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Macon beacon., 1918-11-01

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children california Syrup Of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love Its pleasant taste
and 1t thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with.
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, Mother! If coated, give
teaspoonful of this harmless "fruit
laxative" and In few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els, and you have well, playful child
again. When the little system Is full Of
cold, throat sore, has stomac h-ache. d.
arrhGa, indigestion, colic-remember
good inside cleansing" should al
ways be the first treatment given.
Millions Of mothers keep california
Syrup Of Figs" handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves sick child
tomorrow. Ask your druggist for a
bottle of California Syrup of Figs"
which has directions for babies, chill.
dren OF all ages and grown-ups printed
on the bottle. Beware Of counterfetts
sold here, so don't be fooled. Get the
genuine, made by California Fie
Syrup Company."-Adv.
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01
Ships Built Cheaper Than Was
Believed Possible Before
the War.
ADDS WEALTH TO NATION
Great Saving IN Cost and Maintenance
Of Ships by Adopting Standard
Sizes and Patterns-Lona
Hauls Cut.

WnShington.-An item which event
nally will appear in tremendous hg
ures on the credit side of the great
war ledger to help offset some of the
staggering figures Of the debit side will
be the added wealth to the nation Of
the huge American merchant fleet
which the demands Of the war have
brought into existence and which, pes.
simiSts to the contrary notwithstand.
Ing, will not pass with the passing OF
| hoStilities.
The United States is turning out at
this time not only many more ships
than ever before in the history of the
nation, but many more than any other
nation ever turned out in the same
space Of time. And, too, they are be-
Ing built cheaper than before the war
1t was believed within the range Of
possibilities. And the great secret Of
this rapidity of construction and econ
Omy Of cost Is summed up in one word
Standardization.
In times Of peace the building of
merchant ships in the United States
was not quite Il lost art, but it certain
ly was fur from being one of the great
and important industries here. The
United States government was keep
Ing hands Off and there was little en-
cOuragement for private capital to go
Into the enterprise. But when the war
came oil was changed. A great feet
OF merchant ships became necessary
for the successful prosecution of the
war, for the conveyance of troops and
supplies to the countries overseas. The
United States government undertook
the task. Time became an important
factor and then 1t was discovered that
lack Of Standardization was serious
handicap and must be overcome If rap
Id progress and economy in cost were
to be considered. Standardization was
necessary and standardization was put
into practice.
Benefits Of Standardization.
The manufacture Of clothing, hats
and shoes is largely standardized as
to sizes and patterns. For this rea-
son standardized suit Of clothes or
pair Of shoes costs much less than So
called made to order apparel. 1t is be-
cause Standardization permits of the
use of labor-saving machinery, plus
quantity Of production. Other familiar
examples Of successful Standardization
are found in the dollar watch and the
corresponding thing in automobiles.
Americas problem, then, is to make
dollar ship, so to speak, or, II you
prefer 1t. a seagoing ''flvver," some
thing easily replaced In whole or In
part, but at the same time thorough
" sound proposition from the stand
point Of utility and economy. This
means Standardization all along the
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01
SOLID worry IN THE ARMY
Recruit Believed That He Should
Carry Out He Orders
Regardless.

Vancouver Barracks, Wash.-Cer
tainty In regard to but one part of hi,
orders on the part Of a recruit sentr,
here nearly caused the woundIng OF
an officer Of the day. The sentry
armed with loaded rife, challenged
the officer on his approach.
Halt" he shouted In best form.
The officer halted and waited for the
rest Of the challenge.
Halt" shouted the sentry agn,n.
The officer began to exhibit Interest
especially as the sentry threw up hi,
rifle and took careful aim.
"Hey! What the blankety-blank ar,
you doing?' shouted the officer.
II got orders 90 say halt three time.
and then fire" said the sentry.
The officer then explained thot N,
drastic action was only TO be adopte
when the challenged intruder did n,
answer as per form, and the senh
was much relieved to learn thot J.
would not have to start killing until
2oG over there"
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01

Manufacturers are now concentrating
on production where formerly a large
part of the business included the max.
Ing Of new dies with attending in.
crease In cost.
In the case Of costly machinery.
such as boilers and engines, standardl-
zatlon has eliminated many lntermedi-
ate sizes, Nautical instruments.
plumbing fixtures. winches, wlndlasses
in fact, all OF the thousand and one
things that 60 to make a fully equip
ped ship-will be entirely standard
lied whenever II is possible to accom-
plish 1t. Standardization has invaded
even the galley and Is being applied to
stewards outfits. There will be no
longer miscellaneous sets of equip
ment that may meet the requirements
of one ship hut not those of another.
Linen, bedding and furniture are be-
ing standardized.
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01
No Army in History Ever Read as
0mniverousIy as the
YankS.
prefer DETECTIVE STORIES
Unexpected Demand for Serious Read
ing Surprise to LIbrarians-Tech-
nical Books Great Aid to the
Ambitious Soldier.

Neutrality-suspicious. than million
books have been shipped abroad by
the American Library association for
the use of the American expeditiOnary
force. The total available was 3,000,.
600, and this will be supplemented by
a united war work campaign contri-
button of S3,500000 out of its total of
a$170, 100000 for the six allied welfare
organizations.
About one-half Of the area covered
In France by the American expeditions
ary force has received its first sprink.
ling Of books. The distribution Is pro-
ceeding rapidly and next July there
will be established In Paris a central
reference library of 10000 volumes.
available to any American soldier in
France. Upon application Of hut
secretary any book In the Paris H.
brary will be sent anywhere in France
free Of charge.
At every bookshelf the men find q
poster which reads: "These books are
loaned on the honor system. II you
fail, 1t fails. America Is far away,
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01
BOOKS
SENTTOFRANCE

tonnage scarce and books precious
Play square with the other fellow; he
mas played square with you"
Fiction Predominates.
The books sent to Europe have been
OF two kinds, those contributed and
those purchased by the funds of the
association, which have amounted 10
$l,OOO,0OO. The variety of contributed
books Is astounding and ranges from
mystery stories to theological trentises,
from murder yarns to Milton's poems.
Fiction, Of course, predomlnates.
No army In history ever read 80
omnlverOusly as has the American
army In France. The men are greedy
FOR books. In the days when the sup
ply was inadequate, the demand was
so great that doughboy who had
taken over In his barrack bng copy
OF o. Henry's 'The Four Million" split
It Into pamphlets, each containing one
of the authors short stories. He
passed the copies, thus, abbreviated,
along the line, and they literally were
read to pieces
The most insistent call Is for detcc-
tive thrillers and for tales of the
Rocky mountains. Next comes the de.
mand for poetry. Robert w. Service
Is the soldiers favorlte poet, with
Rudyard klpling close second.
Guide books which describe cha.
teaus. cathedrals and points OF his.
toric Interest are in great demand, n.
well as histories OF France. A recent
cable message to this country called
for 800 copies of Jeanne dare" show
Ing that the Maid OF Orleans is us
popular rs the modern French maid,
eng.
The librarians have been surprised
at the unexpected demand for serious
reading. Many soldier has evident.
ly chosen war times to get In dig
at some books the reading of which
he has hitherto postponed to d more
convenient season. With a perfectly
straight face doughbOy inquired the
other day for Boswell's life Of John,
SON"
or course more than one inapproprl-
ate book has found It's way overseas.
Imagine the emotions of the young
giant who stalked into "Y" hut, set,
tied down for a quiet evening, and
found that the first book staring him
in the face was one of the gushIest
and most elfervescent of the Elsie
books.
Most of the money spent for the |
36o OOo purchased books has gone for |
technical volumes designated to MD |
the ambitious soldier In mastering the |
science of war. Among these are books |
on the psychology of color for the
camouflage corps, the chemistry OF
high explosives, ballistlcs, sanitary en-.
gneerlng, hydrostatics, meteorolocy,
applied geology and other subjects on
which the modern soldier must be n
specialist.
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01

self by SAYING 1T is and I'll up the Bny
codnh
attention to anything else when suddenly
ever in lifetime lie beauty Fa The fattest I'd ever
"
Ah right mates pumped by knife
along something
ring. Yes, SIR this sparkler m ahowin'
snow ad how'd that ring is It.
whose anyway! I'm willing
ownership must be satisfactorily established worth $780,
Jeweler tells Yes 500
I'm hrainy
ones that
him about
the
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01

there is absolutely no foundation for
the report that they will be conscripted
ana used az washerwomen In France,
as there are any number Of women nj.
ready In France and none others are
needed for washerwomen."
Now that the new draft Is in effect
1t Is expected that the German propa.
gandists will be manufacturing oil
xmas OF deliberate falsehoods to
thWart the efforts Of the Americans to
secure laborers from Mexico to do ag.
ricultural and other work in this coun-
try.
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01

property holders rights
aAns post with his bicycle by his
street Jimmie rode after him.
Ny fathers detective Jimmie said
breaking those blocks
take licking"
But Billy was fear of the detention home choosing
evils he decided take the clicking" He
to receive his punishment At the appointed Billy
compned Jimmie Washington
the blows the
he was then made to with his This time
pond the West where
to orders and read to Jimmie However his reading
scratch Jimmie said and result Billy tied
he was found by schoteacher complaint filed
Jimmie released probation after
take himself to infct punishment
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01


became ncensed inability questions
ous hauled before the examining
hustled
their the officers a
Fortunately a camp,
deaf Their attitude toward Immediately changed
ray thereafter doing everything possible
Thy walked
rank at drills mistakes
officer might
the front rank But occasionally landed the
right about face'"
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01

ing box of candy month later he took three
And another month he robbed
ter packages His parole
Ernest pleaded guilty the other robbng ewe
He assisted by
DID, 1016 Locust and James
West Prospect place ay house, in the back
the police recovered most of the stolen articles
Im the odeeven Ernest
sense than they Send JAIL judge but don't be hard
Paul-they amt blame"
Judge Southern
Jimmie and Paul paroed their mothers
Swearingen, want to thank
you---"
"GNan," "Ernie"
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01

a little TOO much authority" It was
charged he had punished Billy, a ten
year-old boy.
However, had Jimmie not repeated
the process Of Furnishing Billy the case
might never have been brought to
light. l
While playing near North avenue
and Fortieth street Billy spied a pile
OF cement blocks and not seeing any
one near he proceeded to smash up
one of the blocks. That was his sin.
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01
"COld In the Head"

10 an acute attack Of Nasal Catarrh. Per.
sons who are subject to frequent Colds
IN the head" will find that the use OF
HALLS cATARRH MEDICINE Will
build up the System, cleanse the Blood
and render them less liable to colds.
Repeated attacks Of Acute Catarrh may
lead to Chronic Catarrh.
HALLS .CATARRH MEDICINE is tax.
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous syrfaces Of the System.
$1,000 FOR any case of catarrh that
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE viii noe
cure.
F. J. Cheney a Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01
Always Something Doino.

Willis-How do you like army life?
Quite number of new turns for q
fellow to get used to, suppose.
Glllls-You bet. At night you turn
In, and Just as you are about to turn
over somebody turns up and says
turn out."-I.ife.
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01
Seal Catch is Bio.

ST. Louis.-This seasons catch of
1ur seals In the Prlbllof island
amounts to 1881 pelts, according to
dispatches received here
The pelts are being shipped to st.
LOUIS by the United States govern
ment to be dressed and dyed and sold
az the iur auction next April I, Is
expecte' they WIZ bring $1,O0O.OO9.
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01

AT an official reception n congress
man talked In windy and grandilo-
quent way about our war aims, mp
pealing every minute or two to Sec
retary Baker.
Secretary Baker nodded good-hu-
moredly until the sixth or seventh APP
peal, when he lost patience.
congressman" he sald, '1t's not our
aims that Interest me. It's our hits"
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01
Soothe Baby Rashea

That itch and burn with hot baths OF
Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anointings of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better. For free samples ad.
dress, "Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston"
Sold by druggists and by mail. Soap
20, Ointment 25 and 50.-Adv.
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01

was detained at Camp Sherman, Sus-
pected Of shamming deafness to avoid
cOnscription.
Wilson IS one of about 500 deaf
mutes doing their bit In factory, work.
ing on war materials that are helping
to equip our armies in France.
II was registered in Atlanta" Will
son said after his release, using sign
language, "but requested transfer
where I was working. One night I
found squad Of husky khaki-clad lads
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01
Calculatlnu.

MY doctor warns me not to over
eat"
ANY objection to thatr
No. Only could have gotten the
same advice from Mr.. Hoover for
nothing"
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01

kEther he Is the luckieSt man that ever
went fishing, or he is the biggest fish,
Ing trip Ananias In or out Of captiv-
tty. But let Daily tell his own story.
"See this rlngr he asked the 9TH
er day of a small group of friends, at
the same time exhibiting a solitaire
diamond In platinum setting that had
evidently been worn by a woman, and
which was inscribed From G. to J."
upon the inside.
"lt's a daisy, isn't it?" was Daily's
next question. which he answered him
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01

childish cry "Up hands-beetles !"
The boy smiled as a patroman
terked him to his feet. Ernest Hard
wick, seven years old, living at 62O
East Twelfth street, with his mamma
and step-papa," said he "wanted to
be hold-up MANS" Since then the
boy has been known as "Ernie, the Bug
Shooter"
In 1914 he stole coat belonging
to a woman neighbor. In 1915 Ernest
was paroled from the McCune Home.
Then Ernest was arrested for steal
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01
Akron DeafMute's Experience in an Army Camp

koN oH1OOne of the most interesting experiences
Wilson, rubber worker employed by local
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01
Grandfather at SO.
but Is Not Citizen

RoSedale, KaL.-AuguSt An
derSon, thirtY-nine, and a grand
father, has just found out he
was not citizen Of the United
States, following his registration
for the draft. Born in Sweden,
he came to this country with his
parents when two years of age.
Anderson has served two terms
In the city council and has son
now In the army. He was given
his first papers.
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01
Milwaukee Has Young Amateur Probation Officer

MWAUKEETo be probation officer should
lv4 that the information revealed Judge
when
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01
@AH - ~@~ a.
| (ACCO FKOCJl
BIC 0lTiES
NGO III OOO
Finds Five Hundred Dollar Ring in a Giant Goldfish

AN FRANCISCOSeafarng friends Daily who
mas Just returned from Berng
Daily is entitled medal with palm
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01
"Erne, the Bug Shooter" Now Eleven Year-OId Thug

VANsAS CTYThe of Twelfth
n
fists gasped his fingers uggng the trigger The
Macon beacon., 1918-11-01

Unemployment In Scotland has dis.
appeared, due to the demand for labor.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-03-15
BAN ON MEAT CONSUMPTION
LIFTED BY OFFICIAL ORDER
MeatIcss Meal Each Day and PorkIess
Saturday Order Rescinded
by Administration.

Washington. March 4.-Temporary
suspension of the meatless meal and
of the special restrictions against the
use of pork on Saturday is announc-
ed by the food administration as a
readjustment of its food conservation
program. Increased meat production
and the necessity for still greater saw
ing in wheat, it was DECLARED, make
the change advisable.
The suspension is made effective for
an indefinite period, probably for three
months or longer.
Since all restrictions on consumption
of mutton and lamb had been lifted
previously, the administration now
asks the public for the time being to
deny itself only beef and pork on one
day a week-Tuesday
Increased meat consumption, off
Gals believe, will Of itself curtail the
use of wheat and for the present there
is no intention to add to the restric-
lions already in force against the use
of flour.
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DAILY CASUALTY LISTS
WILL NO LONGER BE SENT
Official Purpose of Order is to Keep
Information From Enemy
Countries.

Washington, March ISSUANCE of
daily lists of casualties among the
expeditionary forces abroad has been
discontinued by the public information
committee as the result of an order of
the war department under which the
names of the next of kin and emer-
gency addresses of soldiers whose
names appear on the lists hereafter
will be withheld. The official explana-
ton is that the purpose of the order
is to keep information from the enemy.
On being informed of the order the
committee took the position that long
lists of men killed or wounded would
be worthless to the newspaper cor
respondents without the addresses, and
notice was issued advising the press
that in future all information regard
ing casualties must be obtained from
the war department AT the adjutant
generals office it was stated that the
lists without addresses would continue
to be sent to the committee and would
be available there.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-03-15
FUEL ADMINISTRATION
REDUCES COAL PRICES
In Some Cases Cuts Run as High as
Twenty-Five Per Cent.-SurpIus
Coal in Some States.

Washington, March 9.-Drastic re-
auctions in the fixed price for coal at
mines in Colorado. Utah. Montana and
Wyoming, running in some cases as
much as % per cent. have been ordered
by the fuel administration. Coal OPP
orators declare practically half the
mines in those states would have 10
stop production under the new scale.
Large surpluses of coal in Idaho,
Utah, Montana and Wyoming are Civ
en- as the reasons for the reductions
which are subject to still further de-
creases when the usual summer reduc-
lions are made.
Prices for Montana, Wyoming and
Utah coal, effective March IL, We're
made uniform as follows:
Run of mine. S2.65; prepared Sizes
$3.50; slack or screenings, S1.50
These prices do not include the 40
cents a ton allowed to such mines as
have advanced wages in compliance
with the Washington wage agreement.
Former prices were: Utah, $3.50,
s2.S5 and $235. respectively; Wyo-
ming, $3.50. $3.50 and S125. respec-
lively; Montana, $40. $3.50 and 81 30
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-03-15
ARMY SERGEANT GETS 80
YEARS FOR UTTERANCES
Camp Devens Man Found Guilty on
Two Out of Three Charges
of Unpatriotism.

Aver, Mass, March Civilian
Nimke of Torrington, Conn.,, a SER
geant at Camp Devens, has been given
a 30-year sentence for unpatriotic ut
terances.
lie was tried on three counts, on
two of which he was found guilty.
In one he was charged with saying:
eff / am put in charge of party
on the other side l will surrender TO
the Gernans, no matter what their
strength may be-
On another occasion he said:
Il will fight for the United States
so long as / am kept on this side of
the Atlantic. but if ! am sent to the
other side / will act Independently"
The third count on which he was
found guilty charges that he had said
mis- father and brothers would take
up arms against this country if he was
sent to Europe.
The case had attracted wide atten-
ton.
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AERIAL ATTACKS CAUSE
TEUTS TO TAKE NOTICE

Amsterdam, March 4. Accord
ing to a Munich dispatch to the Col
ogne Gazette, the social democrats in
the Bavarian lower house have intro
duced an Interpolation regarding
what the government contemplates do
ing to meet the 'heavy material dam
age from the aerial attacks, which
are. constantly increasing"
Minister of the Interior Brettreich
in replying, said:
Germany did not begin the aerial
attacks in this war. When our enemy
cease their attacks. we also cease ours.
With us it is mostly a matter of re-
prisals against our enemies making
unjustified aerial attacks on open
towns.
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EMPEROR WILLIAM PATS
HIMSELF ON THE BACK
Says Russian Defeat Will Remain a
Glorious Page in History of
German Army.

Amsterdam, March 7.t-Emperor VIII
liam in a telegram to Prince Leo
pold of Bavaria. the Austro-German
commander in chief on the eastern
front, according to Il Berlin dispatch,
congratulates him that after three and
half years of struggle the German
armies have called a halt to the Rus
sian army, which, with an overwhelm-
ing superiority of numbers threatened
our country
In abiding especially to Prince Leo
pold's troops, the emperor said:
I'm irresistible marches over bad
roads in ice and snow they did their
utmost. The victorious march in the
last fortnight will remain a glorious
page in the history of the German
army"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-03-15

Amsterdam, March EMPEROR VIII
liam telegraphed message of con-
graduation to Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg on the glorious conclusion"
of the war on the eastern front. The
telegram, as quoted in Berlin dis
patch, says:
Now the costly prize of victory in
Baltic brethren and countrymen are
liberated from Russia's yoke and may
again feel themselves Germans. God
was with us and will continue TO aid
-
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-03-15
JOHN E. REDMOND. IRISH
LEADER. DEAD IN LONDON
Death Was Due to Heart Failure Fol-
lowing Operation.-Well
Known in America.

London, March John E. Red
mond, the Irish nationalist leader, is
dead here Death was due to heart
failure, following recent operation
for an intestinal obstruction. This
was borne courageously and it re-
Iieved the patient but heart failure in
tervened Tuesday night.
The news of the death of the ma
tional leader brought messages of sor-
row and regret from all sections of
the community. King George, when
he was informed of the event, was
deeply shocked and expressed his pro
found regret. Premier Lloyd George
was similarly moved when he learned
the news.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-03-15
EurIouohs for Farmers.

Washington, March 9.-Furloughs
for farmers and other men needed in
non-milltary pursuits necessary to the
war were authorized in senate bill
passed by the house, with the APPROX
al OF the war department. The evident
purpose Of the announcement, which
takes the form Of an amendment to the
seIective service regulations. is to ex-
eInpt as far Is possible registrants who
may be used on farms. This is in line
with the policy to Increase the coun-
stry's food production.