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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06

and most of them could not stand the
test of close scrutiny and exacting examination.
They based their decisions on the broad principle
of patriotism They were actuated by the mot
ives of an exalted sense of duty toward the re-
public. Men who carry out important task
with these principles actuating them seldom
make mistakes.
When the boys come back to Wayne county,
they will bring with them the highest regard
and esteem for the two boards that indicted them
into the military service of the nation for they
know that these men, officially designated for
the posts, only discharged their duty in selecting
them for the service and were not moved by
arbitrary motives They will join the citizens in
their expression of thanks and appreciation.
The boards have done their work we'll. 1t
was not spectacular. 1t attracted little OF the
fulsome praise and famboyant publicity that sur
rounded other war work in this community The
names of the members of the boards seldom ap-
peared in the public press. The members did
not occupy prominent places at public gatherings.
But they performed patriotic service of ster-
ling nature. On them devolved the highly i'm
portant task of picking the fighters, the men who
with bullet bayonet and bomb were to destroy
the Hun, or to serve in the varied posts of the
army and navy. Even if they were not in the
limelght, they were the men behind the scenes
who did the hard work of mobilizing our man
power. The public little knows the magnitude
Of their work, nor appreciates the long weary
hours and the vexations that attended their
labor.
The community owes them tribute for their
pre-eminently patriotic service, their devotion to
duty, their sacrifice of time and recreation,
their exalted appreciation of the Importance of
their task and their wisdom and judgment in
the administration of it's details.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06

may it be seen that she shall not
suffer the third time.
Belgium will also want Germany TO
pay a terrible penalty, as will all the
others who suffered Hun oppression
Americas sacred soil did not suHer
the feet OF the Hun only from those
who were among us, with Germanys
cause next to their hearts; but We
must remember that much blood OF
our noble sons was shed and that was
suffering enough. Their blood was
shed that our soil might be kept clean
of those Huns feet. If the allies and
our cause had been lost on the battle
fields of France, then our own beautl-
full country would have suffered a
fate similar or even worse than that
of France and Belgium.
Prussianism has been crushed, Its
instructors are about to be dealt with
so when this time comes may they
be dealt with so they can never again
infringe upon the sacred rights OF
civilization.
r. H. DYSON.
Hagerstown, Indiana.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06
A Tribute to the Draft Boards

When the two selective service boards of
Wayne county seal their books and close their
offices, their members will look back upon months
of tedious nerve-trying work. little appreciated
by the public generally. They performed pub
lie service which merits the warmest thanks and
the highest commentator of the community.
To them was entrusted the work of selecting
the men needed for the military establishment.
The members had no military training and know
ledge yet they performed the work with the pre-
cision of regulars. They had no precedents to
guide them, yet their judgment was good, i'm
partial and fair.
Few complaints were registered against their
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06
AT THE PEACE TABLE.

Shortly the greatest diplomats OF
the world will gather at the peace
table to decide the fate of Germany,
and right the wrongs heaped upon
those who suffered at her hands dur
ing the present war, as near as pos
Sible; many wrongs can never be
righted, the lives of those brave lads
can never be restored; what the torch
destroyed can never be as it once
was; records of centuries ago being
lost forever in many cases.
Our president will be one of those
diplomats and upon his shoulders will
fall the great responsibilities; we trust
in him and know in the crisis he will
be at his best; let us all hope and
pray that in this crisis he will be
empowered with the greatest powers
and knowledge that can be instilled
into a man when a crisis is at hand.
and especially a crisis of this kind.
Germany, once a great and respected
nation, cast all aside in her mad de-
sire for World Dominion" She sin
ned against civilization and now she
is to be brought to the peace table
to answer for her crimes; she is be-
ing brought to this table in con-
dition of which she had never dream
ed. She had always dreamed of
peace table with Germany as the die
tator.
May our great president" have in
mind the peace conference of 1871
when the naughty Bismarck was die
tator, debating to Favre and Theirs,
the French diplomats. During the war
Of 1901 the French suffered hard
ships which have surpassed many of
those of the present war. Her towns
were burned, her people enslaved, her
records destroyed, her women out
ragged. ring of steel was encircled
about Paris for weeks, during an ex-
ceptionally severe winter; not an
ounce of food or medicine was permit
ted to pass. AS result the death
rate of that city with population of
| 100000 became enormous, especially
among the old and young. To make it
worse Bismarck, after the suffering be-
came unbearable. allowed the people
food for short time and then cut
them to half rations, and then cut
| them off entirely, permitting them to
F, starve This made the suffering even
worse than before, but he did this
because he thought they had not suf
fered enough.
Favre and Theirs had but two ways
to turn, one was starvation; the other
submit to Bismarck and save their
people further suffering France then
gave Germany $1,000, 100000 indemnity
and two provinces. So this peace
table IS the one at which France will
get her revenge. She suffered twice;
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06
The Coming Of the French Army Band

The French Army Band, which gives concert
mere on December 12 is distinctive organiza-
ton of musicians. Never perhaps in the history
of the world has director assembled musicians
whose careers are as interesting as those OF men
now touring the United States with him. Never
perhaps have musicians of such high ability given
their time for the worthy purpose that prompted
their sailing from the sister republic to visit the
American nation.
Sixty-two players are listed in it's personnel.
Each man is an artist. Each man served from
three to four years on the western front. Each
man won medal of honor for his military PROV
ess Selected from the French army because Of
their artistic ability and their established worth
as soldiers, these men were organized into band
by the French republic.
All the money which the band earns, all pro-
fits which accrue to the local committee must be
used for relief work. No money is returned
to the players in the form of bonus. They are
soldier-musicians. They are playing because they
love music and love the country of their nativity.
These men will be the guests of Wayne
county on December IL. The Coliseum should be
sold out in few days. Both the entertainment
which these French artists will offer and the
benevolent purpose of the concert should be in
ducements enough to attract large audiences.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06
DOWNWARD COURSE
Fast Being Realized by Richmond
People.

A little backache at first.
Daily increasing Till the back Is
lame and weak.
Urinary disorders may quickly fol-
low.
Dropsy and often Brights disease.
This frequently is the downward
course OF kidney ills.
Don't take this course Follow the
advice Of q Richmond citizen.
Mrs. J. r. Brown, 440 Randolph
street. says IL have used other kid
new remedies, but Doan's Kidney Pills
have always given the best results
Nv kidneys were weak and | had dull.
rageing backaches. ! felt lanGuid, my
work tired me easily and | often had
dizzy headaches. My kidneys didn't
act regularly, either. Doan's Kidney
Pills soon restored my kidneys to a
good, healthy condition and the aches
and pains left my back"
Price coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Brown had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs.. Buffalo, N. Y
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06
In Flanders Field
(America's AnsWer)

IN EST We in peace, ye Flanders dead.
EN The fight that we bravely led
We've taken up. And we shall keep
True faith with We who lie asleep.
With each a cross to mark his bed,
And peoples blowing overhead.
Where once his own life blood ran red.
So let your rest be sweet and deep
In Flanders fields.
Fear not that we have died for naught.
The torch We threw to us caught.
Ten million hands will hold it high,
And freedoms light shall never die;
We've learned the lesson that We taught
In Flanders fields.
BY R. w. Lilliard
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06
Turkey Rallies Are
Prohibited at Oxford

OXFORD, o., Dec. 6-Mayor Hughes
today issued orders to the village po-
lice to see that there was no gambling
in any form in town during the holt
day season. This includes punch
boards, turkey raffles, etc. For sew
eral years these amusements. have
fiourished here just before Christmas,
but this year the mayor says any one
caught violating the law will be Sc
verely punished
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06
Masonic Calendar
: King Solomon's

Friday, Dec 6. - King Solomon's
Chapter No. 4, R. A. NJ. Special meet
ing Work in Mark Master Degree.
Saturday. Dec. Loyal Chapter,
No. 40, o. E. S. Stated meeting. An
nual election of officers.
All members who have not contrib
uted a can of fruit to the Masons'
Home will please do SO at this meet
ing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE

EATON, o., Dec. 6.--First quarterly
conference will be observed next Sun
day morning at the local u B. church.
with DR. A. R. Clippinger, direct super
intendent, of Dayton, in charge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06
The Forum

(A.l articles for this column must
not exceed 300 words. Contributors
must sign their names, although the
name will be withheld by the man.
agement at the request of the
writer. Articles ha:ing no name
attached will be thrown into the
waste basket)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06

Bill Allen White says: "In some
ways the times are growing better.
Fewer families keep photograph al
buns or buy crayon enlargements Of
ma the year the folks moved TO Kan
sas, or OF pa before he lost his front
hair"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06
MEMBER OF THE AssoCIATEn FREss

The Associated entitled to the use
or republication all dispatches credited to u or
NOT otherwise credited and also the iocai
Jews published herein All rights OF republication OF spe
ciai dispatches herein reserved.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06

A learned New Jersey Judge says:
Judging by the number OF divorces,
the average marriage certificate seems
to be mere scrap Of paper.
Some scrap, Wen say.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06

Reginald-You can never hope to be
writer until YOU have a good middle
name. Something like Reginald Chill
lingsworth Higgins. Note Algernon
Wiggleton Hawkins, Lorenzo Hammer
sley Butts, Rufus Northclffe Smith
and Lycurgus Cruikshank Proudfoot.
William Shakespeare, Samuel John
son. Henry James, Oliver Goldsmith,
Maurice Maoterlincl and Anatole
France never had middle names, and
look how they all struggled in vain
for recognition.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06

An illuminated sign in front of a
movie theater announces the follow
ing: ION account of a Woman and
Fatty Arbucklc."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06

Beauty and work never seem to es-
tablish an entente cordaile. They sell
dom get together on anything worth
while.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06

A good many young men are taking
Cooks tours of Europe this season.
They are in the kitchen police.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06

How monotonous it must be to be 6
Teuton and have nothing to toot.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06

Butter is SiS5 a pound in Germany
but it makes no difference there, as
nobody ever buys 1t.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06

Queen Mary will accompany King
George to Paris. Wives generally do
that little thing
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06
On tho spur;
aMeMOrnOnt

w. Hohenzollern will soon resemble
Napoleon in one way at least. Napo-
leon is dead.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-06

Hagerstown, Indiana.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-22
OFFICER APPLICANTS NEED
 NOT GO TO WASHINGTON

Applicants for commissions in staff corps and departments of the army need no longer come or write to Wash ington to have their applications act ed upon. General March, chief of staff, announced that the procurement of officers for all branches of the army has been centralized in the personnel branch of the general stan and that district headquarters have been es- tablished in thirteen principal cities to which applications can be made. Sep arate recruiting, endeavors of indi- vidual staff corps are discontinued
 Announcement will be made from the Washington headquarters of the recruiting section of the personnel branch of needs for officers If the civilian thinks he has the necessary qualifications, he will communicate with the nearest district headquarters and an application will be sent to him Later he will be examined and, if found to be qualified, he will be rec commended tc the persounal branch.
 Tn case the need for officers which attracted the applicant has already been filled or his qualifications are considered to make him more suitable for some other service, his application may be transferred or held. Every eff fort will be made to make selections according to qualified tions with a view to finding the right man to fill each vacancy
 The district headquarters as announc cd include: New York, 19 West 44th street, Boston, Room SS0. S4 State street
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-22
ON LOCAL BUIL LD|NGPROJEC7S

A large barn is being erected at the home of James Graham m Lisbon which will accommodate large amount of farm material and live stock. The building is about .wo stories high and of wood construction nodernly equipped.
 The work of the Bissvflle bridge is fast nearing completion and it is ex- pected that it will be completed by the middle of November and opened to traffic before the cold weather starts in.
 In MontvilIe the work on the sar- age for Ralph Howe is fast being com pleted. The roof has been shinglei and the exterior completed. Carpen- ters are at work on the interior.
 Work still progresses at the Win chester Woolen company. in Thames vile where extensive operations are going on. The office building is fast nearing the completion stage as is the addition to the east side of the build ing.
 At the old compressed air plant she work is being rushed so as to be fin- ished before the extreme cold weather sets in. Many buildings are under way and will soon be ready for the machinery to be used in the plant.
 The work on the million dollar power plant of the Eastern Power company is also being rushed to the completion stage with great rapidity and buildings here are being put up with great speed. The work Is being done by the Fred T. Ley Co. of Spring field.
 Other contractors in the city report good progress on the jobs they have in hand and although there are few new contracts they are doing mucn repair work for the winter.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-22


 yies us with such a bed.
 But the walls Of my house did not suit me because if we happened to !. touch the side bit We got neck full of dirt and our blanket was full so l made ay tour of the woods and finally found some tar paper, enough to serve the purpose and used it for the will.
 Then Elzear had to leave me as he is on a reserve section of the guns, so he had to 50 and relief some of the boys to give them rest, but me, poor buglar, I have to stay iTl the same place.
 Now have Edgar Gobe;ile, a pret- ty good fellow Edgar is, and the house have didn't suit him either, vop know how it is if you try and please everybody. He said we ought to make real dugout, but kept delaying until one day Jerry" as we cau the Ger nanss sent Q few shots at US and one landed about 25 feet from my house and turned up hole about three feet deep. We decided to make our improvements. So the following day we set to work and made a real house.
 We cut poles to our desired length as onr dugoIr is about [ feet long and about wide the poles are about 3 inches in diameter; We covered the top of our dugout which is by now about feet deep, then we took that tar paper Of ours fo, the roof and then we covered the tar paper with about a foot Of brush and srill covered the brush with about foot of earth, we cut stair 10 go down fo our eel lar
 All we need now is pictures on the ! walls and wall paper. q floor. 8. door a sink to wash in. as we have to -Gu about a. quarter of mile to wash up a toilet with Hush bowl, Of course we have no sitting room. Or kitchen or dining room. but l llIve q fairly good table I made and we eat off that and now we have a bench for, a seat ] But what we really. do need most ot l all is q stove. but our house. is toe ] small to put one in.
 I've just said the water was qnite l far. well, as I'm writing Edgar Go 1 beilIe is just getting, up. lie generally | gets up late because he IS doing the gas guard at night. Tn gas guard is 1 to give the alarm in case Jerry sends gas at night He doesn't want 1 to walk the distance, so lie just took bird wash You might not know 1 what bird wash is. so l will ex- ] plain. For q bird wash we take ou1 l canteen between our legs and let tht water run out and wash our face hands and wet our hair to comb up ir a half canteen of water. of course tfe l more water in the canteen the bet 1 ter wash we have.
 I had to leave off here to go anc eat dinner and this is what we had ] for dinner, roast beet, gravy, cabbage with vinegar on the cabbage, if VI wanted it, bread and coffee, I sure die
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-22

threw all of our stuff. away when we went over the top, as your arms and ammunition is load enough and too much in the exertion. 1 also have German automatic pistol and belt, an officers uniform and many notebooks. This is German stationery I'm usms now They have good paper. We captured two carloads of machine guns and ammunition and many can- mons. Our artillery did some fine work and killed many Huns. Some of the 15-inch projectiles blew stone houses down in one shot One town. we cap tured had French civilians in it who had been. under German. rule since September, 1914, and they sure Wers
 glad to see us. They. had been sub
 iected to heavy fines and taxes from the Germans and told us the Germans made much money bv imposing fines on anyone showing any patriotism to-
 wards the allies. They were not al-
 lowed to go from one town to another and I saw one woman meet her sister who lived in the next village, only
 l,500 wards away, for the first time
 in four years The French people also
 told us that the German officers admit
 they are licked, but as for the soldiers they are like a lot of dogs and don't
 dare open their mouths. This is true
 all right We also saw many boxes
 and packages of eats all ready to be
 sent homemade up by the soldiers to
 be sent to their families. All this l
 saw and heard from the lips of these
 French people. so it must be so. The
 German bread is very unpalatable. It
 is brown, heavy and tastes sour and the ration to each soldier is not great Some of the prisoners we took can speak English and they say that the
 officers get enough to eat, but they themselves do not. The Germans ex- pected our drive and told the civilians of it. but it came six days sooner than they expected, so it was a surprise in ] way Our casualties were small and
 hope we continue to be as fortunate, for I expect we'll go in again soon. We captured two carloads of ammunition and machine guns and a lot of booty. We have 17 Germans and Austrians detained with us now and they are a, happy bunch when they eat. believe me. Some are very young and they are ] sorry looking crew.
 Well, 1 guess I'll close now, hoping to have another interesting letter to write to you soon.
 Your loving son.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-22
RESULTS TELL
There Can Be No Doubt About tn.
 Results in Norwich.

Results tell the tale.
 All doubt is removed.
 The testimony of Norwich citizen
 Can be easily investigated.
 What better proof can be had? Calvin L. Briggs. carpenter, 87 Pe- .nobscot St., says: q think my work had great deal to do with my trouble, as over lifting seemed to az gravate the pains that were in my back almost constantly. I got so bad I couldn't lift at all and I could hard. ly. straighten up. Doans Kidney Pills gave me good relief I recomn1ene them so that others who are troubled with kidney complaint will know of z good medicine."'
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don simply ask for a kidney remedy-ge Doan's Kidney Piils-the same tha, Mr Briggs had. Foster-M Miiburn Co. Mfgrs-. Buffalo, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-22
IF HAIR IS TURNING
 GRAY, USE SAGE TEA Here's Grandmothers Recipe to parken and Beautify Faded Hair

That beautiful, even shade o6 dark, glossy hair can only be had by brew ing mixture of Sage Tea. and Su1- phur Your hair is your charm: It makes or mais the face. When 1t fades, turns gray or streaked, just an application or two of Sage and Sul- phur enhances it's appearance hun dredfold. eis
 Don't bother to prepare the mix ture; you can get this famous old recipe improved by the addition of other ingredients at small cost all ready for use. It is called Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. This can always be depended upon to bring back the natural eelor and lus- Ire Of your hair. 9.4ss 9as~a
 Everybody uses .'Wyetli's'' Sage and Sulphur Compound now because it darkens so naturally and evenly that nobody can tell it has been ap piled. Tou simply dampen ra sponge. or soft brush with it and draw this through the hair, taking one small strand at a time: by morning the gray hair has disappeared, and after another application it becomes beauz tifully. dark and appears glossy and lustrous. This ready2to-use prepara : tion is a delightful toilet requisite for those who desire. dark hair and l youthful appearance, It isssnot in tended for the. cure, mitigation or prevention of disease. edsl9{