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NEWS OF A WEEK IN
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RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFEST
MANNER POS8IBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
—•Information Gathered from All
Quarters of the Globe and
Given In a Few Lines.
INTERMOUNTAIN.
O. YV. McKinnon, alleged I. YY\ YV.
leader, has been deported froth Yer
ingtoti, Nev., following numerous com*
'plaints against his actions among the
miners.
Frank IJttIr, member of the exeou
;Uve board of the Industrial Workers
of the YY'orld anil prominent In labor
troubles In Arizona, was taken from a
lodging house In Butte, early Wednes
day morning, by masked men and
hanged to a railroad trestle on the
outskirts of the city.
The strike of metal miners In the
I<endvllle, Colo., district, which began
ten days previous, was called off
August 1 at a mass meeting of the
striking miners. Iioth union mid non
union. The men accepted a com
promise,
Jere J. Cohan, who for years was
one of the best known actors on the
American stage, and one of the famous
"Four Colmns," died August I of nr*
terio sclerosis at his country home,
Monroe, New Y'ork,
Tentative agreement for settlement
of the strike of the 1S00 motormen and
conductors of the street car lines of
Hie Puget Sound Traction. Light A
Power company at Seattle has been
reached.
Cucumbers and tomato«»« In the Col
ville district, about fifty miles from
Spokane, YY'ash.. suffered considerably
from frost early Sunday morning.
DOMESTIC.
John L. De Saillies, former 11illt«»«l
Mates minister to Uruguay, was shot
and killed at Ills home at Itoslyn, Long
Island, by Ids divorced wife, who was
Miss lilnnqiiltta Krraztiriz of Santiago,
Chile.
Groups of men numbering probably
400 In the aggregate have armed them
selves and are gathering In several
pluees In smith-central Oklahoma, pro
pared to resist forcibly their selection
ns soldiers under tin- draft law.
Inauguration of a million dollar ml
vertlslng campaign against the liquor
traffic In the "wet" states was an
nounce«! Thursday a* New York by
the Federal Council or the Churches
of Christ la Amerlcu.
Captain Ralph 1. Taylor, In com
mand of the training section of llie avi
ation signal corps at Muieolu, N. Y„
control of hs airplane and
plunged taw feel to Ills death.
.\ft*»r su outbreak that was almost
a riot between loyal Americans and
pro-German», four men arrested at
Louden, lu., by a United States
iimrslml on charges of treason, were
rel«»as«»il on $.*>000 bonds each,
Kewiurces of the national banks at
the last cull, June 20. renclietl the
highest figures ever worded, Comp
troller YVIlliauis announced August 2.
totaling $ 111,151,000.000. or $2,221,000,
000 more than June 5*0, 1010.
. Charlt»* Kleischmnnn. son of Julius
!.. Kltdschmunn. former mayor of Cin
cinnati, was Instantly killed when the
hydroaeroplane In which lu» was fly
ing collapsed In Great South bay. Har
ry. YY'IU, pilot of the machine, also was
killed.
The enormous war program will
make auch a demand for crude oil and
Its derivativ«»» that the defense coun
cil and other agencies Investigating the
situatUm expect the supply to run
short.
The Rev. John Relehart, pastor of
the German Evangelical church at
Low den. la., has been held to the f«»«l
eral grand Jury in $5000 bond, lie Is
charge«) with preaching treasonable
sermons from Ills pulpit.
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gave
Tin» American steamship Motano of
2730 tons gross was sunk hy a Teuton
submarine on July 31. Twenty-two
survivor» have been landed The Mu
tant« salbsl front New Y'ork July 2 for
Queenstown.
The hoard of directors of the Chi
cago board of trade bits adopted a res- \
olutlon »topping all trait»tt«-tlon» for
Thls follows the j
when ;
the hourtl fixed $1.(50 as a minimum ;
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September delivery,
action tukeii two mouths Hgo
price for corn futur«»«.
So numerous have b*»eome the re- ;
nntl !
United
ports of Gentian spy activities
propaganda In Mt»xlco that Ambassn
dor Fletcher Is prepared upon his ar
rival lit Mexico Utt.v to call the atten
tion of the Mexican government to th-»
links In that country between Berlin
and Germun agents ia the
Stutes.
Accused of milking threats against
the lives of J. P. Morgan. John D.
Rockefeller and his son. John D. Rock
■ efeller. Jr., a man who said he was
Eli Koodinopf. u naturalized citizen,
Yioru In Russia, was arrested In New
York City.
D. G. Scofield, former president of
<?he Standard Oil company of Califor
nia and more recently chairman of the
board of directors. Shot and killed him
self at Ills home in Oakland. Despon
dency, due to grief for the d«»ath of
his wife five years ago, is believed to
have been responsible.
The war tax and prohibition outlook
brought the total or withdrawal« of
whisky during July tip to 28,000,000
gallons, three times the normal, and
higher than any month for twi#ty
three years.
l'lans to safeguard American ships
from submarine attack liuve been
worked ont by the naval consulting
board and a special committee up
polnted by Major General George YV.
Goethals, according to an announce
ment from New York.
Drastic action by the government to
meet the lulsir disturbances In the
west and southwest, which officials are
sure have been stirred up by German
propaganda, will be taken If the situ
ation shows any growth.
A. Kutrail, pioneer educator of
Arkansas and Tennessee, and an ex
presidenl of the National Kdueatlon
association, died August 1 at Marianna,
Ark.
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WASHINGTON.
A patriotic appeal by Representative
Kalin of California, a Republican, born
In Germany, wus the feature of the de
bate In the house on Thursday,
urged united support of President YVil
Mon.
He
A strongly optimistic view of the
outlook for food prmluetlou and for
business generally I« taken by the
chamber of commerce of (lie United
Stales In a report published ns a re
silll of a committee Investigation.
Drops promise to be abundant, says the
committee.
The conference report on the $27,
000,000 rivers and harbors bill was ac
cepted by the bouse and now go«*» to
tile president.
to
ble
of
PIhiis for taking over for operation
mereluint
all Amerii-ati
omin-g« nag
mi will I»«» announced by the
ships
shipping hoard. Charters will he requi
sitioned under a rei-enr act of congress
authorizing the praslih-nt to commun
«leer tonnage for government uses.
Senator Pittman's hill to open 200,
ooo acres of government land for l«>ase
In w«»st«>rn states, believed to contain
sodium ami potassium, has been re
IHirted favorably by the senate public
lauds committee.
Th** iMluilnlstratloii food control hill,
stripped of lit«' features opposed by
President YVIIson, was reported out of
«•«inference August 1, Just on«» month
after the date the president hail hop«>d
to ««•«> It «»nacted Into law.
Conferees on the river and harbor
hill reached an agreement on a hill
totalling $27,820,000. The provision
■for a federal waterway «-nnunlsslon of
seven nnmiliers was retained.
FOREIGN.
General Krdelll, military governor of
'«»trogrud, says the Bourse Gazette, ha
l•••••tl kllli-d.
He was
treacherously
shot In the hack.
Positive Information that Germany
had knowledge of Austria's ultimatum
to Serbia which plunge«! the European
continent Into wur 5s vu possession of
government officials. Foreign S«-er«»
tury /«Immertuau admitted this
press«-«! hy the reichst ag.
Metv hoys are fighting for the kuHler
Iii the war agalust democracy. German
««ffleers captured iu the hattle of Flan
ders have admitted that youths not <41
glhle for service until 1919 are ulready
Iit the trenches.
Thlrty-t'ight memhers of the crew of
the steamship ih'lglan Prince w«»re
drowned in a most deliberate manner
by the German submarine which sank
h«>r, according to the account given by
survivors of that British vessel, who
have reached British shores.
Czernowltx, the eaptrul of Bukowina,
has been captured
forces, mvordlng to the official state
ment Issued at Berlin.
w hen
Teuton
by
tin*
The Vienna Neue Freie Presse lu es
tlumting the world's tuu-vest for the
yi-ur says that lloumanla after sup
plying the need» of Iter home popula
tion und of tin' Ausmait and Gentian
armies, will lie able to
carloads <>f cereals to Germany aud
Austritt- Hungary.
YV. J. 11 it it ttit. food font roller of Can
ada, has made r*»eoiiiinenttatl««iis to the
minister of Justi«'«» that the people- of
Canada shall In» required to observe
two meatless «lays a week and two bti
ctutless days u week und that every ca
terer lit Canada who sel ves dully twen
ty-five meals must supply hrt'titl that
Is other than pure wheat bread.
Rear Admiral Ltu-aze. minister of
marine In the Freuelt cabinet litis lutiul
etl his resignation to Premier Itihot.
send too,mm
s *'t like vvltlttre.
As the result of the heroic «-«induct
at tin- front of Miss Y'erti Biitchiiiur
eff's "female battalion," the movement
for tb«' creation of a great army of
women Is progressing throughout Bus
America played it small but inipor
taut part In the battle of Flanders.
number of American "surgical teams"
worked side hy sbl«» with their British
allies in caring for the wounded.
V
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! with the French ami British advauco
on July 31. it Is believed, will he the
biggest of the war and may last for
weeks or months. Th«» r«»sults already
achieve«! lead military observers to say
that it is not too nuu-li to ho]ic that
the Germans may soon he cleared out
of France und Belgian Flanders.
Tlte battle of Flanders, which begatt
Emperor YY'llllunt ou August 1 isiued
u proclamation, railing his subjects
they must go on with the war. declar
ing enemy seeks German territory and
shall never have it, anti assuring his
troops of final victory.
Bread cards will be Introduced Into
France. Each adult and family head
is to reecive a card entitling grown
persons to 500 grants of bread daily.
Children nnder 7 years will he al
lowed 300 grams.
Capt. George Guynemer, one of
France's leading airmen, has brought
down his fifteenth German airplane.
THIRD YEAR OF WAR SEES SITUATION
OF THE ALLIES GREATLY IMPROVED
Germany's Position Less Favorable Than One Year Ago or Two
Years Ago—In Principal Theater of War, the West, East
and Italian Fronts, the Entente Allies Wave Shown
Decided Superiority.
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New York.—Germany's situation at
the end of three years of war appears
less favorubie than It did either one
year ago or two years ago.
She has to her credit In the Inst
twelvemonth the crushing of Ill-pre
pared Roumnnlu anil the conquest of
two-thirds of that nation's territory.
But In the principal theater of war,
the west, east and Italian fronts, the
shown, on the
as
the
to
entente allies have
whole, a decided superiority to the
central powers.
In the materials of wur the nations
fighting for democracy clearly have an
Increasing udvantage over The kaiser's
legions. They have dealt the enemy
blow after blow which huve told heav
ily In lives, If not In territory.
Germany More Desperate.
Germany's plight is rendered more
desperate than It was on August 1,
1010, by the accession of the United
States and several minor peoples to
the ranks of her enemies. Almost the
whole world Is now lined up against
that nation.
Every belligerent dreads another
winter of war, but Germany most of
all. She lucks many things to face the
rigors «if a cold campaign—not only
shells and guns, hut wool for warm
clothing and sufficient coal to run her
rapidly deteriorating railroads and
her factories und keep those ut home
comfortably warm, not to speak of the
fumine In the food fats so necessary
to thos«» fucing zero weather.
Looking hack on the long truce of
the spring on the eastern front, It Is
hurt! to realize that the Russians just
one year ago were In the nddst of a
splendid offensive much like that
which has surprised the world In the
present month. In the 1010 drive Brus
siloff pushed far within Bukowinn and
Gullctu arid crossed the borders of
Hungary. He took about 350,000 pris
oners, mostly Austrians, and forced the
enemy to concentrate masses of relia
ble Germun troops, aldt»d by u few
Turks, to check him.
The real reuson his drive came to a
halt, however, we know now was luck
of ammunition, failure of transport,
treason within the czar's armies and
wretched bureaucratic inefficiency.
These huudicupM seem to have been re
moved from the courageous Musco
vites. perhaps for all time.
Unfortunate Roumanie.
Bounmula «let-lured war on the Teu
tonle powers August 27 und immedt
ately Invaded Transylvania, where the
weak Austrian guurds were easily
push«»«! huck und the Important cities
of llermnnnstiult and Kronstadt were
soon In the Invaders' hands.
The kaiser s«»ut Von Falkenlmyn, a
splendid strategist Just displaced by
Von Hludeuburg, as chief of the great
general stuff, to commun«! on this
front, while Von Mackensen headed !
the Germans, Bulgarians and Turks,
whç threrç (hvinselves on Roumanlu
from iy south.
The Roumanians proved to match
for the combination of foes. Skillful J
work by German spies, or the treach
ery of certain members of their own
army, put the Roumanians' plans of
campaign In the Teutons' bauds, It Is
now divulged. Bucharest fell Decem
ber 0, and ten «lays latt-r all YValuclila
was lost. On December 18 Russian 1
troops took over the whole Roumanian
front, and a few weeks later the Teu
ton advance was cheeked along the
line of the So ret h and Danube rivers I
Somme Battle Continues.
Iu the west, however, Germany
facing « far different problem from j
the poorly outfitted and trained Rou- j
amnian peasants. YVhen the third year
at the war opened the battle of the j
Somme whs still going on vigorously,
with the French aud British showing a
constantly growing superiority over the J
foe. Bit by hit through the summer I
and autumn the ground was wrenched j
from the kaiser's men until the coming j
of winter smothered the offensive "In ;
mud and blood," and. according to the
British commander. Sir Douglas Haig.
sav«*d his opponents from an Immedi
ate gr«-at enforced retirement.
On September 22 It was announced
that the French and British had taken
58,800 prisoners In the Somme battle
oetween July l and September 18. This
total was later considerably Increased.
French Win at Verdun.
At Y'eriluu. too, the Germans suf
fered. The French in battles of the
fall anil winter won back most of the
ground lost in the offensive of the
spring of 1818 and captured more than
15.000 prls««oers. with slight losses
themselves.
The spring campaign In the west
opened this war with the Germans
tailing !>a«»k from the great salient
spearpolnt directed at Paris—confess
ing thereby either tlielr weakness or
their aversion to a further offensive, al
though at the time German writers
hinted darkly that Y'on Hindeuburg
"had something up his sleeve."
The "strategic retirement" began
about March 17, and the Teutons tri
umphantly declared it would prevent
an allied offensive this year". But they
spoke too soon.
On April 9 the British stormed high
Vlmy Ridge, taking on this and suo
seeding days about 12,000 prisoners.
The other enemy stronghold along the
3ritisb line was Messines Ridge, south
day
sive
on
rizia
May
to
trian
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first
had
May
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soil
was :
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of
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of Y pres. This the British blew up by
mines June 7, the noise being heard In
London. They raptured 5,000 prison
ers (lie first duy of the offensive and
many others later.
French Gain Hilla.
Below the sector of the German re
tirement the French were equally suc
cessful.
On April 10 they started a
great offensive which resulted In the
dominating "Ladles' roud" falling into
their hands, besides Important posi
tions In Champagne. Their prisoners
the first two days totalled 17,000. On
May ( 1 , along the Aisne, they took 6,UK)
captives and gained points from which
they looked down on the foe, us the
British did farther north.
It should he noted here, however,
that the French losses were severe,
resulting In the replacement of Nivelle
as commander In chief by P«*taln.
The last twelvemonth In the Italian
campaign bus witnessed a series of
costly reverses for the Austrians, but
the Italians have been prevented from
following up their successes by the
very difficult terrain, the beaten Teu
tons fulling back after euch defout to
new mountain positions most difficult
to attack.
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Italians Take Gorizia.
On August 8. 1010, the Italians
stormed th«> stubbornly defended Go
rizia bridgehead, on the Isonzo river,
taking about 10,000 prisoners, and
they followed this success the next
day by seizing the city of Gorizia und
Increasing the number of tlieir cap
tives.
The Italiuns launched a new offen
sive the first days of November and
on November 5 they announced that
their prisoners since the full of Go
rizia totaled 40,305.
YVInter then stifled operations until
May 15, when the Italians returned
to the attack In the Carso, aiming at
Trieste. On May 18 the haul of Aus
trian prisoners was announced to he
0,432.
25, 9,000 prisoners being taken the
first day. On May 20 Italy stated she
had taken 22,414 prisoners since
May 14.
The last operations left the Italians
in an unfavorable terrain and the Aus
trians counter-attacked successfully,
inflicting Important losses, but not
driving hack the invaders to any great
<'Xt<-nt. The Italians apparently set
tled down to organize the conquered
soil In preparation for a new blow.
In the Balkans.
In the Balkans the dt-adlock con
tlnues, hut what changes there have
been have favored the allies. At the
west end of the lines the gallant Ser
bians last winter fought their way
to
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The offensive was renewed May
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a prominent author anil poet. Is going |
to France to drive an ambulance with 1
a hospital on the British front. Mrs. j
YY'ugstaff will he a valuable addition ,
to the hospital, being as capable at
repairing her machine ns she Is at
driving It. Sin; Is ,nn expert mechanic
and a crack motorcyclist.
DOG'S RESCUE EFFORT FAILS I
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Collie, Plunging Into River, Vainly
Tries to Hold Up Body of His
Master.
YVestfield, Mass.—Joseph YY'rogow
sky, seven years old, was drowned In
the YVestfield river at Red Rock after
his collie. Fluff, twice tried to bring the
boy to shore.
Joseph and his nine-year-old brother.
William, were playing on the bank.
Joseph slipped Into the river. The dog
plunged In, got the lad's collar in a firm
grip and tried desperately to paddle
ashore. The boy dragged the dog un
der until Fluff was forced to come up
back on their own soil, and with th*
help of other troops took Monastlr. ;
King Constantine of Greece gave up
the forts of Kavala to the Bulgarians
and the Germans took about 20,000
Greek soldiers to Silesia as "guests."
For this and other acts favoring the
Germans he lost bis throne. Greece
Is now building up a new army of
400,000 men, which will probably soon
be fighting for the cause of democracy i
under the leadership of the great pm I
triot, Venlzelos.
The Italians have Increased thoit
forces In Albania and built excellent
communications through the moun
tains, forming a junction with Sarrull's
left and securing this end of the Bal
kan line.
When the marshes froze there was
u sharp Russian offensive last winter
near Riga. Otherwise, the coast front
lay dormant for many months, anil
during the revolution "fraternizing"
was rife between the opposing armies.
Then the Russians, having put their
house In order, set out to show the
kaiser that free men can fight better
than slaves.
The sectors selected for attack lay
between the I'Insk marshes und the
Carpathians, the same as last summer.
Successes were scored ut several
points, the prisoners by July 11 num
bering 42,000. The greatest advance
was near Stanislaus, from which city
Korniloff's men advanced across a
series of rivers, capturing Halicz and
Kaluez ami sabering and buyoneting
the beaten Austrians.
Russian Drive Pleases.
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The unexpected "come back" over
joyed the allies and filled the Russians
at home with martial enthusiasm.
The Turks suffered severe defeats
in (he course of the yeur at several
points. The British splendidly re
trieved their reputation In Mesopo
tamia by recapturing Kut-el-Amnru.
On March 11 they took Bagdad. They
continued several scores of miles fur
ther on and also formed a junction
with the Itussians northeast of Bag
dad.
Farther north the Russians hel$ on
to their more Important gains—the
great cities of Erzerum and Treblzond,
but abandoned Mush, Armenia, and a
large city hut thinly settled region to
the foe.
Near Jerusalem.
Moving out from the Suez canal
the British inflicted a severe defeat
on the Turks near Romani and then
fought their way Into Palestine,
building a new railroad as they went.
A further slight advance woulil bring
them before Jerusalem. The Turks
apparently are preparing to abundon
the Holy City. They have also re
moved the Jews from the seaport of
Jaffa, treating them so cruelly that
hundreds have died.
In Germany's sole remaining colony.
East Africa, converging columns of
British, Portuguese and French are
closing In on the remnants of the de
fending army and the kaiser's over
seas dominations seem near eclipse.
All military observers expect the
wnr will continue through the next
winter and the new campaigns are
awaited with special Interest because
American troops will have a chance
to show their mettle on the west front.
for nir.
Fluff filled his lungs, then
dived and came up with his master, but
was dragged under again until he had
to let go.
Arthur Bazuta cnine at the older
brother's
dived
screams,
brought the body of Joseph to shore.
Fluff, who had kept diving desperate
ly, refused to come ashore until Baza
tu came up with his master's form und
brought it to land.
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HEARTY BREAKFAST IS 0. K.
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French Medical Professor Urges Euro
peans to Follow Example of
Americans.
Bordeaux, France.—The American
breakfast of hum and eggs, liver and
bacon, beefsteak or other meat, vege
tables and porridge, as a substitute for
tint meager European morning meal. Is
recommended for France by Doctor
Bergonie, professor of the Bordeaux
medicul faculty.
Doctor Bergonie regards this substi
tution as one of the reforms most like
ly to relieve the economic situation, by
providing rational nourishment and
avoiding a great deal of waste.
He bases his argument on the fact
I that man requires sustenance most at
i the beginning of the day when he is
about to make his effort, whereas In
Europe he takes his principal meal
when his day's work Is half through,
when he Is half tlr«»d out and Is in
capable of so digesting his meal
I gkve him proper support for the rest of
as to
| l *' e day's work
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, War Department Announces Rules for
Addressing Letters to Men
at the Front.
HOW TO WRITE TO SOLDIERS
YY'nshlngton.—Persons sending let
ters or cablegrams to American sol
diers In France are cautioneil In a
I war department announcement to lu
1 elude In the address only the name of
the soldier, his company, regiment or
other unit, and the - words "American
Expeditionary Force." The location
of the unit should not he mentioned,
even If It be known.
The envelope should also bear the
name and a<Mress of the sender.
Similar rules prevail for communica
tions from members of the expedition
ary force to friends or relatives In the
United States. Troop locations or
movements must not be mentioned.
Money may be transmitted through
postal orders, but arrangements huve
not yet been completed for parcel
post service.
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"Filing" an Affidavit.
During the hearing of a case In the
city court not long ago a rasping voice
coming from an adjoining room dis
turbed the judge.
"Do you know what the noise is?"
asked the judge.
"1 think," said the nttorney for the
defense, "it must be one of counsel for
the prosecution filing an affidavit."
CARE FOR YOUR SKIN
And Keep It Clear by Daily Use of
Cuticura—Trial Free.
A hot bath with Cuticura Soap fol
lowed by a gentle anointing with Cntl
cura Ointment clears the skin or scalp
in most cases of eczemas, rashes and
Itching of children and adults. Make
Cuticura your every-day toilet prepara
tions and prevent such troubles.
Free sample each by mall with i/ook.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adv.
The Crux.
He'd never really been keen on sol
diering.
He'd only gone into the army be
cause he couldn't very well avoid it.
But hitherto he had gone through
with It without making a conspicuous
uss of himself.
Now, however, that the moment was
at hand, the moment that would really
test him, he knew himself for a cow
ard.
He felt a worm, a jelly-fish, no man
—he felt, in fact, n conglomeration of
all the emotions that analytical novel
ists, depicting their heroes in blue
funk, had described at length in the
days before there was a paper short
age.
And the earth refused tq open anil
swallow him.
And even the opportunity of running
away was denied him, for the brutal
sergeant—he'd always disliked that
particular sergeant—had set him in
front of the first rank Inside the hol
low square and was huskily whispering
In his ear: "Now, me lad, if yer will
he a blinkin' hero, go up and take yer
medicine."
"Corporal Smith," called an officer,
reading from u paper.
And Corporal Smith guiltily crawled
forward to receive from the hands of
the general the decoration he had
earned in France.—London Optntou.
She Understood.
The teacher was giving a talk on
coins of the realm, and they had been
through the entire range from pennies
to double eagles. One little girl
singularly Inattentive. He* gaze
fixed upon a playful sparrow on the
window sill, and she had no thought
for «-oins.
Suddenly the teacher placed a half
dollar on the pupil's <lesk and de
manded: "YY'lmt's that?"
"Heads," came the instantaneous an
swer*—Harper's Magazine.
was
was
He Couldn't Understand.
He—1 dreamed last night I caught a
man running away with you.
And what did you say to him?
I asked hlin what lie was run
Sh
Ht
nlng for.
♦
Prejudice Is the child of ignorance.
SAYS
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on hot days
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