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The Keota news., 1918-07-05
PROVEN SWAMP ROOT
AIDS WEAK KIDNEYS

Ths symptoms of kidney and bladder
troubles are often very distressing and
lesvs the system in . rundown condition.
Tie kidneys seem to suffer most, as al
most every victim complains of lame back
and urinary troubles which should not be
neglected. - these danger signals often
lssd to more dangerous kidney troubles.
D.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root which. 80
many people say. soon heals and strength.
ens tie kidneys, il q splendid kidney.
liver and bladder medicine. and. being
an herbal compound. has a gentle heal.
ing effect on the kidneys. which is al
most Immediately noticed in most eases
by those who use it.
A trial will convince anyone who may
b in need Of it. Better get bottle from
your nearest drug store, and start treat
ment at once.
However. if you wish first to test this
great PREPARATION send ten cent? to DR..
kilmer 4 Co.. Binghamton. n. Y. for .
sample bottle. When. writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Keota news., 1918-07-05
We Do Not Know
What War Means

shortly after the break Of diplo.
matte relations q year ago. when I
was still In Berlin for the Daily News.
an American colleague. the Berlin rep.
resentauve of the Associated Press.
contracted pneumonia. II WAS . criti.
cal case. The physicians said they
could cure the pneumonia. But they
said the patient would never recover.
The Berlin food rations. they said.
would not permit that. Patients such
rs he. they say. invariably died. That
was the penalty Of war. For It takes
eggs and butter and milk and other
unknown luxuries to bring man back
from the grave. At that time. the Bee.
lin egg ration was about one every
three weeks. Every three weeks. By
the calendar. q coupon on the egg card
would be validated to entitle the hold.
er to purchase one egg from the grocer
The Keota news., 1918-07-05
Attains Highest Grade In Navy
Open to Ono Of Her
Sex.
HAS DONE efficient WORK
Had IN Important Part In OvIIdiW0 W
Armed ovarde' Organization
Now Keeps Reeerds ~
This Service.

Washington.-The encounters q
American merchant vessels With 0os.
man submarines Constitute one oe IL
most thrilling chapters of The war.
When the president ordered our 0eF'
chantmen armed for protection against
undersea attack the navy WAS called
upon to furnish hundreds Of guns and
Thousands Of trained gunnefs to man
them. To perform this task . new
branch Of the service WAS orGaniSod-
the EARNED guards." Even before this
country declared var they were on &C.
tive duty. and the 0rst man Of the
navy to lose his life n service against
the enemy was q membse Of the armed
guards. John I. Eopolucci. lost In the
sinking Of the Astec April I. 1917.
One Of the most emcient aids Of
Commander Farley In building up ths
armed guards organization was
young woman. Miss Helen =. Brooks.
now confidential secretary to Lsuten-
ant Commander Hall. who succeeded
Commander Farley.
Shares In Die Events.
NisS Brooks has had Q share IN
many Of the most interesting incidents
OF ti,s war. It WAS to her desk that
tho news came Of the sinking Of the
Astec and the Vacuum. She received
the account Of the sinking Of the 6rst
German submarine By the silver
Shell: Of the long battle Of the 4oeeol.
which fought IN enemy U.boat until
almost the entire ship WAS in danes;
Of the four.hour night Of the J. L
Luckenbach which. though hit many
times, refused to surrender. She made
out the lists Of the nrst men taken
prisoner BY Germany. members Of the
armed guard Of the Inflated Campana.
She has Transcribed many letters Of
commentator Of men for heroic
deeds, and many messages transmit.
ting to relatives the sad news that .
son, husband or brother has bsea
killed or wounded. /.
The names, ratings and addresses q
next Of kin Of oil the members Of the
armed guards are kept on cards. In q
separate envelope for each vessel.
The records Of. all those who lee
their lives In the service Of their eoun.
try are kept In . special divislo0.
These constitute the navy's roll Of
honor" Those who have boeo con-
The Keota news., 1918-07-05
Sl0o Reward. 500

Ca&aJfh u Q local disease greatly ind1.
oacod by constitutional conditions. Il
theeeeoso requires constitutional treat.
osat aALEo CATARRH AEDICIN1
D3ooo % the Mucous Surfaces Of the sys.
ten. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
Gtvss he patient strength BY Improving
IL eeoafa1 health and assists nature in
doing IL work. $1,000 for any case Of
Ssbicc1Np fsns g cure. A
QgneG1s&s Hc. Testimonials free.
j. ]. Ch0noy Z Co. Toledo. Ohio.
Intellectual Improvement is apt to
warp woman's shape.
The Keota news., 1918-07-05

cAIoS Yoosnan Oroeoes.
an three Of them men. Like an til
other women yeomen. she - regularly
enlisted in the nayy-enlisted Tor TIL
term Of the war. At 0rot they Weel
commonly termed 'yeowolnsa" and
''yeomanettoa," but tAeoe Alcknamel
are frowned upon BY naval o@elalA
whose attitude has booo Woll a
pressed By Rear Admiral lc0owaa
paymastes ge0sfal Of tia navy: ':Thas
must not b called 'yeowomeo' q
.yeomansttes.' These women are a
much . part q The navy - tie ma
who have enliSted. They DO The eama
WORK and receive tie same pay % upea
of tie same ratinS. They are yeomen
and have 0one yeoman service n III
immensely increased work Imposed
upoa TIE navy b tie war"
The Keota news., 1918-07-05

With whom his name had been regis
tered. Often the groceries did not have
en- enough to all even this scanty o.
der. But We sent out an appeal %
every available American to help. We
mobilised every en- In the Ameraean
colony In Berlin. We gathered an the
butter We could and. We asked no
questions when there seemed some
doubt % TO the strictness With when
the zone egg every three weeks rsgu'
lation had been obeyed. But this pe'
tient had three delicious omeasttss Q
day for three weeks. No one else ID
all the Central powers, not the kaiser
nor Hlndenburg. had revsled IN any
such luxury Of eggs in three years q
war. But II saved his life. It was
the mobilization Of the egg. not tns
physicians. that did It."
viii Not spare 0rotsee.
81. Louis. Ao.-Lieut. Frank <. TO
maszewski. who 10 In this city recruit
ing Poles for the Preach army. facss
the fact that some day he may have
to nsht against two Of his brothers
who are serving with the German
forces. He declares that II he ever
meets either one Of them In mo Mans
Land" hs will try to XIII them.
The Keota news., 1918-07-05
OUR BOYS ~ovER THERE EN-.
10Y TOASTED CIGARETTES

Tmuueh the patriotism of the citi-
sens of this country thousands OF
smoke kits afe being distributed to
American soldiers in France. Author.
tiles aree that men In the trenches
need cigarettes almost - much -
food and munitions.
Doetoe2 nurses, and commanding
officers III Join in the demand which
has awakened in this country a great
movement 10 keep our boys supplied
With smokes.
Nnlioos Of the famous LUCKY
STRIKE Cigarettes are going over"
IN tie ime There's something
shout the idea of the soassed ciga.
1eete that appeals 10 the men who
spend their time IN cold. vet trenches
and b1llotA
Then. too the real Kentucky Buriey
tobacco Of the LUCKY STRIKE ciga.
Iette gives them the solid satisfaction
G q pipa with . lot les trouble. ADV.
The Keota news., 1918-07-05
Mar Correspondent Declares
Even Neutral Countries Feel
Il More Than We.
MUST MAKE EVERY SACRIFICE
TO Win This War the American PEG.
pie Must Awaken to Full Reaiiza.
ton Of Al Il Means and All
u Demands.


Chicago.-"We do not know that we
are at war. Five thousand miles away
our troops are moving into battle. In
a million American homes. the casualty
lists are watched with anxious eyes.
Tears and anguish and heartbreakS aee
the price we must pay to write head.
line Of Victory" declared Oswald F.
Schuette. for three years war cores
pondent Of the Chicago News with the
armies Of the Central powers, In an adj
dress before the Press club Of Chicago.
"A year ago we unfurled the battle
days Of the republic. We pledged our.
selves to the greatest sacrifice this
greatest Of world wars might demand.
Tho American people are ready to
make that sacrifice. But 20 far we do
not know over here what war really
u. have come out OF three years in
that Inferno. All Europe Is aflame.
It knows It IL In the war. Even neu-
trail countries such as Switzerland feel
It hundredfold more than We. There
economy and conservation Is no longer
q master Of preachment. Of voluntary
sacrifice. It II a matter Of enforced
necessity. Of grim compulsion. They
are not saving food to feed someone
else. They are saving because they
have too little themselves. And In the
warning countries, there Is war In every
breath. War IL a tragic reality for
them. They do not need Tags In the
streets to remind them Of the war
and you see few flags over there. War
portions out their menger rations. War
10 their cook. War allots the comforts
Of their daily life. and the proportions
are small. Luxuries are gone. War
stalks through their streets with the
soldiers In uniform. Wars shadow u
behind the mothers who pray in the
churches that their boys may be saved.
I'VE hardly know these things. We
are revelling In luxury. and call It war
economy. We think we are saving.
yet have seen more food wasted In
the two weeks since landed In New
York than in the three years Of my
war experiences.
I say It a. warning. We must learn
quickly the great lessons Of this war.
For every day we wait now will cost
u two later on. II we wait long
enough, they will cost us weeks. To
win this war. we must awaken to q
full realization Of all 1t means and all.
It demands. We must be In It, not one
million strong. but one hundred mill
lions strong. We must make economy
not fad or a principle. but q sacri-
nee.
give weeks ago. was IN General
Psrshins's Headquarters In France. and
saw our soldiers march out to unknown
destinies in the trenches. Proudly
they marched. knowing that they car
ried with them the hearts and the pray
ers Of our great nation. Now 1t 10 up
to 10 to show them that we are behind
them. And we will do 20.
Don't be misled by any false tale
that our enemy IL collapsing. that Ger.
many 10 on the verge Of revolution,
that her army 10 ready to mutiny. that
her people are starving. We have be.
lieved too many such reports In the
year that has past. Germany 10 not
starving. She has been mighty hum
gry for three years. But Germany
knows that she 70 In the war.
The Keota news., 1918-07-05

Seeming Something.
Ever read the Reflections Of an
Old Bachelor"
Reflections on whO:'
The Keota news., 1918-07-05

1t IL less to suffer punishment than
to deserve it.-Ovid.
The Keota news., 1918-07-05

omposeane to aNothOeo
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTOR1A, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that 1t
.,: s::s: % s::&zzzzsx:
In Uoe for Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Discretion has greater commercial
value than vnlor.
The Keota news., 1918-07-05

oootho Baby Raehoe
That itch and burn with hot baths ot
Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anointings Of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better. For free samples ad.
dress. "Cuticura, Dept. x. Boston"
Sold by druggists and BY mail. Soap
q, Ointment q and 60.-Adv.
The Keota news., 1918-07-05

A husband III hand Is worth two that
are beyond control.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-05
Hilton's,
SO Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport, Conn.
March %, 1918.


Of
o
is in line
in
foIow by manyo others patriotic
hearth
VT HNcKs, Chairman Bridgeport Savings Committee
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-05
Commencing tomorrow and continuing
for limited time only

We will present thrift card contain
ing Four A Thrift Stamps to the Pur-
chaser of Every Spring Suit or Top
coat
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-05
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON

National War Savings Committee Connecticut
Assistant State Director Connecticut State Coun-
Gil Of Defense in Co-operation) Bridgeport
E1arcb 1919
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-10-03

BY HERBERT QUICK
We ability because country fighting
Make mistake America just tha"e
fighting life
this through We fight through the basis
which will be written by US and our Allies
Treaty She must be whipped until
Of which will be drawn by the Allies Germany must
be allowed o 81 It."
Why
nothing but bb murderer empire
which ensament the world ouch Pup
Of We die If shall
nevertheless deand die slaves
land her actors making Belgium with her rich Mines great cities
combining under her flag the horde Mohammedan
navis to sweep he the world
This va W. be toward world
fight through complete she will still keep and she
will succeed. She Will succeed
Russia with her nearly people lies PROSTATE at Gmany feet GeTman
conquered France, she could Theses and Ae-
hand would still
Of which she dreamed the beginning of the
back
back Aon Belgium destroy
will thunder dooom Asia she will invade the west from
D and from Mexico the south
read this will
Of the Kaleri Emperor of America
o whip now!
esof dice the United
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-05
FIGHT THROUGH lGG.

tfca.:lv-IGat2d rotomac Delays
Ships Thou&!; Schedule = Main
taine.:.
At noon yesterday the steamer
Norshland. Of the Norfolk y Wash
ingtcn Steamboat Company. succeed
Cd IN ~cachi1g Norfolk. after q
twentv-s:x-hoar Struggle through the
ice Of thc Potomac E.ver and Ehcsa-
pcakc Ba;.
The Southland, Of the same me-
did nat leavc Norfoli; for her uP
trip until yesterday morning ar
living here about 10 o'clock !aSS
n;rht. She had a comparatively
r:ick nassa@c. as TIE NosthianG on
her down trip had opened a safe chah-
mel. Efforts now will be made t'
keep this course free fT7m ice q
much as possible in or5er that tne
boats can maintain their schedule
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-05
Who They Are.

The question has been asked as 10 |,
uho the writers, known as the vigil
an4es, are. Among the four hundred
~ more are the following: Lyman
Abbott, George AIDE, Gertrude Athef-
ION. Irving Bacbeller, Rex Beach, Ge-
lett Burgess, Bliss Carman. Robert
W Charlbers, James 8. Connolly
James Montgomery Flagg, Hamlin
Garland. Theodosia Garrison, Charles
Dana Gibson, Albert Bushnell Hart,
Pnnert Hughes. Wallace Irwin, Robert
Underwood Johnson, Ralph Barton
Perry. Ernest Poole. Edwin Airing
ION Robinson. Ida VI. Tarbell, Booth
Tarkington, Stewart Edward White
Kate Douglas Wiegin. Irwin S. Cooo
and Augustus Thomas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-05
TRUCK FARMERS HARD HIT.

ehoriaee Of Labor Offers Serious
prctlem in Virginia T!dewa'er
RegioN.
Norfolk. Va. Feb. 5.--Ihe serious
mass Of the situation on the tfVT"
farms in the Virginia Tidewatef fe.
g;on. owing TO the labor shortage
and ine fact chat the truckers are
r.adv 10 abandon all attempts TO i'oT
in CROPS this spring. has been brou&h!
n the attention of the Department d
Agriculture by Senator Thomas =
Martin.
Tn q message last night, Senator
Martin asked that the farmers c'H
. msss-meeting for some day TINS
week, when experts OF the Depart
wont - rricrl-nrn and Labor Will DC
,resent for conferences on the SIT
nation The hulk Of farm labor, II Is
explained, attracted by the hieh
....,.os m ~nvo,-rmcnt w"rk in TN
eect;cn. deserted the land Leaders O
The Truckers Association declare J
IS up to the government to stford re-
lief A cali for the mass-meetine WI
,rohshlv be issued today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-05
MERCURY v ZERO FROM VIRGINIA CITIES
Arctic Temperature again Prevails
In alexandria Last Night and This
Nornins--Ta.er Pipes Frozen.

Someone evidently left the doors
open on all sides Of the city last
night and SO ml.h cold air blew n
Ehat fhe mercury in thermometers re-
eistercd from eight to ten below zero
here this morning. Many water pipes
in al parts CT the city were reported
as frozen up and tae plumbers are
said to nave been kept busily engaged
all through today thawing them Cut
If the predictions prove correct
made for the remainder Of this month
by Berlin H. Wright, the astronomer,
but libtle relief may be looked for.
He says: "F'rom the 9TH to the l9En
prolonged cold wave and b!izzar1
period. High winds viii sweep furi-
ously out of the northwest and ral!-
roads and highways viii be oaoty
drifted and at the same time low
barometer area with cold drlzzEn5
rains viii prevail IN the eastern ard
southeastern states; 10Th and l2ta,
milder period; (probable earthquakes
in some sections): becoming stormy
and unsettled or the 18th, very severe
and general storm peciod-a Venus
disturbance. which at this season
means unusually disagreeable con'I
d;t;ons; the amount OF preeipita ;ioa
will be large and almost all kinds u
nasty Weather may be expected
snow, sleet o. rain, according 10 Hie
1at;tnda and loca! conditions. l7th %
22na, cold wave period. comparatively
clear and quiet but severely co!o'
Much milaer weather will immediate
IL proceed the cold wave IN i1s swe">
towards the Atlantic seahoard ana
Cloudy ard f;c'.ia wooth"r w" oi!cT'
ii. 23rd and 2Ith. much n7i'def all
along the Gulf States and esnosla!iF
in Florida. with showers; 20tn 10
csth. general ard verv severe storm
period, a mercury disturbance, which
vii be characterized by RAPID an3
evt,.o,,,o clanroS. '-'''i"" H:'N IN.
co,cfo,+etle, even in the far southern
suates."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-05
PEACE TERMS REJECTED.

Inter. Allied Council Action n@e's
With Approval os Administration.
The action {. she intera!iied CouH-
ell at Versailles in replying to tAs
peace feclers Of Ven HertiInG ana
Czcrnin came as q distinct surprise
to Washington.
There is reason to believe shac The
President himself supposed the copn-
eli would coniine itself 10 military
measures for the prosecution o. tho
war.
Had the administration known cat
,,o,i+ical measures were to be dis
cussed or the question OF entering
into negotiations with the enemy even
considered, it is asserted by h!gh
off, ial here last night that political
representatives of the United State
would have been present with power
70 speak for America.
But cut of the surprise occa5'onsH
by the councils political action there
came this comment upon its "or@
Though the council actually Coz
sidered whether or not the war Is &C
90 on, its rejection Of the hert!N%.
T,,orn;n feelers in strong terms a:.~
On the ground that the temper ol
tne Teuton governments must o.
changed, is in exact accord with 'hs
oft-expressed and still held posinon
Of the President.
2-The determination of the cou'
cil more closely 10 coordinate sEs
handling Of the armies in the "ss'
is fully an Americsa lea. The Unate7
s+ates will aeccde TO the appointment
~ a reneralissimo OF all the ailiet
forces if that is determined upon.
st is conceded that pol''-
col ard military steps adequatei!
mce+ the exigencies OF the moment
Emphasis was laid in official guar
ters On the fact that the Unite'
states IVES actively represented in
political capacity, nevertheless. Les
than . week ago the State D2pa-
mont said the United States wou'
not be represented because only ra"
tine matters" were to be discussed.
The real attitude of the admin;
ration was bes, expressed yasteraa'
however, by the warning OF secre0at
Baker that the German disturbance
must not be allowed to slacken o.
var preparations and by the dem;
at the State Department that q
cze-nin pea'e speech had even con
70 ire President through any diplom'
tic channel, either before Or after i
delivery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-05
NICHOLAS IS IGNORED.
People Who Once Guaket AT Pres.
ercc Now Snuh The Ey.Czar.

crcc Now Snuh The Ey-CZar.
Petrograd, Feb. 5.-Out Of Siberis
today comes the first intimate stor.
of former Czar Nicholas secluded rs
Of exile av Tobolsk, 4 Sucharof, con
stituent assembly member from TO.
oo:sk, described Nicholas Romanof'
intimate doings, his trials, sorrows
and heartbulnings. Suchanoff dec;a!
ed that Nicholas is bashful and il:
iiaent. He is scorned by manv Of h:
fel!owmen. Stripped Of his glory 4
czar Of all the Rrssias, he is regard
ed by the Siberian peasants as con-.
Notwithstanding too dial! 70 b.
81 any interest.
People who formerly tren.hled a
the empcrors ukase now turn the:'
heads away when he takes off his Ia
to them. The family OF Rasputln
"the black monk" lives nearby, hh'
treats Nicholas coldly. The forme,
cars favorite reading is the exposure
OF his own private life at court, whic'
is using r-.ntc,i, in several Enropca'
r,aw<nancrs. AT first" S1tchanci
said. "the population was much IL
terested in Nicholas. But the peons
soon accepted MIN az commonplace
On his first public appearance h'
went out to attend morning mass 8
nearby church. He quailed at tn:
prospect Of walking through tn
streets and chose :. secluded road
where he could be hidden from sight
Put .ae people discovered him chere
He was followed by crowd Of TIN
curious.
"For the first time in his life, Nic'''
o,as was philcsnhic. walking with
'hom. He rcsnectfvlly took off his
hat. The people scorned him. They
made no rcu'v 20 ms sa'ure. IN
pcmanoff family is receiving frencf
and Russian literature and also IN
,,ngspapers which are printing ~
axncsnrn of Nicholas private life g
~onrt The former ear and his re'a
sivcs are esneciallv interHstHd IN 4'
pasrr+;c episodes. The family OF IN
ih,art monk never visit Nicholas.
"cawinc wood in the m"rnine ha
rrcailv improved Ronanoff nhvsica'
w. His wife pravs frennentlv' on
oho is also an adent Mt cards and piaV
~ the evenings. Nicholas is busy i
l;s srare time tAachine ms little so
history. Under the fathers instrn'
:ion the ex-Tsarevich has becom
/ sor,i,iar with all the big episodes
.is.n~u. al Of course. from the IA
manoT viewpoint"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-05
FOR EIGHT.HOUR DAY.
efficiency Bill Offered In Senate Has
approval Of Governor.

efficiency Bill Offered In Senate Has
approval Of Governor.
State employees must work seven
hours every day in the week, begin
ling st .. m. and ending at 8 p. m,
With one hour for dinner, except that
Turing June, July and August, every
Saturday will be . half holiday, the
departments closing at / p. m. Su-h
the import OF a bill presented IN
lle stare senate Yesterday by Sena-
,or Jeffrys, OF Mecklenburg, and
which is understood 70 nave the ap-
roval Of Governor Davis. The 3iil
reads:
Section i. Be It enacted by tne
General assembly Of Virginia, That
beginning on the first day of April,
1918, the business Offices Of all s'aie
,fr.artrn crrss. ;;rss:ss.,rls ;r.sss;::ts:.;,rls and ot:a5r
agencies, which are required TO mar
ain regular business quarters at tie
eat Of government or elsewhere, snail
1c Open for the transaction OF peo-
e business net later than 8 q. m. ana
hall remain open until at least ?.
n. daily, except Sundays and legal
>o.idays. Saturdays during The months
i June, July, and August such VI
,es shall close at p. m.
Section 2.--Bcginning the frst
lay Of April. 1918, the regular hours
i work for al the state officials ana
9rrplovees shall be not less than
,ica! hours, including one hour >'f
inch. and shall begin at a. m. ana
md at 5 p. m, daily. except sun
laws and legal holidays. Saturday ys
ruring the months of June, July ana
august the regular hours OF work tet
IL state officials and employees snail
',e four hours straight from =. n.''
% p. m"