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Evening star., 1918-04-14
GETS CROSS OF WAR.
Sidney I. Howell, American, Hon.

sidney I. Howell, Amerlcan, Hon.
ored by the French Government.
EAST ORANGE. n. J.. April 13.-Sid-
ney I. Howell. a son Of William B.
Howell. a United States general ap-
praiser and former assistant secretary Of
the United States Treasury. has been
awarded the cross of war by France. ac-
Evening star., 1918-04-14

Some of the experiences of Washington
merchants in delay of important business
mail were told on the floor Of the House
by Representative Gillett Of Massachu-
sets. The acting minority leader was
prompted to tell some of the delays ex-
perienced by the Washington business
men. as well as some personal expert
ences, when Representative Cox of In
diana resented criticisms by Representa-
tive Treadway of Massachusetts that the
boys in France. who wanted letters and
packages from home, were flooded in
stead with documents published by the
committee on public information.
In regard to the Transmission of mail to
France Representative Gillett said:
THE last complaint of which 1 heard
was of a boy who wrote home saying
that he did not receive any letters, but
that the camp was flooded with tons Of
speeches of the Secretary of the Treas
ury; and l can think of nothing that
seems to be more like asking for bread
and being given a stone than for a SOL
dier to ask for letters from home and
have the Postmaster General send him a
franked advertisement of his colleague
in the cabinet. Secretary McAdoo."
Gives His Own Experience.
Champ1oning the cause Of the Washing
ton business men who are seriously ham
pered by delays in transmission of do
mstic mails. Representative Gillett spoke
as follows:
Il recently had an experience which
shows that the post office administra-
ton. in my opinion, deserves some criti-
cism right here at home. I saw in the
paper a few days ago, and doubtless
you saw 1t. that the merchants of Wash
ington were sending their letters to
New York by special delivery in order
to have them reach their destination
the next day. If they used the ordi-
nary method of transmission, they could
not be delivered in that length of time.
so they put on an extra ten-cent stamp
in order that they might be delivered in
one day after leaving here. Now, OBJ
viously that is good for the finances of
the Post Office Department. of which
its chief is So proud, but it is not very
good service for the merchants. and 1t
is no wonder that business men out
side Of Washington are constantly criti-
cising the department, as we all know
they are, and it is not strange that that
feeling should be reflected here.
Now, the other day was going away
to a certain city about an eighteen-hour
journey from here and 1 wanted copy
of the Congressional Record the next
morning, when I should reach there
Evening star., 1918-04-14
Disapproves Civil Changes.

Senator Smith then showed how the
civil establishment had been perfected
by careful legislation during the past
century, and suggested that but few
changes could be made that would i'm
prove or strengthen it.
This is no time," he said, "to tinker
with our civil establishment. This is no
time to subject our civil service estab-
lishment to changes, yet this bill pro-
vides for the redistribution of the func-
tions of the civil establishment. which
reach from the Secretary of State to a
fourth-class postmaster. 1 wish all
reference to the civil establishment
might be stricken from the bill. This
branch of our government should not be
placed in suspense. The objection to
this bill is not the power given to the
President in military matters. That
power cannot be made too great. The
objection is it's application to all civil
governmental agencies and the condi-
ton of doubt and uncertainty it places
upon them. OF these the two most i'm
portant over which 1t casts doubt are
the Interstate Commerce Commission
and the Federal Reserve Board
Evening star., 1918-04-14
States His Objections.

ITO transfer the duties of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission to the d.
rector of railroads, even though he has
rendered greater service as Secretary
cessors, would to be subject the indus
tries of the country really to the Will.
as to rates and Determinations, of the
various local superintendents of rail-
roads scattered from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, from the lakes to the gulf,
This would place the stability of
every industry in a condition of doubt,
which might seriously affect our nat
ional production.
ITO place the duties of the Federal
Reserve Board in the hands of the
comptroller of the currency would
shake our banking system throughout
the entire country. which now conf
IDENTIFY rests upon the wisdom of the
Federal Reserve Board as at present
organized.
These two governmental agencies
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
WHY GERMAN ZEPP
MADE SILENT RAID

london, tby ma1).-Ever since the
big Zeppelin night raid on London
October IL. 1917. the public has be-
lieved that the Zeppelin commanders
stopped their engines and allowed the
giant craft to drift silently with the
wind across the city which was I'M
aware of the enemy's presence Until
bombs were actually dropped.
But the facts, nov made known. we're
that the apparent silence Of the Zep-
pelin engines was due partly to alb
normal acoustical conditions, partly to
he great height at which the airshirs
flew in order to be above the range Of
British anti-aircraft fire, and partly
because some of the engines did stop
although not by any desire of their
engineers. The few engines that
80 ecaus the crews were too height
Experts a that the abnormal
acoustics Of h a night are not likely
TO recur and there probably will be no
return Of the silent" Zeppelin. Air
planes. On the other hand, are capable
OF making q silent desc mt Upon a town,
as was proved. it is pointed out. by the
raid OF British machines on Mannheim
on the night of August Is. One pilot
gllded down to 200 feet from an altitude
Of 5000. He was enabled to make
q direct hit with every bomb dropped
and he circled around for seven
minutes, sweeping the Badisch poison
gas factory and other works. also
search lights. with machine gun fire
and finally got away scot free.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
MARRIAGE AND BIRTH
RATES FALL IN ITALY
BY HENRY WOOD.
United Press Staff Correspond,

0ntIoo CToSo 0SAIt correspondent.
Rome, (by mail. l-Italy's birth rate,
which before h war was one of the
healthiest IN Europe. has suffered the
inevitable decline that takes place al
ways under war conditions. with much
of h male population under arms.
The number OF marriages has de-
creased as it has in all other Seliger-
ent countries, and while Italy is by
nc suffering from any threat
of rae suicide. this decrease in mar
riages and birth rate, together with
heavy loss Of life in the war. creates
for Italy the same problem Of repop-
ulation after the war that is facing
the other warning nations
During h years preceding the wal
the average number OF marriages in
Italy vas 100000 annually. In 1916.
following 1taly's entrance into the war,
in May Of that ear this average de-
creased at once to 1856. 900. The year
10000 marriages. considerably less
thai half Of the average before the
war. The full figures for 1917 are not
yet available. but enough have been
obtained to render 1t certain that the
decrease continued also throughout
that year, some authorities declaring
it will not exceed Sc, 600 marriages for
The year. while more optimistic ones
figure or at least $4,000.
A similar decline also has taken
place in the Italian birthrate. -Four
years preceding the war Italy's aver
ago birthrate was 1,123,000. In 1918
thas suffered q decline to 100. 900
which in 1916 suffered a still further
decline to 8S1, 900 births.
During 1876 the Italian government
ayTansed for its soldiers at the front
to have occasional leaves Of absence
in which: to visit their families, some
thing they had not enjoyed previously.
While 1t is expected that this will have
Ia beneficial influence on the birth
rate for 1917, nevertheless this prob
ably will be offset by thec calling to the
cofors of additional classes. Statistics
10 date indicate tina Italy's birth rate
for 1917 will not have exceeded zoo, 900,
while 1t may ever have sunk as low as
500. 900.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
HUN TANKS TARGETS
FOR YANKEE ARTILLERY

With the American Army in France
Thy mail)-In a certain division they
never get through telling about their
artillery. They are proud of the ar
livery, and the artillery is proud Of its
work.
Down n Lorraine the artillery had a
sport which. turned out to be some
thing better than a game when the d.
vision took it's stand east OF Rheims.
The artillervmen used to shoot at Ger
man %"goulasl, wagons" and trucks
coming down the roads behind the Lor-
raine lines. The Americans got quite
expert at upsetting traffic as it rolled
toward the front.
Near Rheims the artillery found bis-
FER game. It was tanks. Out in front
OF the positions held by the allies were
some low sandy hills over which the
Germans sent their tanks to harraas
the American positions. When the first
tank crawled over the brow Of the Hill
an artil)ervman applying the ''goulash
wagon" tactics. planted a shell sQuaro
ly in the middle Of the tank.
Meantime other batteries got four
more Hun tanks n by one as they
crawled 10 p crossroad Just behind the
advanced German positions. The Ger
mans We're amazed at the accuracy Of
the fire, n found tanks a costly prop
0sition when the better part Of their
fleet of more than 25 wa damaged be-
yond use by the artillery before the
tanks ould fire 4 shot.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
A supERMINER.
From the New York World

w. P. Mckay. so years a coal digger.
is the supermircr OF the Pennsylvania
district. He Is doing his bit with his
pick, and through his efforts the
Zenith mine near Butler has become
known as the 100 per cent mine." Well
past three score years. The veteran Nc
Kay has set q pace that forces every
digger in the mine to do a 50-hour
week.
II can't 70 over there" Gays Mckay,
but I sent my boy, and IL coal means
shells. I'm going TO see that there is
lots Of coal"
The war TRANSFORMED Mckay. For
merly a socialist, strike leader and
trouble maker, he took off his coat and
went to work as soon as Uncle Sam
cent his boy tt the front. F. b. Reiman,
district representative IT the fuel 3D.
m~inistration, appointed him chairman
Of the production committee of Zenith
mine. and presto! production hit 100
per cent.
Nc Stacker escapes the vigilant Nc
Kay. Nothing but sickness, genuine
sickness. o as an Reuse. If a miner
takes an hour off to dig his potatoes
Re is forced to make it up in overtime
the next day.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
ITALIAN OFFICERS
BADLY TREATED

Turin. Italy. (by mail)-Second Lieu
tenant Emmanuel Appendini. recent
ly escaped from an Austrian prison
camp. asserts that Italian officers an
well as soldiers are flogsed by the
Austrians for attractions of discipline
At the concentration camps.
The treatment Of the officers" he
says. rs perhaps a shade better than
that Of the soldiers. materially. but is
flogged. Several were subjected to 1.
before I escaped for not having been
found in bed after 10 at night. was
myself beaten wv days afterward.
one OF my companions was seriously
injured.
THE flogging is done with leather
thongs. Five soldiers with fixed bay
onets arrest the prisoner and other
old him securely while a strong man
yields the nine tails on his back. An
Austrian officer stands by and gives
d At the n the Austrian offi-
GERS threatened to tie even US officers
to stakes, their most cruel torture.
giving as an Reuse that it is practlced
on Austrian officers held prisoner in
Italy.
The treatment Of prlvates," Appen-
DIM continued, us atrocious. They re-
ceive three sou a day and are forced
to work out of doors half clad, even in
W4IllcI, W search over garbage eap
for food. to be flogged and often tied
up to stakes"
Lieutenant Appendini escaped with
two companions. Virgilio Volpones and
Camille Vazzoler, both second lieuten-
ants of infantry. They were at Sop-
ronniek, Hungary, when the opportun-
.ity offered for escape.
I'VE contrived to get Austrian uni
FORMS" he said. and wore false whis-
&ers. We carried buckets and passed
for a squad Of which Vazzoler was cor
poral, as he spoke German fluently.
We others held our tongues.
We left ~Sopronniek August II. and,
walking in full daylight. in military
marching order. arrived at Wiener
Neustadt after II hours. From there
we were able to so to Vienna by rail.
From Vienna We took the cars to
Innsbruck. and arrived August IL.
Following the valley of the Inn. cross
ing mountains. among them a pass
$500 meters above sea level. and after
walking 300 kilometers we arrived in
the Engadine on August %, eluding
the border.
"rhe escape of every prisoner from
Austria Is celebrated on the Swiss Dor
der, where the people dislike the Aus
TRANS cordially. We were received
warmly and supplied with food and
clothing, for which payment was re-
fused. We were detained. however,
till an agent OF the embassy in Berne
arrived and obtained the papers nee
essary for u repatriation to Italy"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
HUNS D NJ ALLIED
SUPREMACY OF AIR

AZ Allied Airdrome in France (by
main-Entente air supremacy is adj
mitted in German documents recently
captured. A German battalion report
captured on the Flanders front says:
enemy, airmen are absolutely mas
ters in the air here. They are Gar
more numerous than ours. They carry
out their "Reminiscences by day and
night and scouts. sing!y or in larger
formations. penetrate far behind our
lines"
The same German report GOES on tc
reveal that troops in that sector hai
received no hot food for three dag
owing to.theE kttchHns being .!cstrnvpv
BY bombing machines
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
!! HOW TO FIGHT
SPANISH INFLUENZA
BY DIR. l.. ". BOWERS.

0Y 0XNs LIE w. OO GxtSs
J Avoid crowds, coughs and towards.
but fear neither germs nor Germansl
Keep the system in good order, take
plenty Of exercise in the fresh air and
practice cleanliness. Remember a clean
mouth, a clean skin. and clesn bowels
are q protecting armour against disease.
70 keep the liver and bowels regular
and to carry away the poisons within,
lit Is best to take q vegetable pill every
|other day. made up Of May-apple, aloes,
Dalap, and sugar-coated, to be had at
most drug stores, known as DR.. Pierce's
Pheasant Pellets. If there is q sudden
!onset Of what appears like a hard cold,
!!0ne should go to bed, wrap warm, take
u hot mustard foot-bath and drink copi-
;ously of hot Lemonade. If pain develops
in head or back, ask the druggist for
Apuric (anti-uric) tablets. These will
Eush the bladder and Kidneys and carry
.'of poisonous germs. To control the
pains and aches take one Anuric tablet
every two hours, with frequent drinks
of lemonade. The pneumonia appears
IN a most %treacherous way, when the
unfiuenza victim is apparently recover
Ing and anxious to leave his bed. In re-
towering from a bad attack of influenza
or pneumonia the system should be
built up with q good herbal tonic, such
ms DR.. picrcc's Golden Medical Dlscov.
cry, made without alcohol from the
roots and barks Of American forest
trees. or his Irontic (iron tonic) tablets.
which can be obtained at most drug
stores, or send 1Oc. to DR.. Pierce's Inva-
lids Hotel. Buffalo. N. z, for trial
package.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21

Mary Piclsfc-d will have to nav
$lOs.3 800 to Mrs. Cora Darlington VIII
kenling. q literary and theatrical agent,
by order OF a supreme court jury. Mrs.
Wilkenlirg said she Was responsible
for obtaining for Miss Pickford an adj
vance in her income to $1,000 weekly
with 81 bonus Of $3.50. 900 a year.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21

Problems Of international trade fac
ing h United States after the war.
including the need for "a sound ma
Itional maritime policy" which would
insure continued operation under the
American nag Of ships built for wal
smsftenGy. were discussed 1t the an
|nual meeting Of the National Foreign
Trade Council last week.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21

were not conducted over cities Of Eng.
lnnd and France since early last month
but this was due not to a belated sense
Of humanity. but to the compelling fact
that the shortage Of gasoline In Ger.
lnaMy became acute" says Z messaee
from the front.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
catarrh Cannot Be Cured

cannot reach the seat OF the disease.
iCatarrh Is q local disease, greatly infiu.
Fenced by constitutional conditions. HALLS
lCATAREH MEDICINE will cure catarrh.
l!t is taken internally and acts through
1.-THE Blood on the Mucous Surfaces Of the
System. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
rs composed Of some Of the best tones
blood purifiers. The perfect combination
!of the ingredients in HALLS CATARRH
;MEDICINE Is. what produces such won.
; Druggists 75c. T~esti:noniais free.
; F. J. Cheney & Co.. Props. Toledo. o.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
PLANTS IN the WEST
PRODUCE RUBBER
Government Exper1ment Being
Made on Big scale-Scjen-
fists at the Work.

San Francisco, Cal.-Discovery Of
plants with rubber content in the dis
trict extending from the Pacific coast
to Colorado and from New Mexico to
Washington. recently reported to the
California state council Of defense by
Its scientific research committee. Is
said to assure the country Of an emer-
gency supply Of rubber.
California is now supplying the
United States with chrome. essential
IN the manufacture Of steel, as the re-
suit of a five months survey. Chester
H. Rowell, Of Fresno, Cal. said in pre-
senting the committees report. This
employed in bringing chrome from
Brazil.
An invention involving the applica-
ton OF the gyroscope in determining
the position Of a ship Independently Of
observations on the sun or stars, and
another designed to perfect the ac-
curacy of machine gun fire from NOV
ing airplane to moving atrplane were
reported by Professor o. l.. Leusch-
ner. chairman OF the committee. Public
mention of the results Of The commit
tees work in chemistry was withheld.
rubber discovery said:
For two months the writer carried
on field urvey in eight western states
In order to make estimates CT the ton
mage n distribution of rubber car
rying shrubs and to gather samples
dictate that the total amount Of rub
Der present is much greater than we
formerly supposed, although the per-
centage content Of the shrubs Is per-
haps less over much of the AREA COW
cred.
-Four Of our experimental plots in
eastern California have been ptudied
and evidence obtained which irAicates
that 1t will be necessary to destroy the
plants in order to harvest the slbber.
On the other hand, a method IL being
developed which gives promise Of in
rying portions. This method will be
particularly applicable IL the plants
are brought under cultivation.
Get Expert Opinion.
"1n order to get an expert opinion on
the quality of the product rs pounds
chairman Of the subcommittee on rub
Der and allied substances Of the ma
tional research council. After some
months. during which time deteriora-
ton probably took place, the rubber
was separated by the ordinary mechan-
teal means and 8 per cent OF pure ,ub-
Der obtained. This was tested n re-
ported Upon as of high grade and aver
age quality-not as good as the fine
Paris, blu a great deaf better han most
African low grade %ruhhers.' DIR. Spence
also reported that tho rubber v;llcan-
ICES readily. and gives a product of
very fine quality
ut is proposed TO continue tho wo-'s
during tho winter months and II. S,'h-
NIT a detailed report for publication in
h spring Of 1919"
San Francisco. Cal.-tmerican SOL
diers fighting in France hove adopted
,or than 500 FreAch wer orphans, ac-
cording to the stars ara Stripes. a
newspaper publishes nv the American
FSpeditionary Force In Paris. In It's
September 20 number the Stars and
Stripes said:
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21

An obnoxious form Of light litera-
ture is the gas bill.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
sioux CITY PIG. CO., NO. 4-1e1e.
Debts to Uncle Sam.

Debts to Uncle Sam,
DO you realize what you owe your
icountry?"
Eyes. And I'm thankful that some
icf 1t is for Liberty bonds"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21

Or. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets put an end to
sick and bilious headaches, constipation. dixsi.
ness and Indigestion. ''Clean house" Adv.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21

Strong Prejudice.
1.-THE American people do not care
for The Watch on the Rhine"
II should say not"
II don't believe they would even
dance to 1t If it we're syncopated."-
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21

No waiting! Pape's Diapepsin will
put you on your feet As soon as you,
eat one of these pleasant. harmless
tablets all the indigestion, gases, acid
ity and stomach distress ends. Your
druggist sells them. Adv.
United States war bill is about
$1,000, 100000 u month.
Most particular women use Red Gross
Ball Blue. American made. Sure to please.
At all good grocers. Adv.
Kansas reports dealings in gasoline
by "bootleggers" o Sundays.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21


San Francisco. Cal.-t,nerican SOL
diers fighting in France have adopted
more thar 500 French wer orphans, ac-
cording to the Stars ard Stripes. a.
newspaper publishes hv the American
F1peditionary Force IN Paris. In its
September 20 number the Stars and
Stripes said:
."rhis week the adoption Of French
wal orphans by soldiers of the A. E. F.
under the Stars and Stripes war or
phan plan passes the 500 mark. This
plan. which brought so much happiness
TO little children in dire need. whose
fathers had given their all for France.
was the idea Of an American private
Harold w. Ross, engineers (railway).
detailed to the editorial staff OF the
army newspaper. 1t is under his direc-
ton that the plan has bean so sue
csssfullv worked out.-Officer in
Charge"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21
UPSET STOMACH
pAPE,s p,APEPslN At ONCE ENDS
soURNEss, GAS, AcIDITY,
INDIGESTION.

Don't stay upset. When meals don't
at and you belch gas, acids and undi-
gested food. When you feel Jumps Of
indigestion pain, flatulence. heartburn
or headache you can get instant relief
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-21

Pennsylvania workers last year lost
GIG, 100000 through illness.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-21
Fortunes in Bibles.

Eccentric people often conceal sums
Of money in the family Bible, where 1t
Is discovered, sometimes by chance,
after their death.
Such AN incident occurred In Paris.
A French Poilu returned home from
the front TO find that his father had
Just died. He had left him nothing in
his will, only the family Bible. Closer
inspection revealed between its pages
securities TO the value OF $4,000
A few years ago young nobleman
who was in financial difficulties had oc-
casion to refer TO the family Bible for
n date there recorded. In so doing he
came across a number of Bank of Eng
land notes, amounting collectively to
considerable sum, which more than
net his liabilities. Then he recalled
his mothers dying words that Help
might be found in the Bible when all
other sources failed" But he had paid
small heed TO the injunction, and GER
family never dreamed of so practical a
fuliillment of her words.