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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PIATTF. NPPPASKA. ATLANTIC CITY SEEN FROM AN AEROPLANE r This photograph of Attitntle c ity, inUun li-um one ot tli m roiii.i ( Me uviatioii weciion or the Now tforlc naval nillltln, shows ttie winding Inlet, the yacht pier nnd the baseball grounds ut the popular scasldo resort, FAMOUS CFJTSC MORAHT THINKS GERMANS SAF Sees No Danger to Central Pow ers in Allies' Joint Offensive. STILL HOLD 'THE INITIATIVE "Big Push" of English and French Not a Success, Moraht Declares Russians Have No Definite Plan Offensive Against Verdun Is Unimpaired. Berlin. Tho Berlin "Tngcblutt" pub llshes n long revlow ot tho latest de velopments of tlio war by MnJ. Ernest llornht, tho most famous Germnn mill tary critic. Ho sees no danger for tho central powers In tho present situa tion, nltliough ho concedes that tho ef forts of tho allies nro moro serious than over before. In part ho says : "Our enemies nro Jubilant over their offensive. For tho first time, after many fullUrcB, they havo succeeded In reaching a certain unity of action, but It Is on open question whether tho British did not start their attempt ut an advance too early and tho Rusalous too lato. This question can only bo an swered definitely when wo learn to what extent tho grouping of tho Gor man forces has. been Influenced by tho strntcgy of tho allies. "French and English military crit ics aro astonished by tho fact that so far very fow transfers of Gorman trbops havo taken placo. Iudlroctly they admit that tho Initiative still re mains oil our side In splto of tho often stvo movements started against our Unoo on nil fronts. Wo ore attacking buforo Verdun as wo dldbeforo, nnd 'on tho rest of tho western front our dofonsa" has Increased in strength Since tho ulllcs struck their blow in Plainly. Strategically it matters very little If h fow donto nro knocked Into our long lino hero nnd there. "In tho East our dofenso also is ns powerful us over. Tho Russian often slvo hns not changed tho strategic situation nnd it will, in my estimation, not succeed, because It is aimless. No Definite Plan, "Wo nro told In dispatches from Pc trograd that Lcmberg Is to bo recon quered to re-establish tho nrestlgo of tho Itusstan armies, but tho events of tho last two mouths show plainly the general atalt ot tho czar had no doilnlto plan when tho Gcheruls Bruslloff and Kuropatktu received orders to. strike Tho military expert of Budapest "Lloyd" steed up tho Russlnu opera tions properly when ho remarked last Vccu: i "Tho colossus mechanically starts (to movo, but tho Russian general stuff .-iocs not know which dlrectlou it will (take. That Is left to futo. If tho Steam roller scorns to ndvaucb In tho Ircctlon ol Kovol tho Ilusslan strute Vlsts announce that they Intend to jrapturo this Importnnt railroad cen ter, but as soon us they lliul their way liarrud they- decide thnt Lcmberg, the capital of Gallcla, really Is tho object ef Uiclr efforts,' There- Is no doubt thut the Ilusslan offensive was principally undertaken to bring relief to tho French and Itul inns and to lntlucnco Roumunln. Tho hope of tho allies to bring tho Jtoutna nlan army to their Bldo will again bo dlsappolntod, however, because tho comparatively unimportant successes of General Bruslloff havo made but little impression on tho government In Bucharest "Tho Italians have at least tempo rrll7 been saved by tho Russian of fensive against tho Austro-Iluugarlan front In eastern Gallcla and tho Buko wna. Tho Austrhms wore compelled to withdraw troopB from tho Italian front, to 4;Ive up their victorious ad vii nro between tho Aillgo and tho Brcntn and to fall back against their own frontier, but Count Cndorna knows very wcl: that the sledge ham mer blows against his forces will be renewed as soon as the Russian of fensive stops. "BIq Push Not Success. "Tho 'big push' of tho English and French on thu western front has not proved tho success our enemies ex pected It to be. Although tho battles on both sides of tho Sommo continue there is now but little dnngcr that the allies will break through our front, Wo hold 'tho numerically superior forces ot tho 'enemy nnd give them a chauco to bleed themselves to death In vain attacks. "Tho small gains mado by tho Brit ish and Frqnch troops havo been, very costly nnd wo may well doubt wheth er tho allies aro willing to continue their tcrrlblo sacrifices Indefinitely. "The Frcucli havo done tho lion's share of tho work In Plcurdy. They attacked with tho greatest bravery, as they did In tho Chumpagno n year ago, but tho small strip of territory won by them Is nowhere moro than four and a half miles wldo and they did not succeed In reaching Pcronne. In their dally olllclal reports they havo far moro to say about tho Ger man counter-blows than about their own attacks. Thoy aro already show ing signs of exhaustion and looking anxiously toward their British allies, who have been plainly told by tho 'Echo do Paris' and other French pn- pcrs that 'they will have to get n movo on,' to use a slang expression. "Many of the French papers! with the consent of tho .censor, angrily USED TO KIDNAPING Among the happy little folks thut aro spending their mornings on tho beach at Newport this summer Is little Leonora Felicia GUycka, tho eight- year-old daughter or countess uuyckn formerly Eleanor Patterson of Chicago nnd Washington. Miss Qlzycka was tho principal In n scries of kldnaplngs ln Europo nftcr tho separation of her mother and fa ther, tho Countess and Count GUycka Tho couple separated after u fow stormy years of marital unhnpplness, Then followed a series ot scnsntlonal kldnaplngs In Europe. First tho count kidnaped his daughter, then tho countess kidnaped her and finally, when tho child enmo Into her mother' bauds, sho fled to America. Fow chtl droit havo had such an exciting career us tho llttlo countess. At one time It was through tho efforts ot Medtll Mc Cormlck that un order was obtained from tho czar for tho return of tho child to her mother. It Is said that tho countess, tho llttlo girl's mother, lives In dread thut her daughter may bo again kidnaped and taken to Eu rope, but tho young ludy twems to hnvu no foreboding and Ic noted for her merry disposition uud lovo of (un. comment on the fact that the Brit ish aro lugging behind nnd hnvo ac complished but little along their sec tion of tho battle front between the Aucro and tho Somine. To refute this reproach the English mysterlouslj hint that' their main blow would be struck at another polrtt. This muj bo true, but we await further devel opments calmly. Tho result of tho battles fought since the first of July has convinced us thut the numerically enormous British army Is not able to drive us back to tho Rhine. "In tho meantime our offensive against Verdun continues unimpaired. Wo aro well able to beat back tho desperate counter-attacks of tho French before the- fortress nnd to ad vance nearer our goal, step by step. "Tho neutral press discusses tho possible consequences of the fall of Verdun. Wo cannot Join this debate, but wo know thut the German gen eral staff, trained in the spirit ot Moltkc, docs not mnko largo sacrifices to gain a temporary success of doubt ful value, but always looks for ahead. The Russian offensive proves moro durable than anybody expected. Aft er n pause on the southeastern front It hns started anew and at tho same time General Kuropatktn begnu tre mendous attacks against the lines ot -Meld Marshal von Illndcnburg nnd 'rlnco Loopold of Bavaria In the North Bitter battles were fought be tween Rlgu nnd Dvlusk along the Shtcharn, on both sides ot the Barauo- wltchl railroad and nlong the Ogluskl canal, but everywhere our troops vic toriously repelled the onslaught of the enemy. "Further south, in Volhynln, Gen eral von Llnslngcn has been compelled to fall hack across tho Stokhod river; west of Lutsk, tho Russians have crossed the Gallclau border at Brody, thu army of General von Bothmw hud to retire from tho Strypu to tho Koroplee, tho Russians have advanced u Utile west of Kolomen nnd south ot ' tr.v) Pruth the Austro-LIungurlan front ins been pushed bnck to tho Carpa thians. The successes of tho Russians are of llttlo practical value, because out front hns nowhere been broken. In tho Bukowlun General von Pflunzer- Baltln faced Russian forces which were numerically six times stronger than his. For a tlmo his army was In ' a dnngcrous position and threatened with annihilation, but ho skillfully withdrew toward tho Carpathians, In flicting heavy losses upon tho Rus. sinus in regular nctlous. Ills linen remained Intact and ho was ablo to start a counter-attack us soon as he received ro-euforcomonts. How long tho Russians will be uble to continue their offensive cannot be estimated. Grand Duko Nicholas again dominates tho Russian general stuff and has given orders that the Austro-Germnu lines must be broken regardless of tho cost. Tho present Russian strategical methods aro ex nctly the samo ns during the tlrst yeni of tho war. Tho Russians will1 con tinue their onslaughts until exhaus tion stops them. Thoy. may reach tlx wall ot the Carpathians, but there they will surely dush themselves to pieces." ROPE FOR THE KICKING COW System Described In Which Milk-Stool Is Eliminated Much Better Than Being Kicked. Tlo the cow about the neck with a rope In a bowline llnot. Tlo the other end of Ihe rope to the manger or post, leaving about 18 to 120 Inches of rope from the cow to the post Next place the pull on the ground near the cow, hut at u distance great enough to keep her from kicking It. Put youi bend against tho cow just about tho (lank (there being no stool in this system). If she starts to kick the contraction of the muscles under youi head warns you nnd you must stnrt to push against her with all your might. If you start soon enough she will jmt kick as the shoy; you give her with your head causes her to'thlnlc she will lose her balance nnd she keeps her feet on the ground to prevent falling. In tho event of her succeeding in getting one foot raised, bo sure to keep n good hold on her teats and don't stop pushing ugnlnst her. In a few lessons the cow learns that It Is not safe to raise her feet nnd you can just place your hcud ns stated find lean against her. Of course, thlsjls very tiresome at first, hut It Is much octter than Uelng kicked and after you get the "knack"1 of the thing you wilt put the milk-stool In the Junk heap. REGULAR FEEDING FOR COWS Greatest Degree of Contentment Herd Can Only Be Secured by Strictest Regularity. In It Is of great Importance thnt strict regularity should be observed, both In feeding and In milking, In order to se cure the greatest degree of content ment In the herd. First give the grain mixture, and milk the cows while they are eating It. This routine Is recom mended because, with some cows, the milk comes more freely while they nro eating that portion of their rntlou which hns the most relish. CurcdrouBhngo should be fed after milking because It tills the air in the barn with dust. Succulent feed, like silage and roots, should, also be fed after milking, because of the odor that It gives. Feeding twice a dny will bring better returns than more fre quent nnd wasteful feeding. Give halt the concentrates nnd half the roughage in the morning and half in the evening. In the winter they should be allowed WOMAN WANTS TO BE GUIDE Miss Dew Knows All About Parts of Mexico and Seeks En listment Cincinnati. O. Miss Lulu M. Dow ot Madlsonvlllc, 0., will bo hard to bent. Miss Dow has mado application at tho marine corps recruiting stn tlon for enlistment In that renowned corns. Sho Is nbout twenty years pl'd, Is of splendid physique, and has spent most ot her llfo In Mexico around Chihua hua. During tho Mudero revolution In Mexico sho was of great assistance to tho rebels ns a guide and Is confi dent she could be ot the same assist ance to the American soldiers. It was during hor work as a guldo to tho rebels thut sho became acquaint ed with Villa and was present at a bnnquot given In his honor by her sis ter, who at present lives in Chihuahua, Moxlcc. Dual-PurpoGc Cow. to spimd the day In the stall, and for two or three hours about midday they should not be disturbed. Turning them out into the yard, or giving them uc cess to a strawstack or field of corn stalks, will cause them to shrink In milk, no matter how much or how well thoy may bo fed In the morning uhd even!ugNo more feed should be given them than they will eat up. Tho man gers should be absolutely clean uud free from any feed during the day und night. Each Seacoast Senator Wanted Harbors Included W ASIUNGTON. The' debute In the sennto on the nnvnl appropriation bill produced somo peculiar situations. One, especially, occurred when the clause was tuken up which directs and nuthorlzes tho secretury of the navy to report to congress by December 4, specific plans for the cost of. Improve ment of tho harbors which wll best provide adequate facilities for opera tions of the fleets at places named. About 10 on the Atlantic, Gulf uud Pacific . coasts were mentioned. Senator Penrose Insisted that Philadelphia bo included nnd this was done. Then Senator Swunsou ex pressed the desire to see the names of Camden, N. J., nnd Wilmington, Del., In the list and Senator Sheppard re quested that six cities In his state be Included. tho admission of two cities in Mississippi. The end came whon Senator Overman requested the admission of Vlh mlngton, N. C, on the grounds, that "it was the scene of the greatest battle In tho Civil war." Senator William obtained the floor aud said: "I think if this is going on Indefinitely we had better tnke a map and look around the' const line nnd put In all the places and tnke tho towns In Arizona, New Mexico and Texas on the Rio Grande nnd put them nil in." In the end It wus decided to amend the clause to call for "plans for Im provements In hnrbors and channels, which, In the opinion of the commission, will best provide ndequnto facilities." Senator Vordnman obtained Plans of the Institute for Government Research MEMBERS of congress and, government ofilcials who were startled by the report that the Institute for Government Research, backed by John D, Rockefeller, was preparing to make a sweeping investigation of all. depart ments of the government suppressed their lndlgnntlon when they discovered that the purpose for which the insti tute was organized fell fur short of such an Inquiry. One of the charter members of the organization said that Mr. Rockefeller had nothing to do with it at the out set, nt least, nnd expressed doubt that he had contributed any funds to enrry on the work for whlch.it was designed, It was also asserted that no investiga tion of tiny department of the govern ment. The Institute for Government Research was organized shortly before the war by a number of economists and scientist's, Interested in tho subject, for the purpose of making nn Independent study of governmental methods, with a view to promoting efficiency nnd eliminating defects now known to exist. The aim wus purely scientific. It was not to pick flaws In any adminis tration, but to discover In what way tho business of government could be best carried on. Wllllnm Franklin WUloughby, professor of jurisprudence and politics nt Princeton university, is managing director of the Institute. The board of trustees is composed of the following men, all of whom are prominently identified with Rockefeller activities: Frank J. Goodnow, presi dent of Johns Hopkins university, chnlrmnn; Edwin A. Alderman, president of the University of Virglnln, secretary; Frederick Strauss, New York bunker, treasurer; Robert S. Brockllngs of St. Louis, Charles W. Eliot, former presi dent of Harvard university, nnd Raymond B. Fosdlck of the Rockefeller foundation. - CAP PROTECTS MILK BOTTLE 8anltary Device Placed on Market to Exclude All Dirt, Files, Etc., While in Use. in order to keep milk bottles, while In use, free from dirt nnd flies, u sani tary milk-bottle cap has been pluced on the market. This is arranged so When Finis Garrett Occupies the Speaker's Chair ON BUSY days, when Speaker Clark gets tired of sticking at his post, h beckons to somo likely Democrat and lets him be qienker for a llttlo while, One of tho men most often chosen for the honor is Representative Finis Gnr rett of Tennessee. Observant mem- , hers hnVe noted from tlmo to time that tho moment Garrett gets in the chair he begins to beckon to other members and hold little whispered conferences with them. As Speaker Clark rarely calls men up In front that way, there was a good deal of wondering what the Importnnt thing could bo that Garrett ulways has on his mind when the honor or pre siding falls to him. A quiet Investiga tion was started. Men who had been soon holding conferences with Garrett up in front were cautiously cross examined. And It turned out thnt they weren't conferences' at all. But Garrett Is always thinking of funny stories and when he thinks of one he Just has to tell it. Ho sits there in the speaker's chair and sees some mem ber who would appreciate the particular story ho has In. mind. What moro natural than to call the member up nnd tell the story. Then another story occurs to Garrett and he looks over the house until he sees the man who would most appreciate It. Before telling the story Garrett cautions his muu not to laugh, no matter how funny It jnny be, ns that would tip off the frivolous nature of the conversation. It was the solemn looks of the story-teller and listener that fooled the house. Device Protects Bottles. thut, by moving the stop, milk mny be poured without dltllculty. "When closed the milk Is kept almost airtight. CALF REMAINING WITH DAM Three Days Is Limit, Shorter Period Being Better Colostrum Milk Has Laxative Effect. Tho young calf should not remain with Its dam longer than three duys. A shorter time is better. The calf should receive the first milk druwu from tho udder of Its duiu. This nMlk Is known us colostrum milk. It litis a valuable laxative effect. If the cow dies so that the colostrum cinnot bo obtained, it Is udvisuble to glvo tho calf u dose ot castor oil. ) Capital Eats 600 Tons of Ice Cream Monthly IF WASHINGTON could gqt its ice cream in no other way save by importing it from Germany, n submarlno of the Deutschlnnd class would be required ivery month for the transport of this favorite confection. If one failed to nrrive every month, Washington would havo to go lce-crcnmlcss. In round figures 200,000 gallons of ico. creatn aro consumed every mouth In the District of Columbia. This menus that 1,200,000 pounds, or COO tons, of cream Is eaten. Think of how long It would tafco you to cat a dish I If you nre ah av erage person, It tnkes about ten min utes. To eat a gallon you might tako two hours. But It you set out to eat al! the Ice cream that WasMngton consumes, and supposing that you could eat nt the Ice cream fountain steadily day nfter day without getting enougV cream or taking any sleep. It would take you 1,000,000 days, or 273 years, two months and some day. You would hnvo to cat 24.000,000 dishes of creura. If nil this cream was put In Ico creum cones, each nvcraslng six fnche in height, one month's supply would reach 50,000 miles Into the nlr; it would bo ablo to girdle the world- twice, and to get one-flftli of the way from the earth to the moon. ' , Two classes of concerns, In addition to the private consumption at home, contribute to tho enormous monthly consumption of 1,200,000 pounds. The wholesalers make nbout 17"t,000 gallons a month. Retailer make nbout 27,000 or 28,000 gallons. Private homes frpcza fully 2,000 gallons a rannth, It ts estimated. e ('THERE'S HOTWfi') X 4