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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-06

cruel guerra de diez anos entire iberales
y conservadores, guerra mas de poder
que de principles, en- aquel caos, de CO.
sas y de hombres, caos natural por el
alslaniento en- que viven las ciudades
y los pueblos del interior, atentos al
nombre que puedan adquirir en- el ex,
terror, como literatos y poetas antes
que como pol1ticos y educadores de ma
sas.
Cuando la caquexia, la siega de pier
mas y brazos, a consecuencia de las ba-
las, y la chicha como enervante poder,
hab1an acabado con Ell vigor de todos
los hombres dirigentes de los dos parti-
dos, pactaron una tregua saludable. Ell
presidente Restrepo fu6 un presidente
de transicion y el 10 saba por la mane-
ra que tuvo de gobernar bajando del
poder sin aplausos y sin censuras, pc
70 siempre sera digna de loa su media
ci6n para q. liberales conservadores
fuesen unidos las urnas, evitando nue.
vos traumatismos q. ell pals va no pod1a
resistir 81 general Uribe y Uribe jefe
del partido liberal, fue, para lograr es-
tie objeto, ell primer patricia, ell primer
colombiano, poniendo su mucho talento
al lado de su elevado civismo qued0
acordado que sc votase a Concha, al
doctor Concha, hombre Immaculate, in
tachable, exministro, sin una falla en-
SUI gesti6n, ciudadano tan respectable
que solo alabanzas provoca SUI nombre
en- toda Nueva Granada. Pero ell doc
tor Concha iba misa, y este no pod1an
tolerarlo algunos hombres que hab1an
llevado a Bogata las luchas religiosas
removiendo pasiones anarquizantes pa
ra aplicarlas a sus necesidades persona
les
Mucha falta hacian hacen las reno
vaciones sociales en- Colombia: mucha
falta hac1a y sigue hacienda tomar
cuenta de aquel pobre pueblo abando-
nado por todos, aniquilado por la que,
IRA, idiotizado por la chicha, pero Sc
podla evolucionar con ell concurso de
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-06
COSAS SUDAMERICANAS.
DESVARIOS POLITICOS

nadie por supuesto, que el pueblo hab1a
cumplido "aquello" como "un rito''
Esta personalidad, anticonservadora Y
placista, como digo, nj por casualidad
acus0 a los conservadores dec1a que ell
pueblo atropellado durante 18 amos Sc
hab1a vengado. Repito que los hijos de
Alfaro en- las publicaciones hechas, solo
culpan a Plaza y prueban sus inculpa-
clones con documentos y telegramas
entire los cuales uno acusa la culpabili-
dad clara, 8 una casualidad aterradora.
Y por mucha passion que los hijos y
yernos de Alfaro hayan puesto en- esos
documentos, ellos son incapaces de al
terarlos: son caballerosos y honrados,
tanto que viven en- la expatriacion ira
bajando no solo como quien ha vivido
en- las alturas del poder, sino como ell
que puede volver a escalarlo porque
sabe llevar y soportar la desgracia con
hOnra y estOicismO.
A grandes rasgos esta es la verdad
que fuye de los hechos respecto del
ecuador muy NAL hacen, mi yer, los
O. por prejuicios de odio a las ideas,
echan sobre la mayor1a 8 la mitad de
una naci6n ell dictado de criminal y
barbara: y 81 aquel que 10 hace no per-
tenece a esa Naci6n mas en- mi abono
para condenarlo.
Respecto del asesinato del ilustre CO.
lombiano Uribe y Uribe Sc habla con
safia calumniosa.
La verdad, que tambi6n fuye de los
hechos, es la siguiente y decir que no
Sc han descubierto los asesinos cuando
Sc prendieron en- el momento y Sc sabe
la secta que estaban afiliados, es faltar
al octave mandamiento en- toda su feal-
dad
Colombia es un pals agotado por la
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-06

eel Figaro de la Habana y "La De
mocracia" de Puerto Rico publican un
artlculo frmado por un senior Lopez,
artfculo tendencioso mas que ver1dico
que como costarricente, hijo de ecuato
riano colombiana, voy contestar sin
apasionamientos que no siento y sin
partidismo que no PRACTICE
Paso por alto la fgura de Madero
glorifcada por el articulista, puesta en-
parang6n con Bolivar y elevada a una
altura inconmensurable: no conozco
rasgos nj detalles de esa fgura mejica-
ma y de 10 que no conOzco no hablo; pc
70 permftame ell senior Lopez que le sal
ga al paso en- 10 que respeta los gene
rales Alfaro y Uribe.
Los hijos, las hijas, la viuda, los yer
nos del general Alfaro, no cul pan a un
solo conservador de la muerte de su
esposo y SUI padre: folletos miles vue-
Ian por ell mundo culpando a Plaza, solo
1nico, Plaza y sus secuaces: la fami-
liza de Alfaro que es la que tiene ell su-
premo derecho a quejarse y cuya IA
milia me ligan estrechos lazos, entire
gar1a hoy mismo ell poder a los conser.
vadores 81 estos lie entregasen a Plaza
maniatado sin maniatar. Ellos saben
como nadie quien ha sido ell culpable
no ell brazo, como dice ell senior Lopez,
porque ell brazo Sc dice que fueron sol
dados vestidos de paisanos, ellos mis-
mos 10 declaran en- sus publicaciones: la
acci6n moral la intenci6n criminal, la
ambici6n satanica: ellos repiten STEM
pre- "a. todo este fu6 Plaza ALI no hubo
lucha de partidos: fu6 lucha de hombres
dentro del partido liberal radical: pla-
cistas contra alfaristas. Ell peor enemi-
60 de los conservadores es Plaza: los
peores enemigos de Plaza, enemigos
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-06

justifcados son los hijos, todo el que
algo tenga que yer con la familia de
Alfaro y despues, los conservado-
res. La familia de Alfaro no ha
de estar siempre proscrita: ha de
volver alg1n d1a su patria: en-
tonces veran y oiran, los que acu-
san los hombres respetables que
componen ell partido conservador ecua-
toriano; a los Vazquez, Munoz Vernaza,
Vitero, Carlo, Cornejo, Perez Quino-
mes y otros mil tan caballerosos como
mobiles en- su oposicion a principles que
no sustentan y tan patriotas prescin-
diendo de esos sus principles cuando La
naci6n les ha necesitado para arreglar
arduos problemas diplomaticos bajo ell
mando de Alfaro bajo ell mando de
Plaza. Vazquez en- Madrid, y Munoz
Vernaza en- Bogota son la prueba mas
concluyente de que en- ell Ecuador hay
que echar mano de esas grandes fguras
del "conservantismo' para luchar di-
plomatica, intelectualmente, con las
grandes inteligencias de otras naciones,
y que ell partido conservador del Ecua-
dor no es un partido de asesinos: es un
partido de principles y de orden COM
puesto por hombres que son ell orgullo
de la patria, como 10 son otros que per-
tenecen al partido liberal y que tam
POGO ser1an capaces, hoy menos que
nunca, de cometer ell asesinato de Gar
cia Moreno, asesinato que ha recaido
sobre contadas personals rechazadas
moral y materialmente por los liberales
honrados y son muchos los que hay en-
terra ecuatoriana.
Una personalidad ecuatoriana, pla-
cista furibunda, y antialfa farista frri-
bunda, tambien me dec1a atacando yo el
asesinato de los Alfaro, sin culpar a
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-06

todos tambien teniendo en- la Gina un
hombre como Concha maniobrando
en- el llano otro hombre como Uribe.
No 10 entendieron as1 ciertos esprit
tus inquietos y comprometieron otro
hombre respectable, ell doctor Ezguerra,
viejo, achacosa, debil para dejarse
arrastrar y en- los 1ltimos momen-
tos, en- fuerza de laborar dichos esprit
tus, consiguieron que ell doctor Ezgue-
IRA rompiese ell pacto hecho por Tribe
(Contin1a en- la plana 12)
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-16

Where palms usually grow.
Evidently the 400 was hungry last
night for the guests at the various
dinners ate so long that it was 1876
when the first couple took the floor to
dawnce.
The morning newspapers describe
some of the costumes in detail, but
for boiled-down Day Book purposes
the toot ensemble consisted of dia-
monds, peacock feathers, white and
black .tuIle, emeralds, 1Ow-necked
gowns, quill fans, bare arms, vari-col-
Ored stockings, pink, red and yellow
roses, silk, satin, velvet, ct cetera.
According to the Examiner ''the
Countess Eleanor Gizycka, Mrs. Pat
terson's guest, was a sensation in
emerald green velvet, soft and cling
ing and wonderful. Emeralds caught
it together at the shoulders and it
seemed to have no particular cut, but
to be hung caTelessly."
Also Mrs. w. ]. Chalmers wore a
fortune in Jewels, the most attractive
being the crown Of platinum and dia-
mOnds that was hung over her fore
head and on the side seemed to fade
into her lovely silver hair. Two pearls |
and an emerald on a delicate chain
and a shower of diamonds added to
the shimmery appearance of her
gown of black and white, with black
and white flowers embroidered in
crystal beads"
In the meantime the nrice of wheat |
was soaring toward the sky, thou
sands were freezing and starving in !
Europe and hundreds of thousands |
of women and children were hungry |
in Chicago because fathers and hUs-
bands were out of work.
And the poor girl in the street |
looked fuTtively over her shoulder to |
see if a policeman was watching his |
ch"-'~" r. c0trh her DIvirP hn~ trade |
and take her to the police station.
.,Hr TDgt was q CWnll affair af the |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-16
M4s. Waldorf Hsto44.

No tango teas" no grand balls,
will be given this season by Mrs. Wal
dorf Aston at her home in London.
The spacious drawing room and the
ballroom, one of the most beautiful
in London, are furnished now with
hospital cots and surgeons Operat-
ing tables, for the Astor home has
been converted into a war hospital.
San Diego, Cal.-Lieut. Byron C.
Jones, army aviator, holder of new
record. for continuous flight. Re-
NAMED in air hours and So minutes.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
Sr4g OTHER FELLOW"

Ninety.uin4 and flins.tsfiths per cent
III failures, men Of the neverSgetthere
Ciass, Intentionally " bnintentionaliy,
forget themselves and think about
the other fellow"
II tia 0the- fellow IL promoted,
they are Jealous. feel that their sm
blOyer has Disseminated unfairly. ana
TINT favor.tism III luck IL responsible
sfor tbs good thugs which he has re-
Gefyed " sSs
II they make mistake, instead Of
attempting 10 learn better. they hunt
III the mistakes tie other fellow has
made ana EXCUSE themselves because
he has Numbered.
Many i young fIisfI, who mas not
I been promoted Dr. rsceived raise OF
salary, instssd of Aralyzsfg himself
sOSs 10 his employer Ind says. You d
raised Smiths salary. think mine
Dukt,t ID bs rxised too"
The employer naturally asks MIN
WAT smith hrs rot 70 do with y.
smith Ma his salary raised because
NJ deserved II. Yet ! proportion OF
sl,en. wi,o ought 10 know better. use
Ithis fssbIs ANA unbusinesslike srsu'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05

Wormwcod Ragweed, Responsible
With the Great Ragweed, for IS Per
Cent Of Fal! Hay Fever-More Com.
mon in the Middle and Northern
States.
disease, and the use Of it's influence
and cooperation toward the eradica.
ton of such weeds.
yMalarial fever. in recent years, has
been enormously diminished by pre-.
ventive methods. such as draining
swamps; typhoid fever has been de.
creased through the care taken in the
water supply, and the destruction of
infected material; tuberculosis and
other diseases have found their adyo-
Gates for preventive methods.
The American Hay Fever Proven.
ton association has Instituted. direct.
ly and through its affiliated state as.
sociations, a campaign of education re-
gardtng the hay fever producing
weeds, which it is hoped will in a few
years destroy the cause Of this wide.
spread disease.-W. Scheppeere,l
President American Hay Fever Pre-.
ventton Association. .ss'.a
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05

Sake stories SO frequently 6egsn
srass faso sasse fsbrications that =
serious ehrenSetsg kesttasss TO tel! OF
Al. Incident sSea a. taat which w. r.
gsysY, Ifxathosse engineer, witnessed
On taA SRSo rsveS. rear Panama TEE
ysyAs had besn swollen By the FIRST
heavy rssas and AZ IT'S tsnctsoh with
ne Trinidad mas vesy swift. Five
Hses, AID enid eanss down TO the
ford nj LargaseTa and prepared 70
ret into 4 exyae1 for cfossfng, The
river asOgef 70 ffeaGherosfa, however.
shas esaey 1scde1 10 make The cross,
fax III parties o. three,
cns man, the child a boy Of fonf
yeafst and tire paddle mar got into
the canoe and put on, The FIRST eddy
caught them when they we're not
rs feet from shore and upset
their boat As they struck the water
a huge boa dropped froha a limb over
hanging the water, eoised ITSELF
around the child and started Tor shore.
II gi3ded up the steep hank and made
foY ffss jungle. The ehi!ds body
caught bet meers Two stalks Oh bamboo
and While the snake vas trying to
pr1tI itself through the man on the
bank ran ap and killed IT. Two
bright we,ts around the body Of the
chi,d IRE the only injury he sustained
Cstpn lake now eoysrs an area 81
abont fifty square miles A: its firial
height Of So feet, which II will
attain about Nov. 1. II will cover 1sa
square miles.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
DESERT WRECKS A MINSTREL
Mule and Trained Dogs With One
!. Man Show Perish Of
Thirst.

Pomona, Cal-Hltched to light
wagon in the place Of a faithful mule
which perished In the desert, William
Green, an old animal trainer from
New Orleans. arrived here and ap'
pealed to Mayor Vandergrift for aid.
He was sick and penniless.
Green left New Orleans last March.
headed for the San Francisco Exposi.
ton. He had show wagon drawn by
the mule. In the wagon were Is per.
forming dogs. Green himself was once
a leading light OF minstrelsy.
The wandering minstrel raked In
the money till he struck the desert In
Arizona and then his fortune faded.
His mule died OF thirst. He bought a
horse and 1t persisted on the desert.
His intelligent dogs. some Of which
were valued at $500. dropped of one
by one. He says aid given by passen.
gers Of an overland train enabled him
to get out Of the desert with his own
life. ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
RUINED By THE WAR
Famous Russian Watering Place
Is Deserted.
Jalta, Known Al Over the Wocid for
Its Marvellous Climate, Has Had
Practically No Visitors
This Season.

"Jalta, the Newport of Russia, to
which even such favored regions Of
the world as the garden lands OF Cali.
fornia and the Riviera must yield
when climates are compared, Is today
stronghold of society utterly
ecIipsed by war, lonely, unvisited
little village whose prestige and fame
have departed overnight, a Newport
untenanted, forgotten by the press
and by all the people who. in peace
times. eagerly read about all the So
cial splendors there" begins a state
ment given out by the National Geo
graphic society.
"Jalta, normally, would just be en-
tering upon the height Of its season,
| it's gayest, most important two months
of the year, had not world war
| closed 1t, together with Monte Carlo,
karlsbad, Interlaken and scores Of
| other places of 'good-tone,' beauty and
amusement. The imperial court, the
statesmen, diplomats and members Of
| the great Russian command, now car
rying the intolerable burdens of the
war, would be gathered there in times
| of quiet, and social Russia would fol-.
low their course.
'Jalta is a beautiful place built on
the shelf of mountain whose foot
bathes in the bIuest and mildest Of wa
tiers to be found all around the coast
| OF the Black sea. This little seaport,
in the government of Taurida, on the
southern coast OF Crimea, thoroughly
deserves the distinction of being the
vacation home of celebrities.
Behind it and between it and the
north the solid mountain green's.
which merge into deeper and deeper
shades until at the bare SUBMITS they
are greenish brown, rise to heights Of
from 2,5o0 to 1000 feet. These are
the southern fringe Of the Jaila noun.
tains. The tops of these peaks are
often covered in icy mists while in
Jalta and on it's bay rests the mildest
OF spring weather. Snow never falls
in Jalta, which boasts an annual mean
temperature Of IS degrees Fahren-
heit- Its climate is said to be supe.
rior to that of Nice. Its summers
are not so oppressively hot, there is
less rain in autumn and winter. the
cool is less crisp in winter and the
sunshine of autumn is said to fall
balmier than anywhere else in TIE
world.
/ There is no industry and little
} trade carried on by tho people of the
; village. who i've almost entirely by
catering to vacationists and regular
visitors. 1t has a population OF H..
; 900. 1t is an ancient city and q
thought to have been place Of great
importance in remote past At one
time it belonged to the patriarchs Of
Constantinople.'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05

rusut. forgetting mat Il is up 10
them. not mp to- the other fellow.
that ID fs all sEip6rtanr 10 taain what
fhey do 70 themselves. and o. less
consequences vhsr happens 70 "tss
other fellow,
rlar,t suvr the other fellow" be
friendly wfta ffrsI and exchange eS-
perfeucss VITA hsai: congratulate ATM
when he ~ pronl6seh learn of hfn. II
he IN a good teacher. FITS promotion.
even IL ycu 10 cot rseaive. . IKE one,
IA an Indication thai the srm for
which you work is prsrarsh 70 do ~
you al i. has Done h- him az soon
an yo,i are worthy. The advancement
Of the sther Fellow should iElctse 761
II, sraaaar effort 'astead Of st!rr!Es
NJ jealousy. let ii aaSs Tou say
Good for t,te ether feliow' i" If he has
been promoted. Your urn VIII coma
aers, ~ you 9d.sliiser The goods
Donst barber the 6esusion sl,as Senr
employer does not want 10 5a5 yon
atcra money, Unless he IL an eSeey
ten, he regards yau "a a rarr Of asa
business plant II ~ policy for him
- 49, 7ou to his adTsrsssey and Be
caurlot do thss aHsess f. is 20 your
advantages also. FEs would rather pa5
ron SO week tsas SO, II you are
wostb II and the business sfE5 war
rant n yo3 rslo~ that you are ahse
and ready 60 Srfag h4as service the
equivalent o. or OF greater ra&as than,
taat extra SO. he is more than wiling
60 s9vs se 70 you.
No Dssiaess maa worthy she sane
wants to have inefficient employees
asou- hsns. They iss5gvs Els business
and fsjsys afTs. The modern BUSINESS
s1aa requires efficiency. asa tn most
cases he ia ready to pay the psfcs
necessary 10 coessa II.
Sfaes7.rsas per cent Of young men
xse are Gora. are down. because they
so~ne,f stseaasesves and did not real
ne taas. hovsye1 subordinate th>as eor
sFe4cyss might be, they. a5oys All tbs
sorif, weys masters Of thsif dss~
lisp. ~
II 10 ycs, nee the other fellow"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
Worlds Pencil Production.

According to a recent article by Mr..
H. S. Sackett of the forest service, the
worlds production of lead pencils
probably amounts to 2.0OO,0OO. 900 q
year. half of which are made from
American-grown cedar. The United
States makes about 750,O00,O0 q
year, or more than eight pencils for
each of its inhabitants.
Owing to the growing scarcity of
red cedar and the fact that many other
trees now little used appear to be
more or less valuable substitutes for
that wood in pencilmaking, the forest
service has carried out a series Of
tests which show that, next to tho
two species heretofore used for this
purpose, the best trees for pencils
are, in order of merit, Rocky Noun
tain red cedar. big tree (Sequoia), Port
Oxford cedar, redwood and alligator
Juniper.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
Seize Much onium.


Acting on q tip that large guam
tity of opium had been transferred
from the 8. S. Korea when It was IN
Hong Kong. the federal authorities,
gave the Chiyo Maru one Of the most
thorough searches liner has beon
subjected to in San Francisco. Thirty
inspectors were put to work, and went
from stem to stern, from top to bot
tom, and found about $500 worth Sc.
the contraband drug. An inspector
found IN chest belonging to Loo
wing a false side. which opened when.
one OF the screws in the lock was
pressed. In this false side 5000 worth
OF opium was found. It is said that
more opium is finding its way into
the country than ever before. 55 a
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
OLDEST RED CROSS MEMBER
10 Pointed Cap, Canadian Indian. Who
at 1903 Sends Portrait to Cana
dian Premier. f.

x Ottawa. CANA novel picture has
been received by Sir Robert Borden
the Canadian premier. and forwarded
by him to the local Red Cross rooms
II IL that OF the Oldest member Of the
Red Cross society IN the world. and al
that a western Indian, Pointed Cap
who belongs to the File Hills Indian
reserve In Saskatchewan. He will be
one hundred and eight years old on
November "a next.
The establishment OF branch Of
the Red Cross society for these Indi
ans shows how deeply the people Of
all classes In tina Dominion are inter
ested In the war and eager to find Z
way OF lending assistance.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
Vital Statistics Of Australia.

Australia's male population is
shown by registration figures to be-
as follows: Citizen soldiers, eighteen
to twenty-six, number $4,000: be-
tween eighteen and thirty-tive they
number 100000, while the number H.
able for mobilization between thirty,
i've and sixty is $4,000, or a total of
100000. While 100000 men have.
enlisted there will still be 596, 900.
available between the ages of eight.
cen and thirty-tive, less the medically
unit. About 10 per cent of the citi-
zen forces, according to the latest tig.
ures, are physically fit. The esti.
mate of the male population between
eighteen and forty.nine is approxi.
mately 100000. and Of these based
upon the results Of the citizen forces.
100000 would be medically fit for &C.
tive service in the leld. @
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
War Weddino Rinn..

English girls becoming engaged Ia
soldiers make a special point lof. "a.
curing out.ot.the-com,non engagement
rings, These have been very success.
!uily and artistically made from me
bands Of shells melted down and inset
with the prospective wearer's favor.
ne stone On The inside is inscribed
me day on which the fragment was
4 originally picked up. and q few Ia.
.lculars' Shell bands are also made
up INTO brooches and bracelets, War
brides have fancy FOR rather Ma
n. weudin ne rings, and for the moment
w. q smaller size the popular ono M
Tit Bits. 5eE S''n 4 o1A'A'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
Professor Lost In Wllds.

berkeley. Cal. Mrs. Genevieve
t,ridwell, wife Of J. w. Bridwell, for
mer, entomologist at the University OF
California, Is on her way to the an.
ttpodes In nearch OF her husband. Who
went into the wilds OF western; Aus.
tralia some months ago as the agent
OF the Hawaiian government in search
OF parasites to control insect pests.
Professor Bridwell was last heard
from vhen he sailed from Sydney N.
IS. W., for ports on the west coast OF
Australia. whence he expected u pro.
coed inland. \ 5 4 "A ri q WI
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05

are constantly firing at sror1 90 TO 800
yards or whatever G.ay be the ridicG-
lousy snail distance separating the
cEEesing Tues. One OF the Devil
dering features Of the war Is the daily
publication Of long lists at 4 time
when there Is nothing sufficiently I'M
pcrtant TO Justify a British coEn-
raunique. PehfnG tie rows OF sand
bags which face che another with such
apparent purposefElness, there are the
shippers who VIII speEd hours wait
srg for the opening Of q ioophole, the
sight OF a cap or a hand incaUtiousIy
raised above the parspet, the hosting
Of q periseope. a sEloveI-anything
which may betoken tae least undue
activity.
There Is 4 constant pfttinz Of "a
t!ent vigilance against ignorance. care
Iessness. or the sheer reckiessness
born Of physical fatigue. The strain
Of berg under shell fire may be mora
acute while 1t lasts, but, In the lon .
run, IT ia the unintermittent crack OF
the bullet which Jars the nervous sys-
tenn most permanently.
A mai, whom ] viii call "A" was
admittedly one OF the first half dozen
rife shots In Great Britain In the
early days OF the war his special
value a. rapid firer during the Ger.
man attacks IN masses was great.
-" vas later PIT in mach3ne-sun
section, and was finally killed while
going to fetch water for the gun.
That, surely. ives job which might
have been detailed to a less valuable
man. II would seem TO be only com
mon prudence that first-elass shots
should be carefully husbanded.