The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 23, 1918, Page 6

BISMARCK. DAILY. TRIBUN Wounded Yanks Run Typewrit- er, Weave Rugs, Take Engines Apart; One-Legged Men Bowl, Armless Play Pingpong Washington, D. C., July 23.-—I have just seen the first step in the job of abolishing forever the “war cripple.” Here at Walter Reed General hos- pital, on the hills overlooking the na- tional capital, the first of our dis- abled men have been received. And the first step in the job of putting these men back “on their fect” is physical rehabilitation. The surgeon general has recognized that WORK is one of the very best curative agents, and THE best method of restoring the functions of damaged muscles. A special “division of physical re- construction” has been created in the office of the surgeon general, headed by- Col. Frank Billings of Chicago, one of the best known physicians in the United States. Under his direction all the great base hospitals are equip- ped with “curative workshops.” At Walter Reed 1 found this work in charge of Major B. T. Baldwin, one of the country’s leading psychologists, called into the army because of his special equipment for such service. “ Under the guidance of Major Bald- win I went through this most modern of ohspital departments—the “curative workshops.” “Blue Gowns” Charge We entered the ewriting room, differing in no essential respect from a class in a commercial school. At the “teacher’s” desk sat the com- petent young woman in charge in the blue uniform, white apron and cap of the army “reconstruction aids’— “blue-gowns,” they are affectionately called by the boys in the hospital. Clicking away at a keyboard was a man with one arm. Attached to the stump of his missing left arm was a leather band ,which he adjusts him- self in a few moments, and from it a cord fastened to.a simple wooden de- vice (which he can carry around in his pocket) fitted over the “shift key” of his machine. A pull on the cord “shifts” for a capital letter. Every other key is struck with his five re- maining good fingers, which are learn- ing—rapidly—to do the work of ten. Learns Rug-Weaving Upstairs I watched a class learning oriental rug weaving and repairing, taught by a man who sold out the largest rug business in Boston to en- list as a private to do this work. The wrok provides concentration, color, work for the hands and stimulation to muscles that are injured. With Major Baldwin I walked out to the lawn in front of the workshops where a busy group—one man with a missing arm, another with a leg gone, others shell-shock cases—were taking apart an automobile engine. Almost as soon as a patient is out of the operating room he gets some light bedside work to do. As soon as he is ott of bed he is put at play. One-armed men play ping-pong, or tether ball—to strengther the muscles of the remaining arm. One-legged men bowl by sticking a peg leg in the ball—incidentally training the leg stump to carry their future artificial leg. Games have been found better than mechanical devices for restoring functional disabilities. Work of the same character is un- der way at Atlanta and Baltimore. Eventually there will be sixteen great hospitals all over the country, at which every character of disabil- ity will be treated. Men returning from overseas will be sent to the hospital nearest home, so they may be visited by relatives and friends. Upon their discharge they will be turned over to the voca- tional educational board for final training and placement in a good job. BUY W, S, .—— GERMANY GETS WISE TO KAISER “War Is a Hohenzollern Affair,” Says Socialist London, July 23.—The indictment against the kaiser and his six un- wounded sons as perpetrators of a “family war’ has subscribers within Germany. Here is what the Socialist Cohn said about it in the reichstag, according to Berlin papers: “The so-called ‘new states’ which we have created in Russia are ferti- lized by the bones of their best sons, murdered by German soldiers who were misused for the purpose. The whole war has been purely a family affair of the Hohenzollerns! “It is possible that the allies may be compelled to give way. But the consequences will be tat Europe will be a continent of beggars!” BUY A Confusing Invitation. A man named Dodgin had been ap- pointed foreman in a briekyard, but his name was not known to all the employes. One day while on his round he came across two men sitting in a corner smoking, and stopped near them. “Who are you?” asked one of them. “I’m Dodgin., the new fore- man,” he replied. “So are we,” re- plied the other workers. “Sit down and have a smoke.” ———————— “WHY IT SUCCEEDS Because It’s For One Thing Only and 'Biamarck People Appreciate This. Nothing can be good for everything. Doing one thing well brings suc: cess. Doan's Kidney Pills are for thing only. For weak or disordered kidneys. Here is Bismarck evidence to prove their worth. J. W. Serres, says: Lumbago used to trouble me an awful lot. I had backache and pains in my back and I knew my kidneys were out of order. Doan’s Kidney Pills strengthéned my kidneys, removed the backache and made me ‘feel fine. I recommend Doan’s to anyone suffering from kid- ney trouble.” 'Price-60c,\ at all dealers. . Don’t simply. agsoforze kidney remedy—gec Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mr. Serres had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mitgrs., Buffalo, ‘N.Y. one {STAFF REPORTER KERBY SEES THE FIRST STEP . te IN MAKING WORLD FREE FROM WAR CRIPPLES end his shell-shock trouble. wounded. WAR WORKERS ALL (N. Washington, July ers, ing determinations have been made 1. rectly employed. 2. gree of comfort” as well as “health.” 4 5. This applies to children under 14; nor one week. or before 6 a. m. or after 6 on labor. The above principles cover the gen- eral policies being worked out under the direction of Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson, Assistant Secretar- ies Louis Post and Felix Frankfurter of the war ‘policies board, Frank Walsh and William H. Taft of the war labor board. i Evasion Won't Go. Adoption of the eight-hour working day is the most important of the re- cently adopted policies. Much quiet opposition has been encountered from firms holding contracts with the gov- ernment, which claim they took such contracts expecting to work a 10-hour day. If the government insists that they pay time-and-one-half for over- time their costs will be greatly in- creased. ‘Many. firms are contending also that sub-contractors should not be included, and they are evading the eight-hour day requirements by farm- to sub-contractors. The war policies board has an- nounced that this evasion will not be permitted. All work done for the gov- ernment must be done under the eight hour basic day, and as this means more expenses, the government will in tracts. ‘Next in importance to adoption of the eight-hour day and recognition of unionism is the move made by the is today a living wage. High cost of living has knocked into a cocked hat all previous conclusions as to a min- imum wage. Food Price Doubled. The landlord has begun taking a profiteer's share of the worker's wages; food has doubled in price; woolen clothing has become a luxury, and at every point the worker finds his seemingly high wage is more than absorbed by the higher cost of living. These costs are changing from day to day, and Walsh and Taft find the minimum wage connot be established at an arbitrary figure. but must de- pend on the fluctuations in cost of ne- cessities. A special meeting of the war labor board has been called for July 29, to conclude this matter of a minimum wage. Germans “Deny ee Anaesthetics to the Wounded Prisoners London, July 23.—Surgical “effi- ciency” in Germany doesn’t include the ‘mercy of anaesthesia. Anyway, not when an English prisoner is con- cerned, A prisoner just returned from Ger- many, now recuperating in England, tells in The Times of nine months of horror in a German “hospital” at Gustrow: “A lance corporal in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders had had his right leg amputated, A few weeks after the amputation the flesh had shrivelled up and left a piece of bone protruding. “They decided to operate again. 1 was on the operating table when they brought him in. They put him on a corner of the table. I held him. They anaesthetic. tion on my hand. They didn’t give me an anesthetic, either.” He’ll be an expert at making pillow-tops, and the training will He is one of the chaps about whom Staff Reporter Kerby tells you today. Frank Billings, in charge of the. work of reclaiming our war AND LIVING WAGES BY U. S. ORDER By GILSON GARDNER. E. A. Staff Correspondent ) '3.—The government, greatest employer of labor, is setting high standards for private employ- ‘Through the war labor board :nd the labor policies board the follow- The basic eight-hour day must be observed in all work performed for the government, whether by contractors or sub-contractors or labor ai- The government gives complete endorsement and encouragement to the principle of unionism and coilective barganing. i 5. A minimum wage is to be determined and applied at an early date, such wage being one at which workers may subsist with “a reasonable de- Conditions under which government work is performed are to be standardized and made uniform so far as practical. The government disapproves the employment of child labor and will not permit such employment directly or indirectly by any contractor. ernment work more than eight hours in one day or more than six days in 6. The government will accept no commodities manufactured by pris- ‘ing out important sections of the work} some cases have to revise the con- | war labor board to determine what} broke bits of the bone off—without an I was theer for an opera- In the upper right is Col. GET 8-HOUR DAY having become the nation's can children of 14 or 16 work on gov- SINKING OF TEXEL HELD UP TO RESCUE KITTEN | When the survivors of the Texel, which was sunk recently 60 miles south of New York, landed they brought with them a little striped kit- ten, the mascot of the crew. This lit- tle animal is called Mickey, and the sinking of the Texel was held up until the men could go back and réscue him, after he had been forgotten in the first rush, oe eee eeeenrnmn=* nw Bear a Destroyer of Salmon. The bear is a great destroyer of sal- mon. He is so fastidious that he will eat only the salmon cheeks and will consume one-third of his weight in this delicacy every d: When his hunger is satisfied he amuses himself by toss- ing the fish out on the banks. The fish are*in the’ stream to spawn, and the egg destruction is by no means insignificant. s wr wes sa Tribune Want Ads Bring Results. Americans Do your bit Eat Corn meal mush- Oatmeal- Corn flakes- Hominy and rice with. UNITED STATES FOOD 4 “| June 30, 1916. milk. Eat no wheat cereals. Leave nothing on your plate. ADMINISTRATION LUNGS OF GERMAN” U-BOAT MEN BURST Shot Like Torpedo From Sunken Craft 120:Feet Below the Suface, London.—Harrowing details -of the destruction of oné of the largest and more recently constructed German submarines are given in a dispatch from a neutral cotrespondent. This submarine was oné of the last to leave Zeebrugge before the entrance to the harbor was blocked by British. forces on April 24, ‘ The U-boat struck a mine, and out of the crew of 40 only two survived on reaching the surface after a terrible struggle with death for an hour and a half,,20 fathoms below the surface; Some of the crew committed suicide, having lost all hope of leaving the boat alive. The only chance of escaping was to force open the conning tower and the forward hatches.and trust to the com- pression of air in one part of the ves- sel to force each man like a torpeda to the surface. The air pressure in the submarine had become so high that a great majority of the Germans could not keep their mouths closed. The compressed ‘alr shot them ta the ‘surface and hardly had they reached the sea level when the alr pressure burst thelr lungs and about twenty of them sank like stones, The survivors described: the yells of the men, when the end came, a3 the most horrible nolse they had ever heard. The attention ‘of a British trawler was attracted and it hastened to the rescue. The condition of the survivors showed that their experiences in the submarine: had been of a dreadful character, CANNED MUSIC LURES SEALS Experiment Being Made by Washing- ton Fish Commission, Canned music to lure seals to thelr death is the experiment being made this summer by deputies of the state fish commission's office of Washington. he seal herd hunter anchors his row- oat near a rookery or salmon trap, puts on a record and when the seals gather around to enjoy the concert, the deputy with his trusty rifle picks off the audience. Fishermen ‘have found the hair seal is very inquisitive, with a keen sense of hearing. When the animal. hears a strange sound curiosity prompts him to investigate. Indians have long known this characteristic of the seal and have lured it within striking dis-|. tance with a spear by using a sort of whistle which has a. peculiar attrac- tion for the animals. TOOTHLESS MAN,-BITES: SELF Seemingly Impossible Feat Performed by Y. M. C. A, Worker. How a man without a tooth bit hfm- self in an unusual manner during the excitement following the torpedoing of the steamship Oronsa Was related by a report just received from London con- cerning the conduct of 579 Y. M. ©. A, workers who were en‘board. The Ore onsa was sunk while’approaching the British isles. AY. M.-C. A. scerctary was washing his full set of “store teeth” when the torpedo hit.- He went to his room -for-his grip, stepped into a lifeboat, manned an oar and, after rowing a few minutes, felt that his hand was hurting. He: opened his hand, soraething dropped, and he réal- ized: only, then. that ‘through ‘all, the crowded minutes he had carried those “store teeth” which had bitten the hand that saved them. : Bull Calf Brings $106,000. Champion Sylvia ‘Johanna, a six. month-old Holstein bull calf, sold for. $106,000 at the State Fair park fa Milwaukee. The previous record, price was $83,000, paid for the calf’s meth ESDAY,. JULY 23, 1918. The success of the Chicago Cubs in climbing to the top of the National League heap and, staying there is the story of the success of two catchers, Bill Killefer, the greatest of National League catchers, and Fred Mitchell, manager of the club. It has long, been a baseball tradi- tion that catchers make the best man- agers, a tradition which has put catch- ‘ers in one-third of the managerial po- sitions of the big leagues as against two-thirds from the other eight po- sitions. The Cubs started the season with auu the earmarks of a great ball club, but is was not long until war condi- tions made cuts in the ranks, which presaged a rapid fall into the second division. The loss of Alexander, who would have been good for about 30 Victories, was the worst blow. and the United The latest wheat estimate coming from the U. S.. department of agricul- ture places the American wheat crop at the 891,000,000 bushel mark, a loss for June of 40,000,000 bushels, but a decided increase over last year’s har- vest. More recent reports from the wheat districts of the northern wheat states show. a: further shrinkage in yield, Weather conditions ‘have been unfavorable west of a line drawn thru middle Kansas and Nebraska and -ex- o Name _of Purchaser er, May Echo Syivia, a year ago, RUY W, S, §, = Tribune Want Ads Bring Results. 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' THE WHEAT YOU SHOULDN'T EAT Weather Conditions Alone Have Prevented Farmers. of Canada States from Harvesting Greatest-Ever Crop Warning to Groc FEDERAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION Firm Name of Dealer Clerk Making Sale ...........:. ce eceeeeeeeeeee Name of Food | Date Last | Am’t Last | Date Last | Am’t This | No. in , | Purchase | Purchase | Purchase | Purchase | Family wheat-producing country continue get- ting bad wheat weather from now on, it is hardy likely that the yield there will be as bad as it was last year 4. when it ran fyom five to seven bushels ta the gcre. North Dakota probably will haye its third consecutive wheat crop failure, a thing unheard of be- fore. Dry weather this spring caused it. Given usual late July and August weather and the country’s wheat crop will be well over 800,000,000 bushels, which would allow the normal 600,- 000,000 bushels for home consumption and. 1919 seeding and give us a sur- plus of 200,000,000 bushels for our allies. Every bushel we save by wheatless meals. adds to that 200,- 000,000 surplus. | A year ago we had a total normal ‘surplus of 73,000,000 bushels, includ- ing the 48,000,000 bushels of the left- over 1916 crop. This year the United States has practically no wheat left over from 1917. We had nothing to fall back on. All that we send to our allies over the 200,000,000 surplus must come by Hooverizing our bread adn continuing wheatless meals. i First wheat’ reports from western Canada indicated a bumper crop, Later surveys show a cutting down of esti- mates, but still leaves them far above jlast year’s estimate made in early July. Canada put 16,000,000’ acres into wheat this spring. Last year she produced 251,000,000 bushels, Reports jcoming from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba indicate a 1918 yield for well over 300,000,000 bushels, and giv- en good weather for the next month, Hit may reach the 350,000,000 mark. | The biggest wheat farm in North America -is in the Snipe Lake district of Saskatchewan, and rightly is it named Victory farm. Here J. E. Haw- skins, the American manager, put in 50,000 acres in wheat. He expects to add a million bushels of wheat to the allies’ bread supply. Hawskins learn- ed his farming in Mlinois, and_ this spring surprised the natives of Snipe Lake by breaking 2,500 acres of new land with one tractor in 60 days. The wheat situation as far as war purposes are concerned stands about like this: Canada’s _ surplus—100,000,000 200,000,000 bushels. United States — 200,000,000 bushels and all saved by substituting other cereals for wheat. : Both American and Canadian farm- ters will profit in a material way. Flour millers are now paying from 8 to 10 cents premium for wheat: That’s over the government price. Should both Canada and the United: States come up to present estimates a combined yield of 1,200,000,000 bushels of wheat will be the result. That at average local terminal prices will bring about $2,500,000,000 to rural pockets. And the next Liberty Loan cam- paign starts right after threshing time, Mister Farmer! 2 BUY W, Tribune Want Ads Bring Results. Skin Sufferers “You wil gti with rerier at te "anepe «= et by D. Da the soothing Crop experts at this day place the. wash of oils, Many of our customers estimate as low as 865,000,000 bush-| . thank us for thisqdtige. Yow will foes els. Good wheat weather in Minne-| (3*7D.D.D. Wagesarontee tt ign gota and the Dakotas will make for a| _;.8md$1,0®- . Ask fo. D. DD. taday- a big yield of spring wheat, the choic- r est fiour making kind. Just now spring wheat look better than it has in mid-July sonce the record-break- ing year of .1915. ok But should the west half of the Yet instead of falling by the way- side the Cubs climbed out over the heads of the Giants and took a lead which will be difficult for any club to overcome. And the secret of this Killefer and Mitchell. Mitchell is one of the really smart baseball managers of 1918. He ig a profound strategist and he knows baseball. Killeref’s work with the Cub pitch- ing staff has to a great measure off- set the loss of Alexander . His maserly work behind the bat has had a great deal to do with the superb: pitching of Vaughn, Douglass and Tyler. If the Cubs win the pennant this year, and they doubtless will; Kille- fer’s work behind the bat will have a to has been 3——— tending upward through the Dakotas to.the Canadian border. ers oe, CUSTOMER’S CARD No. 1 Wheat Flour | Substitutes: ’ Sugar 4 | card are purchased. I certify that the above information is true and that I have not bought nor hold in my possession wheat flour, sugar or other foods contrary to the rules of the Federal Administrator. i Cards to be mailed to Federal Food Administrator at end of each month, The Federal Food Administration requires that each and every Grocer or Dealer of Flour and substitutes: aswell as Sugar, must have on hand and see that each customer signs the food card facsimilie of which ap- pears in this advertisement. ‘ In order to cooperate with the Food Administration The Tribune is supplying the Grocers with these cards at the rate of TWO. DOLLARS ($2) PER THOUSAND in lots of one thousand or more. It is especially requested that all Grocers or Dealers in the foods mentioned place their orders for these cards at once. Every customer must sign one of these cards and there should be no excuse for the Grocer being without thm. Under penalty of the federal food laws every Grocer must have the personal signature of the customer when foods mentioned on the MAIL IN YOUR ORDER TODAY. GIVE NUMBER OF CARDS NEEDED. ONE OR TWO THOUSAND OR MORE—BUT ORDER ENOUGH FOR FUTURE USE. ‘The Bismarck Tribune URADUAOARAADEGOOANAEONNOL Signed. Consumer Agricultural College, N. D. : : = BISMARCK, N: D. ueaoediseanecucotsvdusndnnonntauasetdvauiedeantevesentnvsugvsusrenunvouressesssonssusuesitqeecsseensensossessauntiut