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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
MERCOLDT WILSON
ANDRA' in ITALIA
ii Presidente Visitera' a Ceno-
va la Casa Owe Nacque
Colombo
Published and Distributed Under
49,, PERMIT NO. 34l
llthorized by the act of Octoper o.
1871. on file at the Postoftlce Of Phila-
delnhiH. Pa
BY order of the President.
A. 8. BURLESON.
Postmaster General.
Roma, 30 dicembre.

Tn dispaccio da Parigi annunza che,
secondo definitivi accordi presi circa la
vista del Presidente Wilson in Italia,
il Capo degll Stati Unit lascera' quella
citta' mercoldi' sera, giretto a Roma
Sembra. lnoltre, accertato che il Presi-
dente Wilson 81 fermera' Geneva per
visitare la casa owe nacque Cristoforo
Colombo 81 crede che visitera' pure la
tomba di Giuseppe Mazzini.
Nei circoli governativi, oggi, 81 e
predctta una crisi generate mel gabinetto
itaiano, immediatamente dopo la vista
del Presidente Wilson. Dopo la partenza
dl questi sembra che il Presdente del
Consiglio del Ministri. on. Orlando, sia
intenzionato di rassegnare lie dimissioni
che IL Re 10 richiedera' di formare un
nuOvo Gabinetto.
II giornale "Il Messaggero" dichiara
che lie dimissioni dell 'On. Bissolati,
N1inistro per lAssistenza Militare lie
Pensoni di Guerra, sono dovute prin-
cDalmente a divergence con la politica
estera del Barone Sonnino, Ministro per
gil AFFAIR." Ester.
II "Giornale d'Italia" pubblica un
lungo articoo discutendo lie dimissioni
dell On. Bissolati e dice che questi 81 e.
mostrato contraro al fissare la frontiera
alpina al Passo di BrennerC, nella parte
meridiona lie del Tirolo ed avrebbe
voluto che la Dalmazia fosse ceduta al
Croati, abbandonando al fato di questi
gil italiani di quelle regioni che per
oltre cinquanta ami hanno lottato per
affermare la lCro nazionalita' italiana.
II giornale dice che II popolo d'Italia
non e. della stessa oplnione dell On.
Bissolati che oltre ALA Dalmazia set
tentrionale occorre salvare interamente
ia citta' di Fiume, termina dicendo che
il Presidente del Consiglio On. Orlando
ha gia' aperta innanzi a Sc la strada
per ricomporre un forte Gibinetto in
accordo collie impellenti necessita' DELI
ora DreSente
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ofEN ERS' LIST
Killed in Action
UTENANTS-Waltor e. Burke. May
wood. Neb, Oliver T. McKeown. Quincy. Fla. ::
BBHt6h Bni6h T. vH Neal Watert9wn; Mass John 4
simpson West Union. w. Va.
Died Of Wounds
T., LIE LIE haIIECTENNASTs-IBenjamip l. Berry, Car
iT1zo; y NJ Samuel I. Cower, Belle River,
=, SERGEANTSE,ftenr Dilis. Columbus, O..
Edward Weller. New York.
Wounded Severely
m wEdT(S5 SrIsr Ihs nHrke Mgiropps
LIEUTE% iNTs@hustii44' i4'fssHS BesaHcSn, MTIIlleys-
burg O; Peter D. Woods. Pittsburgh. Pa
Died Of Disease
=, UTENANTs---Lawrence L. McCauleyi
Park. Md Elmer, ]. Needham, 1906 NFedary
avenue. Philadelphia.
Killed in Action
CoRPoRAL---Gcorge .nanig. 2o1S North
Phlethorp street. Philadelphia.
Died of Disease
WAGONER-Marlon NJ. Greene. Palmer
Wounded Severely
SERGEANT--John NJ o'Brian. Eyerson.
burg: John g. Brennan. 1872 Bowman street,
,. ThGmss 4 Rsfer FsT' 4!sa South %RiFS %
wood street. Philadolphia; Andrew, sosoI-
yIlic; RoboTt boTr T. Smcddon sawciicy: Roy S.
liuscli, Turtle Greek; William Rem'IGyGnG;. RseSm'IayGn;.
pho: Isaac r. Rosemnn Bellcfonts; Samuel
Arnold W2odlawn: joseph ArriR9ii iorrY r!ti
burg; EmidiO DoraZio MnorsNhIe' hehIS D.
Hirschel. West Catasauqua.
Missing in Action
PRIVATES-NIichno Duhosky Chester
James HTnSS S2S ES STu'H RHrpe 228s
south SiXty.sevCnth street Philadelphia.
NEW JERSEY
Died Of Wounds
CORPoRAL-Chnrles D. Nelson Maple
Wounded Severely
CORPORALS-Peter Clauburg. Newark
wallace ] ]Drows. Woodbridge ,.,.... -.
PRIVArES-ElI Wolf Jersey CITY; Gro1 dto
South River; Alfred Adams. Bloomfield.
Washington, Dec 31.--(By A. P0-
Following are additions to ana correct c,
ions of previous casualty llsts FURNISHED
by the War Department:
wounded degree Tndetermined; Previously
Reported Killed In Action
PRIVATES-winiam Nick. Fleming. Har;
rinEton. Del Vincent J. Stone. SO Marshall
stree. Paterson. \. ].
Wounded Severely PreviOusS Reported Died
MAJOR-Herbcrt c. Fooks. Preston. Md.
Killed in Action previously Reported Miss
Ing in Action)
PRIVATEs-Harold Z. Burchell, G21 Main
street Paterson smith A9s s7 SfSn %GIa street Es-
Philadelphia: Edward c. Timmins shenan-
doah, Pa.
Died previously Reported MIssinG)
L.LEUTENANT-Phllp y. Rhinelander.
Germa ntown. Philadelphia
Wounded seysre,y ,PseI.iIonsly Reported
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Deaths of a Day
George. II. White

The funeral of Assistant City Solicitor
George II. White called the last of the
negro Congressman" who died on Sat
urday OF heart disease at the age of
today from his home. 14i4 Lombard
street, followed by interment in Eden
Cemetery. He was born in Bladen
County. N. c., went through the local
public and normal schools and Howard
University, Washington. then studied
law under n white Judge in North Caro-
lima and was admitted to practice of law
about 1882. In 1884 he was elected so
licltor for the Second district, including
several counties, a position correspond
four years was reelected. serving eight
years. He served two terms In the
North Carolina House Of Representatives
and two in the Senate. was elected TO
Congress in 1895 and reelected in 1898.
He was a delegate to the Republican
his first nomination for President After
his term in Congress he practiced law
In Washington some years, having been
admitted 10 practice in the United States
Supreme Court.
Then he came to Philadelphia. Here
he organized the Peoples Saving Bank,
1910 Lombard street, but as It did not
meet with the expected success he paid
of every depositor In full and closed
the institution. The George II. White
Land and Improvement Company was
another venture organized under his lead
In the hope OF promoting racial self
reliance in business. II established
Whiteboro, near Cape May n. j., where
lots were offered for sale and small
colony built He Is said, however. to
brve lost $4,000 In the venture. Fol-
lowing the death of Harry W. Bass, he
was appointed to the vacancy as As
sIgtant City Solicitor and assigned 10
cases in the Municipal Court,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31

secondo un dispaccio da Trieste forze
francesi hanno occupato Cattaro, nella
Dalmazia meridonale, ed IL Montenegro.
(Pubblictiamo II telegramma di cui
sopra, ma moi credamo che esso debba
essere accolto con lie dovute riserve data
la provenienza. E. bene rammentare che
gicrni or sono un telegramma da Londra
annunziava loccupaziQne di Pola da
parte delle navi americana, mentre sus-
seguenti telegrammi ufficiall smentivano
recisamente la notizia.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
LAST CASUALTY
RECORD FOR 1918
Forty-two Killed in Action
and Equal Number
Die of Wounds
DISEASE FATAL TO NINE

Washington. Dec. 31.-The final cas-
ualty list for the year 1918 contains
the names of forty-two heroes killed in
action, an equal number who died Of
disease and three victims of accident
The missing, including prisoners. num-
Der 1879. and thirty-one are listed as
wounded.
Summarized the casualties to date
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John ]. Borie

John J. Borie, youngest son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Louis Borie, Jr,. Of
wakefield, Rydal, died yesterday after
a brief Illness of pneumonia. Two of
his brothers are in the overseas service
William j. Sewell Borie, who is with
Base Hospital No. 10 In France. Two
younger brpthers also survive, Henry
p. Borie and BeRuveau Borie. Sd.
His father, q son OF Beauveau Borie.
retired banker and former president Of
the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Is n
member of the firm OF zantzinger, Borie
& Medary architects, His mother, who
was Miss Helen Sewell, is a daughter Of
the late Major General William Joyce
Sewell. who was United States Senator
from New Jersey and head OF the
Pennsylyania Railroad system In that
State
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
DE LAND, FLA,
IN MENIORIAM

WOODRUFF.--In loving memory OF Miss
EMMA II. WOODRUFF. After lingering i'll
ness, entered into rest Dec, 81, 1914. Greatly
missed SISTER CLARA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31

CORPORALS-Iames n. Cunningham. Jr..
burg Pa: Albert T.. Hutchinson. 413 Sus
GueSanna avenue. Philadeiphia.
PRiVATES-Andrew Adams, Moon Run,
Pa; william ]. Combs. Council. Va: Floyd
omon,. Va. Bolcsiaw W. Messkowskl, Phil
odeiphla: George NJ. RicEel. Fort Wads-
worth n Y. Samuel d. Strain. 030 East
TioGa street. Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31

BAKER. of 3743 Walnut st, Dec, 80.
LOUISE FoNTAINE, widow of Hey. Robert
NJ. Baker, aged 10. Services and int. Wed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
R.turneJ To Duty previously Reported Miss
iso'"" "N Ing In ActiOnl

pRIVATES-Isaac Nuremberg. 1OlG Pop
lar street. Philadelphia: William II. OHea
2i4G North Newkirk street Philadelphla;
Stenhcn Visinski HaZleton. Pa: Roman a.
Woiczynski, 112l ShackamaNon street Phil
adephia; Leo J. Zyde 32l7 Dobson street
pIttsburgh,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
SKETCHES OF THE HEROES

Private Lawrence Il. Powers, of the
10Ith Machine-Gun Battalion, once Sc
verely wounded and once almost fatally
gassed. but now
Dutch Soldiers oaG PACK rNidi Win ms unit unit
Are Devils; but a section OF Ger
Dutch Stores the the rear of the he
Are Fine" army army OF occupa-
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11

Seditious publications, whether one newspaper or a chain whether print ed in English or German, must go. and New York women will aid in their eXtermination, according to the de- cision made by group of women led by Miss Elizabeth Marbury, who held a loyalty mass meeting recently. It was decided to form an auxiliary to the American Defense Society imme- diately The women felt that they could do much in the campaign by refusing to buy papers or magazines which laid themselves open to the slightest suspicion of disloyalty, and also by refusing to buy from those who advertise in them.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11
KEEP THE BLOOD STREAM PURE

Rheumatic pains, backaches, swoll- en joints and sore muscles often are the results of impurities in the blood gathering in the region affected, re-
 suit of failure of the kidneys to elim
 mate waste products from the blood stream. Foley Kidney Pills heal, strengthen and invigorate weak, dis
 eased kidneys and bladder. w. H. Hill, Justice of the Peace, Detroit, Tex, writes: q used Foley Kidney Pills and say unhesitatingly that of all 1 have used they are the best, and have done the work where the rest failed" Sold everywhere.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11
CONFEDERATE VET
 BRAINS, ATTENTION!
General Order No. 1.

General Order No. 1.
 You are hereby commanded to be at Serepta Springs on Thursday, July 25th, 1918, with two days rations. Don't fail to be on hand for dinner Thursday. Union veterans cordially invited to be with us. Our sons are standing together under Old Glory on the blood-washed fields of France. Come! Oliver s. Jones,
 Com. U. C. V. of Nevada County.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11
DEMOCRATIC STATE CON
 MENTION CONCLUDES LABORS

Little Rock, July 1.-The Demo- cratic state convention will finish is labors this afternoon. and adjourn. It's labors have not been onerous In fact, the state convention has become largely perfunctory. Not much is left for it to do but to declare the nominees, and enunciate a platform of principles.
 j. T. Coston of Mississippi county, w&s the temporary chairman, and made most eloquent address, review ing the achievements of the national and state administrations. and pre- dieting the overthrow of the kaiser by the brave Yankee boys.
 Heartsill Ragon of Clarksville was elected permanent chairman and de- livered a splendid patriotic address.
 Senator J. L. Carter of Eudora was elected secretary. At the after noon session U. s. Senator w. F.. Kirby delivered an address on state and national affairs, and at II a. m. today an address was delivered by Senator Joe T. Robinson. This after noon Gov. Brough delivered one of his characteristically brilliant addresses in accepting the nomination of gov ernor for a second term. Concluding, he said:
 With heart overflowing with pro found gratitude for the great honor and the fearful responsibility that you have committed unto my keeping as official leader of our historic and noble commonwealth for the two years which will be, perhaps, the most trying and momentous years in the history of our nation and of our state, accept the trust that you have con fided in me. In doing so 1 pledge the patriotic citizenship of Arkansas, without reference to party, every ounce of energy and ability which l may possess, relying upon the arms of the Almighty for my strength, con- scious of His ancient sacrifices, an humble and a contrite heart and re- membering the inspiring words of Lord McCauley in his Lays of Ancient Rome:
 "To every man upon this earth
 death cometh soon or late,
 And who can better die than facing
 odds,
 For the ashes of his fathers and
 the temple of his gods"
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11
NOT NOISY

''What'l you gimme for an inter view with Senator Wombat?'
 I'll pay you well if you really get an interview But everybody knows that Senator Wombat never talks
 T got an interview, though. I raised my eyebrows and he nodded his head. Kansas City Journal.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11

The red and white bag of Monaco floats over the smallest nation on earth, says the National Geographic Magazine. The entire area of the territory, whose symbol of authority it is, is only eight square miles. All though it is smallest in area, there are three smaller in population. It has 23,000 inhabitants, as compared with 5231 for Andorra, 10,716 for Leich- tenstein, 11,513 for San Marine. Monaco is small principality on the Mediterranean, surrounded by the French department of Ape Maritime except on the side toward the sea
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11

The United States government has agreed to take over the Oklahoma School of Mines at Wilburton and op- crate the institution under the direc- tion of the State Vocational Training Board as a place in which to train se- lected men after they have been in ducted into the service. according to announcement of S. M. Barrett, direc- tor in Oklahoma for war training.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11

The allies are passing the Russian situation up to the United States. It is possible intervention mayy take place and it is thought a movement is on in Russia which will make possi- ble the sending of allied troops to aid the Russians in redeeming their coun- try. There are 35,000 loyal Russians who Stl retain their arms and are ready to oppose the Bolsheviki, es- pocially Lenine and German sympa- thiZers.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11

and women, especially the children, who are suffering and dying because an odious emperor so orders. The men could put a stop to it if they would Fl Paso Herald,
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11

Recruiting work among Colorado mothers has been so successful that 5000 boys have been permitted to en- list for farm work in the United States Boys Working Reserve of the Department of Agriculture and it is likely that the quota of 10000 will be completed before the schools close, according to Joseph H, Jaffa, federal state director.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11

An official chemical examination of the black bread eaten by the Austrian soldiers who were in this campaign showed thirty-two per cent of oat flour. the remainder being ground-up wood fiber, straw, hay and other un- identified ingredients.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11

The United States Food Admins tration is uring every housewife to be Watchful over what goes into her garbage pail, to put less in, and to keep what she does put in clean and free from broken glass, tin cans, paper, photograph needles, rags, or other things which should go into the trash and ruggish harrel. "The house. Wife can be of very great service by Seeng to it that the garbage in her community is not wasted. Her re- SponSlbility does not end with keep Ing garbage clean, but it is her duty to see that the kitchen and table re- luSe from her home is used in the most advantageous way which condi- tons in her locality will permit.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11
SETTINGS

Iceland, too far north to raise wheat, is preparing to make herself independent of grain ships by con- verting part of her potato crop into flour. "
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11
PASTED PARAGRAPHS
TUFF

He thought with her he would find bliss, But now his days are filled with strife; She struck him as a charming miss, She hits him as an angry wife.
 Luke McLuke.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11

A dimes worth of pumpkin seeds was the start from which a $50 Lib ertv Bond grew for Charley Bedinger, farm boy in Missouri. His crop consisted of 325 pumpkins.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11

"She struck him." well it all depends On how it was that she did this, As wife she makes a Init" it seems, But struck out when she was miss
 Commercial. Appeal.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11

tons arc one of the many things '"a' ,.'a @oyc, a2scat has to concern 'SeIi about in times of war. It is 'epofted that the stock of buttons in the United States, that is to say, the e'oeN suitable for military purposes 'S to De taken over by the government says an exchange. Manufacturers of buttons to all appearances fall far snort Tn their production, and the shortage is intensified by the fact mat England also seems short of ouVtons and has been in the past inn por'lng from the United States. But 'o"S are needed in enormous ouanti- 'eS Tor the clothing of the fighting men and the government. it is re- po''ed' IS taking an inventory of the ,ouhtry's stock of buttons of metal. "Orn and vegetable ivory and may 'ave the manufacturers the trouble O' looking for customers.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11

Word was received from sixty Tex as boys members of the United States Boys Working Reserve, six of whom are Dallas boys, that they were doing fne making S4 day with their board They are located in Kansas near Med ciu2 Lodge and will move north with the thrashing crews as the wheat ripens They are known as the "boys from Texas" The work is for ten hours day, and the boys express satisfaction with the conditions.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11

As general thing, the reason a mans vest wears longer than his trousers is because he doesn't sit on it. Galveston News.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11

More than 5,O0O,0OO women and girls are in employment in England today. Of these 4,53S,000 are in the classified trades that are under the jurisdiction of the British Board of Trade, Before the war there were less than 100000 women workers in Great Britain and most of those were Tn the textile industry. In other words where l woman worked before 70 work today. And all that Britain may live.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11
The PRESCOTT DAILY NEWS
 Published by The News Printing Company

Entered as second class mail mat ter November 4th, 1905, at the post office at Prescott, Ark, under the act of Congress, March 8, 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11

Klenzo Dental Creme. makes the mouth feel so cool and clean. 25c at Guthrie's.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11

The Scientific American has a lengthy article on what the astrono- mers have discovered on Mars and Ju- piter. Wonder if they have discovered anything on Venus.-Little Rock Ga Zette
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-11

The war is costing just $50 1000, ,000 a day, which is but four bits per capita, or the price of a 10-pound watermelon, or the tariff for the neck and feet of an old hen at any place where spring chicken is served
 The only persons in Germany de- serving of sympathy are the children
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-14
Promising Opening.

The travelling Snowman was waxing
eloquent rs he described the charac-
tcristics of his Wild horse from Tar
tary.
Ladies' and gents" he said. "thls
mammal is real terror If there's
any gent in this conipny rs fancies
hisself rs rider, TIT give him five
pounds for every minute he sticks on
this boss. I've rid hosses all my life,
but this boss is beyond me. I've tried
i'm every way but e shakes me on
In ten seconds"
"Why not get inside him?" qucried
a humorlst.
The Snowman waited until the
laughter had died down.
My lad" he said, withermgly "rve
thought Of that. But nature has been
mkind 10 i'm IN the matter of mouth ;
it amt big enough. Now, If It 'ad
been yours"
But the humorist did not wait 10
hear the logical conclusion Of tho
hypothesis.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-14
nAouses Rooted With Cold

Houses rooted with gold" of which
Marco Polo wrote from rumor. were
not mythical. ON first arriving in ia.
pan / made a journey to otoko Yamn.
IN central Japan January -, 1871 TO
fest the story
For centuries gold had little mare
value IN Japan than in South America
when Balboa sought the Pacific Even
until 1850 gold was worth only four
times as much rs silver. | found NJ
the Sllnto temple, erected 80 \. D..
~ glded rain conduit which once en-
circlcd the whole of The caves of The
roof. hut after the long wars only 80
feet or So was left.
Even at the Vienna exposition The
solid gold plates ON the dolphin from
The Eakoya castle attracted attention.
II * historically true that IN early ia
pan there were roofs of gold.-W. f..
Grinis I'm New York Tribune.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-14
esttInn EulI Value Of Flowers.

Highly ornamental vases are allrac-
tive In themselves hut as flower hold
ers. they may be said to be partial
failures, us they do not serve their
purpose Ia lie fullest extent They
rather attract attention to themselves.
than set or the blooms for which they
are designed 4 vase or PLAIN material
or color. ar one ON which the design Is
obscure. s. more Co be desired, MS 4
presents the flowers m their fun beau
~. and docs not distract ones alton
tiou. In the same way. a vase of lus-
tcrwarc. of shade that blends with
the flowers 10 holds is far more at
tractiyc lhun one of contrasting color.
Vases that are to be used for all kinds
ut flowers might better be- green OF u
dull shade. as this resembles he plant
cnlorng and Is not noticeable.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-14
DIRE MENACE TO TRAVELLER
Singing Tree Of Queensland Is Ere
qusntly Fatal to UnohserVing or
Too care,ess Hunter.

Although the tropical shrubs Of
Queensland are nxurlaut and heauti-
ful. they are not without their dam
gerous drawbacks, for there is one
plant among them that is deadly in It's
effects. This is the stinc tree Ii
a certain portion of the r. cler's body
is burned by the stinrlng tree death
will follow.
Sometimes while shooting turkeys
in the scrubs ! haze entirely forgotten
the stingiug tree tin warmed Of It's
close proximity by its smell" sad Il
visitor TO Queensland. Il was only
once stung. and that very lightly. It's
effects are curious; It leaves no mark.
hut the pain is maddenlug, ana for
months arterNard the part when
touched is tender in rainy weather or
when it gets wet in washing
81 have seen man who treats orll-
nary pain lightly roll on the ground in
agony after being Stung, and / have
known horse 50 completely mad
after getting into grove of these
trees. that he rushed open-mdulhed az
everyone WHO approached him and had
to be shot Dogs. when stung will
rush about whining piteouslN hitting
pieces from the affected part The
small singing trees. Il few inches high,
are as dangerous rs any being hard
10 see aud seriously impeding ones
ankles
The singing tree emits a peculiar
and disagrecahlc smell. 1t is best
known, however by lis leaf. which IS
nearly round and has a point At the
ton.