High explo,
sives are made with the aid of sui.
phuric acid, which In turn Is made
chiefly by roasting pyrite, popularity
known as 'foors gold" Hence the
mineral is In great demand.
For many years pyrite for acid pro.
duction has been imported from Spain,
states Doctor Kay. But In order to save
the ships for more urgent uses, the
shipping board has sharply reduced the
import Of pyrite. The domestic produc-
ton Of the mineral must then be I'm.
usually large, he declares.
New York, Virginia. Georgia. South
Carolina and Alabama have pyrite
mines, and Illinois and several other
states are producing a small tonnage
from coal mines. Many hundred thou
sand tons are quickly available from
coal mines, says the state geologist. IL
the governments explosive program re-
.quires 1t.
The method of preparing coal pyrite
for shipment to acid plants is simple
and cheap. The sulphur balls' must
be separated from adhering coal, and
be crushed, washed and screened into
lump and fine sizes. Coal miners are
willing to load pyrite, and the operas
tors to hoist and ship 1t, II war indus.
tries demand 1t.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-08-16
Epidemic Record Of 1917.

Disease scourges took a great toll
In the orient during 1917. Cholera pre-
vailed In southern Asia from Asiatlt
Turkey to the Philippines, striking
down $4,000 In the Indian region; there
were $3.50 cases In the Philippines and
many deaths In Burmah. Bubonit
plague belted the tropical world from
Peru to Hawaii and New Caledonia. Ii
British India the largest mortality tooB
place; there were $4,000 cases, with
100000 deaths. The disease area ex|
tended as far north as Egypt and Sen.
egal. Yellow fever appeared In An
RIGA, Mexico and South America. The
deaths were not above several hun.
dred.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-08-16
SAW SOME GOOD IN GERMANS
Mark Twain Would Not Admit That
All Manhood In the Land Of the
Hun Was Dead.

Probably no other foreigner has
ever been so popular in Germany as
the American philosopher, Mark
Twain; yet Mark understood his Ger
many, just as he understood Russia,
although Of the cars dominions he
had only the tripper's knowledge he
picked up with the shipload of pre-
Cooks tourists that he immortalized
in 'Innocents Abroad"
In his Connecticut Yankee In
King Arthur's Court" Twain wrote:
'There 1t was, you see. A man Is
a man, at bottom. Whole ages of
abuse and oppression cannot crush
the manhood clear out Of him. Who.
ever thinks 1t mistake is himself
mistaken. Yes, there is plenty Of
good enough material for a republic
in the most degraded people that ever
existed--even the Russians; plenty Of
manhood In them--even the Germans
If one could but force 1t out of Its
timld and suspicious privacy; to over
throw and trample In the mud any
throne that ever was set up and any
nobility that ever supported it. We
should see certain things yet, let us
hope and believe. First, a modified
monarchy, till Arthur's days were
done, then the destruction OF the
throne, nobility abolished, every mem
Der of 1t bound out to some useful
trade, universal suffrage instituted,
and the whole government placed in
the hands of men and women of the
nation, there to remain. Yes, there
was no occasion to give up my dream
yet WHILE"
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-08-16
Just One More Question.

'Do you happen to be going far. sir2''
said the inquisitive traveller to the man
in the corner, after having reduced ev-
eryone else in the compartment to ST.
lent frenzy.
"Oh, no, only to Scotland" replied
the other, sarcastically. " am a COM
mercial traveller. My age Is forty-slx.
] am married. My name is Thomas
Brown. I have a son Of nineteen. He
Is In the Blankshire Bluffs. My father
died last July. He was on the stock
exchange. My mother is still living.
/ have niece with red hair. Our char
lady's name is Jane Briggs. Is there
anything else"
The inQuisitive man hesitated.
"What oil do you use for your
tongue?" he inquired slowly.-London
Times.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-08-16
FIREARMS ARE NOT FRAGILE
Shotgun Properly Cared For Is Said 70
4. Be Good for a Hundred
4 sA- Thousand Shots.

A question frequently asked Is, 'How
long VIII my shotgun lastT or 'sHow
many shots can fire from my rife or
revolver before 1t wears out?"
IL Is impossible for anyone to say
Just how long firearm win last. be.
caus4'it is impossible to tell before
"a, what kind of care It is going to
<Af5 and the care it receives makes all
rr~e difference between a few hundred
shots and lifetime of faithful service.
Assuming that they are cleaned care.
fully and consistently good shotgun
VIII show practically no falling off In
pattern or penetration for probably
Wen over 100000 shots. A 22-callber
rlne and revolver are both good for
10000 or 10000 shots. A high.power
rifle Is good for about 5000 to 5000
shots, usually the higher the velocity
the shorter the life of the barrel.
Jraging from these facts It would
appear that the higher the pressure
developed by the explosion the more
wear on the barrel, for the shotgun de-
Selops the least pressure and the high
power rifle the most.
Arather interesting sidelight on this
question of barrel life is determine
ton of the actual length of time to
which good shotgun barrel Is SUBJ
Jected to the force and burning effect
OF the powder charge during its life
time. If 100000 shots are fred from a
shotgun the inside of the barrel is ac-
tually exposed to the fame Of the
powder charge for about four minutes.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-08-16
Surely Has ozone His BIT.

u think this man is doing his Bit"
writes an army correspondent who
sends the following dispatch to the
Army and Navy Journal:
George Borden, a negro, of Colds
boro, N. O., has furnished sons to the
war In the sum of nearly two squads.
He Is the father of 8b children, 81 OF
them living and IA of them In the Unit,
ed States army either In this country
or In France.
He has been married three times
and on four Soccasions has been the
father Of quadruplets." !.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-08-16

ance herein, at the next term of the
Chancery Court, to be held for the
county of Henry, at the court house
in the city of Paris, Tenn, on the Atm
Monday in September next, and
plead, answer to or demur to CON-
plaintant's bill, or the same will be
taken as confessed as to her and set
for hearing ex parte. 1t is further
ordered that a copy of this order be
published for four consecutive weeks
in the Weekly Partisan, newspaper
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-08-16
MANY Feeble. Minded.

A complete census of the feeble
mindedtn the United States hassnever
beeJtlhaken, but it is estimated that
thek as one predetermined persoh to
every LOO Of the population, or ap-
proximately 100000 in oil, according to
the secretary of one of the New York
mental hygiene organizations. About
1900 men have been rejected from
the new national army on account Of
nervous and mental disorders; and
cne-third of these were rejected on
account Of feeble-mindedness.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-08-16
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.

In Chancery Court, Paris, Tenn,
August 9th, 1918, Luther Palmer,
(col.) VS.. Maggie Palmer, (col.) Pc
tition for divorce.
/. 1t appearing from statements from
the complaintant's original bill which
is sworn to, that the defendant is a
resident of st. Louis, Mo-, and is a
nonresident of the state of Tonnes
see: 1t is ordered by the Clerk and
Master, that she enter her appear
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-08-16
An Awful Dlsease.

A friend of mine in one Of the camps
Is corporal. The occupants of the
barracks across the road had been in
quarantine for measles. Occasionally
one Of the men was moved to the hos
pital. My friend was stricken with a
severe case of tonsilitis and one morn,
Ing the ambulance stopped to take him
to the base hospital.
As he entered the ambulance one
soldier said, "Has he got the
measlesp
! A second one, "No, he's a corporate
The first one answered with groan,
"Good Lord, that just as bad l"--Chi'
cago Tribune. ..s
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-08-16

War has not changed the American
darkey. A dusky cook of an American
regiment now in France was beini
quizzed by an officer about the cleanli
ness Of that free-fotall army produc
known as hash.
"How do you make;your hash2" duti'
fully inquired the officer.
Z 1--WE don't make it, bpss." was the
answer. 'it just accommodates" Y
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-08-16
Verbal.

SIT was a quiet Fourth"
Decidedly" "~'Ew
Il don't think I,heard d single explo
sion all day."
81 heard one.n,t O.
cannon cracker?"
mo. I passed a motorist who hat
just had breakdown. He was adj
dressing few remarks to his car
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-27
TWO BILLION TAX
Government After the War Will
Require Heavy Revenue.
Much Better OFF Than Germans
Whose Tax Will Be 5'Billions.

Washington, July 27--Taxpayers
of the United States must expect to
provide something like "a couple of
billion dollars in revenue annually
when peace comes. Based on the pres
ent estimated cost Of the war. treas
ury department officials today de-
clared after-the-war government ex-
penses would be more than double
pre-war expenditures.
But the apparently gigantic task OF
raising $4,000 100000 each year be-
sides the interests on loans made to
our associates in the war is not re-
garded as insurmountable When
compared to the great financial prob
lem faced by Germany. this govern
ment's expenses after the war will
sink into insignifcance.
German Burden Heavy.
The German public debt now ex-
ceeds $4,000, 900. 100. With impaired
earning power. the Teutonic peoples
must pay approximately $4,000, 900, 600
in taxes each year after the war.
The German government has
drained its people of gold, jewels and
heirlooms and with all of that the i'm
perial bank carried less than $780,
900. 900 in gold stocks in its vaults May
81. it has been ascertained. This ma
ton has made no special effort to get
gold. vet it has now more than $780,
600, 600 in gold com and bullion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-27
LAST STREET DAY DILLON TO COLORS
w. s. S. Drive Ends on Avenue
With Tank Charge.
Boy Scouts and Girls in Cam
paign Windup.

Today marks the close of the street
campaign for the sale of war savings
stamps thru the retail merchants di-
vision of the Shawnee county war saw
ings stamps committee. So far the
sales of the stamps thru the liberty
castles and with the help of the Bar
mum & Bailey circus clowns have
averaged about $500 per day. The
total of stamps put in the hands of the
merchants of the city in the first week
of the five months campaign in the
stores represents an investment of
about $4,000.
Elaborate preparations had been
made in all armies of the retail mer-
chants division for the final windup
today. The tank played the import
ant part in the days campaign, and
was used to reinforce and shield
the attack of two waves of shock
troops.
Beginning at 1890 O'Clock today
the first wave went over to the at
tack. The tank and the boys scouts
met at the Fullerton store for
final instructions. From that point
they followed the barrage down
Kansas avenue in column formation.
When the destination was reached the
Hsonffpuad 'rwot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-27
D0WNED HUN ACE
Yank Airman on Initial Flight
Brings Down MendkOpf.
The German Is Credited With
Sixteen Victims.

With the Americans in France, July
27.-Lieutenant Walter Avery of Col
INDUS. Ohio, in his first air battle
brought down the noted German ace,
Captain Mendkopf, north of Chateau
Thierry Wednesday.
The rival aviators came together
while patroling alone. For twenty
minutes Mendkopf made futile efforts
to gain an advantage by tricky man
euvers. Then Avery got on the Ger
mans tail and damaged the plane so
that it vas forced to land within the
American lines.
When Mendkopf learned this was
Avery's initial fight he was enraged.
He suiked and refused to talk. Mend
kopf is credited with sixteen victims,
including an American. He is one of
only six German aviators who wear
the Cross of Merit.
Another American airman. after
hearing of Avery's exploit. went out
hunting on his own hook this morning.
He tackled a boche and forced him
down and landed to complete the cap
ture. But he discovered that he was
behind the German lines and he him
self was made a prisoner.
American battle planes are actively
strafing the roads backsof the German
lines. watching enemy troop m movements
md driving off hostile planes attempt
ing to ~erform similar exploits over
our lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-27
Farmers and StOchman Are
Now Far in Majority.
For Once the Lawyer Is To Be
a Lame Competitor.
3 WOMEN AFTER NOMINATION
Every Form of Business, Bar
ber to Banker, Represented.
Many New Faces VIII Appear
in Topeka Next Winter.

Kansas farmers and stockmen will
and soul. He will have a very lame
competitor in the lawyers. Other in
terests will be represented in such 4
scattered manner as to be hardly
noticeable.
Returns to the State Journal from
districts of the state, show ninety six
candidates for the legislature who
possess an interest in farm activities.
Several districts did not report the
occupations of candidates and the
grand total of farmer-lawmaker be-
fore the state wide primaries in Au
gust will probably be in excess of 100.
The reports show that of the candi-
dates of all parties, the farmers repre-
sent practically one-half of all activi-
tives directly concerned in the primary
fight.
In short the Kansas farmers, stock
men, ranchmen and retired farmers
enroll ninety-six of the 2O9 candidates
whose business and professional in
by twenty-nine candidates in all par
ties They are the only contenders
for control of the lower house next
winter. And their strength is so linn
tied that the farmers will assume the
legislative domination without a
struggle
All Manner OF Interests
All manner of professions and in
terests are represented in the primary
contests for nominations Men and
(COntiuued on Page FOurl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-27
A Rain OF SHELLS
Most Terrific Bombardment of
the War Is On.
Hundreds of Thousands of Pro-
jectiIes Hurled on Huns.

Paris, July 81 Go:3o a. m.)-
French and American artillery is SUBJ
jecting the entire Soissons- Rheims sa-
lient, within which 100000 Germans
are concentrated to the most terrific
bomba rdment of the war.
Hundreds of thousand of shells of
all calibres are being hurled upon
troop concentrations, ammunition and
supply depots. and lines of communi-
cation from the battle front to the
most rearmost areas.
This deluge of fire and steel is be-
ing directed particularly at Fere-En-
Tardenois, the important German con-
centration center, which is now almost
within grasp of the Franco-American
troops.
Missey-Sur-Aisne, five miles east of
scissors, also is un ,er heavy bonn
bardment, rendering practically use
less the big Aisne river bridge there,
which the Germans have been using
for north and south traffic.
The crown princes order, command
ing his armies to stand and fight,
which was reported Wednesday, has
changed the Soissons-Rh battle
from a, German retreat into ore of the
most bitterly contested engagements
of the war-and one with more far
reaching possibilities than could have
existed under an enemy retirement.
Voluntary retirement of the German
armies to the Ourcq Ii or even to
the Vesle would hive had a most de-
pressing effect on German morale. but
would have been practically devoid Of
strategic results, other than showing
the enemy farther from Paris. The
determination of the boches to fight it
out, however. subjects the flower of
their southern army to the danger of
great disaster which becomes more
and more menacing as the allies carve
away at the east and west sides of
the salient, while the Franco-Ame-i-
cans drive northward on the southern
end
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-27
General March Says Allied Line
Is Ten Miles Shorter.
Positions Near Scissors and
Rheims Unchanged.
SUPPLY CENTER UNDER FIRE
French Fighting Over Bad
Ground Along the Marne.
German Attack at Epieds Only
Delayed Yanks.

Washington. July 27.-Summing up
the battle situation on the Aisne-
Marine front, General March, chief of
staff, said to the newspaper men to-
day that it had resulted, according to
official advices. in forcing the Ger
mans back eleven miles farther from
Paris and shortening the allied line by
ten miles.
The positions on the flank of the
salient near Scissors and Rheims are
relatively unchanged, General March
said.
The German withdrawal from Cha
teau Thierry toward the center of the
salient continues, and the important
German center Of Fere-en-Tardenois
is now within three and a half miles
of the allies line and under con-
slant shell fire.
AS a result, General March said, the
French already are beginning to ad-
vance northward from the Marne
against the enemy forces in the pocket
on that side of the salient.
British Made Most Striking Gain.
The most striking advance since last
Wednesday which General March
noted was by the British forces just
west of Rheims. This advance of a
mile and half on a four-mile front,
he said, marked a special source of
danger to the enemy, placing his forces
to the south in an awkward position.
The German attack at Epieds only
delayed the American progress and tho
troops are again moving forward.
The French advance from Dormans
northward on the Marine, the chief of
and wooded terrain. making progress
necessarily SLOW