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Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-14

temporary chief of the general staff
on October 26," says the Berliner
Tageblatt. "He, therefore, has held
the position since the fall of Antwerp.
During this period AVE occurred the
battles of the User and Dixmude. In
this serious time, therefore, Won Falk-
enhayn has beer uniting all the fuc-
tons which during the war of 1870
Room. -
Announcement was made FIVE days
ago that General Won Falkenhayn
would remain at the head of the gem
eral staff, but that Count Won Moltke
might be given another mission.
The plan Of campaign of Count Won
Moltke, as originally outlined, was to
advance on Paris as rapidly as pus-
sible and this led to the swift move
ment toward the French capital by
General o kluck and General Won
Hansen in August and September,
which was ended by the retirement
to the positions now occupied by the
In France. 1t is stated that
friction between Emperor William
n Count 9 Moltke first occurred
at this time, the emperor taking the
ground that the move tactically was
futile.
Campaign Dictated by Kaiser.
AFTER the capture of Antwerp, it
-" VI HAoiIhe . ueslTe, according to
these reports, to concentrate efforts
upon the Verdun-Toul. line, while the
emperor. pointing to the possibility of
an e~nveloping movement by the allies,
or a break through the wedge which
Won Moltke proposed to advance, ia
Vored the continuation of operations
against the forces Of the allies in
Flanders. This is the situation, IT is
now said, which finally led to Won
Moltke's trip to Hamburg and the IN
stallation of Won Falkenhayn as chief
of the general staff.
Mercy on Us!
- philadelphia Ledger.)
we once met a healthy young octopus
In a cave by h shore he blocked up
us:
I'll now prove" quoth he,
"Hn~ ing I'll be-"
And ''s eight t%entacles lo"'-~N
up 10. IxAu
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-12-03
Che Ideal Cataloque."

4 librarians ld,a of the most useful
form Of catalogue for a library is given
as follows
Tho ideal catalogue for a public Il.
brary is one published with one line
entries. each being about twice as long
as the average newspaper column is
wide This catalogue is published ia
the form OF newspaper. on cheap
paper cheaply printed 1t Is sold by
the library at about two cents
copy, The copies sold are soon worn
out or thrown away and do not come
back in after years 10 vex the librar
tan. The library keeps the whole
thing in type. takes out some titles ev.
cry month adds new ones. and prints
new edition, This catalogue con.
tains author entries only. II a man
wishes to know anything about the
books in the public library that this
catalogue does not tell he goes to the
library and finds out by asking IL he
wishes Information concerning books
on certain subject he goes TO n bibl
ography OF that subject; II he wishes
10 know certain specific things about
certain books he asks TO see the books
themselves.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-12-03
FEW FUNCTIONS OF TANKAGE
Connects Successive Generations Of
Pigs So vitality That One May
Become Food for Next.

CBy G. Il. SAMSON, Oregon Experiment
StatlonD
Tankage connects the successive
generations OF pigs SO vitality that one
generation may become food for the
next When hogs are slaughtered
their blood and refuse that were for
merly wasted are made into tankage
and used to fatten the next crop Of
pigs for the market, While not a
great dead Of TINS material enters in
to the new lot Of PIGS the most ex-
pen,ive parts Of their carcasses are
made up by It.
TankaEe is a hy-product Of the
meat industry that is admirably suited
to hog feeding. and is likely to re-
main the cheapest source of protein
for swine. The supply is increasing
as slaughter methods become more
concentrated and efficient.
At present. large quantities Of ma
terials from which tankase Is made
are wasted by the small slaughtering
establishments The use OF a system
that provides fer saving this material
and turning 1t into valuable com
mercial product instead Of into pub
lie menace 10 health will increase the
supply ard assure IFS availability
throughout the entire year
swine Az likely Ia remain the prin-
cipal coassmers of This product be
cause il is neither So palatahle nor
dlscstb)e - eGd.ehewius animals.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-12-03
SURE OF ONLY ONE THING
Wellington Could Tell Little of Battle
Plans, But He Knew Himself
and Uxbrdge.

Wellington 5 rettcence once drew a
protest from Lord UXbridge, the bril-.
liant cavalry leader who lost a leg at
Waterloo On the eve Of the great bat
tie UXbridge although next to Yelling
ton in command. knew nothing OF his
chiefs plans Ter the morrow's battle
With trepidation he approached the
duke. II Wellington were killed "
bridge would become commander in
chief What was the plan? The duke
listened patiently
Tell me. Gxbrtdse. who Will attack
the first tomorrow or Bonaparte .,
"Uudoubtedly Bouaparte
We'll. Houaparte hasn't given ne
any idea of his projects, and as my
plans depend upon his plans. he~ can
you expect me 10 tell YOU mine?a
UXbrtdEe bowed and was about to re
tire when the duke added In the
friendliest way: There's one thing
certain. Txbrtdge. whatever happens
YOU and will do our duty"
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-12-03
Deg Proof Fence.

wire llq inches apart, tho width be-
tween wire gradually increasing to )
inches at top. The vertical STAYS are
inches apart The wires are fast
ened TO posts set % feet apart. the
bottom Wire being 3 inches from the
ground one harbed wire is set mid
way between the bottom horizontal
wire and the ground one barhed
wire is fastened to the posts inches
higher than the top wire Two barbed
wires are attached inches apart TO
pieces OF . By 6 seantling nailed To the
posts above the wire with 20-penny
nails These pieces are set outward
and upward with the posts
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-12-03
Look Ahead.

There are some people who ride all
through the journey OF life with their
backs TO the horses heads. They are
always looking into the past They
are forever talking about the good
old times. and how different things
were when they were young There is
no romance in the world now. and no
herolsm. The very winters and sum
mers are nothing to what they used to
be; in fact. life is altogether on a
small, commonplace scale. Now. that
Is n miserable sort OF thing 1t brings
a kind of paralyzing chill over life,
and petrhes the natural spring Of JOY
hat should be forever leaping up TO
meet the fresh new mercies that the
lay keeps bringing
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-12-03

fore, as cash girl, with the determina-
ton to become controlling influence
in it before she reached middle age.
All her life was bound up with Mob
bic & Black. She became first steno-
grapher. then private secretary to Mob
BILE and Black successfully. then as
sistant manager. From that post she
was nominally promoted to business
director, being really shunted into a
sinecure. In vain Miss Gregory re-
fused to stay put, and created new
department OF more importance than
any other.
This was an excellent thing for the
firm but Miss Gregory acted as II she
was the firm. She won't let us have
a run for our money" was the way
Mobile pathetically put it.
Mr. Black would like to see you.
Miss Gregory. said the head office boy
deferentially
Miss Gregory went into Mr.. Blacks
office and sat down before him. looking
at him with a direct gaze which con
siderably Disconnected the junior part.
ner.
"Ahem. Miss Gregory" he began.
playing with his ruler. Mr.. Mobile
and l have been thinking about your
future. We are agreed that yu1r
chances with a small firm like ours
do not amount to what they ought to -
Never mind that, Mr. Black inter,
posed Miss Gregory suavely. I'm go
ing to make this very big firm in
deed. some day Now. l have a
scheme"
Excuse me, Miss Gregory" Mr..
Black interrupted. but the suggestion
I wanted to make is this: If you
would like to take three months va
cation on full salary and look around
you"
why. my dear Mr.. Black, | look
around me every day of my life,' an
swered Miss Gregory. However,
think the idea a good one | will &C
cept the holiday In part-that is TO
say. | shall come down only in the
afternoons and look about for ideas in
the mornings, When the time is ended
no doubt shall return to my full day s
work with number of innovations to
suggest"
Mr.. Black looked at Miss Gregory
and realizing his failure. groaned
What is the matter. Mr. Black?' in.
CURED Miss Gregory in alarm You
are not feeling well9 Can get you
"A .ouch of headache, said the
Junior partner That win be all,
Miss Gregory. thank YOU"
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-12-03
Old Sayings Abou. the Weather

II II thunders on sunday the death
OF great man will follow; on Mon
day the death OF woman is portend.
ed on Tuesday in early summer. an
abundance OF grain: on Wednesday.
warfare is threatened; on Thursday,
an abundance OF both sheep and OF
corn, on Friday a man OF note will
be murdered. and on Saturday. there
will be a pestilonce or some other
great disaster.
Trus thunder is an ill-omened visi.
tor at the best
II the fun moon should rise red. ex.
pect wind
The sharper the blast. the sooner
It's past
light yellow sky at sunset fore
tells windstorm.
Three foggy mornings in succession
mean rain.
sky full OF stars predicts rain.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-12-03

bring their catch 10 the bazaar, giving
one lifth as tithe to the government
In a narrow noisy gallery leading
of from the main bazaar are the tent
makers. just beyond. 300 haltnaked
men hammer away fourteen hours a
day making red shoes and sandals:
near by are the makers OF fancy belts,
and che man sells red fezzes-made In
Austria Next is harness maker who
turns out the camel and donkey trap
pings, all respondent in shell and bead
work
Blend OF Strong Odors.
And the odor' 1t is that odd smell
not easy to describe which Is waited
up from all oriental bazaars, where
halfnaked men. cooking food tobacco
smoke and the stencil OF perspiring
animals are blended
And all around the strife for life
keeps up
This Arab boy OF six is selling
sweets from his big Hat tray. The can
dy Is made from pistachio nuts and
date Juice, and in shrill tones he
shrieks the merits OF his sticky. n.y.
catching mess Odd looking vegetables
-pickled In vinegar - are carried
through the streets In wooden tubs
balanced on the heads OF women. for
sale TO the mammals II is said that
one husky Kurdish porter will eat
three pounds OF raw cucumbers In one
day During great part of the YEAR,
these "khiyar, or cucumbers. and
long, reddish beet comprise the staple
FOOD or many OF the lower classes. Tho
cries OF the various peddlers are full
or Interest; n man vending flowers
calls In loud voice. "salih hamatak,"
or literally. "appease your mother.in.
law. that is. buy her a bouquet Roast
peas are hawked about by a man who
cries "umm ennarein'" or mother OF
two fires, meaning that they have
been twice roasted
Public writer's. slowed away In cory
corners or the big bazaar. write letters
to order for peasants. Bedouins and
even women. The man who engrayes
seals Is usually near by: all men sign
letters and deeds here with a seal, andl
not by writing the name alone Most
children who learn to read and write
In Arabia are taught by private tutor
They sit on the floor. swaying back and
forth. and reeite their lessons In ~
loud voice.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-12-03

ing cry The crowd pushes and ell
bows like the human flow through an
In" sign at a subway entrance. And
up from a myriad throats comes con-
yersation in Kurdish. Turkish. Persian.
Arabic. Armenian and Hindustani.
Greek and Freuch-in anything but
English.
Public Life Centers There,
The real public lie of Bagdad CEN
tiers in the bazaars and coffee houses.
and on a busy trading day the crush IS
terrific And men live, move and make
money now just as in the palmy days
of the Arabian Nights. when Haroun-
al.Raschid frequented the coffee.
houses Of Bagdad and the early Baby
lonian kings toured the towns Of Mes
opotamia The graphic tales told in
the Old Testament about the early set
tiers Of this country are easily verified.
for nothing has changed Here in the
bazaar. for instance. sits wrinkled
but active person mending hshnets.
Like the old apostles. the latterday
ChalGeaus of BaEdad enjoy fishing in
the Tigris. and every morning they
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-12-03
PICS as Virus Carriers.

Observations made by German spe-
cialists have shown that hogs which
have recovered from an attack OF hog
cholera, but which are otherwise in
an unsatistactory condition, are often
found to be virus carriers The urine
OF young pigs is especially dangerous
and is often the chief cause OF the
spread OF the disease. The secretion
for this may be inhaled or may come
in contact with the mucous mem
brane OF healthy animals, thus caus-
ing the disease
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-12-03
A Good Breeder.

No breeder. however wise he may
be. can succeed unless he is a good
feeder and good manager When
we talk of overlooking our brood sows
we are mistaken or ignorant of what
we say Throughout the farming dis
tricts, one finds more underfed than
Overfed hogs. more poor managers
than successful caretakers
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-12-03

Still WITH Them
syGEoReE BURROUGHS.
I>>>>.>%>>>>%>%>s~ s~s%>~%e

Henry Mobile, senior partner of the
firm of Mobile 4 Black. brought his
fist down upon the mahogany table
with a crash of selfemphasis which
showed plainly enough that he was not
d married man.
Black, Miss Gregory has got to GO"
he acclaimed
Andrew Black looked up at his part
ner with melancholy smile
Il know she has, Noble. but who's
going to do the trick?' he asked.
Il tried it last Christmas, and all
she got was raise of salary s%id
Black. You try"
But can't think of any excuse
protested Mobile. Il can't pretend
that we're getting into deep water, be
cause she knows more about the firms
finances that We do. AHd, aaywa
after ears service We couldut fire
her without real reason"
Then let her stay" said Black with
resignation.
But she's SO abominably oaseious,
Black protested Mobile. She's SO
strong-minded that she's got to the
point where she runs the whole shop.
She won't let me do anything l Want 10
do. OF course admit she IS a wom-
an of sound jadgment-in fact, treas
ure, but
But this is our business, Mobile,
and not Miss Gregory's, and We want
the fun of managing it ourselves. said
Mr. Black. We'll, I'll tackle her
again"
Get her out" said Mobile 7 don't
care how you do it And when she's
gone, no more strong minded women in
our employment
Miss Ada Gregory would have been
surprised and distressed beyond meas
ure could she have heard this CONVEX
sation between her employers. Miss
Gregory might have been strong
minded, but she was certainly pretty.
She had entered the firm 10 years be
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-12-03

Community breeding is valuable in
two ways, viz, It aids in getting a
fine pure bred sire, much better than
the ordinary breeder could afford TO
get Next is advertising, for where
there are several herds of the same
breed ii will be more widely known
and buyer would have many more
to select from. If one cannot please
him perhaps neighbor can.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-12-03
The Cahhala.

The Cabbalists were sect of jew
ish philosophers who exercised great
influence upon the mental develop
ment of the Hebrews in the ninth to
the seventeenth century The teach
ings of the Cabbalists were a mingling
of Talmudism and Greek philosophy,
especially Neo-Platonism.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-12-03
JoItinu Started Clock,

Moving a clock distance of a mile
from one house to another in Way
cross, Ga, caused it to resume work
after It had lain idle for seven years.
jewelers. had failed to start it going.
but the jolting succeede@
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-12-03

work with their hands-the brass beat
ers, the weavers OF exquisite cloths.
the makers of red shoes and beaded
camel trappings-are mostly Arabs or
native Christians
Time turns back ten centuries as
one enters these narrow nosy shop
ping streets which stretch through
Bagdad Walk with me an hour and
enjoy the shifting panorama. Let
yourself be drawn along the current OF
men. mules and grunting camels. To
shut out the Arab sun vaulted roof
turning the narrow. crowded streets
into long tunnels; through these sub
terraneanlike passages moves the null
titude. and for miles along each side
stretches the row OF tiny stalls. hardly
larger than telephone booths. all
stuffed full OF merchandise Cross
legged before each booth. his wares
piled high about him. sits the Jew or
Arab merchant To and fro surges the
shouting. sitting human stream. stop
the price. Arab women, their brown
faces screened behind the eternal yash-
max. pull aside their veil with one
hand and with the other upset the or.
dered piles OF goods-just as their sis
ters In America do-and then pass on
TO the next booth TO talk down the
price
Everyone Wells "earlak."
Here. as In pipe Street" Picking
the men who sell the same sort OF
wares seem TO seek the same streets.
that they may watch each other The
narrow passages are crowded and
blocked by the huge bales Of wool
borne on the backs OF groaning kur-
dish mammals who carry loads that
would balk husky donkey
Everybody yells tho tiresome word
"barlak," which means get out OF my
way" Camel drivers from their sc.
cnre and lofty perch shout the word
insolently, as their great crabl'ke
creatures stalk steadily through the
throng, Turkish ofiicers-or foreign
Consuls-squeezing through the mass
OF men and animals In their arabanas.
hear the Arab drivers shout the warn
ing word. "Parlak, effendi." is the way
it's put If the man In ones path be
more than mere clay Barlak! For
Ting bazaar has echoed to the hurry
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-12-03

II single day passes when you do
not see all the sheep, you may get up
some morning and find them dead or
helpless. Count them every day Go
out the last thing at night and see II
they are all RICH
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-12-03
And he nerved himself to bear the

had ended his harangue, there's only
one thing to be done. We must get
Miss Gregory married
Yes, I've thought OF that, answered
! Mobile with melancholy dehtauoF.
Auu remember CleaNes' the Sood'looh.
ing bookheeper we used TO nave. l
/ moved his desk up next 10 hefs' you
know. lie had taking way win
/ women
He left. though" answered Black
Yes pindHt give any reasons,
either. Well BLACK. the only thing l
can think OF is for you to marry her,
Me- shouted Black. My N
er going to marry. You marry her,
/ Mobile
I'll toss YOU for her, said Mobile.
/ feebly.
Nothing of the sort shouted Black
You're d crabby old bachelor, Mob
/ BILE. It'll do YOU good to have a wife
a fine, spirited, capable, managing
woman like Miss Gregory Besides.
then she Il give up her position.
IN see you began Mobile. but.
without finishing the sentence. he re
turned to his own desk and sat there.
absorbed in thought
1t was singular thing. but the idea
Of Miss Gregory as wife appealed
far more to Mr.. Mobile than as bust
ness director Mr. Mobile suspected
that Miss Gregory might have quito
+ human characteristics outside the at
mosphere OF office work In brief, be-
fore month had gone by he had ap.
/ preached Miss Gregory from another
angle and had fallen in love With his
| idea.
He did not say anything to black.
and yet he began to be conscious of =
new and almost unknown sentiment
/ Jealousy whenever he saw Miss Greg
orys pretty head in close relationship
to Mr.. Blacks iron-gray one Mr.
Black seemed to be utilizing Miss
Gregorys services good deal more
than he used to do And presently It
began To dawn upon Mobile that he
had a rival III Black
If that was the case. no must es-
tabltsb his suit nj the earliest moment
possible And he chose a dav when
/ Miss Gregory and he we're To have n
consultation On the half.yearly bal.
ance sheet
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13
FEVER OF COMBAT
BANISHES TERROR

avery one of US must have wondered no" ~
X would feel in battle for the first Tine v
may get some idea of how the average ins-
feels in such circumstances from study OF w
psychology of battle, just published IN n'I
Lieutenant Colonel Mangiarotti, OF the ''tn i'..
ian Infantry, carefully examined more tnan ~.
soldiers who first faced fire in the recent ""' '.
tween Italy and Turkey, and he summaries INV
statements in the "Revista Militare." ne qUs'
toned them one by one.
Out of 1000 men LOO confessed that theii nv.
trying moment in the whole campaign was W. ';.
they first heard hostile bullets whistle ABOUT wv
ears Bat almost all Of them said they were nv.
less frightened than they had expected TO De- ~
that the scare diminished with each battle
The average soldier finds the most terrll!.,.
position to be that of standing motionless I'd v,
front rank, exposed to the enemy's fire wi'n0.,
being able to reply The order TO advance OF
charge with fixed bayonets is then received .,
release from agony. Movement, even INTO s''. IS,
peril. distracts the mind and greatly reduces ~
mental anguish ia,
Soldiers are seriously affected by the 'ren'D' "a
Of their superiors. An officer who shakes ~ Al.
shoes is a coward in the eyes Of the rank an"
although the men know that many military h''s -,
Henri ~, Turenne and Frederick the 1fsS'
instance-trembled on going into fight
Colonel Mangiarotti says that officers mus d,
derstand this feeling This is especially us'
lieutenants, for this inquiry reveals the ises -,
in battle all officers from captains upwaip =.
non-existent 10 far as the common soldiers
concerned. They keep their eyes on their '''. sss
ants exclusively. This was brought on' III.
Colonel Mangiarotti asked the men wna' IN.
ment animated them when the bullets wei. =.
ing all around them-was II love OF eoun"' II
ligion or their oath of fidelity to their hink
went ahead" they replied. almost unan'~''
because my lieutenant went ahead" sr.t
II seems that once the battle is on ana US n
feeling Of terror has vanished soldiers feel :,
set free. The fever Of combat takes p0s''
Of them and they think about nothing else.