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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15
WAR WOULD FOLLOW
SINKING OF VESSEL
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15

Washington, Feb. I4,-~No important
increase In the volume OF business done
by the Federal Reserve System is evil
denced In the weekly statement OF con-
ditions for the Federal Reserve Banks
made public by the Federal Reserve
Board today.
The gain in Investments over the pre.
ceding week was $4,000 while tha
amount of Federal Reserve rates out
standing vas Increased by 1900, 900.
The Increase OF loans and discounts re-
ported were 100000
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15

series and several divertins comedy
films will form the motion picture an
mex Of the new vaudeville bill.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15
LYRICS NEW SHOW.

The spice of variety will be found
in abundance In the neM~ vaudeville
show which comes to the Lyric Thea
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15

Joseph Herbert. Jr,, George T.. Mack.
Edward Metealf George Romatne Fred
Mason Emerson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-16
REMEDIES FOR E

the flesh. Chickens suffer in particular
from this pest and for this reason ii il
sometimes JAILED the chicken flea. IL is
frequently seen i'm dense masses also on
the ears of dogs and eats. Ii IL difficult
to loosen il from its hold and its de
Siruction therefore presents some diff
~cultics. Fairly good results are obtained
from the local application of Kerosene
and lard in the proportions of ! part
Kerosene an di parts lard. but if used
too freely this may iniure poultry.
In the ease of other species the in
su.tS hop about much more freely and
may or may not. therefore. he found II
any given time on their hosts. When
dogs or eats. however. are found To be
sucering. u bath in u : per cent soln
ton Of crcolin will probably be found
10 BE- effective. \ sufi .iently accurate
method Of making such q solution j. 70
add 1 ta~blcSpOonfuls of creolin 10 each
gallon of water. Warm water should be
used and the animal placed. in a tub
with the solution in il. \ Stitf brush
should then be- used 10 work the Solu-
ton into the hair. particular care be
ing taken To wet the tleaS on the head
.of the animal. The bath should last >
or 10 minutes. after which the creolin
should rinSed of and the animal
washed with warm water and soap. This
will prevent the skin Of the most deli
cate animal from being burned. Finely
pulvcrizcd moth balls worked into the
fur of the eat ar also useful. The nap
thalcnc in the moth balls rives the fieas
out Of the hair. They emerge in a Stupe-
fled condition and can then easily be-
killed. Insect powder. sometimes called
pyrcthrum. buhach, or Dalmatian in
sect powder. NAV he used in the same
way. Fresh, unalultcrated pyrethrum i
I necessary 10 secure satisfactory results.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-16
PnUSSlAN SYSTEM
CERMANY'S HOPE.

Fritz Arno Wagner in Leslie's.)

Fritz Arno Wagner in Leslie's.)
The efficiency of an organization lies
in the rigid discipline of each of its
members. The German army is general
ly referred as one of the most splendid
organizations i'm the world and its mar.
v~elOusness has been amply proven in
the present conflict. The success thai
Germany has had up To now il %entirel,
due TO the efficiency of its military or
CARNATIONS on one hand. and on the
other, to the sound financial condition
Of the country, which has been under
estimated beyond the German frontiers
Every sergeant in the army repeats Ia
every new recruit. whether he is Of the
youngest class or the oldest LandStrum
man, that if Germany had not cultiva
ted the military spirit with thorough
PruSsian discipline. her bitter fat,
would already have been decided
Thanks To its marvellous PrusSian dis
cipline" INV sergeant said 10 uS this
morning. I'VE have been victorious up 4,
Low Whether Germany will have Il
maintain an army as large as formerly
is still to be decided. If 50. | have ever
reason TO believe that the discipline IL
the German army will be just as thor
0ughly Prussian after the war as ii was
before and has been during the preSen
struggle. because its efficiency has bee
proven. This means that what YOU il
America call militariSm will be stron
ger than ever after the war.
As To militariSm i'm Germany. no on,
can speak truthfully of a militariSn
cultivated by any specific party. German
militarism, rs understood in America
means the German army: in other words
an excess OF military spirit lying con
stantly as a weight upon Europe. Thi>
eycess of military spirit cXeiStS nevcrtho
less not ms a whole. but individually
Therefor militarism exists in German,
only individually. You might ~ wei
reprOach England with naylism rs 4,
reprOach Germany with miiitariSm.
There was much talk at the outbreak
OF the war about the existence of q
military party with the German Crown
Prince as its head. This party, il was
said. numbered all the high staff OFF
GERS, high government officials and 9th
er intellectual men. The crown prince
vas blamed for having Influenced his
father, the kaiser, in the critical DAYS
days of July and August 1911. and tn
have converted him. despite his peaceful
intentions, To war. cam DENY these
statements. The kaiser is too strong "a
character To submit Ia the Influence Of
his son and furthermore the military
party, as such. does not cX ST.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-16

1t has already been said however, that
il il useless To attack the adult flea il
no attention is paid to its breeding pla-
ces. The flea may lay its eggs upon the
host animal. but in the case of the hu-
man flea most of the eggs are probably
deposited while the insects are III their
nests somewhere in the vicinity. In
houses the cracks Of floors or under
mating or carpets are favorite breeding
places. The conditions under buildings
are often favorable for breeding
places.For hi Sreason il i
desirable that dwellings. stables. and
sheds should be- 80 arranged that eats.
dogs. chickens. and other animals that
harbor the pests can not get beneath
them to sleep. Dirt floors in chicken
houses and sheds furnish more favor
able conditions than wooden floors. and
Young iicaS are often found in The straw,
feathers. and waste in such places.
Where chicken houses and sheds are
found to h. infested the manure should
he hauled away and spread in fields.
Unnecessary rubbish. dry animal mat
ter should be- piled up and burned. The
! ground. the floors Of outhouseS, and
similar places where breeding Is sup
posed Ia occur should he SPRAYED with
kerosene or crude petroleum Sprinkled
about. An inexpensive preventive meas
urc is liberia luSc of salt scattered about
the breeding places and then wet down.
Semiweekly thorough MEETINGS with wa.
ter have been found To keep tleaS out
Of poultry runS in Texas and salt water
from the gulf is used extensively for
this purpose along the coast.
Where il is supposed that dogs 81
eats are largely responsible for the in
festation il is desirable to compel them
to sleep in u definite place III order that
the eggs from the tleaS he concentrated
and thus more easily DESTROYED. y few
@unny Sa'kS or "a mat for infested ami.
mails To sleep upon will he found u
contain a great majority Of the eggs
and these can be DESTROYED hv shaking
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-16

the cloths over the fire or exposing them
on "a spot 10 the rays Of the sun.
Where fleas are found 10 he breeding
in the house itself the first step il Ia
sweep up all the dust and burn il. Floor
coverings should he removed, aired. and
beaten. and the floor scrubbed with
storing soap sudS. Various insecticides
have also been found To he effective but
many Of these are either dangerous 10
health or injurious IL various articles.
FumigationS with sulphur fumes or
hydrocyancic acid gas has also been rm-
ploved To rid dwellings of fieaS. Both ~
these have the additional advantage at
killing rats and mice as well as ficaS
hut sulphur il open To the objection
that il rorrodes metal and injuries
plants. Hydrocyanic-aci gas = 50
deadly that its use except under expert
direction j. quite ont of the question.
In fumigaiing with sulphur ! pounds
to each 1000 cubic feet of space should
h. used. The sulphur il piled mp cone
shaped in Il pan. which i placed ~ =
larger pan or tub of water to avoid fire
from the heat generated. "A depression
Smade in the top Of the one Of sui
phur. a little alcohol poured into il. and
q match applied. The room, Ia be fumi
gated should he tightly closed bcfOr"
hand and kept closed from 10 70 L.
hours. Al the end Of that time the doors
and windows should BE- opened from the
outside and the rooms thoroughly aired
before il il entered.
Various methods Of trapping tlcaS have
been tried nj one TIM Or another but
none Of these appear To bc of aS much
practical value az the methods ALREADY
discussed. IL j. we'll To remember. now
ever. that the flea can not lump upward
very far-a few inches being the usual
limit-and for this reason ii the legs
are protected n person il rarely bitten
In plague infested areas where il j.
If the utmost importance t. prevent
even n single flea from biting a man fly
paper has sometimes been wrapped mr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-16

Persons whose houses, pet animals ;,
or live stock are infested with ilcas are
warned in Il new publication OF the L..
:. Department of Agriculture, Bulletin
No. 2IS. that il il almost hopeless 10
get rid of the pest If no attention IL
paid 10 the breeding places of the IN
Ik<s. 1t is. of cDlfrse. important to
DESTROY the adult ileas but this should
he accompanied by a thorough clean
ing out of all places in with their
eggs may be laid. Since il takes from
two weeks Ia many months for the eggs
II flcaS Ia develop Ia adults there i al
WAYS danger Of reinfcStation unless
che breeding places are thoroughly de
stroyed.
II is i well ynown fact that certain
kinds of ilcaS are responsible for III"
,prcad of the bubonic plague and this
ilonc would make their destruction =
Universal duty. They are. however 20
SpOnsible for other diseases as well aS
he plague. aud entirely apart from
their share in spreading cDntagloh
hey are II great nuisance To human be
ingS. and may annoy live stock Ia such
IN extern, that they seriously :njure the
health of the animal. The flea can exist
practically fycrywher that man van.
md il the conditions are permitted -
he favorable il will multiply win great
rapidity.
Of the approximately 100 species Of
ilcas known Ia exist the human ilca.
he dog tica. the rat iiea-which carries
the plaguc-and the sticktisht flea ar,
he varieties which most commonly af-
feet human beings and domestic ami
mails. The Sticktieht flea differs from
he others in that when il has once at
ached itself toa host il remains with
Is mouth parts immovably imbedded in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-16
Tantalizirg German
Soldiers Favorite
Pastime Of Boys

Amsterdam. Aug. l6.-The Brussels
ketjes-strcei boys-have found a new
method OF annoying the German soldiers.
They carry scissors IN their sleeves and
when they get close Ia a German soldier IN
q crowd they cut of the leather knot Of hi
sword and carry IT away n a trophy.
A boy of fifteen has Just been sentenced
In three months Imprisonment for having
boasted that he had secured 81 of these
knots. a Belgian banker l. said 10 have
offered 5000 TO any one who will relieve
General Won Kissing Of hi> sword knot. The
knots are generally sold for benefit Of the
Belgian Red Cross. and they bring higher
prices than any other trophies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-16

oumd the legs and the ficas that jump
against il have been caught and killed ~
this way. IN badly infested regions II ~
also possible Ia isolate the bed If suff-
GENTLY high. by taking care 10 keep the
clothing from hanging down. II the legs
of the bed are sufficiently rough 10
enable The fieas to climb up them. they
should h. placed in large pans OF water
or fly paper should be wrapped around
them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-16
There Was a Reason.

One afternoon a bunch of congcnial
spirits were talking about the various
leading citizens of the town when a
parsimonious man by the .name Of
Smith was smilingly referred Ia.
speaking Of Smith" interposcd ano
ther of the bunch II met him Yesterday
afternoon going around town with peti
ton trying to collect money for a poor
widow that she might pay her rent"
whats that" exclaimed the amazed
crowd. all Of whom knew Smith. Col
lecting funds for a widows rent
Watch out for the millennium nj & a. m.
tomorrow.
AOh. no. it lint as bad as that"
explained the other. Won see Smith
owns ten house that the widow lives
in"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-16
Wagers SO To ] US.
Will Not Go In War
Before September /

London. Aug. l+.-The following odds
were offered today BY British war inSnr-
.ance underwriters:
Fifty ID ] that the United States will
not enter the war before September Ii.
SiX To- | that Bulgaria, Greece aud Rou-
mania will not enter the war before Sep
10.
T~wentv-tour ~ ] that peace will not he
declared before September 30.
Three 10 ! that peace will not be- de-
.clarcd before December 81.
Three 70 > that peace will not be declared
before March 81, 1916.
Nine ~ ! that Paris will not be taken by
the Germans before September 30.
Four ~ Z that Calais will not be- cap
.tured hy the German. before September 10.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-16

One Of the simplest camp stoves Is the
invention of a Nebraskan, consisting
y \ long sheet metal box with a hinged
loor II One end and a smoke pipe,
which can bc packed inside. as the other.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-16

A heart of gold i far better than q
cheek Of brass.
Evening journal., 1915-03-08
GOOD SUM SECURED
FOR HIGH School Piano

Announcement was made at the
opening exercises Of the High School
this morning that S261.61 had been
realized through the concert recently
given by the Glee Clubs Of the school
for the benefit Of the plano fund. The
announcement was made by Miss Nell
c. Krumme and was greeted with
much applause.
No special features marked the ex-
ercises this morning. which included
the singing OF Come Back To Erin. =
DAY BY Day the Mama Fell and
Questions" by the school and the
singing of "Oh. Fair Dove. Oh Fond
Dove" by the boys and Lullaby" by
the girls. Under the direction of
John ID. Taylor, the orchestra played
college Life" by Frantzen, and
"Wings of Love" by Bendix.
Professor A. II. Berlin announced
that the last basketball game OF the
season would be played on Friday az.
ternoon, at 8 o'clock at Friends
School when Chester would be
played.
Noticeable I'm the audience thi.
morning were twelve members OF the
February Senior class who occupied
the seats on the side OF the stage.
Evening journal., 1915-03-08
CHILD'S tongue
BECOMES COATED
If CONSTIPATED
When cross, feverish and sick give
"CalifOrnia Syrup of Figs.-

Children love this fruit laxative. -
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply viii not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result
is, they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick, feverish, don't cat,
sleep or act naturally. breath is bad.
system full of cold, has sore throat,
stomach-ache OF diarrhoea. Lis
ten, Motherl See if tongue is coated,
then give a teaspoonful of California
Syrup of Figs" and in a few hours
all the constipated waste, sour bile
and undigested food passes out of the
system, and you have well, play
full child again.
Millions of mothers give California
Syrup Of Figs" because it is perfectly
harmless; children love It. and il
never fails to act on the stomach,
liver and bowels.
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent
bottle of California Syrup Of Figs,
which has full directions for babies
children of all ages and for grown
ups plainly printed on the bottle. Be
ware of counterfeits sold here Get
the genuine. made by California Fig
Syrup Company" Refuse any other
kind with contempt
Evening journal., 1915-03-08
TO AGAIN HONOR
IRELAND'S PATRON Saint

In the Garrick Theatre on next
Sunday evening the annual st. Pat
rick's Day celebration under the
auspices of the county board of the
Ancient Order Of Hibernians will be
held.
The Hibernian knights in full uni
form. under command of Major
Jerome J. Herley, will be on the stage,
while among the distinguished
guests will be past president of Penn
sylvania. James B. Sheehan, and Of
ficers of the Delaware county, Pa,
body. The committee comprises the
various chief officers of the divisions
with County President Michael A.
Mealey chairman.
Members of the committee having
the arrangements in charge will meet
on Thursday night in Irish-American
Hall, at which time final plans will
be formulated. The speakers so far
selected are John f. Malloy, of this
city, and national president Of the
A. o. H.; Joseph Mclaughlin, of Phila-
delphia. The soloists of the concert
will be John J. Gilbride, Miss Annie
Mcdonald, Miss Gertrude Cole. John
Flynn, John A. Sullivan, Lamert
Guyer, Joseph O'Rourke and others
The committee will be at the theatre
at 1890 o'clock that day TO arrange
for reserved seats
Evening journal., 1915-03-08
S2364.23 PAID BY
Jewish Charities
Annual Report Submitted
and Directors Elected at
Sunday Meeting
PLAN EXTENSION
OF THE WORK

An interesting report was made by
j. Harry Gordon, secretary and su-
perintendent, at the fifteenth annual
meeting OF the Hebrew Charity Asso-
citation of Wilmington, which was held
in the Adas Kodesch Synagogue at
Sixth and French streets yesterday
afternoon.
The following directors, to serve "A
term of three years, were elected:
Morris Levy, Isaac Miller, Abe Sayer
and Louis Topl1is. The officers chosen
are: President. Morris Levy; vice
president, Nathan Barsky; treasurer,
Barnet Gluckman; secretary and
treasurer, ]. Harry Gordon; auditors,
Nathan Barsky and Abe Sayer; burial
committee, Charles w. schagrin and
Isaac Miller; Beth Israel Hospital at
Hope Farm, n. Barsky, Max Keil and
Louis Topkis; passover committee, l.
Miller, n. Barsky and c. w. Schagrin
Plans for the annual ball and the Sc
lection of physician we're held over
until the next meeting.
Superintendent Gordon reports that
during 1914 the association gave re-
lief to $50 applicants who were
strangers. To these also was given
1855 meals and 543 lodgings.
The average monthly outlay dur
ing the year 1914 was $500 and dur.
ing the month of January, 1915, $685..
sc was paid out
The report showed the followine
| amnIInia nNnnndnd In. ,.nlnr.
Evening journal., 1915-03-08
this AGED COULLE
ELOPE like CHILDREN

IL became known today that Heber
Fry. of Johanna, Berks county, Pa,
who is 6S years old and Mrs. Isabel
Marston Of Philadelphia, 81 years old,
were married here one day last week
by the Rev. George l.. Wolfe. The
couple are now spending their honey
moon with Mr.. and Mrs. VI. f. White
lock of Baltimore.
Mr. Fry is the grandfather OF Mrs.
Whitelock. who. with the great-grand-
children, Is doing everything TO enter
tain her tep-grandmother while Mr..
Whitelock and William G. Handel are
giving the groom the time OF his life
using their automobile to show him
everything worth seeing in Baltimore
Mr.. and Mrs. Fry will soon leave
to give an "at home" to all OF Berks
county on their big cattle ranch near
Johanna.
Evening journal., 1915-03-08
LAFAYETTE ALUMNI
At annual Dinner

The Philadelphia Alumni Associa-
tion Of Lafayette College held its an
nual dinner at the Bellevue-Stratford
Hotel in that city on Saturday. About
275 persons participated simon Cam
eron Long. general manager of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. and
formerly a resident of Wilmington,
president of the Alumni Association,
was toastmaster, and among the
speakers we're Or. j. II. MacCracken,
the newly elected president of La
f9yette College; Charles Heebner. gen.
eral solicitor of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway Company. a gradu-
ate of the college; J. George Becht
secretary of the Pennsylvania State
Board of Education. also a graduate
Governor Brumbaugh, Ivy l.. Lee
Congressman George S. Graham. OF
Philadelphia. and Professor William
b. owen, of the college.
Among the Delaware alumni in at
tendance were: DR.. irwin NJ. Finn
DR.. Lewis w. Finn, Harry Emmons
G. Glen Baedenkopf, Paul Cranston
and Albert W. Cummins, of this city;
the Rev. DR.. +. II. Moore, Of Middle.
town: George Massey Jones, oi
Dover; Professors George A. Koerbel
and William j. Rowan, OF Delaware
College, and Athletic Director VIII
liam j. McAvoy, of Delaware College