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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
WORSE INVADERS THAN
GERMANS IN TRENCHES
Made Desperate by Hunger, Rats over
r"" Fields. Woods. Houses. Dug
outs mud Shelters.
Especial to The 'rimes-Dispatch.l

Especial to The Times Dispatch
PhRiS. December lS.-A young
i'aristan. lighting as a private In tho
trenches. has sent home a letter which
might have borne as its title: Rats"
He says:
Lord Kitchener. once said. speaking
OF the South African War. We had two
dreadful enemies to iight-the flies and
the society ladies' In the same way
our soldiers will say some day, sneak
ing OF the present war: We had two
Toes to tight--thc Germans and the
rats
During the last two weeks tho Cor
i"ahs nave apparently been decreasing
IN Numbers, but the rats are certainly
Increasing. II is horrible invasion.
lar worse than the other. MI our
trenches. communication trenches
i"IEh. woods. houses. dugouts and shell
tcrS are full Of them. Some Of them
hold meetings and conferences OH the
ROADS during the night; others give
concerts III every house in the most
ropuious villages and towns. You
literally have to walk on them. They
attack our billcts like the Germans
attacked on the User. in solid masses
On the whole front there are only two
places where they dare not cornc--the
NILS OF Eparc"s and failure
Like the Germans. they have hccn
made desperate by hunger and now
N'eF are afraid Of nothing. The other
morning saw dispatch rider whose
ihotorc%cie tires had been eaten by the
rats, and many Of us have found that
Dung the night they have eaten our
ON, !gcncy rations. which we keen Ia
oul inside pockets. Woe TO the sol
dicr who falls asleep with a piece or
chocolate in his trousers pocket He
IS sure to wake up without his choco-
late anu almost without his trousers
irlikc the Germans. the rats are
atlo TO invent all kinds of dcvtlish
rus.s. The German soldier is a welt
trained and wcll-oiled piece Of ma
chIuery, which always runs in exactly
the same groove. lie makes war to-
day exactly as he did sixteen months
ago: he is stupid brute. who has only
:wt kinds Of righteousness The
methods OF tho rats arc infinite in their
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
ONE ~ NO>I WH\DIRtiI.
NIGIIIS - l.IiI:NI UUIiNIN

You wjil readily believe rhat IT..
ORGANIZER % tniF establishments told
INC me-, tie seih, is ntc Of Tho
'uc.t W"ndcrfui sights ~ ''rco' brit-
All ihor" O. not q Stacker in ~"
Whoie iaetory' and INC Women Form
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yak unstoire ma carr, 80 ar mo.
shnlIs dow"
mentioned tho case OF Tho chic,
ronstahlc'e Gauuhier WHO lad only
'hrcc hours instruction on a ln,he.
ana the principal assured IN. that the
majority had not twen,y-four hours
training. Tn. amount OF shells 70.
-ectcd after examination was exceed
insly small, although the test was so
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
COAST DEFENSE SYSTEM
NEEDS OFFICERS AND MEN
Batteries, Which Cost Sit,OOO, 900
without Trained Personnel
TO Man Them.
MOST FORMIDABLE IN WORLD
SiHtccn-inch Fifty-Calibcr Guns Rec
commended as Armament OF Major
Forts, In Order That Enemy Ships
May BE Kept at Great Distance.

WASHINGTON. December ls.-War
Department bureau reports made pub
lie yesterday disclose the following
facts about tho army Of the United
states and it's coast defense:
The system of coast defenses is the
most formidable in the world" but is
short $50 officers and lo,Sos men of tho
regular establishment. and I'll officers
.,ld 1891 men of the National Guard
To man AL forts and mine defenses.
Congress has appropriated $4,000, 900
TO establish the present system, but
at present batteries which cost &t1,-
"oo,ooo arc withou, trained personnel
to man them.
Batteries of aiHtecn-inch fifty caliber
guns arc recommended as the primary
armament OF all major forts, in order
mat enemy ships may he kept at great
distance. Mobile howitzer batteries of
sixteen inch. seventecn-inch, or even
larger guns. arc urged to supplement
the permanent forts
VACANCIES REDUCED
tHOM 9I93 TO I,7Ss
Tho army on June 20 last omprised
1880" officers aud men, Gs,.JS Of them
10 the continental United states. 1890
OF whom were on or ucar the Mexican
border. Vacancies in the enlisted force
were reduced fiou ?,T93 in l9li TO
res, the ycar having seen AISLE re-
cruitcd. n"arly 40 per cent horn in The
United States
ON October the fun strength OF
the organized militia MAS $50 officers
aud i@o,S.a mcn Officials estimate il
would require from TWO 10 twelve
months to pu' TIC militia in tho held ia
tho Federal service
There were a@,3l@ students in ninety
* schools having military courses. and
graduate from these schools since 1905
number 3a.i30.
The Coast Artillery established
scores Of ~ pei CeI,; hits with teu-iucl,
guns and % per cent hits with twelve
inch guns ~ 5.ooO-yard ranges. as
against - per cent and IS per cent.
respectively, ia 1918; at 10000 yards
the scores were IS per cent with tho
tons. and ~ per cent with tho twelves,
as sgains, - and IA per cent in 1919.
The army death rate was 40. COM
pared with 1.l5 the year before.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19

Mahogany case; sounds
and looks like Il new
one. this is "a fine
style. Sweet tone and
fair action. Hear this
bargain right away.
Pay $500 monthly.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
variety. and they adapt themselves to
All circumstances of the nghting
shall Sivc one example.
No WAY TO PREVENT
IlIEM EIiOM l.lNI"IINI. I,ililIl

shall give one example
No WAY TO PREVENT
THEN FROM GETTING. lrODD
Long ago 1t was found necessary
TO discontinue issuing sugar. coffee.
salt and spices direct to the soldiers
Individually. because the rats looked
upon these articles AZ most excellent
aperitifs. Then these articles Of food
were put UP in small boxes. ono for
each company. and We invented all
kinds OF devices to keep them safe.
preferably suspcnding them from a
wire at least yard above the floor.
nevertheless. the rats very soon found
way to get at the sugar. They simply.
Gnawed hole in the ceiling, let them
serves slide down the wire to the box
ana had II cmp,icd in no time.
we shall get the Germans some
Gay. Tor against them we have Father
I"hr", but there is absolutely nothing
TO SHOW tina, we shall ever get the best
or the rats. against which we have
nothing but pamphlets They have
sent us bacilii ana poisons of many
Inherent kinds to cNterminatc the rats
but these means are about az efficient
as are the rules of international law
adopted at The Hague. They may work
all right against rats in time of peacc.
but they are absolutely no good against
war rats. which are as biz az rabbits
and which look upon scientific pre-
scriptions as the Kaiser looks unuu
treaties--nere scraps Of paper.
AS n matter of fact we have in
vented better methods OF lighting them
ourselves but SO far they are still on
the whole having it their own way.
1T is really necessary to have two
kinds of scntrics--onc to shoot Ger
mans and another 10 Kill rats and tho
latter has by far tho worst job.
I'VE only hope that some day we
shall lind that all our rats have run
over to the Germans. II would be q
most satisfactory arrangement for
them both. for the Germans Who ars
hungry could thou eat rats and the
rats that are born hungry could eat
Germans"
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01
THE MONTH OF MAY.

The lovely devotion of honoring
Gods mother comes to mind with the
advance of spring and numerous are
the ways in which it is possible to
express the loving veneration we feel
for the most favored of women. Music
has been composed, poems written,
sermons preached, prayers enjoined,
all with the purpose of offering per-
sonal homage to the rarest of woman
kind. But perhaps there is no filter
manner of offering her this homage
than by developing the principle of
Difference to womanhood.
However unequal to the standard
individual women may be, their sex
is always to be recognized as noble.
An unlovely woman is disappointing
because she fails to meet the expec-
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01

tations aroused as one of her sex. OF
course, all the disappointments about
people are not confined to women. I'm.
fortunately their brothers fail to real
lie expectations awakened about
them. We are all acquainted with
inferior, unworthy people of both
kinds; we all know people of both
kinds who have no estimation Of the
dignity of human beings. And many
such, both men and women, are ut
terly ridiculous, whether or not they
are mean and selfish besides. How
ever, no matter what the proper esti.
mate may be Of any particular wom-
an, the veneration of womanhood
should never be shaken. The admirer
Of beautiful song is always grieved
at hearing it badly sung just because
of his sense Of how it should be sung.
This sense remains undisturbed, per-
haps, even intensified, in spite of any
number Of bad renditions, and thus
should everyone strive for deepened
conviction Of what is worthy of the
sisterhood with Mary that all women
own. Men could probably practice the
most acceptable of all devotions to
her by growing more considerate and
tender towards women, more appre-
ciative of their work, more conscious
of their dignity, because of their fel-
lowship with Mary.
A man so actuated will not glow
about his sons and make little of his
daughters. He will not depreciate his
wife's judgment. He will not speak
contemptuously of women at random
or take them as ready occasions for
patronizing ridicule. Real devotion to
the Mother of God will make him
reverence her kind next to reverence
for religion and such a real devotion
outranks any set prayers without it..
To salute the nobility of womanhood
is the distinguishing mark of noble
man. Through it women rise to their
corresponding altitude making the
world lovely. For women should
justify every atom of chivalrous re-
gard given to them. To justify such
trust is ladyhood, and ladyhood is
simply crystallized womanhood. It's
determining keynote is keen sense
Of honor which will never abuse a
trust, betray a confidence, snatch an
unearned credit, fail in a promise,
leave an obligation or a courtesy un-
acknowledged or disappointment I'M
satisfied. Can women offer their
model and protectress a more worthy
and self-beneficial devotion than by
raising their character to this stand
ard? For both men and women let
the month of May be month of
gracious evidence of womanhood.
G. H. X.
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01
Order to Show Cause ON Filing Petit
ton to Sell Lands.

Order to show Cause ON Filing Petit
ton to Sell Lands.
STATE iATTN 3P MM1H ySGg GoTgTY OF
In the matter of the estate Of Samuel
Storms, deceased.
-, On reading and fling the petition Of
him granted to sell certain Of the real
estate of which said deceased died
seized. and 1t appearing by said petit
sonal estate in the hands Of said ad.
ministrator to pay the debts outstand-
ing against the deceased and the ex-
penses Of administration. and that 1t is
e or snd %opp 81 sof FOR debts s
benefit of said estate to sell the said
real estate in said petition described.
It Is Therefore Ordered. That all
pear before the said probate court at
a special term thereof to be held on
Monday. the 10th day Of May. A. D..
the court house. il the city Of %3nn e.
apolis, in said county. then and there
license should not be granted to said
according to the prayer of said petit
ton.
And 1t Is Further ordered. That no.
tice Of such hearing be given to all
publishing this order once each week
for three successive weeks. prior, to
said day Of hearing. in the Irish Stand
ard, - new;sJPa d.In+ printed and pub
Dated at Minneapolis. this 18th day
BY the Court:
P. J. R1oRpAN. '' ~
Attorney.
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01
I'm THE P0ST-LENTEN SEASON
SPRING FESTIVITIES ARE NOW IN FULL SWING Skirts
SHORT AND FlARY DAME FASHIONS DECREE
Slippers anFeauredmSadn and Kid, Coos to Match Dress

New York, April 29.-Despite rain
and blustery weather, spring festivi-
ties are in full swing. Never have the
theaters been more crowded nor the
gowns more beautiful, but activities
center around the few chosen restau-
rants, where smart New Workers dine
and dance. AS if to snatch the last
drop of pleasure before dashing off to
country homes and summer hotels,
every belle and beau of the metropo-
lis treads the measure of the make,
the one.step and foX-trot to the &C.
compartment Of orchestra music inter
mingled with the clink of diners
glasses, the quaintness Of the dancers
dresses oddly contrasting with the
modern setting of white covered
tables and black-clad walters lowering
near.
Although Dame Fashion, mindful of
the subway, perhaps, hesitates to
spring the hoop skirt in daytime
dresses, she spares no fulness in the
dance frock Skirts, short in length,
billow and flare like sails in the
wind, as the wearers dip, swing or
hesitate in the measures of the dance;
their width is accumulated by the tight
ness of the waist and the closeness of
the couture, giving a flower-like for
nation to the modern silhouette. So
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01
RECEPTION ROLLS.

Add one-fourth of a cupful of but
ter, two tablespoonfuls of sugar and
one teaspoonful of salt to two cupfuls
of scalded milk; when lukewarm, add
one yeast cake dissolved in one-fourth
of a cupful of lukewarm water, and
three cupfuls of bread flour once sift.
ed. Beat thoroughly, cover, and let
rise until light. Cut down, and add
enough flour to knead tit will take
about two and one-half cupfuls)
Cover and let rise again until the mix.
ture has doubled its bulk. Toss on a
slightly Toured board, knead and
shape in small biscuits. Place in
rows on Toured board, cover with a
cloth and pan, and let rise until light
and well pulled. Flour the handle of
a wooden spoon, and make deep
crease in the middle of each biscuit:
take up, and press the edges together.
Place closely in buttered pan, cover,
let rise, and bake IL to Is minutes in
a hot oven.
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01

three shades of rose faille, with ruffles
at the lower edge of the skirt suggest
ing the petals of the flower. This rose
shade and yellow dominate the whole
exhibition-the rose appearing now
vivid as fresh June blossom and
again so faint that it calls to mind the
ashes of roses we once knew so we'll.
AS fitting climax to so gorgeous an
assemblage of spring fashions. Worth
shows cape Of Oriental tissue in the
hues of the peacock's plumage; so
splendid Is its texture that it may TT
tingly cover the most delicate and
beautiful of the dance frocks.
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01

Order for Creditor. to Present Claims.
Etc.
No. 1920.
State of Minnesota, County of Henne-
pin. Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate Of Philip l..
Letters Of administration on the es-
tate Of Philip L. Mckenna, dec deceased se,l;
Safe Of M being graRmted to
Philip A. McKenna of said County and
And it appearing upon proper proof
McKenna, made and filed herein, that
there are no debts against the estate Of
the said Rhilg 4 deceased
and after the date Of this order. in
which all persons having claims or de-
mands against the said deceased are
REQUIRED to file q the same in the PROBATE at
examination and allowance, or be for
It is further ordered, That the first
s term snS Of sad
Court, to be held at the Court House. in
the City of Minneapolis. in said County
be and the same is hereby appointed as
said Probate Court will examine and
adjust said claims and demands.
And it is further ordered. That no.
tice Of such hearing be. given to all
estate by forthwith publishing this Or
der once in each week for three sue
cessive weeks in the Irish Standard, a
newspaper printed and published in said
County.
Dated at minneapolis. this 10th day
BY the Court:
M. A. JORDAN, Attorney. ~
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01
Grape Wine mo. y.

0rdPS WlnS \NOs ~
To gallon of grapes, wild or cult
waited, allow gallon Of boiled rain
water. Mash the grapes and let stand
in the water week, not straining all
this time. Then strain and allow for
each gallon of liquor, three pounds OF
sugar. Place in a cask in warm
spot. When fermentation ceases close
the bung.
Grape Wine mo. -.
Another way Of making grape wine
is to warm the grapes until the juice
is easily released. Put the pulp
through coarse seive and add the
Juice to the sugar using the same pro-
portions as in the preceding recipe fol
the grapes, sugar and water. Pour
into stone jugs reserving small
quantity in another receptacle.
AS the ferment depletes the liquor
in the jugs, add to it from the re-
served liquor, keeping the jugs full
to running over so that the fermenta
ton will throw off the scum.
When the fermentation has ceased
bottle.
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01
Strawberry Pie No. I Ito Be Eaten
-.ss.. .ae.4---- CoId.l

Ingredients for pie filling-One
quart of berries, cup of granulated
sugar, l tablespoon Of gelatine. In
gradients for meringue-Reserve one
half cup of berries; crush and strain
them; one-half cup powdered sugar,
white of one egg.
Rich pastry to cover one large pie
tin.
Put / cup of water with the straw
berries and the cup of sugar and put
over the fire in granite sauce pan.
Bring to the boiling point, add the dis
solved gelatine and remove from the
fire to cool. Bake the pastry and
when the strawberry gelatine is
cooled, but not set, pour it into the
pastry. Set aside to become firm.
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01
Judge of the Probate Court.
M. A. JORDAN, Attorney.
Order for Hearing Final Account and
Petition for Distribution.


Petition for Distribution.
No. 1866.
State of Minnesota. County of Henne-
pin. In Probate Court.
In the matter Of the estate of Kate
NJ Arnold, Decedent.
On receiving and fling the final ac-
count of the administrative of the es-
tate of said decedent, and her petit
ton praying for the allowance Of said
residue of said estate to the persons
by law entitled to the same.
1t is ordered. that all persons inter-
ested in said estate appear before said
Probate Court on Monday, the oath day
of May, 1915. at ten o'clock in the fore
noon, at the Probate Court in the Court
House at Minneapolis in said County,
then and there to show cause, IL any
there be, why said account should not
be allowed and said estate should not
be distributed as prayed for in said
petition.
And it is further ordered, that no.
tice of such hearing be given by pub
fishing this order once in each week
for three successive weeks, prior to
said day of hearing in the Irish Stan
dard, newspaper printed and pub
lished in said County, and by mailing
a copy of this order to all the heirs
at-law Of said decedent when their
address is known or can be ascertained
days before the date Of said hearing.
DATED at Minneapolis. this 2sth day
of April, 1915.
BY the Go%5t;; .r
Judge Of the Probate Court.
NJ C. BRADY, Attorney.
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01
The Home Circle
Hermits.
By Celia Hord Kenny

HermitS.
These little cakes are so easily made
and keep so well-in fact, improve
with time-that l do not wonder the
little folks clamor for them.
Ingredients-Two tablespoons of
milk, one.half cup of butter, three.
quarters cup Of brown sugar, ,one.third
cup of raisins, one-third cup Of cur.
rants or nuts, one and three.quarters
cups of flour, one-third cup seeded
raisins. one and one-half level tea
spoons of baking powder, one level
teaspoon of cinnamon, one-Quarter
teaspoon of cloves, one-quarter tea
spoon of mace, one-quarter teaspoon
Of nutmeg, one egg we'll beaten.
Cream the butter, add the sugar,
then the egg and milk. Sift the -four,
baking powder and spices together
Drop in rounded tablespoonful on
we'll creased baking sheets. Bake in
q moderate oven.
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01

clasped around her wrists and a small
fan, carried more for its beauty than
real utility, made fitting accessories to
the costume. The rare beauty of this
gown was emphasized by a cherry-red
taffeta frock worn by her friend.
1t seems as il these styles, borrowed
from the days when Jenny Lind and
Adeline Patti won their fame, give to
each girl an individual grace as she
sways to the rhythm of the modern
music. There are Swiss frocks
trimmed with brilliant silk, Dolly Var
den taffetas, failles, soft charmeuses,
chiffons, and lace creations worthy of
note. A CLINT now and then of a
much-beruffled petticoat warns us of
the return of the feminine fancy,
which we lost sight of for the past sea-
son or two. Now the stores have on
display a complete collection of fig
ured and plain taffetas, dainty nain-
socks and sheer batistes trimmed with
filet and Valenciennes lace for dance
frocks, and considerable space is de.
voted to accessories for the dance as
we'll.
Fans are especially pretty, small
models, scarcely five inches tall, with
ivory sticks and paper or silk up
pers, quantity printed or painted, be-
ing favored with the ,crinoline frocks;
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01

varied are the colors, the scene be.
comes human kaleidoscope, the shift
ing figures bringing first pastel and
then vivid shades to the fore.
One girl in particular attracted my
attention, as watched the dancers the
other night. But for her auburn
tresses cropped close in the Castle
clip" she might have been an 1850
instead Of 1915 girl, so tight was
her pointed bodice and so full her cir
cular skirt. Her throat, white as the
taffeta of which the gown was made,
rose above the round decollete. This
was edged with fine Chantilly lace and
scattered flowers, woven in pure sill
yer and blue, seemed purposely placed
to catch and hold the color of her eyes,
so perfect was the match. The very
simplicity of the frock made it attrac-
tive; it's only trimming, besides the
lace, was heavy cord covered with
silk, edging the bottom of the bodice
and Topped Standardization on the
skirt. Not detail of the costume was
overlooked, from her white stockings
and black slippers, laced high with rib
bon, to the .Grecian band that held her
hair; telltale sway of the billowing
skirt told as plain as words, as she
glided away, that there was hoped
petticoat beneath-not the tapped crea-
ton our grandmothers knew, but an
ingenious arrangement introduced in
the early winter, consisting of a net
pettic0at, cut to come just below the
lnee, medium in width and finished at
the lower edge with reed. These are
sometimes shown In the shops fes-
TONED with flowers that show through
the sheer net dresses.
Though entirely different in cut and
texture, an equally charming dress
was worn at a f6te in the midweek, by
one of the season debutantes noted for
her delicate Dresden-like beauty. With
her golden hair wound low in the neck
and single curl over her shoulder,
she appeared a perfect crinoline belle
in her white net frock over a slip of
white charmeuse covered with white
chiffon. A bodice Of yellow faille silk,
draped in front and held with roses,
gave touch of color which was car.
ried out in tiny embroidered wreaths
on the guimpe and skirt; below the
wreaths on the skirt, scallops of gath.
cred ribbon made q trimming in keep.
ing with the U-shaped neck and full,
pulled sleeves. Cameo bracelets