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ZEPPELIN CAPTURED BY THE FRENCH — practically uninjured by French aviators when it was returning from a raid over London. It came to ground near Bourhoune-Ies-Bains. Two views of the great new type Zeppelin which was brought down j americaFnavybest FED AND BEST CLOTHED High Standard Is Being Main tained Despite High Cost of Materials. COST IS SECONDARY MATTER Good Nourishment and Palatability First Consideration in Selection of Food—Uncle Sam Goes Step Beyond Other Countries in Providing for Com fort of the Men. By JAMES H. COLLINS. Washington.—A British naval officer who has been doing teamwork with the American destroyers in the subma rine zone said the other day: "There lare Just three points upon which I jwould want to criticize Uncle Sam's sailors: First, they are too well fed; .second, they are too well clothed ; Jhlrd, they are too well paid." "The best fed body of men in the world," our navy has been pronounced, and the figures just compiled for the navy ration this year show that the high standard has been maintained, despite the rise In the cost of food ar ticles. with very little extra expense to Uncle Sam. War has added some complications to the task of feeding the navy, for the number of men has suddenly in creased from about 64,000 to more thnn 200,000, nnd hundreds of small patrol boats and submarine chasers have been manned by our sailors on duty in coast defense districts nnd elsewhere. Uncle Sam lias been able to maintain his navy diet economically by large pur chases for the Increased forces. Uncle Sam feeds his sailors, not ex actly regardless of cost, but with cost always the secondary consideration. As Admiral McGowan, paymaster gen eral of the navy puts it: "Cost Is a by-product." What the sailor eats Is governed by the revised statutes, which specify the quantities of the various food staples which may be is sued to each man in the naval service, nnd good nourishment and payabil ity come first, with cost figured out at the end of the year after the men have been fed. Increase In Cost. The navy ration for 1917 cost $0.4405 as against $0.37648 for 1916. These mystic decimals Indicate an in crease la the average cost of the ration of about ap per cent over the preced ing year. ^Statistics compiled by the department\of labor show that there was an Increase of 40 per cent in the wholesale prices of the principal Items of food. Had the navy ration In creased in cost to the same extent, the outlny would have been slightly over $4,000 a day more, or $1,500,000 more on the year, which may be regarded as money saved. The navy's high standard of diet was maintained with economy by the rigid enforcement of the regulations prohibiting the purchase of patent and proprietary foods ; by closely scrutiniz ing all reports of the survey of provi sions rendered unfit for use, so that all causes for loss could be eliminated ; by Investigation In every case where ships operating under the same condltlous showed a marked difference In thy cost of the ration ; by making cakes, pies, Ice cream, and so forth, on board ship, Instead of buying them ashore; and by care In buying provisions at seasons when they were most plentiful, and the best prices could be obtained. The navy ration Is as much a matter of pride to the officials who have it in charge as are the marksmanship rec ords of officers of the fleet. Schedule of Week's Meals. Believing that the "proof of the pudding Is In the eating," the navy submits a complete weekly schedule of meals served to the enrolled men on board a battleship at sea, the provi sions being furnished by a supply ship, so that this schedule may be taken as an Illustration of what Is accomplish of off in first able is and ed in feeding the navy under the most difficult conditions: MONDAY. Breakfast—Fried baron, fried eges toast, rolled oats, milk and sugar bread butter, coffee. Dinner—Veal fricassee with dumplings mashed potatoes, kidney beans, apple nie bread, butter, coffee. * * ' Supper—Vegetable soup, crackers roa«t ribs of beef, onion gravy, ginger cake, Jam. bread, butter, tea. TUESDAY. Breakfast-Fried bologna, fried pota toes. rolled oats, milk and sugar bread butter, coffee. Dinner—Vermicelli soup, crackers mash ed potatoes, kidney beans, apple nie bread, butter, coffee. Supper—Fried hamburger steak fried onions, lyonnaise potatoes, cocoanu't cake fruit Jam, bread, butter, tea. WEDNESDAY. Breakfast — Cereal, milk, and sugar, baked beans, tomato »atsup, ginger cake rolls, bread butter, coffee. Dinner—Chicken soup, crackers, roast chicken with sage dressing, mashed pota toes, creamed carrots with peas. Jelly lay er cake, Ice cream, bread, butter, coffee. Supper — Salmon salad, mayonnaise dressing, baked macaroni and cheese rice custard, bread, butter, tea. THURSDAY. shied e j Breakfast — Broiled beefsteak, gravy, mashed potatoes, chilled pineapple, bread, butter, ' coffee. Dinner-Breaded veal cutlets, tomato catsup, French fried P ot; ^ es Li _cashed j turnips, mashed potatoes, apple pie. bread butter, coffee. Supper—Railroad hash, tomato catsup, apple cake, hot rolls, bread, butter, tea. FRIDAY Breakfast—Grilled frankfurters, griddle cakes, sirup, fruit Jain, bread, butter coffee. Dinner—Tomato soup, crackers, creamed codfish on toast browned potatoes, mince pie, bread, butter, coffee. Supper—Roast loins of beef, brown gravy, mashed potatoes, chill beans, peach cake, bread, butter, tea. SATURDAY. Breakfast—Boston baked beans, tomato catsup, coffee cake, bread, butter, coffee. Dinner—Breaded loin pork chops, mash ed potatoes, lima beans, sauerkraut, peach and apricot pie, bread, butter, coffee. Supper—Veal currio with chicken, boiled rice, bread pudding with sauce, bread, but ter, tea. SUNDAY. Breakfast—Fried corned-beef hash, grid-, die cakes, sirup, bread, butter, coffee. Dinner—Roast loins of pork. Bage dress ing, browned potatoes, stewed lima beans, cottage pudding, lemon sauce. Ice cream, bread, butter, coffee. Supper—Cold sliced meats, potato salad, French dressing, cold beans. Jam, bread, butter, tea. Matter of Clothing. In the matter of clothing war has brought the navy even greater activ ity. This winter for the first time in many years Uncle Sam's Jack tars re quire heavy winter clothing. For In the peaceful winters since the Spanish war most of our warships have spent the cold months In the West Indies, where chiefly the lighter summer clothing was adequate and the amount of heavy winter clothing required very small. Take the old navy of 64,000 men. Increase it In a few months to more than 200,000, nnd send It Into the chill, damp climate of the submarine zone off the British Isles, from latitude 20 straight up to latitude 60, and anyone can see that a whole new scheme of clothing Is required. Just the other day the navy was compelled to issue a statement on this point to discredit rumors that Its men in northern waters were inadequately clad and that thousands of patriotic women would have to knit sweaters, socks, mittens, and other heavy woolen garments for them. Nothing to it! Admiral McGowan started knitting sweaters early last spring, when the first division of destroyers was sent to European waters, and as a clothier nnd furnisher for the navy he has been able to set a pace which left volunteer knitters far behind months ago. The navy's new scheme of winter clothing is on a scale of magnitude, variety, and fitness far beyond anything that could be attained through volunteer is effort. commendable as may be. Keep Jackies Warm, Each sailor serving in European wn J tors will have an outfit of .pedal nly to keep out roof and water wore made of tiling worn by licet, and also dalde garments at altitudes of m the western lean sailor will arm, and com r was. lint will vement and ah a eight enjoyed winter outfit suit with hood, made of imita inside lined with ■on! left on. His 1 clothing (h's Igned ! not Oi j the cold, but also windpi 1 proof, f ''art* fill s todies lin* heat . itT wint or eioi sailors i n o' rery allied the spec ial warm ad jus used by :tvi: itors (lying 15,000 M T L'( 1 1.000 feet o front, so that the Ameri ! not only bi n s < Iry, wi forfitbie as SflÜOi r ever have tlic free mJotii of mot sonoe of tii«* se of V tin birdmen. Tin consists of a windproof the outside of which is Mon leather and th sheepskin with tin feet will be protected with heavy arc tics to he worn over ordinary shoes, i and if he serves on a destroyer tlie.se : will be replaced with heavy leather ! sea-boots. His hands will be kept warm with heavy woolen mittens, and underneath h<* will have heavy woolen undershirts, drawers, socks, and finally a thick woolen blanket overshirt with an additional hood. This is the stand ard winter outfit for general use, and every condition of service and weath er will be met by every type and j weight of garment designed from the sailor working on deck In ordinary cold climates to the special outfits for navy aviators. Free of Charge. Ende Sam has not only adapted every good idea in winter clothing found in other navies, hut his added improvements t« his own. and on top of that is issuing these winter clothes to the men free of charge for their use ns long as they are exposed to weath er where the regulation navy uniforms are not adequate. (Jetting this winter clothing ready in time, upon short no tice. and the disturbed conditions of wool supply and factory facilities ' brought by the war was a man's sized j job. The navy has a clothing factory in j New York city where it is aide to sup- 1 ply the fleet in ordinary times with 1 everything required in the way of win- i ter uniforms. Rut when ttiis factory ! was expanded to the utmost extent it could not provide emergency winter ! garments for the navy in war. So a j great many contracts were placed with j outside factories for overcoats, blue I uniforms, nnd special garments. Even J then there was difficulty in obtaining j materials, such as raw wool and uni- j form cloth, and it required vigilant j scouting of wool and textile experts to dig up the supply and see that the navy standards of quality were ad hered to. Once the navy has its clothes, it can and does Issue them to the fighting men on a system that is as liberal and flexible as any in the world. No Red Tape About It. There Is no red tape about clothing the fleet. The ships get their supplies of clothing for sailors without requisl tion ' ever -vthing being figured out for them by quantities based on the ree ords of the bureau of navigation with tcn per cent a( ] det i OIl so that tluTe will surely tie enough of everything. With an item like mittens 50 per cedt surplus is furnished. Some idea of the'magnitude of the navy's clothing business may be gained from the following contracts awarded by the navy department since war began : v. ■ Cotton socks (pairs) Woolen socks (pairs) Shoes (pairs) ...... Jerseys ............. Cotton undershirts .. Nainsook drawers ... Hnndkerchiefs ...... Bath towels ........ Blankets ................... 600,000 Heavy undershirts .......... 500,000 Heavy drawers ............. 500,000 Watch caps ................ 450.000 Silk neckerchiefs ........... 340,QPO Woolen gloves (pairs)....... 300,000 Leggins (pairs) ............ 300,000 Bleached twills for white uniforms (yards) .........6,000.000 Blue denim for dungarees (overalls), (yards)........3,000,000 Heavy canvas for sails, awn ings, covers, hammocks, cots, etc. (yards).........4,000,000 Mattress covers ............ 400,000 Heavy overcoats ............ 250,000 11-ounce cloth for shirts and Jumpers (yards) ..........1,500,000 Trousers cloth (yards) ......1,250,000 . .3,500.000 .. 600.000 .. 700,000 .. 750,000 , .3,000,000 .1,400.000 .4,000.000 . 050,000 AMERICANS IN GERMAN ARMY Enemy Forcing Sons of United State» Citizens in Germany Into Service. Copenhagen.—The German military authorities continue the practice of putting into the army persons living in Germany who have lost their orig inal citizenship without acquiring Ger man nationality. A new order says that former nationals of foreign states, including former Americans, will not ! be employed with the front-line troops, ■ but must serve In the armies of ocqu* 1 pation or elsewhere behind the front, j This applies to German-Americans | who returned to Germany to live after being naturalized in the United States. The children of such parents are li able to service In the trenches in case they have not completed the neces sary steps to obtain American citizen ship. Family Tree In Window. Ada, Miss.—The Kliager family tree > to is or exhibition In a local show win dow, giving the ancestry of that fam ily from . 1795 to the present time, Adam and Eve Klinger were born in 1795 and 1796, twelve children being born to them, from which sprang X, j 909 relatives I ' ! i ' ; d Vf £ISLI S3 J l-f-i u-.in lag gown i \\ ii join » >ur • of emphatic denial. Out to the seriousness of the land just now, the i-ven fteii made in a dark color ntinues to be brilliant just 'Eliis limitation in color and tile feeling for conservative styles, ap pears to have stimulated the minds of designers to the general benefit of ail sorts of clothes. They turn loose the like ! imagination, for instance, when only idack and white art* to interpret their heart of its wearer look upon tier, benefit of those who >ld laces ami brocades of satin wiih silver or gold, these hats for mid-winter are shown. Their pop ularity testifies to an immense number of admirers. Whenever a season firings silver or gold laces, or handsome and rich bro eades into favor, it is sure to bring fur also and small, brilliant (lowers. They sei in always to keep one another com pany—rieli and brilliant birds of a feather that will flock together. Nov j j j | ) j J j j X *_ wm 1Z.A BPS m mm* WM. tew* 5 j I ' ! I to it. I to GOWN IN CHIFFON VELVET AND SILVER. dreams—there is so much reserve in the color combination that they can afford to use some little eccentricities in style—and they do use them to the very best possible advantage. Bril liant colors are not left out by any means, but the majority of women pre fer to use them in touches rather than masses, as in vestees of rich brocade or embroidery, or in a corsage flower or a band of brilliant ribbon, veiled pn , , , , v. h crepe Meta! laces and metal he ■ ilks and tissues compensate the de signer who is instructed to use quiet coI ' ,rs - < 'Ii iff on velvet or sntin used with georgette crepe, make the stronghold of the costumer who is occupied with mug and afternoon dresses. Very often now his task is to make one gown answer both purposes and very clever are these two-in-one creations, The lovely model pictured is as fine as anything that the season has pre sented in evening gowns. It is a com bination of black chiffon velvet with silver tissue and black chiffon or very thin crepe georgette. These metallic tissues are woven with light colored silks so that pale colors appear in the sheen of silver as pale blue or green or rose. In the gown pictured a slip made of silver tissue is veiled with black chiffon. The chiffon petticoat has a narrow hem at the bottom with black beads, (that look like jet but ! are much lighter in weight) at the head. j Chiffon velvet makes the long, full. BRILLIANT HATS FOR MIDWINTER. apron drapery at the front and back thnt ls 30 ,00Sel Y and artfully adjusted to the under dress * There are two fli1t S irdles of the velvet - on <' at the nor ™ aI waistline in the front, lifted toward the back, and one at the waist dne tn the back dropping below at the sld ° 3 and disappearing under the Yront of the overdress. Tn!s is a beautiful model that will i, city is provided by new shapes and new ways of developing hats and their trimmings, and "age cannot wither of custom-stale" the charm of these rich stuffs. Hats made of them suggest the splendor that is dear to women. In the group of hats pictured here, the turban at the left is made of lilac satin brocaded with gold. ... uiai .v It is -, be coming shape with two pompons of , f ,lr daringly placed at the sides. A binding of black velvet about the edge j is immensely becoming as a finish ; about the face. ! At the right a small shape with ? drooping brim has a round crown of black panne velvet and a brim of sil •r lac. About tlie brim , , . I is a narrow brocaded ribbon, in l.ril- j limit colors under the silver lace nnd the same ribbon appear again below the coilur of seal fur at the base of the crown. Here it is placed over the lace. At the right side, a small bow I of the brocaded ribbon supports two ends finished with a bit of fur nnd silver. The hat of gold lace at the con: >r is called the "bustle" hat. It is entirely of gold lace and gold net, the latter puffed on to a wide bandeau at the back. The brim Is edged with fur. A favorite trimming for hats of this kind is narrow blue grosgrain ribbon threaded through the gold lace about the crown and a little cluster of small [brilliant flowers—posed somewhere on tho brim. For the matron smart turban shapes with snappy lines, covered with black und gold brocade und trimmed with ostrich fancy feathers or handsome Jet ornaments cannot be outclassed in anv of the lists that are made for after-T noon and evening wear. f Many local pçopi. are glad to t-o. to the good results - a:ned fro® ffifl tho discovery of Ii.-tor Pierce ,? f iur ! c > Invalids' Hotel, llutla N. Y.,^, the and bladder disorders, backache k i? ne y Mitcheli tify that I have u.yc tm. I msES; and - matisrn and all uri _____ Is what Mr. E. W IkigMuw savv MlTCHEI.r.VII.I.K.Tl s.v._~Thi3ij t i icreev Mi'dj. '■ '-om®, nced toe® t ■- P ]f '.'j., family 1 avorite i're n saved the TQ ywi[,. and t ' r ,25 years "'4 I have 1,1 '-a ry . '>• Pi' PA'* 1 ' '43 in uiv home since, 'Recently 1 I. id occas! ,n to use An-u-ric, that (.mi it r.;®^ f kidney and bladder trmr and I can truthfully say that it has <ione®e m ,, re good than any remedy 1 ever used, and they are legion. No one will make a mistake in using any preparation sent out by Dr. Pierce. I have bad many wars' experience with his Institution and know whereof I speak." When the kidneys are weak or diseased, these natural tillers do let cleanse the blood sufficiently, and the poisons are carried to all parts of the body. There follow depression, aches and pains, heavi ness, drowsiness, irritability, headaches, chilliness and rheumatism. In some peo ple there are sharp pains in the back arid loins, distressing bladder disorders and sometimes obstinate dropsy. The uric acid sometimes forms into gTavel or kidney stones. When the uric acid affects the tissues, muscles and joints, it causes lumbago, rheumatism, gout or sciatica. This is the time totryAnuric, double strength, the discovery of Doctor Pierce, for kidney trouble and pains in back and all over body ' Write Doctor Pierce. Invalids' Hotel. Buffalo. N. Y.,and j send 10c. fo; a large trial package —this I will prove to you that Anuric is many ' times r.iore potent than lithia and elim ! inate? the uric acid from the system as hot water melts sugar—or ask your drug* gist Tiow for a bottle of An-u-ric. Of Course She Did. A young woman had come in answer to an advertisement. She was asked why she left her last place. "Yes'm. I don't mind teiiin' all about it. It was just tins way. The lady comes into my kitchen and asks me if I can make corn p>n--s, and proceeds to show me. to show ME, how to make corn pones, an' I'm from Kentucky. Did I quit? Of course I did."—Indi anapolis News. KIDNEY TROUBLE NOT EASILY RECOGNIZED Applicants for Insurance Often Rejected An examining physician for one of thi prominent life insurance companies, in an interview of the subject, made the as tonishing statement that one reason why 6o many applicants for insurance are re jected is because kidney trouble is so com mon to the American people, and the large majority of those whose applications are declined do not even suspect that they have the disease. Judging from reports from druggists who are constantly in direct couch with the public, there is one preparation that h . as bcen , ver -v successful" m overcoming 1 , coni htions. The mild ar.d healing " its renuukable record ot sue ess for We lind that Swamp-Root is strictly an herbal compound and we would *A vise our readers who feel in need of such a to ë' ve 11 a trial. It is on sale at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes medium and large. However, if you wish first to test this Kilmer Co*.*'II in* ha mom 1 'x'v t0 f Dr ' ® a aiple bottle. At hen writing*be sure and nieutlorl this paper.—Adv. ° --— Privilege. "Is Bliggins a friend of your»?" lie must be. None but a friend would dare be so unkindly critical. THIS IS THE AGE OF YOUTH. You will look ten years younger if yoo darken your ugly, grizzly, gray hair» bj osuig L a Creole" Hair Dressing.—Adv. Some husbands are devoted to their wives and others are devoted to them selves. rub the Forehead and Temples with mewesT PRICKS Meuralgia A ^ For quick result» ruf ' ^ \?K»rp »Li Vrais Wo '^VfePaySS PURS We charge no commission: BUY straight from you at payeIprkIt™ 8 ^* lowest prices. 0 at . »man Wantj d;m5ss Pmkham Med. Co. fo, Lyd * E. A healing wonder for ». * 1 ° throat and.ore ^e^Tr y»» extraordinary j** ^* con O®icaL ,S«ple Fra«. 4A. 8«nnickUl rw«_ « « f ^ »iwer. DROPSY Give« qnloh nl ,