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FIERCE BATTLE
RAGING IN EAST
lissian and Teutonic Farces Waging
Strenuous Figbt Along Gali¬
cian Front
MUSCOVITES ARE RETREATING
British Troops Reported Defeated
Near. Givenchy By Germany’s
Army
London.—A great battle, with the
Austro-Germans nearly everywhere the
aggressors, is raging along the whole
of the Galician front and a decisive
conclusion to the entire Russian cam¬
paign in Galicia is in sight, according
to a report from Austrian field head¬
quarters.
Przemysl is said to have been clear¬
ed of Russians and the Muscovite forc¬
es are reported to be in retreat east¬
ward, except one baiyl, which is mak¬
ing a stand on heights southwest of
Medyka, which the Austro-Germans
are attacking. To the south of Przem
ysl, an Austrian army has broken
through the Russian line and is ad¬
vancing on Mosciska, on the railway
line" leading from Przemysl to Lem¬
berg.
In the Stry region Vienna advices
say the Russians are in full retreat,
while on the Prutli line Russian at¬
tacks have been repulsed with severe
losses.
On the western front Berlin reports
the recapture of most of the trenches
lost to the French in the Le Petre
Forest and also a defeat of the British
near Givenchy. Heavy losses, it is de¬
clared, were inflicted on the British.
AMERICANS WARNED
Amsterdam Dispatch Says Americans
In Berlin Advised Of Impending
• Crisis
Washington.—An Exchange Tele¬
graph dispatch from Amsterdam to
London, and forwarded here, says: “A
message received here from Berlin
states that the American colony in
Berlin has been warned officially that
diplomatic relations between Germa¬
ny and the United States may be brok¬
en off in forty-eight hours and that
the people should hold themselves in
readiness to leave Germany.”
President Wilson read to his cabi¬
net the draft of a note to be sent to
Germany demanding, in effect, adher¬
ence to the humane principles of in¬
ternational law in the German con¬
duct of maritime warfare as affecting
neutrals. Comparatively brief, but de¬
scribed as insistent and emphatic, the
communication will be cabled not lat¬
er than June 7.
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Irish Channel
Falmouth.—The British steamer In
kum, from New York to London, was
torpedoed, forty-three miles southwest
of Lizard Head. The crew was land¬
ed here by the Norwegian steamer
Wendla.
No submarine had been observed
when a terrific explosion shook the
vessel which began to settle.
The crew took to the boats, but the
steamer settled so slowly that some
of them returned to the ship, hoping
to save her. They noticed, however,
the periscope of a submarine which
discharged a second torpedo complet¬
ing the work of destruction.
CARRANZA ENCOURAGED
Constitutionalist Chieftain Is Pleased
With President Wilson’s
Warning Note
Vera Cruz.—‘‘Appreciative, friendly
and serene,” such will be the tone of
General Carranza's reply to President
Wilson’s note. After carefully consid¬
ering the note, General Carranza con¬
cluded that it contains nothing other
than hopeful necessities for the Con¬
stitutionalists’ cause. It was official¬
ly announced that his reply to Presi¬
dent Wilson would be handed to John
R. Silliman, personal representative of
President Wilson in Mexico.
Portuguese Steamer Fired Submarine
Lisbon, Portugal.—The steamship
Demarara, from Lisbon for Liverpool,
fired at the periscope of a submarine
which was folowing her. It is said
the submarine disapepared.
Danish Steamer Was Sunk
Stavanger, Norway.—The Danish
steamer Cyrus, with a cargo of coal,
from Burntisland, Scotland, for Copen¬
hagen, has been torpedoed. The crew
was landed by a Norwegian steamer
at Stavanger. The Cyrus was torpe¬
doed without warning, it is stated.
Schooner Sent To Bottom
London.—The crew' of the Danish
timber schooner Salvador, which was
sunk by a submarine, landed at Ler¬
wick, Scotland. The crew had been
adrift for twelveh ours when picked
up by a trawler.
Portugal Stirred By Submarines
Lisbon.—Protesting against the sink¬
ing of two Portuguese ships by Ger¬
man submarines, the press of Portugal
demands that diplomatic relations be
severed with the German government
immediately.
Ohio’s Spelling Contest
Columbus, Ohio.—Thirty-three Ohio
school children spelled so well that
they withstood a rapid fire of difficult
words lasting through a whole day,
exhausted a list of 5,000 w'ords prepar¬
ed in advance and set a committee to
work searching dictionaries for even
more tangled letter combinations in
the state-wide spelling “bee" held here
under direction of the Ohio agricultu¬
ral commission. Shortly before mid¬
night 33 were still “standing.” Seventy
five boys and girls entered the con¬
test early in the day of the contest.
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ROUMANIA MAY BE NEXT
CHIEF BALKAN KINGDOM WANTS
SLICE OF TERRITORY FROM
AUSTRIA
It Is Believed By Allies Roumania
Will Enter War Against The
Teutonic Forces
London.—According to news from
the Austrian frontier, the Austrian
ministry met, representatives from
Berlin being present, to discuss the
Roumanian note. It is understood
that Roumania’s demands will be re¬
fused. The relations between the two
countries already are strained.
Professor Basilesco, a Roumanian
deputy, estimates that the Roumanian
army has now 1,000,000 men equipped,
which will present a problem on a
new 600-mile front to the Austrian
strategists.
A Copenhagen dispatch on April 22
quoted the Roumanian minister to It¬
aly as having said that Roumania had
demanded cessions of territory from
Austria in return for remaining neu¬
tral in the war, but that Austria had
refused to acquiesce. Just what these
these alleged demands were was not
stated, but the minister was report¬
ed to have said that there existed a
defensive alliance between Roumania
and Italy and that Italy would not
accept any offer from Austria wihtout
having received the sanction of Rou¬
mania.
While, there have been several ru¬
mors concerning Roumania and the
war—that she would remain neutral
and that she was negotiating with the
allies and was believed to be on the
brink of war—nothing has come
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PRESS ON PRZEMYSL
Austro-German Forces Renew Attacks
On Fortress Captured By
Russians
London.—In the face of the Rus¬
sian claims that the Austro-German
grip on Przemysl had been broken,
and that the offensive in the great
Galician struggle had passed to the
Russians, came both German and
Austrian official statements assert¬
ing that the Austro-German troops
have been successful to the north
and the southeast of the fortress;
that the forts girdling it to the north
have fallen into their hands, while
to the southeast they have wrested
Stry from the Russians. In fact the
Austrians and Germans say that the
campaign is running in their favor
everywhere in the eastern zone from
Libau in the north to the southern¬
most tip of the Galician battle line.
It Is apparent that the Russians,
since being forced back to the San,
have been rushing up heavy rein¬
forcements in the hope of averting
the fall of Przemysl.
Paris admits recapture by the Ger¬
mans of portions of trenches on the
outskirts of the LePretre forest, but
at other points on the western line
claims progress for the allies, prob¬
ably to the north of Arras.
Mrs. Longstreet’s Home Sold
Gainesvilei, Ga.—At the sheriff’s
sale, the home of Mrs. Helen D. Long
street, on Green street, in the city of
Gainesville, was sold to Charles New¬
ton for $5,950. An effort was made
to stop the sale on an order passed
by a referee in bankruptcy in the
state of New Jersey, but the right
of the referee to stop the sale was
questioned and the property sold un¬
der order of the judge of the superior
court of Hall county. Mrs. Longstreet
is one of the best known women in
the United States.
Italy May Have Ally
Rome.—The little republic of San
Marino, 22 square miles in area, al¬
though entirely surrounded by Italian
terirtory, forms an absolutely inde¬
pendent state. A serious discussion
is now going on in this republic as
to whether it shal remain neutral.
The question is more important than
appears at first sight. San Marino,
standing on a high mountain a few
miles from Rimini, dominates the
Adriatic. If it continues neutral Aus¬
trian aeroplanes could, in time of
need, take refuge there.
Hoods Daughters Are Barred
Washington.—Under a Supreme
court decision Ida Richardson Hood
and Odile Mussno Hood Holland, twin
daughters of the Confederate leader,
Gen. John B. Hood, and the adopted
children of the late George T. Mc
Gehee, cannot claim title to lands in
Alabama ow'ned by McGehee at his
death. The daughters now live in
New York City. They were adopted
by McGehee under the Louisiana law.
General Hood replaced Gen. Joseph
E. Johnston at the battle of Atlanta
near the close of the Civil war.
THE ELLIJAY TIMES, ELLIJAY, GEORGIA.
WILSON’S REPLYTO GERMANS
PRESIDENT DECIDES TO INFORM
GERMANY THAT U. S. WILL
BACK UP DEMANDS
The Chief Executive Will Not Hold
Lengthy Discussion Over The
Lusitania Incident
Washington.—President Wilson in¬
tends to shape the course of the Unit¬
ed States in the international crisis
winch has arisen so as to leave no
doubt abroad of the country’s pur¬
pose not only to speak, but, if neces¬
sary, to act, for the cause of human¬
ity.
Germany’s avoidance of the larger
questions of humanity and the spirit
of international law by a technical ar¬
gument on a hitherto undisputed point
in the statutes of nations—the exer¬
cise of the right of visit and search
by war craft when encountering mer¬
chantmen, whether carrying contra¬
band or not—must he met promptly
with a note again setting forth brief¬
ly the facts as found by Investigation
of officials here as to the cargo and
peaceful equipment of the Lusitania,
and reiterating the earnest intention
of the United States to hold the Ger¬
man government to a “strict account¬
ability” for all violations of American
rights on the high seas.
GERMANS ADMIT MISTAKE
Imperial Admiralty Notifies Ambassa¬
dor Gerard That Gulflight Was
Torpedoed By Mistake
Washington.—Ambassador Gerard
at Berlin has been formally notified
that the American steamer Gulflight
w«s torpedoed through m * sta ke. The
German siibma..-~c commander report¬
ed that he failed to notice the Gulf
liglit’s American flag and took her
for a British vessel. The state de¬
partment’s announcement says:
“The American ambassador at Ber¬
lin reports that the chief of the ad¬
miralty staff, Admiral Behnke, has in¬
formed him that the commander of
the submarine which torpedoed the
Gulflight did so through mistake, be¬
cause two boats, similar to trawlers,
were apparently convoying the Gulf¬
light. The commander therefore
thought it a British boat and did not
notice the American flag on the stern
until just after giving the order to
fire.”
The Gulflight was attacked in the
English channel on May 1, while car¬
rying oil from Port Arthur, Texas, to
Rouen, France. Two members of the
crew were drowned while taking to
the boats and the captain died from
heart failure brought on by his ex¬
perience.
WIRE FLASHES
Doctor Gould Heads Church Clubs
Dr. E. L. Gould of New York was
elected president of the Protestant
Episcopal Church clubs of the United
States at the concluding session of
its annual convention at New Haven,
Conn.
Midshipmen Charged With Cheating
Secretary of the Navy Daniels con¬
ducted a personal investigation of the
charges which had been preferred
against seven midshipmen in connec¬
tion with the alleged use of advance
copies of the questions used in the
final examination in Spanish. There
are seven under arrest. They have
been recommended for dismissal. The
defense offered was that the youths
did not know they were using stolen
examination papers. It also was claim¬
ed that they were not given a fair
trial, The secretary will announce his
decision later.
Shaughnessy To Aid Kitchener
Apparently authentice information
has it that Sir Thomas G. Shaughnes¬
sy, president of the Canadian Pacific
railway, and one of the foremost au¬
thorities in America on transporporta
tion„ has arrived at Liverpool, hav¬
ing been summoned to London by Earl
Kitchener to consider tailing charge
of the purchase and transportation of
all war supplies from the United
States and the Dominion of Canada.
It is stated that his headquarters will
be in New York City, and that im¬
provement in the shipment and deliv¬
ery of war articles is expected.
Heard Baby Across Continent
Charles Seymour Whitman, Jr., the
baby of the governor of New York,
cried so loudly in the executive man¬
sion that his father, who is in San
Fancisco, dieard him. The governor
listened to his baby over the tele¬
phone. It required several minutes
to induce the baby to utter a cry.
Allies Bound Together Till End
Foreign Minister Kato, interpolated
in the house of peers, made the dec¬
laration that Great Britain, France,
Russia, Italy and Japan had agreed
to take no independent action of any
kind in connection with the war.
WILSON CONFERS
WI1H BEBNSTORFF
President Receives Coent von Bernstorff,
The Berman Ambassador, At The
White Honse.
AMERICAN POSITION STATED
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Believed Ambassador Is Hopeful Of
Outcome And Trusts That War
Will Be Averted
Washington.—President Wilson em¬
phasized in an informal talk with
Count von Bernstorfffthe German am¬
bassador, the intense feeling of the
American people over the sinking of
the Lusitania and otj^ir violations of
American rights of the high seas, and
impressed on him that the United
States would insist on an adherence
by Germany to the accepted princi¬
ples of international^w as they af¬
fect neutrals.
No announcements were made after
the conference, whiefl'iiad been ar¬
ranged at the ambassador’s request,
but it was stated authoritatively that
there would be no change in the plan
to send in response to the German re¬
ply to the Lusitania' note an inquiry
whether the imperiai^government will
abide by international law or follow
its own will.
In official and diplomatic quarters
opinion was divided as to the effect of
the conference. Some thought it
would be beneficial and bring from
Germany a conciliatory reply to the
next American communication.
AMERICAN UNION PERMANENT
Secretary McAdoo Names Committees
For Perfection Of Pan-American
Financial Relations
Washington.—Plans to continue the
work begun by the recent Pan-Ameri¬
can Financial Conference through per¬
manent, although unofficial commit¬
tees, were announced in a statement
by Secretary McAdoo of the treasury.
The secretary expressed confidence
that “practical results of the most ad¬
vantageous sort to the United States
and all the countries of South and
Central America” would follow the
conference.
“Some of the governments in South
America, I am told,” ?je said, “have al¬
ready made financial arrangements
with some of our bqnkers, and nego¬
tiations are pending between other
South American cointries and our
bankers, with, Lpfisunhnated.” every pjrospects that
they will be
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fred, which from Tam¬
pico, gave out a /Statement in which
he reported that three weeks ago Vil¬
la soldiers fired on a launch in which
Lieutenant Green of the United States
cruiser Consul at Tampico were pro¬
ceeding up the Pajnuco river to in¬
vestigate the killing j.f two Americans.
Captain Lane.niso reported the kill¬
ing of six Americans, including J. N.
Bennett, an oil man, and John Smith,
chief engineer of the East Coast Oil
company. He described conditions in
the oil fields near Tampico as serious
and asserted that there was a general
feeling of hostility to Americans.
ITALIANS FAILING
Austrians Declare Teutonic Forces Are
Pushing Back Roman Kingdom’s
Invaders
London.—Despite the declaration of
Rome that the Italian invasion of
Austria is continuing with success,
Vienna asserts that the Italian under¬
takings have been unavailing. The
new enemy of the Teutonic allies, Vi¬
enna says, is expending great quanti¬
ties of ammunition without doing ma¬
terial damage. An Italian attack on
the coastal frontier is declared to
have been repulsed with heavy losses.
The Italian fleet has sailed to the
Austrian coast, seeking combat with
Austrian warships, according to the
Italian ministry of marine. |
Kitchener Awarded The Garter
London.—The list of honors confer¬
red on the occasion of the king’s
birthday, as had been expected in
view of the war, was an unusually
long one. The list is headed by the
names of Field Marshal Earl Kitchen¬
er, secretary of state for war, who re¬
ceived the knighthood of the Garter,
and Sir Francis Bertie, ambassador
to France, and Sir Kenneth Muir Mac¬
kenzie, clerk of the crown. The last
two are the only servants of the
crown who were raised to the peerage,
each having been made a baron.
British Steamer Was Sunk
London.—The British steamer Sai
dieh, from Alexandria, Egypt, for
Hull, was torpedoed in the North sea.
Seven members of the crew, includ¬
ing a stewardess, were drowned. For¬
ty-one survivors were landed at Chat¬
ham. The Saidieh had a crew of for¬
ty-eight Greeks, a British commander
and eight passengers of different na¬
tionalities. The loss of life was the
result of jamming of davits while one
of the boats was being lowered. The
occupants were thrown into the
water.
Roumania And Bulgaria Agreed
Paris.—Roumania and Bulgaria have
arrived at a complete understanding,
Roumania having agreed to cede ter¬
ritory in Dobrudja. The two coun¬
tries will enter the war simultaneous¬
ly, the dispatch says, Roumania
against Austria and Bulgaria against
Turkey. Dobrudja is a part of Rou¬
mania bounded on the east by the
Black sea and on the north and west
by the Daaube river. As a conse¬
quence of .he second Balkan war be¬
tween Bulgaria and Serbia and Greece
Roumania took Dobrudja province.
LITTLE NEWS ITEMS
OF STATE INTEREST
Lyerly.—The handsome new school
building for Lyerly now near com¬
pletion.
Thomasville.—An offer to the boys
and girls of the. corn, pig and can¬
ning clubs of the second district of a
scholarship in the state college of ag¬
riculture at Athens for the short
course has been made.
Columbus.—The closing exercises of
the Columbus high school were well
attended.
Tifton.—Another step towards har¬
mony in Tifton municipal politics was
taken when the city council appointed
a committee of four to draft a suitable
charter for the city of Tifton.
Rome.—Rome 'business men are
harassed by thefts of what is prob¬
ably an organized band of yeggmen.
t
Lyerly.—According to indications,
there will be an abundant crop of
grapes and chestnuts this year.
Waycross.—The May rebord of the
police department was good, both in
the decrease in number of arrests and
the financial returns to the city.
Thomasville.—The hottest May since
1912 is what the weather bureau re¬
ports the past month to have been
in Thomasvilte.
Rome.—The capactty of the plant
of the Rome tannery is to be increas¬
ed at once.
Augusta.—Dr. J. .B. Perry, a local
druggist was found guilty of violating
the new narctic act and recommend¬
ed to the mercy of the court.
Douglas.—The board of trustees of
the eleventh district agricultural col¬
lege have re-elected Prof. J. W. Pow¬
ell principal.
Savannah.—Henry McQueen, former
assistant cashier and bookeeper of the
First National bank of Lyons, indicted
on a charge of defrauding the insti¬
tution out of approximately one thou¬
sand dollars by making false entries,
entered a plea of guilty in the United
States district court.
Cordele.—The plan to make the Car¬
negie library a county instead of a
city institution has proven a great suc¬
cess.
Marietta.—The Confederate veter¬
ans entertained the Daughters of the
Confederacy at the auditorium-armory
here, the event being a celebration of
Davis’ birthday.
Dearing.—The general meeting of
the Kilpatrick association met with an
attendance that was unusually large.
Thomasville.—In an automobile ac¬
cident at Metcalf little four-year-old
Jack Rudd, son of R. R. Rudd, lost
his life.
Macon.—The Bibb county commis¬
sioners made a special appropriation
of $100,000 for paying off the balance
of the indebtedness on the new La¬
nier high school building.
Fitzgerald.—The Third National
bank closed here for the purpose of
reorganiziug Its affairs.
Savannah.—In the enforcement, operations of
regulations governing the
of jitney buses, the city of Savannah
and the Savannah Electric company
will go before the railroad commis¬
sion.
Macon.—The annual commence¬
ment exercises at Mercer university
were marked by a large attendance.
Savannah.—Henry McQueen, former
assistant cashier of the First Na¬
tional Bank of Lyons, indicted on a
charge of defrauding the institution
out of $1,006 by making false entries,
was sentenced to five years.
Gainesville.—Rev. Richard D. Stin¬
son, principal of the Atlanta Normal
and Industrial Institute, stressed the
importance of the church, the school,
the home and hard work on upbuild¬
ing the negro race.
Ashburn.—Mrs. Mollie Handley is
greatly distressed over the disappear¬
ance of her 17-year-old son, Olin, who
left home on May 9, and has not
since been heard of by any of his rela¬
tives.
Douglas.—Investors have been here
with an eye to putting in a cotton
compress.
Athens.—Concluding its twenty-first
year of service for the state in train¬
ing teachers for the common schools
and the public school system, the State
Normal school presented seventy grad¬
uates to the state.
Augusta.—The annual graduation
exercises of the medical department
of the University of Georgia were
up to the usual standard. Twelve re¬
ceived diplomas.
Augusta.—The jitney bus statute
has not yet been fixed in Augusta.
Columbus.—River terminals are to
he established at this point by a con¬
cern.
Augusta.—The formal opening of the
new University hospitals, the comple¬
tion of which is among the most im¬
portant civic achievements of the mu¬
nicipality, and reflects credit in large
measure upon the enterprise of the
city of Augusta.
Carrollton.—The largest crowd in
the history of the Fourth District Ag¬
ricultural and Mechanical school at¬
tended the commencement exercises.
Rome.—The rural mail carriers of
the seventh congressional district met
here with one hundred in attendance.
Macon.—At the meeting of the
board of trustees of Weslyan Female
College, Dr. C. R. Jenkins was re¬
elected president.
Rome.—Yeggmen looted the postof
office, express office and a blacksmith
shop at Plainville, sixteen miles from
Rome.
Milledgeville.—Baldwin county is to
have a display at the state fair at
Macon this year.
Rome.—An enthusiastic meeting of
automobile owners of Floyd county
was held here and a permanent or¬
ganization perfected.
Milledgeville.—Agricultural develop¬
ment is attaining such proportions in
Baldwin county that virtually every¬
body is now interested in the work.
Bainbridge.—County Farm Demon¬
strator J. T. Pittman has an enroll¬
ment this year of 540 boys and girls
in the pig, corn and canning clubs.
Work.
First Prisoner—I hear that under
The Hague convention of 1907 pris¬
oners of war are entitled to pay for
any work they do.
Second Prisoner—What ought we to
get, then, for trying to chew that tough
meat they give us?
Two Vegetables.
Dicer—Isn’t there another vegetable
that goes with this beef besides pota¬
to?
Waiter—Yes, sir—there’s horserad¬
ish.
The average man is always paid av¬
erage wages.
He's a poor actor who can't get any¬
one to take his part.
What is Castoria
ASTORIA is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric^ Drops
and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasanL It contains neither Opium.
Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It
destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. For more than thirty years it
has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind
Colic, all Teething Troubles and Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach
and Bowels, assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend.
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over
80 years, has borne the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher, and has been made under
his personal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and “Just-as-good” are but Experiments that
trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and -
Children—Experience against Experiment.
Genuine Castoria always bears the signature of
DANGER IN CLOSE ALLIANCES
investigation Has Shown That Cancer
Is Most Probable When Cousins
Are Wedded.
Speaking of the possible hereditary
tendency to cancer. Dr. Charles B.
Davenport of the eugenics laboratory
at Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y., says
of the fact that the incidence of cancer
is highest in Maine; “I have no doubt
that this is due to the presence of one
or more races in Maine which are non
immune to cancer.”
Doctor Davenport's studies “indicate
that resistance to cancer is a positive
(dominant) trait and that nonresist¬
ance appears in children only when
both parents belong to a nonresistant
race. And this result is commonest,
other things being equal, where cousin
marriages are commonest, because
that makes it prohable that if one
parent belongs to a cancer race, the
other—the cousin—will belong to the
same cancer race. Now, in rural
Maine cousin marriages are extremely
frequent, especially in the islands off
the coast, and here we have the con¬
ditions for the result—the high inci¬
dence of numbers of the cancer race
in an inbred community.”
The Embusques.
The French papers have been busy
of late with the case of the “em
busque,” which is the name given to
the man who chooses a safe job in
the army. An incident seen last night
cn the. fringe. of Soho suggests that
it is also applied to those who do not
choose the army at all. A couple of
French soldiers over here on leave
(they were in joyous mood), coming
down a side street, passed the kitch¬
ens of a well-known French restau¬
rant. They were attracted by the sight
of the cooks in the kitchens and
studied them attentively through the
grating. Then they began to taunt
them with shouts of “Embusque!” The
harmless necessary French cooks be¬
low, startled in this rough way in
their “ambush,” were furious. There
was an angry clattering of pots and
pans and an elaborate slanging natch
between the cooks anc'. the soldiers.
The language was rich and varied,
and in the storm the sharp word “eni
busque” sounded like a bitter refrain.
—Manchester Guardian.
Just Like Her.
“Well, Jane, dear,” said Srnithers.
“I see that that little milliner up on
Main street has joined the antis since
you suffragettes adopted the 48-cent
hat.”
“Oh, well, what if she has?” retort¬
ed Mrs. Srnithers. “Nobody’s sur¬
prised ‘at that. She always was a
trimmer.”
Some Difference.
“Did you see where an official says
that the Pullman porter's position is
regarded as an uplift?”
“He made a mistake; he meant a
hold-up.”
Hits the Particular
Southern Taste
Long ago Yankee notions of cook¬
ing gave place to the dainty, toothsome
cookery of the South, and today in Boston,
New York, Philadelphia or Chicago the
honors for “extra good” items on a hotel bill
of fare are shared between the skill of the
Parisian chef and the dictation of the South¬
ern housewife to her skilful “mammy.
To match the culinary skill of the South- *
land, a new, unique and ready-to-eat corn
food was originated —
Post Toasties
The praise of Southern women for this
delicious dish seems to indicate its great
measure of success in a section where ex¬
ceptional cookery is so common.
If you are interested in something * sweet rich
to eat,” that requires no cooking, has a
corn flavour, and carries a pleasing smack of
satisfaction, why — order from your grocer
a package of Post Toasties.
The Superior Corn Flakes
Hard to Please.
“Here’s your bean soup, sir. Any¬
thing else, sir?”
“Umm,” said the patron, as he sur¬
veyed the watery mixture before him.
“You might show me the bean.”
A Left Hand.
“No matter how many times a girl
gives her hand in marriage to a man,”
remarked the Observer of Events and
Things, "she always has one left.”
No matter how insignificant a man
may be, he is firmly convinced that his
superiority will some day be recog¬
nized.
When you dislike anyone, isn't it a
fact that you dislike his laugh more
than anything about him?
Quite a Difference.
Della, after a rain, begged to go out¬
side to play.
“You may go,” said her mother, if
you will stay on the walk, and not
make mud pies.”
It was not long before Della was
leaning suspiciously far over the walk
“I thought you promised not to
make mud pies,” mother called.
“I’m not, mamma.” replied Della,
"I’m making doughnuts.”
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HANDS LIKE VELVET
Kept So by Daily Use of Cuticur*
Soap and Ointment Trial Free.
On retiring soak hands in hot Cutl
cura soapsuds, dry and rub the Oint¬
ment into the hands some minutes.
Wear bandage or old gloves during
night. This Is a “one night treat¬
ment for red, rough, chapped and
sore hands.” It works wonders.
Sample each free by mail with 32-p.
Skin Book. Address Cuticura, Dept.
XY, Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adv.
Couldn’t Put That in Print.
Doctor—That last case has made me
miss the big dinner this evening to
the distinguished Professor Jay. It's
too late now.
His Wife—Never mind, dear; the
speeches will be published.
Doctor—Yes, but the dinner won't.
More Useful.
“Belle, it is a shame the way you
keep, those t,wo nice young ( m^n oq
the string. You really should tell
which one you prefer.”
‘ “No, I believe in maintaining a strict
neutrality.”
His Way.
“Old General Putnam would be a
good man to have in the emergen¬
cies of this war.”
“Why so?”
“Because he knew how to jump into
a hole and get out of one.”
Those Holland Bulbs.
Bacon—I see British marines in¬
terned in Holland are receiving ten
cents and noncommissioned officers 25
cents a day as pocket money.
Egbert—Why, that's hardly enough
to keep ’em ir bulbs!
Her Kindly Wish.
“Does your wife show any interest
in the war?”
“Yes, indeed. She talks about it.”
“What does she say?”
“Why, she says that she wishes I
could go.”—Tit-Kits.
One of the Neutrals.
Belle—How is she on the war?
Beulah—Oh, neutral, of course. You
see, she has to be, for she gets her
hats from Paris, her hair dye from
Germany and her accent from 1/on
don.
The rule is that those who shave
themselves hear less baseball.
