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SEVERE STRAIN
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67 Years Old Now.
Paris, Feb. 26.—General Oallieni'a
great vigor and energy are being put
to a severe strain In the war office.
He begins work at 6 o'clock in the
morning and keeps at it all day not
withstanding his 67 years, but, with
all his application, he finds the day's
work Is never finished when night
comes.
To say nothing of the responsibility
6t conducting the French military op
erations, he has to receive frequent
visits from a considerable number of
the 600 deputies and 300 senators he
has to attend meetings of the cabinet,
participating in the deliberations of
the French war council and of the
allies' combined war councils he is
summoned before the war committee
of the chamber and war committee of
the senate two or three times a week
to give information regarding the pro
gress of the war, and he has to attend
sessions of the chamber and senate on
every occasion when military ques
tions are discussed, and frequently to
reply to one or two interpellations by
members.
All that would be insuffcient to ex
haust Gallieni's energy, but he has in
addition to reply either from the
speaker's stand in the chamber or
through the Journal Officiel to all
sorts of questions posed in writing by
the members of parliament. These
questions occupy from a dozen pages
upwards every day, covering the wid
est imaginable range of subjects, The
minister of war, of course, does not
personally conduct that correspond
ence, but since the reply engages his
responsibility as minister, he must in
each case know that the information
is exact.
•"You force me to follow a profes
sion that is not mine," (General Gal
lieni said in a recent debate from the
speaker's stand of the chamber in a
moment of pathetic despair. The pro
fession to which he referred was that
of debater and of general intelligence
agent for the benefit of the deputies.
On a single day the minister of war
was Interrogated 119 times. The fol
lowing speciments give an Idea of the
range of questions:
"How many buildings were requisi
tioned for use as hospitals before Oc
tober 1, 1915 how many have been
requisitioned since October 1, 1916
how many hotels were there among
them?"
"Why are the dally reports of offi
cers in charge of hospitals sometimes
signed by head nurses?"
"If such and such a paragraph of
such and such a section of such and
such a chapter of such and such a law
was applied in such a case if so
why? If not, why not?"
"If it is true that in certain hospit
als the patients of the same ward are
allowed to take the air only twice a
week and in squads of only six at a
time, and why?"
"Why in some sections of the army
do men sleep with their clothes on?"
Such cases have done more than
anything else to call the attention of
the public to the impositions that cer
tain members of parliament make up
on the minister's time. It has develop
ed a decided current of opinion in fa
vor of measures to put a stop to it.
One proposition favored by the ad
journment of the session by the presi
dent under the powers conferred up
on him by the constitution of 1875. On
the other hand, the socialists and re
publican socialists have proposed the
nomination of a permanent commis
sion of 44 members with power to
visit any part of the front and any
military establishment or quarters be
hind the front.
IX THE OUTSKIRTS.
Weather report—The wind blew
fiercely in the outskirts of the city—
(California Pelican.)
POMTICS.
"I always like to meet a fellow who
came from a farm," remarked Con
gressman Flubdub.
"Yes?"
"Yes. You can advise him to go
back to It If he isn't a success, and
congratulate him on leaving it if he
is."—(Louisville Courier-Journal.)
DATES OF
Dr. Mellenthin
THE SPECIALIST
WHO DOES NOT USE SURGERY
Will be at
CROSBY, Pilgrim Hotel,
Monday, March 13.
BOWBELLS, Richardson
Hotel.
Tuesday, March 14.
OMEMEE, Burns Hotel,
Wednesday, March 15.
BOTTINEAU, Shivley
Hotel,
Thursday, March 16.
ROLLETTE, Rollette Hotel
Friday, March 17.
CANDO, Cando Hotel,
Saturday, March 18.
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Offlee Hoar* 11 a. m. to 4 p. m.
One' Day Only
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ATTENDS fOTO
P1AY EACH WEEK
Some Chinese Officials Find
Amusement in Shows at
"Forbidden City."
Peking, Feb.
29.—Yuan
£,«,h .W
Shl-kai is
very fond of moving pictures, and he
and all the members of his family
attend a performance in the theater
in the forbidden city every week,
when the films brought to the lead
ing picture theater In Peking are
shown for the entertainment of the
Yuan household.
Recently Yuan Shl-kai, together
with thousands of other interested
cinema patrons in Peking has suffered
a great disappointment. A mystery
fllni to run for twelve weeks complet
ed six instalments of the story, but
the. seventh instalment got lost some
where in Sweden on Its way over from
London, and Peking is anxiously
awaiting the unraveling of the plot.
The young heroine of the film drama
was seized by bandits when Peking
last saw her, and residents of both
the forbidden city and the outer city
are anxious to know more of her fate.
Life in the forbidden city affords
few diversions especially since there
have been some evidences of disloy
alty among trusted employes. Con
sequently, Yuan Shi-kal and his fam
ily enjoy little liberty.
The president takes his exercise
chiefly In drilling a section of the
modern army in the forbidden city,
while several of his sons play football
and skate on the frozen lakes within
the great walls enclosing the palace
grounds.
Skating is also affording recreation
for legation staffs and legation guards
in Peking which has been more or less
isolated as a result of the bitter feel
ing growing out of the European war.
Practically all of the legations have
their own temporary skating rinks
built in their compounds. These
rinks are covered with bamboo mat
ting to protect the ice from the sun
and dust.
The American legation rink is prac
tically the only rink in Peking where
visitors of all European powers are
entertained. However, the legation
officers have set apart certain days
for the entertainment of visitors be
longing to the entente powers, and
different days for German and Aus
trian guests.
NEW ACTION IS
CAUSING TROUBLE
Budapest (Via London), Feb. 26.—
(Correspondence of the Associated
Press).—The action of the Hungarian
parliament In consenting to a bill per
mitting German capital to exploit the
new oil fields In Transylvania has
aroused a flood of criticism. The oil
fields, unexploited as yet, were dis
covered only three years ago, but
there has been a widespread public
belief that they would prove to be a
natural treasure worth untold mil
lions to Hungary. Concessions for
their exploitation have now been
turned over to the Deutsche Bank of
Berlin, in return for the latter's prom
ise to invest $5,000,000 in the work
of development This is characterls
ized by the opposition as "selling our
birthright for a mess of pottage."
The center of each of the two
Transylvanian fields consists of a
group of oil springs "gushing up from
the earth In a quantity sufficient to
supply the whole of Central Europe
with gas and oil not only for lighting
but also for industrial purposes."
Just how far the concessions to the
Deutsche Bank go, is not yet clear,
but there appears to be no doubt that
they will give German capitalists a
clear advantage and control in a field
where Hungarians had long hoped to
build up a purely national enterprise.
When the bill granting the conces
sion was brought up by Count Tisza,
the independence party raised its us
ual objections, urging that "the oil
fields should be exploited and organ
ized by the state in order that they
should serve as a national source of
wealth, and thus replace the dear
coal, mostly imported from Germany."
One of the speakers declared "this oil
will now fall to the Germans, who
will take care that the gas will not
be any cheaper than the coal."
terview with Tisza, in which he aays ^u5ust l®!*'
nwa ucvcijjjai
cause Hungary has not enough mon
ey to develop the oil fields herself.
WHAT WOMEN ARE
DOING FOR WAR
26.—In connection
Georse's
campaign for the
dilution" of labor in the munition
factories with women workers, the
ministry of munitions has issued an
elaborate illustrated book dealing with
the employment and training of un
skilled women for munition work. The
book contains hundreds of photo
graphs, showing the operations, with
descriptions and explanatory notes.
Mr. Lloyd George writes in the prn
face:
"The photographic records and
written description of what is actually
being done by women in munition
factories, on processes hitherto per
formed solely by skilled men, will, 1
believe, act as an incentive and a guide
in many factories where employers
and employed have been skeptical as
to the possibilities of dilution. Being
convinced that until the policy is bold
ly adopted throughout the country we
cannot provide our armies with such
an adequate supply of munitions as
will enable them to bring this war to
an early and successful conclusion. I
very earnestly commend this book to
the most serious consideration of em
ployers and employed."
THIS QUACK GOT THE "DOE."
Johannesburg, South Africa, Feb.
25.—Sequah, the most famous itiner
ant quack of his time, who died here
penniless at the age of 72, went
through a fortune estimated at
just.Published
15,-
000,000 obtained from the credulous.
Sequah was born in London, but
posed as a red Indian. He had re
markable gifts as a showman and a
powerful personality that enabled him
to work his cures. He Inspired faith,
drew people to him like a magnet and
exercised a certain spell of a hypnotic
nature over them. Touring the coun
try in magnificent style, he would hire
the largest hall in a place, work up
enthusiasm with a brass band and
then proceed to work his miracles of
cure. He was an exceptionally fine
elocutionist, a fluent speaker and
something of a singer—talents he
later put to use on the variety stage
after giving up the medicine business.
Another natural endowment was great
physical strength. He could pull out
the most obstinate tooth, even if he
took a piece of Jaw bone with it, and
then make the patient swear before
the audience that the operation was
painless. When he applied his magic
oils against rheumatism, he gave the
Patientsuch a severe rubbing that
the original pain'was forgotten. Many
Patients who hobbled on the stairs
came off without crutches, owing
Uf
faith and excitement. But relief was:
of courae, only temporary.
Sequah, whose real name to said to
haw been Hartley, reached the smith
of his fame in. the early '90a, He was
•wrwhere denounced** antm
poster,
but that only increased his following
among the credulous masses.
&
OFFICfltSHAVE
FINE QUARTERS
Club in Petrograd Housed
on Most Elaborate Scale
of Any.
Petrograd, Feb. 26.—The officers'
club of Petrograd is probably the most
elaborately housed organization of its
kind in the world. It occupies a large
palace in one of the principal streets
of the city, built around three sides
of a spacious quadrangle. The enor
mous building is maintained largely
at the expense of the state, and dur
ing the period of the war It is open,
practically without charge, to Russian
officers quartered elsewhere than in
Petrograd, and to their wives and
families.
The huge reception rooms are dec
orated with oil paintings and fine en
gravings presented by various regi
ments, and many of them by the em
peror himself. On the floors above
are 150 bed rooms, ranging in price
from 30 cents to $ 2.50 a day. For the
lowest price one is provided with a
capital bed room, electric light and
hot and cold water. For the maxi
mum figure an officer or his family
can have a sitting room, double bed
room and bath room.
A four course table d'hote costs 40
cents, which is remarkably cheap con
sidering the high prices which at
present rule in Petrograd. The club
has been so popular that there are
at least twelve applicants for each
vacant apartment.
The club also operates the immense
"army and navy stores," where Rus
sian officers and men can buy all
necessaries and luxuries at practical
ly cost price.
RAILROAD SUPPLY
MAKERS PROFIT
Vienna, Feb.
26.—War
has been
profitable for the Austrian and Hun-
One" of thV'newspapeV has since Parian railroad supply makers. Fig
:plained the transaction in an in- "res
show that since
961
that the transaction was necessary be- !£"£?,r8i ,'2. Passenger coaches and
cause Hungary has not enoueh mon- £6'3®3 freight cars have been ordered
locomotives and
by the railroads of the dual monarchy,
In addition orders have just been giv
en for
4,000
additional freight cars
deliverable by the end of
1916,
that of the second about
Berlin, Feb.
and
4S8 locomotives and tenders, deliver
able at the end of
1917.
The value of
the first orders is about
$64,000,000,
$16,000,000.
NEWSPAPERS ARE
CHANGED BY WAR
26.—Although
a healing house
hold ointment
"Hie same soothing, healing prop
erties that make Resinol Oihtment
so effective for eczema and many
other' skin-eruptions, also make it
an ideal household remedy for
Wounds
Sow
Cms
14.
Chafing*
Irritation*
$?
*U.
THE GRAND FORKS DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 86, 1916.
TEN KILLED WHEN NEW HAVEN,JjNftlNEER TRIES TO MAKE UP TIME
Pill
a a a N a a
effort of an engineer to make up lost time ten persona were killed and forty-three other persons
were injured when two New York bound trains In retir collision were sidewlped by a freight on the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad. It is estimated that the wreck will cost $500,000 at least in the settlement
of damage claims.
have greatly increased, and the cost
of paper has become such a serious
matter as to cat)se the suspension of
a number of publications. The state
ment appeals to the government to
fix maximum prices for paper, in or
der to insure the continued and reg
ular publication of the newspapers.
The government is also asked to adopt
measures, after 'consultation with the
Society of Publishers, for restricting
the consumption of paper as long as
the war lasts.
GERMANY TRUE
TO OFFICIALDOM
Munich, Germany, Feb. 26.— Ger
many is so devout a worshipper of of-
ficialdom in uniform that"*." i-»w
nciaiaom in umrorm tnat a recent
among railway officials and employes
who are required to substitute for
their uniform simple woolen or cot
ton blouses of dark material and a
simple badge of office. Says the
Neueste Nachrichten:
"Far be it from us to criticize the
government's action in this matter,
but we cannot help expressing our
fear lest, with the well known respect
of our people for the official uniform,
and for all that it stands for, disagree
able incidents may result from the
contact of the public with men clad in
blouses or other garments which do
not bring home to them sufficiently
the authority they represent.
YENJT/fe
TUftNAiSAW
BA
the war
has naturally caused a great increase
in the reading of newspapers, this
fact appears to have brought no pe
cuniary advantage to the newspapers
themselves. This is evident from a
statement just issued by the society
of German Newspaper Publishers,
given out at a convention held in Ber
lin. This statement says that the pub
He holds quite erroneous views about
the prosperity of the newspapers: that
while they have, indeed, increased
their sales, receipts from advertising
—the largest source of income from
all newspapers—have been sharply
reduced. In some cases by more than
one-half. On the other hand, the ex
penses in the editorial departments
Ra*b*t
Cold
and a score of other troubles which
constantly arise in every home,
especially where there are children.
That i« why yoa should keep Re«
inol Ointment read^ Ibk'Jrtsfaht use.
br ail fcasstaM, PfNcrfM W doctor*.
V,
MENAl
1 AERIAL MAIL ROUTE PLANNED FOR ALASKA
RTEtkA
NENA
may be a thing of the past. The gov- ?i,V™
The most important of these
routes is the one from Valdez to
B'airbanks, a distance of 858 miles.
The government asks aviators to bid
on carrying mail between these
points, three times a week all the
year, 3,000 pounds of mall each trip,
and allows two days running time.
The present coat to the government
is $127,850 a year. It is believed by
flying men that the aum of money at
stake is sufficiently large to induce
activity among manufacturers of fly
ing machines, although the vast snow
fields, frozen rivers, and rugged
mountains of the Alaskan interior
are not wholly attractive io aviators.
In Alaska are soma of the hardiest
and most adventurous white men in
the world, with not, so far as known,
a single aviator among them. Just
now there is a shortage of aviators
ln the United States, one of the
largest aeroplane manufacturers hav
ing recently declared that he could
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V-. ws
LAW Will COST
ROADSBK SUM
Expense of Physical Valua
tion of Forty Million
Says Elliott.
New York, Feb. 26.—The annual
banluet
order of the authorities has aroused Bankers* association here last night
a storm of criticism. It limits to a was attended by bankers and repre
far-reaching extent the wearing of tentative men from all parts of the
uniform during the war, particularly
GM.HANA
IKTWOOD
9 If
of the members of the trust
company
country.
among railwav officials and emnloves Howard Elliott, president of the New
section of the American
The principal speaker was
York, New Haven and Hartford rail
road.
President Elliott, speaking on the
physical valuation law, declared that
this law will cost the railways of the
country and the country in general
from $40,000,000 to $45,000,000.
Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver told
of his experiences in Europe with the
Ford expedition. Conditions in Serbia
and Poland, he said he had learned,
are indescribable. In some cities no
children under six years are alive and
in others no children three years old
and under are alive, and nearly 300,
000 babies died in the two countries
in the last year, he asserted.
MILES
FAIRBANKS
MS.CARTY
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KENNECOT
CHITINA
OAT Ml
KATALLA
J*
GULF OF ALASH^=
Dotted lino at left marks route of government railway now building: dotted
line at right marks pro posed aerial mail route.
Washington, Feb. 26.—The pictur- rate of sixteen a day. Compared with
esque but primitive ten-dog power an aeroplane, the dog team used to
mail sled of Alaska in a short time
ca"y
ernment recently advertised for bids dog te^would take twuf MUen
from manufacturers of aeroplanes and days to reach."
'®nes' Jn connection with the es- Besides the route mentioned from
tablishment of regular aerial mail Valdez to Fairbanks, those given in
service covering seven routes in Alas*
ka, the cost of the present service be
ing $266,724.46 a year.
I
use immediately fifty good flying men,
but did not know where he could find
them.
"Mail carrying by aeroplane In
Alaska Is quite feasible," said Henry
Woodhouse, governor of the Aero
Club of America, "and would be
quickly established' If It were not so
far from the aViatlon centers, and
the 'aeroplane manufacturers were
not so busy that they must keep all
their trained aviators at the factories,
testing and Jnspeeting.
machinea which
are being sbipped Kurove at the
•r/n*vks"S-4L\'x»%'.^: a
mail at present is absurdly pri­
r££1nIle
KrifttW
°^n
ln
t£ree
the government's advertisement are
as follows: From Fairbanks to
Tanana, 162 miles, three times a
week all the year, for transportation
of 1,000 (or 2,000) pounds of mail
each trip running time, twenty-four
hours cost of present service, 123
163.84 a year. From Tanana to Kai
ta«. 881 miles, twice a week all the
year, for transportation of 600 (or
1,200) pounds of mall each trip run
ning time, two days cost of present
service, $16,960 a year. From Seward
to Iditarod, 380 miles, twice a week
all the year, for transportation of
1,200 (or 2,000) pounds of mail each
trip, running time, two days cost of
present service, $22,866 a year. From
Iditarod to Nome, 280 miles, twice a
week all the year, for transportation
of 800 (or 1,000) pounds of mail
each trip running time, twenty-four
hours cost of present service, $24
862.12 a year. From Seward to An
chorage, 110 miles, twice a week all
the year, for transportation of 600
(or 1,000) pounds of mall each trip-
of
running time, ten hours cost
present service, $4,820 a year.
A strong showing as to the desira
bility of (Mtojr .mail service from
Seward and Anchorage to Fairbanks
has been made to the department by
the Alaskan engineering commis
sion. Alaskan mining men generally
have expfessed keen interest in im
proving the facilities of communica
tion between the coast and the vari
ous mining sections of the 'Interior.
The seven routes proposed above
reach the' prtnclpal mlning districts
thus far developed.
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BOYS TURNWG
OUT MIMHONS
Ten Thousand, too Young
to Fight, do Best They
Can for Country.
Woolwich, Eng., Feb. 26—Ten thou
sand boys too young to flght are do
ing what, they consider the next best
service for their country—turning out
munitions ln the government arsenal
here. In ordinary times many would
have become office boys, clerkB, or
telegraph messengers, but today the
majority come from points miles from
the factory and help the older men
make the shells and guns needed by
the men at the front
The pay Is attractive. A smart boy
can earn $7.60 a week, or even $10,
if he has a good machine and can
keep steadily at work for as long as
12 hours a day. Parents who have to
choose between putting their boys to
learn a trade at $2 or $2.60 a week
and allowing them to go into the ar
senal at the high remuneration are
naturally inclined to decide on the
work which not only brings in the
quickest return, but seems to be In
the national interests aa well.
Social workers who have the boys'
welfare at heart are inclined to la
ment that so many should be entering
what may not perhaps prove a perma
nent occupation. They say that their
failure is not unlikely to become a
problem after the war and that the
country might well remember then
that the great army of boy munition
workers played no small part in the
difficult time.
The. daily life of these boys shows
what sacrifices they are iwn-fcing
Thousands live an hour's Journey from
the factory, and some have to leave
home as early as 6:80 In the morning
and cannot get back till 9:80 in the
evening. All work twelve hour* a day,
starting at 8 and finishing at 8. They
take the night shift too, also tor
twelve hours, and often a boy may be
seen asleep from sheer exhaustion on
his way home in tramcar or train.
Every effort is made by the ministry
of munitions to safeguard the health
of the youngsters, but the problem is
a difficult one. Eight hour shifts are
being urged and efforts are being
made to improve the transportation
facilities to and from the arsenal. One
of the latest suggestions and the one
most likely to be carried out is to
build miles of huts close to the arsenal
where the boys could live while en
gaged In shell-making.
PRINCE SEES
HIS FATHER
Toklo, Jan. 25.—(Correspondence
of the Associated Press).—Prince
Sumi, the infant son of the emperor,
who was born last December, paid
his first visit to his Imperial parent
yesterday. With the sword of pro­
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The height of the chain above the surface of the
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The cup-like shape of the links gives the neces
sary suction to hold to the road.
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In adjusting yourself to the conditions of life
as it is now lived you will find it possible to
live in a good house, in a good neighborhood,
at a net rent-cost smaller than you would
pay for a poor house in a poorer neighbor
hood. Simply rent a few rooms, furnished,
and receive rent-money enough to reduce the
house rtnt to a small sum. Many people
rent out sufficient rooms to make a living.
To keep your rooms rented some Want ad
vertising is necessary^iit that adds little
to the cost of the plan. Herald Want Ads
cost only a penny a word a day*
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tection presented to him on his birth
a little over a month afo, the .Infant,
borne in the arms of & mald^ was
driven to the palace with-great pomp
and ceremony. The procession was
formed of several state carriages and
was escorted by mounted police ser
geants. Upon arrival at the palace
the infant prince was received by the
princes and princesses of the blood,
officials of the household and officials
of high rank.
A- solemn ceremony was held be
fore the imperial shrines. The serv
ice was Shinto
1st and was similar to
those performed during the consecra
tion of the emperor at Kioto in No
vember. Subsequently the chltd, his
dress being changed, was borne into
the apartments* of his father. He
was embraced by the Mikado who
showed great pleasure thab his boy
had grown so big and healthy look
ing and who proceeded to ask many
questions of the maids ln charge. In
honor of the visit the emperor made
the prince a present of fresh fish.
This is in fulfillment of the Japanese
customs of offering food gifts both to
the living and to the spirits of the
dead.
A RABJE TREAT.
"Were you beating your wife, sir?"
the Judge demanded.
"Yes, your honor."
"How did you come to do it?"
"Lord knows. Judge. For twenty
years she alius wus th* one what did
th' beatin', but I Jes' happened ter
catch her when she wasn't feelin'
right."—(Case and Comment.)
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