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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-12
WAR CHANGES ANIMALS FOOD,
Ienus at HaEenbeck's Park Have
Undergone Alterations,

Hamburg, July IA visit to Hagen
beck's enormous animal park here dis
closes the fact that the number of ami
mails has Increased since the war be-
gan. In view of the prevailing difficulty
in obtaining grain, such as wheat corn,
oats. and barley. for feeding purposes
during the winter. some inconvenience
was experienced in the beginning, but
Hasenbeck solved the problem in a SIM
pie manner.
For instance. water birds and cranes,
which principally were fed with grain
formerly. receive a substitute. contain
ing boiled potatoes. boiled fish, and
ground bones. Ostriches are fed with
chopped hay mixed with wetted bran.
acorns. cut beets, and fish. a fodder
which has proven to be of nourishing
quality. as is shown by the uninterrupted
breeding
Antelopes. stays. rhinoceros. and gil
RATES. have forgotten the looks of oats
and corn, because the substitute OF cut
beets, acorns, chestnuts. and potatoes
and a small ration of bran has found
much favor.
Lions. tigers. leopards, and other mem
bers of the cat family receive, as before
daily rations of horse meat or bullocks
head. Polar bears and brown bears were
fed formerly with bread. In 1918. for in
stance, 1900 pounds were required. To-
day, fish has been substituted
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-12
WHEN A MAN is MARRIED
BY ONE WHO Is
Submarine Attack on John.

belong to it? 1t owes a solemn duty
to its members, and il means to per-
form that duty regardless of conse-
quences. Then Smith was informed that
an adequate reply must be forthcom
ing without needless delay.
The answer came shortly. and with
1t the Smith version of the contro-
versy- Mr.. Smith declared that John
according to his information, had
taken passage toward the sidewalk
war zone in Jones boys wagon. and
that this wagon had contained suffi-
cient munitions of war to have knock
ed the whole Smith tribe to kingdom
come.
My second note was brief and to
the point. 1t conceded that John had
taken passage in wagon on a bel
ligerent. but denied that he had knowl-
edge of the stores of ammunition with
in Its hold. At any rate, l said, it was
the duty of the Smith submarine to
have taken cognizance of the possible
presence Of neutrals aboard the Jones
wagon before letting loose the tor
pedo. Prompt apology and reparation
were demanded.
I was all wrought up. Myra was al
most in Mysteries, expecting hostilities
any moment.
Robert. please do not plunge us
lHlo luiS OEedOIul war, she begged.
John. of course. had a perfect right
to go along that public sidewalk. but
don't you think he could have used
some discretion and kept out of that
war zone? He had no right to precipi-
tate hostilities between you and Mr..
Smith just because he wanted to as
sert his contempt for the Smith-Jones
belligerents."
Perhaps you are right. Myra," / re-
piled. secretly feeling intense relief.
An individual. as we'll as nation,
should be amply prepared for hostili-
ties before engaging in them. Smith
was a physical giant.
Later on in the evening Smith came
over. a wide grin overspreading his
which I FASTENED to re-
ciprocate. The wagon in which John
had met misfortune still stood on the
"Hetherton," Smith said, Just take
a look at the bottom of that Jones
boys wagon"
1 looked. Sure enough, it was COW
cred with rocks.
The war cloud disappeared as Smith
and l entered the corner drug store.
Copyright. lsl5J
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Little John, the eight-year-old Heth-
erton, limped into the port of our
| home last evening, his nose bleeding.
He bore every evidence of having been
torpedoed on the high seas of the
street which abuts on the property
we occupy. Myra clasped the boy to
her bosom, mother like. and wept soft
ly as Edna. our eldest, gave an eye
witness description of the encounter.
John and his sisters had been play
ing in front of the house, when war
broke out between the young hope
fuls of Mr.. Smith. who lives across
the street, and those of Mr.. Jones.
next door. The Smith youngsters had
prescribed a blockade zone in the
exact center of the sidewalk in front
of the Jones gate.
Hostilities were at top pitch when
John. being a true Hetherton. de-
clared that under his rights as a neu
trail he purposed to sail a wagon he
had been trundling clean through the
war zone. He was in the act of rum
ming the blockade with the wagon
when n young Smith submarine. with
out warning. suddenly torpedoed him.
The thing is CHASTITY" I declared.
Myra tenderly washed Johns blood
led nose and applied ointment to his
she faltered.
Do" l beloved. 'Why. I'll tell you
what we will do. A crisis now impends
in the relations of Hetherton and
Smith. A wanton act has been commit
ted on the high seas of Laurel avenue.
The imperial house of Smith must I'M
derstand that the free republic of
Hetherton does not purpose to pass
unnoticed such a horrible breach of
interna tional law"
Please don't be hasty, Robert"
Myra pleaded / turned resolutely
away. My fighting ire had been
aroused. and / would brook no inter-
ference from pacifists.
Smith must answer to me for the
of his house" l promised
grimly.
Thereupon I sent him the first note !
in the diplomatic exchange, conform |
ing to sacred custom in that respect |
pointed to the outrage of the young |
Smith submarine in torpedoing John
without warning. and dwelt upon the |
rights of the Hethertons to do as they |
please, anywhere they please. What
good is this house of Hetherton. 1
wrote. IL 1t does not protect those who /
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-12

tSr~ci,l Go-rcsrrndsrt Il The Herald
New York Ju,v 1.-THE hottest man
III ''r ""''u '"''' nov" "'' M san ere
vHt"r with an editorial writer on the
Evening Mail the Other day. He was a
.hir,-eI..,..d oe,co ,.o-L.r !, tho bri,6-
EH ana ne to"A OF MS green eFeshade
:"hen a woman entered the car.
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" 81 y Q2H:11wG,

Of sitting rosturcs. blast in the sub
way had done il
They scrambled to their feet and
moved away hurriedly. This is the
dcrndest town l was ever in said the
bridegroom angrily. anarchists every
where"
J. ". Foster. who Is marooned out in
Cleveland. writing feature Stories for the
Press, discovered that one of his old
compa mons in crime in the days when
ne worked in St. Joseph and Kansas
city was writing a theatrical column for
a New York newspa per. So he sat down
ana wrote the following letter in rhyme
10 Bide Dudley:
l read ,our name in the Evening World.
IND ! wonicr il you recall
When You did police in Old ST. Joe,
While did the City Hall
And wonder If you have forgotten when We
ISPi to meet IN the derot at old Kay See.
When we'd dodge hack a changing car
And Cross the street the Blossom Bar.
And Dudley, embarrassed by the i'm
putat:on Of the Blossom Bar. replied:
i all comes back my mind tonight.
Bur the Blossom Bar
Fer actor .olk these DAYS /; wnte
Ard you knew kUT strict they are
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-12

a calm mind and pleasant anticipation. You
use 1t with your own hand. apply It as need
ed, and at once feel q sense Of relief.
Mothers who have learned all this from
experience tell OF the blessed relief from
morning sickness, the absence Of strain and
the undoubted healthful influence impaired to
the coming baby.
Get a bottle Of this splendid help today.
Phone your nearest druggist or send for II.
Then write Bradfeld Regulator Co., I04 La
mar Bldg. Atlanta, Ga, for a valuable book
Of instruction for eIpectant mothers.
Mothers Friend" is recommended every
where by women who have used 1t. And you
can read some very Interesting letters il sou
write for this book.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-12
MEN LIKE MARRIED LIFE.
More of Them Remarry Than Wom-
en-, Says License Clerk.

Detroit. Mich, July n-"Men like
married life better than do women" as
serts Alex Stewart, marriage license
clerk. taking direct, issue with Shake
speare's remark that mans love is of
mans life a thing apart. It's woman's
whole existence"
1T is no common thing to find men get
ting married for the second. third or
fourth time. While we have no reliable
statistics, ] believe it safe to say that
20 per cent of the men who get mar
riage licenses in Wayne County have
been married at least once before.
DO women banker after second mar
riage the way men do? l should say
not. OF course. there are few widows
who want to tie up again. but in spite
of all We read about widows scheming,
the number who apply here for licenses
is comparatively negligible
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-12
JUST HEARS OF WAR.
Homesteader Got No News in Lone
IL Mountain Camp.

Eureka. Cal. July 11.-There's q man
in Humboldt County who did not hear
about the European war until this sum-
mer. To c. e. Gill. a local real estate
man, falls the distinction of finding this
man. who IL Angus Clafson. . home
steader OF South Humboldt County.
On a recent trip into the mountains
Gill encountered Clafson. who had just
come out Of his lonely camp, where he
had received no newspapers for many
months.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-12
Surgeons Learning from War.

Berlin wireless via Sayville). July Ii
According to official statistics, great
progress has been made in the treatment
of wounded during the war Nearly s.
per cent of the wounded sent home TO
hospitals in August of 1914 have been dis
charged as fully able to return imme-
diately for the service
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-12
Churchill Writing New Book.

London. July 11.-Winston Churchill
is at work on a book describing his
experiences as first lord of the ad-
miralty. His former works. on Kitch-
ener's campaign against the Dervishes
and on the Spanish-American war made
him many enemies and his new book
is awaited with great interest here.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-12
TROUSSEAU FOR $3.50
POSSIBLE, SAY women
But They Assert Most Girls Spend
$500 on Fiinery for
Wedding.

New York. July Ills $3.50 enough
for a trousseau for the average girl?
Judge Delaney. of Paterson. n. j..
says it is. and awarded that sum to
Miss Anna Bresnik, who sued Meyer
Levine for breach of promise. The
question was put to a woman SUI
fragist and an anti-suffrafist of New
York. Mrs. Frances Brewer. a promi
nent equal suffrage leader. declared
that $500 is nearer the sum which the
average New York girl spends on her
wedding finery. while Mrs. John
Church agreed with Judge Delaney.
A reporter asked each woman to
outline a trousseau which could be
obtained for the sum given Miss
Bresnik with the following results:
Each agreed that the usual wedding
dress and veil was not to be thought
Of in that sum. The bride should be
married in a travelling suit and hat
instead Here is Mrs Brewers list:
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-12
Pennsylvania Road Gets Honor.

The management Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad system has been informed by
its representative at the Panama-Pacific
International, Exposition. at San Fran
cisco. that the company has been award
ed the grand prize. the highest honor
which could be conferred upon any rail-
road system exhibiting at the exposi-
ton.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-12
Kiss by Mail Worth IS Cents.

Wichita. Kans.. July 11.-Kisses sent
through the mails are worth 95 cents
each. Such was the value of a mailed
kiss placed by jury in the breach of
promise suit OF Mrs. Matte Burkholder
against George W. WANT for 5000
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-12
$4,000 Miles Covered, Horse Dies.

Beloit, Wis. July 1.-THE last lap on
a A.00o-miie course. which it took him
nine years to run was finished this week
by Harry, the horse of Edwin Bailey.
city mail carrier. The animal actually
died in the harness while making the
round it made for nine years.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-12

an! yet during the Pc
Rod OF expectancy,
depends upon
the physical comfort OF
the mother. One Of the
best aids is q remedy
known as Mothers
Friend" Applied over
the muscles, 1t pene-
trates to the net work
Of nerves, relieves the
pains in CT d emit to
stretching Of cords and
ligaments, makes them
plant, induces daily
c0mfnrt reSffrI viohte
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-12

Scotch whisky production Is 1.ooo. 900 gal
Ions short on the season, and prices are
soaring accordingly. Il II predicted that
certain brands VIII be unobtainable dur
ing the next twelve monthA.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-12

Modern torpedoes have a range slightly
exceeding 1000 yards.
The government owns 90 per cent Of
the timber Of the Philippines
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-12

Albania has a population Of $4,000
Motion pictures are popular IN Athens
Metal ceilings are used extensively In
Rio de Janeiro
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-12
Queen or Dairy Maid
Ambition the Same

In the eIpectant mothers mind there
Is no limit 10 what The future has in store,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-12
Special price, l5c yard.

so pieces of English Nainsook, each piece
neatly boxed and containing IL yards. The quail
ity is the same as we offered during OUR past
January sale, and is far superior to any quality
that can be ordinarily obtained; at
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-12
$3.50 the piece.
New White Dress Fabrics
At the Old Standard Prices

Orders were placed for these fabrics last
summer consequently the prices no greater
than they have been in the past. They possess
all the beauty of texture and weave for which
they are we'll known.
Transparent Organdy. 81 inches wide 49,. 75c I'D.
Crepe Neigeux. A inches wide " Csc I'D.
Mercerized Batiste. IS in. wide 37l1ac and SOC I'D.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-12
SPECIAL VALUES.

1000 yards Wamsutta Longcloth-a grade
that has stood in the front rank for many years
Made of combed and specially prepared yarns,
giving it an individual beauty and fine finish; sc
inches wide
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Woodward & Lothrop
New -WASHINCTON-Paris
Summer Underwear
Fabrics

Our English Nainsooks are from the best
maker, and universally used for fine lingerie and
infants garments. Sheer, fine, COOL and perfect
in texture. All in 12-yard bolts, nicely boxed.
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$500, $3.50, and $500 piece.

English Lonscloth is very similar to the Nainsook
and is also in l2-yard bolts. $3.50, SITS, $500,
$3.50, and $500 piece.
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Blankets and Bedspreads

A lot of Army Blankets that are of the high
est quality, but through error were shrlnk too
small a size-45x69 inches. and rejected by the
government on this account.
They are made OF pure wool in the blue-gray
color which does not soil easily, and is practically
waterproof
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$3.50. SITS. $500, S2.25, $3.50
THE HALF DOZEN.

STAMPED INITIAL TURKISH BATH
TOWELS. The quality is such that YOU are as
sured of good wear, and all initials are repre-
scented. The price is very attractive.
Csc each.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Yes, Big Ben made
his place in the world
by helping big men make
theirs; he was less than
eight months old when
he raised the worlds
standard for time.
For five years he's occu-
pied the pedestal of fame in
the alarm clock feld-23,O
dealers have placed him on
a mahogany pedestal in the
Evening star., 1915-02-14
Just Plain Big Ben

window, but in three million
homes he's just plain Big
Ben.
Big Ben is seven inches tall
big, strong, handsome and true.
His bold, black hands and nu-
merals show up plainly in the
early morning light.
He'll call you with one straight five
minute ring or ten half-minute notes at
haIf-minute intervals unless you switch
him off. A drop of oil year will keep
him fl for lifetime service.
His price is S. so in the States: $500 in Canada.
If not found at your dealers send a money order
addressed to his makers. 'Wesfelor. La SaIk. ILL.,
sois. and hel come your door-charees prepaid.
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c. V. NE WIS
ORCHARD meeting MAY Is
Session of Cumberland County Hor.
ticultural Society Will Be Held
At Three Springs

The next quarterly meeting of the
Cumberland County Horticultural As
sociation will take place in the or
chards belonging to the Rev. d. A. Al
lison, at the point known as Three
Springs, on the Walnut Bottom road,
one-half mile east of Greythorne sta
tion, on the Reading railroad, on Fri
day, May IS. Trains will stop at the
orchard or they will be met by CON
veyance at Greythorne.
This will .be great and profitable
meeting. 1t is enough to say that it
will be held in one of the famous Al
lison orchards. The place of meeting is
easily reached from all parts of the
Cumberland Valley. The highway to
this point is good for autos and ear
riages. A. B. Ross, of Schellsburg, who
is an expert in the U. S. Department
of Agriculture, and also has charge of
the business features of the co-opcra-
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UNITED STATES HOTEL
Remodeled and Refurnished, It Is Now
Up to Date In Appointment
and Service

The United States hotel, 512 Mar
ket street, one of the most commodious
hotel properties in the city, has been
remodeled and refurnished in frst-class
style and was reopened Monday under
the management of Harry f. Won Hoffs
as the Metropolitan Annex.
For three months workmen were
busily engaged in tearing out and re-
moving all the old equipment. The
woodwork was repainted, scrubbed and
painted The paper was scraped from
the walls and renewed and the premises
were otherwise cleaned and renovated
until the interior is spick and span in
every nook and corner.
New furniture, new carpets and
handsome fixtures complete the trans
formation. Over $4,000 have been
spent in making the changes.
No pains have been spared to in.
sure the comfort of guests. On each
floor is large lounging room, fur
nished in mission. These rooms each
contain piano, desks and are supplied
with stationery and writing facilities.
On the first floor has been installed
one of the most spacious lobbys in the
city. Rows of mission rockers are
lined before the windows, while palms
and plants. are grouped at advantage
Gus places. Mr.. Won Hoffs is making
efforts to secure permission from the
city to convert the triangular section
of the street between the hotel and the
subway into a flower garden. Other
features designed to add to the esthetic
pleasure of the guests are being
planned.
ALI Outside Rooms
A feature that will be highly appreci-
ated by the travelling public is that all
rooms face outside, which makes them
light, well ventilated and cheerful.
The new hotel will 60 long way
towards supplying the city with needed
hotel accommodations at moderate
prices.
The building, which is three stories
in height, contains seventy-one rooms.
About half of them contain single beds
and in the remainder double and twin
beds have been installed. Each room
tric light and telephone.
Will Have Billiard Parlor
Within a few weeks large lunch
restaurant Will De opened III connection
with the hotel, in the two store rooms
at the eastern end of the building fac
ing Market street. 1t will be run on
the same high plane of the hotel.
Workmen are now engaged in tear
ing out all the partitions on the lower
floor around the office. Later it is pro-
posed to fit out one of the largest bill
lard parlors in the city.
Harry f. Won Hoffs, who is man
aging the new hotel, was formerly in
charge of the cloak and suit department
at. Astrich IS. Associated with him in
the enterprise is l.. W. Kay, of the
Metropolitan hotel, and Henry G. Clas.
ter.
All the rooms in the hotel have been
filed during this week. A majority OF
the guests were delegates in attendance
at the labor convention but many
transient guests were accommodated
The hotel will be run on an absolute
temperance basis.
Mr.. John Robertson, WHO is well
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is believed will pass, and continue
their studies next year.
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tive work of the Bedford County Hor-
ticultural Association, will he present
and will speak on the subject of eco
operation in Disposing of Crops"
This will be a. basket picnic meet.
ing. Each person is invited to bring
his lunch. Ample accommodation will
be offered for enjoying the same. Cof-
fee will be furnished There will be no
session for speaking during the fore
noon, but in the afternoon the speak
ing will commence promptly at /
O'Clock. State Zoologist H. A. Surface,
who is president of the association,
will give an address on "The Latest
News in Pest Suppression. "
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STALLINGS TIPS HARVARD
AS Guest of Haughton Gives the Har
ward Nine a Talk

Cambridge, Mass, May 22.-George
Stallings, manager of the Boston
Braves, spent Thursday evening with
the Harvard ball players at the Varsity
Club here, being the guest of the new
coach, P. ID. Haughton. Stallings gave
much good advice to the boys, empha-
sizing the value of team play and spirit.
The Cambridge team plays its first
big game of the year at Princeton
against the Tigers to-day, and every
effort is being made by the new coach
to get the players minds back on the
real game after the recent trouble with
DR.. Sexton, the former coach.
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Fire Blight In Orchards

Hagerstown, May 22.-The fire
blight, mostly prevalent in southern
States, has attacked entire orchards
of apples, pears and cherries in this
region, playing havoc with these crops.
Orchardists say the loss will run into
thousands of dollars.
Sections of Southern Pennsylvania
have also been affected by the blight,
which affect the trees as would for
est fire, whitening the leaves and fruit
in day. State orehardists have been
called in, but no remedy has been
Forthcoming.
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Farmer Gone, Family Destitute

Lancaster, Pa, May 22.-Clayton
Gantz, farmer, near Neffsville, has been
missing since Monday. Gantz took
with him his 10-year-old daughter, Min
ME, leaving two other children with
his sick wife in destitute circumstances.
1t has been learned that Gantz pur-
chased tickets for Chicago.
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SCHOOL INCREASING
Nearly 100 Members to Finish First
Year Next Week

The local committee of the eXten-
sion course of the Wharton school have
been assured that the enrolment in
the freshman class will be exception
ally heavy next year.
The first class will finish its first
year next week when examinations will
be held. Nearly one-hundred students
will be examined, most of whom, it
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Fall From Auto Proves Fatal

Marietta, May 22.-Lizzie Stoltzfus,
IA years old, died yesterday from peri.
tonitis, the result of falling from an
automobile several days ago in an ac-
cident. Besides her parents, she is sus,
vived by number of brothers and sis
ters
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Bridegroom ~, Bride Is If

Scranton, Pa, May 22.-John Will.
liam Marshall AZ years old, and Emily
M. Wilmarth, aged IA, were married
yesterday. The mother of the girl, who
is about her new son-in-law's age, con-
sented to the marriage. Marshall has
been boarder in the Wilmarth home.