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TH1 % ^HH^^Hn^HXjH^nB^^^^V|^^RflB^B i ~r~ni?- 1 ^Contributed by H, Deritt Wokh. 1 A MESS; (j.<^aa ?,* i j J J^a r.^ t? * TI-* 1 opim or iiU9 m m * :. s:?:4 *. in Letter y r', /% v f -* } THIS letter is one of tfce t of France- in responi carried to them by Jolui the* University of tneStat pupil in the Lycee Victor I the pupils singing "The I "Vive 1' Amerique." It ii pressioa of that which s brings America and Frai "It was only t Yser. One could i one*9 voice, and tht wings. And on thi turned toward the rated them was gra which sevarates ru "The ocean is During seven days t , going at full speed, houses of France c hearts are touching The Great . Has a 1AM the Great American Dollar. I was born of Toll and Sweat-and sired by Human Endeavor. Treasured and, trained by Thrift, I grew powerful and competent to perform fK/\ flnf?ao q Mrilllnrr lvi uijr ujusutia iuc uuuu vi a <.u.iub servant. Apprenticed to Industry, I earned wages that repaid ray sponsors for their care and self denial. They loved me?not for myself alone, bnt for what 1 accomplished for human good, for by tireless labor I smoothed the paths of their lives and the fruits of my energy made sweeter their days. A Sudden Awakening. In piping times of peace I grew self complacent, and, forgettlrg the Spartan character of my upbringing, became more and more the slave of Ltttary. Then suddenly came an awakentag. The forces of Good entered Into conflict r,ltb tfie L*fi?ns or hyii, ana battle raged upon the earth. The Uud oi the Free, where 1 had my be "A Great Net of Mercy < an Ocean of Unspealt leAmerkanl ******* * ^HOPE^^MT *$&?*,?_ ... I irir ?x IGE FROM fflor Pictured by f -m^ Htif <v ->g }, ~m~'r*r.1 Received by John i i m?bt messages which have bet re to the messages from Amerii H. Finley, Commissioner of E e of New York. It is reproduc juray fe Paris, which he visited Star Spangled Banner" in Fre 3 doubted if there has been a eparates the men in the opposii ice together. z little river, almost a brooi \alk from one side to the c s birds could fly over it witl > two banks there were mill othert eye to eye. But the t iter than the stars in the sky \ht from injustice. so vast that the sea gulls dt ind seven nights the great ste , drive through the deep wai ome into view; but from oi American E Great Ame WILLIAM GERARD CHAPMA1 ing, entered the great :3ght that Right might triumph, and Men and Dollars were marshaled to combat the enemy. I chanced to be of those that lingered behind, for 1 wc.s the mainstay of my masters, but one day the cail of the wounded in a far country was heard by them, and taey sent me to ...u. 4.1 se - . m wuere lue tuners 01 cumpassiuu waned to receive me. There by the alchemy of human sympj.thy I was transmuted into instruments of aid and relief and healing. Beneath the banner of white bearing a blaod rei cross I fought the good fight against pain and disease and death that the heroes who fell In the great war of Humanity against the Hun might be comforted and gfren new life. Comfort for the Wounded. 1 Now, on the thundering battle line In my k?w Identity I minister to this wounded, bringing them from blood soaked ramparts to beds of comfort, v'-v w&tS- Ck.i'.*. -v. t . ' }. \ Irawn through Jj ;able Pain'* 9 todlrossj agst ja^^j *Wv- Vfl I1"" 1 ' ' 11 FRANifP i.4 4 - ~ 'i -r ^ renc/i Schoolgirl H. Finley. m received from the schools can universities and schools, Iducation and President of ed here and comes from a last May, and there heard nch and crying in chorus, more graphic or poetic exag trenches or of that which i; it was called ithe )ther without raising i one sweep of their ions of men, the one iistance which sepa; it was the distance 9 not dare to cross it \amship8 of America, fera before the light" le side to the other dollar irican Heart giving ease to maimed bodies, rcliel to limbs writhing Id ttrtnre, cooling drafts to parched throats. And tindei ray beneficent ministrations the sonc of my masters are rescued from agony, the hero youth of the land are restored, or the lest hours of the wound ed to death robbed of the grisly horror of neglect. The flewer of our young manhood go in ever growing hordes to right the world's wrongs. New legions ol the Great Americas Dollar rauat b? marshaled to equip the army that follows?the Red Cross Array that wagea Its splendid fight against pain and death behind the battle lines. Enlist your dollars to fight under the Rcffi Cross banner, yos whs would staunch thtf wounds of thoso who battle ts i bring peace sad safety to yoi an4 > ysurs aid your hssie laud?and tovlhs wsrldL For thus Is ths Oreat Amotcaa Dollar en&oblsdl ^ ^! ^jEraiiiiiirEfisigiafefaiiEfgj |j Hadd< I EXTI 5 S j A welcome and an i jj ing the Veterans R G j we will be glad to sh H ] chandise. t J We wish you to kn I[ ] every article worn b; I j store. \\ NEW GOODS Just now we are i Waists, also ladies E and Colored Dresse White Goods, Em these. Would like for yo Also Gossard Corset ?av?11 4-/% vrAifi W 1111*11 Will UC IV J UUI ij |! Hadd< L_ >r WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. m ' . - Many inquiries have been .received. regarding the exchange of Thrift Stamps on or after December 91 1Q1S vhon if in r>1?nnf?H thati ?*, ? -- _ the War Savings campaign shall end This matter is covered fully in a special Treasury Department Circular, which reads: "The Secretary of the Treasury will make provision for the exchange of Thrift Stamps after December 81, 1918, into War Savings Stamps and certificates, series, of 1918, upon payment of the additional amount then required, or into some , other Series, or will otherwise protect the interest of holders of , Thrift Stamps." , "Some other Series" refers to a , possible issuance of a new series of War Savings Stamps. However, no! such issue has been announced asj vAt. The nhrase. "Davment of the! additional amount then required"! refers to the difference in the value; l ! between Thrift and War Savings ] I Stamps, at the time this exchange , I is made. j TWO-YEAR-OLD TALKS, 1 READS AND TELLS TIME j. San Francisco, April 30.?A tinyj( ' j two-year-old baby girl here holds the ] | world's record in mental develop-'1 I ment. | The infant prodigy is Martha: j Springer, twenty-six months old, j1 , j daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John E. |' j Springer, of Mountain View. The child can read like an eight-,' ; ] t 'year-old. The father says the child; i has a normal mind which simply hasi' ' I ' i been developed by persistent train-; i I. ii ling. 1 ! At a recent meetiner of college. professors and experts in pedagogy! ' and psychology the child for forty ? minutes read, counted and told the ; time by the clock and talked with ( ! the men who were observing her. j 1 Her baby brain did not sag and she ? | appeared to enjoy the long interview ? All were unanimous in declaring t that the baby's case indicates that 1 geniuses are made, not born. The c I c , child reads and speaks with a vocab- s ulaxy of about 2,000 words. She is i 1 large for her age and eats and i sleeps well. e on-Wils< NDS TO nvitation to make them Reunion and at all timet ow you through our co . i :/Jr tow we have a large and y women and children : rniwiwr. tm fvfd J VV/lTAtXlV> 111 M-i Y showing an extensive - ] llack, White and Colore s. broideries and Laces. my . \ >\ u to take a look at our ( s, as well as many < r interest to see. N. - ' Ml-Wilsc -V ? V ..-.'j "iu ?_ ?/. v?i /CT r'~.r:rr [ipjWMHWMjpa ,_r;_ .... , M? ;-v-_ ?srs-r MOTOR TRU?K. COMPANIES GET TRAINING IN; DRIVNG AT NIGHT Night driving of motor-truck supply trains from the-West to the seaboard has been started by the Qoarterm aater's Department as a step toward final training to fit men for service in Prance. _ According to the Council of National Defense, the experience gained in cross country convoy work has made the truck companies able to travel entirely independent of the countryside. Camps are made at the regular hour, no matter where the company is located, except that open country is given preference over cities.?Weekly War News. MEN ARE WANTED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR EXPORT TRADE OFFICES The United States Government is a looking for men who can take charge of branch offices of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce, and men to act as assistants in these offices. Branches are located in the principal commercial cities. The salaries mncrp from $1,800 to $3,000 for. managers and from $1,200 to $1,800 j for assistants. A noncompetitive .'(examination; will be held May 16 in various parts I Df the country. Applicants will be j examined in export-trade technique,! promotion of commerce, and ecolomic geography, and credit will be ?iven for knowledge of foreign lan *uages. The examinations will be jnder the direction of the Civil Ser-! nee.?Weekly War News. Two per cent of the enlisted per-' ionnel of the divisions and detached! inits of the Regular Army, National juard, and National Army, except-1 ng the Coast Artillery and various' M1 1 fn I itaff corps, wui oe ucoigimwu ittend the fourth series of officers') raining schools, which will open on Hay 15th. Admission has also been granted to some men who have had tt least one year's military training inder Army officers at educational nstitutions which have earned Govirnment recognition. - Si ' .... y 111 '! >n Co. jj f 1 ? ! all :: |i 11 selves at home dur- 11 i at our store where f i ? i fjn -ry | f mplete line of mer- j 1 I select stock, almost [ 1 can be found in our j j Y WEEK. \ j line of White Shirt- j j d Skirts and White i J. Large selection of | j, Jueen Quality Shoes* K . other denartments, S I ill )n Co. 11 laaiiaaaiiaaaaa-'' ^1 A vaab ou ? nig -t _ facilities is also shown and a great^^^H deal of land that otherwise wouldj^^^B not be utilized for crops is made bear its quota for the nation. If there is anything on earth thatfl^H gives a longing for eternal rest and^^^^a deep, damp solitude it is the who comes to town, builds up a big^^^Hj business, grows rich, and then squats^^^H down on his gold like a hen on door knob, and is too stingy even let the gravels grind in his own giz-^^^H zard. A real, genuine 18-karat^H|H stingy, selfish man, can't be honest^^^H -- ? - a- on and if be ever gets iu uea?cu has winga he. will fold them up an<^^^^| walk for fear he will ruffle a plum^^B^p or lose a tail feather.?MariettaH^H Journal. ' IB .. -A i ii i " " i ri? STATE WILL PRESERVE H 1,500,000,000 QUARTS I OF FRUIT?ESTIMATE" H .-L \% Cleveland, April 30.?Statisticians: here have figured it out that housewives this year in ihe.UfoiteA. States: flfl will preserve, by canning At; .home, 1,500,000,000 quarts of fruits and* garden products. Hie method of arriving;<6;.thjs ?*- HI I timate- was as follows: Eight of thei principal factories in the.- conntry making rubber rings for glass jars reported a porduction . of ?36,761,- I I 248 rubber rings for use in. homecanning; retailers and jobbers carried over a considerable supply from ^EB last year; adding.to this the number, estimated, of special caps, that* were sold and the probable percentage of rubber rings that could be used a second time, Dasing esuuiutco. on the quantities canned last year, experts have arrived at the great total of one and a half billion quarts for 1918, EH Most home canning is done in quart jars, and the number of pint jars used, it is said, is offset by the num- I H | ber of two-quart jars used making- H^n ' the quart average a safe one. \ If this canned product is*estimated at 20 to 25 cents a quart in value, the home canners will save from $300,000,000 to $375,000,000, and I I will release that amount of farnv-HHl grown products to the nation for^HH the armies, for most of the home^^^H canned goods are from war gardens, it is pointed out. a oouintr in trtinsnortatio*