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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
ART GERMAN PRISON LUXURY
CAPTURED Soldiers Allowed to Skeeen'
Says Embassy Report-canadIans
In Modern Barracks.

London.--The official press burea"
issues a report of the visits OF DOCTOR
Ohnesborg and H. Rivington Pyne OF
the American embassy at Berlin 10
the German prison camps for ofncers
at Heidelberg, Villingen and lgolstao'
and to the camps for other prisoners
lat Stuttgart, Ulm, Nuremberg anu
WuerZburg.
The report states that Lieut.. Ernest
McLurg and the Second Canadians al
Heidelberg are confined to modern
barracks not previously occupied py
Germans. The rooms are large ana
the food good. The German comman.
dant at Villingen has inaugurated
daily excursions of the imprisoned or
fcers. Bodies of fifteen or twenty at
time walk through the surrounding
country in charge OF noncommls'
stoned officer and three or 1oul
guards. Those who are able to 90
sketching or painting are permitted
to go alone or in smaller groups with
a single guard.
The report emphasizes the fact tnat
the men are all badly in need OF uni
forms
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
FINDS BURGLARS UNDER BED
Policeman Makes Rich Haul After
Jumping Through skyIight-shot
Fired at OFFICER.

New York.-How Patrolma1 Thorn
as Weber, while off duty at night
came to pull five young men
from under a bed on the top floor OF
the fourstory white stone residence OF
Charles Muller, a stockbroker, at AZ
West One Hundred and Forty'nrst
street. is simply told tale.
Weber was in his home, Ats Ono
Hundred and Forty-first street, when
a neighbor told him another netghbor
had seen youth disappear through
the coal hole in the sidewalk in front
of the Muller home, the Mullers being
in Asbury Park for the summer
Weber went to the roof of the apart
ment house he lived in, and thence to
the roof of the Muller home, in time
not only to see the last Of four young
men drop through the Muller skyl1ght,
but also in time to be mistaken Tor a
burglar by another neighbor. This
neighbor fired one shot at Weber.
Weber burst through the locked sky
light and yanked five young men from
beneath bed. They were locked up
charged with burglary.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
EYE OF SUBMARINE
Periscope Believed Brought to
Point Of Perfection.
Latest Instrument Enables Command.
er to Be Practically Sure That
Deadly Torpedo viii Reach
Ship He Would Destroy.

Everybody knows the simple prin.
ciple of the periscope, but few arc
aware Of the minute refinements Of
the construction Of the perfected in.
strument, its delicacy and Importance,
Down in the coming tower, in the
semidarkness, with the throbbing Of
machinery and the hushed hum Of
the twilight water slipping past tho
lookout scuttles. the commander Of
the submarine. has been carefully
studying the course Of his prey and
making calculations as to its speed,
carefully laying his own course in &C.
cordance. Now the time has come
to take q chance. for soon the peri.
scope splash will be observed, to re.
suit in a fusillade of projectiles, and
a twisting, lodging course on the part
of the cruiser, and the submarine
would be baffaed. "l'.
The officer takes his final observa.
ton, lays his course presses but.
ton, and the circulal.framed picture
before him is extinguished. His pre-.
viously calculated period Of blind run.
ming expires. If his calculations have
been correct and the cruiser has not
changed its course or speed he should
be within torpedo range, with the
tubes pointing toward the target. Is
he?
The periscope is pointed carefully
in the direction which should reveal
the ship, pointed as carefully and a.
curately as a gun would be pointed.
Everything is in readiness, the crew
is standing by the torpedo tubes, and
the second they receive their signal
the great cigar-shaped missile will be
on it's way. The commander presses
button. The hydraulic power is re-
leased. AS quickly as rattlesnake
strikes and withdraws, the periscope
shoots up and down. For fraction
of an instant an overwhelmingly large
vision Of the enemy ship flashes up.
His calculations have been correct,
and with the speed of thought he
reaches for the signal button which
will send the messenger of death"
on its way.
Too late the lookout and the officers
on the bridge Of the cruiser observe
the furrow which marks the approach
of the torpedo through the water. The
helm is thrown hard, but without avail.
Before the ship answers the furrow
has ended in resounding thump
against the hull the explosion follows,
and the work is done. @
With the old-styl" periscope this &C.
ton would have been impossible,
granting a sharp lookout had been
kept on the cruiser, for the only way
the captain of the submarine could
have taken his observations would
have been to bring his craft sufficient
II near the surface q push the rigid
periscope out OF the water, and with.
draw it again by diving, a much slow.
er process, and one which would have
given time for the splash to be seen,
in which case quick maneuvering by
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

flight-muscles; also broad tail feath-
ers, and long, broad wings. Yet an
other essential qualification is keen
eyesight
Only a few years ago a homing
flight of 500 miles in day was thought
phenomenal; today flights Of 600 or
even 500 miles in "a hours are not
very uncommon. In one recent in
stance homer" accomplished a
flight of 1900 milestone days be-
ing required, however, to cover the
distance 1t should be understood
that the pigeon flies only in the day.
time, resting at night. But another
important point to consider ssthat the
bird, in flying, usually travels far
greater distance than the shortest
route between the place of departure
and it's destination. 1t does much cir
cling and makes wide detours, scan
ming the country over which it passes
and looking for familiar landmarks to
guide it.
This is where memory-as well as
eyesight-comes in. The bird does
not find its home by instinct" but
by its remembrance Of landmarks
rivers, towns and the general config-
uration of the terrain.
The common pigeon has the i'm
pulse to fly home, but it cannot find
its way thither from any great dis
lance because it lacks the requisite
intelligence and memory power. In
the homer" this impulse has been
greatly strengthened through breed
ing-so much so, indeed, that it will
F'leave nest and young to get back to
Ethe place where it belongs.
@ A homing pigeon cannot be sent
from it's home to another place, 1t
will fly home, and in no other direc.
ton. At first it is trained for short
distances, in the near neighborhood
of its home. Then it is liberated at
greater and increasing distances-25
miles away, SO miles away, 100 miles
away, and so on. But, for these per.
formances, 1t is always shipped from
home in the same direction. On a
new route it would be lost.
The carrier pigeon is misnamed: IT
is the homer" that carries messages
The latter has been derived through
the interbreeding Of several different
varieties, chief among which are the
carrier, the dragon, the owl pigeon
and the swift smerle.
The processes Of evolution as modi.
ned by human control have had M
more remarkable illustration than
that Afforded by the domesticated
pigeons, all the varieties of which
fantails, pouters, tumblers and Tho
rest-are descended from one original
Kind OF bird, the blue rock" Rut
the homer" is the only pigeon IN
which the special aim Of breeders has
been to develop the intellect,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
WANT ADJ ROMANCE SMASHED
Couple Unable to Agree Upon Place
of Residence and Divorce
Follows.

Chadron, O.-The echo OF a want
lad" for husband placed in Cleve-
land paper early in 1911 was heard IN
common pleas court few days ago,
when Judge Terrence Reynolds grant
ed Catherine Wilkes divorce from
William G. Wilkes.
Wilkes answered the ''ad," and nine
days after their first meeting the
couple were married in Cleveland.
where he was wire worker.
Mrs. Wilkes claimed her husband
liked the city and wouldn't stay with
her on their Middlefield farm. Wilkes
said he had $4,000 when he married.
that his wife took charge of his
finances, and he hasn't anything but
the interest in the farm.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
IMPROVE ON NATURE
Breeders Have Done WONDERS
With "Homing' Pigeons.
For Many Years Efforts 10 oe''''p
the Intellect of the Birds nave
Been Made With Success
That Is Remarkable.

breeders of "homers" are altering
the shape of the skull of this variety
of pigeon with view to improving
the mentality Of the bird.
The homing pigeon hitherto has nao
a short, fiat skull, sloping away DE-
hind. Now, as result OF seiectlVe
breeding, it Is acquiring an elongated
Uranium with A. rounded dome. Inc
Improvement Of its intelligence &C.
complished by this means is declared
to be surprising. Its brain is bigger
and has more room for thoughts.
The homer" is the only bro tnat
is bred by man for the Improvement
of it's mind. Other pigeons are propa'
gated for color, plumage and Incl
dental points" Not so the homing
variety. What is chiefly required OF
it is intelligence and memory-thougn'
in addition, it must possess strength
endurance and swiftness OF flight.
1t must have big chest, with strong
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

I'VE work BY day and weep at
night" was the heroic remark Of 3
German woman in a hospital in Der.
lin to Miss ANGELA Morgan, the poet.
delegate to the recent Woman's Peace
conference at The Hague. who arrived
home recently. AT one Of the Amert-
can Red Cross hospitals In Munich"
said Miss Morgan, I'VE saw scores Of
poor men who had been blinded in bat
tie. They we're making pitiful efforts
to learn to read and write under tho
new conditions. One poor fellow had
his face 80 mangled that he will have
to wear q mask over 1t the rest Of his
life. He had been engaged to marry
when the war started, but his romance
was at an end"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
AFRO-AMER|CAN CULL|NCS

| The White House issued the follow.
ing proclamation, signed by President
Wilson, heartily commencing the Ne.
gro National exposition held in Rich
mold. 1t follows:
BY the President Of the United States
of America.
A PROCLAMATION
A national exposition in commend
ration Of the achievements OF the Ne
gro race during the last fifty years
will be held in Richmond, Va, July S
to rs, 1915 The occasion has been
recognized as Of national Importance
by congress through an appropriation
! of $4,000 to aid in its promotion and
contamination. This sum is being ex-
pended by the terms of the appropria.
ton under the direction of the cover.
nor of Virginia. The exposition Is un
der the auspices of the Negro His.
torical and Industrial association. The
action OF congress in this matter in.
dicates very happily the desire Of the
nation, as well as of the people OF
Virginia, to encourage the Negro In
his Efforts to solve his industrial
problem. The national Negro gsb6si-
ton is designed to demonstrate his
progress in the last fifty years and to
emphasize his opportunities. As pres
ident of the United States l bespeak
the active interest Of the nation in the
exposition and trust that every facil-
ity will be extended to the leaders.
whose earnest work has made the un.
dertaking possible.
In witness whereof, l have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal Of
the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
LIST day of July, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
fifteen, and of the independence of the
United States of America the one hun
dred and thirty-ninth.
WOODROW WILSON.
BY the president.
(SeaD ROBERT LANSING.
Secretary of State.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

the cruiser might have saved it, and
broadside directed toward the splash
destroyed" the submarine.
The periscope is the invention of
Hollander. Telar van Elven, who in
1859 built a semisubmersible boat at
Amsterdam. AS his craft was intend.
ed to run low in the water, in the
condition known as "awash," and tho
difficulty of observation, due to waves
washing across the low coming tower
some other method than the lookout
scuttles was necessary. Van Elven
rugged up a continuance OF inclined
mirrors at each end of a long tube, the
simplest form Of periscope. His craft
was not successful, but the instrument
OF observation was, and proved the
forerunner Of the complicated and deli
cate instrument in use today.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

constantly from their arms factories.
a favorite trick 10 to leave q ma.
chine gun or two hidden In ! cellar
or similar place Of concealment until
the enemy's advance has swept by and
then open IRE on the rear. The post
of the men serving the gun is, Of
course. hopeless, but they are fairly
certain to sell their lives dearly, con.
tinuing 70 IRE their gun to the last.
Al an instance Of the deadly swift
ness Of machine,gun IRE It 10 stated
that ! man coming under the Ore Of
one az these weaponS and shot
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
New Recourse.

Ine mermen and mermaids have q
new way OF kidding one another ,vs.
now" JUST
What is it,"
When one Of them strings the Inn.
the submarines" WA - u
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
NEW YoRK's, OLDEST TWINS
Two Women Will Be Rocked In Cradle
Of Their eabyhood on Their
Birthd1v
German Trenches Well Built.

Middletown, N. Y.-Mrs. ]. C. Bar.
rett Of Edmonston and Mrs. Nathan
v. Brand Of Leonardsville, who claim
the distinction Of being the Oldest
twins in the state, expect soon to cele
brate their eighty.sixth birthday to.
gether with some unusual features.
The cradle in which, they slept as
children has been preserved. and it Is
planned that the twins shall be rocked
in it in the presence Of the guests. Il.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
cERmANY's MACHINE GUNS
kaIser's Army Had . Stock Of Fifty
Thousand Of Them When the
q. War Began. "a h #s$

British Headquarters, France.-It Is
almost impossible to exaggerate the
Importance Of the German strength IN
machine guns: which they use with
the greatest skill and courage.
They had . stock Of 10000 on hand
w the beginning Of the war. and have
been keeping this supply replsnishsd
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
AcontradIc,tIon.

Contradiction. 4, 1 81 3,,s3
Here's scientist says that the
color q hair cant turn gray II q sin
Gle night" 35s !sS3
mes never seen Mayme's whens !.
s =, : FORGOTTEN 70 havs hsr bottls ~ Il
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
Diverse Emotions.

I've bought an automobile" Z
Have your" ~ &|&s.ot. "A
Yes. Why don't you congratulate
me-" :. y
I'm waiting to hear what make u
Is, so I'll know whether to laugh or
sympathize." e
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
.spralned Eye" EpId emlc.

Maiden, Mass. Opticians are doing
rushing business among Maiden
women. young and old, as 4 result Of
an epidemic Of 'sprained cyl" A
tmischievous youngster threw very
slippery eel ON the nor o. an open
trolley car among score q moro q
women passengers. u.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
Merely 4 Tradition.

First Politician-Once there was a
man who said he would rather be right
than be president. "
Second Politician--Yes, I remember
reading something Of that kind In q
book OF ancient history. M
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

Greece is practically without home
industries, says a consular report, and
because Of the outbreak Of the war
any frstclass article Of American
manufacture could be sold there now
II properly brought to the attention Of
the buyers. s.-.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
Convincing Experlenc.

.r, convincing Experience
why is 1t that you are so resen..
1ul OF the Idea that imitation i. - =
sincerest fattery?" A ~ the
-. : !. once ate toadatool and I assn -
you It was no compliment to = assure n,s,a1
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
AZ Time Roll. On.

AZ Time Rolls On. /. j43s
Miss Overten--Mrs. Viewed thinks her
husband is one man in 4 thousand,
Mrs. Oldwed-Oh, yes: all brides
tnink the same thing but q year later
tne man in the case figures as one q
the. ciphers. N. ii \ .s .s3 M
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
Inomensiva

you can't stand on the stem I.
warned the conductor, mindful Of ~.
safety first campaign. " 'ne
It's all right; he amt on the STOW
pro proclaimed another patron; hes rid.
ing on my foot" '4a'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

Jamaica produces great variety or
hardwood trees. Lists Of these trees.
classified according to the suitability
Of the timbers (113 in ALL. have been
printed In bulletin issued by the
department OF agriculture. n \, y.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

When writing, Confucius used q
small brush, like a camels.hair brush,
for pen, and SO did his ancestors for
centuries before his time. The reed
came into use for writing In the
marshy countries OF the Orient. 1t
was hollow and cut in short lengths.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

The census bureau is about to issue
! bulletin on Negroes. We are told 1t
indicates that there has been an In
creased tendency among them toward
home ownership. marked increase
In the percentage Of school attend
ance. ! pronounced decrease in the
percentage Of illiteracy. decrease in
the mortality rate, and an increase in
the, proportion OF church attendance.
The Living Church.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30


"A record Of Negro progress is given
IN the new Negro Year Book for 1914.
Ii, volume Of over 400 pages. We
learn here on the basis Of the figures
OF Dr.. H. X. Carroll Of the Federal
Council Of Churches and Of the census
bureau. that there are $4,000 Negro
churches In the United States. with
4 $50. 900 members, and 1,740,099 Sun.
day school scholars. The property
held by these churches reaches to-
tai Of near 357.000,000, while they
contribute 100000 to foreign and
100000 to home missionary work.
While Negro Christians are chiefly
Protestant, there are four colored Ro-
man Catholic priests in the United
States, and one Greek Catholic. -
Northwestern Christian Advocate.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
Raises Her Kittens IN \. rr.. :,

Raises Her Kittens In . Tree.
Rich Hill. Mo.-Frank Brown, who
lives eight miles southwest OF here.
has an old mother cat who is raising
q litter OF kittens in the forks Of q
tree IL feet from the ground $fs@ h
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

The Los Angeles municipal markets.
established last year, are said to have
met the approval Of householders to
such an extent that $4,000 people on
market days come with their own bas.
kets to carry their purchases home.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
In OLYMPUS.

.va Msr !. :. y the row abon, !,
1 Hahas-n ta,lln J. IS down u Ike that.
nansins hiA1 mother up. and ' ~ I, !.
nan made '''l.l z kick about III ~ o'o -.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

Buzz Hopgood 10 one Of those VINO
proceed upon the theory that unless
one opens his muiller the people won't
know he owns . car. i3$ss
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

Eph Wiley, who has followed the
incidents OF the war closely, says an
ignorant man is one who gets his In.
formation. from the news sent out Of
Petrograd. ..,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

1 Artificial eyes were Invented BY u
Paris surgeon AZ ths sixteenth century
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

A boycott Of French. English and
Belgian goods 10 being proposed in the
Vienna papers. and most Of the for
5eign signs in front Of the shops are
being replaced BY German inscrip-
tons "A permanent publication Of the
language In this respect is being
urged. Nj 3$s 3r d
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

Emancipation day was celebrated by
the Negroes of Houston and Harris
county Saturday. June 10, with a
street parade of decorated floats and
exercises and entertainment at Eman.
cipation park. The celebration this
year. in the opinion Of those in
charge, eclipsed those of former years.
At a meeting friday night number
of additional decorated floats were en-.
tered for the parade. A resolution in
dorsing Hubert. Miller, Martinez.
Sweat, Crawford and Gilmore was
read at the meeting.
The celebration lasted three days.
A number of orations were delivered
at the park and the Emancipation
proclamation was read.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

,f flse :. 000. 900 persons IN London
"A u ofsIS ~ s0o. 900 are III ! chronic
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

A clinic for cOlored mothers was or.
ganized at the Children's Homeopathic
hospital, Franklin and Thompson
streets, Philadelphia, and the initial
lecture was delivered by Mrs. Marga-
ret Simon, the superintendent of social
work at the hospital. So great has
been the attendance at the weekly lee
lures for mothers on Friday afternoons
that the hospital was obliged to es-
tablish two additional clinics-one on
Wednesdays for the mothers of sick
babies and the third for colored moth
ers and babies.
The attendance was larger than the
nurses had provided for Colored
women from all parts of the city, and
even from Chester, Camden, Haddon-
field and other places, came and all
had at least one baby; some of them
as many as three There was probably
never brighter lot Of babies at the
clinic, accordinc to the attendant
nurses, and certainly never better.
dressed set of infants. The interest
of the mothers was SO intent that the
physicians regard this clinic as one Of
the most promising in the city.
Mrs. Simon gave the mothers an In.
formal talk, telling them of the pur.
poses Of the clinic and the advantage
to be derived from attending it regu.
larry and following the instruction
given for the care of the babies. She
explained the fundamental care OF the
babies. giving them plenty of food,
easily digested food, proper exercises
and allowing them plenty of water,
and warned the mothers against
done" remedies
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

through the head can be struck yet ten
times more in the second or two that
he takes to fall to the ground
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

II ne absence Of the usual sugar
SIMPLY from Germany. the British
board N trade y trying to foster the
beet industry AZ England. si
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

Arthur wardwell Of skohegan, Me-.
ID said to, have the largest elm tree in
the country. It measures Is feet in
circumference. more than Is feet in
height ana the branches spread nearly
30 feet. /, sa5 rs .. rs I'd
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

Probably the finest work Of art ever
exhibited III our town 10 the picture
Jab swisegooA paints OF the rubber
plantation ~ Central America In.
which ~ holds stock. ".
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

AZ has been often pointed out,
every man has his little distinction.
John Klopfer hasn't had the back of
his neck shaved in 30 years.