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vrcT.r PERSHING PRAISES HIS FIGHTING LIEU HE SAYS THEY LEAD CLEANER LIVES THAN EVER DID ANY SIMILAR BODY OF MEN. MOTHERS MAY BEST ASSURED Feed Manufacturer and Dealers Must Secure Licenses by February 15 New Courses Added to Medical r Training Camps. (From Committee on Public Information.) Washington. In a recent communi cation to Secretary of War Baker, the commander of the American expedi tionary forces said: "There has never been a similar body of men to lead as clean lives as onr American soldiers in France. They have entered this war with the high est devotion to duty and with no other Idea than to perform these duties in most efficient manner possible. They fully realize their obligation to their own people, their friends, and the country. A rigid program of Instruc tion Is carried out daily with tradi tional American enthusiasm. Engaged In healthy. Interesting exercises In the open air, with simple diets, officers and men, like trained athletes, are ready for their tasks. Forbidden the use of strong drink and protected by stringent regulations against sexal evils, ana -supponeu uy iur unu moral courage, their good behavior Is the subject of most favorable com ments, especially by our allies. Amer ican mothers may rest assured that their sons are a credit to them and to the nation, and they may well look forward to the proud day when on the battlefield these splendid men will Bhed a new luster on American man hood." Manufacturers of and dealers In commercial feeds for live stock, cattle and hogs must secure licenses under the food administration by February 15. This covers baled hay, shelled and ear corn and many other commodities Intended for use as -feeds or as In gredients In mixed feeds. . The only exceptions are for millers manufactur ing bran and dealers In coarse grains, who have already been placed under food administration licenses. Applications for license should be addressed to the license division. Food Administration, Washington, D. C, specifying the nature of the business to be licensed. Ten new sections are Included In the courses for officers In medical train ing camps at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., and Fort Riley, Kan. Fort Riley has a capacity of 7,000 men, and enlarge ment of the school at Fort Oglethorpe to the same size has been authorized. Its present capacity being 5,500. The ultimate needs of the medical depart ment of the army look to training camps with capacities totaling 35,000 to 40,000 officers and men. There have been graduated from medical training camps since June 1, or are now under Instruction, about 9.000 officers and 20,000 enlisted men. Various groups now In active service have been trained, -including officers and men, to operate ambulance com panies, field hospitals, evacuation hos pitals, base hospitals, and hospital trains. For. work In the enlisted Veterinary corps, 2,000 men not subject to call un der the selective-service law, are want ed. They will be assigned to duty In veterinary hospitals and for other pur poses In the corps. Service overseas can be expected shortly. There is particular demand for vet erinary and agricultural students, farmers, stablemen and others accus tomed to handling horses. A few men of the following occupations will also be accepted: Horseshoers, saddlers, pharmacists, cooks, typists and stenog raphers. Pay for enlisted men and noncom missioned officers ranges from $30 to $56 a month, food, clothing, and quar ters. Applications for enlistment can be made at any army recruiting of fice. One of the functions of the newly established war service exchange will be to answer inquiries of persons de siring to serve in the army. It will aisu k?p luiormea oi neeas or tne various branches of the service as to personnel, and direct suitable persons as to where and how to apply, and will co-operate with the department of la bor and other agencies in locating and supplying men needed for special pur poses by various branches of the serv ice. Inquiries regarding enlistment op portunities, etc., should be addressed to the War Service Exchange, room 529, State, War, and Navy Building, Washington, D. C. vTo conserve tin, linseed oil, and oth- lngredlents of paint and paint con tainers necessary for war use, manu facture will be limited to 32 shades or bouse paint after July 1. Some firms are now making 100 shades of this class of paint. - Enamels will be restricted by the 'manufacturers to eight shades, floor 4fiu w .v v a wx. auu u U1UI M two, shingle stains to 12. carriage ipalnt to eight, architectural varnishes to ten. Half-gallon cans will not be i used, and some other sizes will be discontinued. , The overseas service of the Ameri can Library association is In opera tion. Although space Is extremely valuable' aboard transports, they have been provided with bookcases holding collections of books which are used as circulating libraries on the - way over. The cases are emptied at port of debarkation and the books sent to the men in the field. As a means of further increasing the supply of books among- the overseas forces, the association-plans to have each soldier carry a book in bis kit, to be put in . circulation when he reaches the other side. . : Secretary Houston of the depart ment of agriculture has set forth the policy which he. thinks should be fol lowed in highway construction during the war: "So far as It is practicable to do so, this department will . urge the main tenance of the highways already con structed ; the construction and com pletion of those highways which are vitally Important because of their bearing upon the war situation or for the movement of commodities; the postponement of an highway construc tion relatively less essential or not based upon important military or economic needs. - The department is preparing to suggest to the state high way departments the preparation of a schedule of work for the federal aid projects for 1918 in line with this pol icy." Road construction and maintenance In .the United States involve an annual expenditure of about $300,000,000. The department of labor is arrang ing to bring into the United States 110,000 laborers for railroad and farm work, from Porto Rico and the Virgin islands, according to Louis F. Post, assistant secretary of the department of labor. . Mr. Post declares there Is no neces sity for importing common labor from Mexico or China. Porto Rico Is an agricultural territory and yet has a density of population exceeded by only three states. A considerable surplus of workers exists on the island. It can furnish 100,000 laborers, and the Virgin Islands can send 10,000 more. Arrangements are being made to bring over 50,000 men as soon as ton nage is available. A recent report made by the United States consul in Tasmania, an island state of Australia, Includes the follow ing: . "The general scheme for the "repatri ation of returned soldiers contemplates placing them upon the land. At a re cent conference between the common wealth and the state authorities, it was decided that each state would have to find the land, while the com monwealth government would advance up to $2,433 to Improve the holding of each returned soldier and to procure the necessary stock and Implements. In this state it was deemed that the crown lands would prove too difficult to Improve to attract returned sol diers, and It was decided to purchase large estates and divide them up into small farms and to use the money ad vanced by the commonwealth govern ment for buildings, fences and tools. The money expended by the state in purchasing the -land, as well as the money advanced by' the commonwealth for improvements, is a lien upon the property and must be repaid in small annual payments. It was also decided by the commonwealth to advance money to returned soldiers who may desire to rent land. Bills will be in troduced Into the various parliaments at once so that this scheme can be put into operation throughout Aus tralia." For purposes of operation railroads of the United States have been placed in three divisions, as follows: Eastern Railroads. The railroads In that portion of the United States north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and east of Lake Michigan and the Indiana-Illinois state line; also those railroads in Illinois extending into It from points east of the Indiana-Illinois state line; also the Chesapeake & Ohio, the Norfolk & Western, and the Virginian railways. Southern Railroads. All railroads In that portion- of the United States south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and east of the Mississippi river, ex cept the Chesapeake & Ohio, Norfolk & Western, and the Virginian railways, and also those railroads in Illinois and Indiana ' extending Into those' states from points south of the Ohio river. Western Railroads. All v railroads not included in the above definitions and, broadly speaking, all railroads in the territory west of Lake Michigan and of the Indiana-Illinois state line to the-Ohio river and west of the Mis sissippi river from the Ohio river to the Gulf of Mexico, excepting those railroads in Illinois Included in east ern territory and those railroads in Illinois and Indiana included in south ern territory, as above stated. ' According to information received in Washington, butter is selling in '.Ber lin at $'-L25 a pound, sugar at 56 cents a pound, ham and bacon at $2.11 a pound, and white soap at five bars for. $1-12. - Fpr the unit of women telephone operators to be sent to France a dis tinctive uniform is being provided. Salaries range from $60 to $123 a month, with allowance for rations and quarters. Successful applicants must speak both French, and English with ease. The department of agriculture esti mates that only one-third of the mar ketable surplus of the potato crop bad been moved -by January 1, 1918. - Last year's potato crop was the largest ever produced in the United States. VOulEN LOADING SHELLS FOR THE ALLIES . Portuguese women at Lisbon loading a vessel with shells for shipment to France. These shells, which weigh about 90 pounds each, are made In the munition factoriespf PortugaL ; BELGIANS EASILY OUTWIT GERMANS Hugh Gibson Says Governor Gen era! Gets Suppressed News paper Regularly. SPIRIT REMAINS UNBROKEN Stupid Proclamations of German Com manders Cause Much Amusement Among Belgians Says Stories of Atrocities Are All True. Xew York. Up to the entrance of the United States in the war against Germany, approximately 85,000 Bel gian civilians had .been shot, taken into Germany as prisoners, or finedfor offending the German authorities: In Belgium In various ways, according to Hugh Gibson, former secretary of the American legation at Brussels and at present chief of the division of foreign intelligence of the state department, described with many poignant details the sufferings of the Belgians and the irrepressible and buoyant spirit of the people, which, he said, has not been quenched by the Teuton invaders. The stupid proclamations of the Ger man commandants posted daily and of tener on the buildings and boardings of the streets of Belgian cities caused the population considerable amuse ment at first, Mr. Gibson said, until it was announced from German head quarters that any one seen laughing around an official bulletin would be se verely punished. Thereafter persons reading the bulletins would muffle themselves up in neckcloths that con cealed half their faces and laugh to themselves. All the Belgian newspapers were suppressed, and the population re ceived its news from publications is sued by he Germans, which told of their military victories, Mr. Gibson de clared. - Papers-Published Secretly. "In spite of this fact, the Belgians, under the very nose of the governor general, published clandestine newspa pers," he continued. "The governor general would get his copy regularly. Sometimes he found it under his plate, sometimes it came into his home with the vegetables, sometimes it was mailed to him in an official envelope of the German military headquarters Itself, but. In spite of the fact that he offered 100,000' marks for information leading to the arrest of those con cerned In publishing the paper, it availed him nothing, and when I left FRENCH TAKE WHEAT Seven Ounces of Bread Daily Lim it Except to Hard Workers. Sacrifice Accepted by French People Uncomplainingly on Government's Explanation of Necessity. ' Washington. Only the very poor, and men and women doing the hardest kind of manual labor, may have more than seven ounces of war bread a day tin France from now on. the United States food administration has been advised by the French government. The entire French wheat crop has been requisitioned by the government. This sacrifice has been accepted by the French people uncomplainingly on the government's explanation that only by such restriction can" American re enforcements be - transported In ships that otherwise would carry grain for their bread, and that. In addition, this grain for French bread 'can come from America only by virtue of the actual saving of this grain by reduced eon- it was reported that every time he saw a copy of one of the Belgian se cret newspapers he fell Into a tan trum." English and Dutch newspapers were smuggled Into Belgium, Mr. Gibson continued, though a copy of a London paper sold as high as $30 at a time when the German authorities were do ing their utmost to stop the smug gling. The papers smuggled In were rented by the hour and the owner would sit on a man's doorstep until he had finished it, when he would pass It on to receive another fee from the next customer. , Mr. Gibson referred to Cardinal Mercier as "the splendid old figure whose work has undone the labors of many German army corps." The stories of arson, pillage, murder, torture, and mutilation committed by the German Invaders are all too true, according to Mr. Gibson. The true story, he said, will not be told until the Germans have been driven out of Belgium and northern France, when the population of the Invaded districts will show the world the proofs of the German atrocities. German Spies Poorly Paid. The hordes of spies hired by the Germans are for the most part poor and 111 paid, according to Mr. Gibson, who said that he had the honor of having one assigned to follow him con- SHOULD EAT MORE POTATOES Increased Use .Will Bring About Saving of Grain. Agricultural Department Suggests Tu bers Be Given More Prominent Place In Luncheons. Washington. The eating of more potatoes for supper, or for luncheon, if the family Is accustomed to have din ner at night, is a suggestion of the United States department of agricul ture. In order that the tremendous crop of tubers produced in the United States this year, may be utilized as fully as possible and spoilage avoided. -Such Increased use should, at the same time,- bring about a saving of grain, since one common result of eating more potatoes is the eating of less wheat bread, which is a reasonable suggestion when one remembers that both of them are used as a source of starch in the diet. This reduction In grain consumption is desirable, the de partment points out, and there is great sumption of bread by the American people. - "These extremely severe measures," said the French statement, "especially the seven ounces a day, have deeply impressed public opinion." - - Men who are very poor or. who do hard manual labor get about 21 ounces of bread a day; women who are very poor or who are employed on bard work get about 17 ounces a day ; every one else gets seven ounces, which is less than half of a pound loaf, or not more than four or five slices. This bread Is made of flour compris ing 'all the elements of wheat except bran, with a heavy admixture of flour from other cereal grains, which is obligatory. The price of bread is fixed by vari ous government agencies all along the line between producer and consumer. Baking of pastry-or biscuits from flour that Is fit for bread Is prohibited. Confectioneries and other such shops are closed two days a week. . Eating pastries In pubHc is forbidden. : - Good advice is the kind yon remem ber too late that you forgot to take. stantly. The man would stand In front of Gibson's house In all sorts of weath-( er and would scan the visitors. ' Fre-, qnently Mr. Gibson would inform the spy that he might leave, as he was not expecting" any -more visitors. Members of the secretary's staff would use the spy as a messenger, and would bestow liberal tips on him in return for fetching cigarettes and other ar ticles. .- " re-..-;- PLAN SPRING GARDEN NOW Agricultural Department Says There . Will Be Need for Large Pro--, duction in 1918. i Washington. Take "thought of the spring garden now. - - " Notwithstanding the large produc tion of vegetables last, year and the great volume put into cans and Jars for winter use, there is nothing to in dicate that there' will not be equaf need for production and conservation in 1918, says the United States depart ment of agriculture. Many gardens failed last year be cause of poor soil or poor preparation or both. - - This is the time In many sections to break and to fertilize. Then in the spring it will be easier to make the seedbed and the soil will contain plant food. For the average householder It will be sufficient to prepare ground enough to produce the home supply for eat ing in the fresh state and for can ning, drying or brining for use during the following winter. Producing veg etables for market should not be. undertaken- without full knowledge of horticulture and sufficient capital arid equipment. MAKING BARBER COATS NO EXEMPTION EXCUSE New York. Michael Feldsteln, while filling out a government questionnaire, sought exemp tion from military duty on the ground he manufactured mili tary uniforms. When the ex emption board learned that Michael made "coats of military cut for barbers," recommenda tions were made that "Michael would look fine in a coat of mil itary cut, but which is not worn by the barber shop brigade." MORE AMERICAN MADE TOYS War Conditions Develop Industry to Point Where Foreign Competi tion Is Broken Forever. Washington. America is now first in the toy making industry. Hereto fore the United States has purchased the majority of its toys from Germany, Nuremburg being one of the chief man ufacturing centers In former years. Forced by war conditions to depend upon their own resources, the manu facturers of this country have , been making toys and have been so success ful that buyers for large stores claim the hold of other countries on this line of business has been broken forever. A few toys are still coming from France, England, Switzerland, and Ja pan, but the American toys have prov ed superior, as they are more educa tional. need of grain for shipment to our sol diers and to the soldiers and civilians of other countries engaged with us in the war against Germany. The use of more potatoes for lunch eon should be a simple matter. In the pplnion of specialists of the depart ment of agriculture, since practically all Americans like potatoes and since there are numerous ways in which the tubers may be prepared to avoid a sameness In the diet. - Potatoes, even in their simplest forms baked and boiled make good luncheon dishes. They may also be. used for making a variety of dishes, such as creamed and escalloped potatoes, with or with out cheese ; stuffed, potatoes, potato croquettes, and so on. Combination dishes, such as hash, stews, meat pies with potato crust, and so on, in which a considerable amount of potato is used with other foods, may constitute! practically- an entire luncheon, being hearty enough to serve for the purpose with a little salad or fruit or sweets. DIDN'T WANT TO BOO PAPA Why Sacha Guitry, the French Play , wright, Abandoned His Big Success. - Paris. Sacha Guitry, whose , amus ing play "L'Ulusionniste," has been one of the big successes of the season, sud denly decided to bring Its run - to a close. His excuse was that he want ed to go to the Riviera for the win ter. His manager, when told of the unexpected , decision, remonstrated with him. "What's the idea?" he said. "Your play is running to packed houses. Why are you closing it up?" "I want to go away for family rea sons," replied the author-actor. "Would It be Indiscreet for me to ask what these reasons are?" Insist ed the manager. "My father is going to put on a new play in one of the Boulevard thea ters." . - -- - "Well and what cf It?" "You ask me what of it? Why, sim ply that I am a dutiful son and I don't want to boo papa. nnnTnn nnnnn nn nnrnnTinri uu urciuiiiuu Instead I took Lydla E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound and Was Cured. Baltimore, Md. "Nearly four year C suffered from organic troubles, ner vousness ana neaa- acbes and every month would have to tay in bad most of the time. Treat ments would relieve me for a time but my doctor was al ways urging- tne, to My sister asked me rto try Lydia E. Pink- h a m's Vegetable Compound before 7 consenting; to a a. f operation. I took five bottles of it and f it has completely cored me and my work is a pleasure. I tell all my friends who have any trouble of this kind what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- gund has done for me." Nellie B. rittingham, 609 Calverton Rd., Balti more, Md. It is only natural for any woman to- dread the thought of an operation. So many women have been restored to health by this famous remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after an operation has been advised that it will pay any woman who suffers from such ailments to consider trying it be fore submitting to such a trying ordeaL - One Sorrow. --. - John Mitchell, chairman of the" food commission of New York, told a re porter a Christmas slum story. "I visited a hall In Pittsburgh one Christmas," he said, "where- 200 chil dren from the poorest quarter were fed on turkey, cranberry sauce and mince pie. . "Ewo scrawny little girls attracted my attention, and I halted near them to hear how they- were enjoying them selves. This Is the dialogue I heard r " 'Say, Mame, ain't this grand?' " 'You bet it is ! Only I'm sorry for one thing, Lizzie.' ."'What are you sorry for, Mame? - " 'I'm sorry I went and got me cor sets mended. " RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR. To half pint of water add 1 oz. Bay Rum,' a small box of Barbo Compound,, and oz. of glycerine. Any druggist can put this up or you can mix it at home at very little cost. Full directions for mak ing and use come in each box of Barbo. Compound.. It will gradually darken, streaked, faded gray hair, and make it soft and glossy. It will not color the scalp, is not. ticky or greasy, and does not rub off. Adv. True Blue. Cornelius Vandervllt, at a luncheon: at Piping Rock, praised an old New Yorker. "He is a true-blue American for fair," Mr. VanderbllC said. "His an cestors came over on the Mayflower and his descendants are goiug back on army transports." Watch Your Skin Improve. On rising and retiring gently smear the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash off Ointment In five minutes with Cu ticura Soap and hot water. For free sample address "Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston." At druggists and by mail. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50. Adv. Chivalrous Youngsters. Henry has a large Newfoundland dog named Rex. While at play a frozen and hungry little dog ap proached. Rex growled and Harry said : "Be a gentleman. Rex. Don't nun me nine uug , lie got iiu iiuum ur friends." A Kitchen Paradox. "Your cook is certainly a rare- one." "Yet everything she does is well done." , ALMOST FRANTIC Had Kidney Trouble From Childhood and Was Discouraged. Doan's, However, Brought Health and Strength. Mrs. C. Anderson, 4104 W. 22nd St., Chicago, 111., says: "I had kid ney trouble from childhood and three years ago a Severe spell de veloped. If I stooped, a terrible pain took me in the small of my back. and for several mln utes I could n't straighten. Often at night the pain in my back was so bad I had to prop my self up with a pil low. It seemed as if my back would break. Watery sacs formed under my His. iiifrws eyes and my feet were so swol len I had to wear slippers. Sud den dizzy spells came on and pains in my head drove me almost fran tic ' "I felt tired -and weak and bad hardly enough ambition to move. Nothing seemed to help me and I was discouraged until I commenced taking Doan'g Kidney PUU. They cured me completely and my health has been of the best ever since. Doan't surely deserves my endorse ment." Bicom to before me, FRANK EL POCH, Notary Public. CrtlWtat An Sm, Oe B DOAN'S "p'V FOSTEBVUILBURM CO. BUFFALO. N. Y. . . HAIK BALSAM A toll mnlta at him It. limit I" llniff F,m r il i. .-,1 mrtGnTrFMlUr. o.pd1.APrqrrt. W. N. U, KANSAS CITY, NO. 6-1918. V i i