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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
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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
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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,
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Irawn through Jj
;able Pain'* 9
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FRANifP
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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
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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
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>r WAR SAVINGS STAMPS.
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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
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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-,'
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t 'year-old. The father says the child;
i has a normal mind which simply hasi'
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' i been developed by persistent train-;
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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
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tow we have a large and
y women and children
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showing an extensive - ]
llack, White and Colore
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broideries and Laces.
my
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u to take a look at our (
s, as well as many <
r interest to see.
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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.
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all :: |i
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selves at home dur- 11
i at our store where f i
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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
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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.
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STATE WILL PRESERVE H
1,500,000,000 QUARTS I
OF FRUIT?ESTIMATE" H
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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*