Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 87, 20 February 1919 — Page 8

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! THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM THURSDAY, FEB. 20, 1919.

HOW FRENCH RAILWAYS WERE WRECKED BY GERMANS

FORTY MILLION LETTER S HANDLED IN - - " MONTH FOR AMERICANS IN FRANCE

Section between shaded area shows where Germans wiped out French railway lines.- Dotted lines, as key above t') ;;',; shows, represent destroyed railways; solid lines, railways atill in use.

The wanton destruction of every railroad Una In the war son by ths Germans has complicated France's probleq of supplying food and i f ill f " 11

other necessities to htr people. .The Germans in their retreat at the close of the war tore ud the rail

road tracks, destroyed equipment

and bombed

lestroyec depots.

The map, I ' stroyed.

which appeared originally in a Paris newspaper, shows graphical ly what portion of the transportation lines in France were de-

TpNDIANA ir -Briefs

SOUTH BEND Rushing to the bed

side of Walter Phelan, soldier, dying of pneumonia In a local hospital, four of his relatives were seriously Injured when their touring car hit an iron telegraph post Miss Ethel Phelan, a sister, wss most seriously hurt. Phelan died three hours after the accident. I I !( 1 'i I INDIANAPOLIS. Mayor Jewett decided not to raise the city dog tax when he received a letter from a

small boy saying: "If the dog tax is : raised Mother says I can't keep tramp

wlli.you.jur., mayor, please don't,, so 1

csn keep tramp I got three good

; chums that want to save their dogs

, ; COLUMBUS. The modern Carrie

i Nation "has been ' discovered in Mrs

i Orville. Jlnjett, living near St. Louis Croflflng. Suspecting, that her husband -was playing, poker, she gathered a eupplaof -pocki. and bombarded the

. g::me through a window. Several dl root hits were scored.

FORT WAYNE. This city wants

, ;T.('0,000 or nothing, to build a post .i7ice. A committee has gone to Washington to protest against. the $350,000

appropriation proposed in the building

. bill.

, LAFAYETTE Chester Thompson's

' name was listed as missing in action I several months ago, and he had been given up as dead by everyone except ' his mother. ' Through' her influence a ; special search was made and it was h learned he had' rejoined his regiment i on January 17. A LAFAYETE. Corporal Robert Ostler has returned home with his right rm torn off at the shoulder. The shell that tore off his arm killed five ether men, and he was through some of the most terrific lighting of the war . . ...... .1 GREENFIELD. Surgeons removed he right leg of Elwood Morris, presi- . dent of the Hancock Farmers' associatlon, after the leg had been crushed in a tractor. WASHINGTON. Corporal Andrew i lrrgang, son , of Caspar Irrgang of i Spades, ; has been - awarded the Disitlnguiahed Service Cross for bravery . In action. He captured a German ma- . chine gun and fired a thousand shots : at the enemy from it.

SOLDIER WITH LONGER REACH THAN JESS WANTS CHANCE TO TRAIN WITH CHAMPION

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Proof of the gigantic work met by the postoffice men , of .the American Expeditionary Forces is shown in an official report sent to Postmaster Beck Of this city from Roy . Reynolds, former employe of the local postoffice and now in the United States terminal postoffice at Bordeaux, France, where over 40,000,000 letters were handled in the month of December. Reynolds says: ''Up until recently Bordeaux has had all of the homeward mall of the A. E. F. to handle, but now a terminal, has been established at Brest, soon another is also to be opened at LaHavre. , "Indiana mail is handled by a very good man, and most of the men under him know the states by routes." In the official report, offered, the following statistics are shown regarding the dispatches from Bordeaux tn December: w ....... l "Letters-directs, 73,774 sacks; routes 996 sacks: residue 1,497 sacks; papers, 3,792 sacks; customs 11,753 sacks; empties 2,380 sacks; registers, total, 120 sacks, grand total, 27,912 sacks. "Of the registers there were 440 sack jackets containing 19,015 pieces; the weight of the mail in kilos was 1535,433. The total number of shipments through the month was eleven, and the total number of letters handled was 40,454,700. Eighty-five per cent of this total was worked to directs and routes ready for dispatch to the United States without delay at

American ports, for redistribution. "Mail for the American Expeditionary Forces 1 in , France is assembled from all parts of the United States at the Chelsea Terminal Postal Station. New York, N. Y. where it is worked into packages addressed to units, put in sealed pouches and there delivered to the War Department for transportation and disposition in France: r''-:w'.v.. "The postoffice department does not assume any responsibility for the mall sent to the United States until after it has reached the Bordeaux Terminal, where by a corps of expert United States postal employes who have volunteered their services in France,, this mail is worked into packages both indirects and routes, sealed in pouches made and dispatched by steamship for delivery by the U. S. Postal Service in America. Mail is collected from the various Army postal stations, and transported . by the War Department to the Bordeaux Terminal, at which place it becomes the duty of our department to perform a sacred office to our dear ones .'over there,' with celerity, certainty and security.".

TAFT DENOUNCES CRITICS SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20. Former President, Taft at a luncheon, yesterday, denounced members of congress who are criticizing the league of nations as men whom he "would not

trust overnight

Thousand Western Troops

. Arrive in New York City

(By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 20. The transport Canopio arrived here today with Jour officers and 1,201 men of the 162nd infantry of the 41st division (former national guard 'troops of Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho jid Wyoming. They comprised the 'field and staff, headquarters machine gun company, ; medical detachment, ad companies A, B and C, and a detachment of company D. Also on board were 184 casual officers and men and 24 naval officers and civilian employes. The Canopic left Brest on Feb. 8. -

MIR Oil FACE DISAPPEARS QUICK Te mtmmt ITeettve, erarcnleat a ad hanaleaa way to remor hair la rlta DaWlmele. the arlalaal aaaltary liaala. It acta aalofcly wlta certalatr aaaalate aafaty. Rcaalta froaa fta oa are IaBBeiata aal laatlasj. Only veaalae DcMtraele. (a a original aaaltarr llaaM, has a maaey-Vack caaraatea la each vaekaae. At toilet rnitm la OSe. SI aad S3 aiaea. or by aaail Iraai as la plain vrraapar a receipt af price. FREE aeok availed la plala ealaa eaetoae oa reeteat. De Miracle. lXSta St- ul Park Ave. New Yerfc.

NAM23 INVITATION COMMITTEE"

Walter Stegman beads a committee appointed by the senior class of the' high school to select commencement invitations for the graduation next June. , .Other members of the committee are: Bernice Layman. Bernice : Judy, Margaret Schuman, Ralph Koehn ring and George Kessler. Sample invitations have been sent in from a' number of firms, but no decision has been made yet regarding the selection.

FREE SEWING LESSONS

AT LACEY STORE Expert From White Factory. Miss Edith Young, an expert from the White Sewing Machine Co., wi!J give to all ladies who are interested in sewing free demonstrations in plain and fancy sewing. Miss Young is here for this week only and Is very anxious to have those who are interested tq call and see the demonstration. - Miss Young has on display several pieces of her work and it will be worth any lady's time to come and see It. Mr. Lacey will also give free of charge a cewing machine motor or chain stitch attachment with the purchase of every "Sit-Strate" White Rotary sewing ma chine sold thiB week. Now, don't put it off any longer, but come down to the Lacey Sewing Machine Store at : South 7th street tomorrow and get the benefit of these free lessons ln

sewing. Adv.

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Arthur 'Buster Schork, at right, and tiny Jimmy Curtis. The oddest pair of buddies in the U. S. armv drifted into Hot P"nnr , Ark., the other day. Jt consisted of Arthur "Buster" Schork and JHmf Curtis. Schork is six feet eight inches tall and weighs 2&U puunus. lie uas a longer reach than Jess Wfllard. He came here in hopes-that the chamSion would start his training here and allow "Buster" to work out with im. His pal, Jimmy Curtis, is perhaps the shortest man in the army. He's four feet ten inches tall and weighs 111 pounds.

MORGANTOWN. Samuel Everting ' was burned to death when a can oi kerosene exploded. Neighbors put out ' ; the flames but he died in a few minutes. His house was destroyed. ' MUNCIE, Charles Ogeese, former I policeman, was probably fatally shot , in bed at his home here by Mrs. Stella ; Hughes, colored. She shot the sleeping man lite times. S ... ' ,H TERRE HAUTE. Numerous arf rests have been made here on charges , of systematic violation of the liquor , , law. - Albert Moore, city policeman, is " one of those arrested.

City Statistics

CAMP DODGE CANCELS GAMES

CAMP DODGE, la.. Feb. 20 Demobi ilization and inability to arrange big ' games has caused the cancellation of the remaining games on the schedule of the Camp Dodge basketball team. Since the season started,, the personnel of the team had been completely changed due to discharges.. HUNS CAPTURE TOWN

BASEL. Switterland, Feb. 20. German troops on the Lithuanian front

surprised the Bolshevik! and captured

the town of Murawljevo, near Shavli

on Saturday, according to a report re

ceived here from Libau.

TRe drink -that . takes the place r of coffee INSTANT A puro,cf9licious Amoricon Dovorogo

Deaths and Funerals. Stanley: Howard. K. : Stanley, 25 years old, died trom influenza at his home south of Richmond on the Boston pike, Thursday morning. He is the son of the late Jesse and Hannah Stanley. He is survived by one brother and five sisters. The body will be taken to the home of his sister, 401 South West Third street, Thurs

day evening. Friends may call at any time. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Warder. Ida M. Warder, 54 years old, died of cancer at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Warder, 1118 Sheridan street, Wednesday afternoon. She is survived by her parents and one brother, Thomas B. Warder, of Willard, Ohio. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at the home at 2:30 o'clock by the Rev. A. L. Pfeiffer. Burial will be in Earlham. ' Friends may call at any tima. Woods. Goldie Woods. 46 years old, died at her home, 1111 North I street, Thursday morning at 8 o'clock from a complication of diseases. She was born in Fountain City. She is

survived by her husband, Phillip Woods, two sisters, Mrs. Lottie Bow

ers, and Mrs. Louis Johnson of De- f troit, two brothers, .Frank and George! Bush of Chicago, and her mother,

Mrs. Collins of Fountain City. She was a member of the Bethel A. M. E. church. Burial will be in Fountain City. Services will be in charge of Rev. J. L. Craven. Bettelon. Rosa Anna Bettelon, 28 years old, died Wednesday afternoon at her home, 620 South Sixth street, after a short illness. She is survived

by her huBband, John FBettelon, two

cnuaren, KUDy and John, two brothers

Joseph Kolde of this city, and John

Koiae or coiumbus, Ohio, and one sis

ter. Miss Elizabeth Kolde of this city.

r unerai services wm oe held Saturday morning at 9 o'clock at St. Andrews

church. Burial will be in St. Andrews

cemetery. . Friends may , call at any time.

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Grocery aid Drag Specials

FRIDAY AND

BEANS

2 Lbs. Lima Beans 2 Lbs Navy Beans . 5 Lbs. Navy Beans

254 .19e .470

PANCAKE FLOUR 2 Boxes Aunt Jemima Buckwheat Flour 31 2 Boxes Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour 29 2 Boxes Old Kentucky Pancake Flour 25

SUGAR 4 2 Lbs Brown Sugar . . . 5 Lbs. Pure Cane Sugar

.....210 530

SOAPS 10 Bars Ivory Soap 670 10 Bars Fels Naptha Soap ......690 10 Bars Star Soap 670 10 Bars Jewell' Soap 450 10 Bars Lantz Gloss Soap ...... .470

Washing and Scouring Powders 10 Boxes Small Gold Dust 470 3 Boxes Climaline ..270 3 Cans Old Dutch Cleanser 250 6 Cans Light House Cleaner 250 Lux, per box 110

STARCHES 3 1-lb. Boxes Corn Starch 250 1 Box Large Elastic Starch 100 2 1-lb. Boxes Argo Starch - .170 1 3-lb. box Argo Starch 240 1 5-lb. box Argo Starch 370

CEREALS 2 Boxes Shredded Wheat ....... .250 2 Boxes Post Toasties .250 3 Boxes Quaker, Mothers or National Oats ........ ....350 Large Instant Postum .1...430 Large Postum Cereal . ..'.230 2 Boxes Kellogg's Corn Flakes . . . .250

CANNED VEGETABLES 2 Cans No. 2 Tomatoes 250 2 Cans No. 3 Tomatoes . . v 410 3 Cans Fancy Sugar Corn 490 3 Cans Helmet Red Beans 330 2 Cans Hillsdale Asparagus ...... 350 2 Cans Watertown Sifted Peas... 270 2 Cans Brown Beauty Beans. .... .250

LUTZ & SCHRAM Quality Products 74-oz. Glass Jelly .150 24-oz. Jar Apple Butter 330 24-oz. Jar Sweet Relish 290 lH4-oz. Bottle Catsup 230 Dill Pickles, can 200 Gerkins 180 8-oz. Bottle Salad Dressing 230

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BIBLE IS 1,500 YEARS OLD.

BREMERTON, Wash., Feb. 20. A

Bible, estimated by authorities to be

1,500 years old, yet clear and legible, is owned by Rev. W. E. Atkinson, secretary here for the industrial Y. M. C. A. The Bible was used in an Armenian monastary. The pages of the volume are of papyrus, and it Is hound in leather. 1

CR1SCO, LB. 29c

I Golden State Peaches or I Apricots, 3 cans . . . 500

Gold Bar Peaches, can, 39c; 3 for $1.10

Old Reliable Coffee, per pound 350

MONEY-SAVING PRICES ON DRUGS AND PATENT MEDICINES

TONICS 1 Pint Beef Wine and Iron .... . . 750 1 Pt. Comp. Syr. Hypophosphites 980 Vinol ...................... $1.00 Stearns Wine . . ..... . . ..... . . . .940 Scott's Emulsion, large . . . . . . . $1.29

BLOOD PURIFIERS S. S. S., large ......... . ...... $1.59 Hood's Sarsaparilla 980 Dandelion and Sarsaparilla Comp., 980 Botanic Blood Bitters . . . 980 Blood Wine .490 Jayne's Alterative ............. .980

FEMALE REMEDIES Pinkham Compound 980 Mother's Friend 980 Pierce's Prescription .980 Royal Vegetable Female Remedy, 9S0 Wine Cardui . .930

KIDNEY REMEDIES -. Swamp Root, large '. .980 Diuretic Elixir . . . . . . ......... .980 Foley's Kidney Remedy, large . .980 Doan's Kidney Pills 530 Pierce's Anuric Tablets : 530 DeWitt's Kidney PUls, 490

COLD REMEDIES Pinex . . . : . ... 530 8-oz. Syrup White Pine Comp. . . . .490 King's New Discovery, large ....980 Bills' Pine Tar Honey, small 240 Laxatixe Bromo Quinine . ..... . .240 One Day Cold Tablets . .... . . . . .240

TOILET PREPARATIONS Mavis Toilet Water .......... 81.25 Hudnut's Toilet Water, large .'.$1.85 Parisian Sage 490 Wyeth's Sage & Sulphur, large, $1.29 Senreco Tooth Paste 290 Colgate's Tooth Paste ....... . .240

Scrap Tnhflrnry 3 pkgs.T 2SC 3 Dozen 5-grain Aspirin Tablets .... 25c Pepgeilj 98C ' 415 North Eighth, 801 South E I 914 Main St, 6th and Main St I 1609 Main St, 13th ad North F