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with small harbors and sluice gates.
All OF these streams would have 10
be improved, deepencd and general
~ canaliZed, ostensibly with a com.
mercial end, for purposes of traffic
with the islands, which are growing
health resorts during a limited Sum
mer season.
"Seaward the whole OF the coast,
is yelled by the fringe OF islands and
the zone Of shoals. Landward the
loop OF railway round the Tristan
Peninsula would form the line OF
communication in the rear of the
seven streams. Esens was to be the
local centre Of administration when
the scheme grew to maturity, but
not till then. Every detail for the
movement OF troops was to be ar
ranged for with secrecy and exacti.
tude many months IL advance and
from headquarters at Berlin
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use of various heavy metals in the mannfac.
ture of nursing nipples and small rubber toys
affords an instance OF possible unsupported
danger 10 the health Of infants, who tend to
extract soluble products from such articles in
the mouth or by the gastric juice when small
pieces of the rubber are accidentally swal-
lowed. Obviously they should be free from
soluble toxic substances.
The government chemists state that the
occurrence of anthony in black rubber can be
explained only on the hypothesis that rubber
scrap or recovered rubber has been used in
miscellaneous scrap, and especially of recov-
cred rubber shoddy, is Objectionable he.
cause of its unknown chemical composition
The use OF lead compounds III rubber prepare
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How Ruhbr Nipples Can Poison Babies and False Gums Grownps

f-F-f HERE IS no substance that enters into
such intimate relations with Inc human
body as does rubber The average
baby no; only derives his early uourishment
thfougA q IU1oer nipple but exercises his
coming teeth upon a rubber ring old enough
10 Play, he often chews his rubber toys The
SURGEON uses i III Ills explorations Of our body
dur'ng operations ana The dentist completes
She cycle begun with ,he nipple by setting our
nice now porcelain teeth into rubber gums.
Inc discovery, therefore, that rubber Is a ire.
4uenl source Of acute and sometimes fatal
poisoning is disconccrtinr
The Journa! OF the American Medical Asso.
citation taking up the danger says that the
surgeons, experience teaches the unlike qua.
lilies OF different types or brands OF rubber
The time is arriving when the purchaser Of
rubber VIII demand some reliable information
as to the quality Of the product which he is
paying FOR, continues the Journal Rare in
deed, is the person at the present time who nag
any idea whatever OF the makeup OF rubbcr
Pure india rubber or caoutchouc, in it's natural
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ing Nipples and Some Rubber Toys" calls at.
tention to the fact that a large number Of
additional materials used i'll rubber com.
pounding simply TO reduce the cost OF the prod
uct Among these may be mentioned whiting
calcium carbonate), barytes (barium sulphate,.
clay and various rubber substitutes, such as
artificial rubber, oils and tar products. Finally,
so-called recovered rubber or shoddy, is used
to largo extent in rubber compounds result
ing in a varying and generally unknown COM
position of the mineral constituents of the fin
ished product.
Despite the fact that even better wearing
qualities can now be obtained by the use OF
other metallic compounds. especially zinc oxid,
red rubber is still popularity regarded as a
superior product. This in turn has led to the
artificial coloring OF ordinary rubber by the
use OF other compounds, such iron oxid and
organic colcring matter. that may find
on the market many varieties OF red rubber
that are free from antmony.
In the OF most articles of rubber the
existence OF filing materials, pigments, ETC.,
has no hygienic import Cost and durability
are the chief concern of the purchaser The
Nv star prtto T. ;,bt
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slip through would be seized.
Explaining this scheme the author
says:
The only logical alternative is to
dispatch an army OF infantry with
the lightest type Of field guns In big
sea-going lighters. towed by power.
ful but shallow draught tugs, under
escort OF powerful composite
squadron OF warships. and to fling
the t!otilla. at high tide, II possible,
straight upon the shore.
Such an expedition could be pre-
pared in absolute secrecy by turning
20 account the natural features Of the
German coast. No great port was TO
be concerned in any way. All that
was required was sufficient depth Of
water 10 float the lighters and tugs;
and this Is supplied by seven insig-
iicant streams issuing from the Fris-
ian Iittorai, and already furnished
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1t is said that the publication Of
this book led to complete change
In British naval policy. The Brit
ish fleet was concentrated in home
waters instead Of being scattered
over the world, and two naval bases
on the North Sea, one on the River
Humber and the other at Rosyth, In
Scotland, were constructed espe.
ally to watch Germany.
One oddly ingenious scheme OF
invading England has been an.
nounced during the present war.
dispatch from Copenhagen de-
clared that the Germans were build
ing fleet Of huge submarines, car
rying one thousand men apiece.
The idea Of fleet Of submarines
Unexpectedly popping out on the
shore and landing an army is
striking one, but experts say that 1t
is impracticable.
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4 T the present moment large
~ part Of the population of Eng
4 y land is in state of acute
alarm over the possibility OF 4 Ger
man invasion OF the island.
The form i'll which the invasion
Is feared varies from the possible
Zeppelin raid 10 tho most fantastic
schemes.
The English newspapers are filed
with cartoons intended to suggest
the fantastic character OF n whole
sale German invasion, but the prep
arationS made show that tine English
take the danger very seriously.
One picture shows the German
army marching under the sea to
England in divers suits. This con.
solingly suggests 10 Englishnen the
difficulty of reaching their island and
ut the same time acknowledges that
the Germans are q people who take
an enormous amount OF trouble.
Ever since the Napoleonic wars
the English have been in times of
excitement accustomed to discuss the
possibility of invading their country.
Many Britons have loudly declared
it impossible, but some excellent au-
thorities, including Lord Roberts,
nave maintained the possibility.
Napoleon planned 10 invade the
country with the aid OF great feet
of barges loaded with soldiers, and
propelled by oars, and escorted by
warships. y storm interfered with
the first attempt and then events
elsewhere made q renewal imDoS-
siOlc.
Old prints of that period show
that the English then discussed the
most fantastic projects of invasion.
just as they are doing to-day. An
ingenious print, published in 1898,
shows huge French raft propelled
by windmills conveying thousands OF
French soldiers, This was quite Il
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used to some extent. Either OF these metals
would be highly Objectionable in a compound
to be used for nipples or chidrcns toys
study OF the solubility Of the anthony
found in rubber nippes-particularly OF the
red Variety--was made under conditions ap.
proxtma,ing what might exist with infants
They showed an extraction of quantities OF an
timony of 20 per cent of an cmetic dose in
normal saliva OF acidity commonly found
in an Infants mouth. 1t is apparent there
fore, without further discussion OF the posi-
bilities of cumulative action Of slight dos
1ngs resulting from the absorption of small
amounts o. anthony over considerable Pc
Rod Of time, that the use of anthony rubber
in nursing nipples, teeth rings and other rub.
Der materials used by young infants Dis at
least undesirable
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clever idea, as steam was not then
understood and wind was the best
power known.
Another print shows Napolcon's
army marching 10 Dover through q
submarine tunnel, which they have
constructed unknown TO the English
Sixty years later progress in en-
gineering made Il tunnel between
England ana France quito possible.
The British military authorities then
vetoed the plan, on the Ground that
y would destroy the security which
the sea gave the country.
Today the tunnel is being built,
and the authorities know that il il
were completed it would be OF i'm
inense value 20 England in co-oper-
ating with France.
The truth Seems TO be that the
English authorities believe that The
Germans have planned out n comprn-
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HosU England, for More
Than 100 Years, Has Been
7hro,vn Into Occasional
Spasr77s of Terror BY
Suggested Plans OF Conquest

hensive method OF invading England
and they, the English, have made
their arrangements TO deal with 1t.
The ordinary EngIishman thinks
CT two possible methods OF invad-
ing his couutry-Zeppelin raids not
being ranked as an invasion. These
methods are Cd the seizure OF one
or more English ports by a tremen-
dous German feet and the landing OF
troops at them. and (2), the landing
OF troops from transports In small
boats at some open unprotected part
of the const
Englishmen were conSoled by the
assurance that these methods were
practically hopeless, first, because
the attack on port would give the
English plenty OF time to concentrate
troops i'll that direction, and, second,
because the placing OF troops In small
boats would expose them to destruc-
ton By comparatively small forces
ashore.
There Is, however, a third method
which promises better success. It's
revelation came as q shock to some
Englishmen. This method is by
means OF shallow lighters carrying
900 or 1000 soldiers each. The men
would step directly ashore from the
lighters.
The practicability OF this method
was first revealed some years ago by
Erskine Childers in remarkable
novel called The Riddle OF the
Sands" He worked out down to the
last details the supposed German
plan Of invasion.
The lighters would he assembled
secretly in the rivers that How from
Germany into the North Sea behind
a fringe Of islands. They would be
piloted by German sailors thorough.
ly familiar with the British coast
The British feet would be crushed
or drawn in another direction by
German fleet, and an opportunity to
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Above Is a Curious Old Print
Published in London in 1901,
When Napoleon Was Prepar-
ing to Invade England. This
Shows the French Army Sc
cretly Approaching England's
Shores by a Tunnel Under the
Channel, While Balloons and
Warships Aid the Attack. The
Author of This Old Print Had
Clever Idea Of the PossibiI.
tiles of Future Warfare.
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On the Left Is
A n o t h er Old
Print Of Napol.
cons Time, Pub
lishcd in 1898.
S h o w i n g the
French Army Car.
ried to England
on a Huge Raft
Ingeniously Prop
elled by Wind
mills and Bearing
n Great Fort. Is
1t Possible We
Shall See a Battle
ship or Floating
Fort as Large as
This
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On the Right Is a
Cartoon of To-day
in tho London By
stander Fantastic
ally Imagining the
German Arm y
Marching to Eng
land Under tho Sea
in Divers Suits
and Protected by
Submarines. Some
Features of This
Scheme Are Not
Incredible.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-08

T~o-hass hits - Mslchoir. Housrnan.
Lynch Three base hits-Goitis. Me-
Cory. Double pfays--Bsiiard 1. Spokane
1. Stolen basss-NcCorry !. Miliigan :.
Hausrnan .. 0uirnf. MoKune. Base. on
baiis-Aristt. coveieskfs. Browning.
Peterson g. Struck out-~Coveisskie 2.
Browning .. Peterson O. Charge defes,
70 Aristt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-08
BELGIAN king
CHEERS men

BRUSSELS. Aug. Tin procla-
nation TO the Belgian army, issued
by King Albert yesterday prior TO
his departure TO the front. the mon
arch said In part:
Without the least provocation on
our part our neighbor. proud OF It's
forces. has torn up treaties bearing
It's signature. and broken In on the
territories OF our fathers because
we refused TO forfeit our honor.
An attack has been made on us.
and the world marvels at our loyal
attitude
he comforted by our, indepen.
dcnce.
Our menaced nation shudders
and its children have bounded 70 the
frontier.
Brave soldiers. I salute you IN
the name of Belgium. You will tri.
umph because your strength has
been put TO the service OF the right.
GLORY to you. soldiers. defenders
OF the liberty Of our menaced faith
erland."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-08
SPORTS
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
singles tennis title Is going down
20 San Francisco this year This
mueh was determined AZ Tacoma
Frid afternoon when Henry neck
and Van Dyke Johns OF San Fran.
cisco both emerged from tho semi
final rounds unsosthed. Sarah iiy'
ingston OF Seattle. tho woman
titleholder. will defend the cham.
pionship against Mrs. w. ]. North
rup OF Portland and with Annis
Green. also OF Seattle. will play
Stella roriinS and Mrs. Northrup
for the doubles title.
POOR LITTLE JOE AzEvE DO
VIII have to begin working for n
living again. unless he disoloses
some startling Improvement pretty
DON Last night the little Mexican
eattied Charley White, Willie
Ritchie's conaueror. at San Fran
cisco, but he couldn't stand the
gAff. and Referee Jimmy Griffin
halted tho bout In the 18th whom
Joe was about TO collapse.
WHEN RAY hoouE PLAYED
rings around Lloyd Jevne. the for
mer worlds champion threecusn-
lon player the other night. Jevne
said afterward that Hogue's sue
cess followed an Illegal push shot.
Last night Hogue tried some more
OF Jevne's game. and he trimmed
the ex-champ. 200 10 1854. three
points better than the first match.
Jevne may now argue that Hogue
didn't have all ten toes on the floor
and was chewing the wrong brand
OF gum.
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Tho picture shows a feat
which has bean taught the Ger
man cavalrymen OF recent
years. They probably got the
Idea from the Italian cavalry,
which has praetleed this kind Of
horsemanship ever since the
days Of their war In mountain
Gus Abyssinls.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-08
THE BRITISH TENNIS TEAM

THE BRITISH TENNIS TEAM
which came over 10 America for the
express purpose OF whaling the tar
out of the Australian brigade. and
then sweep through the Davis cup
finals. bathed In glory. have no
other alternative than To return TO
England and 80 20 war. Parks and
Mavrogordato, the British cracks
ware fairly bombardcd with tennis
balls shot from the raoquets of
wildlng and Brooks yesterday. The
Englishmen lost 81. 90. Ga.
THE GRAND CIRCUIT RACING
program was concluded AT 0rsnd
Rapids, Mich, Friday. and next
week the races SHIFT 60 Kalamazoo.
The closing events were slow and
uninteresting.
VANCOUVER AND TACOMA
strapped II out on tho ball grounds
In Mt Vernon, Wash. Friday after
noon as part OF the carnival pro-
gram. and tho Tigers finished on
the long end by tho close score Of
4 to 3. The Mt. Vernon dcnirens
turned out like regular ball fans.
1000 people being packed into the
little park. The Tigers and Bcav.
ers play there again today.
EDWARD piNkmAN. THE ANA
teur. who has been helping Billy
Wright get In shape for his return
match with Sammy Good. showed
he was there with the punch last
week when he laid Johnny Hayes,
another local boxer. low In a prac-
tice bout at the Pacific Athletic
club. Hayes. who has IL on Pink
man In sine. weight and height.
started TO rough II with Pfnkman.
and he had no sooner started when
the amateur cut loose and dropped
him. Hayes came back for moro
and Pinkman Knocked him cold Q
second time.
ROY BRAsHEAR. THE FOR.
r,er Pacific Coast league player. 10
due In town today. and II he reports
70 Manager Teaiy In time, Will be
used on second base this afternoon.
Bender. outfIelder, released by TIA
coma. had a talk with Manager
Teaiy last night. and may report to-
day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-08
ARMAMENT BLAMED
FOR EUROPEAN WAR

came necessary TO win relief by a
fight
Take. for example. the case OF
England and Germany. They were
building nsvies against one anoth-
or. England realized that II was
ship-building Itself into bank
ruptcy. but IL was determined not
to be overtaken by Germany.
Faced Bankruptcy
Germany realized that II would
soon 20 bankrupt II II continued TO
build ships. but was determined to
A-take England.
1T was inevitable that, sooner or
later. one power would reach a
point where II could build no more.
That point being reached, II would
naturally say: Since must stop
and my rival will still go on. II is
better for me to fight now than 10
wait until the odds are still heay.
Ter against me-
"As for the people. they had
been declaring for some time that
war itself, by ending the intoler-
able race. would be preferable 10
going on as they we're.
Though think this war was a
crime. must own there was logic
in this view.
THE naval race was between
England and Germany mainly. but
In the military race every nation
In Europe was. perforoe. a partici-
pant. Each wanted TO stop. but
could not--the others would have
beaten II hopelessly had II done SO.
and none would be beaten.
Finally the time came when
Europe made up its mind that Il
would be cheaper to fight than to
continue preparing to fight"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-08

Two-bsss hifs-Morar. Lamb. Stolen
ssrosn- Double piay--vfcsorfa 4. Pitch
srs Records hits. runs off Fullerton
in - Innings. Q hits runs OFF Kelly IN
Ia inniuKs Struck out--Futi~rton :.
Kelly ,. steele J. Bases on hails--Fui-
fsrton s. Steele D.
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LONDON, Aug. ss--"For tho
present European war" was
the comment to-day Of an Eng
iishrnan recently In a high
government post. but now in
retirement because he refused
10 follow hIs administrators
policy Of Britain participation
In the almost Worldwide con-
flIct. mo other one thing was
90 largely responsible a. the
burden Of the old world ma
tlons' ornaments.
mo. don't mean that a mar
who carries a gun has a natural
inclination 10 use II occasionally
though there may be something IN
that. too.
Must Fight for Relief
What | mean In that the mill
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-08
GERMANY CENSORS
NEWS OF BIG FIGHT

LONDON, Aug. s.--English sea.
men continue tho capture OF Ger
man merchant ships at speed
that is more than gratifying to the
British subjects.
International lawyers have
raised the question as to whether
or not England will be duty bound
TO return ships to owners after the
war.
Germany refused TO sign an
agreement at The Hague TO return
captured ships II they did not
know war had been declared.
This refusal may put new color
TO England's action.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-08

OUTLOOK ASSURING
IN NEW YORK TO-DAY

NEW YORK. Aug. s.--A more
confident tone prevails In the
money market today. II is believed
banks will lend more freely by next
week. The general financial situa-
ton remains calm. The city out.
look is assuring. and correspondents
from outlying towns declare that
the tension is decreasing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-08
IN OTHER LEAGUES

AMERTCAN--Detroit 2, Boston I: New
York 4. 81. Louis 9: Chicago Z. Washing
ton 0; Philadelphia 4. Cleveland 0.
SATTOSAIs-Sew York .. Chicago 4.
Philadsiphia .. Cincinnati o. pittsburg O.
Boston 1 Brooklyn .. ~. Louis o.
FEDEKAI1--st. Louis ?, Pittshurw /.
NORTHWESTERN Z. gesttfr
.: Ballard IL. spokane 4: Tscoms T.
Vancouver A.
COAST-Oakiand 4. Los Anrsiss Q 7:
Sacramento ?, San Francisco o: Portland
g. Venice 3.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-08
EXECUTE SOLDIERS
BEFORE REGIMENTS

PARIS, Aug. 6.-cxechs at
tached to AustrIs's Bohemian
regiments are refusing to fight
the ServIans, considering them
their racial kInsmen, II was
announced by the war office
here today. OF the Cxechs,
many have been executed In
front Of their regiments, II
was stated.
This was regarded here a.
the beginning Of revolt In tho
Austrian army. II has been all
along expected.
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tary and naval loads the powers
were carrying had reached a point
where II was impossible TO staggeT
under them longer and, as none
would iettison any part OF his bur
den. but all were adding 10 them
instead. and as each had TO add
when another added. II finally be-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-08
MONTENEGRO IS AT
WAR WITH AUSTRIA

VIENNA, Aug. s.--Montenegro
has informed the Austrian minister
that the government is in a state OF
war with Austria. The minister ac-
cordingly left Cettinje.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-08
AMERICAN LEAGUE
JAP WARSHIP ACTS
AS EMPRESS CONVOY

YOKOHAMA. Aug. s.--Under
convoy OF japanese warship, the
Canadian Pacific line steamer En-,
press Of Japan. under charter OF
the British government, sailed
from Yokohama last night for
Hongkong.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-08
MAD DJrTTIDEC 0READN0UGHT sRoADsADE;
E4N GERMAN CRACK RL0ERSl
BELCIANS CARRY
GERMAN HELMETS
AS WAR TROPHIES

ROTTERDAM, Aug. e.-The
Ninth Belgium regiment re-
turned today from LIege and
paraded through Antwerp,
'eaeh soldier carrying a German
helmet on hIs bsyonet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-08

Office hours. $3.50 to 6. Sundays,
Q to IL.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-22
bALENTI F ACES
HARD FIGHT FOR
SHORTSTOP job
Mccormick Secures Highly Tout
ed Youngster to Try for Place
Between Second and Third.

TENN. Ian -
4 nc noan.a e., ~ W ~.
" epoi - i'iii 'i'
devoid OF all but legitimate
portion of exaggeration, Chief Mi
chaeI RaIenti faces ono Of the nosr
5,a,a,.,, -. ~. - -.
1Iiitult tashS or ms ac'ive career IN
IRVING a ieuSh,h sP!Ne III t.le snort
stoP poStti9ii upon MOOSE McC .,t
lnlch iulf Loohput HltclliIIe' ne
op9.dcIe "HiIn lI.e dooi lne mus
oVercoine Is lne uICdhny ao!llty OF
young MI. PIanut 10 edNo'. around
me snortlleIu positloh III ueIehslge
lildhner very hluVh ID barry anu ~
an offensive way sieatiy "a ihhet'
IN snort 10 occupy permanently me