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HUERTA CHECKED BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES .; " .O . Despite his protests that he was contemplating nothing wrong, General Iluerta was twice arrested by the federal officers in Texas. The preliminary hearing in the federal building at El Paso is here pictured. Those seated include: (1) Pascual Orosco. (2) Jose Zoraya. (3) Frank Alderete. (4) I. Alderete. (5) Victoriano Huerta. Sl8 Marelon Caraveo. REALLY IS CRUISER Latest German Submarine Is Formidable Fighter. Carries 4-nch Quick Firing Gun Which Fire 81.-Pound Projectile Which WiII Penetrate Ten Inches of Iron at Ciose Range. London.-That the latest German submarines are practically submerged light cruisers and carry guns which maske them fully as formidable in of feasive as vessels of the latter class, is the statement made by a leading meglish authority on naval matters. "When the war broke out," he said. "Germany. like the other sea powers, had a certain number of submarines that carried guns. These, however. were small weapons. The esliber of the piece and the way in which it was mounted made it Ineffective for such purposes as sinking a ship. Really. these submarie weapons, whether placed outside the boat or on a rising earriage, were little more than experiL aests. "Germany is now using much larger eabmarlaes, and these are armed with a tfsr4ach quick-fring gun, which bears about the same relation to the earlier submarine weapons that the 17 lSeh howitzer does to the ordinary shd pleces. "Ia additi3a to introducing this big gun nto their submarines, the Ger mans have moanted it In a very in smiags manner. Gun, platform, etc.., are eared snugly inside the boat while she is cre lasr, and the method of bringing it into action is very quick and eeiet. Two men take' their seats on the elevator platform beside the gun. A pull on a lever and the patform shoots up, arrying the gun with it. "As it rsles from the boat the gun Mts of a hatehway, which auto S.atleally orms a protective shield for the gun and the em who work it. One of these men trains the weapon 'ag nd to whatever direction is re • bed. while the other elevates or do i asese, and ales fires it. Another i l of the lever. and down drops the a. ag a, the hathway doses auto. -m eall above it, and the sahubmarine S redym to dlve. r attackingl merchant vessels :, thu rdacl gua comes much cheap - thn torpedoes waould, and ln some wy it is more efeotive. A torpedo ess n thousands of dollars, and it may * idm its mark. bores of German tot. DOCTOR HERO RETURNS Do Samusl W. Hedge of KIaoille, .Ie., - of the original Red Cress 6tatingst Serbia returmed ' esmn t" the United tates. bater Hedge was the roommate of br. James I. Donnelly. who died tfro Qg- in Seria, and was himself " triebs with the dreaded disease ad w- U ahgr 26 days. part of the time .' i eaed for ae the yacht nl byhi . br 'Trhe ipn,. r Afterwad he took A.ns detr as bee.n .u.oont# with a . erMau oe Cres mda Ihr ahs week tinta t -eutry. S~'lE TAU8HT 70 YEARS AGOd -, Ameag Tea sere a . Cesase tiuisnalem Whty. tilm Year. he the wes st mr as I aIUSW s. hw r therhm b ha~ year, mehe of a inbaia48 '"'heI~r somet see Spedoes have done so. But a round for a four-inch gun costs little and if the first shot fails a second can be sent quickly after it. "Besides this, the gun has a long I range. It Ares a 31-pound projectile with sufficient velocity to penetrate ten inches of iron at close range, which means that the shell will carry a long way, and it is more difficult for a ship to escape from a submarine thus n' armed than from one using torpedoes only, particularly so as the Germans have adopted for use in their sub marines a torpedo that has a short range, but carries an unusually pow erful charge of explosive." COULDN'T SWEAR TO A LIE So Indiana Woman Was Unable to Get a License to Get Married. Columbus, Ind.--"I'll not swear to r a lie," declared Mrs. Bertha M. Blume, who lives a short distance north of here, when her daughter, Miss lona R. Blume, begged her to sign an affidavit r that she (the girl) was old enough to get married. Mrs. Blume, her daugh ter, and Thomas V. Hobbs, a farmer, had gone to the county clerk's office to obtain a marriage license. V The girl appeared to be young and L J. Cox, county clerk, asked her age. I She replied that she was over sixteen. "The law is pretty strict about such matters as this," the clerk said, "and * I will Just write out a blank affidavit Jaere for Mrs. Blume to sign, showing I that you are sixteen years old." "I'm not golng to swear to a lie about her age," the mother declared. "Please so on and sign it," the girl begged. But the mother would not do it The girl was sobbing when she left the clerk's office after a license was refused. FORCEPS SURGERY SAVES . I Dressin Oberatein Wound, WIfS Finds Towel Sewed In Seven Months Previously. Toms River, N. J.-Dr. J. Edgar Todd was operated on December 7 for kidney trouble at the Long Island Medical college. The other day Mrs. Todd was dresse ing the wound, which had never healed, when she saw something white 6 projecting. She took hold of it with a pair of forceps. and after an hoar and m a halt extracted a surgeon's towel, P, about ten inches square. It had been Cl left In the body at the time of the op- bt eration. Since the removal of the towel Doc Cl tor Todd has shown improvement. u GIRL OF, 19 WEDS MAN OF 89 i Then Happy Couple Start en Their of Wedding Trip In an Auto n moblle. Greenfield, Mo.-"Uncle Matt" Me Pherson, eighty-nine years old and one of the pioneer citizens of Dade aoun ty. and Miss Clara Burns, nineteen . years old, of Higginaville. Mo. were married at the courthouse here re cently. The ceremony was performed S by Rev. William Shaw of this city. The young bride arrived at Lock wood, where the bridegroom lives, on a train. "Uncle Matt" was at the sta- th tion to meet her. Within a few hours "Uncle Matt" had donned a new suit of clothes and. engaging an autoo se be, set eat for Greenfield. is POLICE DOG MAKES ARREST m Ml Geot Vagrant While on Nightly Stroll ac and Proves Rilght to Be on th Payroll. me he Detrot--lPrans, the police dog. S, earned his right to be on the payroll s a few days ago when he arrested one sh Dave McCarthy, a vagrant, who sought id alms from the travelinlg men emergnlg a from the Pontchartrain hotel Dave's appearance ad the smelt of his breath did not appeal to Frans, so he backed the derelict up agalnst the B3 wall ad barked for his attendant, hi Patsrolman Thomas Hudson, who had RVns out for a sirina. Os lrans's complaint Dave was a takes to eaentral headquarters, where in he wa mS eistered as a varant a esty yers age, teauht in Windham. SEath Wlnd .m sad Norwec Her to arst salary was 8 a month "and h board arsd." She tu t in all 13 wi years, her hisheet salary bhdg 835 s a year. he thinks that teachers o today may we hbe eontent with eoma Antable sde4 -Mulg in ree The first wlnter -he taught, ohe says, the "vmunesses was etinr meed wu--kr ra t rom the a seaeter, rer ludd t , n JAI'-' fo SEEKS FAME ON THE STAGE ID Chinese Girl Aspires to Be the Sarah m Bernhardt of the Oriental m Race. 41 ta For all of her Irish name. Peggy D O'Wing has never seen Ireland, nor. ti, for that matter, have her father and th mother had any Irish ancestry. Peg is Fi the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wing Bock of Newark, N. J. Of course one es wonders why, if her father's name is ca Bock, she is called O'Wing. The Chi nese do things which we Americans th seem to be puzzled over. It is because, her father and mother are Chinese sl that her name is O'Wing. That signi- as fles daughter of Wing, Wing being Mr. Bock's surname. Though she is thor- et oughly Americanized. some of the ori- la ental ways which she has not forsaken to added charm to the fair Celestial asp St Ai th is Ai de so mi Hi by ril TI 60 P 12 th ho he all al B, de E' ml Ht ci i th tei wi Would e Bernhardt of Race, reo I maiden who is seeking a husband. Peg is, according to the manner of dr Chinese reckoning, eighteen years old. but only seventeen according to the American method. Now eighteen in " China is considered an old age for an tol unmarried girl, and her father has en- is deavored in every possible way to Pc aid Dan Cupid. Chinamean by the iv scores have come to the' Bock home ho and have been captivated by the char no of the fair maid, but she would have foi none of them, because she has made an up her mind to have none bat an Ame. m ican husband. Her charming featres resemble those of a Spanish beauty, and that is saying something, for when a Spanish girl is a beauty she is st "some pippin." Peg O'Wing has other re, aspirations besides securing an Amerl- _ an hsand, for she aspires to be the so arah Bernhardt of her own race. It was against the wishes of her father, who is a prominent merchant, that she studied for the stage, for in China the parent of a girl frowns on any at tempt of his child disporting herselfca for the admiration of the crowd. Cona sequently a stage life for the Chise w womma is never encouraged. So rare is the Chinese actress in China that men often play the roles of women. ag Mis O'Wingr will be the only Chinese actres ln the United States. Her three sisters are praying that she will meat wirth the success the daeserve on ro her inltlal appearance in NHew York. ae She speaks Italian. Chinese, German and French as well an English, and ashe feels that an American of her ideal type wili appreciate her more an at a whie, than a Chtiaman. se str Veterans 120, Wants Penlros. Ar :rankort, Kr.-Aleandoe Dates of Co Bolivar, Mo., who alleges bhe is oae hundred and twenty years old. His made applicatina Lfr a penalo. HIs I application states that he is a Mel- eau an war veteran and that he alsated deu tn leungton in 1545. He says he off came to America in 181 2. When she taght at Windham Cen ter mt boys a well an girls brought J handiwork from the homes to do 3I when not studying their bgoks; it was bal the oreranne of the moden system ste ot manual traling. dal It is believed that Mrs. Verplach at is the eldest Ihiag takcer in s j-4 cuugk Yb MADISON JOURNAL, TALLULAI LAND MARINES AT PORT AU PRINCE WASHINGTON GIVES FRANCE PERMISSION TO GUARD LEGA TION IN THAT CITY. FORCE WILL BE INCREASED It Is Estimated By Admiral Caperton There Are About 12,000 Men Capable of Bearing Arms. Washington.-France has been given permission by the United States to land marines at Port Au Prince. Haiti. for the protection of the French legap tion in that city, where Admiral Car perton is in control. The Navy Department gave out the following statement: E "Last night Secretary of the Navy Daniels received a dispatch from Ad h miral ('aperton stating that the French minister at Port Au Prince had re quested permission to land a small de tachment from the French cruiser 7 Descartes to guard the French lega r. tion, as he considered it fitting that d the legation should be guarded by is French troops. 6 "Secretary Daniels, after a confer 5 ence with Secretary of State Lansing. s cabled Admiral Caperton to afford all - facilities to the French minister for the landing of crews." e' This attitude of France shows that she at least regards the United States as in unquestioned control of the at fairs in Haiti. In the opinion of ofi Sclats, it shows also that, after the landing of marines by Admiral Caper ton, the United States must be re garded by foreign nations as fully re sponsible for eventualities. The United States will thus take care of not only English and French, but German and Austrian and other interests. It was stated that the danger in the city is regarded as increasing. It is expected by navy officials that as Admiral Caperton has cabled that more marines "might be needed," the department will at a mom -t's notice send a thousand marines as re-enforce ments from Philadelphia, either by the Hancock or by the North Dikota, or by both. Navy officers say that the situation may be made critical for the 400 ma rines in Port au Prince at any moment. They estimate the population at about 60,000. There are, therefore, about 12,000 men capable of bearing arms m the city and suburbs. Admiral Caper- 4 ton, officials say, foresaw the danger a of attack from the citizen snipers and persuaded the local &uthorities that it a was in the interest of all concerned 1 that firearms should be taken away 4 from every citizen. It is said that about 5,000 guns have I already been stacked up in the nation- 4 al palace, which is being guarded by Admiral Caperton with a strong guard. Mr. Bryan Humiliated. San Franciseo.-William Jennings Bryan, former secretary of state, who delivered an address at the United Evangelists' tabernacle, resented a re mark made by Bishop Edward Holt Hughes of the Methodist Episcopal Church in introducing him. that "on this occasion Mr. Bryan was speaking without a cent of cost to the commit tee." Mr. Bryan prefaced his address with the statement that the bishop's t reference to a fee was humiliating, in view of the fact that he had not ac- 1 L eepted compensation for religious ad f dresses for the last 15 yearsa s Cycle Carriers Barred. t Washington.-Use of bicycles or me a torcycles in the rural delivery service Sis prohibited by an order issued by SPostmaster General Burleson, effect- t a Ie January 1, 1916. Mr. Burleson c a holds that vehlcles,of these-types do a a not have the carrying capOacity needed a for the parcel post service and do not c afford necessary protection for the 5 malls in bad weather. Santo Domingo Quietlng. r Washington.-Quiet has been rea - I stored in Santo Domingo since the i r recent rebellious outbreak which caused the gunboat Washington to be i Sseat there t Landstrum Out October 7. London-The Morning Post's Buda pest correspondent estimates that the calling up of the last landetrum clas in Austria-Hungary, which he sals will be completed October 7, will add 700,000 to 800,000 men to the army. t This class includes men between the t ages of 43 and so50. Getting Warm in Alaska. I Seward, Alask.--The tcmperature Srose to 90 degrees in the shade here a and reached 100 at Kenal Lake. a Packing Plants Burn. SPonghkeepsie.-Damage estimated I at $250,000 was caused by fire which swept an enttre city block and de stroyed, among others, the plants of Armour & Co. and Nelson Morris & SCo. S$50,000 War Prlzes. London. - Plve thousanmd dollars C each for the first 10 dirigible balloons ; destroyed while in the air, is the prizre ofered British mlitary airmsn ny ( Baron Mechelham. Will Buy 100 Mule Daily. Atlantm.-Represeatatve of the5 British governmeat. it was learneald, have signedal a contract with local Uve stock dealers to prchuse 100 mules daily for an iadeinite period at $1(0 a head. Sna Disgo--igbt hundred ad sb I ( midshipmen of the Nava! Aesdemy e at AMnapefls, a their anmmal eruls, were eviewed at the PaaMCaM h anls Eqxpao. hW urmer Pre t ii HI, LA. NCL 'S SAILOR t - /N K. .4 a V n oL0 9.' -..' Z. ~:L4*~~ 40D·lDOJ/jJ A' A47A2 UR bluejackets are the best fed fighting men in the world, and if a boy has any leanings toward enlisting in the nation's defense he will make no mistake by casting his lot with the men afloat He may have a hankering for terra firma, but it must not be forgotten that the army is outdistanced by the navy when it comes to the matter of dietary. The daily issue of food either to the soldier or the sailor, out of which three meals are made, is ofl cially called a ration. This allowance for the army costs Uncle Sam between 24 and 25 cents, but last year the aver age cost of subsisting one man for one day in the navy was $0.366, Jacky be ing the higher liver by the pu ehasing power of nearly twelve cents more than his soldier fellow in the national defense. It is not overstating the case to say that the major part of the fleet's efficiency and the contentment of the men Is due, either directly or indi rectly, to the generous and varied provender which is now given them whether the ship is in port or plow ing her way through stormy seas. There was a time, not long ago, when tinned foods were extensively served on board our naval craft, but the fleet is using less and less of these all the while, Upon this point Admiral McGowan, chief of the bureau of supplies and accounts, has recently said: "There are certain things that it is almost necessary to use as a part of a ra tion. For instance, there is canned corned beef, which is so well under stood and so well liked in the navy that its use to a certain moderate extent is not only welcome but most welcome to the men-they like it. Then canned tomatoes and a few other staples; canned fruits and some vege tables canned are very serviceable and are used right along. But the great majori'v of all the food furnished to the men now, at least in the battle ship fleet, is fresh food-fresh vege tables, fresh meats, fresh bread, etc." Surely this is enough to make our old sea dogs rise in protest from their graves. They could remind their young followers of today of the try ing times of wooden ships and canvas when "salt horse," "sowbelly," "hard tack" and the like constituted the main elements of the sailor's ration. Tinned foods, as we know them now, would indeed have been a delicaqy in the decades gone, but the flght@in Jacky of those days had to be con tent with such delectables as "scouse," "lobscouse." "soft tack." "soft tommy," "skillagalee," "burgoo," "doughboys." "dog's body" and "dut," the latter not always able to boast of plums. The water, too, that our seamen drank in those other days was both scant in its allowance when on the open ocean and as likely as not tainted and unpalatable, Just 14 years ago the navy depart ment and the national legislators awakened to the fact that our blue Jackets were the victims of official blindness. Congress in 1861 put a daily limit of the measure of food to be allowed in a ration, and nine years later it established the value of the ration at 30 eents. That is, if the sailor did not draw his ration it had a commutative value of 30 cents. That sum then rightly represented the cost of the food supplied by Uncle Sam to the enlisted men of the navy But as the years grew following the Civil war th* items of that dietary be came generally cheaper, and in 1901 the food supplied under the terms of the ration cost the navy department on an average 18 cents instead of 30. That meant that If the men could go into the open market, after com muting the entire ration, they could actually bay 0 cents worth of food LIONS LIKED ELEPHANT MEAT Animals in New York Zoologiecal Park Lived High on Flesh of Former Companion. Caralveroua aniralsa i the New York Zoological park had a feast since Gunda, the pride of the Bronx ele phant ollection, turaed "bed," and was put to death. Nearly a ton and three-quarters of elephant oeat was fed to them ADAPTED FOR DESERT TRAVEL Nature HaM Equipped Camel With Espeial Fellitles for the torage of Water. The stomah of a camel is divided ito four eompartments and the walls of these are li'hed with large cells, every one of which can be opened and clued at will by the means of power ful musles. When a camel drinks, It drinks for sneb a osu time yeo rea think tt mwer miens to leave e. The 4Oa4&m/ YPnO7A J/jYJ OA AZAT Z4'.X be in place of that costing i8 cents, which in the government ration represented. It oy The navy department then set about tout rd rearranging the constituents of the butt i's ration so that the men would have I) Do a wide variety to draw upon while get- brew is ting the body building or fuel values gree it. needful. This was where the authori- crea ra ties reduced the dietary scale to a St 'n matter of calories or nutrient units. logo •e Such was the state of affairs eight crea of years ago. 01 er Since then the medical authorities sible of of the service have found that some goot B- of the allowances for certain provi did :e sions were in excess of those desired grea in or consumed, and accordingly they are whk r- now shifting things so that better re- and te sults in the way of satisfying the men Ye e- can be obtained without adding to the sailc ig total cost. term re The public little realizes what nice hard il figuring must be done in order to brea keep expenditures within bounds. With butte to a total enlisted force o( approximately fron 's 65,000 men, Uncle Sam has to pay has ie more than $7,400.000 annually to make unde It- the "inner man" happy. It is d The prize ship of the navy is the sami m dreadnaught Wyoming. The men De- exan r- hind her guns have scored the high- that a. est marks at target practice and their juici a husky mates below the protective deck TI d have outclassed their rivals in en- meal at gineering efficiency. The Wyoming then Le is a "happy ship." There are no hun- per gry or dyspeptic mischief makers or of as a, malcontents aboard of her. One might mutt 4d wonder at this were it not possible to the e give a week's bill of fare for the gen- givir at eral mess. This will show the part the fowl a- chief commissary steward plays in plum d making this a fact. the r- MONDAY. In 7 Breakfast-Baked corned beef hash, to a e fried hominy, oranges. Bread, butter, the It coffee. Juice t. Dinner-Split pea soup, boiled cab- from or bage, boiled corned beef, boiled pot- vanie a toes, raisin pie. Bread and coffee. issue d Supper-Fried. liver, fried onions, from it fried potatoes, rice blanc mange. cal t a Bread, butter, tea. life 1. TUESDAY. or le e- Breakfast-Fried eggs, fried bo- bodil logna, fried potatoes, bananas. Bread, slugi ir butter, coffee. have a Dinner-Grilled slaloin steak, fried value Ir onions, mashed potatoes, cocoanut cus- is no /- tard. Bread and coffee. Fo a Supper-Beef a in mode, hashed divid I- brown potatoes, corn fritters. Bread, 14 t. a batter, tea, mesa r. WEDNESDAY. to qt r, Breakfast-Boston baked beans, to- desl n mato catchup, hot corn bread, oranges. some c Bread, butter, coffee. mon - Dinner-Vermicelli soup, prime roast buy beetf, onions, gravy, boiled potatoes, be c it fruit tapioca. Bread, butter, coffee. This Supper-Oyster stew with crackers, cook "cold beans, doughnuts, fruit jam. dispa It Bread and tea. bad - THURSDAY. No " 'Breakfast-Fried pork sausagse, com n onions, gravy, German frie4 potatoes, men s preserved fruit. Bread, butter, coffee. mes Dinner-Tomato soup, spiced ham, chiel t- German browned potatoes, dried assis u peach pie. Bread, butter, coffee. ordi e- Supper-Baked veal pie, biscuits, pure il sweet corn. Bread. butter, cocoa diets a FRIDAY. now o Breakfast-Scrambled eggs, fried be- prep a con, force with milk and sugar. Bread, food " butter, coffee. whet e Dinner-New England clam chow- Th d der, fried trout, baked potatoes, miace vital pie. Bread and coffee. for d Supper-Beef croquettes, tomato dran e catchup, fruit Jam. Bread and tea. the 1 y SATURDAY. tary e Breakfast-Railroad hash, tomato point - catchup, currant buns. Bread, butter, servi 1 coffee. ofpe If Dinner-Bean soup, boiled bacon. jacki it boiled cabbage, potatoes and turnips. math 1. boiled potatoes, pickles. Bread, but- norm d ter, coffee. cond I- Supper-Steamed frankfurters with ter r Smustard, strng bean salad, boiled po. der a 1 tatoes, jam turaovers. Bread, butter. shoul r Ounda's hide and bones have been turned over to the taxidermists and Th oteologists of the American Museum a ma k of Natural History. Dr. William T. an A Hornaday, director of the zoological that park, said: "T'he Zoological society there saved 10t cents a pound, which is with r what we have to pay for beef. There a sol a ls nothing anusual in the use of the cash Sflesh of an animal of the collection derin i to feed the others." sponut i He said that the Bflesh eaters of the you 5 park seemed to like the taste of ele- can i phant meat as well as that of beef. terno ---------- --.--- -.· -fact is that It is not satisfying its and a thirst, but is flling up its cistern as throu ! welL One after another the cells of are a its stomach are filled with water, and Prest as soon as each is quite full, it is tight ly closed. Then, when a few hours I later the animal becomes thirsty, all It "A a has to do is to open one of the cells happI , and allow the water to flow out Next mals. I day it opens one or two more cells. tail b - and so it goes on day after day until "Ma t the whole supply is exhausted. In thil son; Faurless wry a eamel can live five or who Sevaen six days without drlaknlg at all, 1In s chl SI'NDAY. d. lreakfast--laked pork and gut toxmato catchup, coffee cake. he butter, coffee. ve Dinner-Rice and tomato et- breaded pork chops, tomato cati es green peas, mashed potatoes, ri- cream and cake. Iread and coffa a Supper-Italian macaroni, sliced b! to. logna, potato salad, peaches sa ht cream. lBread, "'utter, tea. One might wonder how it is pg es sible to supply all of these fresh 9a ne good things on a man-o'-war if se vi- did not know that each battleship hI ed great cold-storage compartments bI re which these things can be tucked anw e- and kept. en Years ago the butter served to us he sailors was of a character propgui termed forceful, and even the ad ce hardened sea dog had to hold bi to breath when he ate it. Today the th butter supplied o'ir bluejackets coug ly from the best of the creameries 1 _ xy has the most rigid specifications mi ie undergoes exacting inspection befae it is laccepted for the service. In the se same way all beef and other meats ae e- examined by experts, ard Jacky knoew h- that he will have only the best ud kir Juiciest of joints. :k The following proportion of freTh n- meats is is issued: In any one ambt ig there will be 50 per cent of beef, m n- per cent of pork loin, 10. per eat Dr of sausage, 5 per cent veal, 5 per es ht mutton and 5 per cent fowl. Dartl to the Christmas holidays and at Thaba a- giving a more generous allowance at xe fowl is permitted, for then pria In plump turkeys figure frequently a the bill of fare In the old days the nearest appgrons b, to a fresh vegetable when at sea W r, the Irish potato, and lemon or 1: Juice helped further to guard the M b- from scurvy. Now our sailors havs, a- variety of fresh vegetables and a issue of fruit is considered neea t .s s, from a health standpoint. The slIb e. cal men of the navy have found tha life aboard ship is of necessity m' or less sedentary, and for that 1AIau 0- bodily functions are prone to beesga d, sluggish. Fruits in ample qusatMoI have a great corrective and crm-l06 d value in this respect and theallowme a- is now Increased on going to -a Formerly the crew of a ship WW. td divided into messes contaiing ak d, 14 to 20 men, and the food fIr mt mess was, within some limits, "s1sit to qualifcations or change to mit the o- desires of the group. By comathsg s. some of the rations and taking the money equivalent it was possible to st buy supplies ashore that eoawd tro s, be obtained from the ship's a isL This added to the dimculties f 60 a cooks and bred discontent through e0L n. disparity of diet existing betwess a bad and a well run mess. Now, this objection has bees se' e, come by placing all of the ahli." a, men in what is known as a gsma . a. mess and all have to fare alike. The a, chief commissary steward ad s Id assistants, the chief cook and his st ordinates, together with the systm of a, purchase and the wide range of the dietary allowed under the ratios sale now make it possible to provide N a- p:epare and to serve to our msAes d, food that cannot be equaled sI-y where else for several times the primE, v. The question of water is quite S vital in the otcial mind as sod la for our saillors. Now every drP to drunk on shipboard is distilled aad the men commonly drink from sal tary fountains placed at coavMlat o points. The medical experts of th r, service have found that this wate ri of peculiar value In cases whleo the a, jackies are predisposed toward rheu' s, matism, hardening of the arteris aS t. normal blood pressure and kindNd conditions. In short, this distilled w .h ter will contribute to longer life a' A. der such circumstaces, ad this me r. should be of general interest. SFar Afield. d The German ofcer who coanfsstd I a map of Cripple Creek beloning to r. an American traveler, and remarked l that "the German army might 8t *y there some time," should be classd II with the London banker who msaid to e a solicitous mother seeking to mad e cash to San Antonio, Tex., for her wai n dering son: "We haven't any cora spondent In San Antonio, but I'li giv e you a draft on New York, and be s can ride in and cash it any fine af Sternoon."-Brooklyn Eagle. a and so is able to travel quite asily sI through the desert, where the wedls , are often hundreds of miles apart. g Presbyterian. t a Unrellable Sigal. t "A dog wags his tail because be is a happy," said the man who likes ani t mals. "When a dog Is waggling his , tail he won't bite." L "Maybe," replied the suspicious per 5 son; "unless he's one of these dogs r who can't be happy uims he is bit Slag somboii."