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The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10
BROUGHT INGENUITY TO BEAR
How Resourceful Woman Used Her
Fireless Cooker to Aid Her in
Task of Washing.

That the fireless cooker principle is
applicable to some other branches of
housework has been proved conclu-
SVely by one of our clever readers,
who startled me the other day by writ
Ing that she washes her clothes in a
nreless cooker, says the Philadelphia
Ledger. This sounded unbelievable,
but this is what she did:
she purchased large, well-made
barrel with the head knocked off, and
also bought large galvanized can
with close-fitting lid, such as is used
Tor removing garbage or containing
water. She placed the large can with
IN the barrel and she filled the three
men space between the two entirely
with excelsior, which she packed down
thoroughly-in other words, she insul-
ated the can as much as possible.
ohe also made little cushion stuffed
with excelsior to entirely cover the
Darrel top and fit down over the top
of the inner can.
NOW what next did this woman7
She nlled the can half full of boiling
water In which she placed her white
clothes, together with a generous
iahuIul or soap powder She then
smut the lid, pressed down the circular
cushion and let the clothes remain in
Ine suds over night. In the, morning
she found them very thoroughly
soaked to say the least, and thus
great deal of her washday labor
saved.
Who says our housewives are not
ingenious?
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10

commenced seriously about Sep
tember 25, continues with great
violence with no decisive result
and that at certain points the
French troops have had to yield
ground.
The Germans in their latest re
port say the battle is proceeding
successfully for them.
Germans Weaken Center.
The country where the chief fight
ing is going on is flat and under cult
walton. In many places it is boggy and
there are scattered coal mines. The
allied armies are continually extend
ing toward the north and bending east
ward toward the Belgian frontier,
thus compelling the Germans, in or
der to prevent the crumbling up of
their main army, to move large forces
from the center and so keep pace with
the Allies, whose position menaces the
invaders along the whole line. The
Allies plan, it is thought, may com
pei the Germans to release the pres
sure on the Belgians.
Both Sides Rally
From September rs to October 8
the Allies were having all the best of
the fight against General Won Kluck.
They were battering. his army badly
and they had almost accomplished a
crushing flank movement not far
south of Ostend. Belgium, when the
Germans rallied and pushed back the
French-British left wing.
A similar operation took place in
the eastern field, except, however, the
positions of the opponents were re-
versed The Germans had silenced
some OF the important forts around
Verdun, French army base, and were
beginning a serious penetration into
eastern France. The French rallied,
drove the Germans clear back into
Lorraine and penetrated German ter
ritory through the Vosges mountain
passes But they haven't gone much
beyond the mountains.
Watch Northwest Battle.
Severe artillery duelling has been
almost constant in the general neigh.
borhood north Of Rheims, where the
Germans have entrencheG infantry
along the Aisne river and have en-
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10
GERMANS KEEP POUNDING
AWAY AT ANTWERP FORTS

London.-The Antwerp correspon-
dent of the Daily Telegraph telegraph
ing regarding the fighting around Ant
werp under date OF Saturday, says:
''The Germans continue their des-
perate effort to capture Antwerp,
They are in a desperate hurry to &C
r:omplish 1t, pounding away unceasing-
H with their artillery at Fort Wael-
hem and WaHre st. Catherine and
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10

"Thus far the forts in the outer ring
of the Antwerp defenses have suffered
little harm from the German lombard
ment. The German big guns are not
being worked by regular soldiers, but
by men in citizens clothing who wear
only an armament to indicate their
military occupation. Undoubtedly
these men are employees of the Krupp
factory, hastily summoned to replace
the losses among the regular gun lay
ers. The heaviest German guns are
located north of Vilverde where fouu-
dations Of reinforc ed concrete have
been --spared.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10
SWeetbreads.

Put two or more pounds of sweet
breads in lukewarm water for an hour.
then boil them in fresh water for an
other hour, drain them well and when
cold bake them in a hot oven, bast-
ing them with the liquor which comes
from them until they are nicely
Drowned all over. This dish is very
nice and most economical, as the
sweetbreads should not be expensive.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10
Crane Juice Frappe.

Boil one cupful of sugar and two cup
fuls of grape juice five minutes, add
the juice of one lemon and one cupful
of orange juice and beat until cold.
Fold in the stifly beaten whites OF
three eggs, pack in ice and salt and
freeze to a mush.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10

flinging their infantry forward in fran
tic efforts to break through. Their
losses have been enormous, and the
number killed are estimated as high
as 5000 during the present movement.
'"rhe Belgians adopted clever ruse
at Waelhem. After the bombardment
had lasted several hours the fort
ceased to reply, thereupon the German
staff, thinking the fort out of action,
ordered the infantry to advance in
close formation. The Belgian gunners
waited until they could see the whites
of their eyes and then opened a muir.
'derous fire.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10
Russians Rout Germans.

Rome.-The Russian embassy here
has made public an official communi-
cation received from the Russian
headquarters staff, saying:
THE defeat of the Germans is COM
plete. Their retreat is changing into
rout that is so disorderly and pre-
cipitate that they are forced to aban-
don everything.
Two Russian armies are proceed
ing, one from the west and another
from the south, toward Allenstein Tin
East Prussia, fifty miles southeast of
Elbing). The German losses have
not yet been officially ascertained, but
it is estimated that they had seventy
thousand men disabled"
10000 Germans Ambushed.
The Russians and Germans are pun.
ishing one another with frightful sc.
verify in Russian Poland, where the
Germans have invaded a distance OF
fifty miles, an1 in Austrian Galicia,
where Russian operations have been
strongest
When the Germans attempted ia
cross the Niemen river, Just beyond
the East Prussia border in Russia
10000 were wiped out in Russian
trap. At another point similar at.
tempt was reDulsed with losses OF
5000 to the Germans. This is report,
ed by a London newspaper correspon-
dent. The Germans repulsed the
Russians and inflicted great losses
when the Slavs pierced the German
center at Augustowoo, Russian Poland
The Russians are not proceeding in
their campaign with speed They
have poured an immense army upon
Galicia and Prussia but the Germans
and Austrians have hindered them
successfully.
London.-The Russian armies con
tinue to sweep through Galicia and
according to a report from Rome
that province of the Austrian empire
is clear of Austrian troops. What is
meant is that the field armies oil
Austria have either gone into the
fortresses of PTzemysl and Cracow
or have retreated to the south ant
west
London.-A message from Niue
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10
Stand for Wash Tub.

When washing, put the tub in the
open end of a barrel. This saves
room, holds 1t firmly while wringing
the clothes, and above all, saves stoop
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-14
Cape May.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
CAPE MAY, N j., June 13.-The
season will open with rush at the Cape
May Hotel Monday, with the Maryland
Bankers Association in session for the
week Carter Glass of Virginia, chair
man of the House committee on currency,
will address the convention in its BUSH
ness session and at banquet Thursday
evening.
The week of June % the Society of
Automobile Engineers of America will
hold a weeks meeting and there are
busy while here
July /. . and the Maryland Bar AS
ISOLATION will meet at the Hotel Cape
of July crowd.
The city government has provided for
free music concerts on the beach front
from now until September IL. The con-
certs will be given three times Gay
each day during the summer.
The United States government is con-
tinuing the dredging of Cold Spring in
let at the entrance of the new Cape May
harbor to a depth Of twenty-five 1eet.
BY reason of it's present depth new
steamer line will start boats running
between here and Philadelphia next
Saturday and another line OF
boats will be run to Lewes, Del,
so as to connect with the Queen Anne
route across the Maryland eastern shore.
Among the first visitors to arrive was
ex-Postmaster General John Wanamaker.
who motored here.
Gen. and Mrs Peter c. Hams will come
next week from their Washington home
and open cottage, which they have
leased for the summer 1t is located on
Stockton avenue.
Capt. William Francis Halsey, retired.
of Washington has brought his family
to a Washington street villa here, IN
which they will pass the summer.
James r. Tindle Of Valley Forge, Pa.
son-in-law of ex-Secretary of State
Philander c. Knox, has built himself a
handsome colonial residence at New Jer-
sey and Reading avenues here and Will
| entertain during the summer Mr. ana
| Mrs. Knox and Mr., and Mrs. Reed
Knox.
George w Boyd. passenger traffic
manager of the Pennsylvania railroad
| and Mrs. Boyd. are at their handsome
| colonial residence at Beach and Will
mington avenues for the summer.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fred Eppinger Of
Washington have taken cottage at
New Jersey and Madison avenues
where they will pass the summer and
| entertain largely.
Rev. ]. Henning helms, D. D.. rector
| of the p. E. Church of the Ascension
Washington. will be the preacher al
= l.. d
| 9. While here he will be the CUES,
| of ex-Representative and Mrs. George ID
| McCreary of Philadelphia.
| Ex-Representative and Mrs. George
| D. McCreary have opened their summer
| home here. at Columbia avenue anG
| Guerney street.
| Miss Powell and Miss Lucy Powell
granddaughters of the late Gen. Phi
Kearney, are occupying their Beact
| avenue villa here.
Assistant Postmaster General William
w. Roper has just had built for him
self a new cottage on New Jersey ane
Pennsylvania avenues. He will pass hi.
| vacation here.
Mr. and Mrs John s. Scully of Mas
sachusetts avenue. Washington, viii
pass a portion of the summer here. Mr.
Scully is q. large property owner her,
now.
Mrs. Katharine Ramsay Hill. siste
Of Rear Admiral Francis Ramsay, 1.
located at the Windsor here for tn,
summer.
Mrs NJ. y, Anderson. Mrs. S. y. kuG
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Ter of Washington and Mrs. Allan Cole
Of Baltimore were here and selected a
cottage for Mrs. Cole on Columbia ave-
nue..
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Gardner of
Washington, after several selections. have
finally located in a Jackson street cot1
tage here for the season.
Mr. and Mrs. W. ]. Kehoe of Washing
ton are spending a short time at the
Windsor.
At a chautauqua to be held here on the
site of the famous old Stockton Hotel
in late July the principal speakers are to
be Secretary of State Bryan, Judge Ben
B. Lindsey of Denver, ex-Representative
Frederick C. Lands of Indiana and Rev.
DR.. Newell Dwight Hills of Brooklyn.
Commander James Edward Palmer, u.
S. N. and Mrs Palmer are enjoying a
seaside visit here.
Mrs A. NJ. Thomas Of Washington has
opened her cottage at Columbia avenue
and Franklin street for the summer. She
is entertaining some young friends.
Attorney General John w. Wescott of
New Jersey, the man who nominated
Woodrow Wilson at the Baltimore con-
vention, and family are occupying a
Stockton avenue cottage for the summer.
Mrs. Henry P. Phipps and Miss Phipps
of South Carolina and Miss E. ]. Dodge
of Washington make up party staying
for the summer at the Chalfonte.
Mr. and Mrs. William Stone Albert of
Washington are patrons at the Baltimore
Inn for an extended stay.
Alice NJ. Yakel of Washington are regis
tered at the Baltimore Inn for a month S
stay by the sea.
Mrs. Elizabeth Belt and family of
Washington have a suite at the Hotel
Cape May for the summer.
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's1'll ask Marian and Banks to come by
for me- Uncle Hophni and Lavinia can
take care of tho kiddies."
Just before the Lowry car drew up
at the door Lavinia, wonderfully at
preached her mistress. rs fered
can't take keer Pinky Posey dis even
In. Mis- Mamie. Dis Is de time o de
| meetin' O de United Brothers o Friend
ship" she apologized. AN bein' de fust
officer O. de treasury, 1 des' bound to
intend de meetin'!"
Mamie. fastening her gloves. hesitated
| Uncle Hophni appeared behind Lavinia.
Go right long to de deception. Miss
Mamie, honey" he told her. Let dat
| derin. Ole Hop kin tend to Pinkey
| Posey and all de rest O. EN- Trus Ole
Hop! He'll take keer O. 'em-de six o
| 'em-wid his life!
IT know you will. Uncle Hophni." Mrs.
Reed answered TREMENDOUSLY. I'll CO."
| At - that evening at the eastern edge
of the town, the sky was lit with red
glare. Prof. Irving Reed, bent over
his manuscript. heard a cry at the door:
Reed! Reed! Your house is BURNING
There was no fire department in the
little town, and Reeds home was some
what remote from any other house.
Flames were shooting from the upper
windows when he reached 1t. my God!
| Mamle-my kldQleS. ne CFleu Dis nc
| leaped from the car.
| A man seized his arm. "Mamie's back
| there in my auto" he said. "She went
| to Dempster's reception with US. She's
all right-just tainted.
MY baby girl! My boysT'
The father would have been in the
blaze. but Lowry and other onlookers
| held him back.
Cod man. don't go in that hell!
| Look on the roof"
On the fiat roof. bare of foot and
clad only in frazzled undergarments
his black face glistening in the fierce
light, old Hophni crept toward the
edge with two little white bundles
| in his arms. In a few seconds Reed
picked out Of the great pile of snow
| Pinky Posey and little Morris, scream
ing In affraight at their sudden awak-
| ening. but unhurt.
Amid hurrahs old Hophni retraced
his steps and brought two other little
nightgowned fellows. Donald and CAL
| vert. Like fat little sacks of meal
they struck the snow mound
| Another time Uncle Hophni crossed
the Icy roof and returned, carrying
one child, the small Irving. and lead
| ing little Jacky. At the edge each lit
tie lad gamely stiffened himself to be
| thrown over.
! In another moment the old darby
crawled out of the snow.
DE fire kim nigh ketchin' us. boss
he grinned cheerfully in Reeds white
| face a little later. De stairways to
de groun' wuz cut off when l wuck
but, blessed be God, I wuz sleepin' in
de nusery. and I toted de chilluns uI
de 'servatory stairs to de roof wha'
I could hab de best chanst to hit dat
snow bank wild 'em! I nubbah moved
hit, you see, boss. 'Twuz monstrous
lucky I didn't. En- you kin tuhn me
| off now of you wants to. You's de
boss heahl"
Reed smiled weakly. II give up my
| Job, Hophni." he said. huskily. You
| can be the boss in my house from
| now on!
| THE END.
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in store when she recognized in a shop
per beside her another oldsh woman
who used to be lovely Janet Blank wher
the two We're girls Janet had married a
young lawyer, of the wild oats brand
who left his wife and daughter nothing
but debts and a doubtful reputation Eek.
cept, of course, there was nothing doubt
full about it, only one likes to be polite)
The naval officers widow, on the othel
hand, had her home and lot of those
coupon things you clip-and. maybe, a
pension; most people who don't need one
seem to-but never mind about that
With all her money, however, the navy
widow had never once let up hating the
law widow because-well, Janet had re-
fused the officer before the other caught
him on the rebound-understand?
You can't leave counter until you get
your package, so Mrs. Navy turned her
head to escape possible recognition-but
ing the troubled consultation between
Mrs. Law and the slim, pretty girl at
her other side. 1t was about the girls
wedding gown-that she wasn't going to
have. And it ended this way:
'oh. well, mother. we ought to be used
to disappointments by this time. I'll just
have to b. married in a travelling gown
not going away. And all my life have
dreamed of my wedding dress-it was to
be soft and silky and white"
There was more to it, but after Bit
Mrs. Navy got her belongings and went
straight home to that padlocked chest in
her garnet, got out the roll Of canton
crepe-maybe she felt that it belonged by
right of sentiment to Janet's daughter
and
That's how the girl was married in her
dress Of dreams.
Then the wedding dress was laid away
for almost another twenty years. which
brings it down to now, with a dressmak-
er punching it here and Sitting it there
and refusing it all over for Janet's
granddaughter. Doesn't time fly? orig
inal remark: patent not applied for)
Oh. yes, it's a very old story counting
by years. Mrs. Navy and Mrs. Law have
both gone to wherever their husbands
went before-giving the lawyer man the
benefit ora doubt; so. perhaps. they are
too far away, and too high up to bother
about this latest phase Of activity on the
part of the canton crepe. Then. again
Maybe-just maybe. mind-the four OF
them are taking the loveliest sort of in
terest as to how the old wedding gown
Is going to look after the dressmakei
has dolled 1t up to date.
No man knows, and no woman. So yol
might as well believe the incest things
you can think.
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from Naval Observatory. WashiugtoA.
d. C.. to Denver. t.'.'
Paymaster A. F. Huntington. from
navy yard. New York. to await orders.
Passed Assistant paymaster @. A. Hol-
micks, from navy yard, Charleston. S. c..
to home
Chief Machinist ]. W. Murray. from
Ohio to home and await orders.
Machinist ]. ]. Coyle. from Pittsburgh
to Milwaukee.
Chief Carpenter F. NJ Kirchimer. from
navy yard, Norfolk. to Delaware.
Carpenter G.. w Chaddock, from re-
ceiving ship at Norfolk, Va. to Canal
Zone.
Paymaster's Clerk F. C. Miller has
been placed upon retired list.
Paymaster's Clerk p. T. Lansdale. ap-
pointment revoked.
Marine Corps Orders.
Capt J. II. A. Day, from marine bar
racks. Norfolk. to recruiting duty. Gin
cnnati.
First Lieut. A. NJ. Watson, from re-
crtlitinE duty. Cincinnati to recruit depot
marine barracks, Norfolk.
Naval Movements.
The Cleveland has arrived at Acapulco.
the Denver at Mazatlan. the Nero at
Manzanila, the Rocket at Norfolk. the
Wheeling at Portsmouth. n. H.: the
whipple at Mazatian. the Saratoga al
kuikiang and the Scorpion at Piraeus
| The Stewart has sailed from Mazatlan
| for Topolobampo. the Vicksburg from
| San Diego for Bremerton, the Cassin
| from Galveston for Vera Cruz. the Jen-
kins from Tampico for Tuxpam, the Mis-
sissippi from Vera Cruz for Pensaoola.
the Cummings from Vera Cruz for Bos-
| ton and the Jarvis and Jouett from Vera
| Cruz for Norfolk.
| The New Hampshire and Nebraska will
leave Mexican waters the 21st instant
| for Norfolk and Boston. respectively. for
| overhaul.
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Schools

Public schools of the District OF Co
lumbia close officially Wednesday. Al
though studies will be kept UP in the
grade schools as long as possible, the
school year Is practically ended. Glass
night and graduation exercises have near
ly filled the calendar for last week and
the first part of the coming week.
Thousands of youngsters will be made
happy Wednesday. when the last report
Of the year Is received with the mystic
word inscribed thereon. Promoted"
X
The Washington High School Bank.
conducted at Business High by pupils of
that institution. Is to close tomorrow.
Officers Of the savings establishment say
the past year was a notably successful
one.
"A Scrap Of Paper was presented by
the Junior classmen of Central High
for the benefit of the school Fairgrounds.
WIS" were awarded Friday morning to
Western High School pupils who earned
them on athletic fields during the year.
The assembly. at which they were pre-
sented was held at the Thompson
School.
Dr. Andrew Stewart, 's7. Central High
School, was the speaker at that institu-
ton Thursday when Flag day exercises
were held,
The scholarship honor roll Of Western
High School for the semester just
closed was announced Friday. It Is as
follows:
Fourth year. four Standardization
Crist, Chase Donaldson. Montervtlle
Ewing, Elizabeth Graft. Marjorie Kin
nan and Margheritta T1llman.
Five subjects. none below good-Ruth
Breuninger, David E. Day. josephine
Gregory, Munson Lane, Gladys Shedd
and Dorothy West.
Three excellents and one good-Edgar
Bernstein.
Third year, room 10. five excellents-
Ruth P1ckford; four excellents Carmine
Mayer; five subjects, none below GOOD,
David Newcomer. Henry Rayenel. Bates
Warren and Paul Pew: three excel
Tents and one good, James BAKER ou
Choir Hing and Elizabeth Pyle.
Room 12-F1ve excellents, Otto Praeser;
four excellents. Resale Bowen. caro-
line Stone and Jacob Lenovitz; three ex-
cellents and one good, Fay Hull, Mary
Pearre, Elizabeth Schaf. Evelyn west
and Ada lWatrous.
second year. room 11-Four excel
Tents. John Whelchel; three excellents
and one good. Muriel Boyd. Marion
Davidson and Emily Kutz
Room S-Four excellents, Martha War
ing. five studies. none below GOOD,
lanes Holmes, Elouise Hough and Vir-
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GET DIPLOMAS AT LAUREL.
High School Graduates Appear in
Commencement Exercises.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
LAUREL, Nd. June 13.-The annual
commencement exercises OF the Laurel
High School were held in the opera house
here last night. The salutatory address
was made by Miss Selma Edna Frey and
the valedictory by Miss Elsie Mae GUIDE
Of Hyattsville. The presentation Of the
diplomas was made by George P. Nc
Ceney. the newly appointed school COM
missioner of Prince Georges county. The
address to the graduates was made by
II. c. Bickel. Miss Dora White was
awarded the medal for having the high
est class average during the three years
prior to graduation.
Those who received their diplomas were:
Misses Eva Tighe, Dora White, Nellie
Hopkins. Edna Owens. Myrtle Bounds
Selma Frey. Margaret Aitcheson, Ethe
Hand, Lottie Duvall Elsie GUIDE. Bertha
Douglass Ruth O'Brien. Frances Nichols
Anna Carr. Ruth Crowther and John Ruel
Manning and William Robey.
Rev. Watson e. Holley delivered the
invocation address. The Alumni Asso.
citation held it's annual banquet last even
ing and it was largely attended by former
graduates of the school. Dancing fol
| lowed the banquet. Miss Margaret Ed.
monston is the vice principal Of the
school