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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
DISSOLVING A WORLD ARMY.

To return hundreds of thousands
of honorably discharged combatants
of peace-time occupations and con-
ditions cannot fail to present prob
lem to any nation, no matter how
prosperous; Demoblllzatlon' now
States, with her newly acquired
merchant marine, her extended com
mercial interests, and her brand
new industrial pursuits, in the same
degree as it must those countries
which have been ravished and
scourged by years of warfare. France
and England have their plans well
rehearsals of the rehabilitation
have taken place.
France is planning to divide the
units to be demobilized in several
groupings. For the sake of clear
ness, let us suppose for a moment
that the rehabilitation unit will be
division, approximately $4,000
men,
OF these there will be about
5000 who will want nothing from
the government except honorable
discharge papers,
Second, there is large class of
men, probably 1000 in number i'm
poverished by the war. These are
cobblers, storekeepers who sacrificed
their shops when the call to the
colors came, farmers whose depend
ents have had to use up their little
property in order to exc out liv-
ing
What France plans to do with
these men simply is this: Supply
each man with the tools of the trade,
the tiny store, the small farm, or
whatever it was that he used in
making living. Wherever it is
nnccih tho can1a cbnn store farm
or what not, is to be restored, to-
gether with an amount of capital
sufficient to meet immediate eX-
penses. In most cases, SO thrifty
and businesslike are these bour-
geois, that at a cost to the govern
ment of only six or seven hundred
francs they feel themselves wholly
rehabilitated.
Third and last is a class compris-
ing roughly 5000 men. Here are
the clerks, the skilled mechanics,
the plumbers helpers, the statesmen,
the vineyard hands, the taxi drivers,
and all sorts and kinds from various
types of employment. Before the
war, these men worked for wages
the same.
provide for them. From Pyrenees-
Orientales to Pas de Calias, from
Finistere to Haute Saone, are thirty
four French provinces. Each has its
several departments Each province
is to have it's director Of employ
ment.
These 5000 men of the division
will be catalogued' according to the
jobs they desire. Then they will be
split into thirty-four sections, cor
responding to the sections from
which they come or to which they
wish to go at the end of their mill
tary service.
England's ground plan of demob
ilzation is similar, though it does
not go so deeply into the job-getting
feature With the English, how
ever, the same thoroughness that
characterized the retaking OF Mem
mel Hil!-of which it is said that
five full dress rehearsals were
given behind the lines before the
actual attacks.,-.creeps into the de-
tails of rehabilitation. England al
ready has actually rehearsed the
process of returning her troops to
their homes. and knows positively
that everything will run smoothly
Popular Mechanics.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
SPANISH INFLUENZA,
Do Not Fear When Fighting a
German or a Germ!
BY DR. NJ COOK.
BY DIR. M. COOK


The cool fighter always wins and so
there is no need to become panic
stricken. Avoid fear and crowds. Ex-
ercise in the fresh air and practice the
three C's: A Clean Mouth, Clean
Skin and Clean Bowels. To carry off
the poisons that accumulate within the
body and to ward off an attack of the
influenza bacillus, take a good liver
regulator to move the bowels. Such a
one is made up of May-apple, leaves of
aloe, root of jalap, and is to be had
at any drug store, and called "Pleasant
Purgative Pellets"
If bad cold develops, go to bed, wrap
up we'll, drink freely of hot lemonade
and take hot mustard foot bath.
Have the bedroom warm but well ven
.tilated. Obtain at the nearest drug
store vAnuric Tablets" to flush the
kidneys and control the pains and
aches. Take an vAnuric" tablet every
TWO hours, together with copious drinks
of lemonade. If true case of infu-
enza, the food should be simple, such az
broths, milk, buttermilk and ice-cream;
but it is important that food be given
regularly in order to keep up patients
strength and vitality. After the acute
attack has passed, which is generally
from three to seven days, the system
should be built up by the use of good
iron tonic, such as vIrontic" tablets, to
be obtained at some drug stores. or
that well known blood : maker and
herbal tonic made from roots and
barks of forest trees-sold everywhere as
d.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19

'In September the railroads in
creased their revenues by thirty per
cent remarks the Cedar Rapids
Republican, but they managed at
the same time to increase their
operating expenses to the tune OF
fifty per cent-and that is apt to pc
tics
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19

Observing that 1T is no secret
that w, H. Allen, present secretary
Of state hopes to succeed Governor
Harding," the Storm Lake Pilot
Tribune says at is almost effrontery
for him to suggest such thing. But
for the primary law he would never
have been elevated to higher Of
flee than justice of the peace. and to-
think that he would be governor Of
the great state Of Iowa."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19

We want men and women to per-
NIT us to care for their clothes.
We don't scorch, burn or gloss any
garments while pressing them. In
stead we make them look like new.
The difference will delight you. G..
w, Conner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19
Advertising Rates.

Display Advertising, special Sec
Yice ner inch l5c
Reading notices, per line ....:,. be
Cards Of Thanks, cash with
Resolutions of Respect .$1.OO
Church, school and society no
tees, where admission or en-
tertainment fee is charged
per line -. -. DC
We are glad to publish any and
al church or society notices, but
please don't confound news notices
with advertising locals. Correspon-
dents are cautioned not to include
said notices with their items unless
they are authorized and paid for, and
IL possible remittance for same
should accompany the notice.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19

Now that our own trusted states
man, w. D. Jameson. of Shenan-
doah, is with the presidential party
the country may breathe easier.
Billy will show Lloyd George and
Clemenceau where to head in at.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19

There is every indication that a
Berlin contest for the most unpopu-
lar man would give the crown prince
first prize.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-19

According to Iowa's hog census
this years hog crop when matured
will pay for all the liberty bonds
bought in this state and the chick
ems can take care of the war
stamps.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-04
Notice
To Water Consumers

All water rents to Oct. list must be
paid this week. Water will be turn
ed off on all accounts not paid.
DORCHESTER WATER co.
Adv. 3-3t.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-04
BANKS GRANT LIBERAL
TERMS ON Liberty LOANS
At Meeting Held Yesterday Decision
Was Reached to Loan $1,000 or
Upward For The Purchase of
Fourth Liberty Bonds at Per ct.

At a meeting held yesterday morn
ing the directors of all of the Cam
bridge banks agreed to make loans
to persons purchasing Fourth Liber-
ty Loan Bonds at the rate Of five per
cent In addition to this, the banks
+ will loan up to 90 per cent. of the
! subscription. All of the directors OF
/; all of the banks subscribed literally
| themselves.
BY this plan it will be possible for
a person subscribing for $1,000 of
the bonds to borrow all of the money,
help the government to the extent of
$1,000, and still only lose $3.50 a
year, or $4,000 can be taken for a
whole year at net loss in interest
of only $3.50.
If peace is declared within a year,
these bonds will sell at more than
they cost, and the purchasers will
make a handsome profit on their IN
vestment During the Civil War
many persons, of small means, laid
the foundations for great fortunes in
this manner, as they bought bonds,
and at the close of the war the bonds
sold for $50 and $40 hundred more
than they cost. 1t should be borne
in mind, too, that before this war
started United States 2 per cent.
bonds were selling for 100.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-04
TOO LATE 10 CLASSIFY,

FOR sALE-Majesti Range, in .goou
! condition, complete with water back,
| and 20 gallon hot water tank. A: M.
Moore, No. / West End Ave. 10-4-10t.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-04
Earl Framptom

Private Earl Framptom. age 81,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Frampton.
died at Camp Meade Tuesday morn
ing about nine o'clock. Young Tramp
tom had been in the service about
four months, and a short time ago
contracted Spanish Influenza, which
resulted in his death.
Besides his parents, he is surviv-
ed by four sisters and one brother,
as follows: Mrs. Dawson Foxwell,
Mrs. Daisy Copio, Elizabeth and
Fred Frampton, of this city, and Mrs.
Nettie Wheatley. of Dudson, this
county
The remains will be brought to
Cambridge Sunday morning on the
boat, and funeral services will be
held at the home of his parents, No.
Is Trenton street, with interment in
the Cambridge cemetery. The time
of the funeral will be announced in
tomorrow's issue of this paper.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-04
Flies Box Kite

About the most elaborate box kite
ever made in Cambridge was flown
last night, about $50 o'clock, over
the Boys Garden Club. The kite
was put up by William Moore, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Moore, who
reside on Belvedere avenue. The
kite was the gift of Mr.. w. d. Pow
ell, who made the affair, and pre-
scented it to young Moore.
In appearance, the kite resembles
an aeroplane. 1t is made of yard
sticks, and bunting, and is quite a
curiosity. The kite attracted the at
tention of about fifty people, who
passed many comments on its beauty
and uniqueness.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-04
Mrs. Sarah Jackson

Mrs Sallie Jackson a former resi-
dent of Cambridge, died at her home
in Baltimore Wednesday, aged eigh-
ty-one years.
She is survived by three children,
who are, Mrs. Jeane Wilks, of Lau-
rens, S. c.; Mrs w. w. Moore and
Mr.. Thomas Jackson, both of Balti-
more.
Funeral services were held from
her late home in Baltimore. The re-
mains will reach Cambridge tomor-
row morning, and burial will be from
the undertaking parlors of w. H.
Willis & Bro, at eleven o'clock. In
terment will be in the Cambridge
cemetery.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-04
INSIDE THE Lines

Great Film Version of Play by Earl
Derr Biggers to be Seen at The
Grand Opera House Saturday,
Matinee And Night.
The film version of the great stage
play by Earl Derr Biggers, Inside
the Lines" will be shown tomorrow
Saturday matinee and night, at the
Grand Opera House. The film YER
sion is even more dramatically in
tense and interesting than the stage
play.
Inside the Lines is damned with
action of the thrilling sort. II
abounds in surprises. 1t has great
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-04
WHITE &c" OIL.

The oil that does not smoke and
leaves no odor; the finest oil on the
market today. Read the advertise
ment in tomorrow's issue of this pa
per and find out where it may be
purchased, and the price. It's the
oil that has long been sought, name
ly, one that does not smoke, leaves
no odor, and possesses unusual
heating qualities.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-04
CHURCH LOCALS.

ALI the children and parents of
Christ Church Sunday School are in
vited to a party at the Parish House
Friday evening, Oct. 4th, at 7.3O
o'clock.-Adv. 2-2t.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-04

suspense.
Inside the Lines" is a spy play.
1t tells the story of German spy
who is sent by the chief of the Ger
man Imperial spy system to blow up
the British fleet at Gibraltar. This
spy dopes British captain and gets
into his uniform. He takes the Brit
ish captains papers and with them
wins his way into the Fortress Of
Gibraltar There the spy has many
surprising encounters and the most
surprising thing of all-the spy
proves to be none other than-but
wait and see the big surprise finish
to this big spy play.-Ady.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-04
TAILORING NOTICE.

Owing to making some changes in
my tailoring department, | will not
be able to do any more cleaning,
pressing and repairing this week.
w H North.-Adv. sgt.
Evening star., 1918-01-08
HUN BELGIAN INVASION
GROWS, CAUSES HARDSHIP
Germans Take Furniture, Stoves,
Wood and Coal for Increas-
ing Army.
Cablegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.

CabIexram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
THE HAGUE, Holland, January s.
Belgium is filing up more and more
with German troops As the new con-
tingents, arrive those already drilled
and ready for the fray are being moved
to the front in Belgium and the north
of France. The Belgian people are
downhearted and reduced to the verge
of despair by the many acquisitions.
These include not only enforced labor.
but articles of furniture. such as stoves,
only one stove being allowed per
family. There is very little fuel except
wood, the coal being used by the Ger
mans for their army.
Schools. converts, monaSterleS and
churches are being turned into hospi-
tails for the wounded expected in the
coming campaign. For the ambulances
wool blankets. sheets and other linen,
as well as stoves, are requ1sltioned-
Every particle of machinery from the
factories is sent to Germany.
In several villages the whole civilian
population is drafted for forced labor,
including women. many of whom are
set to work on railway trucks. There.
however. the women proved so recall
citrant, peltng the guard with cinders.
that they We're allowed to go home No
threats of being shot or sentences to
long terms of imprisonment made the
slightest impression on them.
Evening star., 1918-01-08
NOT AFRAID TO RISK LIFE
TO SAVE FRENCH SOLDIER
Chicago Boy Abroad Receives High
Praise From Commanding Gen
eral for Brave Deed.
Cablesram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.

Cablesram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, January file was not
afraid to risk his own life to save that
of French soldier" is the official praise
bestowed upon Harry Haigh of Chicago.
The praise is contained in a letter
which the commanding general of a
French army sent to the colonel COM
manding a certain regiment of Ameri
can railroad engineers.
Fire broke out in big French evac-
uation hospital adjoining the American
barracks one cold, wintry night re-
Gently. The entire regiment turned out
and helped to move the helpless pa
tients from the wards, which were
blazing like tinder. Nearly all were
saved.
Haigh carried out an ambulance
driver whose bed was ablaZe. Then. re-
turning, he chopped away a blazing
beam, plunged into the flames and res
cued the drivers comrade. The latter
was severely burned and soon died
The entire engineer regiment is COM
mendeG in the letter of the French
commanGirs officer, but Haigh is espe-
cially mentioned.
Evening star., 1918-01-08
BACK DOOR PROPAGANDA.
By MARGARET W:DDTME3
OF The yigilnnteS.

He came TO the side door to get the
man of the houses clothes for pressing.
Ach, it's cold.' he began as he came
inside to wait for them. And those
poor soldiers, not enough room for
them at the fort. They must be cold.
I am sorry for them
Then we asked him what he would
charge for pressing a frock. and he
told his price. After a spirited debate
as to its reasona bleness ne went back
to the war
Il see by the papers this morning
that they are going to raise the age
of drafting up to take men from thirty
seven to nifty" he said. That is not
reasonable, no. l am a good American
would not mind forty-five. but it is
all wrong to take poor old men OF
fifty"
that the American government hasn't
anything like exhausted its first draft
yet, ana wouldn't take men Of fifty any
way. lie was unimpressible to reason.
1t was in the paper, he insisted.
They Will taken them to fifty. 1t is
wrong of the government
No explanations-n0t even severity
availed He went off to drop the same
interesting item at the next house,
where the dwellers may have been
easier of belief. He had a strong Ger
The next visitor happened to be the
meat mar-for even N these parlous
days one must have meat once in
awhile, and this man was the most
reasonable grocer and butcher in town.
He, too. stopped moment to get
warm and wait for his money.
IF this war were only over." he
lamented. Wars is wrong. | have work
all my life here in America. l am a
good American citizen. | have built up
g good business, my wife and l have
worked hard. And prices are SO bad-so
water. The government got US into this
war. We ought to make peace. It's
government for rich folks.
Here we lost our tempers. The meat
man the too, had u German accent and
was born, he confessed. in Prussia) WITS
The government could make peace if il
wanted to. And he went Off to say the
same reXt door
Thank heaven. the egg man is an
American, even if he does charge what
he charges. He said nothing about the
war
But do you notice the insidiousness
of il all? Some German-boTn citizens
apparently consider it sacred duty
TO do what they can for Germany as
they go indusriously about their daily
tasks. They don't say anything bad
enough to report. They simply keep up
their constant dropping-the chore
man, the shoemaker, the baker and can
dlestick maker-Germans of that class.
like trained chorus. And they have
more chance to be effectual than their
more highly situated brothers. simply
because they are around all the time.
1t would be funny if it weren't so real.
The backdoor propaganda is going
steadily on. untouched by notice. 1t
isn't funny. It's dangerous.
Evening star., 1918-01-08
ADDITIONAL DUTY
FOR GEN. G0ETHALS
Is Designated Director of
Transportation and Storage,
War Department.

In addition to duties as acting quar-
termaster general, Maj. Gen. G.. w.
Goethals has been designated director
Of transportation and storage of the
War Department.
AS head of the Quartermaster Corps
he directs the supply. subsistence and
pay departments of the Army. supple
mented by the embarkation and other
services already established in his Of
hce. each witn a general officer in
charge Under the new order he will
in additi ion supervise transportation of
all ordnance, engineers, Signal Corps,
aviation service and coast artillery
material as well as quartermaster sup
plies and troops.
Evening star., 1918-01-08
TAX DEGREES SET ASIDE.
Supreme Court Fssses on Towne's
Suit for Recovery.

Federal deerees sustaining the valid
ity of the stock-taxing section of the
1913 income tax law and holding that
stock dividends on profit earned prior
to enactment of the constitutional
amendment permitting direct taxation
of incomes are incomes and are taxable
were set aside by the Supreme Court
of the United States.
The proceedings were brought by
Henry Il. Towne to recover $20,20S paid
as income tax on stock received by him
from the readjustment of capitaliza-
ton of a corporation. The lower court
denied contentious that stock dividends
are not incomes, but mere readjust-
ment of the form of capital obligation
already owned.
Evening star., 1918-01-08
COAL PRODUCTION SCARS.
Increase Of z2,ooo,O0o Tons of BIZ
luminous in 1912,

The 1917 bituminous coal production
is put at 544. .0Oo.o00 tons. an increase
of 10000 over 1916 in preliminary
estimates nads by the geological sur
vey. Fuel administration officials had
expected the total to be more than
30 600 600 tons, but falling off in
output in December reduced the figures.
December's production was the small
est of any month since last April, due
principally to car shortage. The last
week of the month showed improve
ment over previous weeks, but in that
week the mines were operated at only
IS per cent of their total capacity. Re-
covery was most rapid in the middle
west: in central Pennsylvania. West
Virginia and Kentucky car shortages
still held production to a low figure.
Evening star., 1918-01-08
Bureaus to Coordinate.

All bureaus heretofore independent
in that regard have been directed to
co o-crdinate their demands upon the
railroads ana upon storage facilities
through the director Of transportation.
He. in turn. will deal with the director
Of railroads, the shipping board or any
other centra iized agency for transpor-
tatton or storage presenting complete
schedules of cars and tonnage needed,
and working out routing and storage
so as TO get the most efficient use OF
The nation'S facilities.
Wide economies in the use OF cars and
in ship.ing charges are expected from this
cs nIratization il one agency of functions
heretofore exercised by five departmental
bureaus independently.
Evening star., 1918-01-08
HOLDS DECREE UNSIGNED.
Spain Wants King to Reconsider
Matter of Dissolving Parliament

MADRID. Monday. January MAR
ouis Alhucemas. the Spanish premier
I declared today that the government
Z had decided to consider the decree dis
solving the cortes as not having been
signed. The ministry. he said. proposes
to submit a new decree to the king.
thus giving him opportunity of study
ing the situation afresh before signing,
King Alfonso signed decree dis
solving parliament Thursday and it was
announced elections would be held on
FEBRUARY II. Dissolution of parliament
was decided upon by the cabinet early
in December
Evening star., 1918-01-08
BRITISH DESTROYER
SUNK IN MEDITERRANEAN

LONDON. January IA British tor
pedo boat destroyer has been torpedoed
and sunk in the Mediterranean sea, ac-
cording TO an admiralty announce
ment issued last night.
All of the officers of the destroyer
We're saved. but ten members of the
crew were lost
Evening star., 1918-01-08

Though the sons of the kaiser are
given but little spending money tnes
want for little. Their tutors ana mill
tary companions provide the heeessl-
ties The kaiser tries to instll splrit
Of thrift into all members of his family
which is closely akin to parsimoni"us-
Evening star., 1918-01-08
SPECIAL NOTICES.

WANTED-WTTNESsE 70 THE COLLISION
between street chr and automobile which oc-
cember %. 1917.
r. D. HEFLYN 400 4th st. ne. city.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE sToCk-
holders Of the Home Building Association will be
held in the office Of the Treasurer 1917 Penn
sylvaaia ayenne northwest. Tuesday evening,
election Of oficers and directors and such other
business JAMES %as psorsy65o IT,
banking hours will be as follows; $50 I'm. to to
3 pm. Saturdays. slo<e IL NJ The last day OF
the month: tue ist. md. 10th and l.t me me
EANFING CoRI. -------,
THE ANIMAL MEETING or TIE sTorN-
holders Of the Connerticut Tie Go. ior the eiee-
fion of dire will ba hold Mt IN" company
office, cor of Wisconsin avenue api y street
NV. on Wetlne siay. January o. i9is P9ss ,t,s
transfer Of stock viii be closed from Deccn,-
Der O. 1911 to January Ian 1sls incasiys hrs,,
SAMUEL. ]. sTEINRERGER. Secretary.
SAVE WHILE YOU MAY: YoU WILL ALWAYS
b. able to spend. T',c dono Bniidins s.sor,a. N,
Claughton. president: wm. t. Ga,lihar ana j.
Paul Smith. vice presidents: =. ". "2nfward
treasurer. 1907 Pennsylvania NV. Under
supervision of the United States controller 'f
currency. ----
PURSUANT TO SECTION l. ARTICLE VII
Of bylaws notice is hereby given hat the an.
nual meeting of the stockholders OF the taptsa.
Traction Company for the election OF nonrh ~
directors for the ersnng ycar and the trnnsrc-
tion of such other business ss may be nrnhsh.
before the meeting, will be held at the on'ca "i
the company, 3sth and " SITS. NV: washington: On
II. c.. on Wednesday. January 9. lsls' at I':4,
o'clock an. The polls will be open from II
o'clock am. until IL o'clock Noon.
H. q. CRAMpToN. Secretary
j WILL NOT RE RESruNstELE FOR ANY
bills contracted Tor by any me other than my
self ADAM W. MICKEY.