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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02

\ house 30 by 40 feet is Just about
the right size when you want four
bedrooms with good sized living rooms
down stairs 1t makes a great diff
ference in the cost of building wheth'
er you have large rooms or small
rooms.
Many times architects are asked to
design an eight-room house with no
sizes stipulated, but it is intimated
that large rooms are wanted. When
the plan is finished and the cost com
puted there is an objection at once
on the score of expense and the archi-
tect is asked to reduce the size to
come within the owners means.
This is a difficult task. In the first
place the owner has got his ideas
UP to a rather pretentious house and
he has decided that he wants four
bedrooms, which. with bathroom, hall
and stairway means that he must
either have house about the size
oi this one or he must cut down the
decision usually Is to make the rooms
smaller. but this often alters the ap-
pearance of the house until the gen
eral effect is disappointing
If person can stand the expense
this eight-room house plan is a good
one; the proportions are right and
the floor space is utilized to the very
best advantage for convenience, SAM.
tation and general utility, when con.
sidered as home for a good sized
family
A great deal of time has been de
voted to the stairway to make it one
of the most complete house stairways
ever built 1t is easy to look at
stair when finished and admire it. but
only architects realize how difficult il
Is to start with a naked plan and build
a stair that will connect all parts OF
the house, including the cellar and the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02

"our day dreams bring long-lost scenes Of
the past
Back to our view;
Pictures of friendships not destined to
last,
Loves that grew weak meath adversely
blast
Painted anew"
Every man and woman make glori-
Gus plans for their future when life
Is in its morning. Young men are
full of ambition They plan first for
business that shall prosper; then
comes the thought of home of their
own, and wife.
The plans of young girls are mostly
hazy taking no definite shape. They
look eagerly forward to happy girl
hood and the pleasures which jewel
it. Here the timid maiden's plans
halt There are others with further
reaching day dreams of lover who
shall one day come from somewhere
in this great world to seek them out,
and the romance will lead to the peal
ing of marriage bells.
But, alack and alas,
THE best laid plans of mice and men,
Gang aft agley."
The young mans ambition leads
him into the thick of life's battles,
the sport for those who have been
born with a silver spoon In their
mouths. They grasp every opportuni-
ty which he Is striving for. And one
of these falls In love and marries the
girl whom he has set his heart upon,
He sits down amid the wreck of his
plans, facing life's truth, That which
we aim for we seldom accomplish
just as we had planned 1t. 1t Is al
ways the unexpected which happens
turns our feet into unknown paths.
The girl who made such roseate
plans does not find that her road runs
as smooth as glass. She has her ups
and downs, her little troubles, heart
aches and jealousies. Her chum cuts
her out with the college boy who
she was sure was to be her fate. She
has bakers dozen of lovers and
would.be admirers ere Mr. Right
comes along.
She does not meet him either at
ball or sleighing party, az she had
pictured On the contrary, he comes
on business to law Office where she
Is employed 1t Is not at the first
meeting that they seemed to take to
each other. He happens TO come along
just In time to take her out OF a snow
bank, as she plodded her way through
the darkness and storm. She invites
him in to take cup of coffee, The
night is coming on, so bitter cold
That coffee sends a glow to his
heart Ere he leaves they plan to &c
through life together hand In hand
The planning Of the welded pair Ii
| quite different They turn no false
light upon their hopes. They are toe
wise to long for the unattainable
They have reached an ago when the,
can appreciate the fruits of well
spent life. Yet who would forbid the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02

making OF glorious plans In youth
time? Expectation is truly beacon
light. Sometimes unwise plans are
shattered
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02

Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining TO the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper. on account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer he
Is. without ioubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radforj. No 1927 Prairie
avenue Chicago, H. and only enclose
two-CCut stamp for reply.
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LlFE'S SHATTERED PLANS.

"Our day dreams bring long-lost scenes of
the past
Back to our view,
Pictures of friendships not destined to
last,
Loves that grew weak meath adversity's
blast
Painted anew"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17
LAyD DARING OF NAVY.
German Newspapers Hint at Greater
Events Imminent.

BERLIN, via Amsterdam and London,
December II, $50 a.m.-Concerning the
Smelling of Scarborough and Hartle-
pool the Berliner Tageblatt says:
Again our naval forces, facing the
danger of the scattered mines in the
North sea, sheiled English fortified
places"
The Deutsche Tages Zeitung eX-
presses satisfaction with the attack,
especially immediately after the naval
battle off the Falkland Islands.
The Berlin Neuesten Nachrichten has
this comment:
This time it is not a daring cruiser
trick with the transitory throwing of a
bomb, but a regular bombardment of
fortified places. which is a new vouch-
er for the gaIlantry of the navy
The Boersen Zeitung says the bonn
bardment 's possibly the herald of
greater events.
The Boersen Zeitung has this to say
of the German bomba rdment of Eng
lish coast towns:
THE heroic spirit which animates our
army and navy alike has once more
been splendidly proven in the attack
on the English east coast, which our
beloved English cousins cannot have
believed possible in view of the vigil
lance of their navy. and the protection
plucky German seaman fears neither
mine nor superdreadnaught. The iron
greetings thrown by our naval pieces
on the English coast are possibly an
indication that greater events are i'm
miuent,'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17
MAP SHOWS MODEL CAPITAL.
Fine Arts Commission Sends Fea-
ture Exhibit for Panama EXPOSITION

A map of the District of Columbia.
enlarged from a litho print, is one of
the features of the exhibits for the
Panama Pacific exposition. prepared by
the commission of fine arts, under the
personal supervision of Col. Harris, the
officer in charge of public buildings
and grounds, who is secretary of the
commission. 1t is the only map of the
kind ever prepared, and shows by the
artistic use of colors and shade the
physical development of the capital
city from the days of L'Enfant to the
present time, as well as the plans ap-
proved by the fine arts commission for
future improvements in the way of
parks and roads.
The plan of park DEVELOPMENT. in
Guiding the Rock creek connection be-
tween Potomac Park and Rock Cree k
Park. and the proposed boulevard sur
rounding the District as Il connecting
link between the circle of civil war
forts are specially featured in the
map.
BY way of contrast, smaller maps are
to be exhibited to show the original
plan of L'Enfant, the city of Washing
ton as actually constructed, and the
city before its extension into the coun-
ty in 1900. These exhibits have been
carefully packed and will be shipped
at once to San Francisco. 1t is be-
lieved they will convince those people
who now have any doubt on the mat
ter that the execution of the approved
plans will make Washington the most
beautiful capital of the entire world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17
BRITISH OFFICIAL STATEMENT
ADMITS GERMANS ESCAPE

LONDON, December 1.-THE follow
ing is the official press bureaus state
ment on the German attack on the Eng
lish coast:
"a German cruiser force made a DEM
onstration upon the Yorkshire coast
yesterday. in the course of which they
shelled Hartlepool, Whitby and Scar
borough.
"a number OF their fastest ships were
employed for this purpose, and they
remained about an hour on the coast
They were engaged by patrol YES
sells on the spot. AS soon as the pres
ence Of the enemy was reported a
British patrolling squadron endeavored
to cut them off. On being sighted by
the British vessels the Germans retired
at full speed. and, favored by the mist,
made their escape.
THE losses on both sides are small,
but full reports have not yet been re-
ceived.
The admiralty takes the opportunity
Of pointing out that demonstrations of
this character against unfortified towns
or commercial ports, though not diff
cult to accomplish. provided u certain
amount of risk Is accepted, are devoid
of military significance.
They may cause some loss of life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17
CALLS SMELLING RUTHLESS.
London Times Says Germans Have
Jettisoned International Law.

LONDON, December II, IL SO AIM
The Times, discussing what it terms in
discriminate Smelling of unfortified towns,
refers to the statement of Count Ernst
Won Reventlow, the German naval eX-
pert, that I'VE must see clearly that in
order to fight with success We must
fight ruthlessly and in the proper mean
ing of that word" and adds: The deeds
wrought at Whitby and Scarborough rep
resent the proper meaning as inter-
preted in Germany.
We shall not discuss the prescrip-
tons of international law because the
Germans jettisoned alike all principles of
ciety. The German navy and the Ger
man nation will learn the full signifi-
canoe of the Indian saying, The patience
Of the British is as long as the summer
day, but their arm is as long as the
winter night
THE raid had no genuine military or
naval significance, and it's objects could
only be to relieve the prevalent depres-
sion in Germany and create panic in
these islands. The second object has en-
tirely failed. The raid was received with
complete calmness.
we fully expect the German ships to
come again until they come once too
often'
The Times adds that the purpose Of
the royal navy is to engage and destroy
the enemy;s ships, and that this purpose
will be infiexibly pursued. despite all
subtle temptations to abandon it for other
objects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17

among the civil population and some
damage to private property. which is
much to be regretted, but they must
not. in any circumstances, be allowed
to modify the general naval policy
which is being pursued
The land batteries replied and are
reported to have hit and damaged the
enemy.
lat $50 the firing ceased and the en-
envy steamed away. None of our guns
was touched. One shell fell in the roy
al engineers lines and several in the
lines of 18th Service Battalion OF the
Durham Light Infantry
The casualties among the troops
amounted to seven killed and fourteen
wounded.
Some damage was done to the town
and the gas works were set on fire.
During the bombardment, especially
in West Hartlcpool, the people crowd
ed in the streets and approximately
twenty-five were killed and fifty
wounded.
AT the same time bat,le cruiser
and an armored cruiser appeared of
Scarborough and fred about fifty shots,
which caused considerable damage and
thirteen casualties are reported
AT Nhitby two battle cruisers fired
shots. doing damage to buildings and
the following casualties are reported:
Two killed. two wounded.
At all three places there was an en-
tire absence of panic and the de,nea nor
Of the people was everything that
could be desired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17

fact, and also that the Secretary Of the
Navy will give instructions to the COM
manders OF the ships to aid the some
authorities in any needed way to pre-
serve neutrality
The cruiser Tacoma. ordered to the
Panama Canal Zone to enforce neutral-
ity. left Guantanamo. Cuba, today for
Cristobal. Secretary Daniels was With
out further advices today from the
Canal Zone, but said il another vessel
were sent there 1t probably would be
one OF the destroyers, now at san
Diego. Cal. Previous orders directing
the Tacoma to relieve the battleshfp
Minnesota at Vera Cruz have been can
celed. The Minnesota will proceed i'm
mediately to Philadelphia for overhaul
ing.
Navy Department Statement.
The following statement was issued
at the Navy Department last night
Secretary Daniels stated that the
last news received from Colon was to
the effect that no other violations of
neutrality have been committed except
that by British collier, whose radio
apparatus had been dismantled. The
executive order as to the unneutral use
of the radio will be promptly and eff
GENTLY enforced. Though no other vio-
lations have been reported, Secretary
Daniels, acting upon the suggestion of
Col Goethals, will tomorrow send a
ship to Panama SO as to be in posi-
ton to make impossible any violation
of the executive order. He has ordered
the Tacoma, which is now in Santo Do
mingo, to this duty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17
COCKTAILS AGAIN
CITES NEED Of SHIPS
Neutrality Might Be Violated
Without Detection Lacking
Coast Patrol.

Col. George w Goethals, Governor OF
the Panama Canal Zone. notified the
War Department today that excepting re-
ports of misuse of wireless he knew Of no
violation of neutrality at the Panama
Canal Zone. He suggested that under
The circumstances neutrality might be
violated without detection or proof un-
less he had ships to patrol the waters
Secretary Garrison in statement to-
day said that Col Goethals. who sailed
from Colon today for New York. is
coming only to appear before Congress
with reference to canal appropriations,
His visit to the United --.tes has
nothing whatever to do with this mat
ter of neutrality. and ! cannot too
strongly emphasize the fact that there
las been nothing whatever sensational
in this incident, excepting that which
has been impaired to it by the news
papers, said Mr. Garrison
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Selling Things for Europe.

From the New York Mail.
Now is the time to sell about a hun
dred thousand bushels of yellow tur-
nips to the Russian government,
through Col. Mysteriovsky, who is I'M
derstood to be buying rutabagas and
smoke-tanned coonskins for the armie
in Poland and the Caucasus. If YOU
have no yellow turnips or coonskins
for sale, You might work off on the
colonel million or SO of secondhand
East Side mercantile hand carts, which
are said to be needed by the Russian
government to be covered with armor
plate and converted into trucks for
carrying edible candles to the soldiers
in the trenches. There is regular
carnival going OH of selling things to
the representatives of warning govern
ments. and the proceedings are carried
on SO secretly that not more than a
million or two of the inhabitants of
New York know anything about who
or where the purchasers are or what
they want.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17
BERLIN's CHRISTMAS PLANS.
German Capital to Celebrate This
Year More Modestly.

BERLIN. December II (by wireless).
Berlin is preparing for Christmas
but the celebration this year apparent
ly will be on a more modest scale than
formerly. The city squares are filled
with Christmas trees, but the vendors
say the demand for expensive ones is
small. Much Christmas money is going
for charitable purposes.
The American, kitchen which is un-
der the auspices of the American AS
ISOLATION OF Commerce and Trade. is
preparing for an extensive distribu-
ton of practical gifts among Berlin's
poor. The American residents are CIV
ing generously to the many collections
which are being taken up for the SOL
diers in the field. Large quantities OF
presents already are going to the
front.
The Princess Adalbert. wife Of the
third son Of Emperor William. has
surprised the families Of the men serv-
ing aboard her husbands battleship.
the Kaiser. by sending each a large
package of useful presents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17
DANIELS FOE OF DELAYS.
Work On and For Ships Must Be
Done to the Minute.

Secretary Daniels of the Navy Depart
ment is determined that there shall be
no more delays in the work on or for
ships by reason of the delinquency of
contractors who undertake to make de-
livery by a certain date and then fail
either in the time of their delivery or
in the quality of the article delivered
under their contracts.
In pursuance of this policy he has
issued specific orders to the paymaster
general Of the navy to rigidiy enforce
that, should satisfactory delivery be not
open purchase orders which stipulates
that, uoshld satisfactory delivery be not
completed by certain date the pay
master general shall be at liberty to go
into the open market and buy the
articles for the contractors account and
at his expense, the additional cost to
be collected, if necessary, from the con-
tractors bondsman.
Under the orders issued to the paymas-
ter general no case of delayed deliveries
is to be waived. nor is any rejected ma
terial to be accepted even at a reduc-
ton in price, except in most unusual cir
cumstances; and, even then. it is de-
clared, the foregoing rule will not be
waived until the merits of each such
individual case have been presented by
the paymaster general to the Secretary
OF the Navy in person.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17
Earlier Rising in London.

From the London Chronicle.
The habit of early rising, which has
been induced by the lowered lights of
London, would have commended itself
to George Gissing. You may remember
the passage in Henry Ryecroft" jim
which he describes how he woke one
morning a little after o'clock and
went out into an unknown world: and
how he mcralizes thereon. 1.-The habit
of lying in bed hours after broad day
light is strange enough. If one thinks
of it; a habit entirely evil; one of the
most foolish changes made by modern
system in the healthier life of the old
time. But that my energies are not
equal to such great innovation,
would begin going to bed at sunset
and rising with the beam of day; ten
to one it would vastly improve my
health, and undoubtedly it would add
to the pleasures of my existence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17
QUITS COOKING
WHEN SHELL HITS KITCHEN

LONDON. December 17.-Among the
refugees from scarborough was cool.
young housewife. who said:
lat daybreak l glanced out of my
kitchen window and saw three war
ships lying quietly in the haze a mile
or two off shore. 1t never occurred to
me that they were anything but Eng
glish ships, SO j went quietly about my
preparations for breakfast.
About O'Clock ! heard the sound of
guns, but paid no particular notice. A
few minutes later there came a shock
Il cannot think of a better word for
it. A shell had struck the house and
passed straight through the room l
was in.
Il was poaching eggs at the time. l
looked up and saw great holes in the
walls near the ceiling, indicating the
course of the missile. l was puzzled
for a moment and then suddenly real
lied that the Germans were Smelling
Scarborough.
Il took the family to the cellar,
where we remained for an hour. dur
ing which one more shell struck the
roof and fell into the drawing room.
smashing up the furniture. Another
shell plowed up our garden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17

Whitley. England, December 16, via
London, December II, 1910 a.m.--As
far as can be ascertained two persons
were killed and two wounded by the
bombardment of this town by two Ger
man battle cruisers today.
Altogether the Germans fired about
thirty-six shells into the town and
several houses were demolished. The
signal station was first attacked, and
coast guard who was standing near
by was decapitated. \ drayman who
was passing was killed by a piece of
shell which penetrated his chest. Two
local Boy Scouts who were assisting in
patrol duty were slightly wounded.
The houses in the Fishburn Park dis
trict, W hich is behind the signal station
and was in the line Of fire. suffered
badly. Whitby Abbey which is close
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17
MORATORIUM EXTENDED.
Financial Settlements Postponed for
Fourth Time in France.

PARIS, December II, 1920 a.m.-For
the fourth time since the beginning of
the war the financial settlements have
been postponed. The moratorium ap-
plying to all negotiable securities dat
ed before September 4 and maturing
before March 8, 1915, has been extend
ed two months.
Business now appears to be better
than at any time since the war began.
This applies both to production and to
trade.
Gold which had been in hiding is &C.
casionally given in change now, but
financial authorities believe that vast
sums of gold are still being boarded,
mostly in small amounts. 1t is COM
mon sight to see peasants at country
post offices purchasing bonds with
gold coin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17
TWO KILLED AND TWO WOUNDED
AT WHITLEY BY GERMAN SHELLS

to the signal station, and Whitby Lodge
were struck by shells. Other projec-
tiles fell in the streets. tearing big
holes in the pavements, or buried
themselves harmlessly in the sand
along the shore.
Some shells fell in Ruswarp. a small
village mile inland, and at Meadow
field one hit a schoolhouse> just a s the
school children were assembling for
the morning lessons. The children,
however, were uninjured and scam
pered off in all directions.
The German ships approached to
within a mile OF the town before OPEN
ing fire. The first shot lodged in the
cliff. A small company of intrepid per-
sons gathered on the cliff to watch
the bombardment. which lasted quar-
ter of an hour.
AS soon as the warships disappeared
the people resumed their normal occu-
pations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17
Many Newfoundland Volunteers.

ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, December
16.-From this city, with a population
of 10000. about 1850 men have enlisted
for service in the British army and
navy, 1000 as soldiers and $50 as sail
ors. This is an average of one in
every twenty-five of the population
an average that, SO far as is known
here, has been exceeded only at Liver
pool, where one person in every fifteen
has enlisted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17
TO FORM NATIONAL GUARD.
London Exempts Will Be Organized
for Defensive Duty.

LONDON, December II, 3:3o AMIN
view of the possibilities Of an invasion
London is now to have a defense corps
under a title hitherto not used in this
country. 1.-The national guard" The
morning papers contain the following
notice displayed in large type in the
advertising columns:
ut is felt by a large section of the
community that some steps should be
taken in the city of London to meet
the possibility of an invasion.
with this idea in view a force under
the name of the national guard is
being raised under the presidency of
the lord mayor. The object is to pro-
vide force of actively engaged pro-
fessional men, business men, artisans
and others of the age of forty and up
wards"