The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, March 28, 1918, Image 2
BASIS FOR LOANS
TO FARM_OWNERS
Federal Board Issues Rules for
the Guidance of Land
Banks.
MANY MECHANICS ARE NEEDED
Ten Thousand Skilled Men Wanted for
Service in the Aviation Section of
the Signal Corps-Now Kind of
Bullets.
aVnslington. - The federal farm
loan board has issued the following
rules for the guidance of the land
banks in determining whatt area con
etitutes a farin for loaning purposes
"First, Generally--The farm uist he
of suifflclent area to yield at the hands
of an ordinarily cnpable farmer, put
ting it to the use to which it is gen
erally adapted and using average moth
ode, an income suflicient to muaintain
t1e family of the aliepicnnt nail (is
charge the interest and amortization
paymients.
"Second, Speially.-Wlere th rough
1ntensivle farmiing 01r the p racticte of i
speelalty a suilicient incone hints been
regulanrly derivel frt in a tract '
flclent in area for ordinary farming.
or where ithe apipilittion of the pr'os- r
poetiye horrower shts dhat he is by I
experience enpulil at' piucii rig such i
an incomte fronm such a tract, shil iron
lmay be necepted its sur flint, prtovidi
ed the lard has a stable and perion
nent mart 1 vHuo stllclent to warrant
the lonn applietd for. This ruling does
not apply to fruit and orchard lands
which have already been the subjects
of definite rulings by this board."
Under the first paragraph of this rul
ing loans may be made to the ordinary
farmer on the basis of average skill
and efficiency, and no tract of land
will be accepted as a farin eligible for
a loan under the federal farm loan net
unless it Is large enough to support
the family and take care of the loan
under the average farm conditions of
the neighborhood.
lut under the second iiagraph of
the ruling the inten1sive farmer or the
man who practices a proftt aibe sprylni
ty, or who shows himnself ithle to do
so, will lit ven tinanhd n(13 support by
the fetlernl loan systeimn, even though
his farm inny he too sumll for ordinary
farming purposes, pliled that the
land qIuite apart fron its use has a
stable and perit anent Innd value which
will make the lont safe whether it is
well opera t eI(, or imdly operated, or
not operated at all, .
QualIfled men registered under the
aelectivo service inw maiiy he inducted
Into service to fill the aill for I (,00t
skilled 'ehanlies needed by the avia
tion section of the signal corps, by
applying to their locai hoards. Men
not registered may enlist at recruit
ing stntions.
The present call is pai rteularly for
nachinists, nulito miecharcs,. enigine re
pnaimen, guinsmithfs, ebauiiiffeuiirs, Ca r
J'en ters, b)3 lcsmi Iit, fInsm3i ts, sheet
metal w~orke'rs, proeller' makllers,
wIreless opera'itors atnd conlstrulctors,
tailors, tent-muakers, snIl-mnkers, truck
maosters, vlennoizrers, wvelters, anrd ex
perts on malfgnetos, ignItion Itystemas,
cam~ieras, watches, and clocks.
Men wIll lie sent to SitnI Antonio,
Tex., for segregtio(n by trades, fol
lowed by a brilef course of instruetton
at flyling flthls or (nettrles, then or
ganIzed into squadrons mostly for
sorvice ove'rsens. Atlilitional informau
tion may bte s'curIedl by . piplint Ion to
the nir divisIon, lpersonnel depalrtmlent,
Washinigton, D). 0.
The present war has1 broughlt forth
a niew~ kind of ammitlltion3 for airplanle
use in the formi of spieelnl atrid~gtes
contaIning bullets for nirmior-pierelng,
tracing, and incetiriy lIrposes. All
of these cart ridges are of It' sinaill
rifle calibers, l''l'l norimt. to a s tateme~int
nuthorizedl by ft' war 3'dhepa 3rtnt.
The threte- tent)hs of ani in dl II iafeer
and short length oif thi' hullet lef't It
tIe spaice for the anrmlor-piereing ole
* ~~posit Ion, btut such com l'ina1ttionts 113ve(
* ~ been matd'.
TIhe hiultets dleve'loped bty ft United
States ordnan31ce(' tdtpartnt have I131'ut been
see If thetre 1s aniy dlitffertenct in t'ir
~~~performnce when f~~'1 ired friom3 11 Citulek
ly movilng airpl ane ini the upper utmos(4)
equa1l1 to or Surpa13ssing thalt attainert
abrond.
Mtoret thban 1,000lf tOnls of *1 ianrnetc
coal wereP (iltcndemnedl in Penniisylv~antr
mnarkcets by reprecsenitatives of the fuel
admInistratIon recently in the enm.
naign to compel the delivery of clean
- coal.
4 ~Followilng the 1)1313 tidopted for (131.
Ifornand C111(olorado, the food admlin.I
Istrat Ion has appoln ted' aI commii ssi
to de(terineltI the (cost of pr'oduing
sugar beets In Nebraska. Th'le com.I
inission h1as no( Itower to fix prices,
but it is expected that its figures will
servo as the batsis for voluintatry prIce
agreements be(t ween growiers anad pur
chaisers of st~uar beets.
All hees nowIn storage miust be
markeed bforeJune 15, unless spe0
elal perrnission to hold is givez. by the
foodl admni't ution.
The use of gas in warfare dates bacJ
to about 400 B. C. The Spartan sat
urated wood with pitch and sulphui
and burned it under the walls of citie
Which they were attacking. For sei
oral centuries gas has not been uset
in warfare, and The llague convention
(lefinitely ruled against it. However
on April 22, 1915, the Germans liber
ated great clouds of gas against Cana
(i8a troops near Ypares. Terrible ie
structlon and(1 denOralization resulted
from this first gas attack, and within
a week 1'aglan(d Was making plans for
gas warfare against the Germans.
Soon after the first German gas at
tack English 111(1 French women sent
to the front hundreds of thousands of
homne-made gas masks. For the most
part they were merely hand ages fin
p regnated wilh chemicals to wrap
around the noutth anad nose. These
emergency Imiasks saved miny lives,
buit afforde'd only limited protectionl.
Commenting on the delcsion to regu
late tihe consumption of bread in Paris
by means of tickets, reference is 1ta1de
by some of the Paris newspapers to
the sticeess of the breitad card in Switz
erlajul, wvhere the bread has beeni ra
tioned for sever aimonths, resulting in
an econonly of 45 per cent of the
itlnltnt colnsillied pl'eViously.
The average 0uount allotted per
Ipersoti aer daty is 250 grains (which
wiII :oot be reduced to 200 gria is),
Each inidividu~ai card co((tntains a cer
tain nmber of c(oulons for 250, 100, 50
11i1l 2: grais (it' breid, aimoalltiug in
:tit to lio- inital iionthly allotment.
iT'hese c'ui ons iay he used whenever
h' hldt(li'r desires, either at the bank
('Is or itt a restiauratit ; in fact, guests
in Jaillviatt' fiiiatilles are expected to de
t ich from their individual bread cards
the ('ato n ils e(qliivalent to the asmount
(if brl'tld consulned.
More than $11,000,000,000 of war
risk insurance has so far been written,
covering over 1,500,000 persons in the
ilitary and naval services. The aver
age amount of insurance applied for is
nearly $9,000. The tuaxitnum permit
ted is $10,000, and the minimum $1,
000.
Final figures show the United States
army, both here and abroad, is well
over 90 per cent insured. In many
caimps 99 per cent of the personnel is
protected by government instirance.
The insurance noW on the books of the
bureau is more than three times as
great as the ordinury iisutrance held
by the largest cominercial company in
the world.
All new pe'rsns j mining the service
lay Iply foir I nsurtnce within 120
(lys oit ei' j.loiii g the colors. Auto
int Lit: insuas'ince c4 ('ed1 for all mu,
regitaless of. enlistment date, on 1cb
I ruary 12.
An ordnance baise that will cost ap
I 'ioxluatel y $'25,(J0t),41100 is under cinn
si trUct in in l"raince. It will include a
gun l-repliir plant equlipped to reli nc
aiore than u)(0 guns a month ; a large
eipaicity carriaige repair plant ; ia
nuator-vtehi'le reaira' phaitnt capablsle of
overhauling inure than 1,200 veh ic'les
a uoitilh ; it smil-arms repair plant (o
han 1idl 58,00ntI riles gand lunchit' guns
a month ; a large shop for the repair
of horse iald infantry equiilnient ; a
reloaling paint cmatle of reloading
about 1 00,-)000 artillery cartridges a
dlay.
Th'le ordnancl(e base will include 20
lairga' storehouses, 12 shop lbuilidings,
100 smsaller slho ps aind msagais10, and1(
maschinie anid totil equipnmnt ('osting
$5.000,000. Apprmoximatn ely 4150 officers
andio 16,000) mn will be required for
mianite'nance.
Accoirding to anf announcemenpit 1by
Secaret airy Lani add1((1it iliparks~ will
bae oiaena to tourists t his year on the fol
hawing daites:
Yosemaite a, ('al ifornia, any 1 to No
"'embier 1; Itoc'ky Mltain sum National
latrk, Coloracd, May 1 to Novembler
I; ~(~Seqala Nsati onal park, ('ali fornia,
Maty 15 to Octoabei' 10;1 Genal Griant
Naiilonial pairk, (Cal Iforni a, M say 15 to0
( )'leohr 10); Mesa V'erde Nutatilpark,
C'olorado, Jun11e 1 to Sepltemaber 30;
Motiii Iianier Nattionaal larak. Wasing-.
tai, Juneat I tao Sepite'mbera'a 16; (lhicier
Nattiansal ipark. Monitansa, Junsse 15 to
Se'ptembear 15: 4 'ratiir Laka Niational
SIark. Oregaan, .1111y 1 to1 Sept ember 30;
Y allowta~stoni,'ei Nainal pairk, WVyaming,
.11une4 "5 14) Sept embser 15.
Ans illuastrateal <'satague of OIlltal
wNar ijhlaatogaraphals andit st ereoj ti eon
slad's las been't issuae ' (lit th Ivislon
at'f14 pIte of' te ('aamm~itte onii publ
lie ilsfaorttsastitan. ina it airt listed abtlm
1.0 (XIlictusras aavssalablt to 111e pulblic,
inahling ihtorrsqaphas takena lay the
sigala earss navy, iain corpts(')~5 and1
lFreniah i nd 1 elgian1 oficiaIlaphoto
g raphls .
El'tnli ltitu re listeda ma~ny he had
al ier' asai11)1 phtograp5 hi e prin alo(r as a
St ereotpt ictn sidle at n smanl1 prIce. Thlo
entasloge'it may b e steciureal by 1aal senin
fi'e cents to thse dllvision oft pict ures,
('oinaitIttee ton auile iniforsmation,
Abouit twient y l'aaglish woman gar
dleners atre go ingiis ta Frsanf'e, wherie' the
wtill tak' uilp t' hidt y tendlig to tha
graives of (dead( lUrtish stoldiers.
will sooan he issuedt to ffi(ers~ anid en
listed amean who served uinder certaiii
(cond~itions ia Mlexico and tai (lie bor
de~r. Persons not niow in (lie armi
whoit would haive bieeai entitled to tha
basdge and whose separations froin th
se'rv'Ice has b eten honor'able masy secu r
aut hority from the adjut5(iant genera
to pur~lchase. andl wtear the servie
baudgte.
The imayor of a suburb of Antwer
has been ord(eredl to deliver to the Gei
I mnans forty fat cata
t
1-S('rQened behind thle rutins,
NEWS REVIEW OF
THE PAST WEEK
German Occupation of Odessa In
creases Teutonic Menace
in East.
NEW ROAD TO INDIA OPENED
President Wilson, in Message to Rus
sian Soviets, issues Defi to Kaiser
-American Troops in Many
Raids.
Announcement that German troops
have occupied Odessa is oe of the
mfost signiilicanit of recenOit develo~p
spite of thaeonclusion of the so-called
1pea1ce wi ih itussia, was e'xpted (( ul
tnmtely, but it camne somuewhtat as ia
siurprlise btecause of the faict thatt li ttle
had beetn heard of tle Germans and
Autstrains in that region.
The ccupation of O dlssa, the gtet
est russian port on the nllac Sea, 1s
of the greatest itn itn e feo veral
easons. irst. It gives te Gaierans
control of the center i a gret agri
cultural section, the pronucts of whli
arie d~es!redl to feed th Ithuntiigty peop1lees
or t he centIrai emipirtes.
Waveth Odessa safely in thi hands,
the Ttonts will htatve necess to vast
stores of whet wlic n he trnos
pott. over'Ild or I y sea to pln is
where it can he reatlily shipped into
Atcr ith nd Geerimt iaty.
Buit the a t ure tf (blessatt will ma.
someltInt g mtore- -an ad'vancte over tie
rouite to Persia andl A fghatnistan, and1
ptossibly lIndia,. which is to he followed
now that the lIrtfish have severed the
fiamos Berlin ad Bog a eront to the
East.
The passing of Odessa into Genn
control will make possile the coam
pletiont of t he G;erman ili ttary line
across uissin fron the Baltce at
Nara (81 miles from Petrograd) to
the Blatk sea. It gives the Germans
control not only of the resources of
the Ukrine, ut o(f the butlk of Rus
si's grain stores nel (f the vast ex
porit tradle of Itussia's soutthent prov
inces.
.sntrol of thIs territory opens a
rte for a GeraI'n laud drive into
the far East, b y way of satim, in
TIrans-('atucasi (whleh was taken
fiomi Rutsslia at ltrest-Litovsk atnd giv
en to Turkey) , 11aku1. atcross the
Caspiltn sen to Kraisnov'odsk, in 'Turke
stan, a ntrough Merv to th btIorder
of Afghaniistitit thtus threatening the
sondtiang mire-nav~eeoe r
Anotther rout e is through TFehnerian
acero ss ('entra I Per'si a to Ispahtan and1(
thence to Shtiiaz, to the Indian front
ai n's fatr Easten tpossessIon.
pow~ers otf thlelir plans1 for conqueitst In
the Eatt tl tl brougt froma Priesident Wil
110n Ia inove wlh wits declatred to be
one of the holhiest made by any gov'
ernmen t sinent thle wiar began. lIThis
atctiotn wats in thei form (If a messatge
dlispatc(hed to( th l utsslian congress of
soviets it session al t Moscow. In this
mnessatge 'ris identt Wilson pledgedl the
ptower of the Unlitedl States to secure
a free Ittissiai. lie declatred that the
Uniited States "'wili tavail Itself of ev
ery (oppo~rtuiity to secuire for Russia
once more complete sovereignty antd in-.
dlependhentce in lier own nt(fairs andl~ full
restoraitiont to lien great role in thtc
life of Eu ropie anmd the modern world."
President Wilson's miessage wits re
gatrded ias at se('ond~ declaraltion of wtam
-a di(eclatralto o(1(f wiar on thte Gcrmnar
goivernmtent uintii it is coinpelle'd tc
ltiesidlent proposedl, in effect, thait th(
- Unitedl Stattes and its uailies shatll fight
utttiiiltRusslia regains uinimnpired sov.
ereignty and)1 indlepende~nce. . The imes
stige wtas utlso regarded as a direct re
plIiy to the recentt address on pent(
Itermts mitde by Count von I Iertling, th(
e Grani chancellor.
lReports from Jta~ty tell how the in
r iialistic spirit (It the central emt
x pires ia showing itself in growing de
mlands for Concessions by Roumania
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I o ~t yI~i l'iIllji et I Ik
th( 'li ll e ~lti iI i tiQ t l r2 iin Is oll yt I
itinit 21)5soner l11 uIu'1 reitelicleetiti o
siolilhui ti~~he r aights inti whl(h 11e
(;iiborde ;f thIis 'e :ollows the treot
et the ": I h nt
.n fi5 f.lon ina ia b li rlin an d
2
tnwo Invexprsse the 1ouusiy ie ves
(ilellielsh tii~rto ail nt'x itttlltar
aI win is h 12411Ini tio tea Is e ion of
froitier tluit'ines of wil'give h Atniit lt
nining Is der het hictsin tie tioi
Ghate he'Danu, a it') fllons the woest
th eet 1100( I; Autrhi overedJ$ by'r Aui
rn frotie of ni oninanbt eia.lsc tal \hi
to enal whaen ii tel boundy inte pat
de bat l ii (lit eli ty e a the 1fadt the
AutriuHi( fntrll'teds ('1t s devey v iate pIint'
rlonier th t "Ionz ai the Atlpis wid
(t'w 1 bela'nS *' iitrensultaled n 1iea to s
(uailtleilii t(i:.ljrs i1'Wling 111 It-jit
1 lii I orf 1110 I' lii e, 1h n; the~ kil e a a
the dr itl '.ie l of dioirttlt's enm a
't'isis~j 'iVI'jlluIjj Missa AVl'It (11(1
toia tyt \Ia 'hoIe uidary 1' itre e.rns
hilainll e 1hred 8ia h tepfa ston 1at
Af six l'toi k~ilieO'1'\ 112 2 i.Iit
the' fet 1111(1 ustrei tr ll I Au
tritn gun11 sa and redloee foevernl
alein of ctling otherwe t hnthe
BrshIhpn (ol ini nIP hlplaes (pollo it
O('Ctheiee o Alusiail,t cred by'j~ Aunt's
en1tral powers atpprove.
Intense norlal li hvity on the part
of bloth the en tenrte lies and the
!Tonutni( force0S haS dervelop~ed. Sixty
(erlnaon isrl Lhin's took part in a raidl
on PIr'Iis. "vh11h e'sultold in heavy enst
unities, inal tiurs f f ou in t least
1(11. persons to luive been0 kill0(d nnil
Be whind ed. Aling the d1(adws W1an
A'rne thrie1n w'.it nn. Aliss W'inie 'iro
linn \inrtin, hoi wnas a l. MI. (. A.
eteen('"I wor ke'r. NIis' \aitin was one
'of six lperSons kiiht'd in a hosp ital
wleh"1 wat' struck"I by a hutuh. An.inlg
hiSe kill(ed (i wr laely. in e tnert of
wrnnm 1111( chtlblrn ho were hr hen(
tow d a th in It ih u a tni at tI etai el 1
to I stbwony station thereio hundds
tsou1ght r'eftre( fr'ot in l( (the ( n1ny bt b~.
MIfowle ver. wtile" ai' Iunwre Dol (
iig of this I ett l"tucesful" rld, the
a of Il oill hth lill s 11 er1 noat idet
1itish avinto cheek theaded Gernany,
nutkin!, a dayt llubt raidI (n ('oblent z',
one tof the importtt railroadl centhers
in woestern (Ierneany. the sCOt of big
1ullit(rtr Unrrac ks f nd( lxtensva-eat
ofiin weork s ton oi liiif hih el
(fir1 ea tIean y cti.sThis offasithe
whild taybrh ivrl on ti'heo bates aren
sotryi 'rijd ot olle day. s i
I Anlhin teline in 1 Flander ando
Vnltining1( lthe leffecltIv wrjik they
frin toill1 sorths to Parnbra(i ha s toe
arnrnuition'li' (5( h dn s i thep.A reWnslj
IMauhe1 lie olel ennes, Doua'Il(l and'
Cambre hi ling ttneed. vs~ t
I'm j(eneIn f s guetting1 Ial the wrrost
ofl~ thear fighing and'(1111 hlufij jpaen t
inlity10 to Ilhe the Britisha (' jlyers or
toi taeli' thellintiativl hMr.sl B i n trIls
' ungotatI Shere' raiethr disuts thes
lou hoss of i(rem1 (lines o a1p great
ffesivt'2111.I~ It Ito be litoubted f
whil te ovtrh'adield fofesattlere
so'(1 totueghly cotrll enbyris op'i
Annyenteisty' nt tha rxPEt ecet r g of h(
vwr (akf l11 uilal ahr'innc gavd
r'ise o l siots ofyIj ( il s ntio aseto
that e eprts tof his e thorough ah
igtonth of lielha el ncement wa
made'oj~ that( theb~ IIecre t' it toner
Frane it Ifor purl ('1n ilItIry urOes
the l(snn tm Ishe iwl111 wa lexprssedo
('(In s fine ('trirsat Mr.111h t Hakr'strp
ight I haejrl somersconn tetiith theo1
views tf AmlteilV',rln Imners that~
th all'es should~I unlrtae In detr
t i tfie ones the etent this
yar istnd by re(rnainirgdon the dle
lfrnchv apdl awntin theiepecten f
''lit inonary lftrIcesh raetd, ith the~'
rady t ae myarst enea ofn
thve atitiyers ofxpected to reve lthe
Ipctonofaf the ~ehtqIAmgredrlen fores'
".:.
/I
-) -wetern Newspnper Union
nItg food rl in gains that tare dirivinig
atiny finads her'self'. 3--Portable Ameor
p.,jrovidlintg thie lumbei~r thbat is nteedled.
may whoii wvages thle same w'air nagninst
Iwomten andl chib iireni as ngylast sol
dierTS. Aerital raids on towns, whieh
ar icouter 'part of thle li l(Stiles subm
r ine wtarai anil thle at Itack aigainlst Amern
a'nnt righitIs, are th e very explaati on of
the reaision why Ameienaas eniiered the
war. We arei seninga our .-ildiers to
iiuop to( fight unttil the wVorld is di,.
Iivered'ui tfroiin tese iorrors."'
-la
Wh'lile no ot!ciaal announatcemienit hasi
been mitaie, theii gentertiIl imipressioti
parevaills Itatnew pliansi of the .Amei
anni wvar depa inrtmeni't cenII for the diS
paitch of Amtercetn troops to F'ranice
muichi more rtapidlly thana was proposed
in the carlier ptlanis. The indications
tare thbat nan effort will he made to
hbring the American expeditionairy
force uip to a strength of approximate
ly 1,0.000Oat meni by the intiddle of the
summuier, instead~ of 500O,000 men as
wts cotnte llted by the originni plans
of the war department. The dlispnth
of mautny National nrmy units is expect
ed soon, in gucrdne wit h tie plain
that hats bIeen adeuopted of formaing an
army corps out of two divisonas of the
renlr atrmy two divisions of the Na
itsonat ard and two divislons of the
aNat ontu l airt. As manyi units f the
Natnl 1 a tina'rd atre a reainy overses,
with lithle lairger nuthber of reguiltar ormoy
lvi ions, it is e'xpeet ed t'hat tlie mhove
taint i'of several di 0s1ns of the Na
tional airtoy will follow soon.
Tlript th fi m noveti t of troops will
he more raijl thaa was at first be
ieved possil is Itdi enteal by Iie tn
nmmlscemen t of thie war dhepartement
ctha thi'e secomina datatt which will he
pao os San ns naede l legislat ion
enni hie s'cu red'a fromi a'otngress, will eat11
ut aproxiattely t00.000 mnn. Only
Ithe rapi ovenent of imay divisions
now in catni onmtient s in this country
eu1d mn ke ro e fori ti s hirge num
her of new draft pe. T itis connec
ionet -it Is trei gtd aroatd hiat en
'rni Pershtintg's mern wvill he hioldi ng
ly miles of front by the closing dtys
of' 118, a longer front than was the
bys the Bitishi rnies two yers afar
the war hegaT.
Amterieants at homne continue to be
electrified by repiorts of the exploits
of Pershng's troops in the sectors
whieh are now held by the Amerieanna.
Saaccessful raids ave been made re
pent 'dly by the Amerean t iroops while
the Aaterienn artillery ins wonm many
dutels with the big gains of the enemy.
One raial on thie new United stattes
front in LorraInc aas declared to be
theia most suiccerssftl encounter in which
A merictnn soldiers hove engnagedi dutr
ing the wair. iTi thIs rttd, ifontray
units pi'inetra ted the enetty lines to a
depth of between 'i00i nnd (00 yaards t at
soame ponits. i e raId followed t bom
bairdament by Amteri enn guns wthiieh
lnsted four hours anid wthilh wvrecketa
the the y' fronit trenches oad hr eid
wia' etnatidmts. Three sutccessiv e
rnids ot differeit points e this sector
all proved highly successful, the Aner
I1ns a pa tiring a number of piisoatners
an bed retuarning to their own tren('Wics
with siti 1 nstalties. in at rud on
the Toi setor. oe A'elcn soldies
netrat ed t hfe ertn threhes to nt
hert of '00 yateds. After sme ond
II tiantd fightinog in wvhleh a numboer of
the enemy were killed atnd wvounded.
the raiders rfeturnied to their lines with
mu ich mntferialI and inforatitlon. oh
Iataghi fhey caipftred no prisoners. It
wos reported tt (very Amerlan who
left the front line on this raid re
tuirnedl.
'rThe Amueri ea at roops in t he Toti
sect or hiave becen subjected to a terrifli
yt iill ery fire, thle Gecrmtan appatirett)
haivinag conceen tratted st rong forces of
aril liery on flas sector. It wats re
porteda that in someo plaices thle bomn
htardmttent reduicedl the first line
trenches to ruins but the Amnerieans
at those poits cotinuated to hiold their
paosit Ions in shell eraters. Th'le Amueri
enno airtillery also has been aictive on
tall s-actrus hl'd lby P ershtintg's meon,
hombardinal townts atnd Toeads in the
rear of thle Grriitn lines.
'lThe first [ernnaaenlt adlvance of the
Amertenan trioops wvas adae on the
ILuanevi lle sec!tor, where Per'shinig's mann
octpiedi enemty trenches wh'lichi they
haad forced the Glermua' to abtandon
through arecenat raiads and heavy airtil
Jlery fire. 'The trenches wvere coansolh
dated wvith outr own, enabling the Amer
ieanns aind French to oper'ate~ fromt high
er grouand titan before. Attempts made~l
by the GJermnans to retake the position
wae-e epumlnd.
S 9 ,
IN THE SPRING
will be the great test of a life and de tb
struggle on the Western front. In the
everyday walks of life, it is the spring
time that brings ill health. One of the
chief reasons why the run-down man
finds'himself in a bad state of health in
March or April, is because he has spent
nearly all -his hours for the past four or
five months penned up within the wai
of house, factor' or otlicc. It is the rea.
son for our itminiahed resistance---that
is, lack of out-door life, coupled with
perhaps over-eating, lack of good exer.
cise, mnsufficient sleep, and constipat ion.
In other word8, we keep feeding the
furnace with food but do not take out
the "clinkers," and ow- fire does not burn
brightly. Always keep the liver active.
There is nothing better for health than
taking an occasion:il mild laxative, pu
haps once a week; such a one as you
can get at any dru'g store, made t. of
May-apple, jalap, aloes, (sugar-conted,
tiny, easily taken ), which has stood the
test. of fifty years of approval-namely,
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets: But for
the "Spring Fever." the general run-down
con(lition, the lick of ambition, the
"blue," one should take a course of
treatment every spring: such a standard
tonic as 1)r. Pierce's (hdtlen Medical Dis
covery, now to be lad in tablet form in
sixtv-cent vials. Watch the people go
plodling along the street. There's n 9
spring, no i-it lity. A vitalizing tonic such
as this vegetal, r.raot of Dr. 1' M e
gives you the power tu fonrce yourslf it
action. The brain respondls to th r.-w
blood in ereulation, mal thus you're r, ::<
to make a fight analtist stagnation whe}
holis you in ioniltne'. Try it now! Ise'I
wait! Today is 11h day to hAn.31. Cain a
little 'pep," and laugh and live. Vimt :' 1
vitality atre ti:e natural o u- rihlng l r
waltly hldy. It duoes not spring up u ;
n3 hlit. Try this sprint tonie. am34i you o: r.
lhe (ouMrig Ih1a3t c,'Onl0 with i vll, , i-l,.
A Welshman's Prayer. 9
A Sliple-minded nmln in a \\'3.1h
trtil valley is a ehtitlrate'r In his way.
lI{e atlwitys insist. on taking his Inurn
in the devotionatl services of' his cha{,el.
Ills pralyer the' other night was Stemne.
Ihing like this: "Altnighty (od, thu
hast heard aboutt (hutt old kaiser. I
rend in the paper t papr that his throlt i
hadl, and thart l has ditliculty lit
breuthin . Vell I.oird, thou knowei-St
howv far to tro. "-d('ardilfI Weisternt .\l9t1.
The moun1tin WI' eliitu often wvor- !
rites us less than the grains of sand;
in our shoes.
Strength Gave Ou '
Mrs. Schmitt Was Miserable Fromn
Kidney Trouble Until Doan's Came
to ier Assistance. Now Well.
"fy kidneys gave ut during the
chatnge of life," says Mr's. Ma rgr3et hia
Schmitt, :3 Abihaa \v. Brook
lyn, N. Y. "My hack ached and pained
as if it were broken. \\When I moveI in
bed, sharp, darting pains caught me
(rt -.. ily hatk :ad I
Conhhtn't turn. Mornings
I was stiff and sore nd
it felt as if heavy
weiehts were tied to te,
p - I was so worn-out. I
often camne near fall
mg from dizziness and
." flashss of lire would
'." come before mty eyes.
Mrs. Schmitt blinding me.,
"I had the 111ost e
vere headaches and my kidneys didn't
act reglarly. The scretions3 pa Ie
too ofteni and1 ced3 muctih dlistreI
I wvas har-dly ale to (1o myI hou'ewor
and just to walk uipstair-s took all m
streng th.
"As soon na I began takip'
Kfdney1 Pills. I imtprov-e
b)oxes put me3 in1 he4.tter hte;
had enjoyed foi- years."
Mrs. Schmitt gave tht
staternei3nt in 1916 and3 '3
1917, she said: "My cut
permnanent. I keep Doan'
however, and take a few -.
sionally."
Cet Donn's at Any Store, 60e a Boi
D O AN' S",,NEY
FOSTER-MILBURN CO., BUFFALO, N.j
he ~ .AMEIJFSS
from a Blone Spav In. Ring Done,
Splint, Curb, Side Bone, or simli
troubles and gets horse going sotmtd.
It acts mildly but quickly and good re
sults are lasting. Does not blister
or remove th hair and horse can.
h~e worked. Page 17 in pamlplet with
each hottle tells htow. $2. 50 a bottle
delivered. Horse Book 9 R free.
ABSOftBINE, JR., the anltisepltic hoinilment
for mlanlkindl, reduicca Painful Swellinig., Fn
hargcd Glands, VWens, Bruises, Varicose Veins;
heals Sores. Allay. Pain. Will tell you
more if you write. $1 .25 a bottle at dealers
or deilvered. 1.iberal tri btlie for 10c stampiS.
W. F.YOUJNO, P. D. F., 310 Templo St.,Springlloid, Mys
SHE E >"
MARY JOHNSON'S HAIR
Was Short and Kinky
Now its Long and Fluffy '
Sihe Used
NOAH'S HAIR DRESSING
Price 25c'. If' your dealer can'i. sutppiy yout "Cnd
to ust. Itefusoe substitutes. Mianutfature 1 by
NOAHI P1toDUCTS CORP, ItO NDL, VA.
Don't Use Any Other
Than Cuticura Soap
To Clear Your Skin rf
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