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Resolutions of condolence, card of thanks, obituary poetry, notices of en- tertainments or other affairs where an admittance charge will be made or a collection taken, will be charged for at regular advertising rates. - Entered in the postoffice at Winnetka, Illinois, as mail matter of the second class, under the act of March 3, 1879. FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1917 It Works at Both Extremes. There are none too many bless- ings to expect from a war of the dimensions of that which is now ab- sorbing the attention of nearly all the nations of the world, but there are a few, among them the complete cure of those conditions which arise War work for all, more than there are from unemployment. makes hands to do, fully and properly. A country at war sees no bread- lines, composed of able bodied men and hopeless women, standing await- ing the charity of the more fortunate members of society. There is work for all, work with good wages, work which demands little preparation or training, work which offers the spice » of danger to the adventurous, work ~ which gives to women some of the freedom which men have enjoyed. The prosperous condition of the peo- ple of England points to the advan- tage, industrially speaking, which the - war has been to England. At the other extreme of society are those who have never known the ex- hilaration of doing something essen- tial to the welfare of anyone else, the leisure class of the countries at war, both women and men, who have failed to find in the quiet ways of peace that satisfaction which comes from having a fixed task to perform at a set time. There need be, in war time, no suffering from ennui among the idle rich and rich. War finds work for poor, work which is worth doing, which must be done, whose doing reflects honor upon the doer. Enforced and too extensive leisure is the bane of the very rich and the very poor. War has removed that curse from both. Disintegration at the Core. The places upon the disruptive power of significance which Germany internal discontent is evident from the assiduity with which the Central powers have sought to stir up trou- ble in the intimate affairs of the na- tions at war with them. Hence the evidence of dissatisfaction in the German empire is the more encour- aging to her enemies because of the assurance which has been given of the German attitude of mind towards such a condition. We cannot be sure that the sug- gestion of trouble within the Ger- man empire is significant of an early disruption, but it does suggest dis- integration beginning at the center, which, progressing slowly but irre- sistibly outward, means the end of Prussianism and all that that implies to the world now fighting against that spirit. Money to Spend in War Time. Prophecy from men who have fol- the business world since the beginning of the war in 1914 is to be considered with re- spect, as based upon facts rather than upon private opinion, the foun- lowed conditions in dation of much of our war philoso- phy. Men like John G. Shedd who have watched the progress of busi- ness abroad, who have studied the conditions which have produced the present state, who have looked for the cause of developments, are to be listened to as to those speaking with When Mr. Shedd says that there will be a period of pros- perity in the United States follow- ing our entrance into the war, we authority. should expect prosperity to come. For he knows what has brought prosperity to shop keepers and other business men in England and France and sees the same conditions here. It is an interesting revelation that Mr. Shedd has made ment 'of the business situation in in his state- England and France, that the sale of luxuries and finery has increased materially since the outbreak of the war. era of Instead of being an great personal economy in a gen- eral sense, the years since the war began have been marked by indul- gence by the women in the frivol- ities which are dear to the feminine heart. The condition is, however, probably due to the war only inci- dentally, being the result of the plac- ing in the hands of women of far larger amounts of money than they have ever handled before. The taking of the millions of nien out of the country for war services has put many hundreds of thousands of women in gainful occupations and given them money to spend to which they have béen entirely unaccus- tomed in the past when they were dependent upon the men of their households. The payment of the por- tion for the support of the wives of in the army to turn their pay over to their soldiers, the habit of men wives, as well as the new experience of receiving money for their work, have given the women funds with which to indulge their natural love for pretty things. One surmises that the prosperity of England and I'rance has somewhat the charac- ter of American prodigality of money, that it is due in some meas- ure, at least, to the reposing of the ready money of the country in hands unused to dispensing it. F RA STYLISH NEw Fashioned specially to our order to I meet the demands of a discriminating, patronage i --this new, gracefully designed Adjustable Electric Floor > 1 Lamp. You will like 1t: upon receipt of $5.50. When ordering, state which finish you prefer; also give the voltage of your electric lighting circuit. ELECTRIC SHOP -- CHICAGO 72 WESY ADAMS SYREEYT AND JACKSON AND MICHIGAN BLYDS. | SPECIALLY PRICED, $5.50 1] A most satisfactory lamp for porch and sun i | parlor; useful in the music room or library also. Obtain- i able in your choice of brush brass or statuary bronze (a weathered reen) finish. Sent complete, with shade, silk-covered cord and plug, shipping charges collect, N\A 7 EAA ho Use the Directory and Save Time HE Bell Telephone Directory is prepared and proof-read with the greatest of care, and its listinds are humanly possible to make them. It is a sure telephone guide. as accurate as it is - The Company urges all telephone users to make a practice of referring to the Directory before calling a number. By doing this you avoid errors, save time, and thus help to speed up the service. CHICAGO TELEPHONE COMPANY "It Is Forbidden." Early in the war J. B. adopted a French soldier amd furnishes with a monthly allowance bacco. him of to- Incidentally, he is also lubri- cating his rusty French by carrying on a correspondence with his "filleul de guerre," who writes him from the | trenches, "somewhere in France." In a recent letter, the soldier in- formed his American benefactor that "hier j'ai tue deux Boches. Ils sont alles a l'enfer." The censor wrote between the lines, "Il est defendy de dire ou est I'ennemi." 0.0 B.-§. | Pianist and Twenty years teaching experier 1006 Linden Ave. Wilmette MR. HERBERT J. WRIGHTSON Pupil of Reinecke and Jadassohm of the Leipzig Conservatorium Lessons, Musicales, Recitals Musical Academy, the Sherwood Music School, Chicago and in England. Sight Reading and Interpretation, Specialties, Composer ce. Has taught in the Philadelphia Phone Wilmette 2082 82.8 Miles on One Gallon of Gasoline gallon of ordinary line the Franklin Here you have the Franklin standard of thrift. This test means, as a car for THRIFT, the Franklin stands alone among all fine automo-. biles. Only a FINE car can show such results. What's Back of It All | Only by the elimination of | 177 heavy and troublesome | water-cooling parts and com- plicated mechanism every- where, can gasoline consum- ing friction and drag, wear and tear, be minimized. | Only scientific light-weight i r | | construction and fine materials, rightly distributed, allow a car to put a stop to fuel waste. | efficiency for every dol ar you to investigate the Franklin. Evanston Fra 510 Davis St., Evanston Friday in New Haven, Connecticut, as in all other parts of the country, | a Franklin car was tested. On one Whenever you come to the conclusion that the next _ automobile you buy should deliver a dollar's worth of commercial gaso- made 82.8 miles More Than Miles per Gallon This EASY RUNNING of the Franklin means efficiency -- waste cutting--all along the line. 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