Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-31
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Q INCE all the military hats, caps. piumes and he'll
~ NETS thrown into the ring across the water
last summer. / have been reading war books ema-
mating from all sources. presenting all sides Of the
issues. until feel IL had been vacclnated with
war literature I have been pouring over Bernhard
books, and Arnold Bennett book and red white and
blue papers galore. There many Of them that
It IL almost impossible TO pick out any particularly
overshadowing contribution, in fact, to keep the
contents OF the different volumes separate and
distinct in mind But the book which 1 have
last read opens up a vista In way not expected
from the II is entitled "Austria-Hungary
and the War and Is advance-noticed by its pub
fishers "a comprehensive preHentaSon Of the po-
Htca forces and historical Developments which led
to the initial clash Of arms" The author is Ernest
Ludwig, consul for Austria Hungary Ia Cleveland
and a preface has been written by Konstantin Theo-
dor Dumba, tho ambassador Of Austra-Hungary TO
the United States II Is thorough explanation and
for Austrias in the Servian incident
an explanation which the author admits is lacking
In the technical requirements of neutrality, but,
he trusts mot lacking In impartality and it makes
out fairly good case. Yet doubt II counterpart
be found anywhere OF this candid expression OF
opinion Incorporated by Mr.. Ludwig into his fore
word:
IT venture the prediction that this war viii be Of
short duration. Both sides will the use
lessness Of continuing tho struggle when the forces
about and neither side can totally destroy
the other. ] believe, however that the gain will
be with our side A slight gain perhaps. but still
gain / base this belief the fact becoming more
evident the is progressing that the people Of
a.
much firmer union than the people Of our present
allied armies"
Just read that over once or twice II you get
a line on what is running through the minds OF some
we'll informed people both sides Of the war game.
Riding on MT wattes' pay-as-you-enter jitney with
my armful Of war books accosted by Lawyer
G. q. Mcdonald, who had also pre-empted standing
room the platform.
Are you loaded down that way every morning ?
You should have material there for some strong edi-
torials today"
'T don't know how strong they will be-" rctorted,
but IL they match these books they surely will be
weghty.''
Talking TO a coal man whom you all know.
learned some cold weather facts last week. Yes.
we receive a great many complaints from custo-
mers these days It's perfectly natural to complain
OF the quality OF the fuel when the house just won't
heat up. We alwayB have more such complaints.
however the first cold of the season, although
1t later becomes much colder perhaps because by that
time people get used to their furnace troubles and do
not insist blaming them all coal men.
The truth IS people have more difficulty with
their coal when they driving their furnaces hard
than when the usual slow fire does the work. Do not
understand TO that the quality OF the coal is
at faut-coa varies. and 1t is possible that we
do not always get the best shipped out to us. we
dealers have take IL IL comes especially furnace
coal. and know oil OF eonsignnents not up
to standard But what started to say that the
Impurities in the coal which always there in
greater less degree, seem to be thrown off un-
noticed in the usual burning Not however. when
the drafts are full on and the contents firebox
are reduced under pressure to a molten mass, Then
the coal does all sorts OF things that we-behaved
coal ought not to do-it throws out sulphurous gas
forces II into the house; II makes clners that
clog the graes It leaves great heaps OF ashes that
at other times seem to be consumed. When all these
thiugs happen at the same time, when man has
continuous session with his furnace in dark or
dirty cellar. don't wonder that he develops a
suiphurous streak himself and tries to take it out
the coal man."
Once upon time the notion widely prevalent
that the below-zero days of mid-winter were the
harvest time for the plumber I confess cherished
that Idea myself recoIlecting the former freqlency
OF bursted water pipes and outdoor fires in
lions of hafd.frozen ground with benumbed plumber
working at the bottom
Nothing TO IL any morei Nothing to It at air.
was Of Henry Kruger in response to the
suggestion that his craft must be getting rich over
There used to be work for the plumber in thawing
and patching pipes. but that before all
the houses heated continuously they now.
Stove fires would go out and besides the plumbing
drains were exposed that. fire fire, zero
| weather would catch them. Nowadays house Is
left without heat IN winter time unless the water
! il first turned off The modern plumbing Is also
| better DONE and the service pipes and drains are
down deep enough TO be below the frost lines. Say
what you Will about all this inspection and what II
| adds to the cost OF building this shows you what
/ has been accomplished by IT, and that in the Iona
/ run Il Is money saved several times over No. the
| plumber OF today would go TO the poor house If he
depended billiards. TO supply him with paying Jobs
the whole years repair work is small beside the
installations and the business OF the plumber Is
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