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GIRLS CARRY OLD GLORY THROUGH THE STREETS OF ST. PAUL . - T -- I I ! ' . FOR BARBED WIRE ENTANGLE MENTS . , Orders for 10,000 tons of barbed wlio linvo been given to linns in tbls country by tin Ittillun government. The wire will cost about $.'1,000,000. MOTOR TRUCK DRIVERS WANTED About 30,000 motor trucks are to be ptin-hnsed by the Government, for the army. There is a great demand for men who can drive tliem. AUTO TIRES OF RUBBER SPONGE NURSES NEEDED IN FRANCE Five thousand nurses arc needed at once in Franco, according' to the In formation received by the American Hud Cross. One thousand of these must be men. Will Prove Puncture Proof, Is Hope of Promoters. It Is proposed to manufacture punc turo proof nutomobllo Urea from rub ber sponge! and. experiments with this end In view are being carried forward. Ilubbor spon&o has somo rcmaikable propcrt.es which make it a promising material. It contains great quar'Hes of air, but tho air la in the form of very minute bubbles, each bubble in closed in a. thin sac of rubber. Rubber sponge is made by the ad dition of certain chemicals which give of large quantities tit gas, which la Im prisoned by the soft rubber during the vulcanizing process. It distributes the shock of the road much as an air filled tire docs ly vir tue of the Impi ironed gas in lie struc ture, and has the added vlituo that a puncture will only effect tho air tacs actually ruptured. WANTS SAUCE LABEL AT GRAVE Re- Manufacturer Makes Headstone quest Before Taking Life. Now Orleans, La. Written request that a label of bis tobasco sauce be placed on his tombstone was left by C. P. Moss, millionaire manufacturer,' who shot and killed himself In a hotel here. As he fired his revolver a long distance telephone call from bis wife was received at the hotel. Two Infant humming birds, the mother of which was accidentally killed, aro being brought up by hand at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bonn, founders of Aberdeen, Wash. Tho birds now aro about grown. The Benns have fed them on honey, and they have become so tame that after being freed for tl J day they -return to tho Benn home at night for shelter. The girl who t,ik.j the cake Is ono who can bake gooil br&ad. "Liberty Loan" girls carrying hugo American flag through SL Paul streets. To st'mulate the purchase of Liberty Loan bonds BL- Paul recently staged a demonstratior i which iSecre- of the Ticasury McAdoo, who was present, declared to.be the "greatest pamouc aemonawauon '" " . tary the Un ted States since the war began." Among otner tnings mere wua u;k r'-Jr'r, ture of which was the carrying of a huge American flag by more than thirty "Liberty Loan" girla, each of whom na.u a uiir iiult uiuul-u uuuui nt. onwuiuci fri H cms eh old Hint HOME A1IXED FLOURS Farmers' Bulletin 87 of the United States Department of Agriculture, "Bread and Bread Mixing," Includes, in addition to white bread recipes, a a number of homemade bread from whole wheat or graham flour, from home-ground flour, from rye, rolled oats, etc. These are ns follows : V Rice Bread. One cup lukewarm water, milk or a mixture of the two, 1 cup uncooked rice, lVt teaspoons salt, 1 tablespoon sugar, butter (if need), r tablespoon, or less, Vi cake compressed yeast, 2 cups wheat Hour. Steam the rice with onc-Iinlf of the liquid until it Is soft. This is done better in a steamer than in a double boiler, for the liquid is bo small in amount that the rice does not become soft readily ami the presence of the steam helps. Put the sugar, .salt nnd fat (If used) Into the mixing bowl nnd pour over them Uu remaining Until (Vi cupful). When the mixture Jias become lukewarm add the ye.ist Mini 14 cupful of Hour. Allow this sponge to rise until very light, add the'liollcd' rice, which should nave ben -oiiled until lukewarm, and thea'e.st of the flour This dough i- so thick that same pressure is required to work in the last portions of the Hour. Allow the dough to rUe until It has doubled its bulk, form Into n loaf, place in 11 pan of standard size, allow it to rise until It nearly reaches the the top of the pan, and bake. Rye Bread. One quart milk , .1 tablespoons sugar., 4 teaspoons salt, 2 tablespoons butter, 1 cake compressed yeast, 3 cupfuls flour (1 cup being -wheat and the remainder rye). Follow the directions for making wheat bread according to the short process until after the bread has been molded the second tlm. At this point the dough should be placed in a slx pouud bowl lined -with a cloth into .which Hour has been rubbed. When the dough has risen to the top of the bowl turn out on a hot sheet iron (a drapplng pan Inverted will do), over which a tablespoon of flour has I been sprinkled, and put It Ininiedlate- ly Into a very hot oven. After ten t minutes lower tin tetuiteraturo som j what and bake for one hour. This 'recipe Is a modltlcattou of an old t l ! household methods of making rye .bread. ... .. - WILL NOT SPARE THE WOUNDED i . i : , Dutch' prtjlefs s.iy (Jerinany-Ji.ide tclared'it.i Intention to sink all hospital ships and every other -icind-of craft ic the so-called "harriil" parts of the I Atlantic and Mediterranean, excepting only nne hospital s-lnp from -Salonikl ' to Gibraltar. SPORTSWOMAN OF TODAY THINKS OF UTILITY FIRST, BEAUTY AFTERWARD ... . Dressed lo7 cestui,: Hleft) 'unci "'k'eHbwston'e Park'Buit. I Utility comes first and beauty second with. the sportswoman of 1917. She doesn't hesitate-to wear bjfurtyil"ni$ct!when the need drises,,and she isn't afraid of beinir calico "mannish. 'The tnrl ut tho left is wearing tf SEEK SERVICE IN FIELD TELEGRAPHY V ' w?N v 5M 'VL' "' 5 '''iw. . 'K$2$ti ..-, .' -5. v-' ' - --2,Jkj 3Ii&3 LaStell Beck (above) and Mis Edith Evans. T'i"se two patriotic Indianapolli g,i - have ofTe.-ed their services a fir -'giaph operators to Col. Sas It ." the, central military depart r. Chicago. Miss Evuns is 1 jf Chicago Universit-, v 1 -s Heck is a Vass.;r alumnu: Ti 'ft thoroughly undeistar. fi ihy. . 1 f ' -I ? . VOOED BY. MAIN; NO WEDDING Widow Changes Her Mind on Seeing Farmer's Home. Somerset, Pa. Michael II. Miller, used C3, of Hockwood, had an unhappy experience with a metropolitan matri monial buieau. After consldeiable correspondence and an exchange o photograrhs, a widow from Elmira, N. Y arrived at Hockwood. As tho time of the woman's arrival approached Miller tidied liimselt up a bit and bled himself toward tho ia!l roid station. Tho tiaiu an I veil on time. After malting himself knov. n, Miller took his prospective bride and stepchildren In a. jitney to h's modest domicllo a short distance f.om town. The ptospectlve Mis. Miller ,'&a Im mediately displeased with htr sur roundings. Sho relused to give her name and boarded tho Hist train for Pittsburgh. Sho told Hockwood people that Miller repie3cnted himself as a well-to-do retired farmer. sei'pe-cottt and-liUulUtrowu.sXUii.Ul-.aUXho-righUis clad.entiruly, in kff&i. rrMKRYPTDKl bifocal lftT.ASfi7.S f nT ifiSKS THE INVISIBLE BIFOCALS Near and t!ar vision ,ln one crys tnlleu'r Iens3 Smooth, even sur faces, free from seum or bump. A convenience for every occasion. The G.B$CKMANN CO. loietioOhio. 3?3 SK.ialf .St.,. wz Watch Your Step! If You Don't, Someone Else Will Never was there a time when one's feet were noticed as they are today. Why not keep them trim and up-to-date in a pair of nifty pumps or oxfords from r Wood s 416 Adams S Boot Shop "Fastest Growing Shoe Store in Toledo" :i'-'s!l ij J WmwTt-u&ttt I TOLEDO, OHIO S Suits Radically Reduced to .; $7.75 .and $12.75 ' ' "'." To nitikc nel week still more inlo'-oslin these suit': Imve hud tlieir prices IiHRgecl. All tire most beconiin? suits of sergo, vool jersey and popliii. Tliere are still many more days to enjoy 11 suit, in fuel the season is just beginning. The suits are in navy blue, black and colors. H.i-einent Store You Must Eave a Gingham Dress of Course at $2.95 and $3.95 Good htylu ileinanils It. There are tb'e 1110. t charinliiK .sheet ilrc.s-.-es here in plain colors and iilahK Smiie In coat I'll'ccr, otht'i) ui plain belteil .styles, Mimetlmi's tlnl-lird with a white collin". Theiv are also voiles at tbctiy prices In inniiy attr.n-tivi' Myle. l'.iseniont Store J Silk Petticoats 'lSenntlfiil I'haiiRcable.s' nnd plain colors, with a deep ruf lle and sevenll rows 6f tfmall ir rnUk's and a hllk underlay. Basement Store Smart White Dresses $2.50, $2.95, $3.50 The style of dresses that are so becoming to Utile Klrln of S to A years. Some have wide satin KlrdleS, caught with chiffon rose buds in blue. The skirts have inserting down hide mid lai'i' mound the bottom. They aie very attractively trimmed and well made I'msenii'iit Stoic J liiradredsefNightgdwas, 78c s- Iii this gionp are high neck, long hleeves and f'lp-ovcr-thi'-lieiid styles. Made' of fine Jonvioih or crepe and trinmied with embroid ery er l.ice edglngsi run wllh ribbon. Oilier styles at fiSc aiid (i(lc. ' Hiisemenr Stoic L. Girls' New Gingham Dresses 58c 35c 95c Scores of ivauh dresses in plain colors, p.nlils and stripes, nigh or low waist styles, and 11 1 piettlly finished. Sim's (! to 1-1 jears. Basement Store . Beautiful Wash Waists Extraprdinary at $1.50':' :' Fine wille, daln'tly fashioned and trimmed with lino iiicu and organdy Insets. The large (Hilars that are ,o prettily UnJs'heil give them an ,ilr of nitich higher priced waists. Uasenient Store 1 . i 1 J 1