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EL PASO HERALD
RIFLES USED BY
AfO EFFICIENT
Each MilSon American Soldiers in Fraiue Equal to 1,500,000 Germans in Fighting
Efficiency, in Estimation of Experts; Bayonets With Needle
Points on American Guns.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Jane 1. I
bare come to New England to
show you our newest machine for
fistMlng the Germans. I do not mean
the bis guns of the navy, some of
which fire shells weighing two-thirds
of a ton. sending them 12 miles at a
:iot I do not mean the mighty steel
tanks upon wheels, which go crash
ing orer the country, beating down
alls and bouses and sowing death as
t le farmer sows wheat. Such weapons
pre few and they Are felt only now
-nd then" in great battles.
The macn:nes I shall write of are
numbered bj the tens of thousands,
and some of them run up into the mil
lions. One or more of them is in the
.ands of almost eery soldier. They
orm the weapons of our boys in the
trenches, and they mean victory or
deeat when they go over the top
These machines are the new rifles, the
.Browning automatic pistol, ajid the
new machine guns. Each will furnish
.1 story well wortli the telling. In this
letter I shall deal with the rifle.
Almost every soldier carries a rifle.
It is his chief weapon of offence and
defence, and upon its effectiveness
largely depends his victory over or
defeat by his enemy. It the gun is
such that he can get in two shots to
his enemy's one he can do twice as
much damage. The fact that it can
not Jam or miss fire may mean life ex
Jeath, and the same is true as to the
accuracy of the flight of the bullet on
its way to the mark and the force and
snock with which it strikes.
In all of these respects the Ameri
can rifles now being made are su-j
pcrior to the guns of any other nation
lighting in Europe. They are the most
.tficient man-killing rifles ever put
Into the hands of soldiers, and their j
efficiency is estimated by military ex- j
pens to be greater than that of any
other gun yet invented.
The Germans are armed with the
latest type Mauser, and the same is
true of the Turks and a large part of I
the Austrian., although some of the
latter are still using the Mannllcher
The French have been using the I.ebcl
rifle, with a long, slender bayonet as
-harp as the point of a needle, and the
Uritish haTe the Enfield, with a
sword-like bayonet. considerably
-horter than that of the Germans. Our
ifles are the new Springfield, made
it the arsenal here, and the United
States rifle, model 117. which we
ire turning out by the tens of thou
lands a week at the great Winchester
rlants near New Haven and at Ilion
T. The latter is a modified En
rield. It is the British Enfield, to
.vnch have Deen aaaea certain spewi
eatures of the new Springfield and 1
ifhra.. which make it far more effec
tivs than the Enfield used by the
Britlen. In this letter I shall speak
t it as the American Enfield.
pringftelss Win In Sheeting Contests.
The American Enfield and the
Springfield have Interchangeable parts
md they use tne same canriages. e
'ore the war m Europe began the
Jnruigfield had won the prize in many
iirxitmr contests over the gone of IS
iifferent cations, defeating team after
:eam armed with other rifles, lndnd-
ni- the Manser. It wen In the Olym
,u- shoots of 108 and 112. and In the
atter vear carried off the world's
-ecord over all other military rifles at
'rom 800 to 1000 yards. That record
jtill stands.
it has been eiaimei that the Mauser
Tjllei ha a -eater velocity than that
? the Fnringf ie!d or American Enfield,
jut tus. as 2 shall show later, is dne
r. its sigar snaped bullet, whose tall
..c-r' less resistance to the air. but
1 iCU ts the bullet that it wabbles
tvrt-s over near the end of its
'1.2ht
Indeed, the experts of our ordnance
iureau at Washington believe that
tur rifles are im per cent more effl
'ent than the guns of the Germans.
'. this is so our soldiers can shoot
hree shots to the enemy's two, and
rerv 200 Americans will equal 300
Germans. If we have l.OOO.COO men
n the field our guns will make them
-qual to 1.S00.C00. as far as killing
xjwer is concerned, and this means
hat we shall need Just that many
ess troops and shall save their trans
lortatlon and upkeep in France. A
t business proposition alone it means
he saving of several billion dollars a
. ear in the cost of the war, and more
han that, considering the difflcul
es of transportation to France.
CVts SHOOS a Tear fer Keek SeMler.
On a peace basis it Is estimated that
-nsts $1000 a year to maintain a sol
lier. and on a war basis, such as we
i.ive in Europe, the cost must be more
'.an five times that amount, or $5000.
f by our guns we can add 500.000
nen to every million we have nslng
Ifles. the annual saving will be 500,
r0 times SS000. making a total sav
;k of J2.500.000.000 per annum for
very million rifle shooters whom we
-end over the water.
VTe are now making more than SO
0 of these new guns- every week.
The Springfield, which is manufac
rired at the United States arsenal
e-e. has increased its production
.-ithin the p-isi year from 200 to 1006
-ifles per r!a and the American Kn-
eld, rh1! i manufactured in our
'-ictories mH'iS made the British En
ie!d. is beinz turrifil ont in six or
"vfn times a? crea quantities.
Altogether we "nw have more than
000 000 Sp-msf -eld and American
' nfields. and b tle first of .Tilly next
-e shall have 1. 200.000 Amric-n Fn--elds
and Too ouo new SnrinEr'ields in
be hands of tt-e a-Tiiv. We are-tead-in,
reasinr our maehinerv of pro
U'tion. snd are now makinir n'TOtit
'"Ur times as manv ir'ins a tiie Rrit
h did - ve-r after they entered the
war. and twice a many as thev were
-iroduciner two year- after the war
e:ran. It is ejected that the monthly
production will soon be 2r.fl.00.
This means th-t we could eqnin an
titit of l.oooooft men with rifle
" 'ihn the soace of three months, and
'hen it is remembered that only SO
-er -ent of the troom use rifles, the
number of men mifht he douMed and
e could still mpr.i- them. We hare
- r.lrt .it Vew Hove" wVch wit
OPHELIA I
t ;Hitiniir.inbauurii.mran.uiuimiirtHjBBVssBnn
U. S. SOLDIERS 50
THAN THE MAUSERS
its proving grounds and terminals,
covers 7P1 acres. It employs about
1S.000 hands and it fires 25.000.00
rounds of ammunition every year in
testing its output. There is another
factory making American Enflelds at
Ilion, N. T. It Is one of the oldest
and largest rifle plants of the coun
try There is a third at Eddystone,
near Philadelphia. The Spring-fields
I are being made at the United States
armory here.
Government Omi Sprlaff0eM IraeMl
In order to show you how the guns
of our soldiers are manufactured I
have gone through the great arsenal
at Springfield. It Is owned and oper
ated by the United States government,
and it has been our principal gun
factory since the presidency of Gen.
George Washington. An army lab
oratory was estaolished here two
years after the signing of the decla
ration of independence, and during a
.arge part ot the revolutionary war
this was the general depot of sup
plies for all the troops north of Phil-
aaeionia. me arsenal itseii was
tablfsbed in 1794 and the first money
appropriated was $59,000. The same
act ot congress provided that the
president should have the right to
spena 1340,000 ror small arms and am
munition, and that the yearly ex
penses of the gun factory should not
exceed $22,865. These figures show
something as to oar military expei.-es
at roe oeginning 01 tne government.
They are in striking contrast to the
billions of dollars we are spending
today.
The buildings of the Springfield ar
mory look more like medieval castles
than lactones, some "l tnem are al
most 100 years old. an.l the main
building was modeled after 'he East
India bouse in London. The grounds
altogether cover 200 c?e, about one
third of this being devutd to the ma
chine snops. wmcn are in tne neart
of the city, and the remainder -a the
foundries and forcrinjr establishment
in the United States water shop, about
a mile sway. The plant normally
employes about ' ,.)9 bands. It has
now 4000, and t work- day and night.
Each Has S3 Parts.
Everything connected with the
army gun is made here at Springfield.
Many of you have seen the rifles in
the hands of the soldiers. They seem
to be simple, and it is hard to re
alize their complicated construction
and the careful workmanship re
auired in their making. The new
Springfield has 93 parts, ranging in
size from screws not bigger than
those of a watch to the tubular barrel
of rifled steel, which is more than 2
inches in length. One of the most
lmportant warts of the pan is the bolt
used in the firing. This is of nickel
steel, and it is stronger thati that of
anv other gun now in use It has to
rbe so carefully made that 120 Miffer-
ent gages are required to test its ac
curacy. The gun of the latest model is a lit
tle over 46 inches long, and without
the bayonet it weighs jU3t 10 pounds
and five ounces. The stock is made
of well seasoned walnut wood brought
from the forests of the middle west,
and the metal is of the toughest tf
steel which is forged.' hardened and
tempered to resist the enormous
ihock of the firing. The gun barrel,
for instance, must withstand a pres
sure of 23 tons to the square inch. The
huge army tanks, which have been
running about orer the country to
stimulate subscriptions to the Liberty
loan, do not weigh much more than
that, and yon could balance one of
those tanks on any square inch of the
gun barrel and it would not affect the
steeL
Bayonet Has Xeedle Point.
The gun is loaded with metal clips.
each containing five cartridges. It
takes but an instant to tnrow in a
new clip. It has sights made to the
accuracy of an astronomical instru
ment, and the whole is a combination
of mechanical wonders. The bayonet
weighs just two ounces over one
pound. It is a short sword with a
point like a needle, and of steel so
tough that it will cut a cent In half
If wielded just right. The bayonet is
so accurately made that it can be put
in or jencea ont or tne gun wtin a
twist of the wrist, and still it Is as
tight as though it were a part of the
barrel.
I began my visit to the factory at
the water shop, going through one
vast room after another, where the
forglngs. brought from the steel
plants o: different parts 01 tne coun
try, are pounded into shape by enor
mous hammers run by electricity.
These hammers knead the steel, as
though It were so much dough, into
tne parts requires ior tne gnu. a
bayonet, for instance, will start Into
the forge as a square bar an Inch
thick and perhaps two Inches long:. It
will be laid red hot under the hammer
and sounded Into the long thin knife
which forms the end of the gun. The
hammer is directed by a mecnanic.
who lays the hot metal under it and
sees that it shapes the bar into a bay
onet. Making the Barrels.
Tt Is the same with the barrels.
They start in as red hot billets and
pass through steel rollers, which
maae tnem longer ana longer unm
thev rami ont In ronnd bars a little
longer and thicker than the barrel of
the gun. They are cut oil to just ine
rirht idse and are then run through
othfer machines which press than to
the cylindrical shape or tne oarrei.
After this thev must be ground.
smoothed and polished, and the holes
are bored through them with electric
steel drills. In this worn tne arm
remains stationary and the machine
whirls the barrel around against the
drill until the hole is bored through
Then comes the rifling. This Is done
by automatic machinerv. wblcn runs
tnrV and forth through the barrels
rnting the grooves that give the bul
let tne twist as it wniris or uwrra im
way through the air.
In other departments I saw them
grinding and sharpening the bayo
nets, and in others they were testing
each bayonet to see that It would slip
on and off of the barrel of the gun
with the least possible exertion on
the part of the soldier. The bayonets
are tested as to the quality of the
metal in them by tapping each
against a piece of steel. The man
knows by the ring whether there Is
any defect. It is Just Uke testing
counterfeit dollars. If the metal Is
not right the sound is dead and the
bayonet is thrown to one aide.
In another place I saw them tem
pering the parts of the gun. Every
thing must be hardened to just the
right degree, and much of this Is done
in baths of boiling chemicals. Some
of the parts are dipped Into a cherry
red mixture of salt, cyanide and soda
ash. They come out red hot and are
then dropped into a tub of oil, whlcb
boils with the heat of the metal
Other parts are pnt Into a furnace in
crucible filled with bone ash. The
bone ash Is largely carbon, and some
of the carbon in the ash roes Into the
outside of the metal, making It harder
nd less easy to rust, while the InMde
remains as tough as it was before
treatment.
Extraordinary Skill Required.
T do not pretend to understand the
science of gun making and I will not
try to describe the various processes
I saw during my trip through the
shops. I will say only that the mak
ing of the guns for our soldier is a
business which reoulres extraordinary
skill, and in which everything is
measured and tested to the thickness
of habv's hair Everv t 1 1 of metal
-eil in fliP jrtms is inoee'ed liv the
, r' . ' -nment through chenu al .tnd
I rhvsical analyses before it comes
ht
Frank G. Carpeater
(Coerrtcht, -isis. br
Frank Q. Carpenter!.
here, and the parts are tested again
and again as they go through the
sHops.
The machinery required has to be
manufactured by expert tool makers,
and there must be thousands of dupli
cate gages and other machines to
eqnip the plants for large produc
tion. I went through shop after shop
where men and women were measur
ing each of the ninety-odd parts
which go into a gun. and I was told
that the gages have to be watched
lest they become worn and do not
register accurately. Some gages re
quire replacing for every 4000 or 500
parts tested, and others do not be
come In accurate until after double
that use. In testing the barrels guns
are out into a frame work at one
end or a lone shooting gallery, and
high pressure cartridges are shot
through them into banks of sand at
the end. The least defect causes the
rejection of a barrel, and accuracy
of bore as well as strength of metal is
required. In some places the metal
of certain parts is tested by the fall
inir of a ball noon It-
Some of the most careful work In
making the gun is on the sight, which
is of such a design that the soldier
can draw a bead on the enemy much
more quickly than the enemy can get
tne orop on mm. ins SUCHI is nearer
the eye than in the Mauser. It has
a large "open peep" through which
the eye easily looks and automatically
centers Itself while.aiming. It can be
adjusted to the wind, and foreign
rifle experts, accustomed to their own
weapons, have been surprised by the
better shooting they eould do with
the Sprtngrieia on wis account.
MIHmu of Cartridges Made.
We are turning out cartridges for
these new guns in vast quantities. We
had made already more than a bil
lion, or enough to furnish 1000 for
each of the million guns now in use.
The cartridges for the rifles fit equal
ly well in our machine guns and the
knl1jt am evaetlv the same.
The bullets are made on scientific
principles and with & careiui stnay
of the work they have to do. The
type used is just about an inch long;
and with the brass case containing
the powder it forms a cartridge three
and one-half inches In length. The
bullet has a sharp point like that of a
pencil, and if you win imagine a well
sharpened pencil of polished brass an
inch long you may have a picture of
one of these bullets as It lies before
me. It is composed of a core of lead
and tin comDosltion. inclosed in a
jacket of copper nickel. It weighs
less than one-tntra ot an ounce, inn n
takes only one-third of its weight in
smokeless powder to fire it.
The bullet is pointed in order that
It mv easilv cut its way through the
air, and for the same reason the sur
face Is as smooth as that of a new
wedding ring. The resistance of the
air Is one of the great problems in the
flight or projectiles, as tne ouiiei
s-nM fArth from our new suns it has
a speed of more than a half mile a
second. For the first few hundred
yards it travels at the rate of 1500
miles or more per nonr. bw -v
thnaa ma fast as the fastest Atlantic
steamship, and it has the same pres
sure from the air as If it were stand
ing still with a gale of UN miles an
hour blowing against it- A gale one
tenth that strong will blow down
buildings, and the bullet baa to bore
through or against that enormous
pressure. Tor this reason the point
must be snarp, me rarura "wiw "
the whirling motion must aid In bor
Ine Its war so rapidly on to its mark.
The French bullets have sharp points
and taper'ng ends, and the Mauser
bullet has been parea aown at me
rear end by the Germans in order to
redue the resistance of the air.
More Accurate Than German Bullets.
Our experts say that this clipping
off the end or the Manser bullet gives
it a litUe greater speed than our bul
let, but it reduces Its efficiency In that
It does not aro straight to the mark.
The Sprrhgfield bullet goes straight or
makes just tne curve uuti xne man
who shoots It directs. The German
bullet begins to wabble shortly after I
leaving the rifle, and when It starts
on its downward course toward Its
victim. Instead or wnirling on its axis
and traveling straight. It is liable to
turn end over end and be deflected by
every wind that blows.
Both the Springfield and the Ameri
can Enfield have proved wonderfully
accurate at from 120 to ISO yard a
There is a deal of science in firing a
gun, and our soldiers have to be
taught just how to shoot according to
tne distance oz tne enemy irem mem.
There is a pull of the bullet toward
the earth caused by gravity, and the
aim has to be high above the head or
the man you intend to hit lr ne is any
great distance away. Thin Is con
trolled by the sight of our new guns,
which can be so set to correspond to
the distances the men nave 10 snoot,
tt im Mtimatad that the bullet falls
from the line it Is shot at the rate of
It feet the first second and that the
rate of fall rapidly increases. Let us
suppose the bullet will fly 2000 feet
the Iirst secona ana inai ure man in
shootine- at an enemy that far away.
He will then have to sight almost 16
ftet above the head of the enemy in
order to hit him. If the man is a mile
away he will .have to figure for the
gravity fall of that mile and elevate
his gun to the angle which in one
mighty curve will send the bullet
straight to the mark.
Hogwallow Locals
By DEMi BOTTS.
SIX FLINDERS has gone fishing
again. He says the main secret sf
success in fishing is to have plenty at
700A bait, accompiaied by aabwiaied
patience, a streak of optimism, aa
Hmitfri confidence, perfect qafetaot,
lots of imagination, a ping of chewing
tobacco, a dry place to ait, aad a jag
in the hushes.
Baz Barlow was caaght JooVine at
himself in the mirror yesterday.
Tobe Moseley went to Bonndine Bil
lows today to get the correct time so
that he could set his clock when he
got hack.
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I SUN IS IN FULL ECLIPSE, VISIBLE HERE ON JUNE 8
I ASTROLOGERS MAKE GREAT PLANS FOR ITS STUDY
Evening
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JUST AS THEY APPEAR
WTH H6AVEM3
Another Eclipse of the Sun
Will Not Be Seen Here
for'18 Year Period.
THE sun will be in total eclipse on
June 8.
Astronomers consider themselves
unusually fortunate in their opportu
nity for observing this eclipse, one
of seven visible in the United States
during the present century. In that
the ceater line of this 0 mile strip
passes within four miles of the ob
servatory at Denver university, where
photographs of the corona of the sun
will be taken with the aid of the
great telescope wnicn ta equipped
with a -0 inch lens.
According to dean Herbert A.
Howe, head of the department of
astronomy at Denver university, this
is the first time the path ot a total
eclipse has touched an observatory
containing a telescope of this sise.
and astronomers are hopeful of learn
ing more definitely the composition of
the sun's corona, which appears as a
great glow around the sun when the
solar body Is obscured entirely by the
moon.
"The altitude of the Rocky moun
tain region is particularly favorable
to observations." said dean Howe,
"and astronomers from all parts of
the United States are preparing to
make observations in this vicinit -. Be
cause of the moisture in the air on the
Pacific coast, as well as the low alti
tude there and at points east of Colo
rado, the Rocky mountain region is
virtually the only place where satis
factory observations can be made."
Prof. Edwin B. Frost, director of the
Terkes observatory of the University
of Chicago, already has made arrange
ments to use the facilities of Denver
university for making his observa
tions, and now is constructing special
apparatus to be used in connection
with the telescope equipment here.
To guard against failure because of
possible unfavorable weather condi
tions, another expedition from the
Terkes observatory will be stationed
at Green River, Wyo, which also Is
near the center line of the path of
the eclipse. There will not be another
total eclipse visible in the united
States until 1911.
Other Preparations.
A grant from congress obtained dur
ing the last session will enable the
United States naval observatory to
send an eclipse expedition to Baker,
Ore.
The Lick observatory will establish
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a station at Goldendale. Wash. The"! 1 sMsbt movement of air to-
Hount Wilson. Alleghany and Cham
oerlaln observatories at Denver, Colo.,
and the Drake university observatory
at Matheson, Colo. The Sproul ob
servatory will probably locate at
Bads. Colo., and the Smithsonian As
trophysical observatory at Lakin or
Hartland, Kan.
Dr. S. A. Mitchell, director of the
Leander McCormick observatory, and
Dr. Mary Murray Hopkins, of Smith
college, will be in the party from the
("nited States naval observatory at
Baker, Ore.
The war conditions will prevent
many of the observatories from taking
part in the work of observing the
eclipse.
The Meat Farered: IoealHfe.
The most favorable locations will
be found in the western part of the'
country in Washington, Oregon, Ida
ho. Wyoming, Colorado. Kansas and
Oklahoma. Positions in Arkansas,
Mississippi, Alabama and Florida are
less desirable, inasmuch as the dura
tion is shorter and the sun is nearer
the horison. The eclipse will occur in
Florida very near the time of sunset.
Tnlean. the Ghost Planet.
There la a certain peculiarity in the
movement of Mercury which is not
explained by the gravitational Influ
ence of the known sources of such at
traction. If. however, there existed
another planet, with an orbit lying
between Mercury and the sun, this
disturbance or "perturbation" could
thus bo explained. Of course, such a
planet would lie so close to the sun
that observation at ordinary times
would be impossible because of the
overwhelming light of the sun. and.
therefore, failure to have observed
such a body did not prove its nonex
istence. They even went so far as to
assign the name Vulcan to this hoped
for planet. The only occasion when a
search for such an intra-Mercurian
planet is possible is when the moon
entirely cut off the direct rays of
the sun at the time ot a total eclipse.
A most careful search was thus made.;
but it failed to reveal a body of ob
servable size, much less one large
eonugh to explain the difficulty with
Mercury's orbit. A similar search for
a lunar satellite at the time of a total
eclipse of the moon has resulted in a
failure to find any companions for
the moon.
Eellpe WhHiii.
It is a matter of considerable inter
est, though perhaps or not great im
portance, that at the time of an
eclipse of the sun. a special wind if
caused by the cooling of a part of the
earth's surface due to the shutting
off of the heat energy of tne sun
light. This creates a higher pressure
along the belt of totality which re
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JUNE
The Arrow Tuaeuea
THE TWO STARS IN THE
BOWL OF THE. BIG DIPPER
POINTS TO THE NORTH STAR.
THE STAR AT THE END OT THE
HANDLE Of THE LITTLE BtPPfeR
ward the region of lesser pressure.
The entire phenomenon is scarcely no
ticeable and does not perceptibly af
fect the general wind and weather of
the day. The very few observations
which have been made upon eclipse
winds, however, leave little doubt as
to their existence.
The I. He of an Kelts.
We have previously in th.-l column
called the reader's attention to the
existence of the "Saros" or repetition
period of eclipses. It was stated that
if an eclipse occurred on a given date,
another and similar eclipse would -cur
It years later. Though the track
of visibility lies somewhat to the west
of the previous location, the relative
positions of the earth, sun and moon
are the same. Therefore, we can say
that it is really the reappearance of
the same eclipse. A solar eclipse may
be said to be born when the tirs o.
the series makes its appearance as a
partial eclipse visible only near one
of the poles. After IS years the eclipse
returns as a similar eclipse whoso
track lies to the westward and fur
ther from the pole. It thus travels
over the surface of the earth from
pole to pole, disappearing at the pole
opposite to the one near which it en
tered. There aro usually first about
13 partial eclipses, then 49 to 5 cen
tral (total or annular) and finally
about a; partial ones again In the
history of a given eclipse. The life
or an eclipse is, uereiore, more mas
1:00 years.
Two BeHpaes la Jane.
There will be a small partial eclipse
of the moon June 21-24, partially vis
ible at Washington, the moon setting
eclipsed, visible generally in Sooth
America and throughout the Pacific
ocean and Australia.
As already noted, a total" eclipse of
the sun will occur on June S, visible
as a partial eclipse in southeastern
Asia, in the Arctic and North Pacific
oceans and th-oughout North America.
The path of central or total eclipse
begins In the Pacific ocean to the
south of Japan, passes northward al
most to the Aleutian islands and then,
curving southward, reaches the Amer
ican coast near Aberdeen, Wasn at
1:55 p. m. After traveling diagonal
ly across the United States, it ends
at sunset In the Bahama islands.
The Planets for Jeme.
Mercury continues in the eastern
morning sky until the middle of June,
rising about an hour before the sun
at that time and should be visible If
the weather conditions are favorable.
It will be at superior conjunction
with the sun on June 27.
Venus la also in the morning sky,
rising about two hours before
sun. It passes from Pisces into
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Jack, Amazed to Hear That Louise Is At Odds With
His Mother, Persuades Former to Call on Latter.
I MEANT what 1 said when I told my ly come. I will be there at 1 ocloi-: .
husband I was sorry for him. My 1 Thank you"'
self pity was. for the time, swallowed 1 All fer Jack's Sake.
, k ,,-, f. thl liow could one be strictly hone?'"
up by my sympathy for this man j w,)ndereQ , ,. up telepho,.,
whom I loved better than myself. It receiver and went into my room t-
seemed pathetic to me that he should
have to explain to bis mother why he
had entertained in his own home with
out consulting her. And I appreciated
also that his Jove for his parent was
so great that it would distress him
still further were I to display any in
dignatl?n at her attitude.
"Why aro i ou sorry for me?" he
demandec.
"Because." I said, forcing a smile,
"you are the cloth between two sides
of a pair of shears, darling. It is hard
on a man when his wife and mother
are at odds."
He looked at me, startled. "Oh. but
you and mother are not at odds!" he
exclaimed. "I could not stand that,
vou know. At first you may some
:mes have misunderstood mother a
bit. but that is all past long ago. It
n a mighty comfort to me that you
1 and she are so fond of each other. I
I have always pitied the men whose
I wives and mothers quarreled."
I I look up my knitting again, for I
' had laid it down In the first excite
, ment of this talk.
"Jack." I suggested, "why not read
aloud to me? You know we have not
finished that last book of Gals-
orthy's."
"That's a good idea." he approved
heartily.
I knew he was grateful to me for
pursuing a delicate topic no further.
This was but another proof to mo of
bow much he dreaded any flaw in
what he believed or forced himself
to believe were the affectionate re
lations between the two women who
were dear to him.
I had suggested his reading to me.
as I could scarcely trust myself to
talk any more uat now. I wanted
time to think.
I worked steadHy and rapidly on
the little sweater I was making for
Baby Lou, and my thoughts were as
busy as my needles. I heard very little
of the story that my husband was
readlnar to me.
By the time that the book
was
ended. 1 had reached a decision.
n .. U .1 T.V 11 a, J , .
to see his mother tomorrow. It there j During this rule It would seem t:.
was anything to be said of her injured 1 on land and sea great events are pro.
f-elings. she and I would say It. Jack j able. These will mean ranch to h.s
should not be made uncomfortable if ; .,. u. r M.,1t-,..
I could avoid it. I torT' 0,8 " decUre- "d publishe
He had championed me when he had iU profit by them,
talked to his mother today. Then I It is a most fortunate sway for 1
would stand by him. He should not
suffer because of his love for me or
for his mother. I would also endeavor.
for his sake to be just and fair.
He referred to the proposed visit
the next morning before starting for
the office.
A Preatlse Made.
"Ton will see mother today won't
you. Louise?" he asked.
"Yes." I said. '1 will call on her
thTs afternoon. I will make every
thing as nearly straight as I can, dear
boy. Don't you worry about it."
He kissed me tenderly. "Dear little
wife!" he murmured. "Too are so
good, and so understanding, and so al
together fine in every way! There
never was another such wire .
I remembered that his mother had
been an excellent wife. I was all the
more willing to sacrifice myself be
cause of the praise he bad Just lav
ished upon me. He had said that there
I never was another such wife! Surely
ray unselfishness was beginning to
reap its dne reward
I was not sure of this, however,,
when, later in the mornirur. 1 received
a telephone message from my mother
inlaw. She wanted to know if I would
not lunch with her this noon.
"I am planning to have our lunch
eon served up here in my sitting
room." she explained. "It will bo much
pleasanter for you than to eat down
in the public dining room. Under
those circumstances, can't I persuade
you to come?"
I hesitated. I did not want to lunch
with her today.
"Thank you." I rejoined. "You aro
very kind but really you ought not
to go to so raucn trouble lor me.
"It is no trouble." she said quickly.
"I would love to have you unless you
have something else on hand.'
"Oh, no," I assured her, "I have
nothing at all on hand I will certain-
Taurus during the month, and will be
finely in view, though decreasing in
brilliancy.
Mars moves about ten degrees east
ward from Io into Virgo during
June. It is practically in the senith
in the "arly evening and consequently
finely placed for telescopic observa
tions. By the end of June its bright
ness will have decreased more than
one-half, as it is drawing away from
the earth.
Jupiter will be too close to the sun
to be well seen the first of the month
It will be in conjunction with the sun
on the 15th and for the next six or
seen months will be a morning star.
Saturn is finely in view midway
down the western evening sky during
this month. It sets about 11 p. m.
June 1 and 10 p. m. on the lith. It
is in Cancer.
Lranus has now passed from Cap -
ricornus into Aquarius. It. rises about
lam. June 1 and at midnight on Ibe
latn. tin June 1 it is about one
gree north of the fourth magnitude
star tola AquariL
Neptune is still in Cancer near Sat
urn, but is a telescopic object only.
Planetary Cenftanratlon.
June 1. 3:32 a. m Uranus and moon
In conjunction; Uranus south 3 de
grees Ss minutes.
June 2. 3 p. m., Uranus stationary.
June &. 2:1S p. m.. Venus and moon
In conjunction; Venus south S degrees
2S minutes.
June 7. 5;0t a. m.. Mercury and
moon in conjunction; Mercury south 4
degrees 34 minutes.
June S. total eclipse of sun.
June S, 12.43 a. m.. Jupiter and
moon in conjunction; Jupiter south IS
minutes.
June 12. 7:59 a. m. Neptune and
moon in conjunction; Neptune north
3 degrees 39 minutes
June 12, 9:11 p m , Saturn and moon
in conjunction: Saturn north i de
grees 11 minutes.
June 15. 11 a. m.. Jupiter and sun
in conjunction.
June 16. 5:0? p. m . Mars and moon
in conjunction. Mars north S degrees
IS minutes
June 18. 9 a. m . Venus greatest he
Ztoeentrtc latitude south.
June 19. . a. m.. Mercury in ascend
ing node
June 20, 2 p. m.. Mars at quadrature
with sun.
June 21. 12 p. m.. Sun enters Cancer,
summer commences.
June 22. 3 p. m- Mercury and Jupi
ter In conjunction; Mercury north 52
I minutes.
June U3. partial eclipse of moon. is
ible at Washington.
June 23, S p. m.. Mercury in peri
pcllon. Juno 21,1a m.. Mercury at superior
conjunction with sun.
June 28. 8:37 p. m.. Uranus and
moon in conjunction ; Uranus south 5
degrees 59 minutes.
Je Moeei Plmaes.
June 1. 10:20 p. m., last quarter.
June 8. 4.02 p. m.. new moon
June 16. 7:11 a. m., first quaTter
June 24, 4-3M a m . fult moon.
The moon wp! at perieee on Jum
Z and Txn n on .1 1110 .iii'l at ap-'K-'
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dress. I had given my motherinlaw
the impression that 1 would be glad t s
go to her. while at heart I knew 1
ltould not be glad. Well, tt was all f -.Tack's
sake! But I would try to he
perfectly truthful during my interview
with Mrs. Hampton this noon. Ab' 1'
all. I would attempt to put mysell
in Imagination in her place.
I followed this line of thourht a:'
the while I was dressing. When .
started to leave the bouse Baby Lo:,
clung 10 me.
"I wants to go wif mower," h
pleaded, her lip trembling.
"I know you do. darling," I soothed
kissing her. "And tomorrow raothc
will stay at home to luncheon wu:
you."
"Where you going?" she asked.
"To see grandmother." I told her.
"Me go. too!" she begged.
I shook my head. "No. darling, not
today."
"fche sure does love her grandma.'
Jennie commented as she lifted tt.
chold in her arms to comfort her. "And
111 wonder! She's a real woman Mrs
Hampton is. A body couldn't hel;
loving her. Everybody loves her "
The words haunted me as I walkC
toward my motherin law's boardira
Ipace. Everybody loves her!"
As I reviewed mentally the im-'
people whom Mrs rJampton kne -.
I appreciated the truth of Jennie .
statement. Everybody loved her. E
ery body except me. And I was h--favcrite
son's wif.
Was the lack of love my fault 1
hers?
(To Be CMtiMed.)
HOROSCOPE
Swday. June Z. MIS,
jrpHIS is a day to be circumspect c
I -, x ,
1 carefal- ccord1nS to astrology. Th i
I Sun, Venus. Neptune, Jupiter and Ma.
are all adverse. Mercury alone beir.-
1 f.l.nrflv
who write. Newspapers come unr
j: . - " , .
direction making for larger deTs'
more advertising ana increase a :
its.-
The wise will avoid visiting rei
fives or friends who may be in a n.
fcitlon to extend favors. The rule
held as unlucky since it Is likely -inspire
distrust and criticism on t
part of those who have influence
authority.
Love affairs are not well goverr.p
for Venus is in evil place. En gar
ments entered Into under this o n ,
u ration aro likely to and Is di;a,
pointment.
Again NeDtune and Mars give w
j Ing of fighting on lr nd and sea. 1
' r. -Z "Tr
it may come slowly.
Astrologers emphasise the tap?
ance of self-sacrifice and thrift to
classes of Americans. The need '
the spiritual effect of unselfish p.
triotlsm is apparent, they declare.
America's part in the redemption
the world.
While the readers of the stars fore
see for the United States a final -.
preme success In the war they repr.
their warnings against the nation,
impatience and tendency to exp
speedy results in every undertaku..
Business plans should be held
abeyance during this conftgurat.n
whlch tends to reversals, obstructio:
and delays.
Congress continues subject to r
flnences that will prolong delibrt
tions and bring surprises to mercb--
Persona whose birth date It is n
have a profitable year, if they d,
careful not to make any ventures
I investments. Those who are "
ployed should be camful.
Children born on this day prob
will be clever and gifted, but ib-
subjects of Gemini are often rash .n
improvident. Copyright, 1918, by
McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
Monday. Jane 3. 118.
ASTROLOGERS read this as an u
important day. While Mars is a.
verse. Neptune is In beneflc aspect.
It would seem that there will
much war activity on the water ar
that naval forces will gain in strer.ct.
and win many advantages.
Honors for a commander in the na :
are prognosticated. More than o'
hero will be acclaimed before the 1 .
Itumn. the seers declare.
In this month of June some i.t
1 advantage through diplomacy is to
I expected. A foreign power will co" i
benefits.
I Crime is Hkely to increase in t
' next few weeks. Women are likeiv
be oftenest the victims, although ch
dren will suffer.
Theatrical affairs are menarpri 1
the stars. The prediction is that
manager will lose a fortune, but r,
ventures will be most success t
American players who go abroad h.r
a kindly star to guide them.
There is a menacing rule for tr.i
this month, especially for those "v.-'.
o forth in ships."
Under this rule, which seems t
threaten anxieties concerning milita
affairs, it is imperative that co:
dence and courage be cultivated, fr -the
planets promise for the nation tv
greatest future that will come to a
world power.
Again strikes and riots appear to h
foreshadowed. Troubles imonn fac
tory workers appear to be presacea
by the stars.
Secret foes who work in ma-
places where they are not to be c'
covered may produce a sensation so -e
time next month.
Treachery on the part of a foren
power has been often foreshadowed
Ireland has a sinister guidance
the stars, which may cause ser,:-
conditions with a possible crime tha'
will shock the world.
Persons whose blrthdate it is ha
the augury of a quiet year. The
should safeguard the health.
Children born on this day mr t
sensitive and impressionable. The
subjects of Gemini often po?bf
psychtc ei ft a Copyright, 191S, by t
McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
An example of the patriotism of '
American mother was furnshed K
Mrs. Mabel F. llarcissen. -who bi
gone to France to take up V. M C
work with the same regiment her
was an officer in before 'e -was k;r.c
in action.
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