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TROOPS IN WARSAW READY FOR FIGHT ► In this photograph, taken in Warsaw, the Russian troops are seen preparing to go out to the fighting line and mingling with them are their mothers, wives, sisters and sweethearts. WINTRY WEATHER IN THE BRITISH TRENCHES British officers, privates and Red Cross men in the trenches trying to keep warm around a fire while their food Is being prepared. WAR DELAYS THEIR WEDDING Miss Elizabeth Reid Rogers, a society belle of Washington, and Prince Christian of Hesse, nephew of the kaiser and a captain in the German navy, whose engagement has been announced. The prince says he will renounce his title to overcome imperial objections to the marriage, the date for which / depends on the fortunes of war. ON CAPTURED CO^ACK HORSES |i , l Iff V w Mmt Men of the German landsturm patrol on the East Prussia frontier riding Into camp on Cossack horses captured from the Russians. LUXURY IN THE TRENCHES To keep an army personally clean is one of the immense tasks that con front the commanders. The photo graph shows a shower bath contrived in the French trenches north of Sois sons, only a hundred yards from the German lines. Novel Means of Communication. Wounded British soldiers in the hands of the Germans have hit upon a novel way of communicating with their families and friends at home. They subscribe small sums cf money to the German Red Cross society, but as few of them have any cash they fill up a draft or sign a check to be sent to London and honored. On the back of the draft the banker Is requested to communicate the news of the drawer’s safety to his home. Tommy Atkins thinks it is well worth a dollar sub scription. New Phonograph. A New Jersey inventor has adapted a phonograph for U3e with various kinds of records, such as those in which the groove is laterally undulat ing, and those In which tha undula tions are vertical, by supplying a plu rality of reproducers, any of which may be brought into operative posi tion and communication with the in terior of the sound conveyor. Sikhs Are Cool and Fearless Fighters. ' London.—In several respects the Sikhs, who are with the Indian forces at the front, form a unique fighting force. Unlike the Gurkhas, however, they do not belong to a single race. There are several types of Sikhs, the force being divided into clans. There is what is known as the “Khattaries," or ‘‘Kshatriyas,’’ clan, consisting of representatives of the old military caste of the Hindus. They are not ' - such big men as the “Jats,” another Sikh clan, consisting of tall, stalwart fellows who are a distinct contrast to the Mazbis, who are short, rather in clined to be stout, and have very dark skin and irregular features. All the clans, however, are noted for their great powers of endurance, fighting qualities and skill in handling a gun and bayonet. Indeed, it has often been said by military experts that there is no more cool and efiec tive soldier in the world than the Sikh, j So cold-blooded and Invincible, in deed, are they in a bayonet charge that it frightens even the most fear less fighters, who lose their nerve when confronted by the merciless steel in the hands of these dauntless and determined Indian troops. The Sikhs make equally good caval ry and infantry men. In pioneer work —that is to say, in clearing forests, cutting roads, making bridges, sinking wells to provide water for the army, laying and. neutralizing mines, etc they cannot be beaten. JOME seventeen hundred years ago when not one of the present powers of Eu rope was in existence, when the few who dared say they were Christians were being persecuted in Home, when the Germans were still a crow'd of tribes, when the Slavic race was still unknown and Mohammedanism was undreamed of, a great war was in progress in Asia, for the existence of a nation already centuries old. In those days people doubtless were urged to enlist to save their country just as they are urged_ to fight for their fatherland in Europe today. On one side were the Tartars, classed by their opponents as 1 barians. On the other side were th^ 7hinese. Lit tle is known about the ‘i.\rtars except that they were expert in war and that they later turned their forces west ward -into Europe. While the Chinese to this day con tend that the Tartars were barbarians we would judge they were skilled in the art of war. They had the most modern weapons and they had the most perfect military machine. Emperor Che Hwang Te of Ch<na - alizcd that unusual defensive meas were needed to save his nation. He organised an army of 3,000.000 men and decisively defeated the Tar lars. He knew, however, that they would return to the battle. Emperor Che, or Chin, as he is sometimes called, had served as a 'outh in the Tartar army. When he learned their methods he returned to his own country and overthrew all the other chieftains and established '-*ie urst umlea empire of China. He realized he was a Bismarck among the Chinese and feared his successor would not be able to fight well. So he planned for the defense of his people for all time by building a gi gantic wall, now known as the Great Wall of China, the greatest wonder of the world, and the only work of man aside from the pyramids of Egypt, which would be visible to the man in the moon. The building of the wall was at a propitious time. The credit of the country was paralyzed and the people were facing a financial panic. China had been engaged in civil wars for centuries when it was not engaged ir wars with the Tartars. The Tartars were temporarily defeated. They re treated to their homes in the interior of Asia and rested for a generation. In their own country they could not be attacked even by the great Em peror Che. They were 5,000 miles from Che’s military center and as such were absolutely impervious to attack. Che not only was looking i after the welfare of future China, he j had to have something for his sol- I diers to do. “I will have them build a great i fence,” he told his counsellors. And it is written in the book of history j of the Chinese and is told in the i legends of the wise men of that most ancient of all people that Che did that very thing. He took the arms from the soldiers and put picks and spades in their hands. He called the greatest of his engineers together and started to build the Great Wall of China, the wonder of the world. The wall, which is 3,000 miles long, started at the sea and was built in a westerly direction north of Peking into the heart of Asia. When the Tartars started on their next advance on China thirty years later they found the wall a barrier too great for them to cross. In despair they retreated from the half-built wall and in suc ceeding years when they returned to the attack they found the wall higher than ever. The Tartars never learned that the wall had an end. They only knew that for a thousand miles or more j they could not get across. So after 200 years of defeat the Tartars with- j drew into their old Asiatic home and J finally set their faces westward. It is believed that the Invasion of the Huns was the direct result of the building of the Chinese vail. The Huns are believed to be descendants of the same people, who fought so unsuccessfully with China. The building of the Chinese wall gave the Chinese a sense of security, which turned them into an sjnwarlike nation. The wall is so broad that in [laces six horsemen can ride abreast along it. It can accommodate a great tody of fighting men. At intervals on the hilltops - guards were placed and they remained there for hundreds of years. When a hostile army was seen approaching the signal would be given and the people would rush to the wall. There they would shoot such harmless explosives down on the isvaders as firecrackers and stink ^ots. These pots resembled our bombs. They were made of brilliant cjay. They burst on striking the ground. When they burst they would iei loose vile smelling gas. much, like hydrogen sul phide. Naturally they learned ts fight with out endangering thifir ovn lives. Even to this day that is fhe way the China man fights. The Chines*) war with Japan was an excursion trip for the Japs. The Boxer uprising shows the in feriority of the Chinese as fighters. Although China lias * population greater than all of Europe, any Euro pean country could be^t her in a straight fight. The Boxers fought only when they had superior numbers. Even when the Ch^iuse are well equipped they cannoc fight foreign devils. While the wall -saved the coun try from financial troubles 1.700 years ago, yet it made the Chinese a non resistant people. By enabling the people to go their way, the wall has mare of China the most populous nation the world. Probably one-third of tl e world's in- ! habitants live in CUi,a. Not less than one-fourth of the vorld’s people j live there. Not until modern times j did China go to wa* t.f any conse- j quence after the building of the wall. I That was when the Manchus, who 1 lived north of the wall, Swarmed over j the barricade and captured Peking. 1 The Manchus became tbfl ruling peo ple and were reigning i* China when the Europeans entereij. The Manchus continued in power unJB. ‘he estab lishment of the Chinas*) republic. The stupendous work e* the Great Wall of China can be eucSM-stood when one considers that it Cue point it crossed the peak of a reftmtain 10,000 feet high. The wa*l followed the mountain ridges wheperii? there were any. The stones war* sometimes picked from the ground near the wall. When there were no -iitcees there they were brought a great di; three if need i be to make the wall ats'ng. When one looks at th/; .vail he can not help but be struck th the curves in the vast structurr-- These curves are due to the theory tfwt devils can not walk in anythVu bit straight lines. In the Boxer upr^ii. * -if 1900 the Chinese wall was a protection to Chris tian missionaries, who hid in its re cesses as the early Christians of Rome hid in the catacombs from the pagan leaders. With these missionaries many native Christians took refuge. The story of their hardships shows that heroism is as strong in the hu man heart today as it was in the days of the Roman persecutions. Many were found by the Boxers. To the white missionaries death was the only end. To the Chinese there was a chance for life if they would renounce Christianity and accept any of the Chinese beliefs. Reports say many of the Chinese converts renounced the God of the, foreign devils and accepted the gods of the Chinese, but there were many who refused to renounce their God and their heads were stricken off. First the white Christians were killed. Then the yellow Christians were compelled under tortur§ to drink the bleod of their white leaders be fore they died. The Chinese wall is a fitting em blem of the endurance of the Chi nese nation. Built of the finest build ing stone in the world it has endured th'-ough 17 centuries as a mockery to the seven wonders of the world enumerated by the Greeks. The Chi nese wall was unknown to the GreekB or it certainly would have been in cluded in the list of wonders. It was mote wonderful than them all. Fur tlreunore, it was built for the service of man, whereas the pyramids, the hanging gardens of Babylon and other wonders were built for the vanity of man. The Chinese wall has done much to keep back the advance of civilization in China. Since its construction the nation has advanced little in the arts and sciences. Only fn the last ten years have the young Chinese admit ted western civilization. The Chinese are a scholarly people, bet their edu cation is limited to th? Study of the classics. They are philosophers, but their philosophy runs in grooves. They ir-vented gunpowder, but did not develop It. The l*liinese would point to the wall of China and say that they should not go beyond its bounds. They were bounded on the north by the Great Wall, on the east by the sea of the rising sun, on the south by the land of tropical diseases and on the west by the great interior plateau. The first Chinese to leave their native land were not allowed to return. Un til the last decade a Chinaman who cut off his braid of hair was ostra cized. The Chinese are adepts at cruelty. They have severe punishments, but they cannot be said to be bloody. Few Chinese go armed and" murders are rare. They have had fewer wars than any other country on earth; until the Chinese-Japanese war they had been at peace since the Inva sion of the Manchus. Her Lesson. “The young idea,” mused the substi tute teacher, “doesn't have to be taught to shoot paper wads.” WOULD BRING DOWN MOON Ambitious Schemes of French Enthu siast Fortunately Never Brought to Conclusion. The electro-magnet, which is being successfully used in French hospitals for the extraction of bullets has man ifold possibilities. Recently the Unit ed States Steel company, by means of electro-magnetic power, recovered from the bed of the Mississippi a car go of nails which had gone to the bot MIRRORS BY ELECTRICITY New Process Said to Be an Improve ment Over Anything That Has Been Known. A rapid and admirable method for depositing suitable metals on the sur face of glass so as to produce mirrors consists of decomposing the metal by means of a high potential electric cur rent. It is thus described in the Physikalische Zeitschrift by G. Ru tnelin tom. The magnet vstk.1 In this case was three and a halt i'ev;*in width and weighed three tlioust.nt’ 'pounds. The ease with wh; lt e cargo was brought to the surticv *?ave rise to the suggestion that, ^i-m. a sufficient ly big magnet, suiJtin submarines might be similarly svhed at short notice. About a quarter qi & century ago a French enthusiast vurdished details of a truly ambitious 'la-tro-magnetic scheme. By magnetUra, he explained, the moon could be brought down to A metal plate is ptaipd in juxtapo sition with the glass plate which is to receive the coating. The two plates are then placed flat on a ta ble beneath the receiver of an air tump suitable for producing a high degree of vacuum, such for example, as the rotary pump of Gaede. A small quantity of an inert gas, such as hy drogen, is introduced into the vacuum and a high potential current is then turned on by means of the negative pole of a suitable source of electricity, this pole being attached to the metal [ the earth, and allowed gently to rest | on the Saharan desert. That done. It would be absurdly simple to avail our selves of the immense mineral re sources of our satellite. As it happened, however, the thing was never attempted—probably be cause it was discovered that the min eral wealth of the moon would be a very poor substitute for the lunar tides of the ocean, the stoppage of which would tend to paralyze the wa ter-borne commerce of the whole world! plate. Thirty seconds duration of this cathodic flow is sufiicient to obtain a properly silvered mirror. Besides sil ver the metals gold, copper, platinum, nickel, iron, palladium, and iridium may be employed—Scientific Ameri can. Fell Out Again. "I thought you said Jack fell in love with Alice at first sight.” "And so he did; but you see he took a second look.”—Boston Evening Tran script. SYRUP OF FI6S FOR A cum BOILS It is cruel to force nauseating, harsh physic into a sick child. Look back at your childhood daj-s. Remember the "dose” mother irsisted on — castor oil, calomel, cathartics. How you hated them, how you fought against taking them. With our children it's different. Mothers who cling to the old form of physic simply don’t realize vihat they do. The children’s revolt is well-found ed. Their tender little "insides” are injured by them. If your child's stomach, liver and bowels need cleansing, give only deli cious “California Syrup of Figs.” Its action is positive, but gentle. Millions of mothers keep this harmless “fruit laxative” handy; they know children love to take it; that it never fails to clean the liver and bowels and sweet en the stomach, and that a teaspoonful given today saves a sick child tomor row. Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle of “California Syrup of Figs,” which has full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on each bottle. Adv. WHERE RASTUS FELL DOWN Rather a “Giveaway” Was His Eager ness to Demonstrate He Could File an Alibi. At a special session in Washington reference was made to the matter of making bad breaks, when Congress man James A. Frear of Wisconsin was reminded of an incident along that line. Some time ago, he 6aid, a farmer out his way began to miss his chick ens, and in order to better protect them he had the door of the coop fitted with iron bars. Still the fowls dis appeared, and finally a party named Rastus was arrested on suspicion. “There seems to be no evidence against this man,” said Rastus' lawyer to the judge at the subsequent trial, “and I ask your honor to discharge him.” “I will let him off with a suspended sentence,” answered the judge, “pro viding he can file an alibi. Can yon file an alibi, Rastus?” he continued, turing to the defendant. “Yassah.J t->ss. Yassah!” was the proront rr. /j/, se of Rastus. ‘‘I kin The crowflr-Jrince of Japan sent a consignment of “sake” to the British crews attacking Kiauchau. This bev erage, which should be drunk warm to appreciate its full flavor, is of a clear, light yellow color and tastes like highly-seasoned sherry. It is made of steamed rice, treated by a process which converts the starch in to sugar; fermentation sets in and sake is produced. The character of the water has a definite effect on the liquor that results. Hence, for the best quality of sake only the best wa ter is employed. An excise duty equivalent to 25 cents per gallon is levied on sake, the amount thus rs.ised in 1912 totaling $28,000,000. The name is said to be derived from the town of Osake, which, from time immemorial, has been famous for sake brewing. "Pa," said Johnny, who is a persist ent knowledge-seeker, “what is a law giver?” “There isn't any such thing, John ny,” replied the old gentleman, who had been involved in considerable liti gation in his time. “But this book says that somebody was a great law-giver,” persisted the youngster. “Then it’s a mistake,” rejoined his father. “Law is never given. It’s re tailed in mighty small quantities at mighty high figures.” Not Quite. She—I see in this paper, Henry, where a German officer rode in a com mandeered automobile. He—Well, what of it? She—Is that one of the new makes? u* c,. VKe” Is Made. kc” Is Made. Pessimistic Papa. FALLING HAIR MEANS DANDRUFF IS ACTIVE Save Your Hair! Get a 25 Cent Bottle of Danderine Right Now—Also Stops Itching Scalp. Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy hair is mute evidence of a neglected scalp; of dandruff—that aWful scurf. There is nothing so destructive to the hair as dandruff. It robs the hair of its luster, its strength and its very life; eventually producing a feverish ness and itching of the scalp, which if not remedied causes the hair roots to shrink, loosen and die—then the hair falls out fast. A little Danderine tonight—now—any time—will surely save your hair. Get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton’s Danderine from any store, and alter the first application your hair will take on that life, luster and luxuriance which is so beautiful. It will become wavy and fluffy and have the appear ance of abundance; an incomparable gloss and* softness, but what will please you most will be after just a few weeks’ use, when you*will actual ly see a lot of fine, downy hair—new hair—growing all over the scalp. Adv. A Mutual Surprise. Father—You didn’t think I would pay all your college debts, now did * you? Freshman—If I had they'd been much bigger.—Philadelphia Ledger. A woman never knows what she wants till she realizes she < an t get it.