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The state herald., 1919-06-06
The First and Last Cigarette

Iho Fifst aho Last Cigarette.
who did. for I got an awful boot that
landed me ten or twelve feet away.
/ fell on my hands and knees, and
about q yard away l saw a cigarette
stub. dlved for 1t like n man falling
on a football. md when I came up
that stub was safely In my pocket.
And It stayed there until l reached
Dulmen and had chance to light II
behind the barracks. II any Of the
other men had smelled real tobacco,
they would probably have murdered
me. and could not have blamed them
for II.
That was the hrst and last cigarette
I got In Germany. and you can be.
lieve me when I say that I enjoyed
It There was not much to II, but
smoked It until there was not enough
left to hold In my mouth. and then
used what was left and mixed It with
the bark that we made cigarettes out
Of. Incidentally. this bark was great
stun. do not know what kind Of
tree II was from. but It served the
purpose. Whenever n fellow wanted
to smoke and lit one Of these bark
cigarettes. few puffs were enough.
He did not want to smoke agnin for
some time afterward. and like a. not.
he did not want to eat either. They
were therefore very valuable.
II Ii very hard to get matches In
tho camps. and when any prisoner
does get hold Of one. It Is made TO last
Q long time. Here II how We make q
match last. Some one gives up the
sleeve Of his coat. and the match IL
carefully lit. and the coat sleeve
burned to crisp. Then we take q
button from our coats-the buttons
are brass with two holes In them
pass Q shoestring through the holes.
knot the ends. and with the button In
the center Of the string. buzz II around
~ you have seen boys do. with the
string over both hands. moving the
hands together and apart until the
button revolves very fast.
We then put q piece Of flint against
the crisped cloth. and buxx tho button
against It until . spark makes the
crisp glow. and from this we would
light our bark cigarettes. I do not
think amy man In tho world could IN.
halo ono Of these bark cigarettes: (:
some Of us tried and went right 10
sleep.
tro DE coNTiNuEDJ
The state herald., 1919-06-06
Joined ths Army,

A private In tho quartcrmaster's
corps at Camp Pike decided that hs
would sooner be In q more active
branch Of the service. 10 asked for and
received n transfer 10 tho artillery.
After bidding him good.by. his bunk.
matc hung n service nag with ono star
In front Of their barracks. On being
asked what II aii meant he said, sOW
Joe has Joined The army
The state herald., 1919-06-06

and big one, but at drSt 1t was or
no use to us, because the Germans
would not give US coal or wood for It.
But after shivering for q while, we be-
gan ripping the boards ont Of the bar.
racks, and taking the dividing boards
from the benches that we used for
beds.
Later, they gave each Of us mat.
tress filled with wood shavings. and
blanket that was about as warm a. q
pane Of glass. The mattresses were
placed on the ground In the barracks,
which were very damp. and after three
or four days. the shavings would be-
gin to rot and the mattresses to smell.
In order to keep warm we slept as
close together as we could, which
caused our various diseases to spread
rapidly.
When We were receiving our rations.
the sentries would offer US an extra
ration II we would take lash from
their belts. We were 90 hungry that
many and many q man would 60 up
and take swat In any part Of his
body from the heavy leather belts
with brass tongue and buckle. Just to
get a little more shadow" soup or
barley coffee or mud bread.
One morning the sentries picked out
ten men from our barracks. Of which
I was one. and drilled us over q field
near the kucbe. There was q large
tank In the field and we had to pump
water into II. It was very cold, and
we were weak and sick. 20 we would
fall one after another, not caring
whether we ever got up or not. Fritx
would smash those who fell with his
rifle butt. We asked for gloves, be-
cause our hands were freezing. but al
we got was "Nichts."
After we had been there for about
an hour and half. one of our men
became very sick, SO that I thought
be was going to die. and when he fell
over. reported It TO n sentry. The
sentry came over. saw him lying in
the snow. yelled, "Schwein. nicht
krank!" grabbed him by the shoulder.
and pulled him all the way across the
field to the office Of the camp COM
mander. Then he was placed In the
guard house, where he remained for
two days. The next thing We knew.
the Russians had been ordered to
make a box. and were being marched
to the guard house to put him in It
and bury him.
Another thing at Neustreiitx. that
was pretty hard to stand. was the pret.
fy habit the Huns had Of coming up
to the barbed wire and teasing us as
though we were wild animals In a
oage. Sometimes there would be
crowds Of people lined along the wire
throwing things at us and splitting,
and having q great time generally. 1t
was harder than ever when q family
party would arrive. with water and
mutter. and maybe grosvatcr and
grosmutter. and all the little Boche
kinder. because. as you probably
know. the Germans take food with
them whenever they go on n party.
no matter what kind. and they would
stand there and stare at US like the
boobs they were, eating all the tims
and we SO hungry that we could
have eaten ourselves. almost. After
they had stared while. they would
begin to feel more at home, AMI then
would start the throwing and splitting
and the "schweInhund" sangerfesi. and
they would have great time general.
ly. Probably. when they got homo,
they would strike of a medal for
themselves In honor Of the visit.
Then, too. there were always Hun
soldiers on laAVo - OF duty. who e,ads
The state herald., 1919-06-06
cvrs Tor TubsreuIesIs cIaIm.1,

An italian physician. Prof. Domenico
Lo Monaco. announces that he has
evolved . remedy for consumption.
The base Of his discovery lies Ia his
nnding that sugar applied to the bron.
chial secretions caused the disappear.
anec not only Of the secretions bet Of
tubcrcle bacilli o. well. Tho impor-
lance Of this lies In that the bronchial
secretion In held to be necessary w.
hiclc for the existence and growth e
consumption gcrIma.
The state herald., 1919-06-06
Novelties In Creme.

Crinkly crepe IN one u the Inter.
rsiing fnbric novelties OF Paris. and
frochs nrc mnde OF II both In dark and
Hight colors.
The state herald., 1919-06-06

u point TO pny us visit. and though
] do not think they were ms bud a. tho
clvvics. especially tho women. they
were bad enough.
We hnd one bucket In ench barracks.
md M these buckets were used for
both washing and drinking. they were
alwnys dirty. We boiled ~" watcr
when we wished the cloth;'. to ret
rid Of tho coolies, md that left a
settling In II That looked Just like red
lend. We Ind 10 get Tho water from
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-07
DIVORCE SUITS SWAMP
COURTS IN ENGLAND
(Bv Associated Press)


LONDON, Nov 7.-England and
Wales have furnished record num-
Der of cases for the new term of the
divorce court in October. There have
been about 1000 cases, or more than
double the total for any previous
list.
There has beer steady increase
in the number of divorce cases in this
country since the beginning of the
war and the problem has been re-
ceiving much public attention. Two
parties have grown up, one favoring
liberal divorce laws, and the other
decrying the growing number Of sep
arations Of this kind. AS to the
cause of the increase there is a di-
vergence Of opinion.
Official records show that large
number Of soldiers on returning from
the war have instituted suits against
their wives on the ground of infidelity.
The claim frequently has been made
that the war has resulted in a de-
cided lowering Of moral standards.
This is denied emphatically.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-07
MOVE COUNTS UPON
OVER-C0NFIDENCET0
WEAKEN FRANKLIN

Overconfdence may prove the un-
doing of the Franklin pigskin knights
in Saturdays scrap with Coach Moves
fighting Quakers, for the Baptist
squad is coming to Richmond with
expectations Of annexing an easy
victory
II Franklin does not pack bigger
horse shoe that did Wabash when the
Little Giants and Earlham mixed 1t up.
the always insecure dope bucket is
! liable to receive quite jolt Saturday
| afternoon.
State critics have all picked Franklin
/ to annex the long end of the score.
Coach Move is not making any pre-
dictions but he does say that although
! outweighed by about rs pounds to the
man, Earlham will be fighting for vic
tory every minute.
Light Practice Held.
Only a light signal practice was held
by the Quaker squad, Thursday after.
noon and the same rule was to be fol.
lowed Friday One bright feature OF
| Thursdays workout was the return of
of the cripples to the squad and the
remaining two, Hinshaw and lookout,
noon.
On preparation for the heavy Frank
lin huskies, Coach Move has tried ont
new shift in the line. Saturday will
prove if this will stop the smashing,
bruising attack of the visitors.
| In previous games. Earlham has
used the punt on the fourth down and
then only for safety. Now. with tn
mighty punting toe of Johnson and
the drop kicking abilities of Nicholson
a booting attack is may be sprung
upon Coach Thurber's cohorts.
Basketball Men Working.
One coach has been doing most OF
the football work at Earlham for the
last week, for while Move is directing
the work on the gridiron Coach Hig
gins IS giving the large basketball!
squad daily workouts in the gym
nasium. The cream of the basketball
material Is on the football squad but
with the close of the football season
all hands will get to work to turn on;
the champion college basketball quin;
Of Indiana.
The Butler scrap for next Saturday
will be the final home appearance OF
Earlham and will be the home cominH
game Of the year. Old students. new
students and present students, viii
turn out for the game in great mum
bers. Butler is tied with Hanover fol
last place in the I. c. A. L. standing
and Earlham expects to win.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-07
BULGARIA GIVES NO
SIGNS OF WORLD WAR


SOFIA, Nov. 7-Bulgaria gives INV
no outward sign of a country having
been at war. A large port of the
army has been demobiliZed. CONNER
cial activity has been resumed. the
crops are excellent, there is an abun-
dance of food in the country, the
health Of the population is good, and
everybody is devoting him to the
active pursuits of peace.
The war has become only a mem
DRY in the minds of the thrifty and
philosophical Bulgarian peasants, who
are so absorbed in their agricultural
and household pursuits that they have
little time to think Of the past. But
all eyes are naturally turned to Paris,
where the destinies of Bulgaria are
being weighed. The attitude of the
mind of the people might be described
as one of 'honing for the best, but
expecting the -orst."
Bulgaria suffered no property dam
age by hostile invasion or lombard
ment, and lost comparatively few lives
by wounds or disease. 1t may be
years, however, before Bulgaria re-
gains her former financial position.
The war cost her more than $1,000
600, 900.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-07
Reserves Ready for Eaton;
Team To Be Heavy

Rain spoiled some much needed
practice for Engles S2S Reserves
Thursday evening but, nothing daunt-
ed, Captain Sheridan will have the
squad running through signals in the
South Tenth street part Friday even
ing.
Owing to injuries of several play
ers, the Reserve lineup will be slight
ly changed when the kickoff whistle
is sounded Sunday afternoon. Wen
dell O'Neal. of r. H. S. basketball
fame, will call signals and Rudy, who
played in the backfield against Port
land, will be shifted to the line.
Spot" Schepman, also of basketball
fame. will be seen in the Reserve line.
His $50 pounds will prove quite an
obstacle to the Eaton backs.
The Reserves present much
stronger lineup than they did against
Portland. The average weight of the
line is around $50 pounds while the
backfield averages about 100 pounds.
The real practice for the Reserves
will be held at the Fairgrounds Sat
urday afternoon and Richmond foot
ball fans not attending the Earlham
game will be able to get a glimpse OF
the Reserves in action, as a regula
ton scrimmage game will be held.
Eighteen men are to be taken tc
Eaton on the l o'clock car and it is
expected that delegation of fans
will accompany the team.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-07
Gatherings From the World Of Sport

sets will be played December and 4
and the remaining FIVE sets December
s. In the event Of Kinsella winning,
he will receive a purse OF $2,5oo,
while should Gould triumph, he will
be give silver cup.
It Is estimated that the Cincinnati!
Reds played to more than a, million
fans during the championship series,
thus SCATTERING the attendance record
for major league ball clubs. The
total attendance at their home games
was greater than hat at the games
they played On the road, yet they
helped draw two crowds of 10000
each at the Polo grounds during the
great series played at New York in
August. Another big crowd that
turned out to see them in hostile ter
ritory packed the Phillies park one
day late in August, when the potential
champions were on their last eastern
trip.
The records prove that the Giants
were easily the best drawing card at
Redland field this summer, as they
usually are everywhere. The largest
crowd ever drawn by the Reds al
home saw Moran's men and the Gil
ants play on Sunday. August g. The
paid attendance that day was 32,121.
Racing and personal liberty are the
attractions in Cuba for the coming
winter. 1t is said that 10000 pass
ports to the Cuban capital have beer
issued within the last six weeks, and
that the demand Is steadily increas
ing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-07

AS the 1919 Red Cross Roll Call adj
vances more and more ex-service men
are stepping forward to praise the
work of the organization Red Cross
during the war and vouch for their
support of it in civilian work for
humanity. The men who saw the war
work of this organization, answer of
one accord:
Certainly we're for it; any say,
make that good and strong"
Among the men who answered yes"
most heartily Friday are:
DR.. Arthur J. Whallon, who served
with the A. E. F., both in England and
on the front in France. He said:
THE Red Cross is all that is effic-
lent; worthy and humanitarian OF
course. l can't say too much for it.
L shall always be ready with my
support"
Paul Comstock. who served with the
A. E. F. in France:
There has never been any organiza-
ton like the Red Cross, benefitting
everybody alike; serving all human-
ity. An organization primarily for
soldiers it has broadened into one Of
the most necessary institutions OF our
national and international life. l
most certainly want to see it continue
in its service in towns and cities. All
it's departments from the public
school. Junior Red Cross, up and down
are worthy"
Ray Weisbrod. Of the Weisbrod
Music Company:
Who isn't for the Red Gross? II
undoubtedly did a most magnificent
, work during tho war, and the depart
ments Of work back home" seem to
me equally necessary"
"Most Huma nitarian."
DR.. George B. Hunt, who served in
France and Germany with the A. E
F.: The most humanitarian and dem
ocratic organization we have. TIC
allow it's power to wane would be the
poorest kind of Americanism, for a
great work lies before the Red Cross
Fred Hugo of the Reliance Foundry
company. who served on the front:
The Red Cross is wonderful organ
, ization. I hope and expect to see il
| continue its good work here at home
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-07
Workout Looked For in
Game With Ohio Northern

OXFORD. o., Nov. Infant uni
versity is preparing for a heroic fight
with Ohio Northern university this
year. For the past three seasons Mi
ami has had but little difficulty in
disposing of the upstate Methodists,
the scores having been Alto 0. 80 to
and 81 to 0. This year, however,
under the direction OF Coach Bolen,
Ohio Northern seems to have develop
ed a team which Mani is in no wise
justified in discounting.
Miami is to meet Northern Ohio
here Saturday in the last home game
of the season. Coach Little has been
giving his players some hard work
this week, and the results have been
highly gratifying. The same team
that defeated Denison will play
against Northern. OF this aggrega-
ton the back field men. Brewer at
quarter, Munns at left half, Marshall
at right half and Beckley at fullback
have ben making notable improve
ments in their individual as we'll as
their team work
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-07
Charlottesville Wingate
Ruled Ont of State Meet

LAPORTE, Ind, Nov. 7. - Craw-
louisville and Wingate, former high
school basketball champions of the
state Of Indiana, are through winning
titles for year at least. These two
schools, prominent for the last 10
years as leading contenders for state
honors. have been expelled from fur
Their competition this year in Indiana
higs school athletics This announce
ment was made Thursday by A. A. L.
Trester, secretary of the Indiana High
School Athletic association.
Playing ringers is the charge against
awfordsville and Wingate. The as
ISOLATION board. it is said. has been
aware of such tactics for several years
but up to this year has been unable
to secure the evidence that would
convict. This year, however, certain
letters sent by authorities to young
basketball stars Offering them certain
things that are against the rules OF
the organization, were secu ID and
the act of expulsion followed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-07
Liberty and Hagerstown
Clash; Close Game Expected

LIBERTY, Ind. Nov. 7-Liberty
will open the drive for the basketball
championship Of the sixth district,
when Hagerstown is met in the Ha-
gerstown high school gymnasium, Fri
day evening. The fur is expected to
fly, as the teams are bitter rivals.
Liberty will be handicapped by the
loss Of the main cog of the Liberty
machine, Samuels, the husky center
that made such an impression at the
tournament, last spring, who quit
school, last week. The Liberty and
Hagerstown second teams will play a
curtain raiser for the big game.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-07
Wabash and Franklin Talk
Turkey; May Play Game

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 7. - Now,
Wabash and Franklin are talking tur-
key.
Never can a real title be dished
out unless the two teams claiming
it have contested each other. AS 1t
now stands, the l. G. A. L. is in the
muddle. Both Wabash and Franklin
can lay claims to this honor, but un-
less they meet Nov. Is a drab color
will be left on the I. c. A. L. map.
1t is understood that Wabash attn
letic authorities have Cancelled their
contests for Nov. Is with st. Xavier.
This leaves one end Of the road open,
Franklin has a game scheduled with
Wilmington college. This game could
be easily Cancelled, it would seem.
Cancellation of contests on this
date by Wabash and Franklin will
leaeve an open date for both St
Navier Wilmington. These two
schools ing in Ohio, it would seem
that they could get together for a
contest and allow the two Indiana
teams to clash.
Information from the camps Of the
Baptists and Little Giants say Direct
ors Townsend and Thurber are now
agreed on the game and are willing
to play the contest at Washington
park. Indiana polls. Earlier in the
season Wabash and Franklin tried ir
vain to hook up on a contest be
cause the two coaches were obstinate
in the place for playing the contest
Franklin wanted to play at home, as
did Wabash. Now neutral field viii
be just the thing for settling a title.
Advance dope figures the two teams
about evenly matched and the con
test would attract much attention
throughout Indiana.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-07

with the same intensity 1t did In the
war. shall always be for 1t. good
and strong"
Urban Winfield Of the Starr Piano
company, who served in the A. Z. u:
Simply great was the Red Cross. l
for one shall not forget to stand back
Of it; its plans of operation and ideals
are equally necessary in civilian life
George Welsh, of the Starr Piano
company, another ex-service man: Il
am certainly for the Red Cross and
its worthy work. 1t served us splen-
didly during the war; it would be poor
appreciation il We didn't stand back
of IT now"
Paul Beckett. attorney-at-law. in the
Navy during the war: Certainly ! am
heartily in favor of the Red Cross and
its most excellent achievement. 1t
would be a pity to see it lose an
ounce OF its power to do good to
mankind irrespective OF creed. nation
ality or position"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-07
BERGMAN OUT AS
NOTRE DAME MEETS ARMY

NOTRE DAME. Ind, Nov. 7-Notre
Dame left for West Point Friday
without the services Of Dutch" Berg
man, stellar half back. Bergman is at
his home in Peru, Ind. under the care
OF a special physician An examin-
alton of his injured knee discloses that
the cartilage is torn and it will take
several days for the injury to mend
Coach Rockne announced officially to-
night that Bergman will not be in con-
dition to play against the Army.
Grover Malone, Bergman's substitute
who was injured in the Western
Normal game, reported for practice
yesterday. the first time since his acct
dent. He was forced to retire early,
however.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-07
MARRIED STUDENTS CROWD
CAMBRIDGE TO DOORS
(By Associated Press)

%AoSSSAoSSA
CAMBRIDGE, England, Nov. =
Never in the history of Cambridge
university have the authorities faced
such a situation as confronts them
this year. There are 1000 more un-
dergraduates than in 1913 and a large
number Of them are married.
Hundreds of them are completing
courses begun before the war. Dur
ing the five-year interim many have
married and come back to college, in
many instances, with one or two
youngsters. 1t is a task for Cambridge
to care for $4,000 students and the ad-
dition of SO many wives and children
has aggravated the crowded conditions
Of the town.
While married students are not un-
common in any university it is stated
that never has so large a percentage
of the student body been married
men.
There will be two royal undergrad
yates this year-Prince Albert and
Prince Henry.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-07
To Help Nature Shed
a Bad Complexion

Beauty devotees are enthusiastic over
the beautifying qualities OF mercolized
wax. Nothing discovered within re-
cent years accomplishes SO much. so
quickly, without harm at such small ex
pense The principal reason for its
wonderful merit is that 1t works in har
monY with physiological laws. Instead
OF hiding complexion defects. it removes
them. 1t actually takes off the aged
faded. sallow, freckIed or blotchy sur
face skin--gentiy, gradually. causing
no Inconvenience. 1t is Natures way
of renewing complexion.
When the nature process is retarded
because of deficient circulation or nerve
tone. mercolized wax comes to the res
cue and hastens the skin shedding. The
new complexion which appears is a
natural one, youthful. healthy, eNQuisi-
tely beautiful. If you've never tried
mercolized wax, get an ounce OF II at
the drug store, use at night like cold
cream, washing it off in the morning.
ADV