PLANNING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE CONFERENCE
Subcommittee of the National Conservation congress arranging for a conference on the organization of the
country's resources for national defense, to be held in Washington in October. Left to right: Gifford Pinchot, con
servation leader; Norman C. McLoud, Cleveland, treasurer Conservation congress; E. L. Worsham. Atlanta,
president Conservation congress; Thomas It. Shipp. Washington, general secretary White House conference of
governors and secretary of Conservation congress, and Dr. Henry S. Drinker, president Lehigh university.
RUSSIAN GEESE COMMANDEERED BY THE GERMANS
When the victorious Germans made their entry into Russia countless numbers of geese were left behind in the
flight of the Russian farmers and peasants. The Germans saw a supply of food in the flocks of geese and com
mandeered them. Nowr#roast goose is on the menu of the kaiser's men in Russia.
PRINCESS IN RED CROSS WORK
CHINESE ADMIRAL HERE
Princess di Bagnio of Italy at a base hospital near Rome, with Count
I>elle Somaglia, president of the Italian Red Cross, at the right, and Captain |
t.uglielmi, a marquis, who assists in the dressing of wounds of soldiers, at
the left. t
i Vice-Admiral Wei Han is probablj
tbe most important naval man in the
j Chinese navy. Because he is looked up
on in China as an authority, he has
been sent here on a mission by his
government to purchase submarines
Admiral Wei is visiting tbe important
United Stales naval stations aud was
present at the big naval review in
Boston when a great flotilla of destroy
ers made an 'attack" on a squad of
battleships. He was much impressed
by the spectacle, which he witnessed
from aboard the Wyoming.
DANIELS SIGHTS A BIG GUN
Forest Fires.
An especially good showing was
made by the forest officers last year
in extinguishing tires outside the na
tional forests before they reached the
forest boundaries. Such fires consti
tuted more than one-sixth of all fought
by the forest rangers and guards.
About nine-tenths were extinguished
before they touched the forests. Of
the fires within the forest boundaries,
more than 18 per cent were on lands
in private ownership. Nearly one
fourth of the extra expenditures due
to fighting fires—that is, expenditures
outside the time of the regular forest
force—was incurred in fighting these
fires.
Lightning caused more fires than
any other agency, followed by rail
roads. campers, and incemdiaries, in
the order given.
underwood ^
UNDER. WOOD
Secretary of the Navy Daniels looking hrough the sights of one of the
big guns on the monster battleship Wyoming. The picture was taken at the
time of the review of the fleet at Boston.
CHINESE USE MINERAL WATER
Aerated Drinks Gain in Favor and Tea
Merchants Are Becoming
Alarmed.
. he Chinese in Manchuria, accord
ing to information coming across Si
beri-, are becoming very fond of min
eral waters. They are an economical,
not to say parsimonious, race, and
wedded to tea since the days of Con
fucius. Manufacturers of the min
eral waters were discouraged at first
| and were told there was absolutely
no demand. But they set to work and
made the demand. Now great busi
ness is beginning to accrue. More
than 2,000 dozens of bottles of aerated
waters came into the port of Dairen
last year, including 11,000 dozens of
lemonade, 1,000 of a drink called ci
der—not real apple cider, of course—
and 2,000 dozens of soda water.
In addition the Dairen refrigeratory
turned out 22,000 dozen bottles of “ci
der” and a small ocean of mineral
water for Chinese absorption, called
“Longevity and Wealth.” The Muru
kami works at Dairen made 26,000
dozen bottles of this aerated “cider.”
The ter merchants are getting seri
ously alarmed.
Quack! Quack!
A stranger entered the post office
the other day and, approaching the
ladies' general delivery window, said:
“Any letters for John Drake?”
“Next window, Mr. Drake,” replied
the polite attendant. “This window is
for ducks only.”
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
Sept. 13. 1914.
Germans repulsed at Nancy anil
Luneville. and driven from Amiens,
Revigny and Brabant-le-Roi.
German forces occupied prepared
positions along the Aisne.
Heavy fighting at Louvain. J/la
lines. Bortzy and near Thann.
Russians gained victories west
and northwest of Lemberg.
Germans occupied Karangu,
British East Africa.
German cruiser Hela sunk by
British submarine.
Sept. 14. 1914.
Amiens reoccupied by French.
Battle of the Aisne began, Ger
mans repelling all attacks.
Fort of Troyon relieved.
Germans laid waste Senlis.
Russians crossed the San.
Germans were defeated near
Mlawa and sent re-enforcements to
Memel.
Japanese flanked Kiaochow.
Germans occupied Fanning is
land and cable station.
Anti-Austrian demonstration in
Rome.
American Red Cross steamship
Red Cross sailed from New York.
Sept. 15, 1914.
Battle of Soissons fought.
German crown prince’s army
driven back to the Orne.
French reoccupied Reims.
La Ferte ransacked by Germans.
Franco-Jelgian forces won at
Alost and Rousbrugge.
Russians occupied Grodek.
Germans reported defeat of Rus
sian armies of Vilna and Grodno.
Serbs invaded Hungary.
Japanese cavalry captured Chimo.
British defeated Germans in Na
maqualand.
Artists protested to kaiser against
destruction of Louvain.
Sept. 16, 1914.
Belgian commission presented to
President Wilson list of alleged
atrocities by Germans in Belgium.
New battle begun from Noyon to
Verdun.
French army from Rouen circled
Von Kluck's corps.
Germans advanced on Antwerp.
Montenegrins defeated Austrians
near Koulilovo.
John Redmond called on the
Irish to enlist.
German government notified
China that Germany reserved right
to deal with China as she saw fit
because of breach of neutrality.
Pro-ally war riots in Italian
cities.
Sept. 17. 1914.
German army strengthened be
tween Berry-au-Bac and Argonne.
French advanced in the Woevre
district.
Belgians repulsed attack on Ter
monde.
Austrians fled before Russians to
ward Cracow.
General Rennenkampf blocked |
flanking movement by Germans.
Austrian warships shelled Semlin 1
and Belgrade and were repelled by
Serb artillery.
German fleets in Baltic fired on
each other by mistake.
Prize courts established in Eng
land. J
Sept. 18, 1914.
Germans destroyed Termonde.
Reims bombarded by Germans
and famous cathedral damaged.
Battle of the Aisne continued, ai
des' left advancing and Germans
gaining in center.
Germans intrenched on the Sam
bre.
Russians took Siniava, Sambor
and Kazeshow.
Germans advanced against Rus
sians in Suwalki province.
Germans defeated by garrison of
seven British at Nakop, Africa.
Bombs dropped on Antwerp by
German air craft.
President Wilson received appeal
from women of all nations and from
the general conference of Friends.
One on the Wife.
"What’s that piece of cord tied
around your linger for?”
My wife put it there to remind me
to post a letter."
"And did you post !*?”
"No; she forgot to give it to me."
It Is With Most of Us.
Little Ruth had not been feeling
well for a few da. s, so her mother
called in the doctor. He prescribed
a large dose of castor oil. "Oh, mam
ma,” cried Ruth, “that’s my favorite
hate ’
Daily Thought.
No one is so completely disenchant
ed with the world, no one knows it so
thoroughly, nor is so much disgusted
with it, but that when it begins to
smile upon him he becomes partially
reconciled to it.—Leopardi.
FLIPPANT PHILOSOPHY
When some persons aspire high they
never get any farther than the height
of folly.
Two things are very difficult_to
properly use leisure and money at the
same tithe. ♦
Some persons save up frantically for
a “rainy .day”—then some crook steals
thr,r nmfar**
Backache is Discouraging
Nothing is more discouraging
than a constant backache. Lame
when you awaken, pains pierce you
when you bend or lift. It's hard to
work or to rest. Backache often
indicates bad kidneys. If the urine
is disordered, passages too fre
quent or scanty, there is further
proof. Delay is dangerous. Prompt
use of Doan's Kidney Pills now
may spare you serious trouble later.
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Why '.he Applause.
The amateur theatrical performance
was being discussed.
"You know that part of the new
play where the man seizes the woman,
forces her into the cupboard, and
turns the key on her?”
"Yes."
“Well, last night a fellow in thr
audience applauded it so much that
they had to put him out."
"1 don’t think there is anything to
applaud about it."
“Yes. there was. It turned out that
the fellow was the husband of the
actress, and it was the first time he
had ever seen anybody shut her up,"
was the cool reply.
An Echo of Militancy.
Eminent Woman Surgeon who is
also an Ardent Suffragist (to wounded
guardsman)—Do you know, your face
is singularly familiar to me. I've
been trying to remember where we've
met before.
Guardsman—Well, mum, bygones be
bygones. 1 was a police constable.—
London Punch.
A Careful Lover.
Goldsmith—Would you like any
name or motto engraved on it, sir?
Customer (who has chosen an en
gagement ring l—Ye-yes-um, "August
us to Irene.'' And—ah—look here,
don't—ah—cut Irene very deep.—
Punch.
Women With Tact.
Home women have a sense of hu
mor, while others hare tact and laugh
at their husband's jokes.
The population 01 the regency of
Tunis is now about 2, )00,000, of whom
200 Odd are foreigners, chiefly Italians.
French and Maltese.
Anyway, the man who looks into the
barrel of a gun to see whether it is
loaded hasn’t enough sense to keep
him from committing bigamy.
GOT OUT OF HIS DILEMMA
Truly Iceman, as He Remarked to
Himself, Had Profited by Night
School Education.
Fritz, the iceman, was in a perspira
tion (for it was the hottest four o'clock ;
i in the morning in 11 years), and a
j dilemma (for he only had one small
i block of ice left, and there were still
: ten customers left unserved, each of
; whom took a ten-cent piece).
"1 know!” Frit* cried to himself. "I
| know a way out. 1 didn't go to night
[ school for nothin’!’’
And he cut the ! lock into ten tiny
pieces and put one piece in front of
each of the ten gates.
Then climbing over one of the
fences, and filling a bucket ful of wa
I ter, he poured water over each of the
tiny ten, so that each was in the mid
dle of a puddle.
Clever Fritz!
”\Vhat, you don’t? Well,let him ex
plain it himself, then:
"Haw, haw!" chuckled Fritz. “Now
when they find the pieces they’ll think
the ice went and melted on 'em!''
Shortly afterwards ten good house
wives opened tlieir gates and got a
slant at the tiny ten
You know the rest if you never had
it happen to you.—Detroit Free Press.
Some Refreshment.
Rear Admiral Fletcher during the
maneuvers off Newport told a story at
a garden party.
“The navy is as abstemious from
ethical reasons." he began, “as old
Stingee was from miserliness.”
“Old Stingee was entertaining a boy
hood friend one evening at his shore
cottage. After a couple of hours of
dry talk, the old fellow said genially:
“ Would you like some refreshment
—a cooling draft, say—George?’
“‘Why, yes; I don't care if 1 do,”
said George, and he passed his hand
across his mouth and brightened up
wonderfully.
“'Good!’ said cld Stingee. ‘I’ll just
open up this window. There’s a fine
sea breeze blowing.’ ”—Detroit Free
Press.
Pity the Foor Grocer.
A grocer was going over his books
in the hope that they would show he
was making some profit, when the tele
phone interrupted him.
“Those strawberries my boy bought
at your place—they weren't good, and
there were two boxes 9f them,” said
a voice over the wire. “Will you make
them good?”
“Certainly,” said the grocer. “Send
them back and I’ll give you some that
are all right.”
“But I can't do that," the voice ex
claimed.
“You can’t? Why not?"
“Because we ate them.”
Electricity on Farms.
Rural distribution of electric current
has made great advances in the last
two yea-s. In some communities the
farmers have financed local distribu
tion systems, taking current from the
r-earest cross-country transmission
ltne at one point and retailing it
3-mong themselves. In other commu
nities individual farmers find it de
sirable to pay for lines directly from
the power plant to the farm. Other
electric companies install the connec
tion and require a yearly minimum
tfse proportionate to the investment
in the line extension.
Unkind Observation.
“That woman wants something to
remove freckles and sunburn,'' said
the druggist.
“She’s easily pleased," replied the
saleswoman. “What she needs is
something that’ll change her entire
facial expression."
Just What She Wants.
Church—How is the table up where
yc-ur wife is boarding in the country?
Gotham—Very, very poor.
"And she remains there?”
"Oh, yes; she's trying to reduce her
weight."
The weeping willow, so-called (scien
tific name S. babylinica), is a native
of China, from which country it has
been taken over most of the civilized
! earth.
Start Children
to School Right
After tke vacation rest, school children should quickly settle down to the task
of learning Do your part1
Parental responsibility does not end by sending them to school. The child must
be equipped with mind and body at their best.
And here the right food plays a most important part
Growing children need energy; the right kind and lots of it. And energy comes
from well-nourished nerves and brain.
Grape-Nuts
—a food made from wheat and barley, contains the vital mineral salts—Phosphate of
Potash, etc. (grown in the grains) which directly act with other food values to build
up body, brair and nerves.
Statistics prove that much of the “backwardness” of some children is due to
faulty nourishment
A morning dish of Grape-Nuts and cream is good alike for the bright scholar and
the backward pupil. The latter needs the nutrition; the former will progress in
sounder physical and mental health because of it
"There’s a Reason” for Grape-Nuts
—sold by Grocers everywhere.
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A tug is the only animal that always
has its tows behind.
Drink Denison’s Coffee,
For your health's sake.
All the world may love a lover, but
it doesn't get enough to hand him the
price of a marriage license.
Most particular women use Red Ohm
Ball Blue. American made. Sure to p»mm*.
At all good grocers. Adv.
Since love laughs at locksmiths, it's
no wonder wedlock sometimes arouses
his mirth.
Many a man has lost money on a
sure thing because he was afraid to
take chances.
A coat of paint will make some
things look as good as new, but a wom
an isn't one of them.
First Prize.
“What is a food export?"
“Any mar. who can make his wages
buy enough for the family table."
Quite Fitting.
“What has Maude on her hand*
now in flirtations?”
“A pair of college kids."
Natural Effect.
“What^our views of life he takes."
“Doesn't he? Enough to make your
blood curdle.”
All the Same.
“Going to send your son back to
college this fall?”
“Might as well. It doesn't cost much
more to let him loaf there than it does
at home.”
He Still Had Hope.
After a hurried rush through the
night the doctor found his patient in
a very bad way.
"My dear sir," he said slowly, "I
have been attending you for nine
wreeks and have done my best, but
I'm afraid that your end is near.
Have you any last wish to express?"
The patient drew a long breath.
"Yes," he replied, in a faint voice,
"I wish I had .had another doctor.”
