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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03

the first group of women to leave the United
States from the association DIR. Stevens now
writes from Aisle, Cazeruede, Luxembourg.
that her work is chiefly with the five hun
dred refugee children in this section, and they
were near enough the firing line at the time
of her letter to see many aeroplanes and to
hear the boom of the cannon.
DR., Keys and DR.. Flood, of Buffalo, who
sailed at the same time report that they have
been sent to the devastated regions of Serbia
DR.. Ethel Heard spent some time in Paris in a
laboratory doing X-ray work and has now
been assigned to the hospital in Chalon-sur-
Marine, where she is doing obstetrical work
and also is in charge of the X-ray machine
DR.. Bancroft has been assigned to clinic in
Paris; DR.. Helen Woodruff has charge of
clinic in the Latin Quarter, while DR.. Esther
Blair has been held in Paris to report on in
situations for defective children and then is
to be sent to a devastated region to do recon-
struction duty. Drs. Dorothy and Florence
Child, of Philadelphia are in Avon doing elm
zeal and hospital work.
So these women sail away in groups or sim
ely as they requistioned to carry on
medical work on the other side. There is not
a branch in the medical profession in which
women not engaged, and the list that the
American Women's Hospitals has of physicians
ready to sail is extremely comprehensive.
But this is by no means the extent of the
activities of the A. ". H., for the committee
whose chairman is DR.. Rosale Slaughter
Morton, leaves stone unturned to extend
their services to any place where they are
needed. 1t through the American Wom~
ems Hospitals that the first travelling Iabora-
tory fitted out, to go to stricken Serbia,
where it will be of inestimable value, mas.
much there base hospitals in that
country, and the laboratory can follow up the
army and do work wherever needed. Mrs.
Frederick Ferris Thompson aided in financing
the laboratory, but it cleared through
the A. w. H.
All of the two thousand women who have
registered for medical service during the war
are not able to go abroad, some by reason of
age, others Oh account of family duties. and
still others are not physically strong enough
to endure the strain. But for these womeu
who remain at home work has been planned
Every woman physician or dentist in the
United States may do her "bit" for humanity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03

Although BronXville is working tooth and
nail just at present the Thrift Campaign
it has been by no means behind hand in the
other lines. Of war work In fact war work
in Bronxville began directly war was declared.
with the formation of a local branch Of the
Red Cross and the preparation of Community
Gardens The latter we're carried by the
Boy Scouts and the Camp Fire Girls, who sold
the produce entirely TO the tovnspeople, there
by netting neat little sum, which was devoted
to war relief work
As for the Red Cross, this work has grown
beyond all expectations, that there arc an
average Of sixty women a day working at it
headquarters and in December sixty thousand
surgical dressings sent to France the
result Of one months work The Red Cross
drive in Bronxville gathered in many more
than it's allotted number of recruits, and these
included every last pupil in its big brick school
house so that the school has been accepted by
the Red Cross as associate branch. Every
Friday afternoon is given over TO Red Cross
work the pupils choosing whatever kind of work
they wish TO do, and you would be surprised to
zee the little six and seven year-old boys knit
ting away on muflers Of khaki wool, work
which in times of peace would be classed as
.ssssyfed." but which has dignificd and
made a truly "manly" occupation.
And Liberty loans, Bron%vic ovcr-sub-
gcrjbed TO the first quite considerable sum,
but when the second came along, without the
SLIGHTEST trouble parley Bronxvil'ians Good
ncss. 1t can't be that that is their proper
titleD dove into their pockets and subscribed
three times. the allotted amount. which goes to
abow. doesn't it? that the spirit is growing
stronger the more that Bronxvile is called
upon to do
The Motor Corps Of the National League for
Women,g Service has n branch in Bronxvilbe,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03
BY NINA CARTER MARBoURC

& T 637 Madison Avenue are the offices
u Of the American Women's Hospitals.
an association organized by the War
Service Committee of the Medical Women's
National Association.
The American Womens Hospitals is unique
in several respects, but first Of all it is the only
place in the United States that is a clearing
house for all women physicians who NAV
register rs willing to do war service either
at home or abroad. SO quietly has the move
ment been carried forward that little is known
outside of medical circles of the splendid work
these women are doing.
The association was formed shortly after
the return of DR.. Rosalie Slaughter Morton
from France and Serbia, where her notable
services were recognized by decoration pre-
scented by the Serbian government When in
Europe DR.. Morton was so impressed with
the activities of the Scottish Women's Hos
pitfalls and the British Medical Women thai
she determined to form an association along
these lines As a result the American Won
ems Hospitals has been organized, with the
approval of the Surgeon General of the Army
and of Dr.. Richard Pearce, director general
Of the department of military relief of tn.
American Red Cross.
NJ the present LlieC Cnefe are thlfIN-tWO
women physicians and ten lay workers who
have sailed under the auspices of the Ameri-
can Womens Hospitals and under the direc-
ton of the Red Cross. Those who attended
the salIings Of steamers on October ii and %,
November and 10 December 10, and Febru-
airy and II may have seen the uniformed
women physicians sailing from the A. W H. to
report at the BED Cross headquarters in Paris
Vt the present time there are two thousand
physicians registered ready to do war
work either here or abroad, and in consider
ing our duties across the water this assoca-
ton has not forgotten the United States, for
constantly there are coming in requests for
physicians in different parts of this country.
Recently the American Women's Hospitals
received a call for physician to serve as
medical examiner of the women working in
The l. l. du Pont de Nemours Company's
plant at Carney's Point, Penn Also the Ohio
VALLEY Hospital at Wheeling, ". Va has sent
to them for women internes. These have been
supplied.
H. Marion c. Stevens, dentist, sailed with
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without leaving her Office or home during the
war, if she SO desires.
For instance, there are three hundred woman
dentists in the United States who, for the las.
two and half months, have been donating
their services to the government. The chair
man of this committee, DR.. De Lam Kinney,
has been devoting many hours each day to
putting the teeth of soldiers in condition. DR..
Kinney has done much dentistry at the
Army General Hospital No. for the thou
sands of soldiers going into camp and abroad,
and 1t is in such work that the three hundred
woman dentists are assisting.
Then there are the members of soldiers
families who need attention. The type of
person who has been used to going to the
clinic is not included under this head, but
those who have been accustomed to private
attention and find their funds too low to be
able to afford proper medical attendance are
looked after by those women physicians who
are listed in the division for the care of de-
pendants of soldiers. This problem has been
solved by enlisting the aid Of the women in
thirty-eight states who are willing to give at
least hour a day gratuitously or for an
especially small and considerate soldiers
rate" In the majority of cases no fee is
accepted.
One line of work that is decidedly important,
but which does not come much to the notice of
the public, is done in the clinical laboratories.
The chairman of this committee, DR.. Martha
Wolsten of New York, has formed COM
mittee of the leading woman pathoogists
throughout the United States These women
are recommended for service as bacteriolo-
gists pathologists and labortary technicians.
Fifteen requests have come to the American
Womens Hospitals to supply as many bacte-
biologists for zones surrounding environments
and camps, and recently the word has come
from Washington that only women will be-
sent abroad for this service. The Red Cross
has undertaken to guard the food and water
supply of these districts, and as result
great deal of this laboratory work must be
done.
AS the internment of the enemy aliens in
the United States increases, especially if they
are interned with their families, the physi-
clans of this association may be called on to
work in those zones The plan has been
formed and can be put into active operation
in twenty-four hours to send out physicians
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03
By ELENE FOSTER

~ h1- single out BronXville?" | can hear the
good people Of Tom sville. Dicks'ville and
iarrg'stovn exclain as they read this title.
So lest | be suspected of caoNing partially
or 81 having Interior motives in eXtolllng the
prtues Of this charming village | hasten to
explain that l was not born in Bronxville do
not live in Bronxvile, l have personal IT.
terest in Bronxville, and until visited Bronx
Vile last week I didn't know a soul who lives
there nor had l ever set foot its spotess
nacadam roads. SO you see have nothing
10 nv sleeve and we can proceed to business
Mind yog. / 10 not doubt that there are
scores Of towns all over the country which are
dong Just a. much TO encourage thrift anG
economy and which probably are just as we'll
organized for this work as BronXville only
iuse don't happen to know about them and | do
know q wee bit about the work that is going on
II Bronxvillo
Moreover. Brouxville is the banner town Of
Westminster County, so far as thrift work Is
concerned and as Westchester County stands
pretty nearly at the head Of the list OF the
New York counties when It comes to the
thrift campaign, think | need say nothing
aore TO justify ny position
FOR tic benefit Of those who may be a
ignorant as was I may say that Bronxv'ile IS
Z town Of between 1000 and 5000 nhabltantS,
and r there is one man woman or chlid IN
that number who IS not working to the very
best Ct his or her ability 70 help win this war
.hen YOU can take it from that that person
s bedridden, paralyzcd, deaf, dumb and bind!
Bronxvillc IS Ike battieship stripped o.
all Injuries and furbclows, with perfectly or
81.
alert and ready for action oDeying implicitly
without question the commands that come from
Headquarters Il Is army pline in Bronz-
fllle, obedience not only TO the spirit but the
ritter Of The law as well. II Mr.. Hoover say"
no meat Is " be eaten on Tuesday, not a scrap
u meat goes out Of the Bronxvile market on
nat day. Furthermore, the idea Of using
Monday left over beef on Tuesday and going
Without meat On Wednesday, because it is more
convenient has supporters IN BrouxVic~'
nat beef can be kept over antil "Wednesday,
Tor orders is orders"
Our own convenience has nothing To do
v tn the food laws" said member If the
1fist committee, "thg war isn't being run
ihr our convenience. War time is not the time
aer men and women to parnper themselves 1t -
Tine for strict cooperation and self-dcnia!.
and 70 cooperation and seif-dcnial it is from
me highest 10 the lowest in BronxviIle, with
ssery one literally doing his bit ard giving his
ny and denying himself his bit. You never IN
90 your life anything ike it Except, Of
Sporse, you understand, in Tom syiilc or Dicks
.''e Or Harry'stownJ there are no drones in
s',a1 niye, no glackcrs in that camp. The spirit
me place is wonderful; you feel the at
Mosphsre at once.
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is as out-of-date as an anh-sufraglsC and
difficult to discover as the proverbial needle
in the hay NOV. And as for alcoholic bever-
ages. have only to that if that exclusive
concoction which is known as the Bronx cock
tail should ever dare show its face on its native
heath it would only prove the truth of the old
saying anent prophet in his own country.
And it goes without saying that the pace set
by Mrs. Social Leader is followed by every
other woman in the community, and as Mrs.
Social Leader has seen fit to adopt Mr.. Hoover
as her patron saint one may safely predict
that that gentleman's image will in time be
enshrned in every kitchen in Bronxvlle.
The help which the children have given to
the Thrift Campaign is incalculable A great
deal of this is attributed to the influence Of
Mr. Haf, the principal of the Bronxvi1le
school. Thanks to Mr.. Half that school is q
perfect hotbed of patriotism, and it is per-
fectly evident that no child who imbibes that
atmosphere for five hours every day is going to
sit calmly by and see even the least important
of our war food laws broken or ignored in hts
family. Mr.. Haffs latest scheme was the
issuing on the 18th of January of thrift
pledges. TIE child who signed this pledge
promised not to buy candy, ice cream or sodr
for month and to use the money thus saved
to buy thrift stamps. The pledge was on-
tional, but it accepted by very large
majority of the pupils and on Lincon's Birth
day, which marked the end of the month OF
abstemiousness, an honor roll made up of the
names of those pupils who had kept the pledge
was read at q public meeting.
And right here I might say that in all its
work but particularly its thrift work the
committee has the cooperation not only of the
school but of the churches and clubs and the
weekly newspaper. This paper, "The Bronx
vile Review" carries in every issue column
or more Of what is called Thrift News This
column is Of great value to the campaign. as it
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03

to be established in these areas. These womer.
speak German, Hungarian or Turkish, are Of
undoubted loyalty to the United States, and
will be of especial value in such cases
This association has even gone so far as to
nave in readiness equipment for hospitals that
may be established here for the care of
convalescent cases of men returning from the
war. There is committee army hospitals
in the home zone, of which DR.. Amra Smith,
of Boston, is chairman. In Boston two hos
pitfalls are in readiness for convalescent cases.
The Women's Army General Hospital of New
York has its personnel and equipment re-
corded in the War Department in Washington
They have been told by Surgeon General
Gorgas that they will be notified when this
is needed and that it has the same status a,
other army hospitals in the home zone This
equipment is ready when it is needed and may
be set up wherever the site is selected by the
government.
The American Women's Hospitals is work
ing constantly in close connection with the
Red Cross, which sends to them for names
and credentials of woman physicians and asks
for women in every branch of service that has
to do with medical science-and they get what
they ask for.
Among the woman physicians who have
sailed are those who have occupied such I'M,
portant posts as DR.. Blair, of Pittsburgh, resi-
dent in charge Of the Childrens Hospital of
Staten Island and for sixteen years superin-
tendent of the women's wards of the Dix
mont Hospital for the Insane: Dr. Nevn, a
well-known bacterioogist, sailed with her two
sons, who in the ambulance corps; Dr..
Ethel Heard, of Galveston, Tex, for seven
years in charge of the pathological laboratory
of the John Sealy Hospital, of the Teachers
Hospital of the University of Texas and DR..
Esther Parker. of Cornell, who was the examn-
ing physician and medical adviser to the
of Cornell and vice president of the
Tompkins Medical Society.
Such is the farreaching work at home and
abroad Of the women connected with the Amer
lean Women's Hospitals.
When they sail from America they do moi
know their destination, save that they land in
France and report in Paris to the Red Cross
Headquarters. From the Red Cross they may
be sent to any part of Europe where their
services most needed. Sometimes group
is sent out, but more frequently they go singly
to do their work in the devastated regions of
any of the invaded countries.
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with the Individual housewives and domestic
helpers each thrift committee works out its
own salvation.
The thrift committee in Bronxville recog
nlzed that success depended a personal
appeal to three distinct classes in the commu-
nifty, namely, the social leaders q call them
that for want Of better title), the servants
and the children, and they set about to get in
touch with these
The social leader was asked to set the pace
for wartime entertaining. She was asked to
make war bread and war cake the fashion for
afternoon teas; to abolish expensive entertain
ments and coniine herself to simple dinners,
little home dances and card parties, with the
simplest sort of refreshments, and to cut out
alcoholic beverages. And she fell into line
Immediately, with the result that the woman
who serves white bread with the afternoon cup
Of tea. who gives six-course dinners who pro-
vides salad and ice creams for her bridge club
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03

the members of which are on daily duty at the
new Catski aqueduct.
The thrift work i'll BronxvilIe is under the
direction in the first place of the Westchester
County Food Committee whose headquarters
are at White Plains. The county was dis
trctcd and thrift committee formed in each
district with chairman who is known rs Tho
Thrift Leader" These thrift leaders meet
every month at the Courthouse at White
Plains and form a consulting board This con
sulting board receives orders and suggestions
from the Food Administrators Office in Wash
ington and passes these on TO the committees
of which each member is chairman. These
thrift committees handled The Hoover cam
paign and food pledges and later distributed
grocery cards, bearing the prices of staple
goods to every grocery store in the county
in general work such as this the various thrift
committees follow out the same line of cam
paign, but when it comes to getting in touch
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
Entirely External - You Just
Rub 1t On Over Throat and
Chest - Relieves by Inhala-
ton and Absorption.

Fifteen years ago, in little Nortl
Carolina town, druggist discovered &
process of combining the oldfashioneC
remedies-camphor, turpentine and men
thol-with certain volatile oils such al
eucalyptus, thyme, cubebs and juniper, sc
that when applied externally, the body
heat would vaporize these ingredients
These vapors, inhaled all night long, car
ry the medication, with each breath, di,
rect to the air passages and lungs
To-day this vapor treatment, Wick
VapoRub, is almost universally used
throughout the South in preference to
internal dosing" 1t is quick in its ac-
ton, and what is more important, par
tieularly to mothers with small children,
it is applied externally and hence does
not disturb the most delicate stomach
Colds are easiest treated at the begin
ming and VapoRub makes the ideal pre-
yentive for the entire family
This preparation comes in salve form
and its action is twofold Externally, it
is absorbed through and stimulates the
skin, taking out that tighteness and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
DRANK DENATURED ALCOHOL.
Clinton F. Pratt, Aged 30, of Brattleboro
Died From 1t.

Brattleboro. Feb. l3.-Clinton +. Pratt
| 30, of Brattleboro died about 1913
o'clock Monday night in the boarding
house of Mrs. Samuel Mayhem at Noun.
tain Mills, Wilmington, from the effects
of drinking deHatured alcohol. Pratt
was employed as electrician for the Deer
field Pulp company. Monday he bought
pint of denatured alcohol at Parmelee
& Howe's drug store to use in his work.
1t is said that he had been drinking for
several days.
Dr. S. +. Dunn was called to see him
about 9 o'clock that night and found him
in critical condition, His death was
reported to the health officer, DR.. A. II.
Wright, yesterday morning States At
torney w f. Daley OF Brattleboro also
was notified, and it is understood that
he will investigate the case.
Pratt was employed until recently by
A. f. Roberts, electrical contractor, Of
Brattleboro, doing work in Wilmington.
He was a son of Barney F. Pratt and
brother of Laura w, and Arthur Pratt
of South Newfane The body has been
sent to Brattleboro.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13

The New York health board is out
for the sterilized kiss. You've got to
stop kissing while the present grippe
epidemic is on" says the director of
the bureau OF public health education.
The deadly grippe bacilli love nothing
better than to spring from the depths
OF a lovers throat, speed across the
bridge made by a kiss and jump with
clutching tentacles down the throat
at the other end OF the kiss. II you
kiss when you have grippe you are al
most certain TO transmit the malsdy
with your affection" Grippe or no
grippe. Broadway celebrated the New
Year with promiscuous kissing. Five
minutes before midnight every glim-
mer in the restaurants were put out.
and the order was let kissing be IN
confined And IL was.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
COURT RULES
AGAINST SEARCH
Harry Veeder's Safe Is In
violate for the Time
Being
FEDERAL TRADE
COMMISSION BLOCKED
Packers Fight to Hold Out
Records Seized in Re-
cent Raid

Chicago, Feb. l3.-Judge Francis i
Baker OF the United States circuit o
appeals yesterday granted writ of erro
and supersedeas to Henry Veeder, gen
eral counsel for Swift & company, which
will prevent the government from max
ing further search of Veeder's vault fol
evidence alleged to have been used in
the commission of felonies until after
March l.
Attorneys for the government made a
vigorous fight to prevent the appeal OF
the case.
This is matter OF great national i'm
portance and the government might lose
certain of its valuable rights by further
delay at this time" said Federal District
Attorney Charles +. Kline
Conditions may change, which might
make it possible for guilty men to es-
cape punishment"
Judge Baker held that the ease was
renewable one and that the defendants
had right to an appeal. He then is
sued the writ, which will prevent further
execution of the search warrant until
ruling has been had on the appeal.
The defendant was given until Feb, %
to file brief, while the date for the fl.
ing by the government was set for Feb.
rs. Arguments will be heard March |.
Judge Baker declined to hear the case
alone, saying it was a matter for the
whole court to consider.
In the meantime agents of the federal
trade commission, which is investigating
the packing industry, will not be idle.
Search of the files of Morris & company
and other packers for evidence, TO which
no objection has been made, will be con
tinued