TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT DECEMBER 5, 1918.
THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT. all over the state are now urging country.
It may—and very possibly
that the country press make united
F. C. BAKER. Publisher.
will—
but It is safe to say it will cause less
Subscription.............................. $1.50 yr. effort to punish Portland for her un trouble here, simply because the
fair vote and for permitting such an
unreliable paper as the Journal to mass of Americans are too well ed-
exist. When Mr. Jackson's other ducated and too intelligent to permit
single tax scheme was emminent, it themselves to be misled by fallacious
is pointed out that the Portland theories and dangerous principles,
—°—
One of the German armistice pleni Realty Board made strenuous efforts promulgated by visslonary radicals
potentiaries expresses
himself as to defeat it and part of their plan and irresponsible extremists. Never-
peeved because Marshal Foch was was to fight it by furnishing free meiess, the American people will
stiff, unsmiling and inhospitable. Did publicity to the country press,
nave to lace and solve many difficult
the uelegation expect the commander
Portland has recently been con- and intricate problems connected
to invite them to the sideboard and ducting a strenuous campaign urg- with utter the war readjustments,
partake of wier.er wurst and Pilsner ing the use of Oregon products, most and in working out these problems
beer, and then sit down to a game of of which, of course, are made in they can learn much of value by
pinocle before talking business?— Portland, The country press is not watching and stuuying the exper-
Telegram.
nations, All
naturally prejudiced against Port- ience of the European nations.
laud, but it will be some time before the world now is going to school, so
Prisoners taken on the Western it forgets that Portland expressed its to speak, and for many months to
front before the urmistice was signed affection for the country press when come the people will be learning
inquired if many Americans had it voted to cut every nominal rate it their leksons from the daily pa
been killed when the Germans i took charges for legal advertising by 33^ pers. which will record the greatest
Baltimore and Philadelphia and
i
if per cent and did so on the recom chapter in the world's history—and
the march on Washington had been mendation of a notoriously untruth ! wmie this history is being nraae.
completed. They know all about it ful newspaper which brazenly told
now.—Sheridan Sun.
it that the present rate is more than
Push It Along.
the commercial rate.
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President Wilson’s "Self Determi
As a matter of fact there is not a
Judging by the way the State press
nation” proposition Is going to Btart newspaper of any size in Oregon
something in about every neighbor where the legal rate is more than the has repuulisnea the Inaepeuucut s
hood Just to see who Is who.—Sheri commercial rate whereas, because of suggestion ol a final Lioeity wan
dan Sun.
existing laws, there are many papers tor nation-wiae good road building
where the commercial rate is double it appear to nave struck a responsive
choru, but why should it end here?
The U. P. is now claiming that its the legal rate.
premature celebration of the armis
12,000 may have been the cost of We have been digging up billions to
tice terms was the cause of the dis these bills to Mr. Jackson but it does save the world from the Hun, and
appearance of the "Flu”, that the not represent the cost to Portland now that we are saved why not go
"psychological" consequences were and Oregon. And the end is not yet. further and save ourselves from the
such that It made the germ powerless —Umpqua Valley News.
uiua and make the nation a better
All of which Is set forth in a full
place to live in? The raising of the
column of serious argument In the
billions for war hardly caused a rip-
Another National Weekly.
Oregon Journal, and all of which is
pie on the surface anu adding a tew
about as true and reliable as the or
"I have definite ideas and ideals billions for roads would be Just as
iginal fake story.—Corvallis Gazette. that I believe are practical for the easy, rhe macniuery mac sold prev
good of all and intend giving them ious loans could be depended on to
Vienna capitalists who are unload to the public without having them sell the good roads huerty issue,
ing Austrian securities at any price garbled, distorted and niisrepresent- and tney would require no posters or
they will bring for fear that Bolshev ed."
appeals to patriotism, tor they would
ism will render them worthless, can
So says Henry Ford, automobile be ottering each person not only a
find no comfort in the reflection that builder of Detroit in announcing he gilt-edge investment, but a chance to
the kaiser alone is responsible for is going to publish a weekly national get in on something ne knows he
putting into power in Russia the Bol newspaper. Henry has the money needs and whicn will contribute
shevik government which destroyed and won't have to worry about ad more greatly than anything else to
the value of all property.—Telegram. vertislng space.
tils comiort anu prosperity. Further
Ford’s ideas will not move the more, there will soon be available
Belgium wants full freedom In the world. His "peace ship" trip to Eu- road making iacilities that will nev
future, without being tied down by rope will ever live in the minds of er again ue avanauie in the lorm of
any neutrality restrictions. And it thinking men and women us one of the organized road builders who have
certainly would seem that little Bel the chimeric schemes of the century. constructed the military roads in
gium should have her wish.—Ob Ford is another of those individuals France, lhe load engineers Horn all
server.
who thinks his granted interviews sections ot the country who will
have been garbled; his ideas misrep soon return home and who must be
A subject for debating societies: resented and his unweigbed public adsorbed into our industrial lile
Which will be the bigger day In this statefnents distorted. Such things. without disturbance. Putting them
country hereafter, the fourth of July never bothered Joe Cannon.
to wont on tne roads to be paid for
or the eleventh of November?—Tele
The weekly national newspaper Is by tile road liberty loan will solve a
phone Register.
another dream. Lafollett’s Weekly, large part ot this problem and give
Bryan's Commoner, and Watson’s them an opportunity to utilize the
The "taffy" that is being given to Jeffersonian have had . their day and i experience tney have gained. Mo
the newspapers for having done their have reached their zenith. No per- why say it is a good thing and then
duty during the various war drives sonallty can continue i for any long let it urop? 11 a hanutul in each
sounds good and is naturully apprec period to mirror
itself through a community believe it is good, that is
iated, for it Is meant in earnest, but newspaper,
Lafollett’s Star is but all that is necessary. Let them shape
after all, that kind of thing doesn't
twinkling; Bryan's pacifism and res- their ideas into practical form and
pay bills, The war has worked havoc
ignuted as secretary of state has can upon their representatives to do
with the small newspapers of the
diminished his popularity; Watson's the rest. With a demand for such
country and the recent legislature in radicalism finds no following.
legislation pouring m num all sec
this state will make going still more
Henry Ford’s millions may make tions congress must take notice, and,
difficult. Hence it is likely that his newspaper flourish but hi i Ideas as we have said before, as there is
newspapers will have to charge for
will not startle the world. Ford, he everything in iavor ot such a move
many notices that they have hitherto
best advertised man in the co._i.iiry, anu no good arguments against,
run free. It is likely that steps will will naturally advertise ills news there can ue but one outcome,—Hills
be taken in this direction by the paper and out of curiosity people will boro Independent.
Oregon press before long.—News
buy it. Name It "The Dover," Henry,
Reporter.
and let 'er fly!
The Germans and the British Pris
What the Editors Say
I
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WHEAT SHOWED
SPIRIT OF U. S.
TOUCHED BY SERVICE FLAG
Youngster on Brink of Disgrace Re
solved to Be Worthy of Emblem
Displayed in Hia Honor.
“Why the service flag?" is an old
question, but from one of our middle Doubters Declared Saving Sta^
West towns comes a new answer.
pies Would Be Easy Compared
A wealthy family in an Indiana
With Sacrificing Luxuries.
town hud a son. who had never done
anything to reflect honor on his fam
ily—a family which was proud of Its
SUFFICIENT SUPPLY
SHOW
RESULTS.
famous ancestry. He didn’t enlist FIGURES
when this war broke out. and then
tried to evade the draft, but was com American* Demonstrated Sturdy Sup
All the Nation* Will Be Able to Re
pelled to go in a recent call. He en
turn to Their Normal Sup
port of War by Conserving for
tered a training camp a few miles
from his home town.
ply of White
the Benefit of the
Rules and a regular life were hard
Bread.
Allies.
for him. Smarting under a well-
deserved reproof, he one night decided
Overshadowing all other accomplish to desert He slipped q^vay from the
When figures began to show def-
ments of the American people under camp and, under coveT of darkness, 1 lnltely that the people of the United
the leadership of Food Administration made his way to his home In order to States were actually reducing their
la the history of wheat exports in the get his civilian clothes and better ef consumption of foods needed abroad.
past sixteen months. Our wheat ex fect his escape.
the United States Food Adtiiinla-
port program proved conclusively to
Just as he was ready to scale the tratlon was told that It was com-
the world that Amerioa was In this front veranda of his home he noticed
war from start to finish ar.d willing to i the service flag in one of the house's paratively easy to bring about conser
make any sacrifice that will hasten i great front windows. There it was— vation of staple necessities, but that It
victory or maintain the health and in the most conspicuous place the would be far more difficult to accom
strength of people overseas, upon house afforded—a great silk flag with plish nn actual decrease In the use of
whom rested the heaviest weight of its one blue star.
luxuries. The doubters took sugar as
our war.
an example, and declared that it would
“It’s for me,” the boy thought.
Now that pressure on ocean tonnage
Through his mind passed the mem be practically Impossible to bring our
Is eased by the stooping of large move ory of his life—a failure in winning consumption of sugar down to a point
ments of troops to Europe, we may re any of the honors his family had that would meet only the food need»
lax our efforts to save wheat. The ac wanted for him. No college diploma, of the people.
cumulated surplus In Australia. Argen not even a high school one, had he re
Now that demands upon ocean ton
tine and other hitherto Inaccessible ceived—nothing except this one star nage will be lightened. European na
' market» will become available, and In this flag had he ever let his people tions will be able to go farther afield
probably no mora than our normal sur claim as his contribution to the family for foodstuffs, and will no longer be
plus will have to leave this country. famous name.
entirely dependent for sugar upon
We In America and the nations which
He turned back toward the sidewalk. North American supplies. With the
have won the world for freedom will “They’ll get to keep that honor.” he stocks now tn prospect, we will have
ba enabled to eat their normal wheat told himself. "I’ll make It bigger, too," sufficient sugar to place this country
loaf at the common table of the peo
and he slipped back to camp, elated back upon normal consumption If the
plea of democracy.
to find that his absence had not been present short rations In Europe are
not materially Increased. If the Eu
We entered the past crop year with i discovered.
ropean ration Is to be materially In
a wheat supply which gave us only
creased over the present low amount
20,000,000 bushels available for ex
port. When the crop year ended, we WHO CAN RISE TO OCCASION? It can be only through the American
people's making It possible by con
had sent 141,000,000 bushels of wheat
to Europe. The American people had Name of Man Capable of Formulating tinued restriction to a greater or less
saved out of their normal consumption
extent here.
“Umbrella Regulations" Will
121,000,000 bushels.
The fact thnt the Food Administra
Live In History.
A survey of export figures shows
tion has been able to relax the volun
that the conservation of Hour brought
With the passing of each rainy day tary sugar ration is In Itself proof that
about by the whentless meals, wheat it becomes Increasingly strange that the ration of two pounds per person
less days, substitution In our kitchens no benefactor of the race has been per month was generally observed
and bakeries, enabled us to send to prodded, gouged or spattered into pre throughout the country. Tills conser
our armies and the allies 33,000,000 paring a “Manual of Umbrellas.” Peo vation allowed the Food Administra
barrels of white flour—wheat figured ple have been carrying some sort of i tion to build up a reserve, and to tide
as flour. Had we exported only our protection against the rain ever since over the period of scarcity, until the
visible surplus, we would have been anybody can remember, yet the only the new crops of I-oulsiana cane and
able to ship less than 4,500.000 barrels. thing they have really learned to do beet sugar were ready for distribution.
Before the 1st of December our sur well is to lose umbrellas. No two
The records of the Food Adminis
plus had gone overseas, and an addi persons, not even lovers, can walk un tration show that in July, August, Sep
tional 30,000,000 bushels had been tak der one umbrella without getting wet, tember and October 995,000 tons were
en from the stock reserved for home
raincoats probably were first de distributed. Normal consumption for
consumption and added to the surplus and
vised
by a man who tried to carry an | that period Is 1,000,000 tons. Th!»
already shipped to the allies. It seem
umbrella
over his wife’s hat. What | shows a definite, concrete saving of
ed hardly possible that we could bring
excuse
Is
there for the person who I over 500,000 tons. These figures ap- .
our total exports above 100,000,000
goes
through
a crowded street holding' ply to sugar consumed on the table, la
bushels by July 1. But In January the
the kltbhen and In the various indus
him in a charge-, tries, and show conclusively that In
an
umbrella
before
late Ixird Rhondda, then British Food
bayonets
fashion?
An
apology
does
Controller, cabled that unless we
the homes and public eating places of
could send an additional 75,000,000 not exactly meet the requirements | America, where 70 per cent, of all our
bushels be could not take responsi after the tip of an umbrella rib has sugar Is consumed, the sugar consump
bility for assuring hia people that they been thrust into some one’s eye. tion has been reduced by more than
would be fed. The American people Folded, the umbrella is just as dan one-third.
responded by sending 85,000,000 bush gerous, when some one comes plung-1 In the four-month period begin
els of wheat, saved from their home ing along the sidewalk holding the ning with July, this country normally
consnmptlon, between the first of the umbrella at an angle of about 45 de uses 400,000 tons of sugar per month.
grees ahead of him, tripping every Last July 260,000 tons entered Into
year and the advent of the new crop.
By October 10. 1918, we had already one but himself. Then there Is the < distribution. In August only 225.000
shipped 05,960,305 bushels since July person who tucks the handle under tons were distributed. In September
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L Absolutely the only limitation upon the arm. so that an innocent person the figures showed 279,000 tons, and
I
Even though hostilities have ceas
oners,
our wheat exports since the latest har may become speared on the sharp end then fell to 230,000 tons In October.
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ed in Europe, there is to be no let up
Watching History.
I vest has been the scarcity of ocean
which sticks out like a 60-foot tele
There could be no more definite
Tlie outburst ot lhe indignation in tonnage. If exports continue at the phone pole on a 15-foot truck. Fur
In the government's campaign against
proof that the American people have
Although the war has ended, at England over the mistreatment ot present rate, by July 1 of next year
disloyalty and there should not be.
thermore, wet umbrellas never were given their loyal co-operutlon and sup
As a matter of fact the hunt for dls- least so far us fighting is concerned, British prisoners of war by me Ger we will have sent more than 237,500,- Intended as partitions between seats, port of the war.
loy alt Isis should be prosecuted more events of the greatest .importance mans is not to be attributed entirely 000 bushels to Europe.
even at a motion-picture theater.
vigorously than ever. Enemies are will continue to be chronicled for to me newest revelations ot Ger
Thus are we making good America's There Is no desire to distract the best
Just as dangerous In times of peace many months to come, and during many’s knack lor abusing her cap pledge that the bread rations of Allied brains of the country from consider AN AMERICAN HABIT
THAT WA8 EXPANDED.
as during times of wur and they must this period public Interest in each tives. From the very outset of the Europe shall be maintained.
ation of war problems, but some sort
be dealt with accordingly.—Observer days’ developments will remain at war one ot tne outstanding charac
of umbrella regulations are needed.
Coming to the relief of the dis
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high tension. The progress of peace teristics ui the German system has A Memorable Achievement
I
tressed Is not a new sensation to us.
If only a per cent of the talk of plans naturully will absorb much at been its studied brutality toward
Silvery Bark of the Yellow Birch.
Having sent shiploads of food to the
of the Titanic Struggle
investigating profiteering
mater tention. while of course there will British prisoners. Germany has treat
The bark of the yellow birch can be famine sufferers of India as offhanrl-
ializes the fellows who have been be lhe keenest changes which Inev ed all prisoners barlly, but the Bnt-
Amerle* saved and sent to Europe compared with nothing else. The tree edly as the housewife hands out a cut
gathering In the velvet on a cost itably will follow the wake In the isn anu the Russians have constantly
In
a year of crop failure 14t.00O.tMJ0 18 unique among trees. The yellow of the loaf to the wayfarer. It seemed
plus basis without caring very much various countries that have been en- had me worst ot it. The Russians
birch, often better called the silvery the most natural thing In the world to
what the cost was are due to have 1 gaged in the great struggle. Personal were auused because Germany de bushels of wheat, which saved Europe. birch, has a bark more tlnsel-like than succor Belgium, to take on the feeding
some unpleasant bumps.—Independ- I interest In the men at the front also spised them for ignorant peasants,
that of any other tree, It seems to of a nation quite Informally.
I w ill cause an eager scanning of each the British because Germany hated + + -r + + + + + + t + + + + + + + + + have been made for campers to ad- ;
ent.
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day's new», for of course, the. relativ all things British.
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mire, or perhaps, In an emergency, to
The
test
of peace Is to summon for
♦
A
ÛIRMAN
HOPE
DISPROVED
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es and friends of the soldiers In for
This malevolence has been carried 1
' What It Cost.
AND
+ use to kindle the camp fire, says Ed- ' the healing of nations devotion equal
eign service will Increasingly anx- right through to me eud, tor tn flee i ♦
ward F. Bigelow in Boys' Life. But. to that given ‘he tasks of war.
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Ram Jackson has filed his state I lous for the time when "the boys" ing British prisoners tn accordance ♦ A GERMAN FEAR CONFIRMED ♦ do not allow the appreciation of the
♦
♦
ment of costa for getting even with ' will be sent borne to rejoin their fam with the terms ot the armistice the ♦
useful to overcome your appreciation 1
A statement made by a promi
lhe country newspaper men for re ilies and loved ones. In fact, the Gentians iiave in many cases simply ♦ nent German official soon after ♦
of the beautiful. It Is true that the j
♦
fusing to take his political dictation. coining months promise to hold much turned them loose u luug way from ♦ this country was declared in a ♦ bark may thus be used for kindling, ■
His sworn statement shows that in of even greater interest to the gen- their lines, without tood or proper ♦ state of war with Germany ♦ and it Is also probably true that the
order to satisfy his spite, he was wil era! public than have the months al clothing, uud left them to ge*. liouie ♦ shows that even In the enemy ♦ removal of the loose bark does not in-
that -we may share
ling to spend 12,000 says the Cor ready passed. For now that the ftght- as best they could, with dts'iesiing ♦ country clear thinking students + jure the tree, but such removal Injurea
vallis Gazette. If the country news |lng Is over, expectancy and fond an results. And this, too. at a ilnu when ♦ did not undervalue the strength ♦ the beauty of the tree, as you then de
papers had made a little effort they ticipation will take the place of Geruiaus were sending out pt*.n< lor ♦ of the American republic. Only ♦ prive it of its chief characteristic. The
could have defeated Mr. Jackson, for fears und misgivings, and constantly charitable relief, especially in 'tie ♦ in his confidence that ws could ♦ manner in which the bark breaks on
in every county where an education the people will search tor something mutter of fund.
♦ not land In Europe sufficient +
the main trunk, expands and rolls hack
al campaign was strenuously con to stimulate their interest und feed
t here is no doubt that the British ♦ troops to affect the final decision ♦ In ribbonlike curls and strips, which! + + + + + + + + + ++ + + + + + + + +
ducted (except those bordering on their craving for the latest news i<piesentalives at the peace cunfer-
was this German mistaken.
♦ long remain attached and rustle in +
+
Multnomah) Mr. Jackson's bills were concerning the progress of events at euce will insist upon strict punlsh- ♦
“I do not fear ths American ♦ every passing breeze, could not fall to I* METHODS OF DEMOCRACY. +
a
time
that
marks
a
decisive
turning
ment for German oiticiais who were ♦ soldiers," he told s high official ♦ elicit the admiration of every lover of +
defeated.
+
During the campaign Mr. Jackson point In the history of the world.
responsible tor ciueilies to prisoners. ♦ of our government, "because + the forest.
+ The extent to which the United
It is al such a time that people ap These men are known, and there is ♦ they cannot strive in time. What ♦
never missed a day of his utterly un
It Is noticeable that on old trunks ♦ States Food Administrator has +
truthful appeals to the prejudice of preciate the value of education, not ' an abundance of legal proof against ♦ 1 fear la the Intelligence and de ♦ the character of the bark is different, ♦ relied on the voluntary support ♦
the voter. The average country news only because it permits the individ I them. In their hatred tor the British ♦ votion of one hundred million + as there it is roughened by irregular + of the American people Is shown +
paper made little effort to combat ual to read and understand the daily t they went to greater extremes ot lor- ♦ original minds and people train ♦ platelike scales.
+ by a statement made by the ♦
the poisonous lies and the Portland chronicle of news und events of far ! ture and neglect than have ever ♦ ed to a faith tn individual initia ♦
+ United States Food Administra
♦
tive. The day that these peo ♦
papers deserted them. The Oregonian reaching Importunes, but also to I been known to civilized countries.
+ tor speaking before the Senate +
In
Vaudeville.
stated the fact* in the case several draw logical conclusions and form
The Uuit.ed Stales, after the civil ♦ ple. now so materialistic In out ♦
♦
Draft
men
coming
to
Camp
Kearny
Agricultural Committee less +
♦ ward appearance, are stirred ♦
I lilies early in the campaign and in proper judgments tn a way safely to ! war. hanged a German by the name
recently for training decorated the rail + than three months after this ♦
♦
spiritually,
that
day
Is
the
day
+
its recommendation marked the two guide personal conduct und private i of Wira w ho had made himself no
cars In which they traveled with + country entered the war. That +
♦ road
business together with the formation torious by his rule of the confederate ♦ of Germany's doom."
+ he was Justified In his implicit ♦
bills for negative votes.
all sorts of mottoes and inscriptions.
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+
+
+
+
+
+++:•++•>
The Telegram
wasn't interested ot decisions affecting the duties, re prison camp at Andersonville, Ga.
When they got there they were re + confidence In the strength of de +
enough even to make a recommenda sponsibilities and obligations of good Yet his crimes were slight compared
quired to wash them off.
However, + mocracy has been clearly reflect ♦
inmiimmiHmiiiMimmimiMMwrnwius one car got away from camp in some + ed by the measure of support we ♦
tion.
didn't effect the legal rate citizenship. Thanks to the wise and ■ to those of certain German command t
in Multnomah County. so why wor- liberal education system which has ers.
+
unexplained fashion, while these words + have lent the Allies.
been
established
in
this
country,
the
I +
"If democracy Is worth any +
still
adorned its sides;
ry?
+ thing," Mr. Hoover declared, “we ♦
Mr. Jackson says his campaign American people, as a whole, are ex
“This is the bunch that's going to
+
Stomach Trouble.
cost him 13.090. Perhaps that is all. ceptionally fortunate In possessing
make the kaiser wmsUe the ‘Star- + can do these things by co-opera
tion, by stimulation, by self-sac ♦
but we doubt it. We are sure it cost the education to enable them to
Spangled Banner.’"
+ rifice, by the patriotic mobiliza +
Oregon more, To Mr. Jackson's glean first-hand the new# of the
"Before I used Chamberlain’s Tab
+
tion of the brains of this coun ♦
spleeiilsli efforts, for instance, may world happenings and to form fairly lets 1 doctored a great deal for
Peculiar Cause for Divorce.
+
be charged the defeat of the normal accurate conclusions as to the mean stomach trouble and felt nervous and
In a divorce case at London. Eng» + try. If it cannot be done in this ♦
school proposition. Every editor in ing and significance of such infor tired all the time. These tablest
ih
land, the petitioner, a lance corporal + manner it Is better that we ac ♦
the state was asked to recommend a mation. They note that already a helped me from the first, and inside
in the Gordon Highlanders, said hl* + cept German domination and ♦
§ wife, an Englishwoman, refused to be
confess to failure of our political ♦
vole of "no" on all these measures menacing cloud of Bolshevism has of a week's time 1 had improved in
+
as a matter of self protection. The replaced the war cloud that recently every way,” writes Mr*. L. A. Drtnk-
seen with him on the street because + Meals, acquiesce In the superior +
normal school measure's defeat may hovered over Europe and many in ard. Jefferson City. Mo. For Sale by
she 'lift not like him in a kilt. When + ity of the German conception ♦
be directly charged to Mr. Jackson. telligent Americans are wondering if Lamar's Drug Store.—Pd. Adv.
he was on leave later she greeted him + and send for the Germans to in ♦
+ _
Neither le that all. Neyspaper men this same cloud will spread to this
with "Oh. those d----- kilts!" The + struct us In Its use."
+
husband was granted a decree.
Sacrifice to Ensure Allied Loaf
Greatest Single Food
Achievement.
Save food
Save food
Who shares
/ a « struggle
’Till share
Me triumph
E
*♦ + + + + + + + + + + +» + + ♦♦♦