Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 262, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1917 — Page 2

BRITISH VESSELS WORK FOR ALLIES

Merchant Marine Is First Line of Naval Defense in This War. ARE FEEDING MANY LANDS English Freighters Fight U-Boats While Neutral Craft Ply to Safe Zones—Half Tonnage Working for France Sent by England. London. —An analysis of„ the present status of Great Britain’s merchant fleet as affectedby the war will indlcate more clearly than any-statement heretofore issued the extent to which the merchant marine has been absorbed into national service under the immediate control of the government. There is ji<> mere emphatic proof of the measure in which England has placed her resources at the disposal of the wur cause than this analysis of the merchant fleet’s disposition. British ships are working for France, for Italy, for the unfortunate neutral states that would be threatened with starvation if the allies did not help to keep them alive. Troops, munitions, equipment, food supplies have been brought from all quarters of the world in British ships, not exclusively for British consumption, but for all of Britain's allies and for neutrals. Without the British merchant marine the world’s International commerce would be almost at a standstill. A famous authority on shipping and naval affairs recently pointed out that the merchant marine has become the first line of naval defense in this war; and It is literally true. A majority of merchant ships are now armed, and therefore take the same chances as warships. They are attacked by the enemy on sight and they tight the enemy on sight.

Keep Out of Danger. Neutral vessels have sought the less dangerous zones of operation and ply their trade in waters far from the German submarine bases, where they may reasonably be certain to remain unmoiested. To the British merchant fleet is left the uncomfortable duty of serving in those “waters where submarines are thickest, where mlnes are strewn, where the Germans show the concern for humanity, where every hour and every mile represents the serious chance of death and destruction. The French ministry of mercantile marine has issued a statement which sets forth the condition of the French merchant fleet. It is stated that the French merchant marine amounts to $4,167,000 tons, of which 2,100.000 tons has been loaned to France by Great Britain. Thus it appears that half the tonnage working for France is furnished by Great Britain. This is particularly Interesting in view of the wellknown fact that French shipping has been dealt with rather tenderly by the German submarines. The greatest of French shipping corporations has been particularly fortunate in this regard, and a curious ex-

SENATOR BANKHEAD CARRIES “BIG STICK”

Washington. Senator Bankhead of Alabama startled his colleagues by stalking into the chamber just before the recent adjournment with the aid of a hickory stick six feet long. The senator is no lightweight and he towers over the average man. but a prop so entirely out of all accepted proportions caused comment. Senator Knox’s curiosity was such that he demanded an explanation. “It’s the stoutest bit of wood ever cut in Virginia,” said the owner. “Quite a good deal of it,” observed the Pennsylvania senator. “Do you know that if that stick were cut in two, and one of the parts had a nice silver head on it, it would make-a most appropriate gifpfor » friend?” “Not on your life,” responded the gentleman from Alabama, quick to reject the hint. “This was sent to me by a friend. l am going to take it down home if you fellows ever get through wind-jamming here and adjourn. It will be ju;t the thing for me to u;e'iwhen I go prowling around my farm.”

Gains 200 Pounds as Soldier.

Syracuse, N. Y.-—There is nothing the matter with United States army “chuck.” , r Sergeant Imhoff, quartermaster’s corps, stationed at the Syracuse expand slon camp, retired after living on Uncle Sam’S “chuck” for twenty-seven years. -* • Imhoff weighed 125 when he enlisted and 325 when he retired, and, as he is said to be the largest soldier in the world, credit cannot be withheld.

Draft Leaves Only Allens.

' Weirtown, W. Va,- —The selective draft will leave only foreigners In this •teel mill town. Of the 950 registrants 'here it has been.found that TOO are ■liens who are exempt from mi Htn ry service. Practically every physically fit American will be taken In the first National arror.

planation of the fact is current in both France and England. It is that this corporation represents a large investment by one of the most powerful and influential religious orders of the I’omnn Catholic, and that the Germans have made it a policy not unnecessarily to give oflftmse in this quarter. Secondly, it is a matter of frequent note that certain French ships are always permitted to escape, while other vessels in the same waters are invariably attacked. Almost Cut Off. France is now almost as completely cut off from the privilege of commerce with her neighbors by land as is Great Britain. To put it in the reverse, she is almost as dependable on shipping as England. Before the war, according, to the French ministry of marine. France imported by land 18,000,000 tons annually, while last yeni —her imports by land to only t? 600.000, Inasmuch as the total of in 1916 was 44,000.000 tons, the proportion received by land is very small indeed. Inasmuch as France is at present much less capable of living within itself thanjs England, by reason of tHe necessity particularly to Import metals and coal, it may fairly be said that France is even more dependent upon maintaining her touch with the sea than is England. The French government is co-operat-ing with England in every possible way to Increase the production of new tonnage; but France’s contribution must necessarily be small compared to those of England and the United States. The French Tjdnlster of marine said that Great Britain would shortly have to recall a part of the 700 vessels which she had lent to France. British needs are increasing rapidly, and no vessel will be recalled from the service of an ally unless it is agreed between the two countries that it is more necessary to England than to the ally. The British nation before the war was importing 58,000,000 tons of goods a year, which fell to 43,000,000 tons in 1916 and will be considerably further reduced this year. Before the war foodstuffs represented less than 25 per cent of the imports; in 1916 two-thirds of all imports consisted of ’foodstuffs, munitions of war and the manufacture of war supplies.

GET LEATHER FROM SHARKS

Series of Tests by Government Shows That Product Is Durable and Satisfactory. New London, Conn.—A contract for 1,000 shark hooks, 300 to be completed in ten days and 700 in twenty days after the first consignment, has been awarded by the government to J. W. Fordham, a blacksmith, of this vicinity. There are to be three varieties of hook, eleven, ten and nine inches in length. A chain and swivel are to be attached to each hook. It is reported from a Washington' correspondent that the government is about to prospect in a new leather field, that of shark skins. In* a series of tests a (table and satisfactory leather has been evolved from the skins of these fish. It is believed there, is no reason why ah industry may not be profitably started.

WOUNDED ARE GIVEN BEST OF CARE

Officer, Many Times Injured, Loud in Praise of Hospital Service. TELLS OF HIS EXPERIENCES I ■>' < Many American Girls Among Nurses on the Western Front—Man With Artificial Hand Pulls Grewsome Joke on Visitors. Washington.—“ The hospital service on the western front is excellent-” saldLieutenant —— , of th'e Royal Flying corps. ''“J ought to know. I’ve had enough experience with it. Everything is done to make the less seriously wounded man comfortable, and no effort is spared to save the more critically wounded man’s life. “I used to get Into the Hospital -at Boulogne so often that the nurses got to know ' me very well. They are splendid women, these nurses, and' there are more American girls among them than you might suppose. They got to saying ‘he’s back again,’ after I had been there fottr or five times. I seldom heard them because I usually was unconscious. But they always gave me my favorite bed and the attendants I liked best. morning, after I had been unconscious for more than—a week, I woke up in England, instead’ of at Boulogne. I knew then that I must have been seriously Injured. The men most seriously injured—those not expected to live —usually are sent to Ramsgate. From London I went to Ramsgate. They have a wonderful hospital there. —■ Take the Sea Air.~ — “Down along the water-front there is a great promenade. It is perhaps 75 feet wide. When ‘hopeless’ casos

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WORKS FOR NATIONAL UNITY

Theodore N. Vail, who is head of the League for National Unity, organized recently with the approval of President Wilson, is preparing an intensive campaign for the unification of public opinion in the war. Mr. Vail is president of the American Telegraph and Telephone company.

WANTS TO SHINE SHOES FOR PERSHING’S ARMY

Ptieblo, Colo.—Thomas Price, twenty-seven, a legless bootblack here, wants the job of shining shoes for General Pershing’s Sammies “over there.” His crippled condition prevents him from entering the army, so he has written President Wilson, requesting that he be given a chance to “do his bit.” “I am told that soldiers have to keep their boots polished/’ wrote Price, who conducts a shoe-shining parlor here, „ “and that they have to do lt themselves. If you can make a place for me to do the shining for them ! UonT fhlnk you’ll find me loafing on the job.”

Club for Army Officers.

London. —Officers of the American forces on leave in London or passing through will soon have a regular American club where they can while away their spare time. Lord Leconfleld has given up his palatial home in Chesterfield gardens and a committee of the Pilgrims are busy transforming it into one of the coziest clubs in the city. It will be at the disposal of the American officers within a few weeks.

Pet Dog Shipped Back.

Oscoda, Mich. —Bill Biggerstaff’s pet fox dbg is back. The last Bill saw of the dog was in December when he started a fox. He never was knows? to return without the fox before, sometimes being out as long as a week. But this time he came back in a baggage car with a note from a man hear Grand Marais, 250 miles away, who found the dog starving two weeks ago. Bill will send the dog "OUTThis'winter after the same fox.

have been cured they are given wheel chairs which they propel with their hand; and sent down to the projnennde foi the sea air. I saw many funny things on that promenade.' The favorite sport was for about fifty of these men, some without legs, some without arms, to join their chairs together ajad, after getting up speed, play at ‘crack the whip.’ Then there would tie jopsting matches, the men charging at each other with their chairs. The winner was the one who succeeded in throwing the other man -Qtit of his chair. Frequently the results doctors had secured after months of painful work were undone in this way. • „ . • “It used to be funny and sometimes pathetic to see the men trying out their artificial limbs. There were two long iron rails supported by posts between which the men with artificial, legs would practice. They would grip the rails with their hands and walk from one end of the path to the other. The stunt was to turn around with hands off the rails. Many a time I ■have seen a man go sprawling when one of his legs went cut from under him. Rather G reyvsoine Joke. —“There was one chap at Ramsgate who used to have a great deal of fun out of an artificial hand. It got to a point where his companion invalids would make him pledge that he wouldn’t pull his ‘hand joke’ when they introduced him to their women friends. “ ‘You’re right,’ he’d said, 'that Joke is pretty crude. I won’t pull ft again.’ But when the time for the Introduction eame the impulse was irresistible. The chap would put out his false hand for the girl to shake and then would pull his arm away, leaving the hand in her grip. More than once I’ve seen that hand droji on the hard floor of the promenade while the girl snrleked in horror.”

“REGULAR” FOOD FOR SOLDIERS IN FIELD

—Veterans of former wars in which the United States has been engaged lived on hardtack and such other rations as they could carry with them when they went into the field. Not so the soldiers of today. When Uncle Sam’s fighters leave their cantonments and camps and go into the field their kitchens go right along with them. Even when they are in the trenches they are assured of getting “regular” food every day. The picture shows one of the new traveling kitchens of the Unitefl States army, from which meals are served redhot to the soldiers. •

Beautiful Lugano Smallest of Italian Lakes and One of the Most Picturesque

Lugano is the smallest though not the least beautiful of the Italian lakes —as a matter of fact it is not entirely in Italy, as the Swiss frontier is crossed at Chiasso, yet, perhaps on account of its Italian sounding name, it is usually classed with Como and Maggiore, says the Christian Science Monitor. The lake is surrounded by wooded hills, which rise directly out of the clear water, and at all times of the year it is beautiful. In early spring these tree-covered slopes take on a soft purplish bloom; all the outlines become blurred and velvety as the sap rises in every branch and twig, and there is a wonderfully peaceful impression given by theje soft outlines against a serene blue sk.v. All along the lake sides are tiny villages, built on the steepest possible slopes, the houses seeming to stick to the hillside wherever a niche can be hollowed ou.t. There is no road directly around the lake, so the inhabitants prefer to go everywhere by water. Little steamers ply - from The town of Lugano to Porlezza, taking a zigzag course in order to call at the various villages on either side of the lake. Of all the villages, perhaps the most beautiful is Morcbte, which lies east of Lugano, with its dark cypress trees standing out on the hillside against the pure sky, but for sheer picturesque effect thi" village of Gandria must come first. < ?; The houses appear to rise straight out of the water, piled, as it were, one on top of the other, quite haphazard. Many of them shine white in the bright sunlight w’ith hard blue-black shadows where the projecting eaves cover them. The walls at the water’s edge are festooned with flowers and creepers, clinging wherever they can find a foothold, while the water laps softly against dim shadows of boats tied tip under dark archways. Each little village forms a separate picture, having its own characteristics, while over all the mountain of San Salvatore Stands like a sentry on guard.

four Hundred Tons of Egg Shells to Make Kid Gloves

Many people imagine when an article is cast into the dustbin its days are ended. This, however, is not so, for all the contents of dust carts are carefully sorted as they are emptied, anything of value being put aside. Disregarding things such as scissors, knives, etc., many are making a big profit out of their “dust.” You wouldn’t think that there would be any value in eggshells, yet every year as many as 400 tons are required in the manufacture of so-called kid gloves, and also in printed calico, observes the Philadelphia Inquirer. Corks, too, are a valuable item, for they sell to manufacturers at the rate of 9 cents a pound and in a year no fewer than $500,000 worth are thrown away. ; Cycles suffer a number of hardships before they reach an absolute end. Old tires are bought at quite a good price by manufacturers for the rubber on them —inner tubes are especially valuable and go to make rubber mats and cheap rubber toys. The frame supplies ‘'short lengths of tube and the rest of the machine is melted down to make a fresh iron article.

Regiment of French Dragoons in Fighting Game Since 1635

The Twenty-second Regiment of Dragoons of the French army is one of the oldest regiments of the republic. It was organized In 1635 under the name of the Of j eans “regTment,' and took part from 1639 to 1756 in all the great wars in which the French were engaged before the Revolution. From 1793 to 1814 ft was continually at work, first under the republic and afterwards in Napoleon’s (time. It took pari in the great battles at Austerlitz. 1805; Jena, 1806; Eyiau, 1807, and Oporto in 1809. Many pennants fly from its standard in honor of its bravery in battles. At the end of July. 1914, the regiment was stationed at Reims, where it

had been for many years in peaceful occupation. War clouds burst suddenly. Soon the city of Reims was awake, the streets filled with people, all wending thei|> way towards the cavalry barracks to have a last glimpse of the departing dragoons. Three hours after the bugle call the regiment stood ready awaiting the command of the colonel to mount. In a long address the colonel reminded the soldiers of the achievements of their forefathers, hoping that they would be brave to add another pennant to those already attached to their standard, with the shout of “Long live France! Long live «the Republic!” they swung into the saddle and left the barrack yard for an unknown destination.

Popular Science.

An average tar yields 70 per cent of pitch and only 6 per cent <>f materials useful in making dyes. If a grain of granulated sugar} were a hollow ca psul e Lt woul d hold 400,000,000 typhoid bacilli. A 30-passenger auto bus with a four-wheel truck in front, runs on a standard railway track in the Hood river region of Oregon. The most powerful telescope in the southern hemisphere, ranking as the third most powerful in the world, will soon be completed at the national astronomic observatory, Cordoba, Argentina/ The public of Cleveland, 0., is made familiar with the operation of the Are alarm devices of the city by means of frequent demonstrations by competent persons connected with the fire department.*

Scientist Discovers the Cause of Fluctuation in the Motion of the Moon

The cause of the fluctuation-in the motion of the moon which long has been a puzzle to astronomers —has been discovered by Prof. T. J. J. See, director of the naval observatory at Mare Islams, California. Professor See states that the electrodynamic waves of the sun are the force of gravitation In the solar sysare modified as to the moon, becatfee- the force is exerted through the mass of the earth. This interposition of the earth between the sun and moon

Mother’s Cook Book

of small pleasures, since few great ones are let on long leases.—Old Proverb. Sunday Night Supper The Sunday night supper should be the happy meal of the week, for young and old, a time when a few friends may. gather for a quiet hour and enjoy each other’s society. The meal should not be a burden to the house mother, for in many homes it is entirely given over to the young people or the men of the family to prepare and serve. They usually delight In preparing some simple dish, at the grate, chafing dish or electric grill. Sandwiches may be prepared beforehand and the ideal may be served from a small table in the living room, everybody sitting cozily about the fire, unless there are some who prefer a table.to— holding the plate and cup in the lap. For the drink cocoa is the most often used, as it is one that«may be given to even the small people. Malted milk, tea or coffee are all acceptable drinks and rarely refused. A simple salad of some kind, depending upon the family taste or the heartincas of the dinner which has been eaten at one or two o’clock, should be served p ' A hot dish, some jelly preserves or

causes the electfo-dynamic waves of“ the son to undergo circular refraction, dispersion and absorption. This, says Professor See, weakens the action of the sun on the moon when that satellite is near the shadow of the earth, as at the time of lunar eclipses. This weakening of the gravitational force of the. sun on the moon causes the fluctuations in the moon’s revolution in its orbits. In 1878 Simon Newcomb finished an. elaborate investigation showing that the moon’s motion is Irregular, and from that day to this the Irregularities of the moon have defied all astronomers and mathematiclaps. Professor See states that the irregularities in the moon’s motion may be tfaTculated, and that thereby the accuracy of the predicted places in its orbit may be increased twelvefold. “No irregularity,” he asserted, “now remains in the moon’s motion large enough to be seen in the transit circles used by astronomers. Thus with the previous mathematical development carried out by Newton, Laplace, Hill, Newcomb, Brown and others, the lunar theory will be entirely perfected. Professor See regards his discovery as to the cause of the lunar fluctuations, and his successful working x out of tables that indicate* the place of the moon in its orbit more accurately than has been done heretofore, as corroborative of bls theory of the cause of gravitation. He has sent a report on his discovery to the Royal Astronomical society, -London, and te scientific societies in Paris, Stockholm and Edinburgh.

Skim Milk Most Valuable When Used as Food.

(From the United States Department of Agriculture.) While skim milk is useful for animal feeding it will serve its best use as food for humans. By substituting grain, green feed, buttermilk and whey in anlnml feeding, much skim milk may be left for human use as a beverage, in cooking, condensing or for making cottage cheese. Only the surplus of this valuable human food should be fed to stock. While skim milk is good for stock, the fact remains tha its highest efficiency cannot be had through turning it into meat. Skim milk is used most economically in animal production when fed to hogs, yet it takes 20 pounds whdn fed alone to produce one pounddfpbrk. The same quantity will make three pounds of cottage cheese. In addition, cottage cheese contains T% times as much protein and one-third as much energy as pork, so that the skim milk in the cheese form gives quite as much energy and 4% times as mucl> protein as it would if converted into ham or bacon. Even at the highest prices recently paid for hogs, skim milk fed to them is worth not more than one cent a pound. Yet one cent a pound or approximately one cent a pint, is very cheap for any human food, and particularly for a food so high in nutritive value as skim milk.

Carlyle’s Long Clay Pipe.

Thomas Carlyle, whose memory will remain as a man who has given much to history, enjoyed his long clay pipes. They were made in Glasgow. ’ These pipes “^veremade with ldng~~gfeen glazed tips for the mouthpiece, and those‘who visited at his home say that he smoked a new pipe every day or perhaps oftener from the stock that he kept in a box. Usually the pipes were in a corner of the fireplace, within the fender, and ready for Carlyle’s further service. Here he stored also a half pound tin canister of his tobacco, w’hich was often replenished from his larger supply. The box'stood usually on the table, though at times, it occupied a place of honor on the mantlepiece.

Just So.

“Science says the diamond is one of the hardest substances that is.” “Quite so —to get.”

fruit with a bit of cake makes a good supper. For a cool night the oyster stew is a great favorite, being served with a salad of shredded cabbage dressed with vinegar and seasonings. Tea should follow this main dlqh'. Frankforts cut in thin slices and sauted in a little butter make an appetizing dish whjch is a general ite. Served with bettered toast and a hot drink this makes r good light supper. Chicken Llvere With Olive Bauce. Brown two tablespoonfuls of butter, and three tablespoonfuls of flour, and when this Is well mixed pour on gradually one cupful of highly seasoned brown stock. Season with salt and pepper, add twelve olives finely minced and cook three minutes. The ripe olives are the most appetizing, but the green are also good. Clean and separate the livers, dredge with flour well-seasoned and saute In butter; pour over the sauce and serve piping hot. Curried livers are prepared as above, using the following sauce: Cook two tablespoonfuls of butter with half a tablespoonful of chopped onion five minutes, add three tablespoonfuls of flour, mlxed°wlth half a tablespoonful of curry powder, salt and paprika to taste. Strain the sauce over the livers. Pigs In blankets make another good Sunday* flight luncheon dish. Roll plump oysters in thin slices of bacon and broil until well-cooted on the grill or in the chafing dlSh, . —Z Tit** ire£2.