THE INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
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Independence, Oregon, Friday, August 24, 1917
X RAY FOfi SOLDIER
New Tuberculosis Test In Army
Proves Quick Method.
The neutral countries of Sweden, Norway,
Denmark and Holland have profited greatly bY
the war. Geographically situated so that the
Allies could not prevent it they have sold their
products, both domestic and imported,to Germany
and reaped an immense profit. The Allies, reali
zing that they had been indirectly contributing to
the relief of Germany thru these neutral countries
have placed an embargo on foodstuffs and all
materials that would benefit Germany in air
way, and as a result Sweden, Norway, Holland
and Denmark will suffer greatly and the profits
of the past will have to be expended to supply the
needs of the present. Of the four, Denmark is
in the worst way. A Dane, who has succeeded
in reaching America, describes conditions in his
native country as follows, tho probably somewhat
magnified:
"For six months not an electric light
has gleamed in the homes or stores or
streets of Denmark; not an automobile
has moved; there is no grain in the land,
no flour, no edibles of other kinds; not a
lump of coal or stick of wood, or drop of
oil can be bought for love or money; the
nation is on a ration of rutabaga three
times a day, and the entire population of
the country, some three million souls,
faces certain death by starvation or freez
ing unless Germany is whipped or the
war is ended some other way before the
extreme cold of the winter sets in."
The Allies cannot contribute to the relief of
Denmark for as the young Dane says, "Germany
does as she pleases with Denmark; we have to di
vide with the Germans in order to keep them
from crushing us outright." So the Allies by
warring successfull) upon the Kaiser not only
remove a menace to themselves but to all the
world. In addition, they hope to remove the
military shackles from the German people. A
Germany with militarism gone and the people
ruling would live at peace with all the world.
The people of the state do not seem to be much
enthused over the proposal to establish a colony
of Belgians in their midst. Americans, native or
foreign born, want the people of other lands who
come here to shake oft the old country habits and
become 'straight United States." It is feared
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they cannot do this if bunched in one spot.
Many speak of it as the "last great war." If at
its conclusion, the nations of the world dismantle
their battleships, destroy their fortifications,
muster out their standing armies, grunt liberty of
speech and press and place in the hands of the
people the decision of war or peace, the present
contlict will be tbe last one.
TRIED ON WHOLE REGIMENT.
Mambers of tha Sixty-ninth of Nw
York Examintd to Damonatrata How
Easy It Will B to Check Inroads of
Whit, Plaflu, Among Our Boya at tha
Front.
New York. Oue of tbe most ad
vanced steps known to science for tbe
detection of pulmonary tuberculosis
among soldiers bus been taken by New
Vork state In a series of X ray photo
graphs of 1,030 memliers of tbe Slity
niiitb regiment, the object being to
demonstrate tbe usefulness of this
method as applied to large bodies of
troop whose examinations for this dis
ease must of necessity be thorough If
l lie United States Is to avoid the expe
rience nf the Canadian and French ar
mies with the dlsciise. A report on the
New York city tests was made recently
to Governor Whitman and to the State
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The great I. V. W. strike did not materialize.
The I. V. W. has not the numbers to conduct a
strike. Its principal power is in influencing
others, and if conditions and wages in factory,
mill or mine are satisfactory to the workmen, the
I. W. W. whispers in deaf ears.
That" pouch witi appeal genuine kvrW
m nmc. frs mFN-HAS BEEN CHEWED IM
REAL PREPAREDNESS. EH IJTtIE NAVVAND" THEC
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CELEBRATED
Chewing Plu&
BEFORE THE INVENTION
OF OUR PATENT AIR-PROOF POUCH
n.wnu ri i ii Ton Arm
MADE STRICTLY FOR ITS CHEWING QUALITY I
NOW THE PATENT POUCH KEEPS IT I
FRESH AND
A LITTLE CHEW OF GRAVELY IS ENOUGH
AND LASTS LONGER THAN A BIO CHEW
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n.i iv DnSTFR'S BILLBOARDS
ARE WINININCi KtLKUIIS
EVERY". DAY
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FRENCH FIGHTERS WILL
HAVE ICE CREAM CONES
Naval Officora Visiting Amoriea Taota
Dalicacy and Will Giva Man
at Front a Traat.
Chicago. The Ice cream coue will
be carried back to f'rnnce by three
French Daval lieutenants who made
the acqtmlntance of the delicacy at the
Great Lakes Training Station and were
so delighted with Its crisp succulence
that they declared their fellow sol-,
dlers abroad must be given a similar
treat
Tbe three officers. Lieutenants Fer
nand Gautler, Paul Prevot and Maurice
Laffly, were Inspecting the training
station when they espied a number of
bluejackets buying cones nt the can
teen operated by the Navy Relief so
ciety. Questions led to purchase of
cones for tbe visitors by Mrs. W. A.
Moffett, wife of Captain Moffett. com
manding the station, and In the midst
of admlrlus spectators the French
men successfully negotiated the cream
filled cones, even to the last tin.
'Magnlflque, delicleuse," was their
verdict, after which they announced
that they would undertake to obtain
a supply of cones to take back to
France with them and show the gov
ernment what tbe French soldiers are
missing.
II BOATS CAN NOW
STAY AT SEA A YEAR
The Tooze boysWalter and the Twins have
added further to their fame. They are just the
kind of chaps who as officers in Uncle Sam's
army will not be skulking in the rear when
there's something doing out in front.
Pliotu by American 1'reas Association.
UK. HKUMAN M. RlllUS.
Council of IvfeiK.? Rt Albany, under
whose aiitluuizatl m the experiments
were carried im ly n group of lung spe
cliilMs and roentgenologists. State
Health Commissioner Hermann M.
Hlgg was lu charge of the examina
tions. The Sixty-ninth made an admirable
show lug In the tests, to Judge from the
limlitigs nmiotiuced on the tHl plates
Interpreted to dale. Of these OH) there
were twenty-two men. or a fraction
over 3 per cent, found with definite
tulvercnlosl stitll.ient to disqualify
them for military service. In addition
there were eighteen who showed pul
inoimry lesions or lung changes. Indi
cating arrested tuberculosis. Tile twenty-two
dellnite cases, taking Canada's
figures as a basis, If exposed to the
strain of life in the trenches would In
evitably break down and be Invalided
home. The expense of their training,
transportation and other items enter
ing into the ismking of a soldier would
thus be lost. In addition to their being
a source of infection to their fellow
soldiers. The expense to the govern
ment of care and pension n'lowunce
would also In- entailed, nmo'.uuing to Ht
least lfl.0i annually for ea li one. who
under ordinary condition might have
Continued civilian activities without
physical impairment.
These experiments, according to the
report, are l. lieved to have demon
strated the entire prnctli-aMllly of the
method of determining the presence
of the disease nmong soldiers at a min
imum of Unit- and medical supervision.
Seven and one half hours were re
quired for the making of the .M ex
posures, or twet-ty six e. end per
man; developing the plates by oue man
took forty hours, or two minutes and
twenty-four secun.l per plate: Inter
preting the t'""o plates was don In
etuht hours, or at the rate of forty
eig! t seconds for plate. Thus the total
titre for IMlMiig. ilereloplns and read
ied enoh plnfe wn three minutes and
thlrtx-vlght so ml Ti e retvrt states
that this time cat! he materially cut by
means of a few mechanical Improve
ments Find Loot Watch.
Bryan. 0 - I eer Snow, living near
Stnker, lot ft is watch while plowing
three years ago He found ttint iden
tical w ati'li dragging along behind his
riding cultivator several dava ago. It
was not tVkhig. but It will as oon at
acme silcht rvi-nlrs are made
Captain Tells American They Are
Kept Supplied by Other
Submarines. F
EAST THROUGH CALIFORNIA
Is a favorite route for those seeking diversity of scenery, opportunity to
visit many attractive cities en route and enjoy the best in travel.
One Way Fares
First and second class to the Eait and
South apply via California. The trip
can be made very economically.
Summer
Excursion Rates
Round Trip to principal cities in the
East will be on gala certain days in
August and September. Theae tickets
apply practically all routes.
Ask your local agent for particulars or write
JOHN M. SCOTT, General Passenger Agent
Portland
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES
Firmer'
nm'.ltiv. i
county f,i;t!i."
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Pjtr o'ic Fnc.
Mi : r Hal', a V andotte
I- s g' o'i i-v Ueio-es of
(. ot'c I'.v. rv fenc-
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fa.K ha bu
painted e ther rvsl, w hite or blue.
New Tork. Captain Hragg, who has
arrived at an Atlantic port w-itb the
crew of tbe American bark Hildegaard.
which was mink with bombs by the
crew of a (Jermnn subuuirlue ou July
10 off the English coast, gives an Inter
esting account of bis meeting with tbe
commander of the Lr boat. According
to the U boat euptaln. the submarines
stay aw-ay from their base for a year
or more If nothing happens to the ma
chinery. They patrol the seas within a
certain radius, be said, and their sup
plies are brought to them by subma
rines of an older type, which act as
tenders.
The Hildegaard, according to Captain
Bragg, was Mown up within sight of
two liritisb patrol boats, which were
too slow to come up before the bark
was destroyed. The Germans did not
seem at all perturbed at the prospective
danger.
"The commander of the submarine,'
the captain continued, "spoke perfect
English and told me that he did not In
tend to harm me or miy of my crew.
'I am going to sink your ship, though,'
he said, 'because there are too many
American and British ships on the At
lantic. Get your crew Into the life- ;
boats quickly and p'dl for the shore ;
ahead of you, and I wish you li ck.' j
"The moss on the top and sides of :
the submarine was fully an Inch thick,
with seaweed two inches Ion ;. which
looUed as If the craft was kept lying on
the l ed of the tfea for hours nt a time.
The crew had a rusty a'.fearcnce and
could have done with a turn In drydoi k
for overhaul''!' .: ami v leaning up a-J
well as their craft. After she bad sn!
merged one of the British Ua's picked
us up and landed us biter at an Knir
llsh port."
DOG SAVES OWN LIFE.
Doomd to TW Ga Route DiiB"
d Official Watchdog of Po.md.
l.o Angeles. Cab-Tannic, a stray
collie, doomed to take the gas route at
the city pound, won life and a boiue
for herself the other day.
While Humane Animal Inspector
Wilson was repairing his auto the dog
which because of evident refinement
of breeding had lsen given tbe liberty
of the yard, dashed up to hint. Mrked
repeHtedty and nl'ed at his oflt. In-siKs-tor
Wilson finally followed Fannie,
only to discover the cookhouse li
ft.m.v The Mae w ss o il. Ui extin
guished. I'a tut !e was t -resented with a
collar and a r'.Vsm and at the sam
time was designated o'Vhl watchdog
j of the pound.
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