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FAMILY MEALS FOR A WEEK.


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door of the oven or bang anything down on the stove while the cake is cooking, or 1t will fall. Do not even shut the door of the kitchen hard or walk heavily across the floor until the cake is done. If you follow these directions carefully you should have perfect cake.
 Wishes to Secure Terses. II have for long time been trying to get the verses entitled "The Face on the Barroom Floor" If any one in the Corner can give 1t to me will bs ever SO much obliged. H. A." We have secured and given away copies of this set of verses frequently but I don't doubt that some Cornerite can sup ply the d>sire of H. A. I will send her address on application.
 
 She Got the Music.
 e I wish to thank you greatly for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
Where to Send Crutches.

notice in the Corner request for pair oe crutches for Mrs. F. F. will you Kindly let me know where to send them? The pair are fifty inch crutches. I also have good shorthand book which I would gladly give to any one who wants IT, ARs. B. M. C.''
 The needs of Mrs. F. F. have already been supplied. but 1t may be that there is some one else who would like to take advantage of this kind offer. The short- hand book is also likely to be quickly accepted.
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canoeing or to follow baseball scores Is the wife at fault. She has tendency 10 insist that he shall take his pleas- nres in the same way that she does, a proclvity to fail to comprehend that his life end hers, his occupations and hers are so different that what may be recre- atton to her is more or less hard labor to him.
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stove and add one small can pimentoes and one-half cup grated cheese IT run both through the mill]. one and a half cups sweet milk two eggs, and bake about twenty-five minutes. Serve in bak- ing pan. GENEvIEvE.''
 Ihank you for the recipe We are glad to have it. l am always pleased at any directions which will increase the use of rice as vegetable instead of the inevit- able potato.
 Making Sponge Gale.
 Will you please give me directions as to now to make a sponge cake? never lave any success in making them. Either I get them too short or somethinr else IS wrong. T. w"
 cannot see how you manage to get them too short, since there is no shorten ing of any kind used in them. The fol- lowing can recommend as an excellent recipe.
 SPONGE CAKE-Weigh six eggs and take their weight in sugar and half their weight in flour. Beat the yolks and the whites separately, the former until they are smooth and thick, the latter until they are so stiff that they will stand alone. Beat the powdered sugar and tho juice and grated peel of a lemon into the yolks, then whip in the whites and last of all the flour, with just as few strokes as you can use. and mix it thoroughly with the other ingredients. Have a deep tin or a number of small ones well greased and fill half full of the batter. Bake in steady oven, laying white pa- per over the top thatth cake may not harden too quickly. Do not slam the
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to my plea. She was kind to me, and you will herewith ind inclosed the stamp which fcrEot to send you the last time. Thank you ever 50 much! ME-
 Here is further evidence of the good work which is constantly being done bv the Cornerites in the way of supplying the desires of correspondents.
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Wants Correspondents.

:; j: . 5: :;: E: $; ;;::
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ful little town, but I would like to know some girl in another place. I hope that some girl Cornerite will write to me very soon. Z M. C.
 Here is a chance for some city bound girl to get in touch with someone in the country. and perhaps form a pleasant and profitable friendship. The home of this young correspondent is in the middle west, and it would be advantageous for 1oth if she could exchange letters with T. girl dwelling either in the east or on La Pacific coast l will keep the address of Z M. c. on file and supply it on appli- cation.
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She Cot the Music.

wish to thank you greatly for the music I received from Miss 8. In response
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05

ow much sympathy have most U wives with the weaknesses of
 their husbands? How much un- derstanding of the boy in a mans
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-31
FIRST SKIRMISH
NEAR Aqua PRIETA
tcontInusd from PaEe one.l

Continued from Page one)
the outlines OF an Ethiopian. which rises
out OF the desert nine miles east Of here,
claimed the attention OF all eyes today
as marking the portal OF q mountain
pass through which General Vula was
expected TO swing tonight or tomorrow
about 5000 men TO attack or beaiege the
CarranEa garrison OF Aqua Prieta. So
nora. opposite here.
Besides his 500 soldiers. villa was
authoratively reported 20 have twenty
eight field pieces OF unknown caliber and
erficiency To oppose him General
Pelias Gales. the carranEa commander,
has approximately 500 troops. ten Oos
OF artillery and between thirty and 10y
machine guns. Unless relnforcements
come over the American side. via Eagle
Pass. and arrive tonight. they win be too
late for the opening gun OF the battle.
A they sweep westward toward Aqua
PTteta. the villa forces must pass near
an encampment Of troops stationed
hardly a mile north OF the borGer, where
Brigadier General Thomas r. Davis, who
assumed command yesterday. has about
5000 soldiers. with sixteen three-inch
guns. The United States troops have
definite orders 20 keep Mexican soldiers
on their own side OF the international
line and to prevent them from shooting
into the United States.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-31
TWO OMAHA MEN IN
AUTO UPSET NEAR INWARD

PLATrsMoUTH. Neb.. oct. So-(spe-
cial(-H. @. Walker and Harry Hoff-
master. both Of Omaha. were slightly In
jured IN an automobile accident near
MynaFd. A tire blew out and the ma
chine become unnnanageAble as Il was
nearing bridge across q shallow creek.
The auto plunged over the side Of the
bridge. tearing Off the guard railing. and
overturned In the mud and water below.
pinning the two men under the upturned
car. They were not able 70 extricate
themselves. c. L. Jean. who lives IN the
neighb0rhOod. telephoned for help here.
and J. II. McAdacken and walter Tower
went 70 their assistance and pulled the
car off them.
They were not seriously injured. though
cut considerably over the head ana face
by the broken glass Of the windshisld,
and bruised and wet and muddy from
lying In the creek. The men departed
via train for their home In Omaha. and
the car was placed In a garage here fOI
repairs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-31

Apartments. flats. houses and cottages
can Be rented quickly and ehsAply BY .
Bee Tor Rent"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-31
OLD PRESCRIPTION
FOR WEAK KIDNEYS

A medicinal preparation like Or. XII
mer's swamp-Root. that has real curative
value almost sells itself. Like an end
less chain system the remedy Is recon-
mended BY those who have been bene-
fitted to those who are in need Of H.
DR.. Kilmers Swamp Root II physi-
clans prescription. 1t has been tested
for years and has brought results 20
countless numbers who have suffered
The success OF DR.. Kilmer's swamp
Root 10 due to the fact that It fulfiils al
most every wish in overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder diseases, oorrecte urtn-
airy troubles and neutralizes the uric acid
which causes rheumatism.
Do not suffer. cot bottle OF Swamp
Root from any druggist now. Start
treatment today.
However, II you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilner & Co., Binghamton. N. Y. for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure
and mention The Sunday Bee.--Advertse-
ment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-31

CONTINUED from Page one.O
finding an echo in the discussion as to
the advisabiiity OF creating = British
war council to consist Of the premier.
war secretary and first lord of the ad-
nniralty, TO have supreme direction OF the
war.
II is reported upofficially that King
George. who was injured on Thursday
by q fall from his horse. passed a good
day yesterday.
Russ Array on way 20 Bulgaria.
COPENHAGEN. Oct. W.-(via Lon
don.)-Large eontingents Of Russian
troops have set sail from the Black sea
ports of Odessa and sebastopoi for the
| Bulgarian coast. the Berlin Tageblatt
says.
The dispatch teiegraphed to the Tage-
biatt from Bucharest says that the
transports are conveyed by q strong
squadron. The recent attack by Rus
sian warships on the Bulgarian port of
Varna, according to this account. was
made In preparation for an attempt to
land troops.
R French Report Gains.
Paris, Oct. so.-French progress last
night at Bots I'm Hache and the repulse
OF German attack this morning near
souehe1 are set forth In the official an
nouncement given out by the French war
office this afternoon.
The text OF the communication fol-
lows:
Tn the Artols district last night we
made progress at Bots En- Hache and
occupied section OF the enemy's
trenches.
ITO the southwest OF soucheE the Ger
mans this morning undertook an attack
In the vicinity OF Hiii No it0 They were
repulsed BY q curtain OF fire from the
French machine guns.
In the Champagne district Lne fighting
still IL going on In the vicinity of the
position known a. Ia Courtine' with
the greatest forocity. On different COCA
sions, the enemy has sndeavored to 70
capture from us the trenches we took
Possession OF yesterday. These four
counter attacks all failed completely be-
fore the energetic resistance of our
troops. who were successful every where
In retaining the advances made.
There has been no other important
action on the remainder OF the front"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-31
Ma.on citr pefeat. Areaala.

MASON CITY, Neb., Oct &.-(special
decentralization City High school de-
feated Arcadia. Friday aftrnoOn. by a
score OF 7 20 The game was very close
from beginning to end, Woodson making
q touchdown during the firat half and
Fairfield kicked goal, For Arcadia, White
made touchdown during the latter half
Of the game, but failed 70 kick GAL. End
rms BY Woodson. Nicholas and Fairfield
made lare aims Tor Mason city. while line
plunges featured for Arcadia.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-31
Woman Is Killed by
Train Near Walnut

ATLANTIC Ia. Oct. sO.-Cspeciai Tele-
gram. Mrs. Redington. aged about about
~ who livtd near Walnut. was struck by
Rock Island eastbound local No. % this
morning two miles east OF Walnut and
instantly killed. The inquest will be held
Monday. Deceased leaves a husband. but
no children. The body was brought to
this city and taken 70 her home near
Walnut.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-31
GEORGE S. WARD WILL BE
HEAD OF BROOKLYN FEDS

NEW YORK. Oct. 0.--Announcsrnent
Federal league today that George s.
Brooklyn club. 70 succeed his brother.
the late Robert b. Ward. at the next
meeting Of the stockholders. Mr.. Ward
was closely associated with his brother
In the affairs OF the Brooklyn club. and
is said to have similar views regarding
It's policy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-31
Man nrnn. n..a at Aroc..

AvocA. Ia, oct so.-tspecisl. peter
Hillmath, aged IS years, dropped dead
here this morning at 10 o'clock in the
office OF Paulsen's rooming house. He
had worked here for several years as a
baker and had no known relatives. Death
was due to heart trouble.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-31

The Englishman. Faraday. IN 1s2s. dis
covered a process for the liauefication
and solidification OF gas. c. Goodyear.
an American. IN lass. perfected the first
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-31
one Of TAen Came Out Ahead.

Hoping TO be the first to relate some
g INV news. the youth rushed into
.'rstheE. had night with Percy Ray
sQberiy, Mr.. Raymond came 70 see me
about a."
Well" said the son, Il hope you came
out a. well a. ! did."-1.adies' Home
Journal
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-31
.TEUTON ARMIES
MENACE GREAT
SERB ARSENAL

CONTINUED from Pare oneI
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-31
Fast Time In crO.s-oountry.

MTNNEAPoLIs, oct. 0-wisconsin
won the five-piile cross-country race I'm
the dual meet with Minnesota, this
afternoon. Fred Watson Of Minnesota
broke the course record In %:a2A.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-31

process OF vulcanizing rubber. II. Bos-
semer Of England. In 1856. invented the
Bessemer steel process, and. tho follow
ing year. w. II. Perkin. another Eng
lishman, Invented the SirHt practical AMI
line dye. siemens Martin OF England.
In 1895, invented the open-hearth steel
process.
The first automatic harvestinS machine
was perfected IN isA by NJ. Mccormick
an American. The double cylinder print
ing press. notifications OF which are In
use In all great Newspaper offices. was
the creation OF II. Hoe, another Ameri-
can. o. Mergenthaler. another Ameri-
can. by the invention OF the linotype. In
1884. revolutionized the printing process
throughout the world.
Nor have Americans tagged behind
those OF other nationalities In perfectins
engines OF destruction. The first salts
factory, revolver was the product OF G.
Colt OF this country. ouncotton was in
vented by q German c. schoubein, In
1916. twenty-five years before A. Nobel,
swede. invented dynamite. Smith &
Wesson OF the United States perfected
the first magazine firearmL J. Ericsson,
an American. invented the fiyst Armor-
clad warship. In iss2. the same year In
which r. Calling. another American.
invented the rapid-fire gun which bears
his name. Simon Lakes American sub
marine was the parent OF all the subma-
rines which have proven 80 effective IN
the present war. e.
This for u German.
J. sohuitEe. a German. invented smoke
less powder In 1883. Three years later
whitehead. an American. invented the
marine self-propelling torpedo.
Some Of the other things Americans in-
vented and the year Of the invention are
Friction matches. J. Walker. 1877.
Typewriter. c. Thurber. 1s4s.
Sewing machine. y. Howe. 1886
shoe sewing machine. @. Mckay. 1854.
Shoe machine. C. Goodyear. 1871.
Automatic airbrake. q. Westinghouse.
United States.
Portland cement was invented by L
Aspdin. England. ls2b; mercerised cotton
by J. Mercer. England. 1850: the bicycle
by u MichAux. France. 1853
itaiy's greatest contribution to applied
science was the wireless telegraph. In
vented BY Mareoni In isee. Brzils great
son. sentos-Dumont. In 1901. perfected
the first 5lrisible balloon.
From this summary Il win be seen that
American genius has invaded all the
| rselms Of inventive thought and has not
haA 70 bow In any before the best prao-
Teal thinkers Of any other nation
OF ali the twenty-nine great inventions
asoribed 20 Americans only six were de-
veloped before the year iss6. One AmeTi-
can. r. A. Edison was the inventor Of
thrOo OF the total OF slxty-five. leadins
any other single individual. FAraday OF
England and Ericsson OF the United
states beins the only others with morn
than one invention accredited 70 each. -
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-31


Mr.. Percys personal circle seems TO be
a promising bull ring. He gives the fol-
lowing:
You have done your WORK very well. II
want another man I'll send for you
Speaking of q recsnt Christmas shopping
experience In Grafton street. my better
half remarked: I simply couldn't get
into Messrs. 30 and Sos on account of
the rush, and getting out was worse.
Ny eolleasue (Afr. Meoredy) took me for
a motor run through Wicklow. taking in
an extra detour just 20 show me bridge
that had been washed sway"
One cannot really rob Mr.. Percy'a
store OF stories. For every one we take
out half a dozen seam TO come in.
And his child humor - prolific:
Desmond" said the teacher. what q
the spinal column
the spinal column said Desmond,
is what my head sits on one end and I
cit on the other"
Herr Is a piece Of scriptural history
puertliEed In fine style:
"A school boy wrote the following terse
narrative about Elijah:
There was q man named Eiijah.
He had some bears and lived in a cave.
Some boys tormented him. He said: IF
you keep on throwing stones at me. TN
turn the bears on you and they'n eat
you up" And they ala. and he ala. and
the bears did" gas
Two American stories are too good to
misG We hope they win not be regarded
a. = breach Of neutralitSt
An American teacher had Visitors at
school one afternoon and naturally was
anxious for her pupils TO make a good
impression.
william. she asked roGy-faeed lad,
can you tell me who George Washing
ton Wasr
Yes. ma'ann.' was the quick reply.
He was an American sen'ral'
quite right replied the teacher.
And can you tell Us what George waAh-
ington was remarkable fOrr
He was remarkable because he was
an American and told the truth"
Here y another exoehsnt Washington
story; The teacher was hearing the
history lesson. Turning 10 ono Of the
scholars she asked: James what WA
WashinEton's farewell Addressf
me boy arose with promptitude and
answered. Heaven. ma'Am'"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-07
By j. W. 7. Mason.

written for the United Press
New York, Aug. IA genuine spirit
Of confidence prevails in France today,
that the French forces will have com
puratiyely little difficulty to check any
possible effort of the Germans TO
break through the line of the allies TO
to the channel or upon Paris. So GER
tain Is the general army staff that
France defensively can master any at
tack. that the old time spirit Of secrecy
has disappeared Positive evidence of
this is shown in the fact that the care.
fully guarded defenses Of Nerdun were
thrown open to William Philip Simms,
the United Press surf correspondent,
with the French army at the front That
war correspondent should be granted
these privileges is not only unprece'
dented but also very significant. AS a
consequence Of the attack upon the
western line which no doubt has been
considered. France apparently decided
that if proper publicity concerning her
preparedness be given, It may demon.
strate to the enemy the uselessness OF
attempting any major assault. AT the
same time the Balkans who are hesitat'
ing whether to join the Austro. German
forces or the allies, cannot help from
being impressed. D..
Simms tells Of a subterranean cat!
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-07
War Expert Thinks Peace
Object of French Attitude

prepared 200 feet below the surface.
Verdun' remarkable Example Of con.
tinucd activity has been necessary dur
ing the present war in order to meet
new conditions The defeats in Galicia
and in Poland are undoubtedly due more
TO the absence Of the Slavs creative ac.
tiyity than to any other factor. The
present war is primarily struggle TO
master physical difficulties and 20
adapt physical surroundings to meet
the requirements Of the defense. When
this is done, the numerically superior
enemy has no advantage in numbers.
If q million men werc suddenly add.
ed to the offensive against the French,
It would probably be no more effec.
tive than il animals were led to slaugh.
ter.
The French want to create this i'm.
preston. II would emphasize the perm.
anence Of the western deadlock
The German commanders unquestion.
ably know the strength Of the French
positions but the public at large does
not. II is probable that the rcyela.
tions were made in an effort to stim.
ulate peace propaganda. II may be
assumed Germany's ingenuity has been
matched BY France. Since the Germans
cannot hope TO oyerwhelm the French
and the French cannot break the Ger
man line, peace may not be far dis
thnt when the civilians understood this
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-07
Russians In Full Retreat.

Berlin, via wireless to Sayville, Aug
The Russian line north of Warsaw
is in full retreat. General Won Sehoel2
and General Won Gallwitz have broken
the resistance ofthe Slavs near Lomza
at the mouth of the Bug river and are
driving them in confusion, it was an.
nounced here today,
The Germans have captured Dombr.
the statement declared.
From the east bank of the Vistula
the Russians are now bombarding War.
saw, until this week their strongest
point on the Polish line. The lombard,
ment of the Polish capital continued
throughout yesterday II was stated.
German aviators dropped bombs upon
the Novo Minsk and Siedlce railways
stations. Both of these points are east
of Warsaw and the Russians are re.
treating along the railway running
through the towns.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-07

mortOrs and strange shells and to ex-
anime miles of the front line of de-
fenses was also shown the organiza-
tion system behind the line. Apparent
ly nothing was secret
French Are Ready.
"We are ready for any move said
one of the officer escorts, "but we
are in no hurry Time is working for
us, We can break the German line
any minute we want to, but the opera.
ton would be costly. We prefer to
wait and let the Germans try to break
our line. They certainly will attempt
it shortly, and when they do, let them
look out, "
One is vividly impressed with the
spirit of determination everywhere pre-
valent in the French ranks after year
of war.
Men and officers alike agree that an
other year is practical certainty, Both
displayed the utmost cheerfuness as to
the French prospects. They say they
are 80 accustomed to campaigning now
that they fear they will find peaceful
pursuits tame when the war ends
All along the battle front trenches
and villages back of the lines have
been renovated to add to the soldiers
comforts, giving further evidence that
the troops expect to be in action for
long time. In some of the villages elab-
crate power plants and water works
have been established and churches and
| theatres built Quiet cross roads towns
have been equipped with electric lights.
Photograph galleries and postcard
stores have put in their appearance.
American barbed wire strung be.
tween the opposing trenches has estab-
! lished deadlock from the sea to tho
Swiss frontier and war is reduced to n
routine business French officers,
however, expect change shortly
though few think peace is at all near.
On Wednesday, the anniversary Of
the formal declaration of war between
France and Germany, I asked one Of
Joffre's ablcst generals how long the
war would last.
"Until we are in Germany" he ans
wcred quietly owe will fight until
this is accomplished, be it two years
| or ten. -