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The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-02-20
READY FOR STERN WAR
VEST INDIAN ISLANDS ARM FOR
DEADLY STRIFE.
Take the Prospect of Being involved
In the European Conflict Very
Seriously-Forces Like Those
of Comic Opera.

A cargo of war tales has arrived
| from the West Indies. Every native
there sleeps with his gun under his
pillow.
| Little specks of island that no one
ever heard of north of the tropic OF
Cancer are throwing up towering earth
works and barefooted natives, yester
days nobodies, are today generals;
roustabouts are soldiers; every town
has guard; every island distrusts
every other island. Ten thousand rusty
f1intlock muskets rule the land, and
from the sea come tales of strange
men-of-war threading in and out
among the islands, always seeking and
never finding one another.
Every native on the island Of st.
Lucia is happy these days. for he
totes gun, rides on bicycle and
marches behind brass band, and the
government pays for 1t ALL" says the
purser of a West Indian steamer re.
Gently locked in New York.
Some of the strangest looking BIZ
Wandered by the authorities. Some of
them are the old high-wheel affairs
that our daddies rode; some of them
have no tires; most of them are red
with rust and all of them squeak
heard the troops coming two blocks
away. The arms they carry are In the
same class.
AT Barbados, every negro and Chi
naman on the island has joined the
army. They have what they call
life guard to protect the place. What
they are afraid of don't know, but /
heard that they have been told the
kaiser was planning to send his feet
over to capture the possession.
THAT was enough for those natives.
They threw up line Of breastworks
and they fire cannon every time q
ship Is sighted. They have burnt up
lot of powder that way, understand.
Whenever that old cannon cuts loose
the army come lickety-split for the
shore. They line up behind the breast
works with their muzzle-loaders and
their derringers and you've got to
show them that you don't mean any
"At Dominica, near st. Thomas, the
natives have built little fort just to
fight the German navy when it does
come over There are not enough white
men In Dominica to [hold meeting
and not many more colored. In the
center of their fort they have planted
a tall flag pole. Every morning at
daylight a man pulls himself up to
the top of that flag pole and sticks
there, looking out to sea. He Is look
ing for the German navy. Two hours
later he comes down and another man
takes his place. This has been kept
up every day for weeks, from dawn
till darkness.
English, French and German war
ships chase each other around the is
land, and it's no wonder the natives
are f1dgety. At st. Lucia there were
10 ships tied up, all afraid to stir out
side the harbor."
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-02-20

In war time sleeping on sentry duty
has, justly enough, only one penalty
death. Marchand could hope for no
mercy, for his negligence might have
cost hundreds Of lives.
He had been brought to America in
childhood, and had grown up an Amer
lean In every sense Of the word. His
father, silk importer, had prospered
In the land Of his adoption, and two
months before, while on business
trip to his native land, had died sud
denly. The boy and his mother had
hurried to France to adjust his affairs.
Then Mrs Marchand had remembered
some old friends in Nancy, and had
gone there for brief visit, while the
son settled the Paris business tangle.
Suddenly like bolt from the blue,
war blazed out. Mrs. Marchand. shut
up in Nancy, could get no news of her
son. And Jean, ablaze with new love
for the land of his birth, had enlisted
as private soldier
The tragedy of the affair was that
Nancy was not six miles distant, and
the mother. waiting there, did not
know but that Jean was in Paris.
Colonel Boileau faced the prisoner.
1.-THE sentence Of this court il that
you be shot at dawn" he said
The noncommissioned officers took
the young man to the guard tent. The
court-martial dispersed. 1t was eve
ming, and the company had been
ordered to advance no further till it
received orders.
The firing squad which had been
told off to perform the execution at
dawn whispered together. 1t was a
melancholy duty, yet necessity, IL
discipline was to be maintained, for
upon the vigilance of her soldiers the
safety of the motherland depended. In
his tent Colonel Boileau scanned his
war map, together with his aide,
JacQuevel, the captain who had en-
deavored most strongly of all the
court to find exteiuating circum,
stances.
When the business OF the night was
done Boileau turned to JacQuevel.
Its sad business" he said. But
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-02-20
Observation-Disclosures
AN OFFICIAL ERROR
BY 4. N. EGBERT.

I'VE are all agreed upon our verdict,
gentlemen?" inquired the presiding Of
acer Of the courtmartial.
eyes, sir" answered Major Lafieche.
Eyes, sir" repeated the other mem
bers, down to the junior one, Lieuten-
mt Leblanc, who repeated the words
Ia a dry voice and licked his lips
nervously.
1T Is the only verdict possible I'M
der the laws Of war;" said Colonel
Boi1eau. Let the prisoner be brought
IN"
Two nnncommissioned officers led
The young fellow into the tent. He was
1 fair-haired boy, not more than two
Dr. three and twenty. He faced the
SQUIRT impassively, but the fear Of
Heath was evident In his ashen face
ind twining fingers.
Jean Marchand," said the colonel,
you have been found guilty of the
crime of sleeping on sentry duty.
There is only one punishment for that.
Have you anything to say before sem
.ence Is pronounced upon your"
"Not much, sir" answered the boy.
I had not slept for three nights,
swtng to the forced marches. And the
sergeant put me on duty two nights in
Iuccession, by error"
Let Sergeant Lavergne be re-
sailed" commanded the colonel, and
presently the sergeant appeared with
n the tent.
"Was the prisoner placed on sentry
iuty on two successive nights?" asked
Colonel Boileau.
mo, SIR replied the sergeant
quietly.
He was not sure, now that they ques-
doned him, but having given his evil
ience, he did rot want to get into
trouble Besides, he hated the young
American who had returned at the
outbreak of war to fight for his ia
hers country.
Marchand, with his American ideas,
lad been what is called a lawyer" He
had made trouble with the commits
yariat, with the little thieying corporal
who sold the hay; altogether he was
what the sergeant regarded as bad
influence in the force-that is to say,
l man, not a machine.
War had been declared four days
before, and the company was moving
sy forced marches toward the frontier. |
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-02-20
silk From Seaweed.

A French scientist has succeeded in
making artificial silk from the slime"
of the seaweed which is thrown up in
immense masses on the coasts OF Nor
mandy, Scotland, Norway and Canada
The fabric is of excellent quality and
can be produced much more cheaply
than any other form Of silk
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-02-20

The island on which is situated the
Eddystone lighthouse is the smallest
bit of all-the-year-round inhabited land
in the world.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-02-20
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The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-02-20

fcall when convenient; consultation free.
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near Washington, Oakland. Cal.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-02-20

OTHERS BEING CURED.
WHY NOT Llnua

OTHERS BEING CURED.
WHY NOT ,lOUs
Chinese methods of medi-
cine differ from all others.
1t employs only purely herb
al remedies. We beg to call
the attention of those with
disease pronounced incura-
able by the majority of pro-
fessional men. Give ns a
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-13
La asamblea del 28

Ell senior Presidente de la Junta Cen
tral de la Casa de Espana, ha enviado
| todas las secciones de la Isla, la 81
guiente carta CIRCULAR
En- cumplimiento de 10 que precept1a
Il art1culo 13 de los estatutos porque
Sc rige esta institution, esta Directiva
Central ha senalado ell d1a % de febre-
20 actual, para que tenga efecto la
Junta General reglamentaria de la Ca
5a de Espana Ell Puerto Rico.
La Junta sc celebrara EN- los salones
lei Casino Espanol de San Juan, y da-
"a cOmienzo a las ocho de la manana.
Con tai motive Sc avisa a las Juntas
ocales para que designer sus represen-
tantes dicho acto con la debida opor-
tunidad dando aviso de clio a esta of
Gina central.
San Juan, P. r., febrero 5, 1915.
A. de la Haba,
Presidente.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-13

Los elementos trabajadores del Fe-
rrol Sc muestran muy satisfechos es-
peranzados de que con esa faena Sc ate
nue muchlsimo la grave crisis poroue
estan pasando desde hace tempo. Las
autoridades estan muy satisfechas.
New York, enero 29.-Ayer iban las
Jovenes Flora Smith, hija del propieta-
RIO del mayor hotel americana en- la Ha-
bana, y Sadie Lin, a cruzar una calle
Gle 6sta, cuando oyeron sonar la corne-
ia de un auto, turbandose de tai modo
que Sc quedaron abrazadas en- medic de
la calle
Ell auto no pudo detenerse y atrope-
10 las dos j6venes que estudian en- la
Cniversidad de Columbia.
Sadie Ling, pereci6 a consecuencia
lie las cOntusiones recibidas.
Flora Smith recibi6 lesiones pero no
fatales.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-13
ID E 8 ID E E s p AN A.
La neutahdad armada no Sc mna
clenta. -Esplendidas cosechas. -E problema p
de las subsistencias

Madrid, Enero 29.-El gobierno ha
recibido noticias de diversas provin.
cias, en- las que Sc le dice que la cose-
cha de este afo sera espl6ndida, como
no Sc recuerda otra
Los labradores, atendiendo al actual
|estado de cosas, han sembrado doble
cantldad de semillas que ell pasado ano,
roturando nuevos terrenos. La situa-
cion de los campesinos, aunque no muy
halaguena, tampoco es muy desespera-
ola, como Sc cre1a antes.
Todos ellos tienen confanza en- ell Dor
venlr, pues 81 ell alO no sc les malogra,
Sc desGuitaran de sus perdidas. En- la
Direction General de Agriculture exis-
ten datos que demuestran la gran i'm
portancia que tienen las siembras he
chas.
Los amigos del conde Romanones di-
cen que este procer no tiene mpacien-
cia alguna por llegar al poder, pues en-
los presentes mOmentOs ser1a un absur
do aceptar la renuncia del senior Dato
9 provocarla..
El Conde no aceptara el poder mas
que cuando este gastado don Eduardo
Dato pol1ticamente hablando, V Sc lc
ofrezca al Monarca.
Don Juan de la Cierva, en- cambio
aspira de modo declarado 4 la Presi
dencia, en- Ia que cree que podra hace1
grandes cosas.
Ahora lie combaten todas las izQuier
das, enardecidas por los placemes Qut
les han dirigido los carlistas al Kaiser
con motive de la destruction de la es
tatua de Francisco Ferrer.
Sc cree que La Cierva no podra lie
gar nunca al poder
En- los centros pol1ticos sc dice qu
es un absurdO pensar en- que Espan;
puede mantener la neutralidad armada
va que no Sc encuentra en- condicione
parecidas q las de Italia La Adoption
de esa medida entranar1a la rulna par
ell pals V no le produciria ning1n bene
ticio
FL dinero de que dispone ell gobiern'
es insufciente para salvar el pals ell De
ficit mensual que resulta por ell descen
80 Gil las rentas aduaneras.
Pue3, considerarse como muerta COZ
carlctcr defnitivo Ia idea que tratab;
de ese ttsumto.
Madrid, 20 de enero.-El senior Da
to, discurriendo acerca del problem;
de las subslstancias ha dicho cue ell go
bierno hara cuanto este en- su mano pa
ra evitar la exploitation de los obreros
pero que en- esta empresa, que 10 es dt
i partido, sino patri0tica deben auXiliar-
le todos los elementos pol1ti2os E
Presidente tiene inter6s ca 1uo la obre
sea de todos, no de uno sClo, pueSto que
de ese moGo. evittando las suspicaci2 5
conclui1 / tamhi6n con ell recelo de qle
la innovation sc hace con fines egoistas
Dat0 ha confer onciado con varios po-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-13

lltlcos, los cuales sc han mostrado 10
acuerdo con el en- que al asunto debe
qultarsele todo caracter partidarista
En- la opinion pdblica ha producido
0uen efecto la promesa, aunoue nadie
deJa de reconocer que Sc han de pre-
sentar serias dificultades antes de que
la Idea Sc convierta en- realidad
Madrid, 20 enero-Los m6dicos de
Palacio dicen que los enfermos de es-
carlatlna Sc encuentran muy mejora-
dos. La reina dona Victoria puede con
slderase buena sana.
Los lnfantes dona Beatriz y don Jai-
me estan muy mejorados, suponi6ndose
1ue ell martes ell microbes seran da-
los Gle alta. La DANA de la servidum-
ore de la reina que sufre la misma do
-encla ha reca5do, por 10 que Sc han
adoptado nuevas precauciones,
Todos los enfermos hallanse conve-
nlentemente aislados.
Madrid, 20 de enero.-El ministro de
Hacienda ha declarado que la idea de
establecer ell Banco Agricola no va con.
ira los P0sitos, que vienen funcionandc
hace much1simos amos.
Ell Banco sc limitara a favorecer 4 los
campeslnos, facilitandoles 10 que nece
slten para las siembras.
En- los centros productores Sc ha AGO
gldo con mucha simpat1a la idea Dor
que viene a concluir con la usura. Los
ladrones, Green que ell rcglamento dt
esa institution bancaria debe ser muy
ampIio, de modo que facilite los nego-
clos Hoy, en- distintas comarcas, los
agrlcultores tlenen que recurrir 4 lo
prestamistas para reabrir las siembra
abonando lm $50 por ciento de inter6s
l La discussion del proyecto va muy
bien en- ell rCongreso, 10 que hace supo
ner que las dificuItades principales 'es
tan vencidas.
Madlid, 20 de enero.-Un despach,
de Barcelona da cuenta de que los ia
bricantes de teiidos sc encuentran. bas
tante lEquietos, pues ell pr0Ximo me
terminan los pedidos que les ha hech;
ell gObierno frances.
Sc cree que Sc hara uno nuevo, tods
vez que las fabricas de las Rep1blica
no dan aBasto para cOnfeccionar pano
,, de invierno con de 'tino los jefes Y of
ciales Los catalanes, gracias esos en-
cargos, no Sc han arruinado, pues los
!pedidos que sc han hecho desde provin
, cias son insufcientes para mantene1
aliertas las fabricas.
Las ganancias obtenidas son conside
abIes
Madrid, 20 de eDero.-El ministro de
la Guerra tiene ell proyecto de congre-
gar nuevas fuerzas en- ell Ferrol, de mo-
do que aquella plaza sea una de las
mejor guarnecidas de la naci0n.
Las obras de los cuarteles, que empe
Zaran en- plazo breve indican que Ia
idea no Sc dilatara mucho tempo.
The Harrison times., 1915-02-06
FOES FORGET HATE
Life in Trenches Makes Friends
Of Opposing Armies.
French and Germans Formulate Rules,
and Between the Hours Of Killing
Exchange Cigars and Bottles
of Wine.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs.
Wnlted Press Sian Corrospondont)

With the French Army at the Front,
AT places here in the Argonne the
French and German trenches are so
close together that in the weeks the
two armies have been thus face to
face the soldiers are, after fashion,
personally acquainted with each other,
Here the fighting has become sys'
tematized and follows routine, AT
certain sections Of the trenches the
French and Germans have reached an
agreement that before certain hour
in the morning there Is to be no kill
ing; in the opposing trenches the men
are to be allowed TO wash up and
make their toilet for the day, After
the gong taps, fguratiyely speaking,
any head showing above the level of
the ground gets promptly taken Off,
Rock battles often take place be.
tween the opposing sides, The men
grow tired Of having nothing to shoot
at for hours at time and in order to
amuse themselves they lombard each
other without the thrower exposing
his person to the bullets Of the en-
emy,
At times the enemies, however be-
come almost friendly
Say over therel" a German shout.
ed from his trench "llaye you guys
got anything to smoker
"Surel" the chorus came back from
the French, Have your
Not q crumb!"
TOO bad You ought to write to
the kaiser"
Gimme the makln's,"
Come and got en-"
A giant Of u young fellow stuck HIS
head and shoulders above the ground,
placed his hands on the edge Of the
trench and yaulted out on the side to.
ward the French A month.old naSen
beard stood out about II very round
face, Mud covered his formerly gray
ishbluish'greenish uniform, A little
round, yisorlesg fatigue cap made him
look like u young Santa Claus, stoop.
ing, he ran swiftly across tho high.
way which separated the trenches at
this point and, falling Hat on his
stomach, peorod down into the en-
omy'B trench
where's them cIgOrs2" he de-
manded.
Here they are u FronchmOn rc.
piled you doaoryo thom Six, and
they're worth louis apiece"
"Meroll" said the German as he
sourrled back TO his burrow
The Harrison times., 1915-02-06


SAY" this same German shouted
back between puffs, "These cigars
are great, Real imported hempl"
A rock the size Of mans fist was
the reply to this sally,
Hey, you Frenchers," the German
kept on, you're pretty decent lot
WIN you shoot me II | come over
again"
1--WE will that-aftor what YOU sale
about the cigars"
once moro the numbering giant cata
pultod out OF his trench and ran low
over to the French, dropping on hif
stomach Ns before, In his hand wal
on object, a dark green one, with tir
foil around the neck and the wordt
"Gout American" on a slip Of paper
across the sloping shoulder, II was 0
bottle of champagne swIped while the
Germans we're IN RoIms,
Here's your health, fellows" the
German said, Drink hearty" Ant
back he ran,
Hey" the Frenchmen shouted
laughing, you've got the nerve of 4
burglar You are giving US back our
own ch0mp0gnei"
"Oh, that's all right" the German
replied, your cigars were made IN
Germany recognize the stencil"
LAtor IN the day the German wNf
killed and the news was shouted
across the road, lie simply would
keep atielsIng his head above the
trench during business hours. But IN
the night Il wreath Of flowers, gath
cred by the Frcnehmon from heaven
knows were, and at no one knows
what risks, fell into the trench whore
he was wont to have his place,
All Ia not cutting and slashing and
shooting and gorei the spice Of good
humor and the milk Of human kind
neBB often, IN this nghtng lessen the
sting Of hatred between the races and
OF which one hears 30 much
The Harrison times., 1915-02-06
GETS MONTHS RENT IN WILL
Baltimore Landlord Makes beQuost 10
Tonants=FlVe Dollars Each
10 eher

Baltimore,=A months rent free "a
each Of the tenants Of hls many dwell
Ing houses In Il unique feature OF the
win Of Robert \, DoyonnyH estate for
his tenants
10 number OF friends Of his fam
ily Deyehhy left five dollars each Ia
buy tfinket Of some sort In memory
Of his mother, He also gave fye dol
lars each to members OF lmman
uol Episcopal church choir, In appro
citation Of their services, and he left
property 20 the church,
The Harrison times., 1915-02-06
Lost Wife Remarked,

phIledelphlat-G h. Golnes, m net.
or, who was unable to locate hls wife
after he had enlisted IN the Spanish.
American war; met his daughter, llel.
on, seventeen, whom he had not seen
since she was an infant doihes' wife,
believing him dead after seven years
absence, remarked,
The Harrison times., 1915-02-06
LAUNDERING THAT
WINS
THAT is THE NARRlooN ooRr

We have built up from almost no
business 10 the largest Laundry here
sbouts, and one OF the most up.to.dats
In this country
Brains, the know how and keep
atlyoneBa are responsible for those
results which good dressors prefer,
You doat know just how goya your
linen can be made 20 appear Dptll
you've sent ua a bundle
The Harrison times., 1915-02-06
hlAmea AuAhAndlA Folks.

Jersey Clty,=Mrs Lucy Rubihette
asked divorce, saying her husbands
relatives called frequently and treat
cd her nn "A servant
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-01-06
McDufhe County.

While we regret, of course, that you,
McDuff1e county, ever saw the light of
day, yet, now that you are here, we
extend to you sincere greetings of the
New Year.
We regret your coming into exist
ence because you have taken away a
host of our personal friends whose
faces we will see only at longer inter
walls hereafter. But we wish you well
because your citizenship is composed
largely of the best stock that can be
found in South Carolina, men who de-
serve to succeed, whether it be in the
matter of building private fortunes OF
in making new county success.
McDuffie County, all that Edgefield,
the torn and bleeding old mother
county, can ask or hope for her last
born is that you live up to your name
McDUFFIE. If that be done, you
will soon take rank along with the
foremost counties of the State and be
an honor to your mother.
Again The Advertiser salutes you,
McDuffie, and wishes you well, very
well.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-01-06
Clemson Y. M. c. A.

Clemson college is to have commo-
dious, rnodernly equipped Young Men, $
Christian Association building. Mr..
John D. Rockefeller donated $50, 900 for
the erection of Y. NC. A. building
on the campus upon condition that the
college would contribute $4,000, max
i..g total sum of s75, The trus-
tees Of the college very wisely set
apart SIS, 900 for this purpose and the
balance of $4,000 has been contributed
by the alumni of the institution.
While the young men who attend
Clemson are being taught the arts and
sciences, it is important that they
should at the same time develop strong
Christian characters. Of the score
and more of buildings on Clemson s
campus not one will be more essential
in making the institution a complete
plant for the making of well-rounded
young men than the Y. NJ. G. A.
building.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-01-06
Wheat Goes Higher.

The steady advance in wheat should
be sufficient to cause farmers to let
cereals of all kinds have large place
in their plans this year. In dividing
up your acreage for this and that
crop, let the best land be set apart for
food crops. 1t is predicted that flour
will be higher during this year than it
has ever been in this country, higher
even than Joseph Letter forced it in
1898 during a period of worldwide
peace.
If food for man and beast is not
made at home this year, where will the
money come from for its purchase.
Surely no one will depend upon cot
ton until the war is ended. If large
yield is made this year, it is easily
within the range of possibilities, quite
probable indeed, that there will be no
market at all next fall.
Farmers who have seed wheat and
have been unable to plant on account
of the almost incessant rains in Decem-
Der, should yet sow wheat. Hon. W..
R. Parks of Parksville, who is conceded
to be one of the best authorities in the
county on growing wheat, says he
sowed as late as February some years
ago and made good wheat, and that he
has several times sown in January
with fairly satisfactory results. OF
course, he does not advocate the late
sowing of wheat as being a wise or the
best course to pursue, but he advises
that farmers who have not sown their
full. acreage should yet SOW wheat.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-01-06
Cotton curtailment Law.

The repeal of the law curtailing the
cotton acreage in South Carolina should
be among the first acts of the legisla-
ture which will convene in regular ses-
sion next Tuesday. 1t was one of the
few measures passed at the extra ses-
sion of the legislature, and we believe
that many who voted for it will now
vote for its repeal, realizing that it
is piece of unwise legislation.
If there were concert of action
throughout the cotton belt looking to
the curtailment of the acreage of cot
ton in 1916, it would then be in order
for South Carolina to fall in line and
Sdo her part to accomplish the desired
9end. But it is unfair to the farmers
of this State to hamper them with this
law when no similar law has been en-
acted by any of the other cotton grow
ing States.