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New Britain herald., 1919-01-29

goats, 100000 pigs, 100000 cattle
and more than 100000 poultry.
Manufactured goods to the value
of $50 100000 francs We're carried
away or destroyed, he says. Damages
to private property such as furniture,
machinery, etc, he estimates at AGO.
000,0 francs. The enemy carried Off
from Serbia silver currency amounting
to 100000 francs and iewelry Of
about the same value. acquisitions,
enforced subscriptions to enemy war
loans and damages sustained by prl-
Vatc financial concerns arc estimated
at S00,000.O00 francs
There are now about 100000 dis
abled persons 70 be cared for and
moro than 1907 600 orphans to be fed,
clothed and educated Pensions"
says NJ. SavCic, must be provided for
the very large number of widows and
orphans. Our Allies must compel the
enemy to repair roads, bridges, tun-
nels, railroads and to return the ship
ping and rolling stock which was re-
moved"
New Britain herald., 1919-01-29

knew that she belonged to motor
corps, for he often saw her in gray
uniform. He also knew she nao peell
an active member of the Red Cross.
Last October she renewed the lease
for three more years, ~ re" DAYS
afterward. when she returned nome
one evening he handed her a tcle-
gram from the War Department.
Miss Packwood opened It ana
turned CHASTITY white. MY goo
she cried, its my darling He mas
been killed in France!
Never Told Husbands Name.
Soon afterward, Miss Packwood
cancelled her lease, and had All hei
furniture and belongings shipped 10
Florida, Since her departure MI
Cameron has not seen or heard tro".
her. He thought she had retuTheo
home, He never heard her mentloh
her husbands name. f1e hau SOU
her several times in the hail. Weepahs'
Prosecutor Huckin In the Fallsaoe
Hotel at Englewood last n1ght Con-
nrmed the Identification. He hao just
returned from New York after a iohe
talk with Mrs. Ellsworth. several
facts that Mr.. Huckin had learned
were not made public. He SAID MRS
Ellsworth and the two intimate
friends of Miss Packwood did not
know her married name
The theories that the dead woman
was of good family and must soon be
identified were justified. The one
troublesome factor, that of her elabor-
ate preparation for death, are ex-
planned Miss Packwood told two of
her friends she had taken a course
Jooy
thing of the administration Of anas-
thetics.
The Prosecutor said Miss Pack
woods husband had returned from
France several times during the war,
and had been assigned to temporary
duty at Camp Merritt. While he
was there, the Prosecutor said, she
doubtless went to see him and dur
ing their walks they visited the
Palisades.
The date of Miss Packwood's sui
eide remains uncertain. Late last
night Mr. Huckin learned that one of
her friends had received a telephone
message from her on Dec. is.
After the Autopsy, the Coroner.
d. William +. Willoughby and
County Examiner Ogden agreed that
she had not been dead more than two
or three weeks All the organs We're
in excellent condition. Only the lungs
showed a state of congestion which
was caused by the anaesthetic and
the cold.
There were no marks on the body
to indicate violence, and no fracture
of the skull. The stomach and other
organs were sent to Bellevue Hospital
laboratory for chemical analysis.
George w. Packwood was notified
of his daughters death by wire last
| night and it was reported he had Left
Tor New York. Who he is has not
been learned, but that he is we'll to
do is believed from the manner In
which his daughter lived. She owned
81 small black automobile, which she
drove constantly.
Where she had lived since her de-
parture from the 4Sth Street apart
tent and the name of the officer she
married will be cleared up, it is ex-
pected, when her father arrives from
Florida
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13

nome land with the aid of the older men, the boys,
thousands of women educated and brought UP to
city life, and above all other things. with tractors.
The situation was saved. But the lesson of I'M
productive farm lands has been learned. Hence
forth there will be a department Of food production
in the British government charged with the duty
OF maintaining and without q doubt lettering the
wartime crop record, a record of which England is
justly proud because, in the midst Of a period
where the services of every hand was needed In
munition making, the country went from a "12
weeks food production era to a point where the
land of England was producing enough food to
last 40 weeks. Sir Charles Fielding, the director
Of food production, believes that eventually,
possibly sooner than the world expects, England
will be harvesting enough food to last through
every one of the 50 weeks in the year, barring,
perhaps, some additional cattle food that will be
needed when the British herds are increased to
100000 head, the number that will be required to
properly supply the population with milk.
Back in 1914 the English were importing ecur-
ffths of all cereals consumed and one-half of the
meat supply. The new program will certainly put
1914 into the place it deserves-the low-water
mark in English farming.
Will Guarantee Prices to Farmers.
Success with the national "after the war farm
scheme depends largely on what kind of a price
guarantee the government will be willing to give
the farmer for his principal crops. The depart
ment of food production has it in mind to ask for
certain fixed prices that will run through a term
of at least ten years. 1t is believed that at least
a decade will be required to firmly establish the
new era, and in the meantime give the farmer a
fair deal.
''The farmer is not greedy" Sir Charles Fielding,
himself a farmer, declared the other day. 1--WE
must remember the farmer has his living to make
and he has a right to reasonable security. and to
the assurance that he will get a fair return for his
work and his expenditure. ] believe that the i'm
portance of agriculture is being realized in this
country at last. II 1t had been realized in the first
year Of the war we should never have known such
periious times as those through which we have
passed. But We got through somehow and the
prospects are better now"
Sir Charles is constantly pointing out that big
crop production here in England is going to- be
one Of the factors In settling the nations war debt.
He has warned that England must not go
back to her old ways and spend three hundred
millions a year FOR imported food. Our exports
would have to pay for that food before they paid
for anything else, and It would be an utterly I'M
necessary expenditure. The food is here In our
own country, only waiting to be taken out of the
SOIL"
II was In March. 1917. just before america
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13

Attention Turned to Tractor.
Lord Lee it was who suggested the tractor
scheme for breaking up the SOIL OF farms then
suffering from the shortage in horses (5O per
cent of farm horses were in the army and for
blowing up the grass lands of the big estates.
1t was in the minds of all those men connected
with the food production department to make
1918 the banner crop year in Englands history.
Originally it was planned to adopt a small
tractor as a standard, and turn them out by the
thousand in British factories standardized. Some
5000 would be needed to do the job thoroughly,
it was thought. Sudden urgent demands on the
factories for increased supplies Of munitions
caused the abandonment of the first plan, and
the next step was to order the first shipment Of
small tractors from America.
Weeks and months were lost testing out the
initial lot of machines and then, after a desirable
model had been developed, anne the terrible win
ter of 1918 in America tying up railroad trans
portation and preventing the shipment of ma
chimes that should have been at that very moment
engaged in turning over the soil of some ducal
estate perhaps.
Actual shipment of 1900 tractors was made in
America. No more reached England in time to
be of service In preparing for the 1918 crop. So
every possible kind of mechanical power was
modified to haul plows. Some giant machines
built for hauling heavy artillery in Russia were
tTuuulSu puJ " lie NlSllou ueluS pcTIOTmeQ
excellent service.
Ancient sets Of steam tackle were inspected,
quickly repaired and put to work. Sometimes
two engines are used on a field, one at each end
Of the furrow. The idea is to keep the heavy
weight of the engine Off the ground that is to
be put under cultivation for the reason that, past
experience had shown, the engines weight acted
as a press on certain kinds Of chalky, sticky
English soil, causing the pillow to turn up large
solid square chunks of earth that were absolute
fixtures in the field week on end. These chunks,
when struck by a sledge hammer, gave forth a
dull kind Of thud and the hammer left a small
indentation.
Sometimes. in the dry days of May usually.
one month after the planting season is over, the
chunks automatically crumble overnight, leaving
a perfectly level field that has apparently been
cultivated Into dust.
The "steam tackles worked all fall and winter
making ready for the 1918 crop, and, I'LL told,
plowed up a million and a quarter acres Of soil.
The tractors, that Is the gasoline rigs, small and
large, plowed up something like q million acres
last year.
Approximately two-thirds Of the land In Eng
land Is held In the big parks and estates. 1t is
in the remaining third that the war marvels Of
food production were accomplished.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13
Practice Patience.

Impotence can never wait until
things are right. 1t lights the fuse
before the mine is properly laid.
Wants to start building before the
foundation is constructed. 1t wants
to try issues with the world before 1t
mas learned Its problems. 1t explodes
upon its best friend before it learns
the reasons for his actions. The whole
business is folly, but it's only human
nature. Patience Is apt to err on the
side of caution, but it never sacrifices
its interests to passion. It never re-
2els its loved ones by demanding the
unreasonable. 1t just waits for the
facts and then spares what can't De
helped. Those who don't understand
1t often regard it as a mark of weak
ness, but that's because they do not
know life. Patience is the very es-
sence of the best that is in the gods
and 1t brings the best into human life
Only big souls have it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13

Look at the tongue, mother! Il
coated, it is a sure sign that your lit
tie ones stomach, liver anal bowels
needs a gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
: When peevish, cross, 4stless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or Is feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad; has stomaefI>ache, sore
throat, diarrhea, full of cold, give Q
teaspoonfui Of California Syrup c&
Figs" and in a few hours all the foul,
constipateG waste, undigested foe0
and sour bile gently moves out of the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have a well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children To-
take this harmless 'fruit laxative: -
they love its delicious taste, and u
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for a bottle CT
california Syrup of Figs" which has
directions for babies, children of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly on t1a
bottle. Beware Of counterfeits sole
here. To be sure you get the genuine,
ask to see that it is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with contempt.-Adx.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13
Weekly Health Talks
What Is the Cause Of
Backache?
By DOCTOR CORNELL

Backache is perhaps the most COM
mon ailment from which women suf-
fer. Rarely do you find anybody free
from it. Sometimes the cause is OBJ
seure, but DR.. Pierce, Of Buffalo, N. z.
a high medical authority, says the
cause is very often a form Of catarrh
that settles in the delicate membranes
of the feminine organs. When these
organs are inflamed, the first symp-
tom is backache, accompanied by bear
ing down sensations, weakness, un-
healthy discharges, irregularity, pain
full periods, irritation, headache and
a general rundown condition. Any
woman in this condition is to be pitt
led, but pity does not cure. The
trouble calls for DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription, which is a separate and
distinct medicine for women.
1t is made of roots and herbs put up
without alcohol or opiate of any kind, for
DR.. Pierce uses nothing else in his pre-
~scription. Favorite Prescription is a nat
ural remedy for women, for the vegetable
growths of which it is made seem to have
been intended by Nature for that very
purpose. Thousands of girls and women.
young and old, have taken it, and thousands
have written grateful letters tc DR.. Pierce
saying it made them well. In taking
Favorite Prescription, it is reassuring to
know that it goes straight to the cause Of
the trouble. There is but one way to
overcome sickness, and that is to overcoms
the cause. That is precisely what Favor
lite Prescription is intended to do.
Send loo for trial pkg. Of Tableta.
Address Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.
Constipated women, as well as men, are
advised by DR.. Pierce to take his Pleasant
Pellets. They are just splendid for cos-
~tiveness.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13
All Laid nu4

EYES," said the Engltshman, about
to visit America, "Tm going to do the
country rfghto. Old Top
Indeed, and what is your planT'
asked the clubman.
SWELL, I think l shall land in New
York, take my tub, don't you know,
put in the morning at Colorado Springs
and Yellowstone Valley, do Yellowstone
Park and Palm Beach in the afternoon
and spend the evening at Atlantic City.
Any spare time I have, don't you know.
[ can run around Chicago and Duluth.
ehP'-Atlanta Constitution.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13
CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP N0STRILS
Tells How to Get Quick Relief
from Head-colds. It's Splendid!

HaH rs.
In one minute your clogged n~ostrils
will open. the air passages Of your
head will clear and you can breathe
freely. No mor hawking, snufling,
blowing, headache, dryness. No strug-
Cling for breath at night, your cold OF
catarrh will be gone.
Get a small bottle Of Ely's Cream
Baln from your druggist now. Apply
q little Of this fragrant, ~aRtiseptic,
Aealing cream in your nostrils. It pen,
-etrates through every air passage Of
the head, soothes the inflamed or
swollen mucous membrane and relief
comes instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay s~tuffed-up
with a cold or nasty catarrh-Relief
zones 81 quickly.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13
FRECKLES
Ssw 10 the Time to Get Rid Of These Ugly Spots

There's no longer the slightest need Of feeling
ashamed OF your freckles, IS Othine-double
strengths guaranteed to remove these homely
Spots.
Simply get an ounce CT othine-double
strength-from your druggist, and apply a little
sA1f It night and morning and you should soon see
Snat even the worst freckles have begun to dis.
appear. while the lighter ones have vanished en-.
Tlrely. It ts seldom that more than one ounce
. needed to completely clear the skin and gaiu
Q beautiful clear complexion.
ne sure to ask for the double strength othine,
Pc this Is cold under guarantee Of money back
e t fails to remove f~reckles.-Ady.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13
corsets for South Sea Bellies,

There is a big demand for corsets
BY the natives of the South seas, ac-
cording to the head salesman of q
large corset firm in the United States,
who left for Tahiti recently. The
steamer carried a consignment of
2S,OOO corsets, which will be stocked
with the various dealers scattered
about the South Pacific. The demand
for this belt has more than doubled
In two years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13
Magnificent ROYAL Residence,

The most notable architectural fea-
ture of buckingham palace Is the grand
staircase of white marble, which leads
to the state apartments. These mag
niicent suites are filed with priceless
obje'ts Of art and historical interest
presented to the British monarchs by
the royal visitors of many generations.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13

Don't stay upset. Eat a tablet Of
Pape's Diapepsin and Immediately the
indigestion, gases. acldity and all stom-
ach distress ends.
Pape's Diapepsin tablets are the sur
est, quickest stomach believers in the
world. They cost very little at drug
stores. ADV.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13

declared war on Ger
many, that the British
foresaw
grave difficulties with
the food situation
should the war last
much longer. And it
was quite evident that
the war would last
quite some time" as
the British phrase it.
American strength on
the battle front, and in
ship building, could
not be expected for
many months.
About that time the
war-food progra m
started in real earnest.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13
Heard In 4 store.

N Boy-Gimme a pound Of coffee.
I(Grocer starts weighing the coffee.D
lfSo, / mean tea.
/%Grocer-Look here! What is it you
want, tea or coffee?
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Transcript.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13
ENGLAND MAKING PLANS row.
fcCO HCRSCLc W
Profiting Blu War Lesson,
SheP Proposes everAgain
10 Be Confronted Blu the
Danger Of Famine
BY Lloyd ALLEN,
Special Staff Correspondent.
BY western Newspaper Unlon.l

.NDON.-England had sucn a mar
row escape from famine while
German submarines were sinking
food ships right at her very doors
that a national movement is well
under way to prevent the recur-
renee of any such danger. Not
that the English people expect
another war. It's simply a case
where war called the attention
of everyone here to the fact that
the nation was producing only a
u weeks supply of foodstuffs;
the country had moved to town,
and the nation was depending on
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13
cutIcura Soap for the compIexlon

cutlcura Soap for the Complexion.
Nothing better than Cuticura Soap
daily and Ointment now and then as
Needed to make the complexion clear,
scalp clean and hands soft and white.
add to this the fascinating, fragrant
Cuticura Talcum and you have the
Cuticura Toilet Trio.--Adve
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13

farm boy and girl migra-
ton from city to the soil
and correct, almost over
night, a food shortage
that threatened to engulf
the British empire. While
the flower Of British
manhood was fighting in
France the agricultural
balance was turned In the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13

mo WOfmn IN q Healthy ChIId
Al children troubled with worms have an IN.
tAeaifhy color. which Indicates poor blood, and o. q
Haley there ie more or less stomach disturbances.
GROVES TAgTHLHSS chill TONIC given regularly
Cor two or three weeks will enrich the blood, i'm
HFpyU the digestion, and act as q General Strength
9ning Tonic 70 the whole system. Nature Will then
fhroM on 0r oiepel the wcrms, and the Child will be
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13

Garfield Tea, taken regularly, will corr
rect both liver and kidney disorders. Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13
That's the Point.

That's the Point.
He-Shall we live with your parents
after we are marriedf
She-The question is, can we live
without them.-Boston Transcript.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13

ships to bring in food that might well enough have
been raised in the British isles.
Right in the middle of the worlds greatest war
1t was necessary to suddenly turn back the great
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13
STOMACH UPSET?
PAPE's DIAPEPsIN AT ONCE ENDS
DYSPEPSIA, AciDITY, GAS,
INDIGESTION.

Your meals hit backi Your stomach
IS sour, acid, gassy and you feel bloat
cd after eating or you have heavy
Jumps Of indigestion pain or headache,
put never mind. Here Is Instant relief
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-02
OBJECTIONS To
PAVING VOICED
To COMMISSION
Improvement Of Thirty-seventh
Street and Twelfth Avenue
Discussed Pro and Con.
ISSUE Is OVER HIGH PRICES
Mayor and City Engineer Hold Cost
is More Likely to Advance
Than to Come Down.

The usual formalities, including
arguments for and against the pro-
posed paving of Thirty-seventh
street from Twelfth to Eighteenth
avenue and on Twelfth avenue
from Thirty-seventh street to Thir-
ty-eighth street, were gone through
with at an informal meeting of the
city commission this morning at
the city hall
Property owners in favor of the
project held that objections Oh
grounds should be over
ruled for the good of the city.
That materials can be bought
much cheaper If the project is de-
layed for a year or so was the
opinion advanced by those against
the paving of the streets in ques-
ton.
Mayor Harry Schriver told those
who are opposing the project that
in his opinion normal conditions,
such as existed before the war,
would be a long time in coming
and that it was doubtful if prices
ever will return to the level prior
to the big conflict.
81 doubt very much" said the
mayor. whether there will be a
material reduction in the cost of
material, labor, ETC., in time to
warrant a delay Of this paving.
The only reasonable objection
might be in the matter of immedi-
ate assessments, but the city is
only taking its regular course in
the matter"
Labor Costing More.
Mr.. Treichler. I'VE could have had
who was present at the meeting,
as well as City Attorney J. X.
Scott, expressed the belief that a
delay in the work will be against
the best interests of the city.
Wages are soaring" declared
Wallace Treichler, city engineer,
city labor at As cents per hour last
week, while this week the demand
is for so cents per hour"
Inasmuch as the majority of the
property owners seem to be in ia
vor of the work, it is not thought
that any untOward delay will
occur.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-02
GER County Crop improvement as

Ger County Crop improvement as
sociation.
According to Mr.. Richey. there
Is an acute shortage of farm labor
at present. He stated that he had
received several demands for men,
but IL he could supply them, would
receive many more. He estimated
that one hundred farm hands could
be employed at once throughout
Mercer county and stated that his
estimate was a conservative one.
Preference seems to exist for
unmarried men. The demand for
help seems to have been brought
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-02
COMPETITORS FOR TAxIs.

Taxicabs are to have a new COM
petitor in the streets of Paris,
thanks mostly to the American
army. Five hundred side cars are
to be licensed to ply for hire at
about 20 cents a mile. The Ameri-
can army has made great use of
side-cars in Paris and their handi-
ness has appealed to everybody. OF
course there is the drawback that
a side car can only carry one pas
senger. but official statistics show
that between so and so per cent
of taxicabs have only one passen-
ger.