Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 285, 12 October 1918 — Page 9

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THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM WEEKLY SECTION OF RICHMOND PALLADIUM ' WS.S. nuunMofiMin VNITEO STATEJ COVUNMENT uiuu m rum UNITED TATEi COVEKNMNT RICHMOND. IND.. OCTOBER 12, 1918

Italian War Orphans

Live Over Police Hall The "most model" home for war orphans and motherless children of Italian soldiers at the front is the Asilo della Patria, which is situated high up on the top flcor of & great stone building formerly used as a police court in Via Govverno Vecchio, Rome. Here 200 children are "mothered" by Signora Ida Magliocchetti, j who Is in charge of the institution, founded by Comitato Romano. Ill behavior at the Asilo is punished by Signora Magliochetti threating to remain at home. Tears and penitence from the unruly children always result. Whitewater School Boys Bay a $50 Bond Boys of Whitewater school should be awarded some kind of an honor medal for their patriotism. Quiseppe D'Federlco, of the Sixth grade and his brother, Ernest, of the Fifth grade have been working and saving their money all summer until now they have enough to buy a $50 Liberty Bond. They have earned their money by carrying laundry, running errands, doing garden work, and anything else they could find to do. And besides saving all they could, they both have contributed to the French orphan fund and other patriotic causes. Also Joseph Boyer of the Fifth grade of Whitewater school of this city has bought a $100 bond, paying cash for it. School Boys Should Select Seed Corn Now School boys, while the schools remain closed, who are living on farms, can do no better patriotic duty than selecting seed corn for their fathers, who have been busy sowing wheat. Select a large amount and if you have more than ypu need next year, send a little to the county agent giving the amount for sale. After selecting don't rank the corn up on a pile. Hang It up where it will get air. It may not mold if piled up, but it does need air to thoroughly dry out before freezing weather comes. "What I Would Do in France" James Hill The following story is written by a Starr school boy to tell all that he would do if he were in France today. Incidently, as a reward, James was working for a stack of Liberty Loan stickers. "Watch out!" cried Bill as a shell whizzed by. "That was a close call," said Jack. "I heard the captain say that we are going over the top at 4:30 in the morning." When morning came the captain came around and told the boys that they were to go over the top when the bell rang. Another bell sounded. It was the gas alarm. Everyone began hustling around. In five seconds, all the soldiers had on their gas masks. Soon there came a cloud of green tmoke. Then came the attack, because the Germans always raid behind the gas cloud. A great deal of fighting was done. The allies captured 22,000 Huns, 100 big guns and 2,000 rifles. The next day we made an attack. We took the first trench and captured 500 Germans. Our men went on and took the second and third trenches. I fought ten Germans and captured fifty. I was looking for a German helmet. James Hiil. Starr school. All Scout Meetings Have Been Postponed There will be no more meetings of the Richmond Girl Scouts until after school begins. Scout Master Vigran announced Tuesday morning that there will be no more meetings of the Boy Scouts until after the ban on public meetings has been lifted.

1 Starr School Boy Studies War Expenses James Hill has grown so interested in finding out how all the money in the Liberty Loan3 is being spent, tnat ne lias read many books and magazines and now tells us some of the things which he has found out. The French will have to have 35,640 rifles. 1,500 light automatic rifles and 950 heavy machine guns. Thecost of a rifle, with the bayonet strap and all the accessories is about $35. The cost of a light automatic rifle is $100 and the cost of a heavy machine gun is about $200. The rifles used in the drive, represent an investment of $1,247,400. The automatic is an investment of $190,000 and the heavy machine gun is $190,000. Therefore the total for all machine automatic rifles is $1,627,400. James Hill. Starr school. The Boat, the Soldier ' and the Doll Once there was a little boy named Samuel, and he had a little sister named Eleanor. Samuel had a little brat and a tin soldier. His sister had a doll. They got their playthings and went out to the lake to play. The little boy put the tin soldier on the boat and Eleanor put her doll in. They did not know where it would go, but they sent it away, and went back home. The little boat sailed and sailed until it reached the other filde of the lake. There were some little children playing over there and they saw this boat and got it, and took it home. They showed It to their mother and she said that it was Samuel's and Eleanor's plaything, and for them to send the things back. So they went down to the edge of the lake and sent the boat back again, with the doll and the soldier on it. The little boat sailed and sailed till it reached the other side of the lake. Then Samuel and Eleanor went down to the lake. They got the boat and took it home to their mother. They ate their supper and then went to bed very glad because their own ship had come back again, and they lived happily ever after. Mary Saxton. Fifth grade, Whitewater school, Frauklin townshlu.

U. S. AVIATORS DROP BOMBS ON

Glad Columbus Found America America is the best country in the world. We are glad Columbus found it. We hope all the people, where they are fighting over the sea can have a free country like ours. Our boys will fight for them and we will buy Thrift Stamps and Liberty Bonds to help them. Richard Campfleld. 3A grade, Starr school. The Little Gray Cap and Coat My mamma bought a big piece of gray wool goods from an Italian peddler and made herself a skirt. Then when I was one year old she ripped up her skirt and made me a pretty gray cap and coat. I wore it two winters, then my brother Roy wore it, then my cousin Glen wore it one winter and my brother Edward wore it the next winter, and then my cousin Grace wore it, anl last winter my little sister Elizabeth wore it. Now I hope some nice little baby far away will wear it, as I have .given it to be sent to the Belgians, because we all loved it and did not want a mouse to eat it up. , Mary Ruth Decker. 101 Williams Street. , Children's Pageant to Be Given Oct 19 Every type of interests that the boys and girls of the city have will be shown in the children's Patriotic Play Day parade and pageant which will be given Saturday, October 19. Virginia Livingston as the Goddess of Liberty will head the procession, and members of the different children's organizations also will follow, including Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls,, Girl Scouts. Girls' Cancing Club and the Poultry Raising Club, besides other children who will represent the School Garden movement, the Junior Red Cross, Knitters, farmerettes, farmers, blacksmiths, mechanics who make airplanes, and other interests. The pageant, which will be on North A street between Tenth and Eleventh streets, Is under the management of Miss Margaret Wickemeyer, the girls' physical director of Garfield and High School, and posters advertising it will be out over the city soon. Many of the boys and girls are making other posters, also, to represent their interests.

METZ

U. S. Pliers Consulting Map of -Metz. While allied guns are bombarding Metz American aviators are staging bombing expeditions over the city, aiming at the fortifications and enemy railroads. This French official photo shows American aviators consulting war maps before starting on one of their raids. How One Soldier Boy Went to France There was a boy named John, who went out to a river one day. He tad a wooden soldier in the boat. The little boat went Bailing off in the water, and the wind came and the soldier fell off in the river. A fish ate him up. Then the wind went down. John, the little' boy, caught the fish that ate the little soldier and got the soldier again. Then he got another boat and put him on the river again. It went away out in the river so far that he did not get the wooden soldier back again, but he went home and told his mother that his soldier was going over the sea to help the French people get their homes back again. Esther Hunt. Fifth grade, Whitewater school, Franklin township. Chinese Boys' Queue Like U. S. Long Trousers When the Chinese boy is old enough he grows a queue. This event in the boy's life is as important as our American boy's first long trousers, and he feels. that now he is no longer a child but a man. The queue has many uses. In many of the games played by Chinese boys the queue, figures as an important factor. In geometry it is used to strike an arc, or draw a circl". The laborer spreads a towel over his head, wraps his queue around it, and makes himself a hat. Cart drivers whip their mules, and beggars frighten away dogs with their queues. When a Chinese parent takes his son for a walk be does not hold his hand but he takes hold of the queue. When little boys want to play horse they use their queues for reins. What can little Chinese boys do in these days without the queue, because the mandate was issued to cut off all pigtails and China is a nation of strict laws and their enforcement. BrooKlyn Eagle Junior.

CLUB COYS, NOTICE1 All boys who have entered a club of any kind, corn pig, poultry, or potato clubs, send your names and addresses at once to the coutny agent, Richmond, Ind., if you have completed your project. This inromation is desired at once since the judging will begin soon. J. C. KLINE, County Agent.

Boys and Girls Are Thrift Stamp Slacken Wayne county boys and girl3 are proving to be slackers. While all the men and women in the country are doing all tey can to buy Liberty Bonds and even the boys and girls are helpin? to ecU, or rather to solicit for them, the boys and girls of the county havo neglected their pledges fcr war saving and thrift stamps until the September sales only show onethird their quota. Liberty bonds are primarily foi men and women, but the thrift stamps are the boys' and girls part. Are the Juniors going to fail while their parents do their part? This last month the total sales were $34,355.35. They should be $100,000.00, or almost three times as much. ' '.; ' ; So if every boy and girl will buy three thrift stamps instead of one, or can manage to buy three war saving stamps instead of cne, we will bring up the quota again. Since all picture shows are closed for at least one week more, the monqy which usually is spent there, should be spent for thrift, stamps and W, S., and that will help to bring up our black record greatly. .

Gerard Harrington Starts Junior J ackiei Gerard Harrington, who was vii iting in Chicago last summer, am especially at Great Lakes Training Station, was so enthused about th Jackies, that he bought a completi sailor outfit himself and wants to do everything he can as nearly like the boys in the navy. But it is more fun to have friends interested in the same things you are than to be enjoying them alone, so Gerard is planning to have his friends join him, and has written the following announcement: "The Junior Jackies were organized October 9 by Gerard Harrington, 36 South Eighth street Every boy over the age of 7 is a ked to join us. The dues are 25 cents for the year. Call at 26 South Eighth street at odcc Gerard Harrington, St. Mary's school. French Officers Write Names for City Boys Leoline Klus was one of the boys fortunate enough to receive a little letter from one of the French soldiers who was in the city Th irsday evening with the war tropbv train. By standing near the P.illman train where the soldiers were staying, Leoline managed to get one of the Frenchmen to talk to him. and the officer gave him his address with a little note written on the end of the paper. One of the most interesting members of the company was the interpreter who wore the symbol of a little Sphnix on his coat col Id r, which meant that he heard many questions, but answered none. James Hill and David Marvel also were talking with some of the officers, and, two of them wrote their names on a piece cf paper for the boys, and at the end they put, "With best regards." ' ; Schools Will Not Begin Until October 21 Schools will not begiii at least until October 21,' stated County Superintendent Williams, and City Superintendent Giles this week after they had received the instructions from the state board of health. It may be that they will i not even begin then, but if they do the greatest care will be taken not to let anyone spread the disease. DOG LANGUAGE. Quentlne and her father, who is a lieutenant and has learned to speak French quite fluently, were looking at the picture of a dog which had been decorated with the French cross of war for services of valor and distinction. . Upon the explanation of the reason of the decoration, she said, "Daddy, docs the dog bark French?" P. SH Co cao Tribune.