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The Prescott daily news., 1915-01-08
FORGOT THEY WERE HITNGRY
Kansas City Star.

Gen. Joffre once told a good -humor- ed story of a party of British tourists who entered a Paris restaurant one evening and announced that they wanted dinner.
 And we don't want any of VOLT frogs, or snails, or horses" one of them told the waiter, severely. "WeIl start with soup-some sort of plain soup."
 Certainly, sir" replied the waiter and the next minute the four Britons heard him shout down the speaking tube to the kitchen: "Cat soup!"
 Without word the tourists seized their hats and bolted. It was net ur- til some time later that they discover ed that in French -four soups quartes soupes-is pronounced almost exactly like "cat soup'
The Prescott daily news., 1915-01-08
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Mock Venison.-Place leg of lamb In deep crock and cover with q mari made of two parts vinegar to one of water, one teaspoon cinnamon. half teaspoon cloves and allspice and the same of ginger, two bay leaves two large sliced onions and three strips of lemon peel. Add paprika and salt lib- erally. Keep in this marinade five days turning twice each day and keep ing closely covered. Remove all the ingredients and put in port or large vessel to be simmered. Cut two strins of bacon into small pieces and insert in lamb. Make slits with sharp knife. Keep two cups of liquid to simmer lamb, add one teaspoon extract beef (not necessary)r two small ginger snaps and all the ingredients. Brown one tablespoon sugar in saucepan. brown two tablespoons flour in but ter, add to stew and let all simmer five hours, adding one tablespoon of fruit juice at last. Venison is in sea- son now.
 Eggs au Gratin.-Arrange poached eggs on shallow buttered baking dish; sprinkle with grated cheese, and pour over all bechamel sauce. Cover with stale buttered crumbs and sprinkle again with cheese. Brown in oven. Bechamel sauce: One cup milk, one fourth teaspoon salt, one tablespoon flour (rounded), dash white pepper. Put butter in sauce pan; melt until it bubbles, add flour and seasoning; stir until we'll blended. Pour on milk slowly first drawing the sauce pan to a cool part of the range. Should you pour milk all in at once you will pro- bably have a lumpy sauce that you will have to strain. A wire whick is best for stirring sauce. Just as you send it to the table, infuse with half cup thick cream
 Parker House ROlls.-Bring to boil ing point one pint milk, and into this melt piece of butter size of an egg. Let milk cool, then mix with it one tablespoon sugar, one pinch salt, one half cup fresh yeast. Then add enough four to make a soft dough and let rise over night. In the morning add one-half teaspoon baking soda dis solved in little warm water. Add flour enough to make about as for bis cult. Let rise again until double in bulk, turn out on floured breadboard and roll out to half inch thick. Cut into rounds, butter tops and fold one half over the other; place in bread pan, leaving room enough for rising Cover and put near fire for fifteen minutes, then bake in quick oven, rub ping sweet milk or cream over the tops to glaze before putting them in the oven.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-01-08
AN EASY START IN LIVESTOCK

Everybody is telling the farmer he must raise more livestock, and the average farmer of the Southwest is asking: "How can 1? To start into livestock raising requires capital to buv brood stock, and l have less money for that purpose this year than usual"
 Rut there is one sort of livestock raising that any farmer can go into on pretty fair scale with the ex- penditure of very little if any money poultry raising. There are few farms that haven't one or more hens. If they are not laying there is a neighbor, doubtless, whose hens are and from whom eggs for matching can be had at small cost or on "shares" arrangement. The expenditure of a few dollars for eggs and one or more sitting hens-which often times may be borrowed-will set one up in the pure-bred poultry business.
 The expense of raising farm poul- try is small. Fowls are great for agers, and on the average farm of the Southwest they will get great part of their living from the table scraps and from the waste of feeding troughs and pens. We have sowed great quantities of grain for this year also and the straw stacks will fur nish good picking next fall and win ter and no better use of small part of the crop could be made than to feed it to a flock of laying hens.
 Another admirable feature of poul- try raising is that a small investment of money and care brings such quick and large returns. Three months af- ter setting the eggs the birds are ready to broil; in four or five months more the bullets will begin to lay. In l2 months time a flock of hens, without expense for eggs or stock, may easily be increased 10 fold.
 Perhaps the greatest hindrance to successful poultry raising on the farm is the indifference of the men, Few women have the time or the in cllnation and courage to overcome this condition. consequently on the farms where the men show no inter- est poultry activity shows little profit.
 It is time for the men to come alive to the value of poultry on the farm, A well-cared-for flock of hens will yield a profit annually of 100 per cent better than any other livestock and the returns are quick, the initial expense small.--Farm and Ranch.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-01-08
NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

A year ago
 You made, you know, Some fine New Years good resolu- tions.
 You vowed you would Try to be good, Despite the Devils prosecutions. And have you failed? And have you walled Because your weak will wasn't strong CT?
 Cheer up today.
 It will not pay To mourn your failure any longer. Another year
 Is almost here. Good resolutions? Certain! Make them.
 Be valiant then,
 In sight of men, And try your darndest not to break them!
 -Somerville Journal.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-01-08
Only a Butcher.
Philadelphia Telegraph.

From Chicago come the rather as-- sertive information that women's shirtwaists are doomed Chicago fur ther says that in the future the fe- minine coat and skirt must be one piece. Let us ponder bit. Admitt- edly Chicago knows how to dress beef. Likewise pork. But in the matter of dressing lovely women and beautiful girls, pardon us if we gently express a feeling of doubt.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-01-08

If those who are now threatening dlre things for certain state depart ments carry out their pet schemes in the Legislative session, the time of the General Assembly will be largely talk en up with investigations and at tempts to abolish other departments. Members of the legislature have inti- mated that two departments of the state, are booked for thorough investigations, while three others will either undergo changes or be abolish eu' The nature of the charges against state officials have not been divulged, ana many consider the statements all ready made to be mere idle boasting, put It IS generally admitted that the coming session of the legislature will present more in the way of politics enah any session since the days of the hfooks-Baxter frolic.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-01-08

Buy bale of bank notes and help 'he little bankers, but be sure not to .ake the license to walk in with two friends and rush the officials into the vault while transacting the business. -Arkansas Democrat.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-01-08
Won't Say

Kansas City Star.
 "r' hryan refuses to say he will not ~ IS'eh' Probably on the ground that sne witness declined to answer whcth. VI ne had stopped beating his wife.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-01-08
THE DAYS QUOTATIONS

JTse. do not abuse; neither abstin- onco nor excess renders man happy.
 -Voltaire.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-01-08

The present is all of which man is master. -housseau
The Prescott daily news., 1915-01-08
A Sure Cure.

ihlladelphia Public Ledger.
 what are you taking for your Advice"
The Prescott daily news., 1915-01-08

The world is looking glass, and c;ves back to every man the reflection of his own face.
 -Thackeray.
The Washington times., 1915-08-07
GREAT FALLS ONCE MORE

The utilization of Great Falls to
furnish power to Washington is
bound to come. This idea, first sug-
gested by The Times, finds increas-
ing favor every time it is discussed.
1t is gratifying to see that the
Chamber of Commerce committee is
pushing it in a way that seems to
be getting somewhere.
Secretary Garrison now has under
consideration the question of what
proportion of the needful appropria-
tion shall be asked for by the Fed
eral Government and what proper
tion by the District Commissioners.
The analogy of the radio-electric
project to the water supplied to the
District seems to furnish the solu-
tion to this problem. Water is
brought through the filtration plant
and into the reservoirs under the di-
rection of the Federal Government.
The Commissioners have only to do
with it's distribution.
Such an arrangement seems the
logical adjustment of the electric
power situation. With another con-
ference to be held as soon as the
Secretary of War goes into the ques-
tion of appropriation Of funds, the
whole matter bids fair to get as far
as Congress at an early date.
The Washington times., 1915-08-07
VOLUNTEER WAR STUDENTS

There will be a school Of regular
army instruction in the business of
war, beginning next week and con-
tinuing a month, at Plattsburg, N.
Y. It is said that probably 1900
men of the class that would be ex-
pected to serve as officers in case of
war, will attend voluntarily, sub
jecting themselves to the rigors of
camp life and doing the work that
the course demands. They are
moved to this by realization Of the
necessity that there shall be serious
effort to arouse the nation to the
significance and Importance of mill
tary training; to popularize it, and
to attract the best class of men to it.
1t is good sign, but it is only a
sign. There is right now such an
arousal of interest in military af-
fairs that some proper and efficient
direction of that interest should pro-
duce nationwide and extensive ac-
cession to the membership of the
national militia. That organization
is imperfect in many ways, but it
has been improved since the Dick
law passed; it can be improved far
more, and very fast, if the present
public concern over the nations dan
gerous plight can be guided rightly.
This is one of the tasks for which
a Congress ought to be sitting in
Washington. 1t is possible to get
more legislation of this sort, in such
a time as the present, than could
possibly be passed in normal times.
The national Guard could be enlist
ed up to an impressive figure, if
only there were provision and inspi-
ration for the work. Officers schools
are needed, and they should be pro-
vided in all sections Of the country,
with faculties CT properly trained
men. The present war has shown,
on every front and in every service,
how highly important are properly
equipped Officers.
The class Of men who are volun-
teering to spend their vacation in
the hard work Of the Plattsburg
school will give impetus to just such
movements all over the country.
Even if the results, in actual prep
aration of men for field duty, should
not be impressive, the inspiration to
such patriotic effort would be ex-
tended widely. More than anything
else, there is need of leadership; of
having men whose example is i'm
portant and telling, set that ex-
ample; and this is just what the
Plattsburg volunteers are doing,
The Washington times., 1915-08-07

the markets where. formerly she
dominated. Indeed, one of the most
narrowing considerations in connec-
ton with the possibility of a Ger
man victory, is that so great a part
of Europe's resources would be left
in control of a people sadly handi-
capped in the effort to make them
productive, while other peoples
would be left without the materials
for industry to work on. It is q
phase not to be lightly passed over.
The worlds map may re changed,
but the worlds people cannot be
made over by the signatures to q
peace treaty.
American textiles of all kinds are
coming into greater demand abroad.
Great orders for cloths, for blcak-
cts, and the like, are reported. These
likewise are of the most desirable
sort, for they mean the sustenance
Of industries that must be pef1na-
nent, war or no war. All the world
is turning to the chemists of Amer
lea for great catalogue of articles
that we exported in very small guam
titles before the war, but that now
must be had here or not at all, Ger
many being out of the business.
This, again, is the desirable kind of
war trade. q,
Giving proper directions to the
trade that the war develops. is one
of the most important obligations Of
our industrial authorities. The De-
partment of Commerce, the Nation
al Foreign Trade Council, and other
influences, have been doing much to-
ward achieving such a diversified
ton of war industry as would insure
the greatest benefits and the least
injury after the conflict shall have
ended.
The Washington times., 1915-08-07
WILL NOT
RETURN TO HIS POST
U. S. Consul General at Mexico
City to Stay Away Until
Country Is Pacified.

Owing to friction which developed De-
tween himself and the brazilian am
bassador at Mexico City. Arnold Shank
lin, United States consul general at
Mexico City, will not return there until
the United States has recognized
government in Mexico.
Although no charges were filed against
Mr. Shanklin. il is known that on the
ucca sion of his recent trip to Mexico
City, differences of opinion arose be-
tween the two men over the distribu-
ton of Red Cross food supplies.
AS the Brazilian government at the
present time is handling the diplomatic
interests of the United States at MeXi-
co City, the State Department has
thought 1t wiser not to create en-
barrassment by sending Mr.. ShankIin
back to his post.
1t was further learned from official
sources that sweeping changes in tho
American consular service IN Mexico
will be made as soon as diplomatic re-
lations with that country are restored.
CHARGES are known to have been pre-
f,lrcC against several consuls In Mex
leo. but they have been allowed to rest
on account of the department desire
not to make any changes at this time.
Later on, 1t Is stated, these charges,
most OF which relate to alleged political
activity on the part of these agents In
Mexican affairs. will be sifted to the
bottom
The Washington times., 1915-08-07
BERNSTORFF DENIES
DEALING WITH HUERTA
German Ambassador Spikes
Story Of Plot to Embarrass
u. S. in Mexico Trouble.

Absolute denial BY the German am
bassador Of the story printed In the
Providence Journal regarding the am
bassador's alleged relations with Gem
eral Huerta. was made public at the
State Department today. The DEPART
ment made the following announcement:
THE German ambassador has In
formed the department that he denies
formally the whole contents Of the story
Of the Providence Journal about his al
legged relations with General Huerta.
and desires that this statement be given
to the press. AS the department has
no Information on the subject. 1t le-
CARDS this expression OF the ambassador
as satisfa ctory."
The story charged that the German
ambassador and Captain Boyd. naval
attache of the embassy. inspired the
former Mexican dictator in his efforts
to organize a new revolution in Mexico.
and that Count Won Bernstorff and his
aids, Immediately upon the discovery Of
the plot and the imprisonment Of Huer-
ia on the border. took pains to cover
their tracks.
The purpose OF the ambassador, It
was charged, was to embarrass the
United States Government and to divert
attention In this country from the dead
lock over the Lusitania affair.
Count Won Bernstorff is understood to
have expressed to the State Depart
ment intense Indignation over the
charges against him.
The Washington times., 1915-08-07
BAY STATE TOWNS
TIED UP BY STRIKE
Street Railway Traffic in Holy
oke and Amherst Completely
Para|yzed by WaIk.0ut.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Aug. o.
Street railway traffic in Holyoke and
Amherst is completely paralyZed tdoaE
by the strike of $50 employees Of the
Holyoke Street Railway Company.
The men went out at l 80 o'clock this
morning. following the breaking off OF
the men. Power workers are also out.
and the company officials announce that
no attempt will be made to run cars to-
day.
south Of Holyoke were run by the Bos-
ton and Maine railroad this morning;
With the exception of a few licensed
taxicabs of Holyoke, no attempt was
made to run jitneys. as the city ordi-
nances of Holyoke require a license by
the board or aintr'nsa tiI Sentsmber ai r"a' 'ou'
Commissioner Charles G. Wood. Of the
State board of conciliation and aroitra-
ton. conferred with the contending par
ties in Holyoke this forenoon. No dis
order has been reported by the police.
The Washington times., 1915-08-07
ROCK CREEK BRIDGE
AT @ ST. OPEN DEC. l
Contractors Now Laying Side
walks and Balustrades- Ap-
proaches Being Graded.

The new sy75. 900 bridge crossing ROCK
Creek at Q street will be open for traffic
about December /. according to ID. =
McComb. superintendent of bridgel
Work on the bridge was begun Marc
4. 1914.
The bridge is completed to the base OF
the floor. and the contractors. Guidone
and Company. are now laying the side
walks and balustrades, Work Is being
done also on the grading of the ap-
proach The four bronze bufraloes,
designed by A. Phimister Proctor, a
noted animal sculptor of New York, are
In place.
It is expected that the new $50, 900
bridge crossing Rock Creek at Pennsyl-
vania avenue also will be ready for
traffic December !.
The Washington times., 1915-08-07

far oYer- the. line of safety. while
the Southern roads are decidedly on
the ragged edge.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission can't fail to do for the other
carriers what it has done for the
Eastern carriers, because the very
reports given out by the commission
prove that it is imperative that it
be done if all those railways are to
be saved from extreme hardship and
not a few of them from financial
ruin.
The Washington times., 1915-08-07
RUSSIA ON HER OWN GROUND

Whether the Russian armies can
keep out of the clutches of Won Hin
denburg and Won Mackensen or be
caught by the ever-pressing Ger
mans is not for US even to guess
with our imperfect knowledge of the
actual situation along the extended
battlefront.
There seems little doubt, however,
tina. the Grand Duke Nicholas, in
supreme command, has been able
not only to withdraw his forces in
good order but to carry off with
them all arms, ammunition, and
general supplies that might be of
use to the enemy. This is done, so
far. as all reports go, with deliber-
alton and composure, although all
the while there is determined fight
ing with heavy losses inflicted.
If this is all going on as it is rep
resented in the news dispatches the
grand duke is Enthusiastically
playing the traditional game which
is as old as Russian warfare. 1t is
to draw the enemy on and on, maxi
ing it harder and harder for him to
continue his advance as he moves
further away from his base, then
making it still harder for him to re-
taip, his ground, and lastly making
it SO hard as to be impossible for
him to get back again without de-
feat and disaster.
For centuries the Russians, with
their vast spaces behind them into
which to withdraw, and their mex
haustible supplies waiting for them
as they fall back, but with black
ened wastes left around the enemy
before them, have been the worlds
greatest and most successful defen-
sive fighters. Even Napoleon, who
could conquer the rest of Europe as
a diversion, learned that truth to
his ruin-and there is no sign of a
Napoleon in the Teutonic armies,
east or west.
Whether the grand duke draws
the Austro-German forces deeply
into Russia or holds them in or
around the present lines Of invasion,
all the while wearing them down as
even granite in mass can grind away
steel, the allies in the west, if ever
they were equal to the task, must be
In better posture to strike the
fatal blow at Germany beginning as
the South began in our civil war
but expected by every military judge
on earth to end as the South ended
The Washington times., 1915-08-07
BRI0HTWOOD'S PROPOSALS

Recommendations forwarded by
the Brightwood Citizens Associa-
ton to the Commissioners for inclu-
sion in their estimates for the COM
ing year make up a highly intelli-
gent and informative document.
Such presentations Of a community's S
needs amply justify the invitation
extended by the Commissioners to
citizens associations to make sug-
gestions for improvements in their
neighborhoods.
Perhaps the most important need
Of Brightwood is the extension of
Sixteenth street and Fourteenth
street so that the congestion on
Georgia avenue may be relieved.
That thoroughfare now has to bear
the major portion of the traffic from
a thickly populated section. Many
residents in that section must make
their way eastward to Georgia ave.
nue. VIRTUALLY a continuation Of
Seventh street) and then turn back
westward on Florida avenue. The
opening of Fourteenth and Sixteenth
streets would be a convenience as
we'll as a relief.
For the same reason the plea for
sidewalks along Georgia avenue is
we'll founded. Children, as we'll as
adults, now must walk along the
street, endangering life and limb
every time they do so. 1t is rather
anomalous that the old Brightwood
road, as the residents still prefer to
call Georgia avenue, which is more
than one hundred years old, has
never been equipped for pedestrians
Other street improvements are
asked; but the extension of Six.
teenth and Fourteenth streets is the
key to the development of a sec.
tion that already has become one OF
the most populous outlying parts OF
the city. Few neighborhoods have
exhibited so much civic pride az
Brightwood, or such concerted effort
to contribute to the community wei.
fare.
The Washington times., 1915-08-07
AlaSkans Get News
On Wrapping Paper

VALDEZ. Alaska. Aug 7.-How to is
sue newspaper under difficulties was
shown here during the disastrous FIRE
which swept the business district. with
a loss Of 100000 The plant OF the
Prospector Publishing Company, which
publishes the Daily Prospector and
Weekly Miner. lay in the path of the
flames.
BY desperate effort. the newspa per
men saved a few cases OF type, a proof
press, and some wrapping paper With
sold like hot cakes. The rest of the plant
was destroyed