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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-12

The identical sign Of three sugar
loaves that hung over Rawlinson's
shop }adorns the present establish
ment. : There, too, may be seen the
canisters and scales dating from the
seventeenth century. Dan Rawlinson
charged his customers SIS pound for
tea III
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-12

official
served then in
Burans diplomatic appointed minister ~
provinces which
Buran in the marvellous in
traits It that he
partisan politics
Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-12
DAINTY LITTLE FR0Ck
DESIGN WILL BE- FOUND EAeY
:. TO FASHION,. ca
That It Must Be Simply Made 10 First
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of White
Chiffon 10 Softly Supplied ~
Over the Bust.

For the benefit OF those who wish to
know how to remake a taffeta frock
for semievening wear I am showing
the design sketched herewith, and per-
taps 1t may solve similar problems
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-12

New York.-Magistrate Krotels
threat to use an X-ray to learn wheth-3
er Jaques Lazarus, sixteen. told the
truth when he said he swallowed z
diamond ring, made the boy admit
that he threw the stolen article into q
sewer. ,ssai3fEs ca p. IT,. ts'.a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-12
ROSE R ] /: ]. FROM The RANKS /

When Count Berchtold resigned
az minister sof foreign affairs for Aus
stria-Hungary and it was announced:
that Baron Stephen Burian de .Rajecz
had been appointed to the position,
there was a hurried search through
books Of reference for, facts concern.
ing this man who was to guide the
.destinies Of q great empire at q most
critical time. The search was almost
in vain, for he had been practically
unknown to the world at large. He
Is an example Of the possibility OF
rising from the ranks to the highest.
position IN the state merely by doing i
his full duty wherever he was placed.
Baron Burian was born in Stomfa,
Ponsony county, Hungary. in 1851. He
did not inherit the title OF a baron at
his birth. His father was member Of I
the nobility, but did not belong to the
aristocracy. ss VA 4 n
.5@ Stephen Burian selected d career
In the consular service and received !
his education in the Oriental academy
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-12
/ w ---TI--T--.-I : - " ~
. AZ az Works In Garden.

Havana, O.-Mrs. Permelia Smith 10
the oldest living resident Of this place.
Monday she celebrated her eighty.sec-
ond birthday, She came here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Bishop.
from Rose, Wayne county, New York,
in 1886. At that time she was three
years old. She does all her own work
and last summer made, her own gar
den and cared for 1t. This she expects
to do again this spring. r = ~ III
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-12

Of pioneer life with her parents in ILL
nois in the late thirties and the forties.
She is the widow Of soldier of the
Civil war who served in the Union
army for three years. -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-12
Think Before SPEAKING.

Half the sorrows OF women would
be averted If they could repress the
speech they know to be useless--nay,
the speech they have resolved not to
utter.-George Eliot. y
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-12


Rothschld,s '.#%E&5S
par before sailing for the Portsmouth conference I s
financial knghp bearing
Baron Edouard be able
and Frankfort lis probnac
had
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-12

Of thy polished brass. Thou slayest
ideals and murderest sympathy and
dost crowd the spirit of service out
of the road Of life. Thou killest with
surfeit and mad passion Of contest;
thou dost suffocate the timid and weak
with want and fear of age, hunger and
infirmity. Thou art blasphemous.
arrogant, heartless idol and tyrant Of
man.-Rev. G. l. Browne.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-12
Modern Business.

- ts-Sf Modern business.
: oh, business, what sins are COM
mftted In thy name! Thou art like
charity, for thy magic formula doth
.:.cover.-a multitude of SINS" Many
are the men who fall dow1 and wor-
ship thee (and none other)! Not only
time and talent, but hearts blood are
sacrificed on thine impious altar!
Thy shrines are cold with dead loves,
reeking with forfeited joys. Mercy
and pity are vanished far from the
portals Of thy temples. Sweet char
ity falls dead, stricken by the glare
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-12
Death omens Scare NEGRO.

Helena, Ark.-George Harris, a ne
gro residing in the vicinity OF Oneida,
came to Helena recently, bringing q
unique collection Of "omens." SIX:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-12
WHO HI99NNEIHk
NOV
I new HEAD D. Of R0THSCHILDS

With the death of Lord Rothschild
in England, the leadership of the IA
nous family Of financiers has shifted
from London to Paris, for the new
head of the clan is Baron Edouard de
Rothschild of the latter city. j
552s Baron Edouard, whose title H.
Austrian, as are those of all the
French Rothschilds, is man of forty
seven. He was admitted to the firm
in 1906, when his father, Baron AL
phonse. then head Of the house, died
being an only son. The same year
he married Germaine Halpen, the
daughter of Emil Halpen, million
aire sugar merchant, and the grand
daughter of the financier Fould, the
Rothschilds' great, rival, who man
aged the affairs Of Napoleon III. The
marriage, in uniting the two banking
families Of France, was acceptable tc5
the bridegroom's family, 4 although
their policy had been to, lintermarry
among themselves. Baron Edouard
was a nephew as well as cousin Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-12

Civil Indian
Cherokee English
Teehee
family
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-12

If murder juries could witness the
killing as well as the spectacular trial
stunts verdicts might be different
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-12

nothing hcel and paying several dollars for meal
of the cost of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-12

Little Robert Bonner, 100 percent
perfect baby, acted as host to four
other babies. each 80 per cent perfect,
at his home in Pasadena, Cal, recent
sly. It was one OF the most remark
able parties ever held. Reading down.
the babies are: Virginia Lynastatf,
four years and ten months; Marian
McDougal. two years and eight
months; Dorothy England, nineteen
months, Robert Bonner (host), six
teen months, and Shirley May Listen.
walter, eight months Ii q : 7 f$GSs#
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-12
FARMERS WIFE
TOO |LLTO WORK
A Weak, Nervous Sufferer
Restored to Health 81 y.
dia E. Pinlkham's Veg II
etable Compound. %.5s
Kasota,. MINI: eel am glad to say
Mat Lydia E. Pinkham:s Vegetable

COMPOUND n~ uolo
more for me than
anything else, and I
had the best physi-'.
clan here. I was 30
weak and I nervous
that I could not do
my work and suf-
fered with pains low
down in my right
side for . year or
more. I took Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-12
Different.

! Different. n &
II understand Dobbs is painting q
portrait OF the rich Mrs Uglymug.
He's painting : picture of her. I
don't believe she'd stand for q real
portrait" FL FIX
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-12

Most men are willing to serve their
country In an official capacity.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-28

Their Fifth Cavalry Regiment. they
learned. was being assembled like a
picture puzzle by sending TO Fort
Myer. Virginia, for four troops OF Il.
to Fort sheridan. Illinois. for four
more troops and a machine gun
platoon, and 10 Fort Leavenworth.
Kansas. for the remaining four troops
needed TO form a full regiment.
There was field artillery whose COM
ponent units were scattered. guns,
horses and men. from the Vermont
line to the Rio Grande. There were
signal troops IN Alaska, Texas. the
Philippines and Panama.
This was no such mobilization IA
that giant mobilization IN Europe
when a continent had stood still for
days and nights while the soldiers
moved to their appointed places, So
far scattered was the American army,
80 small were It's units. that only a
few civilians here and there could
have noticed that troops were being
moved at all.
More than one unmilitary citizen,
looking over his newspaper that morn
ing. cursed the politics that had main
tanned the absurd, worthless. wasteful
army posts. and cursed himself for
having paid no heed in the years when
thoughtful men had called on him and
his fellows to demand q change.
More than ono citizen when ne
left his house TO 20 10 his accustomed
| work looked up at the sky and won
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-28

a. easily As II they were tr.ppers going
for n picnic. All those miles OF shore
and ali the country behind them lie
as open TO invasson"-he held out his
hand-"as This
Then what's the use Of themr'
They furnish a protected harbor
within which our WI navy could take
refuge Il defeated or scattered" said
the Admiral. "They make our pro-
tUctcd cities absolutely secure against
a purely naval attack. No navy could
readily pass the defences. and prob
ably none would venture 40 close as
even to lombard them seriously. Ger
ta!nly no fleet could lombard the
cities bsh.nd them.
Therefore" he continued. IF IN
enemy wishes TO bring war { o us he
must land an army Of invasion. Our
harbor defences force him to do that:
but having forced him to bring the
army Their function ceases. They can
not prevent him from landing II. We
have to do that with our army"
Ard could you stop him. or Is tina
a military secret?" asked one OF tho
party. He did II tentatively. He
had been a war correspondent with
foreign armies and he did not ex-
pect a reply.
My lear boy" answered the Chief
Of STAFF promptly. there probably
Isn't n General STAFF In the world that
doesn't know all about US. 10 the last
shoe or the last army mule. We've
got $4,000 men in the regular army.
Ulcers ard prtvatcs.3 OF these you
,a... A,,- z,,. a am rl-..
combatants. cooks. hospital STATS,
transfers. armorcrs, blacks.mrhs and
all the other odds and ends tina; an
army must have. but can't use for
fighting.
"Now cut out another 81 900 men.
Those are fighting men, but they're
not here. They're IN Panama, Hawaii.
the Philippines. China and Alaska
and we wish that We had about three
times az many there. especially In
Panama. How much does that leave?
Forty-e!ght thousand? Very well.
That's What we've got here at home
But you'll please count out another
1000. They're in the "a artillery
and have to man n harbor defences
Of which we've been talking. Now
you've got our mobile army-the ac-
tual force that we can put into the
field and move around. Thirty-one
thousand men"
"a pretty straight tip" agreed the
WASHINGTON correspondents when they
left the War Department. And as a
straight tip they passed II on 20 their
readers. So the nation read the next
morning how the.r army was being
made ready.
They read how four companies Of
one infantry regiment were gathered
from Fort Lawton In Washington and
another four companies from Fort
M!ssoula IN Montana They q how
still foul other companies OF h aame
regiment were at Madison Barracks in
New York States
-
8. Sec War Department Reports. 1915
4. Taken from actual sfdNorS OF pa
,toas troops at rdrtoIs times, Tho army
post system Is considered tndofcns%ble
among military men,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-28

Georgia Into che White House
thronged the Congressman.
Defend us. Defend our people
Defend our towns" said tiny
We cannot "a ~" said Tho CN.e.
OF Sten. NO wit OF man can guess
az what point Of many hundred miles
tho enemy VII strike. He may land
on the New Jersey coast to take
Philadelphia. He may land o. Long
Island 10 march at Now York. II"
may strike at Boston. He may land
between BOSTON and New York on -"
Rhode Island or Massachusetts coast
and keep us guessing whether h"!.
turn vast 10 New York or cas' 10 Bu9-
ION. He may even strike FOR eoth az
once from there"
Then why not put men into each
place 20 protect ~" demanded a Con
g~resS-nan- Are these great cluoT 10
be left wide open2"
~YD, know how many regulars
us.ye po, mo YOU know how many
orec,,,,s men we've pulled together
M, calling oil, those Eastern divisions
NJ organized miirae Their enrolled
rr.r1,h 4. 20 600 mon. Their actual
ac,,ve strength an shown by attend
ance nCIres has been only about 80
per cent. Of that; but We were lucky
This danger has brought u all
pYoha hly tina. were able 70 come. Still
there are less than 10000 and
not quite half of those have Ind
good field training. We need them
We need them 40 badly that "''r'
putting them all IN the In Nne Hu'
IT'S n little ht life-wen, its murd'-
"Then you mean 10 say-T IN"
Congressman was aehRst.
"I mean 20 say." answered IN" 'h'"'
OF Stan with a st FACE. "tAa' tA'
army Is going 20 hke WIN " ma
md do i.s beet. But ''e F"'ns ~ do
II IN its own WAY. No "n'rny WI
| dream Of landing ut 'nrn''n" army
un'oss 4, IN decisivtly. ov'rpo"'r'nc'y
Now. Congressman the only way
g.. ~ ,,,e,,or army 70 accompl'eh
y .o,nso na,,i. u,,u ,na
AnE'"'n' "a.h, -. ,n,,. c,r
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-28

You'd better not ~ss the General
r-,r,ly
mo u,har,v man ana o,her I'M
Nor,. mo, liz. ~, p.o,+ ha,L ~
~ oo,..,.,,.-c,o L,.,r,.u ~, ,ou
au 49,,
e,c.an .ona ,h.,a, .or,s
-. ~ a., 81
- -
~ my ~ wa
-, u
Wv, - 80. ~
",N.. .h'z 49,
.L,.o- 60. 49,, 30, ,,a,,A
, g., 80
$1,000. 49,, =, tn Da.. -.
",' =
0' s
~"
.'uN Nv" M our "a,No'
wy" ~',''' Dt '"o u
H"H '''"' nv" '''''
We have l7.ooo trained regl'aTs =
''o"p "'t''''h moro oF .'HS eNier'chcou
20 "an'.e '"'s' 'o"'p'eN sn"S an
S"'Iet Wv n''ny' NhpIn'no's. inrIe
W t'Iof So "a ~
:. ~ 80
&c .H'"" ~ 'n"o'' army vi my poi'
OF II 'n'o inc ue'ehoes TOT nN'e pr0'e"-
ION ~ only W '"'H mem ny. me mo
n" a'ny mus, u'iohu n '.t'.s'H
''"', "H''H" '"""o' W. ~ N"y
"",'0 - ~
'H' '',."s ''"' II "e'' e"""'''
~ ny
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-28

dered. with "A sinking heart. how soon
Il would seem black with q
II vas a peaceful. soft sky. with
baby clouds sleeping on its bland.
blue arch. Il radia,cd a tranquil
wormth OF coming spring. and under
IL the Atlantic Ocean lay equally
peaceful equally soft. equally Tranquil.
Yet ven AS the people Of America
were taking up the days work under
that soft. tranquil sea IA message was
Iarting through the encrustcd cables
hat swept away all peace.
Before noon. from sea TO sea n
from Lakes to Gulf, from the valley
OF the Hudson 10 the sierras OF the
Rockies. from Jupiter Inlet TO the
Philippines. ran the silent alarm OF
the telegraph that tho Great Coalition
had declared war!
Forty-e!ght hours later the COM
h.ned battle fleet OF the four nations
put 20 seG with ~ army Transports,
bound for the American coasts
The United States learned Of It's
departure before If real guard had
well cleared the land. The news did
not como from American spies. II
came from the coalition itself.
War, the Chameleon. as Clausew1,s
called Il. wa presenting a new aspect
Of It's unex pccted phases. Not a CABLE
had been cut following the declaration
OF war. and now the submarine
cables and the wireless began 10
bring official news from the enemy
news addressed not to tho American
Government, but TO tho American
people.
II was news that told of an invul-
nerahle fleet carrying more than a
thousand rifle cannon OF tho largest
ca,,bre ever borne by ships In all the
world. II told OF enough battlesh.ps
Alone land named thcm) TO match
the republics fleet with u d~readnought
for every effective American ship of
n kinds
"Clever," said the Secretary of State
10 the President. ut In terrorism"
Don't you think that you'd better
reconsider your id"a Of letting this sc
through" asked the Secretary OF
War. IT'S pretty dangerous stun"
TITS the nations war" answered the
President. "Will II dcmoralize ouI
people to know the ruth, even under
the guisc OF terrorism? DO you know
, In whose hands I'm going 70 leave thai
question:"
81 can't guess" said the Secretary
"Tn the HANDS OF the newspapers,
replied the President,
The newspapers did NOT require q
be told that the purpose OF this move
ncws service from the enemy was ter
, rOr.em.
They answered terrorism by print
Ing tho ncws.
Then the soacoast cities began u
call to Washington. By telegraph an,
telephone they demanded protection
1t was a chorus from Maine e
g. specd Of embnrtntior OF a mobtl
ICED aud prepared drmy as calculated 81
European military stnN officers.
8. one thousand rtfied cannon coal
be Grated from tho naval hsfs o
less than four P9,Ders, Less than fou
Powers could match ow navy 10Th bat
tIesh|ps.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-28

w =:sz5;:s.. f r ,s &. ; :, as ::
army ard navy. has or
ae-ed a grand joint mau@uvre OF the
feet. the regular army and the or
.an!zed militia National Guard OF
DIVISIONS s. 8. : and \. comprising
New EaE.aud. New York. Penrsyi-
yania. New Jersey. Delaware, Mary
lara Virginia and West Virginia"
~ comment from official circles
.~companied this despatch when It was
printed in the newspapers. None was
needed. Ever sinCc the Great Coalition
tad been formed America had faced
The probability Of
In the White House there was n
conference of the Cabinet. attended
5y the chief Of STAFF OF the United
S1'os army and the Admiral who a
resident of the General Board Of the
Navy.
"Tro regular troops are moving"
-cpoi.si The chef of STAFF. Every
. r. ot EN- is on the way East"
70 .'t,d crimly. II take no credi;
~ g.. Tho trains 81 the country can
g. d r.'rlut CHANGING a schedule. Do
.0l SNOW. gentlemen. that even the
'~.''or -'ads often handle an cNcur-
sos crowd rs big as this whole army
K ours2'l
TIE Secretary Of War shrugged his
shoulders. Despite all me talk OF re-
cent years. despite AL our official re-
ports. | doubt II the people realize IT."
Make .hem!" said the President.
Drive = home 10 them. before war Is
brought 10 II coasts" He turned -
The TWO chefs OF staff. Give the
rewspapers a statement about the
~nAaPuvres' that will give the public
he cold truth"
THE feet" said the Admiral TO
10 newspaper correspondents an hour
aver. "is assumed TO be an enemy fleet,
90 powerful for opposition. II will
s,,enpl 20 land AT least 100, 600 fight
Ing forces somewhere on the Atlantic
coa.'. y is conceded that ar actual
e'emy Planning invasion would not
one with less than that number. II
s conceded also that a sufficiently
powerful fleet can transport tina; num-
,er and more. safely across the ocean
TIE navy. further, comedies the land
| .nr.".
But our coast detences, Admiral
SPOKE the correspondent Of n Bos-
'on Newspaper. We've been told that
hose AFFAIRS with their II and ~ inch
Ftred So q cannon and their II n
mortar batteries and mines and tn ngs
are es powerful as any IN the world
and can stand of n fleet"
"THoy are no, coast dcrences, cir
answered the Chief OF staff. They
ar" h1rhor defcnces. They can stoi
Tarsaips from entering our great
aarhors. They cannot prevent ar
enemy from land .ng on the coast out
'. their range
And on the Atlantic coast OF ths
United S'a'es there are hundreds o.
niles Of utterly und Tended beach
Vaer" any number Of men can lanc
N'cfor'n' based on statistics.
z ANfhorttieS Concedc these mGtters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-28
H OF AN
Remarkable Narrative Fact
Story Based on Inexorable
Mathematics Of War Writ
ten for The Sun" by an
Army Officer
FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR.

The Only theoretical assumption in this series Of articles Is that
the United States is attacked. Every other incident is q straight state
mnt Of what absolutely must happen in such a case, with our military
establishment remaining what ii is to-day. In the words of certain
foremost military executives of the United States army. who have
cosnizance of these articles. il is the cold truth"
Nothing is overstated or understated. Every reference TO mill.
tay efficiency. supplies of cannon, ammunition and other implements.
numbers of men in the various military units and so forth. is based on
the actual resources shown to-day in the official records of the military
establishments of the United States.
The description of the preparatory mobilization. assembiage and
management of our regular army and militia has been approved as
technically correct.
The description of the procedure Of our small army in the pres
enceo OF a large enemy army that has successfully landed Is not q piece
Of armchair strategy. IL is what a numerically weaker force must
inevitably do n modern W a conditions.
This story. which viii appear in weekly instalments. Is not q plea
for niitarism. 1t is not a plea for anything. II is intended simply
TO tell in logical sequence facts that do exist II Is the answer of mill
.sy experts, who long have faced these facts approximately. to the
question: Can we defend ourseIves|
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-28

TNs second in.fnlmsnt Of "The In
vas,nn OF America" will arr'ar nrV
sunday,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-28

10. Certain Naval erports, baHnr th"'r
~optrton on study OF fha recent rdtdl
battles, clntu that dtrcrenc. ~ as
NttIe os 20 prr cent IN e'fciSrcv be
t,neer fleets other,ciSo absolutely eqarl
means Inevitable destruction for the On
Jsrtor fleet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-28

7. Tina u ~pact!y what happened dur
Ing the Spartsh-A n,ertcnn ,oar
9. From ". n War Department re-
poyts for 1915 on utIttt0 organisation.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-10-21
CURED OF PELLAGRA;
 WOMAN IS so HAPPY

RAaiiE, Miss.-Ida Creel, of this place. writes: T am enjoying fine health, bet ter than have in years. My weight is lIe; when I began taking your treatment It was 9s. sure can praise your treat ment; can eat anything I want and it don't seem to hurt me"
 There is no longer any doubt that pei 1agra can be cured. Don't delay until 1t l. too late. It is your duty to consult the resourceful Baughn.
 The symptoms-hands red like sunburn, skin peeling of, sore mouth, the lips, throat and tongue a flaming red, with much mucus and choking; indigestion and nausea, either diarrhoea or constipation.
 There is hope; get Baughn's big Free book on Pellagra and learn about the remedy for Pellagra that has at last been found. Address American Compromising Co, box POST, Jasper, Ala, remembering money is refunded in any case where the remedy fails to cure.-Adv.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-10-21

A decree effecting releases by of. sets and otherwise. on ar amount az gregating in value more than s100,000 of the liabilities of the defunct Bank of Rogers was entered of record in chancery court here by Chancellor T. H. Humphreys, attorneys for all par ties interested in the case assenting to the concessions asked in exchange for the releases. The decree was filed ln chancery court on september Is with the understanding that excep- tions, if any. should be filed No ex- captions were filed and practically all parties interested were represented :n court when the decree was made a part of the record in the case.
 Attorney J. R. Duty of Rogers re ported that satisfactory progress had been made TOT other releases and that witnln the next 90 days, il is believed, the liabilities of Il z institution will be reduced to an aggregate or less than Sl00,000, under which circum- stances the depositors and other credi- tors will agree to wind up the affairs of the bank with remaining assets.