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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18

balls in a leaderhail. dingy ball OF
smoke hung poisd a moment where the
poplar tops hadgaved a few hours be-
fore, then vanihed into the air: one
of the watcher at the window. unex-
pectedly exposd. lurched and crumpled
into a heap at ne foot of the sandbags.
while the singrs leaped to their posts.
The fight wason.
Copyright. 1914. blythe Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
A Messenger of the
Air-Across the Fields
to the Front - The
Poplars That Became
an Abatis The Cha
teau's New Walls.
The Platform of
Death-An Interrupt
ed Song.

HILE yet the dis
tant booming OF
the artillery came
rolling fain t ! y
over the blueing
hills and forest
tops, from far to
the FIR ON t, evil
dences that the
fortunes of the
day were not with
the defending line
became apparent.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18

This is the second of a
series of pen pictures of
modern warfare by an
American army officer who
himself ha seen a lot of hard
fighting. In the present
war. the artillery has played
a very important part, and
so next weeks article will
tell of "Tfr Artillery Duel"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18

The roads were filled with great
auto trucks bearing supplies rearward.
Reserve ammunition columns left the
highway and sought position in the
Woodlands on the far side of the little
stream, spanned by the concrete arch
bridge.
Beyond the stream the reserves
Jackets and caps discarded for .he
moment, welded pick and spade under
the direction of watchfu1 officers of
sappers, and red scars OF fresh earth
showed where the new trenches grew.
Groups of men came dragging newly
cut branches of trees and armsful of
shrubbery to be planted as a mask be-
fore the parapets of the intrench-
Inents.
Reserve batteries took up position rs
carefully masked as the trenches,
while the gun teams, leaving limbers
and caissons with their steel shields
on either side of the guns, were led to
the stream to be watered ere taken to
cover on the reverse slope of neigh
boring hillock. Small clumps of seri-
Gus men sighted through range find
ers to various points in the front by
which the enemy must pass. while teie-
phone reel carts trotted along the
lines, latera1ly and from front to rear.
spinning off the slender copper strands
which were to become the nerves of
the defense, the almost invisible lines
OF communication from all parts Of
the position to headquarters.
sThe rattle of an aeroplane exhaus.
Sounded ahead and under the leveled
efasses of score of officers and the
ready muzzles of thousand firearms,
q monoplane, bearing on the under
surface of the wings the Identification
of friend. dipped to earth ami came
I'd a bouncing rest, while n:avy-
hklmeted officer unstrapped himself
a1d leaped from his seat to report to
the general the result of his obseryL-
tlpns.
1--WE are falling back. SIR he said.
ct will be about four hours before
they reach this line"
khe general nodded. The close
chopped head. barred in the grateful
slsade of spreading tree. dropped in
thought. and the grizzled mustache on
tie scanned face rose and fell with the
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ward, leaving but a small aperture
through which the bare muzzles could
poke and leave a free line of sight.
Higher up, near the ceiling of each
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leans than tourists .of any other ma
tionality. The Swiss admiral" is not
a myth. but was very fine English
man named Williams who was a colo
mel, in 1899, in the service of Zurich,
aid commanded small fleet on Lake
Zurich. having orders to oppose the
French army. When the allied armies
of Austria and Russia were completely
routed by the French under Massena.
September % and IS, 1899. Admiral
Williams calmly watched the battle
raging on land. Then becoming furious
with himself for his own inaction, he
discharged his crews. scuttled his YES
sells and took to flight. And this was
the end of the navy that Switzerland
had kept I'D on it's lakes since the six
teenth century.
Women occupy a large place In the
Industrial life Of Switzerland, working in
the fields, wood carving. making the
eheeses delicious and doing tle beauti-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

Last April the Woman's Missionary council of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, held it's annual meeting at the First Methodist church. Birfning- ham, and on April of this year con veres in Fort Worth, Texas The coun- cii was created by the general confer ence of the church in 1s10 as an integral part of the board of missions, and has in charge all the work formerly enter prised by woman's boards, both home and foreign. The meeting at Fort Worth closes the first quadrennlum of the coun- cli. and is especially significant as be- sides the regular business, there will be under consideration memorials to the general conference, which convenes at Oklahoma City in May, asking for inn portant legislation. Another matter of interest is election of officers for a term of four years.
 The president, Miss Belle H. Bennett of Kentucky, and Miss Maria l.. Gibson, principal Scarritt Bible and Training school, have recently returned from extended itinerary in Brazil where large extensions of the councils work are contemplated. To China in 1878 the Woman's Foreign Missionary society sent out it's first missionary, Miss Lochie Rankin of Tennessee, who sailed for America from Shanghai, China. on March 1o, and expects to. reach Fort Worth to he present at the council meeting. Miss Rankin has given 35 years of faithful service to mission work i-. China only interrupted by two very yrief visits to the United States There are many eagerly waiting to hear her tell of the wonderful changes she has witnessed in China.
 Mission work was also begun in Brazil 1881, Mexico 1881, Corea 1897. Cuba 1899. and today in these five countries the council has 16o missionaries and number of missionary teachers, through whom it carries on evangelistic, medical and edu- cational work. and at home to these ac-
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Society
(Contfnued from Page Thfrty)

rection of Mrs. wayland Jones. Friday evening, March 27
 The boys senior class of the NDrwood Methodist Sunday school will give an en- tortainment at the church Friday even ing, March 2.
 A special musical programme will be given in the Sunday school room of the Norwood Methodist church this morning by the Thomasson orchestra.
 The Woman's Missionary society of the Pratt City Methodist church will meet Monday afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock.
 The Young Ladies Missionary society of the Pratt City Methodist church will at the parsonage.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Pratt City Baptist church will hold band meeting Monday afternoon.
 The Ladies Aid society of the Pratt City Presbyterian church will meet Mon- day afternoon at the church.
 The Woman's Home Missionary society of the East Birmingham Methodist church will be entertained Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. T. Leonard.
 The Baptist Young Peoples union will meet this evening at 6:3o at the Fifty lawn.
 The Matrons' Five Hundred club will meet Thursday afternoon at 2:30 with Mrs. Ed Baird, St. Charles street.
 A4,- 1, to New Orleans by the illness of her father, MT. Christian F. Leach
 MT. andu>AIrs. Charles H. Bickas have named their little son Daniel Harrington BiclSas.
 Mir. and Mrs. Sidney J. Hart are now at home at 1906 Beech street.
 Mrs S. l.. Christian of Columbia is in the city, where she was called by the illness of her son, MT. M. N. Chris tian.
 Mrs. Ben stowers had as her guests during Fashion Week Mrs. J. H. Word and Mrs. c. E. Stewart of Attalla.
 
 Miss Mary Holmes of West End is at- tending the State Christian Endeavor convention in Florence.
 
 Mrs. Jim Wood of West End has as her house guest Miss Edith Brooks of Ox- ford, Miss. Miss Mardelle Chamblee is spending the weekend with her parents. Mir. and Mrs J. D. Chamblee, of West End. Mrs. w. W. Snead and children have returned from New Orleans, where they spent month with Mrs. Snead's parents. Dr. and Mrs. William Thompson Berry have named their little daughter Mary Hughes. MT. Pratt Hale of Oneonta is visiting MT. and Mrs. w. T. Eason in Wood- lawn.
 Mrs. M. W. Gill of ShelbyviIle, Tenn. Is the guest Of her niece, Mrs. IT. A. Moon, on South Fourteenth avenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
Acti0itieS of Woman Council
Ny MRS. DANIEL HARMON icity Nils sonary Society. North Alabama NJ. E.

tivities is added social settlement work.
 Figures for 1913 have not yet been made public, but for 1912 in both home and for eign departments the council collected and disbursed over half million dollars, and the total in both departments since their organization is six millions, while property owned at present is valued at something less than two millions.
 The work in the United States is scat tered all over the south and extends west to California. On the Florida, gulf and Pacific coasts work among emigrants is conducted. In the cities the sin-op- pressed victims of bad economic and so- cial conditions are welcomed to the Wes- ley houses and helped into better life by the deaconesses who conduct these social centers. Industrial schools for the hitherto neglected southern moun- taineers has brought wonderful develop ment to the children in mountain sections of Virginia, Kentucky, Carolina and Ten nessee.
 Special work among negro women and girls was begun three years ago when daughter of Alabama, Miss Mary De Bardeleben, offered herself as deacon ess for such self sacrificing work. and it is being carried on as an annex to Paine college, Augusta, Ga. Also negro settlement work has been opened at Nash vile and other eenters.
 At Thomasville. Ga., the council has unique institution, only one of its kind in America, and perhaps in the world.
 It is an industrial school for girls a conservation institution where or phaned homeless girls between ages of 10 and Is are while being trained in- dustrially to be sclf-supporting; trained morally until characters are strong enough to make them also self-protect- ing. The fact that 60,000 girls are led into white slavery annually for lack of proper treining and protection empha- sizes the need of multiplying such schools
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
Eagle Flies With Tran

Oakley, kan.-G. ". Wilkins a farmer living three miles north of Oakley, killed golden headed eagle which was tho largest bird of its kind ever killed in this county. It measured seven feet four inches from tip to tip and 1t weighed II pounds. Mir Will lsins caught the. eagle in a trap, but was compelled to shoot 1t before his birdship was captured.
 The fowl alighted in the trap just as MT. Wilkins was approaching and in its struggles to free itself pulled a large stake. two feet long. out of the ground and sailed off into the air. carrying the chain, trap and stake with 1t, and, apparently without trouble Mir. Will lkins had his rifle with him and brought the bird down with bullet
 Farmers who have viewed the bird declare that the power of the seven- foot wings could easily carry off a calf or half grown pig.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
BEETHOVEN
The Shakespeare of Music

The Shakespeare of music is counted Ludwig von Beethoven, born in 1727, and his birthplace at Bonn is considered a musical shrine. He was the son of a tenor fin the King of Saxony's chapel and his musical education was begun at years of age. Before his eighth birthday he was an accomplished violinist; at the age of 13 he published book of popular marches and sonatas, and his music has such a wide scope and variety that many of the phrases in his sonatas and piano selec- tions have become popular melodies and songs. His entire loss of hearing did not prevent him from continuing to achieve exquisite compositions, and 1t was his versatility and wide range of every form of musical expression that made him famous.
 Some sf Beethoven's matchless melodies are to be found in Heart Songs" and enhance the value of that volume to the music lover. This paper Is placing 1t be- fore it's readers on terms that amount to a gift. See the coupon in today's is- sue for explanation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
How Three Oveored Women

CUMMING, GA.-"I tell some suffering wo man every day of Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound and what it has done for me. l could not eat or sleep, had bad stomach and was in misery all the time | could not do my housework or walk any dis tance without suffering great pain I tried doctors medicines and different patent med icines but failed to get relief. Nv husband brought home your Vegetable Compound and in two weeks I could eat anything. could sleep. like healthy baby. and walk long distance without feeling tired. I can highly recommend your Vegetable Con- pound to women who suffer as I did. and you are at liberty to use this letter.o,Mrs. CHARLIE BAaLEY, R. 8, Cumming, Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

ecmpm n naumMm Mrm there M
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natural life. Every city man undertaking farming an occupation should realize that farmers get a small salary and get low interest on their investment. counting country life as making up the deficit. The deficit is more than made up to such as are or come to be farmers in practice and in outlook
 For people of this mind every city in this country should have it's free institute of agriculture. Such an institute open once week through 20 weeks of the year is meeting with marked success in New York city. 1t is a cooperative effort be- tween the department of agriculture of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

ADRIAN, MIcu.-"I sui fered terribly with fe- male weakness and back ache and got so weak that l could hardly do my work. When I washed my dishes l had to sit down and when 1 would sweep the floor 1 would get weak so that l would have to lie down before I did my dusting. I got so going into consumption.
 hams Vegetable Compou it to my husband and he on6 after fo kinn Q hofflac
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

for posts as policewomen passed the mental examination by the city civil service commission. Ten of these must undergo further medical tests before they are declared eligible for appoint ment. Seven must be vaccinated, one must have her eyese tested and two must hay their teeth examined /
 Three hundred women presented thmselves when the examination was announced. Many of these, number because of embonpoint, quit when they heard the regulations read others failed to take the jumps" in good form and still others just dropped out Of sight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

FLORENCE, So. DAKOTA. -"I used to be very sick every month with bearing down pains and backache, and had headache good deal of the time and very little appe- tite The pains were so bad that 1 used to sit right down on the floor and cry, because it hurt me so and l could not do any work at those times. An old woman advised me to try Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Con- pound and l got bottle I felt better the next month so I took three more bottles of it and got well so I could work all the time. I hope every woman who suffers like l did will try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable. Com pound. = Mrs. P. w. LANSING, Route No. 1, Florence, South Dakota.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

farm. But more farmers is not the pres ent need of agriculture. Better prepared farmers is the need. If however, people turn to farm life in the hope of increased happiness they must prepare for the ''sea change" as Shakespeare's "Prospero' did in his transition from an artificial to a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

rection of Mrs. Wayland Jones. Friday evening, March 27.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

Columbia university and the New, York state department of agriculture.
 Through the operation of this plan many people who otherwise would go back to the land unpreparcd will go pre- pared Others will be deterred entirely from going, Finally, it is hoped that through this extension of education In az rculture much abandoned or unproiitable farm land owned by city dwellers will eventually receive safe development and efficient management
 300 Would Be POlicewomen From the New York Sun.
 Chicago.-Only 13 Of the applicants
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
VOTE FOR WILL T. LATHEM
 FOR SHERIFF

HORN AND RAISED IN YOUR MIDST. HIS REPUTATION ASA BUS-
 MESS. MAN WILL BEAR CLOsEsT
 SCRUTINY.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-04-02
ONLY One TICKET
Mayor McGibbon and Old Members Of
the Council Will Stand for Re-
Election for Another Year.

Unless the question Of license
brings out big vote, the city cleo
tion to be held next Tuesday will at
tract but little interest.
Mayor McGibbon, Aldermen Gin
gerry and jenkins in the First Ward
and O'Gara and Brown in the second
have filed for reelection and there
will be no opposition to them unless
stickers are used. Judge Diehl has
also filed for reelection as municipal
Judge.
The vote on the license question is
something of a problem. A temper
ance rally addressed by Revs. Brown
and Duel was held at the opera house
Sunday evening, and last evening
State Supt. Stafford of the Anti-Sa-
loon League addressed a fair sized
audience at the opera house. This
concluded the speaking campaign.
This will be the first time in. the
history of Sank Centre that the Ii
cense question has come before the
people. No one seems to be able to
forecast the strength Of the movement
but the general impression seems to
prevail that license will carry.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-04-02
THE ROAD DRAG
Every Town Board in Minnesota Elk.
pected to Operate Them Under
Dunn Road Law.

Every town board should provide
road drags or road planners for use on
the roads this year. There will be a
fund in each town for road dragging
purposes, and that fund cannot be
used for any other purpose than pro-
viding drags and dragging the roads.
The law provides that, The town
board in each town, on recommends
ton of the town road overseer, shall
enter into contracts for the dragging
of the roads of the town, giving pref
erence to the main travelled roads and
roads constituting mail routes"
There is no cheaper or better way OF
keeping soil roads in good condition
than by the systematic use of road
drags. Supervisors and road overseers
should remember that the provision OF
the law with reference to the drag
ging Of roads is not directory, it is
mandatory.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-04-02
WHITE WAY FOR ALEXANDRIA

Alexandria has let the contract Tor
a white way. The cost of the posts
and material will be $2,521. There
will be AZ posts in the system which
will cover six blocks of the city's
streets. The posts are quite artistic
and each weighs 785 pounds. Each
will be surmounted by five alabaster
globes, presenting beautiful ap-
pearance. The lamps will be the six
ty watt, nitrogen globe. It is claimed
that this lamp uses but sixty per
cent of the electricity used by the
present mazda tungsten globe and
gives much whittier light. The globe
is filed with nitrogen gas which pre-
vents much of the breakage of the
common mazda. The cable used cons
tains three copper wires and is cons
structed in such manner that no
tubing is necessary. The cable will
be laid under the side walk just in
side the curb, and viii be covered by
cement. The work of putting in the
system win begin about April 10.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-04-02

FEE. Minette went to st. Paul Mon
day noon on business.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-04-02
VERY CRITICALLY i'll
James A. Caughren Putting Up a
Hard Battle for Life at His Home
in This City.

At this writing, Thursday, Las p.
M, James A. Caughren, Sank Cen
tres foremost citizen, lies very crit
ically i'll at his home on Pine street.
It was thought Wednesday evening
that he would cross the Divide but he
rallied temporarily. It is a recurrence
of the old trouble that has caused
him no end of suffering of late years.
Every citizen of Sank Centre join
with the family in hoping for the best
but his condition is such that not
much hope can be held out.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-04-02
VERY QUIET ELECTION
But Little Interest Shown in Annual
School Meeting Held Last
Saturday.

The annual election of the Sank Gen.
tire Independent school district held
at the board rooms in the high school
building Saturday attracted but little
attention, only IA votes being polled.
John N. McGibbon and P. B. Hanson
were elected for three year terms and
J. F. Cooper for one year term by
practically unanimous vote. The gen.
tlemen have made faithful and eff
cient members in the past and the
Herald is glad to note that they were
retained.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-04-02
MRS. JAS. ROONEY DIES
Wife of Well Known Resident Of
Brooten Called Monday of Last
Week.

Brooten, March 2S.-A spirit of
gloom hangs over the home, for
death has called away Mrs. James
Rooney, wife Of James Rooney, last
Monday evening, March 23rd, at 9:45
o'clock.
For years she has suffered from
an affliction of the heart, at inter-
walls was taken with smothering
spells, gradually growing worse, and
finally passed away at the age of
60 years.
Anne Egan was born in the city
of Wakefield, Ontario, Canada, Jan.
II, 1916. At the age of twenty years,
she left Canada and went to Prescott,
Wis, residing there but a short time.
From there she went to Minneapolis.
While there she was married to James
Rooney, AZ years ago. In 1868 they
came to Stearns county, settling on
the farm where she lived up to the
time Of her death, with the except
ion of year and a half spent at Pla-
"a, N. D. She was ever ready to help
those in need, kind and generous to
those she loved. She will be greatly
missed in the home to which she was
so attached.
Besides the sorrowing husband the
family includes the following child
rem: Sister Mary Eusebia of At
Crimson, Kansas; Charles Of Brooten;
Martha, La Vine, James and George,
all at home; Joseph, the adopted son,
living at Miles City, Mont, and also
one brother, Dennis Egan, of this
place.
]. Mrs Rooney was kind, loving wife
and mother and the surviving MEM
bers of the family have the heart
felt sympathy of the entire commun-
ity. A large number of friends and
relatives gathered to pay homage to
the remains. The funeral took place
Thursday at ten o'clock at st. An
thongs church of Padua. Requiem
high mass was sung by Rev. Father
Fusz. The remains were laid to rest
in st. Anthony's cemetery. The pail
bearers of the deceased were: John
Allen, Mike Killeen, Mat Sanders,
Jos. Ebensteiner, Jos. Weller, John
Kiffmeyer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-04-02

At the request of Dairy and Food
Commissioner Winkjer the instruc-
tors from the University farm, Char
les A. Morse is in st. Paul today in
attendance at an important meeting
of the. dairy interests Of the state,
held at the office of the dairy and
food commissioner. Mrs. Morse will
join him in Minneapolis for a visit
with their son Gordon v. Morse, after
which they will 60 to Mankato for a
weeks visit with old friends.