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L S. FLfER •"W - OSCAR A. PRICf/ 9 ,T *- > ?>v' t **' \f" ̂ iORPOKAL WILLI8 FAM.6 TO RE ;^WUN AFTER ATTACK ON f f ' • £ 'z^:C •w&rrv TOWN* IN SKRMANY. PLANEST CROSS RHINE f\ M 'vPi~ |r, L'lr . m Preffavrfc in Qaden, Among Towns v ^ Bombarded by Allied Airmen--- -jf+r 1 ~ Seven Enemy Airplanes Shot M'^%. Down During Long •Flight. '***'<. • • " - *' j Paris, Avg. 21.--The ' Lafayette liiuadrfm.^itiposed of American avla- tors, played its part in the French air raids rppnrttMi in the official communi­ cation on Saturday, when it was an­ nounced 28,000 pounds of bombs ami explosives had been dropped on Ger- pan military establishments, rallroajl • fttations and encampments. ;;Corporal Harold Willis of Boston. % member of the squadron, has not re- .• > tirned from the raid, which .resulted : In a number of aerial fights with the Germans. Two groups of chasers were chosen from the ranks of the Lafayette squadron, commanded respectively by ' Lieut. Roatil Lufbery of Wallingford, Conn., and Adjt. Didler Masson of San Francisco, which traveled pro- tectlngly to the right and left of a bombing machine as It entered enemy territory across the Rhine. Another group from another sQnadroo followed la the rear. The groups, however, saw few Ger­ man machines. The Lufbery command obtained most of the action and Avia­ tor Dudley Hill of Peekskill. N. Y., had a narrow escape when two Ger­ mans attacked him with incendiary ballets. Adjutant Masson's command was at- --tacked by a patrol ef three planes; An air raid in which 111 French airplanes participated, dropping 13,- 000 kilograms (28,000 pounds) of projectiles on German rtilitary estab­ lishments, was reported on Saturday by the French war office. Seven German machines vrere shot down and a balloon and eight others were badly damaged, it was stated. Two Frepch .^machines failed to re- torn from the raid. The Colmar aviation ground and aviation camps at Fr^scatl (upper Al- aace) and Habsheim, were bombarded. C HASfliS & EWMG OR. HARRY A. GARFIELD W% • © BRITISH PREMIER SAYS GER­ MANY CANT STARVE ENGLAND. THREATEN TO KILL COWS ' | • ' • Illinois Milk Producers Open Fight on Price to Be Fixed by the United States. Chicago, Aug. 18.--Prices to be fixed by the government for milk are likely to prove unsatisfactory to Chicago producers, according to predictions. H. (I. Potter, chairman of the board of the Chicago Milk Producers* associa­ tion, has informed Alderman Willis O. Nance of the council health committee that cows will be sent to the slaughter |K>use(s if the food administration and Chicago health committee do not allow the producers a reasonable profit SOLDIERS JAIL 27 I. W. W.'S United States Government Opens War on Organization as Four States Face Tie-Op. ;t Spokane, Wash., Aug. 21.--The ^ 'V.ljfnited States government took action 411 the I. W. W. situation, when a com­ ic pany of Idaho National Guardsmen, aow in federal service, arrested 27 > / iiiembers of the organization, including James Rowan, district secretary, in ^ , ! their headquarters here on the eve of a threatened strike in Tour states, ef­ fective tomorrow. They were locked *P as military prisoners. Oscar A.vPrlce, publisher of a news­ paper In ths?mountaln region of West Virginia, is to be director of publicity for the second Liberty loan. He has been auditor of the Interior depart* ment for four yeara. U-BOAT WAR FAILURE Enemy la Barely Holding Own--Ship­ ping Losses Reduced--More Grain Than Year Ago. London, Aug. 18.--Premier Lloyd- George, speaking in the house of com­ mons on Thursday, said that this time last year the wheat in this country amounted, to 6.480,000 quarters and that now It is 8,500,000 quarters. The stock of oats and barley, he declared, also was higher. There had been a considerable saving in bread consump­ tion, the premier said, and owing to closer milling and food economy there had been an addition to the wheat stock of 70,000 quarters per week. (A quarter is equivalent to 480 pounds.) "The government has come to the conclusion," Lloyd George said, "that with reasonable economy there Is no chance of starving England out. The admiralty plans dealing with submarines have been Increasingly suc­ cessful." The premier said that in the single month of April 560,000 gross tons of shipping were lost * through German submarines. In July the tonnage lost went down to 320,000 gross tons. This month there was a substantial Im­ provement over that of July. •. » The premier said: "Germany now is hardly able to hold her own--not even that." With the co-operation of America, the premier said, there would be suffi­ cient tonnage for all of ldl8 and if nec­ essary 1919. Although tonnage had decreased during the last year, he added, more goods had been carried from overseas. EX-CZAR NOW AT TOBOLSK fRO-GERMANS ARE WARNED Federal Troops May Be Sent to Wash- -Oregon, Montana and V'jX- 'x - V , ,daho- . v"' ^Et^htston, Aug. 20.--Sending fed­ eral troops to Washington, Oregon, 'iMontana and Idaho to keep war indus­ tries moving and to check disorders, is regarded hy officials as a possibility in the near future should the threatened X W. W. strike attain • serious propor­ tion anil the civil authorities, state and federal, in the affected area, be unable to meet the situation adequately: ' i sS'v' WAR TAX ON AUTO OWNERS Automobile Section of Measure Adopt­ ed by Senate--Provides Graded Tax on Cars and Motorcycles. / Washington, Aug. 20.--The automo­ bile section of the war tax bill was adopted by the senate. It provides a graduated federal tax on automobile and motorcycle owners Instead of the house levy of 5 per cent on manufac­ turers*' sales. Between $40,000,000 and $50,000,000 in revenue would be se­ cured by the senate's tax, against $68,- 000,000 under the house bill. Officially Announced at Petrograd That Nicholas Will Live in West­ ern Siberian Town. Petrograd, Aug. 21.--It was t>fcclally announced on Sunday for the first time that the new residence of Nich­ olas Romanoff, the deposed Russian emperor, is at Tobolsk, a wester® 481* berian town. The official announcement says: "Owing to reasons of state the gov­ ernment decided to transfer to a new residence the ex-emperor and ex-em­ press, who are detained under guard. The place selected was Tobolsk, where the were taken after requisite meas­ ures had been made to insure their safety. Wth them went of their own free will their children and certain of their entourage." POtNCARC'S TROOPS CAPTURE GERMAN TRENCHES ON 11-MILS FRONT. , • ' ADVANCE IS OVERWHELMING Penetrate Enemy's Una to Depth of One Mile and Quarter and Take - 4,000 Prisoners--Berlin Ad- -r mits Loss of Talou Ridge. Paris, Aug. 22.--A smashing French victory on the Verdun front is record- in the official Jreport "issued on Monday by the war office. The French have captured the enemy defenses on both sides of the Meuse over a front of more than eleven miles, penetrating the German lines at divers points to a depth of a mile anVl a quarter. More than 4,000 unwounded German prison­ ers have been taken. The ,Temps says that In one "hour and twenty minutes after the French Infantry advanced to the attack at Verdun the objective had been at­ tained and German prisoners were go­ ing to the rear. In a dispatch from Bar-Le-Duc the Temps says : - "The last phase of the artillery prep­ aration for the French attack in the Verdun region ended at 4:40 o'clock Ln the morning, Our troops assault­ ed betw een Avocourt wood and Bezon- vaux. By six. o'clock our first object­ ive had been attained and German prisoners were going to the rear. No adjectives can give an idea of the In­ fernal action of the artillery, which lasted three days. Hill 304, Dead Man's hill and Talourldge were plowed up completely by our fire.' The enemy was obliged to abandon his "first line, but our attacking columns with undiminished spirit passed from trench to trench, reducing all living combat­ ants to submission. Our aviators sig­ nalled our advance. It was tragic and overwhelming." An earlier statement Issued by the war office said: "In Champagne our batteries effec­ tively bombarded German defenses. We made several ralffs and brought back prisoners from the enemy lines. "On both banks of the Meuse our troops attacked the German positions with magnificent spirit. Numerous prisoners are being taken to the rear. The bravery of our troops is beyond all praise." Berlin, Aug. 22.--The war office an­ nounced on Monday that the French, without fighting, have occupied the Talou ridge on the Verdun flront, east of the Meuse. > ITALIANS MAKE BIG (IAIN Cross Enemy's First Line on the laon- zo Front and Capture 7,500 Austrian*. Rome, Italy, Aug. 22.--The Italians in their offensive on the Isonzo front, begun on Sunday, have crossed the Isonzo river and already have taken 7.500 prisoners, it was officially att- noxmced by the war department. The statement follows: "A battle Is proceeding on the Jullen Alps front. In the morning, after a bombardment of 24 hours, during which our artillery shelled the enemy posi­ tions with ever-increasing intensity, masses of our Infantry commenced the advance toward their objectives. To the north of Anhovo (seven and one- half miles north of Goritz), after hav­ ing brilliantly overcome technical dif­ ficulties and the resistance of the ehe- my, numerous pontoons were thrown across the Isonzo and our troops passed over to the left bank of the river. 'From Plava to the sea, after having crossed the first line of the enemy which had been destroyed completely, our troops brought pressure to bear upon him. Resisting strongly and be­ ing supported by considerable artillery and a large number of machine gunlf,' the enemy' offered desperate resist­ ance." NO CASUALTIESJOR THE U. S. Washington Issues Denial of London Report of American Wounded-*, Nothing to Conceal, . » Washington, Aug. 18.--The commit­ tee on public information on behalf of the war department on Thursday is­ sued an official denial that American troops have been engaged in action on the French front and that 200 have been taken to the base hospitals, wounded. . The report was published in the London Daily News. The com­ mittee added that it was authorized by the war department to state that if any such information should reach the department it will immediately be an­ nounced. Stop White House Pickets. 'Washington, Aug. 21.--Continued disorders in front of the White House, as a result of "picketing" by mili­ tary suffragists, caused the Washing­ ton police to put into effect an order prohibiting further demonstrations. „ Orders Arrest pf 900 Men. Madrid, Aug. 21.--The arrest of 900 agitators has been ordered by. the Spanish government In connection with disorders accompanying the gen­ eral strike. The arrests will be made ln all parts of the kingdom. Mlaourl Threatens Seizure of Mlnea. St* Lopls. Aug. 20.--Seizure of Mis- 'j. \ souri coal mines and prosecution of Missouri coal dealers on cfiafgeif of violating the state antitrust law was 4 threatened by Attorney General Mc- * Alllster in a formal statement (Two Killed, Four Hurt In Train Wreck* Fort Worth, Tex., Aug. 20.--Rngine«?r Jerry Scott and Firemtm W. A. Ha- 'mock were killed and four persons in­ jured when a Missouri, Kansas and Texas limited passenger and a freight itraln telescoped at Watauga. •it «< U. 8. Gunner Falls Off Ship. An Atlantic Port, Aug. 21.--J. L. Squibb of Joplin, Mo., a navy gunner detailed to an Anjerican steamship that arrived here from Genoa, was re­ ported by ship officers to have fallen or jumped overboard on August 14. U. S. Men to Train in Cuba. Washington, Aug. 21.--U. 8. forces will train ln Cuba. An offer from the Cuban government has been ac­ cepted and some of the forces to be used In Europe will be sent to the eastern end of the Island. Hogs $18.60 and Going Up. Chicago, Aug. 20.--Hogs resumed their advance at the opening of the live stock market, and within an hour $18.60 bad been bid, with a prospect of still higher prices. Dealers see a prospect for hogs at $20. COAL TO HEAD OF LAKES Robert S. Lovett Named Priority Di­ rector by the President--First Call Affects 46 Railroads. Washington, Aug. 22.--The first move toward federal control of the coal situation was taken on Monday when President Wilson designated Robert S. Lovett as administrative officer under the provisions of the priority ship­ ments act recently passed by congress. Mr. Lovett Issued an order directing -46 railroads serving Lake Erie ports to give preference daily until further notice to the transportation of bitumin­ ous coal from mines In Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. The order is designed to make pos­ sible the shipment of sufficient coal by boat from Lake Erie ports before the close of navigation to care for the needs of the territory at the head of the Great Lakes next winter. Red Cross Worker Resigns. Bt. Louis, Aug. 22.;--Announcement was made by the chairman of the local disaster committee of the Red Cross that Miss Mary Pulliam no longer is in charge of the relief work among ne­ groes in E. St. Louis, 111. She resigned. •w MAY SEIZE MINES GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS TELL8 ATTORNEY GENERAL TO DRAW PAPEI OPERATORS DEFY 'DICTATOR' Dr. Harry A. Garfield, president of Williams college and son of former President Garfield, has been appointed chairman of a commission to deter­ mine prices for the harvest of 1917. U. S. CONTROLS GRAIN PROCLAMATION PUTS WHEAT AND RYE UNDER LICENSE. Quarter of Monastir Razed. Corfu, Aug. 22.--One-quarter of the Serbian city of Monastir has been de­ stroyed by fire causcd by a Bulgarian bombardment, the Serbian press bu­ reau announces. The number of Yl©* tlms has not been ascertained. French Troops In Roumanla. Geneva, Aug. 20.--French troops ara fighting with the Russians and Rou­ manians on the Moldavian front. Ear­ lier It had been reported that British artillerymen were assisting the Russo- Roumanlan forces. First Death at Wright 8chool. Dayton, O., Aug. 22.--The first death at the Wilbur Wright aviation school near this city is that of a young stu­ dent aviator, Eugene W. Hayes who toppled over on the propeller Of hla machine. He died Instantly. . $50,000,000 Corporation Formed to Purchase the Entire Crop ef 1917, If Neceseary. Washington, Aug. 17.--Authority for putting Into effect Herbert C. Hoover's food: control program, as applied to grain, was given in a proclamation is­ sued by President Wilson. Predicated on the food and fuel act, the proclamation gives the food admin­ istration power to license the storage and distribution of wheat and rye and the manufacture, storage and distribu­ tion of all products derived therefrom. Prior to Issuance of the proclama­ tion announcement was made at the food administration headquarters of the personnel of the boards which will fix prices and attend to the purchase of grains. Determination to form a $50,000,000 food administration grain corporation to purchase the entire 1017 cfrop, If need be, to maintain fair prices, also was announced. The, price-fixing committee contains ln Its personnel -representatives of the producers and the consumers. ' The men are business men, farmers and representatives of organized labor. U. S. MAY CHANGE DRAFT RULE Protest Against Calling All Married Man to Colors--Wilson Promises • to Act in Matter. Chicago, Aug. 20.--Protests from Chicago and other big cities against the new regulations which permit few married men'to obtain exemption re­ sulted in President Wilson's taking a hand in the matter. According to advices from Washing­ ton, the president wrote to Senator Weeks of Massachusetts that he would confer with Secretary Baker and Pro­ vost Marshal General Crowder to see if the new regulations are fully justi­ fied. The president's letter was In reply to one from Senator Weeks, in which the senator said there was great dis­ satisfaction all over tha country be­ cause of the acceptance of so many married men. The regulations In point provide that married iqen are to be exempted only when their dependents suffer, by their acceptance. When a wife Is able to work or can be cared for by her family, or that of her husband, the husband Is to be taken, the regulations specify. WAR PLANT BLAST KILLS 25 Explosion in Explosive Factory at Dra­ gon, Que., Costs Many Lives and Causes $10,000,000 Loss. Montreal, Aug. 21.--The huge explo­ sives plant of Curtlss & Harvey at Drngon, Quebec, engaged in making munitions for the allies, was blown to aton.s on Saturday by a series of ex­ plosions which oblUoi ated th'i village near here, set fire to buildings and haystacks for miles arbund, shattered windows in towns eight miles away and levied a death toll which is esti­ mated at 25. Several, thousand men were employed ln the plant. The Cur­ tlss plant covers five acres. It includes over 150 buildings. The loss is esti­ mated at $10,000,000, exclusive of dam- agje to the village and surrounding property. The officials stated they were satisfied the explosions were caused by a fire, started by overheated machinery, and had been entirely ac­ cidental. Lowdan Seeks Advice on Drastlo Step When Mine Operators Break Pact-- President Declares He Will Act in Criaia. Springfield, 111., Aug. 20.--Governor Lowden issued an order on Friday to Attorney General Brundage to prepare the necessary legal papers for seizure of Illinois coal mines by the-state. It is understood here that if tha attorney general decides that the mines may be seized without action by the general assembly, the National Guard regiments not already in the federal service will be called upon to patrol the mines, . Chicago, Aug. 20.--Coal Director Carter found his power defied at the beginning of the hearing on coal prices. Attorneys Ralph Crewe, Rush C. Butler and Samuel AdamS, for the op­ erators, asked permission to speak. They read the resolution adopted by the Operators' association repudiating the agreement by which Judge Car­ ter's decisions on price were, to be binding on the mines. Judge Carter said: ^ . "I do not think it necessary to en­ ter into any discussion of this ques­ tion. I have had Governor Lo>eden on the wire and he has told me to go fehead. I regret greatly that all par­ ties to this inquiry will not be repre­ sented. "On the subject of price, however, If I am to determine it I shall take no directions from anyone." Washington, Aug. 20.--President Wilson, Secretary of War Baker and Secretary of Labor Wilson prepared to take a hand In the Illinois coal situ­ ation. Its seriousness was explained to the president by Francis S. Peabody of Chicago, chairman of the coal produc­ tion committee of the national council of defense, and the largest coal oper­ ator in Illinois, and John B. Whit>. president of the United Mine Work­ ers of America. In response to their plea that the only remedy lay in prompt action by the president ln exercising the au­ thority for federal control of coal conferred upon him by the food bill, he gave assurances on Friday that he would act without delay. Secretary Baker and Secretary Wil­ son agreed to prepare messages for distribution among the striking coal miners of Illinois urging them to go back to work as a patriotic duty. CANADIANS WIN HILL NO. 70 Pamoua Position Near the City of Lefts, Deemed Impregnable by Foe, Falls. British Front In France and Bel­ gium, Aug. 17.--After the brilliant ad­ vance in the morning in which the Canadians captured Hill 70 and then swept on northwest of Lens the attack­ ers are in close grips with the Ger­ mans in the western part of Lens. Considerable numbers of German prisoners are beginning to arrive ln the collection depots. The new Brit­ ish front has been established on a triangular line, like a pair of shears whose points are to the north and south of Lena. RIOTER IS SENT TO PRISON Eddie Foster Is Exempted. Washington, Aug. 20.--Joe Judge and Eddie Foster, star infielders on the Washington ' American baseball team, were exempted from service in the national army on the ground of de­ pendent families. Woman Kills Two and Self; Chillicothe, O., Aug. 20.--Because a woman told her husband that she was coming to claim him as her husband, Mrs. James Nelson killed her husband and son, and then killed her­ self. Four Killed In Mill BlasL Cincinnati, Aug. 22.--Three explo­ sions. along what Is called the "Pow­ der line," a series of small buildings, at the King Mills Powder company's plant at Kings Mllla, O., caused the death of four men. " Drop Many Bombs on Venice. Vienna, Aug. 18.--Four tons at bombs were dropped by airplanes Tuesday morning on the maritime ar­ senal at Venice, causing a number of conflagrations, according to the offl dal statement. Roumanians Are in RetreaL Petrograd, Aug. 18.--The war office announces a strategic withdrawal by the Roumanians to the Sovein-Mona- stlrsk-Voloshkanl line. Russian forces on the Roumanian front withdrew un­ der pressure to Munchelln and Modus*. S. H. Schulz Pleads Guilty to Two Charges of Fighting at E. St. Louie Given Five Yeara. Belleville, 111., Aug. 21.--S. L. Schulz of East St. Louis, who was one of the 105 persons Indicted ln connection with the East St. Louis race riots, pleaded guilty in the circuit court on Saturday to conspiracy and to one count charg­ ing assault with intent to kill. He was sentenced to an indeterminate term of one to five fourteen years ln the Ches­ ter penitentiary on the latter charge, and to five years' Imprisonment on the conspiracy charge. Both sentences ta run concurrently. MANY HAVE VOLUNTEERED 1,300,000 Americana Have Joined the Army and Navy Since U. 8. dnlered War. Wuehlngion, Aug. 21.--Since Amer­ ica entered the war, 1,300,000 men have volunteered for servjee In the United States army and navy. The figures were announced on Saturday by the committee on public Information. A total of 943,141 comprises the land and naval forces. Land forces re­ ceived 710,024 of these men, as against 233,117 for the navy. Teuton Officer® Arrested. Laredo. Tex., Aug. 21.--Four Aus­ trian military officers, who'came here from San Francisco and were saiq to b$ en route to Mexico, were arrested by department of justice agents herd and lodged in Webb county jail. First Jackie Dies Abroaa. Base of the American Flotilla 1* British Waters, Aug. 21.--The body of James H. Bush, twenty-eight years old, of Brockton, Mass., fireman on an American destroyer, has been washed ashore. v Four French Ships Sunk. Puis, Aug. 18.--The weekly report of shipping losses gives one steamship of more than 1,000 tons and three of smaller size as having been sunk in the week ended August 12 out 1*010 arrivals and 1,028 clearances. . "Young Pershing Tries Again. Oklahoma City,, Okla., Aug. 18. Arthur E. Pershing, nephew of General Pershing, still Is trying to join the army. Young Pershing was rejected three times because of physical dla- abtlitiea. WAS PRISONER IN A CROCK Boy's Plight Analogous to That ef * Many Whose Heads Are Stuck . . Fast In Worrlaa. ' An earthenware crock which a boy. {Haying policeman, had '"put on] Ms head as a helmet, slipped down and stuck fast. The . boy made a rec­ ord resignation from the jwlice force, and his muffled howls * attracted prompt attention. 1 His alarmed mother tagged at the crock until the boy's face was isorely bruised; then excited neighbors took turns until • his neck was" pain­ fully twisted. Meanwhile the howling boy was suf­ fering terrifying visions of lifelong im­ prisonment, as secure as in a dungeon, and of his head from year to year growing larger and tighter In the crock. The poor boy's trouble shut him ln from all the rest of the world with an ingrowing imagination. But that is only what anyone's trouble of any sort Is apt to do for one, ob­ serves the Christian Herald. The mother, the father, who had been sent for, and a half hundred neighbors, who had invited themselves under the delusion that curiosity is Sympathy, finally settled down to sol­ emn conclave and decided that, since the crock had slipped on it must be possible for it to be slipped off again, but that only a skillful surgeon could perform the delicate operation. A delegation was on Its way with the boy to a surgeon's office, when a resourceful motorman, seeing the situ­ ation, smashed the crock with his con­ troller handle. Thus, by the simplest of processes, the boy's trouble was suddenly ended. And it is by equally simple and di­ rect processes that most of the trou­ bles of most of us may be ended. With our heads stuck fast in wor­ ries, we rack our brains over a thou­ sand, roundabout ways Of slipping them off--and the harder we tug at them the more they hurt--but we overlook the simple expedient of smashing the crock. Like the lad, we 8ee terrifying vi­ sions of the future; we sufrer our feelings to be cruelly lacerated itnd our bodies to be twisted and torn in mental anguish and despair; we sun here and there for sympathy and ad­ vice and help; and it does not occur to us hew easy It is just to break the crock. Most of the crocks that seem to «#P down over our heads are merely Imag­ inary, anyway. They require no street car controller handles to smash them. All they call for Is a mental con­ troller handle. Did It ever occur to you that most of our troubles come, as this lad's did, through trying to appear What we aren't? » ,"L.' y * .V •{ i ̂ ::-;r J' ..j&'i&thi'* - >>•£* 8oap. Soap Is excellent as a means of get­ ting the face clean or correcting coarse language in the young, but it has Its drawbacks. It cannot always be de­ pended ujjon. A cake of soap that has been in the family long enough to seem tame >and harmless will some­ times run amuck ln the bathroom and lead one to the brink of nervous break­ down. Starting from a given point a cake of soap, if slightly provoked, will dash about, leaping from place to place In wild flight till the pursuer swoons in exhaustion. The cake of soap peeks out from a safe place un­ der the tub to snicker maliciously. If you recover and have the spirit to re­ sume the chase you will have-a gay time in bagging the soap, even though you have It cornered. The soap is clever. It will not make a move till you have seized It, and then it will slip a few inches away. After several of your grabs the soap will estimate neatly with a quick eye Just the length of your arm and then it will set­ tle down a few inches beyond your reach. In this case your only move Is to get a long stick and have the soap out with a few sweeps. If you are only human you will probably beat it to death with any blunt Instrument at hand. And then go and get another piece of soap.--Illinois State Register. Light a Fire Without Matches. How to light a fire without matches is an Important part of the training given to United States Marines at Port Royal, S. fc. The primitive flint and steel, used long ago by our fore­ fathers, and the old "wooden fric­ tion" method borrowed from the In­ dians have been revived, so that the sea soMiers may dispense with matches when dampness renders them useless. United States Marines in fre tropics can start a fire almost instantly by using a hollow piece of bamboo. This Is done by slitting the bamboo, stuff­ ing it with dry moss, and drawing a stick to and fro across It as a violinist uses his bow. These resourceful world-wide soldiers are expected to find a substitute for the useful bam­ boo ln France. *> Siberia's Resources Unrivaled. Siberia is believed to be destined one day to become the richest country In the world, for it has a natural wealth so diversified and as j^et almost untouched, that It has no rival in the old world. Before the war Si­ beria was producing from 1,000,000 to 1,300,000 tons of flour a year. As a grazing country it has no limits, and It exports large quantities of leather, tallow and butter. Its forests are al­ most Inexhaustible, and It supplies furs to all the world. Its mineral wealth can only be guessed at, for the greater part of the country has never been prospected. But there are several enormous deposits of Ml. Deep Diamond Drill Hole. Of the three or four American dia­ mond drill holes exceeding half a mile in depth, the deepest by 1,700 feet la the one recently completed In Sussex county. New Tork. The depth of 4,920 feet was reached in 20 months. The core removed was two inches ln diame­ ter to a depth of 1,600 feet, and one and two-thirds inches further down. The drill rods, necessary weighed more than 13 tons, eight hours having been necessary to remove and replace them wh«a the perfectly perpendicular bore was within a few feet of complete*. IN BED FOR WEEKS Mr. Smith Wat In a Ail Way, ' Bit DoanV fettered Hla ti tke Jfcat of Health. In April, 1818, Louis Smith, 00 New Hacksnmck, N. J? said: "Wi foil to describe the muery 1 «adv ftnm kidney complaint. Ln my wo«Jc have to do a lot of heavy lift this weakened ray At first I only from, a slight but almost before I it, 1 was all bent over like a m*a a hundred yean old. "I began to grow worse as the days passed and fixsmUy I had to talcs to KSbtattfc. my bed where I re­ mained for weeks. My head pained ter­ ribly and my back mat throbbed. * al-wnya di*sy ana it seemed y everything was whirling. Little speeks came before my eyes and I suffered from painful and scanty paa- sages of the kidney secretions. Every­ thing seemed dark and dreary. "Doan's Kidney Pills completely cored me and I am enjoying the test of health now." "Sworn to before me." E. M. Johnson, Justice Peace, On March 19, 1017, Mr. Smith added: **I will never forget- what Voan'* have . Whi done for me. aenever 1 catch cold on my kidneys I eaa depend on Dwm's to fix me up all right." Gel Daaa'a «S Aay Star*. COe • Bev DOAN'S F09TSU1UR1M CO. BUFFALO*. N. Y. A8UARANTEID REMEDY FOR HAY FEVER--ASTHMA Tour BOSSY will. 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Umm The Cattar lateratwy, S«ffts5«y, Cai.„ COImc* IIL A toils* preparation of tnsrlfi. Help* to enklloate daadraC _ Far Reetariac Coior «mI BwrtytoGMTorFadWIUrJ »8.aadtl.«6atPruCTl»ti. 1 HAD WASTED THEIR LIVES' Good Saddlers Spoiled to Make Law­ yers, Opinion of Sir Douglas Haig on Seeing Work. The fact that Sir Douglas Haig at­ tained his fifty-sixth birthday recent­ ly brings to mind a story told of him a short while back. Sir Douglas Is a soldier first, last and sll the time, regarding all other professions as of quite negligible im­ portance, a trait In his character which lends point to the anecdoteT He was, it appears, inspecting a cavalry troop, and was particularly struck with the neat way ln which re­ pairs had been made In some of the saddles. "Very good work#' he remarked to the troop sergeant major. "Who did ttr "Two of my troopers, sir," was the reply. "You're fortunate to have two such expert saddlers In your troop,"' said Haig. "As a matter of fact, sir," was tha reply, "they're not saddlers, in civil life being lawyers." "Well," ejaculated Sir Douglas, "how men who can do work like that could have wasted their lives over law I can't Imagine 1" Chancea Too Great. , Benjamin Birdie, the famous jockey, was taken suddenly 1H and the trained advised Mm to visit a doctor in tha town. "He'll put you right In a Jiffy." he said. The same evening he found Ben­ jamin lying curled up ln the stables, kicking his legs about ln agony. "Hallo, Benny! Haven't you been to the doctor T", "tes." "Well, dldnt h* dp yon any good?" "I didn't go in. When I got to Ilia house there was a brass plate on hla door--'Dr. Korem. Ten to one'--and I wasn't going to monkey,/frith a lony shot like that 1" . . Parental Confidence. "So your boy Josh Is in the* annyf* "Yes," replied Mrs. Corntossel; "and we're mighty proud of him." "Suppose something happens to him." v "Well, we haven't thought much about that. When Josh gets Into a mix-up he 'most invariably ain't tha one that something happens to." Only Half Enough. She (delightedly)--Father say* » we want to get married he will pay half the expenses of furnishing a bouse for as. • ; • He (despondently)--But who will pay the other half? Short accounts make long friends-- sometimes. POST T0A are bully good for any meal and for all the family