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had what he wanted; his clothes
back on!
The doctor leaned over and
talked to the mother, quietly,
crisply. concisely, and the woman
listened attentively, with some
thing more than mere gratitude in
her eyes.
Our turn next, as soon as the
more important Monsieur Pierre
was ushered out; and we were
privileged to shake hands with an
inspiration. We shall always re-
member that doctor as one of the
most helpful persons we have ever
met, one who has made the world
better for having been born in it,
one whose life has been lived to
splendid purpose.
A woman, strong, capable, mag
netic, one able to handle mothers
as well as babies, and to inspire
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II now recognized ~ . po-
tontial French man or
French woman, who viii
grow up to love La Patrie,
keep the arts and sciences
and manufactures Of France
1t . continuous floodtide,
and never, never under any
circumstances, buy anything
made In Germany!
Rich babies have always had Z
Lot OF annoyances which poo
babies escaped. such as beini
weighed every so often, made &c
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stupendous sacrifice, part of its
unyielding determination.
At the outbreak of the war, she
was in the enjoyment of large
and lucrative practice. She gave
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By Altman

since devoted her entire attention
to the upbuilding OF future France
thru the babies of the poor; one
day q week In each seven dispens-
aries, and, after the office hours
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confidence In them both.
Passion for Work,

She is one of those women of
France who has made herself part
OF the nation, part of its ire
mendous endurance, part of its
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-03-15
HIS DAUGHTERS BIRTHDAY
Story from the Yiddish, by Israel Zevin

Bessie's birthday unbeschrien-fallso on
next Wednesday,"
What will be her age them"
asked Twenty says my yiddi-
neh 'Why," says I, "she was twenty
three a year ago!" "Du narrischer
Yid!" argues the old girl, what fault
of our daughters is it that she has
such a foolish father? Where was it
ever heard of that girl of her beauty
and accomplishments should languish
without chossan to her twenty-fourth
wear? What crime of hers is it, that
her father took fancy to move to
Mudhole, L. L., the last place on earth,
may the Lord forgive me for saying so
outright! Do you hear Chain? Let me
stand in a fathers stead ond I'll bring
the matter to a happy conclusion.
Well make a birthday party in honor
of our daughters birthday, and on that
day-do you hear?-she will be twenty
two years twenty-five and not sin
gle day older!"
Cali right, twenty-five then-suit
yourself about it," says I. We went
into particulars: What to prepare, and
whom to invite, and whether we
should have ices at supper or not
we have become rather heightened of
late. Right then and there we drew up
a list of the guests to be invited. Aunt
Rosie, her daughter and son-in-law
makes three Mr.. and Mrs. Firelson,
five; Mr. Thomas Barclay Chaprinsky,
the young man that keeps company
with our second eldest daughter, Flos-
sic, six; Mendel Book, seven; Mr.. Gud-
- ,oir OIL
Workers. From Brownsville we invited
a few young men and a young couple
some distant relatives of ours-thir-
teen. Upon the young men my old
lady had an cyclone OF them had
once called upon our Bessie. From
Mudhole, L. l., proper, we invited some
fifteen people altogether, you see,
some twenty-eight persons. I sent my
youngest, Benny, to the drug store to
buy twenty-eight postal cards, and Bes-
sic herself was kept busy till deep into
the night to write twenty-eight invita-
tons.
Our preparations for the banquet be-
gan on Sunday. My old lady went to
work to make marinirte herring, be-
cause without marinirte herring feast
doesn't look like a feast to her. M, if
behring's are marinirte, it stands to rea-
son that homemade cakes have to be
baked, for one goes with the other as
day with night. And as to her brand
of homemade kichel-they make your
American crackers and biscuits look
like food unfit for human beings. When
you eat her teigels you feel like making
a separate b'rocha over each and every
one of them. What shall 1 tell you
her cookies and ixings would have
been enough and to spare for wedding
feast. My yiddineh is like all house
wives, for her husband and children
most anything is good enough. But
when callers are dropping in she would
take her skin off just to serve them.
Whenever there are guests coming, she
makes a splurge with her housewifery:
The floor is scrubbed the windows
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Monday and Tuesday were busy days,
what with the steWing of fruits and the
making of jellies. But the chief work
was left for Wednesday, to fry lot of
chickens, ond with the schnapps, wine,
beer and settler the whole affair, at
present-day prices, stood us in thirty
five dollars. But we figured out that
it was worth it: first we reckoned, our
daughter would get presents worth cas-
lily that much and more; and further
more, we thought that the Uppermost
perchance might take pity on us, and
out of the presence of so many young
men would come a happy issue.
When the clock struck six, my entire
household was clad in yontef garb. On
the invitations we announced supper at
seven, but in fact, we timed it for eight.
I had memorized a short speech to be
delivered before the guests. l myself
drew up that speech and wrote it on
slip of paper to learn it by heart When
ever I was left alone for a few minutes,
I rehearsed that speech so as to be sure
not to forget my lines.
'sWhat are you idling here, Chaim?'
chides my yiddineh. "You had better
20 to the station to receive our guests
from New York and Brownsville. 1t is
getting dark and they may have trou-
BILE in finding our house"
So I went into the darkness there
was mud enough on the streets for
half dozen villages house is only
a few blocks from the station, but
took my rubber boots, and when came
home afterwards I found sticky pitch
in my pockets that will give you an
idea of the depth of the mire ON
rainy day in Mudhole, L. I.
For long time I posted myself at
the station, looking over every train
that drew in for our expected guests
Not single one came. Later on my
Benny came with a message from my
wife:
Papa, mother has sent me to fetch
you home-not soul has been show
ing up and it's half past seven. Come
When I came home, I found my
wife in a gloom.
"What can have gone wrong?" I
asked Don't you know how our peo-
pie are? When they are invited for
seven they come at eight or nine"
"But Aunt Rosie!" argued my wife.
1--WE asked her to come earlier than
the rest
"Nu,'' consoled her, ''she, too, got
belated in that crush at Brooklyn
Bridge"
But she would not be comforted
''"There is something gone wrong,
Chaim,' she moaned, my heart tells
me that no one will come today
That made me sore, so 1 told her:
when women-folks have nothing to
worry about they go out of their way
to borrow trouble. Be sure-they'H
come-they won't make us a present
of their share ait supper"
"But, Chaim,'' she kept on worrying,
"why didn't any presents come; all
this time for Bessie? It's the prope-
move whenever one is invited to a
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Papa" says Bessie, cts nearly
eight. Our clock is slow" For goodly
while we we're sitting gloomy and in
silence, until the clock struck eight.
tits twenty past eight" said Bessie
again. "Our clock is Slow
Just to do something, I went to the
mantelpiece and fixed the clock.
That made my yiddineh angry. els
this time to fool around with the
clock?" she cried. But I let on that 1
didn't hear, and it took me five min
utes to turn the fingers all around the
clock until they pointed to eight
twenty-five. You mustn't turn back the
fingers of a clock, you know, and so I
turned them round and round with all
the half-hours and hours striking.
10Y, my head is splitting with that
clock" hollered my yiddineh. Then
she went to the kitchen to look after
the fxings, the children went into the
parlor, and I into the dining-room to
read my paper.
All of sudden the bell goes airing
ing. 1 threw my paper down and the
whole family ran to the door In came
Mr.. Chaprinsky, the secretary of our
congregation.
"Thank God!" cries my yiddineh,
zone is already come and the others
ought to be here soon. What time is
it,"
cts quarter past nine," Mr.. Cha
prinsky told her, looking at his watch.
"But what's going on here, and whom
do you expect? Having a party? Look
at that lot of cookery-7are you cele-
brating an engagement"
"Mr. Chaprinsky, what's the matter
with your" both I and my old woman
cried; Didn't you get our invitation
to our Bessie's birthday party?"
'Never got an invitation. Chances
are, you didn't mean to invite me, but
since I happened to drop in on you.
you are telling me now you did, And
with that he grinned all over.
'What are you talking, Mr.. Cha
prinsky?" said my yiddineh, taking him
by the coat lapel. "And we both hope
to live and be healthy, my husband
with his own hands mailed you pos
tai card. Chain, when did you send
out those invitations?"
Friday" tried to REM mber. ''No
Sunday. and then, all of a sudden, I
lost power of speech. My head went
a-whirling, my eyes darkened and my
legs got so shaky that had to grasp
chair.
what ails you?" asked Mr.. Cha
prinsky "Are you ill?" And in that
moment everything became clear to
me-clear and plain had forgotten
to drop the postal cards entrusted to
my care by my daughter Bessie!
1t was terrible moment. My yiddi-
neh looked at me with speaking eyes
and what they said was: Murderer,
you have cut my throat"
I felt hot and cold by turns, and sud-
denly I hear the old woman's voice.
Murderer murderer of thy own
daughter-now I understand - thou
didst not mail those invitations!"
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-11
WORKERS MUST
 RENEN EFFORTS
President Wilson Says Best Thing That Could Happen Would Be
 Over-Subscription of Loan.
(By The Associated Press.)

Washington, Oct. 10.-- President Wilson today issued this statement on the Fourth Liberty Loan cam paign:
 Recent events have enhanced, not lessened, the importance of this loan, and I hope that my fellow country men will let me say this to them very frankly. The best thing that could happen would be that the loan should not only be fully subscribed, but very greatly over-subscribed. We are in the midst of the greatest exercise of the power of this country that has ever been witnessed or fore cast, and single day of relaxation in that effort wo4isd be of tragical damage alike to ourselves and to the rest of the world. Nothing has hap pened which makes it safe or possi- ble to do anything but push our ef- fort to the utmost The time is crit ical and the response must be com plete."
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-11
LAST CALL.

If you have not arranged for the conversion of your four per cent Lib erty Bonds into those bearing four and one quarter per cent interest, you should do so immediately.
 Every holder of Liberty As should echange them for similar bonds bear- ing AZ per cent intrest. If you do not avail yourself of this opportun- ity your 4 per cent bonds will in all probability suffer depreciation of something like three to four points below the value of the IA per cent Unto which you are entitled to con- vert. If you put off until the last minute you may be too late; we make no charge for our services in connection with doing this for you.
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
 Newport, Arkansas.
 'The Bank With the Big Surplus"
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-11
LILLIAN B. MOOREHEAD.

Lillian B., the sweet little daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. Frank B. Moore head of Beech street, died Thursday afternoon at 3:30 from a six days illness. She was stricken with influ- enza last Saturday, which developed into pneumonia a few days later. Lillian was born June 3, 1912, being a little more than six years old and had just started to school three weeks ago. The only child in the home she was the idol of the family circle, whose hearts are almost broken over the loss of the flower of their home, which is the greatest sorrow of their lives. The funeral was held from the home this afternoon at o'clock onducted by Rev. MT. Lyman Whea-
 end following the service the little body was laid to rest at Wall nut Grove. The floral offerings from friends attached to the little one, who is but another little flower, transplanted to her heavenly home, were exquisite. The bereft parents and members of the family circle
 ave the sincerest sympathy of all in their hour of distress.
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-11

unusual cases where it is absolutely vital that the nurse be retained. Patients in hospitals who are accus- toned to nurse for their exclusive service will by the physicians be re- ouested to release that nurse and utilize the hospital staff.
 sEvery woman who has taken the Nursing Aid Course is expected to offer her services in this emergency, as that is her obligation to the na- tion which she assumed when she ac- cepted the privilege of hospital train ing under present conditions.
 "Such women should immediately get in touch with Mrs. w. A. Bill lingsley who will enroll them and give any desired information. Give name and address of Local Chapter Influenza Sommittee. Phone ST."
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-11
Buy Bonds and Help
 this Soy Fight.
Young Brooks letter follows:

Young Brooks letter follows:
 My wound is about wei and I went out to big ball game today. I'll be glad when I can go back to my company. I've been over the top twice, the first time on July IA, and came out without scratch. Then on the 18th I went over the top at Cha teau Thierry, on the Paris and Sois- sons road. There is where I was wounded. That is as much as any 18-year-old boy has done who hasn't
 9sn here any longer than have. Also I have one time been assigned to duty in No Mans Land.
 "I long for the time to come when I can go back and go over the top once more. The more I kill the quicker I will get to come home, and all shoot at from now on it will be Goodbye Heaven, Hello He'll" with them. All the blood in myiveins is for the free dom of the world, if it takes that.
 Don't you believe or even think that the Frenchmen ask anybody to take their place at the front. He is always there with the goods, and be- lieve me he comes nearer covering all the ground he stands on than any man living.
 "Do all you can for the Fourth Liberty Loan, for if we go over the top you all will have to come over behind us with the Fourth Loan. And dear mother and sis, don't be afraid to put your money in the Red Cross, for they are the soldiers mothers and sisters over here. Don't see how we could make out without them.
 "Edmund Brock"
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-11
GREAT BATTLE
 E FOUGHT LIN
 30-M|L[ FRONT STRUGGLE IN CAMBRIA SECTOR EXTENDED TO NORTH. North Of Lecateau The Enemy IS Headlong In Americans Have Completed Capture Of
 Two Points, Haig Reports.
GO INTO ACTION,
(By The Associated Press.)

With the Anglo-American Forces South of Cambrai, Oct. 11.-A great battle is being fought in this region on front of nearly thirty miles to- day, it having been extended to the north. The British are gaining ev-s anywhere. Virtually no enemy i'm fantry opposition has been encoun- tered. The bulk of the enemy artil- lery seems to have fled as far east as the Beout range. North of the Lecateau-St. Hilaire line, the Ger mans are headlong in flight, accord ing to reports of airplane observers. East of Bohain the British are ap- preaching Mennevret and Andigny forest, while east of Vaux-Andigny they have drawn close to Washgny. From Lecateau they are striking in the direction of Bazuel.
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-11
xNSTRUCTS CHAPTERS
 TO ENROLL NURS-
 ING PERSONNEL

George w. Simmons, manager or she Southvfestern DiEition, Amefl- can Red Cross, urges prompt ana vigorous action.
 eve must have urses-graduate ,,nder- graduate nurses aids, practl- cag nurses. home defense nurses, and aven women of natural nursing aoii- 5tv but no special training, salo weorge w. Simmons, manager or the Sonthewestern Division, American Red Cross. T am sure that the doc- tors of Newport and Jackson county .s well as all other communities n 4b;s division, will realize the alarm 7pp situation which confronts us aho tbe fact that unless heroic efforts are at once exerted the nation may pc confronted with the worst epioeiii'' since the cholera. T,
 sI am sure the doctors Will re re snond immediately and generousts by releasing every nurse now on @ auss ,,nder their direction, except Tn ehoss
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-11
BENGEL.

The weather still continues fine and the mill and timbermen, as well as the farmers, are using every hour to good advantage. There are nc slackers here.
 Pete Thoma returned Sunday ev- ening from Pocahontas, where he had gone to meet Mrs. Thoma and baby and bring them home. His mother accompanied them and will remain with them for few weeks visit
 MT. and Mrs. John McGhee and baby spent few days recently with their parents, MT. and Mrs. w. T. Keen of this place. MT. McGhee re- turned to Camp Pike Sunday night.
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-11
CLAUDE M. ERWIN
 FUR CITY MAYOR
City Council Is Petitioned To Elec1 MT. Erwin To Fill Unexpired
 Term Of Dr. Watson.

A most numerously signed peti- tion will be presented at the next meeting of the city council asking that body to elect Hon. Claude M. Erwin, one of Newport's ablest at torneys, to the office of mayor to fill the unexpired term of Dr. E. L.. Watson, who is soon to leave for Camp Oglethorpe, Ga, to become a captain in the medical corps of the United States army. The petition was circulated yesterday, and was signed by every business man on Front street. The petition follows:
 "To the City Council of Newport and Hon. Claude M. Erwin:
 "We, the undersigned citizens of Newport, having confidence in the integrity and ability of MT. c. M. Erwin, and believing that he would make a splendid mayor for this city, ask the city council to elect him to fill out the unexpired term of pr. Watson, and trust that MT. Erwin will accept it if elected"
 A better man for this important place could not be selected MT. Err win is progressive citizen, and grew up in Newport, where he has the confidence of every one. He pos sesses the requisite executive ability and keen insight to the needs of our growing city, and that he will be honored by the council is practically a certainty, and it is hoped that MT. Erwin will consent to accept the place. aA
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-11

Edmund Brock, a young man who was born and reared near Elgin in | Jackson county and who is we'll known and has many friends around Newport, has written a most inter esting letter from France to his pa- rents, MT. and Mrs. E. J. Brock, who reside near Elgin on R. r. D. i out of this city.
 Young Brock was severely wound ed in the battle of Chateau Thierry in July and has been in the hospital for some time but is improving nicely and says he is anxious to get back to the front.
 Is there a man so yellow, so hide bound as to pass up this appeal from Jackson county boy and fail to buy Fourth Liberty Bonds if he is finan- cially able to own them? Have we among us .tightwad who has train ed his dollars to chase around the corner and return with roommate without giving a thought to where a share of these dollars should be placed?
 The Liberty which the government affords us is great and a thing to be appreciated and supported. The boys who are giving their lives for the perpetuation of this Liberty are equally as great. And after this war is over and the victory won, our boys should bring home collection of iron crosses and hang one on every man who is known to have refused to back them up with the dollars which he has trained to work only for his selfish gain And, what's more, he should be made to wear it.
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-11
(By The Associated Press }

Paris, Oct. 1.-The French lastt night advanced in the region north of the Aisne and captured the towns of Chivy and Moulins and pushed on the war office announces. Italian troops have reached point south of Courtecon on the Chemin Des Danes road, on which highway the French gained positions as far as the heights of Cerny- En- Laonnis. The French have crossed the Suippe river and gained a footing between Stetienne' and Boult-Sur- -Suippe. Further east the French are pursuing the retreat- ing Gremans. French infantry has captured Semida and Mont St. Martin west of Argonne. The French also stormed Carbon and Breirs.
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-11
TURKEY IS ABOUT
 READY TO GEA OUT.

That Turkey is about ready to de- sert Germany as an ally is the opin- ion of Frank H. Simonds, the well known military critic of New York. It's desertion is assured and is bound to have a tremendous effect, inas- much as it would open the way for the allies to attack Austria on the south, compelling the dual monarch to follow the example of Bulgaria and Turkey, and forcing Germany to fight alone Thus Roumania would return to the war, and the rescue of Russia would follow.
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-11
GRIP IF GERMANS ON NORTH FRANCE Is L00sENEO NOW ALLIES ARE HERDING THEM
 BACK TO BORDERS. Since The Beginning Of the July Of fensive The Enemy Has Been Driven Back For A Maximum
 Of Forty Miles.
WILL LEAVE BELGIUM NEXT.
Associated Press Summary.)

The grip of the Germans on North ern France has been loosened and the process of herding them back to their borders is proceeding rapidly, with the pace of the German retreat being accelerated by the rapidly widening wedge which is being driven by the British and Americans today in the German line southeast of Cambrai, while the French have pushed to the Disc almost as far north as the Guise, where they joined hands with American and British forces. Since the beginning of the July offensive the enemy has been pushed back for a maximum of forty miles from the Ancre to the tip of the present Anglo American wedge at Lecateau. A scant twenty-five miles more will bring them to the Belgium border south of Maubuge.
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-11

am glad to hear you are all well. l am getting along just fine. like this country better every day, but it is nothing like dear old U. s. We'll, have been out of the states two months, leaving the first part of August. I would like to let you, know just where am, but I cannot. However, it is a nice little village. These French people like the Alner~ jeans. We have the best time in tho world. There is one thing they be- lieve in and that is good houses. All the houses are built of stone, and are built for the people to live m one part and the stock or animals in the other. There are a great many sights to be seen. Some buildings here were erected 600 or TOO years ago. A tower here in this village was built during the reign of Charles the--. We'll, I would like to tell you everything, but I will have to keep it until I come back home. I will close. This makes the third letter I have written to you. Write soon. Your nephew, John. Supply Go, 154th Inf. Reg, Ameri- can Exp. Forces, A. P o. No. BOA, ] via New York.
Newport daily independent., 1918-10-11
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE.

The following letter is from John McLain to his uncle and aunt, Judge and Mrs. W. D. McLain, who has been in France since August and is one of our Company E. boys: Somewhere in France,
 Sept. 16, 1918. Dear Aunt and Family:
 I will try to answer your letter which I received. I was sure glad to hear from you as this was the first letter I have had from the states.