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The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-06-21
AMERICAN SUPPLY

"lhc final results of the battle
III France depend upon our re-
serves, said the chancellor, "and
America is our main source Of
supply. America is not coming
into the war now, she is in. Her
forces are coming overseas now
with a speed and in numbers that
crly few months ago it seemed
impossible to reach and which
Germany never contemplated as
even within the range of possible.
ity.' Continuing the chancellor
said:
"Three months of fighting on
the western front have failed in
the attempts of the enemy to gain
one strategic point
Three days of the Austrian Of
Sensive have failed to secure the
objects the Austrian generals
hoped for on the first day."
He stated to the house of COM
mons that for the first time,
ship construction is exceeding the
tonnage lost by enemy submarine
operations. He says that there IS
sufficient transportation for the
American trOons-
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-03
Sewing Circle With
Much Whispering
We X7s An Greatly Indebted % Thoss'
Who Tell Their. Experiences:

Before the arrival Of the stork there is
much to talk about. The comfort of the
expectant mother is the chief topic, and there
Is sure to be someone who has used on
knows Of that splendid external help-Moth-
er's Friend.
Nausea, nervousness. bearing-down and
stretching pains and other symptoms so IA
mliar to many women are among the
dreaded experiences thousands OF mothers say
they entirely escape by the use of this ia
nous remedy.
Its influence on the fine network Of nerves
and ligaments just beneath the skin Is Won
derful.
BY the regular use Of Mothers Friend
during the period the muscles are made
and Kept soft and elastic; they expand easily,
without strain, when baby Is born and the
pain and danger ut the crisis is naturally
less.
Mothers Friend Is for external use only,
Is sold by all druggists, and should be used
with the utmost regularity. Write to the
Bradield Regulator Co., Lamar Bldg,
Atlanta, Ca. for a valuable and interest.
ing Motherhood Book" There Is a wealth
Of instruction ard comfort to be derived
in reading this little book. It is plainly
written and will be a splendid little text
book for guidance. not only for yourself but
will make you helpful to others. And In
the meantime do not fail to get bottle Of
fortify yourself against pain and discomfort.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-03
THE UNITED STATES WAR
FINANCING.

Our method of paying the war
bill differs radically from that
followed by Germany. 1t is the
difference between sound and I'M
sound financing Instead of at
tempting to shift the debt to our
children, we are paying direct
from taxes larger proportion OF
our own war costs than any other
belligerent and are buying Lib
erty Bonds largely from current
savings and not from accumulat-
ed capital. By increased economy
we are paying for the war as we
fight it. We will repay some part
of the cost to ourselves after the
war-that is to those of us who
have been wise enough to buy
Liberty Bonds-but because we
have met a good proportion OF the
war cost from taxes, it will not be
hard to repay these borrowings.
Our allies will repay a good part
of them for the advances we are
now making to them.
The Treasury department
greatly overestimated our first
years war requirements and UNI
derestimated the amount that
would be derived from new taxes.
Delays in our war preparations
unfortunately explain a large
part of the first error; we can,
however, congratulate ourselves
on the error in the tax estimates.
Instead of less than two and a
half billion dollars from the in,
| come and war excess taxes, these
two brought to the Treasury by
June 18th approximately three
billion dollars. When this is com
pared with our expenditures OF
nine billions for the first year we
were in the war, of which more
than half was money advanced to
our allies, one gets very fav.
orable view of our war finances
OF course. our war expenditures
are now running higher than this
but at the highest rate yet reached
Of 541a millions day, or approx
imately twenty billions year,
increased taxes will likely cover
more than Is per cent. of them
| If loans to the Allies are deduct.
ed, the percentage will be much
higher.
Great Britain has followed the
soundest financial policy among
our allies. Her Exchequer ope-
| rates under the budget system.
! and the estimates of her Chancel-
'ors have been quite accurate.
Ronar Laws recent estimates in,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-03

dicate that about % per cent. of
Britain s expenditures are being
covered by taxes. Her loans to
her allies last year were little
more than half those made by the
United States. She borrowed from
us only the amount of these ad-
vances. In other words. the Uni
ted States has taken the place
of Great Britain as banker for the
Allies.
1t is easier for us to finance our
share of the war on sounder
basis than any of the other belli-
gerents not only because they
have been bearing the burden for
nearly four years, but because we
are richer. Our national wealth
is more than twice that of Great
Britain and our national income
more than four times what hers is.
Nevertheless there is every reason
for more and more economy, for
the war is far from over and the
financing of reconstruction is 60
ing to be a problem commensu-
rate even with the financing Of
the war.-World's Work.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-03
CaIomeI Today! Sick Tomorrow!
Guarantee Dodson's Liver Tone
Don't faEa nnzty, dangerous calomel when bilious.
constpased headachz i Listen q mel

your liver and straighten you a
better and quicker than nasty calo.
mel and without making You sick,
You just 90 back and get your money.
Hyou take calomel today you'll be
sick and nauseated tomorrow; be-
sides, it may salivate you, while if
you take Dodson's Liver Tone you
will wake up feeling great full Of
ambition and ready for work or
play. II Is harmless, pleasant and
1afe to give 70 children; they like i.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-03
WORN NERVES.

Nervous, troubles, with back
ache, dizzy spells, queer pains
and irregular kidneys. give rea-
son to suspect kidney weakness
and to try the remedy that has
helped your neighbors.
Mrs. f. Folse, 7O2 Washington
Ave. New iberia, says: "It is
about two years since | have had
the least symptom of trouble with
my back or kidneys, but i remem-
Der how l suffered at that time.
My kidneys became disordered
and acted irregularly. My back
ached something awful, I had
headaches and dizzy spells and
often was nervous. / couldn t
rest comfortably and often be-
came completely exhausted. I got
Doan' s Kidney Pills and they
helped me wonderfully. Soon the
trouble entirely disappeared. 7
am glad to endorse this remedy"
Price 6Oc, at all dealers. Don t
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the
same that Mrs. Folse had. Fos-
ter Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo,
N. ADV.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-03
w. S. s.

1t may interest our readers 10
know how well the U. s. Navy is
represented On the coasts of Eng
land and France. The Secretary
of the Navy has recently made
public some facts regarding our
naval war work, which are high
ly satisfactory. He tells us that
We have now every type of yes
sci, from battleships down to tugs.
lighters and barges serving in
European waters; and in addi-
ton to Vice Admiral Sims, we
have four Rear Admirals: II. B.
Wilson. A. T. Niblack, H. Rod
man, and Fl. 0. Dunn, in charge
OF special branches of operations.
Tropedo stations and aviation
bases have been established and
navy aviators are cooperating
with those of our Allies. Outside
OF considerable number of sub
marine chasers, we have over $50
naval vessels i'm European waters
IN charge Of over $4,000 officers
and men. In six months one de-
taehment Of destroyers steamed
In war areas over 100000 miles:
attacked submarines: and escorted
~ single vessels and So conveys.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-03
Chronic Constipation.

u IS by no means an easy mat
ter TO cure this disease, but it can
be done in most instances by TAX
ing Chamberlan's Tablets and
complying with the plain printed
directions that accompany each
package.
(Advert;ser.c%
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-05-15

~ OLE W RAMIONACH I W
X PLECACH. sztywnosc karku
Nv ogole wszelkie bole uste-
pu!a pred Sloan Lfnimentem.
Me wcieraj go. Polej tylko cier-
place miejsce a on sam wsiaknie !
usunie b6'. Czystszy nii kleiste pla-
stry / tluste mascie i ME drazni twej
sk6ry.
Miej butelke pod reka ma bole
reumatyczne. nerwowe, potluczenie.
zwichniecia, boil zeb6w, ma podagre !
sztywnosc miesni. - W kazdej apte-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-05-15
SSE81
} 1lalluI9iu
iW
OLA
CierDiaCych ma DychaWiCe
Nowe domowe lekarstwo ktore kaAdy
mole IaIywae y wygoda 1 bes strat1

mole BSzywac = ysoea ! pen su"''
cEasu.
NY many nowy srodek, ktory kuru-
te dychaw!ce / chcemy abyscie uzyli
20 naszym kosztem. Me rooi r0snIcy
CIV 10 choroba przestarzaia czy GoAte-
70 " STADIUM rozwoju. czy to trtKo
przetgcIowa czy chronlczna ~dychawiea'
powinnisc.e napisac pc oezplatns PROB
ke naszei melody. AMI klimat W Jakim
KyjecIe ME stanowt roSnicy. ami wass
wick albo zajecIe. jesli cierp!eie ma dy-
chawlce nasEa metoda ~przyniesie wan
ulRe zupefn9-
NJ specyalnis chcemy posyfae ten sro
dek tam. gdzie oczywiscie wypadki So
beznadziejne. gdzie w~dychanfa, dou-
ches. opium preparacye, dymienie, pa
tentowe ~palenie, etc, ME pomosfy. MY
kazdemu naszym wlasnym kosztem
chenv pokazac. Re metoda ia ieczy u
trujn.one od2ychanie. charkanie ! wszy
s.l-ie svm podobne napady.
Ia bezplatna oferta Jest TAX donio-
sla, &c NE powinno sic tei z~aniedoao
AMI o jeden dziei. Pisscie teraz ! po-
TEN zr6bcle probe natychmiast. Me
I~przysyiajcie pieniedzy. Przyslijcie tyl-
iko dolny kupon. Zrobcie to dztsiat.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-05-15

intncyi zadokumentowania swej sympathy ku mIodzieay, ktora posza "
BOZ o wolnost, eaten ME pozada mix. specyalnych podziekowan. Pozwoe
sobie jednak wszystkim bez wyjatku, ktorzy W czemskolWiek przyczynm
sic do powodzenia mel odezwy, zalaczyc staropolskie bog zapiat!"
Helena Padercwska.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-09

That night made perhaps the same
distance, but became very hdngry and
thirsty before the night was over.
For the next six days still figured
that was in Germany, and was liv-
ing on nothing but cabbage, sugar
beets and an occasional carrot, always
in the raw state just as got them
out of the fields. The water 1 drank
was often very rank. One night lay
in a cabbage patch for an hour tapping
the dew from the leaves with my
tongue!
During this period / realized that
must avoid meeting anyone at all haz-
ards. was in the enemys country and
my uniform would have been q dead
give-away. Anyone who captured me
or who gave information from which
my capture resulted might have been
sure of a handsome reward. I knew
that it was necessary for me to make
progress as fast as possible, but the
main consideration was to keep out of
sight, even if it took me year to get
to Holland, which was my objective.
From my map I estimated that / was
about thirty-five miles from Strassburg
when made my leap from the train,
and if I could travel in a straight line
1 had perhaps one hundred and fifty
miles to travel. AS it was, however,
1 was compelled to make many detours,
and 1 figured that two hundred and
fifty miles was nearer the extent of the
journey ahead of me.
In several parts of this country I had
to travel through forests of young pine
trees about twelve feet high. They
were very close together and looked
almost as if they had been set out.
They proved to be a serious obstacle
to me because, could not see the stars
through them and was relying upon
the heaven to guide me to freedom. I
am not much of an astronomer, but
know the Pole Star when see it. But
for it wouldn't be here todayl
I believed it rained every night and
day while 1 was making my way
through Germany and Luxembourg.
My iEvariable program at this stage
of my journey was to travel steadily
all night until about six in the morn
ing, when 1 would commence looking
around for a place wherein to hide
| during the day. Low bushes or woods
back from the road, as far as possible
from the travelled pathway, usually
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-09

Map Showing the Progress O'Brlen
Made in Passing Out of Luxembourg
Into Belgium. The Heavy Dotted
Line Shows the Course of That Part
of His Journey Toward Holland.
apparent to one who knew. 1t must
not be forgotten, however, that / did
not undertake this adventure volun-
tarily. 1t was wished on me-"
simply had to make the most OF the
knowledge had.
At about this time blisters began to
appear on my legs and my knees
swelled. In addition was pretty well
convinced that had lost the sight OF
my left eye. I hadn't seen a thing out
of it since my leap from the train.
When I imagine the villainOus ap
pearance must have presented at this
time-my unhealed wounds, eighteeH
days growth of beard and general
haggard and unkept visage-I think
the fear 1 felt about meeting strangers
was perhaps unwarranted. The
chances are they would have been in-
flnitely more scared than /
As it was, was nearly out of LUZ
embourg before 1 came face to face
with anyone. It was about 6 o'clock in
the morning and was travelling along
a regular path. Just as I was APP
preaching cross-path, heard foot
steps coming down 1t. stopped short,
stopped over and pretended to be adj
justing my shoelace, figuring that II
the stranger turned into my path he
would probably pass right by me. AS
luck would have it, he continued on
his way and never noticed me at all.
After that frequently noticed
groups Of Luxembourg peasants In
the distance but usually saw them
first and managed to avoid them.
On the eighteenth day after my leap
from the train / crossed into Belgium.
1t had taken me just nine days to get
through Luxembourg distance
which a man could ordinarily cover
in two, but considering the handicaps
under which I labored was very well
satisfied with my progress.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-09

people that could not stop me IL they
chose to do so. 1 thought at this time
that I was suffering about the worst
hardships any human being could ever
be called upon to endure, but / was
later to find that the best Of my Jour
ney was made along about this time.
There were plenty Of vegetables, even
though they were raw, and these were
much better than the things I was
afterwards compelled to eat or go
without.
We frequently hear Of men who have
lived for a certain number Of days on
their own resources in the woods just
on a bet or to prove that the "back.
to-nature" theory still has the merits
and will still work. My advice to some
Of those nature seekers is that II
the future they wish to make a real
good record, try the little countries Of
Luxembourg and Belgium with slice
Of Germany thrown in.
I suppose that during this expert"
ence of mine I made many mistakes
and travelled many unnecessary miles
which one with a knowledge Of woods
manship might have avoided and
failed to take advantage Of many
things which would have been quite
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-09

came for me to be on the move, that
was very much tempted to sleep
through the night. knew, however,
that that would be bad precedent to
establish and I wouldn't give in.
plugged YEARLY along and about
IL o'clock, after had covered perhaps
four miles, / sat down to rest for a
moment On a shock Of brush which
was sheltered from the drizzle some
what by other shocks which were
stacked there. 1t was daylight when
/ awoke, and / found myself right in
a German backyard. You can imagine
that l lost no time in getting out of
that neighborhood and / made up my
mind right there and then that would
never give away to that "tired feeling"
again.
In the daytime, in my hiding place,
wherever it happened to be, I had
plenty of opportunity to study my map,
and before very long / knew it almost
by heart. Unfortunately, however, it
did not show all the rivers and canals
which encountered, and sometimes it
fooled me completely.
1t must have been about the ninth
night that 1 crossed into Luxembourg,
but though this principality is officially
neutral, it offered me no safer a haven
than Belgium would. The Huns have
violated the neutrality of both, and dis
covery would have been followed by
the same consequences as capture in
Germany proper.
In the nine days had covered per-
haps seventy-fve miles, and I was that
much nearer liberty, but the lack of
proper food, the constant wearing of
wet clothes, and the loss of sleep and
rest had reduced me to a very much
weakened condition. I doubted very
much whether would be able to con-
tinue. but I plugged along.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-09

served me for this purpose. Having
found such a spot would drop down
and try to sleep. My overcoat was
my only covering, and that was usu-
ally soaked through, either from the
rain or from swimming.
The only sleep I got during those
days was from exhaustion, and it usu-
ally came to me towards dusk when
1t was time for me TO start again.
1t was a mighty fortunate thir Or
me that was not smoker. Somehow
have never used tobacco in any form.
I was now fully repaid for whatever
pleasure had foregone in the past as
a result of my habits in that partic-
ular, because my sufferings would GER
tainly have been intensified now il, in
addition to lack of food and res, /
had had to endure a craving for to-
bacco.
About the sixth night ! was so
dlowsy and exhausted when the time
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-09
CHAPTER TX.
] Enter Belgium.

I have said 1t was about ths
eighteenth day after my escape that
I entered Belgium, but that is more
or less guess work. was possibly
well into that country before real
lied that I had crossed the line.
About the third day after 1 figured
I was in Belgium I started to swim
canal Just before daylight. I vas
then heading due north In the direc-
ton of the German lines. I was just
about the wade into the canal when
/ heard a German yelling violently,
and for the first time I knew I was
being followed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-09
CHAPTER VIII.
Nine Days In Luxembourg.

/ was now heading northwest and
thought that by keeping that course
I would get out of Luxembourg and
into Belgium, where I expected to be
a little better off, because the people
of Luxembourg were practically the
same as Germans.
One of the experiences 1 had in Lux
embourg which / shall never forget
occurred the first day that spent
was feeling very weak. came to
small wood with plenty OF low under
brush, and picked out a thick clump
of brushes which was not in line with
any paths, crawled in and lay down
to spend the day.
The sun could just reach me through
an opening in the trees above and I
took off all my clothes except my shirt
and hung them on the bushes to dry
in the sun. AS the sun moved l moved
the clothes around CORRESPONDENCE, be-
cause tired as I was could take only
catnapS.
That afternoon I awoke from one
of these maps with start. There were
voices not a dozen feet from me! My
first impulse was to jump to my feet
and sell my life as dearly as l coulo,
but on second thought l decided to
look before / leapt. Peeping through
the underbrush could just discern two
men calmly chopping down tree, and
conversing as they worked. thanked
my lucky stars that had not jumped
up on my first impulse, for was ap-
parently quite safe as long as l lay
where was.
1t then occurred to me that If the
tree upon which they were working
should happen to fall in my direction
it would crush me to deathl 1t was
tall enough to reach me and big enough
to kill me if it landed in my direction
and as l could only see the heads OF
the men who were chopping it down. !
was unable to tell which way they
planned to have it fall.
There was this much in my favor
the chances of the tree falling in just
my direction were not very great and
there was more than an even chance
that the men would be wise enough to
fell it so that it would not, because IL
it, landed in the brushes the task of
trimming the branches from the trunk
would be so much harder.
But even without this feeling Of Sc
curity, there was really nothing else
could do but wait and see what fate
had in store for me. / lay there watch
ing the top of the tree for more than
an hour. Time and time again saw 1t
sway and fancied it was coming my
direction, and it was all could do to
keep my place, but moment later
would hear the crash of the mems
axes, and 1 knew that my imagination
had played me trick.
/ was musing on the sorry plight
was in--weak, nearly starving to death,
a refugee in a hostile country, and
waiting patiently to see which way
tree was going to fall, when there
came a loud crack, and / saw the top
of the tree sway and fall almost OPP
posite to the place where layl had
guessed right.
Later heard some children's voices
and again peering through the under
brush / saw that they had brought the
men their lunch. You can't realize how
1 felt to see them eating their lunch
so near at hand, and to know that.
hungry as I was, / could lave none of
it. I was getting tempted to go boldly
up to them and take chance OF get
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-09
1cnTENANT O'BRIEN NEARLY STARvES AS HE CRAWLS
THROUGH GERMANY AND LUXEMBOURG.

is-pat OBrien resident of Momence Ill, after seeing
the American Flying the Mexican border in 1916.
pisb ROYAL Flying corps Canada
5 x sent He is assigned to squadron
~ m the He in several hot fights with German
Finally, a
Orien down. He falls 5000 feet and escaping
@ nv miracle awakes to find himself prisoner in German
VI in his mouth. After days
] ba is sent prison at COurtrai After short
is placed upon train bound for prison in Germany
chance for liberty. He through
anon window while the train is travelling thirty miles
hour
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-09

O'Brien reaches Belgium and,
facing starvation, he risks cap
ture by going boldly to Belgian
home and asking for aid. With
an improvised weapon In his
hand, he Is prepared to go to
any extreme In order to get food.
Read about this exploit in the
next installment.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-09
(To BE CoNTINUED.)

A canon's Daughter, Probably.
From an English story: "Come ana
have some tea," she cordially booEn@a
as she passed Boston Transcript