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cycle squad will go ahead to prepare camp. All interested in this trip should attend the meeting Tuesday night at O clock at the Chamber of Commerce.
 SERVICE BARS
 It won't be hard now to pick out the Scouts of Birmingham who are working to help win the war. Commencing with service rendered in August, each Scout who puts in 25 hours of war work Will be awarded a red bar to wear over his lett breast pocket Fifty hours will be inoi' cated by white bar; 75 by blue ore. and combined red, white and blue wip mark the fellow who has given l0o nolrs of service. A silver bar for 5OO and gold one for 100 will give a goal for the Scouts who get the habit and can't stop'
 PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK
 l. Tell low to insure supply of purs drinking water on the hike or overnight camp when you do not have time 10 boil it.
 g. Tell what to do if lost in the woods or strange part of the country 8. Explain how to make pack harness such as is now being used in the army. A. Tell what service the Scouts or the allies are rendering. (July Boys Life.' 5. Demonstrate the proper Scout salute and tell when to give it.
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the lunch on the last general hike. Fatty" Charles on the extreme right never missed a hike and on his ac- count we have postponed general hikes until cooler weather so he can keep his record.
 DRUM CORPS
 Every scout who can beat drum or has any desire to learn to beat drum should attend the meetings held each Wednesday night on the top floor of the Civic association quarters. MT. Wann, an expert drummer, is teaching the drum. and from present indications Birming ham will soon have one of the best drum corps in the south. A class TOT buglers will start soon.
 GLEE CLUB
 They say that a 'bird that can sing and won. sing ought to be made to sing. How about a Scout who can sing and IS needed for a patriotic squad to learn war music to help stir up enthusiasm al the patriotic meetings which will be held this winter? If you don't want to Dc drafted, better send in your name al once. We have fine leader who X ready to make things hum, but he won feel like giving him time unless we haV' a regular bunch"
 BIG HIKE
 All Scouts who have been working tn: summer will have an opportunity to se a real vacation just before school starts On or about September a general hik' will star. for either Montgomery or An niston to visit the camp. Tents and bag gage will be taken on wagons and ot
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.Junks

Paige Warren in World Outlook.
 Several millions of Chinese depend wholly or partly upon the junk indus try for their livelihood. On the broader stretches of China's big river steamers are superseding the antlquated crart' but inland junks are still supreme. .
 There are all sorts and conditions Of. iunKs-river junks, rarely carrying more than 60 tons, and junks engaged in coast trade, which have capacity of 200 to 300 tons.
 Some of the Canton-to-Hongkon iunks have crews of from 10 to 20 men; while the Canton sampans are manned by five or six women.
 But it is Hankow that is the real par adise for junks. There 25,000 of them engage in traffic with the steamers that have come 600 miles up the river from Shanghai.
 Bamboo, paper, tea. and oil, dried mushrooms, rice and pottery, sheep, :, skins and cowlides--the junks carry all China beneath their batwinged sails or lfaded blue and gold and rose.
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The general public think of scouts in Loans, Thrift Stamps and similar ac- tivities without knowing what fun is had between acts"
 They don't realize that this branch of scouting is as well organized as the
 working department. They probably never knew there was such an officer as the court fool or the camp squig as shown in No. 1 of the illustration. Douglas Murphy of Troop 12 shown at
 the top has been great success as comedian this summer, and in the low CT figure you see the squig, Dooley Hull sey of Troop 16, whose duty was to do the worrying for the entire camp, ana i so we'll did he perform the duties or his office that all campers had stopped worrying about anything long before camp was over.
 | One of his patients is shown in No. 2, Percy Spencer of Troop 6, who went 70 camp looking like an anxious politician and by the end of the second week had turned over so much of his "squiging
 to Dooley that losing his only shirt did mot worry him in the least. Freddie Almgren (3) of Troop 20 had what he considered real worry one day when
 he reported to the squig that he was 70
 appear in the theatrical at the Hip podrome" that night and that he had eaten so much of Gus peach pie that
 his figure had been ruined for the
 chorus Squig told him not to worry and
 handed the sufferer his leggings which
 when applied as in the illustration brought about that complete happiness
 which can only be enjoyed with per feet figure In is shown the mess hal thoroughly screened and delightfully."- cool. Charlie Randall of Troop occupies the center of the stage as he always did at mess and next to him IS Dao
 Spencer of Troop 6, and one of the buckets of wild flowers with which ne lkept the tables supplied. No. shows the "bear" patrol up a- tree. Group were the bakers who cooked the l"twists" for the executive committee ibanouet. In is shown preparations TOT
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cidental to the theme, the author dis
 cusses the various aspects of imperial
 ism in the worlds history, touches upon
 the philosophy of Nietzsche, and deals
 with such subjects as the theory of the
 state which leads to militarism in
 league with autocracy. Viewing the
 problem of peace from the angle of the moral issue, Professor Jastrow sets forth, in the second part of the book, the kind of peace to which the world should look forward upon the triumph of the moral issue. The triumph Of the moral issue involves as logical conse- quence, the inauguration of steps that will substitute international co-opera- tion in the place of diplomatic ex- changes. This, in turn, will bring about tribunals of arbitration, disarm-
 ament, and an international parliament ! in some form. The author does not indulge in idle dreams of 8 millennium i His message is an attempt to interpret the spirit in which the United States and the allies are carrying on th'
 war for the triumph of the moral issue
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series of exciting incidents which pre-
 vent Abercrombie from getting any
 opportunity to cut open and examine
 the secret in his possession, for no sooner has he got it than the agents of Germany are swarming determined ly on his track, striving by every open and covert tricky and murderous means to recover it from him. Probably TO man, even in fiction, ever escaped more or more varied attempts on his life within a very brief period.
 ] The book is crammed with surprises,
 not the least of which is that which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-18
SPECIAL NOTICE

The management of The Age Herald in providing for this space to be used for Scout news every Sunday, is furnishing one of the greatest boosts for scouting we have ever had in Birmingham. Our weekly bulletin will not be pub lished any more and announce ments, troop news. contest re ports as we'll as general scout news will in the future be found here. Watch this space continually. Send all pictures and reports to scout headquarters as usual
 H. w. WEBSTER,
 Executive.
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THE BOOKSHELF
tcontinued from Page Five>

Tthough Abercrombie does not know
 he is this) who has fallen into the tolls
 of the secret service agents of Ger many and has the chance, when he is dying and past uttering any explan- atory word of passing the document to Amercrombie. Whatever it is, it is securely sewn up in wrapping Of AmericanAcloth, and the author has been ingenious in the rapid invention of a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-18

Written in the same flowing style which has attracted so many readers to "The War and the Bagdad Rail way" the new book will make its ap- peal to large circle.
 "DERE MABLE"
 GOVE LETTERS OF A ROOKIE.) By
 Edward Streeter. Frederlck A.
 Stokes company, publishers NC"
 York.
 "Dere Mable' being the Love Let ters of a Rookie" by Edward Streeter, are charmingly original and enJoyaple' so read them-and live with the rookie through all his perplexities, through all his amusements, through all nis work, live with him and laugh With him-and at him! For genuine humor nothing written in recent years surpasses them. Both the author and the illustrator Bill Breck, are in Camp Wadswortn. at Spartanburg.
 Boards, cover in color. THE GIRL IN THE HOUSE" By Harold MacGrath. Harper Brothers | publishers, New York city. | If you like Harold MacGrath's stories here's one, "The Girl in the House. l which you'll perfectly love. l It is charmingly written in the au- 1 thor's very best style, light, airy, ane clever, and you'll find pages of reA | pleasure from start to finsh.
 sThe Girl in the House" tells Of thf l very unexpected adventures of New i York clubman. Returned from abroad he finds part of his fortune embez zled by his faithful agent, and m house occupied by a strange girl Witt these facts Harold MacGrath unfold a plot that is full of mystery and sur
 prise and humor.
 OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED-REVIEN LATER
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comes when Abercrombie and the Scot tish girl who has helped him to dodge out of Germany can sit down and rip open the American cloth to see what it is that had plunged them into the |whirl of difficulty and terror which they have won through.
 'srHE WAR AND THE COMING PEACE"
 By Morris Jastrow, Jr., Ph. D., ILL. D. J. B. Lippincott Co, publishers, Phila- l delphia. The moral issue is the central theme l of the book. The author defines that {, issue, which underlies the conflict, as theA fight against an unholy alliance between power and national ambitions It is through this alliance that Ger
 many in it's twofold expansion-power
 as the means to enable small group
 to retain control over the people, and
 military power as the main supper,
 in carrying out national policies-has l become a menace to civilization and
 arouses the hostility of the world. In.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-24
WILL INCREASE NUMBER
OF MEDICALS AT FIT. RILEY

Washington. Jan. 22.-Extensions
are being made to the scope of the
medical training camps at TT. Riley,
Kan, and Fort Ogelthorpe. Ca, by
the addition of courses in specialties
required of the medical, sanitary and
veterinary corps under Surgeon Cen
eral Gorgas. There are at present s.
400 officers and men under training
at Fort Ogelthorpe and $500 at FIT.
Riley. Fort Riley has capacity of
seven thousand. Enlargement of the
school at FIT. Ogelthorpe to the same
has been authorized, its
present capacity being $500. The
ultimate needs of the medical depart
ment of the army look to training
camps of capacities totaling $4,000
to 10000 officers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-24

Lodge said. "He supported the
president at least in trying to have
the merchantmen armed and in the
declaration OF war. He is support
ing the war In every way he can. His
four sons are all in the war. Three
are on the Flanders front at this mo-
ment. A disloyal man does not make
such sacrifices as that.
"The senator says that Colonel
Roosevelt has been guilty of treason
because he has written certain arti-
cles which the senator has read there.
Is 1t treason to say that our lack of
preparation has cost thousands and
thousands OF lives of our allies? Hun
dreds of lives already Of our men
and uncounted millions? That is the
hard, naked truth. Is II treason to
say that? Is IL treason to point to
the camps? Then General Gorgas.
the surgeon general of the army,
ought to be court-martialed for he
was the first to call attention to the
condition Of the camps.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-24
RAILROAD SIDINGS ARE
TANNED WITH FUEL CARS

Topeka. Jan. 22.-Claims of the
railroads that large amount of coal
has been in transit was amply con-
firmed yesterday by James A. Kim
ball, state manager, who coming
from his home in Salina yesterday
morning, counted coal cars on Union
Pacific sidings. He counted more
than 700. then lost tally but estimat-
ed that he had seen at least 1000
cars of fuel in passing freight trains,
or on sidings. After reaching To-
peka he called up a Santa Fe official
and learned that there were 500 cars
of coal in the Topeka yards, but all
in transit, none of 1t being consigned
to this point.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-24
URGES ROADS TO MOVE CORN.
Representative Mccormick Says Crop
VIII Re Damaged Soon.

Washington, Jan. 22.-Telegrems
from the governors of Illinois. Indi-
ana, Iowa, Ohio and Kansas. deelar-
ing that unless the corn crop is NOV
ed within the next few weeks much
of it will be lost, were laid before
Director General McAdoo today by
Representative Mccormick of Illi-
nois, who requested that practical
railroad man be appointed to take
charge of moving it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-24
How Abilene Soldier
Dispersed Attacks

For two years my stomach trou
BILE was very bad, my doctor had tC
inject morphine on several occasions
when was stricken with these at
tacks. Since taking 4 bottles OF
Nayr's Wonderful Remedy have
been entirely well and am serving in
the United States Artillery, having
been pronounced in perfect health
by government physicians" 1t is a
simple, harmless preparation that re-
moves the catarrhal mucus from the
intestinal tract and allays the infiam-
nation which causes practically all
stomach, liver and intestinal all
ments, including appendicitis. One
dose will convince or money refund
ed. G. e. Northcraft & Co.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-24
SENATOR'S FLAY
EACH OTHER AS
HEARERS LAUGH
Senator Lodge Assailed stones Eff
forts to Play Politics.
ROOSEVELT A "sEDrTIoUs MAN
Roosevelt Has Four Sons in the Serv
ice, Lodgs Says, and No Unpa-
triotic Man Could DO That
Reply Stings.

Washington, Jan. 22.-The alb
surd spectacle of Senator Stone OF
Missouri. who opposed bitterly the
declaration of war and before that
had opposed the Armed Ship bill
with the "willful eleven branding
Colonel Roosevelt on the floor of the
senate today as the most seditious"
man In America, brought from Sena-
tor Lodge of Massachusetts, this af-
ternoon singing denunciation and
reply. The audience was in a con-
tinuous uproar.
1.-THE senate has attacked him for
criticizing the president" Senator
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-24
SOME GOOD ADVICE
strengthened by Abilene Experiences

Kidney disease is too dangerous
to neglect. At the first sign of back
ache, headache, dizziness or urinary
disorders, you should give the weak
ened kidneys prompt attention. Eat
little meat, take things easier and
use a reliable kidney tonic. There's
no other kidney medicine SO well
recommended as Doans Kidney
Pills. Abilene people rely on them.
Here's one of the many statements
from Abilene people:
Harrison Maxiedon, 202 S. Spruce
St., says: II have to do quite a bit
Of stopping and this caused kidney
complaint. / suffered from sharp,
piercing pains through my back.
sometimes changing to dull, heavy
ache. My kidneys acted irregularly.
l heard Of Doan's Kidney Pills and
l used them. My kidneys were soon
strengthened and l felt better in
every way. Since then I have kept
Doans Kidney Pills on hand to have
in case Of need"
Price coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr.. Maxiedon had. Foster-Mil-
burn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. y
Adv.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-24
ZOE SINKS U. s. STEAMER
IN MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 22.-The
government steamer Graham was
cut down and sunk by heavy ice in
the Mississippi river here today and
the steamers DeSoto, Ferd Herrold,
Georgia Lee and Majestic were torn
from their moorings and carried a
half mile into one of the worst ice
foes ever witnessed in the lower
Mississippi. The boats are still safe
but in danger of being sunk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-24

Feb. 6 County treasurer. 10000
MAR 20 county treasurer.... 494.22
county treasurer. 134.1T
June 20 County treasurer. - g97.il
V. J. True. NJ Cages
poll tax. ........ 400
Sept. - M. C. Sandborn 49,. lilo
William McCosh .. 500
Nov. 20 V. j. True, Roy Brough-
ton poll tax. -; -. 800
" J. True, Leslie
Broughton's poll tax. 800
Dec 81 A. w Waterstradt Jim
Fields poll tax. 800
county treasurer. ..,.. 332.37
Total receipts. $2,476.29
Less disbursements. ........, $2,1S6.43
Dec. 81, lgl1, balance on hand s 2S9S6
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-24

(First Published In the Abilene Weekly
Reflector Jan. "a. 1879
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-24
WOULD DRAFT ALL MEN
FROM ~ TO OF YEARS OLD

Washington, Jan. 22.-The most
drastic war measure yet proposed in
congress was submitted this after
noon by Senator McCumber of North
Dakota, when he introduced bill
authorizing the drafting of all males
over IS years and under So years of
age, to be used in transportation,
ship building and production of mu-
nitions.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-24

(First published in the Abilene Weekly
Reflector Jan. "a, 1879
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-24

State of Kansas. Dickinson County IS:
7 DO Solemnly Swear, that the within
and foregoing account and vouchers
Herewith are in all respects full and
true account of all the moneys received
by me during the full period OF the
wear ending last Monday in December,
A. d. 1917, and for the full time for
which / should make such statement,
and of the amounts thereof expended,
and the manner in which they were ex-
pended. So help me God.
Signed II. ID. BARTEN,
, Township Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this ard day of January, A D., 1918.
w. A. INQUIRER,
Township Trustee.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-24
ANNUAL REPORT
OF TOWNSHIP TREASURER
CHEEVER TOWNSHIP

To the Township Auditing Board Of
Cheever Township, in Dickinson
County, Kansas:
The undersigned, Township Treasur-
er Of Cheever Township, makes report
to you for adjustment and settlement,
for the year ending the last Monday in
December, A. D., 1917, as follows:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-24
ANNUAL REPORT
OF TOWNSHIP TREASURER
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP

To the Township Board OF Jefferson
Township, in Dickinson County, Kan
sas:
The undersigned, Township Treasur-
err OF Jefferson Township, makes report
60 you for adjustment and settlement,
December, A. d., 1917. as follows.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-24
(First Published in the Abilene Weekly
Reflector Jan. "a, 1879
ANNUAL REPORT
OF TOWNSHIP TREASURER
HAYES TOWNSHIP

To the Township Auditing Board of
Hayes Township, in Dickinson Coun-
ty, Kansas:
re undersigned, Township Treasurer
of Hayes Township, makes report to
you for adjustment and settlement, for
the year ending the last Monday In
December, A D., 1917, as follows:
Receipts.
1917
Jan. l Balance on hand. .....S 80
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-24

state of Kansas, Dickinson County IS:
Do solemnly Swear, that the with
in and foregoing account and vouchers
count of all the moneys received by me
during the full period Of the year end
ing last Monday in December a; u,
1917, and for the full time for wnictn /
should make such statement, and or the
amounts expended, and the manner IN
which they were expended. 80 help
NY Signed c. r. JONES.
Township Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me-
fhfs 31st day Of December, A. d., 1911.
A. z. MeVICKER,
Township Trustee.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-24
Total disbursements.

Warrants No. and 81 paid indeb-
tedness OF 1000 and interest as sno e,Val.
nv last report, Indebtedness December
81, 1917, none.
state of Kansas, Dickinson County, SIS;
IDo solemnly Swear that the within
and foregoing account and vouchers
frue account of all the moneys received
by me during the full period OF the
year ending last Monday in December.
A. ID. 1917, and for the full time TOT
which / should make such statemenI'
and Of the amounts thereof expended
and the manner in which they were ex-
pended. So help me God.
Signed ]. PAUL GOODWIN,
Township Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me-
this 31st day of December, A. D.. 1917.
v. J. TRUE,
Township Trustee.
Evening journal., 1918-05-09

mats why our government is making
plans right now 90 train those of our
soldiers who are crippled In the war"
II guess these are French soldiers. In
The pictures" said Helen,
Yes said Uncle Harry looking again
90 the magazine. IL think they are
French soldiers, but they might very
well be English soldiers. for both France
and England have done wonderful work
In training their crippled soldiers 10
DO useful work"
DO they have special schools IN those
countries where the crippled soldiers ~
10 be trained2" asked Jimmy. And
have We such schools here IN the United
states"
"Yes, both England and France have
had such schools almost since the be-
ginning OF the war" said Uncle Harry
"Our government has made some prepa-
ration along this line. but, OF course, we
haven't gone into this training work or
such a big scale as has been done In the
European countries, because, up 20 Z
few weeks ago, fortunately, only a Yer,
few OF our soldiers had been so se'
verely wounded that they win be Grip
Pies an their lives
But now that our army Is right int,
the lighting IN France there Will sool
I DE a good many wounded soldiers whl
VIII need this training, won't there 2
said Joe.
"Yes, there will be,N answered Uncl
Harry, and that's why a bill has bee
introduced IN Congress making plan
for establishing special training school
for crippled soldiers, and providln
large sums OF money 20 carry on On
work Every day the list Of wounde
soldiers grows. Many Of course, Will
severely wounded, will recover fully an
will not be crippled. These men will D
able TO come back 10 America after th
war and take up The same kind OF wor
that they did before the war But thin
Of those fellows who have been plumb
ers, carpenters. machlnisls. musicians
just 10 mention a few OF tho trade
and prOfessions-and who have alread
lost or will lose their arms or hand
Evening journal., 1918-05-09
Sothing Like Bitro-Phosphats 20 Increase
strength, viEor and Nerye foreo-
says Editor Of Physicians
who's who"

Nev York-The discovery Of an or
ganic phosphate which when taken into
the human system Is quickly converted
into healthy nerve tissue is regarded by
medical specialists az OF vital impoEnnce
TO people who suffer from ailments directly
or Indirectly due 20 depleted nervous vital
ity, such az neurasthouia. nervous weak
ness, thinnuse, premature old age, ineom-
mia. lack Of onergy, nervous debility, etc.
An example of how this remarkable
substance increases strength and onrlchos
the blood Is furnished by a New York
Hospital phyEician'H report Of patient
whose red cells, after "a short course Of
treatment were increased 100000. Physi-
clans aud hospitals everywhere are now
recognising It's merits by It's use IN ever
increasing quantities. Frederick kOlle, AL
D., editor Of New York Physicians, "Wh0 s
who" says. "BitrO-phosphate should be
prescribed by every doctor and used 10
every hospital 10 increase strength and
nerve force and 90 enrich the blood"
Joseph ID. Harrigan, former Visiting
Specialist 20 North Eastern Dispensatoryi