Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1916 — War Economy. [ARTICLE]

War Economy.

Richard Harding Davis, the war correspondent, said, the other day, in Pittsburgh: “The allies are getting together at i aß t. They l are-working together. In their plans we see no more selfishness. “They were pretty selfish at first. Their selfishness was typical, in fact, by an economy story—a story about a rich Englishman. "This wealthy old fellow, when the economize-and-save movement was at its height, said warmly over a regalia and a glass of liqueur brandy at the dub: - “‘Economize, eh? Economize, is it? Well, by Jove, it’s incredible how one can economize if one.sets one’s mind to it. Flopped five po a , my household expenses at one stroke this morning by cutting off all the servants* meaL’ ’’——Washington Star.