Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-17


involved hence is perfectly safe to use by
all women. 1t is used very successfully
to prevent cal1ing of breasts.
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laboratory Of Bradfleld Regulator Co.,
4O4 Lamar Bldg, Atlanta, Ca.
at the fortresses of Koenigsberg and
demand the loan of artillery and
squads Of men that he might work cut
some new maneuvers regarding the
Mazurian Lakes that had come into
his stubborn, grizzled head. The com
might perhaps be on the
point of demurring, but there would
be Won Hindenburg, in full uniform,
with certain decorations to be seen
on the old fighters breast that no
German officer could ignore. The
compromise was invariable and a hui
morous one-tAey'd loan Won linden
burg seven men and two guns and the
necessary horses. The participants
in this toy maneuvering would get a
merciless deal. He would tramp them
till long after the sun had sunk
through the bogs and nearly impas-
sable places and bring the baby
detachment back with the heads of
the horses hanging and the knees of
the men sagging in exhaustion.
He didn't let Berlin forget him eth
er. Every little while he inKaded the
capital and in full uniform. He likes
his wine and he likes his song and
he was hail fellow with the journal
lists, the artists and actors and others
OF the night life OF the capital. And
the army officers would flock around
him also. And if you started on the
subject Of the "lakes.' Won linden
burg would take you up zestfully there
and then and mark out a map Of the
lakes on the table cloth with spillings
of wine in different proportions and
show you half a dozen, dozen, 20
schemes by which "the hear that
walks like man" would promptly be
stood on its head If it came ambling
into east Prussia.
And about three years ago-had you
been in Germany-yo might have
thought that all the guns at the
Krupp factory at Essen were being
exploded simultaneously and inces-
sanity. But that wasn't the case. 1t
was the roar Won Hindenburg sounded
when he heard that the government
contemplated filling up the Mazurian
Lakes for agricultural uses. Hardly a
of the reichstag escaped his
buttonholing and protestations; he
stalked and stumped and vociferated
throughout all the civil and arlny-.as.
fees. And finally, with clutter of
portfolios under both arms, he de
manded and insisted and in the end
was given audience with the kaiser
The conference lasted long time.
Won Hindenburg came out of it with a
grin on his wide, characterful mouth
nearly broad enough to engulf his
ears. He told himself how at first NE
kaiser did not care to listen, but he
went on talking; how the kaiser list
ened and Won Hindenburg spread his
maps; how he said the great agricul-
tural value of the region should be
and how Won Hindenburg
persisted that it would be Of more
value to bag the Russians in those
lakes il they ever tried to invade Ger
many, and, without waiting for the
royal consent, poured out the results
Of his ceaseless cogitations and plan
ming, the results of his countless ma
until at last the kaiser's eyes
began to twinkle and he raised his
hand and said:
Enough, enough, Won Hindenburg!
For Heavens sake. keep your lakesl
rhey are yours. Nobody shall disturb
.hem!"
And Won Hindenburg knocked his
reels together with a mighty clack
md, leaving the palace, looked upon
he world with a glittering, triumph
INT eye.
The disaster that befell German
arms at the first onslaught Of the
russians is too fresh in memory to be
'ecounted. 1t was then that the kali
Ter bethought him Of von Hindenburg
he retired and pensioned, at Hanov-
II, the man who knew every inch Of
he east Prussian country. The kaiser
wired his orders from Mainz to his
,hief Of general starr.