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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
FATHER FRED OF PRUSSIA.
Car'yle's Striking Description Of One Of
Europe's Greatest S~overeians.

~o''y'eS otr'kIn0 DESCRIPTION OF One OF
E%urope's Greatest Sovereigns.
On the 18th of August, 1856, died one
OF the most remarkable sovereigns ELL
rope ever produced, Frederick II. of
Prussia, called Frederick the Great.
Thomas Carlyle thus describes him:
1.-The man Is not of godlike physiog-
nomy any more than of imposing stat
ure or costume. Close shut mouth. with
thin lips, prominent jaws and nose,
receding brow by nc means of Olympi.
an height; head. however, is Of long
form and has superlative gray eyes in
1t. Not what is called a beautiful man.
nor yet, by all appearances, what Is
called Il happy.
"On the contrary, the face bears evil
dence OF many sorrows, as they are
termed; of much hard labor done in
this world and seems to anticipate but
more still coming. Quiet stoicism, ca
pable enough of what joy there were,
but no expecting any worth mention;
great unconscious and some conscious
pride tempered with a CHEEKY mock.
cry or humor-are written in that old
face, which carries its chin we'll for
ward IN spite of the slight stoop about
the neck; snuffy nose rather flung into
the air under it's old cooked hat-like
an old snutfy lion on the watch; and
such Il pair of eyes as no man or lion
or lynx of that century bore elsewhere,
according to all the testimony we have.
This is the man who, among the
common people who much loved and
esteemed him, was Water Fritz-Fa-
Their Fred-a name Of familiarity which
had not bred contempt in that in
stance"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
Browns "BIue Laws"

A set of "blue laws intended to
increase the efficiency of the st. Louis
Federal league team. has been IN
nounced by President f. A. Steininger.
The rules. which will be enforced next
season by Manager Mordecai Brown,
follow:
Players must retire at II o'clock each
night.
Excessive card playing or gambling
of any kind is prohibited.
Players must report for practice at
specified time. If absent, good excuse
must be given.
All players laying down or failing
to perform the plays called for will be
subject to fine to be decided by the
manager or President Steininger.
Players making ineXcusable errors
will be subject to fine and suspension.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
WAR LOSSES EXAGGERATED.
An Amusing Anecdote Of the Civil War
as Told by General Horace Porter.

IN accounts Of battles one almost in
Earlably reads OF the dead, wounded
and missing" That the latter are not
always among the dead or wounded.
nor even among the prisoners taken
by the enemy, is shown in this extract
from General Horace Porter's Cam.
paigning With Grant"
I'VE learned something at Shiloh
about the way in which reports Of
losses are sometimes exaggerated in
battle. At the close of the first DAVIS
hght sherman met a colonel Of one OF
his regiments with only about a hun
dred OF his soldiers in ranks and said
to him. why. where are your men?'
The colonel cast his eyes sadly
along the line, wiped a tear from his
cheek and replied in a whimperins
voice, We went in 500 strong and
that's all that's left Of u.s.
"'You don't tell me!' exclaimed Sher-
man, beginning to be deeply affected
by the fearful carnage.
Eyes said the colonel, the rebs
appeared to have a special spite
against u.s.
sherman passed along some hours
afterward when the commissary was
issuing rations and found the c~olonel's
men returning on the run from under
the bank of the river, where they had
taken shelter from the firing, and in a
few minutes nearly all of the lost 700
had rejoined and We're boiling coffee
and eating a hearty meal with an ap-
petite that showed they We're still very
much alive"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
Duffey Suuuests New Rule,

Arthur Duffey. former amateur sprint
champion. remarks: IF we'll known
athletes are to be prevented from writ
ing for newspapers or magazines on
account of their athletic affiliations,
why doesn't such a rule equally apply
to some of the rulers of the game who
receive emolument from such sources
simply because of their athletic affilia-
tons?
Until the whole fabric of the anna
teur organization is changed just So
long will it be unjust to discriminate
against II body of the athletic game"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13

included in this chain and likewise
Glatz.
To the layman it may be & bit diff
cult to understand how these scatter
ed fortified cities We're counted upon
to halt the inrOads of an invading
army. 1t does look as if the intervals
between We're dangerously wide and
all too ample for the determined push
OF many hundreds Of thousands Of hos
tile troops. Let us make the strategic
situation a bit clear.
How the Strateeists Figured.
An invading army may reasonably
be likened to an %unwinding, rolling ball
OF Irvine with its free end secured upon
some base in the homeland. This con
Meeting trail rearward represents the
line Of communications by which the
onward moving troops draw supplies
from that base and over which their
wounded must be cagried 20 the rear.
1t Is perfectly plain that the further
the invaders advance the longer be-
III this vital line of communica-
tions, and mile after mile men must be
old Oft in ample numbers to protect
and to maintain this binding tie with
the fatherland.
In a measure it may be possible for
the invaders to live upon the land or to
draw the needful ]sustenance from the
supplies in captured towns and cities,
but an army to be effective must be
furnished with something besides food
Fresh troops must be brought up to
take the places Of those falling in bat
tie or those left along the way to guard
the line OF communication. Quite as
important is the daily moving Of more
ammunition. rifles and field guns to
strengthen the front and to make uD
for deficiencies. These of necessity
must come from the homeland base.
AS q matter Of fact, this is one of
the most serious problems with any
fighting force, and especially so when
the advance carries the battling CORPS
! into the heart of a hostile country.
Undoubtedly the German general
staff never expected to have to deal
with the combination that has deyel-
oped since war began, and this in part
explains the apparent weakness of the
second line Of inner defenses running
south and east upon the Oder. After
the fOrtreSses along the Nistula the
kaiser's main reliance has been his
mobile troops. When the attack be.
came too strong these were to give
backward upon the defenses of posen.
Custrin, Glogau, Breslau and possibly
Neisse, thus drawing the Russians into
the II OF fire Of these stronuho,ds.
lntrenched Camps.
The story OF the modern defenses of
the German cities dates from the
Franco-lrussian war of 1S7u1l. modi-
fed, OF course, in the years since in
accordance with the growing power Of
field and siege guns and the wither-
ing sweep of the mitrailleuse. The
Germans proved to the satisfaction of
the world forty-three wears AGO that
existing Notifications were scarcely fit
to withstand the attack of the ord
nance then brought against them.
AS Lieutenant Colonel G. ]. Fieberer
Of the United States army has said
The general solution in each country
was the same-viz. to convert the for
| tificatiOns about cities assumed to ho
! Of great strategic value into intrench.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13

ed camps by the construction of a line
OF detached forts far enough from
thei suburbs to protect them from
bombardment; to destroy the old forti-
ncatlonS about the minor towns and to
construct barrier forts or forts d'arret
at important points on the lines of
communication These detached forts
are far enough away to meet the con-
ditlons imposed by long range siege
guns and mOrtarS.
by the same authority: IAN intrench-
ed camp is an area surrounded by Il
me OF permanent or temporary forti-
1lcatlonS. within which q large force
may encamp and be secure from sur
prise and capture by open assault.
Inc line OF permanent forts may form
a bridge head. as the fortress of Co
logne on the Rhine: it may protect the
land side Of an important naval har-
Dor. as Port Arthur, Manchuria; it NAV
protect an important city from bonn
bardment. as Paris; it may bar the adj
as \erdun. France, or it may simply
cover a point in the theater of war
which is considered Of strategic value"
The general type Of German detach-
ed forts IS something of Il modification
of the English forts built about Ports.
mouth a decade or more back and i'm
proved in a variety of ways to meet
the character of present day weapons
likely to be brought against it, and for
this purpose steel shields and turrets
have been introduced generously into
the scheme. The Gruson and the
krupp works Of Germany have turn
ed out formidable shelters of this sort
and when subjected to the most ex-
haustive trials under direct attack at
relatively short range have stood up
under that awful pounding with re-
markable success.
\ map of East and West Prussia
shows us 4 perfect network of connect
ing or neighboring railways, and with
very few exceptions these lines have
been laid with an eye primarily single
to their military service in the hour of
need. These railways have played an
exceedingly important part in the op-
erations OF the German army corps and
in putting INTO effect the strategic
schemes of the general staff as the sit
uations in the theater Of war changed.
Starving Berlin.
Finally We come to the question,
Gould Il defending German army and
the city Of Berlin be starved into sub
lection. as was Paris in the winter Of
1901? This eventuality seems ex-
ceedingly remote. because the father.
land to the south and to IT,, west is
capable of lending succor, and, again,
the means of communication by rail,
river and canal-not to mention excel
lent roads-make the investment OF
Berlin very unlikely. But should Il
hostile army muster force enough to
sweep all opposition before il then Rer-
Inns capture would be certain. 1t has
not the immediate powers of perma-
nent resistance like its sister capital
of France.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13

Of young pitchers who ever developed
a twirler. At critical periods his ad-
vice is eagerly sought by Manager
Mack. He will assist Mack in keep
ing a watchful eye out for new ma
terial for next season. He has already
suggested several radical changes for
1915 which Mack will, no doubt, carry
ONT
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
Just Talking Football.

1t is Il good coach who AN make
the distinction between the time IA
vorable to jumping on a pupil before
his face and jumping on him behind
his back. Both methods are effective.
When kicking there is only one thing
for the kicker to think of. What are
the other ten there for?
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
An Exnert.

"That young college professor seems
to have a great many tricks for catch
ing the girls fancy. hasn't he:"
yes. But. then. you know, he tool;
the degree Of bachelor of arts."-Balti.
more American.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
1t works both ways.

1t works both ways.
1t is a poor team that cannot make
Il strategic retreat. However, the lack
OF strategy is the more apparent the
farther one retreats.
The more the game ages the fewer.
retreatS there will be.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
Yale's New Football Field.

The old Yale field is only partially
available this fall as far as seating ca
pacity is concerned. Only about II 1000
of the seats of the structure have been
made ready.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
Ira Thomas, Strateqist.

Ira Thomas is a member of Connie
Mack's board of strategy. and he is a
wise adviser. He was formerly a
catcher and is one of the best cOachers
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
THE o OF WAR?

HOOFBEAT and trumpet blast
And banners in the dawn.
And what of the grain in the fall
low field
When the husbandman has gone?
SWORD song and battle roar
~ And the great grim fighting
line!
And what Of the woman in the door
And the blown grape on the vine?
nRUMBEAT and draped flag
~ And he beneath his shield!
And h OF the woman weeping
low
And the dead grain in the field?
Dana Burnet.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
In the Sunday School Class
SENIOR BEREAN LESSON.

Golden Text.-Let him that thinketh
he standeth take heed lest he fall
Il Cor. X, ~.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
Whv the Germans Fal,>d to Erect
Defenses In the Immediate En-.
virons of Their Capita|-0ther
Cities Between It and Enemy's
Borders Were Strongly Forti-
fled, but Seat of Government
Has Always Remained Appar-
emily Weak Looking to the Un-
initiated.

Rome.-"Cheer up! Well spend Christ
mas in Berlin" is the encouragement
which General R~ennenkampff of the Rus
sian army offered to his men. according
to a report received here from Russian
headquarters.
The general proffered this word of cheer
for the purpose Of helping his officers and
soldiers to stand fast during the discon-
forts and sufferings Of war.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
Lind's Recent Confer
ence Believed toMap
Out Events When
Collapse Comes.
Washington Officials Feel UIti-
mate Collapse Now Sure.

Washington, Jan. 23.-Conviction in
administration circles that the Huerta
regime in Mexico is rapidly approach
ing the collapse which has been per-
sistently predicted, has led to much
discussion here of the nature of John
Lind's frequent conferences with Mex
lean leaders. Belief is freely expressed
that President Wilson's representative
is surveying the situation with view
20 determining how events will shape
themselves when the Huefta structure
falls.
Mr.. Linds latest conference with
Jesus Fores Magon and other Mexican
statesmen have interested members of
the diplomatic corps, who pointed out
tonight that in view of President Will
sons reiterated statements that he
would not recognize Huerta nor any
of the things he stands for, the Amer
lean envoy might very naturally be
induced to throw out hints as to what
type of man would meet with approv-
al at the White House. They thought
that Mexicans would in all hkelyhood
embrace an opportunity to sound Mr..
Lind informally as TO the acceptabiiity
of various leaders who might arise
wnen the crisis is reached.
| So far as officials here are ADVISED,
the vicissitudes which preceded the
/ Madero revolt and followed the down.
fall of that leader have not detraeted
/ from the high standing which Fran
/ cisco De La Barra, at present minis
/ ter to France, attained as the man
! of the hour when Gen. DiaZ was fore
I ed to abdieate. Senior De La Barra
then was brought forward as the lead
er who, as Provisional President, could
quiet all factions pending new eiee-
! tion. Some of the diplomats mere pe-
] lieve De La Barra could again com
nose the situation in Mexico, SO as ID
! hermit of the choice of successor u
! Huerta. They regard him as the man
under whose leadership all factions
would he most likely to shift their ac-
I tivities from the battlefield to the pal
+ lot box.
Some uneasiness was occasioned a
/ the war department today by the ap
nearanee of smallpox among the LED
/ eral soldiers and refugees near III Paso
/ Texas and instructions went forward
to BRIG. Gen. Bliss to proceed at onc'
with the vaccination OF the seFera
| thousand soldiers as well as the We
men and children who crossed over INT
Texas after the fall Of OjiHaga.
The general conditions of fnancia
/ affairs in Mexico was summarized II
this statement from the state depart
ment today:
Americans are finding the force'
loans levied upon them great bur
| der..'
The Ebano Oil district in San Lu
! Potosi is reported to be fully CONTROL
ed ty the Mexican federal government
so that oil has been furnished to tn
railway with very little interruption.
Secretary Daniels today sent I'M
message to Rear Admiral W. c. Cowles
commanding the American squadron II
Mexican Pacific waters;
Upon the occasion OF your detach
ment from present duties and your or
| ders to the command of the importan
station in Asiatie waters the depart
ment wishes to assure you of its ap
probation of your able and discret'
management of affairs on the ives
coast of Mexico"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
SMALLPOX DISCOVERED
AMONG MEXICAN REFUGEES.

Ell Paso, Texas, Jan. 25-Several cases
of smallpox were discovered among Mex
leans interned with the Federal soldiers
and refugees from Ojinaga at Fort Bliss
today. All the Mexicans We're ordered
vaccinated Physicians say there was no
danger of an epidemic.
Unofficial reports were received by reb-
ell leaders in Juarez that General Refu-
geio Velasco, the Federal commander at
Torreon, Mexico. was having difficulty in
maintaining discipline among the Federal
troops there, who are expecting an at
tack by the rebels a report that some
of the soldiers had mutnied and left Tor
leon was not credited by General f. a.
Benavides, rebel commander at Juarez.
He said he had received information,
however, that the so-called volunteers in
the Federal army who were forced into
the service from the cotton fields in the
Laguana district did not want to fight
the rebels.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
REVENUE CUTTER AkDRO-
SCOGGIK NEEDS REPAIRS.

Portland Me-, Jan. 23.-Although she
was repaired at Arundel Cove, Md,
late in December. the United States
revenue cutter Androscoggin is again
in sore need of repairs after the three
weeks of continuous hard service
which she has passed through under
her new commander, Captain w. f.
w. Hall, who took charge of her at
Baltimore. Jan. l. Since that date she
has been subjected to the hardest sort
of wear, having been out on sea all
through the toughest weather of the
winter, the storms which caused the
loss of SO many staunch sailing ves-
sells. Pounded by the heavy seas her
plates are loosened in many places
and she is leaking considerably. Her
machinery also is in need of atten-
tion, especially her dynamo and cleo
trical equipment.
The cutter arrived back in the har-
Dor about 10 today, having been in
formed by wireless yesterday of the
abandoning of the Prescott Palmer
and landing of the captain and crew
at Bermuda. The Androscoggin left
this port Wednesday to renew the
search for the Palmer, Captain Hall
having come in here to have a con-
ference with Eleazer w. Clark of j.
S. Winslew & Co, owners of the Palm
er. The cutter had to feel her way
into this harbor through the thickest
vapor of the winter and was some
what delayed on this account.
II ic understood that the AQdrOS-
cocgin will remain here for couple
of DAYS, that repairs to her machinery
will be made here and that her boil
ers will be cleansed and put in good
shape. She will then probably go to
Boston and go into dry dock for re-
pairs to her hull which will require
about a week. Her captain is await
ing orders from Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24

At the annual business meeting of the
Benevolent society held Friday at the
home of Mrs. NJ. NJ Johnson, Warren
street. the following officers were cho-
sen to serve for the coming year: Presi-
dent, Mrs. NJ. NJ Johnson; vice president,
Miss Elizabeth Otis: secretary, Mrs $.
+. Davenport; treasurer, Mrs. W. f.
Marston; executive committee, Mrs w.
F. Marston Miss Annie f. Page and Miss
Belle Preble. The committees from the
several churches include the following:
Methodist Mrs. Julia Bradbury, Mrs.
Clarence Turner. and Mrs. Fl. l.. Nichols
honorary; Congregational, Mrs. George
Morse, Miss Lottie Johnson, and Mrs. f.
V. Stanley honorary; Episcopal. Mrs.
+. J. Thrasher and Miss Elizabeth Otis;
Universalist, Mrs. Fred +. Beane, Mrs.
Horace Getchell and Mrs. H. a. Marl5ley
honorary; Catholic, Mrs. Charles
O'Brien and Mrs. f. Norris Fish The
president and other officers of the society
would be glad if the church committees
would notify them if they learn of any
case of destitution or poverty about the
city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
UNSUSPECTED PUN.
Hawthorne Used Tabooed Form OF
Wit Without Offense.

The pun has never been considered a
very high or distinguished form of wit
by the humorists or writer's of any lam
guage 1t must be admitted, however,
that when employed as Nathaniel
Hawthorne employed it, as delicate
tribute to a friend, the pun serves an
excellent purpose.
Hawthorne's pun occurs in his Our
Old Home" in the chapter headed
Consular Experiences" In referring
to his sojourn in Liverpool as consul,
during the Presidency of Franklin
Pierce, Hawthorne dwells with special
pleasure on the visits of young Eng
lish friend, "a scholar and literary
amateur, between whom and myself
there sprung up an affectionate and, l
trust, not transitory regard"
This friend used to come and sit by
the Hawthorne fireside. talking viva
ciously and eloquently upon literature
and life, the difference between Amert-
can and English characteristics, and
many other subjects.
1T would crafty my cherished re-
membrance of this dear friend" Haw-
thorne continues, ''if I could manage,
without offending him, or letting the
public know it, to introduce his name
upon my page. Bright was the illu-
mination of my dusky little apart
ment as often as he made his apear-
ance there"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24

The casual reader never suspects
that Hawthorne has accomplished mis-
purpose, and that the adjective that
so cunningly begins a sentence and
thus achieves the right to a capital
initial may also be read as proper
name.
Henry A. Bright was, In fact, Haw-
thorne's only intimate friend In Liver
pool. He was a man of wealth and
position, a literary dilettante. Haw-
thorne gave him the complete manu-
script of The Marble Faun," and it
remains one of the most valued pos
sessions of Brights Observation-Disclosures
York Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
WILL CLAIM PART OF BAR
ON STRATHCONA ESTATE.

Boston, Jan. 23.-Asserting that he is
the son of Baron Strathcona and Mount
Royal. late high commissioner for Can
ada, James H. Smith of Brookline Will
take steps, it is said, to obtain recogni-
ton of his interests in the vast estate
Mr.. Smith refused tonight to talk about
it. but his wife said counsel had been en-
gagged to represent him in presenting
his claim to the executors of Lord
Stratchona Mrs. Smith added that no
court action would be instituted unless
friendly overtures were without avail
She declared there was no doubt that
her husband was the legal son of Lord
Stratchona He is a full brother to
Mrs. Margaret Charlotte Howard of Lon
don. who is recorded as Lord Strath-
cona's daughter and heir she said. Mr.
Smith was in constant communication
with his father"
The Smiths and their three children
live in comfortable but unpretentious
home on Strathmore road.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
CATARRHAL TROUBLE ENDED
USE HYOMEl.
EYou Breathe It-No Stomach Dosing
Clears Stopped-Up Head.

Use natures remedy for catarrh and
5troubles of the breathing organs, a
Treatment that is harmless yet quick
hnd effective.
1t is the healing oils and balsams of
IHyomei which you breathe through a
small pocket inhaler This medicated
hir reaches the most remote air cells
lin the nose, throat and lungs, killing
khe catarrhal germs, and restoring
Ihealth to the diseased mucous men,
brane.
In using Hyomei you are treating
hour catarrhal troubles with the
natural remedy, for it gives curative
Dir bath to the nose, throat and bron-
ehial organs. 1t has a powerful heal
Ing and antiseptic effect similar to
he air in the mountains where the
Forests give off the fragrant and heal
Ing balsams.
j Hyomei has benefited so many suf-
Rerers of the worst cases of catarrh,
Evith offensive breath, raising of mu-
eus, frequent sneezing, droppings in
[lhe throat and spasmodic coughing
hat it is sold by Bowditch & Webster
co. under an absolute guarantee to re-
Fund the money if it does not do all
HAT Is claimed for it. A complete
sIyomei Outfit, containing inhaler and
bottle of liquid, sells for only $1.00.
Extra bottles of liquid, If later needed,
10 cents. Druggists everywhere sell
#Iyomei.
Sold and guaranteed in Gardiner by
Jackson Bros.--Adv.