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Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-15

The statement of Fuel Administra. tor Garfield that the coal situation will not improve and may grow worse in the next two months doesn't reflect much credit upon federal control.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-15

If Bulgaria has made peace with the bolshevfki and has resumed trade relations with Odessa. doesn't this mean that Germany will sooner or later benefit from the food supplies of Russia?
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-15

The government ought to be anxious to keep those factories going which are making the things it needs.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-15
Views of the Vigilantes
THE AMERICAN AUTHORS
By Juliet Wiibor Tompkins of The
 ViuT1antes.

Suppose, as an American author, or friend to American authors, you have the Authors Fund; and now suppose, as an American parent, you are send ing a boy te France: a. rich return on your investment is offered you by the American Authors Canteen.
 Perhaps -yourgavep your dollar ;5o-igin-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-15

in January does not presage the open
 ing of spring.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-15
EDITORIAL NOTES. This Is meatless Tuesday.

The man on the corner says: Men survive many things that are not good for them.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-15

It is officially estimated that 40.000 Greeks in the parts of Macedonia in- vaded by the Bulgarians have died of hunger and other hardships.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-15

itary service will one day be ex- eInpted from political service.-Co- lurnfbia (S. O State.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-15
China All to the. Good.

In China the. American dollar is worth $1.42, but you, try to buy something with it here and it looks like 30 cents. - Memphis Commer- cial Appeal. .....,,.-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-15

One Good Thing About It. Many a man exempted from mil
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-05
Better Marketing.

Last year the production OF perish
ables is estimated TO have been 90 per
cent greater than normal NOtwith-
standing the large output. the market
ing difficulties were relatively less
than in former years because Of the
effective efforts OF the people through
out the country. assisted by federal
and state agencies, TO conserve these
products for future use by canning.
preserving, picking and drying The
department is again actively assisting
in the conservation Of perishableS. rs
il did last summer, and is able TO rem
der more effective assistance with its
largely increased staff More effective
assistance also is being rendered In
the marketing Of perishable products
through the greatly extended daily
market news service OF the bureau Of
markets and the weekly reports Of
truck crop production prepared by the
bureau Of crop estimates.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-05
GETTING On in Life.

Someone whose hair was growing
iron-gray said: 81 am getting on in
life" His friend, who knew him
very well, had his doubts. He mis-
took getting on in years for getting
on in life. He was morally and spir-
itually just about where he had been
80 years before. Nobody gets on in
life except those that achieve spirit
uaIly. When bOyhOOd's bad temper
persists into manhood, when. one is ir-
ritable, disobliging. selfish. naughty,
proud. self-sufficient, immoral, goddess,
one should not talk about getting on
In life, even if one is as rich as Croe-
sus. To get on in life Is to rise in
moral stature 1t is to have a soul
big enough to love and admire without
envy, to be content with treasures OF
the mind, to set character first OF
all. The man who is erich in faith"
gets on The others drift down the
years, or accumulate great, posses
sions, but in the essential things, the
things Of eternity. they are water.
logged and stationary.
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CTO BE CONTINUED
CREED WORTH LIVING UP TO
Man Who Wrote 1t Had Proper Appre-
citation of the Advantages Of
Life in the Country

If any country boy ever becomes dis
contented with his lot and thinks there
might be- more opportunities elsewhere.
or better place to live than in a white
farmhouse, let him read the creed COM
posed by Edwin OsgOod Grover. The
lines might be pinned up on his 0U-
reau, where he can see them the first
thing in the morning and the last
thing at night
81 believe that the country. which
God made. is more beautiful than the
city, which man made; that life out
Of doors and in touch with the earth
is the natural life of a man.
81 believe that work is work where
ever we find it, but that work with
nature is more inspiring than work
with the most intricate machinery.
81 believe that the dignity of labor
depends not on what you do, but on
how you do it; that opportunity comes
to boy on the farm as often as TO a
boy in the city; that life is larger and
freer and happier on the farm than In
the town; that my success depends not
upon my location. but upon myself /;
not upon dreams, but upon what
actually do; not upon luck, but upon
pluck. .
and in playing when you play, and in
giving and demanding a square deal in
every act of life"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-05
CHAPTER XVII.
Rosa.

Look" Jacket clutched at O'ReiIly
and pointed a shaking finger More
beggarsi ChristoI And those little
children !" The boy tried to laugh. but
his voice cracked nervously. "Are they
children. or gourds with legs under
them?"
O'ReiHy looked. then turned his
eyes away. He and Jacket had reached
the heart OF Matanzas and were facing
the public square, the Plaza de Ia Lib
ertad it was called. Matanzas an
peared poor and squaIid, depressingiy
wretched; its streets were foul and
the Plaza de Ia Libertad-grim mock
cry Of a nam@was crowded with q
throng such as it had never held In
O'Reilly's time, throng OF people who
were, without exception, gaunt, list
less, ragged There was no afternoon
parade of fneEy, no laughter, no noise !:
the benches were full, but their occu-
pants were silent, too sick or too weak
TO move. Nor were there any rOmpInZ
children. There were, to be sure, vast
numbers OF understood figures In the
square, but one needed to look twice
70 realize that they Ess not Dygm1es
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in hostile territory. The hills and the
woods from Pinar del Rio to Oriente
were Cuban, or, at most, they were
disputed ground. But here in the
plains and valleys near the cities Spain
was supreme. From this moment on
O'Reilly knew he must rely entirely
upon himself. The success of his en-
terprise-hfs very Iife-hinged upon
his caution, his powers of dissimula-
ton, his ability to pass as harmless.
helpless pacificO. 1t gave him an IN
accustomed thrill, by NO means pleas
ant.
The road. when he came to it. proved
TO be deep gutter winding between
red clay banks cut by the high wheels
of clumsy cane carts. Inasmuch as no
crops whatever had been moved over
the road during the past season, it was
now little more than an oOzy, sticky
rut. Not a roof, not q chimney was in
sight; the valley was deserted. Here
was fertile farming country-and yet
no living thing, no sound of bells, no
voices, no growing cocks, no lowing
cattle. 1t was depressing to O'Reilly,
and more, for there was something
menacing and threatening about it all.
Toward noon the breeze leSsened
and it became insufferably hot. A
bGnk of clouds in the east promised a
cooling shower so Johnnie sought the
nearest shade 20 wait for it, and took
advantage of the delay to eat his slen-
der lunch. He was met;:tatively MUNICH
ing d sweet potato when g sound at
his back caused him to leap 10 his feet
in alarm. He whirled, then uttered
an exclamation of amazement. Seated
not fifty feet away was a bare-legged
boy, similarly engaged in eating a
sweet potato. 1t was Jacket His
brown cheeks were distended, his
bright. inquisitive eyes were fixed upon
O'Reilly from beneath a defiant scOw1.
Jacket =" cried the man. What the
devil are you doing here?"
You gOin' to let me come along?''
challenged the intruder.
$50 You followed me, after I said
didn't want you?" O'Reilly spoke re-
proachfuIIy; but reproaches had no
effect upon the lad. With a mild ex-
pletive, Jacket signified his contempt
for such a weak form of persuasion.
''See here, now" O'Reilly stepped
closer. Let's be sensible about this
But Jacket scrambled TO his feet and
retreated warily, stufhng the uneaten
portion Of the sweet potato into his
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mouth. 1t was plain that he had no
confidence in O'Reilly's Intentions
Muttering something in a muf1ed
voice, he armed himself with a stout
stick.
"Come here" commanded the Ameri-
can.
Jacket shook his head. He made
painful attempt to swallow, and
when his utterance became more dis
tinct he consigned his idol to a warmer
place than Cuba.
I'm a tough kid" he declared
Don't get gay on me-"
The two parleyed briefly; then, when
satisfied that no violence was intended
him, the boy sat down to listen. But,
as before, neither argument nor appeal
had the slightest effect upon him. He
denied that ne had followed his bene-
factor; he declared that he was a free
agent and at liberty to go where he
wilIed. If it so CHANGED that his fancy
took him to the city OF Matanzas at
the same time O'Reilly happened to
be travelling thither, the circumstance
might be put down to the long arm Of
coincidence. II his company were dis
tasteful TO the elder man, O'Rei1ly was
free to wait and follow later; it was a
matter of complete indifference to
Jacket. He had business in Matanzas
and he proposed to attend to it. The
boy lied gravely, unblushingly. New
ertheless, he kept a watehful eye upon
his nearer.
Every well" o'Reilly told him final
ly. 81 give in"
Jackets face instantly lit up. He
radiated good humor; he hitched his
body closer.
'By - 1 get my own way, don't
I3' he laughed
Indeed you do" OReiIIy laid a
hand fondly upon his loyal follower.
"And don't mind telling you that I'm
more than half glad OF it. II was
getting lonesome. 1 didn't know how
much could miss you But now we
must make some plans, we must have
an understanding and decide who we
are. Let me see-your real name Is
Narciso-
s,Narctso FIlaE.S
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or wfzened little old folks. It was not
strange that Jacket had compared
them. to gourds with legs, for all were
naked, and most Of them had bodies
swollen into the likeness Of pods or
calabashes. They looked peculiarly
grotesque with their spidAry legs and
thin faces.
O'ReiIIy passed a damp hand across
his eyes. "Just Heaven!r he breathed.
'+She-she's one Of these -
The reconeentrados overran Matan-
zas in an unclean swarm; streets and
plazas were congested with them. for
no attempt was made to confne them
to their quarters Morning brought
them streaming down from the sub
urban slopes where they lived. evening
sent them winding back; their days
were spent in an aimleSs search for
food. They snatched ar crumbs and
cOmbed the cutters for crusts- How
they managed TO exist, whence came
the food that kept life in their niSer-
able bodies, was a mystery, even to
the citizens OF the city; no organized
effort had been made to care for them
and there was insufficient surplus food
for half their number Yet somehow
they lived and fingered on
At the time OF O'ReiIly's arrival the
sight presented by these innocent vic
tins Of war was appalling; 1t reused
in him a dull red rage at the power
which had wrought this crime and at
the men who permitted it to continue.
Spain was Christian nation, he re-
Elected; she had set up more crosses
than any other, and yet beneath them
she had butchered more people than all
the nations of the earth combined
This monStrous, cOldly calculating eff
fort to destroy the entire Cuban people
seemed to him the blacklist infamy OF
all, and he wondered if it would be al
lowed to succeed.
Fortunately for the two friends, Cen
eraI Betancourt's generosity served to
relieve them from any Immediate dan
ger of starvation. After making q few
purchases and eating with the utmost
frugality. they began their search
Later they stretched themselves out to
sleep on the stones beneath the portales
of the railroad station.
They spent a hOrrid. narrowing night,
for now the general distress was
brought home to them more poignant
" than ever. At dawn they learned
that these people were actually dying
Of neglect. The faint light betrayed
the presence of new cOrpses lying
upon the station flagstones. From
those still living, groans. signs, sick
mutteringS rose until O'ReiIly finally
dragged his youthful companion out OF
the place.
ITO RE CroN-rrTNrT-r-TnN
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ers co-operated with the military au-
thOrities at Camp Mcclellan, Admission,
in growing food for the camp mess
The city of Mobile has 1000 war gar
dens- On many railroads, particularly
in the South, the unused portion Of
the right OF way has been given up to
gardens made productive hF section
hands and construction gangs. There
has been a decided movement for fall
gardens and even for year-round gar
dens where there is a long growing
season and the "fan food acre. OF the
South has been a direct result of the
food production
Gardening Come TO Stay.
These facts are significant as show
ing a tendency, and are an index OF
activities in every state Of the Union
The most hopeful aspect OF the gar
dening situation, according TO the de
partment officials who are willing to
venture an opinion. is the unanimity
OF their belief that the home and COM
munity garden has come TO stay, and
that those vino have undertaken the
work as q wartime measure viii con-
tinue il after victory has been won
Their opinion is based, they say.
upon the advantages which garden
ers have found cheaper vegetables.
better quality and greater freshness.
zest and healthfulness in gardening as
reereatiye occupation, and the growth
Of community spirit and action
through a common ground of interest
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SaIesmsnship.

Every man has something TO sell
perhaps merchandise, possibly expert
ence, perchance work, mayhap just
plain bIuf. Anywhere, any time. man
has something to sell We are all mer.
chants, brokers, bankers, jobbers.
haWkers, hUcksters- From the clerk to
the cabinet, from the buyer TO the sell
er, from the regrater to the retailer all
men are concerned in craftsmanship.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-05
poo Is Mans Friend.

However much or little the average
dog costs, he pays back to humanity
in affection, fidelity, intelligence, serv-
ice and companionship more than he
costs. This, all outside his value as
creature, by his very presence among
men, cultivating the spirit CT kindness
and humanity which man still 50 sore
Iy needs. The real dog lover puts no
price In dollars and cents on his dog
He simply says: Money can't buy
him -
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-05

The normal acreage Of Irish and
sweet potatoes should be maintained
in 1913, Notwithstanding the large
crops OF 1917.
This is especially true N view Of
the necessity OF releasing more wheat
for export Potatoes, both Irish and
sweet, are the most popular and most
generally used OF the perishabIe staple
crops The department, through its
extension and publication activities, is
encouraging their greater use, espe-
eislly the use OF the Irish potato as a
partial substitute for wheat in bread
making.
The yield per acre can be made
more certain by greater attention TO.
the selection OF diSessefree potatoes
OF good varieties. By treatment OF seed
potatoes Immediately before planting,
and by the use OF sprays TO prevent
loss from blight
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al Harmonious

$50 you are getting good results
from juries Of ladiesF
Eyes" said the Judge: they don't
want Us men to have q chance 70
say they couldn't aTes"-L0uisVfTla
CourseF-Iournal
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HOARD

Plenty OF hOme-canned fruits
and vegetables.
All garden products dried that
can't be canned.
Sugariess homemade fruit
juices and SirupS.
Your garden root crop in prop
ct storage
Be a patriotic hOarder.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-05

Every farmer who is a user Of the
silO is booster for the silO.
Weeds are always competitors for
the plant food and moisture in the soil
and 10 keep them subdued viii require
that the gardener be alert with the
cultivation. hoe or rake
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-05
Our Part in Feeding the Nation

Especial Information
WAR GARDENS MORE PRODUCTIVE
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Those who are to iii the siIos this
year for the first time should exer-
else care in determining the ripeness
Of the crop 10 be cut for silage.
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Make the farm premises cheerful
with paint
The grass that goes to waste in your
yard or on the ditch bank OF along
the fence corner Is meaning Just 50
much in favor OF the kaiser's victory.
Advance plans should now be made
on every farm 70 improve the seed Of
the various crops One OF the priacf-
pal reasons why our average yield is
50 low is the use Of inferior seed for
planting.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-27
OPPOSES SUFFRA GE
FOR NEGRO WOMEN
NOT WANTED IN THE SOUTH,
SENATOR WILLIAMS TELLS
HIS COLLEAGUES.

New York, June 2.-Considera-
ton was begun by the senate today
on the house resolution proposing
submission of woman suffrage
amendment to the constitution. The
possibility of reaching vote during
the day was uncertain, however.
The usual speech making started
off the consideration of the amend.
ment, but there was bar to hna
action in sight in the parliamentary
dinary procedure the army bil
status Of the army bill. Under or.
woulr take the right of way at
o. m, but the suffragists hoped they
could get it laid aside and go on tc
a vote on their amendment, whlcf
already has passed the house.
Senator Williams of MississiPp
introduced an amendment limiting
the suffrage to white citizens.
"In my section of the country, We
can't afford to do what this resolu'
ton wishes to be done, Senator
Williams said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-27
DRIVES CAR INTO TREE
TO AVOID COLLISION

George Wood was hurt and a
Velie car was badly damaged yes
terday afternoon when the driver,
Tom Fuller, lost control and hurled
it into a tree at West Main and +
streets.
Fuller, who is a service car driver
accompanied by George Wood, Jack
Reed and Lon Miller, was going
west on Main street about o:3O
o'clock and a car driven by a Mrs.
Graham was only a short distance
in front of them. The front car
started to turn south on + street
Fuller's car was so near that he
could not avoid a collision with the
first car only by trying to make the
sharp curve in ahead of it. lie
cleared the car, but lost control OF
his own and it smashed into tree.
The windshield was broken and
Woods, who was riding in the seat
with the driver. was cut about the
face and neck. The men in the rear
seat were thrown out, but not hurt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-27

to lower the we'll only seven feet
He said he then put the well on
down to 2,030 feet and went into
blue shale; that at the o5O-teet
depth the water strata was ~ teet
thick.
Mr.. JONES said il that well fur
nished 100000 gallons of water it
would take only two such wells to
furnish supply for the city. He
said he had so much faith the
we'll proposition and the CORE, ess
of Mr.. Davdson's statement that ii
the city would put down well "
two at a cost of $500 or $4,000 and
did not prove that Mr.. Davidson
statement was correct that he woull
pay 20 per cent of the cost.
Chairman Apple said il there were
five men like Mr.. JONES, they could
put down the well.
Mr.. Warren said he had friend
living on the banks of the Washita
river and that for IS or 40 years he
and his family had never used any
thinp but Washita river water and
they were never heard to complain
of it not being good.
Former Mayor lashcr said he
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-27

mayor replied that the commission
ers would be glad to have co-opera-
ton from any one and that this is
the business of every citizen.
The mayor said if the clubs would
announce willingness to turn over
the water in their lakes when need
ed, he is willing for the industries
to have water.
Former Mayor Dawson asked
Mayor Roberts how long it would
take to get pipe and the mayor re-
Piled that he could not say.
Mr.. Dawson said the people real
ly did not appreciate the serious
ness of the situation. He said II
Mr.. lohnson's storm leaves the city
four-inch rain it would mean just
the four inches in the lake as the
ground is so dry it would all be
absorbed before reaching the lake.
He said they must not forget the
evaporation and that one big fire
would clean out the water supply.
llC SdlU ihNIC - ~ NeNNi ~ A'>'''
House creek, that they had tried
Caddo and that Washita water -Iay
not be fit for drinking, but it is wa
ter, there is plenty OF it, and 1t is
wet
Tells of 4O-Foot Water Sand.
u. S. JONES asked to hear from
Mr.. Davidson, who drilled a well
and struck water at 800 feet and a;
$40 feet. Mr.. Davidson stated he
put down a we'll thirteen or four,
teen years ago and at 800 feet got
a good supply of water and at
depth of $40 feet struck a big flow
After the water rose to within sew
en- feet of the surface he put tive
pumps having a combined capacity
OF 100000 every "a hours on i; an.
after pumping nine hours was abl'
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Hartford. N. d.; Santo Castagna,
Brooklyn; Delbert T. Michael, Heuvel'
ton, N. Y; Charley Cross. Pikeville'
Ky; John II. Green, Aldervale. Wash; |;
Frederick Kerner. Burke. s. d.; Ernest
Kimbretl. Spartanburg. s. c.; Leslie
Kohse, Cleves, Ohio; Lorin T.. Mecham'
Glyndon. Mimi; John F.. Mumaw. Day
ton, Va; Gilbert Newton. Taft, Cal; /;
Irving Noodovitz. New York city;
Harry T. Olsen. Spokane, Wash; Oliver
+. Skaggs. Fort Thomas. Ky; Cyrenus'
A. Skidmore. Plainyiew, Mimi; Howard
c. Slate, Mulford. N. D.; Zygnont
Vienczwski, Paterson. n. j.; Fred wat
son. RoXbury, Mass.
Wounded degree undetermineN Cor
poral Clifford Gaylord. Fort Madison
la; Privates Floyd Baker. Jewell. la: !,
Pal T. Groves. Des Moines. Ia; John T.
Stacy, Fremont. Neb.
Missing in Action.
Missing in action: Privates vernon
d. Davis, Ekalaka, Mont; Eriperto
Rocha Los Angeles.
Previously reported missing, now re-
turned to duty: Prvates Stanley bag
er, Chicago; Albert l.. Mahon, Friend
ship. N. Y.
Previously reported missing, now re
ported killed in action: Private Johh
Tarack, Oak Park. Ill.