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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-20

The only thing that gives weight to
a fish story is the scales.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-20

"I am glad to hear 1t is no "vrse,
sir" said its author, breathing sigh
of relief.
fortunately each one wants to strike
out different act."-Harper's Maga-
zine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-20

Sympathy wanting; all is wanting.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-20

currant jelly makes
a most appetizing
dish.
Take slices Of
rare roast beef and
roll each In a thin
slice of bacon !;
cook until crisp.
The bacon may be
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-06-05
48{1Rfft
Start fight against the weeds sasfJ
in the season.

Start a fight against the weeds early
in the season.
A young weed Is easier to oveS|
come than an old, tough one
Sweet clover must be regarded
largely as q substitute for red cloveR~
Sweet clover is best cut for hay
early in June, before any buds -,
pear.
Sweet corn and peas are products
that should be grown Tor canning -
drying.
Tomatoes are of high food value ~
cause they can be canned and pso~
served SO readily. u
Pumpkins and squashes can -
grown with so little effort that n.y.
may be considered in the calculationH
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-06-05
WAYS TO CONTROL HOG LICE
Complete Eradication 10 Best sseuse0
BY Uss Of Dipping vats-eonso
Other Methods.

prepared BY the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Lice on hogs can be controlled in W.
rious ways, but complete eradication -
best secured by the use Of dipping
watts, experiments conducted by th0
United States department Of agric0s-
ture show.
Medicated hog wallows and rubbing
posts, the experiments showed. kept
the number of parasites reduced 70
that they caused little or no damage.
but neither of these methods destroyed
all the lice. Crude petroleum wsG
used on the rubbing posts and the wal
lows were medicated with coal-tar creo~
sote dips, pine tar, crude petroleum.
and bland oils. Crude petroleum ana
coal-tar creosOte dips proved to b
more effective when applied from an
ordinary sprinkling can than VIXEN
used in wallows or on rubbing posts-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-06-05
CHAPTER Xxx.
kul.ur-.hs Real Stun.

kultur-the Real Stun.
Nsvstrelitx was mainly for Russian
prisoners, and there were neither Brit
lab cor French soldiers interned there
only sailors of the merchant marine
such a. the men I was with. The
Russians were given far worse treat
ment than any other prisoners. This
Was for two reasons, as near as could
make out. One was that the Russian
would stand most anything, whereas
Che British and French could only be
eoaded to a certain point, and beyond
that lay trouble. The other reason
was that the Russians sent German
prisoners to Siberia, or at least, SO the
Huns thought, and Fritz hates the
cold. So, hating the Russians, and
realizing that they were used to be-
Ing under-dogs, Fritz picked on them
and bullied them in a way that the
Sest Of us would not have stood. We
would have rushed them and gone
Sest with bayonets first.
The barracks were made Of spruce,
and were about ninety feet long and
twenty-five feet wide. and you can
.Ske 1t from me that On carpenters.
~hoever made them were fine farm
srs. There were cracks in them that
rou could drive an automobile through.
sAsn ~ wses there, each barracks
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-06-05

Il seemed to get colder and colder. ~
did not mind It 70 much. At about
eleven that morning. we arrived at .
place called Ainden and saw q prison
camp there-just a stockade near the
tracks with the boys out in the open.
We waved to them. and they waved
back and gave cheer-oh or two. We
felt sorry for them. because ~ knew
We were not going to that camp. and
from what little we saw. we knew we
could not be going to worse place
than they were In. shall never for.
got Minden, because 1t was here that I
received the only cigarette had while
I was In Germany.
Minden is quite a railway center. I
guess. and when we pulled into the
depot We saw many troop going to
the front or coming back. As at all
important German railway stations.
there was a Red Cross booth on the
platform. with German girls handing
out barley coffee and other things to
the German soldiers. saw . large
shanty on the platform. with Red
Cross painted over the door. saw
the girls giving barley coffee to the
soldiers, and thought I would have
q try at It and at least be polite
enough to give the girls a chance Of
refusing me. was refused all right.
but they were 10 nasty about it that I
put down my head and let something
slip. I do not remember Just what it
was. but 1t was not very compliment
airy. guess. Anyhow. did not think
anyone near there undsutood Eng
lish, but evidently some 60 heard >
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-06-05
Tho Flrs. and Last Cigarette.

who did. for got an awful boot that
landed me ten or twelve feet away.
I fell ON my hands and knees. and
about . yard away I saw q cigarette
stub. I Owed for 1t like . man falling
ON q football. and when I came up
that stub was safely in my pocket.
And 1t stayed there until reached
Dulmen and had q chance to light II
behind the barracks. II any Of the
other men had smelled real tobacco.
they would probably have murdered
me. and I could not have blamed them
for It.
That was the FIRST 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 !
left to hold in my mouth. and then
used what was left and mixed 1t with
the bark that we made cigarettes out
of. Incidentally. this bark was great
stun. I do not know what kind Of
tree 1t was from. but It served the
purpose. Whenever a fellow wanted
to smoke and lit one Of these bark
cigarettes, q few puffs were enough.
He did not want to smoke again for
some time afterward. and like az not.
he did not want to eat either. They
were therefore very valuable.
It IL very hard to get matches In
the camps. and when any prisoner
does get hold of one. 1t IL made to last
a 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 slesve
burned to q 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 1t around
as you have seen boys do, with the
string over both hands. moving the
hands together and apart until the
button revolyes very fast.
We then put piece Of flint against
the crisped cloth, and buzz the button
against 1t until q spark makes the
crisp glow, and from this we would
light our bark cigarettes. I do not
think any man in the world could In
hale one Of these bark cigarettes
some of us tried and went right to
sleep.
(TO BE CoNTINUED)
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-06-05

Of large sities-a congestion that has
increased during the past several
years, and that, II 1t continues, VIII
tend to run up the cost Of living
Those are a few of the main reasons
why. from the standpoint Of self-intsT-
est, the city automobile owner should
vote for road-bond issues.
Good Roads n Military Msasure.
From the standpoint Of duty. the
military element probably takes nrse
place. When 1t became necessary two
years ago to concentrate great num-
bers Of men in cantonments. 1t was
found that the roadways connecting
the environments with the surrounding
cities were In no sense adequate. EoS
the most part new roads had to 10
constructed. There is always the pos
sibility Of another such emergency.
and the only means of insuring fae1l0
communication is by the constructors
Of surfaced roads over which m0tog>
trucks can operate.
While the security Of the nation ID
such an emergency might depend upo0
good roads for military uses, their serv>
ASC ~ thc u0NAO1 WOuAu HUI w W.
fined to military matters. For q CREST
portion Of the time during the past I've
years 90 per cent of the railroad c.
pacity of the country was required for
military purposes. The transportaticD
Of food, fuel and the like had to b0
accomplished largely by means otbsg
than rail. Some hardships were e.
tailed. The motortruck, however, over
such roads as were passable. rendere0
excellent service. When the present
bodybuilding program Is carried out
and the total Of improved roads -
several times larger than at present,
the service possibilities Of the motor
truck will be correspondlngly IL
creased and the safety Of the nation
and the comfort Of the people mogo
fully insured.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-06-05
(To BE coNTINUED.)
Cure for Tubsrcu,osIs Claimed

An Italian physician, Prof. Domenico
Lo Monaco, announces that he has
evolved a remedy for consumption.
The base Of his discovery lies in his
finding that sugar applied to the bron-
chial secretions caused the disappear
ance not only Of the secretions but Of
tubercle bacllli as well. The impor-
lance of this lies in that the bronchial
secretion is held to be necessary We
hicle for the existence and growth OF
consumption germs.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-06-05
Joined the Army.

A private In the Quartermaster's
corps at Camp Pike decided that he
would sooner be In more active
branch Of the service. 80 asked for and
received a transfer to the artillery.
After bidding him good-by. his bunk
mate hung a service nag with one star
in front Of their barracks. On being
asked what 1t an meant he sa1d3 sOw
loo has Joined the army.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-06-05


and big one. but at first it was Of
NO use to US. because the Germans
would not give us coal or wood for 1t.
But after shivering for q while, we be-
gan ripping the boards out Of the bar.
racks, and taking the dividing boards
from the benches that we used for
beds.
Later, they gave each Of us a mat
tress filed with wood shavings. and q
blanket that was about as warm ~ 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 a.
close together a. we could. which
caused our various diseases to spread
rapidly.
When We were receiving our rations,
the sentries would offer M an extra
ration II We would take a lash from
their belts. We were 20 hungry that
many and many q man would 60 up
and take a swat in any part Of his
body from the heavy leather belts
with brass tongue and buckle. Just to
get q 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 a field
near thu kuche. There was . large
tank in the neld and we had to pump
water into It. 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 Fritz
would smash those who fell with his
rifle butt. We asked for gloves, be-
we got was 'Nichts."
After we had been there for about
an hour and q half. one Of our men
became very sick. 30 that thought
he was going to die. and when he fell
over, I reported It to sentry. The
sentry came over. saw him lying In
the snow. yelled, "Schwein, NIGHT
krank I" grabbed him by the shoulder.
and pulled him all the way across the
field to the ONCE 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 q 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 pref.
II habit the Huns had Of coming up
a. 30 l~A -S~~ ~ ppu =
though We were Wild animals In .
cnge. sometimes there would be
crowds Of people lined along the wire
throwing things at ~. and splitting,
and having q great TYNE generally. It
was harder than ever when q family
party would arrive. with water and
mutter. and maybe grosvater and
grosmutter. and all the little Boche
kinder. because. a. you probably
know, the Germans take. food with
them whenever they 70 ON q party.
no matter what kind. and they would
stand there and stare at US like the
boobs they were, eating all the timo
and we 30 hungry that we could
have eaten ourselves, almost After
they had stared q while, they would
begin to feel more at home. ana then
would start the throwing and splitting
and the "schweinhund" sangerfest. and
they would have q great time Rcneral-
~. Probably. when they got home.
they would strike of a medal for
themselves In honor Of the visit.
Then. too, there were always Hun
soldiers on leaeo - OF duty. who made
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-06-05

and Dying, or Failing Down and De-
Ing Killed.
1t point to pay us visit, and though
I do not think they were as bad as the
civvies. especially the women. they
were bad enough.
We had one bucket in each barracks,
and as these buckets were used for
both washing and drinking. they were
always dirty. We boiled the water
when we washed the cloths. to get
rid Of the coolies, and that left a
settling in 1t that looked just like red
lead. Ne had to get tho watar from
Bisbee daily review., 1919-04-16

Arizona. does hereby certify that the above and foregoing order and resolu- tion is a true, complete and correct copy of the order and resolution pass ed by the Common Council of said City of Bisbee. Arizona. on Tuesday. the 18th day of April. 1919, as the same appears from the record thereof, in the minute book of the said Com- cil; that same has been signed by the Mayor of said City and authenticated by the signature of the undersigned. as City Clerk, and seal of the said City. that the members of the Con- mon Council were present, and all proceedings were taken and had as herein set forth
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official sig nature, and affixed the seal of the said City of Bisbee, Arizona, this 18th day of April, 1919.
 M. L. BUTLER, City Clerk.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-04-16
AMPLE FOR ALL, SAYS MARSHAL

NI'9 1tVNIS" I3Vtl.'t7'I NIIVJ-
 PHOENIX, April 15. - "A real chance fo revery man and woman in America, or consequences which will equal the horrors that now ex- ist in Russia"
 This was the alternative presented by Vice-PresideDt Thomas R. Mar shal, in his address late. today before the club women of this city.
 Mr. Marshal concluded with the assertion that ''there is ample in America for all" and a plea for the Golden Rule as the pivot of relation ship between employers and em- ployes.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-04-16
LABOR CONDITIONS
 IN SONORA WORSE

WASHINGTON. April 15.-Labor conditions in Sonora, Mexico, unsatis- factory for the last six years, have become much worse with the dis charge of more than 5000 men by sev- eral copper companies and the steady growth of unrest, official advices to- day said. Several large silver mines have Teopened, however. after being closed several years. A noticeable increase in the number of Americans, mining men and bankers entering So- nora, was reported.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-04-16
MRS. CAMPBELL LOAN CHAIRMAN
By Review Leased Wire

PHOENIX, April 15-Mrs. Thomas E. Campbell, wife of Governor Camp bell, has accepted the chairmanship of the Women's division of the Mari copa County Victory Loan committee, it was announced today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-27
ARGUMENTS BEGUN
IN LOYALTY CASES
Slight Changes Made in Measure Ap-
propriating s100, 100000 for Relief
of European Peoples.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Arguments
were begun in supreme court today on
the eonstitutionality of the espionage act
in the eases of Eugene v Debs, socialist
leader. convicted of violating the law in n
speech al Canton, O., last June and Jacob
Frohwerk of Kansas City. found guilty
OF writing seditious articles for a news
paper.
Counsel for the defendants attacked
the act as an attempt to abridge the con
stitntional rights OF free speech and a
free press. John Lord OBrian, special
assistant to the attorney general. con-
tended that the law obviously was intend
ed to protect the military program
against all types of interference and that
since congress had The power to deprive
men even of their lives for the purpose of
raising an army it surely could require
citizens to refrain from deliberate OBJ
struetion of the prospect of obtaining the
necessary fighting men.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-27
REAR ADM. CHADWICK
DEAD IN NEW YORK
Was Chief of Staff to Adm. Sampson
: during Spanish American War
Student and Writer.

NEW YORK, Jan. 27-Rear Admiral
French Ensor Chadwick. Z. S. N, re-
sired, who was chief of staff of Admiral
Sampson during the panish-American
war, died today at his winter home
here He had been ailing more than a
year and about q week ago was re-
moved here from his summer home at
Newport, II. l. Pneumonia set in and
ho was seriously i'll several days before
his death.
Perhaps as a student and writer on ma
val affairs Rear Admiral Chadwick vii
have most enduring fame, although h,
served during the Spanish-American wal
as chief of staff to Rear Admiral Sampson
and was in all the most serious engage
nents in which the North Atlantic squad
ron took part. He was recognized b,
President Mckinley, among others of tn
officers Of that squadron, to be promoted
five numbers for his gallant conduct il
battle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-27
SERGEANT POTTER
WOUNDED SEVERELY
East Jamaica Soldier. Formerly OF
Brattleboro, Shot in Leg-Is in Co.
I, 1O3d Regiment.

Sergeant Perley @. Potter of East ia
maica is reported in the casualty list
today as severely wounded. Sergeant
Potter is in Company l. l03d regiment
26th division. and j. son OF Herbert l.
and Alma Potter. He was wounded Nov.
10, receiving glnshot wound through
the leg. The last letter received from
him stated that he WAS better and able
To get about.
Sergeant Potter was employed three
or four years in Brattleboro. first for +
y. Dickinson and then on the Rice farm
where he was at the time he enlisted in
Company |, LIST Vermont regiment, il
June, 1917. He went with the regiment
10 Fit. Ethan Allen. thence To Westfield
Mass, where he was transferred to IN,
l03d regiment, and went overseas in 0c
tober. 1917.
He was born in Wcathersfield (Vt.l .!
years ago last December. but has lived il
East Jamaica since he was three year,
old, on his fathers and other farms. Will
the exception of the few years he was il
Brat ttleboro.
Besides his parents Sergeant Pottel
has three brothers, Orlin and Merle, wht
live at home, and Roy, who is married
and lives in East Jamaica. and one sister
Sadie. who Is at Leland and GRAY semi
nary in Townshend.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-27
AGREEMENT REACHED
ON FAMINE BILL
Those Gainst Debs and Frohwerk to
+ test Constitutionality of
Espionage Act.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-An agree
ment on the administration bill appropri-
.ating $l00000,000 for European famine re-
lief was reached today by senate and
house eonferees after a brief session. No
material charges were. made in the bill
by tho eonferses. All III tho senate
amendments with minor changes in phrase
ology were adopted, including that by
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania, provid
ing wheat donated should be bought as
! far as practicable in America A prohi
bition added by the senate against dis
tribution of food to enemy peoples also
was approved by the conferees, but the
provision was re-drafted so as to insure
that Armenian and other friendly peoples
in enemy territory might become the sub
jects of relief
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-27
Great Britain and France
Agreed Upon Solution of
This Problem
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
PROJECT ADOPTED
Action Taken Saturday Afternoon Fol-
lowing Address by President Wilson
Great Britain, France and Italy
Express Sympathy With Plan.

PARIS, Jan. 27.-The supreme eoun-
Ell of the peace conference met at 1880
clock this morning with full attend
ancc Of the members. A number Of
technical advisers on colonial matter,
including three Americans, accompa-
MED the various delegations as they
entered the foreign Office
One Of the questions which it was ex-
pccted the council would take up today
was the ultimate fate of the German
colonies France and Great Britain, it
is declared. are agreed upon at least
one feature of the solution of the prob
lem which is that under no cOnsidera-
fion shall the colonies revert TO Ger
many. The reasons advanced for such
"a decision are various, but prominent
among them is that it would render it
impossible for Germany to establish
submarine bases in her colonial posses
eions The American attitude is rs yet
unrevealed
The project of league of nations
for which America has stood so staneh-
" was unanimously adopted Saturday
afternoon. President Wilson and Col
House are the American members of
the league.
Adoption of the league followed an
address to the delegates by President
Wilson which opened discussion of the
question. At the conclusion of the
President 5 address Premier Lloyd
George spoke with warm sympathy and
deep sincerity in favor of the league.
The Italian premier. Vittorio Orlando,
followed Mr.. Lloyd George. He declared
that no people were reader TO accept
the league of nations in it's entirety
than the Italian people. Leon Bour
geois. the veteran French supporter OF
The league of nations, spoke next
pledging the French to do everything
"that can help to put us on the roat
which has been pointed out by Presi
dent Wilson The Chinese and Polisi
delegates declared that they supported
the plan.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-27
TEXTILE WORKERS
DEMANDS REFUSED
Issue Announcement That Eight Hour
Day Will Not be Granted-Situa-
tion Through New England.

BOSTON, Jan 27--William H. Gidley,
chairman of the textile council composed
OF manufacturers in the Blackstone valley
announced at Pawtneket, Il. L., today a
refusal by the manufacturers association
Of the demands of the United Textile
Workers of America for universal basic
S-hour day or 4s-hour week with time and
a half for overtime Similar refusals have
been made by the mills at Lowell and the
Pacific mills of Lawrence
The situation in the textile cities OF
New England was involved today with an
almost general curtailment OF production
ard divergency in the attitude of vari-
ous groups OF operatives. Most Of the
mills are operating not more than - or
80 hours a week.
In view of this the operatives at Man
chester. y. H., have decided not TO press
their demands at present by suspension
of work On the other hand the workers
at Lawrence have declared that after hay
ing worked the equivalent of the new
hours they viii walk out and return the
| following week to work ii permitted to-
| Formal demands for an S-hou day We're
| announced today at Fall River the an
| nOuneenent stating that operatives had
| been instructed to work hours and then
quit. hc4fnne Feb. 8. John Golden, pres
ideht OF the United Textile Workers oi
America, said the issue was the S-honr day
or 4S-hour week and that there was nc
| intention to increase wages Dy causing
over time Forty-eight hours was enough
he thought, for anyone to work and il
| was desired to put penalty on ovel
time Nevertheless the policy of the na
tional organization was to work overtime
when necessity fon so doing was shown
This policy could be continued