Fulton County Tribune from Wauseon, Ohio • 2

FULTON COUNTY TRIBUNE, WAUSEON, 0., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1917 FIRE PREVENTION DAY OBSERVED Anniversary of Day When Mrs. O'Leary's Cow Kicked Over Lamp and Started Blaze. List of "DontV to Prevsnt Losses la Issued by an Official of Municipality In the Buckeye State. Columbus. (Special.) Oct 9 was 46th anniversary of the day when Mrs.

O'Leary's cow kicked over a 'lamp, set flro to her barn and thus waa the Innocent cailae of the big Chicago conflagration, one of the three most disastrous fires In America. The day was almost universally observed throughout the United States Tire Prevention Day." In pursuance of a practice established a few years ago to commemorate the Chicago Gre by safeguarding against the (dangers of flames. One fire chief of an Ohio municipality said fire prevention day should be an occasion for people annually to take stock of fire dangers or unsafe practices which may have crept Into households or business establishments during the year, and to see to their elimination. "The fire department, of course. Is on the alert for such things the year around," ha stated, "and our fire wardens are constantly ordering abolishment of fire risks.

But the greatest help can coma from the general public. "Ita co-operation with the department by abiding by the following rules, will greatly help In checking life and property fire losses: "Don't look for a gas leak with a lighted candle or match. Notify gas company, "Keep matches away from children. "Don't block the fire escapes. "Inspect your own house from cellar to garret and locate all exits.

"Don't throw cigars or clgarets out of windows. "Don't throw away lighted matrb.es, cigars or clgarets. "Don't go Into dark closets, bedrooms or cellars with matches' or candles. "Don't use insecticides near open flame lights. "Don't use kerosene or gasoline In lighting fires or to quicken a slow fire.

"Don't use gasoline or benzine to clean clothing if an open flame, light, or fire is In the building. "Don't fill any. lamp with gasoline, kerosene or other oils while the lamp Is lighted. "Don't put ashes in wooden boxes or barrels. "Don't accumulate rubbish in premises, attics, cellars or workshops.

"Use safety matches only, and keep them in a olosed metal receptacle. "Don't allow dust, rubbish and dirt to accumulate. "Don't store unwanted articles In the cellar. Get rid of them. "Don't neglect to have the chimney flue cleaned once a year.

"Don't have storage closets under stairways or near dumb waiter shafts. "Don't store oils, paints grease or fats In the bouse. "Don't put In the ash barrel such articles as greasy paper bags, oily rags or waate. "Keep lace curtains away from gas "Avoid the use of celluloid-made articles at all times. "Don't set kitchen stove too close to woodwork and don't use small gas stoves or lamps on wooden tables.

Trotect the wood with metal sheeting. "Be careful in using gas stoves, especially in lighting the oven, and if the meat or grease takes fire, shut off the gas and throw salt on the flames. Women should be especially careful to prevent their clothing catching fire." Quits as Fuel Administrator. Ohio is without a'fuel administrator. Harry Conn, Van Wert attorney, after having been appointed and hav ing attended a preliminary conference with Federal Administrator Harry A.

Garfield at Washington, has declined to serve. Conn returned to Columbus and Informed Gov. Cox of his It was explained that Conn had under stood, when be was designated by the federal fuel administration, that the work would take only part of his time, What he learned In Columbus, and his conference In Washington, demon atrated to him that the post of fuel administrator will require all of the time of the man who fills it Therefore, he stepped out, it was stated at the governor's office. "Beware of the Bonfire." The state war board says: This la the time of falling leaves and bonfires. Beware of the bonfire! It is a menace to the lives of children, and to property.

Rotted leaves make fine fertilizer. Cox and Johnson Confer. Gov. Cox and Homer H. Johnson of Cleveland, proposed as fuel administrator for the state, had a show down on the Ohio coal situation in a conference In the governor's office.

The conference ended with Gov. Cox supported bj Food Administrator Fred C. Croxton and Director J. M. Roan of the coal clearing house still standing nncomprorjlslngly for a program which will include vesting some one at Columbus with authority to give coal to the communities of Ohio need ing It immediately on development of emergencies.

Governor to Play 8anta Claus, Gov. and Mrs. Cox of Ohio will play Santa Claus on Christmas to every man in the Thirty-seventh division at Montgomery. Officers of the Ohio division at Camp Sheridan have been advised the Buckeye State executive and his bride will arrive at Camp Sheridan several days before Dec. 25 and will spend the great day with the officers and men in training here.

The governor's will be the occasion of a military spectacle never before seen In Montgomery a division passing In review. Great Crowd at Camp. Between 75,000 and 100,000 Ohloans, Including selective service men, were In Camp Sherman Oct. 7. It was estimated more than 10,000 automobiles visited the grounds.

It was by far the greatest crowd that has been at the camp In a single day and probably the greatest Ross county ever has known. Mai. Gen. E. F.

Glenn's policy of making the camp "homelike" and permitting all visitors freedom of the post brought fruit far beyond expeoja-tions of officers. None estimated the afternoon crowd at less than 45.000. Student Holdup Ends Life. Chauncey N. Waterman, 21, of To ledo, a student instructor at Ohio State university, who held up A.

H. Smythe, a downtown book merchant. in his store, hanged himself in city prison. All the circumstances of stage melo drama attended the robbery of the book man, Arthur E. Smythe, who is known- throughout the state, and whose place of business, one of the oldest in Columbus, is in the midst of the High street shopping district and directly across from the McKlnley monument in front of the Ohio state house.

Just before closing his store at night, Smythe informed the police, he cashed a check for Waterman, a for mer employe, whom Smythe had helped through school by employing him. A little later a man, masked with a handkerchief, held him 'up and demanded he open his Bafe. When he refused, the bandit fired but did not hit him. Then the holdup dragged Smythe by the heels to the safe and forced him to open it Fifty dollars waa taken. Mutt Wait to Get Coal.

While officials and coal dealers of some Buckeye cities were predicting suffering in the homes unless relief comes soon in the coal shortage, Dr. Harry A. Garfield, federal coal administrator, stated in Washington that Ohio householders as well as manufacturing concerns must get along as best they can on a short supply of fuel until after the close of the lake naviagtlon season in November or early December. Administrator Garfield had just spent several hours in considering an appeal for relief sent by Attorney General McGhee of Ohio and in conferring with Judge Lovett, in charge of priority shipments, and a group of Ohio coal operators. Retail coal dealers who fall to do business according to the principles laid down by the fuel administration face fines of $5,000, imprisonment and the confiscation of their business, It was also announced by Administrator Garfield.

The Garfield decision that factories must get along with what coal they can pick up for the next few weeks ia to apply to all save public utilities, municipalities and concerns engaged In making war supplies. If a manufacturing concern is found to be using 60 per cent of Its capacity for making war munitions and 40 per cent for other purposes, the coal distribution, until the present shortage is relieved, will be apportioned, so far as the government is concerned, on that basis. Ail concerns doing government business will get sufficient coal to tide them over. Dr. Garfield also insisted there would be no trouble in Ohio after the start of free shipments.

He said he was keenly aware that until that time there was certain to be inconvenience to householders and others not now in possession of the winter's supply of coal. He does not believe, however, there is to be actual suffering in Ohio. Bjuckeye Banks Prosper. State banks throughout Ohio are very prosperous, according to a statement issued by State Bank Superintendent Phil C. Berg, showing condition on Sept.

11, and comparison with June 20, the date of the preceding call. The total resources of the 28 Cleveland banks reporting Was 1400,554,686, an Increase of nearly $3,000,000. Thirty-one Cincinnati banks reported $91,459,374, substantially the same aa on June 20. Toledo, with 16 banks, reported $55,284,730, a gain of almost $2,000,000. Nine Akron banks reported compared with $26,242,352 on the previous call; Youngstown, seven banks, $23,840,774, a gain of mora than Canton, seven banks, $16,193,619, gain of nearly Columbus, nine banks, inrceased from $14,183,619 to $15,609,148.

State Senator Is Missing. A reward of $500 for positive information leading to the discovery of tho whereabouts of State Senator Adam W. Oberlin, who has been missing from Canton since Sept 4, was offered by members of Senator Oberlin's family through Sheriff Frank Norwood. Placards that are being distributed throughout Ohio and neighboring states bear the following notice: "Five hundred dollars reward. Adam W.

Oberlin, Ohio state senator, missing since Sept 4. Six feet, two Inches in height; weight about 235 pounds; hair very gray, nearly white; gray mustache; wore No. 12 shoes; stands and walks erect. "The above reward will be paid by the family for positive information leading to the discovery of his present whereabouts. All communications should be addressed to Sheriff Frank K.

Norwood, Canton, Have Visions of Commissions. Every non-commissioned officer and 99 per cent of the enlisted men in Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, have visions! of officers' commissions, and every one of them is primed for en tering the Camp Sheridan Officers' training camp, which will open Jan. 4 and last until April 5, 1918. Ohio Soldiers to Vote. Every soldier in the Ohio division who is a qualified elector in his home precinct will be able to cast his vote at Camp Sheridan and have it in eluded in those cast at the home poll ing place.

Thomas M. Gregory, assistant secretary of state of Ohio, was at Camp Sheridan going over election plans with Brig. Gen. William V. Mc-Makin of Toledo.

One or more election officials from every county in the Buckeye State will be sent to Camp Sheridan for the purpose of registering and "voting" the soldiers. The ballots will be sealed. Move Under Sealed Orders. The 200 Cleveland engineers in camp at Chlllicothe, members of Co. One Hundred and Twelfth engineers, were preparing to move under sealed orders.

Most of the men believe they are to Join their regiment at Montgomery, Ala. The Third Ohio infantry, including Co. the Cleveland Grays, also were tearing up camp. The engineers will move as the first section of the train carrying the 1,400 Third Ohio infantrymen. The Cleveland engineers practically1 laid out Camp Sherman.

Flag Maker Is Dead. Alliance. Alliance's Betsy Ross la dead. Mrs. William 'Strong, 27, who made flags for Co.

Eighth Ohio infantry, and other military organizations, besides many for civilians here and elsewhere, died in the City hospital. Train Kills Man. St. Clalrsville. Audry Bucsek, 25, Maynard, was killed by a freight train he attempted to board to ride to hia home after making a farewell visit to Falrpolnt friends.

He was to have gone to Camp Sherman. iC Za is 1 Columbia university war Hospital Just formally taken over by the government as a receiving and evacuating medical center. 2 MaJ. Ge'n. Sir J.

E. Capper, director general of 'the British tank" corps which is doing such efficient work on the battlefields. 3 G. T. K.

Giragosslan, a Boston Armenian, who has offered the government a "free energy generator," which will be tested by authority of congress. 4 Ruins of a French manufactory, typical of the way In which the Germans destroy everything in the districts from which they retreat. NEWS REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK German Peace Offered by the Kaiser Slowly Losing Its German Features. MICHAELIS PROVES A FAILURE Lloyd George Says England Will Fight Until France Regains Alsace-LorraineAllies Make Another Successful Drive in Flanders More of Bernstorff's Perfidy Is Revealed 'by Lansing. By EDWARD W.

PICKARD. Kaiser Wilhelm reminds one of the old-fashioned peddler of notions who would keep adding packages of watches, and even silver coins, to his little bundles of bargains until a sale was effected. With northern France and no indemnities already in his bargain offering, the emperor has added Belgium with conditions and now it is reported he and Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary are prepared to throw in Alsace, the price being peace and the return of Ger many's colonies. In a word, the Ger man peace for which the kaiser shows so consuming a desire is becoming less German every day, and if the allies Just say nothing and saw wood as they probably will it may finally take on an appearance that will warrant their consideration. To be sure, Chancellor Michaelis says that peace is impossible so long as Germany's enemies demand any German, soil or try to drive a wedge between the German emperor and hia people, but the chnncellor is hard pressed to save his political fortunes.

He and Vide Chancellor Helfferich are being bitterly attacked because of the policy of fostering pan-Germanism in the country and the army and at the same time making promises of mildness in return for peace. Michaelis was compelled to tell the relchstag that he did not stand for the extreme demands of the pan-Germanists, and for the time being his opponents were satisfied but his failure as chancellor is pronounced. Foreign Secretary von Kuehlmann is more yielding than the chancellor, for he told the relchstag that there now exists "no impediment to peace, no questions that could not be settled by negotiations, except for the French demand for Alsace-Lorraine." He added that Germany could make no concessions with regard to those provinces. Premier Lloyd George was quick to take up this challenge of Von Kuehl-mann's. "I do not think that any statement is more calculated to prolong the war," he said.

"However long the war may last, England intends to stand by France until she has redeemed her oppressed children from their foreign yoke." Reasons Many and Plain. The reasons for the kaiser's increasing moderation in demands are ntit far to seek. They are found in the daily dispatches recording the re peated successful thrusts of the allies In Flanders the advances of the Brit ish in Mesopotamia and Africa the shortage of German shells the growing unrest in the armed forces of Germany, reaching the stage of mutiny In the fleet; the scarcity of food in the central nations, and, perhaps most potent of all, the steady, irresistible progress of the United States toward full preparation for war to a victorious conclusion. Then, too, the kaiser sees added to the list of his enemies more of the fast dwindling number of those not hitherto on that roll of honor. Though President Irigoyen managed to stave off warlike action by Argentina, Peru and Uruguay last week broke off diplomatic relations with Germany and sent away its ministers.

The European nations that remain neutral are suffering more and more. Holland pleads with America for feed especially, with the open threat that if it Is not sent, she will have to slaughter at least half her cattle and, having no means of preserving the meat, PLEASED WITH FRENCH GUNS American Express Appreciation of Artillery With Which They Are Constantly Practicing. American Training Camp in France. Not far behind the American field artillery, which has been in training in a rugged section of France ior the last two months, have come the men of the "heavies." They are veteran gunners and mahy are familiar with the big guns at home, and they greeted RUSSIA OUTLINES ITS STAND Government Explains Course to Be Pursued in the Forthcoming Allies' Conference. Petrograd, Russia.

The new Russian government In a declaration regarding Its participation In the allies' conference says that while discussing questions connected with the war in general, the Russian representatives will seek to reach an understanding with the allies on the basis of the must sell it to Germany. Already Holland has been put on tea and coffee rations. Switzerland is in better case for the allies seem willing that she shall continue her trade with the central powers In order to obtain coal and iron. For Sweden and Denmark and evn for Norway there is no great sympathy In the allied countries. Their neutrality has been mostly a sham.

Mutiny on German Fleet. The revolt on the German high seas fleet at Wilhelmshaven took place several weeks ago, but the facts have Just come out. At least four battleships were Involved and the crew of one threw their captain overboard, drowning him. The mutineers landed, but were forced to surrender to soldiers. The crew of the Nurnberg seized the vessel and started for Norway, but were taken by destroyers.

The kaiser went to Wilhelmshaven himself and ordered one out of every seven mutineers shot, but the chancellor protested and only three were executed. Minister of Marine von Capelle, informing the reichstag of the occurrence, accused three independent socialist deputies of foreknowledge and approval of the plot of the rebels, and said the plan of the latter was to refuse to obey orders, paralyze the fleet and force peace upon the country. The accused deputies denied any guilt, but Von Capelle said he had documentary proof. The fact that Von Capelle did not ask the reichstag to authorize the prosecution of the deputies he named leads to the suspicion that he was trying to use the incident to weaken the political power of the independent socialists, but the affair had the opposite effect and some of the majority socialists Joined the independents. The mutiny on the fleet explains the delay in the long expected naval movement against Petrograd.

In the allied countries the story of the revolt was hailed as one of the most encouraging signs of the year and it was held that if such dissatisfaction exists in the German Suval forces, which have not been subjected to very severe hammering, the morale of the army must be breaking down. New Government For Russia. Premier Kerensky, having-virtually defied the democratic congress, appointed a new coalition cabinet pledged to restore order in the republic and suppress anarchy and to renew the fighting power of the army. Kerensky and 'several of his colleagues went to the front to lay their pla-js before the soldiers, and seemed liupfuf of gaining their support despite the opposition of the council of soldiers and workmen. The rail workers went on strike, but promised not to tie up the operation of the military railroads, and later were partly appeased by an offer of increased wages.

The new government ia determined to work hard for a universal peace, but shows no intention of abandoning its alliances with the foefv of Germany. It issued a declaration to that effect on Wednesday, saying it "will extend its whole strength in support of the common eaue of the allies, to defend the country, to oppose every attempt at the conquest of territory of other nations and every attempt to impose the will of others on Russia, Allies' New Drive In Flanders. Another sledge hammer blow at the Germans in Belgium was struck on Tuesday by the British and French acting in conjunction. In the midst of a furious rainstorm Haig's men advanced on a wide front east and northeast of Ypres, capturing Poelcapelle and the Gravenstafel ridge and other elevations that command the generally flat country and are invaluable as observation ground. Crown Prince Rup- precht counter-attacked in desperate attempts to regain these dominating heights, but only south of the Ypres-Roulers, road was he able to push back the British for a slight distance, and that at great cost.

At the same time the French on the left flank of the British line made a most remarkable dash forward across the flooded bog land south of the forest of Houtholst, piercing the German line to a depth of one and one-quarter miles and regaining land which the foe had held for three years. While the French guns set up a terrific barrage fire, the engineers rapidly spread great Islands of cork over the water, and erected miles of trestle work and innumerable bridges, and over these the troops rushed with such irresist- almost as comrades the monster French eapons which they are now grooming for eventual use against the Germans. Some of the guns with which the American artillerymen are training are wonderful and ponderous examples of the French gunmakers' skill and daring. They range from the modest hut mwvelously effective "155" up to the staggering "400" that hurls a high explosive missile weighing just short pf a ton. The 4O0's are more potent than the Big Berthas ever were in their principles proclaimed by the revolutionary government at its inception.

"The government," it adds, "will extend its whole strength in support of the common cause of the allies, to defend the country, to oppose every attempt at the conquest of territory of other nations and every attempt to Impose the will of others on Russia." In restoring the fighting power of the Russian army, it is declared, the government will follow the democratic principles already promulgated by the war minister. The declaration says 1 7 xK mTTWM- ible spirit that they swept everything before them. So swift was the attack that an entire German division which was just relieving another at the front was caught by surprise and decimated. The entire ground over which the British and French advanced was thickly littered with dead Germans and heaps of equlpmeht. A few more such drives in Flanders and the Germans will be compelled to retire to the east and abandoning the submarines on the Belgian coast.

This would mean the almost utter collapse of the U-boat campaign, which already has been greatly weakened. There are strong indications that the allies are preparing for vigorous offensive movements in the near future in both Roumania and Macedonia. The positions of the central powers on both those fronts have been subjected of late to heavy bombardments. It was announced last week that the armies of Greece were atiit yeady to take an active part in the warfare. More of Bernstorff's Perfidy.

Secretary Lansing reached into the upper left-hand pigeon-hole of his desk last week and pulled out another neat little expose of German methods. This one hit Von Bernstorff again, rounding out the revelations of the count's perfidy while this country and Germany were still technically on friendly terms. Three telegrams were made public, two from the German foreign office to Von Bernstorff instructing him to start a big program of sabotage in American munitions factories and to finance plans for the destruction of the Canadian Pacific railway, and the third from the then ambassador to the foreign office at Berlin last September stating that the American embargo conference needed the further support of the German government for the purpose of conducting a campaign to winia majority of congress favorable to Germany in the ap proaching congressional and presiden- Tne heavy hand of the federal gov ernment fell on Daniel H. Wallace, blatant organizer and head of a paci fist society, last Thursday when a judge in Iowa sentenced him to 20 years in prison for seditious speaking. The committee named to investigate the charges of disloyalty against Sen ator La Follette and pass on the demands for his expulsion from the senate had no time to perform its duties before congress adjourned and so will report at the next session.

It will not go beyond or outside of the senator's speech in St Paul before the Non-Partisan league and there are pre dictions that the inquiry will be a fizzle. Food Control Extended. In order to prevent the taking of excessive profits and to stop hoarding, the government's control of foodstuffs will.be extended on November 1 to include about all the essential articles of diet By order of the president the manufacture, importation, storage and distribution of some twenty prime commodities will be licensed by the food administration. Farmers, garden ers and many of the smaller dealers and manufacturers will be exempt The baking industry was left out ot this arrangement but Mr. Hoover will be ready to regulate it as soon as he has standardized baking flour, baking ingredients and either the size or the price of the loaf.

Secretary Baker issued a statement praising highly the work of the manv manufacturing plants that are maktni clothing and other supplies for the canioranent camps. Since the con struction dt those camps began nearly thirteen million articles have been shipped to them. In other quarters there is much talk of the great short age of workers in such war plants as airplane and munition factories, steel mills, navy yards and mines, and it is said that conscription of millions of workmen is being seriously considered by the administration. Industrial ex pansion and the withdrawal of about 1,500,000 men from their occupations for the armed services are held responsible for the conditions. In the aircraft factories thousands of women are to be given employment.

Owing to the present demand for gasoline, the Standard Oil company has decided to permit unrestricted use of its Barton process of refmlrg, by which almost twice as much gasoline Is obtained from crude oil as by other processes, days of great destructiveness. In caliber the guns range from the short, squat mortars, which sit upon their haunches like giant frogs, up through the various members of the howitzer family to the truly sinister naval rifles with their long, tapering barrels. The Americans are delighted with their French weapons, and are studying every detail and adapting themselves to the use of French material. Most of the heavy gunners are men of long experience and do not need much firing parctice. "The rigorous selection for hi command of men whose technical ca pacity Is equal to all the demands of modern warfare and who at the same time are devoted to the republic, a well as the close collaboration of the high command with the naval and mill tary organizations both at the frnn' and in the rear, will constitute the basis of reorganization of the army.

The governments statement ex plains at length the civil and mllltary programs which have been arranged and appeals for national support E. ST. LOUIS RIOTERS ARE F0UNDGUILTY Two White Men Receive Same Punishment as Negroes. GIVEN LONG PRISON TERMS Herbert Wood and Leo Keane Charged With Death of Scott Clark, Who Died of Injuries Received During Race War. Belleville, 111., Oct.

13. The first white men to go to trial on charges growing out of the East St. Louis race riots of last July were found guilty by a jury in the circuit court The jury was out two hours. Ten negroes were found guilty last Sunday, and each received an indeterminate sentence with a- maximum of fourteen years. Similar terms of imprisonment were fixed against the two white men guilty Friday.

The white men convicted are Herbert Wood and Leo Keane, jointly charged with the murder of Scott Clark, a negro, who died four days after the riot of July 2 as a result of injuries re ceived in the rioting. Dragged Victim With Rope. Witnesses for the state testified that Wood and Keane were arrested as they were dragging Clark along the street by a rope which had been fastened about his neck. Keane is only seventeen years old. Next Monday three more white men will be placed on trial on charges growing out of the riot.

The state will try to prove them guilty of the murder of two negroes and of the killing of a white man, who was slain by a stray bullet as he was standing in front of his store. Asked Death Penalty. The arguments in the trial of Wood and Keane were closed by Assistant Attorney General Middlekauf of Illinois, who asked that the death penalty be fixed for Wood and that a se vere prison sentence be imposed on Keane. "The people of the United States are watching you," said the assistant attorney general in his closing argument. "With One, stroke of the pen you can put an end to race rioting in this state, and possibly in this na tion, by hanging Herbert Wood." One white man already is in the Chester penitentiary on a plea of guilty on charges growing out of the riots.

The known number of persons slain in the East St. Louis race riots of July 2 is 47. The grand jury that returned the indictments, however, reported that 100. persons were slain by the mobs. The grand jury reported that the riots were in reality due to the work of agitators working am6ng both ne groes and white men and spreading the rumor among members of each race that the other race was arming for slaughter.

NEGRO UX0RCIDE IS SLAIN Shot to Death After He Murdered Wife and Policeman at Danville, Va. Danville, Oct. 13. Waltei Clark, a negro, who murdered his wife in their home and afterward barricad ed himself in a house, where he shot and killed Policeman McRae, who attempted to arrest him, and then prob ably fatally wounded Deputy Sheriff Boisseau, was killed when he attempt ed to escape from the building. Fire was set to the 'structure.

Andrew K. Perkinsonand William Wells, wounded in the fusillade, were removed to a hospital, as was Boisseau. Several thousand persons surround ed the house in which was the negro, There was a terrific fusillade, scores of guns blasting away. Mayor Harry Wooding and the judge of the corporation court soon arrived on the scene. Meanwhile dynamite had been brought to blow up the house.

Fire, however, proved effective enough to bring the negro to the front door, where he was killed. McRae was killed after Clark de manded to see the warrant for his ar rest. The officer turned his head momentarily and was shot. Boisseau was covering up the dead policeman when he was wounded. COMES HOME TO CONFERENCE U.

S. Minister to Switzerland Arrives at Atlantic Port Will Discuss War Phases. An Atlantic Port Oct. 13. Pleasant A.

Stovall, United States minister to Switzerland, arrived here on an American steamship. His purpose in returning to America for a brief visit is to consult government officials regarding shipments to Switzerland and to discuss other war phases. Michigan Soldiers Aid Loan. Battle Creek, Oct. 13.

SoT-diers at Camp Custer, it was announced, have subscribed $296,950 tc the Liberty loan. Soldiers Buy Liberty Bonds. Plattsburg, N. Oct. 13 Soldiers In the training camp here subscribed $201,000 to the new Liberty loan.

Boasted Wealth. "Those new people across the street are so ostentatious." "In what way?" "They've had a full coal cart before their front door now three days in succession." An Exception. "My wife was so excited she talked all night." "What a remarkable wife." "Why so?" "Does she only do it when she's excited?" Of Course. wonder why nobody has even thought to make a mountain hotel in a cave." "Because, I suppose, that would be running the hotel business Into the ground." His Turn. 'Tve decided not to get an opera' cloak or a new ball gown this year." "Why not?" "My husband Is looking so shabby I think he simply must have a new suit" NEWS GATHERED ALL OVER STATE College Girls Dig Potatoes.

Oberlin. Oberlin college girls are doing their bit by helping get in the crops in the big war garden planted and worked by members of the Oberlin faculty at Swift's Hollow, 15 miles west of this center of learning. All summer the men of the philosophy, Latin and psychology departments of the college hoed corn and potatoes and planted beans while discussing Socrates, Aristotle and the value of the classics in a modern education. Now it is harvest time, and help is scarce, so a party of 22 college girls, headed by Dr. Florence M.

Fitch, dean of Oberlin women and professor of philosophy, came to the rescue of the disciples of Theocritus, went out to the farm and dug 125 bushels of high-grade potatoes, vindicating Oberlin's historic motto of "learning and labor." Trouser Cuffs Doomed. Youngstown. Cuffs for coat sleeves and trouser legs and belts and pinch backs for coats are soon to disappear, Herman C. Ritter, Youngstown clothier and president of tiie National Association of Retail Clothiers, told the retailers' board here. He is just home from Washington, where he conferred with the economy board of the Council of National Defense, "$4 Worth of Shoes." Bucyrus.

A professional man went into a local shop to buy a pair of shoes. He asked the price of his favorite brand- and was told "$10.60." "I haven't that amount with me. Ill send you over a check," replied the professional man. The check came back to the shoe merchant and where the word "for" is printed on the check, the professional man had writter 4 worth of shoes." Hears From Brother Over Sea. Cleveland.

Fathers and big brothers of Welsh lads in the trenches are undergoing Intensive training to relieve their soldier kin if needed, according to a letter received by George H. Griffiths of this city from his brother in Wales. Mr. Griffiths' brother, who is 54, recently was appointed a lieutenant of infantry, and is drilling men over 60, as well as boys of 16. Hold Two as Deserters.

Niles. -Men giving their names as Ralph D. Hilt of Lafayette, and Charles Malloy of Cleveland, when arrested here for stealing a ride on a freight train confessed, police say, to being deserters from the United States training camp at Gettsburg, Pa. Report Rabbits Plentiful. Alliance.

Hunters in this section are consoling themselves over the un usual scarcity of squirrels by the fact that rabbits are more plentiful than for many years. And with pork chops 35 cents to 40 cents a pound, the number of nimrods who will go out the first day will be unusually large, local hunters say. Speakers Aid Liberty Loan. Kenton. Eugene Rhinefrank and L.

Moon, Toledo business men, addressed a mass meeting here in the interest of the Liberty loan, and H. I. Shepard, Toledo banker, addressed a farmers' mass meeting supporting the same cause. Birdman Drops to Death. Celina, Instructor A.

F. Hellin of the Beam Airplane this city, Is dead, and Manager J. C. Dibsdall of the company is lying at the point of death, the result of an 800-foot drop in the company's airplane. Patterson Aids Suffragists.

Warren. Because he likes the way Ohio suffragists have been conducting their fight against the referendum petitions on the Reynolds act, John H. Patters6n of Dayton, entirely unsolicited, has sent substantial contribution to the Ohio Woman Suffrage association and in a telegram from New York addressed to the president, Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, here, says: "Glad to hear you are doing such good work for such a good cause. I wish you every success.

I am in favor of woman suffrage and consider it a patriotic fluty for everyone- to support it." Town Scores a Triumph. Strongsville. This place has scored a triumph in small town rivalry in erecting an iron flagpole larger than any possessed by its critical neighbors, Berea, New Brunswick and Roy-alton. The pole, erected by Justice G. G.

Atkinson, is 85 feet tall. It is the gift of the East Ohio Gas made in response to a campaign started by Knights of the Maccabees. A petition signed by all citizens thanks the company. Church Campaign Opens. Cleveland.

"Enlist for was the command issued to thousands of Clevelanders by pastors of the federated churches, who launched the churches' fall campaign. The day was Enlistment Sunday, and scores of ser mons delivered at morning services teemed with the spirit of co-operation among the Christian people of Cleve land. Appeals to enlist in some branch of church service, thereby enlisting in the service of the country, were made by all pastors of the federation. Oldest Suffragist Is Dead. Cleveland.

The oldest suffragist in Ohio is dead. Mrs. Caroline Stanton Addams, 91, died at the home of her son. Juvenile Judge George S. Ad dams, East Cleveland.

Years before the woman suffrage cause was born, Mrs. Addams worked in the anti-slavery movement. In a little diary, where the pages are yel lowed with years and the ink is faded by time, she wrote of a trip from her home in Salem, to Boston to at tend a meeting in 1848 of the New England Anti-Slavery society. Six Hurt in Train Wreck. Toledo.

Six persons were injured, none fatally, when a Wabash passenger train bound from Fort Wayne, to Toledo, left the track and went into a 10-foot ditch in the out skirts of this city. The wreck was caused by a broken rail. The injured are Probate Judge Samuel L. Black, Columbus, bruised and cut by flying elass: J. H.

Hunt, Columbus, cut about one knee and arm; Harry Bar- nett, New York, back injured; Wil liam Keeran. Fort Wayne. collar bone broken. SAVE FOOD AND LENDjYOUR COIN Hoover's Men Will Make Big Drive Throughout Nation for Sale of New Bonds. YOU CAN KELP WHIP KAISER Great Program Is Outlined for Food-Pledge Week Campaign, October 21 to 28 Those Who Fight Must Be Fed.

Washington. Ten million food conservation pledges Twenty-two million homes visited! A national campaign projected so large in its scope that the vrork to be accomplished is as great am 1 1. A I. uiuuu a ccuu ui me country were to be taken in a1 week 1 Such is the program outlined for tle food pledge week campaign, October 21 to 28. What is it all about? Why so much fuss? What are the motives back of suet a Iremendous drive? in every state thousands of people ar asking these questions while thou- sands of others are preparing them-selves to furnish a complete answer to query.

The reasons why the food pledge campaign has been projected upon such broid lines are simple enough; plain enough. So simple and so plain that they have been stated in the compass of a card a card that it is proposed to hnn? In atdfv tinn-iA ivf Vi land a card that 1 the "war creed of the kitchen," because, so closely are the people In this country linked to the world war, that one of the phases of the struggle must be fought out in the American kitchen. If soldiers are to fight they must be fed. For the past three years, one by one, our allies across the sea have been taking the men from the farm and from the factory and sending them to the firing line. Each sent to the firing line meant one less who could be relied upon to help produce the food that "will win the war." There are stores of wheat in Australia There is food in South America, but ships are scarce.

Time is a vital factor. The voyage to Australia and to South America takes too long. If the needs of those who fight for us across the sea are to be met the food that sustains those fighters must come from this country. If the laborer is worthy of his hire, surely the fighter is worthy of his food. That is a principle universally accepted by the American public.

However, it i not evprv nroduct that can be sent across the sea. Corn will not serve the need; our allies have never used It as a food; they have no mills to srrind It: turn it into meal In this country and it would spoil oefore could reach an European port There are just four classes of products, the experts say, that we must send to our allies if our duty to them is to be discharged they need meat, wheat sugar and dairy products. We can conserve our wheat by increasing our consumption of other grains. We can conserve our meat by making a greater demand upon the resources of the fish market 11 tne united states were an auto cratic country there would be no popular appeal for the conservation of food. There would be an autocratic food control.

The mailed fist would rule In the kitchen. Imperial food decrees would be enforced at the point of the bayonet But ours is not an autocratic country; Food control is In the hands of the people themselves, and it is to the people that the food administration has appealed in the food pledge card campaign. Herbert Hoover has termed this appeal an "unprecedented adventure in democracy" an adventure that will determine whether or not a democratic form of government is, after all. fitted to engage in a death grapple with an autocracy. The food pledge work campaign resolves itself into an effort to secure as a result of voluntary agreement pledges insuring the general support for a well defined program of food conservation.

The food pledge week campaign represents an effort to induce as many of the American homes as possible to unite in a common policy. Our wheat reserves can be conserved if everybody helps. The American people are asked to join together in a common conservation policy. As evidence that they are supporting this policy they are asked to hang a card denoting membership in the United States food administration in their window. In order that the conservation policy may be understood, the reasons for it made plain, and the manner of observing it rendered certain, Instruction cards "The War Creed of the Kitchen" are to be hung in the home.

And that is what the national food pledge week campaign is all about To Make a Cheap Filter. In order to make a cheap filter, take large flower pot and stop the hole in the bottom of it by placing a piece of sponge in it Cover with a few inches of powdered charcoal, fill with water, and let it stand over a pail or tub supported by two or three sticks laid across. The water filtering through the charcoal will be freed from all impurities and will be fit for family use. The charcoal should be changed every three months and the sponge several times a year. Use Your Brains.

There Is not so much difference in brains as in the way their owners use them. Very often a boy or girl who envies another's keenness and insight is as well endowed as he. But while one brain is trained to hard, concentrated thinking, the other is like an unbroken colt, or like a steed which has grown lazy from overfeeding and lack of exercise. Set your powers to work. Guide them wisely, and you will not need to complain that they are not greater.

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