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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
Burleson Asks Statistics
From Wire Companies
(Ry Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-With the
view of obtaining information to be
used in determining the compensation
to be paid telegraph and telephone
companies while under government
control, Postmaster General BurlesOn
has decided on a QUESTIONABLE that
will be sent within a few days to rep
resentatives of the companies, calling
for statistics covering the period of
the war. Besides detailed information
regarding their property, the compan-
les are asked regarding operating rev
nues and expenses. both gross and net,
also as to investment infived capital,
outstanding capital stock, outstanding
funded debt, and amount of other in
terest bearing securities.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
FRUIT & VEGETABLES
Corrected Daily by Egsemeyer's)
VEGETABLES
SELLING PRICES

Wax beans, 10 cents per pound;
new cabbage, sc pound; green beans.
10c a pound; spring carrots, sc a
bunch; spring beets, sc pound; cauli-
flower, 15@25c head; cucumbers, sc;
egg plants 20025c; kohlrabi, 1Oc a
bunch, leaf lettuce, 15c per Id; head
lettuce, trimmed, soc h.; untrimmed.
2Oc a ID. leak, 10c bunch; Bermuda
onions, sc ID; parsley. sc bunch; man
goes, zoe doz.; home grown tomatoes,
sc h.; tomatoes by the bushel. S1.OO
and 1925; Jersey Sweet Potatoes.
12Rc h.; turnips new, SC h.; water,
cress, &c bunch; artichokes, zoe each;
celery, sc; potatoes, new, 4c ID. or Coo
peck; Swiss Chard, sc bunch; Shives,
Lima beans, Csc quart; Shelled BEANS
15c ID; okra, 40c ID; corn, CSC.
FRUITS
Calf cherries, 60c h.; watermelons
75c each; peaches, 15c h.; apples, new
10c ID. lemons Acc per doZ.; bananas
10c h.; lines, soc per doz.; oranges
soc doz.; huckleberries, zoe pint; ap
ricots, 25c lb.; cocoanuts, 15c each
California plums, zoe pound; Goose
plups, 15c quart; Honey Dew melons
Eos each; Malaga grapes, Csc Id;
nome grown sugar pears, 1Oc h.; Cal
Bartlett Pears, zoe ID; home grown Tip
Top Canteloupes, zoe to 80 C. Greer
Canteloupes, S5c basket
MISCELLANEOUS
Eggs, 40c per dozen; butter, cream
| cry, 55c; country, Acc per pound.
NOTWITHSTANDING
Rutter 32c: eggs 33c: old chickens
| zoe; frys, 25c ID.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
Teachers Asked to Equip
Pupils for Foreign Duties

WASHINGTON, Aug 22-Superin-
teudents of city schools and colleges
were called upon today by P. H. Clax-
ton. U. S. commissioner of education,
to modify the curriculum and direct
their teaching sa as "to equip their
pupils with that body and kind of
knowledge which will be most helpful
to them whether directly enga ged in
the conduct of foreign business or in
the intelligent exercise of their vote
on matters of foreign policy"
Teaching of the Spanish and Portu-
gese languages is specifically recon-
mended by the commissioners as a
means of bringing about true pan
Americanism."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
LIVE STOCK PRICES

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 22.-Hogs-
Receipts, 5000; higher.
Cattle-Receipts, 500; stron@ to
higher
Calves-Receipts, $50: steady
Sheep-Receipts, 500; steady
Steers-P,.me cor. -ed steers. t."ON
and Up, s17Oo@1S.75; good to choice
steers, 1900 and up. $3.50 @ II 20;
good to choice steers, 1,15D to LOU
S15.0O@16O0; good to choice steers,
9OC to 1000 lbs, S13.00015.00; fair to
medium yearlings. s9.75012.OO.
Heifers and Cows-Good to choice
heifers, $11.50@14.00; common to fair
heifers, sS00@10.00; good to choice
COWS, s10Oo@12.00; fair to medium,
S1O.25Qll25; Gamers and cutters,
$6500S.50.
Bulls and Calves~-Good to prime ex'
port bulls, S1150; hood to choice
butcher bulls, 1926 a s11.O0; com
mon 10 fair bulls, $500 @ 800;
common to best veal calves $11Q II;
common to best heavy calves
s7.OO@l2.OO; stock calves, $50 to 45'
pounds, s10Q11.50; good to choice
lights, sl6.1uU 1915.
Suckers and Feeding Cattle-Gocc
TO choice steers. 700 pounds and up
s1100@12.00; common to fair steers
under 700 pounds, $1,000 HOO; goot
10 choice steers. uncer 100 pounds
sl1.00012 90; common to fair steers
under 700 pounds, s9.00Q10.5o; med
ium to good heifers, $S.5oW 1000
:ledium to good feeding cows, $S.oo9
$50; springers. $S.00q9.5O.
Hogs - Best heavies, 1925 @ 1880
medium and mixed, S19.6O02O.O0
good to choice lights, $2O.OO02O.2O
common TO medium lights, Sl9.90Q
1000; roughs and packers, Sl6.OOQ
1865 light pigs, S1700@lS.75: bull
OF sales, S19.GSQ 1000; best pigs
$1,000 a 1850; common to choic
.30@16.75.
Sheep and Lauos-Good to choic
yearlings. $13.OO014,00; common t
fair yearlings, $1O.50@12.75; good t
choice sheep, $1,000; bucks, 10
pounds. $9.Oo@1o.oo; good to choic
breeding ewes, S1400@ 1900; good t
choice spring lambs, S16.ooq 1000
good to choice WOOL lambs. Sl6.oOQ
1900: common to medium LAMBS
SlO.00@15.75.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
Protest Acceptance of
Montenegran Ministe,
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Aug. % - Miloshe
Ivanovitch, who came to the U. S.
as the head of the special mission
from Montenegro and who says he
speaks for Jugoslavs in the U. S. and
Europe, has filed a protest with the
state department against the accept
ance by the U. S. of General Anto
Gvozdenoic as minister from Monte
negro. He asserted that the new min
lister is a personal representative of
King Nicholas, regarded by the Jugo-
Slavs as traitor to his country. Gen
eral Gvozdenoic is on his way to
Washington, and it was said in official
qua rters today that he will be re-
ceived as the officially accredited
minister of the Montenegran govern
ment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
New Decoration Devised
for Foreign Legion
NV Associated Press.)

PARIS, Aug. pa new fourragere
or aiguillette has been devised for
the foreign legion in recognition of its
having won eleven citations in official
orders. The legion was the first or
ganization to be awarded the first
fourragere, which is in the same col
ors as the war cross. 1t was the first
winner of the second fourragere which
has the colors of the military medal,
and was the first and second time
the only winner of the third four
ragere which is red the color OF the
legion of honor. 1t now will be the
first and only organization to carry
the new fourragere which is tri-col-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
Miss Clara Kernepohl
Leaves Monday for Service

Miss Clara Kennepohl, 12s South
Sixth street, will leave Monday for
the embarkation hospital at Newport
News, Va. She received her call
Thursday morning.
Miss Kennepohl graduated from ST
Mary's hospital in 1911. and has spent
three years in the Contagious Hospital
at Providence, r. /. She enlisted for
Red Cross work some time ago and
was pleased when she learned that she
would probably be sent overseas soon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
Uruguay Minister Is
Guest of United States
CRy Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Dr Bal
tasar Brum, minister for foreign at
fairs of Uruguay, who arrived at an
Atlantic port yesterday, was to ar
rive in Washington late today on a
special mission as the guest Of the ma
ton Secretary Lansing and a group
of state department officials were to
meet DR. Brum at the station and es-
corted by squadron of cavalry bat
TALON of infantry and a battalion OF
engineers the mission will go to a pri
vate home which has been set aside
for them.
DR.. Brum will call upon Secretary
Lansing tomorrow and later accom-
panied by Secretary Lansing, will call
upon President Wilson.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
FORTY APPLY FOR
NURSES RESERVE

Forty girls have made applications
for the student nurse reserve. A mum
Der of these will mot be able to qualify
on account of the educational require
ments Some of these applicants will
no doubt be accepted.
There is still an urgent need for
applicants and it is hoped that all
who possibly can will phone or call
at Reid Memorial hospital and get the
necessary information. This is pat
riotic duty that every woman who is
in a position to do so should fulfill.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22

CINCINNATI O., Aug. 22.-Wheat
favorable billing)-No. l winter
track, $222; No. 2 winter track, $2.21;
No. 8 winter track, $21Sfb2.20; low
grades. $2,0042.15.
Without billing-No. red winter
$216@21S; No 2 red winter, Salsa
2.16; No. 3 red winter, $214@2.15;
low grades, s2.004213.
Corn-No. 2 white, S20001.95; No
8 white, s1.95@2.O0; No. 4 white, $1.S5
also; No. 2 yellow, $1.S5@ 100; No
8 yellow, S1.s041.S5; No. 4 yellow
$1.75@1S0; No. 2 mixed, s1.75@1.S0;
Ear Corn-White, S1.9001.95; vel
low, $175@1s0; mixed, $500 170.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
JAPANESE EMPEROR
CALLED TO CAPITAL
CBy Associated Press.D

TOXIC, Monday, Aug. 19.-The en-
peror, it is announced officially, has
suspended his holiday at the imperial
villa at Nikko and viii return TO To-
kio on Aug. q, on account of devel-
opments in the political situation
wroging out of disturbances over the
price of rice. The Genro and political
leaders also will gather in Toxic.
Prediction is made by the newspa-
pers that the cabinet will tender its
have ceased.
Last official advices show that riot
ing has stopped in the large cities, "a
though it appears be spreading TO
remote towns and villages.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
Centennial of First U. S.
Launching Observed by
Completion of Neu Ship
fBy Associated Press)

(By Associated PreSSJ
WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.-The CEN
tennial anniversary of the launching
of the first American-built ocean-going
steamship will be observed at Seattle,
Wash, today, by the launching OF
$500 ton wooden ship at the Meacham
and Babcock shipyard. The new yes
sci was built for the shipping board.
The first American vessel was the
Savannah, named after the Georgia
city. where it was built 1t was OF
about 500 lightweight tons, and after
completion in 1919 made its first trip
to Liverpool from Savannah. In
telegram yesterday to the Meacham
and Babcock company, Chairman Hur-
lev expressed the appreciation of the
board TO the workmen of the com
pany's yards and said the launching
today would be a fitting observance
of the anniversary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
u. S. Reserves Battle
with Army Deserters

HUNTINGTON, Va, Aug. %. - A
troop of military reserves assisted by
United States deputy marshals and
posses from Mingo and Wayne coun-
ties this morning were marching into
the wastes of Mingo county where
pitched battle with band of army
deserters and slackers is expected
momentarily. In a fight with the de-
serters late yesterday. George Dillon,
a deputy sheriff, and William Ellis, a
deputized civilian were killed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
Russian Army Officers in u. 5.
in ::.Can't Work. Can't Fight" Class

are seeking to place the men In gov
ern ment work, it was said today. Pri-
,vate concerns also are employing the
men, getting in TOUGH with them
through the Russian embassy. Among
the army officers are found men rank
ing from lieutenants to major-general.
and among the navy those ranking
from ensign to commander.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
NEW YORK STOCK LIST

NEW YORK, Aug. 22-The CLOSING
quotations on the stock eXchang
We're.
American Can, 46 IL.
American Locomotive, &c 3-8.
American Beet Sugar, 90 Ii bid.
American Smelter, rs
Anaconda, &c.
Atchison, sc.
Bethlehem Steel, SO 3-S.
Canadian Pacific, 159 "a.
Chesapeake & Ohio, SO IA
Great Northern, Pfd. 81 3-4 bid.
New York Central, ~ rs.
No. Pacific, SO "a.
So. Pacific, 81.
Pennsylvania. 43 ga.
U. S. Steel, CON-. Ill Is.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
WILL PLAY BASEBALL

All boys under Is years of age will
meet in front of the headquarters tent
at the chautauqua grounds Friday
morning at $50 o'clock, from where
they will go with Schwan and Harding
to Roosevelt Field for a baseball
game
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
MODERATE DEMAND
IN CORN MARKET

CHICAGO. Aug. 22.-Corn, the
price of which receded at the close
yesterday. was again in moderate de-
mand at the opening today and prices
advanced within narrow limits. Octo.
Der opened Is higher at 100 o-S and
sold up an eighth.
Oats were slightly higher October
opened Is up at "A IA and sold to
IA 3-4.
Provisions were dull and steady.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
LOCAL QUOTATIONS

Paying-Oats, Coo; ear corn, $175;
rye, $1.40; straw, $3.50 a ton.
Selling-Cotton seed meal, $3.50 a
ton, $500 a cwt.; tankage, $4,000 a
ton, $i.75 cwt; oil meal. S63.5O .
ton, 1925 a cwt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
Ohio Man Is Named
Minister to Siberia
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Joseph L..
Johnson of Columbus, O., was nomin-
ated by President Wilson today as
minister resident and consel general
to Siberia.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
= pJrREAT OF MARKETS

U, s. BUREAU OF MARKETS,
CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-Hogs-Receipts,
10000; market lower, top $1,000; !;
lights, s19.15l9.20; butchers, $19.1oG
1925: packers, $17,S5Q19.00; roughs,
s17.40@17S5; pigs. good to choice,
S1S.00Q1S50.
Cattle--Receipts, 10000; market
beef cattle steady at S10.25Q1S.S5.
Sheep-Receipts, 21,o0O; barket low
er: lambs. S1620@1S.50; feeders,
sl6.50@$17G5; ewes, $1,000 1900.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
TOLEDO SEED PRICES

TOLEDO, O., Aug. 22.-Clover seed
Prime Oct. $3.50; Dec, s17.40;
March. $3.50. Alsike-Prime Oct,
S15.25; Dec, $15.40; March, S17.75.
Timothy-Prime Sept, $3.50; Oct. and
Dec, $3.50; March and April, $500.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
NAMED TO FEDERAL BOARD.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22-James P
Munroe, a Boston manufacturer, was
nominated by President Wilson today
as a member Of the federal board OF
vocational education.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22

CINCINNATI, o., Aug. 22-Hogs-
Receipts 1000; market steady,
Cattle-Receipts 1000; market SLOW
Calves-Market steady; $70l75o.
Sheep-Receipts $500; steady mar
ket. Lambs-Market strong; So.ooW
SlS45
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
MAR X F. rs.

Wis Ohios, bulk, $2.4O0
245; do in sacks, $2.60@2.65. he,
ceipts, 80 cars; Wis. white, bulk, SOU
@2.60; do in SACKS, S27O@2.75.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
PRODUCE MARKET

CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-Butter market
unchanged. Eggs Market, firm
3Sm39c; lowest, sec. Live Poultry
Market unchanged.
Potatoes-Market. higher: MINI
Ohios, bulk. s2.4592.5o; do IN SACKS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
City Statistics
Deaths and Funerals.

Deaths and Funerals.
RUMLEY-Funeral services Tor
William Howard Brumley, who died at
noon Wednesday, will be held from
the home, 25 North Sixth street, FRI
day afternoon at . o'clock. Burial will
be at Earlham. Friends may call at
anV time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22

CHICAGO, Aug. 22-Corn-No.
yellow, $1s1@1.s5; No. 8 yellow, $1.77
@1S0; No. yellow, s1.70@171. Oats
No. white. ~ 1908 IA; Stand
ard, ~ 3-4@73 IL. Pork, nominal;
Ribs, $24.00025 90; Lard, 1852 IL
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
EAST BUFFALO. Aug. %

EAST BUFFALO, Aug. 22-Cattle
Receipts, 400; steady. Calves-Re-
ceipts 25 steady; S7oo919.oo. Hogs
-Receipts, 500; strong; heavy, $40. 90
@2o75; mixed and workers.. slO.15q
81 90; light workers, $2o.0o@2O.5 so:
stays sl2Oo61500: roughs, $17.25@
1775; pigs, $14.5o@2ooo. Sheep and
Lambs-Receipts 200; lambs, S1oooQ
1905 Others unchanged.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
GRAIN QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO GRAIN RANGE

CHICAGO, Aug. %. - The range OF
futures on the Chicago Board Of Trade
follows:
No trading in wheat.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22

The war has enabled the poor to
buy better clothes and taught the
rich to wear their old ones.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
Paris Hears Firing
From Battle Front

PARIS. Aug. 22-The sound of
heavy cannon firing was heard clear
~ in Paris early today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22

Community canning proves that
two heads are better than one and
three are better than two. Join forces
with your neighbors. Free book Of
instructions on canning and drying
may be had from the National War
Garden Commission, Washington,
d. c., for two cents to pay pos tage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22

Mr. Voter, if you do not register you
can not vote.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-07

comes up to be voted on and II is as
certained by the speakers count that
there is not quorum present, the roll
Ia called and members vote for or
against the pending measure. call
of the house Is little different. Then
members answer present" and the
speaker decided that there should be
call of the house instead of a vote
on the adjournment resolution
Debate was denied on the resolution.
but during the roll call to get a quo
rum, an opportunity was afforded for
private discussion. and this discussion
developed the position of the presi-
dent against recess, and Leader
kitchin Withdrew the adjournment res
CLINTON from the house Had the roll
call been directly upon the question OF
adjournment, II is altogether likely
That majority would have voted to
adjourn.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-07
SEES PAREGoRlC AS MENACE
Writer Asserts That Undue Indulgence
in Mixture Results in a Form
of Intoxication.

The fast young man at our boarding
house has been showing unaccounta-
BILE signs Of alcoholic exhilaration.
Two or three times lately. in the dead
ly duh calm of the dinner session. he
has come in with a flushed face and
CLASSY eyes and taken charge of the
conversation. Last evening the school
teacher was telling about the splendid
urogress of the welfare work, when
the f. Y. NJ broke In with a riSque
story and laughed boisternusly Mt his
own remarks. Some Of Us. in whom
,he spark of life is still latent. took
the f. Y. NJ. aside. with the intention
of ascert lining the source of his levity.
and what ! learned I am slipping TO
NV friends for their information.
It's paregoric-absolutely
What do you think Of n sport who
will step out with bottle of paregoric
and make an evening Of it? Two
nights ago he came in with a dent in
bis derby and his cane split. bringing
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-07
Practice "safety First"

Many a boy and girl has found only
grim disappointment when seeking a
short cut to any desired goal. The
short cuts to prosperity are so full of
pitfalls and hummocks that the wise
traveller decides to stick to his motto
Safety First" and take the long way
round. It's the shortest. at that, just
as the proverb says. For the short
cuts aren't through cuts" like tunnels
through mountains and such things;
and the hummocks have to be climbed
over and the pitfalls scrambled out of
there isn't minute gained, and
there are some losses far worse than
losses of time.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-07

! been shot In the leg after a gallant
I night. He was blue-eyed, round-faced
youngster who looked strangely out of
place among the older veterans. He
said he was twenty years old. but he
was nothing more than a likahle boy
with winning, but somewhat wistful,
smile. The correspondent introduced
/ himself and told the little soldier how
proud everybody was of the Ameri-
cans. The boys lips trembled, but his
eyes frightened.
Are you from America, toO?" he
cried. as he eagerly put out hand.
'Oh, I'm SO glad of that"
He was homesick and hurt and want
ed comfort from somebody from home.
\ friendly cha began and the sol
der chung desperately to the CORE
spondent's hand. Suddenly his eyes
fastened on the correspondents Brit
ish uniform and a look of disappoint-
ment came to his face.
you're not z Yankee. are your" he
asked, and his eyes were moist. The
! correspondent assured him to the con
trary. Instantly he frightened, and
throwing his arm over the correspond
ent's shoulder exclaimed:
I'm mighty glad of that. I'm glad
you are a Yankee, too"
Then he told the story of his part in
the battle and here is the way it ran
I'VE all were very anxious to do
well and we were ready to fight to a
finish. We knew there was trouble
for us over there in No Mans Land.
None of our boys cared for that, but
the day before the attack all the men
of my company got together and
shook hands and said good-by, for,
| you see, we did not know if we should
meet again.
Signal to Advance.
81 had worked very hard to learn
/ to be good soldier, for l wanted TO
] be a credit to the folks back home ]
guess must have learned some things,
for my commander gave me n of our
chaps to lead over the top as corporal
/ And my men fought we'll"
He paused, his face glowing with
/ pride. and then continued:
AT midnight Wednesday we went
forward and laid out in the open wait
ing for the signal to advance. Then
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-07

In some parts of Mexico air plants"
abound. These curious growths are
never attached TO the soil in any way.
but rely for their moisture on the at
mosphere. One Kind. known as Span
iard's beard (TnlandSia usneoideS).
attaches itself to telephone wires. Very
often the growth becomes a positive
nuisance, and it is necessary TO send
men to clear it away. The "Spaniard's
beard" has no proper leaves. and in
appearance is simply i mass Of green
gray threads.-Wide World.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-07

lands. 200 miles south of the Mexican
coast.
I'VE shot all the fish we wanted
Buckley said 1T was too uninterest-
ing fishing with line. They fought
for an empty hook.
The islands are too primitive for
even barbarians. One island is coral
reef with a mes altitude of eight
feet.
The only living things are herd
Of pigs and a coconut tree. The
island is rich In phosphate. but il
would require an aerial tramway to
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-07
CHUMS GO THROUGH LIFE
AND TO DEATH TOGETHER

Easton, Pa.-Chums for years,
Philip Riehl and John Earle
Rausch of Phillipsburg. enlisted
together in the marine corps,
went to the same camp, went
overseas together. and now
comes word that both of them
We're killed in the same battle
around Chateau-Thiery.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-07

For a long time the most abused
skeleton in the war departments clos
ct has been the S640,000000 appropria-
ton for aircraft. made shortly after
the United States got into the war
which the calamity howlers claimed
was spent without any return in the
way of aircraft Congressman Kahn
Of California cleared the situation for
the house by explaining that the
money was used not only for airplanes.
but TO buy land for aviation fields
20 build hangers for the machines. to
put up barracks for student flyers. and
for many other similar necessary ex-
penditures.