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tracted attention in Washington. In
the notification sent to General Mich
olson by Maj. Gen. Henry Jervey, as
sistant chief of staff, he said: your
camp has been selected not only
because it is centrally located
but also because of the excel
lent results in connection with the
teaching of English that have been
obtained in development battalion No.
6, Camp Upton"
On August p, 1918. the Sixth deveI-
opment unit was organized and all
rockies who were illiterate or did not
speak English, except a few who had
physical defects, were transferred to
it. The teachers selected were pri-
Yates or noncOmmissioned officers who
held university degrees or who were
teachers in civil life. Race was not
considered in the choosing of officers.
1t was soon proven that squads and
platoOns composed of different nation
alities received their military fnstruc-
ton as easily as if racial groups had
been organized for the purpose. Only
English was permitted to be spoken
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Antwerp Livens Up

at a time. This Is expected 10 in
ject a little more life into Antwerp
port.
The ground picked out for the Amer
lean base is a vast plain, dry and well
irrigated. and the dOughbOys will find
living and sanitary conditions there
much better than in other bases which
have achieved greater prestige
The Americans have taken over
some of the piers where North Ger
man Lloyd steamships formerly dock
ed. The early work was arduOus, as
the piers were incumbered with gravel
imported from Holland by the Ger
mans, ostensibly to repair roads, but
actually to build REINFORCED concrete
shelters, dugOuts and trenches. One
hundred cubic yards of the gravel had
to be removed before the piers could
be used. 1t IS estimated the Germans
had enough gravel there to repair Bel
gian roads for so years.
Fifteen thousand Iongshoremen and
stevedOres are idle here and the only So
luton shipping men find when oues-
toned as to how the situation can be
remedied may be summed up in one
word: America
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Il You Need a Medicine
You Should Have the Best

Have you ever stopped TO reason why
1t Is that so many products that are ex-
tensively advertised, ali at once drop out
Of sight and are soon forgotten2 The
reason Is plain-the article did not fulfill
the promises Of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to a medicine
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself, as Ike
an endless chain system the remedy Is
recommended by those who have been
benefited, to those who are In need Of It.
A prominent druggist says Take for
example DR.. Kilmer's SwamD-RoOt a
preparation I have sold for many years
and never hesitate to recommend, for IN
almost every case 1t shows excellent t.
suits, as many OF my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy has so large
sale"
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony OF thousands who have
used the preparation, the success of DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root is due to the fact,
so many people claim, that it fuliIls al
most every wish IN overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder ailments; corrects uTi-
nary troubles and neutralizes the uric
acid which causes rheumatism.
You may receive a sample bottle of
Swamp-Root by Parcels Post. Address
Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N Y
and enclose ten cents; also mention this
paper. Large and medium size bottles
for sale at all drug stoTes-Adv.-
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our aest l IttIe Imitator

The catbird is so called because the
note by which he is most commonly
known is like the meow of cat. but
as matter of fact he initiates al
most every other sound he hears, says
the American Forestry association of
Washington, whose nationwide bird
house building contest is attracting
great attention to the country's feath-
cred host. It has been said that the
catbird can initiate anything from a
squeaking cartwheeI to the song of a
thrush. He sings along apparently
without knowing what he is going to
improyise next. In color this bird is
rather somber, being dark gray with
a black cap. He is one of the most
common birds throughout the United
States, although rare west Of the
Rockies.
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WILL CITE EMPLOYERS

given, signed by Secretary Baker Of
the war department, Secretary Dan
fels Of the navy department, and by
Colonel Woods, representing the war
and navy departments The certifi-
cate, which is headed "War and Navy
Departments, United States Of Amer
ica," reads:
This certifies that - has assured
the war and navy departments that
he will gladly re-employ everybody who
formerly worked with him and left to
serve in the army or navy during the
great war. (Signed) Newton D. Baker,
Secretary of War; Josephus Daniels,
Secretary Of the Navy; Arthur Woods.
Assistant to the Secretary Of War;"
In addition to the certificate, the
council Of national defense, consisting
Of the secretary of war, the secre-
tary Of the navy, the secretary Of Ia
Dor, the secretary of the interior, the
secretary Of commerce and the secre-
tary Of agriculture, will authorize the
holder to display on his service flag
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MARKINGS OF A HAPPY MAN
Good Habits and Wise Living Go
Long Way Toward Securing
the Best in Life.

We have noticed the happiest man
many a time. He works for his liv-
ing, and he gets a good one. One
thing we notice, he is a man of fine
habits. He saves his money and is
getting ready to buy some property.
He loves his home, plays with the
children, reads good books and keeps
company with his wife. Because of
his good habits he saves q little, which
will give him a chance to make an in
vestment.
And then there is another thing-he
is q reliable man. He does good
work. He is honest in whatever he
does. Every dollar he gets represents
just that much of honest labor. 1t is
this, largely, that makes him prosper
Gus and happy.
Water keeps its own level, and so
do conduct and character and pros
perity If a man is mean and low, so
will the consequences be. He can
not be one thing and his experience
another. A low-lived man may grow
rich and happy, but 1t will not be for
long. Anybody can tell what's the
matter with man if he is with him
a day. He will soon see if the other
is a spleen, a stomach. an uplift or a
hope.-Ohio State Journal.
1t is safer to commend the dead
than the living
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Me
WELL
CURIOUS IDEAS ABOUT GOLF
Some Of Them, That Have Been Pre-.
served, Will Be Appreciated BY
DeVotees Of the Game.

Twenty years ago the majority OF
women knew nothing about golf. and
many good anecdotes are still told OF
some of the curious ideas they had
regarding the game. One lady, max
ing sympathetic conversation at din
ner, said to an enthusiastic golfer:
81 often see you in your red coat.
Do you need many dogs TO play golf2''
A younger lady said she knew ex-
actIy how the game was played.
They get what they call caddies
TO hunt about in the grass till they
find a round stone, and then they
hit it into a rabbit hole"
a third lady, who had evidently en-
joyed a nearer view OF the game, said:
ut is played by two men. One is
a gentleman and the other is a COM
mon man. The common man sticks
a ball on a lump of dirt, and the gem
tleman knocks it OFF,
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Peace Army To
Be Au-American

Camp Upton, L. 1.-The knowledge
gained during the war in connection
with the training and instruction Of
illiterate and nOn-English speakers is
to be turned to account in the recruit
ing of a peace-time army.
By direction of the war department
there is being established here the
first recruit educational CENTER" for
which 90 barracks and other build
ings have been set aside, and it will
be conducted on the lines followed by
Maj. Ralph Hall Ferris when he made
such a success of development bat
TALON No. 6, which went out of being
when the armistice was signed.
Major Ferris is retiring as camp
morale officer to become commander
of the center, which is the outgrowth
of his own plan.
Brigadier General Nicholson, camp
commander, received within a few
and recruiting has begun throughout
the eastern and northeastern depart
ments of the army.
VIII Be Taught English.
An illiterate or n-English-speak-
ing recruit who enlists under the new
plan will be taught to speak English,
will receive thorough American train
ing from officers born here, and will
in addition get citizenship papers
when his enlistment term of three
years has expired.
Under the draft act 24.9 per cent of
the men enlisted, or practically one
0I1arfeT of them were unable TO read
a newspaper or write Il letter home.
There were 1900 such men sent here
and they were put in Major Ferris
development battalion. His method
of training and educating them at
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in the mess halls, military formations
and general gatherings of the men.
instruction except in the elementary
classes was given in English.
Within three months men who could
speak little or no English when they
entered the battalion became suffi-
GENTLY proficient in military English
to fulfill the ordinary functions Of
soldiers both in organization and on
separate missions. In addition prac-
tically all of the recruits proved their
spirit of Americanism by becoming
citizens.
The recruits upon being accepted
for the new center will be classified
according to their knowledge of Eng
lish and assigned to battaliOns accord
ingly. A school of instruction of the
illiterate and non-English-speakin re-
cruits is being established. The
course of instruction will be normally
four months, or six months in eXcep-
tionaI cases. The men will be clasSed
in groups of 10 TO 20 and will be grad
ed according to the progress shown.
board OF examiners will examine
the recruits for classification and pre-
pare suitable tests to determine the
rate of progress especially of slow
learning men and the reasons for their
backwardneSs. When the recruits
have developed sufficiently for assign
ment Major Ferris will report them
to the adjutant general OF the army
for disposition.
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FIND FEMALE mot DEADLIER',
crease-onIy Degenerates
Increase.

New York.-The city's finger-print
records for 1918 tend to prove that
the female OF the species here is not
deadlier than the male. In announc-
ing a decrease in the number OF prints
taken at the Is magistrates courts,
Fred A. Hart, supervisor of this work,
said that this class of records of fe-
males had dropped 81 per cent and
that of the males 4S per cent, as com
pared with 1917.
More than 100000 finger prints
were taken during the year. Only the
degeneracy class showed a large in
crease, IS per cent.
The big decrease among females
recorded is attributed to better con-
ditions in the labor market and the
opportunity for greater reimburse
ment than in ordinary times" owing
TO so many men being in military and
naval service. The decrease among
men recorded was declared to be due
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A Good Audience

Little Elizabeth studies music, also
elOcutiOn, and it means much studying
and practicing. It is sometimes hard TO
impress on her the Importance OF
practice makes perfect; however,
she is faithful. Edith. her playmate, is
not burdened with these duties and
often waits patiently while Elizabeth
practices
To encourage Elizabeth, her mother
remarked, Wont il be 4 terrible thing
for Edith TO grow up and not know
how to play the pianO?' Elizabeth
sighed and answered, "WeIl, one thing
Edith is going TO grow up to be
mighty good audience"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-05
Future RIndIna-Twine Supply.

American farmers use 2OO,OOOOOO
pounds of binder twine a year, while
an additional 1OO,OOO,OOO pounds is
necessary for the other growing
countries. Eighty per cent of the
henequen used in the manufacture of
Irvine comes from Yucatan and most
of the sisal used in making Irvine
also is imported from foreign coun-
tries. For the protection Of American
farming interests the United States de-
partment of agriculture is promoting
the growing of sisal and henequen in
the Philippine islands, Hawaiian is
lands, Porto Rico and Florida in or
der that Uncle Sans future supply of
binder Irvine may be a made in
America product.
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Daniel Is Fireproof.

Bristol, Pa.-Daniel Sweeney, a
shipyard employee, is f1reproof.
Sweeney went to sleep In a clubhouse
with a lighted cigarette in his mouth.
A few minutes later some of his com
panions noticed smoke issuing from
his room. Sweeney was found sleep
ing peacefully with the bedding ablaze
and his vest burned on. He did not
suffer a burn. He was arrested and
held until he could pay for the cost
of the bed.
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stronger in every way since taking il.
and the annoying symptoms have disap-
peared. - Mrs. RI. Golden, 925 Ma
poleon ST., Fremont, Ohio.
Such annoying symptoms as heat
flashes, nervousness, backache, head
ache, irritability and the blues" NAV
be speedily overcome and the system
restored to normal conditions by this
famous root and herb remedy Lydia z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If any complications present them
selves write the Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass, for suggestions how to
overcome them. The result of forty
years experience is at your service and
your letter held in strict confidence.
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Punishment

The primary class of the Sunday
school was having a lesson on disobe-
dience and its frequent dfrefuI conse-
Quences.
"Oh, yes, know all about that"
said Roberta. 81 was punished yester-
day for not minding my mother"
SIS that 500" said the teacher. "Can
you tell me about it?"
"WeIl, my mother told me not to go
off our own sidewalk, so she could call
me when she wanted me, but 1 did. I
went around the corner to play with
another little girl and when she called
me I didn't hear
"And were you punished for your
disobedienceF
eyes, I was. I didn't get back to
lick the cakepan!'
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Looked Like MeIodrama-

When Lewis Waller was playing
Charles Surface in The School for
Scandal" he unfortunately stumbled
just before making his entrance. and
his right hand was thrust into a pot
Of red paint, with which a scenic ar
list had been retOuching some Of the
props" There was no time to lose,
so Mr. Waller walked on the stage
with his hand apparently dripping
with gore, as from some hideous
crime. The audience imagined the &C
tor had injured himself, until his IN
comfortable mirth treasured them.
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Those Who Hire Service Men to
Be Recognized.
Special Certificate WIZ Be Signed by
Baker, Daniels and Colonel
Wood.

Washington. = Patriotic employers
who perform their duty in employing
returning soldiers and sailors will re-
ceive a citation from the government,
Col. Arthur Woods, assistant to Sec
rotary of War Baker, announced.
Colonel Woods said his office has
completed arrangements with both the
war and navy departments for this
recognition Of employers who pledge
themselves to take back employees who
entered the service and to show prefer
ence to soldiers and sailors in taking
on new employees.
For those who join this new legion
Of honor a special certificate viii be
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you need. Take three or four every day.
The healing oil soaks into the cells and
lining of the kidneys and drives out
the poisons. New life and health will
surely follow. When your normal vigor
for a while TO keep yourself in condo
ton and prevent a return of the dis
ease.
Don't wait until you are incapable Of
fighting. Start taking GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules today. Your
druggist will cheerfully refund your
money If you are not satisfied with
results. But be sure to get the original
imported GOLD MEDAL and accept no
substitutes. In three sizes, Sealed
packages. At all drug stores.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-05
loves Labor Iost

what did Mr.. Cummings say to you
last night, Clara, when he was trying
to button your glover" queried the
anxious mother.
why" replied the daughter, she
said that any firm making gloves as
hard to button as mine ought to quit
the business
'WeIl, my dear" continued the
a. m, take my advice and don't waste
any more time in that direction
Brooklyn Citizen.
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Wrestling Realms Speech.

Atlanta, Ga.-Prfvste Rickenbacker
Of OrangeBurg, S. c.. who was made
practically dumb by a shell explosion
on a battlefield in France, regained
his speech the other day during a
wrestling match at Camp Gordon. His
opponent got a tight grip around
Riekenbacker's chest and the latter
cried out in pain. His friends say he
has been talking naturally since that
time.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-05
Had old Bank Account

Burlington, Ia.-James Bryant. sew
enty-five years old, arrested here ON q
charge OF horse theft, suddenly re-
called while in Jail that 20 years ago
he deposited $1,000 in a Burlington
bank. An officer accompanied Bryant
to the bank, and, sure enough. he
found his account intact with interest
accumulated. Bryant says he is af-
f1icted with lapses of memory and
says he does not recall stealing the
horse, which was taken from a Muscs-
tine stable.
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Qualified

Mrs. Diff-How's your good husband
getting along?
Mrs. Biff-FineI Gone to work
again at good pay.
Mrs. Diff (astOnished) = But I
thought he had ST. Vitus dance?
Mrs. Biff-He has; but he learned to
play a saxOphOne and then got a swell
job with a jazz orchestra in a caba-
ret.-Buffalo Express.
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SAFE, GENTLE REMEDY
BRINGS SURE RELIEF

For 200 years GOLD MEDAL Haar-
lem Oil has enabled suffering human
ity to withstand attacks of kidney,
liver, bladder and stomach troubles
and all diseases connected with the
urinary organs, and to build up and
restore to health organs weakened by
disease. These most important organs
must be watched, because they filter
and purify the blood; unless they do
their WORK you are. doomed.
WEAKNESS, sleepIessness, nervous
ness, dependency, backache, stomach
trouble, pains in the loins and lower
and Pnmbago av ali wafn gon Of fFonbe
with your kidneys GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oh CapsuIes are the remedy
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Whence aIputch.n

The name Dutch is derived from
Dietsch, meaning the vernacular, as
distinguished from Latin 1t is the
same word as the German Deutsch.
Dutch belongs to the Frankish divi-
sion Of the Low German, and is closely
related to the Flemish, with which ii
Is now practically identified in its writ
ten form. The Dutch language is one
Of the Germanic group OF dialects, and
is practically the same in its structure
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-05
Plenty Of Cut Class Pickle Dishes.

81 suppose your friends gave you
wedding presents enough 10 start you
out housekeeping in good ShapeE"
Wen, its going TO be a little awk-
ward, fancy trying 10 serve roast
beef and boiled cabbage in pickle
dishes, but perhaps we can manage it,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-05
Like Mother.

Mrs. Flatbush-SO this is the new
baby?
Mr.. Bensonhurst-Yes, that's our
new little angel.
''Who does the dear take afterT'
"Oh, her mother. The likeness is
very striking
II can't see it."
''Well, watch her awhile and you'll
see she keeps her mouth going all the
time without saying anything
Yonkers Statesman.
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We'll. Even That win Held.

They say food is going to be cheap
pretty sOOn," remarked the hopeful
chap.
NO" said the man who loves to
look on the dark side; sit isn't going
to b. cheap-It viii merely seem
cheap by comparison" Boston Tran
script.
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The Result.

q tried 10 teach my wife something
about the parliamentary way Of con-
Quoting n debate"
did you succeed"
'Only too we'll The first thing when
we had a debate about buying a hand
some centerpiece she moved TO lay the
subject of the debate on the table"
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Studying Expense.

Patience-They tell me he proposed
marriage by telephone.
Patrice-Yes, he did. He said it
was cheaper.
How SO?"
1.-The telephone message cost him
only ten cents If he had gone in per-
son it would have cost him a one
dollar box OF candy"
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Drilled for Water;
Read What He Found

De Pere, Wis.-The discovery
came too early for the day Of
the big thirst, but Jules Dufrene
says he expects to enjoy for
many q day to come four
jugs of 3OO-year-old cognac.
The jugs bear the seals of
Louis XIII, with the f1eur de lis,
and had been buried by early
traders.
Dufrene found the jugs when
drilling for a well on the site
of an old French trading post.
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that CHANGElN
WOMAN'S LIFE
Mrs. Golden Tells How It
May be Passed In Safety
and Comfort.
Fremont, OF was passing through
the critical period of life, being forty

Blk years u age d40
had all the symp-
toms incidenttot that
change-heat flash
es, nervousness, and
was in q general run
down condition, so
it was hard for me
to do my work.
Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound was recon-
mended to me as the
best remedy for my
fF0IIbloa which -
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the shield of the United States as a
symbol that he has pledged himself
to fulfill his obligations.
Certificates can be obtained by an
plying TO Col. Arthur Woods. assistant
TO the secretary of war, war depart-
ment, Washington, D. c.
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New YOrk.-"Just heard about the
war and 1 want TO enlist" said Ste
phen Kresney, dashing up to a marine
recruiting office. He was quite shocked
when told he was too late, the war
being over.
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FRECKLES


Now Is the Tins to Get Rid Of These Ugly Spsts
There's no longer the slightest need Of feeling
aehamed Of your freckles, as Othine-doubIe
spots.
simply get ounce Of OthIne-double
srength-from your druggist and apply little
% II night and morning and you should see
tnat even the worst freckles have begun TO dis
appear, while the lighter ones have vanished
tHeV II Ia seldom that than ounce
- needed to completely clear the skin and gain
Z beautiful clear complexion.
BE sure TO ask for the double strength Othine,
aS this Is sold under guarantee OF money back
II II falls to remove freckles.-AdT.
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The Main Point.

HeI never kissed any girl but you
She-NeTer mind about your past
performances What's your intention
in the Naturalization Transcript.
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The housewife smiles with satisfac-
ton as she looks at the basket OF
clear. white clothes and thanks Red
Cross Ball Blue. At grocers, sc.
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HoW's This 2

that cannot be cured by HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is tax
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
Sold by druggists for over forty years.
Price 75c. Testimonials free.
F. ]. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio.
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The chap that's an expert at dis
cuSsin' politics an whitflin' sticks is
mighty apt to be a poor farmer.
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NafuraIIN

My dog can scent a thunderstorm
Eve miles away" His nose must be
something OF a storm scenter."