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THE KNOXVLE
INDEPENDENT
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Scene In the Roumanian oil fields which the Germans captured only to find that the retreating ftoumiflans
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ATTACK ON SOYECOURT SEEN FROM AIRPLANE
Hemarkablu photograpli taken from a French military airplane ol the war-ruined French village of Sovecomt
!n the possession of German troops, who are plainly visible In the foreground trenches. The explosion of a French
bomb can be seen near the center. Trenches run criss-cross over -the whole plain. Shellholes dot the giound
everywhere. . ,
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The n;val collier Caesar being loaded ut New York with a cargo of food
stuffs, clothing and medical supplies for Syrian relief. This Is America's
'Christmas ship to the Armenluns.
FIRST MOVE FOR TEMPERANCE
Drinking Regulation Made by English
Monarch, Who Reigned Nearly a
Thousand Years Ago.
A drinking cup that held tin aver
;ege of about two quarts figured iu the
'first prohibition measure ever, known
In the English-speaking world, accord
ing to legend,-which tells of the days
of King Edgar, a monarch of England
nearly 1,000 years ago.
At that time the common drink was
ale, and the cups it was served In were
enormous. . The king caused barkeep
ers .to place in these huge tankards
eight pegs, spaced equally apart, and
provlded heavy penalties for any per
son who would drink from one peg
to another without stopping. He also
limited the number jf alehouses to
iPno (or Cflch sruaJJ twf ptvpor-,
tlonate numbers for larger places.
sso rurtner promnitive measures
were undertaken Until the days "of
Henry vn, who empowered Justices
of the peace to stop the common sell
ing of strong ale whenever they con
sidered it necessary.
Do Not Lend Your Keys."
If you happen to be walking along
the street and someone asks you to
let him have your bunch of keys for
a moment, don't' do-it. They will tell
you that they have forgotten their own
keys and they want to try your key
to get into their home. It is a fraud.
Someone we know did it the other
day. The thief actually took the im
pression In wax of the key. . Then he
got a key made; Then lie robbed the
apartment. It souiwle strange, but, like
all thing thai: axe inJC. It is strange.
New York 01obe- ' '
Miss Louise Wise, whose parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Wise of Wilming
ton, N. C, have announced her en
gagement to Lawrence Lewis of Cin
cinnati and White Sulphur Springs,
W. Va. Miss Wise is a niece of Mrs.
It. W. Bingham, who was Mrs'. Henry
M. Flagler,, and Is to Inherit the bulk
of the Flagler fortune. ' .
What You Are.
Now, therefore, . see that no day
passes in which you do not make your
self a somewhat better creature, and
In order to do that find out first what
you are now. Do not think vaguely
about It ; take pen and paper and
write down as accurate a description
of yourself as you can, with the date
to it. If you dare not do so find out
why you dare not. ... I do. not doubt
but that the . mind-is a less pleasant
thing to look at than the face, and for
that very reason it needs more looking
at; so always have two mirrors on
your toilet table," and see that with
proper care you dress body and mind
before them daily. After the dressing
Is once over for the day, think no more
of It. I don't want you to carry about
a mental pocUetcoinh; only to be
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The duke of Devonshire (civilian wearing high hat), new governor general of Canada, Inspecting his guard ot
honor Immediately before entering Montreal's city hall for thu civic reception. He was given a warm ovation by
Ihe citizens, who turned out In great numbers in spite of snow and freezing weather.
WHITE HOUSE STENOGRAPHER
MOTHER OF EMPFROR AS A NURSE
Charles L. Swem -n-ent.to Washing
ton with the president and straight
way leaped into fame as n youthful
prodigy. He was In his teens then.
Now he. Is a husband and father, and
perhaps a little too dignified to be
designated a "boy wonder." His rec
ord of' 209 words a minute in short
hand and 100 words a minute on the
typewriter is, however, a performance
to be proud of at any age. Swem is
small of stature and so is his wife.
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Repartee.
"Back and forth, like tennis balls,
go the notes between Berlin and Wash
ington," said Senator Borah. "Now
tine side scores; then the other side
comes back and scores in its turn.
"It's like the doctor -and the man
with the croup.
"A man with the croup halted a
doctor on a quiet street corner.
" 'Doctor, he said, coughing violent
ly, 'what ought a chap to do when he's
got the croup?'
"The "doctor's eye -emitted a steely
light at the thought of being buueoed
out of a free prescription, and he
said :
" 'Such a man, my friend, ought to
consult a good physician.'
" 'Thanks, doctor,' said the sufferer,
as he took his teave. ''Hint's what Ml
do. then.' " .. .. ...
Archduchess Maria .Josepha (right), mother of the new Austrian em
peror, and another royal lady, ministering to- a wounded Austrian soldier in
one of the military hospitals. Archduchess Maria Josepha Is a tireles worker
in behalf of Austria's sick and wounded soldiers. Slost of her spare time is
spent in nursing In the hospitals, directing relief work and officiating ut
various charities for raising funds for the needy.
' Stung!
"There must be some mistake In my
examination marking. I don't think I
deserve mi absolute zero," complained
the student.
"Neither do I," agreed the instruc
tor, "but li's the lowest mark I'm al
lowed to give." , ,
Keeping Friends.
"Tills poet speaks about keeping
friends with oneself. That sounds non
sensical to me."
"Not at all. Didn't you ever call
yourself names?"
"Ye-es."
"And why? Because you had done
something of which yon did not ap-
Delicately Eliminated.
"How did you get Mrs. Bounce out
of your bridge club? Did you ask her.
to resign?"
"No, we didn't like to do that, but
we all resigned except Mrs. Bounce,
and then we all got together and form
ed a new club."
Reaching Out.
"We need a few more rough and
ready spellbinders," said the campaign
manager.
"Why, surely you don't discount the
efforts of our polished orators?"
"Certainly not. But we need somo
speakers with an up-to-date vocabulary
of slang. We've got to appeal to all
classes of voters, you know."