davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening journal., 1915-08-17

come a listener usually slips out OF
his own lines after dark and hides
somewhere near the enemy's trenches.
He carries a reel Of light wire and n
telephone instrument After a vantage
point is safely gained he waits until
he can hear the conversation In the
nearby trenches and telephones them
back 10 his headquarters. After a time
the Allies learned Of this and they.
too. are now playing the game. and
one Frenchman remained all day long
dressed in a bundle Of wheat near the
German trenches telephoning valuable
Information back TO the French head
quarters
Everywhere In the war zone the
telephone engineer Is put 10 tho test
Of attaching instruments at almost i'm
possible places. The trenches are
veritable underground towns with
telephone wires running all through
them. The wiring Of these. however.
is not as difficult as keeping up tele-
phone communication with the officer
who occupies stationary balloon
high above his outposts and telephones
down all he can see with his long
Evening journal., 1915-08-17
How Battles Are Fought
By the Aid Of the Tele-
phone, and the Curious
Devices Used By Spies
In Their Communica-
tions ToHeadquarterS.
Copyright. 1915, by The International
Syndicate.

80 HE present conflict in Europe has
IL shown remarkable advances
FL made in every one Of the means
w. employed in warfare Such
progress. and Improvements have been
necessarily due TO the large scale upon
which these sanguinary struggles are
fought and the exactness with which
all the appliances must Mt In with one
another in the work TO be done, the
necessity Of keeping in close touch
with each part Of the war machine,
and the Importance of quick service
so that proper concert Of action may
be had, has made the telephone an
almost indispensable instrument to
those who are directing the move
ments of the various forces engaged
in the terrible work Of destruction.
There is nothing OF the romantic or
picturesque about the present conflict
for even the dispatch rider is seldom
seen. His place was for time taken
by the motorcycle corps, but as the
average life of q motorcycle war mes
senger is said to be about three weeks
he is only used in the direst necessity
The telephone has taken his place.
German Field Telephones.
While all the belligerents have an
excellent telephone service in the field
the Germans have reached a perfection
along these lines which is little short
of marvellous. Moreover. they seem tc
be prepared for all emergencies. and
the telephone men are regarded a:
ideal soldiers, risking their lives agar
and again to keep up the telephone
Evening journal., 1915-08-17

that contact wire and electric bat
teries had been attached to the
bridge. The guns had the range OF
the crossing and when the men
stepped upon the bridge the wire gave
the Information and the gunners
opened fire. Surely the war has de-
veloped the use of the telephone into
a fine art. II might be added that
these telephone spies are usually
taken out and shot az once.
Evening journal., 1915-08-17

close in their wake. There were no
delays this time, no lounging around
the park. for the trio was on business
bent and II was evident they intended
10 consummate this business and beat
II back TO New York without tho loss
Of a minute.
We hadn't been In Newark ten min
utes before our bunch gave us the slip.
We had lost them clean and no mat
/ ter In which way we deployed we
/ couldn't pick up the trail. However
we were certain that the little blind
alley was their objective, so we made
our way gingerly there.
Evening journal., 1915-08-17

HW estimable aid to the crack
man of today. Safe blowing
b b K has now developed into a
trade. so fine are the details and so
proficient are the experts who engage
in this nefarious means Of acquiring
an easy living" The strong arm
methods OF yesterday still are en-
ployed TO some extent, but the real
artist at this work resorts to higher
mechanics, thereby insuring a quicker
getaway" larger profits and, at the
same time, minimizing his chances of
capture.
For many years It fell 10 my lot 10
keep track OF all the safeblowers and
yeggmen who drifted in and out OF
New York City. for this class OF Grim
inal is migratory. He comes 20 town,
locates" his job, executes il and then
fits away as fast as steam can carry
him. "Clean up and beat it, Is the
motto Of the successful safe burglar
for in most cases his loot consists Of
cold cash, and there is nothing TO
deter an early start for some haven
already selected.
The old safe blower Of a few years
ago, especially those Of the yegg type,
were the most cold blooded and des-
perate. and relied upon their jlmmies
and nitro glycerine, or soup" 10 gain
entrance to the strong boxes Of vaults
in banks and post Offices Nowadays.
electric drills and more modern and
powerful explosives have materially
reduced the actual labor attached to
blowing a safe that It is a task of
only few minutes. The electric drill
can accomplish in fifteen minutes
what once required hours of incessant
work TO overcome.
I shall never forget a Job was as
signed to once. There had been an
unusually largo number Of safe blow
ing cases in New York and the In
spector in charge sent for me.
The Search For "Humpty."
"Do you know Humpty wnliams?' p
he asked. We'll II doesn't make
much difference whether you know
him OF not. here's his photograph and
I want you 10 get him. and get hin
right I understand he is hanging ou
somewhere in the vicinity OF Provi
dence, r. l. He is a bad yegg, ant
should be sent away. Once you To-
cate him. never let him get out of youi
sight until you get him with thu
goods"
Ny assignment was a rowing one Z
be sure. Ny. orders we're never to le
this notorious yegsman out of m
sight, no matter where he led me
And yeggs, as a rule. are not given e
remaining in any place longer thai
they can help. / went to Providence
and after mineling with those Of tn
underworld for a few days. founl
my man. From then on my work wa
cut out for me.
williams evidently was fond o
travel. and # was obvious that he wa
literally supplied with money. H
visited nearly every town and city o
anv size in New England, and spen
Evening journal., 1915-08-17

range glasses. Even the new Yep
pelins have telephone communications
from a platform on the top to a
suspended platform below. This is for
the purpose of directing the dropping
OF bombs or when hostile airships are
sighted.
Used By Spies.
But perhaps the greatest ingenuity
is displayed in the use made Of the
telephone by spies. A number OF ex-
amples have come 70 light recently
which show the versatility of the
worlds greatest time saver.
. on one occasion troops were cross
ing a bridge when they saw a fisher
man casting his lines into the river
rom a boat. The men were hungry
and calling the man they asked hin
to bring his fish as they wished tc
purchase; and were astonished wher
he refused to come In. Then severa
soldiers went out IN another boat and
were surprised 10 find an empty canoe
f with an electric bell on the bottom
On further investigation they dis
Evening journal., 1915-08-17


sometimes let's them know. Occasion
ally a shrapnel shell finds the battery
and the gunners are killed. There Is
little glcry or glamour about this
war" said a German artilleryman.
I'VE never see the enemy unless he
passes us as a prisoner or in the Red
Cross ambulance on his way TO a
hospital. and he never sees us al
though some OF his guns do ind us
This war is too much like business
to have any charm. We fight battles
now by telephone"
II is the same way in the trenches.
for the telephone is there 10 call for
extra men and to let headquarters
know what is going on.
Perhaps one Of the best instances OF
the value OF the telephone in war is
told by a man who happened to be az
the French headquarters when the
commander was informed that the
Germans were attacking certain divi-
sion and that they were superior in
numbers and reinforcements were
needed. The message was at once
taken to the chief Of staff and he gave
the order for the reinforcements
which happened to be only ten miles
away. Within two minutes the assist
ance was summoned. and within five
minutes more the harassed general
was informed that reinforcement'
were on the way.
Heroic Repair Man.
At another place. a correspondent
heard the words over the telephone
Send your repair squad 10 Trench NO
-. their wires have been cut by shell
fire." From the report it seems tha'
! the advance trenches were severa
Evening journal., 1915-08-17
First min A 'Iocatcr.u

We had concluded upon our arrival
back in New York that the excursion
to Newark had been taken solely for
the purpose Of exploring the ground
and planting the burglars kit. which
was the case. Therefore. we redoubled
our vigilance the next day, confident
in the belief that another sortie would
be made at a moments notice. our
dope held good. too. for later the next
evening Humpty and his two pals left
the formers house and set forth foi
/ Newark; Casassa, Young and mysel
Evening journal., 1915-08-17

The men at this point are waiting for
the order and when it comes they fire
the gun as directed, then go back and
wait for another order. They never
see the men they kill nor are they
certain that the shots have been true,
but the man in the treetop knows and
Evening journal., 1915-08-17

instant later communication was re-
stored. In a few minutes battle was
on. and when It was over the brave
repair man was put down on the list
as Missing"
ANY number OF such instances
might be mentioned. for the repair
squads of both the Germans and Allies
are regarded as among the bravest
men OF the army. They are all prac-
teal men-many OF them being taken
from the telephone service in civilian
life. and they have a certain pride as
we'll as patriotism about Keeping the
line open"
'Iistening Outposts."
The always systematic German has
added many innovations TO war weap-
ons and methods, and not the least
interesting Of these is what is known
as listening outposts"--a man who
finds out what is going ON in the
enemy's trenches. This soldier must,
Of course. be an expert linguist as he
will hear many languages spoken In
line OF duty. The man who is to be-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-05

ing good health now and owe It I'll 70
your remedies. I take pleasure IN tell
ing my friends and neighbors about
them."-Mrs. MATTE HALEY, COL Col;
quhone Street. Danville, Va.
No woman suffering from any form
Of female troubles should lose hope un-
til she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound . fair trial.
This famous remedy, the medicinal
ingredients of which are derived
from native roots and herbs, has for
forty years proved to be . most valua-
BILE tonic and invigorator Of the fe-
male organism. Women everywhere
bear willing testimony to the wonderful
virtue Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound.
IL you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegota-
BILE Compound will help you, write
to Lydia r. Pinkham MedicineCo
(confidential) Lynn, Mass, for ad-
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-05
IF HAIR IS TURNING
GRAY, USE SAGE TEA
Don't Look Old! Try Grandmothsr's
Recipe to Oarken and Beauty
Gray, Faded, Lifetess Hair.

Grandmother kept her hair beauti-
fully darkened. glossy and abundant
with a brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur.
Whenever her hair fell out or took on
that dull. faded or streaked appear
ance, this simple mixture was applied
with wonderful effect. BY asking at
any drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Hair Remedy" you will get a
large bottle OF this old-time recipe,
ready to use, for about SO cents. This
simple mixture a be depended upon
to restore natural color and beauty
to the hair and is splendid for dam
druff. dry, itchy scalp and falling hair.
A well-known druggist says every
body uses Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur,
because it darkens SO naturally and
evenly that nobody can tell it has been
applied-it's SO easy to use, too. You
simply dampen a comb or soft brush
and draw it through your hair, taking
n strand at a time. BY morning
the gray hair disappears; after an
other application or two. it is re-
stored to its natural color and looks
glossy, soft and abundant. Adv.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-05
WINNERS At CAPITAL
PROHIBITION AND WOMAN SUE.
FRAcE QUESTIONS MAY BE
SUBMITTED.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State institutions and from
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

Western Newspaper Union News Service,
Pierre.-Last Wednesday proved the
biggest day OF the session in acting on
passed a resolution to submit a con
s%titutional amendment for woman suf-
frage and the senate voted to submit
q statewide prohibitory amendment
and passed the Crawford primary act.
The vote in the house OIL the suffrage
amendment was 81 to 40.
At the night session of the house an
attempt was made to reconsider the
vote by which the suffrage amend
ment carried in the afternoon. The
motion to reconsider was lost. 81 to 81.
The house worked until 1890 and
passed a number of minor bills.
In the senate the vote to submit a
prohibitory amendment was 80 to II.
The registration bill to go with the
Crawford primary Law was passed by
the same vote.
House bill No. 80, by Representative
Johnston, of Meade. passed the house.
This is a bill fixing the conditions
uiluC WHICH dItlOHo lOl HUGH Inlay uC
brought and defining what shall be
considered a rebuttal OF malice in trial
Of such cases.
The largest special appropriation of
the session was voted by the house
when it passed house bill 60 by
Thompson. of Minnehaha, a%ppropriat.
ing $116.00 for charging the twine
plant. purchasing a stone quarry and
buildings at the p%enitentiary at Sioux
Falls. Although some of the members
were staggered by the size of the APP
preparation necessary to provide work
for the convicts and increase the out
put Of the Irvine plant. a large ma
jority of them were firmly opposed to
continuing the present. contract labor
system. The contract with the shirt
factory expires this year and there
was no sentiment for renewing it.
While there was some objection to
parts OF the bill, Hersey, OF Marshall.
Gated voting down the appropriation.
The value of the Irvine plant to the
state In Keeping down the price of
twine was conceded. The bill passed.
so to Is.
The senate came within one vote of
passing Peckham's S. j. r. 3 calling
for a constitutional amendment pro-
viding for ~quadrennial sessions of 80
days. The bill received % votes to 10
against. Stoner's bill providing local
option on the Sunday baseball aues-
ton was rejected.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-05
IF BACK HURTS CLEAN
KIDNEYS WITH SALTS
Drink Lots Of Water and Stop Eatinn
Meat for a While II the Bladder
Bothers You.

Meat forms uric acid which excites
and overworks the kidneys In their
efforts to filter it from the system.
Regular eaters OF meat must flush the
kidneys occasionally. You must re.
lieve them like you relieve your bow
els: removing all the acids. waste and
poison, else you feel a dull misery In
the kidney region. sharp pains In the
back or sick headache, dizziness, your
stomach sours. tongue Is coated and
when the weather is bad you have
rheumatic twinges. The urine IL
cloudy, full Of sediment: the channels
often get irritated. obliging you to get
up two or three times during the
night.
To neutralize these irritating acids
and flush OF the body's urinous waste
get about four ounces Of Jad Salts
from any pharmacy; take a table,
spoonful in a glass OF water before
breakfast for a few days and your kid.
neys will then act fine and bladder
disorders disappear. This famous salts
is made from the acid OF grapes and
lemon Juice, combined with lithia. and
has been used for generations to clean
and stimulate sluggish kidneys and
stop bladder irritation. Jad Salts is
inexpensive: harmless and makes a
delightful ef~fervescent Whitewater
drink which millions Of men and
women take now and then, thus avoid
ing serious kidney and bladder dis.
cases.-Adv.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-05
FOR BREAKFAST TABLE
MOFFikS Al WAYS APPETIZlN0
ON cool MORNINGS.
Have First Place in Long List Of Hot
Breads That Have Found Favor
English Buns Are Liked
by Many.

When the air gets frosty, mullins
noun a high pedestal in the estima-
ton Of breakfasters, and there they
stay until spring. Here are some
recipes for good mullins:
Rub 4 tablespoonful Of butter in q
cupful OF corr meal and a cupful Of
white wheat flour for delicious corn
mullins Then add a teaspoonful Of
sugar half a teaspoonful OF salt and
a te%aspoonful of baking powder. Break
an egg into three-quarters of a cupful
OF milk, and then fill the cup with
milk if necessary to make it full. Pour
this into the flour and mix it thor
oushly. Bake quickly in a hot oven.
Make rye puffs r. tais way: Mix
tWo-thirds of a cupful of rye meal
and a third OF a cupful Of white wheat
flour. Add a quarter Of a teaspoon.
ful of salt and sift. Then add two
we'll beaten eggs mixed with a cupful
of milk, and beat for three minutes.
Add two te%aspoonfuls of butter, melt
ed, and mix. Bake in hot muffin tins.
Here is a recipe for graham mullins
that always turns out we'll: Mix a cup
full Of graham -four and the same
amount OF wheat -four with a quarter
of a cupful of salt. Sift them and
add a cupful of milk. a tablespoonful
OF butter and one egg. Beat well and
bake for about twenty-five minutes in
a hot over
These English buns are a favorite
with those who like slightly sweet
breakfast breads. To make them rub
half a cupful Of butter with three
ta%blespoonfuls of sugar and a pinch
of salt. Add two well beaten eggs and
then add, alternately, two cupfuls Of
flour sifted with two ~teaspoonfulS Of
baking powder and milk to make a
stiff dough. Add at the same time half
a cupful Of currants. Roll out about
an inch thick. cut with a biscuit cut
ter and bake in a slow oven.
Sally Lunn is a tempting muffin Sift
a pint of -four. two teaspoonfuls OF
baking powder and half a teaspoonful
OF salt and add half a cupful of milk,
half a cupful OF melted butter and
two beaten egg yolks. Mix thoroughly.
Then add two egg whites beaten stiff.
Drop the butter in muffin tins and
bake. 1t is a stiff batter and when the
egg whites are folded in they do not
mix completely with the other ingredi.
ents, and SO the tops of the mullins
are somewhat irregular.
Oatmeal mullins require fine meal,
not the coarse sort used as cereal.
Mix a cupful of it with three cupfuls
Of white wheat -four. two te%aspoonfuls
OF baking powder and a liberal tea
spoonful OF salt. Rub in a tablespoon
full and a half of butter and lard
mixed. Beat two eggs and add them
to a pint Of milk and pour this grad
ually into the dry ingredients. Mix
thoroughly and bake quickly in a hot
oven in muffin tins.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-05
Custard Souffie.

Here is a nice dessert: Rub two
scant te%aspoonfuls of butter to a cream,
add two teaspoonfuls of flour and pour
on gradually Il cupf'L Of hot milk;
cook eight minutes in double boiler,
stirring often. Separate the yolks and
whites of four eggs; beat the yolks,
add two tablespoonfuls OF sugar. then
add to the milk and set away to cool.
egg whites till stiff, then pour them In
lightly. Bake in a buttered pudding
dish In a moderate oven for 80 min.
uteS and serve at once
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-05
MAY BE COFFEE
That Causes all the Trouble

When the house is afire, it's about
the same as when disease begins to
show. it's no time to talk but time to
J sct-delay is dangerous-remove the
cause OF the trouble at once.
For a number Of years. wrote .
Kansas lady, Il felt sure that coffee
was hurting me. and yet l was 50
fond Of. it, l could not give it up. At
last l got SO bad that l made up my
mind l must either quit the use OF
coffee or die.
Everything l ate distressed me, and
I suffered severely most OF the time
with palpitation OF the heart. ! fre-
Quently woke up in the right with the
| feeling that / was almost gOne-my
heart seemed SO smothered and weak
in its action. My breath grew short
| and the least exertion set me painting.
slept but little and suffered from
rheumatism.
Two years ago I stopped using the
! coffee and began to s Postum and
from the very first l began to improve.
1t worked a miracle! Now I a eat
anything and digest it without trouble.
l sleep like a baby, and my heart beats
strong and regularly. My breathing
has become steady and normal. and
my rheumatism has left me.
Il feel like another person. and !,
Is all due to quitting coffee and using
Postum, for / haven't used any medi
cine and none would have done any
good as long as ! kept drugging with
coffee" Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Creek. Mich. Read The Roas
to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Postum comes In two forms:
Regular Postum-must be wei
boiled. 15c ana g packages.
lnstant Postum-is q soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful d~issolves quickl!
In q cup OF hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes . delicious beverag
instantly. 3Oc and SOC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious
and cost per cup about the same.
There's . Reason" Tor Postum.
sold by Grocer
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-05
Napoleon Outdone,

In a small town there was a veteran
OF the Civil war who was called Colo
mel Bingle. He was stored full of an
ecdotes about his life as a soldier
which had won him the unbounded ad
miration of a certain little boy in the
town who was OF a martial cast OF
mind. But had the boys admi
ration for the colonel found such com
plete expression as when he remarked
to a little playmate:
Come on, Jimmy. let's play sol.
diers. You be Napoleon Bonaparte-
Ill be Colonel Bingle."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-05
To Herd Sheen With Aero,

Stanley Smith arrived here today
bound for New York. where he ex
poets to buy an airship to round up
the sheep on his 7~5,COO-acre ranch a,
the foot Of Crazy mountains in Mon
tana.
Smith lives at Martinsdale, which
mas 40 inhabitants. each OF whom has
an automobile. lie said he had USED
autos to round up his stock, but ex
poets the airship to reduce the cost
and expedite the speed about % PEI
cent.
He has decided on a dirigible.-Chi
cago Dispatch to New York Herald.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-05
Gravy for Beef or Mutton.

One-half cupful walnut catchup. one
small tomato catchup. one small cupful
sherry (may be omitted), one table
spoonful butter. rubbed smooth with
flour; one small onion chopped very
fine. one teaspoonful currant jelly
Salt and pepper.
When thoroughly mixed lay slice.
CT the meat in a dish, pour the gray,
over, then set dish in the oven until
all is we'll heated through. Serve.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-05
Fish Stuffed with Rice.

One cupful OF rice, one cupful OF
bread crumbs, one cupful cold chopped
meat. Mix and season with salt,
chopped mango, onion and celery. one
teaspoonful each. Clean q whitefish,
ill with this preparation and bake as
usual. Serve with tomato sauce.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-05
Not a LARGE Quantity,

Note that you should not fry too
large a quantity Of anything at the
m time, and that the fat must be re-
heated between each batch OF frying.
Any one who cannot fry, given enough
fat and the proper implements. after
q couple Of trials is either abnormally
stupid or is not troubling to carry out
directions correctly.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-05
The Collision.

Two friends had acquired automo-
biles. honestly. and were swapping
experiences as whiz navigators.
Il ran into a party on the street
Sunday and had to get off and help
him." said one.
Il rap into one yesterday" said the
other.
Did you get OFF,"
You bet | didn't. The judge fined
me $40 for reckless driving"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-05

What l want said the nervous
man. lis a place in the country. I
want to escape the noise of the city"
"All right" answered the maj who
is nervous. too; I'll sell you my place
in the country. want to come to
town where they have laws to prevent
the ROSTERS from waking you up at
daybreak."