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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-14
LINSLy FIVE AWAITS
RETURN OF MOUND CITY
ORANGE AND BLACK FIVE WINDS
UP SEASON WITH MOUNDS
VILE.
Big Came to Be Staged at the Down
River Gym Tomorrow Evening and
Large Crowd Expected.

TIL" i.Iu~ly htsk":c-r% will h" takin :
things pretty easy N preparation for
tF.ir game w;ch MnUrd=vIllc Friday
,veainE =, tho latter ?laco. whii" the
Mound city fix" - having cough time
- il u: n" bag state basketball tour
ramcrt AZ &u. kNn+nnH today. Mounds
viii" will play rs frs; games at the
tournament, c"Gry and should III" five
30 eliminated :; will 10 in good shap"
cor I.ins,y. In case n" team has 70
play several games and with he long
Journey a. hand. :; looks Ike Liasly
Kill take things easy.
LinSly has h".n playing consistent
basket bail and - in :!nc f"ttlc for the
game. The Orange ard flack five dc
taa,nd ~. Mcmnd Em!Id"r$ easily on tho
Arrnory floor. suiue weeks nSN and IN
G:catinns point 70 no Sarnc result IN tho
coming fray. l.irsly Will present The
usual lineup and with every man IN
condition IS confident. Coach Holden
expects his prot"Scs 20 wind up thu
season with big victory and boost up
.hc tn.al nt wins.
This gnrrH viii he the f!na! ono Of tn"
:wo schools and - - always ~" caS'.
each ,curr - d"$i-n,!S CO ending ~" s"a
son with victory. !.ir%l" will have
% contend with n" poor playing floor
nnt with lho Mound cry lads playing
a: homo ~" ra:ro .ilnwld develop into
:. very Interesting exhibition.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-14
GOLD AND BLUE
RED AND BLACK
SIG GAME TO BE STAGED IN LOCAL
GYM SATURDAY EVENING.
Wheeling and Bellairo high Schools IN
Important Contest ard Full OF
Confidence.

Saturday evening In n" lnca! high
school sym. one Of III" "la&s,cSt l!tilc
duris Of tho year is anticipated. whoa
III" rival schools. RclIairc and Wheeling.
mix for Tho hnnors Of n" twn 'nsti;u.
tI"ns. BcilaIrn succeeded IN trImm NJ
IN" locals on her homo floor by a Saanc
margin nHd hope 10 again urn The ;r'Ck
on Tho Wheeling lot. I'll" game has
been postponed from Friday to Saturday
on account OF n literary cortcS; :" h"
held in Martins Ferry.
Wheeling has h"cR working hard all
week with this gam" as the sol" ann nf
accomplishments ana tn" team will no.
be satisfied unless Il Victory is tho
result Although tho five lost 81 "1-
citing dnc! In ;hc over tho river city
several weeks nEG. tho mon have h""n
displaying better form md should come
out on the lunE "nG.
Ia"!la!rc Is EuinE~'Rt h!Ch-sp"rd md
Offers To Etvr n" O'd Cold nru !:l:rc
contingent another irlTiin-lg. rho '.aiu
has h"cn 0L:rnii3G VI IN oppouru; after
opponent and seems IN f,nc fcttl". !" ir
n little morn on this order Tnr E"H
and I:lack five has drCrulcd &nrro -
tho hnst teams IN tns section and whIi"
not meeting rith"r. Cathedral O: Wells
burg. Inns quit" r""":d.
This cHric promises "a h" .hr '!d-h,'
rrcnt OF ;ho local ErhriaH;r season -
tn" rivalry between tho SrHrn'S IS very
bitter and tho i"l"rrSt oyer thr cunning
fray Is very Inuch IN rlId"nrr. ~"
attendance rrrni,'ra 20 break ~. 'n, FL,
hlgh school record for ~" srIs"r
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-14
MAT ARTISTS
MIX TUESDAY
EDWARD PLUSCEEw AND AL MAN
TELL NIX AT BRIDGEPORT
TUESDAY.
Bout Promises TO Be One OF the Scrap
piest to Be Pulled Off Ee-e N q
Long Time.

Arrangements have bon completed
:"r another h.s wrestling bout - i'd
hid N Et.dG. port 1t III" puk..'S halt
ncXt Tuesday evening. This - the SEC
end ::nc hou; has e"cr h"'<l held in
.h. py.1 river crty and { the manner
II which the fans took ~ tn" last on"
- any Indication. another big crowd ~
assured,
Las. Yc.n :h"s. contestants hatt!rd IN
4 pretty c""n trUj ard III" match ga
90. ord JUS; right. Followers "t r.I-
ward PluSchew. the giant EISS!a;' lei;
as though no could "l"aa u7 81 his
lighter "p1"u.nt Al. Nan:"il. VIII" halls
from IN. Fa";:ic cu.-<:. wao-" h" Ms
he unGisput"i H.i,dl"w"jGh. ch"::ni"".
Arr ,t,., bout WAS u%cr. PtuSCh"wS
manager noS..! = forfeit that his mar
could w::i n a match $50 bis; falls
o;,. T.; hos c.trh-;.s-rln s:E!" VIII The
srr.nci. hold barred. Nan;"ll'S nla.laG.r
accepted n" cital'eae, and -" h""i
Will l.. pulled off aS stated above.
This boat is attracting roaSld" able
o.-.n:ian and Z. ..."Tns t:la. -" t;uS-
sans rul!Gw. rs ar" coming :" ms AID
and hay. n"r; aroused oyer IN" "h"u""
Of a victory F'luSchcH - a h'S and fast
heayrycjcht max artist am! has gut" a
-.~nrH IL. = TcCy shif:y M his :"'t
ard handles himself IN Il "a9nt'" nam
no. cn- as h,I; :, man as H.: -. weigh
ing about l>".
Good rr"l.minnriHs have boon ar
ranged and off!c;a!S a1ro!n;ea and MOTH
;uc has :src II. ;rnI"c" /" max" ;h'S
another hS success. Tn" over tho r;'''!'
,,,.v - iuSt ~, right place for an ""''.
~ ,his k,rd. winch WAS proven ~ Ia"
large attendance a, III" last match.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-14
If So Get on the Right
Treatment at Once

II you are one Of the thousands
who are afflicted with any form
Of irritating skin disease, verify
YOU know what real torture is.
You know we'll enough what it
means to lay awake at night, rub
ring and scratching YOUR raw and
irritated skin, in 4 vain cndeavor
to get relief from the fiery burn-
ing.
OF course, the most serious
phase of skin disease is the al
most unbearable suffering caused
by the fiery itching and Irritation
of the skin. In addition, the dis
ease often causes unsishtly rough
ness and discolorations, disfgur-
ing and spelling the complexion,
and leaving it's blightins marks IN
it's wake. Many a beautiful skin
has been married by these dlsor-
ders which first appeared as tiny
red pinpies.
At last science has determined
the real source OF all skin diseases,
and with this enlightenment comes
the reason why the prevailing
treatment heretofore used has
proven such complete failure. |:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-14
PRESIDENT STRONG FOR
PRESBYTERIAN union

ATLANTIC CITY. y. J.. March Is.
A letter from president Wilson urs-
Ing union Of the forces Of Presby-
tr7'ianism in the United. States as a
very good thing Tor all Prcsby-
tnrianS" was read here today before
the commissions on union of the
Presbyterian church Of the United
States Of America and the Presby-
terrain church in che United States.
better known as the Presbyterian
church North, and the Presbyterian
church South. The Two bodies repre-
sent approximately four million conf
municantS. three million of whom
arc members Of ttIe Northern church.
Two meetings already have been
held since the appointment of the
conference al the instance OF the
Northern church. one here and In2
other in Richmond. The program
contcmplatcs the closing OF breach
thai has existed since before the Civil
war. when the church 10 the south
seeded from the parent church abou:
HE time the southern states were
leaving the union.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-14
RuMAEla PROSECUTED.

WASHINGTON. \. C.. March Il
A. the mercy OF her conqu"rorS. Ru-
mania is being subjected 20 most draS-
tic persecution. American minister Eo.
picka. d, JaSSy. reported to-day 70 the
seats Dsnartnrnc. Notwithstanding
hat the terms ri reac" hav" been
signed, Rumania's boundaries az" BE-
ing altered under he ClauSc' providing
COR -ectification of the frontier.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-14
IS YOUR SKIN
ABLAzE WITH
FIERY ITCHINGS?

has been proven that impurities III
thc blood, cause millions OF Iiny
disease germs to set mp their al
tack on the surface OF the skin,
and in The form Of pimpIcs. hollis,
scaly cruptions and itchy, burning
irrita,ionS, begin their ,li>ii@urinS
and destructive work.
Being in the blood. these dis
ease germs can be reached only
through the blood, and local APP
p!icati0ns have no effect what
ever. That is why SalvcS. ONT
ments. lotions. washes and other
remedies applied TO the skin can
do no more than give merely tenn
porary relief. Soon the fiery Itch
inc breaks out again, for such
treatment cannot reach the source
Of the trouble.
II YOU want permanent rcIlc1
from the fortunes of skin diseases
lose no time in diScardlnc all IocaI
remedies. and begin taking :. :. :
to-day. You will be delighted
with the results. and when YOU ar,
thoroughly rid Of your trouble
twill praise the day You got on thu
right treatment. You can e't
! s. s. s. at any drug store. BE
gin taking it to-day, and il yor
write to our physician he vii
gladly give You full instruction,
about ynur own case. AddrcS,
; Medical Director. -tn2 Swift Lab
! oratnrv. Atlanta, Ga.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-14
FIJI. TIN N|LL. ..
MEET WILLARD
FQR TIE TITLE

81. Louis Nc. Mar"h '2,--F>red Full
ION h"avywrr@h| fighter. and his man
aver. Mix" Collins viii l"av" here to-
nigh; for Kansas ri.y. wh"r" they cN-
pcci 20 SIGN for championship bout he
,wcra less Willard and Fulton on July
An. kilograms 70 Collins from J. G.
Miller. vino viii moe, Fulton and Col
Inns IN Kar%n* city Thursday. say that
Willard has aS-""d 10 wcc. Fulton on
July T.
\ New Orleans promoter. & wns stat
cd. hm" Offered Sl2".nhG for tho fight.
Fred r.itcn ,h'H nt,rrnncr was
matched ~ meet jack Dempsey IN nm
light rnund, n? decision bou: on May
80.
If thr weather * favorable n M o7cn
air contest. tho bout Will tnkc rlar" at
Nnwark. New Jersey. r. tn" wcmth"r
ucr"H%itulrs M lndunr !n""t!mE ~" con
test VIII tnk~ Pine" at N'iT. Ii' Guy.
rive ,riit"S! xii hr called off IN rns"
rr:!inn 4, matched In fight Jess willard
on July t.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-14

."I his nri'!aa r"Ht ur for he considers
th" Sisi,r>r He. game Yer! n.purIan,
and figures that his iraIn may liz, sur
lTisri ",lrh u nearly always evident
wl".u team II going lH'"d.
IN" icn;u" viii l." one Of tn" hIE
crrnt.. al III" local s,isuzl and Will wind
IN t!u, season fur tic fair sex at h"Enr.
\ yrc"rd rr'Wd l. expected Ia. get
g!lIRpS~ If tho girls for most Of them
VIII leave school this year.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-14
BASEBALL MEETING
At CATHEDRAL HIGH
Initial Call for Candidates Issued Yes
tcrday and Large Response Wes
tho Result,

Thc first meeting 90 III" baseball sen
son was held a: lh" Cathedral high
school ycS:r:Gny. when i:T"t!:"T Herman
ISSUED 4 call for card .L't'",.
IL. natI.rr ~ ~" meeting was I"
Civ. the boys IN" dep" IN IL" roFu:ns;
,.~aSon 'l-ld matters pertaining :" ~"
r!nr:uS ~ the gam" Mis- di$ctiS:5rd Il.
t':,tnrdrli has clrH"r bunch "i ball
,Ll,,r. ~ ~"hnc! nri last years nIne
-,.rnsira intact
Al ii.r needing yesterday Rt"out forty
,...u.ii,!ui.,~ nrs,w. red the all and the
interest d.~p.Hy.d gives evidence that
BE-. boy AL try ANA rica7l M on the
,;.It..i nrH.u IT, -t:s~.'1 y" elections
.ouk place ::"d 't.r meeting va, al
;rrru.,t ;rnd .lno'ir'- VIII lta.ly il" held
- N W'.h.
Il h,,." igs,i .'.rn" from = nan who is
.!..",rt.,i ,r l,nt !ahnr Il. w"r!.rr:s "nt q
".Ht"nr'-'
-I4 II: It ,r.rn.na!-''
..N.. his nu au.!."r." --- Baltimore
.\r4gri,1n.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-14

"Do you want your wife to vo,r?"
Il don, like TO express myself.
said Mr.. Mcckton. III | advocate II
and iirE:Ictta finds she doesn't like
politics she'll blame me for getting
her INFO n."-Washington Star.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-14

JACKSONVILLE. IRA. MnrCh IA
When asked today whether an Offer NJ
$40 ONh hmd lr.''E n!adr from New or
leans to sluG,. The pr"puSrd Willur,l-huir
f"r rhnIrninnEiiIr bout IN that city, Jess
willard said hr knew nothing Of any
such offer Willard said hr expected e.
hear Of An u gr-rm,1lt from Kansas City
tomorrow.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-10-31
Ships Built Cheaper Than Was
Believed Possible Before
the War.

Washington.-An item which event.
ually will appear in tremendous fig
ures on the credit side of the great
war ledger to help Offset some of the
staggering figures of the debit side will
be the added wealth to the nation of
the huge American merchant fleet
which the demands of the war have
brought into existence and which, pes
slmists to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, will not pass with the passing of
hostilities.
The United States Is turning out Mt
this time not only many more ships
than ever before in the history of the
nation bat many more than any other
nation ever turned out in the same
space of time And too, they are be-
ing built cheaper than before the war
it was believed within the range of
possibilities. And the great secret of
this rapidity Of construction and econ
omy of cost Is summed up in one word
standardization.
In times of peace the building of
merchant ships in the United States
ly was far from being one of the great
and important industries here. The
United States government was keep
ing hands off and there was little en-
enlargement for private capital to go
into the enterprise. But when the war
came all was changed. A great fleet
of merchant ships became necessary
for the successful prosecution Of the
war, for the conveyance of troops and
supplies to the countries overseas. The
United States government undertook
the task. Time became an important
factor and then it was discovered that
lack of standardization was serious
handicap and must be overcome If rap
Id progress and economy in cost were
to be considered. Standardization was
necessary and standardization was put
into practice.
Benefits of Standardization.
The manufacture of clothing, hats
and shoes is largely standardized as
to sizes and patterns. For this rea.
son a standardized suit of clothes or
pair of shoes costs much less than so.
called made to order apparel. 1t Is be-
cause standardization permits of the
use of labOr-saving machinery, plus
quantity of production. Other familiar
examples of successful Standardization
are found in the dollar watch and the
corresponding thing in automobiles.
Americas problem, then, is to make
a dollar ship, so to speak, or, If you
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-10-31
BOOKS
SENTTOFRANCE

$1,000,000. The variety Of contributed
books is astounding and ranges from
mystery stories to theological treatises,
from murder yarns to Millions poems.
Fiction, Of course. predominates..
No army in history ever read so
omniverously as has the American
army in France. The men are greedy
for books. In the days when the sup
ply was inadequate, the demand was
so great that doughboy who had
taken over In his barrack bag copy
Of o. Henry's "The Four Million" split
II into pamphlets, each containing one
of the authors short stories. He
passed the copies, thus, abbreviated.
along the line, and they literally were
read to pieces.
The most insistent call Is for detec-
tive thrillers and for tales of the
Rocky mountains. Next comes the de-
mand for poetry. Robert w. Service
is the soldiers fayorite poet, with
Rudyard Kipling close second.
Guide books which describe cha
teaus, cathedrals and points Of his
toric interest are In great demand, ns
well as histories Of France. A recent
cable message to this country called
for 500 copies of Jeanne dare" show.
ing that the Maid Of Orleans is az
popular as the modern French maid.
ems.
The librarians have been surprised
at the unexpected demand for serious
reading. Many a soldier has evident
ly chosen war times to get In q dig
at some books the reading of which
he has hitherto postponed to more
convenient season. With a perfectly
straight face doughboy Inquired the
other day for Boswell's life of John.
son."
OF course more than one inappropri-
ate book has found Its way overseas.
Imagine the emotions Of the young
giant who stalked into ~" hut, set.
tied down for n quiet evening, and
found that the first book staring him
In the face was one of the gushiest
and most effervescent of the Elsie
books.
Most of the money spent for the
565, 600 purchased books has gone for
technical volumes designated to ait
the ambitious soldier In mastering the
science of war. Among these are books
on the psychology Of color for the
camouflage corps, the chemistry Of
high explosives, ballistlcs, sanitary en-
cheering. hydrostatics, meteorology
applied geology and other subjects or
which the modern soldier must be {
! specialist.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-10-31
Standardization
Cuts Fleet Cost

prefer II, seagoing oliver" some
thing easily replaced In whole or in
part, but at the same time thorough
ly sound proposition from the stand
point Of utility and economy. This
means Standardization all along the
line. The more nearly the fabricated
shapes for hulls and all ship machinery
and ship equipment conform to
standard sizes or patterns, the greater
will be the saving in initial cost and
maintenance Of ships.
Long Hauis Eliminated.
1t is the purpose Of the United
States Shipping Board Emergency
Fleet corporation to effect this, some
thing 1t has already accomplished with
respect to many things. The fact
that no such thing existed when
emergency shipbuilding began made
early progress slow. There were not
only the problems Of organization, but
the further complications always at
tending large construction enterprises
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-10-31
"soLID worry IN THE ARMY
Recruit Believed That He Should
Carry Out His Orders
Regardless.

Vancouver Barracks, Wash.-Cer-
tainty in regard to but one part of his
orders on the part Of a recruit sentry
here nearly caused the wounding of
an officer OF the day. The sentry,
armed with a loaded rife. challenged
the officer on his approach.
"Haltp he shouted in best form.
The officer halted and waited for the
rest of the challenge.
"Halt" shouted the sentry again.
The officer began to exhibit interest
especially as the sentry threw up his
rifle and took careful aim.
"Hey! What the blankety-hank are
you doingf" shouted the officer.
81 got orders 10 say halt three times
and then fire." said the sentry.
The officer then explained that this
drastic action was only to be adopted
when the challenged intruder did not
answer as per form. and the sentry
was much relieved to learn that he
would not have to start killing until he
got "oyer there"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-10-31
SCARE MEXICANS OUT

Laredo, TeXas.-German propagan-
dists in northern Mexico and along
the border are actively engaged in in
stilling fright into MeXlcans with Il
view to preventing their crossing to
the American side and accepting EN-
ployment as laborers on farms, rail-
roads, etc. One canard that has been
given considerable publicity by the
propagandists is that the Americans
are contemplating drafting all Next
can men between the ages of eighteen
and forty-hve into the army, while all
Mexican women will also be forced in
to service and "taken to France, where
they will be used as washerwomen for
the American soldiers and the allies
generally"
These kind of reports have reached
the American consular service on the
border and they are exerting their ut
most efforts to set the MeXicans right
by assuring them that none but Ameri-
can citizens will be subject to the se-
lective draft, while Rs for women,
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-10-31

there is absolutely no foundation for
the report that they will be conscrlpted
and used as washerwomen in France,
as there are any number Of women al
ready In France and none others are
needed "for washerwomen."
Now that the new draft Is In effect
1t is expected that the German propa-
gandists will be manufacturing all
kinds Of deliberate falsehoods to
thwart the efforts of the Americans to
secure laborers from Mexico to do ag-
ricultural and other work In this coun-
try.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-10-31
Switzerland will supply 100000
watches for the American army.
Get New Kidneys :!

The kidneys are the most overworked
organs of the human body, and when they
fail in their work of filtering out and
throwing off the poisons developed in the
system, things begin to happen.
One Of the first warnings lie pain or stiff.
ness in the lower part of the back; highly
celored urine; loss of appetite; indiges-
ton; irritation, or even stone in the biad.
der. These symptoms indicate q condition
that may lead to that dreaded and fatal
malady, Brights disease, for which there
is said to be no cure.
Do not delay O minute. At the first in
dication of trouble in the kidney, liver,
bladder or, urinary organs start taking
Gold Medal HARLEM Oil Capsules, and
save yourself before it ia too late. Instant
treatment is necessary in kidney and blad-
der troubles. A delay is often fatal.
You can almost certainly find immediate
relief in Gold Medal HARLEM Oil Capsules.
For more than 200 years this famous prep.
aration has been an unfailing remedy for
all kidney, bladder and urinary troubles.
It is the pure. original HARLEM Oil your
great-grandmother used. About two cap
sules each day will keep you toned up and
feeling fine. Get 1t at any drug store. and
If IL does not give you almost immediate
relief, your money will be refunded Be
sure you, get the GOLD MEDAL brand.
None other genuine. In boxes, three
sizes.-Adv.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-10-31

before materials and methods have
become fully standardized.
Under Standardization II Is possible
to let contracts on geographical as
well as cost basis, thus eliminating
long distance hauls. Under the old plan
1t was sometimes necessary to ship
boats and RATS from Vancouver,
WASH. to Bristol, Pa. This meant
high transportation cost.
In the early days blocks came In
200 different sizes. Blocks and fittings
have been SO cut in size as to increase
plaut facilities about IS per cent.
Manufacturers are now concentrating
on production where formerly large
part of the business included the max
ing of new dies with attending In
crease In cost.
In the case Of costly machinery,
such as boilers and engines, standards
cation has eliminated many intermedi-
ate sizes. Nautical Instruments,
plumbing fixtures, wlnches, windlasses
in fact, all OF the thousand and one
things that go to make fully equip
ped ship-will be entirely standard
lied whenever It is possible to accom-
plish 1t. Standardization has Invaded
even the galley and is being applied to
stewards outfits. There will be no
longer miscellaneous sets Of equip
ment that may meet the requirements
Of one ship but not those of another.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-10-31

LESSON TExT-Genesis @:27-3A
GOLDEN TExT-Every man that atriv-
eth for the mastery is temperate In all
things. Now they do It to obtain q cor
ruptible crown. but we an incorruptibie..-
Corinthians 9:&.
DEVOTIONAL. READ1Na-Romans IL.
1923.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR
TEACHERs-I Corinthians s:1-1a; 1o:2a-ss:
Hebrews 12:15-17.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-10-31

Washington.-More than a million
books have been shipped abroad by
the American Library association for
the use of the American expeditlonary
force. The total available was 3.OOO,'
600, and this will be supplemented by
united war work campaign contrl-
button of $3,5O0000, out Of its total Of
$170,5OO,O00 for the six allied welfare
organizations.
About one-half of the area covered
in France by the American expedition
AIRY force has received its first sprink-
ling of books. The distribution is pro-
ceedlng rapidly and next July there
will be established in Paris a central
reference library of 10000 volumes
available to any American soldier In
France. Upon application Of hut
secretary any book In the Paris IL
brury will be sent anywhere In France
free of charge.
At every bookshelf the men find n
poster which reads: "These books are
loaned on the honor system. If you
fall, 1t fails. America Is far away,
tonnage scarce and books precious.
Plny square with the other fellow; he
has played square with you"
Fiction Predominates.
The books sent to Europe have been
of two kinds, those contributed and
those purchased by the funds Of the
association, which have amounted 10