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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-24
WOMEN ASK FOR
RATI0N|NG PLAN
American Women Volunteer to
Buy Fixed Amounts of Meat,
Bread Flour, Sugar
and Butter.
PLAN STARTED IN NEW YORK.
Idea Supplements U. S. Food Admins
tration's New Home Gard Now
In 10000, 900 Homes.

The women of America, who are
anxious to do their great part In the
winning Of the war, are now, as a
whole, familiar with the most impor-
tant aspects of food conservation. The
home Gard, both IN it's original form
and in the revised edition for 1913
which provides for two wheatless days.
one meatleSs day week, In addition
to wheatless meal every day, has been
placed by the Food Administration aft
er vigorous campaign in 100000
American homes. An intelligent and
conscientious observance of the Home
Cards requirements is all the Food
Administration asks of the housewives
Of the country.
The Food Administration has had q
great many requests, however, particu-
larly from the homes of the well-to-do,
that 1t should issue worked out plan
for voluntary system of ratiOning.
This desire for a voluntary ration
springs from two causes-first, be-
cause 1t is far simpler for the house.
wife to save food when she has con.
crete working plan by which to pro-
coed, and, second, because the loyal
women of America desire, unsefishIy,
to put themselves on the same basis
as the women of the Allied countries.
The ration proposed by the Food Ad-
ministration Is almost the same as
that adopted In England for voluntary
observance. All over the United King
dom, In hundreds of houses there
hangs In the front window card with
the stirring pledge. AIN HONOR
BOUND WE ADOPT THE NATION.
AL SCALE OF VOLUNTARY RA-
TtONs."
The ration recommended by the
Food Administration, and adopted first
In. New York city, whence the idea has
spread through tho entire country, Is
the following:
Weekly
Allowance
Per Person
Meat-Beef (fresh, sailed, tin
ned and hashed) mutton,
lamb and veal (muttOn by
preference) ............... 21a lbs
Butter -. " Id.
Cooking Fats margarine, lard,
lard substitutes, vegetable
oils) ............>...... u Id.
Wheat Flour (for use in cook.
ing gravies. etc, where
corn starch, cracker dust
or bread crumbs cannot be
substituted) .............. "a Id.
Victory Bread Containing at
least 20 per cent Of sub
st1tute for wheat flour).... ~ lbs.
Sugar Qncluding all sugar
used on the table and in
cooking and all sweatmeats
and candies, but not that
used for canning and pre-
SeTPiu2t "a 10.
The items listed above are the only
ones which are definitely limited In
the case Of milk and cream, as much
may be used as necessary, and chill.
dren, of course, must have their full
allowance of whole milk. Fish and
poultry, any cereal other than wheat,
vegetables and fruits and cheese may
be used as freely as is desired
The above ration Is in no wise In.
tended to supplant the Home Card.
but rather to supplement 1t. 1t has
been published with the idea that 1t
will be very real aid to the Ameri-
can woman In her splendid effort to
carry out the great food conservation
program.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-24
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL
East.

East.
Pass. No. 80 a. m.
*Pass. No. Sc, 1T a. M
*Pass No. 4, daily----------5:13 a. m.
Pass. No. 81, daily----------6:43 a. m.
Pass. No. 16, daily----------7:54 a. m.
Pass. No. 10, except Sunday 9: 10 a. M
Pass. No. 46, except-------2:05 p. M
Pass. No. p. M.
Pass. No. 40, Sundays only--5:20 p. m.
Pass. No. 6, aily----------5:39 p. M
Pass. No. IA, except Sunday-7: so p. m.
West.
*Pass. No. 8, daily-------- 1905 a. M
*Pass. No. 15, daily 81 a. M
Pass. No. 55, daily----------5:55 a. m.
Pass. No. A, Sunday only--10:02 a. M
Pass. No. ii p. M.
Pass. No. II, daily-- /: Al p. M.
Pass. No. %, except 'Sunday-7:O p. M.
Pass. No. /, daily----------10:22 p. m.
*These trains stop at Watertown
Junction only.
Train No. 33 arrives from Milwau-
kee and departs for Madison at 1888
a. m. except Sunday.
Train No. arrives from Chicago
and departs for Madison at 1923 p. N.
daily except Sunday.
Train No. 423 arrives from Chicago
and eparts for Madison at 700 p. N.
except Sunday.
Train No. 80 arrives from the east
at 1850 D. d. daily
Train No. 410 arrives from Madison
at 9:15 a. M, except Sunday.
Sunday excursion train arrives from
Milwaukee at 1862 a. m. and goes
through to Madison, returning at 500
o. m.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-24
USE MORE POTATOES.

consume the
1917 record break.
ing potato crop.
Cove rn m ent ex-
perts have esti-
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-24
J. G.. Draeger
Electrical Contractor
PHONE NO. 521.J

We Take Care of Everything in the
Electrical Line-Repair all Kinds OF
Electric Apprenticeship and New
House Wiring-Prompt Service Ever
Office-116 n. THIRD ST-WatertOwn
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-11
TO THE PUBLIC GENERALLY
and the Patrons of the City
Schools in Particular:

After very earnest and thorough
study of the influenza situation in
many Of the larger cities and Chica-
90 in particular, the health authori-
ties have concluded that perhaps
the most effective means of con-
trolling this fearful epidemic among
the children of school age is to keep
them in school in large, well lighted
and ventilated rooms under the
control of careful, competent teach
ers, and prevent crowding and as
sembling in homes, on the streets,
shows or any where, as this is be-
yond doubt a crowd disease.
So our advice to you is, send your
children direct to school, and they
will be sent directly home if they
develop any of the symptoms of this
disease.
Most Respectfully,
G. W. HARRIS,
LEE OREAR,
CLAY MILLER,
City Board of Health,
J. A. SHIRLEY,
City Health Officer.
Mt. Sterling, KY, Dec. 0, 1918.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-11
BANANAS WILL WIN THE WARll
Experience Of Would-5e Soldier Should
Furnish a Lesson by Which
Civilian May Profit.

We haven't realized the military
value-or the mere food value-of'
bananas.
Walter Sheppard of Columbus, o.
wanted to join the marine corps.i
They would not accept him because
he was several pounds underweight.
Somebody told Walter that bananas.
would remedy that, and he started
in.
The first day he ate two dozen ba-l
nanas. The next day he ate a DOZEN
and a half. Then he settled down to
dozen a day. He started to gain
weight from the first, and gained
steadily. 1t was a pleasant process
He liked bananas. And as his
friends heard of the plan they gave
him banana parties.
After a few days of his intensive
banana diet Walter found that he
had passed the weight limit. He
drank a few glasses of water, filed
his pockets with bananas to eat on
the way and started again for the re-
cruiting station and was accepted.
The story has civilian as well as
a military application. In this time
of intensive food conservation, how
many of US appreciate the value of
the banana as a cheap and whole
some od?-Ithaca Journal.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-11
RED CROSS TO AID INDl-
GENT FLU" SUFFERERS

Kentucky is to be given practical
demonstration right at home Of the
all embracing efforts Of the Red
Cross. Regarding the epidemic of
influenza as a disaster, equal to the
largest that have startled the coun-
try, r. J. Colbert, assistant director
Of the department Of civilian relief
of the Lake Division Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, with a corps of as
sistants has arrived to make a gen.
eral survey of the mountain coun-
ties, where the ravages Of the dis
ease have been the greatest, for
the purpose of ascertaining the
number of children who have been
orphaned and unable to care for
themselves, so as to give them i'm
mediate relief and procure suitable
homes for them before they drift
into delinquency and ruin, and aid
will also be extended to the needy.
These gentlemen met at the office
of r. c. Ballard Thurston, head of
the Red Cross in Kentucky, and
with him and Mackenzie R. Todd,
manager of the Red Cross Christ
mas Call for the State, went over
the situation. At the invitation Of
Mr.. Todd, Gen. James Garnett and
Avis s. Bennett, authorized repre-
sentatives of the Democratic and
Republican parties respectively,
were present, and promised to as
sist with their precinct organiza-
tons in making the survey and find
ing the real needs of the people.
The State organizations of the Red
Cross and the local chapters will
also assist and the work will begin
at once with dispatch and deter
mination.
With such evidence before our
eyes of the broad philanthropy of
the Red Cross and its efforts for all
classes of sufferers, added impulse
will be given to the drive for UNI
versal membership in the organiza-
ton and cause US all to help with
our hearts and our dollars the no.
blest and most efficient organiza-
ton for human succor ever con-
ceived. Let every one who reads
this be prepared during the week of
Dec. 1923 to do His bit by paying
his dollar and becoming a member
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-11
MESSAGES TO ENEMY COUNTRIES

Arrangements have been made by
the postmaster general for sending
personal welfare inquiries and mes
sages between persons in the United
States and persons in enemy coun-
tries and in territory occupied by the
enemy. The inquiries and messages
can be sent only through the Red
Cross, in the manner and on the
blank forms prescribed for the pur-
pose, and must not be sent direct be-
tween individuals, or accepted by
post offices from individuals. Full
details regarding the transmission of
other messages may be obtained upon
application to any Red Cross chap
ter. The sending to enemy coun-
tries through the Red Cross Of mes
sages other than as above indicated,
except prisoners Of war mail, is for
hidden by law, and will render the
persons attempting to send them
liable to prosecution.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-11
GREAT CHANGES.

Chimes have changed" remarked
the reminiscent man.
81 should say they have" rejoined
Senator Sorghum. Everybody is so
busy thinking about military that US
statesmen are liable to be overlooked.
There isn't a political orator among
us that has the nerve to rise to his
feet as of yore and claim personal
credit for saving the country"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-11
CHICKENS AND GARDENS.

"Quit chickens in favor of a gar
den, eh?" ''Yes; we used to get so
attached to our fowls that we
couldn't eat them. You don't feel
that way about a radish or a beet"
City Journal.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-11
THOUGHT HE MEANT "cUTIEs."

"Isn't it just like those French
girls to keep running after our good
American boys"
"What's the matter now|
'My son writes that life in the
trenches wouldn't be so bad if the
Coolies didn't poster them so ter
ribly." =
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-11
NEW LIMIT MEMBER

Mrs. ]. Prewitt Young, by the
purchase of the limit in War Savings
Stamps becomes the one hundred
and Afty-frst member. Who will be
next2 Plenty of room for others in
the club.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-11
To The Democrats OF Kentucky

The selection of state Of
fcers at this time is GER
tainly q matter of utmost
Importance. Kentucky
stands at the door of great
opportunities-natural, ag-
ricultural and commercial.
Whether she enters and
takes full possession of all
the future has in store TOR
her depends very largely
upon whether her affairs
are guided by a broad,
sound, constructive and
progressive policy.
Whatever may come to
pass, it will always be my
privilege and my purpose
to give the faithful, earn
est service to my state and
party which l feel that
every citizen owes. thus
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-11

be forever divorced from politics There in
these institutions eight deenseess
almost criminal to enrust their welfare to
politicians and frequent changes in admin
aton bipartisan partisan Board of Control
that Board that better schools
be these Institutions that treat unfor
best of care give them better housing conditions
give them every attention and every opportunity.
changes the parole law and while not attempting to
restrict the paronng granted the Governor by the COns
tuition requiring all statements made to the Gov
for the purpose of obtaining pardon be reduced to writing
This protection to- and by
restriction, ont the Governor
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-11
SHADES OF JEANNE D'ARc.

Officer Ito lady soldier)-Now
madam, if you perceived a troop Of
cavalry about to charge you, what
would you doS
Lady Soldier-Why, I'd tell them
to charge papa, of course, silly. !
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-11
PUBLIC HEALTH

shall be friendly every honest effort to happiness
and health the people Kentucky Ny member of
Kentucky tuberculosis Commission brought full reaa
ton of the ravages dread plague upon people shall
cherfuy cooperate the County Health and Welfare Leagues
and all other properly health authorities obtaining
legislation of living conditions of those
afflicted for the promotion of sanitation, and Improvement in the
bIc beath
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-11
development OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND A BLUE
SKY" LAW

like Kentucky avishy endowed with natural
coal than Pennsylvania and forests
oil lands promise wealth to the counties
tanning these rich deposits of mineral and oil interested
laws capital promote the rapid development of
our varied and unreasonable natural
time favor rigid restriction the sale of
tiles and declare for sky the protection Of the
will prevent egazed robbery and the scientific plum
der of the public.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-11
For Sale.

My large brick residence on john
son avenue, one square from Mays
vile street. Now is your chance to
buy a desirable home.
(23-2D N. II. TRINIBLE.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-11
NoN.PARIIsAN JUDGES OE COURTS OF JUSTICE

The coming year reconstruction will bring great and important
for judicial decision The courts of the state supported
abiding citizenship the buwar of our liberties About
judges of of justice should be thrown mprgnabe
political favor political domination Courts and
the basis of justice and the
and property of rich and white and black alike
of judges without regard to political aiaon
law making judge of court ineligible for office
other than Judge period four years after his term
as such Judge shall have expired
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-11
EXTENSION OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS

give approval great work which has been done by
the State Department toward the improvement of public
looking to better roads and of Them No
in much expect from the development
of its highways has Kentucky Good roads
necessities they stimulate unity and activity educa
tiona, religious. and industrial progress.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-11
PROTECTION OF LABOR

the safety of abOrers the shop
and mine believe enlargement of the pow
of the Railroad Commission especially to their authority to
of all modern and approved safety appliances for
the protection of the life of the roads employees believe in the
dignity right of the to organize
for the protection of his and the Improvement of his labor
conditions labor and capital exist
without other they grow into thorough
operation The abOrng will always find in me friendly coun
employer Child Labor Law. My conscience could not
be satisfied with law that would permit the citizens of
this Commonwealth to he exploited for gain
to them of health and all opportunity for education
CONCLUSION
believe public officer is only servant of the people At
time shall permit personal desire purely personal opinion
guide the expressed desire of those whom have
the honor My views matters Of concern shall be
always the wishes of constituents 1t quite
impossible detail my position these mpor
shall find without the OF
conviction and shall welcome the opportunity make known in
clear and uskabe terms my full position on any question at
any time.
State Election Commissioners As such the duty Of appointing
County Election Commissioners has developed have
attempted there full duty without regard to factions in
party The records will show that appointed
known belong the so-caed Beckham faction while
appointed members of the soced STANLEY faction"
hope and believe that neither faction longer exists in Kentucky
candidate of neither If elected to the office seek
the former fractional alliance of sitting Senator
when considering his exact fitness to membership OF the important
committees in the Senate.
Words nothing and words betrayed by deeds
are worse than nothing IT, in YOUR paraity shall
agemen hope for aspirations shall be mindful from
of grateful heart and shall evidence gratitude by
ssduous application to the duties of my office political
Defend but with yet to be made, shall strive
to my every official and that official
will four square the light of panstakg
tiny
Believing Lieutenant Governor and President of
Senate material writing into law the
reforms have declared for respectfully solicit
support pdgng myself to eonscrate mind and heart
energy and command to the per-
of duty the ufment OF pledge and to
the keeping of every promise.
Service shall be the keynote of administration of the high
office seek desire only great united and triumphant
party whose policies and whose love- And to
in whose paraty have placed abiding faith submit claims
my hopes, and my desires
Verv Sincerely Yours
r. c. OLDHAM.
Done at Winchester, KY, December IL, 1918
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-11

81 consulted a fortune teller, and
was told to marry Jack"
"What fortune teller did you look
him up in-Bradstreet's or Dun's?"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-11
Notice!

As administrator of the estate of
Belle Ealey, any person knowing
themselves indebted to her will call
and settle same, and any claim
against her must be presented, duly
proven for payment to the under
signed.
HENRY BOLTS,
1881 Admr. Belle Ealey, Decd.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-11
HENRY Bolts,

Admr. Belle Ealey, Decd
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-11
BEREAVEMENT IN SCHOOL SYSTEM
ECONOMY IN STATE GOVERNMENT

bve that the states should be conducted for the
bnaf Of all of its citizens Just the business of any great cor
noraon is conducted benefit of its stockholders that the
states business should be made real dividends IN the form
@ activ laws: good schools and good roads favor rigid
economy in the administration Of the peoples business and ec
iaIv shall urge the General Assembly provide 1or o"g
o of anpropriaons favor far reaching changes IN the
manner in which the public money spent and the adoption Oh
- In rnnth eIectiEe b r2suLtS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-02
Workers Are Proud
OF War Record and
Proofs of Loyalty
Unions Have Upheld Pledge
to Stand Behind Nation
in Great Conflict
By Chester M. Wright,


Of the American Alliance for Labor
and Democracy
Labor began it's work for war before
the United States declared the exist
ence of a state of war.
History will record as an important
event meeting Of international trade
union officers on March ~, 1917, In
which was adopted document entitled
"Labor's policy in peace or in war"
It needed no seer at that time to
know that the United States must enter
the war. And under the terms of the
document adopted on that day it was
made clear to the world that the trade
union men and women of the United
States would stand back Of such a con-
flct with all their skill and will and
might.
The adoption of that document was
as important to America as anything
that labor has done.
Two conventions of the American
since the entry of our Republic into
the war In both of these the declara-
tions have been, "Stand by the war to
q victorious finish"
International labor missions have
gone their way over Europe telling
American labor's message to the work
ers in the Allied lands, "Stand by the
war to victorious finish"
That is the spirit of American labor
1t will remain so.
Early in the war came the bevy OF
pacitist organizations - the so-called
Peoples Council, the ridiculously al
legged workmens councils. American
labor forged a weapon to meet this
can Alliance for Labor and Democracy
came into being "to unite the people
of America in support of the war" Its
work is best testified to by the demise
of those it fought.
SO labor has done its work on the
moral field 1t has been said that there
are three lines of defence in this war
the front line trenches, the industrial
line and the line which may be called
the morale of the people. If any Of
these breaks the others must be weak
encd or destroyed. Labor has to con-
corn itself with the industrial line of
defence and the line of defence resting
on the morale of the people. 1t has
held both of these lines, aside from
sending into the trenches its quota of
fighting men.
America knows fairly we'll what the
workers of the United States have done
on the industrial field. America never
knew such marvels of production as she
is witnessing to-day. These marvels
would not be possible were it not for
an organized labor movement that had
its heart in the fight.
The American trade union movement
knows this war as u peoples war!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-02

shipworker and he miner. Americas
war workshop is now bounded only by
geographical limits. There is scarcely
village in the country where skilled
hands are not turning out war supplies
of one kind or another.
Wherever there has been q call for
production the American worker has
answered. He has produced from three
to five times as much as any war work
er in the world, government engineers
testify. Dangerous or disagreeable
tasks have proved no deterrent for
him. Though it is not permissible to
disclose details now, there is mos,
romantic labor story, for example, in
the fact that Americas answer to the
Huns mustard oil has already been
surplus production of this death deal
ing compound.
Those whom President Wilson has
charged with modifying American
labor to the present great task see In
it's performance thus far great reasons
for faith in the future.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-02
Labor Day Programme
In Three City Boroughs

Labor will celebrate its nationo,
holiday by "a0in-the-war" demon.
STATIONS IN every state in the
uniom. New York's programme
foLlows:
10 a. m.-Parade escorted by a feet
Of airplanes from Washington
Square through Fifth Avenue to
Fifty-ninth Street. William B.
Wilson, Secretary of Labor, repre-
senting the President; Mayor Hy-
Ian and George Creel. chairman
of the Committee on Public Infor-
nation. will be in the reviewing
stand, at the Public Library, Forty
second Street and Fifth Avenue.
10 a. m.-Parade in Brooklyn from
Fourth Avenue through Flatbush
Avenue to Prospect Park.
10 a. m.-Parade III West New Brigh.
ton, Staten Island.
Following the Manhattan parade
there will be rally and celebration
at Manhattan Casino, Eighth Avenue
and 155th Street, and in Brooklyn.
John Mitchell will be the guest Of
honor al the celebration in Prospect
Park.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-02
By William c.. McAdoo
Director General of Railroads

The colossal which America
involved Labor Day. 1913
identified with the
ton their
welfare CT in but the
of in the The
splendid
issues favor cannot do their this
home on
Any failure
they fight with would
would be appalling
of
1t uncomfortable a German victory can
full
and of wiling
tight until umn
this will liberty
he