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The Pullman Herald
hLUMEXXX
[D CROSS WORKERS
GO "OVER THE TOP"
wo Hundred and Fifty Red Navy
Hospital Unit, Comprising 11,
--500 Pieces, Completed—l2o2
Kvtra tot Good Measure
The women of the Pullman Red |
rOS9 and its active auxiliaries,
nlontown, Colton, Albion and John
jn, have-gone "over the top" with
vengeance with the completion of
ie big 110-bed hospital unit of 11,
--00 pieces, sending along 1204 extra
ieces for good measure. The ladies
[ the Pullman branch undertook a I
remendous task when they accepted
ie big hospital unit, and many Pull- |
tan people were reluctant to believe I
hat the unit could be completed on
rtaedule time. The "over-subscrip
ion" of 1204 pieces, on top of the
ivriad of pieces required" for the I
nit, again proves the patriotism of
ie women of Pullman and the aux- j
iliary towns.
j Aside from the 12,502 pieces sent
[or the hospital unit, 218,': separate
iressings have been completed at tho
{aiize rooms during the past month, |
and knitted garments to the number
If 678 have been completed and
lipped. All of the work is of the j
try best quality, the Pullman ladies!
laving been congratulated upon the
occellence of their work by Red Cross j
leads on many occasions.
I Another feature of the work which i
speaks the willingness and desire
I the Pullman ladies to do their full
art and more in winning the war |
id in alleviating the suffering of the
ghting men and ministering to their
ants. is the fact that every stitch
iat went into those _16,000 odd
karate pieces was volunteer work,
Drafting" and active solicitation foi
led Cross workers having been un
ecessary.
The 250-bed unit includes the fol
ding 1 1,500 pieces:
1500 large sheets.
900 draw sheets.
138 operating sheets.
86 spreads.
1200 pillow cases.
1812 face towels.
400 bath towels.
1200 napkins.
480 tray cloths.
360 wash cloths.
144 dust cloths.
•12 hot water bottle covers.
42 lee bag covers.
HI knitted mops.
42 operating gowns.
42 operating caps.
24 operating helmets.
24 pairs of operating leggins.
7»0 hospital shirts.
•180 pajama suits.
136 bath robes.
120 shoulder wraps.
120 bed socks., .
1200 substitute handkerchiefs.
240 pairs ward slippers.
250 comfort bags.
Hi ambulance pillows.
The 1204 pieces shipped with the
wpltal unit, but not required, were
*4 hospital shirts, 97 draw sheets,
'« towels, 90 napkins, 180 tray
loths. 60 wash cloths, three hot i
'Mer bottle covers, 29 pairs operat- \
es "Wings. 74 pajama suits, three
■wider wraps and 282 bed socks.
Th knitted garments included 197 j
m**, 88 scarfs, 270 pairs of
*«>. 120 pairs wristlets and three
''gnans.
*'ARM LABOR BUREAU
J}*** for » better distribution of!
m labor during the coming season I
*lnJ, rm and harvest actlvltes are j
A* formulated by J. c. Scott, farm '
9* specialist with the extension j
*<*«* the State College. Mr.!
"* Plans to have a farm labor bu- 1
V established In every town In the :
g2 Bection• the work to be so
. ed that labor can be transferred j
7 <om,nunlties where it is plentl- 1
>ssed where the bußy Beason has
to those communities where
»»• needed. These bureaus will
tain. CO' op('ration with the federal
REP* bureauß' M - D - Henry
c°nduc^ man bureau.
jWOOMB TAX MAN COMING
tern_i liff' deputy collector of
'edne.V €Venue ' wi» be in Pullman
ld^<lay and Thursday. March 20
W»nce 7 the purpose of *lvi as
»kl ne th° who deß,re It in
out their income tax returns.
Devoted to the best interests of Pullman and the best farming community in the Northwest grounding it.
WILL RAISE FUNDS
FOR HIGH SCHOOL
"The Fascinating Fanny Brown,"
a two-act farce by Helen F. Bagg.
will be presented by a Pullman high
school cast, at the Grand theatre this
(Friday I evening, March 16. at 8:00
p. in. The proceeds will be used for
the high school assembly. In put
ting out champion teams in both
football and basket ball, the assem- 1
bly has Incurred expenses that have
been unusually heavy. No subscrip
tion from citizens has been taken,
and the assembly can close the year
free from debt with no financial as
sistance sought from outside sources
ii a generous patronage is given the
pity, You will get your moneys !
worth if you see "The Fascinating
Fanny Brown."
flip all-star cast is as follows: ■
Porcival Gale Ralph Nash
Biiiy Pearson Robert Douglas
Henry Dudley .Charles Hamlin
Mis. Card well 7. vfAnnie Ferbranche ;
Audrey Caldwell Catherine Mathews
Dorothy Dudley Joyce Steele
Florence Howe Marie Flasket
Mrs. Moffit Nellie Krous
Martha Elizabeth George
Scene: The living room at Perci
* ai dale's summer hotel, "Idlewild."
MISS CRAIG BRINGS i
IMPORTANT MESSAGE
Pells Why It is Vitally Important
for the People of This County to
i
Conserve Cereals and Fats
That the United States is at the
present ,time 45,000,000 bushels
short of supplying the wheat prom
ised to the allies and that this de
ficit must be made up by April 20 j
was the message brought to the
women of Pullman yesterday by Miss
Agnes Craig, director of home eco
nomic^ for the state of Washington
for the food administration and head
of the college of home economics at
the State College. Miss Craig has
just returned from Washington.
I). C. where she attended a national
conference of homo economics direct
ors, and her message to the people of
Pullman came direct from Herbert
Hoover, national food administrator,
with whom Miss Craig had several
conferences. She spoke before the
meeting of the Women's Union for
Community Conservation, and the
chamber of commerce rooms were
packed with listeners.
"At the present time the United
States is short 45,000,000 bushels
>f supplying the wheat promised our
lilies and this deficit must be made
up by April 20," said Miss Craig. "It '
will require the strictest conserva
tion on the part of our people and
he immediate release of any surplus
wheat products in their possession.
Pis is the reason for the request to
he people for the return to the re
tailers and wholesalers of any sur
plus flour which may be in their
)ossession.
"The cereal foods and fats are not ]
i necessity in a country which has
ilenty of other varieties of food, but !
ire absolutely necessary in a country |
which is short of all other kinds of
sustenance. That is why we must |
supply England and Frame with
liese particular articles of food.
"The United States today is short '
ilx per cent of the normal require
ments of fats and 13 per cent of cal- I
orie producing foods. At the end of !
February England was 30 per cent
.e^ow the normal requirements of
•ereal foods."
.Miss Craig denounced as absolute
y false the statement that the na- ;
ional food administration was wast
ng money, stating that to her own [
cnowldge many of the claims of ex-j
ravagance and useless expenditure
lave no foundation in fact. She
•ailed attention to the urgency of :
he demand for the , strictest con- !
lervation of wheat foods and fats and
lrged every housewife to heed the
•equests of the food administration I
o the letter.
The program was opened by a flag
mlute and two patriotic songs by i
he school children of the Seventh
md Eighth grades.
Mrs. Albert Cammack, vice chair
nan of the Pullman Red Cross, gave
in Interesting report on Red Cross '
vork.
PULLMAN. WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, MARCH 15. 1918
First Copy of "Stars and Stripes"
l iist Issue of Newspaper Published
by and for the American Expect!*
tionary Forces in France
Miss Florence Itees of Portland,
Ore., a student at the State College,
has received a copy of the first issue
of The Stars and Stripes, the official
publication of the American expe
ditionary forces In France. it is an
(tight-page, seven-column weekly pa
per filled Willi news ami special ar
ticles of interest to the boys over
there as well as to their relatives
over here. The first page carries a
large picture of General Pershing
and a letter from him commending
the plan of issuing the paper and
wishing it success. He says, in part:
"The paper, written by men in the
service, should speak the thoughts
of the new American army and the
American people from whom that
army has been drawn."
The Stars and Stripes is well edit
ed, carries some excellent cartoons
and numerous Illustrations, has a
sporting page, and is highly seasoned
with jokes and humorous anecdotes
of army life. It also shows a good I
advertising patronage. Judging by
the first number tin- paper will build
up a wide circulation in tin- United
States, as it contains much news and
Information not to be found in tin
papers of ibis country.
The subscription price is 50 cen
times a copy. Subscription price to
soldiers. four francs for three
months, to civilians five francs for
three months. Address all communi
cations relating to subscriptions to
Hie Stars and Stripes, Press Division,
[1. H. Q., A. E. P., France. The first
issuo was dated Friday, February 8,
md contained the following message
if good cheer.
TO Till: FOLKS BACK HOME
To the Fathers and Mothers. Sisters
and Brothers, Wives, Sweet
hearts, and Friends of th.. Men
in the American Expeditionary
Forces:
We hear that you have been re
galed with some alarming stories .
ilout us of the A. E. F. and our
•onifort here in France. in fact,
some of those stories have been re
layed to us, end if they weren't so
far from the truth we might he in
clined to get really mad. Put know
ing the authors of some of them—for
»ome of the hysterica! stripe have
really been over here— our first in
•lination is to laugh.
Hut, after all, it's no laughing mat
er to be talked about behind our
nicks in s""ch a reckless and irre
sponsible way by reckless and irre
sponsible people, though no doubt
some of them have the best inten
ions iii the world and think that
hey, and they alone, can save us.
(They probably told you that, and
isked you to contribute money to
heir worthy cause, haven't they?)
What hurts most, however, is the
'bought that, though we know you
ire loyal to us and have the firmest
of faith in us, perhaps their din
ales may have caused you anxiety,
nay even have brought you to be
lieve that perhaps, after all, we had
lecome a bit neglectful of our trust;
"id that, so believing, you might
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[ Red Cross Lunch Saturday (
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I The second of the series of Red Cross luncheons will be =
| served in the chamber of commerce rooms Saturday, =
2 March 16, from 11 :00 a. m. to 7:00 p. m., in celebration of =
2 St. Patrick's Day. Sandwiches, pickles, cake and coffee S.,
2 will be served for 25 cents. Everything for the luncheon | ]
z is donated by the women of Pullman and not a cent of = -
2 expense attaches to the serving of the feed, the gross re- = \
2 ceipts to be given to the Red Cross. The lunchon will be S '
2 in charge of the Neighborly Neighbors club of Sunnyside E |
= hill, the members of that organization taking care of the •§ r
2 solicitations of articles of food and the serving.. Remem- = r
2 ber the date, tomorrow, Saturday, March 16. Get a square = s
2 meal at a reasonable price and help a worthy cause. = '
- Set
I, m§
RiiimiiiiiiiiiiiimiHiiiiiiiiimtiiiiiiii^F n
have been sorely, and entirely unduly
distressed in spirit.
Be assured that these sensational
Stories are nothing but myths. Abso
lutely him; else. And wo have
the facta tel prove that they are. Lis
ten:
The percentage of venereal disease
in this army of yours is three-tenths
of one per cent the smallest per
centage on record for any army, or
any civilian population, In the
world's history. It is a sober i.rmy,
and a well-behaved one. The statis
tics in the possession of the judge ad
vocate general's department prove
that there have been, In proportion,
fewer cases of drunkenness, fewer
breaches of military discipline among
its members than has been the case j
with any army whose records have
been preserved.
Now, to lake a specific instance. j
A certain self constituted "board of
morals" is quoted in a dispatch from
the United States to the effect thai
lot*', men from the "northeastern
states' were locked up in the guard
house following their first pay day
for drunkenness.
That is the story; here are the
facts:
Since the troops referred to as
coming from the "northeastern
states" came to France, the total
number of their men locked up in the
guardhouse for all offenses—not tor
drunkenness alone, mind you—has
been exactly 134 to date, In other
words, the self-constituted champions
of sobriety generously multiplied by
eight the number of men Imprisoned
for all offenses — including as it does
those punished for infractions of
rules, Insubordination and the like
-and passed the enlarged figures on
to you as representing the number
of men locaed up for drunkenness
alone! No wonder you were scared
—as they probably intended you
should be.
.lust to refute them again, here is
a quotation from the report of a
Protestant chaplain on active service
with these same maligned troops
from the "northeastern states."
Bear in mind, too, that this particu
lar chaplain has been in tin; army but
a short time, and therefore brings a
fresh and impartial judgment to bear
on the problems. This is what he
says:
"In performing my priestly func
tions it has been my privilege to '
travel considerably among the troops
and it pleases me immensely to be
able to state that I find moral con
ditions most satisfactory. The mil
itary authorities are vigilant in re
moving temptation. We have a clean
army; and 1 am honestly convinced
that the men in France are in less
danger morally than they would be I
in service in their own country."
"The men in France are in less
danger morally than they would be
in service in their own country."
That last clause is worth repetition. |
Ponder on that, dear people, at home. !
Here's something more. The Cath- 1
olic chaplains attached to these same
slandered troops declare that, out of
thousands of men admitted to the |
confessional, only three have con- '•
fessed sins of magnitude. A corre- 1
spondent of an internationally- 1
(Continued on last page) ;
1:1.11 SURPLUS FLOUR
BY 2.V111 OF MARCH
In order ihat all persona may be
placed 01 an equal basis, and that
flour supplies may be more evenly di
vided, that Hebberd, food admin
istrator for Washington, Is calling on
all persons having in their possession
more than a 30-day supply of flour
to return it to their merchant by
March 25.
This situation arises from the fact
that it has been the custom for many
persons to purchase enough flour In
th,' fall to do them for a year, and
the stock they now have on hand
came to them In a perfectly proper
manner. However, the administra
tor hopes they will return the flour,
which is not necessary for their im
mediate needs. Such returns will
add considerable to the general sup
ply In the channels of trade.
■""•"' far as possible citizens are
P.sked to return the flour to the mer
chant from whom it was purchased.
lure this is not practical the food
administration in the county is asked
L' assist, any who wish to return their
sin plus.
"Swat the Kaiser," the latest gam
bling game —'49 celebration, March
22-23- Red Cross benefit,
LOCAL BASKETTOSSERS
ARE COUNTY CHAMPS
Pullman High School Defeats Endi
cotl High In -Season Game
for County Honors
Pullman high school annexed the
county basket ball championship
last. Friday evening when they de
feated Endicotl high school, contend
ers for the honor, in a post-season
game played on the St. John floor,
by a score of I I to 34. The game
was fast from start to finish, with
many exciting moments, but entirely
free from roughness, Pullman
showed distinct superiority at every
stage of the game and the final re
sult was never seriously in doubt.
Dressier was the bright and shining
star for Pullman, annexing nine bas
kets and playing brilliantly through
out the contest. Douglas and Nash
were also well up in the scoring de
partment of the game, while Dixon
and Crow, through careful guarding,
helped their teammates pile up the
-con- and kept Kndicott from getting
(dose enough to the basket to score.
Both teams accepted the point
penalty for fouls over the maximum
if four rather than send in substi
tutes for the offending player, Pull
man gaining six points by this means
md Endicott four.
Of the two games previously
played between Endicott and Pull
nan each team had won a victory,
caving the county championship in
loubt, with the two contending
earns on even terms. The post-sea
son game was arranged to settle the
[uestlon of championship and was
dayed on a neutral floor so that
leither team could claim an advant
igo on that score.
Lineup and summary:
Pullman (44) Endicott (34)
>ressler . . . .Forward. . . . Daubert
Jouglas . Forward Miller
sash Center Lust
'row Guard Little
Jlxon Guard Hergert
Pullman scoring: Baskets—Dress
er 9, Douglas 1, Nash 3, Free
brows —Douglas 4, Nash 2.
Endicott scoring: Baskets —Dau-
.ert 4, Hergert 4, Lust 2. Free
brows — Daubert 10.
Referee— Edmondson, Idaho.
LILY BRYAN MARRIED , '
Lila Bryan, eldest daughter of Dr. !
nd Mrs. E. A. Bryan, was married '
ist Tuesday at the home of her par- I
nts at Boise, Idaho, to Norbert Kul- '
_r of Valley, Wash. The wedding <
as a continuation of a romance 1
hich began at the State College, '
ben Dr Bryan was president of the <
istltutlon and • v eier was a fresh- *
ian. '! he Broom is now stationed at i
amp Lewis, in the headquarters of 1
attery F, 31Cth Field Artillery. He I
•cured a furlough to go to Boise a
i be married. Mrs. Kulzer returned >
i the Sound with her husband and f
ill live in Tacoma as long as he re- «
ains at Camp Lewis. j'1
NUMBER 21
PULLMAN SECURES
TRACTOR DISPLAY
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i
Power Panning Demonstration to Be
Held Hera —Probably During
Last Week in May
The Northwest's power farming
demonstration will this year be held
in Pullman, In of the leading tractor
manufacturing concerns having al
ready given their guarantee of co
operation and assurance that they
will have representatives In Pullman
to demonstrate their tractors under
typical Northwestern farming candi
tions. Prof. George Severance, head
of the committee from the chamber
of commerce, to which the question
of holding the power farming dem
onstration was referred, reports that
most of the tractor manufacturing
'me-,-ins with which ho has come in
touch have promised their most
hearty support, and that the success
of the undertaking, from the stand
point of a variety of tractors for
demonstration purposes. Is already
assured.
The demonstration, according to
the plans already mapped out by the
committee, will cover a period of
from three days to a full week, and
will be held either tbe last week ln
May or early In June, the exact date
not having yet been set. To the
State College has been assigned tho
task of securing a tract of land, not
too far from Pullman, of from 200
to 4CO acres, which presents all the
means and extremes of Inland Em
igre farm topography. The college
also will secure the necessary plows,
c(;s<_, hitches, drills, feed cutters and
oilier equipment required to demon-
rate just what each tractor can do.\
A guarantee will be given to the
farmer whose acreage is used for the
demonstration that a thorough job
oi cultivation will lie done on the
tiro tract.
forts will he made to havo the
agricultural agents of the various
counties of the stato arrange their
annual farmer excursions to the col
lege so that they will be hero for the
demonstration. Through this means
it is expected that representative
farmers from every part of the state
will be zrought to Pullman to see at
first hand the work of the various
types of tractors, placing each In a
posit ion to ascertain just what type
of tractor is best adapted to his own
particular farming conditions. The
demonstration is also expected to at
tract fanners from all parts of the
Northwest, Including Montana and
Canada
The problem of handling tho big
crowd and providing food accommo
dations will bo taken in hand by tha
r-.hamber of commerce, which organi
zation will probably grant restaurant
concessions to reliable parties. .
All tractor manufacturing con
i-erns will be invited to send tractors
for the demonstration and it Is
thought that many more than the 10
ilready assured will take advantage
nf the opportunity to demonstrate
their particular farm labor savers
before the representative crowd of
farmers. The demonstration will
have a dual purpose, to show what
the tractors can not do as well as
what they can do. They are all valu
able machines, each ono fitted to do
■irst class work under certain condl
ions. Tho demonstration will en-
Lble each farmer to select the ma
ihine best fitted to the work
a inch he requires and to the topog
aphy of his land.
CHICKENS AM) RABBIN
That from 100 to 100 of tho stu
lents of the Pullman grade schools
ire already raising chickens or rab
dts and that at least as many more
,re anxious to engage in the Industry
eir lack tin- funds to make a start,
/as the report made to the chamber
f commerce by David Guthrie on be
.alf of the committee of high schools
oys to whom was assigned the task
i taking tin' rabbit and chicken cen
us of the grade school pupils. The
ensus is a part of the campaign
lunched by the chamber of com
terce for greatly increased chicken
nd rabbit production as a war meas
re, and it is probable that means
>r financing the pupils who are de
rous of engaging in this back-yard
idustry will bo be found.