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The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
WAR ISN'T WHAT SHERMAN
CALLED II WHEN THE KAISER ,
TRAVELS DE LUXE TO FRONT

London. Aug. I6-The German Emper-
or's war train is described by refugee
Is intended for the use Of tAe Emporar
ana his war stan and conshts Of dining.
council, and sleeping saloon cars added
to which are well-ltted boxes for his
majesty-s chargers and his motorcar.
The train carries expert teiegraphers
and is preceded and followed by armoreo
traink
Among the equipment is small. sim
pie tent which Is to be pitched In the
neld whenever the Emporar deems 1t ex-
pedient to share the hard. simple life Of
bis troops.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
JAPANESE IN CANADA .....
WANT TO FORM REGIMENT
TO FIGHT FOR ENGLAND

Ottawa, Ontario. Aug. 15-The prime
minister. of the Dominion, it was an
Nnounced here today. has received an sp-
plication from representative Japanese
on the Pacific Coast stating that a large
number Of the men of his race. who saw
service In the Russo-Japanese war, want
to enlist in the Canadian expeditionary
forces. He estimated that regiment Of
thousand Japanese will enroll them
selves and don the Canadian uniform.
As the first expeditionary contingent
has been completed the Japanese offer
cannot be accepted. They may. how
ever. be given a chance to serve in later
contingents.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
Price PROBERS
fINDEXTORTION
Reports Already Received
from Agents Say. Increases
Seem Unwarranted.
BEET SUGAR CROP HELD
Sudden Decrease Shows Effect of In
yesigaiOn-chicaso Shipments
Cause Summonses.

While the Department Of Justice YES
teruay completed the preiImfnarfss To
us nationwide investigation 10 NJ tAa
responsibility for the sudden rise IN food
prices tne District grand jury adtourued
rs meetinS-until tomorrow, after taking
ISL from several witnesses who
were summoned Friday.
The probe Is wen under wav th-cS,-h-
out the country. the Department a.
Justice having already received many-re-
ports from its agents In all parts OF the
United tates. One report, as bearing On
the sharp Increase In the price Of sn1ar
was OF especial interest to the dens-+.
ment. II Is stated that there Is an Bnss-
countaole and apparently unwarrantsJ
delay In the shipment OF the Westsrn
beet sugar crop to the rehneries.
Reports Indicate Extortion.
officials Of the department refused n
make public the source of this informa-
tion or to give out further details. Prar-
tlcaIly all Of the reports received 50 fa-
say tnat there seems TO have been sight
reason for higher prices on foodstuffs.
Reports from several localities showed
mat the investigation already has had
the eject Of driving prices down some
what, which in itself is an ipdjcstion -.
some Of the department oficiaIs. thew
SAID That there was little or no justffica-
tlon Tor the rise The United States at
Iorney AT san Francisco telegraphsd the
department that an increase in ship5frg
rates on canned goods to foreign rorts
naa oeen prevented by the Investigation.
William ]. Youngs, district attorney Al
BROOKLYN telegraphed that he had issued
suopoenaes for 4 grand Jury to meet
Wednesday. Other district ATTORNEYS
asked for special agents to Supplement
their own Efforts. The district at,orney
al Baltimore wants three special agents
because Of the imitation Of prices there
Secretary Redheld. Of the Department
OF commerce. left yesterday for New
England after the Bureau Of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce had sent out
to its field agents detailed instructions
concerning the investigation. The depart
ment refused to make public either a
whole or part Of the instructions, de-
claring II would not be wise at this time
Tor the government to show its hand
m investigation
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
Germans Free Liege =
Hostages on Parole

Rotterdam. Aug. 1.-THE Belgian host
ages taken by the Germans in Liege to
insure a cessation of the firing on Ger
man troops within the city have been re-
leased on parole. The citizens have sur
rendered their arms and ammunition and
have recognized the German occupation
Of the town. The forts are still holding
out. The hostages released by Germany
on parole include the burgomaster, the
Catholic archbishop Of Liege and lead
ing banker
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16

had declared war 6i servia, and the
Imperator had Cancelled her proposed trip,
trip.
The passengers of the Imperator, or q,
many, Of them as could be accommodated
were taken aboard the Mauritania. Mr.
Biandy left liverpool on the AauretahiG
on the night OF August s. a concert
was interrupted by busy hammers. Tbs
accompanist put In some bass notes. bui
to no avail. The tap. tap" continued.
The stewards were lacking canvas over
the portfolios. Deck lights were extin-
guished. The boat moved on, speeded up
TO the very limit OF its mammoth engines,
in darkness broken only by soft moon.
Make Record Trip.
The MauretanIa, barring accident OF
capture, would make a record trip. With
an elastic wall of darkness, that gave
but never broke. blotting out even the
sight OF the water. the ship moved on.
Then. when they thought they had
reached the height OF emotion, girl
went up to Mr.. Blandy and whispered
to him that the reason fer the. precau-
tons was a wireless message from the
British cruiser Essex. The Manconl man
had told her OF message from the
Essex: Make full speed and head for
Halifax"
The Essex had warned OF two German
cruisers, that hoped to capture the
Mauritania. by force or persuasion. and
to take its coal
War had been declared between Eng
land and Germany -r
The landing at Halifax was made with
out further incident. Immigration ON
GERS came aboard. and Mr.. BlandY intro
duced himself and Offered help. His aid
was accepted.
SPY Makes Escape.
Mr.. Blandy heard. during this time.
that a woman who could not get into q
bath room. OF the ship, finally forced the
door. She found an outfit of woman's
clothes inside They. were not claimed.
The German who had been inside had
escaped. II was commonly supposed that
the missing. passenger. found to be a
man, was a spy.
There was delay OF two days, sup
posedly because accommodations could
not be found on trains for New York.
Mr.. Blandy was fatigued. His bag
gage had been sent ashore. He saw
a rowboat, loaing along under the
enervated propulsion of three boys,
and hailed II. They saw money. and
brought alongside. 80 rs. --r
Mr.. Blandy and three companions
were in a hurry. So they got a rope.
tied IT to a support. and in turn slid
down from the lower deck-hfty feet
to the waiting rowboat.
On last Monday morning Mr.. Blandy
got to New York. He took a train for
WI shington-and swore because he
missed a street car and was late for
.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
Increase 10 to 10 Per Cent.
GERMAN GENERAL DEAD.

London. Aug. IA Brussels dispatch
10 the Exchange Telegraph says that tho
death Of Gen. Won Emmich. commancer
Of the German forces before Liege. has
been confirmed and that he would be
succeeded by Gen. Barwiz.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
ALBANIA THREATENg TROUBLE.

Rome. Aug. Is, via Paris.-serious trou-
bles in Albania are causing anxiety.
Insurgents are threatening Durazzo and
Yalona.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
QUIET TRIP? ASK
HOWARD BLANDY
Sees Volcano. Hears Tipping
Bullets, and Is in War
ship Chase.
BRINGS FEW GRAY HAIRS
Reaches Home Late for His Dinner
After Month of Ex-
element.
BRINGS FEW GRAY HAIRS

Howard NJ. Blandy. Of the Department
OF Labor. is back at his desk In
Washington, with coat OF tan, a few
gray hairs. and a mind full OF expert
ences that he wont forget soon.
Mr.. Blandy was a passenger on the
Mauritania, which landed st Halifax
ten days ago after tripping lightly across
the Atlantic at thirty-two knots an hour
with lights extinguished. 1t was the
fastest trip ever made across the At
lantic. The Mauretania landed at Hail.
fax four days and ten hours after Il had
left London WIN a toot Of its whistle
and a boatload fun OF refugees.
Mr.. Blandy, with Joseph Kunna, also
of the Department OF Labor, was sent
to Europe on government business. All
Mr.. BIsndy did was TO see a volcano In
action at night, get chased from the
deck Of his steamer because Albanian
bullets We're denting the steamer chairs,
rush around Europe so as to get his
business over with before the storm cloud
broke, loaf back across the Atlantic
as he thought-a few miles in front OF
hostile warships, see a German spy es-
cape, know that he had travelled faster
across the ocean than any but his fell
low-possengers. and to Shin down q
rope fifty feet from the deck OF the
Mauritania to a rowboat so that he
could get home a few days earlier in
spite OF immigration officers.
He, yawned last night as he said that
1t was interesting, but spoiled his trip
As the Franz Josef nosed up along the
Albanian coast, late one night. some one
on board noticed an intermittent red
light. II memory serves, Mr.. BIandy
thought It was something like the flare
of the American gas house.
Il Was n Volcano.
As the Franz Josef steamed around
q point Of land. there came into view
miles of sky Illuminated with a column
Of darker red squirting up into the clouds.
difusing smoke and cinders. II was 10
struck, stopped and watched the eruption.
Nobody was looking for excitement the
next morning when II was remarked that
there was a peculiar popping noise in
the distance. The noise continued
A purser came on deck waving his
arms and shouting in four languages
and two dialects. The gist of his re-
marks was that AlbanIans were firing on
the ship.
A woman passenger found a bullet,
fiattened, laying on the deck capvas~ TO
more were found by other passengers.
That ended the first incident. On land
ing in Trieste, after two weeks on the
water, there was heard some talk of
war. After a week in Paris Blandy
crossed by way Of Havre % London.
There, while there was excitement, II
was not seriously thought that there
would be war. The Austrian government
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16

Bohemia has $50 glassware and porce-
lain factories employing over so,oOO per-
sons.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
SummOnsea in CHICAGO.

Chicago, Aug. I5.-Summonses were is
sued for twenty-four persons this after
noon following the receipt Of reports BY
District Attorney James H wiIkerson
from investigators for the Department
OF Justice, which alleged that l0oooOoo
pounds OF meat have been shipped out
OF Chicago and rushed over the Cana
dian border since the European war be-
gan; that train loads OF provisions billed
to the British government leave CHICAGO
nightly, and that thousands Of pounds OF
supplies have been sent to New York.
where they are now being held pending
arrangements for transportation to for
eign nations. Mr.. wilkerson said tho
witnesses would Be questioned on every
phase OF the situation Those who will
appear are wholesalers. retailers, and
warehousemen.
~
Increase 10 to 70 Per Cent.
New York. Aug. 15.-Representatfves OF
the Sulzberger and Cudahy packing IN
terests were questioned today by, As
sistant District Attorney De Ford in the
investigation Of the increased food prices
which District Attorney Whitman inau-
gursted.
The investigation has disclosed that
since the European war began there has
been a general increase OF from 10 to -
per cent in the price Of all foodstufis
The district attorney says that so far
he has found no tangible reason for the
advance. In the past two weeks, IL was
stated. there has been an increase Of
from 30 to 40 per cent in the price OF
drugs, notably in those which come from
Europe.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-23
FACE COVERED WITH
PIMPLES-RESIN0L CURED

Atlanta, Ga, April 24.-"My face
was covered with pimples which de-
fed creams, soaps and cosmetics.
They we're a source of constant HUI
initiation to me. BY the time l had
finished cake of resinol soap and
half jar of resinol ointment, my skin
was soft as velvet, and as smooth.
My friends were stunned, and every
one asked me what / had done. When
| told them, I think they hardly be-
lieved it, for the transformation was
simply wonderful, Since then have
been using resinol soap and shall new
err be without it again, for / have
learned the delights of clear, soft,
beautiful complexion that may be at
tanned by it's constant use" (Signed)
Miss E. P. Gaddis, 2S4 South Pryor st,
ResinoI ointment and resinol soap
stop itching instantly and speedily
heal eczema, and other skin humors,
dandruff, sunburn, sores, burns and
piles. Sold by every druggist.-Adv.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-23
TANGO AS CAUSE OF CRIME
Brooklyn Judge Blames THEFT by TWO
Youths to Nights Given to
Modern Dance.

In suspending sentence in the cases
OF two youths who had pleaded guilty
to attempted grand larceny, County
Judge Fawcett in Brooklyn listed
white lights and tango nights IN
the catalogue of incentives to crime
You cant expect to dance all
night" he said and lie abed half the
day, yet always have money for your
carousals, unless you steal it. And
let me tell you our iails and peniten-
tiaries are full of people with just
such ideas. If your family had given
you good beatings instead of money
to spend, it would have been better
for YOU
The boys, John Colver, twenty years
old, of 487 Hancock street, and Carl
ton Chapman, sixteen, of 362 Jefferson
avenue. had been indicted for stealing
money and jewelry from Adelaide Wis
ton. keeper of a furnished room
house, where they lived for time.
They belonged to respectable families
of moderate means. Both promised
the Judge to go home and begin
again, Chapman to return to school
and Colver to work. Both wore tan
60 pumps and silk shirts when ar
raigned.- York Sun.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-23
Marble Windows.

Remarkably beautiful effects are Sc
cured by the use of marble as
means of transmitting light instead Of
glass. This has been accomplished
by a new process which has been de
vised by an engineer of Hamburg, W.
Engle. He has succeeded in making
plates of marble no more than three
millimeters in thickness and FOR the
use designated it is available up to
90 millimeters thick The suitability
of marble for this purpose was real
lied some time ago, but the difficulty
encountered was that OF securing the
marble in slabs of sufficient thinness.
These plates permit of the passage OF
a greater amount of light than frosted
glass does, and at the same time I'M
parts to the rays a much pleasanter
color. Most opal glass imparts to the
light an undesirable greenlsh tlnge,
while the light which passes through
the marble has a reddish violet which
is much pleasanter. After the marble
has been ground down to the desired
thickness it is subjected to an INNER
sion in oil under high pressure, and
the effects secured in this manner are
said the superior TO those of stained
glass.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-23

Some one advised me to take Lydia 4.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. had
taken so much medicine and my doctor
said he could do me no good so l told my
husband he might get me bottle and L
would try it. B. the time l had taken
it felt better. | continued its use, and
now | am we'll and strong.
81 have always recommended your
medicine ever since ! was so wonder
fully benefited by it and ] hope this
letter will be the means of saving some
other poor woman from suffering. -
Mrs. MARTHA SEAvEY, Box ll44a
Unionville, Missouri.
The makers of Lydia E. Pinkham 8
Vegetable Compound have thousands Of
such letters as that above - they tell
the truth, else they could not have been
obtained for love or money. This med
icine is no stranger - it has stood the
test for years.
II there are any complications y0u
do not understand write to Lydia Ne
Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnf1dential)
Lynn, Mass. Your letter will he Openeds
read and answered by a woman ana
held, in strict confidence.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-23
BIRDS DESTROY BOIL WEEvIL
IT Has Been Aseertained That Sixty
Kinds of Birds Eat the Destruc-
tive Cotton Parasite.

According to the biological survey,
department of agriculture, orioles,
swallows and nighthawks are the most
important of all the birds known as
natural enemies of the cotton DOH
weevil. Insect specialists of the bureau
have made extensive Investigations OF
the subject and have ascertained that
there are so kinds of birds that eat the
weevil The mghthawk, or bullbat'
catches the weeWls on the wing IN
considera numbers, especially our
ing their migration The orioles, barn
swallow, roughWing swallow, BANK
swallow, cliff swallow and the martin
are all persistent enemies OF the DOH
weevil. The peculiar value of the sWa'-
low to the cotton grower consists III
the fact that, like the nighthawk, 1t
CAPTURES boil weevils when flying over
the fields, which no other bros 90.
Flycatchers snap up the WeeVils near
trees and shrubbery. Wrens hunt them
ont when concealed under bark or rub
bish. Biackbirds catch them on the
ground, AS 90 the kllueel' 'l' ~
meadow lark and others while orioles
hunt for them on the hollis. But II is
the peculiar function Of swallows to
catch the weevils as they are making
long flights. leaving the cotton fields IN
search of hiding places in when TO
winter or entering them to continue
their work of devastation.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-23
REAL HOME FOR THE HOLE
Finds Secure Abiding Place After :
Period Of Troublous
Wanderines.

Everett p. Dahlgren, the millionaire
opponent Of woman suffrage, said at
a suffrage debate in Boston;
Il always declare that woman
shouldn't enter politics till she's fuF
filed all her prior duties
Prior duties, Prior duties. So
a Young lady Knocked me one day.
What do you men mean by these
prior duties" that you're always talk
ing about, Mr.. Dahlgren?'
so then l told the young lady this
story:
Once upon a time, ! began. little
hole was born: and il looked around
to see where ii should take up its
abode
1t first decided on a window, but a
man came straightway and put in a
new pane. It next choose a chair seat,
but the housewife sent for a Gamer,
and III a iiffy new seat was put in
the chair The hole now selected a
baby's rattle. and the baby was so
pleased that it began to tear the rat
tie to pieces and the poor hole, hall
crazed with fright, had Just time to
escape. It threw itself, more dead
than alive. into the first thing that
came to hand. Which happened to be
the sock Of a suffragist's husband.
There, at least, the hole seems to
have found a real. home. Its peace
has not been troubled from the be
ginning, six months ago"
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-23

ground with potatoes, cabbage, sweet
corn or beets.
Do not let any fruit ripen on the
small fruit plants set out this year
Premature fruit stunts the growth.
Allow no ground in the garden to
lie idle. AS soon as one, crop has been
picked, clear the ground and plant an
other.
In dry. hot weather, keep the sur
face of the soil in fine filth. Hoe ana
rake as soon as the ground dries after
a rain and never under any circum-
stances allow hard crust TO form,
Begin fighting the weeds the mo-
ment your plants appear above ground
and do not stop until the crop has
been harvested.
Keen the soil loose and mellow
around the celery plants. At each cut
tivation draw the dirt up toward the
plant.
We have seen green cabbage worms
very much discouraged by the follow
ing process: Sprinkle common wheat
flour on the plants, or better, on boards
or leaves just under the plants In the
evening. When the dew falls, sticky
mass is formed and the worm becomes
tangled up In this and dies, or fails an
easy victim to the birds.
When the little green aphls ATTACKS
garden plants. spray of rather strong
tobacco water or a thin emulsion OF
kerosene and soap will be effective
But the spraying must be repeated
AS soon as the cutting of rhubarb
is finished. give the ground a heavy
dressing of rich, well-rotted stable ma
nure.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-23
Puzzled the Parson.

At a marriage service performed
some time ago in a little country
church in Georgia, when the minister
said in a solemn tone: Wilt thou
have this man to be thy welded hus-
band?" instead of the woman answer
ing for herself, a gruff mans voice
answered: Il will The minister
looked up very much perpleXed, and
paused. He repeated the sentence,
and again the same gruff voice an
swered, II will" Again the minister
looked up surprised, not knowing what
to make of it, when one of the Srooms-
men at the end of the row said:
She's def, parson, an I'm answer
in for her"
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-23
For Clean MIX.

With clean cows and clean stables
the next step should be a clean mixer
and to be clean mixer does not nee
essarily mean that man must wear
white duck suit; but it does mean
that he must have clean hands and
clean clothes.
The mixer himself must be neat IN
his methods of milking and keep the
utensils clean and sweet. Nothing Is
OF more Importance to healthy cows
than to have plenty of pure, fresh air
and every dalryman should give it to
his COWS in abundance.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-23

tBy F. VAN BENTHUYsENJ
The garden that is properly man
aged is just now in its prime. Some
OF the small fruits have come and
gone, but many of the vegetables are
just at their best and there are yet
at least three crops of sweet corn to
be gathered.
Some people say that strawberry
plants set out the last of July or the
first of August will give a paying crop
the next spring, but we believe that to
be a bad practise. Better set plants
IN the spring, and permit not single
blossom to come TO fruit the first year,
40 that the second year will give you
a bountiful crop,
The melons will require close atten-
ton now. They cannot be cultivated
much, but vigilance will be required to
save them from the bugs.
We Americans do not raise as many
vegetables as we ought. A seed cat
aIogue from a European house will
surprise many people on this side who
think they are pretty good vegetable
gardeners.
Pepper grass is the natural home of
the melon aphis, and it should be de-
atroyed wherever it is found near a
melon patch None should be allowed
10 grow within a quarter of mile of
melons.
We are pretty apt to neglect the
garden after the planting is over, but
the planting is only the start. Guilt
Wilton and spraying alone will finish
the Job TO perfection
When the pea crop is out of the
way, clear off all the vines, plant the
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-23
Died With Fortune Near.

That Benjamin Vance, prospector,
whose body was found in gully at
tbs base 81 a 500-foot cliff near Palo
Rito pass recently. was killed after
locating a rich mineral vein is the
belief of S. ]. Vance Of Tekemah,
Neb., his brother In the prospector S
cabin were a number of high-grade
ore samples, cached in secret pas
sageway. Crestone (Colo.) Dispatch
TO Denver Post.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-23
Destroy Eaxptlan Cotton Seed.

The federal horticultural board at
Washington has issued notice to all
cotton mills, and especially those In
the South, to destroy by burning all
seed that may be found in bales of i'm
ported Egyptian cotton. These seeds
are likely to contain the larvae of the
pink boll.worn, which is very de.
structive to American cotton
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-23

For 30 years Wright's Indian Vege-
table Pills have been their own recon-
mendation in conditions of upset stom-
ach. liver and bowels. If you have not
tried then, test now will prove their
benefit to YOU. Send for free sample
to 372 Pearl St, New York, Adv.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-23
RESPONSIBILITIES.

Didn't you ask me why | paid rent
instead of owning my own home?"
asked Mr. Crosslots,
Il made that inquiry replied the
real estate man.
well. I'll tell you. When the roof
leaks or shutter drops Off 1t S
mighty handy to be able to ask your
wife not to bother you, but to 90 and
tell her troubles to the landlord.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-23
Bad Break.

Miss Bliss-Why, George, you
spelled kiss with only one in your
last letter.
Mr. Bliss-Really, did |, dear?
Yes. you did, and | always thought
that was one thing you never would
want to make shorter"