THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1918.
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SWEDEN GROWS
RICH; FOOD GOES
INTO GERMANY
Dearth of Supplies Due to Cu
pidity and Pro-Germanism,
Says Swedish
American. Pari-?, fcpt. 3. "If Sweden has
crying need of food supplies, as Ad
miral Lindmann, Swedish minister of
foreign affairs, tries to make out. it
is due solely to the cupidity of a
group of money grabbing exporters
and the infatuation for Germany that
prevails in our aristocracy and court
circles."
This is the comment of a Swede,
a resident 01 me l imeu oiaics, wnoi
has just arrived here from a long so
journ in his native country. Discuss
ing the situation theie he said it
is certainly difficult, and cited as proof
the popular demonstrations which
have taken place recently with sig
nificant frequency.
"The working classes of Sweden
are desperate from hunger," he said,
"but also they are exasperated by the
policy of the government, which is
autocratic to the extent of rivaling
the Hohenzollern regime. Only a su
icidal policy could have brought such
distress to an agricultural country
like Sweden, which, moreover, since
the beginning of the war has in
creased the imports of American ce
reals 400 per cent, compared with the
imports before the war.
Fed Prussia, waae rroni.
"The reason is that these imports,
plus a vast supply of Swedish grain
and cattle, have been exported to
Germany to profit solely a number
of wealthy pro-German Swedes and
the German military party. These
profiteers even had the impudence to
extol the press what they called the
intelligence, courage and material and
moral fortitude with which the Swed
ish government defied England.
"But the food shortage led the peo
ple to look into the causes. The dis
covery that the government's policy
antagonized England, France and the
.United States, the very countries
where Sweden could have obtained
everything necessary for its alimenta
tion and industries, created a spirit
of animosity agains the financial
aristocratic speculators, whose sole
object was to pocket German mil
lions and help fasten the Prussian
j oke on Europe.
Ruling Class Pro-German.
"But hunger was not the sole cause
of the recent disturbances. The work
men and small farmers are republi
cans as a class and are ready to seize
any chance to escape from the semi
feudal conditions and 'Prussian lib
erty' which are choking Sweden. The
ruling class, composed of a few
ancient families, is imbued with ideas
of German kultur. They admire Prus
sian militarism, practice its principles,
its domineering ways and its harsh
ness and absurdity.
"The ofheers m Sweden are more
swaggering than in Prussia. Irtiita
tors always exaggerate the defects of
their model. Conditions have become
worse since the accession 6f the pres
ent king and queen, who are German
sympathizers only, with pro-German
sentiments. Any display of liberal
ism lays a man under the ban and
exposes him to all sorts of vexations
from the tyrannical, brutal police.
"Two leaders of labor organiza
tions, members of the lower house,
have been sentenced to prison for
anti-German and anti-militaristic
speeches. On the other hand, the
greatec. license is allowed to the in
surers of President Wilson, who is
abused grossly for having, dared to
take steps to protect the lives and
commerce of the United States
against submarines and to control
the Swedish cxportations to Ger
many. "The Swedish junkers profess con
tempt for these steps and count upon
profiting from a German victory, but
will have reason to regret their blind
ness and arrogance sooner perhaps
than they think."
Earmarks of Humanity
Visible in Four Types
"A good judge of human nature
is born and not made," declared Dr.
G. Stanley Hall, president of Clark
university, at the University of Pitts
burgh while speaking on "Tests.
"We hope to be able to train them
some day. All we can hope to do at
present is to improve them. Base
ball scouts are not able to tell how
they pick men, neither can any em
ployer tell how he picks his men."
Dr. Hall described the French sys
tem of dividing men into four general
types and selecting them for particu
lar positions in the army according
ly. He said:
"First The digestive type. It is
characterized by the heavy jaw, broad
abdominal region. Such men require
more food, need it regularly, must
be well fed. Such men arc best on
the defensive. They are hard to dis
lodge from the trenches.
"Second The respiratory type
Nostrils and ears large; large, long
chest; demand plenty of pure air; get
restive under confinement. Such men
are selected for work on high moun
tains; they are good in the charge;
in making an attack. Such men ex
clusively " are selected for the avia
tion corps.
"Third The muscular type. Head
is square; limbs good and strong;
body short. This type is good for
the bayonet charge in the artillery
service.
"Fourth The nervous type. Large
head tapers down to a sharp jaw.
Such men have power to draw upon
their reserves. They can get their
second wind. The really great arc
men of this type. Along with this
type is closely associated a willing
ness to sacrifice self for the good of
(Others.
"Children and animals are guided
fcy the desire to gain pleasure and
avoid pain. As they grow older they
should learn to bear present pain for
future pleasure."
Dr. Hall said in conclusion that the
fereat question is whether industries
whatever develops human nature is
good and everything that does not is
pzd. Pittsburgh Despatch.
Willi Idea.
Secretary Daniels ald at a reception:
"Some of the Ideas submitted to us tor
flghtlnr the submarine peril are excellent.
Some, again, remind me Irresistibly of. the
fls;eon fancier.
"There's a pigeon fancier In my native
town who has great success with the bird.
A farmer said, enviously, to him one day:
"Ton. never lose a pigeon! How is tt?
Where' your secret?"
"Weir, you see,' said the fancier. 1
fcrosa my pigeons with a talking parrot, so
that If tbey get lost they can aill the wiy
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LIBERTY MOTOR TEST
ON PIKE ROAD
Airplane Experts Able to Ex
perience Conditions Similar
to Those Encountered in
High Altitude Flights.
The decisive tests which proved the
efficiency of the new Liberty motor
and led to its early adoption by Sec
retary of War Newton D. Baker for
Uncle Sam's war airplanes were made
on the Pike's Peak auto highway
near Colorado Springs. Experts are
still working with the new motor
and daily experiments are being made
at different altitudes on the highway.
Airplane engine experts who have
been conducting the tests say that
there were only three ways in which
the new Liberty motor could be fi
nally tested in an airplane in actual
flying, in a vacuum room where the
barometric pressure could be reduced
to equal conditions at an altitude of
15,000 feet and on the Tike's Peak
auto highway.
Engine on Big Truck.
It is obvious that with the engine
in an airplane for actual flying the
tests would have extended over a long
period and at best would have been
exceedingly difficult. Experiments in
a vacuum room would have been very
expensive and wind and weather con
ditions, which play an important part
in airplaning, would have been lack
ing. So the third method was adopted.
With the engine mounted on a huge
Packard truck, E. L. Graham, expert
with the airplane division of the Na
tional Council of Defense, and Glynn
Reynolds, motor specialist in the sig
nal corps, were able to experiment
with the new Liberty motor at every
altitude from 7,415 feet at the be
ginning of the highway, to 14,109 feet,
at the summit of Pike's Peak, where
the highway ends.
As a result of the facilities afforded
by the Pike's Peak auto highway Un
cle Sam's experts were able to make
tests in a few weeks on which Eu
rdpean experts had spent three years.
Additional experiments arc now be
ing made on the highway. The new
Liberty motor which is here weiglrs
about 535 pounds when developing
230 horse power, or an average of 2.25
pounds per horse power, the fastest
British plane mtor weighs five pounds
per horse power. The Liberty motor
develops its maximum speed at 1,700
revolutions per minute and its loss of
power in altitudes is so slight that it
will have a big edge in speed at great
heights, where many aerial engage
ments are fought.
Memphis' Inland of Mud.
The Mississippi river rises every year.
Sometimes the overflow causes a great deal
nf damage and occasionally creates very
umisunl conditions. After the overflow of
1911 the citlBcria of Memphis, Tenn.. no
ticed a small place in the harbor where
mud rose above the water. No attention
was paid to this condition until 1915. when
the river again overflowed. After the water
subsided Memphis found a JlB-acro Island
in Its harbor. This large tract of land
threatened to cut off the city from the
river trade. Dipper dredftcs are now at
work removing the unwelcome land ac
quisition. ropular Science Month!;'.
When There's Not
J$ Minute To Lose
Instant
is a friend indeed. Made in the
cup instantly, and mighty de
licious and nourishing.
"There's a Reason"
A Day of Military Life
High Wireless Tower Now Marks
Site of Ancient
Beersheba. where Abraham dug a
well and planted a grove as the Bible
narrative records, recently became
the headquarters of the Turco-Ger-man
forces operating to prevent the
British invasion of Palestine, writes
a German war correspondent.
In the thousands of years which
have elapsed since Abraham's day,
Beersheba has experienced no more
remarkable change than has taken
place with its occupation by the
Turkish and German troops.
Beersheba lies southeast of the
town of Gaza, one of the goals of the
British military expedition in Pales
tine. Now the tall masts of a wire
less station tower high in the air over
this oasis on the borders of the Sinai
desert and Beersheba has been blessed
by the war with-material prosperity
it never knew before. It has even
acquired a "Hotel Abraham," a ba
zar of small stores, and a moving
picture show operated by the neigh
boring electric power station. The
performance began at 8 o'clock. The
small entrance fee handed over, the
Seven Reasons Why
. Women Fear Mice
Why is a woman afraid of a mouse?
It is a question that no psychologist
is able to answer satisfactorily. The
best that can be done is to hazard a
guess.
One scientist says: "A woman is
afraid of any small animal whose
movements are rapid and uncertain.
For that reason she fears a bat quite
as much as a mouse."
Another wise man suggests: "If
women tfore trousers, they would not
fear mice. Their fear is lest the mouse
gain a lodgment beneath their cloth
ing." Another says: "It is largely a mat
ter of education. Mothers teach their
little girls to be afraid of mice."
Another: "Women anciently lived
in caves, which were infested by
swarms of mice. At night mice scam
pered over them, engendering a
nervousness on the subject which has
become hereditary in the sex."
Another: "A woman has an instinc
tive antipathy to an animal against
which she cannot very well defend
herself, and from which she cannot
get away. If it pursues, how shall
she escape? I he tact that it never
does pursue, being itself bent on es
caping, ought to appeal to her reason
But reason never governs a woman
where her impulses are concerned."
Another: "Women are not so much
afraid of mice as they used to be.
They know more about natural his
tory than formerly, and it is no longer
fashionable for a woman to be timid
and nervous. Plenty of women now
adays are no more afraid of mice than
men are."
Another: "Men arc more afraid of
a good many things than women are.
A man has an instinctive fear of a
dead body; it is not so with women.
Since time immemorial it has been a
duty of women to take care of the
dead, and so they have got used to
it." Philadelphia Ledger.
Postum
Well of Abraham
movie devotee found himself admitted
to a farm yard. Ahead, on a fairly
high house facade, hung the linen
screen whereon Austrian and Ger
man troops were to be seen wreathed
in the smoke of cinematograph bat
tles. Unfortunately, in the last few days,
writes the German visitors, the movie
paradise of the wilderness has closed
its doors. British airmen turned noc
turnal enthusiasts and made flights
in the moonlight, in the course of
which they paid visits to Abraham's
ancient country seat. The authorities
decided it was unnecessary to provide
electric illumination to indicate where
the visitors' bombs might most ad
vantageously be dropped. The elec
tric power station stopped lighting
Beersheba's streets, and ceased to
provide its current for the movie
show. The proprietor of the show
had to pack his boxes and rolls of
films, and betake himself to pastures
new. The date of the reopening is
not stated. Possibly on the trium
phant entry of the hosts from Egypt.
Think of
Thousands are bound to be disappointed this year for they
won't be able to get a Super-Six. During the active buying
seasons there has never been enough Hudsons to meet the
demand. Imagine then what must follow this spring, now
upon ua, when people will want cars. Automobile production
has already been curtailed at least forty per cent under last
year's output.
Passenger train schedules have been cut one-fifth. More
and more now we will have to rely upon the automobile as a
means of transportation. There simply will not be enough
cars to meet the demand. And just see how the Hudson
especially will be affected with its reduced production.
Never before has it been so important that the motor buyer
be so particular about the proved qualities of the car he
chooses. Thousands upon thousands of the best motor
mechanics have left their regular employment in the garages
and service stations throughout the country to give their skill
to the repair of aeroplane and motor truck engines. The man
who has a car requiring frequent mechanical attention will be
greatly inconvenienced. There will not be the skilled men
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ARMY OF 1,000
DOGS FOR WAR
PROPOSED IN BILL
Senator Brady'G Measure for
Canine Fighters Has Ap
proval of Secretary of
War Baker.
Washington, Aug. . With the
backing of Mr. Baker, secretary of
war, Senator Brady ot Idaho has
introduced a bill to have 1.000 dogs
"do their bit" in the war. His meas
ure would appropriate $40,000 to en
able the War department to buy dogs
for military uses. The bill authorizes
the secretary of war to accept dogs
presented to the department.
The senator has received a letter
from Mr. Baker heartily endorsing
the bill. The question of using dogs
in the army has been approved by the
war college as well as Major General
Gorgas, surgeon general of the army,
Mr. Baker said. He reminded the
senator that the War department had
urged an appropriation for dogs more
than a year ago, but the congress had
rejected it.
Dogs are Contributed.
Mr. Baker said the War depart
ment had received a gift of seven
dogs at the outbreak of the war, but
had been forced to return them to
the donors because there was no
money to train and maintain them.
He also said he understood that the
Military Dog club of New York was
prepared to donate 100 dogs just as
soon as authorization to accept them
could be obtained.
Senator Brady's bill was referred
to the military affairs committee. The
senator is a member of the commit
tee and will urge a prompt report on
it. He declared that the example of
the French army, which now is using
12,000 dogs, demonstrated the neces
sity of quick action. Explaining his
bill. Senator Brady said:
"We are engaged in the greatest
war of all time a struggle which will
require every ounce of our strength
in its prosecution. No stone has been
left unturned to make the army we
arc sending to France efficient.
"No means should be overlooked
to prepare and equip that army to
meet the most capable foe, We arc
fortunate at this time to have for our
study the experience of the European
armies in three years of strife.
Among other developments of the
war we find that great use has been
made of dogs for military purposes.
It is said that more than 10,000 of
these animals are found in tie fight
ing area, some serving faithfully and
well as trench sentries, some serving
as couriers carrying messages from
the front to the rear, some suc
coring the wounded and hundreds
i " , n .in i sjyisssi.iw'i MBHgii-wsT II 'limU' 'ILIliaaggssassaaisMMi stM sisasaaaial
this with reference to the Hudson Super-Six
Fifty thousand cars sold in the past two years
Only 15,000 available this year
GUY L.
"Service First"
2563-65-67 Farnam St., Omaha, Neb. Doug. 1970.
See the Hudson Super-Six, Space "10," At the Auto Show.
watching and assisting in the cuard-
ing of the hundreds of thousands of
prisoners behind the lines. No mod
ern army can be said to be fully
ready for the war without these
trained animals.
Mystic Humboldt River
And Its Crooked Course
Asia Minor has its River Meander,
South America its River of Doubt,
and now Nevada comes to the tore
with the Humboldt river for its
width and length the crookedest river
in the world.
The Humboldt flows southeasterly
through the central part of Nevada,
wending its devious and irrational
way over desert sands from a place
whose origin is not yet charted, to
end itself suicidally in a huge hole in
the desert. The Nevada natives know
it by various names, among them the
"Locoed" river, and with good rea
son, for the erratic stream turns,
twists and corkscrews its path in a
manner beyond comprehension or ex
OUR i: DEFENSE
Our boys arc defending
this country on the high seas
and on the land. Our own
defense against a common
enemy is to keep the system
clean by ridding the body of
tne toxins, or poisons, wnich
are bred in the intestines.
When you feel tired, sleepy,
headachy, when your breath
is offensive, or pimples ap
pear on the face and necic,
it is time to recognize the
danger and protect your
bodily health by taking a
good laxative or liver medi
cine. The machinery of the body
needs to be oiled, kept in
good condition, just as the
guns or machinery of a ship.
Why should a human person
to make the repairs. That is another reason why the Super,
Six must be the choice car. Its reliability is so well estab
lished that buyers who appreciate the importance of having
a car that does not call for constant mechanical attention will :
soon take up all we can build. V
Review in your own mind the history of the Hudson Super-;
Six as you know it. '
Think of what it has done as proof of its endurance. You
must know intimately the performance of from one to a dozen
Super-Sixes. They are always on the road. Their owners
almost never postpone planned trips because of some unex
pected necessity for the car to go into the repair shops. , They
are just like proved and reliable timepieces which go on day
after day and month after month doing the things they wers
built to do and doing it without obvious effort.
Bear in mind that any automobile is going to be hard to get
before the season is past because of the reduced production.
Then think how difficult in particular it will be to get a car of
such demonstrated reliability as the Hudson Super-Six. "
SMITH
planation. At one place in its flow,
between points two and a half miles
apart, it pursues a toftuous existence
of eight miles, during which its course
is alternately north 25 times, east 18
times, south 30 times and west 41
times.
Every time it takes one of these
radical twists it seems to try to run
back and touch itself; at 33 different
points it is within ISO feet of itself, or
less. And at all these points it pre
sents the spectacle of the same river
flowing in opposite directions ISO feet
apart. The Southern Pacific rail
road crosses it 28 times. San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Just Mouthful.
Mrs. Brrwater was entertaining her club
and the ices were being served. Presently
the hostess observed that one of her guests
had eaten all of her nervine if cream, where
upon she hastened to her side.
"My dear Mrs. Glover, da let m five you
some more lea cream."
"W.ll. thank you, Mrs. Brewster, I will
take some more, but just a mouthful,
please," replied the young woman.
Martha." announced tho hostess, "fill
Mrs. (Hover's plate." Philadelphia Ledger.
neglect his own machinery
more than that of his auto
mobile or his guns? Yet
most people do neglect them
selves. Their tongue has a
dark brown color, skin sal
low, breath bad, yet they fail
to see that their machinery
needs attention.
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