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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-13
Walls Powdered Into Dust.

The trail of the Prussian is plainly
marked. Occasionally to be seen are
wrecked farmhouses, whose stone
walls have been knocked down and
powdered into dust. Bare dead tree
trunks still erect, formed a spectacle
which showed where once had been
stately avenues and shady groves,
where happy children played and
tired peasant folk sought refuge from
the suns glare.
At q crossroads a sign post indi-
Gated that Arbre farm stood nearby.
I was unable to locate q trace of the
buildings. We passed heaps Of rub
hieh that had been Moulin sous Tou-
vent. 40 often named in the COM
muniques. 1t Ia only memory now.
Touvent farm has disappeared. partly
blown to the winds, and the remain
der probably utilized by the Germans
for strengthening bemhproofs.
Quennevteres farm once stood far
Their along. where the road branches
off toward Tracy-le-Mont. A few
larger stone blocks remain of the
Leges farm, vast structure. around
which bloody comhats occurred in
September, 1914. and in May and June
Of this year. The fury of the she'll
ing thereabouts is indicated by rag
-sed stumne. six feet in diameter. from
which the trees had been hewn away
by the missiles. Some of the houses
Of Nampce were erect, as the village
was built partly in q ravine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-13
PROOF OF BLOND EsK1Mos.

Explorer stefanssen Bringing Back
Hair Of Strange Tribe.
SEATTLE. Wash, September IA
Blend hair from the blond Eskimos-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-13

Riding with the ravine some i've or
sig kilemeters (three to four milesl
we reached 3 wide, meurnfui plateau.
everywhere evergrown with coleF.
less, dust-eovered weeds. Way to the
left was the dense green mass OF
Laigue forest. Ahead and to the
right dreary deserted and ravaged
plains stretched away into the no
rizen. Trenches and underground
passages reached forth in all direc-
items, seemingly entangled without
rhyme or reason. Some were choked
with filth and weeds. but most were
cleaned out for use in the recent
fighting. Indeed number of the
trenches and boyux we're newly con-
structed. There were barbed wire en-
tanglements of all varieties and in
profusion everywhere.
The terrain abounded in all these
horrible reminders of the wars dirt
lest and most miserable aspect. The
ground was pocketed with shell holes
varying in age from four years to
four days, which had been blown up
by mines. 1t was impossible to be-
lieve that before the Germans came
the region was one of the richest and
most fertile farming countries of Eu-
rope. Yet 1t is true. Wheat grew in
abundance and fruit trees fourished.
Nothing remains today to suggest the
prosperity of former times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-13
FIELDS OF FRANCE
SHOW WAR HORROR
Once Fertile Farms and
Pretty Villages lsveIed to
Stage Of Desolation.
TRAIL OF THE GERMAN FOE

/ BY PAUL AYREs ROCKWELL.
CsAIesFaM to The Evening star ep9
gAlea6e Daily News, CepyFseht. 1918.
WITH H5E FRENCH ARMIES AT
THE FRONT. September Ill spent
Saturday in the naest tragic part OF
France imaginahle. the regten neFth
Of the Aisne, recently wrestsd fFem
the PFussiaA invaders by Gen. Man
gins Reilus. We entered the aevas-
tated tsrFitery when we crossed the
Aisne ever . veeden bridge Of recent
ceastruction. Atttchy has been under
fire almost all the time since septem-
Der, 1914. from which time until the
German retreat in March, 1917, it was
exactly en- the firing line. This years
German invasion was checked ON the
plateau above Attichy.
1t was from there that Gen. Man
gins men started their August as
saplts. The hills on both banks of the
Aisne bristle with earthworks. crisis
crossed with beyaux and abounding
with deep-eut dugouts, some OF which
are capable of sheltering entire bat
taliens. We climbed away from the
Aisne aleRg g deep, narrow ravine
through where underbrush and along
whose wooded slopes paths have been
ehepped by mighty shells. Deep shell
tiers were cut into the hanks.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
OUCH! LUMBAGO PAIN!
 RUB BACKACHE AWAY
Instant Relief with small trial bottle of old
 "St. Jacobs Oil"

Kidneys cause Backache? No. They have no nerves, therefore can not cause pain. Listen! Your back ache is caused by lumbago. sciatica or a strain and the quickest relief is soothing, penetrating ''St. Jacobs Oil" Rub it right on your painful back, and instantly the soreness, stiffness and lameness disappears. Don't stay crippled Get a small trial bottle of St. Jacobs Oil' from your druggist and Timber up. A moment after it is applied you'll wonder what became of the backache or lumbago pain.
 Rub old, honest "St Jacobs Oir' whenever you have sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism or sprains, as it is abso- skin.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01

Lieut.. John Philip Sousa has com posed a new march, "The Volunteer" and under his leadership the famous Great Lakes band will play it in the Auditorium, Chicago, on May g. The same evening the Great Lakes blue jackets will give the opening per formance of "Leave it to the Sailors a musical show. After two perform ances in Chicago the show will take the road. The proceeds go to the permanent fund of the Illinois AuXil- iary of the Navy Relief society.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
Ss sssss ss1

Although extreme in outline, this cape of bolivia cloth is one of the most attractive shown this year. It is in maroon shade with a large roll collar that forms a bodice effect and ties in front under the cape. The fringe is another new note. The cape is very charming and there is little doubt that it will be one of the favor ties for the summer and fall seasons.
 Doing all humanly possible"-but the war calls for super-human effort.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01

Clever sets are offered as spring accessories and among the latest and most attractive designs are those in satin decorated with wool embroidery and cut-out floral designs. This fetch ing hat and knitting bag of black satin are trimmed with gay -colored appliqued flowers.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01

front will resound to crack O. bats and cries of 'at a boy when sam my is not otherwise occupied. May De the bats will be used in a pinch to drive the Germans home
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01

The Y. M. $. A. has mobilized 144,- oO0 baseball bats for use of the Am erican soldiers overseas This spring the back yards behind the fiahtino
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-25

brocade with the plain satin top. The
drawstring is a blue satin ribbon, held
at the ends with one of the large green
beads
While the bag with the drawstring is
very attractive for practical use, the bag
with a clasp top makes more con-
Nvenient style for those who find 1t
necessary TO get the contents Of their
bags without the annoyance Of diving
for the desired article.
There are two bags with the clasp
tops shown, one with the inverted clasp,
which is of black satin with a beaded
design carried out in colors on a blue
band.
The other clasp top has the upper Sec
tion Of blue satin, and the conventional
design at the lower part carried out in
colored beads. The tassel is also of
beads &
The bag at the lower right of the
circle is an entirely new idea. The
handles, which may be slipped over the
arm. are of bone the material is blue
satin and the lower part Of the bag
Is trimmed with black soutache braid.
The ornaments are Of the satin and
decorated with the braid to match the
bag.
Enquiries are solicited and may be
Addressed qare Of this newspaper)
(cepsfirht, ze1s. ~ f)fsncs aose.}
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-25

THE bag has this year assumed a
l. leading role in the realm OF dress
for formerly its function was purely
utilitarian. 1t was entirely receptacle
Of service. but today 1t is an integral
mart Of the costume and by no means
SO insignificant as its size might lead
one 10 summarize, Where once upon
a time one bag was considered quite
suficient for any well-dressed woman
nowadays two. three, four and even hVe
bags are scarcely enough
Is That old-fashioned receptacle of
leather which we we're wont to think
indIspensable because of its wearing
qualities is this seaEon conspicuous by
it's absence, the bags Of satin, velvet or
heads entirely monopolizing the field In
the handbag world.
The most favored bag is without doubt
the beaded one. which may be entirely
of beads or in combination of beads and
satin. Another leader Is the bag made
Of very handsome material, such as
satin brocade In gold or silver. One OF
these bags is held by the girl In the
Illustration. This bag has the lower
part made of navy blue satin with green
brocaded design The beaded orna-
n,snt Is IA green ana blue, while large
green beads marx Toe joininT u lps
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-25
NVIII

TNHEN, too, my youth and ignorance
L of human nature counted against
me in the canvassing. For instance:
I would walk far out of my way to call
on somebody whom another somebody
had painted in glowing tints as a patron
of literature and thus likely to give me
an order for n copy in the more eX-
pcnsive binding of Lives Of our Presi-
dents" Reaching her dwelling, ] would
find that she was away from home, sick
abcd or that for some other reason she
could not be seen. My sufferings also
We're increased because I was afraid
of dogs; this fear of mine was speedily
discovered by small boys along the line
of march, who, according to their
reckoning, turned it to good account.
And the dogs themselves, despite my
adopting a most ingratiating tone and
trying to establish the entente cordiale,
showed lamcntable lack of friendli-
ness. Even to this day when I hear per-
sons eXtOlling canine sagacity l am
fOrcihly reminded of a bygone New
England breed which could motor at
any rate would not--disCrminate be-
tween a well-meanng visit and a
would-he robbery Furthermore. almost
everybody took me for child. This
in itself would have been a blow to
any girl who was going on sixteen" !;
but when residents of the village ! vis-
tied refused repeatedly to let me say one
word and even slammed the front door
in my face with the remark that so
many children of their own neghbor-
hood had pestered them TO join soap
clubs. etc. that they had no money left
for. children from elsewhere, the blow
turned swiftly to tragedy. For the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-25

To the Editor Of Womur'S Page:
Dear Madam--Will you kindly list mu
adelphia? III MI
Is the Academy Of the Fine Arts sunpos a
to h1"e the finest collection?
What songs do soldiers and sailors lila 10
sing? Thanking you. NJ
The principal museums in PhiladeI
nhla are the University Museum, al
Ihlrty-third and Spruce streets, the
oommerclal Museum, at Thirtv-fo fourth
and Spruce streets; the Academy Of
Natural Sciences, at Eighteenth and
Race streets. and the Site and Relic So
ciety, in Vernon Park. Germantown. Tn.
public exhibitions of paintings are ar the
Academy of the Fine Arts. which is CON
sidered the finest collection MemoriaI |
Hall, in Fairmount Park: Rosenba chs
Galleries, at 1920 Walnut street !: The
Art club. at 22O South Broad street !.
the Art Alliance, at 1923 Walnut street
and the Plastic Club, at 2i7 South
CamaC street
Some of the songs that soldiers and
sailors like to sing are The Long Long
Trail" Sweet Emmeline. NV Cal :
The Last Long Mile" Then IN Come
Back to You" Somewhere in FranCs C.s' ''
Lily of the Valley" were Going
Over, Over There" America" "Yaaka
Hula" When You Were a TuIin : "Tb-
End OF Perfect Day" These are ali
printed in the little booklets that are
given out to the sailors at League island
IN the recreation center when thev hav.
their regular sings" and they would
rather sing them than almost ANYTHING
or course, they like the old faYorttes,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-25
Alice Kent and the Days Work
The Story of a Business Girl Tho Would Not Fail
BY MARTHA keller
DY NITNT III NEEIEN
Copyrjght. 1918. by Public Lcd0Cr Com pdny.

him, and careful search of list of pub
fishers revealed no traces of his firm
Ever before my eyes was the accusing
finger of Aunt Jane, who, should she
find out what l was doing. would con-
slider me n tramp. Mindful of her die
tum that such gentry always look for a
handOut" at mealtime. l refrained from
calling anywhere.
My breakfast consisted Of milk and
sometimes fruit For luncheon, as I
trudged along the road, would nibble
chocolate. Supper ! ate at my Belling-
ton boarding house If l arrived on time.
Occasionally n passing team would give
me lift, or | could use my communication
ticket on the evening train.
To return to Bellington each night and
then set out again before sunrise was
wearisome, but, being short of funds
had no alternative. Furthermore the
landlady had consented to trust me for
while, but I felt that now losing con-
fdence in me, she was on the point of
asking me to leave. II the present was
dismal, the future was pitch black from
the evening when | read in the land
ladES newspaper that Ms. Denton, NV
mothers early friend. to whose expected
homecoming in September ! had looked
forward through the long weeks in Bel
lington. had been killed in a railway ac-
| Ciutnl ABROAD,
The next afternoon after reading this
distressing news | turned in at a farm
mouse which was the home of a family
named Carruth. In appearance II was
very much like the other white houses
with green blinds which dotted the
| open pages of the countryside albeit
the greater energy and prosperity CT
the owner of this place were evidenced
by the number of newly painted and
commodious red barns. As l stepped
inside the door Mrs. Carruth called the
hired men to dinner; when they trooped
in she apologized for the belated meal
and also kindly insisted on my Joining
them.
Since early morning l had eaten
nothing, for in making my escape from
a big dog which a freckled-faced boy
had "sicked on" me, had dropped my
last remaining piece of chocolate. And
| had walked five miles in the hot sun
without securing one order for Lives
of Our Presidents" Thanking Mrs.
Carruth, l sank into a chair near the
foot of the long table. They had roast
chicken for dinner, and the last thing l
remember is Mr.. Carruth's inauiring
whether l preferred white meat or dark.
l tried to answer him and-so they told
me afterward-fainted dead away.
CONTINUED MoNDAY))
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-25
R14LNS ARE NOT MEASURED
BY LOFTY CONVERSATION
ken and Women LoUe the Dear Familiar Thoughts and
Words-A Word About the Dignifed Woman
Buffer Ne Wish Would Go Home

4E other day she called. And
4<ter she left l was very tired
Ten to fifteen minutes in the couch
&u3mock seemed not only good but
1te<sary.
Why Is 1t some people find It nee.
14fy to talk above the heads of the
t<1Td. when you are the crowd?
- not only thinking of Mrs. c.,
10 used several words I have never
1<nefed to look up in the dictionary,
41 many topics that do not belong on
4 nike. easy y-going front porch in the
.f<4r part of the month of May, but of
I11<x1y others.
81 There are men and women in the
Qrld who imagine brains are meas
N<9o BY lofty conversation-who for
{u4tnnce, do not talk about the simple,
4y@fyday things of life when they
Meof celebrities, because to them be-
14k clever means stunning the dear
{4miliar things-getting away from
our own useful everyday words.
>{4YHERE is a story told of Theodore
~ Roosevelt that shows just how the
big man himself appreciates the value
! Q{ Familiar things words and
s<toukhts that are old friends. The pic.
7 t>xre OF farmer hung on his wall
When he was President. One day a
H1efid asked him why.
81 Because" he said, every public
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-25
CITY SCHOOL GARDENS
HAVE A NEW DIRECTOR
Miss Ella s. Carter Us Appointed by Board of Education
Take Place OF Miss Caro- Miller, Who Married.
No,O Mrs J. Laurence Larsen

DHILADELPH1A'S littlest army is on
l. It's feet. And, what's more. the
radishes are up And what's more. Miss
caro- Miller. who was our general up
until very little while ago, went and
got married, and we have n hrand-new
general!
This dear public, is news cleaned by
war correspondent, who invaded the
hrst-line trenches of tho United States
school garden army. rhuadclrhla divi-
true,
Miss Ella s. Carter. hack IN reEi-
mental headquarters. which some un-
knowing persons call the department Of
special branches Of tho Board Of Educa-
ton, Seventeenth and Pine streets, con-
hrmed the reports.
Yes she said. the radishes are mp"
and then acknowledged she had hcen made
director of school gardens and had re-
ceived her appointment May / II was
then learned that Miss Caro- Miller. the
former director. IS now Mrs. !. Lawrence
Larsen, Of Philadelphia. Mrs, Larsen
was the beloved Young general who built
un Phtladelphia's school gardens. She
was Imported" from Cornell rniver-
sttN by Governor Brumhaugh. then Su-
Derntendent of Schools
Miss Carter is n rhiladelnhian. whose
nome Is AZ 4l5 South Fortieth street
She has heen in the department of school
gardens for some time and seems very
much at home in her new command
Like all good commanders she has an
objective
we are going 10 raise food and prod
uce with the highest food value" she
said. and to raise every hit as much
as we can"
The quota of foodstuffs 10 he raised
by the United states school garden army
throughout the United States is $3.50
0OO'oOO worth. Five million little people
are {" take part in the program This
amount of money invested in foodstuffs
would feed an army Of million mcr
cXtraNagantly for a year.
philadelphia will do its share" Miss
Carter promised
The visit to the Thilomusian Club
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-25
For the
Meatless Days

You wouldn't think you could do
much with some left over vege-
tables: potatoes. beets. carrots,
corn, beans or onions. But here's
what I did with them the other
Tuesday when Mr.. Hoover said no
meat" made vegetable cro-
quettes, and Jim said he was going
to be a vegetarian for life.
chopped the vegetables into small
cubes, seasoned with sage. salt and
pepper, and made glorious thick
cream sauce. to which I added two
tablespoonfuls of Al Sauce.
poured this over the vegetables.
moulded them into croquettes. and
fried them in very hot butter SUBJ
stitute. Oh. that Al Sauce! Its
piquant flavor, so, different from
anything else. pulled those cro-
quettes up into the class where the
French chefs live ADV.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-25

school Garden at Fortieth and Walnut
streets today indicated that the promise
was more than likely to be lived un IA
Here are rows of carrots, Swiss chard,
lettuce, peas, beans, tomato plants and
other things, all getting I'D strength and
IRE To become the kind of ammunition
Uncle Sam has asked his ljttle folks to
furnish The Philomusian Club is he,n-
ing to finance the garden. A great deal
OF the seed used came from the prize
money won at the Philadelphia County
falr last year by the Newton school
CnlIdren' 10 whom the garden belonSs
MISS Minnie Adams is CAPTAIN" OF the
garden.
When Philadelphia win-the-war his
tory is all said and done not the least Of
II VIII be told in the bright bits OF school
saFdens that are TO dot her acreage this
summer There are sixteen school gar
dehS proper fifty war school gardens
of these the largest is the Edgar Allan
roe garden at Twenty-second and Rit-
her streets, which measures three-ouar-
terS OF an acre. Next in size are the
Axe; Birney, Mcclellan and Pastorius
gardens.
All of the children who enlist in
thlIadelphla's school garden program au-
tomatlCally enlist in the big United
states school garden army, which ia
being mobilized in all the cities. towns
and villages of the United States They
will have arm bands to denote their
rank. There will be lieutenants and
, captains.
Arm bands are fascinating. but even
So the powers that be in the littlest
army are taking steps to guard the
morale of the soldiers. Baseball davs
are here and little boys are only little
boys once. There'll he doll babies who
need clothes 70 distract the woman's
land army Fierce and frequent will be
the insidious forces working to break
down the morale of our pink sunbonnet
army--our torn khaki pants army.
But the radishes are up-red ones
that You can eat Don't forget that.
The lttlest army is on its feet Some.
thing tells the war correspondent it Is
going to stay there.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-25
The Origin Of the Red Cross

Amelia r. Barr, tho much-heloved
novelist who is over 'eightN-seNen years
old and is still writing romanceS IN
which the fir" of youth burns VIGOROUSLY
is out with "A new book, An Orkney
Maid" in which she tells how the Red
Cross Society originated. According to
Mrs Barr the motive for the Red cross
was inspired by the London Times, in
which appeared the following
"The COmmOneSt accessories of hos
pital are waiting there is not the least
attention paid to decenCy or cleanIi-
ness; the stencil is appalling, the tetid
air can barely struggle out through
rhinks in the walls and roofs. and for
all | can observe the men die without
the least effort being made to save them
They lie Just as they were let down ny
the poor fellows their comrades. who
brought them on their backs from the
camp with the greatest tenderness. but
who are not allowed to remain with
them. The sick appeared to h" tended
by the sick. and the dying by the dying
There are no nurses and the men arr
literally dying hourly. because the mcdl-
gotten that old rags of linen are neces-
sary for the dressing of wounds.
In AN Orkney Maid" we read that a
trumpet call" in the Times asked who
among the women of England were
ready to 60 to Scutari Hospital to COM
land. The Son of God goes forth to
war, Who follows in his train, In
six days Florence Nightingale and her
group of trained nurses, most OF whom
from the Roman Catholic sisters OF
Mercy and St Johns Protestant House,
prudery of the English middle class was
shocked at the idea of young women
nursing in military hospitals. They con-
sidered it highly improper.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-25

i
Miss Sara, Miss Sara" the heavy
rappIng went on.
Come i'm | called.
Miss Simpson. little Anne's nurse, en-
tered. Anne has high temperature.
She keeps asking for you. We had to
quiet her"
| flung on a negligec. As we climbed
down the stairs and went past the big
empty rooms. that looked ghostlike in
the gray light, Miss Simpson told me the
rest
Little Anne had not been we'll yester-
day. She had grown feverish near mid
night. Her temperature had risen rap
Mfr. Thurlow has wired for his own
We came to the nursery. Things
seemed to he in rtiable plight. Little
Anne lay flushed and restless on her pill
lows. Cousin John, with hair rumpled,
paced the length of the room. Cousin
Madeleine sat near the little cot. Her
eyes were on the fcver-hushed face Of
Anne.
Mademoiselle Armand alone seemed
calm Sic was heating water over the
nursery light
went over softly to the littP bed
Anne opened blue eyes that were briEh,
with fever.
Cousin Sara" she said. Sing to
Anne"
kncIt down on the floor beside her
crib. began with the nursery song she
loved best:
In winter I get up at night
And dress by yellow Candeiight.
When reached the last line. her
heavy lids lad closed. The tossing little
body lay still. With one tiny hand she
held my thumb. ! did not dare to move.
And I kept on singing softly-from one
Mother Goose rhyme to another. I had
scarcely come to the end when Anne lay
asleep Her thick brown lashes swept
her flushed cheeks. She breathed regu-
lary.
Cousin John brought me cushions.
They propped them around me. sat in
nv nest, still holding little Anne's hand.