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Fortified Pass Near Afghanistan Border.
Afghanistan is a buffer
state and a prize Germany
would like to control. For it
is a broad door to India. The
entente-versus-Teuton contest for its
adherence is a gamble as delicate as
the spin of a wheel. This contest may
turn on a single throw of the dice.
It is not a question of influencing pub
lic sentiment through a thousand and
one approaches, any one of which may
■be abandoned if proved a mistake
without jeopardizing the other thou
sand, writes Basanta Koomar Roy in
Asia. The stakes are laid on the per
sonality of one individual —the Amir
of Afghanistan. He is astute, ambi
tious, conscious of the balance of pow
er he holds, and not unlearned in the
art of watching the turn of world
events. If this is soil for intrigue and
influence, the pretty gamble between
the Briton and the German, which at
one period of the war was at high
tension, can hardly be considered final
ly settled, though the British claim
that the game is much in their favor
at the present time.
Next to Turkey, Afghanistan is the
strongest country in the Mohammedan
world. It is, like Switzerland, a moun
tain fastness, and this has given it its
independence as a buffer state. Its
people are fierce fighters, a quality
the British Raj had occasion to test
in the two Afghan wars of 1840-41 and
1878-79. The dangerous nature of the
country’s topography was also discov
ered at this time. Afghanistan has
an area of 250,000 square miles, inside
which both Germany and Bulgaria
could easily be placed.
The population is 6,000,000, or as
large as that of Holland. The
Aimaks, Ghilzais, Hazars, Kafirs,
Tathans, Tojiks and the Uzbegs are
the principal races of the population.
The great majority of the Afghans
are Mohammedans of the Sunni sect,
but there is no such bitter animosity
between the Shias and the Sunnis as
between these sects in India. The
Afghan chronicles call the people Beni-
Israil, and the people claim descent
from Saul, whom they call Talmut.
Nine years after the proclamation of
the mission of Mohammed, the Af
ghans sent a deputation under Kais
to Medina. The members of the depu
tation were converted to Mohamme
danism. On their return home, the
Afghans embraced the new faith, and
even today high-caste Afghans feel
proud to claim descent from Kais.
Afghan Has Fine Characteristics.
The Afghan is of a remarkable race.
With long beard and flowing hair, he
walks with majestic step. He is kind,
hospitable, grateful. He will do any
thing for a benefactor, but is corre
spondingly severe with the treacher
ous, or avowed enemies. He is hand
some, hard-working, and capable of en
during long privations. He has the
desperate fearlessness of the Gurkah
*—a terrible fighter—and the strong,
sinewy and stalwart physique of the
Sikh. He is a born horseman, an ex
cellent shot, and uncompromisingly fa
talistic. He is exceedingly patriotic,
and guards the freedom and the honor
of his country as jealously as he
guards the honor of his wife or wives,
sis the case may be. His fearlessness,
fatalism, physical strength and patri
otic fervor make him a splendid sol
dier.
Agriculture is the main occupation
of the people. They have a remark
able system of irrigation, and every
acre of fertile land is under cultiva
tion. The products of the farms in
clude wheat, barley, rice, lentils, to
bacco, millet, sugar cane, lumber, cot
ton, grapes, castor-oil seeds, berries.
Industry is undeveloped, yet the coun
try is rich in mineral resources, par
ticularly iron and coal; gold, silver,
copper and lead; antimony, sulphur.
The industries include the making of
carpets, felts, silks and articles from
goats* and camels’ hair. Afghanistan
Imports every year from India a total
of $2,721,000 worth of goods; her im
ports from Bokhara alone reach to $2,-
900,000. Exports to India amount to
54,035,000.
It Is a Paternal Monarchy.
The government of Afghanistan is
an absolute, but a’ paternal, monarchy.
The Amir is the executive and the ju
dicial head of the state. He, has a
council which is composed of Moham
medan prisflts, noblemen and the rep
resentatives of the people. This coun
cil is divided into an upper and lower
house. He has cabinet ministers, but
none is permitted to give any advice
unless asked for it. But, quite unlike
the custom of the kings of the West,
this absolute monarch of Afghanistan
is accessible even to the humblest
peasant of the kingdom for redress of
wrongs. The Kazis act as judges.
It may be noted here that drinking liq
uor is absolutely forbidden in Afghan
istan, and violation may be punished
by death.
Afghanistan has no outlet to the sea
and hence no navy. But the para
mount factor in its life is its state of
military preparedness. Out of politi
cal and military chaos a new Afghan
istan has been created by the supreme
genius of Abdur Rahman, the late fa
ther of the present Amir. He fought
his way to the throne of Afghanistan,
and immediately after his recognition
set himself to reorganizing the scat
tered forces of the army. He hired
Turkish officers to train his officers and
to drill his men. He built forts all
over his kingdom, especially along its
frontiers. He established ~ arsenals,
two of which, those at Kabul and He
rat, were under German military ex
perts for some time. Abdur Rahman
used his subsidy money in buying guns,
rifles and munitions of war from the
British. He built storehouses through
out his kingdom for storing foodstuffs
to be used only in cases of emergency.
He built strategic roads —though there
is not a single mile of railroad in
Afghanistan —over some of the almost
impassable parts of his mountain king
dom.
ANT NURSES OF BUTTERFLIES
Peculiar Relationship Which Natural
ists Have Observed Between Crea
tures Which are Enemies.
Ants and butterflies are not ordinar
ily on friendly terms, for ants have a
ruthless custom of seizing and devour
ing their winged acquaintances. There
is, however, one species of butterfly
the larvae of which are protected by
the large black ants found in Indian
gardens.
The secret of this care lies in the
fact that the larvae give out a sweet
liquid of which the ants are very fond,
and which they obtain by gently strok
ing the little creatures with their an
tennae. At the foot of a bush on
which the larvae feed, the ants con
struct a temporary nest and are then
ready to act as attentive nurses.
About the middle of June the ants
are busy running about on this bush
in search of the larvae, and driving
them downward toward thfeir own
nest. When the prisoners reach their
places, they at once fall into pupae.
During this period, if the loose earth
at the foot of the bush be scraped
away, hundreds of larvae and pupae
may be seen arranged in a broad even
band about its trunk.
In about a week the butterfly is
ready to come forth and is tenderly
assisted to leave its shell. If it is
strong and healthy, it is allowed to
spread its wings and fly away, but
should it prove delicate the ants exer
cise the utmost care in assisting it to
the tree, and holding it there in safe
ty. It is a curious sight to watch these
fragile creatures going about in per
fect confidence among the fierce ants,
which have, however, by no means
adopted the profession of nursing for
the love of it, for when the larvae of
another species are thrown among
them they immediately set upon them
and tear them in pieces.
Paradise Worth Attaining.
According to the Koran the soil of
paradise is composed of musk and saf
fron, sprinkled with pearls and hya
cinths. The walls of the mansions are
of gold and silver; the fruits are of a
flavor and delicacy unknown to mor
tals. Numerous rivers flow through
the paradise. Some are of wine, oth
ers of milk, honey and water. The
pebbles are rubies and emeralds; the
banks of musk, camphor and saffron.
The meanest inhabitant of the Moham
medan paradise will have 80,000 serv
ants and 72 wives. Wine, though for
bidden on earth, will there be freely
allowed and will not inebriate.
, Reminiscence.
“Do you remember,” said Farmer
Corntossel, “how you used to scold
Josh for not cornin’ home to his meals
regular?”
“Yes,” replied his wife, “Josh is
havin’ his own way. Since he went
across, all we kin do is to keep the
old farm busy and send his meals over
to him.”
THE RIVER FALLS JOURNAL RIVER FALLS, WIS.
The Housewife and the War
(Special Information Service, United States Department of Agriculture.)
WARTIME BREAD MAKING. -
P v i tOW®! hMRH
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One Kind of Bread That Should Not Be Made and Three Kinds That Should.
WHEATLESS LOAF
SHOULDBE MADE
Satisfactory Yeast Breads With
Cereals Other Than Wheat
Are Being Baked.
SOME OF RESOLTS OBTAINED
Problem Solved Both for Housekeeper
and Professional Baker by Ex
perimental Kitchen of Agri
cultural Department.
Housekeepers as well as profession
al bakers have been working on the
problem of how to make satisfactory
yeast breads with other cereals
than wheat. Not all have solved the
problem satisfactorily. The office of
home economics of the United States
department of agriculture has suc
cessfully worked out ways of combin
ing the various substitutes in making
a 50-per-cent-substitution bread, a 75-
per-cent-substitution bread, and an en
tirely wbeatless bread.
The first loaf pictured above has
gone out of style in America; it is th<?
all-w’beat loaf that we were accus
tomed to using before the war. The
other loaves are the kind that all
Americans should use now. In the last
three loaves a mixture of barley and
rice flour has been used in place of
wheat flour; the second loaf has only
50 per cent wheat flour; the third goes
a step further and uses only 25 per
cent wheat, while the last boasts of
being entirely wheatless. These breads
were worked out in the experimental
kitchen of the department of agricul
ture, office of home economics and
the United States food administration,
home conservation section.
Increase Volume of Substitutes.
The food administration requires
that all bread sold must contain 20
per cent wheat substitutes. But, If we
can make satisfactory bread using
a higher percentage of wheat substi
tutes so much the better. Here Is the
recipe for a 50-50 bread that is very
good.
50-50 Bread.
cupfuls liquid. 1 tablespoonful corn
% cupful mashed po- sirup.
tatoes. 2 teaspoonfuls salt.
1% cupfuls wheat 1% cupfuls barley
flour. flour.
% cake yeast. 1% cupfuls rice flour.
Make a sponge of all the ingredients
except the rice and barley flour. The
potatoes should be freshly mashed
with no fat or milk added. The water
in which they cooked can be used for
the liquid. Let the sponge stand in
a warm place until very light. If dry
yeast is used, set the sponge the night
before. Add the rice and barley flour
when the sponge Is light. Knead and
let rise until doubled in bulk. Knead
again, form into loaves, place in a loaf
pan, and allow to rise until bulk is
again doubled. Brush over top of loaf
with melted fat before putting it to
rise. Bake for one hour and a quarter
in a hot oven.
Other satisfactory 50-50 breads
make use of rolled oats (1% cupfuls) j
combined with rice flour (1% cupfuls),
or corn flour (144 cupfuls), or tapioca
flour (1% cupfuls), in place of the rice
and barley flour in the recipe.
Loaves Are Less Elastic.
None of the loaves using a high per
centage of substitutes equal the all
wheat loaf in lightness, wheat having
a special substance known as gluten,
which gives it elastic properties that
make it specially valuable for bread
making. None of the other flours, ex
cept rye, contain this substance in any
appreciable amount so that when we
substitute for the wheat flour large
quantities of flours that do not contain
gluten, we cannot expect the same
elasticity. The loaves are more com
pact and less porous. In the J5-per
cent and 100-per-cent-substitute loaves
Pushed Over.
Among the icfiotic terms adopted by
United States marines everywhere, the
expression “shove off” is more fre
quently used than any other. In the
sea soldier lingo, if a marine goes home
on furlough, leaves his camp or gar
rison or goes anywhere he “shoves
oflE”
A story comes from France of a ma
rine Tyho had been acting as orderly
for a lieutenant. The officer sent him
on an errand and when he returned
the lieutenant was nowhere about A
an egg is used as binding material
and as an additional leaven er.
A 75-Per-Cent-Substitute Loaf.
1% cupfuls liquid. 1 egg.
% cupful mashed cupfuls barley
potatoes. or
1% cupfuls wheat 2% cupfuls of rolled
flour. oats
% cake yeast. and
1 tablespoonful corn 1% cupfuls rice flour
sirup. or
2 teaspoonfuls salt. 1% cupfuls corn flour.
% Make a sponge of the first six in
gredients and a third of the mixture
of rice ahd barley flour. Let stand in
a warm place until light, at least two
hours. When the sponge is light, work
in the rest of the substitute flours and
the egg slightly beaten. Shape the
dough at once and place in loaf pan.
Brush top of loaf with melted fat. Let
rise to double the bulk and bake in hot
oven for 1% hours.
Housekeepers have been serving
wheatless bread for months in the
form of quick breads. Many house
wives as well as many hotel-keepers
pledged themselves to serve no wheat
until next harvest. The need for a
wheatless bread that could be kept in
hand and be used for toast or for
sandwiches was felt by all who took
the pledge.
This 100-per-cent bread will help
meet this need:
100-Per-Cent Bread.
1% cupfuls liquid.. 2% cupfuls ground
1 tablespoonful corn rolled oats
sirup. and
*4 cake yeast. 2% cupfuls rice flour
2 teaspoonfuls salt. or
1 egg. 2% cupfuls corn flour.
3% cupfuls barley or
Make a sponge of first four ingredi
ents and one-half of mixture of sub
stitutes. Follow the directions for the
75-per-cent loaf. »
These breads are real victory
breads. Use them for the cause of lib
erty.
Food Waste From Rats.
lu all parts of the country there 18
a serious economic drain in the de
struction by rats and mice of mer
chandise held for sale by dealers. Not
only foodstuffs and forage, but tex
tiles, clothing and leather goods are
often ruined. This loss is due mainly
to the faulty buildings in which the
stores are kept. Often it would be a z
measure of economy to tear down the
old structures and replace them by
new ones. However, even the old
buildings may often be repaired so as
to make them practically rat-proof;
and foodstuffs, as flour, seeds, and
meats, may always be protected in
wire cages at slight expense. The
public should be protected from in
sanitary stores by a system of rigid
inspection.
Similar care should be exercised in
the home to protect household sup
plies from mice and rats. Little prog
ress in ridding the premises of these
animals can be made so long as they
have access to supplies of food. Cel
lars, kitchens and pantries often, fur
nish subsistence not only to rats that
inhabit the dwelling, but to many that
come from outside. Food supplies
may always be kept from rats and
mice if placed in inexpensive rat-proof
containers covered with wire netting.
Sometimes all that is needed to pre
vent serious waste is the application
of concrete to holes in the basement
wall or the slight repair of a defective
part of the building.
The necessity of co-operation and
organization in the work of rat de
struction is of the utmost Importance.
To destroy all the animals on the
premises of a single farmer in a com
munity has litle permanent value,
since they are soon replaced from
nearby farms. If, however, the farm
ers of an entire township or county
unite in efforts to get rid of rats, much
more lasting results may be attained.
If continued from year to year, such
organized efforts are very effective.
Ink spots may be removed by sat
urating the spot with lemon juice and
rubbing plentifully with table salt.
Apply before washing, and In ordi
nary cases no trace of the spot will
remain after the wash.
To prevent cheese from molding
wrap in a cloth that has been dipped
in vinegar and wrung dry. Keep in a
cool place.
Poilu, who happened to be loitering In
the vicinity, was questioned by the
marine:
“Have the lieutenant?’
“Oui, monsieur; oui,” replied the
Poilu, proud of his newly acquired Ma-:
rine corps English, “he have —what
you call —pushed over.”
Scrubbing Machine.
A machine has been invented by a
New York man to scrub ceilings and
catch the water that falls so that it
will not wet the floors.
Everybody's Doing It
The recent visit of the French Blue
Devils has left an indelible Impres
sion on the minds of everyone about
Indianapolis. The boys of the city
have been thrilled by their translated
tales of daring. The men of the city
have marveled at their quick step
and military ways. The young wom
en of the town have —ah, admired
them. But it takes the children re
ally to appreciate them.
“Our side won I” proudly proclaimed
little Johnny at the dinner table.
“What do you mean, John?” asked
his father.
“Our army won,” explained John.
“You know, we defeated the Ritter
avenue kids.”
“You did, eh? What is your side,
anyway? The French?”
“Oh, no, we’re not the French,
papa. No, we call ourselves the Amer
ican Red Devils.” —Indianapolis News.
Give ’Em Time.
Speaking of the thoroughness with
which England has gone into the war,
the officer in charge of the British re
cruiting office located in Los Angeles,
Cal., remarked: “Not only have they
put the nation on short rations, but
even walking-sticks have come under
government control.”
“But not shillelahs,” grinned a by
stander, whose name obviously was
not Isaac.
“Without the rich heart, wealth is
an ugly beggar.”—Emerson.
Chester, Pa., is building 1,400 new
dwellings for war workers.
Help Canadian Harvest
When Our Own Harvest Requirements Are Completed
United States Help Badly Needed
Harvest Hands Wanted
Military demands from a limited population have made such a
scarcity of farm help in Canada that the appeal of the Canadian
Government to the United States Government for
Help to Harvest the Canadian Grain Crop of 1918
Meets with a request for all available assistance to
GO FORWARD AS SOON AS OUR OWN CROP IS SECURED
The Allied Armies must be fed and therefore it is necessary to save every bit
of the crop of the Continent—American and
Those who respond to this appeal will get a
Warm Welcome, Good Wages, Good Board and Find Comfortable Homes
A card entitling the holder to a rate of one cent per mile from Canadian
boundary points to destination and return will be given to all harvest applicants.
Every facility will be afforded for admission into Canada and return to the
United States.
Information as to wages, railway rates and routes may be had from the
UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL. DULUTH
WORTHY OF HIGHEST HONOR
Country Owes Heavy Debt to Eight
Men Who Served Nation in
Time of Dire Crisis.
The brains containing the whole bf
mr technical directing knowledge
about guns and gun carriages through
out the whole of last summer, select
ing types, scrutinizing old types, study
ing new types, getting drawings, super
vising the translations of drawings,
seeing manufacturers, telling manu
facturers and telling new reserve offi
cers just what sorts of manufacturing
would be necessary, hunting factories,
hunting draughtsman, hunting engi
neers, spreading themselves out over
everything—those brains, those offi
cers, were eight!
When we think of what they did,
when we think of how they labored
throughout those first terrible months,
bringing this country from nothing to
something in cannon, I say that all
we can do is to take off our hats to
them and thank God they were there
and be very humble in their presence.
—William Hard, in the New Republic.
The Only Peace for Germany.
“Germany,” said a senator, “talks
a lot of arrogant nonsense about her
peace, the German peace; but in the
end there will be only one peace for
Germany, and that is the peace of de
feat.
“To Germany the peace table looks
beautifully spread with colonies and
indemnities and Atlantic ports, but. In
the end she will be like the man who
said to his guest:
“ ‘Will you have a little of this cold
veal, or —’
“Here the man looked around the ta
ble hurriedly—‘or not?’ ”
The Diagnosis.
“Hasn’t the patient a decidedly de
veloped case of egoism?”
“No; just plain, ordinary fits.”
Life’s most desirable pleasures cost
the least.
Saving Wheat
is only one
good point
for
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Sounded Like German.
A college professor called at a liv
ery stable, addressed a hostler as fol
lows:
“Boy, extricate the quadruped from
the vehicle. Stabulate him and devote
him an adequate supply of nutrition,
and when the aurora of morn shall il
luminate the oriental horizon, I will
award you a pecuniary compensation
for your amiable hospitality.”
Groom, bolting inside, shouts:
“Master 1 Here’s a Dutchman wants
to speak ter ye.”
Suitable Mood.
“Harry is swearing mad.”
“Why?”
“Because he failed in his profane
history.”
Time Limit.
Mrs. Knicker —Have you a perma
nent cook?
Mrs. Bocker —Yes, she said she
would stay till we could get another.
Aeronauts aver that the barking of
a dog can be heard at an elevation of
four miles.
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