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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-29
The world . never more than SIXTY
days ahead Of famine between har

In some sections Of Europe the peo
pie are face to face with famine today
The woman who conscienttously sees
to 1t that her table Is set daily with
simple food. enough for health, but
not one crun1b for superhuity; who
cheerfully uses local products and
wastes absolutely nothing. Is saving
lives now and guarding against the
future as surely Is our soldiers and
our statesmen.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-29
Foley Kidney Pills

are effective in removing the cause ofthesroubI.
Tor they strengthen and invisorate weak or
deraneed kidneys and help them to normal
hnctionine so that the blood stream ID purified
and the cause ofdisease removed.
r. M, Platte tBrakeman), Sec'y. Switchmsn..
Union, 5i8 Blaine ST., Peoria. ILL.,, writes: Two
bottles OF Foley Kidney Pills relieved aIl,svmn.
toms oil my kidney and bladder trouble. storrSre
the backache and pains. correcting the kidnev
action. clearing s.scretions. Lam also freeSrom
dizziness and hoatiue specks before my ewes.
Foley Kidney Pills cured me-.
WALTON Il SHOOT
Newport daily independent., 1918-05-24
SUGAR

There is enough sugar left in the cups on the breakfast tables to ra- ton the American army for week. Don't use so much and help save all the littles left in the cups would make barrels and barrels of it. Little savings make Dollars after awhile. A Thrift Stamp is a little thng. ! am putting per cent of my cash sales in Thrift Stamps and giving them to my customers. Ask for coupons and when you have saved $12.50 exchange them for Thrift Stamp at
 F. s. WHITES STORE,
 Beech and Third Sts.
 Phone 165 Quick Lelivery.
Newport daily independent., 1918-05-24
WHAT YOUR DOLLARS DO
One Hundred Cents' Worth of Mercy and Relief for
 Every War Fund Dollar.

Your Red Cross dollars every cent of every Red Cross dollar actually relieves suffering actually goes as you give 1t, for war relief. Not one cent of any contribution goes into Red Cross administration expenses the overhead of War Fund adminis- traitor Is more than covered by the Interest accruing from the banking of the funds All relief work not per taining to the war Is amply covered by the normal revenues of the Red Cross through membership dues.
 Your answer to humanity's cry- your donation to war relief inc dudes not only the care and restoration of the wounded. It is mission of mercy to the famished, the homeless and helpless, the lame. the halt, and the blind-all the victims of war that ap- peal to the heart of mankind.
 The relief of invalided soldiers, re lief of the mutilated and blind, train- ing of crippled soldiers for useful pur' suits relief service for the care and revival of soldiers on furlough from the front relief of children through out devastated territory relief of de' pendent families of soldiers relief to prisoners in Germany relief among repatriated people returning to France
 children's refuges and hospitals these are among the divisions of or ganized work that carries practical aid to it's every object in a wide field o1 activity. It's scope embraces Russia Roumania, Serbia, Italy and Armenia
 besides the great field of France.
 Your donation makes this great mis- sion of mercy your own.
 The Red Cross carries 100 cents worth of aid for every dollar donated
Newport daily independent., 1918-05-24
DON'T LET IT LINGER.

A cough that 'shangs on" wears down the sufferer, leaving him un: able to ward off sickness. Jos. Gil. lard. 148 Fillmore St., Nashville Tenn, writes: Fl was suffering with a dry hacking cough and pain in ny chest, but since taking Foley's Honey and Tar Compound I have been re- lieved.' 7 It soothes, heals and cures
 Walkers Pharmacy.
Newport daily independent., 1918-05-24
THIS IS THE TRUE RED CROSS SPIRIT A Little Story With a Big
 Thought in It.

A month ago the Red Cross chapter in Bay City, Mich, received hurry up call for 150 dunnage bags. Troops were about to move, and through an oversight their equipment was not complete. The bags had to be made and sent within AS hours 4 request for help was sent over the town, and the stores were searched successfully for the right materials. Among those who quickly responded and came to the chapter workrooms to help were two little girls, "sisterss about ten and twelve years of age, each eager to lend 4 hand and do something for the boys who were going to the front. All day long the fingers of the women and the little girls were fairly flying. Bag after bag received the last stitch un-. iii scores were piled up ready for shipment. Closing time came, and the woman experimenting the making or the bags counted those completed and announced that if every one of the S workers could come early the next morning and work all day the bags wonld surely be finished ill time for shinning bv evening. Two creStfailen Uttle girls. the little sisters, were waft- ing for her at the door as she de. parted
 Red Cross Dunnage Bags.
 we are awfully sorry, ma a'am," said the older of the two, "but we can't come back tomorrow. You see tomor- row we have to-" And, without fin- ishing the sentence, she looked back | wistfully at the pile of bags,
 sIt. is too bad you can't come back" :" 1 said the superintendent, "but want f to thank you, and we all thank you, l for the work you've done today. You l two have Ieen a wonderful help, and
 that pile of bags wouldn't be nearly so ,l big if you hadn't been here. Good N night"
 \ The next morning when the super I intendent came down to unlock the
 workrooms for the day she was aston * ished to see the two little girls stand s.E ing in the cold by the locked door
 "Oh, I'm so glad to see you \ she x said. T thought you said you couldn't Ss.I xpme?''
 ssOh, we knew those Red Cross pags E lnst had to be finished for the sol
 6hrs." exclaimed the little one, witt
 lIktening eyes, "and we got up a'
 qke o'clock this morning and gof tn' aaing done early" U
Newport daily independent., 1918-05-24
LYING FRENCH HOSPITALS

Cross hospital supply serv- France has 16 warehouses filled ugs, medicines, surgical instru- nd dressings. It serves 2 z8 military | IEala
Newport daily independent., 1918-05-24

due to the 9nvestigations kln1ission fitted he preparation the Federal Eshe Secretary a1so the Direc- ds. has ex- preciation of Robinson In 1. both in tho IF of the {! Sem
 as chairman nolia posed of izlnself which ] [! Ii mo commit sst mn terially the period Of power of , [ tho and thhs fA- Of the 6u to bn his motion b bill for the { ktion Act ap- 1ployes was Eatives of the eered before oee eed :. the pro sedings with ohtro1 If Ne mind of ted itself in Approximately lollars in the aich may be lle president } las one of the gress, and as |le the Senate liberation, he asse cd just be- he five hour 5 nrafiaY Fla 1e abl est par Eng officers in he appropri|a- control, the 2 House of failed to re- for that pur- illittce on ap- ted the same Senator Rob kfng ten mill and dollars Senate. The reduced in half million ariety of ac- a real sena- field of use ject of this the measure bureau with hbor, f1e IS measure pro ty for the of the la W ing the In- hission
 e Of the au-
 Extnnsio erview, ex- eciation to
 assiStance easure.
 r Rob; son
 the Avia-
 Corps in
 organized
 Be1ieviv (
 Is probably
 ult of the
 Ed by bat
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 lee which
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 rapid ad-
 tate of re
 Mi ciency.
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Newport daily independent., 1918-05-24
Is per potatoes, Strawberries, lemons.

BEST FOR HE CHILD
 Experience rroves that TA Honey and Tar is the best fa1(s 14' medicine for children for cougl |, colds, croup and whooping cough. M. E. Schlarb, 556 Oakland Ave, Ashland, Pa, writes: "When my little girl gets cold I give her a dose of it and it always relieves her. I cannot praise it too highly. Wal ker's Pharmacy.
Newport daily independent., 1918-05-24

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
MAYORS BONDING CO.
FEELS WARS PINCH
Business With City Contrac.
tors Falls Off 90 Per Cent
From Year Ago

Mayor Smiths bonding company is
feeling the pinch of the war.
For the first half of the present year
the business of the Mayors company
with contractors doing city work has
fallen 80 per cent below the amount UNI
derwritten for the National Surety Com
pany during the last six months Of 1917.
The halting of municipal contracts
because of the scarcity of building ma
terial and the shortage of labor is re-
sponsible for the sag in The bonding
business.
For the first six months, ended June
so, the Thomas B. Smith Company, Of
which the Mayor is the principal owner
provided surety bonds on municipal con-
tracts to the value Of sS63,S54.25. From
July to December 81, 1917. the Mayors
concern handled business to the extent
of $s,3s1a7s. The total for 1917 was
ss.sS2.S23
Commissions totaling $4,000 are re-
ported to have been garnered by the
Smith company on business written for
city contractors. On the basis of 80 per
cent, the per cent premium derived
by the National Surety Company would
net the Mayors company about $4,000.
While the Smith company wrote sub
way bonding contracts last year inyoly-
ing millions. this year the Mayor is
annulling contracts instead of awarding
them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
BLIND BELGIAN VIOLINIST FINDS
MUCH KINDNESS IN THE WORLD
Peter Vandermeer Here for Short Stay, Has Swayed Thou
sands Indoors and Out, by His interpretations
of Master Composers

HUNDREDS of persons in the Wither-
IL spoon Building today forgot their
office business for time when the
strains of Beethoven foated from be-
hind the closed door of the Blind Relief
Fund office.
Some of the neighbors on the same
floor tiptoed to the door and few
Fentured in. They saw group of rapt
listeners and in the center a man, sway
ing to the emotions he himself was
calling forth from the worn violin.
II was Pieter Vandermeer, blind Bel
gian violinist. who has moved thou
sands of Phladelphans with his music
in his few days stay here.
Educated in Holland, Vandcrmeer
came 10 the United States eight years
ago TO become a bookkeeper. He was
making good salary, more than enough
to support his widowed mother and his
hopes were high for little home of his
own soon. These hopes were blighted
by an attack of measles which left him
blind. All his earnings went to nav
surgeons for seventeen vain operations,
Il had taken a few struggling lessons
on the violin in my boyhood." he ex-
planned. but / didn't care much for II
till ] became blind. In all those hor-
rible hours of suffering I seemed to hear
my violin calling me, as a mother hears
her baby crying.
II began to play by ear all the
snatches OF opera and classical music
1 had heard. The violin became NV
sweetheart. When the pain was worst
1 would clasp the instrument and play
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
ARTILLERY OFFICER
APPLICANTS REPORT
Board of Governors for Camp
Zachary Taylor Training
School Meets

A board of governors to pass on all
applications for entrance to the field
artillery. officers training camp. Camp
Zachary Taylor. Louisville. KY, held
its first meeting this morning In the
Military Training Association head
quarters. 1T Commercial Trust Building.
The committee is composed of five
men, whose names the Government has
asked the local organization TO with
hold.
Men who made application, or who
want to apply for entrance to this train
ing camp should report to the board at
the meeting today for examination. The
function of the board Is to determine
the mental and moral fitness of appli-
cants, after which the physical exam
nation ia given by either the appli-
cant's own doctor, or the army recruit
ing station.
The age limit has been raised to forty
Ave years, and now includes men from
twenty years and eight months to forty
Ave.
To be eligible for entrance TO the
Camp. men must know their msthmatlcs,
Including geometry and algebra. and
must be experts at quadratic equations.
college course Is not necessary. SO
long as knowledge OF those branches is
possessed
The quota 10 be sent from Philadelphia
TO Camp Taylor is unlimited. The
Damn is continuous, 80 application may
he made any time. There is a scarcity
OF field artillery officers at present. The
length Of the training will be fouI
months.
ON the examining board are two law,
yers, a banker. manufacturer and g
retired business man.
The board will meet every Thursday
ana Monday. Men over the draft age
are wanted particularly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
FEDERAL
RAID TY
U. S. Vice 81
on "Maml
BAG GIRLS An
Three Women, Fd
Slackers and Lied
Are Held

Two raids were made on cafe
'ooay by the vice squad of the De
'nent Of Justice, cooperating with opsr-
atives Of Colonel Charles B. Hatch rhA.
p'aces raided were, Mamma Beck's"A
care conducted by Mrs. Annie Beck,
IVoS oxford street, and the White Ele-.
pnant cafe, A North Eleventh strssess
conducted by Eugene Mack
MRS Beck and two women, Rose Ben.
net and Billie Burke, Scranton, Pa,
We're held after the raid on the Beck
care. Sixteen girls. four alleged slack
ers ana marine lieutenant, in civilian
ATTIRE. ATTIRE. were held after the second raid.
me proprietor of the white Elephant
was not arrested.
The raid on the Beck cafe was con-
aueted through trap arranged by Cap
tam b. j. Cunningham, OF the Govern
nnent vice squad. He arranged for a
party at the cafe last night, and when
he arrived there were fifty persons. In.
Guiding twenty-five girls. in the place.
he was followed into the place by his
operatives
Two girls under twenty years Of age
ana several youths under twenty-one
party
with the exception Of Mrs. Beck, Rose
Bennett and billie" Burke. all were
released with a reprimand Mrs. Beck
was arraigned before acting United
states Commissioner Stevenson this
AFTERNOON and held in $1,000 bail for
court. despite vigorous protest of her
counsel. who declared the Federal op-
Grafton exceeded their authority In con.
Quoting the raid.
Several enlisted men of the Marine
corps visited the White Elephant cafe
some time before the raid and took seats
at tables, preparatory to the raid They,
were not In uniform but when the signal
Tor the raid was flashed, they barred the
doors and prevented the escape Of those
within
captain Cunningham said the raids
were conducted on the authority invested
oy tne nVe.mile dry zone law recently
promulgated in Washington.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
TWO PHILADELPHIANS
HEROES OF BATTLE
Privates William G.. Galving
and William Smith in
Roncheres Attack

Two PhiIadelphians are among five
Pennsylvania heroes mentioned in a
cable dispatch today from Raymond c..
Carroll. special correspondent Of the
Public Ledger at the front describing
the advance of the Americans after they
had captured the town of Sergy for the
eighth time
The local heroes are Private William
G. Glnvin. Of Ardmore, and Private
William Smith. Of Jenkintown.
In the terrific fighting before Ron
cheres. three miles east Of Serey, which
fell into American hands, both Phila-
delphans were among the leaders In the
attack.
Private Glavin's cousin, william Ker-
rigan, formerly resided at the address
given in the dispatch His parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Glavin, reside at eco
East Montgomery avenue. Ardmore. He
enlisted last October and went to France
as a member of Company II. 10th In
fantry, in May.
other Pennsylvanians who performed
valiantly in this drive were Private
Harry Meeks of Washington. Pa, and
Private J. c. Titterlngton. Of 'Ligonier.
They forced three German snipers, occu-
down crying ''Kamerad," with few
well-drected shots.
The account of the bravery of the
Philadephians mentions their advance
| down the side of bowl-shaped hill
without artillery preparation, In the
face of a raking fire from German
machine guns from the upper side of the
hill The Philadelphians were among
the American sharpshooters who took
shelter in a clump of trees and from
upper branches picked off the German
| gunners, then rushed and took the ridge.
When the Americans entered Ron.
cheres, fighting through the streets, Ger
| man snipers were very active. Under the
shadow of a cross on the church belfry
the snipers were finally located and their
surrender came in a few minutes.
Private Robert Tibbert. Of Scranton
the fifth Pennsylvania mentioned. de.
clared the houses in Seringes-et-Nesles
which was also captured. were filled
with German snipers, resulting In many
fierce fights on narrow stairways as
the Pennsylvanians plunged into house
after house after the snipers Sever
prisoners taken wore Red Cross bras.
sards on their coat sleeves.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
us. AGENTS HERE
IN PHONE INQUIRY
Determining How Systems
Shall Operate Under
Federal Control
SERVICES COMMENDED
Officials of Two Local Com.
panies Not Notified of
Their Visit

Federal investigation of the telephone
systems here to determine how they
shall be operated under Government
control began this afternoon
United states wire inspector. one of
the men delegated by the Government
to inspect telephone and telegraph condi-
tions In Philadelphia. stepped into a
keystone Telephone Company exchange
this afternoon and began to ask ques-
tions.
His visit was unheraded and for
several minutes the operators were
somewhat fiabbergasted by the numerous
it dawncd upon them that Uncle Sam
has a peculiar method of doing busi-
ness and that inspections are not ac-
companied by band concerts
The investigator confined his opera
tions TO West Philadelphia and was ac-
companied by eleven assistants. After
inspecting the exchanges. the Government
agents tested the service by putting in
emergency calls
Found Service Good
And do you know" said one of the
exchange operators. ''the Government
man said that the service was very good
and much better than he expected to
find Believe me. after all the kicks,
those words sounded awfully good"
Inquiry at the head offices of the
Keystone and Bell systems failed to un-
earth any information concerning the
probers Officials Of the companies as
serted they knew nothing about today's
work on the part of the wire inspec-
tors, and that they had not received
advance information in regard to the
work
we are in the dark completely
said an official Of the Bell system. 1--WE
have received no report concerning an
inspection and have received no notice
concerning one"
keystone officials, although glad &c
hear that their service had been com.
mended. were unable to throw any light
on the activities of the inspectors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
RIOT VICTIM DIED
HERO,
Policeman McVay Likened
to Men Who Fell at
Marne
F u N E r AL is HELD
Service in Same Church for
Hugh Lavery, Who Also
Was Killed
F u N E r AL IS HELD

Likening Policeman Thomas Mcvay,
VINO was killed during the South Phila-
delphia race rioting, to the heroes at
the Marine. the Rev. Francis A. Brady
rector of st. Anthony's Catholic Church.
who today conducted funeral services for
Mcvay, declared a policeman who dies
In the performance of his duty as much
hero as the soldier who falls on the
battlefield, -
Mass was celebrated in st. Anthony's
Church. Grays Ferry road and Fitz-
water street for both Mcvay and Hugh
Lavery Lavery was the first victim
Of the race rioting.
Hundreds of policemen, marines and
sailors guarded the route OF the funeral
procession from the Mcvay home. 27s5
Oakford street. to the church. A detail
OF thirty policemen. comrades of Nc
Way. marched at the head of the pro-
cession.
The patrol wagon which Mcvay drove
was filled with floral tributes. 1t fol-
lowed the marching patrolmen. Lieu.
tenant Harry Meyers and Sergeant
Thomas McNichol. of the Twentieth and
Federal streets station. where Mcvay
reported, were at the head of the detail
OF police
Order Must be Preserved
Father Brady, in his sermon. de-
scribed constituted authority and order
the mainstays Of society. In fact and
reality he said, they come from God
and both law and order must be pre-
served.
I'VE have heroes on the Marne and
heroes in our midst" said Father
Brady. "A policeman who dies in the
performance Of duty is as much hero
as the man who gives his life on the
battlefield. for he gives his life SO we
can live peacefully
Duty called Policeman Mcvay, and
he was there. He died in its perform
ance and all honor to him"
Nearly four hundred persons gathered
at the McVay home this morning and
many followed the funeral procession to
the church. Few negroes were seen
along the route of the procession.
Six policemen acted as pallbearers.
They were James Pitts, John Schneider
John Jordan, Orman Stinger. John Nc.
Laughlin and Daniel Harrity. Inter.
inent was in Holy Cross cemetery.
Services for Lavery, whose home was
at 1894 South Twenty-sixth street, were
held in ST. Anthony's Church after the
services for the policeman.
Fourth Victim Dies
The fourth victim OF the downtown
race riots died in the Polyclinic Hos.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
PREPAID FREIGHT
RULING in EFFECT
All Shipments Except Those
Sent Collect Included in
McAdoo Order

Director General McAdoo's order that
all freight shipments must be paid for
In advance went into effect today.
There have been some alterations
made in the original order, allowing
shippers little latitude. 1t is not nee.
essary for established concerns to pay
freight bills as soon as shipments are
delivered to the depots
Daily bills will be sent out of freight
offices and the second day after the
shipper must meet the bill This applies
only in cases where the shippers have
been listed on the railroad compa MES
weekly credit list.
The order not only affects small ship
pers. but touches the biggest. Provision
has been made that concerns able to
furnish bond will be allowed extra time,
but not much more than the ones on
the credit list.
Freight still may be shipped col.
lect, but the bill must he met at the
destination under the same terms as
prepaid shipments at the consi9nins
point Shippers not listed on the credit
roll must pay freight bills Immediately
upon delivering shipments to depots.
Passenger ticket windows operated to-
day the same as usual. despite the or.
der reported from Washington that Mr.
McAdoo was going to eliminate many
selling windows and install scrip tick.
ets.' which could be used for railroad
fare. berths and meals in dining cars.
No further word has been received tr
Philadelphia regarding the proposed
change and the regular tickets continued
on sale.