Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 249, 30 August 1918 — Page 10

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1918.

corns' VISIT

TO ENGLAND OF GREAT INTEREST American Labor Leader Expected to Exert Great Influence on Labor Conditions LONDON. Aug. 30. No similar event during the war lias commanded half the Interest hero as la being displayed over the visit of Samuel Gompers. and other American labor leaders. The newspapers all print editorials welcoming the Americans ( and marked prominence to the declaration of Oompers that the labor men of the United States are In favor of a war to the finish without compromise, and all will have no part in unofficial negotiations with socialists of enemy countries. The Oompers party confront? a situation in the British labor world which on its face appears to be a delicate one. Spokesmen for British workingmen are sharply divided on the question of peace terms and particularly on the question which has arisen several times in the past year as to whether British labor representatives should meet representatives of the German majority socialists at some neutral capital to discuss war questions. There is no doubt that a large majority of British workingmen are with the Americans on the main issues. But some spokesmen, or those who pass current with the general public as spokesmen for the labor men and the labor party, which promises to become a powerful force In British poll tics, are what are termed Internationalists. It -is certain that the most prominent of them are not workmen but are ordinary socialists who have gained prominence in the labor party. Arthur Henderson, recently a member of the British cabinet, is the most conRnicuous leader, who would confer with the Germans. The independent ' labor party which has in its ranks only a small fraction of the members of the unions goes even further than Mr. Henderson and Is commonly known as the pacifist or peace-at-any-prlco party. Will Speak at Congress On the other hand, there are the leaders of the type of J. Havelock Wilson, the head of the seamen's union, which is getting up a monster petition for a boycott of German shipping and sailors after the war on account of the treatment given allied and neutral sailors by submarines. Earl Curzon, government leader in the house of lords, 13 one of the signers of the seamen's petition to the house of commons. The annual trades union congress, which represented a great majority of union men; will be held in Derby next week. Mr. Gompers and some of his colleagues are accredited to it as fraternal delegates. Mr. Gompere also will make a speech at-the inter-allied labor conference, which meets in Paris In September. The conference was called by the secretary of the French labor confederation to consider International problems, and essentially war considerations. Another meeting In which the Americans will participate will be the Interallied labor and socialist conference to be held in London in September, principally to consider replies of enemy socialists to the allied socialist war memorandum. Mr. Gompers Thursday visited his boyhood home where he was born 68 years ago. It was an event cf great . importance In the little section of East Ixmdon known as Spittlegate Mr. 1 Gompers had only visited England once before since he had left England as a boy to seek his fortune In Araeri- : ca. His previous visit was nine years ' ago. Mr. Gompers was accompanied today on the Journey to Fort street by several numbers of the American labor mission. They went down in two American automobiles and got out at the street corner. Mr. Gompers stopped when he alighted and standing the middle of the street, recalled many scenes of his boyhood. Will Visit Wounded Americans. "The old street has not changed much." he said as he stood In front of the house which had been his home for many years. That old public house on the corner looks exactly as it did when I used to listen to the crowd of old cigar makers discussing politics there In the evening, when I wa3 a mere slip of a boy." Spittlegate Is deep in the Interior of London's east side, which Is not so different from New York's enst side except that it is greater in extent and much older. Never before had American army automobiles been seen in remote forts, and they chared the attention of the crowds with the visitors. The children crowded about the automobiles, watching every gesture and motion of the American chauffeurs In their strange field service caps. With open mouths the children accepted gifts of pennies which the chauffeurs throw to them but declined the efforts made by the Americans to become better ncqualnted. In the afternoon Mr. Gompers called at American headquarters to see Major Diddle and Sergeant Walters. Afterwards he paid a surprise visit on Major Endlcott, the American Tied Cross commission at Red Cross headnuarters. He asked Major Endicott if he could arrange to visit the American Red Cross hospitls to see the American wounded. Arrangements were made Immediately and Mr. Gompers will go to the hospitals tomorrow to distribute cigars to several hundreds of Americans, sick or wounded, who recently have arrived in Ixjndon from the western front. EIKENBERRY NAMED AGIAN. EATON, C, Aug. 30. Eby C. Eikenberry, of Camden, has been elected a member of the Preble county board of education to succeed himself. Since creation of the county board. Mr. Eikenberry has held membership In the organization RED CROSS AMRICO TOOTH PASTE An antiseptic refreshing paste, that leaves a delightful after-taste. Cleanses the teeth without injuring the enamel. The antiseptic properties aid in keeping the teeth and gums in a healthy condition. This and more than one hundred other Red Cross Remedies and Toilet Preparations sold and guaranteed only by Fosler Drug Co.

OFFICIAL SELLS OWN LAND TO U. S. AT A HUGE PRICE

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Col. E. A. Deeds. The senate sub-committee which investigated the airplane situation has condemned Col. E. A. Deeds of Dayton for the part he played in selling to the government at an exorbitant price land near Dayton for an aviation field. This land, the subcommittee declares, was unsuited for the purpose for which it was sold to the government. VICTORY IS SURE, WRITE SOLDIERS Don't pray for peace, but vietory," Donald and Homer Manning, sons of Mrs. Wayne Manning, now overseas with the United States forces. A letter written by one of the sons at sea, just before reaching France, follows: "This will be the last chance I'll get to write before we land, I for one will not be sorry when we ar eon solid ground again. I'd never learn to be a sailor. I have been in the best of health, however, the whole way over, despite a little "unpleasantness" the first few days out. Just the same, I never want to take but one more trip on the briny deep. If it is old wit I say as long as I keep-one foot on dry land I don't care how far out I get. "My letters are going to be like proverbial angels' visits few and far between and those I do write will not be very interesting I am afraid, as the ban covers everything that is interesting. Of course in Mexico it was a different proposition entirely. "Don't pray for peace, but victory. No peace without victory, and we are bound to have victory." Barn Burns on Palmer Farm North of Webster The barn on Clarence Palmer's farm northwest of Webster, was struck by lightning about 11 o'clock Wednesday night causing a fire which destroyed the building and contents of grain and hay. Three horses were saved, one being seriously burned, however. In his effort to save the animals Mr. Palmer sustained a broken rib and lacerated right hand. Mrs. Palmer suffered burns on her right arm. Coast Guard Shoots Man Believed to Be Enemy Spy OCEAN CITY, N. J., Aug. 30. A member of the coast guard stationed here late last night shot and killed a man who is alleged to have been acting suspiciously. The shooting occurred on the beach where the guard had been stationed to watch for proGerman spies. Cards were found on the dead man indicating that his name might be Thomas Ellis. Neither the officers of the coast guard nor the police could give details of the shooting pending an investigation by naval officers. BEREND KILLED IN FRANCE. PARIS. Auk. 30. Henrv Sedewick Berend, an American who volunteered for service in the French armv at thf i beginning of the war and who was in the aviation branch, has been killed j at the front. He was a son of Rcdri-1 gues Berend, and a nephew of Senator j d'Estournelles de Constant. The war I cross which had been awarded him was placed in his coffin. I When Bill left for France, Mother told him to pray every day and Dad told him to give 'em hell.

"We Always Have Exactly What We Advertise." Know the Watch Before You Buy! Camouflage is not only used by the armies of the world, but is sometimes used by Watchmakers, who want their product to take the place of old reliable makes. The House of Dickinson sells only reliable watches, and to be certain that you are getting the make of Watch you want, see to it that the name is on the dial of the watch and also on the plate of the movement. Elgin, Waltham, Hamilton, and in fact all American made Watches are not camouflage. You will know instantly the make of the watch if it's one made in America. Look at the Name on the Dial. 0. E. DICKINSON "The Diamond and Watch House"

WITH THOSE 111 ARMY AND NAVY

This column, containing news of Richmond and Wayne county soldiers and sailors, will appear dally In the Palladium. Contributions will be welcomed. ."We are so busy I can scarcely find time to write," said Sergeant Clem Ferguson in a recent letter to his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Ferguson, of South Sixteenth street. Sergeant Ferguson has charge of the installation of wireless machines In the airplanes of his company, and he stated that he had been sleeping down by the aerial station for some time as they were moving so fast that there was continuous work to be done. "I am sleeping in a pup tent also," he stated, "and prefer it." Ferguson has been in the war zone for some time. Private Chester A. Phillips with the Motor Field Hospital has sent a card to Miss Pearl Kaveny saying that his company' has arrived safely on the continent. Phillips was formerly employed at the C. & O., at Boston. Edward A. Bales writes that he will soon be out again, after being wounded twice In action. Bales is a Winchester boy. In a letter to his grandfather, Loel Bales, of this city, he said that the second wound was caused by a shot through the leg. Corporal Jefferson H. Meyers, of Camp Taylor, came Tuesday to spend a five day's furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Meyers of South Fourteenth street. Mrs. Anna Moore of North I street has received word that her son, Nobel Ashcraft has arrived safely In France. Ashcraft is in the ambulance corps. NEED MORE WOMEN FOR U. S. WORK Another call has come to Chas. O. Williams, superintendent of the Wayne county school, for more applicants to be used in government service in Washington. Anyone with an average high school education may be used in this work, whether having any knowledge of stenography and tyuewriting or not. This office work includes listing and filing, addressing envelopes, copying names and numbers and other such work, which requires no special preparation. Eighteen were called for and supplied some time ago, but this week a call for three more and then fifteen, making thirty-six are needed as a total from Wayne county. WAKE UP THESE BOYS IN THE WINTER TIME WHAT A IC46 FOOT PKAP. WE CAN KEEP VERV NICE LI NOW vie ARE SO COrTOHTADLEJ IFOR THE STORAGE OF SWEET POTATOES ON A SMALL SCALE. THE ROOTS PiHY BE KEPT NEAR THE CHmrSEV 1M R IVACANT ROOM OR IN THE ATTIC: ON A SHELF NEAR. THE MITCHLN biUVE, IOR IN ANY ROOM IN WHICH THE TEfl iPERATURE CAN BE KEPT WITHIN THfc REH QUIRED LIMIT. Best way to put them to sleep is told in the free drying book which will be sent any reader of this paper who sends a two-cent stamp for postage to the National War Garden Commission at Washington. VEGETME TABLETS The Ideal Laxative and Liver Tonic. Very few people are entirely free from constipation; the man or woman who has never experienced that dull, sluggish, bilious feeling of distress which results from irregular bowel movement is a rare exception to the rule. The surest, safest relief for conditions resulting from improper activity of the bowels is to take only what ia best suitable for your condition end which nature has provided in Vcgetine Laxative Tablets. These tablets are compounded from purely vegetable ingredients that drive the pcironoua waste matter from the system, stimulate the liver, tone the intestinal tract and tend to restore a natural healthy bowel movement. Sold by druggists everywhere at 25c per package.

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WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING QUICK, WRITES SERG. BOYD

"It's Heaven, Hell or Home by Christmas," , writes Sergeant Clarence Boyd, serving with the American forces in France, In a letter to his wife. "We are where wo can hear the big guns," he adds, "that Is the thing I have been wanting to hear for a long time." . The letter follows: V "Arrived safely and believe me we had some trip. We had some thrilling experiences which I will tell you more about later. The most interesting of all things are the trains. The crs are small, holding only 16 people in a coach. The engines are very small and the capacity of the freight cars is ten tons. "The structures are all of rock or brick. ; I did not see a frame building in France. The women and girls are working in the shops and other places while the men are at the front. I never saw so many children as I did in England. "The people of France are very much different. "We are in camp now where we can hear the big guns. That is the thing I have been wanting to hear for a long time. : "So far I have gotten along great. I have no kick at all. We can buy cigarettes here cheaper than in the United States. We give six cents for Lucky Strikes. I saw lots of little French y.rls as we marched through the cities with dolls in their arms. "I am well and having a good time. General Pershing says, that it will be THE Fa II FOR Drop in and see the stock I Radium

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either. Heaven, Hell or Home before Christmas, so by that we are surely going to do something." ' ' ' ' ; Hagerstown Schools Will Open Monday HAGERSTOWN, Aug. 30. The Hagerstown schools will open Monday with the following teachers in charge: Superintendent, W. F. Collins; . assistant principal, Miss Odette L. Needham of Wabash; grammar school, Mrs. Everette Root; fifth and sixth grades. Mis a Lulu Brown; second and third grades. Miss Esther Porter; primary grade, Miss Honold; domestic science, Mrs. Willard Str.hr. Contracts have not yet been completed for a few of

the teachers. Solomon Caster, who has been janitor of the school for more than thirty years was reelected to that position. . He Won't Drop Dead Any More "My husband suffered terribly from stomach and liver trouble, which caused such bloating of gas as to seriously affect his heart. Doctors warned him that he might drop dead at any time frim this trouble. A friend in Cleveland advised me to take Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, and since taking it, four months ago, he is feeling like a young man again. All his friends are surprised at his appearance." It is a simple, harmless preparation that removes the catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and allays he inflamation which causes practically all stomach, liver and intestinal ailments, including appendicitis. One dose will convince or money refunded. Thistlethwaite's drug stores and druggists everywhere. (Adv.) NEW MEN we are offering this season Beavers In the Westcott Ski

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G. A. R. FURNISHINGS SOLD

EATON, O., Aug. 30. Furnishings of Mulharen-O'Cain post, G. A. R., will be sold Saturday at public sale, owing to the fact that the post will soon occupy its new quarters, in the new county courthouse, which will be fitted throughout with new and modern furnishings. ' There isn't anything pleasant about the war except tiv way it is going to end

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