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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-02-20
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-25
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The Woman's Society of theNFirst Con-
gregationaI church will meet Friday after
noon with Mrs. D. E. Esteriey. soT Western
avenue.
The East Side Methodist church was
opened this morning from 10 to IL. 50 that
the children of the Sunday school could
get their Christmas candy.
Chief Of Police Frank Harbaugh is today
umbrellas presented to him Christmas eve
by the officers Of the police force. Jailer
Frank-Psrceis made a short talk and Chief
Harbaugh responded commencing the men
for the good work they had done during
the year The men seemed to enjoy the
occasion immensely and could not suppress
their smiles OF satisfaction when the chief
passed out clear Havana cigars to every
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-25

American armies in France and Ger
any today
The jolly old saint found the two
million men in good condition and
fairly bursting with the Christmas
spirit In addition to the special ar
engagements that had provided them
with the material for proper ohserv-
ance of the holiday, the fact their
commander-in-chie was addressing
theif comrades at Lansres made the
day the most notable in the history of
the American expeditionary force
Until the last moment it was feared
the 100000 men in German territory
would not receive their Christmas
packages from home in time. but sew
eraI carloads arrived in CobIenz unex-
pectediy late yesterday. distribution
began at once and practically every
man had his membranes from
home today.
More than 200 Y. NJ G. A and
Knights of Columbus entertainers
were scattered thru the bridgehead
area today, organizing concerts and
vaudeville shows.
Except for the patrol at the edge of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-25
TO FOLKS AT HOME


American Headquarters in Germany,
Dec. 25.-Gen- Joseph Dickman, COM
handing the Third army, today sent
the following Christmas greeting to
America, on behalf of the men of the
army of occupation, thru the United
Press:
II am sure all the officers and men
join in hearty greetings of good cheer
to their relatives and friends in the
United States We are sorry to miss
Christmas at home, but we hope the
who spend Christmas at
home will feel we have accomplished
our duty here
We have hope for. and fair pros
poets, of an early return home. We
feel the government is doing every
thing possible to expedite our return
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-25
Trieste, Istria, Plume and lara
Would Rejoin Italy.
Italian Deputies Lay Their
Plea Before Col. House.
REPORT TELLS OF OPPRESSION
Fiume, Free City, Asks Right
To Decide Own Destiny.
Spalato and Sebenico Also Cited
aS.NaturaI Italian States.

Paris, Dec. 25.-Italian deputies of
the redeemed provinces who repre-
sented their districts in Vienna and
Budapest parliaments and came to
Paris expressly for the purpose of
submitting their case to the American
mission have been received by Col. E
NJ House. Thru Colonel House the
deputies presented memorial to
President Wilson. The deputies are
Pietacco for Trieste, Bennati for Istria.
Zanelia for Fiume and Ghigle Ano-
vich for cara
Under Austrian Oppression.
The memorial recites that their
country has been for 1000 years Ital-
ian; that Trieste has suffered under
Austrian oppression for five centuries.
and Dalmatia since 1907 has stood all
kinds of prosecutions to defend its
nationality. The people of the dis
in all wars for Italian independence
and participated in the present war
with 1000 men.
Regarding annexation of Trentino,
Trieste and Istria, the memorial says
there is no question that can be raised
but adds that Fiume being a free city,
similar to Bremen and Lubbock, has
the right to decide its own government
and any contrary decision would be
against the principles proclaimed by
/
shown by a pIebiscite her determine
ton to be united with Italy.
Spalato and Sebenico Italian.
Dalmatia has SO miles of coast. of
which Italy claims less than 100 miles,
comprising the cities of cara, Sebenico
and Spalato, besides the greatest part
of the Dalmatian Isles.
Austrian statistics. says the memo
rial. show that the majority of the
population are Slavs in SpaIato and
Sebenico, but they are as Italian as
they are French in those districts of
A1sace-Lorraine, where German sta
tistics show 81 per cent of the German
population are Iugo+Slavs- a.
Besides the ports of Antivari and
Du1cingo, formerly belonging to Mon
tenegro, and eventually that Of Scutari
the districts will have the excellent
ports of Portore, Buccari, Segni,
Metcoufch, Ragusa, Gravosa and the
military port of Cattaro capable Of
sheltering the entire American fleet.
These ports are connected by rail-
way to Mostar, Serajevo, Belgrade and
Asram, thus assuring to Serbia,
Croatia. S1avonia. Bosnia and Herze-
gov1na direct communication to
the sea. Furthermore, it says in con-
cIusion, that Italy is ready to make
Trieste and Fiueme free ports for
every country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-25

the bridgehead. discipline was relaxed
The doughboys were permitted to
fraternize with the German inhabf-
tants and many gifts were exchanged
by the two nationalities-
The men found particular delight in
giving presents to the German chill
dren.
Every company had its own Christ
mas tree with some doughboy or Of
ficer playing the role of Santa's depu-
ty. The regular ratious were supple
rnented by ducks, geese and chickens.
The French Are Hosts.
In the biI1eting areas the entertain
merts and feasts naturally were more
labprate than in the occupied terri
tories owing to the fact the French
villagers contributed largely to the
festivIty-
The Red Cross gave special dinners
and dances to the officers and men in
Paris
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-25
BANDITS IN BIG HAUL
Rob Chicago Business Man in Once
of 500, 900 in Diamonds.

Chicago, Dec. 25.-One hundred
thousand dollars was the value placed
by Nose Ira1son on diamonds stolen
from him yesterday by four bandits
who held him up in his office in the
busiest part of Chicago.
The robbers made a thrilling escape,
fleeing down seven flights of stairs
pursued by officers who shot at
them One robber was believed to be
wounded.
Police believe the robbers were the
same men who held up the Rose Hell
Ter tewelry store here a year ago,
escaping with gems worth $3.50, 000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-25
OPEN HOUSE AT Y
New Years Celebration Has
Already Been Planned.
Army lint Building Contest for
Boys of the City.

The Central Y NJ C. A will keep
open house New Years Day. \ feat
ure of the New Years party will give
the first and second prizes to the boy
or three boys who will build and ex-
hzbit at the Y. NJ. C. a. the evening
of January 1, any OF the following
army huts, built on the scale of three
inches to the FOOT Y NJ c. A.,
Knights of Columbus. Salvation Army.
Y W. c. A Hostess House, or War
Camp Community Service hut
The first prize Will be a years MEM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-25
FORM new MINISTRY

Barbosa Is New Portuguese Premier;
CortcreaI Is War Head.
Lisbon, Tuesday, Dec. IA new
Portuguese ministry has been formed
as follows:
Premier and minister of the in
gnini Barbosa-
Minister of finance-Reimas
Minister of war-Cortereal
Minister of ularine-Souza Faro.
Minister of justice-AIfonzo MeIIo.
Minister of commerce-Azevdo
Reeves.
Minister of Northumberland
OEveira-
Minister of 1abor-Frobes Eessa-
Minister of colonies Ba p t s a
CoeIho.
Minister of public iustruction-Al-
fredo MagaIhaez
Minister of food-Acevedo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-25

bership in the Y NJ c. A. to the boy
or a membership to each of the three
boys making the best miniature hut
The second prize will be q six months
General appearance,
workmanship, and accuracy OF meas
urcrnents will count in the decision on
the winners.
Open to All Boys OF City
The huts must not cover more than
IS square feet of floor space and must
be at the Central Y NJ. c. A not later
than noon of January l. The contest
is open to all boys of the city between
eight and II years of age No en-
trance fee will be charged, and each
boy will be responsible for getting his
nut to and from the building. Not
more than, three prizes will be gwen
on any one hut.
A committee of three business men
will determine who are the winners.
Every boy who is going to enter the
contest should leave his name and ad-
dress at the Boys department of the
Central Y NJ. C. A not later than .
O'Clock Saturday night. December IS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-25

Liberty Bonds bought and sold
Shawnee Investment Co., 534 Kan av.
Adv s
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-30
Lepers Of Panama.

When the United States government
began to construct the Panama canal it
found seven pitiful lepers in the re-
public in an isolated and forlorn build
ing. In 1905 it was voted to spend $685.
600 for suitable building for these
outcasts. In April, 1907, hospital was
opened at Palo Seco and each patient
was given plot Of land on which he
might raise fruits and vegetables, and
so be partly self-supporting. The
Episcopal church, in establishing here
the Mission of the Holy Comforter, has
offered these leperS practically the only
society they ever see except each other.
Now a chapel, school for the chill
dren, an infrmary for the shut-ins and
laundry and gardens for the active
make these lepers feel that they are
being given their chance.-The World
Outlook,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-30
Snake Stops Water supply.

Glenville, hamlet three miles back
Of iarrytown, was without water Tues
dag Its only supply is obtained from
the iypsy spring on Gen. Howard Car
roil estate. The pipe that led from
Vie pring appeared to be frozen, so
William Van Winkle pulled the pipe
out Of the spring and took it home to
tha0 It out There was CONSERVATION
Ia the house when a garter snake start
ed to crawl out OF the pipe.
The snake had crawled into the pipe
during the cold snap Of Monday nigh
ana had frozen in there, shutting OIL
the water supply. When the pipe was
thawed the snake was released and
tried TO escape from its storage prison.
Van Winkle caught it and is proudly
exhibiting it in Il jar While this story
has Wlnsted flavor it is vouched for
by Van Wrinkles neighbor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-30
Exhaust Steam.

More attention than ever before Is
being paid this winter to careful use
Of exhaust steam in power plants. 1t
may be applied to innumerable pur-
poses. such as heating feed water for
the steam boiler, for many washing
purposes, heating buildings, pasteuriz-
ing and sterilizing and the like. A
small investment in additional boiler
room equipment, such as an exhaust
steam heater, will effect savings Of
several hundred dollars q year In the
coal bill Of even moderate sized pow
or plant.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-30
Observation-Disclosures
326 ChickaSha Ave.

War is hell--See these war films at
the Kozy '%today, and 10c.
FOR SALE--Invalids wheel chair
excellent condition, price $3.50.
Address M. B. Z care Express.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-30
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease
Satarrh is local disease, greatly in
nuenced by constitutional conditions, ana
IN IN oroer 10 cure IL you must take an
internal remedy. Hairs Catarrh Medi-
cine IS taken internally and acts thru
me blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system. Halls Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one Of the best physicians
posed Of some Of the best tonics known,
combined with some Of the best blood
purlners. The perfect combination Of
sne ingredients in Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine IS what produces such wonderful
results IN catarrhal conditions. Send for
testimonials, f-ee
F. J. CHENEY & Co. Props.. Toledo. O.
All Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-30
personal
Mention

SZl3-~----~----oc~~-~~o---~
r. H. Wright of El Reno is here
, friends and relatives for few days,
T. G. Heatley Of Mangum was Wis
iting with friends here yesterday.
Every child should hear the Indian
stories told by Miss Mary Thompson.
SO-St
"outwitted" a Metro feature with
Emily Stevens, Sugg tonight.
L. R. Powell, who has been Ill for
two weeks returned to his work
today.
Yates will buy, sell or trade for
second hand furniture and stoves.
l2O S. 3rd. Phone 20. 26-12t
Boom-Big Guns working. See re-
treat of Germans at Arras, Kozy to-
day.
Mrs. 0. j. Summers OF Enid is the
guest of friends in this city for a
few days.
Emily Stevens who starred in
"The Stacker" will be- seen at the
sugg tonight in Outwitted
G. D. Selvage of Carnegie was in
this city visiting friends yesterday.
l.. II. Bailey OF Verden was trans
acting business in this city yester-
day,
The price OF the entertainment at
the junior high school Friday even
ing is 15c for children and 25c for
grownups. 3O.9t
J. C. Hampton OF Bradley was Wis
iting with friends in this city yester-
day.
Change of vaudeville at the Sugg
tonight Noble & Broole, singing,
talking and dancing act.
Ed Abernathy OF Purcell is visit
ing with friends in this city for a
few days.
Remember the recital of Princess
Te Alta at the junior high school Fri
lay, Feb. /, at s:15. 3O-3t
G. e. Williams left today for Ok
ahoma City where he will remain
or a few days on business.
Mr. and Mrs. w. K. Anderson of
1rand Island, Neb., arrived in this
ity yesterday for a short visit with 5
Beginning the first Monday ir Feb !.
uary, we will offer for sale at the !
'ord Sales room, Ford size castings {
t 20 per cent discount. 29-3t
Indian legends and poems by Miss
larry Thompson and classic dances b
y Miss Geneva May at the junior o
Ugh school. 3O-3t II
Heartburn, indigestion or distress n
the stomach is instantly relieved il
Y HERBINE. 1t forces the badly di- s.
ssted food out of the body and re- r'
ores tone in the stomach and bow s.
s. Price soc Sold by Wren Drug =
0-Adv. :,
Pleurisy pains are located just be-
W the short ribs. Lumbago afefcts W
e same region but toward the back.
SNOW LININGENT is
e remedy in either case. If rubbed
thoroughly it eases pain, relaxes
Q muscles and the patient can
owe about freely and comfortably
ice 25c, SOC and s1.OO per bottle.
I'D by Wren Drug Co-Adv.
Germans retreat at Arras. Authen-
: war films, Kozy today, and 1Oc
DR. SALE-1OO shares Assurance
Oil and Refining stock. Price is
ght. Clyde Kelly, Tel 1900. SO-6t
)R SALE-Underwoo typegriters.
F. K. Wilcox, Jr., salesman. Phone
IS, P. o. Box 9S. 3O-St
B-A-N-G-Howitzers, tearing things
nj the German war films, Kozy
lay.
Catarrh Cannot Re CIred
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-30

Her hair turning gray she was LvDo in tbe Dasf
and me most pleasant pas ie waS re-yea0nO letters
received when she Qiri--of course they we're
written on good paper like Symphony Lawn
The Washington times., 1918-09-23
THE PLOTTERS 4 As. Serial iad Of T the :.
John Butler Tells Elizabeth of His Love and Receives
an Answer That Gladdens His
Heart ~

is more than health. Elizabeth,
dear, can't you see-haven't you
seen all alonS-that I love your
For only a minute she hesitated.
Then she looked straight into his
eyes.
And can't Won Sec" she muir
INJURED, that I love You: john
They fingered 50 long In the
wood, talking as lovers always talk.
that John exclaimed in consterns-
dion on looking at his watch:
Bless mel We can hardly get
back to the farm before supper
timei Won't old Chaplin be fussed?-
what do we carer the girI chal-
lenged- We belong to each other,
not to hiru!'
You are not even his vifo's
cousin nowl" the man laughed hap
PLY. How well you fooled me
dear"
81 thought at hrst that I had
fooled even Clifford Chaplin" Eliza
beth replied, but I was wrong
there"
They were walking homeward by
what John had said was "a short
cut to the farm He stood still
when she made this assertion
But you did fool him." he in
sisted.
She shook her head. "Eo, Cliff
ford knew who ] wss-even II he
did not tell you"
He Refuses to Ten.
He knew you were not his
cousin Butler said He did not
know who you really were"
A hard ring had come into HIS
The Washington times., 1918-09-23
Little Boobies Pa
BIZ WILLIAM F. KIRK

Bobbie, sed Pa, thare Il a gratis
lesson here for you & all other littsl
boys. Newer be too sure OF any-
thing.
Thare is a CRATE lesson here Tor
old boys, too. sed Ma.
You would have did. Jest what I
did, sed Pa thot this was a live
choking, & I dident- want the poor
little CHECKING to die out on the
cold street, sed Pa Wss anybody
here calling today? sed Pa
Missus Jones was here, sed Ma.
Did she menshun me? sed Pa
Oh, yes, sed Ma, she sed that Ter
husband calm hcam 4 told sbcUt
the swell boxing match you q hc
saw oayer in Brooklyn Tcu toll
me you was at the 7. NJ c. \. Tire
mite you went to BROOKLYN sed Ma.
was. sed Pa JoneSy & I dropped
IN thsre to md out ware this box
Ing club was located. sed Pa y5
II Is a good thinS. sed Ma forsus
married ladies to see each othe-
onst in a while. Then we kind OF
cit a line on our husbands. sed Ma.
Between saying ware Is my hue
band & ware is my wandering boy
tonite.. sed Ma. n lady has plenty to
say most OF the time.
You dosn't need to ever worry
about me, sed Pa I always know
ware am going & what I am do
ing. sed Pa
All rite, sed Ma. but doan't bring
hoam any moar stuffed burds to git
thawed out.
The Washington times., 1918-09-23
By Virginia Terhune Van
de Water.
CHATTER VIII.

= r WAS late afternoon when.
having walked for several
miles through the pine woods
toward the sinking sun, But
Ter and Elizabeth turned their
faces homeward.
Slowly. eliminating all traces OF
feeling from her voice and man
ner, Elizabeth Wade had told her
companion OF the scheme that her
brother and she had carried out
She offered no apologies. In fact.
she avoided as much as possible
ali personalities. Therefore, she
did not say that she had been
aware OF the nature of Buffers
malady. She knew that man
hates to be considered nervous.
SO she merely referred to his M
ness as the result OF overwork-
She admitted that her brother had
wished to get his patient far from
surroundings that would remind
him OF his work and suffering.
Douglas had slso, she explained.
wanted his patient to feel free to
do as he pleased on the farm. IL
Butler had known that the. girl
who was staying with the Chapins
was the sister of HIS physician, be
lions to pay her some attention.
"It seemed best for reasons con-
nected with the farm itself for me
to be here this summer" Eliza
beth added. 4 was sure-as was
Douglas-thet'A Amos had a plan for
buying it What that plan was II
is not necessary for me to divulGe
now. II does not concern you, Mr..
Butler. SO / will not annoy you
with IT,
'I would like to know about tt
John said. "But FIRST must try to
thank you for all you has done for
me this summer"
For you" the girl exclaimed
"But have done nothing for
youi | knew that my brother was
much interested in your case, and
for his cake I wanted to make
your recovery possible 1 believed
that II Douglass sister were on tho
lookout, Douglass patient would
receive more consideration from the
Chapins that II he were. a boarder
without any one OF his own kind
near him"
No IsxpLanatIons-
But what explanation did you
make to the Chapins themselves
None. J. simply told them that
my brother. wtshed me to rest here
quietly. and that II would be easier
for me TO do this n IL were. thought
that I was relative OF theirs Can
you forgive all this Hypocrisy
turning to him impulsively.
Forgiven he repeated, as he had
done yesterday when she used that
word. Can I ever make you I'M
derstand how grateful I am to you
for all that you have sacrificed? IL
must have been a hard experience
for you
"oh, no." she SMILED. flushing be
Meath his keen scrutiny. There
have been some rather difficult
features to the affair, but II Is all
over now"
Don't say that" he begged "
cannot have II all over-the part
that meant much more than health
10 meas much more as happiness
The Washington times., 1918-09-23
Puss in Boots
Jr.
BY David Cory

" GU remember in the last story
" tie little workman fairy was
showing Puss Junior all the
wonders OF Parry Land
And please don't forget that Puss
was as small as a fairy cat, for he
had drunk some OF the magic wine
which the Fairy Queen made from
the checkerberTies.
"Sow come with me to the lake,
said the tiny workman. And pretty
soon they stood upon its sandy
beach. which sparklcd under the
rays OF the afternoon sun.
And would you believe 1t: The
beach was all siive with tiny 6S-
ures working in the sand. turning
and twisting it about. searching for
diamonds for tho Fairy ouen.
Some were riding on the backs of
sand flies: some smoothcd the
feathers OF the wild fowls that
swarm over the water. and some
helped the squirrels carry home
their loads OF nuts.
And az puss pccped Into dark
nook. half under a messy stone, ne
cou'd see thcy were painting the
rod pots on the backs of the trout.
v:ilr ~ in the pines on the breezy
hilltop the" we're singing a funny
song TO an old crow who was afraid
TO go into thc cornfield because OF
the old clothes man:
old Mr.. Grow, if you weren't afraid
or the Old Clothes Man which the
farmer has made,
You'd look under the band of his
stovcpipe hat,
II YOU weren't Mr.. Crow, such an
old 'fraid-cat"
81 wonder what Is under tie
-carcrrow's hatband." thought PusS
10 himself. But he didn't say
word to the fairy about L.. No. III
decd, lie was determined he'd find
out for himself, so, turning to the
fairy workman he said: Il have
passcd very pleasant day with
YOU. Mr.. Fairy. ] have seen and
learned much, and now that the sun
Is sinking behind the western hill'
nav : trouble you to show me tnH
vav 20 the nearest town:
'sNYiIItnSIy" replied the fairy,
''huf FIRST take bite from this IN
tie b;ue anpIc. u viii change YOU
iuso YOUR natural form so Frs1
jill a. tho fairy told him. and,
rre-toi change in a moment Hu.@
was his natural size.
Mud then the forest SloWed witt
countless eyes or hlTdS ana beasts
and the air was filled with the'-
voices. The birds sang and CRIED.
the owls honted. the wolves barked.
and tho deer threw back Their
great horns and Eazc1 1T Fuss with
fc.rTrr cycs. Tho fHys aud elves
and rair,cs pccued out OF their hid
irr rI,rc.. and their lit,i" face
and inv ~oicrs w"p' and sobb"d ~
,hcv berEed to pusS 10 stay with
thcm in Fairy Land:
"Oh. stay with us within our wood.
Where all is sweet and kind and
good.
We have no famous Fairy Cat.
With rcd top boots and feathered
hat.
Please drink again the berry juice.
And stay and tell us Mother Goose.
Ard Ell the nursery rh"mcs you
kroV
ar eurrr lines and lands Of snow
Eu. liitlc Puss Junior only sAooN
Lis head. for nc knew he would
never be cnntcntCd as Fairy Cat.
but must travel on through the big
wide world for more adventures.
copyright, 1915. David Cory)
Ia He Continued